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IAA Acquisition Corp., et al. – ‘S-4’ on 1/24/08 – EX-3.16

On:  Thursday, 1/24/08, at 9:22pm ET   ·   As of:  1/25/08   ·   Accession #:  1193125-8-11728   ·   File #s:  333-148847, -01, -02, -03, -04, -05, -06, -07, -08, -09, -10, -11, -12, -13, -14, -15, -16, -17, -18, -19, -20, -21, -22, -23, -24, -25, -26, -27, -28, -29, -30, -31, -32, -33, -34, -35, -36, -37, -38, -39, -40, -41, -42, -43, -44, -45, -46, -47, -48, -49, -50, -51, -52, -53, -54

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  As Of                Filer                Filing    For·On·As Docs:Size              Issuer               Agent

 1/25/08  IAA Acquisition Corp.             S-4                  167:19M                                    RR Donnelley/FA
          Asset Holdings III, L.P.
          Adesa Washington, LLC
          Adesa-South Florida, LLC
          Adesa New Jersey, LLC
          Adesa Lansing, LLC
          Adesa Dealer Services, LLC
          Adesa Atlanta, LLC
          A.D.E. of Knoxville, LLC
          Adesa Corporation, LLC
          IAA Services, Inc.
          Insurance Auto Auctions Corp.
          Sioux Falls Auto Auction, Inc.
          Autovin, Inc.
          Adesa Southern Indiana, LLC
          Adesa San Diego, LLC
          Adesa Missouri, LLC
          Adesa Lexington, LLC
          Insurance Auto Auctions, Inc
          Auto Dealers Exchange of Memphis, LLC
          Adesa Texas, Inc.
          Adesa Mexico, LLC
          Adesa Colorado, LLC
          Adesa Birmingham, LLC
          Adesa Arkansas, LLC
          A.D.E. of Ark-La-Tex, Inc.
          Adesa Inc
          Automotive Finance Corp
          Adesa Virginia, LLC
          Adesa New York, LLC
          Dent Demon, LLC
          Auto Disposal Systems, Inc.
          Axle Holdings, Inc.
          Ads Ashland, LLC
          Adesa Phoenix, LLC
          Adesa Charlotte, LLC
          KAR Holdings, Inc.
          Adesa Oklahoma, LLC
          Zabel & Associates, Inc.
          Adesa Florida, LLC
          Tri-State Auction Co., Inc.
          Adesa Pennsylvania, LLC
          Automotive Recovery Services, Inc.
          Adesa Impact Texas, LLC
          Auto Dealers Exchange of Concord, LLC
          Par, Inc.
          Ads Priority Transport Ltd.
          Adesa Ohio, LLC
          Adesa Des Moines, LLC
          Adesa Wisconsin, LLC
          Adesa Indianapolis, LLC
          Afc Cal, LLC
          Adesa Ark-La-Tex, LLC
          Automotive Finance Consumer Division, LLC
          Adesa California, LLC

Registration of Securities Issued in a Business-Combination Transaction   —   Form S-4
Filing Table of Contents

