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UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
SCHEDULE 13D
UNDER THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
AMWAY JAPAN LIMITED
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(Name of Issuer)
COMMON STOCK, NO PAR VALUE
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(Title of Class of Securities)
03234J 10 0
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(CUSIP Number - Sponsored
Number of American Depositary Shares, each
representing one-half of one share of Common Stock, no par value)
CRAIG N. MEURLIN, ESQ.
SENIOR VICE PRESIDENT AND GENERAL COUNSEL
AMWAY CORPORATION
7575 FULTON STREET EAST
ADA, MICHIGAN 49355
(616) 787-6000
(Name, Address and Telephone Number of Person Authorized to Receive
Notices and Communications on Behalf of Person(s) Filing Statement)
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DECEMBER 16, 1999
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(Date of Event which Requires Filing of this Statement)
If the filing person has previously filed a statement on Schedule 13G to report
the acquisition that is the subject of this Schedule 13D, and is filing this
schedule because of Rule 13d-1(e), (f) or (g), check the following box o.
(Continued on following pages)
(Page 1 of 19 Pages)
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CUSIP NO. G0352M 10 8
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1 Names of reporting persons
IRS Nos. of above persons (entities only)
N.A.J. CO., LTD.
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2 Check the appropriate box if a member of a group (a) ___
(b) ___
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3 SEC use only
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4 Source of funds
OO
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5 Check if disclosure of legal proceedings is required pursuant
to Items 2(d) or 2(e) ___
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6 Citizenship or place of organization
Japan
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Number of shares beneficially owned by each reporting person with:
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
7 Sole voting power
Number of Shares 32,449,800
Beneficially -----------------------------------------------------
Owned by Each 8 Shared voting power
Reporting Person 0
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9 Sole dispositive power
32,449,800
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10 Shared dispositive power
0
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11 Aggregate amount beneficially owned by each reporting person.
32,449,800
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12 Check if the aggregate amount in Row (11) excludes certain
shares ___
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13 Percent of class represented by amount in Row (11)
22.5%
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14 Type of reporting person
CO
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CUSIP NO. G0352M 10 8
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1 Names of reporting persons
IRS Nos. of above persons (entities only)
ALAP HOLD CO., LTD.
91-2006830
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2 Check the appropriate box if a member of a group (a) X
(b) ___
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3 SEC use only
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4 Source of funds
OO
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5 Check if disclosure of legal proceedings is required pursuant
to Items 2(d) or 2(e) ___
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6 Citizenship or place of organization
Nevada
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Number of shares beneficially owned by each reporting person with:
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
7 Sole voting power
Number of Shares 0
Beneficially -----------------------------------------------------
Owned by Each 8 Shared voting power
Reporting Person 0
-----------------------------------------------------
9 Sole dispositive power
0
-----------------------------------------------------
10 Shared dispositive power
0
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11 Aggregate amount beneficially owned by each reporting person.
0
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
12 Check if the aggregate amount in Row (11) excludes certain
shares ___
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13 Percent of class represented by amount in Row (11)
0
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14 Type of reporting person
PN
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CUSIP NO. G0352M 10 8
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1 Names of reporting persons
IRS Nos. of above persons (entities only)
AP NEW CO., LLC
88-0441077
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2 Check the appropriate box if a member of a group (a) X
(b) ___
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3 SEC use only
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4 Source of funds
OO
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5 Check if disclosure of legal proceedings is required pursuant
to Items 2(d) or 2(e) ___
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6 Citizenship or place of organization
Nevada
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Number of shares beneficially owned by each reporting person with:
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
7 Sole voting power
Number of Shares 0
Beneficially -----------------------------------------------------
Owned by Each 8 Shared voting power
Reporting Person 100,522,422
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9 Sole dispositive power
0
-----------------------------------------------------
10 Shared dispositive power
100,522,422
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11 Aggregate amount beneficially owned by each reporting person.
100,522,422
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12 Check if the aggregate amount in Row (11) excludes certain
shares ___
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13 Percent of class represented by amount in Row (11)
69.8%
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14 Type of reporting person
OO
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CUSIP NO. G0352M 10 8
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1 Names of reporting persons
IRS Nos. of above persons (entities only)
AMWAY CORPORATION
38-1736584
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2 Check the appropriate box if a member of a group (a) X
(b) ___
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3 SEC use only
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4 Source of funds
OO
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5 Check if disclosure of legal proceedings is required pursuant
to Items 2(d) or 2(e) ___
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6 Citizenship or place of organization
Michigan
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Number of shares beneficially owned by each reporting person with:
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7 Sole voting power
Number of Shares 0
Beneficially -----------------------------------------------------
Owned by Each 8 Shared voting power
Reporting Person 100,522,422
-----------------------------------------------------
9 Sole dispositive power
0
-----------------------------------------------------
10 Shared dispositive power
100,522,422
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11 Aggregate amount beneficially owned by each reporting person.
100,522,422
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12 Check if the aggregate amount in Row (11) excludes certain
shares ___
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13 Percent of class represented by amount in Row (11)
69.8%
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14 Type of reporting person
CO
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CUSIP NO. G0352M 10 8
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1 Names of reporting persons
IRS Nos. of above persons (entities only)
JAY VAN ANDEL TRUST
38-6408901
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2 Check the appropriate box if a member of a group (a) X
(b) ___
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3 SEC use only
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4 Source of funds
OO
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5 Check if disclosure of legal proceedings is required pursuant
to Items 2(d) or 2(e) ___
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6 Citizenship or place of organization
Michigan
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Number of shares beneficially owned by each reporting person with:
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
7 Sole voting power
Number of Shares 0
Beneficially -----------------------------------------------------
Owned by Each 8 Shared voting power
Reporting Person 0
-----------------------------------------------------
9 Sole dispositive power
0
-----------------------------------------------------
10 Shared dispositive power
100,522,422
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11 Aggregate amount beneficially owned by each reporting person.
100,522,422
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12 Check if the aggregate amount in Row (11) excludes certain
shares ___
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13 Percent of class represented by amount in Row (11)
69.8%
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14 Type of reporting person
OO
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CUSIP NO. G0352M 10 8
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1 Names of reporting persons
IRS Nos. of above persons (entities only)
JAY VAN ANDEL
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2 Check the appropriate box if a member of a group (a) ___
(b) ___
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3 SEC use only
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4 Source of funds
OO
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5 Check if disclosure of legal proceedings is required pursuant
to Items 2(d) or 2(e) ___
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6 Citizenship or place of organization
Nevada
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Number of shares beneficially owned by each reporting person with:
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
7 Sole voting power
Number of Shares 0
Beneficially -----------------------------------------------------
Owned by Each 8 Shared voting power
Reporting Person 1,987,000
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9 Sole dispositive power
0
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10 Shared dispositive power
102,509,422
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11 Aggregate amount beneficially owned by each reporting person.
102,509,422
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12 Check if the aggregate amount in Row (11) excludes certain
shares ___
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13 Percent of class represented by amount in Row (11)
71.2%
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14 Type of reporting person
IN
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CUSIP NO. G0352M 10 8
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1 Names of reporting persons
IRS Nos. of above persons (entities only)
THE JAY AND BETTY VAN ANDEL FOUNDATION
23-7066716
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2 Check the appropriate box if a member of a group (a) ___
(b) ___
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3 SEC use only
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4 Source of funds
OO
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5 Check if disclosure of legal proceedings is required pursuant
to Items 2(d) or 2(e) ___
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6 Citizenship or place of organization
Michigan
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Number of shares beneficially owned by each reporting person with:
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
7 Sole voting power
Number of Shares 0
Beneficially -----------------------------------------------------
Owned by Each 8 Shared voting power
Reporting Person 1,987,000
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9 Sole dispositive power
0
-----------------------------------------------------
10 Shared dispositive power
1,987,000
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11 Aggregate amount beneficially owned by each reporting person.
1,987,000
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12 Check if the aggregate amount in Row (11) excludes certain
shares ___
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13 Percent of class represented by amount in Row (11)
1.4%
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14 Type of reporting person
OO
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CUSIP NO. G0352M 10 8
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1 Names of reporting persons
IRS Nos. of above persons (entities only)
RDV CORPORATION
38-2977544
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2 Check the appropriate box if a member of a group (a) X
(b) ___
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3 SEC use only
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4 Source of funds
OO
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5 Check if disclosure of legal proceedings is required pursuant
to Items 2(d) or 2(e) ___
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6 Citizenship or place of organization
Michigan
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Number of shares beneficially owned by each reporting person with:
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
7 Sole voting power
Number of Shares 0
Beneficially -----------------------------------------------------
Owned by Each 8 Shared voting power
Reporting Person 0
-----------------------------------------------------
9 Sole dispositive power
0
-----------------------------------------------------
10 Shared dispositive power
100,522,422
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11 Aggregate amount beneficially owned by each reporting person.
100,522,422
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12 Check if the aggregate amount in Row (11) excludes certain
shares ___
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13 Percent of class represented by amount in Row (11)
69.8%
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14 Type of reporting person
OO
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The undersigned Reporting Persons hereby file this Schedule 13D (this
"Schedule 13D") in connection with (a) the formation of ALAP Hold Co., Ltd., a
limited partnership organized under the laws of Nevada ("Hold Co."), (b) the
organization of AP New Co., LLC, a Nevada limited liability company ("AP New
Co.") and the sole general partner of Hold Co., (c) the execution and delivery
of the Limited Partnership Agreement of Hold Co. (the "Partnership Agreement"),
dated as of September 29, 1999, among AP New Co and the limited partners of Hold
Co. (collectively, the "Partners"), (d) the Partners' contribution, in the
aggregate, of 100,522,422 shares of Common Stock, par value $0.01 per share (the
"Common Stock"), of Amway Japan Limited, a joint stock corporation organized
under the laws of Japan ("AJL") to Hold Co. as initial capital contributions in
exchange for partnership interests in Hold Co. (the "Partnership Interests")
proportionate to such contributions and (e) the tender offer by N.A.J. Co.,
Ltd., a joint stock corporation organized under the laws of Japan ("NAJ") and a
wholly owned subsidiary of Hold Co., to purchase all shares of Common Stock and
American Depositary Shares (the "ADSs") of AJL (the "Offer") pursuant to a
Tender Offer Agreement (the "Agreement"), dated November 15, 1999, between NAJ,
Hold Co. and AJL.
The Offer was made in accordance with the terms and conditions of the
Agreement as described in the Offer to Purchase, dated November 18, 1999, of
NAJ. The Agreement provided for NAJ first to conduct the Offer and, after
consummation of the Offer , NAJ and AJL have agreed to take all steps required
by law or as may be necessary or advisable to effect the merger of AJL with and
into NAJ (the "Merger"), with NAJ as the surviving corporation. After the
Merger, NAJ will operate under the name Amway Japan Limited. The purchase price
for each share of Common Stock purchased in the Offer was (Y)1490, in cash (the
"Common Stock Purchase Price"). The purchase price for each ADS purchased in the
Offer was (Y)745 in cash (the "ADS Purchase Price" and, together with the Common
Stock Purchase Price, the "Purchase Price"), which was equal to one-half of the
Common Stock Purchase Price (because each ADS represents one-half of one share
of Common Stock). The ADS Purchase Price was payable in and converted into U.S.
dollars using the noon buying rate in New York City for cable transfers of yen
announced for customs purposes by the Federal Reserve Bank of New York on the
date of settlement of the Offer in Japan (the "Common Stock Settlement Date"),
which was anticipated to be not later than six trading days after the expiration
of the Offer in Japan (or, if necessary for administrative convenience, on the
business day next preceding the Common Stock Settlement Date). The ADSs are
evidenced by American Depositary Receipts. There was deducted from the Purchase
Price paid to each holder any U.S. backup withholding and Japanese income taxes
which were required to be withheld. The Offer was for all Shares of AJL or any
lesser number of Shares tendered and not withdrawn. With respect to the Common
Stock, the Offer expired in Japan on December 17,1999, and, with respect to the
ADSs, it expired outside of Japan at 12:00 midnight, New York City time, on
December 17, 1999.
ITEM 1. SECURITY AND ISSUER
The securities to which this statement relates are shares of Common
Stock of AJL. The business address of AJL is 7-1, Udagawa-cho, Shibuya-ku, Tokyo
150-0042, Japan.
ITEM 2. IDENTITY AND BACKGROUND
(a) - (c)Pursuant to Rules 13d-1(k)(1)-(2) of Regulation 13D-G of the
General Rules and Regulations under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (the
"Act"), this Schedule 13D is filed on behalf of Hold Co. and the Reporting
Persons as identified below (collectively, the "Reporting Persons"). The
Partners may be deemed as a group, pursuant to Rule 13d-5 (b) (1), to have
acquired beneficial ownership of the Common Stock of AJL which was contributed
to the capital of Hold Co.
Although the Reporting Persons are making this joint filing, except as
otherwise set forth in this filing, neither the fact of this filing nor anything
contained herein shall be deemed to be an admission by the Reporting Persons
that a group exists within the meaning of the Act.
The name, state of organization, principal business, address of the
principal business and the address of the principal office for each reporting
person with respect to the partnership is as follows:
NAJ was incorporated in November 1999 for the principal purpose of
conducting a tender offer for all of the outstanding shares of Common Stock of
AJL and has no prior operating history. The principal executive offices of NAJ
and each of its directors are currently located at 7-1, Udagawa-cho, Shibuya-ku,
Tokyo 150-0042. The following persons are the officers and directors of NAJ:
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Gary K. Sumihiro has been a representative director of NAJ
since its incorporation in November 1999. He has also been the director
and Secretary of AJL since November 1997 and its General Counsel since
January 1995. Mr. Sumihiro joined Amway Corporation in 1988 and was
Assistant General Counsel prior to his present position with AJL. From
1985 to 1988, he was International Counsel for North American Van
Lines, Inc., and was a Contract Specialist with the U.S. Department of
Labor from 1983 to 1985. Mr. Sumihiro holds a Bachelor's degree from
Thiel College, a Master's in Public Administration from the American
University and a Juris Doctorate from the University of Cincinnati. Mr.
Sumihiro is a United States citizen.
Yoshizo Matsushita has been a director of NAJ since its
incorporation in November 1999. He has also been Vice President and
Chief Financial Officer of AJL since 1994, and a director of AJL since
1990. Mr. Matsushita joined AJL in 1989 as Division Manager of Finance
and served as Director of Finance from 1990 to 1994. Prior to joining
AJL, he held various manufacturing and finance positions with Nihon
Tetra Pak K.K. Mr. Matsushita holds a Bachelor's of Business
Administration degree from Meiji University. Mr. Matsushita is a
Japanese citizen.
Craig N. Meurlin has been the statutory auditor of NAJ since
its incorporation in November 1999. He has also been the Senior Vice
President, General Counsel and Secretary of Amway and has held such
positions since 1993. Mr. Meurlin has also been Vice President, General
Counsel and Assistant Secretary of Amway Asia Pacific Ltd. since 1993.
Prior to that, Mr. Meurlin was a partner in the law firm of Jones, Day,
Reavis & Pogue. Mr. Meurlin holds a Bachelors of Arts Degree from the
University of Vermont and a Juris Doctor from the University of
Virginia. Mr. Meurlin is a United States citizen.
Hold Co. was formed in September 1999 for the principal purpose of
facilitating the Offer by NAJ. Hold Co. has no prior operating history. The
principal executive offices of Hold Co. are currently located at One East First
Street, Suite 1600, Reno, Nevada 89501. The general partner of Hold Co. is AP
New Co.
AP New Co. was formed in September 1999. AP New Co. has no prior
operating history. The principal executive offices of AP New Co. are currently
located at One East First Street, Suite 1600, Reno, Nevada 89501. AP New Co. is
managed by Amway Corporation.
Amway Corporation, a Michigan corporation, was formed in 1959. Amway
Corporation sells and distributes, directly or through its affiliates, consumer
products in the personal care, nutrition and wellness, home care and home tech
product lines. The business addresses of Amway Corporation and of each of the
officers and directors of Amway Corporation are located at 7575 Fulton Street
East, Ada, Michigan 49355. All of the officers and directors of Amway
Corporation are United States citizens. The following persons are officers and
directors of Amway Corporation:
Stephen A. Van Andel, age 43, has been Chairman of Amway since
1995 and was a member of the Policy Board of Amway from 1992 through
August 31, 1999. Mr. Van Andel has also been Chairman of AAP since
January 1995 and a Director since 1994. Since January 1995, Mr. Van
Andel has been Vice Chairman of Amway Japan Limited. He has been on the
Board of Directors of Amway since September 1, 1999. Mr. Van Andel was
Chairman of the Executive Committee of Amway and Vice President -
Corporate Affairs of Amway from 1993 to 1995. He was appointed Vice
President - Marketing of Amway in 1988 and in 1991, became Vice
President Americas. Prior to 1988, Mr. Van Andel held various
administrative and management positions with Amway. He holds a
Bachelor's Degree from Hillsdale College and a Master's of Business
Administration from Miami University. Mr. Van Andel is also a director
of Michigan National Bank Corp.
Richard M. DeVos, Jr., age 43, has been President of Amway
since 1993 and was a member of the Policy Board of Amway from 1992
through August 31, 1999. He has been on the Board of Directors of Amway
since September 1, 1999. He has also been President of AAP since
January 1995 and a Director since 1994. Since January 1995, Mr. DeVos
has been Chairman of Amway Japan Limited. Mr. DeVos was President and
Chief Executive Officer of the Orlando Magic Ltd. from 1991 to 1993. He
is Chairman of the Windquest Group, a multi- company management group
which he founded in 1989. Prior to that, Mr. DeVos was Vice President
International of Amway since 1984. Previously, he held various research
and development, manufacturing, distribution, marketing, finance,
public relations and government affairs positions with Amway. Mr. DeVos
holds a Bachelor of Business Administration Degree from Northwood
University and has attended the Executive Study Program at the Wharton
School of the University of Pennsylvania. He is also a director of Old
Kent Financial Corporation.
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Douglas L. DeVos, age 34, has been Senior Vice President -
Asia Pacific Region, Global Distributor Relations of Amway since June
1998 and was a member of the Policy Board of Amway from 1989 to August
31, 1999. Mr. DeVos has also been a director of AAP since April 14,
1999. Mr. DeVos has been on the Board of Directors of Amway since
September 1, 1999. He was appointed Vice President, North American
Sales, of Amway in 1993 and held the position of Senior Vice President,
Managing Director - Americas of Amway from 1996 to 1998. Prior to 1993,
Mr. DeVos held various administrative and management positions with
Amway. He holds a Bachelor of Science Degree from Purdue University
Krannert School of Management. Mr. DeVos is also a director of National
City Bank.
Lynn Lyall, age 46, has served as Vice President of Finance of
Amway since July 1, 1999. Mr. Lyall has been Chief Financial Officer,
Vice President and Treasurer of AAP since July 1, 1999. Prior to
joining Amway, he had been Executive Vice President and Chief Financial
Officer of Blockbuster Entertainment, Inc. since 1997. Before becoming
Chief Financial Officer of Blockbuster, Mr. Lyall held various
financial positions with Cadbury Schweppes, PLC from 1990 until 1997.
He also held financial positions with Bordo Citrus Products, Inc.,
Kraft, Inc. and Coca-Cola Company. Prior to that, Mr. Lyall spent six
years in public accounting with Arthur Anderson & Co. He is a certified
Public Accountant and holds a Bachelor's Degree from Northwestern
University.
Craig N. Meurlin, age 47, has been the Senior Vice President,
General Counsel and Secretary of Amway and has held such positions
since 1993. Mr. Meurlin has also been Vice President, General Counsel
and Assistant Secretary of Amway Asia Pacific Ltd. since 1993. Prior to
that, Mr. Meurlin was a partner in the law firm of Jones, Day, Reavis &
Pogue. Mr. Meurlin holds a Bachelors of Arts Degree from the University
of Vermont and a Juris Doctor from the University of Virginia.
Pamela L. Linton, age 50, has been Vice President of Global
Human Resources at Amway Corporation since 1997. Prior to joining
Amway, she was Vice President of Human Resources for Lorin Industries.
She also spent eleven years with Baxter Healthcare where she was
Director of Human Resources providing support to the Technology, Global
Businesses Groups and Baxter Management Institutes. Ms. Linton holds a
Bachelor of Science degree from Michigan State University and a Master
of Business Administration degree from Lake Forest College Graduate
School of Management.
Al Koop, age 55, is the Senior Vice President of Operations of
Amway Corporation. Mr. Koop joined Amway in 1965 and has held many
positions within Amway including Director of Regional
Distribution Centers, Managing Director of the Americas and Europe and
Vice President of International Distribution and Facilities Planning.
Mr. Koop holds a Bachelor's degree in Marketing and Economics from
Ferris State University.
David Van Andel, age 40, is the Senior Vice President --
Americas and Europe at Amway Corporation, overseeing business
activities for Amway North America, 22 European and 11 Latin American
affiliates. Mr. Van Andel has held numerous positions within Amway
including Senior Vice President of Operations, Vice President of
Manufacturing and Operations and Director of Regional Distribution
Centers. Mr Van Andel is also Chairman of the Van Andel Research
Institute and is a member of the Board of the U.S. Chamber of Commerce
and of Amway's Board of Directors. Mr. Van Andel is a graduate of Hope
College, Holland, Michigan.
Jay Van Andel, age 75, is the co-founder of Amway Corporation.
