HomeMy WebLinkAboutA_Master_Land_Use_Application_190610.pdfDEPARTMENT OF COMMUNITY
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LAND USE PERMIT MASTER APPLICATION
PROPERTY OWNER(S) PROJECT INFORMATION
NAME: PROJECT OR DEVELOPMENT NAME:
ADDRESS: PROJECT/ADDRESS(S)/LOCATION AND ZIP CODE:
CITY: STATE: ZIP:
PHONE NUMBER: KING COUNTY ASSESSOR’S ACCOUNT NUMBER(S):
EMAIL ADDRESS*:
I prefer to receive all correspondence via US Mail.
APPLICANT (if other than owner)EXISTING LAND USE(S):
NAME: PROPOSED LAND USE(S):
COMPANY (if applicable): EXISTING COMPREHENSIVE PLAN MAP DESIGNATION:
ADDRESS: PROPOSED COMPREHENSIVE PLAN MAP
DESIGNATION (if applicable)
CITY: STATE: ZIP: EXISTING ZONING:
PHONE NUMBER: PROPOSED ZONING (if applicable):
EMAIL ADDRESS*:
I prefer to receive all correspondence via US Mail.
SITE AREA (in square feet):
CONTACT PERSON SQUARE FOOTAGE OF PRIVATE ACCESS EASEMENTS:
NAME: SQUARE FOOTAGE OF PUBLIC ROADWAYS TO BE
DEDICATED:
COMPANY (if applicable): PROPOSED RESIDENTIAL DENSITY IN UNITS PER NET
ACRE (if applicable)
ADDRESS: NUMBER OF PROPOSED LOTS (if applicable)
CITY: STATE: ZIP: NUMBER OF NEW DWELLING UNITS (if applicable):
PHONE NUMBER NUMBER OF EXISTING DWELLING UNITS (if applicable):
EMAIL ADDRESS*:
I prefer to receive all correspondence via US Mail.
PROJECT VALUE:
PROJECT TNFORMATTON (cONTtNUED)
SQUARE FOOTAGE OF PROPOSED RESIDENTIAL
BUILDINGS (if applicable):
SQUARE FOOTAGE OF EXISTING RESIDENTIAL
BUILDINGS TO REMAIN (if applicable):
SQUARE FOOTAGE OF PROPOSED NON-RESIDENTIAL
BUI LDINGS (if applicable):
SQUARE FOOTAGE OF EXISTING NON-RESIDENTIAL
BUILDINGS TO REMAIN (if applicable):
NET FLOOR AREA ON NON-RESTDENTTAL BUtLDtNGS (if
applicable): g,g27 Sf
NUMBER OF EMPLOYEES TO BE EMPLOYED BY THE
NEW PROJECT (if applicq$):
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SQUARE FOOTAGE (if applicable):
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LEGAL DESCRIPTION OF PROPERTY
(Attach legal description on separate sheet with the following information included)
SITUATE IN THE SW QUARTER OF SECTION 4 , TOWNSHIP 23 N, RANGE 5
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IN THE CITY
OF RENTON, KING COUNTY, WASHINGTON
AFFIDAVIT OF OWNERSHIP
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corporation (please attach proof of authorization) and that the foregoing statements and answers herein contained and the information
herewith are in all respects true and correct to the best of my knowledge and belief.
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LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY AGREEMENT
OF
Kiddie Research LLC
THIS LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY AGREEMENT of Kiddie Research
LLC, a Washington limited liability company (the “Company”) is made and entered into
effective as of February 1, 2018 by Ying Chiao Chen as the initial Member of the Company,
and such additional Members as may be admitted from time to time in accordance with the
terms of this Agreement (the “Members”).
AGREEMENT
The parties have agreed to organize and operate a limited liability company in
accordance with the terms and subject to the conditions set forth in this Agreement.
NOW, THEREFORE, for good and valuable consideration, the suffic iency and
receipt of which is hereby acknowledged, the parties, intending legally to be bound, agree
as follows:
Article 1
DEFINITIONS
1.1 Definitions. In this Agreement, unless otherwise specifically stated, the
capitalized terms used herein have the respective meanings specified or referred to in Annex
I, attached hereto and incorporated herein by reference. Other terms are defined in the text of
this Agreement and, throughout this Agreement, those terms have the meanings respectively
ascribed to them.
Article 2
ORGANIZATION AND PURPOSE
2.1 Organization. The Members have organized a limited liability company
pursuant to the Act and have caused the Certificate of Formation to be executed and filed
for record with the Secretary of State of the State of Washington.
2.2 Name of the Company. The name of the Company shall be Kiddie
Research LLC. The Company may do business under that name and under any other
name or names which the Managers select. If the Company does business under a name
other than that set forth in its Certificate of Formation, the n the Company shall file an
assumed business name as required by law.
2.3 Term. The term of the Company, which commenced on the date of filing
of the Certificate of Formation, shall continue until dissolved and terminated pursuant to
Article 9 of this Agreement.
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2.4 Principal Office. The principal office of the Company in the State of
Washington shall be located at 3123 NE SUNSET BLVD, RENTON, WA 98056 or at any
other place within the State of Washington that the Managers select.
2.5 Registered Agent. The name and address of the Company’s registered agent
in the State of Washington shall be:
Aimei Xi
Bright Law Firm Pllc
15405 SE 37th St. Suite 100
Bellevue, WA 98006
2.6 Members. The name, present mailing address, initial Capital Account
balances, number of Units, and Percentage Interest of each Member is set forth on Exhibit
A as amended from time to time.
Article 3
UNITS AND CAPITAL CONTRIBUTIONS
3.1 Initial Capital Contributions and Issuance of Units. The Capital
Contributions which each Member has made or is required to make to the Company are set
forth on Exhibit A.
3.2 No Additional Capital Contributions. No Member shall be obligated to
contribute any additional capital to the Company, and no Member shall have any personal
liability for any obligation of the Company.
3.3 No Interest on Capital Contributions. Members shall not be paid interest
on their Capital Contributions.
3.4 Return of Capital Contributions. Except as otherwise provided in this
Agreement, no Member shall have the right to receive any return of any Capital
Contribution.
3.5 Form of Return of Capital. If a Member is entitled to receive a return of a
Capital Contribution, the Member shall not have the right to receive anything but cash in
return of the Member’s Capital Contribution.
3.6 Loans. Any Member may make or cause a loan to be made to the Company
in an amount and on those terms upon which the Company, acting through its Managers,
and the Member agree.
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Article 4
ALLOCATIONS AND DISTRIBUTIONS
4.1 Allocation of Profit or Loss. After giving effect to the special
allocations set forth in Section 4.3, for any Allocation Period of the Company, Profit or Loss
shall be allocated to the Members in proportion to their Percentage Interests; provided,
however, that Loss allocated pursuant to this Section 4.1 shall not exceed the maximum
amount of Loss that can be so allocated without causing any Member to have an Adjusted
Capital Account Deficit at the end of any taxable year. In the event that some but not all
Members would have an Adjusted Capital Account Deficit as a consequence of an
allocation of Loss pursuant to this Section 4.1, the limitation set forth in the foregoi ng
proviso shall be applied on a Member by Member basis so as to allocate the maximum
permissible Loss to each Member under Regulation Section 1.704 -1(b)(2)(ii)(d). In the
event that in any year, Loss is allocated other than in accordance with Percentage Interests,
the next succeeding allocation of Profit shall offset such loss allocation.
4.2 Distributions.
4.2.1 Distributions for Taxes. Unless otherwise unanimously agreed to by
the Members, the Company shall, to the extent it has Available Cash, annually make
distributions to the Members in proportion to their Percentage Interests to permit the Members
to pay Federal income taxes with respect to their allocable shares of income from the
Company for such taxable year. Such annual distributions shall be made within ninety (90)
days of the close of the Company’s taxable year in question. For purposes of this Section
4.2.1, and unless otherwise unanimously agreed to by the Members, the Managers shall
assume that the Members’ income from the Company is subject to the highest marginal
federal income tax rate applicable to individuals.
4.2.2 Other Distributions. All other distributions shall in such amount and
at such time as determined by the Managers in their sole discretion.
