Pennsylvania Consolidated & Unconsolidated Statutes
Chapter 88 - Limited Liability Companies
Section 8844 - Sharing of and right to distributions before dissolution


(a) General rule.--Any distribution made by a limited liability company before its dissolution and winding up shall be in equal shares among members and persons dissociated as members, except as provided in section 8852(b) (relating to transfer of transferable interest) or to the extent necessary to comply with a charging order in effect under section 8853 (relating to charging order).
(b) No entitlement to distribution.--Except as provided under subsection (e), a person has a right to a distribution before the dissolution and winding up of a limited liability company only if the company decides to make an interim distribution.
(c) Distribution in kind.--A person does not have a right to demand or receive a distribution from a limited liability company in any form other than money. Except as provided in section 8877(d) (relating to disposition of assets in winding up), a limited liability company may distribute an asset in kind only if each part of the asset is fungible with each other part and each person receives a percentage of the asset equal in value to the person's share of distributions.
(d) Status as creditor.--If a member or transferee becomes entitled to receive a distribution, the member or transferee has the status of, and is entitled to all remedies available to, a creditor of the limited liability company with respect to the distribution, except that the company's obligation to make a distribution is subject to offset for any amount owed to the company by the member or transferee on whose account the distribution is made.
(e) Distribution upon event of dissociation.--Upon the effectiveness of a transaction under Chapter 3 (relating to entity transactions) or an amendment of the certificate of organization or operating agreement that results in either case in an event of dissociation but does not result in the dissolution of the limited liability company, the dissociating member may elect in record form to receive in lieu of the property that the person would be entitled to receive pursuant to the terms of the transaction or amendment:
(1) any distribution to which the member is entitled under the operating agreement on the terms provided in the operating agreement; and
(2) within a reasonable time after dissociation, the fair value of the interest of the member in the company as of the date of dissociation based upon the right of the member to share in distributions from the company.

Cross References. Section 8844 is referred to in sections 8817, 8863 of this title.

Structure Pennsylvania Consolidated & Unconsolidated Statutes

Pennsylvania Consolidated & Unconsolidated Statutes

Title 15 - CORPORATIONS AND UNINCORPORATED ASSOCIATIONS

Chapter 88 - Limited Liability Companies

Extra - Chapter Notes

Section 8811 - Short title and application of chapter

Section 8812 - Definitions

Section 8813 - Knowledge and notice

Section 8814 - Governing law

Section 8815 - Contents of operating agreement

Section 8816 - Application of operating agreement

Section 8817 - Amendment and effect of operating agreement

Section 8818 - Characteristics of limited liability company

Section 8819 - Powers

Section 8821 - Formation of limited liability company and certificate of organization

Section 8822 - Amendment or restatement of certificate of organization

Section 8823 - Signing of filed documents

Section 8824 - Liability of member, manager or other person for false or missing information in filed document

Section 8825 - Registered office

Section 8831 - Status of member or manager as agent

Section 8832 - Certificate of authority

Section 8833 - Certificate of denial

Section 8834 - Liability of members and managers

Section 8835 - Taxation of limited liability companies

Section 8841 - Becoming a member

Section 8842 - Form of contribution

Section 8843 - Liability for contributions

Section 8844 - Sharing of and right to distributions before dissolution

Section 8845 - Limitations on distributions

Section 8846 - Liability for improper distributions

Section 8847 - Management of limited liability company

Section 8848 - Reimbursement, indemnification, advancement and insurance

Section 8849.1 - Standards of conduct for members

Section 8849.2 - Standards of conduct for managers

Section 8850 - Rights to information

Section 8851 - Nature of transferable interest

Section 8852 - Transfer of transferable interest

Section 8853 - Charging order

Section 8854 - Power of personal representative of deceased member

Section 8861 - Events causing dissociation

Section 8862 - Power to dissociate and wrongful dissociation

Section 8863 - Effects of dissociation

Section 8871 - Events causing dissolution

Section 8872 - Winding up and filing of certificates

Section 8874 - Known claims against dissolved limited liability company

Section 8875 - Other claims against dissolved limited liability company

Section 8876 - Court proceedings

Section 8877 - Disposition of assets in winding up

Section 8878 - Voluntary termination by members or organizers

Section 8881 - Direct action by member

Section 8882 - Derivative action

Section 8883 - Eligible plaintiffs and security for costs

Section 8884 - Special litigation committee

Section 8885 - Proceeds and expenses

Section 8891 - Application and effect of subchapter

Section 8892 - Definitions

Section 8893 - Benefit company status

Section 8894 - Purposes

Section 8895 - Standard of conduct for members

Section 8896 - Standard of conduct for managers and officers

Section 8897 - Right of action

Section 8898 - Annual benefit report