HATTERAS MULTI-STRATEGY TEI FUND, L.P. Amended and Restated Agreement of Limited Partnership Dated as of , 2008
Exhibit (a)(1)
Amended and Restated Agreement of Limited Partnership
Dated as of , 2008
TABLE OF CONTENTS
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ARTICLE I DEFINITIONS |
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ARTICLE II ORGANIZATION; ADMISSION OF PARTNERS; DIRECTORS |
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Section 2.1 Formation of Limited Partnership |
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Section 2.2 Name |
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Section 2.3 Principal and Registered Office |
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Section 2.4 Duration |
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Section 2.5 Business of the Partnership |
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Section 2.6 General Partner |
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Section 2.7 Limited Partners |
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Section 2.8 Organizational Limited Partner |
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Section 2.9 Both General and Limited Partner |
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Section 2.10 Limited Liability |
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Section 2.11 Directors |
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ARTICLE III MANAGEMENT; ADVICE AND MANAGEMENT |
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Section 3.1 Management and Control |
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Section 3.2 Powers Reserved by the General Partner |
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Section 3.3 Actions by Directors |
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Section 3.4 Meetings of Partners |
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Section 3.5 Custody of Assets of the Partnership |
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Section 3.6 Other Activities |
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Section 3.7 Duty of Care |
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Section 3.8 Indemnification |
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Section 3.9 Fees, Expenses and Reimbursement |
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ARTICLE IV TERMINATION OF STATUS OF GENERAL PARTNER;
REMOVAL OF GENERAL PARTNER; TRANSFERS AND REPURCHASES |
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Section 4.1 Termination of Status of General Partner |
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Section 4.2 Removal of General Partner |
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Section 4.3 Transfer of Units of General Partner |
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Section 4.4 Transfer of Units of Limited Partners |
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Section 4.5 Repurchase of Units |
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ARTICLE V CAPITAL |
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Section 5.1 Contributions to Capital |
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Section 5.2 Rights of Partners to Capital |
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Section 5.3 Capital Accounts |
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Section 5.4 Allocation of Certain Withholding Taxes and Other Expenditures |
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Section 5.5 Reserves |
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Section 5.6 Allocation to Avoid Capital Account Deficits |
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Section 5.7 Allocations Prior to Closing Date |
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Section 5.8 Tax Allocations |
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Section 5.9 Distributions |
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ARTICLE VI DISSOLUTION AND LIQUIDATION |
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Section 6.1 Dissolution |
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Section 6.2 Liquidation of Assets |
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ARTICLE VII ACCOUNTING, VALUATIONS AND BOOKS AND RECORDS |
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Section 7.1 Accounting and Reports |
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Section 7.2 Determinations by General Partner |
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Section 7.3 Valuation of Assets |
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ARTICLE VIII MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS |
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Section 8.1 Amendment of Partnership Agreement |
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Section 8.2 Special Power of Attorney |
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Section 8.3 Notices |
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Section 8.4 Agreement Binding Upon Successors and Assigns |
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Section 8.5 Choice of Law; Arbitration |
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Section 8.6 Not for Benefit of Creditors |
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Section 8.7 Consents |
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Section 8.8 Merger and Consolidation |
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Section 8.9 Pronouns |
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Section 8.10 Confidentiality |
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Section 8.11 Certification of Non-Foreign Status |
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Section 8.12 Severability |
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Section 8.13 Entire Agreement |
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Section 8.14 Discretion |
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Section 8.15 Conflicts |
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Section 8.16 Counterparts |
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Section 8.17 Headings |
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AMENDED AND RESTATED
AGREEMENT OF LIMITED PARTNERSHIP
AGREEMENT OF LIMITED PARTNERSHIP
AMENDED AND RESTATED AGREEMENT OF LIMITED PARTNERSHIP of HATTERAS MULTI-STRATEGY TEI FUND,
L.P. (the “Partnership”) dated as of , 2008 by and among HATTERAS INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT
LLC, as General Partner, and those Persons who execute this Agreement and whose names are reflected
on the books and records of the Partnership as Limited Partners.
WHEREAS, the General Partner and the organizational limited partner were parties to the
Agreement of Limited Partnership of Hatteras Multi-Strategy TEI Fund, L.P., dated as of October 29,
2004 (the “Original Partnership Agreement”);
WHEREAS, the Original Partnership Agreement was amended and restated in its entirety on
November 23, 2004 (the “First Amended and Restated Partnership Agreement”);
WHEREAS, the First Amended and Restated Partnership Agreement was amended and restated in its
entirety on March 31, 2005 (the “Second Amended and Restated Partnership Agreement”);
WHEREAS, the Second Amended and Restated Partnership Agreement was amended and restated in its
entirety on August 21, 2006 (the “Third Amended and Restated Partnership Agreement”); and
WHEREAS, the Third Amended and Restated Partnership Agreement is hereby amended and restated
in its entirety as set forth herein;
NOW, THEREFORE, for and in consideration of the mutual covenants and agreements herein
contained, and for other good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which are
hereby acknowledged, the parties hereto agree as follows:
ARTICLE I
DEFINITIONS
DEFINITIONS
For purposes of this Agreement:
“1933 Act” means the Securities Act of 1933 and the rules, regulations and orders under the
1933 Act, as amended from time to time, or any successor law.
“1940 Act” means the Investment Company Act of 1940 and the rules, regulations and orders
under the 1940 Act, as amended from time to time, or any successor law.
“Advisers Act” means the Investment Advisers Act of 1940 and the rules, regulations and orders
under the Advisers Act, as amended from time to time, or any successor law.
“Advisor” means any Person designated to manage a portion of the assets of the Partnership
and/or the Master Partnership, either directly or through the investment by the Partnership in an
Advisor Fund.
“Advisor Account” means an account directly managed by an Advisor for the Partnership or the
Master Partnership.
“Advisor Fund” means an investment company, a general or limited partnership, a limited
liability company or other pooled investment vehicle in which the Partnership or the Master
Partnership has invested and that is advised by an Advisor; whether or not, in each case, the
entity is registered under the 1940 Act, and includes the Master Partnership and Advisor Funds that
may be formed by the Partnership.
“Affiliate” means affiliated person as that term is defined in the 1940 Act.
“Agreement” means this Amended and Restated Agreement of Limited Partnership, as amended
and/or restated from time to time.
“Board of Directors” means the board of the Directors who have been delegated the authority
described in this Agreement.
“Business Day” means any day when the New York Stock Exchange is open for business.
“Capital Account” means, with respect to each Partner, the capital account established and
maintained on behalf of the Partner in accordance with Section 5.3 of this Agreement.
“Capital Contribution” means the contribution, if any, made, or to be made, as the context
requires, to the capital of the Partnership, after giving effect to any applicable placement agent
fees, by a Partner or former Partner, as the case may be.
“Certificate” means the Certificate of Limited Partnership of the Partnership as filed with
the office of the Secretary of State of the State of Delaware on October 29, 2004, as amended on
November 23, 2004 and any amendments to the Certificate and/or restatements of the Certificate as
filed with the office of the Secretary of State of the State of Delaware pursuant to this
Agreement.
“Closing Date” means the first date on or as of which a Limited Partner other than the
Organizational Limited Partner is admitted to the Partnership.
“Code” means the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended from time to time, or any successor
law.
“Commodity Exchange Act” means the Commodity Exchange Act and the rules, regulations and
orders under the Commodity Exchange Act, as amended from time to time, or any successor law.
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“Delaware Act” means the Delaware Revised Uniform Limited Partnership Act, as amended from
time to time, or any successor law.
“Directors” means those natural Persons designated as “Directors” in accordance with this
Agreement who are delegated the authority provided for in this Agreement and includes Xxxxx X.
Xxxxxxx as the initial Director, or any other natural Persons who, from time to time after the date
of this Agreement, become Directors in accordance with the terms and conditions of this Agreement.
“Fiscal Period” means the period commencing on the Closing Date, and thereafter each period
commencing on the day immediately following the last day immediately of the preceding Fiscal
Period, and ending in each case at the close of business on the first to occur of the following
dates:
(1) the last day of any calendar quarter, including the last day of the
calendar quarter;
(2) the day preceding the date as of which a contribution to the capital of the
Partnership is made by any Partner in accordance with Section 5.1 of this Agreement;
(3) the day on which the Partnership repurchases Units of any Partner in
accordance with Section 4.5 of this Agreement;
(4) the day as of which the Partnership admits a substituted Partner to whom or
which Units of a Partner have been Transferred (unless the Transfer of the Units
results in no change of beneficial ownership of the Units);
(5) the day as of which any amount is credited to or debited against the
Capital Account of any Partner, other than an amount that is credited to or debited
against the Capital Accounts of all Partners in accordance with their respective
Investment Percentages; or
(6) December 31, or any other date that is the last day of the taxable year of
the Partnership.
“Fiscal Year” means the period commencing on the Closing Date and ending on March 31, 2005,
and thereafter each period commencing on April 1 of each year and ending on March 31 of that year
(or on the date of a final distribution made in accordance with Section 6.2 of this Agreement),
unless the Directors designate another fiscal year for the Partnership. The taxable year of the
Partnership will end on December 31 of each year, or on any other date designated by the General
Partner that is a permitted taxable year-end for tax purposes.
“Form N-2” means the Partnership’s Registration Statement on Form N-2 filed with the
Securities and Exchange Commission, as amended from time to time.
“General Partner” means Hatteras Investment Management LLC, a limited liability company formed
under the laws of the State of Delaware, and any other Person or
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Persons admitted to the Partnership as a general partner of the Partnership, collectively, in
their capacities as general partners of the Partnership, and “General Partner” means any of the
General Partners. When the term General Partner is used in this Agreement and the Partnership has
more than one General Partner, the term “General Partner” will refer to each General Partner.
“Independent Directors” mean those Directors who are not “interested persons” of the
Partnership as that term is defined in the 1940 Act.
“Investment Percentage” means a percentage established for each Partner on the Partnership’s
books determined by dividing the number of Units owned by such Partner by the number of Units owned
by all of the Partners.
“Limited Partner” means any Person admitted to the Partnership as a Limited Partner of the
Partnership (including any Person who or that is a General Partner when acting in the Person’s
capacity as a Limited Partner) until the Partnership repurchases all of the Units of the Person as
a Limited Partner in accordance with Section 4.5 of this Agreement, or a substituted Limited
Partner or Partners are admitted with respect to the Person’s Units in accordance with Section 4.4
of this Agreement, in the Person’s capacity as a Limited Partner of the Partnership. For purposes
of the Delaware Act, the Limited Partners will constitute a single class or group.
“Master Partnership” means Hatteras Master Fund, L.P., a limited partnership organized under
the laws of the State of Delaware and any partnership continuing the business of the Master
Partnership after its dissolution.
“Memorandum” means the Partnership’s private placement memorandum, as included in the Form
N-2, as amended or supplemented from time to time.
“NAV per Unit,” as of a particular date, shall be equal to the Net Assets of the Fund as of
such date, divided by the number of Units then outstanding.
“Net Assets” means the total value of all assets of the Partnership, less an amount equal to
all accrued debts, liabilities and obligations of the Partnership, calculated before giving effect
to any repurchases of Units.
“Net Profit” or “Net Loss” means the amount by which the Net Assets as of the close of
business on the last day of a Fiscal Period exceed (in the case of Net Profit) or are less than (in
the case of Net Loss) the Net Assets as of the commencement of the same Fiscal Period (or, with
respect to the initial Fiscal Period of the Partnership, at the close of business on the Closing
Date), the amount of any Net Profit or Net Loss to be adjusted to exclude any items to be allocated
among the Capital Accounts of the Partners on a basis that is not in accordance with the Investment
Percentages of all Partners as of the commencement of the Fiscal Period in accordance with Section
5.6 of this Agreement.
“Offering Materials” means the Memorandum and subscription materials provided to prospective
Limited Partners in connection with an investment to be made in the Partnership.
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“Organizational Limited Partner” means Xxxxx X. Xxxxxxx.
“Partners” means the General Partner(s) and the Limited Partners, collectively, and “Partner”
means any General Partner or Limited Partner.
“Partnership” means Hatteras Multi-Strategy TEI Fund, L.P. and any partnership continuing the
business of the Partnership after dissolution as provided in this Agreement.
“Person” means any individual, entity, corporation, partnership, limited liability company,
joint stock company, trust, estate, joint venture, or unincorporated organization.
“Securities” means securities (including, without limitation, equities, debt obligations,
options, and other “securities” as that term is defined in Section 2(a)(36) of the 0000 Xxx) and
any contracts for forward or future delivery of any security, debt obligation, currency or
commodity, all manner of derivative instruments and any contracts based on any index or group of
securities, debt obligations, currencies or commodities, and any options on those contracts.
“Transfer” means the assignment, transfer, sale or other disposition of all or any portion of
an Interest, including any right to receive any allocations and distributions attributable to an
Interest. Verbs, adverbs or adjectives such as “Transfer,” “Transferred” and “Transferring” have
correlative meanings.
“Valuation Date” means any date upon which the net asset value of the Units are valued for
purposes of a repurchase, as determined by the Board of Directors.
ARTICLE II
ORGANIZATION; ADMISSION OF PARTNERS; DIRECTORS
ORGANIZATION; ADMISSION OF PARTNERS; DIRECTORS
Section 2.1 Formation of Limited Partnership.
