Purposes of the Partnership. The purposes of the Partnership are (a) to issue limited partnership interests in the Partnership in the form of Partnership Preferred Securities, (b) to receive the General Partner Capital Contribution, (c) to use substantially all of the Initial Partnership Proceeds to purchase, as an investment, the Initial Debentures, (d) to invest, at all times, an amount equal to at least 1% of the Initial Partnership Proceeds in Eligible Debt Securities, (e) to receive interest and other payments on the Affiliate Investment Instruments and the Eligible Debt Securities held by the Partnership from time to time, (f) to make Distributions on the Partnership Preferred Securities and distributions on the General Partner Interest if, as and when declared by the General Partner in its sole discretion, (g) subject to the restrictions and conditions contained in this Agreement, to make additional investments in Affiliate Investment Instruments and Eligible Debt Securities and to dispose of any such investments and (h) except as otherwise limited herein, to enter into, make and perform all contracts and other undertakings, and engage in those activities and transactions as the General Partner may reasonably deem necessary or advisable for the carrying out of the foregoing purposes of the Partnership. The Partnership may not engage in any other activities or operations except as contemplated by the preceding sentence.
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Samples: Limited Partnership Agreement (Merrill Lynch Preferred Funding I Lp), Limited Partnership Agreement (Capita Preferred Trust), Limited Partnership Agreement (Merrill Lynch Preferred Funding Ii Lp)
Purposes of the Partnership. The purposes of the Partnership are (a) to issue limited partnership interests in the Partnership in the form of Partnership Preferred Securities, (b) to receive the General Partner Capital Contribution, (c) to use substantially substan- tially all of the Initial Partnership Proceeds to purchase, as an investment, the Initial Debentures, (d) to invest, at all times, an amount equal to at least 1% of the Initial Partnership Proceeds in Eligible Debt Securities, (e) to receive interest and other payments on the Affiliate Investment Instruments and the Eligible Debt Securities held by the Partnership from time to time, (f) to make Distributions on the Partnership Preferred Securities and distributions on the General Partner Interest if, as and when declared by the General Partner in its sole discretion, (g) subject to the restrictions and conditions contained in this Agreement, to make additional investments in Affiliate Investment Instruments and Eligible Debt Securities and to dispose of any such investments and (h) except as otherwise limited herein, to enter into, make and perform all contracts and other undertakings, and engage in those activities and transactions as the General Partner may reasonably deem necessary or advisable for the carrying out of the foregoing fore- going purposes of the Partnership. The Partnership may not engage in any other activities or operations except as contemplated by the preceding sentence.
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Samples: Limited Partnership Agreement (Ultramar Diamond Shamrock Corp)