He has also been the Senior Chairman of Amway since 1995. Prior to that
time, Mr. Van Andel was the Chairman of Amway. He attended Calvin
College, Morningside College, Pratt Business School and Yale University
Aviation Cadet School. Mr. Van Andel is a trustee of the Heritage
Foundation and a trustee of the Citizen's Research Council of Michigan.
In addition, Mr. Van Andel is a member of the MENSA Society. Mr. Van
Andel's business address is 7575 Fulton Street East, Ada, Michigan
49355. Mr. Van Andel has also been the sole trustee of the Jay Van
Andel Trust since its inception. Mr. Van Andel is a member of Amway's
Board of Directors.
Richard M. DeVos, Sr., age 73, is the co-founder and former
President of Amway. In 1991, Mr. DeVos and his family acquired the
Orlando Magic, the National Basketball Association's franchise in
Orlando, Florida. Mr. DeVos currently serves as Chairman for the
Orlando Magic. Mr. DeVos is a graduate of Calvin College in Grand
Rapids. He was also awarded a Doctor of Letters from Hope College in
1982. Mr. DeVos is a member of Amway's Board of Directors.
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Daniel G. DeVos, age 35, serves as a board member for RDV
Corporation. He is currently Vice President -Corporate Affairs at Amway
and has been a member of Amway's Board of Directors since September 1,
1999. Mr. DeVos is currently Chairman, President and CEO of DP/Fox
Landquest, which is a multi-company management firm. He serves as
President and CEO as of the following minor league sports franchises:
Grand Rapids Griffins, Grand Rapids Rampage and the Kansas City Blades.
For the Orlando Magic, Mr. DeVos is currently Vice-Chair of the
Governing Board. Mr. DeVos holds a degree from Northwood University.
Jay Van Andel Trust is a revocable trust established on August 28, 1978
in the state of Michigan. Jay Van Andel is the sole trustee of the Jay Van Andel
Trust and has sole voting and dispositive power under the trust. Mr. Van Andel's
business experience is described above.
The Jay and Betty Van Andel Foundation is a nonprofit corporation
incorporated under the laws of the State of Michigan in 1969. The Jay and Betty
Van Andel Foundation is engaged in the business of receiving and administering
Funds for religious, scientific, charitable, literary or educational purposes.
Jan Van Andel is the sole director. The executive officers of The Jay and Betty
Van Andel Foundation are Jay Van Andel, Allan D. Engel and James J. Rosloniec.
Messrs. Van Andel, Engel and Rosloniec are United States citizens.
Jay Van Andel is the President of the Jay and Betty Van Andel
Foundation. Mr. Van Andel's business experience is described above.
James J. Rosloniec has been the Treasurer of the Jay Van and
Betty Andel Foundation since December 1992. He has also been the Vice
President - Audit and Control of Amway since 1991. From 1979 until
1991, Mr. Rosloniec was the Vice President-Finance and Treasurer of
Amway. Prior to that, he was the Manager of Internal Audit of Amway.
Mr. Rosloniec holds an A.S. Degree from Davenport College and a
Bachelor's Degree from Central Michigan University. Mr. Rosloniec is a
member of the Advisory Board to the Dean of Business Administration,
Central Michigan University, of the Board of Directors of the American
Cancer Society, Kent County Unit and Chairman of the Development Task
Force with the American Cancer Society- Michigan Division. He also is a
director of the Protection Mutual Insurance Company and Blythefield
Country Club.
Allan D. Engel has been the Secretary and Assistant Treasurer
of the Jay and Betty Van Andel Foundation since December 1992. Mr.
Engel has also been the Senior Manager- Investments & Real Estate of
Amway since October 1991. Mr. Engel holds a Bachelor's Degree and
Juris Doctor from Creighton University. Mr. Engel is a director of
Plaza Towers Corp., Amway Real Estate Corp., Aviation, Inc., Emerald
Maritime Service, Inc., Enterprise, Inc. and various other Amway
entities.
RDV Corporation is a Michigan corporation incorporated in 1991. The
principal executive offices of RDV Corporation and of each of its officers and
directors of RDV Corporation are located at 126 Ottawa NW, Suite 500, Grand
Rapids, Michigan. RDV Corporation is the management firm for the family of
Richard M. DeVos and provides investment management, estate planning, tax and
personal services, and foundation administration to the family. All of the
officers and directors of RDV are United States citizens. The following persons
are officers and directors of RDV Corporation:
Jerry L. Tubergen, age 46, serves as President and Chief
Executive Officer of RDV Corporation. He is a Certified Public
Accountant and began his career in 1976 in Chicago with Deloitte &
Touche. In 1987, he became the Managing Partner of the Deloitte &
Touche offices in Grand Rapids. In 1991, he assumed his office at RDV
Corporation. Mr. Tubergen serves as a director on the following boards:
Orlando Magic, Ltd., NBA Board of Governors (Alternate Governor),
Genmar Holdings, Inc., Convergent Capital Management, Inc., Alterra
(AMEX:ALI), Ronald Blue & Co., Geyser Products, L.L.C., VanKeulen &
Winchester Lumber Company, State of Michigan Investment Advisory
Committee, Specialized Bicycles, Inc., Health Care Solutions, Inc.,
Windquest Companies, Green Cay Asset Management, Dental Care Partners,
Crippled Children's United Rehabilitation Effort, and as an Advisory
Board member to Healthcare Equity Partners, L.P. Mr. Tubergen holds a
Bachelor's of Business Administration degree from Western Michigan
University and a Master's of Science in Taxation from DePaul
University.
Robert H. Schierbeek, age 35, is the Treasurer of RDV
Corporation. Mr. Schierbeek has served on the audit staff of Deloitte &
Touche in Grand Rapids serving small to mid-sized for profit
corporations. Mr. Schierbeek is a CPA and earned a Bachelors degree in
accounting from Calvin College.
William J. Boer, age 44, is Vice President and Chief Operating
Officer of RDV Corporation. Mr. Boer also serves as Vice President of
RDV Sports, which manages the DeVos family sports enterprises,
including the Orlando Magic, Orlando Solar Bears, Orlando Miracle, and
the RDV Sportsplex. Prior to joining RDV Corporation in 1995, Mr. Boer
was President of Michigan National Bank, Grand Rapids. Mr. Boer serves
on the board of directors of the RDV Sportsplex and serves as an
officer on several RDV entities including the Board of Directors of the
Witan Group, LLC. Mr. Boer holds a Bachelor's Degree in Economics from
Calvin College and a Master's of Business Administration in Finance and
Strategic Planning from the University of Southern California and a
Master's of Science in Higher Education from Indiana University.
Elisabeth DeVos, age 41, is a director of RDV Corporation. Ms.
DeVos is also Chairman of the Windquest Group, a privately held
multi-company operating group, founded in 1989. Prior to assuming her
current position, Ms. DeVos served as President and Vice
President--Administration from the time of the company's inception.
Elected in May 1996, Ms. DeVos serves as Chairman of the Michigan
Republican State Committee. She also served as Republican National
Committeewoman for Michigan 1992-1997. Ms. DeVos holds a Bachelor of
Science degree in Business Administration/Political Science from Calvin
College in Grand Rapids, Michigan. Ms. DeVos is the spouse of Richard
M. DeVos, Jr.
Pamela DeVos, age 40, is a director of RDV Corporation. Ms.
DeVos has extensive public relations experience and demonstrated
community involvement in and around West Michigan. She served for over
two years with Amway Corporation and seven years with Seyferth &
Associates, a leading Grand Rapids public
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relations firm. Mrs. DeVos co-established DP Fox Ventures, LLC with her
husband Dan, to manage their business investments and explore new
opportunities. Much of her time is now devoted to the Grand Rapids
Youth Foundation which she founded five years ago.
Robert A. VanderWeide, age 41, is a director of RDV
Corporation. Mr. VanderWeide is also President of the Orlando Magic, a
position he has held since January of 1994. He also serves as Chief
Executive Officer of RDV Sports - the parent company of the Magic, the
Orlando Solar Bears, the Orlando Miracle, the RDV Sportsplex, Magic
FanAttic retail outlets and Magic Carpet Aviation. Prior to his current
position, Mr. VanderWeide served as Vice President of Basketball
Operations.
Suzanne C. DeVos VanderWeide, age 38, is a director of RDV
Corporation. Ms. VanderWeide also currently serves as Vice President -
Corporate Affairs and was a Policy Board Member for Amway Corporation
until August 31, 1999. Ms. VanderWeide has been on the Board of
Directors of Amway since September 1, 1999. Previously she served as
Director of Health & Beauty Marketing and the Management Training
Program. Ms. VanderWeide is actively involved in many community
organizations in both Orlando and Grand Rapids including serving on the
Board of the Orlando Magic. She is Chairman of the Orlando Magic Youth
Foundation, Chairperson for DeVos Children's Hospital Committee and
Director of the Michigan Chapter of Operation Smile. Ms. VanderWeide
holds a Bachelor of Arts degree in Business Administration from Hope
College.
Maria DeVos, age 35, serves as a director of RDV Corporation.
She is also a director for several not-for-profit organizations
including Bethany Christian Services, United Way, DeVos Urban
Leadership Initiative and the Doug and Maria DeVos Foundation.
Ms. DeVos is the spouse of Douglas L. Devos.
Helen DeVos, age 72, has served as a director of RDV
Corporation since its inception in 1991. Her other current Board
positions are primarily community involvement related including:
Hopsice, US Marine Corps Toys For Tots, Holland Home in Grand Rapids,
Michigan and the Grand Rapids Symphony. Ms. DeVos received a Bachelor
of Arts degree from Calvin College.
(d) - (e) During the last five years, none of the Reporting Persons or
their directors, officers or trustees, as the case may be, have been (a)
convicted in a criminal proceeding (excluding traffic violations or similar
misdemeanors) or (b) has been a party to a civil proceeding of a judicial or
administrative body of competent jurisdiction and as a result of such proceeding
was or is subject to a judgment, decree or final order enjoining future
violations of, or prohibiting or mandating activities subject to, federal or
state securities laws or finding any violation with respect to such laws.
ITEM 3. SOURCE AND AMOUNT OF FUNDS OR OTHER CONSIDERATION
As of September 30, 1999, the principal shareholders of AJL, along with
certain corporations, trusts, foundations and other entities established by or
for the benefit of the principal shareholders and their respective families
(collectively, the "Principal Shareholders"), beneficially owned 110,263,022
shares of Common Stock, constituting approximately 76.6% of all shares of Common
Stock issued and outstanding on such date. Pursuant to the Offer, the Principal
Shareholders tendered an aggregate of 650,000 shares of Common Stock, which were
owned by charitable foundations and institutes established by certain of the
Principal Shareholders. The Offer commenced on November 18, 1999 and expired on
December 17, 1999. Pursuant to the Offer, NAJ acquired 32,449,800 shares of
Common Stock of AJL including the 650,000 shares tendered by charitable
foundations and institutes established by certain of the Principal Shareholders.
NAJ purchased the shares with funds borrowed pursuant to a Credit Agreement,
dated as of December 10, 1999 among Hold Co., NAJ, Apple Hold Co., L.P., New AAP
Limited, the banks party thereto and Morgan Guaranty Trust Company of New York,
Tokyo Branch (the "Credit Facility"). Under the Credit Facility, NAJ borrowed
approximately $510 million to purchase shares and ADSs of AJL and to pay related
fees and expenses. On December 16, 1999, the Principal Shareholders contributed
100,522,422 shares of Common Stock of AJL to Hold Co. RDV (AJL) Holdings, Inc.
retained 4,500,000 shares of Common Stock. In addition, 4,590,600 shares of
Common Stock were retained by certain charitable foundations and institutes
established by certain of the Principal Shareholders, including 1,987,000 shares
of Common Stock by the Jay and Betty Van Andel Foundation.
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ITEM 4. PURPOSE OF TRANSACTION
The capital contribution of the Common Stock by the Principal
Shareholders was made in connection with the Offer by NAJ to purchase all the
shares of Common Stock and ADSs of AJL for (Y)1,490 and (Y)745, respectively,
per share for cash.
The purpose of the Offer is to facilitate NAJ's acquisition of all
shares of Common Stock and ADSs of AJL, and thereby enable the Principal
Shareholders to obtain direct or indirect control of 100% of the capital stock
of AJL. The Agreement provides for, among other things, NAJ to first conduct the
Offer and, after consummation of the Offer, AJL and NAJ have agreed to take all
steps required by law or as may be necessary or advisable to effect the Merger
of AJL with and into NAJ, with NAJ as the surviving corporation.
Future dividend policy depends upon a variety of factors, many of which
are beyond the control of NAJ. The Principal Shareholders have indicated their
desire that AJL reduce or eliminate the dividend for fiscal 2000 to preserve
capital. The dividend policy for fiscal 2000 and beyond will be re-examined
shortly. Future dividends will depend on AJL's earnings, capital requirements,
financial condition, the sufficiency of funds legally available for the payment
of dividends and other factors considered relevant by the directors and upon
receiving shareholder approval for year-end dividends or when otherwise
required. In addition, after the Merger, the surviving company, NAJ, will be
subject to the Credit Facility. Under the Credit Facility, NAJ will be required,
among other things, to limit dividend payments. There can be no assurance that
AJL will pay or will be able to pay dividends in the future.
As a result of the Offer and the Merger, it is anticipated that the
ADSs will be delisted from the New York Stock Exchange and will become eligible
for termination of registration under the Act. Except as described above, the
Reporting Persons do not have any present plans or proposals which relate to or
would result in: (a) the acquisition by any person of additional securities of
AJL or the disposition of securities of AJL; (b) an extraordinary corporate
transaction, such as a merger, reorganization or liquidation, involving AJL or
any of its subsidiaries; (c) a sale or transfer of a material amount of assets
of AJL or any of its subsidiaries; (d) any change in the present Board of
Directors or management of AJL, including any plans or proposals to change the
number or term of directors or to fill any existing vacancies on the Board; (e)
any material change in the present capitalization or dividend policy of AJL; (f)
any other material change in AJL's business or corporate structure; (g) changes
in AJL's charter, by-laws, or other instruments corresponding thereto or any
actions which may impede the acquisition of control of AJL by any person; or (h)
equity securities of AJL becoming eligible for termination or any action similar
to any of those enumerated above.
ITEM 5. INTEREST IN SECURITIES OF THE ISSUER
(a) - (b) Pursuant to the Act and regulations thereunder, the Reporting
Persons may be deemed as a group to have beneficial ownership of 134,959,222
shares of Common Stock of AJL, representing 93.7% of the outstanding shares of
Common Stock as of September 30, 1999.
Each of the Reporting Persons has, as of December 22, 1999, sole or
shared power to vote or to direct the vote and sole or shared power to dispose
or to direct the disposition of the Common Stock as follows:
NAJ purchased 32,449,800 shares of Common Stock pursuant to the Offer.
NAJ has sole power to vote and sole power to dispose of such shares of Common
Stock.
Although Hold Co. holds 100,522,422 shares of Common Stock contributed
by the Principal Shareholders, it does not have any power to vote or dispose of
shares of Common Stock. The power to vote and dispose of the Common Stock of AJL
is held by AP New Co.
AP New Co. has shared power to vote and shared power to dispose of
100,522,422 shares of Common Stock.
Amway Corporation has shared power to vote and shared power to dispose
of 100,522,422 shares of Common Stock.
Jay Van Andel Trust has no power to vote shares of Common Stock. Jay
Van Andel Trust has shared power to dispose of 100,522,422 shares of Common
Stock.
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Jay Van Andel, the sole trustee of the Jay Van Andel Trust, is also the
President of the Jay Van Andel and Betty Van Andel Foundation.
Jay and Betty Van Andel Foundation has shared power to vote and shared
power to dispose of 1,987,000 shares of Common Stock.
RDV Corporation does not have power to vote any shares of Common Stock
of AJL, but has shared power to dispose of 100,522,422 shares of Common Stock.
(c) The information set forth in the introduction of this Schedule 13D
is incorporated herein by reference.
(d) Certain of the Principal Shareholders, as limited partners of AP
New Co., have the right to receive or the power to direct the receipt of
dividends from, or the proceeds from the sale of, the shares of Common Stock
referred to above.
(e) Not applicable.
ITEM 6. CONTRACTS, ARRANGEMENTS, UNDERSTANDINGS OR RELATIONSHIPS WITH RESPECT
TO SECURITIES OF THE ISSUER
Hold Co. is governed by the Partnership Agreement. Under the
Partnership Agreement, all authority for dealing with shares of Common Stock of
AJL, including the right to vote the shares and to dispose of the shares is
vested in the general partner, AP New Co.
AP New Co. is governed by an Operating Agreement dated as of November
12, 1999 (the "Operating Agreement"). Under the Operating Agreement, all
management rights, power, and authority, including rights to exercise AP New
Co.'s authority as general partner of Hold Co., are vested in the manager or
managers of AP New Co. Amway Corporation is the sole manager of AP New Co. Amway
Corporation can be removed as manager only with the unanimous approval of the
members of AP New Co. RDV Corporation and the Jay Van Andel Trust are the
members of AP New Co.
Amway Corporation, Hold Co., AP New Co., and certain other interested
persons are parties to an Agreement Regarding Jumpstart Entities dated as of
December 16, 1999 (the "Jumpstart Agreement"). The Jumpstart Agreement provides
that certain actions may not be taken without approval of both of the members of
AP New Co., including, without limitation, the sale or transfer or other
disposition by Hold Co. or NAJ of an interest in AJL Shares. The Jumpstart
Agreement also provides certain procedures concerning shareholder meetings of
AJL, including the placement of items on the agenda of any meeting of
shareholders, and the voting of shares with respect to any motion, resolution,
or other matters, including the election of directors, providing that such
matters, in general, are to be handled as directed by the Chief Executive or
Board of Directors of Amway Corporation. The Jumpstart Agreement also provides
an arrangement under which the members of AP New Co. may have a right to direct
how AJL Shares owned or controlled by Hold Co. are voted to the extent there is
an imbalance in the number of shares owned or controlled by the DeVos or Van
Andel families and their affiliates.
In addition, the Principal Shareholders, Hold Co. and NAJ entered into
a Shareholder and Voting Agreement (the "Shareholder Agreement"). Pursuant to
the Shareholder Agreement, the Principal Shareholders have agreed, and Hold Co.
agreed, after the transfer of the shares of Common Stock of AJL by the Principal
Shareholders to Hold Co., not to dispose of or otherwise transfer their shares,
and NAJ has agreed not to dispose of or otherwise transfer any shares
transferred to it by the Principal Shareholders or shares purchased by it in the
Offer, in either case, prior to consummation of the Merger.
ITEM 7. MATERIAL TO BE FILED AS EXHIBITS
The following Agreements are filed as Exhibits to this Schedule 13D and
incorporated herein by reference.
EXHIBIT NO. TITLE OF AGREEMENT
1 Limited Partnership Agreement of ALAP Hold Co., Ltd., dated as of
September 29, 1999.
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2 Operating Agreement of AP New Co., LLC, dated as of November 12, 1999.
3 Agreement Regarding Jumpstart Entities, among Amway Corporation, AP
New Co., Hold Co., Apple Hold Co., L.P., Jay Van Andel Trust, RDV
Corporation, Jay Van Andel, Stephen Van Andel, David Van Andel,
Richard DeVos, Richard DeVos, Jr. and Douglas DeVos, dated as of
December 16, 1999.
4 Tender Offer Agreement, dated November 15, 1999, between NAJ, AJL and
Hold Co. (incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit (c)(1) of the
Schedule 14D-1 of NAJ filed with the Commission on November 18, 1999
and amended on November 26, 1999, November 30, 1999, December 7, 1999,
December 13, 1999 and December 17, 1999 (the "Schedule 14D-1")).
5 Shareholder and Voting Agreement, by and among Hold Co., NAJ and the
Principal Shareholders of AJL, dated as of November 15, 1999
(incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit (c)(2) of the Schedule
14D-1).
6 Credit Agreement, dated as of December 10, 1999, among Hold Co., NAJ,
Apple Hold Co., L.P., New AAP Limited, the banks party thereto and
Morgan Guaranty Trust Company of New York, Tokyo Branch (incorporated
herein by reference to Exhibit (b)(3) of the Schedule 13E-3 of NAJ
filed with the Commission on November 18, 1999 and amended on November
26, 1999, November 30, 1999, December 7, 1999, December 13, 1999,
December 17, 1999 and December 27, 1999).
7 Agreement pursuant to Rule 13d-1(k)(1)(iii), dated December 27, 1999.
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SIGNATURE
After reasonable inquiry and to the best of my knowledge and belief, I
certify that the information set forth in this statement is true, complete and
correct.
Date: December 27, 1999 N.A.J. CO., LTD.
By: /S/ Lawrence M. Call
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Name: Lawrence M. Call
Title: Attorney-in-Fact
ALAP HOLD CO., LTD.