(a) The Partnership is formed as a limited partnership pursuant to the
Certificate and this Agreement. The Partners agree that their rights, duties and
liabilities will be as provided in the Delaware Act, except as otherwise provided in
this Agreement. The General Partner will cause the Certificate to be executed and
filed in accordance with the Delaware Act and will cause to be executed and filed
with applicable governmental authorities any other instruments, documents and
certificates that the General Partner concludes may from time to time be required by
the laws of the United States of America, the State of Delaware or any other
jurisdiction in which the General Partner determines that the Partnership should do
business, or any political subdivision or agency of any such jurisdiction, or that
the General Partner determines is necessary or appropriate to effectuate, implement
and continue the valid existence and business of the Partnership.
(b) The Partnership is formed for the object and purpose of (and the nature of
the business to be conducted by the Partnership is) engaging in any lawful activity
for which limited partnerships may be formed under the Delaware Act and engaging in
any and all activities necessary or incidental to the foregoing.
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Section 2.2 Name. The name of the Partnership is “Hatteras Multi-Strategy TEI Fund, L.P.” or
any other name that the General Partner may adopt after the date of this Agreement upon (a) causing
an appropriate amendment to this Agreement to be executed and to the Certificate to be filed in
accordance with the Delaware Act and (b) sending notice of the amendment to each Limited Partner.
Section 2.3 Principal and Registered Office. The Partnership will have its principal office
at the principal office of the General Partner or at any other place designated from time to time
by the General Partner. The Partnership’s registered agent in the State of Delaware shall be The
Corporation Trust Company, and the Partnership’s registered office in the State of Delaware at
Corporation Trust Center, 0000 Xxxxxx Xxxxxx, Xxxxxxxxxx, Xxxxxxxx 00000 unless the General Partner
designates a different registered agent or office from time to time in accordance with the Delaware
Act.
Section 2.4 Duration. The term of the Partnership will commence on the filing of the
Certificate and will continue until the Partnership is dissolved and wound up and the Certificate
is canceled in accordance with Section 6.1 of this Agreement.
Section 2.5 Business of the Partnership.
(a) The business of the Partnership is to purchase, sell, invest and trade in
Securities and engage in any financial or derivative transactions relating to
Securities. Portions of the Partnership’s assets (which may constitute, in the
aggregate, all of the Partnership’s assets) may be invested in Advisor Funds or
Advisor Accounts that invest and trade in Securities or in separate managed accounts
through which the Partnership may invest and trade in Securities, some or all of
which may be advised by one or more Advisors. The Partnership may invest some or
all of its assets directly or indirectly in the Master Partnership. The Partnership
may execute, deliver and perform all contracts, agreements and other undertakings
and engage in all activities and transactions as the General Partner, the Directors
or the Investment Manager may deem necessary or advisable to carry out its objective
or business.
(b) The Partnership will operate as a closed-end, management investment company
in accordance with the 1940 Act and subject to any fundamental policies and
investment restrictions described in the Form N-2.
(c) The Partnership may designate from time to time persons to act as
signatories for the Partnership, including, without limitation, persons authorized
to execute and deliver any filings with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission
(the “SEC”) or applicable federal or state regulatory authorities or self-regulatory
organizations.
Section 2.6 General Partner.
(a) Hatteras Investment Management LLC shall be admitted to the Partnership as
the General Partner upon its execution of this Agreement. The General Partner may
admit to the Partnership as an additional General Partner any
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Person who agrees in writing to be bound by all of the terms of this Agreement
as a General Partner. The General Partner may admit to the Partnership as a
substituted General Partner any Person to which it has Transferred its interest as
the General Partner in accordance with Section 4.3 of this Agreement. Any
substituted General Partner will be admitted to the Partnership upon the
Transferring General Partner’s consenting to such admission and is authorized to,
and will, continue the business of the Partnership without dissolution. The name
and mailing address of the General Partner and the Capital Contribution of the
General Partner will be reflected on the books and records of the Partnership. If
at any time the Partnership has more than one General Partner, unless otherwise
provided in this Agreement, any action allowed to be taken, or required to be taken,
by the General Partners may be taken only with the unanimous approval of all of the
General Partners.
(b) Each General Partner will serve for the duration of the term of the
Partnership, unless the General Partner ceases to be a General Partner in accordance
with Section 4.1 of this Agreement.
Section 2.7 Limited Partners.
(a) The General Partner may admit one or more Limited Partners as of the
beginning of each calendar month or at such other times as the General Partner may
determine. A Person may be admitted to the Partnership as a Limited Partner without
having signed this Agreement. This Agreement shall not be unenforceable by reason
of it not having been signed by a person being admitted as a Limited Partner. The
General Partner, in its sole and absolute discretion, may reject requests to
purchase Units in the Partnership. The General Partner may, in its sole discretion,
suspend or terminate the offering of the Units at any time. The books and records
of the Partnership shall be revised to reflect the name and Capital Contribution of
each Limited Partner that is admitted to the Partnership.
(b) Subject to Section 2.10 of this Agreement, when the entire Capital
Contribution attributable to Units for which a Partner has subscribed is paid for,
those Units will be deemed to be validly issued and fully paid and non-assessable.
Section 2.8 Organizational Limited Partner. Upon the admission to the Partnership of any
Limited Partner, the Organizational Limited Partner shall withdraw from the Partnership as the
Organizational Limited Partner and shall be entitled to the return of his Capital Contribution, if
any, without interest or deduction, and shall cease to be a Limited Partner of the Partnership.
Section 2.9 Both General and Limited Partner. A Partner may be simultaneously a General
Partner and a Limited Partner, in which event the Partner’s rights and obligations in each capacity
will be determined separately in accordance with the terms and provisions of this Agreement and as
provided in the Delaware Act.
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Section 2.10 Limited Liability. Except for payment obligations under this Agreement,
including Capital Contribution obligations, and as provided under applicable law, a Limited Partner
will not be liable for the Partnership’s obligations in any amount in excess of the Limited
Partner’s Capital Account balance, plus the Limited Partner’s share of undistributed profits and
assets. Subject to applicable law, a Limited Partner may be obligated to return to the Partnership
certain amounts distributed to the Limited Partner.
Section 2.11 Directors.
(a) The number of Directors at the date of this Agreement is fixed at not more
than fourteen (14) Directors and no fewer than two (2). After the Closing Date, the
number of Directors will be fixed from time to time by the Directors then in office,
which number may be greater, or lesser, than fourteen (14), but no fewer than the
minimum number of directors permitted to corporations organized under the laws of
the State of Delaware, except that no reduction in the number of Directors will
serve to effect the removal of any Director. Each Partner approves the delegation
by the General Partner to the Directors, in accordance with Section 3.1 of this
Agreement, of certain of the General Partner’s rights and powers.
(b) The term of office of each Director shall be from the time of such
Director’s election and qualification until his or her successor shall have been
elected and shall have qualified, or until his or her status as a Director is
terminated sooner in accordance with Section 2.11(d) of this Agreement. Except to
the extent the 1940 Act requires election by Limited Partners, if any vacancy in the
position of a Director occurs, including by reason of an increase in the number of
Directors as contemplated by Section 2.11(a) of this Agreement, the remaining
Directors may appoint an individual to serve in that capacity in accordance with the
provisions of the 1940 Act. Independent Directors will at all times constitute at
least a majority (or more if required by the 0000 Xxx) of the Directors then
serving. An Independent Director will be replaced by another Independent Director
selected and nominated by the remaining Independent Directors, or in a manner
otherwise permissible under the 1940 Act.
(c) If no Director remains, the General Partner will promptly call a meeting of
the Partners, to be held within 60 days after the date on which the last Director
ceased to act in that capacity, for the purpose of determining whether to continue
the business of the Partnership and, if the business is to be continued, approving
the appointment of the requisite number of Directors. If the Partners determine at
the meeting not to continue the business of the Partnership, or if the approval of
the appointment of the requisite number of Directors is not approved within 60 days
after the date on which the last Director ceased to act in that capacity, then the
Partnership will be dissolved in accordance with Section 6.1 of this Agreement and
the assets of the Partnership will be liquidated and distributed in accordance with
Section 6.2 of this Agreement.
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(d) The status of a Director will terminate (1) if the Director dies; (2) if
the Director resigns as a Director; or (3) if the Director is removed in accordance
with Section 2.11(e) of this Agreement.
(e) Any Director may be removed with or without cause by a vote of a majority
of the other Directors or by the vote or written consent of Limited Partners holding
not less than two-thirds of the total number of votes eligible to be cast by all
Limited Partners.
(f) The Directors may establish and maintain committees of the Board of
Directors, and the Directors may grant to such committees the authority to, among
other things: value the assets of the Partnership; select and nominate the
Independent Directors of the Partnership; recommend to the Board of Directors the
compensation to be paid to the Independent Directors; and recommend to the Board of
Directors the firm of certified public accountants that will conduct the
Partnership’s audits.
(g) The Directors may establish or designate committees of the Board of
Directors or the Partnership, whose members may include the Directors and/or other
Persons who are not Directors, to provide advice and other services to the
Partnership, which committees may include (but are not limited to) a committee that
will value the assets of the Partnership.
(h) The Independent Directors will receive compensation for their services as
Independent Directors, as determined by the Board of Directors.
ARTICLE III
MANAGEMENT; ADVICE AND MANAGEMENT
MANAGEMENT; ADVICE AND MANAGEMENT
Section 3.1 Management and Control.
(a) The General Partner delegates to the Directors those rights and powers of
the General Partner necessary for the Directors to manage and control the business
affairs of the Partnership and to carry out their oversight obligations with respect
to the Partnership required under the 1940 Act, state law, and any other applicable
laws or regulations. Rights and powers delegated to the Directors include, without
limitation, the authority as Directors to oversee and to establish policies
regarding the management, conduct and operation of the Partnership’s business, and
to do all things necessary and proper as Directors to carry out the objective and
business of the Partnership, including, without limitation, the power to engage an
investment manager to provide advice and management and to remove such an investment
manager, as well as to exercise any other rights and powers expressly given to the
Directors under this Agreement. The Partners intend that, to the fullest extent
permitted by law, and except to the extent otherwise expressly provided in this
Agreement, (1) each Director is vested with the same powers and authority on behalf
of the Partnership as are customarily vested in each director of a Delaware
corporation and (2) each
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Independent Director is vested with the same powers and authority on behalf of
the Partnership as are customarily vested in each director who is not an “interested
person” (as that term is defined in the 0000 Xxx) of a closed-end, management
investment company registered under the 1940 Act that is organized as a Delaware
corporation. During any period in which the Partnership has no Directors, the
General Partner will manage and control the Partnership. Each Director will be the
agent of the Partnership but will not, for any purpose, be a General Partner.
Notwithstanding the delegation described in this Section 3.1(a), the General Partner
will not cease to be the General Partner and will continue to be liable as such and
in no event will a Director be considered a General Partner by agreement, estoppel
or otherwise as a result of the performance of his or her duties under this
Agreement or otherwise. The General Partner retains those rights, powers and duties
that have not been delegated under this Agreement. Any Director may be admitted to
the Partnership in accordance with Section 2.7 of this Agreement and make Capital
Contributions and own Units, in which case the Director will also become a Limited
Partner.
(b) The Partnership will file a tax return as a Partnership for U.S. federal
income tax purposes. All decisions for the Partnership relating to tax matters
including, without limitation, whether to make any tax elections (including the
election under Section 754 of the Code), the positions to be made on the
Partnership’s tax returns and the settlement or further contest or litigation of any
audit matters raised by the Internal Revenue Service or any other taxing authority,
will be made by the Directors. All actions (other than ministerial actions) taken
by the tax matters Partner, as designated in Section 3.1(c) below, will be subject
to the approval of the Directors.
(c) The General Partner will be the designated tax matters Partner for purposes
of the Code. Each Partner agrees not to treat, on his, her or its personal income
tax return or in any claim for a refund, any item of income, gain, loss, deduction
or credit in a manner inconsistent with the treatment of the item by the
Partnership. The tax matters Partner will have the exclusive authority and
discretion to make any elections required or permitted to be made by the Partnership
under any provisions of the Code or any other revenue laws.
(d) No Limited Partner will have any right to participate in or take any part
in the management or control of the Partnership’s business, and no Limited Partner
will have any right, power or authority to act for or bind the Partnership. Limited
Partners will have the right to vote on any matters only as provided in this
Agreement or on any matters that require the approval of the holders of voting
securities under the 1940 Act and will have no right to exercise any other vote
granted to Limited Partners under the Delaware Act, any such rights being vested in
the Directors (or the General Partner if there are no Directors) and may be
exercised without requiring the approval of the Limited Partners.
Section 3.2 Powers Reserved by the General Partner. Notwithstanding anything in this
Agreement to the contrary, the General Partner retains all rights, duties and powers to
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manage the affairs of the Partnership that may not be delegated under Delaware law,
and that are not otherwise delegated by the General Partner to the Directors or assumed by any
investment manager engaged pursuant to Section 3.1(a) of this Agreement or any other Person under
the terms of any agreement between the Partnership and such investment manager or any other Person.
