Exhibit 3.1
EXECUTION COPY
SECOND AMENDED AND RESTATED
LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY AGREEMENT
OF
HARD
ROCK HOTEL HOLDINGS, LLC
dated as of
May 30, 2008
TABLE OF CONTENTS
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ARTICLE 1. DEFINED
TERMS
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ARTICLE 2.
FORMATION
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2.1 Intent
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2.2 Certificate of
Formation; Filings
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2.3 Name,
Registered Office and Agent; Principal Place of Business
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2.4 Purpose of
Company
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2.5 Term
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2.6 Issuance of
Membership Interests
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ARTICLE 3. CAPITAL
CONTRIBUTIONS, PERCENTAGE INTERESTS, CAPITAL ACCOUNTS AND CLASSES
OF INTERESTS
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3.1 Capital
Commitments; Percentage Interests
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3.2 Initial
Assignment by Morgans
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3.3 Initial
Capital Contributions
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3.4 Additional
Contributions
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3.5 Failure to
Contribute
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3.6 Percentage
Interest Adjustment
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3.7 Return of
Capital, No Interest on Capital
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3.8 Additional
Members
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3.9 New Financing;
New Equity
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3.10 Limited
Liability of Members
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3.11 Capital
Accounts.
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3.12 Classes of
Interests; Voting Rights
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ARTICLE 4.
DISTRIBUTIONS
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4.1 Distributions
Generally
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4.2 Distributions
of Cash Available for Distribution
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4.3 Tax
Distributions
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4.4 The Right to
Withhold
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ARTICLE 5.
ALLOCATIONS
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5.1 Allocations
Generally
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5.2 Allocations of
Net Profits and Net Losses
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5.3 Allocations
Upon Final Liquidation
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5.4 Additional
Allocation Provisions
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5.5 Other Tax
Provisions
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ARTICLE 6.
MANAGEMENT OF COMPANY
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6.1 Board of
Directors
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6.2 Officers
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6.3 Required Board
Decisions
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6.4 DLJMB LLC
Decisions
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6.5 Morgans
Decisions
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6.6 Affiliate
Transactions
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6.7 Proposed
Operating Plan
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6.8 Class B
Members and Class C Members
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6.9 Limitation of
Liability; Indemnification
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6.10 DLJMB
Consulting Fee
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6.11 Expansion
Project
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6.12 Additional
Covenant
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ARTICLE 7.
COVENANTS
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7.1 Gaming
Operations
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7.2 Further
Assurances regarding New Financing or New Equity
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7.3 Piggyback
Registration Rights; Initial Public Offering
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7.4 General
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ARTICLE 8. BOOKS
AND RECORDS; ACCOUNTING; TAX ELECTIONS
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8.1 Company
Books
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8.2 Delivery of
Records
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8.3
Inspection
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8.4 Reports and
Tax Information
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8.5 Tax
Elections
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8.6 Tax Matters
Member
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8.7 Accounting;
Fiscal Year and Audited Financial Statements
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ARTICLE 9.
TRANSFERS OF AND ENCUMBRANCES ON MEMBERSHIP INTERESTS
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9.1 General
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9.2 Indirect
Transfers
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9.3 Permitted
Transfers
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9.4 Right of First
Offer
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9.5 Drag —
Along and Tag — Along Rights
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9.6 Management
Agreement Termination Fee
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ARTICLE 10.
RESIGNED, ADDITIONAL AND SUBSTITUTE MEMBERS
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10.1 Admissions
and Resignations
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10.2 Substitute
Members
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10.3 Cessation of
Certain Members
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ARTICLE 11. EVENT
OF DEFAULT.
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11.1 Events of
Default
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11.2
Remedies
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11.3 Fair Market
Value
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11.4 Non —
Exclusive
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11.5
Disputes
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ARTICLE 12.
DISSOLUTION AND WINDING UP
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12.1 Dissolution
and Distribution of Company Assets
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12.2 Dissolving
Events
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12.3 Wind —
up, Liquidation and Final Distribution of Proceeds
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12.4 No
Restoration of Deficit Capital Account Balances
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ARTICLE 13.
INVESTMENT REPRESENTATIONS
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ARTICLE 14.
REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES; COVENANTS
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14.1
Representations and Warranties of the Company and the Members
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14.2
Representations and Warranties of the Company
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14.3 Indemnity for
Breaches of Representations and Warranties
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ARTICLE 15.
GUARANTY LIABILITIES
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15.1 Net Worth and
Effective Liquidity
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15.2 Special
Indemnity for Construction Completion Guaranties
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15.3 Special
Indemnity for Closing Completion Guaranties
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15.4 Special
Indemnity for Non — Recourse Carve — Out
Guaranties
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15.5 Special
Indemnity for Mandatory Prepayment Guaranties
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15.6 Capital
Contributions for Indemnity Payments
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15.7 Covenant to
Pay Pro Rata Share of Liabilities
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15.8 Non —
Assignability of Obligations
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ARTICLE 16.
CONFIDENTIALITY
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16.1
Confidentiality of Information
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16.2 Gaming
Information
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16.3 Public
Statements
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ARTICLE 17.
MISCELLANEOUS
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17.1 Injunctive
Relief
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17.2 Further
Assurances
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17.3 Governing
Law
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17.4 Compliance
with Laws
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17.5 Entire
Agreement; Amendment; Waiver
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17.6 Binding
Effect
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17.7 Invalidity of
Provision
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17.8 Notices
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17.9 Limitation on
Damages
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17.10 Headings;
Execution in Counterparts
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17.11 Rules of
Construction
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17.12 Third Party
Beneficiaries
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17.13 DLJMB Joint
and Several Obligations
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| EXHIBITS AND
SCHEDULES: |
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EXHIBIT A
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Capital Commitments; Percentage
Interests |
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EXHIBIT B
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Board of Directors |
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EXHIBIT C
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Requirements for Operating Plan and
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EXHIBIT D
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Expansion Capital Equity Commitment
Letter |
| SCHEDULE 1.1(a) —
List of Acquisition Agreements |
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SECOND AMENDED AND
RESTATED
LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY
AGREEMENT OF
HARD ROCK HOTEL HOLDINGS,
LLC
THIS
SECOND AMENDED AND RESTATED LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY AGREEMENT
(this “ Agreement ”) of Hard Rock Hotel
Holdings, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (the “
Company ”), is made and entered into as of
May 30, 2008 (the “ Agreement Date ”), by
and among the Company, DLJ MB IV HRH, LLC, a Delaware limited
liability company (“ DLJMB ”), DLJ Merchant
Banking Partners IV, L.P., a Delaware limited partnership (“
DLJMB Partners ”), DLJMB HRH VoteCo, LLC, a Delaware
limited liability company (“ DLJMB LLC ”),
Morgans Hotel Group Co., a Delaware corporation (“ Morgans
Co. ”), and Morgans Group LLC, a Delaware limited
liability company (“ Morgans ”), for the purpose
of continuing the Company as a limited liability company organized
under the Act.
RECITALS
WHEREAS,
on January 16, 2007, a limited liability company was formed by
Morgans Co. pursuant to the Act by filing a Certificate of
Formation of the Company with the office of the Secretary of State
of the State of Delaware;
WHEREAS,
Morgans Co. entered into that certain Limited Liability Company
Agreement dated as of January 22, 2007, which from the date of
the formation of the Company to the Original Agreement Date (as
defined below) governed the affairs of the Company as set forth
therein;
WHEREAS,
the DLJMB Parties and the Morgans Parties previously have entered
into the Amended and Restated Limited Liability Company Agreement
of the Company (the “ Original Agreement ”),
dated as of February 2, 2007 (the “ Original
Agreement Date ”), pursuant to which such parties agreed
to form a joint venture for the purpose of acquiring Hard Rock
Hotel, Inc. and related land and assets (the “ Acquired
Assets ”) and pursuing certain activities relating
thereto; and
WHEREAS,
the DLJMB Parties and the Morgans Parties desire to amend and
restate the Original Agreement in its entirety (a) to modify
the provisions in Article 3 relating to Additional
Capital Contributions provided by the Parties and the calculation
of the Parties’ Percentage Interests, (b) to modify the
provisions relating to distributions to the Parties under
Article 4 , (c) to decrease the current number of
directors of the Company from six (6) to five (5) and to
make other changes to the Board under Article 6 ,
(d) to permit the admission of the Class C Members
hereunder from time to time, (e) to provide for certain terms
and conditions applicable to the Class C Members and the
Class C Units held by them, which are intended to constitute
“profits interests” in the Company within the meaning
of Rev. Proc. 93-27, 1993-2 C.B. 343 and Rev. Proc. 2001-43, 2001-2
C.B. 191, (f) to remove certain provisions from the Original
Agreement no longer needed regarding certain matters pertaining to
the closing of the acquisition of the Acquired Assets (the “
Closing ”) and a former lease of the casino at the
Hotel/Casino, (g) to continue the Company in accordance with
the Act and pursuant to the terms and conditions contained herein,
and (h) to make certain other modifications provided for
herein.
AGREEMENT
NOW,
THEREFORE, in consideration of the recitals, promises and covenants
set forth in this Agreement, and other good and valuable
consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which are
acknowledged by the Members (each of the parties hereto, a “
Party ” and collectively, the “ Parties
”), the Parties hereby agree:
ARTICLE 1.
DEFINED TERMS
“
Acquired Assets ” is defined in the Recitals.
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Acquisition ” means the acquisition of the Acquired
Assets.
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Acquisition Agreements ” means, collectively, the
agreements listed on Schedule 1.1(a) relating to the
acquisition of the Acquired Assets as each such agreement may be
amended, modified, supplemented or assigned from time to
time.
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Act ” means, as of any time, the Delaware Limited
Liability Company Act, 6 Del. C. § 18-101 et seq., as amended
at such time.
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Additional Capital Contribution ” means a Capital
Contribution made pursuant to Section 3.4 or
Article 15 .
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Additional Member ” means any Person that has been
admitted to the Company as a Member pursuant to
Section 3.8 and Article 10 of the Agreement
by virtue of such Person receiving its Membership Interest from the
Company and not from another Member or any Assignee.
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Adjusted Capital Account ” means, with respect to any
Member, the balance in such Member’s Capital Account as of
the end of the relevant Fiscal Year of the Company, after giving
effect to the following adjustments:
(a) Add
to such Capital Account the following items:
(i) The amount, if any, that such
Member is obligated to contribute to the Company upon liquidation
of such Member’s Interest; and
(ii) The amount that such Member is
obligated to restore or is deemed to be obligated to restore
pursuant to Regulations Section 1.704-1(b)(2)(ii)(c) or the
penultimate sentence of each of Regulations
Sections 1.704-2(g)(1) and 1.704-2(i)(5); and
(b) Subtract
from such Capital Account such Member’s share of the items
described in Regulations Sections 1.704-1(b)(2)(ii)( d
)( 4 ), ( 5 ) and ( 6 ).
The
foregoing definition of Adjusted Capital Account is intended to
comply with the provisions of Regulations
Section 1.704-1(b)(2)(ii)( d ) and shall be interpreted
consistently therewith.
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Adjusted Percentage Interests ” means, with respect to
any distribution to be made pursuant to
Section 4.2(b)(ii) , (iii) or (iv) , the
then-current Percentage Interests of the applicable Members as of
the date of such distribution, adjusted so as to (x) disregard
the effect of any prior adjustments made thereto as a result of any
Non-Qualifying Contributions, and (y) make, or modify, any
other adjustments required to reflect the fact that Non-Qualifying
Contributions are being disregarded.
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Affiliate ” shall mean as to any Person any other
Person that directly or indirectly controls, is controlled by, or
is under common control with such first Person. For the purposes of
this Agreement, a Person shall be deemed to control another Person
if such Person possesses, directly or indirectly, the power to
direct or cause the direction of the management, policies and/or
decision making of such other Person, whether through the ownership
of voting securities, by contract or otherwise.
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Affiliate Agreement ” means any Agreement between the
Company (or one of its Subsidiaries) and one or more of the
following: (i) a Member, (ii) an Affiliate of a Member,
or (iii) any other Affiliated Counterparty.
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Affiliate Transfer ” is defined in
Section 9.3(c) .
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Affiliated Counterparty ” is defined in
Section 6.6 .
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Aggregate Asset Value ” means, as of any time, the
fair market value of the Company Assets, as determined by agreement
among the Members, or if such an agreement cannot be reached, or
upon an Event of Default, by the methods set forth in
Section 11.3 .
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Agreement ” is defined in the Preamble.
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Agreement Date ” is defined in the Preamble.
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Annual Incentive Fee ” has the meaning ascribed to it
in the Management Agreement.
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Applied Amounts ” is defined in
Section 3.2 .
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Approved Development Budget ” means the development
and construction budget approved by the Board in accordance with
Article 6 in respect of any Approved Development
Project (together with such amendments as may be approved by the
Board in accordance with Article 6 ). If approved by the
Mortgage Lender in accordance with the Mortgage Loan Agreement, the
Loan Budget (as defined in the Loan Agreements) shall be deemed to
be the Approved Development Budget for the Expansion Project (as it
may be amended by the Board in accordance with Article 6
).
