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A membership interest represents an investor's (called a "member") ownership stake in an LLC. A person who holds a membership interest has a profit and voting interest in the LLC (although these may be amended by contract). Ownership in an LLC can be expressed by percentage ownership interest or membership units.
In most cases, an LLC interest is a general intangible. Once the lender has made that determination, issues of perfection and priority of the security interest can be addressed under the UCC Article 9 perfection rules.
Under Division 8 of the California Commercial Code, an interest in an LLC is NOT a security unless: it is dealt in or traded on securities exchanges or in securities markets, its terms expressly provide that it is a security governed by this division, or. it is an investment company security.
As a result, lenders desiring to secure their loans with an equity pledge (typically either in the borrower itself or its subsidiaries) are increasingly taking pledges of LLC membership interests as part of their collateral.
Security: An LLC, however, can elect to have its membership interests classified as securities under Article 8 of the UCC. Generally, the organizational documents must expressly state that the membership interests are to be treated as securities.
All ownership interests in a manager-managed LLC are considered securities even if some members actually are involved in the daily management of the business.
All ownership interests in a manager-managed LLC are considered securities even if some members actually are involved in the daily management of the business.
A secured lender generally has two options under Article 9: strict foreclosure and a commercially reasonable sale. Upon default, a secured lender may accept collateralhere, LLC Interestsas full or partial satisfaction of the debtor's obligations secured by the collateral.
Under this definition, a membership interest in an LLC is a security for California law purposes unless all of the members are actively engaged in management. Thus, interests in a manager-managed LLC where not all members are managers are securities under California law.