AMENDMENT NO.1 TO LIMITED PARTNERSHIP AGREEMENT OF MEXIA PRINCIPAL HEALTHCARE LIMITED PARTNERSHIP
Exhibit 3.220
Amendment No. 1 to Limited Partnership Agreement of Mexia Principal Healthcare Limited
Partnership, effective as of April 15, 2005 (this “Amendment”).
WHEREAS, Mexia-Principal, Inc., as the General Partner (the “General Partner”), and
Principal Hospital Company of Nevada, Inc., as the Limited Partner (the “Limited Partner”)
are parties to that certain Limited Partnership Agreement, dated as of May 21, 1997 (the “LP
Agreement”); and
WHEREAS, the General Partner and the Limited Partner now desire to amend certain provisions of
the LP Agreement as more fully described herein.
NOW, THEREFORE, the LP Agreement is hereby amended as follows:
1. The LP Agreement shall be amended by adding new Section 16.16 thereto, which shall read as
follows:
“Certificates of Partnership Interests. All Partnership interests in
the Partnership shall be represented by certificate(s) issued by the Partnership,
shall be deemed “securities” within the meaning of Section 8-102 of Article 8 of
the Texas Uniform Commercial Code and shall be governed by Article 8 of the Texas
Uniform Commercial Code.”
2. This Amendment shall be governed by, and construed in accordance with, the laws of the
State of Texas.
3. Except as amended hereby, the LP Agreement shall remain in full force and effect.
4. This Amendment may be executed in one or more counterparts, each of which shall be deemed
an original and all of which together shall constitute one and the same document.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has executed this Amendment as of the date first above
written.
MEXIA-PRINCIPAL, INC., as General Partner |
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By: | /s/ Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxxxxxx III | |||
Name: | Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxxxxxx III | |||
Title: Executive Vice President and Secretary | ||||
PRINCIPAL HOSPITAL COMPANY OF NEVADA, INC., as Limited Partner |
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By: | /s/ Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxxxxxx III | |||
Name: | Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxxxxxx III | |||
Title: | Executive Vice President and Secretary | |||
Signature Page to Amendment No. 1 to LP Agreement of
Mexia Principal Healthcare Limited Partnership
Mexia Principal Healthcare Limited Partnership
THE LIMITED PARTNERSHIP INTERESTS CREATED BY THIS AGREEMENT HAVE NOT BEEN REGISTERED UNDER THE
SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AS AMENDED, OR UNDER ANY OF THE TEXAS SECURITIES LAWS, AND ARE BEING
OFFERED AND SOLD IN RELIANCE ON EXEMPTIONS FROM THE REGISTRATION REQUIREMENTS OF SUCH ACTS. EXCEPT
AS SPECIFICALLY OTHERWISE PROVIDED IN THIS AGREEMENT, THE INTERESTS MAY NOT BE SOLD, TRANSFERRED,
PLEDGED OR HYPOTHECATED WITHOUT REGISTRATION UNDER SUCH ACTS OR AN OPINION OF COUNSEL THAT SUCH
TRANSFER MAY BE LEGALLY EFFECTED WITHOUT SUCH REGISTRATION. ADDITIONAL RESTRICTIONS ON TRANSFER AND
SALE ARE SET FORTH IN THIS AGREEMENT.
OF
MEXIA PRINCIPAL HEALTHCARE LIMITED PARTNERSHIP
(a Texas limited partnership)
TABLE OF CONTENTS
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1. DEFINITIONS |
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2. FORMATION OF PARTNERSHIP |
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2.1 Formation |
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2.2 Name |
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2.3 Principal Office |
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2.4 Term |
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2.5 Registered Agent and Office |
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3. PURPOSES AND POWERS OF THE PARTNERSHIP; NATURE OF THE BUSINESS OF THE
PARTNERSHIP |
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3.1 Purposes |
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3.2 Powers |
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4. CAPITAL CONTRIBUTIONS, LOANS, CAPITAL ACCOUNTS |
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4.1 Capital Contributions |
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4.2 Additional Capital Contributions |
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4.3 Capital Accounts |
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4.4 Additional Provisions Regarding Capital Accounts |
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4.5 Loans |
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5. ALLOCATIONS |
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5.1 Allocations of Income and Losses |
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6. DISTRIBUTIONS |
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6.1 Distribution of Excess Cash |
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7. BANK ACCOUNTS, BOOKS OF ACCOUNT, TAX COMPLIANCE AND FISCAL YEAR |
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7.1 Bank Accounts; Investments |
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7.2 Books and Records |
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7.3 Determination of Profit and Loss; Financial Statements |
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7.4 Tax Returns and Information |
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7.5 Tax Audits |
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7.6 Fiscal Year |
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8. MANAGEMENT OF THE PARTNERSHIP |
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8.1 General Partner |
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8.2 Chief Executive Officer |
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8.3 Appointment of Officers of the Partnership |
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8.4 Governing Board |
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8.5 Quality Assurance Program |
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8.6 Legal Compliance Program |
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8.7 Advisory Boards |
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8.8 Indemnification of General Partner, Governors and Officers |
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9. RIGHTS AND STATUS OF LIMITED PARTNERS |
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9.1 General |
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9.2 Limitation of Liability |
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9.3 Bankruptcy; Death; etc. |
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10. MEETINGS AND MEANS OF VOTING |
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10.1 Meetings of the Partners |
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10.2 Vote By Proxy |
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10.3 Conduct of Meeting |
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10.4 Action Without a Meeting |
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10.5 Closing of Transfer Record; Record Date |
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11. TRANSFER OF RIGHTS AND ADDITIONAL LIMITED PARTNERS |
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11.1 Transfer by General Partner |
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11.2 Transfers by Limited Partners |
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11.3 Substituted Limited Partner |
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11.4 Basis Adjustment |
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11.5 Admission of Additional Limited Partners |
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11.6 Transfer Procedures |
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11.7 Invalid Transfer |
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11.8 Distributions and Allocations in Respect of a Transferred Ownership Interest |
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11.9 Additional Requirements of Sales; Requirements for Xxxxxxxxxx |
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11.10 Amendment to Exhibit A |
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12. RIGHT TO LIQUIDATE OR PURCHASE PARTNERSHIP INTERESTS |
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12.1 General Partner’s Right of First Refusal |
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13. DISSOLUTION |
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13.1 Causes |
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13.2 Reconstitution |
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13.3 Interim General Partner |
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14. WINDING UP AND TERMINATION |
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14.1 General |
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14.2 Court Appointment of Liquidator |
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14.3 Liquidation |
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14.4 Creation of Reserves |
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14.5 Final Statement |
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15. POWER OF ATTORNEY |
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15.1 General Partner as Attorney-in-Fact |
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15.2 Nature of Special Power |
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16. MISCELLANEOUS |
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16.1 Notices |
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16.2 Governing Law |
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16.3 Attorneys’ Fees |
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16.4 Successors and Assigns |
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16.5 Construction |
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16.6 Time |
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16.7 Waiver of Partition |
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16.8 Entire Agreement |
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16.9 Amendments |
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16.10 Severability |
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16.11 Gender and Number |
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16.12 Exhibits |
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16.13 Additional Documents |
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16.14 Section Headings |
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16.15 Counterparts |
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OF
MEXIA PRINCIPAL HEALTHCARE LIMITED PARTNERSHIP
(a Texas limited partnership)
THIS LIMITED PARTNERSHIP AGREEMENT (“Agreement”) is entered into and shall be effective as of
May 21, 1997, by and among Mexia-Principal, Inc. (“Mexia-Principal”), a Texas corporation, as
general partner, and Principal Hospital Company of Nevada, Inc. (“PHC-Nevada”), a Nevada
corporation, as the limited partner.