“
Approved Development Plans ” means the plans and
specifications approved by the Board in accordance with
Article 6 in connection with any Approved Development
Project. If approved by the Mortgage Lender in accordance with the
Mortgage Loan Agreement, the Plans and Specifications (as defined
in the Loan Agreements) shall be deemed to be the Approved
Development Plan for the Expansion Project.
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Approved Development Project ” means the Expansion
Project and any other development project or other material capital
expenditure initiative that has been approved by the Board pursuant
to Article 6 .
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Approved Operating Plan ” means the Proposed Operating
Plan approved by the Board pursuant to Section 6.7
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Approved Sale ” is defined in
Section 9.5(a) .
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Approved Sale Notice ” is defined in
Section 9.5(b) .
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Assignee ” means any Person to which a Member or
another Assignee has Transferred all or any part of its Economic
Interest in accordance with Article 9 , but which has
not been admitted as a Substitute Member pursuant to
Section 10.2 .
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Bankruptcy ” means the occurrence of any one or more
of those events set forth in Section 18-304 of the Act.
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Base Management Fee ” has the meaning ascribed to it
in the Management Agreement.
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Board ” is defined in Section 6.1(a)
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Bridge LC ” is defined in
Section 3.4(a)(iii) .
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Business Day ” means any weekday excluding any legal
holiday observed pursuant to United States federal or Nevada or New
York state law or regulation.
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Buying Member ” is defined in
Section 9.4(a)(iii) .
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Capital Account ” means the capital account maintained
for each Member on the Company’s books and records in
accordance with Section 3.11 and Article 8
.
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Capital Call Indemnification Notice ” is defined in
Section 6.9(d) .
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Capital Call Notice ” is defined in
Section 3.4(b) .
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Capital Contribution ” means, collectively,
(a) the total amount of money and (b) the initial Gross
Asset Value of property (other than cash), if any, contributed to
the Company (or deemed to be contributed to the Company pursuant to
the terms of this Agreement) by a Member in accordance with this
Agreement, whether as an initial Capital Contribution or as an
Additional Capital Contribution. For the avoidance of doubt, and
notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Agreement, a
Member shall not be deemed to have made a Capital Contribution by
posting a Letter of Credit pursuant to this Agreement, unless,
until and to the extent that such Letter of Credit is actually
drawn by the beneficiary thereof and such Member reimburses the
issuer of such Letter of Credit with respect to all obligations
resulting from such draw, or such Member funds a payment in
connection with the release or reduction of such Letter of Credit
in accordance with the Loan Agreements or other document governing
the
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and maintenance of such Letter of Credit, as provided in
Section 3.4(a)(v) (in which event the Capital
Contribution shall be the amount of such payment).
“
Capital Member ” means each Member of the Company
other than a Class C Member in its capacity as such.
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Cash Available for Distribution ” means, with respect
to any fiscal quarter or other period as determined by the Board,
all available cash of the Company, after deducting payments for
operating expenses, payments required to be made in connection with
any loan to the Company or its Subsidiaries or any other loan
secured by a lien on any Company Assets as the Board shall
determine, any other expenses of the Company or its Subsidiaries
(including fees payable under the Management Agreement and the DLJ
Consulting Fee), capital expenditures, commitments and other
amounts (as set forth in the Approved Operating Plan or otherwise
approved by the Board) set aside for the restoration, increase or
creation of reasonable reserves. Cash contributed and distributed
pursuant to Section 9.3(c) shall not be considered
“Cash Available for Distribution” for purposes of
Article 4 .
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Cash Requirements ” means cash amounts necessary to
pay for the operating costs and expenses of the Hotel/Casino or the
general and administrative costs of the Company and its
Subsidiaries, but excluding capital expenditures, investments
(including without limitation investments relating to intellectual
property rights controlled by the Company), and other expenditures
outside the ordinary course of business (unless the use of Required
Expansion Capital for such expenditure is approved by the Board and
the Morgans Parties).
“
Certificate ” means the Certificate of Formation of
the Company, and any duly authorized, executed and filed amendments
or restatements thereof, which are filed in the office of the
Secretary of State of the State of Delaware.
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Class A Member ” means any Person in its capacity
as a holder of Class A Membership Interests and a Member of
the Company who is listed as holding Class A Membership
Interests on Exhibit A hereto, as such exhibit may be
updated from time to time according to the books and records of the
Company pursuant to Section 3.1 .
“
Class A Membership Interest ” is defined in
Section 3.12(a) .
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Class B Member ” means any Person in its capacity
as a holder of Class B Membership Interests and a Member of
the Company who is listed as holding Class B Membership
Interests on Exhibit A hereto, as such exhibit may be
updated from time to time according to the books and records of the
Company pursuant to Section 3.1 .
“
Class B Membership Interest ” is defined in
Section 3.12(a) .
“
Class C Member ” means any Person in its capacity
as a holder of Class C Membership Interests (or Class C
Units representing such Interests) and a Member of the Company who
is listed as holding Class C Membership Interests on
Exhibit A hereto or on the books and records of the
Company as updated from time to time pursuant to
Section 3.1 .
“
Class C Membership Interest ” is defined in
Section 3.12(a) .
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“
Class C Units ” is defined in
Section 3.12(b) .
“
Closing ” is defined in the Recitals.
“
Closing Completion Guaranties ” means, collectively,
(a) that certain Closing Guaranty of Completion, dated as of
February 2, 2007, by DLJMB and Morgans in favor of Mortgage
Lender, as amended by the Modification and Ratification of
Guaranties, (b) that certain First Mezzanine Closing Guaranty
of Completion, dated as of November 6, 2007, by DLJMB and
Morgans in favor of First Mezzanine Lender, (c) that certain
Second Mezzanine Closing Guaranty of Completion, dated as of
November 6, 2007, by DLJMB and Morgans in favor of Second
Mezzanine Lender, and (d) that certain Third Mezzanine Closing
Guaranty of Completion, dated as of November 6, 2007, by DLJMB
and Morgans in favor of Third Mezzanine Lender, each as amended,
restated, replaced, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to
time.
“
Closing Completion Guaranty Liabilities ” is defined
in Section 15.3(a) .
“
Code ” means the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as
amended.
“
Committed Capital ” means, in respect of any Member or
the Member(s) collectively, the sum of: (a) the aggregate
Capital Contributions made by such Member(s); plus
(b) the Deemed Value of any Equity Letters of Credit posted by
such Member(s) pursuant to Section 3.4(a) included in
such Member(s) Committed Capital in accordance with
Section 3.4(a)(vi) .
“
Company ” means the limited liability company
continued pursuant to this Agreement.
“
Company Assets ” means, collectively, (a) the
Acquired Assets as the same may be disposed of from time to time to
the extent authorized by the Board, and (b) any additional
assets acquired by the Company or its Subsidiaries after the
Original Agreement Date and owned by the Company or its
Subsidiaries as of the applicable date, subject to approval of the
Board and any other applicable provisions of this Agreement.
“
Company Loan ” is defined in
Section 3.5(a)(ii) .
“
Company Minimum Gain ” has the meaning set forth in
Regulations Sections 1.704-2(b)(2) and 1.704-2(d)(1) for the
phrase “partnership minimum gain.”
“
Confidential Information ” is defined in
Section 16.1 .
“
Construction Completion Guaranties ” means,
collectively, (a) that certain Construction Guaranty of
Completion, dated after the date hereof, by DLJMB and Morgans in
favor of Mortgage Lender, (b) that certain First Mezzanine
Construction Guaranty of Completion, dated after the date hereof,
by DLJMB and Morgans in favor of First Mezzanine Lender,
(c) that certain Second Mezzanine Construction Guaranty of
Completion, dated after the date hereof, by DLJMB and Morgans in
favor of Second Mezzanine Lender, and (c) that certain Third
Mezzanine Construction Guaranty of Completion, dated after the date
hereof, by DLJMB
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and
Morgans in favor of Third Mezzanine Lender, each as amended,
restated, replaced, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to
time.
“
Construction Completion Guaranty Liabilities ” is
defined in Section 15.2(a) .
“
Contributing Member ” is defined in
Section 3.5(a) .
“
Contribution Agreement ” means the Amended and
Restated Contribution Agreement dated as of December 2, 2006
by and between the DLJMB Parties and Morgans Co, as amended,
modified or supplemented from time to time.
“
Conversion Notice ” is defined in
Section 3.5(c) .
“
Deemed Value ” means, in respect of any Equity Letter
of Credit posted by a Member pursuant to Section 3.4(a)
, the maximum amount originally available to be drawn under such
Equity Letter of Credit (assuming the satisfaction of any
conditions to any draw of such Equity Letter of Credit), less any
amount (with respect to such Equity Letter of Credit) funded or
reimbursed by or on behalf of the Member that posted such Equity
Letter of Credit which is treated as a Capital Contribution
pursuant to Section 3.4(a)(v) .
“
Defaulting Member ” is defined in
Section 11.1 .
“
Delaware Arbitration Act ” is defined in
Section 17.3(a)(iv) .
“
Depreciation ” means, for each Fiscal Year of the
Company or other period, an amount equal to the depreciation,
amortization or other cost recovery deduction allowable for federal
income tax purposes with respect to an asset for such Fiscal Year
or other period, except that if the Gross Asset Value of an asset
differs from its adjusted basis for federal income tax purposes at
the beginning of such Fiscal Year or other period, Depreciation
shall be an amount that bears the same ratio to such beginning
Gross Asset Value as the federal income tax depreciation,
amortization or other cost recovery deduction for such year or
other period bears to such beginning adjusted tax basis; provided,
however, that if the federal income tax depreciation, amortization
or other cost recovery deduction for such year or other period is
zero (0), Depreciation shall be determined with reference to such
beginning Gross Asset Value using any reasonable method selected by
the Members.
“
Disproportionate Contributions ” means, with respect
to a Capital Member, any Capital Contribution and/or other increase
in Committed Capital (in each case, other than in respect of New
Capital) in a relative amount other than in accordance with such
Capital Member’s Percentage Interest, together with all
Capital Contributions and/or other increase in Committed Capital
being made as of the same time.
“
DLJ Consulting Agreement ” means the Advisory Services
and Monitoring Agreement to be entered into by and among the
Company, DLJMB VoteCo and DLJ Merchant Banking, Inc., as may be
amended, supplemented or modified from time to time.
“
DLJ Consulting Fee ” is defined in
Section 6.10 .
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“
DLJ Fund ” means, collectively, DLJMB Partners, DLJMB
HRH Co-Investments, L.P., DLJ Offshore Partners IV, L.P., DLJ
Merchant Banking Partners IV (Pacific), L.P. and MBP Plan
Investors, L.P.
“
DLJ Intermediate Subsidiary ” means any Subsidiary of
any DLJ Fund that indirectly holds the equity interests of the
Company.
“
DLJ Parent ” means any Person that directly or
indirectly holds the equity interests of any DLJ Fund.
“
DLJ Parent Change of Control ” means, with respect to
a DLJ Parent, any of the following:
(a) any
merger, consolidation or business combination of a DLJ Parent into
or with another Person in which holders of the voting securities of
such DLJ Parent immediately prior to the consummation of the
transaction hold, directly or indirectly, immediately following the
consummation of the transaction, securities or other equity
interests in the surviving entity in such transaction possessing
less than a majority of the outstanding voting power of the
surviving entity; or
(b) any
other transaction, including the sale by a DLJ Parent of new shares
of capital stock or new equity interests or a transfer of existing
shares of capital stock or existing equity interests of such DLJ
Parent, the result of which is that a third party not an Affiliate
of such DLJ Parent or their respective stockholders or equity
holders (or “group” of third parties not an Affiliate
of such DLJ Parent or their respective stockholders or equity
holders) directly or indirectly acquire or hold securities or other
equity interests of such DLJ Parent representing a majority of such
DLJ Parent’s outstanding voting power; or
(c) if
such DLJ Parent is subject to the reporting requirements of
Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934,
during any period of two consecutive years, individuals who, at the
beginning of such period, constitute the directors of the board of
such DLJ Parent together with any new director (other than a
director designated by a person who shall have entered into an
agreement with such DLJ Parent to effect a transaction described in
clauses (a) or (b)) whose election by the directors or
nomination for election by such DLJ Parent’s stockholders or
other equity holders was approved by a vote of at least two-thirds
of the directors then still in office who either were directors at
the beginning of the two-year period or whose election or
nomination for election was previously so approved cease for any
reason to constitute a majority of the directors of such DLJ
Parent’s board of directors.
“
Director ” means a member of the Board.
“
DLJ Parent Transfer ” is defined in
Section 9.3(f) .
“
DLJ Upper Tier Holder ” or “ DLJ UTH
” are defined in Section 9.2(a) .
“
DLJMB ” is defined in the Preamble.
“
DLJMB Indemnitees ” is defined in
Section 15.2(b) .
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“
DLJMB Indemnitors ” is defined in
Section 15.2(a) .
“
DLJMB LLC ” is defined in the Preamble.
“
DLJMB’s Closing Completion Guaranty Liabilities
” is defined in Section 15.3(b) .
“
DLJMB’s Construction Completion Guaranty Liabilities
” is defined in Section 15.2(b) .
“
DLJMB’s Mandatory Prepayment Guaranty Liabilities
” is defined in Section 15.5(b) .
