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Limited Liability Company Agreement - Handspring Facility Co. LLC
Limited Liability Company
Agreement
Of
HANDSPRING FACILITY COMPANY, LLC
This Limited Liability Company Agreement is entered into as of
January 15, 2003, by HANDSPRING, INC., a Delaware corporation (the "Member") as
the sole member of HANDSPRING FACILITY COMPANY, LLC (the "Company"), and by
Domenic Borriello of C T Corporation Staffing, Inc. (the "Independent Manager")
as the Independent Manager. The Member desires to form a limited liability
company pursuant to the Limited Liability Company laws of the State of Delaware
upon the following terms and conditions:
ARTICLE 1
Name and Place of Business
The name of the Company is HANDSPRING FACILITY COMPANY, LLC. Its
principal place of business is c/o Handspring, Inc., 189 Bernardo Avenue,
Mountain View, CA 94043, Attn: David Pine, V.P. and General Counsel.
ARTICLE 2
Business, Purpose, and Term of Company
Section 2.1 Purpose. The purpose of the Company is to acquire,
own, lease, repair, maintain, hold for investment, encumber and sell or
otherwise dispose of a fee and leasehold interest in those certain improvements
and underlying real property described in Exhibit A hereto, (the "Property"),
and to engage in any and all other activities as may be necessary or
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advisable in connection with the foregoing. In addition, the Company may cause
certain improvements to be completed pursuant to that certain Property Purchase
and Lease Modification Agreement ("Master Agreement"), dated as of January 15,
2003, between the Company and M-F Downtown Sunnyvale, LLC, a Delaware limited
liability company ("MFDS"), including, without limitation, with respect to
Building 2 and/or Building 3, as defined therein. The Company shall engage in no
other business, it shall have no other purpose, it shall not own or acquire any
real or personal property other than property related to the Property or in the
furtherance of the purposes of the Company as stated herein, and it shall not
incur, create, or assume any indebtedness or liabilities, secured or unsecured,
direct or contingent, other than (i) the obligations owing to MFDS pursuant to
the MFDS Documents (as defined in Section 14.9), (ii) indebtedness that
represents trade payables or accrued expenses occurring pursuant to this
Agreement or in the normal course of business of owning, operating and insuring
the Property and due and payable in the ordinary course, including without
limitation, obligations due to Devcon Construction Company for certain tenant
improvement work as provided for under that certain Amended and Restated Lease
Agreement (Building 3) between the Company and MFDS ("Modified Building 3
Lease"), (iii) fees of the Independent Manager as contemplated by Section 15.8
hereof, and (iv) franchise and similar taxes imposed by the State of California
and the State of Delaware as well as property taxes for the Property. The
Company, and the Member on behalf of the Company, may enter into and perform the
MFDS Documents and all documents, agreements, certificates, or financing
statements contemplated thereby or related thereto, all without any further act,
vote or approval of any Member or other person or entity notwithstanding any
other provision of this Agreement. The
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foregoing authorization shall not be deemed a restriction on the powers of the
Member to enter into other agreements on behalf of the Company in accordance
with this Agreement.
Section 2.2 Prohibitions. So long as obligations under the MFDS
Documents remain outstanding, the Company shall not do any of the following:
(a) dissolve (to the fullest extent permitted by law),
liquidate, consolidate, merge or sell all or substantially all of its assets; or
(b) amend or recommend the amendment of this Agreement in
any manner.
