form8k.htm
UNITED
STATES
SECURITIES
AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington,
D.C. 20549
FORM
8-K
Current
Report
Pursuant
to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
Date
of
Report (Date of Earliest Event Reported): June 28, 2007
READING
INTERNATIONAL, INC.
(Exact
Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)
(State
or
Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation)
1-8625
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95-3885184
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(Commission
File Number)
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(I.R.S. Employer
Identification No.)
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500
Citadel Drive
Suite
300
Commerce,
California
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90040
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(Address
of Principal Executive Offices)
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(Zip
Code)
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(Registrant’s
Telephone Number, Including Area Code)
(Former
Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)
Check
the
appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously
satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following
provisions (see General Instruction A.2. below):
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Written
communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17
CFR
230.425).
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Soliciting
material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR
240.14a-12).
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Pre-commencement
communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17
CFR
240.14d-2(b)).
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Pre-commencement
communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17
CFR
240.13e-4(c)).
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Item 1.01 Entry
Into a Material Definitive Agreement.
On
June
28, 2007, Citadel Cinemas, Inc., an indirect wholly owned subsidiary of Reading
International, Inc., or Reading, and Sutton Hill Capital, L.L.C., a New York
limited liability company, or SHC, entered into an Amended and Restated
Operating Agreement of Sutton Hill Properties, LLC, a Nevada limited liability
company, or SHP, which was previously wholly owned by Citadel Cinemas,
Inc. SHC is indirectly beneficially owned in equal shares by Mr.
James J. Cotter, the Chairman of the Board, Chief Executive Officer and
controlling shareholder of Reading, and Mr. Michael Forman.
The
Amended and Restated Operating Agreement was entered into in connection with
SHC’s exercise of its previously disclosed option to acquire a 25% membership
interest in SHP from Citadel Cinemas, Inc. As a result, as of June
28, 2007, SHP is now owned indirectly 75% by Reading and 25% by
SHC. The purchase price of SHC’s membership interest was $5.25
million, which was paid by SHC’s payment of $3 million in cash to Citadel
Cinemas, Inc. and SHC’s assumption of responsibility for $2.25 million of $9
million of existing debt owed by SHP to SHC. Reading guaranteed
payment of the $9 million debt at the time of its creation, and
remains liable on that guarantee. The purchase price represents
approximately 25% of Reading’s cost basis in the assets of SHP.
At
the
present time, SHP’s sole asset is the real property and improvements located at
1001-7 Third Avenue, New York, New York, currently the site of the Cinemas
1, 2
& 3 (collectively referred to herein as, the
“Property”). Incident to the transaction, SHP (a) entered
into a cinema management agreement with Citadel Cinemas, Inc., which provides
for SHP’s payment to Citadel Cinemas, Inc. of a management fee equal to 5% of
gross revenues of SHP from the cinema currently located at the Property and
(b)
acquired from SHC for $100,000 the physical improvements located at the Property
(including the building and certain fixtures fittings and equipment) which
it
did not already own. The agreement related to the purchase of these
physical improvements has also been previously disclosed.
The
transaction was reviewed and approved by Reading’s Audit and Conflicts
Committee.
A
copy of
SHP’s Amended and Restated Operating Agreement is attached as Exhibit 10.69
hereto (the “Operating Agreement”). The following discussion is
necessarily summary in nature and qualified by reference to the terms of the
Operating Agreement.
The
Operating Agreement provides that the business of SHP is limited to the
ownership and operation of the Property and the possible redevelopment of the
Property. Citadel Cinemas, Inc. serves as the sole manager of SHP and
has general control over the business and affairs of SHP, except with respect
to
certain matters which require an 80% vote of the members of SHP, as
follows:
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Any
activity that is manifestly inconsistent with and materially antagonistic
to the purposes of SHP as set forth in the Operating
Agreement;
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Any
transaction between SHP and any member or manager of SHP or affiliate
of
any member or manager, subject to certain
exceptions;
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Any
amendment of the Operating Agreement, subject to certain
exceptions;
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The
payment of any compensation to the manager other than reimbursement
of
costs or expenses and the advancement of costs of defense and performance
of any indemnity obligations or payments made pursuant to the cinema
management agreement;
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Any
amendment or modification of the cinema management
agreement;
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The
taking of any action that would result in personal liability on the
part
of any Member or which would result in the treatment of SHP as a
C
corporation for Federal income tax
purposes;
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Any
transaction by SHP to merge or consolidate with another
person;
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Any
sale of all or substantially all of the assets of SHP or liquidation
or
SHP (other than pursuant to the members’ right of first refusal discussed
below);
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Any
requirement for additional capital contributions from the members
in
excess of $1,000,000 in the aggregate relating to improvements to
the
Property, other than a redevelopment of the Property;
and
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Any
act in contravention of the Operating
Agreement.
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In
the
event that additional capital contributions are required from the Members in
connection with a redevelopment of the Property, and SHC opposes such
redevelopment plan, then Reading has the right to buy-out SHC’s interest for a
purchase price equal to 25% of the fair market value of the net assets of
SHP. SHC, however, has no such approval rights and Citadel Cinemas
has no such buy-out rights, if the funding plan for the
redevelopment either does not require further equity
capital or provides that such further equity capital is to be
obtained from third parties, thereby resulting in a proportionate dilution
of
the interests of both Reading and SHC.
The
Operating Agreement also provides for certain rights of first refusal in favor
of the members of SHP in connection with certain transfers of their membership
interest and for tag-along rights in favor of SHC in the case of a sale by
Citadel Cinemas, Inc. of all or a portion of its membership
interest. The members generally will share in all distributions and
allocations of SHP in accordance with their respective percentage membership
interests. As a part of SHP’s acquisition of the Property
improvements from SHC, however, it was agreed that SHC would be entitled to
an
allocation of all depreciation and amortization related to the Property, to
the
extent that the same could be accomplished consistent with applicable tax
law.
Simultaneously
with the entering into the Operating Agreement, SHP borrowed $15 million from
a
financial institution in the form of a five-year 6.725% interest only mortgage
loan secured by the Property. The members anticipate that the
proceeds of this loan will be distributed to the members, in which case 75%
of
the loan proceeds will be disbursed to Citadel Cinemas,
Inc. and 25% will be disbursed to SHC.
Item
9.01 Financial
Statements and Exhibits.
(d) Exhibits.
10.68 Amended
and Restated Articles of Organization of Sutton Hill Properties, LLC filed
June
27, 2007
10.69 Amended
and Restated Operating Agreement of Sutton Hill Properties, LLC dated June
28,
2007
SIGNATURES
Pursuant
to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the Registrant
has
duly caused this Report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto
duly authorized.
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READING
INTERNATIONAL, INC.
By: /s/
Andrzej
Matyczynski
Andrzej
Matyczynski
Chief
Financial Officer
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Dated: July
5, 2007
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exhibit10_68.htm
AMENDED
AND RESTATED ARTICLES OF ORGANIZATION
Filed
June 27, 2007
1. Name
of Limited Liability Company: Sutton Hill Properties,
LLC
2. Resident
Agent Name and Street Address:
Kummer
Kaempfer Bonner & Renshaw
3800
Howard Hughes Parkway, Seventh Floor
Las
Vegas, Nevada 89109
3. Dissolution
Date: Perpetual
4. Management: Managers
5. Names
Addresses of Manager(s) or Members:
Citadel
Cinemas, Inc.
500
Citadel Drive, Suite 300
Commerce,
CA 90040
6. Name,
Address and Signature of Organizer:
/s/
Michael J.
Bonner
Michael
J. Bonner
3800
Howard Hughes Parkway, Seventh Floor
Las
Vegas, NV 89109
7. Certificate
of Acceptance of Appointment of Resident Agent:
I
hereby
accept appointment as Resident Agent for the above named limited-liability
company.
/s/
Michael J.
Bonner
Authorized
Signature of R.A. or On Behalf of R.A. Company Date: 5/21/04
8. Indemnity
Section
8.01 RIGHT TO INDEMNITY
Every
person who was or is a party, or
is threatened to be made party to or is involved in any action, suit or
proceeding, whether civil, criminal, administrative, or investigative, by
reason
of the fact that he or a person of whom he is the legal representative is
or was
a manager or member of Sutton Hill Properties, LLC (the “Company”), or is or was
serving at the request of the Company as a manager of another limited liability
company, or as a director, officer, or representative in a corporation,
partnership,
joint venture, trust, or other enterprise, shall be indemnified and held
harmless to the fullest extent legally permissible under the laws of the
State
of Nevada as in effect from time to time, against all expenses, liability,
and
loss (including, without limitation, attorneys’ fees, judgments, fines, and
amounts paid or to be paid in settlement) reasonably incurred or suffered
by him
in connection therewith. Such right of indemnification shall be a
contract right that may be enforced in any manner desired by such
person. Such right of indemnification shall not be exclusive of any
other right that such managers, members, or representatives may have or
hereafter acquire, and without limiting the generality of such statement,
they
shall be entitled to their respective rights of indemnification under any
operating agreement or other agreement, vote of members, provision of law
or
otherwise, as well as their rights under this Article 8.
Section
8.02 EXPENSES ADVANCED
Expenses
of managers and members
incurred in defending a civil or criminal action, suit, or proceeding by
reason
of any act or omission of such managers or member acting as a manager or
member
shall be paid by the Company as they are incurred and in advance of the final
disposition of the action, suit, or proceeding, upon receipt of any undertaking
by or on behalf of the manager or member to repay the amount if it is ultimately
determined by a court of competent jurisdiction that he is not entitled to
be
indemnified by the Company.
Section
8.03 OPERATING AGREEMENT; INSURANCE
Without
limiting the application of the
foregoing, the members may adopt a provision in the Company’s Operating
Agreement, from time to time, with respect to indemnification, to provide
at all
times the fullest indemnification permitted by the laws of the State of Nevada,
and may cause the Company to purchase and maintain insurance or make other
financial arrangements on behalf of any person who is or was a manager or
member
of the Company, as a member or manager of another limited liability company,
or
as its representative in a corporation, partnership, joint venture, trust,
or
other enterprise against any liability asserted against such person and incurred
in any such capacity or arising out of such status, to the fullest extent
permitted by the laws of the State of Nevada, whether or not the Company
would
have the power to indemnify such person.
The
indemnification and advancement of
expenses provided in this Article shall continue for a person who has ceased
to
be a member, manager, employee, or agent, and inures to the benefit of the
heirs, executors, and administrators of such a person.
exhibit10_69.htm
FIRST
AMENDED AND RESTATED
OPERATING
AGREEMENT
OF
SUTTON
HILL PROPERTIES, LLC
Table
of Contents
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1.
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THE
COMPANY
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2.
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MEMBERS’
CAPITAL
CONTRIBUTIONS
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3.
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ALLOCATIONS
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4.
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DISTRIBUTIONS
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5.
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MANAGEMENT
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6.
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MEMBERS
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ACCOUNTING,
BOOKS AND
RECORDS
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8.