“
DLJMB’s Non-Recourse Carve-Out Liabilities ” is
defined in Section 15.4(b) .
“
DLJMB Parties ” means, collectively, DLJMB, DLJMB
Partners, DLJMB LLC and any other Affiliate of DLJMB that becomes a
Member pursuant to the terms of this Agreement after the date
hereof.
“
DLJMB Partners ” is defined in the Preamble.
“
Drag-Along Right ” is defined in
Section 9.5(a) .
“
Economic Interest ” means a Person’s right to
share in the Net Profits, Net Losses, or similar items of, and to
receive distributions from, the Company, but does not include any
other rights of a Member including, without limitation, the right
to vote or to participate in the management of the Company, or,
except as specifically provided in this Agreement or required under
applicable law, any right to information concerning the business
and affairs of the Company.
“
Electing Member ” is defined in
Section 11.2 .
“
Encumbrance ” means a pledge, alienation, mortgage,
hypothecation, encumbrance or similar collateral assignment by any
other means, whether for value or no value and whether voluntary or
involuntary (including, without limitation, by operation of law or
by judgment, levy, attachment, garnishment, bankruptcy or other
legal or equitable proceedings). The term “ Encumber
” shall have a correlative meaning.
“
Equity Letter of Credit ” means any letter of credit
posted by the Company, any of its Subsidiaries or a Member (or its
Affiliate) in favor of a Lender pursuant to Section 3.2(h),
3.3(d), 3.12 or 3.17.1(k) of the Mortgage Loan Agreement, as the
same may be replaced, reduced, split, substituted, modified,
amended, supplemented, assigned or otherwise restated from time to
time.
“
Event of Default ” is defined in
Section 11.1 .
“
Excess Incremental Capital ” is defined in
Section 3.4(a)(ii) .
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“
Excess Land ” means the approximately fifteen
(15) acre parcel of real property (together with any
improvements thereon) currently being held for sale by HRHH
Development, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (or any
subsequent transferee of such real property that is directly or
indirectly owned by the Company).
“
Existing Capital ” is defined in
Section 3.4(a)(i) .
“
Existing Equity ” means, as of any time, the lesser
of: (a) the aggregate Committed Capital of the Members less
any recovery or return of any Capital Contribution received by the
Members, as of such time, or (b) the sum of:
(i) aggregate distributions in liquidation to which the
Members would be entitled upon a sale of all of the Company Assets
at the then-current Aggregate Asset Value and the subsequent
dissolution and liquidation of the Company pursuant to
Article 12 ; plus (ii) without duplication, the
Deemed Value of any Equity Letters of Credit posted by the Members
pursuant to Section 3.4(a) .
“
Expansion Project ” means the proposed development
project associated with expanding the Hotel/Casino described in the
related Approved Development Plans, as may be modified by the Board
from time to time in accordance with the terms hereof.
“
Expert ” is defined in Section 17.3(a)(ii)
.
“
Fair Market Terms ” is defined in
Section 3.9 .
“
Fee Agreement ” means the Amended and Restated Fee
Agreement, dated as of May 30, 2008, between the DLJMB Parties
and the Morgans Parties, as amended, modified or supplemented from
time to time.
“
Financial Manager ” is defined in
Section 8.1
“
Financing ” means (a) the Initial Acquisition
Financing obtained by the Company and/or its Subsidiaries to
facilitate the acquisition of the Acquired Assets, and (b) any
New Financing obtained by the Company and/or its Subsidiaries after
the Original Agreement Date.
“
First Mezzanine Lender ” means Brookfield Financial,
LLC – Series B, a Delaware limited liability company, as
assignee of Column Financial, Inc., in its capacity as lender under
the First Mezzanine Loan Agreement, together with any additional or
subsequent lender under the First Mezzanine Loan Agreement
(including, without limitation, any Person that becomes a lender by
purchasing the loan thereunder) or any Person performing similar
duties under any subsequent refinancing or replacement
thereof.
“
First Mezzanine Loan Agreement ” means that certain
First Mezzanine Loan Agreement, dated as of November 6, 2007
(as it may be amended, supplemented, extended, restated or
otherwise modified from time to time), among First Mezzanine
Lender, HRHH Gaming Senior Mezz, LLC, a Delaware limited liability
company, and HRHH JV Senior Mezz, LLC, a Delaware limited liability
company.
“
Fiscal Year ” is defined in Section 8.7
.
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“
Funding Notice ” is defined in
Section 3.4(a)(iv) .
“
GAAP ” means United States Generally Accepted
Accounting Principles.
“
Gaming Authorities ” means any Governmental Authority
with jurisdiction over the ownership of an interest in an entity
that is licensed to conduct gaming activities or with jurisdiction
over gaming operations relating to the Company Assets including,
without limitation, the Nevada State Gaming Control Board, the
Nevada Gaming Commission and the Clark County Liquor and Gaming
License Board.
“
Gaming Compliance Program ” is defined in
Section 7.1 .
“
Gaming Facilities Support Fee ” has the meaning
ascribed to it in the Management Agreement.
“
Gaming Regulations ” mean any applicable statutes,
laws, rules, regulations, or other legal requirements of or
promulgated by any legislative body, Gaming Authorities, police or
investigative agency, or other government or political subdivisions
or agency or subdivision thereto in the United States (including
those in the State of Nevada) or elsewhere in the world pertaining
to the ownership or operation of casinos, the suitability of
Persons involved in gaming or gambling or otherwise relating to
gaming or gambling, including, without limitation, the Nevada
Gaming Control Act (Nevada Revised Statutes Chapter 463) and
the regulations promulgated thereunder, as amended from time to
time.
“
Governmental Authority ” means any nation or
government (including, without limitation, the government of the
United States), any state, county, municipal or other political
subdivision thereof (including the State of Nevada and Clark
County, Nevada) and any Person exercising legislative, judicial,
regulatory or administrative functions of or pertaining to the
government.
“
Gross Asset Value ” means, with respect to any asset,
the asset’s adjusted basis for federal income tax purposes,
except as follows:
(a) The
initial Gross Asset Value of any asset contributed by a Member to
the Company shall be the gross fair market value of such asset, as
determined by the mutual consent of the Class A Members.
(b) The
Gross Asset Values of all Company assets immediately prior to the
occurrence of any event described in subparagraphs (i) through
(v) below shall be adjusted to equal their respective gross
fair market values, as determined by the mutual consent of the
Class A Members, as of the following times:
(i) the acquisition of an additional
Interest in the Company (other than in connection with the
execution of this Agreement) by a new or existing Member in
exchange for more than a de minimis Capital Contribution, if the
Members reasonably determine that such adjustment is necessary or
appropriate to reflect the relative Interests of the Members in the
Company;
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(ii) the distribution by the Company
to a Member of more than a de minimis amount of Company assets as
consideration for an Interest in the Company, if the Members
reasonably determine that such adjustment is necessary or
appropriate to reflect the relative Interests of the Members in the
Company;
(iii) the liquidation or dissolution
of the Company within the meaning of Regulations
Section 1.704-1(b)(2)(ii)(g);
(iv) the grant of an Interest in the
Company (other than a de minimis interest) as consideration for the
provision of services to or for the benefit of the Company by an
existing Member acting in a partner capacity, or by a new Member
acting in a partner capacity or in anticipation of becoming a
Member of the Company, if the Members reasonably determine that
such adjustment is necessary or appropriate to reflect the relative
Interests of the Members in the Company; and
(v) at such other times as the
Members shall reasonably determine necessary or advisable in order
to comply with Regulations Sections 1.704-1(b) and
1.704-2.
(c) The
Gross Asset Value of any Company asset distributed to a Member
shall be the gross fair market value of such asset on the date of
distribution as determined by the Members.
(d) The
Gross Asset Values of Company assets shall be increased (or
decreased) to reflect any adjustments to the adjusted basis of such
assets pursuant to Code Section 734(b) or Code Section 743(b), but
only to the extent that such adjustments are taken into account in
determining Capital Accounts pursuant to Regulations
Section 1.704-1(b)(2)(iv)(m); provided, however, that Gross
Asset Values shall not be adjusted pursuant to this subparagraph
(d) to the extent that an adjustment pursuant to subparagraph
(b) above is made in connection with a transaction that would
otherwise result in an adjustment pursuant to this subparagraph
(d).
(e) If
the Gross Asset Value of a Company asset has been determined or
adjusted pursuant to subparagraph (a), subparagraph (b) or
subparagraph (d) above, such Gross Asset Value shall
thereafter be adjusted by the Depreciation taken into account with
respect to such Company asset for purposes of computing Net Profits
and Net Losses.
“
Guaranty Agreements ” means, collectively, the
Construction Completion Guaranties, the Closing Completion
Guaranties, the Non-Recourse Carve-Out Guaranties and the Mandatory
Prepayment Guaranties.
“
Hotel/Casino ” means the hotel and casino known as the
Hard Rock Hotel & Casino, which has been acquired by the
Company (through its Subsidiaries) pursuant to the Acquisition
Agreements.
“
Incapacity ” means the Bankruptcy or dissolution of
any Person. “ Incapacitated ” shall have a
correlative meaning.
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“
Incremental Capital ” is defined in
Section 3.4(a)(ii) .
“
Indemnitees ” is defined in Section 6.9(a)
.
“
Index ” means the Consumer Price Index for Clark
County, Nevada, as published by the U.S. Census Bureau using the
period October/November 1995, as a base of 100, or if such
index is discontinued, the most comparable index published by any
Governmental Authority, acceptable to all of the Class A
Members.
“
Indirect Interest ” means, as applicable, a DLJ
UTH’s equity interest in a DLJ Intermediate Subsidiary or a
DLJMB Party or a Morgans LTH’s equity interest in a Morgans
Intermediate Subsidiary or a Morgans Party.
“
Initial Acquisition Financing ” means, collectively,
(a) the financing obtained by the Company or its Subsidiaries
in connection with the consummation of the transactions
contemplated by the Acquisition Agreements and (b) any other
form of debt financing (including construction financing) provided
to the Company or its Subsidiaries under the Loan Agreements.
“
Initial Construction Completion Guaranty Costs ” is
defined in Section 15.2(c) .
“
Intracompany Transfer ” is defined in
Section 9.3(c) .
“
JAMS ” is defined in Section 17.3(a)(i)
.
“
Key Employees ” means, collectively, the Hotel
President, Hotel Chief Financial Officer, Casino General Manager,
Hotel General Manager, the Hotel Food & Beverage Manager, the
Head of Development (i.e., currently Brian Feigenbaum) and any
Project Manager in charge of the Expansion Project (i.e. currently
Michael Dean).
“
Land Loan Agreement ” means a loan agreement which may
be entered into (as it may be amended, supplemented, extended,
restated or otherwise modified from time to time), among Column
Financial, Inc., in its capacity as Lender thereunder, and HRHH
Development Transferee, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company,
or any other agreement governing the financing for the purchase of
the Excess Land, but only to the extent that any such loan
agreement or other agreement is actually and fully executed and
delivered by all parties thereto.
“
Lenders ” means, collectively, (a) Mortgage
Lender, (b) First Mezzanine Lender, (c) Second Mezzanine
Lender and (d) Third Mezzanine Lender.
“
Letter of Credit ” means any Equity Letter of Credit
or Non-Equity Letter of Credit.
“
Listing Vehicle ” is defined in
Section 7.3 .
“
Loan Agreements ” means, collectively, (a) the
Mortgage Loan Agreement, (b) the First Mezzanine Loan
Agreement, (c) the Second Mezzanine Loan Agreement and
(d) the Third Mezzanine Loan Agreement.
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“
Lock-Out Period ” means the period commencing on the
Original Agreement Date and ending on the earlier to occur of
(a) the fourth (4 th ) anniversary
of the Original Agreement Date or (b) termination of the
Management Agreement.
“
Management Agreement ” means that certain Amended and
Restated Property Management Agreement, dated as of May 30,
2008, among HRHH Hotel/Casino, LLC, HRHH Development, LLC, HRHH
Cafe, LLC and Manager, as further amended, modified or supplemented
from time to time. The Management Agreement constitutes an
Affiliate Agreement.
“
Manager ” means Morgans Hotel Group Management, LLC, a
Delaware limited liability company, or any successor Manager
selected by the Company upon the expiration or termination of the
Management Agreement, subject to the terms of this Agreement and
the Management Agreement.
“
Mandatory Prepayment Guaranties ” means, collectively,
(a) that certain Guaranty Agreement (Non-Qualified Mandatory
Prepayment), dated as of February 2, 2007, by DLJMB and
Morgans in favor of Mortgage Lender, as amended by the Modification
and Ratification of Guaranties, (b) that certain First
Mezzanine Guaranty Agreement (Non-Qualified Mandatory Prepayment),
dated as of November 6, 2007, by DLJMB and Morgans in favor of
First Mezzanine Lender, (c) that certain Second Mezzanine
Guaranty Agreement (Non-Qualified Mandatory Prepayment), dated as
of November 6, 2007, by DLJMB and Morgans in favor of Second
Mezzanine Lender and (d) that certain Third Mezzanine Guaranty
Agreement (Non-Qualified Mandatory Prepayment), dated as of
November 6, 2007, by DLJMB and Morgans in favor of Third
Mezzanine Lender, each as the same may be amended, restated,
replaced, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to
time.
