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Exhibit
10.19
BREA 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. Definitions
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1.2. Terms Generally
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ARTICLE II GENERAL
PROVISIONS
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2.1. Managing, Regular and Special
Members
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2.2. Formation; Name; Foreign
Jurisdictions
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2.3. Term
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2.4. Purpose; Powers
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2.5. Place of Business
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ARTICLE III MANAGEMENT
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3.1. Managing Member
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3.2. Member Voting, etc
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3.3. Management
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3.4. Responsibilities of
Members
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3.5. Exculpation and
Indemnification
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3.6. Tax Representation
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ARTICLE IV CAPITAL OF THE
COMPANY
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4.1. Capital Contributions by
Members
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4.2. Interest
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4.3. Withdrawals of
Capital
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ARTICLE V PARTICIPATION IN PROFITS
AND LOSSES
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5.1. General Accounting
Matters
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5.2. Capital Accounts
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5.3. Profit Sharing
Percentages
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5.4. Allocations of Net Income
(Loss)
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5.5. Liability of
Members
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5.6. [Intentionally
omitted.]
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5.7. Repurchase Rights,
etc
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5.8. Distributions
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5.9 Business Expenses
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ARTICLE VI ADDITIONAL MEMBERS;
WITHDRAWAL OF MEMBERS; SATISFACTION AND DISCHARGE OF COMPANY
INTERESTS; TERMINATION
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6.1. Additional Members
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6.2. Withdrawal of
Members
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6.3. Company Interests Not
Transferable
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6.4. Consequences upon Withdrawal
of a Member
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6.5. Satisfaction and Discharge of
a Withdrawn Member’s Interest
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6.6. Dissolution of the
Company
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6.7. Certain Tax Matters
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6.8. Special Basis
Adjustments
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ARTICLE
VII MISCELLANEOUS
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7.1. Submission to Jurisdiction;
Waiver of Jury Trial
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7.2. Ownership and Use of the
Company Name
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7.3. Written Consent
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7.4. Letter Agreements;
Schedules
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7.5. Governing Law; Separability of
Provisions
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7.6. Successors and
Assigns
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7.7. Confidentiality
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7.8. Notices
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7.9. Counterparts
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7.10. Power of Attorney
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7.11. Member’s
Will
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7.12. Cumulative
Remedies
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7.13. Legal Fees
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7.14. Entire Agreement
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BREA V
L.L.C.
SECOND AMENDED AND RESTATED
LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY AGREEMENT of BREA 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 November 3, 2005;
WHEREAS, the original limited
liability company agreement of the Company was executed as of
November 3, 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 December 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:
“ 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, supplemented,
restated or otherwise modified from time to time.
“ Alternative
Vehicle ” means any investment vehicle or structure
formed pursuant to paragraph 2.7.1 of the BREP V Partnership
Agreement or any other “Alternative Vehicle” (as
defined in any other BREP V Agreements).
“ Applicable
Collateral Percentage ” shall have the meaning with
respect to any Firm Collateral and any Special Firm Collateral, in
each case, as set forth in the books and records of the Company
with respect thereto.
“ 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
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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 formerly known as Blackstone Domestic
Capital Partners II L.P., Blackstone Offshore Capital Partners
II 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 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 other investment vehicle or structure formed to invest in
lieu thereof (in whole or in part).
“ BCP IV ”
is the collective reference to Blackstone Capital Partners IV L.P.,
a Delaware limited partnership, and any other investment vehicle or
structure formed to invest in lieu thereof (in whole or in
part).
“ BCP V ”
is the collective reference to (i) Blackstone Capital Partners
V L.P., a Delaware limited partnership, and any Alternative Vehicle
relating thereto, (ii) BCP V-S L.P., a Delaware limited
partnership, and any Alternative Vehicle relating thereto, and
(iii) any Parallel Fund formed in connection with either of
such partnerships.
“ BFREP V
” means Blackstone Family Real Estate Partnership V L.P., a
Delaware limited partnership.