4.2.3 Withholding. The Managers are authorized to withhold from
distributions, or with respect to allocations or payments, to Members and to pay over to the
appropriate federal, state or local governmental authority any amounts required to be
withheld pursuant to the Code or provisions of applicable state or local law. All amounts
withheld pursuant to the preceding sentence in connection with any payment, distribution
or allocation to any Member shall be treated as amounts distributed to such Member
pursuant to this Section 4.2.
4.2.4 Limitation on Distributions. Notwithstanding any other provision
of this Agreement, distributions shall be permitted under this Section 4.2 only to the extent
of the Company’s legally available funds for distribution as described in RCW 25.15.235.
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4.3 Regulatory Allocations. The special allocations described in the following
paragraphs of this Section 4.3 shall be made for each Allocation Period in the order of the
paragraphs:
4.3.1 Minimum Gain Chargeback. Except as set forth in Regulation
Section 1.704-2(f), if, during any Allocation Period, there is a net decrease in Minimum Gain,
each Member shall be specially allocated items of gross income and gain for such Allocation
Period (and, if necessary, subsequent Allocation Periods) in an amount equal to that Member’s
share of the net decrease of Minimum Gain, computed in accordance with Regulation
Section 1.704-2(g). Allocations of items of gross income and gain pursuant to this
Section 4.3.1 shall be made as described in Regulation Sections 1.704-2(f) and (j). This
Section 4.3.1 is intended to comply with, and shall be interpreted consistently with, the
“minimum gain chargeback” provisions of Regulation Section 1.704-2(f) and all other
Regulation Sections relating thereto.
4.3.2 Member Minimum Gain Chargeback. Except as set forth in
Regulation Section 1.704-2(i)(4), if, during any Allocation Period, there is a net decrease in
Member Minimum Gain, each Member with a share of that Member Minimum Gain as of the
beginning of such year shall be specially allocated items of gross income and gain for such
Allocation Period (and, if necessary, subsequent Allocation Periods) in an amount equal to
that Member’s share of the net decrease of Member Minimum Gain, computed in accordance
with Regulation Section 1.704-2(i)(4). Allocations of items of gross income and gain
pursuant to this Section 4.3.2 shall be made as described in Regulation Sections 1.704-2(i)(4)
and (j). This Section 4.3.2 is intended to comply with, and shall be interpreted consistently
with, the “minimum gain chargeback” provisions of Regulation Section 1.704-2(i)(4) and all
other Regulation Sections relating thereto.
4.3.3 Qualified Income Offset. No Member shall be allocated Losses or
deductions if the allocation causes the Member to have an Adjusted Capital Account Deficit.
If a Member unexpectedly receives any adjustments, allocations, or distributions described in
Regulation Section 1.704-1(b)(2)(ii)(d)(4), (5) or (6) which results in or increases an Adjusted
Capital Account Deficit at the end of any Allocation Period, then all items of income and gain
of the Company for that Allocation Period shall be allocated to that Member in an amount and
manner sufficient to eliminate such Adjusted Capital Account Deficit as quickly as possible;
provided that an allocation pursuant to this Section 4.3.3 will be made if and only to the extent
that such Member would have an Adjusted Capital account Deficit after all other allocations
provided for in this Article 4 have been tentatively made as if this Section 4.3.3 were not in
this Agreement. This Section 4.3.3 is intended to comply with, and shall be interpreted
consistently with, the “qualified income offset” provisions of the Regulation
Section 1.704-1(b)(2)(ii)(d) and all other Regulation Sections relating thereto.
4.3.4 Nonrecourse Deductions. Nonrecourse Deductions for an Allocation
Period or other period shall be specially allocated among the Members in proportion to their
Percentage Interests.
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4.3.5 Member Nonrecourse Deductions. Any Member Nonrecourse
Deductions for any Allocation Period or other period shall be specially allocated to the
Member who bears the economic risk of loss with respect to the liability to which the Member
Nonrecourse Deduction is attributable in accordance with Regulation Section 1.704-2(i).
4.3.6 Curative Allocation. The allocations set forth in Sections 4.3.1
through 4.3.5 (the “Regulatory Allocations”) are intended to comply with certain
requirements of Regulation Section 1.704-1(b) and Regulation Section 1.704-2.
Notwithstanding any other provision of this Article 4, the Company shall take the Regulatory
Allocations into account in allocating other Profits, Losses, and items of income, gain, loss
and deduction to the Members so that, to the extent possible, the net amount of such
allocations of Profits and Losses and other items shall be equal to the amount that would have
been allocated to each Member if the Regulatory Allocations had not occurred.
4.3.7 Overriding Allocation. It is the intent of the Company that each
Member’s share of income, gain, loss, deduction or credit (or item thereof) shall be allocated
in accordance with Section 4.1 to the fullest extent permitted by Section 704(b) of the Code.
To preserve and protect the allocations provided for in Sections 4.1, the Members are
authorized and directed to allocate income, gain, loss, deduction or credit (or item thereof)
arising in any year differently than otherwise provided for in Section 4.1 if, and to the extent
that, the allocations under Sections 4.1 would cause the allocations to violate Section 704(b)
of the Code. Any allocation made pursuant to this Section 4.3.7 shall be deemed to be a
complete substitute for any allocation otherwise provided for in Section 4.1 and no
amendment of this Agreement or approval of any Member shall be required.
4.4 Tax Allocations.
4.4.1 Tax Allocations Follow Book Allocations. Except as otherwise
provided herein, and to the extent permitted by Section 1.704-1(b)(4)(i) of the Regulations for
federal and state income tax purposes each item of income, gain, loss and deduction of the
Company shall be allocated to the Members in a manner that equitably reflects the manner
its corresponding item of “book” income, gain, loss or deduction has been allocated under
Section 4.1 and 4.3.
4.4.2 Contributed Property and Book-ups. To the extent permitted or
required by Section 704(c) of the Code and the Regulations thereunder, Regulation
Section 1.704-l(b)(2)(iv)(d)(3) and Regulation Section 1.704-1(b)(2)(iv)(f), income, gain,
loss, and deduction with respect to any property contributed (or deemed contributed) to 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 the property to the Company for federal income
tax purposes and its Gross Asset Value. If the Gross Asset Value of any Company asset is
adjusted pursuant to the definition of Gross Asset Value herein, subsequent allocations of
income, gain, loss, and deduction with respect to the asset shall take account of any variation
between the adjusted basis of the asset for federal income tax purposes and its Gross Asset
Value in the manner required under Section 704(c) of the Code and the Regulations
thereunder.
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4.4.3 Election under Section 754 of the Code. To the extent an adjustment
to the tax basis of any Company asset pursuant to Section 734(b) or Section 743(b) of the
Code is required, pursuant to Regulation Section 1.704-1(b)(2)(iv)(m), to be taken into
account in determining Capital Accounts, the amount of the adjustment to the 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 basis), and the gain or loss shall be specially allocated to
the Members in a manner consistent with the manner in which their Capital Accounts are
required to be adjusted pursuant to that Section of the Regulations.
4.4.4 Recapture. In making any allocation among the Members of income
or gain from the sale or other disposition of a Company asset, the ordinary income portion, if
any, of such income and gain resulting from the recapture of cost recovery or other deductions
shall be allocated among those Members who were previously allocated (or whose
predecessors-in-interest were previously allocated) the cost recovery deductions or other
deductions resulting in the recapture items, in proportion to the amount of such cost recovery
deductions or other deductions previously allocated to them.
4.4.5 Guaranteed Payments. To the extent any compensation paid to any
Member by the Company is determined by the Internal Revenue Service not to be a
guaranteed payment under Section 707(c) of the Code or is not paid to the Member other than
in the Person’s capacity as a Member within the meaning of Section 707(a) of the Code, the
Member shall be specially allocated gross income of the Company in an amount equal to the
amount of that compensation, and the Member’s Capital Account shall be adjusted to treat the
payment of that compensation as a distribution.
4.4.6 Other Allocations. All items of Company income, gain, loss,
deduction and credit the allocation of which is not otherwise provided for in this Agreement,
including allocation of such items for tax purposes, shall be allocated among the Members in
the same proportions as they share Profits or Losses for the Allocation Period pursuant to this
Article 4.
4.5 General.
4.5.1 Except as otherwise provided in this Agreement, the timing and
amount of all distributions shall be determined by the Managers.