W I T N E S E T H:
WHEREAS, Brim Hospitals, Inc. (“Brim”) leases and operates Parkview Regional Hospital, an
acute care hospital located at 000 Xxxx Xxxxxxxx Xxxxxx, Xxxxx, Xxxxx (the “Facility”) pursuant to
that certain Lease Agreement dated April 24, 1996, as amended by that certain First Amendment to
Lease Agreement dated May 16, 1996 and by that certain Second Amendment to Lease Agreement dated
December 12, 1996 (as amended, the “Lease”); and
WHEREAS, Brim, Mexia-Principal and PHC-Nevada are all direct or indirect wholly-owned
subsidiaries of Principal Hospital Company, an Oregon corporation (“PHC”); and
WHEREAS, the Partnership is being formed the purposes of leasing and operating the Facility;
and
WHEREAS, as of July 1, 1997, Brim will contribute all its right, title and interest in and to
the Lease and all of the assets used or useful in the operations of the Facility to PHC-Nevada,
which will in turn contribute all its right, title and interest in and to the Lease and all of the
assets used or useful in the operations of the Facility to the capital of the Partnership pursuant
to Asset Contribution and Lease Assignment Agreements; and
NOW, THEREFORE, Mexia-Principal and PHC-Nevada agree as follows:
1. | DEFINITIONS |
As used herein the following terms have the following meanings:
1.1 “Act” means the Texas Revised Uniform Limited Partnership Act, as amended from
time to time.
1.2 “Additional Limited Partner” means a Person who is admitted into the Partnership
as a Limited Partner pursuant to the terms of Section 11.5 hereof.
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1.3 “Affiliate” means, with respect to any Partner, (i) any Person that directly or
indirectly controls, is controlled by, or is under common control with, a Partner, (ii) any entity
of which a Partner owns ten percent (10%) or more of the outstanding voting securities, (iii) any
entity of which a Partner is an officer, director, or general partner, or (iv) any child,
grandchild (whether through marriage, adoption or otherwise), sibling (whether through adoption or
otherwise), parent or spouse of a Partner. As used in this definition of “Affiliate,” the term
“control” means possession, directly or indirectly, of the power to direct or cause the direction
of the management and policies of an entity whether through ownership of voting securities, by
contract or otherwise.
1.4 “Agreement” means this Limited Partnership Agreement of Mexia Principal Healthcare
Limited Partnership, as amended from time to time pursuant to Section 16.9 hereof.
1.5 “Approval of the Partners” or “Approved by the Partners” means the approval of
those Limited Partners who, together with the General Partner, have collective ownership interests
of at least sixty-seven percent (67% ) of the aggregate Sharing Percentage of all Partners at the
time the proposed Partnership action is being considered for approval.
1.6 “Bankruptcy” means, as to any Partner, the Partner’s taking or acquiescing to the
taking of any action seeking relief under, or advantage of, any applicable debtor relief,
liquidation, receivership, conservatorship, bankruptcy, moratorium, rearrangement, insolvency,
reorganization or similar law affecting the rights or remedies of creditors generally, as in effect
from time to time. For the purpose of this definition, the term “acquiescing” shall include,
without limitation, the failure to file, within thirty (30) days after its entry, a petition,
answer or motion to vacate or to discharge any order, judgment or decree providing for any relief
under any such law.
1.7 “Capital Account” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 4.3 below.
1.8 “Code” means the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended from time to time. All
references herein to sections of the Code shall include any provision or corresponding provisions
of succeeding law.
1.9 “Facility” means collectively Parkview Regional Hospital with any other hospitals
and related businesses and facilities subsequently acquired by the Partnership, but excluding any
hospital or related business or facility that is no longer owned by the Partnership.
1.10 “General Partner” means Mexia-Principal, Inc.
1.11 “Limited Partners” mean Principal Hospital Company of Nevada, Inc., and any
Substituted Limited Partner or Additional Limited Partner, but excluding any Person who ceases to
be a limited partner of the Partnership pursuant to this Agreement. “Limited Partner” means anyone
of the Limited Partners.
1.12 “Liquidator” means the Person who liquidates the Partnership under Article
hereof.
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1.13 “Mexia-Principal” means Mexia-Principal, Inc., a Texas corporation.
1.14 “Partners” means the General Partner and the Limited Partners, collectively. “Partner”
means anyone of the Partners.
1. 15 “Partnership” means the limited partnership formed under this Agreement.
1.16 “Person” means any individual, partnership, corporation, limited liability
company, trust or other entity.
1.17 “PHC” means Principal Hospital Company, an Oregon corporation.
1.18 “PHC-Nevada” means Principal Hospital Company of Nevada, Inc., a Nevada
corporation.
1.19 “Sharing Percentage” means, as to a Partner, the percentage obtained by dividing
the Units of such Partner by an amount equal to the total Units of all Partners. The Partners
hereby agree that their Sharing Percentages shall constitute their interests in the Partnership
profits for purposes of determining their respective shares of the Partnership’s “excess
nonrecourse liabilities” (within the meaning of section 1.752-3(a)(3) of the Regulations).
1.20 “Substituted Limited Partner” means any Person admitted to the Partnership
pursuant to Section 11.3.
1.21 “Treasury Regulations” or “Regulations” means the regulations promulgated
by the United States Department of the Treasury pursuant to and in respect of provisions of the
Code. All references herein to sections of the Treasury Regulations or the Regulations shall
include any corresponding provision or provisions of succeeding, similar or substitute proposed,
temporary or final regulations.
1.22 “Units” means all or a certain percentage of the issued and outstanding ownership
interests of the Partnership held by the Partners. “Units” means anyone of the Units.
2. FORMATION OF PARTNERSHIP
2.1 Formation. Mexia-Principal and PHC-Nevada formed the Partnership pursuant to the
Act, and caused the Certificate of Limited Partnership to be filed in the office of the Texas
Secretary of State on May 21, 1997, and have complied with all other legal requirements to form and
operate the Partnership. Except as stated in this Agreement, the Act shall govern the rights and
liabilities of the Partners.
2.2 Name. The name of the Partnership is “Mexia Principal Healthcare Limited
Partnership” and the business of the Partnership shall be conducted under that
name or such other name or names as may be determined by the General Partner from time to
time.
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2.3 Principal Office. The principal office of the Partnership shall be located at 000
Xxxxxxxx Xxxxx, Xxxxx 000, Xxxxxxxxx, Xxxxxxxxx 00000 or at such other place or places as the
General Partner may from time to time determine.
2.4 Term. The Partnership began on the date the Certificate of Limited Partnership was
filed with the Texas Secretary of State as provided in Section 2.1 hereof, and shall continue until
the date on which the Partnership is dissolved pursuant to Article 13 and thereafter, to the extent
provided for by applicable law, until wound up and terminated pursuant to Article 14 hereof.
2.5 Registered Agent and Office. The registered agent of the Partnership shall be CT
Corporation System, and the registered office of the Partnership shall be located at 000 Xxxxx Xx.
Xxxx Xxxxxx, Xxxxxx, Xxxxx 00000. The registered office or the registered agent, or both, may be
changed by the Managing General Partner, upon recommendation of the Manager, from time to time upon
filing the statement required by the Act. The Partnership shall maintain at its registered office
such records as may be specified by the Act.
3. | PURPOSES AND POWERS OF THE PARTNERSHIP; NATURE OF THE BUSINESS OF THE PARTNERSHIP |
3.1 Purposes. The purposes of the Partnership are (i) to provide health care services
in the Mexia, Texas area; (ii) to lease, manage and operate the Facilities and the lease or own,
manage and operate other health care related services and businesses; (iii) to acquire (through
asset acquisition, stock acquisition, lease or otherwise) and develop other property, both real and
personal, in connection with providing health care related services, including without limitation,
general acute care hospitals, specialty care hospitals, nursing homes, clinics, home health care
agencies, health maintenance organizations, psychiatric facilities and other health care providers;
(iv) to enter into, from time to time, such financial arrangements as the General Partner may
determine to be necessary, appropriate or advisable (including, without limitation, borrowing money
and issuing evidences of indebtedness and securing the same by mortgage, deed of trust, security
interest or other encumbrance upon one or more or all of the Partnership assets); (v) to sell,
assign, lease, exchange or otherwise dispose of, or refinance or additionally finance, one or more
or all of the Partnership assets; (vi) to raise additional capital by issuance of additional
limited partnership interests in the Partnership as provided in Article 11; and (vii) generally to
engage in such other business and activities and to do any and all other acts and things that the
General Partner deems necessary, appropriate or advisable from time to time in furtherance of the
purposes of the Partnership as set forth in this Section 3.1.
3.2 Powers. Subject to the limitations contained in this Agreement and in the Act, the
Partnership purposes may be accomplished by the General Partner taking any action permitted under
this Agreement that is customary or reasonably related to, and not inconsistent With, accomplishing
such purposes.
