EXHIBIT 10.6
REDEMPTION RIGHTS AGREEMENT (COMMON UNITS)
Redemption Rights Agreement, dated July 10, 2002, among GGP Limited
Partnership, a Delaware limited partnership (together with its successors and
assigns, the "Partnership"), General Growth Properties, Inc., a Delaware
corporation (together with its successors and assigns, the "General Partner"),
and the parties who are designated as "Contributing Parties" on the signature
pages hereof (the "Contributing Parties").
R E C I T A L S
WHEREAS, the General Partner is the general partner of the Partnership;
WHEREAS, shares of common stock, $.10 par value per share, of the
General Partner (the "Common Stock") are listed on the New York Stock Exchange;
WHEREAS, pursuant to that certain Agreement and Plan of Merger dated as
of March 3, 2002 (as the same has been amended and may be further amended from
time to time, the "Merger Agreement"), among the Partnership, the General
Partner and the other parties thereto, the Contributing Parties are being
admitted as limited partners of the Partnership and the Partnership is issuing
to them 8.5% Series B Cumulative Convertible Preferred Units of limited
partnership in the Partnership (such units that are being issued pursuant to the
Merger Agreement or any other securities issued in substitution therefor
pursuant to the Series B Preferred Unit Designation, the "Series B Preferred
Units");
WHEREAS, pursuant to the Partnership Agreement (as defined below), the
Series B Preferred Units may be converted into common units of limited
partnership in the Partnership (such units into which Series B Preferred Units
have been converted or any other securities issued in substitution therefor
(other than pursuant to this Agreement), the "Common Units"); and
WHEREAS, the parties desire to set forth herein the terms and
conditions upon which the Contributing Parties may cause the Partnership to
redeem their Common Units.
NOW, THEREFORE, the parties hereby agree as follows:
1. Definitions. For purposes of this Agreement, the following terms
shall have the meanings set forth below:
"Acts" shall mean the Securities Act and the Exchange Act,
collectively.
"Affiliates" shall mean "affiliates" as defined pursuant to the
Securities Act and the regulations promulgated thereunder.
"Business Day" shall mean any day upon which commercial banks are open
for business in Chicago, Illinois.
"Cash Purchase Price" shall mean, with respect to any redeemed or
purchased Common Units, an amount of cash equal to the value of the Share
Purchase Price (computed as of the
Computation Date and equal to the Current Per Share Market Price on such
Computation Date multiplied by the number of Shares included in the Share
Purchase Price) that would be payable with respect to such Common Units assuming
the Share Purchase Price were paid in full satisfaction of the Purchase Price
for such Common Units. In the event that the Share Purchase Price includes
securities and/or other property other than Shares, then the value of such other
securities and/or property shall be determined by the General Partner acting in
good faith on the basis of the closing prices of securities if listed on a
nationally recognized exchange and otherwise on the basis of such quotations and
other information as the General Partner considers, in its reasonable judgment,
appropriate.
"Certificate of Incorporation" shall mean the Certificate of
Incorporation of the General Partner, as the same may be amended from time to
time.
"Claims" shall have the meaning set forth in Section 4.1(c).
"Code" shall mean the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, or any
successor code.
"Common Stock" shall have the meaning set forth in the recitals.
"Common Units" shall have the meaning set forth in the recitals.
"Computation Date" shall mean the date on which the applicable Notice
is received by the Partnership or, if such date is not a Business Day, the first
Business Day thereafter.
"Contributing Party Representative" shall mean Xxx X. Xxxxxxxxx, in his
capacity as a member of Xxxxxxxx Chance Xxxxxx & Xxxxx LLP, 000 Xxxx Xxxxxx, Xxx
Xxxx, Xxx Xxxx 00000, (000)000-0000 (facsimile), or such other Person as the
holders of at least a majority of the issued and outstanding Common Units held
by Contributing Parties shall designate from time to time by delivery of written
notice to the General Partner and the Partnership (assuming that all of the
Series B Preferred Units were converted into Common Units in accordance with the
Partnership Agreement immediately prior to such designation).
"Conversion Factor" shall mean 100%, provided that such factor shall be
adjusted in accordance with Section 6(a).
"Current Per Share Market Price" shall have the meaning set forth in
the Partnership Agreement.
"Exchange Act" shall mean the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as
amended, or any successor statute.
"Exchange Act Reporting Company" shall mean any corporation or other
entity which is subject to the reporting requirements of the Exchange Act.
"Expiration Date" shall mean the date upon which all Series B Preferred
Units have been converted to Common Units and all Common Units have been
redeemed or purchased in accordance with the terms hereof.
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"Liens" shall have the meaning set forth in the Merger Agreement.
