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EXHIBIT 3.3
AGREEMENT OF LIMITED PARTNERSHIP
OF
NHR/OP, L.P.
Dated as of _________, 199_
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
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ARTICLE I - DEFINED TERMS....................................................1
ARTICLE II - ORGANIZATIONAL MATTERS.........................................14
Section 2.1 Organization..........................................14
Section 2.2 Name..................................................14
Section 2.3 Registered Office and Agent; Principal Office.........14
Section 2.4 Term..................................................14
ARTICLE III - PURPOSE.......................................................14
Section 3.1 Purpose and Business..................................14
Section 3.2 Powers................................................15
ARTICLE IV - CAPITAL CONTRIBUTIONS AND ISSUANCES OF PARTNERSHIP
INTERESTS..........................................................15
Section 4.1 Capital Contributions of the Partners.................15
Section 4.2 Issuances of Partnership Interests....................16
Section 4.3 No Preemptive Rights..................................17
Section 4.4 Other Contribution Provisions.........................17
Section 4.5 No Interest on Capital................................17
ARTICLE V - DISTRIBUTIONS...................................................17
Section 5.1 Requirement and Characterization of
Distributions.........................................17
Section 5.2 Amounts Withheld......................................20
Section 5.3 Distributions Upon Liquidation........................20
Section 5.4 Revisions to Reflect Issuance of
Partnership Interests.................................20
ARTICLE VI - ALLOCATIONS....................................................20
Section 6.1 Allocations for Capital Account Purposes..............20
Section 6.2 Revisions to Allocations to Reflect Issuance of
Partnership Interests.................................21
ARTICLE VII - MANAGEMENT AND OPERATIONS OF BUSINESS.........................22
Section 7.1 Management............................................22
Section 7.2 Certificate of Limited Partnership....................27
Section 7.3 Title to Partnership Assets...........................27
Section 7.4 Reimbursement of the General Partner..................27
Section 7.5 Outside Activities of the General Partner;
Relationship of REIT Shares To Partnership
Units; Funding Debt...................................29
Section 7.6 Transactions with Affiliates..........................31
Section 7.7 Indemnification.......................................32
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Section 7.8 Liability of the General Partner......................34
Section 7.9 Other Matters Concerning the General Partner..........35
Section 7.10 Reliance By Third Parties............................35
Section 7.11 Restrictions on General Partner's Authority..........36
Section 7.12 Loans By Third Parties...............................36
ARTICLE VIII - RIGHTS AND OBLIGATIONS OF LIMITED PARTNERS...................36
Section 8.1 Limitation of Liability...............................36
Section 8.2 Management of Business................................36
Section 8.3 Outside Activities of Limited Partners................37
Section 8.4 Return of Capital.....................................37
Section 8.5 Rights of Limited Partners Relating to
the Partnership.......................................37
Section 8.6 Redemption Right......................................39
ARTICLE IX - BOOKS, RECORDS, ACCOUNTING AND REPORTS.........................41
Section 9.1 Records and Accounting................................41
Section 9.2 Fiscal Year...........................................42
ARTICLE X - TAX MATTERS.....................................................42
Section 10.1 Preparation of Tax Returns...........................42
Section 10.2 Tax Elections........................................42
Section 10.3 Tax Matters Partner..................................43
Section 10.4 Withholding..........................................44
ARTICLE XI - TRANSFERS AND WITHDRAWALS......................................45
Section 11.1 Transfer.............................................45
Section 11.2 Transfers of Partnership Interests of
General Partner......................................45
Section 11.3 Limited Partners' Rights to Transfer.................46
Section 11.4 Substituted Limited Partner..........................47
Section 11.5 Assignees............................................48
Section 11.6 General Provisions...................................48
ARTICLE XII - ADMISSION OF PARTNERS.........................................50
Section 12.1 Admission of a Successor General Partner.............50
Section 12.2 Admission of Additional Limited Partners.............50
Section 12.3 Amendment of Agreement and Certificate of
Limited Partnership..................................51
ARTICLE XIII - DISSOLUTION AND LIQUIDATION..................................51
Section 13.1 Dissolution..........................................51
Section 13.2 Winding Up...........................................53
Section 13.3 Compliance With Timing Requirements of
Regulations..........................................54
Section 13.4 Deemed Distribution and Recontribution...............54
Section 13.5 Rights of Limited Partners...........................54
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Section 13.6 Notice of Dissolution................................55
Section 13.7 Cancellation of Certificate of Limited
Partnership..........................................55
Section 13.8 Reasonable Time for Winding Up.......................55
Section 13.9 Waiver of Partition..................................55
Section 13.10 Liability of Liquidator.............................55
ARTICLE XIV - AMENDMENT OF PARTNERSHIP AGREEMENT; MEETINGS..................55
Section 14.1 Amendments...........................................55
Section 14.2 Meetings of the Partners.............................57
ARTICLE XV - GENERAL PROVISIONS............................................58
Section 15.1 Addresses and Notice.................................58
Section 15.2 Titles and Captions..................................58
Section 15.3 Pronouns and Plurals.................................58
Section 15.4 Further Action.......................................58
Section 15.5 Binding Effect.......................................58
Section 15.6 Creditors............................................58
Section 15.7 Waiver...............................................58
Section 15.8 Counterparts.........................................59
Section 15.9 Applicable Law.......................................59
Section 15.10 Invalidity of Provisions............................59
Section 15.11 Power of Attorney...................................59
Section 15.12 Entire Agreement....................................60
Section 15.13 No Rights as REIT Stockholders......................61
Section 15.14 Limitation to Preserve REIT Status..................61
EXHIBIT A PARTNERS AND PARTNERSHIP INTERESTS...................... A-1
EXHIBIT B CAPITAL ACCOUNT MAINTENANCE............................. B-1
EXHIBIT C SPECIAL ALLOCATION RULES................................ C-1
EXHIBIT D NOTICE OF REDEMPTION.................................... D-1
EXHIBIT E VALUE OF CONTRIBUTED PROPERTY........................... E-1
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AGREEMENT OF LIMITED PARTNERSHIP
OF
NHR/OP, L.P.
THIS AGREEMENT OF LIMITED PARTNERSHIP, dated as of _______________,
199__, is entered into by and among National Health Realty, Inc., a Maryland
corporation, as the General Partner, and the Persons whose names are set forth
on Exhibit A as Limited Partners, together with any other Persons who become
Partners in the Partnership as provided herein.
NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the mutual covenants set forth
herein, and for other good and valuable consideration, the receipt and
sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged, the parties hereto hereby agree to
form the Partnership as a limited partnership under the Delaware Revised Uniform
Limited Partnership Act, as amended from time to time, as follows:
ARTICLE I - DEFINED TERMS
The following definitions shall be for all purposes, unless otherwise
clearly indicated to the contrary, applied to the terms used in this Agreement.
"Act" means the Delaware Revised Uniform Limited Partnership Act, as it
may be amended from time to time, and any successor to such statute.
"Additional Limited Partner" means a Person admitted to the Partnership
as a Limited Partner pursuant to Section 12.2 and who is shown as such on the
books and records of the Partnership.
"Adjusted Capital Account" means the Capital Account maintained for
each Partner as of the end of each Partnership Year (i) increased by any amounts
which such Partner is obligated to restore pursuant to any provision of this
Agreement or is deemed to be obligated to restore pursuant to the penultimate
sentences of Regulations Sections 1.704-2(g)(1) and 1.704-2(i)(5); and (ii)
decreased by the items described in Regulations Sections
1.704-1(b)(2)(ii)(d)(4), 1.704-1(b)(2)(ii)(d)(5), and 1.704-1(b)(2)(ii)(d)(6).
The foregoing definition of Adjusted Capital Account is intended to comply with
the provisions of Regulations Section 1.704-1(b)(2)(ii)(d) and shall be
interpreted consistently therewith.
"Adjusted Capital Account Deficit" means, with respect to any Partner,
the deficit balance, if any, in such Partner's Adjusted Capital Account as of
the end of the relevant Partnership Year.
"Adjusted Property" means any property the Carrying Value of which has
been adjusted pursuant to Exhibit B.
"Adjustment Date" has the meaning set forth in Section 4.2.B.
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"Affiliate" means, with respect to any Person, (i) any Person directly
or indirectly controlling, controlled by or under common control with such
Person, (ii) any Person owning or controlling ten percent (10%) or more of the
outstanding voting interests of such Person, (iii) any Person of which such
Person owns or controls ten percent (10%) or more of the voting interests or
(iv) any officer, director, general partner or trustee of such Person or any
Person referred to in clauses (i), (ii), and (iii) above. For purposes of this
definition, "control," when used with respect to any Person, means the power to
direct the management and policies of such Person, directly or indirectly,
whether through the ownership of voting securities, by contract or otherwise,
and the terms "controlling" and "controlled" have meanings correlative to the
foregoing.
"Agreed Value" means (i) in the case of any Contributed Property, the
704(c) Value of such property as of the time of its contribution to the
Partnership, reduced by any liabilities either assumed by the Partnership upon
such contribution or to which such property is subject when contributed; and
(ii) in the case of any property distributed to a Partner by the Partnership,
the Partnership's Carrying Value of such property at the time such property is
distributed, reduced by any indebtedness either assumed by such Partner upon
such distribution or to which such property is subject at the time of
distribution as determined under Section 752 of the Code and the Regulations.
The aggregate Agreed Value of the Contributed Property contributed or deemed
contributed by each Partner as of the date hereof is set forth in Exhibit A.
"Agreement" means this Agreement of Limited Partnership, as it may be
amended, supplemented or restated from time to time.
"Articles" means the Articles of Incorporation or other organizational
document governing the General Partner, as amended or restated from time to
time.
"Assignee" means a Person to whom one or more Partnership Units have
been transferred in a manner permitted under this Agreement, but who has not
become a Substituted Limited Partner, and who has the rights set forth in
Section 11.5.
"Available Cash" means, with respect to any period for which such
calculation is being made:
(a) all cash revenues and funds received by the Partnership
from whatever source (excluding the proceeds of any Capital
Contribution) plus the amount of any reduction (including, without
limitation, a reduction resulting because the General Partner
determines such amounts are no longer necessary) in reserves of the
Partnership, which reserves are referred to in clause (b)(iv) below;
(b) less the sum of the following (except to the extent made
with the proceeds of any Capital Contribution):
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(i) all interest, principal and other debt payments
made during such period by the Partnership,
(ii) all cash expenditures (including capital
expenditures) made by the Partnership during such period,
(iii) investments in any entity (including loans made
thereto) to the extent that such investments are permitted
under this Agreement and are not otherwise described in
clauses (b)(i) or (ii), and
(iv) the amount of any increase in reserves
established during such period which the General Partner
determines is necessary or appropriate in its sole and
absolute discretion.
Notwithstanding the foregoing, Available Cash shall not include any
cash received or reductions in reserves, or take into account any disbursements
made or reserves established, after commencement of the dissolution and
liquidation of the Partnership.
"Book-Tax Disparities" means, with respect to any item of Contributed
Property or Adjusted Property, as of the date of any determination, the
difference between the Carrying Value of such Contributed Property or Adjusted
Property and the adjusted basis thereof for federal income tax purposes as of
such date. A Partner's share of the Partnership's Book-Tax Disparities in all of
its Contributed Property and Adjusted Property will be reflected by the
difference between such Partner's Capital Account balance as maintained pursuant
to Exhibit B and the hypothetical balance of such Partner's Capital Account
computed as if it had been maintained strictly in accordance with federal income
tax accounting principles.
"Business Day" means any day except a Saturday, Sunday or other day on
which commercial banks in either Tennessee or New York are authorized or
required by law to close.
"Capital Account" means the Capital Account maintained for a Partner
pursuant to Exhibit B.
"Capital Contribution" means, with respect to any Partner, any cash,
cash equivalents or the Agreed Value of Contributed Property which such Partner
contributes or is deemed to contribute to the Partnership pursuant to Section
4.1 or 4.2.
"Carrying Value" means (i) with respect to a Contributed Property or
Adjusted Property, the 704(c) Value of such property, reduced (but not below
zero) by all Depreciation with respect to such Contributed Property or Adjusted
Property, as the case may be, charged to the Partners' Capital Accounts
following the contribution of or adjustment with respect to such property; and
(ii) with respect to any other Partnership property, the adjusted basis of such
property for federal income tax purposes, all as of the time of determination.
The Carrying Value of any property shall be adjusted from time to time in
accordance with Exhibit B, and to reflect changes, additions (including capital
improvements thereto) or other adjustments to the
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Carrying Value for dispositions and acquisitions of Partnership properties, as
deemed appropriate by the General Partner.
"Cash Amount" means an amount of cash equal to the Value on the
Valuation Date of the REIT Shares Amount.
"Certificate" means the Certificate of Limited Partnership relating to
the Partnership filed in the office of the Delaware Secretary of State, as
amended from time to time in accordance with the terms hereof and the Act.
"Class A" has the meaning set forth in Section 5.1.C.
"Class A REIT Portion" has the meaning set forth in Section 5.1.C.
"Class A Unit" means any Partnership Unit that is not specifically
designated by the General Partner as being of another specified class of
Partnership Units.
"Class B" has the meaning set forth in Section 5.1.C.
"Class B REIT Portion" has the meaning set forth in Section 5.1.C.
"Class B Unit" means a Partnership Unit that is specifically designated
by the General Partner as being a Class B Unit.
"Code" means the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended and in
effect from time to time, as interpreted by the applicable regulations
thereunder. Any reference herein to a specific section or sections of the Code
shall be deemed to include a reference to any corresponding provision of future
law.
"Consent" means the consent or approval of a proposed action by a
Partner given in accordance with Section 14.2.
"Consent of the Outside Limited Partners" means the Consent of Limited
Partners (excluding for this purpose any Limited Partnership Interests held by
the General Partner, any other Person of which the General Partner owns or
controls more than fifty percent (50%) of the voting interests and any Person
directly or indirectly owning or controlling more than fifty percent (50%) of
the outstanding voting interests of the General Partner) holding Percentage
Interests that are greater than fifty percent (50%) of the aggregate Percentage
Interest of all Limited Partners who are not excluded for the purposes hereof.
"Contributed Property" means each property or other asset contributed
to the Partnership, in such form as may be permitted by the Act (but excluding
cash), contributed or deemed contributed to the Partnership (including deemed
contributions to the Partnership on termination and reconstitution thereof
pursuant to Section 708 of the Code). Once the Carrying Value of a
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Contributed Property is adjusted pursuant to Exhibit B, such property shall no
longer constitute a Contributed Property for purposes of Exhibit B, but shall be
deemed an Adjusted Property for such purposes.
"Conversion Factor" means 1.0, provided that, if the General Partner
Entity (i) declares or pays a dividend on its outstanding REIT Shares in REIT
Shares or makes a distribution to all holders of its outstanding REIT Shares in
REIT Shares; (ii) subdivides its outstanding REIT Shares; or (iii) combines its
outstanding REIT Shares into a smaller number of REIT Shares, the Conversion
Factor shall be adjusted by multiplying the Conversion Factor by a fraction, the
numerator of which shall be the number of REIT Shares issued and outstanding on
the record date for such dividend, distribution, subdivision or combination
(assuming for such purpose that such dividend, distribution, subdivision or
combination has occurred as of such time), and the denominator of which shall be
the actual number of REIT Shares (determined without the above assumption)
issued and outstanding on the record date for such dividend, distribution,
subdivision or combination; and provided further that if an entity shall cease
to be the General Partner Entity (the "Predecessor Entity") and another entity
shall become the General Partner Entity (the "Successor Entity"), the Conversion
Factor shall be adjusted by multiplying the Conversion Factor by a fraction, the
numerator of which is the Value of one REIT Share of the Predecessor Entity,
determined as of the date when the Successor Entity becomes the General Partner
Entity, and the denominator of which is the Value of one REIT Share of the
Successor Entity, determined as of that same date. (For purposes of the second
proviso in the preceding sentence, if any stockholders of the Predecessor Entity
will receive consideration in connection with the transaction in which the
Successor Entity becomes the General Partner Entity, the numerator in the
fraction described above for determining the adjustment to the Conversion Factor
(that is, the Value of one REIT Share of the Predecessor Entity) shall be the
sum of the greatest amount of cash and the fair market value (as determined in
good faith by the General Partner) of any securities and other consideration
that the holder of one REIT Share in the Predecessor Entity could have received
in such transaction (determined without regard to any provisions governing
fractional shares.) Any adjustment to the Conversion Factor shall become
effective immediately after the effective date of the event retroactive to the
record date, if any, for the event giving rise thereto, it being intended that
(x) adjustments to the Conversion Factor are to be made to avoid unintended
dilution or anti-dilution as a result of transactions in which REIT Shares are
issued, redeemed or exchanged without a corresponding issuance, redemption or
exchange of Partnership Units and (y) if a Specified Redemption Date shall fall
between the record date and the effective date of any event of the type
described above, that the Conversion Factor applicable to such redemption shall
be adjusted to take into account such event.
"Convertible Funding Debt" has the meaning set forth in Section 7.5.F.
"Debt" means, as to any Person, as of any date of determination, (i)
all indebtedness of such Person for borrowed money or for the deferred purchase
price of property or services; (ii) all amounts owed by such Person to banks or
other Persons in respect of reimbursement obligations under letters of credit,
surety bonds and other similar instruments guaranteeing payment or other
performance of obligations by such Person; (iii) all indebtedness for borrowed
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money or for the deferred purchase price of property or services secured by any
lien on any property owned by such Person, to the extent attributable to such
Person's interest in such property, even though such Person has not assumed or
become liable for the payment thereof; and (iv) obligations of such Person
incurred in connection with entering into a lease which, in accordance with
generally accepted accounting principles, should be capitalized.
"Deemed Partnership Interest Value" means, as of any date with respect
to any class of Partnership Interests, the Deemed Value of the Partnership
Interest of such class multiplied by the applicable Partner's Percentage
Interest of such class.
"Deemed Value of the Partnership Interest" means, as of any date with
respect to any class of Partnership Interests, (a) if the common stock (or other
comparable equity interests) of the General Partner Entity are Publicly Traded
(i) the total number of shares of stock (or other comparable equity interest) of
the General Partner Entity corresponding to such class of Partnership Interest
(as provided for in Section 4.2.B) issued and outstanding as of the close of
business on such date (excluding any treasury shares) multiplied by the Value of
a share of such stock (or other comparable equity interest) on such date divided
by (ii) the Percentage Interest of the General Partner in such class of
Partnership Interests on such date, and (b) otherwise, the aggregate Value of
such class of Partnership Interests determined as set forth in the fourth and
fifth sentences of the definition of Value.
