Authority of General Partner The General Partner shall have sole authority to manage the business and affairs of the Partnership, which authority shall be delegated as provided in this Agreement. Subject to the limitations in this Agreement, the General Partner shall have the authority to take any action it deems to be necessary or appropriate in connection with the business and affairs of the Partnership, including without limitation the power and authority to:
8.1.1 acquire by purchase, lease, or otherwise, any real or personal property, tangible or intangible and to deal with, purchase, sell, mortgage, transfer, assign or otherwise dispose of any and all of the assets of the Partnership;
8.1.2 construct, operate, maintain, finance, and improve, and to own, sell, convey, assign, mortgage, or lease any real estate and any personal property;
8.1.3 sell, dispose, trade, or exchange Partnership assets in the ordinary course of the Partnership’s business;
8.1.4 enter into agreements and contracts and to give receipts, releases, and discharges;
8.1.5 purchase liability and other insurance to protect the Partnership’s properties and business;
8.1.6 execute or modify leases with respect to any part or all of the assets of the Partnership;
8.1.7 prepay, in whole or in part, refinance, amend, modify, or extend any mortgages, trust deeds or security agreements which may affect any asset of the Partnership and in connection therewith to execute for and on behalf of the Partnership any extensions, renewals, or modifications of such mortgages, trust deeds or security agreements;
8.1.8 execute any and all other instruments and documents which may be necessary or in the opinion of the General Partner desirable to carry out the intent and purpose of this Agreement, including, but not limited to, documents whose operation and effect extend beyond the term of the Partnership;
8.1.9 make any and all expenditures which the General Partner, in its sole discretion, or in the discretion of the parties to whom the General Partner has delegated the authority to act for the Partnership as provided for above, deems necessary or appropriate in connection with the management of the affairs of the Partnership and the carrying out of its obligations and responsibilities under this Agreement, including, without limitation, all legal, accounting and other related expenses incurred in connection with the organization and financing and operation of the Partnership;
8.1.10 enter into any kind of activity necessary to, in connection with, or incidental to, the accomplishment of the purposes of the Partnership;
8.1.11 invest and reinvest Partnership reserves in short-term instruments or money market funds;
8.1.12 take any and all other action which is permitted under law or which is customary or reasonably related to the operation, management or conducting of the business or affairs of the Partnership, subject to the limitations expressly stated in this Agreement; and the enumeration of powers in this Agreement shall not limit the general or implied powers of the General Partner or any additional powers provided by law;
8.1.13 take any and all action required to guarantee the indebtedness of Xxxxxxx Xxxx, Inc and/or its subsidiaries; and
8.1.14 delegate any or all of its authority and powers as manager of the Partnership to the Management Committee.
Authority of the Manager The Manager for, and in the name and on behalf of the Company, is hereby authorized to:
(1) execute any and all agreements, contracts, documents, certifications and instruments necessary or convenient in connection with the purchase, financing, development, management, operation and disposition of the Company and its property or any portion thereof.;
(2) employ on behalf of the Company agents, employees, accountants, lawyers, clerical help and such other assistance and services as the Manager may deem proper and to pay therefor such remuneration as the Manager may deem reasonable and appropriate;
(3) pay insurance premiums, property taxes and other amounts necessary or appropriate to the management, administration, conservation, improvement, development or operation of the Company and its property;
(4) make and enter into such agreements and contracts with such parties and to give such receipts, releases and discharges with respect to any and all of the foregoing and any matters incident thereto as the Manager may deem advisable or appropriate;
(5) xxx and be sued, complain and defend in the name of and on behalf of the Company;
(6) operate, maintain, finance, approve, construct, own, grant options with respect to, sell, convey, assign, mortgage and lease any real estate or personal property necessary, convenient or incidental to the accomplishment of the purposes of the Company;
(7) borrow money and issue evidences of indebtedness necessary, convenient or incidental to the accomplishment of the purposes of the Company and secure the same by mortgage, pledge or other lien on any property;
