Common use of Right to Acquire Units Clause in Contracts

Right to Acquire Units. (a) Notwithstanding any other provision of this Agreement, if at any time not more than 20% of the total Units of any class then Outstanding are held by Persons other than the General Partner and its Affiliates, the General Partner shall then have the right, which right it may assign and transfer in whole or in part to the Partnership or any Affiliate of the General Partner, exercisable in its sole discretion, to purchase all, but not less than all, of the Units of such class then Outstanding held by Persons other than the General Partner and its Affiliates, at the greater of (x) the Current Market Price as of the date three days prior to the date that the notice described in Section 15.1(b) is mailed and (y) the highest price paid by the General Partner or any of its Affiliates for any such Unit purchased during the 90-day period preceding the date that the notice described in Section 15.1(b) is mailed. As used in this Agreement, (i) 'Current Market Price' as of any date of any class of Units listed or admitted to on any National Securities Exchange means the average of the daily closing Prices (as hereinafter defined) per Unit of such class for the 20 consecutive Trading Days (as hereinafter defined) immediately prior to such date; (ii) 'Closing Price' for any day means the last sale price on such day, regular way, or in case no such sale takes place on such day, the average of the closing bid and asked prices on such day, regular way, in either case as reported in the principal consolidated transaction reporting system with respect to securities listed or admitted for trading on the principal National Securities Exchange (other than the Nasdaq Stock Market) on which the Units of such class are listed or admitted to trading or, if the Units of such class are not listed or admitted to trading on any National Securities Exchange (other than the Nasdaq Stock Market), the last quoted price on such day or, if not so quoted, the average of the high bid and low asked prices on such day in the over-the-counter market, as reported by the Nasdaq Stock Market or such other system then in use, or, if on any such day the Units of such class are not quoted by any such organization, the average of the closing bid and asked prices on such day as furnished by a professional market maker making a market in the Units of such class selected by the Board of Supervisors, or if on any such day no market maker is making a market in the Units of such class, the fair value of such Units on such day as determined reasonably and in good faith by the Board of Supervisors; and (iii) 'Trading Day' means a day on which the principal National Securities Exchange on which the Units of any class are listed or admitted to trading is open for the transaction of business or, if Units of a class are not listed or admitted to trading on any National Securities Exchange, a day on which banking institutions in New York City generally are open. (b) If the General Partner, any Affiliate of the General Partner or the Partnership elects to exercise the right to purchase Units pursuant to Section 15.1(a), the General Partner shall deliver to the Transfer Agent notice of such election to purchase (the 'Notice of Election to Purchase') and shall cause the Transfer Agent to mail a copy of such Notice of Election to Purchase to the Record Holders of Units (as of a Record Date selected by the General Partner) at least 10, but not more than 60, days prior to the Purchase Date. Such Notice of Election to Purchase shall also be published for a period of at least three consecutive days in at least two daily newspapers of general circulation printed in the English language and published in the Borough of Manhattan, New York. The Notice of Election to Purchase shall specify the Purchase Date and the price (determined in accordance with Section 15.1(a)) at which Units will be purchased and state that the General Partner, its Affiliate or the Partnership, as the case may be, elects to purchase such Units, upon surrender of Certificates representing such Units in exchange for payment, at such office or offices of 1. If the Notice of Election to Purchase shall have been duly given as aforesaid at least 10 days prior to the Purchase Date, and if on or prior to the Purchase Date the deposit described in the preceding sentence has been made for the benefit of the holders of Units subject to purchase as provided herein, then from and after the Purchase Date, notwithstanding that any Certificate shall not have been surrendered for purchase, all rights of the holders of such Units (including any rights pursuant to Articles IV, V, VI, and XII) shall thereupon cease, except the right to receive the purchase price (determined in accordance with Section 15.1(a)) for Units therefor, without interest, upon surrender to the Transfer Agent of the Certificates representing such Units, and such Units shall thereupon be deemed to be transferred to the General Partner, its Affiliate or the Partnership, as the case may be, on the record books of the Transfer Agent and the Partnership, and the General Partner or any Affiliate of the General Partner, or the Partnership, as the case may be, shall be deemed to be the owner of all such Units from and after the Purchase Date and shall have all rights as the owner of such Units (including all rights as owner of such Units pursuant to Articles IV, V, VI and XII).

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Samples: Limited Partnership Agreement (Suburban Propane Partners Lp)