"Depreciation" means, for each taxable year, an amount equal to the
federal income tax depreciation, amortization, or other cost recovery deduction
allowable with respect to an asset for such year, except that if the Carrying
Value of an asset differs from its adjusted basis for federal income tax
purposes at the beginning of such year or other period, Depreciation shall be an
amount which bears the same ratio to such beginning Carrying Value as the
federal income tax depreciation, amortization, or other cost recovery deduction
for such year bears to such beginning adjusted tax basis; provided, however,
that if the federal income tax depreciation, amortization, or other cost
recovery deduction for such year is zero, Depreciation shall be determined with
reference to such beginning Carrying Value using any reasonable method selected
by the General Partner.
"Distribution Period" has the meaning set forth in Section 5.1.C.
"Effective Date" means the date set forth at the beginning of this
Agreement.
"ERISA" means the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as
amended.
"ERISA Plan" means an "employee benefit plan" as that term is defined
in 29 U.S.C. Section 1002(3), and which is not exempt from regulation under
ERISA by virtue of 29 U.S.C.
Section 1003(b).
"Exchange Act" means the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.
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"Funding Debt" means the incurrence of any Debt by or on behalf of the
General Partner Entity for the purpose of providing funds to the Partnership.
"General Partner" means National Health Realty, Inc. in its capacity as
the General Partner of the Partnership or its successor as general partner of
the Partnership.
"General Partner Entity" means the General Partner; provided, however,
that if (i) the common stock (or other comparable equity interests) of the
General Partner are at any time not Publicly Traded and (ii) the common stock
(or other comparable equity interests) of an entity that owns, directly or
indirectly, fifty percent (50%) or more of the common stock (or other comparable
equity interests) of the General Partner are Publicly Traded, the term "General
Partner Entity" shall refer to such entity whose common stock (or other
comparable equity securities) is Publicly Traded. If both requirements set forth
in clauses (i) and (ii) above are not satisfied, then the term "General Partner
Entity" shall mean the General Partner.
"General Partnership Interest" means a Partnership Interest held by a
General Partner that is a general partnership interest. A General Partnership
Interest may be expressed as a number of Partnership Units.
"General Partner Payment" has the meaning set forth in Section 15.14
hereof.
"IRS" means the Internal Revenue Service, which administers the
internal revenue laws of the United States.
"Incapacity" or "Incapacitated" means, (i) as to any individual
Partner, death, total physical disability or entry by a court of competent
jurisdiction adjudicating such Partner incompetent to manage his or her Person
or estate; (ii) as to any corporation which is a Partner, the filing of a
certificate of dissolution, or its equivalent, for the corporation or the
revocation of its charter; (iii) as to any partnership or limited liability
company which is a Partner, the dissolution and commencement of winding up of
the partnership or limited liability company; (iv) as to any estate which is a
Partner, the distribution by the fiduciary of the estate's entire interest in
the Partnership; (v) as to any trustee of a trust which is a Partner, the
termination of the trust (but not the substitution of a new trustee); or (vi) as
to any Partner, the bankruptcy of such Partner. For purposes of this definition,
bankruptcy of a Partner shall be deemed to have occurred when (a) the Partner
commences a voluntary proceeding seeking liquidation, reorganization or other
relief under any bankruptcy, insolvency or other similar law now or hereafter in
effect; (b) the Partner is adjudged as bankrupt or insolvent, or a final and
nonappealable order for relief under any bankruptcy, insolvency or similar law
now or hereafter in effect has been entered against the Partner; (c) the Partner
executes and delivers a general assignment for the benefit of the Partner's
creditors; (d) the Partner files an answer or other pleading admitting or
failing to contest the material allegations of a petition filed against the
Partner in any proceeding of the nature described in clause (b) above; (e) the
Partner seeks, consents to or acquiesces in the appointment of a trustee,
receiver or liquidator for the Partner or for all or any substantial part of the
Partner's properties; (f) any proceeding seeking liquidation,
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reorganization or other relief under any bankruptcy, insolvency or other similar
law now or hereafter in effect has not been dismissed within one hundred twenty
(120) days after the commencement thereof; (g) the appointment without the
Partner's consent or acquiescence of a trustee, receiver or liquidator has not
been vacated or stayed within ninety (90) days of such appointment; or (h) an
appointment referred to in clause (g) which has been stayed and is not vacated
within ninety (90) days after the expiration of any such stay.
"Indemnitee" means (i) any Person made a party to a proceeding by
reason of its status as (A) the General Partner, (B) a Limited Partner, or (C) a
trustee, director or officer of the Partnership, or the General Partner and (ii)
such other Persons (including Affiliates of the General Partner, a Limited
Partner or the Partnership) as the General Partner may designate from time to
time (whether before or after the event giving rise to potential liability), in
its sole and absolute discretion.
"Limited Partner" means any Person (including the General Partner)
named as a Limited Partner in Exhibit A, as such Exhibit may be amended from
time to time, or any Substituted Limited Partner or Additional Limited Partner,
in such Person's capacity as a Limited Partner of the Partnership.
"Limited Partnership Interest" means a Partnership Interest of a
Limited Partner in the Partnership representing a fractional part of the
Partnership Interests of all Limited Partners and includes any and all benefits
to which the holder of such a Partnership Interest may be entitled as provided
in this Agreement, together with all obligations of such Person to comply with
the terms and provisions of this Agreement. A Limited Partnership Interest may
be expressed as a number of Partnership Units.
"Liquidating Event" has the meaning set forth in Section 13.1.
"Liquidator" has the meaning set forth in Section 13.2.A.
"Net Income" means, for any taxable period, the excess, if any, of the
Partnership's items of income and gain for such taxable period over the
Partnership's items of loss and deduction for such taxable period. The items
included in the calculation of Net Income shall be determined in accordance with
Exhibit B. If an item of income, gain, loss or deduction that has been included
in the initial computation of Net Income is subjected to the special allocation
rules in Exhibit C, Net Income or the resulting Net Loss, whichever the case may
be, shall be recomputed without regard to such item.
"Net Loss" means, for any taxable period, the excess, if any, of the
Partnership's items of loss and deduction for such taxable period over the
Partnership's items of income and gain for such taxable period. The items
included in the calculation of Net Loss shall be determined in accordance with
Exhibit B. If an item of income, gain, loss or deduction that has been included
in the initial computation of Net Loss is subjected to the special allocation
rules in Exhibit C, Net
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Loss or the resulting Net Income, whichever the case may be, shall be recomputed
without regard to such item.
"New Securities" means (i) any rights, options, warrants or convertible
or exchangeable securities having the right to subscribe for or purchase shares
of beneficial interest (or other comparable equity interest) of the General
Partner, excluding grants under any Share Option Plan, or (ii) any Debt issued
by the General Partner that provides any of the rights described in clause (i).
"Nonrecourse Built-in Gain" means, with respect to any Contributed
Properties or Adjusted Properties that are subject to a mortgage or negative
pledge securing a Nonrecourse Liability, the amount of any taxable gain that
would be allocated to the Partners pursuant to Section 2.B of Exhibit C if such
properties were disposed of in a taxable transaction in full satisfaction of
such liabilities and for no other consideration.
"Nonrecourse Deductions" has the meaning set forth in Regulations
Section 1.704-2(b)(1), and the amount of Nonrecourse Deductions for a
Partnership Year shall be determined in accordance with the rules of Regulations
Section 1.704-2(c).
"Nonrecourse Liability" has the meaning set forth in Regulations
Section 1.752-1(a)(2).
"Notice of Redemption" means a Notice of Redemption substantially in
the form of Exhibit D.
"Outsided Limited Partners" has the meaning set forth in "Consent of
the Outside Limited Partners".
"Partner" means the General Partner or a Limited Partner, and
"Partners" means the General Partner and the Limited Partners.
"Partner Minimum Gain" means an amount, with respect to each Partner
Nonrecourse Debt, equal to the Partnership Minimum Gain that would result if
such Partner Nonrecourse Debt were treated as a Nonrecourse Liability,
determined in accordance with Regulations Section 1.704-2(i)(3).
"Partner Nonrecourse Debt" has the meaning set forth in Regulations
Section 1.704-2(b)(4).
"Partner Nonrecourse Deductions" has the meaning set forth in
Regulations Section 1.704-2(i)(2), and the amount of Partner Nonrecourse
Deductions with respect to a Partner Nonrecourse Debt for a Partnership Year
shall be determined in accordance with the rules of Regulations Section
1.704-2(i)(2).
"Partnership" means the limited partnership formed under the Act and
pursuant to this Agreement as it may be amended and/or restated, and any
successor thereto.
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"Partnership Interest" means a Limited Partnership Interest or a
General Partnership Interest and includes any and all benefits to which the
holder of such a Partnership Interest may be entitled as provided in this
Agreement, together with all obligations of such Person to comply with the terms
and provisions of this Agreement. A Partnership Interest may be expressed as a
number of Partnership Units.
"Partnership Minimum Gain" has the meaning set forth in Regulations
Section 1.704-2(b)(2), and the amount of Partnership Minimum Gain, as well as
any net increase or decrease in Partnership Minimum Gain, for a Partnership Year
shall be determined in accordance with the rules of Regulations Section
1.704-2(d).
"Partnership Record Date" means the record date established by the
General Partner either (i) for the distribution of Available Cash pursuant to
Section 5.1 hereof, which record date shall be the same as the record date
established by the General Partner Entity for a distribution to its stockholders
of some or all of its portion of such distribution, or (ii) if applicable, for
determining the Partners entitled to vote on or consent to any proposed action
for which the consent or approval of the Partners is sought pursuant to Section
14.2 hereof.
"Partnership Unit" means a fractional, undivided share of the
Partnership Interests of all Partners issued pursuant to Sections 4.1 and 4.2,
and includes Class A Units, Class B Units and any other classes or series of
Partnership Units established after the date hereof. The ownership of
Partnership Units shall be evidenced by such form of certificate for Units as
the General Partner adopts from time to time unless the General Partner
determines that the Partnership Units shall be uncertified securities. The
number of Partnership Units outstanding and the Percentage Interests in the
Partnership represented by such Partnership Units are set forth in Exhibit A, as
such Exhibit may be amended from time to time.
"Partnership Year" means the fiscal year of the Partnership, which
shall be the calendar year.
"Percentage Interest" means, as to a Partner holding a class of
Partnership Interests, its interest in such class, determined by dividing the
Partnership Units of such class owned by such Partner by the total number of
Partnership Units of such class then outstanding as specified in Exhibit A, as
such exhibit may be amended from time to time, multiplied by the aggregate
Percentage Interest allocable to such class of Partnership Interests. If the
Partnership shall at any time have outstanding more than one class of
Partnership Interests, the Percentage Interest attributable to each class of
Partnership Interests shall be determined as set forth in Section 4.2.B.
"Person" means a natural person, partnership (whether general or
limited), trust, estate, association, corporation, limited liability company,
unincorporated organization, custodian, nominee or any other individual or
entity in its own or any representative capacity.
"Predecessor Entity" has the meaning set forth in the definition of
"Conversion Factor" herein.
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"Publicly Traded" means listed or admitted to trading on the New York
Stock Exchange, the American Stock Exchange or another national securities
exchange or designated for quotation on the NASDAQ National Market, or any
successor to any of the foregoing.
"Qualified REIT Subsidiary" means any Subsidiary of the General Partner
that is a "qualified REIT subsidiary" within the meaning of Section 856(i) of
the Code.
"Recapture Income" means any gain recognized by the Partnership
(computed without regard to any adjustment required by Section 734 or Section
743 of the Code) upon the disposition of any property or asset of the
Partnership, which gain is characterized as ordinary income because it
represents the recapture of deductions previously taken with respect to such
property or asset.
"Redeeming Partner" has the meaning set forth in Section 8.6.A.
"Redemption Amount" means either the Cash Amount or the REIT Shares
Amount, as determined by the General Partner, in its sole and absolute
discretion; provided that if the REIT Shares are not Publicly Traded at the time
a Redeeming Partner exercises its Redemption Right, the Redemption Amount shall
be paid only in the form of the Cash Amount unless the Redeeming Partner, in its
sole and absolute discretion, consents to payment of the Redemption Amount in
the form of the REIT Shares Amount. A Redeeming Partner shall have no right,
without the General Partner's consent, in its sole and absolute discretion, to
receive the Redemption Amount in the form of the REIT Shares Amount.
"Redemption Right" has the meaning set forth in Section 8.6.A.
"Regulation" or "Regulations" means the Income Tax Regulations
promulgated under the Code, as such regulations may be amended from time to time
(including corresponding provisions of succeeding regulations).
"REIT" means a real estate investment trust under Section 856 of the
Code.
"REIT Requirements" has the meaning set forth in Section 5.1.A.
"REIT Share" means a share of the capital stock of the General Partner
Entity. REIT Shares may be issued in one or more classes or series in accordance
with the terms of the Articles (or, if the General Partner is not the General
Partner Entity, the organizational documents of the General Partner Entity). If
there is more than one class or series of REIT Shares, the term "REIT Shares"
shall, as the context requires, be deemed to refer to the class or series of
REIT Shares that correspond to the class or series of Partnership Interests for
which the reference to REIT Shares is made. When used with reference to Class A
Units, the term "REIT Shares" refers to Shares of common stock (or other
comparable equity interest) of the General Partner Entity.
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"REIT Shares Amount" means a number of REIT Shares equal to the product
of the number of Partnership Units offered for redemption by a Redeeming Partner
times the Conversion Factor; provided that, if the General Partner Entity issues
to all holders of REIT Shares rights, options, warrants or convertible or
exchangeable securities entitling such holders to subscribe for or purchase REIT
Shares or any other securities or property (collectively, the "rights"), then
the REIT Shares Amount shall also include such rights that a holder of that
number of REIT Shares would be entitled to receive.
"Residual Gain" or "Residual Loss" means any item of gain or loss, as
the case may be, of the Partnership recognized for federal income tax purposes
resulting from a sale, exchange or other disposition of Contributed Property or
Adjusted Property, to the extent such item of gain or loss is not allocated
pursuant to Section 2.B.1(a) or 2.B.2(a) of Exhibit C to eliminate Book-Tax
Disparities.
"Safe Harbor" has the meaning set forth in Section 11.6.F.
"Securities Act" means the Securities Act of 1933, as amended.
"704(c) Value" of any Contributed Property means the fair market value
of such property or other consideration at the time of contribution as
determined by the General Partner using such reasonable method of valuation as
it may adopt; provided, however, that the 704(c) Value of any property deemed
contributed to the Partnership for federal income tax purposes upon termination
and reconstitution thereof pursuant to Section 7.08 of the Code shall be
determined in accordance with Exhibit B. Subject to Exhibit B, the General
Partner shall, in its sole and absolute discretion, use such method as it deems
reasonable and appropriate to allocate the aggregate of the 704(c) Values of
Contributed Properties in a single or integrated transaction among each separate
property on a basis proportional to its fair market value.
"Share Option Plan" means any equity incentive plan of the General
Partner, the Partnership and/or any Affiliate of the Partnership.
"Specified Redemption Date" means the tenth Business Day after receipt
by the General Partner of a Notice of Redemption; provided that, if the REIT
Shares are not Publicly Traded, the Specified Redemption Date means the
thirtieth Business Day after receipt by the General Partner of a Notice of
Redemption.
"Subsidiary" means, with respect to any Person, any corporation,
limited liability company, trust, partnership or joint venture, or other entity
of which a majority of (i) the voting power of the voting equity securities; or
(ii) the outstanding equity interests, is owned, directly or indirectly, by such
Person.
"Substituted Limited Partner" means a Person who is admitted as a
Limited Partner to the Partnership pursuant to Section 11.4.
"Successor Entity" has the meaning set forth in the definition of
"Conversion Factor" herein.
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"Terminating Capital Transaction" means any sale or other disposition
of all or substantially all of the assets of the Partnership for cash or a
related series of transactions that, taken together, result in the sale or other
disposition of all or substantially all of the assets of the Partnership for
cash.
"Termination Transaction" has the meaning set forth in Section 11.2.B.
"Unrealized Gain" attributable to any item of Partnership property
means, as of any date of determination, the excess, if any, of (i) the fair
market value of such property (as determined under Exhibit B) as of such date;
over (ii) the Carrying Value of such property (prior to any adjustment to be
made pursuant to Exhibit B) as of such date.
"Unrealized Loss" attributable to any item of Partnership property
means, as of any date of determination, the excess, if any, of (i) the Carrying
Value of such property (prior to any adjustment to be made pursuant to Exhibit
B) as of such date, over (ii) the fair market value of such property (as
determined under Exhibit B) as of such date.
"Valuation Date" means the date of receipt by the General Partner of a
Notice of Redemption or, if such date is not a Business Day, the first Business
Day thereafter.
"Value" means, with respect to any outstanding REIT Shares of the
General Partner Entity that are Publicly Traded, the average of the daily market
price for the ten consecutive trading days immediately preceding the date with
respect to which value must be determined. The market price for each such
trading day shall be the closing price, regular way, on such day, or if no such
sale takes place on such day, the average of the closing bid and asked prices on
such day. If the outstanding REIT Shares of the General Partner Entity are
Publicly Traded and the REIT Shares Amount includes rights that a holder of REIT
Shares would be entitled to receive, then the Value of such rights shall be
determined by the General Partner acting in good faith on the basis of such
quotations and other information as it considers, in its reasonable judgment,
appropriate. If the REIT Shares of the General Partner Entity are not Publicly
Traded, the Value of the REIT Shares Amount per Partnership Unit offered for
redemption (which will be the Cash Amount per Partnership Unit offered for
redemption payable pursuant to Section 8.6.A) means the amount that a holder of
one Partnership Unit would receive if each of the assets of the Partnership were
to be sold for its fair market value on the Specified Redemption Date, the
Partnership were to pay all of its outstanding liabilities, and the remaining
proceeds were to be distributed to the Partners in accordance with the terms of
this Agreement. Such Value shall be determined by the General Partner, acting in
good faith and based upon a commercially reasonable estimate of the amount that
would be realized by the Partnership if each asset of the Partnership (and each
asset of each partnership, limited liability company, trust, joint venture or
other entity in which the Partnership owns a direct or indirect interest) were
sold to an unrelated purchaser in an arms' length transaction where neither the
purchaser nor the seller were under economic compulsion to enter into the
transaction (without regard to any discount in value as a result of the
Partnership's minority interest in any property or any illiquidity of the
Partnership's interest in any property). In connection with determining the
Deemed Value of the Partnership
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Interest for purposes of determining the number of additional Partnership Units
issuable upon a Capital Contribution funded by an underwritten public offering
or an arm's length private placement of shares of beneficial interest (or other
comparable equity interest) of the General Partner, the Value of such shares
shall be the public offering or arm's length private placement price per share
of such class of beneficial interest (or other comparable equity interest) sold.
ARTICLE II - ORGANIZATIONAL MATTERS
Section 2.1 Organization. The Partnership is a limited partnership
organized pursuant to the provisions of the Act and upon the terms and
conditions set forth in this Agreement. Except as expressly provided herein to
the contrary, the rights and obligations of the Partners and the administration
and termination of the Partnership shall be governed by the Act. The Partnership
Interest of each Partner shall be personal property for all purposes.
