(b)(1) A limited liability company which was formed prior to the effective date of this subdivision and which complied with the publication and filing requirements of this section as in effect prior to such effective date shall not be required to make any publication or republication or any filing under subdivision (a) of this section, and shall not be subject to suspension pursuant to this section.

(2) Within twelve months after the effective date of this subdivision, a limited liability company, which was formed prior to such effective date, and which did not comply with the publication and filing requirements of this section as in effect prior to such effective date, shall publish a copy of its articles of organization or a notice containing the substance thereof in the manner required (other than the one hundred twenty day period) by this section as in effect prior to such effective date and file proof of such publication, consisting of the certificate of publication of the limited liability company with the affidavits of publication of the newspapers annexed thereto, with the department of state.

(3) If a limited liability company that is subject to the provisions of paragraph two of this subdivision fails to file the required proof of publication with the department of state within twelve months after the effective date of this subdivision, its authority to carry on, conduct or transact any business in this state shall be suspended, effective as of the expiration of such twelve month period.

(4) The failure of a limited liability company that is subject to the provisions of paragraph two of this subdivision to fully comply with the provisions of said paragraph two or the suspension of such limited liability company's authority to carry on, conduct or transact any business in this state pursuant to paragraph three of this subdivision shall not impair or limit the validity of any contract or act of such limited liability company, or any right or remedy of any other party under or by virtue of any contract, act or omission of such limited liability company, or the right of any other party to maintain any action or special proceeding on any such contract, act or omission, or right of such limited liability company to defend any action or special proceeding in this state, or result in any member, manager or agent of such limited liability company becoming liable for the contractual obligations or other liabilities of the limited liability company.

(5) If, at any time following the suspension of a limited liability company's authority to carry on, conduct or transact business in this state, pursuant to paragraph three of this subdivision, such limited liability company shall cause proof of publication in substantial compliance with the provisions (other than the one hundred twenty day period) of subdivision (a) of this section, consisting of the certificate of publication of the limited liability company with the affidavits of publication of the newspapers annexed thereto, to be filed with the department of state, such suspension of such limited liability company's authority to carry on, conduct or transact business shall be annulled.

(6) For the purposes of this subdivision, a limited liability company which was formed prior to the effective date of this subdivision shall be deemed to have complied with the publication and filing requirements of this section as in effect prior to such effective date if (i) the limited liability company was formed on or after January first, nineteen hundred ninety-nine and prior to such effective date and the limited liability company filed at least one affidavit of the printer or publisher of a newspaper with the department of state at any time prior to such effective date, or (ii) the limited liability company was formed prior to January first, nineteen hundred ninety-nine, without regard to whether the limited liability company did or did not file any affidavit of the printer or publisher of a newspaper with the secretary of state.

(c) The information in a notice published pursuant to this section shall be presumed to be in compliance with and satisfaction of the requirements of this section.