Section 2.3 Requirements. The Company shall, consistent with the
provisions of Section 2.2 above and except pursuant to the MFDS Documents or as
consented to by MFDS in writing:
(a) not commingle assets with those of any other entity and shall
hold its assets in its own name;
(b) conduct its own business in its own name;
(c) maintain bank accounts, books, records and financial
statements in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles and
separate from any other person or entity;
(d) maintain its books, records, resolutions and agreements as
official records;
(e) pay its own liabilities out of its own funds (which may
include payments made or capital contributed by the Member pursuant to Article
3);
(f) maintain adequate capital to make payments of principal and
interest, if
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applicable, pursuant to the One Year Note and the Five Year Note (each as
defined in the Master Agreement) and the obligation to make payments of Base
Rent pursuant to the Modified Building 3 Lease (which capital may include
payments made or capital contributed by the Member pursuant to Article 3 but
which shall not require the Company to maintain any minimum balance of cash on
hand);
(g) observe all Company formalities;
(h) maintain an arm's-length relationship with the Affiliates;
(i) pay the salaries of its own employees, if any;
(j) not guarantee or become obligated for the debts of any other
entity or hold out its credit as being available to satisfy the obligations of
others;
(k) not make any loans to any other person or entity;
(l) allocate fairly and reasonably any overhead for shared office
space;
(m) not pledge its assets for the benefit of any other entity;
(n) hold itself out as a separate entity, with the exception that
Company shall not be considered as a separate entity from the Member for
federal, state, and local income tax purposes, and not fail to correct any known
misunderstanding regarding its separate identity; and
(o) not identify itself or any of its Affiliates as a division or
part of the other.
Further, the Company shall at all times observe the single purpose
entity and separateness covenants set forth in the MFDS Documents as agreed to
and signed by the Company. Nothing
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in this Section 2.3 shall be construed to require or impose an obligation,
either directly or by implication, on the part of the Member to contribute
capital to the Company except as specifically set forth in Section 3.1.
Section 2.4 Term of Company; Certificate of Formation. The term
of the Company shall commence on the date the Certificate of Formation is filed
with the Secretary of State of Delaware in accordance with the provisions of the
Act and shall continue on a perpetual basis unless dissolved pursuant to Article
7 of this Agreement.
Section 2.5 Delaware Registered Offices and Agent for Service of
Process. The Company shall maintain a Delaware registered office and agent for
service of process as required by the Act. If the registered agent ceases to act
as such for any reason or the registered office shall change, then the Member
may designate a replacement registered agent or file a notice of change of
address of the registered office.
Section 2.6 Sole Member. The Company shall at all times be and
remain a single member limited liability company, and it shall not have more
than one Member at any time; nor shall the Member be entitled to divide or
subdivide the Membership Interest in any manner whatsoever.
ARTICLE 3
Capital Contributions; Issuance of Membership Units
Section 3.1 Capital Contribution by Member. On or before the date
of this Agreement, the Member shall have committed to the Company to provide
certain capital contributions as specifically set forth on Exhibit B hereto and
shall additionally contribute to the Company all interests of Member in the
Property. Except as specifically set forth in Section 3.1,
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the Member is not obligated to make any Capital Contributions to the Company.
Furthermore, the Company acknowledges that the Member's obligations pursuant to
item 7 on Exhibit B are expressly contingent upon the Company using such funds
to satisfy the Company's obligations to pay principal and accrued interest
pursuant to items 4 and 5 on Exhibit B and rent on item 6 on Exhibit B.
Section 3.2 [ Deleted ]
Section 3.3 Capital Accounts. A Capital Account shall be
maintained for the Member to which shall be credited (i) the Member's Capital
Contributions and (ii) all Company revenues. The Capital Account shall be
debited with (A) all costs, expenses, and losses of the Company and (B) the
amount of any distributions (including return of capital) made to the Member. No
interest shall be paid on the Member's Capital Account.
Section 3.4 Issuance of Membership Units as a Security. Upon
receipt from the Member of the Capital Contribution as set forth in Section 3.1
above, the Company shall issue 1,000 membership units to the Member. The
Membership Interest shall be evidenced by a Certificate of Membership Interest
issued by the Company, in the form set forth as Exhibit C hereto. The Membership
Interest in the Company is a security and shall be governed by Article 8 of the
Delaware Uniform Commercial Code. No other Membership Interest or units thereof
shall be issued without the prior written consent of the Member and as permitted
under Article 6 hereof.
