AGREEMENT OF LIMITED PARTNERSHIP
OF
NORTH CAROLINA PROSTATHERAPY LIMITED PARTNERSHIP I
AGREEMENT
OF LIMITED PARTNERSHIP
OF
NORTH CAROLINA PROSTATHERAPY LIMITED PARTNERSHIP I
TABLE OF CONTENTS
Article Heading Page
1. FORMATION..................................................1
2. NAME.......................................................1
3. OFFICES....................................................1
4. PURPOSE....................................................1
5. TERM.......................................................2
6. CERTAIN DEFINED TERMS......................................2
7. CAPITAL CONTRIBUTIONS AND DILUTION OFFERINGS...............6
8. CONDITIONS TO THE CAPITAL CONTRIBUTIONS OF THE LIMITED
PARTNERS...................................................6
9. REPRESENTATIONS, WARRANTIES AND COVENANTS OF THE
GENERAL PARTNER............................................7
10. ADMISSION OF LIMITED PARTNERS..............................7
11. CAPITAL ACCOUNTS...........................................8
12. ALLOCATIONS................................................9
13. DISTRIBUTIONS.............................................10
14. RIGHTS AND OBLIGATIONS OF LIMITED PARTNERS................10
15. LIMITED LIABILITY.........................................12
16. TRANSFER OF INTERESTS AND ADMISSION OF PARTNERS...........12
17. OPTIONAL PURCHASE OF LIMITED PARTNERSHIP INTERESTS ON CERTAIN
EVENTS....................................................16
18. SALE, ASSIGNMENT OR OTHER TRANSFER OF THE GENERAL
PARTNER'S INTEREST........................................22
19. TERMINATION OF THE SERVICES OF THE GENERAL PARTNER........22
20. MANAGEMENT AND OPERATION OF BUSINESS......................23
21. RESERVES..................................................25
22. INDEMNIFICATION AND EXCULPATION OF THE GENERAL PARTNER....26
23. DISSOLUTION OF THE PARTNERSHIP............................26
24. DISTRIBUTION UPON DISSOLUTION.............................27
25. BOOKS OF ACCOUNT, RECORDS AND REPORTS.....................28
26. NOTICES...................................................29
27. AMENDMENTS................................................29
28. LIMITATIONS ON AMENDMENTS.................................29
29. MEETINGS, CONSENTS AND VOTING.............................30
30. SUBMISSIONS TO THE LIMITED PARTNERS.......................30
31. ADDITIONAL DOCUMENTS......................................30
32. SURVIVAL OF RIGHTS........................................30
33. INTERPRETATION AND GOVERNING LAW..........................31
34. SEVERABILITY..............................................31
35. AGREEMENT IN COUNTERPARTS.................................31
36. THIRD PARTIES.............................................31
37. POWER OF ATTORNEY.........................................31
38. ARBITRATION...............................................32
39. CREDITORS.................................................32
Schedule A............... Schedule of Partnership Interests
THE LIMITED PARTNERSHIP INTERESTS REPRESENTED BY THIS LIMITED PARTNERSHIP
AGREEMENT HAVE NOT BEEN REGISTERED WITH THE SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AS AMENDED, QUALIFIED UNDER THE NORTH CAROLINA
SECURITIES ACT OR THE LAWS OF NORTH CAROLINA, OR REGISTERED UNDER SIMILAR LAWS
OR ACTS OF OTHER STATES IN RELIANCE UPON EXEMPTIONS UNDER SUCH LAWS.
AGREEMENT
OF LIMITED PARTNERSHIP
OF NORTH CAROLINA PROSTATHERAPY
LIMITED PARTNERSHIP I
THIS AGREEMENT OF LIMITED PARTNERSHIP (the "Agreement") is
made as of August 14, 1997, by and among PROSTATHERAPIES, INC., a
Delaware corporation (the "General Partner"), and the parties listed on Schedule
A attached hereto as the Limited Partners.
1. FORMATION.
The Partnership was formed pursuant to a filing in the Office
of the Secretary of State of North Carolina on June 6, 1997, a Certificate of
Limited Partnership in accordance with the provisions of the Act.
2. NAME.
2.1 The name of the Partnership is "North Carolina
Prostatherapy Limited Partnership I."
2.2 The Partnership business shall be conducted under such
names as the General Partner may from time to time deem necessary or advisable,
provided that appropriate amendments to this Agreement and all necessary filings
under applicable assumed or fictitious name statutes or the Act are first
obtained.
3. OFFICES.
3.1 The principal office of the Partnership shall be at 0000
Xxxxx Xxxxx, Xxxxxxxxxxxx, Xxxxx Xxxxxxxx 00000, or at such other place as the
General Partner may, from time to time, designate by notice to the Limited
Partners (the "Records Office").
3.2 The Partnership may have such additional offices as the
General Partner may, from time to time, deem necessary or advisable.
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4. PURPOSE.
The purpose and business of the Partnership shall be: (i) to
operate one or more Prostatron(R) microwave thermotherapy devices (or any other
BPH treatment equipment) for the transurethral treatment of the symptoms of BPH
in various locations in eastern North Carolina or in such other location(s) as
the General Partner may determine, in its sole discretion, to be in the best
interests of the Partnership, (ii) to acquire and operate in the future any
other urological device or equipment that as of the date of this Agreement
either has not been invented or has not received FDA premarket approval, as long
as such device has such approval at the time it is acquired by the Partnership;
(iii) to acquire an interest in any business entity, including, without
limitation, a limited partnership, limited liability company or corporation,
that engages in any business activity described in this Article 4; and (iv) to
engage in any and all activities incidental or related to the foregoing, upon
and subject to the terms and conditions of this Agreement.
5. TERM.
The Partnership shall terminate on June 30, 2047, unless
sooner terminated as herein provided.
6. CERTAIN DEFINED TERMS.
Certain terms used in this Agreement shall have the following
meanings:
Act. The Act means the North Carolina Revised Uniform Limited
Partnership Act, as then in effect.
Affiliate. An Affiliate is (i) any person, partnership,
corporation, association or other legal entity ("person") directly or indirectly
controlling, controlled by or under common control with another person; (ii) any
person owning or controlling 10% or more of the outstanding voting interest of
such other person; (iii) any officer, director or partner of such person; and
(iv) if such other person is an officer, director or partner, any entity for
which such person acts in such capacity.
Agreement. This Agreement of Limited Partnership, as the same
may be amended from time to time.
BPH. Benign Prostatic Hyperplasia, common enlargement of the
prostate.
Capital Account. The Partnership capital account of a Partner
as computed pursuant to Article 11 of this Agreement.
Capital Contributions. All capital contributions made by a
Partner or his predecessor in interest which shall include, without limitation,
contributions made pursuant to Article 7 of this Agreement.
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Capital Transaction. Any transaction which, were it to
generate proceeds, would produce Partnership Sales Proceeds or Partnership
Refinancing Proceeds.
Carolina Lithotripsy. Carolina Lithotripsy, a North Carolina
limited partnership. Carolina Lithotripsy initially is the holder of a Majority
in Interest of the Limited Partner interests in the Partnership.
Class A Units. The 200 equal limited partnership interests in
the Partnership offered pursuant to the Summary for a price per Unit of
$2,487.50 in cash.
Class B. Units. The 120 equal limited partnership interests
in the Partnership offered pursuant to the Summary for a price per Unit of
$2,600 in cash.
Code. The Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, or
corresponding provisions of subsequent, superseding revenue laws.
Dilution Offering. As provided in Section 7.4 of this
Agreement, the future offering of additional limited partnership interests in
the Partnership by the General Partner. Except as otherwise provided in Section
7.4, any successful Dilution Offering will proportionately reduce the Percentage
Interests of the then current Partners in the Partnership.
Domestic Proceeding. Any divorce, annulment, separation or
similar domestic proceeding between a married couple.
Equipment. The initial equipment to be acquired by the
Partnership for the operation of the Prostatron(R) Mobile System. The initial
equipment to be used in the operation of the Prostatron(R) Mobile System will
include the Trailer, a tractor truck, the Prostatron(R), an ultrasound system
and miscellaneous medical equipment and supplies.
FDA. The United States Food and Drug Administration.
General Partner. The General Partner of the Partnership,
Prostatherapies, Inc., a Delaware corporation and wholly owned subsidiary of
Prime.
Initial Limited Partner. Xxx X. Xxxxx, M.D., a resident of
North Carolina. The Initial Limited Partner is to be the only limited partner of
the Partnership until such time as the new Limited Partners are admitted to the
Partnership, at which time the Initial Limited Partner shall withdraw from the
Partnership.
Limited Partners. The Limited Partners are those investors in
the Units admitted to the Partnership and any person admitted as a Limited
Partner in accordance with the provisions of this Agreement.
Losses. The net loss (including Net Losses from Capital
Transactions) of the Partnership for each Year of the Partnership as determined
for federal income tax purposes.
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Majority in Interest of the Limited Partners. The Limited
Partners who hold more than 50% of the Limited Partner Percentage Interests in
the Partnership.
Net Gains from Capital Transactions. The gains realized by the
Partnership as a result of or upon any sale, exchange, condemnation or other
disposition of the capital assets of the Partnership (which assets shall include
Code Section 1231 assets) or as a result of or upon the damage or destruction of
such capital assets.
Net Losses from Capital Transactions. The losses realized by
the Partnership as a result of or upon any sale, exchange, condemnation or other
disposition of the capital assets of the Partnership (which shall include Code
Section 1231 assets) or as a result of or upon the damage or destruction of such
capital assets.
Partners. The General Partner and the Limited Partners,
collectively, where no distinction is required by the context in which the
term is used herein.
Partnership. North Carolina Prostatherapy Limited
Partnership I, a North Carolina limited partnership.
Partnership Cash Flow. For the applicable period the excess,
if any, of (A) the sum of (i) all gross receipts from any source for such
period, other than from Partnership loans, Capital Transactions and Capital
Contributions, and (ii) any funds released by the Partnership from previously
established reserves, over (B) the sum of (i) all cash expenses paid by the
Partnership for such period; (ii) the amount of all payments of principal on
loans to the Partnership; (iii) capital expenditures of the Partnership; and
(iv) such reasonable reserves as the General Partner shall deem necessary or
prudent to set aside for future repairs, improvements or equipment replacement
or additions, or to meet working capital requirements or foreseen or unforeseen
future liabilities and contingencies of the Partnership; provided, however, that
the amounts referred to in (B)(i), (ii) and (iii) above shall be taken into
account only to the extent not funded by Capital Contributions, loans or paid
out of previously established reserves. Such term shall also include all other
funds deemed available for distribution and designated as "Partnership Cash
Flow" by the General Partner.