4.5.2 Profit, Loss and any other items of income, gain, loss or deduction
shall be allocated to the Members pursuant to this Article 4 as of the last day of each Fiscal
Year, provided that Profit, Loss and such other it ems shall also be allocated at such times
as the Gross Asset Values of Company assets are adjusted pursuant to clause (ii) of the
definition of “Gross Asset Value”.
4.5.3 If any assets of the Company are distributed in kind to the Members,
those assets shall be valued on the basis of their fair market value, and any Member entitled
to any interest in those assets shall receive that interest as a tenant -in-common with all
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other Members so entitled. Unless the Members otherwise agree, the fair market value of
the assets shall be determined by an independent appraiser who shall be selected by the
Managers. The Profit or Loss for each unsold asset shall be determined as if the asset had
been sold at its fair market value, and the Profit or Loss shall be allocated as provided in
Section 4.1 and shall be properly credited or charged to the Capital Accounts of the
Members prior to the distribution of the assets in liquidation pursuant to Section 9.3.
4.5.4 All Profit and Loss shall be allocated, and all distributions shall be
made, to the Persons shown on the records of the Company to have been Members as of
the last day of the Allocation Period for which the allocation or distr ibution is to be made.
Notwithstanding the foregoing, unless the Company's taxable year is separated into
segments, if there is a Transfer or an event which terminates the continued membership of
a Member in the Company under RCW 25.15.130 during the taxa ble year, the Profit and
Loss shall be allocated between the original Member and the successor on the basis of the
number of days each was a Member during the taxable year; provided, however, to the
extent permitted under Section 706 of the Code, the Compa ny's taxable year shall be
segregated into two or more segments in order to account for Profit, Loss, or proceeds
attributable to any extraordinary nonrecurring items of the Company.
4.5.5 The Managers are hereby authorized, upon the advice of the
Company's tax counsel, to amend this Article 4 to comply with the Code and the Regulations
promulgated under Section 704(b) of the Code; provided, however, that no amendment shall
materially affect distributions to a Member without the Member’s prior written consent.
Article 5
MANAGEMENT
5.1 Election of Managers. Except as otherwise expressly provided in this
Agreement, the powers of the Company shall be exercised by or under the authority of, and
the business and affairs of the Company shall be managed unde r the direction of, a manager
or managers (each a “Manager”). The initial Manager(s) of the Company shall be:
Rocky Yeung
(“Initial Manager”). Except as otherwise provided in this Agreement, each successor
Manager (a “Successor Manager”) shall be elected by the Super Majority Vote of the
Members in accordance with Article 6 hereof.
5.2 Powers of the Managers. The Managers shall have discretion and authority
in the management and control of the business and affairs of the Company, inc luding the
right to make and control all ordinary and usual decisions concerning the business and
affairs of the Company. For the avoidance of doubt, each Manager acting alone shall have
all of the powers alone delegated to the Managers or any Manager and whenever this
Agreement refers to the Managers or a Manager, such reference shall be interpreted to
mean any Manager whether acting alone or together with other Managers. In the event of
a conflict between the Managers with respect to a particular decisi on, such conflict shall
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be decided by the Members according to their Percentage Interest. Notwithstanding the
foregoing, any Person who deals with the Company may rely (without duty of further inquiry)
upon a certificate signed by any of the Managers as t o the identity and authority of any
Manager or other persons to act on behalf of the Company. The Managers shall, subject to
Section 5.3, possess power on behalf of the Company, to do or authorize the Company or
employees and agents of the Company, on beha lf of the Company, to do things necessary
or convenient to carry out the business and affairs of the Company, including but not
limited to the following upon majority vote of the company’s shareholders.
5.2.1 To conduct the Company’s business;
5.2.2 To maintain bank accounts and draw checks or other orders for the
payment of money and to maintain brokerage, mutual funds and similar accounts;
5.2.3 To bring or defend, pay, collect, compromise, arbitrate, resort to
legal action, or otherwise adjust claims or demands of or against the Company upon
majority vote of the company’s shareholders;
5.2.4 To deposit, withdraw, invest, pay, retain, and distribute the
Company’s funds in a manner consistent with the provisions of this Agreement upon
majority vote of the company’s shareholders;
5.2.5 To take all action which may be necessary or appropriate for the
continuation of the Company’s valid existence as a limited liability company under the
laws of the State of Washington and of each other jurisdic tion in which such existence is
necessary to protect the limited liability of the Members or to enable the Company to
conduct the business in which it is engaged;
5.2.6 To invest temporarily Company property in short -term instruments
or money market funds upon majority vote of the company’s shareholders;
5.2.7 To purchase from other Persons, at the expense of the Company,
contracts of liability, casualty and other insurance that the Managers deem advisable,
appropriate or convenient for the protection of the Company property or for any purpose
convenient or beneficial to the Company upon majority vote of the company’s
shareholders;
5.2.8 To acquire by purchase, lease, or otherwise, any real or personal
property, tangible or intangible, and to execute or modify leases with respect to any part or
all of the assets of the Company upon majority vote of the company’s shareholders;
5.2.9 To construct, operate, maintain, finance, and improve, and to own,
sell, convey, assign, mortgage, or lease any real estate and any personal property upon
majority vote of the company’s shareholders;
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5.2.10 To borrow money for and on behalf of the Company, and, in
connection therewith, execute and deliver instruments to hypothecate, encumber and grant
security interests in the assets of the Company to secure repayment of the sums borrowed
upon majority vote of the company’s shareholders;
5.2.11 To prepay, in whole or in part, refinance, amend, modify, or extend
any mortgages or deeds of trust which may affect any as set of the Company and in
connection therewith to execute for and on behalf of the Company any extensions, renewals
or modifications of such mortgages or deeds of trust upon majority vote of the company’s
shareholders;
5.2.12 To execute and deliver any and all agreements, instruments or other
documents as are necessary or desirable to carry out the intentions and purposes of the
above duties and powers; and
5.2.13 To do such other acts as majority v of the company’s shareholders.
may deem necessary or advisable, or as may be incidental to or necessary for the conduct
of the business of the Company;
Notwithstanding any other provision of this Section 5.2, a Manager shall not have
the authority, right or power to take any action described in Section 5.3 hereof unless such
action is approved by the Super Majority Vote of the Members or to take any other action
that by the terms of this Agreement or any other agreement requires the approval of a
specified percentage of the Members unless such requisite app roval is obtained, as
applicable, and provided further that the delegation of authority in this Section 5.2 may be
revoked in whole or in part with respect to any Successor Manager at any time or from
time to time by the Members acting by Super Majority Vote (but no such revocation shall
affect the rights of a third party under a contract entered into by the Company pursuant to
such delegated authority prior to the revocation thereof).
5.3 Limitations on Powers of Managers. The enumeration of powers in t his
Agreement shall not limit the general or implied powers of the Managers or any additional
powers provided by law. Notwithstanding the foregoing, Section 5.2, or any other
provision contained in this Agreement to the contrary, no act shall be taken, su m expended,
decision made, obligation incurred or power exercised by the Company, a Manager, a
Successor Manager, any employees or agents of the Company on behalf of the Company
with respect to any of the following, except with the approval of the Members (by meeting
or written consent) by Super Majority Vote:
5.3.1 The sale, lease, transfer, encumbrance or other disposition by the
Company of all or substantially all of its assets;
5.3.2 Any merger or consolidation involving the Company;
5.3.3 Any split, combination or reclassification of any Member’s Units;
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5.3.4 Except as may be provided for in this Agreement, the issuance by
the Company of any additional Interests or other equity interests (including any interests
convertible into equity interests) of the Company, or the admission of any Person as a
Member of the Company;
5.3.5 Any change of the Company’s name or any amendment or
restatement of the Certificate of Formation or this Agreement, including, without
limitation, any change in the purposes of the Company; or
5.3.6 The purchase, lease, exchange or acquisition of any equity interest
or assets of any other Person, other than in the ordinary course of business.
5.4 Limitation on Member’s Right to Bind C ompany. Unless expressly
authorized to do so by this Agreement or by the Managers in writing, no Member, employee,
or other agent of the Company shall have any power or authority to bind the Company in any
way, to pledge its credit or to render it liable for any purpose.
5.5 Compensation. The Managers shall not be entitled to compensation for
services rendered, but shall be entitled to reimbursement from the Company for reasonable
out-of-pocket expenses incurred in attending any meeting and in performin g their
obligations as Managers.