Section 2.2 Name. The name of the Partnership is NHR/OP, L.P. The
Partnership's business may be conducted under any other name or names deemed
advisable by the General Partner, including the name of the General Partner or
any Affiliate thereof. The words "Limited Partnership," "L.P.," "Ltd." or
similar words or letters shall be included in the Partnership's name where
necessary for the purposes of complying with the laws of any jurisdiction that
so requires. The General Partner in its sole and absolute discretion may change
the name of the Partnership at any time and from time to time and shall notify
the Limited Partners of such change in the next regular communication to the
Limited Partners.
Section 2.3 Registered Office and Agent; Principal Office. The address
of the registered office of the Partnership in the State of Delaware shall be
located at Corporation Trust Center, 0000 Xxxxxx Xxxxxx, Xxxxxxxxxx, Xxxxxx of
Xxx Xxxxxx, Xxxxxxxx 00000, and the registered agent for service of process on
the Partnership in the State of Delaware at such registered office shall be
Corporation Trust Company. The principal office of the Partnership shall be 000
Xxxx Xxxxxx, Xxxxx 0000, Xxxxxxxxxxxx, Xxxxxxxxx 00000, or such other place as
the General Partner may from time to time designate by notice to the Limited
Partners. The Partnership may maintain offices at such other place or places
within or outside the State of Delaware as the General Partner deems advisable.
Section 2.4 Term. The term of the Partnership shall commence on
__________, 1997 and shall continue until December 31, 2057, unless it is
dissolved sooner pursuant to the provisions of Article XIII or as otherwise
provided by law.
ARTICLE III - PURPOSE
Section 3.1 Purpose and Business. The purpose and nature of the
business to be conducted by the Partnership is (i) to conduct any business that
may be lawfully conducted by a limited partnership organized pursuant to the
Act; provided, however, that such business shall be limited to and conducted in
such a manner as to permit the
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General Partner Entity at all times to be classified as a REIT, unless the
General Partner Entity ceases to qualify or is not qualified as a REIT for any
reason or reasons not related to the business conducted by the Partnership; (ii)
to enter into any corporation, partnership, joint venture, trust, limited
liability company or other similar arrangement to engage in any of the foregoing
or the ownership of interests in any entity engaged, directly or indirectly, in
any of the foregoing; and (iii) to do anything necessary or incidental to the
foregoing. In connection with the foregoing, the Partners acknowledge that the
status of the General Partner Entity as a REIT inures to the benefit of all the
Partners and not solely to the General Partner Entity or its Affiliates. The
General Partner shall also be empowered to do any and all acts and things
necessary or prudent to ensure that the Partnership will not be classified as a
"publicity traded partnership" for purposes of Section 7704 of the Code,
including but not limited to imposing restrictions on redemptions.
Section 3.2 Powers. The Partnership is empowered to do any and all acts
and things necessary, appropriate, proper, advisable, incidental to or
convenient for the furtherance and accomplishment of the purposes and business
described herein and for the protection and benefit of the Partnership,
including, without limitation, full power and authority, directly or through its
ownership interest in other entities, to enter into, perform and carry out
contracts of any kind, borrow money and issue evidences of indebtedness, whether
or not secured by mortgage, deed of trust, pledge or other lien, acquire, own,
manage, improve and develop real property, and lease, sell, transfer and dispose
of real property; provided, however, that the Partnership shall not take, or
refrain from taking, any action which, in the judgment of the General Partner,
in its sole and absolute discretion, (i) could adversely affect the ability of
the General Partner Entity to continue to qualify as a REIT; (ii) could subject
the General Partner Entity to any additional taxes under Section 857 or Section
4981 of the Code; or (iii) could violate any law or regulation of any
governmental body or agency having jurisdiction over the General Partner or its
securities, unless such action (or inaction) shall have been specifically
consented to by the General Partner in writing.
ARTICLE IV - CAPITAL CONTRIBUTIONS AND ISSUANCES
OF PARTNERSHIP INTERESTS
Section 4.1 Capital Contributions of the Partners. At the time of the
execution of this Agreement, the Partners shall make or shall have made the
Capital Contributions as set forth in Exhibit A. The Partners shall own
Partnership Units in the amounts set forth in Exhibit A and shall have a
Percentage Interest in the Partnership as set forth in Exhibit A, which
Percentage Interest shall be adjusted in Exhibit A from time to time by the
General Partner to the extent necessary to reflect accurately redemptions,
Capital Contributions, the issuance of additional Partnership Units or similar
events having an effect on a Partner's Percentage Interest. To the extent the
Partnership is acquiring any property by the merger of any other Person into the
Partnership, Persons who receive Partnership Interests in exchange for their
interests in the Person merging into the Partnership shall become Partners and
shall be deemed to have made Capital Contributions as provided in the applicable
merger agreement and as set forth in Exhibit A. The number of Partnership Units
held by the General Partner equal to one percent (1%) of all outstanding
Partnership Units (as of the Effective Date) shall be deemed to be the General
Partner Partnership Units and shall be the General Partnership Interest of the
General
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Partner. All other Partnership Units held by the General Partner shall be deemed
to be Limited Partnership Interests and shall be held by the General Partner in
its capacity as a Limited Partner in the Partnership. Except as provided in
Sections 7.5 and 10.5 hereof, the Partners shall have no obligation to make any
additional Capital Contributions or provide any additional funding to the
Partnership (whether in the form of loans, repayments of loans or otherwise). No
Partner shall have any obligation to restore any deficit that may exist in its
Capital Account, either upon a liquidation of the Partnership or otherwise.
Section 4.2 Issuances of Partnership Interests.
A. General. The General Partner is hereby authorized to cause
the Partnership from time to time to issue to Partners (including the General
Partner and its Affiliates) or other Persons (including, without limitation, in
connection with the contribution of property to the Partnership) Partnership
Units or other Partnership Interests in one or more classes, or in one or more
series of any of such classes, with such designations, preferences and relative,
participating, optional or other special rights, powers and duties, including
rights, powers and duties senior to Limited Partnership Interests, all as shall
be determined, subject to applicable Delaware law, by the General Partner in its
sole and absolute discretion, including, without limitation, (i) the allocations
of items of Partnership income, gain, loss, deduction and credit to each such
class or series of Partnership Interests, (ii) the right of each such class or
series of Partnership Interests to share in Partnership distributions and (iii)
the rights of each such class or series of Partnership Interests upon
dissolution and liquidation of the Partnership; provided that, no such
Partnership Units or other Partnership Interests shall be issued to the General
Partner unless either (a) the Partnership Interests are issued in connection
with the grant, award or issuance of REIT Shares or other equity interests in
the General Partner having designations, preferences and other rights such that
the economic interests attributable to such REIT Shares or other equity
interests are substantially similar to the designations, preferences and other
rights (except voting rights) of the Partnership Interests issued to the General
Partner in accordance with this Section 4.2.A or (b) the additional Partnership
Interests are issued to all Partners holding Partnership Interests in the same
class in proportion to their respective Percentage Interests in such class. If
the Partnership issues Partnership Interests pursuant to this Section 4.2.A, the
General Partner shall make such revisions to this Agreement (including but not
limited to the revisions described in Section 5.4, Section 6.2 and Section 8.6)
as it deems necessary to reflect the issuance of such Partnership Interests.
B. Percentage Interest Adjustments in the Case of Capital
Contributions for Partnership Units. Upon the acceptance of additional Capital
Contributions in exchange for Partnership Units and if the Partnership shall
have outstanding more than one class of Partnership Interests, the Percentage
Interest related thereto shall be equal to a fraction, the numerator of which is
equal to the amount of cash, if any, plus the Agreed Value of Contributed
Property, if any, contributed with respect to such additional Partnership Units
and the denominator of which is equal to the sum of (i) the Deemed Value of the
Partnership Interests for all outstanding classes (computed as of the Business
Day immediately preceding the date on which the additional Capital Contributions
are made (an "Adjustment Date")) plus (ii) the
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aggregate amount of additional Capital Contributions contributed to the
Partnership on such Adjustment Date in respect of such additional Partnership
Units. The Percentage Interest of each other Partner holding Partnership
Interests not making a full pro rata Capital Contribution shall be adjusted to a
fraction the numerator of which is equal to the sum of (i) the Deemed
Partnership Interest Value of such Limited Partner (computed as of the Business
Day immediately preceding the Adjustment Date) plus (ii) the amount of
additional Capital Contributions (such amount being equal to the amount of cash,
if any, plus the Agreed Value of Contributed Property, if any, so contributed),
if any, made by such Partner to the Partnership in respect of such Partnership
Interest as of such Adjustment Date and the denominator of which is equal to the
sum of (i) the Deemed Value of the Partnership Interests of all outstanding
classes (computed as of the Business Day immediately preceding such Adjustment
Date) plus (ii) the aggregate amount of the additional Capital Contributions
contributed to the Partnership on such Adjustment Date in respect of such
additional Partnership Interests. For purposes of calculating a Partner's
Percentage Interest pursuant to this Section 4.2.B, cash Capital Contributions
by the General Partner will be deemed to equal the cash contributed by the
General Partner plus (a) in the case of cash contributions funded by an offering
of any equity interests in or other securities of the General Partner, the
offering costs attributable to the cash contributed to the Partnership, and (b)
in the case of Partnership Units issued pursuant to Section 7.5.E, an amount
equal to the difference between the Value of the REIT Shares sold pursuant to
any Share Option Plan and the net proceeds of such sale.
C. Classes of Partnership Units. From and after the Effective
Date, subject to Section 4.2.A above, the Partnership shall have two classes of
Partnership Units entitled "Class A Units" and "Class B Units." Either Class A
Units or Class B Units, at the election of the General Partner, in its sole and
absolute discretion, may be issued to newly admitted Partners in exchange for
the contribution by such Partners of cash, real estate partnership interests,
stock, notes or other assets or consideration; provided, that any Partnership
Unit that is not specifically designated by the General Partner as being of a
particular class shall be deemed to be a Class A Unit. Each Class B Unit shall
be converted automatically into a Class A Unit on the day immediately following
the Partnership Record Date for the Distribution Period (as defined in Section
5.1.C) in which such Class B Unit was issued, without the requirement for any
action by either the Partnership or the Partner holding the Class B Unit.
Section 4.3 No Preemptive Rights. Except to the extent expressly
granted by the Partnership pursuant to another agreement, no Person shall have
any preemptive, preferential or other similar right with respect to (i)
additional Capital Contributions or loans to the Partnership; or (ii) the
issuance or sale of any Partnership Units or other Partnership Interests.
Section 4.4 Other Contribution Provisions. If any Partner is admitted
to the Partnership and is given a Capital Account in exchange for services
rendered to the Partnership or to the General Partner on behalf of the
Partnership, such transaction shall be treated by the Partnership and the
affected Partner as if the Partnership had compensated such Partner in cash, and
the Partner had contributed such cash to the capital of the Partnership.
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Section 4.5 No Interest on Capital. No Partner shall be entitled to
interest on its Capital Contributions or its Capital Account.
ARTICLE V - DISTRIBUTIONS
Section 5.1 Requirement and Characterization of Distributions.
A. General. The General Partner shall distribute at least
quarterly an amount equal to one hundred percent (100%) of Available Cash
generated by the Partnership during such quarter or shorter period to the
Partners who are Partners on the Partnership Record Date with respect to such
quarter or shorter period as provided in Sections 5.1.B, 5.1.C and 5.1.D.
Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein, in no event may a
Partner receive a distribution of Available Cash with respect to a Partnership
Unit for a quarter or shorter period if such Partner is entitled to receive a
distribution with respect to a REIT Share for which such Partnership Unit has
been redeemed or exchanged. Unless otherwise expressly provided for herein or in
an agreement at the time a new class of Partnership Interests is created in
accordance with Article IV hereof, no Partnership Interest shall be entitled to
a distribution in preference to any other Partnership Interest. The General
Partner shall make such reasonable efforts, as determined by it in its sole and
absolute discretion and consistent with the qualification of the General Partner
Entity as a REIT, to distribute Available Cash (a) to Limited Partners so as to
preclude any such distribution or portion thereof from being treated as part of
a sale of property of the Partnership by a Limited Partner under Section 707 of
the Code or the Regulations thereunder; provided that, the General Partner and
the Partnership shall not have liability to a Limited Partner under any
circumstances as a result of any distribution to a Limited Partner being so
treated, and (b) to the General Partner in an amount sufficient to enable the
General Partner Entity to pay stockholder dividends that will (1) satisfy the
requirements for qualification as a REIT under the Code and the Regulations (the
"REIT Requirements") thereunder; and (2) avoid any federal income or excise tax
liability for the General Partner Entity.
B. Method.
(i) Each holder of Partnership Interests that is
entitled to any preference in distribution shall be entitled to a
distribution in accordance with the rights of any such class of
Partnership Interests (and, within such class, pro rata in proportion
to the respective Percentage Interests on such Partnership Record
Date); and
(ii) To the extent there is Available Cash remaining
after the payment of any preference in distribution in
accordance with the foregoing clause (i), with respect to
Partnership Interests that are not entitled to any preference
in distribution, pro rata to each such class in accordance
with the terms of such class (and, within each such class, pro
rata in proportion to the respective Percentage Interests on
such Partnership Record Date).
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C. Distributions When Class B Units Are Outstanding. If for
any quarter or shorter period with respect to which a distribution is to be made
(a "Distribution Period") Class B Units are outstanding on the Partnership
Record Date for such Distribution Period, the General Partner shall allocate the
Available Cash with respect to such Distribution Period available for
distribution with respect to the Class A Units and Class B Units collectively
between the Partners who are holders of Class A Units ("Class A") and the
Partners who are holders of Class B Units ("Class B") as follows:
(1) Class A shall receive that portion of the
Available Cash (the "Class A REIT Portion") determined by
multiplying the amount of Available Cash by the following
fraction:
A x Y
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(A x Y)+(B x X)
(2) Class B shall receive that portion of the
Available Cash (the "Class B REIT Portion") determined by
multiplying the amount of Available Cash by the following
fraction:
B x X
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(A x Y)+(B x X)
(3) For purposes of the foregoing formulas, (i) "A"
equals the number of Class A Units outstanding on the
Partnership Record Date for such Distribution Period; (ii) "B"
equals the number of Class B Units outstanding on the
Partnership Record Date for such Distribution Period; (iii)
"Y" equals the number of days in the Distribution Period; and
(iv) "X" equals the number of days in the Distribution Period
for which the Class B Units were issued and outstanding.
The Class A REIT Portion shall be distributed among Partners holding
Class A Units on the Partnership Record Date for the Distribution Period in
accordance with the number of Class A Units held by each Partner on such
Partnership Record Date; provided that, in no event may a Partner receive a
distribution of Available Cash with respect to a Class A Unit if a Partner is
entitled to receive a distribution out of such Available Cash with respect to a
REIT Share for which such Class A Unit has been redeemed or exchanged. The Class
B REIT Portion shall be distributed among the Partners holding Class B Units on
the Partnership Record Date for the Distribution Period in accordance with the
number of Class B Units held by each Partner on such Partnership Record Date. In
no event shall any Class B Units be entitled to receive any distribution of
Available Cash for any Distribution Period ending prior to the date on which
such Class B Units are issued.
D. Distributions When Class B Units Have Been Issued on
Different Dates. If Class B Units which have been issued on different dates are
outstanding on the Partnership Record Date for any Distribution Period, then the
Class B Units issued on each particular date
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shall be treated as a separate series of Partnership Units for purposes of
making the allocation of Available Cash for such Distribution Period among the
holders of Partnership Units (and the formula for making such allocation, and
the definitions of variables used therein, shall be modified accordingly). Thus,
for example, if two series of Class B Units are outstanding on the Partnership
Record Date for any Distribution Period, the allocation formula for each series,
"Series B1" and "Series B2" would be as follows:
(1) Series B1 shall receive that portion of the
Available Cash determined by multiplying the amount of
Available Cash by the following fraction:
B1 x X1
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(A x Y)+(B1 x X1)+(B2 x X2)
(2) Series B2 shall receive that portion of the
Available Cash determined by multiplying the amount of
Available Cash by the following fraction:
B2 x X2
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(A x Y)+(B1 x X1)+(B2 x X2)
(3) For purposes of the foregoing formulas the
definitions set forth in Section 5.1.C.3 remain the same
except that (i) "B1" equals the number of Partnership Units in
Series B1 outstanding on the Partnership Record Date for such
Distribution Period; (ii) "B2" equals the number of
Partnership Units in Series B2 outstanding on the Partnership
Record Date for such Distribution Period; (iii) "X1" equals
the number of days in the Distribution Period for which the
Partnership Units in Series B1 were issued and outstanding;
and (iv) "X2" equals the number of days in the Distribution
Period for which the Partnership Units in Series B2 were
issued and outstanding.
Section 5.2 Amounts Withheld. All amounts withheld pursuant to the Code
or any provisions of any state or local tax law and Section 10.5 with respect to
any allocation, payment or distribution to the General Partner, the Limited
Partners or Assignees shall be treated as amounts distributed to the General
Partner, Limited Partners or Assignees pursuant to Section 5.1 for all purposes
under this Agreement.
Section 5.3 Distributions Upon Liquidation. Proceeds from a Terminating
Capital Transaction shall be distributed to the Partners in accordance with
Section 13.2.
Section 5.4 Revisions to Reflect Issuance of Partnership Interests. If
the Partnership issues Partnership Interests to the General Partner or any
Additional Limited Partner pursuant to Article IV hereof, the General Partner
shall make such revisions to this Article V and Exhibit A
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as it deems necessary to reflect the issuance of such additional Partnership
Interests without the requirements for any other consents or approvals.
ARTICLE VI - ALLOCATIONS
Section 6.1 Allocations for Capital Account Purposes. For purposes of
maintaining the Capital Accounts and in determining the rights of the Partners
among themselves, the Partnership's items of income, gain, loss and deduction
(computed in accordance with Exhibit B) shall be allocated among the Partners in
each taxable year (or portion thereof) as provided herein below.
A. Net Income. After giving effect to the special allocations
set forth in Section 1 of Exhibit C, Net Income shall be allocated (i) first, to
the General Partner to the extent that Net Losses previously allocated to the
General Partner pursuant to the last sentence of Section 6.1.B exceed Net Income
previously allocated to the General Partner pursuant to this clause (i) of
Section 6.1.A; (ii) second, to the holders of any Partnership Interests that are
entitled to any preference in distribution in accordance with the rights of any
such class of Partnership Interests until each such Partnership Interest has
been allocated, on a cumulative basis pursuant to this clause (ii), Net Income
equal to the amount of distributions received which are attributable to the
preference of such class of Partnership Interests (and, within such class, pro
rata in proportion to the respective Percentage Interests as of the last day of
the period for which such allocation is being made); and (iii) third, with
respect to Partnership Interests that are not entitled to any preference in the
allocation of Net Income, pro rata to each such class in accordance with the
terms of such class (and, within such class, pro rata in proportion to the
respective Percentage Interests as of the last day of the period for which such
allocation is being made).
