HomeMy WebLinkAboutPROOF OF OWNERSHIP - CB Shop LLC - 21-00322 - Westmark Credit Union - 940 N 2nd E - CUP for Bank in Light Industrial (LI)SDA IRS DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY
INTERNAL REVENUE SERVICE
CINCINNATI OH 45999-0023
Date of this notice: 03-07-2017
Employer Identification Number:
82-0716023
Form: SS -4
CB SHOP LLC Number of this notice: CP 575 B
JEFF CHRISTENSEN MBR
225 N FREMONT AVE For assistance you may call us at:
SUGAR CITY, ID 83448 1-800-829-4933
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OPERATING AGREEMENT
OF
CB SHOP LLC
This Operating Agreement (Agreement) of CB Shop LLC, an Idaho limited liability company
(Company), is made by the Members to provide for the governance and operations of the
Company and the rights and obligations of each Member regarding the Company. This
Agreement is effective as of March 6, 2017, and will apply to any Additional Members admitted
in accordance with its terms. In consideration of the mutual promises in this Agreement, the
parties to this Agreement agree to be legally bound by its terms.
ARTICLE ONE
ORGANIZATIONAL MATTERS
Section 1.01 Company Formation
The Company became a limited liability company under the laws of the State of Idaho, and
specifically under the Idaho Uniform Limited Liability Company Act, upon filing the Certificate
of Organization as required by the Idaho Uniform Limited Liability Company Act.
Section 1.02 Company's Name
The Company's name is CB Shop LLC. The Members may change the name of the Company,
subject to the terms of this Agreement and Applicable Law.
Section 1.03 Company's Purpose
The Company's purpose is to engage in any lawful act or activity for which limited liability
companies may be formed under the Act and all activities necessary or incidental to that purpose.
The Company has all the powers necessary or convenient to carry out its purposes, including the
powers granted by the Act.
Section 1.04 Company's Principal Office and Location of Records
The street address of the principal office in the United States where the Company maintains its
records is 225 North Fremont, Sugar City, Idaho 83448.
Section 1.05 Registered Agent and Registered Office
The Company's initial Registered Agent is Jeff Christensen, and the Company's initial registered
office is located at 225 North Fremont, Sugar City, Idaho 83448.
Section 1.06 Company's Term
The Company's duration is perpetual. The Company began on the date the Certificate of
Organization was filed with the Idaho Secretary of State and will continue until terminated or
dissolved as provided in this Agreement.
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ARTICLE TWO
TAX MATTERS
Section 2.01 Taxation as a Partnership
The Members intend to establish an entity that is subject to federal and state income taxation as a
partnership. Unless the Members elect not to be treated as a partnership for federal income tax
purposes, the federal income tax basis of a Member's Interest and all other matters relating to the
distributive share and taxation of items of income, gain, loss, deduction, depreciation, and credit
will be as established by Code Subchapter K.
Section 2.02 Company Representative
The Company must designate a Member with a substantial presence in the United States to serve
as the Company representative within the meaning of Code Section 6223 (Company
Representative). The Company Representative must be a Member. The Company
Representative has the sole authority to act on behalf of the Company in connection with Internal
Revenue Service audits and adjustments. Jeff Christensen is designated to serve as the Company
Representative. If Jeff Christensen is or becomes unwilling or unable to serve for any reason, the
Members shall promptly appoint a Member to serve as Company Representative in accordance
with Code requirements.
(a) Obligations and Discretion as to Tax Matters
The Company Representative shall notify all of the Members upon receipt of any notice
regarding any examination by any federal, state, or local authority about the Company's tax
compliance. The Company Representative must obtain the approval of a Supermajority Vote
of the Members before taking any binding action in connection with any Internal Revenue
Service proceeding. Upon obtaining this approval, the Company Representative may:
determine whether to contest any proceedings, how to pursue any proceedings, and
whether and on what terms to settle any dispute with the Internal Revenue Service;
determine whether to elect to apply the audit procedures under the Bipartisan Budget Act
of 2015 to any return of the partnership filed for partnership taxable years beginning after
November 2, 2015, and before January 1, 2018;
select the forum for any tax disputes involving the Company; and
extend the statute of limitations for assessing tax deficiencies against the Members with
respect to adjustments to the Company's federal, state, local, or foreign tax returns.
(b) Company Representative to Preserve Tax Classification
Unless the Members elect not to be treated as a partnership for federal income tax purposes,
the Company Representative shall take all reasonable steps necessary to classify the
Company as a partnership for tax purposes under the Code and Treasury Regulations. The
Company Representative shall prepare and file any forms necessary or appropriate to classify
the Company as a partnership for tax purposes under the laws of any jurisdiction in which the
Company transacts business.
Any time after the date of this Agreement, if the Company has only one Member or for any
other reason may not be taxed as a partnership, the Company Representative may classify the
Company as a corporation, sole proprietorship, disregarded entity, or any other type of entity
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that the Company Representative determines to be most advantageous to the Company and
the Member.
Section 2.03 Coordination with TEFRA Audit Rules
If any audit or adjustment of the Company is governed by the Tax Equity and Fiscal
Responsibility Act of 1982 (TEFRA) audit rules, the Company Representative designated under
Section 2.02 shall serve as the tax matters partner within the meaning of Code Section
6231(a)(7).
Section 2.04 Election under Code Section 6221(b)
The Company may elect for Code Section 6221(b) to apply for any taxable year that the
Company meets the requirements to elect out of Company -level treatment under Code Section
6221(b). The election must be made with a timely filed return for that taxable year. The election
must include the name and taxpayer identification number of each Member. The Company must
notify each Member of the election in the manner prescribed by the Secretary of Treasury.
Section 2.05 Consistent Treatment
Each Member shall, on the Member's income tax return, treat each item of income, gain, loss,
deduction, or credit attributable to the Company in a manner consistent with the treatment of the
income, gain, loss, deduction, or credit on the Company income tax return.
Section 2.06 Adjustment in Future Tax Years
If any tax proceeding results in adjustment in the amount of any item of income, gain, loss,
deduction, or credit of the Company—ter any Member's distributive share thereof—for a prior
year, the Company may take corrective action. If the Company elects to apply Code Section
6226 within 45 days from the date of the notice of final partnership adjustment, the Company
may issue the statement described in Code Section 6226(a)(2) to the Internal Revenue Service
and to each Member that held an interest in the year in question. The statement must describe
the Member's share of any adjustment to income, gain, loss, deduction, or credit (as determined
in the notice of final partnership adjustment issued by the internal Revenue Service). Upon
receipt of the statement, each Member must take the adjustments described on the statement into
account as provided in Code Section 6226(b).
Alternatively, the Company may require each Member that held an interest in the Member
during the prior year file to file an amended tax return reporting the Member's distributive share
of the tax adjustments and to pay any taxes resulting from the adjustments in accordance with
Code Section 6225(c). Each Member must submit the amended returns and pay all related taxes
not later than 270 days from the date on which the notice of a proposed partnership adjustment is
mailed to the Company.
This Section and the Member's obligations under Section 2.05 survive the Company's
termination, dissolution, liquidation, and winding up and the Member's withdrawal from the
Company or transfer of its Interest.
Section 2.07 Legal and Accounting Costs for Tax Matters
The Company shall pay all legal and accounting costs associated with any Internal Revenue
Service proceeding regarding the Company's tax returns.
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ARTICLE THREE
MEMBERS' INTERESTS
Section 3.01 Members' Interests in the Company
The Members' interests in the Company are represented by Interests. The Company may issue
certificates to the Members representing the Interest held by each Member.
