Operating Agreement
Effective date: [Date]
This Operating Agreement is entered into by and between [Company legal name], [address and entity details] (“Company”), and [Members legal name], [address and entity details] (“Members”), together the “Members.”
1. Company Formation and Purpose
[Legal name, jurisdiction, registered agent, principal office, purpose, and formation date.]
2. Members, Units, and Contributions
[Member ledger, unit classes, capital accounts, additional contributions, and dilution mechanics.]
3. Management and Voting
[Manager appointment, authority, removal, fiduciary standard, quorum, and meeting rules.]
4. Reserved Matters and Member Approvals
[List of actions requiring member threshold, class consent, or unanimous approval.]
5. Allocations, Distributions, and Tax Representative
[Distribution priorities, tax distributions, allocation method, partnership representative, and tax elections.]
6. Books, Records, and Information Rights
[Financial statements, inspection notice, fiscal year, accounting method, and record custodian.]
7. Confidentiality and Company Opportunities
[Confidentiality, company opportunity, conflicts, and permitted disclosures.]
8. Transfers, Admission, and Restrictions
[Transfer definition, permitted transferees, ROFR, tag/drag, admission conditions, and securities compliance.]
9. Dissociation, Buyout, and Valuation
[Trigger events, appraisal or formula valuation, payment security, set-off, and closing mechanics.]
10. Dissolution and Winding Up
[Events, creditor priority, liquidation distributions, final reporting, and record retention.]
11. Signatures and Schedules
[Execution blocks and ownership, contribution, and approval schedules.]
Signatures
Company
Name: [Name]
Title: [Title or capacity]
Signature: ____________________
Date: [Date]
Members
Name: [Name]
Title: [Title or capacity]
Signature: ____________________
Date: [Date]
Legal notice: Entity statutes, tax classification, securities rules, and fiduciary duties must be reviewed for the company’s jurisdiction and capitalization.