By: AP NEW CO., LLC, its general partner
By: Amway Corporation, its Manager
By: /S/ Craig N. Meurlin
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Name: Craig N. Meurlin
Title: Senior Vice President, General
Counsel and Secretary
AP NEW CO., LLC
By: Amway Corporation, its Manager
By: /S/ Craig N. Meurlin
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Name: Craig N. Meurlin
Title: Senior Vice President, General
Counsel and Secretary
AMWAY CORPORATION
By: /S/ Craig N. Meurlin
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Name: Craig N. Meurlin
Title: Senior Vice President, General
Counsel and Secretary
JAY VAN ANDEL TRUST
By: /S/ Jay Van Andel
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Name: Jay Van Andel
Title: Trustee
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JAY AND BETTY VAN ANDEL FOUNDATION
By: /S/ Jay Van Andel
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Name: Jay Van Andel
Title: President
/S/ Jay Van Andel
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JAY VAN ANDEL
RDV CORPORATION
By: /S/ Jerry L. Tubergen
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Name: Jerry L. Tubergen
Title: President
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Exhibit 1
LIMITED PARTNERSHIP
AGREEMENT
OF
ALAP HOLD CO., LTD.
A NEVADA LIMITED PARTNERSHIP AGREEMENT
Dated as of September 29, 1999
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
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ARTICLE 1. FORMATION OF LIMITED PARTNERSHIP......................................................................1
ARTICLE 2. NAME..................................................................................................1
ARTICLE 3. BUSINESS OF THE PARTNERSHIP...........................................................................1
3.1 Purposes........................................................................................1
3.2 Limited Purposes and Scope of Authority.........................................................1
ARTICLE 4. NAMES AND ADDRESSES OF PARTNERS; TERM; BUSINESS OFFICES...............................................1
4.1 Names and Addresses.............................................................................1
4.2 Term............................................................................................2
4.3 Business Offices................................................................................2
ARTICLE 5. PARTNERSHIP INTERESTS; WITHDRAWALFROM ACCOUNTS........................................................2
5.1 Capital Contributions; Partnership Interests....................................................2
5.2 Profits and Losses..............................................................................2
5.3 Loans by Partners...............................................................................2
5.4 Withdrawal......................................................................................3
ARTICLE 6. DISTRIBUTIONS.........................................................................................3
6.1 Distributions of Distributable Cash.............................................................3
6.2 Timing of Distributions.........................................................................3
6.3 Distributions in Kind...........................................................................3
ARTICLE 7. POWERS, RIGHTS, AND DUTIES OF THELIMITED PARTNERS.....................................................3
7.1 Limitations.....................................................................................3
7.2 Liability.......................................................................................3
ARTICLE 8. POWERS, RIGHTS, AND DUTIES OF THEGENERAL PARTNER......................................................4
8.1 Authority.......................................................................................4
8.2 Powers and Duties...............................................................................4
8.3 Management and Control of the Partnership.......................................................5
8.5 Compensation....................................................................................6
8.6 Withdrawal......................................................................................6
8.6 No Right to Withdrawal; Damages.................................................................7
8.7 Time to Be Devoted to Business..................................................................7
8.8 Liability.......................................................................................7
8.9 Indemnification.................................................................................7
8.10 Tax Elections and Tax Matters Partner...........................................................8
8.12 Responsibility for Books and Records............................................................8
8.13 Reports to Partners.............................................................................8
8.14 Partnership Funds...............................................................................8
ARTICLE 9. RESTRICTION ON TRANSFERS OF INTERESTS.................................................................8
9.1 Right to Assign.................................................................................8
9.5 Distibutions and Allocations in Respect to Transferred Interests................................8
9.6 No Assumption of Liability......................................................................9
ARTICLE 10. ADMISSION OF SUBSTITUTE AND ADDITIONAL PARTNERS......................................................9
10.1 Admission of Substitute Partners................................................................9
10.2 Admission of Additional Partners................................................................9
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10.3 Conditions to Substitution or Admission.........................................................9
ARTICLE 11. DISSOLUTION OF THE PARTNERSHIP......................................................................10
ARTICLE 12. WINDING UP, TERMINATION, AND LIQUIDATINGDISTRIBUTIONS...............................................10
12.1 Winding Up.....................................................................................10
12.2 Profits or Losses in Winding Up................................................................10
12.3 Distributions at Liquidation...................................................................11
12.4 Compliance with Certain Requirements of Regulations;
Deficit Capital Accounts.......................................................................11
12.5 Final Report...................................................................................11
12.6 Rights of Partners.............................................................................11
12.7 Termination....................................................................................12
ARTICLE 13. TAX PROVISIONS AND CAPITAL ACCOUNTS.................................................................12
13.1 Taxable Year...................................................................................12
13.2 Capital Accounts...............................................................................12
13.3 Book/Tax Disparities and Other Tax Matters.....................................................14
13.4 Allocation of Nonrecourse Deductions...........................................................15
13.5 Allocation of Partner Nonrecourse Deductions...................................................15
13.6 Minimum Gain Chargeback........................................................................15
13.7 Partner Minimum Gain Chargeback................................................................15
13.8 Qualified Income Offset........................................................................16
ARTICLE 14. DEFINITIONS.........................................................................................16
ARTICLE 15. ARBITRATION.........................................................................................18
ARTICLE 16. MISCELLANEOUS.......................................................................................19
16.1 Power of Attorney..............................................................................19
16.2 Notices........................................................................................19
16.3 Amendments.....................................................................................19
16.4 Confidentiality................................................................................20
16.5 Entire Agreement...............................................................................20
16.6 Governing Law..................................................................................20
16.7 Effect.........................................................................................20
16.8 Pronouns and Number............................................................................20
16.9 Captions.......................................................................................20
16.10 Partial Enforceability.........................................................................20
16.11 Counterparts...................................................................................21
16.12 Waiver of partition............................................................................21
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ALAP HOLD CO., LTD., A NEVADA LIMITED PARTNERSHIP
AGREEMENT
This Agreement of Limited Partnership is entered into as of
September 29, 1999, by and among AP New Co., LLC, a Nevada limited liability
company as the General Partner, and the undersigned Limited Partners. The
parties agree as follows:
ARTICLE 1. FORMATION OF LIMITED PARTNERSHIP
For the purposes stated in this Agreement, the parties hereby
form a limited partnership pursuant to the Act. The General Partner has already
filed a Certificate of Limited Partnership with the Nevada Secretary of State.
Certain words and phrases shall have the meanings set forth in Article 14,
below. The rights and duties of the Partners shall be as provided in the Act
except as modified by this Agreement.
ARTICLE 2. NAME
The business of the Partnership shall be conducted under the
name:
ALAP HOLD CO., LTD., A NEVADA LIMITED PARTNERSHIP
ARTICLE 3. BUSINESS OF THE PARTNERSHIP
3.1 PURPOSES. The business of the Partnership is to hold, maintain,
lease, sell, invest, reinvest, and otherwise own and deal with those assets
described in Schedule 4.1, below, and with such other assets as may be acquired
by or contributed to the Partnership. The General Partner, on behalf of the
Partnership, shall have the power to do all things necessary or useful in
pursuance of the Partnership business.
3.2 LIMITED PURPOSES AND SCOPE OF AUTHORITY. This Agreement shall not
create a partnership among the Partners with respect to any activities other
than activities within the business purposes of the Partnership as set forth
above in paragraph 3.1.
ARTICLE 4. NAMES AND ADDRESSES OF PARTNERS; TERM;
BUSINESS OFFICES
4.1 NAMES AND ADDRESSES. The names, addresses, and Partnership
Interests of the Partners are listed on the attached Schedule 4.1.
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4.2 TERM. The term of the Partnership shall begin on the date the
Certificate of Limited Partnership is filed with the Nevada Secretary of State
and shall continue until December 31, 2049, unless sooner dissolved by an act or
event specified in this Agreement or pursuant to Section 88.550 of the Act.
4.3 BUSINESS OFFICES. The initial principal place of business of the
Partnership shall be Sierra Plaza, 6100 Neil Road, Suite 500, Reno, Nevada
89511. The General Partner may from time to time change the principal place of
business of the Partnership.
ARTICLE 5. PARTNERSHIP INTERESTS; SUBSEQUENT CONTRIBUTIONS; WITHDRAWAL FROM
ACCOUNTS
5.1 CAPITAL CONTRIBUTIONS; PARTNERSHIP INTERESTS. Each Limited Partner,
in exchange for its Interest in the Partnership, agrees to contribute to the
capital of the Partnership, promptly following formation of the Partnership,
cash in the respective amounts listed on the attached Schedule 4.1. The General
Partner shall not make a contribution to the capital of the Partnership but
shall have an interest in the Profits (as defined below) of the Partnership that
is granted in exchange for services to be performed by the General Partner in
its capacity as the General Partner of the Partnership. The initial Partnership
Interests of the Partners are as set forth on Schedule 4.1.
5.2 SUBSEQUENT CONTRIBUTIONS. The Limited Partners further agree to
contribute, in the amounts and in the manner set forth in Schedule 5.2, shares
of Common Stock, no par value, of Amway Japan Limited, a joint stock corporation
organized under the laws of Japan ("AJL SHARES"). Each Limited Partner
represents that the AJL Shares contributed by such Limited Partner are free and
clear of all liens, encumbrances, and restrictions, and that such Limited
Partner has the legal authority to convey the AJL Shares to the Partnership.
Each Limited Partner agrees to execute and deliver to the Partnership such
certificates and instruments as may be reasonably required to transfer the AJL
Shares to the Partnership.
The Partners shall make additional contributions to the Partnership at
such time or times, and upon such conditions, as the Partners may unanimously
agree.
5.3 PROFITS AND LOSSES. After giving effect to the special allocations
set forth in this Agreement, profits and losses for any taxable year of the
Partnership ("PROFITS") shall be allocated among the Partners in accordance with
their Partnership Interests.
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5.4 LOANS BY PARTNERS. No Partner shall be under any obligation to make
any loan to the Partnership. If the General Partner determines to lend money or
advance other funds to the Partnership to provide for working capital or for
such other purposes the General Partner deems advisable, the rate of interest on
such loans or advances shall not be in excess of amounts charged by unrelated
lending institutions on comparable loans for similar purposes. All loans and
advances by any Partner to the Partnership shall be repayable upon such terms as
the General Partner shall determine.
5.5 WITHDRAWAL. No Partner shall be entitled: (a) to withdraw any part
of the Partner's capital or to receive any distributions from the Partnership
except as provided for in this Agreement; (b) to demand or receive any assets
other than cash in return for the Partner's capital interest; and (c) to be paid
interest on any capital contributed to or accumulated in the Partnership.
ARTICLE 6. DISTRIBUTIONS
6.1 DISTRIBUTIONS OF DISTRIBUTABLE CASH. Distributions of Distributable
Cash shall be made as determined by the General Partner in the General Partner's
complete discretion. Distributable Cash so distributed shall be distributed
among the Partners in accordance with their Partnership Interests, provided that
no such distribution shall reduce any Partner's Capital Account below zero.
6.2 TIMING OF DISTRIBUTIONS. Partnership distributions, if any, shall
be made to those persons recognized on the books of the Partnership as Partners
on the day of the distribution. To the extent permitted by law and as permitted
by any loan agreements entered into by the Partnership, but subject to other
provisions of this Agreement, the Partnership's Distributable Cash shall be
distributed at intervals in the complete discretion of the General Partner,
provided that no distribution or series of distributions of cash shall be made
in a manner having the effect of dissolving or liquidating the Partnership
unless all the Partners agree or the distribution or series of distributions is
made pursuant to Article 12, below.
6.3 DISTRIBUTIONS IN KIND. The General Partner may make distributions
of assets of the Partnership in kind. If any assets of the Partnership are
distributed to the Partners in kind, such assets shall be valued at their fair
market value on the date of the distribution.
ARTICLE 7. POWERS, RIGHTS, AND DUTIES OF THE
LIMITED PARTNERS
7.1 LIMITATIONS. The Limited Partners shall not participate in the
management or
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control of the Partnership's business, transact any business for or on behalf of
the Partnership, or act for or bind the Partnership, such powers being vested
solely and exclusively in the General Partner.
7.2 LIABILITY. The Limited Partners shall have no personal liability
whatsoever to the creditors of the Partnership for the debts of the Partnership
or any of its losses beyond their capital contributions to the Partnership.
ARTICLE 8. POWERS, RIGHTS, AND DUTIES OF THE
GENERAL PARTNER
8.1 AUTHORITY. The General Partner shall have exclusive authority to
manage the operations and affairs of the Partnership, to make all decisions
regarding the business of the Partnership, and to exercise all of the rights and
powers of a General Partner as provided in the Act and as otherwise provided by
law. Persons dealing with the Partnership are entitled to rely conclusively on
the power and authority of the General Partner.
8.2 POWERS AND DUTIES. The General Partner is hereby granted the right,
power, and authority to do on behalf of the Partnership all things that, in the
sole judgment of the General Partner, but consistent with the business purposes
of the Partnership, are necessary, proper, or desirable to carry out these
duties and responsibilities, including, but not limited to, the right, power,
and authority:
(a) To incur all reasonable expenditures; to employ and
dismiss from employment any and all agents, independent contractors,
brokers, attorneys, and accountants.
(b) To hold, sell, and otherwise deal with the assets of the
Partnership, including the right to accumulate profits in the
Partnership to meet the reasonable needs of the Partnership.
(c) To create, by grant or otherwise, easements and servitudes
relating to any of the Partnership assets consisting of real estate.
(d) To borrow money, and to guarantee the obligations of
others, and as security therefor to mortgage, grant liens against, or
otherwise pledge and encumber all or any part of the assets of the
Partnership.
(e) To construct, alter, improve, repair, raze, replace, or
rebuild any assets of the Partnership.
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(f) To obtain replacements of any mortgages or security
interests relating in any way to the Partnership's assets, and to
prepay, in whole or in part, refinance, recast, modify, consolidate, or
extend any such financings.
(g) To sell all or any portion of the assets of the
Partnership.
(h) To keep, or cause to be kept, full and accurate records of
all transactions of the Partnership.
(i) To prepare, or cause to be prepared, and deliver to each
Partner the reports and other information described in paragraph 8.12,
below.
(j) To deposit Partnership funds in an account or accounts
established or designated pursuant to paragraph 8.13, below, and
authorize withdrawals of such funds by such persons, at such times, and
in such amounts as the General Partner may designate, and to pay out of
Partnership funds any expenses necessary to discharge the Partnership's
obligations.
(k) To secure the necessary goods and services required in
performing the General Partner's duties for the Partnership.
(l) To determine the amount of Distributable Cash and make
distributions of Distributable Cash as provided in Article 6.
(m) To set aside funds as reserves for contingencies and
working capital.
(n) To cause the Partnership to carry such indemnification
insurance as the General Partner deems necessary to protect the General
Partner and any other persons entitled to indemnification by the
Partnership under paragraph 8.9, below.
(o) To cause the Partnership to carry such general liability
insurance on the Property and with respect to the Partnership's
operations in such forms and limits (including deductibles) as the
General Partner shall deem appropriate.
(p) To be reimbursed for expenses incurred in discharging the
responsibilities as General Partner, including, but not limited to: (i)
all legal, accounting, and other professional services rendered to the
Partnership, including all professional services necessary to furnish
reports and tax information to the Partners; (ii) expenses connected
directly with the acquisition, ownership, maintenance, or disposition
of the Partnership's assets; (iii) compensation and expenses of any
employees or agents of the Partnership; and (iv) taxes incurred
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with respect to the Partnership's assets.
(q) To execute, acknowledge, and deliver any and all
instruments and agreements (including amendments thereto) to effectuate
any and all of the foregoing.
8.3 MANAGEMENT AND CONTROL OF THE PARTNERSHIP. The General Partner,
within the authority granted to the General Partner under this Agreement, shall
have the exclusive right to manage the business of the Partnership and is hereby
authorized to take any action of any kind and to do anything and everything the
General Partner deems necessary in accordance with the provisions of this
Agreement and the Act.
8.4 COMPENSATION. The General Partner shall be compensated for the
services the General Partner renders to the Partnership. The amount of the
compensation shall be set by the General Partner in an amount equal to the
reasonable compensation that the Partnership would have to pay to a third party
to perform the same management, investment, and other services performed by the
General Partner.
8.5 WITHDRAWAL. The following shall be deemed events of withdrawal of a
General Partner for purposes of this Agreement:
(a) If a General Partner: (i) makes an assignment for the
benefit of creditors; (ii) files a voluntary petition in bankruptcy;
(iii) is adjudicated bankrupt or insolvent; (iv) files a petition or
answer seeking for the General Partner any reorganization, arrangement,
composition, readjustment, liquidation, dissolution, or similar relief
under any statute, law, or regulation; (v) files an answer or other
pleading admitting or failing to contest the material allegation of a
petition filed against the General Partner in any proceeding of this
nature; or (vi) seeks, consents to, or acquiesces in the appointment of
a trustee, receiver, or liquidator of the General Partner or all or any
substantial part of the General Partner's properties.
(b) If, 120 days after the commencement of any proceeding
against a General Partner seeking reorganization, arrangement,
composition, readjustment, liquidation, dissolution, or similar relief
under any statute, law, or regulation, the proceeding has not been
dismissed or if within 90 days after the appointment without the
General Partner's consent or acquiescence, of a trustee, receiver, or
liquidator of a General Partner or of all or any substantial part of
the General Partner's properties, the appointment is not vacated or
stayed or within 90 days after the expiration of any such stay, the
appointment is not vacated.
(c) The death of a General Partner if the General Partner is a
natural
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person.
(d) The entry of an order by a court of competent jurisdiction
adjudicating a General Partner who is a natural person incompetent to
manage the General Partner's person or estate.
(e) In the case of a General Partner who is acting as a
General Partner by virtue of being a trustee of a trust, the
termination of the trust, but not merely the substitution of a new
trustee.
(f) In the case of a General Partner that is a separate
partnership, the dissolution and commencement of winding up of the
separate partnership.
(g) In the case of a General Partner that is a corporation,
the dissolution of the corporation or the revocation of its charter.
(h) In the case of an estate, the distribution by the
fiduciary of the estate's entire interest in the Partnership.
(i) In the case of a General Partner that is any other legal
entity, the cessation of the legal existence of the legal entity.
An event of withdrawal of a General Partner shall cause a dissolution of the
Partnership, unless at the time there is at least one other General Partner who
carries on the business of the Partnership, which is a right that such Partner
shall have under this Agreement, but the Partnership shall not be dissolved and
shall not be required to be wound up by reason of the event of withdrawal if,
within 90 days after the withdrawal, all remaining Partners agree in writing to
continue the business of the Partnership and to the appointment of one or more
additional General Partners if necessary or desired.
8.6 NO RIGHT TO WITHDRAWAL; DAMAGES. The General Partner shall not
voluntarily withdraw from the Partnership without the unanimous written consent
of the Limited Partners. The Partnership shall have the right to recover from a
General Partner who gives notice of withdrawal from the Partnership damages for
breach of this Agreement and to offset the damages against the amount otherwise
distributable to the withdrawing General Partner.
8.7 TIME TO BE DEVOTED TO BUSINESS. The General Partner shall devote
such time to the Partnership business as the General Partner, in the General
Partner's discretion, shall deem necessary to manage and supervise the
Partnership business in an efficient manner. Nothing in this Agreement shall
preclude the employment, at the expense of the Partnership, of any agent or
third party to manage or provide other services with respect to the assets of
the Partnership, subject to the control of the General Partner.
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8.8 LIABILITY. The General Partner shall not be liable, responsible, or
accountable in damages or otherwise to the Partnership or any Limited Partner
for any action taken or failure to act on behalf of the Partnership within the
scope of the authority conferred on any General Partner by this Agreement or by
law, unless the act or omission was performed or omitted fraudulently or in bad
faith or constituted negligence.
8.9 INDEMNIFICATION. The Partnership shall indemnify and hold harmless
the General Partner and persons claiming through the General Partner (herein the
"Indemnified Parties") from and against any loss, expense, damage, or injury
suffered or sustained by them by reason of any acts, omissions, or alleged acts
or omissions arising out of their activities on behalf of the Partnership or in
furtherance of the interests of the Partnership, including, but not limited to,
any judgment, award, settlement, reasonable attorney fees, and other costs or
expenses incurred in connection with the defense of any actual or threatened
action, proceeding, or claim, if the acts, omissions, or alleged acts or
omissions upon which the actual or threatened action, proceeding, or claims are
based were for a purpose reasonably believed to be in the best interests of the
Partnership and were not performed or omitted fraudulently or in bad faith or as
a result of gross negligence by the Indemnified Parties and were not in
violation of the General Partner's fiduciary obligation to the Partnership. Any
such indemnification shall be satisfied only from and out of the assets of the
Partnership.
8.10 TAX ELECTIONS AND TAX MATTERS PARTNER. The General Partner may, in
the General Partner's sole discretion, make or revoke any tax elections that the
General Partner deems advisable. Each of the Partners shall upon request supply
the information necessary to properly give effect to the election. The General
Partner holding the largest Partnership Interest shall perform all duties
imposed by Sections 6221 through 6232 of the Code as the "tax matters partner"
of the Partnership.
8.11 RESPONSIBILITY FOR BOOKS AND RECORDS. Proper and complete records
and books of account shall be kept by the General Partner, including each
Partner's Capital Account for tax and book purposes. The Partnership books and
records shall be kept on the basis of accounting determined to be in the best
interests of the Partnership by the General Partner. The books and records shall
be open to the inspection and examination of the Partners and their designated
representatives during reasonable business hours, and any Partner may, at the
Partner's own expense, examine and make copies of the books of account and
records of the Partnership.