Document/Exhibit                   Description                      Pages   Size 

 1: S-4         Registration of Securities Issued in a              HTML   4.62M 
                          Business-Combination Transaction                       
 2: EX-2.1      Agreement and Plan of Merger                        HTML    438K 
 3: EX-3.1      Certificate of Incorporation of Kar Holdings,       HTML     71K 
                          Inc., as Amended                                       
12: EX-3.10     Operating Agreement for A.D.E. of Knoxville, LLC,   HTML    127K 
                          as Amended                                             
102: EX-3.100    Code of Regulations for Auto Disposal Systems,      HTML     78K  
                          Inc.                                                   
103: EX-3.101    Articles of Organization of Ads Ashland, LLC        HTML     69K  
104: EX-3.102    Operating Agreement for Ads Ashland, LLC            HTML    117K  
105: EX-3.103    Articles of Organization of Ads Priority Transport  HTML     60K  
                          Ltd.                                                   
106: EX-3.104    Operating Agreement for Ads Priority Transport      HTML    118K  
                          Ltd.                                                   
107: EX-3.105    Articles of Organization of Dent Demon, LLC         HTML     71K  
108: EX-3.106    Operating Agreement for Dent Demon, LLC             HTML    115K  
109: EX-3.107    Certificate of Incorporation of Sioux Falls Auto    HTML     76K  
                          Auction, Inc.                                          
110: EX-3.108    By-Laws of Sioux Falls Auto Auction, Inc.           HTML    107K  
111: EX-3.109    Articles of Incorporation of Zabel & Associates,    HTML     64K  
                          Inc.                                                   
13: EX-3.11     Articles of Organization of Adesa Ark-La-Tex, LLC   HTML     64K 
112: EX-3.110    By-Laws of Zabel & Associates, Inc.                 HTML    107K  
14: EX-3.12     Amended and Restated Operating Agreement for Adesa  HTML    123K 
                          Ark-La-Tex, LLC, as Amended                            
15: EX-3.13     Certificate of Formation of Adesa Arkansas, LLC     HTML     99K 
16: EX-3.14     Operating Agreement for Adesa Arkansas, LLC, as     HTML    128K 
                          Amended                                                
17: EX-3.15     Certificate of Formation of Adesa Atlanta, LLC      HTML     64K 
18: EX-3.16     Amended and Restated Operating Agreement for Adesa  HTML    122K 
                          Atlanta, LLC, as Amended                               
19: EX-3.17     Articles of Organization of Adesa Birmingham, LLC   HTML     82K 
20: EX-3.18     Operating Agreement for Adesa Birmingham, LLC, as   HTML    129K 
                          Amended                                                
21: EX-3.19     Articles of Organization-Conversion of Adesa        HTML     69K 
                          California, LLC                                        
 4: EX-3.2      By-Laws of Kar Holdings, Inc.                       HTML    160K 
22: EX-3.20     Operating Agreement for Adesa California, LLC, as   HTML    116K 
                          Amended                                                
23: EX-3.21     Articles of Organization of Adesa Charlotte, LLC    HTML     72K 
24: EX-3.22     Operating Agreement for Adesa Charlotte, LLC, as    HTML    133K 
                          Amended                                                
25: EX-3.23     Articles of Organization of Adesa Colorado, LLC     HTML     95K 
26: EX-3.24     Operating Agreement for Adesa Colorado, LLC, as     HTML    131K 
                          Amended                                                
27: EX-3.25     Articles of Organization of Adesa Dealer Services,  HTML     72K 
                          LLC                                                    
28: EX-3.26     Operating Agreement for Adesa Dealer Services, LLC  HTML    117K 
29: EX-3.27     Articles of Organization of Adesa Des Moines, LLC   HTML     85K 
30: EX-3.28     Operating Agreement for Adesa Des Moines, LLC, as   HTML    132K 
                          Amended                                                
31: EX-3.29     Articles of Organization of Adesa Florida, LLC      HTML     75K 
 5: EX-3.3      Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation   HTML     69K 
                          of Adesa, Inc.                                         
32: EX-3.30     Operating Agreement for Adesa Florida, LLC, as      HTML    129K 
                          Amended                                                
33: EX-3.31     Certificate of Formation of Adesa Impact Texas,     HTML     83K 
                          LLC                                                    
34: EX-3.32     Operating Agreement for Adesa Impact Texas, LLC,    HTML    124K 
                          as Amended                                             
35: EX-3.33     Articles of Organization of Adesa Indianapolis,     HTML     72K 
                          LLC                                                    
36: EX-3.34     Operating Agreement for Adesa Indianapolis, LLC,    HTML    131K 
                          as Amended                                             
37: EX-3.35     Articles of Organization of Adesa Lansing, LLC      HTML    110K 
38: EX-3.36     Operating Agreement for Adesa Lansing, LLC, as      HTML    128K 
                          Amended                                                
39: EX-3.37     Articles of Organization of Adesa Lexington, LLC    HTML     78K 
40: EX-3.38     Operating Agreement for Adesa Lexington, LLC, as    HTML    134K 
                          Amended                                                
41: EX-3.39     Articles of Organization of Adesa Mexico, LLC       HTML     71K 
 6: EX-3.4      Amended and Restated By-Laws of Adesa, Inc.         HTML    107K 
42: EX-3.40     Operating Agreement for Adesa Mexico, LLC           HTML    111K 
43: EX-3.41     Certificate of Organization of Adesa Missouri, LLC  HTML     91K 
44: EX-3.42     Operating Agreement for Adesa Missouri, LLC, as     HTML    120K 
                          Amended                                                
45: EX-3.43     Certificate of Formation of Adesa New Jersey, LLC   HTML     68K 
46: EX-3.44     Operating Agreement for Adesa New Jersey, LLC, as   HTML    120K 
                          Amended                                                
47: EX-3.45     Articles of Organization of Adesa New York, LLC     HTML     70K 
48: EX-3.46     Operating Agreement for Adesa New York, LLC, as     HTML    131K 
                          Amended                                                
49: EX-3.47     Articles of Organization of Adesa Ohio, LLC         HTML     86K 
