AMENDED AND RESTATED AGREEMENT OF LIMITED PARTNERSHIP OF TANGER PROPERTIES LIMITED PARTNERSHIP
AMENDED
AND RESTATED
AGREEMENT
OF LIMITED PARTNERSHIP
OF
TANGER
PROPERTIES LIMITED PARTNERSHIP
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ARTICLE
1 DEFINED TERMS
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Section
1.1 Definitions
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ARTICLE
2 ORGANIZATIONAL MATTERS
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Section
2.1 Organization
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Section
2.2 Name
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Section
2.3 Registered
Office and Agent; Principal Office
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Section
2.4 Power
of Attorney
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Section
2.5 Term
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ARTICLE
3 PURPOSE
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Section
3.1 Purpose and Business
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Section
3.2 Powers
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ARTICLE
4 CAPITAL CONTRIBUTIONS
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Section
4.1 Capital
Contributions of the Partners
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Section
4.2 Additional
Capital Contributions Generally
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Section
4.3 Loans
by Partners
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Section
4.4 Loans
by Third Parties
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Section
4.5 Additional
Funding and Capital Contributions
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Section
4.6 Unit
Option Plan
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Section
4.7 Preferred
Contributions
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ARTICLE
5 DISTRIBUTIONS
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Section
5.1 Requirement,
Characterization, and Priority of Distributions
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Section
5.2 Distributions
in Kind
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Section
5.3 Amounts
Withheld
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Section
5.4 Distributions
Upon Liquidation
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ARTICLE
6 ALLOCATIONS
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Section
6.1 Timing
and Amount of Allocations of Net Income and Net Loss
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Section
6.2 General
Allocations
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Section
6.3 Additional
Allocation Provisions
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Section
6.4 Tax
Allocations
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ARTICLE
7 MANAGEMENT AND OPERATIONS OF BUSINESS
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Section
7.1 Management
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Section
7.2 Certificate
of Limited Partnership
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Section
7.3 Restrictions
on General Partner’s Authority
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Section
7.4 Reimbursement
of the General Partner
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Section
7.5 Outside
Activities of the General Partner and the Initial General
Partner
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Section
7.6 Contracts
with Affiliates
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Section
7.7 Indemnification
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Section
7.8 Liability
of the General Partner
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Section
7.9 Other
Matters Concerning the General Partner
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Section
7.10 Title
to Partnership Assets
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Section
7.11 Reliance
by Third Parties
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ARTICLE
8 RIGHTS AND OBLIGATIONS OF LIMITED PARTNERS
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Section
8.1 Limitation
of Liability
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Section
8.2 Management
of Business
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Section
8.3 Outside
Activities of Limited Partners
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Section
8.4 Return
of Capital
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Section
8.5 Rights
of Limited Partners Relating to the Partnership
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Section
8.6 Exchange
Rights
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ARTICLE
9 BOOKS, RECORDS, ACCOUNTING AND REPORTS
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Section
9.1 Records
and Accounting
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Section
9.2 Fiscal
Year
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Section
9.3 Reports
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ARTICLE
10 TAX MATTERS
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Section
10.1 Preparation
of Tax Returns
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Section
10.2 Tax
Elections
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Section
10.3 Tax
Matters Partner
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Section
10.4 Organizational
Expenses
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Section
10.5 Withholding
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ARTICLE
11 TRANSFERS AND WITHDRAWALS
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Section
11.1 Transfer
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Section
11.2 Transfer
of General Partner’s Partnership Interest
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Section
11.3 Limited
Partners’ Rights to Transfer
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Section
11.4 Substituted
Limited Partners
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Section
11.5 Assignees
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Section
11.6 General
Provisions
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ARTICLE
12 ADMISSION OF PARTNERS
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Section
12.1 Admission
of Successor General Partner
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Section
12.2 Admission
of Additional Limited Partners
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Section
12.3 Amendment
of Agreement and Certificate of Limited Partnership
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Section
12.4 Limit
on Number of Partners
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ARTICLE
13 DISSOLUTION AND LIQUIDATION
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Section
13.1 Dissolution
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Section
13.2 Winding
Up
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Section
13.3 Compliance
with Timing Requirements of Regulations
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Section
13.4 Deemed
Distribution and Recontribution
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Section
13.5 Rights
of Limited Partners
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Section
13.6 Notice
of Dissolution
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Section
13.7 Cancellation
of Certificate of Limited Partnership
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Section
13.8 Reasonable
Time for Winding-Up
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Section
13.9 Waiver
of Partition
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ARTICLE
14 AMENDMENT OF PARTNERSHIP AGREEMENT; CONSENTS
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Section
14.1 Amendments
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Section
14.2 Action
by the Partners
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ARTICLE
15 GENERAL PROVISIONS
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Section
15.1 Addresses
and Notice
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Section
15.2 Titles
and Captions
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Section
15.3 Pronouns
and Plurals
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Section
15.4 Further
Action
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Section
15.5 Binding
Effect
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Section
15.6 Creditors
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Section
15.7 Waiver
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Section
15.8 Counterparts
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Section
15.9 Applicable
Law
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Section
15.10 Invalidity
of Provisions
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Section
15.11 Limitation
to Preserve REIT Status
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EXHIBIT
A PARTNERS, CONTRIBUTIONS AND PARTNERSHIP INTERESTS
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EXHIBIT
B NOTICE OF EXCHANGE
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AMENDED
AND RESTATED
AGREEMENT
OF LIMITED PARTNERSHIP OF
TANGER
PROPERTIES LIMITED PARTNERSHIP
THIS
AMENDED AND RESTATED AGREEMENT OF LIMITED
PARTNERSHIP,
dated as of November 11, 2005, and effective on the Transfer Date (as defined
below), is entered into by and among Tanger GP Trust, a Maryland business
trust,
as the General Partner; Tanger LP Trust, a Maryland business trust, as a
Limited
Partner; and Tanger Family Limited Partnership, a North Carolina limited
partnership, as a Limited Partner that will not be a partner hereto after
the
Transfer Date; together with any other Persons who become Partners in the
Partnership as provided herein.
ARTICLE
1
DEFINED
TERMS
Section
1.1 Definitions.
The
following definitions shall be for all purposes, unless otherwise clearly
indicated to the contrary, applied to the terms used in this
Agreement.
“Act”
means
the North Carolina Revised Uniform Limited Partnership Act, as it may be
amended
from time to time, and any successor to such statute.
“Additional
Funds”
shall
have the meaning set forth in Section 4.5.A.
“Additional
Limited Partner”
means a
Person admitted to the Partnership as a Limited Partner pursuant to Section
12.2
hereof and who is shown as such on the books and records of the
Partnership.
“Adjusted
Capital Account Deficit”
means,
with respect to any Partner, the deficit balance, if any, in such Partner’s
Capital Account as of the end of the relevant fiscal year, after giving effect
to the following adjustments:
(i)
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decrease
such deficit by any amounts which such Partner is obligated to
restore
pursuant to this Agreement or is deemed to be obligated to restore
pursuant to the penultimate sentence of each of Treasury Regulation
Sections 1.704-2(i)(5) and 1.704-2(g);
and
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(ii)
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increase
such deficit by the items described in Treasury Regulation Section
1.704-1(b)(2)(ii)(d)(4), (5) and
(6).
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The
foregoing definition of Adjusted Capital Account Deficit is intended to comply
with the provisions of Treasury Regulation Section 1.704-1(b)(2)(ii)(d) and
shall be interpreted consistently therewith.
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“Adjustment
Date”
means,
with respect to any Capital Contribution, the close of business on the Business
Day last preceding the date of the Capital Contribution, provided, that if
such
Capital Contribution is being made by the General Partner in respect of the
proceeds from the issuance of REIT Shares (or the issuance of other securities
of the Initial General Partner exercisable for, convertible into or exchangeable
for REIT Shares), then the Adjustment Date shall be as of the close of business
on the Business Day last preceding the date of the issuance of such
securities.
“Affiliate”
means,
with respect to any Person, any Person directly or indirectly controlling,
controlled by or under common control with such Person.
“Agreed
Value”
means
(i) in the case of any Contributed Property set forth in Exhibit A and as
of the
time of its contribution to the Partnership, the Agreed Value of such property
as set forth in Exhibit A; (ii) in the case of any Contributed Property not
set
forth in Exhibit A and as of the time of its contribution to the Partnership,
the fair market value of such property or other consideration as determined
by
the General Partner, reduced by any liabilities either assumed by the
Partnership upon such contribution or to which such property is subject when
contributed; and (iii) in the case of any property distributed to a Partner
by
the Partnership, the fair market value of such property as determined by
the
General Partner at the time such property is distributed, reduced by any
indebtedness either assumed by such Partner upon such distribution or to
which
such property is subject at the time of the distribution as determined under
Section 752 of the Code and the regulations thereunder.
“Agreement”
means
this Amended and Restated Agreement of Limited Partnership, as it may be
amended, supplemented or restated from time to time.
“Appraisal”
means
with respect to any assets, the opinion of an independent third party
experienced in the valuation of similar assets, selected by the General Partner
in good faith, such opinion may be in the form of an opinion by such independent
third party that the value for such property or asset as set by the General
Partner is fair, from a financial point of view, to the
Partnership.
“Articles
of Incorporation”
means
the Articles of Incorporation of the Initial General Partner filed in the
state
of North Carolina on March 3, 1993 as amended or restated from time to
time.
“Assignee”
means a
Person to whom one or more Partnership Units have been transferred in a manner
permitted under this Agreement, but who has not become a Substituted Limited
Partner, and who has the rights set forth in Section 11.5.
“Available
Cash”
means,
with respect to any period for which such calculation is being made, (i)
the sum
of:
a. the
Partnership’s Net Income or Net Loss (as the case may be) for such
period,
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b. Depreciation
and all other noncash charges deducted in determining Net Income or Net Loss
for
such period,
c. the
amount of any reduction in reserves of the Partnership referred to in clause
(ii)(f) below (including, without limitation, reductions resulting because
the
General Partner determines such amounts are no longer necessary),
d. the
excess of the net proceeds from the sale, exchange, disposition, or refinancing
of Partnership property for such period over the gain (or loss, as the case
may
be) recognized from any such sale, exchange, disposition, or refinancing
during
such period (excluding Terminating Capital Transactions), and
e. all
other
cash received by the Partnership for such period that was not included in
determining Net Income or Net Loss for such period;
(ii) less
the
sum of:
a. all
principal debt payments made during such period by the Partnership,
b. capital
expenditures made by the Partnership during such period,
c. investments
in any entity (including loans made thereto) to the extent that such investments
are not otherwise described in clauses (ii)(a) or (b),
d. all
other
expenditures and payments not deducted in determining Net Income or Net Loss
for
such period,
e. any
amount included in determining Net Income or Net Loss for such period that
was
not received by the Partnership during such period, and
f. the
amount of any increase in reserves established during such period which the
General Partner determines are necessary or appropriate in its sole and absolute
discretion.
Notwithstanding
the foregoing, Available Cash shall not include any cash received or reductions
in reserves, or take into account any disbursements made or reserves,
established, after commencement of the dissolution and liquidation of the
Partnership.
“Bankruptcy”
means
any event where the General Partner, or the Partnership, as the case may
be,
makes an assignment for the benefit of creditors, files a voluntary petition
in
bankruptcy, is adjudicated a bankrupt or insolvent, files a petition or answer
seeking for itself any reorganization, arrangement, composition, readjustment,
liquidation, dissolution or similar relief under any statute, law or regulation,
files an answer or other pleading admitting or failing to contest the material
allegations of a petition filed against him in any proceeding of this nature,
or
seeks, consents to or acquiesces in the appointment of a trustee, receiver
or
liquidator for all or any substantial part of its properties, in each case,
if
it is a Bankruptcy of the General Partner, within the meaning of Section
59-402
of the Act (or any successor provision). In addition, the term “Bankruptcy”
shall include any act under Section 59-402(5) of the Act.
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“Board
of Directors”
means
the Board of Directors of the Initial General Partner.
“Business
Day”
means
any day except a Saturday, Sunday or other day on which commercial banks
in New
York, New York are authorized or required by law to be closed.
“Capital
Account”
means,
with respect to any Partner, the Capital Account maintained for such Partner
in
accordance with the following provisions:
(a) To
each
Partner’s Capital Account there shall be added such Partner’s Capital
Contributions, such Partner’s share of Net Income and any items in the nature of
income or gain which are specially allocated pursuant to Section 6.3 hereof,
and
the amount of any Partnership liabilities assumed by such Partner or which
are
secured by any property distributed to such Partner.
(b) From
each
Partner’s Capital Account there shall be subtracted the amount of cash and the
Gross Asset Value of any property distributed to such Partner pursuant to
any
provision of this Agreement, such Partner’s distributive share of Net Losses and
any items in the nature of expenses or losses which are specially allocated
pursuant to Section 6.3 hereof, and the amount of any liabilities of such
Partner assumed by the Partnership or which are secured by any property
contributed by such Partner to the Partnership.
(c) In
the
event any interest in the Partnership is transferred in accordance with the
terms of this Agreement, the transferee shall succeed to the Capital Account
of
the transferor to the extent it relates to the transferred
interest.
(d) In
determining the amount of any liability for purposes of subsections (a) and
(b)
hereof, there shall be taken into account Code section 752(c) and any other
applicable provisions of the Code and Regulations.
(e) The
foregoing provisions and the other provisions of this Agreement relating
to the
maintenance of Capital Accounts are intended to comply with Regulations Section
1.704-1(b) and Section 1.704-2, and shall be interpreted and applied in a
manner
consistent with such Regulations. In the event the General Partner shall
determine that it is prudent to modify the manner in which the Capital Accounts,
or any debits or credits thereto (including, without limitation, debits or
credits relating to liabilities which are secured by contributed or distributed
property or which are assumed by the Partnership, the General Partner, or
the
Limited Partners) are computed in order to comply with such Regulations,
the
General Partner may make such modification, provided that it is not likely
to
have a material effect on the amounts distributable to any Person pursuant
to
Article 13 of the Agreement upon the dissolution of the Partnership. The
General
Partner also shall (i) make any adjustments that are necessary or appropriate
to
maintain equality between the Capital Accounts of the Partners and the amount
of
Partnership capital reflected on the Partnership’s balance sheet, as computed
for book purposes, in accordance with Regulations Section 1.704-1(b)(2)(iv)(q),
and (ii) make any appropriate modifications in the event unanticipated events
might otherwise cause this Agreement not to comply with Regulations Section
1.704-1(b) or Section 1.704-2.
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(f) A
separate subsidiary Capital Account shall be maintained for the wholly -owned
LP
Trust with respect to its Class C Preferred Limited Partnership Units (the
“Class C Capital Account”). The Wholly-Owned LP Trust’s Capital Account balance
shall be equal to its common shares Capital Account balance.
“Capital
Contribution”
means,
with respect to any Partner, the amount of money and the initial Gross Asset
Value of any property (other than money) contributed to the Partnership by
such
Partner.
“Certificate”
means
the Certificate of Limited Partnership relating to the Partnership filed
in the
office of the North Carolina Secretary of State, as amended from time to
time in
accordance with the terms hereof and the Act.
“Class
A Common Limited Partnership Interest”
means a
Partnership Interest consisting of Class A Common Limited Partnership
Units.
“Class
A Common Limited Partnership Unit”
means:
(i) any Partnership Unit that was held by Tanger Family Partnership on the
Transfer Date, without regard to any subsequent transfer of such Partnership
Unit; (ii) any Partnership Unit issued pursuant to Section 4.6 of this Agreement
in connection with the exercise of an option granted under the Unit Option
Plan;
and (iii) any Partnership Unit issued after the Transfer Date to a Limited
Partner, excluding the Wholly-Owned LP Trust, or to an Additional Limited
Partner pursuant to Section 4.5 of this Agreement in exchange for a Capital
Contribution.
“Class
B Common Limited Partnership Interest”
means a
Partnership Interest consisting of Class B Common Limited Partnership
Units.
“Class
B Common Limited Partnership Unit”
means:
(i) any Partnership Unit that was transferred from the Initial General Partner
to the Wholly-Owned LP Trust on the Transfer Date, without regard to any
subsequent transfer of such Partnership Unit; and (ii) any Partnership Unit
issued after the Transfer Date to the Wholly-Owned LP Trust pursuant to Section
4.5 of this Agreement in exchange for a Capital Contribution.
“Class
C Preferred Limited Partnership Interest”
means a
Partnership Interest consisting of Class C Preferred Limited Partnership
Units.
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“Class
C Preferred Limited Partnership Unit”
means
any Class C Preferred Unit issued to the Wholly-Owned LP Trust in exchange
for
the contribution of the net proceeds from the Class C Preferred Offering
pursuant to Section 4.7 of this Agreement, the total number of which at all
times shall correspond to the number of Class C Preferred Shares as provided
in
Section 4.7 of this Agreement.
“Class
C Preferred Distribution”
means
an amount per Unit equal to the greater of $1.8750 or the amount described
in
paragraph J(2)(a) of Article II of the Articles of Incorporation (calculated
in
the manner set forth in such paragraph J(2)(a)).
“Class
C Preferred Distribution Shortfall”
is
defined in Section 5.1(B).
“Class
C Preferred Offering”
means
the public offering of the Class C Preferred Shares pursuant to a Registration
Statement on Form S-3 under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, initially
filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on September 7, 2005, as
thereafter amended.
“Class
C Preferred Shares”
means
the Class C Preferred Shares (liquidation preference $25.00 per share) of
the
Initial General Partner.
“Class
C Preferred Units”
means
the interests in the Partnership received by the Wholly-Owned LP Trust in
exchange for the additional capital contribution described in Section 4.7
of
this Agreement.
“Class
C Redemption Amount”
means,
with respect to any Class C Preferred Unit, the sum of (a) the amount of
any
accumulated Class C Preferred Distribution Shortfall with respect to such
Class
C Preferred Unit, plus (b) $25.00, provided,
however,
that in
the case of any Class C Preferred Unit (or fraction thereof) redeemed as
a
result of a redemption of Class C Preferred Shares pursuant to subparagraph
J(8)
or (10) of Article II of the Articles of Incorporation of the Initial General
Partner, the Class C Redemption Amount shall be equal to the amount paid
by the
Initial General Partner on account of the redemption of the equivalent amount
of
such Class C Preferred Shares (including fractions thereof) pursuant to such
subparagraph J(8) or (10), as applicable.
“Code”
means
the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended from time to time or any successor
statute thereto, as interpreted by the applicable regulations thereunder.
Any
reference herein to a specific section or sections of the Code shall be deemed
to include a reference to any corresponding provision of future
law.
“Consent”
means
the consent to, approval of, or vote on a proposed action by a Partner given
in
accordance with Article 14 hereof.
“Consent
of the Class A Limited Partners”
means
the Consent of a Majority in Interest of the Class A Limited Partners, which
Consent shall be obtained prior to the taking of any action for which it
is
required by this Agreement and may be given or withheld by a Majority in
Interest of the Class A Limited Partners, unless otherwise expressly provided
herein, in their sole and absolute discretion.
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“Contributed
Property”
means
each property or other asset, in such form as may be permitted by the Act,
but
excluding cash, contributed or deemed contributed to the Partnership (or
deemed
contributed to the Partnership on termination and reconstitution thereof
pursuant to Section 708 of the Code).