Section 3.02 Schedule of Members
The Company shall maintain a schedule of all Members and the percentage and type of Interests
held by them (Schedule of Members). The Company shall update the Schedule of Members upon
the issuance or transfer of any Interests to any new or existing Member. The Schedule of
Members as of the execution of this Agreement is attached as Schedule A.
Section 3.03 Spouse's Interest
The Members' spouses join in the execution of this Agreement in order to bind them as to any
community property interest in the capital contributed by the Members the spouses may have.
However, the spouses' execution of this Agreement is not intended to grant to a spouse a right in
the capital contributed by a Member or to enlarge a spouse's right in the capital contributed by a
Member.
Section 3.04 Adjustment for Non Pro Rata Contributions and Distributions
Interests will be adjusted from time to time to account for non pro rata additional Capital
Contributions by and non pro rata distributions to the Members. If non pro rata Capital
Contributions or distributions are made, the adjustment to each Member's Interest will be
determined by dividing the Capital Account of each Member by the aggregate of the then
existing Capital Accounts, after adjusting the Members' Capital Accounts as provided in Article
Five.
Section 3.05 Admitting New Members
Subject to the requirements of Article Twelve, Additional Members may be admitted when the
Company issues new Interests or a Member transfers its Interest. Upon compliance with Article
Twelve, a person will be admitted as an Additional Member, listed as such on the Company's
books, and issued the Interest. The Company shall adjust the Capital Accounts of the Members
as necessary under Article Five.
The Company may adopt and revise rules, conventions, and procedures as the Company
determines appropriate regarding the admission of Additional Members to reflect the Interests at
the end of the calendar year in accordance with the Members' intentions.
Section 3.06 Transferability of Interest
The transferability of each Member's Interest is restricted by Article Twelve.
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ARTICLE FOUR
CAPITALIZATION
Section 4.01 Initial Capital Contributions
As their initial Capital Contributions to the Company, the Members have contributed all of their
right, title, and interest in and to the property described on the Schedule of Members. The
Members agree that the property described on the Schedule of Members has the Fair Market
Value (net of liabilities assumed or taken subject to or by the Company) listed opposite the
described property.
Section 4.02 Mandatory Additional Capital Contributions Prohibited
The Company has no authority to require additional Capital Contributions.
ARTICLE FIVE
CAPITAL ACCOUNTS
Section 5.01 Establishing and Maintaining Capital Accounts
A Capital Account will be established for each Member and will be maintained at all times
during the Company's existence in compliance with the Code and Treasury Regulations. Each
Member's Capital Account will be created with an initial credit equal to the Fair Market Value of
the property contributed by the Member in exchange for the Member's interest in the amount
described on the Schedule of Members. Each Capital Account will be maintained according to
the following provisions.
(a) Credits to Member's Interest
Each Member's Interest will be credited with the Fair Market Value of the Member's Capital
Contribution, the Member's distributive share of profits, and the amount of any Company
liabilities that are assumed by the Member.
(b) Debits to Member's Interest
Each Member's Capital Account will be debited the amount of cash and the Fair Market
Value of any property distributed to the Member under this Agreement, the Member's share
of losses, and the amount of any liabilities of the Member that are secured by any property
contributed by the Member to the Company.
(c) Assumption of Liability
As provided in Treasury Regulation Section 1. 704- 1 (b)(2)(iv)(c): Any unsecured liability the
Company assumes will be treated as a distribution of money to the Member, and the
Company shall adjust the Member's Capital Account accordingly. Any unsecured liability of
the Company a Member assumes will be treated as a cash Capital Contribution to the
Company. The amount of any liability assumed under this provision will be determined
according to Code Section 752(c).
(d) Non -Cash Distribution Adjustments
If noncash assets are distributed to a Member, the Company shall adjust the Capital Accounts
of the Members to reflect the hypothetical book gain or loss that would have been realized by
the Company if the distributed assets had been sold at Fair Market Value in a cash sale.
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(e) Adjusting the Fair Market Value on Transfer of Interest
If an existing or new Member acquires an Interest from the Company, the Company shall
adjust the Capital Accounts of the Members to reflect Fair Market Value of all properties
held by the Company.
Section 5.02 Adjustment for Company's Constructive Termination
If the Company is constructively terminated under Code Section 708, the Company shall adjust
the Members' Capital Accounts to reflect Fair Market Value of all properties held by the
Company as required by Treasury Regulation Section 1.704-1(b)(2)(iv)(b).
Section 5.03 Revaluation Adjustment
The Company shall adjust the Members' Capital Accounts to reflect any revaluation of Company
property (including intangible assets such as goodwill) under this Section.
(a) Adjustment Based on Fair Market Value
Any revaluation adjustment to a Member's Capital Account is based on the Fair Market
Value of Company property on the date of the adjustment (taking into account Code Section
7701(g)).
(b) Adjustment for Unrealized Items
The Company shall adjust the Members' Capital Accounts to reflect the manner in which any
unrealized income, gain, loss, or deduction inherent in the Company's property (to the extent
that it has not been previously reflected in the Members' Capital Accounts) would be
allocated among all the Members if there were a taxable disposition of this property for Fair
Market Value on the adjustment date.
(c) Events Triggering Revaluation Adjustment
Without limiting the events that trigger the application of this Section, this Section will be
triggered by the Company's liquidation, an in-kind distribution Company property, a Capital
Contribution (other than a de minimis amount) as consideration for an Interest, a distribution
(other than a de minimis amount) by the Company to a retiring or continuing Member as
consideration for an Interest, or the termination of the Company for federal income tax
purposes within the meaning of Code Section 708(b)(1)(13).
Section 5.04 Negative Capital Accounts
If the Company or a Member's Interest is liquidated, no Member will be required to restore a
deficit in his or her Capital Account.
Section 5.05 Assignment of Capital Account
Except as otherwise required by the Code or Treasury Regulations, if any Interest is assigned or
treated as having been assigned under this Agreement, the Assignee will be treated as having
made all of the Capital Contributions and as having received all of the distributions of the
Assignor. The Assignee will succeed to the Capital Account of the Assignor to the extent that it
relates to the assigned Interest. If the assignment of Interest causes a termination of the
Company under Code Section 708(b)(1)(13), the Capital Account that carnes over to the
Assignee will be adjusted according to Treasury Regulation Section 1. 704-1 (b)(2)(iv)(e).
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ARTICLE SIX
ALLOCATIONS
Section 6.01 Pro Rata Allocations
After making the allocations set forth in Section 6.02, net profits and net losses for any Taxable
Ycar will be allocated to the Members in proportion to their Interests.
Section 6.02 Special and Regulatory Allocations
The Company shall make the following special and regulatory allocations.
(a) Losses
No losses will be allocated to a Member under Section 6.01 that would cause the Member to
have an Adjusted Capital Account Deficit at the end of any fiscal year. Any losses not
allocated to a Member due to this limitation must be specially allocated to the Members with
positive Capital Account balances in proportion to their respective Capital Account balances
until all such Capital Account balances have been reduced to zero, and any remainder will be
allocated to the Members in proportion to their respective Interests.
(b) Allocations Related to Contributed Property
For any property contributed to the capital of the Company, the Company shall allocate
income, gain, loss, and deductions among the Members under Code Section 704(c) to
account for any variation between the adjusted basis of the property to the Company for
federal income tax purposes and its Fair Market Value on the date of the Capital
Contribution. If the Company adjusts the Fair Market Value of any Company asset, then in
making subsequent allocations of income, gain, loss, and deductions regarding that asset, the
Company shall account for any variation between the adjusted basis of the asset for federal
income tax purposes and the asset's Fair Market Value in the same manner provided under
Code Section 704(c).