B. Net Losses. After giving effect to the special allocations
set forth in Section 1 of Exhibit C, Net Losses shall be allocated (i) first, to
the holders of any Partnership Interests that are entitled to any preference in
distribution in accordance with the rights of any such class of Partnership
Interests to the extent that any prior allocations of Net Income to such class
of Partnership Interests pursuant to Section 6.1.A(ii) exceed, on a cumulative
basis, distributions with respect to such Partnership Interests pursuant to
clause (i) of Section 5.1.B (and, within such class, pro rata in proportion to
the respective Percentage Interests as of the last day of the period for which
such allocation is being made); and (ii) second, with respect to classes of
Partnership Interests that are not entitled to any preference in distribution,
pro rata to each such class in accordance with the terms of such class (and,
within such class, pro rata in proportion to the respective Percentage Interests
as of the last day of the period for which such allocation is being made);
provided that Net Losses shall not be allocated to any Limited Partner pursuant
to this Section 6.1.B to the extent that such allocation would cause such
Limited Partner to have an Adjusted Capital Account Deficit (or increase any
existing Adjusted Capital Account Deficit) at the end of such taxable year (or
portion thereof). All Net Losses in excess of the limitations set forth in this
Section 6.1.B shall be allocated to the General Partners.
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C. Allocation of Nonrecourse Debt. For purposes of Regulation
Section 1.752-3(a), the Partners agree that Nonrecourse Liabilities of the
Partnership in excess of the sum of (i) the amount of Partnership Minimum Gain
and (ii) the total amount of Nonrecourse Built-in Gain shall be allocated among
the Partners in accordance with their respective Percentage Interests.
D. Recapture Income. Any gain allocated to the Partners upon
the sale or other taxable disposition of any Partnership asset shall, to the
extent possible, after taking into account other required allocations of gain
pursuant to Exhibit C, be characterized as Recapture Income in the same
proportions and to the same extent as such Partners have been allocated any
deductions directly or indirectly giving rise to the treatment of such gains as
Recapture Income.
Section 6.2 Revisions to Allocations to Reflect Issuance of Partnership
Interests. If the Partnership issues Partnership Interests to the General
Partner or any Additional Limited Partner pursuant to Article IV hereof, the
General Partner shall make such revisions to this Article VI and Exhibit A as it
deems necessary to reflect the terms of the issuance of such Partnership
Interests, including making preferential allocations to classes of Partnership
Interests that are entitled thereto. Such revisions shall not require the
consent or approval of any other Partner.
ARTICLE VII - MANAGEMENT AND OPERATIONS OF BUSINESS
Section 7.1 Management.
X. Xxxxxx of General Partner. Except as otherwise expressly
provided in this Agreement, all management powers over the business and affairs
of the Partnership are and shall be exclusively vested in the General Partner,
and no Limited Partner shall have any right to participate in or exercise
control or management power over the business and affairs of the Partnership.
The General Partner may not be removed by the Limited Partners with or without
cause. In addition to the powers now or hereafter granted a general partner of a
limited partnership under applicable law or which are granted to the General
Partner under any other provision of this Agreement, the General Partner,
subject to Section 7.11, shall have full power and authority to do all things
deemed necessary or desirable by it to conduct the business of the Partnership,
to exercise all powers set forth in Section 3.2 and to effectuate the purposes
set forth in Section 3.1, including, without limitation:
(1) the making of any expenditures, the lending
or borrowing of money (including, without
limitation, making prepayments on loans and
borrowing money to permit the Partnership to
make distributions to its Partners in such
amounts as will permit the General Partner
Entity (so long as the General Partner
Entity qualifies as a REIT) to avoid the
payment of any federal income tax
(including, for this purpose, any excise tax
pursuant to Section 4981 of the Code) and to
make distributions to its stockholders
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sufficient to permit the General Partner
Entity to maintain REIT status), the
assumption or guarantee of, or other
contracting for, indebtedness and other
liabilities, the issuance of evidences of
indebtedness (including the securing of the
same by mortgage, deed of trust or other
lien or encumbrance on the Partnership's
assets) and the incurring of any obligations
the General Partner Entity deems necessary
for the conduct of the activities of the
Partnership;
(2) the making of tax, regulatory and other
filings, or rendering of periodic or other
reports to governmental or other agencies
having jurisdiction over the business or
assets of the Partnership, the registration
of any class of securities of the
Partnership under the Securities Act, and
the listing of any debt securities of the
Partnership on any exchange;
(3) the acquisition, disposition, mortgage,
pledge, encumbrance, hypothecation or
exchange of any or all of the assets of the
Partnership (including the exercise or grant
of any conversion, option, privilege or
subscription right or other right available
in connection with any assets at any time
held by the Partnership) or the merger or
other combination of the Partnership with or
into another entity on such terms as the
General Partner deems proper;
(4) the use of the assets of the Partnership
(including, without limitation, cash on
hand) for any purpose consistent with the
terms of this Agreement and on any terms it
sees fit, including, without limitation, the
financing of the conduct of the operations
of the General Partner, the Partnership or
any of the Partnership's Subsidiaries, the
lending of funds to other Persons
(including, without limitation, the General
Partner, its Subsidiaries and the
Partnership's Subsidiaries) and the
repayment of obligations of the Partnership
and its Subsidiaries and any other Person in
which the Partnership has an equity
investment and the making of capital
contributions to its Subsidiaries;
(5) the management, operation, leasing,
landscaping, repair, alteration, demolition
or improvement of any real property or
improvements owned by the Partnership or any
Subsidiary of the Partnership or any Person
in which the Partnership has made a direct
or indirect equity investment;
(6) the negotiation, execution, and performance
of any contracts, conveyances or other
instruments that the General Partner
considers useful or necessary to the conduct
of the Partnership's operations or the
implementation of the General Partner's
powers under this Agreement, including
contracting with contractors,
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developers, consultants, accountants, legal
counsel, other professional advisors and
other agents and the payment of their
expenses and compensation out of the
Partnership's assets;
(7) the mortgage, pledge, encumbrance or
hypothecation of any assets of the
Partnership, and the use of the assets of
the Partnership (including, without
limitation, cash on hand) for any purpose
consistent with the terms of this Agreement
and on any terms it sees fit, including,
without limitation, the financing of the
conduct or the operations of the General
Partner or the Partnership, the lending of
funds to other Persons (including, without
limitation, any Subsidiaries of the
Partnership) and the repayment of
obligations of the Partnership, any of its
Subsidiaries and any other Person in which
it has an equity investment;
(8) the distribution of Partnership cash or
other Partnership assets in accordance with
this Agreement;
(9) the holding, managing, investing and
reinvesting of cash and other assets of the
Partnership;
(10) the collection and receipt of revenues and
income of the Partnership;
(11) the establishment of one or more divisions
of the Partnership, the selection,
appointment, designation of powers,
authority and duties and the termination and
dismissal of employees of the Partnership
(including, without limitation, employees
having titles such as "president," "vice
president," "secretary" and "treasurer") and
agents, outside attorneys, accountants,
consultants and contractors of the
Partnership and the determination of their
compensation and other terms of employment
or hiring;
(12) the maintenance of such insurance for the
benefit of the Partnership and the Partners
and directors and officers thereof as it
deems necessary or appropriate;
(13) the formation of, or acquisition of an
interest (including non-voting interests in
entities controlled by Affiliates of the
Partnership or third parties) in, and the
contribution of property to, any further
limited or general partnerships, joint
ventures, limited liability companies or
other relationships that it deems desirable
(including, without limitation, the
acquisition of interests in, and the
contributions of funds or property to, or
making of loans to, its Subsidiaries and any
other Person in which it has an equity
investment from time to time, or the
incurrence of indebtedness on
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behalf of such Persons or the guarantee of
the obligations of such Persons); provided
that, as long as the General Partner has
determined to continue to qualify as a REIT,
the Partnership may not engage in any such
formation, acquisition or contribution that
would cause the General Partner to fail to
qualify as a REIT;
(14) the control of any matters affecting the
rights and obligations of the Partnership,
including the settlement, compromise,
submission to arbitration or any other form
of dispute resolution or abandonment of any
claim, cause of action, liability, debt or
damages due or owing to or from the
Partnership, the commencement or defense of
suits, legal proceedings, administrative
proceedings, arbitrations or other forms of
dispute resolution, the representation of
the Partnership in all suits or legal
proceedings, administrative proceedings,
arbitration or other forms of dispute
resolution, the incurring of legal expense
and the indemnification of any Person
against liabilities and contingencies to the
extent permitted by law;
(15) the determination of the fair market value
of any Partnership property distributed in
kind, using such reasonable method of
valuation as the General Partner may adopt;
(16) the exercise, directly or indirectly,
through any attorney-in-fact acting under a
general or limited power of attorney, of any
right, including the right to vote,
appurtenant to any assets or investment held
by the Partnership;
(17) the exercise of any of the powers of the
General Partner enumerated in this Agreement
on behalf of or in connection with any
Subsidiary of the Partnership or any other
Person in which the Partnership has a direct
or indirect interest, individually or
jointly with any such Subsidiary or other
Person;
(18) the exercise of any of the powers of the
General Partner enumerated in this Agreement
on behalf of any Person in which the
Partnership does not have any interest
pursuant to contractual or other
arrangements with such Person;
(19) the making, executing and delivering of any
and all deeds, leases, notes, deeds to
secure debt, mortgages, deeds of trust,
security agreements, conveyances, contracts,
guarantees, warranties, indemnities,
waivers, releases or other legal instruments
or agreements in writing necessary or
appropriate in the judgment of
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the General Partner for the accomplishment
of any of the powers of the General Partner
enumerated in this Agreement; and
(20) the distribution of cash to acquire
Partnership Units held by a Limited Partner
in connection with a Limited Partner's
exercise of its Redemption Right under
Section 8.6 or of any comparable redemption
or exchange right of any Partner holding
Partnership Interests in one or more classes
or series that are senior to Limited
Partnership Interests; and
(21) the issuance on behalf of the Partnership,
of Additional Partnership Units, as
appropriate, in connection with Capital
Contributions by Additional Limited Partners
and Additional Capital Contributions by
Partners pursuant to Article IV.
B. No Approval by Limited Partners. Except as provided in Section 7.11,
each of the Limited Partners agrees that the General Partner is authorized to
execute, deliver and perform the above-mentioned agreements and transactions on
behalf of the Partnership without any further act, approval or vote of the
Partners, notwithstanding any other provision of this Agreement, the Act or any
applicable law, rule or regulation, to the fullest extent permitted under the
Act or other applicable law, rule or regulation. The execution, delivery or
performance by the General Partner or the Partnership of any agreement
authorized or permitted under this Agreement shall not constitute a breach by
the General Partner of any duty that the General Partner may owe the Partnership
or the Limited Partners or any other Persons under this Agreement or of any duty
stated or implied by law or equity.
C. Insurance. At all times from and after the date hereof, the
General Partner may cause the Partnership to obtain and maintain (i) casualty,
liability and other insurance on the properties of the Partnership; (ii)
liability insurance for the Indemnities hereunder; and (iii) such other
insurance as the General Partner, in its sole and absolute discretion,
determines to be appropriate and reasonable.
D. Working Capital and Other Reserves. At all times from and
after the date hereof, the General Partner may cause the Partnership to
establish and maintain working capital reserves in such amounts as the General
Partner, in its sole and absolute discretion, deems appropriate and reasonable
from time to time, including upon liquidation of the Partnership under Section
13.
E. No Obligations to Consider Tax Consequences of Limited
Partners. In exercising its authority under this Agreement, the General Partner
may, but shall be under no obligation to, take into account the tax consequences
to any Partner (including the General
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Partner) of any action taken (or not taken) by it. The General Partner and the
Partnership shall not have liability to a Limited Partner for monetary damages
or otherwise for losses sustained, liabilities incurred or benefits not derived
by such Limited Partner in connection with such decisions, provided that the
General Partner has acted in good faith and pursuant to its authority under this
Agreement. The Limited Partners expressly acknowledge that the General Partner
is acting on behalf of the Partnership, the General Partner, and the General
Partner's stockholders, collectively.
Section 7.2 Certificate of Limited Partnership. The General Partner has
previously filed the Certificate with the Secretary of State of Delaware. To the
extent that such action is determined by the General Partner to be reasonable
and necessary or appropriate, the General Partner shall file amendments to and
restatements of the Certificate and do all the things to maintain the
Partnership as a limited partnership (or a partnership in which the limited
partners have limited liability) under the laws of the State of Delaware and
each other state, the District of Columbia or other jurisdiction in which the
Partnership may elect to do business or own property. Subject to the terms of
Section 8.5.A(4), the General Partner shall not be required, before or after
filing, to deliver or mail a copy of the Certificate or any amendment thereto to
any Limited Partner. The General Partner shall use all reasonable efforts to
cause to be filed such other certificates or documents as may be reasonable and
necessary or appropriate for the formation, continuation, qualification and
operation of a limited partnership (or a partnership in which the limited
partners have limited liability) in the State of Delaware and any other state,
the District of Columbia or other jurisdiction in which the Partnership may
elect to do business or own property.
Section 7.3 Title to Partnership Assets. Title to Partnership assets,
whether real, personal or mixed and whether tangible or intangible, shall be
deemed to be owned by the Partnership as an entity, and no Partners,
individually or collectively, shall have any ownership interest in such
Partnership assets or any portion thereof. Title to any or all of the
Partnership assets may be held in the name of the Partnership, the General
Partner or one or more nominees, as the General Partner may determine, including
Affiliates of the General Partner. The General Partner hereby declares and
warrants that any Partnership assets for which legal title is held in the name
of the General Partner or any nominee or Affiliate of the General Partner shall
be held by the General Partner for the use and benefit of the Partnership in
accordance with the provisions of this Agreement (excluding only assets
permitted to be held by the General Partner pursuant to Section 7.5.A);
provided, however, that the General Partner shall use its best efforts to cause
beneficial and record title to such assets to be vested in the Partnership as
soon as reasonably practicable if failure to so vest such title would have a
material adverse effect on the Partnership. All Partnership assets shall be
recorded as the property of the Partnership in its books and records,
irrespective of the name in which legal title to such Partnership assets is
held.
Section 7.4 Reimbursement of the General Partner.
A. No Compensation. Except as provided in this Section 7.4 and
elsewhere in this Agreement (including the provisions of Articles V and VI
regarding distributions, payments and allocations to which it may be entitled),
the General Partner shall not be compensated for its services as general partner
of the Partnership.
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B. Responsibility for Partnership Expenses. The Partnership
shall be responsible for and shall pay all expenses relating to the
Partnership's organization, the ownership of its assets and its operations. The
General Partner shall be reimbursed on a monthly basis, or such other basis as
the General Partner may determine in its sole and absolute discretion, for all
expenses it incurs relating to the ownership and operation of, or for the
benefit of, the Partnership (including, without limitation, expenses related to
the operations of the General Partner and to the management and administration
of any Subsidiaries of the General Partner or the Partnership or Affiliates of
the Partnership, such as auditing expenses and filing fees); provided that, the
amount of any such reimbursement shall be reduced by (i) any interest earned by
the General Partner with respect to bank accounts or other instruments or
accounts held by it on behalf of the Partnership as permitted in Section 7.5.A
(which interest is considered to belong to the Partnership and shall be paid
over to the Partnership to the extent not applied to reimburse the General
Partner for expenses hereunder); and (ii) any amount derived by the General
Partner from any investments permitted in Section 7.5.A. The General Partner
shall determine in good faith the amount of expenses incurred by it related to
the ownership and operation of, or for the benefit of, the Partnership. If
certain expenses are incurred for the benefit of the Partnership and other
entities (including the General Partner), such expenses will be allocated to the
Partnership and such other entities in such a manner as the General Partner in
its sole and absolute discretion deems fair and reasonable. Such reimbursements
shall be in addition to any reimbursement to the General Partner pursuant to
Section 10.3.C and as a result of indemnification pursuant to Section 7.7. All
payments and reimbursements hereunder shall be characterized for federal income
tax purposes as expenses of the Partnership incurred on its behalf, and not as
expenses of the General Partner.
C. Partnership Interest Issuance Expenses. The General Partner
shall also be reimbursed for all expenses it incurs relating to any issuance of
Partnership Interests, REIT Shares, Debt of the Partnership or the General
Partner or rights, options, warrants or convertible or exchangeable securities
pursuant to Article IV (including, without limitation, all costs, expenses,
damages and other payments resulting from or arising in connection with
litigation related to any of the foregoing), all of which expenses are
considered by the Partners to constitute expenses of, and for the benefit of,
the Partnership.
D. Purchases of REIT Shares by the General Partner. If the
General Partner exercises its rights under the Articles to purchase REIT Shares
or otherwise elects to purchase from its stockholders REIT Shares in connection
with a share repurchase or similar program or for the purpose of delivering such
REIT Shares to satisfy an obligation under any dividend reinvestment or equity
purchase program adopted by the General Partner, any employee equity purchase
plan adopted by the General Partner or any similar obligation or arrangement
undertaken by the General Partner in the future, the purchase price paid by the
General Partner for those REIT Shares and any other expenses incurred by the
General Partner in connection with such purchase shall be considered expenses of
the Partnership and shall be reimbursable to the General Partner, subject to the
conditions that: (i) if those REIT Shares subsequently are to be sold by the
General Partner, the General Partner shall pay to the Partnership any proceeds
received by the General Partner for those REIT Shares (provided that a transfer
of REIT Shares
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for Partnership Units pursuant to Section 8.6 would not be considered a sale for
such purposes); and (ii) if such REIT Shares are not retransferred by the
General Partner within thirty (30) days after the purchase thereof, the General
Partner shall cause the Partnership to cancel a number of Partnership Units
(rounded to the nearest whole Partnership Unit) held by the General Partner
equal to the product attained by multiplying the number of those REIT Shares by
a fraction, the numerator of which is one and the denominator of which is the
Conversion Factor.
E. Reimbursement not a Distribution. If and to the extent any
reimbursement made pursuant to this Section 7.4 is determined for federal income
tax purposes not to constitute a payment of expenses of the Partnership, the
amount so determined shall constitute a guaranteed payment with respect to
capital within the meaning of Section 707(c) of the Code, shall be treated
consistently therewith by the Partnership and all Partners and shall not be
treated as a distribution for purposes of computing the Partners' Capital
Accounts.
Section 7.5 Outside Activities of the General Partner; Relationship of
REIT Shares To Partnership Units; Funding Debt.
