LIMITED PARTNERSHIP AGREEMENT OF PARKWAY PROPERTIES OFFICE FUND II, L.P. Dated as of May 14, 2008 LIMITED PARTNERSHIP AGREEMENT OF PARKWAY PROPERTIES OFFICE FUND II, L.P.
Exhibit 10.1
LIMITED PARTNERSHIP AGREEMENT
OF
PARKWAY PROPERTIES OFFICE FUND II, L.P.
Dated as of May 14, 2008
LIMITED PARTNERSHIP AGREEMENT OF PARKWAY PROPERTIES OFFICE FUND II, L.P.
This Limited Partnership Agreement (this "Agreement") of PARKWAY PROPERTIES OFFICE FUND II, L.P., a Delaware limited partnership (the "Partnership"), is dated as of May 14, 2008, by and among PPOF II, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company, as the general partner of the Partnership (the "General Partner"), Parkway Properties LP, a Delaware limited partnership ("Parkway"), and Teacher Retirement System of Texas, a public pension fund and public entity of the State of Texas ("TRST" and together with Parkway, the "Limited Partners"). The General Partner and the Limited Partners are hereinafter sometimes referred to collectively as the "Partners" and each of them individually as a "Partner".
W I T N E S S E T H:
WHEREAS, the Partnership was formed upon the filing and acceptance of a Certificate of Limited Partnership (the "Certificate") with the Secretary of State of the State of Delaware on May 14, 2008 (the "Formation Date").
WHEREAS, the parties hereto desire to provide for the governance of the Partnership and to set forth in detail their respective rights and duties relating to the Partnership.
NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the mutual covenants herein contained, and other valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged, and intending to be legally bound hereby, the parties hereto do hereby agree as follows:
1.1 Formation. The Partnership was formed on the Formation Date. The Partners hereby enter into this Agreement for the purpose of establishing and governing the Partnership and setting forth the rights and obligations of the Partners. The parties hereto hereby agree that the Partnership shall constitute a limited partnership under and pursuant to the provisions of the Act (as hereinafter defined) and agree that the rights, duties and liabilities of the Partners shall be as provided in the Act, except as otherwise provided herein. Promptly after the execution of this Agreement, the Partners shall execute such documents, and the General Partner shall file and record with the proper offices in the State of Delaware, such certificates, and shall cause to be made such publications, as shall be required by the Act.
1.2 Name. The name of the Partnership shall be "Parkway Properties Office FUND II, L.P." All business of the Partnership shall be conducted under such name and such name shall be used at all times in connection with the Partnership's business and affairs.
1.3 Principal Place of Business. The principal place of business of the Partnership shall be at One Xxxxxxx Place, 000 Xxxx Xxxxxxx Xxxxxx, Xxxxx 0000, Xxxxxxx, Xxxxxxxxxxx 00000, or such place or places as the General Partner may, from time to time, designate. The General Partner shall give notice to all of the Partners of any change in the Partnership's principal place of business.
1.4 Purposes and Powers. Subject to the limitations set forth herein, the business and purposes of the Partnership shall be to, directly and indirectly, acquire, hold, maintain, operate, improve, renovate, expand, originate, use, lease, finance, manage and dispose of Investments (as hereinafter defined) and to engage in any and all activities as are related or incidental to the foregoing, as determined by the General Partner in its sole discretion. Subject to the limitations set forth herein, the Partnership shall have the power to do anything and everything necessary, suitable or proper for the accomplishment of or in furtherance of any of the purposes set forth herein, and to do every other act or acts, thing or things, incidental or appurtenant to or arising from or connected with any of such purposes.
1.5 Registered Office and Agent. The registered office of the Partnership in the State of Delaware shall be c/o National Registered Agent, Inc., 0 Xxxx Xxxxxxxxxx Xxxxxx, Xxxxx 0X, Xxxxx, Xxxxxxxx 00000, or such other address within the United States as may be designated from time to time by the General Partner. The name and address of the registered agent for service of process on the Partnership in the State of Delaware shall be National Registered Agent, Inc. at the above address, or such other agent and address as may be designated from time to time by the General Partner.
1.6 Fiscal and Taxable Year. The fiscal year and taxable year of the Partnership shall be the calendar year (the "Partnership Year"), unless another taxable year is otherwise required by Section 706 of the Code.
1.7 Term. The term of the Partnership commenced upon the Formation Date and shall continue until the date that the Partnership is dissolved in accordance with the provisions of Article XV hereof.
1.8 Filings. Upon the execution of this Agreement by the parties hereto, the General Partner shall do, and continue to do, all things as may be required or advisable to continue and maintain the Partnership as a limited partnership, qualified to do business in such jurisdictions as may be required, and to protect the limited liability of the Limited Partners in any jurisdiction in which the Partnership shall transact business.
The following defined terms used in this Agreement shall have the respective meanings specified below.
"Act" shall mean the Delaware Revised Uniform Limited Partnership Act, as amended from time to time.
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"Adjusted Capital Account Deficit" shall mean, with respect to any Partner, the deficit balance, if any, in such Partner's Capital Account as of the end of the relevant Partnership Year, after giving effect to the following adjustments:
(a) credit to such Capital Account any amounts which such Partner is obligated to restore pursuant to any provision of this Agreement or is deemed to be obligated to restore pursuant to the penultimate sentences of Sections 1.704-2(g)(1) and (i)(5) of the Regulations; and
(b) debit to such Capital Account the items described in Sections 1.704-1(b)(2)(ii)(d)(4), (5) and (6) of the Regulations.
The foregoing definition of "Adjusted Capital Account Deficit" is intended to comply with the provisions of Section 1.704-1(b)(2)(ii)(d) of the Regulations and shall be interpreted consistently therewith.
"ADOCAB" for each Partner shall equal the sum of the Contribution Account Balance for each day of such period, divided by the number of days in such period.
"Affiliate" shall mean, with respect to any Person, any Person Controlling, Controlled by, or under common Control with, such Person.
"Agreement" shall mean this Limited Partnership Agreement of the Partnership as the same may be amended from time to time.
"Applicable Agreements" shall have the meaning set forth in Section 10.2 hereof.
"Asset Management Fees" shall mean the asset management fees payable to the General Partner to be calculated in the manner set forth in Exhibit B attached hereto and incorporated by reference herein.
"Bankruptcy" shall mean, with respect to any Person, (a) the filing by such Person of a voluntary petition seeking liquidation, reorganization, arrangement or readjustment, in any form, of its debts under Title 11 of the United States Code or any other federal, state or foreign insolvency law, or such Person's filing an answer consenting to or acquiescing in any such petition, (b) the making by such Person of any assignment for the benefit of its creditors, (c) the expiration of 60 days after the filing of an involuntary petition under Title 11 of the United States Code, an application for the appointment of a receiver for a material portion of the assets of such Person, or an involuntary petition seeking liquidation, reorganization, arrangement or readjustment of its debts under any other federal, state or foreign insolvency law, provided that the same shall not have been vacated, set aside or stayed within such sixty-day period or (d) the entry against it of a final and nonappealable order for relief under any bankruptcy, insolvency or similar law now or hereafter in effect. The term "Bankruptcy" as defined in this Agreement and used herein is intended, and shall be deemed to, supersede and replace the events of withdrawal described in Section 17-402(a)(4) and (5) of the Act.
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"Business Day" shall mean any day except a Saturday, Sunday or other day on which the New York Stock Exchange is not transacting business.
"Capital Account" shall mean, with respect to any Partner, the Capital Account which shall be established and maintained for such Partner in accordance with the following provisions:
(a) To each Partner's Capital Account there shall be credited the aggregate amount of such Partner's Capital Contributions, the Gross Asset Value of any property contributed to the Partnership by such Partner, such Partner's distributive share of Profits and any items in the nature of income or gain which are specially allocated pursuant to Article V hereof, and the amount of any Partnership liabilities assumed by such Partner or which are secured by any Partnership property distributed to such Partner.
(b) To each Partner's Capital Account there shall be debited the amount of cash and the Gross Asset Value of any Partnership property distributed to such Partner pursuant to any provision of this Agreement, such Partner's distributive share of Losses and any items in the nature of expenses or losses which are specially allocated pursuant to Article V hereof, and the amount of any liabilities of such Partner assumed by the Partnership or which are secured by any property contributed by such Partner to the Partnership.
(c) If any Interest is Transferred in accordance with the terms of this Agreement, the transferee shall succeed to the Capital Account of the transferor to the extent it relates to the Transferred Interest.
(d) In determining the amount of any liability for purposes of determining Capital Account balances hereof, there shall be taken into account Code Section 752(c) and any other applicable provisions of the Code and Regulations.
The foregoing provisions and the other provisions of this Agreement relating to the maintenance of Capital Accounts are intended to comply with Section 1.704-1(b) of the Regulations, and shall be interpreted and applied in a manner consistent with such Regulations. If the General Partner shall determine that it is prudent to modify the manner in which the Capital Accounts, or any debits or credits thereto, are computed in order to comply with such Regulations, the General Partner may make such modification if, and only if, it is not likely to have an adverse effect on the amounts distributable to any Partner pursuant to Article XV hereof upon the dissolution of the Partnership.
"Capital Call" shall have the meaning set forth in Section 4.2(b) hereof.
"Capital Call Notice" shall have the meaning set forth in Section 4.2(b) hereof.
"Capital Commitment" shall have the meaning set forth in Section 4.1 hereof.
"Capital Contributions" shall have the meaning set forth in Section 4.2(a) hereof.
"Capital Default" shall have the meaning set forth in Section 4.5 hereof.
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"Capital Event" shall mean, with respect to any Investment, (a) the sale, transfer, exchange, pledge, hypothecation, or other disposition of all or any portion of such Investment or interests in any entity which directly or indirectly holds such Investment, (b) the incurrence of any indebtedness by the Partnership or by any Investment Vehicle which directly or indirectly holds such Investment and which is secured by such Investment or interests in any entity which directly or indirectly holds such Investment, other than any incurrence of Indebtedness the proceeds of which are used to acquire such Investment, and (c) the refinancing of any Indebtedness allocated to such Investment.
"Capital Improvement Projects" shall mean projected expenditures for tenant improvement cost, leasing commissions, closing costs and expenses, or capital improvement associated with an Investment as determined by the General Partner at the time of making and relating to the Investment.
"Capital Interest" shall mean the General Partner's Interest, other than its Carried Interest.
"Carried Interest" shall mean the General Partner's rights with respect to Carried Interest Distributions.
"Carried Interest Distributions" shall mean the amounts distributable to the General Partner pursuant to Section 6.1(b)(iii)(B) hereof.
"Cause" shall mean any of the following: (1) an act or omission by the General Partner that constitutes fraud, dishonesty, malfeasance, gross negligence, or breach of fiduciary duty or breach of Section 7.5(f) hereof; (2) the institution of any litigation, administrative proceeding or prosecution of criminal charges against or involving the General Partner or any of its Affiliates that are under contract with the Partnership or delivering services to the Partnership which materially adversely affect the reputation, business, or ability to perform of the General Partner or such Affiliate under this Agreement and with respect to which a meritorious defense has not been asserted within a reasonable time following the institution of such action and thereafter diligently prosecuted or pursued; (3) breach of any material term or provision of this Agreement (including, by means of example and not limitation, Article XIV of this Agreement) which remains uncured for a period of thirty (30) days after written notice of such breach from TRST, or such longer period as may be reasonably necessary to affect a cure provided that a cure is commenced during the thirty (30) day period and diligently pursued; (4) the initiation of any voluntary or involuntary bankruptcy proceeding by or against the General Partner, or the adjudication of General Partner as bankrupt or insolvent, or the appointment of a receiver or trustee for General Partner which is not dismissed within thirty (30) days, or any assignment by or with respect to either for the benefit of creditors.
"Certificate" shall have the meaning set forth in the recitals hereto.
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"Change of Control" shall mean any of the following: (1) the General Partner at any time is no longer an Affiliate of Parkway Properties, Inc.; or (2) with respect to Parkway and Parkway Properties, Inc., (i) the institution of any litigation, administrative proceeding or prosecution of criminal charges against or involving Parkway, Parkway Properties, Inc. or any of their respective Affiliates which materially adversely affect the reputation, business, or ability to perform of Parkway or Parkway Properties, Inc., as applicable, and with respect to which a meritorious defense has not been asserted within a reasonable time following the institution of such action and thereafter diligently prosecuted or pursued; (ii) the initiation of any voluntary or involuntary bankruptcy proceeding by or against Parkway or Parkway Properties, Inc., or the adjudication of Parkway or Parkway Properties, Inc., as applicable, as bankrupt or insolvent, or the appointment of a receiver or trustee for Parkway or Parkway Properties, Inc. which is not dismissed within thirty (30) days, or any assignment by or with respect to either for the benefit of creditors; (iii) (b) the sale, lease, transfer, exclusive license or other disposition, in a single transaction or series of related transactions, by Parkway or Parkway Properties, Inc. of all or substantially all of its assets, or the sale or disposition (whether by merger or otherwise) by Parkway or Parkway Properties, Inc. of one or more their respective subsidiaries if substantially all of the assets of Parkway or Parkway Properties, Inc., as applicable, and their respective subsidiaries taken as a whole are held by such subsidiary or subsidiaries, except where (A) such sale, lease, transfer, exclusive license or other disposition is to a wholly owned subsidiary of Parkway or Parkway Properties, Inc., as applicable or (B) Parkway, Parkway Properties, Inc. or any of their respective subsidiaries pledges all or substantially all of the assets of Parkway or Parkway Properties, Inc., as applicable, and their respective subsidiaries to secure debt; or (iv) the transfer or disposition (by merger or otherwise) in a single transaction or series of related transactions, of voting securities or other voting interests representing at least fifty percent (50%) of the outstanding voting power of either Parkway or Parkway Properties, Inc. or equity securities or other equity interests representing at least fifty percent (50%) of the outstanding equity securities or equity interests in either Parkway or Parkway Properties, Inc. and which also results in a change in three of the five Primary Executive Officers.
"Closing Date" shall mean ___________, 2008.
"Code" shall mean the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended from time to time (or any corresponding provisions of succeeding law).
"Committed Investment" shall mean an Investment which is subject to a letter of intent which is entered into by the Partnership or an Investment Vehicle on or prior to the end of the Investment Period and which is intended to be closed not more than 60 days after the end of the Investment Period.