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WITHDRAWAL
AND
TRANSFERS
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9.
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DISSOLUTION
AND WINDING
UP
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10.
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INDEMNIFICATION
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11.
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SINGLE
PURPOSE
ENTITY
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12.
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MISCELLANEOUS
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SCHEDULE
I –
MEMBERS
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APPENDIX
A – INDEX OF DEFINED WORDS AND PHRASES
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FIRST
AMENDED
AND RESTATED
OPERATING
AGREEMENT
OF
SUTTON
HILL PROPERTIES, LLC
This
FirstAmended and Restated Operating Agreement (this
“Agreement”) of Sutton Hill Properties, LLC, a Nevada
limited-liability company (the “Company”), is made and entered
into and shall be effective as of the 28th day of June, 2007, by and between
the
undersigned persons who comprise all of the members of the Company (the
“Members”).
Capitalized
words and phrases used in this Agreement have the meanings provided for in
this
Agreement. Although Appendix A to this
Agreement contains a summary index of the key capitalized words and phrases
used
in this Agreement, Appendix A is not an exhaustive list
of all of such capitalized words and phrases.
The
primary purpose of the Company shall be to acquire, finance, own, operate
(including, without limitation the continuation of the current use of the
property as a cinema), subdivide (including, without limitation subdivision
into
condominium interests), redevelop, and to lease, sell or otherwise transfer
interests in (including, without limitation, the lease, sale or other transfer
of the entirety of) that certain property located at 1001 – 1007 Third Avenue,
in the Borough of Manhattan, New York, New York (the “Third Avenue
Property”) and, incident to such primary purpose, to conduct any lawful
business activity permitted by Nevada law and required to perform all acts
in
furtherance thereof, including specifically, but without limitation, the
borrowing of money and the encumbering of or the granting or interests and
estates in or with respect to the Property. The Company has the power
to do any and all acts that are necessary, appropriate, proper, advisable,
incidental or convenient to carry out the purposes of the Company.
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Principal
Place of Business
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The
Company’s principal place of business shall be 500 Citadel Drive, Suite 300,
Commerce, California. In its sole discretion, the Manager (as defined
in Section 5.1 of this Agreement) may change the Company’s principal place of
business to any other place within or outside the State of Nevada with or
without prior notice to the Members.
The
term
of the Company commenced on May 21, 2004, on the date the Company’s articles of
organization (the “Articles”) were filed in the office of the Nevada Secretary
of State in accordance with the Nevada Revised Statutes (the
“NRS”) (the “Effective Date”), and shall
continue until the dissolution and winding up of the Company is completed
pursuant to Section 9 of this Agreement. This Agreement was
amended as of June 28, 2007, in order to reflect the admission of
Sutton Hill Capital, L.L.C. (“SH Capital”), as a Member.
Authorized
Membership Units. The Company shall be authorized to issue up to
one million (1,000,000) common membership units (the “Common
Units”) and up to one million (1,000,000) preferred membership units
(the “Preferred Units” and collectively, but without
differentiation, with the Common
Units,
the “Units” or individually, but again without differentiation
each a “Unit”). Preferred Units may be issued in one or more
classes, each with such rights, privileges and preferences as the Manager shall
in its sole discretion determine without the affirmative vote or written consent
of the Members. Each Unit shall represent an ownership interest in
the Company, including any and all benefits to which the holder of such Units
may be entitled, as provided in this Agreement, together with all obligations
of
such person to comply with the terms and provisions of this
Agreement. The number of authorized Units may be increased in the
sole discretion of the Manager without the affirmative vote or written consent
of the Members. The Manager is authorized to amend this Agreement,
again without the affirmative vote or written consent of the Members, in order
to memorialize the creation of such one or more classes of Preferred Units,
the
rights, privileges and preferences of such one or more classes of Preferred
Units and the number of authorized Units from time to time.
Limitation
on Transfer. The Transfer of Units is restricted and must be made
in accordance with the terms and conditions of this Agreement, where, for the
purposes of this Agreement, “Transfer” means,
as a noun, any voluntary or involuntary transfer, sale, pledge, hypothecation,
encumbrance or other disposition and, as a verb, to voluntarily or involuntarily
to transfer, sell, pledge, hypothecate, encumber or otherwise dispose
of.
At
all
times after the Effective Date, any and all real and personal property acquired
by the Company, including, without limitation, cash, improvements to property
and tangible or intangible property (“Property”), shall be
held, and owned by and conveyed in the name of the Company as an entity, and
not
in the name of any Member. Each Unit shall be personal property for
all purposes. No Property shall be transferred for, or in payment of,
any obligation of any Member.
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MEMBERS’
CAPITAL CONTRIBUTIONS
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“Allocation
Year” or “Tax Year” means the calendar
year.
“Book
Adjustments” shall mean adjustments with respect to the
Gross Asset Value of the Company’s assets for depreciation, depletion,
amortization, and gain or loss, as computed in accordance with
Section 1.704-1(b)(2)(iv)(g) of the Regulations.
“Capital
Contributions” means, with respect to any Member, the amount of
money and the initial Gross Asset Value of any Property (other than money)
contributed to the Company with respect to such Member’s Units.
“Code”
means the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended from time to
time.
“Gross
Asset Value” means, with respect to any Property, the fair market
value of such Property at the time of its contribution to the Company (as
adjusted by Book Adjustment) without respect to the assets of the Company that
have been revalued, the fair market value of such assets as adjusted pursuant
to
Code Section 734, 743 and 754 whenever it is determined by the Manager, in
the
Manager’s business judgment, that such adjustment is appropriate and
advantageous to the Company.
“Majority”
means the Members holding a majority of the outstanding Common
Units.
“Percentage
Interest” of each Member shall mean, as of any date, the ratio
(expressed as a percentage) of the number of Common Units
held by such Member on such date to the aggregate Common
Units held by all Members on such date.
“Profits”
and “Losses” mean, for each Allocation Year, the income
gain, loss, deductions, and credits, as the case may be, of the Company
(including items not subject to federal income tax or deductible for federal
income tax purposes), whether in the aggregate or separately stated, as
appropriate, determined under federal income tax principles.
“Regulations”
means the Income Tax Regulations, including Temporary Regulations, promulgated
under the Code, as such regulations are amended from time to time.
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Initial
Capital Contributions
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Each
Unit
shall be issued to the Members in consideration for the Capital Contributions
set forth in the attached Schedule I, which is
incorporated herein. The name, address, initial Capital Contribution,
Units, Percentage Interest and capital account of each Member are set forth
in
Schedule I. The Manager shall amend
Schedule I from time to time to reflect
the
admission of additional Members, the making of additional capital contributions,
the transfer of Units as between Members and/or the issuance of additional
Units. The initial or additional Capital Contribution of a Member
shall consist of either money or the initial Gross Asset Value of any property
(other than money) that is contributed to the Company with respect to the Units
held or purchased by such Member.
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Additional
Capital
Contributions
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1.1.1. The
Members acknowledge that the execution of the Company’s business plan may, from
time to time, require the contribution of additional Funds (the
“Additional Funds”) and agree that they will provide, on a
pro-rata basis, in accordance with their relative ownership of Common Units
(each Member’s “Pro-rata Share”), the funds required for such
purposes as a contribution to capital (each an “Additional Capital
Contribution”). Upon the Managers’ determination that an
Additional Capital Contribution is necessary, the Manager shall give written
notice to all Members at least twenty business days prior to the date the
Additional Capital Contribution is due. The written notice shall set
forth the amount of the Additional Capital Contribution, each Member’s Pro-rata
Share, the date by which the Members must contribute each Member’s respective
Pro-rata Share and the number of Common Units, if any, that will be issued
in
consideration of such Additional Capital Contributions.
1.1.2. In
the
event that any Member should fail to timely make all or any portion of its
Additional Capital Contribution (a “Non-Contributing Member”), then the Managers
may offer the Common Units associated with the remaining portion of such
Additional Capital Contribution (the “Remaining
Common Units”) to the remaining Members (the
“Contributing Members”), who shall be entitled within
ten (10)
business days of such notice to subscribe, by irrevocable written notice to
the
Manager specifying the number of Remaining Common Units desired, for such
Remaining Common Units. In the event of an oversubscription, the
Remaining Common Units will be allocated by the Managers amongst the
Contributing Members subscribing for such Remaining Common Units so that each
such Member receives not less than the lesser of (i) the quantity
of Remaining Common Units specified in such Member’s irrevocable
notice to the Manager, and (ii) that proportion of the Remaining Units equal
to
a fraction (rounded to the nearest whole Common Unit) the numerator of which
is
the number of Common Units held by such Member at the time it issued such
irrevocable notice and the denominator of which is the number of Common Units
held as of such date by all of the Remaining Members issuing irrevocable notices
to acquire such Remaining Common Units, such allocation under this clause (ii)
to be further adjusted upwards on a prorate basis to reflect the fact that
one
or more such Remaining Members may have specified a quantity of the Remaining
Conmmon Units which, applying clause (i), represents less than its prorate
portion under this clause (ii). Any Remaining Common Units not
subscribed for may be sold in such manner and to such person or persons as
the
Managers may, in their sole discretion, determine.
1.1.3. In
addition, the Managers, acting on behalf of the Company, shall (and is hereby
authorized by any and all Non-Contributing Members to) transfer from the
ownership of the Non-Contributing Member to the ownership of the purchasers
of
any Remaining Common Units resulting from the failure of such Non-Contributing
Member to timely contribute all of its Additional Capital Contribution, an
additional quantity of
Common
Units equal to 10% (rounded to the nearest number of whole Common Units) of
such
Remaining Common Units (such Common Units to be allocated among such purchasers
of such Remaining Common Units on a prorate basis by reference to the percentage
of such Remaining Common Units acquired by each such purchaser) and to make
appropriate adjustments to the relative capital accounts of such Members to
reflect such issuance and/or transfer of Common Units, such adjustment to be
effective either as of the date of the failure of such Non-Contributing Member
to timely make its Additional Capital Contribution, or as of the date such
Remaining Common Units are sold, or at any time between such dates as the
Manager may, in its sole discretion, determine.
2.3.4. Preemptive
Rights. Subject to the terms and conditions contained in this
Agreement, each Member shall have the preemptive right to purchase its pro
rata
portion of any newly issued Units that the Company may, from time to time,
propose to sell and issue (the “Preemptive
Right”). Any portion of such newly issued Units not
purchased pursuant to the Preemptive Right may be sold to other Members or
to
other purchasers. Each Member shall have ten (10) business days
following approval of the newly issued Units, and notice thereof, to agree
to
purchase up to its pro rata portion of the newly issued units, for the price
and
upon the terms specified in the approval of such newly issued Units, by giving
written notice to the Manager and stating therein the quantity of newly issued
Units to be purchased. Upon exercise of the Preemptive Right, the
Company and the relevant Member shall be legally obligated to consummate the
purchase contemplated thereby and shall use their reasonable best efforts to
secure any approvals required in connection therewith. In the event a
Member fails to exercise its Preemptive Right within said ten (10) business
day
period, the Company shall have one-hundred and eighty (180) days thereafter
to
sell or enter into an agreement to sell the newly issued Units not elected
to be
purchased by such Member. In the event the Company has not entered
into an agreement to sell such Units within said one-hundred and eighty (180)
day period, the Company shall not thereafter issue or sell any newly issued
Units without first offering such Units to the Members as provided in this
Section 2.3.4.