“Debt”
means,
as to any Person, as of any date of determination, (i) all indebtedness of
such
Person for borrowed money or for the deferred purchase price of property
or
services; (ii) all amounts owed by such Person to banks or other Persons
in
respect to reimbursement obligations under letters of credit, surety bonds
and
other similar instruments guaranteeing payment or other performance of
obligations by such Person; (iii) all indebtedness for borrowed money or
for the
deferred purchase price of property or services secured by any lien on any
property owned by such Person, to the extent attributable to such Person’s
interest in such property, even though such Person has not assumed or become
liable for the payment thereof; and (iv) lease obligations of such Person
which,
in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles, should be
capitalized.
“Depreciation”
means,
for each fiscal year or other period, an amount equal to the depreciation,
amortization or other cost recovery deduction allowable with respect to an
asset
for such year or other period, except that if the Gross Asset Value of an
asset
differs from its adjusted basis for federal income tax purposes at the beginning
of such year or other period, Depreciation shall be an amount which bears
the
same ratio to such beginning Gross Asset Value as the federal income tax
depreciation, amortization or other cost recovery deduction for such year
or
other period bears to such beginning adjusted tax basis; provided, however,
that
if the federal income tax depreciation, amortization or other cost recovery
deduction for such year is zero, Depreciation shall be determined with reference
to such beginning Gross Asset Value using any reasonable method selected
by the
General Partner.
“Deemed
Partnership Interest Value”
means,
as of any date, the Deemed Value of the Partnership multiplied by the applicable
Partner’s Percentage Interest.
“Deemed
Value of the Partnership”
means,
as of any date, the total number of REIT Shares issued and outstanding as
of the
close of business on such date (excluding any treasury shares) multiplied
by the
Value of a REIT Share on such date, (i) minus the net fair market value of
the
REIT Properties determined by the Board of Directors of the Initial General
Partner in good faith and (ii) divided by
the
combined Percentage Interests of the Wholly-Owned Trusts on such
date;
“Effective
Date”
means
June 4, 1993.
“Election
Notice”
is
defined in Section 4.5.E.
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“Exchange”
shall
have the meaning set forth in Section 8.6.
“Exchange
Factor”
initially means 1.0,
provided that:
(a) in
the
event that the Initial General Partner
(i)
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declares
or pays a dividend on its outstanding REIT Shares in REIT Shares
to all
holders of its outstanding REIT Shares or makes a distribution
to all
holders of its outstanding REIT Shares in REIT
Shares,
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(ii)
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splits
or subdivides its REIT Shares into a larger number of REIT Shares
or
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(iii)
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affects
a reverse split combines its outstanding REIT Shares into a smaller
number
of REIT Shares,
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the
Exchange Factor shall be adjusted by multiplying the Exchange Factor previously
in effect by a fraction, the numerator of which shall be the number of REIT
Shares issued and outstanding on the record date for such dividend,
distribution, split, subdivision, reverse split or combination (assuming
for
such purposes that such dividend, distribution, split, subdivision, reverse
split or combination has occurred as of such time), and the denominator of
which
shall be the actual number of REIT Shares (determined without the above
assumption) issued and outstanding on the record date for such dividend,
distribution, split, subdivision, reverse split or combination;
(b) in
the
event that the Initial General Partner distributes any rights, options or
warrants to all holders of its REIT Shares to subscribe for or to purchase
or to
otherwise acquire REIT Shares (or other securities or rights convertible
into,
exchangeable for or exercisable for REIT Shares) at a price per share less
than
Value of a REIT Share on the record date for such distribution (each a
“Distributed Right”), then the Exchange Factor shall be adjusted by multiplying
the Exchange Factor previously in effect by a fraction, the numerator of
which
shall be the number of REIT Shares issued and outstanding on the record date
plus the maximum number of REIT Shares purchasable under such Distributed
Rights, and the denominator of which shall be the number of REIT Shares issued
and outstanding on the record date plus a fraction, the numerator of which
is
the maximum number of REIT Shares purchasable under such Distributed Rights
times the minimum purchase price per REIT Share under such Distributed Rights,
and the denominator of which is the Value of a REIT Share as of the record
date;
provided, that if any such Distributed Rights expire or become no longer
exercisable, then the Exchange Factor shall be adjusted, effective retroactive
to the date of distribution of the Distributed Rights, to reflect a reduced
maximum number of REIT Shares or any change in the minimum purchase price
for
the purposes of the above fractions; and
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(c) in
the
event the Initial General Partner shall, by dividend or otherwise, distribute
to
all holders of its REIT Shares evidences of its indebtedness or assets
(including securities, but excluding any dividend or distribution referred
to in
clause (i) above), which evidences of indebtedness or assets relate to assets
not received by the Initial General Partner or through either Wholly-Owned
Trust
pursuant to a pro rata
distribution by the Partnership, then the Exchange Factor shall be adjusted
to
equal the amount determined by multiplying the Exchange Factor in effect
immediately prior to the close of business on the date fixed for determination
of stockholders entitled to receive such distribution by a fraction of which
the
numerator shall be such Value of each REIT Share on the date fixed for such
determination, and the denominator shall be the Value of each REIT Share
on the
dated fixed for such determination less the then fair market value (as
determined by the Board of Directors, whose determination shall be conclusive)
of the portion of the evidences of indebtedness or assets so distributed
applicable to one REIT Share.
Any
adjustment to the Exchange Factor shall become effective immediately after
the
effective date of such event retroactive to the record date, if any, for
such
event; provided that any Limited Partner may waive, by written notice to
the
General Partner, the effect of any adjustment to the Exchange Factor applicable
to the Units held by such Limited Partner, and thereafter, such adjustment
will
not be effective as to such Units.
“Exchange
Right”
shall
have the meaning set forth in Section 8.6 hereof.
“Funding
Debt”
means
the incurrence of any Debt by or on behalf of the Initial General Partner
for
the purpose of providing funds to the Partnership.
“Funding
Notice”
is
defined in Section 4.5.B.
“General
Partner”
means
the Initial General Partner until the Transfer Date and thereafter, Tanger
GP
Trust or its successors as general partner of the Partnership.
“General
Partner Interest”
means a
Partnership Interest held by the General Partner that is a general partnership
interest. A General Partner Interest may be expressed as a number of Partnership
Units.
“General
Partner Loan”
is
defined in Section 4.5.C.
“Gross
Asset Value”
means,
with respect to any asset, the asset’s adjusted basis for federal income tax
purposes, except as follows:
(a) The
initial Gross Asset Value of any asset contributed by a Partner to the
Partnership shall be the gross fair market value of such asset, as determined
by
the contributing Partner and the General Partner (as set forth on Exhibit
C
attached hereto, as such Exhibit may be amended from time to time) provided
that, if the contributing Partner is the General Partner then, except with
respect to the General Partner’s initial Capital Contribution which shall be
determined as set forth on Exhibit C, or capital contributions of cash, the
determination of the fair market value of the contributed asset shall be
determined by Appraisal.
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(b) The
Gross
Asset Values of all Partnership assets shall be adjusted to equal their
respective gross fair market values, as determined by the General Partner
using
such reasonable method of valuation as it may adopt, provided however, that
for
this purpose the net value of all of the Partnership assets, in the aggregate,
shall be equal to the Deemed Value of the Partnership, regardless of the
method
of valuation adopted by the General Partner, as of the following
times:
(i)
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the
acquisition of an additional interest in the Partnership by a new
or
existing Partner in exchange for more than a de minimis Capital
Contribution, if the General Partner reasonably determines that
such
adjustment is necessary or appropriate to reflect the relative
economic
interests of the Partners in the
Partnership;
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(ii)
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the
distribution by the Partnership to a Partner of more than a de
minimis
amount of Partnership property as consideration for an interest
in the
Partnership if the General Partner reasonably determines that such
adjustment is necessary or appropriate to reflect the relative
economic
interests of the Partners in the
Partnership;
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(iii)
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the
liquidation of the Partnership within the meaning of Regulations
Section
1.704-1(b)(2)(ii)(g); and
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(iv)
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at
such other times as the General Partner shall reasonably determine
necessary or advisable in order to comply with Regulations Sections
1.704-1(b) and 1.704-2.
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(c) The
Gross
Asset Value of any Partnership asset distributed to a Partner shall be the
gross
fair market value of such asset on the date of distribution as determined
by the
distributee and the General Partner, or if the distributee and the General
Partner cannot agree on such a determination, by Appraisal.
(d) The
Gross
Asset Values of Partnership assets shall be increased (or decreased) to reflect
any adjustments to the adjusted basis of such assets pursuant to Code Section
734(b) or Code Section 743(b), but only to the extent that such adjustments
are
taken into account in determining Capital Accounts pursuant to Regulations
Section 1.704-1(b)(2)(iv)(m); provided, however, that Gross Asset Values
shall
not be adjusted pursuant to this subparagraph (d) to the extent that the
General
Partner reasonably determines that an adjustment pursuant to subparagraph
(b) is
necessary or appropriate in connection with a transaction that would otherwise
result in an adjustment pursuant to this subparagraph (d).
(e) If
the
Gross Asset Value of a Partnership asset has been determined or adjusted
pursuant to subparagraph (a), (b) or (c), such Gross Asset Value shall
thereafter be adjusted by the Depreciation taken into account with respect
to
such asset for purposes of computing Net Income and Net Losses.
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“Holder”
means
either the Partner or Assignee owning a Unit.
“IRS”
means
the Internal Revenue Service, which administers the internal revenue laws
of the
United States.
“Immediate
Family”
means,
with respect to any natural Person, such natural Person’s estate or heirs or
current spouse, parents, parents-in-law, children, siblings and grandchildren
and any trust or estate, all of the beneficiaries of which consist of such
Person or such Person’s spouse, parents, parents-in-law, children, siblings or
grandchildren.
“Incapacity”
or
“Incapacitated”
means,
(i) as to any individual Partner, death, total physical disability or entry
by a
court of competent jurisdiction adjudicating him incompetent to manage his
Person or his estate; (ii) as to any corporation which is a Partner, the
filing
of a certificate of dissolution, or its equivalent, for the corporation or
the
revocation of its charter; (iii) as to any partnership which is a Partner,
the
dissolution and commencement of winding up of the partnership; (iv) as to
any
estate which is a Partner, the distribution by the fiduciary of the estate’s
entire interest in the Partnership; (v) as to any trustee of a trust which
is a
Partner, the termination of the trust (but not the substitution of a new
trustee); or (vi) as to any Partner, the bankruptcy of such Partner. For
purposes of this definition, bankruptcy of a Partner shall be deemed to have
occurred when (a) the Partner commences a voluntary proceeding seeking
liquidation, reorganization or other relief under any bankruptcy, insolvency
or
other similar law now or hereafter in effect, (b) the Partner is adjudged
as
bankrupt or insolvent, or a final and nonappealable order for relief under
any
bankruptcy, insolvency or similar law now or hereafter in effect has been
entered against the Partner, (c) the Partner executes and delivers a general
assignment for the benefit of the Partner’s creditors, (d) the Partner files an
answer or other pleading admitting or failing to contest the material
allegations of a petition filed against the Partner in any proceeding of
the
nature described in clause (b) above, (e) the Partner seeks, consents to
or
acquiesces in the appointment of a trustee, receiver or liquidator for the
Partner or for all or any substantial part of the Partner’s properties, (f) any
proceeding seeking liquidation, reorganization or other relief under any
bankruptcy, insolvency or other similar law now or hereafter in effect has
not
been dismissed within 120 days after the commencement thereof, (g) the
appointment without the Partner’s consent or acquiescence of a trustee, receiver
of liquidator has not been vacated or stayed within 90 days of such appointment,
or (h) an appointment referred to in clause (g) is not vacated within 90
days
after the expiration of any such stay.
“Incentive
Award Plan”
means
The Amended and Restated Incentive Award Plan of the Initial General
Partner.
“Indemnitee”
means
(i) any Person made a party to a proceeding by reason of his status as (A)
the
General Partner or (B) a director, trustee or officer of the Partnership
or the
General Partner or any of the Wholly-Owned Trusts, and (ii) such other Persons
(including Affiliates of the General Partner or the Partnership) as the General
Partner may designate from time to time, in its sole and absolute
discretion.
“Initial
General Partner”
means
Tanger Factory Outlet Centers, Inc., a North Carolina corporation that qualifies
as a REIT, which has been the general partner of the Partnership at all times
prior to the Transfer Date and which is withdrawing as the general partner
of
the Partnership on the Transfer Date. The term “Initial General Partner” will
continue to refer to Tanger Factory Outlet Centers, Inc. after the Transfer
Date.
“Limited
Partner”
means:
(i) any Person named as a Limited Partner in Exhibit A attached hereto, as
such
Exhibit may be amended from time to time, and without regard to any
classification of the Partnership Interests held by such Person named as
a
Limited Partner in Exhibit A; and (ii) any Substituted Limited Partner or
Additional Limited Partner, in such Person’s capacity as a Limited Partner in
the Partnership.
“Limited
Partnership Interest”
means a
Partnership Interest of a Limited Partner in the Partnership representing
a
fractional part of the Partnership Interests of all Limited Partners and
includes any and all benefits to which the holder of such a Partnership Interest
may be entitled as provided in this Agreement, together with all obligations
of
such Person to comply with the terms and provisions of this Agreement. A
Limited
Partnership Interest may be expressed as a number of Partnership Units and/or
Class C Preferred Units.
“Liquidator”
has the
meaning set forth in Section 13.2.A.
“Majority
in Interest of the Class A Limited Partners”
means
those Limited Partners (other than any Limited Partner 50% or more of whose
equity is owned, directly or indirectly, by the General Partner) collectively
holding a number of Class A Common Limited Partnership Units that is greater
than fifty percent (50%) of the aggregate number of Class A Common Limited
Partnership Units of all Limited Partners (other than any Limited Partner
50% or
more whose equity is owned, directly or indirectly, by the General
Partner).
“Net
Income”
or
“Net
Loss”
means
for each fiscal year of the Partnership, an amount equal to the Partnership’s
taxable income or loss for such fiscal year, determined in accordance with
Code
Section 703(a) (for this purpose, all items of income, gain loss, or deduction
required to be stated separately pursuant to Code Section 703(a)(1) shall
be
included in taxable income or loss), with the following
adjustments:
(a) Any
income of the Partnership that is exempt from federal income tax and not
otherwise taken into account in computing Net Income or Net Loss pursuant
to
this definition of Net Income or Net Loss shall be added to such taxable
income
or loss;
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(b) Any
expenditures of the Partnership described in Code Section 705(a)(2)(B) or
treated as Code Section 705(a)(2)(B) expenditures pursuant to Regulations
Section 1.704-1(b)(2)(iv)(i), and not otherwise taken into account in computing
Net Income or Net Loss pursuant to this definition of Net Income or Net Loss
shall be subtracted from such taxable income or loss;
(c) In
the
event the Gross Asset Value of any Partnership asset is adjusted pursuant
to
subparagraph (b) or subparagraph (c) of the definition of Gross Asset Value,
the
amount of such adjustment shall be taken into account as gain or loss from
the
disposition of such asset for purposes of computing Net Income or Net
Loss;
(d) Gain
or
loss resulting from any disposition of property with respect to which gain
or
loss is recognized for federal income tax purposes shall be computed by
reference to the Gross Asset Value of the property disposed of, notwithstanding
that the adjusted tax basis of such property differs from its Gross Asset
Value;
(e) In
lieu
of the depreciation, amortization, and other cost recovery deductions taken
into
account in computing such taxable income or loss, there shall be taken into
account Depreciation for such fiscal year;
(f) To
the
extent an adjustment to the adjusted tax basis of any Partnership asset pursuant
to Code Section 734(b) or Code Section 743(b) is required pursuant to
Regulations Section 1.704-1(b)(2)(iv)(m)(4) to be taken into account in
determining Capital Accounts as a result of a distribution other than in
liquidation of a Partner’s interest in the Partnership, the amount of such
adjustment shall be treated as an item of gain (if the adjustment increases
the
basis of the asset) or loss (if the adjustment decreases the basis of the
asset)
from the disposition of the asset and shall be taken into account for purposes
of computing Net Income or Net Loss; and
(g) Notwithstanding
any other provision of this definition of Net Income or Net Loss, any items
which are specially allocated pursuant to Section 6.3 hereof shall not be
taken
into account in computing Net Income or Net Loss. The amounts of the items
of
Partnership income, gain, loss, or deduction available to be specially allocated
pursuant to Section 6.3 hereof shall be determined by applying rules analogous
to those set forth in this definition of Net Income or Net Loss.
“Nonrecourse
Deductions”
has the
meaning set forth in Regulations Section 1.704-2(b)(1), and the amount of
Nonrecourse Deductions for a Partnership Year shall be determined in accordance
with the rules of Regulations Section 1.704-2(c).
“Nonrecourse
Liability”
has the
meaning set forth in Regulations Section 1.752-1(a)(2).
“Notice
of Exchange”
means
the Notice of Exchange substantially in the form of Exhibit B to this
Agreement.
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“Partner”
means a
General Partner or a Limited Partner, and “Partners” means the General Partner
and the Limited Partners.
“Partner
Minimum Gain”
means
an amount, with respect to each Partner Nonrecourse Debt, equal to the
Partnership Minimum Gain that would result if such Partner Nonrecourse Debt
were
treated as a Nonrecourse Liability, determined in accordance with Regulations
Section 1.704-2(i)(3).
“Partner
Nonrecourse Debt”
has the
meaning set forth in Regulations Section 1.704-2(b)(4).
“Partner
Nonrecourse Deductions”
has the
meaning set forth in Regulations Section 1.704-2(i)(2), and the amount of
Partner Nonrecourse Deductions with respect to a Partner Nonrecourse Debt
for a
Partnership Year shall be determined in accordance with the rules of Regulations
Section 1.704-2(i)(2).
“Partnership”
means
the limited partnership formed under the Act and pursuant to this Agreement,
and
any successor thereto.
“Partnership
Interest”
means
an ownership interest in the Partnership of either a Limited Partner or the
General Partner and includes any and all benefits to which the holder of
such a
Partnership Interest may be entitled as provided in this Agreement, together
with all obligations of such Person to comply with the terms and provisions
of
this Agreement. A Partnership Interest may be expressed as a number of
Partnership Units and/or Class C Preferred Units.
“Partnership
Minimum Gain”
has the
meaning set forth in Regulations Section 1.704-2(b)(2), and the amount of
Partnership Minimum Gain, as well as any net increase or decrease in Partnership
Minimum Gain, for a Partnership Year shall be determined in accordance with
the
rules of Regulations Section 1.704-2(d).
“Partnership
Record Date”
means
the record date established by the General Partner for the distribution of
Available Cash pursuant to Section 5.1 hereof which record date shall be
the
same as the record date established by the Initial General Partner for a
distribution to its shareholders of some or all of the portion of such
distribution made to the Wholly-Owned Trusts.
“Partnership
Unit”
means a
fractional, undivided share of the Partnership Interests of all Partners
issued
pursuant to Sections 4.1 and 4.2, but does not include Class C Preferred
Units
issued pursuant to Section 4.7.
“Partnership
Year”
means
the fiscal year of the Partnership, which shall be the calendar
year.
“Percentage
Interest”
means,
as to a Partner, its interest in the Partnership as determined by dividing
the
Partnership Units owned by such Partner by the total
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number
of
Partnership Units then outstanding and as specified in Exhibit A attached
hereto, as such Exhibit may be amended from time to time. Class C Preferred
Units are not included in any aspect of this calculation.
