AMENDED AND RESTATED OPERATING
AGREEMENT
This AMENDED
AND RESTATED OPERATING AGREEMENT of KING I LLC (the
“ Company ”) is made as of February 20,
2003 (this “ Agreement ”), by and among THE
OLIVER CARR COMPANY , a District of Columbia corporation
(“ OCC”), CARR CAPITAL REAL ESTATE INVESTMENTS,
LLC , a Virginia limited liability company (“
CCREI ” ), OLIVER T. CARR, JR ., an individual
( “ OTCJr ” ), JUDITH O. KLOCK ,
and individual ( “ Klock ” ), THE
PETER A. KLOCK TRUST , (the “Klock Trust ”)
and AETNA LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY , a Connecticut corporation
(“ Aetna ”), as members of the Company
(collectively, the “ Members ” and each a
“ Member ”).
WHEREAS ,
the Company was formed by the conversion of King Street I
Associates, a Virginia general partnership, to a Virginia limited
liability company, pursuant to the filing of a certain certificate
dated and effective as of January 24, 2003, with the State
Corporation Commission for the Commonwealth of Virginia;
and
WHEREAS ,
the Company’s affairs are governed by that certain Operating
Agreement of King I LLC dated as of December 23, 1999 (the
“ Original Operating Agreement ”);
and
WHEREAS ,
Aetna has simultaneously herewith acquired certain membership
interests in the Company and has become a member in the Company
and, in connection therewith, the Members wish to amend and restate
the provisions of the Original Operating Agreement as more
particularly set forth herein.
NOW,
THEREFORE , in consideration of the agreements and obligations
set forth herein and for other good and valuable consideration, the
receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged, the
Members hereby agree as follows:
§1.1.
Definitions . Unless the context otherwise requires,
capitalized terms used herein shall have the meanings ascribed to
them as set forth below:
“
Accountants ” shall mean such certified public
accountants as the Manager shall designate with the Consent of
Aetna; provided , in the event the Accountants do not
provide service reasonably acceptable to Aetna, Aetna shall have
the right, upon thirty (30) days’ prior written notice,
to have the Company replace the Accountants with another certified
public accounting firm designated by the Manager with the Consent
of Aetna.
“ Act
” means the Virginia Limited Liability Company Act,
§§13.1-1000 et seq . of the Annotated Code
of Virginia, as amended from time to time.
“
Additional Member Loans ” has the meaning set forth in
§ 4.2 hereof.
“
Adjusted Capital Account Deficit ” shall mean, at any
time, the then balance in the Capital Account of a Member, after
giving effect to the following adjustments:
(i) credit
to such Capital Account any amounts that such Member is deemed
obligated to restore as described in the penultimate sentences of
Treasury Regulations §1.704-2(g)(1) and Treasury Regulations
§1.704-2(i)(5), or any successor provisions; and
(ii) debit
to such Capital Account the items described in Treasury Regulations
§§1.704-1(b)(2)(ii)(d)(4), (5) and (6). The
foregoing definition of Adjusted Capital Account Deficit is
intended to comply with the provisions of
§1.704-1(b)(2)(ii)(d) of the Treasury Regulations and shall be
interpreted consistently therewith.
“
Advancing Member ” has the meaning set forth in
§4.2 hereof.
“
Affiliate ” means with respect to a specified Person,
any Person that directly or indirectly Controls, is Controlled by,
or is under common Control with, the specified Person.
“
Agreement ” means this Agreement, as amended,
modified, supplemented or restated from time to time.
“
Approved Budget ” has the meaning set forth in
§11.3(a) hereof.
“ Asset
Value ” means, with respect to any asset, such
asset’s adjusted basis for federal income tax purposes except
as follows:
(i) the
initial Asset Value of any asset contributed by a Member to the
Company shall be the fair market value of such asset, as agreed to
by the contributing Member and the Manager;
(ii) the
Asset Value of all Company assets shall be adjusted to equal their
respective fair market values, as determined by the Manager, as of
the following times: (a) the contribution of assets to the
Company by a new or existing Member as consideration for such
Member’s Interest; (b) the distribution by the Company to a
Member of more than a de minimis amount of Company
assets as consideration for such Member’s Interest; and
(c) the liquidation of the Company within the meaning of
Treasury Regulations §1.704-1(b)(2)(ii)(g); provided ,
however, that adjustments pursuant to clauses (a) and
(b) of this sentence shall be made only if the Manager
reasonably determines that such adjustments are necessary or
appropriate to reflect the relative economic interests of the
Members in the Company; and
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(iii) the
Asset Value of any Company asset distributed to any Member shall be
the fair market value of such asset on the date of distribution
(net of the amounts of any liens thereon), as approved by the
Manager.
If the Asset Value
of any asset has been determined or adjusted pursuant to Paragraph
(i) or Paragraph (ii) above, such Asset Value shall
thereafter be adjusted by the Depreciation taken into account with
respect to such asset for purposes of computing Profits and
Losses.
