Operating Agreement Template

Operating Agreement Template: a polished, practical template for business, legal & company documents work.

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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.