Specifically, and without limitation, the General Partner will retain full power and authority on
behalf of and in the name of the Partnership:
(1) to issue to any Partner an instrument certifying that the Partner is the
owner of Units;
(2) to call and conduct meetings of Partners at the Partnership’s principal
office or elsewhere as it may determine, and to assist the Directors in calling and
conducting meetings of the Directors;
(3) to engage and terminate attorneys, accountants (subject to the provisions
of the 0000 Xxx) and other professional advisers and consultants as the General
Partner deems necessary or advisable in connection with the affairs of the
Partnership or as may be directed by the Directors;
(4) to act as tax matters Partner in accordance with Section 3.1(c) of this
Agreement, and to assist in the preparation and filing of any required tax or
information returns to be made by the Partnership;
(5) as directed by the Directors, to commence, defend and conclude any action,
suit, investigation or other proceeding that pertains to the Partnership or any
assets of the Partnership;
(6) as directed by the Directors, to arrange for the purchase of any insurance
covering the potential liabilities of the Partnership or relating to the performance
of the Directors, the General Partner, any investment manager engaged pursuant to
Section 3.1(a) of this Agreement or any of their principals, Partners, directors,
officers, members, employees and agents;
(7) to execute, deliver and perform any contracts, agreements and other
undertakings, and to engage in activities and transactions that are necessary or
appropriate for the conduct of the business of the Partnership and to bind the
Partnership by those contracts, agreements, and other undertakings, provided that
any persons approved as officers of the Partnership pursuant to Section 3.3(c) of
this Agreement, as directed by the Directors, may execute and deliver contracts and
agreements on behalf of the Partnership and bind the Partnership to those contracts
and agreements;
(8) to make determinations regarding subscriptions for and/or the Transfer of
Units, including, without limitation, determinations regarding the suspension of
subscriptions, and to execute, deliver and perform subscription agreements, selling
agreements relating to the sale of Units, administration agreements appointing an
administrator to perform various administrative action on behalf of the Partnership,
escrow agreements and custodial agreements without
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the consent of or notice to any other Person, notwithstanding any other
provision of this Agreement;
(9) to make determinations regarding appropriate reserves to be created for the
contingent, conditional or unmatured liabilities of the Partnership;
(10) as provided in Section 7.2 of this Agreement, to make determinations
regarding adjustments to the computation of Net Profit or Net Loss and allocations
among the Partners under Article V of this Agreement;
(11) to manage or oversee the general administrative and operational aspects of
the Partnership; and
(12) as directed by the Directors, to establish additional classes of Limited
Partners, General Partners, or Units having separate rights, powers, or duties with
respect to specified property or obligations of the Partnership or profits or losses
associated with specified property or obligations of the Partnership, and having
separate business purposes or investment objectives as the Directors may determine,
consistent with the 1940 Act and the Delaware Act, so long as the assets and
liabilities of one class is limited to the assets and liabilities of such class.
Section 3.3 Actions by Directors.
(a) Unless provided otherwise in this Agreement, the Directors will act only:
(1) by the affirmative vote of a majority of the Directors (which majority will
include any requisite number of Independent Directors required by the 0000 Xxx)
present at a meeting duly called at which a quorum of the Directors is present
either in person or, to the extent consistent with the provisions of the 1940 Act,
by conference telephone or other communications equipment by means of which all
Persons participating in the meeting can hear each other; or (2) by unanimous
written consent of all of the Directors without a meeting, if permissible under the
1940 Act. A majority of the Directors then in office will constitute a quorum at
any meeting of Directors.
(b) The Directors may designate from time to time a Director or any person
approved as an officer of the Partnership pursuant to Section 3.3(c) of this
Agreement or the General Partner who will preside at all meetings. Meetings of the
Directors may be called by the General Partner, the Chairman of the Board of
Directors, or any two Directors, and may be held on any date and at any time and
place determined by the Directors. Each Director will be entitled to receive
written notice of the date, time and place of a meeting within a reasonable time in
advance of the meeting. Notice need not be given to any Director who attends a
meeting without objecting to the lack of notice or who executes a written waiver of
notice with respect to the meeting.
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(c) The Directors may appoint from time to time agents and employees of the
Partnership who will have the same powers and duties on behalf of the Partnership as
are customarily vested in officers of a corporation incorporated under Delaware law,
or such other powers and duties as may be designated by the Directors, in their sole
discretion, and designate them as officers or agents of the Partnership by
resolution of the Directors specifying their titles or functions.
Section 3.4 Meetings of Partners.
(a) Actions requiring the vote of the Partners may be taken at any duly
constituted meeting of the Partners at which a quorum is present or by means of a
written consent. Meetings of the Partners may be called by the General Partner, by
the affirmative vote of a majority of Directors then in office, or by Partners
holding at least a majority of the total number of votes eligible to be cast by all
Partners, and may be held at any time, date and place determined by the General
Partner in the case of meetings called by the General Partner or the Partners and at
any time, date and place determined by the Directors in the case of meetings called
by the Directors. In each case, the General Partner will provide notice of the
meeting, stating the date, time and place of the meeting and the record date for the
meeting, to each Partner entitled to vote at the meeting within a reasonable time
prior to the meeting. Failure to receive notice of a meeting on the part of any
Partner will not affect the validity of any act or proceeding of the meeting, so
long as a quorum is present at the meeting. Except as otherwise required by
applicable law, only matters set out in the notice of a meeting may be voted on by
the Partners at the meeting. The presence in person or by proxy of Partners holding
a majority of the total number of votes eligible to be cast by all Partners as of
the record date will constitute a quorum at any meeting of Partners. In the absence
of a quorum, a meeting may be adjourned to the time or times as determined by the
General Partner and communicated to the Directors in the manner described above in
this Section 3.4(a). Except as otherwise required by any provision of this
Agreement or of the 1940 Act, (1) those candidates receiving a plurality of the
votes cast at any meeting of Partners called pursuant to Section 2.11(c) of this
Agreement or elected pursuant to the requirement of Section 2.11(b) will be elected
as Directors and (2) all other actions of the Partners taken at a meeting will
require the affirmative vote of Partners holding a majority of the total number of
votes eligible to be cast by those Partners who are present in person or by proxy at
the meeting.
(b) Each Partner will be entitled to cast at any meeting of Partners or
pursuant to written consent a number of votes equivalent to the Partner’s Investment
Percentage as of the record date for the meeting or the date of the written consent.
The General Partner will establish a record date not less than 10 nor more than 60
days prior to the date of any meeting of Partners or mailing (including by
electronic transmission) to the Partners of any written consent, to determine
eligibility to vote at the meeting and the number of votes that each Partner will be
entitled to cast at the meeting, and will maintain for each record
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date a list setting out the name of each Partner and the number of votes that
each Partner will be entitled to cast at the meeting.
(c) A Partner may vote at any meeting of Partners by a properly executed proxy
transmitted to the Partnership at any time at or before the time of the meeting by
telegram, telecopier or other means of electronic communication or other readable
reproduction as contemplated by the provisions relating to proxies applicable to
corporations incorporated under the laws of Delaware now or in the future in effect.
A proxy may be suspended or revoked, as the case may be, by the Partner executing
the proxy by a later writing delivered to the Partnership at any time prior to
exercise of the proxy or if the Partner executing the proxy is present at the
meeting and votes in person. Any action of the Partners that is permitted to be
taken at a meeting of the Partners may be taken without a meeting if consents in
writing, setting out the action to be taken, are signed by Partners holding a
majority of the total number of votes eligible to be cast or any greater percentage
as may be required under this Agreement to approve the action.
Section 3.5 Custody of Assets of the Partnership.
(a) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Agreement, the General
Partner will not have any authority to hold or have possession or custody of any
funds, Securities or other property of the Partnership. The physical possession of
all funds, Securities or other property of the Partnership will at all times be
held, controlled and administered by one or more custodians retained by the
Partnership. The General Partner will have no responsibility, other than that
associated with the oversight and supervision of custodians retained by the
Partnership, with respect to the collection of income or the physical acquisition or
safekeeping of the funds, Securities or other property of the Partnership, all
duties of collection, physical acquisition or safekeeping being the sole obligation
of such custodians.
(b) With respect to any Advisor Fund securities held by the Partnership as of
the date on which the Partnership becomes registered with the SEC as an investment
company under the 1940 Act, and during any period of time in which the Partnership
remains so registered, such securities shall be under the control of one or more of
the Partnership’s custodian(s), as may be engaged from time to time, pursuant to
Section 17(f) of the 1940 Act and the rules thereunder, and no person shall be
authorized or permitted to have access to such securities except in accordance with
Section 17(f) of the 1940 Act and the rules thereunder, and consistent with the
terms of the Partnership’s agreement with the relevant Partnership custodian.
Section 3.6 Other Activities.
(a) Neither the General Partner nor its principals, Partners, directors,
officers, members, employees and beneficial owners nor the Directors will be
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required to devote full time to the affairs of the Partnership, but each will
devote such time as each may reasonably be required to perform its obligations under
this Agreement and under the 0000 Xxx.
(b) The Directors, any Partner, and any Affiliate of any Partner may engage in
or possess an interest in other business ventures or commercial dealings of every
kind and description, independently or with others, including, but not limited to,
acquisition and disposition of Securities, provision of investment advisory or
brokerage services, serving as directors, officers, employees, advisors or agents of
other companies, Partners of any Partnership, members of any limited liability
company, or trustees of any trust, or entering into any other commercial
arrangements. No Partner will have any rights in or to such activities of any other
Partner, the Directors or any Affiliate of any Partner or any profits derived from
these activities.
(c) The General Partner and its principals, Partners, directors, officers,
members, employees and beneficial owners and the Directors, from time to time may
acquire, possess, manage, hypothecate and dispose of Securities or other investment
assets, and engage in any other investment transaction for any account over which
they exercise discretionary authority, including their own accounts, the accounts of
their families, the account of any entity in which they have a beneficial interest
or the accounts of others for whom or which they may provide investment advisory or
other services.
(d) To the extent that at law or in equity the Directors or the General Partner
have duties (including fiduciary duties) and liabilities relating to those duties to
the Partnership or to any other Partner or other Person bound by this Agreement, any
such Person acting under this Agreement will not be liable to the Partnership or to
any other Partner or other Person bound by this Agreement for its good faith
reliance on the provisions of this Agreement. The provisions of this Agreement, to
the extent that they restrict the duties and liabilities of the General Partner or
the Directors otherwise existing at law or in equity, are agreed by the Partners to
replace the other duties and liabilities of the General Partner or the Directors.
Section 3.7 Duty of Care.
(a) The Directors and the General Partner, including any officer, director,
Partner, member, principal, employee or agent of any of them, will not be liable to
the Partnership or to any of its Partners for any loss or damage occasioned by any
act or omission in the performance of the Person’s services under this Agreement, in
the absence of a final judicial decision on the merits from which no further right
to appeal may be taken that the loss is due to an act or omission of the Person
constituting willful misfeasance, bad faith, gross negligence or reckless disregard
of the Person’s duties under this Agreement.
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(b) No Director who has been designated an “audit committee financial expert”
(for purposes of Section 407 of the Xxxxxxxx-Xxxxx Act of 2002 or any successor
provision thereto, and any rules issued thereunder by the SEC) in the Partnership’s
Form N-2 or other reports required to be filed with the SEC shall be subject to any
greater duty of care in discharging such Director’s duties and responsibilities by
virtue of such designation than is any Director who has not been so designated.
(c) Limited Partners not in breach of any obligation under this Agreement or
under any agreement pursuant to which the Limited Partner subscribed for Units will
be liable to the Partnership, any Partner or third parties only as required by this
Agreement or applicable law.
Section 3.8 Indemnification.
(a) To the fullest extent permitted by law, the Partnership will, subject to
Section 3.8(c) of this Agreement, indemnify each General Partner (including for this
purpose each officer, director, member, Partner, principal, employee or agent of, or
any Person who controls, is controlled by or is under common control with, a General
Partner (including, without limitation, Hatteras Investment Partners, LLC) or
Partner of a General Partner, and their executors, heirs, assigns, successors or
other legal representatives) and each Director (and his executors, heirs, assigns,
successors or other legal representatives) (each such Person being referred to as an
“indemnitee”) against all losses, claims, damages, liabilities, costs and expenses
arising by reason of being or having been a General Partner or Director of the
Partnership, or the past or present performance of services to the Partnership by
the indemnitee, except to the extent that the loss, claim, damage, liability, cost
or expense has been finally determined in a judicial decision on the merits from
which no further right to appeal may be taken in any such action, suit,
investigation or other proceeding to have been incurred or suffered by the
indemnitee by reason of willful misfeasance, bad faith, gross negligence, or
reckless disregard of the duties involved in the conduct of the indemnitee’s office.
These losses, claims, damages, liabilities, costs and expenses include, but are not
limited to, amounts paid in satisfaction of judgments, in compromise, or as fines or
penalties, and counsel fees and expenses incurred in connection with the defense or
disposition of any action, suit, investigation or other proceeding, whether civil or
criminal, before any judicial, arbitral, administrative or legislative body, in
which the indemnitee may be or may have been involved as a party or otherwise, or
with which such indemnitee may be or may have been threatened, while in office or
thereafter. The rights of indemnification provided under this Section 3.8 are not
to be construed so as to provide for indemnification of an indemnitee for any
liability (including liability under U.S. Federal securities laws which, under
certain circumstances, impose liability even on Persons that act in good faith) to
the extent (but only to the extent) that indemnification would be in violation of
applicable law, but will be construed so as to effectuate the applicable provisions
of this Section 3.8.