“
Bankruptcy ” means the voluntary or involuntary filing
(which is not discharged within ninety (90) days) under
federal or state bankruptcy or insolvency laws, or assignment for
the benefit of creditors, receivership or similar creditor
reorganization proceedings.
“
Business Day ” means any day on which commercial banks
in the Commonwealth of Virginia are open for the transaction of
business.
“
Buy/Sell Event ” shall mean any event, action or
condition which, pursuant to the terms of this Agreement which
would permit the initiation of the Buy/Sell Provisions of
§6.6.
“ Capital
Account ” means, with respect to any Member, the account
maintained for such Member in accordance with the provisions of
Article IV hereof.
“ Capital
Contribution ” means with respect to any Member, the
aggregate amount of money and the initial Asset Value of any
property (other than money) contributed to the Company pursuant to
Article IV hereof with respect to such Member’s
Interest.
“ Capital
Transaction ” means any financing or refinancing or sale,
exchange or any other disposition or transfer of the Property or
any part thereof, including, without limitation, (i) a ground
lease of any part of the Property (but excluding space leases of
any of the Property in the ordinary course of business),
(ii) any condemnation or taking by eminent domain of all or
any portion of the Property, (iii) any casualty to the
Property or any part thereof, or (iv) any loss as a result of
a title defect covered by title insurance.
“ Capital
Transaction Proceeds ” means the net proceeds received
from any Capital Transaction after the payment of (i) all
reasonable and customary costs, expenses, charges, fees, including
collection expenses and taxes paid by the Company (other than taxes
imposed on Members in their individual capacities), and other
reasonable and customary expenses related thereto, (ii) any
costs of restoration or repair of the Property performed in
connection with such Capital Transaction, or any other capital
expenditures or other reasonable and customary expenses for which
such proceeds or awards are used, and/or (iii) any mortgage
loan, including debt service payments hereunder, or any other debts
or liabilities of the Company that are being refinanced, discharged
or paid with such proceeds.
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“
Certificate ” means that certain certificate dated and
effective January 24, 2003, filed with the State Corporation
Commission for the Commonwealth of Virginia, pursuant to which King
Street I Associates, a Virginia general partnership, was converted
to a limited liability company pursuant to the Act, and any and all
amendments thereto and restatements thereof filed on behalf of the
Company with the office of the Secretary of State of the State
pursuant to the Act.
“
Code ” means the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as
amended from time to time, or any corresponding federal tax statute
enacted after the date of this Agreement. A reference to a specific
section (§) of the Code refers not only to such specific
section, but also to any corresponding provision of any federal tax
statute enacted after the date of the Agreement, as such specific
section or corresponding provision is in effect on the date of
application of the provisions of this Agreement containing such
reference.
“
Company ” shall have the meaning ascribed to such term
in the first paragraph of this Agreement.
“ Consent
of Aetna ” means the prior written consent of Aetna as
may be required hereunder.
“
Control ” means the possession, directly or
indirectly, of the power to direct or cause the direction of the
management and policies of a Person, whether through ownership of
voting securities, by contract or otherwise.
“
Day-to-Day Management ” means the supervision,
overseeing and management by Manager of the day-to-day operations
of the use, operation, leasing and maintenance of the Property and
compliance of the Property with material Requirements, and any sale
or other disposition of the Property for which the Consent of Aetna
has been given.
“
Decision Threshold Amount ” shall mean seventy-five
thousand dollars ($75,000).
“
Default ” shall mean the material default of a Member
in respect of any of such Member’s obligations hereunder,
including, without limitation, any failure by Manager to obtain the
Consent of Aetna prior to taking any action constituting a Major
Decision, which default remains uncured (i) for a period of
ten (10) days after notice thereof by the other Member if such
default is monetary in nature or (ii) for a period of thirty
(30) days after notice thereof by the other Member if such
default is not monetary in nature, provided , however
, that if a default is not monetary in nature and cannot reasonably
be cured within such thirty (30) day period, then such
defaulting Member shall not be deemed to be in Default hereunder so
long as such Member shall both commence to cure such default during
such thirty (30) day period and thereafter diligently pursue
to completion the curing of such default. In addition, the
following shall constitute a
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“Default” hereunder with respect to
a Member: (a) the dissolution or liquidation of such Member,
the Bankruptcy of such Member or any of its principals, or any
other event that results in such Member ceasing to be a Member
(other than as expressly provided in this Agreement); (b) such
Member becoming subject to any final order of a court of competent
jurisdiction requiring such Member to divest itself of all or any
portion of its interest in the Company; (c) the failure of
Manager to maintain itself or the Company as a “special
purpose entity” as provided in §5.4 of this Agreement;
(d) the withdrawal or retirement of such Member from the
Company in breach of the covenant contained in §10.3; or
(e) the transfer of all or any part of such Member’s
interest in the Company, or any interest therein, in breach of the
covenants contained in §5.3 or §10.1 of this
Agreement.