8.12 REPORTS TO PARTNERS. As soon as practicable in the particular
case, the General Partner shall deliver to each Partner: (a) information
concerning the Partnership after the end of each taxable year as shall be
necessary for the preparation by a Partner of the Partner's income or other tax
returns; and (b) other information as in the judgment of the General Partner
shall be reasonably necessary for the Partners to be advised of the results of
operations of the Partnership.
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8.13 PARTNERSHIP FUNDS. The funds of the Partnership shall be deposited
in such bank account or accounts, or invested in such interest-bearing and
non-interest-bearing investments, as shall be determined by the General Partner.
All withdrawals from any such bank accounts shall be made by the duly authorized
agent or agents of the Partnership. Partnership funds shall be held in the name
of the Partnership and shall not be commingled with those of any Partner.
ARTICLE 9. RESTRICTION ON TRANSFERS OF INTERESTS
9.1 RIGHT TO ASSIGN. Subject to the other provisions of this Article, a
Partner may assign the Partner's Interest in the Partnership (or any portion
thereof), and such a transfer shall not dissolve the Partnership.
9.2 DISTRIBUTIONS AND ALLOCATIONS IN RESPECT TO TRANSFERRED INTERESTS.
If any interest in the Partnership is assigned during any accounting period in
compliance with the provisions of this Article, profits, losses, each item
thereof, and all other items attributable to the transferred interest for such
period shall be divided and allocated between the transferor and the transferee
by taking into account their varying interests during the period in accordance
with Code Section 706(d) and the Regulations issued thereunder, using any
conventions permitted by law and selected by the General Partner. All
distributions on or before the date of such transfer shall be made to the
transferor, and all distributions thereafter shall be made to the transferee.
Solely for purposes of making such allocations and distributions, the
Partnership shall recognize such transfer not later than the end of the calendar
month during which it is given notice of such transfer, provided that if the
Partnership does not receive a notice stating the date such interest in the
Partnership was transferred and such other information as the General Partner
may reasonably require within 30 days after the end of the accounting period
during which the transfer occurs, then all of such items shall be allocated, and
all distributions shall be made, to the person who, according to the books and
records of the Partnership, on the last day of the accounting period during
which the transfer occurs, was the owner of the interest in the Partnership.
Neither the Partnership nor the General Partner shall incur any liability for
making allocations and distributions in accordance with the provisions of this
paragraph, whether or not the General Partner or the Partnership have knowledge
of any transfer of ownership of any interest in the Partnership.
9.3 NO ASSUMPTION OF LIABILITY. The Assignee of a Transferred Interest,
who is not admitted as a Partner, will have no liability as a partner solely as
a result of the assignment.
ARTICLE 10. ADMISSION OF SUBSTITUTE AND ADDITIONAL PARTNERS
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10.1 ADMISSION OF SUBSTITUTE PARTNERS. An Assignee of a limited
partnership interest has, to the extent assigned, the rights and powers, and is
subject to the restrictions and liabilities, of a limited partner, as the case
may be, under this Agreement and the Act.
10.2 ADMISSION OF ADDITIONAL PARTNERS. Additional Partners may be
admitted only upon the consent of the General Partner, which consent will
establish the contributions of the additional Partners.
10.3 CONDITIONS TO SUBSTITUTION OR ADMISSION. Notwithstanding the other
provisions of this Agreement, the substitution or admission of a Partner will
not be effective until completion of the following:
(a) The proposed substitute or additional partner agrees in
writing to be bound by the terms and provisions of this Agreement;
(b) The proposed substitute or additional partner pays or
reimburses the Partnership for all legal fees and filing costs received
by the Partnership in connection with the substitution or admission of
the partner; and
(c) If the proposed substitute or additional partner is not an
individual, it provides the Partnership with evidence, satisfactory to
counsel for the Partnership, of its authority to become a partner under
the terms and provisions of this Agreement.
ARTICLE 11. DISSOLUTION OF THE PARTNERSHIP
The happening of any one of the following events shall
immediately dissolve the Partnership:
(a) The expiration of the term of the Partnership.
(b) The written election of the General Partner.
(c) An event of withdrawal of a General Partner, except as
provided in paragraph 8.5, above.
(d) The entry of a decree of judicial dissolution under
Section 88.555 of the Act.
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ARTICLE 12. WINDING UP, TERMINATION, AND LIQUIDATING
DISTRIBUTIONS
12.1 WINDING UP. In the event of the dissolution of the Partnership for
any reason, the General Partner or, if there is no General Partner, a
liquidating agent appointed by a Majority of the Partners (all of which may be
referred to as a "Liquidator") shall commence to wind up the affairs of the
Partnership and to liquidate the Partnership's assets. Following the occurrence
of any of the events set forth in Article 11, above, the Liquidator shall
determine whether the assets of the Partnership are to be sold or whether the
assets are to be distributed to the Partners in dissolution of the Partnership.
If assets are distributed to the Partners, all such assets
shall be valued at their then fair market value as determined by the Partners,
and the Capital Accounts shall be adjusted in accordance with the provisions of
Regulations Section 1.704-1(b)(2)(iv)(f) and (g). This fair market value shall
be used for purposes of determining the amount of any distribution to a Partner
pursuant to paragraph 12.3, below. If the Partners are unable to agree on the
fair market value of any asset of the Partnership, the fair market value shall
be determined by the Liquidator.
12.2 PROFITS OR LOSSES IN WINDING UP. The Partners shall continue to
share profits and losses during the winding up process in the same proportion as
before the dissolution. Any gain or loss on the disposition of Partnership
assets in the process of winding up shall be allocated among the Partners in
accordance with their Partnership Interests, except as may be otherwise required
by this Agreement, the Code, or the Regulations.
12.3 DISTRIBUTIONS AT LIQUIDATION. Subject to the right of the
Liquidator to establish such cash reserves as may be deemed reasonably necessary
for any contingent or unforeseen liabilities or obligations of the Partnership,
the proceeds of the liquidation and any other funds of the Partnership shall be
distributed as follows:
(a) First, creditors, including partners who are creditors, to
the extent otherwise permitted by law, in satisfaction of liabilities
of the Partnership other than liabilities for distributions to Partners
under Sections 88.490 or 88.505 of the Act;
(b) Second, to Partners in satisfaction of liabilities for
distributions under Sections 88.490 or 88.505 of the Act;
(c) Third, after the adjustment required by the provisions of
paragraph 12.1, above, to each Partner an amount equal to the positive
Capital Account balance of each Partner (see paragraph 12.4, below), as
determined after taking into account all Capital Account adjustments
for the Partnership's taxable year during which the liquidation occurs,
and such amount shall be paid to the
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Partner in accordance with the provisions of Regulations Section
1.704-1(b)(2)(ii)(b)(2).
12.4 COMPLIANCE WITH CERTAIN REQUIREMENTS OF REGULATIONS; DEFICIT
CAPITAL ACCOUNTS. If the Partnership (or a Partner's Partnership Interest) is
"liquidated" within the meaning of Regulations Section 1.704-1(b)(2)(ii)(g),
then distributions shall be made pursuant to this Article to the Partners who
have positive Capital Accounts in accordance with Regulations Section
1.704-1(b)(2)(ii)(b)(2), and if the General Partner's Capital Account has a
deficit balance (after giving effect to all contributions, distributions, and
allocations for all taxable years, including the taxable year during which such
liquidation occurs), the General Partner shall (by the end of the taxable year
in which the liquidation occurs or, if later, within 90 days after the date of
such liquidation) contribute to the capital of the Partnership the amount
necessary to restore such deficit balance to zero in accordance with Regulations
Section 1.704-1(b)(2)(ii)(b)(3). Limited Partners shall not be obligated to
restore negative balances in their Capital Accounts.
12.5 FINAL REPORT. Within a reasonable time following the completion of
the liquidation of the Partnership, the Liquidator shall supply to each Partner
a statement that shall set forth the assets and liabilities of the Partnership
as of the date of complete liquidation and each Partner's portion of payments
and distributions pursuant to paragraph 12.3, above.
12.6 RIGHTS OF PARTNERS. Each Partner shall look solely to the assets
of the Partnership for all distributions with respect to the Partnership and to
the Partner's capital contribution to the Partnership, and to share of profits
or losses, and no Partner shall have recourse therefor (upon dissolution or
otherwise) against any other Partner. No Partner shall be entitled to receive
property other than cash upon dissolution and termination of the Partnership.
12.7 TERMINATION. Upon the completion of the liquidation of the
Partnership and the distribution of all Partnership assets, the Partnership
shall terminate. The Liquidator shall have the authority to execute and record a
Certificate of Cancellation of the Certificate of Limited Partnership as well as
any and all other documents required to effect the dissolution and termination
of the Partnership.
ARTICLE 13. TAX PROVISIONS AND CAPITAL ACCOUNTS
13.1 TAXABLE YEAR. The taxable year of the Partnership shall end on the
31st day of December in each year.
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13.2 CAPITAL ACCOUNTS.
(a) MAINTENANCE. A Capital Account shall be established and
maintained for each Partner. Each Partner's Capital Account (a) shall
be increased by (i) the amount of money contributed by that Partner to
the Partnership, (ii) the Agreed Value of Contributed Property
contributed by that Partner to the Partnership (net of liabilities
secured by the Contributed Property that the Partnership is considered
to assume or take subject to under the provisions of IRC Section 752),
and (iii) allocations to that Partner of Partnership income and gain
(or items thereof), including income and gain exempt from tax and
income and gain described in Section 1.704-1(b)(2)(iv)(g) of the
Regulations, but excluding income and gain described in Section
1.704-1(b)(4)(i) of the Regulations, and (b) shall be decreased by (i)
the amount of money distributed to that Partner by the Partnership,
(ii) the fair market value of property distributed to that Partner by
the Partnership (net of liabilities secured by the distributed property
that the Partner is considered to assume or take subject to under the
provisions of IRC Section 752), (iii) allocations to that Partner of
expenditures of the Partnership described in IRC Section 705(a)(2)(B),
and (iv) allocations of the Partnership's losses and deductions
described in Section 1.704-1(b)(2)(iv)(g) of the Regulations (but
excluding items described in clause (b)(iii), above and losses or
deductions described in Section 1.704-1(b)(4)(i) or Section
1.704-1(b)(4)(iii) of the Regulations). Except as otherwise provided in
this Agreement, whenever it is necessary to determine the Capital
Account of any Partner for purposes of this Agreement, the Capital
Account of the Partner shall be determined after giving effect to (a)
all Capital Contributions made to the Partnership on or after the date
of this Agreement, (b) all allocations of income, gain, deduction, and
loss pursuant to Article 5 for operations and transactions effected on
or after the date of this Agreement and prior to the date such
determination is required to be made under this Agreement, and (c) all
distributions made on or after the date of this Agreement.
(b) BOOK/TAX DISPARITIES. The realization, recognition, and
classification of any item of income, gain, loss, or deduction for
Capital Account purposes shall be the same as its realization,
recognition, and classification for federal income tax purposes,
provided, however, that:
(1) Any deductions for depreciation, cost recovery,
or amortization attributable to Contributed Property shall be
determined as if the adjusted tax basis of such property on
the date it was acquired by the Partnership was equal to the
Agreed Value of such property. Upon adjustment pursuant to
this paragraph of the Carrying Value of the Partnership
property subject to depreciation, cost recovery, or
amortization, any further deductions for such depreciation,
cost recovery, or amortization shall be determined as if the
adjusted tax basis of such
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property were equal to its Carrying Value immediately
following such adjustment. Any deductions for depreciation,
cost recovery, or amortization under this subparagraph shall
be computed in accordance with Section 1.704-1(b)(2)(iv)(g)(3)
of the Regulations.
(2) Any income, gain, or loss attributable to the
taxable disposition of any property shall be determined by the
Partnership as if the adjusted tax basis of such property as
of such date of disposition were equal in amount to the
Carrying Value of such property as of such date.
(3) All items incurred by the Partnership that can
neither be deducted nor amortized under IRC Section 709 shall,
for purposes of Capital Accounts, be treated as an item of
deduction and shall be allocated among the Partners according
to Article 5.
(c) ADJUSTED FOR CONTRIBUTION/DISTRIBUTION.
(1) Upon the contribution to the Partnership by a new
or existing Partner of cash or Contributed Property, the
Capital Accounts of all Partners and the Carrying Values of
all Partnership Properties immediately prior to such
contribution shall be adjusted (consistent with the provisions
hereof and with the Regulations under IRC Section 704) upward
or downward to reflect any Unrealized Gain or Unrealized Loss
attributable to each Partnership property, as if such
Unrealized Gain or Unrealized Loss had been recognized upon an
actual sale of each such Property immediately prior to such
contribution and had been allocated to the Partners in
accordance with Article 5.
(2) Immediately before the actual distribution of any
Partnership property (other than cash or deemed cash) or the
distribution of cash or deemed cash in redemption of all or a
portion of a Partner's Partnership Interest, the Capital
Accounts of all Partners and the Carrying Value of all
Partnership property shall be adjusted (consistent with the
provisions of this Agreement and Regulations under IRC Section
704) upward or downward to reflect any Unrealized Gain or
Unrealized Loss attributable to each item of Partnership
property, as if such Unrealized Gain or Unrealized Loss had
been recognized upon an actual sale of each such item of
Partnership property immediately prior to such distribution
and had been allocated to the Partners at such time in
accordance with Article 5.
(d) GENERAL REQUIREMENTS. In addition to the adjustments
required by the foregoing provisions of this paragraph, the Capital
Accounts of the Partners shall be adjusted in accordance with the
capital account maintenance rules of
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Section 1.704-1(b)(2)(iv) of the Regulations. The foregoing provisions
of this paragraph are intended to comply with Section 1.704-1(b)(2)(iv)
of the Regulations and shall be interpreted and applied in a manner
consistent with such Regulations. If the Managing Partner shall
determine that it is prudent to modify the manner in which the Capital
Accounts are computed in order to comply with such Regulations, the
Managing Partner may make such modification, provided that such
modification is not likely to have a material adverse effect on the
amounts distributable to any Partner pursuant to this Agreement and the
Managing Partner notify the Partners in writing of such modification
prior to its effective date. The Managing Partner shall have no
liability to any Partner for any failure to exercise any such
discretion to make any modifications permitted under this subparagraph.
13.3 BOOK/TAX DISPARITIES AND OTHER TAX MATTERS.
(a) IRC SECTION 704(c) REQUIREMENTS. In the case of
Contributed Property, items of income, gain, loss, deduction, and
credit, as determined for federal income tax purposes, shall be
allocated first in a manner consistent with the requirements of IRC
Section 704(c) to take into account the difference between the Agreed
Value of such property and its adjusted tax basis at the time of
contribution. In the case of Adjusted Property, such items shall be
allocated in a manner consistent with the principles of IRC Section
704(c) to take into account the difference between the Carrying Value
of such property and its adjusted tax basis. Any elections or other
decisions relating to the allocations shall be made by the Partnership
in any manner permitted by Section 1.704-3(b), (c), and (d) of the
Regulations, including the "traditional method," the "traditional
method with curative allocations," and the "remedied allocation method"
as described in the Regulations. If the item of Adjusted Property was
originally Contributed Property, the allocation required by this
paragraph also shall take into account the other requirements of this
Article. All items of income, gain, loss, deduction, and credit
recognized by the Partnership for federal income tax purposes and
allocated to the Partners in accordance with the provisions of this
Agreement shall be determined with regard to any election under IRC
Section 754 which may be made by the Partnership and shall be adjusted
as necessary or appropriate to take into account those tax basis
adjustments permitted by IRC Section Section 734 and 743.
(b) RECAPTURE ALLOCATIONS. Whenever the income, gain, and loss
of the Partnership allocable under this Agreement consist of items of
different character for tax purposes (e.g., ordinary income, long-term
capital gain, interest expense, etc.), the income, gain, and loss for
tax purposes allocable to each Partner shall be deemed to include the
Partner's pro rata share of each such item, except as otherwise
required by the IRC and the Regulations. Notwithstanding the foregoing,
if the Partnership realizes depreciation recapture income pursuant to
IRC Section 1245 or 1250 (or other comparable provision) as the result
of the sale or
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other disposition of any asset, the allocations to each Partner
hereunder shall be deemed to include the same proportion of such
depreciation recapture as the total amount of deductions for tax
depreciation of such asset previously allocated to such Partner bears
to the total amount of deductions for tax depreciation of such asset
previously allocated to all Partners, as provided in the Regulations.
This paragraph shall be construed to affect only the character, rather
than the amount, of any items of income, gain, and loss.
13.4 ALLOCATION OF NONRECOURSE DEDUCTIONS. Items of loss, deduction,
and IRC Section 705(a)(2)(B) Expenditures attributable under Section 1.704-2(c)
of the Regulations to increases in the Partnership's Minimum Gain shall be
allocated, as provided in Section 1.704-2(e) of the Regulations, to the Partners
in accordance with the allocation provisions set forth in this Article.
13.5 ALLOCATION OF PARTNER NONRECOURSE DEDUCTIONS. Notwithstanding the
provisions of paragraph 5.1, items of loss, deduction, and IRC Section
705(a)(2)(B) Expenditures attributable under Section 1.704-2(i) of the
Regulations to Partner Nonrecourse Debt shall (prior to any allocation pursuant
to paragraph 5.1, be allocated, as provided in Section 1.704-2(i) of the
Regulations, to the Partners in accordance with the ratios in which they bear
the economic risk of loss for such debt for purposes of Section 1.752-2 of the
Regulations.
13.6 MINIMUM GAIN CHARGEBACK. Notwithstanding anything in this
Agreement to the contrary, if there is a net decrease in Partnership Minimum
Gain as defined in Section 1.704-2(d) of the Regulations during any tax year of
the Partnership, then, prior to any other allocations provided for in this
Agreement, a Partner shall be specially allocated items of Partnership income
and gain for the year (and, if necessary, for succeeding years) equal to that
Partner's share of the net decrease in Partnership Minimum Gain in accordance
with Section 1.704-2(f) of the Regulations and other applicable Regulations. The
items to be allocated shall be determined in accordance with Section
1.704-2(f)(6) of the Regulations.
13.7 PARTNER MINIMUM GAIN CHARGEBACK. If during a taxable year of the
Partnership there is a net decrease in Partner Nonrecourse Debt Minimum Gain,
any Partner with a share of that Partner Nonrecourse Debt Minimum Gain
(determined under Section 1.704-2(i)(5) of the Regulations) as of the beginning
of the year shall be allocated items of income and gain for the year (and, if
necessary, for succeeding years) equal to that Partner's share of such net
decrease in accordance with Section 1.704-2(i) of the Regulations and other
applicable Regulations.
13.8 QUALIFIED INCOME OFFSET. If any Limited Partner unexpectedly
receives any adjustments, allocations, or distributions described in
subparagraph (4), (5), or (6) of Section 1.704-1(b)(2)(ii)(d) of the
Regulations, then items of income and gain shall be specially allocated to the
Limited Partner in an amount and manner sufficient to eliminate as quickly as
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possible, to the extent required by the Regulations, any deficit in such Limited
Partner's capital account caused by the unexpected adjustment, allocation, or
distribution, but only to the extent that the Limited Partner does not otherwise
have an obligation to restore the Partner's capital account deficit. This
paragraph is intended to satisfy the provisions of Section 1.704-1(b)(2)(ii)(d)
of the Regulations and shall be interpreted consistently therewith.
ARTICLE 14. DEFINITIONS
The following words and phrases shall have the following
meanings:
"ACT" means the Nevada Uniform Limited Partnership Act, N.R.S.
88.010 et seq., as amended from time to time.
"ADJUSTED PROPERTY" means any property the Carrying Value of
which has been adjusted pursuant to the paragraph entitled "Capital Accounts" in
Article 13.
"AGREED VALUE" means the fair market value of Contributed
Property, as determined by the General Partner using any reasonable method of
valuation.
"ASSIGNEE" means a person or entity to whom a Partnership
interest is transferred or proposed to be transferred and who is not admitted as
a Partner with respect to such Partnership interest.
"CAPITAL CONTRIBUTION" means, with respect to any Partner, the
amount of money or other property contributed to the Partnership with respect to
the interest in the Partnership held by such person.
"CARRYING VALUE" means (a) with respect to a Contributed
Property, the Agreed Value of such property reduced (but not below zero) by all
depreciation, cost recovery, and amortization deductions charged to the Capital
Accounts pursuant to Article 13 with respect to such property, as well as any
other reductions as a result of sales, retirements, and other dispositions of
assets included in a Contributed Property, as of the time of determination, (b)
with respect to Adjusted Property, the value of such property immediately
following the adjustment provided in Article 13 reduced (but not below zero) by
all depreciation, cost recovery, and amortization deductions charged to the
Capital Accounts pursuant to Article 13 with respect to such property, as well
as any other reductions as a result of sales, retirements, or dispositions of
assets included in Adjusted Property, as of the time of determination, and (c)
with respect to any other property, the adjusted basis of such property for
federal income tax purposes as of the time of determination.
"CODE" or "IRC" means the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 as it
may be amended or revised from time to time or any provision of succeeding law.
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"CONTRIBUTED PROPERTY" means property or other consideration
(other than cash) contributed to the Partnership in exchange for a Membership
Interest in the Partnership.