“Person”
means
an individual or a corporation, partnership, trust, unincorporated organization,
association or other entity.
“Preemptive
Contribution”
is
defined in Section 4.5.E.
“Properties”
means
such interests in real property and personal property including without
limitation, fee interests, interests, in ground leases, interests in joint
ventures, interests in mortgages, and Debt instruments as the Partnership
may
hold from time to time.
“Pro
Rata Contribution”
is
defined in Section 4.5.E.
“Public
Offering Funding Amount”
is
defined in Section 8.6.D.
“Public
Offering Funding”
is
defined in Section 8.6.D.
“Qualified
Transferee”
means
an “Accredited Investor” as defined in Rule 501 promulgated under the Securities
Act.
“Regulations”
means
the Income Tax Regulations promulgated under the Code, as such regulations
may
be amended from time to time (including corresponding provisions of succeeding
regulations).
“Regulatory
Allocations”
has the
meaning set forth in Section 6.3(A)(viii) of this Agreement.
“REIT”
means a
real estate investment trust under Section 856 of the Code.
“REIT
Properties”
means
any property or assets owned by the Initial General Partner directly or by
any
of the Wholly-Owned Trusts, excluding the Initial General Partner’s interests in
the Wholly-Owned Trusts, the Wholly-Owned Trusts’ interests in the Partnership
and any property or assets owned by the Partnership.
“REIT
Requirements”
has the
meaning set forth in Section 5.1.
“REIT
Share”
shall
mean a common share of the Initial General Partner, but shall not, for purposes
of the definition of “Exchange Factor,” include any Excess Shares (as defined in
the Articles of Incorporation of the Initial General Partner).
“REIT
Shares Amount”
shall
mean a number of REIT Shares equal to the product of the number of Partnership
Units made subject to an Exchange by a Limited Partner, multiplied by the
Exchange Factor.
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“Securities
Act”
means
the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and the rules and regulations of
the
Securities and Exchange Commission promulgated thereunder.
“Specified
Exchange Date”
means
the date of receipt by the Initial General Partner of a Notice of
Exchange.
“Stock
Option Plan”
means
the non-qualified and incentive stock option plan of the Initial General
Partner.
“Subsidiary”
means,
with respect to any Person, any corporation or other entity of which a majority
of (i) the voting power of the voting equity securities or (ii) the outstanding
equity interests is owned, directly or indirectly, by such Person.
“Substituted
Limited Partner”
means a
Person who is admitted as a Limited Partner to the Partnership pursuant to
Section 11.4.
“Tanger
Family Partnership”
means
Tanger Family Limited Partnership, a North Carolina limited
partnership.
“Terminating
Capital Transaction”
means
any sale or other disposition of all or substantially all of the assets of
the
Partnership or a related series of transactions that, taken together, result
in
the sale or other disposition of all or substantially all of the assets of
the
Partnership.
“Transfer
Date”
means
December 31, 1999, the effective date of the transfer of the entire Partnership
Interest of the Initial General Partner to the Wholly-Owned Trusts, as provided
in the Partnership Interest Transfer Agreement dated December 30, 1999 among
the
Initial General Partner, Tanger Family Partnership, Tanger LP Trust and Tanger
GP Trust.
“Unit
Option Plan”
means
the Non-Qualified Unit Option Plan of the Partnership described in Section
4.6.
“Valuation
Date”
means
the date of receipt by the Initial General Partner of a Notice of Exchange
or,
if such date is not a Business Day, the immediately preceding Business
Day.
“Value”
means,
with respect to a REIT Share, the average of the daily market price for the
ten
(10) consecutive trading days immediately preceding the Valuation Date. The
market price for each such trading day shall be: (i) if the REIT Shares are
listed or admitted to trading on any securities exchange or the NASDAQ-National
Market System, the closing price, regular way, on such day, or if no such
sale
takes place on such day, the average of the closing bid and asked prices
on such
day, (ii) if the REIT Shares are not listed or admitted to trading on any
securities exchange or the NASDAQ-National Market System, the last reported
sale
price on such day or, if no sale takes place on such day, the average
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of
the
closing bid and asked prices on such day, as reported by a reliable quotation
source designated by the General Partner, or (iii) if the REIT Shares are
not
listed or admitted to trading on any securities exchange or the NASDAQ-National
Market System and no such last reported sale price or closing bid and asked
prices are available, the average of the reported high bid and low asked
prices
on such day, as reported by a reliable quotation source designated by the
General Partner, or if there shall be no bid and asked prices on such day,
the
average of the high bid and low asked prices, as so reported, on the most
recent
day (not more than 10 days prior to the date in question) for which prices
have
been so reported; provided that
if there
are no bid and asked prices reported during the 10 days prior to the date
in
question, the Value of the REIT Shares shall be determined by the General
Partner acting in good faith on the basis of such quotations and other
information as it considers, in its reasonable judgment, appropriate. In
the
event the REIT Shares Amount includes rights that a holder of REIT Shares
would
be entitled to receive, then the Value of such rights shall be determined
by the
General Partner acting in good faith on the basis of such quotations and
other
information as it considers, in its reasonable judgment, appropriate; and
provided further that,
in
connection with determining the Deemed Value of the Partnership for purposes
of
determining the number of additional Partnership Units issuable upon a Capital
Contribution funded by an underwritten public offering of REIT Shares, then
the
Value of the REIT Shares shall be the public offering price per share of
the
REIT Shares sold.
“Wholly-Owned
LP Trust”
means
Tanger LP Trust.
“Wholly-Owned
Trust”
means
Tanger GP Trust or Tanger LP Trust.
ARTICLE
2
ORGANIZATIONAL
MATTERS
Section
2.1 Organization
The
Partnership is a limited partnership pursuant to the provisions of the Act
and
upon the terms and conditions set forth in this Agreement. Except as expressly
provided herein to the contrary, the rights and obligations of the Partners
and
the administration and termination of the Partnership shall be governed by
the
Act. The Partnership Interest of each Partner shall be personal property
for all
purposes.
The
Partnership was initially formed with an initial contribution of $1.00 by
the
Initial General Partner for one Partnership Unit of general partnership
interest, and an initial contribution of $1.00 by Tanger Family Limited
Partnership, a North Carolina limited partnership, for one Partnership Unit
of
limited partnership interest. Upon the Effective Date, the contributions
specified on Exhibit A as being made on the Effective Date were made and
the
Partnership Units specified therein have been issued. Upon such issuance,
the
initial Partnership Unit issued to the Initial General Partner and the initial
Partnership Unit issued to Tanger Family Limited Partnership were redeemed
for
the price of $1.00 each.
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Section
2.2 Name
The
name
of the Partnership is Tanger Properties Limited Partnership. The Partnership’s
business may be conducted under any other name or names deemed advisable
by the
General Partner, including the name of the General Partner or any Affiliate
thereof. The words “Limited Partnership,”“LP.,”“Ltd.” or similar words or
letters shall be included in the Partnership’s name where necessary for the
purposes of complying with the laws of any jurisdiction that so requires.
The
General Partner in its sole and absolute discretion may change the name of
the
Partnership at any time and from time to time and shall notify the Limited
Partners of such change in the next regular communication to the Limited
Partners.
Section
2.3 Registered
Office and Agent; Principal Office
The
address of the registered office of the Partnership in the State of North
Carolina is located at 0000 Xxxxxxxxx Xxxxxx, Xxxxx 000, Xxxxxxxxxx, Xxxxx
Xxxxxxxx, and the registered agent for service of process on the Partnership
in
the State of North Carolina at such registered office shall be as set forth
in
the Certificate, as it may be amended from time to time. The principal office
of
the Partnership is 0000 Xxxxxxxxx Xxxxxx, Xxxxx 000, Xxxxxxxxxx, Xxxxx Xxxxxxxx
00000 or such other place as the General Partner may from time to time designate
by notice to the Limited Partners. The Partnership may maintain offices at
such
other place or places within or outside the State of North Carolina as the
General Partner deems advisable.
Section
2.4 Power
of
Attorney
A. Each
Limited Partner and each Assignee constitutes and appoints the General Partner,
any Liquidator, and authorized officers and attorneys-in-fact of each, and
each
of those acting singly, in each case with full power of substitution, as
its
true and lawful agent and attorney-in-fact, with full power and authority
in its
name, place and stead to:
(1)
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execute,
swear to, acknowledge, deliver, file and record in the appropriate
public
offices (a) all certificates, documents and other instruments (including,
without limitation, this Agreement and the Certificate and all
amendments
or restatements thereof) that the General Partner or the Liquidator
deems
appropriate or necessary to form, qualify or continue the existence
or
qualification of the Partnership as a limited partnership (or a
partnership in which the limited partners have limited liability)
in the
State of North Carolina and in all other jurisdictions in which
the
Partnership may conduct business or own property; (b) all instruments
that
the General Partner deems appropriate or necessary to reflect any
amendment, change, modification or restatement of this Agreement
in
accordance with its terms; (c) all conveyances and other instruments
or
documents that the General Partner deems appropriate or necessary
to
reflect the dissolution and liquidation of the Partnership pursuant
to the
terms of this Agreement, including, without limitation, a certificate
of
cancellation; (d) all instruments relating to the admission, withdrawal,
removal or substitution of any Partner pursuant to, or other events
described in, Article 11, 12 or 13 hereof or the Capital Contribution
of
any Partner; and (e) all certificates, documents and other instruments
relating to the determination of the rights, preferences and privileges
of
Partnership Interests; and
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(2)
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execute,
swear to, acknowledge and file all ballots, consents, approvals,
waivers,
certificates and other instruments appropriate or necessary, in
the sole
and absolute discretion of the General Partner, to make, evidence,
give,
confirm or ratify any vote, consent, approval, agreement or other
action
which is made or given by the Partners hereunder or is consistent
with the
terms of this Agreement or appropriate or necessary, in the sole
discretion of the General Partner, to effectuate the terms or intent
of
this Agreement.
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Nothing
contained herein shall be construed as authorizing the General Partner to
amend
this Agreement except in accordance with Article 14 hereof or as may be
otherwise expressly provided for in this Agreement.
B. The
foregoing power of attorney is hereby declared to be irrevocable and a power
coupled with an interest, in recognition of the fact that each of the Partners
will be relying upon the power of the General Partner to act as contemplated
by
this Agreement in any filing or other action by it on behalf of the Partnership,
and it shall survive and not be affected by the subsequent Incapacity of
any
Limited Partner or Assignee and the transfer of all or any portion of such
Limited Partner’s or Assignee’s Partnership Units and shall extend to such
Limited Partner’s or Assignee’s heirs, successors, assigns and personal
representatives. Each such Limited Partner or Assignee hereby agrees to be
bound
by any representation made by the General Partner, acting in good faith pursuant
to such power of attorney; and each such Limited Partner or Assignee hereby
waives any and all defenses which may be available to contest, engage or
disaffirm the action of the General Partner, taken in good faith under such
power of attorney. Each Limited Partner or Assignee shall execute and deliver
to
the General Partner or the Liquidator, within 15 days after receipt of the
General Partner’s request therefor, such further designation, powers of attorney
and other instruments as the General Partner or the Liquidator, as the case
may
be, deems necessary to effectuate this Agreement and the purposes of the
Partnership.
Section
2.5 Term
The
term
of the Partnership commenced on May 24, 1993 and shall continue until December
31, 2093 unless it is dissolved sooner pursuant to the provisions of Article
13
or as otherwise provided by law.
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ARTICLE
3
PURPOSE
Section
3.1 Purpose
and Business
The
purpose and nature of the business to be conducted by the Partnership is
(i) to
conduct any business that may be lawfully conducted by a limited partnership
organized pursuant to the Act, provided, however, that such business shall
be
limited to and conducted in such a manner as to permit the Initial General
Partner at all times to be classified as a REIT for federal income tax purposes,
unless the Initial General Partner has determined to cease to qualify as
a REIT,
(ii) to enter into any partnership, joint venture or other similar arrangement
to engage in any of the foregoing or the ownership of interests in any entity
engaged in any of the foregoing and (iii) to do anything necessary or incidental
to the foregoing.
Section
3.2 Powers
The
Partnership is empowered to do any and all acts and things necessary,
appropriate, proper, advisable, incidental to or convenient for the furtherance
and accomplishment of the purposes and business described herein and for
the
protection and benefit of the Partnership, provided that the Partnership
shall
not take, or refrain from taking, any action which, in the judgment of the
General Partner, in its sole and absolute discretion, (i) could adversely
affect
the ability of the Initial General Partner to continue to qualify as a REIT,
(ii) could subject the Initial General Partner to any additional taxes under
Section 857 or Section 4981 of the Code, or (iii) could violate any law or
regulation of any governmental body or agency having jurisdiction over the
Initial General Partner or its securities, unless any such action (or inaction)
under (i), (ii) or (iii) shall have been specifically consented to by the
General Partner in writing.
ARTICLE
4
CAPITAL
CONTRIBUTIONS
Section
4.1 Capital
Contributions of the Partners
Upon
the
Effective Date, the Partners made Capital Contributions as set forth in Exhibit
A to this Agreement. To the extent the Partnership acquires after the date
of
this Agreement any property by the merger of any other Person into the
Partnership, Persons who receive Partnership Interests in exchange for their
interests in the Person merging into the Partnership shall become Partners
and
shall be deemed to have made Capital Contributions as provided in the applicable
merger agreement and as set forth in Exhibit A as
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amended.
The Partners shall own Partnership Units in the amounts set forth in Exhibit
A
and shall have a Percentage Interest in the Partnership as set forth in Exhibit
A, which Percentage Interest shall be adjusted in Exhibit A from time to
time by
the General Partner to the extent necessary to reflect accurately exchanges,
redemptions, Capital Contributions, the issuance of additional Partnership
Units, or similar events having an effect on a Partner’s Percentage Interest.
Except as provided in Sections 4.5 and 10.5, the Partners shall have no
obligation to make any additional Capital Contributions or loans to the
Partnership.
Section
4.2 Additional
Capital Contributions Generally
Except
as
otherwise required by law or pursuant to this Article 4, no Partner shall
be
required or permitted to make any additional Capital Contributions to the
Partnership.
Section
4.3 Loans
by
Partners
Except
as
otherwise provided in Section 4.5, no Partner shall be required or permitted
to
make any loans to the Partnership.
Section
4.4 Loans
by
Third Parties
The
Partnership may incur Debt, or enter into other similar credit, guarantee,
financing or refinancing arrangements for any purpose (including, without
limitation, in connection with any further acquisition of Properties) upon
such
terms as the General Partner determines appropriate; provided
that loans
from the General Partner shall be subject to Section 4.5.C.
Section
4.5 Additional
Funding and Capital Contributions
A. General.
The
General Partner may, at any time and from time to time, determine that the
Partnership requires additional funds (“Additional Funds”) for the acquisition
or development of additional Properties or for such other purposes as the
General Partner may determine. Additional Funds may be raised by the
Partnership, at the election of the General Partner, in any manner provided
in,
and in accordance with, the terms of this Section 4.5. No Person shall have
any
preemptive rights or rights to subscribe for or acquire any Partnership
Interest, except as set forth in this Section 4.5.
B. Additional
General Partner Capital Contributions.
Upon
written notice (the “Funding Notice”) to the Partners of the need for Additional
Funds and the anticipated source(s) thereof, the General Partner may contribute
Additional Funds to the capital of the Partnership in exchange for Partnership
Units. Notwithstanding the foregoing in this Section 4.5B, to the extent
the
Initial General Partner raises all or any portion of the Additional Funds
through the sale or other issuance of REIT Shares or other equity interests
in
the Initial General Partner (other than Preferred Shares issued pursuant
to
Section 4.7 hereof), (i) the Initial General Partner shall contribute such
Additional Funds to the Wholly-Owned LP Trust (except as otherwise required
by
Section 4.5G) and the Wholly-Owned LP Trust shall in turn contribute the
Additional Funds received by it to the Partnership in exchange for Class
B
Common Limited Partnership Interests and (ii) the Initial General Partner
shall
contribute the remainder of the Additional Funds to the General Partner and
the
General Partner shall contribute the Additional Funds received by it to the
Partnership in exchange for Partnership Units as required by Section 4.5G.
Each
of the Wholly-Owned LP Trust and Tanger Family Limited Partnership hereby
waives
the right to receive the Funding Notice required pursuant to this Section
4.5B
and the right to make a Pro Rata Contribution pursuant to Section 4.5E with
respect to all prior and future contributions of Additional Funds derived
from
the sale or other issue of REIT Shares. No notice to the Partners will be
given
in respect of Capital Contributions under Section 4.6 or Section
4.7.
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C. General
Partner Loans.
Upon
delivery of a Funding Notice to the Partners, the General Partner may, or,
to
the extent the Initial General Partner enters into a Funding Debt, the General
Partner shall, lend the Additional Funds to the Partnership (a “General Partner
Loan”). If the Initial General Partner enters into such a Funding Debt, the
General Partner Loan will consist of the net proceeds from such Funding Debt
and
will be on the same terms and conditions, including interest rate, repayment
schedule and costs and expenses, as shall be applicable with respect to or
incurred in connection with such Funding Debt. Otherwise, all General Partner
Loans made pursuant to this Section 4.5 shall be on terms and conditions
no less
favorable to the Partnership than would be available to the Partnership from
any
third party.
D. Additional
Limited Partners.
Upon
delivery of a Funding Notice to the Partners, the General Partner on behalf
of
the Partnership may raise all or any portion of the Additional Funds by
accepting additional Capital Contributions, (i) in the case of cash, from
the
General Partner or, pursuant to Section 4.5.E hereof, any Limited Partner,
or,
(ii) in the case of property other than cash, from any Partner and/or third
parties, and either (a) in the case of a Partner, issuing additional Units,
or
(b) in the case of a third party, admitting such third party as an Additional
Limited Partner. Subject to the terms of this Section 4.5, the General Partner
shall determine the amount, terms and conditions of such additional Capital
Contributions.
E. Preemptive
Rights of Partners.
The
Funding Notice delivered by the General Partner prior to its making or accepting
(on behalf of the Partnership) any additional cash Capital Contributions
pursuant to either Section 4.5.B or 4.5.D herein shall contain the total
amount
of additional Capital Contributions sought to be made to the Partnership,
and
the terms and conditions pertaining thereto. Each Partner may elect to make
an
additional Capital Contribution not to exceed the product of (i) the total
amount of additional Capital Contributions being sought, multiplied by
(ii)
such Partner’s Percentage Interest (with such product deemed the “Pro Rata
Contribution”). Such election shall be made, if at all, by providing written
notice thereof (the “Election Notice”) to the General Partner within ten (10)
days after delivery of the Funding Notice. Such Election Notice shall contain
the amount of the additional Capital Contribution, if any, the Partner is
to
make (such additional Capital Contribution not to exceed the respective Pro
Rata
Contribution of such Partner) equal to all or any portion of its Pro Rata
Contribution (with all or such portion thereof that such partner elects to
make
hereinafter referred to as the “Preemptive Contribution”). Notwithstanding the
foregoing, no Partner shall have any preemptive rights with respect to a
capital
contribution under Section 4.6 or Section 4.7.
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F. Additional
Units.