Partnership Interest. The interest of a Partner in the
Partnership as defined by the Act and this Agreement.
Partnership Refinancing Proceeds. The cash realized from the
refinancing of Partnership assets after retirement of any secured loans and less
(i) payment of all expenses relating to the transaction and (ii) establishment
of such reasonable reserves as the General Partner shall deem necessary or
prudent to set aside for future repairs, improvements, or equipment replacement
or additions, or to meet working capital requirements or foreseen or unforeseen
future liabilities or contingencies of the Partnership.
Partnership Sales Proceeds. The cash realized from the sale,
exchange, casualty or other disposition of all or a portion of Partnership
assets after the retirement of all secured loans and less (i) the payment of all
expenses related to the transaction and (ii) establishment of such reasonable
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reserves as the General Partner shall deem necessary or prudent to set aside for
future repairs, improvements, or equipment replacement or additions, or to meet
working capital requirements or foreseen or unforeseen future liabilities or
contingencies of the Partnership.
Percentage Interest. The interest of each Partner in the
Partnership, to be determined initially in the case of a Limited Partner by
reference to his or her Unit ownership based upon the Limited Partners holding
an aggregate 80% Percentage Interest in the Partnership, with each initial Unit
sold representing an initial 0.25% interest. The General Partner initially will
own a 20% Percentage Interest in the Partnership. A Partner's Percentage
Interest may be reduced by a future Dilution Offering. The Partners' Percentage
Interests in the Partnership as of the date hereof are as set forth in Schedule
A attached hereto. Any future adjustments in the Partners' Percentage Interests,
due to future Dilution Offerings or otherwise, will be reflected by revisions to
Schedule A.
Prime. Prime Medical Services, Inc., a Delaware corporation.
Prime owns all the capital stock of the General Partner and Lithotripters,
Inc., the management agent.
Profit. The net income of the Partnership (including Net
Gains from Capital Transactions) for each Year of the Partnership as determined
for federal income tax purposes.
Pro Rata Basis. In connection with an allocation or
distribution, an allocation or distribution in proportion to the respective
Percentage Interests of the class of Partners to which reference is made.
Prostatron(R). The Prostatron(R) microwave thermotherapy
device manufactured by EDAP Technomed, Inc., a Delaware corporation, and to be
utilized by the Partnership for the treatment of the symptoms of BPH.
Prostatron(R) Mobile System. The Trailer and tractor truck
with the installed and operational Prostatron(R) and ultrasound system.
Related Parties. Carolina Lithotripsy, the General Partner
and their Affiliates and designees.
Sales Agency Agreement. The sales agency agreement through
which MedTech Investments, Inc., an Affiliate of the General Partner and a
broker-dealer company registered with the Securities and Exchange commission and
a member of the National Association of Securities Dealers, Inc. shall offer and
sell the limited partnership interest of the Partnership pursuant to the
Summary.
Sales Commission. The $112.50 sales commission paid to
MedTech Investments, Inc. for each Class B Unit sold to parties other than
Related Parties.
Service. The Internal Revenue Service.
Summary. The Confidential Summary of the Offering of the
Partnership dated June 18, 1997, including all Appendices thereto, and as
amended or as supplemented.
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Trailer. The new mobile trailer manufactured and upfitted by
AK Associates, Inc. to house the Prostatron(R).
Units. The 200 Class A and the 120 Class B Units,
collectively, where no distinction is required by the context in which the term
is used herein.
Year. An annual accounting period ending on December 31 of
each year during the term of the Partnership.
7. CAPITAL CONTRIBUTIONS AND DILUTION OFFERINGS.
7.1 General Partner Contribution. On or before the date of
this Agreement, the General Partner will contribute to the capital of the
Partnership cash in an amount equal to 20% (up to $202,375) of the total cash
contributed to the Partnership by the Partners in the offering made pursuant to
the Summary.
7.2 Limited Partner Contribution. Each Limited Partner hereby
agrees to contribute and shall contribute to the capital of the Partnership on
the date of his admission to the Partnership the cash amount set forth opposite
his name on Schedule A attached hereto.
7.3 No Interest. Except as otherwise provided herein, no
interest shall be paid on any contribution to the capital of the Partnership.
7.4 Dilution Offerings. As provided in Article 20.5(a), if the
General Partner and a Majority in Interest of the Limited Partners determine
that it is in the best interest of the Partnership, the General Partner may,
from time to time, issue, offer and sell additional limited partnership
interests in the Partnership (a "Dilution Offering") to local urologists who are
not already Limited Partners ("Qualified Investors"). The primary purpose of any
Dilution Offering would be (i) to raise additional capital for any legitimate
Partnership purpose as set forth in Article 4, and (ii) to assure the highest
quality of patient care by admitting Qualified Investors to the Partnership who
would be dedicated and motivated as owners to follow the Partnership's treatment
protocol, and comply with its quality assurance and outcome analysis programs.
Any limited partnership interests offered by the Partnership in a Dilution
Offering shall be sold in the manner and according to the terms prescribed in
the sole discretion of the General Partner; provided, however, that any
additional limited partnership interests offered in a Dilution Offering will be
sold for a price no lower than the highest price for which proportionate limited
partnership interests in the Partnership have been previously sold by the
Partnership. Any sale of additional limited partnership interests will result in
the proportionate dilution of the Partnership Percentage Interests of the
existing Partners. Notwithstanding the above, in the event of a Dilution
Offering, the General Partner, Carolina Lithotripsy and Related Parties may
elect, in their sole discretion, to prevent dilution of their respective
Percentage Interests by either contributing a proportionate amount of additional
capital to the Partnership or purchasing additional limited partnership
interests in any Dilution Offering. Any other Limited Partners will have no
right to purchase additional limited partnership interests in any Dilution
Offering. Any investor acquiring a limited partnership interest in a Dilution
Offering shall agree to be bound by the terms of this Agreement, and shall be
automatically admitted as a Limited Partner of the Partnership notwithstanding
any other provisions in
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this Agreement to the contrary. Any adjustment in the Partners' Percentage
Interests resulting from a Dilution Offering shall be set forth on Schedule A
attached hereto.
8. CONDITIONS TO THE CAPITAL CONTRIBUTIONS OF THE
LIMITED PARTNERS.
The obligations of the Limited Partners to make cash Capital
Contributions hereunder are subject to the condition that the representations,
warranties, agreements and covenants of the General Partner set forth in Article
9 of this Agreement are and shall be true and correct or have been and will have
been complied with in all material respects on the date such Capital
Contributions are required to be made, except to the extent that any such
representation or warranty expressly pertains to an earlier date.
9. REPRESENTATIONS, WARRANTIES AND COVENANTS OF THE
GENERAL PARTNER.
9.1 The General Partner hereby represents and warrants to the
Limited Partners that:
(a) The Partnership is a limited partnership formed in
accordance with and validly existing under the Act and the other
applicable laws of the State of North Carolina;
(b) The interests in the Partnership of the Limited Partners
will have been duly authorized or created and validly issued and the
Limited Partners shall have no personal liability to contribute money
to the Partnership other than the amounts agreed to be contributed by
them in the manner and on the terms set forth in this Agreement,
subject, however, to such limitations as may be imposed under the Act;
(c) No material breach or default adverse to the Partnership
exists under the terms of any other material agreement affecting the
Partnership; and
(d) The General Partner is a Delaware corporation formed and
existing under the laws of the State of Delaware.
9.2 The General Partner hereby covenants to the Limited
Partners that:
(a) It will at all times act in a fiduciary manner with
respect to the Partnership and the Limited Partners;
(b) Except as provided in Articles 18 and 19, it will serve as
the General Partner of the Partnership until the Partnership is
terminated without reconstitution; and
(c) It will cause the Partnership to carry adequate public
liability, property damage and other insurance as is customary in the
business to be engaged in by the Partnership.
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10. ADMISSION OF LIMITED PARTNERS.
The General Partner may permit the offer and sale of limited
partnership interests on the terms and conditions provided in the Summary or
future Dilution Offerings and may admit persons subscribing for interests as
Limited Partners in the Partnership on the terms and conditions set forth in
this Article 10.
(a) The General Partner shall have approved of the admission
of said person in writing on such terms and conditions as the General
Partner shall determine;
(b) Said person shall have executed such documents or
instruments as the General Partner may deem necessary or desirable to
effect his admission as a Limited Partner;
(c) Said person shall have accepted and adopted all of the
terms and provisions of this Agreement, as then amended;
(d) Said person (if a corporation) shall deliver to the
General Partner a certified copy of a resolution of its Board of
Directors authorizing it to become a Limited Partner under the terms
and conditions of this Agreement; and
(e) Said person, upon request by the General Partner, shall
pay such reasonable expenses as may be incurred in connection with its
admission as a Limited Partner.
11. CAPITAL ACCOUNTS.
A capital account shall be established for each Partner and
shall at all times be determined and maintained as provided by the Final
Treasury Regulations under Section 704(b) of the Code, as the same may be
amended. A Partner shall not be entitled to withdraw any part of his capital
account or to receive any distribution from the Partnership, except as provided
in Articles 13 and 24.
(a) Each Partners' capital account shall be increased by:
(i) The amount of his Capital Contribution
pursuant to Article 7; and
(ii) The amount of Profits allocated to him
pursuant to Article 12; and
(iii) The Partner's pro rata share (determined in the
same manner as such Partner's share of Profits and Losses
allocated pursuant to Article 12 hereof) of any income or gain
exempt from tax.
(b) Each Partner's capital account shall be decreased by:
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(i) The amount of Losses allocated to him
pursuant to Article 12; and
(ii) The amount of Partnership Cash Flow, Partnership
Sales Proceeds and Partnership Refinancing Proceeds
distributed to him pursuant to Article 13; and
(iii) The Partner's pro rata share of any other
expenditures of the Partnership which are not deductible in
computing Partnership Profits or Losses and which are not
added to the tax basis of any Partnership property, including,
without limitation, expenditures described in Section
705(a)(2)(B) of the Code. The Partner's pro rata share of such
expenditures shall be determined in the same manner as such
Partner's share of Profits and Losses allocated pursuant to
Article 12.
12. ALLOCATIONS
(a) Profits and Losses. The Profits and Losses of the
Partnership shall be allocated among the Partners in accordance with
their respective Percentage Interests. In allocating Profits and
Losses, Net Gains and Losses from Capital Transactions (a part of
Profits and Losses), if any, shall be allocated first.