50: EX-3.48     Operating Agreement for Adesa Ohio, LLC, as         HTML    130K 
                          Amended                                                
51: EX-3.49     Articles of Organization of Adesa Oklahoma, LLC     HTML     88K 
 7: EX-3.5      Articles of Organization of Adesa Corporation, LLC  HTML     71K 
52: EX-3.50     Operating Agreement for Adesa Oklahoma, LLC, as     HTML    130K 
                          Amended                                                
53: EX-3.51     Certificate of Organization of Adesa Pennsylvania,  HTML    132K 
                          Inc.                                                   
54: EX-3.52     Operating Agreement for Adesa Pennsylvania, LLC     HTML    115K 
55: EX-3.53     Articles of Incorporation of Tri-State Auction      HTML     89K 
                          Co., Inc.                                              
56: EX-3.54     By-Laws of Tri-State Auction Co., Inc.              HTML    106K 
57: EX-3.55     Certificate of Formation of Adesa Phoenix, LLC      HTML     63K 
58: EX-3.56     Amended and Restated Operating Agreement for Adesa  HTML    122K 
                          Phoenix, LLC, as Amended                               
59: EX-3.57     Certificate of Incorporation of Axle Holdings,      HTML     68K 
                          Inc., as Amended                                       
60: EX-3.58     By-Laws of Axle Holdings, Inc.                      HTML    159K 
61: EX-3.59     Articles of Organization of Adesa San Diego, LLC    HTML     76K 
 8: EX-3.6      Operating Agreement for Adesa Corporation, LLC, as  HTML    120K 
                          Amended                                                
62: EX-3.60     Amended and Restated Operating Agreement for Adesa  HTML    119K 
                          San Diego, LLC, as Amended                             
63: EX-3.61     Articles of Organization of Adesa-South Florida,    HTML     62K 
                          LLC                                                    
64: EX-3.62     Amended and Restated Operating Agreement for        HTML    115K 
                          Adesa-South Florida, LLC                               
65: EX-3.63     Articles of Organization of Adesa Southern          HTML     72K 
                          Indiana, LLC                                           
66: EX-3.64     Operating Agreement for Adesa Southern Indiana,     HTML    132K 
                          LLC, as Amended                                        
67: EX-3.65     Articles of Incorporation of Adesa Texas, Inc.      HTML     82K 
68: EX-3.66     Amended and Restated Code of By-Laws of Adesa       HTML    109K 
                          Texas, Inc.                                            
69: EX-3.67     Articles of Organization of Adesa Virginia, LLC     HTML     71K 
70: EX-3.68     Operating Agreement for Adesa Virginia, LLC, as     HTML    122K 
                          Amended                                                
71: EX-3.69     Certificate of Formation of Adesa Washington, LLC   HTML     92K 
 9: EX-3.7      Articles of Incorporation of A.D.E. of Ark-La-Tex,  HTML     74K 
                          Inc.                                                   
72: EX-3.70     Operating Agreement for Adesa Washington, LLC, as   HTML    130K 
                          Amended                                                
73: EX-3.71     Articles of Organization of Adesa Wisconsin, LLC    HTML    103K 
74: EX-3.72     Operating Agreement for Adesa Wisconsin, LLC, as    HTML    129K 
                          Amended                                                
75: EX-3.73     Articles of Organization of Afc Cal, LLC            HTML     69K 
76: EX-3.74     Amended and Restated Operating Agreement for Afc    HTML     93K 
                          Cal, LLC                                               
77: EX-3.75     Restated Certificate of Limited Partnership of      HTML    141K 
                          Asset Holdings Iii, L.P.                               
78: EX-3.76     Amended and Restated Partnership Agreement for      HTML    231K 
                          Asset Holdings Iii, L.P.                               
79: EX-3.77     Certificate of Organization of Auto Dealers         HTML    100K 
                          Exchange of Concord, LLC                               
80: EX-3.78     Operating Agreement for Auto Dealers Exchange of    HTML    132K 
                          Concord, LLC, as Amended                               
81: EX-3.79     Articles of Organization of Auto Dealers Exchange   HTML     99K 
                          of Memphis, LLC                                        
10: EX-3.8      Amended and Restated Code of By-Laws of A.D.E. of   HTML    109K 
                          Ark-La-Tex, Inc.                                       
82: EX-3.80     Operating Agreement for Auto Dealers Exchange of    HTML    133K 
                          Memphis, LLC, as Amended                               
83: EX-3.81     Articles of Organization of Automotive Finance      HTML     72K 
                          Consumer Division, LLC                                 
84: EX-3.82     Operating Agreement for Automotive Finance          HTML    115K 
                          Consumer Division, LLC                                 
85: EX-3.83     Articles of Amend. and Restate. of Articles of      HTML    106K 
                          Inc. of Automotive Finance Corp.                       
86: EX-3.84     Amended and Restated Code of By-Laws of Automotive  HTML     80K 
                          Finance Corporation                                    
87: EX-3.85     Articles of Incorporation of Automotive Recovery    HTML     90K 
                          Services, Inc.                                         
88: EX-3.86     Amended and Restated Code of By-Laws of Automotive  HTML    108K 
                          Recovery Services, Inc.                                
89: EX-3.87     Articles of Incorporation of Autovin, Inc.          HTML     70K 
90: EX-3.88     Amended and Restated Code of By-Laws of Autovin,    HTML    108K 
                          Inc.                                                   
91: EX-3.89     Articles of Incorporation of Par, Inc.              HTML     96K 
11: EX-3.9      Articles of Organization of A.D.E. of Knoxville,    HTML     80K 
                          LLC                                                    
92: EX-3.90     Amended and Restated Code of By-Laws of Par, Inc.   HTML    109K 
93: EX-3.91     Articles of Incorporation of Insurance Auto         HTML    251K 
                          Auctions, Inc.                                         
94: EX-3.92     By-Laws of Insurance Auto Auctions, Inc.            HTML    151K 
95: EX-3.93     Articles of Incorporation of Insurance Auto         HTML    107K 