Except
as provided in Section 4.6 or Section 4.7, upon the acceptance of a Capital
Contribution, the contributing Partner shall receive the following number
of
additional whole Partnership Units (rounded down to the nearest whole
Partnership Unit):
U1
=
CC
x
TU
DV
where
U1
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=
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number
of additional Partnership Units to be
issued
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CC
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=
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In
the case of a contribution of Property other than cash,
the
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Agreed
Value of the Capital Contribution; in the case of acontribution of cash,
the
amount of such cash, provided,
however,
that
in
the case of a contribution by the General Partner of cash
proceeds
from a public stock offering by the Initial General Partner,
the
amount of cash for this purpose shall be determined without
reduction
for the expenses of such offering
DV
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=
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Deemed
Value of the Partnership as of the Adjustment Date
for
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such
Capital Contribution
TU
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=
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total
number of Partnership Units outstanding immediately prior
to
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the
Capital Contribution
G. Required
General Partner Capital Contributions.
In the
event that additional Partnership Units are issued to any Limited Partner
for
any reason, including without limitation on account of: (i) a capital
contribution under this Section 4.5 or (ii) the exercise of options granted
under Section 4.6, the General Partner shall make a Capital Contribution
to the
Partnership in an amount such that the General Partner receives the number
of
additional Partnership Units pursuant to Section 4.5.F that is necessary
to
maintain the Percentage Interest held by the General Partner at not less
than
one percent. Any Partnership Units received by the General Partner pursuant
to
this Section 4.5.G shall be deemed to be a general partnership
interest.
Section
4.6 Unit
Option Plan
The
Partnership was expressly authorized hereby to adopt a Non-Qualified Unit
Option
Plan (the “Unit Option Plan”) pursuant to which options to acquire Class A
Common Limited Partnership Units were granted to employees of the Partnership.
The Unit Option Plan was merged into the Initial General Partner’s Stock Option
Plan and the merged plan became the Amended and Restated Incentive Award
Plan of
the Initial General Partner. If options to acquire Units of Limited Partnership
granted in connection with the Unit Option Plan become properly
exercised:
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(a)
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the
consideration paid upon exercise of such options shall, as soon
as
practicable after such exercise, be contributed to the capital
of the
Partnership; and
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(b)
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The
number of Partnership Units issued in respect of exercise shall
be issued
to the exercising party; provided that if such party is not then
a Limited
Partner, that such party become an additional Limited Partner hereunder
pursuant to Section 12.2 hereof.
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Section
4.7 Preferred
Contributions
A. Class
C
Preferred Offering
(1) General.
Upon
the closing of the Class C Preferred Offering, the Initial General Partner
shall
contribute the net proceeds from the Class C Preferred Offering to the
Wholly-Owned LP Trust and the Wholly-Owned LP Trust shall contribute the
said
net proceeds to the Partnership in exchange for that number of Class C Preferred
Units as equals the total number of Class C Preferred Shares which were sold
pursuant to the Class C Preferred Offering.
(2) Redemption
of Class C Preferred Units.
If, at
any time, Class C Preferred Shares are redeemed (whether automatically or
at the
option of the Initial General Partner), the Partnership shall redeem an equal
number of Class C Preferred Units upon the terms set forth in Section
5.1(C).
ARTICLE
5
DISTRIBUTIONS
Section
5.1 Requirement,
Characterization, and Priority of Distributions
(A) Requirement
and Characterization of Distributions.
The
General Partner shall cause the Partnership to distribute quarterly all,
or such
portion as the General Partner may in its discretion determine, of the Available
Cash generated by the Partnership during such quarter in the priority set
forth
in subparagraphs (B) and (C) of this Section 5.1. The General Partner shall
take
such reasonable efforts, as determined by it in its sole and absolute discretion
and consistent with the
Initial General Partner’s qualification as a REIT, (i) to cause the Partnership
to distribute sufficient amounts to the Wholly-Owned Trusts, pro rata, which
amounts shall be transferred to the Initial General Partner, to enable the
Initial General Partner to pay shareholder dividends that will (a) satisfy
the
requirements for qualifying as a REIT under the Code and Regulations (“REIT
Requirements”), and (b) avoid any federal income or excise tax liability of the
Initial General Partner, and (ii) to distribute Available Cash to the Limited
Partners so as to preclude any such distribution or portion thereof from
being
treated as part of a sale of property to the Partnership by a Limited Partner
under Section 707 of the Code or the Regulations thereunder; provided that
the
General Partner and the Partnership shall not have liability to a Limited
Partner under any circumstances as a result of any distribution to a Limited
Partner being so treated.
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(B) Priority
of Distributions.
To the
extent Available Cash is distributed pursuant to subsection (A) of this Section
5.1, such distributions shall be made each quarter in the following order
of
priority:
(1)
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First,
to the extent that the amount of cash distributed to the Holders
of Class
C Preferred Units for any prior quarter was less than the Class
C
Preferred Distribution for each of the outstanding Class C Preferred
Units
for such quarter, and has not been subsequently distributed pursuant
to
this subsection (B)(1) or pursuant to subsection (C) (a “Class C Preferred
Distribution Shortfall”), Available Cash shall be distributed to the
Holders of Class C Preferred Units in an amount necessary to satisfy
such
Class C Preferred Distribution Shortfall for the current and all
prior
Partnership Years;
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(2)
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Second,
Available Cash shall be distributed to the Holders of Class C Preferred
Units on the Partnership Record Date in an amount equal to the
Class C
Preferred Distribution for each outstanding Class C Preferred Unit;
and
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(3)
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The
balance of the Available Cash to be distributed, if any, shall
be
distributed to the Holders of Partnership Units on the Partnership
Record
Date with respect to such quarter, pro rata in accordance with
the
respective number of Partnership Units so held on such Partnership
Record
Date.
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(C) Notwithstanding
subparagraph (B) of this Section 5.1, in any quarter during which the
Partnership redeems any outstanding Class C Preferred Units, Available Cash
shall first be distributed to the Wholly-Owned LP Trust in an amount equal
to
the sum of the Class C Redemption Amounts for each such Class C Preferred
Unit
redeemed.
Section
5.2 Distributions
in Kind
No
right
is given to any Partner to demand and receive property or cash. The General
Partner may determine, in its sole and absolute discretion, to make a
distribution in kind to the Partners of Partnership assets, and such assets
shall be distributed in such a fashion as to ensure that the fair market
value
is distributed and allocated in accordance with Articles 5, 6 and
13.
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Section
5.3 Amounts
Withheld
All
amounts withheld pursuant to the Code or any provisions of any state or local
tax law and Section 10.5 hereof with respect to any allocation, payment or
distribution to the General Partner, the Limited Partners or Assignees shall
be
treated as amounts distributed to the General Partner, Limited Partners or
Assignees, as the case may be, pursuant to Section 5.1 for all purposes under
this Agreement.
Section
5.4 Distributions
Upon Liquidation
Notwithstanding
the foregoing, proceeds from a Terminating Capital Transaction shall be
distributed to the Partners in accordance with Section 13.2.
ARTICLE
6
ALLOCATIONS
Section
6.1 Timing
and Amount of Allocations of Net Income and Net Loss
Net
Income and Net Loss of the Partnership shall be determined and allocated
with
respect to each fiscal year of the Partnership as of the end of each such
year.
Subject to the other provisions of this Article 6, an allocation to a Partner
of
a share of Net Income or Net Loss shall be treated as an allocation of the
same
share of each item of income, gain, loss or deduction that is taken into
account
in computing Net Income or Net Loss.
Section
6.2 Net
Income
Except
as
otherwise provided in this Article 6, Net Income shall be allocated to the
Holders of Partnership Units and Class C Preferred Units in the following
order
of priority:
(A) First,
to
the Wholly-Owned LP Trust until its Class C Capital Account is equal to the
product of (1) the Class C Redemption Amount and (2) the number of outstanding
Class C Preferred Limited Partnership Units held by the Wholly-Owned LP Trust.
Net Income allocated to the Wholly-Owned LP Trust pursuant to this Section
6.2(A) shall be considered allocated to it with respect to its Class C Preferred
Limited Partnership Units and shall be taken into account in the calculation
of
its Class C Capital Account balance.
(B) Second,
to Holders of Partnership Units pro rata in accordance with their Percentage
Interests. Net Income allocated to the Wholly-Owned LP Trust pursuant to
this
Section 6.2(B) shall be considered allocated to it with respect to its Class
B
Common Limited Partnership Units and shall be taken into account in the
calculation of its Common Capital Account balance.
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Section
6.3 Net
Loss
Except
as
otherwise provided in this Article 6, Net Loss shall be allocated to the
Holders
of Partnership Units and Class C Preferred Units in the following order of
priority:
(A) First,
to
the Holders of Partnership Units pro rata in accordance with their relative
Capital Account balances until the Capital Account balance of each Holder
of
Partnership Units is zero. For purposes of this Section 6.3(A), with respect
to
the Wholly-Owned Trust, only its Common Capital Account Balance shall be
taken
into account. Net Loss allocated to the Wholly-Owned LP Trust pursuant to
this
Section 6.3(A) shall be considered allocated to it with respect to its Class
B
Common Limited Partnership Units and shall be taken into account in the
calculation of its Common Capital Account balance.
(B) Second,
to the Wholly-Owned LP Trust. Net Loss allocated to the Wholly-Owned LP Trust
pursuant to this Section 6.3(B) shall be considered allocated to it with
respect
to its Class C Preferred Limited Partnership Units and shall be taken into
account in the calculation of its Class C Capital Account balance.
Section
6.4 Notwithstanding
Sections 6.2 and 6.3, but subject to the other provisions of this Article
6,
allocations of Net Income and Net Loss (or, if necessary, items of income,
gain,
loss, and deduction) arising in the year in which the Partnership sells or
otherwise disposes of substantially all of its assets or a Liquidating Event
occurs shall be allocated among the Partners in a manner that will, to the
extent possible, result in the Capital Account balance of each Partner being
such that distributions to the Partners pursuant to Section 13.2 hereof upon
the
occurrence of a Liquidating Event shall be made first to the Wholly-Owned
LP
Trust in an amount equal to the product of (1) the Class C Redemption Amount
and
(2) the number of outstanding Class C Preferred Limited Partnership Units
held
by the Wholly-Owned LP Trust and thereafter to Holders of Partnership Units
(including the Wholly-Owned Trust) pro rata in accordance with their Percentage
Interests.
Section
6.5 Additional
Allocation Provisions
Notwithstanding
the foregoing provisions of this Article 6:
(A) Regulatory
Allocations.
(i) Minimum
Gain Chargeback.
Except
as otherwise provided in Regulations Section 1.704-2(f), notwithstanding
the
provisions of Section 6.2 of the Agreement, or any other provision of this
Article 6, if there is a net decrease in Partnership Minimum Gain during
any
fiscal year, each Partner shall be specially allocated items of
Partnership
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income
and gain for such year (and, if necessary, subsequent years) in an amount
equal
to such Partner’s share of the net decrease in Partnership Minimum Gain, as
determined under Regulations Section 1.704-2(g). Allocations pursuant to
the
previous sentence shall be made in proportion to the respective amounts required
to be allocated to each Partner pursuant thereto. The items to be allocated
shall be determined in accordance with Regulations Sections 1.704-2(f)(6)
and
1.704-2(j)(2). This Section 6.3(A)(i) is intended to qualify as a “minimum gain
chargeback” within the meaning of Regulation Section 1.704-2(f) which shall be
controlling in the event of a conflict between such Regulation and this Section
6.3(A)(i).
(ii) Partner
Minimum Gain Chargeback.
Except
as otherwise provided in Regulations Section 1.704-2(i)(4), and notwithstanding
the provisions of Section 6.2 of the Agreement, or any other provision of
this
Article 6 (except Section 6.3(A)(i)), if there is a net decrease in Partner
Minimum Gain attributable to a Partner Nonrecourse Debt during any fiscal
year,
each Partner who has a share of the Partner Minimum Gain attributable to
such
Partner Nonrecourse Debt, determined in accordance with Regulations Section
1.704-2(i)(5), shall be specially allocated items of Partnership income and
gain
for such year (and, if necessary, subsequent years) in an amount equal to
such
Partner’s share of the net decrease in Partner Minimum Gain attributable to such
Partner Nonrecourse Debt, determined in accordance with Regulations Section
1.704-2(i)(4). Allocations pursuant to the previous sentence shall be made
in
proportion to the respective amounts required to be allocated to each General
Partner and Limited Partner pursuant thereto. The items to be so allocated
shall
be determined in accordance with Regulations Sections 1.704-2(i)(4) and
1.704-2(j)(2). This Section 63(A)(ii) is intended to qualify as a “chargeback of
partner nonrecourse debt minimum gain” within the meaning of Regulation Section
1.704-2(i) which shall be controlling in the event of a conflict between
such
Regulation and this Section 6.3(A)(ii).
(iii) Nonrecourse
Deductions and Partner Nonrecourse Deductions.
Any
Nonrecourse Deductions for any fiscal year shall be specially allocated to
the
Partners in accordance with their Percentage Interests. Any Partner Nonrecourse
Deductions for any fiscal year shall be specially allocated to the Partner(s)
who bears the economic risk of loss with respect to the Partner Nonrecourse
Debt
to which such Partner Nonrecourse Deductions are attributable, in accordance
with Regulations Section 1.704-2(i).
(iv) Qualified
Income Offset.
If any
Partner unexpectedly receives an adjustment, allocation or distribution
described in Regulations Section 1.704-1(b)(2)(ii)(d)(4), (5) or (6), items
of
Partnership income and gain shall be allocated, in accordance with Regulations
Section 1.704-1(b)(2)(ii)(d), to the Partner in an amount and manner sufficient
to eliminate, to the extent required by such Regulations, the Adjusted Capital
Account Deficit of the Partner as quickly as possible provided that an
allocation pursuant to this Section 6.3(A)(iv) shall be made if and only
to the
extent that such Partner would have an Adjusted Capital Account Deficit after
all other allocations provided in this Article 6 have been tentatively made
as
if this Section 6.3(A)(iv) were not in the Agreement. It is intended that
this
Paragraph 6.3(A)(iv) qualify and be construed as a “qualified income offset”
within the meaning of Regulations 1.704-1(b)(2)(ii)(d), which shall be
controlling in the event of a conflict between such Regulations and this
Paragraph 6.3(A)(iv).
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(v) Gross
Income Allocation.
In the
event any Partner has a deficit Capital Account at the end of any fiscal
year
which is in excess of the sum of (1) the amount (if any) such Partner is
obligated to restore to the Partnership, and (2) the amount such Partner
is
deemed to be obligated to restore pursuant to the penultimate sentences of
Regulations Sections 1.704-2(g)(1) and 1.704-2(i)(5), each such Partner shall
be
specially allocated items of Partnership income and gain in the amount of
such
excess as quickly as possible, provided that an allocation pursuant to this
Section 6.3(A)(v) shall be made if and only to the extent that such Partner
would have a deficit Capital Account in excess of such sum after all other
allocations provided in this Article 6 have been tentatively made as if this
Section 6.3(A)(v) and Section 6.3(A)(iv) were not in the Agreement.
(vi) Limitation
on Allocation of Net Loss.
To the
extent any allocation of Net Loss would cause or increase an Adjusted Capital
Account Deficit as to any Partner, such allocation of Net Loss shall be
reallocated among the other Partners in accordance with their respective
Percentage Interests, subject to the limitations of this Paragraph
6.3(A)(vi).
(vii) Section
754 Adjustment.
To the
extent an adjustment to the adjusted tax basis of any Partnership asset pursuant
to Code Section 734(b) or Code Section 743(b) is required, pursuant to
Regulations Section 1.704-1(b)(2)(iv)(m)(2) or Regulations Section
1.704-1(b)(2)(iv)(m)(4), to be taken into account in determining Capital
Accounts as the result of a distribution to a Partner in complete liquidation
of
his interest in the Partnership, the amount of such adjustment to the Capital
Accounts shall be treated as an item of gain (if the adjustment increases
the
basis of the asset) or loss (if the adjustment decreases such basis) and
such
gain or loss shall be specially allocated to the Partners in accordance with
their interests in the Partnership in the event that Regulations Section
1.704-1(b)(2)(iv)(m)(2) applies, or to the Partners to whom such distribution
was made in the event that Regulations Section 1.704-1(b)(2)(iv)(m)(4)
applies.
(viii) Curative
Allocation.
The
allocations set forth in Sections 6.3.(A)(i), (ii), (iii), (iv), (v), (vi),
and
(vii) (the “Regulatory Allocations”) are intended to comply with certain
regulatory requirements, including the requirements of Regulations Sections
1.704-1(b) and 1.704-2. Notwithstanding the provisions of Section 6.2, the
Regulatory Allocations shall be taken into account in allocating other items
of
income, gain, loss and deduction among the Partners so that, to the extent
possible, the net amount of such allocations of other items and the Regulatory
Allocations to each Partner shall be equal to the net amount that would have
been allocated to each such Partner if the Regulatory Allocations had not
occurred.
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(B) For
purposes of determining a Partner’s proportional share of the “excess
nonrecourse liabilities” of the Partnership within the meaning of Regulations
Section 1.752-3(a)(3), each Partner’s interest in Partnership profits shall be
such Partner’s Percentage Interest.
Section
6.6 Tax
Allocations
A. In
General.
Except
as otherwise provided in this Section 6.4, for income tax purposes each item
of
income, gain, loss and deduction (collectively, “Tax Items”) shall be allocated
among the Partners in the same manner as its correlative item of “book” income,
gain, loss or deduction is allocated pursuant to Section 6.2 and
6.3.
B. Allocations
Respecting Section 704(c) Revaluations.
Notwithstanding Section 6.4(A), Tax Items with respect to Partnership property
that is contributed to the Partnership by a Partner shall be shared among
the
Partners for income tax purposes pursuant to Regulations promulgated under
Section 704(c) of the Code, so as to take into account the variation, if
any,
between the basis of the property to the Partnership and its initial Gross
Asset
Value. With respect to Partnership property that is initially contributed
to the
Partnership upon its formation, such variation between basis and initial
Gross
Asset Value shall be taken into account under the “traditional method” as
described in Proposed Treasury Regulation § 1.704-3(b) and Treasury Regulation §
1.704-1(c)(2). With respect to properties subsequently contributed to the
Partnership, the Partnership shall account for such variation under any method
approved under Section 704(c) of the Code and the applicable regulations
as
chosen by the General Partner. In the event the Gross Asset Value of any
Partnership asset is adjusted pursuant to subparagraph (b) of the definition
of
Gross Asset Value (provided in Article 1 of the Agreement), subsequent
allocations of Tax Items with respect to such asset shall take account of
the
variation, if any, between the adjusted basis of such asset and its Gross
Asset
Value in the same manner as under Section 704(c) of the Code and the applicable
regulations.