(c) Member Non -Recourse Deduction Allocations
The Company shall allocate all Member Non -Recourse Deductions for each Taxable Year to
the Member or Members who bear the economic risk of loss regarding the Member Non -
Recourse Debt to which any Member Non -Recourse Deductions are attributable. The ratio
reflects the Member's economic risk of loss and complies with Treasury Regulation Section
1.704-2(i)(1).
(d) Company Minimum -Gain Chargeback
If the Company Minimum Gain has a net decrease during any Company Taxable Year, the
Company shall allocate items of Company income and gain for the year (and, if necessary,
for any subsequent years) in proportion to the respective amounts required to be allocated to
each Member under Treasury Regulation Section 1.704-2(f) and (g). This provision is
intended to comply with the minimum -gain chargeback requirement of Treasury Regulation
Section 1.704-2.
To the extent permitted by Treasury Regulation Section 1.704-2 and for purposes of this
provision only, the Company shall determine any deficit in each Member's Capital Account
before any other allocations under this Article with regard to the Taxable Year and without
regard to any net decrease in Member Minimum Gain during the Taxable Year.
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(e) Member Minimum -Gain Chargeback
If the Member Minimum Gain has a net decrease attributable to Member Non -Recourse Debt
during a Taxable Year after the Company computes and accounts for Company Minimum -
Gain Chargeback above, the Company shall allocate items of income and gain for that year
(and, if necessary, for any subsequent years) to any Member who has a share of the Member
Minimum Gain attributable to that Member's Non -Recourse Debt at the beginning of the
year. The amount and proportions of the allocations must satisfy Treasury Regulation
Section 1.704-2(i).
(f) Qualified Income Offset
If any Member unexpectedly receives any adjustments, allocations, or distributions described
in Treasury Regulation Section 1.704-1(b)(2)(ii)(d)(4), (5), or (6), the Company shall allocate
items of Company income and gain to the Member to eliminate any deficit in the affected
Members' Capital Accounts to the extent required by Treasury Regulations as quickly as
possible. The Company shall make an allocation under this provision only to the extent that
an affected Member would have a remaining Capital Account deficit after all other
allocations under this Article have been computed.
This provision is intended to comply with the qualified income offset requirement of
Treasury Regulation Section 1.704-1(b)(2)(ii)(d)(3).
(g) Gross Income Allocation to Restore Capital Account Deficit
If any Member has a Capital Account deficit at the end of any Company Taxable Year that
exceeds the sum of the amount the Member is obligated to restore under this Agreement and
the amount the Member is obligated to restore under the Treasury Regulations, then the
Company shall allocate items of Company income and gain in the amount of the excess as
quickly as is practicable. The Company shall make an allocation under this provision only to
the extent that an affected Member would have a remaining Capital Account deficit after all
other allocations under this Article have been computed.
(h) Allocation from Disposition of Property Not Revalued
If properties of the Company are not revalued under Treasury Regulation Section 1.704-
1(b)(2)(iv)(f) and the Capital Accounts of the Members are not adjusted accordingly upon the
admission of a Member or the liquidation of Interest, the Company shall allocate gain or loss
recognized upon the sale or other disposition of Company property among the Members.
This allocation must take into account the variation between the adjusted basis of the
property and the property's Fair Market Value on the date the Member was admitted or the
Interest was liquidated, as the case may be, under Code Section 704(c).
(i) Allocation Related to Adjustments in Tax Basis
If Code Section 734(b) or 743(b) requires an adjustment to the adjusted tax basis of any
Company asset, Treasury Regulation Section 1.704-1(b)(2)(iv)(m) must be taken into
account in determining the Capital Accounts. The amount of the adjustment to the Capital
Accounts must be treated as an item of gain (if the adjustment increases the asset's basis) or
loss (if the adjustment decreases the asset's basis). The Company shall allocate this gain or
loss to the Members consistent with Treasury Regulation Section 1.704-1.
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0) Allocation Related to Capital -Event Adjustments
If the gross Book Value of any asset of the Company is increased or decreased for special
events, the Company shall allocate gain or loss as required for Capital Account purposes.
The Company shall take into account any difference between the asset's adjusted basis for
federal income tax purposes and the asset's gross Book Value for any later allocations of
income, gain, loss, or deductions regarding any adjusted asset.
(k) Allocation Consistent with Distributions
The Company shall allocate net profits and net losses in a manner consistent with:
the requirements for distributions of cash described elsewhere in this Agreement;
the requirements for distribution of assets upon its dissolution and winding up in
accordance with Capital Account balances as specified in the procedures described
below; and
the requirements of applicable Regulations under Code Section 704(b).
(1) Allocations to Comply with Regulations and Intentions of Members
The allocations of net income, gains, net losses, and deductions set forth in this Agreement
are intended to comply with Treasury Regulation Section 1.704-1(b), Treasury Regulation
Section 1.704- 1 (b)(4)(iv), and Treasury Regulation Section 1.704-2, and are intended to have
substantial economic effect within the meaning of those Regulations.
The allocations could be inconsistent with the Members' intentions. Accordingly, the
Members are authorized to allocate net profits, net losses, and other economic items among
the Members to prevent the allocations from distorting the manner in which distributions are
intended to be divided among the Members under this Article. In general, the Members
anticipate that these allocations will be accomplished by specially allocating other net profits,
net losses, and items of income, gain, loss, and deductions among the Members so that the
net amount of the allocations and any special allocations to the Member is zero. If, for any
reason, the Members determine that the allocation provisions of this Agreement are unlikely
to be recognized for federal income tax purposes, the Members may amend this Agreement's
allocation provisions to the minimum extent necessary to give effect to the plan of allocations
and distributions in this Agreement.
Section 6.03 Determining Net Profits and Net Losses
For purposes of this Article, the terms net profits and net losses mean the amount of the
Company's taxable income or loss for any year or period, determined under Code Section
703(a). All items of income, gain, loss, or deduction required to be stated separately under
Section 703(a)(1) will be included in taxable income or loss.
Any items that are specially allocated under this Article will not be taken into account in
computing net profits and net losses.
Section 6.04 Allocation of Gain and Loss on Liquidation
Upon liquidation of the Company, the Company shall allocate the Company's estimated net loss
for the year and any loss realized by the Company on liquidation, including any book adjustment
loss, and its estimated net gain for the year and any gain realized upon liquidation, including any
book adjustment gain, under Article Five and Article Six.
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ARTICLE SEVEN
DISTRIBUTIONS
Section 7.01 Distributions to Members
Subject to Section 7.02, the Members may determine the amounts and timing of distributions to
the Members. Distributions may be made to the Members on a pro rata or non pro rata basis.
Section 7.02 No Unlawful Distributions
Despite any provision to the contrary in this Agreement, the Company must not make any
distribution that would violate any contract or agreement to which the Company is then a party
or any law, rule, regulation, order or directive of any Governmental Authority then applicable to
the Company.
ARTICLE EIGHT
COMPANY MANAGEMENT
Section 8.01 Management by Members
The Company is managed by the Members. The Members may take all actions necessary,
useful, or appropriate for the ordinary management and conduct of the Company's business. The
Members have the exclusive authority to manage the Company's operations and affairs, subject
in all cases to Applicable Law.