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ARTICLE 4
Income, Deductions and Distributions
Section 4.1 Income. All items of income, gain, loss, deduction
and credit of the Company (including, without limitation, items not subject to
federal or state income tax) shall be treated for federal and state income tax
purposes as items of income, gain, loss, deduction and credit of the Member.
Section 4.2 Allocation of Distributions. To the fullest extent
permitted by law, all distributions of cash or other assets of the Company shall
be made to the Member when and as determined by the Member.
ARTICLE 5
Management of the Company
Section 5.1 General. Subject to Article 6 hereof, the Member
shall be the Managing Member and shall be responsible for the management of the
Company. The Managing Member shall have the right, power and authority to
manage, direct and control all of the business and affairs of the Company, to
transact business on behalf of the Company, to sign for the Company or on behalf
of the Company or otherwise to bind the Company.
ARTICLE 6
Independent Manager
Section 6.1 Independent Manager. The Independent Manager shall at
all times remain the Independent Manager for so long as obligations under the
MFDS Documents are outstanding or until another Independent Manager is appointed
acceptable to MFDS and the Member. The
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Independent Manager shall resign, and shall not be replaced, within one (1)
business day of the date that MFDS provides written verification to the Member
and to the Independent Manager that all obligations under the MFDS Documents
have been satisfied. Notwithstanding any other provision of this Agreement, so
long as obligations are outstanding under the MFDS Documents, without the
written approval of all parties owning and having any other interest, including
a security interest, in the authorized and issued membership interests (herein,
"Membership Interest Parties") and the Independent Manager, the Company shall
not do any of the following:
(a) File, or consent to the filing of, a bankruptcy or
insolvency petition or otherwise institute insolvency proceedings with respect
to the Company;
(b) Take any bankruptcy action, defined as:
(i) Taking an action that would result in the
Company becoming insolvent;
(ii) Commencing any case, proceeding or other
action on behalf of the Company under any existing or future law of any
jurisdiction relating to bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization or relief of
debtors;
(iii) Instituting proceedings to have the Company
adjudicated as bankrupt or insolvent;
(iv) Consenting to the institution of bankruptcy
or insolvency proceedings against the Company;
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(v) Filing a petition or consent to a petition
seeking reorganization, arrangement, adjustment, winding-up, dissolution,
composition, liquidation or other relief on behalf of the Company of its debts
under any federal or state law relating to bankruptcy;
(vi) Seeking or consenting to the appointment of
a receiver, liquidator, assignee, trustee, sequestrator, custodian or any
similar official for the Company or a substantial portion of its properties;
(vii) Admitting in writing the Company's inability
to pay debts generally as they become due;
(viii) Making any assignment for the benefit of the
Company's creditors;
(c) Dissolve (to the fullest extent permitted by law),
liquidate, consolidate, merge or sell all or substantially all of the assets of
the Company;
(d) Engage in any business activity other than permitted
under Section 2.1;
(e) Amend this Agreement or the Certificate of Formation
in any respect; and
(f) Issue any additional Membership Interests or units
thereof or any Membership Certificates. Under no circumstances shall the
Independent Manager have any power to directly or indirectly cause a
Reinstatement as defined in the Modified Building 3 Lease.
Section 6.2 Delegation of Powers of Managing Member. The Managing
Member shall have full, exclusive, and complete discretion, power, and
authority, subject in all cases to the other provisions of this Agreement and
the requirements of applicable law, to delegate the
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management, control, administration, and operation of the business and affairs
of the Company or the custody of the Company's assets for all purposes stated in
this Agreement. Such delegation shall be as provided in such documentation as
the Managing Member shall determine. Any such delegation shall not cause the
Managing Member to cease to be the Managing Member.
Section 6.3 Officers. The Managing Member may appoint individuals
with or without such titles as it may elect, including the titles of President,
Vice President, Treasurer, and Secretary, to act on behalf of the Company with
such power and authority as the Managing Member may delegate in writing to any
such persons.