4. | CAPITAL CONTRIBUTIONS, LOANS, CAPITAL ACCOUNTS |
4.1 Capital Contributions. Each Partner has contributed, or caused Brim Hospitals,
Inc. to contribute on its behalf, its Capital Contribution to the capital of the Partnership.
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4.2 Additional Capital Contributions. If Additional Capital Contributions (herein so
called) are required for any expenditure of the Partnership, the General Partner shall have the
right to request the Partners to make Additional Capital Contributions (pro rata in accordance with
each Partner’s Sharing Percentage) to the Partnership in excess of their initial Capital
Contributions. If the Managing General Partner makes such a request, no Partner shall be required
to make such Additional Capital Contribution, provided that if any Partner elects not to make the
Additional Capital Contribution (a “Noncontributing Partner”), the other Partners (the
“Contributing Partners”) shall have the right to contribute to the Partnership the amount of cash
that the Noncontributing Partner or Partners failed to contribute. The Partners shall have thirty
(30) days from the General Partner’s request in which to elect to make or not make such Additional
Capital Contributions. Effective as of the end of such thirty (30) day period, the Partners’
Sharing Percentages shall be adjusted, as follows: Each Partner’s Sharing Percentage thereafter
shall be equal to a fraction (converted to a percentage), the numerator of which is equal to such
Partner’s “Base Amount” and the denominator of which is equal to the sum of the Base Amounts of all
the Partners. For purposes hereof, each Partner’s Base Amount shall be equal to the sum of (1) the
amount of cash contributed to the Partnership by such Partner in respect of the current call for
capital (including amounts contributed on behalf of any Noncontributing Partner or Partners), plus
(2) the product of (x) the Partner’s Sharing Percentage (as in effect immediately before the
capital call in question) multiplied by (y) the “Value of the Partnership” of the date of such
capital call. For purposes of this Section 4.2, the “Value of the Partnership” shall mean the
product of the Partnership’s “EBITDAR” (hereinafter defined) for the most recently completed fiscal
year multiplied by five (5), less any Partnership long term debt (including any capitalized leases
and the current portion of long term debt), all as determined in accordance with generally accepted
accounting principles using the accrual method of accounting applied on a basis consistent with the
preceding period (using the Partnership’s current accounting policies). Any questions with respect
to accounting procedures or valuation not controlled by this Agreement shall be resolved by the
independent accountants employed by the General Partner on behalf of the Partnership. “EBITDAR”
shall mean the earnings for the Partnership before deductions for interest, taxes, depreciation,
amortization and rental payments, but shall exclude nonrecurring and extraordinary items. The
number of Units held by each Partner shall be adjusted automatically to reflect any change in the
Partners’ Sharing Percentages under this section.
4.3 Capital Accounts. A Capital Account (herein so called) shall be established and
maintained for each Partner for the full term of this Agreement in accordance with the capital
accounting rules of section 1.704(b)(2)(iv) of the Regulations. Each Partner shall have only one
Capital Account, regardless of the number or classes of Units or other interests in the Partnership
owned by such Partner and regardless of the time or manner in which such Units or other interests
were acquired by such Partner. Pursuant to the basic capital accounting rules of section
1.704-1(b)(2)(iv) of the Regulations, the balance of each Partner’s Capital Account shall be:
(a) Increased by the amount of money contributed by such Partner (or such Partner’s
predecessor in interest) to the capital of the Partnership pursuant to
this Article 4 and decreased by the amount of money distributed to such Partner (or
such Partner’s predecessor in interest) pursuant to Article 6 hereof;
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(b) Increased by the fair market value of each property (determined without regard to section
7701(g) of the Code) contributed by such Partner (or such Partner’s predecessor in interest) to the
capital of the Partnership pursuant to this Article 4 (net of all liabilities secured by such
property that the Partnership is considered to assume or take subject to under section 752 of the
Code) and decreased by the fair market value of each property (determined without regard to section
7701(g) of the Code) distributed to such Partner (or such Partner’s predecessor in interest) by the
Partnership pursuant to Article 6 or 16 hereof (net of all liabilities secured by such
property that such Partner is considered to assume or take subject to under section 752 of the
Code);
(c) Increased by the amount of each item of Partnership profit allocated to such Partner (or
such Partner’s predecessor in interest) pursuant to Section 3.1 on Exhibit B hereto;
(d) Decreased by the amount of each item of Partnership loss allocated to such Partner (or
such Partner’s predecessor in interest) pursuant to Section 3.1 on Exhibit B hereto; and
(e) Otherwise adjusted as follows:
(i) Effective immediately prior to any “Revaluation Event” (as defined in Exhibit B
hereto), the balances of all Partners’ Capital Accounts shall be adjusted to reflect the
manner in which items of profit or loss, as computed for book purposes, equal to the
“Unrealized Book Gain Or Loss” (as defined in Exhibit B hereto) then existing with respect
to each Partnership property (to the extent not previously reflected in the Partners’
Capital Accounts) would be allocated among the Partners pursuant to Section 3.1 of Exhibit
B hereto if there were a taxable disposition of such property immediately prior to such
Revaluation Event for its fair market value (as determined by the Manager taking section
7701(g) of the Code into account);
(ii) With respect to items of Partnership profit and loss, the balances of all the
Partners’ Capital Accounts shall be adjusted solely for allocations of such items, as
computed for book purposes, under Section 3.1 of Exhibit B hereto and shall not be adjusted
for allocations of correlative Tax Items under Section 3.2 of Exhibit B hereto;
(iii) Immediately before giving effect under Section 4.3(b) hereof to any adjustment
attributable to the distribution of property to a Partner, the balances of all the
Partners’ Capital Accounts first shall be adjusted to reflect the manner in which items of
profit or loss, as computed for book purposes, equal to the Unrealized Book Gain Or Loss
existing with respect to the distributed property (to the extent not previously reflected
in the Partners’ Capital Accounts) would be allocated among the Partners pursuant to
Section 3.1 of Exhibit B hereto if there were a taxable disposition of such property, on
the date of such distribution, by
the Partnership for its fair market value at the time of such distribution (as agreed
to in writing by the Partners taking section 7701(g) of the Code into
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account (i.e., such value shall not be agreed to be less than the amount of Nonrecourse
Liabilities to which such property is subject)); and
(iv) Upon the transfer of all or part of any Unit or other interest in the
Partnership, the Capital Account of the transferor Partner, to the extent attributable to
the transferred interest, shall carry over to the transferee Partner; provided, however, if
the transfer causes the termination of the Partnership for federal income tax purposes
under section 708(b)(1)(B) of the Code, the Capital Account that carries over to the
transferee Partner shall be subject to adjustment in accordance with Section 4.3(e)(iv)
hereof in connection with the resulting constructive liquidation of the Partnership for
federal income tax purpose.
4.4 | Additional Provisions Regarding Capital Accounts. |
(a) If a Partner pays any Partnership indebtedness, such payment shall be treated as a cash
contribution by that Partner to the capital of the Partnership, and the Capital Account of such
Partner shall be increased by the amount so paid by such Partner.
(b) Except as otherwise provided herein, no Partner may contribute capital to, or withdraw
capital from, the Partnership. To the extent any monies which any Partner is entitled to receive
pursuant to the Agreement would constitute a return of capital, each of the Partners consents to
the withdrawal of such capital.
(c) A loan by a Partner to the Partnership shall not be considered a contribution of money to
the capital of the Partnership, and the balance of such Partner’s Capital Account shall not be
increased by the amount so loaned. No repayment of principal or interest on any such loan,
reimbursement made to a Partner with respect to advances or other payments made by such Partner on
behalf of the Partnership or payments of fees to a Partner which are made by the Partnership shall
be considered a return of capital or in any manner affect the balance of such Partner’s Capital
Account. No Partner shall make a loan to the Partnership unless such loan is authorized pursuant to
the provisions of this Agreement.
(d) No Partner with a deficit balance in its Capital Account shall have any obligation to the
Partnership or any other Partner to restore said deficit balance. In addition, no venturer or
partner in any Partner shall have any liability to the Partnership or any other Partner for any
deficit balance in such venturer’s or partner’s capital account in the Partner in which it is a
partner or venturer. Furthermore, a deficit Capital Account balance of a Partner (or a capital
account of a partner or venturer in a Partner) shall not be deemed to be a liability of such
Partner (or of such venturer or partner in such Partner) or a Partnership asset or property. The
provisions of this Section 4.4(d) shall not affect any Partner’s obligation to make capital
contributions to the Partnership that are required to be made by such Partner pursuant to this
Agreement.