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Right to Acquire Units. (a) Notwithstanding any other provision of this Agreement, if at any time not more than 20% of the total Units of any class then Outstanding are held by Persons other than the General Partner and its Affiliates, the General Partner shall then have the right, which right it may assign and transfer in whole or in part to the Partnership or any Affiliate of the General Partner, exercisable in its sole discretion, to purchase all, but not less than all, of the Units of such class then Outstanding held by Persons other than the General Partner and its Affiliates, at the greater of (x) the Current Market Price as of the date three days prior to the date that the notice described in Section 15.1(b17.1(b) is mailed mailed, and (y) the highest cash price paid by the General Partner or any of its Affiliates for any such Unit purchased during the 90-day period preceding the date that the notice described in Section 15.1(b17.1(b) is mailed. As used in this Agreement, (i) '"Current Market Price' " as of any date of any class of Units listed or admitted to trading on any National Securities Exchange means the average of the daily closing Closing Prices (as hereinafter defined) per Unit of such class for the 20 consecutive Trading Days (as hereinafter defined) immediately prior to such date; (ii) '"Closing Price' " for any day means the last sale price on such day, regular way, or in case no such sale takes place on such day, the average of the closing bid and asked prices on such day, regular way, in either case as reported in the principal consolidated transaction reporting system with respect to securities listed or admitted for trading on the principal National Securities Exchange (other than the Nasdaq Stock Market) on which the Units of such class are listed or admitted to trading or, if the Units of such class are not listed or admitted to trading on any National Securities Exchange (other than the Nasdaq Stock Market)Exchange, the last quoted price on such day or, if not so quoted, the average of the high bid and low asked prices on such day in the over-the-over the counter market, as reported by the Nasdaq Stock Market National Association of Securities Dealers, Inc. Automated Quotation System or such other system then in use, or, if on any such day the Units of such class are not quoted by any such organization, the average of the closing bid and asked prices on such day as furnished by a professional market maker making a market in the Units of such class selected by the Board of SupervisorsDirectors of the General Partner, or if on any such day no market maker is making a market in the Units of such class, the fair value of such Units on such day as determined reasonably and in good faith by the Board of SupervisorsDirectors of the General Partner; and (iii) '"Trading Day' " means a day on which the principal National Securities Exchange on which the Units of any class are listed or admitted to trading is open for the transaction of business or, if Units of a class are not listed or admitted to trading on any National Securities Exchange, a day on which banking institutions in New York City generally are open. (b) If the General Partner, any Affiliate of the General Partner or the Partnership elects to exercise the right to purchase Units pursuant to Section 15.1(a), the General Partner shall deliver to the Transfer Agent notice of such election to purchase (the 'Notice of Election to Purchase') and shall cause the Transfer Agent to mail a copy of such Notice of Election to Purchase to the Record Holders of Units (as of a Record Date selected by the General Partner) at least 10, but not more than 60, days prior to the Purchase Date. Such Notice of Election to Purchase shall also be published for a period of at least three consecutive days in at least two daily newspapers of general circulation printed in the English language and published in the Borough of Manhattan, New York. The Notice of Election to Purchase shall specify the Purchase Date and the price (determined in accordance with Section 15.1(a)) at which Units will be purchased and state that the General Partner, its Affiliate or the Partnership, as the case may be, elects to purchase such Units, upon surrender of Certificates representing such Units in exchange for payment, at such office or offices of 1. If the Notice of Election to Purchase shall have been duly given as aforesaid at least 10 days prior to the Purchase Date, and if on or prior to the Purchase Date the deposit described in the preceding sentence has been made for the benefit of the holders of Units subject to purchase as provided herein, then from and after the Purchase Date, notwithstanding that any Certificate shall not have been surrendered for purchase, all rights of the holders of such Units (including any rights pursuant to Articles IV, V, VI, and XII) shall thereupon cease, except the right to receive the purchase price (determined in accordance with Section 15.1(a)) for Units therefor, without interest, upon surrender to the Transfer Agent of the Certificates representing such Units, and such Units shall thereupon be deemed to be transferred to the General Partner, its Affiliate or the Partnership, as the case may be, on the record books of the Transfer Agent and the Partnership, and the General Partner or any Affiliate of the General Partner, or the Partnership, as the case may be, shall be deemed to be the owner of all such Units from and after the Purchase Date and shall have all rights as the owner of such Units (including all rights as owner of such Units pursuant to Articles IV, V, VI and XII).

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Samples: Limited Partnership Agreement (Amerigas Partners Lp)

