Vesting of Initial Unvested Units. (a) Subject to Section 8.02 and except as set forth in Section 8.01(b) or as otherwise agreed to in writing between the General Partner and the applicable Limited Partner and reflected in the books and records of the Partnership, the Initial Unvested Units shall vest and shall thereafter be Vested Units for all purposes of this Agreement as follows: (i) with respect to each Category 1 Limited Partner, 100% of the Initial Unvested Units owned by such Limited Partner shall vest and thereafter be Vested Units for all purposes of this Agreement in equal 25% installments on each of the first, second, third and fourth anniversary dates of the consummation of the IPO; (ii) with respect to each Category 3 Limited Partner and Category 4 Limited Partner, 100% of the Initial Unvested Units owned by such Limited Partner shall vest and thereafter be Vested Units for all purposes of this Agreement in equal 20% installments on each of the first, second, third, fourth and fifth anniversary dates of the consummation of the IPO; and (iii) with respect to each Category 5 Limited Partner, 100% of the Initial Unvested Units owned by such Limited Partner shall vest and thereafter be Vested Units for all purposes of this Agreement in equal 12.5% installments on each of the first, second, third, fourth, fifth, sixth, seventh and eighth anniversary dates of the consummation of the IPO. (b) Notwithstanding Section 8.01(a), if earlier, the Initial Unvested Units shall vest and shall thereafter be Vested Units for all purposes of this Agreement as follows: (i) upon the Retirement of an Employed Limited Partner, 50% of the Initial Unvested Units owned by such Limited Partner that are Unvested Units at that time shall vest and thereafter be Vested Units for all purposes of this Agreement; (ii) upon the death or Disability of an Employed Limited Partner, 100% of the Initial Unvested Units owned by such Limited Partner that are Unvested Units at that time shall vest and thereafter be Vested Units for all purposes of this Agreement; and (iii) upon the occurrence of a Change of Control, 100% of the Initial Unvested Units that are Unvested Units at that time shall vest and thereafter be Vested Units for all purposes of this Agreement. (c) In addition, the General Partner in its sole discretion may authorize the earlier vesting of all or a portion of the Initial Unvested Units owned by any one or more Limited Partners at any time and from time to time, and in such event, such Initial Unvested Units shall vest and thereafter be Vested Units for all purposes of this Agreement. Any such determination in the General Partner’s discretion in respect of Initial Unvested Units shall be final and binding. Such determinations need not be uniform and may be made selectively among Limited Partners, whether or not such Limited Partners are similarly situated, and shall not constitute the breach of any duty hereunder or otherwise existing at law, in equity or otherwise. (d) Upon the vesting of any Initial Unvested Units in accordance with this Section 8.01, the General Partner shall modify the books and records of the Partnership to reflect such vesting.
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Samples: Limited Partnership Agreement (Blackstone Group Inc), Limited Partnership Agreement (Blackstone Group Inc), Limited Partnership Agreement (Blackstone Group Inc)
Vesting of Initial Unvested Units. (a) Subject to Section 8.02 and except as set forth in Section 8.01(b) or as otherwise agreed to in writing between the General Partner and the applicable Limited Partner and reflected in the books and records of the Partnership, the Initial Unvested Units shall vest and shall thereafter be Vested Units for all purposes of this Agreement as follows:
(i) with respect to each Category 1 Limited Partner, 100% of the Initial Unvested Units owned by such Limited Partner shall vest and thereafter be Vested Units for all purposes of this Agreement in equal 25% installments on each of the first, second, third and fourth anniversary dates of the consummation of the IPO;
(ii) with respect to each Category 3 Limited Partner and Category 4 Limited Partner, 100% of the Initial Unvested Units owned by such Limited Partner shall vest and thereafter be Vested Units for all purposes of this Agreement in equal 20% installments on each of the first, second, third, fourth and fifth anniversary dates of the consummation of the IPO; and
(iii) with respect to each Category 5 Limited Partner, 100% of the Initial Unvested Units owned by such Limited Partner shall vest and thereafter be Vested Units for all purposes of this Agreement in equal 12.5% installments on each of the first, second, third, fourth, fifth, sixth, seventh and eighth anniversary dates of the consummation of the IPO.
(b) Notwithstanding Section 8.01(a), if earlier, the Initial Unvested Units shall vest and shall thereafter be Vested Units for all purposes of this Agreement as follows: (i) upon the Retirement of an Employed Limited Partner, 50% of the Initial Unvested Units owned by such Limited Partner that are Unvested Units at that time shall vest and thereafter be Vested Units for all purposes of this Agreement; (ii) upon the death or Disability of an Employed Limited Partner, 100% of the Initial Unvested Units owned by such Limited Partner that are Unvested Units at that time shall vest and thereafter be Vested Units for all purposes of this Agreement; and (iii) upon the occurrence of a Change of in Control, 100% of the Initial Unvested Units that are Unvested Units at that time shall vest and thereafter be Vested Units for all purposes of this Agreement.