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(b) Expenses, including counsel fees and expenses, incurred by any indemnitee
(but excluding amounts paid in satisfaction of judgments, in compromise, or as fines
or penalties) may be paid from time to time by the Partnership in advance of the
final disposition of any action, suit, investigation or other proceeding upon
receipt of an undertaking by or on behalf of the indemnitee to repay to the
Partnership amounts paid if a determination is made that indemnification of the
expenses is not authorized under Section 3.8(a) of this Agreement, so long as (1)
the indemnitee provides security for the undertaking, (2) the Partnership is insured
by or on behalf of the indemnitee against losses arising by reason of the
indemnitee’s failure to fulfill his, her or its undertaking, or (3) a majority of
the Independent Directors (excluding any Director who is either seeking advancement
of expenses under this Agreement or is or has been a party to any other action,
suit, investigation or other proceeding involving claims similar to those involved
in the action, suit, investigation or proceeding giving rise to a claim for
advancement of expenses under this Agreement) or independent legal counsel in a
written opinion determines, based on a review of readily available facts (as opposed
to a full trial-type inquiry), that reason exists to believe that the indemnitee
ultimately will be entitled to indemnification.
(c) As to the disposition of any action, suit, investigation or other
proceeding (whether by a compromise payment, pursuant to a consent decree or
otherwise) without an adjudication or a decision on the merits by a court, or by any
other body before which the proceeding has been brought, that an indemnitee is
liable to the Partnership or its Partners by reason of willful misfeasance, bad
faith, gross negligence, or reckless disregard of the duties involved in the conduct
of the indemnitee’s office, indemnification will be provided in accordance with
Section 3.8(a) of this Agreement if (1) approved as in the best interests of the
Partnership by a majority of the Independent Directors (excluding any Director who
is either seeking indemnification under this Agreement or is or has been a party to
any other action, suit, investigation or proceeding involving claims similar to
those involved in the action, suit, investigation or proceeding giving rise to a
claim for indemnification under this Agreement) upon a determination, based upon a
review of readily available facts (as opposed to a full trial-type inquiry), that
the indemnitee acted in good faith and in the reasonable belief that the actions
were in the best interests of the Partnership and that the indemnitee is not liable
to the Partnership or its Partners by reason of willful misfeasance, bad faith,
gross negligence, or reckless disregard of the duties involved in the conduct of the
indemnitee’s office, or (2) the Directors secure a written opinion of independent
legal counsel, based upon a review of readily available facts (as opposed to a full
trial-type inquiry), to the effect that indemnification would not protect the
indemnitee against any liability to the Partnership or its Partners to which the
indemnitee would otherwise be subject by reason of willful misfeasance, bad faith,
gross negligence, or reckless disregard of the duties involved in the conduct of the
indemnitee’s office.
(d) Any indemnification or advancement of expenses made in accordance with this
Section 3.8 will not prevent the recovery from any
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indemnitee of any amount if the indemnitee subsequently is determined in a
final judicial decision on the merits in any action, suit, investigation or
proceeding involving the liability or expense that gave rise to the indemnification
or advancement of expenses to be liable to the Partnership or its Partners by reason
of willful misfeasance, bad faith, gross negligence, or reckless disregard of the
duties involved in the conduct of the indemnitee’s office. In any suit brought by
an indemnitee to enforce a right to indemnification under this Section 3.8, it will
be a defense that the indemnitee has not met the applicable standard of conduct
described in this Section 3.8. In any suit in the name of the Partnership to
recover any indemnification or advancement of expenses made in accordance with this
Section 3.8, the Partnership will be entitled to recover the expenses upon a final
adjudication from which no further right of appeal may be taken. In any suit
brought to enforce a right to indemnification or to recover any indemnification or
advancement of expenses made in accordance with this Section 3.8, the burden of
proving that the indemnitee is not entitled to be indemnified, or to any
indemnification or advancement of expenses, under this Section 3.8 will be on the
Partnership (or any Partner acting derivatively or otherwise on behalf of the
Partnership or its Partners).
(e) An indemnitee may not satisfy any right of indemnification or advancement
of expenses granted in this Section 3.8 or to which he, she or it may otherwise be
entitled except out of the assets of the Partnership, and no Partner will be
personally liable with respect to any such claim for indemnification or advancement
of expenses.
(f) The rights of indemnification provided in this Section 3.8 will not be
exclusive of or affect any other rights to which any Person may be entitled by
contract or otherwise under law. Nothing contained in this Section 3.8 will affect
the power of the Partnership to purchase and maintain liability insurance on behalf
of any General Partner, any Director, the Investment Manager or other Person.
(g) The General Partner may enter into agreements indemnifying Persons
providing services to the Partnership to the same, lesser or greater extent as set
out in this Section 3.8.
Section 3.9 Fees, Expenses and Reimbursement.
(a) The Partnership will compensate each Independent Director for his or her
services rendered in connection with the Partnership as may be agreed to by the
Independent Directors and the General Partner, and as described in the Memorandum.
In addition, the Partnership will reimburse the Directors for reasonable
out-of-pocket expenses incurred by them in performing their duties with respect to
the Partnership.
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(b) The Partnership will bear all expenses incurred in connection with its
business. Expenses to be borne by the Partnership include, but are not limited to,
the following:
(1) The Partnership’s pro rata share of the management fee, performance
allocation and other fees and expenses, of the Master Partnership;
(2) all investment-related expenses, including, but not limited to, fees paid
and expenses reimbursed, directly or indirectly, to Advisors (including management
fees, performance or incentive fees or allocations and redemption or withdrawal
fees, however titled or structured), all costs and expenses directly related to
portfolio transactions and positions for the Partnership’s account, such as direct
and indirect expenses associated with the Partnership’s investments, including its
investments in Advisor Funds (whether or not consummated), and enforcing the
Partnership’s rights in respect of such investments, transfer taxes and premiums,
taxes withheld on non-U.S. dividends, costs and fees for data and software
(including software providers and dedicated software employed by the Partnership and
designed to assist an investment manager to keep track of the investments in the
Advisor Funds and Advisor Accounts), research expenses, professional fees
(including, without limitation, the fees and expenses of consultants, attorneys and
experts) and, if applicable, in connection with the Partnership’s temporary or cash
management investments, brokerage commissions, interest and commitment fees on loans
and debit balances, borrowing charges on Securities sold short, dividends on
Securities sold but not yet purchased and margin fees;
(3) costs associated with the registration of the Partnership, including the
costs of compliance with any applicable U.S. federal and state laws;
(4) a servicing fee to be paid to the servicing agent;
(5) any non-investment-related interest expense;
(6) attorneys’ fees and disbursements associated with preparing and updating
any Offering Materials and with reviewing subscription materials in connection with
qualifying prospective investors or prospective holders of Transferred Units;
(7) fees and disbursements of any accountants engaged by the Partnership, and
expenses related to the annual audit of the Partnership and compliance with any
applicable U.S. Federal or state laws;
(8) fees paid and out-of-pocket expenses reimbursed to the Partnership’s
administrator;
(9) recordkeeping, accounting, escrow, and custody fees and expenses;
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(10) the costs of an errors and omissions/directors’ and officers’ liability
insurance policy and a fidelity bond;
(11) the costs of preparing and mailing reports and other communications,
including proxy, tender offer correspondence or similar materials, to Limited
Partners;
(12) fees of Independent Directors and travel expenses of Directors relating to
meetings of the Board of Directors and committees thereof, and costs and expenses of
holding meetings of the Board of Directors and meetings of the Partners;
(13) all costs and charges for equipment or services used in preparing or
communicating information regarding the Partnership’s transactions or the valuation
of its assets between the General Partner and any custodian, administrator or other
agent engaged by the Partnership;
(14) any extraordinary expenses, including indemnification expenses as provided
for in Section 3.8 of this Agreement;
(15) the Fund’s proportionate share of the fees and expenses of the Master
Partnership and the fees and expenses of the Advisor Funds and Advisor Accounts
(borne indirectly by the Fund through its investment in the Master Partnership);
(16) any other expenses as may be approved from time to time by the Directors,
other than those required to be borne by an investment manager or the General
Partner; and
(17) the organizational and offering expenses of the Partnership which will
initially be borne by Hatteras Investment Partners, LLC or an affiliate thereof and
will be expensed by the Partnership upon commencement of operations. The
Partnership will account for these expenditures, through monthly expense allocations
(or at such other frequency or times as the Board of Directors may direct) to
Limited Partners’ Capital Accounts, for a period not to exceed the first sixty
months after the Closing Date. The amount of each such expense allocation to the
Limited Partners’ Capital Accounts will be determined by the Directors and Hatteras
Investment Partners, LLC and will equal an amount sufficient to reimburse the
Investment Manager or affiliate thereof within a sixty-month period.
(c) The General Partner will be entitled to reimbursement from the Partnership
for any of the above expenses that it pays on behalf of the Partnership, other than
as provided in Section 3.9(b)(14) above.
ARTICLE IV
TERMINATION OF STATUS OF GENERAL PARTNER;
REMOVAL OF GENERAL PARTNER; TRANSFERS AND REPURCHASES
TERMINATION OF STATUS OF GENERAL PARTNER;
REMOVAL OF GENERAL PARTNER; TRANSFERS AND REPURCHASES
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Section 4.1 Termination of Status of General Partner. A General Partner will cease to be a
general partner of the Partnership if the General Partner (a) is dissolved or otherwise terminates
its existence; (b) voluntarily withdraws as General Partner (which it may do at any time in its
sole discretion); (c) is removed; (d) Transfers all of its Units held as General Partner as
permitted under Section 4.3 of this Agreement and the Person to which the Units are Transferred is
admitted as a substituted General Partner under Section 2.6(a) of this Agreement; or (e) otherwise
ceases to be a General Partner under the Delaware Act.
Section 4.2 Removal of General Partner. Any General Partner may be removed by the vote or
written consent of Partners holding not less than 80% of the total number of votes eligible to be
cast by all Partners.
Section 4.3 Transfer of Units of General Partner. A General Partner may not Transfer all or
any of its Units held as the General Partner except to Persons who have agreed to be bound by all
of the terms of this Agreement and applicable law. If a General Partner Transfers all of its Units
held as General Partner, it will not cease to be a General Partner unless and until the transferee
is admitted to the Partnership as a substituted General Partner pursuant to Section 2.6(a) of this
Agreement. In executing this Agreement, each Partner is deemed to have consented to any Transfer
contemplated by this Section 4.3.
Section 4.4 Transfer of Units of Limited Partners.
(a) Any Units or portion of any Units held by a Limited Partner may be
Transferred only (1) by operation of law pursuant to the death, bankruptcy,
insolvency, adjudicated incompetence, or dissolution of the Limited Partner; or (2)
under certain limited instances set out in this Agreement, with the written consent
of the General Partner (which may be withheld in the General Partner’s sole and
absolute discretion). Unless the Partnership consults with legal counsel to the
Partnership and counsel confirms that the Transfer will not cause the Partnership to
be treated as a “publicly traded partnership” taxable as a corporation, however, the
General Partner may not consent to a Transfer unless the following conditions are
met: (i) the Transferring Limited Partner has been a Limited Partner for at least
six months; (ii) the proposed Transfer is to be made on the effective date of an
offer by the Partnership to repurchase Units; and (iii) the Transfer is (A) one in
which the tax basis of the Units in the hands of the transferee is determined, in
whole or in part, by reference to its tax basis in the hands of the Transferring
Limited Partner (e.g., certain Transfers to affiliates, gifts and contributions to
family entities), (B) to members of the Transferring Limited Partner’s immediate
family (siblings, spouse, parents and children), or (C) a distribution from a
qualified retirement plan or an individual retirement account. In addition, the
General Partner may not consent to a Transfer unless the Person to whom or which
Units are Transferred (or each of the Person’s equity owners if the Person is a
“private investment company” as defined in Rule 205-3(d)(3) under the Advisers Act,
an investment company registered under the 1940 Act, or a business development
company as defined under the Advisers Act) is a Person whom or which the General
Partner believes meets the requirements of paragraph (d)(1) of Rule 205-3 under the
Advisers Act or successor provision of
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any of those rules, or is otherwise exempt from the requirements of those
rules. In the event that other investor eligibility requirements are established by
the Partnership, the Person to whom or which Units are Transferred must satisfy these
other requirements. If any transferee does not meet the investor eligibility
requirements described in this Section 4.4(a), the General Partner may not consent
to the Transfer. In addition, no Limited Partner will be permitted to Transfer his,
her or its Units unless after the Transfer the balance of the Capital Account of the
transferee, and of the Limited Partner Transferring less than all of such Partner’s
Units, is at least equal to the amount of the Limited Partner’s initial Capital
Contribution. Any permitted transferee will be entitled to the allocations and
distributions allocable to the Units so acquired and to Transfer the Units in
accordance with the terms of this Agreement, but will not be entitled to the other
rights of a Limited Partner unless and until the transferee becomes a substituted
Limited Partner. If a Limited Partner Transfers Units with the approval of the
General Partner, the General Partner will promptly take all necessary actions so
that each transferee or successor to whom or to which the Units are Transferred is
admitted to the Partnership as a Limited Partner. The admission of any transferee
as a substituted Limited Partner will be effective upon the execution and delivery
by, or on behalf of, the substituted Limited Partner of this Agreement or an
instrument that constitutes the execution and delivery of this Agreement. Each
Limited Partner and transferee agrees to pay all expenses, including attorneys’ and
accountants’ fees, incurred by the Partnership in connection with any Transfer. In
connection with any request to Transfer Units, the Partnership may require the
Limited Partner requesting the Transfer to obtain, at the Limited Partner’s expense,
an opinion of counsel selected by the General Partner as to such matters as the
General Partner may reasonably request. If a Limited Partner Transfers all of its
Units, it will not cease to be a Limited Partner unless and until the transferee is
admitted to the Partnership as a substituted Limited Partner in accordance with this
Section 4.4(a).