“ BFREP V
Partnership Agreement ” means the Amended and Restated
Agreement of Limited Partnership of BFREP V, dated as of the date
hereof, as amended, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to
time.
“ Blackstone Capital
Commitment ” has the meaning set forth in the BREP V
Partnership Agreement.
“ Blackstone
Co-Investment Rights ” has the meaning set forth in the
BREP V Partnership Agreement.
“ BRE Holdings V
” means BRE Holdings V L.P., a Delaware limited partnership
to be formed.
“ BRE Holdings V
Partnership Agreement ” means the Amended and Restated
Agreement of Limited Partnership of BRE Holdings V L.P., to be
dated as of a date after the formation thereof, as amended,
supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time.
“ BREA V ”
means Blackstone Real Estate Associates V L.P., a Delaware limited
partnership.
“ BREA V Partnership
Agreement ” means the Amended and Restated Agreement of
Limited Partnership of BREA V, to be dated as of the date hereof,
as amended, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to
time.
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“ BREA V Sub
” means BREA V Sub L.L.C., a Delaware limited liability
company to be formed, which limited liability company will serve as
the general partner of BREA V.
“ BREA V Sub LLC
Agreement ” means the Amended and Restated Limited
Liability Company Agreement of BREA V Sub, to be dated as of a date
after the formation thereof, as amended, supplemented or otherwise
modified from time to time.
“ BRECA V
” means Blackstone Real Estate 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.
“ BRECA V
Partnership Agreement ” means the Amended and Restated
Agreement of Limited Partnership of Blackstone Real Estate Capital
Associates V L.P., dated as of the date hereof, as amended,
supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time, and any other
BRECA V partnership agreement.
“ BREH V ”
means Blackstone Real Estate Holdings V L.P., a Delaware limited
partnership.
“ BREMA V
” means Blackstone Real Estate Management Associates V L.P.,
a Delaware limited partnership, whose general partner is the
Company.
“ BREMA V
Partnership Agreement ” means the Amended and Restated
Agreement of Limited Partnership of Blackstone Real Estate
Management Associates V L.P., dated as of the date hereof, as it
may be further amended, supplemented or otherwise modified from
time to time.
“ BREP V ”
means (i) Blackstone Real Estate Partners V L.P., Blackstone
Real Estate Partners V.TE.1 L.P., Blackstone Real Estate Partners
V.TE.2 L.P. and Blackstone Real Estate Partners V.F L.P., each a
Delaware limited partnership, (ii) any other Parallel Funds or
other Supplemental Capital Vehicles (each as defined in the BREP V
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 V
Agreements ” means the BREP V Partnership Agreement and
any other BREP V partnership agreements.
“ BREP V
Investment ” means the Company’s indirect interest
in a specific BREP V investment pursuant to the BREP V Partnership
Agreement in its capacity as an indirect partner of BREP
V.
“ BREP V Partnership
Agreement ” means the Amended and Restated Agreements of
Limited Partnership, each dated as of the date hereof or other date
set forth therein, of the partnerships referred to in clause
(i) of the definition of “BREP V” in this Article
I, and any other BREP V partnership agreement, as the same may be
amended, supplemented or otherwise modified.
“ Carried
Interest ” shall mean (i) distributions to the
general partner of BREP V pursuant to paragraphs 4.2.1(c) and (d),
paragraphs 4.2.2(c) and (d) and paragraph 4.2.8 of the BREP V
Partnership Agreement (or similar provisions of investment vehicles
formed after the date hereof) and (ii) any other carried
interest payable pursuant to the BREP V Partnership Agreement. In
the
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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 among all or any portion of the Investments as
they determine 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, any Other Fund GPs or their affiliates, excluding
Holdings, 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, any Other Fund GP or their
affiliates (in any capacity), excluding Holdings, 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, Other Fund GPs or their
affiliates 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
or partners of the Company, any of the Other Fund GPs or their
affiliates.
“ Carried Interest
Sharing Percentage ” means, with respect to each
Investment, the percentage interest of a Member in Carried Interest
from such 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 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).