                          Auctions Corp.                                         
96: EX-3.94     By-Laws of Insurance Auto Auctions Corp.            HTML     98K 
97: EX-3.95     Certificate of Incorporation of Iaa Acquisition     HTML     65K 
                          Corp.                                                  
98: EX-3.96     By-Laws of Iaa Acquisition Corp.                    HTML    107K 
99: EX-3.97     Articles of Incorporation of Iaa Services, Inc.     HTML     94K 
100: EX-3.98     By-Laws of Iaa Services, Inc.                       HTML    101K  
101: EX-3.99     Articles of Incorporation of Auto Disposal          HTML     83K  
                          Systems, Inc., as Amended                              
113: EX-4.1      Indenture (Floating Rate Senior Notes)              HTML    701K  
122: EX-4.10     Second Supplemental Indenture (Fixed Rate Senior    HTML     75K  
                          Notes)                                                 
123: EX-4.11     Second Supplemental Indenture (Senior Subordinated  HTML     76K  
                          Notes)                                                 
114: EX-4.2      Indenture (Fixed Rate Senior Notes)                 HTML    690K  
115: EX-4.3      Indenture (Senior Subordinated Notes)               HTML    757K  
116: EX-4.4      Supplemental Indenture (Floating Rate Senior        HTML     81K  
                          Notes)                                                 
117: EX-4.5      Supplemental Indenture (Fixed Rate Senior Notes)    HTML     81K  
118: EX-4.6      Supplemental Indenture (Senior Subordinated Notes)  HTML     81K  
119: EX-4.7      Exchange and Registration Rights Agreement          HTML    252K  
120: EX-4.8      Registration Rights Agreement                       HTML    178K  
121: EX-4.9      Second Supplemental Indenture (Floating Rate        HTML     75K  
                          Senior Notes)                                          
124: EX-5.1      Opinion of Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom     HTML     99K  
                          LLP                                                    
125: EX-10.1     Guarantee and Collateral Agreement                  HTML    287K  
132: EX-10.10    Form of Conversion Stock Option Agreement           HTML     93K  
133: EX-10.11    Form of Amendment to Conversion Stock Option        HTML     66K  
                          Agreement                                              
134: EX-10.12    Form of Rollover Stock Option Agreement             HTML    101K  
135: EX-10.13    Form of Conversion Agreement                        HTML     90K  
136: EX-10.14    Stock Incentive Plan of Kar Holdings, Inc.          HTML    109K  
137: EX-10.15    Form of Nonqualified Stock Option Agreement         HTML     97K  
138: EX-10.16    Employment Agreement (John Nordin)                  HTML    105K  
139: EX-10.17    Amendment to Employment Agreement (John Nordin)     HTML     62K  
140: EX-10.18    Financial Advisory Agreement (Goldman, Sachs &      HTML     68K  
                          Co.)                                                   
141: EX-10.19    Financial Advisory Agreement (Valueact Capital      HTML     69K  
                          Master Fund, L.P.)                                     
126: EX-10.2     Credit Agreement                                    HTML    611K  
142: EX-10.20    Financial Advisory Agreement (Pcap, L.P.)           HTML     69K  
143: EX-10.21    2007 Incentive Plan Executive Management of         HTML     69K  
                          Insurance Auto Auctions, Inc.                          
144: EX-10.22    Amended and Restated Employment Agreement (Thomas   HTML    104K  
                          C. O'Brien)                                            
145: EX-10.23    Limited Liability Company Agreement of Kar          HTML     78K  
                          Holdings Ii, LLC                                       
146: EX-10.24    Amended and Restated Limited Liability Company      HTML    338K  
                          Agm'T of Axle Holdings Ii, LLC                         
147: EX-10.25    Amendment to Amend & Rest. Limited Liability Co.    HTML     65K  
                          Agm'T of Axle Holdings Ii, LLC                         
148: EX-10.26    First Amend. to Amend & Rest. Ltd. Liability Co.    HTML     69K  
                          Agm'T of Axle Holdings Ii, LLC                         
149: EX-10.27    2007 Annual Incentive Program for Kar Holdings      HTML     71K  
150: EX-10.28    Tax Sharing Agreement                               HTML    168K  
151: EX-10.29    Trust Indenture                                     HTML    311K  
127: EX-10.3     Assumption Agreement                                HTML    108K  
152: EX-10.30    Bond Purchase Agreement                             HTML    152K  
153: EX-10.31    Lease Agreement                                     HTML    272K  
154: EX-10.32    Amended and Restated Purchase and Sale Agreement    HTML    239K  
155: EX-10.33    Amendment No. 1 to Amended and Restated Purchase    HTML     75K  
                          and Sale Agreement                                     
156: EX-10.34    Amendment No. 2 to Amended and Restated Purchase    HTML     70K  
                          and Sale Agreement                                     
157: EX-10.35    Amendment No. 3 to Amended and Restated Purchase    HTML     72K  
                          and Sale Agreement                                     
158: EX-10.36    Third Amended and Restated Receivables Purchase     HTML    865K  
                          Agreement                                              
128: EX-10.4     Intellectual Property Security Agreement            HTML    127K  
129: EX-10.5     Shareholders Agreement                              HTML    193K  
130: EX-10.8     Financial Advisory Agreement (Kelso & Company,      HTML     70K  
                          L.P.)                                                  
131: EX-10.9     Conversion Option Plan of Kar Holdings, Inc.        HTML    105K  
159: EX-12.1     Statement of Computation of Ratio of Earnings to    HTML    103K  
                          Fixed Charges                                          
160: EX-21.1     Subsidiaries of Kar Holdings, Inc.                  HTML     81K  
161: EX-23.1     Consent of Kpmg LLP                                 HTML     60K  
162: EX-23.2     Consent of Pricewaterhousecoopers LLP               HTML     58K  
163: EX-25.1     Form T-1 (Floating Rate Senior Notes)               HTML    132K  
164: EX-25.2     Form T-1 (Fixed Rate Senior Notes)                  HTML    130K  
165: EX-25.3     Form T-1 (Senior Subordinated Notes)                HTML    130K  
166: EX-99.1     Form of Letter to Clients                           HTML     71K  
167: EX-99.2     Form of Letter to Brokers, Dealers                  HTML     66K  


