RHI ENTERTAINMENT HOLDINGS II,
LLC
AMENDED AND RESTATED
LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY OPERATING AGREEMENT
DATED AS OF JUNE 23,
2008
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1.2 Other Definitional Provisions;
Interpretation
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2.1 Formation; Qualification
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2.5 Registered Agent and Office
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ARTICLE 3 MEMBERS AND INTERESTS
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3.3 Certain Duties and Obligations of the
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3.5 Authorization and Issuance of Additional
Units
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3.6 Business Opportunities;
Non-Competition
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ARTICLE 4 MANAGEMENT AND OPERATIONS
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4.3 Limitations on the Business of the Manager;
Approval Rights of KRH
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4.5 Reliance by Third Parties
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4.9 Information Relating to the
Company
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4.11 Transactions Between Company and
Manager
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4.13 Management Fee; Reimbursement of
Expenses
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4.14 Limitation of Liability;
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ARTICLE 5 CAPITAL CONTRIBUTIONS;
DISTRIBUTIONS
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5.1 Capital Contributions
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5.3 Loans from Third Parties
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ARTICLE 6 BOOKS AND RECORDS; TAX; CAPITAL
ACCOUNTS; ALLOCATIONS
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6.1 General Accounting Matters
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6.4 Allocations of Net Income and Net Losses for
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6.7 Withholding Requirements
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6.10 Transfers During Year
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6.11 Code Section 754 Election
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ARTICLE 8 TRANSFER; SUBSTITUTION;
ADJUSTMENTS
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8.1 Restrictions on Transfer
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8.3 Effect of Void Transfers
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ARTICLE 9 EXCHANGE RIGHT OF MEMBER
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9.1 Exchange Right of a Member
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9.2 Effect of Exercise of Exchange
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10.1 Agreement to Cooperate; Further
Assurances
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10.5 Successors, Assigns and
Transferees
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10.10 Governing Law; Submission to
Jurisdiction
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Exhibit A Members and Units
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Exhibit B Form of Membership Unit
Certificate
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LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY
OPERATING AGREEMENT
OF
RHI ENTERTAINMENT HOLDINGS II, LLC
This Amended and
Restated Limited Liability Company Operating Agreement (this
“ Agreement ”) of RHI Entertainment
Holdings II, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (the “
Company ”), is made and entered into as of
June 23, 2008, by and among each of the parties hereto and
amends and restates in full that certain Limited Liability Company
Agreement of RHI Entertainment Holdings II, LLC, dated as of
September 6, 2007.
A. WHEREAS , On September 6, 2007, RHI
Entertainment, Inc. (“ RHI Inc. ”), a
Delaware corporation, formed the Company. RHI Inc. became the sole
Member and Manager of the Company.
B. WHEREAS , On June 18, 2008, RHI Entertainment
Holdings, LLC changed its name to KRH Investments LLC (“
KRH ”).
C. WHEREAS , The Company, RHI Inc. and KRH have entered
into a Membership Unit Subscription Agreement, dated as of
June 23, 2008 (the “ Subscription
Agreement ”), pursuant to which the Company has
agreed to issue Membership Units to RHI Inc. in exchange for the
proceeds received from RHI Inc.’s Initial Public Offering and
to issue Membership Units to KRH in exchange for the contribution
of its interests in RHI Entertainment LLC, a Delaware limited
liability company.
D. WHEREAS , The respective board of directors of each
of RHI Inc. and KRH have approved this Agreement.
NOW, THEREFORE, The Members hereby duly adopt this Agreement
pursuant to and in accordance with the Delaware Limited Liability
Company Act (6 Del. C. § 18-101 et seq .), as amended
from time to time (the “ LLC Act ” ), and
hereby agree as follows:
1.1 Defined
Terms . The following terms shall have the following
meanings in this Agreement:
“
Additional Contribution Amount ” has the
meaning set forth in Section 3.4(d).
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Additional Equity Issuance ” means the issuance
by RHI Inc. of any Equity Interests in RHI Inc.
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Adjusted Capital Account Balance ” means, with
respect to any Member, the balance in such Member’s Capital
Account after giving effect to the following adjustments:
(a) debit to such Capital Account of the items described in
Section l.704-1(b)(2)(ii)(d)(4), (5) and (6) of the
Treasury Regulations, and (b) credit to such Capital Account,
such Member’s share of Company Minimum Gain or Member
Non-recourse Debt Minimum Gain or of any amount which such Member
would be required to restore under this Agreement or otherwise. The
foregoing definition of Adjusted Capital Account Balance is
intended to comply with the provisions of Section
l.704-1(b)(2)(ii)(d) of the Treasury Regulations and shall be
interpreted consistently therewith.
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Affiliate ” means with respect to any Person,
any other Person that directly or indirectly, through one or more
intermediaries, Controls, is Controlled by or is under common
Control with such Person. Notwithstanding the foregoing,
(i) no Member shall be deemed an Affiliate of the Company,
(ii) the Company shall not be deemed an Affiliate of any
Member, and (iii) no partner or member of KRH, or any of such
partner or member’s Affiliates (other than KRH and its
Subsidiaries) shall be deemed an Affiliate of any Member or the
Company or of RHI Inc.
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Amendment No. 1 to the Credit Agreement ”
means Amendment No. 1, dated as of October 12, 2007, to the
Credit Agreement.
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Amendment No. 2 to the Credit Agreement ”
means Amendment No. 2, dated as of May 29, 2008, to the
Credit Agreement, or with Majority Member Vote, any other agreement
that defines “Tax Distribution”.
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Agreement ” has the meaning set forth in the
preamble of this Agreement, as the same may be amended,
supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time.
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Annual Business Plan ” means the annual
business plan which sets out the strategy and action plans for the
Company. This business plan may include any of the following:
financial performance and forecasts, an outline of changes to be
made to the Company, potential changes to the market, customers and
competition, operating budgets, capital budgets, capital plan,
objectives and goals for the year (including the planned production
slate for the year), key performance indicators, issues or
problems, any operational changes, and any changes to management
and personnel.
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Applicable Tax Rate ” means (i) 41% or
(ii) if, in the good faith determination of the Manager, the
highest combined federal, state and local marginal rate applicable
to corporate or individual taxpayers residing in New York City, New
York, taking into account the deductibility of state and local
income taxes for federal income tax purposes is increased, such
appropriate higher rate, as determined by the Manager.