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“ Class A
Interest ” has the meaning set forth in
Section 5.8(a)(i).
“ Class B
Interest ” has the meaning set forth in
Section 5.8(a)(i).
“ Clawback
Adjustment Amount ” has the meaning set forth in
Section 5.8(e)(ii)(C).
“ Clawback
Amount ” shall mean the “Clawback Amount” and
the “Interim Clawback Amount”, both as set forth in
Article One of the BREP V Partnership Agreement and any other
clawback amount payable to the limited partners of BREP V pursuant
to any BREP V Partnership Agreement, as applicable.
“ Clawback
Provisions ” shall mean paragraphs 4.2.9 and 9.2.8 of the
BREP V Partnership Agreement and any other similar provisions in
any other BREP 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
”, with respect to any Member, has the meaning set forth in
such Member’s Commitment Agreement or SMD
Agreement.
“ Commitment
Agreements ” means a commitment agreement by which a
Member has committed to fund certain amounts with respect to the
BREP V Investments and certain expenses of BREP V.
“ Company
” has the meaning set forth in the preamble
hereto.
“ Contingent
” means subject to repurchase rights and/or other
requirements.
“ 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.
“ Defaulting
Party ” has the meaning set forth in
Section 5.8(d)(ii)(A).
“ 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, a New York banking
corporation, as its prime rate and (b) 5%, or (ii) the
highest rate of interest permitted under applicable law.
“ Deficiency
Contribution ” has the meaning set forth in
Section 5.8(d)(ii)(A).
“ Disposable
Investment ” has the meaning set forth in
Section 5.8(a)(i).
“ 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).
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“ Excess Tax-Related
Amount ” has the meaning set forth in
Section 5.8(e)(i)(C).
“ Existing
Member ” shall mean any Member who is neither a Retaining
Withdrawn Member nor a Deceased Member.
“ 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 and the Other Fund GPs.
“ GAAP ”
has the meaning specified in Section 5.1(a).
“ Giveback
” shall mean an “Investment-Specific Giveback”,
as such term is defined in Article One of the BREP V Partnership
Agreement.
“ Giveback
Amount ” shall mean an “Investment-Specific
Giveback Amount”, as such term is defined in Article One of
the BREP V Partnership Agreement.
“ Giveback
Provisions ” shall mean paragraph 3.4.3 of the BREP V
Partnership Agreement and any other similar provisions in any other
BREP V Agreement existing heretofore or hereafter entered
into.
“ 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.
“ 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.
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“ 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 BREP V Investments.
“ 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.
“ 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.
“ Loss Amount
” has the meaning set forth in
Section 5.8(e)(i)(A).
“ 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.
“ 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)(i)(C).
“ Net Carried
Interest Distribution Recontribution Amount ” has the
meaning set forth in Section 5.8(e)(i)(C).
“ Net Income
(Loss) ” has the meaning set forth in
Section 5.1(a).
“ Net Recontribution
Amount ” has the meaning set forth in
Section 5.8(d)(i)(A).
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“ Non-Carried
Interest ” means, with respect to each Investment, all
amounts of distributions, other than Carried Interest, received by
the Company with respect to such 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
Investments as they may determine in good faith is
appropriate.
“ Non-Carried
Interest Sharing Percentage ” means, with respect to each
Investment, the percentage interest of a Member in Non-Carried
Interest from such 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 BREMA V, BRE Holdings V, BREA V, BRECA V, and any
other entity (other than the Company) through which any Member,
Withdrawn Member or any other person 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, any estate planning vehicle established for the benefit
of family members of any Member or any member or partner of any
Other Fund GP shall be considered an “Other Fund GP”
for purposes hereof; provided further , that the
foregoing exclusion of such estate planning vehicles shall in no
way limit such Members’ obligations pursuant to
Section 5.8(d).
“ Parallel Fund
” means any additional collective investment vehicles (or
other similar arrangements) formed pursuant to paragraph 2.8 of the
BREP V Partnership Agreement.