The
term,
“Capital Account,” shall mean, with respect to any Member, the
Capital Account maintained for such Member in accordance with the following
provisions:
Each
Member’s Capital Account shall be increased by: (i) such
Member’s Capital Contributions; (ii) such Member’s distributive share of
Profits and any items in the nature of income or gain that are specially
allocated pursuant to Section 3 of this Agreement; and (iii) the
amount of any Company liabilities assumed by such Member or that are secured
by
any Property distributed to such Member; provided, however, the principal amount
of a promissory note that is not readily traded on an established securities
market and that is contributed to the Company by the maker of the note (or
a
Member related to the maker of the note within the meaning of Regulations
Section 1.704-1(b)(2)(ii)(c)) shall not be included in the Capital Account
of
any Member until the Company makes a taxable disposition of the note or until
(and to the extent that) principal payments are made on the note, all in
accordance with Regulations Section 1.704-1(b)(2)(iv)(d)(2);
Each
Member’s Capital Account shall be decreased by: (i) the amount
of money and the Gross Asset Value of any Property distributed to such Member
pursuant to any provision of this Agreement; (ii) such Member’s
distributive share of Losses and any items in the nature of expenses or losses
that are specially allocated pursuant to Section 3 of this Agreement; and
(iii) the amount of any liabilities of such Member assumed by the Company
or that are secured by any Property contributed by such Member to the
Company;
In
the
event Units are transferred in accordance with the terms of this Agreement,
the
transferee shall succeed to the Capital Account of the transferor to the extent
such Capital Account relates to the transferred Units; and
In
determining the amount of any liability for purposes of subparagraphs (a) and
(b) above, Code Section 752(c) and any other applicable provisions of the Code
and Regulations shall be taken into account.
The
provisions of this Agreement relating to the maintenance of Capital Accounts
are
intended to comply with Regulations Section 1.704-1(b), and shall be interpreted
and applied in a manner consistent with such Regulations. In the
event the Manager shall determine that it is prudent to modify the manner in
which the Capital Accounts, or any increases or decreases thereto (including,
without limitation, the increases or decreases relating to liabilities that
are
secured by contributed or distributed property or that are assumed by the
Company or any Members), are computed in order to comply with such Regulations,
the Manager may make such modification, provided that such modification is
not
likely to have a material effect on the amounts distributed to any person
pursuant to Section 9 of this Agreement upon the dissolution of the
Company. The Manager shall also make any adjustments that are
necessary or appropriate, with the consent of the Company’s counsel, to maintain
equality between the Capital Accounts of the Members and the amount of capital
reflected on the Company’s balance sheet, as computed for book purposes, in
accordance with Regulations Section 1.704-1(b)(2)(iv)(q), and shall, with the
consent of the Company’s counsel, make any appropriate modifications in the
event unanticipated events might otherwise cause this Agreement not to comply
with Regulations Section 1.704-1(b).
1.2. Manager
Buy-Out Right. It is currently
contemplated that the Third Avenue Property will eventually be
redeveloped. The development and proposal of the redevelopment plan
will be the responsibility of the Managers; provided, however, that so long
as
SH Capital is a Member no redevelopment plan proposed by the Managers may be
adopted if such plan requires additional capital contributions by the Members,
unless that redevelopment plan is approved by a Majority including SH
Capital.. Provided, further, however that in the event that SH
Capital does not approve the redevelopment plan within thirty (30) days of
the
date on which such approval is requested in writing by the Manager, then, the
Manager shall have the right, but not the obligation, to acquire SH Capital’s
Units for an amount equal to the net fair market value of the assets
of the Company multiplied by SH Capital’s Percentage Interest. Net
fair market value will be based upon the highest and best use of the property
(restricted only by applicable zoning and land use laws and regulations
(including without limitation, limitation on the demolition or modification
of
historically or architecturally significant structures)) calculated net of
any
debt or other obligations of the Company or encumbrances on the assets of the
Company ranking senior to the interests of the Common Units. The procedures
for
determining net fair market value shall be as set forth in Section
8.4.6.2. This option must be exercised no later than ninety (90) days
following the date that approval is requested in writing by Manager from SH
Capital, and must close within sixty (60) days after the purchase price is
determined. At the option of the Manager, this buy-out right may be
assigned to the Company with the result that the SH Capital Units are
transferred directly from SH Capital to the Company. The parties
hereto acknowledge and agree that, notwithstanding anything to the contrary
contained in this Agreement, so long as SH Capital is a Member, absent the
consent of SH Capital, the Company shall not authorize or issue any Units except
(i) in connection with Section 2.3 hereof, or (ii) in connection with a
redevelopment plan for the Third Avenue Property.
“Adjusted
Capital Account Deficit” means, with respect to any Member, the
deficit balance, if any, in such Member’s Capital Account as of the end of the
relevant Allocation Year, after giving effect to the following
adjustments:
a. Increase
to such Capital Account of any amounts which such Member is deemed to be
obligated to restore pursuant to the penultimate sentences in Regulations
Sections 1.704-2(g)(1) and 1.704-2(i)(5); and
b. Decrease
to such Capital Account of the items described in Regulations Sections
1.704-1(b)(2)(ii)(d)(4), 1.704-1(b)(2)(ii)(d)(5) and
1.704-1(b)(2)(ii)(d)(6).
The
foregoing definition of Adjusted Capital Account Deficit is intended to comply
with the provisions of Regulations Section 1.704-1(b)(2)(ii)(d) and shall be
interpreted consistently therewith.
“Company
Minimum Gain” has the meaning given the term “partnership minimum
gain” in Regulations Sections 1.704-2(b)(2) and 1.704-2(d).
“Member
Nonrecourse Debt” has the same meaning as the term “Partner
nonrecourse debt” in Regulations Section 1.704-2(b)(4).
“Member
Nonrecourse Debt Minimum Gain” means an amount, with respect to
each Member Nonrecourse Debt, equal to the Company Minimum Gain that would
result if such Member Nonrecourse Debt were treated as a Nonrecourse Liability,
determined in accordance with Regulations Section 1.704-2(i)(3).
“Member
Nonrecourse Deductions” has the same meaning as the term “Partner
nonrecourse deductions” in Section 1.704-2(i) of the Regulations.
“Net
Cash Flow” means the gross cash proceeds of the Company less the
portion thereof used to pay or establish reserves for all Company expenses,
debt
payments, capital improvements, replacements and contingencies, all as
determined by the Manager. “Net Cash Flow” shall not be reduced by
depreciation, amortization, cost recovery deductions or similar allowances,
but
shall be increased by any reductions of reserves previously established pursuant
to the first sentence of this definition.
“Nonrecourse
Deductions” has the meaning set forth in Regulations Section
1.704-2(b)(1).
“Nonrecourse
Liability” has the meaning set forth in Regulations Section
1.704-2(b)(3).
After
giving effect to the special allocations set forth in Sections 3.4 and 3.5
of
this Agreement, Profits for any Allocation Year shall be allocated to the
Members in proportion to their respective Percentage Interests.
After
giving effect to the special allocations set forth in Sections 3.4 and 3.5
of
this Agreement, and subject to Section 3.6 of this Agreement, Losses for
any Allocation Year shall be allocated to the Members in proportion to their
respective Percentage Interests.
The
following special allocations shall be made in the following order:
Minimum
Gain Chargeback. Except as otherwise provided in Regulations
Section 1.704-2(f), notwithstanding any other provision of this Section 3,
if there is a net decrease in Company Minimum Gain during any Allocation Year,
each Member shall be specially allocated items of the Company’s income and gain
for such Allocation Year (and, if necessary, subsequent Allocation Years) in
an
amount equal to such Member’s share of the net decrease in Company Minimum Gain,
determined in accordance with Regulations Section
1.704-2(g). Allocations pursuant to the previous sentence shall be
made in proportion to the respective amounts required to be allocated to each
Member pursuant thereto. The items to be so allocated shall be
determined in accordance with Regulations Sections 1.704-2(f)(6) and
1.704-2(j)(2). This Section
3.4.1
is
intended to comply with the minimum gain chargeback requirement in Regulations
Section 1.704-2(f) and shall be interpreted consistently therewith.
Member
Minimum Gain Chargeback. Except as otherwise provided in
Regulations Section 1.704-2(i)(4), notwithstanding any other provision of this
Section 3, if there is a net decrease in Member Nonrecourse Debt Minimum
Gain attributable to a Member Nonrecourse Debt during any Allocation Year,
each
Member who has a share of the Member Nonrecourse Debt Minimum Gain attributable
to such Member Nonrecourse Debt, determined in accordance with Regulations
Section 1.704-2(i)(5), shall be specially allocated items of the Company’s
income and gain for such Allocation Year (and, if necessary, subsequent
Allocation Years) in an amount equal to such Member’s share of the net decrease
in Member Nonrecourse Debt, determined in accordance with Regulations Section
1.704-2(i)(4). Allocations pursuant to the previous sentence shall be
made in proportion to the respective amounts required to be allocated to each
Member pursuant thereto. The items to be so allocated shall be
determined in accordance with Regulations Sections 1.704-2(i)(4) and
1.704-2(j)(2). This Section 3.4.2 is intended to comply with the
minimum gain chargeback requirement in Regulations Section 1.704-2(i)(4) and
shall be interpreted consistently therewith.
Qualified
Income Offset. In the event any Member unexpectedly receives any
adjustment, allocation, or distribution described in Regulations Sections
1.704-1(b)(2)(ii)(d)(4), 1.704-1(b)(2)(ii)(d)(5), or 1.704-1(b)(2)(ii)(d)(6),
items of the Company’s income and gain shall be specially allocated to such
Member in an amount and manner sufficient to eliminate, to the extent required
by the Regulations, the Adjusted Capital Account Deficit of the Member as
quickly as possible; provided, however, that an allocation pursuant to this
Section 3.4.3 shall be made only if, and to the extent that, the Member would
have an Adjusted Capital Account Deficit after all other allocations provided
for in this Section 3 have been tentatively made as if this Section 3.4.3
were not in this Agreement.
Gross
Income Allocation. In the event any Member, at the end of any
Allocation Year, has a deficit Capital Account that is in excess of the amount
such Member is obligated to restore pursuant to the penultimate sentences of
Regulations Sections 1.704-2(g)(1) and 1.7042(i)(5), each such Member shall
be
specially allocated items of the Company’s income and gain in the amount of such
excess as quickly as possible; provided, however, that an allocation pursuant
to
this Section 3.4.4 shall be made only if, and to the extent that, such Member
would have a deficit Capital Account in excess of such sum after all other
allocations provided for in this Section 3 have been made as if Section
3.4.3 and this Section 3.4.4 were not in this Agreement.
