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Exhibit
10.12
BMA V L.L.C.
SECOND AMENDED AND RESTATED
LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY AGREEMENT
DATED AS OF MAY 31,
2007
TABLE OF
CONTENTS
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ARTICLE I DEFINITIONS
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1.1.
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Definitions
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1.2.
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Terms Generally
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ARTICLE II GENERAL PROVISIONS
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2.1.
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Managing, Regular and Special Members
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2.2.
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Formation; Name; Foreign Jurisdictions
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2.3.
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Term
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2.4.
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Purposes; Powers
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2.5.
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Place of Business
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ARTICLE III MANAGEMENT
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3.1.
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Managing Member
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3.2.
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Member Voting, etc
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3.3.
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Management
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3.4.
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Responsibilities of Members
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3.5.
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Exculpation and Indemnification
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3.6.
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Representations of Members
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3.7.
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Tax Information
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ARTICLE IV CAPITAL OF THE
COMPANY
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4.1.
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Capital Contributions by Members
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4.2.
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Interest
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4.3.
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Withdrawals of Capital
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ARTICLE V PARTICIPATION IN PROFITS AND
LOSSES
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5.1.
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General Accounting Matters
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5.2.
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GP-Related Capital Accounts; Tax Capital Accounts
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5.3.
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GP-Related Profit Sharing Percentages
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5.4.
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Allocations of GP-Related Net Income (Loss)
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5.5.
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Liability of Members
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5.6.
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[Intentionally omitted.]
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5.7.
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Repurchase Rights, etc.
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5.8.
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Distributions
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5.9.
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Business Expenses
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5.10.
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Tax Capital Accounts; Tax Allocations
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ARTICLE VI ADDITIONAL MEMBERS;
WITHDRAWAL OF MEMBERS; SATISFACTION AND DISCHARGE OF COMPANY
INTERESTS; TERMINATION
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6.1.
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Additional Members
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6.2.
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Withdrawal of Members
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6.3.
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GP-Related Member Interests Not Transferable
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6.4.
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Consequences upon Withdrawal of a Member
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6.5.
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Satisfaction and Discharge of a Withdrawn Member’s
GP-Related Interest
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6.6.
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Dissolution of the Company
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6.7.
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Certain Tax Matters
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6.8.
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Special Basis Adjustments
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ARTICLE VII CAPITAL COMMITMENT
INTERESTS; CAPITAL CONTRIBUTIONS; ALLOCATIONS;
DISTRIBUTIONS
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7.1.
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Capital Commitment Interests, etc
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7.2.
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Capital Commitment Capital Accounts
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7.3.
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Allocations
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7.4.
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Distributions
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7.5.
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Valuations
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7.6.
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Disposition Election
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7.7.
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Capital Commitment Special Distribution Election
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ARTICLE VIII WITHDRAWAL, ADMISSION OF
NEW MEMBERS
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8.1.
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Member Withdrawal; Repurchase of Capital Commitment
Interests
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8.2.
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Transfer of Member’s Capital Commitment
Interest
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8.3.
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Compliance with Law.
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ARTICLE IX DISSOLUTION
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9.1.
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Dissolution
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9.2.
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Final Distribution
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9.3.
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Amounts Reserved Related to Capital Commitment Member
Interests
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ARTICLE X MISCELLANEOUS
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10.1.
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Submission to Jurisdiction; Waiver of Jury Trial
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10.2.
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Ownership and Use of the Company Name
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10.3.
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Written Consent
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10.4.
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Letter Agreements; Schedules
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10.5.
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Governing Law; Separability of Provisions
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10.6.
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Successors and Assigns
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10.7.
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Confidentiality
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10.8.
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Notices
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10.9.
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Counterparts
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10.10.
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Power of Attorney
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10.11.
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Member’s Will
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10.12.
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Cumulative Remedies
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10.13.
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Legal Fees
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10.14.
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Entire Agreement
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BMA V
L.L.C.
SECOND AMENDED AND RESTATED
LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY AGREEMENT of BMA V L.L.C. (the “
Company ”), dated as of May 31, 2007, by and
among Blackstone Holdings III L.P., a Delaware limited partnership
(the “ Managing Member ” or “
Holdings ”), the other members of the Company as
provided on the signature pages hereto, and such other persons that
are admitted to the Company as members after the date hereof in
accordance herewith.
W I T
N E S S E T
H
WHEREAS, the Company was
formed under the LLC Act (defined below) pursuant to a certificate
of formation filed in the office of the Secretary of State of the
State of Delaware on July 8, 2005;
WHEREAS, the original limited
liability company agreement of the Company was executed as of
July 8, 2005 (the “ Original Operating Agreement
”);
WHEREAS, the Original
Operating Agreement was amended and restated in its entirety by the
Amended and Restated Limited Liability Company Agreement, dated as
of October 14, 2005, of the Company (as amended to date, the
“ First Amended and Restated Operating Agreement
”); and
WHEREAS, the parties hereto
now wish to amend and restate the First Amended and Restated
Operating Agreement in its entirety as of the date hereof and as
more fully set forth below.
NOW, THEREFORE, the parties
hereto agree as follows:
ARTICLE I
DEFINITIONS
1.1. Definitions .
Unless the context otherwise requires, the following terms shall
have the following meanings for purposes of this
Agreement:
“ Advancing
Party ” has the meaning set forth in
Section 7.1(b).
“ Affiliate
” when used with reference to another person means any person
(other than the Company), directly or indirectly, through one or
more intermediaries, controlling, controlled by, or under common
control with, such other person.
“ Agreement
” means this Second Amended and Restated Limited Liability
Company Agreement, as it may be further amended and restated from
time to time.
“ Alternative
Investment Vehicle ” means any investment vehicle or
structure formed pursuant to paragraph 2.7 of the BCP V Partnership
Agreement or any other “Alternative Investment Vehicle”
(as defined in any other BCP V Agreements).
“ Applicable
Collateral Percentage ” shall have the meaning with
respect to any Firm Collateral and Special Firm Collateral, in each
case, as set forth on the books and records of the Company with
respect thereto.
“ Bankruptcy
” means, with respect to any person, the occurrence of any of
the following events: (i) the filing of an application by such
person for, or a consent to, the appointment of a trustee or
custodian of his assets; (ii) the filing by such person of a
voluntary petition in Bankruptcy or the seeking of relief under
Title 11 of the United States Code, as now constituted or hereafter
amended, or the filing of a pleading in any court of record
admitting in writing his inability to pay his debts as they become
due; (iii) the failure of such person to pay his debts as such
debts become due; (iv) the making by such person of a general
assignment for the benefit of creditors; (v) the filing by
such person of an answer admitting the material allegations of, or
his consenting to, or defaulting in answering, a Bankruptcy
petition filed against him in any Bankruptcy proceeding or petition
seeking relief under Title 11 of the United States Code, as now
constituted or as hereafter amended; or (vi) the entry of an
order, judgment or decree by any court of competent jurisdiction
adjudicating such person a bankrupt or insolvent or for relief in
respect of such person or appointing a trustee or custodian of his
assets and the continuance of such order, judgment or decree
unstayed and in effect for a period of 60 consecutive
days.
“ BCA V ”
means Blackstone Capital Associates V L.P., a Delaware limited
partnership, and any other partnership or other entity with terms
substantially similar to the terms of that partnership and formed
after the date hereof in connection with the indirect participation
by one or more partners thereof who receive Carried
Interest.
“ BCA V Partnership
Agreement ” means the Amended and Restated Agreement of
Limited Partnership of Blackstone Capital Associates V L.P., dated
as of October 14, 2005, as it may be amended, supplemented or
otherwise modified from time to time.
“BCOM” means
(i) Blackstone Communications Partners I L.P., a Delaware
limited partnership, and (ii) any other investment vehicle
established pursuant to Article 2 of the partnership agreement for
the partnership referred to in clause (i) above.
“ BCP ”
means Blackstone Capital Partners L.P., a Delaware limited
partnership, and any investment vehicle established in accordance
with the terms of Blackstone Capital Partners L.P.’s
partnership agreement to invest in lieu of Blackstone Capital
Partners L.P. on behalf of one or more of the partners
thereof.
“ BCP II ”
means Blackstone Capital Partners II Merchant Banking Fund L.P., a
Delaware limited partnership, any investment vehicle established
pursuant to paragraph 2.7 of such partnership’s partnership
agreement, Blackstone Offshore Capital Partners II L.P., a Cayman
Islands exempted limited partnership, and any investment vehicle
established pursuant to paragraph 2.7 of such partnership’s
partnership agreement.
“ BCP III
” means Blackstone Capital Partners III Merchant Banking Fund
L.P., a Delaware limited partnership, Blackstone Offshore Capital
Partners III L.P., a Cayman Islands exempted limited partnership,
and any investment vehicle established pursuant to
paragraph 2.7 of the respective partnership agreement of
either of such partnerships.
“ BCP IV ”
is the collective reference to Blackstone Capital Partners IV L.P.,
a Delaware limited partnership, and any Alternative Investment
Vehicle relating thereto and any Parallel Fund.
“ BCP V ”
is the collective reference to (i) Blackstone Capital Partners
V L.P., a Delaware limited partnership, and any Alternative
Investment Vehicle relating thereto, (ii) BCP V-S L.P., a
Delaware limited partnership, and any Alternative Investment
Vehicle relating thereto, and (iii) Blackstone Capital
Partners V-AC L.P., a Delaware limited partnership, and any
Alternative Investment Vehicle relating thereto.
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“ BCP V
Agreements ” is the collective reference to (i) the
BCP V Partnership Agreement and (ii) the similar agreements of
any Alternative Investment Vehicles.
“ BCP V Partnership
Agreement ” is the collective reference to (i) the
Amended and Restated Agreement of Limited Partnership, dated as of
October 14, 2005, of Blackstone Capital Partners V L.P. and
(ii) the Amended and Restated Agreement of Limited
Partnership, dated as of October 14, 2005, of BCP V-S L.P., in
each case, as may be amended, supplemented or otherwise modified
from time to time.
“ BFCOMP ”
means Blackstone Communications Capital Associates I L.P.,
Blackstone Family Communications Partnership I L.P. and any other
partnership that is an Affiliate thereof and has terms
substantially similar to those of the foregoing partnerships and is
formed in connection with the participation by one or more partners
thereof directly or indirectly in investments in securities also
purchased by BCOM or any other funds with substantially similar
investment objectives to BCOM and that are sponsored or managed by
an Affiliate of the Company (which includes serving as general
partner of such funds).
“ BFCOMP
Agreement ” means the Amended and Restated Agreements of
Limited Partnership dated as of June 29, 2000 of Blackstone
Family Communications Partnership I L.P. and Blackstone
Communications Capital Associates I L.P. and any other BFCOMP
limited partnership agreement.
“ BFCOMP
Investment ” means any direct or indirect investment by
BFCOMP.
