Whenever used in this Agreement, the following terms shall have the following meanings:
“Accountants” shall mean the firm of independent certified public accountants engaged by the Executive Officers from time to time to perform accounting and tax services on behalf of and at the cost of the Company.
“Action or Proceeding” shall mean any action, suit, proceeding, arbitration or Governmental and Regulatory Authority investigation.
“Adjusted Capital Account Deficit” shall mean, with respect to any Unit Holder, the deficit balance, if any, in such Unit Holder’s Capital Account as of the end of the relevant Taxable Year, after giving effect to the following adjustments: (i) credit to such Capital Account any amounts which such Unit Holder is obligated to restore pursuant to any provision of this Agreement or is deemed to be obligated to restore pursuant to the penultimate sentences of Regulations Sections 1.704-2(g)(1) and 1.704-2(i)(5); and (ii) debit to such Capital Account the items described in Regulations Sections 1.704-1 (b)(2)(ii)(d)(4), 1.704-1 (b)(2)(ii)(d)(5), and 1.704-1 (b)(2)(ii)(d)(6). The foregoing definition of Adjusted Capital Account Deficit is intended to comply with the provisions of Regulations Section 1.704-1 (b)(2)(ii)(d) and shall be interpreted consistently therewith.
“Agreement” shall mean this written Operating Agreement as originally executed and as amended from time to time.
“Articles of Organization” shall mean the Articles of Organization of the Company filed on October 4, 2002, with the office of the Secretary of State of Nevada, as the same may be amended or restated from time to time in accordance with the Act and this Agreement.
“Bankruptcy or Bankrupt” shall mean with respect to any Person: (i) such Person making an assignment for the benefit of creditors, becoming a party to any liquidation or dissolution Action or Proceeding with respect to such Person or any bankruptcy, reorganization, insolvency or other Action or Proceeding for the relief of financially distressed debtors with respect to such Person, or a receiver, liquidator, custodian, or trustee being appointed for such Person or a substantial part of such
Person’s assets and, if any of the same occur involuntarily, the same not being dismissed, stayed or discharged within one hundred (120) days of the filing of such Action or Proceeding or other Bankruptcy event; or (ii) the entry of an Order for relief against such Person under Title 11 of the United States Code. A Person shall be deemed Bankrupt if the Bankruptcy of such Person shall have occurred and be continuing.
“Capital Account” shall mean the account established and maintained for each Unit Holder in accordance with this Agreement and applicable Regulations.
“Capital Contribution” shall mean any contribution to the capital of the Company in cash, property, or services by a Member whenever made.
“Claim” shall mean any demand, complaint, request for redress, assertion of a cause of action or other claim whatsoever.
“Code” shall mean the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended from time to time.
“Common Unit” shall have the meaning given such term in Section 2.01.
“Company” shall refer to Energetic Systems Inc., LLC.
“Company Content” shall mean the Company Intellectual Property and all other material, information, documents, matter, text, data, graphics, computer-generated displays and interfaces, images, photographs and works of whatever nature, including, without limitation, all compilations of the foregoing and all results and/or derivations of the expression of the foregoing in any and all Media, owned, licensed or created by the Company.
“Company Intellectual Property” shall mean all Intellectual Property owned, held, licensed, possessed, used or Developed by Company, including, without limitation, the Intellectual Property embodied in, relating to, based upon or arising from Confidential Information.
“Company Property” shall mean all Company Technology, Confidential Information, Company Intellectual Property and all other assets and properties of every kind, nature, character and description (whether real, personal or mixed, whether tangible or intangible, and wherever situated and in any and all Media), including the goodwill related thereto, operated, owned, licensed, or leased by the Company.
“Company Technology” shall mean the concepts, ideas, Developments and Content concerning, relating to, embodying and/or otherwise arising out of the research and development of commercial explosives.
“Company Trade Secrets” shall mean Trade Secrets owned, held, used or licensed by Company.