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Approved Plan ” means the Equity Incentive Plan
in effect on the date of this Agreement.
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Available Cash ” means, at any given time, the
amount of cash available for distributions determined by the
Manager at such time after taking into account amounts believed by
the Manager to be required to pay the operating and capital
requirements of the business,
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reserves of the
business and after making adequate provision for Tax Distribution
Amounts due or anticipated to become due.
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Beneficial Owner ” or “ beneficial
owner ” (including, with correlative meanings, the terms
“ beneficial ownership ” and “
beneficially owns ”) has the meaning attributed to it
in Rules 13d-3 and 13d-5 under the Exchange Act, whether or not
applicable, except that a Person shall be deemed to have Beneficial
Ownership of all Units or Shares that any such Person has the right
to acquire, whether such right is exercisable immediately or only
after the passage of time or is exercisable only upon the
occurrence of a subsequent condition; provided ,
further , that the provisions of Section 4.3 of this
Agreement will also apply in calculating the beneficial ownership
of Membership Units by KRH or a Permitted Transferee.
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Board ” or “ Board of
Directors ” means the board of directors of the
Manager, or the equivalent governing body if the Manager does not
have a board of directors.
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Business Day ” means a day other than a
Saturday, Sunday, federal holiday or other day on which commercial
banks in New York, New York are authorized or required by law to
close.
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Capital Account ” means the Capital Account
maintained for each Member on the Company’s books and records
in accordance with the following provisions:
(1) To
each Member’s Capital Account there shall be added
(a) such Member’s Capital Contributions, (b) such
Member’s allocable share of Net Income and any items in the
nature of income or gain that are specially allocated to such
Member pursuant to Article 6 or other provisions of this
Agreement and (c) the amount of any Company liabilities
assumed by such Member or which are secured by any property
distributed to such Member.
(2) From
each Member’s Capital Account there shall be subtracted
(a) the amount of (i) cash and (ii) the Gross Asset
Value of any Company Assets (other than cash) distributed to such
Member (other than any payment of principal and/or interest to such
Member pursuant to the terms of a loan made by the Member to the
Company) pursuant to any provision of this Agreement, (b) such
Member’s allocable share of Net Losses and any other items in
the nature of expenses or losses that are specially allocated to
such Member pursuant to Article 6 or other provisions of this
Agreement and (c) liabilities of such Member assumed by the
Company or which are secured by any property contributed by such
Member to the Company.
(3) In the
event any Interest in the Company is Transferred in accordance with
the terms of this Agreement, the transferee shall succeed to the
Capital Account of the transferor to the extent it relates to the
transferred Interest.
(4) In
determining the amount of any liability for purposes of Paragraphs
1 and 2 of this definition, there shall be taken into account Code
Section 752(c) and any other applicable provisions of the
Code.
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(5) The
foregoing provisions and the other provisions of this Agreement
relating to the maintenance of Capital Accounts are intended to
comply with Sections 1.704-1(b) and 1.704-2 of the Treasury
Regulations and shall be interpreted and applied in a manner
consistent with such sections of the Treasury Regulations. In the
event that the Manager shall determine that it is prudent to modify
the manner in which the Capital Accounts, or any additions or
subtractions thereto, are computed in order to comply with such
sections of the Treasury Regulations, the Manager may make such
modification; provided, however, that it is not likely to have a
material effect on the amounts distributable to any Member pursuant
to Article 7 hereof upon the dissolution of the Company. The
Manager shall also make (a) any adjustments that are necessary
or appropriate to maintain equality between the Capital Accounts of
the Members and the amount of Company capital reflected on the
Company’s balance sheet, as computed for book purposes, in
accordance with Section 1.704-1(b)(2)(iv)( q ) of the
Treasury Regulations, and (b) any appropriate modifications in
the event that unanticipated events might otherwise cause this
Agreement not to comply with Section 1.704-1(b) or 1.704-2 of
the Treasury Regulations.
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Capital Contribution ” means the total amount
of cash and the agreed fair market value (net of all liabilities
secured by such assets that the Company is considered to assume or
take subject to under Section 752 of the Code) of all other
assets contributed to the Company by a Member.
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Cash Amount ” means, with respect to any
Membership Units subject to an Exchange pursuant to Article 9
hereof,, an amount of cash equal to the Deemed Partnership Interest
Value attributable to such Membership Units.
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Cash Equivalents ” means any of the following
denominated in U.S. Dollars: (i) marketable direct obligations
issued or unconditionally guaranteed by the government of the
United States or issued by any agency thereof and backed by the
full faith and credit of the United States maturing within one year
from the date of acquisition thereof; (ii) marketable direct
obligations issued by any state of the United States or any
political subdivision of any such state or any public
instrumentality thereof maturing within one year from the date of
acquisition thereof and, at the time of acquisition, having the
highest rating obtainable from any of Standard &
Poor’s Corporation or any successor rating agency (“
S&P ”) or Moody’s Investors Service,
Inc. or any successor rating agency (“
Moody’s ”); (iii) commercial paper
maturing not more than one year from the date of issuance thereof
and, at the time of acquisition, having the highest rating
obtainable from either S&P or Moody’s; (iv) time
deposits, certificates of deposit or bankers’ acceptances,
maturing not more than one year from the date of issuance thereof,
of any commercial bank or trust company having capital and
surplus in excess of $500,000,000 and the commercial paper of the
holding company of which has the highest rating obtainable from
either S&P or Moody’s; or (v) investments in money
market funds complying with the risk limiting conditions of
Rule 2a-7 or any successor rule of the Securities and Exchange
Commission under the Investment Company Act of 1940, in each case
provided in clauses (i), (ii), (iii) and (iv) above,
maturing within one year from the date of acquisition.
“
Certificate ” has the meaning set forth in
Section 2.1(a) of this Agreement.
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Certificate of Incorporation ” means that
certain Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation of RHI
Inc., dated as of June 23, 2008.