Section 8.02 Member's Agency Authority
Each Member has the right and the authority to bind the Company in contracts and other dealings
with Third Parties in the ordinary course of the Company's business. No Member has the right
or authority to bind the Company with respect to any other matter without a vote of the Members
in accordance with Section 10.02. Except with the vote of the other Members in accordance with
Section 10.02, no Member may make any representation about the Company that is likely to
have a material impact on the Company's business or reputation.
Section 8.03 Member's Fiduciary Duties
The only fiduciary duties a Member owes to the Company and the other Members are the
fiduciary duties of loyalty and care stated in Subsections (a) and (b).
(a) Duty of Loyalty
A Member's duty of loyalty is limited to the following:
to account to the Company and to hold as its trustee any property, profit, or benefit
derived by the Member in the conduct or winding up of the Company's activities, from a
use of the Company's property by the Member, or from the appropriation of a Company
business opportunity;
to refrain from dealing with the Company in the conduct or winding up of the Company's
activities as or on behalf of a person having an interest adverse to the Company; and
to refrain from competing with the Company in the conduct of the Company's activities
before the Company's dissolution.
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(b) Duty of Care
Subject to Section 17.01, a Member's duty of care in the conduct and winding up of the
Company's activities is limited to the duty to act with the care that a person in a litre position
would reasonably exercise under similar circumstances and in a manner the Member
reasonably believes to be in the best interests of the Company,
A Member shall discharge the duties under this Agreement or under the Act and exercise any
rights consistent with the contractual obligation of good faith and fair dealing. A Member does
not violate a duty or obligation under this Agreement merely because the Member's conduct
furthers the Member's own interest.
If this Agreement expressly relieves a Member of a responsibility that the Member would
otherwise have and imposes the responsibility on one or more other Members, those Members
are treated as the Member under this Section with respect to that responsibility.
ARTICLE NINE
MEMBER RIGHTS AND OBLIGATIONS
Section 9.01 Limited Liability of Members
Except as required by Applicable Law, a Member's status as a Member does not personally
obligate the Member for any debt, obligation, or liability of the Company or of other Members
whether arising in contract, tort, or otherwise.
Section 9.02 Power of Members
The Members have the power to exercise all rights or powers granted to Members under the
express terms of this Agreement and the Act.
Section 9.03 Restrictions on Withdrawal or Dissociation Rights
As long as a Member continues to hold any Interest in the Company, the Member does not have
the ability to withdraw, dissociate, or resign as a Member or receive a return of any Capital
Contributions before the Company's dissolution and winding up under this Agreement and
Applicable Law. A Member does not dissociate;, withdraw, or otherwise cease to be a Member
because of the Member's bankruptcy or because of any event specified in the Act.
Section 9.04 Company Continues after a Member's Death
A Member's death will not cause the Company to dissolve. If a Member dies, the remaining
Member or Members will continue the Company and its business.
Section 9.05 No Partition Rights
Title to the Company's assets is vested solely in the Company and not owned by any Member.
Each Member, individually and on behalf of the Member's successors and assigns, expressly
waives any right to have any Company property partitioned.
Section 9.06 Member Expulsion
The Company may not expel a Member under any circumstances.
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ARTICLE TEN
MEMBER MEETINGS AND NOTICE
Section 10.01 Member Meetings
The Members may designate when and where they meet. Meetings of the Members are not
required. For any meeting of the Members, a quorum requires the presence of Members holding
at least two-thirds of the Interests entitled to vote at the meeting. Any time the Members are
conducting business at a meeting of the Members, a quorum of the Members must be present.
Section 10.02 Annual Company Valuation
On an annual basis at the conclusion of the Company's fiscal year, the Members shall determine
in writing the present value of the Company, as shown on the attached Schedule B (the Annual
Company Valuation). The Members shall execute a new Schedule B for each fiscal year of the
Company's existence.
Section 10.03 Voting Rights
Each Member has the right to vote the holder's proportionate Interest in the Company regarding
all matters that have a right to vote under this Agreement or by Applicable Law.
Example: A Member that holds 35.5% of all of the Interests entitled to vote on a matter will
have a 35.5% Voting Interest in the Company and will have 35.5 votes out of 100 votes that
may be cast on that matter.
Unless provided otherwise by this Agreement or Applicable Law, any action of the Members
requires a Supermajority Vote of the Members in favor of the action.
Section 10.04 Action by Written Consent
Any action required or permitted to be taken at a meeting of the Members may be taken without
a meeting if the action is taken by all the Members entitled to vote on the action.
Section 10.05 Presence
Any Member may participate in any meeting using any means of communication by which all
Members participating may simultaneously hear each other during the meeting. Any Member
participating in this way is considered present in person at the meeting.
ARTICLE ELEVEN
BOOKS, RECORDS, AND BANK ACCOUNTS
Section 11.01 Books and Records
The Company shall keep books of account regarding the operation of the Company at the
principal office of the Company or at any other place the Company determines.
Section 11.02 Accounting and Taxable Year
The Company shall keep books of account consistent with any method authorized or required by
the Code and as determined by the Members. The Company shall close and balance the books at
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the end of each Taxable Year, The Members may choose any period authorized or required by
the Code for the Company's Taxable Year.
Section 11.03 Reports
Within a reasonable time after each Taxable Year ends, the Company shall provide the
information required to prepare and file individual tax returns to all Members. The Company
shall prepare these financial statements at the Company's expense.
Section 11.04 Member Inspection Rights
Upon reasonable notice from each Member, the Company shall—and steal l cause its officers, and
employees to—provide reasonable access to each Member to Company Information during
normal business hours. Company Information is the information accessible to the Member by
exercising the inspection right to examine and copy the corporate, financial, and similar records,
reports, and documents of the Company, including all books and records, minutes of
proceedings, internal management documents, operations reports, reports of adverse
developments, management correspondence, and communications with the Member.
ARTICLE TWELVE
TRANSFER OF INTERESTS
Section 12.01 Transferability of Interests
No Member may transfer any Interest either voluntarily or involuntarily by any means without
the unanimous written consent of the Members. The Members may transfer any Interest without
the unanimous written consent of the Members if the transfer is permitted under Section 12.02.
The Members are not required to consent to any attempted transfer and will not be subject to any
liability for withholding consent. Any attempted transfer of an Interest or the admission of an
Additional Member in violation of this Section and Section 12.06 is null and void ab initio.
Section 12.02 Permitted Transfers
Despite the transfer restrictions in Section 12.01, a Member may transfer an Interest without the
unanimous written consent of the Members if:
the transferee is a revocable or irrevocable trust for the sole benefit of the transferor during
his or her life or transferor's Immediate Family.
A transfer to a transferee otherwise permitted by this Section will only be permitted if-
the
fthe transfer does not cause the Company to terminate for federal income tax purposes;
the transfer does not result in any event of default as to any secured or unsecured obligation
of the Company;
the transfer does not cause a reassessment of any real property owned by the Company; and
the transfer does not cause any adverse material impact to the Company.
For a trust to be considered a Permissible Transferee, the trustee must be specifically and
irrevocably prohibited from gifting, selling, or distributing the Interest held by the trust to a
person other than Immediate Family.
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Section 12.03 Effect of Permitted Transfer
The Permitted Transferee of a transfer of Interest permitted by Section 12.02 will be admitted as
an Additional Member only in compliance with Section 12.06. As a condition of admission as
Additional Member, the Company may require the transferee to accept this Agreement in
writing.
Section 12.04 Transferee Treated as an Assignee until Admitted as an Additional Member
The transferee of an Interest will hold the interest only as an Assignee until the transferee
satisfies all the requirements of Section 12.06 to become an Additional Member. As an
Assignee, the transferee will have only those rights in Section 12.05.