A. General. Without the Consent of the Outside Limited Partners, the
General Partner shall not, directly or indirectly, enter into or conduct any
business other than in connection with the ownership, acquisition and
disposition of Partnership Interests as a General Partner or Limited Partner and
the management of the business of the Partnership and such activities as are
incidental thereto. Without the Consent of the Outside Limited Partners, the
assets of the General Partner shall be limited to Partnership Interests and
permitted debt obligations of the Partnership (as contemplated by Section
7.5.F), so that REIT Shares and Partnership Units are completely fungible except
as otherwise specifically provided herein; provided, that the General Partner
shall be permitted to hold such bank accounts or similar instruments or accounts
in its name as it deems necessary to carry out its responsibilities and purposes
as contemplated under this Agreement and its organizational documents (provided
that accounts held on behalf of the Partnership to permit the General Partner to
carry out its responsibilities under this Agreement shall be considered to
belong to the Partnership and the interest earned thereon shall, subject to
Section 7.4.B, be applied for the benefit of the Partnership); and, provided
further, that the General Partner shall be permitted to acquire, directly or
through a Qualified REIT Subsidiary or limited liability company (all of the
ownership interest in which may be held directly by the General Partner), up to
a one percent (1%) interest in any partnership or limited liability company at
least ninety-nine percent (99%) of the equity of which is owned, directly or
indirectly, by the Partnership. The General Partner and any of its Affiliates
may acquire Limited Partnership Interests and shall be entitled to exercise all
rights of a Limited Partner relating to such Limited Partnership Interests.
B. Repurchase of REIT Shares. If the General Partner exercises
its rights under the Articles to purchase REIT Shares or otherwise elects to
purchase from its stockholders REIT Shares in connection with a share repurchase
or similar program or for the purpose of delivering such shares to satisfy an
obligation under any dividend reinvestment or share purchase program adopted by
the General Partner, any employee share purchase plan adopted by the General
Partner or any similar obligation or arrangement undertaken by the General
Partner in
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the future, then the General Partner shall cause the Partnership to purchase
from the General Partner that number of Partnership Units of the appropriate
class equal to the product obtained by multiplying the number of REIT Shares
purchased by the General Partner times a fraction, the numerator of which is one
and the denominator of which is the Conversion Factor, on the same terms and for
the same aggregate price that the General Partner purchased such REIT Shares.
C. Forfeiture of REIT Shares. If the Partnership or the
General Partner acquires REIT Shares as a result of the forfeiture of such REIT
Shares under a restricted or similar share plan, then the General Partner shall
cause the Partnership to cancel that number of Partnership Units equal to the
number of REIT Shares so acquired, and, if the Partnership acquired such REIT
Shares, it shall transfer such REIT Shares to the General Partner for
cancellation.
D. Issuances of REIT Shares. The General Partner shall not grant,
award, or issue any additional REIT Shares (other than REIT Shares issued
pursuant to Section 8.6 hereof or pursuant to a dividend or distribution
(including any share split) of REIT Shares to all of its stockholders), other
equity securities of the General Partner, New Securities or Convertible Funding
Debt unless (i) the General Partner shall cause, pursuant to Section 4.2.A
hereof, the Partnership to issue to the General Partner Partnership Interests or
rights, options, warrants or convertible or exchangeable securities of the
Partnership having designations, preferences and other rights, all such that the
economic interests are substantially the same as those of such additional REIT
Shares, other equity securities, New Securities or Convertible Funding Debt, as
the case may be; and (ii) the General Partner transfers to the Partnership, as
an additional Capital Contribution, the proceeds from the grant, award, or
issuance of such additional REIT Shares, other equity securities, New Securities
or Convertible Funding Debt, as the case may be, or from the exercise of rights
contained in such additional REIT Shares, other equity securities, New
Securities or Convertible Funding Debt, as the case may be. Without limiting the
foregoing, the General Partner is expressly authorized to issue additional REIT
Shares, other equity securities, New Securities or Convertible Funding Debt, as
the case may be, for less than fair market value, and the General Partner is
expressly authorized, pursuant to Section 4.2.A hereof, to cause the Partnership
to issue to the General Partner corresponding Partnership Interests, as long as
(a) the General Partner concludes in good faith that such issuance is in the
interests of the General Partner and the Partnership (for example, and not by
way of limitation, the issuance of REIT Shares and corresponding Partnership
Units pursuant to a share purchase plan providing for purchases of REIT Shares,
either by employees or stockholders, at a discount from fair market value or
pursuant to employee share options that have an exercise price that is less than
the fair market value of the REIT Shares, either at the time of issuance or at
the time of exercise or as part of a compensation package to any person
rendering services to the General Partner and the Partnership including without
limitation persons serving as directors of the General Partner); and (b) the
General Partner transfers all proceeds from any such issuance or exercise to the
Partnership as an additional Capital Contribution.
E. Share Option Plan. If at any time or from time to time, the
General Partner sells REIT Shares pursuant to any Share Option Plan, the General
Partner shall transfer the net proceeds of the sale of such REIT Shares to the
Partnership as an additional Capital
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Contribution in exchange for an amount of additional Partnership Units equal to
the number of REIT Shares so sold divided by the Conversion Factor.
F. Funding Debt. The General Partner may incur a Funding Debt,
including, without limitation, a Funding Debt that is convertible into REIT
Shares or otherwise constitutes a class of New Securities ("Convertible Funding
Debt"), subject to the condition that the General Partner lend to the
Partnership the net proceeds of such Funding Debt; provided, that Convertible
Funding Debt shall be issued pursuant to Section 7.5.D above; and, provided
further, that the General Partner shall not be obligated to lend the net
proceeds of any Funding Debt to the Partnership in a manner that would be
inconsistent with the General Partner's ability to remain qualified as a REIT.
If the General Partner enters into any Funding Debt, the loan to the Partnership
shall be on comparable terms and conditions, including interest rate, repayment
schedule and costs and expenses, as are applicable with respect to or incurred
in connection with such Funding Debt.
Section 7.6 Transactions with Affiliates.
A. Transfers of Funds. The Partnership may lend or contribute
funds or other assets to its Subsidiaries or other Persons in which it has an
equity investment and such Persons may borrow funds from the Partnership, on
terms and conditions established in the sole and absolute discretion of the
General Partner. The foregoing authority shall not create any right or benefit
in favor of any Subsidiary or any other Person.
B. Transfers of Assets. Except as provided in Section 7.5, the
Partnership may transfer assets to joint ventures, limited liability companies,
partnerships, corporations or other business entities in which it is or thereby
becomes a participant upon such terms and subject to such conditions consistent
with this Agreement and applicable law as the General Partner, in its sole and
absolute discretion, believes are advisable.
C. Transfers of Property. Except as expressly permitted by
this Agreement, neither the General Partner nor any of its Affiliates shall
sell, transfer or convey any property to, or purchase any property from, the
Partnership, directly or indirectly, except pursuant to transactions that are
determined by the General Partner in good faith to be fair and reasonable.
D. Transactions with Certain Affiliates. Except as expressly
permitted by this Agreement, the Partnership shall not, directly or indirectly,
sell, transfer or convey any property to, or purchase any property from, or
borrow funds from, or lend funds to, any Partner or any Affiliate of the
Partnership that is not also a Subsidiary of the Partnership, except pursuant to
transactions that are on terms that are fair and reasonable and no less
favorable to the Partnership than would be obtained from an unaffiliated third
party.
E. Conflict Avoidance. The General Partner is expressly
authorized to enter into, in the name and on behalf of the Partnership, a right
of first opportunity arrangement and
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other conflict avoidance agreements with various Affiliates of the Partnership
and the General Partner on such terms as the General Partner, in its sole and
absolute discretion, believes is advisable.
F. Benefit Plans Sponsored by the Partnership. The General
Partner in its sole and absolute discretion and without the approval of the
Limited Partners, may propose and adopt on behalf of the Partnership employee
benefit plans funded by the Partnership for the benefit of employees of the
General Partner, the Partnership, Subsidiaries of the Partnership or any
Affiliate of any of them in respect of services performed, directly or
indirectly, for the benefit of the Partnership, the General Partner, or any
Subsidiaries of the General Partner.
Section 7.7 Indemnification.
A. General. The Partnership shall indemnify each Indemnitee to
the fullest extent provided by the Act from and against any and all losses,
claims, damages, liabilities, joint or several, expenses (including, without
limitation, attorneys fees and other legal fees and expenses), judgments, fines,
settlements, and other amounts arising from or in connection with any and all
claims, demands, actions, suits or proceedings, civil, criminal, administrative
or investigative, incurred by the Indemnitee and relating to the Partnership or
the General Partner or the operation of, or the ownership of property by, any of
them as set forth in this Agreement, in which any such Indemnitee may be
involved, or is threatened to be involved, as a party or otherwise, unless it is
established by a final determination of a court of competent jurisdiction that:
(i) the act or omission of the Indemnitee was material to the matter giving rise
to the proceeding and either was committed in bad faith or was the result of
active and deliberate dishonesty; (ii) the Indemnitee actually received an
improper personal benefit in money, property or services; or (iii) in the case
of any criminal proceeding, the Indemnitee had reasonable cause to believe that
the act or omission was unlawful. Without limitation, the foregoing indemnity
shall extend to any liability of any Indemnitee, pursuant to a loan guaranty
(except a guaranty by a limited partner of nonrecourse indebtedness of the
Partnership or as otherwise provided in any such loan guaranty), contractual
obligation for any indebtedness or other obligation or otherwise, for any
indebtedness of the Partnership or any Subsidiary of the Partnership (including,
without limitation, any indebtedness which the Partnership or any Subsidiary of
the Partnership has assumed or taken subject to), and the General Partner is
hereby authorized and empowered, on behalf of the Partnership, to enter into one
or more indemnity agreements consistent with the provisions of this Section 7.7
in favor of any Indemnitee having or potentially having liability for any such
indebtedness. The termination of any proceeding by judgment, order or settlement
does not create a presumption that the Indemnitee did not meet the requisite
standard of conduct set forth in this Section 7.7.A. The termination of any
proceeding by conviction or upon a plea of nolo contendere or its equivalent by
an Indemnitee, or an entry of an order of probation against an Indemnitee prior
to judgment, creates a rebuttable presumption that such Indemnitee acted in a
manner contrary to that specified in this Section 7.7.A with respect to the
subject matter of such proceeding. Any indemnification pursuant to this Section
7.7 shall be made only out of the assets of the Partnership, and any insurance
proceeds from the liability policy covering the General Partners and any
Indemnitee, and neither the General Partner nor any Limited Partner
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shall have any obligation to contribute to the capital of the Partnership, or
otherwise provide funds to enable the Partnership to fund its obligations under
this Section 7.7.
B. Advancement of Expenses. Reasonable expenses expected to be
incurred by an Indemnitee shall be paid or reimbursed by the Partnership in
advance of the final disposition of any and all claims, demands, actions, suits
or proceedings, civil, criminal, administrative or investigative made or
threatened against an Indemnitee upon receipt by the Partnership of (i) a
written affirmation by the Indemnitee of the Indemnitee's good faith belief that
the standard of conduct necessary for indemnification by the Partnership as
authorized in this Section 7.7.A has been met; and (ii) a written undertaking by
or on behalf of the Indemnitee to repay the amount if it shall ultimately be
determined that the standard of conduct has not been met.
C. No Limitation of Rights. The indemnification provided by
this Section 7.7 shall be in addition to any other rights to which an Indemnitee
or any other Person may be entitled under any agreement, pursuant to any vote of
the Partners, as a matter of law or otherwise, and shall continue as to an
Indemnitee who has ceased to serve in such capacity unless otherwise provided in
a written agreement pursuant to which such Indemnitee is indemnified.
D. Insurance. The Partnership may, but shall not be obligated
to, purchase and maintain insurance, on behalf of the Indemnitees and such other
Persons as the General Partner shall determine, against any liability that may
be asserted against or expenses that may be incurred by such Person in
connection with the Partnership's activities, regardless of whether the
Partnership would have the power to indemnify such Person against such liability
under the provisions of this Agreement.
E. Benefit Plan Fiduciary. For purposes of this Section 7.7,
the Partnership shall be deemed to have requested an Indemnitee to serve as
fiduciary of an ERISA Plan whenever the performance by it of its duties to the
Partnership also imposes duties on, or otherwise involves services by, it to
such ERISA Plan or participants or beneficiaries of such ERISA Plan. Excise
taxes assessed on an Indemnitee, of for which the Indemnitee is otherwise found
liable, with respect to an ERISA Plan pursuant to applicable law shall
constitute fines within the meaning of this Section 7.7, and actions taken or
omitted by the Indemnitee with respect to an ERISA Plan in the performance of
its duties for a purpose reasonably believed by it to be in the interest of the
participants and beneficiaries of such ERISA Plan shall be deemed to be for a
purpose which is not opposed to the best interests of the Partnership.
F. No Personal Liability for Limited Partners. In no event may
an Indemnitee subject any of the Partners to personal liability by reason of the
indemnification provisions set forth in this Agreement.
G. Interested Transactions. An Indemnitee shall not be denied
indemnification in whole or in part under this Section 7.7 because the
Indemnitee had an interest
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in the transaction with respect to which the indemnification applies if the
transaction was otherwise permitted by the terms of this Agreement.
H. Benefit. The provisions of this Section 7.7 are for the
benefit of the Indemnitees, their employees, officers, directors, trustees,
heirs, successors, assigns and administrators and shall not be deemed to create
any rights for the benefit of any other Persons. Any amendment, modification or
repeal of this Section 7.7, or any provision hereof, shall be prospective only
and shall not in any way affect the limitation on the Partnership's liability to
any Indemnitee under this Section 7.7 as in effect immediately prior to such
amendment, modification or repeal with respect to claims arising from or related
to matters occurring, in whole or in part, prior to such amendment, modification
or repeal, regardless of when such claims may arise or be asserted.
I. Indemnification Payments Not Distributions. If and to the
extent any payments to the General Partner pursuant to this Section 7.7
constitute gross income to the General Partner (as opposed to the repayment of
advances made on behalf of the Partnership), such amounts shall constitute
guaranteed payments within the meaning of Section 707(c) of the Code, shall be
treated consistently therewith by the Partnership and all Partners, and shall
not be treated as distributions for purposes of computing the Partners' Capital
Accounts.
J. Exception to Indemnification. Notwithstanding anything to
the contrary in this Agreement, the General Partner shall not be entitled to
indemnification hereunder for any loss, claim, damage, liability or expense for
which the General Partner is obligated to indemnify the Partnership under any
other agreement between the General Partner and the Partnership.
Section 7.8 Liability of the General Partner.
A. General. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary set forth
in this Agreement, the General Partner and its officers and directors shall not
be liable for monetary damages to the Partnership, any Partners or any Assignees
for losses sustained, liabilities incurred or benefits not derived as a result
of errors in judgment or mistakes of fact or law or of any act or omission
unless that General Partner acted in bad faith and the act or omission was
material to the matter giving rise to the loss, liability or benefit not
derived.
B. No Obligation to Consider Separate Interests of Limited
Partners or REIT Stockholders. The Limited Partners expressly acknowledge that
the General Partner is acting on behalf of the Partnership and the stockholders
of the General Partner collectively, that the General Partner is under no
obligation to consider the separate interests of the Limited Partners
(including, without limitation, the tax consequences to Limited Partners or
Assignees) in deciding whether to cause the Partnership to take (or decline to
take) any actions, and that the General Partner shall not be liable for monetary
damages for losses sustained, liabilities incurred or benefits not derived by
Limited Partners in connection with such decisions, provided that the General
Partner has acted in good faith.
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C. Actions of Agents. Subject to its obligations and duties as
General Partner set forth in Section 7.1.A, the General Partner may exercise any
of the powers granted to it by this Agreement and perform any of the duties
imposed upon it hereunder either directly or by or through its agents. The
General Partner shall not be responsible for any misconduct or negligence on the
part of any such agent appointed by the General Partner in good faith.
D. Effect of Amendment. Notwithstanding any other provision
contained herein, any amendment, modification or repeal of this Section 7.8 or
any provision hereof shall be prospective only and shall not in any way affect
the limitations on the General Partner's and its officers' and directors'
liability to the Partnership and the Limited Partners under this Section 7.8 as
in effect immediately prior to such amendment, modification or repeal with
respect to claims arising from or relating to matters occurring, in whole or in
part, prior to such amendment, modification or repeal, regardless of when such
claims may arise or be asserted.
Section 7.9 Other Matters Concerning the General Partner.
A. Reliance on Documents. The General Partner may rely and
shall be protected in acting or refraining from acting upon any resolution,
certificate, statement, instrument, opinion, report, notice, request, consent,
order, bond, debenture or other paper or document believed by it in good faith
to be genuine and to have been signed or presented by the proper party or
parties.
B. Reliance on Advisors. The General Partner may consult with
legal counsel, accountants, appraisers, management consultants, investment
bankers, architects, engineers, environmental consultants and other consultants
and advisers selected by it, and any act taken or omitted to be taken in
reliance upon the opinion of such Persons as to matters which the General
Partner reasonably believes to be within such Person's professional or expert
competence shall be conclusively presumed to have been done or omitted in good
faith and in accordance with such opinion.
C. Action Through Agents. The General Partner shall have the
right, in respect of any of its powers or obligations hereunder, to act through
any of its duly authorized officers and a duly appointed attorneys-in-fact. Each
such attorney shall, to the extent provided by the General Partner in the power
of attorney, have full power and authority to do and perform all and every act
and duty which is permitted or required to be done by the General Partner
hereunder.
D. Actions to Maintain REIT Status or Avoid Taxation of the
General Partner Entity. Notwithstanding any other provisions of this Agreement
or the Act, any action of the General Partner on behalf of the Partnership or
any decision of the General Partner to refrain from acting on behalf of the
Partnership undertaken in the good faith belief that such action or omission is
necessary or advisable in order (i) to protect the ability of the General
Partner Entity to continue to qualify as a REIT; or (ii) to allow the General
Partner Entity to avoid incurring any liability for taxes under Section 857 or
4981 of the Code, is expressly authorized under this Agreement and is deemed
approved by all of the Limited Partners.
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Section 7.10 Reliance By Third Parties. Notwithstanding anything to the
contrary in this Agreement, any Person dealing with the Partnership shall be
entitled to assume that the General Partner has full power and authority,
without consent or approval of any other Partner or Person, to encumber, sell or
otherwise use in any manner any and all assets of the Partnership, to enter into
any contracts on behalf of the Partnership and to take any and all actions on
behalf of the Partnership, and such Person shall be entitled to deal with the
General Partner as if the General Partner were the Partnership's sole party in
interest, both legally and beneficially. Each Limited Partner hereby waives any
and all defenses or other remedies which may be available against such Person to
contest, negate or disaffirm any action of the General Partner in connection
with any such dealing. In no event shall any Person dealing with the General
Partner or its representatives be obligated to ascertain that the terms of this
Agreement have been complied with or to inquire into the necessity or expedience
of any act or action of the General Partner or its representatives. Each and
every certificate, document or other instrument executed on behalf of the
Partnership by the General Partner or its representatives shall be conclusive
evidence in favor of any and every Person relying thereon or claiming thereunder
that (i) at the time of the execution and delivery of such certificate, document
or instrument, this Agreement was in full force and effect; (ii) the Person
executing and delivering such certificate, document or instrument was duly
authorized and empowered to do so for and on behalf of the Partnership; and
(iii) such certificate, document or instrument was duly executed and delivered
in accordance with the terms and provisions of this Agreement and is binding
upon the Partnership.