"Contribution Account Balance" for all purposes shall mean the cumulative sum of all Capital Contributions of a Partner minus the cumulative sum of all distributions to such Partner pursuant to Section 6.1(b)(ii) hereof.
"Control" shall mean, the possession, directly or indirectly, of the power to direct or cause the direction of the management or policies of another Person without the consent or approval of any other Person.
"Core Market" shall mean the Partnership's primary targeted markets of the greater metropolitan areas of Houston, Texas; Austin, Texas; San Antonio Texas; Chicago, Illinois; Atlanta, Georgia; Phoenix, Arizona; Charlotte, North Carolina; Memphis, Tennessee; Nashville, Tennessee; Jacksonville, Florida; Orlando, Florida; Tampa/St. Petersburg, Florida; and Fort Lauderdale, Florida; which targeted markets may be expanded by the General Partner from time to time upon the unanimous written approval of the Limited Partners.
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"Covered Persons" shall have the meaning set forth in Section 10.1(a) hereof.
"Damages" shall have the meaning set forth in Section 10.1(a) hereof.
"Default Rate" shall have the meaning set forth in Section 4.5 hereof.
"Defaulting Partner" shall have the meaning set forth in Section 4.5 hereof.
"Depreciation" shall mean, for each Partnership Year or other period, an amount equal to the depreciation, amortization or other cost recovery deduction allowable with respect to an asset for such year or other period, except that if the Gross Asset Value of an asset differs from its adjusted basis for federal income tax purposes at the beginning of such year or other period, Depreciation shall be an amount which bears the same ratio to such beginning Gross Asset Value as the federal income tax depreciation, amortization or other cost recovery deduction for such year or other period bears to such beginning adjusted tax basis; provided, however, that if the adjusted tax basis of such property is zero, Depreciation shall be determined with reference to such beginning Gross Asset Value using any reasonable method selected by the General Partner.
"Exclusivity Period" shall mean the period beginning on the Closing Date and ending on the earlier to occur of (a) the date of the termination of the Investment Period, and (b) the date on which at least 75% of the Capital Commitments have been invested or committed to Investments.
"Fair Market Value" shall mean, with respect to any Interest or Investment, the fair market value thereof as of the applicable date of determination. In making such determination, the appraiser shall assume that all of the assets of the Partnership were sold in a commercially reasonably manner on a one hundred percent (100%) fee simple basis as of the date of such determination and the proceeds of such sale, net of all obligations of the Partnership, will be distributed to the Partners pursuant to this Agreement.
"Follow-on Investment" shall mean an Investment which, in the judgment of the General Partner, is appropriate or necessary for the Partnership to make for the purpose of preserving, protecting or enhancing an existing Investment, in each case, to the extent identified to the Partners prior to the expiration of the Investment Period, together with a budget regarding such Follow-on Investment.
"Formation Date" shall have the meaning set forth in the Whereas clauses hereto.
"Fund Party" shall have the meaning set forth in Section 14.4(b)(i) hereof.
"GP Authorized Representative" shall have the meaning set forth in Section 17.12(b) hereof.
"General Partner" shall have the meaning set forth in the introductory paragraph of this Agreement and at all times be a wholly-owned subsidiary of Parkway Properties LP.
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"Gross Asset Value" shall mean, with respect to any asset, the asset's adjusted basis for federal income tax purposes, except as follows:
(a) the initial Gross Asset Value of any asset contributed by a Partner to the Partnership shall be the gross fair market value of such asset at the time of such contribution, as agreed to unanimously by the General Partner and each of the Partners;
(b) the Gross Asset Values of all Partnership assets may, in the reasonable discretion of the General Partner, be adjusted to equal their respective gross fair market values, as determined by the General Partner in accordance with Section 1.704-1(b)(2)(iv)(f) of the Regulations, as of the following times: (i) the acquisition of an additional Interest by any new or existing Partner in exchange for more than a de minimis Capital Contribution or in exchange for services; (ii) the distribution by the Partnership to a Partner of more than a de minimis amount of Partnership property as consideration for an Interest; and (iii) the liquidation of the Partnership within the meaning Section 1.704-l(b)(2)(ii)(g) of the Regulations;
(c) the Gross Asset Value of any Partnership asset distributed to any Partner shall be the gross fair market value of such asset on the date of distribution, as reasonably determined in good faith by the General Partner; and
(d) the Gross Asset Values of Partnership assets shall be increased (or decreased) to reflect any adjustments to the adjusted basis of such assets pursuant to Code Section 734(b) or Code Section 743(b), but only to the extent that such adjustments are taken into account in determining Capital Accounts pursuant to Section 1.704-l(b)(2)(iv)(m) of the Regulations and Article V hereof; provided, however, that Gross Asset Values shall not be adjusted pursuant to this clause (d) to the extent the General Partner determines that an adjustment pursuant to clause (b) above is necessary or appropriate in connection with a transaction that would otherwise result in an adjustment pursuant to this clause (d).
If the Gross Asset Value of an asset has been determined or adjusted pursuant to clause (a), (b) or (d) above, such Gross Asset Value shall thereafter be adjusted by the Depreciation taken into account with respect to such asset for purposes of computing Profits and Losses.
"Indebtedness" shall mean any indebtedness incurred by the Partnership or any Investment Vehicle, including, by means of example and not limitation, any guarantees by the Partnership or any Investment Vehicle of any indebtedness incurred by any Investment Vehicle and any repurchase obligations of the Partnership or any Investment Vehicle.
"Interest" shall mean, with respect to any Partner, the interest of such Partner as a partner in the Partnership at any particular time, including the partner interest of such Partner, and the rights and obligations of such Partner as provided in this Agreement and the Act.
"Interim Investments" shall mean each of the following provided that, in each case, such obligations are payable in United States Dollars:
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(a) certificates of deposit, time or demand deposits or bankers' acceptances maturing within six (6) months and one day from the date of acquisition and money market deposit accounts issued or offered by:
(i) any commercial bank organized under the laws of the United States of America, any State of the United States of America or the District of Columbia having combined capital, surplus and undivided profits (less any undivided losses) of not less than $500 million;
(ii) any domestic commercial bank the deposits of which are guaranteed by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation; provided that (A) the full amount of any such Interim Investment is guaranteed and (B) the aggregate amount of all Interim Investments under this clause does not exceed $3,000,000;
(b) marketable direct obligations issued or unconditionally guaranteed by the United States of America or issued by an agency thereof and backed by the full faith and credit of the United States of America, in each case maturing within six (6) months and one day from the date of acquisition thereof;
(c) marketable general obligations issued by any State of the United States of America or any political subdivision of any such State or any public instrumentality thereof maturing within six (6) months and one day from the date of acquisition thereof and, at the time of acquisition, having one of the two highest ratings generally obtainable from either Standard & Poor's Corporation or Xxxxx'x Investors Service, Inc.;
(d) commercial paper maturing no more than six (6) months and one day from the date of acquisition, having a rating of A-1 (or the equivalent) or higher from Standard & Poor's Corporation and P-1 (or the equivalent) or higher from Xxxxx'x Investors Service, Inc.; and
(e) full collateralized repurchase agreements with a term of not more than thirty (30) days for underlying securities of the type described in paragraphs (b) and (c) of this definition, entered into with any institution meeting the qualifications specified in subclauses (i) or (ii) of clause (a) of this definition.
"Invested Capital" shall mean, with respect to each Partner, at any date of determination, (a) the aggregate amount of all Capital Contributions previously made by such Partner less (b) the aggregate amount of distributions that have been made to such Partner pursuant to Section 6.1(b)(ii) hereof.
"Investment" shall mean a direct or indirect equity or debt investment by the Partnership in multi-tenant office properties containing 125,000 to 1,000,000 rentable square feet that are at least sixty percent (60%) leased and located in one of the Core Markets and of similar quality to properties generally acquired by Parkway for its own portfolio.
"Investment Company Act" shall mean the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended from time to time (or any corresponding provisions of succeeding law).
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"Investment Period" shall mean the period beginning on the Closing Date and ending on the earliest of (a) the date on which all Capital Commitments have been drawn; (b) the fourth anniversary of the Closing Date; and (c) the date of the removal of the General Partner by TRST in accordance with Section 13.1(a) hereof.
"Investment Vehicle" shall have the meaning set forth in Section 9.2 hereof.
"Lien" shall mean any lien, pledge, hypothecation or other encumbrance.
"Limited Partner" shall have the meaning set forth in the introductory paragraph of this Agreement.
"LP Authorized Representative" shall have the meaning set forth in Section 17.13(a) hereof.
"Net Distributable Cash" shall mean all cash receipts from operations of the Partnership (including, by means of example and not limitation, amounts released from Reserves), from Capital Events or otherwise, reduced by the portion thereof used to, in the discretion of the General Partner, (a) pay principal or interest on any Indebtedness, (b) establish Reserves, (c) pay Operating Expenses and Organizational Expenses, and (d) the Asset Management Fees and Property Level Fees. Net Distributable Cash shall not be reduced by depreciation, amortization, cost recovery deductions or similar non-cash allowances and expenses.
"Nonrecourse Deductions" shall have the meaning set forth in Section 1.704-2(b)(1) of the Regulations.
"Nonrecourse Liability" shall have the meaning set forth in Section 1.704-2(b)(3) of the Regulations.
"Operating Expenses" shall have the meaning set forth in Section 8.2 hereof.
"Organizational Expenses" shall have the meaning set forth in Section 8.3 hereof.
"Parkway Interest" shall have the meaning set forth in Section 13.2(a) hereof.
"Parkway Purchase Notice" shall have the meaning set forth in Section 13.2(b) hereof.
"Parkway Purchase Right" shall have the meaning set forth in Section 13.2(b) hereof.
"Partner Nonrecourse Debt" shall have the meaning set forth in Section 1.704-2(b)(4) of the Regulations.
"Partner Nonrecourse Debt Minimum Gain" shall have the meaning set forth in Section 1.704-2(i)(2) of the Regulations.
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"Partner Nonrecourse Deductions" shall have the meaning set forth in Section 1.704-2(i)(2) of the Regulations.
"Partner" shall have the meaning set forth in the introductory paragraph of this Agreement.
"Partnership" shall have the meaning set forth in the introductory paragraph of this Agreement.
"Partnership Minimum Gain" shall have the meaning set forth in Section 1.704-2(b)(2) of the Regulations.
"Partnership Year" shall have the meaning set forth in Section 1.6 hereof.
"Percentage Interest" shall mean, with respect to each Partner, a representation of such Partner's Interest as of the applicable date of determination, expressed as a percentage of all Partners' Interests and based on relative aggregate Capital Contributions. The Partnership shall keep an up-to-date Schedule of Partners which shall include a statement of each Partner's Percentage Interest.
"Person" shall mean any individual, partnership, joint venture, corporation, limited liability company, trust or other entity.
"Placement Agent" shall have the meaning set forth in Section 14.4(b)(iii) hereof.
"Placement Fee" shall have the meaning set forth in Section 14.4(b)(iii) hereof.
"Preferred Rate" shall mean a cumulative rate of return calculated in the same manner as interest, compounded annually, at an annual rate of nine percent (9%).
"Preferred Return" shall have the meaning set forth in Section 6.1(b)(i) hereof.
"Primary Executive Officers" shall have the meaning set forth in Exhibit F hereof.
"Prime Rate" shall mean the rate of interest publicly announced from time to time by XX Xxxxxx Xxxxx Bank in New York City as such bank's prime reference rate.
"Profits" and "Losses" shall mean, for each Partnership Year or other period, an amount equal to the Partnership's taxable income or loss for such year or period, determined in accordance with Code Section 703(a) (for this purpose, all items of income, gain, loss or deduction required to be stated separately pursuant to Code Section 703(a)(1) shall be included in taxable income or loss), with the following adjustments:
(a) any income of the Partnership that is exempt from federal income tax and not otherwise taken into account in computing Profits and Losses shall be added to such taxable income or loss;
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(b) any expenditures of the Partnership described in Code Section 705(a)(2)(B) or treated as Code Section 705(a)(2)(B) expenditures pursuant to Section 1.704-1(b)(2)(iv)(i) of the Regulations, and not otherwise taken into account in computing Profits or Losses shall be subtracted from such taxable income or loss;
(c) if the Gross Asset Value of any Partnership asset is adjusted pursuant to clause (b) or clause (d) of the definition of Gross Asset Value herein, the amount of such adjustment shall be taken into account as gain or loss from the disposition of such asset for purposes of computing Profits or Losses;
(d) gain or loss resulting from any disposition of Partnership property with respect to which gain or loss is recognized for federal income tax purposes shall be computed by reference to the Gross Asset Value of the property disposed of, notwithstanding that the adjusted tax basis of such property differs from its Gross Asset Value;
(e) in lieu of the depreciation, amortization and other cost recovery deductions taken into account in computing such taxable income or loss, there shall be taken into account Depreciation for such Partnership Year or other period, computed in accordance with the definition of Depreciation herein; and
(f) notwithstanding any other provisions hereof, any items which are specially allocated pursuant to Article V hereof shall not be taken into account in computing Profit or Losses.
"Property Level Fees" shall mean collectively the fees for property management, leasing, construction management, and certain limited disposition related services with respect to the Investments of the Partnership and its Investment Vehicles and reimbursements of certain costs relating to operation of the project, all as contemplated by Exhibit B hereto under the heading Property Level Fees.
"Regulations" shall mean the final, temporary and proposed Treasury Regulations promulgated under the Code, as the same may be amended from time to time (including corresponding provisions of succeeding regulations).
"Regulatory Allocations" shall have the meaning set forth in Section 5.3(g) hereof.
"Relative" shall have the meaning set forth in Section 14.4(b)(i) hereof.
"Reserves" shall mean the reserve fund(s) established by the Partnership or any Investment Vehicle, in the discretion of the General Partner from time to time as it deems necessary, and the monies deposited in such reserve funds, which may be used for any purpose that the General Partner in good xxxxx xxxxx necessary or advisable, and if required, to pay for Operating Expenses, Asset Management Fees or Property Level Fees, or to pay principal and interest and/or expenses of any Indebtedness and for projected capital improvements, replacements, tenant improvements, leasing commissions and contingencies, including, but not limited to, loss and liquidity reserves, of the Partnership.
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"Returned Capital" shall mean the portion of Net Distributable Cash distributed to Partners that represents the return of a Partner's Invested Capital in any Investment.
"Schedule of Partners" shall mean the Schedule of Partners of the Partnership attached hereto as Exhibit A, as the same may be amended from time to time.
"Securities Act" shall mean the Securities Act of 1933, as amended from time to time.