"Major Transaction Event" shall mean, with respect to the General
Partner, (a) a reclassification, capital reorganization or other similar change
regarding or affecting outstanding Shares (other than a change addressed in
Section 6(a)); (b) a merger or consolidation of the General Partner with one or
more other corporations or entities, other than a merger pursuant to which the
General Partner is the surviving corporation and the outstanding Shares are not
affected, (c) a sale, lease or exchange of all or substantially all of the
General Partner's assets or (d) the liquidation, dissolution or winding up of
the General Partner.
"Merger Agreement" shall have the meaning set forth in the recitals.
"Notice" shall have the meaning set forth in Section 3.2.
"Other Rights Agreement" shall mean the "Rights Agreements" referred to
in the Partnership Agreement other than this Agreement and the Series B
Preferred Units Redemption Rights Agreement.
"Partnership Agreement" shall mean that certain Second Amended and
Restated Agreement of Limited Partnership of the Partnership, dated as of April
1, 1998, as amended by that certain First Amendment thereto dated as of June 10,
1998, that certain Second Amendment thereto dated as of June 29, 1998, that
certain Third Amendment thereto dated as of February 15, 2002, that certain
Amendment dated as of April 24, 2002 and that certain Fourth Amendment thereto
dated as of July 10, 2002 and as the same may be further amended from time to
time.
"Person" shall mean any natural person, corporation, partnership,
association, limited liability company, trust or other entity.
"Prospectus" shall have the meaning set forth in Section 4.1(a).
"Purchase Price" shall mean the Cash Purchase Price or the Share
Purchase Price, or a combination thereof.
"Redemption Rights" shall have the meaning set forth in Section 2.
"Registration Statement" shall have the meaning set forth in Section
4.1(a).
"REIT" shall mean real estate investment trust as such term is defined
under the Code.
"REIT Requirements" shall have the meaning set forth in the Partnership
Agreement, as the same may change from time to time.
"Rights" shall have the meaning set forth in Section 6(b).
"SEC" shall mean the Securities and Exchange Commission.
"Securities Act" shall mean the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or
any successor statute.
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"Series B Preferred Units" shall have the meaning set forth in the
recitals.
"Series B Preferred Unit Designation" shall mean Schedule A to the
Fourth Amendment referred to in the definition of "Partnership Agreement".
"Series B Preferred Units Redemption Rights Agreement" shall mean that
certain Redemption Rights Agreement (Series B Preferred Units) dated the date
hereof, among the parties hereto.
"Share Purchase Price" shall mean, with respect to the exercise of any
Redemption Rights and subject to the provisions of Section 6(c), a number of
Shares equal to the product of (a) the number of Common Units being redeemed or
purchased multiplied by (b) the Conversion Factor; provided, however, that, in
the event the General Partner, after the date of this Agreement, issues to all
holders of Shares rights, options, warrants or convertible or exchangeable
securities entitling the stockholders to subscribe for or purchase Shares (other
than Rights referred to in Section 6(b) that have been issued pursuant thereto)
or any other securities or property (other than distributions paid in cash),
then the Share Purchase Price also shall include such rights, options, warrants
or convertible or exchangeable securities or other securities or property that a
holder of that number of Shares would have been entitled to receive had such
holder held such Shares immediately prior to the time holders of Shares became
entitled thereto (except to the extent that provision otherwise has been made
for such holder to receive such rights, options, warrants or convertible or
exchangeable securities or other securities or property or adjustment has been
made in respect thereof under the Series B Preferred Unit Designation or
otherwise).
"Shares" shall mean shares of the Common Stock.
2. Grant of Redemption Rights.
(a) Upon the terms and subject to the conditions contained herein, the
Partnership does hereby grant to each Contributing Party, and such Contributing
Party does hereby accept, the right, but without obligation on the part of such
Contributing Party, to require the Partnership to redeem from time to time part
or all of the Common Units of such Contributing Party for the Cash Purchase
Price with respect to such Common Units ("Redemption Rights").
(b) Notwithstanding the provisions of Section 2(a), the General Partner
may, in its sole and absolute discretion, assume and satisfy the obligation of
the Partnership with respect to any Contributing Party's exercise of a
Redemption Right by paying to such Contributing Party, at the General Partner's
election (which may be exercised in the General Partner's sole discretion),
either the Cash Purchase Price or the Share Purchase Price (or a combination
thereof) with respect to the Common Units for which such Contributing Party
exercised its Redemption Rights. If the General Partner assumes such obligations
with respect to the exercise by any Contributing Party of a Redemption Right as
to certain Common Units and makes the required payment of the Share Purchase
Price, the Cash Purchase Price or any combination thereof, then the Partnership
shall have no obligation to pay any amount to such Contributing Party with
respect to the exercise of a Redemption Right for such Common Units, and any
Common Units purchased shall be owned by the General Partner for all purposes.