Section 7.11 Restrictions on General Partner's Authority.
A. Consent Required. The General Partner may not take any
action in contravention of an express prohibition or limitation of this
Agreement without the written Consent of (i) all Partners adversely affected or
(ii) such lower percentage of the Limited Partnership Interests as may be
specifically provided for under a provision of this Agreement or the Act.
B. Sale of All Assets of the Partnership. Except as provided
in Article XIII, the General Partner may not, directly or indirectly, cause the
Partnership to sell, exchange, transfer or otherwise dispose of all or
substantially all of the Partnership's assets in a single transaction or a
series of related transactions (including by way of merger (including a
triangular merger), consolidation or other combination with any other Persons)
(i) if such merger, sale or other transaction is in connection with a
Termination Transaction permitted under Section 11.2.B hereof, without the
Consent of the Partners holding at least a majority of the then outstanding
Partnership Units (including any Partnership Units held by the General
Partners), or (ii) otherwise, without the Consent of the Outside Limited
Partners.
Section 7.12 Loans By Third Parties. The Partnership may incur Debt, or
enter into similar credit, guarantee, financing or refinancing arrangements for
any purpose (including, without limitation, in connection with any acquisition
of property) with any Person other than the General Partner upon such terms as
the General Partner determines appropriate.
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ARTICLE VIII - RIGHTS AND OBLIGATIONS OF LIMITED PARTNERS
Section 8.1 Limitation of Liability. The Limited Partners shall have no
liability under this Agreement except as expressly provided in this Agreement,
including Section 10.5, or under the Act.
Section 8.2 Management of Business. No Limited Partner or Assignee
(other than the General Partner, any of its Affiliates or any officer, director,
employee, partner, member, agent or trustee of the General Partner, the
Partnership or any of their Affiliates, in their capacity as such) shall take
part in the operation, management or control (within the meaning of the Act) of
the Partnership's business, transact any business in the Partnership's name or
have the power to sign documents for or otherwise bind the Partnership. The
transaction of any such business by the General Partner, any of its Affiliates
or any officer, director, employee, partner, member, agent or trustee of the
General Partner, the Partnership or any of their Affiliates, in their capacity
as such, shall not affect, impair or eliminate the limitations on the liability
of the Limited Partners or Assignees under this Agreement.
Section 8.3 Outside Activities of Limited Partners. Subject to Section
7.5 hereof, and subject to any agreements entered into pursuant to Section 7.6.E
hereof and to any other agreements entered into by a Limited Partner or its
Affiliates with the Partnership or any of its Subsidiaries, any Limited Partner
(other than the General Partner) and any officer, director, employee, partner,
member, agent, trustee, Affiliate or stockholder of any Limited Partner shall be
entitled to and may have business interests and engage in business activities in
addition to those relating to the Partnership, including business interests and
activities, in direct or indirect competition with, the Partnership. Neither the
Partnership nor any Partners shall have any rights by virtue of this Agreement
in any business ventures of any Limited Partner or Assignee. None of the Limited
Partners (other than the General Partner) nor any other Person shall have any
rights by virtue of this Agreement or the Partnership relationship established
hereby in any business ventures of any other Person (other than the General
Partner to the extent expressly provided herein), and such Person shall have no
obligation pursuant to this Agreement to offer any interest in any such business
ventures to the Partnership, any Limited Partner or any such other Person, even
if such opportunity is of a character which, if presented to the Partnership,
any Limited Partner or such other Person, could be taken by such Person.
Section 8.4 Return of Capital. Except pursuant to the right of
redemption set forth in Section 8.6, no Limited Partner shall be entitled to the
withdrawal or return of its Capital Contribution, except to the extent of
distributions made pursuant to this Agreement or upon termination of the
Partnership as provided herein. No Limited Partner or Assignee shall have
priority over any other Limited Partner or Assignee either as to the return of
Capital Contributions (except as permitted by Section 4.2.A) or, except to the
extent provided by Exhibit C or as permitted by Sections 4.2.A, 5.1.B(i),
6.1.A(ii) and 6.1.B(i), or otherwise expressly provided in this Agreement, as to
profits, losses, distributions or credits.
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Section 8.5 Rights of Limited Partners Relating to the Partnership.
A. General. In addition to the other rights provided by this
Agreement or by the Act, and except as limited by Section 8.5.D, each Limited
Partner shall have the right, for a purpose reasonably related to such Limited
Partner's interest as a limited partner in the Partnership, upon written demand
with a statement of the purpose of such demand and at such Limited Partner's own
expense (including copying and administrative charges as the General Partner
may establish from time to time):
(1) to obtain a copy of the most recent annual
and quarterly reports filed with the
Securities and Exchange Commission by the
General Partner Entity pursuant to the
Exchange Act;
(2) to obtain a copy of the Partnership's
federal, state and local income tax returns
for each Partnership Year;
(3) to obtain a current list of the name and
last known business, residence or mailing
address of each Partner;
(4) to obtain a copy of this Agreement and the
Certificate and all amendments thereto,
together with executed copies of all powers
of attorney pursuant to which this
Agreement, the Certificate and all
amendments thereto have been executed; and
(5) to obtain true and full information
regarding the amount of cash and a
description and statement of any other
property or services contributed by each
Partner and which each Partner has agreed to
contribute in the future, and the date on
which each became a Partner.
B. Notice of Conversion Factor. The Partnership shall notify
each Limited Partner upon request of the then current Conversion Factor and any
changes that have been made thereto.
C. Notice of Extraordinary Transaction of the General Partner
Entity. The General Partner Entity shall not make any extraordinary
distributions of cash or property to its stockholders or effect a merger
(including, without limitation, a triangular merger), a sale of all or
substantially all of its assets or any other similar extraordinary transaction
without notifying the Limited Partners of its intention to make such
distribution or effect such merger, sale or other extraordinary transaction at
least twenty (20) Business Days prior to the record date to determine
stockholders eligible to receive such distribution or to vote upon the approval
of such merger, sale or other extraordinary transaction (or, if no such record
date is applicable, at least twenty (20) business days before consummation of
such merger, sale or other extraordinary transaction). This provision for such
notice shall not be deemed (i) to permit any transaction that otherwise is
prohibited by this Agreement or requires a Consent of the Partners; or (ii) to
require a Consent of
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the Outside Limited Partners to a transaction that does not otherwise require
Consent under this Agreement. Each Limited Partner agrees, as a condition to the
receipt of the notice pursuant hereto, to keep confidential the information set
forth therein until such time as the General Partner Entity has made public
disclosure thereof and to use such information during such period of
confidentiality solely for purposes of determining whether to exercise the
Redemption Right; provided, however, that a Limited Partner may disclose such
information to its attorney, accountant and/or financial advisor for purposes of
obtaining advice with respect to such exercise so long as such attorney,
accountant and/or financial advisor agrees to receive and hold such information
subject to this confidentiality requirement.
D. Confidentiality. Notwithstanding any other provision of
this Section 8.5, the General Partner may keep confidential from the Limited
Partners, for such period of time as the General Partner determines in its sole
and absolute discretion to be reasonable, any information that (i) the General
Partner 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 interests of the Partnership or could damage the Partnership
or its business; or (ii) the Partnership is required by law or by agreements
with unaffiliated third parties to keep confidential.
Section 8.6 Redemption Right.
A. General.
(i) Subject to Section 8.6.C, at (A) any time after
December 31 of the calendar year next following the calendar
year in which a Partnership Unit is issued to a Limited
Partner pursuant to Article IV hereof (regardless of whether
such Partnership Unit is designated upon issuance as a Class A
Unit, a Class B Unit or otherwise) or (B) any time after such
earlier date as the General Partner, in its sole and absolute
discretion, designates with respect to any or all Class A
Units then outstanding, or (C) any time after such other date
as may be provided in any contribution agreement or related or
similar document entered into by the Contributing Limited
Partner with the agreement or consent of the General Partner,
the holder of a Partnership Unit (if other than the General
Partner or the General Partner Entity or any Subsidiary of
either the General Partner or the General Partner Entity)
shall have the right (the "Redemption Right") to require the
Partnership to redeem such Partnership Unit, with such
redemption to occur on the Specified Redemption Date and at a
redemption price equal to and in the form of the Cash Amount
to be paid by the Partnership. Any such Redemption Right shall
be exercised pursuant to a Notice of Redemption delivered to
the Partnership (with a copy to the General Partner) by the
Limited Partner who is exercising the Redemption Right (the
"Redeeming Partner"). A Limited Partner may exercise the
Redemption Right from time to time with respect to part or
all of the Units
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that it owns, as selected by the Limited Partner, provided
that a Limited Partner may not exercise the Redemption Right
for less than one thousand (1,000) Partnership Units unless
such Redeeming Partner then holds less than one thousand
(1,000) Partnership Units, in which event the Redeeming
Partner must exercise the Redemption Right for all of the
Partnership Units held by such Redeeming Partner.
(ii) The Redeeming Partner shall have no right with
respect to any Partnership Units so redeemed to receive any
distributions paid after the Specified Redemption Date with
respect to such Partnership Units.
(iii) The Assignee of any Limited Partner may
exercise the rights of such Limited Partner pursuant to this
Section 8.6, and such Limited Partner shall be deemed to have
assigned such rights to such Assignee and shall be bound by
the exercise of such rights by such Limited Partner's
Assignee. In connection with any exercise of such rights by
such Assignee on behalf of such Limited Partner, the Cash
Amount shall be paid by the Partnership directly to such
Assignee and not to such Limited Partner.
(iv) If the General Partner provides notice to the
Limited Partners, pursuant to Section 8.5.C hereof, the
Redemption Right shall be exercisable, without regard to
whether the Partnership Units have been outstanding for any
specified period, during the period commencing on the date on
which the General Partner provides such notice and ending on
the record date to determine stockholders eligible to receive
such distribution or to vote upon the approval of such merger,
sale or other extraordinary transaction (or, if no such record
date is applicable, at least twenty (20) business days before
the consummation of such merger, sale or other extraordinary
transaction). If this subparagraph (iv) applies, the Specified
Redemption Date is the date on which the Partnership and the
General Partner receive notice of exercise of the Redemption
Right, rather than ten (10) Business Days after receipt of the
notice of redemption.
B. General Partner Assumption of Right.
(i) If a Limited Partner has delivered a Notice of
Redemption, the General Partner may, in its sole and absolute
discretion (subject to the limitations on ownership and
transfer of REIT Shares set forth in the Articles), elect to
assume directly and satisfy a Redemption Right by paying to
the Redeeming Partner either the Cash Amount or the REIT
Shares Amount, as the General Partner determines in its sole
and absolute discretion (provided that payment of the
Redemption Amount in the form of REIT Shares shall be in REIT
Shares registered for resale under Section 12 of the Exchange
Act and listed for trading on the exchange or national market
on which the REIT Shares are Publicly Traded, and provided
further that, if the REIT Shares are not Publicly Traded at
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the time a Redeeming Partner exercises its Redemption Right,
the Redemption Amount shall be paid only in the form of the
Cash Amount unless the Redeeming Partner, in its sole and
absolute discretion, consents to payment of the Redemption
Amount in the form of the REIT Shares Amount), on the
Specified Redemption Date, whereupon the General Partner shall
acquire the Partnership Units offered for redemption by the
Redeeming Partner and shall be treated for all purposes of
this Agreement as the owner of such Partnership Units. Unless
the General Partner, in its sole and absolute discretion,
shall exercise its right to assume directly and satisfy the
Redemption Right, the General Partner shall not have any
obligation to the Redeeming Partner or to the Partnership with
respect to the Redeeming Partner's exercise of the Redemption
Right. If the General Partner shall exercise its right to
satisfy the Redemption Right in the manner described in the
first sentence of this Section 8.6B and shall fully perform
its obligations in connection therewith, the Partnership shall
have no right or obligation to pay any amount to the Redeeming
Partner with respect to such Redeeming Partner's exercise of
the Redemption Right, and each of the Redeeming Partner, the
Partnership and the General Partner shall, for federal income
tax purposes, treat the transaction between the General
Partner and the Redeeming Partner as a sale of the Redeeming
Partner's Partnership Units to the General Partner. Nothing
contained in this Section 8.6.B shall imply any right of the
General Partner to require any Limited Partner to exercise the
Redemption Right afforded to such Limited Partner pursuant to
Section 8.6.A.
(ii) If the General Partner determines to pay the
Redeeming Partner the Redemption Amount in the form of REIT
Shares, the total number of REIT Shares to be paid to the
Redeeming Partner in exchange for the Redeeming Partner's
Partnership Units shall be the applicable REIT Shares Amount.
If this amount is not a whole number of REIT Shares, the
Redeeming Partner shall be paid (i) that number of REIT Shares
which equals the nearest whole number less than such amount
plus (ii) an amount of cash which the General Partner
determines, in its reasonable discretion, to represent the
fair value of the remaining fractional REIT Share which would
otherwise be payable to the Redeeming Partner.
(iii) Each Redeeming Partner agrees to execute such
documents as the General Partner may reasonably require in
connection with the issuance of REIT Shares upon exercise of
the Redemption Right.
C. Exceptions to Exercise of Redemption Right. Notwithstanding
the provisions of Sections 8.6.A and 8.6.B, a Partner shall not be entitled to
exercise the Redemption Right pursuant to Section 8.6.A if (but only as long as)
the delivery of REIT Shares to such Partner on the Specified Redemption Date (i)
would be prohibited under the Articles or (ii) would be prohibited under
applicable federal or state securities laws or regulations (in each case
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regardless of whether the General Partner would in fact assume and satisfy the
Redemption Right).
D. No Liens on Partnership Units Delivered for Redemption.
Each Limited Partner covenants and agrees with the General Partner that all
Partnership Units delivered for redemption shall be delivered to the Partnership
or the General Partner, as the case may be, free and clear of all liens, and,
notwithstanding anything contained herein to the contrary, neither the General
Partner nor the Partnership shall be under any obligation to acquire Partnership
Units which are or may be subject to any liens. Each Limited Partner further
agrees that, if any state or local property transfer tax is payable as a result
of the transfer of its Partnership Units to the Partnership or the General
Partner, such Limited Partner shall assume and pay such transfer tax.
E. Additional Partnership Interests. If the Partnership issues
Partnership Interests to any Additional Limited Partner pursuant to Article IV,
the General Partner shall make such revisions to this Section 8.6 as it
determines are necessary to reflect the issuance of such Partnership Interests
(including setting forth any restrictions on the exercise of the Redemption
Right with respect to such Partnership Interests).
ARTICLE IX - BOOKS, RECORDS, ACCOUNTING AND REPORTS
Section 9.1 Records and Accounting. The General Partner shall keep or
cause to be kept at the principal office of the Partnership those records and
documents required to be maintained by the Act and other books deemed by the
General Partner to be appropriate with respect to the Partnership's business,
including, without limitation, all books and records necessary to provide to the
Limited Partners any information, lists and copies of documents required to be
provided pursuant to Section 9.3. Any records maintained by or on behalf of the
Partnership in the regular course of its business may be kept on, or be in the
form of, punch cards, magnetic tape, photographs, micrographics or any other
information storage device, provided that the records so maintained are
convertible into clearly legible written form within a reasonable period of
time. The books of the Partnership shall be maintained, for financial and tax
reporting purposes, on an accrual basis in accordance with generally accepted
accounting principles, or such other basis as the General Partner deems
necessary or appropriate.
Section 9.2 Fiscal Year. The fiscal year of the Partnership
shall be the calendar year.
Section 9.3 Reports.
A. Annual Reports. As soon as practicable, but in no event
later than the date on which the General Partner Entity mails its annual report
to its stockholders, the General Partner Entity shall cause to be mailed to each
Limited Partner an annual report, as of the close of the most recently ended
Partnership Year, containing financial statements of the Partnership, or of the
General Partner Entity if such statements are prepared solely on a consolidated
basis with the Partnership, for such Partnership Year, presented in accordance
with generally accepted
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accounting principles, such statements to be audited by a nationally recognized
firm of independent public accountants selected by the General Partner Entity.
B. Quarterly Reports. If and to the extent that the General
Partner Entity mails quarterly reports to its stockholders, as soon as
practicable, but in no event later than the date on such reports are mailed, the
General Partner Entity shall cause to be mailed to each Limited Partner a report
containing unaudited financial statements, as of the last day of such calendar
quarter, of the Partnership, or of the General Partner Entity if such statements
are prepared solely on a consolidated basis with the Partnership, and such other
information as may be required by applicable law or regulation, or as the
General Partner determines to be appropriate.
ARTICLE X - TAX MATTERS
Section 10.1 Preparation of Tax Returns. The General Partner shall
arrange for the preparation and timely filing of all returns of Partnership
income, gains, deductions, losses and other items required of the Partnership
for federal and state income tax purposes and shall use all reasonable efforts
to furnish, within ninety (90) days of the close of each taxable year, the tax
information reasonably required by Limited Partners for federal and state income
tax reporting purposes.
Section 10.2 Tax Elections. Except as otherwise provided herein, the
General Partner shall, in its sole and absolute discretion, determine whether to
make any available election pursuant to the Code. The General Partner shall have
the right to seek to revoke any such election (including, without limitation,
the election under Section 754 of the Code) upon the General Partner's
determination in its sole and absolute discretion that such revocation is in the
best interests of the Partners.
Section 10.3 Tax Matters Partner.
A. General. The General Partner shall be the "tax matters
partner" of the Partnership for federal income tax purposes. Pursuant to Section
6230(e) of the Code, upon receipt of notice from the IRS of the beginning of an
administrative proceeding with respect to the Partnership, the tax matters
partner shall furnish the IRS with the name, address, taxpayer identification
number and profit interest of each of the Limited Partners and any Assignees;
provided, however, that such information is provided to the Partnership by the
Limited Partners.