Section 6.4 Powers of Managing Member. Subject to the remaining
provisions of this Article 6, the Managing Member shall have the right, power
and authority, in the management of the business and affairs of the Company, to
do or cause to be done any and all acts deemed by the Managing Member to be
necessary or appropriate to effectuate the business, purposes and objectives of
the Company at the expense of the Company, including but not limited to the
execution of all documents or instruments in all matters necessary, desirable,
convenient or incidental to the purpose of the Company or the making of
investments of Company funds.
Section 6.5 Reliance by Third Parties. Except or for acts or
matters described in Section 6.1, above, any person or entity dealing with the
Company may rely on a certificate signed by the Managing Member as to:
(a) the identity of the Managing Member;
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(b) the existence or non-existence of any fact or facts
which constitute a condition precedent to acts by the Managing Member or are in
any matter germane to the affairs of the Company;
(c) the persons who or entities which are authorized to
execute and deliver any instrument or document of or on behalf of the Company;
or
(d) any act or failure to act by the Company or as to any
other matter whatsoever involving the Company.
Section 6.6 Actions Requiring Member Approval. Subject to
Section 2.2 hereof, the written consent of the Membership Interest Parties and,
to the limited extent specifically required by Article 6 hereof, the written
consent of the Independent Manager, shall be required to approve the following
matters:
(a) the dissolution or winding up of the Company;
(b) the merger or consolidation of the Company;
(c) the sale, transfer, contribution, exchange, mortgage,
pledge, encumbrance, lease or other disposition or transfer of all or
substantially all of the assets of the Company (except as contemplated by the
MFDS Documents);
(d) any action to cause a Reinstatement as defined in the
Modified Building 3 Lease;
(e) the declaration of any distributions by the Company;
and
(f) amendments to this Agreement.
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Section 6.7 Actions Requiring Handspring, Inc. Approval.
Regardless of whether Handspring is a Member of the Company, the prior written
consent of Handspring, Inc., or any successor in interest to Handspring, Inc.,
shall be required to approve the following matters:
(a) any action to cause a Reinstatement as defined in the
Modified Building 3 Lease;
(b) the admission of any Person as a Member of the
Company except pursuant to Section 12.2 herein below;
(c) any amendment to the provisions of this Section 6.7.
ARTICLE 7
Dissolution
Section 7.1 Required Dissolution. The Company shall be dissolved,
and shall wind up its affairs, upon the first to occur of the following:
(a) the determination by the Member to dissolve the
Company (subject to Sections 2.2, 6.1 and 6.6 hereof) and Section 7.2;
(b) the termination of the legal existence of the last
remaining member of the Company or the occurrence of any other event which
terminates the continued membership of the last remaining member of the Company
in the Company unless the Company is continued without dissolution in a manner
permitted by this Agreement or the Act; or
(c) the entry of a decree of judicial dissolution
pursuant to Section 18-802 of the Act.
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Section 7.2 Permitted Dissolution. The Company may be dissolved
by the Member in its discretion, subject to the following terms and conditions,
upon the sooner of:
(a) the termination or expiration of the Modified
Building 3 Lease and transfer of the Company's entire interests in Building 3 to
MFDS or its designee, provided that (i) all rent and other obligations of the
Company under the Modified Building 3 Lease have been paid in full and (ii) the
Member reaffirms its obligation for all sums and obligations of the Company then
outstanding under the Master Agreement, including, without limitation, pursuant
to the Five Year Note and the One Year Note (as defined, respectively, therein);
and
(b) two years after closing, if Member is being merged or
substantially all of its assets are being acquired, provided that (i) ownership
of Building 3 and the lessee's interest under the Modified Building 3 Lease are
transferred to another person or entity acceptable to MFDS in its reasonable
discretion, (ii) all rent and other obligations of the Company under the
Modified Building 3 Lease have been prepaid and otherwise performed in full, and
(iii) all sums and obligations of the Company then outstanding under the Master
Agreement, including, without limitation, pursuant to the Five Year Note (as
defined therein), are either prepaid or assumed, pursuant to documentation
satisfactory to MFDS in its sole discretion, by the entity acquiring or merging
with the Company.