Section 12.05 Assignee's Rights, Limitations, and Obligations
An Assignee may receive distributions from the Company to the same extent that the transferring
Member would receive distributions under this Agreement, but otherwise has substantially fewer
rights than a Member. An Assignee only holds a right to receive economic benefits when
actually distributed by the Company in respect to the assigned Interest.
Regardless of whether an Assignee is admitted as a Member, an Assignee is subject to all of the
obligations of a Member.
Section 12.06 Requirements to Become an Additional Member
An Assignee or other prospective Additional Member will not become an Additional Member
and will not have any rights as a Member without the unanimous written consent of all Members.
The prospective Additional Member must sign all agreements and instruments requested by the
Manager. Any attempt to admit a Member that violates this Article will be null and void ab
initio.
Section 12.07 Voting Rights of Transferred Interests
A Member who transfers an Interest to an Assignee will continue to hold all voting rights
associated with the assigned Interest until the Assignee of the transferred Interest satisfies all of
the requirements to become an Additional Member under Section 12.06.
If an Assignee acquires an Interest due to the death of a Member, the voting rights associated
with the transferred Interest will be suspended and disregarded for purposes of calculating votes
until the Assignee of the transferred Interest satisfies all of the requirements to become an
Additional Member under Section 12.06.
ARTICLE THIRTEEN
BUY -SELL OBLIGATIONS
Section 13.01 Surviving Members' Option to Purchase Interest Upon Death
Upon the death of any Member, the surviving Members have the option to purchase all, but not
less than all, of the Interest owned by the deceased Member at the time of death. This option to
purchase shall exist in favor of the surviving Members in perpetuity after the date of the death of
such Member. The price will be determined by operation of Article Fourteen and by the other
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terms in this Agreement. This option is exercised by giving notice to the deceased Member's
estate or successors in interest.
If the option is exercised, the surviving Members must purchase the deceased Member's Interest
in the proportion that the number of Interest owned by each of them bears to the total number of
Interest that these surviving Members own, determined as of the date of the deceased Member's
death unless the surviving Members agree among themselves to a different allocation.
Section 13.02 Company's Option to Purchase Interest Upon Disability
If a Member is totally disabled, as determined under Section 18.14, the Company has the option
to purchase all, but not less than all, of the Interest that the disabled Member owns for a period of
12 months after the disabled Member first becomes totally disabled as determined under Section
18.14. The price is determined by operation of Article Fourteen and by the other terms in this
Agreement. This option is exercised by giving the notice to the disabled Member within the time
period provided. If not exercised, the option expires at the end of this period.
For a period of 180 days following the expiration of the offer period, the disabled Member may
then sell his or her Interest to any person or entity; provided, however, that such transferee shall
be subject to the same terms and conditions as the transferor Member under the provisions of this
Agreement. In the case of a sale under this paragraph, the purchase price offered to any third
party buyer may not be less than, and the terms of purchase for the Interest may not be more
favorable than, the purchase price and the terms of purchase that would have been applicable to
the Company and the nondisabled Members had they accepted the offer and purchased the
Interest pursuant to the original offer.
If the Member is totally disabled, as determined under Section 18.14, and sells his or her Interest
as provided in this Article Thirteen, then in addition to the disabled Member, the disabled
Member's spouse must sell, and the same purchaser must purchase, all of the interest in the
Company that the disabled Member's spouse owns. The purchase price is determined by
operation of Article Fourteen as of the date the disabled Member is first determined totally
disabled, and the sale is subject to the other terms in this Agreement.
Section 13.03 Company's Option to Purchase Interest Upon Bankruptcy or Insolvency
If a Member becomes the subject of an order for relief or is declared insolvent in any federal or
state bankruptcy or insolvency proceeding, the Company has the option to purchase all, but not
less than all, of the Interest that the insolvent Member owns for a period of 12 months after the
insolvent Member first becomes the subject of an order for relief or is declared insolvent in any
federal or state bankruptcy or insolvency proceeding. The price is determined by operation of
Article Fourteen and by the other terms in this Agreement. This option is exercised by giving the
notice to the insolvent Member within the time period provided. If not exercised, the option
expires at the end of this period.
For a period of 180 days following the expiration of the offer period, the insolvent Member may
then sell his or her Interest to any person or entity; provided, however, that such transferee shall
be subject to the same terms and conditions as the transferor Member under the provisions of this
Agreement. In the case of a sale under this paragraph, the purchase price offered to any third
party buyer may not be less than, and the terms of purchase for the Interest may not be more
favorable than, the purchase price and the terms of purchase that would have been applicable to
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the Company and the other Members had they accepted the offer and purchased the Interest
pursuant to the original offer.
If the insolvent Member sells his or her Interest as provided in this Article Thirteen, then in
addition to the insolvent Member, the insolvent Member's spouse must sell, and the same
purchaser must purchase, all of the Interest in the Company that the insolvent Member's spouse
owns. The purchase price is determined by operation of Article Fourteen as of the date the
insolvent Member becomes the subject of an order for relief or is declared insolvent in any
federal or state bankruptcy or insolvency proceeding, and the sale is subject to the other terms in
this Agreement.
Section 13.04 Insurance Policies to Fund Buy -Sell Agreement
All life insurance policies owned by the nondisabled Members on the life of a disabled Member
must be kept in full force and effect during the buyout period under this Article, and for any
period of time during which an amount remains owed to the disabled Member as a result of the
purchase of the disabled Member's Interest. If the disabled Member dies after the buyout period
referred to in this Article ends but before receiving full payment for his or her Interest, the net
death benefits received by the non -disabled Members shall be applied against any remaining
balance owed to the disabled Member by the nondisabled Members under this Article. Any
insurance proceeds received in excess of the amount due to the disabled Member shall be
retained by the nondisabled Members owning such policies.
ARTICLE FOURTEEN
BUY -SELL PURCHASE PRICE
Section 14.01 Determination of Purchase Price
Except as otherwise provided in this Agreement, the purchase price for each Member's Interests
purchased under Article Thirteen will be determined by first valuing the entire Company and
then multiplying that value by the percentage Interest held by the Member (but not the voting
interest). That value shall be paid to the selling Member.
The total value of the Company for all purposes of this Agreement will equal the Annual
Company Valuation, or, if the Members have not signed an Annual Company Valuation within
the thirteen (13) months immediately preceding the month in which an option or obligation to
purchase arises, the total value of the Company will be determined by a Qualified Appraisal. The
parties to this Agreement agree that valuation discounts for lack of marketability or lack of
control shall not be used in determining the purchase price of a Member's Interest for any
purpose under this Agreement.
Section 14.02 Valuation Disputes
If any party disagrees with a valuation of his or her Interest or the valuation of Interest that he or
she has the right to purchase (Objecting Party) that results from a Qualified Appraisal made by a
Qualified Appraiser selected by the Company, the Objecting Party may select a disinterested
Qualified Appraiser to make another Qualified Appraisal as expeditiously as possible. If the two
appraised values of the Objecting Party's Interest differ by less than 10% of the lower appraised
value of the Interest, the average of the two appraised values will be the value of the Interest for
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purposes of this Agreement. If the two appraised values of the Objecting Party's Interest differ
by greater than 10% of the lower appraised value of the Interest, then the two disinterested
Qualified Appraisers will select a third disinterested Qualified Appraiser to perform a Qualified
Appraisal. The valuation made by the Qualified Appraiser or Qualified Appraisers finally
chosen (or the average valuation described above) will be conclusive and bind all parties. The
Objecting .Party and the Company will share equally all costs of a Qualified Appraiser mutually
selected by the Objecting Party and the Company or by the two disinterested Qualified
Appraisers. All costs of an individually selected Qualified Appraiser will be borne by the party
selecting the Qualified Appraiser.