(b) Qualified Income Offset. If any Partner unexpectedly
receives any adjustment, allocation or distribution described in
Treasury Regulations Section 1.704- 1(b)(2)(ii)(d)(4) through (6) which
causes or increases a deficit balance in such Partner's Capital Account
(adjusted for this purpose in the manner provided in Treasury
Regulations Section 1.704-1(b)(2)(ii)(d)), items of Partnership income
and gain shall be specially allocated to each such Partner in an amount
and manner sufficient to eliminate, to the extent required by the
Regulations, the deficit Capital Account of such Partner as quickly as
possible, provided that an allocation pursuant to this Article
12(d)(iii) shall be made if and only to the extent that such Partner
would have a deficit Capital Account after all other allocations
provided for in this Article 12(d) have been tentatively made as if
this Article 12(d)(iii) were not in the Agreement. This provision is
intended to be a "qualified income offset," as defined in Treasury
Regulations Section 1.704- 1(b)(2)(ii)(d), such Regulation being
specifically incorporated herein by reference.
(c) Sales Commission. The Sales Commission shall be allocated
to the Limited Partners holding Class B Units to the extent such
Limited Partners paid the Sales Commission, and in proportion to their
respective capital contributions represented by such Units (i.e.,
$112,50 in Sales Commissions per each Class B Unit). The purpose of
this Article 12(c) is to allocate the Sales Commission to those
Partners who actually bore the burden of paying the Sales Commission.
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(d) Allocations Between Transferor and Transferee. In the
event of the transfer (other than the pledges of the General Partner's
interest permitted by Article 18 or Permitted Pledges described in
Article 16.2(b)) of all or any part of a Partner's interest (in
accordance with the provisions of this Agreement) in the Partnership at
any time other than at the end of a Year, or the admission of a new
Partner (in accordance with the terms of this Agreement), the
transferring Partner or new Partner's share of the Partnership's
income, gain, loss, deductions and credits, as computed both for
accounting purposes and for Federal income tax purposes, shall be
allocated between the transferor Partner and the transferee Partner (or
Partners), or the new Partner and the other Partners, as the case may
be, in the same ratio as the number of days in such Year before and
after the date of the transfer or admission; provided, however, that if
there has been a sale or other disposition of the assets of the
Partnership (or any part thereof) during such Year, then the General
Partner may elect, in its sole discretion, to treat the periods before
and after the date of the transfer or admission as separate Years and
allocate the Partnership's net income, gain, net loss, deductions and
credits for each of such deemed separate Years. Notwithstanding the
foregoing, the Partnership's "allocable cash basis items," as that term
is used in Section 706(d)(2)(B) of the Code, shall be allocated as
required by Section 706(d)(2) of the Code and the regulations
thereunder.
(e) Tax Withholding. The Partnership shall be authorized to
pay, on behalf of any Partner, any amounts to any federal, state or
local taxing authority, as may be necessary for the Partnership to
comply with tax withholding provisions of the Code or the other income
tax or revenue laws of any taxing authority. To the extent the
Partnership pays any such amounts that it may be required to pay on
behalf of a Partner, such amounts shall be treated as a cash
Distribution to such Partner and shall reduce the amount otherwise
distributable to such Partner.
13. DISTRIBUTIONS.
(a) Distribution of Partnership Cash Flow. Partnership Cash
Flow shall be distributed to the Partners within 60 days after the end
of each Year, or earlier in the discretion of the General Partner, in
proportion to their respective Percentage Interests at the time of
distribution.
(b) Distribution of Partnership Refinancing Proceeds and
Partnership Sales Proceeds. Partnership Refinancing Proceeds and
Partnership Sales Proceeds shall be distributed to the Partners within
60 days of the Capital Transaction giving rise to such proceeds, or
earlier in the discretion of the General Partner, in proportion to
their respective Percentage Interests at the time of distribution.
(c) Distribution in Liquidation. Upon liquidation of the
Partnership, all of the Partnership's property shall be sold and
Profits and Losses allocated accordingly. Proceeds from the liquidation
of the Partnership shall be distributed in accordance with Article 24.
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14. RIGHTS AND OBLIGATIONS OF LIMITED PARTNERS.
14.1 Management. The Limited Partners shall not take part in
the management of the business, nor transact any business for the Partnership,
nor shall they have power to sign for or to bind the Partnership. The
Partnership may, however, contract with one or more Limited Partners to act as
the local Medical Director and Quality Assessment Director for the Prostatron(R)
Mobile System. No Limited Partner may withdraw from the Partnership except as
expressly permitted herein.
14.2 Operation of Prostatron(R) Mobile System. The Limited
Partners shall not operate or utilize the Prostatron(R) Mobile System or other
Partnership equipment except pursuant to (i) an Agreement with the Partnership;
or (ii) any other arrangement specifically approved by the General Partner.
14.3 Outside Activities. The Limited Partners agree that they
owe fiduciary duties to the Partnership and, as a consequence, each Limited
Partner (that is not the General Partner or an Affiliate of the General Partner)
agrees that he or she shall not engage in "Outside Activities" while he or she
is a Limited Partner in the Partnership. The phrase "Outside Activities" means
directly or indirectly owning, leasing or subleasing a Prostatron(R) (or any
similar equipment or competing devices used for treating BPH) or any other
therapeutic equipment acquired by the Partnership. Prohibited indirect ownership
shall include the ownership of any interest in a business venture (through stock
ownership, partnership interest ownership, or as otherwise determined in good
faith by the General Partner) involving the ownership, purchase, lease, sublease
or operation of a Prostatron(R) (or similar equipment or competing devices used
for treating BPH), or other competing device or equipment, unless the General
Partner determines that such activity by the Limited Partners is not detrimental
to the best interests of the Partnership .
Upon the termination or transfer of a Limited Partner's
interest in the Partnership for any reason, including a transfer pursuant to
Article 17.3 hereof, the withdrawing Limited Partner shall not, for a period of
two (2) years following the date of the withdrawal, engage in any Outside
Activities in any "Market Area" in which the Partnership is transacting business
or within the prior twelve months has transacted business (the "Restricted
Facilities"). For the purposes of this Article 14.3, the term "Market Area"
shall mean (i) the area within a ten mile radius of any Restricted Facility, but
if such area is determined by a court of competent jurisdiction to be too broad,
then it shall mean (ii) the area within a five mile radius of any Restricted
Facility, but if such area is determined by a court of competent jurisdiction to
be too broad then it shall mean (iii) the area within a two mile radius of any
Restricted Facility.
In the event a Limited Partner wishes and intends to engage in
an Outside Activity in a Market Area, he or she must provide written notice of
such intent to the General Partner prior to engaging in the Outside Activity.
The written notice shall be deemed an election by the Limited Partner to
withdraw from the Partnership (the "Notice of Withdrawal"), and shall give the
General Partner the purchase rights as provided Article 17.3 hereof. After the
Notice of Withdrawal, the former Limited Partner may engage in an Outside
Activity in the Market Area only after waiting the period of two years specified
in this Article 14.3. In the event of breach of the waiting period, the
Partnership shall be
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entitled to any remedy at law or equity with respect to such breach, including
without limitation an injunction or suit for damages.
If a Limited Partner during his or her participation in the
Partnership engages in an Outside Activity in a Market Area without first
notifying the General Partner in violation of this Article 14.3, the Limited
Partner shall be deemed to have given a Notice of Withdrawal on the date the
General Partner first becomes aware of the Limited Partner's Outside Activity in
the Market Area. Upon receiving a Limited Partner's Notice of Withdrawal or
equivalent thereof, the Partnership may invoke the purchase rights provided in
Article 17.3 and shall be entitled to any other remedy at law or equity
including without limitation an injunction or suit for damages.
14.4 Disclosure of Confidential Information. Each Limited
Partner acknowledges and agrees that his or her participation in the Partnership
under this Agreement necessarily involves his or her understanding of and access
to certain trade secrets and other confidential information pertaining to the
business of the Partnership. Accordingly, each Limited Partner (other than the
General Partner and its Affiliates that may also hold Limited Partner interests)
agrees that at all times during his or her participation in the Partnership as a
Limited Partner and thereafter, he or she will not, directly or indirectly,
without the express written authority of the Partnership, unless required by law
or directed by a applicable legal authority having jurisdiction over the Limited
Partner, disclose or use for the benefit of any person, corporation or other
entity (other than the Partnership), or himself or herself, (i) any trade,
technical, operational, management or other secrets, any patient or customer
lists or other confidential or secret data, or any other proprietary,
confidential or secret information of the Partnership or (ii) any confidential
information concerning any of the financial arrangements, financial positions,
hospital or physician contracts, third party payor arrangements, quality
assurance and outcome analysis programs, competitive status, customer or
supplier matters, internal organizational matters, technical abilities, or other
business affairs of or relating to the Partnership. The Limited Partners (other
than the General Partner and its Affiliates that may also hold Limited Partner
interests) acknowledge that all of the foregoing constitutes proprietary
information, which is the exclusive property of the Partnership. In the event of
breach of this Article 14.4 as determined by the General Partner, the
Partnership shall be entitled to any remedy at law or equity with respect to
such breach, including without limitation, an injunction or suit for damages.
15. LIMITED LIABILITY.
No Limited Partner shall be required to make any contribution
to the capital of the Partnership except as set forth in Article 7, nor shall
any Limited Partner in his capacity as such, be bound by, or personally liable
for, any expense, liability or obligation of the Partnership except to the
extent of his or her (i) interest in the Partnership; and (ii) obligation to
return distributions made to him or her under certain circumstances as required
by the Act.
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16. TRANSFER OF INTERESTS AND ADMISSION OF PARTNERS.
16.1 Transferability.
(a) The term "transfer" when used in this Agreement with
respect to a Partnership Interest includes a sale, assignment, gift,
pledge, exchange, or any other disposition (but does not include the
issuance of new Partnership Interests pursuant to a Dilution Offering);
(b) Except as otherwise provided herein, the General Partner
shall not at any time transfer or assign its interest or obligation as
General Partner;
(c) The Partnership Interest of any Limited Partner shall not
be transferred, in whole or in part, except in accordance with the
conditions and limitations set forth in Articles 16.2 or 17;
(d) The transferee of a Partnership Interest by assignment,
operation of law or otherwise, shall have only the rights, powers and
privileges enumerated in Article 16.3 or otherwise provided by law and
may not be admitted to the Partnership as a Limited Partner except as
provided in Articles 7.4 and 16.4 or as a General Partner except as
provided in Article 16.5;
(e) Notwithstanding any provision herein to the contrary, the
Partnership Agreement shall in no way restrict the issuance or
transfers of stock of the General Partner; and
(f) Notwithstanding any provision herein to the contrary, the
issuance of Partnership Interests pursuant to a Dilution Offering and
the admission of new Limited Partners pursuant to a Dilution Offering
shall be governed by the provisions of Section 7.4 of this Agreement.