(8) execute, in furtherance of any and all of the purposes of the Company, any deed, easement, lease, mortgage, deed of trust, mortgage note, promissory note, xxxx of sale, contract or other instrument purporting to convey or encumber any or all of the property of the Company;
(9) care for and distribute funds to the Member by way of cash, income, return of capital, or otherwise, all in accordance with the provisions of this Agreement, and to perform all matters in furtherance of the objectives of the Company or this Agreement;
(10) purchase from or through others contract, liability, casualty or other insurance for the protection of the properties or affairs of the Company, or the Member, or for any purpose convenient or beneficial to the Company;
(11) pay all taxes, licenses or assessments of whatever kind or nature imposed upon or against the Company or its property, and for such purposes, to make such returns and to do other such acts or things as may be deemed necessary and advisable by the Company; to perform all acts and duties relating to the payment of all indebtedness, taxes and assessments; and to negotiate and enter into such agreements deemed necessary and advisable to operate the Company and its property;
(12) engage in any kind of activity and to perform and carry out contracts of any kind necessary to, or in connection with, or incidental to the accomplishment of the purposes of the Company, as may be lawfully carried on or performed by a limited liability company under the laws of each State in which the Company is then formed or qualified to do business.
Restrictions on General Partner’s Authority A. The General Partner may not take any action in contravention of an express prohibition or limitation of this Agreement without the written Consent of the Limited Partners and the Special Limited Partner, and may not (i) perform any act that would subject a Limited Partner to liability as a general partner in any jurisdiction or any other liability except as provided herein or under the Act; or (ii) enter into any contract, mortgage, loan or other agreement that prohibits or restricts, or has the effect of prohibiting or restricting, the ability of a Limited Partner to exercise its rights to a Redemption in full, except in each case with the written consent of such Limited Partner.
B. The General Partner shall not, without the prior Consent of the Partners (in addition to any Consent of the Limited Partners required by any other provision hereof), or except as provided in Section 7.3D, amend, modify or terminate this Agreement.
C. The General Partner may not cause the Partnership to take any action which the General Partner would be prohibited from taking directly under the General Partner’s bylaws as in effect from time to time.
D. Notwithstanding Section 7.3B, the General Partner shall have the exclusive power to amend this Agreement as may be required to facilitate or implement any of the following purposes:
(1) to add to the obligations of the General Partner or surrender any right or power granted to the General Partner or any Affiliate of the General Partner for the benefit of the Limited Partners;
(2) to reflect the issuance of additional Partnership Interests pursuant to Sections 4.4B and 5.4 or the admission, substitution, termination, or withdrawal of Partners in accordance with this Agreement (which may be effected through the replacement of Exhibit A with an amended Exhibit A);
(3) to set forth or amend the designations, rights, powers, duties and preferences of the holders of any additional Partnership Interests issued pursuant to Article 4;
(4) to reflect a change that is of an inconsequential nature and does not adversely affect the Limited Partners in any material respect, or to cure any ambiguity, correct or supplement any provision in this Agreement not inconsistent with law or with other provisions, or make other changes with respect to matters arising under this Agreement that will not be inconsistent with law or with the provisions of this Agreement;
(5) to satisfy any requirements, conditions, or guidelines contained in any order, directive, opinion, ruling or regulation of a federal or state agency or contained in federal or state law;
(6) to reflect such changes as are reasonably necessary for the General Partner to maintain its status as a REIT, including changes which may be necessitated due to a change in applicable law (or an authoritative interpretation thereof) or a ruling of the IRS;
(7) to modify, as set forth in the definition of “Capital Account,” the manner in which Capital Accounts are computed; and
(8) to amend or modify any provision of this Agreement to reflect a statutory or regulatory change regarding the federal income tax treatment of the “profits interest” of the Special Limited Partner or to ensure that the receipt of the Special Limited Partner’s profits interest will not result in taxation to the Special Limited Partner. The General Partner will provide notice to the Limited Partners when any action under this Section 7.3D is taken.