“
Defaulting Member ” means a Member which commits or is
the subject of a Default.
“
Depreciation ” means, for each Fiscal Year or other
period, an amount equal to the depreciation, amortization or other
cost recovery deduction allowable for federal income tax purposes
with respect to an asset for such Fiscal Year or other period;
provided , however , that if the Asset Value of an
asset differs from its adjusted basis for federal income tax
purposes at the beginning of such Fiscal Year or other period,
Depreciation shall be an amount that bears the same ratio to such
beginning Asset Value as the federal income tax depreciation,
amortization or other cost recovery deduction with respect to such
asset for such Fiscal Year or other period bears to such beginning
adjusted tax basis; and provided further , that if
the federal income tax depreciation, amortization or other cost
recovery deduction for such Fiscal Year or other period is zero,
Depreciation shall be determined with reference to such beginning
Asset Value using any reasonable method selected by the
Manager.
“
Electing Member ” has the meaning set forth in
§6.6(a) hereof.
“ Fiscal
Year ” means the calendar year.
“ Funding
Notice ” has the meaning set forth in § 4.2
hereof.
“
Hazardous Materials ” means (i) asbestos in any
form; (ii) urea formaldehyde foam insulation;
(iii) polychlorinated biphenyls; (iv) any other
“hazardous waste”, as that term is defined by the
Resource Conservation and Recovery Act, 42 U.S.C. §6903(5),
“hazardous substances”, as that term is defined by the
Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation and Liability
Act of 1980 (“ CERCLA ”), 42 U.S.C.
§9601(14), “pollutants” or
“contaminants”, as those terms are defined by CERCLA,
42 U.S.C. §9601(33), (v) volatile organic compounds,
including oil and petroleum products, or (vi) any other
substance, compound or material whose use, storage, manufacture,
transportation or disposal is proscribed or conditioned by the
documents evidencing or securing the Mortgage Loan or other
indebtedness secured by the Property.
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“
Interest ” means a Member’s entire interest as a
Member in the Company, including without limitation, such
Member’s rights under this Agreement, such Member’s
share of the Profits and Losses of the Company and such
Member’s rights to receive distributions of Net Cash Flow and
the Company’s assets in accordance with the provisions of
this Agreement and the Act.
“ IRR
” means, as to any Member as of any date (an “ IRR
Determination Date ”), the rate of return at which, as of
the IRR Determination Date: (i) the then present value of all
distributions made from time to time with respect to such
Member’s Deemed Capital in the Company equals, (ii) the
then present value of the Deemed Capital from time to time of such
Member in the Company. For purposes of the foregoing:
(a) present values shall be calculated from the time of the
Deemed Capital and based on a monthly accrual at a rate equal to
the IRR for which the equation is being solved; (b) a
Member’s reinvestment rate shall be assumed to equal the IRR
for which the equation is being solved; (c) a Member’s
“ Deemed Capital ” shall mean the amount set
forth in Schedule A in respect of such Member
and any capital contributed by such Member to the Company from time
to time after the date hereof; (d) subject to the provisions
of clause (e), all of the present value calculations are to be made
as of the date of such Deemed Capital and when Capital
Contributions were contributed to the Company; (e) all Capital
Contributions after the date hereof shall be treated as having been
contributed to the Company on the first day of the month during
which a Member’s funds were actually delivered (or deemed
delivered) to the Company; (f) all distributions shall be
treated as if received on the last day of the month in which the
distribution was made; (g) the rates of return shall be per
annum rates and all amounts shall be calculated on a monthly basis
and compounded on a monthly basis on the basis of a 12 month
year; and (h) solely for purposes of computing an IRR, Deemed
Capital of the Members set forth on Schedule A
shall be treated, subject to the provisions of clause (e), as
having been made on the date of this Agreement. “Deemed
Capital” as set forth on Schedule A shall
be used solely for purposes of this definition of “IRR”
or where used specifically elsewhere in this Agreement.
“
Liquidation ” has the meaning set forth in §14.2
hereof.