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(c) If the General Partner shall assume and satisfy the obligations of
the Partnership with respect to the exercise of a Redemption Right by any
Contributing Party, the Partnership, such Contributing Party and the General
Partner each shall treat the transaction between the General Partner and such
Contributing Party as a sale of such Contributing Party's Common Units (or a
portion thereof) to the General Partner for federal income tax purposes.
(d) Upon the redemption or purchase of part or all of any Contributing
Party's Common Units and the payment of the Purchase Price with respect thereto,
such Person shall be deemed withdrawn as a Partner in the Partnership to the
extent of the Common Units redeemed or purchased and shall have no further
rights or obligations under this Agreement with respect to such redeemed or
purchased Common Units; provided, however, that such Contributing Party's rights
under this Agreement with regard to any other Common Units will continue in full
force and effect.
(e) No fractional Shares shall be issued hereunder. In lieu of
fractional Shares, the General Partner shall pay cash based on the Current Per
Share Market Price on the relevant Computation Date.
(f) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein, the
General Partner shall not issue the Share Purchase Price upon exercise of any
Redemption Right with respect to any Common Units unless all of the Shares so
issued are listed on the New York Stock Exchange and the Registration Statement
(as herein defined) covering such Shares shall be in effect and available for
use to effect a public distribution by the holder thereof of such Shares
immediately upon such issuance and the General Partner only may issue the Share
Purchase Price to the extent that the issuance of such Shares to such
Contributing Party does not violate the Certificate of Incorporation (assuming
such Contributing Party owns no shares of capital stock of the General Partner
other than those issued pursuant hereto and pursuant to the Series B Preferred
Units Redemption Rights Agreement).
3. Exercise of Redemption Rights.
3.1 Time for Exercise of Redemption Rights. Each Contributing Party may
exercise its Redemption Rights in whole or in part and at any time and from time
to time on or after the date hereof but prior to the Expiration Date; provided,
however, that the Redemption Rights may not be exercised at any one time by any
Contributing Party with respect to less than 1,000 Common Units (or all the
Common Units then owned by such Contributing Party if such Contributing Party
owns less than 1,000 Common Units) or in the event that such exercise of
Redemption Rights (or the assignment of Common Units or delivery of either the
Cash Purchase Price or the Share Purchase Price with respect thereto) violates
the terms of the Partnership Agreement, the Certificate of Incorporation or
applicable law. Once given, a Notice shall be irrevocable subject to the payment
of the Purchase Price for the Common Units specified therein in accordance with
the terms hereof.
3.2 Method of Exercise. The Redemption Rights shall be exercised by
delivery to the Partnership of (a) written notice (the "Notice") in the form of
Exhibit A specifying the number of the Common Units to be redeemed and the name
or names (with address) in which any Shares issuable upon such exercise shall be
registered if different than the Contributing Party and (b) the
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certificates, if any, representing such Common Units. Notwithstanding anything
to the contrary contained herein, in the event that the exercise of the
Redemption Rights with respect to all of the Common Units of any deceased
Contributing Party or the Common Units of any partnership, limited liability
company or pass-through entity that are allocable to a deceased partner, member
or other Person shall not result in the recognition of gain for federal income
tax purposes by any party, the Partnership shall have the right to require the
Contributing Party or partnership, limited liability company or other
pass-through entity or its legal representative to exercise the Redemption
Rights as to all of such Common Units and to take any and all necessary action
hereunder to effect such exercise.
3.3 Closing. The closing of the redemption or purchase and sale
pursuant to an exercise of the Redemption Rights by any Contributing Party shall
occur within 30 days following the giving of the Notice; provided, however, that
no closing may occur hereunder prior to the earlier of the one hundred twentieth
day after the date hereof and the date of effectiveness of the Registration
Statement. Such Contributing Party shall execute such other documents as the
General Partner may reasonably require in connection with the closing of such
redemption or purchase and sale.
3.4 Payment of Cash or Issuance of Shares. At the closing of the
redemption or purchase and sale of Common Units pursuant to an exercise of
Redemption Rights by a Contributing Party, the Partnership shall deliver to such
Contributing Party the Cash Purchase Price by check or, in the event that the
General Partner has assumed the obligations of the Partnership with respect to
such exercise of Redemption Rights, the General Partner shall deliver to such
Contributing Party, at the election of the General Partner (which may be
exercised in the General Partner's sole discretion) either (a) the Cash Purchase
Price by check or (b) certificates representing the Shares and any other
securities and/or other property constituting the Share Purchase Price, together
with cash in lieu of the issuance of any fraction of a Share as provided in
Section 2(e), or a combination thereof.