"DISTRIBUTABLE CASH" with respect to any fiscal period means:
(a) all cash revenues of the Partnership during that period; (b) all proceeds of
any sale, financing, or refinancing of the Partnership's assets, including any
sale incident to the dissolution and liquidation of the Partnership; and (c)
proceeds of insurance due to a casualty to the Partnership's assets (net of
repair costs), less the sum of the following to the extent made from these cash
revenues: (i) all principal and interest payments on any indebtedness of the
Partnership, including any such payments related to any sale or refinancing of
the Partnership's assets; (ii) all cash expenses incurred incident to the
operations of the Partnership's business, including, without limitation, legal
and accounting charges and fees for other professional and management services;
(iii) payment of all expenses related to any sale or refinancing of the
Partnership's assets, including brokerage fees, if applicable; and (iv) funds
set aside as reserves for contingencies, working capital, debt service, taxes,
insurance, or other costs or expenses that the General Partner, in the exercise
of prudent business judgment, deems reasonably necessary or appropriate.
"GENERAL PARTNER" means AP New Co., LLC, a Nevada limited
liability company, and any other person or entity becoming a General Partner
hereunder.
"INTEREST IN THE PARTNERSHIP" or "PARTNERSHIP INTEREST" means
the Partner's share of Partnership income, gains, losses, deductions, or
credits, of Partnership capital, and of voting rights with respect to
Partnership matters. Unless otherwise specified in this agreement, a Partner's
percentage Interest in the Partnership shall entitle that Partner (a) to the
share of Partnership income, gain, loss, deduction, or credit, and to capital of
the Partnership (subject to appropriate adjustments for variations or
disparities in Capital Accounts of the Partners that do not affect a Partner's
overall and underlying capital interest in the Partnership) resulting when the
total of such items is multiplied by the percentage of the Partner's Interest
and (b) to a Partnership vote equal to the Partner's percentage Interest.
"LIMITED PARTNERS" means Jay Van Andel Trust, Japan HCI, Inc.,
RDV (AJL) Holdings, Inc., HDV (AJL) Holdings, Inc., RDV Grit Holdings, Inc., HDV
Grit Holdings, Inc., RDV Capital Management, L.P. II, and any other person or
entity becoming a Limited Partner hereunder.
"MAJORITY OF THE PARTNERS" means Partners whose aggregate
Partnership Interests exceed 50% of all Partnership Interests in the
Partnership.
"MINIMUM GAIN" means the amount determined by computing with
respect to each Nonrecourse Liability of the Partnership the amount of gain, if
any, that would be realized by the Partnership if it disposed of the property
securing such liability in full satisfaction thereof, and by then aggregating
the amounts so computed.
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"NONRECOURSE LIABILITY" means a liability (or that portion of
a liability) with respect to which no person personally bears the economic risk
of loss as determined under ?1.704-2(b)(3) of the Regulations.
"PARTNERS" means the General Partner and the Limited Partners.
"PARTNER NONRECOURSE DEBT" means any liability (or portion
thereof) of the Partnership that constitutes debt which, by its terms, is
nonrecourse for purposes of Regulations Section 1-1001-2 to the Partnership and
the Partners, but for which a Partner or a related person (within the meaning of
Section 1.752-4(b)(4) of the Regulations) bears the economic risk of loss as
determined under Section 1.704-2(b)(4) of the Regulations.
"Section 705(A)(2)(B) EXPENDITURE" means any expenditure of
the Partnership described in IRC Section 705(a)(2)(B) and any expenditure
considered to be an expenditure described in IRC Section 705(a)(2)(B) pursuant
to IRC Section 704(b) and the Regulations thereunder.
"UNREALIZED GAIN" means the excess (attributable to
Partnership property), if any, of the fair market value of such property as of
the date of determination (as reasonably determined by the Managing Partner)
over the Carrying Value of such property as of the date of determination (prior
to the adjustment to be made pursuant to the paragraph entitled ?Capital
Accounts? in Article 13 as of such date).
"UNREALIZED LOSS" means the excess (attributable to
Partnership property), if any, of the Carrying Value of such property as of the
date of determination (prior to the adjustment to be made pursuant to the
paragraph entitled "Capital Accounts" in Article 13 as of such date) over its
fair market value as of such date of determination (as reasonably determined by
the Managing Partner).
ARTICLE 15. ARBITRATION
Any and all controversies or disputes that may arise as to matters
involving the Partnership or between or among any one or more of the Partners
with respect to the validity, interpretation, or enforceability of this
Agreement shall be submitted to binding confidential arbitration. The
arbitration shall be conducted under the rules of the American Arbitration
Association, as hereinafter supplemented and modified. Preliminary relief may be
granted pending the completion of such arbitration by any state or federal court
located in Kent County, Michigan, and each party consents and agrees to the
jurisdiction of and to venue in any such courts. Such arbitration may be
commenced by written demand by any party served on the other parties, in which
event the parties shall within 10 business days agree upon a single arbitrator.
Such demand must be served within 12 months of the date of occurrence of the
event complained of or the date of discovery of such event, whichever is later.
If the parties are unable to agree
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upon a single arbitrator then, upon the application of any party a single
arbitrator shall be appointed by the senior judge of the Kent County Circuit
Court. The arbitration shall be commenced immediately and shall be concluded
within 15 business days, absent extraordinary and compelling circumstances. The
arbitration, all evidence and proceedings in connection therewith, and any
decision or award of the arbitrator, shall be maintained in the strictest
confidence. The arbitrator shall have the authority to grant any and all damages
and/or other relief that could be granted by a court, and to assess the expense
of arbitration equitably among the parties. In the absence of assessment by the
arbitrator, each party shall bear its own costs and expenses of arbitration.
Judgment may be entered in any court of competent jurisdiction on an award
resulting from such arbitration. The parties shall confirm their agreement that,
by executing the arbitration agreement, they are waiving their right to have the
claims, controversies or disputes which are the subject of that agreement heard
before a court or other judicial forum.
ARTICLE 16. MISCELLANEOUS
16.1 POWER OF ATTORNEY. Each Limited Partner by the execution or
adoption of this Agreement irrevocably constitutes and appoints the General
Partner the true and lawful attorney-in-fact for the Limited Partner with full
power and authority in the Limited Partner's name, place, and stead to execute,
acknowledge, deliver, swear to, file, and record at the appropriate public
offices such documents as may be necessary or appropriate to carry out the
provisions of this Agreement. This power of attorney may be exercised by the
General Partner, acting for each Limited Partner alone, or by listing all of the
Limited Partners and executing any instrument with the signature of the General
Partner as attorney-in-fact for all of them.
This appointment by all Limited Partners of the General
Partner as attorney-in-fact shall be deemed to be a power coupled with an
interest, in recognition of the fact that each Limited Partner under this
Agreement shall be relying upon the power of the General Partner to act as
contemplated by this Agreement in any filing and in any other action on behalf
of the Partnership, and shall survive the bankruptcy, incompetence, insanity,
interdiction, death, disability, or incapacity of any person giving the power.
16.2 NOTICES. All notices and demands required or permitted under this
Agreement shall be in writing and may be sent by certified or registered mail,
postage prepaid, to the Partners at their addresses as shown from time to time
on the records of the Partnership and shall be deemed given when mailed.
Any Partner may specify a different address by notifying the General Partner in
writing of the different address.
16.3 AMENDMENTS. This Agreement may not be amended or modified in any
respect except with the written consent of the General Partner and the Limited
Partners whose aggregate Limited Partnership Interests exceed 80% of all Limited
Partnership Interests in the Partnership.
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16.4 CONFIDENTIALITY. Except as required by the General Partner to
carry out the business of the Partnership, and except as required by a Partner
to prepare tax returns and conduct the Partner's financial affairs, no Partner
shall divulge to any person or entity whatsoever any information, paper, or
document relating to the assets, liabilities, operations, business affairs, or
any other such information about the Partnership or any other Partner. The right
to maintain the confidentiality of the affairs of the Partnership and the
Partners in connection with the Partnership's business may be enforced by any
Partner or by the Partnership itself by way of an injunction issued out of any
court of competent jurisdiction, and such right shall not restrict or take the
place of the Partners' or the Partnership's rights to money damages, actual and
exemplary, for a violation of the provisions of this paragraph. The foregoing
confidentiality provisions shall in each instance be subject to the
qualification that any party shall be entitled to disclose information: (a) if
and to the extent required by applicable law, rules or regulations; (b) if and
to the extent that any such party reasonably believes that disclosure is
necessary in any legal proceeding to enforce such party's rights against, or to
defend itself against claims made by, any person; and (c) to such party's
attorneys or accountants, subject to similar obligations of confidentiality, in
connection with the seeking of advice by such party.
16.5 ENTIRE AGREEMENT. This Agreement constitutes the entire agreement
among the parties. It supersedes any prior agreement or understanding among
them, and it may not be modified or amended in any manner other than as set
forth herein.
16.6 GOVERNING LAW. This Agreement and the rights of the parties
hereunder shall be governed by and interpreted in accordance with the laws of
Nevada.
16.7 EFFECT. Except as herein otherwise specifically provided, this
Agreement shall be binding upon and inure to the benefit of the parties and
their legal representatives, heirs, administrators, executors, successors, and
assigns.
16.8 PRONOUNS AND NUMBER. Wherever from the context it appears
appropriate, each term stated in either the singular or the plural shall include
the singular and the plural, and pronouns stated in the masculine, feminine, or
neuter gender shall include all genders.
16.9 CAPTIONS. Captions and paragraph headings contained in this
Agreement are inserted only as a matter of convenience and in no way define,
limit, or extend the scope or intent of this Agreement or any provision hereof.
16.10 PARTIAL ENFORCEABILITY. If any provision of this Agreement, or
the application of
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the provision to any person or circumstance, shall be held invalid, the
remainder of this Agreement, or the application of that provision to persons or
circumstances other than those with respect to which it is held invalid, shall
not be affected thereby.
16.11 COUNTERPARTS. This Agreement may be executed in several
counterparts, each of which shall be deemed an original, but all of which shall
constitute one and the same instrument.
16.12 WAIVER OF PARTITION. Each partner hereby waives any right to
partition or the right to take any other action which might otherwise be
available to such Partner for the purpose of severing his relationship with the
Partnership or his interest in the assets and properties held by the Partnership
from the interest of the other Partners until the dissolution of the
Partnership.
THE PARTNERSHIP OFFERS THE PARTNERSHIP INTERESTS PURSUANT TO
EXEMPTIONS FROM REGISTRATION UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AS AMENDED, AND
ANY OTHER APPLICABLE STATE SECURITIES LAWS. A PURCHASER MAY NOT TRANSFER THE
PARTNERSHIP INTERESTS OFFERED HEREBY IN THE ABSENCE OF AN EFFECTIVE REGISTRATION
STATEMENT FOR SUCH PARTNERSHIP INTERESTS OR AN EXEMPTION FROM SUCH REGISTRATION
UNDER FEDERAL AND APPLICABLE STATE SECURITIES LAWS THAT IS AVAILABLE WITH
RESPECT TO THE TRANSFER.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned have executed this
Agreement on the date first written above.
GENERAL PARTNER
AP NEW CO, LLC, a Nevada limited liability
By /s/ Craig N. Meurlin
Craig N. Meurlin
Its Manager
LIMITED PARTNERS
JAY VAN ANDEL TRUST (u/a/d 8/28/78)
By /s/ Jay Van Andel
Jay Van Andel, Trustee
JAPAN HC1, INC.
By /s/ Jay Van Andel
Jay Van Andel, President
RDV (AJL) HOLDINGS INC.
By /s/ Jerry L. Tubergen
Jerry L. Tubergen, Vice President
HDV (AJL) HOLDINGS INC.
By /s/ Jerry L. Tubergen
Jerry L. Tubergen, Vice President
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RDV GRIT HOLDINGS INC.
By /s/ Jerry L. Tubergen
Jerry L. Tubergen, Vice President
HDV GRIT HOLDINGS INC.
By /s/ Jerry L. Tubergen
Jerry L. Tubergen, Vice President
RDV CAPITAL MANAGEMENT L.P. II
By RDV CORPORATION, Its General Partner
By /s/ Jerry L. Tubergen
Jerry L. Tubergen, President
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SCHEDULE 4.1
PARTNERSHIP INTERESTS
A. PARTNER INFORMATION AND INITIAL CONTRIBUTIONS
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
NAME AND ADDRESS CONTRIBUTION PARTNERSHIP INTEREST
GENERAL PARTNER
<S> <C> <C>
AP New Co., LLC, a Nevada limited liability company $0 0.1% General Partner Interest
One E. First Street, Suite 1600 in Profits and initial capital
Reno, Nevada 89501 interest of zero
LIMITED PARTNERS:
Jay Van Andel Trust (u/a/d 8/28/78) $2,626.74 26.2674% Limited Partner
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Japan HCI, Inc. $2,452.95 24.5295% Limited Partner
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RDV (AJL) Holdings, Inc. $2,365.51 23.6551% Limited Partner
500 Grand Bank Building
126 Ottawa Avenue, N.W.
Grand Rapids, MI 49503
HDV (AJL) Holdings, Inc. $1,950.96 19.5096% Limited Partner
500 Grand Bank Building
126 Ottawa Avenue, N.W.
Grand Rapids, MI 49503
RDV Grit Holdings, Inc. $227.99 2.2799% Limited Partner
500 Grand Bank Building
126 Ottawa Avenue, N.W.
Grand Rapids, MI 49503
HDV Grit Holdings, Inc. $147.44 1.4744% Limited Partner
500 Grand Bank Building
126 Ottawa Avenue, N.W.
Grand Rapids, MI 49503
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<TABLE>
<S> <C> <C>
RDV Capital Management, L.P. II $218.40 2.1840% Limited Partner
500 Grand Bank
126 Ottawa Avenue, N.W.
Grand Rapids, MI 49503
TOTAL INTERESTS: $9,990.00 100.0000%
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SCHEDULE 5.2
SUBSEQUENT CONTRIBUTIONS
1. NUMBER OF SHARES
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
PARTNER CONTRIBUTION
GENERAL PARTNER
<S> <C>
AP New Co., LLC, a Nevada limited liability company zero
One E. First Street, Suite 1600
Reno, Nevada 89501
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LIMITED PARTNERS:
<TABLE>
<S> <C>
Jay Van Andel Trust (u/a/d 8/28/78) 27,614,311 AJL Shares
Japan HCI, Inc. 25,787,300 AJL Shares
RDV (AJL) Holdings, Inc. 24,868,000 AJL Shares
HDV (AJL) Holdings, Inc. 20,510,000 AJL Shares
RDV Grit Holdings, Inc. 2,396,800 AJL Shares
HDV Grit Holdings, Inc. 1,550,011 AJL Shares
RDV Capital Management, L.P. II 2,296,000 AJL Shares
TOTAL: 105,022,422 AJL Shares
</TABLE>
2. DELIVERY OF SHARES.
All contributions of AJL Shares to capital shall be made
contemporaneously with the consummation of the Offer to Purchase the outstanding
shares of AJL Shares pursuant to the Offer to Purchase by N.A.J. Co., Ltd. dated
November 18, 1999 or at such other time as the General Partner may permit (such
actual date of contribution being referred to as the ("ORIGINAL CONTRIBUTION
DATE")), provided, however: (i) that 4,500,000 AJL Shares owned by RDV (AJL)
HOLDING INC. (the "DEFERRED DELIVERY SHARES") shall be physically delivered to
the Partnership (together with documents necessary to transfer record ownership
to the Partnership) on August 31, 2000, or such other date as the General
Partner may permit (the "DEFERRED
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DELIVERY DATE"), (ii) that any dividends or other property distributed with
respect to the Deferred Delivery Shares after the Original Contribution Date
shall be immediately remitted to the Partnership, and (iii) for purposes of
calculating capital accounts and Membership Interests and any other allocation
among Partners, the Deferred Delivery Shares shall be deemed to have been
contributed on the Original Contribution Date.
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Exhibit 2
OPERATING AGREEMENT
OF
AP NEW CO., LLC
A NEVADA LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY
Dated as of November 12, 1999
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OPERATING AGREEMENT
OF
AP NEW CO., LLC
This Operating Agreement of AP NEW CO., LLC, a Nevada limited
liability company (the "Company"), is made by the undersigned members and such
additional members as may be admitted from time to time in accordance with this
Agreement (individually, a "Member" and, collectively, together with any
additional Members later admitted to the Company in accordance with this
Agreement, the "Members").
The Members desire to enter into this Agreement to define and
express the respective rights and obligations of the Members of the Company with
respect to the activities, management and operation of the Company as a limited
liability company. Further, the Members and any additional Members later
admitted to the Company desire to be bound by the terms of this Agreement.
NOW, THEREFORE, the Members agree as follows:
ARTICLE 1. ORGANIZATION OF THE COMPANY
1.1 FORMATION: QUALIFICATION. The Company was formed under the laws of
the State of Nevada. The Manager shall execute and file such other documents and
instruments with such appropriate authorities as may be necessary or appropriate
from time to time to comply with all requirements for the operation of a limited
liability company organized under the laws of the State of Nevada. In addition,
the Manager shall execute and file all requisite documents and instruments to
enable the Company to qualify to do business as a foreign limited liability
company in each jurisdiction in which, in the reasonable judgment of the
Manager, such qualification may be necessary or appropriate for the conduct of
the business of the Company.
1.2 NAME. The business of the Company shall be conducted under the name
AP NEW CO., LLC and such other fictitious names as the Manager may determine.
The consent of a Majority-in-Interest of the Members shall be required to change
the name of the Company.
1.3 PURPOSE. The Company is formed for the purpose of engaging in any
lawful business, purpose or other activity, subject to the provisions of Section
86.141 of the Act.
1.4 PRINCIPAL OFFICE; REGISTERED OFFICE AND RESIDENT AGENT.
(a) The principal place of business of the Company shall be
fixed by the Manager. The Manager may at any time establish other
business offices within or without the State of Nevada.
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(b) The Company's registered office and resident agent shall
be the registered office and resident agent as filed from time to time
with the Nevada Secretary of State. The registered office and resident
agent may be changed from time to time by the Manager in accordance
with the requirements of the Act.
1.5 ORGANIZATION EXPENSES. The Company shall pay all expenses incurred
in connection with the formation and organization of the Company. Such expenses
shall include, without limitation, fees of legal counsel, fees of a resident
agent, registration fees and other like expenses. Each Member, however, shall
bear his own expenses in connection with his consideration of an investment and
his acquisition of a membership interest in the Company, including, without
limitation, the fees of any attorney, financial advisor or other consultant.
ARTICLE 2. MEMBERS AND MEMBERS' INTERESTS
2.1 NAMES, INTERESTS AND CAPITAL CONTRIBUTIONS OF MEMBERS. The names of
the Members, their respective Membership Interests in the Company and their
initial Capital Contributions made to the Company on the date hereof are set
forth on Exhibit A hereto.
2.2 LIMITATION ON LIABILITY. No Member shall be liable under a
judgment, decree or order of any court, or in any other manner, for a debt,
obligation or liability of the Company, except as provided by law or as
specifically provided otherwise herein.
No Member shall be required to make any contribution to the
Company by reason of any negative balance in the Member's Capital Account nor
shall any negative balance in a Member's Capital Account create any liability on
the part of the Member to any third party.
2.3 TITLE TO COMPANY PROPERTY. All real, personal, tangible and
intangible property owned by the Company shall be deemed owned by the Company as
an entity and no Member, individually, shall have any ownership of such
property. The Company must hold all of its assets in its own name. Each Member's
interest in the Company shall be personal property for all purposes.
2.4 BUSINESS TRANSACTIONS INVOLVING MEMBER. A Member may lend money to,
provide services to and transact other business with the Company and shall have
the same rights and obligations with respect to such matters as a Person who is
not a Member.
ARTICLE 3. MANAGEMENT OF THE COMPANY
3.1 MANAGEMENT OF THE COMPANY VESTED IN THE MANAGER. Except as
otherwise expressly provided in this Agreement, all management rights, power and
authority over the business, affairs and operations of the Company shall be
solely and exclusively vested in the Manager. The Managers of the Company are
and shall continue to be Craig N. Meurlin and Lawrence M. Call. Effective at
12:01 am EST on December 22, 1999, Amway Corporation shall become the sole
Manager of the Company. The Members may remove Amway Corporation from the
position of Manager only with the unanimous approval of the Members. A Manager
other than Amway Corporation may be removed by Members holding 80% or more of
the
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Membership Interests.
3.2 AUTHORITY OF MANAGER. Without limiting the generality of Section
3.1, the Managers shall have full power and authority on behalf of the Company
to make all decisions affecting the business and affairs of the Company,
including, without limitation, the power to:
(a) acquire, hold and own property and securities of any
Person;
(b) execute, or delegate to any Person the authority to
execute, any document or instrument on behalf of the Company which is
necessary to carry out the intent and purpose of this Agreement;
(c) execute, or delegate to any Person the authority to
execute, on behalf of the Company all agreements, instruments and
documents which are necessary to the business of the Company;
(d) lend money of the Company or borrow money for the Company
from banks, lending institutions, or the Members on such terms as are
deemed appropriate;
(e) open, maintain and close accounts at banks and other
financial institutions and delegate to any Person the authority to draw
checks or otherwise provide for the payment of monies;
(f) invest any Company funds temporarily (by way of example
but not limitation) in time deposits, short-term governmental
obligations, commercial paper or other investments;
(g) make any or all expenditures necessary or appropriate in
connection with the management of the affairs of the Company in the
ordinary course of the Company's business;
(h) purchase liability and other insurance to protect the
properties and business of the Company;
(i) adjust, compromise, settle or refer to arbitration, any
claim against or in favor of the Company or any nominee of the Company,
and to institute, prosecute or defend any legal proceedings relating to
the business and property of the Company;
(j) maintain one or more offices for the conduct of the
Company's business;
(k) approve all tax elections and tax accounting methods
adopted by the Company for income tax purposes;
(l) appoint and remove officers and designate their titles,
powers and authority;
(m) employ accountants, legal counsel and other experts to
perform services for the Company, define their duties and authority and
compensate them from Company
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funds;
(n) form any limited or general partnerships, limited
liability companies, joint ventures or other relationships that are
deemed appropriate; and
(o) do or perform all other acts as may be necessary or
appropriate to conduct the Company's business.