“ Major
Decision ” shall mean any of the following decisions or
actions to be made or taken, as the case may be, that is not
provided for in the Annual Budget:
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decision to sell, transfer, pledge, hypothecate, grant a mortgage
on or security interest in, or dispose of any part of the Property,
other than personal property of the Company having a fair market
value less than the Decision Threshold Amount;
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Except as otherwise described in
§4.3(c) of this Agreement, a decision to borrow any sums on
behalf of the Company which, individually or in the aggregate, are
in excess of the Decision Threshold Amount, excluding any debt
incurred in the ordinary course of business for goods, materials,
services or supplies;
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Approval of the Annual
Budget;
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decision to exceed or deviate from the applicable Annual Budget and
the schedule of expenditures on a line item basis set forth
therein, in excess of 10% of any line item and an aggregate of 5%
of all line items of the applicable Annual Budget, other than with
respect to Non-Discretionary Expenses;
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Subject to the requirements of any
mortgage lender to the Company, a decision to retain any cash or
cash equivalents of the Company in excess of the reserve amounts
specified in the Annual Budget, other than as otherwise provided
herein;
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decision to institute any litigation or pursue any claims or
remedies on behalf of the Company, other than with respect to:
(i) disputes encountered in the course of the Day-to-Day
Management of the Property; (ii) claims on or for insurance
coverage; or (iii) delivering notices of default, applying
security deposits and commencing enforcement proceedings in the
Company’s ordinary course of business in connection with the
leasing of space at the Property, or (iv) real estate tax
appeals, provided , however , that at the time that
any of the foregoing actions are commenced, Manager in good faith
believes that such action would not result in the Company incurring
costs or liabilities in excess of the Decision Threshold Amount and
provided further that if at any time subsequent to the commencement
of any such action Manager has reason to believe that the Company
likely may incur or has already incurred costs or liabilities in
excess of the Decision Threshold Amount, Manager at such time
promptly shall seek the Consent of Aetna with regard to the
continued pursuit of such action, which consent shall not be
unreasonably delayed, withheld or conditioned;
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decision to enter into any dispute, settlement, consent decree,
stipulated court order or other resolution on behalf of the Company
with any third party or any governmental or regulatory agency
pursuant to which the Company would incur costs or liabilities in
excess of the Decision Threshold Amount;
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decision to select or change the Company’s banks,
accountants, brokers, tax advisors, managing agents (other than in
accordance with the Management Agreement) or auditors;
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decision to submit the Property to the condominium form of
ownership or the use of the Property for a purpose other than its
current use;
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decision to enter into any lease of the Property, other than space
leases entered into in the ordinary course of business on
arm’s length terms;
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decision for the Company to acquire or to contract to acquire
(i) any additional land, or (ii) any other real property
or development rights;
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decision to demolish or abandon the Property or any material
portion thereof;
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decision under the Management Agreement that would otherwise be a
Major Decision hereunder;
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decision to require each Member to make an additional Capital
Contribution to the Company;
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decision to change the Company’s depreciation or accounting
methods or other methods with respect to treatment of various
Company transactions for income tax purposes or other financial
purposes;
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decision to retain or employ any individuals or entities on behalf
of the Company to perform or assist Manager in the performance of
Manager’s duties hereunder that would obligate the Company
for more than the Decision Threshold Amount;
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decision to make any material amendment to or terminate any
contract, agreement or arrangement between the Company and any
third party or any individual or entity Affiliated with or
controlled by Manager (including, specifically, but not limited to,
any contract, agreement or arrangement to reimburse the expenses of
or otherwise compensate any individual or entity), except as
contemplated in the Management Agreement, and any market-rate
leasing and construction contracts with Manager’s
Affiliates;
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decision to make any material amendment to or termination of the
Management Agreement or change or permit the Property Manager to
delegate its responsibilities under the Management Agreement,
except as permitted hereunder or thereunder;
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decision to make, execute or deliver any assignment for the benefit
of creditors or file a voluntary petition in bankruptcy by or on
behalf of the Company, or to acquiesce in the filing against the
Company of a petition in bankruptcy;
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decision to admit any additional or substituted members to the
Company, except as provided for in this Agreement;
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decision to voluntarily dissolve, directly or indirectly, the
Company or Manager or liquidate the assets of either of
them;
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decision to institute any merger, consolidation or incorporation of
the Company (or the assets or business thereof);
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decision to amend any provision of this Agreement, and/or any
provision of any loan documents relating to the Mortgage Loan and
any refinancing thereof, except as permitted hereunder or
thereunder;
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decision to use any portion of any Capital Transaction Proceeds
except in accordance with Article IX hereof;
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decision to make distributions to the Members except in accordance
with Article IX hereof; or
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decision to decrease the amount of any liability, hazard, rent or
other insurance coverage existing with respect to the Property
unless such insurance coverage is unavailable from the
Company’s existing insurer at the cost provided for in the
Approved Budget.
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Management Agreement ” shall mean that certain
property management agreement previously entered into between the
Company and the Property Manager as provided in §6.3, dated
January 1, 2001, and any successor management
agreement.
“
Manager ” shall mean CCREI, unless and until
(a) a successor Manager is designated pursuant to
§6.1(e), or (b) Aetna exercises its right to replace
CCREI as Manager pursuant to §6.7, in either of which case
“ Manager ” shall mean and refer to such
successor or replacement Manager on and after such date.
“ Member
Loan ” has the meaning set forth in § 4.2
hereof.
“ Member
Nonrecourse Deductions ” means an item of loss, expense
or deduction attributable to a nonrecourse liability of the Company
for which a Member bears the economic risk of loss within the
meaning of Treasury Regulations §1.704-2(b)(4).
“
Members ” means OCC, CCREI, OTCJr, Klock, the Klock
Trust and Aetna collectively, or their respective permitted
successors or assigns in interest as a substitute
Member.