4. Matters Relating to Shares.
4.1 Registration.
(a) As soon as practicable following the date hereof, the General
Partner shall file a Registration Statement on Form S-3 or other appropriate
registration form (the "Registration Statement") with the SEC covering the
resale by Contributing Parties of the Shares to be issued upon exercise of the
Redemption Rights assuming full conversion of the Series B Preferred Units into
Common Units and full satisfaction of the Redemption Rights by delivery of
Shares and shall use its reasonable best efforts to cause the Registration
Statement to become effective as soon as practicable thereafter. Following the
effective date of the Registration Statement and until the Shares covered by the
Registration Statement have been sold or are eligible for resale under Rule
144(k) promulgated under the Securities Act, the General Partner shall keep the
Registration Statement current, effective and available for the resale by
Contributing Parties of the Shares delivered to them pursuant hereto. The
General Partner shall bear all expenses relating to filing such Registration
Statement and keeping such Registration Statement current, effective and
available; provided, however, that the General Partner shall not be responsible
for any brokerage fees or underwriting commissions due and payable by any
Contributing Party.
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(b) During the time period when the Registration Statement is required
to be current, effective and available under Section 4.1(a), the General Partner
also shall:
(i) prepare and file with the SEC such amendments and
supplements to the Registration Statement and the prospectus
constituting a part thereof, as amended or supplemented (the
"Prospectus"), as may be necessary to keep such Registration Statement
effective and to comply with the provisions of the Securities Act with
respect to the sale of the Shares covered by such Registration
Statement whenever any Contributing Party shall desire to sell or
otherwise dispose of the same but in no event beyond the period in
which the Registration Statement is required to be kept in effect;
(ii) furnish to each Contributing Party, without charge, such
number of authorized copies of the Prospectus, and any amendments or
supplements to the Prospectus, in conformity with the requirements of
the Securities Act, and such other documents as any Contributing Party
may reasonably request in order to facilitate the public sale or other
disposition of the Shares owned by Contributing Parties.
(iii) register or qualify the securities covered by the
Registration Statement under state securities or blue sky laws of such
jurisdictions as are reasonably required to effect a sale thereof and
do any and all other acts and things which may be necessary or
appropriate under such state securities or blue sky laws to enable
Contributing Parties to consummate the public sale or other disposition
in such jurisdictions of such securities;
(iv) before filing any amendments or supplements to the
Registration Statement or the Prospectus, furnish copies of all such
documents proposed to be filed to the Contributing Party Representative
who shall be afforded a reasonable opportunity to review and comment
thereon; provided, however, that all such documents shall be subject to
the approval of the Contributing Party Representative insofar as they
relate to information concerning Contributing Parties (including,
without limitation, the proposed method of distribution of any
Contributing Party's securities);
(v) notify Contributing Parties promptly (A) when any such
Registration Statement has become effective and when any post-effective
amendments and supplements thereto become effective, (B) of any request
by the SEC or any state securities authority for amendments and
supplements to such Registration Statement and the Prospectus or for
additional information, (C) of the issuance by the SEC or any state
securities authority of any stop order suspending the effectiveness of
any such Registration Statement or the initiation of any proceedings
for the purpose, (D) if, between the effective date of any such
Registration Statement and the sale of the Shares to which it relates,
the General Partner receives any notification with respect to the
suspension of the qualification of the Shares or initiation of any
proceeding for such purpose, and (E) of the happening of any event
during the period such Registration Statement is effective which in the
judgment of the General Partner makes any statement made in the
Registration Statement or the Prospectus untrue in any material respect
or which requires the making of any changes in the Registration
Statement or the Prospectus in order to make the statements therein not
misleading;
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(vi) use its reasonable best efforts to obtain the withdrawal
of any order suspending the effectiveness of a Registration Statement
at the earliest practicable time;
(vii) cooperate with each Contributing Party to facilitate the
timely preparation and delivery of certificates representing Shares
being sold, which certificates shall not bear any restrictive legends
provided the Shares evidenced thereby have been sold in a manner
permitted by the Prospectus; and
(viii) upon the occurrence of any event contemplated by
Section 4.1(b)(v)(E) hereof, promptly prepare and file a supplement or
post-effective amendment to the Registration Statement or the
Prospectus or any document incorporated therein by reference or file
any other required document so that, as thereafter delivered to the
purchasers of the Shares, the Prospectus will not contain any untrue
statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary
to make the statements therein in light of the circumstances under
which they were made, not misleading; provided, however, that the
obligation to prepare and file any such supplement or post-effective
amendment shall be suspended if the General Partner, relying upon
advice of counsel, determines that disclosure of any information
required to be included therein would be adverse to its interests, but
such suspension shall not extend beyond 90 days with respect to any
such specified event.