Right to Acquire Units. (a) Notwithstanding any other provision of this Agreement, Agreement if at any time not more less than 2015% of the total Units of any class then issued and Outstanding are held by Persons other than the General Partner and its Affiliates, the General Partner shall then have the right, right (which right it may assign and transfer in whole or in part to the Partnership or any Affiliate of the General Partner, ) exercisable in its sole discretion, to purchase all, but not less than all, of the Units of such class then Outstanding held by Persons other than the General Partner and its Affiliates, at the greater higher of (x) the Current Market Price as of the date three days prior to the date that the notice described in Section 15.1(b) is mailed and (ya) the highest cash price paid by the General Partner or any of its Affiliates for any Unit of such Unit class purchased during the 90-90 day period preceding the date that the notice described in Section 15.1(b17.3(b) is mailedmailed or (b) the Current Market Price as of the date five days prior to the date the General Partner (or any of its assignees) mails the Notice of Election to Purchase with respect to its election to purchase such Units. As used in this Agreement, (i) '"Current Market Price' as " of any date of any class of Units a Unit listed or admitted to trading on any National Securities Exchange means the average of the daily closing Closing Prices (as hereinafter defined) per Unit of such class for the 20 consecutive Trading Days (as hereinafter defined) immediately prior to to, but not including such date; (ii) '"Closing Price' " for any day means the last sale price on such day, regular way, or in case no such sale takes place on such day, the average of the closing bid and asked prices on such day, regular way, in either case as reported in the principal consolidated transaction reporting system with respect to securities listed or admitted for to trading on the New York Stock Exchange or, if the Units of a class are not listed or admitted to trading on the New York Stock Exchange as reported in the principal consolidated transaction reporting system with respect to securities listed on the principal National Securities Exchange (other than the Nasdaq Stock Market) on which the Units of such class are listed or admitted to trading or, if the Units of such a class are not listed or admitted to trading on any National Securities Exchange (other than the Nasdaq Stock Market)Exchange, the last quoted price on such day or, if not so quoted, quoted the average of the high bid and low asked prices on such day in the over-the-counter market, as reported by the Nasdaq Stock National Market or such other system then in use, or, or if on any such day the Units of such a class are not quoted by any such organization, the average of the closing bid and asked prices price on such day as furnished by a professional market maker making a market in the Units of such class selected by the Board of SupervisorsDirectors of the General Partner, or if on any such day no market maker is making a market in the Units of such class, the fair value of such Units on such day as determined reasonably and in good faith by the Board of Supervisors; Directors of the General Partner, and (iii) '"Trading Day' " means a day on which the principal National Securities Exchange on which the Units of any class are listed or admitted to trading is open for the transaction of business or, if Units of a class are not listed or admitted to trading on any National Securities Exchange, a day on which banking institutions in New York City generally are open. (b) If the General Partner, any Affiliate of the General Partner or the Partnership elects to exercise the right to purchase Units pursuant to Section 15.1(a), the General Partner shall deliver to the Transfer Agent notice of such election to purchase (the 'Notice of Election to Purchase') and shall cause the Transfer Agent to mail a copy of such Notice of Election to Purchase to the Record Holders of Units (as of a Record Date selected by the General Partner) at least 10, but not more than 60, days prior to the Purchase Date. Such Notice of Election to Purchase shall also be published for a period of at least three consecutive days in at least two daily newspapers of general circulation printed in the English language and published in the Borough of Manhattan, New York. The Notice of Election to Purchase shall specify the Purchase Date and the price (determined in accordance with Section 15.1(a)) at which Units will be purchased and state that the General Partner, its Affiliate or the Partnership, as the case may be, elects to purchase such Units, upon surrender of Certificates representing such Units in exchange for payment, at such office or offices of 1. If the Notice of Election to Purchase shall have been duly given as aforesaid at least 10 days prior to the Purchase Date, and if on or prior to the Purchase Date the deposit described in the preceding sentence has been made for the benefit of the holders of Units subject to purchase as provided herein, then from and after the Purchase Date, notwithstanding that any Certificate shall not have been surrendered for purchase, all rights of the holders of such Units (including any rights pursuant to Articles IV, V, VI, and XII) shall thereupon cease, except the right to receive the purchase price (determined in accordance with Section 15.1(a)) for Units therefor, without interest, upon surrender to the Transfer Agent of the Certificates representing such Units, and such Units shall thereupon be deemed to be transferred to the General Partner, its Affiliate or the Partnership, as the case may be, on the record books of the Transfer Agent and the Partnership, and the General Partner or any Affiliate of the General Partner, or the Partnership, as the case may be, shall be deemed to be the owner of all such Units from and after the Purchase Date and shall have all rights as the owner of such Units (including all rights as owner of such Units pursuant to Articles IV, V, VI and XII).

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Samples: Limited Partnership Agreement (Gulfterra Energy Partners L P)