“ 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 Profit Sharing Percentages made
(a) in connection with voting or voting rights or
(b) capital contributions with respect to Investments
(including Section 5.3(a)) shall mean the “Non-Carried
Interest Sharing Percentage” of each Member; provided
further , that any reference in this Agreement to Profit
Sharing Percentages that specifically refers to Net Income
unrelated to BREP V shall continue to refer to the amount of each
Member’s percentage interest in a category of Net Income
(Loss) established by the Managing Member from time to time
pursuant to Section 5.3.
“ Qualifying
Fund ” means any fund designated by the Managing Member
as a “Qualifying Fund”.
“ Recontribution
Amount ” has the meaning set forth in
Section 5.8(d)(i)(A).
“ Regular Member
” shall mean any Member, excluding the Managing Member and
any Special Member.
“ Repurchase
Period ” has the meaning set forth in
Section 5.8(c).
“ Required
Amounts ” has the meaning set forth in
Section 4.1(a).
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“ Required
Rating ” has the meaning set forth in
Section 4.1(d)(vi).
“ Retaining
Withdrawn Member ” shall mean a Withdrawn Member who has
retained an 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 and interests in limited partnerships or 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)(B).
“ 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.
“ S&P
” means Standard & Poor’s Ratings Group, and
any successor thereto.
“ Subject
Investment ” has the meaning set forth in
Section 5.8(e)(i).
“ Subject Member
” has the meaning set forth in
Section 4.1(d)(iv)(A).
“ 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
December 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.
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“ 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 Distributions ” has the meaning set forth in
Section 5.8(e)(i)(B).
“ Unallocated
Percentage ” has the meaning set forth in
Section 5.3(b).
“ Unrealized Net
Income (Loss) ” attributable to any BREP V Investment as
of any date means the Net Income (Loss) that would be realized by
the Company with respect to such BREP V Investment if BREP
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(d)) and all
distributions payable by BREP V to the Company (indirectly)
pursuant to the BREP V Partnership Agreement with respect to such
BREP V Investment were made on such date. “Unrealized Net
Income (Loss)” attributable to any other Investment as of any
date means the Net Income (Loss) that would be realized by the
Company with respect to such Investment if such 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).
“ 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 ” has the meaning set forth in
Section 6.5(a).
“ Withdrawn
Member ” has the meaning set forth in
Section 6.5(a).
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”.
ARTICLE II
GENERAL PROVISIONS
2.1. Managing,
Regular and Special Members . The Members may be Managing
Members, Regular Members or Special Members (including Nonvoting
Special Members and Investor Special Members). The Managing Member
as of the date hereof is Holdings. 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.
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2.2. Formation;
Name; Foreign Jurisdictions . The Company was formed and is
hereby continued as a limited liability company pursuant to the LLC
Act and shall continue to conduct its activities under the name of
BREA 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. Purpose;
Powers . (a) The purpose of the Company shall be, directly
or indirectly through subsidiaries or affiliates, (i) to serve
as sole member of BREA V Sub and perform the functions of the sole
member specified in the BREA V Sub LLC Agreement, (ii) to
serve as a general partner of BREMA V and BRECA V and perform the
functions of the general partner specified in the BREMA V
Partnership Agreement and of a general partner specified in the
BRECA V Partnership Agreement, (iii) to invest in Investments
and to acquire and invest in Securities or other property (directly
or indirectly), (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 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
BREA V Sub LLC Agreement, the BREMA V Partnership Agreement, the
BRE Holdings V Partnership Agreement, the BRECA V Partnership
Agreement, and the respective partnership agreements, as amended,
supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time, of any
partnership referred to in clause (iv) 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
purpose, 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 buy, sell and
otherwise acquire investments, whether such investments are readily
marketable or not;
(ii) to invest and reinvest
the cash assets of the Company in money-market or other short-term
investments;
(iii) 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;
(iv) 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
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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;
(v) to lend any of its
property or funds, either with or without security, at any legal
rate of interest or without interest;
(vi) 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;
(vii) to open, maintain and
close accounts, including margin accounts, with brokers;
(viii) to open, maintain and
close bank accounts and draw checks and other orders for the
payment of moneys;
(ix) 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;
(x) 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;
(xi) 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;
(xii) 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;
(xiii) 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
(xiv) 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 an office and principal
place of business at 345 Park Avenue, New York, New York 10154 or
such other place or places as the Managing Member may designate
from time to time. The Company shall maintain a registered office
at The Corporation Trust Company, 1209 Orange Street, New Castle
County, Wilmington, Delaware 19801. 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.