(b) Each Limited Partner will indemnify and hold harmless the Partnership, the
General Partner, the Directors, each other Limited Partner and any Affiliate of the
Partnership, the General Partner (including, without limitation, Hatteras Investment
Partners, LLC), the Director and each of the other Limited Partners against all
losses, claims, damages, liabilities, costs and expenses (including legal or other
expenses incurred in investigating or defending against any losses, claims, damages,
liabilities, costs and expenses or any judgments, fines and amounts paid in
settlement), joint or several, to which these Persons may become subject by reason
of or arising from (1) any Transfer made by the Limited Partner in violation of this
Section 4.4(b) and (2) any misrepresentation by the Transferring Limited Partner or
substituted Limited Partner in connection with the Transfer. A Limited Partner
Transferring Units may be charged reasonable expenses, including attorneys’ and
accountants’ fees, incurred by the Partnership in connection with the Transfer.
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Section 4.5 Repurchase of Units.
(a) Except as otherwise provided in this Agreement, no Partner or other Person
holding Units will have the right to withdraw or tender for repurchase any of its
Units. The Directors may, from time to time, in their complete and exclusive
discretion and on terms and conditions as they may determine, cause the Partnership
to repurchase Units in accordance with written tenders. The Partnership will not
offer, however, to repurchase Units on more than four occasions during any one
Fiscal Year, unless the Partnership has been advised by its legal counsel that more
frequent offers would not cause any adverse tax consequences to the Partnership or
the Partners. In determining whether to cause the Partnership to repurchase Units,
pursuant to written tenders, the Directors will consider the following factors,
among others:
(1) whether any Partners have requested to tender Units;
(2) the liquidity of the Partnership’s assets (including fees and costs
associated with withdrawing from Advisor Funds);
(3) the investment plans and working capital and reserve requirements of the
Partnership;
(4) the relative economies of scale with respect to the size of the
Partnership;
(5) the history of the Partnership in repurchasing Units;
(6) the availability of information as to the value of the Partnership’s
interests in the Advisor Funds and Advisor Accounts;
(7) existing conditions of the securities markets and the economy generally, as
well as political, national or international developments or current affairs;
(8) the anticipated tax consequences to the Partnership of any proposed
repurchases of Units;
(9) and the recommendations of the General Partner.
The Directors will cause the Partnership to repurchase Units in accordance with written tenders
only on terms fair to the Partnership and to all Partners and Persons holding Units acquired from
Partners.
(b) Upon the commencement of an offer to repurchase Units, the Partnership will
send an advance notification of the offer (the “Notice”) to the Partners via their
financial intermediaries. The Notice will specify, among other things:
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(1) the number of Units that the Partnership is offering to repurchase;
(2) the date on which a Partner’s repurchase request is due;
(3) the Valuation Date (as defined in Section 4.5(d) below) applicable to the
repurchase offer;
(4) the date the proceeds from their Unit sales shall be due to the Partners;
and
(5) the NAV per Unit as of the date of the Notice.
(c) Each repurchase offer will be limited to the repurchase of approximately 5%
of the Units (but in no event to exceed the repurchase of more than 20% of the Units
per quarter). A Partner who has been a Partner for less than 12 consecutive months
prior to the Valuation Date of such repurchase offer, may participate in such offer
subject to a penalty of up to 5% of the amount requested to be repurchased (to be
netted against withdrawal proceeds). The minimum value of a repurchase is $50,000,
subject to the discretion of the General Partner to allow otherwise. A Partner
whose Units are repurchased by the Partnership will not be entitled to a return of
any placement fee that was charged in connection with the Partner’s purchase of the
Units.
(d) Units are expected to be repurchased at their net asset value determined as
of approximately June 30, September 30, December 31 and March 31, as applicable
(each such date, a “Valuation Date”). Partners tendering Units for repurchase shall
provide written notice of their intent to so tender by the date specified in the
Notice, which date shall be approximately 65 days prior to the date of repurchase by
the Partnership. Partners tendering their Units may not have all such Units
accepted for repurchase by the Partnership. The Partnership may elect to repurchase
less than the full amount a Partner requests to be repurchased. If a repurchase
offer is oversubscribed, the Partnership may repurchase only a pro rata portion of
the amount tendered by each Partner.
(e) The Directors may under certain circumstances elect to postpone, suspend or
terminate an offer to repurchase Units.
(f) A Limited Partner tendering only some of its Units for repurchase will be
required to maintain a minimum capital account balance of $100,000. The Partnership
may reduce the number of Units to be purchased from a Limited Partner to maintain
the required minimum balance. Such minimum balance requirement may be waived by the
General Partner in its sole discretion, subject to applicable federal securities
laws. Additionally, the General Partner may, in its discretion, cause the
Partnership to repurchase all of a Limited Partner’s Units if the Limited Partner’s
Capital Account balance in the Partnership, as a result of repurchase or Transfer
requests by the Limited Partner, is less than $100,000 or
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such other minimum amount established by the General Partner from time to time
in its sole discretion.
(g) Except as provided in Section 4.5(h) of this Agreement, a General Partner
may tender its Units under Section 4.5(a) of this Agreement only if and to the
extent that (1) the repurchase would not cause the value of the Capital Account of
the General Partner to be less than the value required to be maintained under
Section 5.1(i) of this Agreement and (2) in the view of legal counsel to the
Partnership, the repurchase would not jeopardize the classification of the
Partnership as a partnership for U.S. federal income tax purposes.
(h) If a General Partner ceases to serve in that capacity under Section 4.1 of
this Agreement (other than pursuant to Section 4.1(d)) and the business of the
Partnership is continued in accordance with Section 6.1(a)(2)(B) of this Agreement,
the former General Partner (or its trustee or other legal representative) may, by
written notice to the Directors within 60 days of the action resulting in the
continuation of the Partnership under Section 6.1(a)(2)(B), tender to the
Partnership all or any of its Units. Within 30 days after the receipt of notice,
the Directors will cause the Units to be repurchased by the Partnership for cash in
an amount equal to the balance of the former General Partner’s Capital Account or
applicable portion of the Capital Account. If the former General Partner does not
tender to the Partnership all of its Units as permitted by this Section 4.5(h), the
Units will automatically convert to and will be treated in all respects as the Units
of a Limited Partner. If the General Partner ceases to serve in this capacity under
Section 4.1 of this Agreement (other than pursuant to Section 4.1(i)) and the
Partnership is not continued under Section 6.1(a)(2)(B) of this Agreement, the
liquidation and distribution provisions of Article VI of this Agreement will apply
to the General Partner’s Units.
(i) The General Partner may cause the Partnership to repurchase Units of a
Limited Partner or any Person acquiring Units from or through a Limited Partner, on
terms fair to the Partnership and to the Limited Partner or Person acquiring Units
from or through such Limited Partner, in the event that the General Partner, in its
sole discretion, determines or has reason to believe that:
(1) the Units have been Transferred in violation of Section 4.4 of this
Agreement, or the Units have vested in any Person other than by operation of law as
the result of the death, dissolution, bankruptcy, insolvency or adjudicated
incompetence of the Limited Partner;
(2) ownership of Units by a Partner or other Person is likely to (A) cause the
Partnership to be in violation of, or (B) (x) require registration of any Units
under, or (y) subject the Partnership to additional registration or regulation
under, the securities, commodities or other laws of the United States or any other
relevant jurisdiction;
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(3) continued ownership of the Units may be harmful or injurious to the
business or reputation of the Partnership, the Directors, the General Partner or any
of their Affiliates, or may subject the Partnership or any of the Partners to an
undue risk of adverse tax or other fiscal or regulatory consequences;
(4) any of the representations and warranties made by a Partner or other Person
in connection with the acquisition of the Units was not true when made or has ceased
to be true;
(5) with respect to a Limited Partner subject to special regulatory or
compliance requirements, such as those imposed by ERISA, the Bank Holding Company
Act or certain Federal Communication Commission regulations (collectively, “Special
Laws or Regulations”), such Limited Partner will likely be subject to additional
regulatory or compliance requirements under these Special Laws or Regulations by
virtue of continuing to hold Units;
(6) or it would be in the best interests of the Partnership, as determined by
the General Partner or the Directors, for the Partnership to repurchase the Units.
(j) Payments for accepted repurchases of Units of less than 95% of a Partner’s
Units generally will be paid approximately 90 days after the Valuation Date (after
adjusting for fees, expenses, reserves or other allocations or repurchase) and will
be subject to adjustment within 45 days after completion of the annual audit of the
Partnership for the applicable Fiscal Year. Such annual audit may be delayed in the
event that information necessary to complete the annual audit is not received on a
timely basis from the Master Partnership or the Advisors. Payments for accepted
repurchases of Units for 95% or more of a Partner’s Units may be paid in two
installments. Payment of an amount equal to at least 95% of the Units repurchased
(after adjusting for fees, expenses, reserves or other allocations or repurchase)
generally will be made approximately 90 days after the Valuation Date. Final
settlement of payments in connection with the repurchased Units generally will be
made within 45 days after completion of the annual audit of the Partnership for the
applicable Fiscal Year. Payments in connection with repurchased Units may be
delayed if such information is delayed. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in
this Section 4.5(j), the Directors, in their discretion, may cause the Partnership
to pay all or any portion of the repurchase price in Securities (or any combination
of Securities and cash) having a value, determined as of the date of repurchase,
equal to the amount to be repurchased. All repurchases of Units will be subject to
any and all conditions as the Directors may impose in their sole discretion. The
General Partner may, in its discretion, cause the Partnership to repurchase all of a
Limited Partner’s Units, if the Limited Partner’s Capital Account balance in the
Partnership, as a result of repurchase or Transfer requests by the Limited Partner,
is less than a minimum amount that may be established by the General Partner from
time to time in its sole discretion. Subject to the procedures of this Section
4.5(j), the amount due to
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any Partner whose Units are repurchased will be equal to the value of the
Partner’s Capital Account or portion of such Capital Account, as of the applicable
Valuation Date, after giving effect to all allocations to be made to the Partner’s
Capital Account as of that date. If all of a Limited Partner’s Units are
repurchased, that Limited Partner will cease to be a Limited Partner.
ARTICLE V
CAPITAL
CAPITAL
Section 5.1 Contributions to Capital.
(a) The minimum initial Capital Contribution of each Limited Partner will be
$100,000 or such other amount as the General Partner determines from time to time.
The amount of the initial Capital Contribution of each Partner will be recorded by
the Partnership upon acceptance as a contribution to the capital of the Partnership.
Each Limited Partner’s entire initial Capital Contribution will be paid to the
Partnership immediately prior to the Partnership’s acceptance of the Limited
Partner’s subscription for Units, unless otherwise agreed by the Partnership and
such Limited Partner.
(b) The Limited Partners may make additional Capital Contributions effective as
of those times and in amounts as the General Partner may permit, but no Limited
Partner will be obligated to make any additional Capital Contribution except to the
extent provided in Sections 5.4 and 5.5 of this Agreement. Each additional Capital
Contribution made by a Limited Partner (other than a contribution made pursuant to
Section 5.3 or Section 5.5 of this Agreement) will be in the minimum amount of
$25,000 or such other amount as the General Partner determines from time to time.
(c) A General Partner may make additional Capital Contributions effective as of
those times and in such amounts as it determines, and will be required to make
additional Capital Contributions from time to time to the extent necessary to
maintain the balance of its Capital Account at an amount, if any, necessary to
ensure that the Partnership will be treated as a Partnership for U.S. federal income
tax purposes. Except as provided in this Section 5.1 or in the Delaware Act, no
General Partner will be required or obligated to make any additional contributions
to the capital of the Partnership.
(d) Subject to the provisions of the 1940 Act, and except as otherwise
permitted by the General Partner, (1) initial and any additional Capital
Contributions by any Partner will be payable in cash or in Securities that the
General Partner, in its absolute discretion, causes the Partnership to accept, and
(2) initial and any additional Capital Contributions in cash will be payable in
readily available funds at the date of the proposed acceptance of the contribution.
The Partnership will charge each Partner making a Capital Contribution in Securities
to the capital of the Partnership an amount as may be determined by the General
Partner to reimburse the Partnership for any costs incurred by the
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Partnership by reason of accepting the Securities, and any charge will be due
and payable by the contributing Partner in full at the time the Capital Contribution
to which the charges relate is due. The value of contributed Securities will be
determined in accordance with Section 7.3 of this Agreement as of the date of
contribution.