“ BFIP ”
means Blackstone Capital Associates II L.P., Blackstone Capital
Associates III L.P., Blackstone Capital Associates IV L.P.,
Blackstone Capital Associates V L.P., Blackstone Family Investment
Partnership I L.P., Blackstone Family Investment Partnership II
L.P., Blackstone Family Investment Partnership III L.P., Blackstone
Family Investment Partnership IV— A L.P. , Blackstone Family
Investment Partnership IV— B L.P., Blackstone Family
Investment Partnership V L.P., Blackstone Family Investment
Partnership V— A L.P. and any other entity that is an
Affiliate thereof and has terms similar to those of the foregoing
partnerships and is formed in connection with the participation by
one or more of the partners thereof in investments in securities
also purchased by BCP, BCP II, BCP III, BCP IV, BCP V or any other
fund with substantially similar investment objectives to BCP, BCP
II, BCP III, BCP IV and BCP V and that are sponsored or managed by
an Affiliate of the Company (which includes serving as general
partner of such funds).
“ BFIP Agreement
” means the Amended and Restated Agreement of Limited
Partnership dated as of December 14, 1995 of Blackstone Family
Investment Partnership I L.P., the Limited Partnership Agreement
dated as of December 14, 1995 of Blackstone Family Investment
Partnership II L.P., the Limited Partnership Agreement dated as of
December 21, 1995 of Blackstone Capital Associates II L.P.,
the Limited Partnership Agreements dated as of June 27, 1997
of Blackstone Family Investment Partnership III L.P. and Blackstone
Capital Associates III L.P., the Amended and Restated Agreements of
Limited Partnership dated as of November 9, 2001 of Blackstone
Family Investment Partnership IV—A L.P., Blackstone Family
Investment Partnership IV—B L.P. and Blackstone Capital
Associates IV L.P., and the Amended and Restated Agreements of
Limited Partnership dated as of October 14, 2005, of
Blackstone Family Investment Partnership V L.P. and Blackstone
Capital Associates V L.P. and the Amended and
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Restated Agreement of Limited
Partnership dated as of March 23, 2006 of Blackstone Family
Investment Partnership V—A L.P., as each of such agreements
may be amended, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to
time, and any other BFIP limited partnership agreement.
“ BFIP
Investment ” means any direct or indirect investment by
BFIP.
“ BFIP V ”
means, collectively, Blackstone Family Investment Partnership V
L.P., a Delaware limited partnership.
“ BFIP V Partnership
Agreement ” means, collectively, the Amended and Restated
Agreements of Limited Partnership of BFIP V, dated as of
October 14, 2005, as amended, supplemented or otherwise
modified from time to time, and any other BFIP partnership
agreement.
“ BFMEZP ”
means Blackstone Mezzanine Capital Associates L.P., Blackstone
Mezzanine Capital Associates II L.P., Blackstone Family Mezzanine
Partnership L.P., Blackstone Family Mezzanine Partnership II L.P.,
Blackstone Mezzanine Holdings L.P., Blackstone Mezzanine Holdings
II L.P., and any other entity that is an Affiliate thereof and that
has terms substantially similar to those of the foregoing
partnerships and is formed in connection with the participation by
one or more partners thereof directly or indirectly in investments
in securities also purchased by BMEZP I, BMEZP II or any other
funds with substantially similar investment objectives to BMEZP I
and BMEZP II and that are sponsored or managed by an Affiliate of
the Company (which includes serving as general partner of such
funds).
“ BFMEZP
Agreement ” means the Amended and Restated Agreements of
Limited Partnership dated as of October 22, 1999 of Blackstone
Family Mezzanine Partnership L.P. and Blackstone Mezzanine Capital
Associates L.P., the Limited Partnership Agreement dated as of
March 22, 1999 of Blackstone Mezzanine Holdings L.P., the
Amended and Restated Agreements of Limited Partnership dated as of
June 10, 2005 of Blackstone Family Mezzanine Partnership II
L.P., Blackstone Mezzanine Capital Associates II L.P. and
Blackstone Mezzanine Holdings II L.P., as each of such agreements
may be amended, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to
time, and any other BFMEZP limited partnership
agreement.
“ BFMEZP
Investment ” means any direct or indirect investment by
BFMEZP.
“ BFREP ”
means Blackstone Real Estate Capital Associates L.P., Blackstone
Real Estate Capital Associates II L.P., Blackstone Real Estate
Capital Associates III L.P., Blackstone Real Estate Capital
Associates International L.P., Blackstone Real Estate Capital
Associates IV L.P., Blackstone Real Estate Capital Associates
International II L.P., Blackstone Real Estate Capital Associates V
L.P., Blackstone Real Estate Capital Associates VI L.P., Blackstone
Family Real Estate Partnership L.P., Blackstone Family Real Estate
Partnership II L.P., Blackstone Family Real Estate Partnership III
L.P., Blackstone Family Real Estate Partnership
International—A L.P., Blackstone Family Real Estate
Partnership International—B L.P., Blackstone Family Real
Estate Partnership IV L.P., Blackstone Family Real Estate
Partnership International II L.P., Blackstone Family Real Estate
Partnership V L.P., Blackstone Real Estate Holdings L.P.,
Blackstone Real Estate Holdings II L.P., Blackstone Real Estate
Holdings III L.P., Blackstone Real Estate Holdings
International—A L.P., Blackstone Real Estate Holdings
International—B L.P., BRE Holdings International—A
L.P., BRE Holdings International—B L.P., Blackstone Real
Estate Holdings IV L.P., Blackstone Real Estate Holdings
International II L.P., Blackstone Real Estate Holdings
International II-A L.P., BRE Holdings International II L.P.,
Blackstone Real Estate Holdings V L.P., Blackstone Real Estate
Holdings VI L.P. and any other entity that is an
Affiliate
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thereof and that has terms
substantially similar to those of the foregoing partnerships and is
formed in connection with the participation by one or more partners
thereof in real estate and real estate-related investments also
purchased by BREP and any other funds with substantially similar
investment objectives to BREP and that are sponsored or managed by
an Affiliate of the General Partner (which includes serving as
general partner of such funds).
“ BFREP
Agreement ” means the Agreement of Limited Partnership,
dated as of May 20, 1996, of Blackstone Real Estate Capital
Associates L.P., the Agreements of Limited Partnership, dated as of
October 21, 1996, of Blackstone Family Real Estate Partnership
II L.P., Blackstone Real Estate Holdings II L.P. and Blackstone
Real Estate Capital Associates II L.P., the Agreements of Limited
Partnership, dated as of October 21, 1998, of Blackstone
Family Real Estate Partnership III L.P., Blackstone Real Estate
Holdings III L.P. and Blackstone Real Estate Capital Associates III
L.P., the Amended and Restated Agreements of Limited Partnership,
dated as of July 26, 2001, of Blackstone Family Real Estate
Partnership International—A L.P., Blackstone Family Real
Estate Partnership International—B L.P., Blackstone Real
Estate Capital Associates International L.P., Blackstone Real
Estate Holdings International—A L.P., Blackstone Real Estate
Holdings International—B L.P., BRE Holdings
International—A L.P. and BRE Holdings International—B
L.P., the Amended and Restated Agreements of Limited Partnership,
dated as of September 9, 2002, of Blackstone Family Real
Estate Partnership IV L.P., Blackstone Real Estate Capital
Associates IV L.P. and Blackstone Real Estate Holdings IV L.P., the
Amended and Restated Agreements of Limited Partnership, dated as of
August 5, 2005, of Blackstone Family Real Estate Partnership
International II L.P., Blackstone Real Estate Capital Associates
International II L.P., Blackstone Real Estate Holdings
International II L.P., Blackstone Real Estate Holdings
International II-A L.P. and BRE Holdings International II L.P., the
Amended and Restated Agreements of Limited Partnership, dated as of
December 14, 2005, of Blackstone Family Real Estate
Partnership V L.P., Blackstone Real Estate Capital Associates V
L.P. and Blackstone Real Estate Holdings V L.P., and the Amended
and Restated Agreements of Limited Partnership, dated as of
February 8, 2007, of Blackstone Family Real Estate Partnership
VI L.P., Blackstone Real Estate Capital Associates VI L.P. and
Blackstone Real Estate Holdings VI L.P., as each of such agreements
may be amended, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to
time, and any other BFREP limited partnership agreement.
“ BFREP
Investment ” means any direct or indirect investment by
BFREP.
“ Blackstone Capital
Commitment ” has the meaning set forth in the BCP V
Agreements.
“ Blackstone
Co-Investment Rights ” has the meaning set forth in the
BCP V Agreements.
“ BMA V ”
means Blackstone Management Associates V L.L.C., a Delaware limited
liability company and the general partner of BCP V.
“ BMA V LLC
Agreement ” means the Amended and Restated Limited
Liability Company Agreement of Blackstone Management Associates V
L.L.C., dated as of October 14, 2005, as it may be amended,
supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time.
“ BMEZP I
” means (i) Blackstone Mezzanine Partners L.P., a
Delaware limited partnership, and (ii) any other investment
vehicle established pursuant to Article 2 of the partnership
agreement for the partnership referred to in clause
(i) above.
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“ BMEZP II
” means (i) Blackstone Mezzanine Partners II L.P., a
Delaware limited partnership, and (ii) any other investment
vehicle established pursuant to Article 2 of the partnership
agreement for the partnership referred to in clause
(i) above.
“ BPP V ”
means Blackstone Participation Partnership V L.P., a Delaware
limited partnership.
“ BPP V Partnership
Agreement ” means the Amended and Restated Agreement of
Limited Partnership of BPP V, dated as of October 14, 2005, as
it may be amended, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to
time.
“ BREP VI
” means (i) Blackstone Real Estate Partners VI L.P.,
Blackstone Real Estate Partners VI.TE.1 L.P., Blackstone Real
Estate Partners VI.TE.2 L.P. and Blackstone Real Estate Partners
VI.F L.P., each a Delaware limited partnership, (ii) any other
Parallel Funds or other Supplemental Capital Vehicles (each as
defined in the BREP VI Partnership Agreement), or (iii) any
other investment vehicle established pursuant to Article 2 of the
respective partnership agreements for any of the partnerships
referred to in clause (i) above.
“ BREP VI
Partnership Agreement ” means the collective reference to
the Amended and Restated Agreements of Limited Partnership of BREP
VI, dated as of February 8, 2007, as may be amended,
supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time.
“ Capital Commitment
BCP V Investment ” means the Company’s interest in
a specific investment of BCP V pursuant to the BCP V Partnership
Agreement in the Company’s capacity as a capital partner of
BCP V.
“ Capital Commitment
BCP V Commitment ” means the Company’s Capital
Commitment (as defined in the BCP V Partnership Agreement) to BCP V
that relates solely to the Capital Commitment BCP V
Interest.
“ Capital Commitment
BCP V Interest ” means the Interest (as defined in the
BCP V Partnership Agreement) of the Company as a capital partner in
BCP V.
“ Capital Commitment
Capital Account ” means, with respect to each Capital
Commitment Investment for each Member, the account maintained for
such Member to which are credited such Member’s contributions
to the Company with respect to such Capital Commitment Investment
and any net income allocated to such Member pursuant to
Section 7.3 with respect to such Capital Commitment Investment
and from which are debited any distributions with respect to such
Capital Commitment Investment to such Member and any net losses
allocated to such Member with respect to such Capital Commitment
Investment pursuant to Section 7.3. In the case of any such
distribution in kind, the Capital Commitment Capital Accounts for
the related Capital Commitment Investment shall be adjusted as if
the asset distributed had been sold in a taxable transaction and
the proceeds distributed in cash, and any resulting gain or loss on
such sale shall be allocated to the Members participating in such
Capital Commitment Investment pursuant to
Section 7.3.