ARTICLE 8
Limitations on Dissolution
Section 8.1 Limitations on Dissolution. Notwithstanding any other
provision of this Agreement, the bankruptcy (as defined in the Act) of the
Member or a Special Member shall not cause the Member or Special Member,
respectively, to cease to be a member of the Company
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and upon the occurrence of such an event, the Company shall continue without
dissolution. Notwithstanding any provision in this Agreement to the contrary,
upon the occurrence of any event that causes the Member to cease to be a member
of the Company, (a) the person or entity acting as an Independent Manager
pursuant to Section 6.1 shall, without any action of any person or entity and
simultaneously with the Member's ceasing to be a member of the Company,
automatically be admitted to the Company as a Special Member and shall continue
the Company without dissolution, and (b) the personal representative of such
Member is hereby authorized to, and shall, within 90 days after the occurrence
of the event that terminated the continued membership of such Member in the
Company, appoint a person or entity as a substitute member of the Company (the
"Substitute Member"). The Special Member may not resign from the Company or
transfer its rights as Special Member unless (i) a successor Special Member has
been admitted to the Company as Special Member by executing a counterpart to
this Agreement, and (ii) such successor has also accepted its appointment as
Independent Manager pursuant to Section 6.1; provided, however, the Special
Member shall automatically cease to be a member of the Company upon the
admission to the Company of a Substitute Member but shall not thereby cease to
be an Independent Manager. The Special Member shall be a member of the Company
that has no interest in the profits, losses and capital of the Company and has
no right to receive any distributions of Company assets. Pursuant to Section
18-301 of the Act, the Special Member shall not be required to make any capital
contributions to the Company and shall not receive a limited liability company
interest in the Company. The Special Member, in its capacity as Special Member,
shall have the right to vote on, approve or otherwise consent to any action by,
or matter relating to, the Company, including, without limitation, the merger,
consolidation or conversion of the Company. In order to implement the admission
to the Company of the Special
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Member, the person or entity acting as an Independent Manager pursuant to
Section 6.1 shall execute a counterpart to this Agreement. Prior to its
admission to the Company as Special Member, the person or entity acting as an
Independent Manager pursuant to Section 6.1 shall not be a member of the
Company. Upon the occurrence of any event that causes the last remaining member
of the Company to cease to be a member of the Company, to the fullest extent
permitted by law, the personal representative of such member is hereby
authorized to, and shall, within 90 days after the occurrence of the event that
terminated the continued membership of such member in the Company, agree in
writing (i) to continue the Company, and (ii) to the admission of the personal
representative or its nominee or designee, as the case may be, as a substitute
member of the Company, effective as of the occurrence of the event that
terminated the continued membership of the last remaining member of the Company
in the Company. Under no circumstances shall any Substitute Member or any
Special Member have any power to directly or indirectly cause a Reinstatement as
defined in the Modified Building 3 Lease.
ARTICLE 9
Governing Law
Section 9.1 Governing Law. This Agreement, including its
existence, validity, construction and operating effect, and the rights of each
of the parties hereto, shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the
laws of the State of Delaware.
Section 9.2 Enforceability. Notwithstanding any other provision
of this Agreement, the Member agrees that this Agreement constitutes a legal,
valid and binding agreement of the Member, and is enforceable against the Member
by the Independent Manager, in accordance with its terms.
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ARTICLE 10
Indemnification and Fiduciary Duties
Section 10.1 Exemption from Liability. To the maximum extent
permitted by applicable law, the Managing Member and the Independent Manager
shall not be liable to the Company or any other third party (i) for mistakes of
judgment, (ii) for any act or omission suffered or taken by it, or (iii) for
losses due to any such mistakes, action or inaction.