3.3 DUTIES AND OBLIGATIONS OF MANAGER. Unless otherwise agreed by the
Members, the Manager shall have the following duties and obligations:
(a) to take all actions which may be necessary or appropriate
to accomplish the purposes of the Company;
(b) to take all actions which may be necessary or appropriate
for the continuation of the Company's valid existence as a limited
liability company under the laws of the State of Nevada;
(c) to conduct its affairs and the affairs of the Company in
such a manner that no Member will have any personal liability for any
obligations or liabilities of the Company, except as agreed to by the
Member.
(d) to manage and control the Company using the Manager's best
efforts to carry out the provisions of the Operating Agreement and to
conduct the affairs of the Company for the benefit of the Company and
all of its Members and in accordance with the Manager's fiduciary
duties to the Company and its Members.
3.4 CONSENT OF THE MEMBERS. Each of the Members hereby agrees that only
the Manager is authorized, directed and empowered to execute, deliver and
perform any and all other agreements, acts, transactions and matters
contemplated in this Agreement on behalf of the Company without any further act,
approval or vote of the Members, notwithstanding any applicable law, rule or
regulation.
3.5 WITHDRAWAL OR RESIGNATION OF A MANAGER. If a Manager resigns as a
Manager of the Company, the remaining Managers, if any, shall have the
responsibility to fulfill all the obligations of the resigning Manager to the
Company. If there are no other Managers at the time a Manager gives notice of
its intent to resign, then the Members shall elect a new Manager pursuant to the
provisions of Section 3.6.
3.6 ADMISSION OF SUCCESSOR OR ADDITIONAL MANAGER. No person shall be
admitted as a successor or additional Manager unless any existing Manager and
Members holding not less than 80% the Membership Interests shall have consented
in writing to such admission.
ARTICLE 4. ACCOUNTING AND RECORDS
4.1 RECORDS AND ACCOUNTING. The books and records of the Company shall
be kept,
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and the financial position and the results of its operations recorded, at the
expense of the Company in accordance with the accounting methods elected to be
followed by the Company for federal income tax purposes. The books and records
of the Company shall reflect all Company transactions and shall be appropriate
and adequate for the Company's business. The Manager shall maintain and
preserve, during the term of the Company, and for seven years thereafter, all
such books and records. The fiscal year of the Company for financial reporting
and for federal income tax purposes shall end on December 31 of each year.
4.2 ACCESS TO ACCOUNTING RECORDS. All books and records of the Company
shall be maintained at the Company's principal place of business, and each
Member, and the Member's duly authorized representative, shall have access to
them at such office of the Company and the right to inspect and copy them at
reasonable times.
4.3 ACCOUNTING DECISIONS. All decisions as to accounting matters shall
be made by the Manager.
4.4 FEDERAL INCOME TAX ELECTIONS. The Manager shall make all elections
for federal income tax purposes, including, but not limited to, an election to
use an accelerated depreciation method on any depreciable unit of its assets to
the extent permitted by applicable law and regulations.
4.5 OTHER RECORDS. The Company shall maintain the following records at
the principal office in the State of Nevada:
(a) A current list of the full name and last known business
address of each Member separately identifying the Members in
alphabetical order;
(b) A copy of the filed Articles of Organization and all
amendments thereto, together with executed copies of any powers of
attorney pursuant to which any document has been executed;
(c) Copies of this Agreement, and any amendments hereto;
(d) Minutes of every meeting; and
(e) Any written consents obtained from Members for actions
taken by Members without a meeting.
The Company shall permit, or cause permission to be given to, any
Member to inspect and copy the records set forth in subparagraphs (a) through
(e) of this Section 4.5 at the reasonable request, and at the expense, of any
Member during ordinary business hours.
ARTICLE 5. CAPITAL CONTRIBUTIONS
5.1 INITIAL CAPITAL CONTRIBUTIONS. Each Member agrees to make the
capital contributions as set forth on Exhibit A. No Member shall be obligated to
contribute additional capital to the Company after the initial capital
contributions have been made in accordance with
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this Section 5.1. Any Member contributing AAP Shares or AJL Shares (each as
defined on Exhibit A) represents and warrants that the AAP Shares and AJL Shares
contributed by such Member are free and clear of all liens, encumbrances, and
restrictions, and that such Member has the legal authority to convey the AAP and
AJL Shares to the Partnership.
5.2 RETURN OF CONTRIBUTIONS. No Member shall be entitled to withdraw or
demand a refund or return of any Capital Contributions or any interest thereon.
5.3 LOANS TO THE COMPANY. Loans to the Company shall be permitted from
one or more of the Members. The amount of a loan, if any, made to the Company by
a Member shall not be considered an increase in such Member's Capital
Contribution or otherwise constitute a contribution to the Company, nor shall
the making of such loan entitle such Member to an increased share of the
profits, losses or distributions to be made pursuant to the provisions of this
Agreement. Loans made to the Company shall bear such reasonable rate of interest
and shall feature such other terms as shall be agreed upon by the Manager and
the Person making such loan.
ARTICLE 6. ALLOCATIONS AND DISTRIBUTIONS
6.1 DISTRIBUTIONS. The Manager may, in its discretion, resolve to
distribute net profits of the Company to the Members in proportion to their
Profits Interests in the Company. In making decisions relative to distributions
to the Members, the Managers shall consider the general needs of the Company for
working capital, growth and additional investment, the preservation of Company
assets, prudent reserves for contingencies, the advisability of reducing or
eliminating debt, and the Manager's fiduciary duties to both the Company and the
Members.
6.2 LIMITATIONS ON DISTRIBUTIONS. All distributions to Members pursuant
to this Agreement are subject to the limitations set forth herein and in Section
86.341 of the Act.
6.3 PROFITS INTERESTS. After giving effect to any required allocations
in Article 11 (Tax Provisions and Capital Accounts), net profits and net losses
for any tax year of the Company shall be allocated to the Members in proportion
to the following "Profits Interests" of the Members:
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6.4 ALLOCATION OF LOSSES.
(a) After giving effect to the special allocations set forth
in Sections 6.5 and 6.6, losses for any Fiscal Year shall be allocated
among the Members in proportion to their Profits Interests.
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(b) The losses allocated pursuant to this Section 6.4 shall
not exceed the maximum amount of losses that can be so allocated
without causing any Member to have an Adjusted Capital Account Deficit
at the end of any Fiscal Year. In the event some but not all of the
Members would have Adjusted Capital Account Deficits as a consequence
of an allocation of losses pursuant to this Section 6.4, the limitation
set forth in this Section 6.4 shall be applied on a Member by Member
basis so as to allocate the maximum permissible losses to each Member
under Section 1.704-1(b)(2)(ii)(d) of the Regulations.
6.5. SPECIAL BASIS ADJUSTMENT. In connection with any transfer of a
Membership Interest, the Managers may cause the Company, at the time and in the
manner provided in Regulations Section 1.754-1(b), to make an election to adjust
the basis of the Company's property in the manner provided in Sections 734(b)
and 743(b) of the Code.
6.6 OTHER ALLOCATION RULES.
(a) The Members are aware of the income tax consequences of
the allocations made by this Article 6 and hereby agree to be bound by
the provisions of this Article 6 in reporting their shares of Company
income and loss for income tax purposes.
(b) For purposes of determining the profits, losses, or any
other items allocable to any period, profits, losses, and any such
other items shall be determined on a daily, monthly, or other basis, as
determined by the Manager, using any permissible method under Code
Section 706 and the Regulations thereunder.
ARTICLE 7. DEPOSIT AND USE OF COMPANY FUNDS
Upon formation of the Company, all Capital Contributions
shall be transferred to a separate Company account or accounts in such bank or
other financial institutions as may be selected by the Manager. Such account or
accounts shall be maintained in the name of or for the benefit of the Company.
Thereafter, all revenues, bank loans, proceeds and other receipts shall be
deposited and maintained in such account or accounts selected by the Managers,
which may or may not bear interest, and all expenses, costs and similar items
payable by the Company shall be paid from such accounts. The Company's funds,
including but not limited to the Member's Capital Contributions, Company revenue
and the proceeds of any borrowing by the Company, may be invested as the
Managers deem advisable. Any interest or other income generated by such deposits
or investments shall be considered part of the Company's account. Company funds
from any of the various sources mentioned above may be commingled with other
Company funds, but not with the separate funds of any other Person, and may be
withdrawn, expended and distributed as authorized by the terms and provisions of
this Agreement.
ARTICLE 8. TRANSFER OF MEMBER INTERESTS: RESIGNATIONS
ADMISSION OF ADDITIONAL MEMBERS
8.1 TRANSFER OF MEMBERSHIP INTERESTS.
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(a) A Member's Membership Interest is transferable, in whole
or in part, but in no event shall the transferee become, or exercise
the rights of, a Member, except as provided in Section 8.2.
(b) Unless admitted as a Member pursuant to Section 8.2, no
transferee of a Member's Membership Interest shall have the right to
vote or otherwise participate in the management of the business and
affairs of the Company; provided, however, that if the transferee is a
Member, then such transferee Member shall only be entitled to vote
those Membership Interests which he held prior to the transfer. Unless
admitted as a Member pursuant to Section 8.2, a transferee of a
Member's Membership Interest shall only be entitled to receive the
share of profits or other compensation by way of income, and the return
of capital contributions, to which the transferring Member would
otherwise be entitled.
(c) Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, no
Membership Interest may be transferred when such transfer, when added
to the total of all other Membership Interests transferred in the
preceding twelve (12) months, will cause the termination of the Company
under Code Section 708(b)(1)(B).
(d) Upon the death of a Member, the estate or other successors
in interest to the deceased Member shall be treated as a transferee of
the Member's Membership Interest unless subsequently admitted as a
Member or Members pursuant to Section 8.2.
(e) In the absence of a written instrument of transfer, the
Manager may accept such evidence of a transfer of Membership Interests
as the Manager consider appropriate.
8.2 ADMISSION OF NEW MEMBERS.
(a) No person or entity shall be admitted to the Company
unless the Manager and a Majority-in-Interest of the Members, in their
sole and absolute discretion shall have agreed in writing to admit such
person or entity as a new or substitute Member. In no event shall the
transferee of a Member's Membership Interest or any other person have
any power to compel the Managers and/or Members to admit the transferee
as a new or substitute Member.
(b) Upon the admission of a new Member in accordance with the
Act and this Agreement, the new Member shall be entitled to Membership
Interests of the Company in proportion to the cash or property
contributed to the Company.
(c) No new Members shall be entitled to any retroactive
allocation of losses, income, or expense deductions incurred by the
Company. If the Manager and a Majority-in-Interest of the Members
should so decide, the Company may, at the time a new Member is
admitted, close the Company books (as though the Company's tax year had
ended) or make pro rata allocations of loss, income, and expense
deductions to a new Member for that portion of the Company's tax year
in which a Member was admitted in accordance with the provisions of
Code Section 706(d) and the Treasury Regulations promulgated
thereunder.
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8.3 SECURITIES LAWS. The initial sale of Membership Interests in the
Company to the original Member(s) of the Company whose name(s) are listed on
Exhibit A has not been qualified or registered under the securities laws of any
state, including Nevada, or registered under the Securities Act of 1933, and is
sold in reliance upon exemptions from the registration provisions of those laws.
Notwithstanding any other provision of this Agreement, a Member may not transfer
the Member's Membership Interests, in whole or in part, unless such Membership
Interest is registered or qualified under applicable state and federal
securities law unless, in the opinion of legal counsel satisfactory to the
Company, such qualification or registration is not required. The Member who
desires to transfer a Membership Interest, in whole or in part, shall be
responsible for all legal fees incurred in connection with said opinion.
8.4 RESIGNATION OR WITHDRAWAL. No Member shall resign or withdraw from
the Company prior to the dissolution and winding-up of the Company.
ARTICLE 9. DISSOLUTION OF THE COMPANY
9.1 LIQUIDATION.
(a) Upon the occurrence of one of the following events of
dissolution the Company shall cease to engage in any further business,
except to the extent necessary to perform existing obligations, and
shall wind up its affairs and liquidate its assets: (i) the unanimous
written consent of all of the Members; (ii) the written election of the
Manager (or all Managers if there are more than one); (iii) at the time
specified in the Articles of Organization; or (iii) entry of a decree
of judicial dissolution by a court of competent jurisdiction.
Upon the occurrence of such an event, the Manager
shall appoint a liquidator (who may, but need not, be a Member) who
shall have sole authority and control over the winding up and
liquidation of the Company's business and affairs and shall diligently
pursue the winding up and liquidation of the Company.
(b) During the course of liquidation, the Members shall
continue to share profits and losses as provided in Article 6, but
there shall be no cash distributions to the Members until the
Distribution Date (as hereinafter defined).
9.2 LIABILITIES. Liquidation shall continue until the Company's affairs
are in such condition that there can be a final accounting, showing that all
fixed or liquidated obligations and liabilities of the Company are satisfied or
can be adequately provided for under this Agreement. The assumption or guarantee
in good faith by one or more financially responsible persons shall be deemed to
be an adequate means of providing for such obligations and liabilities. When the
liquidator has determined that there can be a final accounting, the liquidator
shall establish a date (not to be later than the end of the taxable year of the
liquidation, i.e., the time at which the Company ceases to be a going concern as
provided in Section 1.704-1(b)(2)(ii)(g) of the Income Tax Regulations, or, if
later, ninety (90) days after the date of such liquidation) for the distribution
of the proceeds of liquidation of the Company (the "Distribution Date"). The net
proceeds of liquidation of the Company shall be distributed to the Members as
provided in Section 10.3 not later than the Distribution Date.
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9.3 SETTLING OF ACCOUNTS. Subject to Section 86.521 of the Act, upon
the dissolution and liquidation of the Company, the proceeds of liquidation
shall be applied as follows: (i) first, to pay all expenses of liquidation and
winding up; (ii) second, to pay all debts, obligations and liabilities of the
Company, in the order of priority as provided by law, other than debts owing to
the Members or on account of Members' contributions; and (iii) third, to pay all
debts of the Company owing to a Member.
9.4 DISTRIBUTION OF PROCEEDS. Subject to Section 86.521 of the Act,
upon final liquidation of the Company but not later than the Distribution Date,
the net proceeds of liquidation shall be distributed to the Members in the
following order of priority:
(a) to creditors, including any Member, to the extent of any
unpaid expenses or any outstanding loan or advance;
(b) to the Members in respect of the costs of winding up the
affairs of the Company, discharging the liabilities of the Company,
distributing the assets of the Company and dissolving the Company in
accordance with this Article 10;
(c) to the Members in the proportion of their respective
positive Capital Accounts as those accounts are determined after all
adjustments to such accounts for the taxable year of the Company during
which the liquidation occurs as are required by this Agreement and as
set forth in Section 9.5.
(d) to the Members in proportion to their respective
Membership Interests.
9.5 COMPLIANCE WITH REQUIREMENTS FOR DEFICIT CAPITAL ACCOUNTS. In the
event the Company is "liquidated" within the meaning of Regulations Section
1.704-1(b)(2)(ii)(g), (a) distributions shall be made pursuant to this Article X
to the Members who have positive Capital Accounts in compliance with Regulations
Section 1.704-1(b)(2)(ii)(b)(2), and (b) if any Member's Capital Account has a
deficit balance (after giving effect to all contributions, distributions, and
allocations for all Fiscal Years, including the Fiscal Year during which such
liquidation occurs), such Member shall have no obligation to contribute to the
capital of the Company with respect to such deficit, and such deficit shall not
be considered a debt owed to the Company or to any other person for any purposes
whatsoever. If a Majority-in-Interest of the Members should so decide, a pro
rata portion of the distributions that would otherwise be made to the Members
pursuant to Section 9.4 may be:
(a) distributed to a trust established for the benefit of the
Members for the purposes of liquidating Company assets, collecting
amounts owed to the Company, and paying any contingent or unforeseen
liabilities or obligations of the Company or of the Members arising out
of or in connection with the Company. The assets of any such trust
shall be distributed to the Members from time to time, as a
Majority-in-Interest of the Members shall agree, in the same
proportions as the amount distributed to such trust by the Company
would otherwise have been distributed to the Members pursuant to
Section 9.4; or
(b) withheld to provide a reasonable reserve for Company
liabilities
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(contingent or otherwise) and to reflect the unrealized portion of any
installment obligations owed to the Company, provided that such
withheld amounts shall be distributed to the Members as soon as
practicable.
9.6 ARTICLES OF DISSOLUTION. Upon dissolution and liquidation of the
Company, the liquidator shall execute and file with the Secretary of State of
the State of Nevada, Articles of Dissolution in accordance with Sections 86.531
and 86.541 of the Act.
ARTICLE 10. INDEMNIFICATION
10.1 PROCEEDING OTHER THAN BY THE COMPANY. The Company may indemnify
any person who was or is a party or is threatened to be made a party to any
threatened, pending or completed action, suit or proceeding, whether civil,
criminal, administrative or investigative, except an action by or in the right
of the Company, by reason of the fact that he is or was a Member, Manager,
employee or agent of the Company, or is or was serving at the request of the
Company as a Member, Manager, officer, employee or agent of another
limited-liability company, corporation, partnership, joint venture, trust or
other enterprise, against expenses, including attorneys' fees, judgments, fines
and amounts paid in settlement actually and reasonably incurred by him in
connection with the action, suit or proceeding if he acted in good faith and in
a manner which he reasonably believed to be in or not opposed to the best
interests of the Company, and, with respect to any criminal action or
proceeding, had no reasonable cause to believe his conduct was unlawful. The
termination of any action, suit or proceeding by judgment, order, settlement,
conviction, or upon a plea of nolo contendere or its equivalent, does not, of
itself, create a presumption that the person did not act in good faith and in a
manner which he reasonably believed to be in or not opposed to the best
interests of the Company, and that, with respect to any criminal action or
proceeding, he had reasonable cause to believe that his conduct was unlawful.
10.2 PROCEEDING BY THE COMPANY. The Company may indemnify any person
who was or is a party or is threatened to be made a party to any threatened,
pending or completed action or suit by or in the right of the Company to procure
a judgment in its favor by reason of the fact that he is or was a Member,
Manager, employee or agent of the Company, or is or was serving at the request
of the Company as a Member, Manager, officer, employee or agent of another
limited-liability company, corporation, partnership, joint venture, trust or
other enterprise against expenses, including amounts paid in settlement and
attorneys' fees actually and reasonably incurred by him in connection with the
defense or settlement of the action or suit if he acted in good faith and in a
manner which he reasonably believed to be in or not opposed to the best
interests of the Company. Indemnification may not be made for any claim, issue
or matter as to which such a person has been adjudged by a court of competent
jurisdiction, after exhaustion of all appeals therefrom, to be liable to the
Company or for amounts paid in settlement to the Company, unless and only to the
extent that the court in which the action or suit was brought or other court of
competent jurisdiction determines upon application that in view of all the
circumstances of the case, the person is fairly and reasonably entitled to
indemnity for such expenses as the court deems proper.
10.3 MANDATORY INDEMNIFICATION. To the extent that a Member, Manager,
employee or agent of the Company has been successful on the merits or otherwise
in defense of any action,
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suit or described in Sections 11.1 and 11.2, or in defense of any claim, issue
or matter therein, he must be indemnified by the Company against expenses,
including attorneys' fees, actually and reasonably incurred by him in connection
with the defense.
10.4 AUTHORIZATION OF INDEMNIFICATION. Any indemnification under
Sections 10.1 and 10.2, unless ordered by a court or advanced pursuant to
Section 10.5, may be made by the Company only as authorized in the specific case
upon a determination that indemnification of the Member, employee or agent is
proper in the circumstances. The determination must be made:
(a) By a Majority-in-Interest of the Members;
(b) If Members who own more than fifty percent (50%) of the
interests owned by Members so order, by independent legal counsel in a
written opinion; or
(c) If Members who were not parties to the act, suit or
proceeding cannot be obtained, by independent legal counsel in a
written opinion.
10.5 MANDATORY ADVANCEMENT OF EXPENSES. The expenses of Members or
Managers incurred in defending a civil or criminal action, suit or proceeding
must be paid by the Company as they are incurred and in advance of the final
disposition of the action, suit or proceeding, upon receipt of an undertaking by
or on behalf of the Member or Manager to repay the amount if it is ultimately
determined by a court of competent jurisdiction that he is not entitled to be
indemnified by the Company. The provisions of this Section 10.5 do not affect
any rights to advancement of expenses to which personnel of the Company other
than Members or Managers may be entitled under any contract or otherwise.