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Change of Control ” means the occurrence of any
of the following events (whether or not approved by the Board of
Directors of RHI Inc.):
(i) any Person or
Group is or becomes the Beneficial Owner (other than a Permitted
Holder), directly or indirectly, of RHI Inc.’s voting stock
representing 50% or more of the total voting power of all
outstanding voting stock of RHI Inc.;
(ii) RHI Inc.
consolidates with, or merges with or into, another entity or
Person, or RHI Inc. sells, assigns, conveys, transfers, leases or
otherwise disposes of all or substantially all of its assets to any
Person or entity, other than any such transaction where immediately
after such transaction the shareholders of the RHI Inc. immediately
prior to such transaction, beneficially own or owns (as so
determined), directly or indirectly, voting stock representing a
majority of the total voting power of the outstanding voting stock
of the surviving entity or transferee Person;
(iii) during any
consecutive one-year period, the Continuing Directors cease for any
reason to constitute a majority of the board of directors of RHI
Inc.; or
(iv) the adoption
of a plan of liquidation or dissolution of RHI Inc.
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Code ” means the Internal Revenue Code of 1986,
as amended from time to time, or any successor statute. Any
reference herein to a specific provision of the Code shall mean,
where appropriate, the corresponding provision in any successor
statute.
“
Company ” has the meaning set forth in the
preamble of this Agreement.
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Company Assets ” means all interests in real
and personal property owned by the Company from time to time
(including the assets of all disregarded entities owned by the
Company), and shall include both tangible and intangible property
(including cash).
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Company Minimum Gain ” has the meaning set
forth in Sections 1.704-2(b)(2) and 1.704-2(d) of the Treasury
Regulations for the phrase “partnership minimum
gain.”
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Confidential Information ” has the meaning set
forth in Section 10.3(a) of this Agreement.
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Continuing Director ” means, as of any date of
determination, any member of the Board of Directors of the Company
who was (1) a member of such Board of Directors on the date of
the completion of the Initial Public Offering, (ii) nominated
for election or elected to such Board of Directors with, or whose
election to such Board of Directors was approved by the affirmative
vote of, a majority of Continuing Directors who were members of
such Board of
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Directors at
the time of such nomination or election or (iii) nominated by
KRH pursuant to the Director Designation Agreement.
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Control ” (including the terms “
Controlled by ” and “ under common Control
with ”), with respect to the relationship between or
among two or more Persons, means the possession, directly or
indirectly, of the power to direct or cause the direction of the
affairs or management of a Person, whether through the ownership of
voting Equity Interests, as trustee or executor, by contract or
otherwise.
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Credit Agreement ” means the Credit, Security,
Guaranty and Pledge Agreement, dated as of January 12, 2006,
as amended and restated as of April 13, 2007 and as amended by
Amendment No. 1 thereto, dated as of October 12, 2007, as
further amended by Amendment No. 2 thereto, dated as of
May 29, 2008, and as it may be thereafter amended, and, with
Majority Member Vote, any replacement, additional or supplemental
credit facility, loan agreement, indenture or debt
obligation.
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Deemed Partnership Interest Value ” means, as
of any date, the Deemed Value of the Membership Interests
multiplied by the applicable Percentage Interest.
“
Deemed Value of the Membership Interests ”
means, as of any date, (i) the total number of outstanding
Membership Units beneficially owned by the Manager as of the close
of business on such date multiplied by the RHI Inc. Market Price
determined as of such date of a Share, as adjusted for stock
dividends and distributions, stock splits and subdivisions, reverse
stock splits and combinations, distribution of warrants or options,
distributions of evidences of indebtedness and investments
(ii) divided by the Percentage Interest of the
Manager.
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Depreciation ” means, for each Fiscal Year or
other period, an amount equal to the federal income tax
depreciation, amortization or other cost recovery deduction
allowable with respect to an asset for such year or other period,
except that if the Gross Asset Value of an asset differs from its
adjusted basis for federal income tax purposes at the beginning of
such year or other period, Depreciation shall be an amount that
bears the same ratio to such beginning Gross Asset Value as the
federal income tax depreciation, amortization or other cost
recovery deduction for such year or other period bears to such
beginning adjusted tax basis; provided, however, that if the
federal income tax depreciation, amortization or other cost
recovery deduction for such year or other period is zero,
Depreciation shall be determined with reference to such beginning
Gross Asset Value using any reasonable method selected by the
Manager.
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Dilutive Issuance ” means any Additional Equity
Issuance by RHI Inc. other than (i) an Additional Equity Issuance
where the total cash consideration received per Share (or to be
received) by RHI Inc. upon issuance of Shares in such Additional
Equity Issuance (or upon conversion or exercise of securities,
options, warrants or rights issued in such Additional Equity
Issuance) plus any applicable underwriters’ or brokers’
discount or commission is not less than the RHI Inc. Market Price
as of a date not more than 5 trading days prior to the date of the
Additional Equity Issuance, (ii) an underwritten offering not
primarily directed to existing shareholders of RHI Inc. or their
Affiliates where the price was determined by an investment banking
firm of international repute, (iii) an Additional Equity
Issuance resulting from the
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exercise or
conversion of securities, options, warrants or rights where the
issuance of such securities, options, warrants or rights
constituted an earlier Additional Equity Issuance that was not a
Dilutive Issuance, (iv) any Additional Equity Issuance
approved by KRH, or (v) any Additional Equity Issuance
pursuant to the Equity Incentive Plan.
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Director Designation Agreement ” means the
Director Designation Agreement, dated as of June 23, 2008, by
and between RHI Inc. and KRH, as the same may be amended,
supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time.
“
Discount ” has the meaning set forth in
Section 4.13.
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Economic Interest ” means a Person’s
right to share in the Net Income, Net Losses, or similar items of,
and to receive distributions from, the Company, but does not
include any other rights of a Member including, without limitation,
the right to vote or to participate in the management of the
Company or, except as specifically provided in this Agreement or
required under the LLC Act, any right to information concerning the
business and affairs of the Company.
“
Equity Incentive Plan ” means the RHI Inc. 2008
Equity Incentive Plan, as the same may be amended, supplemented,
replaced, increased or otherwise modified from time to
time.
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Equity Interests ” means, with respect to any
Person, any and all shares, interests, participations or other
equivalents (however designated, whether voting or non-voting) of
capital stock, partnership interests (whether general or limited),
limited liability company interests or equivalent ownership
interests in or issued by, or interests, participations or other
equivalents to share in the revenues or earnings of (except as
provided in any service agreement that includes a revenue sharing
component entered into in the ordinary course of business), such
Person or securities convertible into, or exchangeable or
exercisable for, such shares, interests, participations or other
equivalents and options, warrants or other rights to acquire such
shares, interests, participations or other equivalents;
provided that discounts and rebates granted in the ordinary
course of business shall not in any event constitute an Equity
Interest.