EX-3.16   —   Amended and Restated Operating Agreement for Adesa Atlanta, LLC, as Amended


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  Amended and Restated Operating Agreement for ADESA Atlanta, LLC, as amended  

Exhibit 3.16

AMENDED AND RESTATED

OPERATING AGREEMENT

FOR

ADESA ATLANTA, LLC

Effective as of

January 1, 2004


TABLE OF CONTENTS

 

          Page

ARTICLE I.      PURPOSES

   1

ARTICLE II.      ORGANIZATIONAL MATTERS

   1

Section 2.1

  

Formation

   1

Section 2.2

  

Principal Office

   1

Section 2.3

  

Registered Office and Registered Agent

   1

Section 2.4

  

Duration

   1

ARTICLE III.        MEMBERS AND CAPITAL STRUCTURE

   2

Section 3.1

  

Name and Address of Member

   2

Section 3.2

  

Capital Contributions

   2

Section 3.3

  

Additional Capital

   2

Section 3.4

  

Capital Accounts

   2

Section 3.5

  

Member Loans or Services

   2

Section 3.6

  

Admission of Additional Members

   2

ARTICLE IV.        GOVERNANCE OF THE COMPANY

   3

Section 4.1

  

Management by the Member

   3

Section 4.2

  

Action by the Company

   3

Section 4.3

  

Delegation of Certain Management Authority

   3

ARTICLE V.          ACCOUNTING AND RECORDS

   3

Section 5.1

  

Records and Accounting

   3

Section 5.2

  

Access to Records

   3

Section 5.3

  

Annual Tax Information

   3

Section 5.4

  

Accounting Decisions

   3

Section 5.5

  

Federal Income Tax Elections

   4

ARTICLE VI.         ALLOCATIONS AND DISTRIBUTIONS

   4

Section 6.1

  

Allocation of Net Income, Net Loss or Capital Gains

   4

Section 6.2

  

Distributions

   4

ARTICLE VII.        TRANSFERS OF INTERESTS

   4

Section 7.1

  

Transferability

   4

ARTICLE VIII.      DISSOCIATION OF A MEMBER

   4

Section 8.1

  

Dissociation

   4

ARTICLE IX.         DISSOLUTION AND WINDING UP

   4

Section 9.1

  

Dissolution

   4

 

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Section 9.2

  

Winding Up

   5

Section 9.3

  

Distribution of Assets

   5

ARTICLE X.         AMENDMENTS

   5

Section 10.1

  

Amendments

   5

ARTICLE XI.        MISCELLANEOUS

   5

Section 11.1

  

Complete Agreement

   5

Section 11.2

  

Governing Law

   6

Section 11.3

  

Binding Effect; Conflicts

   6

Section 11.4

  

Headings; Interpretation

   6

Section 11.5

  

Severability

   6

Section 11.6

  

Additional Documents and Acts

   6

Section 11.7

  

No Third Party Beneficiary

   6

Section 11.8

  

Notices

   6

Section 11.9

  

Title to Company Property

   7

Section 11.10

  

No Remedies Exclusive

   7

Section 11.11

  

Incorporated Schedule and Exhibits

   7

 

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OPERATING AGREEMENT FOR

ADESA ATLANTA, LLC

THIS OPERATING AGREEMENT (this “Agreement”) is made and entered into as of this 1st day of January, 2004 (the “Effective Date”), by and between ADESA Atlanta, LLC, a New Jersey limited liability company (the “Company”), and ADESA New Jersey, Inc., a New Jersey corporation (the “Member”), as the sole initial member of the Company. The Company was organized as a limited liability company under the New Jersey Limited Liability Company Act (the “Act”). Certain defined terms used in this Agreement are set forth in Schedule I (Schedule of Definitions) attached hereto and made a part hereof. In consideration of the mutual covenants and agreements contained in this Agreement and other good and valuable consideration, and intending to be legally bound hereby, the undersigned parties hereby agree as follows:

ARTICLE I.

PURPOSES

As set forth in the Articles of Organization, the purposes of the Company are to engage in and do any act in furtherance of any and all lawful businesses and activities for which limited liability companies may be formed under the Act.

ARTICLE II.

ORGANIZATIONAL MATTERS

Section 2.1. Formation. The Company was formed pursuant to the Act upon the filing of a Certificate of Formation with the New Jersey Department of the Treasury on August 10, 2000. The rights and obligations of the Member and the Company shall be as provided under the Act, the Certificate and this Agreement. The Member agrees to each of the provisions of the Certificate.

Section 2.2. Principal Office. The principal office of the Company shall be at 310 E. 96th Street, Ste. 400, Indianapolis, IN 46240. After March 15, 2004, the principal office of the Company shall be at 13085 Hamilton Crossing Boulevard, Carmel, IN 46032 or such other place or places as may be determined by the Member from time to time.

Section 2.3. Registered Office and Registered Agent. The Company’s registered office shall be 820 Bear Tavern Road, West Trenton, NJ 08628 and the name of its initial registered agent shall be the Corporation Trust Company. The Company may designate another registered office or agent at any time by following the procedures set forth in the Act.

Section 2.4. Duration. The existence of the Company shall continue in perpetuity, unless the Company is dissolved in accordance with Article IX or the Act.


ARTICLE III.

MEMBERS AND CAPITAL STRUCTURE

Section 3.1. Name and Address of Member. The name of the Member and its last known business, residence or mailing address is listed on the attached Exhibit A. The Member shall update Exhibit A from time to time as necessary to accurately reflect the information therein.

Section 3.2. Capital Contributions. The initial Capital Contribution to the Company of the Member is set forth on Exhibit A.

Section 3.3. Additional Capital. The Member shall not be obligated to make any Capital Contributions other than the initial Capital Contributions specified in Section 3.2.

Section 3.4. Capital Accounts.