ARTICLE
7
MANAGEMENT
AND OPERATIONS OF BUSINESS
Section
7.1 Management
A. Except
as
otherwise expressly provided in this Agreement, all management powers over
the
business and affairs of the Partnership are exclusively vested in the General
Partner, and no Limited Partner shall have any right to participate in or
exercise control or management power over the business and affairs of the
Partnership. Except as provided in Section 8.5 with respect to the Holders
of
Class B Common Limited Partnership Interests, the General Partner may not
be
removed by the Limited Partners with or without cause, except with the consent
of the General Partner. In addition to the powers now or hereafter granted
a
general partner of a limited partnership under applicable law or which are
granted to the General Partner under any other provision of this Agreement,
the
General Partner, subject to the other provisions hereof including Section
7.3,
shall have full power and authority to do all things deemed necessary or
desirable by it to conduct the business of the Partnership, to exercise all
powers set forth in Section 3.2 hereof and to effectuate the purposes set
forth
in Section 3.1 hereof, including, without limitation:
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the
making of any expenditures, the lending or borrowing of money (including,
without limitation, making prepayments on loans and borrowing money
to
permit the Partnership to make distributions to its Partners in
such
amounts as will permit the Initial General Partner (so long as
the Initial
General Partner has determined to qualify as a REIT) to avoid the
payment
of any federal income tax (including, for this purpose, any excise
tax
pursuant to Section 4981 of the Code) and to make distributions
to its
shareholders sufficient to permit the Initial General Partner to
maintain
REIT status), the assumption or guarantee of, or other contracting
for,
indebtedness and other liabilities, the issuance of evidences of
indebtedness (including the securing of same by mortgage, deed
of trust or
other lien or encumbrance on the Partnership’s assets) and the incurring
of any obligations it deems necessary for the conduct of the activities
of
the Partnership;
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(2)
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the
making of tax, regulatory and other filings, or rendering of periodic
or
other reports to governmental or other agencies having jurisdiction
over
the business or assets of the
Partnership;
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(3)
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the
acquisition, disposition, mortgage, pledge, encumbrance, hypothecation
or
exchange of any assets of the Partnership or the merger or other
combination of the Partnership with or into another entity provided,
that,
in the event of any sale, exchange, disposition or other transfer
of any
property of the Partnership, the Partnership shall no later than
15 days
after the end of the calendar quarter in which such sale, exchange,
disposition or other transfer becomes a taxable event to Partners,
to the
extent of the net cash proceeds of such sale, exchange, disposition
or
other transfer, effect a distribution of cash, less its then regular
quarterly distribution, in an amount such that the pro
rata share
thereof received by each Partner shall equal or exceed the total
liability
of such Partner for federal, state and local income and franchise
taxes
resulting from such sale, exchange, disposition or other transfer
and from
such distribution; provided, further, that any Partner may elect
not to
receive all or any part of such additional distribution and in
such event,
although such Partner’s Capital Account will not be reduced to the extent
that no distribution is received by such Partner, the Partner’s Percentage
Interest and the number of Partnership Units considered owned by
such
Partner shall not be adjusted, it being the intent that the sole
effect of
the election not to receive a distribution will be to increase
the amount
of cash or other property to be received by such Partner upon a
dissolution of the Partnership;
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the
mortgage, pledge, encumbrance or hypothecation of any assets of
the
Partnership, and the use of the assets of the Partnership (including,
without limitation, cash on hand) for any purpose consistent with
the
terms of this Agreement and on any terms it sees fit, including,
without
limitation, the financing of the conduct or the operations of the
General
Partner, the Partnership the lending of funds to other Persons
and the
repayment of obligations of the Partnership and any other Person
in which
it has an equity investment;
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(5)
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the
negotiation, execution, and performance of any contracts, leases,
conveyances or other instruments that the General Partner considers
useful
or necessary to the conduct of the Partnership’s operations or the
implementation of the General Partner’s powers under this
Agreement;
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(6)
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the
distribution of Partnership cash or other Partnership assets in
accordance
with this Agreement;
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(7)
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the
selection and dismissal of employees of the Partnership or the
General
Partner (including, without limitation, employees having titles
such as
“president,”“vice president,”“secretary” and “treasurer”), and agents,
outside attorneys, accountants, consultants and contractors of
the General
Partner or the Partnership and the determination of their compensation
and
other terms of employment or hiring and the granting to any of
such
employees of Partnership options to acquire Units under the Unit
Option
Plan;
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(8)
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the
maintenance of such insurance for the benefit of the Partnership
and the
Partners as it deems necessary or
appropriate;
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(9)
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the
formation of, or acquisition of an interest in, and the contribution
of
property to, any further limited or general partnerships, joint
ventures
or other relationships that it deems desirable (including, without
limitation, the acquisition of interests in, and the contributions
of
property to any Subsidiary and any other Person in which it has
an equity
investment from time to time); provided that as long as the Initial
General Partner has determined to continue to qualify as a REIT,
the
General Partner may not engage in any such formation, acquisition
or
contribution that would cause the Initial General Partner to fail
to
qualify as a REIT;
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the
control of any matters affecting the rights and obligations of
the
Partnership, including the conduct of litigation and the incurring
of
legal expense and the settlement of claims and litigation, and
the
indemnification of any Person against liabilities and contingencies
to the
extent permitted by law;
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(11)
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the
undertaking of any action in connection with the Partnership’s direct or
indirect investment in any Person (including, without limitation,
the
contribution or loan of funds by the Partnership to such Persons);
and
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(12)
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subject
to the other provisions in this Agreement, the determination of
the fair
market value of any Partnership property distributed in kind using
such
reasonable method of valuation as it may adopt, provided that such
methods
are otherwise consistent with requirements of this
Agreement.
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B. Each
of
the Limited Partners agrees that the General Partner is authorized to execute,
deliver and perform the above-mentioned agreements and transactions on behalf
of
the Partnership without any further act, approval or vote of the partners,
notwithstanding any other provisions of this Agreement (except as provided
in
Section 7.3), the Act or any applicable law, rule or regulation. The execution,
delivery or performance by the General Partner or the Partnership of any
agreement authorized or permitted under this Agreement shall not constitute
a
breach by the General Partner of any duty that the General Partner may owe
the
Partnership or the Limited Partners or any other Persons under this Agreement
or
of any duty stated or implied by law or equity.
C. At
all
times from and after the date hereof, the General Partner may cause the
Partnership to obtain and maintain (i) casualty, liability and other insurance
on the properties of the Partnership and (ii) liability insurance for the
Indemnities hereunder.
D. At
all
times from and after the date hereof, the General Partner may cause the
Partnership to establish and maintain working capital reserves in such amounts
as the General Partner, in it sole and absolute discretion, deems appropriate
and reasonable from time to time.
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E. In
exercising its authority under this Agreement, the General Partner may, but
shall be under no obligation to, take into account the tax consequences to
any
Partner (including the General Partner) and to the Initial General Partner
of
any action taken by it. The General Partner and the Partnership shall not
have
liability to the Initial General Partner or to a Partner under any circumstances
as a result of an income tax liability incurred by the Initial General Partner
or such Limited Partner as a result of an action (or inaction) by the General
Partner pursuant to its authority under this Agreement.
Section
7.2 Certificate
of Limited Partnership
To
the
extent that such action is determined by the General Partner to be reasonable
and necessary or appropriate, the General Partner shall file amendments to
and
restatements of the Certificate and do all the things to maintain the
Partnership as a limited partnership (or a partnership in which the limited
partners have limited liability) under the laws of the State of North Carolina
and each other state, the District of Columbia or other jurisdiction, in
which
the Partnership may elect to do business or own property. Subject to the
terms
of Section 8.5.A(4) hereof, the General Partner shall not be required, before
or
after filing, to deliver or mail a copy of the Certificate or any amendment
thereto to any Limited Partner. The General Partner shall use all reasonable
efforts to cause to be filed such other certificates or documents as may
be
reasonable and necessary or appropriate for the formation, continuation,
qualification and operation of a limited partnership (or a partnership in
which
the limited partners limited liability) in the State of North Carolina, any
other state, or the District of Columbia or other jurisdiction, in which
the
Partnership may elect to do business or own property.
Section
7.3 Restrictions
on General Partner’s Authority
A. The
General Partner may not take any action in contravention of this Agreement,
including, without limitation:
(1)
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take
any action that would make it impossible to carry on the ordinary
business
of the Partnership, except as otherwise provided in this
Agreement;
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(2)
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possess
Partnership property, or assign any rights in specific Partnership
property, for other than a Partnership purpose except as otherwise
provided in this Agreement;
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(3)
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admit
a Person as a Partner, except as otherwise provided in this
Agreement;
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(4)
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perform
any act that would subject a Limited Partner to liability as a
general
partner in any jurisdiction or any other liability except as provided
herein or under the Act; or
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enter
into any contract, mortgage, loan or other agreement that prohibits
or
restricts, or has the effect of prohibiting, the ability of a Limited
Partner to exercise its rights to an Exchange in full, except with
the
written consent of such Limited
Partner.
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B. The
General Partner shall not, without the prior Consent of the Class A Limited
Partners, undertake, on behalf of the Partnership, any of the following actions
or enter into any transaction which would have the effect of such
transactions:
(1)
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Except
as provided in Section 7.3.C., amend, modify or terminate this
Agreement
other than to reflect the admission, substitution, termination
or
withdrawal of partners pursuant to Article 12
hereof.
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(2)
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Make
a general assignment for the benefit of creditors or appoint or
acquiesce
in the appointment of a custodian, receiver or trustee for all
or any part
of the assets of the Partnership.
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(3)
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Institute
any proceeding for Bankruptcy on behalf of the
Partnership.
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(4)
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Approve
or acquiesce to the transfer of the Partnership Interest of the
General
Partner to any Person other than the
Partnership.
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(5)
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Admit
into the Partnership any Additional or Substitute General
Partners.
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C. Notwithstanding
Section 7.3.B, the General Partner shall have the power, without any consent
of
any Limited Partners, to amend this Agreement as may be required to facilitate
or implement any of the following purposes:
(1)
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to
add to the obligations of the General Partner or surrender any
right or
power granted to the General Partner or any Affiliate of the General
Partner for the benefit of the Limited
Partners;
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(2)
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to
reflect the admission, substitution, termination, or withdrawal
of
Partners in accordance with this
Agreement;
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(3)
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to
reflect a change that is of an inconsequential nature and does
not
adversely affect the Limited Partners in any material respect,
or to cure
any ambiguity, correct or supplement any provision in this Agreement
not
inconsistent with law or with other provisions, or make other changes
with
respect to matters arising under this Agreement that will not be
inconsistent with law or with the provisions of this
Agreement;
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to
satisfy any requirements, conditions, or guidelines contained in
any
order, directive, opinion, ruling or regulation of a federal or
state
agency or contained in federal or state
law;
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to
amend the provisions of this Agreement to protect the qualification
of the
Initial General Partner as a REIT because of a change in applicable
law
(or an authoritative interpretation thereof), a ruling of the Internal
Revenue Service or if the Initial General Partner has determined
to cease
qualifying as a REIT; and
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(6)
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to
modify, as set forth in the definition of “Capital Account,” the manner in
which Capital Accounts are
computed.
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The
General Partner will provide notice to the Limited Partners when any action
under this Section 7.3.C is taken.
D. Notwithstanding
Section 7.3.B and 7.3.C hereof, this Agreement shall not be amended, and
no
action may be taken by the General Partner, without the Consent of each Partner
adversely affected if such amendment or action would (i) convert a Limited
Partner’s interest in the Partnership into a general partner’s interest (except
as the result of the General Partner acquiring such interest), (ii) modify
the
limited liability of a Limited Partner, (iii) alter rights of the Partner
to
receive distributions pursuant to Article 5 or Section 7.1.A(3), or the
allocations specified in Article 6 (except as permitted pursuant to Section
4.5,
4.6, 4.7 and Section 7.3.C(3) hereof), (iv) alter or modify the rights to
an
Exchange or REIT Shares Amount as set forth in Section 8.6, and related
definitions hereof or (v) amend this Section 7.3.D. Further, no amendment
may
alter the restrictions on the General Partner’s authority set forth elsewhere in
this Section 7.3 without the Consent specified in such section.
E. The
General Partner shall not, without the prior Consent of the Holders of Class
A
Limited Partnership Units, so long as the Holders of the Class A Common Limited
Partnership Units have at least 10% of the aggregate Percentage Interests
of the
Partnership, on behalf of the Partnership, take any of the following
actions:
(1)
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Dissolve
the Partnership.
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(2)
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Agree
to or consummate any merger, consolidation, reorganization or other
business combination to which the Partnership is a
party.
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(3)
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Sell,
dispose, convey or otherwise transfer all or substantially all
of the
assets of the Partnership, in one or a series of
transactions.
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Section
7.4 Reimbursement
of the General Partner
A. Except
as
provided in this Section 7.4 and elsewhere in this Agreement (including the
provisions of Articles 5 and 6 regarding distributions, payments and allocations
to which it may be entitled), the General Partner shall not be compensated
for
its services as general partner of the Partnership.
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B. Subject
to Section 15.11, the General Partner shall be reimbursed on a monthly basis,
or
such other basis as the General Partner may determine in its sole and absolute
discretion, for all expenses it incurs relating to the ownership of interests
in
and operation of, or for the benefit of, the Partnership. The Limited Partners
acknowledge that the General Partner’s sole business is the ownership of
interests in and operation of the Partnership and that such expenses are
incurred for the benefit of the Partnership; provided that,
the
General Partner shall not be reimbursed for expenses it incurs relating to
the
organization of the Partnership and the General Partner and the initial public
offering of REIT Shares by the Initial General Partner or subsequent offerings
of securities of the Initial General Partner. Such reimbursements shall be
in
addition to any reimbursement to the General Partner as a result of
indemnification pursuant to Section 7.7 hereof.
C. It
is the
intent of the Partners that any amounts paid by the Partnership to the General
Partner pursuant to this Section 7.4 be treated as a “guaranteed payment” within
the meaning of Section 707(c) of the Code.
Section
7.5 Outside
Activities of the General Partner and the Initial General Partner
A. The
General Partner shall not directly or indirectly enter into or conduct any
business, other than in connection with the ownership, acquisition and
disposition of Partnership Interests as a General Partner and the management
of
the business of the Partnership and such activities as are incidental to
same.
Without the Consent of the Class A Limited Partners, the General Partner
shall
not, directly or indirectly, participate in or otherwise acquire any interest
in
any real or personal property, except its General Partner Interest, and other
than such short-term liquid investments, bank accounts or similar instruments
as
it deems necessary to carry out its responsibilities contemplated under this
Agreement and the Certificate of Incorporation. Any Limited Partner Interests
acquired by the General Partner, whether pursuant to exercise by a Limited
Partner of its right to an Exchange or otherwise, shall be automatically
converted into a General Partner Interest comprised of an identical number
of
Partnership Units.
B. The
Initial General Partner shall not directly or indirectly enter into or conduct
any business, other than in connection with the ownership, acquisition and
disposition of its interests in the Wholly-Owned Trusts, its operation as
a
public reporting company with a class (or classes) of securities registered
under the Securities Exchange Act of 1943, as amended, its operation as a
REIT
and such activities as are incidental to the same. In the event the Initial
General Partner exercises its rights under Article II of the Articles of
Incorporation to purchase REIT Shares, then the General Partner shall cause
the
Partnership to purchase from the Wholly-Owned LP Trust a number of Partnership
Units as determined based on the application of the Exchange Factor on the
same
terms that the Initial General Partner purchased such REIT Shares.
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Section
7.6 Contracts
with Affiliates
A. The
Partnership may lend or contribute to Persons in which it has an equity
investment, and such Persons may borrow funds from the Partnership, on terms
and
conditions established in the sole and absolute discretion of the General
Partner. The foregoing authority shall not create any right or benefit in
favor
of any Person.
B. Except
as
provided in Section 7.5.A, the Partnership may transfer assets to joint
ventures, other partnerships, corporations or other business entities in
which
it is or thereby becomes a participant upon such terms and subject to such
conditions consistent with this Agreement and applicable law.
C. The
General Partner, in its sole and absolute discretion and without the approval
of
the Limited Partners, may propose and adopt on behalf of the Partnership
employee benefit plans funded by the Partnership for the benefit of employees
of
the General Partner the Initial General Partner, the Partnership, Subsidiaries
of the Partnership or any Affiliate of any of them in respect of services
performed, directly or indirectly, for the benefit of the Partnership, the
General Partner, the Initial General Partner or any of the Partnership’s
Subsidiaries.
D. The
General Partner is expressly authorized to enter into, in the name and on
behalf
of the Partnership, a right of first opportunity arrangement and other conflict
avoidance agreements with various Affiliates of the Partnership and the General
Partner, on such terms as the General Partner, in its sole and absolute
discretion, believes are advisable.
Section
7.7 Indemnification
A. The
Partnership shall indemnify an Indemnitee from and against any and all losses,
claims, damages, liabilities, joint or several, expenses (including legal
fees
and expenses), judgments, fines, settlements, and other amounts arising from
any
and all claims, demands, actions, suits or proceedings, civil, criminal,
administrative or investigative, that relate to the operations of the
Partnership as set forth in this Agreement in which any Indemnitee may be
involved, or is threatened to be involved, as a party or otherwise, unless
it is
established that: (i) the act or omission of the Indemnitee was material
to the
matter giving rise to the proceeding and either was committed in bad faith
or
was the result of active and deliberate dishonesty; (ii) the Indemnitee actually
received an improper personal benefit in money, property or services; or
(iii)
in the case of any criminal proceeding, the Indemnitee had reasonable cause
to
believe that the act or omission was unlawful. The termination of any proceeding
by judgment, order or settlement does not create a presumption that the
Indemnitee did not meet the requisite standard of conduct set forth in this
Section 7.7.A. The termination of any proceeding by conviction or upon a
plea of
nolo contendere or its equivalent, or any entry of an order of probation
prior
to judgment, creates a rebuttable presumption that the Indemnitee acted in
a
manner contrary to that specified in this Section 7.7.A. Any indemnification
pursuant to this Section 7.7 shall be made only out of the assets of the
Partnership.
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B. Reasonable
expenses incurred by an Indemnitee who is a party to a proceeding may be
paid or
reimbursed by the Partnership in advance of the final disposition of the
proceeding upon receipt by the Partnership of (i) a written affirmation by
the
Indemnitee of the Indemnitee’s good faith belief that the standard of conduct
necessary for indemnification by the Partnership as authorized in this Section
7.7.A has been met, and (ii) a written undertaking by or on behalf of the
Indemnitee to repay the amount if it shall ultimately be determined that
the
standard of conduct has not been met.
C. The
indemnification provided by this Section 7.7 shall be in addition to any
other
rights to which an Indemnitee or any other Person may be entitled under any
agreement, pursuant to any vote of the Partners, as a matter of law or
otherwise, and shall continue as to an Indemnitee who has ceased to serve
in
such capacity.
D. The
Partnership may purchase and maintain insurance, on behalf of the Indemnities
and such other Persons as the General Partner shall determine, against any
liability that may be asserted against or expenses that may be incurred by
such
Person in connection with the Partnership’s activities, regardless of whether
the Partnership would have the power to indemnify such Person against such
liability under the provisions of this Agreement.
E. For
purposes of this Section 7.7, the Partnership shall be deemed to have requested
an Indemnitee to serve as fiduciary of an employee benefit plan whenever
the
performance by it of its duties to the Partnership also imposes duties on,
or
otherwise involves services by, it to the plan or participates or beneficiaries
of the plan; excise taxes assessed on an Indemnitee with respect to an employee
benefit plan pursuant to applicable law shall constitute fines within the
meaning of Section 7.7; and actions taken or omitted by the Indemnitee with
respect to an employee benefit plan in the performance of its duties for
a
purpose reasonably believed by it to be in the interest of the participants
and
beneficiaries of the plan shall be deemed to be for a purpose which is not
opposed to the best interests of the Partnership.