Nonrecourse
Deductions. Nonrecourse Deductions for any Allocation Year shall
be specially allocated to the Members in proportion to their respective
Percentage Interests.
Member
Nonrecourse Deductions. Any Member Nonrecourse Deductions for any
Allocation Year shall be specially allocated to the Member who bears the
economic risk of loss with respect to the Member Nonrecourse Debt to which
such
Member Nonrecourse Deduction is attributable in accordance with Regulations
Section 1.704-2(i)(1).
Section
754 Adjustments. To the extent an adjustment to the adjusted tax
basis of any Property is required, pursuant to Regulations Section
1.704-1(b)(2)(iv)(m)(2) or 1.704-1(b)(2)(iv)(m)(4), to be taken into account
in
determining Capital Accounts, the amount of such adjustment to Capital Accounts
shall be treated as an item of gain (if the adjustment increases the basis
of
the asset) or loss (if the adjustment decreases such basis) and such gain or
loss shall be specially allocated to the Members in accordance with their
interests in the Company in the event Regulations Section
1.704-1(b)(2)(iv)(m)(2) applies, or to the Member to whom such distribution
was
made in the event Regulations Section 1.704-1(b)(2)(iv)(m)(4)
applies.
Allocations
Relating to Taxable Issuance of Units. Any income, gain, loss or
deduction realized as a direct or indirect result of the issuance of Units
by
the Company to a Member shall be allocated among the Members so that, to the
extent possible, the net amount of such income, gain, loss or deduction,
together with all other allocations under this Agreement to each Member shall
be
equal to the net amount that would have been allocated to each such Member
if
such income, gain, loss or deduction had not been realized.
The
allocations set forth in Sections 3.4.1 through 3.4.7, inclusive, and 3.6 of
this Agreement (the “Regulatory Allocations”) are intended to
comply with certain requirements of the Regulations. It is the intent
of the Members that, to the extent possible, all Regulatory Allocations shall
be
offset either with other Regulatory Allocations or with special allocations
of
other items of the Company’s income, gain, loss or deduction pursuant to this
Section 3.5. Therefore, notwithstanding any other provision of
this Section 3 (other than the Regulatory Allocations), the Manager shall
make such offsetting special allocations of the Company’s income, gain, loss or
deduction in whatever manner it determines appropriate so that, after such
offsetting allocations are made, each Member’s Capital Account balance is, to
the extent possible, equal to the Capital Account balance such Member would
have
if the Regulatory Allocations were not part of the Agreement and all Company
items were allocated pursuant to Sections 3.2, 3.3 and 3.4.8 of this
Agreement.
Losses
allocated pursuant to Section 3.3 of this Agreement shall not exceed the
maximum amount of Losses that can be allocated without causing any Member to
have an Adjusted Capital Account Deficit at the end of any Allocation
Year. In the event some but not all of the Members would have
Adjusted Capital Account Deficits as a consequence of an allocation of Losses
pursuant to Section 3.3, the limitation set forth in this Section 3.6
shall be applied on a Member-by-Member basis and Losses not allocable to any
Member as a result of such limitation shall be allocated to the other Members
in
accordance with the positive balances in such Member’s Capital Accounts so as to
allocate the maximum permissible Losses to each Member under Regulations Section
1.704-1(b)(2)(ii)(d).
Determination
of Period. For purposes of determining Profits, Losses or any
other items allocable to any period, Profits, Losses and any such other items
shall be determined on a daily, monthly or other basis, as determined by the
Manager using any permissible method under Code Section 706 and the Regulations
thereunder.
Acknowledgement
of the Income Tax Consequences. The Members are aware of the
income tax consequences of the allocations made by this Section 3 and
hereby agree to be bound by the provisions of this Section 3 in reporting
their shares of the Company’s income and loss for income tax
purposes.
Excess
Nonrecourse Liabilities. Solely for purposes of determining a
Member’s proportionate share of the “excess nonrecourse liabilities” of the
Company within the meaning of Regulations Section 1.752-3(a)(3), the Members’
interests in Profits are in proportion to their Percentage
Interests.
Distributions
of Net Cash Flow. To the extent permitted by Regulations Section
1.704-2(h)(3), the Manager shall endeavor to treat distributions of Net Cash
Flow as having been made from the proceeds of a Nonrecourse Liability or a
Member Nonrecourse Debt only to the extent that such distributions would cause
or increase an Adjusted Capital Account Deficit for any Member.
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Tax
Allocations: Code Section
704(c)
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In
accordance with Code Section 704(c) and the Regulations thereunder, income,
gain, loss, and deduction with respect to any Property contributed to the
capital of the Company shall, solely for tax purposes, be allocated among the
Members so as to take account of any variation between the adjusted basis of
such Property to the Company for federal income tax purposes and its initial
Gross Asset Value (computed in accordance with the definition of Gross Asset
Value) using the traditional method with curative allocations.
In
the
event the Gross Asset Value of any Property is adjusted pursuant to subparagraph
(b) of Section 2.1.5 of this Agreement, subsequent allocations of income, gain,
loss, and deduction with respect to
such
asset shall take into account any variation between the adjusted basis of such
asset for federal income tax purposes and its Gross Asset Value in the same
manner as under Code Section 704(c) and the Regulations thereunder.
Any
election or other decision relating to such allocations shall be made by the
Manager in any manner that reasonably reflects the purpose and intention of
this
Agreement. Allocations pursuant to this Section 3.8 are solely
for purposes of federal, state, and local taxes and shall not affect, or in
any
way be taken into account in computing, any Member’s Capital Account or share of
Profits, Losses, other items, or distributions pursuant to any provision of
this
Agreement.
3.9.Depreciation
and Amortization. Notwithstanding the
above, it is the intent of the parties that, subject to the intention that
all
allocations of income and expense have substantial economic effect and that
all
allocations of income and expense are made in a manner that conforms with
applicable law, that depreciation and amortization expense be allocated first
to
SH Capital, for so long as it shall be a Member, until such time as either
SH
Capital’s capital account has been reduced to zero, or the Members have
determined in their best judgment to do otherwise.
Except
as
otherwise provided in Section 9 of this Agreement and unless otherwise
determined by the Manager in the reasonable exercise of its discretion in order
to preserve a prudent level of liquidity and to make reasonable provision for
the debts, liabilities and other obligations of the Company and the execution
of
the Company’s business plan, an amount equal to not less than the lesser of (i)
45% of Taxable Income and (ii) 100% of Net Cash Flow, if any, shall be
distributed not later than the thirtieth (30th) day after the end of each fiscal
quarter to the Members in proportion to their respective Percentage Interests,
or at such other interval determined by the Manager.
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Limitations
on Distributions
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The
Company shall make no distributions to the Members except as provided in this
Section 4 and Section 9 of this Agreement, or as agreed to by all of
the Members. No Member may receive a distribution from the Company to
the extent such distribution would violate applicable law.
Management
by Manager; Voting. Except as otherwise provided in this
Agreement, the Members agree that the management of the Company shall be
exclusively vested in one or more managers (the “Managers”). In the
situation where there is only one manager, the term “Managers” though in the
plural will be deemed to refer solely to this sole manager. Managers
may be individual persons, corporations, trusts, companies or other business
entities. The initial Manager shall be:
Name
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Address
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Citadel
Cinemas, Inc
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500
Citadel Drive, Suite 300
Commerce,
California 90040
Tel: (213)
235-2240
Fax: (213)
235-2229
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The
Members, by signing this Agreement, hereby designate the person identified
above
as the Manager until its successor is elected and qualified. Except
as otherwise provided in this Agreement, the Manager shall act
by
the
affirmative vote of a majority of the total number of Managers, where each
Manager shall have one (1) vote.
Election
of Managers, Removal and Vacancies. Each Manager shall remain in
office until such Manager resigns, is removed or is disqualified to serve,
or
the Manager’s successor is elected by a Majority and qualified. Each
Manager may be removed at any time, with or without cause, by a
Majority. In the event any Manager dies or is unwilling or unable to
serve or is removed from office by a Majority, the Members may, through a
Majority, appoint a successor to such Manager.
Delegation. The
Managers shall have the power to form and to delegate authority to such
committees of Managers, or their representatives, as they may from time to
time
designate, such committees to operate under and in accordance with the
procedures set forth in their respective charters as established from time
to
time by the Managers.
Meetings. The
Managers shall hold meetings at such intervals as determined by the Managers
and
shall establish meeting times, dates and places and requisite notice
requirements and adopt rules or procedures consistent with the terms of this
Agreement; provided, however, that in the event that there is a single Manager,
no such meetings shall be required.
Notice. Except
as otherwise provided in this Section 5.2, written notice of any meeting of
the Manager shall be given to each Manager entitled to vote at the meeting
and
addressed to the Manager’s address appearing on the books of the
Company. All such notices shall be sent to each Manager entitled
thereto by telecopier, telegram, electronic mail or similar method (in each
case, notice shall be given at least seventy-two (72) hours before the time
of
the meeting) or by first-class mail (in which case, notice shall be deposited
in
the mail, postage prepaid, at least five (5) days before the
meeting). Each such notice shall state: (a) the time,
date, place (which shall be at the principal office of the Company unless
otherwise determined by the Manager) or other means of conducting such meeting;
and (b) the purpose(s) of the meeting. If a Manager gives no
address, notice shall be deemed to have been given to the Manager if sent by
mail or other means of written communication addressed to the Manager at the
principal offices of the Company.
Quorum. A
majority of the Managers, either in person or represented by proxy, shall
constitute a quorum for the transaction of business by the
Managers. A meeting at which a quorum is initially present may
continue to transact business, notwithstanding the withdrawal from the meeting
of any Manager, if such action is approved by a majority of the required quorum
at such meeting.
Waiver
of Notice. Any action taken at any meeting of the
Managers, however called and noticed or wherever held, shall be as valid as
though taken at a meeting regularly called and noticed, if: (a) all
of the Managers are present at the meeting and the action taken is unanimously
approved by such Managers; or (b) a quorum of the Managers is present and
unanimously approved by the Managers to present, and if, in addition, either
before or after the meeting, each Manager not present signs a waiver of notice
or a consent to holding such meeting or an approval of the minutes thereof,
which waiver, consent or approval shall be filed with the other records of
the
Company or otherwise made a part of the minutes of such meeting.
Manner
of Meeting. Unless otherwise approved by the Managers,
each meeting of the Managers may be held telephonically, electronically or
physically at the Company’s principal place of business or other location set by
the Managers. The participation of a Manager at a meeting
telephonically or electronically shall constitute presence in person at such
meeting and waiver of notice for such meeting. At such meetings, the
Managers shall transact such business as may properly be brought before the
meeting.