5.6 Resignation and Removal. Any Manager may resign at any time by giving
notice to the Company and the Members. Such resignation shall be made in writing and
shall take effect when the notice is delivered, unless the n otice specifies a later effective
date. The Members by Super Majority Vote and at a special meeting called expressly for
that purpose, may remove from office, with or without cause, any Manager and elect his or
her successor.
5.7 Vacancies. Upon the resignation, death, bankruptcy, or adjudication of
incompetence of an Initial Manager, any remaining Initial Manager shall serve as sole
Manager. Upon the resignation, death, bankruptcy, or adjudication of incompetence of all
Initial Managers, a Successor Manager shall be appointed by the Super Majority Vote of
the Members within sixty (60) days of such event. In case of any vacancy in any Successor
Manager, including a vacancy resulting from an action described in Section 5.6 not
otherwise filled by the Members pursuant to Section 5.6, the Members shall fill the vacancy
by a Super Majority Vote.
5.8 Meetings and Action by Written Consent . Meetings of the Managers may
be held either within or without the State of Washington at whatever place is specified in
the call of the meeting. In the absence of specific designation, the meetings shall be held
at 3123 NE SUNSET BLVD, RENTON, WA 98056. Any action that may be taken at a
meeting of the Managers may be taken without a meeting if consent in writing, setting forth
the action to be taken, is signed by all of the Managers.
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5.9 Conference Telephone Meetings. Meetings of the Managers may be held
by means of conference telephone or similar communications equipment so long as all
Persons participating in the meeting can speak to and hear each other. Participation in a
meeting by means of conference telephone shall constitute presence in person at such
meeting, except where a Person participates in the meeting for the express purpose of
objecting to the transaction of any business thereat on the ground that the meeting is not
lawfully called or convened.
5.10 Standard of Care; Liability. Each Manager shall discharge his or her duties
as Manager in good faith, with the care an ordinarily prudent person in a like position
would exercise under similar circumstances, and in a manner , he or she reasonably believes
to be in the best interests of the Company. The Managers shall not be liable for any
monetary damages to the Company for any breach of such duties exc ept for receipt of a
financial benefit to which the Managers are not entitled or a knowing violation of the law.
Article 6
MEETING OF MEMBERS
6.1 Place of Meetings. Meetings of Members shall be held at such place within
or without the State of Washington as determined by the Managers, pursuant to proper
notice.
6.2 Annual Meeting. An annual meeting of the Members of the Company shall
be held each year on the date and at the time each year as determined by the Managers,
who may, in their sole discretion, elect not to hold an annual meeting. The failure to hold
an annual meeting at the time stated herein does not affect the validity of any action taken
by the Company.
6.3 Special Meetings. Meetings of the Members may be called for any proper
purpose or purposes by the Managers or by a Member or Members holding more than thirty
percent (30%) of the Percentage Interests.
6.4 Notice of Meetings. A notice of all meetings, stating the place, day and hour
of the meeting shall be given to each Member at his or her address shown on the records
of the Company at least five (5) days prior thereto by the mailing of written notice, or at
least two (2) days prior thereto by personal delivery of written notice or by telephonic or
telegraphic notice, or other electronic means of notice (and the method of notice need not
be the same to each Member). If notice is mailed, the notice shall be deemed effective
when deposited in the United States mail properly addressed with postage thereon prepaid.
If sent by facsimile or other electronic means, such notice shall be deemed effective when
the facsimile machine or other electronic means prints or acknowledges that the
transmission was successfully executed. Neither the business to be transacted at, nor the
purpose of, any regular or special meeting of the Members need be specified in the notice.
6.5 Waiver of Notice. Attendance of a Member at a meeting shall constitute a
waiver of notice of the meeting, except where such Member attends for the express purpose
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of objecting to the transaction of any business on the ground that the meeting is not lawfully
called or convened. Notification of a meeting may also be waived in writing. Attendance
at a meeting is not a waiver of any right to object to the consideration of th e matters required
to be included in the notice of the meeting, but not so included, if the objection is expressly
made at the meeting.
6.6 Voting. All Members shall be entitled to vote on any matter submitted to a
vote of the Members. Members may vote either in person or by proxy at any meeting.
Each Member shall be entitled to one vote for each Percentage Interest held by such
Member. Fractional votes shall be permitted. Unless otherwise specifically provided, the
Majority Vote of the Members shall be the act of the Members.
6.7 Action by Written Consent. Any action that may be taken at a meeting of
the Members may be taken without a meeting if a consent in writing, setting forth the action
to be taken, shall be signed and dated by Members holding the requisite Percentage
Interests and such consent shall have the same force and effect as a vote of the signing
Members at a meeting duly called and held pursuant to this Article 6.
6.8 Proxies. Members may vote at any meeting either in person or by proxy
executed in writing and delivered to another Member. No proxy shall be valid after eleven
(11) months from the date of its execution, unless otherwise provided in the proxy.
6.9 Conference Telephone Meetings. Meetings of the Members may be held by
means of conference telephone or similar communications equipment so long as all Persons
participating in the meeting can speak to and hear eac h other. Participation in a meeting
by means of conference telephone shall constitute presence in person at such meeting,
except where a Person participates in the meeting for the express purpose of objecting to
the transaction of any business thereat on the ground that the meeting is not lawfully called
or convened.
6.10 Deadlock. A deadlock (“Deadlock”) shall be deemed to exist if, with respect
to any issue concerning the Company’s affairs or management, the votes for and against the
issue are evenly divided. If a Deadlock occurs and is not resolved, then any Member shall
have an option to sell his or her Interest to any other Member by complying with the following
procedures:
6.10.1 Initial Offer to Sell. The Member who desires to initiate the sale
(“Initiating Member”) shall make a written offer (the “Deadlock Offer”) to sell his or her
entire Interest (the “Initiating Member’s Interest”) to the other Members.
6.10.2 Terms of Deadlock Offer. The Deadlock Offer shall state the sales
price, the terms and all other significant details that shall pertain to the proposed sale and
shall specify payment in cash on closing.
6.10.3 Ninety (90) Day Option to Respond. Within ninety (90) days
following receipt of the Deadlock Offer, a Member (the “Responding Member”) may elect
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to purchase the Initiating Member’s Interest for the price and on the terms specified in the
Deadlock Offer. If there is more than one Responding Member electing to purchase, then
each such Responding Member’s right and obliga tion to purchase shall be in the same
proportion that his or her Percentage Interest bears to the Percentage Interests held by all
Responding Members. The Responding Member(s) must purchase all of the Initiating
Member’s Interest and must close the purchase within ninety (90) days following the date
of the Deadlock Offer.
6.10.4 Obligation to Purchase on Expiration of Deadlock Offer . If the
Responding Member does not elect to purchase all of the Initiating Member’s Interest
within the ninety (90) day period, within thirty (30) days after the expiration of such ninety
(90) day period, the Initiating Member shall be required to purchase, and the Responding
Member shall be required to sell, the Responding Member’s Interest on the same terms and
conditions as the Deadlock Offer, pro-rated as appropriate based on the relevant Percentage
Interests of the Initiating and Responding Members’ Interests.
6.10.5 Obligations. In the event of a sale and purchase of a Member’s
Interest in the Company pursuant to this Section 5.12 (a “Sale”), then any indebtedness of
the Company held by the selling Member shall be sold by the selling Member and shall be
purchased by the purchasing Member at its face amount (plus any accrued but unpaid stated
interest) for cash at the time of the closing of the Sale.
6.10.6 Release of Guaranties. In conjunction with the closing of a Sale
under this Section 6.10, the purchasing Member shall obtain a release of all guaranties
made by the selling Member in favor of a third party. In the event that the purchasing
Member cannot obtain such a release, the purchasing Member shall indemnify and hold
harmless the selling Member for any loss, damage, or expense arising out of such guaranty.
6.10.7 Essential Provision. The Members agree that the provisions of this
Section 6.10 are essential to the Company and to each Member and to the extent that any
provision of this Agreement or of the then existing law is inconsistent with the provisions
of this Section 6.10, it is the intention of the Members that the provisions of this Section
6.10 shall control.
