Common use of Amendments Meetings Clause in Contracts

Amendments Meetings. (a) Amendments with Consent of the General Partner. If at any time during the term of the Partnership the General Partner shall deem it necessary or desirable to amend this Agreement (including the Partnership's basic investment policies set forth in paragraph 3(b) hereof), such amendment shall be effective only if approved in writing by the General Partner and, except as specified in this sub-section (a), by Limited Partners owning more than 50% of the Units of Limited Partnership Interest then outstanding and if made in accordance with the Partnership Act. Any such supplemental or amendatory agreement shall be adhered to and have the same effect from and after its effective date as if the same had originally been embodied in and formed a part of this Agreement. The General Partner may amend this Limited Partnership Agreement without the consent of the Limited Partners in order (i) to clarify any clerical inaccuracy or ambiguity or reconcile any inconsistency (including any inconsistency between this Limited Partnership Agreement and the Memorandum); (ii) to delete or add any provision of or to the Limited Partnership Agreement required to be deleted or added by the staff of any federal or state agency; or (iii) to make any amendment to the Limited Partnership Agreement which the General Partner deems advisable (including but not limited to amendments necessary to effect the allocations proposed herein) provided that such amendment is not adverse to the Limited Partners, or is required by law. The General Partner may, however, change the trading policies in paragraph 3(b) of this Agreement without the approval of the Limited Partners when such change is deemed to be in the best interests of the Partnership. In addition, if the General Partner determines to offer Units to the public in the future, the General Partner may amend this Agreement as necessary to effect such public offering without obtaining the consent of the Limited Partners, provided, however, that such amendments are deemed to be in the best interests of the Limited Partners. Amendments that are consistent with the North American Securities Administrators Association's Guidelines for the Registration of Commodity Pools will be presumed to be in the best interests of the Limited Partners.

Appears in 6 contracts

Samples: Limited Partnership Agreement (Smith Barney Aaa Energy Fund Lp /Ny), Limited Partnership Agreement (Shlomon Smith Barney Aaa Energy Fund Ii Lp), Limited Partnership Agreement (Salomon Smith Barney Aaa Energy Fund Ii Lp)

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Amendments Meetings. (a) Amendments with Consent of the General Partner. If If, at any time during the term of the Partnership Partnership, the General Partner shall deem it necessary or desirable to amend this Agreement (including the Partnership's basic investment policies set forth in paragraph 3(b) hereof)Agreement, such amendment shall be effective only if embodied in an instrument approved in writing by the General Partner and, except as specified in this sub-section (a), and by Limited Partners owning more than 50% of the Units of Limited Partnership Interest then outstanding outstanding, and if made in accordance with, and to the extent permissible under, the Act. Any amendment to this Agreement or actions taken pursuant to this Section 15 that shall have been approved by the percentage of outstanding Units prescribed above shall be deemed to have been approved by all Limited Partners. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the General Partner shall be authorized to amend this Agreement without the consent of any Limited Partner in order to: (i) change the name of the Partnership or cause the Partnership to transact business under another name; (ii) clarify any inaccuracy or any ambiguity, or reconcile any inconsistent provisions herein; (iii) make any amendment to this Agreement, provided that such amendment is not adverse to the Limited Partners; (iv) effect the intent of the allocations proposed herein to the maximum extent possible and to the extent necessary to comply with the Code or the interpretations thereof affecting such allocations, as same may be amended from time to time; (v) attempt to ensure that the Partnership is not taxed as an association taxable as a corporation for federal income (or relevant state income or franchise) tax purposes; (vi) qualify or maintain the qualification of the Partnership as a limited partnership in any jurisdiction; (vii) delete, add or modify any provision of or to this Agreement required to be deleted, added or modified by the staff of the , the CFTC, any other federal agency, any state “Blue Sky” official, or other governmental official, or in order to opt to be governed by any amendment or successor to the Act, or to comply with applicable law; (viii) make any modification to this Agreement to reflect the admission of additional or substitute general partners and to reflect any modification to the net worth requirements applicable to the General Partner and any other general partner, as contemplated by Section 5 hereof; (ix) make any amendment that is appropriate or necessary, in the opinion of the General Partner, to prevent the Partnership or the General Partner or its directors, officers or controlling persons from in any manner being subject to the provisions of the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the “1940 Act”), the Investment Advisers Act of 1940, as amended (the “Advisers Act”), or “plan asset” regulations adopted under the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as amended; and (x) to make any amendment that is appropriate or necessary, in the opinion of the General Partner, to qualify the Partnership under the 1940 Act, and any persons under the 1940 Act and the Advisers Act, if the General Partner is informed that doing so is necessary. Any such supplemental or amendatory agreement shall be adhered to and have the same force and effect from and after its effective date as if the same had originally been embodied in in, and formed a part of of, this Agreement. The General Partner may amend this Limited Partnership Agreement without the consent of the Limited Partners in order (i) to clarify any clerical inaccuracy or ambiguity or reconcile any inconsistency (including any inconsistency between this Limited Partnership Agreement and the Memorandum); (ii) to delete or add any provision of or to the Limited Partnership Agreement required to be deleted or added by the staff of any federal or state agency; or (iii) to make any amendment to the Limited Partnership Agreement which the General Partner deems advisable (including but not limited to amendments necessary to effect the allocations proposed herein) provided that such amendment is not adverse to the Limited Partners, or is required by law. The General Partner may, however, change the trading policies in paragraph 3(b) of this Agreement without the approval of the Limited Partners when such change is deemed to be in the best interests of the Partnership. In addition, if the General Partner determines to offer Units to the public in the future, the General Partner may amend this Agreement as necessary to effect such public offering without obtaining the consent of the Limited Partners, provided, however, that no such amendments are deemed supplemental or amendatory agreement shall, without the consent of all Partners affected thereby, change or alter the provisions of this proviso, reduce the capital account of any Partner, or modify the percentage of profits, losses or distributions to be in the best interests of the Limited Partners. Amendments that are consistent with the North American Securities Administrators Association's Guidelines for the Registration of Commodity Pools will be presumed to be in the best interests of the Limited Partnerswhich any Partner is entitled.

Appears in 1 contract

Samples: Limited Partnership Agreement

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