16.2 Restrictions on Transfers by Limited Partners.
(a) All or part of a Partnership Interest may be transferred
by a Limited Partner only with the prior written approval of the
General Partner, which approval may be granted or denied in its sole
discretion
(b) The General Partner shall not approve any transfer of a
Partnership Interest, except a pledge of any Partnership Interest by
the General Partner to any bank, insurance company or other financial
institution to secure payment of indebtedness (a "Permitted Pledge"),
or otherwise unless the proposed transferee shall have furnished the
General Partner with a sworn statement that:
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(i) The proposed transferee proposes to acquire his
Partnership Interest as a principal, for investment and not
with a view to resale or distribution;
(ii) The proposed transferee meets such requirements
regarding sophistication, income and net worth as required by
applicable state and Federal securities laws;
(iii) The proposed transferee has met such net worth
and income suitability standards as have been established by
the General Partner;
(iv) The proposed transferee recognizes that
investment in the Partnership involves certain risks and has
taken full cognizance of and understands all of the risk
factors related to the purchase of a Partnership Interest; and
(v) The proposed transferee has met all other
requirements of the General Partner for the proposed transfer.
(c) Other than in the case of a Permitted Pledge, a transfer
of a Partnership Interest may be made only if, prior to the date
thereof, the Partnership upon request receives an opinion of counsel,
satisfactory in form and substance to the General Partner, that neither
the offering nor the proposed transfer will require registration under
Federal or applicable state securities laws or regulations.
16.3 Rights of Transferee.
Unless admitted to the Partnership in accordance with Article
16.4, the transferee of a Partnership Interest or a part thereof or any right,
title or interest therein shall not be entitled to any of the rights, powers, or
privileges of his predecessor in interest, except that he shall be entitled to
receive and be credited or debited with his proportionate share of Partnership
income, gains, Profits, Losses, deductions, credits or Distributions.
16.4 Admission of Limited Partners.
Except as otherwise provided in Articles 7.4 and 17, the
General Partner, or the transferee of all or part of the Partnership Interest of
either a General Partner or a Limited Partner, may be admitted to the
Partnership as a Limited Partner upon furnishing to the General Partner all of
the following:
(a) The written approval of a Majority in Interest of all of
the Limited Partners (except the assignor Partner), or the assignor
Partner alone, which approval may be granted or denied in the sole
discretion of such Partners or Partner (as the case may be);
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(b) The written approval of the General Partner, which
approval may be granted or denied in the sole discretion of the General
Partner;
(c) Acceptance, in a form satisfactory to the General Partner,
of all the terms and conditions of this Agreement and any other
documents required in connection with the operation of the Partnership
pursuant to the terms of this Agreement;
(d) A properly executed power of attorney substantially
identical to that contained in Article 37;
(e) Such other documents or instruments as may be required in
order to effect his or her admission as a Limited Partner; and
(f) Payment of such reasonable expenses as may be incurred in
connection with his or her admission as a Limited Partner.
16.5 Admission of General Partners.
A Limited Partner, or the transferee of all or part of the
Partnership Interest of the General Partner, may be admitted to the Partnership
as a general partner upon furnishing to the General Partner all of the
following:
(a) The written consent of both the General Partner and a
Majority in Interest of the Limited Partners, which consent may be
granted or denied in the sole discretion of the Partners;
(b) Such financial statements, guarantees or other assurances
as the General Partner may require with regard to the ability of the
proposed general partner to fulfill the financial obligations of a
general partner hereunder;
(c) Acceptance, in form satisfactory to the General Partner,
of all the terms and provisions of this Agreement and any other
documents required in connection with the operation of the Partnership
pursuant to the terms of this Agreement;
(d) A certified copy of a resolution of its Board of Directors
(if it is a corporation) authorizing it to become a general partner
under the terms and conditions of this Agreement;
(e) A power of attorney substantially identical to that
contained in Article 37;
(f) Such other documents or instruments as may be required in
order to effect its admission as a general partner; and
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(g) Payment of such reasonable expenses as may be incurred in
connection with its admission as a general partner.
Notwithstanding the above, a transferee that controls or is
controlled by the General Partner or one or more of its Affiliates that receives
all or part of the Partnership Interest of the General Partner may be admitted
to the Partnership as a general partner upon complying with all the provisions
of Article 16.5 except for subparagraph 16.5(a). As long as the transferee
either controls or is controlled by the General Partner or one or more of its
Affiliates, no Limited Partner consents will be required to admit such
transferee as a General Partner to the Partnership.
16.6 Amendment of Certificate of Limited Partnership and
Qualification.
The General Partner shall take all steps necessary and
appropriate to prepare and record any amendments to the Certificate of Limited
Partnership, as may be necessary or appropriate from time to time to comply with
the requirements of the Act, including, without limitation, upon the admission
to the Partnership of any general partner pursuant to the provisions of Article
16.5, and may for this purpose exercise the power of attorney delivered to the
General Partner pursuant to Article 16.5 or 37. In addition, the General Partner
shall take all steps necessary and appropriate to prepare and record any and all
documents necessary to qualify the Partnership to do business in jurisdictions
where the Partnership is doing business, and may for this purpose exercise the
power of attorney delivered to the General Partner pursuant to Articles 16.4,
16.5 or 37.
16.7 Fundamental Changes.
As provided in Article 20.5(b), if the General Partner and a
Majority in Interest of the Limited Partners approve a plan providing for the
merger or consolidation of the Partnership with another person or entity, or the
sale of all or substantially all of the Partnership Interests, including without
limitation the exchange of Partnership Interests for equity interests in another
person or entity or for cash or other consideration or combination thereof, then
and in such event, the Limited Partners shall be obligated to take or refrain
from taking, as the case may be, such actions as the plan may provide,
including, without limitations, executing such instruments, and providing such
information as the General Partner shall reasonably request. Any plan described
in this Article 16.7 may also effect an amendment to the Partnership Agreement
or the adoption of a new partnership agreement in connection with the merger of
the Partnership with another person or entity. The plan may also provide that
the General Partner and its Affiliates shall receive fees for services rendered
in connection with the operation of the Partnership or any successor entity
following the consummation of the transactions described in the plan, and
neither the Partnership nor the Partners shall have any right by virtue of this
Agreement in the income derived therefrom. Any securities or other consideration
to be distributed to the Partners pursuant to the plan shall be distributed in
the manner set forth in Article 24(c) as though the Partnership were being
liquidated. For this purpose only, the fair market value of the securities or
other consideration to be received pursuant to the plan shall be treated as
"Profits" and the capital accounts of the Partners shall be increased in the
manner provided in Article 11(a)(ii). No Partner shall be entitled to any
appraisal or similar rights in connection with a plan contemplated by this
Article 16.7.
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16.8 Withdrawal of Initial Limited Partner.
Upon the date the first Limited Partner is admitted to the
Partnership in accordance with Article 10 of this Agreement, the Initial Limited
Partner shall withdraw from the Partnership, and thereupon his Capital
Contribution shall be returned and his Partnership Interest shall be reallocated
to the Limited Partners.
17. OPTIONAL PURCHASE OF LIMITED PARTNERSHIP INTERESTS ON
CERTAIN EVENTS.
17.1 Death.
Upon the death of a Limited Partner, the deceased Limited
Partner's executor, administrator, or other legal or personal representative
shall give written notice of that fact to the General Partner. The General
Partner shall have the option to purchase at the Closing (as defined below) the
Partnership Interest of the deceased Limited Partner (whose executor,
administrator or other legal or personal representative shall then become
obligated to sell such Partnership Interest) at the price determined in the
manner provided in Article 17.8 of this Agreement and on the terms and
conditions provided in Article 17.9 of this Agreement. The General Partner shall
have a period of thirty (30) days following the date it first received notice of
the death of the Limited Partner (the "Option Period") within which to notify in
writing the deceased Limited Partner's executor, administrator or other legal or
personal representative, whether the General Partner wishes to purchase all or a
portion of the Partnership Interest of the deceased Limited Partner. If the
General Partner does not elect to purchase the entire Partnership Interest of
the deceased Limited Partner before the expiration of the Option Period and in
the manner provided herein, the portion of the Partnership Interest not
purchased shall be held by the deceased Limited Partner's executor,
administrator, or other legal representative pursuant to the terms of this
Agreement. The General Partner, in its sole discretion, may elect to assign its
rights to purchase the Partnership Interest of a deceased Limited Partner under
this Section 17.1 to the Partnership and, in such case, the Partnership shall
have the same rights as provided for the General Partner under this Section
17.1.
17.2 Bankruptcy, Insolvency or Assignment for Benefit of
Creditors of a Limited Partner.
In the event that an involuntary or voluntary proceeding
under the Federal Bankruptcy Code, as amended, is filed for or against any
Limited Partner, or if any Limited Partner shall make an assignment for the
benefit of his creditors, or if any Limited Partner has a receiver or custodian
appointed for his assets, or any Limited Partner generally fails to pay his
debts when due, the insolvent Limited Partner shall give written notice (the
"Notice of Insolvency") to the General Partner of the commencement of any such
proceeding or the occurrence of such event within five days of the first notice
to him of such commencement or occurrence of such event. The General Partner
shall have the option to purchase at the Closing (as defined below) the
Partnership Interest of the insolvent Limited Partner (which insolvent Limited
Partner or his trustee, custodian, receiver or other personal or legal
representative, as the case may be, shall then become obligated to sell such
Partnership Interest) at the price determined in the manner provided in Article
17.8 of this Agreement and on the terms and
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conditions provided in Article 17.9 of this Agreement. The General Partner shall
have a period of thirty (30) days following the date of either the Notice of
Insolvency, or if such formal notice is not given, the date the General Partner
first becomes aware of the financial condition of the Limited Partner as
outlined in this Article 17.2 (the "Option Period"), within which to notify in
writing the insolvent Limited Partner or his trustee, custodian, receiver, or
other legal or personal representative, whether the General Partner wishes to
purchase all or a portion of the Partnership Interest of the insolvent Limited
Partner. If the General Partner does not elect to purchase the entire
Partnership Interest of the insolvent Limited Partner before the expiration of
the Option Period and in the manner provided herein, the portion of the
Partnership Interest not purchased shall be held by the insolvent Partner, his
trustee, custodian, receiver or other legal or personal representative pursuant
to the terms of this Agreement. The General Partner, in its sole discretion, may
elect to assign its rights to purchase the Partnership Interest of an insolvent
Limited Partner under this Section 17.2 to the Partnership and, in such case,
the Partnership shall have the same rights as provided for the General Partner
under this Section 17.2.