Article 7
LIMITATION OF LIABILITY;
INDEPENDENT ACTIVITIES; INDEMNIFICATION
7.1 Limitation of Liability. Neither the Members nor the Managers of the
Company shall be liable, responsible or accountable in damages or otherwise to the
Company or the Members for any act or omission by any such Person performed in good
faith pursuant to the authority granted to such Person by this Agreement or in accordance
with its provisions, and in a manner reasonably believed by such Person to be within the
scope of the authority granted to such Person and in the best interest of the Company;
provided, however, that such Person shall retain liability for acts or omissions that involve
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gross negligence, intentional misconduct, a knowing violation of the law, a violation of
RCW 25.15.235 (in the case of Members only) or for any transaction from which the
Person will personally receive a benefit in money, property, or services to which the Person
is not legally entitled.
7.2 Limitations to Third Parties. The debts, obligations and liabilities of the
Company, whether arising in contract, tort or otherwise, shall be solely the d ebts,
obligations and liabilities of the Company, and no Member or Manager of the Company
shall be obligated personally for any such debt, obligation or liability by reason of being
the Member or Manager of the Company.
7.3 Failure to Observe Formalities. A failure to observe any formalities or
requirements of this Agreement, the Certificate of Formation or the Act shall not be
grounds for imposing personal liability on the Members or Managers for liabilities of the
Company.
7.4 Independent Activities. Any Member or Manager may engage in or possess
an interest in other business ventures of every nature and description, independently or with
others, including, without limitation, the ownership, financing, management, employment
by, lending or otherwise participating in businesses that are similar to the business of the
Company, and neither the Company nor the other Members shall have any right by virtue
of this Agreement in and to such independent ventures as to the income or profits therefrom
and shall not be liable for a breach of duty of loyalty or any other duty.
7.5 Indemnification
7.5.1 Indemnification. To the fullest extent permitted by applicable law,
a Member, a Manager and each director, officer, partner, employee or agent thereof
(“Covered Person”) shall be entitled to indemnification from the Company from and
against any judgments, settlements, penalties, fines or expenses incurred in a proceeding
to which such Covered Person is a party because he or she is, or was, a Member or Mana ger
or for any loss, damage, or claim incurred by such Covered Person by reason of any act or
omission performed or omitted by such Covered Person in good faith on behalf of the
Company and in a manner reasonably believed to be within the scope of authorit y conferred
on such Covered Person by this Agreement, except that no Covered Person shall be entitled
to be indemnified from or on account of acts or omissions of the Covered Person finally
adjudged to be gross negligence, intentional misconduct or a knowi ng violation of the law,
conduct of the Member or Manager adjudged to be in violation of RCW 25.15.235 or any
transaction for with respect to which it is finally adjudged that such Covered Person
received a benefit in money, property, or services to which such Covered Person was not
legally entitled. Any indemnity under this Section 7.5.1 shall be provided out of and to the
extent of Company assets only, and no other Covered Person shall have any personal
liability on account thereof.
7.5.2 Notice. In the event that any claim, demand, action, suit or
proceeding shall be instituted or asserted or any loss, damage or claim shall arise in respect
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of which indemnity may be sought by a Covered Person pursuant to Section 7.5.1, such
Covered Person shall promptly notify the Company thereof in writing. Failure to provide
notice shall not affect the Company’s obligations hereunder except to the extent the
Company is actually prejudiced thereby.
7.5.3 Contest. The Company shall have the right, exercisable sub ject to
the approval of the disinterested Covered Persons, to participate in and control the defense
of any such claim, demand, action, suit or proceeding, and in connection therewith, to retain
counsel reasonably satisfactory to each Covered Person, at th e Company’s expense, to
represent each Covered Person and any others the Company may designate in such claim,
demand, action, suit or proceeding. The Company shall keep the Covered Person advised
of the status of such claim, demand, action, suit or procee ding and the defense thereof and
shall consider in good faith recommendations made by the Covered Person with respect
thereto.
Article 8
ADMISSIONS AND TRANSFERS
8.1 Transfers Generally. No Person may Transfer all or any portion of or any
interest or rights in the Person’s Interest except as provided in this Article 8. To be valid,
any Transfer (including without limitation any Transfer to a Family Member) of Interest
must satisfy the following conditions:
8.1.1 The Transfer must be in compliance with the terms of this
Agreement;
8.1.2 The transferor must deliver to the Company written evidence of a
valid Transfer under the terms of this Agreement and a written agreement of the transferee
(other than an existing Member) to be bound by the terms o f this Agreement and to the
appointment of the Managers as the transferee’s attorneys -in-fact as set forth in
Section 11.2 hereof; and
8.1.3 The Transfer must comply with applicable federal and state
securities laws.
8.2 Family Transfers. Any Member may at any time, and from time to time,
Transfer his or her Interest or any portion thereof to or for the benefit of any Family
Member by any means, including without limitation by gift, inheritance, bequest or devise,
directly or to or through any trust or other fiduciary method provided that the transferring
Member receives no consideration for said Transfer.
8.3 Other Transfers. If a Member or any other Person should desire to Transfer
all or any portion of his or her Interest (the “Offered Interest”) to a transferee other than a
Family Member or to a Family Member for consideration, the Company shall have an
option to purchase the Offered Interest from the transferor. The transferor shall first give
notice to the Company and all Members of his or h er proposed Transfer (the “Offer
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Notice”). The Offer Notice shall include: (i) the transferee’s identity; (2) a true and
complete copy of the transferee’s offer; and (iii) the transferor’s offer to sell the Offered
Interest. The Company shall exercise it s option by giving written notice to the transferor
within thirty (30) days after receipt of the Offer Notice. The purchase price shall be the
lesser of the price contained in the transferee’s offer and the fair market value of the Offered
Interest determined as follows:
8.3.1 The Company’s regular independent accounting firm shall
determine the book value of the Company and shall make the following adjustments to
determine the fair market value of the Units to be Transferred:
8.3.1.1 Real estate shall be appraised by independent professional
appraisers selected by the Managers. The book value of the real estate shall be adjusted to
reflect the current fair market value of the property after taking into account any federal,
state or local taxes which would be due if the property was sold and a gain realized. In
determining the federal income tax, the rate of tax used in the computation shall be the then
applicable maximum individual capital gains tax rate;
8.3.1.2 Any other assets shall be adjusted to fair market value;
8.3.1.3 Appropriate reserves shall be established by the accountants
for any contingent liability;
8.3.1.4 An appropriate discount for lack of marketability shall be
made from the value determined after the ad justments in book value have been made as
provided in Sections 8.3.1.1 through 8.3.1.3 above; and
8.3.1.5 A further appropriate discount for lack of control may be
made from the value determined after the adjustments in book value have been made as
provided in Sections 8.3.1.1 through 8.3.1.4 above.
8.3.2 The purchase price shall at the Company’s option be paid in a lump
sum or in ten (10) equal annual installments with the first installment due ninety (90) days
after the Company has given notice of the exercise of its option. Interest will be at the
Applicable Federal Rate for a long term loan effective as of the date of the Transfer. The
Company may accelerate any or all payments without incurring a prepayment penalty.
Unless the parties agree otherwise, all payments shall be made in cash.
8.3.3 In the event the Company elects not to exercise its option, any
Member shall have the option to purchase the Offered Interest at the price and on the terms
stated in this Article 8 for a period of forty-five (45) days following the receipt of the Offer
Notice (the “Offer Period”). If more than one Member desires to purchase the Offered
Interest, in the absence of an agreement between or among them, each purchasing Member
shall purchase the Units in the proportion that his or her Units bear to the total Units of all
of the Members who desire to exercise the option.
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8.3.4 In the event neither the Company nor the Members elect to purchase
the Offered Interest, the Member desiring to Transfer the Offered Interest may do so at any
time within sixty (60) days after the last day of the Offer Period, provided that such
Transfer shall be made on terms no more favorable to the transferee than the terms
contained in the transferee’s offer and provided further th at any transferee shall acquire the
Interest subject to the restrictions on further Transfer set forth in this Agreement. If the
Offered Interest is not Transferred in accordance with the terms of the preceding sentence,
the Offered Interest shall again become subject to all of the conditions and restrictions of
this Article 8.