“
Mandatory Prepayment Liabilities ” is defined in
Section 15.5(a) .
“
Maximum Rate ” means the maximum interest rate
permitted by applicable usury and similar laws.
“
Mediation ” is defined in
Section 17.3(a)(i) .
“
Mediation Service ” is defined in
Section 17.3(a)(i) .
“
Mediator ” is defined in
Section 17.3(a)(i) .
“
Member Minimum Gain ” means an amount, with respect to
each Member Nonrecourse Debt, equal to the Company Minimum Gain
that would result if such Member Nonrecourse Debt were treated as a
Nonrecourse Liability, determined in accordance with Regulations
Section 1.704-2(i) with respect to “partner minimum
gain.”
“
Member Nonrecourse Debt ” has the meaning set forth in
Regulations Section 1.704-2(b)(4) for the phrase “partner
nonrecourse debt.”
“
Member Nonrecourse Deductions ” has the meaning set
forth in Regulations Section 1.704-2(i) for the phrase
“partner nonrecourse deductions.”
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“
Members ” means, collectively, the Persons owning
Membership Interests, including any Additional Members and
Substitute Members. Reference to a “Member” shall refer
to any one or more of the Members, as the context may require. As
of the Agreement Date, the Members are DLJMB, DLJMB Partners, DLJMB
LLC, Morgans Co. and Morgans.
“
Membership Interest ” or “ Interest
” means the entire ownership interest of a Member in the
Company at any particular time, including Class A Membership
Interests, Class B Membership Interests and/or Class C
Membership Interests, and also including without limitation, any
and all rights to vote and otherwise participate in the
Company’s affairs, and the rights to any and all benefits to
which a Member may be entitled as provided in this Agreement,
together with the obligations of such Member to comply with all of
the terms and provisions of this Agreement.
“
Merger Agreement ” means that certain Agreement and
Plan of Merger, dated as of May 11, 2006, by and among Morgans
Co., MHG HR Acquisition Corp., Hard Rock Hotel, Inc. and
Peter H. Morton, as amended, modified or supplemented from
time to time.
“
Modification and Ratification of Guaranties ” means
that certain Modification and Ratification of Guaranties, dated as
of November 6, 2007, among DLJMB, Morgans and Mortgage
Lender.
“
Morgans ” is defined in the Preamble.
“
Morgans Change of Control ” means, with respect to
Morgans Co. or Morgans (each, a “ Morgans Parent
”), any of the following:
(a) any
merger, consolidation or business combination of a Morgans Parent
into or with another Person in which holders of the voting
securities of such Morgans Parent immediately prior to the
consummation of the transaction hold, directly or indirectly,
immediately following the consummation of the transaction,
securities or other equity interests in the surviving entity in
such transaction possessing less than a majority of the outstanding
voting power of the surviving entity; or
(b) any
other transaction, including the sale by a Morgans Parent of new
shares of capital stock or new equity interests or a transfer of
existing shares of capital stock or existing equity interests of
such Morgans Parent, the result of which is that a third party not
an Affiliate of such Morgans Parent or their respective
stockholders or equity holders (or “group” of third
parties not an Affiliate of such Morgans Parent or their respective
stockholders or equity holders) directly or indirectly acquire or
hold securities or other equity interests of such Morgans Parent
representing a majority of such Morgans Parent’s outstanding
voting power; or
(c) during
any period of two consecutive years, individuals who, at the
beginning of such period, constitute the directors of the board of
Morgans together with any new director (other than a director
designated by a person who shall have entered into an agreement
with Morgans to effect a transaction described in clauses
(a) or (b)) whose election by the directors or nomination for
election by Morgans’ stockholders or other equity holders was
approved by a vote of at least two-thirds of the directors then
still in office who either were directors at the beginning of the
two-year period or whose election or nomination for election
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was
previously so approved cease for any reason to constitute a
majority of the directors of Morgans’ board of
directors.
“
Morgans Co. ” is defined in the Preamble.
“
Morgans’ Competitors ” means any present or
future operator or manager of a hotel or other hospitality and/or
gaming property, which operator or manager is primarily in the
business of operating (as opposed to investing in or owning) hotels
or other hospitality and/or gaming properties.
“
Morgans’ Closing Completion Guaranty Liabilities
” is defined in Section 15.3(a) .
“
Morgans’ Construction Completion Guaranty Liabilities
” is defined in Section 15.2(a) .
“
Morgans’ Mandatory Prepayment Guaranty Liabilities
” is defined in Section 15.5(a) .
“
Morgans’ Non-Recourse Carve-Out Liabilities ” is
defined in Section 15.4(a) .
“
Morgans Indemnitees ” is defined in
Section 15.2(a) .
“
Morgans Initial Capital Commitment ” is defined in
Section 3.3(a) .
“
Morgans Intermediate Subsidiary ” means any Subsidiary
of Morgans Co. or Morgans (other than any Member hereunder) that
indirectly holds the equity interests of the Company.
“
Morgans Lower Tier Holder ” or “ Morgans
LTH ” is defined in Section 9.2(b) .
“
Morgans Parent Transfer ” is defined in
Section 9.3(e) .
“
Morgans Parties ” mean, collectively, Morgans Co.,
Morgans and any other Affiliate of Morgans Co. that becomes a
Member pursuant to the terms of this Agreement after the date
hereof.
“
Morgans Parties’ Diluted Capital Contributions ”
means, as of any time, an amount equal to the product of
(a) the Morgans Parties’ aggregate Adjusted Percentage
Interest as of such time, multiplied by (b) the quotient
obtained by dividing the aggregate Capital Contributions of the
DLJMB Parties as of such time by the DLJMB Parties’ aggregate
Adjusted Percentage Interest as of such time.
“
Mortgage Lender ” means Vegas HR Private Limited, a
Singapore corporation, as assignee of Column Financial, Inc., in
its capacity as lender under the Mortgage Loan Agreement, together
with any additional or subsequent lender under the Mortgage Loan
Agreement (including, without limitation, any Person that becomes a
lender by purchasing the
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loan
thereunder) or any Person performing similar duties under any
subsequent refinancing or replacement thereof.
“
Mortgage Loan Agreement ” means that certain Amended
and Restated Loan Agreement, dated as of November 6, 2007 (as
it may be amended, supplemented, extended, restated or otherwise
modified from time to time), among Mortgage Lender, HRHH
Hotel/Casino, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company, HRHH Cafe,
LLC, a Delaware limited liability company, HRHH Development, LLC, a
Delaware limited liability company, HRHH IP, LLC, a Delaware
limited liability company, and HRHH Gaming, LLC, a Nevada limited
liability company.
“
Necessary Capital ” is defined in
Section 3.4(b) .
“
Net Profits ” or “ Net Losses ”
means, for each Fiscal Year or other period, an amount equal to the
Company’s taxable income or loss for such year or period
determined in accordance with Code Section 703(a) (for this
purpose, all items of income, gain, loss, deduction or credit
required to be stated separately pursuant to Code
Section 703(a)(1) shall be included in taxable income or
loss), with the following adjustments:
(a) Any
income of the Company that is exempt from federal income tax and
not otherwise taken into account in computing Net Profits or Net
Losses pursuant to this definition of Net Profits and Net Losses
shall increase the amount of such income and/or decrease the amount
of such loss;
(b) Any
expenditures of the Company described in Code
Section 705(a)(2)(B) or treated as Code
Section 705(a)(2)(B) expenditures pursuant to Regulations
Section 1.704-1(b)(2)(iv)(i), and not otherwise taken into
account in computing Net Profits or Net Losses pursuant to this
definition of Net Profits and Net Losses, shall decrease the amount
of such taxable income and/or increase the amount of such
loss;
(c) Gain
or loss resulting from any disposition of Company assets where such
gain or loss is recognized for federal income tax purposes shall be
computed by reference to the Gross Asset Value of the Company
assets disposed of, notwithstanding that the adjusted tax basis of
such Company assets differs from its Gross Asset Value;
(d) In
lieu of the depreciation, amortization and other cost recovery
deductions taken into account in computing such income or loss,
there shall be taken into account Depreciation for such Fiscal Year
or other period;
(e) To
the extent an adjustment to the adjusted tax basis of any asset
included in Company assets pursuant to Code Section 734(b) or Code
Section 743(b) is required pursuant to Regulations
Section 1.704-1(b)(2)(iv)(m) to be taken into account in
determining Capital Accounts as a result of a distribution other
than in liquidation of a Member’s Interest, the amount of
such adjustment shall be treated as an item of gain (if the
adjustment increases the basis of the asset) or loss (if the
adjustment decreases the basis of the asset) from the disposition
of the asset and shall be taken into account for the purposes of
computing Net Profits and Net Losses;
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(f) If
the Gross Asset Value of any Company asset is adjusted in
accordance with subparagraph (b) or subparagraph (c) of
the definition of “Gross Asset Value” above, the amount
of such adjustment shall be taken into account in the taxable year
of such adjustment as gain or loss from the disposition of such
asset for purposes of computing Net Profits or Net Losses;
and
(g) Notwithstanding
any other provision of this definition of Net Profits and Net
Losses, any items that are specially allocated pursuant to
Section 5.4 hereof shall not be taken into account in
computing Net Profits or Net Losses. The amounts of the items of
Company income, gain, loss or deduction available to be specially
allocated pursuant to Section 5.4 hereof shall be
determined by applying rules analogous to those set forth in this
definition of Net Profits and Net Losses.
“New
Capital” is defined in Section 3.4(a)(ii).
“
New Capital Funding ” means, with respect to a DLJMB
Party, any Capital Contribution and/or other increase in Committed
Capital (arising from the posting of Equity Letters of Credit as
permitted under Section 3.4(a) ) paid, posted or funded
by such DLJMB Party, in each case, in respect of New Capital.
“
New DLJMB Commitment ” is defined in
Section 3.4(a)(ii) .
“
New Equity ” is defined in Section 3.9
.
“
New Financing ” is defined in Section 3.9
.
“
Non-Contributing Member ” is defined in
Section 3.5(a) .
“
Non-Equity Letter of Credit ” means any letter of
credit posted by the Company, any of its Subsidiaries or a Member
(or its Affiliate) pursuant to a binding agreement or obligation of
the Company or a Subsidiary thereof in favor of a Lender or any
other Person (other than an Equity Letter of Credit), as the same
may be replaced, reduced, split, substituted, modified, amended,
supplemented, assigned or otherwise restated from time to time;
provided that any Non-Equity Letter of Credit shall be
subject to the approval of all Capital Members, which approval
shall not be unreasonably withheld, delayed or conditioned.
“
Non-Qualifying Contributions ” means, with respect to
any distribution to be made pursuant to
Section 4.2(b)(ii) , (iii) or (iv) , any
Disproportionate Contributions prior thereto that resulted in an
adjustment to the Members’ Percentage Interests (to the
extent such adjustment resulted from an increase in Committed
Capital due to the posting of Equity Letters of Credit).
“
Non-Recourse Carve-Out Guaranties ” means,
collectively, (a) that certain Guaranty Agreement, dated as of
February 2, 2007, by DLJMB and Morgans in favor of Mortgage
Lender, as amended by the Modification and Ratification of
Guaranties, (b) that certain First Mezzanine Guaranty
Agreement, dated as of November 6, 2007, by DLJMB and Morgans
in favor of First Mezzanine Lender, (c) that certain Second
Mezzanine Guaranty Agreement, dated as of November 6, 2007, by
DLJMB and Morgans in favor of Second
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Mezzanine Lender, (d) that certain Third Mezzanine Guaranty
Agreement, dated as of November 6, 2007, by DLJMB and Morgans
in favor of Third Mezzanine Lender and (e) any non-recourse
carve-out guaranty that may (in the sole discretion of DLJMB and
Morgans) be entered into by DLJMB and/or Morgans in connection with
the Land Loan Agreement, each as amended, restated, replaced,
supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time.
“
Non-Recourse Carve-Out Liabilities ” is defined in
Section 15.4(a) .
“
Nonrecourse Deductions ” has the meaning set forth in
Regulations Sections 1.704-2(b)(1) and 1.704-2(c).
“
Nonrecourse Liability ” has the meaning set forth in
Regulations Sections 1.704-2(b)(3) and 1.752-1(a)(2).
“
Note Rate ” is defined in
Section 3.5(a)(ii) .
“
Officer ” and “ Officers ” is
defined in Section 6.2 .
“
Operating Capital ” is defined in
Section 3.4(b) .
“
Operating Year ” means each calendar year (and in the
case of the first Operating Year, the remainder of the calendar
year starting on the Original Agreement Date) during the term of
this Agreement.
“
Order of Registration ” is defined in
Section 7.1 .
“
Original Agreement ” is defined in the Recitals.
“
Original Agreement Date ” is defined in the
Recitals.
“
Party ” and “ Parties ” are defined
in the Preamble.
“
Percentage Interest ” means, with respect to a Capital
Member, as of any time, that percentage which is initially set
forth on Exhibit A attached hereto, as modified from
time to time according to the books and records of the Company
pursuant to the terms of this Agreement.