Section 10.2 Indemnification. Except as may be restricted by
applicable law, the Managing Member and the Independent Manager shall not be
liable for and the Company shall indemnify the Managing Member and the
Independent Manager against, and agrees to hold the Managing Member and the
Independent Manager harmless from, all liabilities and claims (including
reasonable attorney's fees and expenses in defending against such liabilities
and claims) against the Managing Member or the Independent Manager, arising from
the Managing Member's or the Independent Manager's performance of its duties in
conformance with the terms of this Agreement. Any obligations of the Company to
indemnify the Member and the Independent Manager are hereby fully subordinated
to its obligations respecting the Property and shall not constitute a claim
against the Company in the event that cash flow in excess of amounts required to
pay holders of any debt pertaining to the Property is insufficient to pay such
obligations.
Section 10.3 Reliance on Experts. The Managing Member or the
Independent Manager may consult with legal counsel or accountants selected by
the Managing Member or the Independent Manager and, to the maximum extent
permitted by applicable law, any action or omission suffered or taken in good
faith in reliance and in accordance with the written opinion or
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advice of any such counsel or accountants (provided such counsel or accountants
have been selected with reasonable care) shall be fully protected and justified
with respect to the action or omission so suffered or taken.
Section 10.4 Insurance. The Company shall have the power to
purchase insurance on behalf of any person who is or was a Member or agent of
the Company against any claims, demands, losses, damages, liabilities or
expenses incurred by such person in such capacity or arising out of such
person's status as a Member or agent of the Company, whether or not the Company
would have the power to indemnify such person under the provisions of Section
10.2 or under applicable law.
Section 10.5 Other Activities. The Member may engage in activities
outside of the Company, including activities that compete with the Company and
the Member shall have no duty to make any report or accounting to the Company.
The Member shall devote whatever time, effort and skill as such Member, in its
discretion, deems appropriate for the operation of the Company.
Section 10.6 Fiduciary Duties. The fiduciary duties of the Member
to the Company and of the Independent Manager to the Member and the Company are
hereby eliminated except to the limited extent expressly provided in this
Agreement.
ARTICLE 11
MFDS Requirements
Section 11.1 Interest of Creditors. To the fullest extent
permitted by applicable law and without regard to whether the Company is then
insolvent or approaching a zone of insolvency,
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the Independent Manager shall take into account the interests of the Company's
creditors as well as the interests of the Member with respect to all matters
subject to the consideration or vote of the Independent Manager.
ARTICLE 12
No Transfer
Section 12.1 Prohibition. Subject to the provisions of the next
section, Member shall not transfer its Membership Interest to any person at any
time in whole or in part, voluntarily or involuntarily, and any such purported
transfer shall be null and void.
Section 12.2 Security Interest. Member shall have the right to
create a security interest in the Membership Interest solely in favor of MFDS,
and MFDS shall have the right to assign the same for security purposes (MFDS and
any creditor of MFDS as such collateral assignee are hereinafter, individually
and collectively, referred to in this Section 12.2 as "Secured Party") In
connection with such security interest, (a) Secured Party shall have the right
of enforcement and sale of the Membership Interest only in the event of a
default of the obligation secured thereby and without the need for further
consent or modification hereunder or hereof, (b) no consent of any Member,
Manager, or other Person shall be a condition to the admission as a member of
the Company of any transferee (including, without limitation, Secured Party)
that acquires ownership of a Membership Interest as a result of the exercise by
Secured Party of any remedy granted under any pledge or security agreement
executed by any Member or under applicable law and (c) unless and until such
sale, Member shall remain the Owner of the Membership Interests and Secured
Party shall not have dominion, power over or control of the Membership Interests
beyond that which may be essential to perfect Secured Party's security interest
therein,
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and Secured Party shall bear no expense, neither accrue nor be attributed any
loss or gain with respect thereto and shall have no liability for taxes of any
kind that may be or become due in connection with the Membership Interests.
ARTICLE 13
No Withdrawal
Section 13.1 No Withdrawal. No Member shall have the right or
power to resign from the Company.