“
Membership Percentage ” means, with respect to any
Member at any time, its proportionate ownership interest in the
Company at such time, expressed as a percentage. The Membership
Percentage for each Member is, as of the date of this Agreement,
set forth on Schedule A , which shall be updated
by Manager from time to time as necessary to reflect any changes in
such Membership Percentages in accordance with this
Agreement.
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“ Minimum
Gain ” means “ partnership minimum gain
”, as that term is defined in Treasury Regulations
§1.704-2(d). The amount of Minimum Gain equals the total
amount of gain the Company would realize for federal income tax
purposes if it disposed of all assets subject to Nonrecourse Debts
for no consideration other than full satisfaction
thereof.
“
Mortgage Loan ” means that certain loan in the
original principal amount of $22,000,000.00 made to the Company by
Allstate Investments, LLC or an Affiliate thereof, secured by a
mortgage lien on the Property.
“
Mortgage Loan Documents ” means the documents
evidencing or securing the Mortgage Loan or executed by the Company
for the benefit of the holder of the Mortgage Loan in connection
therewith.
“ Net
Cash Flow ” means, with respect to any Fiscal Year or
other period of the Company, the net income of the Company,
calculated in accordance with generally accepted accounting
principles, plus the amount of depreciation and other non-cash
items that were deducted for the purpose of calculating net income,
minus the amount of capital expenditures, principal payments upon
indebtedness for money borrowed, and other cash expenditures that
were not deducted for the purpose of calculating net income
(excluding any payments of principal and interest on Member Loans)
and minus amounts deposited for the establishment or replenishment
of any Company reserves established and maintained in accordance
with the then applicable Approved Budget or required under the
terms of the Mortgage Loan.
“
Non-Aetna Members ” means OCC, CCREI, OTCJr, Klock and
the Klock Trust, collectively, or their respective permitted
successors or assigns in interest as a Substitute
Member.
“
Non-Defaulting Member ” at any time mean a Member who
is not a Defaulting Member at such time.
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Non-Discretionary Expenses ” means the
following:
(i) real estate
taxes and assessments on the Property;
(ii) payments
required to be made pursuant to the Mortgage Loan and any other
mortgage loan secured by the Property and approved by all Members
or any other indebtedness of the Company approved by the Members or
permitted hereunder, as well as any costs of curing any default
under any such mortgage or other indebtedness;
(iii) utility
costs and insurance premiums directly related to the
Property;
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(iv) any costs of
any alteration, repair or replacement necessary to comply with any
Requirements;
(v) any amount
required to be paid by the Company pursuant to any final order,
judgment, or decree of any court or governmental body having
jurisdiction;
(vi) any amount
required to fulfill any contractual obligation of the Company,
including any contracts with any Affiliates of Members;
and
(vii) any amount
required for the safety of tenants, occupants or invitees of the
Property or to avoid the suspension of any services necessary to
such tenants, occupants or invitees.
“
Non-Electing Member ” has the meaning set forth in
§6.6(a) hereof.
“
Non-Participating Member ” has the meaning set forth
in § 4.2 hereof.
“
Nonrecourse Debt ” means debt of the Company or any
partnership (or other entity treated as a partnership for federal
income tax purposes) in which the Company holds an interest,
directly or indirectly through other partnerships (or other such
entities), as to which no partner or member of the applicable
partnership or other entity is personally liable, as determined
under §752 of the Code and Treasury Regulations
§1.752-1(a)(2).
“
Nonrecourse Deductions ” has the meaning set forth in
Treasury Regulations §1.704-2(c). The amount of Nonrecourse
Deductions for a Company fiscal year equals the net increase, if
any, in the amount of Company Minimum Gain during the fiscal year,
reduced (but not below zero) by the aggregate distributions made
during the year of proceeds of a nonrecourse liability that are
allocable to an increase in Company Minimum Gain.
“
Original Operating Agreement ” has the meaning set
forth in the second “Whereas” clause of this
Agreement.
“
Percentage Interest ” means, at any time, (a) in
determining the distribution of Net Cash Flow pursuant to §9.1
of this Agreement, the percentage interest of each of the Members
as follows: (i) from January 1 st of
each calendar year (or, for calendar year 2003, from the date of
this Agreement) Aetna 100%, until such time as Aetna has received
an annual return (calculated based on a monthly accrual) of 10% on
all its Deemed Capital, calculated only for the calendar year for
which such Net Cash Flow is determined, and then (ii) the
Non-Aetna Members, 100%, pro rata to each according to their
respective Deemed Capital, until such time as they have received an
annual return (calculated based on a monthly accrual) of 10% on
their respective Deemed Capital, calculated only for the calendar
year for which such Net Cash Flow is determined, and then (iii)
Aetna, on the one hand, 85% and the Non-Aetna Members, on the other
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15%, pro rata
to each of the Non-Aetna Members according to their respective
Deemed Capital; and (b) in determining the distribution of
Capital Transaction Proceeds and any other cash pursuant to
§9.2 of this Agreement, the percentage interest of each of the
Members as follows: (i) from the date hereof, Aetna 100%,
until such time as Aetna has received a 10% IRR on all its Deemed
Capital, and then (ii) the Non-Aetna Members, 100%, pro rata
to each according to their respective Deemed Capital, until such
time as they have received a 10% IRR on all their respective Deemed
Capital, and then (iii) Aetna, on the one hand, 85% and the
Non-Aetna Members, on the other hand, 15%, pro rata to each of
Non-Aetna Members according to their respective Deemed Capital
until such time as Aetna has received a 15.75% IRR on all its
Deemed Capital, and then (iv) Aetna, on the one hand, 50% and
the Non-Aetna Members, on the other hand, 50% prorata to each of
the Non-Aetna Members according to their respective Deemed
Capital.
