(a)Agreements Permitted. Subject to any restrictions in the articles, an LLC may enter into contribution allowance agreements under the terms, provisions, and conditions, including the value being accorded such consideration called for in the contribution allowance agreement, fixed by the board of governors or the members by an action of the members or governors as required for the admission of a new member under § 48-232-102 and permitted under the articles or operating agreement.

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Terms Used In Tennessee Code 48-234-101

  • board of governors: means the board of governors of an LLC electing to be board-managed or, in the case of a foreign limited liability company, its equivalent. See Tennessee Code 48-202-101
  • Contribution agreement: means a binding agreement between a person and an LLC under which:
    (A) The person has an obligation to make a contribution to the LLC in the future. See Tennessee Code 48-202-101
  • Contribution allowance agreement: means an agreement between a person and an LLC, under which:
    (A) The person has the right, but not the obligation, to make a contribution to the LLC in the future. See Tennessee Code 48-202-101
  • LLC: means a limited liability company, organized under chapters 201-248 of this title. See Tennessee Code 48-202-101
  • Member: means a person reflected in the required records of an LLC as the owner of some governance rights of a membership interest of the LLC. See Tennessee Code 48-202-101
  • Operating agreement: means a written agreement described in §. See Tennessee Code 48-202-101
  • Person: includes individual and entity. See Tennessee Code 48-202-101
  • State: when applied to the different parts of the United States, includes the District of Columbia and the several territories of the United States. See Tennessee Code 1-3-105
  • written: means any information in the form of a document. See Tennessee Code 48-11-201
(b)Writing Required and Terms to Be Stated. A contribution allowance agreement must be in writing, and the writing must state in full, summarize, or incorporate by reference all the agreement’s terms, provisions, and conditions. A contribution allowance agreement made after the formation of the LLC is not enforceable against the LLC unless it is approved by the required members or the board of governors, if applicable, sufficient to admit a new member under the articles or operating agreement and § 48-232-102.
(c)Restrictions on Assignment. The rights of a party to a contribution allowance agreement may not be assigned in whole or in part to a person who was not a member or a party to a contribution agreement or a party to a contribution allowance agreement at the time of the assignment, unless all the members approve the assignment by unanimous written consent or, if the articles or the operating agreement so permit, by the written consent of the members or the board of governors as required under § 48-232-101 and as permitted in the articles or operating agreement.