“ Capital Commitment
Class A Interest ” has the meaning set forth in
Section 7.4(f).
“ Capital Commitment
Class B Interest ” has the meaning set forth in
Section 7.4(f).
“ Capital Commitment
Defaulting Party ” has the meaning specified in
Section 7.4(g)(ii).
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“ Capital Commitment
Deficiency Contribution ” has the meaning specified in
Section 7.4(g)(ii).
“ Capital Commitment
Disposable Investment ” has the meaning set forth in
Section 7.4(f).
“ Capital Commitment
Distributions ” means, with respect to each Capital
Commitment Investment, all amounts of distributions, received by
the Company with respect to such Capital Commitment Investment
solely in respect of the Capital Commitment BCP V Interest, less
any costs, fees and expenses of the Company with respect thereto
and less reasonable reserves for payment of costs, fees and
expenses of the Company that are anticipated with respect thereto,
in each case which the Managing Member may allocate to all or any
portion of such Capital Commitment Investment as it may determine
in good faith is appropriate.
“ Capital Commitment
Giveback Amount ” has the meaning set forth in
Section 7.4(g).
“ Capital Commitment
Interest ” means the interest of a Member in a specific
Capital Commitment Investment as provided herein.
“ Capital Commitment
Investment ” means any Capital Commitment BCP V
Investment, but shall exclude any GP-Related Investment. The
Managing Member shall determine who may participate in such Capital
Commitment Investment.
“ Capital Commitment
Liquidating Share ” with respect to each Capital
Commitment Investment means, in the case of dissolution of the
Company, the related Capital Commitment Capital Account of a Member
(less amounts reserved in accordance with Section 9.3) as of
the close of business on the effective date of
dissolution.
“ Capital Commitment
Member Carried Interest ” means, with respect to any
Member, the aggregate amount of distributions or payments received
by such Member (in any capacity) from Affiliates of the Company in
respect of or relating to “carried interest”.
“Capital Commitment Member Carried Interest” includes
any amount initially received by an Affiliate of the Company from
any fund (including BCP, BCP II, BCP III, BCP IV and BCP V, any
similar funds formed after the date hereof, and any other private
equity merchant banking, real estate or mezzanine funds, whether or
not in existence as of the date hereof) to which such Affiliate
serves as general partner (or other similar capacity) that exceeds
such Affiliate’s pro rata share of distributions from such
fund based upon capital contributions thereto (or the capital
contributions to make the investment of such fund giving rise to
such “carried interest”).
“ Capital Commitment
Member Interest ” means a Member’s interest in the
Company with respect to the Capital Commitment BCP V
Interest.
“ Capital Commitment
Net Income (Loss) ” with respect to each Capital
Commitment Investment means all amounts of income received by the
Company with respect to such Capital Commitment Investment,
including without limitation gain or loss in respect of the
disposition, in whole or in part, of such Capital Commitment
Investment, less any costs, fees and expenses of the Company
allocated thereto and less reasonable reserves for payment of
costs, fees and expenses of the Company anticipated to be allocated
thereto.
“ Capital Commitment
Profit Sharing Percentage ” with respect to each Capital
Commitment Investment means the percentage interest of a Member in
Capital Commitment Net Income (Loss) from such Capital Commitment
Investment set forth in the books and records of the
Company.
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“ Capital Commitment
Recontribution Amount ” has the meaning set forth in
Section 7.4(g).
“ Capital
Commitment-Related Capital Contributions ” has the
meaning set forth in Section 7.1(a).
“ Capital
Commitment-Related Commitment , ” with respect to any
Member, means such Member’s commitment to the Company
relating to such Member’s Capital Commitment Member Interest,
as set forth in the books and records of the Company.
“ Capital Commitment
Special Distribution ” has the meaning set forth in
Section 7.7(a).
“ Capital Commitment
Value ” has the meaning set forth in
Section 7.5.
“ Carried
Interest ” shall mean (i) “ Carried
Interest Distributions ” as defined in the BCP V
Partnership Agreement, and (ii) any other carried interest
distribution to a Fund GP pursuant to any BCP V Agreement. In the
case of each of (i) and (ii) above, except as determined
by the Managing Member, the amount shall not be less any costs,
fees and expenses of the Company with respect thereto and less
reasonable reserves for payment of costs, fees and expenses of the
Company that are anticipated with respect thereto (in each case
which the Managing Member may allocate amongst all or any portion
of the GP-Related Investments as it determines in good faith is
appropriate).
“ Carried Interest
Give Back Percentage ” shall mean, for any Member or
Withdrawn Member, subject to Section 5.8(e), the percentage
determined by dividing (A) the aggregate amount of
distributions received by such Member or Withdrawn Member from the
Company or any Other Fund GPs in respect of Carried Interest by
(B) the aggregate amount of distributions made to all Members,
Withdrawn Members or any other person by the Company or any Other
Fund GP in respect of Carried Interest. For purposes of determining
“Carried Interest Give Back Percentage” hereunder, all
Trust Amounts contributed to the Trust by the Company or any Other
Fund GPs on behalf of a Member or Withdrawn Member (but not the
Trust Income thereon) shall be deemed to have been initially
distributed or paid to the Members and Withdrawn Members as members
of the Company or any of the Other Fund GPs.
“ Carried Interest
Sharing Percentage ” means, with respect to each
GP-Related Investment, the percentage interest of a Member in
Carried Interest from such GP-Related Investment set forth in the
books and records of the Company.
“ Cause ”
means the occurrence or existence of any of the following with
respect to any Member, as determined fairly, reasonably, on an
informed basis and in good faith by the Managing Member:
(i) (w) any breach by any Member of any provision of any
non-competition agreement, (x) any material breach of this
Agreement or any rules or regulations applicable to such Member
that are established by the Managing Member, (y) such
Member’s deliberate failure to perform his or her duties to
the Company, or (z) such Member’s committing to or
engaging in any conduct or behavior that is or may be harmful to
the Company in a material way as determined by the Managing Member;
provided, that in the case of any of the foregoing clauses
(w), (x), (y) and (z), the Managing Member has given such
Member written notice (a “ Notice of Breach ”)
within fifteen days after the Managing Member becomes aware of such
action and such
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Member fails to cure such
breach, failure to perform or conduct or behavior within fifteen
days after receipt of such Notice of Breach from the Managing
Member (or such longer period, not to exceed an additional fifteen
days, as shall be reasonably required for such cure, provided that
such Member is diligently pursuing such cure); (ii) any act of
fraud, misappropriation, dishonesty, embezzlement or similar
conduct against the Company; or (iii) conviction (on the basis
of a trial or by an accepted plea of guilty or nolo
contendere ) of a felony or crime (including any misdemeanor
charge involving moral turpitude, false statements or misleading
omissions, forgery, wrongful taking, embezzlement, extortion or
bribery), or a determination by a court of competent jurisdiction,
by a regulatory body or by a self-regulatory body having authority
with respect to securities laws, rules or regulations of the
applicable securities industry, that such Member individually has
violated any applicable securities laws or any rules or regulations
thereunder, or any rules of any such self-regulatory body
(including, without limitation, any licensing requirement), if such
conviction or determination has a material adverse effect on
(A) such Member’s ability to function as a Member of the
Company, taking into account the services required of such Member
and the nature of the Company’s business or (B) the
business of the Company.
“ Charitable
Organization ” means an organization described in
Section 170(c) of the Code (without regard to
Section 170(c)(2)(A) thereof).
“ Clawback
Adjustment Amount ” has the meaning set forth in
Section 5.8(e).
“ Clawback
Amount ” shall mean the “ Clawback Amount
” as set forth in Article One of the BCP V Partnership
Agreement and any other clawback amount payable to the limited
partners of BCP V pursuant to any BCP V Agreement, as
applicable.
“ Clawback
Provisions ” shall mean paragraph 9.2.8 of the BCP V
Partnership Agreement and any other similar provisions in any other
BCP V Agreement existing heretofore or hereafter entered
into.
“ Code ”
means the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended from time to
time, or any successor statute. Any reference herein to a
particular provision of the Code shall mean, where appropriate, the
corresponding provision in any successor statute.
“ Commitment
Agreements ” means the agreements between the Company and
the Members, pursuant to which each Member undertakes certain
obligations, including the obligation to make capital contributions
pursuant to Sections 4.1 and 7.1 hereof. The Commitment Agreements
are hereby incorporated by reference as between the Company and the
relevant Member.
“ Company
” has the meaning set forth in the preamble
hereto.
“ Contingent
” means subject to repurchase rights and/or other
requirements.
The term “
control ” when used with reference to any person means
the power to direct the management and policies of such person,
directly or indirectly, by or through stock or other equity
ownership, agency or otherwise, or pursuant to or in connection
with an agreement, arrangement or understanding (written or oral)
with one or more other persons by or through stock ownership,
agency or otherwise; and the terms “ controlling
” and “ controlled ” shall have meanings
correlative to the foregoing.
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“ Controlled
Entity” when used with reference to another person means any
person controlled by such other person.
“ Deceased
Member ” shall mean any Member or Withdrawn Member who
has died or who suffers from Incompetence. For purposes hereof,
references to a Deceased Member shall refer collectively to the
Deceased Member and the estate and heirs or legal representative of
such Deceased Member, as the case may be, that have received such
Deceased Member’s interest in the Company.
“ Default Interest
Rate ” shall mean the lower of (i) the sum of
(a) the rate of interest per annum publicly announced from
time to time by JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., as its prime rate and
(b) 5%, or (ii) the highest rate of interest permitted
under applicable law.
“ Estate Planning
Vehicle ” has the meaning set forth in
Section 6.3.
“ Excess
Holdback ” has the meaning set forth in
Section 4.1(d)(v)(A).
“ Excess Holdback
Percentage ” has the meaning set forth in
Section 4.1(d)(v)(A).
“ Excess Tax-Related
Amount ” has the meaning set forth in
Section 5.8(e).
“ Existing
Member ” shall mean any Member who is neither a Retaining
Withdrawn Member nor a Deceased Member.
“ Final Event
” means the death, Total Disability, Incompetence,
Bankruptcy, liquidation, dissolution or withdrawal from the Company
of any person who is a Member.
“ Firm Advances
” has the meaning set forth in Section 7.1.
“ Firm
Collateral ” shall mean a Member’s or Withdrawn
Member’s interest in one or more partnerships or limited
liability companies, in either case affiliated with the Company,
and certain other assets of such Member or Withdrawn Member, in
each case that has been pledged or made available to the Trustee(s)
to satisfy all or any portion of the Excess Holdback of such Member
or Withdrawn Member as more fully described in the Company’s
books and records; provided , that for all purposes hereof
(and any other agreement ( e.g. , the Trust Agreement) that
incorporates the meaning of the term “Firm Collateral”
by reference), references to “Firm Collateral” shall
include “Special Firm Collateral”, excluding references
to “Firm Collateral” in Section 4.1(d)(v) and
Section 4.1(d)(viii).