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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) 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) 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 LLC 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 and/or in the name and on behalf of the Company as
general partner of each Partnership (as hereinafter defined)) any
agreement of the Company (including, without limitation, any
Partnership Agreement (as hereinafter defined)) or of any
Partnership (and any amendments, restatements and/or supplements
thereof), the certificate of formation of the Company (and any
amendments, restatements and/or supplements thereof), the
certificate of limited partnership of each
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Partnership (and any
amendments, restatements and/or supplements thereof) and 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 or any Partnership to qualify to do business in a
jurisdiction in which the Company or such Partnership desires to do
business;
(ii) 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 and/or in the name and on behalf of Company as general
partner of BREMA V in its capacity as general partner of each
Blackstone Partnership (as hereinafter defined)) any agreement of
BREMA V (including, without limitation, each Blackstone Partnership
Agreement (as hereinafter defined)) or of any Blackstone
Partnership (and any amendments, restatements and/or supplements
thereof), the certificate of limited partnership of each Blackstone
Partnership (and any amendments, restatements and/or supplements
thereof) and 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 any Blackstone Partnership
to qualify to do business in a jurisdiction in which such
Blackstone Partnership desires to do business;
(iii) 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 as sole member of BREA V Sub, on BREA V’s own
behalf or in BREA V’s capacity as general partner of BREA V
on its own behalf or in its capacity as general partner of BREP V),
any of the following:
(A) any agreement,
certificate, instrument or other document of BREA V Sub, BREA V or
BREP V (and any amendments, restatements and/or supplements
thereof), including, without limitation, the following:
(I) the BREP V Partnership Agreement and the BREA V
Partnership Agreement, (II) Subscription Agreements on behalf of
BREP V, (III) side letters issued in connection with investments in
BREP V, and (IV) such other agreements, instruments, certificates
and other documents as may be necessary or desirable in furtherance
of BREA V Sub’s, BREA V’s or BREP V’s purposes
(and any amendments, restatements and/or supplements of any of the
foregoing referred to in (I) through (IV) hereof);
(B) the certificates of
formation, certificate of limited partnership and/or other
organizational documents of BREA V Sub, BREA V and BREP V (and any
amendments, restatements and/or supplements thereof);
and
(C) 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 BREA V Sub,
BREA V and BREP V to qualify to do business in a jurisdiction in
which BREA V Sub, BREA V or BREP V desires to do
business;
(iv) 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 as sole member of BREA V Sub in its capacity as general
partner of BREA V in its capacity as general partner of each
Blackstone Entity) any agreement of BREA V (including, without
limitation, each
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Blackstone Entity Agreement)
or of any Blackstone Entity (and any amendments, restatements
and/or supplements thereof), the certificate of limited partnership
of each Blackstone Entity (and any amendments, restatements and/or
supplements thereof) and 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 any Blackstone Entity to
qualify to do business in a jurisdiction in which such Blackstone
Entity desires to do business;
(v) to prepare or cause to be
prepared, and to sign, execute and deliver and/or file (including
any such action in the name and on behalf of the Company and/or in
the name and on behalf of the Company as general partner of each
Partnership) (A) such documents, instruments, certificates and
agreements as may be necessary or desirable in furtherance of the
Company’s or such Partnership’s purposes, (B) any
certificates, forms, notices, applications and other documents to
be filed with any government or governmental or regulatory body on
behalf of the Company and/or such Partnership, (C) any
certificates, forms, notices, applications and other documents that
may be necessary or advisable in connection with any bank account
of the Company or such Partnership or any banking facilities or
services that may be utilized by the Company or such Partnership,
and all checks, notes, drafts and other documents of the Company or