10.6 EFFECT AND CONTINUATION. The indemnification and advancement of
expenses authorized in or ordered by a court pursuant to Section 10.1 to Section
10.5, inclusive:
(a) Does not exclude any other rights to which a person
seeking indemnification or advancement of expenses may be entitled
under the articles of organization or any operating agreement, vote of
Members or otherwise, for either an action in his official capacity or
an action in another capacity while holding his office, except that
indemnification, unless ordered by a court pursuant to Section 10.2 or
for the advancement of expenses made pursuant to Section 10.5, may not
be made to or on behalf of any Member or Manager if a final
adjudication establishes that his acts or omissions involved
intentional misconduct, fraud or a knowing violation of the law and was
material to the cause of action.
(b) Continues for a person who has ceased to be a Member,
Manager, employee or agent and inures to the benefit of his heirs,
executors and administrators.
10.7 INSURANCE AND OTHER FINANCIAL ARRANGEMENTS.
(a) The Company may purchase and maintain insurance or make
other financial arrangements on behalf of any person who is or was a
Member, Manager, employee or agent of the Company, or is or was serving
at the request of the Company as a Member, Manager, officer, employee
or agent of another limited-liability company,
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corporation, partnership, joint venture, trust or other enterprise for
any liability asserted against him and liability and expenses incurred
by him in his capacity as a Member, Manager, officer, employee or
agent, or arising out of his status as such, whether or not the Company
has the authority to indemnify him against such liability and expenses.
(b) The other financial arrangements made by the Company
pursuant to Subsection (a) of this Section 10.7 may include:
(1) The creation of a trust fund.
(2) The establishment of a program of self-insurance.
(3) The securing of its obligation of indemnification
by granting a security interest or other lien on any assets of
the Company.
(4) The establishment of a letter of credit, guaranty
or surety.
No financial arrangement made pursuant to this
Subsection (b) of this Section 10.7 may provide protection for a person
adjudged by a court of competent jurisdiction, after exhaustion of all
appeals therefrom, to be liable for intentional misconduct, fraud or a
knowing violation of law, except with respect to the advancement of
expenses or indemnification ordered by a court.
(c) Any insurance or other financial arrangement made on
behalf of a person pursuant to this Section 10.7 may be provided by the
Company or any other person approved by the Members, even if all or
part of the other person's Member's interest in the Company is owned by
the Company.
(d) In the absence of fraud:
(1) The decision of the Company as to the propriety
of the terms and conditions of any insurance or other
financial arrangement made pursuant to this Subsection (a)
through (c), inclusive, of this Section 10.7 and the choice of
the person to provide the insurance or other financial
arrangement is conclusive; and
(2) The insurance or other financial arrangement:
(i) Is not void or voidable; and
(ii) Does not subject any Member approving
it to personal liability for his action,
even if a Member approving the insurance or other financial arrangement is a
beneficiary of the insurance or other financial arrangement.
10.8 NOTICE OF INDEMNIFICATION. Any indemnification of, or advance of
expenses to, a Member or Manager in accordance with this Article 10, if arising
out of a proceeding by or on behalf of the Company, shall be reported in writing
to the Members with or before the notice of
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the next Members' meeting.
10.9 REPEAL OR MODIFICATION. Any repeal or modification of this Article
10 by the Members of the Company shall not adversely affect any right of a
Member or Manager of the Company existing at the time of such repeal or
modification.
ARTICLE 11. TAX PROVISIONS AND CAPITAL ACCOUNTS
11.1 TAX MATTERS; ACCOUNTING PERIOD. RDV Corporation (the "Tax Member")
shall initially handle tax matters, as that term is defined in Section
6231(a)(7) of the IRC. The Tax Member may be removed and replaced only by the
unanimous consent of the Members. The Tax Member shall be entitled to vote on
removal and replacement. The Tax Member shall take action as may be necessary to
cause each other Member to become a "notice partner" within the meaning of IRC
Section 6223. The Company's accounting period and its tax year shall be the
calendar year.
11.2 CAPITAL ACCOUNTS.
(a) Maintenance. A Capital Account shall be established and
maintained for each Member. Each Member's Capital Account (a) shall be
increased by (i) the amount of money contributed by that Member to the
Company, (ii) the Agreed Value of Contributed Property contributed by
that Member to the Company (net of liabilities secured by the
Contributed Property that the Company is considered to assume or take
subject to under the provisions of IRC Section 752), and (iii)
allocations to that Member of Company income and gain (or items
thereof), including income and gain exempt from tax and income and gain
described in Section 1.704-1(b)(2)(iv)(g) of the Regulations, but
excluding income and gain described in Section 1.704-1(b)(4)(i) of the
Regulations, and (b) shall be decreased by (i) the amount of money
distributed to that Member by the Company, (ii) the fair market value
of property distributed to that Member by the Company (net of
liabilities secured by the distributed property that the Member is
considered to assume or take subject to under the provisions of IRC
Section 752), (iii) allocations to that Member of expenditures of the
Company described in IRC Section 705(a)(2)(B), and (iv) allocations of
the Company's losses and deductions described in Section
1.704-1(b)(2)(iv)(g) of the Regulations (but excluding items described
in clause (b)(iii), above and losses or deductions described in Section
1.704-1(b)(4)(i) or Section 1.704-1(b)(4)(iii) of the Regulations).
Except as otherwise provided in this Agreement, whenever it is
necessary to determine the Capital Account of any Member for purposes
of this Agreement, the Capital Account of the Member shall be
determined after giving effect to (a) all Capital Contributions made to
the Company on or after the date of this Agreement, (b) all allocations
of income, gain, deduction, and loss pursuant to Article 6 (Allocations
and Distributions) for operations and transactions effected on or after
the date of this Agreement and prior to the date such determination is
required to be made under this Agreement, and (c) all distributions
made on or after the date of this Agreement.
(b) Transfers. Upon the Transfer of a Member's Membership
Interest or part of a Member's Membership Interest, the Capital Account
of the transferor Member that is attributable to the transferred
interest shall be carried over to the transferee.
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(c) Book/Tax Disparities. The realization, recognition, and
classification of any item of income, gain, loss, or deduction for
Capital Account purposes shall be the same as its realization,
recognition, and classification for federal income tax purposes,
provided, however, that:
(1) Any deductions for depreciation, cost recovery,
or amortization attributable to Contributed Property shall be
determined as if the adjusted tax basis of such property on
the date it was acquired by the Company was equal to the
Agreed Value of such property. Upon adjustment pursuant to
this Paragraph of the Carrying Value of the Company Property
subject to depreciation, cost recovery, or amortization, any
further deductions for such depreciation, cost recovery, or
amortization shall be determined as if the adjusted tax basis
of such property were equal to its Carrying Value immediately
following such adjustment. Any deductions for depreciation,
cost recovery, or amortization under this Subparagraph shall
be computed in accordance with Section 1.704-1(b)(2)(iv)(g)(3)
of the Regulations.
(2) Any income, gain, or loss attributable to the
taxable disposition of any property shall be determined by the
Company as if the adjusted tax basis of such property as of
such date of disposition were equal in amount to the Carrying
Value of such property as of such date.
(3) All items incurred by the Company that can
neither be deducted nor amortized under IRC Section 709 shall,
for purposes of Capital Accounts, be treated as an item of
deduction and shall be allocated among the Members according
to Article 6 (Allocations and Distributions).
(d) Adjusted for Contribution/Distribution.
(1) Upon the contribution to the Company by a new or
existing Member of cash or Contributed Property, the Capital
Accounts of all Members and the Carrying Values of all Company
Properties immediately prior to such contribution shall be
adjusted (consistent with the provisions hereof and with the
Regulations under IRC Section 704) upward or downward to
reflect any Unrealized Gain or Unrealized Loss attributable to
each Company Property, as if such Unrealized Gain or
Unrealized Loss had been recognized upon an actual sale of
each such Property immediately prior to such contribution and
had been allocated to the Members in accordance with Article 6
(Allocations and Distributions).
(2) Immediately before the actual distribution of any
Company Property (other than cash or deemed cash) or the
distribution of cash or deemed cash in redemption of all or a
portion of a Member's Membership Interest, the Capital
Accounts of all Members and the Carrying Value of all Company
Property shall be adjusted (consistent with the provisions of
this Agreement and Regulations under IRC Section 704) upward
or downward to reflect any Unrealized Gain or Unrealized Loss
attributable to each item of Company Property, as if such
Unrealized Gain or Unrealized Loss had been recognized upon an
actual sale of
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each such item of Company Property immediately prior to such
distribution and had been allocated to the Members at such
time in accordance with Article 6 (Allocations and
Distributions).
(e) General Requirement. In addition to the adjustments
required by the foregoing provisions of this Paragraph, the Capital
Accounts of the Members shall be adjusted in accordance with the
capital account maintenance rules of Section 1.704-1(b)(2)(iv) of the
Regulations. The foregoing provisions of this Paragraph are intended to
comply with Section 1.704-1(b)(2)(iv) of the Regulations and shall be
interpreted and applied in a manner consistent with such Regulations.
If the Managers shall determine that it is prudent to modify the manner
in which the Capital Accounts are computed in order to comply with such
Regulations, the Managers may make such modification, provided that
such modification is not likely to have a material adverse effect on
the amounts distributable to any Member pursuant to this Agreement and
the Managers notify the Members in writing of such modification prior
to its effective date. The Managers shall have no liability to any
Member for any failure to exercise any such discretion to make any
modifications permitted under this Subparagraph.
11.3 BOOK/TAX DISPARITIES AND OTHER TAX MATTERS.
(a) IRC Section 704(c) Requirements. In the case of
Contributed Property, items of income, gain, loss, deduction, and
credit, as determined for federal income tax purposes, shall be
allocated first in a manner consistent with the requirements of IRC
Section 704(c) to take into account the difference between the Agreed
Value of such property and its adjusted tax basis at the time of
contribution. In the case of Adjusted Property, such items shall be
allocated in a manner consistent with the principles of IRC Section
704(c) to take into account the difference between the Carrying Value
of such property and its adjusted tax basis. Any elections or other
decisions relating to the allocations shall be made by the Company in
any manner permitted by Section 1.704-3(b), (c), and (d) of the
Regulations, including the "traditional method," the "traditional
method with curative allocations," and the "remedied allocation method"
as described in the Regulations. If the item of Adjusted Property was
originally Contributed Property, the allocation required by this
Paragraph also shall take into account the other requirements of this
Article. All items of income, gain, loss, deduction, and credit
recognized by the Company for federal income tax purposes and allocated
to the Members in accordance with the provisions of this Agreement
shall be determined with regard to any election under IRC Section 754
which may be made by the Company and shall be adjusted as necessary or
appropriate to take into account those tax basis adjustments permitted
by IRC Section Section 734 and 743.
(b) Recapture Allocations. Whenever the income, gain, and loss
of the Company allocable under this Agreement consist of items of
different character for tax purposes (e.g., ordinary income, long-term
capital gain, interest expense, etc.), the income, gain, and loss for
tax purposes allocable to each Member shall be deemed to include the
Member's pro rata share of each such item, except as otherwise required
by the IRC and the Regulations. Notwithstanding the foregoing, if the
Company realizes depreciation recapture income pursuant to IRC Section
Section 1245 or 1250 (or other comparable provision) as the result of
the sale or other disposition of any asset, the allocations to each
Member hereunder shall be deemed to include the same proportion of such
depreciation
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recapture as the total amount of deductions for tax depreciation of
such asset previously allocated to such Member bears to the total
amount of deductions for tax depreciation of such asset previously
allocated to all Members, as provided in the Regulations. This
Subparagraph shall be construed to affect only the character, rather
than the amount, of any items of income, gain, and loss.
11.4 ALLOCATION OF NONRECOURSE DEDUCTIONS. Items of loss, deduction,
and IRC Section 705(a)(2)(B) Expenditures attributable under Section 1.704-2(c)
of the Regulations to increases in the Company's Minimum Gain shall be
allocated, as provided in Section 1.704-2(e) of the Regulations, to the Members
in accordance with the allocation provisions set forth in Article 6 (Allocations
and Distributions).
11.5 ALLOCATION OF MEMBER NONRECOURSE DEDUCTIONS. Notwithstanding the
provisions of Paragraph 6.3 (Profits Interests), items of loss, deduction, and
IRC Section 705(a)(2)(B) Expenditures attributable under Section 1.704-2(i) of
the Regulations to Member Nonrecourse Debt shall (prior to any allocation
pursuant to Paragraph 6.3 (Profits Interests) be allocated, as provided in
Section 1.704-2(i) of the Regulations, to the Members in accordance with the
ratios in which they bear the economic risk of loss for such debt for purposes
of Section 1.752-2 of the Regulations.
11.6 MINIMUM GAIN CHARGEBACK. Notwithstanding anything in this
Agreement to the contrary, if there is a net decrease in Company Minimum Gain as
defined in Section 1.704-2(d) of the Regulations during any tax year of the
Company, then, prior to any other allocations provided for in this Agreement, a
Member shall be specially allocated items of Company income and gain for the
year (and, if necessary, for succeeding years) equal to that Member's share of
the net decrease in Company Minimum Gain in accordance with Section 1.704-2(f)
of the Regulations and other applicable Regulations. The items to be allocated
shall be determined in accordance with Section 1.704-2(f)(6) of the Regulations.
11.7 MEMBER MINIMUM GAIN CHARGEBACK. If during a taxable year of the
Company there is a net decrease in Member Nonrecourse Debt Minimum Gain, any
Member with a share of that Member Nonrecourse Debt Minimum Gain (determined
under Section 1.704-2(i)(5) of the Regulations) as of the beginning of the year
shall be allocated items of income and gain for the year (and, if necessary, for
succeeding years) equal to that Member's share of such net decrease in
accordance with Section 1.704-2(i) of the Regulations and other applicable
Regulations.
11.8 QUALIFIED INCOME OFFSET. If any Member unexpectedly receives any
adjustments, allocations, or distributions described in subparagraphs (4), (5),
or (6) of Section 1.704-1(b)(2)(ii)(d) of the Regulations, then items of income
and gain shall be specially allocated to the Member in an amount and manner
sufficient to eliminate as quickly as possible, to the extent required by the
Regulations, any deficit in a Member's capital account caused by the unexpected
adjustment, allocation, or distribution, but only to the extent that the Member
does not otherwise have an obligation to restore the Member's capital account
deficit. This Paragraph is intended to satisfy the provisions of Section
1.704-1(b)(2)(ii)(d) of the Regulations and shall be interpreted consistently
therewith.
ARTICLE 12. DEFINITIONS
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The following words and phrases shall have the following meanings:
"ACT" means the Nevada Limited Liability Company Act set forth in NRS
Chapter 86.
"ADJUSTED CAPITAL ACCOUNT DEFICIT" means, with respect to any Member,
the deficit balance, if any, in such Member's Capital Account as of the end of
the relevant Fiscal Year, after giving effect to the following adjustments:
(i) Credit to such Capital Account any amounts which such
Member 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
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) of the Regulations.
The foregoing definition of Adjusted Capital Account Deficit is
intended to comply with the provisions of Section 1.704-1(b)(2)(ii)(d) of the
Regulations and shall be interpreted consistently therewith.
"ADJUSTED PROPERTY" means any property the Carrying Value of which has
been adjusted pursuant to Paragraph 11.2 (Capital Accounts).
"AGREED VALUE" means the fair market value of Contributed Property, as
determined by the Managers using any reasonable method of valuation.
"AGREEMENT" means this operating agreement (including the Exhibits
hereto), as originally executed and as amended from time to time, and the terms
"hereof", "hereto" and "hereunder", when used in reference to this Agreement,
refer to this Agreement as a whole, unless the context otherwise requires.
"ASSIGNEE" means a person or entity to whom a Membership Interest is
transferred or proposed to be transferred and who is not admitted as a Member
with respect to such Membership Interest.
"ARTICLES OF ORGANIZATION" means the Articles of Organization of the
Company filed with the Nevada Secretary of State, as the same may be amended
from time to time in accordance with the Act.
"CAPITAL ACCOUNT" means the individual accounts established and
maintained pursuant to Section 11.2 hereof.
"CAPITAL CONTRIBUTION" means the amount of money or other property
contributed to the Company with respect to the interest in the Company held by a
particular Member.
"CARRYING VALUE" means (a) with respect to a Contributed Property, the
Agreed Value
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of such property reduced (but not below zero) by all depreciation, cost
recovery, and amortization deductions charged to the Capital Accounts pursuant
to Paragraph 11.2 (Capital Accounts) with respect to such property, as well as
any other reductions as a result of sales, retirements, and other dispositions
of assets included in a Contributed Property, as of the time of determination,
(b) with respect to an Adjusted Property, the value of such property immediately
following the adjustment provided in the Paragraph 11.2 (Capital Accounts)
reduced (but not below zero) by all depreciation, cost recovery, and
amortization deductions charged to the Capital Accounts pursuant to Paragraph
11.2 (Capital Accounts) with respect to such property, as well as any other
reductions as a result of sales, retirements, or dispositions of assets included
in Adjusted Property, as of the time of determination, and (c) with respect to
any other property, the adjusted basis of such property for federal income tax
purposes as of the time of determination.
"CODE" or "IRC" means the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended
from time to time (or any corresponding provisions of succeeding law).
"CONTRIBUTED PROPERTY" means property or other consideration (other
than cash) contributed to the Company in exchange for a Membership Interest in
the Company.
"FISCAL YEAR" means (i) the period commencing on the effective date of
this Agreement and ending on December 31, 1999, (ii) any subsequent twelve (12)
month period commencing on January 1st and ending on December 31st, or (iii) any
portion of the period described in clause (ii) for which the Company is required
to allocate profits, losses and other items of Company income, gain, loss or
deduction pursuant to this Agreement.
"MAJORITY-IN-INTEREST" means not less than fifty-one percent (51%) of
the Membership Interests in the Company.
"MEMBER NONRECOURSE DEBT" means any liability (or portion thereof) of
the Company that constitutes debt which, by its terms, is nonrecourse for
purposes of Regulations Section 1-1001-2 to the Company and the Members, but for
which a Member or a related person (within the meaning of Section 1.752-4(b)(4)
of the Regulations) bears the economic risk of loss as determined under Section
1.704-2(b)(4) of the Regulations.
"MEMBERSHIP INTEREST" means, as to each Member, the percentage interest
in the capital and profits of the Company set forth opposite such Member's name
on Exhibit A.
"MINIMUM GAIN" means the amount determined by computing with respect to
each Nonrecourse Liability of the Company the amount of gain, if any, that would
be realized by the Company if it disposed of the property securing such
liability in full satisfaction thereof, and by then aggregating the amounts so
computed.
"NONRECOURSE LIABILITY" means a liability (or that portion of a
liability) with respect to which no person personally bears the economic risk of
loss as determined under Section 1.704-2(b)(3) of the Regulations.
"PERSON" means any individual, partnership, corporation, limited
liability company, limited liability partnership, trust, estate, association,
unincorporated organization or other entity
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or association.
"PROFITS INTERESTS" means the Member's share of profits and losses of
the Company as set forth in Paragraph 6.3 (Profits Interests).
"SECTION 705(a)(2)(B) EXPENDITURE" means any expenditure of the Company
described in IRC Section 705(a)(2)(B) and any expenditure considered to be an
expenditure described in IRC Section 705(a)(2)(B) pursuant to IRC Section 704(b)
and the Regulations thereunder.
"UNREALIZED GAIN" means the excess (attributable to a Company
Property), if any, of the fair market value of such property as of the date of
determination (as reasonably determined by the Managers) over the Carrying Value
of such property as of the date of determination (prior to the adjustment to be
made pursuant to Paragraph 11.2 (Capital Accounts) as of such date).
"UNREALIZED LOSS" means the excess (attributable to a Company
Property), if any, of the Carrying Value of such property as of the date of
determination (prior to the adjustment to be made pursuant to Paragraph 11.2
(Capital Accounts) as of such date) over its fair market value as of such date
of determination (as reasonably determined by the Managers).
ARTICLE 13. ARBITRATION
Any and all controversies or disputes that may arise as to matters
involving the Company or between or among any one or more of the Members or
Managers with respect to the validity, interpretation, or enforceability of this
Agreement shall be submitted to binding confidential arbitration. The
arbitration shall be conducted under the rules of the American Arbitration
Association, as hereinafter supplemented and modified. Preliminary relief may be
granted pending the completion of such arbitration by any state or federal court
located in Kent County, Michigan, and each party consents and agrees to the
jurisdiction of and to venue in any such courts. Such arbitration may be
commenced by written demand by any party served on the other parties, in which
event the parties shall within 10 business days agree upon a single arbitrator.
Such demand must be served within 12 months of the date of occurrence of the
event complained of or the date of discovery of such event, whichever is later.
If the parties are unable to agree upon a single arbitrator then, upon the
application of any party, a single arbitrator shall be appointed by the senior
judge of the Kent County Circuit Court. The arbitration shall be commenced
immediately and shall be concluded within 15 business days, absent extraordinary
and compelling circumstances. The arbitration, all evidence and proceedings in
connection therewith, and any decision or award of the arbitrator, shall be
maintained in the strictest confidence. The arbitrator shall have the authority
to grant any and all damages and/or other relief that could be granted by a
court, and to assess the expense of arbitration equitably among the parties. In
the absence of assessment by the arbitrator, each party shall bear its own costs
and expenses of arbitration. Judgment may be entered in any court of competent
jurisdiction on an award resulting from such arbitration. The parties shall
confirm their agreement that, by executing the arbitration agreement, they are
waiving their right to have the claims, controversies or disputes which are the
subject of that agreement heard before a court or other judicial forum.