8.4 Reasonableness of Restrictions. Each Member hereby acknowledges the
reasonableness of the prohibition in this Article 8 in view of the purposes of the Company
and the relationship of the Members. The Transfer of any Interest or portion thereof in
violation of the prohibition contained in this Article 8 shall be deemed invalid, null and
void, and of no force or effect. Any Person to whom an Interest or portion thereof is
attempted to be Transferred in violation of this Article 8 shall not be entitled to become a
Member, to vote on matters coming before the Members, participate in the management of
the Company, act as an agent of the Company, receive distributions from the Comp any, or
have any other rights in or with respect to the Units. The transferee shall not be admitted
as a Member unless the Members unanimously consent.
8.5 Withdrawal. A Member may not withdraw from the Company prior to the
time for the dissolution and commencement of winding up of the Company without the
unanimous written consent of all of the Members.
Article 9
DISSOLUTION AND LIQUIDATION
9.1 Events of Dissolution. The Company shall be dissolved upon the happening
of any of the following events:
9.1.1 upon the unanimous written agreement of the Members; or
9.1.2 the happening of any other event that makes it unlawful, impossible
or impractical to carry on the business of the Company.
9.2 Right to Continue. The death, retirement, resignation, expulsion,
adjudication of incapacity, bankruptcy of a Member or the occurrence of any other event
which otherwise terminates the continued membership of a Member in the Company under
RCW 25.15.130 shall not result in the dissolution of the Company.
9.3 Procedure for Winding Up and Dissolution. If the Company is dissolved,
the Managers shall wind up its affairs. On winding up of the Company, the assets of the
Company shall be distributed, first, to creditors of the Company, including Members and
Managers who are creditors, in satisfaction of the liabilities of the Company, and then,
amounts in excess of any reserves deemed reasonably necessary by the Managers to pay
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all of the Company’s claims and obligations shall be distributed to the Members in
accordance with the balances in their respective Capital Accounts . This Agreement shall
remain in full force and effect during the period of winding up.
9.4 Allocation of Profit and Loss in Liquidation . The allocation of Profit, Loss
and other tax items or attributes following a dissolution event, including gain or loss from
capital events occurring during the course of winding up, shall be determined in accordance
with the provisions of Article 4 and shall be credited or charged to the Capital Accounts of
the Members in the same manner as such Article 4 would require in the absence of
dissolution and winding up.
9.5 No Obligation to Restore Negative Capital Account Balance on
Liquidation. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Agreement, upon a
liquidation within the meaning of Regulation Section 1.704 -1(b)(2)(ii)(g), if any Member
has a negative Capital Account balance (after giving effect to all contributions,
distributions, allocations and other Capital Account adjustments for all taxable ye ars,
including the year during which such liquidation occurs), such Member shall have no
obligation to make any Capital Contribution to the Company, and the negative balance of
such Member's Capital Account shall not be considered a debt owed by such Membe r to
the Company or to any other Person for any purpose whatsoever.
9.6 Return of Contribution Nonrecourse to Other Members. Except as provided
by law or as expressly provided in this Agreement, upon dissolution each Member shall
look solely to the Company properties for the return of its Capital Contribution. If the
property remaining after the payment or discharge of liabilities of the Company is
insufficient to return the Capital Contributions of the Members, no Member shall have
recourse against any other Member.
9.7 Termination. 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 winding up, liquidation and dist ribution
of the assets upon filing a Certificate of Cancellation pursuant to the Act, the Company
shall be deemed terminated.
Article 10
BOOKS, RECORDS, AND ACCOUNTING
10.1 Bank and Brokerage Accounts. All funds of the Company shall be
deposited in a bank account or brokerage accounts opened in the Company’s name . The
Managers shall determine upon majority approval of the members the institution or
institutions at which the accounts will be opened and maintained, the types of accounts,
and the Persons who will have authority with respect to the accounts and the funds therein
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10.2 Books and Records.
10.2.1 The Managers shall keep or cause to be kept complete and accurate
books and records of the Company and supporting documentation of the transacti ons with
respect to the conduct of the Company’s business. The records shall include, but not be
limited to, those listed in RCW 25.15.135, including complete and accurate information
regarding the state of the business and financial condition of the Comp any, a copy of the
Certificate of Formation and this Agreement, all amendments thereto and any prior
agreements no longer in effect, a current and a past list of the names and last known mailing
addresses of all Members and Managers, and the Company’s fede ral, state, and local tax
returns and reports, if any, for the three (3) most recent years. In addition, unless contained
in the Certificate of Formation, the records shall include a written statement of: (i) the
amount of cash and a description of the agreed value of the other property or services
contributed by each Member; (ii) times at which or events on the happening of which any
additional contributions agreed to be made by each Member are to be made; and (iii) any
right of a Member to receive distr ibutions which include a return of all or any part of the
Member’s contribution.
10.2.2 The books and records shall be maintained in accordance with sound
accounting practices consistently applied and shall be available at the Company’s principal
office for examination by any Member or the Member’s duly authorized representative at
any and all reasonable times during normal business hours.
10.2.3 Each Member shall reimburse the Company for all costs and
expenses incurred by the Company in connection with the Member’s inspection and
copying of the Company’s books and records.
10.3 Annual Accounting Period. The annual accounting period of the Company
shall be its Fiscal Year.
10.4 Reports.
10.4.1 Annual Report. The Managers shall file an annual report as required
by the Secretary of State of the State of Washington.
10.4.2 Reports to Members. At least fifteen (15) days prior to the due date
of the Members’ federal income tax returns, the Managers shall deliver to the Members
(and any unadmitted assignee), that tax information concerning the Company necessary for
preparing the Member’s income tax returns for that year.
10.5 Tax Matters Member. Miguel A. Diaz-Covarrubias shall be the Company’s
tax matters partner (“Tax Matters Member”). The Tax Matters Member shall have all
powers and responsibilities provided in Sections 6221 to 6233 of the Code. The Tax
Matters Member shall keep all Members informed of all notices from government taxing
authorities that may come to the attention of the Tax Matters Member. The Company shall
pay and be responsible for all reasonable third -party costs and expenses incurred by the
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Tax Matters Member in performing those duties. A Member shall be responsible for any
costs incurred by the Member with respect to any tax audit or tax -related administrative or
judicial proceeding against any Member, eve n though it relates to the Company. The Tax
Matters Member shall not compromise any dispute with the Internal Revenue Service
without the approval of the Members by Super Majority Vote.
10.6 Tax Elections. The Managers shall have the authority to make all Company
elections permitted under the Code, including, without limitation, elections of methods of
depreciation and elections under Section 754 of the Code. The decision to make or not
make an election shall be at the Managers’ sole and absolute discretion.
10.7 Title to Company Property.
10.7.1 Except as provided in Section 10.7.2, all real and personal property
acquired by the Company shall be acquired and held by the Company in its name.
10.7.2 The Managers upon approval of majority vote of members may
direct that legal title to all or any portion of the Company’s property be acquired or held in
a name other than the Company’s name. Without limiting the foregoing, the Managers
may cause title to be acquired and held in its name or in the nam es of trustees, nominees,
or straw parties for the Company. It is expressly understood and agreed that the manner of
holding title to the Company’s property (or any part thereof) is solely for the convenience
of the Company and all of that property shall be treated as Company property.
Article 11
AMENDMENTS; GENERAL PROVISIONS
11.1 Assurances. Each Member shall execute all certificates and other
documents and shall do all such filing, recording, publishing, and other acts as the
Managers deems appropriate to comply with the requirements of law for the formation and
operation of the Company and to comply with any laws, rules, and regulations relating to
the acquisition, operation, or holding of the property of the Company.
11.2 Power of Attorney. Each of the Members signatory hereto irrevocably
constitutes and appoints Rocky Yeung as his or her true and lawful attorney-in-fact in his
or her name, place and stead to make, execute, acknowledge and file (a) any instrument
that may be required by the Company under the laws of the State of Washington or which
the Managers may deem advisable to file; (b) any and all amendments or modifications of
the instruments described in the preceding subdivision (a), subject to applicable law; and
(c) all documents which may be required to effectuate the dissolution and termination of
the Company, it being expressly understood and intended by each of the Members that the
foregoing power of attorney is coupled with an interest.