F. In
no
event may an Indemnitee subject the Limited Partners to personal liability
by
reason of the indemnification provisions set forth in this
Agreement.
G. An
Indemnitee shall not be denied indemnification in whole or in part under
this
Section 7.7 because the Indemnitee had an interest in the transaction with
respect to which the indemnification applies if the transaction was otherwise
permitted by the terms of this Agreement.
H. The
provisions of this Section 7.7 are for the benefit of the Indemnities, their
heirs, successors, assigns and administrators and shall not be deemed to
create
any rights for the benefit of any other Persons.
I. It
is the
intent of the Partners that any amounts paid by the Partnership to the General
Partner pursuant to this Section 7.7 be treated as a “guaranteed payment” within
the meaning of Section 707(c) of the Code.
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Section
7.8 Liability
of the General Partner
A. Notwithstanding
anything to the contrary set forth in this Agreement, the General Partner
shall
not be liable or accountable in damages or otherwise to the Partnership,
any
Partners or any Assignees for losses sustained, liabilities incurred or benefits
not derived as a result of errors in judgment or mistakes of fact or law
of any
act or omission if the General Partner acted in good faith.
B. The
Limited Partners expressly acknowledge that the General Partner is acting
for
the benefit of the Partnership, the Limited Partners and the Initial General
Partner and its shareholders collectively, that the General Partner is under
no
obligation to give priority to the separate interests of the Limited Partners
or
the Initial General Partner or its shareholders (including, without limitation,
the tax consequences to Limited Partners or Assignees or to the Initial General
Partner or its shareholders) in deciding whether to cause the Partnership
to
take (or decline to take) any actions, except as expressly provided
herein.
C. Subject
to its obligations and duties as General Partner set forth in Section 7.1.A
hereof, the General Partner may exercise any of the powers granted to it
by this
Agreement and perform any of the duties imposed upon it hereunder either
directly or by or through its agents. The General Partner shall not be
responsible for any misconduct or negligence on the part of any such agent
appointed by it in good faith.
D. Any
amendment, modification or repeal of this Section 7.8 or any provision hereof
shall be prospective only and shall not in any way affect the limitations
on the
General Partner’s liability to the Partnership and the Limited Partners under
this Section 7.8 as in effect immediately prior to such amendment, modification
or repeal with respect to claims arising from or relating to matters occurring,
in whole or in part, prior to such amendment, modification or repeal, regardless
of when such claims may arise or be asserted.
Section
7.9 Other
Matters Concerning the General Partner
A. The
General Partner may rely and shall be protected in acting or refraining from
acting upon any resolution, certificate, statement, instrument, opinion,
report,
notice, request, consent, order, bond, debenture, or other paper or document
believed by it to be genuine and to have been signed or presented by the
proper
party or parties.
B. The
General Partner may consult with legal counsel, accountants, appraisers,
management consultants, investment bankers and other consultants and advisers
selected by it, and any act taken or omitted to be taken in reliance upon
the
opinion of such Persons as to matters which such General Partner reasonably
believes to be within such Person’s professional or expert competence shall be
conclusively presumed to have been done or omitted in good faith and in
accordance with such opinion.
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C. The
General Partner shall have the right, in respect of any of its powers or
obligations hereunder, to act through any of its duly authorized officers
and a
duly appointed attorney or attorneys-in-fact. Each such attorney shall, to
the
extent provided by the General Partner in the power of attorney, have full
power
and authority to do and perform all and every act and duty which is permitted
or
required to be done by the General Partner hereunder.
D. Notwithstanding
any other provisions of this Agreement or the Act, any action of the General
Partner on behalf of the Partnership or any decision of the General Partner
to
refrain from acting on behalf of the Partnership, undertaken in the good
faith
belief that such action or omission is necessary or advisable in order (i)
to
protect the ability of the Initial General Partner to continue to qualify
as a
REIT or (ii) to avoid the Initial General Partner incurring any taxes under
Section 857 or Section 4981 of the Code, is expressly authorized under this
Agreement and is deemed approved by all of the Limited Partners.
Section
7.10 Title
to
Partnership Assets
Title
to
Partnership assets, whether real, personal or mixed and whether tangible
or
intangible, shall be deemed to be owned by the Partnership as an entity,
and no
Partners, individually or collectively, shall have any ownership interest
in
such Partnership assets or any portion thereof. Title to any or all of the
Partnership assets may be held in the name of the Partnership, the General
Partner or one or more nominees, as the General Partner may determine, including
Affiliates of the General Partner. The General Partner hereby declares and
warrants that any Partnership assets for which legal title is held in the
name
of the General Partner or any nominee or Affiliate of the General Partner
shall
be held by the General Partner for the use and benefit of the Partnership
in
accordance with the provisions of this Agreement; provided,
however,
that
the General Partner shall use its best efforts to cause beneficial and record
title to such assets to be vested in the Partnership as soon as reasonably
practicable. All Partnership assets shall be recorded as the property of
the
Partnership in its books and records, irrespective of the name in which legal
title to such Partnership assets is held.
Section
7.11 Reliance
by Third Parties
Notwithstanding
anything to the contrary in this Agreement, any Person dealing with the
Partnership shall be entitled to assume that the General Partner has full
power
and authority to encumber, sell or otherwise use in any manner any and all
assets of the Partnership and to enter into any contracts on behalf of the
Partnership, and such Person shall be entitled to deal with the General Partner
as if it were the Partnership’s sole party in interest, both legally and
beneficially. Each Limited Partner hereby waives any and all defenses or
other
remedies which may be available against such Person to contest, negate or
disaffirm any action of the General Partner in connection with any such dealing.
In no event shall any Person dealing with the General Partner or its
representatives be obligated to ascertain that the terms of this Agreement
have
been complied with or to inquire into the necessity or expedience of any
act or
action of the General Partner or its representatives. Each and every
certificate, document or other instrument executed on behalf of the Partnership
by the General Partner or its representatives shall be conclusive evidence
in
favor of any and every Person relying thereon or claiming thereunder that
(i) at
the time of the execution and delivery of such certificate, document or
instrument, this Agreement was in full force and effect, (ii) the Person
executing and delivering such certificate, document or instrument was duly
authorized and empowered to do so for and on behalf of the Partnership and
(iii)
such certificate, document or instrument was duly executed and delivered
in
accordance with the terms and provisions of this Agreement and is binding
upon
the Partnership.
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ARTICLE
8
RIGHTS
AND OBLIGATIONS OF LIMITED PARTNERS
Section
8.1 Limitation
of Liability
The
Limited Partners shall have no liability under this Agreement except as
expressly provided in this Agreement or under the Act.
Section
8.2 Management
of Business
No
Limited Partner or Assignee (other than the General Partner, any of its
Affiliates or any officer, director, employee, partner, agent or trustee
of the
General Partner, the Partnership or any of their Affiliates, in their capacity
as such) shall take part in the operations, management or control (within
the
meaning of the Act) of the Partnership’s business transact any business in the
Partnership’s name or have the power to sign documents for or otherwise bind the
Partnership. The transaction of any such business by the General Partner,
any of
its Affiliates or any officer, director, employee, partner, agent or trustee
of
the General Partner, the Partnership or any of their Affiliates, in their
capacity as such, shall not affect, impair or eliminate the limitations on
the
liability of the Limited Partners or Assignees under this
Agreement.
Section
8.3 Outside
Activities of Limited Partners
Subject
to any agreements entered into by a Limited Partner or its Affiliates with
the
General Partner, the Initial General Partner, the Partnership or a Subsidiary,
any Limited Partner and any officer, director, employee, agent, trustee,
Affiliate or shareholder of any Limited Partner shall be entitled to and
may
have business interests and engage in business activities in addition to
those
relating to the Partnership, including business interests and activities
in
direct competition with the Partnership. Neither the Partnership nor any
Partners shall have any rights by virtue of this Agreement in any business
ventures of any Limited Partner or Assignee. Subject to such agreements,
none of
the Limited Partners nor any other Person shall have any rights by virtue
of
this Agreement or the partnership relationship established hereby in any
business ventures of any other Person, other than the General Partner, and
such
Person shall have no obligation pursuant to this Agreement to offer any interest
in any such business ventures to the Partnership, any Limited Partner or
any
such other Person, even if such opportunity is of a character which, if
presented to the Partnership, any Limited Partner or such other Person, could
be
taken by such Person.
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Section
8.4 Return
of
Capital
Except
pursuant to the rights of Exchange set forth in Section 8.6, no Limited Partner
shall be entitled to the withdrawal or return of his Capital Contribution,
except to the extent of distributions made pursuant to this Agreement or
upon
termination of the Partnership as provided herein. No Limited Partner or
Assignee shall have priority over any other Limited Partner or Assignee either
as to the return of Capital Contributions, or as otherwise expressly provided
in
this Agreement, as to profits, losses, distributions or credits.
Section
8.5 Rights
of
Limited Partners Relating to the Partnership
A. In
addition to other rights provided by this Agreement or by the Act, and except
as
limited by Section 8.5.D hereof, each Limited Partner shall have the right,
for
a purpose reasonably related to such Limited Partner’s interest as a limited
partner in the Partnership, upon written demand with a statement of the purpose
of such demand and at the Partnership’s expense:
(1)
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to
obtain a copy of the most recent annual and quarterly reports filed
with
the Securities and Exchange Commission by the Initial General Partner
pursuant to the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and
each
communication sent to the shareholders of the Initial General
Partner;
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to
obtain a copy of the Partnership’s federal, state and local income tax
returns for each Partnership Year;
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(3)
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to
obtain a current list of the name and last known business, residence
or
mailing address of each Partner;
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(4)
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to
obtain a copy of this Agreement and the Certificate and all amendments
thereto, together with executed copies of all powers of attorney
pursuant
to which this Agreement, the Certificate and all amendments thereto
have
been executed; and
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to
obtain true and full information regarding the amount of cash and
a
description and statement of any other property or services contributed
by
each Partner and which each Partner has agreed to contribute in
the
future, and the date on which each became a
Partner.
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B. The
Partnership shall notify each Limited Partner in writing of any change made
to
the Exchange Factor within 10 Business Days of the date such change becomes
effective.
C. In
addition to the foregoing rights, and notwithstanding anything to the contrary
in this Agreement, the Holders of the Class B Common Limited Partnership
Units
shall have the right at any time to remove the General Partner, with or without
cause upon written notice. A substitute General Partner shall be named by
the
holders of a majority in interest of all of the Class A Common Limited
Partnership Units. Upon such removal, the General Partner’s Partnership Units
shall become Class B Common Limited Partnership Units.
D. Notwithstanding
any other provision of this Section 8.5, the General Partner may keep
confidential from the Limited Partners, for such period of time as the General
Partner determines in its sole and absolute discretion to be reasonable,
any
information that (i) the General Partner believes to be in the nature of
trade
secrets or other information the disclosure of which the General Partner
in good
faith believes is not in the best interests of the Partnership or (ii) the
Partnership or the General Partner is required by law or by agreements with
unaffiliated third parties to keep confidential.
Section
8.6 Exchange
Rights
A. Each
Limited Partner shall have the right to require the Initial General Partner
to
acquire all or a portion of any Class A Common Limited Partnership Units
held by
such Limited Partner (such Class A Common Limited Partnership Units being
hereafter “Tendered Units”) in exchange for REIT Shares (an “Exchange”). By
execution of this Agreement, the Initial General Partner expressly agrees
to
reserve for future issue, and to issue in exchange for Tendered Units, a
sufficient number of its authorized but unissued REIT Shares to acquire Tendered
Units pursuant to the provisions of this Section 8.6. Such Exchange shall
be
exercised pursuant to a Notice of Exchange delivered to the Initial General
Partner by the Limited Partner who is exercising the relevant right (the
“Tendering Partner”). Such Limited Partner shall have no right, with respect to
any Class A Common Limited Partnership Units so transferred, to receive any
distributions paid after the Specified Exchange Date.
B. The
Tendering Partner effecting an Exchange shall have the right to receive,
as of
Specified Exchange Date, the REIT Shares Amount. The REIT Shares Amount shall
be
delivered as duly authorized, validly issued, fully paid and nonassessable
REIT
Shares, free of any pledge, lien, encumbrance or restriction, other than
those
provided in the Articles of Incorporation, the Securities Act of 1933, as
amended (the “Securities Act”) and relevant state securities or blue sky laws.
Notwithstanding any delay in such delivery (but subject to Section 8.6.C,
the
Tendering Partner shall be deemed the owner of such REIT Shares and rights
for
all purposes, including with limitation, rights to vote or consent, receive
dividends, and exercise rights, as of the Specified Exchange Date.
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C. Notwithstanding
the provisions of Section 8.6.A, 8.6.B or any other provision of this Agreement,
a Limited Partner (i) shall not be entitled to effect an Exchange to the
extent
the ownership or right to acquire REIT Shares pursuant to such Exchange by
such
Partner on the Specified Exchange Date would cause such Partner or any other
Person to violate the restrictions on ownership and transfer of shares set
forth
in the Articles of Incorporation and (ii) shall have no rights under this
Agreement which would otherwise be prohibited under the Articles of
Incorporation. To the extent any attempted Exchange would be in violation
of
this Section 8.6.C, it shall be void ab initio
to such
extent and such Limited Partner shall not require any rights or economic
interest in REIT Shares otherwise issuable upon such Exchange.
D. With
respect to any Exchange pursuant to this Section 8.6:
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Concurrently
with any Exchange under this Section 8.6, the Initial General Partner
shall transfer all Tendered Units to the Wholly-Owned Trusts and
shall
allocate the Tendered Units between the Wholly-Owned Trusts in
such
amounts as is necessary to maintain the Percentage Interest held
by the
General Partner at not less than one percent. In exchange for such
Tendered Units, each Wholly-Owned Trust shall issue a number of
its common
shares to the Initial General Partner that is equal to the number
of
Tendered Units transferred pursuant to such Exchange from the Initial
General Partner to such Wholly-Owned Trust. All Partnership Units
acquired
by the General Partner pursuant to this Section 8.6 shall automatically,
and without further action required, be converted into and deemed
to be
General Partner interests comprised of the same number of Partnership
Units. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Agreement,
all
Partnership Units acquired by the Wholly-Owned LP Trust pursuant
to this
Section 8.6 shall automatically, and without further action required,
be
converted into and deemed to be Class B Common Limited Partnership
Units.
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The
consummation of such Exchange shall be subject to the expiration
or
termination of the applicable waiting period, if any, under the
Xxxx-Xxxxx-Xxxxxx Antitrust Improvements Act of 1976, as
amended.
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Each
Tendering Partner shall continue to own all Partnership Units subject
to
any Exchange and be treated as a Limited Partner with respect to
such
Partnership Units for all purposes of this Agreement, until such
Partnership Units are transferred to the Wholly-Owned Trusts and
paid for
on the Specified Exchange Date.
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ARTICLE
9
BOOKS,
RECORDS, ACCOUNTING AND REPORTS
Section
9.1 Records
and Accounting
The
General Partner shall keep or cause to be kept at the principal office of
the
Partnership appropriate books and records with respect to the Partnership’s
business, including without limitation, all books and records necessary to
provide to the Limited Partners any information, lists and copies of documents
required to be provided pursuant to Section 9.3 hereof. Any records maintained
by or on behalf of the Partnership in the regular course of its business
may be
kept on, or be in the form of, punch cards, magnetic tape, photographs,
micrographics or any other information storage device, provided that the
records
so maintained are convertible into clearly legible written form within a
reasonable period of time. The books of the Partnership shall be maintained,
for
financial and tax reporting purposes, on an accrual basis in accordance with
generally accepted accounting principles.
Section
9.2 Fiscal
Year
The
fiscal year of the Partnership shall be the calendar year.
Section
9.3 Reports
A. As
soon
as practicable, but in no event later than 105 days after the close of each
Partnership Year, or such earlier date as they are filed with Securities
and
Exchange Commission, the General Partner shall cause to be mailed to each
Limited Partner as of the close of the Partnership Year, an annual report
containing financial statements of the Partnership, or of the Initial General
Partner if such statements are prepared solely on a consolidated basis with
the
Initial General Partner, for such Partnership Year, presented in accordance
with
generally accepted accounting principles, such statements to be audited by
a
nationally recognized firm of independent public accountants selected by
the
General Partner.
B. As
soon
as practicable, but in no event later than 105 days after the close of each
calendar quarter (except the last calendar quarter of each year) the General
Partner shall cause to be mailed to each Limited Partner as of the last day
of
the calendar quarter, a report containing unaudited financial statements
of the
Partnership, or of the Initial General Partner, if such statements are prepared
solely on a consolidated basis with the applicable law or regulation, or
as the
General Partner determines to be appropriate.
ARTICLE
10
TAX
MATTERS
Section
10.1 Preparation
of Tax Returns
The
General Partner shall arrange for the preparation and timely filing of all
returns of Partnership income, gains, deductions, losses and other items
required of the Partnership for federal and state income tax purposes and
shall
use all reasonable efforts to furnish, within 90 days of the close of each
taxable year, the tax information reasonably required by Limited Partners
for
federal and state income tax reporting purposes.
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Section
10.2 Tax
Elections
Except
as
otherwise provided herein, the General Partner shall, in its sole and absolute
discretion, determine whether to make any available election pursuant to
the
Code, including the election under Section 754 of the Code. The General Partner
shall have the right to seek to revoke any such election (including without
limitation, any election under Section 754 of the Code) upon the General
Partner’s determination in its sole and absolute discretion that such revocation
is the best interests of the Partners.
Section
10.3 Tax
Matters Partner
A. The
General Partner shall be the “tax matters partner” of the Partnership for
federal income tax purposes. Pursuant to Section 6223(c)(3) of the Code,
upon
receipt of notice from the IRS of the beginning of an administrative proceeding
with respect to the Partnership, the tax matters partner shall furnish the
IRS
with the name, address and profit interest of each of the Limited Partners;
provided,
however,
that
such information is provided to the Partnership by the Limited
Partners.
B. The
tax
matters partner is authorized, but not required:
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to
enter into any settlement with the IRS with respect to any administrative
or judicial proceedings for the adjustment of Partnership items
required
to be taken into account by a Partner for income tax purposes (such
administrative proceedings being referred to as a “tax audit” and such
judicial proceedings being referred to as “judicial review”), and in the
settlement agreement the tax matters partner may expressly state
that such
agreement shall bind all Partners, except that such settlement
agreement
shall not bind any Partner (i) who (within the time prescribed
pursuant to
the Code and Regulations) files a statement with the IRS providing
that
the tax matters partner shall not have the authority to enter into
a
settlement agreement on behalf of such Partner or (ii) who is a
“notice
partner” (as defined in Section 6231 of the Code) or a member of a “notice
group” (as defined in Section 6223(b)(2) of the
Code);
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in
the event that a notice of a final administrative adjustment at
the
Partnership level of any item required to be taken into account
by a
Partner for tax purposes (a “final adjustment”) is mailed to the tax
matters partner, to seek judicial review of such final adjustment,
including the filing of a petition for readjustment with the Tax
Court or
the United States Claims Court, or the filing of a complaint for
refund
with the District Court of the United States for the district in
which the
Partnership’s principal place of business is
located;
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to
intervene in any action brought by any other Partner for judicial
review
of a final adjustment;
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to
file a request for an administrative adjustment with the IRS at
any time
and, if any part of such request is not allowed by the IRS, to
file an
appropriate pleading (petition or complaint) for judicial review
with
respect to such request;
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to
enter into an agreement with the IRS to extend the period for assessing
any tax which is attributable to any item required to be taken
into
account by a Partner for tax purposes, or an item affected by such
item;
and
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to
take any other action on behalf of the Partners of the Partnership
in
connection with any tax audit or judicial review proceeding to
the extent
permitted by applicable law or
regulations.
