| ARTICLE III Membership Section 3.1 Members. The sole initial Member of the Company was Pride Offshore, Inc. Seahawk Drilling, Inc., f/kla Pride Offshore, Inc., sold, assigned, and transferred its 100% interest in the Company to Pride Deepwater USA, Inc. effective the 4th day of August, 2009 (the "Sole Member"). Section 3.2 Transfer of Interest. The Sole Member shall have the right to transfer its interest in the Company, or any rights appertaining thereto, now or hereinafter acquired, provided that such transferee shall acknowledge and agree prior to such transfer that such interest is subject to the provisions of this Agreement and shall become a party to this Agreement and be bound by its terms. Section 3.3 Additional Members. Additional persons may be admitted to the Company as Members on such terms and conditions as the sole initial Member shall determine and approve. Section 3.4 Indemnification. The Company may, to the fullest extent permitted by law, indemnify, defend and hold harmless any individual or entity ( or estate of any individual) who was or is party to, or is threatened to be made a party to, a threatened, pending or completed action, suit or proceeding, whether or not by or in the right of the Company, whether civil, criminal, administrative, investigative or otherwise, by reason of the fact that such person is or was a Member, representative, officer, employee or agent of the Company, or was serving at the request of the Company as manager, director, officer, employee, agent or fiduciary of another corporation, partnership, joint venture, trust or other enterprise, from and against any and all claims, demands, liabilities (including, without limitation, strict liability), losses, damages, costs or expenses (including attorneys' fees, judgments, fines and amounts paid in settlement) actually and reasonably incurred by such person in connection with such action , suit or proceeding, The Company may, to the fullest extent permitted by law, purchase and maintain insurance on behalf of any such person against any liability which may be asserted against him or her. Any expenses covered by the foregoing indemnification may be paid by the Company in advance of the final disposition of such action, suit or proceeding upon receipt of an undertaking by or on behalf of the persons seeking indemnification to repay such amounts if it is ultimately determined that he or she is not entitled to be indemnified. The indemnification provided in this Section 3.4 shall not be deemed to limit the right of the Company to indemnify any other person for any such expenses to the fullest extent permitted by law, nor shall it be deemed exclusive of any other rights to which any person seeking indemnification from the Company may be entitled under any agreement, both as to action in his, her or its official capacity and as to action in another capacity while serving as a Member, representative, officer, employee or agent. Section 3.5 Liability of Member. No Member shall be liable for the debts, liabilities, contracts or other obligations of the Company except to the extent of any unpaid capital contributions such Member has agreed in writing to make the Company and such Member's share the assets (including undistributed revenues) of the Company; and in all events, a Member shall be liable and obligated to make payments of his capital contributions only as and when such Page 4 of 15 |