Written
Consent. Notwithstanding anything in this
Section 5.2, the Managers may take any action that may be taken by the
Managers without a meeting if such action is approved by the written consent
of
a
majority
of the Managers. The written consent may be executed in one or more
counterparts and by facsimile and each such consent so executed shall be deemed
an original. Whenever action is taken by written consent, a meeting
of the Managers need not be called or noticed.
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Manager
Duties, Powers and
Limitations
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Performance
of Duties; Individual Liability. In performing their duties as
Managers under this Agreement, the Managers shall exercise the same standards
of
loyalty, care and good faith as required by the directors of a corporation
formed under the laws of the State of Nevada; but shall likewise be entitled
to
the benefits and protections of the business judgment rule and to all of the
limitations on their respective duties of loyalty, care and good faith as are
available to the directors of such corporations.
Powers. The
Managers may exercise all powers of the Company and do all such lawful acts
as
are not by statute, the Articles or this Agreement directed or required to
be
exercised or done exclusively by the Members. In exercising such
powers, the Managers shall have the right and authority to take any and all
actions that the Managers, in their absolute and sole discretion, deems
necessary, useful or appropriate for the management of the
Company. In the event of any disagreement between the Members as to
the interpretation of this Agreement, the interpretation of the Manager, absent
final determination by a court of competent jurisdiction that such
interpretation is in fact incorrect and was made either in bad faith or with
manifest error, will control. The cost of obtaining a determination
of any such matter by a court of competent jurisdiction will be a cost of the
Company.
Limitations. The
Managers shall cause the Company to conduct its business separate and apart
from
that of any Member, Manager or affiliate thereof.
Definition
of an “Affiliate”. For the purposes of this
Agreement, an “Affiliate” means, with respect to any
person: (a) any person (other than the Company or any subsidiary
of the Company) directly or indirectly controlling, controlled by or under
common control with such person; (b) any officer, director, general
partner, member or trustee of such person; or (c) any person who is an
officer, director, general partner, member or trustee of any person described
in
clauses (a) or (b) of this sentence. For purposes of this definition,
the terms “controlling,” “controlled by” or “under common control with” shall
mean the possession, direct or indirect, of the power to direct or cause the
direction of the management and policies of a person or entity, whether through
the ownership of voting securities, by contract or otherwise, or the power
to
elect at least fifty percent (50%) of the directors, managers, members, or
persons exercising similar authority with respect to such person or
entities.
The
Company shall reimburse any Manager for all expenses heretofore incurred in
connection with the organization of the Company and hereafter
incurred in the execution of such Manager’s duties and obligations and the
exercise of such Manager’s discretion under this Agreement, including, without
limitation, expenses of maintaining an office, telephones, travel, office
equipment, liability and casualty insurance, and secretarial, administrative
and
other personnel and any other general and administrative types of expenses
as
may reasonably be attributable to the Company. Managers may, in their
sole discretion, but shall not be obligated to, include the Company, its
employees, agents, consultants, contractors and/or assets, within the coverage
of any one or more policies of insurance as may be maintained from time to
time
by such one or more Managers, and to charge to the Company a reasonable
percentage of the costs of such insurance.
Each
Manager shall be required to devote such time to the affairs of the Company
as
may be reasonably necessary to manage and operate the Company, and shall be
free
to serve any other person or enterprise in any capacity that such Manager may
deem appropriate in such Manager’s sole and absolute discretion, so long as
Manager continues to satisfy his, her or its obligations under this
Agreement. Insofar as permitted by applicable law, neither this
Agreement nor any activity undertaken pursuant hereto shall
prevent
any Member, Manager or Affiliate thereof from engaging in whatever activities
the Member, Manager or Affiliate thereof chooses, whether the same are
competitive with the Company or otherwise, and any such activities may be
undertaken without having or incurring any obligation to offer any interest
in
such activities to the Company or any Member, or require any Member, Manager
or
Affiliate thereof to permit the Company or any other Member, Manager or
Affiliate thereof to participate in any such activities. As a
material part of the consideration for the execution of this Agreement by each
Member, each Member hereby waives, relinquishes and renounces any such right
or
claim of participation.
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Officers
and Senior Management
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The
Managers shall have the discretion to create such officer and senior management
positions, to vest such officer and senior management positions with such
delegated authority and to appoint such persons to fill such officer and senior
management positions as they may from time to time determine in their sole
discretion. Any persons appointed to fill such officer or senior
management positions will serve at the pleasure of the Managers, and the
authority delegated to such persons may be terminated, suspended, increased
or
reduced as the Managers may, again in their sole discretion, from time to time
determine. The Managers may retain the persons serving in such offices and
senior management positions as full or part time employees or as consultants
and
may adopt such compensation arrangements, management
incentive plans and employee benefit plans as they may in their discretion
determine. To the extent appointed by the Managers, the officers and
senior managers of the Company shall be responsible for conducting, in the
name
of, and on behalf of, the Company, the day-to-day business and affairs of the
Company. The Company’s officers and senior managers may include,
without limitation, a chief executive officer, president, chief financial
officer, one or more vice presidents, secretary, one or more assistant
secretaries, treasurer and one or more assistant treasurers.
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Certain
Conflict of Interest
Issues
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Without
limiting the generality of Section 5.5. above, it is (a) acknowledged that
the
Manager operates directly, and/or through Affiliates, cinemas in the area of
the
Third Avenue Property and (b) agreed that nothing herein, or any statutory,
legal or equitable duty, obligation or principle will require the Manager or
any
such one or more Affiliates to cease their operations of such cinemas or to
dispose of their interests in such cinemas or prevent or prohibit the Manager
or
any such one or more affiliates from acquiring additional cinema
interests.
1.3. Cinema
Management Agreement
Simultaneously
with the execution and delivery of this Amended and Restated Operating
Agreement, the Company and Citadel Cinemas, Inc. have entered into a management
agreement providing for the management by Citadel Cinemas of the cinema
comprising a portion of the Third Avenue Property (as the same may be amended
or
modified from time to time as provided in this Agreement, the “Cinema
Management Agreement”), and the execution and delivery of the Cinema
Management Agreement is hereby ratified and affirmed by the
Members. A copy of the Cinema Management Agreement being entered into
simultaneously with the execution and delivery of this Agreement is attached
as
Appendix B to this Agreement.
The
Members shall not have any right or power to take part in the management or
control of the Company or to act for or to bind the Company in any
way. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Members shall have all the
rights and powers specifically set forth in this Agreement and, to the extent
not inconsistent with this Agreement, in the NRS.
No
Member
has any voting rights except with respect to those matters specifically reserved
for a Member vote that are set forth in this Agreement and as required in the
NRS. The Members may approve of a matter or take any action by the vote of
the
Members at a meeting, in person or by proxy, or by the written consent of the
Members. The vote of a Majority, either at a meeting or by written
consent, shall constitute a valid and binding action of the
Members. All Common Units shall be entitled to one (1) vote per
Common Unit. The voting rights of any Preferred Unit will be as set
forth in the rights, privileges and preferences of such Preferred Units at
their
time of issuance and as reflected in the applicable amendment to this
Agreement.
Matters
Requiring Member Vote. Notwithstanding any other provision of
this Agreement, the Company shall not take any action (whether by the Manager,
or otherwise) in connection with any of the following matters without the
affirmative vote of the holders of not less than eighty percent (80%) of the
Common Units:
6.2.1.1.
Any activity that is manifestly inconsistent with and materially antagonistic
to
the purposes of the Company as set forth in Section 1.2 of this Agreement;
provided, however, that this provision will not be deemed to require the
approval by the Members of a decision by the Managers to sell all or
substantially all of the assets of the Company and incident to that sale to
liquidate the Company, provided that (i) the Managers have first offered to
the
Members in writing the right to purchase such assets for the same price and
on
the same terms as the assets are to be offered to third parties and (ii) no
Member has accepted such offer within sixty (60) days of receipt of the proposed
terms of sale and (iii) a binding agreement for sale is entered into within
one
hundred eighty (180) days of the expiration of such sixty (60) day period on
terms no less favorable than those offered to the Members (provided that in
a
case where more than one Member accepts the offer, an auction shall be held
within thirty (30) days of the expiration of such sixty (60) day period, and
the
bidder offering the highest cash price for the asset (such price to be no lower
than the price specified in the offer delivered by the Managers) will be deemed
to have accepted a revised offer at that higher price;
6.2.1.2.
Any transaction between the Company and any Member, Manager or Affiliate
thereof, unless such transaction is (i) with an entity that is beneficially
owned by the Members in the same proportion as the Members then own the Common
Units of the Company, or (ii) otherwise specifically provided for by the terms
of this Agreement;
6.2.1.3. [Intentionally
Omitted];
6.2.1.4. Any
amendment of this Agreement, except to the extent required to reflect (i) the
creation and/or issuance of Units, (ii) the admission of new or substitute
Members, or (iii) the transfer of Units;
6.2.1.5. The
payment of any compensation to the Managers (other than reimbursement of costs
or expenses, the advancement of costs of defense, and/or the performance of
any
indemnity obligations, as provided elsewhere in this Agreement or payments
made
pursuant to the Cinema Management Agreement);
6.2.1.6. Any
amendment or modification of the Cinema Management Agreement;
6.2.1.7. The
taking of any action that would result in personal liability on the
part of any Member or which would result in the treatment of the Company as
a C
corporation for purposes of Federal income Taxes;
6.2.1.8.
Any transaction by the Company to merge or consolidate with another
person;
6.2.1.9. Any
sale of all or substantially all of the assets of the Company or liquidation
of
the Company, other than as provided in Section 6.2.1.1., above
6.2.1.10.
Any requirement for Additional Capital Contributions in excess of $1,000,000
in
the aggregate relating to improvements to the existing cinema building;
and
6.2.1.11.
Any act in contravention of this Agreement.
Meetings;
Notice. The Company will not hold regular annual meetings of the
Members. Meetings of the Members, for any purpose or purposes
whatsoever, may be called at any time by the Managers or by the holders of
not
less than twenty percent (20%) of the Common Units then
outstanding. Written notice of each meeting, signed by the Managers
or by such other person as the Managers shall designate, shall be given to
each
Member entitled to vote at the meeting, either personally or by mail or other
means of written communication, charges prepaid, addressed to such Member at
the
address for such Member appearing on the books of the Company or given by such
Member to the Company for the purpose of notice. If a Member gives no
address, notice shall be deemed to have been given to the Member if sent by
mail
or other means of written communication addressed to the Member at the principal
offices of the Company. All such notices shall be sent to each Member
entitled thereto not less than ten (10) nor more than thirty (30) calendar
days
before each meeting, and shall specify the time, date and place of such meeting
and the purpose of the meeting.
Quorum. Members,
either in person or represented by proxy, holding a Majority shall constitute
a
quorum for the transaction of business. Each Member shall be entitled
to vote in proportion to such Member’s Percentage Interest, provided that if,
pursuant to the NRS or the terms of this Agreement, a Member is not entitled
to
vote on a specific matter, then such Member’s vote and Percentage Interest shall
not be considered for the purposes of determining whether a quorum is present
or
whether the approval of the vote of the Members has been obtained with respect
to such specific matter.