“ Firm Collateral
Realization ” has the meaning set forth in
Section 4.1(d)(v)(B) with respect to Firm Collateral, and
Section 4.1(d)(viii)(B) with respect to Special Firm
Collateral.
“ Fiscal Year
” shall mean a calendar year, or any other period chosen by
the Managing Member.
“ Fund GP
” means the Company (only with respect to the Company’s
GP-Related BMA V Member Interest) and the Other Fund
GPs.
“ GAAP ”
has the meaning specified in Section 5.1(a).
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“ Giveback
Amount ” shall mean the aggregate of the
“Investment—Related Giveback Amount” and
“Other Giveback Amount”, as such terms are defined in
the BCP V Partnership Agreement.
“ Giveback
Provisions ” shall mean paragraph 3.4.3 of the BCP V
Partnership Agreement and any other similar provisions in any other
BCP V Agreement existing heretofore or hereafter entered
into.
“ GP-Related BCP V
Investment ” means the Company’s indirect interest
in BMA V’s indirect interest in an Investment (for purposes
of this definition, as defined in the BCP V Partnership Agreement)
in BMA V’s capacity as the general partner of BCP V, but does
not include any Capital Commitment Investment.
“ GP-Related BMA V
Member Interest ” means the interest of the Company as
the sole member of Blackstone Management Associates V
L.L.C.
“ GP-Related Capital
Account ” has the meaning set forth in
Section 5.2.
“ GP-Related Capital
Contribution ” has the meaning set forth in
Section 4.1(a).
“ GP-Related
Class A Interest ” has the meaning set forth in
Section 5.7(a).
“ GP-Related Class B
Interest ” has the meaning set forth in
Section 5.7(a).
“ GP-Related
Commitment ” with respect to any Member means such
Member’s commitment to the Company relating to such
Member’s GP-Related Member Interest, as set forth in the
books and records of the Company, including any such commitment set
forth in such Member’s Commitment Agreement or SMD
Agreement.
“ GP-Related
Defaulting Party ” has the meaning set forth in
Section 5.7(d)(ii).
“ GP-Related
Deficiency Contribution ” has the meaning set forth in
Section 5.7(d)(ii).
“ GP-Related
Disposable Investment ” has the meaning set forth in
Section 5.7(a).
“ GP-Related
Giveback Amount ” has the meaning set forth in
Section 5.7(d)(i).
“ GP-Related
Investment ” means any investment (direct or indirect) of
the Company in respect of the Company’s GP-Related BMA V
Member Interest (including, without limitation, any GP-Related BCP
V Investment).
“ GP-Related Member
Interest ” of a Member means all interests of such Member
in the Company (other than such Member’s Capital Commitment
Member Interest), including, without limitation, such
Member’s interest in the Company with respect to the
Company’s GP-Related BMA V Member Interest and with respect
to all GP-Related Investments.
“ GP-Related Net
Income (Loss) ” has the meaning set forth in
Section 5.1(b).
“ GP-Related Profit
Sharing Percentage ” means the “Carried Interest
Sharing Percentage” and “Non-Carried Interest Sharing
Percentage” of each Member; provided that any
references in this Agreement to GP-Related Profit Sharing
Percentages made (a) in connection with voting or voting
rights or (b) GP-Related Capital Contributions with respect to
GP-Related Investments
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(including
Section 5.3(b)) shall mean the “Non-Carried Interest
Sharing Percentage” of each Member; provided
further that, the term “GP-Related Profit Sharing
Percentage” shall not include any Capital Commitment Profit
Sharing Percentage.
“ GP-Related
Recontribution Amount ” has the meaning set forth in
Section 5.7(d)(i).
“ GP-Related
Required Amounts ” has the meaning set forth in
Section 4.1(a).
“ GP-Related
Unallocated Percentage ” has the meaning set forth in
Section 5.3(b).
“ GP-Related
Unrealized Net Income (Loss) ” attributable to any
GP-Related BCP V Investment as of any date means the GP-Related Net
Income (Loss) that would be realized by the Company with respect to
such GP-Related BCP V Investment if BCP V’s entire portfolio
of investments were sold on such date for cash in an amount equal
to their aggregate value on such date (determined in accordance
with Section 5.1(e)) and all distributions payable by BCP V to
the Company (indirectly through the general partner of BCP V)
pursuant to the BCP V Partnership Agreement with respect to such
GP-Related BCP V Investment were made on such date.
“GP-Related Unrealized Net Income (Loss)” attributable
to any other GP-Related Investment (other than a Capital Commitment
Investment) as of any date means the GP-Related Net Income (Loss)
that would be realized by the Company with respect to such
GP-Related Investment if such GP-Related Investment were sold on
such date for cash in an amount equal to its value on such date
(determined in accordance with Section 5.1(e)).
“ Holdback
” has the meaning set forth in
Section 4.1(d)(i).
“ Holdback
Percentage ” has the meaning set forth in
Section 4.1(d)(i).
“ Holdback Vote
” has the meaning set forth in
Section 4.1(d)(iv)(A).
“ Holdings
” has the meaning set forth in the preamble
hereto.
“ Incompetence
” means, with respect to any Member, the determination by the
Managing Member in its sole discretion, after consultation with a
qualified medical doctor, that such Member is incompetent to manage
his person or his property.
“ Inflation
Index ” means (i) the GNP deflator, which is the
fixed-weighted price index representing the average change in the
United States gross national product as published in the Survey of
Current Business by the National Income and Wealth Division of the
Bureau of Economic Analysis of the U.S. Department of Commerce, or
(ii) such other index measuring changes in economic prices in
the United States as shall be selected by the Managing
Member.
“ Initial Holdback
Percentages ” has the meaning set forth in
Section 4.1(d)(i).
“ Interest
” means a limited liability company interest (as defined in
§ 18-101(8) of the LLC Act) in the Company, including those
that are held by a Retaining Withdrawn Member and including any
Member’s GP-Related Member Interest and Capital Commitment
Member Interest.
“ Investment
” means any investment (direct or indirect) of the Company
designated by the Managing Member from time to time as an
investment in which the Members’ respective interests shall
be established and accounted for on a basis separate from the
Company’s other businesses, activities and investments,
including (a) GP-Related Investments, and (b) Capital
Commitment Investments.
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“ Investor Note
” means a promissory note of a Member evidencing indebtedness
incurred by such Member to purchase a Capital Commitment Interest,
the terms of which were or are approved by the Managing Member and
which is secured by such Capital Commitment Interest, all other
Capital Commitment Interests of such Member and all other interests
in BFIP and interests in BFREP, BFMEZP and BFCOMP; provided
, that such promissory note may also evidence indebtedness relating
to other interests in BFIP and interests in BFREP, BFMEZP and
BFCOMP, and such indebtedness shall be prepayable with Capital
Commitment Net Income (whether or not such indebtedness relates to
Capital Commitment Investments) as set forth in this Agreement, the
Investor Note, the other BFIP Agreements and the BFREP Agreements,
BFMEZP Agreements and BFCOMP Agreements and any documentation
relating to Other Sources; provided further , that
references to “Investor Notes” herein refer to multiple
loans made pursuant to such note, whether made with respect to
Capital Commitment Investments, other BFIP Investments, BFREP
Investments, BFMEZP Investments or BFCOMP Investments, and
references to an “Investor Note” refer to one such loan
as the context requires. In no way shall any indebtedness incurred
to acquire Capital Commitment Interests, other interests in BFIP or
interests in BFREP, BFMEZP or BFCOMP be considered part of the
Investor Notes for purposes hereof if the Lender or Guarantor is
not the lender or guarantor with respect thereto.
“ Investor Special
Member ” means any Special Member so designated at the
time of its admission by the Managing Member as a Member of the
Company.
“ Issuer ”
means the issuer of any Security comprising part of an
Investment.
“ L/C ”
has the meaning set forth in Section 4.1(d)(vi).
“ L/C Member
” has the meaning set forth in
Section 4.1(d)(vi).
“ LLC Act
” means the Delaware Limited Liability Company Act, 6
Del.C. § 18-101, et seq. , as it may
be amended from time to time, and any successor to such
Act.
“ Lender or
Guarantor ” means Holdings, in its capacity as lender or
guarantor under the Investor Notes, or any other Affiliate of the
Company that makes or guarantees loans to enable a Member to
acquire Capital Commitment Interests, other interests in BFIP or
interests in BFREP, interests in BFMEZP or interests in
BFCOMP.
“ Loss Amount
” has the meaning set forth in
Section 5.8(e).
“ Loss
Investment ” has the meaning set forth in
Section 5.8(e).
“ Majority in
Interest of the Members ” on any date (a “ vote
date ”) means one or more persons who are Members
(including the Managing Member but excluding Nonvoting Special
Members) on the vote date and who, as of the last day of the most
recent accounting period ending on or prior to the vote date (or as
of such later date on or prior to the vote date selected by the
Managing Member as of which the Members’ capital account
balances can be determined), have aggregate capital account
balances representing at least a majority in amount of the total
capital account balances of all the persons who are Members
(including the Managing Member but excluding Nonvoting Special
Members) on the vote date.
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“ Managing
Member ” has the meaning specified in the preamble
hereto.
“ Member ”
means any person who is a member of the Company, including the
Regular Members, the Managing Member and the Special Members.
Except as otherwise specifically provided herein, no group of
Members, including the Special Members and any group of Members in
the same Member Category, shall have any right to vote as a class
on any matter relating to the Company, including, but not limited
to, any merger, reorganization, dissolution or
liquidation.
“ Member
Category ” shall mean the Managing Member, Existing
Members, Retaining Withdrawn Members or Deceased Members, each
referred to as a group for purposes hereof.
“ Moody’s
” means Moody’s Investors Services, Inc., or any
successor thereto.
“ Net Carried
Interest Distribution ” has the meaning set forth in
Section 5.8(e).
“ Net Carried
Interest Distribution Recontribution Amount ” has the
meaning set forth in Section 5.8(e).
“ Net GP-Related
Recontribution Amount ” has the meaning set forth in
Section 5.8(c)(i).
“ Non-Carried
Interest ” means, with respect to each GP-Related
Investment, all amounts of distributions, other than Carried
Interest and other than Capital Commitment Distributions, received
by the Company with respect to such GP-Related Investment, less any
costs, fees and expenses of the Company with respect thereto and
less reasonable reserves for payment of costs, fees and expenses of
the Company that are anticipated with respect thereto, in each case
which the Managing Member may allocate to all or any portion of the
GP-Related Investments as it may determine in good faith is
appropriate.
“ Non-Carried
Interest Sharing Percentage ” means, with respect to each
GP-Related Investment, the percentage interest of a Member in
Non-Carried Interest from such GP-Related Investment set forth in
the books and records of the Company.
“ Non-Contingent
” means generally not subject to repurchase rights or other
requirements.
“ Nonvoting Special
Member ” has the meaning set forth in
Section 6.1(a).
“ Other Fund GPs
” means BMA V, BCA V and any other entity (other than the
Company) through which any Member or Withdrawn Member directly
receives any amounts of Carried Interest and any successor thereto;
provided , that this includes any other entity which has in
its organizational documents a provision which indicates that it is
a “Fund GP” or an “Other Fund GP”;
provided further , that notwithstanding any of the
foregoing, none of Holdings, the general partner of BCA V, any
estate planning vehicle established for the benefit of family
members of any Member nor any partner of BCA V shall be considered
a “Fund GP” for purposes hereof.
