Common use of BUSINESS OF THE OPERATING PARTNERSHIP Clause in Contracts

BUSINESS OF THE OPERATING PARTNERSHIP. The purpose and nature of the business to be conducted by the Operating Partnership is (i) to conduct any business that may be lawfully conducted by a limited partnership organized pursuant to the Act, provided, however, that such business shall be limited to and conducted in such a manner as to permit the GP Parent at all times to qualify as a REIT, unless the GP Parent otherwise ceases to qualify as a REIT, and in a manner such that the GP Parent will not be subject to any taxes under Section 857 or 4981 of the Code, (ii) to enter into any partnership, joint venture or other similar arrangement to engage in any of the foregoing or the ownership of interests in any entity engaged in any of the foregoing and (iii) to do anything necessary or incidental to the foregoing. In connection with the foregoing, and without limiting the GP Parent’s right in its sole and absolute discretion to qualify or cease qualifying as a REIT, the Partners acknowledge that the GP Parent intends to qualify as a REIT for federal income tax purposes and upon such qualification the avoidance of income and excise taxes on the GP Parent inures to the benefit of all the Partners and not solely to the GP Parent. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Limited Partners agree that the GP Parent may terminate its status as a REIT under the Code at any time to the full extent permitted under the Articles of Incorporation. The General Partner on behalf of the Operating Partnership shall also be empowered to do any and all acts and things necessary or prudent to ensure that the Operating Partnership will not be classified as a “publicly traded partnership” for purposes of Section 7704 of the Code.