(c) The General Partner hereby agrees to indemnify and hold harmless
each Contributing Party and each person, if any, who controls such Contributing
Party (within the meaning of either Section 15 of the Securities Act or Section
20 of the Exchange Act) from and against any and all losses, claims, damages,
costs and expenses (including reasonable attorneys' fees) ("Claims") to which
such Contributing Party or such controlling person may become subject, under the
Securities Act or otherwise, caused by any untrue statement or alleged untrue
statement of a material fact contained in the Registration Statement or the
Prospectus or any amendment or supplement thereto, or caused by any omission or
alleged omission to state therein a material fact required to be stated therein
or necessary to make the statements therein not misleading, and shall reimburse
such Contributing Party and each such controlling person for any legal or other
expenses reasonably incurred by such Contributing Party in connection with
investigating or defending any such loss as such expenses are incurred;
provided, however, that the General Partner shall not be liable insofar as any
such losses, claims, damages, costs and expenses (including reasonable
attorneys' fees) are caused by any such untrue statement or omission or alleged
untrue statement or omission based upon information furnished in writing to the
General Partner by any Contributing Party expressly for use therein. Each
Contributing Party agrees to indemnify and hold harmless the General Partner and
each person, if any, who controls the General Partner (within the meaning of
either Section 15 of the Securities Act or Section 20 of the Exchange Act) from
and against any and all Claims to which the General Partner or such controlling
person may become subject, under the Securities Act or otherwise, caused by any
untrue statement or omission or alleged untrue statement or omission based upon
such information furnished in writing to the General Partner by such
Contributing Party.
(d) Each Contributing Party agrees that, upon receipt of any notice
from the General Partner of the happening of any event of the kind described in
Section 4.1(b)(v)(E), such Contributing Party will forthwith discontinue
disposition of securities pursuant to the
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Registration Statement until such Contributing Party's receipt of the copies of
the supplemented or amended Prospectus contemplated by Section 4.1(b)(viii).
(e) Upon the written request to the General Partner from time to time
as below provided and subject to other contractual obligations of the General
Partner, the Contributing Parties holding Shares covered by the Registration
Statement who desire to do so may sell such Shares covered by the Registration
Statement in an underwritten offering. In such underwritten offering, the
investment banker or bankers and manager or managers that will administer the
offering will be selected by, and the underwriting arrangements with respect
thereto will be approved by, the Contributing Parties; provided that such
investment bankers and managers and underwriting arrangements must be reasonably
satisfactory to the General Partner. No Contributing Party may participate in
any underwritten offering contemplated hereby unless such Contributing Party
agrees to sell such Contributing Party's Shares covered by the Registration
Statement in accordance with any approved underwriting arrangements and
completes and executes all reasonable questionnaires, powers of attorney,
indemnities, underwriting agreements, lock-up letters and other documents
required under the terms of such approved underwriting arrangements. The General
Partner shall be responsible for the costs of preparing and filing the amendment
or supplement that is referred to below, and the selling securityholders shall
pay their attorney's fees and underwriting discounts and commissions incurred in
connection with such underwritten offerings. Notwithstanding the foregoing, upon
receipt of a request from the managing underwriter or a representative of the
Contributing Parties to prepare and file an amendment or supplement to the
Registration Statement and Prospectus in connection with such underwritten
offering, the General Partner may delay the filing of any such amendment or
supplement or postpone taking action with respect to an underwritten offering
for a period not to exceed an aggregate of 180 days in any calendar year, if the
General Partner determines in its good faith judgment that the filing of such
amendment or supplement or the taking of such action with respect to an
underwritten offering would have a material adverse effect on the business,
operations or prospects of the General Partner, or adversely affect a material
financing, acquisition, disposition of assets or stock, merger or other
comparable transaction. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in
the foregoing, the Contributing Parties shall not have the right to effect more
than two underwritten offerings pursuant to this paragraph and each such
offering shall be required to include minimum gross sales proceeds of
$17,500,000.
(f) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein, the
General Partner shall have no obligation to keep any registration statement
filed pursuant to this Section 4.1 effective after the Expiration Date or if the
status of the General Partner (or its successor) as an Exchange Act Reporting
Company is terminated.
4.2 Reservation of Shares. At all times while the Redemption Rights are
outstanding, the General Partner shall reserve for issuance such number of
Shares as may be necessary to enable the General Partner to issue Shares in full
satisfaction of all Redemption Rights which are from time to time outstanding
(assuming that there are no limitations as to the ownership of such Shares under
the Certificate of Incorporation which relate to compliance with the REIT
Requirements, that all Series B Preferred Units have been converted into Common
Units and that the General Partner elected to pay the Share Purchase Price with
respect to all such Redemption Rights).