"Subscription Agreement" shall mean the Subscription Agreement of even date herewith by and between the Partnership, Parkway and TRST.
"Successor General Partner" shall have the meaning set forth in Section 13.3(e) hereof.
"Texas Elected Official" shall have the meaning set forth in Section 14.4(b)(ii) hereof.
"Transfer" shall mean, as applicable, a sale, exchange, transfer, assignment, pledge, hypothecation or other disposition of (a) all or any portion of an Interest (and the related Capital Commitment) or (b) all or any portion of a Limited Partner's obligations to make Capital Contributions pursuant to its Capital Commitment or its right to acquire an Interest in exchange therefore, in each case, either directly or indirectly, to another Person. When used as a verb, the term "Transfer" shall have a correlative meaning.
"TRST" shall mean the Teachers Retirement System of Texas.
"TRST Interest" shall have the meaning set forth in Section 13.2(b) hereof.
"TRST Person" shall have the meaning set forth in Section 14.4(b)(i) hereof.
"TRST Purchase Notice" shall have the meaning set forth in Section 13.2(a) hereof.
"TRST Purchase Right" shall have the meaning set forth in Section 13.2(a) hereof.
ARTICLE III [Intentionally Deleted]
ARTICLE IV CAPITAL COMMITMENTS; CONTRIBUTIONS
4.1 Capital Commitments. Each Limited Partner has agreed to make Capital Contributions in the aggregate amount set forth on Exhibit A hereto as such Partner's "Capital Commitment" in whole or, from time to time, in part and at such times as the General Partner shall specify as provided herein. Each Limited Partner agrees that (a) the Capital Commitment specified in Exhibit A hereof shall constitute its entire Capital Commitment and (b) it will make all Capital Contributions required by this Agreement when the same shall become due and payable.
4.2 Capital Contributions; Capital Calls. (a) Payments made by a Limited Partner to the Partnership with respect to such Limited Partner's Capital Commitment (such Partner's "Capital Contributions") shall be made in United States Dollars by wire transfer of immediately available funds to an account or accounts of the Partnership specified by the General Partner to the Limited Partners. Notwithstanding any other provision of this Agreement to the contrary, except as otherwise required by the Act or other applicable law, in no event shall any Limited Partner be required to make aggregate Capital Contributions in excess of such Limited Partner's Capital Commitment.
(b) From time to time as determined by the General Partner in its sole discretion, the General Partner shall deliver written notices (each, a "Capital Call Notice") to the Limited Partners, each of which shall call for a Capital Contribution from each Limited Partner (a "Capital Call") equal to such Limited Partner's pro rata share (based upon such Limited Partner's Capital Commitment in relation to the aggregate Capital Commitments of all the Limited Partners) of the amount determined by the General Partner to be appropriate for the Partnership to: (i) make Investments; (ii) fund its working capital needs, including, by means of example and not limitation, capital for the purpose of tenant improvements and leasing commissions; (iii) pay Operating Expenses and Organizational Expenses and the Asset Management Fees and Property Level Fees to the General Partner or its Affiliate; (iv) establish Reserves; and (v) repay any Indebtedness of the Partnership (regardless of when incurred); provided, however, that following the Investment Period the Partnership shall not make any Capital Call other than to fund Committed Investments and Follow-on Investments, to pay Operating Expenses and Asset Management Fees to the General Partner, to fund its working capital needs, including, by means of example and not limitation, capital for the purpose of tenant improvements and leasing commissions, or to pay off the outstanding balances of any Indebtedness; and provided, further, that following the expiration of the Investment Period the amount of capital contributions that each Partner is required to make may not exceed, in the aggregate, the lesser of 10% of each such Partner's initial Capital Commitment or, as of the termination of the Investment Period, the remaining uncalled portion of such Partner's Capital Commitment. General Partner shall use its best efforts to have Capital Calls equal to each Partner's Capital Commitment within four (4) years of the date hereof.
(c) Each Capital Call Notice shall specify:
(i) the purpose for which the Capital Contribution is required to be made;
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(ii) in the case of a Capital Call Notice with respect to the anticipated making of an Investment, include a brief description of the identity and nature of such Investment, the business/properties to which it relates, the type of interest being purchased and a brief summary of the anticipated terms of any financing to be arranged in connection therewith, except that the General Partner may exclude the specific identity thereof (but not the description of the general nature of the Investment) if the General Partner determines in good faith that notifying the Limited Partners of such identity would risk jeopardizing such Investment, have a material adverse effect on the Partnership or any Investment or cause a violation of any term of a binding legal agreement;
(iii) whether the Investment will initially be made through an Investment Vehicle;
(iv) the aggregate amount of Capital Contributions payable by such Partner pursuant to such Capital Call Notice, each Partner's Capital Commitment, each Partner's pro-rata portion of the Capital Contribution required to be made pursuant to the Capital Call Notice, and the aggregate amount of Capital Contributions made to date by such Partner; and
(v) the wire instructions for the account to which the Capital Contribution is to be made.
4.3 Utilization of Leverage. (a) The Partnership and any Investment Vehicle may incur Indebtedness as deemed appropriate by the General Partner; provided, however, that neither the Partnership nor any Investment Vehicle may incur any Indebtedness if, immediately after giving effect to the incurrence of such Indebtedness, (i) the aggregate amount of outstanding Indebtedness of the Partnership and the Investment Vehicles exceeds 50% of the aggregate fair market value of all of the Partnership's assets, as reasonably determined by the General Partner at the time that the Partnership or any such Investment Vehicle incurs such Indebtedness, and (ii) the aggregate amount of outstanding Indebtedness on any single Investment may not exceed 60% of the fair market value of such Investment, as determined by the General Partner as of the date of incurrence of such Indebtedness. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the General Partner shall have the right to allow the aggregate amount of outstanding Indebtedness of the Partnership and the Investment Vehicles to exceed 50% but not 60% of the aggregate fair market value of all of the Partnership's assets, as reasonably determined by the General Partner, for a limited period of time not to exceed 365 days from the closing date of each Investment, provided that such excess Indebtedness is incurred solely for the purpose of funding Capital Improvement Projects directly related to such newly-acquired Investment. In the event that the amount of outstanding Indebtedness of the Partnership and the Investment Vehicles exceeds 55% of the aggregate fair market value of all of the Partnership's assets or will exceed 50% for a period greater than 330 days, then General Partner shall give written notice to TRST and, within 10 days after receipt of notice, TRST shall elect whether to approve the additional Indebtedness of the Partnership or to require General Partner to make a Capital Call in an aggregate amount enough to bring the Partnership in compliance with the leverage limitations set forth herein. In the event that TRST fails to make an election within such 10 day period, it shall be deemed to have elected to require General Partner to make a Capital Call.
4.5 Remedies upon a Capital Default. Upon any failure by one or more Partners (each, a "Defaulting Partner") to pay in full when due any Capital Contribution (a "Capital Default"), the Partnership shall immediately declare that interest shall accrue on the outstanding unpaid balance of such requested Capital Contribution, from and including the date such payment was due until the earlier of the date of payment to the Partnership or the election by the Partnership to pursue the other remedies set forth in this Section 4.5, at a rate equal to the lesser of the rate of ten percent (10%) per annum over the Prime Rate and the maximum rate permitted by applicable law (the "Default Rate"). For purposes of this Agreement, a Capital Default by Parkway shall also constitute a "for Cause" default by General Partner. In the event of a Capital Default, the Partnership, in the sole discretion of the General Partner, shall have the right to take one or more of the following actions with regard to the Defaulting Partner: (a) continue to charge interest at the Default Rate on the outstanding unpaid balance of such requested Capital Contribution until the date of payment to the Partnership, (b) cause any distributions otherwise payable to the Defaulting Partner under this Agreement to be set off or withheld from such Defaulting Partner in accordance with Section 4.6 hereof, (c) suspend all voting rights, rights to distributions and, to the fullest extent permitted by law, other rights provided to the Defaulting Partner under the Act and this Agreement, (d) in the event that a Defaulting Partner has made less than fifty percent (50%) of its Capital Commitment or such Capital Contribution occurs after the fourth (4th) anniversary hereof, offer the unfunded portion of the Interest for sale to the other Partner at such price and on such terms determined by the Partnership in accordance with the provisions of Article 13 hereof and, subject to compliance with the Transfer provisions of this Agreement, and/or (e) with respect to any portion of the Defaulting Partner's Interest not purchased by the other Partner in accordance with clause (d) above, cause a portion or all of such remaining Interest to be sold to third parties at such price and on such terms as may be determined by the Partnership in accordance with the provisions of Article 13 hereof. The proceeds from the sale of a Defaulting Partner's Interest under clauses (d) and (e) above shall be used to fund the Capital Contribution requested from the Defaulting Partner and/or set off or withheld from such Defaulting Partner in accordance with Section 4.6 hereof and any excess amounts returned to the Defaulting Partner. A Defaulting Partner shall remain liable for the payment of Capital Contributions as the same are called under this Section 4.5 except to the extent that such Capital Contribution is required after the fourth (4th) anniversary hereof and the Partnership may exercise the remedies set forth above for every subsequent Capital Default by the Defaulting Partner. Notwithstanding any other provision in this Agreement, upon a Capital Default by one or more Partners, the non-defaulting Partner(s) may, in its sole discretion, terminate the Investment Period and, immediately upon such termination, neither the General Partner nor any of its principals or Affiliates shall have any further duties or obligations under Article XIV of this Agreement. The rights and remedies referred to in this Section 4.5 shall be in addition to, and not in limitation of, any other rights available to the Partnership under this Agreement, or at law or in equity. The Partnership may proceed to collect from any Defaulting Partner any amount due from such Defaulting Partner as and when due, as well as all costs and expenses of collection incurred by the Partnership (including reasonable fees and disbursements of counsel).
4.6 Set-off and Withholding of Certain Amounts. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in this Agreement, the Partnership may, in the General Partner's discretion, set-off against or withhold from any distribution to any Partner pursuant to this Agreement any amounts due from such Partner to the Partnership pursuant to this Agreement, to the extent not otherwise paid. Any amounts so set-off or withheld pursuant to this Section 4.6 shall be applied by the Partnership to discharge the obligation in respect of which such amounts were withheld. All amounts set-off or withheld pursuant to this Section 4.6 with respect to any Partner shall be treated as amounts distributed to such Partner by the Partnership and paid to the Partnership by such Partner for all purposes under this Agreement. The Partnership shall give written notice of any such set-off or withholding to each Partner subject thereto within five (5) Business Days after such set-off or withholding.
4.7 No Right to Redemption of Interests or Return of Capital Contributions. No Partner shall have the right to withdraw from the Partnership or require that the Partnership redeem all or any portion of such Partner's Interest. No Partner shall have a right to receive a return of its Capital Contributions or a dividend in respect of such Partner's Interest from any specific assets of the Partnership. Each Partner waives any right which it may have to cause a partition of all or any part of the Partnership's assets.
4.8 Uncertificated Interests. Interests shall be recorded in book-entry form and no Partner shall have the right to demand that the Partnership produce and/or deliver certificates representing such Interests. Without limiting the foregoing, the General Partner may produce and deliver certificates representing Interests if the General Partner, in its sole and absolute discretion, determines that such production and delivery would be in the best interests of the Partnership.
4.9 Limitation on Liability of Limited Partners. Except as otherwise required by this Agreement, the Act or other applicable law, the liability of each Limited Partner, in its capacity as such, shall be limited to the aggregate amount of such Limited Partner's Capital Commitment. Each Limited Partner, to the fullest extent permitted by applicable law, shall not have any fiduciary or other duty to the Partnership or any other Partner, other than the duty to act in accordance with the contractual covenant of good faith and fair dealing.
4.10 Interest. No Partner shall receive any interest on its Capital Contributions.
4.11 Negative Capital Accounts. At no time during the term of the Partnership or upon dissolution and liquidation thereof shall a Limited Partner with a negative balance in his Capital Account have any obligation to the Partnership or the other Partners to eliminate or restore such negative balance.
ARTICLE V ALLOCATIONS OF PROFITS AND LOSSES
5.1 Allocation of Profits. After giving effect to the Regulatory Allocations set forth in Section 5.3 hereof, Profits for any fiscal year or other period of the Partnership shall be credited to the Capital Accounts of the Partners in the following order of priority:
(c) Thereafter, fifty-six percent (56%) to TRST and (ii) forty-four percent (44%) to Parkway.
5.2 Allocation of Losses. After giving effect to the Regulatory Allocations set forth in Section 5.3 hereof, Losses for any fiscal year or other period will be charged to the Capital Accounts of the Partners in the following order of priority:
(a) First, (i) fifty-six percent (56%) to TRST and (ii) forty-four percent (44%) to Parkway to reverse the cumulative amount of any Profits allocated under Section 5.1(c) hereof in all prior fiscal years allocated to each Partner in proportion to the allocation of such Profits to such Partners;
(b) Second, to the Partners until the cumulative amount allocated pursuant to this Section 5.2(b) for the current and all prior fiscal years is equal to the cumulative amount of any Profits allocated to them under Section 5.1(b) hereof in all prior fiscal years, allocated to each Partner pro rata in proportion to the allocation of such Profits to such Partners; and
(c) Third, one hundred percent (100%) pro rata to the Partners in proportion to their respective Percentage Interests;
provided, however, that Losses will not be allocated to any Partner if such Losses would result in or increase an Adjusted Capital Account Deficit with respect to such Partner, and any Losses that cannot be allocated to any Partner as a result of this proviso shall be allocated first to the Capital Accounts of the other Partners in proportion to the amounts allocable without causing or increasing an Adjusted Capital Account Deficit and then one hundred percent (100%) to the General Partner.
5.3 Regulatory Allocations. The following special allocations shall be made in the following order:
(a) Minimum Gain Chargeback. Except as otherwise provided in Section 1.704-2(f) of the Regulations, in the event there is a net decrease in Partnership Minimum Gain during a Partnership taxable year, each Partner shall be allocated (before any other allocation is made pursuant to Section 5.2 hereof) items of income and gain for such year (and, if necessary, for subsequent years) equal to that Partner's share of the net decrease in Partnership Minimum Gain.
(i) The determination of a Partner's share of the net decrease in Partnership Minimum Gain shall be determined in accordance with Section 1.704-2(g) of the Regulations.
(ii) The items to be specially allocated to the Partners in accordance with this Section 5.3(a) shall be determined in accordance with Section 1.704-2(f)(6) of the Regulations.