Waiver
of Notice. Any action taken at any meeting of the
Members, however called and noticed or wherever held, shall be as valid as
though had at a meeting regularly called and noticed if: (a) all of
the Members are present at the meeting and unanimously approve such action;
or
(b) a quorum of the Members is present and unanimously approve such action,
and
if, in addition, either before or after the meeting, each Member not present
signs a waiver of notice or consent to holding such meeting or an approval
of
the minutes thereof, which waiver, consent or approval shall be filed with
the
other records of the Company or made a part of the minutes of such
meeting.
Record
Date. For the purpose of determining the Members
entitled to vote on, or to vote at, any meeting of the Members or any
adjournment thereof, the Managers or the Member requesting such meeting may
fix,
in advance, a date as the record date for any such
determination. Such date shall not be more than thirty (30) days nor
less than ten (10) days before any
such meeting.
Voting;
Proxy. Members may vote in person, by proxy or by
telephone at any meeting and may waive advance notice of any
meeting. Each Member may authorize any person or persons to act on
such Member’s behalf by proxy on all matters in which a Member is entitled to
participate, including, without limitation, waiving notice of any meeting or
voting or participating at a meeting. Every proxy must be signed by
the Member or such Member’s attorney-in-fact. No proxy shall be valid
after the expiration of eleven (11) months from the date thereof unless
otherwise provided in the proxy. Every proxy shall be revocable at
the pleasure of the Member executing such proxy.
Manner
of Meeting. Each meeting of the Members may be held
telephonically, electronically or in person. The participation at a
meeting telephonically or electronically shall constitute presence in person
at
such meeting and waiver of notice for such meeting.
Written
Consent. Notwithstanding this Section 6.3, the
Members may take any action that may be taken by the Members without a meeting
if such action is approved by the written consent of a Majority or by the
holders of not less than 80% of the Common Units then outstanding, as may be
applicable with respect to such action. The written consent may be
executed in one or more counterparts and by facsimile and each such consent
so
executed shall be deemed an original. Whenever action is taken by
written consent, a meeting of the Members need not be called or
noticed.
Preferred
Unit Holders. Unless specifically provided in the rights,
privileges and preferences of any class of Preferred Units as set forth in
an
amendment to this Agreement, Members holding only Preferred Units will not
be
entitled (a) to notice of any meeting of Members, (b) to call, attend or
participate in any meeting of Members, (c) to access to any books or records
of
the Company or (d) to vote on or to consent with respect to any matter subject
to the vote of consent of the Members.
No
Member
shall receive any interest, salary, drawing or other form of compensation with
respect to such Member’s Capital Contribution or Capital Account or for services
rendered on behalf of the Company, or otherwise, in such Member’s capacity as a
Member except as otherwise provided in this Agreement.
Each
Member’s liability shall be limited as set forth in the NRS, the Articles, this
Agreement and other applicable law.
Each
Member hereby agrees to execute and deliver to the Company, within five (5)
days
after receipt of a written request therefor, such other and further documents
and instruments, statements of interest and holdings, designations, powers
of
attorney and other instruments and to take such other action as the Managers
determines to be necessary, useful or appropriate to comply with any laws,
rules
or regulations as may be necessary to enable the Company to fulfill its
responsibilities under this Agreement.
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ACCOUNTING,
BOOKS AND RECORDS
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Accounting,
Books and Records
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General. The
Managers, or such other person as the Managers may designate (which person
may
include persons who are Affiliates of the Manager), from time to time, shall
be
responsible for causing the preparation of financial reports of the Company
and
the coordination of financial matters of the Company with the Company’s
accountants.
Books
and Records. Any Member or such Member’s designated
representative has the right to have reasonable access to and inspect and copy
the contents of the Company’s books or records and shall also have reasonable
access during normal business hours to additional financial information,
documents, books and records. The rights granted to a Member pursuant
to this Section 7.1 are expressly subject to compliance by such Member with
the safety, security and confidentiality procedures and guidelines of the
Company, as such procedures and guidelines may be reasonably established from
time to time by the Managers. The Company shall keep on site at its
principal place of business each of the records required pursuant to Section
86.521 of the NRS.
Accounting
Method. The Company shall maintain its books in accordance with
generally accepted accounting principals, applied on a consistent basis, and
shall prepare and distribute to the Members within sixty (60) days of the end
of
each calendar year end, audited financial statements and partnership federal,
state and local tax returns for the Company. The auditors of the
Company will be as designated from time to time by the Managers.
Tax
Elections. The Managers shall, without any further consent of the
Members being required (except as specifically required herein), make any and
all elections, and revocations thereof, for federal, state, local and foreign
tax purposes.
1.3.1. Tax
Matters Manager. The Managers are specifically authorized to act
as the “Tax Matters Manager” under the
Code and in any similar capacity under state, local or foreign law.
1.4. Reports
At
the
request of any Member, the Manager shall provide such Member as soon as
practicable, but in any event within forty-five (45) days after the end of
the
first three quarters of each fiscal quarter of each fiscal year of the Company,
an unaudited profit or loss statement, schedule as to the sources and
application of funds for such calendar month or quarter, as applicable, and
an
unaudited balance sheet and a statement of stockholder’s equity as of the end of
such calendar month or fiscal quarter, as applicable. In addition,
the books and records of the Company shall be reasonably available for
inspection at the Manager’s principal place of business by any Member during
regular business hours.
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Restrictions
on Withdrawals
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No
Member
shall have any right to retire, resign or withdraw from the Company or to commit
an act that constitutes an Event of Default (defined below). Any act
of a Member that constitutes a retiring, resignation, withdrawal or Event of
Default by the Member from the Company shall constitute a material breach of
this Agreement, and the Company and the other Members shall be entitled to
collect damages for such breach. Such damages shall offset any cash
or other property that would otherwise be distributable to such Member by the
Company.
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Restrictions
on Transfers
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Restrictions
on Transfer. Any Transfer or purported Transfer of all or any
portion of a Member’s Units or an unadmitted assignee’s rights to receive
allocations and distributions with respect to transferred Units (such Units
or
rights being collectively and without differentiation referred to herein as
“Interests”) shall be null and void; provided; however, a
Member or an unadmitted assignee of transferred Interests may Transfer all
or
any portion of such Member’s or unadmitted assignee’s Interests only to the
extent that such Transfer is either permitted pursuant to the terms of this
Agreement or by the express written consent of the Managers (a “Permitted
Transfer”).
Effect
of Unauthorized Transfer; Restrictions After Transfer. Any
Transfer that is in violation of this Agreement and shall be null and void
and
of no force or effect whatsoever. To the extent that the Company is
required to recognize a Transfer, the unadmitted transferee of such Interests
shall have no rights under this Agreement except for the right to receive
allocations and distributions as provided by this Agreement with respect to
such
Interests, which allocations and distributions may be applied (without limiting
any other legal or equitable rights of the Company) to satisfy any debts,
obligations or liabilities for damages that the transferor or transferee of
such
Interests may have to the Company and the other Members. Each
transferee and any subsequent transferee of all or any portion of any Interests,
regardless of whether or not such Person signs this Agreement, or such Transfer
is approved by the Managers and the Members, shall, unless this Agreement
expressly provides otherwise, hold such Interests subject to all of the
provisions of this Agreement and make no further transfer.
Indemnification. In
the case of a Transfer or attempted Transfer of Units that is in violation
of
this Agreement, the parties engaging or attempting to engage in such transfer
shall be liable to indemnify and hold harmless the Company and the other Members
from all cost, liability and damage that any of such indemnified Members may
incur (including, without limitation, incremental tax liabilities, lawyers’ fees
and expenses) as a result of such transfer or attempted transfer and efforts
to
enforce the indemnity granted hereby.
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Admission
of Additional and Substituted
Members
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Unadmitted
Transferees. A person who acquires an Interest but who is not
admitted as an additional or substitute Member pursuant to this
Section 8.3and NRS 86.351 (a “Substituted Member”) shall
be entitled only to allocations and distributions with respect to such Interest
in accordance with this Agreement, and shall have no right to any information
or
accounting of the affairs of the Company, shall not be entitled to inspect
the
books or records of the Company, and shall not have any of the rights of a
Member under the NRS, the Articles or this Agreement.
Admission. Subject
to the other provisions of this Section 8, a transferee of Interests may be
admitted to the Company as a Substituted Member only upon the consent of the
Managers.
General. Subject
to the conditions and restrictions set forth in this Section 8 and other
than a Permitted Transfer, a Member or an unadmitted assignee of transferred
Interests (either a “Transferring Party”) is prohibited from
Transferring all or any portion of such Transferring Party’s Interests unless
such Transferring Party first offers to sell such Interests pursuant to the
terms of this Section 8.4; provided, however, no Transfer may be made under
this Section 8.4 unless the Transferring Party has received a bona fide
written offer (the “Bona Fide Offer”) from a person (the
“Proposed Transferee”) to purchase Interests for a purchase
price (the “Bona Fide Offer Purchase Price”) denominated and
payable in United States dollars in currently available funds at closing signed
by the Proposed Transferee and shall be irrevocable for a period ending no
sooner than the ninetieth (90th) day following the end of the Offer Period,
as
hereinafter defined.
Offer
Notice. Prior to making any Transfer that is subject to the terms
of this Section 8.4, the Transferring Party shall give to the Company and
to each other Member (the “Offerees” ) written notice of the
Bona Fide Offer (the “Offer Notice”), which shall include a
copy of the Bona Fide Offer and an offer to sell the relevant Interests (the
“Offered Interests” )to the Company and other Members for the
Bona Fide Offer Purchase Price, payable according to the same terms as (or
more
favorable terms than) those contained in the Bona Fide Offer (the
“Offer” ); provided, however, that the ability of the Company
and the other Members to purchase the Offered Interests shall be made without
regard to the requirement of any earnest money or similar deposit required
of
the Proposed Transferee prior to closing.
Exercise
of Right. At any time during the fifteen (15) days
following the receipt of the Offer Notice (the “Offer Period”),
the Offerees may accept the Offer and exercise their respective rights to
purchase all or any portion of the Offered Interests (the
“Purchasers”), by giving written notice of
such acceptance to the Transferring Party and each other Offeree, which notice
shall indicate the maximum number or quantity of Offered Interests that such
Offeree is willing to purchase (the “Accepting
Notice”).
8.4.3.1. In
the event that there is more than one Purchaser that accepts the Offer with
respect to all of the Offered Interests, the Offer shall be deemed to be
accepted and each Purchaser shall be deemed to have accepted the Offer as to
that portion of the Offered Interests that corresponds to the ratio of the
number of Offered Interests that such Purchaser indicated a willingness to
purchase to the aggregate number of Offered Interests all Purchasers indicated
a
willingness to purchase, provided that each such Purchaser will be entitled
to
purchase not less than number or quantity of Interests equal to a fraction,
the
numerator of which is the number of Common
Units
held by such Purchaser and the denominator of which is the total number of
Common Units then outstanding.
