Operating Agreement Governs the operation of limited liability companies (LLCs), specifying member rights and duties.
This Operating Agreement (the "Agreement") is made and entered into effective as of [Insert Effective Date], by and among the members listed in Exhibit A attached hereto (each a "Member" and collectively the "Members") of ACME Corporation Inc., a limited liability company (the "Company"), organized under the laws of [Insert State of Formation] under the name ACME Corporation Inc.
The name of the Company shall be ACME Corporation Inc. The principal place of business shall be at [Insert Address] or such other place as the Members may from time to time designate.
3.1. Admission of Members
New Members may be admitted to the Company with the unanimous written consent of the existing Members, and upon such terms and conditions as they may agree.
3.2. Capital Contributions
Each Member shall contribute to the Company capital as described in Exhibit B attached hereto. The Members are not required to make additional capital contributions, except upon unanimous agreement of the Members.
3.3. Member's Interest
Each Member's interest in the Company (the "Membership Interest") shall be as set forth in Exhibit A. A Member's Membership Interest is personal property and may be transferred only in accordance with this Agreement.
3.4. Voting Rights
Each Member shall have voting rights in proportion to their respective Membership Interest percentages, except as otherwise provided herein or required by law.
3.5. Distributions
Distributions shall be made to the Members in accordance with their Membership Interests, as may be determined by the Members from time to time.
4.1. Management of the Company
Management of the Company shall be vested in a Manager or Managers who may be selected and removed by the Members holding a majority of the Membership Interests. The Manager, who may, but need not be, a Member, shall have the authority to bind the Company.
4.2. Officers
The Manager(s) may appoint officers as they deem necessary, including but not limited to a President, Vice President, Secretary, and Treasurer (each an "Officer"), who may be, but are not required to be, Members, to carry out the day-to-day operations of the Company.
4.3. Limitation of Authority
Except as otherwise provided in this Agreement, no Member, Manager, or Officer shall have the authority to bind the Company in any respect without the consent of the Members holding a majority of the Membership Interests.
5.1. Ordinary Business Decisions
Ordinary business decisions requiring a vote shall be made by the affirmative vote of the Members holding more than fifty percent (50%) of the Membership Interests present at a meeting at which there is a quorum. Such decisions include, but are not limited to, decisions concerning the ordinary course of business operations of the Company.
5.2. Major Decisions
Major decisions, including but not limited to, the sale of all or substantially all of the Company's assets, mergers, company dissolution, or amendments to this Agreement, shall require the affirmative vote of Members holding at least seventy-five percent (75%) of the Membership Interests.
5.3. Meetings
Meetings of the Members shall be held at least annually or more frequently as may be necessary, at a date, time, and location determined by the Manager(s), or upon the call of any Member(s) holding at least twenty percent (20%) of the Membership Interests.
5.4. Notice
Written notice of any meeting shall be given to all Members not less than ten (10) days nor more than sixty (60) days prior to the meeting date, setting forth the time, date, and place of the meeting and the nature of the business to be transacted.
5.5. Quorum
At any meeting of the Members, the presence of Members holding at least fifty percent (50%) of the Membership Interests shall constitute a quorum for the transaction of business.
5.6. Action without Meeting
Any action which requires a vote may be taken without a meeting, without prior notice and without a vote, if a consent or consents in writing setting forth the action so taken shall be signed by Members holding the requisite percentage of Membership Interests necessary to authorize or take such action at a meeting.
6.1. Liability
To the fullest extent permissible under [Insert State of Formation] law, no Member, Manager or Officer of the Company shall be liable to the Company or its Members for any loss, damage, or claim incurred by reason of any act or omission performed in good faith on behalf of the Company and in a manner reasonably believed to be within the scope of the authority conferred hereby.
6.2. Indemnification
The Company shall indemnify any Member, Manager, or Officer who was or is a party to any proceeding by reason of the fact that they were a Member, Manager, or Officer of the Company to the fullest extent permissible under the laws of [Insert State of Formation].
7.1. Term
The term of the Company shall be perpetual unless it is dissolved in accordance with this Agreement or by operation of law.
7.2. Voluntary Dissolution
The Company may be dissolved by the affirmative vote of Members holding at least seventy-five percent (75%) of the Membership Interests.
7.3. Winding Up
Upon dissolution of the Company, the Members shall act to liquidate the Company's assets, discharge all liabilities, and distribute the remaining assets to the Members in accordance with their Membership Interests.
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