“
Person ” means any individual, corporation,
association, partnership (general or limited), joint venture,
trust, estate, limited liability company, or other legal entity or
organization.
“
Personal Representative ” means the successor or legal
representative (including, without limitation, a guardian,
executor, administrator or conservator) of a dead or incompetent
Member.
“ Prime
Rate ” means, with respect to any Member Loan or
additional Member Loan the prime rate of interest announced as such
(for U.S. money center commercial banks) from time to time in The
Wall Street Journal, on the most recent business day preceding the
day such Member Loan or additional Member Loan was made.
“
Principals ” means, collectively, Richard W. Carr and
Oliver T. Carr, III.
“
Profits ” and “ Losses ” means, for
each Fiscal Year an amount equal to the Company’s taxable
income or loss for such Fiscal Year, determined in accordance with
§703(a) of the Code (but including in taxable income or loss,
for this purpose, all items of income, gain, loss or deduction
required to be stated separately pursuant to §703(a)(1) of the
Code), with the following adjustments:
(i) any income of
the Company exempt from federal income tax and not otherwise taken
into account in computing Profits or Losses pursuant to this
definition shall be added to such taxable income or
loss;
(ii) any
expenditures of the Company described in §705(a)(2)(B) of the
Code (or treated as expenditures described in §705(a)(2)(B) of
the Code pursuant to Treasury Regulations §1.704-1
(b)(2)(iv)(i)) and not otherwise taken into account in computing
Profits or Losses pursuant to the definition shall be subtracted
from such taxable income or loss;
(iii) in the event
the Asset Value of any Company asset is adjusted in accordance with
Paragraph (ii) or Paragraph (iii) of the definition of
“ Asset
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Value ” above, the amount of such adjustment
shall be taken into account as gain or loss from the disposition of
such asset for purposes of computing Profits or Losses;
(iv) gain or loss
resulting from any disposition of any asset of the Company with
respect to which gain or loss is recognized for federal income tax
purposes shall be computed by reference to the Asset Value of the
asset disposed of, notwithstanding that the adjusted tax basis of
such asset differs from its Asset Value; and
(v) in lieu of the
depreciation, amortization and other cost recovery deductions taken
into account in computing such taxable income or loss, there shall
be taken into account Depreciation for such Fiscal Year or other
period, computed in accordance with the definition of “
Depreciation ” above.
(vi)
notwithstanding any other provision hereof, any items which are
specially allocated pursuant to Article VIII shall not be
taken into account in computing Profit or Losses.
“
Property ” means the real property and improvements
thereon commonly known as King Street Station I, consisting of a
six-story brick masonry office building located at 1800 Diagonal
Road, Alexandria, Virginia.
“
Property Manager ” has the meaning set forth in
§6.3.
“
Proposed Budget ” has the meaning set forth in
§11.3(a) hereof.
“
Recourse Debt ” means debt of the Company or any
partnership (or other entity treated as a partnership for federal
income tax purposes) in which the Company holds an interest,
directly or through other partnerships (or other such entities), as
to which a partner or member or any related person bears the
economic risk of loss, as determined under §752 of the Code
and Treasury Regulations §1.752-1 (a)(1).
“
Requirements ” shall mean all present and future laws,
rules, orders, ordinances, regulations, statutes, requirements,
codes and executive orders, of all governmental authorities having
jurisdiction over the Property, or the National Board of Fire
Underwriters, affecting the maintenance, use or occupation of the
Property.
“
State ” shall mean the Commonwealth of
Virginia.
“ Tax
Matters Partner ” has the meaning set forth in §12.1
hereof.
“
Transfer ” has the meaning set forth in §10.1
hereof.
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“
Treasury Regulations ” means the income tax
regulations, including temporary regulations, promulgated under the
Code, as such regulations may be amended from time to time
(including corresponding provision of succeeding
regulations).
§1.2
Use of Certain Terms . The terms “ approve
”, “ approval ”, or “
authorized ”, as well as any derivations of such
terms, when used in reference to any Person, shall refer to the
approval or authorization of such Person, as signified in writing
from such Person.
ARTICLE II
FORMATION AND TERM
§2.1
Formation; Amendment and Restatement of Original Operating
Agreement;Capital Contributions .