17.3 Breach of Article 14.3.
In the event the General Partner either receives a Notice of
Withdrawal as provided in Article 14.3 or receives notice of breach of Article
14.3 by a Limited Partner (the "Defaulting Limited Partner"), the General
Partner may elect, in its sole discretion, to treat such event as a default
under this Agreement and enforce the provisions of this Article 17.3. If the
General Partner elects to enforce the provisions of this Article 17.3, the
General Partner shall give written notice of such election (the "Notice of
Default") to the Defaulting Limited Partner within 180 days of the date the
General Partner first received notice of the defaulting event. Upon giving the
Notice of Default, the General Partner shall have the option to purchase at the
Closing (as defined below) the Partnership Interest of the Defaulting Limited
Partner (which Defaulting Limited Partner shall then become obligated to sell
such Partnership Interest) at the price determined in the manner provided in
Article 17.8 of this Agreement and on the terms and conditions provided in
Article 17.9 of this Agreement. The General Partner shall have a period of
thirty (30) days following the date of the Notice of Default (the "First Option
Period") within which to notify in writing the Defaulting Limited Partner,
whether the General Partner wishes to purchase all or a portion of the
Partnership Interest of the Defaulting Limited Partner. If the General Partner
does not elect to purchase the entire Partnership Interest of the Defaulting
Limited Partner before the expiration of the Option Period and in the manner
provided herein, the portion of the Partnership Interest not purchased shall be
held by the Defaulting Limited Partner pursuant to the terms of this Agreement.
The General Partner, in its sole discretion, may elect to assign its rights to
purchase the Partnership Interest of a Defaulting Limited Partner under this
Section 17.3 to the Partnership and, in such case, the Partnership shall have
the same rights as provided for the General Partner under this Section 17.3.
17.4 Domestic Proceeding.
In the event that a spouse of a Limited Partner commences
against a Limited Partner, or a Limited Partner is named in, a Domestic
Proceeding, the Limited Partner shall give written notice (the "Notice of
Domestic Proceeding") to the General Partner of the commencement of any such
proceeding within five days of the first notice to him of such commencement. The
General Partner shall have the option to purchase at the Closing (as defined
below) the Partnership Interest of the Limited
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Partner involved in the Domestic Proceeding (which Limited Partner shall then
become obligated to sell such Partnership Interest), at the price determined in
the manner provided in Article 17.8 of this Agreement and on the terms and
conditions provided in Article 17.9 of this Agreement. The General Partner shall
have a period of thirty (30) days following the date of either the Notice of
Domestic Proceeding or if such formal notice is not given, the date the General
Partner is first aware of the domestic circumstances of the Limited Partner as
provided in this Article 17.4 (the "Option Period"), within which to notify in
writing the Limited Partner involved in the Domestic Proceeding, whether the
General Partner wishes to purchase all or a portion of the Partnership Interest
of such Limited Partner. If the General Partner does not elect to purchase the
Partnership Interest of the Limited Partner involved in the Domestic Proceeding
before the expiration of the Option Period and in the manner provided herein,
the portion of the Partnership Interest not purchased shall be held by such
Limited Partner pursuant to the terms of this Agreement. The General Partner, in
its sole discretion, may elect to assign its rights to purchase the Partnership
Interest of the Limited Partner involved in the Domestic Proceeding under this
Section 17.4 to the Partnership and, in such case, the Partnership shall have
the same rights as provided for the General Partner under this Section 17.4.
17.5 Divestiture Option.
If state or federal regulations or laws are enacted or
applied, or if any other legal developments occur, which, in the opinion of the
General Partner adversely affect (or potentially adversely affect) the operation
of the Partnership (e.g., the enactment or application of prohibitory physician
self-referral legislation against the Partnership or its Partners), the General
Partner shall promptly either, in its discretion, (i) take the steps outlined in
this Article 17.5 to divest the Limited Partners of their Partnership Interests,
or (ii) dissolve the Partnership as provided in Article 23.1(e). If the General
Partner chooses option (i), it shall deliver a written notice to all of the
Limited Partners (the "Notice of Election") and purchase such Partnership
Interests for its own account. The purchase price to be paid for each
Partnership Interest shall be determined in the manner as provided in Article
17.8 and shall be on the terms and conditions as provided in Article 17.9. The
transfer of the Partnership Interests and the payment of the purchase price (as
provided in Article 17.8) shall be made at such time as determined by the
General Partner to be in the best interests of the Partnership and its Limited
Partners. Each Limited Partner hereby makes, constitutes and appoints the
General Partner, with full power of substitution, his true and lawful
attorney-in-fact, to take such actions and execute such documents on his behalf
to effect the transfer of his Partnership Interest as provided in this Article
17.5.
17.6 Dissolution of Carolina Lithotripsy.
Upon the voluntary or involuntary dissolution of Carolina
Lithotripsy, Carolina Lithotripsy's general partner or, if there is none, a
representative of its limited partners shall give written notice of the fact
(the "Notice of Dissolution") to the General Partner. The General Partner shall
have the option to purchase at the Closing (as defined below) the Partnership
Interest of Carolina Lithotripsy (whose general partner or other representative
shall then become obligated to sell such Partnership Interest) at the price
determined in the manner provided in Article 17.8 of this Agreement and on the
terms and conditions provided in Article 17.9 of this Agreement. The General
Partner shall have a period of thirty (30) days following the date of either the
Notice of Dissolution of Carolina Lithotripsy or if such formal notice is not
given, the date the General Partner is first aware of the dissolution (the
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"Option Period"), within which to notify in writing Carolina Lithotripsy's
general partner or other representative, whether the General Partner wishes to
purchase all or a portion of the Partnership Interest of Carolina Lithotripsy.
If the General Partner does not elect to purchase the entire Partnership
Interest of Carolina Lithotripsy before the expiration of the Option Period and
in the manner provided herein, the portion of the Partnership Interest not
purchased shall be held by the successors in interest to Carolina Lithotripsy
upon dissolution pursuant to the terms of this Agreement. The General Partner,
in its sole discretion, may elect to assign its rights to purchase the
Partnership Interest of Carolina Lithotripsy under this Section 17.6 to the
Partnership and, in such case, the Partnership shall have the same rights as
provided for the General Partner under this Section 17.6.
17.7 Regulatory Action Regarding Carolina Lithotripsy.
In the event Carolina Lithotripsy is conclusively determined
by a court of competent jurisdiction or state or federal authority to have
violated any law or regulation, and such action is determined by the General
Partner to effect the Partnership's participation under the Medicare or Medicaid
programs, or otherwise adversely effects the material interests of the
Partnership, the General Partner may elect to treat such action as a defaulting
event by Carolina Lithotripsy (the "Defaulting Event"). If the General Partner
elects to enforce the provisions of this Article 17.7, the General Partner shall
give written notice of such election (the "Default Notice") to Carolina
Lithotripsy within ninety days of the date the General Partner first received
notice of the Defaulting Event. Upon giving the Default Notice, the General
Partner shall have the option to purchase at the Closing (as defined below) the
Partnership Interest of Carolina Lithotripsy (in which event Carolina
Lithotripsy's general partner or other representative, as the case may be, shall
then become obligated to sell such Partnership Interest) at the price determined
in the manner provided in Article 17.8 of this Agreement and on the terms and
conditions provided in Article 17.9 of this Agreement. The General Partner shall
have a period of thirty (30) days following the date of the Default Notice (the
"Option Period") within which to notify Carolina Lithotripsy in writing whether
the General Partner wishes to purchase all or a portion of the Partnership
Interest of Carolina Lithotripsy. If the General Partner does not elect to
purchase the entire Partnership Interest of Carolina Lithotripsy before the
expiration of the Option Period and in the manner provided herein, the portion
of the Partnership Interest not purchased shall be held by Carolina Lithotripsy
pursuant to the terms of this Agreement. The General Partner, in its sole
discretion, may elect to assign its rights to purchase the Partnership Interest
of Carolina Lithotripsy under this Section 17.7 to the Partnership and, in such
case, the Partnership shall have the same rights as provided for the General
Partner under Section 17.7.
17.8 Purchase Price.
The purchase price to be paid for the Partnership Interest of
any Limited Partner whose interest is being purchased pursuant to the provisions
of Articles 17.1, 17.2, 17.3, 17.4, 17.5, 17.6 or 17.7 (the "Retiring Limited
Partner") shall be an amount equal to the Retiring Limited Partner's share of
the Partnership's book value, if any, (prorated in the event that only a portion
of his Partnership Interest is being purchased) as reflected by the Capital
Account of the Retiring Limited Partner (unadjusted for any appreciation in
Partnership assets and as reduced by depreciation deductions claimed by the
Partnership for tax purposes). The determination of the Retiring Limited
Partner's Capital Account on the Valuation Date (as defined below) shall be made
by the Partnership's internal accountant (the "Partnership
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Accountant") upon a review of the Partnership books of account, and a formal
audit is expressly waived. The statement of the Partnership Accountant with
respect to the Capital Account of the Retiring Limited Partner on the Valuation
Date shall be binding and conclusive upon the Partnership, the purchaser and the
Retiring Limited Partner and his representative. The Valuation Date shall be the
last day of the month immediately preceding the month in which occurs: (i) the
death of a Limited Partner, in the case of a purchase by reason of death; (ii)
the bankruptcy or insolvency of a Limited Partner, in the case of a purchase by
reason of such bankruptcy or insolvency; (iii) the Notice of Withdrawal or
breach of Article 14.3 as provided in Article 17.3 in the case of a purchase by
reason thereof; (iv) the commencement of the Domestic Proceeding, in the case of
a purchase by reason thereof; (v) the Notice of Election as provided in Article
17.5; (vi) the date of dissolution as provided in Article 17.6; or (vii) the
Default Notice as provided in Article 17.7, in the case of a purchase by reason
thereof. Any Limited Partner whose Partnership Interest is purchased pursuant to
the provisions of Article 17.1, 17.2, 17.3, 17.4, 17.5, 17.6 or 17.7 shall be
entitled only to the purchase price which shall be paid at the Closing in cash
(or by certified or cashier's check) and shall not be entitled to any
Partnership distributions made after the Valuation Date. The transfer of a
Partnership Interest of a Retiring Limited Partner shall be deemed to occur as
of the Valuation Date and the Retiring Limited Partner shall have no voting or
other rights as a Limited Partner after such date. The purchaser shall be
entitled to any distributions attributable to the transferred interest after the
Valuation Date and shall have the right to deduct the amount of any such
distributions made to the Retiring Limited Partner after the Valuation Date from
the purchase price.