“
ERISA ” means the Employee Retirement Income
Security Act of 1974, as amended and the rules and regulations
promulgated thereunder, as the same may be amended from time to
time.
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Excess Non-recourse Liability ” has the meaning
set forth in Section 1.752-3(a)(3) of the Treasury
Regulations
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Exchange ” means the right to exchange
Membership Units for Shares and/or cash pursuant to Article 9
hereof.
“
Exchange Act ” means the Securities and
Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and the rules and regulations
promulgated thereunder, as the same may be amended from time to
time.
“
Exchange Date ” means the date on which an
Exchange is effected.
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Exchange Right ” has the meaning set forth in
Section 9.1(a) of this Agreement.
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Exchanged Units ” has the meaning set forth in
Section 9.1(a) of this Agreement.
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Exchanging Member ” has the meaning set forth
in Section 9.1(a) of this Agreement.
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Exchange Date ” has the meaning set forth in
Section 9.1(a) of this Agreement.
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Exchange Notice ” has the meaning set forth in
Section 9.1(a) of this Agreement.
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Fiscal Period ” means each fiscal quarter which
shall consist of three Fiscal Months.
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Fiscal Year ” means the fiscal year of the
Company ending on December 31st of each year.
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GAAP ” means generally accepted accounting
principles in the United States in effect as of the relevant date
on which GAAP is to be determined.
“
Governmental Authority ” means any nation or
government, any state or other political subdivision thereof, and
any entity exercising executive, legislative, judicial, regulatory
or administrative functions of or pertaining to
government.
“
Gross Asset Value ” means, with respect to any
asset of the Company, the asset’s adjusted basis for federal
income tax purposes, except as follows:
(1) The
initial Gross Asset Value of any asset contributed by a Member to
the Company shall be the gross fair market value of such asset, as
determined by the Manager and the contributing Member.
(2) The
Gross Asset Values of all Company Assets immediately prior to the
occurrence of any event described in Subparagraphs (a), (b),
(c) or (d) of this Paragraph (2) shall be adjusted
to equal their respective gross fair market values, as determined
by the Manager using such reasonable method of valuation as it may
adopt:
(a) the
acquisition of an additional Interest in the Company by a new or
existing Member, if the Manager reasonably determines that such
adjustment is necessary or appropriate to reflect the relative
Economic Interests of the Members in the Company;
(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, if the Manager reasonably determines that such adjustment
is necessary or appropriate to reflect the relative Economic
Interests of the Members in the Company;
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(c) the
liquidation of the Company within the meaning of Section
1.704-1(b)(2)(ii)( g ) of the Treasury Regulations;
and
(d) at
such other times as the Manager shall reasonably determine
necessary or advisable in order to comply with
Sections 1.704-1(b) and 1.704-2 of the Treasury
Regulations.
(3) The
Gross Asset Value of any Company Asset distributed to a Member
shall be the gross fair market value of such asset on the date of
distribution as determined by the Manager.
(4) The
Gross Asset Values of Company Assets shall be increased (or
decreased) to reflect any adjustments to the adjusted basis of such
assets pursuant to Code Section 734(b) or Code Section 743(b),
but only to the extent that such adjustments are taken into account
in determining Capital Accounts pursuant to
Section 1.704-1(b)(2)(iv)(m) of the Treasury Regulations;
provided, however, that Gross Asset Values shall not be adjusted
pursuant to this Paragraph (4) to the extent that the Manager
reasonably determines that an adjustment pursuant to Paragraph
(2) above is necessary or appropriate in connection with a
transaction that would otherwise result in an adjustment pursuant
to this Paragraph (4).
(5) If the
Gross Asset Value of a Company Asset has been determined or
adjusted pursuant to Paragraph (1), (2) or (4) of this
definition, such Gross Asset Value shall thereafter be adjusted by
the Depreciation taken into account with respect to such Company
Asset for purposes of computing Net Income and Net
Losses.
“ Group ” has the meaning set forth in
Section 13(d)(3) and Rule 13d-5 of the Exchange
Act.
“
Indebtedness ” means, with respect to any
Person, at any date, without duplication, (i) all obligations
of such Person for borrowed money, (ii) all obligations of
such Person evidenced by bonds, debentures, notes or other similar
instruments issued by such Person, (iii) all obligations of
such Person to pay the deferred purchase price for property or
services, except trade accounts payable arising in the ordinary
course of business and consistent with past practice, (iv) all
reimbursement obligations of such Person in respect of letters of
credit or other similar instruments, (v) all Indebtedness of
others secured by any lien, encumbrance or mortgage on any asset of
such Person, and (vi) all Indebtedness of others guaranteed
(whether by virtue of partnership arrangements, by agreement to
keep well, to purchase assets, goods, securities or services, to
take-or-pay, or to maintain a minimum net worth, financial ratio or
similar requirements, or otherwise) by such Person.
“
Indemnitee ” has the meaning set forth in
Section 4.14(a) of this Agreement.
“
Independent Directors ” means any director of
RHI Inc. that, if the RHI Inc. common stock is traded on the NASDAQ
Global Market, satisfies the definition of an “independent
director” set forth in the applicable rules in the
Marketplace Rules of the NASDAQ Global Market, Inc., as such rules
may be amended from time to time, or, if the RHI Inc.
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common stock is
then traded on a different exchange, such term shall mean any
director of RHI Inc. that satisfies the definition of independent
director according to the rules of such exchange.
“
Initial Public Offering ” means the initial
public offering of the Shares of common stock of RHI Inc.
registered under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended.
“
Intellectual Property ” means all U.S., state
and foreign intellectual property, including but not limited to all
(i) (a) patents, inventions, discoveries, processes and
designs; (b) copyrights and works of authorship in any media;
(c) trademarks, service marks, trade names, trade dress and
other source indicators and the goodwill of the business symbolized
thereby; (d) software; and (e) trade secrets and other
confidential or proprietary documents, ideas, plans and
information; (ii) registrations, applications and recordings
related thereto; (iii) rights to obtain renewals, extensions,
continuations or similar legal protections related thereto; and
(iv) rights to bring an action at law or in equity for the
infringement or other impairment thereof
“
Interest ” means a limited liability company
interest in the Company as provided in this Agreement and under the
LLC Act and, in addition, any and all rights and benefits to which
a Member is entitled under this Agreement, together with all
obligations of such Person to comply with, and rights to benefit
from, the terms and provisions of this Agreement.