“
Person ” means and includes an individual, a
corporation, a partnership, a limited liability company, a joint
venture, a trust, an unincorporated organization, a government or
any department or agency thereof, or any entity similar to any of
the foregoing.
“
Profits Interest Plan ” means the Hard Rock Hotel
Holdings, LLC 2008 Profits Interest Award Plan, as amended,
modified, supplemented or replaced from time to time.
“
Profits Interest Agreement ” means any Profits
Interest Agreement pursuant to which Class C Units are issued
to a participant under the Profits Interest Plan, as such agreement
may be amended, modified or supplemented from time to time.
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“
Profits Percentage Interest ” means, as of any time
(a) with respect to each Class C Member, a fraction
(expressed as a percentage rounded to the third decimal point, with
any 5 in the fourth decimal point being rounded down) calculated as
the product of (i) a fraction, the numerator of which
is the number of Class C Units held by such Class C
Member and the denominator of which is the aggregate number
of Class C Units authorized for issuance pursuant to
Section 3.12(b) , multiplied by (ii) another
fraction, the numerator of which is equal to Seventeen
Million Five Hundred Thousand Dollars ($17,500,000) and the
denominator of which is the greater of (A) Three
Hundred Fifty Million Dollars ($350,000,000) and (B) the
aggregate amount of Capital Contributions made and the Deemed Value
of Equity Letters of Credit posted by the Capital Members in
accordance with this Agreement on or after the Original Agreement
Date; and (b) with respect to each Capital Member, a
percentage equal to the product of (i) One Hundred
(100) minus a number equal to the aggregate Profits Percentage
Interest held by all Class C Members (as calculated pursuant
to clause (a) of this definition) as of such time; and
(ii) such Capital Member’s Percentage Interest
(expressed as a decimal) as of such time.
“
Proposed Operating Plan ” is defined in
Section 6.7(a) .
“
Proposed Treasury Regulation ” is defined in
Section 3.12(e) .
“
Publicly Traded Partnership ” is defined in
Section 9.3(g)(iv) .
“
Qualified Appraiser ” means any nationally recognized
valuation or appraisal firm or investment bank with expertise in
the gaming industry that: (a) does not currently provide nor
is currently negotiating to provide (nor in the last two years has
provided) services to the Company or any Member or their respective
Affiliates; and (b) does not hold or have Affiliates that hold
equity interests in the Company or any Member.
“
Receiving Party ” is defined in
Section 15.7 .
“
Registration Expenses ” means all expenses incurred by
the Listing Vehicle in complying with the Securities Act
registration requirements of an initial public offering, including
all registration and filing fees, printing expenses, fees and
disbursements of counsel for the Company, “blue sky”
fees and expenses and the expense of any special audits incident to
or required by any such registration.
“
Regulations ” means proposed, temporary and final
Treasury Regulations promulgated under the Code, as such
regulations may be amended from time to time (including
corresponding provisions of succeeding Treasury Regulations.)
“
Regulatory Allocations ” is defined in
Section 5.4(h) .
“
Requesting Party ” is defined in
Section 15.7 .
“
Required Expansion Capital ” means Capital
Contributions made, or, to the extent permitted under
Section 3.4(a) , Letters of Credit posted, by, or on
behalf of, the DLJMB Parties for the following purposes:
(i) equity or other payments required under the Loan
Agreements as a condition to the disbursement of construction loan
proceeds thereunder, for other hard and soft costs relating to the
Expansion Project as set forth in the Approved
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Development Budget or for interest rate cap agreements(s) entered
into by the Company or its Subsidiaries on or prior to the date
hereof, (ii) funds for the Cash Requirements of the Company
and its Subsidiaries during the pre-construction and construction
periods of the Expansion Project, or (iii) interest payment
requirements of the Company and its Subsidiaries during the
pre-construction and construction periods of the Expansion Project
(including, without limitation, any contributions to interest
reserve accounts established pursuant to the Loan Agreements);
provided that Required Expansion Capital shall not include
any funds paid by any of the DLJMB Parties or their Affiliates
pursuant to any Guaranty Agreement, except to the extent provided
in the following sentence. If the DLJMB Parties fund any payments
under the Guaranty Agreements for which Morgans is required to
indemnify the DLJMB Parties but has failed to do so in accordance
with Article 15 , then such indemnifiable payments
actually funded by the DLJMB Parties shall be considered
“Required Expansion Capital” for the purposes of this
Agreement (including, without limitation, for purposes of
determining the Incremental Capital, Excess Incremental Capital,
Capital Contributions, Committed Capital, Percentage Interests and
Adjusted Percentage Interests of the DLJMB Parties hereunder),
except that such indemnifiable payments funded by the DLJMB Parties
shall not reduce the amount of the New DLJMB Commitment allocated
to Required Expansion Capital the DLJMB Parties are required to
fund in accordance with the terms of Section 3.4(a)
.
“
Required Land Capital ” means Capital Contributions
made or, to the extent permitted under Section 3.4(a) ,
Non-Equity Letters of Credit posted, by, or on behalf of, the DLJMB
Parties for any of the following purposes in connection with
funding and/or financing the purchase, sale or retention of all or
a portion of the Excess Land: (a) funds used to finance the
acquisition of the Excess Land by a current or future Subsidiary of
the Company, (b) funds to support the equity or other
requirements of third party purchase transactions relating to the
Excess Land, or (c) funds to satisfy or defer payments
relating to the Excess Land required under the Loan Agreements,
together with all transaction costs related to any such purchase,
sale, financing or retention described in this definition.
“
Responsible Party ” is defined in
Section 6.9(f)(i) .
“
ROFO Offer ” is defined in
Section 9.4(a)(ii)
“
ROFO Offer Notice ” is defined in
Section 9.4(a)(i) .
“
ROFO Offer Period ” is defined in
Section 9.4(a)(ii) .
“
ROFO Offer Price ” is defined in
Section 9.4(a)(ii) .
“
ROFO Offered Interests ” is defined in
Section 9.4(a)(i) .
“
ROFO Recipients ” is defined in
Section 9.4(a)(i) .
“
Safe Harbor ” is defined in
Section 3.12(e) .
“
Second Mezzanine Lender ” means NRFC WA Holdings, LLC,
a Delaware limited liability company, as assignee of Column
Financial, Inc., in its capacity as lender under the Second
Mezzanine Loan Agreement, together with any additional or
subsequent lender under
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the
Second Mezzanine Loan Agreement (including, without limitation, any
Person that becomes a lender by purchasing the loan thereunder) or
any Person performing similar duties under any subsequent
refinancing or replacement thereof.
“
Second Mezzanine Loan Agreement ” means that certain
Second Mezzanine Loan Agreement, dated as of November 6, 2007
(as it may be amended, supplemented, extended, restated or
otherwise modified from time to time), among Second Mezzanine
Lender, HRHH Gaming Junior Mezz, LLC, a Delaware limited liability
company, and HRHH JV Junior Mezz, LLC, a Delaware limited liability
company.
“
Securities Act ” is defined in Article 13
.
“
SEC ” means the Securities and Exchange
Commission.
“
Segregated Account ” is defined in
Section 4.2(c) .
“
Selling Expenses ” means, in respect of an initial
public offering of the Listing Vehicle, all reasonable
broker’s commissions, underwriting discounts and selling
commissions applicable to such offering.
“
Selling Member ” is defined in
Section 9.4(a)(i) .
“
Shortfall Amount ” is defined in
Section 3.5(a) .
“
Shortfall Contributions ” is defined in
Section 3.5(a)(i) .
“
Subsidiary ” means, with respect to a specified
Person, any other Person of which a majority of the outstanding
voting securities or other voting equity interests are owned,
directly or indirectly, by the specified Person.
“
Subsidiary Transfer ” is defined in
Section 9.3(c) .
“
Substitute Member ” means any Assignee that has been
admitted to the Company as a Member pursuant to
Section 10.2 by virtue of such Assignee’s
receiving all or a portion of a Membership Interest from another
Member or its Assignee, and not pursuant to Section 3.1
.
“
Tag-Along Right ” is defined in
Section 9.5(c) .
“
Tax Liability Distribution ” is defined in
Section 4.3 .
“
Tax Matters Member ” means the Member designated as
such pursuant to Section 8.6 .
“
Technical Services Agreement ” means Technical
Services Agreement, dated as of February 2, 2007, between HRHH
Hotel/Casino, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company, and the
Manager, as amended, modified or supplemented from time to
time.
“
Temporary Investments ” means an investment by the
Company in (a) securities issued or unconditionally guaranteed
by any Governmental Authority, (b) certificates of
deposit
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of any
bank, (c) commercial paper rated “A” or better by
Moody’s Investors Service (or rated at an equivalent level by
a recognized credit ratings agency of similar repute) or
(d) money market mutual funds.
“
Termination Event ” is defined in
Section 6.1(d) .
“
Third Mezzanine Lender ” means Hard Rock Mezz Holdings
LLC, a Delaware limited liability company, as assignee of Column
Financial, Inc., in its capacity as lender under the Third
Mezzanine Loan Agreement, together with any additional or
subsequent lender under the Third Mezzanine Loan Agreement
(including, without limitation, any Person that becomes a lender by
purchasing the loan thereunder) or any Person performing similar
duties under any subsequent refinancing or replacement
thereof.
“
Third Mezzanine Loan Agreement ” means that certain
Third Mezzanine Loan Agreement, dated as of November 6, 2007
(as it may be amended, supplemented, extended, restated or
otherwise modified from time to time), among Third Mezzanine
Lender, HRHH Gaming Junior Mezz Two, LLC, a Delaware limited
liability company, and HRHH JV Junior Mezz Two, LLC, a Delaware
limited liability company.
“
Third Party Transferee ” is defined in
Section 9.4(a)(iv) .
“
Transfer ” means, with respect to any Member, any
sale, conveyance, exchange, assignment, gift, bequest or other
transfer or disposition (whether direct or indirect, by operation
of law or by any other means), of all or any part of such
Member’s Interest in the Company, whether for value or no
value and whether voluntary or involuntary (including, without
limitation, by realization upon any Encumbrance or by operation of
law or by judgment, levy, attachment, garnishment, bankruptcy or
other legal or equitable proceedings) or an agreement to do any of
the foregoing.
“
Unsuitable Person ” is any Person whose ownership of
or association with the Company, or in the case of an indirect
Transfer, the applicable Morgans Party or DLJMB Party, could
reasonably be anticipated to jeopardize the status of or result in
the imposition of conditions on, a disciplinary action or the loss
of, inability to reinstate, or failure to obtain any registration,
permit, order, finding of suitability, exemption, waiver or license
or any other rights or entitlements held or required to be held by
the Company (or a Subsidiary of the Company) under any Gaming
Regulations, or any such Person who is found unsuitable or is
denied or disqualified from eligibility for any license or approval
by the Nevada Gaming Authorities.
“
Weighted Amount ” means (a) with respect to any
Disproportionate Contribution, the amount of such Disproportionate
Contribution, (b) with respect to any Existing Capital, the
amount of such Existing Capital, (c) with respect to any New
Capital Funding representing Incremental Capital, the amount of
such New Capital Funding and (d) with respect to any New
Capital Funding representing Excess Incremental Capital, 1.75
multiplied by such New Capital Funding.
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ARTICLE 2.
FORMATION
2.1 Intent . The Members
hereby continue the Company pursuant to the terms and conditions
set forth in this Agreement and under the Act. If any terms of this
Agreement are inconsistent with any of the terms of the Act which
are not mandatory, then the terms of this Agreement shall
control.
2.2 Certificate of Formation;
Filings . The Members have caused to be executed and filed the
Certificate in the Office of the Delaware Secretary of State as
required by the Act. Betty W. Gee is hereby designated as an
“authorized person” within the meaning of the Act, and
has executed, delivered and filed the Certificate with the
Secretary of State of the State of Delaware. Upon the filing of the
Certificate with the Secretary of State of the State of Delaware,
her powers as an “authorized person” ceased, and each
Member, Director and Officer thereupon became a designated
“authorized person” and shall continue as a designated
“authorized person” within the meaning of the Act. Any
Member, Director or Officer shall execute, deliver and file any
other certificates (and any amendments and/or restatements thereof)
necessary for the Company to qualify to do business in any other
jurisdiction in which the Company may wish to conduct
business.
2.3 Name, Registered Office and
Agent; Principal Place of Business . The name of the Company is
“Hard Rock Hotel Holdings, LLC”. The Company may also
conduct business at the same time under one or more fictitious
names if the Members determine that such is in the best interests
of the Company. The Members may change the name of the Company,
from time to time, in accordance with applicable law. The
Company’s registered office in the State of Delaware and its
registered agent for service of process on the Company in the State
of Delaware at such registered office shall be as set forth in the
Company’s most recently filed Certificate. The
Company’s principal place of business is 475 Tenth Avenue,
New York, New York 10018, and thereafter may be at such other place
or places as the Members may from time to time designate. The
Company may maintain offices and places of business at such other
place or places within or outside the State of Delaware as the
Members deem advisable.
2.4 Purpose of Company . The
principal purpose of the Company shall be to acquire, operate,
manage, develop, renovate, upgrade, improve, finance, market and
potentially dispose of the Acquired Assets directly, or through one
or more Subsidiaries of the Company. The Company may also engage in
any other business or activity ancillary thereto that a limited
liability company may be engaged in under applicable law, subject
to approval of the Board and any other applicable provisions of
this Agreement.