such Partnership that may be required in connection with any such
bank account or any such banking facilities or services,
(D) resolutions with respect to any of the foregoing matters
(which resolutions, when executed by any person authorized as
provided in this Section 3.3(b), each acting individually,
shall be deemed to have been adopted by the Members and Managing
Member, the Company and any Partnership, as applicable, for all
purposes), and (E) any amendments, restatements and/or
supplements of any of the foregoing;
(vi) 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
and/or in the name and on behalf of the Company as general partner
BREMA V in its capacity as a general partner of each Blackstone
Partnership) (A) such documents, instruments, certificates and
agreements as may be necessary or desirable in furtherance of BREMA
V’s or such Blackstone Partnership’s purposes,
(B) any certificates, forms, notices, applications and other
documents to be filed with any government or governmental or
regulatory body on behalf of BREMA V and/or such Blackstone
Partnership, (C) any certificates, forms, notices,
applications and other documents that may be necessary or advisable
in connection with any bank account of BREMA V or such Blackstone
Partnership or any banking facilities or services that may be
utilized by BREMA V or such Blackstone Partnership, and all checks,
notes, drafts and other documents of BREMA V or such Blackstone
Partnership that may be required in connection with any such bank
account or any such banking facilities or services,
(D) resolutions with respect to any of the foregoing matters
(which resolutions, when executed by any person authorized as
provided in this Section 3.3(b), each acting individually,
shall be deemed to have been adopted by the Members and Managing
Member, the Company, BREMA V or any Blackstone Partnership, as
applicable, for all purposes), and (E) any amendments,
restatements and/or supplements of any of the foregoing;
(vii) 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 as
sole member of BREA V Sub, on its own behalf or in its capacity as
general partner of BREA V on its own behalf or in its capacity as
general partner of BREP V): (A) such documents, instruments,
certificates and agreements as may be necessary or desirable in
furtherance of BREA V Sub’s, BREA V’s or BREP V’s
purposes, (B) any certificates, forms, notices, applications
and other documents to be filed with any government or
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governmental or regulatory
body on behalf of BREA V Sub, BREA V and/or BREP V, (C) any
certificates, forms, notices, applications and other documents that
may be necessary or advisable in connection with any bank account
of BREA V Sub, BREA V and/or BREP V or any banking facilities or
services that may be utilized by BREA V Sub, BREA V and/or BREP V,
and all checks, notes, drafts and other documents of BREA V Sub,
BREA V and/or BREP V that may be required in connection with any
such bank account or any such banking facilities or service,
(D) resolutions with respect to any of the foregoing matters
(which resolutions, when executed by any person authorized as
provided in this Section 3.3(b), each acting individually,
shall be deemed to have been adopted by the Members and Managing
Member, the Company, BREA V Sub, BREA V or BREP V, as applicable,
for all purposes), and (E) any amendments, restatements and/or
supplements of any of the foregoing; and
(viii) 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 as
sole member of BREA V Sub in its capacity as general partner of
BREA V in its capacity as general partner of each Blackstone
Entity) (A) such documents, instruments, certificates and
agreements as may be necessary or desirable in furtherance of any
Blackstone Entity’s purposes, (B) any certificates,
forms, notices, applications and other documents to be filed with
any government or governmental or regulatory body on behalf of any
Blackstone Entity, (C) any certificates, forms, notices,
applications and other documents that may be necessary or advisable
in connection with any bank account of any Blackstone Entity or any
banking facilities or services that may be utilized by any
Blackstone Entity, and all checks, notes, drafts and other
documents of any Blackstone Entity that may be required in
connection with any such bank account or any such banking
facilities or services, (D) resolutions with respect to any of
the foregoing matters (which resolutions, when executed by any
person authorized as provided in this Section 3.3(b), each
acting individually, shall be deemed to have been adopted by the
Members and Managing Member, the Company, BREA V Sub, BREA V or any
Blackstone Entity, as applicable, for all purposes, and
(E) any amendments, restatements and/or supplements of any of
the foregoing.