“
Joint Venture Agreements ” means, collectively,
this Agreement, the Registration Rights Agreement, the Director
Designation Agreement, the Subscription Agreement and the Tax
Receivable Agreement.
“
Joint Venture Purposes ” has the meaning set
forth in Section 2.6(c) of this Agreement.
“
KRH ” means KRH Investments LLC (formerly RHI
Entertainment Holdings, LLC), a Delaware limited liability company,
and a non-managing member of the Company.
“
KRH Approval ” means the approval of KRH (which
may be given or withheld in KRH’s sole
discretion).
“
KRH Approval Rights ” has the meaning set forth
in Section 4.3 of this Agreement.
“ Liabilities ” has the meaning set forth
in Section 4.15(a) of this Agreement.
“ Liquidator ” has the meaning set forth
in Section 7.2 of this Agreement.
“ LLC Act ” has the meaning set forth in
the Recitals.
“
Majority Member Vote ” means the affirmative
vote of the Members holding a majority of the Membership Units in
the Company plus the affirmative vote of KRH (only if KRH does not
hold the majority of Membership Units).
“ Manager ” has the meaning set forth in
Section 4.1 of this Agreement.
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“
Member ” means each Person that becomes a
member, as contemplated in this Agreement, of the Company in
accordance with the provisions of this Agreement and has not ceased
to be a Member as provided in Section 3.1(d) of this
Agreement, and each of such Member’s transferees, if
applicable.
“
Member Information ” has the meaning set forth
in Section 10.3(c) of this Agreement.
“
Member Non-recourse Debt ” has the meaning set
forth in Section 1.704-2(b)(4) of the Treasury Regulations for
the phrase “partner nonrecourse debt.”
“
Member Non-recourse Debt Minimum Gain ” means
an amount, with respect to each Member Non-recourse Debt, equal to
the Company Minimum Gain that would result if such Member
Non-recourse Debt were treated as a Non-recourse Debt, determined
in accordance with Section 1.704-2(i) of the Treasury
Regulations with respect to “partner minimum
gain.”
“ Membership Unit ” means a Unit having
the rights described in this Agreement.
“
Membership Unit Purchase ” has the meaning set
forth in Section 3.4 of this Agreement.
“
Net Income ” or “ Net
Losses ” means, for each Fiscal Year or other period,
an amount equal to the Company’s taxable income or loss for
such year or period determined in accordance with Code Section
703(a) (for this purpose, all items of income, gain, loss or
deduction required to be stated separately pursuant to Code
Section 703(a)(1) shall be included in taxable income or
loss), with the following adjustments:
(1) Any
income of the Company that is exempt from federal income tax and
not otherwise taken into account in computing Net Income or Net
Losses pursuant to this definition shall be added to such taxable
income or loss;
(2) Any
expenditure of the Company described in Code
Section 705(a)(2)(B) or treated as Code
Section 705(a)(2)(B) expenditures pursuant to
Section 1.704-1(b)(2)(iv)(i) of the Treasury Regulations, and
not otherwise taken into account in computing Net Income or Net
Losses pursuant to this definition, shall be subtracted from such
taxable income or loss;
(3) Gain
or loss resulting from any disposition of Company Assets where such
gain or loss is recognized for federal income tax purposes shall be
computed by reference to the Gross Asset Value of the Company
Assets disposed of, notwithstanding that the adjusted tax basis of
such Company Assets differs from its Gross Asset Value;
(4) 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;
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(5) To the
extent an adjustment to the adjusted tax basis of any asset
included in Company Assets pursuant to Code Section 734(b) or Code
Section 743(b) is required pursuant to
Section 1.704-1(b)(2)(iv)( m )(4) of the Treasury
Regulations to be taken into account in determining Capital
Accounts as a result of a distribution other than in liquidation of
a Member’s Interest, the amount of such adjustment shall be
treated as an item of gain (if the adjustment increases the basis
of the asset) or loss (if the adjustment decreases the basis of the
asset) from the disposition of the asset and shall be taken into
account for the purposes of computing Net Income and Net
Losses;
(6) If the
Gross Asset Value of any Company Asset is adjusted in accordance
with Paragraph (2) or (3) of the definition of Gross
Asset Value, the amount of such adjustment shall be taken into
account in the Fiscal Year of such adjustment as gain or loss from
the disposition of such asset for purposes of computing Net Income
or Net Losses; and
(7) Notwithstanding any other provision of
this definition, any items of Company income, gain, loss or
deduction that are specially allocated pursuant to Article 6
hereof shall not be taken into account in computing Net Income or
Net Losses. The amount of the items of Company income, gain, loss
or deduction available to be specially allocated pursuant to
Article 6 hereof shall be determined pursuant to rules
analogous to those set forth in this definition.
“
Nominating Committee ” means the nominating
committee of the Board or any committee of the Board authorized to
perform the function of nominating directors for the Board of RHI
Inc.
“
Non-recourse Debt ” means any Company liability
to the extent that no Member or related person bears the economic
risk of loss for such liability under Section 1.752-2 of the
Treasury Regulations.
“
Option Notice ” has the meaning set forth in
Section 9.1(b) of this Agreement.
“
Options ” means options, issued under the RHI
Inc. 2008 Equity Incentive Plan, to acquire Shares or other equity
equivalents of RHI Inc.
“
Original Agreement ” has the meaning set forth
in the Recitals of this Agreement.
“
Outside Counsel ” means a law firm selected by
the Manager and reasonably acceptable to KRH.
“
Over-Allotment Option ” has the meaning set
forth in Section 3.4(b) of this Agreement.
“
Percentage Interest ” means, with respect to
any Member at any time, the percentage represented by a fraction,
the numerator of which is the number of Membership Units owned by
such Member, and the denominator of which is the aggregate number
of Membership
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Units then
outstanding, as shall be adjusted in accordance with
Sections 3.4(d), 3.5 and 9.1, and as otherwise provided in
this Agreement.