2.5 Term . The Company
commenced as of the date that the Certificate was filed with the
Office of the Delaware Secretary of State, and shall continue
unless the Company is sooner dissolved until the one hundredth (100
th )
anniversary of the Original Agreement Date (as such date may be
extended by the mutual written agreement of the Members);
provided , however , that the term of the Company
shall be subject to the additional provisions for termination set
forth in this Agreement.
2.6 Issuance of Membership
Interests . The Membership Interests when issued in accordance
with the terms hereof will be duly and validly issued and, assuming
the representations and warranties of the Members contained in this
Agreement are true and correct on the date of issuance of such
Membership Interests, will be issued in compliance with all
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applicable federal and state securities laws regarding registration
or qualification. The Membership Interests are valid and legally
binding obligations of the Company, enforceable against the Company
in accordance with their terms. Upon its execution of this
Agreement, each person identified as a holder of Membership
Interests on Exhibit A or in the books and records of
the Company is hereby admitted to the Company as a member of the
Company.
ARTICLE 3.
CAPITAL CONTRIBUTIONS, PERCENTAGE INTERESTS,
CAPITAL ACCOUNTS AND CLASSES OF INTERESTS
3.1 Capital Commitments;
Percentage Interests . The names, addresses, Committed Capital,
Percentage Interests, Adjusted Percentage Interests and Profits
Percentage Interests of the Class A Members, Class B
Members and Class C Members (and the number of Class C
Units held by each Class C Member) as of the date hereof are
set forth on Exhibit A attached hereto and incorporated
herein, as such exhibit may be modified from time to time according
to the books and records of the Company. No Capital Contribution
shall be required to be made by a Class C Member in connection
with the issuance of Class C Units by the Company to such
Member. Any changes in the Members’ respective Percentage
Interests, Adjusted Percentage Interests or Profits Percentage
Interests from time to time pursuant to the terms of this Agreement
shall be recorded in the Company’s books and records.
3.2 Initial Assignment by
Morgans . As of the Original Agreement Date, and subject to and
in accordance with the Contribution Agreement, (a) Morgans Co.
and Morgans assigned all of their respective right, title and
interest in and to the Acquisition Agreements to the Company or one
or more of its Subsidiaries, and the Company or such Subsidiaries
assumed such right, title and interest in and to the Acquisition
Agreements; (b) Morgans Co. contributed all of the stock of
MHG HR Acquisition Corp. (a party to the Merger Agreement) to the
Company; and (c) Morgans Co. and Morgans were deemed to have
made Capital Contributions to the Company of the Morgans Expenses
(as defined in the Contribution Agreement) in accordance with
Section 3.2(b) of the Contribution Agreement in an amount,
when added to the value of the assignment(s) and contribution
referenced in clauses (a) and (b), not to exceed Morgans
Initial Capital Commitment (the amounts of the assignment(s) and
contributions referred to in clauses (a), (b) and (c),
collectively, the “ Applied Amounts ”). The
Members hereby acknowledge and agree that, for purposes of the
immediately preceding sentence, the Acquisition Agreements and the
contribution of stock of MHG HR Acquisition Corp. have an aggregate
value equal to the amount of the Escrow Deposits (as defined in the
Contribution Agreement) credited toward the purchase price of the
Acquisition. The foregoing assignments were made by Morgans Co. and
Morgans to the Company or its Subsidiaries on an “as is,
where is” basis and without representation or warranty of any
kind or character, expressed or implied, with respect to the
Acquired Assets and without recourse to Morgans Co. or Morgans,
except as specifically provided to the contrary herein or in the
Contribution Agreement.
3.3 Initial Capital
Contributions . Each of the Members made Capital Contributions
to the Company immediately prior to the Closing as follows:
(a) Morgans
contributed the amount of Fifty Seven Million Five Hundred Twenty
Five Thousand Three Hundred Seventy Eight and 10/00 Dollars
($57,525,378.10) (the
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“
Morgans Initial Capital Commitment ”) to the Company;
provided , however , that the Morgans Initial Capital
Commitment was deemed satisfied to the extent that the Applied
Amounts credited in accordance with Section 3.2 were at
least equal to the Morgans Initial Capital Commitment;
(b) Morgans
Co. contributed the amount of One Hundred Fifty Dollars ($150) to
the Company;
(c) DLJMB
contributed the amount of Eighty Four Million Seven Hundred Thirty
Nine Thousand One Hundred Sixty Nine and 48/00 Dollars
($84,739,169.48) to the Company;
(d) DLJMB
Partners contributed the amount of Thirty Million Three Hundred
Eleven Thousand Five Hundred Eighty Six and 72/00 Dollars
($30,311,586.72) to the Company; and
(e) DLJMB
LLC contributed the amount of Three Hundred Dollars ($300) to the
Company.
3.4 Additional Contributions .
Except as otherwise required by law or pursuant to this Agreement,
no Member or Assignee shall be required or permitted to make any
additional Capital Contributions to the Company except as
follows:
(a)
Existing Capital; New DLJMB Commitment .
(i) Existing Capital . As of
February 8, 2008, the DLJMB Parties and the Morgans Parties
made or were deemed to have made Capital Contributions to the
Company (including the Capital Contributions provided for under
Section 3.3 ) and posted Equity Letters of Credit in
aggregate amounts equal to One Hundred Fifty Million Eight Hundred
Sixty Seven Thousand Two Hundred Sixty Eight and 71/00 Dollars
($150,867,268.71) and Seventy Two Million Seven Hundred Thirty
Thousand Nine Hundred Nineteen and 95/00 Dollars ($72,730,919.95),
respectively (the “ Existing Capital ”),
representing aggregate Adjusted Percentage Interests of 67.6% and
32.4%, respectively, and Percentage Interests of 67.5% and 32.5%,
respectively (but subject, in the case of the DLJMB Parties, to the
receipt of all required regulatory approvals for any Adjusted
Percentage Interest or Percentage Interest in excess of 66.7%). For
purposes of its Adjusted Percentage Interest and Percentage
Interest, each DLJMB Party and Morgans Party has been credited with
a portion of the aggregate amount of Capital Contributions made or,
as applicable, Equity Letters of Credit posted by the DLJMB Parties
and the Morgans Parties, respectively, as of February 8, 2008,
equal to its respective Adjusted Percentage Interest or Percentage
Interest on the date the applicable Capital Contribution was funded
or the Equity Letter of Credit was posted, as applicable.
(ii) New DLJMB Commitment .
Subject to the terms and conditions of this Agreement, the DLJMB
Parties hereby commit (the “ New DLJMB
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Commitment ”) to make additional Capital
Contributions, in excess of the Existing Capital of the DLJMB
Parties, in an aggregate amount up to Two Hundred Fifty Four
Million Dollars ($254,000,000) (the “ New Capital
”). Of such New Capital, (i) up to One Hundred Forty
Four Million Dollars ($144,000,000) shall be allocated for Required
Expansion Capital, of which amount at least Four Million Dollars
($4,000,000) in the aggregate shall be made available by the DLJMB
Parties after the date hereof for hard and soft costs provided for
pursuant to or contemplated by the Approved Development Budget for
the Expansion Project; and (ii) up to One Hundred Ten Million
Dollars ($110,000,000) shall be allocated for Required Land
Capital. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein, the
following shall not be part of the New DLJMB Commitment and shall
not be considered New Capital unless approved by all Capital
Members: (1) funds contributed with respect to the Expansion
Project or the Excess Land in excess of the portion of the New
DLJMB Commitment allocated thereto, (2) funds which do not
constitute Required Expansion Capital or Required Land Capital, and
(3) any funds paid by any of the DLJMB Parties or their
Affiliates pursuant to any Guaranty Agreement, except to the extent
provided in the following sentence. If the DLJMB Parties fund any
payments under the Guaranty Agreements for which Morgans is
required to indemnify the DLJMB Parties but has failed to do so in
accordance with Article 15 , then such indemnifiable
payments actually funded by the DLJMB Parties shall be considered
Required Expansion Capital for the purposes of this Agreement
(including, without limitation, for purposes of determining the New
Capital, Capital Contributions, Committed Capital, Percentage
Interests and Adjusted Percentage Interests of the DLJMB Parties
hereunder), except that such indemnifiable payments funded by the
DLJMB Parties shall not reduce the amount of the New DLJMB
Commitment allocated to Required Expansion Capital the DLJMB
Parties are required to fund in accordance with the terms of this
Section 3.4(a) . New Capital provided by the DLJMB
Parties in an amount up to $99,132,731.29, which equals
(x) Two Hundred Fifty Million Dollars ($250,000,000) minus
(y) the Existing Capital of the DLJMB Parties as of
February 8, 2008 in the amount of $150,867,268.71 is referred
to herein as “ Incremental Capital ,” and all
New Capital so provided by the DLJMB Parties in excess thereof is
referred to as “ Excess Incremental Capital .”
Exhibit A hereto sets forth the Percentage Interest and
Adjusted Percentage Interest of each of the DLJMB Parties and the
Morgans Parties on the date hereof (but subject, in the case of the
DLJMB Parties, to the receipt of all required regulatory approvals
for any Adjusted Percentage Interest or Percentage Interest in
excess of 66.7%). DLJMB has caused to be delivered to Morgans Co.
and the Company an equity commitment letter from one or more of the
DLJ Funds substantially in the form attached hereto as
Exhibit D , pursuant to which such parties have
committed to provide the equity capital for the New Capital in an
amount up to the New DLJMB Commitment, less the amount of such New
Capital required to be funded by DLJMB Partners directly pursuant
to this Agreement. The New DLJMB Commitment shall be reduced by
Capital Contributions made or Letters of Credit posted after
February 8,
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2008 that
constitute New Capital, subject to clause (iii) below with
respect to the Bridge LC. For the avoidance of doubt, the New DLJMB
Commitment shall replace all other equity commitments by the DLJMB
Parties set forth in Section 3.4(a) of the Original Agreement.
The Morgans Parties shall not have the option to fund up to their
respective Percentage Interests of the New Capital and the DLJMB
Parties shall not be required to fund New Capital in excess of the
amount of the New DLJMB Commitment; provided ,
however , that the Morgans Parties and the DLJMB Parties
shall fund other Capital Contributions if and to the extent
required under this Agreement. The DLJMB Parties and the Morgans
Parties shall cooperate in good faith to complete the Expansion
Project and the sale of the Excess Land at the earliest possible
date and as approved by the Board in accordance with
Article 6 .
(iii) Treatment of Bridge LC .
On February 14, 2008, the DLJMB Parties posted a Non-Equity
Letter of Credit with a maximum amount available to be drawn
thereunder as of such date of One Hundred Ten Million Dollars
($110,000,000) to the Lenders in accordance with the Loan
Agreements (the “ Bridge LC ”, which term shall
include any successor Non-Equity Letter of Credit to, and any
Non-Equity Letter of Credit posted in replacement or substitution
of, the Bridge LC). As a result of the posting of the Bridge LC,
the portion of the New DLJMB Commitment comprised of Required Land
Capital was reduced from One Hundred Ten Million Dollars
($110,000,000) to Zero (0). Upon the expiration or release of the
Bridge LC, the portion of the New DLJMB Commitment relating to
Required Land Capital will be restored to One Hundred Ten Million
Dollars ($110,000,000), less the amount of New Capital contributed
by the DLJMB Parties to fund a transaction that has been approved
by the Board or to make all or a portion of the amortization
payment required under Section 2.4.2(b) of the Mortgage Loan
Agreement (which New Capital to be used to make such amortization
payment may be called by the DLJMB Parties in their sole
discretion). The New DLJMB Commitment relating to Required Land
Capital (including all amounts remaining thereunder) shall
terminate, and the DLJMB Parties shall not be required to fund
additional Required Land Capital, upon the earlier to occur of:
(a) the completion by the DLJMB Parties of their funding of
Required Land Capital for a transaction that has been approved by
the Board; and (b) satisfaction in full of the amortization
payment required under Section 2.4.2(b) of the Mortgage Loan
Agreement. In accordance with Section 3.4(a)(vi) , and
notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Agreement, the
posting of the Bridge LC by the DLJMB Parties shall not (x)
increase the Committed Capital of the DLJMB Parties,
(y) result in any adjustment in any Percentage Interests under
this Agreement or (z) be treated as a Capital Contribution or
a contribution of New Capital under this Agreement (in each case,
unless and until otherwise provided by
Section 3.4(a)(vi) ). The Morgans Parties shall
reimburse the DLJMB Parties for the Morgans Parties’
aggregate Percentage Interest (as it may change from time to time)
of the direct out-of-pocket costs incurred by the DLJMB Parties in
connection with posting and maintaining such Bridge LC (including
lender fees
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and charges,
but excluding any attorneys’ fees or reimbursement or similar
obligations).
(iv) Funding of New Capital .