(e) Except as otherwise provided herein, no interest shall be paid on any capital contributed
to the Partnership or the balance in any Partner’s Capital Account.
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(f) All of the provisions of this Agreement relating to the maintenance of Capital
Accounts are intended to comply with section 1.704-1(b) of the Regulations, and shall be
interpreted and applied in a manner consistent with such Regulations. If the Managing
General Partner, upon the recommendation of the Manager, determines 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 that are secured
by contributed or distributed property or that are assumed by the Partnership or any of the
Partners) are computed in order to comply with the Regulations, the Managing General
Partner may make such modifications, provided that such modifications are not likely to
have a material effect on the amounts distributable to any Partner from the Partnership.
The Managing General Partner, upon recommendation of the Manager, shall also make
appropriate modifications in the event unanticipated events might otherwise cause this
Agreement not to comply with section 1.704-1(b) of the Regulations.
4.5 Loans. Any Partner may lend money to the Partnership. If any Partner makes any
loan or loans to the Partnership, the amount of any such loan shall not be treated as a
contribution to the capital of the Partnership but shall be a debt due from the Partnership. Any
Partner’s loan to the Partnership shall be repayable out of the Partnership’s cash and shall bear
interest at prevailing market rates. None of the Partners nor any of their Affiliates shall be
obligated to loan money to the Partnership.
5. | ALLOCATIONS |
5.1 Allocations of Income and Losses. All items of income or loss of the Partnership shall be
allocated to the Partners in accordance with the provisions of Exhibit B attached hereto, which is
hereby incorporated by reference for all purposes of this Agreement.
6. | DISTRIBUTIONS |
6.1 Distribution of Excess Cash. Except as may be otherwise provided in
Section 14.3, or as may otherwise be prohibited or required by applicable law, the
Manager may determine in its reasonable judgment to what extent (if any) the Partnership’s cash on
hand exceeds its current and anticipated needs, including, without limitation, for operating
expenses, debt service, authorized acquisitions, capital expenditures, and a reasonable contingency
reserve as determined by the General Partner. If such an excess exists, the General Partner may
cause the Partnership to distribute such excess to the Partners pro rata in accordance with their
respective Sharing Percentages on a quarterly basis. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the General
Partner shall distribute to the Partners an amount sufficient to cover federal, state and local
income and other taxes payable by the them as a result of their participation in the Partnership
relating to Partnership’s activities, and shall distribute to the other Partners a prorata amount
in proportion to their respective Sharing Percentages.
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7. | BANK ACCOUNTS, BOOKS OF ACCOUNT, TAX COMPLIANCE AND FISCAL YEAR |
7.1 Bank Accounts: Investments. The General Partner shall (i) establish one or more
bank accounts into which Partnership funds may be deposited or (ii) deposit funds in a central
account established in the name of PHC or an Affiliate, provided that detailed separate entries are
made on the books and records of the Partner and on the books and records of PHC or such Affiliate
of PHC with respect to amounts received from the Partnership and deposited in such central account
for the account of the Partnership and provided further that withdrawals from such central account
shall be made only for the purpose of disbursing funds to the Partnership, paying Partnership
costs, expenses, or liabilities, or making distributions to the Partners under this Agreement. The
funds of the Partnership deposited in such central account may be invested in such securities and
investments as the General Partner, PHC or any Affiliate of PHC may select until such funds are
withdrawn for Partnership purposes in accordance with this Section 7.1.
7.2 Books and Records. The General Partner shall keep books of account and records
relative to the Partnership’s business. The books shall be prepared in accordance with generally
accepted accounting principles using the accrual method of accounting. The accrual method of
accounting shall also be used by the Partnership for income tax purposes. The Partnership’s books
and records shall at all times be maintained at the principal business office of the Partnership or
its accountants (and to the extent required by the Act, at the registered office of the
Partnership) and shall be available for inspection by the Limited Partners or their duly authorized
representatives during reasonable business hours. The books and records shall be preserved for four
years after the term of the Partnership ends.
7.3 Determination of Profit and Loss; Financial Statements. All items of Partnership
income, expense, gain, loss, deduction and credit shall be determined with respect to, and
allocated in accordance with, this Agreement for each Partner for each Partnership fiscal year.
Within one hundred twenty (120) days after the end of each Partnership fiscal year, the General
Partner shall cause to be prepared, at Partnership expense, financial statements of the Partnership
for the preceding fiscal year, including, without limitation, a balance sheet, profit and loss
statement, statement of cash flows and statement of the balances in the Partners’ Capital Accounts,
prepared in accordance with the terms of this Agreement and generally accepted accounting
principles consistently applied with prior periods. These financial statements shall be available
for inspection and copying during ordinary business hours at the reasonable request of any Partner.
7.4 Tax Returns and Information. The Partners intend for the Partnership to be treated
as a partnership for tax purposes. The General Partner shall prepare or cause to be prepared all
federal, state and local income and other tax returns which the Partnership is required to file and
shall furnish such returns to the Limited Partners, together with a copy of each Limited Partner’s
Form K-1 and any other information which any Limited Partner may reasonably request relating to
such returns, within the
time required by law (including any applicable extension periods available under the Code).
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7.5 Tax Audits. The General Partner shall be the tax matters partner of the
Partnership under Section 6231(a) (7) of the Code. The General Partner shall inform the Limited
Partners of all matters which may come to its attention in its capacity as tax matters partner by
giving the Limited Partners notice thereof within thirty (30) days after becoming so informed. The
General Partner shall not take any action contemplated by Sections 6222 through 6232 of the Code
unless the General Partner has first given the Limited Partners notice of the contemplated action
and received the Approval of the Partners to the contemplated action. This provision is not
intended to authorize the General Partner to take any action which is left to the determination of
an individual Partner under Sections 6222 through 6232 of the Code.
7.6 Fiscal Year. The Partnership fiscal year shall be the calendar year.
8. | MANAGEMENT OF THE PARTNERSHIP |
8.1 General Partner. The General Partner shall manage the day-to-day operations of
the Partnership and have the duty and right to act on behalf of the Partnership pursuant to the
terms of this Agreement.
8.2 Chief Executive Officer. The General Partner shall select the Chief Executive
Officer (“CEO”) of the Facility. The CEO also may be removed and replaced by the General Partner.
The CEO shall be employed by the General Partner. The CEO shall be accountable to the General
Partner for all day-to-day operations of the Partnership.
8.3 Appointment of Officers of the Partnership. In addition to the CEO, which shall
be appointed pursuant to Section 8.2 of this Agreement, the General Partner shall appoint such
other officers of the Partnership as it shall deem appropriate. Such additional officers shall be
employed by the General Partner.
8.4 Governing Board. The General Partner shall establish a Governing Board for the
Facility. The General Partner shall determine the rules with respect to the appointment of
Governing Board members, vacancies, call and notice requirements for meetings, quorum and voting
procedures, minutes, reporting and other similar matters. The Governing Board shall have such
authority as may be required by the accreditation standards of the Joint Commission on
Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations or any successor organization exercising or performing
similar functions (“JCAHO”) and those required by law.
8.5 Quality Assurance Program. The Governing Board shall have the authority and
responsibility to develop programs to assure the quality of patient care rendered at the Facility
In furtherance thereof, the Governing Board shall endeavor to develop and adopt, standardized (a)
criteria, policies and procedures regarding appointment, reappointment, alteration of staff
status, granting of clinical privileges, disciplinary action, matters relating to professional
competency, and such other matters referred to the Medical Staff of the Facility by the Governing
Board, (b) quality assurance, utilization review and professional peer review criteria, evaluations, policies
and procedures and (c) Medical Staff bylaws.
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8.6 Legal Compliance Program. The Governing Board shall institute, and the General
Partner shall carry out and report to the Governing Board with respect to, a legal compliance
program to ensure the Partnership’s compliance with all statutes, laws, ordinances and government
rules and regulations to which it is subject, including, without limitation, the Medicare and
Medicaid Anti-Fraud and Abuse or Anti-Kickback Amendments to the Social Security Act (currently
codified in Section 1128B(b) of the Social Security Act), the federal “anti-dumping” law, the
so-called “Xxxxx” legislation and any Texas laws corresponding in substance to the foregoing
federal laws.