“
Permitted Transferee ” means (i) in the
case of any Member (other than RHI Inc.) and any Permitted
Transferee of any Member (other than RHI Inc.), an Affiliate
of such Member or Permitted Transferee, or (ii) in the case of
KRH and any Permitted Transferee of KRH, a non-Affiliate of
KRH or Permitted Transferee if more than 50% of the
non-Affiliate’s general voting power is owned directly or
indirectly through one or more entities that are the same entities
that own 50% or more of the general voting power of the Ultimate
Parent of KRH or if the Ultimate Parent of KRH, directly or
indirectly through Subsidiaries, manages the affairs or investments
of such non-Affiliate. RHI Inc. shall not have any Permitted
Transferees.
“
Person ” means any individual, corporation,
limited liability company, partnership, trust, joint stock company,
business trust, unincorporated association, joint venture,
Governmental Authority or other entity or organization of any
nature whatsoever or any Group of two or more of the
foregoing.
“
Proprietary Information ” means all
Intellectual Property, including but not limited to information of
a technological or business nature, whether written or oral and if
written, however produced or reproduced, received by or otherwise
disclosed to the receiving party from or by the disclosing party
that is marked proprietary or confidential or bears a marking of
like import, or that the disclosing party states is to be
considered proprietary or confidential, or that a reasonable person
would consider proprietary or confidential under the circumstances
of its disclosure.
“
Recapitalization ” has the meaning set forth in
Section 3.4(d).
“
Registration Rights Agreement ” means that
certain registration rights agreement, dated as of June 23,
2008, by and between KRH and RHI Inc.
“
Regulatory Allocations ” has the meaning set
forth in Section 6.4(c) of this Agreement.
“
Retraction Notice ” has the meaning set forth
in Section 9.1(b) of this Agreement.
“
Regulation S-K ” means Regulation S-K
promulgated under the Exchange Act, as may be amended from time to
time, and including any amendments or successor
provisions.
“
RHI Inc. ” has the meaning set forth in the
Recitals of this Agreement.
“
RHI Inc. Market Price ” means with respect to
Shares, the per share closing price of the Shares on the applicable
date (which shall be the trading day immediately prior to the
Exchange Date with respect to an Exchange) on the national
securities exchange or interdealer
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quotation
system on which such Shares are then traded or listed, as reported
by the Wall Street Journal; provided that if the closing price is
not reported by the Wall Street Journal for the applicable date,
then the Market Value shall mean the closing price of the Shares on
the Business Day immediately preceding such date on the national
securities exchange or interdealer quotation system on which such
Shares are then traded or listed, as reported by the Wall Street
Journal; provided further, that if the Shares are not then listed
on a national securities exchange or interdealer quotation system,
“RHI Inc. Market Value” shall mean the fair market
value of the Shares, as determined by KRH in good faith.
“
Section 704(c) Property ” means any asset
of the Company if the Carrying Value of such asset differs from its
adjusted tax basis.
“
Shares ” means the shares of common stock, par
value $ 0.01 per share, of RHI Inc.
“ Subscription Agreement ” has the
meaning set forth in the Recitals of this Agreement.
“
Subsidiary ” means, with respect to any Person,
(i) a corporation a majority of whose capital stock with the
general voting power under ordinary circumstances to vote in the
election of directors of such corporation (irrespective of whether
or not, at the time, any other class or classes of securities shall
have, or might have, voting power by reason of the happening of any
contingency) is at the time beneficially owned by such Person, by
one or more Subsidiaries of such Person or by such Person and one
or more Subsidiaries thereof or (ii) any other Person (other
than a corporation), including a joint venture, a general or
limited partnership or a limited liability company, in which such
Person, one or more Subsidiaries thereof or such Person and one or
more Subsidiaries thereof, directly or indirectly, at the date of
determination thereof, beneficially own at least a majority
ownership interest entitled to vote in the election of directors,
managers or trustees thereof (or other Persons performing such
functions) or act as a general partner or managing member of such
other Person.
“
Tax Distribution Amount ” means, with respect
to any period and with respect to any Member, the product of
(i) the Applicable Tax Rate, times (ii) the estimated or
actual taxable income of the Company, as determined for federal
income tax purposes (and without regard for any adjustments
pursuant to Section 754 of the Code), allocable to such Member
pursuant to this Agreement for the period to which the Tax
Distribution Amount relates, less prior losses of the Company, as
determined for federal income tax purposes, allocable to such
Member pursuant to this Agreement to the extent not previously
taken into account in determining the Tax Distribution Amount of
such Member and to the extent utilizable by the Members, as
determined by the Manager and approved by KRH.
“
Tax Matters Member ” has the meaning set forth
in Section 6.2 of this Agreement.
“
Tax Receivable Agreement ” means the Tax
Receivable Agreement, dated as of June 23, 2008, by and among
the Company, RHI Inc., and KRH, as the same may be amended,
supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time.
“
Total Membership Units Outstanding Immediately Prior To
Issuance ” means, with respect to an Additional
Equity Issuance, the total number of Membership Units outstanding
immediately prior to the Additional Equity Issuance, without giving
effect to any issuances or adjustments under Section 3.4(d)
and without including any Membership Units that
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are issuable
upon conversion or exercise of any securities, options, warrants or
rights to acquire Membership Units.
“
Trading Day ” means a day on which the
principal United States securities exchange on which RHI Inc.
common stock is listed or admitted to trading, or the NASDAQ Global
Market if RHI Inc. common stock is not listed or admitted to
trading on any such securities exchange, as applicable, is open for
the transaction of business (unless such trading shall have been
suspended for the entire day).
“
Transfer ” (including the terms “
Transferred ” and “
Transferring ”) means to sell, transfer, give,
exchange, bequest, assign, pledge, encumber, hypothecate or
otherwise dispose of, either voluntarily or involuntarily
(including upon the foreclosure under any pledge or hypothecation
that results in a change of title), any Equity Interests in the
Company.
“
Transferring Member ” has the meaning set forth
in Section 8.1(a) of this Agreement.
“
Treasury Regulations ” means the federal income
tax regulations, including any temporary regulations, promulgated
under the Code, as such Treasury Regulations may be amended from
time to time. Any and all references herein to specific provisions
of the Treasury Regulations shall be deemed to refer to any
corresponding successor provisions.
“
Ultimate Parent ” means Kelso Interco VII, LLC,
KEP VI AIV, LLC, any investment fund managed by Kelso & Company
L.P. or any affiliate of Kelso & Company L.P. or any of their
respective Subsidiaries or any successors thereto.