X. Xxxxxx. The tax matters partner is authorized, but not
required:
(1) to enter into any settlement with the IRS
with respect to any administrative or
judicial proceedings for the adjustment of
Partnership items required to be taken into
account by a Partner for income tax purposes
(such administrative proceedings being
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referred to as a "tax audit" and such
judicial proceedings being referred to as
"judicial review"), and in the settlement
agreement the tax matters partner may
expressly state that such agreement shall
bind all Partners, except that such
settlement agreement shall not bind any
Partner (i) who (within the time prescribed
pursuant to the Code and Regulations) files
a statement with the IRS providing that the
tax matters partner shall not have the
authority to enter into a settlement
agreement on behalf of such Partner; or (ii)
who is a "notice partner" (as defined in
Section 6231(a)(8) of the Code) or a member
of a "notice group" (as defined in Section
6223(b)(2) of the Code);
(2) in the event that a notice of a final
administrative adjustment at the Partnership
level of any item required to be taken into
account by a Partner for tax purposes (a
"final adjustment") is mailed to the tax
matters partner, to seek judicial review of
such final adjustment, including the filing
of a petition for readjustment with the Tax
Court or the filing of a complaint for
refund with the United States Claims Court
or the District Court of the United States
for the district in which the Partnership's
principal place of business is located;
(3) to intervene in any action brought by any
other Partner for judicial review of a final
adjustment;
(4) to file a request for an administrative
adjustment with the IRS at any time and, if
any part of such request is not allowed by
the IRS, to file an appropriate pleading
(petition or complaint) for judicial review
with respect to such request;
(5) to enter into an agreement with the IRS to
extend the period for assessing any tax
which is attributable to any item required
to be taken into account by a Partner for
tax purposes, or an item affected by such
item; and
(6) to take any other action on behalf of the
Partners of the Partnership in connection
with any tax audit or judicial review
proceeding to the extent permitted by
applicable law or regulations.
The taking of any action and the incurring of any expense by the tax
matters partner in connection with any such proceeding, except to the extent
required by law, is a matter in the sole and absolute discretion of the tax
matters partner and the provisions relating to indemnification of the General
Partner set forth in Section 7.7 shall be fully applicable to the tax matters
partner in its capacity as such.
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C. Reimbursement. The tax matters partner shall receive no
compensation for its services. All third party costs and expenses incurred by
the tax matters partner in performing its duties as such (including legal and
accounting fees and expenses) shall be borne by the Partnership. Nothing herein
shall be construed to restrict the Partnership from engaging an accounting firm
and/or law firm to assist the tax matters partner in discharging its duties
hereunder, so long as the compensation paid by the Partnership for such services
is reasonable.
Section 10.4 Withholding. Each Limited Partner hereby authorizes the
Partnership to withhold from, or pay on behalf of or with respect to, such
Limited Partner any amount of federal, state, local, or foreign taxes that the
General Partner determines that the Partnership is required to withhold or pay
with respect to any amount distributable or allocable to such Limited Partner
pursuant to this Agreement, including, without limitation, any taxes required to
be withheld or paid by the Partnership pursuant to Section 1441, 1442, 1445, or
1446 of the Code. Any amount paid on behalf of or with respect to a Limited
Partner shall constitute a loan by the Partnership to such Limited Partner,
which loan shall be repaid by such Limited Partner within fifteen (15) days
after notice from the General Partner that such payment must be made unless (i)
the Partnership withholds such payment from a distribution which would otherwise
be made to the Limited Partner; or (ii) the General Partner determines, in its
sole and absolute discretion, that such payment may be satisfied out of the
available funds of the Partnership which would, but for such payment, be
distributed to the Limited Partner. Any amounts withheld pursuant to the
foregoing clauses (i) or (ii) shall be treated as having been distributed to
such Limited Partner. Each Limited Partner hereby unconditionally and
irrevocably grants to the Partnership a security interest in such Limited
Partner's Partnership Interest to secure such Limited Partner's obligation to
pay to the Partnership any amounts required to be paid pursuant to this Section
10.5. If a Limited Partner fails to pay any amounts owed to the Partnership
pursuant to this Section 10.5 when due, the General Partner may, in its sole and
absolute discretion, elect to make the payment to the Partnership on behalf of
such defaulting Limited Partner, and in such event shall be deemed to have
loaned such amount to such defaulting Limited Partner and shall succeed to all
rights and remedies of the Partnership as against such defaulting Limited
Partner (including, without limitation, the right to receive distributions). Any
amounts payable by a Limited Partner hereunder shall bear interest at the base
rate on corporate loans at large United States money center commercial banks, as
published from time to time in the Wall Street Journal, plus four (4) percentage
points (but not higher than the maximum lawful rate under the laws of the State
of Tennessee) from the date such amount is due (i.e., fifteen (15) days after
demand) until such amount is paid in full. Each Limited Partner shall take such
actions as the Partnership or the General Partner shall request in order to
perfect or enforce the security interest created hereunder.
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ARTICLE XI - TRANSFERS AND WITHDRAWALS
Section 11.1 Transfer.
A. Definition. The term "transfer," when used in this Article
XI with respect to a Partnership Interest or a Partnership Unit, shall be deemed
to refer to a transaction by which the General Partner purports to assign all or
any part of its General Partnership Interest to another Person or by which a
Limited Partner purports to assign all or any part of its Limited Partnership
Interest to another Person, and includes a sale, assignment, gift, pledge,
encumbrance, hypothecation, mortgage, exchange or any other disposition by law
or otherwise. The term "transfer" when used in this Article XI does not include
any redemption or repurchase of Partnership Units by the Partnership from a
Partner or acquisition of Partnership Units from a Limited Partner by the
General Partner pursuant to Section 8.6 or otherwise. No part of the interest of
a Limited Partner shall be subject to the claims of any creditor, any spouse for
alimony or support, or to legal process, and may not be voluntarily or
involuntarily alienated or encumbered except as may be specifically provided for
in this Agreement or consented to by the General Partner.
B. General. No Partnership Interest shall be transferred, in
whole or in part, except in accordance with the terms and conditions set forth
in this Article XI. Any transfer or purported transfer of a Partnership Interest
not made in accordance with this Article XI shall be null and void.
Section 11.2 Transfers of Partnership Interests of General Partner.
A. Except for transfers of Partnership Units to the
Partnership as provided in Section 7.5 or Section 8.6, the General Partner may
not transfer any of its Partnership Interest (including both its General
Partnership Interest and its Limited Partnership Interest) except in connection
with a transaction described in Section 11.2.B or as otherwise expressly
permitted under this Agreement, nor shall the General Partner withdraw as the
General Partner except in connection with a transaction described in Section
11.2.B.
B. The General Partner shall not engage in any merger
(including a triangular merger), consolidation or other combination with or into
another person (other than a combination in which the General Partner is the
surviving entity), sale of all or substantially all of its assets or any
reclassification, recapitalization or change of outstanding REIT Shares (other
than a change in par value, or from par value to no par value, or as a result of
a subdivision or combination as described in the definition of "Conversion
Factor") ("Termination Transaction"), unless the Termination Transaction has
been approved by the Consent of the Partners holding at least a majority of the
then outstanding Partnership Units (including any Partnership Units held by the
General Partner) and in connection with which all Limited Partners either will
receive, or will have the right to elect to receive, for each Partnership Unit
an amount of cash, securities, or other property equal to the product of the
Conversion Factor multiplied by the greatest amount of cash, securities or other
property paid to a holder of REIT Shares corresponding to such
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Partnership Unit in consideration of one such REIT Share at any time during the
period from and after the date on which the Termination Transaction is
consummated; provided that, if, in connection with the Termination Transaction,
a purchase, tender or exchange offer shall have been made to and accepted by the
holders of more than fifty percent (50%) of the outstanding REIT Shares, each
holder of Partnership Units shall receive, or shall have the right to elect to
receive without any right of Consent set forth above in this subsection B, the
greatest amount of cash, securities, or other property which such holder would
have received had it exercised the Redemption Right and received REIT Shares in
exchange for its Partnership Units immediately prior to the expiration of such
purchase, tender or exchange offer and had thereupon accepted such purchase,
tender or exchange offer.
Section 11.3 Limited Partners' Rights to Transfer.
A. General. Subject to the provisions of Sections 11.3.C,
11.3.D, 11.3.E, 11.4 and 11.6, a Limited Partner (other than the General
Partner) may transfer, with or without the consent of the General Partner, all
or any portion of its Partnership Interest, or any of such Limited Partner's
economic rights as a Limited Partner.
B. Incapacitated Limited Partners. If a Limited Partner is
subject to Incapacity, the executor, administrator, trustee, committee,
guardian, conservator or receiver of such Limited Partner's estate shall have
all of the rights of a Limited Partner, but not more rights than those enjoyed
by other Limited Partners, for the purpose of settling or managing the estate
and such power as the Incapacitated Limited Partner possessed to transfer all or
any part of his or its interest in the Partnership. The Incapacity of a Limited
Partner, in and of itself, shall not dissolve or terminate the Partnership.
C. No Transfers Violating Securities Laws. The General Partner
may prohibit any transfer by a Limited Partner of its Partnership Units unless
it receives a written opinion of legal counsel, (which opinion and consent shall
be reasonably satisfactory to the Partnership) to such Limited Partner that
such transfer would not require filing of a registration statement under the
Securities Act or would not otherwise violate any federal or state securities
laws or regulations applicable to the Partnership or the Partnership Units or at
the option of the Partnership, an opinion of legal counsel to the Partnership to
the same effect.
D. No Transfers Affecting the Tax Status of the Partnership.
No transfer by a Limited Partner of its Partnership Units may be made to any
Person if (i) in the opinion of legal counsel for the Partnership, it would
result in the Partnership being treated as an association taxable as a
corporation; (ii) such transfer is effectuated through an "established
securities market" or a "secondary market (or the substantial equivalent
thereof)" with the meaning of Section 7704 of the Code; (iii) such transfer
would cause the Partnership to become, with respect to any ERISA Plan, a
"party-in-interest" (as defined in Section 3(14) of ERISA) or a "disqualified
person" (as defined in Section 4975(c) of the Code); (iv) such transfer would,
in the opinion of legal counsel for the Partnership, cause any portion of the
assets of the Partnership to constitute assets of any ERISA Plan pursuant to
Department of Labor Regulations Section 2510.2-101; or (v) such transfer would
subject the Partnership to be regulated under the
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Investment Company Act of 1940, the Investment Advisors Act of 1940 or the
Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, each as amended.
E. No Transfers to Holders of Nonrecourse Liabilities. No
transfer of any Partnership Units may be made to a lender to the Partnership or
any Person who is related (within the meaning of Section 1.752-4(b) of the
Regulations) to any lender to the Partnership whose loan constitutes a
Nonrecourse Liability, without the consent of the General Partner, in its sole
and absolute discretion; provided that as a condition to such consent the lender
will be required to enter into an arrangement with the Partnership and the
General Partner to redeem for the Cash Amount any Partnership Units in which a
security interest is held simultaneously with the time at which such lender
would be deemed to be a partner in the Partnership for purposes of allocating
liabilities to such lender under Section 752 of the Code.
Section 11.4 Substituted Limited Partner.
A. Consent of General Partner. No Limited Partner shall have
the right to substitute a transferee as a Limited Partner in its place. The
General Partner shall, however, have the right to consent to the admission of a
transferee of the interest of a Limited Partner pursuant to this Section 11.4 as
a Substituted Limited Partner, which consent may be, given or withheld by the
General Partner in its sole and absolute discretion. The General Partner's
failure or refusal to permit a transferee of any such interests to become a
Substituted Limited Partner shall not give rise to any cause of action against
the Partnership or any Partner. The General Partner hereby grants its consent to
the admission as a Substituted Limited Partner to any bona fide financial
institution that loans money or otherwise extends credit to a holder of Units
and thereafter becomes the owner of such Units pursuant to the exercise by such
financial institution of its rights under a Pledge of such Units granted in
connection with such loan or extension of credit.
B. Rights of Substituted Limited Partner. A transferee who has
been admitted as a Substituted Limited Partner in accordance with this Article
XI shall have all the rights and powers and be subject to all the restrictions
and liabilities of a Limited Partner under this Agreement. The admission of any
transferee as a Substituted Limited Partner shall be conditioned upon the
transferee executing and delivering to the Partnership an acceptance of all the
terms and conditions of this Agreement (including, without limitation, the
provisions of Section 15.11) and such other documents or instruments as may be
required to effect the admission.
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C. Amendment of Exhibit A. Upon the admission of a Substituted
Limited Partner, the General Partner shall amend Exhibit A to reflect the name,
address, Capital Account, number of Partnership Units, and Percentage Interest
of such Substituted Limited Partner and to eliminate or adjust, if necessary,
the name, address, Capital Account and Percentage Interest and interest of the
predecessor of such Substituted Limited Partner.
Section 11.5 Assignees. If the General Partner, in its sole and
absolute discretion, does not consent to the admission of any permitted
transferee under Section 11.3 as a Substituted Limited Partner, as described in
Section 11.4, such transferee shall be considered an Assignee for purposes of
this Agreement. An Assignee shall be entitled to all the rights of an assignee
of a limited partnership interest under the Act, including the right to receive
distributions from the Partnership and the share of Net Income, Net Losses,
gain, loss and Recapture Income attributable to the Partnership Units assigned
to such transferee, and shall have the rights granted to the Limited Partners
under Section 8.6, but shall not be deemed to be a holder of Partnership Units
for any other purpose under this Agreement, and shall not be entitled to vote
such Partnership Units in any matter presented to the Limited Partners for a
vote (such Partnership Units being deemed to have been voted on such matter in
the same proportion as all other Partnership Units held by Limited Partners are
voted). If any such transferee desires to make a further assignment of any such
Partnership Units, such transferee shall be subject to all the provisions of
this Article XI to the same extent and in the same manner as any Limited Partner
desiring to make an assignment of Partnership Units.
Section 11.6 General Provisions.
A. Withdrawal of Limited Partner. No Limited Partner may
withdraw from the Partnership other than as a result of a permitted transfer of
all of such Limited Partner's Partnership Units in accordance with this Article
XI or pursuant to redemption of all of its Partnership Units under Section 8.6.
B. Termination of Status as Limited Partner. Any Limited
Partner who shall transfer all of its Partnership Units in a transfer permitted
pursuant to this Article XI shall cease to be a Limited Partner upon the
admission of all Assignees of such Partnership Units as Substitute Limited
Partners. Similarly, any Limited Partner who shall transfer all of its
Partnership Units pursuant to redemption of all of its Partnership Units under
Section 8.6 shall cease to be a Limited Partner.
C. Timing of Transfers. Transfers pursuant to this Article XI
may only be made on the first day of a fiscal quarter of the Partnership, unless
the General Partner otherwise agrees.
D. Allocations. If any Partnership Interest is transferred
during any quarterly segment of the Partnership's fiscal year in compliance with
the provisions of this Article XI or redeemed or transferred pursuant to Section
8.6, Net Income, Net Losses, each item thereof and all other items attributable
to such interest for such fiscal year shall be divided and allocated between the
transferor Partner and the transferee Partner by taking into account their
varying interests during the fiscal year in accordance with Section 706(d) of
the Code, using the interim closing of the books method (unless the General
Partner, in its sole and absolute discretion, elects
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to adopt a daily, weekly, or a monthly proration period, in which event Net
Income, Net Losses, each item thereof and all other items attributable to such
interest for such fiscal year shall be prorated based upon the applicable method
selected by the General Partner). Solely for purposes of making such
allocations, each of such items for the calendar month in which the transfer or
redemption occurs shall be allocated to the Person who is a Partner as of
midnight on the last day of said month. All distributions of Available Cash
attributable to any Partnership Unit with respect to which the Partnership
Record Date is before the date of such transfer, assignment or redemption shall
be made to the transferor Partner or the Redeeming Partner, as the case may be,
and, in the case of a transfer or assignment other than a redemption, all
distributions of Available Cash thereafter attributable to such Partnership Unit
shall be made to the transferee Partner.
E. Additional Restrictions. In addition to any other
restrictions on transfer herein contained, including without limitation the
provisions of this Article XI, in no event may any transfer or assignment of a
Partnership Interest by any Partner (including pursuant to Section 8.6) be made
without the express consent of the General Partner, in its sole and absolute
discretion, (i) to any person or entity who lacks the legal right, power or
capacity to own a Partnership Interest; (ii) in violation of applicable law;
(iii) of any component portion of a Partnership Interest, such as the Capital
Account, or rights to distributions, separate and apart from all other
components of a Partnership Interest; (iv) if in the opinion of legal counsel to
the Partnership such transfer would cause a termination of the Partnership for
federal or state income tax purposes (except as a result of the redemption or
exchange for REIT Shares of all Partnership Units held by all Limited Partners
or pursuant to a transaction expressly permitted under Section 7.11.B or Section
11.2); (v) if in the opinion of counsel to the Partnership, such transfer would
cause the Partnership to cease to be classified as a partnership for federal
income tax purposes (except as a result of the redemption or exchange for REIT
Shares of all Partnership Units held by all Limited Partners or pursuant to a
transaction expressly permitted under Section 7.11.B or Section 11.2); (vi) if
such transfer would cause the Partnership Interests of "benefit plan investors"
to become "significant," as those terms are used in Section 7.9.E., or would
cause the Partnership to become, with respect to any employee benefit plan
subject to Title I of ERISA, a "party-in-interest" (as defined in Section 3(14)
of ERISA) or a "disqualified person" (as defined in Section 4975(c) of the
Code); (vii) if such transfer would, in the opinion of counsel to the
Partnership, cause any portion of the assets of the Partnership to constitute
assets of any employee benefit plan pursuant to Department of Labor Regulations
Section 2510.1-101; (viii) if such transfer requires the registration of such
Partnership Interest pursuant to any applicable federal or state securities
laws; (ix) if such transfer is effectuated through an "established securities
market" or a "secondary market" (or the substantial equivalent thereof) within
the meaning of Section 7704 of the Code or such transfer causes the Partnership
to become a "publicly traded partnership," as such term is defined in Section
469(k)(2) or Section 7704(b) of the Code (provided that this clause (ix) shall
not be the basis for limiting or restricting in any manner the exercise of the
Redemption Right under Section 8.6 unless, and only to the extent that, outside
tax counsel provides to the General Partner an opinion to the effect that, in
the absence of such limitation or restriction, there is a significant risk that
the Partnership will be treated as a "publicly traded partnership" and, by
reason thereof, taxable as a corporation); (x) if such transfer subjects the
Partnership to regulation under the Investment Company Act of 1940,
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the Investment Advisors Act of 1940 or ERISA, each as amended; (xi) such
transfer could adversely affect the ability of the General Partner Entity to
remain qualified as a REIT; or (xii) if in the opinion of legal counsel for the
transferring Partner (which opinion and counsel shall be reasonably satisfactory
to the Partnership) or legal counsel for the Partnership, such transfer would
adversely affect the ability of the General Partner Entity to continue to
qualify as a REIT or subject the General Partner Entity to any additional taxes
under Section 857 or Section 4981 of the Code.