11.3 Notifications. Any notice, demand, consent, election, offer, approval,
request, or other communication (collectively a “Notice”) required or permitted under this
Agreement must be in writing and either delivered personally or sent by certified or
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registered mail, postage prepaid, return receipt requested. Any Notice to be given
hereunder by the Company shall be given by the Managers. A Notice must be addressed
to any Member at the Member’s last known address on the records of the Company. A
Notice to the Company must be addressed to the Company’s principal office. A Notice
delivered personally will be deemed given only when acknowl edged in writing by the
person to whom it is delivered. A Notice that is sent by mail will be deemed given three
(3) business days after it is mailed. Any party may designate, by Notice to all of the others,
substitute addresses or addressees for Notices; thereafter, Notices are to be directed to those
substitute addresses or addressees.
11.4 Specific Performance. The parties recognize that irreparable injury will
result from a breach of any provision of this Agreement and that money damages will be
inadequate to remedy the injury fully. Accordingly, in the event of a breach or threatened
breach of one or more of the provisions of this Agreement, any party who may be injured
(in addition to any other remedies which may be available to that party) shall be entitled to
one or more preliminary or permanent orders (i) restraining and enjoining any act that
would constitute a breach or (ii) compelling the performance of any obligation that, if not
performed, would constitute a breach.
11.5 Amendment.
11.5.1 This Agreement may be amended by a Super Majority Vote of the
Members, provided however that no amendment that materially reduces the distributions
which may be made to a Member or an unadmitted assignee (or changes the Profit or Loss
allocation to such Member or unadmitted assignee) may be made without such Member's
consent. No provision of this Agreement requiring that any action be taken only upon
approval by a unanimous vote of the Members may be modified, amended or repealed
unless such modification, amendment or repeal is approved by a unanimous vote of the
Members.
11.6 Complete Agreement. This Agreement constitutes the complete and
exclusive statement of the agreement among the Members. It supersedes all prior written
and oral statements, including any prior representation, statement, condition, or warranty.
11.7 Applicable Law. All questions concerning the construction, validity, and
interpretation of this Agreement and the performance of the obligations imposed by this
Agreement shall be governed by the internal law, not the law of conflicts, of the State of
Washington.
11.8 Section Titles. The headings herein are inserted as a matter of convenience
only and do not define, limit, or describe the scope of this Agreement or the intent of the
provisions hereof.
11.9 Successors and Assigns. This Agreement is binding upon, and inures to the
benefit of, the parties hereto and their respective heirs, executors, administrators, personal
and legal representatives, successors, and permitted assigns.
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11.10 Resolution of Disputes.
11.10.1 Mediation/Arbitration. In the event of any dispute arising
under or relating to this Agreement, the parties hereby agree to mediate any such dispute
before a mediator from Judicial Dispute Resolution, LLC or Judicial Arbitration and
Mediation Services in Seattle, Washington. If the dispute is not resolved within sixty (60)
days from the request for mediation, such dispute shall be submitted to arbitration under
the Commercial Arbitration Rules before an arbitrator appointed by the American
Arbitration Association in Seattle, Washington.
11.10.2 Jurisdiction and Venue. Any mediation, arbitration or
lawsuit involving any dispute or matter arising under this Agreement may only be brought
before the appropriate tribunal or court in Seattle, Washington. All Members hereby
consent to the exercise of personal jurisdiction by any such tribunal or court with respect
to any such proceeding.
11.11 Terms. Common nouns and pronouns shall be deemed to refer to the
masculine, feminine, neuter, singular, and plural, as the identity of the Person may in the
context require.
11.12 Separability of Provisions. Each provision of this Agreement shall be
considered separable; and if, for any reason, any provision or provisions herein are
determined to be invalid and contrary to any existing or future law, such invalidity shall
not impair the operation of or affect those portions of this Agreement which are valid.
11.13 Investment Representations. The Interests in the Company have not been
registered under the Securities Act of 1933 or any state securities laws (collectively, the
“Securities Acts”) because the Company is issuing Interests in reliance upon the
exemptions from registration requirements of the Securities Acts, and the Company is
relying upon the fact that the Interests are to be held by each Member for investment.
Accordingly, each Member hereby confirms the following representations:
(a) Interests have been acquired for such Member’s own account, for
investment and not with a view to the resale or distribution thereof and may not be offered
or sold to anyone unless there is an effective registration or other qualification relating
thereto under all applicable Securities Acts or unless such Member delivers to the Company
an opinion of counsel, satisfactory to the Company, that such registration or other
qualification is not required;
(b) The Member understands that the Company is under no obliga tion
to register the Interests or to assist any Member in complying with any exemption from
registration under the Securities Acts;
(c) The Member is experienced in evaluating and investing in
companies such as the Company. The Member is aware of the Company’s business affairs
and financial condition and has acquired sufficient information about the Company to reach
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an informed and knowledgeable decision to acquire the Interests;
(d) The Member understands that: (i) the Company is a newly formed
limited liability company with no prior operating history, revenues or earnings; (ii) there
can be no assurance as to the amount, if any, of revenues or profits that the Company may
generate; (iii) an investment in the Interest is highly speculative; (iv) inves tors must accept
the risk of potentially losing their entire investment in the Company; (v) the Company has
only very limited amounts of cash and may be required to obtain additional cash in order
to finance its operations; and (vi) there can be no assurance that the Company will be able
to obtain additional capital on acceptable terms or at all; and
(e) The Member acknowledges that the Company has not made any
representation or warranty, either express or implied, to Member regarding the Company,
the Interest or the investment in the Interests.
11.14 Counterparts. This Agreement may be executed simultaneously in two (2)
or more counterparts, each of which shall be deemed an original and all of which, when
taken together, constitute one and the same document. The signature of any party to any
counterpart shall be deemed a signature to, and may be appended to, any other counterpart.
11.15 Consents. Unless otherwise explicitly provided for herein, any and all
consents, agreements or approvals provided for or permitted by this Agreement shall be in
writing and a signed copy thereof shall be filed and kept with the books of the Company.
11.16 Legends. If certificates for any Unit or Units are issued, each such
certificate shall bear such legends as ma y be required by applicable federal and state laws,
or as may be deemed necessary or appropriate by the Managers to reflect restrictions upon
Transfer contemplated herein.
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LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY AGREEMENT
OF
Kiddie Research LLC
SIGNATURE PAGE
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have executed this Agreement as of
the date and year first above written.
COMPANY
Kiddie Research LLC
By_____________________________
Rocky Yeung, Manager
MEMBER(S)
By_____________________________
Ying Chiao Chen
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LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY AGREEMENT
OF
KIDDIE RESEARCH LLC
EXHIBIT A
MEMBERS
Member/Address Capital
Account
Balance
Percentage
Interest
Units
Ying Chiao Chen
1025 N 36th street, Renton,
WA98056
$940,000.00 100% 100
TOTAL CAPITAL $940,000.00 100% 100
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LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY AGREEMENT
OF
KIDDIE RESEARCH LLC
ANNEX I
“Act” means the Washington Limited Liability Company Act, as provided in
Chapter 25.15 RCW, as amended from time to time.
“Adjusted Capital Account Deficit” means, with respect to any Member, the deficit
balance, if any, in the Member’s Capital Account as of the end of the relevant Allocation
Period, after giving effect to the following adjustments:
(i) The Capital Account shall be credited with the amounts which the Member
is deemed obligated to restore pursuant to Regulation Sections 1.704 -2(g)(1) and (i)(5)
(i.e., the Member’s share of Minimum Gain and Member Minimum Gain); and
(ii) The Capital Account shall be debited with the items described in Regulation
Sections 1.704-1(b)(2)(ii)(d)(4), (5) and (6).
“Agreement” means this Agreement, as amended from time to time.
“Allocation Period” means (i) the period beginning on the date hereof and ending
December 31, 2006, (ii) any subsequent Fiscal Year, or (iii) any portion of a period
described in clause (i) or (ii) for which the Company is required to allo cate Profit, Loss and
other items of Company income, gain, loss or deduction pursuant to Article 4 of this
Agreement.
“Applicable Federal Rate” shall have the meaning given in Code Section 1274.
“Available Cash” means all cash funds derived from operati ons of the Company
(including interest received on reserves), without reduction for any noncash charges, but
less cash funds used to pay current operating expenses and to pay or establish reasonable
reserves for future expenses, debt payments, capital impr ovements, and replacements as
determined by the Managers.