17.9 Closing.
17.9.1 Closing of Purchase and Sale. The Closing of any
purchase and sale of a Partnership Interest pursuant to Article 17.1,
17.2, 17.3, 17.4, 17.5, 17.6 or 17.7 of this Agreement shall take place
at the principal office of the Partnership, or such other place
designated by the General Partner, on the date determined as follows
(the "Closing"):
(a) In the case of a purchase and sale occurring by reason of
the death of a Limited Partner as provided in Article 17.1 of this
Agreement, the Closing shall be held on the thirtieth day (or if such
thirtieth day is not a business day, the next business day following
the thirtieth day) next following the last to occur of:
(i) Qualification of the executor or personal
administrator of the deceased Limited Partner's estate;
(ii) The date on which any necessary determination of
the purchase price of the Partnership Interest to be purchased
has been made; or
(iii) The date that coincides with the close of the
Option Period.
(b) In the case of a purchase and sale occurring by reason of
the occurrence of one of the events described in Article 17.2, 17.3,
17.4, 17.5, 17.6 or 17.7 of this
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Agreement, the Closing shall be held on the thirtieth day (or if such
thirtieth day is not a business day, the next business day following
the thirtieth day) next following the later to occur of:
(i) The date on which any necessary determination of
the purchase price of the Partnership Interest to be purchased
has been made; or
(ii) The date that coincides with the close of the
Option Period.
At the Closing, although not necessary to effect the transfer, the
Retiring Limited Partner shall concurrently with tender and receipt of
the applicable purchase price, deliver to the purchaser duly executed
instruments of transfer and assignment, assigning good and marketable
title to the portion or portions of the Retiring Limited Partner's
entire Partnership Interest thus purchased, free and clear from any
liens or encumbrances or rights of others therein. The parties
acknowledge that occurrence of any of the triggering events described
in Article 17.1, 17.2, 17.3, 17.4, 17.5, 17.6 or 17.7 and compliance
with all the Articles of this Agreement, except the execution of the
transfer documents by the Retiring Partner as provided above in this
Article 17.9.1, are sufficient to effect the complete transfer of the
Retiring Limited Partner's interest and the Retiring Limited Partner
shall be deemed to consent to admission of the transferee as a
substitute Limited Partner. Notwithstanding the date of the Closing or
whether a Closing is successfully held, the transfer of a Partnership
Interest of a Retiring Limited Partner shall be deemed to occur as of
the Valuation Date as defined in Article 17.8. The deemed transfer is
effective regardless of whether the Retiring Limited Partner performs
the duties set forth in this Article 17.9.1.
17.9.2 Terms and Conditions of Purchase. The Partnership
Interest of a Limited Partner shall not be transferred to any Partner
unless the requirements of Articles 16.2 and 16.4 (b) through (f) are
satisfied with respect to it. The purchaser shall be liable for all
obligations and liabilities connected with that portion of the
Partnership Interest transferred to it unless otherwise agreed in
writing.
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18. SALE, ASSIGNMENT OR OTHER TRANSFER OF THE GENERAL
PARTNER'S INTEREST.
18.1 The General Partner may not mortgage, pledge,
hypothecate, transfer, sell, assign or otherwise dispose of all or any part of
its interest in the Partnership, whether voluntarily, by operation of law or
otherwise (the foregoing actions being hereafter collectively referred to as
"Transfers" or singularly as a "Transfer") except as permitted by this Article.
18.2 If the General Partner makes a Transfer (other than a
mortgage, pledge or hypothecation) of its general partner interest in the
Partnership pursuant to this Article, it shall be liable for all obligations and
liabilities incurred by it as the General Partner of the Partnership on or
before the effective date of such Transfer, but shall not be liable for any
obligations or liabilities of the Partnership arising after the effective date
of the Transfer.
18.3 No Transfer by the General Partner shall be permitted
unless:
(a) Counsel for the Partnership shall have rendered an opinion
that none of the actions taken in connection with such Transfer will
cause the Partnership to be classified other than as a partnership for
Federal income tax purpose or will cause the termination or dissolution
of the Partnership under state law; and
(b) Such documents or instruments, in form and substance
satisfactory to counsel for the Partnership, shall have been executed
and delivered as may be required in the opinion of counsel for the
Partnership to effect fully any such Transfer.
Notwithstanding the foregoing provisions of this Article 18.3,
the General Partner may pledge its interest in the Partnership to any bank,
insurance company or other financial institution to secure payment of
indebtedness.
19. TERMINATION OF THE SERVICES OF THE GENERAL PARTNER.
The General Partner shall be removed and another designated
and substituted upon (i) the election and consent of a Majority in Interest of
the Limited Partners upon the General Partner being adjudged by a court of
competent jurisdiction to be liable to the Limited Partners or the Partnership
for any act of gross negligence or willful misconduct in the performance of its
duties under the terms of this Agreement, or (ii) the election and consent of
the Limited Partners representing 80% of the aggregate limited partner interests
in the Partnership. Such consent shall be evidenced by a certificate of removal
signed by the Limited Partners constituting the requisite percentage of
partnership interests necessary for removal under either proviso (i) or (ii) of
the preceding sentence. In the event of removal, the new general partner shall
succeed to all of the powers, privileges and obligations of the General Partner,
and the General Partner's interest in the Partnership shall become that of a
Limited Partner, and the General Partner shall maintain its same Percentage
Interest in the Partnership notwithstanding anything contained in the Act to the
contrary. In addition, in the event of removal, the new general partner shall
take all steps necessary and appropriate to prepare and record an amendment to
the Certificate of Limited Partnership to reflect the removal of the General
Partner and the admission of such new general partner.
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20. MANAGEMENT AND OPERATION OF BUSINESS.
20.1 All decisions with respect to the management of the
business and affairs of the Partnership shall be made by the General Partner.
20.2 The General Partner shall be under no duty to devote all
of its time to the business of the Partnership, but shall devote only such time
as it deems necessary to conduct the Partnership business and to operate and
manage the Partnership in an efficient manner.
20.3 The General Partner may charge to the Partnership all
ordinary and necessary costs and expenses, direct and indirect, attributable to
the activities, conduct and management of the business of the Partnership. The
costs and expenses to be borne by the Partnership shall include, but are not
limited to, all expenditures incurred in acquiring and financing the Equipment
or other Partnership property, legal and accounting fees and expenses, salaries
of employees of the Partnership, consulting and quality assurance fees paid to
independent contractors, insurance premiums and interest.
20.4 In addition to, and not in limitation of, any rights and
powers covenanted by law or other provisions of this agreement, and except as
limited, restricted or prohibited by the express provisions of this Agreement,
the General Partner shall have and may exercise on behalf of the Partnership all
powers and rights necessary, proper, convenient or advisable to effectuate and
carry out the purposes, business and objectives of the Partnership. Such powers
shall include, without limitation, the following:
(a) To acquire the initial Prostatron(R) Mobile System;
(b) To exercise the option of the General Partner or the
Partnership to purchase a Limited Partner's Partnership Interest
pursuant to Article 17;
(c) To determine the travel itinerary and site locations for
the Prostatron(R) Mobile System or other Partnership technology;
(d) To borrow money for any Partnership purpose (including the
acquisition of the Additional Assets) and, if security is required
therefor, to subject to any security device any portion of the property
for the Partnership, to obtain replacements of any other security
device, to prepay, in whole or in part, refinance, increase, modify,
consolidate or extend any encumbrance or other security device;
(e) To deposit, withdraw, invest, pay, retain (including the
establishment of reserves in order to acquire the Additional Assets)
and distribute the Partnership's funds in any manner consistent with
the provisions of this Agreement;
(f) To institute and defend actions at law or in equity;
(g) To enter into and carry out contracts and agreements and
any or all documents and instruments and to do any and all such other
things as may be in
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furtherance of Partnership purposes or necessary or appropriate to the
conduct of the Partnership activities;
(h) To execute, acknowledge and deliver any and all
instruments which may be deemed necessary or convenient to effect the
foregoing; and
(i) To engage or retain one or more persons to perform acts or
provide materials as may be required by the Partnership, at the
Partnership's expense, and to compensate such person or persons at a
rate to be set by the General Partner, provided that the compensation
is at the then prevailing rate for the type of services and materials
provided, or both. Any person, whether a Partner, an Affiliate of a
Partner or otherwise, including without limitation the General Partner,
may be employed or engaged by the Partnership to render services and
provide materials, including, but not limited to, management services,
professional services, accounting services, quality assessment
services, legal services, marketing services, maintenance services or
provide materials; and if such person is a Partner or an Affiliate of a
Partner, he shall be entitled to, and shall be paid compensation for
said services or materials, anything in this Agreement to the contrary
notwithstanding, provided that the compensation to be received for such
services or materials is competitive in price and terms with then
prevailing rate for the type of services and/or materials provided. The
Partnership, pursuant to the terms of a Management Agreement, will
contract with Lithotripters, Inc., a North Carolina corporation and an
Affiliate of the General Partner, with respect to the supervision and
coordination of the management and administration of the day-to-day
operations of the Prostatron(R) Mobile System for a monthly fee equal
to the greater of 7.5% of Partnership Cash Flow per month or $8,000 per
month. All costs incurred by Lithotripters, Inc. in performing its
duties as management agent shall be paid by the Partnership directly.
The Partnership may also contract with qualified physicians desiring to
use the Prostatron(R) Mobile System for the treatment of patients.
Owning an interest in the Partnership shall not be a condition to using
the Prostatron(R) Mobile System. The General Partner and its Affiliates
may engage in or possess an interest in other business ventures of any
nature and description independently or with others, including, but not
limited to, the operation of a mobile benign prostatic hyperplasia
treatment unit similar to the Prostatron(R) Mobile System, whether or
not such business ventures are in direct or indirect competition with
the Partnership, and neither the Partnership nor the Partners shall
have any right by virtue of this Agreement in and to said independent
ventures or to the income or profits derived therefrom.
20.5 Notwithstanding the provisions of Article 20.4 above, the
General Partner shall have the authority to take the following actions only if
it first receives the prior written consent of a Majority in Interest of the
Limited Partners:
(a) Offer and sell additional limited partnership interests in
the Partnership pursuant to a Dilution Offering as described in Article
7.4 hereof;
(b) Institute and carry out any plan providing for the merger,
consolidation or sale of Partnership Interests or any other actions
outlined in Article 16.7 hereof;
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(c) Voluntarily dissolve the Partnership as provided in
Article 23 hereof;
(d) Acquire (i) additional Prostatron(R) Mobile Systems, (ii)
any other assets related to the provision of benign prostatic
hyperplasia treatment services, or (iii) any other assets or equipment
or an interest in another entity consistent with the purposes of the
Partnership as provided in Article 4 (collectively, the "Additional
Assets") other than in the ordinary course of business; or
(e) Purchase, hold, manage, lease, license and dispose of
Partnership assets (including the Prostatron(R) Mobile System), other
than in the ordinary course of business.
