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We are putting together the operating agreement for our company, and one of the questions in the worksheet we are going off of is:

Will some Members be holding their interests in holding companies?

I am not sure that I understand the significance of this. Is there any reason why a company would specifically not want to allow this? Are there any implications for the company or the other members if one or more members does hold their interests in holding companies?

In short, why would this question be important to discuss when drafting an operating agreement?

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I'm not sure. Could this mean that the 'member' as an individual person will not be part of the company. That the member will be a company (the holding company). Their 'interests' in this case being equity, assets etc.? – Ryan Doom Feb 16 '12 at 6:04

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If the answer might be "yes", the company will need to know the details of the holding company.

For example, if the holding company is owned by more than one person, and any of those people are not "members", things get ugly.

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