The authority granted to any person
(other than the Managing Member) in this Section 3.3(b) may be
revoked at any time by the Managing Member by an instrument in
writing signed by the Managing Member. As used in this
Section 3.3(b), the following terms have the following
meanings: “ Blackstone Entities ” means,
collectively, BREH V and any other limited partnership (other than
BREP V) of which BREA V is the general partner. “
Blackstone Entity Agreements ” means, collectively,
the limited partnership or other governing agreements, as amended,
restated and/or supplemented, of the Blackstone Entities. “
Blackstone Partnerships ” means, collectively, BRE
Holdings V, BFREP V and any other limited partnership of which
BREMA V is the general partner, “ Blackstone Partnership
Agreements ” means, collectively, the limited partnership
agreements, as amended, restated and/or supplemented, of the
Blackstone Partnerships. “ Partnerships ” means,
collectively, BREMA V, BRECA V and any other limited partnership of
which the Company is the general partner. “ Partnership
Agreements ” means, collectively, the limited partnership
agreements, as amended, restated and/or supplemented, of the
Partnerships.
Notwithstanding any provision
of this Agreement or any other agreement to the contrary,
(x) each and every agreement, certificate, instrument, notice,
form, application or other document of the Company, BREA V Sub,
BREA V, BREP V, BREMA V, any Blackstone Entity, any Blackstone
Partnership or any Partnership referred to in this Section 3.3
(whether specifically or in general terms) (and any amendments,
restatements and/or supplements of any thereof thereof) is hereby
authorized, ratified, approved and confirmed in all respects, on
behalf of the Company, BREA V Sub, BREA V, BREP V, BREMA V, any
Blackstone Entity, any Blackstone Partnership or any Partnership
(each in all
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applicable capacities); (y) each of
the Company, BREA V Sub, BREA V, BREP V, BREMA V, any Blackstone
Entity, any Blackstone Partnership or any Partnership is hereby
authorized, to execute and deliver, and to perform the applicable
entity’s obligations (including, without limitation, serving
as general partner, sole member or in any other capacity) under,
each such agreement, certificate, instrument, notice, form,
application or other document (and any amendment, restatement
and/or supplement of any thereof); and (z) to take any action,
in the applicable capacity, contemplated by or arising out of each
such agreement, certificate, instrument, notice, form, application
or other document (and any amendment, restatement and/or supplement
of any thereof), in each and every one of the foregoing cases (x),
(y) and (z), without the need for any further act, vote or
consent of any person
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 limitation, the remaining 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
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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 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 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. Tax
Representation . Each 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 Managing Member.
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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 equal to the Required
Amounts as determined by the Managing Member from time to time;
provided, that (i) such additional capital contributions may
be made pro rata among the Regular Members based upon the
allocation of the Carried Interest in each BREP V Investment by the
Managing Member and (ii) additional capital contributions in
excess of the Required Amounts which are to be used for ongoing
business operations (as distinct from financing, legal or other
specific liabilities of the Company. Special Members shall not be
required to make additional capital contributions to the Company
except (i) as a condition of an increase in such Special
Member’s 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 capital
contribution to the Company; provided further, that each Investor
Special Member shall maintain its capital account at a level equal
to the product of (i) its Profit Sharing Percentage from time
to time and (ii) the total capital of the Company.
(b) Each capital contribution
by a Member shall be credited to the appropriate 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) the amount of any 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 but excluding any Members that are
also executive officers of The Blackstone Group L.P.) to make a
required capital contribution to the Company in installments in
kind, in each case on terms (including valuation of contributed
property in the case of in kind contributions permitted by the
Managing Member) 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 the distributions relating to the
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 each distribution 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
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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 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’
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