“ Other Sources
” means (i) distributions or payments of Capital
Commitment Member Carried Interest (which shall include amounts of
Capital Commitment Member Carried Interest which are not
distributed or paid to a Member but are instead contributed to a
trust (or similar arrangement) to satisfy any
“holdback” obligation with respect thereto), and
(ii) distributions from BFIP (other than from the Company),
BFREP, BFMEZP and BFCOMP to such Member.
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“ Parallel Fund
” means any additional collective investment vehicles (or
other similar arrangements) formed pursuant to paragraph 2.8 of the
BCP V Partnership Agreement.
“ Prime Rate
” means the rate of interest per annum publicly announced
from time to time by JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A. as its prime
rate.
“ Qualifying
Fund ” means any fund designated by the Managing Member
as a “Qualifying Fund”.
“ Regular Member
” shall mean any Member, excluding the Managing Member and
any Special Members.
“ Repurchase
Period ” has the meaning set forth in
Section 5.8(b).
“ Required
Rating ” has the meaning set forth in
Section 4.1(d)(vi).
“ Retained
Portion ” has the meaning set forth in
Section 7.6.
“ Retaining
Withdrawn Member ” shall mean a Withdrawn Member who has
retained a GP-Related Member Interest, pursuant to
Section 6.5(f) or otherwise. A Retaining Withdrawn Member
shall be considered a Nonvoting Special Member for all purposes
hereof.
“ Securities
” means any debt or equity securities of an Issuer and its
subsidiaries and other Controlled Entities constituting part of an
Investment, including without limitation common and preferred
stock, interests in limited partnerships and interests in limited
liability companies (including warrants, rights, put and call
options and other options relating thereto or any combination
thereof), notes, bonds, debentures, trust receipts and other
obligations, instruments or evidences of indebtedness, choses in
action, other property or interests commonly regarded as
securities, interests in real property, whether improved or
unimproved, interests in oil and gas properties and mineral
properties, short-term investments commonly regarded as
money-market investments, bank deposits and interests in personal
property of all kinds, whether tangible or intangible.
“ Settlement
Date ” has the meaning set forth in
Section 6.5(a).
“ SMD Agreements
” means the agreements between the Company and/or one or more
of its affiliates and the Members, pursuant to which each Member
undertakes certain obligations with respect to the Company and/or
its affiliates. The SMD Agreements are hereby incorporated by
reference as between the Company and the relevant
Member.
“ Special Firm
Collateral ” means interests in a Qualifying Fund or
other assets that have been pledged to the Trustee(s) to satisfy
all or any portion of a Member’s or Withdrawn Member’s
Holdback (excluding any Excess Holdback) as more fully described in
the Company’s books and records.
“ Special Firm
Collateral Realization ” has the meaning set forth in
Section 4.1(d)(viii).
“ Special Member
” means any person shown on the books and records of the
Company as a Special Member of the Company, including any Nonvoting
Special Member and any Investor Special Member.
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“ S&P
” means Standard & Poor’s Ratings Group, and
any successor thereto.
“ Subject
Investment ” has the meaning set forth in
Section 5.8(e).
“ Subject Member
” has the meaning set forth in
Section 4.1(d)(iv).
“ Total
Disability ” means the inability of a Member
substantially to perform the services required of a Regular Member
for a period of six consecutive months by reason of physical or
mental illness or incapacity and whether arising out of sickness,
accident or otherwise.
“ Trust Account
” has the meaning set forth in the Trust
Agreement.
“ Trust
Agreement ” means the Trust Agreement, dated as of
October 14, 2005,as amended to date, among the Members, the
Trustee(s) and certain other persons that may receive distributions
in respect of or relating to Carried Interest from time to
time.
“ Trust Amount
” has the meaning set forth in the Trust
Agreement.
“ Trust Income
” has the meaning set forth in the Trust
Agreement.
“ Trustee(s)
” has the meaning set forth in the Trust
Agreement.
“ Unadjusted Carried
Interest Distribution ” has the meaning set forth in
Section 5.8(e).
“ Unallocated
Capital Commitment Interests ” has the meaning set forth
in Section 8.1(f).
“ Withdraw
” or “ Withdrawal ” with respect to a
Member means a Member ceasing to be a member of the Company (except
as a Retaining Withdrawn Member) for any reason (including death,
disability, removal, resignation or retirement, whether such is
voluntary or involuntary), unless the context shall limit the type
of withdrawal to a specific reason, and “Withdrawn”
with respect to a Member means, as aforesaid, a Member who has
ceased to be a member of the Company.
“ Withdrawal
Date ” means the date of Withdrawal from the Company of a
Withdrawn Member.
“ Withdrawn
Member ” means a Member whose interest in the Company has
been terminated for any reason, including the occurrence of an
event specified in Section 6.2, and shall include, unless the
context requires otherwise, the estate or legal representatives of
any such Member.
1.2. Terms Generally .
The definitions in Section 1.1 shall apply equally to both the
singular and plural forms of the terms defined. Whenever the
context may require, any pronoun shall include the corresponding
masculine, feminine and neuter forms. The term “person”
includes individuals, partnerships (including limited liability
partnerships), companies (including limited liability companies),
joint ventures, corporations, trusts, governments (or agencies or
political subdivisions thereof) and other associations and
entities. The words “include”, “includes”
and “including” shall be deemed to be followed by the
phrase “without limitation”.
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ARTICLE II
GENERAL PROVISIONS
2.1. Managing, Regular and
Special Members . The Members may be Managing Members, Regular
Members or Special Members (including Investor Special Members).
The Managing Member as of the date hereof is Holdings and the
Regular Members as of the date hereof are those persons shown as
Regular Members on the signature pages hereof, and the Special
Members as of the date hereof are persons shown as Special Members
on the signature pages hereof. The books and records of the Company
contain the GP-Related Profit Sharing Percentage and GP-Related
Commitment of each such Member with respect to the GP-Related
Investments of the Company as of the date hereof. The books and
records of the Company contain the Capital Commitment Profit
Sharing Percentage and Capital Commitment-Related Commitment of
each such Member with respect to the Capital Commitment Investments
of the Company as of the date hereof. The books and records of the
Company shall be amended by the Managing Member from time to time
to reflect additional GP-Related Investments, additional Capital
Commitment Investments, dispositions by the Company of GP-Related
Investments, dispositions by the Company of Capital Commitment
Investments, the GP-Related Profit Sharing Percentages of the
Members, as modified from time to time, the Capital Commitment
Profit Sharing Percentages of the Members, as modified from time to
time, the admission and withdrawal of Members and the transfer or
assignment of interests in the Company pursuant to the terms of
this Agreement. At the time of admission of each additional Member,
the Managing Member shall determine in its sole discretion the
GP-Related Investments and Capital Commitment Investments in which
such Member shall participate and such Member’s GP-Related
Commitment, Capital Commitment-Related Commitment, GP-Related
Profit Sharing Percentage with respect to each such GP-Related
Investment and Capital Commitment Profit Sharing Percentage with
respect to each such Capital Commitment Investment. Each Member may
have a GP-Related Member Interest and a Capital Commitment Member
Interest.
2.2. Formation; Name;
Foreign Jurisdictions . The Company is hereby continued as a
limited liability company pursuant to the LLC Act and shall
continue to conduct its activities under the name of BMA V L.L.C.
The certificate of formation of the Company may be amended and/or
restated from time to time by the Managing Member, as an
“authorized person” (within the meaning of the LLC
Act). The Managing Member is further authorized to execute and
deliver and file any other certificates (and any amendments and/or
restatements thereof) necessary for the Company to qualify to do
business in a jurisdiction in which the Company may wish to conduct
business.
2.3. Term . The term
of the Company shall continue until December 31, 2055, unless
earlier dissolved and its affairs wound up in accordance with this
Agreement.
2.4. Purposes; Powers
. (a) The purposes of the Company shall be, directly or
indirectly through subsidiaries or affiliates, (i) to serve as
the sole member of BMA V and perform the functions of a member of
BMA V specified in the BMA V LLC Agreement and to invest in
GP-Related Investments and acquire and invest in Securities,
(ii) to serve as a capital partner of BCP V (including any
Alternative Investment Vehicle and any Parallel Fund) and perform
the functions of a limited partner of BCP V (including any
Alternative Investment Vehicle and any Parallel Fund) specified in
the BCP V Agreements, (iii) to make the Blackstone Capital
Commitment or a portion thereof, either directly or indirectly
through BMA V, and to invest in Capital Commitment Investments and
acquire and invest in Securities or other property (directly or
indirectly through BCP V (including any Alternative Investment
Vehicle and any Parallel Fund), (iv) to serve as a general
partner or limited partner of other partnerships and perform the
functions of a general partner or limited partner specified in the
respective partnership agreements, as amended, supplemented or
otherwise modified from time to time, of any such partnership,
(v) to serve as a member of limited liability companies and
perform the functions of a member specified
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in the respective limited liability
company agreements, as amended, supplemented or otherwise modified
from time to time, of any such limited liability company,
(vi) to carry on such other businesses, perform such other
services and make such other investments as are deemed desirable by
the Managing Member and as are permitted under the LLC Act, the BMA
V LLC Agreement, the BCP V Agreements, the respective partnership
agreements, as amended, supplemented or otherwise modified from
time to time, of any partnership referred to in clause
(v) above and the respective limited liability company
agreements, as amended, supplemented or otherwise modified from
time to time, of any limited liability company referred to in
clause (v) above, (vii) any other lawful purpose, and
(viii) to do all things necessary, desirable, convenient or
incidental thereto.