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The
taking of any action and the incurring of any expense by the tax matters
partner
in connection with any such proceeding, except to the extent required by
law, is
a matter in the sole and absolute discretion of the tax matters partner and
the
provisions relating to indemnification of the General Partner set forth in
Section 7.7 of this Agreement shall be fully applicable to the tax matters
partner in its capacity as such.
C. The
tax
matters partner shall receive no compensation for its services. All third
party
costs and expenses incurred by the tax matters partner in performing his
duties
as such (including legal and accounting fees) shall be borne by the Partnership.
Nothing herein shall be construed to restrict the Partnership from engaging
an
accounting firm to assist the tax matters partner in discharging his duties
hereunder, so long as the compensation paid by the Partnership for such services
is reasonable.
Section
10.4 Organizational
Expenses
The
Partnership shall elect to deduct expenses, if any, incurred by it in organizing
the Partnership ratably over a 60-month period as provided in Section 709
of the
Code.
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Section
10.5 Withholding
Each
Limited Partner hereby authorizes the Partnership to withhold from or pay
on
behalf of or with respect to such Limited Partner any amount of federal,
state,
local, or foreign taxes that the General Partner determines that the Partnership
is required to withhold or pay with respect to any amount distributable or
allocable to such Limited Partner pursuant to this Agreement, including,
without
limitation, any taxes required to be withheld or paid by the Partnership
pursuant to Sections 1441, 1442, 1445 or 1446 of the Code. Any amount paid
on
behalf of or with respect to a Limited Partner shall constitute a loan by
the
Partnership to such Limited Partner, which loan shall be repaid by such Limited
Partner within 15 days after notice from the General Partner that such payment
must be made unless (i) the Partnership withholds such payment from a
distribution which would otherwise be made to the Limited Partner or (ii)
the
General Partner determines, in its sole and absolute discretion, that such
payment may be satisfied out of the available funds of the Partnership which
would, but for such payment, be distributed to the Limited Partner. Any amounts
withheld pursuant to the foregoing clauses (i) or (ii) shall be treated as
having been distributed to such Limited Partner.
Each
Limited Partner hereby unconditionally and irrevocably grants to the Partnership
a security interest in such Limited Partner’s Partnership Interest to secure
such Limited Partner’s obligation to pay to the Partnership any amounts required
to be paid pursuant to this Section 10.5. In the event that a Limited Partner
fails to pay any amounts owed to the Partnership pursuant to this Section
10.5
when due, the General Partner may, in its sole and absolute discretion, elect
to
make the payment to the Partnership on behalf of such defaulting Limited
Partner, and in such event shall be deemed to have loaned such amount to
such
defaulting Limited Partner and shall succeed to all rights and remedies of
the
Partnership as against such defaulting Limited Partner (including, without
limitation, the right to receive distributions). Any amounts payable by a
Limited Partner hereunder shall bear interest at the base rate on corporate
loans at large United States money center commercial banks, as published
from
time to time in the Wall
Street Journal,
plus
four percentage points (but not higher than the maximum lawful rate) from
the
date such amount is due (i.e.,
15 days
after demand) until such amount is paid in full. Each Limited Partner shall
take
such actions as the Partnership or the General Partner shall request in order
to
perfect or enforce the security interest created hereunder.
ARTICLE
11
TRANSFERS
AND WITHDRAWALS
Section
11.1 Transfer
A. The
term
“transfer,” when used in this Article 11 with respect to a Partnership Unit,
shall be deemed to refer to a transaction by which the General Partner purports
to assign its General Partner Interest to another Person or by which a Limited
Partner purports to assign its Limited Partnership Interest to another Person,
and includes a sale, assignment, gift, (outright or in trust), pledge,
encumbrance, hypothecation, mortgage, exchange or any other disposition by
law
or otherwise. The term “transfer” when used in this Article 11 does not include
an Exchange pursuant to Section 8.6. No part of the interest of a Limited
Partner shall be subject to the claims of any creditor, any spouse for alimony
or support, or to legal process, and may not be voluntarily or involuntarily
alienated or encumbered except as may be specifically provided for in this
Agreement.
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B. No
Partnership Interest shall be transferred, in whole or in part, except in
accordance with the terms and conditions set forth in this Article 11. Any
transfer or purported transfer of a Partnership Interest not made in accordance
with this Article 11 shall be null and void.
Section
11.2 Transfer
of General Partner’s Partnership Interest
The
General Partner shall not withdraw from the Partnership and shall not transfer
all or any portion of its interest in the Partnership (whether by sale,
statutory merger or consolidation, liquidation or otherwise) without the
consent
of all of the Holders of Class A Common Limited Partnership Units, which
may be
withheld by each Holder of Class A Common Limited Partnership Units in its
sole
and absolute discretion, and only upon the admission of a successor General
Partner pursuant to Section 12.1. Upon any transfer of a Partnership Interest
in
accordance with the provisions of this Section 11.2, the transferee shall
become
a Substitute General Partner for all purposes herein, and shall be vested
with
the powers and rights of the transferor General Partner, and shall be liable
for
all obligations and responsible for all duties of the General Partner, once
such
transferee has executed such instruments as may be necessary to effectuate
such
admission and to confirm the agreement of such transferee to be bound by
all the
terms and provisions of this Agreement with respect to the Partnership Interest
so acquired. It is a condition to any transfer otherwise permitted hereunder
that the transferee assumes, by operation of law or express agreement, all
of
the obligations of the transferor General Partner under this Agreement with
respect to such transferred Partnership interest, and no such transfer (other
than pursuant to a statutory merger or consolidation wherein all obligations
and
liabilities of the transferor General Partner are assumed by a successor
corporation by operation of law) shall relieve the transferor General Partner
of
its obligations under this Agreement without the Consent of the Class A Limited
Partners, in their reasonable discretion. In the event the General Partner
withdraws from the Partnership, in violation of this Agreement or otherwise,
or
otherwise dissolves or terminates, or upon the Bankruptcy of the General
Partner, a Majority in Interest of the Class A Limited Partners may elect
to
continue the Partnership business by selecting a Substitute General Partner
in
accordance with the Act.
Section
11.3 Limited
Partners’ Rights to Transfer
A. Prior
to
June 4, 1994, no Limited Partner shall transfer all or any portion of its
Partnership Interest to any transferee without the consent of the General
Partner, which consent may be withheld in its sole and absolute discretion;
provided,
however,
that
any Limited Partner may, at any time, without the consent of the General
Partner, (i) transfer all or any portion of its Partnership Interest to the
General Partner, to the Wholly-Owned LP Trust, or to an Affiliate of Xxxxxxx
X.
Xxxxxx or the Tanger Family Partnership or to the Immediate Family of Xxxxxxx
X.
Xxxxxx, subject to the provisions of Section 11.6, (ii) transfer its Partnership
Interest pursuant to its right of Exchange as provided in Section 8.6 hereof,
or
(iii) pledge (a “Pledge”) all or any portion of its Partnership Interest to a
lending institution, which is not an Affiliate of such Limited Partner, as
collateral or security for a bona fide loan or other extension of credit,
and
transfer such pledged Partnership Interest to such lending institution in
connection with the exercise of remedies under such loan or extension or
credit.
After June 4, 1994, each Limited Partner or Assignee pursuant to the proviso
of
the preceding sentence shall have the right to transfer all or any portion
of
its Partnership Interest, or subject to the provisions of Section 11.6 and
the
satisfaction of each of the following conditions, transfer all or any portion
of
its Partnership Interests to any other Person:
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(a)
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General
Partner Right of First Refusal.
The transferring Partner shall give written notice of the proposed
transfer to the General Partner, which notice shall state (i) the
identity
of the proposed transferee, and (ii) the amount and type of consideration
proposed to be received for the transferred Partnership Units.
The General
Partner shall have ten (10) days upon which to give the transferring
Partner notice of its election to acquire the Partnership Units
on the
proposed terms. If it so elects, it shall purchase the Partnership
Units
on such terms within ten (10) days after giving notice of such
election.
If it does not so elect, the transferring Partner may transfer
such
Partnership Units to a third party, on economic terms no more favorable
to
the transferee than the proposed terms, subject to the other conditions
of
this Section 11.3.
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(b)
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Qualified
Transferee.
Any transfer of a Partnership Interest shall be made only to Qualified
Transferees.
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It
is a
condition to any transfer otherwise permitted hereunder that the transferee
assumes by operation of law or express agreement all of the obligations of
the
transferor Limited Partner under this Agreement with respect to such transferred
Partnership Interest and no such transfer (other than pursuant to a statutory
merger or consolidation wherein all obligations and liabilities of the
transferor Partner are assumed by a successor corporation by operation of
law)
shall relieve the transferor Partner of its obligations under this Agreement
without the approval of the General Partner, in its reasonable discretion.
Notwithstanding the foregoing, any transferee of any transferred Partnership
Interest shall be subject to any and all ownership limitations contained
in the
Articles of Incorporation. Any transferee, whether or not admitted as a
Substituted Limited Partner, shall take subject to the obligations of the
transferor hereunder. Unless admitted as a Substitute Limited Partner, no
transferee, whether by a voluntary transfer, by operation of law or otherwise,
shall have rights hereunder, other than the rights of an Assignee as provided
in
Section 11.5.
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B. If
a
Limited Partner is subject to Incapacity, the executor, administrator, trustee,
committee, guardian, conservator, or receiver of such Limited Partner’s estate
shall have all the rights of a Limited Partner, but not more rights than
those
enjoyed by other Limited Partners, for the purpose of settling or managing
the
estate, and such power as the Incapacitated Limited Partner possessed to
transfer all or any part of his or its interest in the Partnership. The
Incapacity of a Limited Partner, in and of itself, shall not dissolve or
terminate the Partnership.
C. The
General Partner may prohibit any transfer otherwise permitted under Section
11.3
by a Limited Partner of his Partnership Units if, in the opinion of legal
counsel to the Partnership, such transfer would require the filing of a
registration statement under the Securities Act by the Partnership or would
otherwise violate any federal or state securities laws or regulations applicable
to the Partnership or the Partnership Unit.
D. No
transfer by a Limited Partner of his Partnership Units (including any Exchange)
may be made to any person if (i) in the opinion of legal counsel for the
Partnership, it would result in the Partnership being treated as an association
taxable as a corporation, or (ii) such transfer is effectuated through an
“established securities market” or a “secondary market (or the substantial
equivalent thereof)” within the meaning of Section 7704 of the
Code.
Section
11.4 Substituted
Limited Partners
A. No
Limited Partner shall have the right to substitute a transferee as a Limited
Partner in his place (including any transferee permitted by Section 11.3).
The
General Partner shall, however, have the right to consent to the admission
of a
transferee of the interest of a Limited Partner pursuant to this Section
11.4 as
a Substituted Limited Partner, which consent may be given or withheld by
the
General Partner in its sole and absolute discretion. The General Partner’s
failure or refusal to permit a transferee of any such interests to become
a
Substituted Limited Partner shall not give rise to any cause of action against
the Partnership or any Partner.
B. A
transferee who has been admitted as a Substituted Limited Partner in accordance
with this Article 11 shall have all the rights and powers and be subject
to all
the restrictions and liabilities of a Limited Partner under this
Agreement.
C. Upon
the
admission of a Substituted Limited Partner, the General Partner shall amend
Exhibit A to reflect the name, address, number of Partnership Units, and
Percentage Interest of such Substituted Limited Partner and to eliminate
or
adjust, if necessary, the name, address and interest of the predecessor of
such
Substituted Limited Partner.
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Section
11.5 Assignees
If
the
General Partner, in its sole and absolute discretion, does not consent to
the
admission of any permitted transferee under Section 11.3 as a Substituted
Limited Partner, as described in Section 11.4, such transferee shall be
considered an Assignee for purposes of this Agreement. An Assignee shall
be
entitled to all the rights of an assignee of a limited partnership interest
under the Act, including the right to receive distributions from the Partnership
and the share of Net Income, Net Losses, gain and loss attributable to the
Partnership Units assigned to such transferee, the rights to transfer the
Partnership Units provided in this Article 11, and the right of Exchange
provided in Section 8.6, but shall not be deemed to be a holder of Partnership
Units for any other purpose under this Agreement, and shall not be entitled
to
effect a Consent with respect to such Partnership Units on any matter presented
to the Limited Partners for approval (such Consent remaining with the transferor
Limited Partner). In the event any such transferee desires to make a further
assignment of any such Partnership Units, such transferee shall be subject
to
all the provisions of this Article 11 to the same extent and in the same
manner
as any Limited Partner desiring to make an assignment of Partnership
Units.
Section
11.6 General
Provisions
A. No
Limited Partner may withdraw from the Partnership other than as a result
of a
permitted transfer of all of such Limited Partner’s Partnership Units in
accordance with this Article 11 or pursuant to the exercise of its right
of
Exchange of all of its Partnership Units under Section 8.6.
B. Any
Limited Partner who shall transfer all of his Partnership Units in a transfer
permitted pursuant to this Article 11 where such transferee was admitted
as a
Limited Partner or pursuant to the exercise of its right of Exchange of all
of
its Partnership Units under Section 8.6 shall cease to be a Limited
Partner.
C. Transfers
pursuant to this Article 11 may only be made on the first day of a fiscal
quarter of the Partnership, unless the General Partner otherwise
agrees.
D. If
any
Partnership Interest is transferred during any quarterly segment of the
Partnership’s fiscal year in compliance with the provisions of this Article 11
or transferred pursuant to Section 8.6, Net Income, Net Losses, each item
thereof and all other items attributable to such interest for such fiscal
year
shall be divided and allocated between the transferor Partner and the transferee
Partner by taking into account their varying interests during the fiscal
year in
accordance with Section 706(d) of the Code, using the interim closing of
the
books method. Solely for purposes of making such allocations, each of such
items
for the calendar month in which the transfer or redemption occurs shall be
allocated to the Person who is a Partner as of midnight on the last day of
said
month. All distributions of Available Cash with respect to which the Partnership
Record Date is before the date of such transfer or redemption shall be made
to
the transferor Partner, and all distributions of Available Cash thereafter
shall
be made to the transferee Partner.
E. In
addition to any other restrictions on transfer herein contained, in no event
may
any transfer or assignment of a Partnership Interest by any Partner (including
by way of an Exchange) be made (i) to any person or entity who lacks the
legal
right, power or capacity to own a Partnership Interest; (ii) in violation
of
applicable law; (iii) of any component portion of a Partnership Interest,
such
as the Capital Account, or rights to distributions, separate and apart from
all
other components of a Partnership Interest; (iv) in the event such transfer
would cause the Initial General Partner to cease to comply with the REIT
Requirements, if the Initial
General Partner at such time has determined to continue meet the REIT
Requirements; (v) if such transfer would cause a termination of the Partnership
for federal or state income tax purposes (except as a result of the Exchange
of
all Partnership Units held by all Limited Partners); (vi) if such transfer
would, in the opinion of counsel to the Partnership, cause the Partnership
to
cease to be classified as a partnership for Federal income tax purposes (except
as a result of the Exchange of all Partnership Units held by all Limited
Partners); (vii) if such transfer would cause the Partnership to become,
with
respect to any employee benefit plan subject to Title I of ERISA, a
“party-in-interest” (as defined in Section 3(14) of ERISA) or a “disqualified
person” (as defined in Section 4975(c) of the Code); (viii) if such transfer
would, in the opinion of counsel to the Partnership, cause any portion of
the
assets of the Partnership to constitute assets of any employee benefit plan
pursuant to Department of Labor Regulations Section 2510.2-101; (ix) if such
transfer requires the registration of such Partnership Interest pursuant
to any
applicable federal or state securities laws; (x) if such transfer causes
the
Partnership to become a “Publicly Traded Partnership,” as such term is defined
in Sections 469(k)(2) or 7704(b) of the Code or if such transfer would cause
the
Partnership to have more than 500 Partners (including, as Partners, those
persons indirectly owning an Interest in the Partnership through a partnership,
subchapter S corporation or grantor trust); or (xi) if such transfer subjects
the Partnership to be regulated under the Investment Company Act of 1940,
the
Investment Advisors Act of 1940 or the Employee Retirement Income Security
Act
of 1974, each as amended.
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ARTICLE
12
ADMISSION
OF PARTNERS
Section
12.1 Admission
of Successor General Partner
A
successor to all of the General Partner’s General Partner Interest pursuant to
Section 11.2 hereof who is proposed to be admitted as a successor General
Partner shall be admitted to the Partnership as the General Partner, effective
upon such transfer. Any such transferee shall carry on the business of the
Partnership without dissolution. In each case, the admission shall be subject
to
the successor General Partner executing and delivering to the Partnership
an
acceptance of all of the terms and conditions of this Agreement and such
other
documents or instruments as may be required to effect the
admission.
Section
12.2 Admission
of Additional Limited Partners
A. After
the
admission to the Partnership of the initial Limited Partners on the date
hereof,
a Person who makes a Capital Contribution to the Partnership in accordance
with
this Agreement shall be admitted to the Partnership as an Additional Limited
Partner only upon furnishing to the General Partner (i) evidence of acceptance
in form satisfactory to the General Partner of all of the terms and conditions
of this Agreement, including, without limitation, the power of attorney granted
in Section 2.4 hereof and (ii) such other documents or instruments as may
be
required in the discretion of the General Partner in order to effect such
Person’s admission as an Additional Limited Partner.
B. Notwithstanding
anything to the contrary in this Section 12.2, no Person shall be admitted
as an
Additional Limited Partner without the consent of the General Partner, which
consent may be given or withheld in the General Partner’s sole and absolute
discretion. The grant of an option to acquire Units under the Unit Option
Plan,
which grant is in the sole and absolute discretion of the General Partner,
to
any Person shall constitute the consent of the General Partner to such Person
(but not any Assignee) to becoming a Limited Partner upon exercise of such
option to acquire Units. The admission of any Person as an Additional Limited
Partner shall become effective on the date upon which the name of such Person
is
recorded on the books and records of the Partnership, following the receipt
of
the Capital Contribution in respect of such Limited Partner and the consent
of
the General Partner to such admission.
Section
12.3 Amendment
of Agreement and Certificate of Limited Partnership
For
the
admission to the Partnership of any Partner, the General Partner shall take
all
steps necessary and appropriate under the Act to amend the records of the
Partnership and, if necessary, to prepare as soon as practical an amendment
of
this Agreement (including an amendment of Exhibit A) and, if required by
law,
shall prepare and file an amendment to the Certificate and may for this purpose
exercise the power of attorney granted pursuant to Section 2.4
hereof.
Section
12.4 Limit
on
Number of Partners
No
Person
shall be admitted to the Partnership as an Additional Partner if the effect
of
such admission would be to cause the Partnership to have more than 500 Partners,
including as Partners for this purpose those Persons indirectly owning an
Interest in the Partnership through another partnership, subchapter S
corporation or a grantor trust.