(iii) This Section 5.3(a) is intended to comply with the Partnership Minimum Gain chargeback requirement set forth in Section 1.704-2(f) of the Regulations and shall be interpreted consistently therewith.
(b) Partner Minimum Gain Chargeback. Except as otherwise provided in Section 1.704-2(i)(4) of the Regulations, in the event there is a net decrease in Partner Nonrecourse Debt Minimum Gain during a Partnership taxable year, each Partner who has a share of that Partner Nonrecourse Debt Minimum Gain as of the beginning of the year, to the extent required by Section 1.704-2(i)(4) of the Regulations shall be specially allocated items of Partnership income and gain for such year (and, if necessary, subsequent years) equal to the Partner's share of the net decrease in Partner Nonrecourse Debt Minimum Gain. Allocations pursuant to this Section 5.3(b) shall be made in accordance with the Section 1.704-2(i)(4) of the Regulations. This Section 5.3(b) is intended to comply with the requirement set forth in Section 1.704-2(i)(4) of the Regulations and shall be interpreted consistently therewith.
(c) Qualified Income Offset Allocation. In the event any Partner unexpectedly receives any adjustments, allocations or distributions described in Sections 1.704-1(b)(2)(ii)(d)(4), 1.704-1(b)(2)(ii)(d)(5), or 1.704-1(b)(2)(ii)(d)(6) of the Regulations which would cause such Partner to have an Adjusted Capital Account Deficit, items of Partnership income and gain shall be specially allocated to such Partner in an amount and manner sufficient to eliminate such Adjusted Capital Account Deficit as quickly as possible. This Section 5.3(c) is intended to constitute a "qualified income offset" in satisfaction of the alternate test for economic effect set forth in Section 1.704-1(b)(2)(ii)(d) of the Regulations and shall be interpreted consistently therewith.
(d) Gross Income Allocation. In the event any Partner has an Adjusted Capital Account Deficit at the end of any Partnership fiscal year, each such Partner shall be specially allocated items of Partnership income and gain in the amount of such excess as quickly as possible, provided that an allocation pursuant to this Section 5.3(d) shall be made only if and to the extent that such Partner would have an Adjusted Capital Account Deficit after all other allocations provided for in Section 5.3 hereof have been made, except assuming that Section 5.3(c) hereof and this Section 5.3(d) were not contained in this Agreement.
(e) Allocation of Nonrecourse Deduction. Nonrecourse Deductions (within the meaning of Section 1.704-2(b)(1) of the Regulations) shall be allocated to the Partners in accordance with and on the same basis as the allocation of Profits and Losses, as the case may be.
(f) Allocation of Partner Nonrecourse Deductions. Partner Nonrecourse Deductions (within the meaning of Section 1.704-2(i) of the Regulations) shall be specially allocated to the Partner who bears the economic risk of loss with respect to the Partner Nonrecourse Debt (within the meaning of Section 1.704-2(b)(4) of the Regulations) to which such Partner Nonrecourse Deductions are attributable in accordance with Section 1.704-2(i)(1) of the Regulations.
(g) Regulatory Allocations. The allocations set forth in Section 5.3 hereof (the "Regulatory Allocations") are intended to comply with certain requirements of Sections 1.704-1(b) and 1.704-2 of the Regulations. Notwithstanding any other provisions of Section 5.3 hereof (other than the Regulatory Allocations and Section 5.3(k) hereof), the Regulatory Allocations shall be taken into account in allocating subsequent Profits, Losses and items of income, gain, loss and deduction among the Partners so that, to the extent possible, the net amount of such allocations of subsequent Profits, Losses and other items and the Regulatory Allocations to each Partner shall be equal to the net amount that would have been allocated to each such Partner pursuant to the provisions of this Article V if the Regulatory Allocations had not occurred. For purposes of applying the foregoing sentence, allocations pursuant to this Section 5.3(g) shall be made only to the extent the General Partner reasonably determines that if such allocations were not made the allocations would otherwise be inconsistent with the economic agreement among the Partners.
(h) Tax Allocations. Allocations for tax purposes shall be made in accordance with allocations to Capital Accounts, with adjustment as necessary in order to comply with Code Section 704(c) and the applicable portions of the Regulations. Any elections or decisions relating thereto (including the selection of the traditional, traditional with curative, or remedial allocation method under Section 1.704-3 of the Regulations) shall be made by the General Partner in its sole discretion. Any deductions, income, gain or loss specially allocated pursuant to this Section 5.3(h) shall not be taken into account for purposes of determining Profits or Losses or for purposes of adjusting a Partner's Capital Account.
(i) Varying Interests. If a Partner sells or exchanges its Interest or otherwise is admitted as a substituted Limited Partner, Profits and Losses shall be allocated between the transferor and the transferee by taking into account their varying Interests during the Partnership Year in accordance with Code Section 706(d), using the interim closing of the books method or the daily proration method, as determined by the General Partner in its sole discretion.
(j) Tax Credits. Tax credits and tax credit recapture shall be allocated among the Partners pursuant to Section 1.704-1(b)(4)(ii) of the Regulations.
(k) Fractions Rule. The provisions of this Agreement are intended to comply with the "fractions rule," as defined in Code Section 514(c)(9)(E) and the applicable Regulations thereunder and shall be limited thereby and interpreted consistently therewith.
6.1 Distributions. (a) Net Distributable Cash shall be distributed to the Partners in accordance with the provisions of this Section 6.1; provided, however, that the Partnership may, in the sole discretion of the General Partner, (i) reinvest Returned Capital in Investments during the Investment Period, or in Follow-on Investments and Committed Investments thereafter, or (ii) distribute Returned Capital to the Partners. If there is a change in the Percentage Interests of any of the Partners during any period in which Net Distributable Cash has been received by the Partnership, distributions shall be made to the Partners in a manner which takes into account the varying Percentage Interests of the Partners during such period, as determined by the General Partner in its sole discretion.
(i) First, 100% to the Partners, pro rata based upon their respective Percentage Interests, until each Partner has received an amount equal to such Partner's Invested Capital multiplied by the Preferred Rate (the "Preferred Return"), which Preferred Return shall be calculated from the date(s) that such Partner made such Capital Contributions until the date such amounts are distributed to such Partner; and
(ii) Second, 100% to the Partners, pro rata based upon their respective Percentage Interests, until each Partner has received an amount equal to such Partner's unreturned Contribution Account Balance; and
(iii) Third, 100% of any remaining amounts will be allocated (A) 56% to TRST and (B) 44% to Parkway.
(c) Pending distribution, funds held by the Partnership which are required to be distributed pursuant to Section 6.1 hereof shall be invested in Interim Investments, to the extent practicable, at the sole discretion of the General Partner.
(i) be applied, in the General Partner's discretion, to pay the Partnership's working capital needs, pay Operating Expenses, Organizational Expenses or Asset Management Fees, establish Reserves, or repay Indebtedness; or
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(ii) be distributed to the Partners in accordance with Section 6.1(b) hereof.
(e) The General Partner will use best efforts to ensure that all distributions made under this Agreement are in cash rather than in-kind; provided, however, that under no circumstances shall the Partnership make an in-kind distribution to TRST. In the event that the Partnership intends to make a distribution in-kind to its Partners and is un-able to comply with the restriction in the previous sentence, the General Partner will provide written notice to TRST at least thirty (30) prior to the date of the in-kind distribution and upon the election of TRST prior to the date of such proposed in-kind distribution, the General Partner shall dispose of on behalf of TRST, all or a portion of such asset that otherwise would have been distributed to TRST and to pay TRST instead the net cash proceeds from such disposition.
6.2 Amounts Withheld. TRST hereby represents and warrants to the General Partner and the Partnership that it is a tax-exempt entity under United States federal, state and local laws, and has never been subject to, and is unlikely to be subject to, any tax withholding requirements of the United States federal, state, or local laws. The Partners shall be required, upon request by the Partnership, to fund their share of any applicable withholding taxes with respect to the Partnership, provided, however, before withholding and paying over to any tax authority any amount purportedly representing a tax liability of TRST, the General Partner shall promptly provide TRST with notice that such withholding or payment is intended, shall provide TRST with the opportunity to contest (at TRST's expense) such withholding or payment and, unless otherwise consented to by TRST in writing, shall not make such withholding or payment until the date such payment is due, provided, further, that (a) such contest does not subject the Partnership, other Partners, or the General Partner to any potential liability to such taxing authority for any such withholding and payment and would not otherwise, in the General Partner's sole discretion, result in adverse consequences to the Partnership or any of its Partners and (b) the General Partner and the Partnership shall not be required to refrain from such withholding or payment during such contest if they reasonably believe that they are not permitted by law to refrain from such withholding or payment. Should the Partnership be required pursuant to the Code, the laws of any state, or any other provision of law, to withhold any amount from amounts otherwise distributable to any Partner, the Partnership shall withhold the amounts as shall be required by law and any amounts so withheld shall be deemed to have been distributed to such Partner under this Agreement. If any sums are withheld pursuant to this provision, (i) the Partnership shall remit the sums so withheld to, and file the required forms with, the Internal Revenue Service and the appropriate authority of any such state or other applicable government agency and (ii), the General Partner shall its best efforts to assist TRST in obtaining any available refund of the withheld amount, provided that TRST shall promptly reimburse the Partnership and the General Partner for any expenses incurred in providing such assistance.
6.3 Notice of Distributions. The Partnership shall use its reasonable best efforts to provide to Limited Partners notices of cash distributions at least two (2) Business Days prior to the distribution date. All cash distributions to be made to the Limited Partners shall be wired in immediately available funds to the applicable Limited Partner's account as noted in the Wiring Information in Exhibit A hereto, which may be updated or changed pursuant to Section 16.2 hereof. The notices shall contain a brief explanation for the distribution (e.g. temporary/permanent return of cost, gain/loss, interest/dividend income, etc.).
6.4 Example. An example of the distributions provided for in this Article VI is set forth on Schedule 6.4 attached hereto and incorporated herein by reference.
7.1 Management; Authority of the General Partner.
(i) acquire, originate, hold, finance, manage and dispose of Investments (or any underlying assets);
(ii) pay, in accordance with the provisions of this Agreement, all expenses, debts and obligations of the Partnership to the extent that funds of the Partnership are available therefor;
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(iii) make Interim Investments (which may be made through an agent) of cash Reserves or other liquid assets of the Partnership prior to their use for Partnership purposes or distribution to the Partners;
(iv) bring, compromise, settle and defend actions at law or in equity;
(v) engage in any kind of activity and perform and carry out contracts of any kind necessary to, or in connection with, the accomplishment of the purposes of the Partnership;
(vi) enter into agreements and contracts with third parties in furtherance of the Partnership's business, including all documents and agreements as may be required in connection with the acquisition or disposition of Investments;
(vii) maintain, at the expense of the Partnership, adequate records and accounts of all operations and expenditures;
(viii) purchase, at the expense of the Partnership, liability, casualty, fire and other insurance and bonds to protect the Partnership's assets and business;
(ix) purchase, at the expense of the Partnership, director and officer liability insurance to protect the General Partner and its officers and employees;
(x) open accounts and deposit, maintain and withdraw funds in the name of the Partnership in any bank, savings and loan association, brokerage firm or other financial institution;
(xi) establish reasonable Reserves for contingencies and for any other proper Partnership purpose;
(xii) retain, and dismiss from retainer, any and all Persons (including Affiliates of the General Partner) to provide legal, accounting, engineering, brokerage, consulting, appraisal, investment advisory, property management, leasing and construction services to the Partnership or any Investment Vehicle, or such other agents as the General Partner deems necessary or desirable for the management and operation of the Partnership and the Investments consistent with the requirements of Section 14.4 hereof;
(xiii) incur and pay all reasonable expenses and obligations incident to the operation and management of the Partnership, including, by means of example and not limitation, the services referred to in paragraph (xii) hereof, taxes, interest, travel, rent, insurance and supplies;
(xiv) distribute funds to the Partners by way of cash or otherwise, all in accordance with the provisions of this Agreement;
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(xv) prepare and cause to be prepared reports, statements and other relevant information for distribution to Partners in accordance with the Reporting Requirements set forth in Exhibit C attached hereto and incorporated herein by reference, which Exhibit C shall not be amended or altered without the unanimous written consent of the Partners, which shall not be unreasonably withheld, conditioned or delayed;
(xvi) prepare and file all necessary returns, reports and statements and pay all taxes, assessments and other impositions relating to the assets or operations of the Partnership;
(xvii) effect a dissolution of the Partnership as provided herein;
(xviii) organize and maintain Investment Vehicles and take all necessary actions to maintain the legal and tax status of such entities;
(xix) act for and on behalf of the Partnership in all matters incidental to the foregoing;
(xx) authorize any partner, officer or other Affiliate of the General Partner to act for and on behalf of the Partnership in all matters incidental to the foregoing;
(xxi) cause such acts and things to be done in or about the Investments as shall be necessary (as determined in a commercially reasonable manner) to comply with all applicable laws, ordinances or regulations, and use its best efforts to remedy any violation of such laws, ordinances, order and regulations;
(xxii) cause the Investments to be maintained in proper condition, including, by means of example and not limitation, interior and exterior cleaning, and cause repairs and alterations thereof, including heating, air-conditioning, ventilating, elevators, plumbing, electrical, carpentry and decorating; and in connection therewith make expenditures in the ordinary course of business of operating, managing and maintaining the Investments, including any such expenditures for the following: (a) emergency repairs involving danger to life or property or immediately necessary for the preservation and safety of the Investments or for the safety of the tenants or required to avoid the suspension of essential services to the Investments; or (b) expenditures (if any) permitted to be made by a property manager under any existing property management agreement relating to any of the Investments;
(xxiii) cause or provide for tenants to be billed for basic rent, additional rent, utilities and other charges authorized by leases related to the Investments, use all reasonable efforts to collect such rent and other charges from such tenants, and in the event of default by a tenant in the performance of its obligations under a lease, (a) refer to a collection agency any amounts due from a tenant for collection, (b) retain an attorney at the expense of the Partnership to institute action to collect such amounts due or otherwise to enforce the obligations of the tenant under the lease, and/or (c) terminate the occupancy of the tenant by appropriate notice and by legal action, if required;
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(xxiv) take any and all such action as may be required in connection with the performance by the Partnership or any Investment Vehicle of its obligations under any mortgage, lease or other agreement related to any Investment; and
(xxv) cause to be obtained, verified and paid, bills for real estate and personal property taxes, use and occupancy taxes, assessments and other governmental charges relating to the Partnership assets and Investments.