(c) In addition, the General Partner in its sole discretion may authorize the earlier vesting of all or a portion of the Initial Unvested Units owned by any one or more Limited Partners at any time and from time to time, and in such event, such Initial Unvested Units shall vest and thereafter be Vested Units for all purposes of this Agreement. Any such determination in the General Partner’s discretion in respect of Initial Unvested Units shall be final and binding. Such determinations need not be uniform and may be made selectively among Limited Partners, whether or not such Limited Partners are similarly situated, and shall not constitute the breach of any duty hereunder or otherwise existing at law, in equity or otherwise.
(d) Upon the vesting of any Initial Unvested Units in accordance with this Section 8.01, the General Partner shall modify the books and records of the Partnership to reflect such vesting.
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Samples: Limited Partnership Agreement (Blackstone Group L.P.), Limited Partnership Agreement (Blackstone Group L.P.), Limited Partnership Agreement (Blackstone Group L.P.)
Vesting of Initial Unvested Units. (a) Subject to Section 8.02 and except as set forth in Section 8.01(b) or as otherwise agreed to in writing between the General Partner and the applicable Limited Partner and reflected in the books and records of the Partnership8.02, the Initial Unvested Units shall vest and shall thereafter be Vested Units for all purposes of this Agreement as follows:
(i) with respect to each Category 1 Initial Non-Founding Limited Partner, 10050% of the Initial Unvested Units owned by such Initial Non-Founding Limited Partner at the time in question shall vest and thereafter be Vested Units for all purposes of this Agreement at such time as the Founding Limited Partners and their Permitted Transferees, collectively, cease to Beneficially Own, in equal 25the aggregate, at least 90% installments on each of the first, second, third and fourth anniversary dates of the consummation of the IPOInitial Founding Limited Partner Units;
(ii) with respect to each Category 3 Limited Partner and Category 4 Initial Non-Founding Limited Partner, 100% all of the Initial Unvested Units owned by such Initial Non-Founding Limited Partner at the time in question shall vest and thereafter be Vested Units for all purposes of this Agreement upon the earliest to occur of:
(A) the Founding Limited Partners and their Permitted Transferees, collectively, cease to Beneficially Own, in equal 20the aggregate, at least 50% installments of Initial Founding Limited Partner Units;
(B) a Change of Control;
(C) that date on each which, at any time from the date of this Agreement until the first, second, third, fourth and fifth tenth anniversary dates of the consummation of an initial public offering by the General Partner of shares of Class A Common Stock (an “IPO”), at least two of Xxxxx Xxxxxx, Xxxxxx Xxxxxxx and Xxxxx Xxxx are not employed by, or do not serve as a director of, the General Partner, the Partnership or any of its subsidiaries; and
(iiiD) with respect to each Category 5 Limited Partner, 100% the death or Disability of the such Initial Unvested Units owned by such Non-Founding Limited Partner shall vest and thereafter be Vested Units for all purposes of this Agreement in equal 12.5% installments on each of or after the first, second, third, fourth, fifth, sixth, seventh and eighth anniversary dates date of the consummation of the IPO.
(b) Notwithstanding Section 8.01(a), if earlier, the Initial Unvested Units shall vest and shall thereafter be Vested Units for all purposes of this Agreement as follows: (i) upon the Retirement of an Employed Limited Partner, 50% of the Initial Unvested Units owned by such Limited Partner that are Unvested Units at that time shall vest and thereafter be Vested Units for all purposes of this Agreement; (ii) upon the death or Disability of an Employed Limited Partner, 100% of the Initial Unvested Units owned by such Limited Partner that are Unvested Units at that time shall vest and thereafter be Vested Units for all purposes of this Agreement; and (iii) upon the occurrence of a Change of Control, 100% of the Initial Unvested Units that are Unvested Units at that time shall vest and thereafter be Vested Units for all purposes of this Agreement.
(c) In addition, the Equity Committee, in consultation with the General Partner in its sole discretion Partner, may authorize the earlier vesting of all or a portion of the Initial Unvested Units owned by any one or more Limited Partners at any time and from time to time, and in such event, such Initial Unvested Units shall vest and thereafter be Vested Units for all purposes of this Agreement. Any such determination in the General Partner’s discretion in respect of Initial Unvested Units shall be final and binding. Such determinations need not be uniform and may be made selectively among Limited Partners, whether or not such Limited Partners are similarly situated, and shall not constitute the breach of any duty hereunder or otherwise existing at law, in equity or otherwise.
(dc) Upon the vesting of any Initial Unvested Units in accordance with this Section 8.01, the General Partner shall modify the books and records of the Partnership amend Schedule I to this Agreement to reflect such vesting.
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Samples: Limited Partnership Agreement (Evercore Partners Inc.), Limited Partnership Agreement (Evercore Partners Inc.)