“Confidential Information” shall mean all the Content relating to, used in or arising out of Company’s business, finances or other operations and held by, owned, licensed, or otherwise
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possessed by Company (whether held by, owned, licensed, possessed or otherwise existing in, on or about Company’s offices, residence(s) or facilities and regardless of how such Content came into being, as well as regardless of who created, generated or gathered the Content), including, without limitation, all Content contained in, embodied in (in any Media whatsoever) or relating to Company’s ideas, creations, works of authorship, works of visual art, business documents, Contracts, licenses, business and non-business relationships, correspondence, operations, manuals, performance manuals, operating data, projections, bulletins, supplier and customer lists and data, sales data, cost data, profit data, strategic planning data, financial planning data, designs, logos, motifs, proposed trademarks or service marks, test results, product or service literature, product or service concepts, manufacturing or sales techniques, process data, specification data, know how, show how, Software, data bases, research and development information and data; provided, however, that “Confidential Information” shall not include information or data “generally publicly known”. The phrase in the previous sentence “generally publicly known” shall not be deemed to include the Content set forth in patents despite the fact that patents have been published by the federal government, unless such embodiment has otherwise been the subject of a publication for general public consumption (other than publication as a patent) or if that embodiment is otherwise utilized generally by Persons in the United States of America in the industry or market within which Company competes. All provisions protecting “Confidential Information” in this Agreement shall be deemed to also protect “Company Trade Secrets” as well, but references to “Company Trade Secrets” shall not be deemed to automatically refer to “Confidential Information.”
“Content” shall mean all material, information, documents, matter, text, Software, data, graphics, computer-generated displays and interfaces, images, photographs and works of whatsoever nature, including, without limitation, all compilations of the foregoing and all results and/or derivations of the expression of the foregoing.
“Contributing Member” shall have the meaning give such term in Section 2.04.
“Control” (including, with correlative meanings, the terms “Controlling,” “Controlled by” and “under common Control with”) shall mean the constructive ownership (within the meaning of Code Section 267(b)), directly or indirectly, of more than fifty percent (50%) in value of the outstanding equity interests of a Person.
“Debt” shall mean: (i) any indebtedness for borrowed money or for the deferred purchase price of property or evidenced by a note, bonds, or other instruments; (ii) obligations under capital leases, commitments, any other financial obligations required to be reflected as liabilities on a balance sheet prepared in accordance with GAAP; (iii) obligations secured by any mortgage, pledge, security interest, encumbrance, lien or charge of any kind existing on any asset owned or held by the Company whether or not the Company has assumed or become liable for the obligations secured thereby; and (iv) obligations under direct or indirect guarantees of (including obligations (contingent or otherwise) to assure a creditor against Loss in respect of indebtedness or obligations of the kinds referred to in clauses (i), (ii) and (iii) above, provided that Debt shall not include obligations in respect of any accounts payable incurred in the ordinary course of the Company’s business that are not delinquent or are being contested in good faith by appropriate Action or Proceeding.
“Depreciation” shall mean, for each Taxable Year, an amount equal to the depreciation, amortization, or other cost recovery deduction allowable with respect to an asset for such Taxable Year, except that if the Gross Asset Value of an asset differs from the adjusted basis of such asset for Federal income tax purposes at the beginning of such Taxable Year, Depreciation shall be an amount which bears
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the same ratio to such beginning Gross Asset Value as the Federal income tax depreciation, amortization, or other cost recovery deduction for such Taxable Year bears to such beginning adjusted tax basis; provided, however, that if the adjusted basis for Federal income tax purposes of an asset at the beginning of such Taxable Year is zero, Depreciation shall be determined with reference to such beginning Gross Asset Value using any reasonable method selected by the Executive Officers.
“Develop” shall mean develop, conceive, reduce to practice, create, or otherwise arise out of efforts in any manner whatsoever and through any means whether now known or hereafter developed.
“Development” shall mean the result of an act of Developing.
“Disclose” shall mean disclose, disseminate, transmit, publish, distribute, make available or otherwise convey.
“Distribution Date” shall have the meaning ascribed to it in Section 8.02.
“Event of Default” shall have the meaning ascribed to it in Section 7.02.
“Executive Officers” shall mean the Persons designated in this Agreement in Section 3.03 as such or any other Person who becomes an Executive Officer pursuant to this Agreement.
“Fiscal Year” shall mean the Company’s fiscal year, which shall be the calendar year.
“GAAP” shall mean those generally accepted accounting principles and practices which are recognized as such by the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants acting through the Accounting Principles Executive Officers or by the Financial Accounting Standards Executive Officers and which are consistently applied for all periods to properly reflect the financial condition and the results of operations and changes in financial position of the Company.
“Governmental and Regulatory Authority” shall mean any court, tribunal, arbitrator, authority, administrative or other agency, commission, official or other authority or instrumentality of the United States or other country or any state, county, city or other political subdivision.