E. Notwithstanding Sections 7.3B and 7.3D, this Agreement shall not be amended with respect to any Partner adversely affected, and no action may be taken by the General Partner, without the Consent of such Partner adversely affected if such amendment or action would (i) convert a Limited Partner’s interest in the Partnership into a general partner’s interest (except as the result of the General Partner acquiring such interest), (ii) modify the limited liability of a Limited Partner, (iii) alter rights of the Partner to receive distributions pursuant to Article 5 or Section 13.2A(4), or the allocations specified in Article 6 (except as permitted pursuant to Sections 4.4, 5.4, and Section 7.3D(2)), (iv) materially alter or modify the rights to a Redemption or the REIT Shares Amount as set forth in Section 8.6, and related definitions hereof, or (v) amend this Section 7.3E. Further, no amendment may alter the restrictions on the General Partner’s authority set forth elsewhere in this Section 7.3 or in Section 11.2A without the Consent specified in such section. This Section 7.3E does not require unanimous consent of all Partners adversely affected unless the amendment is to be effective against all partners adversely affected.
Limitations on Authority The authority of the Board over the conduct of the business affairs of the Company shall be subject only to such limitations as are expressly stated in this Agreement or in the Act.
Authority of Manager (a) Except for situations in which the approval of any Member(s) is specifically required by this Agreement, (i) all management powers over the business and affairs of the Company shall be exclusively vested in the Corporation, as the sole managing member of the Company (the Corporation, in such capacity, the “Manager”) and (ii) the Manager shall conduct, direct and exercise full control over all activities of the Company. The Manager shall be the “manager” of the Company for the purposes of the Delaware Act. Except as otherwise expressly provided for herein and subject to the other provisions of this Agreement, the Members hereby consent to the exercise by the Manager of all such powers and rights conferred on the Members by the Delaware Act with respect to the management and control of the Company. Any vacancies in the position of Manager shall be filled in accordance with Section 6.04.
(b) The day-to-day business and operations of the Company shall be overseen and implemented by officers of the Company (each, an “Officer” and collectively, the “Officers”), subject to the limitations imposed by the Manager. An Officer may, but need not, be a Member. Each Officer shall be appointed by the Manager and shall hold office until his or her successor shall be duly designated and shall qualify or until his or her death or until he shall resign or shall have been removed in the manner hereinafter provided. Any one Person may hold more than one office. Subject to the other provisions in this Agreement (including in Section 6.07 below), the salaries or other compensation, if any, of the Officers of the Company shall be fixed from time to time by the Manager. The authority and responsibility of the Officers shall include, but not be limited to, such duties as the Manager may, from time to time, delegate to them and the carrying out of the Company’s business and affairs on a day-to-day basis. The existing Officers of the Company as of the Effective Time shall remain in their respective positions and shall be deemed to have been appointed by the Manager. All Officers shall be, and shall be deemed to be, officers and employees of the Company. An Officer may also perform one or more roles as an officer of the Manager.
(c) The Manager shall have the power and authority to effectuate the sale, lease, transfer, exchange or other disposition of any, all or substantially all of the assets of the Company (including the exercise or grant of any conversion, option, privilege or subscription right or any other right available in connection with any assets at any time held by the Company) or the merger, consolidation, reorganization or other combination of the Company with or into another entity.
Scope of Investment Authority (a) The Subadviser is hereby authorized, on a discretionary basis, to manage the investments and determine the composition of the assets of the Fund, subject at all times to (i) the supervision and control of the Trustees, (ii) the requirements of the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the “Investment Company Act”) and the rules thereunder, (iii) the investment objective, policies and limitations, as provided in the Fund’s Prospectus and other governing documents, and (iv) such instructions, policies and limitations relating to the Fund and/or the performance of oversight of the Subadviser’s duties hereunder as the Trustees or Manager may from time to time adopt and communicate in writing to Subadviser. Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, Subadviser is not authorized to take any action, including the purchase and sale of portfolio securities, in contravention of any restriction, limitation, objective, policy or instruction described in the previous sentence.