Vesting of Initial Unvested Units. (a) Subject to Section 8.02 and except as set forth in Section 8.01(b) or as otherwise agreed to in writing between the General Partner and the applicable Limited Partner and reflected in the books and records of the Partnership, the Initial Unvested Units shall vest and shall thereafter be Vested Units for all purposes of this Agreement as follows:
(i) with respect to each Category 1 Limited Partner, 100% of the Initial Unvested Units owned by such Limited Partner shall vest and thereafter be Vested Units for all purposes of this Agreement in equal 25% installments on each of the first, second, third and fourth anniversary dates of the consummation of the IPO;
(ii) with respect to each Category 3 Limited Partner and Category 4 Limited Partner, 100% of the Initial Unvested Units owned by such Limited Partner shall vest and thereafter be Vested Units for all purposes of this Agreement in equal 20% installments on each of the first, second, third, fourth and fifth anniversary dates of the consummation of the IPO; and
(iii) with respect to each Category 5 Limited Partner, 100% of the Initial Unvested Units owned by such Limited Partner shall vest and thereafter be Vested Units for all purposes of this Agreement in equal 12.5% installments on each of the first, second, third, fourth, fifth, sixth, seventh and eighth anniversary dates of the consummation of the IPO.
(b) Notwithstanding Section 8.01(a), if earlier, the Initial Unvested Units shall vest and shall thereafter be Vested Units for all purposes of this Agreement as follows: :
(i) upon the Retirement of an Employed Limited Partner, 50% of the Initial Unvested Units owned by such Limited Partner that are Unvested Units at that time shall vest and thereafter be Vested Units for all purposes of this Agreement; (ii) upon the death or Disability of an Employed Limited Partner, 100% of the Initial Unvested Units owned by such Limited Partner that are Unvested Units at that time shall vest and thereafter be Vested Units for all purposes of this Agreement; and (iii) upon the occurrence of a Change of in Control, 100% of the Initial Unvested Units that are Unvested Units at that time shall vest and thereafter be Vested Units for all purposes of this Agreement.
(c) In addition, the General Partner in its sole discretion may authorize the earlier vesting of all or a portion of the Initial Unvested Units owned by any one or more Limited Partners at any time and from time to time, and in such event, such Initial Unvested Units shall vest and thereafter be Vested Units for all purposes of this Agreement. Any such determination in the General Partner’s discretion in respect of Initial Unvested Units shall be final and binding. Such determinations need not be uniform and may be made selectively among Limited Partners, whether or not such Limited Partners are similarly situated, and shall not constitute the breach of any duty hereunder or otherwise existing at law, in equity or otherwise.
(d) Upon the vesting of any Initial Unvested Units in accordance with this Section 8.01, the General Partner shall modify the books and records of the Partnership to reflect such vesting.
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Samples: Limited Partnership Agreement
Vesting of Initial Unvested Units. (a) Subject to Section 8.02 and except as set forth in Section 8.01(b) or as otherwise agreed to in writing between the General Partner and the applicable Limited Partner and reflected in the books and records of the Partnership, the Initial Unvested Units shall vest and shall thereafter be Vested Units for all purposes of this Agreement as follows:
(i) with respect to each Category 1 Limited Partner, 100% of the Initial Unvested Units owned by such Limited Partner shall vest and thereafter be Vested Units for all purposes of this Agreement in equal 25% installments on each of the first, second, third and fourth anniversary dates of the consummation of the IPO;
(ii) with respect to each Category 3 Limited Partner and Category 4 Limited Partner, 100% of the Initial Unvested Units owned by such Limited Partner shall vest and thereafter be Vested Units for all purposes of this Agreement in equal 20% installments on each of the first, second, third, fourth and fifth anniversary dates of the consummation of the IPO; and
(iii) with respect to each Category 5 Limited Partner, 100% of the Initial Unvested Units owned by such Limited Partner shall vest and thereafter be Vested Units for all purposes of this Agreement in equal 12.5% installments on each of the first, second, third, fourth, fifth, sixth, seventh and eighth anniversary dates of the consummation of the IPO.
(b) Notwithstanding Section 8.01(a), if earlier, the Initial Unvested Units shall vest and shall thereafter be Vested Units for all purposes of this Agreement as follows: (i) upon the Retirement of an Employed Limited Partner, 50% of the Initial Unvested Units owned by such Limited Partner that are Unvested Units at that time shall vest and thereafter be Vested Units for all purposes of this Agreement; (ii) upon the death or Disability of an Employed Limited Partner, 100% of the Initial Unvested Units owned by such Limited Partner that are Unvested Units at that time shall vest and thereafter be Vested Units for all purposes of this Agreement; and (iii) upon the occurrence of a Change of in Control, 100% of the Initial Unvested Units that are Unvested Units at that time shall vest and thereafter be Vested Units for all purposes of this Agreement.
(c) In addition, the General Partner in its sole discretion may authorize the earlier vesting of all or a portion of the Initial Unvested Units owned by any one or more Limited Partners at any time and from time to time, and in such event, such Initial Unvested Units shall vest and thereafter be Vested Units for all purposes of this Agreement. Any such determination in the General Partner’s 's discretion in respect of Initial Unvested Units shall be final and binding. Such determinations need not be uniform and may be made selectively among Limited Partners, whether or not such Limited Partners are similarly situated, and shall not constitute the breach of any duty hereunder or otherwise existing at law, in equity or otherwise.
(d) Upon the vesting of any Initial Unvested Units in accordance with this Section 8.01, the General Partner shall modify the books and records of the Partnership to reflect such vesting.
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Samples: Limited Partnership Agreement (Blackstone Group L.P.)