8.4.3.2. If
the Purchasers do not accept the Offer as to all of the Offered Interests during
the Offer Period, the Transferor shall sell such portion of the Offered
Interests to the Purchasers according to their respective elections and the
Company may elect to purchase the balance of the Offered Interests within
fifteen (15) days following the last day of the Offer Period. If the
Company does not elect to purchase the balance of the Offered Interests during
the proscribed time frame, the Offer shall be deemed to be rejected as to all
of
the Offered Interests.
Closing
of Purchase Pursuant to the Offer. In the event that the Offer is
accepted, the closing of the sale of the Offered Units shall take place within
thirty (30) days after the Offer is accepted, provided that in the event that
the 30th day of
such period falls upon a day when the banks in Los Angeles, California are
generally not opened for business, than the 30th day of
such period
will be deemed to be the first day thereafter on which the banks in Los Angeles,
California are generally open for business. The Transferor and all
Purchasers shall execute such documents and instruments as may be necessary
or
appropriate to complete the sale of the Offered Interests pursuant to the terms
of the Offer and this Section 8.4. The Transferor and all
Purchasers shall bear their own costs of such transfer and closing, including,
without limitation, attorneys’ fees and filing fees.
8.4.4.1. Payment. At
the option of the Purchasers, the purchase of the Offered Units shall be in
exchange for a promissory note or notes in the principal amount of the purchase
price all due an payable in 12 months, and bearing with interest, payable
monthly, at the prime rate of interest charged by Bank of America Nevada, or
its
successor in interest, on the closing date plus two percent (2%) per annum,
but
in any event not in excess of the maximum rate of interest then permitted by
applicable law.
8.4.4.2. Delivery
by the Transferor. In exchange for the consideration to be paid
by the Purchasers, the Transferor shall deliver to the Purchasers good title,
free and clear of any liens or encumbrances (other than those created by this
Agreement) to the Interests thus purchased.
Sale
Pursuant to the Bona Fide Offer if the Offer is Rejected. If the
Offer is not accepted in the manner hereinabove provided, the Transferring
Party
may Transfer the Offered Interests to the Proposed Transferee on the date of
closing set forth in the Bona Fide Offer; provided, however, such Transfer
shall
be made on terms no more favorable to the Purchasers than the terms contained
in
the Bona Fide Offer and complies with the other terms, conditions, and
restrictions of this Agreement. In the event that the Offered
Interests are not Transferred in accordance with the terms of the preceding
sentence, such Interests shall again become subject to all of the conditions
and
restrictions of this Section 8.4.
Change
of
Control. In the case of any Member that is an entity, any direct or
indirect change of control of such entity, other than the change of control
of
an entity that is a publicly traded entity whose shares are registered with
the
Securities and Exchange Commission, or any successor to such Commission, will
be
deemed to be a Transfer for purposes of this Agreement.
1.4.1.1.
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To
the extent that the entity has assets other than Units, then any
such
transfer shall give rise to an option (exercisable within six (6)
months
of the later of the date of such change of control transaction or
the date
on which the Company receives written notice from the applicable
Member of
such change of control transaction), to acquire such Units at their
fair
market value.
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1.4.1.2.
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In
the event that the Company and such Member are not able to agree
within
sixty (60) days as to such fair market value, then the matter will
be
determined, upon the written election of either party, by appraisal,
by an
appraiser mutually agreeable to the parties or, in the absence of
agreement,
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an
appraiser appointed by the Presiding Judge for the Los Angeles
County Superior Court.
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8.5. Permitted
Transfers
Notwithstanding
the above, no approval will be required with respect to and no right of first
refusal will apply to any of the following Transfers:
8.5.1. Any
transfer by a Member to any wholly owned subsidiary or parent of the Member
(so
long as such transferee continues as a wholly owned subsidiary of the Member
or
of the Member’s parent); and
8.5.2. In
the case of SH Capital, any Transfer to (a) James J. Cotter, Michael Forman,
and/or any one or more of their heirs, (b) any corporation, partnership, or
company wholly owned, directly or indirectly, by any one or more of the persons
specified in clause (a) above, or (c) to any trust of which any one or more
of
the persons specified in clause (a) may be beneficiaries.
8.5.3. In
the case of Reading
International, Inc., or any of its Affiliates, to any person, provided that
such
transferee has provided to the other Members in writing the right to Transfer
their Units for the same consideration and on the same terms as the transferee
has committed to Transfer its Units and a period of not less than sixty (60)
days in which to make such election.
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DISSOLUTION
AND WINDING UP
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The
Company shall dissolve and shall commence winding up and liquidating upon the
first to occur of any of the following (each a “Dissolution
Event”):
The
vote
or consent of the holders of not less than a majority of the outstanding Common
Units to dissolve, wind up, and liquidate the Company;
or
A
judicial determination that an event has occurred that makes it unlawful,
impossible or impractical to carry on the Company’s business.
Upon
the
occurrence of either a Dissolution Event or the determination by a court of
competent jurisdiction that the Company has dissolved prior to the occurrence
of
a Dissolution Event, the Company shall continue solely for the purposes of
winding up its affairs in an orderly manner, liquidating its assets, and
satisfying the claims of its creditors and Members, and no Member shall take
any
action that is inconsistent with, or not necessary to or appropriate for, the
winding up of the Company’s business; provided, however, that all
covenants and obligations provided for in this Agreement shall continue to
be
fully binding upon the Members until such time as the Property has been
distributed pursuant to this Section 9.2 and the Company has been dissolved
pursuant to the NRS. The Managers shall be responsible for overseeing
the winding up and dissolution of the Company, which winding up and dissolution
shall be completed within ninety (90) days of the occurrence of the Dissolution
Event. The Liquidator shall take full account of the Company’s
liabilities and Property and shall cause the Property or the proceeds from
the
sale thereof, to the extent sufficient therefor, to be applied and distributed,
to the maximum extent permitted by law, in the following order:
First,
to
creditors (including Members and Managers who are creditors) in satisfaction
of
all of the Company’s debts, obligations and other liabilities, including,
without limitation, any claims and obligations as required by NRS 86.521
(whether by payment or the making of reasonable provision for payment thereof),
other
than liabilities for which reasonable provision for payment has been made and
liabilities for interim distributions to the Members or distributions to
resigning Members; and then
The
balance, if any, to the Members in accordance with the positive balance in
their
Capital Accounts, after giving effect to all contributions, distributions and
allocations for all periods.
The
Managers shall comply with any requirements of applicable law pertaining to
the
winding up of the affairs of the Company and the final distribution of its
assets.
Upon
completion of the distributions as provided in this Section 9, the Company
shall be terminated, and the Managers shall cause the filing of the articles
of
dissolution pursuant to NRS 86.541 and shall take all such other actions as
may
be necessary to terminate the Company.
The
Company shall indemnify and advance expenses to any Manager, and any person
serving as an officer or senior manager of the Company, to the extent that
such
Manager or person acted on behalf of the Company, to the fullest extent
permitted under the Articles or the NRS. The Managers are authorized,
in their sole discretion, to purchase at the cost of the Company insurance
for
the benefit of the Managers and/or such persons and to enter into separate
indemnity agreements for the benefit of the Managers and/or such persons,
without any vote or consent of the Members.
11. SINGLE
PURPOSE ENTITY
11.1.Certain
Defined Terms
As
used
in this Section 11, the following terms shall have the following
meanings:
a. “Affiliate”
means any person controlling, under common control with, or controlled by the
person in question;
b. “Company”
means this limited liability company;
c. “Control”
means the possession, directly or indirectly, of the power to direct or cause
the direction of management, policies or activities of a person or entity,
whether through ownership of voting securities, by contract or
otherwise;
d. “Governing
Board” means the Manager of the Company;
e. “Governing
Law” means the Limited Liability Company Act of the State of
Nevada.
f. “Lender”
means Eurohypo AG, New York Branch together with its successors and assigns
with
respect to the Loan;
g. “Limitations
of Authority” means the provisions set forth in Section 11.4 below;
h. “Loan”
means the mortgage loan made by Lender to the Company with respect to the
Property in the principal amount of $15,000,000.00;
i. “Loan
Documents” means the Note, Mortgage, Loan Agreement and other instruments and
agreements executed by the Company in connection with the Loan.
j. “Organizational
Documents” shall mean this operating agreement, and the certificate of formation
of the Company;
k. “Person”
means an entity or natural person;
l. “Property”
shall mean that certain parcel of real property, together with all improvements
located at 1001-1007 Third Avenue, in the City of New York, State of New
York;
m. “Restrictions
on Purpose” shall mean the provisions set forth in Section 11.3
below;
n. “Separateness
Covenants” shall mean the covenants set forth in Section 11.5
below;
o. “SPE
Article” shall mean this Section 11.
11.2.Conflicts
In
the
event of any of any conflict between the terms of this SPE Article and any
other
provisions set forth in the Organizational Documents, the terms set forth in
this SPE Article shall prevail.
11.3.Restrictions
on Purpose
Notwithstanding
any provision hereof or of any other Organizational Documents to the contrary,
so long as the Loan or any portion thereof remains unpaid, the nature of the
business and of the purposes to be conducted and promoted by the Company, is
to
engage solely in the following activities:
a. To
acquire the Property;
b. To
own,
hold, sell, assign, transfer, develop, operate, lease, mortgage to Lender,
pledge to Lender and otherwise deal with the Property;
c. To
borrow
the Loan from Lender and to issue notes and other documents to evidence and
secure the Loan;
d. Subject
to the Separateness Covenants, to exercise all powers enumerated in the
Governing Law necessary or convenient to the conduct, promotion or attainment
of
the business or purposes otherwise set forth herein.
11.4.Powers
and Duties
Notwithstanding
any other provisions herein or in the other Organizational Documents, and so
long as the Loan or any portion thereof remains unpaid, without the unanimous
consent of the Governing Board, and additionally, in the case of items (a)
through (c) and (e) below, without the written consent of Lender, except as
permitted under any of the Loan Documents, the Company shall have no authority
to:
a. except
as hereinafter set forth, incur any indebtedness other than (i) the Loan,
(ii) unsecured trade payables and operational debt not evidenced by a note,
(iii) indebtedness incurred in the financing of equipment and other
personal property used on the Property; and (iv) obligations to Tenants under
Leases of portions of the Property; provided that any indebtedness incurred
pursuant to subclauses (ii) and (iii) shall (x) be paid within sixty (60)
days of the date incurred, or such longer period as may be acceptable to the
Company and the payee as long as such longer period will not result in a lien
on
the Property (y) be incurred in the ordinary course of business, and (z)
not exceed, in the aggregate at any time outstanding, four percent (4%) of
the
original principal amount of the Loan and provided further that the existing
loans listed on Schedule VIII to the Loan Agreement between the Company and
Lender shall be permitted. No indebtedness other than the Loan may be secured
(subordinate or paripassu) by the Property;
b. seek
the dissolution or winding up, in whole or in part, of the Company;
c. merge
into or consolidate with any person or entity or dissolve, terminate or
liquidate, in whole or in part, transfer or otherwise dispose of all or
substantially all of its assets or change its legal structure;
d. file
a voluntary petition or otherwise initiate proceedings to have the Company
adjudicated bankrupt or insolvent, or consent to the institution of bankruptcy
or insolvency proceedings against the Company, or file a petition seeking or
consenting to reorganization or relief of the Company as debtor under any
applicable federal or state law relating to bankruptcy, insolvency, or other
relief for debtors with respect to the Company; or seek or consent to the
appointment of any trustee, receiver, conservator, assignee, sequestrator,
custodian, liquidator (or other similar official) of the Company or of all
or
any substantial part of the properties and assets of the Company, or make any
general assignment for the benefit of creditors of the Company, or admit in
writing the inability of Company to pay its debts generally as they become
due
or declare or effect a moratorium on the Company debt or take any action in
furtherance of any such action; or
e. amend,
modify or alter any provision of this SPE Article.