20.6 Notwithstanding the provisions of Articles 20.4 and 20.5,
and in addition to other acts expressly prohibited or restricted by this
Agreement or by law, the General Partner shall have no authority to act on
behalf of the Partnership in:
(a) Doing any act in contravention of this Agreement or the
Partnership's Certificate of Limited Partnership;
(b) Doing any act which would make it impossible to carry on
the ordinary business of the Partnership;
(c) Confessing a judgment against the Partnership in
connection with any threatened or pending legal action;
(d) Possessing or in any manner dealing with the Partnership's
property or assigning the rights of the Partnership in the
Partnership's property for other than Partnership purposes;
(e) Admitting a person as a Limited Partner or a General
Partner except as provided in this Agreement; or
(f) Performing any act (other than an act required by this
Agreement or any act taken in good faith reliance upon counsel's
opinion) which would, at the time such act occurred, subject any
Limited Partner to liability as a general partner in any jurisdiction.
21. RESERVES.
Subject to the consent requirements of Article 20.5, the
General Partner may cause the Partnership to create a reserve account to be used
exclusively for repairs and acquisition of Additional Assets and for any other
valid Partnership purpose. The Partners, in accordance with the provisions of
Article 20.5(d), shall determine the amount of payments to such reserve.
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22. INDEMNIFICATION AND EXCULPATION OF THE GENERAL PARTNER.
22.1 The General Partner is accountable to the Partnership as
a fiduciary and consequently must exercise good faith and integrity in handling
Partnership affairs. This is a rapidly developing and changing area of the law
and Limited Partners who have questions concerning the duties of the General
Partner should consult with their counsel. The General Partner and its
Affiliates shall have no liability to the Partnership which arises out of any
action or inaction of the General Partner or its Affiliates if the General
Partner or its Affiliates, in good faith, determined that such course of conduct
was in the best interest of the Partnership and such course of conduct did not
constitute gross negligence or willful misconduct of the General Partner or its
Affiliates. The General Partner and its Affiliates shall be indemnified by the
Partnership against any losses, judgments, liabilities, expenses and amounts
paid in settlement of any claims sustained by them in connection with the
Partnership, provided that the same were not the result of gross negligence or
willful misconduct on the part of the General Partner or its Affiliates.
22.2 The General Partner shall not be liable for the return of
the Capital Contributions of the Limited Partners, and upon dissolution, Limited
Partners shall look solely to the assets of the Partnership.
23. DISSOLUTION OF THE PARTNERSHIP.
23.1 The Partnership shall be dissolved and terminated and its
business wound up upon the occurrence of any one of the following events:
(a) The expiration of its term on June 30, 2047;
(b) The filing by, on behalf of, or against the General
Partner of any petition or pleading, voluntary or involuntary, to
declare the General Partner bankrupt under any bankruptcy law or act,
or the commencement in any court of any proceeding, voluntary or
involuntary, to declare the General Partner insolvent or unable to pay
its debts, or the appointment by any court or supervisory authority of
a receiver, trustee or other custodian of the property, assets or
business of the General Partner or the assignment by it of all or any
part of its property or assets for the benefit of creditors, if said
action, proceeding or appointment is not dismissed, vacated or
otherwise terminated within ninety (90) days of its commencement;
(c) The determination of the Partners in accordance with
Article 20.5(c) that the Partnership should be dissolved;
(d) The approval of a plan by the Partners, in accordance with
Article 20.5(b), providing for the merger, consolidation or sale of
Partnership Interests or other action as described in Article 16.7.
(e) The election of the General Partner to dissolve the
Partnership following the occurrence of an event described in Article
17.5;
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(f) The sale, exchange or other disposition of all or
substantially all of the property of the Partnership without making
provision for the replacement thereof; and
(g) The dissolution, retirement, resignation, death,
disability or legal incapacity of a general partner, and any other
event resulting in the dissolution or termination of the Partnership
under the laws of the State of North Carolina.
23.2 Notwithstanding the provisions of Article 23.1, the
Partnership shall not be dissolved and terminated upon the retirement,
resignation, bankruptcy, assignment for the benefit of creditors, dissolution,
death, disability or legal incapacity of a general partner, and its business
shall continue pursuant to the terms and conditions of this Agreement, if any
general partner or general partners remain following such event; provided that
such remaining general partner or general partners are hereby obligated to
continue the business of the Partnership. If no general partner remains after
the occurrence of such event, the business of the Partnership shall continue
pursuant to the terms and conditions of this Agreement, if, within ninety (90)
days after the occurrence of such event, a Majority in Interest of the Limited
Partners agree in writing to continue the business of the Partnership, and, if
necessary, to the appointment of one or more persons or entities to be
substituted as the general partner. In the event the Limited Partners agree to
continue the business of the Partnership, the new general partner or general
partners shall succeed to all of the powers, privileges and obligations of the
General Partner, and the General Partner's interest in the Partnership shall
become a Limited Partner's interest hereunder. Furthermore, in the event a
remaining general partner or the Limited Partners, as the case may be, agree to
continue the business of the Partnership as provided herein, the remaining
general partner or the newly appointed general partner or general partners, as
the case may be, shall take all steps necessary and appropriate to prepare and
record an amendment to the Certificate of Limited Partnership to reflect the
continuation of the business of the Partnership and the admission of a new
general partner or general partners, if any.
24. DISTRIBUTION UPON DISSOLUTION.
Upon the dissolution and termination of the Partnership, the
General Partner or, if there is none, a representative of the Limited Partners,
shall cause the cancellation of the Partnership's Certificate of Limited
Partnership, shall liquidate the assets of the Partnership, and shall apply and
distribute the proceeds of such liquidation in the following order of priority:
(a) First, to the payment of the debts and liabilities of the
Partnership, and the expenses of liquidation;
(b) Second, to the creation of any reserves which the General
Partner (or the representatives of the Limited Partners) may deem
reasonably necessary for the payment of any contingent or unforeseen
liabilities or obligations of the Partnership or of the General Partner
arising out of or in connection with the business and operation of the
Partnership; and
(c) Third, the balance, if any, shall be distributed to the
Partners in accordance with the Partners' positive Capital Account
balances after such capital accounts are adjusted as provided by
Article 13, and any other adjustments required by
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the Final Treasury Regulations under Section 704(b) of the Code. Any
general partner with a negative Capital Account following the
distribution of liquidation proceeds or the liquidation of its interest
must contribute to the Partnership an amount equal to such negative
Capital Account on or before the end of the Partnership's taxable year
(or, if later, within ninety days after the date of liquidation). Any
capital so contributed shall be (i) distributed to those Partners with
positive Capital Accounts until such Capital Accounts are reduced to
zero, and/or (ii) used to discharge recourse liabilities.
25. BOOKS OF ACCOUNT, RECORDS AND REPORTS.
25.1 Proper and complete records and books of account shall be
kept by the General Partner in which shall be entered fully and accurately all
transactions and such other matters relating to the Partnership's business as
are usually entered into records and books of account maintained by persons
engaged in businesses of a like character. The books and records of the
Partnership shall be prepared according to the accounting method determined by
the General Partner. The Partnership's fiscal year shall be the calendar year.
The books and records shall at all times be maintained at the Partnership's
Records Office and shall be open to the reasonable inspection and examination of
the Partners or their duly authorized representatives during reasonable business
hours.
25.2 Within ninety (90) days after the end of each Year, the
General Partner shall send to each person who was a Limited Partner at any time
during such year such tax information, including, without limitation, Federal
tax Schedule K-1, as shall be reasonably necessary for the preparation by such
person of his Federal income tax return. The General Partner will also make
available to the Limited Partners any other information required by the Act.
25.3 The General Partner shall maintain at the Partnership's
Records Office copies of the Partnership's original Certificate of Limited
Partnership and any certificate of amendment, restated certificate or
certificate of cancellation with respect thereto and such other documents as the
Act shall require. The General Partner will furnish to any Limited Partner upon
request a copy of the Partnership's original Certificate of Limited Partnership
and any certificate of amendment, restated certificate, or certificate of
cancellation, if any.
25.4 The General Partner shall, in its sole discretion, make
for the Partnership any and all elections for federal, state and local tax
purposes including, without limitation, any election, if permitted by applicable
law, to adjust the basis of the Partnership's property pursuant to Code Sections
754, 734(b) and 743(b), or comparable provisions of state or local law, in
connection with transfers of interests in the Partnership and Partnership
Distributions.
25.5 The General Partner is designated as the Tax Matters
Partner (as defined in Section 6231 of the Code) and to act in any similar
capacity under state or local law, and is authorized (at the Partnership's
expense): (i) to represent the Partnership and Partners before taxing
authorities or courts of competent jurisdiction in tax matters affecting the
Partnership or Partners in their capacity as Partners; (ii) to extend the
statute of limitations for assessment of tax deficiencies against Partners with
respect to adjustments to the Partnership's federal, state or local tax returns;
(iii) to execute any agreements or other documents relating to or affecting such
tax matters, including agreements or other documents that bind the Partners with
respect to such tax matters or otherwise affect the rights of the
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Partnership and Partners; and (iv) to expend Partnership funds for professional
services and costs associated therewith. The General partner is authorized and
required to notify the federal, state or local tax authorities of the
appointment of a Tax Matters Partner in the manner provided in Treasury
Regulations Section 301.6231(a)(7)-IT, as modified from time to time. In its
capacity as Tax Matters Partner, the General Partner shall oversee the
Partnership tax affairs in the manner which, in its best judgment, are in the
interests of the Partners.
26. NOTICES.
All notices under this Agreement shall be in writing and shall
be deemed to have been given when delivered personally, or mailed by certified
or registered mail, postage prepaid, return receipt requested. Notices to the
General Partner shall be delivered at, or mailed to, its principal office.
Notices to the Partnership shall be delivered at, or mailed to, its principal
office with a copy to each of its business offices. Notice to a Limited Partner
shall be delivered to such Limited Partner, or mailed to the last address
furnished by him for such purposes to the General Partner. Limited Partners
shall give notice of a change of address to the General Partner in the manner
provided in this Article.
27. AMENDMENTS.
Subject to the provisions of Article 28, this Agreement is
subject to amendment only by written consent of the General Partner and a
Majority in Interest of the Limited Partners; provided, however, the consent of
the Limited Partners shall not be required if such amendments are ministerial in
nature and do not contravene the provisions of Article 28.
28. LIMITATIONS ON AMENDMENTS.
Notwithstanding the provisions of Article 27, no amendment to
this Agreement shall:
(a) Enlarge the obligations of any Partner under this
Agreement or convert the interest in the Partnership of any Limited
Partner into the interest of a general partner or modify the limited
liability of any Limited Partner, without the consent of such Partner;
(b) Amend the provisions of Article 11, 12, 13 or 24 without
the approval of the General Partner and a Majority in Interest of the
Limited Partners; provided, however, that the General Partner may at
any time amend such Articles without the consent of the Limited
Partners in order to permit the Partnership allocations to be sustained
for Federal income tax purposes, but only if such amendments do not
materially affect adversely the rights and obligations of the Limited
Partners, in which case such amendments may only be made as provided in
this Article 28(b); or
(c) Amend this Article 28 without the consent of all Partners.