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ARTICLE 14. MISCELLANEOUS
14.1 AMENDMENTS. Except as otherwise provided herein, this Agreement
may not be amended, modified or revised, in whole or in part, unless in a
writing signed by Members holding 80% or more of the Membership Interests,
except for Section 3.1 for which unanimous approval shall be required.
14.2 BINDING EFFECT. The provisions of this Agreement shall be binding
upon and inure to the benefit of the parties hereto, their respective personal
representatives, heirs, successors and permitted assigns; provided, however,
that nothing contained in this Section 14.2 shall be construed to permit any
attempted assignment or other transfer which would be prohibited or void
pursuant to any other provision of this Agreement.
14.3 COUNTERPARTS. This Agreement may be executed in any number of
counterparts, each of which shall be deemed an original, but all of which shall
constitute one and the same instrument.
14.4 HEADINGS. All headings contained in this Agreement are inserted as
a matter of convenience and for ease of reference only and shall not be
considered in the construction or interpretation of any provision of this
Agreement.
14.5 EXHIBITS. All exhibits annexed hereto are expressly made a part of
this Agreement, as fully as though completely set forth herein, and all
references to this Agreement herein or in any of such exhibits shall be deemed
to refer to and include all such exhibits or schedules.
14.6 TERMS. Common nouns and pronouns shall be deemed to refer to
masculine, feminine, neuter, singular or plural, as the identity of the person
or persons may require.
14.7 SEVERABILITY. Each provision hereof is intended to be severable.
If any term or provision is illegal or invalid for any reason whatsoever, such
illegality or invalidity shall not affect the Validity of the remainder of this
Agreement.
14.8 ENTIRE AGREEMENT. This Agreement, including all Exhibits hereto,
constitutes the entire agreement of the parties hereto with respect to the
matters hereof and supersedes any prior oral and written understandings or
agreements
14.9 GOVERNING LAW. This Agreement shall be governed by and construed
in accordance with the laws of the State of Nevada, without regard to conflict
of law principles thereof.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, this Agreement is executed as of November
12, 1999.
RDV CORPORATION
By /s/ Jerry L. Tubergen
Jerry L. Tubergen, President
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JAY VAN ANDEL TRUST (u/a/d 8/28/78)
By /s/ Jay Van Andel
Jay Van Andel
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EXHIBIT A
MEMBERS' PERCENTAGE INTERESTS
AND CAPITAL CONTRIBUTIONS
NAME CAPITAL CONTRIBUTION MEMBERSHIP PERCENTAGE
INTEREST
RDV Corporation $25,000 50%
Jay Van Andel Trust $25,000 50%
(u/a/d 8/28/78)
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Exhibit 3
AGREEMENT REGARDING JUMPSTART ENTITIES
DECEMBER 16, 1999
THIS IS AN AGREEMENT with respect to the management by Amway
Corporation (the "CORPORATION") of certain affiliated entities following the
commencement of a series of transactions known collectively as Project
Jumpstart.
The Corporation will be the Manager of AP New Co., LLC, a Nevada
limited partnership ("AP NEW CO"). AP New Co is the general partner of both ALAP
HOLD CO. LTD., a Nevada limited Partnership ("ALAP"), and Apple Hold Co., L.P.,
a Bermuda limited partnership ("APPLE"). Apple directly or indirectly owns or
controls, or under Project Jumpstart may come to own or control, New AAP
Limited, a Bermuda corporation, and Amway Asia Pacific Ltd. (collectively
"AAP"). ALAP directly or indirectly owns or controls, or under Project Jumpstart
may come to own or control, N.A.J. Co., Ltd., a Japanese joint stock
corporation, and Amway Japan Limited (collectively "AJL"). AP New Co has as its
members the Jay VanAndel Trust (u/a/d 8/28/78) and RDV Corporation (together,
the "MEMBERS").
Pursuant to its authority as Manager of AP New Co, the Corporation will
have the power to cause or permit actions to be taken by AJL, AAP, Apple, ALAP,
and AP New Co (collectively, together with any entity owned or controlled by any
of the foregoing, the "AFFILIATES" or individually, an "AFFILIATE"). The terms
"CHIEF EXECUTIVE" and "OFFICE OF THE CHIEF EXECUTIVE" as used below refer to
those positions as established under the bylaws of the Corporation.
The parties want to assure that appropriate oversight and control is
exercised over major actions of the Affiliates and also want to make certain
arrangements concerning the management of the Affiliates.
NOW, THEREFORE, in order to induce one another to proceed with Project
Jumpstart, and in consideration of their mutual promises, the undersigned
parties agree as follows:
1. DISTRIBUTIONS.
a. Each of AJL and AAP shall, before paying any dividends or
distributions to shareholders, reserve such funds as may be needed for
the reasonable requirements of its business for working capital,
capital investment, expenditures in furtherance of its business plan,
and compliance with agreements, covenants, and undertakings with
lenders and other parties.
b. ALAP and Apple shall, after the completion of the first
stage of Project Jumpstart, cause AJL (semi-annually) and AAP (from
time to time, and at least semi-annually), but subject in each case to
applicable legal requirements, to distribute to their shareholders any
funds in excess of those reserved for the reasonable requirements of
the business, as provided in paragraph 1.a. The parties understand and
agree, however, that
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the declaration and payment of dividends and other distributions by AJL
and AAP requires the action of their respective boards of directors,
who must take such actions in accordance with their duties and may also
be subject to shareholder approval as required by law. The parties
further understand and agree that any such dividends and distributions
may be made only out of funds legally available for such purpose.
c. ALAP and Apple shall each, subject to the reservation of
such funds as may be required for payment of debts and for compliance
with agreements, covenants, and undertakings with lenders and other
parties, distribute to its partners any funds lawfully available for
distribution to partners under its partnership agreement.
2. AP NEW CO MEMBER RESERVED POWERS. So long as any of the limitations
and restrictions on the power and authority of the board of directors of the
Corporation presently set forth in Article V of the Corporation's Articles of
Incorporation shall continue to be in effect, the Corporation shall not, without
the approval of both of the Members, cause or permit any of the following
actions to be taken by an Affiliate:
a. The issuance of any equity interest (including any limited
partnership interest or limited liability company interest) of an
Affiliate, except:
(i) to an Affiliate (but not in a manner that
would change the existing balance of
ownership between the limited partners of
ALAP and Apple);
(ii) pro rata to the existing equity owners as a
share dividend, or in connection with a
stock split, reverse stock split, or
recapitalization;
(iii) pursuant to the exercise of presently
outstanding options; or
(iv) to shareholders of AJL (or any successor to
AJL by merger, share exchange, stock swap,
or similar transaction) in connection with a
merger, share exchange, stock swap, or
similar transaction consistent with the
objectives of Project Jumpstart;
b. the sale or other transfer or disposition by an Affiliate
of any equity interest in another Affiliate now owned or hereafter
acquired by it, except for transfers to another Affiliate in a
transaction consistent with the objectives of Project Jumpstart.
3. SHAREHOLDER MEETINGS OF AJL. Subject to the other provisions of this
Agreement:
a. The Corporation shall exercise voting control of AJL so as
not to permit any item to be placed on the agenda of any meeting of the
shareholders of AJL that has not been approved either by the Chief
Executive (or, if there shall be more than one member of the Office of
the Chief Executive, by a majority of the members of that
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Office) or by the Corporation's board of directors.
b. With respect to any motion, resolution, or other matter
(except for the election of directors) proposed for adoption or other
action at a meeting of the shareholders of AJL and placed on the agenda
for such meeting as provided in 3.a. above, the Corporation shall vote
the shares owned or controlled by it as directed by the Chief Executive
(or, if there shall be more than one member of the Office of the Chief
Executive, by a majority of the members of that Office) or by the
Corporation's board of directors.
c. With respect to any motion, resolution, election, or other
matter (except for the election of directors) proposed for adoption or
other action at a meeting of the shareholders of AJL which has not been
placed on the agenda for such meeting as provided in 3.a. above, the
Corporation shall, except as may be otherwise directed by the Chief
Executive (or, if there shall be more than one member of the Office of
the Chief Executive, by a majority of the members of that Office) or by
the Corporation's board of directors, vote the shares owned or
controlled by it against such action.
d. With respect to the election of directors at a meeting of
the shareholders of AJL, the Corporation shall vote the shares owned or
controlled by it in favor of the election of those nominees approved by
the Chief Executive (or, if there shall be more than one member of the
Office of the Chief Executive, by a majority of the members of that
Office) or by the Corporation's board of directors, and so as to
prevent the election of any nominees not so approved.
e. In circumstances in which it is not possible for the
Corporation to determine the views of the Chief Executive, the Office
of the Chief Executive, or the Corporation's board of directors on a
motion, resolution, or other matter (except for the election of
directors) proposed for adoption or other action at a meeting of the
shareholders of AJL, then (i) the Corporation shall vote its shares
against the adoption or approval of such motion, resolution, or other
matter, or, (ii) if voting its shares in such fashion is not in the
best interests of ALAP then the Corporation shall, if possible, deprive
the meeting of a quorum by withdrawing from or failing to attend the
meeting, or, (iii) if it is not possible or feasible to deprive the
meeting of a quorum, then the Corporation shall move for and vote the
shares owned or controlled by it in favor of the adjournment of the
meeting.
f. The provisions of this Section 3 shall apply with respect
to any meeting of the shareholders of AJL, or any successor to AJL by
merger, share exchange, stock swap, or similar transaction.
4. AJL VOTING EQUALIZATION. If the number of Affiliated Shares (as
defined below) for either the DeVos family or the VanAndel family is at any time
in excess of the number of Affiliated Shares of the other family, the Member
affiliated with the family with the lesser number shall have the right to direct
the voting of a number of shares of AJL owned or
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controlled by ALAP equal to the amount of the excess (the "EXCESS SHARES") on
any matter submitted to a vote of shareholders of AJL. "AFFILIATED SHARES" of a
family shall mean any shares of AJL owned, controlled, or for which the vote is
otherwise directed by members of that family, or by a trust, entity, or
organization owned, controlled, directed, substantially funded by, created by,
for the primary benefit of, or otherwise affiliated with, one or more members of
a family (a "FAMILY ENTITY"), PROVIDED, HOWEVER, that shares of AJL over which
ALAP has voting control shall in no circumstances be deemed to be "Affiliated
Shares." Members of the DeVos family include Rich and Helen DeVos, their
ancestors, descendents, spouses of any descendent and any other person related
to any of the foregoing by blood or marriage (a "DEVOS FAMILY MEMBER"). Members
of the Van Andel family include Jay and Betty Van Andel, their ancestors,
descendents, and spouses of any descendent, any other person related to any of
the foregoing by blood or marriage (a "VAN ANDEL FAMILY MEMBER"). Affiliated
Shares shall include shares presently owned (even if subsequently transferred)
and shares acquired after the date of this Agreement.
5. TRANSFERS OF PARTNERSHIP INTERESTS. Limited partners in ALAP and
Apple may transfer and pledge their limited partnership interests in ALAP and
Apple, and AP New Co, as general partner, shall consent to the admission to the
partnership of any DeVos Family Member, a Van Andel Family Member, or a Family
Entity receiving an interest in the partnership.
6. MANAGEMENT LIMITATIONS. The parties shall cause the board of
directors of the Corporation to adopt and maintain in force, pursuant to Article
VII, Section 8, of the Bylaws of the Corporation, a resolution in the form of
Exhibit A to this Agreement designating actions and classes of actions with
respect to Affiliates that may not be caused or permitted by the management of
the Corporation without the approval of the Corporation's board of directors.
7. OBLIGATION TO CAUSE COMPLIANCE. Each party to this Agreement shall
each take every lawful action within its power and authority to cause compliance
with the provisions of this Agreement by the Corporation and each Affiliate.
8. ARBITRATION. Any and all controversies or disputes that may arise
between or among any one or more of the parties under or with respect to the
validity, interpretation, or enforceability of this Agreement, or otherwise
relating to the matters addressed in the Agreement shall be submitted to binding
confidential arbitration. All such arbitration shall be conducted under the
rules of the American Arbitration Association, as hereinafter supplemented and
modified. Preliminary relief may be granted pending the completion of such
arbitration by any state or federal court located in Kent County, Michigan, and
each party consents and agrees to the jurisdiction of and to venue in any such
courts. Such arbitration may be commenced by written demand by any party served
on the other parties, in which event the parties shall within 10 business days
agree upon a single arbitrator. Such demand must be served within 60 days of the
date of occurrence of the event complained of or the date of discovery of such
event, whichever is later. If the parties are unable to agree upon a single
arbitrator then, upon the application of any party a single arbitrator shall be
appointed by the senior judge of the Kent County Circuit Court. The arbitration
shall be commenced immediately and shall be concluded
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within 15 business days, absent extraordinary and compelling circumstances. The
arbitration, all evidence and proceedings in connection therewith, and any
decision or award of the arbitrator, shall be maintained in the strictest
confidence. The arbitrator shall have the authority to grant any and all damages
and/or other relief that could be granted by a court, and to assess the expense
of arbitration equitably among the parties. In the absence of assessment by the
arbitrator, each party shall bear its own costs and expenses of arbitration.
Judgment may be entered in any court of competent jurisdiction on an award
resulting from such arbitration. The parties shall confirm their agreement that,
by executing the arbitration agreement, they are waiving their right to have the
claims, controversies or disputes which are the subject of that agreement heard
before a court or other judicial forum.
9. GOVERNING LAW. This Agreement shall be governed by and construed in
accordance with the laws of the State of Michigan without reference to
principles of conflicts of laws.
10. ENTIRE AGREEMENT. This Agreement sets forth the entire
understanding of the parties concerning the subject matter addressed above, and
shall be binding on the parties and their successors and assigns. This is
intended to be a binding agreement among the undersigned, and may be enforced by
injunction, order of specific performance, or other equitable relief. Each party
shall use his or its best endeavors to implement this Agreement.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF the undersigned have entered into this Agreement as
of the date set forth above.
AMWAY CORPORATION AP NEW CO. LLC
By /s/ Dick DeVos By /s/ Lawrence Call
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Dick DeVos, President Lawrence Call, Manager
By /s/ Steve Van Andel By /s/ Craig N. Meurlin
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Steve Van Andel, Chairman Craig N. Meurlin, Manager
ALAP HOLD CO. LTD., Apple Hold Co., L.P.,
By AP NEW CO. LLC, its general partner By AP NEW CO. LLC, its general partner
By /s/ Lawrence Call By /s/ Lawrence Call
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Lawrence Call, Manager Lawrence Call, Manager
By /s/ Craig N. Meurlin By /s/ Craig N. Meurlin
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Craig N. Meurlin, Manager Craig N. Meurlin, Manager
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JAY VAN ANDEL TRUST (u/a/d 8/28/78) RDV CORPORATION
By /s/ Jay Van Andel By /s/ Jerry L. Tubergen
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Jay Van Andel Jerry L. Tubergen, President
ON BEHALF OF THE VAN ANDEL FAMILY: ON BEHALF OF THE DE VOS FAMILY:
/s/ Jay Van Andel /s/ Rich DeVos
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Jay Van Andel Rich DeVos
/s/ Steve Van Andel /s/ Dick DeVos
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Steve Van Andel Dick DeVos
/s/ Dave Van Andel /s/ Doug DeVos
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Dave Van Andel Doug DeVos
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EXHIBIT A
AMWAY CORPORATION
BOARD RESOLUTION ESTABLISHING MANAGEMENT LIMITATIONS
PURSUANT TO ARTICLE VII, SECTION 8, OF THE BYLAWS
WHEREAS, Amway Corporation is, or may be named as, the Manager of AP
New Co., LLC, a Nevada limited partnership ("AP NEW CO"); and
WHEREAS, AP New Co is the general partner of both ALAP HOLD CO. LTD., a
Nevada limited Partnership ("ALAP"), and Apple Hold Co., L.P., a Bermuda limited
partnership ("APPLE"); and
WHEREAS, Apple directly or indirectly owns or controls, or under
pending transactions (the "JUMPSTART TRANSACTIONS") may come to own or control,
New AAP Limited, a Bermuda corporation, and Amway Asia Pacific Ltd.
(collectively "AAP"); and
WHEREAS, ALAP directly or indirectly owns or controls, or under the
Jumpstart Transactions may come to own or control, N.A.J. Co., Ltd., a Japanese
joint stock corporation, and Amway Japan Limited (collectively "AJL"); and
WHEREAS, pursuant to its authority as Manager of AP New Co, Amway
Corporation has the power to cause or permit actions to be taken by AJL, AAP,
Apple, ALAP, and AP New Co (collectively, the "AFFILIATES" or individually, an
"AFFILIATE");
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, that pursuant to Article VII Section 8
of the Bylaws, the officers of Amway Corporation, including the Chief Executive
and the Executive Officers, shall not without the approval of the Corporation's
Board of Directors cause or permit an Affiliate to take any of the following
actions:
(a) Any material change in the ownership of an Affiliate, or
of any person with net assets in excess of $5 million owned or
controlled, directly or indirectly, by an Affiliate, except for
acquisitions from third parties by Amway Corporation or another
Affiliate of additional ownership in an Affiliate; or
(b) The formation or acquisition by an Affiliate (excluding
portfolio investments in investment grade securities) of more than a
20% interest in the equity of any person with net assets, immediately
after formation or acquisition, in excess of $5 million;
(c) Adoption of and amendments to the annual operating budgets
of AJL or AAP;
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(d) Adoption of and amendments to the annual capital budgets
of AJL or AAP;
(e) Approval of unbudgeted capital or operating expenditures
by AJL or AAP over $500,000 and budgeted capital expenditures by AJL or
AAP over $5 million;
(f) Material changes in the Sales and Marketing Plan at AJL or
AAP;
(g) Establishment of policy concerning Affiliate corporate
investments or the internal audit function with respect to an
Affiliate;
(h) Adoption of and material modifications to an Affiliate's
overall corporate strategic plan (but not facilities plans, new market
strategies and timetables, employee policies and plans, or other plans,
strategies, or tactics for specific business units or dealing with
specific topics);
(i) The issuance of stock or other equity securities of an
Affiliate;
(j) Any external financing (whether by commercial or private
borrowing, or the issuance of publicly held debt or commercial paper,
or otherwise) with a stated maturity in excess of twelve months, or
renewable at the borrower's option for a term in excess of twelve
months, by an Affiliate or any one or more material subsidiaries of an
Affiliate in a single transaction, or in a series of transactions
pursuant to a single set of agreements and other documents, in a
principal amount in excess of $25 million, but excluding any borrowings
or credit facilities under the Credit Agreement dated December 10,
1999, among Morgan Guaranty Trust Company and certain Affiliates and
other parties in connection with the Jumpstart Transactions (the
"JUMPSTART CREDIT FACILITIES") ; or
(k) Any external financing (whether by commercial or private
borrowing, or the issuance of publicly held debt or commercial paper,
or otherwise) by an Affiliate or any one or more material subsidiaries
of an Affiliate that would either (i) cause the principal amount of the
Affiliate's (and its material subsidiaries') aggregate indebtedness for
borrowed money with a stated maturity in excess of twelve months or
renewable at the borrower's option for a term in excess of twelve
months (excluding current maturities on long-term debt) to exceed $100
million, or (ii) cause the principal amount of the Affiliate's (and its
material subsidiaries') aggregate indebtedness for borrowed money with
a stated maturity of less than twelve months and not renewable at the
borrower's option for a term in excess of twelve months (including
current maturities of long-term debt) to exceed $100 million, excluding
for purposes of both clauses (i) and (ii) the Jumpstart Credit
Facilities.
For purposes of this resolution, a subsidiary of an Affiliate is any
entity of which a majority of the equity is owned by the Affiliate.
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Exhibit 7
Pursuant to Rule 13d-1(k)(1)(iii) of Regulation 13D-G of the General
Rules and Regulations under the Securities and Exchange Act of 1934, the
undersigned agree that the statement to which this Exhibit is attached is filed
on behalf of each of the undersigned.
Date: December 27, 1999 N.A.J. CO., LTD.
By: /s/ Lawrence M. Call
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Name: Lawrence M. Call
Title: Attorney-in-Fact
ALAP HOLD CO., LTD.
By: AP NEW CO., LLC, its general partner
By: Amway Corporation, its Manager
By: /s/ Lawrence M. Call
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Name: Lawrence M. Call
Title: Senior Vice President,
Chief Financial Officer
and Treasurer
AP NEW CO., LLC
By: Amway Corporation, its Manager
By: /s/ Lawrence M. Call
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Name: Lawrence M. Call
Title: Senior Vice President,
Chief Financial Officer
and Treasurer
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AMWAY CORPORATION
By: /s/ Lawrence M. Call
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Name: Lawrence M. Call
Title: Senior Vice President,
Chief Financial Officer
and Treasurer
JAY VAN ANDEL TRUST
By: /s/ Jay Van Andel
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Name: Jay Van Andel
Title: Trustee
JAY AND BETTY VAN ANDEL FOUNDATION
By: /s/ Jay Van Andel
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Name: Jay Van Andel
Title: President
/s/ Jay Van Andel
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JAY VAN ANDEL
RDV CORPORATION
By: /s/ Robert H. Shierbeek
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Name: Robert H. Shierbeek
Title: Treasurer