ARTICLE 14
Winding Up and Distribution of Assets
Section 14.1 Winding Up. If the Company is dissolved, the Member
shall wind up the affairs of the Company.
Section 14.2 Distribution of Assets. Upon the winding up of the
Company, subject to the provisions of the Act, the Member (or, if there is no
Member, the personal representative of the last remaining Member) shall pay or
make reasonable provision to pay all claims and obligations of the Company,
including all costs and expenses of the liquidation and all contingent,
conditional or unmatured claims and obligations that are known to the Member
(or, if there is no Member, the personal representative of the last remaining
Member) but for which the identity of the claimant is unknown. If there are
sufficient assets, such claims and obligations shall be paid in full and any
such provision shall be made in full. If there are insufficient assets, such
claims and obligations shall be paid or provided for according to their priority
and, among claims and obligations of equal priority, ratably to the extent of
assets available therefor. Any remaining assets shall be distributed to the
Member.
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Section 14.3 Termination. Subject to Sections 2.3 and 6.1 hereof,
the Company shall terminate when (i) all of the assets of the Company, after
payment of or due provision for all debts, liabilities and obligations of the
Company shall have been distributed to the Member in the manner provided for in
this Agreement and (ii) the Certificate of Formation shall have been canceled in
the manner required by the Act.
Section 14.4 Disregarded Entity. The Company is being formed as,
and shall remain, a single member limited liability company. So long as there is
only one Member, the Company shall be treated as a disregarded entity for
federal and state income tax purposes under Section 7701 of the Code, the
Treasury Regulations thereunder, and applicable state law, and neither the
Company, the Member, the Independent Manager or the Special Member shall take
any action or make any election which is inconsistent with such tax treatment.
Anything to the contrary herein notwithstanding, the Company shall not, whether
by taking or failing to take any voluntary act, by authorizing or permitting
another Person or governmental entity to take or fail to take any voluntary act,
or by failing to oppose any attempted act by any other Person or governmental
entity, either (a) elect to classify the Company as a corporation for tax
purposes or (b) otherwise change its status, for tax purposes, in any way
whatsoever from that of a disregarded entity.
ARTICLE 15
Definitions
As used herein, the following terms shall have the indicated
definitions.
15.1 "Act" means the Delaware Limited Liability Company Act, 6 Del.
C. Section 18-101 et seq., as may be amended from time to time.
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15.2 "Affiliate" means a person or entity that directly or
indirectly (through one or more intermediaries) controls, or is controlled by,
or is under common control with, the person or entity specified; for purposes
hereof, the term "control" shall include, without limitation, (i) the ownership
or control of power to vote ten percent (10%) or more of the outstanding equity
interests of any such entity, directly or indirectly, (ii) the control in any
manner over the election of more than one director or trustee (or persons
exercising similar functions) of such entity, or (iii) the possession, direct or
indirect, of the power to direct or cause the direction of the management and/or
policies of such entity, whether through the ownership of voting securities, by
contract, or otherwise.
15.3 "Agreement" means this Limited Liability Company Agreement,
as may be amended from time to time.
15.4 "Capital Account" means a separate accounting maintained with
respect to the Member pursuant to Section 3.3 of this Agreement.
15.5 "Capital Contribution" means the contribution by the Member to
capital of the Company.
15.6 "Certificate of Formation" means the Certificate of Formation
of the Company as filed with the Delaware Secretary of State on January 13,
2003, as the same may be amended from time to time.
15.7 "Company" means HANDSPRING FACILITY COMPANY LLC, a Delaware
limited liability company.
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15.8 "Independent Manager" means Domenic Borriello, an individual,
or such other natural person or special-purpose entity as is approved in writing
by MFDS, but who shall not be an agent of MFDS. The Independent Manager shall
have no interests in the profits, losses or capital of the Company. The Company
may pay a mutually-agreeable fee to the Independent Manager as compensation for
serving in such capacity.