(b) It is understood and agreed that, for so long as this Agreement shall remain in effect, Subadviser shall retain discretionary investment authority over the manner in which the Fund’s assets are invested, and Manager shall not have the right to overrule any investment decision with respect to a particular security made by Subadviser, provided that the Trustees and Manager shall at all times have the right to monitor the Fund’s investment activities and performance, require Subadviser to make reports and give explanations as to the manner in which the Fund’s assets are being invested, and, should either Manager or the Trustees become dissatisfied with Subadviser’s performance in any way, terminate this Agreement in accordance with the provisions of Section 8.2 hereof.
Authority of the Company To carry out its purposes, the Company, consistent with and subject to the provisions of this Agreement and applicable law, is empowered and authorized to do any and all acts and things incidental to, or necessary, appropriate, proper, advisable, or convenient for, the furtherance and accomplishment of its purposes.
Authority of the Asset Manager (a) Except as set forth in Section 2(e) below and in any guidance as may be established from time to time by the managing member of the Series or the Advisory Board, the Asset Manager shall have sole authority and complete discretion over the care, custody, maintenance and management of the Series #TICKER Asset and to take any action that it deems necessary or desirable in connection therewith. The Asset Manager is authorized on behalf of the Series to, among other things:
(i) purchase and maintain insurance coverage for the Series #TICKER Asset for the benefit of the Series;
(ii) engage third party independent contractors for the care, custody, maintenance and management of the #TICKER Asset;
(iii) develop standards for the care and transportation of the Series #TICKER Asset while in and outside of storage, as applicable;
(iv) reasonably make all determinations regarding the calculation of fees, expenses and other amounts relating to the Series #TICKER Asset paid by the Asset Manager hereunder;
(v) deliver invoices to the managing member of the Company for the payment of all fees and expenses incurred by the Series in connection with the maintenance and operation of the Series #TICKER Asset and ensure delivery of payments to third parties for any such services; and
(vi) generally perform any other act necessary to carry out its obligations under this Agreement.
(b) The Asset Manager shall have full responsibility for the maintenance of the Series #TICKER Asset and handling of inspections.
(c) The Asset Manager shall devote such time to its duties under this Agreement as may be deemed reasonably necessary by the Asset Manager in light of the understanding that such duties are expected to be performed only at occasional or irregular intervals.
(d) The Asset Manager may delegate all or any of its duties under this Agreement to any Person who shall perform such delegated duties under the supervision of the Asset Manager on such terms as the Asset Manager shall determine.
(e) Notwithstanding any other provision of this Agreement to the contrary, the Asset Manager shall not have the authority to:
(i) acquire any asset or service for an amount equal to or greater than 1% of the value of the Series #TICKER Asset as of such date, individually, or 3% of the value of the Series #TICKER Asset as of such date, in the aggregate, without the prior consent of the managing member of the Series; or
(ii) sell, transfer or convey the Series #TICKER Asset, provided, however, that the Asset Manager may deliver to the managing member of the Company any offers received by the Asset Manager to purchase the Series #TICKER Asset and any research or analysis prepared by the Asset Manager regarding the potential sale of the Series #TICKER Asset, including market analysis, survey results or information regarding any inquiries received and information regarding potential purchasers.
Authority of the Committee The Committee shall have full authority to interpret and construe the terms of the Plan and this Agreement. The determination of the Committee as to any such matter of interpretation or construction shall be final, binding and conclusive.
Investment Authority With respect to any Authorized Transaction, the Advisor may take any and all action necessary or desirable to effect such Authorized Transaction, including but not limited to (A) placing an order with a broker named in the Broker List for the execution of the Authorized Transaction and (B) issuing to the Trustee such instructions as may be appropriate in connection with the settlement of such Authorized Transaction.