The DLJMB Parties shall make in a timely manner all additional
Capital Contributions that constitute Required Expansion Capital
and are provided for pursuant to or contemplated by the applicable
Approved Development Plans and the applicable Approved Development
Budget for the Expansion Project. The DLJMB Parties also shall make
in a timely manner all additional Capital Contributions that
constitute Required Land Capital and either (i) are required
for a transaction that has been approved by the Board or
(ii) are being funded to make all or a portion of the
amortization payment under Section 2.4.2(b) of the Mortgage
Loan Agreement. In the event that the DLJMB Parties intend to make
a Capital Contribution in respect of New Capital in accordance with
this Agreement, they shall provide the Morgans Parties written
notice thereof not less than three (3) Business Days prior to
the date on which such additional Capital Contribution is to be
made (each, a “ Funding Notice ”), which notice
shall specify the purpose for which the Capital Contributions will
be made and whether the funding will be in cash or satisfied
through the posting of a Letter of Credit to the extent permitted
hereunder. The DLJMB Parties will fund the New Capital in a timely
manner to the extent required herein and as required under the Loan
Agreements or other applicable contractual obligations of the
Company or its Subsidiaries; provided , however , in
lieu of funding New Capital in cash, the DLJMB Parties may elect in
their sole discretion to satisfy their obligation to fund the New
Capital by posting, or causing one or more of their Affiliates to
post, a Letter of Credit to the extent set forth in the Funding
Notice, provided that (x) such Letter of Credit satisfies the
criteria set forth in the definitions of Equity Letter of Credit or
Non-Equity Letter of Credit (as the case may be), and (y) in
no event shall the posting by a Member of a Non-Equity Letter of
Credit result in any increase in such Member’s Percentage
Interest, Adjusted Percentage Interest, Committed Capital or
Capital Contribution (unless and until otherwise provided under
Section 3.4(a)(vi) ). Upon delivery of such Letter of
Credit to the Lenders or other applicable beneficiary (with a copy
thereof to the Morgans Parties), the DLJMB Parties shall be deemed
to have satisfied the funding requirement set forth in the Funding
Notice. Upon the funding of a Capital Contribution (or posting an
Equity Letter of Credit in lieu thereof) in accordance with this
Section 3.4(a)(iv) , the relative Percentage Interests
of the Capital Members shall be adjusted pursuant to
Section 3.6 .
(v) Maintenance, Funding and
Termination of Letters of Credit . Any DLJMB Party posting a
Letter of Credit pursuant to Section 3.4(a) shall be
responsible for maintaining in full force and effect (or if
required, replacing) such Letter of Credit as required under the
Loan Agreements and/or any other document governing the delivery
and maintenance of such Letter of Credit; provided ,
however , that such DLJMB Party may obtain the release of
such Letter of Credit, or a reduction in the amount available to be
drawn thereunder, to the extent permitted under the Loan Agreements
and/or such other governing
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document. In
the event that a DLJMB Party funds (or causes an Affiliate to fund)
a payment required under the Loan Agreements or such other
governing document to secure the release of, or reduction in the
amount available to be drawn under, a Letter of Credit posted
pursuant to this Section 3.4(a) (including, without
limitation, a prepayment of loans under the Loan Agreements), then,
if such DLJMB Party provides reasonable supporting documentation to
the Morgans Parties of the amount of such funding, then the amount
of such funding by or on behalf of the posting DLJMB Party with
respect to the released or reduced Letter of Credit will be treated
as a Capital Contribution as of the date of the funding, and the
Deemed Value of any such Equity Letter of Credit shall be reduced
by the amount of such funding. In the event that a Lender or other
beneficiary of the Letter of Credit draws upon a Letter of Credit
posted pursuant to this Section 3.4(a) and the DLJMB
Party that posted the Letter of Credit reimburses (or causes an
Affiliate to reimburse) the issuer of the Letter of Credit with
respect to all obligations resulting from such drawing, then, if
such DLJMB Party provides reasonable supporting documentation to
the Morgans Parties of the amount of such reimbursement, the amount
reimbursed by or on behalf of the posting DLJMB Party with respect
to such Letter of Credit will be treated as a Capital Contribution
as of the date of the reimbursement, and the Deemed Value of any
such Equity Letter of Credit shall be reduced by the amount of such
reimbursement. In addition, if an Equity Letter of Credit is
replaced by another Equity Letter of Credit with a greater face
amount, then only the incremental Deemed Value of the substituted
Equity Letter of Credit in excess of the Deemed Value of the
original Equity Letter of Credit being replaced shall be taken into
account in determining the increase of Committed Capital of the
posting DLJMB Party and any Percentage Interest adjustment
hereunder arising from the posting of such Equity Letter of Credit
in accordance with this Agreement, it being the intention of the
parties that, in determining Capital Contributions, Committed
Capital, Percentage Interests and Adjusted Percentage Interests
hereunder, the same (or substantively the same) dollars that are
committed or contributed as capital hereunder shall be counted (for
purposes of such calculations) only one time.
(vi) Committed Capital . The
Deemed Value of any Equity Letter of Credit posted by a DLJMB Party
(or its Affiliate) or a Morgans Party in accordance with this
Section 3.4(a) shall be included in such Party’s
Committed Capital as of the date such Equity Letter of Credit is
posted, and the Members’ Percentage Interests shall be
adjusted in accordance with Section 3.6 . No adjustment
shall be made with respect to the Percentage Interests of the
Members (i) in the event that an Equity Letter of Credit is
released or reduced, or expires or otherwise terminates pursuant to
its terms as permitted under the Loan Agreements and/or other
governing document; or (ii) as a result of any Capital
Contribution made with respect to such Equity Letter of Credit upon
its drawing, release or reduction as contemplated by
Section 3.4(a)(v) . If a DLJMB Party (or its Affiliate)
posts or has posted any Non-Equity Letter of Credit in accordance
with this Section 3.4(a) (including the Bridge LC),
then, unless otherwise consented to by Morgans, the posting of such
Non-Equity
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Letter of
Credit shall not increase the Committed Capital of such DLJMB Party
or result in any adjustment in any Percentage Interests under this
Agreement unless and until such Non-Equity Letter of Credit is
drawn by the Lenders or other beneficiary and the DLJMB Parties (or
an Affiliate thereof) have reimbursed the issuer of the Non-Equity
Letter of Credit, or a DLJMB Party (or an Affiliate thereof) funds
a payment for the release or reduction of the Non-Equity Letter of
Credit as permitted by this Agreement. In the event of such a
drawing or funding, the DLJMB Parties shall be deemed to have made
a Capital Contribution as contemplated by
Section 3.4(a)(v) and the Percentage Interests of the
Members shall be adjusted in accordance with
Section 3.6 as of the date of such drawing or
funding.
(vii) Other Credit Support .
For the avoidance of doubt, credit support for the Company provided
by a Capital Member in the form other than an Equity Letter of
Credit (such as a guaranty and/or similar arrangements) will only
result in adjustments being made to the Capital Members’
Percentage Interests pursuant to the terms of this Agreement (if
any) if and when capital is required to be funded in connection
therewith.
(b)
Other Capital Commitments . If the Company requires capital
(other than New Capital) that the Board has specifically approved
to be contributed by the Capital Members pursuant to an applicable
Approved Operating Plan or Approved Development Budget (other than
the Approved Development Budget for the Expansion Project, which is
addressed in Section 3.4(a) above) (the “
Necessary Capital ”), DLJMB shall request, on behalf
of the Company, that the Capital Members make additional Capital
Contributions by providing written notice thereof (a “
Capital Call Notice ”) not less than ten
(10) Business Days prior to the date on which the additional
Capital Contributions are to be made. Each Capital Call Notice
shall specify the purpose for which the Capital Contributions are
required to be made. Upon receipt of any such Capital Call Notice,
the Necessary Capital shall be funded by the Capital Members in
accordance with their Percentage Interests. Notwithstanding the
foregoing, the Capital Members acknowledge and agree that when
approving any Approved Development Project, the Board will also
approve a financing plan for such Approved Development Project.
Such financing plan shall specify the Capital Members’
obligations, if any, for additional Capital Contributions in
connection with such Approved Development Project. No Capital
Member shall be obligated under this Section 3.4(b) to
make a Capital Contribution in respect of Necessary Capital unless
such Capital Contribution is expressly contemplated by the
applicable Approved Development Budget (in the case of an Approved
Development Project) or Approved Operating Plan. If the Company
requires capital (other than New Capital) to be contributed by the
Capital Members to fund an unexpected shortfall in capital that was
either (i) to be provided by a capital source other than the
Capital Members pursuant to such Approved Operating Plan or
Approved Development Budget or (ii) not contemplated by the
Approved Operating Plan, but reasonably necessary to continue the
day to day operations of the Hotel/Casino as then currently
conducted (in either case, the “ Operating Capital
”), DLJMB may in its reasonable discretion request, on behalf
of the Company, that the Capital Members make additional Capital
Contributions by providing a Capital Call Notice not less than ten
(10) Business Days prior to the date on which the additional
Capital Contributions are to be made. Upon receipt of any such
Capital Call Notice, the Operating Capital shall be funded by the
Capital Members in accordance with their Percentage
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Interests; provided , however , that, notwithstanding
anything to the contrary in this Agreement (including
Section 3.5 hereof), Morgans Co. may elect in its sole
discretion for the Morgans Parties not to fund all or any portion
of their aggregate pro rata amount of the Operating Capital, which
election shall be made, if at all, by providing DLJMB written
notice thereof at least five (5) Business Days prior to the
date on which the additional Capital Contributions are to be made.
In the event Morgans Co. makes any such election, the DLJMB Parties
may in their sole discretion fund, on the date set forth in the
Capital Call Notice, that portion of the Morgans Parties’
aggregate pro rata share of the Operating Capital that Morgans Co.
(on behalf of the Morgans Parties) elected not to make (in which
case the relative Percentage Interests of the Capital Members shall
be adjusted pursuant to Section 3.6 ).
(c)
Delivery of Notices . If, for any reason, DLJMB fails, in a
timely manner, to issue any Funding Notice for New Capital or any
Capital Call Notice for Necessary Capital (excluding, however,
Operating Capital) in accordance with this Section 3.4
, then, if such New Capital or Necessary Capital has been approved
by the Board pursuant to an applicable Approved Development Budget
or Approved Operating Plan, Morgans Co. also shall have the right
to issue such notice if DLJMB fails to issue such notice within
five (5) Business Days after written notice from Morgans Co.
to DLJMB specifying such failure.
3.5 Failure to Contribute
.
(a) In
the event that any Capital Member (each, a “
Non-Contributing Member ”) fails to timely make some
or all of any Capital Contribution required to be made by such
Capital Member pursuant to Section 3.4 (or fails to
post a Letter of Credit in the amount of such Capital Contribution
in circumstances where such posting would satisfy the Capital
Member’s obligations under the Funding Notice) (in each case,
a “ Shortfall Amount ”), and such failure
continues for a period of five (5) Business Days after receipt
by such Non-Contributing Member of written notice from any other
Capital Member specifying such failure, then DLJMB (in the case
that the Non-Contributing Member is a Morgans Party) or Morgans Co.
(in the case that the Non-Contributing Member is a DLJMB Party)
may, in its sole discretion, take, or cause a DLJMB Party or
Morgans Party, respectively, to take, any of the following actions
(the Person taking such action or caused to take such action being
the “ Contributing Member ”):
(i) make additional Capital
Contributions (or post a Letter of Credit in lieu thereof, if
permitted) (“ Shortfall Contributions ”) equal
to some or all of the Shortfall Amount (in which case, subject to
the receipt of all approvals required under Gaming Regulations (to
the extent applicable at such time), the relative Percentage
Interests of the Capital Members shall be adjusted pursuant to
Section 3.5(d) );
(ii) loan to the Company some or all
of the Shortfall Amount (a “ Company Loan ”),
provided that: (i) the sums thus advanced shall be
deemed to be demand recourse loans from the Contributing Member to
the Non-Contributing Member and a contribution of such sums to the
Company by the Non-Contributing Member; (ii) such loans shall
bear interest at the rate of interest equal to LIBOR, plus
six percent (6%) per annum, (provided, however, that if at any time
the interest rate provided for herein (the “ Note Rate
”) exceeds the
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Maximum Rate,
the Note Rate shall be limited to the Maximum Rate, but any
subsequent reductions in the Note Rate (i.e., by reason of a
reduction in the LIBOR) shall not reduce the rate of interest
accruing hereunder below the Maximum Rate until such time as the
total amount of interest accrued and paid on such loan equals the
amount that would have accrued on such loan if the Note Rate had at
all times been in effect), from the date that the advance was made
until the date that such advance, together with any reasonable
costs and expenses incurred by the Company as a result of the
Non-Contributing Member’s failure to contribute, and together
with all interest accrued thereon, is repaid to the Contributing
Member and the Company, as appropriate; (iii) unless otherwise
paid, the repayment of such Company Loan shall be made from any
distribution or reimbursement from the Company otherwise to be made
to the Non-Contributing Member before any distribution or
reimbursement is made to the Non-Contributing Member during the
existence of the Company or after dissolution; and (iv) all
such repayments shall be first applied to any reasonable costs and
expenses incurred by the Company as a result of the
Non-Contributing Member’s failure to contribute, then to
interest earned and unpaid on the advance, and then to principal;
and
(iii) if a DLJMB Party is a
Contributing Member, DLJMB may secure New Financing and/or New
Equity for the Company pursuant to Section 3.9 .