(a) The
Company was formed pursuant to the filing of the Certificate. This
Agreement is an amendment and restatement of the Original Operating
Agreement in its entirety. The Members hereby agree that, effective
upon the date of this Agreement, the rights, duties and liabilities
of the Members shall be governed by this Agreement, subject to the
Act. Without limiting the foregoing, none of the Members shall have
any liabilities or obligations under the Original Operating
Agreement.
(b) The name
and mailing address of each Member and the Deemed Capital of each
Member are listed on Schedule A attached hereto.
The Manager shall update Schedule A from time to
time as necessary to accurately reflect the information therein,
including, without limitation, to reflect any Capital Contributions
after the date hereof, any Transfers of Interests and any
admissions of new Members pursuant to Article X hereof. Any
reference in this Agreement to Schedule A shall
be deemed to be a reference to Schedule A as
amended and in effect from time to time.
(c) Any of
Manager or any other officer of the Company, duly authorized by the
Manager as an authorized person within the meaning of the Act,
shall execute, deliver and file any and all amendments to the
Certificate and any restatements thereof.
§2.2.
Name . The name of the limited liability company formed
by the filing of the Certificate and governed by this Agreement is
King I LLC. The business of the Company may be conducted upon
compliance with all applicable laws under any other name approved
by the Manager and Aetna, provided, such name shall not include
“Aetna” or any phonetic equivalent thereto.
§2.3.
Term . The term of the Company commenced on the date of
the filing of the Certificate with the State Corporation Commission
for the Commonwealth of Virginia and shall continue until dissolved
in accordance with the provisions of this Agreement.
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§2.4.
Registered Agent and Office . The Company’s
registered agent and office in the State shall be Colin J. Smith, a
resident of Virginia. The post office address of the registered
office of the Company shall be Colin J. Smith, Watt, Tieder, Hoffar
& Fitzgerald, L.L.P., 7929 Westpark Drive, Suite 400,
McLean, Virginia 22102. At any time, the Manager may approve
another registered agent and/or registered office.
§2.5.
Principal Place of Business . The principal place of
business of the Company shall be located at 1750 H Street, N.W.,
Suite 500, Washington, D.C. 20006. At any time, Manager may
change the location of the Company’s principal place of
business, provided Manager provides all other Members with prior
written notice of such change.
ARTICLE III
PURPOSE AND POWERS OF THE COMPANY
§3.1.
Purpose . The Company is formed for the object and
purpose of, and the nature of the business to be conducted and
promoted by the Company is, to acquire, own, hold, manage, operate,
lease, sell, finance, refinance and otherwise deal with the
Property, and to engage in any and all activities necessary,
convenient, desirable or incidental to the foregoing. The Company
shall not carry on or engage in any other activity.
§3.2.
Powers of the Company .
(a) The
Company shall have the power and authority to take any and all
actions necessary, appropriate, proper, advisable, convenient or
incidental to or for the furtherance of the purposes set forth in
§3.1, including, but not limited to, the power:
(i) to conduct its
business, carry on its operations and have and exercise the powers
granted to a limited liability company by the Act in any state,
territory, district or possession of the United States, or in any
foreign country that may be necessary, convenient or incidental to
the accomplishment of the purpose of the Company;
(ii) to acquire by
purchase, lease, contribution of property or otherwise, own, hold,
operate, maintain, finance, improve, lease, sell, convey, mortgage,
transfer, demolish or dispose of any real or personal property that
may be necessary, convenient or incidental to the accomplishment or
the purposes of the Company;
(iii) to enter
into, perform and carry out contracts of any kind, including,
without limitation, contracts with any Member, Manager or any
officer of the Company or any Affiliate thereof, or any agent of
the Company necessary to, in connection with, convenient to, or
incidental to the accomplishment of the purpose of the
Company;
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(iv) to purchase,
take, receive, subscribe for or otherwise acquire, own, hold, vote,
use, employ, sell, mortgage, lend, pledge or otherwise dispose of,
and otherwise use and deal in and with, shares or other interests
in or obligations of domestic or foreign corporations,
associations, general or limited partnerships (including, without
limitation, the power to be admitted as a partner thereof and to
exercise the rights and perform the duties created thereby),
trusts, limited liability companies (including, without limitation,
the power to be admitted as a member or appointed as a manager
thereof and to exercise the rights and perform the duties created
thereby), or direct or indirect obligations of the United States or
of any foreign government, or of any state, territory, governmental
district or municipality or instrumentality or any of
them;
(v) to lend money
for any proper purpose, to invest and reinvest its funds, and to
take and hold real and personal property for the payment of funds
so loaned or invested;
(vi) to sue and be
sued, complain and defend, and participate in administrative or
other proceedings, in its name;
(vii) to appoint
employees and agents of the Company, and define their duties and
fix their compensation;
(viii) to
indemnify any Person in accordance with the Act and to obtain any
and all types of insurance;
(ix) to cease its
activities and cancel its Certificate;
(x) to negotiate,
enter into, renegotiate, extent, renew, terminate, modify, amend,
waive, execute, acknowledge or take any other action with respect
to any lease, contract or security agreement in respect of any
assets of the Company;
(xi) to borrow
money and issue evidences of indebtedness, and to secure the same
by a mortgage, pledge or other lien on the assets of the
Company;
(xii) to pay,
collect, compromise, litigate, arbitrate or otherwise adjust or
settle any and all claims or demands of or against the Company;
and
(xiii) to make,
execute, acknowledge and file any and all documents or instruments
necessary, convenient or incidental to the accomplishment of the
purpose of the Company.