Right to Acquire Units. (a) Notwithstanding any other provision of this Agreement, if at any time not more less than 2015% of the total Units of any class then issued and Outstanding are held by Persons other than the General Partner and its Affiliates, the General Partner shall then have the right, right which right it may assign and transfer in whole or in part to the Partnership or any Affiliate of the General Partner, exercisable in its sole discretion, to purchase all, but not less than all, of the Units of such class then Outstanding held by Persons other than the General Partner and its Affiliates, at the greater higher of (x) the Current Market Price as of the date three days prior to the date that the notice described in Section 15.1(b) is mailed and (ya) the highest cash price paid by the General Partner or any of its Affiliates for any such Unit purchased during the 90ninety-day period preceding the date that the notice described in Section 15.1(b17.1(c) is mailedmailed and (b) the Current Market Price (as defined below) as of the date the General Partner (or any of its assignees) mails the notice described in Section 17.1(b) of its election to purchase such Units. As used in this Agreement, (i) '"Current Market Price' as " of any date of any class of Units a Unit listed or admitted to trading on any National Securities Exchange means the average of the daily closing Closing Prices (as hereinafter defined) per Unit of such class for the 20 twenty consecutive Trading Days (as hereinafter defined) immediately prior to to, but not including, such date; (ii) '"Closing Price' " for any day means the last sale price on such day, regular way, or in case no such sale takes place on such day, the average of the closing bid and asked prices on such day, regular way, in either case as reported in the principal consolidated transaction reporting system with respect to securities listed or admitted for to trading on the New York Stock Exchange or, if the Units of a class are not listed or admitted to trading on the New York Stock Exchange as reported in the principal consolidated transaction reporting system with respect to securities listed on the principal National Securities Exchange (other than the Nasdaq Stock Market) on which the Units of such class are listed or admitted to trading or, if the Units of such a class are not listed or admitted to trading on any National Securities Exchange (other than the Nasdaq Stock Market)Exchange, the last quoted price on such day or, if not so quoted, the average of the high bid and low asked prices on such day in the over-the-the counter market, as reported by the Nasdaq Stock Market National Association of Securities Dealers, Inc. Automated Quotation System or such other system then in use, or, or if on any such day the Units of such a class are not quoted by any such organization, the average of the closing bid and asked prices priced on such day as furnished by a professional market maker making a market in the Units of such class selected by the Board of SupervisorsDirectors of the General Partner, or if on any such day no market maker is making a market in the Units of such class, the fair value of such Units on such day as determined reasonably and in good faith by the Board of SupervisorsDirectors of the General Partner; and (iii) '"Trading Day' " means a day on which the principal National Securities Exchange on which the Units of any class are listed or admitted to trading is open for the transaction of business or, if Units of a class are not listed or admitted to trading on any National Securities Exchange, a day on which banking institutions in New York City generally are open. (b) If the General Partner, any Affiliate of the General Partner or the Partnership elects to exercise the right to purchase Units pursuant to Section 15.1(a), the General Partner shall deliver to the Transfer Agent notice of such election to purchase (the 'Notice of Election to Purchase') and shall cause the Transfer Agent to mail a copy of such Notice of Election to Purchase to the Record Holders of Units (as of a Record Date selected by the General Partner) at least 10, but not more than 60, days prior to the Purchase Date. Such Notice of Election to Purchase shall also be published for a period of at least three consecutive days in at least two daily newspapers of general circulation printed in the English language and published in the Borough of Manhattan, New York. The Notice of Election to Purchase shall specify the Purchase Date and the price (determined in accordance with Section 15.1(a)) at which Units will be purchased and state that the General Partner, its Affiliate or the Partnership, as the case may be, elects to purchase such Units, upon surrender of Certificates representing such Units in exchange for payment, at such office or offices of 1. If the Notice of Election to Purchase shall have been duly given as aforesaid at least 10 days prior to the Purchase Date, and if on or prior to the Purchase Date the deposit described in the preceding sentence has been made for the benefit of the holders of Units subject to purchase as provided herein, then from and after the Purchase Date, notwithstanding that any Certificate shall not have been surrendered for purchase, all rights of the holders of such Units (including any rights pursuant to Articles IV, V, VI, and XII) shall thereupon cease, except the right to receive the purchase price (determined in accordance with Section 15.1(a)) for Units therefor, without interest, upon surrender to the Transfer Agent of the Certificates representing such Units, and such Units shall thereupon be deemed to be transferred to the General Partner, its Affiliate or the Partnership, as the case may be, on the record books of the Transfer Agent and the Partnership, and the General Partner or any Affiliate of the General Partner, or the Partnership, as the case may be, shall be deemed to be the owner of all such Units from and after the Purchase Date and shall have all rights as the owner of such Units (including all rights as owner of such Units pursuant to Articles IV, V, VI and XII).

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Samples: Agreement of Limited Partnership (Teppco Partners Lp)

Right to Acquire Units. (a) Notwithstanding any other provision of this Agreement, if at any time not more than 20% of the total Units of any class then Outstanding are held by Persons other than the General Partner and its Affiliates, the General Partner shall then have the right, which right it may assign and transfer in whole or in part to the Partnership or any Affiliate of the General Partner, exercisable in its sole discretion, to purchase all, but not less than all, of the Units of such class then Outstanding held by Persons other than the General Partner and its Affiliates, at the greater of (x) the Current Market Price as of the date three five days prior to the date that the notice described in Section 15.1(b17.1(b) is mailed mailed, and (y) the highest cash price paid by the General Partner or any of its Affiliates for any such Unit purchased during the 90-day period preceding the date that the notice described in Section 15.1(b17.1(b) is mailed. As used in this Agreement, (i) '"Current Market Price' " as of any date of any class of Units or any other security listed or admitted to trading on any National Securities Exchange means the average of the daily closing Closing Prices (as hereinafter defined) per Unit of such class or of such other security for the 20 consecutive Trading Days (as hereinafter defined) immediately prior to such date; (ii) '"Closing Price' " for any day means the last sale price on such day, regular way, or in case no such sale takes place on such day, the average of the closing bid and asked prices on such day, regular way, in either case as reported in the principal consolidated transaction reporting system with respect to securities listed or admitted for trading on the principal National Securities Exchange (other than the Nasdaq Stock Market) on which the Units of such class or such other securities are listed or admitted to trading or, or if the Units of such class or such other securities are not listed or admitted to trading on any National Securities Exchange (other than the Nasdaq Stock Market)Exchange, the last quoted price on such day or, if not so quoted, the average of the high bid and low asked prices on such day in the over-the-counter market, market as reported by the Nasdaq Stock Market National Association of Securities Dealers, Inc. Automated Quotation System or such other system then in use, or, or if on any such day the Units of such class or such other securities are not quoted by any such organization, the average of the closing bid and asked prices on such day as furnished by a professional market maker making a market in the Units of such class or such other securities selected by the Board of SupervisorsDirectors of the General Partner, or if on any such day no market maker is making a market in the Units of such classclass or such other securities, the fair value of such Units or such other securities on such day as determined reasonably and in good faith by the Board of SupervisorsDirectors of the General Partner; and (iii) '"Trading Day' " means a day on which the principal National Securities Exchange on which the Units of any class or such other securities are listed or admitted to trading is open for the transaction of business or, if Units of a class or such other securities are not listed or admitted to trading on any National Securities Exchange, a day on which banking institutions in New York City generally are open. (b) If . Notwithstanding anything herein to the General Partner, any Affiliate of the General Partner or the Partnership elects to exercise the right to purchase Units pursuant to Section 15.1(a)contrary, the General Partner shall deliver to the Transfer Agent notice Current Market Price of such election to purchase (the 'Notice of Election to Purchase') and shall cause the Transfer Agent to mail a copy of such Notice of Election to Purchase to the Record Holders of Units (as of a Record Date selected by the General Partner) at least 10, but not more than 60, days prior to the Purchase Date. Such Notice of Election to Purchase shall also be published for a period of at least three consecutive days in at least two daily newspapers of general circulation printed in the English language and published in the Borough of Manhattan, New York. The Notice of Election to Purchase shall specify the Purchase Date and the price (determined in accordance with Section 15.1(a)) at which Units will be purchased and state that the General Partner, its Affiliate or the Partnership, as the case may be, elects to purchase such Units, upon surrender of Certificates representing such Units in exchange for payment, at such office or offices of 1. If the Notice of Election to Purchase shall have been duly given as aforesaid at least 10 days prior to the Purchase Date, and if on or prior to the Purchase Date the deposit described in the preceding sentence has been made for the benefit of the holders of Units subject to purchase as provided herein, then from and after the Purchase Date, notwithstanding that any Certificate shall not have been surrendered for purchase, all rights of the holders of such Units (including any rights pursuant to Articles IV, V, VI, and XII) shall thereupon cease, except the right to receive the purchase price (determined in accordance with Section 15.1(a)) for Units therefor, without interest, upon surrender to the Transfer Agent of the Certificates representing such Units, and such Units shall thereupon be deemed to be transferred to the General Partner, its Affiliate or the Partnership, as the case may be, on the record books of the Transfer Agent and the Partnership, and the General Partner or any Affiliate of the General Partner, or the Partnership, as the case may be, each Class B Unit shall be deemed to be the owner of all such Units from and after the Purchase Date and shall have all rights same as the owner Current Market Price of such Units (including all rights as owner of such Units pursuant to Articles IV, V, VI and XII)one Common Unit.