(a) An individual capital account (the “Capital Account”) shall be established and maintained on behalf of the Member. The Capital Account of the Member shall consist of (i) the amount of cash the Member has contributed to the Company, plus (ii) the fair market value of any property the Member has contributed to the Company, net of any liabilities assumed by the Company or to which such property is subject, plus (iii) the amount of profits or income (including tax-exempt income) allocated to the Member, less (iv) the amount of losses and deductions allocated to the Member, less (v) the amount of all cash distributed to the Member, less (vi) the fair market value of any property distributed to the Member, net of any liability assumed by such Member or to which such property is subject, less (vii) the Member’s share of any other expenditures which are not deductible by the Company for federal income tax purposes or which are not allowable as additions to the basis of Company property, and (viii) subject to such other adjustments as may be required under the Code.

(b) The Member shall not have any liability or obligation to restore a negative or deficit balance in its Capital Account.

Section 3.5. Member Loans or Services. Loans or services by the Member to the Company shall not be considered Capital Contributions unless otherwise designated by the Member.

Section 3.6. Admission of Additional Members. The Member may admit Additional Members to the Company, who will be entitled to participate in the rights of Members as described herein, with admission thereof on such terms as are determined by the Member. Any such Additional Members shall be allocated net income, gains, losses, deductions and credits by such method as may be provided in this Agreement or any successor agreement hereto.

 

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ARTICLE IV.

GOVERNANCE OF THE COMPANY

Section 4.1. Management by the Manager. The management of the business and affairs of the Company is vested in the manager(s). The manager(s) shall be least one but not more than eleven in number unless changed by amendment.

Section 4.2. Action by the Company. The Company shall act only by or under the authority of its member or the manager(s).

Section 4.3. Delegation of Certain Management Authority. The manager(s) may delegate to one or more officers of the Company or one or more employees of the Company any management responsibility or authority. The manager(s) may create such offices, appoint such officers and delegate thereto such responsibility or authority as it determines to be appropriate.

ARTICLE V.

ACCOUNTING AND RECORDS

Section 5.1. Records and Accounting. The books and records of the Company shall be kept, and the financial position and the results of its operations recorded, in accordance with the accounting methods elected to be followed by the Company for federal income tax purposes. The books and records of the Company shall reflect all Company transactions and shall be appropriate and adequate for the Company’s business. The fiscal year of the Company for financial reporting and for federal income tax purposes shall be the calendar year.

Section 5.2. Access to Records. The books and records of the Company, to the extent required by the Act, shall be maintained at the Company’s Principal Office, and the Member and its duly authorized representatives shall have access to where they are located and have the right to inspect and copy them during ordinary business hours.

Section 5.3. Annual Tax Information. The Company shall use its best efforts to deliver to the Member within 90 days after the end of each fiscal year all information necessary for the preparation of the Member’s federal and state income tax returns. The Company shall also use its best efforts to prepare, within 90 days after the end of each fiscal year, a financial report of the Company for such fiscal year containing a balance sheet as of the last day of the year then ended, an income statement for the year then ended, a statement of sources and applications of funds, and a statement of reconciliation of the Capital Account of the Member.

Section 5.4. Accounting Decisions. All decisions as to accounting matters, except as otherwise specifically set forth in this Agreement, shall be made by the Member. The Member may rely upon the advice of its accountants as to whether such decisions are in accordance with accounting methods followed for federal income tax purposes.

 

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Section 5.5. Federal Income Tax Elections. The Member shall make all elections for federal income tax purposes.

ARTICLE VI.

ALLOCATIONS AND DISTRIBUTIONS

Section 6.1. Allocation of Net Income, Net Loss or Capital Gains. The net income, net loss, or capital gains of the Company for each fiscal year of the Company shall be allocated 100% to the Member.

Section 6.2. Distributions. Cash or other property shall be distributed to the Member at such time as the Member shall determine.

ARTICLE VII.

TRANSFERS OF INTERESTS

Section 7.1. Transferability. The Member may Transfer all or any portion of its Interest to another Person at any time. If the Member Transfers its entire Interest to another Person and such Person is admitted as an Additional Member of the Company in accordance with Section 3.6, the Member shall cease to be a Member and shall not have any power to exercise any rights of a Member.

ARTICLE VIII.

DISSOCIATION OF A MEMBER

Section 8.1. Dissociation. The Member ceases to be a Member upon the occurrence of either of the following events (each an “Event of Dissociation”):

(a) the Member voluntarily withdraws from the Company; or

(b) the Member Transfers its entire Interest to another Person and such Person is admitted as an Additional Member of the Company in accordance with the terms of Section 3.6.

ARTICLE IX.

DISSOLUTION AND WINDING UP

Section 9.1. Dissolution. The Company shall be dissolved and its affairs wound up on the first of the following to occur:

(a) A determination by the Member that the Company shall be dissolved; or

(b) At such earlier time as may be provided by applicable law.

 

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Notwithstanding any other provision of this Agreement or the Act, the Member hereby agrees that the business of the Company shall be continued upon the occurrence of an Event of Dissociation and that the Company shall not be dissolved upon the occurrence of an Event of Dissociation other than pursuant to the terms of Section 9.1(a).

Section 9.2. Winding Up. Upon dissolution, the Member shall proceed to wind up and liquidate the business and affairs of the Company, and the Company may only carry on business that is appropriate to wind up and liquidate the business and affairs of the Company, including the following: (a) collecting the Company’s assets; (b) disposing of properties that will not be distributed in kind to the Member; (c) discharging or making provision for discharging liabilities; (d) distributing the remaining property to the Member; and (e) doing every other act necessary to wind up and liquidate the business and affairs of the Company. The Member shall follow the procedure for disposing of known claims set forth by the Act.