“
Underwriters ” means registered brokers and
dealers that have entered into underwriting agreements with RHI
Inc. and that subscribe for and purchase Units from RHI Inc., and
“Underwriter” means any one of them.
“
Underwriting Agreement ” means that certain
underwriting agreement, dated as of June 17, 2008, by and between
RHI Inc. and the underwriters for the Initial Public
Offering.
“
Unit ” means a fractional share of the
Interests of all Members issued in accordance with the terms of
this Agreement. The number of Units outstanding and the holders
thereof shall be set forth on Exhibit A , as such may
be amended from time to time in accordance with this
Agreement.
“
Wholly Owned Subsidiary ” of any Person means a
Subsidiary which is 100% owned directly or indirectly by such
Person.
1.2 Other
Definitional Provisions; Interpretation .
(a) The
words “hereof,” “herein” and
“hereunder” and words of similar import when used in
this Agreement will refer to this Agreement as a whole, including
the Exhibits and Schedules attached hereto, and not to any
particular provision of this Agreement. Articles, section and
subsection references are to this Agreement unless otherwise
specified.
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(b) The
words “include” and “including” and words
of similar import when used in this Agreement shall be deemed to be
followed by the words “without limitation”.
(c) The
titles and headings in this Agreement are included for convenience
of reference only and will not limit or otherwise affect the
meaning or interpretation of this Agreement.
(d) The
meanings given to capitalized terms defined herein will be equally
applicable to both the singular and plural forms of such terms.
Whenever the context may require, any pronoun shall include the
corresponding masculine, feminine and neuter forms.
2.1
Formation; Qualification .
(a) A
Certificate of Formation of the Company (the “
Certificate ”) has been executed by an
authorized person and was filed with the Secretary of State of the
State of Delaware on September 6, 2007, to form on such date
the Company as a limited liability company pursuant to the LLC Act.
The rights, duties and liabilities of the Members shall be as
provided in the LLC Act, except as otherwise provided in this
Agreement.
(b) The
Company shall be qualified or registered under foreign limited
liability company statutes or assumed or fictitious name statutes
or similar laws in any jurisdiction in which the Company owns
property or transacts business to the extent, in the judgment of
the Manager such qualification or registration is necessary or
advisable in order to protect the limited liability of the Members
or to permit the Company lawfully to own property or transact
business. The Manager shall, to the extent necessary in the
judgment of the Manager, maintain the Company’s good standing
in each such jurisdiction.
(c) The
Manager and any Person to whom the Manager delegates authority
under this Agreement shall be an “authorized person”
within the meaning of § 18-204(a) of the LLC Act, and
shall have the power and authority to execute, file and publish any
certificates, notices, statements or other documents (and any
amendments or restatements thereof) necessary to permit the Company
to conduct business as a limited liability company in each
jurisdiction where the Company elects to do business.
2.2
Name . The name of the limited liability company formed
by the filing of the Certificate is “RHI Entertainment
Holdings II, LLC”. However, the business of the Company may
be conducted upon compliance with all applicable laws under any
other name designated by the Manager.
2.3
Term . The term of the Company has commenced as of the
date of filing the Certificate and will continue in perpetuity;
provided that the Company may be dissolved in accordance
with the provisions of this Agreement or by the LLC Act.
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2.4
Headquarters Office . The Company’s headquarters
office shall initially be located in New York, New York. The
Manager may determine to open, close or move any office at any time
in its absolute discretion.
2.5
Registered Agent and Office . The address of the
Company’s registered office in the State of Delaware is
Corporation Service Company, 2711 Centerville Road, Suite 400,
Wilmington, Delaware 19808 in the County of New Castle. The name of
the Company’s registered agent at such address is Corporation
Service Company. The Manager may at any time designate another
registered agent or registered office or both.
2.6
Purposes . The purpose of the Company is to:
(a) hold
the 100% ownership interest in RHI Entertainment LLC;
(b) manage
the business and operations of RHI Entertainment LLC and its
Subsidiaries; and
(c) engage
in all activities and transactions in connection with, in support
of or furtherance of the foregoing purposes (collectively, the
“ Joint Venture Purposes ”).
2.7
Powers . The Company shall have the power and authority
to take any and all actions necessary, appropriate, desirable,
advisable, incidental or convenient to, or for the furtherance of,
the Joint Venture Purposes, alone or with other Persons.
(a) Upon
the execution of this Agreement, KRH shall be admitted to the
Company as a Member in addition to RHI Inc. Following the
Membership Unit Purchase, RHI Inc. and KRH shall be deemed to own
the number of Membership Units specified in Exhibit A
opposite each of their names. If the Over-Allotment Option is
exercised, the number of Membership Units of RHI Inc. on
Exhibit A shall be increased by the same number that is the
number of Shares sold in the Over-Allotment Option.
(b)
Exhibit A hereto contains the name, address, capital
contributions, including the fair market value of all capital
contributions and number of Membership Units owned by each Member
as of the date hereof following the Membership Unit Purchase and,
if exercised, the Over-Allotment Option. The Company shall revise
Exhibit A (i) from time to time to reflect the
issuance, conversion or Transfer of Units in accordance with the
terms of this Agreement and other modifications to or changes in
the information set forth therein, and (ii) in accordance with
Sections 3.4(d), 3.5 and 9.1. Any amendment or revision to
Exhibit A or to the Company’s records as
contemplated by this Agreement to reflect information regarding
Members or under Section 3.4(d), 3.5 or 9.1 shall be deemed to
amend this Agreement, but shall not require the approval of the
Manager or any Member.
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(c) One
or more additional Persons may be admitted as a Member of the
Company only upon (i) an issuance of Units pursuant to
Section 3.5 or a Transfer of Units pursuant to
Article 8, and (ii) the execution and delivery by such Person
of a counterpart to this Agreement or other written agreement, in a
form satisfactory to the Manager, to be bound by all the terms and
conditions of this Agreement. Upon such execution, the Company
shall amend Exhibit A and shall amend this Agreement as
the Manager may reasonably determine is necessary, to reflect the
admission of such Person as a Member and such other information of
such Person as indicated in Exhibit A . Unless admitted
to the Company as a Member as provided in this Section 3.1 or
Section 8.2, no Person is, or will be considered to be, a
Member.