(b) In furtherance of its
purposes, the Company shall have all powers necessary, suitable or
convenient for the accomplishment of its purposes, alone or with
others, as principal or agent, including the following:
(i) to be and become a
general or limited partner of partnerships, a member of limited
liability companies, a holder of common and preferred stock of
corporations and/or an investor in the foregoing entities or other
entities, in connection with the making of Investments or the
acquisition, holding or disposition of Securities or other property
or as otherwise deemed appropriate by the Managing Member in the
conduct of the Company’s business, and to take any action in
connection therewith;
(ii) to acquire and invest in
general or limited partner interests, in limited liability company
interests, in common and preferred stock of corporations and/or in
other interests in or obligations of the foregoing entities or
other entities and in Investments and Securities or other property
or direct or indirect interests therein, whether such Investments
and Securities or other property are readily marketable or not, and
to receive, hold, sell, dispose of or otherwise transfer any such
partner interests, limited liability company interests, stock,
interests, obligations, Investments or Securities or other property
and any dividends and distributions thereon and to purchase and
sell, on margin, and be long or short, futures contracts and to
purchase and sell, and be long or short, options on futures
contracts;
(iii) to buy, sell and
otherwise acquire investments, whether such investments are readily
marketable or not;
(iv) to invest and reinvest
the cash assets of the Company in money-market or other short-term
investments;
(v) to hold, receive,
mortgage, pledge, lease, transfer, exchange or otherwise dispose
of, grant options with respect to, and otherwise deal in and
exercise all rights, powers, privileges and other incidents of
ownership or possession with respect to, all property held or owned
by the Company;
(vi) to borrow or raise money
from time to time and to issue promissory notes, drafts, bills of
exchange, warrants, bonds, debentures and other negotiable and
non-negotiable instruments and evidences of indebtedness, to secure
payment of the principal of any such indebtedness and the interest
thereon by mortgage, pledge, conveyance or assignment in trust of,
or the granting of a security interest in, the whole or any part of
the property of the Company, whether at the time owned or
thereafter acquired, to guarantee the obligations of others and to
buy, sell, pledge or otherwise dispose of any such instrument or
evidence of indebtedness;
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(vii) to lend any of its
property or funds, either with or without security, at any legal
rate of interest or without interest;
(viii) to have and maintain
one or more offices within or without the State of Delaware, and in
connection therewith, to rent or acquire office space, engage
personnel and compensate them and do such other acts and things as
may be advisable or necessary in connection with the maintenance of
such office or offices;
(ix) to open, maintain and
close accounts, including margin accounts, with brokers;
(x) to open, maintain and
close bank accounts and draw checks and other orders for the
payment of moneys;
(xi) to engage accountants,
auditors, custodians, investment advisers, attorneys and any and
all other agents and assistants, both professional and
nonprofessional, and to compensate any of them as may be necessary
or advisable;
(xii) to form or cause to be
formed and to own the stock of one or more corporations, whether
foreign or domestic, to form or cause to be formed and to
participate in partnerships and joint ventures, whether foreign or
domestic and to form or cause to be formed and be a member or
manager or both of one or more limited liability
companies;
(xiii) to enter into, make
and perform all contracts, agreements and other undertakings as may
be necessary, convenient, advisable or incident to carrying out its
purposes;
(xiv) to sue and be sued, to
prosecute, settle or compromise all claims against third parties,
to compromise, settle or accept judgment to claims against the
Company, and to execute all documents and make all representations,
admissions and waivers in connection therewith;
(xv) to distribute, subject
to the terms of this Agreement, at any time and from time to time
to the Members cash or investments or other property of the
Company, or any combination thereof; and
(xvi) to take such other
actions necessary, desirable, convenient or incidental thereto and
to engage in such other businesses as may be permitted under
Delaware law.
2.5. Place of Business
. The Company shall maintain a registered office at The Corporation
Trust Company, 1209 Orange Street, New Castle County, Wilmington,
Delaware 19801. The Company shall maintain an office and principal
place of business at such place or places as the Managing Member
specifies from time to time and as set forth in the books and
records of the Company. The name and address of the Company’s
registered agent is The Corporation Trust Company, 1209 Orange
Street, New Castle County, Wilmington, Delaware 19801. The Managing
Member may from time to time change the registered agent or office
by an amendment to the certificate of formation of the
Company.
ARTICLE III
MANAGEMENT
3.1. Managing Member .
(a) Holdings shall be an original managing member (the “
Managing Member ”). The Managing Member shall cease to
be the Managing Member only if it (i)
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Withdraws from the Company for any
reason, (ii) consents in its sole discretion to resign as the
Managing Member, or (iii) becomes the subject of a Final
Event. The Managing Member may not be removed without its consent.
There may be one or more Managing Members. In the event that one or
more other Managing Members is admitted to the Company as such, all
references herein to the “Managing Member” in the
singular form shall be deemed to also refer to such other Managing
Members as may be appropriate. The relative rights and
responsibilities of such Managing Members will be as agreed upon
from time to time between them.
(b) Upon the Withdrawal from
the Company or voluntary resignation of the last remaining Managing
Member, all of the powers formerly vested therein pursuant to this
Agreement and the LLC Act shall be exercised by a Majority in
Interest of the Members.
3.2. Member Voting,
etc . (a) Meetings of the Members may be called only by
the Managing Member.
(b) Except as otherwise
expressly provided herein and except as may be expressly required
by the LLC Act, Special Members as such shall have no right to, and
shall not, take part in the management or control of the
Company’s business or act for or bind the Company, and shall
have only the rights and powers granted to Special Members
herein.
(c) To the extent a Member is
entitled to vote with respect to any matter relating to the
Company, such Member shall not be obligated to abstain from voting
on any matter (or vote in any particular manner) because of any
interest (or conflict of interest) of such Member (or any affiliate
thereof) in such matter.
3.3. Management .
(a) The management, control and operation of the Company and
the formulation and execution of business and investment policy
shall be vested in the Managing Member. The Managing Member shall,
in its discretion, exercise all powers necessary and convenient for
the purposes of the Company, including those enumerated in
Section 2.4, on behalf and in the name of the Company. All
decisions and determinations (howsoever described herein) to be
made by the Managing Member pursuant to this Agreement shall be
made in its sole discretion, subject only to the express terms and
conditions of this Agreement.
(b) Notwithstanding any
provision in this Agreement to the contrary, the Company is hereby
authorized, without the need for any further act, vote or consent
of any person (directly or indirectly through one or more other
entities, in the name and on behalf of the Company, on its own
behalf or in its capacity as sole member of BMA V on BMA V’s
own behalf or in BMA V’s capacity as general partner of BCP
V, BFIP V or BPP V or as general or limited partner, member or
other equity owner of any Blackstone Entity (as hereinafter
defined)) (i) to execute and deliver, and to perform the
Company’s obligations under, the BMA V LLC Agreement,
including, without limitation, serving as sole member of BMA V,
(ii) to execute and deliver, and to cause BMA V to perform BMA
V’s obligations under the BCP V Agreements, the BFIP V
Partnership Agreement and the BPP V Partnership Agreement,
including, without limitation, serving as a general partner of BCP
V, BFIP V and BPP V, (iii) to execute and deliver, and to
cause BMA V to perform BMA V’s obligations under, the
governing agreement, as amended, restated and/or supplemented (each
a “ Blackstone Entity Governing Agreement ”), of
any other partnership, limited liability company or other entity
(each a “ Blackstone Entity ”) of which BMA V is
to become a general or limited partner, member or other equity
owner, including without limitation, serving as a general or
limited partner, member or other equity owner of each Blackstone
Entity, and (iv) to take any action, in the applicable
capacity, contemplated by or arising out of this Agreement, the BMA
V LLC Agreement, the BCP V Agreements, the BFIP V Partnership
Agreement, the BPP V Partnership Agreement or each Blackstone
Entity Governing Agreement (and any amendment, restatement and/or
supplement of any of the foregoing).
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(c) The Managing Member and
any other person designated by the Managing Member, each acting
individually, is hereby authorized and empowered, as an authorized
person of the Company or an authorized person of the Managing
Member, in each case within the meaning of the Act, or otherwise
(the Managing Member hereby authorizing and ratifying any of the
following actions):
(i) to execute and deliver
and/or file (including any such action, directly or indirectly
through one or more other entities, in the name and on behalf of
the Company, on its own behalf or in its capacity as sole member of
BMA V on BMA V’s own behalf or in BMA V’s capacity as
general partner of BCP V, BFIP V or BPP V or as general or limited
partner, member or other equity owner of any Blackstone Entity),
any of the following:
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any agreement, certificate, instrument or other document of the
Company, BMA V, BCP V, BFIP V, BPP V or any Blackstone Entity (and
any amendments, restatements and/or supplements thereof),
including, without limitation, the following: (I) the BMA V
LLC Agreement, the BCP V Agreements, the BFIP V Partnership
Agreement, the BPP V Partnership Agreement and each Blackstone
Entity Governing Agreement, (II) Subscription Agreements on behalf
of BCP V, (III) side letters issued in connection with investments
in BCP V, and (IV) such other agreements, instruments, certificates
and other documents as may be necessary or desirable in furtherance
of the Company’s, BMA V’s, BCP V’s, BFIP
V’s, BPP V’s or any Blackstone Entity’s purposes
(and any amendments, restatements and/or supplements of any of the
foregoing referred to in (I) through (IV) hereof); |
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the certificates of formation, certificates of limited
partnership and/or other organizational documents of the Company,
BMA V, BCP V, BFIP V, BPP V and any Blackstone Entity (and any
amendments, restatements and/or supplements thereof);
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any other certificates, notices, applications and other
documents (and any amendments, restatements and/or supplements
thereof) to be filed with any government or governmental or
regulatory body, including, without limitation, any such document
that may be necessary for the Company, BMA V, BCP V, BFIP V, BPP V
or any Blackstone Entity to qualify to do business in a
jurisdiction in which the Company, BMA V, BCP V, BFIP V, BPP V or
any Blackstone Entity desires to do business; |
(ii) to prepare or cause to
be prepared, and to sign, execute and deliver and/or file
(including any such action, directly or indirectly through one or
more other entities, in the name and on behalf of the Company, on
its own behalf or in its capacity as sole member of BMA V on its
own behalf or in its capacity as general partner of BCP V, BFIP V
or BPP V or as general or limited partner, member or other equity
owner of any Blackstone Entity) (A) any certificates, forms,
notices, applications and other documents to be filed with any
government or governmental or regulatory body on behalf of the
Company, BMA V, BCP V, BFIP V, BPP V and/or any Blackstone Entity,
(B) any certificates, forms, notices, applications and other
documents that may be necessary or advisable in connection with any
bank account of the Company, BMA V, BCP V, BFIP V, BPP V or any
Blackstone Entity or any banking facilities or services that may be
utilized by the Company, BMA V, BCP V, BFIP V, BPP V or
any
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Blackstone Entity, and all
checks, notes, drafts and other documents of the Company, BMA V,
BCP V, BFIP V, BPP V or any Blackstone Entity that may be required
in connection with any such bank account, banking facilities or
services, (C) resolutions with respect to any of the foregoing
matters (which resolutions, when executed by any person authorized
as provided in this Section 3.3(c), each acting individually,
shall be deemed to have been adopted by the Managing Member, any
one or more Managers, the Company, BMA V, BCP V, BFIP V, BPP V or
any Blackstone Entity, as applicable, for all purposes).
The authority granted to any person
(other than the Managing Member) in this Section 3.3(c) may be
revoked at any time by the Managing Member by an instrument in
writing signed by the Managing Member.
3.4. Responsibilities of
Members . (a) Unless otherwise determined by the Managing
Member in a particular case, each Regular Member shall devote
substantially all his time and attention to the businesses of the
Company and its affiliates, and each Special Member shall not be
required to devote any time or attention to the businesses of the
Company or its affiliates.
(b) All outside business or
investment activities of the Members (including outside
directorships or trusteeships) shall be subject to such rules and
regulations as are established by the Managing Member from time to
time.
(c) The Managing Member may
from time to time establish such other rules and regulations
applicable to Members or other employees as the Managing Member
deems appropriate, including rules governing the authority of
Members or other employees to bind the Company to financial
commitments or other obligations.
3.5. Exculpation and
Indemnification . (a) Liability to Members .