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Samples: Limited Partnership Agreement (Kinder Morgan Management LLC)

Right to Acquire Units. (a) Notwithstanding any other provision of this Agreement, if at any time not more less than 2015% of the total Units of any class then issued and Outstanding are held by Persons other than the General Partner and its Affiliates, the General Partner shall then have the right, right (which right it may assign and transfer in whole or in part to the Partnership or any Affiliate of the General Partner, ) exercisable in its sole discretion, to purchase all, but not less than all, of the Units of such class then Outstanding held by Persons other than the General Partner and its Affiliates, at the greater higher of (x) the Current Market Price as of the date three days prior to the date that the notice described in Section 15.1(b) is mailed and (ya) the highest cash price paid by the General Partner or any of its Affiliates for any such Unit purchased during the 90-day period preceding the date that the notice described in Section 15.1(b17.1(b) is mailedmailed or (b) the Current Market Price as of the date the General Partner (or any of its assignees) mails the Notice of Election to Purchase with respect to its election to purchase such Units. As used in this Agreement, (i) '"Current Market Price' as " of any date of any class of Units a Unit listed or admitted to trading on any National Securities Exchange means the average of the daily closing Closing Prices (as hereinafter defined) per Unit of such class for the 20 consecutive Trading Days (as hereinafter defined) immediately prior to to, but not including, such date; (ii) '"Closing Price' " for any day means the last sale price on such day, regular way, or in case no such sale takes place on such day, the average of the closing bid and asked prices on such day, regular way, in either case as reported in the principal consolidated transaction reporting system with respect to securities listed or admitted for to trading on the New York Stock Exchange or, if the Units of a class are not listed or admitted to trading on the New York Stock Exchange as reported in the principal consolidated transaction reporting system with respect to securities listed on the principal National Securities Exchange (other than the Nasdaq Stock Market) on which the Units of such class are listed or admitted to trading or, if the Units of such a class are not listed or admitted to trading on any National Securities Exchange (other than the Nasdaq Stock Market)Exchange, the last quoted price on such day or, if not so quoted, the average of the high bid and low asked prices on such day in the over-the-counter market, as reported by the Nasdaq Stock Market National Association of Securities Dealers, Inc. Automated Quotation System or such other system then in use, or, or if on any such day the Units of such a class are not quoted by any such organization, the average of the closing bid and asked prices price on such day as furnished by a professional market maker making a market in the Units of such class selected by the Board of SupervisorsDirectors of the General Partner, or if on any such day no market maker is making a market in the Units of such class, the fair value of such Units on such day as determined reasonably and in good faith by the Board of SupervisorsDirectors of the General Partner; and (iii) '"Trading Day' " means a day on which the principal National Securities Exchange on which the Units of any class are listed or admitted to trading is open for the transaction of business or, if Units of a class are not listed or admitted to trading on any National Securities Exchange, a day on which banking institutions in New York City generally are open. (b) If the General Partner, any Affiliate of the General Partner or the Partnership elects to exercise the right to purchase Units pursuant to Section 15.1(a), the General Partner shall deliver to the Transfer Agent notice of such election to purchase (the 'Notice of Election to Purchase') and shall cause the Transfer Agent to mail a copy of such Notice of Election to Purchase to the Record Holders of Units (as of a Record Date selected by the General Partner) at least 10, but not more than 60, days prior to the Purchase Date. Such Notice of Election to Purchase shall also be published for a period of at least three consecutive days in at least two daily newspapers of general circulation printed in the English language and published in the Borough of Manhattan, New York. The Notice of Election to Purchase shall specify the Purchase Date and the price (determined in accordance with Section 15.1(a)) at which Units will be purchased and state that the General Partner, its Affiliate or the Partnership, as the case may be, elects to purchase such Units, upon surrender of Certificates representing such Units in exchange for payment, at such office or offices of 1. If the Notice of Election to Purchase shall have been duly given as aforesaid at least 10 days prior to the Purchase Date, and if on or prior to the Purchase Date the deposit described in the preceding sentence has been made for the benefit of the holders of Units subject to purchase as provided herein, then from and after the Purchase Date, notwithstanding that any Certificate shall not have been surrendered for purchase, all rights of the holders of such Units (including any rights pursuant to Articles IV, V, VI, and XII) shall thereupon cease, except the right to receive the purchase price (determined in accordance with Section 15.1(a)) for Units therefor, without interest, upon surrender to the Transfer Agent of the Certificates representing such Units, and such Units shall thereupon be deemed to be transferred to the General Partner, its Affiliate or the Partnership, as the case may be, on the record books of the Transfer Agent and the Partnership, and the General Partner or any Affiliate of the General Partner, or the Partnership, as the case may be, shall be deemed to be the owner of all such Units from and after the Purchase Date and shall have all rights as the owner of such Units (including all rights as owner of such Units pursuant to Articles IV, V, VI and XII).