By executing this Agreement, each Limited Partner shall be deemed to have consented to any exercise by the General Partner of any of the foregoing powers or other powers of the General Partner contained in this Agreement.
(i) the identity of the General Partner or any Limited Partner hereof;
(ii) the existence or non-existence of any fact or facts which constitute a condition precedent to acts by a General Partner or in any other manner germane to the affairs of the Partnership;
(iii) the Persons who are authorized to execute and deliver any instrument or document of or on behalf of the Partnership; or
(iv) any act or failure to act by the Partnership or as to any other matter whatsoever involving the Partnership or any Partner.
7.2 Standard of Care. The General Partner shall discharge its duties hereunder in (a) good faith with the care, skill, prudence and diligence as are required of a general partner under the Act; and (b) a manner consistent with the General Partner's fiduciary obligations under Delaware law to conduct the affairs of the Partnership in a manner it reasonably believes to be in or not opposed to the best interests of the Partnership and the Partners collectively.
7.3 Investment Company Act. The General Partner shall use its best efforts to operate the Partnership so as to prevent the Partnership from being classified as an "investment company" for purposes of the Investment Company Act. The Partnership may take any action that the General Partner determines to be necessary or desirable to prevent the Partnership from being classified as an "investment company" for purposes of the Investment Company Act including, by means of example and not limitation, making structural, operating or other changes in the Partnership or any of its assets, selling or otherwise disposing of any Investment, requiring any Partner to Transfer all or a portion of such Partner's Interest, amending this Agreement or terminating the Partnership.
7.4 UBTI. The General Partner shall not enter into any transaction as a result of which a Partners will realize "unrelated business taxable income" (within the meaning of Code Section 512) ("UBTI") unless the existence of such UBTI was disclosed in writing and approved by the Partners. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Partners acknowledge that the Partnership may acquire Investments which contain a directly owned parking garage which produces UBTI, in which event General Partner shall use its best efforts to restructure the ownership of the parking garage to eliminate any UBTI as quickly as commercially reasonable.
7.5 Restrictions on the Partnership. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in this Agreement, without the consent of all the Partners, the Partnership shall not:
(b) commingle the funds of the Partnership with those of any other Person;
(f) admit any additional Partners (either general or limited) to the Partnership other than Parkway and TRST;
(g) increase the aggregate Capital Commitments to the Partnership and any Investment Vehicles in excess of Three Hundred Seventy-Five Million Dollars ($375,000,000); or
(h) take any action, or fail to take any action, that would result in Parkway Properties, Inc. failing to continue to qualify as a real estate investment trust or that would result in the imposition against Parkway Properties, Inc. of an excise tax under Code Section 4981 or a tax under Section 857(b)(6) or (7). Accordingly, the Partnership and the General Partner will employ all diligent and timely efforts to provide Partners with information customarily required by real estate investment trusts to determine on an on‑going basis that they remain qualified to continue their status as real estate investment trusts and to comply with governmental requirements relating to such on‑going qualification.
7.6 Participation by Limited Partners. Except as otherwise expressly provided herein, no Limited Partner, in its capacity as a Limited Partner, shall participate in the management of the business and affairs of the Partnership. No Limited Partner, in its capacity as a Limited Partner, shall have any right or power to sign for or to bind the Partnership in any manner or for any purpose whatsoever, or have any rights or powers with respect to the Partnership except those expressly granted to such Limited Partner by the terms of this Agreement or those conferred upon such Limited Partner by law, and no prior consent or approval of the Limited Partners shall be required in respect of any act or transaction to be taken by the General Partner on behalf of the Partnership unless otherwise provided in this Agreement.
7.7 Filing of Schedules, Reports, Etc. Each Partner agrees to reasonably cooperate with the Partnership in the filing of any schedule, report, certificate or other instrument required to be filed by the Partnership under the laws of the United States, any state or political subdivision thereof or any foreign nation or political subdivision thereof. In connection therewith, each Partner agrees to reasonably provide the Partnership with all information required to complete such filings.
7.8 General Partner's Insurance. Throughout the term of this Agreement, the General Partner shall cause the Partnership to maintain or cause to be maintained in full force and effect the following insurance covering its activities, the activities of the General Partner on its behalf and the activities of the Advisory Board:
Each policy for such insurance shall be issued by an insurance company with an A policyholder rating as listed at the time of issuance by A. M. Best Insurance Reports, shall name the Limited Partners as joint loss payees, and shall require three (3) days' prior written notice on modification or cancellation thereof be given to the Limited Partners. The General Partner shall furnish the Limited Partners with certificates of coverage and evidence of payment of premiums with respect to such policies within thirty (30) days of the execution of this Agreement and from time to time upon the reasonable written request by any of the Limited Partners. Notwithstanding any other provision in this Agreement to the contrary, the costs and expenses for the insurance coverage as outlined in this Section 7.8 shall be borne by the Partnership.
ARTICLE VIII EXPENSES AND FEES
8.1 Asset Management Fee; General Partner Expenses. The Partnership shall pay Asset Management Fees as set forth in Exhibit B hereto to the General Partner in exchange for its asset management and advisory services to the Partnership. The Partnership shall pay (or reimburse the General Partner for) the Operating Expenses set forth in Section 8.2 hereof, provided that the General Partner shall bear the following ordinary day-to-day expenses incidental to the provision of its services: (i) all costs and expenses relating to office space, facilities, utility service, supplies and necessary administrative and clerical functions in connection with the General Partner's operations and (ii) subject to the provisions of Section 8.4, all costs and expenses relating to the compensation of and provision of benefits to all employees of the General Partner who are engaged in the operation or management of its business.
8.2 Operating Expenses. (a) Without limiting the provisions of Section 8.1 hereof, the General Partner shall not bear or otherwise be charged with any third party costs or expenses of the Partnership's or any Investment Vehicle's activities and operations, all of which shall be borne by or otherwise charged to the Partnership or such Investment Vehicle as applicable to the Investment from which such cost and expenses are borne, including activities and operations prior to the date of this Agreement to source Investments for the Partnership, and including, by means of example and not limitation: (i) all third party costs and expenses incurred in underwriting, originating, negotiating and structuring Investments, whether consummated or not consummated, and acquiring, financing, disposing of or otherwise dealing with Investments, including, by means of example and not limitation, title insurance costs, any investment banking, engineering, appraisal, environmental, reasonable travel, reasonable legal and reasonable accounting expenses, any deposits and commitment fees and other fees and out-of-pocket costs related thereto, and the costs of rendering financial assistance to or arranging for financing for any assets or businesses constituting Investments or for working capital or other Partnership purposes; (ii) all third party costs and expenses, if any, incurred in monitoring Investments, including, by means of example and not limitation, any engineering, environmental, third party payment processing, reasonable travel, reasonable legal and reasonable accounting expenses and other fees and out-of-pocket costs related thereto; (iii) taxes related to the Partnership, any Investment Vehicle and the Investments, including, by means of example and not limitation, transfer taxes, mortgage recording taxes, franchise taxes and income taxes; (iv) costs related to litigation and threatened litigation involving the Partnership or Investment Vehicle; provided, however, that except for indemnifiable expenses pursuant to Section 10.1 hereof the General Partner shall bear its own costs and expenses related to litigation and threatened litigation; (v) reasonable expenses associated with third party accountants, attorneys and tax advisors with respect to the Partnership and its activities, including the preparation and auditing of financial reports and statements and other similar matters, and third party costs associated with the distribution of financial and other reports to the Partners and costs associated with Partnership meetings and any meetings of shareholders, partners, members or directors of any Investment Vehicle; (vi) brokerage commissions and other investment costs incurred by or on behalf of the Partnership and paid to third parties; (vii) all costs and expenses associated with obtaining and maintaining insurance for the Partnership and its assets and the insurance coverage required by Section 7.8 hereof; (viii) fees incurred in connection with the maintenance of bank or custodian accounts; (ix) all expenses incurred in connection with the registration of the Partnership's securities under applicable securities laws or regulations; and (x) all third party expenses of the Partnership that are not normally recurring operating expenses (all such expenses, collectively, the "Operating Expenses"). To the extent that any Operating Expenses are paid by the General Partner, such Operating Expenses shall be reimbursed by the Partnership.
8.3 Organizational Expenses. The Partnership shall bear and be charged with all third party costs and expenses pertaining to the organization of the Partnership, including, by means of example and not limitation, the costs associated with the formation of the Partnership, reasonable accounting expenses and the expenses of third party service providers (other than counsel, as described below) (collectively the "Organizational Expenses") up to, but not to exceed, Two Hundred Thousand Dollars ($200,000). The General Partner shall be responsible for the payment of any fees payable to any placement agent in connection with the sale of the Interests and Organizational Expenses in excess of Two Hundred Thousand Dollars ($200,000). Notwithstanding any other provision herein to the contrary, Parkway, the General Partner and TRST hereby agree to directly pay their own respective costs and expenses associated with all legal services in connection with the initial formation of and investment in the Partnership, and the Partnership will not bear such expenses.
8.4 Property, Leasing and Construction Management Fees. The General Partner and/or one or more of its Affiliates will also be responsible for providing property management, leasing, construction management and certain limited disposition related services with respect to some or all of the Investments acquired by the Partnership or any Investment Vehicle. Such services shall be provided pursuant to a Management, Leasing & Services Agreement substantially in the form of Exhibit D hereto. In exchange for such services described in this Section 8.4, the Partnership shall pay to the General Partner or its Affiliate the Property Level Fees. The Partners hereby expressly acknowledge and agree that the provision of the services described in this Section 8.4 by the General Partner or its Affiliates shall be consistent with the requirements of Section 14.4 hereof.
9.1 Investments. (a) The assets of the Partnership, to the extent at any time not required for the payment of expenses or otherwise not necessary for the conduct of the Partnership's business in accordance with this Agreement, shall be invested in such Investments as shall be determined by the General Partner, used to establish Reserves or invested in Interim Investments; provided, however, that moneys deposited into Reserves must be released from Reserves no later than the date which is twelve (12) months and one day after the date on which such moneys were deposited in Reserves and distributed to Partners or applied to an appropriate Partnership purpose, other than depositing such moneys in Reserves. During the Investment Period, General Partner shall have the authority to reinvest any Net Distributable Cash from Capital Events in new Investments.
(b) Subject to Section 9.1(c) hereof, the Partnership may not:
(i) invest more than One Hundred Twenty Million Dollars ($120,000,000) as the purchase price for a single Investment unless such Investment consists of multiple assets which are diverse (1) geographically among the Core Markets; (2) in their tenant mix; and (3) in the terms of turnover of then current leases. In the case of an Investment consisting of multiple assets;
(a) invest more than a total of Two Hundred Fifty Million Dollars ($250,000,000) on a leveraged basis in any one Core Market unless the Limited Partners approve such multiple asset Investment;
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(b) invest more than sixteen percent (16%) of the aggregate Capital Commitments in a single Investment; or
(c) without the prior approval of the Advisory Board, invest in what is commonly known as a blind pool investment fund in which neither the Partnership nor the General Partner is involved in the primary investment decisions and the Partnership's funding is nondiscretionary.
(a) If the General Partner determines in good faith that for legal, tax, regulatory or other considerations it is in the best interests of any or all of the Partners that all or a portion of an Investment be made through an alternative investment structure, the General Partner shall be permitted to structure the making of all or any portion of such Investment outside of the Partnership, by requiring any Partner or Partners to make all or a portion of such Investment either directly (which shall not include a general partner interest or other similar interest) or indirectly through a partnership or other vehicle or vehicles (other than the Partnership) that will invest on a parallel basis with or in lieu of the Partnership, as the case may be (any such structure, an "Investment Vehicle"); provided, that if a portion of an Investment is made through an Investment Vehicle and the remaining portion of the same Investment is made through the Partnership, then the respective portions of the Investment shall be acquired and disposed of at approximately the same time and on effectively the same terms and conditions (pro rata based on invested capital), subject to legal, tax and regulatory considerations. The Partners shall be required to make Capital Contributions directly to each such Investment Vehicle to the same extent, for the same purposes and on the same terms and conditions as Partners are required to make Capital Contributions to the Partnership, and such Capital Contributions shall reduce the Capital Commitment of the Partners to the same extent as if Capital Contributions were made to the Partnership with respect thereto. Except as provided pursuant to Section 9.2 (a-b) hereof, each Partner shall have the same economic interest in all material respects in Investments made pursuant to this Section 9.2 hereof as such Partner would have if such Investments had been made solely by the Partnership, and the other terms of such Investment Vehicle shall be substantially identical in all material respects to those of the Partnership, to the maximum extent applicable; provided, that the General Partner (or an Affiliate thereof) shall serve as the general partner or similar managing fiduciary of such Investment Vehicle; provided, further, that that such Investment Vehicle (or the entity in which such Investment Vehicle invests) shall provide for the limited liability of the Limited Partners as a matter of the organizational documents of such Investment Vehicle (or the entity in which such Investment Vehicle invests) and as a matter of local law; and provided, further, that expenses associated with such Investment Vehicle shall be borne by the participants therein. The General Partner shall provide a copy of the governing documents of an Investment Vehicle (e.g., partnership agreement, articles of incorporation and bylaws, etc.) no fewer than five (5) business days prior to the date on which TRST is to contribute capital to such Investment Vehicle. All capital contributions made by a Limited Partner to an Investment Vehicle shall be applied against and reduce such Limited Partner's Capital Commitment. In addition to the foregoing Investment Vehicles, the General Partner may cause the Partnership to acquire the Investments through corporations, limited liability companies, limited partnerships or other entities, organized in the United States of America, substantially all of the interests in which are, directly or indirectly, owned by the Partnership or in joint ventures and other co-ownership vehicles organized in the United States of America with third parties; provided General Partner maintains operating control with respect to all such Investments.
(b) Distributions of cash and other property and the allocations of income, gain, loss, deduction, expense and credit from such vehicle, and the determination of allocations and distributions pursuant to Articles IV, V and XV shall be determined as if each Investment made by such Investment Vehicle were an Investment made by the Partnership; provided, that such distributions and allocations with respect to a particular Investment Vehicle may be calculated separately from those of the Partnership (and vice versa) if, in the determination of the General Partner after consultation with counsel and upon approval of the Advisory Board, such aggregation would increase the likelihood of any tax consequences or legal or regulatory constraints or create contractual or business risk that would be undesirable for the Partnership or any of its Partners.