(b) No
right, power or remedy conferred upon any Capital Member (other
than the Non-Contributing Member) in this Section 3.5
shall be exclusive, and each such right, power or remedy shall be
cumulative and in addition to every other right, power or remedy
whether conferred in this Section 3.5 ,
Article 11 , pursuant to any other provision of this
Agreement, or now or hereafter available at law or in equity or by
statute or otherwise. In addition, and notwithstanding anything to
the contrary in Section 11.1(c) , if such failure of
the Non-Contributing Member to make the required Capital
Contribution continues for a period of ninety (90) days
following notice thereof given by the Contributing Member to the
Non-Contributing Member, and the Contributing Member has not
theretofore made a Shortfall Contribution or delivered a Conversion
Notice pursuant to Section 3.5(c) below with respect to
such Capital Contribution, then (and only in such event) the
Contributing Member may treat the failure of the Non-Contributing
Member to make the required Capital Contribution as an Event of
Default, and the Non-Contributing Member as a Defaulting Member,
under Section 11.1(c) .
(c) Provided
that the Contributing Member has not elected to treat the failure
of the Non-Contributing Member to make the required Capital
Contribution (or failure to post a Letter of Credit in circumstance
where such posting would satisfy the Capital Members’
obligations under the Capital Call Notice) as an Event of Default
pursuant to Section 3.5(b) above, then with respect to
any Company Loan made in connection with a Shortfall Amount, in the
event that a Contributing Member shall have made a Company Loan and
the Company Loan ( plus all accrued and unpaid interest
thereon) shall not have been repaid in full (either by the
Non-Contributing Member or by the Company out of distributions to
which the Non-Contributing Member would otherwise be entitled)
within ninety (90) days after the making of such Company Loan,
any Contributing Member may, by delivering a notice (the “
Conversion Notice ”) to the Non-Contributing Member at
any time after the expiration of such ninety (90)
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day
period, elect to terminate such Company Loan, convert the Company
Loan to equity and have the Non-Contributing Member’s
Percentage Interest reduced as set forth in clause (d) below;
provided , however , that the Non-Contributing Member
shall have the right during the ten (10) day period following
the delivery by the Contributing Member of the Conversion Notice to
repay in full the Company Loan or the unpaid portion thereof
(together with all accrued and unpaid interest earned thereon), and
if such repayment shall occur within such ten (10) day period,
the Contributing Member shall have no further rights under this
Section 3.5(c) with respect to such Company Loan.
(d) If
a Contributing Member makes a Shortfall Contribution pursuant to
Section 3.5(a)(i) or elects to terminate a Company Loan
pursuant to Section 3.5(c) and the Non-Contributing
Member shall fail to repay in full to the Contributing Member the
unpaid portion of the Company Loan ( plus all accrued and
unpaid interest thereon) (with such amounts also treated as
Shortfall Contributions) within the ten (10) day period
referred to in such Section 3.5(c) , then, subject to the
receipt of all approvals required under Gaming Regulations (to the
extent applicable at such time), the Percentage Interest of the
Contributing Member shall be, at the election of the Contributing
Member, adjusted pursuant to Section 3.6 or,
alternatively, increased by adding to such Percentage Interest an
additional percentage, stated as a fraction, the numerator of
which is equal to 150% of the Shortfall Contribution and the
denominator of which is equal to the sum of (i) the
Existing Equity immediately prior to the making of the Capital
Contributions (and/or other increases in Committed Capital) of
which the Shortfall Contribution was a part, plus
(ii) the aggregate Capital Contributions (and/or other
increases in Committed Capital) being made in connection with which
the Shortfall Contribution was made. Subject to the receipt of all
approvals required under Gaming Regulations (to the extent
applicable at such time), the Percentage Interest of the
Non-Contributing Member shall be reduced by the percentage by which
the Contributing Member’s Percentage Interest is increased
pursuant to the immediately preceding sentence.
3.6 Percentage Interest
Adjustment .
(a)
New Capital Adjustments . In the event that any DLJMB Party
makes any New Capital Funding, then, subject to the receipt of all
approvals required under Gaming Regulations (to the extent
applicable at such time), the Percentage Interests of the Capital
Members shall be adjusted automatically such that the relative
Percentage Interest of each Capital Member shall equal a
percentage, stated as a fraction, the numerator of which
equals the Weighted Amount of such Member’s aggregate
Committed Capital as of such time (including the Weighted Amount of
the New Capital Funding, if applicable), and the denominator of
which equals the Weighted Amount of the aggregate Committed
Capital of all the Members (including the Weighted Amount of the
New Capital Funding, if applicable), as of such time;
provided , however , that if prior to any DLJMB Party
making such New Capital Funding there has been an adjustment made
to the Capital Members’ Percentage Interests pursuant to
either Section 3.6(b) or Section 3.5(d) ,
then the Capital Members shall mutually agree upon an appropriate
adjustment of each Capital Member’s Percentage Interest as a
result of such New Capital Funding that takes into consideration
the Capital Members’ Percentage Interest as previously
adjusted (and the New DLJMB Commitment shall be conditioned upon
and subject to the Capital Members agreeing upon such
adjustment).
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(b)
Other Capital Adjustments . Subject to
Section 3.6(a) and 3.5(d) , in the event that
any Capital Member makes any Disproportionate Contribution, then,
subject to the receipt of all approvals required under Gaming
Regulations (to the extent applicable at such time), the Percentage
Interests of the Capital Members shall be adjusted automatically
such that the relative Percentage Interest of each Capital Member
shall equal a percentage, stated as a fraction, the numerator of
which equals the sum of (i) the Weighted Amount of the
Disproportionate Contribution (if any) made by the Capital Member,
plus (ii) the Capital Member’s allocable share of
the Existing Equity immediately prior thereto (measured by
multiplying the Existing Equity by such Capital
Member’s Percentage Interest immediately prior to the making
of such Disproportionate Contribution), and the denominator of
which equals the sum of (x) the Weighted Amount of the
Disproportionate Contributions made by all of the Capital Members
in respect of which the adjustment is being made plus
(y) the Existing Equity immediately prior thereto.
3.7 Return of Capital, No Interest
on Capital . Except as provided in this Agreement: (a) no
Member or Assignee shall demand or be entitled to the return of any
or all of its Capital Contribution or Capital Account, (b) no
Member or Assignee shall withdraw any portion of its Capital
Contribution, and (c) the Company shall not redeem or
repurchase the Interest of any Member or Assignee. Neither a
Member’s Capital Contribution nor its Capital Account shall
earn interest.
3.8 Additional Members .
Except as permitted in Section 11.2(b) in connection
with an Event of Default, Section 3.9 with respect to
New Equity and/or Section 3.12(b) with respect to the
Class C Members, the Company may not issue Interests in the
Company, or admit one or more recipients of such Interests as
additional Members (“ Additional Members ”),
without the consent of the Class A Members. No Additional
Member shall be admitted without first obtaining all approvals and
findings of suitability required under applicable Gaming
Regulations. Upon the admission of any Additional Member, the
Class A Members shall amend this Agreement to the extent
necessary to incorporate the terms and conditions pursuant to which
such Additional Member was admitted. As a condition to being
admitted to the Company, each Additional Member shall
(a) execute an agreement to be bound by the terms and
conditions of this Agreement (as so amended); and (b) pay all
costs and expenses required in connection with obtaining all
approvals and findings of suitability required under applicable
Gaming Regulations for such admission.
3.9 New Financing; New Equity
. Subject to Section 6.4 , if, at any time, the Company
requires additional capital with respect to actions or matters
approved by the Board (to the extent that such approval is required
under Section 6.3 or elsewhere in this Agreement),
DLJMB shall have the right (but not the obligation), in its
reasonable discretion without Board approval, to determine
appropriate sources of such capital whether in the form of debt
(other than debt convertible into equity) (“ New
Financing ”) or equity (or debt convertible into equity)
(“ New Equity ”) (or both); provided, however,
that any such New Financing or New Equity is funded by either
(a) third parties who are not Morgans’ Competitors or
Affiliates of any Capital Member, or (b) the existing Capital
Members or their Affiliates on Fair Market Terms. “ Fair
Market Terms ” as used herein shall mean that the terms
of such New Financing or New Equity either (i) have been
determined by the Board to be on fair market terms, or (ii) in
the case of either (x) absence of Board approval, or
(y) the Board being expanded by two (2) additional
members, as
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contemplated in Section 6.1(d) , have been determined
by a written appraisal or fairness opinion issued to the Company by
an independent nationally recognized investment banking firm (not
affiliated with DLJMB unless otherwise agreed by Morgans Co.)
approved by the Capital Members to be on fair market terms (which
appraisal or fairness opinion shall be subject to the review of the
Capital Members to ensure that the party providing same has
followed all reasonable and appropriate procedures and methods for
issuing such appraisal or fairness opinion). DLJMB agrees to
provide Morgans Co. with reasonable advance notice of and consult
with Morgans Co. regarding any proposed transaction involving New
Financing or New Equity and further agrees to give due
consideration to any advice or recommendations Morgans Co. may have
in respect thereto, and upon request DLJMB shall promptly provide
to Morgans Co. copies of any commitment letters, proposals, term
sheets and communications and material correspondence (whether
draft or final) in connection therewith. The Capital Members that
are not Defaulting Members shall have the right to participate (on
a pro rata basis in accordance with their respective Percentage
Interests) in connection with any New Equity transaction. For the
avoidance of doubt, to the extent required pursuant to any such New
Financing and/or New Equity to be raised pursuant to this
Section 3.9 , DLJMB shall have the right, upon reasonable
prior written notice to Morgans Co. but without the need for any
further consent by any other Member or other Person, to take such
additional reasonable actions (including, without limitation,
amending this Agreement and/or restructuring the way in which the
Company holds the Company Assets) to give effect thereto (subject
in all cases to Section 6.4 hereof) to the extent that
such actions do not have a disproportionate adverse effect on
Morgans Co. Each Party shall take such other actions as are
required by Section 7.2 to carry out any transaction
involving a New Financing or New Equity.
3.10 Limited Liability of
Members . Except as otherwise expressly provided by the Act,
the debts, obligations and liabilities of the Company, whether
arising in contract, tort or otherwise, shall be the debts,
obligations and liabilities solely of the Company, and no Member
shall be obligated personally for any such debt, obligation or
liability of the Company solely by reason of being a Member of the
Company.
3.11 Capital Accounts .
(a) A
Capital Account shall be established for each Member in the books
and records of the Company and in accordance with the provisions of
this Section 3.11 .
(i) To each Member’s Capital
Account there shall be credited (i) such Member’s
Capital Contributions, (ii) such Member’s allocable
share of Net Profits and any items in the nature of income or gain
that are specially allocated to such Member pursuant to
Article 5 hereof or other provisions of this Agreement,
and (iii) the amount of any Company liabilities assumed by
such Member or which are secured by any property distributed to
such Member. The principal amount of a promissory note that is not
readily traded on an established securities market and that is
contributed to the Company by the maker of the note or a Member
related to the maker of the note within the meaning of Regulations
Section 1.704-1(b)(2)(ii)(c) shall not be included in the
Capital Account of any Member until the Company makes a taxable
disposition of the note or until and to
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the extent
principal payments are made on the note, all in accordance with
Regulations Section 1.704-1(b)(2)(iv)(d)(2).
(ii) To each Member’s Capital
Account there shall be debited (i) the amount of (A) cash
and (B) the Gross Asset Value of any Company assets (other
than cash) distributed to such Member (other than any payment of
principal and/or interest to such Member pursuant to the terms of a
loan made by the Member to the Company) pursuant to any provision
of this Agreement, (ii) such Member’s allocable share of
Net Losses and any other items in the nature of expenses or losses
that are specially allocated to such Member pursuant to
Article 5 or other provisions of this Agreement, and
(iii) liabilities of such Member assumed by the Company or
which are secured by any property contributed by such Member to the
Company.
(iii) In the event any Interest is
transferred in accordance with the terms of this Agreement, the
transferee shall succeed to the Capital Account of the transferor
to the extent it relates to the transferred Interest.
(iv) In determining the amount of any
liability for purposes of subparagraphs 3.11(a) and
3.11(b) hereof, there shall be taken into account Code
Section 752(c) and any other applicable provisions of the Code and
Regulations.
(v) The foregoing provisions and the
other provisions of this Agreement relating to the maintenance of
Capital Accounts are intended to comply with Regulations
Sections 1.704-1(b) and 1.704-2 and shall be interpreted and
applied in a manner consistent with such Regulations. In the event
that the Members determine to modify the manner in which the
Capital Accounts, or any debits or credits thereto, are computed in
order to comply with such Regulations, the Members may make such
modification, provided that it is not likely to have a
material effect on the amounts distributable to any Member pursuant
to Article 5 hereof upon the dissolution of the
Company.
(b) Within
each Member’s Capital Account, separate and distinct
sub-capital accounts may, in the discretion of the Board, be
maintained for such Member with respect to its interest(s) in
certain identified assets of, or any separate classes of interests
in, the Company, which separate sub-capital accounts shall
represent and constitute some or all of such Member’s Capital
Account. Any such sub-capital accounts shall be maintained in a
manner consistent with the manner in which Capital Accounts
generally are to be maintained under this Agreement. Without
limiting th
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