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4.3 Fully Paid and Non-Assessable. All Shares which may be issued upon
exercise of the Redemption Rights shall be duly and validly issued and fully
paid and non-assessable.
5. Transfer and Similar Taxes. The General Partner shall pay any and
all documentary stamp or similar issue or transfer taxes payable in respect of
the issue or delivery of shares of Common Stock or other securities or property
pursuant hereto; provided, however, that the General Partner shall not be
required to pay any tax that may be payable in respect of any transfer involved
in the issue or delivery of shares of Common Stock or other securities or
property in a name other than that of the holder of the Common Units to be
exchanged, and no such issue or delivery shall be made unless and until the
person requesting such issue or delivery has paid to the General Partner the
amount of any such tax or established, to the reasonable satisfaction of the
General Partner, that such tax has been paid.
6. Anti-Dilution and Adjustment Provisions.
(a) The Conversion Factor shall be adjusted in the event that the
General Partner (i) declares or pays a dividend or distribution on its
outstanding Shares in Shares or makes a distribution to all holders of its
outstanding Shares in Shares, (ii) subdivides its outstanding Shares, or (iii)
combines its outstanding Shares into a smaller number of Shares. In such event,
the Conversion Factor shall be adjusted by multiplying the Conversion Factor by
a fraction, the numerator of which shall be the number of Shares issued and
outstanding on the record date for such dividend, distribution, subdivision or
combination (assuming for such purposes that such dividend, distribution,
subdivision or combination has occurred as of such time) and the denominator of
which shall be the actual number of Shares (determined without the above
assumption) issued and outstanding on the record date for such dividend,
distribution, subdivision or combination. Any adjustment to the Conversion
Factor pursuant to the immediately preceding sentence shall become effective
immediately after the effective date of such event retroactive to the opening of
business on the day next following the record date, if any, for such event. In
addition, the Conversion Factor shall be adjusted in the event that the
Partnership (i) declares or pays a dividend or distribution on its outstanding
Common Units in Common Units, (ii) subdivides its outstanding Common Units, or
(iii) combines its outstanding Common Units into a smaller number of Common
Units. In such event, the Conversion Factor shall be adjusted by multiplying the
Conversion Factor by a fraction, the numerator of which shall be the actual
number of Common Units issued and outstanding on the record date for such
dividend, distribution, subdivision or combination (determined without the below
assumption) and the denominator of which shall be the number of Common Units
issued and outstanding on such record date (assuming for such purposes that such
dividend, distribution, subdivision or combination has occurred as of such
time). Any adjustment to the Conversion Factor pursuant to the immediately
preceding sentence shall become effective on the effective date of such event
retroactive to the record date, if any, for such event.
(b) If at any time the holders of Common Stock are entitled to any
right (a "Right") to subscribe pro rata for additional securities of the General
Partner, whether Common Stock or other classifications, or for any other
securities or interests that a Contributing Party would have been entitled to
subscribe for if, immediately prior to such grant, such Contributing Party had
exercised its Redemption Rights and received the Share Purchase Price in payment
thereof, in lieu of any adjustment under any other subsection of this Section 6
or other provision of this
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Agreement and except to the extent that provision otherwise has been made for
such Contributing Party to receive such Right or adjustment has been made in
respect thereof under the Series B Preferred Unit Designation or otherwise, such
Contributing Party also shall receive from the General Partner, prior to or
concurrent with the time such Right becomes exercisable, the same Right that
such Contributing Party would have been entitled to if such Contributing Party
had exercised its Redemption Rights in full and received the Share Purchase
Price in satisfaction thereof immediately prior to the time holders of Common
Stock became entitled to such Right.
(c) Upon the occurrence of a Major Transaction Event, the General
Partner shall cause effective provision to be made so that, upon full conversion
of the Series B Preferred Units of such Contributing Party into Common Units,
exercise of the Redemption Rights by such Contributing Party in respect thereof
and the election of the General Partner to pay the Purchase Price at any time
following such Major Transaction Event by means of the Share Purchase Price,
such Contributing Party shall have the right to acquire, in lieu of the Shares
which otherwise would have been issued to such Contributing Party, the kind and
amount of shares of stock and other securities and property (and the provisions
contained in Section 4.1 shall apply anew to the extent that such securities are
of a class of securities of the General Partner or its successor that are
registered under the Exchange Act) and interests as would be issued or payable
with respect to or in exchange for the number of Shares constituting the Share
Purchase Price as if all Series B Preferred Units of such Contributing Party had
been converted into Common Units, such Redemption Rights had been exercised and
the General Partner had satisfied the Redemption Rights by delivery of the Share
Purchase Price immediately before such Major Transaction Event.
(d) The Partnership shall give written notice to Contributing Parties
of any Major Transaction Event promptly after such Major Transaction is
announced to the public.