(e) An Advisor may make Capital Contributions and own Units in the Partnership
and, in so doing, will become a Limited Partner with respect to the contributions.
(f) The minimum initial and additional contributions set out in paragraphs (a)
and (b) of this Section 5.1 may be increased or reduced by the General Partner from
time to time. Reductions may be applied to all investors, individual investors or
to classes of investors, in each case in the sole discretion of the General Partner.
Section 5.2 Rights of Partners to Capital. No Partner will be entitled to interest on the
Partner’s Capital Contribution, nor will any Partner be entitled to the return of any capital of
the Partnership except (a) upon the repurchase by the Partnership of the Partner’s Units in
accordance with Section 4.5 of this Agreement, (b) in accordance with the provisions of Section
5.5(b) of this Agreement or (c) upon the liquidation of the Partnership’s assets in accordance with
Section 6.2 of this Agreement. Except as specified in the Delaware Act, or with respect to
distributions or similar disbursements made in error, no Partner will be liable for the return of
any such amounts. To the fullest extent permitted by applicable law, no Partner will have the
right to require partition of the Partnership’s property or to compel any sale or appraisal of the
Partnership’s assets.
Section 5.3 Capital Accounts. The Partnership shall maintain a separate Capital Account on
its books for each Partner. As of any date, the Capital Account of a Partner shall be equal to the
NAV per Unit as of such date, multiplied by the number of Units then held by such Partner. Any
amounts charged or debited against a Partner’s Capital Account under Sections 5.4 and 5.5, other
than among all Partners in accordance with the number of Units held by each such Partner, shall be
treated as a partial redemption of such Partner’s Units for no additional consideration as of the
date on which the Board of Directors determines such charge or debit is required to be made, and
such Partner’s Units shall be reduced thereby as appropriately determined by the Partnership. Any
amounts credited to a Partner’s Capital Account under Sections 5.4 and 5.5, other than among all
Partners in accordance with the number of Units held by each such Partner, shall be treated as an
issuance of additional Units to such Partner for no additional consideration as of the date on
which the Board of Directors determines such credit is required to be made, and such Partner’s
Units shall be increased thereby as appropriately determined by the Partnership.
Section 5.4 Allocation of Certain Withholding Taxes and Other Expenditures.
(a) If the Partnership incurs a withholding tax or other tax obligation with
respect to the share of Partnership income allocable to any Partner, then the General Partner,
without limitation of any other rights of the Partnership or the
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General Partner, will cause the amount of the obligation to be debited against
the Capital Account of the Partner when the Partnership pays the obligation, and any
amounts then or in the future distributable to the Partner will be reduced by the
amount of the taxes. If the amount of the taxes is greater than any distributable
amounts, then the Partner and any successor to the Partner’s Units will pay to the
Partnership as a Capital Contribution, upon demand by the General Partner, the
amount of the excess. A General Partner will not be obligated to apply for or
obtain a reduction of or exemption from withholding tax on behalf of any Partner
that may be eligible for the reduction or exemption, except that, in the event that
the General Partner determines that a Partner is eligible for a refund of any
withholding tax, the General Partner may, at the request and expense of the Partner,
assist the Partner in applying for such refund.
(b) Except as otherwise provided for in this Agreement and unless prohibited by
the 1940 Act, any expenditures payable by the Partnership, to the extent determined
by the General Partner to have been paid or withheld on behalf of, or by reason of
particular circumstances applicable to, one or more but fewer than all of the
Partners, will be charged to only those Partners on whose behalf the payments are
made or whose particular circumstances gave rise to such payments. The charges will
be debited from the Capital Accounts of the Partners as of the close of the Fiscal
Period during which the items were paid or accrued by the Partnership.
Section 5.5 Reserves.
(a) The General Partner may cause appropriate reserves to be created, accrued
and charged by the Partnership against Net Assets and proportionately against the
Capital Accounts of the Partners for contingent liabilities, if any, as of the date
any contingent liability becomes known to the General Partner, the reserves to be in
the amounts that the General Partner in its sole discretion deems necessary or
appropriate. The General Partner may increase or reduce any reserves from time to
time by amounts as it in its sole discretion deems necessary or appropriate. The
amount of any reserve, or any increase or decrease in a reserve, will be
proportionately charged or credited to the Capital Accounts of those Persons who or
that are Partners at the time the reserve is created, or increased or decreased,
except that if any individual reserve item, adjusted by any increase in the item,
exceeds the lesser of $500,000 or 1% of the aggregate value of the Units of all of
those Partners, then the amount of the reserve, increase or decrease may instead, at
the discretion of the General Partner, be charged or credited to the Capital
Accounts of those Persons who or that were Partners at the time, as determined by
the General Partner in its sole discretion, of the act or omission giving rise to
the contingent liability for which the reserve was established, increased or
decreased in proportion to their Capital Accounts.
(b) If any amount is required by Section 5.5(a) of this Agreement to be charged
or credited to a Person who or that is no longer a Partner, the amount will
be paid by or to the party, in cash, with interest from the date on which the
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General Partner determines that the charge or credit is required. In the case of a
charge, the former Partner will be obligated to pay as a Capital Contribution the
amount of the charge, plus interest as provided in this Section 5.5(b), to the
Partnership on demand, except that (1) in no event will a former Partner be
obligated to make a payment exceeding the amount of the Partner’s Capital Account at
the time to which the charge relates and (2) no demand will be made after the
expiration of three years from the date on which the Person ceased to be a Partner.
To the extent that a former Partner fails to pay to the Partnership, in full, any
amount required to be charged to the former Partner under Section 5.5(a) of this
Agreement, the deficiency will be charged proportionately to the Capital Accounts of
the Partners at the time of the act or omission giving rise to the charge to the
extent feasible, and otherwise proportionately to the Capital Accounts of the
current Partners.
Section 5.6 Allocation to Avoid Capital Account Deficits. To the extent that any debits under
Sections 5.4 through 5.5 of this Agreement would reduce the balance of the Capital Account of any
Limited Partner below zero, that portion of any such debits will be allocated instead to the
Capital Account of the General Partner. Any credits in any subsequent Fiscal Period that otherwise
would be allocable under Sections 5.4 through 5.5 of this Agreement to the Capital Account of any
Limited Partner previously affected by the application of this Section 5.6 will instead be
allocated to the Capital Account of the General Partner in amounts necessary to offset all previous
debits attributable to the Limited Partner, made in accordance with this Section 5.6, that have not
been recovered.
Section 5.7 Allocations Prior to Closing Date. Any net cash profits or any net cash losses
realized by the Partnership from the purchase or sale of Securities during the period ending on the
day prior to the Closing Date will be allocated to the Capital Account of the General Partner. No
unrealized item of profit or loss will be allocated under this Section 5.7 to the Capital Account
of any Partner.
Section 5.8 Tax Allocations. For each taxable year of the Partnership, items of income,
deduction, gain, loss or credit will be allocated for income tax purposes among the Partners in a
manner so as to reflect equitably amounts credited or debited to each Partner’s Capital Account for
the current and prior taxable years (or relevant portions of those years). Allocations under this
Section 5.8 will be made in accordance with the principles of Sections 704(b) and 704(c) of the
Code, and in conformity with Treasury Regulations promulgated under these Sections, or the
successor provisions to such Sections and Regulations. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in
this Agreement, the Partnership will allocate to the Partners those gains or income necessary to
satisfy the “qualified income offset” requirement of Treasury Regulations Section
1.704-1(b)(2)(ii)(d). If the Partnership realizes net capital gains for U.S. federal income tax
purposes for any taxable year during or as of the end of which one or more Positive Basis Partners
(as defined in this Section 5.8) withdraw from the Partnership under Article IV or VI of this
Agreement, the General Partner may elect to allocate net gains as follows: (a) to allocate net
gains among Positive Basis Partners, in proportion to the Positive Basis (as defined in this
Section 5.8) of each Positive Basis Partner, until either the full amount of the net gains has been
so allocated or the Positive Basis of each Positive Basis Partner has
been eliminated, and (b) to allocate any net gains not so allocated to Positive Basis Partners
to
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the other Partners in a manner that reflects equitably the amounts credited to the Partners’
Capital Accounts. If the Partnership realizes capital losses for U.S. federal income tax purposes
for any Fiscal Year during or as of the end of which one or more Negative Basis Partners (as
defined in this Section 5.8) withdraw from the Partnership under Article IV or VI of this
Agreement, the General Partner may elect to allocate net losses as follows: (i) to allocate net
losses among Negative Basis Partners, in proportion to the Negative Basis (as defined in this
Section 5.8) of each Negative Basis Partner, until either the full amount of net losses will have
been so allocated or the Negative Basis of each Negative Basis Partner has been eliminated, and
(ii) to allocate any net losses not so allocated to Negative Basis Partners, to the other Partners
in a manner that reflects equitably the amounts credited to the Partners’ Capital Accounts. As
used in this Section 5.8, the term “Positive Basis” means, with respect to any Partner and as of
any time of calculation, the amount by which the total of the Partners’ Capital Accounts as of that
time exceeds the Partner’s “adjusted tax basis,” for U.S. federal income tax purposes, in the
Partner’s Units in the Partnership as of that time (determined without regard to any adjustments
made to the “adjusted tax basis” by reason of any Transfer or assignment of Units, including by
reason of death). As used in this Section 5.8, the term “Positive Basis Partner” means any Partner
who or that withdraws from the Partnership and who or that has a Positive Basis as of the effective
date of the Partner’s withdrawal. As used in this Section 5.8, the term “Negative Basis” means,
with respect to any Partner and as of any time of calculation, the amount by which the Partner’s
“adjusted tax basis,” for U.S. federal income tax purposes, in the Partner’s Units in the
Partnership as of that time (determined without regard to any adjustments made to the “adjusted tax
basis” by reason of any Transfer or assignment of Units, including by reason of death, and without
regard to such Partner’s share of the liabilities of the Partnership under section 752 of the Code)
exceeds the Partner’s Capital Account as of such time. As used in this Section 5.8, the term
“Negative Basis Partner” means any Partner who or that withdraws from the Partnership and who or
that has a Negative Basis as of the effective date of the Partner’s withdrawal.
Section 5.9 Distributions.
(a) The General Partner may cause the Partnership to make distributions in cash
or in kind at any time to all of the Partners on a proportionate basis in accordance
with the Partners’ Investment Percentages.
(b) The General Partner may withhold taxes from any distribution to any Partner
to the extent required by the Code or any other applicable law. For purposes of
this Agreement, any taxes so withheld by the Partnership with respect to any amount
distributed by the Partnership to any Partner will be deemed to be a distribution or
payment to the Partner, reducing the amount otherwise distributable to the Partner
under this Agreement and reducing the Capital Account of the Partner. Neither the
General Partner nor the Directors will be obligated to apply for or obtain a
reduction of or exemption from withholding tax on behalf of any Partner that may be
eligible for reduction or exemption. To the extent that a Partner claims to be
entitled to a reduced rate of, or exemption from, a withholding tax pursuant to an
applicable income tax treaty, or otherwise, the Partner will furnish the Partnership
with any information and forms that the Partner may be required to complete if
necessary to comply with any and all laws
and regulations governing the obligations of withholding tax agents. Each
Partner
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represents and warrants that any information and forms furnished by the
Partner will be true and accurate and agrees to indemnify the Partnership and each
of the Partners from any and all losses, claims, damages, liabilities costs and
expenses resulting from the filing of inaccurate or incomplete information or forms
relating to the withholding taxes (including legal or other expenses incurred in
investigating or defending against any such losses, claims, damages, liabilities,
costs and expenses).
(c) Notwithstanding any provision to the contrary contained in this Agreement,
the Partnership and the General Partner on behalf of the Partnership will not
repurchase any Units or make a distribution to any Partner on account of the
Partner’s Units, if such repurchase or distribution would violate the Delaware Act
or other applicable law.
ARTICLE VI
DISSOLUTION AND LIQUIDATION
DISSOLUTION AND LIQUIDATION
Section 6.1 Dissolution.
(a) The Partnership will be dissolved if at any time it has no Limited Partners
or upon the occurrence of any of the following events:
(1) upon the affirmative vote to dissolve the Partnership by both (A) a
majority of the Directors (including the vote of a majority of the Independent
Directors) and (B) Partners holding at least two-thirds of the total number of votes
eligible to be cast by all Partners;
(2) upon either of: (A) an election by the General Partner to dissolve the
Partnership or (B) a General Partner’s ceasing to be a General Partner in accordance
with Section 4.1 of this Agreement (other than in conjunction with a Transfer of the
Units of a General Partner in accordance with Section 4.3 of this Agreement to a
Person who or that is admitted as a substituted General Partner under Section 2.6(a)
of this Agreement), unless, as to the event described in clause (B) of this Section
6.1(a)(2), (i) the Partnership has at least one other General Partner who or that is
authorized to and does carry on the business of the Partnership, or (ii) both the
Directors and Partners holding not less than two-thirds of the total number of votes
eligible to be cast by all Partners elect within 60 days after the event to continue
the business of the Partnership and a Person to be admitted to the Partnership,
effective as of the date of the event, as an additional General Partner who has
agreed to make the contributions to the capital of the Partnership required to be
made under Section 5.1(c) of this Agreement;
(3) upon the failure of Partners to approve successor Directors at a meeting
called by the General Partner in accordance with Section 2.11(c) of this Agreement
when no Director remains to continue the business of the Partnership; or
(4) as otherwise required by operation of law.