Section 14.03 Insurance Policies Excluded
For purposes of valuing the insured Member's Interest, any cash surrender value or death
benefits received or to be received with respect to life insurance policies or disability buy-out
policies insuring the selling Member that are owned by the Company are specifically excluded
from the Company's assets and shall not be added to the Company's valuation.
ARTICLE FIFTEEN
BUY -SELL PAYMENT TERMS
Section 15.01 Payment Due at Closing
Except as otherwise provided in this document, when a purchaser becomes obligated to purchase
Interest under this Agreement, the purchaser shall pay the seller the purchase price for the
Interest by delivering to the seller at closing the down payment in cash, and a signed promissory
note payable to the seller's order for the balance due (Note).
Section 15.02 Time to Close
Closing must take place within 60 days after the date the purchaser becomes obligated to
purchase the Interest. If the purchaser becomes obligated to purchase as a result of an offer made
under this Agreement, closing must take place within 60 days after the date of the expiration or
acceptance of the offer.
Section 15.03 Down Payment Amount
The down payment will be 5% of the purchase price for the Interest purchased. If a purchase is
due to the death of a Member, the down payment must not be less than the amount of the life
insurance proceeds on the life of the deceased Member received by the purchaser, but not greater
than the entire purchase price. If the purchaser receives these insurance proceeds after closing,
the proceeds in excess of the amount paid at closing as the down payment must be paid to the
noteholder as a prepayment on the Note.
Section 15.04 Promissory Note Payments
The Note must be paid in 80 consecutive quarterly payments of principal and interest. The Note
will bear interest from its execution date.
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Section 15.05 Interest Rate
The interest rate on the Note is the lowest applicable federal rate that would apply to such a
Promissory note as established under Code Section 1274(d), as amended, applicable at closing,
compounded quarterly.
Section 15.06 Security Interest
Each Note provided for in this Agreement must be secured by a valid and perfected security
interest in all Interest transferred by the seller to the purchaser under the terms of this
Agreement. The purchaser shall sign a security and pledge agreement evidencing that interest at
closing.
Section 15.07 Delivery of Closing Documents
At closing, the selling Member shall deliver the properly endorsed purchased Interest to the
purchaser, together with all instruments necessary to accomplish this transfer. These instruments
include powers of attorney, letters testamentary, or letters of administration. The Company shall
immediately thereafter transfer the ownership of this Interest to the purchaser in the proportions
set forth in this Agreement. The Company shall promptly issue a certificate or other appropriate
legal document in the name of each purchaser evidencing the transferred Interest and deliver the
certificate or document to the seller if he or she; holds Interest as security for payment of a Note.
Except as provided in this Agreement, transfer of this Interest must be made free and clear of all
taxes, debts, claims, or other encumbrances other than those incurred for a corporate purpose and
approved in advance by the Members.
Section 15.08 Default
If a default of payment of amounts due under a Note occurs, within 15 days' written notice to the
Company, the seller or the seller's Personal. Representative, successors, or assigns, have the right
to examine the books and records of the Company during reasonable business hours and in a
manner that will not unreasonably interfere with the business of the Company, and to receive
copies of all accounting reports and tax returns prepared for or on behalf of the Company. The
seller or his or her Personal Representative, successors, or assigns shall keep confidential all
information disclosed by any examination of the books, records, accounting reports, and tax
returns of the Company provided for in this Section.
ARTICLE SIXTEEN
DISSOLUTION AND LIQUIDATION
Section 16.01 Dissolution Events
The Company may only be dissolved by the Members, subject to any special vote required by
the Operating Agreement or by a court. After dissolution, the Company may only conduct
activities necessary to wind up its affairs.
Section 16.02 Liquidation
After dissolution, the Company will pay outstanding debts, set up any reserves required for
anticipated future expenses, and distribute any remaining assets to the Members in proportion to
their positive Capital Account balances.
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Section 16.03 Company Property Sole Source
Company property is the sole source for the payment of any debts or liabilities owed by the
Company. Any return of Capital Contributions or liquidation amounts to the Members will be
satisfied only to the extent that the Company has adequate assets. If the Company does not have
adequate assets to return the Capital Contributions, the Members will not have any recourse
against the Company or any other Members, except to the extent that other Members may have
outstanding debts or obligations owing to the Company.
ARTICLE SEVENTEEN
EXCULPATION AND INDEMNIFICATION
Section 17.01 Exculpation of Protected Persons
No Protected Person is liable to the Company or any other Protected Person for any loss,
damage, or claim incurred because of any action taken or not taken by the Protected Person in
good -faith reliance on the provisions of this Agreement.
Section 17.02 Indemnification of Protected Persons
The Company shall indemnify, hold harmless, defend, pay, and reimburse any Protected Person
against all losses, claims, damages, judgments, fines, or liabilities, including reasonable legal
fees or other expenses incurred in their investigation or defense, that arise in connection with any
actual or alleged act, omission, or forbearance performed or omitted on behalf of the Company
or any Member in connection with the Company's business.
Section 17.03 Unprotected Acts
The exculpation and indemnification provisions of this Article are only effective if the action or
omission is not an Unprotected Act and do not protect any Member from a court order to
purchase the Interest of another Member who successfully contends that the Member committed
actionable, oppressive acts against the other Member.
Section 17.04 Other Rights
The exculpation and indemnification provisions of this Article are not exclusive of any other
rights to a Protected Person may be entitled under any other instrument or by reason of any other
action or otherwise.
ARTICLE EIGHTEEN
GENERAL MATTERS
Section 18.01 Legal Counsel
Jeff Christensen was represented exclusively and independently by Beard St. Clair Gaffney PA
in entering this Agreement. The Company and other Members are advised to obtain their own
independent legal counsel prior to entering this Agreement, and, by entering this Agreement, the
Company and other Members represent either that they were represented by their own
independent legal counsel or that they knowingly and voluntarily chose not to have legal
representation in entering this Agreement. The parties to this Agreement expressly acknowledge
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they did not receive or rely on legal advice from any other party's counsel in entering this
Agreement.
The parties to this Agreement agree they shall bear their own respective costs, expenses, and fees
incurred in studying, investigating, evaluating, negotiating, entering, and performing the
obligations of this Agreement.
Section 18.02 Expenses
Except as otherwise expressly provided in this Agreement, the Company must pay all expenses
(including fees and disbursements of counsel, financial advisors, and accountants) incurred in
making any amendment or waiver to this Agreement and completing the transactions
contemplated by it.
Section 18.03 Binding Effect
Subject to the restrictions on transfer in this Agreement, this Agreement binds and inures to the
benefit of the Members and to their respective successors, personal representatives, heirs, and
assigns.
Section 18.04 Further Assurances
In connection with this Agreement and the transactions contemplated by it, the Company and
each Member agree to provide further assurances if requested by the Company or any other
Member. These further assurances include signing and delivering any additional documents,
instruments, conveyances, and other assurances or taking any further actions necessary to cant'
out the provisions of or transactions contemplated by this Agreement.
Section 18.05 No Waiver
Any Member's failure to insist upon strict performance of any provision or obligation of this
Agreement for any period is not a waiver of that Member's right to demand strict compliance in
the future. An express or implied consent to or waiver of any breach or default in the
performance of any obligations under this Agreement is not a consent to or waiver of any other
breach or default in the performance of the same or of any other obligation.