Section 9.3. Distribution of Assets. Upon the winding up of the Company, the assets shall be distributed as follows:

(a) To creditors, including the Member if it is a creditor of the Company to the extent permitted by law, in the order of priority as provided by law to satisfy the liabilities of the Company whether by payment or by the establishment of adequate reserves, excluding liabilities for distributions to the Member pursuant to Article VI;

(b) To the Member to repay any loans to the Company or to satisfy any liabilities for distributions pursuant to Article VI which remain unpaid; and

(c) To the Member in respect of its Capital Account after giving effect to all contributions, distributions and allocations for all periods.

ARTICLE X.

AMENDMENTS

Section 10.1. Amendments. The Member and the Company may amend this Agreement from time to time by written instrument reflecting such amendment.

ARTICLE XI.

MISCELLANEOUS

Section 11.1. Complete Agreement. This Agreement and the Articles constitute the complete and exclusive statement of agreement between the Member and the Company with respect to its subject matter. This Agreement and the Articles replace and supersede all prior agreements by and among the Member and the Company. This Agreement and the Articles supersede all prior written and oral statements and no representation, statement, or condition or warranty not contained in this Agreement or the Articles will be binding on the parties or have any force or effect whatsoever.

 

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Section 11.2. Governing Law. This Agreement and the rights of the parties under this Agreement will be governed by, interpreted, and enforced in accordance with the laws of the State of Louisiana.

Section 11.3. Binding Effect; Conflicts. This Agreement will be binding upon and inure to the benefit of the parties, and their respective distributees, successors and assigns. This Agreement is subject to, and governed by, the Act and the Articles. In the event of a direct conflict between the provisions of this Agreement and the mandatory provisions of the Act or the provisions of the Articles, the provisions of the Act or the Articles, as the case may be, will be controlling.

Section 11.4. Headings; Interpretation. All headings herein are inserted only for convenience and ease of reference and are not to be considered in the construction or interpretation of any provision of this Agreement. The singular shall include the plural, and the masculine gender shall include the feminine and neuter, and vice versa, as the context requires.

Section 11.5. Severability. If any provision of this Agreement is held to be illegal, invalid, unreasonable, or unenforceable under the present or future laws effective during the term of this Agreement, such provision will be fully severable; this Agreement will be construed and enforced as if such illegal, invalid, unreasonable, or unenforceable provision had never comprised a part of this Agreement; and the remaining provisions of this Agreement will remain in full force and effect and will not be affected by the illegal, invalid, unreasonable, or unenforceable provision or by its severance from this Agreement. Furthermore, in lieu of such illegal, invalid, unreasonable, or unenforceable provision, there will be added automatically as a part of this Agreement a provision as similar in terms to such illegal, invalid, unreasonable, or unenforceable provision as may be possible and be legal, valid, reasonable, and enforceable.

Section 11.6. Additional Documents and Acts. Each party agrees to promptly execute and deliver such additional documents, statements of interest and holdings, designations, powers of attorney, and other instruments, and to perform such additional acts, as the other party may determine to be necessary, useful or appropriate to effectuate, carry out and perform all of the terms, provisions, and conditions of this Agreement and the transactions contemplated by this Agreement, and to comply with all applicable laws, rules and regulations.

Section 11.7. No Third Party Beneficiary. This Agreement is made solely and specifically among and for the benefit of the parties and their respective successors and assigns. This Agreement is expressly not intended for the benefit of any creditor of the Company or any other third party. No creditor or other third party will have any rights, interest, or claims under the Agreement or be entitled to any benefits under or on account of this Agreement as a third party beneficiary or otherwise.

Section 11.8. Notices. Any notice to be given or to be served upon the Company or the Member in connection with this Agreement must be in writing and will be deemed to have been given and received when delivered to the address specified by the party to receive the notice. Such notices will be given to the Member at the address specified on Exhibit A. Any party may, at any time by giving five days’ prior written notice to the other party, designate any other address in substitution of the foregoing address to which such notice will be given.

 

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Section 11.9. Title to Company Property. Legal title to all property of the Company will be held and conveyed in the name of the Company.

Section 11.10. No Remedies Exclusive. To the extent any remedies are provided herein for a breach of this Agreement, the Articles or the Act, such remedies shall not be exclusive of any other remedies the aggrieved party may have, at law or in equity.

Section 11.11. Incorporated Schedule and Exhibits. The following Schedule and Exhibit are attached to and/or have been identified as Schedules and Exhibits to this Agreement and are incorporated in this Agreement by reference as if fully set forth herein:

Schedule I to Operating Agreement. Schedule of Definitions.

Exhibit A to Operating Agreement. Name and Address of Member and Capital Contribution.

[SIGNATURE PAGE FOLLOWS]

 

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties have executed this Agreement on the date set forth opposite their signatures, to be effective on the Effective Date.

 

    COMPANY
    ADESA Atlanta, LLC
Date: January 5, 2004     By:   /s/ Michelle Mallon
        Michelle Mallon, Assistant Secretary
    MEMBER
    ADESA New Jersey, Inc.
Date: January 5, 2004     By:   /s/ Michelle Mallon
        Michelle Mallon, Assistant Secretary

 

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Schedule I

to

Operating Agreement

Schedule of Definitions

The terms used in this Agreement with their initial letters capitalized shall have, unless the context otherwise requires or unless otherwise expressly provided in this Agreement, the meanings specified in this Schedule I. Any term used but not defined in this Agreement shall have the meanings set forth in the Act. The singular shall include the plural, and the masculine gender shall include the feminine and neuter, and vice versa, as the context requires. When used in this Agreement, the following terms shall have the meanings set forth below:

Act means the Louisiana Business Corporation Law, as the same may be amended from time to time.