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Dissolution of the Partnership will be effective on the later of the day on which the event giving
rise to the dissolution occurs or, to the extent permitted by the Delaware Act, the conclusion of
any applicable 60-day period during which the Directors and Partners elect to continue the business
of the Partnership as provided in Section 6.1(a)(2), but the Partnership will not terminate until
the assets of the Partnership have been liquidated in accordance with Section 6.2 of this Agreement
and the Certificate has been canceled.
(b) Except as provided in Section 6.1(a) of this Agreement or in the Delaware
Act, the death, adjudicated incompetence, dissolution, termination, liquidation,
bankruptcy, reorganization, merger, sale of substantially all of the stock or assets
of, or other change in the ownership or nature of a Partner, the admission to the
Partnership of a new Partner, the withdrawal of a Partner from the Partnership, or
the Transfer by a Partner of the Partner’s Units to a third party will not cause the
Partnership to dissolve.
Section 6.2 Liquidation of Assets.
(a) Upon the dissolution of the Partnership as provided in Section 6.1 of this
Agreement, the General Partner will promptly liquidate the business and
administrative affairs of the Partnership, except that if the General Partner is
unable to perform this function, a liquidator elected by Partners holding a majority
of the total number of votes eligible to be cast by all Partners and whose fees and
expenses will be paid by the Partnership will promptly liquidate the business and
administrative affairs of the Partnership. Subject to the Delaware Act, the
proceeds from liquidation (after establishment of appropriate reserves for all
claims and obligations, including all contingent, conditional or unmatured claims
and obligations in an amount that the General Partner or liquidator deems
appropriate in its sole discretion as applicable) will be distributed in the
following manner:
(1) the debts of the Partnership, other than debts, liabilities or obligations
to Limited Partners, and the expenses of liquidation (including legal and accounting
fees and expenses incurred in connection with the liquidation), up to and including
the date on which distribution of the Partnership’s assets to the Partners has been
completed, will first be paid on a proportionate basis;
(2) any debts, liabilities or obligations owing to the Limited Partners will be
paid next in their order of seniority and on a proportionate basis; and
(3) the Partners are paid next on a proportionate basis the positive balances
of their Capital Accounts after giving effect to all allocations to be made to the
Partners’ Capital Accounts for the Fiscal Period ending on the date of the
distributions under this Section 6.2(a)(3).
(b) Notwithstanding the provisions of this Section 6.2, upon dissolution of the
Partnership, subject to the Delaware Act and the priorities set
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out in Section
6.2(a) of this Agreement, the General Partner or liquidator may distribute ratably
in kind any assets of the Partnership. If any in-kind distribution is to be made
under this Section 6.2(b), (1) the assets distributed in kind will be valued in
accordance with Section 7.3 of this Agreement as of the actual date of their
distribution and charged as so valued and distributed against amounts to be paid
under Section 6.2(a) of this Agreement, and (2) any profit or loss attributable to
property distributed in kind will be included in the Net Profit or Net Loss for the
Fiscal Period ending on the date of the distribution. Notwithstanding any provision
of this Agreement to the contrary, the General Partner may compel a Partner to
accept a distribution of any asset in kind from the Partnership even if the
percentage of the asset distributed to the Partner exceeds a percentage of the asset
that is equal to the percentage in which the Partner shares in distributions from
the Partnership.
ARTICLE VII
ACCOUNTING, VALUATIONS AND BOOKS AND RECORDS
ACCOUNTING, VALUATIONS AND BOOKS AND RECORDS
Section 7.1 Accounting and Reports.
(a) The Partnership will adopt for tax accounting purposes any accounting
method that the General Partner decides in its sole discretion is in the best
interests of the Partnership. The Partnership’s accounts will be maintained in U.S.
currency.
(b) As soon as practicable after the end of each taxable year of the
Partnership, the Partnership will furnish to Partners information regarding the
operation of the Partnership and the Partners’ Units as is necessary for Partners to
complete U.S. Federal and state income tax or information returns and any other tax
information required by U.S. Federal or state law. To the extent such information
may be delayed due to delayed reporting by Advisors with whom the Partnership
invests (through the Master Partnership), the Partners may be required to file
extensions of the filing dates for their income tax returns at the Federal, state
and local levels.
(c) Except as otherwise required by the 1940 Act, or as may otherwise be
permissible under other applicable law, the Partnership will furnish to each Limited
Partner a semiannual report and an annual report containing the information required
by the 1940 Act as soon as practicable. The Partnership will cause financial
statements contained in each annual report furnished under this Section 7.1 to be
accompanied by a certificate of independent public accountants based upon an audit
performed in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles. The
Partnership may furnish to each Partner any other periodic reports the General
Partner deems necessary or appropriate in its discretion.
(d) The General Partner will notify the Directors of any change in the holders
of interests of the General Partner within a reasonable time after the change.
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Section 7.2 Determinations by General Partner.
(a) All matters concerning the determination and allocation among the Partners
of the amounts to be determined and allocated pursuant to Article V of this
Agreement, including any taxes on those amounts and accounting procedures applicable
with respect to those amounts, will be determined by the General Partner unless
specifically and expressly otherwise provided for by the provisions of this
Agreement or as required by law. Any such determinations and allocations will be
final and binding on all of the Partners.
(b) The General Partner may make any adjustments to the computation of Net
Profit and/or Net Loss, or any components (withholding any items of income, gain,
loss or deduction) constituting Net Profit and/or Net Loss as the General Partner
deems appropriate to reflect fairly and accurately the financial results of the
Partnership and the intended allocation of Net Profit and/or Net Loss among the
Partners.
Section 7.3 Valuation of Assets.
(a) Except as may be required by the 1940 Act, the Directors will value or
cause to have valued any Securities or other assets and liabilities of the
Partnership as of the close of business on the last day of each Fiscal Period and at
such other times as the Directors may determine, in their discretion, in accordance
with valuation procedures as established from time to time by the Directors. Assets
of the Partnership invested in an Advisor Fund or Advisor Account will be valued in
accordance with the terms and conditions of the agreement or other document
governing the operation of the Advisor Fund or Advisor Account. In determining the
value of the assets of the Partnership, no value will be placed on the goodwill or
name of the Partnership, or the office records, files, statistical data or any
similar intangible assets of the Partnership not normally reflected in the
Partnership’s accounting records. Any items of income earned but not received,
expenses incurred but not yet paid, liabilities fixed or contingent, and any other
prepaid expenses to the extent not otherwise reflected in the books of account, and
the value of options or commitments to purchase or sell Securities or commodities
pursuant to agreements entered into prior to the valuation date will, however, be
taken into account in determining the value of the Partnership’s assets.
(b) Subject to the provisions of the 1940 Act, the value of Securities and
other assets of the Partnership and the net asset value of the Partnership as a
whole determined pursuant to this Section 7.3 will be conclusive and binding on all
of the Partners and all Persons claiming through or under them.
ARTICLE VIII
MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS
MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS
Section 8.1 Amendment of Partnership Agreement.
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(a) Except as otherwise provided in this Section 8.1, this Agreement may be
amended, in whole or in part, with the approval of a majority of the Directors
(including the vote of a majority of the Independent Directors, but only if such
vote is required by the 1940 Act), except that any amendment also must be approved
by a majority (as defined in the 0000 Xxx) of the outstanding voting securities of
the Partnership if such vote is required by the 0000 Xxx.
(b) Any amendment that would:
(1) increase the obligation of a Partner to make any Capital Contribution,
(2) reduce the Capital Account of a Partner other than in accordance with
Article V of this Agreement, or
(3) modify the events causing the dissolution of the Partnership,
may be made only if (A) the written consent of each Partner adversely affected by the proposed
action is obtained prior to the effectiveness of the action or (B) the amendment does not become
effective until (i) each Limited Partner has received written notice of the amendment and (ii) any
Limited Partner objecting to the amendment has been afforded a reasonable opportunity (under
procedures prescribed by the General Partner in its sole discretion) to tender all of the Partner’s
Units for repurchase by the Partnership. Notwithstanding the preceding sentence or the provisions
of Subsection 8.1(c), any amendment that would alter the provisions of Section 8.1 relating to the
material amendment of this Agreement or the provisions of Section 3.8 of this Agreement relating to
indemnification may be made only with the unanimous consent of the Partners and, to the extent
required by the 1940 Act, approval of a majority of the Directors (and, if so required, a majority
of the Independent Directors).
(c) Notwithstanding the provisions of Sections 8.1(a) and 8.1(b) of this
Agreement, the General Partner, at any time without the consent of any other
Partner, may:
(1) restate this Agreement, together with any amendments to this Agreement that
have been duly adopted in accordance with the provisions of this Agreement to
incorporate the amendments in a single, integrated document;
(2) amend this Agreement (other than with respect to the matters described in
Section 8.1(b) of this Agreement) to change the name of the Partnership in
accordance with Section 2.2 hereof or to effect compliance with any applicable law
or regulation, including, but not limited to, to satisfy the requirements of
applicable U.S. banking law or regulation, or to cure any
ambiguity or to correct or supplement any provision of this Agreement that may
be inconsistent with any other provision of this Agreement, so long as the action
does not adversely affect the rights of any Partner in any material respect; and
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(3) amend this Agreement to make any changes necessary or desirable, based on
advice of legal counsel to the Partnership, to assure the Partnership’s continuing
eligibility to be classified for U.S. federal income tax purposes as a Partnership
that is not treated as a corporation for tax purposes under the Code; subject,
however, to the limitation that any material amendment to this Agreement under
Section 8.1(c)(2) or (3) of this Agreement will be valid only if approved by a
majority of the Directors (including the vote of a majority of the Independent
Directors, if required by the 1940 Act).
(d) The General Partner will give prior written notice of any proposed
amendment to this Agreement (other than any amendment of the type contemplated by
Section 8.1(c)(1) of this Agreement) to each Partner, which notice sets out (1) the
text of the proposed amendment or (2) a summary of the amendment and a statement
that the text of the amendment will be furnished to any Partner upon request.
Section 8.2 Special Power of Attorney.
(a) Each Partner irrevocably makes, constitutes and appoints the General
Partner and each of the Directors, acting severally, and any liquidator of the
Partnership’s assets appointed pursuant to Section 6.2 of this Agreement with full
power of substitution, the true and lawful representatives and attorneys-in-fact of,
and in the name, place and stead of, the Partner, with the power from time to time
to make, execute, sign, acknowledge, swear to, verify, deliver, record, file and/or
publish:
(1) any amendment to this Agreement;
(2) any amendment to the Certificate, including, without limitation, any such
amendment required to reflect any amendments to this Agreement, and including,
without limitation, an amendment to effectuate any change in the membership of the
Partnership; and
(3) all other such instruments, documents and certificates that, in the view of
legal counsel to the Partnership, from time to time may be required by the laws of
the United States of America, the State of Delaware or any other jurisdiction in
which the General Partner determines that the Partnership should do business, or any
political subdivision or agency of any such jurisdiction, or that legal counsel may
deem necessary or appropriate to effectuate, implement and continue the valid
existence and business of the Partnership as a limited partnership under the
Delaware Act.
(b) Each Partner is aware that the terms of this Agreement permit certain
amendments to this Agreement to be effected and certain other actions to
be taken or omitted by or with respect to the Partnership without the Partner’s
consent. Each Partner agrees that if an amendment to the Certificate or this
Agreement or any action by or with respect to the Partnership is taken in the
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manner
contemplated by this Agreement, notwithstanding any objection that the Partner may
assert with respect to the action, the attorneys-in-fact appointed under this
Agreement are authorized and empowered, with full power of substitution, to exercise
the authority granted in this Section 8.2 in any manner that may be necessary or
appropriate to permit the amendment to be made or action lawfully taken or omitted.
Each Partner is fully aware that each Partner will rely on the effectiveness of this
special power of attorney with a view to the orderly administration of the affairs
of the Partnership.
(c) The power of attorney contemplated by this Section 8.2 is a special power
of attorney and is coupled with an interest in favor of the General Partner and each
of the Directors, acting severally, and any liquidator of the Partnership’s assets
appointed under Section 6.2 of this Agreement, and as such the power of attorney:
(1) will be irrevocable and continue in full force and effect notwithstanding
the subsequent death or incapacity of any Person granting the power of attorney,
regardless of whether the Partnership, the General Partner, the Directors or any
liquidator has had notice of the death or incapacity; and
(2) will survive the delivery of a Transfer by a Partner of the Partner’s
Units, except that, when the transferee of Units has been approved by the General
Partner for admission to the Partnership as a substituted Partner, the power of
attorney given by the transferor will survive the delivery of the assignment for the
sole purpose of enabling the General Partner, the Directors or any liquidator to
execute, acknowledge and file any instrument necessary to effect the substitution.