9.4 Change in Primary Executive Officers. TRST shall have the right to terminate the Investment Period and/or elect to liquidate the Investments pursuant to the provisions of Section 13.3 in the event of a Change of Control. In the event that during the Investment Period at least three of the five Primary Executive Officers either resign, are removed or terminated, or substantially decrease their involvement with respect to the Partnership. TRST shall have the right to suspend the Investment Period, until it is satisfied in its sole but reasonable discretion with the replacement(s) for the Primary Executive Officer. A suspension or termination of the Investment Period alone shall not terminate or be deemed a termination of this Partnership or Agreement with respect to any and all prior Investments. All such prior Investments shall continue to be governed by the express terms and provisions of this Agreement. In the event that TRST either terminates the Investment Period or rejects the new Primary Executive Officers under this Section 9.4, any and all restrictions contained herein with respect to future investments of any type shall immediately cease and be of no further force and effect upon such an event. In the event that TRST suspends the Investment Period under this Section 9.4 for a period in excess of six (6) months without either accepting or rejecting the new Primary Executive Officers, TRST shall be deemed to have rejected the new Primary Executive Officers and to have terminated the Investment Period. In such a case, any and all restrictions contained herein with respect to future investments of any type shall immediately cease and be of no further force and effect upon the expiration of such six (6) month period.
ARTICLE X EXCULPATION AND INDEMNIFICATION
10.1 Exculpation and Indemnification. (a) To the fullest extent permitted by applicable law, the General Partner, any Investment Vehicle, the Advisory Board, members of the Advisory Board, any of the Limited Partners represented by such members of the Advisory Board, and any of their respective shareholders, Control Persons, partners, directors, officers, employees or agents (collectively, the "Covered Persons") shall not be liable to the Partnership, any Investment Vehicle or the Limited Partners for monetary damages for any losses, claims, damages or liabilities ("Damages") arising from any act or omission performed or omitted by such Covered Persons arising out of or in connection with this Agreement or the Partnership's business or affairs, except to the extent that any such Damages result from the breach of fiduciary duty, fraud, gross negligence, bad faith, an intentional material breach of this Agreement, or willful misconduct of such Covered Person.
(b) (i) The Partnership shall, to the fullest extent permitted by applicable law, indemnify, defend and hold harmless each Covered Person against any Damages to which such Covered Person may become subject in connection with any matter arising out of or in connection with this Agreement or the Partnership's business or affairs, except to the extent that any such Damages result from such Covered Person's breach of fiduciary duty, fraud, gross negligence, bad faith, an intentional material breach of this Agreement, or willful misconduct. If a Covered Person becomes involved in any capacity in any action, proceeding or investigation in connection with any matter arising out of or in connection with this Agreement or the Partnership's business or affairs, the Partnership shall reimburse such Covered Person for its reasonable legal and other expenses (including the cost of any investigation and preparation) as they are incurred in connection therewith; provided, however, that prior to receiving such reimbursement from the Partnership such Covered Person shall provide the Partnership with a written undertaking to promptly repay to the Partnership the amount of any such reimbursed expenses paid to it if it shall ultimately be determined that such Covered Person was not entitled to be indemnified by the Partnership in connection with such action, proceeding or investigation; and provided, further, that no expenses will be advanced to a Covered Person in connection with the defense of a proceeding brought against a Covered Person by a Partner or Partners whose aggregate Percentage Interest exceeds fifty percent (50%). If for any reason (other than by reason of the exclusions from indemnification set forth above) the foregoing indemnification is unavailable to such Covered Person, or insufficient to hold it harmless, then the Partnership shall, to the fullest extent permitted by law, contribute to the amount paid or payable by such Covered Person as a result of such loss, claim, damage, liability or expense in such proportion as is appropriate to reflect the relative benefits received by the Partnership on the one hand and such Covered Person on the other hand or, if such allocation is not permitted by applicable law, to reflect not only the relative benefits referred to above but also any other relevant equitable considerations.
(ii) The obligations of the Partnership under this Section 10.1 shall be satisfied solely out of Partnership assets, subject to the right of the Person acting as liquidating trustee of the Partnership to establish Reserves for contingent obligations under this Section 10.1. The Partnership may purchase, at its expense, insurance to insure any Covered Person against a loss covered by indemnification hereunder.
10.2 Sovereign Immunity of TRST. TRST has advised the General Partner and the Partnership that some of TRST's contractual obligations under the Subscription Agreement, this Agreement, and any other agreements, instruments and documents contemplated thereby or hereby ("Applicable Agreements") may be limited by and subject to Texas law applicable to TRST as an entity of the State of Texas, including, by means of example and not limitation, (i) TRST's indemnification obligations under the Applicable Agreements that may be attributed to TRST may be limited or prohibited by the laws of the State of Texas, including, by means of example and not limitation, Article III, Section 49 of the Texas Constitution, and (ii) principles of sovereign immunity. To the extent TRST is required to indemnify any Person under any Applicable Agreement, TRST shall be relieved of such obligation to the extent it is prohibited by applicable law. In addition and without limiting the foregoing, to the extent TRST is entitled to sovereign status or protection under Texas law (by comity or otherwise), the Eleventh Amendment to the Constitution of the United States of America, or both, TRST hereby reserves all immunities, privileges, defenses, rights, or actions arising out of its sovereign status under Texas law (by comity or otherwise) or under the Eleventh Amendment to the Constitution of the United States of America, and no waiver of any such immunities, privileges, defenses, rights, or actions shall be implied or otherwise deemed to exist by reason of TRST's execution or delivery of any Applicable Agreement, or by reason of any express or implied provision thereof, or any action or omission to act of TRST or TRST's representatives or agents, whether taken pursuant to an Applicable Agreement or otherwise; provided, however, that this Section 10.2 shall not be construed to compromise or limit the contractual liability of TRST to perform its obligations under this Agreement.
11.1 Books and Accounts. Complete and accurate books and accounts shall be kept and maintained for the Partnership at the principal place of business of the Partnership, as determined by the General Partner. Each Partner shall at all reasonable times have access to, and may inspect and, make copies of, such books and accounts. Funds of the Partnership shall be deposited in the name of the Partnership in such bank or other account or accounts as the General Partner may designate and withdrawals therefrom shall be made upon such signature or signatures on behalf of the Partnership as the General Partner may designate.
(c) The Investments of the Partnership shall be valued quarterly by the General Partner. Such valuation need not be formal appraisals. In addition, each of the Investments shall be appraised at least once every three years by one or more third-party independent nationally recognized consulting firms, as selected by the General Partner in its sole discretion. Notwithstanding any other provision of this Agreement, the cost of such third party Investment appraisals shall be borne by the Partnership.
The year-end valuation of Investments shall be as of December 31 of each year, but shall be furnished to the Partners within 90 days of the end of the Partnership's fiscal year (as defined in Section 1.6 hereof).
ARTICLE XII TRANSFERABILITY OF A PARTNER'S INTEREST
12.1 Restrictions on Transfer.
(b) No Transfer by any Limited Partner of any limited partnership interest hereunder, nor the substitution of any party as a Limited Partner, shall be permitted if the actions to be taken in connection with such Transfer will cause (i) the termination or dissolution of the Partnership, (ii) the Partnership to be classified other than as a partnership for federal income tax purposes, (iii) the Partnership to be treated as a "publicly traded partnership" within the meaning of Code Section 7704 or (iv) the Partnership to violate any applicable laws or register with any governmental authority if such registration would have an adverse effect on the Partnership. Each assignee of an Interest shall, prior to or upon the effectiveness of such Transfer, execute an agreement in form reasonably satisfactory to the General Partner under which such assignee shall assume all of the obligations of the assigning Partner hereunder and agree to be bound by the terms hereof. Except as provided above, no assignee of an Interest shall become a substitute Limited Partner without the consent of the General Partner and without executing a copy of this Agreement or an amendment hereto in form and substance satisfactory to the General Partner. Prior to the effectiveness of the Transfer, the assignee shall pay to the Partnership all reasonable expenses incurred by the Partnership (including reasonable legal and accounting fees actually incurred by the Partnership directly in connection with the Transfer) in connection with such Transfer. Any substituted Limited Partner admitted to the Partnership pursuant to this Section 12.1 shall have the same rights and responsibilities under this Agreement as such Person's assignor and shall succeed to the Capital Account and balance thereof.
(c) The General Partner may not transfer its interest in the Partnership.
12.2 Withdrawal of Partners. A Limited Partner may not withdraw from the Partnership prior to the Partnership's dissolution and liquidation.
12.3 Withdrawal of the General Partner. Except as provided in Article XIII below, the General Partner may not withdraw from the Partnership prior to the Partnership's dissolution and liquidation.
ARTICLE XIII REMOVAL OF THE GENERAL PARTNER
13.1 Removal of the General Partner. TRST shall have the right to remove the General Partner at any time for Cause upon thirty (30) days' prior written notice, except that in the event of potential material harm to the business or value of the Partnership, the General Partner shall be removed immediately upon written notice. In addition, TRST may remove the General Partner upon thirty (30) days' prior written notice in the event there is a Change of Control. Upon the effective date of the removal of the General Partner, the managers, directors or officers of any Investment Vehicle who are Affiliates of the General Partner shall be deemed to have resigned from such positions and the General Partner shall no longer have any right to direct that any action be taken or not taken by any Investment Vehicle. In the event TRST removes the General Partner, the provisions of Sections 13.2 and 13.3 hereof shall apply.
13.2 Effect of Removal or Withdrawal of the General Partner.
(a) Effective immediately upon the removal of the General Partner pursuant to Section 13.1 hereof:
(i) the Investment Period shall terminate and the Partnership shall be dissolved and liquidated as provided in Article XV hereof;
(ii) the General Partner shall forfeit its right to receive Asset Management Fees; and
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(iii) the General Partner shall, or shall cause its Affiliates to, terminate each of the Management Leasing and Services Agreements, including the waiver of any penalties, fees, fines or similar pecuniary or other restrictions regarding early termination, and forfeit any fees not already due and payable to the General Partner or its Affiliates thereunder (such fees to be pro-rated through the date of the General Partner's removal).
13.3 Buy-Sell Offer. (a) Upon the removal of General Partner under Section 13.1 hereof, TRST shall have the right, but not the obligation (the "TRST Purchase Right"), exercisable by written notice to General Partner within thirty (30) days the effective date of the removal of General Partner (the "TRST Purchase Notice"), to purchase General Partner's entire Interest, the entire Interest in the Partnership of any Affiliate of the General Partner and the entire Interest of Parkway or any of its Affiliates, including, by means of example and not limitation, Parkway Properties, Inc. (collectively, the "Parkway Interest") for cash at a value determined in accordance with this Section 13.3.
(b) If the General Partner is removed pursuant to Section 13.1 hereof and TRST does not exercise its TRST Purchase Right under Section 13.3(a) hereof, General Partner or its Affiliates shall have the right, but not the obligation, exercisable by written notice to TRST within thirty (30) days after TRST's failure to give the TRST Purchase Notice (the "Parkway Purchase Notice") to purchase TRST's entire interest (the "TRST Interest") for cash at a value determined in accordance with this Section 13.3 (the "Parkway Purchase Right").
(c) If any purchase and sale of Interests is to take place as a result of Section 13.3(a) or 13.3(b) hereof, the parties shall, within ninety (90) days after receipt of either the TRST Purchase Notice or the Parkway Purchase Notice, as applicable, execute such documents and instruments reasonably required by the selling party to sell and transfer its Interest to the buying party at the purchase price determined in accordance with this Section 13.3 and the closing of such sale shall take place as soon as practicable, but in any event within thirty (30) days thereafter. At such closing, the selling party shall sell and transfer its Interest to the buying party free and clear of encumbrances. In the event that TRST shall acquire the entire Interest of Parkway and the General Partner, then the Partnership shall have no obligation to pay any additional Carried Interest after the closing of the transfer of the Interest.
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(d) Upon receipt by the General Partner or TRST of the TRST Purchase Notice or the Parkway Purchase Notice, as applicable, TRST and the General Partner shall promptly cause the Fair Market Value of the Partnership to be determined by a qualified independent third-party appraisal firm selected by TRST and the General Partner as of the date that such notice is delivered pursuant to Section 13.3(a) or (b) hereof, as applicable. In the event that TRST and the General Partner cannot come to an agreement regarding the selection of an appropriate third-party appraisal firm, TRST and the General Partner shall each promptly engage separate qualified independent third-party appraisal firms to value the Partnership in accordance with this Section 13.3(d); such firms shall, in their discretion, appoint a third qualified independent third-party appraisal firm to conduct a third separate valuation of the Partnership in accordance with this Section 13.3(d). The value of the Partnership shall be equal to the average of the one of the first two independent valuations that is most similar to the third valuation and the third valuation, provided that if the first two valuations are equidistant from the valuation conducted by the third valuation firm, the value of the Partnership shall be equal to the value as determined by the third appraisal firm. Such determination shall be binding on General Partner, Parkway and TRST. Once the Partnership has been valued in accordance with this Section 13.3(d), the Partnership's independent accounting firm shall determine the purchase price for each Partners' Interest in accordance with the terms of Section 6.1 hereof.
(e) If neither party exercises its purchase right within the time period specified in Section 13.3 hereof, Parkway shall have the right to elect by written notice to TRST to continue as a Limited Partner pursuant to the terms and provisions hereof. Parkway shall deliver its notice of continuation within 30 days after expiration of the time periods specified in Section 13.3 hereof. In such an event the Limited Partners by majority vote shall elect a Successor General Partner to replace the removed General Partner. The Successor General Partner shall be admitted to the Partnership as a general partner of the Partnership upon its execution of a counterpart signature page to this Agreement effective as of the date of the removal of the General Partner ("Successor General Partner"). The Successor General Partner shall have all of the non-economic rights, powers and obligations of the former General Partner as the general partner of the Partnership under this Agreement. The Successor General Partner shall have no rights with respect to the Parkway Purchase Right. In the event of the election of a Successor General Partner, if the Partners elect to continue the business of the Partnership, the Successor General Partner shall do so, provided that the Investment Period shall be terminated and no further Investments made.
(e) If neither party exercises its purchase right within the time period specified in Section 13.3 hereof and if Parkway does not elect to continue as a Limited Partner, the parties hereby elect to liquidate the assets of the Partnership in an orderly manner with the intent to maximize the overall value of the Partnership in accordance with Article XV hereof. Any such Successor General Partner elected to act as the liquidator shall be chosen by TRST and admitted to the Partnership as a general partner of the Partnership upon its execution of a counterpart signature page to this Agreement effective as of the date of the removal of the General Partner for the limited purpose of liquidating the assets of the Partnership and distributing all Net Distributable Cash and any other assets in accordance with the terms hereof.