“Capital Account” means the account to be maintained by the Company for each
Member in accordance with the following provisions:
(i) A Member’s Capital Account shall be credited with the Member’s Capital
Contributions, the amount of any Company liabilities assumed by the Member (other than
liabilities secured by Company property distributed to the Member), the Member’s
allocable share of Profit, and any item in the nature of income or gain specia lly allocated
to the Member pursuant to the provisions of Article 4 (other than Section 4.4.2); and
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(ii) A Member’s Capital Account shall be debited with the amount of money
and the fair market value of any Company property distributed to the Member (net of
liabilities secured by such distributed property that such Member is considered to assume
or take subject to under Section 752 of the Code), the amount of the Member’s individual
liabilities that are assumed by the Company (other than liabilities that reduce the amount
of any Capital Contribution made by such Member), the Member’s allocable share of Loss,
and any item in the nature of expenses or losses specially allocated to the Member pursuant
to the provisions of Article 4 (other than Section 4.4.2).
If any Interest is Transferred pursuant to the terms of this Agreement, the transferee
shall succeed to the Capital Account of the transferor to the extent the Capital Account is
attributable to the Transferred Interest. If the Gross Asset Value of Company property is
adjusted as provided herein, the Capital Account of each Member shall be adjusted to
reflect the aggregate adjustment in the same manner as if the Company had recognized
gain or loss equal to the amount of such aggregate adjustment. It is intended that the Capital
Accounts of all Members shall be maintained in compliance with the provisions of Section
1.704-1(b) of the Regulations, and all provisions of this Agreement relating to the
maintenance of Capital Accounts shall be interpreted and applied in a manner consistent
with that Regulation.
“Capital Contribution” means the total amount of cash and the Gross Asset Value
of any other assets contributed (or deemed contributed under Regulation Section
1.704-1(b)(2)(iv)(d)) to the Company by a Member, net of liabilities assumed by the Company
or to which the assets are subject.
“Code” means the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, or any
corresponding provision of any succeeding law.
“Company” means Kiddie Research LLC.
“Covered Person” has the meaning set forth in Section 7.5.1.
“Deadlock” has the meaning set forth in Section 6.10.
“Deadlock Offer” has the meaning set forth in Section 6.10.1.
“Family Member” shall mean Ying Chiao Chen and his/her/their lineal
descendants including (1) any child who is adopted during such child’s minority and (2)
the trustees of any trust established by a Member for the benefit of a Family Member or
such Member’s spouse or lineal descendant, provided (a) that the trustees agree to be bound
by the terms of this Agreement, and (b) upon termination of the trust, any Units held by
the trustees shall be distributed to a Family Member.
“Fiscal Year” means the calendar year.
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“Gross Asset Value” means, with respect to any asset, the asset’s adjusted basis for
federal income tax purposes, with the following adjustments:
(i) The initial Gross Asset Value of any asset contributed by a Member
to the Company shall be the fair market value of the asset, as determined by the contributing
Member and the Company; and
(ii) The Gross Asset Value of all Company assets shall be adjusted to
equal their respective fair market values, as determined by the Members, immediately prior
to the following times: (a) the acquisition of an additional interest in the Company by any
new or existing Member in exchange for more than a de minimis Capital Contribution,
except as otherwise provided in this Agreement; (b) the distribution by the Company to a
Member of more than a de minimis amount of Company assets as consideration for an
interest in the Company; (c) the liquidation of the Company within the meaning of
Regulation Section 1.704-1(b)(2)(ii)(g); and (d) the date the Company grants an Interest in
the Company, other than a de minimis interest, as consideration for the provision of services
to or for the benefit of the Company by an existing Member or a new Member.
All such adjustments shall be made in accordance with the rules set forth in
Regulation Section 1.704-1(b)(2)(iv)(f). Notwithstanding the foregoing, adjustments
pursuant to clauses (a), (b), (c) and (d) above shall be made only if the Managers reasonably
determine that such adjustments are necessary or appropriate to reflect the relative
economic interests of the Members. The Gross Asset Value of any Company asset
distributed to any Member shall be adjusted immediately prior to such distribution to equal
its fair market value (if not adjusted pursuant to clause (b) above). Depreciation shall be
calculated by reference to Gross Asset Value, instead o f tax basis, if Gross Asset Value
differs from tax basis.
“Initial Manager” means the Person or Persons designated as such in Section 5.1.
“Initiating Member” has the meaning set forth in Section 6.10.1.
“Initiating Member’s Interest” has the meaning set forth in Section 6.10.1.
“Interest” means the ownership interest of a Member in the Company (which shall
be considered personal property for all purposes), consisting of (i) such Member’s
Percentage Interest in Profit, Loss, allocations, and distributions, (ii) such Member’s right
to vote or grant or withhold consents with respect to Company matters as provided herein
or under the Act, and (iii) such Member’s other rights and privileges as herein provided.
“Majority Vote” means with respect to actions taken by Members, the affirmative
vote in consent of Members more than 50% of the Percentage Interests.
“Manager” means the Person designated as such in or pursuant to Section 5.1.
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“Member” means each Person, except the Company, signing this Agreement and
any Person who subsequently is admitted as a member of the Company.
“Member Minimum Gain” has the meaning and shall be determined as set forth in
Regulation Section 1.704-2(i) for “partner nonrecourse debt minimum gain.”
“Member Nonrecourse Deductions” has the meaning and shall be determined as
set forth in Regulation Section 1.704-2(i) for “partner nonrecourse deductions.”
“Minimum Gain” has the meaning and shall be determined as set forth in
Regulation Sections 1.704-2(b)(2) and 1.704-2(d) for “partnership minimum gain.”
“Negative Capital Account” means a Capital Account with a balance of less than
zero.
“Nonrecourse Deductions” has the meaning set forth in Regulation Section
1.704-2(b)(1).
“Notice” has the meaning set forth in Section 11.3.
“Offer Notice” has the meaning set forth in Section 8.3.
“Offered Interest” has the meaning set forth in Section 8.3.
“Offer Period” has the meaning set forth in Section 8.3.3.
“Percentage Interest” means the percent derived by dividing the number of Units
held by a Member by the total number of Units held by all Members.
“Person” means and includes an individual, corporation, partnership, association,
limited liability company, trust, estate, or other entity.
“Profit” and “Loss” means, for each Allocation Period of the Company (or other
period for which Profit or Loss must be computed), the Company’s taxable income or loss
determined in accordance with Section 703(a) of the Code, with the following adjustments:
(i) All items of income, gain, loss, deduction, or credit required to be stated
separately pursuant to Section 703(a)(1) of the Code shall be taken into account; and
(ii) Any tax-exempt income of the Company, not otherwise taken into account
in computing Profit or Loss, shall be included; and
(iii) Any expenditures of the Company described in Section 705(a)(2)(B) of the
Code (or treated as such pursuant to Regulation Section 1.704 -1(b)(2)(iv)(i)) and not
otherwise taken into account in computing Profit or Loss, shall be subtracted; and
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(iv) Gain or loss resulting from any taxable disposition of Company property
shall be computed by reference to the Gross Asset Value of the property disposed of,
notwithstanding the fact that the Gross Asset Value differs from th e adjusted basis of the
property for federal income tax purposes; and
(v) In lieu of the depreciation, amortization, or cost recovery deductions
allowable in computing taxable income or loss, there shall be taken into account the
depreciation or amortization computed for book purposes; and
(vi) Notwithstanding any other provision of this definition, any items which are
specially allocated pursuant to Section 4.3 hereof shall not be taken into account.
“Regulations” mean the income tax regulations, inc luding any temporary
regulations, from time to time promulgated under the Code.
“Regulatory Allocation” has the meaning set forth in Section 4.3.5.
“Responding Member” has the meaning set forth in Section 6.10.3.
“Sale” has the meaning set forth in Section 6.10.5.
“Successor Manager” has the meaning set forth in Section 5.1.
“Super Majority Vote” means with respect to actions taken by Members, the
affirmative vote in consent of Members holding 75% of the Percentage Interests.
“Tax Matters Member” has the meaning as set forth in Section 10.5.
“Transfer” means any change in legal or beneficial ownership, whether voluntary
or involuntary, including without limitation, sale, hypothecation, pledge, assignment,
attachment, gift, bequest, devise, or agreement as to status of property (e.g., community
property agreement).
“Unit” means a unit of Interest in the Profits and Losses, and the distributions, of
the Company.