Section 8.3 Notices. Notices that may or are required to be provided under this Agreement
will be made to a Partner by hand delivery, regular mail (registered or certified mail return
receipt requested in the case of notice to the General Partner), commercial courier service,
telecopier, or electronic mail (with a confirmation copy by registered or certified mail in the
case of notices to the General Partner by telecopier or electronic mail), and will be addressed to
the Partner at his, her or its address as set out in the books and records of the Partnership (or
to any other address as may be designated by any Partner by notice addressed to the General Partner
in the case of notice given to any Partner, and to each of the Partners in the case of notice given
to the General Partner). Notices will be deemed to have been provided when delivered by hand, on
the date indicated as the date of receipt on a return receipt or when received if sent by regular
mail, commercial courier service, telecopier or by electronic mail. A document that is not a
notice and that is required to be provided under this Agreement by any party to another party may
be delivered by any reasonable means.
Section 8.4 Agreement Binding Upon Successors and Assigns. This Agreement will be binding
upon and inure to the benefit of the Partners and their respective
heirs, successors, assigns, executors, trustees or other legal representatives, but the rights
and obligations of the Partners may not be Transferred or delegated except as provided in this
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Agreement, and any attempted Transfer or delegation of those rights and obligations that is not
made in accordance with the terms of this Agreement will be void.
Section 8.5 Choice of Law; Arbitration.
(a) Notwithstanding the location at which this Agreement is executed by any of
the Partners, the Partners expressly agree that all the terms and provisions of this
Agreement are governed by and will be construed under the laws of the State of
Delaware, including the Delaware Act, without regard to the conflict of law
principles of the State of Delaware.
(b) To the extent such action is consistent with the provisions of the 1940 Act
and any other applicable law, except as provided in Section 8.10(b) of this
Agreement, each Partner agrees to submit all controversies arising between or among
Partners or one or more Partners and the Partnership in connection with the
Partnership or its businesses or concerning any transaction, dispute or the
construction, performance or breach of this Agreement or any other agreement
relating to the Partnership, whether entered into prior to, on or subsequent to the
date of this Agreement, to arbitration in accordance with the provisions set out in
this Section 8.5. EACH PARTNER UNDERSTANDS THAT ARBITRATION IS FINAL AND BINDING ON
THE PARTNERS AND THAT THE PARTNERS IN EXECUTING THIS AGREEMENT ARE WAIVING THEIR
RIGHTS TO SEEK REMEDIES IN COURT, INCLUDING THE RIGHT TO JURY TRIAL.
(c) Controversies will be finally settled by, and only by, arbitration in
accordance with the commercial arbitration rules of the American Arbitration
Association (the “AAA”) to the fullest extent permitted by law. The place of
arbitration will be Raleigh, North Carolina. Any arbitration under this Section 8.5
will be conducted before a panel of three arbitrators. The Partner or Partners
initiating arbitration under this Section 8.5 will appoint one arbitrator in the
demand for arbitration. The Partner or Partners against whom or which arbitration
is sought will jointly appoint one arbitrator within 30 Business Days after notice
from the AAA of the filing of the demand for arbitration. The two arbitrators
nominated by the Partners will attempt to agree on a third arbitrator within 30
Business Days of the appointment of the second arbitrator. If the two arbitrators
fail to agree on the third arbitrator within the 30-day period, then the AAA will
appoint the third arbitrator within 30 Business Days following the expiration of the
30-day period. Any award rendered by the arbitrators will be final and binding on
the Partners, and judgment upon the award may be entered in the supreme court of the
state of New York and/or the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New
York, or any other court having jurisdiction over the award or having jurisdiction
over the Partners or their assets. The arbitration agreement contained in this
Section 8.5 will not be construed to deprive any court of its jurisdiction to grant
provisional relief (including by injunction or order of
attachment) in aid of arbitration proceedings or enforcement of an award. In
the event of arbitration as provided in this Section 8.5, the arbitrators will be
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governed by and will apply the substantive (but not procedural) law of Delaware, to
the exclusion of the principles of the conflicts of law of Delaware. The
arbitration will be conducted in accordance with the procedures set out in the
commercial arbitration rules of the AAA. If those rules are silent with respect to
a particular matter, the procedure will be as agreed by the Partners, or in the
absence of agreement among or between the Partners, as established by the
arbitrators. Notwithstanding any other provision of this Agreement, this Section
8.5(c) will be construed to the maximum extent possible to comply with the laws of
the State of Delaware, including the Uniform Arbitration Act (10 Del. C ss. 5701 et
seq.) (the “Delaware Arbitration Act”). If, nevertheless, it is determined by a
court of competent jurisdiction that any provision or wording of this Section
8.5(c), including any rules of the AAA, are invalid or unenforceable under the
Delaware Arbitration Act or other applicable law, such invalidity will not
invalidate all of this Section 8.5(c). In that case, this Section 8.5(c) will be
construed so as to limit any term or provision so as to make it valid or enforceable
within the requirements of the Delaware Arbitration Act or other applicable law,
and, in the event such term or provision cannot be so limited, this Section 8.5(c)
will be construed to omit such invalid or unenforceable provision.
Section 8.6 Not for Benefit of Creditors. The provisions of this Agreement are intended only
for the regulation of relations among past, existing and future Partners, their assignees and the
Partnership. This Agreement is not intended for the benefit of non-Partner creditors and, except
to the extent provided in Section 3.8 of this Agreement, no rights are granted to non-Partner
creditors under this Agreement.
Section 8.7 Consents. Any and all consents, agreements or approvals provided for or permitted
by this Agreement (including minutes of any meeting) must be in writing and a signed copy of any
such consent, agreement or approval will be filed and kept with the books of the Partnership.
Section 8.8 Merger and Consolidation.
(a) The Partnership may merge or consolidate with or into one or more limited
partnerships formed under the Delaware Act or other business entities under an
agreement of merger or consolidation that has been approved in the manner
contemplated by the Delaware Act.
(b) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Agreement, an agreement of
merger or consolidation approved in accordance with the Delaware Act may, to the
extent permitted by the Delaware Act, (1) effect any amendment to this Agreement,
(2) effect the adoption of a new Partnership agreement for the Partnership if it is
the surviving or resulting limited partnership in the merger or consolidation, or
(3) provide that the Partnership agreement of any other constituent Partnership to
the merger or consolidation (including a limited
partnership formed for the purpose of consummating the merger or consolidation)
will be the Partnership agreement of the surviving or resulting limited partnership.
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(c) The Partnership may convert to another Delaware business entity in
accordance with the Delaware Act upon the approval of the Partners representing a
majority (as defined in the 0000 Xxx) of the outstanding voting securities of the
Partnership.
Section 8.9 Pronouns. All pronouns used in this Agreement will be deemed to refer to the
masculine, feminine, neuter, singular or plural, as the identity of the Person or Persons, firm or
entity may require in the context in which they are used.
Section 8.10 Confidentiality.
(a) A Limited Partner may obtain from the General Partner, upon reasonable
demand for any purpose reasonably related to the Limited Partner’s interest in the
Partnership, information regarding the affairs of the Partnership as is just and
reasonable under the Delaware Act, subject to reasonable standards (including
standards governing the information and documents to be furnished, at what time and
location and at whose expense) established by the General Partner in its sole
discretion.
(b) Each Limited Partner agrees in executing this Agreement that, except as
required by applicable law or any regulatory body, the Limited Partner will not
divulge, furnish or make accessible to any other Person the name or address (whether
business, residence or mailing) of any Limited Partner (collectively, “Confidential
Information”) without the prior written consent of the General Partner, which
consent may be withheld in its sole discretion.
(c) Each Partner recognizes that in the event that this Section 8.10 is
breached by any Partner or any of its principals, Partners, members, directors,
officers, employees or agents or any of the Partner’s Affiliates, including any of
the Affiliate’s principals, Partners, members, directors, officers, employees or
agents, irreparable injury may result to the non-breaching Partners and the
Partnership. In recognition of that irreparable injury, any non-breaching Partner
may have, in addition to any and all other remedies at law or in equity to which the
non-breaching Partner and the Partnership may be entitled, the right to obtain
equitable relief, including, without limitation, injunctive relief, to prevent any
disclosure of Confidential Information, plus reasonable attorneys’ fees and other
litigation expenses incurred in connection with obtaining the equitable relief. If
any non-breaching Partner or the Partnership (“Initiating Non-Breaching Party”)
determines that any other Partner or any of that Partner’s principals, Partners,
members, directors, officers, employees or agents or any of the Partner’s
Affiliates, including any of the Affiliates’ principals, Partners, members,
directors, officers, employees or agents, should be enjoined from or required to
take any action to prevent the disclosure of Confidential Information, each of the
other non-breaching Partners agrees to join the non-breaching Initiating
Non-Breaching Party in pursuing injunctive relief in a court of appropriate
jurisdiction.
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(d) The General Partner will have the right to keep confidential from the
Limited Partners, for any period of time as the General Partner deems reasonable in
its sole discretion, any information that the General Partner reasonably 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 interest of the
Partnership or could damage the Partnership or its business or that the Partnership
is required by law or by agreement with a third party to keep confidential.
Section 8.11 Certification of Non-Foreign Status. Each Limited Partner or transferee of an
Interest or a portion of an Interest from a Limited Partner who or that is admitted to the
Partnership in accordance with this Agreement will certify, upon admission to the Partnership and
at any other time as the General Partner may request, whether the Limited Partner or transferee is
a “United States Person” within the meaning of the Code on forms to be provided by the Partnership,
and will notify the Partnership within 30 days of any change in the status of the Limited Partner
or transferee. Any Limited Partner or transferee who or that fails to provide certification when
requested to do so by the General Partner may be treated as a non-United States Person for purposes
of U.S. Federal tax withholding.
Section 8.12 Severability. Each Partner agrees that the Partner intends that, if any
provision of this Agreement is determined by a court of competent jurisdiction or regulatory
authority with jurisdiction over the Partnership or the General Partner not to be enforceable in
the manner set out in this Agreement, then the provision should be enforceable to the maximum
extent possible under applicable law. If any provision of this Agreement is held to be invalid or
unenforceable, the invalidation or unenforceability will not affect the validity or enforceability
of any other provision of this Agreement (or portion of the provision).
Section 8.13 Entire Agreement. This Agreement constitutes the entire agreement among the
Partners pertaining to the subject matter of this Agreement and supersedes all prior agreements and
understandings pertaining to that subject matter.
Notwithstanding any other provision of this Agreement, including Section 8.1, each Partner, in
executing this Agreement, acknowledges and agrees that the General Partner, on its own behalf or on
behalf of the Partnership, without the approval of the Limited Partners or any other Person, may
enter into a written agreement or agreements with any other Partner, executed contemporaneously
with the admission of the other Partner to the Partnership, affecting or modifying the terms of, or
establishing rights under, this Agreement or any subscription agreement. Each Partner agrees that
any terms contained in any such other agreement with another Partner will govern with respect to
the other Partner notwithstanding the provisions of this Agreement or any subscription agreement,
and that the Partner will have no rights in respect of those granted in favor of such other
Partner.
Section 8.14 Discretion. To the fullest extent permitted by law, whenever in this Agreement a
Person is permitted or required to make a decision (a) in its “sole discretion”
or “discretion” or under a grant of similar authority or latitude, the Person will be entitled
to consider only those interests and factors as he, she or it desires, including his, her or its
own interests, and, to the fullest extent permitted by law, will have no duty or obligation to give
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consideration to any interest of or factors affecting the Partnership or the Limited Partners,
or (b) in its “good faith” or under another express standard, then the Person will act under the
express standard and will not be subject to any other or different standards imposed by this
Agreement or any other agreement contemplated by this Agreement or by relevant provisions of law or
in equity or otherwise.
Section 8.15 Conflicts. The Partners acknowledge and agree that the General Partner and its
Affiliates may engage in activities in which their respective interests or the interests of their
clients may conflict with the interests of the Partnership or the Limited Partners, and that the
resolution of such conflicts may not always be resolved by the General Partner or its Affiliates in
favor of the Partnership or the Limited Partners.
Section 8.16 Counterparts. This Agreement may be executed in several counterparts, all of
which together will constitute one agreement binding on all Partners, notwithstanding that all the
Partners have not signed the same counterpart.
Section 8.17 Headings. The headings in this Agreement are included for convenience of
reference only and in no way define or delimit any of the provisions of this Agreement or otherwise
affect their construction or effect.
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IN EXECUTING THIS AGREEMENT, EACH PARTNER ACKNOWLEDGES HAVING READ THIS AGREEMENT IN ITS
ENTIRETY BEFORE SIGNING, INCLUDING THE PRE-DISPUTE ARBITRATION CLAUSES SET OUT IN SECTION 8.5 AND
THE CONFIDENTIALITY CLAUSES SET OUT IN SECTION 8.10.
The Partners have executed this Agreement as of the day and year first above written.
GENERAL PARTNER: HATTERAS INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT LLC |
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By: | /s/ Xxxxx X. Xxxxxxx | |||
Name: | Xxxxx X. Xxxxxxx | |||
Title: | Managing Member | |||
LIMITED PARTNERS:
Each Person who or that has
signed, or has had signed on the
Person’s behalf, a Limited
Partner Signature Page, which
will constitute a counterpart of
this Agreement.
Each Person who or that has
signed, or has had signed on the
Person’s behalf, a Limited
Partner Signature Page, which
will constitute a counterpart of
this Agreement.
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