New Mexico Limited Liability Companies. Section 53-19-18 of the New Mexico Limited Liability Company Act provides that the articles of organization or an operating agreement of a limited liability company may provide for indemnification of a member or manager for judgments, settlements, penalties, fines or expenses incurred in a proceeding to which a person is a party because he is or was a member or manager and for advancement of expenses, including costs of defense, prior to final disposition of such proceeding. The operating agreement of each New Mexico limited liability company that is a registrant provides that (i) the member will not be liable for the debts, liabilities, contracts or other obligations of the company beyond its capital contribution and (ii) the company will indemnify each member and manager from all liability, damages, claims, costs or expenses arising out of any claim based upon acts or omissions by such person in connection with the business of the company, subject to certain exceptions.
South Carolina Limited Liability Companies. Section 33-44-303 of the South Carolina Uniform Limited Liability Company Act of 1996 (the “SCLLCA”) provides that, except as otherwise provided in the limited liability company’s articles of organization, the debts, obligations, and liabilities of a limited liability company, whether arising in contract, tort, or otherwise, are solely the debts, obligations, and liabilities of the company, and a member or manager is not personally liable for a debt, obligation, or liability of the company solely by reason of being or acting as a member or manager. The operating agreement of Riverchase Estates Partners, LLC provides that (i) no member shall be bound by, or be personally liable for the debts, obligations or liabilities of the company, unless expressly agreed to in writing, and (ii) to the fullest extent permitted or required by the SCLLCA, the company will indemnify each member, officer and employee, director and agent of the member from all liability, damages, claims, costs or expenses incurred in connection with such person’s services on behalf of the company. The operating agreement of LGI Homes – SC, LLC provides that (i) no member shall be bound by, or be personally liable for the debts, obligations or liabilities of the company, unless expressly agreed to in writing, and (ii) to the fullest extent permitted or required by the SCLLCA, the company will indemnify each member, manager, officer and employee, director and agent of the member from all liability, damages, claims, costs or expenses incurred in connection with such person’s services on behalf of the company.
LGI Homes – Colorado, LLC. Under Title 7, Article 80 of the Colorado Limited Liability Company Act, a limited liability company shall reimburse a person who is or was a member or manager for payments made, and indemnify a person who is or was a member or manager for liabilities incurred by the person, in the ordinary course of the business of the limited liability company or for the preservation of its business or property, if such payments were made or liabilities incurred without violation of the person’s duties to the limited liability company. The operating agreement of LGI Homes – Colorado, LLC provides that (i) the member will not be liable for the debts, liabilities, contracts or other obligations of the company beyond its capital contribution and (ii) the company will indemnify each member and manager from all liability, damages, claims, costs or expenses arising out of any claim based upon acts or omissions by such person in connection with the business of the company, subject to certain exceptions.
LGI Homes – NC, LLC. Section 57D-3-31 of the North Carolina Limited Liability Company Act provides that, with certain exceptions, (i) a limited liability company shall indemnify a person who is wholly successful on the merits or otherwise in the defense of any proceeding to which the person was a party because the person is or was a member, a manager, or other company official if the person also is or was an interest owner at the time to which the claim relates, acting within the person’s scope of authority as a manager, member, or other company official against expenses incurred by the person in connection with the proceeding and (ii) a limited liability company shall reimburse a person who is or was a member for any payment made and indemnify the person for any obligation, including any judgment, settlement, penalty, fine, or other cost, incurred or borne in the authorized conduct of the company’s business or preservation of the company’s business or property, whether acting in the capacity of a manager, member, or other company official, if, in making the payment or incurring the obligation, the person complied with certain specified duties and standards of conduct. The operating agreement of LGI Homes – NC, LLC provides that, to the fullest extent permitted by applicable law, each member, manager and officer shall be entitled to indemnification from the company for any loss, damage or claim incurred by such person by reason of any act or omission by such person in good faith on behalf of the company and in a manner reasonably believed to be within the scope of the authority conferred on such person, subject to certain exceptions, and no member, manager or officer shall have personal liability on account thereof.
LGI Homes – Washington, LLC. Section 25.15.041 of the Washington Limited Liability Company Act (the “WALLCA”) provides that a limited liability company may indemnify any member or manager from and against