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<strong>Finance</strong> <strong>and</strong> <strong>Administration</strong> Committee - X. Designation <strong>of</strong> UT Methodist Physicians, LLC, as a Faculty Practice Plan for the College <strong>of</strong> Medicine in Memphis - Actionbusiness <strong>and</strong> affairs <strong>of</strong> the Company, including the right to make <strong>and</strong> control all decisionsconcerning the business <strong>and</strong> affairs <strong>of</strong> the Company; <strong>and</strong> (iii) possesses all power, on behalf <strong>of</strong>the Company, to do or authorize the Company or to direct any <strong>of</strong>ficers <strong>of</strong> the Company, onbehalf <strong>of</strong> the Company, to do all things necessary or convenient to carry out the business <strong>and</strong>affairs <strong>of</strong> the Company.Section 9.18 General Duties <strong>and</strong> Obligations <strong>of</strong> the <strong>Board</strong>.(a) Consistent with the terms <strong>of</strong> this Agreement, the <strong>Board</strong> shall (i) direct, operate,manage <strong>and</strong> control the business <strong>and</strong> affairs <strong>of</strong> the Company; (ii) cause the Company to conductits business <strong>and</strong> operations separate <strong>and</strong> apart from that <strong>of</strong> any Director, the Member or any <strong>of</strong>their Affiliates, including, without limitation, (A) segregating the assets <strong>of</strong> the Company <strong>and</strong> notallowing funds or other assets <strong>of</strong> the Company to be commingled with the funds or other assets<strong>of</strong>, held by, or registered in the name <strong>of</strong>, the Member, any Director or any <strong>of</strong> their respectiveAffiliates; (B) maintaining (or cause to he maintained) books <strong>and</strong> financial records <strong>of</strong> theCompany separate from the books <strong>and</strong> financial records <strong>of</strong> the Member, any Director or theirrespective Affiliates; (C) causing the Company to pay its liabilities from assets <strong>of</strong> the Company;<strong>and</strong> (D) causing the Company to conduct its dealings with third parties in its own name <strong>and</strong> as aseparate <strong>and</strong> independent entity.8(b) <strong>The</strong> <strong>Board</strong> shall take all actions that may be necessary or appropriate (i) for thecontinuation <strong>of</strong> the valid existence <strong>of</strong> the Company under the applicable laws <strong>of</strong> the State <strong>of</strong> itsdomicile (<strong>and</strong> <strong>of</strong> each other jurisdiction in which such existence is necessary to protect thelimited liability <strong>of</strong> the Members or to enable the Company to conduct the business in which it isengaged); <strong>and</strong> (ii) in furtherance <strong>of</strong> the business affairs <strong>and</strong> purposes <strong>of</strong> the Company inaccordance with the provisions <strong>of</strong> this Agreement <strong>and</strong> applicable law.(c) Each Director shall devote to the Company such time as may be necessary for theproper performance <strong>of</strong> all duties hereunder, but no Director shall be required to devote his fulltime to the performance <strong>of</strong> such duties.(d) <strong>The</strong> <strong>Board</strong> shall keep the Member well informed <strong>of</strong> the actions taken by the<strong>Board</strong> in conducting the business <strong>of</strong> the Company.Section 9.19 Special Approval Powers <strong>of</strong> UT Directors <strong>and</strong> Methodist Directors.Notwithst<strong>and</strong>ing Section 9.14 above, the affirmative vote <strong>of</strong> a majority <strong>of</strong> all the UT Directors(which must include the affirmative vote <strong>of</strong> the UTCOM Executive Dean) <strong>and</strong> the affirmativevote <strong>of</strong> a majority <strong>of</strong> all the Methodist Directors shall be all that is required for <strong>Board</strong> approval,disapproval, or other action with respect to the following items:(a) Sale, exchange or disposition <strong>of</strong> Company assets;(b) Merger or consolidation <strong>of</strong> the Company with another entity;(c) Admission <strong>of</strong> additional Members <strong>of</strong> the Company;Page 11208

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