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5.3 Officers.
Name Title
Robert G. Friedman Co-Chairman and Chief Executive Officer
Patrick Wachsberger Co-Chairman and President
Bob Hayward Chief Operating Officer
Ron Hohauser Chief Financial Officer and Secretary
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Directors at any time. Any officer may resign at any time by giving written notice to the Board
of Directors. Any resignation shall take effect at the date of the receipt of that notice or at any
later time specified in that notice; and, unless otherwise specified in that notice, the acceptance
of the resignation shall not be necessary to make it effective. Any resignation or removal is
without prejudice to the rights, if any, of the parties under any contract to which the officer is a
party. A vacancy in any office because of death, resignation, removal, disqualification or any
other cause shall be filled, if at all, by majority vote of the Board of Directors.
5.4 Limitations on Authority. Neither the Directors nor the officers shall do any act
in contravention of this Agreement, or possess Company property, in their capacity as officer or
Director, or assign rights in Company property other than for Company purposes.
(c) cause the Company to create any new class of Units (whether
Common Units, Preferred Units or other Units) or issue any new Units (or any options,
subscriptions, warrants, securities or other rights exercisable or exchangeable for or convertible
into Units), or to admit new Members or to alter the relative rights of existing Units, in each case
except as specifically provided in this Agreement or pursuant to the 2007 Unit Incentive Plan; or
(d) cause the Company or its subsidiaries (i) to extend the statute
of limitations for assessment of tax deficiencies with respect to adjustments to the Company's or
its subsidiaries' federal, state, local or other tax returns or tax-related filings; (ii) to settle any
dispute with the Internal Revenue Service or any state, local or other taxing authority; (iii) to
change any federal, state, local or other tax treatment of transactions in which the Company or
one of its subsidiaries participates; or (iv) to enter into any "reportable transaction" within the
meaning of the Code and applicable Regulations; or
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(e) cause the Company to make any change to the Company's
accounting methods, principles, procedures or practices, except as may be required by a change
inGAAP; or
(b) enter into a strategic (i) transaction, (ii) joint venture, (iii)
merger or (iv) other business combination, in each case, out of the ordinary course of business
and where the value of such transaction Lq in excess of twenty-five percent (25%) of the
Company's net equity; provided that for purposes hereof, in the calculation of net equity,
distribution costs and expenses shall be amortized in a manner similar to production costs instead
of expensed when incurred; or
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repayment date, except in the ordinary course of business, which includes, without limitation,
prepaying production loans or making prepayments under the Credit Agreements; or
(f) cause the Company to take any affirmative action that would
require the Lenders to waive any of the Company's covenants under the Credit Agreements; or
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(0) cause the Company to commence any action, suit or
proceeding, other than (i) in the ordinary course of business; or (ii) in such cases where the
Company in good faith determines that failure to commence suit would result in the impairment
of a valuable aspect of its business; or (iii) in respect of a breach of this Agreement; or
5.5 Remuneration of Officers and Directors. The officers and Directors of the
Company may be entitled to remuneration for providing services to the Company and shall be
entitled to reimbursement of reasonable out-of-pocket business expenses, all as determined by
the Board of Directors or as set forth in any employment agreement with such officer or
Director.
5.6 Liability of Directors and Officers. No officer or Director of the Company shall
be personally liable under any judgment of a court, or in any other manner, for any debt,
obligation, or liability of the Company, whether that debt, obligation, or liability arises in
contract, tort, or otherwise, solely by reason of participating in the management of the Company
or being an officer of the Company or both. Except as otherwise provided in this Agreement, no
officer or Director shall be liable to the Company or to any Member for any loss or damage
sustained by the Company or any Member in its capacity as such, unless (i) the loss or damage
shall have been the result of fraud, deceit, reckless or intentional misconduct, gross negligence,
or a knowing violation of law by such officer or Director or (ii) such officer or Director derived
an improper personal benefit from the transaction that resulted in such loss or damage.
5.7 Indemnification.
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loss, damage, or claim incurred by such Person by reason of any act or omission performed or
omitted by such Person in good faith on behalf of, or in connection with the business and affairs
of, the Company and in a manner reasonably believed to be within the scope of authority
conferred on such Person by this Agreement, except that no such Person shall be entitled to be
> indemnified in respect of any loss, damage, or claim incurred by such Person (i) by reason of
:fraud,deceit, reckless or intentional misconduct, gross negligence, or a knowing violation oflaw
with respect to such acts or omissions or (ii) as a result of any transaction from which such
Person derived an improper personal benefit; provided, however, that any indemnity under this
Section 5.7.1 shall be provided out of and to the extent of Company assets only, no debt shall be
incurred by the Members in order to provide a source of funds for any indemnity, and no
Member shall have any personal liability (or any liability to make any additional Capital
Contributions) on account thereof.
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