(a)Classification of interests. The LLC documents may provide for classes or groups of directors, managers, members or holders of financial rights, having the relative rights, preferences, limitations, powers and duties provided in the LLC documents, and may make provision for the future creation, in the manner provided in the LLC documents, of additional classes or groups of directors, managers, members or holders of financial rights having the relative rights, powers and duties from time to time established, including financial rights, preferences, limitations, powers and duties that are senior or subordinate to existing classes and groups of directors, managers, members or holders of financial rights. The LLC documents may provide for the taking of an action, including the amendment of the LLC documents, without the vote or approval of any director, manager, member or holder of financial rights or of any class or group of directors, managers, members or holders of financial rights, including an action to create a class or group of directors, managers, members or holders of financial rights under the LLC documents. The LLC documents may denominate membership interests or financial rights as units, shares, percentages, participations, distribution interests, ownership or economic interests, with or without voting rights, and with or without fixed or variable rights to participate in distributions, assets and properties, allocations of profits and losses and fixed or variable obligations to the LLC or any combination of these things.
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Terms Used In Tennessee Code 48-249-303

  • Amendment: A proposal to alter the text of a pending bill or other measure by striking out some of it, by inserting new language, or both. Before an amendment becomes part of the measure, thelegislature must agree to it.
  • Assets: (1) The property comprising the estate of a deceased person, or (2) the property in a trust account.
  • Class: when used with reference to membership interests, means a category of membership interests that differs in one (1) or more rights or preferences from another category of membership interests of the LLC. See Tennessee Code 48-202-101
  • Director: means an individual who is vested with authority as a director under §. See Tennessee Code 48-249-102
  • Directors: means natural persons, designated in the charter or bylaws or elected or appointed by the incorporators, and their successors and natural persons elected or appointed to act as members of the board, irrespective of the names or titles by which such persons are described. See Tennessee Code 48-51-201
  • Distribution: means a direct or indirect transfer of money or other property by an LLC, except for the issuance of its own membership interests or financial rights, with or without consideration, or an incurrence or issuance of indebtedness, whether directly or indirectly, including through a guaranty, to or for the benefit of any of its members or holders of financial rights, as applicable, in respect of membership interests or financial rights. See Tennessee Code 48-249-102
  • Financial rights: means a member's or holder's rights to:
    (A) Share in profits and losses, as provided in §. See Tennessee Code 48-249-102
  • holder: means a person, other than a member, owning any financial rights in an LLC. See Tennessee Code 48-249-102
  • Interest: means either or both of the following rights under the organic law of an unincorporated entity:
    (A) The right to receive distributions from the entity either in the ordinary course or upon liquidation. See Tennessee Code 48-11-201
  • LLC: means a limited liability company, organized under chapters 201-248 of this title. See Tennessee Code 48-202-101
  • LLC documents: means either, or both:
    (A) An LLC's articles. See Tennessee Code 48-249-102
  • Manager: means a person who is vested with authority as a manager under §. See Tennessee Code 48-249-102
  • Member: means a person that has been admitted to an LLC as a member, as provided in §. See Tennessee Code 48-249-102
  • Membership: means the rights and obligations a member has pursuant to a corporation's charter, bylaws and chapters 51-68 of this title. See Tennessee Code 48-51-201
  • Share: means the unit into which the proprietary interests in a corporation are divided. See Tennessee Code 48-11-201
(b)Voting rights. The LLC documents may grant to all or certain identified directors, managers, members or holders of financial rights, or to one (1) or more specified classes or groups of the directors, managers, members or holders of financial rights, the right to vote separately or to vote with all or any other classes or groups of directors, managers, members or holders of financial rights, on any matter. The voting rights of directors, managers, members and holders of financial rights may be per capita, or by number, unit, share, percentage, participation, economic interest or financial rights, or by one (1) or more classes or groups, or on any other basis. The LLC documents may provide that any director, manager, member or holder of financial rights, or any class or group of directors, managers, members or holders of financial rights, shall have full, partial, limited or no voting rights with respect to any or all matters.
(c)Financial rights nonvoting. Except as otherwise provided in the LLC documents, a holder of financial rights that is not also a member does not have a right to vote by reason of, or with respect to, such financial rights.
(d)Parity of interests. Except as otherwise provided in the LLC documents, all membership interests and financial rights shall be of the same class and group, with the same relative rights, powers and duties, and without preferences, subordinations or limitations.
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