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(f) Notwithstanding any other provision herein to the contrary, if a Successor General Partner is elected pursuant to this Section 13.2, such Successor General Partner shall immediately upon the date of such election be responsible for any amounts arising under Section 4.3(b) hereof and the removed General Partner shall have no further liability thereunder. Effective upon the admission of the Successor General Partner, the removed General Partner's Interest shall be terminated and the removed General Partner shall have no further duties or obligations as a Partner hereunder.
14.1 First Opportunity to Invest. During the Exclusivity Period, the General Partner and its Affiliates shall not make an investment in any of the Core Markets unless such investment is made by the Partnership or an Investment Vehicle. In the event that a proposed investment in a Core Market does not qualify as an Investment, General Partner and/or its Affiliates shall provide TRST written notice outlining the material terms of the proposed investment with a third party for such acquisition. TRST shall have five (5) days to respond to the General Partner, in writing, stating its intent to either approve the proposed investment as an Investment hereunder or waive any right to participate in such investment. In the event that TRST's written response is not received by General Partner within this time frame, TRST will be deemed to have waived this right. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Limited Partners hereby expressly acknowledge and agree that nothing in this Article XIV shall be deemed to prohibit the General Partner or its Affiliates from investing in or acquiring office properties not located in the Core Markets for the purpose of redeploying sale or re-financing proceeds or which were sourced by another capital partner, whether or not the investment was fully marketed through a brokerage firm, investing in or acquiring properties located in the Core Markets which do not qualify as an Investment and which TRST either elects or is deemed to elect not to exercise the right to invest set forth in this Section 14.1, disposing of assets held by the General Partner or its Affiliates as of the date hereof or establishing joint venture arrangements in connection with any of the foregoing.
14.2 Other Funds. During the Exclusivity Period, none of the General Partner, its principals or its Affiliates shall form, advise or act as the primary source of transactions on behalf of another pooled investment vehicle; provided that the foregoing restriction shall not apply with respect to pending investments of Parkway that are committed as of the date hereof.
14.3 New Markets and Development. In the event General Partner elects to enter into a new market not defined as a "Core Market", General Partner shall have the discretion to commit up to twenty percent (20%) of the Limited Partners' Capital Commitments to this new market provided the proposed investment would otherwise qualify as an Investment hereunder. In the event General Partner elects to develop property either in a Core Market or a new market not defined as a "Core Market", it shall have the discretion to commit an additional twenty percent (20%) of the Limited Partners' Capital Commitment, provided that the development is greater than fifty percent (50%) pre-leased. Once the General Partner has exercised its discretion and invested in either a new market or development in accordance with this Section 14.3, the Advisory Board shall have the right to reauthorize the General Partner's discretion with respect to twenty percent (20%) of the Limited Partners' Capital Commitments for the purpose of additional new market investments and/or new developments as outlined above.
(a) While the General Partner intends to avoid situations involving conflicts of interest, each Limited Partner acknowledges that there may be situations in which the interests of the Partnership, in an Investment or otherwise, may conflict with the interests of the General Partner, the Limited Partners or their Affiliates. Each Limited Partner agrees that the activities of the General Partner and its Affiliates that may involve a conflict of interest and are specifically authorized by or described in this Agreement may be engaged in by the General Partner, but only if those activities are consistent with the fiduciary duty of the General Partner and the obligations of the General Partner set forth in this Agreement, including, by means of example and not limitation, Sections 8.4, 14.1, 14.2 and 14.4(a) hereof; provided, however, that except for the Asset Management Fees, Property Level Fees to be paid to the General Partner and/or its Affiliates in connection with the services described herein or in the Management, Leasing & Services Agreement substantially in the form attached hereto as Exhibit D, neither the General Partner nor any of its Affiliates shall charge or receive any fee or other compensation related to the acquisition, distribution, ownership, management, leasing, refurbishment, redevelopment or financing of assets held by the Partnership. For other activities of the General Partner and its Affiliates, not specifically authorized by or described in this Agreement, each Limited Partner agrees that such activities may be engaged in by the General Partner, but only if those activities are consistent with the General Partner's fiduciary obligations under Delaware law to conduct the affairs of the Partnership in a manner it reasonably believes to be in or not opposed to the best interests of the Partnership and the Partners collectively, and consequently only if the activities of the General Partner and its Affiliates are performed in good faith and with the care that a prudent person in a similar position would use under similar circumstances, consistent with then prevailing standards for the conduct of operations of commercial real estate ventures that operate with investment objectives similar to the Partnership and such activities and/or conduct is approved in advance by the Advisory Board. In that event, such activities will not, in any case or in the aggregate, be deemed a breach of this Agreement or any duty owed by any such Person to the Partnership or to any Partner. On any issue involving actual conflicts of interest not provided for elsewhere in this Agreement, the General Partner will be guided by their good faith judgment as to the best interests of the Partnership and the Partners collectively and shall take such actions as are determined by them, with the approval of the Advisory Board if required, to be necessary or appropriate to ameliorate the conflicts of interest, and the General Partner shall be guided by its fiduciary obligations under the Act to conduct the affairs of the Partnership in a manner it reasonably believes to be in or not opposed to the best interests of the Partnership and the Partners collectively, and consequently shall perform its duties in good faith and with the care that a prudent person in a similar position would use under similar circumstances, consistent with then prevailing standards for the conduct of operations of commercial real estate ventures that operate with investment objectives similar to the Partnership.
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(i) No Person listed on Exhibit E (each a "TRST Person") (i) has or will have any interest in the Partnership, or (ii) has or will have any interest in TRST's investment in the Partnership. To the best of the General Partner's knowledge based on due inquiry, none of the Partnership, the Investment Vehicle, the General Partner or any principal or employee having authority to act on behalf of the Investment Vehicle or its Affiliates (each a "Fund Party"), has a personal or private relationship (including a commercial, investment, or business relationship) with a (i) a TRST Person, or with an employer of a TRST Person (other than TRST) or (ii) an immediate family member of a TRST Person (i.e., a spouse, parent, child, sibling, niece, nephew, aunt and/or uncle a "Relative").
(ii) No Fund Party has lobbied, had ex parte communication with, or made political contributions to any elected official of the State of Texas, including, by means of example and not limitation, the governor, lieutenant governor, comptroller of public accounts, or any member of the Texas Legislature (a "Texas Elected Official"), for the purpose of influencing TRST's decision to commit capital to the Partnership.
(iii) The General Partner represents and warrants that no Fund Party is a party to any agreement or arrangement, oral or written, to compensate or pay, directly or indirectly, a commission, finder's fee, placement fee, or other consideration or benefit (each a "Placement Fee") to or for the benefit of any third party Person (each, a "Placement Agent") in connection with TRST's investment in the Partnership.
(iv) No Fund Party has given, offered to give, nor presently intends to give at any time hereafter, directly or indirectly, any economic opportunity, future employment, loan, gratuity, fee, bonus, commission, pecuniary benefit, special discount, reimbursement, trip or lodging, favor, gift exceeding a de minimis value, or service or a to any Texas Elected Official, to any TRST trustee, employee, advisor or consultant, or to any Person known by the General Partner to be an Affiliate, or Relative of any of the foregoing, in connection with TRST's investment in the Partnership. The General Partner's representations in this section do not apply to reimbursement of travel expenses directly to TRST or to business meals, business entertainment, or gifts of de minimis value provided to a TRST employee or trustee that a TRST employee or State of Texas public official may lawfully accept under Texas law and TRST policies.
(v) To the best of the knowledge of the General Partner, no Fund Party has been indicted or convicted of bribery or attempting to bribe an officer or employee of the State of Texas, nor have they made an admission of guilt of such conduct.
(a) The Partnership shall be dissolved upon the first to occur of:
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(i) the sale or other disposition of all or substantially all of the assets of the Partnership and the collection of the proceeds therefrom, which the General Partner shall use its best efforts to accomplish within seven years after the end of the Investment Period unless the term of the Partnership is extended for up to two additional one-year periods by the General Partner, at the discretion of the General Partner with prior written notice to the Limited Partners.
(ii) the removal of the General Partner (unless a replacement general partner is admitted to the Partnership in accordance with Section 13.3(e) hereof) or the occurrence of any other event that causes the General Partner to cease to be the general partner of the Partnership under the Act, unless the Partnership is continued without dissolution in accordance with the Act;
(iii) at any time there are no limited partners of the Partnership, unless the Partnership is continued without dissolution in accordance with the Act; and
(iv) the entry of a decree of judicial dissolution under Section 17-802 of the Act.
(i) first, to the satisfaction (whether by payment or the reasonable provision for payment) of debts and liabilities of the Partnership, including the establishment of any reserves that the General Partner, liquidating trustee or representative, as the case may be, may deem reasonably necessary to satisfy any contingent liabilities of the Partnership, and the satisfaction of the costs and expenses of the dissolution and liquidation; and
(ii) then, to the Partners, in accordance with their respective positive Capital Accounts, after giving effect to all contributions, distributions and allocations for all periods as set forth herein.
15.2 Cancellation of Certificate. Upon the dissolution of the Partnership and the completion of the winding up of the Partnership, the General Partner, Person acting as liquidating trustee, or representative, as the case may be shall cause the cancellation of the Certificate and shall take such other actions as may be necessary or appropriate to terminate the Partnership. Except as set forth in Section 15.4 hereof, upon cancellation of the Certificate in accordance with the Act, the Partnership and this Agreement shall terminate.
15.3 Compliance With Timing Requirements of Regulations. If the Partnership is "liquidated" within the meaning of Section 1.704-l(b)(2)(ii)(g) of the Regulations, distributions shall be made pursuant to this Article (if such liquidation constitutes a dissolution of the Partnership) or Article VI hereof (if it does not). In the sole discretion of the General Partner, a pro rata portion of the distributions that would otherwise be made to the General Partner and the Limited Partners pursuant to the preceding sentence may be:
15.4 Termination. Upon the cancellation of the Certificate of the Partnership in accordance with the Act, this Agreement shall terminate (other than Sections 10.1(b) and 17.12 hereof, which shall survive for periods of three years and one year, respectively, following the dissolution of the Partnership).
ARTICLE XVI NOTICES; POWER OF ATTORNEY
16.1 Method of Notice. All notices required to be delivered hereunder shall be in writing and must be delivered either by hand in person, by electronic mail, by facsimile transmission, by U.S. certified mail, return receipt requested, or by nationally recognized overnight delivery service (receipt request) and shall be deemed given when so delivered by hand (with written confirmation of receipt), sent by facsimile transmission (with confirmation of receipt of transmission from sender's equipment), transmitted by electronic mail (in a message to the electronic mail address given to the Partnership with hard copy to follow) or, if mailed by U.S. certified mail, three days after the date of deposit in the U.S. mail, or if delivered by overnight delivery service when received by the addressee, in each case at the appropriate addresses set forth below (or to such other addresses as a party may designate for that purpose upon 15 days written notice to the other party).
If to the Partnership (c/o the General Partner) or to the General Partner at: Parkway Properties Office Fund II, L.P.
x/x XXXX XX, XXX
Xxx Xxxxxxx Xxxxx
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000 Xxxx Xxxxxxx Xxxxxx, Xxxxx 0000 Xxxxxxx, Xxxxxxxxxxx 00000
Attn: Xxx Xxxxxx
E-mail: xxxxxxx@xxx.xxx
Fax: (000) 000-0000
with a copy to: Xxxxxx Xxxxx Xxxxxxx Xxxxx & Xxxxx LLP
000 Xxxxx Xxxxx Xxxxxx, Xxxxx 000
Xxxxxxx, Xxxxxxxxxxx 00000
Attn: Xxxxx Xxxxxxx
E-mail: xxxxxxxx@xxxx.xxx
Fax: (000) 000-0000
If to Parkway at:
Parkway Properties LP
One Xxxxxxx Place
000 Xxxx Xxxxxxx Xxxxxx, Xxxxx 0000 Xxxxxxx, Xxxxxxxxxxx 00000
Attn: J. Xxxxxxxx Xxxxxxx
E-mail: xxxxxxxx@xxx.xxx
Fax: (000) 000-0000
and
Parkway Properties LP
One Xxxxxxx Place
000 Xxxx Xxxxxxx Xxxxxx, Xxxxx 0000 Xxxxxxx, Xxxxxxxxxxx 00000
Attn: Xxx Xxxxxx
E-mail: xxxxxxx@xxx.xxx
Fax: (000) 000-0000
with a copy to:
Xxxxxx Xxxxx Xxxxxxx Xxxxx & Xxxxx LLP
000 Xxxxx Xxxxx Xxxxxx, Xxxxx 000
Xxxxxxx, Xxxxxxxxxxx 00000
Attn: Xxxxx Xxxxxxx
E-mail: xxxxxxxx@xxxx.xxx
Fax: (000) 000-0000
If to TRST at:
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Teacher Retirement Systems of Texas
0000 Xxx Xxxxx Xxxxxx
Xxxxxx, XX 00000-0000
Attn: External Private Markets - Real Return
with a copy to:
Teacher Retirement Systems of Texas
0000 Xxx Xxxxx Xxxxxx
Xxxxxx, XX 00000-0000
Attn: Associate General Counsel
with a further copy to (which copy shall not constitute the delivery of notice):
Those persons indicated on the Investor Contacts Information matrix attached to the Subscription Agreement.
16.2 Routine Communications; Wire Transfers. Notwithstanding the provisions of Section 16.1 hereof, routine communications such as distribution checks or financial statements of the Partnership may be sent by first-class mail, postage prepaid. The Partnership shall cause distributions to be made by means of wire transfer to any Partner who requests the same and who provides the Partnership with wire transfer instructions or by such other electronic means as are agreed to by the Partnership and such Partner; provided, however, that any notice or writing specifying wiring instructions for any transfer of cash to TRST (other than as set forth in Exhibit A hereto as updated in accordance with this provision) must be signed by one person from the Investment Group in column "A" and a person from the Financial Group in column "B" below, except that the same person may not sign the same notice on behalf of both groups. TRST reserves the right to notify the Partnership in a writing signed jointly by one person from each column of any changes in persons authorized to give instructions on behalf of TRST.