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Samples: Limited Partnership Agreement (Lakehead Pipe Line Partners L P)

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Right to Acquire Units. (a) Notwithstanding any other provision of this Agreement, if at any time not more than 20% of the total Units of any class then Outstanding are held by Persons other than the General Partner and its Affiliates, the General Partner shall then have the right, which right it may assign and transfer in whole or in part to the Partnership or any Affiliate of the General Partner, exercisable in its sole discretion, to purchase all, but not less than all, of the Units of such class then Outstanding held by Persons other than the General Partner and its Affiliates, at the greater of (x) the Current Market Price as of the date three days prior to the date that the notice described in Section 15.1(b17.1(b) is mailed mailed, and (y) the highest cash price paid by the General Partner or any of its Affiliates for any such Unit purchased during the 90-day period preceding the date that the notice described in Section 15.1(b17.1(b) is mailed. As used in this Agreement, (i) 'Current Market Price' "CURRENT MARKET PRICE" as of any date of any class of Units listed or admitted to trading on any National Securities Exchange means the average of the daily closing Closing Prices (as hereinafter defined) per Unit of such class for the 20 consecutive Trading Days (as hereinafter defined) immediately prior to such date; (ii) 'Closing Price' "CLOSING PRICE" for any day means the last sale price on such day, regular way, or in case no such sale takes place on such day, the average of the closing bid and asked prices on such day, regular way, in either case as reported in the principal consolidated transaction reporting system with respect to securities listed or admitted for trading on the principal National Securities Exchange (other than the Nasdaq Stock Market) on which the Units of such class are listed or admitted to trading or, if the Units of such class are not listed or admitted to trading on any National Securities Exchange (other than the Nasdaq Stock Market)Exchange, the last quoted price on such day or, if not so quoted, the average of the high bid and low asked prices on such day in the over-the-over the counter market, as reported by the Nasdaq Stock Market National Association of Securities Dealers, Inc. Automated Quotation System or such other system then in use, or, if on any such day the Units of such class are not quoted by any such organization, the average of the closing bid and asked prices on such day as furnished by a professional market maker making a market in the Units of such class selected by the Board of SupervisorsDirectors of the General Partner, or if on any such day no market maker is making a market in the Units of such class, the fair value of such Units on such day as determined reasonably and in good faith by the Board of SupervisorsDirectors of the General Partner; and (iii) 'Trading Day' "TRADING DAY" means a day on which the principal National Securities Exchange on which the Units of any class are listed or admitted to trading is open for the transaction of business or, if Units of a class are not listed or admitted to trading on any National Securities Exchange, a day on which banking institutions in New York City generally are open. (b) If the General Partner, any Affiliate of the General Partner or the Partnership elects to exercise the right to purchase Units pursuant to Section 15.1(a), the General Partner shall deliver to the Transfer Agent notice of such election to purchase (the 'Notice of Election to Purchase') and shall cause the Transfer Agent to mail a copy of such Notice of Election to Purchase to the Record Holders of Units (as of a Record Date selected by the General Partner) at least 10, but not more than 60, days prior to the Purchase Date. Such Notice of Election to Purchase shall also be published for a period of at least three consecutive days in at least two daily newspapers of general circulation printed in the English language and published in the Borough of Manhattan, New York. The Notice of Election to Purchase shall specify the Purchase Date and the price (determined in accordance with Section 15.1(a)) at which Units will be purchased and state that the General Partner, its Affiliate or the Partnership, as the case may be, elects to purchase such Units, upon surrender of Certificates representing such Units in exchange for payment, at such office or offices of 1. If the Notice of Election to Purchase shall have been duly given as aforesaid at least 10 days prior to the Purchase Date, and if on or prior to the Purchase Date the deposit described in the preceding sentence has been made for the benefit of the holders of Units subject to purchase as provided herein, then from and after the Purchase Date, notwithstanding that any Certificate shall not have been surrendered for purchase, all rights of the holders of such Units (including any rights pursuant to Articles IV, V, VI, and XII) shall thereupon cease, except the right to receive the purchase price (determined in accordance with Section 15.1(a)) for Units therefor, without interest, upon surrender to the Transfer Agent of the Certificates representing such Units, and such Units shall thereupon be deemed to be transferred to the General Partner, its Affiliate or the Partnership, as the case may be, on the record books of the Transfer Agent and the Partnership, and the General Partner or any Affiliate of the General Partner, or the Partnership, as the case may be, shall be deemed to be the owner of all such Units from and after the Purchase Date and shall have all rights as the owner of such Units (including all rights as owner of such Units pursuant to Articles IV, V, VI and XII).