(b) The
Manager may authorize any Person (including, without limitation,
any Member) to enter into and perform any document, instrument or
agreement on behalf of, and in the name of the Company.
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(c) Notwithstanding
the provisions of this Article III, Article IV or any
other provisions of this Agreement, all Major Decisions shall
require the prior approval of all Non-Defaulting Members. All
Members hereby approve the Company entering into the Mortgage Loan
and executing the Mortgage Loan Documents.
ARTICLE IV
DEEMED CAPITAL, CAPITAL ACCOUNTS AND MEMBER LOANS
§4.1.
Deemed Capital . As of the date of this Agreement, the
Deemed Capital for each Member shall be the amount set forth
opposite its name on Schedule A
hereto.
§4.2.
Additional Funding Request . If Manager determines,
in its reasonable discretion, that additional funds are required
for the operation of the Company or the Property, then Manager or
Aetna, as the case may be, shall, if and only to the extent
permitted under the Mortgage Loan, first attempt to arrange for the
Company to borrow such funds from third party lenders at market
rates. If it is not possible to borrow funds from third party
lenders, Manager or Aetna, as the case may be, shall give written
notice (the “ Funding Notice ”) thereof to all
of the Members setting forth (i) the amount of additional
funds so required, (ii) the proposed application of such
funds, and (iii) when any such additional funds are to be
funded (which funding date shall not be less than thirty
(30) days following the delivery of the notice pursuant to
this Section; provided that such funding shall be determined at
Manager’s discretion in the event of an emergency). Upon
receipt of a Funding Notice, any Member shall have the right, but
not the obligation, to make a loan (a “ Member Loan
”) to the Company in an amount equal to the product obtained
by multiplying its Membership Percentage by the additional funds
required. Any Member Loan made pursuant to this Section shall bear
interest at the rate of the Prime Rate plus two percent (2%) per
annum, and shall be repaid as hereinafter provided. If any Member
(the “ Non-Participating Member ”) chooses not
to make a Member Loan to the Company within the time period set
forth in the applicable Funding Notice, then the other Members, or
any of them (the “ Advancing Member(s) ”) may
make such additional Member Loans (“ Additional Member
Loans ”) to such Non-Participating Member which in the
aggregate are equal to the amount of the Member Loan which the
Non-Participating Member elected not to make, in such proportion
(in the event there is more than one (1) Advancing Member)
between them as their Membership Percentages bear inter
se , and any such Additional Member Loans shall bear
interest at the rate of the Prime Rate plus four percent (4%) per
annum, and shall be repaid as hereinafter provided. If an Advancing
Member makes an Additional Member Loan to a Non-Participating
Member, the Non-Participating Member shall immediately make a
Member Loan in the same amount to the Company, and the Advancing
Member may remit the proceeds of the Additional Member Loan
directly to the Company in satisfaction of such Non-Participating
Member’s obligation to make such Member Loan.
§4.3.
Payment of Member Loans and Additional Member Loans .
Any Member Loan made to the Company pursuant to Section 4.2
shall be evidenced by a promissory note duly issued by the Company.
Any Additional Member Loan made to a Non-Participating Member
pursuant to §4.2 shall be evidenced by a promissory note
duly
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issued by the
Non-Participating Member. Member Loans shall be payable from the
first available Net Cash Flow. Additional Member Loans shall be
payable to the Advancing Member solely from (i) payments
received by the Non-Participating Member on account of Member Loans
made by the Non-Participating Member to the Company, and
(ii) the Non-Participating Member’s allocable share of
the first available Net Cash Flow after payments with respect to
any Member Loans. In the event that distributions of Net Cash Flow
have been insufficient to fully repay any Member Loans or
Additional Member Loans, then any remaining balance due (including
accrued interest) shall be repaid solely from distributions of
Company assets pursuant to Section 9.2 below.
§4.4
Limitations Pertaining to Capital Contributions
.
(a)
Return of Capital . Except as otherwise provided in
this Agreement, no Capital Contributions or any money or other
property shall be withdrawn from or paid by the Company unless such
withdrawal or payment is approved by the unanimous consent of the
Members. Under circumstances requiring a return of any Capital
Contributions, no Member shall have the right to receive property
other than cash.
(b) No
Third Party Rights . Nothing in this Agreement is intended
or will be deemed to benefit any creditor of the Company, and no
creditor or the Company will be ent
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