Member, Officer or Director 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 Member, Officer or Director by this Agreement, except that no Member, Officer or Director shall be entitled to be indemnified in respect of any loss, damage or claim incurred by such Member, Officer or Director by reason of gross negligence or willful misconduct with respect to such acts or omissions;provided,however, that any indemnity under this Section 17 shall be provided out of and to the extent of Company assets only, and no Member shall have personal liability on account thereof.
18.Assignments. A Member may assign in whole or in part its limited liability company interest with the written consent of the Member. If a Member transfers all of its interest in the Company pursuant to this Section, the transferee shall be admitted to the Company upon its execution of an instrument signifying its agreement to be bound by the terms and conditions of this Agreement. Such admission shall be deemed effective immediately prior to the transfer, and, immediately following such admission, the transferor Member shall cease to be a member of the Company.
19.Resignation. A Member may resign from the Company with the written consent of the Member. If a Member is permitted to resign pursuant to this Section, an additional member shall be admitted to the Company, subject to Section 20, upon its execution of an instrument signifying its agreement to be bound by the terms and conditions of this Agreement. Such admission shall be deemed effective immediately prior to the resignation, and, immediately following such admission, the resigning Member shall cease to be a member of the Company.
20.Admission of Additional Members. One (1) or more additional members of the Company may be admitted to the Company with the written consent of the Member.
21.Dissolution.
(a) The Company shall dissolve, and its affairs shall be wound up upon the first to occur of the following: (i) the written consent of the Member to dissolve the Company, (ii) at any time there are no members of the Company, unless the Company is continued in a manner permitted by the Act, or (iii) the entry of a decree of judicial dissolution of the Company underSection 18-802 of the Act.
(b) The bankruptcy of the Member will not cause the Member to cease to be a member of the Company and upon the occurrence of such an event, the Company shall continue without dissolution.
(c) In the event of dissolution, the Company shall conduct only such activities as are necessary to wind up its affairs (including the sale of the assets of the Company in an orderly manner), and the assets of the Company shall be applied in the manner, and in the order of priority, set forth inSection 18-804 of the Act.
22.Severability of Provisions. Each provision of this Agreement shall be considered severable and if for any reason any provision or provisions herein are determined to be invalid, unenforceable or illegal under any existing or future law, such invalidity, unenforceability or illegality shall not impair the operation of or affect those portions of this Agreement which are valid, enforceable and legal.
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