8.7 Advisory Boards. The General Partner may establish one or more advisory boards,
which may be comprised of residents of the communities within the service area of the Facility. The
General Partner shall determine the rules with respect to the appointment of members to such
advisory boards, vacancies, call and notice requirements for meetings, quorum and voting
procedures, minutes, reporting and other similar matters. The scope of the activities of each such
advisory board shall be determined by the General Partner in its sale discretion.
8.8 Indemnification of General Partner, Governors and Officers. Article 11 of the Act
(“Article 11”) permits the Partnership to indemnify certain Persons who were, are or are threatened
to be made a named defendant or respondent in a proceeding because such Persons are or were a
general partner, limited partner, employee or agent of the Partnership. Certain of the indemnity
provisions of Article 11 are discretionary and others are mandatory. THE PARTNERSHIP DOES HEREBY
ELECT TO INDEMNIFY, AND DOES HEREBY AGREE TO INDEMNIFY, EACH PRESENT AND FUTURE GENERAL PARTNER,
EACH PRESENT AND FUTURE LIMITED PARTNER, EACH PRESENT AND FUTURE MEMBER OF THE BOARD OF GOVERNORS
OF THE PARTNERSHIP AND EACH PRESENT AND FUTURE OFFICER OF THE PARTNERSHIP TO THE FULLEST EXTENT
PERMITTED OR REQUIRED BY UNDER ARTICLE 11 IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE PROVISIONS OF ARTICLE 11. The
Partnership’s indemnity obligation hereunder may be specifically enforced by any Person covered
thereby by resort to any court of competent jurisdiction. Further, the Partnership shall pay or
reimburse the reasonable expenses of any Person covered by the Partnership’s indemnity hereunder in
advance of the final disposition of any proceeding to the fullest extent permitted under Article 11
and subject to the conditions thereof. IF THE ACT OR ANY OTHER APPLICABLE TEXAS STATUTE IS
HEREAFTER AMENDED TO AUTHORIZE A TEXAS LIMITED PARTNERSHIP TO FURTHER INDEMNIFY THE PERSONS COVERED
BY THIS INDEMNITY, THE PARTNERSHIP SHALL, IN ADDITION TO THE INDEMNITY PROVIDED HEREIN, INDEMNIFY
SUCH PERSONS TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED OR REQUIRED UNDER SUCH AMENDED ACT OF OTHER STATUTE.
Any repeal or modification of this Section or Article 11 which has the effect of limiting the
indemnify hereunder shall be prospective only, and shall not adversely affect any indemnity
obligation existing hereunder at the time of any such repeal or modification.
9. | RIGHTS AND STATUS OF LIMITED PARTNERS |
9.1 General. The Limited Partners have the rights and the status of limited partners
under the Act. Except to the extent expressly otherwise provided in this Agreement, the Limited
Partners shall not take part in the management or control of the Partnership business, or sign
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for or bind the Partnership, such powers being vested exclusively in the General Partner and the
officers of the Partnership in accordance with the terms of this Agreement.
9.2 Limitation of Liability. No Limited Partner shall have any personal liability
whatever, solely by reason of its status as a Limited Partner of the Partnership, whether to the
Partnership, the General Partner or any creditor of the Partnership, for the debts of the
Partnership or any of its losses beyond the amount of the Limited Partner’s obligation to
contribute its Capital Contribution to the Partnership.
9.3 Bankruptcy; Death; etc. Neither the Bankruptcy, death, disability nor declaration of
incompetence or incapacity of a Limited Partner shall dissolve the Partnership, but the rights of a
Limited Partner to share in the Profits and Losses of the Partnership and to receive distributions
of Partnership funds shall, on the happening of such an event, devolve upon the Limited Partner’s
estate, legal representative or successor in interest, as the case may be, subject to this
Agreement, and the Partnership shall continue as a limited partnership under the Act. The Limited
Partner’s estate, representative or successor in interest shall be entitled to receive
distributions and allocations with respect to such Limited Partner’s interest in the Partnership
and shall be liable for all of the obligations of the Limited Partner. Furthermore, the Limited
Partner’s estate, representative or successor in interest shall have no right to any information or
accounting of the affairs of the Partnership, shall not be entitled to inspect the books or records
of the Partnership, and shall not be entitled to any of the rights of a general partner or limited
partner under the Act or this Agreement unless such estate, representative or successor in interest
is admitted to the Partnership as a Substituted Limited Partner in accordance with Section 11.3.
10. | MEETINGS AND MEANS OF VOTING |
10.1 Meetings of the Partners. Meetings of the Partners may be called by the General Partner
and shall be promptly called upon the written request of anyone or more Limited Partners who own in
the aggregate twenty percent (20% ) or more of the aggregate Sharing Percentage in the Partnership.
The notice of a meeting shall state the nature of the business to be transacted at such meeting,
and actions taken at any such meeting shall be limited to those matters specified in the notice of
the meeting. Notice of any meeting shall be given to all Partners not less than five (5) and not
more than thirty (30) days prior to the date of the meeting. Partners may vote in person or by
proxy at such meeting.
Except as otherwise expressly provided in this Agreement or required by the express provisions
of the Act (without regard to future amendment), the requisite vote of the Partners shall be the
Approval of the Partners which shall control all decisions for which the vote of the Partners is
required hereunder. Each Partner’s voting rights shall be the same as that Partner’s Sharing
Percentage at the time of the vote. The presence of any Partner at a meeting shall constitute a
waiver of notice of the meeting with respect to such Partner. The Partners may, at their election,
participate in any regular or special meeting by means of conference telephone or similar
communications equipment means of which all Persons participating in the meeting can hear each other. A Partner’s
participation in a meeting pursuant to the preceding sentence shall constitute presence in person
at such meeting for all purposes of this Agreement.
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10.2 Vote By Proxy. Each Limited Partner may authorize any Person to act on the
Partner’s behalf by proxy on all matters in which a Limited Partner is entitled to participate,
whether by waiving notice of any meeting, or voting or participating at a meeting. Every proxy must
be signed by the Limited Partner authorizing such proxy or such Limited Partner’s attorney-in-fact.
No proxy shall be valid after the expiration of eleven (11) months after the date thereof unless
otherwise provided in the proxy. Every proxy shall be revocable at the pleasure of the Limited
Partner executing it.
10.3 Conduct of Meeting. Each meeting of Partners shall be conducted by the CEO or
other individual designated by the General Partner. The meeting shall be conducted pursuant to such
rules as may be adopted by the General Partner, or in the absence thereof, by the CEO or other
individual designated by the General Partner for the conduct of the meeting.
10.4 Action Without a Meeting. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this
Agreement, any action that may be taken at a meeting of the Partners may be taken without a meeting
if a consent in writing setting forth the action so taken is Approved by the Partners, which
consent may be executed in multiple counterparts. In the event any action is taken pursuant to this
Section 10.4, it shall not be necessary to comply with any notice or timing requirements set forth
in Sections 10.1 or 10.2. Prompt written notice of the taking of action without a meeting shall be
given to the Partners who have not consented in writing to such action.
10.5 Closing of Transfer Record; Record Date. For the purpose of determining the
Partners entitled to notice of or to vote at any meeting of Partners, any reconvening thereof, or
to act by consent, the General Partner may provide that the transfer record shall be closed for at
least ten (10) days immediately preceding such meeting (or such shorter time as may be reasonable
in light of the period of the notice) or the first solicitation of consents in writing. If the
transfer record is not closed and if no record date is fixed for determining the Partners entitled
to notice of or to vote at a meeting of Partners or by consent, the date on which the notice of the
meeting is mailed or the first written consent is received by the General Partner shall be the
record date for such determination.
11. | TRANSFER OF RIGHTS AND ADDITIONAL LIMITED PARTNERS |
11.1 Transfer by General Partner. The General Partner may withdraw from the
Partnership or transfer, convey, sell or assign all or any part of its interest in the Partnership
to any Person without the consent of the Limited Partners.