Notwithstanding any other provision of this Agreement, whether
express or implied, to the fullest extent permitted by law, no
Member nor any of such Member’s representatives, agents or
advisors nor any partner, member, officer, employee,
representative, agent or advisor of the Company or any of its
Affiliates (individually, a “ Covered Person ”
and collectively, the “ Covered Persons ”) shall
be liable to the Company or any other Member for any act or
omission (in relation to the Company, this Agreement, any related
document or any transaction or investment contemplated hereby or
thereby) taken or omitted by a Covered Person (other than any act
or omission constituting Cause), unless there is a final and
non-appealable judicial determination and/or determination of an
arbitrator that such Covered Person did not act in good faith and
in what such Covered Person reasonably believed to be in, or not
opposed to, the best interests of the Company and within the
authority granted to such Covered Person by this Agreement, and,
with respect to any criminal act or proceeding, had reasonable
cause to believe that such Covered Person’s conduct was
unlawful. Each Covered Person shall be entitled to rely in good
faith on the advice of legal counsel to the Company, accountants
and other experts or professional advisors, and no action taken by
any Covered Person in reliance on such advice shall in any event
subject such person to any liability to any Member or the Company.
To the extent that, at law or in equity, a Member has duties
(including fiduciary duties) and liabilities relating thereto to
the Company or to another Member, to the fullest extent permitted
by law, such Member acting under this Agreement shall not be liable
to the Company or to any such other Member for its good faith
reliance on the provisions of this Agreement. The provisions of
this Agreement, to the extent that they expand or restrict the
duties and liabilities of a Member otherwise existing at law or in
equity, are agreed by the Members, to the fullest extent permitted
by law, to modify to that extent such other duties and liabilities
of such Member.
(b) Indemnification .
To the fullest extent permitted by law, the Company shall indemnify
and hold harmless (but only to the extent of the Company’s
assets (including, without
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limitation, the remaining capital
commitments of the Members) each Covered Person from and against
any and all claims, damages, losses, costs, expenses and
liabilities (including, without limitation, amounts paid in
satisfaction of judgments, in compromises and settlements, as fines
and penalties and legal or other costs and reasonable expenses of
investigating or defending against any claim or alleged claim),
joint and several, of any nature whatsoever, known or unknown,
liquidated or unliquidated (collectively, “ Losses
”), arising from any and all claims, demands, actions, suits
or proceedings, civil, criminal, administrative or investigative,
in which the Covered Person may be involved, or threatened to be
involved, as a party or otherwise, by reason of such Covered
Person’s management of the affairs of the Company or which
relate to or arise out of or in connection with the Company, its
property, its business or affairs (other than claims, demands,
actions, suits or proceedings, civil, criminal, administrative or
investigative, arising out of any act or omission of such Covered
Person constituting Cause); provided , that a Covered Person
shall not be entitled to indemnification under this Section with
respect to any claim, issue or matter if there is a final and
non-appealable judicial determination and/or determination of an
arbitrator that such Covered Person did not act in good faith and
in what such Covered Person reasonably believed to be in, or not
opposed to, the best interest of the Company and within the
authority granted to such Covered Person by this Agreement, and,
with respect to any criminal act or proceeding, had reasonable
cause to believe that such Covered Person’s conduct was
unlawful; provided further , that if such Covered Person is
a Member or a Withdrawn Member, such Covered Person shall bear its
share of such Losses in accordance with such Covered Person’s
GP-Related Profit Sharing Percentage in the Company as of the time
of the actions or omissions that gave rise to such Losses. To the
fullest extent permitted by law, expenses (including legal fees)
incurred by a Covered Person (including, without limitation, the
Managing Member) in defending any claim, demand, action, suit or
proceeding may, with the approval of the Managing Member, from time
to time, be advanced by the Company prior to the final disposition
of such claim, demand, action, suit or proceeding upon receipt by
the Company of a written undertaking by or on behalf of the Covered
Person to repay such amount to the extent that it shall be
subsequently determined that the Covered Person is not entitled to
be indemnified as authorized in this Section, and the Company and
its Affiliates shall have a continuing right of offset against such
Covered Person’s interests/investments in the Company and
such Affiliates and shall have the right to withhold amounts
otherwise distributable to such Covered Person to satisfy such
repayment obligation. If a Member institutes litigation against a
Covered Person which gives rise to an indemnity obligation
hereunder, such Member shall be responsible, up to the amount of
such Member’s Interests and remaining capital commitment, for
such Member’s pro rata share of the Company’s expenses
related to such indemnity obligation, as determined by the Managing
Member. The Company may purchase insurance, to the extent available
at reasonable cost, to cover losses, claims, damages or liabilities
covered by the foregoing indemnification provisions. Members will
not be personally obligated with respect to indemnification
pursuant to this Section.
3.6. Representations of
Members . (a) Each Regular and Special Member by execution
of this Agreement (or by otherwise becoming bound by the terms and
conditions hereof as provided herein or in the LLC Act) represents
and warrants to every other Member and to the Company, except as
may be waived by the Managing Member, that such Member is acquiring
each of such Member’s Interests for such Member’s own
account for investment and not with a view to resell or distribute
the same or any part hereof, and that no other person has any
interest in any such Interest or in the rights of such Member
hereunder; provided, that a Member may choose to make
transfers for estate and charitable planning purposes (in
accordance with the terms hereof). Each Regular and Special Member
represents and warrants that such Member understands that the
Interests have not been registered under the Securities Act of 1933
and therefore such Interests may not be resold without registration
under such Act or exemption from such registration, and that
accordingly such Member must bear the economic risk of an
investment in the Company for an indefinite period of time. Each
Regular and Special Member represents that such Member has such
knowledge and experience in financial and business matters, that
such Member is capable of evaluating the merits and risks of an
investment in the Company, and that
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such Member is able to bear the economic
risk of such investment. Each Regular and Special Member represents
that such Member’s overall commitment to the Company and
other investments which are not readily marketable is not
disproportionate to the Member’s net worth and the Member has
no need for liquidity in the Member’s investment in
Interests. Each Regular and Special Member represents that to the
full satisfaction of the Member, the Member has been furnished any
materials that such Member has requested relating to the Company,
any Investment and the offering of Interests and has been afforded
the opportunity to ask questions of representatives of the Company
concerning the terms and conditions of the offering of Interests
and any matters pertaining to each Investment and to obtain any
other additional information relating thereto. Each Regular and
Special Member represents that the Member has consulted to the
extent deemed appropriate by the Member with the Member’s own
advisers as to the financial, tax, legal and related matters
concerning an investment in Interests and on that basis believes
that an investment in the Interests is suitable and appropriate for
the Member. Each Regular and Special Member (other than BCA V)
represents that such Member is a “qualified purchaser”
(as such term is used in the Investment Company Act of 1940, as
amended (the “ 1940 Act ”)), for purposes, among
other things, of Section 3(c)(7) of the 1940 Act.
(b) Each Regular and Special
Member agrees that the representations and warranties contained in
paragraph (a) above shall be true and correct as of any date
that such Member (1) makes a capital contribution to the
Company (whether as a result of Firm Advances made to such Member
or otherwise) with respect to any Investment, and such Member
hereby agrees that such capital contribution shall serve as
confirmation thereof and/or (2) repays any portion of the
principal amount of a Firm Advance, and such Member hereby agrees
that such repayment shall serve as confirmation thereof.
3.7. Tax Information .
Each Regular and Special Member certifies that (A) if the
Member is a United States person (as defined in the Code)
(x) (i) the Member’s name, social security number
(or, if applicable, employer identification number) and address
provided to the Company and its affiliates pursuant to an IRS Form
W-9, Payer’s Request for Taxpayer Identification Number
Certification (“ W-9 ”) or otherwise are correct
and (ii) the Member will complete and return a W-9, and
(y) (i) the Member is a United States person (as defined
in the Code) and (ii) the Member will notify the Company
within 60 days of a change to foreign (non-United States) status or
(B) if the Member is not a United States person (as defined in
the Code) (x) (i) the information on the completed IRS
Form W-8BEN, Certificate of Foreign Status of Beneficial Owner for
United States Tax Withholding (“ W-8BEN ”) or
other applicable form, including but not limited to IRS Form
W-8IMY, Certificate of Foreign Intermediary, Foreign Partnership,
or Certain U.S. Branches for United States Tax Withholding (“
W-8IMY ”), or otherwise is correct and (ii) the
Member will complete and return the applicable IRS form, including
but not limited to a W-8BEN or W-8IMY, and (y) (i) the
Member is not a United States person (as defined in the Code) and
(ii) the Member will notify the Company within 60 days of any
change of such status. The Member agrees to properly execute and
provide to the Company in a timely manner any tax documentation
that may be reasonably required by the Company or the Managing
Member.
ARTICLE IV
CAPITAL OF THE
COMPANY
4.1. Capital Contributions
by Members . (a) Except as agreed by the Managing Member
and a Regular Member, such Regular Member shall not be required to
make capital contributions to the Company (“ GP-Related
Capital Contributions ”) at such times and in such
amounts (the “ GP-Related Required Amounts ”) as
are required to satisfy the Company’s obligation to make
capital contributions to BMA V in respect of the GP-Related BMA V
Member Interest to fund BMA V’s capital contribution in
respect of any GP-Related BCP V Investment and as are otherwise
determined by the Managing Member from time to time;
provided , that additional GP-Related Capital Contributions
in
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excess of the GP-Related Required
Amounts may be made pro rata among the Regular Members based upon
each Regular Member’s Carried Interest Sharing Percentage.
GP-Related Capital Contributions in excess of the GP-Related
Required Amounts which are to be used for ongoing business
operations (as distinct from financing, legal or other specific
liabilities of the Company (including those specifically set forth
in Sections 4.1(d) and 5.8(d)) shall be determined by the Managing
Member. Special Members shall not be required to make additional
GP-Related Capital Contributions to the Company in excess of the
GP-Related Required Amounts, except (i) as a condition of an
increase in such Special Member’s GP-Related Profit Sharing
Percentage or (ii) as specifically set forth in this
Agreement; provided , that the Managing Member and any
Special Member may agree from time to time that such Special Member
shall make an additional GP-Related Capital Contribution to the
Company; provided further , that each Investor Special
Member shall maintain its GP-Related Capital Accounts at an
aggregate level equal to the product of (i) its GP-Related
Profit Sharing Percentage from time to time and (ii) the total
capital of the Company.
(b) Each GP-Related Capital
Contribution by a Member shall be credited to the appropriate
GP-Related Capital Account of such Member in accordance with
Section 5.2.
(c) The Managing Member may
elect on a case by case basis to (i) cause the Company to loan
any Member (including any additional Member admitted to the Company
pursuant to Section 6.1 but excluding any Members that are
also executive officers of The Blackstone Group L.P.) the amount of
any GP-Related Capital Contribution required to be made by such
Member or (ii) permit any Member (including any additional
Member admitted to the Company pursuant to Section 6.1) to
make a required GP-Related Capital Contribution to the Company in
installments, in each case on terms determined by the Managing
Member.
(d) (i) The Members and the
Withdrawn Members have entered into the Trust Agreement, pursuant
to which certain amounts of Carried Interest will be paid to the
Trustee(s) for deposit in the Trust Account (such amounts to be
paid to the Trustee(s) for deposit in the Trust Account
constituting a “ Holdback ”). The Managing
Member shall determine, as set forth below, the percentage of
Carried Interest that shall be withheld for each Member Category
(such withheld percentage constituting such Member Category’s
“ Holdback Percentage ”). The applicable
Holdback Percentages initially shall be 0% for the Managing Member,
15% for Existing Members (other than the Managing Member), 21% for
Retaining Withdrawn Members and 24% for Deceased Members (the
“ Initial Holdback Percentages ”).