(e) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein, the
adjustment provisions contained in this Agreement shall be applied so that there
is no duplication of adjustments made pursuant to any other document. The
provisions of this Section 6 shall apply to successive events that may occur
from time to time but only shall apply to a particular event if it occurs prior
to the exercise in full of the Redemption Rights or the liquidation of the
Partnership. Nothing contained herein shall prevent or otherwise limit the
liquidation of the Partnership pursuant to the Partnership Agreement, as amended
from time to time.
(f) Whenever the Conversion Factor is adjusted as herein provided, the
General Partner shall compute the adjusted Conversion Factor in accordance with
this Section 6 and shall prepare a certificate signed by the chief financial
officer of the General Partner setting forth the adjusted Conversion Factor and
showing in reasonable detail the facts upon which such adjustment is based, and
such certificate shall forthwith be filed at the offices of the General Partner.
(g) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein (but
subject to the first sentence of Section 6(e) hereof), the General Partner and
the Partnership agree that they will apply the provisions of this Section 6, the
definition of Share Purchase Price and any related provisions as if the Common
Units were issued and outstanding as of July 10, 2002. Thus, for
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example, if an event were to occur on December 31, 2002 that would adjust the
number of Shares into which the Common Units would be exchangeable had such
Common Units been outstanding as of such date, but the Common Units were not
actually issued until December 31, 2003, then such adjustment would be applied
so that, upon such issuance (but subject to further adjustment for subsequent
events), the Common Units would be immediately exchangeable for the number of
Shares for which the Common Units would have been exchangeable had such Common
Units been outstanding on December 31, 2002.
7. Miscellaneous Provisions.
7.1 Notices. All notices or other communications given pursuant to this
Agreement, including without limitation any Notice, shall be sent to the party
to whom or to which such notice is being sent, by certified or registered mail,
return receipt requested, commercial overnight delivery service, facsimile or
delivered by hand with receipt acknowledged in writing and otherwise as set
forth in this Section 7.1. All notices (a) shall be deemed given when received
or, if mailed as described above, after 5 Business Days or, if sent by
facsimile, upon receipt of confirmed answerback and (b) may be given either by a
party or by such party's attorneys. For purposes of this Section 7.1, the
addresses of the parties shall be, in the case of the Partnership and the
General Partner, 000 X. Xxxxxx Xxxxx, Xxxxxxx, Xxxxxxxx 00000, facsimile number
(000) 000-0000, Attention: Xxxxxxx Xxxxxxxx (with a copy to Xxxx, Xxxxxx &
Xxxxxxxxx, Xxx Xxxxx XxXxxxx Xxxxxx, Xxxxx 0000, Xxxxxxx, Xxxxxxxx 00000, Attn:
Xxxxxxxx X. Xxxxxxxxx, facsimile number (000) 000-0000), and, in the case of
each Contributing Party, as set forth on the records of the Partnership. The
address of any party may be changed by a notice in writing given in accordance
with the provisions hereof.
7.2 Assignment. The rights of any Contributing Party hereunder
(including the Redemption Rights) shall automatically devolve upon any Person to
the extent that such Person holds Common Units or Series B Preferred Units, and
becomes a substituted partner with respect to such Common Units or Series B
Preferred Units, in accordance with the Partnership Agreement and delivers to
the Partnership a written instrument, in form reasonably satisfactory to the
Partnership, pursuant to which such Person agrees to be bound by the terms
hereof (but the rights of such Contributing Party hereunder are not otherwise
assignable). Subject to the provisions of Section 6, the General Partner may
assign this Agreement without the consent of any Contributing Party, provided
that no such assignment shall relieve the General Partner of its obligations
under this Agreement.
7.3 Binding Effect. Except as otherwise set forth herein, this
Agreement shall be binding upon, and inure to the benefit of, the parties and
their successors and permitted assigns.
7.4 Amendments. The provisions of this Agreement may be amended only
with the written consent of the Partnership, the General Partner and the holders
of at least a majority of the issued and outstanding Common Units held by
Contributing Parties at the time (assuming that all of the Series B Preferred
Units were converted into Common Units in accordance with the Partnership
Agreement immediately prior to the execution of such amendment).
7.5 Governing Law. This Agreement shall be governed by the laws of the
State of Delaware (without regard to its conflicts of law principles).
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7.6 Counterparts. This Agreement may be executed in counterparts, each
of which shall be an original, but all of which shall constitute one document.
7.7 Other Holders Rights. In addition, once Common Units are acquired
by a Contributing Party, such Contributing Party shall be treated as favorably
with respect to the anti-dilution and adjustment provisions set forth herein as
are other holders of Common Units under Other Rights Agreements.