11.2 Transfers by Limited Partners. Except as otherwise set forth in this Article 11,
a Limited Partner may not sell, assign, transfer, pledge or hypothecate all or any part of its
interest in the Partnership without the prior consent of the General Partner. The General Partner
in its sale discretion may withhold its consent to any transfer for which such consent is required
with or without reasonable cause. If a Limited Partner receives the prior consent of the General Partner,
its may sell its interest in the Partnership if the following conditions are satisfied:
(a) The sale, transfer or assignment is with respect to one (1) or more Units;
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(b) The sale, transfer or assignment, when aggregated with any prior sales, transfers
or assignments of Partnership interests, does not result in a sale or exchange within a
twelve (12) month period of fifty percent (50%) or more of the total interests in the
Partnership’s capital and profits within the meaning of Code Section 708(b);
(c) The Limited Partner and its transferee execute, acknowledge and deliver to the
General Partner such instruments of transfer and assignment with respect to such
transaction as are in form and substance satisfactory to the General Partner;
(d) Unless waived in writing by the General Partner, the Limited Partner delivers to
the General Partner an opinion of counsel satisfactory to the General Partner, covering
such securities and tax laws and other aspects of the proposed transfer as the General
Partner may reasonably request;
(e) The Limited Partner has furnished to the transferee a written statement showing
the name and taxpayer identification number of the Partnership in such form and together
with such other information as may be required under Section 6050K of the Code and the
Regulations thereunder; and
(f) The Limited Partner pays the Partnership a transfer fee that is sufficient to pay
all reasonable expenses of the Partnership (which shall include any and all expenses of the
General Partner and/or the Partnership) in connection with such transaction.
Any Limited Partner who thereafter sells, assigns or otherwise transfers all or any portion of
his interest in the Partnership shall promptly notify the General Partner of such transfer and
shall furnish to the General Partner the name and address of the transferee and such other
information as may be required under Section 6050K of the Code and the Regulations thereunder.
11.3 Substituted Limited Partner. No Person taking or acquiring, by whatever means the
interest of any Limited Partner in the Partnership, except as provided in Section 11.2 hereof,
shall be admitted as a Substituted Limited Partner without the consent of the General Partner
(which consent may be unreasonably withheld) and unless such Person:
(a) Elects to become a Substituted Limited Partner by delivering notice of such
election to the Partnership;
(b) Executes, acknowledges and delivers to the Partnership such other instruments as
the General Partner may deem necessary or advisable to effect the admission of such Person
as a Substituted Limited Partner, including, without limitation, the written acceptance and
adoption by such Person of the provisions of this Agreement; and
(c) Pays a transfer fee to the Partnership in an amount sufficient to cover all
reasonable expenses connected with the admission of such Person as a Substituted Limited
Partner.
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11.4 Basis Adjustment. Upon the transfer of all or part of an interest in the
Partnership, at the request of the transferee of the interest the General Partner may, in its sole
discretion, cause the Partnership to elect, pursuant to Section 754 of the Code or the
corresponding provisions of subsequent law, to adjust the basis of the Partnership properties as
provided by Sections 734 and 743 of the Code.
11.5 Admission of Additional Limited Partners. The General Partner may issue limited
partnership interests in the Partnership to raise capital for the Partnership or for such other
purposes as may be determined appropriate to the General Partner, and may admit the purchasers of
such limited partnership interests to the Partnership as Additional Limited Partners, which
issuance shall comply with applicable securities laws. The General Partner will not permit any
Person to become an Additional Limited Partner unless such Person certifies in writing to the
General Partner that the Person agrees to be bound by the terms of this Agreement. The General
Partner shall do all things necessary to comply with the Act and is authorized to do all things it
deems to be necessary or advisable in connection with the Partnership for admitting any Additional
Limited Partner, including, but not limited to, complying with any statute, rule, regulation or
guideline issued by any federal, state or other governmental agency.
11.6 Transfer Procedures. The General Partner shall establish a transfer procedure
consistent with this Article 11 to ensure that all conditions precedent to the admission of a
Substituted Limited Partner or Additional Limited Partner have been complied with, and the General
Partner shall execute a certificate that such covenant has been complied with and shall, upon the
written request of any Limited Partner, deliver to such Limited Partner a copy thereof.
11.7 Invalid Transfer. No transfer of an interest in the Partnership that is in
violation of this Article 11 shall be valid or effective, and the Partnership shall not recognize
any improper transfer for the purposes of making allocations, payments of profits, return of
capital contributions or other distributions with respect to such Partnership interest, or part
thereof. The Partnership may enforce the provisions of this Article 11 either directly or
indirectly or through its agents by entering an appropriate stop transfer order on its books or
otherwise refusing to register or transfer or permit the registration or transfer on its books of
any proposed transfers not in accordance with this Article 11.
11.8 Distributions and Allocations in Respect of a Transferred Ownership Interest. If
any Partner sells, assigns or transfers any part of his interest in the Partnership during any
accounting period in compliance with the provisions of this Article 11, Partnership income, gain,
deductions and losses attributable to such interest for the respective period shall be divided and
allocated between the transferor and the transferee by taking into account their varying interests
during the applicable accounting period in accordance with Code Section 706(d), using the daily
proration method. All Partnership distributions on or before the effective date of such transfer
shall be made to the transferor, and all such Partnership distributions thereafter shall be made to
the transferee. Solely for purposes of making Partnership tax allocations and distributions,
the Partnership shall recognize a transfer on the day following the day of transfer. Neither
the Partnership nor the General Partner shall incur any liability for making Partnership
allocations and distributions in accordance with the provisions of this Section 11.8, whether or
not the
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General Partner or the Partnership has knowledge of any transfer of any interest in the Partnership
or part thereof where the transferee is not admitted as a Substituted Limited Partner.
11.9 Additional Requirements of Sales; Requirements for Repurchase. The General
Partner shall not admit any Person as a Limited Partner; if such admission would have the effect of
causing the Partnership to be re-classified for federal income tax purposes as an association
(taxable as a corporation under the Code); which would violate any Medicare or other health care
law, rule or regulation; or which would violate applicable exemptions from securities registration
and securities disclosure provisions under federal and state securities laws.
11.10 Amendment to Exhibit A. The General Partner shall amend Exhibit A attached to
this Agreement from time to time to reflect the admission of any additional or successor General
Partner, Substituted Limited Partners or Additional Limited Partners, or the termination of any
Partner’s interest in the Partnership.
12. | RIGHT TO LIQUIDATE OR PURCHASE PARTNERSHIP INTERESTS |
12.1 General Partner’s Right of First Refusal. Subject to the restrictions on transfer
set forth in Article 11, if any Limited Partner receives or obtains an offer from a third-party to
acquire in any manner all or any part of its interest in the Partnership, which offer the Limited
Partner intends to accept, the Limited Partner shall promptly notify the General Partner in writing
of the offer received, including the name of the offeror, the number of whole or partial Units
offered to be purchased, the proposed purchase price and the other terms and conditions of the
offer. The General Partner shall have the option for a period of thirty (30) days from the day it
receives notice of such offer to purchase such Limited Partner’s interest in the Partnership on the
same terms and conditions contained in the offer. The General Partner may exercise its option by
notifying the Limited Partner proposing to sell prior to the end of such thirty (30) day period of
its intent to exercise the option; otherwise the Limited Partner, in accordance with and subject to
the provisions of Article 11, may convey or dispose of the part of the Partner’s interest in
the Partnership that was the subject of the offer but only at the price, terms and conditions, and
to the party specified in the offer notice to the General Partner. If terms and conditions more
favorable to the proposed purchaser than, or in any material manner different from, those offered
to the General Partner should be agreed to by the Limited Partner, the General Partner shall again
have the option to purchase the selling Limited Partner’s interest in the Partnership which is
subject to the more favorable or different purchase terms in accordance with this Section
12.1. The General Partner may assign the rights under this Section 12.1 to the
Partnership, in which event, the Limited Partner’s interest may be liquidated (rather than
purchased) by the Partnership. Neither the General Partner nor the Partnership shall be liable or
accountable to any Limited Partner which attempts to transfer its interest in the Partnership for
any loss, damage, expense, cost, or liability resulting from any General Partner’s exercise or
failure to exercise the purchase option under this Section 12.1, delay in notifying the
Limited Partner of any General Partner’s intention not to exercise the purchase option, or its
enforcement of the requirements of this Section 12.1 in the event that it elects not
to exercise the purchase option. The General Partner’s failure to exercise the purchase option or
to indicate in writing that it is electing not to exercise the option shall not be deemed a consent
of the General Partner to allow any third party transferee to become a Substituted Limited Partner,
such consent being controlled by the provisions of Section 11.2.