Section 18.06 Governing Law
This Agreement is governed, construed, and administered according to the laws of Idaho, as
from time to time amended, and any applicable federal law. No effect is given to any choice -of -
law or conflict -of -law provision or rule (whether of the State of Idaho or any other jurisdiction)
that would cause the application of the law of any jurisdiction other than those of the State of
Idaho.
Section 18.07 Attorneys' Fees
If any party to this Agreement institutes any legal cause of action—including arbitration—
against another party arising out of or relating to this Agreement, the prevailing party will be
entitled to the costs incurred in conducting the cause of action, including reasonable attorneys'
fees and expenses and court costs.
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Section 18.08 Remedies Cumulative
Except to the extent this Agreement expressly provides otherwise, the rights and remedies under
this Agreement are cumulative and are in addition to and not in substitution for any other rights
and remedies available at law, in equity, or otherwise.
Section 18.09 Notices
All notices provided for in this Agreement must be in writing, duly signed by the party giving the
notice, and must be delivered, telecopied, or mailed by registered or certified mail, as follows:
if given to the Company, to the Company's principal place of business; or
if given to any Member, to the Member's address as reflected in the Company's books or at
any other address the Member may later designate in writing.
Section 18.10 Severability
The invalidity or unenforceability of any provision of this Agreement does not affect the validity
or enforceability of any other provision of this Agreement. If a court of competent jurisdiction
determines that any provision is invalid, the remaining provisions of this Agreement are to be
construed as if the invalid provision had never been included in this Agreement.
Section 18.11 Entire Agreement
This Agreement, together with the Certificate of Organization, and all related Exhibits,
Schedules, and other agreements specifically referred to in this Agreement, constitutes the sole
and entire agreement of its parties with respect to the Agreement's subject matter. This
Agreement supersedes all prior and contemporaneous understandings, agreements,
representations, and warranties with respect to the subject matter. As between or among the
parties, oral statements or prior written material not specifically incorporated in this Agreement
have no force or effect. The parties specifically acknowledge that, in entering into and executing
this Agreement, each is relying solely upon the representations and agreements contained in this
Agreement and no others.
Section 18.12 Amendments
No provision of this Agreement may be amended or modified except by a written instrument
executed by all of the Members. Despite the foregoing, amendments to the Schedule of
Members after any new issuance, redemption, repurchase, or transfer of Interest in accordance
with this Agreement may be made by the Company without the consent of or execution by the
Members.
Section 18.13 Multiple Originals; Validity of Copies
This Agreement may be signed in any number of counterparts, each of which will be deemed an
original. Any person may rely on a copy of this Agreement that any Member certifies to be a
true copy to the same effect as if it were an original.
Section 18.14 Determination of Disability
For purposes of this Agreement, a Member or other person is disabled or totally disabled if he or
she is treated as disabled under any disability insurance policy owned by the purchaser for
purposes of providing funds to buy a disabled Member's Interest upon his or her disability. The
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Member's total disability continues until the Member is no longer treated as totally disabled for
the purposes of the policy. If disability buyout insurance is not acquired or maintained, a
Member or other person is considered totally disabled when, as a result of physical or mental
illness or injury, he or she has been unable to perform the customary duties of his or her
employment for a period of 24 months, and presents (or there is presented) to the Company a
certificate from a physician licensed to practice medicine in the state of Idaho or the state of the
Member's residency that the condition will more likely than not be permanent. Within 30 days
of the presentation of the certificate, either the Company, the Member or other person claiming
disability or any other Member will be entitled to request a second medical opinion. The
physician providing the second opinion must provide a certificate to the Company and the
Member describing the nature, extent, and likely duration of the disability. The failure to make a
request for the second certificate within the 30 -day period waives the review process. Every
Member agrees to submit to examinations as may be necessary to determine the nature and
extent of any disability. If, after a second opinion is requested, the two physicians providing
certificates are in conflict as to the nature, extent, and likely duration of any disability, then they
must select a third physician and the affected Member must submit to an additional examination
by the third physician. The third physician must also provide a certificate describing the nature,
extent, and likely duration of the disability to the Company and the Members, and a concurring
determination of any two of the three physicians will be controlling.
Section 18.15 Determination of Fair Market Value
The Fair Market Value of any asset is the purchase price that a willing buyer having reasonable
knowledge of relevant facts would pay a willing sellcr for that asset in an arm's length
transaction on any date, without time constraints and without being under any compulsion to buy
or sell. Fair Market Value is a good -faith determination made by the Company based on factors
the Company, in its reasonable business judgment, considers relevant. The foregoing
notwithstanding, no valuation discounts for lack of marketability or lack of control shall be used
in determining the value of a Member's Interest for any purpose under this Agreement.
ARTICLE NINETEEN
DEFINITIONS AND INTERPRETATION
Section 19.01 Definitions
For purposes of this Agreement, the following terms have the following meanings.
(a) Act
Act means the Idaho Uniform Limited Liability Company Act, as amended from time to time.
(b) Additional Member
Additional Member means any person not previously a Member who acquires an Interest and
is admitted as a Member.
(c) Adjusted Capital Account Deficit
Adjusted Capital Account Deficit means the negative balance in a Member's Capital Account
at the end of a Taxable Year after:
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increasing the Capital Account by the amount, if any, of such negative balance the
Member is obligated to restore under this Agreement and the amount of such negative
balance the Member is deemed to be obligated to restore under Treasury Regulations
sections 1.704-2(g)(1) and 1.704-2(i)(5); and
reducing the Capital Account with the items described in Treasury Regulations sections
1.704-1(b)(2)(ii)(d)(4), (5), and (6).
(d) Agreement
Agreement means this Operating Agreement, as amended from time to time.
(e) Annual Company Valuation
Annual Company Valuation means the Members' written determination of the Company's
present value at the conclusion of each fiscal year during the Company's existence, as shown
on the attached Schedule B.
(t) Applicable Law
Applicable Law means the Act, the Code, the Securities Act, all pertinent provisions of any
agreements with any Governmental Authority and all pertinent provisions of any
Governmental Authority's:
constitutions, treaties, statutes, laws, common law, rules, regulations, decrees, ordinances,
codes, proclamations, declarations, or orders;
consents or approvals; and
orders, decisions, advisory opinions, interpretative opinions, injunctions, judgments,
awards, and decrees.
(g) Assignee
Assignee means the recipient of an Interest by assignment.
(h) Book Value
With respect to any Company property, Book Value means the Company's adjusted basis for
federal income tax purposes, adjusted from time to time to reflect the adjustments required or
permitted by Treasury Regulation Section 1.704- 1 (b)(2)(iv)(d)-(g). The Book Value of each
Company asset must be adjusted as of the date of this Agreement under Treasury Regulation
Section 1.704-1(b)(2)(iv)(f) in a manner determined by the Company so that the aggregate
Book Value of the Company's assets (net of the Company's liabilities) as of this date is equal
to the aggregate Capital Account balances of the Members as of this date.
(i) Capital Account
Capital Account means the account established and maintained for each Member under
Section 5.01 and under Treasury Regulation Section 1.704- 1 (b)(2)(iv), as amended from time
to time.
(j) Capital Contribution
Capital Contribution means the total cash and other consideration contributed and agreed to
be contributed to the Company by each Member. Each initial Capital Contribution is shown
in the Schedule A, attached and incorporated into this Agreement. Additional Capital
Contribution means the total cash and other consideration contributed to the Company by
each Member (including any Additional Member) other than the initial Capital Contribution.