“Gross Asset Value” shall mean, with respect to any asset, the asset’s adjusted basis for Federal income tax purposes, except as follows:
(i) The initial Gross Asset Value of any asset contributed by a Unit Holder to the Company shall be the gross fair market value of such asset;
(ii) The Gross Asset Value of all Company Property shall be adjusted to equal the respective gross fair market values of such property, as of the following times: (A) the acquisition of additional Units in the Company by any new or existing Unit Holder in exchange for more than a de minimis Capital Contribution; (B) the distribution by the Company to a Unit Holder of more than a de minimis amount of property of the Company as consideration for Units; and (C) the liquidation of the Company; provided, however, that adjustments pursuant to clauses (A) and (B) above shall be made only
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if the Executive Officers reasonably determines that such adjustments are necessary or appropriate to reflect the relative economic interests of the Unit Holders;
(iii) The Gross Asset Value of any Company Property distributed to any Unit Holder shall be adjusted to equal the gross fair market value of such property on the date of distribution;
(iv) The Gross Asset Values of Company Property shall be increased (or decreased) to reflect any adjustments to the adjusted basis of such assets pursuant to Code Sections 734(b) or 743(b), but only to the extent that such adjustments are taken into account in determining Capital Accounts pursuant to Regulation Section 1.704-l(b)(2)(iv)(m); provided, however, that Gross Asset Values shall not be adjusted pursuant to this subsection (iv) to the extent the Executive Officers determines that an adjustment pursuant to subsection (ii is necessary or appropriate in connection with a transaction that would otherwise result in an adjustment pursuant to this subsection (iv).
If the Gross Asset Value of an asset has been determined or adjusted pursuant to subsections (i), (ii), or (iv) hereof, such Gross Asset Value shall thereafter be adjusted by the Depreciation taken into account with respect to such asset for purposes of computing Tax Profits and Tax Losses.
“Initial Major Transaction” means the execution, delivery, performance and consummation of the terms, covenants and conditions of that certain Asset Purchase Agreement among, inter alia, the Company and the Subsidiaries as buyers and Slurry Explosive Corporation, an Oklahoma corporation, Universal Tech Corporation, an Oklahoma corporation, as sellers, in the substantially the form as set forth in Exhibit “B”, or a like transaction wherein the Company and/or the Subsidiaries acquires technical, manufacturing and distribution assets in order to carry out the Purpose of the Company as set forth in Section 1.05.
“Intellectual Property” shall mean all foreign, federal, state and common law trademarks, service marks, domain names, Internet path names and addresses of whatsoever nature, trade dress, copyrights, know-how, show-how, patents, Inventions (whether or not patentable), mask works, Software, proprietary data, customer lists, strategic plans, financial data, Trade Secrets, all other intangible assets of whatsoever nature and all applications for registration and/or issuance with respect to all the foregoing and whether or not any of the foregoing is registerable or patentable, including, without limitation, with respect to all of the foregoing: (a) all goodwill associated with any and all of the foregoing; (b) all parents, continuations, continuations in part, divisionals, reissues and extensions; and (c) all moral rights associated with any and all of the foregoing.
“Laws” shall mean all laws, statutes, rules, regulations, ordinances and other pronouncements having the effect of law of the United States or any state, county, city or other political subdivision or of any Governmental and Regulatory Authority.
“Majority-In-Interest” shall mean Members owning a simple majority of the Membership Voting Interests.
“Management Agreement” shall mean the Agreement described in Section 3.01.
“Managing Member” shall mean WIF.
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“Media” shall mean shall mean any medium of expression or medium in or through which Content may be embodied or Disclosed (whether tangible or intangible, fixed or unfixed), including, but not limited to, a natural person, print, document-based medium, television, facsimile, telex, telephony, radio, satellite, cable, wire, computer-based network, network, magnetic means, optical means, electronic means, Internet, intranet, Software, compact and laser disc, digital video displays, video cassettes, and multi-media and any other method (now known or hereafter Developed) for the publication, retention, conveyance, possession or holding of Content.
“Member” shall mean any Person holding Common Units and named as a member of the Company in Section 2.01, and “Members” shall mean two (2) or more of such Persons when acting in their capacities as members of the Company. Member shall not mean the holder of Preferred Units unless specifically set forth herein.
“Members’ Option Period” shall have the meaning variously ascribed to it in Article VII.