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13. | DISSOLUTION |
13.1 Causes. Each Partner expressly waives any right which he or it might otherwise
have to dissolve the Partnership except as set forth in this Article 13. The Partnership shall be
dissolved upon the first to occur of the following:
(a) The Bankruptcy, dissolution or any other occurrence which would legally disqualify
any General Partner from acting hereunder;
(b) The Approval by the Partners of an instrument dissolving the Partnership;
(c) The dissolution of the Partnership by judicial decree; or
(d) The withdrawal of a General Partner from the Partnership; or
(e) December 31,
2050.
Nothing contained in this Section 13.1 is intended to grant to any Partner the right
to dissolve the Partnership at will (by retirement, resignation, withdrawal or otherwise), or to
exonerate any Partner from liability to the Partnership and the remaining Partners if it dissolves
the Partnership at will. Any dissolution at will of the Partnership, including dissolution caused
under Section 13.1(d), shall be in contravention of this Agreement for purposes of the Act.
Dissolution of the Partnership under Section 13.1(c) shall not constitute a dissolution at will.
13.2 Reconstitution. If the Partnership is dissolved as a result of an event described
in Section 13.1(a) or 13.1(d), the Partnership may be reconstituted and its business continued if,
within ninety (90) days after the date of dissolution, all Limited Partners affirmatively elect to
reconstitute the Partnership, agree on the identity of the new general partner or partners, and
execute an instrument confirming such facts. If the Partnership is reconstituted, an amendment to
this Agreement shall be executed and an amended Certificate of Limited Partnership filed of record.
13.3 Interim General Partner. If the Partnership is dissolved as a result of an event
described in Section 13.1(a) or 13.1(d) and no General Partner remains, those Partners who own
Units representing a majority of the aggregate Sharing Percentage of all of the Partners may
appoint an interim manager of the Partnership, who shall have and may exercise only the rights,
powers and duties of a general partner necessary to preserve the Partnership assets, until (a) a
general partner is elected under Section 13.2, if the Partnership is reconstituted; or (b) a
Liquidator is appointed under Section 14.1, if the Partnership is not reconstituted. The interim
manager shall not be liable as a general partner to the Limited Partners and shall, while acting in
the capacity of interim manager on behalf of the Partnership, be entitled to the same
indemnification rights as are set forth in Article 8. The interim manager appointed as provided
herein shall be entitled to receive such reasonable compensation for its services as may be agreed
upon by such interim manager and those Partners who appointed the interim manager.
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14. | WINDING UP AND TERMINATION |
14.1 General. If the Partnership is dissolved and is not reconstituted, the General
Partner (or in the event that the General Partner has withdrawn or is deemed to be in Bankruptcy a
Liquidator or liquidating committee selected by those Partners who own at least sixty-seven percent
(67%) of the aggregate Partners’ Sharing Percentage (excluding that owned by the General Partner))
shall commence to wind up the affairs of the Partnership and, unless a different plan is adopted by
Approval of the Partners, to liquidate and sell the Partnership’s assets. The party or parties
actually conducting such liquidation in accordance with the foregoing sentence, whether the General
Partner, another General Partner, a Liquidator or a liquidating committee, is herein referred to as
the “Liquidator.” The Liquidator (if other than the General Partner) shall have sufficient business
expertise and competence to conduct the winding up and termination of the Partnership and, in the
course thereof, to cause the Partnership to perform any contracts which the Partnership has or
thereafter enters into. The Liquidator shall have full right and unlimited discretion to determine
the time, manner and terms of any sale or sales of Partnership property under such liquidation,
having due regard for the activity and condition of the relevant market and general financial and
economic conditions. The Liquidator (if other than the General Partner) appointed as provided
herein shall be entitled to receive such reasonable compensation for its services as shall be
agreed upon by the Liquidator and those Partners who own at least sixty-seven percent (67%) of the
aggregate Partners’ Sharing Percentage (excluding that owned by the General Partner or applicable
General Partner). If the General Partner serves as the Liquidator, the General Partner shall not be
entitled to receive any fee for carrying out the duties of the Liquidator. The Liquidator may
resign at any time by giving fifteen (15) days prior written notice and may be removed at any time,
with or without cause, by written notice of Partners who own at least sixty-seven percent (67% ) of
the aggregate Partners’ Sharing Percentage (excluding that owned by the General Partner or
applicable General Partner). Upon the death, dissolution, removal or resignation of the Liquidator,
a successor and substitute Liquidator (who shall have and succeed to all the rights, powers and
duties of the original Liquidator) will, within thirty (30) days thereafter, be appointed by those
Limited Partners who own at least sixty-seven percent (67% ) of the aggregate Partners’ Sharing
Percentage, excluding that owned by the General Partner or applicable General Partner, evidenced by
written appointment and acceptance. The right to appoint a successor or substitute Liquidator in
the manner provided herein shall be recurring and continuing for so long as the functions and
services of the Liquidator are authorized to continue under the provisions hereof, and every
reference herein to the Liquidator will be deemed to refer also to any such successor or substitute
Liquidator appointed in the manner herein provided. The Liquidator shall have and may exercise,
without further authorization or consent of any of the parties hereto or their legal
representatives or successors in interest, all of the powers conferred upon the General Partner
under the terms of this agreement to the extent necessary or desirable in the good faith judgment
of the Liquidator to perform its duties and functions. The Liquidator (if other than a General
Partner) shall not be liable as a general partner to the Limited Partners and shall, while acting
in such capacity on behalf of the Partnership, be entitled to the indemnification rights set forth
in Section 8.10.
00.0 Xxxxx Xxxxxxxxxxx of Liquidator. If, within ninety (90) days following the date
of dissolution or other time provided in Section 14.1, a Liquidator or successor Liquidator has not
been appointed in the manner provided therein, any interested party shall have the right to
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make application to any United States Federal District Judge (in his individual and not
judicial capacity) for the District of Texas for appointment of a Liquidator or successor
Liquidator, and the Judge, acting as an individual and not in his judicial capacity, shall be fully
authorized and empowered to appoint and designate a Liquidator or successor Liquidator who shall
have all the powers, duties, rights and authority of the Liquidator herein provided.
14.3 Liquidation. The Liquidator shall give all notices to creditors of the
Partnership and shall make all publications required by the Act. In the course of winding up and
terminating the business and affairs of the Partnership, the assets of the Partnership (other than
cash) shall be sold, its liabilities and obligations to creditors, including any Partners who made
loans to the Partnership as provided in Section 4.5 hereof, and all expenses incurred in
its liquidation shall be paid, and all resulting items of Partnership income, gain, loss or
deduction shall be credited or charged to the Capital Accounts of the Partners in accordance with
Article 4. All Partnership property shall be sold upon liquidation of the Partnership and
no Partnership property shall be distributed in kind to the Partners. Thereafter, all Partnership
assets shall be distributed among all Partners having positive Capital Account balances (as
determined after giving effect to all adjustments attributable to allocations of items of profit
and loss realized by the Partnership during the Fiscal Year in question (including items of profit
and loss realized on the liquidation) and all adjustments attributable to contributions and
distributions of money and property effected prior to such distribution), pro rata in accordance
with such positive Capital Account balances. This distribution shall be made no later than the end
of the fiscal year during which the Partnership is liquidated (or, if later, ninety (90) days after
the date on which the Partnership is liquidated). Upon the completion of the liquidation of the
Partnership and the distribution of all the Partnership funds, the Partnership shall terminate and
the General Partner (or the Liquidator, as the case may be) shall have the authority to execute and
record all documents required to effectuate the dissolution and termination of the Partnership. In
the discretion of the Liquidator, a pro rata portion of the distributions that would otherwise be
made to the Partners may instead be distributed to a trust established for the benefit of the
Partners for the purposes of liquidating Partnership property, collecting amounts owed to the
Partnership, and paying any contingent or unforeseen liabilities or obligations of the Partnership
or of the Partners arising out of or in connection with the Partnership, The assets of any such
trust shall be distributed to the Partners from time to time, in the reasonable discretion of the
Liquidator, in the same proportions as the amount distributed to such trust by the Partnership
would otherwise have been distributed to the Partners pursuant to this Agreement.
14.4 Creation of Reserves. After making payment or provision for payment of all debts
and liabilities of the Partnership and all expenses of liquidation, the Liquidator may set up such
cash reserves as the Liquidator may deem reasonably necessary for any contingent or unforeseen
liabilities or obligations of the Partnership.