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ARTICLE
13
DISSOLUTION
AND LIQUiDATION
Section
13.1 Dissolution
The
Partnership shall not be dissolved by the admission of Substituted Limited
Partners or Additional Limited Partners or by the admission of a successor
General Partner in accordance with the terms of this Agreement. Upon the
withdrawal of the General Partner, any successor General Partner shall continue
the business of the Partnership. The Partnership shall dissolve, and its
affairs
shall be wound up, upon the first to occur of any of the following (“Liquidating
Events”):
A. the
expiration of its term as provided in Section 2.5 hereof;
B. an
event
of withdrawal of the General Partner, as defined in the Act, unless, within
90
days after the withdrawal, all of the Holders of the Class A Common Limited
Partnership Units, and at least a majority in interest of all the remaining
Partners, agree in writing, in their sole and absolute discretion, to continue
the business of the Partnership and to the appointment, effective as of the
date
of withdrawal, of a substitute General Partner;
C. an
election to dissolve the Partnership made by the General Partner, approved
by
the Consent of the Holders of the Class A Common Limited Partnership
Units;
D. entry
of
a decree of judicial dissolution of the Partnership pursuant to the provisions
of the Act;
E. the
sale
of all or substantially all of the assets and properties of the
Partnership;
F. a
Bankruptcy of the General Partner, unless all of the remaining Partners agree
in
writing to continue the business of the Partnership and to the appointment,
effective as of a date prior to the date of such Bankruptcy, of a substitute
General Partner; or
G. the
Exchange by all Partners (other than the General Partner) of all Class A
Common
Limited Partnership Units into REIT Shares.
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Section
13.2 Winding
Up
A. Upon
the
occurrence of a Liquidating Event, the Partnership shall continue solely
for the
purposes of winding up its affairs in an orderly manner, liquidating its
assets,
and satisfying the claims of its creditors and Partners. No Partner shall
take
any action that is inconsistent with, or not necessary to or appropriate
for,
the winding up of the Partnership’s business and affairs. The General Partner
(or, in the event there is no remaining General Partner, any Person elected
by a
Majority in Interest of the Class A Limited Partners (the “Liquidator”)) shall
be responsible for overseeing the winding up and dissolution of the Partnership
and shall take full account of the Partnership’s liabilities and property and
the Partnership property shall be liquidated as promptly as is consistent
with
obtaining the fair value thereof, and the proceeds therefrom (which may,
to the
extent determined by the General Partner, include shares of stock in the
General
Partner) shall be applied and distributed in the following order:
(1)
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First,
to the payment and discharge of all of the Partnership’s debts and
liabilities to creditors other than the
Partners;
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(2)
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Second,
to the payment and discharge of all of the Partnership’s debts and
liabilities to the General Partner;
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(3)
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Third,
to the payment and discharge of all of the Partnership’s debts and
liabilities to the other Partners;
and
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(4)
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The
balance, if any, to the General Partner and Limited Partners in
accordance
with their positive Capital Account balances, determined after
taking into
account all Capital Account adjustments for the Partnership taxable
year
during which the liquidation occurs (other than those made as a
result of
the liquidating distribution set forth in this Section
13.2.A(4)).
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The
General Partner shall not receive any additional compensation for any services
performed pursuant to this Article 13 other than reimbursement of its expenses
as provided in Section 7.4.
B. Notwithstanding
the provisions of Section 13.2.A hereof which require liquidation of the
assets
of the Partnership, but subject to the order of priorities set forth therein,
if
prior to or upon dissolution of the Partnership the Liquidator determines
that
an immediate sale of part or all of the Partnership’s assets would be
impractical or would cause undue loss to the Partners, the Liquidator may,
in
its sole and absolute discretion, defer for a reasonable time the liquidation
of
any assets except those necessary to satisfy liabilities of the Partnership
(including to those Partners as creditors) and/or distribute to the Partners,
in
lieu of cash, as tenants in common and in accordance with the provisions
of
Section 13.2.A hereof, undivided interests in such Partnership assets as
the
Liquidator deems not suitable for liquidation. Any such distributions in
kind
shall be made only if, in the good faith judgment of the Liquidator, such
distributions in kind are in the best interest of the Partners, and shall
be
subject to such conditions relating to the disposition and management of
such
properties as the Liquidator deems reasonable and equitable and to any
agreements governing the operation of such properties at such time. The
Liquidator shall determine the fair market value of any property distributed
in
kind using such reasonable method of valuation as it may adopt.
Section
13.3 Compliance
with Timing Requirements of Regulations
In
the
event the Partnership is “liquidated” within the meaning of Regulations Section
1.704-1(b)(2)(ii)(g), distributions shall be made pursuant to this Article
13 to
the General Partner and Limited Partners who have positive Capital Accounts
in
compliance with Regulations Section 1.704-1(b)(2)(ii)(b)(2). If any Partner
has
a deficit balance in his Capital Account (after giving effect to all
contributions, distributions and allocations for the taxable years, including
the year during which such liquidation occurs), such Partner shall have no
obligation to make any contribution to the capital of the Partnership with
respect to such deficit, and such deficit shall not be considered a debt
owed to
the Partnership or to any other Person for any purpose whatsoever. In the
discretion of the General Partner, a pro rata portion of the distributions
that
would otherwise be made to the General Partner and Limited Partners pursuant
to
this Article 13 may be:
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(A) distributed
to a trust established for the benefit of the General Partner and Limited
Partners for the purposes of liquidating Partnership assets, collecting amounts
owed to the Partnership, and paying any contingent or unforeseen liabilities
or
obligations of the Partnership or of the General Partner arising out of or
in
connection with the Partnership. The assets of any such trust shall be
distributed to the General Partner and Limited Partners from time to time,
in
the reasonable discretion of the General Partner, in the same proportions
and
the amount distributed to such trust by the Partnership would otherwise have
been distributed to the General Partner and Limited Partners pursuant to
this
Agreement; or
(B) withheld
to provide a reasonable reserve for partnership liabilities (contingent or
otherwise) and to reflect the unrealized portion of any installment obligations
owed to the Partnership, provided that such withhold amounts shall be
distributed to the General Partner and Limited Partners as soon as
practicable.
Section
13.4 Deemed
Distribution and Recontribution
Notwithstanding
any other provision of this Article 13, in the event the Partnership is
liquidated within the meaning of Regulations Section 1.704-1(b)(2)(ii)(g)
but no
Liquidating Event has occurred, the Partnership’s property shall not be
liquidated, the Partnership’s liabilities shall not be paid or discharged, and
the Partnership’s affairs shall not be wound up. Instead, the Partnership shall
be deemed to have distributed the Property in kind to the General Partner
and
Limited Partners, who shall be deemed to have assumed and taken such property
subject to all Partnership liabilities, all in accordance with their respective
Capital Accounts. Immediately thereafter, the General Partner and Limited
Partners shall be deemed to have recontributed the Partnership property in
kind
to the Partnership, which shall be deemed to have assumed and taken such
property subject to all such liabilities.
Section
13.5 Rights
of
Limited Partners
Except
as
otherwise provided in this Agreement, each Limited Partner shall look solely
to
the assets of the Partnership for the return of his Capital Contribution
and
shall have no right or power to demand or receive property from the General
Partner. No Limited Partner shall have priority over any other Limited Partner
as to the return of his Capital Contributions, distributions or
allocations.
Section
13.6 Notice
of
Dissolution
In
the
event a Liquidating Event occurs or an event occurs that would, but for
provisions of Section 13.1, result in a dissolution of the Partnership, the
General Partner shall, within 30 days thereafter, provide written notice
thereof
to each of the Partners and to all other parties with whom the Partnership
regularly conducts business (as determined in the discretion of the General
Partner) and shall publish notice thereof in a newspaper of general circulation
in each place in which the Partnership regularly conduct business (as determined
in the discretion of the General Partner).
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Section
13.7 Cancellation
of Certificate of Limited Partnership
Upon
the
completion of the liquidation of the Partnership cash and property as provided
in Section 13.2 hereof, the Partnership shall be terminated and the Certificate
and all qualifications of the Partnership as a foreign limited partnership
in
jurisdictions other than the State of North Carolina shall be cancelled and
such
other actions as may be necessary to terminate the Partnership shall be
taken.
Section
13.8 Reasonable
Time for Winding-Up
A
reasonable time shall be allowed for the orderly winding-up of the business
and
affairs of the Partnership and the liquidation of its assets pursuant to
Section
13.2 hereof, in order to minimize any losses otherwise attendant upon such
winding-up, and the provisions of this Agreement shall remain in effect between
the Partners during the period of liquidation.
Section
13.9 Waiver
of
Partition
Each
Partner hereby waives any right to partition of the Partnership
property.
ARTICLE
14
AMENDMENT
OF PARTNERSHIP AGREEMENT; CONSENTS
Section
14.1 Amendments
A. The
actions requiring consent or approval of Limited Partners pursuant to this
Agreement, including Section 7.3, or otherwise pursuant to applicable law,
are
subject to the procedures in this Article 14.
B. Amendments
to this Agreement may be proposed by the General Partner or by any Limited
Partner. Following such proposal, the General Partner shall submit any proposed
amendment to the Limited Partners. The General Partner shall seek the written
consent of the Partners on the proposed amendment or shall call a meeting
to
vote thereon and to transact any other business that it may deem appropriate.
For purposes of obtaining a written consent, the General Partner may require
a
response within a reasonable specified time, but not less than 15 days, and
failure to respond in such time period shall constitute a consent which is
consistent with the General Partner’s recommendation (if so recommended) with
respect to the proposal; provided, that, an action shall become effective
at
such time as requisite consents are received even if prior to such specified
time.
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Section
14.2 Action
by
the Partners
A. Meetings
of the Partners may be called by the General Partner and shall be called
upon
the receipt by the General Partner of a written request by Limited Partners
holding 25 percent or more of any class of Limited Partnership Interests.
The
call shall state the nature of the business to be transacted. Notice of any
such
meeting shall be given to all Partners not less than seven days nor more
than 30
days prior to the date of such meeting. Partners may vote in person or by
proxy
at such meeting. Whenever the vote or Consent of Partners is permitted or
required under this Agreement, such vote or Consent may be given at a meeting
of
Partners or may be given in accordance with the procedure prescribed in Section
14.1 hereof.
B. Any
action required or permitted to be taken at a meeting of the Partners may
be
taken without a meeting if a written consent setting forth the action so
taken
is signed by the percentage as is expressly required by this Agreement for
the
action in question. Such consent may be in one instrument or in several
instruments, and shall have the same force and effect as a vote of the
Percentage Interests of the Partners (expressly required by this Agreement).
Such consent shall be filed with the General Partner. An action so taken
shall
be deemed to have been taken at a meeting held on the effective date so
certified.
C. Each
Limited Partner may authorize any Person or Persons to act for him by proxy
on
all matters in which a Limited Partner is entitled to participate, including
waiving notice of any meeting, or voting or participating at a meeting. Every
proxy must be signed by the Limited Partner or his attorney-in-fact. No proxy
shall be valid after the expiration of 11 months from the date thereof unless
otherwise provided in the proxy. Every proxy shall be revocable at the pleasure
of the Limited Partner executing it.
D. Each
meeting of Partners shall be conducted by the General Partner or such other
Person as the General Partner may appoint pursuant to such rules for the
conduct
of the meeting as the General Partner or such other Person deems
appropriate.
ARTICLE
15
GENERAL
PROVISIONS
Section
15.1 Addresses
and Notice
Any
notice, demand, request or report required or permitted to be given or made
to a
Partner or Assignee under this Agreement shall be in writing and shall be
deemed
given or made when delivered in person or when sent by first class United
States
mail or by other means of written communication to the Partner or Assignee
at
the address set forth in Exhibit A or such other address as the Partners
shall
notify the General Partner in writing.
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Section
15.2 Titles
and Captions
All
article or section titles or captions in this Agreement are for convenience
only. They shall not be deemed part of this Agreement and in no way define,
limit, extend or describe the scope or intent of any provisions hereof. Except
as specifically provided otherwise, references to “Articles” and “Sections” are
to Articles and Sections of this Agreement.
Section
15.3 Pronouns
and Plurals
Whenever
the context may require, any pronoun used in this Agreement shall include
the
corresponding masculine, feminine or neuter forms, and the singular form
of
nouns, pronouns and verbs shall include the plural and vice versa.
Section
15.4 Further
Action
The
parties shall execute and deliver all documents, provide all information
and
take or refrain from taking action as may be necessary or appropriate to
achieve
the purposes of this Agreement.
Section
15.5 Binding
Effect
This
Agreement shall be binding upon an inure to the benefit of the parties hereto
and their heirs, executors, administrators, successors, legal representatives
and permitted assigns.
Section
15.6 Creditors
None
of
the provisions of this Agreement shall be for the benefit of, or shall be
enforceable by, any creditor of the Partnership.
Section
15.7 Waiver
No
failure by any party to insist upon the strict performance of any covenant,
duty, agreement or condition of this Agreement or to exercise any right or
remedy consequent upon any breach thereof shall constitute waiver of any
such
breach or any other covenant, duty, agreement or condition.
Section
15.8 Counterparts
This
Agreement may be executed in counterparts, all of which together shall
constitute one agreement binding on all the parties hereto, notwithstanding
that
all such parties are not signatories to the original or the same counterpart.
Each party shall become bound by this Agreement immediately upon affixing
its
signature hereto.
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Section
15.9 Applicable
Law
This
Agreement shall be construed in accordance with and governed by the laws
of the
State of North Carolina, without regard to the principles of conflicts of
law.
Section
15.10 Invalidity
of Provisions
If
any
provision of this Agreement is or becomes invalid, illegal or unenforceable
in
any respect, the validity, legality and enforceability of the remaining
provisions contained herein shall not be affected thereby.
Section
15.11 Limitation
to Preserve REIT Status
To
the
extent that the amount paid or credited to the General Partner or its officers,
directors, employees or agents pursuant to Section 7.4 or Section 7.7 would
constitute gross income to the Initial General Partner for purposes of Sections
856(c)(2) or 856(c)(3) of the Code (a “GP Payment”) then, notwithstanding any
other provision of this Agreement, the amount of such GP Payments for any
fiscal
year shall not exceed the lesser of:
(i)
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an
amount equal to the excess, if any, of (a) 4.17% of the Initial
General
Partner’s total gross income (but not including the amount of any GP
Payments) for the fiscal year which is described in subsections
(A)
through (H) of Section 856(c)(2) of the Code over (b) the amount
of gross
income (within the meaning of Section 856(c)(2) of the Code) derived
by
the Initial General Partner from sources other than those described
in
subsections (A) through (H) of Section 856(c)(2) of the Code (but
not
including the amount of any GP Payments);
or
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(ii)
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an
amount equal to the excess, if any, of (a) 25% of the Initial General
Partner’s total gross income (but not including the amount of any GP
Payments) for the fiscal year which is described in subsections
(A)
through (I) of Section 856(c)(3) of the Code over (b) the amount
of gross
income (within the meaning of Section 856(c)(3) of the Code) derived
by
the Initial General Partner from sources other than those described
in
subsections (A) through (I) of Section 856(c)(3) of the Code (but
not
including the amount of any GP
Payments);
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provided,
however,
that GP
Payments in excess of the amounts set forth in subparagraphs (i) and (ii)
above
may be made if the General Partner, as a condition precedent, obtains an
opinion
of tax counsel that the receipt of such excess amounts would not adversely
affect the Initial General Partner’s ability to qualify as a REIT. To the extent
GP Payments may not be made in a year due to the foregoing limitations, such
GP
Payments shall carry over and be treated as arising in the following
year.
[SIGNATURES
TO APPEAR ON FOLLOWING PAGES]
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IN
WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has caused these Amended and Restated Agreement
of Limited Partnership of Tanger Properties Limited Partnership to be duly
executed as of November 11, 2005.
TANGER
GP
TRUST
as
General Partner
By:
/s/
Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxxx
Xxxxxxx
X. Xxxxxx, Chairman of the Board
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IN
WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has caused these Amended and Restated Agreement
of Limited Partnership of Tanger Properties Limited Partnership to be duly
executed as of November 11, 2005.
TANGER
LP
TRUST
as
Limited Partner
By:
Xxxxxxx
X. Xxxxxx
Xxxxxxx
X. Xxxxxx, Chairman of the Board
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IN
WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has caused these Amended and Restated Agreement
of Limited Partnership of Tanger Properties Limited Partnership to be duly
executed as of November 11, 2005.
TANGER
FAMILY LIMITED PARTNERSHIP
as
Limited Partner
By:
/s/
Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxxx
Xxxxxxx
X. Xxxxxx, General Partner
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EXHIBIT
“A”
1. Initial
Capital Contributions of Partners
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Name
and Address of Partner
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Partnership
Units Before Contribution
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Cash
Contributions
|
Agreed
Value of Contributed Property
|
Total
Contributions
|
Partnership
Units After Contribution
|
General
Partner
Tanger
Factory Outlet Centers, Inc.
0000
Xxxxxxxxx Xxx., Xxxxx 000
Xxxxxxxxxx,
XX 00000
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$1
|
$1
|
1
|
||
Limited
Partners
Tanger
Family Limited Partnership
0000
Xxxxxxxxx Xxx., Xxxxx 000
Xxxxxxxxxx,
XX 00000
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$1
|
$1
|
1
|
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EXHIBIT
“A” (CONTINUED)
2.
Exhibit A as amended following the Capital Contributions of Proceeds
of
November, 2005 Public Offering of the REIT’s Class C Preferred
Shares.
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|||||
Name
and Address of Partner
|
Partnership
Units Before Contribution
|
Cash
Contributions
|
Agreed
Value of Contributed Property
|
Total
Contributions
|
Partnership
Units After Contribution
|
General
Partner
Tanger
G P Trust
0000
Xxxxxxxxx Xxx., Xxxxx 000
Xxxxxxxxxx,
XX 00000
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150,000
|
---
|
---
|
---
|
150,000
|
Limited
Partners
Class
A Common
Tanger
Family Limited Partnership
0000
Xxxxxxxxx Xxx., Xxxxx 000
Xxxxxxxxxx,
XX 00000
|
3,033,305
|
---
|
---
|
---
|
3,033,305
|
Class
B. Common
Tanger
L P Trust
0000
Xxxxxxxxx Xxx., Xxxxx 000
Xxxxxxxxxx,
XX 00000
|
15,212,608
|
---
|
---
|
---
|
15,212,608
|
Class
C. Preferred
Tanger
LP Trust
0000
Xxxxxxxxx Xxx., Xxxxx 000
Xxxxxxxxxx,
XX 00000
|
---
|
$48,425,000
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---
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1 $48,425,000
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$2,000,000
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EXHIBIT
B
NOTICE
OF
EXCHANGE
The
undersigned hereby irrevocably (i) exchanges ___________ Limited Partnership
Units in Tanger Properties Limited Partnership in accordance with the terms
of
the Limited Partnership Agreement of Tanger Properties Limited Partnership
and
the rights of Exchange referred to therein, (ii) surrenders such Limited
Partnership Units and all right, title and interest therein, and (iii) directs
that the REIT Shares deliverable upon Exchange be delivered to the address
specified below, and such REIT Shares be registered or placed in the name(s)
and
at the address(es) specified below.
Dated:
Name
of
Limited Partner:
(Signature
of Limited Partner)
(Street
Address)
(City)
(State) (Zip Code)
Signature
Guaranteed by:
Issue
REIT Shares to:
Please
insert social security or identifying number:
Name:
1
$50
million dollars proceeds of public offering net of Underwriter’s
discount