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Samples: Limited Partnership Agreement (Amerigas Partners Lp)

Right to Acquire Units. (a) Notwithstanding any other provision of this Agreement, if at any time not more than 20% of the total Units of any class then Outstanding are held by Persons other than the General Partner and its Affiliates, the General Partner shall then have the right, which right it may assign and transfer in whole or in part to the Partnership or any Affiliate of the General Partner, exercisable in its sole discretion, to purchase all, but not less than all, of the Units of such class then Outstanding held by Persons other than the General Partner and its Affiliates, at the greater of (x) the Current Market Price as of the date three days prior to the date that the notice described in Section 15.1(b17.1(b) is mailed mailed, and (y) the highest cash price paid by the General Partner or any of its Affiliates for any such Unit purchased during the 90-day period preceding the date that the notice described in Section 15.1(b17.1(b) is mailed. As used in this Agreement, (i) 'Current Market Price' “CURRENT MARKET PRICE” as of any date of any class of Units listed or admitted to trading on any National Securities Exchange means the average of the daily closing Closing Prices (as hereinafter defined) per Unit of such class for the 20 consecutive Trading Days (as hereinafter defined) immediately prior to such date; (ii) 'Closing Price' “CLOSING PRICE” for any day means the last sale price on such day, regular way, or in case no such sale takes place on such day, the average of the closing bid and asked prices on such day, regular way, in either case as reported in the principal consolidated transaction reporting system with respect to securities listed or admitted for trading on the principal National Securities Exchange (other than the Nasdaq Stock Market) on which the Units of such class are listed or admitted to trading or, if the Units of such class are not listed or admitted to trading on any National Securities Exchange (other than the Nasdaq Stock Market)Exchange, the last quoted price on such day or, if not so quoted, the average of the high bid and low asked prices on such day in the over-the-over the counter market, as reported by the Nasdaq Stock Market National Association of Securities Dealers, Inc. Automated Quotation System or such other system then in use, or, if on any such day the Units of such class are not quoted by any such organization, the average of the closing bid and asked prices on such day as furnished by a professional market maker making a market in the Units of such class selected by the Board of SupervisorsDirectors of the General Partner, or if on any such day no market maker is making a market in the Units of such class, the fair value of such Units on such day as determined reasonably and in good faith by the Board of SupervisorsDirectors of the General Partner; and (iii) 'Trading Day' “TRADING DAY” means a day on which the principal National Securities Exchange on which the Units of any class are listed or admitted to trading is open for the transaction of business or, if Units of a class are not listed or admitted to trading on any National Securities Exchange, a day on which banking institutions in New York City generally are open. (b) If the General Partner, any Affiliate of the General Partner or the Partnership elects to exercise the right to purchase Units pursuant to Section 15.1(a), the General Partner shall deliver to the Transfer Agent notice of such election to purchase (the 'Notice of Election to Purchase') and shall cause the Transfer Agent to mail a copy of such Notice of Election to Purchase to the Record Holders of Units (as of a Record Date selected by the General Partner) at least 10, but not more than 60, days prior to the Purchase Date. Such Notice of Election to Purchase shall also be published for a period of at least three consecutive days in at least two daily newspapers of general circulation printed in the English language and published in the Borough of Manhattan, New York. The Notice of Election to Purchase shall specify the Purchase Date and the price (determined in accordance with Section 15.1(a)) at which Units will be purchased and state that the General Partner, its Affiliate or the Partnership, as the case may be, elects to purchase such Units, upon surrender of Certificates representing such Units in exchange for payment, at such office or offices of 1. If the Notice of Election to Purchase shall have been duly given as aforesaid at least 10 days prior to the Purchase Date, and if on or prior to the Purchase Date the deposit described in the preceding sentence has been made for the benefit of the holders of Units subject to purchase as provided herein, then from and after the Purchase Date, notwithstanding that any Certificate shall not have been surrendered for purchase, all rights of the holders of such Units (including any rights pursuant to Articles IV, V, VI, and XII) shall thereupon cease, except the right to receive the purchase price (determined in accordance with Section 15.1(a)) for Units therefor, without interest, upon surrender to the Transfer Agent of the Certificates representing such Units, and such Units shall thereupon be deemed to be transferred to the General Partner, its Affiliate or the Partnership, as the case may be, on the record books of the Transfer Agent and the Partnership, and the General Partner or any Affiliate of the General Partner, or the Partnership, as the case may be, shall be deemed to be the owner of all such Units from and after the Purchase Date and shall have all rights as the owner of such Units (including all rights as owner of such Units pursuant to Articles IV, V, VI and XII).