15.9 "MFDS Documents" means the Property Purchase and Lease
Modification Agreement, the Amended and Restated Lease Agreement (Building 3),
and all documents required by MFDS in connection therewith, which may include
documents such as Promissory Notes, a Pledge and Security Agreement, Lessee's
Certificate, Uniform Commercial Code Financing Statement (Form UCC-1), and
similar documents evidencing and securing obligations, together with any
documents executed by HFC or Member at the request of MFDS's mortgage lender,
Bank of America.
15.10 "Managing Member" means the Member.
15.11 "Member" means Handspring, Inc., a Delaware corporation, and
any person or entity subsequently admitted as the member of the Company in
accordance with the terms of this Agreement, but shall not include the Special
Member.
15.12 "Membership Interest" means the limited liability company
interest of the Member in the Company, including any and all rights, powers,
benefits, duties or obligations conferred or imposed on the Member under the Act
or this Agreement.
15.13 "Membership Interest Parties" shall have the meaning ascribed
thereto in Section 6.1.
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15.14 "Person" means any individual, corporation, limited liability
company, partnership, joint venture, trust, estate, sole proprietor,
association, or similar entity or group.
15.15 "Special Member" means, upon such person's or entity's
admission to the Company as a member of the Company pursuant to Article 8, a
person or entity acting as an Independent Manager, in such person's or entity's
capacity as a member of the Company. A Special Member shall only have the rights
and duties expressly set forth in this Agreement.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Member has executed and delivered this Limited Liability
Company Agreement the day and year first above written.
MEMBER:
HANDSPRING, INC.,
a Delaware corporation
By: /s/ Donna Dubinsky
_____________________________
Name: Donna Dubinsky
_____________________________
Its CEO
_____________________________
INDEPENDENT MANAGER:
/s/ Domenic Borriello
___________________________
Domenic Borriello
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EXHIBIT A - Legal Description of the Property
DESCRIPTION OF BUILDING 3 PARCEL SUBJECT TO LEASE
Parcel 4 as shown and described on that certain Parcel Map filed for
record in the Office of the Recorder of the County of Santa Clara,
State of California, on November 22, 2000 in Book 734 of Maps at pages
17 through 21, inclusive.
DESCRIPTION OF BUILDING 3 IMPROVEMENTS PURCHASED BY HFC
That certain multi-story office building located in City of Sunnyvale,
County of Santa Clara County, California, commonly known as 100
Mathilda Place and more particularly described in the Grant Deed
attached as Exhibit J to the Master Agreement.
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EXHIBIT B - Capital Contributions
1. Cash in the amount of $15,303,652
2. Benefits of current and future payments made from proceeds of the
following Letters of Credit issued by Wells Fargo Bank, available as of January
29, 2003, in the specified amounts:
WFB # NZS-347453 $9,557,000.00
WFB # NZS-387454 $14,335,000.00
WFB # NZS-387455 $6,720,858.80
WFB # NZS-387458 $10,328,124.23
3. Master Agreement
4. Modified Building 3 Lease
5. Settlement Funding Note (Member to Company)
6. Reserve cash in the amount of $15,000.00
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EXHIBIT C - Certificate of Membership Interest
THE MEMBERSHIP INTEREST REPRESENTED BY THIS CERTIFICATE IS A SECURITY
GOVERNED BY ARTICLE 8 OF THE DELAWARE UNIFORM COMMERCIAL CODE.
HANDSPRING FACILITY COMPANY, LLC
A DELAWARE LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY
Certificate Number Membership Interest
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Cert. No. 1 100%
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LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY MEMBERSHIP INTEREST
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THIS CERTIFIES THAT Handspring, Inc. is the registered holder of 100% of the
Membership Interests of
HANDSPRING FACILITY COMPANY, LLC
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the said Limited Liability Company has caused this
Certificate to be signed by its manager this _____ day of January, 2003
By: HANDSPRING, INC., MANAGER
By: ____________________________
Name: __________________________
Its: ___________________________