“Membership Voting Interest” shall mean with respect to Members only, the right to vote on matters to which this Agreement requires or permits the Members to vote. Only Members who have become such in accordance with the terms and provisions of the Agreement shall have Membership Voting Interests. The voting power of any Membership Voting Interest shall be determined under the terms and conditions of Section 5.05.
“Net Cash From Operations” shall mean earnings before Interest, Taxes and Management Fees
| Plus: | Depreciation | |
| Less: | Interest | |
| Less: | Management Fees | |
| Plus/Less: | Decrease/Increase in Accounts Receivable | |
| | Decrease/Increase in Inventory | |
| | Increase/Decrease in Accounts Payable | |
| Less: | Distributions in respect of Taxes to Members | |
| | Dividend Payments | |
| | Capital Expenditures | |
| | Debt Reduction | |
| Plus: | New Borrowings | |
| Equal: | Net Cash From Operations. | |
“Net Cash From Sales or Refinancings” shall mean the net cash proceeds from all refinancings of Debt and the sale of Company Property, less any portion thereof used to establish Reserves or pay Debt, all as determined by the Executive Officers.
“Notice” shall have the meaning ascribed to it in Section 9.01.
“Order” shall mean any writ, judgment, decree, injunction or similar order of any Governmental and Regulatory Authority (in each case whether preliminary or final).
“Permitted Tax Distributions” shall have the meaning ascribed to it in Section 6.0 1(c).
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“Person” shall mean any natural person, corporation, limited liability company, general partnership, limited partnership, proprietorship, other business organization, trust, union, estate, association, Governmental and Regulatory Authority or other entity of whatever nature.
“Personal Representative” shall mean an executor, administrator, trustee, conservator, guardian or other fiduciary, receiver, or in the case of Bankruptcy, a debtor-in-possession or Bankruptcy trustee.
“Products” shall have the meaning ascribed to it in Section 1.05.
“Regulations” shall mean, except where the context indicates otherwise, the permanent, temporary, proposed, or proposed and temporary regulations of Department of the Treasury under the Code as such regulations may be lawfully changed from time to time. Application of the requirements and the definitions set forth in said Regulations to the provisions of this Agreement shall be made by substituting “Unit Holder” for “partner” and “Company” for “partnership.”
“Reserves” shall mean the amount of cash that the Executive Officers from time to time determine) to be reasonably necessary or advisable as reserves for: (i) payment of Company Debts, including any amounts required under any loan agreement or bond indenture of the Company; (ii) management and operation of the Company; (iii) payment of anticipated Company expenses; (iv) expansion or renovation of the improvements on any Company properties; (v) acquisition of new properties or expansion of the businesses of the Company; and (vi) other contingencies related to the businesses of the Company.
“Securities” shall mean Units, shares of stock, trust certificates, bonds, debentures, notes and other evidences of indebtedness, warrants, rights or options (including rights to purchase securities convertible into or exchangeable for other securities).
“Subsidiaries” means collectively UteC Inc., LLC, a Nevada limited liability company, SEC Investment Corp., LLC, a Nevada limited liability company, Energetic Properties, LLC, a Nevada limited liability company, Slurry Explosive Manufacturing Corporation, LLC, a Nevada limited liability company and DetaCorp LLC, a Nevada limited liability company.
“Tax Profits” and “Tax Losses” shall mean, for each Taxable Year, items of income and gain (including items not subject to Federal income tax) and items of loss, expense and deduction (including items not deductible, depreciable, amortizable or otherwise excluded from income for Federal income tax purposes), respectively, as determined under Federal income tax principles.
“Taxable Year” shall mean the taxable year of the Company as determined pursuant to Code Section 706.
“Trade Secrets” shall mean trade secrets as such term is defined in the Uniform Trade Secrets Act, as promulgated from time to time in Nevada.
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“Transfer” shall mean when used as a noun, any sale, hypothecation, pledge, assignment, attachment, disposal, loan, gift, devise, bequest, levy or other transfer, and, when used as a verb, to sell, hypothecate, pledge, assign, devise, bequeath, dispose, loan, gift, levy or otherwise transfer.
“Unit Holder” shall mean any Person who holds one (1) or more Units.
“Unit” shall mean an ownership interest in the Company representing such fractional part of the interests of the Company, including all benefits to which the holder of such Units may be entitled as provided in this Agreement, together with all obligations of such Person to comply with the terms and provisions of this Agreement.
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Exhibit “A
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Exhibit “B
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