Additional Member means any individual or Entity admitted as a Member pursuant to Section 3.6.

Agreement means this Operating Agreement of the Company, as originally executed and as amended from time to time.

Capital Contribution means the total value of cash and agreed fair market value of property contributed and agreed to be contributed to the Company by the Member, as shown on Exhibit A, as the same may be amended from time to time.

Code means the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended. All references in this Agreement to sections of the Code shall include any corresponding provision or provisions of any succeeding law.

Company means shall have the meaning set forth in the preamble to this Agreement.

Entity means any association, corporation, general partnership, limited partnership, limited liability partnership, limited liability company, joint stock association, joint venture, firm, trust, business trust, cooperative, or foreign associations of like structure.

Event of Dissociation means any of the events listed in Section 8.1 upon which the Member ceases to be a Member.

Interest means the entire ownership interest of the Member in the Company at any particular time, including the right of the Member to any and all benefits to which the Member may be entitled as provided in this Agreement and under the Act, together with the obligations of the Member to comply with all of the terms and provisions of this Agreement.

Member or Members refers to A.D.E. of Ark-La-Tex, Inc. as the sole Member of the Company and any Additional Members admitted to the Company.

 

Schedule I -1


Operating Agreement means this Agreement.

Person means an individual or an Entity.

Principal Office means the address established pursuant to Section 2.2.

Transfer means any assignment and includes any gift, sale, exchange, assignment, conveyance, alienation or other transfer, whether voluntary or involuntary, and includes any Transfer to a receiver, bankruptcy trustee, judgment creditor, lienholder, holder of a security interest, pledge or other encumbrance, and Transfer upon judicial order or other legal process.

 

Schedule I - 2


Exhibit A

To Operating Agreement

Name and Address of Member and Capital Contribution

(As of January 1, 2004)

 

Member

   Capital Contribution    Percentage
Interest

ADESA New Jersey, Inc., 310 E. 96th Street,
Ste. 400, Indianapolis, Indiana, 46240

   Real and Personal
Property valued at
$36,175,350
   100%

Name and Address of Member and Capital Contribution

(As of March 15, 2004)

 

Member

  Capital Contribution    Percentage
Interest

ADESA New Jersey, Inc.13085 Hamilton
Crossing Boulevard, Ste. 500, Carmel, IN 46032

  Real and Personal
Property valued at
$36,175,350
   100%

 

Exhibit A


AMENDMENT TO

OPERATING AGREEMENT OF

ADESA ATLANTA, LLC

The Member and the Company amends Article III of the Agreement as follows:

 

  1. Article III of the Agreement shall be amended by adding Section 3.7. and Section 3.8.

 

  2. Section 3.7. shall read as follows:

Section 3.7. Certificate of Membership Interest

(a) Recognition of Member. The Company is entitled to recognize a person registered on its books as the owner of the specified percentage of membership interest of the Company as having the exclusive right to receive distributions and to vote notwithstanding any other person’s equitable or other claim to, or interest in, such membership interest.

(b) Transfer of Membership Interests. Membership interests are transferable only on the books of the Company, subject to any transfer restrictions imposed by the Articles of Organization, this Agreement, or an agreement among Members and the Company. Membership interests may be so transferred upon presentation of the certificate representing the membership interests, endorsed by the appropriate person or persons, and accompanied by (i) reasonable assurance that those endorsements are genuine and effective, and (ii) a request to register the transfer.

(c) Certificates. Each Member is entitled to a certificate signed (manually or in facsimile) by the Managers setting forth (i) the name of the Company and that it was organized under New Jersey law, (ii) the name of the person to whom issued, and (iii) the percentage of membership interest represented. The Managers shall prescribe the form of the certificate.

(d) Lost or Destroyed Certificates. A new certificate may be issued to replace a lost or destroyed certificate. Unless waived by the Managers, the Member in whose name the certificate was issued shall make an affidavit or affirmation of the fact that his or its certificate is lost or destroyed, shall advertise the loss or destruction in such manner as the Managers may require, and shall give the Company a bond of indemnity in the amount and form which the Managers may prescribe.”


  3. Section 3.8. shall read as follows:

Section 3.8. Membership Interests Shall Be Securities. The Company hereby irrevocably elects that all membership interests in the Company shall be securities governed by Article 8 of the Uniform Commercial Code as in effect in the state of its jurisdiction of formation. Each certificate evidencing the membership interests of the Company shall bear the following legend: “This certificate evidences an interest in [insert name of entity] and shall be a security for purposes of Article 8 of the Uniform Commercial Code as in effect in the state of its jurisdiction of formation.” This provision shall not be amended, and any purported amendment to this provision, shall not take effect until all outstanding certificates have been surrendered for cancellation.”

 

  4. Except as hereby amended, the Agreement is hereby ratified and confirmed in all other respects and shall remain in full force and effect.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned have executed this Amendment as of the 12 day of June, 2007.

 

“MEMBER”     “COMPANY”
ADESA NEW JERSEY, LLC     ADESA ATLANTA, LLC
By:   /s/ James P. Hallett     By:   /s/ Paul J. Lips
  James P. Hallett       Paul J. Lips
  President & CEO       Manager

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