Exhibit 4.4 *CONFIDENTIAL MATERIAL HAS BEEN OMITTED AND FILED SEPARATELY WITH THE COMMISSION. SECOND AMENDMENT TO AMENDED AND RESTATED OPERATING AGREEMENT OF VAN DER MOOLEN SPECIALISTS USA, LLC SECOND AMENDMENT, dated May 1, 2004 (the "AMENDMENT"), to the Amended and Restated Operating Agreement, dated February 1, 2004, as amended by that certain First Amendment to Amended and Restated Operating Agreement, dated April 1, 2004 (as so amended, the "OPERATING AGREEMENT"), of Van der Moolen Specialists USA, LLC, a New York limited liability company (the "COMPANY"), by and among the entity and individuals listed on Schedule A hereto (each, a "MEMBER" and collectively, the "MEMBERS"). Capitalized terms used but not defined in this Amendment shall have the meaning ascribed to such terms in the Operating Agreement; WHEREAS, the Members wish to amend the Operating Agreement of the Company to effect certain changes as set forth herein. NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the foregoing premises and the terms and conditions set forth in this Amendment, the Members hereby agree as follows: 1. Section 4.7 is hereby deleted and the following new Section 4.7 shall be substituted therefor: "Section 4.7. SALARIES. There shall be a "Base Salary Pool" in respect of each calendar year in an amount equal to the sum of (i) $* times the number of Members (other than MB) at the beginning of such year plus (ii) *% of the Individual Members Capital Balance (as such term is defined below). The amount of the Base Salary Pool shall be paid as salaries to the Members (other than MB) in such amounts as may from time to time be determined by the Management Committee, and shall be treated as guaranteed payments for tax purposes. If a Member (other than MB) should become a Terminated Member, the amount of the Base Salary Pool shall be reduced by the amount of the unpaid annual base salary that such Terminated Member would have received from the Base Salary Pool in the year in which his Termination Date occurs. The amount of the Base Salary Pool may be increased from time to time by the Management Committee. As used herein, "Individual Members Capital Balance" shall mean, with respect to each calendar year, the product of (x) the Company's Stated Capital, reduced by the aggregate amount of deficiencies in other capital accounts of the Members (other than MB), times (y) the aggregate Profit and Loss Percentages of all Members (other than MB)." 2. The first sentence of Section 4.9 is hereby deleted and the following shall be substituted therefor: "MB shall receive from the Company a Support Fee ("SUPPORT FEE") in respect of each calendar year in an amount equal to (A) the product of (i) the MB Capital Account Percentage, times (ii) the Company's Stated Capital at the beginning of such year, times (iii) 10%, minus (B) the product of (x) the aggregate amount of deficiencies, if any, in other capital accounts of MB, times (y) 10%." 3. Schedule A to the Operating Agreement is hereby deleted and Schedule A annexed to this Amendment as Exhibit I shall be substituted therefor. 4. In all other respects the Operating Agreement is hereby ratified and confirmed in its entirety. [REMAINDER OF PAGE INTENTIONALLY LEFT BLANK; SIGNATURE PAGES FOLLOW] 2 IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Members have executed this Amendment as of the date and year first written above. MILL BRIDGE IV, LLC By: ____________________________ ________________________________ Name: JASON N. BLATT Title: Manager ________________________________ ________________________________ JOSEPH BONGIORNO NICHOLAS R. BRIGANDI ________________________________ ________________________________ ROBERT J. BURKE TERRENCE P. BURNS ________________________________ ________________________________ JAMES J. CAMPANELLA MATTHEW C. CEBULSKI ________________________________ ________________________________ JAMES P. CLEAVER, JR. FORREST CLOSE, II ________________________________ ________________________________ CHRISTOPHER S. DEARBORN JAMES E. DEMAIRA, JR. ________________________________ ________________________________ CHARLES P. DOLAN JOHN F. X. DOLAN ________________________________ ________________________________ ROBERT B. FAGENSON PAUL D. FRANKEL ________________________________ ________________________________ ANDREW J. GRABOWSKI ROBERT W. GRAHAME 3 ________________________________ ________________________________ STEPHAN R. GREEN THOMAS M. GREENHILL ________________________________ ________________________________ STEVEN GROSSMAN GERARD T. HAYES ________________________________ ________________________________ MICHAEL J. HAYWARD MARK A. INNAIMO ________________________________ ________________________________ PHILIP T. KEATING RICHARD KEPNER ________________________________ ________________________________ M. ANDICA KUNST KEVIN J. LYDEN ________________________________ ________________________________ MARK J. MAZZELLA SCOTT E. MAZZELLA ________________________________ ________________________________ MICHAEL J. MCDONNELL PATRICK J. MCGAGH, JR. ________________________________ ________________________________ SCOTT E. MCMAHON JAMES L. MILLER ________________________________ ________________________________ DAVID A. MIRANDA IRWIN MISSHULA 4 ________________________________ ________________________________ JOHN D. MONAHAN DANIEL P. MORRISEY ________________________________ ________________________________ NICHOLAS S. ORLANDO ERIC B. OSCHER ________________________________ ________________________________ THOMAS PERRY STEVEN M. RUBINSTEIN ________________________________ ________________________________ EDWARD J. SCAVONE JAMES J. SCAVONE ________________________________ ________________________________ ROBERT A. SCAVONE, JR. STEPHEN M. SCAVONE ________________________________ ________________________________ THOMAS E. SCAVONE THOMAS H. SHAFER ________________________________ ________________________________ STEPHEN J. SHERMAN CHRISTOPHER C. SMITH ________________________________ ________________________________ GREGG F. SORRENTINO ROBERT M. SPIEGELBERG ________________________________ ________________________________ LOUIS J. SPINA MARTIN B. STEINTHAL, III ________________________________ ________________________________ MICHAEL F. STERN GLEN R. SURNAMER 5 ________________________________ ________________________________ JOSEPH A. TALENTO JOSEPH V. TALENTO ________________________________ ________________________________ WARREN E. TURK ALBERT VEENSTRA ________________________________ ________________________________ THOMAS J. VERDIGLIONE RICHARD P. VOLPE ________________________________ ________________________________ MARK E. WAGNER GREGORY R. WERTZ ________________________________ HAROLD YOSCO 6 *CONFIDENTIAL MATERIAL HAS BEEN OMITTED AND FILED SEPARATELY WITH THE COMMISSION. SCHEDULE A ---------- TO SECOND AMENDMENT TO AMENDED AND RESTATED OPERATING AGREEMENT OF VAN DER MOOLEN SPECIALISTS USA, LLC ----------------------------------- Dated: May 1, 2004 - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ MEMBERS - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ STATED PROFIT AND LOSS NAME ADDRESS CAPITAL ($) PERCENTAGE (%) - --------------------------------- -------------------------------------- ------------------ ---------------------- - --------------------------------- -------------------------------------- ------------------ ---------------------- Mill Bridge IV, LLC 45 Broadway, 29th Fl. * 75.0000 New York, NY 10006 - --------------------------------- -------------------------------------- ------------------ ---------------------- Jason N. Blatt * * * - --------------------------------- -------------------------------------- ------------------ ---------------------- Joseph Bongiorno * * * - --------------------------------- -------------------------------------- ------------------ ---------------------- Nicholas Brigandi * * * - --------------------------------- -------------------------------------- ------------------ ---------------------- Robert J. Burke * * * - --------------------------------- -------------------------------------- ------------------ ---------------------- Terence P. Burns * * * - --------------------------------- -------------------------------------- ------------------ ---------------------- James J. Campanella * * * - --------------------------------- -------------------------------------- ------------------ ---------------------- Matthew C. Cebulski * * * - --------------------------------- -------------------------------------- ------------------ ---------------------- James P. Cleaver, Jr. * * * - --------------------------------- -------------------------------------- ------------------ ---------------------- Forrest Close, II * * * - --------------------------------- -------------------------------------- ------------------ ---------------------- Christopher S. Dearborn * * * - --------------------------------- -------------------------------------- ------------------ ---------------------- James E. DeMaira, Jr. * * * - --------------------------------- -------------------------------------- ------------------ ---------------------- Charles P. Dolan * * * - --------------------------------- -------------------------------------- ------------------ ---------------------- John F. X. Dolan * * * - --------------------------------- -------------------------------------- ------------------ ---------------------- Robert B. Fagenson * * * - --------------------------------- -------------------------------------- ------------------ ---------------------- Paul D. Frankel * * * - --------------------------------- -------------------------------------- ------------------ ---------------------- Andrew J. Grabowski * * * - --------------------------------- -------------------------------------- ------------------ ---------------------- Robert W. Grahame * * * - --------------------------------- -------------------------------------- ------------------ ---------------------- Stephen R. Green * * * - --------------------------------- -------------------------------------- ------------------ ---------------------- Thomas M. Greenhill * * * - --------------------------------- -------------------------------------- ------------------ ---------------------- 7 *CONFIDENTIAL MATERIAL HAS BEEN OMITTED AND FILED SEPARATELY WITH THE COMMISSION. - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ MEMBERS - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ STATED PROFIT AND LOSS NAME ADDRESS CAPITAL ($) PERCENTAGE (%) - --------------------------------- -------------------------------------- ------------------ ---------------------- Steven Grossman * * * - --------------------------------- -------------------------------------- ------------------ ---------------------- Gerard T. Hayes * * * - --------------------------------- -------------------------------------- ------------------ ---------------------- Michael J. Hayward * * * - --------------------------------- -------------------------------------- ------------------ ---------------------- Mark A. Innaimo * * * - --------------------------------- -------------------------------------- ------------------ ---------------------- Philip T. Keating * * * - --------------------------------- -------------------------------------- ------------------ ---------------------- Richard Kepner * * * - --------------------------------- -------------------------------------- ------------------ ---------------------- M. Andica Kunst * * * - --------------------------------- -------------------------------------- ------------------ ---------------------- Kevin J. Lyden * * * - --------------------------------- -------------------------------------- ------------------ ---------------------- Mark J. Mazzella * * * - --------------------------------- -------------------------------------- ------------------ ---------------------- Scott E. Mazzella * * * - --------------------------------- -------------------------------------- ------------------ ---------------------- Michael J. McDonnell * * * - --------------------------------- -------------------------------------- ------------------ ---------------------- Patrick J. McGagh, Jr. * * * - --------------------------------- -------------------------------------- ------------------ ---------------------- Scott E. McMahon * * * - --------------------------------- -------------------------------------- ------------------ ---------------------- James L. Miller * * * - --------------------------------- -------------------------------------- ------------------ ---------------------- David A. Miranda * * * - --------------------------------- -------------------------------------- ------------------ ---------------------- Irwin Misshula * * * - --------------------------------- -------------------------------------- ------------------ ---------------------- John D. Monahan * * * - --------------------------------- -------------------------------------- ------------------ ---------------------- Daniel Morrisey * * * - --------------------------------- -------------------------------------- ------------------ ---------------------- Nicholas R. Orlando * * * - --------------------------------- -------------------------------------- ------------------ ---------------------- Eric B. Osher * * * - --------------------------------- -------------------------------------- ------------------ ---------------------- Thomas Perry * * * - --------------------------------- -------------------------------------- ------------------ ---------------------- Steven M. Rubinstein * * * - --------------------------------- -------------------------------------- ------------------ ---------------------- Edward J. Scavone * * * - --------------------------------- -------------------------------------- ------------------ ---------------------- James J. Scavone * * * - --------------------------------- -------------------------------------- ------------------ ---------------------- Robert A. Scavone, Jr. * * * - --------------------------------- -------------------------------------- ------------------ ---------------------- Stephen M. Scavone * * * - --------------------------------- -------------------------------------- ------------------ ---------------------- Thomas E. Scavone * * * - --------------------------------- -------------------------------------- ------------------ ---------------------- Thomas H. Shafer * * * - --------------------------------- -------------------------------------- ------------------ ---------------------- Stephan J. Sherman * * * - --------------------------------- -------------------------------------- ------------------ ---------------------- Christopher C. Smith * * * - --------------------------------- -------------------------------------- ------------------ ---------------------- Gregg Sorrentino * * * - --------------------------------- -------------------------------------- ------------------ ---------------------- Robert M. Spiegelberg * * * - --------------------------------- -------------------------------------- ------------------ ---------------------- 8 *CONFIDENTIAL MATERIAL HAS BEEN OMITTED AND FILED SEPARATELY WITH THE COMMISSION. - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ MEMBERS - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ STATED PROFIT AND LOSS NAME ADDRESS CAPITAL ($) PERCENTAGE (%) - --------------------------------- -------------------------------------- ------------------ ---------------------- Louis J. Spina * * * - --------------------------------- -------------------------------------- ------------------ ---------------------- Martin B. Steinthal III * * * - --------------------------------- -------------------------------------- ------------------ ---------------------- Michael F. Stern * * * - --------------------------------- -------------------------------------- ------------------ ---------------------- Glen R. Surnamer * * * - --------------------------------- -------------------------------------- ------------------ ---------------------- Joseph A. Talento * * * - --------------------------------- -------------------------------------- ------------------ ---------------------- Joseph V. Talento * * * - --------------------------------- -------------------------------------- ------------------ ---------------------- Warren E. Turk * * * - --------------------------------- -------------------------------------- ------------------ ---------------------- Albert Veenstra * * * - --------------------------------- -------------------------------------- ------------------ ---------------------- Thomas J. Verdiglione * * * - --------------------------------- -------------------------------------- ------------------ ---------------------- Richard P. Volpe * * * - --------------------------------- -------------------------------------- ------------------ ---------------------- Mark E. Wagner * * * - --------------------------------- -------------------------------------- ------------------ ---------------------- Gregory R. Wertz * * * - --------------------------------- -------------------------------------- ------------------ ---------------------- Harold Yosco * * * - ------------------------------------------------------------------------- ------------------ ---------------------- Float Percentage * * - --------------------------------- -------------------------------------- ------------------ ---------------------- TOTAL * 100.0000% - --------------------------------- -------------------------------------- ------------------ ---------------------- 9