14.5 Final Statement. Within a reasonable time following the completion of the
liquidation, the Liquidator shall supply to each of the Partners a statement which shall set
forth the assets and the liabilities of the Partnership as of the date of complete
liquidation, each Partner’s pro rata portion of distributions under Section 14.3, and the amount
retained as reserves by the Liquidator under Section 14.4.
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15. | POWER OF ATTORNEY |
15.1 General Partner as Attorney-in-Fact. Each Limited Partner hereby makes,
constitutes, and appoints the General Partner, with full power of substitution and resubstitutions,
his true and lawful attorney-in-fact for him and in his name, place, and xxxxx and for his use and
benefit to sign, execute, certify, acknowledge, swear to, file, and record (a) this Agreement and
all agreements, certificates, instruments, and other documents amending or changing this Agreement
as now or hereafter amended which the General Partner may deem necessary, desirable, or appropriate
including, without limitation, to reflect (i) the valid exercise by the General Partner of any
power granted to it under this Agreement; (ii) any amendments adopted by the Partners in accordance
with the terms of this Agreement; (iii) the valid admission of any Substituted Limited Partner or
Additional Limited Partner to the Partnership; or (iv) the valid disposition by any Limited Partner
of its interest in the Partnership; and (b) any certificates, instruments, or documents as may be
required by, or may be appropriate under, the laws of the State of Texas.
15.2 Nature of Special Power. The power of attorney granted pursuant to this Article 15:
(a) is a special power of attorney coupled with an interest and is irrevocable;
(b) may be exercised by any such attorney-in-fact by listing the Limited Partners
executing any agreement, certificate, instrument, or other document with the single
signature of any such attorney-in-fact acting as attorney-in-fact for such Limited
Partners; and
(c) shall survive the death, disability, legal incapacity, Bankruptcy, insolvency,
dissolution, or cessation of existence of a Limited Partner and shall survive the delivery
of an assignment by a Limited Partner of the whole or a portion of its interest in the
Partnership, except that where the assignment is of such Limited Partner’s entire interest
in the Partnership and the assignee, with the consent of the General Partner, is admitted
as a Substituted Limited Partner, the power of attorney shall survive the delivery of such
assignment for the sole purpose of enabling any such attorney-in-fact to effect such
substitution.
16. | MISCELLANEOUS |
16.1 Notices. All notices given pursuant to this Agreement shall be in writing and
shall be deemed effective when personally delivered or when placed in the United States mail,
registered or certified with return receipt requested, or when sent by prepaid telegram or
facsimile followed by confirmatory letter. For purposes of notice, the addresses of the Partners
shall be as stated under their names on the attached Exhibit A; provided, however, that each
Partner shall have the right to change his address with
notice hereunder to any other location by the giving of thirty (30) days notice to the General
Partner in the manner set forth above.
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16.2 Governing Law. This Agreement shall be governed by and construed in accordance
with the substantive federal laws of the United States and the laws of the State of Texas.
16.3 Attorneys’ Fees. If any litigation is initiated by the Partnership against any
Partner or by any Partner against another Partner or the Partnership relating to this Agreement or
the subject matter hereof, the Person prevailing in such litigation shall be entitled to recover,
in addition to all damages allowed by law and other relief, all court costs and reasonable
attorneys’ fees incurred in connection therewith.
16.4 Successors and Assigns. This Agreement shall be binding upon and shall inure to
the benefit of the Partners, and their respective heirs, legal representatives, successors and
permitted assigns; provided, however, that nothing contained herein shall negate or diminish the
restrictions set forth in Articles 11 or 12 hereof.
16.5 Construction. Every covenant, term, and provision of this Agreement shall be
construed simply according to its fair meaning and not strictly for or against any Partner. The
failure by any party to specifically enforce any term or provision hereof or any rights of such
party hereunder shall not be construed as the waiver by that party of its rights hereunder. The
waiver by any party of a breach or violation of any provision of this Agreement shall not operate
as, or be construed to be, a waiver of any subsequent breach of the same or other provision hereof.
16.6 Time. Time is of the essence with respect to this Agreement.
16.7 Waiver of Partition. Notwithstanding any statute or principle of law to the
contrary, each Partner hereby agrees that, during the term of the Partnership, he or it shall have
no right (and hereby waives any right that he or it might otherwise have had) to cause any
Partnership property to be partitioned and/or distributed in kind.
16.8 Entire Agreement. This Agreement contains the entire agreement among the Partners
relating to the subject matter hereof, and all prior agreements relative hereto which are not
contained herein are terminated.
16.9 Amendments. Except as otherwise expressly provided herein, amendments or
modifications may be made to this Agreement only by setting forth such amendments or modifications
in a document Approved by the Partners and any alleged amendment or modification herein which is
not so documented shall not be effective as to any Partner. The General Partner may, without the
consent of any other Partner, amend any provision of this Agreement and execute, swear to,
acknowledge, deliver, file and record whatever documents may be required in connection therewith to
reflect:
(a) a change in the name of the Partnership, a change in the location of the principal
place of business of the Partnership, or a change in the registered office or the
registered agent of the Partnership;
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(b) admission of a Limited Partner into the Partnership or termination of any Limited
Partner’s interest in the Partnership in accordance with this Agreement;
(c) qualification of the Partnership as a limited partnership under the laws of any
state or that is necessary or advisable in the opinion of the General Partner to ensure
that the Partnership will not be treated as an association taxable as a corporation for
federal income tax purposes, provided, in either case, such action shall not adversely
affect any Limited Partner;
(d) a change (i) that is of an inconsequential nature and does not adversely affect
the Partners in any material respect; (ii) that is necessary or desirable to satisfy any
requirements, conditions or guidelines contained in any opinion, directive, order, ruling
or regulation of any federal or state agency or contained in any federal or state statute,
compliance with any of which the General Partner deems to be in the best interest of the
Partnership and the Limited Partners; or (iii) that is required or contemplated by this
Agreement;
(e) an addition to the representations, duties, or obligations of the General Partner; or
(f) a change to any provision in this Agreement required to be so changed by the staff
of the Securities and Exchange Commission or other federal agency or by a State Securities
Commissioner or similar official, which change is deemed by such commission, agency or
official to be for the benefit or protection of the Partners.
However, no amendment or modification which disproportionately affects the interest of any Partner
in the capital, Profits or Losses of, or distributions or allocations with respect to, the
Partnership shall be effective as to any Partner unless the same has been set forth in a document
duly executed by such Partner.
16.10 Severability. This Agreement is intended to be performed in accordance with, and
only to the extent permitted by, all applicable laws, ordinances, rules and regulations. If any
provision of this Agreement or the application thereof to any Person or circumstance shall, for any
reason and to any extent, be invalid or unenforceable, but the extent of such invalidity or
unenforceability does not destroy the basis of the bargain among the Partners as expressed herein,
the remainder of this Agreement and the application of such provision to other Persons or
circumstances shall not be affected thereby, but rather shall be enforced to the greatest extent
permitted by law.
16.11 Gender and Number. Whenever required by the context, as used in this Agreement,
the singular number shall include the plural and the neuter shall include the masculine or feminine
gender, and vice versa.
16.12 Exhibits. Each Exhibit to this Agreement is incorporated herein for all
purposes.
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16. 13 Additional Documents. Each Partner, upon the request of the General Partner,
agrees to perform all further acts and execute, acknowledge and deliver any documents that may be
reasonably necessary, appropriate or desirable to carry out the provisions of this Agreement.
16.14 Section Headings. The section headings appearing in this Agreement are for
convenience of reference only and are not intended, to any extent or for any purpose, to limit or
define the text of any section.
16.15 Counterparts. This Agreement may be executed in counterparts, each of which
shall be an original but all of which shall constitute but one document.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Partners have executed this Agreement as of May 21, 1997.
GENERAL PARTNER: MEXIA-PRINCIPAL, INC. |
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By: | /s/ Xxxxxxx X. Xxxx | |||
Name: | Xxxxxxx X. Xxxx | |||
Title: | Exec VP & CEO | |||
LIMITED PARTNER: PRINCIPAL HOSPITAL COMPANY OF NEVADA, INC. |
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By: | /s/ Xxxxxxx X. Xxxx | |||
Name: | Xxxxxxx X. Xxxx | |||
Title: | Exec VP & CEO | |||
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