11.5.Separateness
Covenants
Notwithstanding
any provision hereof or of any other Organizational Documents to the contrary,
until the Loan is paid in full, except as permitted under any of the Loan
Documents, the Company shall not, except as otherwise set forth
herein:
a. own
any
asset or property other than (i) the Property, and (ii) incidental
personal property necessary for the ownership or operation of the
Property;
b. engage
in
any business other than as set forth above in Section 1.2;
c. enter
into any contract or agreement with any Affiliate of the Company, except upon
terms and conditions that are intrinsically fair and substantially similar
to
those that would be available on an arms-length basis with third parties other
than any such party;
d. make
any
loans or advances to any third party (including any Affiliate), or acquire
obligations or securities of its Affiliates;
e. fail
to
remain solvent or fail to pay its debts and liabilities (including, as
applicable, shared personnel and overhead expenses) from its assets as the
same
shall become due;
f. fail
to
do all things necessary to observe organizational formalities and preserve
its
existence, and the Company will not amend, modify or otherwise change the
articles of organization and operating agreement of the Company without the
prior consent of Lender in any manner that (i) violates the covenants and
restrictions set forth in this SPE Article, or (ii) would permit the
Company to take any action that it is prohibited from taking under the Loan
Agreement or other Loan Documents;
g. fail
to
maintain all of its books, records, financial statements and bank accounts
separate from those of its Affiliates and any constituent party. The
Company’s assets will not be listed as assets on the financial statement of any
other Person, provided, however, that the Company’s assets may be included in a
consolidated financial statement of its Affiliates provided that
(i) appropriate notation shall be made on such consolidated financial
statements to indicate the separateness of the Company and such Affiliates
and
(ii) such assets shall be listed on the Company’s own separate balance
sheet. The Company will file its own tax returns (to the extent the
Company is required to file any such tax returns) and will not file a
consolidated federal income tax return with any other Person, provided
that
Reading International, Inc. or its successor (collectively, “RDI”) will file a
consolidated Federal income tax return that includes the Company if permitted
by
law. The Company shall maintain its books, records, resolutions and
agreements as official records;
h. except
as
hereinafter set forth, fail to be, or fail to hold itself out to the public
as,
a legal entity separate and distinct from any other entity (including any
Affiliate of the Company), fail to correct any known misunderstanding regarding
its status as a separate entity, or fail to conduct business in its own name,
and Company shall not identify itself or any of its Affiliates as a division
or
part of the other provided that the foregoing shall not prevent Affiliates
from
acting as the Company’s agent for purposes of making payments on behalf of the
Company or (bb) RDI, in any of its S.E.C. or other public filings or statements
distributed to shareholders, referring to RDI and its various subsidiaries
(including, without limitation, the Company) generally as RDI, the “Company” or
words of similar import, and without differentiation as to the Company or any
other subsidiary;
i. fail
to
maintain adequate capital for the normal obligations reasonably foreseeable
in a
business of its size and character and in light of its contemplated business
operations;
j. seek
or
effect the liquidation, dissolution, winding up, liquidation, consolidation
or
merger, in whole or in part, of the Company nor permit any constituent party
of
Company to do any of the foregoing with respect to the Company;
k. commingle
the funds and other assets of the Company with those of any Affiliate or any
other Person, and will hold all of its assets in its own name, provided that
the
foregoing shall not prevent Affiliates from acting as the Company’s agent for
purposes of making payments on behalf of the Company;
l. fail
to
maintain its assets in such a manner that it will not be costly or difficult
to
segregate, ascertain or identify its individual assets from those of any
Affiliate or any other Person;
m. guarantee
or become obligated for the loans of any other Person or hold itself out to
be
responsible for or have its credit available to satisfy the loans or obligations
of any other Person;
n. permit
any independent access to its bank accounts; provided that the foregoing shall
not prevent Affiliates from acting as the Company’s agent for purposes of making
payments on behalf of the Company;
o. fail
to
pay the salaries of its own employees (if any) from its own funds or fail to
maintain a sufficient number of employees (if any) in light of its contemplated
business operations;
p. fail
to
compensate each of its consultants and agents from its funds for services
provided to it and pay from its own assets all obligations of any kind
incurred.
11.6.Indemnification
Obligations
Any
indemnification obligations of the Company are hereby fully subordinated to
the
Company’s obligations to repay the Loan until such time as the Loan is paid in
full.
12. MISCELLANEOUS
12.1.Notices
Any
notice, payment, demand, or communication required or permitted to be given
by
any provision of this Agreement shall be in writing and shall be hand delivered,
sent via facsimile, overnight delivery or registered or certified mail, return
receipt requested. Notice shall be effective: (a) if hand
delivered, when delivered; (b) if sent via facsimile, on the day of transmission
thereof on a proper facsimile machine with
confirmation;
(c) if sent via overnight delivery, on the day of delivery thereof by a
reputable overnight courier service, delivery charges prepaid; and (d) if
mailed, on the third business day after the deposit of such item in the mail,
postage prepaid. Notices shall be addressed or sent as
follows: (x) if to the Company, to the address or facsimile number of
the Managers; (y) if to the Managers, to the address or facsimile number set
forth in Section 5.1 of this Agreement; or (z) if to a Member, to the address
or
facsimile number set forth on Schedule I to this Agreement.
12.2.Binding
Effect
Except
as
otherwise provided in this Agreement, every covenant, term, and provision of
this Agreement shall be binding upon and inure to the benefit of the Members
and
their respective successors, transferees, assigns, heirs and personal
representatives.
12.3.Construction
The
terms
of this Agreement were negotiated at arm’s length by the parties
hereto. The covenants, terms and provisions contained herein shall
not be construed in favor of or against any party because that party or its
counsel drafted this Agreement, but shall be construed simply according to
its
fair meaning as if all parties prepared this Agreement, and any rules of
construction to the contrary are hereby specifically waived.
12.4.Time
In
computing any period of time pursuant to this Agreement, the day of the act,
event or default from which the designated period of time begins to run shall
not be included, but the time shall begin to run on the next succeeding
day. The last day of the period so computed shall be included, unless
it is a Saturday, Sunday or legal holiday, in which event the period shall
run
until the end of the next day that is not a Saturday, Sunday or legal
holiday.
12.5.Headings
Section
and other headings contained in this Agreement are for reference purposes only
and are not intended to describe, interpret, define, or limit the scope, extent,
or intent of this Agreement or any provision hereof.
12.6.Severability
Except
as
otherwise provided in the succeeding sentence, every provision of this Agreement
is intended to be severable, and, if any term or provision of this Agreement
is
illegal or invalid for any reason whatsoever, such illegality or invalidity
shall not affect the legality or validity of the remainder of this
Agreement. The preceding sentence of this Section 11.6 shall be
of no force or effect if the consequence of enforcing the remainder of this
Agreement without such illegal or invalid term or provision would be to cause
any Member to lose the material benefit of its economic bargain.
12.7.Variation
of Terms
All
terms
and any variations thereof shall be deemed to refer to masculine, feminine,
or
neuter, singular or plural, as the identity of the person or persons may
require.
12.8.Governing
Law
The
laws
of the State of Nevada shall govern the validity of this Agreement, the
construction of its terms, and the interpretation of the rights and duties
arising hereunder. All rights and remedies of each person under this
Agreement shall be cumulative and in addition to all other rights and remedies
which may be available to the person from time to time, whether under this
Agreement, at law, in equity or otherwise.
12.9.Counterpart
Execution
This
Agreement may be executed in any number of counterparts with the same effect
as
if all of the Members had signed the same document. All counterparts
shall be construed together and shall constitute one agreement.
12.10.Attorneys’
Fees
The
prevailing party in any dispute arising from the terms or subject matter of
this
Agreement shall be entitled to payment by the other party of the prevailing
party’s costs and expenses, including, without limitation, such party’s
attorneys’ fees, incurred in connection with resolving such
dispute.
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12.11.Creditors
None
of
the provisions of this Agreement shall be for the benefit of or enforceable
by
any creditors of the Company, any Manager or any Member.
In
Witness Whereof, the parties have executed and entered into this Operating
Agreement of the Company as of the day first above set forth.
Manager:
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Citadel
Cinemas, Inc.
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By:
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/s/
S. Craig Tompkins |
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S.
Craig Tompkins
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Its:
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Vice
Chairman
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Members:
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Sutton
Hill Capital, LLC
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By:
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/s/
James J. Cotter |
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James
J. Cotter
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Its:
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Manager
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Citadel
Cinemas, Inc.
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By:
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/s/
S. Craig Tompkins |
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S.
Craig Tompkins
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Its:
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Vice
Chairman
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SCHEDULE
I – MEMBERS
The
name,
address, initial Capital Contribution, Units, Percentage Interest and Capital
Account of each Member, as of the date of this Agreement, are set forth as
follows:
Names
and Address
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Initial
Capital Contribution
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Units
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Percentage
Interest
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Capital
Account
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Citadel
Cinemas, Inc.
500
Citadel Drive, Suite 300
Commerce,
California 90040
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$9,000,000*
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7,500
Common Units
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75.0%
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$9,000,000*
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Sutton
Hill Capital, LLC
500
Citadel Drive, Suite 300
Los
Angeles, California 90040
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$3,000,000**
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2,500
Common Units
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25.0%
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$3,000,000**
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*
Plus
assumption of $6.75 million of the $9.00 million purchase money installment
sale
note.
**
Plus
assumption of $2.25 of the $9.00 million purchase money installment sale
note.
APPENDIX
A – INDEX OF DEFINED WORDS AND PHRASES
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Adjusted
Capital Account Deficit, 5
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Bona
Fide Offer Purchase Price, 17
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controlling,
controlled by or under common control with,
11
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Member
Nonrecourse Debt, 6
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Member
Nonrecourse Debt Minimum Gain,
6
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Member
Nonrecourse Deductions, 6
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Nonrecourse
Deductions, 6
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Regulatory
Allocations, 8
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