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B - Financial Group |
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Executive Director |
Executive Director |
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Deputy Director |
Deputy Director |
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Chief Investment Officer |
Chief Operating Officer |
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Chief Operating Officer |
Manager of General Accounting |
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Managing Director - Private Markets |
Team Leader of Financial Reporting and Budget |
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Director - Private Markets |
Team Leader of Securities Accounting |
16.3 Computation of Time. In computing any period of time under this Agreement, the day of the act or event from which the designated period of time begins to run shall not be included. The last day of the period so computed shall be included, unless it is not a Business Day, in which event the period shall run until the end of the next day that is a Business Day.
16.4 Power of Attorney. Each Limited Partner does hereby constitute and appoint the General Partner, and any officer, manager or representative of the General Partner acting on its behalf from time to time, as such Limited Partner's true and lawful representative and attorney-in-fact, in its name, place and stead to make, execute, sign, deliver and file (a) any amendment to the Certificate required by the Act because of an amendment to this Agreement or in order to effectuate any change in the Partners of the Partnership, (b) any amendment to this Agreement permitted to be made by the General Partner pursuant to Section 17.2 hereof; provided, however, that if such amendment is stated in Section 17.2 hereof to be an amendment which requires the prior written consent (or other specified approval) of the affected Limited Partner, such prior written consent (or such other specified approval) must be obtained, and (c) all such other instruments, documents and certificates which may from time to time be required by the laws of the United States of America, the State of Delaware or any other state, or any political subdivision or agency thereof, to effectuate, implement and continue the valid and subsisting existence of the Partnership and its power to carry out its purposes as set forth in this Agreement or to dissolve and terminate the Partnership in accordance with the Act; provided, however, the General Partner shall not exercise the power of attorney granted to it by TRST to execute, sign, acknowledge, swear to, or file any certificate or other instrument in the name of TRST that to the actual knowledge of the General Partner at the time of such exercise would subject TRST to any additional tax, fee or expense. The General Partner shall deliver a copy of each document executed pursuant to this power of attorney to each Partner in whose name such document was executed. Insofar as possible pursuant to applicable law, the power of attorney granted hereby is irrevocable. This power of attorney is coupled with an interest and shall survive the subsequent incapacity, disability or dissolution of the Limited Partner granting such power.
ARTICLE XVII GENERAL PROVISIONS
17.1 Entire Agreement. This Agreement constitutes the entire agreement among the parties hereto with respect to the subject matter hereof and thereof, and supersede any prior agreement or understanding among the parties hereto with respect to the subject matter hereof or thereof.
17.2 Amendment. Except as required by law or by specific provisions of this Agreement, this Agreement, including each of the Exhibits attached hereto, may be amended by the General Partner, from time to time, with the prior written consent of each of the Limited Partners; provided, however, that amendments which do not adversely affect the Limited Partners or the Partnership, as determined by the General Partner in its sole and reasonable discretion, may be made to this Agreement and the Certificate, from time to time, by the General Partner, in its sole discretion, without the prior written consent of any of the Limited Partners, to: (a) amend any provision of this Agreement and the Certificate which requires any action to be taken by or on behalf of the General Partner or the Partnership pursuant to requirements of Delaware law if the provisions of Delaware law are amended, modified or revoked so that the taking of such action is no longer required; (b) take such action in light of changing regulatory conditions as is necessary in order to permit the Partnership to continue in existence on the basis contemplated by this Agreement; (c) add to the representations, duties or obligations of the Partnership or the General Partner, or to surrender any right granted to the Partnership or the General Partner herein, for the benefit of the Limited Partners; (d) correct any clerical mistake herein or in the Certificate or correct any printing, stenographic or clerical errors, or omissions, which shall not be inconsistent with the provisions of this Agreement or the status of the Partnership as a partnership for federal income tax purposes; and (e) change the name of the Partnership or to make any other change which is for the benefit of, or not adverse to the interests of, the Limited Partners. Notwithstanding the foregoing, no amendment shall: (i) require additional Capital Contributions of any Limited Partner (other than as provided in this Agreement), increase the liability of any Limited Partner beyond the liability of such Limited Partner set forth in this Agreement, or adversely affect the limited liability of any Limited Partner, in each case, without the written consent of the affected Partner; (ii) materially and adversely affect the rights of a Limited Partner in a manner which discriminates against such Limited Partner vis-à-vis other Limited Partners without the consent of such adversely affected Limited Partner, or (iii) without the approval of all the Limited Partners, amend this Section 17.2. The General Partner shall give prompt written notice to all of the Limited Partners of any amendments effected pursuant to this Section 17.2.
17.3 Approvals. Except as otherwise specifically provided herein and to the extent permitted by applicable law, each Partner agrees that the written approval of Partners holding the required Percentage Interests shall bind the Partnership and each Partner and shall have the same legal effect as the written approval of each Partner, for purposes of granting the approval of the Partners with respect to any proposed action of the Partnership, the General Partner, or any of their respective Affiliates. The General Partner shall give prompt written notice to all the Limited Partners of any approvals received from Partners holding the required Percentage Interests pursuant to this Agreement. Each Limited Partner further agrees that for purposes of any vote, a Defaulting Limited Partner's Percentage Interest will not be included in the numerator or denominator for purposes of calculating the percentage required for any approval.
17.4 Governing Law. This Agreement shall be construed in accordance with and governed by the laws of the State of Delaware, without giving effect to the provisions, policies or principles thereof relating to choice or conflict of laws.
17.5 Captions. The section and other headings contained in this Agreement are for reference purposes only and shall not affect the meaning or interpretation of this Agreement.
17.6 Successors. Except as otherwise provided herein, this Agreement shall be binding upon and shall inure to the benefit of the parties hereto and their respective legal representatives, heirs, successors and assigns.
17.7 Severability. In case any one or more of the provisions contained in this Agreement or any application thereof shall be invalid, illegal or unenforceable in any respect, the validity, legality and enforceability of the remaining provisions contained herein and other application thereof shall not in an way be affected or impaired thereby.
17.8 Gender and Number. Whenever required by the context hereof, the singular shall include the plural and the plural shall include the singular. The masculine gender shall include the feminine and neuter genders.
17.9 Third-Party Rights. Each Covered Person shall be deemed a third party beneficiary of the provisions of Article X hereof. Subject to the foregoing, nothing in this Agreement shall be deemed to create any right in any Person not a party hereto (other than the permitted successors and assigns of the parties hereto) and this Agreement shall not be construed in any respect to be a contract in whole or in part for the benefit of any third party (except as aforesaid).
17.10 Counterparts. This Agreement may be executed in counterparts, each of which shall constitute an original, but all of which, when taken together, shall constitute but one instrument.
17.11 Duties. To the extent that, at law or in equity, a Person has duties (including fiduciary or statutory duties) and liabilities relating thereto to the Partnership or to any Partner, such Person acting under this Agreement shall not be liable to the Partnership or any Partner for its good faith reliance on the provisions of this Agreement. The provisions of this Agreement, to the extent that they restrict the duties and liabilities of a Person otherwise existing at law or in equity, are agreed by the parties hereto to replace such other duties and liabilities of such Person.
(a) Each of the General Partner and the Partnership acknowledge that TRST has informed them that TRST is a "governmental body" subject to the provisions of the State of Texas Public Information Act, Tex. Gov't Code, ch. 552 (the "Public Records Act"), and that information in TRST's records may be "public information" for purposes of the Public Records Act subject to public access and disclosure in the manner provided in the Public Records Act, unless a specific exemption under the Public Records Act is determined by a proper authority to apply to particular information. Unless otherwise approved in writing by the General Partner or as may be required by the Public Records Act, including actions taken in conformity with an opinion of the Attorney General of the State of Texas, each Limited Partner agrees to keep confidential, and not to make any use of (other than for purposes reasonably related to its Interest in the Partnership or for purposes of filing such Limited Partner's tax returns or for other routine matters required by law or for financial reporting) nor to disclose to any Person, any information or matter relating to the Partnership and its affairs and any information or matter related to any Investment (other than disclosure to such Limited Partner's owners, employees, agents, advisors or representatives (each such Person being hereinafter referred to as an "LP Authorized Representative"), except that a Person who is not subject to the direction or control of such Limited Partner will not constitute an LP Authorized Representative unless such Person shall agree for the benefit of the Partnership and the General Partner to be bound by a confidentiality undertaking on substantially the same terms as set forth in this Section 17.12(a)); provided, however, that such Limited Partner and its LP Authorized Representatives may make such disclosure to the extent that (i) the information being disclosed is publicly known at the time of any proposed disclosure by such Limited Partner or LP Authorized Representative, (ii) the information subsequently becomes publicly known through no act or omission of such Limited Partner or LP Authorized Representative, (iii) the information otherwise is or becomes legally known to such Limited Partner other than through disclosure by the General Partner or the Partnership, (iv) such disclosure of such Limited Partner or LP Authorized Representative, is required by law, including, by means of example and not limitation, the Public Records Act or (v) such disclosure is in connection with any litigation or other proceeding between any Limited Partner and the General Partner and/or the Partnership; and provided, further, that each Limited Partner will be permitted, after notice to the General Partner, to correct any false or misleading information which may become public concerning such Limited Partner's relationship to the General Partner, the Partnership or any Person in which the Partnership holds, or contemplates acquiring, an Investment. Prior to making any disclosure required by law, each Limited Partner shall use its reasonable best efforts to notify the General Partner of such disclosure. Prior to any disclosures of confidential information which is required by law, the General Partner shall have the right to take such action as its deems appropriate to control or limit dissemination of confidential information in connection with such disclosures; provided, however, that the General Partner agrees that the TRST shall not have any liability in complying with a required disclosure nor shall it be restricted in its access to and receipt of all information provided to any other Limited Partner as a consequence of such required disclosure. Each of the Partnership and the General Partner acknowledge that the categories of information described in Section 552.0225 of the Public Records Act that relate to a "governmental body's" investments and are specifically listed therein as "public information" shall not be deemed confidential information of the Partnership, and consent to the disclosure of such information without the provision of notice to the Partnership or the General Partner. Prior to any disclosure to any LP Authorized Representative, each Limited Partner shall advise such LP Authorized Representative of the obligations set forth in this Section 17.12(a), inform such LP Authorized Representative of the confidential nature of such information and direct such LP Authorized Representative to keep all such information in the strictest confidence and to use such information only for purposes relating to such Limited Partner's Interest.
(b) The General Partner agrees to keep confidential, and not to make any use of, nor to disclose to any Person, any information relating to a Limited Partner provided to the General Partner by the Limited Partner in connection with the establishment or operation of the Partnership (other than disclosure to the General Partner's owners, employees, agents, advisors or representatives (each such Person being hereinafter referred to as a "GP Authorized Representative")); provided that the General Partner and the GP Authorized Representatives may make such disclosure to the extent that (i) the information being disclosed is publicly known at the time of any proposed disclosure by the General Partner or the GP Authorized Representative, (ii) the information subsequently becomes publicly known through no act or omission of the General Partner or the GP Authorized Representative, (iii) the information otherwise is or becomes legally known to the General Partner or the GP Authorized Representative, other than through disclosure by the Limited Partner, (iv) such disclosure of the General Partner or the GP Authorized Representative, is required by law, including, by means of example and not limitation, the Public Records Act (v) such disclosure is in connection with any litigation or other proceeding between any Limited Partner and the General Partner or the GP Authorized Representative or (vi) such disclosure or use is reasonably related to the General Partner's activities in such capacity; provided, further, that the General Partner will be permitted, after notice to the relevant Limited Partner, to correct any false or misleading information which may become public concerning such Limited Partner's relationship to the Partnership, the General Partner or any Person in which the Partnership holds, or contemplates acquiring, any Investment. Prior to making any disclosure required by law, the General Partner shall notify the relevant Limited Partner of such disclosure. Prior to any disclosure of confidential information which is required by law, a Limited Partner shall have the right to take such action as its deems appropriate to control or limit dissemination of confidential information about such Limited Partner. Prior to any disclosure to any GP Authorized Representative, the General Partner shall advise such GP Authorized Representative of the obligations set forth in this Section 17.12(b), inform such GP Authorized Representative of the confidential nature of such information and direct such GP Authorized Representative to keep all such information in the strictest confidence.
17.13 Jurisdiction. To the extent it is necessary to resolve in a court proceeding any dispute that TRST is a party to and that arises under any of the Applicable Agreements, and if resolution by a court is consistent with the provisions hereof, courts of the State of Texas will have jurisdiction over any and all disputes between the parties hereto, whether in law or equity, arising out of or relating to the Applicable Agreement. Each of the General Partner and the Partnership consents to and agrees to submit to the jurisdiction of such courts. Venue in any such dispute will be laid in Xxxxxx County, Texas. Each of the General Partner and the Partnership hereby waives and agrees not to assert any claim that (i) such party is not personally subject to the jurisdiction of such courts, (ii) such party and such party's property is immune from any legal process issued by such courts or (iii) any litigation commenced in such courts is brought in an inconvenient forum.
17.14 Immunity. TRST reserves all immunities, defenses, rights or actions arising out of or under the Eleventh Amendment to the United States Constitution, and no waiver of any such immunities, defenses, rights or actions shall be implied or otherwise deemed to exist by reason of its entry into this Agreement, or any agreement related thereto, by any express or implied provision thereof, or by any act or omissions to act by any representative or agent of TRST, whether taken pursuant to any agreement with the Partnership or prior to the execution thereof. The foregoing shall not be interpreted to relieve TRST from any of their respective obligations arising under this Agreement or any agreement related thereto, nor shall it reduce or modify the rights of the General Partner to enforce such obligations at law or in equity.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned have executed this Agreement, which may be executed in one or more counterparts which taken together shall constitute one and the same Agreement, as of the date first written above.
The General Partner:
By: /s/ Xxxxx X. Xxxxxx Name: Xxxxx X. Xxxxxx Title: Executive Vice President and
Chief Investment Officer
The Limited Partners:
PARKWAY PROPERTIES LP
By: Parkway Properties General Partners, Inc., its sole general partner
By: /s/ Xxxxx X. Xxxxxx Name: Xxxxx X. Xxxxxx Title: Executive Vice President and
Chief Investment Officer
By: /s/ J. Xxxxxxxx Xxxxxxx Name: J. Xxxxxxxx Xxxxxxx Title: Executive Vice President and
Chief Financial Officer
TEACHER RETIREMENT SYSTEM OF TEXAS
By: /s/ Xxxx X. Xxxx Name: Xxxx X. Xxxx Title: Acting Managing Director
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