Any reference in this Agreement to the Capital Contribution of a current Member includes
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any Capital Contribution previously made by any prior Member regarding that Member's
Interest. The value of a Member's Capital Contribution is the amount of cash plus the Fair
Market Value of other property contributed to the Company.
(k) Code
References to the Code or to its provisions are to the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as
amended from time to time, and any corresponding Treasury Regulations. References to the
Treasury Regulations are to the Treasury Regulations under the Code in effect. If a
particular provision of the Code is renumbered or a subsequent federal tax law supersedes the
Code, any reference is to the renumbered provision or to the corresponding provision of the
subsequent law, unless the result would be clearly contrary to the Members' intent as
expressed in this Agreement. The same rule applies to Treasury Regulations references.
(1) Company
Company means CB Shop LLC, an Idaho limited liability company,
(m) Company Minimum Gain
Company Minimum Gain means the minimum amount of gain that would be realized by the
Company if the Company disposed of all Company property subject to the liabilities in full
satisfaction of those liabilities, computed under Treasury Regulation Section 1.704-2(b) and
(d).
(n) Company Representative
Company Representative is defined in Section 2.02.
(o) Certificate of Organization
Certificate of Organization means the Certificate of Organization filed with the Idaho
Secretary of State as required by the Act, or any other similar instrument required to be filed
by the laws of any other state in which the Company intends to conduct business.
(p) Fair Market Value
Fair Market value is defined in Section 18.14.
(q) Governmental Authority
Governmental Authority means any local, state, federal, or foreign government or its political
subdivision; any agency or instrumentality of a government or its political subdivision; or
any self -regulated organization or other nongovernmental regulatory authority or quasi -
Governmental Authority whose rules, regulations, or orders have the force of law.
Governmental Authority also means any arbitrator, court, or tribunal of competent
jurisdiction.
(r) immediate Family
Immediate Family means any Member's spouse (but not a spouse who is legally separated
from the person under a decree of divorce or separate maintenance), parents, parents-in-law,
descendants (including descendants by adoption), spouses of descendants (but not a spouse
who is legally separated from the person under a decree of divorce or separate maintenance),
brothers, sisters, sons-in-law, daughters-in-law, brothers-in-law, sisters-in-law, and
grandchildren -in-law.
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(s) Interest
Interest means the ownership interest and rights of a Member in the Company, including the
Member's right to a distributive share of the profits and losses, the distributions, and the
property of the Company and the right to consent or approve Company actions. All Interests
are subject to the restrictions on transfer imposed by this Agreement. Each Member's
Interest is personal property and no Member will acquire any interest in any of the assets of
the Company. Interests may be adjusted from time to time under Article Three.
(t) Majority Vote; Supermajority Vote
Majority Vote means a ratio of more than 50 votes out of every 100 votes that may be cast
will determine the matter subject to the vote. Supermajority Vote means a ratio of at least 65
votes per 100 votes that may be cast will determine the matter subject to the vote.
(u) Member
Member means any person designated in this Agreement as a Member or any person who
becomes a Member under this Agreement.
(v) Member Minimum Gain
Regarding a Member Non -Recourse Debt, Member Minimum Gain means the least amount
of gain that the Company would realize if the Company disposed of the encumbered
Company property in full satisfaction of the encumbrance.
(w) Member Non -Recourse Debt and Member Non -Recourse Deductions
Member Non -Recourse Debt means nonrecourse Company debt for which one or more
Members bear economic risk of loss as defined in Treasury Regulation Section 1.704-2(b)(4).
Member Non -Recourse Deductions means for each Taxable Year, the Company deductions
that are attributable to Member Non -Recourse Debt and are characterized as Member Non -
Recourse Deductions under Treasury Regulation Section 1.704-2(b).
(x) Protected Person
Protected Person means:
each Member;
each Member's employees or agents; and
each of the Company's employees, and agents.
(y) Qualified Appraiser and Qualified Appraisal
A Qualified Appraiser means an appraiser who is a member of the American Society of
Appraisers, Business Valuations Division, and accredited to perforin business appraisals or
valuations by this organization; or, alternatively, a certified public accountant accredited in
business valuation by the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants. A Qualified
Appraisal means any appraisal performed by a Qualified Appraiser.
(z) Securities Act
Securities Act refers to the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or any successor federal
statute, and the rules and regulations under it that are in effect at the time.
(aa) Taxable Year
Taxable Year means the calendar year or any other accounting period selected by the
Members. Taxable Year is synonymous with fiscal year for all purposes of this Agreement.
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(bb) Unprotected Act
Unprotected Act means any act, omission, or forbearance by a Protected Person that:
is not in good faith or is not in a manner believed by the Protected Person to be in, or not
opposed to, the Company's best interests;
with respect to any criminal proceeding, the Protected Person would have reasonable
cause to believe was unlawful; or
constitutes fraud or willful misconduct.
Section 19.02 Interpretation
The following general provisions and rules of construction apply to this Agreement.
(a) Singular and Plural; Gender
Unless the context requires otherwise, words denoting the singular may be construed as
plural and words of the plural may be construed as denoting the singular. Words of one
gender may be construed as denoting another gender as is appropriate within the context.
The word or, when used in a list of more than two items, may function as both a conjunction
and a disjunction as the context requires or permits.
(b) Headings of Articles, Sections, and Subsections
The headings of Articles, Sections, and Subsections used within this Agreement are included
solely for the reader's convenience and reference. They have no significance in the
interpretation or construction of this Agreement.
(c) Include, Includes, and Including
In this Agreement, the words include, includes, and including mean include without
limitation, includes without limitation, and including without limitation, respectively.
Include, includes, and including are words of illustration and enlargement, not words of
limitation or exclusivity.
(d) Words of Obligation and Discretion
Unless otherwise specifically provided in this Agreement or by the context in which used, the
word shall is used to impose a duty, to command, to direct, or to require. Terms such as may,
is authorized to, is permitted to, is allowed to, has the right to, or any variation or other
words of discretion are used to allow, to permit, or to provide the discretion to choose what
should be done in a particular situation, without any other requirement. Unless the decision
of another party is expressly required by this Agreement, words of permission give the
decision -maker the sole and absolute discretion to make the decision required in the context.
(e) No Presumption against Drafting Party
This Agreement is to be construed without giving force to any presumption or rule requiring
construction or interpretation against the drafting party. No party may claim that an
ambiguity in this Agreement should be construed against any other parry or that there was
any coercion, duress (economic or otherwise), negligent misrepresentation, or fraud
(including fraud in the inducement) affecting the validity or enforcement of this Agreement.
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Sighed:
MEMBERS:
Jeff Christensen
Troy Christensen
MEMBERS' SPOUSES
Holly Christensen, as to any community
property interest she may have due to her
marriage to Jeff Christensen
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SCHEDULE A
SCHEDULE OF MEMBERS
Member i Ownership
Jeff Christensen 1 60% Interest
Troy Christensen 1 40`?io Interest
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SCHEDULE B
ANNUAL COMPANY VALUATION
The Members of CB Shop LLC, an Idaho limited liability company (Company), hereby confirm
and agree that as of the end of fiscal year 20 , the value of the Company is
The Members of the Company, acting without notice or a meeting, waive all notice, whether
required by statute or otherwise, of the meeting of the Members of the Company and under the
Idaho Uniform Limited Liability Company Act of Idaho, and consent to, adopt, and vote in favor
of the above valuation of the Company. This consent has the same effect as the unanimous vote
at a duly convened meeting of the Members of the Company.
This annual valuation of the Company is approved as actions of the Members of the Company
without formal meeting, all as of --,20-
Jeff
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Jeff Christensen
Troy Christensen
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