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29. MEETINGS, CONSENTS AND VOTING.
29.1 A meeting of the Partnership to consider any matter with
respect to which the Partners may vote as set forth in this Agreement may be
called by the General Partner or by Limited Partners who hold more than
twenty-five percent (25%) of the aggregate interests in the Partnership held by
all the Limited Partners. Upon receipt of a notice requesting a meeting by such
Partner or Partners and stating the purpose of the meeting, the General Partner
shall, within ten (10) days thereafter, give notice to the Partners of a meeting
of the Partnership to be held at a time and place convenient to the Limited
Partners on a date not earlier than fifteen (15) days after receipt by the
General Partner of the notice requesting a meeting. The notice of the meeting
shall set forth the time, date, location and purpose of the meeting.
29.2 Any consent of a Partner required by this Agreement may
be given as follows:
(a) By a written consent given by the consenting Partner and
received by the General Partner at or prior to the doing of the act or
thing for which the consent is solicited, or
(b) By the affirmative vote by the consenting Partner to the
doing of the act or thing for which the consent is solicited at any
meeting called pursuant to this Article to consider the doing of such
act or thing.
29.3 When exercising voting rights expressly granted under the
Articles of this Agreement, each Partner shall have that number of votes as is
equal to the Percentage Interest of such Partner at the time of the vote,
multiplied by 100.
30. SUBMISSIONS TO THE LIMITED PARTNERS.
The General Partner shall give the Limited Partners notice of
any proposal or other matter required by any provision of this Agreement or by
law to be submitted for consideration and approval of the Limited Partners. Such
notice shall include any information required by the relevant provision or by
law.
31. ADDITIONAL DOCUMENTS.
Each party hereto agrees to execute and acknowledge all
documents and writings which the General Partner may deem necessary or expedient
in the creation of this Partnership and the achievement of its purpose.
32. SURVIVAL OF RIGHTS.
Except as herein otherwise provided to the contrary, this
Agreement shall be binding upon and inure to the benefit of the parties hereto,
their successor and assigns.
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33. INTERPRETATION AND GOVERNING LAW.
When the context in which words are used in this Agreement
indicates that such is the intent, words in the singular number shall include
the plural and vise versa; in addition, the masculine gender shall include the
feminine and neuter counterparts. The Article headings or titles and the table
of contents shall not define, limit, extend or interpret the scope of this
Agreement or any particular Article. This Agreement shall be governed and
construed in accordance with the laws of the State of North Carolina without
giving effect to the conflicts of laws provisions thereof.
34. SEVERABILITY.
If any provision, sentence, phrase or word of this Agreement
or the application thereof to any person or circumstance shall be held invalid,
the remainder of this Agreement, or the application of such provision, sentence,
phrase, or word to persons or circumstances, other than those as to which it is
held invalid, shall not be affected thereby.
35. AGREEMENT IN COUNTERPARTS.
This Agreement may be executed in several counterparts, each
of which shall be deemed an original, but all of which shall constitute one and
the same instrument. In addition, this Agreement may contain more than one
counterpart of the signature page and this Agreement may be executed by the
affixing of the signatures of each of the Partners to one of such counterpart
signature pages; all of such signature pages shall be read as though one, and
they shall have the same force and effect as though all of the signers had
signed a single signature page.
36. THIRD PARTIES.
The agreements, covenants and representations contained herein
are for the benefit of the parties hereto inter se and are not for the benefit
of any third parties including, without limitation, any creditors of the
Partnership.
37. POWER OF ATTORNEY.
Each Limited Partner hereby makes, constitutes and appoints
Xx. Xxxxxx Xxxxxxx and Xx. Xxx X. Xxxxx, severally, with full power of
substitution, his true and lawful attorneys-in-fact, for him and in his name,
place and xxxxx and for his use and benefit to sign and acknowledge, file and
record, any amendments hereto among the Partners for the further purpose of
executing and filing on behalf of each Limited Partner, any and all certificates
of limited partnership or other documents necessary to constitute the
Partnership or to effect the continuation of the Partnership, the admission or
withdrawal of a general partner or a limited partner, the qualification of the
Partnership in a foreign jurisdiction (or amendment to such qualification), the
admission of substitute Limited Partners or the dissolution or termination of
the Partnership, provided such continuation, admission, withdrawal,
qualification, or dissolution and termination are in accordance with the terms
of this Agreement.
The foregoing power of attorney is a special power of attorney
coupled with an interest, is irrevocable and shall survive the death or legal
incapacity of each Limited Partner. It may be exercised
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by any one of said attorneys by listing all of the Limited Partners executing
any instrument over the signature of the attorney-in-fact acting for all of
them. The power of attorney shall survive the delivery of an assignment by a
Limited Partner of the whole or any portion of his Unit. In those cases in which
the assignee of, or the successor to, a Limited Partner owning a Unit has been
approved by the Partners for admission to the Partnership as a substitute
Limited Partner, the power of attorney shall survive for the sole purpose of
enabling the General Partner to execute, acknowledge and file any instrument
necessary to effect such substitution.
This power of attorney shall not be affected by the subsequent
incapacity or mental incompetence of any Limited Partner.
38. ARBITRATION.
Any dispute arising out of or in connection with this
Agreement or the breach thereof shall be decided by arbitration in Raleigh,
North Carolina in accordance with the then effective commercial arbitration
rules of the American Arbitration Association, and judgment thereof may be
entered in any court having jurisdiction thereof.
39. CREDITORS.
None of the provisions of this Agreement shall be for the
benefit of or enforceable by any creditors of the Partnership.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties have executed this Agreement
of Limited Partnership as of the day and year first above written.
GENERAL PARTNER:
PROSTATHERAPIES, INC., a Delaware corporation
By: /s/ Xxx X. Xxxxx
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Xxx X. Xxxxx, M.D., President
ATTEST:
Xxxxxx X. Xxxxxxx
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Secretary
INITIAL LIMITED PARTNER:
/s/ Xxx X. Xxxxx
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Xxx X. Xxxxx, M.D.
STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA )
)
COUNTY OF CUMBERLAND )
On this 14th day of August, 1997, before me, the
undersigned Notary Public in and for the County of Cumberland in the State of
North Carolina, personally came Xxx X. Xxxxx, M.D., who, being by me duly sworn,
said that he is President of Prostatherapies, Inc., the sole general partner of
North Carolina Prostatherapy Limited Partnership I, that the seal affixed to the
foregoing instrument in writing is the corporate seal of the corporation, and
that said writing was signed, sworn to, and sealed by him in behalf of said
corporation by its authority duly given. And the said Xxx X. Xxxxx, M.D.,
further certified that the facts set forth in said writing are true and correct,
and acknowledged said instrument to be the act and deed of said corporation.
WITNESS my hand and notarial seal.
/s/ Xxxxxxx Xxxxx
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Notary Public
My commission expires:
January 8, 0000
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XXXXX XX XXXXX XXXXXXXX )
)
COUNTY OF CUMBERLAND )
I, Xxxxxxx Xxxxx, a notary public, do hereby
certify that Xxx X. Xxxxx, M.D. personally appeared before me this 14th day of
August, 1997 and acknowledged and swore to the due execution of the foregoing
Limited Partnership Agreement in his capacity as the initial limited partner.
/s/ Xxxxxxx Xxxxx
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Notary Public
My commission expires:
January 8, 2002
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COUNTERPART SIGNATURE PAGE
By signing this Counterpart Signature Page, the undersigned
acknowledges his or her acceptance of that certain Agreement of Limited
Partnership of North Carolina Prostatherapy Limited Partnership I, and his or
her intention to be legally bound thereby.
Dated this _________ day of ___________________, 1997.
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Signature
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Printed Name
STATE OF _______________ )
)
COUNTY OF _____________ )
BEFORE ME, the undersigned Notary Public in and for the State
and County set forth above, on the _______ day of __________________, 1997,
personally appeared ___________________, and, being by me first duly sworn,
stated that (s)he signed this Counterpart Signature Page for the purpose set
forth above and that the statements contained therein are true.
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Signature of Notary Public
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Printed Name of Notary
My Commission Expires:
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[SEAL]
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SCHEDULE A
Schedule of Partnership Interests
NORTH CAROLINA PROSTATHERAPY LIMITED PARTNERSHIP I
CONTRIBUTIONS OF CAPITAL TO THE PARTNERSHIP AND PERCENTAGE INTERESTS
Cash Percentage
General Partner Contribution Interest
Prostatherapies, Inc. $200,856.25 20%
0000 Xxxxx Xxxxx
Xxxxxxxxxxxx, XX 00000
Limited Partners
Xxxxxxx Xxxxxxxx 2,600.00 .250
Carolina Lithotripsy 564,662.50 56.750
Xxxxxxx Xxxxxxxx 2,600.00 .250
G. Xxxx Xxxxx 7,800.00 .750
Xxxxxxx Xxxxxxx 5,200.00 .500
Xxxxxxxx Xxxxx 5,200.00 .500
Xxxxxx Xxxxxxx 5,200.00 .500
Xxxxxxxx Xxxxxxx 6500.00 .625
Xxxx Xxxxxx 2,600.00 .250
Art Xxxxx 10,400.00 1.000
Xxxx Xxxxxxx 10,400.00 1.000
C. Xxxxxx Xxxxxxx 10,400.00 1.000
Xxxxxx Xxxxxxx 10,400.00 1.000
Xxxxxxx Xxxxx 5,200.00 .500
Xxxx Xxxxxx 10,400.00 1.000
Xxxxx Xxxxxxxxx 10,400.00 1.000
Xxxxxx Xxxxxxx 5,200.00 .500
Xxxxxxx Xxxxxx 5,200.00 .500
Xxxxxxx Xxxxxx 13,000.00 1.250
Xxxxxx Xxxxxxx 5,200.00 .500
Prostatherapies, Inc. 67,162.50 6.750
Xxxxx Rounder 2,600.00 .250
Xxxx Xxxxxx 5,200.00 .500
Xxxxxxx Xxxxxxx 3,900.00 .000
Xxxxxxx Xxxxxxxxx 2,600.00 .250
Xxxxxx Xxxxxxx 10,400.00 1.000
Xxxxxxx Xxxxxx 5,200.00 .500
Xxxxx Xxxxxx 5,200.00 .500
Xxxxxx Xxxxxxxxxx 2,600.00 .250
TOTAL: $ 1,004,281.25 100 %
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