(ii) The Holdback Percentage
may not be reduced for any individual Member as compared to the
other Members in his Member Category (except as provided in clause
(iv) below). The Managing Member may only reduce the Holdback
Percentages among the Member Categories on a proportionate basis.
For example, if the Holdback Percentage for Existing Members is
decreased to 12.5%, the Holdback Percentage for Retaining Withdrawn
Members and Deceased Members shall be reduced to 17.5% and 20%,
respectively. Any reduction in the Holdback Percentage for any
Member shall apply only to distributions relating to Carried
Interest made after the date of such reduction.
(iii) The Holdback Percentage
may not be increased for any individual Member as compared to the
other Members in his Member Category (except as provided in clause
(iv) below). The Managing Member may not increase the
Retaining Withdrawn Members’ Holdback Percentage beyond 21%
unless the Managing Member concurrently increases the Existing
Members’ Holdback Percentage to the Holdback Percentage of
the Retaining Withdrawn Members. The Managing Member may not
increase the Deceased Members’ Holdback Percentage beyond 24%
unless the Managing Member increases the Holdback Percentage for
both Existing Members and Retaining Withdrawn Members to 24%. The
Managing Member may not increase the Holdback Percentage of any
Member Category beyond 24% unless such
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increase applies equally to
all Member Categories. Any increase in the Holdback Percentage for
any Member shall apply only to distributions relating to Carried
Interest made after the date of such increase. The foregoing shall
in no way prevent the Managing Member from proportionately
increasing the Holdback Percentage of any Member Category
(following a reduction of the Holdback Percentages below the
Initial Holdback Percentages), if the resulting Holdback
Percentages are consistent with the above. For example, if the
Managing Member reduces the Holdback Percentages for Existing
Members, Retaining Withdrawn Members and Deceased Members to 12.5%,
17.5% and 20%, respectively, the Managing Member shall have the
right to subsequently increase the Holdback Percentages to the
Initial Holdback Percentages.
(iv) (A) Notwithstanding
anything contained herein to the contrary, the Company may increase
or decrease the Holdback Percentage for any Member in any Member
Category (in such capacity, the “ Subject Member
”) pursuant to a majority vote of the Regular Members (a
“ Holdback Vote ”); provided , that,
notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein, the
Holdback Percentage applicable to the Managing Member shall not be
increased or decreased without its prior written consent;
provided further , that a Subject Member’s Holdback
Percentage shall not be (I) increased prior to such time as
such Subject Member (x) is notified by the Company of the
decision to increase such Subject Member’s Holdback
Percentage and (y) has, if requested by such Subject Member,
been given 30 days to gather and provide information to the Company
for consideration before a second Holdback Vote (requested by the
Subject Member) or (II) decreased unless such decrease occurs
subsequent to an increase in a Subject Member’s Holdback
Percentage pursuant to a Holdback Vote under this clause (iv);
provided further , that such decrease shall not
exceed an amount such that such Subject Member’s Holdback
Percentage is less than the prevailing Holdback Percentage for the
Member Category of such Subject Member; provided
further , that a Member shall not vote to increase a Subject
Member’s Holdback Percentage unless such voting Member
determines, in his good faith judgment, that the facts and
circumstances indicate that it is reasonably likely that such
Subject Member, or any of his successors or assigns (including his
estate or heirs) who at the time of such vote holds the Interest or
otherwise has the right to receive distributions relating thereto,
will not be capable of satisfying any Recontribution Amounts that
may become due.
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A Holdback Vote shall take place at a Company meeting. Each
Regular Member shall be entitled to cast one vote with respect to
the Holdback Vote regardless of such Regular Member’s
interest in the Company. Such vote may be cast by any Regular
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If the result
of the second Holdback Vote is an increase in a Subject
Member’s Holdback Percentage, such Subject Member may submit
the decision to an arbitrator, the identity of which is mutually
agreed upon by both the Subject Member and the Company;
provided , that if the Company and the Subject Member cannot
agree upon a mutually satisfactory arbitrator within 10 days of the
second Holdback Vote, each of the Company and the Subject Member
shall request their candidate for arbitrator to select a third
arbitrator satisfactory to such candidates; provided
further , that if such candidates fail to agree upon a
mutually satisfactory arbitrator within 30 days of such request,
the then sitting President of the American Arbitration Association
shall unilaterally select the arbitrator. Each Subject Member that
submits the decision of the Company pursuant to the second Holdback
Vote to arbitration and the Company shall estimate their reasonably
projected out-of-pocket expenses relating thereto, and each such
party shall, to the satisfaction of the arbitrator and prior to any
determination being made by the arbitrator, pay the total of such
estimated
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expenses (i.e., both the
Subject Member’s and the Company’s expenses) into an
escrow account to be controlled by Simpson Thacher &
Bartlett LLP, as escrow agent (or such other comparable law firm as
the Company and the Subject Member shall agree). The arbitrator
shall direct the escrow agent to pay out of such escrow account all
expenses associated with such arbitration (including costs leading
thereto) and to return to the “victorious” party the
entire amount of funds such party paid into such escrow account. If
the amount contributed to the escrow account by the losing party is
insufficient to cover the expenses of such arbitration, such
“losing” party shall then provide any additional funds
necessary to cover such costs to such “victorious”
party. For purposes hereof, the “victorious” party
shall be the Company if the Holdback Percentage ultimately
determined by the arbitrator is closer to the percentage determined
in the second Holdback Vote than it is to the prevailing Holdback
Percentage for the Subject Member’s Member Category;
otherwise, the Subject Member shall be the “victorious”
party. The party that is not the “victorious” party
shall be the “losing” party.
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In the event of a decrease in a Subject Member’s Holdback
Percentage (1) pursuant to a Holdback Vote under this clause
(iv) or (2) pursuant to a decision of an arbitrator under
paragraph (C) of this clause (iv), the Company shall release
and distribute to such Subject Member any Trust Amounts (and the
Trust Income thereon (except as expressly provided herein with
respect to using Trust Income as Firm Collateral)) which exceed the
required Holdback of such Subject Member (in accordance with such
Subject Member’s reduced Holdback Percentage) as though such
reduced Holdback Percentage had applied since the increase of the
Subject Member’s Holdback Percentage pursuant to a previous
Holdback Vote under this clause (iv). |
(v) (A) If a Member’s
Holdback Percentage exceeds 15% (such percentage in excess of 15%
constituting the “ Excess Holdback Percentage
”), such Member may satisfy the portion of his Holdback
obligation in respect of his Excess Holdback Percentage (such
portion constituting such Member’s “ Excess
Holdback ”), and such Member (or a Withdrawn Member with
respect to amounts contributed to the Trust Account while he was a
Member), to the extent his Excess Holdback obligation has
previously been satisfied in cash, may obtain the release of the
Trust Amounts (but not the Trust Income thereon which shall remain
in the Trust Account and allocated to such Member or Withdrawn
Member) satisfying such Member’s or Withdrawn Member’s
Excess Holdback obligation, by pledging or otherwise making
available to the Company, on a first priority basis (except as
provided below), all or any portion of his Firm Collateral in
satisfaction of his Excess Holdback obligation. Any Member seeking
to satisfy all or any portion of the Excess Holdback utilizing Firm
Collateral shall sign such documents and otherwise take such other
action as is necessary or appropriate (in the good faith judgment
of the Managing Member) to perfect a first priority security
interest in, and otherwise assure the ability of the Company to
realize on (if required), such Firm Collateral; provided ,
that, in the case of entities listed in the Company’s books
and records in which Members are permitted to pledge their
interests therein to finance all or a portion of their capital
contributions thereto (“ Pledgable Blackstone
Interests ”), to the extent a first priority security
interest is unavailable because of an existing lien on such Firm
Collateral, the Member or Withdrawn Member seeking to utilize such
Firm Collateral shall grant the Company a second priority security
interest therein in the manner provided above; provided
further , that (x) in the case of Pledgable Blackstone
Interests, to the extent that neither a first priority nor a second
priority security interest is available, or (y) if the
Managing Member otherwise determines in its good faith judgment
that a security interest in
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Firm Collateral (and the
corresponding documents and actions) are not necessary or
appropriate, the Member or Withdrawn Member shall (in the case of
either clause (x) or (y) above) irrevocably instruct in
writing the relevant partnership, limited liability company or
other entity listed in the Company’s books and records to
remit any and all net proceeds resulting from a Firm Collateral
Realization on such Firm Collateral to the Trustee(s) as more fully
provided in clause (B) below. The Company shall, at the
request of any Member or Withdrawn Member, assist such Member or
Withdrawn Member in taking such action necessary to enable such
Member or Withdrawn Member to use Firm Collateral as provided
hereunder.
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(B) |
If upon a sale or other realization of all or any portion of
any Firm Collateral (a “ Firm Collateral Realization
”), the remaining Firm Collateral is insufficient to cover
any Member’s or Withdrawn Member’s Excess Holdback
requirement, then up to 100% of the net proceeds otherwise
distributable to such Member or Withdrawn Member from such Firm
Collateral Realization (including distributions subject to the
repayment of financing sources as in the case of Pledgable
Blackstone Interests) shall be paid into the Trust Account to fully
satisfy such Excess Holdback requirement (allocated to such Member
or Withdrawn Member) and shall be deemed to be Trust Amounts for
purposes hereunder. Any net proceeds from such Firm Collateral
Realization in excess of the amount necessary to satisfy such
Excess Holdback requirement shall be distributed to such Member or
Withdrawn Member. |
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(C) |
Upon any valuation or revaluation of Firm Collateral that
results in a decreased valuation of such Firm Collateral so that
such Firm Collateral is insufficient to cover any Member’s or
Withdrawn Member’s Excess Holdback requirement (including
upon a Firm Collateral Realization, if net proceeds therefrom and
the remaining Firm Collateral are insufficient to cover any
Member’s or Withdrawn Member’s Excess Holdback
requirement), the Company shall provide notice of the foregoing to
such Member or Withdrawn Member and such Member or Withdrawn Member
shall, within 30 days of receiving such notice, contribute cash (or
additional Firm Collateral) to the Trust Account in an amount
necessary to satisfy his Excess Holdback requirement. If any such
Member or Withdrawn Member defaults upon his obligations under this
clause (C), then Section 5.8(d)(ii) shall apply thereto;
provided , that clause (A) of the first sentence of
Section 5.8(d)(ii) shall be deemed inapplicable to a default
under this clause (C); provided further , that for
purposes of applying Section 5.8(d)(ii) to a default under
this clause (C): (I) the term “GP-Related Defaulting
Party” where such term appears in such
Section 5.8(d)(ii) shall be construed as “defaulting
party” for purposes hereof and (II) the terms “Net
GP-Related Recontribution Amount” and “GP-Related
Recontribution Amount” where such terms appear in such
Section 5.8(d)(ii) shall be construed as the amount due
pursuant to this clause (C). |
(vi) Any Member or Withdrawn
Member may (A) obtain the relea
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