7.8 Entire Agreement. This Agreement constitutes the entire agreement
among the parties with respect to the subject matter hereof and supersedes any
prior written or oral understandings and/or agreements among them with respect
thereto.
7.9 Pronouns; Headings; Etc. As used herein, all pronouns shall include
the masculine, feminine and neuter, and all terms shall include the singular and
plural thereof wherever the context and facts require such construction. The
headings herein are inserted for convenience of reference only and are to be
ignored in any construction of the provisions hereof. Any references in this
Agreement to a "Section" or "Exhibit" shall refer to a Section or Exhibit of
this Agreement unless otherwise specified.
7.10 Survival. The representations, warranties and covenants contained
herein or made pursuant hereto shall survive the execution and delivery of this
Agreement and the closing of any redemption or purchase and sale pursuant to an
exercise of Redemption Rights hereunder.
7.11 Further Assurances. Each of the parties shall hereafter execute
and deliver such other instruments and documents and do such further acts and
things as may be required or useful to carry out the purposes of this Agreement.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties have executed this Agreement on the
date first above written.
CONTRIBUTING PARTIES:
GGP LIMITED PARTNERSHIP, a Delaware limited partnership, as attorney-in-fact for
each of the following Contributing Parties:
Cache Valley Mall Partnership, Ltd.
Xxxxx Xxxxxxx
Xxxx Xxxxxxx
Xxxxx Xxxxxxx
Xxxx Xxxxxx
Fairfax Holding, LLC
G. Xxx Xxxxxxx
Xxxxxxx Xxxx
Xxxx Investment Company
Xxxxxxx Xxxxxx
King American Hospital, Ltd.
Xxxxxxxx Xxxx
Xxxxxx X. Xxxx
Xxxx X. Xxxxxxxxxx
Xxx Xxxxxx
North Plains Development Company, Ltd.
North Plains Land Company, Ltd.
Xxxx X. Xxxxx
Xxxxxx X. Xxxxxxxx
Pine Ridge Land Company, Ltd.
Price Fremont Company, Ltd.
Xxxxxxx Xxxxx
Xxxx Xxxxx
Xxxxxx Xxxxx
Red Cliffs Mall Investment Company
Taycor Ltd.
Xxxxxxxx Xxxxxx
Xxxxx Xxxxxxxx
Xxxx Xxxxxxx, as Trustee of the Xxxx Xxxxxxx Revocable
Trust
By: General Growth Properties, Inc.,
a Delaware corporation, its
general partner
By: /s/ Xxxx Xxxxx
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Xxxx Xxxxx, Senior Vice President
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PARTNERSHIP:
GGP LIMITED PARTNERSHIP,
a Delaware limited partnership
By: General Growth Properties, Inc.
a Delaware corporation, its general partner
By: /s/ Xxxx Xxxxx
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Xxxx Xxxxx, Senior Vice President
GENERAL PARTNER:
GENERAL GROWTH PROPERTIES, INC.
a Delaware corporation
By: /s/ Xxxx Xxxxx
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Xxxx Xxxxx, Senior Vice President
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EXHIBIT A
Notice of Redemption
The undersigned hereby irrevocably (i) exercises its Redemption Rights
as to ___________ Common Units (the "Transferred Units") in GGP Limited
Partnership (the "Partnership") in accordance with the terms of that certain
Redemption Rights Agreement, dated July 10, 2002 (the "Agreement"), among the
Partnership, General Growth Properties, Inc. (the "General Partner"), and the
other parties thereto, (ii) transfers and surrenders such Transferred Units and
all right, title and interest of the undersigned therein to the party, which
shall be either the Partnership or the General Partner, that shall purchase or
redeem such Transferred Units pursuant to the Agreement, and (iii) directs that
the Cash Purchase Price or Share Purchase Price payable upon exercise of the
Redemption Right be delivered to the address specified below and, if the Share
Purchase Price is to be delivered, the Shares shall be registered or placed in
the name(s) and at the address(es) specified below. Attached hereto are the
certificates, if any, representing the Transferred Units.
The undersigned hereby represents, warrants, certifies and agrees (i)
that the undersigned has good and marketable title to the Transferred Units,
free and clear of all Liens, (ii) that the undersigned has the full right, power
and authority to transfer and surrender the Transferred Units as provided herein
and such transfer and surrender has been authorized by all necessary action, and
(iii) that the undersigned has obtained the consent or approval of all persons
or entities, if any, having the right to consent to or approve such transfer and
surrender.
Capitalized terms used but not defined herein shall have the meanings
set forth in the Agreement.
Dated: ____________________
[NAME OF LIMITED PARTNER]
By:
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Its:
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(Street Address)
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(City, State, Zip Code)
Signature Guaranteed By:
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If Shares are to be issued, issue to:
Please insert social security or identifying number:
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