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Samples: Limited Partnership Agreement (Amerigas Partners Lp)

Right to Acquire Units. (a) Notwithstanding any other provision of this Agreement, if at any time not more than 20% of the total Units of any class then Outstanding are held by Persons other than the General Partner Partners and its their Affiliates, the General Partner Partners shall then have the rightright (exercisable in the sole discretion of the General Partners and on a pro rata basis in accordance with their relative General Partner Percentage Interests, or as otherwise agreed), which right it each General Partner may assign and transfer in whole or in part to the Partnership Partnership, any other General Partner, or any Affiliate of the such General Partner or any other General Partner, exercisable in its sole discretion, to purchase all, but not less than all, of the Units of such class then Outstanding held by Persons other than the General Partner Partners and its their Affiliates, at the greater of (x) the Current Market Price as of the date three five days prior to the date that the notice described in Section 15.1(b17.1(b) is mailed mailed, and (y) the highest cash price paid by the a General Partner or any of its Affiliates for any such Unit purchased during the 90-day period preceding the date that the notice described in Section 15.1(b17.1 (b) is mailed. As used in this Agreement, (i) 'Current Market Price' "CURRENT MARKET PRICE" as of any date of any class of Units listed or admitted to trading on any National Securities Exchange means the average of the daily closing Closing Prices (as hereinafter defined) per Unit of such class for the 20 consecutive Trading Days (as hereinafter defined) immediately prior to such date; (ii) 'Closing Price' "CLOSING PRICE" for any day means the last sale price on such day, regular way, or in case no such sale takes place on such day, the average of the closing bid and asked prices on such day, regular way, in either case as reported in the principal consolidated transaction reporting system with respect to securities listed or admitted for trading on the principal National Securities Exchange (other than the Nasdaq Stock Market) on which the Units of such class are listed or admitted to trading or, or if the Units of such class are not listed or admitted to trading on any National Securities Exchange (other than the Nasdaq Stock Market)Exchange, the last quoted price on such day or, if not so quoted, the average of the high bid and low asked prices on such day in the over-the-counter market, as reported by the Nasdaq Stock Market National Association of Securities Dealers, Inc. Automated Quotation System or such other system then in use, or, or if on any such day the Units of such class are not quoted by any such organization, the average of the closing bid and asked prices on such day as furnished by a professional market maker making a market in the Units of such class selected by the Board of SupervisorsPartnership Policy Committee, or if on any such day no market maker is making a market in the Units of such class, the fair value of such Units on such day as determined reasonably and in good faith by the Board of SupervisorsPartnership Policy Committee; and (iii) 'Trading Day' "TRADING DAY" means a day on which the principal National Securities Exchange on which the Units Units' of any class are listed or admitted to trading is open for the transaction of business or, if Units of a class are not listed or admitted to trading on any National Securities Exchange, a day on which banking institutions in New York City generally are open. (b) If the General Partner, any Affiliate of the General Partner or the Partnership elects to exercise the right to purchase Units pursuant to Section 15.1(a), the General Partner shall deliver to the Transfer Agent notice of such election to purchase (the 'Notice of Election to Purchase') and shall cause the Transfer Agent to mail a copy of such Notice of Election to Purchase to the Record Holders of Units (as of a Record Date selected by the General Partner) at least 10, but not more than 60, days prior to the Purchase Date. Such Notice of Election to Purchase shall also be published for a period of at least three consecutive days in at least two daily newspapers of general circulation printed in the English language and published in the Borough of Manhattan, New York. The Notice of Election to Purchase shall specify the Purchase Date and the price (determined in accordance with Section 15.1(a)) at which Units will be purchased and state that the General Partner, its Affiliate or the Partnership, as the case may be, elects to purchase such Units, upon surrender of Certificates representing such Units in exchange for payment, at such office or offices of 1. If the Notice of Election to Purchase shall have been duly given as aforesaid at least 10 days prior to the Purchase Date, and if on or prior to the Purchase Date the deposit described in the preceding sentence has been made for the benefit of the holders of Units subject to purchase as provided herein, then from and after the Purchase Date, notwithstanding that any Certificate shall not have been surrendered for purchase, all rights of the holders of such Units (including any rights pursuant to Articles IV, V, VI, and XII) shall thereupon cease, except the right to receive the purchase price (determined in accordance with Section 15.1(a)) for Units therefor, without interest, upon surrender to the Transfer Agent of the Certificates representing such Units, and such Units shall thereupon be deemed to be transferred to the General Partner, its Affiliate or the Partnership, as the case may be, on the record books of the Transfer Agent and the Partnership, and the General Partner or any Affiliate of the General Partner, or the Partnership, as the case may be, shall be deemed to be the owner of all such Units from and after the Purchase Date and shall have all rights as the owner of such Units (including all rights as owner of such Units pursuant to Articles IV, V, VI and XII).

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Samples: Limited Partnership Agreement (Northern Border Partners Lp)

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