(d) Subject
to the other provisions of this Section 3.1 and
Section 8.2, each Person that holds one or more Units in
compliance with the terms of this Agreement shall be a Member. A
Member will cease to be a Member when such Person ceases to own any
Units in the Company, in which case Exhibit A shall be
amended to reflect that such Person is no longer a
Member.
(e) Except
as provided in the LLC Act, in no event shall any Member (or any
former Member), by reason of its status as a Member (or former
Member), have any liability for (i) the debts, duties or any
other obligations of the Company, (ii) the repayment of any
Capital Contribution of any other Member or (iii) any act or
omission of any other Member.
(f) If
KRH and one or more of its transferees (which have the rights and
powers of KRH under Section 8.2(c)) hold Membership Units in
the Company at the same time, KRH and such transferees shall
designate one of them to act on behalf of all of them and vote all
of their Membership Units with respect to any matter requiring
approval of KRH.
(a)
Annual Meeting . Subject to Section 3.2(g), an annual
meeting of Members shall be held on such date and at such time as
(i) shall be designated from time to time by the Manager, but
no less often than once during each calendar year, and
(ii) stated in the notice of the meeting, at which meeting the
Members entitled to vote shall transact such business as may
properly be brought before the meeting. At each annual meeting of
the Members (i) the Manager shall discuss the matters and
affairs of the Company, and (ii) the Members shall address
such other matters as may be raised at the meeting by any Member or
Manager.
(b)
Special Meetings . A special meeting of Members, for any
purpose or purposes, may be called by the Manager and shall be
called by the Manager upon the receipt by the Manager of the
written request of any other Member. Such request shall state the
purpose or purposes of the proposed meeting.
(c)
Place and Conduct of Meetings . Meetings of the Members
shall be held at such time and place, either within or without the
State of Delaware, as shall be designated from time to time by the
Manager and stated in the notice of the meeting or in a duly
executed waiver of notice thereof. All meetings shall be conducted
by such Person as the Manager may appoint pursuant to such rules
for the conduct of the meeting as the Manager or such other Person
deems
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appropriate.
Such meetings may be held in person, by teleconference or by any
other reasonable means, in each case at the discretion of the
Manager.
(d)
Notice of Meetings . Written notice of an annual meeting or
special meeting stating the place, date, and hour of the meeting
and in the case of a special meeting, the purpose or purposes for
which the meeting is called, shall be given not less than five
calendar days nor more than 30 calendar days before the date
of the meeting to each Member entitled to vote at such meeting,
unless waived by each such Member.
(e)
Quorum . The presence of both (a) the holders of a
majority of all the Membership Units then issued and outstanding
and entitled to vote thereat and (b) KRH, whether in person or
represented by a valid written proxy, shall constitute a quorum at
all meetings of the Members for the transaction of business. If,
however, such quorum shall not be present or represented at any
meeting of the Members, the Members entitled to vote thereat,
present in person or represented by proxy, shall have power to
adjourn the meeting from time to time, without notice other than
announcement at the meeting, until a quorum shall be present or
represented.
(f)
Voting . Except as otherwise expressly provided for in this
Agreement, all matters submitted to the vote of the Company shall
be decided by a majority vote of the directors of RHI Inc. Such
votes may be cast in person or by valid written proxy, but no proxy
shall be voted after three years from its date, unless such proxy
provides for a longer period.
(g)
Action by Consent . Any consent required herein or action
required to be taken at any annual or special meeting, or any
action which may be taken at any annual or special meeting, may be
taken without a meeting, without a vote, without prior written
notice and with a consent or consents in writing signed by Members
who are holders of Membership Units having not less than the
minimum number of votes that would be necessary to authorize or
take such action at a meeting at which all Membership Units
entitled to vote thereon were present and voted. Prompt notice of
the taking of the action without a meeting by less than unanimous
written consent shall be given to those Members who are holders of
Membership Units and who have not consented in writing;
provided that the failure to give any such notice shall not
affect the validity of the action taken by such written
consent.
3.3 Certain
Duties and Obligations of the Members . Except as otherwise
provided in this Agreement, the Company shall not be classified as
anything other than a partnership for income tax purposes and shall
be a partnership only for income tax purposes and this Agreement
shall not be deemed to create a partnership, joint venture, agency
or other relationship among the Members creating fiduciary or
quasi-fiduciary duties or similar duties and obligations or to
subject the Members to joint and several or vicarious liability or
to impose any duty, obligation or liability that would arise
therefrom with respect to any or all of the Members or their
Affiliates for any other purposes. Except as otherwise provided in
this Agreement, no Member shall have any authority to act for,
bind, commit or assume any obligation or responsibility on behalf
of the Company, its properties or any other Member. No Member, in
its capacity as a Member under this Agreement, shall be responsible
or liable for any indebtedness or obligation of another Member. The
Company shall not be responsible or liable for any indebtedness or
obligation of any Member, incurred either before or after the
execution and delivery of this Agreement by
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such Member,
except as to those responsibilities, liabilities, indebtedness or
obligations incurred pursuant to and as limited by the terms of
this Agreement and the LLC Act.
(a)
Membership Unit Purchase . In connection with the execution
of this Agreement: (i) RHI Inc. is making its required Capital
Contribution to the Company as set forth in the Subscription
Agreement and, in exchange for RHI Inc.’s Capital
Contribution, the Company is issuing a number of Membership Units
to RHI Inc. equal to the number of Shares sold in the Initial
Public Offering; and (ii) KRH is making its required Capital
Contribution to the Company as set forth in the Subscription
Agreement and, in exchange for KRH’s Capital Contribution,
the Company is issuing a number of Membership Units to KRH as set
forth in the prospectus for the Initial Public Offering (the
Company’s issuance of Membership Units to RHI Inc, and KRH,
collectively, the “ Membership Unit Purchase
”).
(b)
Over-Allotment Option . Pursuant to the terms of the
Subscription Agreement, the Company has agreed to sell to RHI Inc.
a number of Membership Units equal to the number of Shares sold to
the Underwriters pursuant to the Underwriters’ option to
purchase additional Shares under the Underwriting Agreement (the
“ Over-Allotment Option ”) in exchange
for RHI Inc.’s contribution of the proceeds of such
Over-Allotment Option.
(c)
Membership Units . The Membership Units shall consist of
equal whole, fractional units into which Interests in the Company
shall be divided. Th
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