F. Avoidance of "Publicly Traded Partnership" Status. The
General Partner shall monitor the transfers of interests in the Partnership to
determine (i) if such interests are being traded on an "established securities
market" or a "secondary market (or the substantial equivalent thereof)" within
the meaning of Section 7704 of the Code; and (ii) whether additional transfers
of interests would result in the Partnership being unable to qualify for at
least one of the "safe harbors" set forth in Regulations Section 1.7704-1 (or
such other guidance subsequently published by the IRS setting forth safe harbors
under which interests will not be treated as "readily tradable on a secondary
market (or the substantial equivalent thereof)" within the meaning of Section
7704 of the Code) (the "Safe Harbors"). The General Partner shall take all steps
reasonably necessary or appropriate to prevent any trading of interests or any
recognition by the Partnership of transfers made on such markets and, except as
otherwise provided herein, to insure that at least one of the Safe Harbors is
met; provided, however, that the foregoing shall not authorize the General
Partner to limit or restrict in any manner the right of any holder of a
Partnership Unit to exercise the Redemption Right in accordance with the terms
of Section 8.6 unless, and only to the extent that, outside tax counsel provides
to the General Partner an opinion to the effect that, in the absence of such
limitation or restriction, there is a significant risk that the Partnership will
be treated as a "publicly traded partnership" and, by reason thereof, taxable as
a corporation.
ARTICLE XII - ADMISSION OF PARTNERS
Section 12.1 Admission of a Successor General Partner. A successor to
all of the General Partner's General Partnership Interest pursuant to Section
11.2 who is proposed to be admitted as a successor General Partner shall be
admitted to the Partnership as the General Partner, effective upon such
transfer. Any such transferee shall carry on the business of the Partnership
without dissolution. In each case, the admission shall be subject to the
successor General Partner executing and delivering to the Partnership an
acceptance of all of the terms and conditions of this Agreement and such other
documents or instruments as may be required to effect the admission. In the case
of such admission on any day other than the first day of a Partnership Year, all
items attributable to the General Partner Interest for such Partnership Year
shall be allocated between the transferring General Partner and such successor
as provided in Section 11.6.D hereof.
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Section 12.2 Admission of Additional Limited Partners.
A. General. No Person shall be admitted as an Additional
Limited Partner without the consent of the General Partner, which consent shall
be given or withheld in the General Partner's sole and absolute discretion. A
Person who makes a Capital Contribution to the Partnership in accordance with
this Agreement, including without limitation, under Section 4.1.C, or who
exercises an option to receive Partnership Units shall be admitted to the
Partnership as an Additional Limited Partner only with the consent of the
General Partner and only upon furnishing to the General Partner (i) evidence of
acceptance in form satisfactory to the General Partner of all of the terms and
conditions of this Agreement, including, without limitation, the power of
attorney granted in Section 15.11 and (ii) such other documents or instruments
as may be required in the discretion of the General Partner to effect such
Person's admission as an Additional Limited Partner. The admission of any Person
as an Additional Limited Partner shall become effective on the date upon which
the name of such Person is recorded on the books and records of the Partnership,
following the consent of the General Partner to such admission.
B. Allocations to Additional Limited Partners. If any
Additional Limited Partner is admitted to the Partnership on any day other than
the first day of a Partnership Year, then Net Income, Net Losses, each item
thereof and all other items allocable among Partners and Assignees for such
Partnership Year shall be allocated among such Additional Limited Partner and
all other Partners and Assignees by taking into account their varying interests
during the Partnership Year in accordance with Section 706(d) of the Code, using
the interim closing of the books method (unless the General Partner, in its sole
and absolute discretion, elects to adopt a daily, weekly or monthly proration
method, in which event Net Income, Net Losses, and each item thereof would be
prorated based upon the applicable period selected by the General Partner).
Solely for purposes of making such allocations, each of such items for the
calendar month in which an admission of any Additional Limited Partner occurs
shall be allocated among all of the Partners and Assignees, including such
Additional Limited Partner; provided, however, that the General Partner may
adopt such other conventions relating to Allocations to Additional Limited
Partners as it determines are necessary or appropriate. All distributions of
Available Cash with respect to which the Partnership Record Date is before the
date of such admission shall be made solely to Partners and Assignees, other
than the Additional Limited Partner, and all distributions of Available Cash
thereafter shall be made to all of the Partners and Assignees, including such
Additional Limited Partner.
Section 12.3 Amendment of Agreement and Certificate of Limited
Partnership. For the admission to the Partnership of any Partner, the General
Partner shall take all steps necessary and appropriate under the Act to amend
the records of the Partnership and, if necessary, to prepare as soon as
practical an amendment of this Agreement (including an amendment of Exhibit A)
and, if required by law, shall prepare and file an amendment to the Certificate
and may for this purpose exercise the power of attorney granted pursuant to
Section 15.11 hereof.
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ARTICLE XIII - DISSOLUTION AND LIQUIDATION
Section 13.1 Dissolution. The Partnership shall not be dissolved by the
admission of Substituted Limited Partners or Additional Limited Partners or by
the admission of a successor General Partner in accordance with the terms of
this Agreement. Upon the withdrawal of the General Partner, any successor
General Partner shall continue the business of the Partnership. The Partnership
shall dissolve, and its affairs shall be wound up, only upon the first to occur
of any of the following ("Liquidating Events") :
(i) the expiration of its term as provided in Section 2.4
hereof;
(ii) an event of withdrawal of the General Partner, as
defined in the Act (other than an event of
bankruptcy), unless within ninety (90) days after
such event of withdrawal a "majority in interest" (as
defined below) of the remaining Partners Consent in
writing to continue the business of the Partnership
and to the appointment, effective as of the date of
withdrawal, of a successor General Partner;
(iii) from and after the date of this Agreement through
December 31, 2057, an election to dissolve the
Partnership made by the General Partner with the
consent of Limited Partners who hold eighty-five
percent (85%) of the outstanding Units held by
Limited Partners (including Units held by the General
Partner);
(iv) an election to dissolve the Partnership made by the
General Partner, in its sole and absolute discretion
after December 31, 2057;
(v) entry of a decree of judicial dissolution of the
Partnership pursuant to the provisions of the Act;
(vi) the sale of all or substantially all of the assets
and properties of the Partnership for cash or for
marketable securities; or
(vii) a final and non-appealable judgment is entered by a
court of competent jurisdiction ruling that the
General Partner is bankrupt or insolvent, or a final
and non-appealable order for relief is entered by a
court with appropriate jurisdiction against the
General Partner, in each case under any federal or
state bankruptcy or insolvency laws as now or
hereafter in effect, unless prior to or at the time
of the entry of such order or judgment a "majority in
interest" (as defined below) of the remaining
Partners Consent in writing to continue the business
of the Partnership and to the appointment, effective
as of a date prior to the date of such order or
judgment, of a substitute General Partner.
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As used herein, a "majority in interest" shall refer to Partners
(excluding the General Partners) who hold more than fifty percent (50%) of the
outstanding Percentage Interests not held by the General Partners.
Section 13.2 Winding Up.
A. General. Upon the occurrence of a Liquidating Event, the
Partnership shall continue solely for the purposes of winding up its affairs in
an orderly manner, liquidating its assets, and satisfying the claims of its
creditors and Partners. No Partner shall take any action that is inconsistent
with, or not necessary to or appropriate for, the winding up of the
Partnership's business and affairs. The General Partner, or, in the event there
is no General Partner, any Person elected by a majority in interest of the
Limited Partners (the General Partner of such other person being referred to
herein as the "Liquidator") shall be responsible for overseeing the winding up
and dissolution of the Partnership and shall take full account of the
Partnership's liabilities and property and the Partnership property shall be
liquidated as promptly as is consistent with obtaining the fair value thereof,
and the proceeds therefrom (which may, to the extent determined by the General
Partner, include equity or other securities of the General Partner or any other
entity) shall be applied and distributed in the following order:
(1) First, to the payment and discharge of all
of the Partnership's debts and liabilities
to creditors other than the Partners;
(2) Second, to the payment and discharge of all
of the Partnership's debts and liabilities
to the General Partner;
(3) Third, to the payment and discharge of all
of the Partnership's debts and liabilities
to the Limited Partner; and
(4) The balance, if any, to the Partners in
accordance with their Capital Accounts,
after giving effect to all contributions,
distributions, and allocations for all
periods.
The General Partner shall not receive any additional compensation for any
services performed pursuant to this Article XIII.
B. Deferred Liquidation. Notwithstanding the provisions of
Section 13.2.A which require liquidation of the assets of the Partnership, but
subject to the order of priorities set forth therein, if prior to or upon
dissolution of the Partnership the Liquidator determines that an immediate sale
of part or all of the Partnership's assets would be impractical or would cause
undue loss to the Partners, the Liquidator may, in its sole and absolute
discretion, defer for a reasonable time the liquidation of any assets except
those necessary to satisfy liabilities of the Partnership (including to those
Partners as creditors) and/or distribute to the Partners, in lieu of cash, as
tenants in common and in accordance with the provisions of Section 13.2.A,
undivided interests in such Partnership assets as the Liquidator deems not
suitable for liquidation. Any such
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distributions in kind shall be made only if, in the good faith judgment of the
Liquidator, such distributions in kind are in the best interest of the Partners,
and shall be subject to such conditions relating to the disposition and
management of such properties as the Liquidator deems reasonable and equitable
and to any agreements governing the operation of such properties at such time.
The Liquidator shall determine the fair market value of any property distributed
in kind using such reasonable method of valuation as it may adopt.
Section 13.3 Compliance With Timing Requirements of Regulations.
Subject to Section 13.4, if the Partnership is "liquidated" within the meaning
of Regulations Section 1.704-1(b)(2)(ii)(g), distributions shall be made under
this Article XIII to the General Partner and Limited Partners who have positive
Capital Accounts in compliance with Regulations Section 1.704-1(b)(2)(ii)(b)(2).
If any Partner has a deficit balance in its Capital Account (after giving effect
to all contributions, distributions and allocations for all taxable years,
including the year during which such liquidation occurs), such Partner shall
have no obligation to make any contribution to the capital of the Partnership
with respect to such deficit, and such deficit shall not be considered a debt
owed to the Partnership or to any other Person for any purpose whatsoever. In
the discretion of the Liquidator, a pro rata portion of the distributions that
would otherwise be made to the General Partner and Limited Partners pursuant to
this Article XIII may be: (A) distributed to a trust established for the benefit
of the General Partner and Limited Partners for the purposes of liquidating
Partnership assets, collecting amounts owed to the Partnership and paying any
contingent or unforeseen liabilities or obligations of the Partnership or of the
General Partner arising out of or in connection with the Partnership (in which
case the assets of any such trust shall be distributed to the General Partner
and Limited Partners from time to time, in the reasonable discretion of the
General Partner, in the same proportions as the amount distributed to such trust
by the Partnership would otherwise have been distributed to the General Partner
and Limited Partners pursuant to this Agreement); or (B) withheld to provide a
reasonable reserve for Partnership liabilities (contingent or otherwise) and to
reflect the unrealized portion of any installment obligations owed to the
Partnership, provided that such withheld amounts shall be distributed to the
General Partner and Limited Partners as soon as practicable.
Section 13.4 Deemed Distribution and Recontribution. Notwithstanding
any other provision of this Article XIII, if the Partnership is considered
"liquidated" within the meaning of Regulations Section 1.704-1(b)(2)(ii)(g) but
no Liquidating Event has occurred, the Partnership's property shall not be
liquidated, the Partnership's liabilities shall not be paid or discharged and
the Partnership's affairs shall not be wound up. Instead, for federal income tax
purposes and for purposes of maintaining Capital Accounts pursuant to Exhibit B,
the Partnership shall be deemed to have distributed its assets in kind to the
General Partner and Limited Partners, who shall be deemed to have assumed and
taken such assets subject to all Partnership liabilities, all in accordance with
their respective Capital Accounts. Immediately thereafter, the General Partner
and Limited Partners shall be deemed to have recontributed the Partnership
assets in kind to the Partnership, which shall be deemed to have assumed and
taken such assets subject to all such liabilities.
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Section 13.5 Rights of Limited Partners. Except as otherwise provided
in this Agreement, each Limited Partner shall look solely to the assets of the
Partnership for the return of its Capital Contributions and shall have no right
or power to demand or receive property other than cash from the Partnership.
Except as otherwise expressly provided in this Agreement, no Limited Partner
shall have priority over any other Limited Partner as to the return of its
Capital Contributions, distributions, or allocations.
Section 13.6 Notice of Dissolution. In the event a Liquidating Event
occurs or an event occurs that would, but for provisions of an election or
objection by one or more Partners pursuant to Section 13.1, result in a
dissolution of the Partnership, the General Partner shall, within thirty (30)
days thereafter, provide written notice thereof to each of the Partners and to
all other parties with whom the Partnership regularly conducts business (as
determined in the discretion of the General Partner).
Section 13.7 Cancellation of Certificate of Limited Partnership. Upon
the completion of the liquidation of the Partnership's assets as provided in
Section 13.2, the Partnership shall be terminated, a certificate of cancellation
shall be filed and the Certificate and all qualifications of the Partnership as
a foreign limited partnership in jurisdictions other than the State of Delaware
shall be canceled and such other actions as may be necessary to terminate the
Partnership shall be taken.
Section 13.8 Reasonable Time for Winding Up. A reasonable time shall be
allowed for the orderly winding up of the business and affairs of the
Partnership and the liquidation of its assets pursuant to Section 13.2, to
minimize any losses otherwise attendant upon such winding-up, and the provisions
of this Agreement shall remain in effect among the Partners during the period of
liquidation.
Section 13.9 Waiver of Partition. Each Partner hereby waives any right
to partition of the Partnership property.
Section 13.10 Liability of Liquidator. The Liquidator shall be
indemnified and held harmless by the Partnership in the same manner and to the
same degree as an Indemnitee may be indemnified pursuant to Section 7.7.
ARTICLE XIV - AMENDMENT OF PARTNERSHIP AGREEMENT; MEETINGS
Section 14.1 Amendments.
A. General. Amendments to this Agreement may be proposed by
the General Partner or by any Limited Partners holding twenty-five percent (25%)
or more of the Partnership Interests. Following such proposal the General
Partner shall submit any proposed amendment to the Limited Partners. The General
Partner shall seek the written vote of the Partners on the proposed amendment or
shall call a meeting to vote thereon and to transact any other business that it
may deem appropriate. For
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purposes of obtaining a written vote, the General Partner may require a response
within a reasonable specified time, but not less than fifteen (15) days, and
failure to respond in such time period shall constitute a vote which is
consistent with the General Partner's recommendation with respect to the
proposal. Except as provided in Section 14.1.B, 14.1.C or 14.1.D, a proposed
amendment shall be adopted and be effective as an amendment hereto if it is
approved by the General Partners and it receives the Consent of Partners holding
a majority of the Percentage Interests of the Limited Partners (including
Limited Partnership Interests held by the General Partners).
B. Amendments Not Requiring Limited Partner Approval.
Notwithstanding Section 14.1.A or 14.1.C, the General Partner shall have the
power, without the consent of the Limited Partners, to amend this Agreement as
may be required to facilitate or implement any of the following purposes:
(1) to add to the obligations of the General
Partner or surrender any right or power
granted to the General Partner or any
Affiliate of the General Partner for the
benefit of the Limited Partners;
(2) to reflect the admission, substitution,
termination, or withdrawal of Partners in
accordance with this Agreement (which may be
effected through the replacement of Exhibit
A with an amended Exhibit A);
(3) to set forth and reflect in this Agreement
the designations, rights, powers, duties,
and preferences of the holders of any
additional Partnership Interests issued
pursuant to Article IV;
(4) to reflect a change that does not adversely
affect the Limited Partners in any material
respect, or to cure any ambiguity, correct
or supplement any provision of this
Agreement not inconsistent with law or with
other provisions of this Agreement, or make
other changes with respect to matters
arising under this Agreement that will not
be inconsistent with law or with the
provisions of this Agreement; and
(5) to satisfy any requirements, conditions, or
guidelines contained in any order,
directive, opinion, ruling or regulation of
a federal, state or local agency or
contained in federal, state or local law.
The General Partner shall notify the Limited Partners when any action
under this Section 14.1.B is taken in the next regular communication to the
Limited Partners.
C. Amendments Requiring Limited Partner Approval (Excluding
General Partners). Notwithstanding Section 14.1.A and 14.1.B, without the
Consent of the Outside
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Limited Partners, the General Partner shall not amend Section 4.2.A, Section
7.1.A (second sentence only), Section 7.5, Section 7.6, Section 7.8, Section
7.11.B, Section 11.2, Section 13.1 (other than Section 13.1(iii) which can be
amended only with a Consent of 85% of the Partnership Units (including
Partnership Units held by the General Partner), the last sentence of Section
11.4 (provided that no such amendment shall in any event adversely affect the
rights of any lender who made a loan or who extended credit and received in
connection therewith a Pledge of Units prior to the date such amendment is
adopted unless, and only to the extent such lender consents thereto), this
Section 14.1.C or Section 14.2.
D. Other Amendments Requiring Certain Limited Partner
Approval. Notwithstanding anything in this Section 14.1 to the contrary, this
Agreement shall not be amended with respect to any Partner adversely affected
without the Consent of such Partner adversely affected if such amendment would
(i) convert a Limited Partner's interest in the Partnership into a general
partner's interest; (ii) modify the limited liability of a Limited Partner in a
manner adverse to such Limited Partner; (iii) amend Section 7.11.A; (iv) amend
Article V or Article VI (except as permitted pursuant to Sections 4.2, 5.1.E,
5.4, 6.2 and 14.1(B)(3)); (v) amend Section 8.6 or any defined terms set forth
in Article I that relate to the Redemption Right (except as permitted in Section
8.6.E); or (vi) amend this Section 14.1.D. This Section 14.1.D does not require
unanimous consent of all Partners adversely affected unless the amendment is to
be effective against all Partners adversely affected.
Section 14.2 Meetings of the Partners.
A. General. Meetings of the Partners may be called by the
General Partner and shall be called upon the receipt by the General Partner of a
written request by Limited Partners holding twenty-five percent (25%) or more of
the Partnership Interests. The call shall state the nature of the business to be
transacted. Notice of any such meeting shall be given to all Partners not less
than seven (7) days nor more than thirty (30) days prior to the date of such
meeting. Partners may vote in person or by proxy at such meeting. Whenever the
vote or Consent of the Partners is permitted or required under this Agreement,
such vote or Consent may be given at a meeting of the Partners or may be given
in accordance with the procedure prescribed in Section 14.1.A. Except as
otherwise expressly provided in this Agreement, the Consent of holders of a
majority of the Percentage Interests held by Limited Partners (including Limited
Partnership Interests held by the General Partner) shall control.
B. Actions Without a Meeting. Any action required or permitted
to be taken at a meeting of the Partners may be taken without a meeting if a
written consent setting forth the action so taken is signed by a majority of the
Percentage Interests of the Partners (or such other percentage as is expressly
required by this Agreement). Such consent may be in one instrument or in several
instruments, and shall have the same force and effect as a vote of a majority of
the Percentage Interests of the Partners (or such other percentage as is
expressly required by this Agreement). Such consent shall be filed with the
General Partner. An action so taken shall be deemed to have been taken at a
meeting held on the effective date so certified.
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C. Proxy. Each Limited Partner may authorize any Person or
Persons to act for him by proxy on all matters in which a Limited Partner is
entitled to participate, including waiving notice of any meeting, or voting or
participating at a meeting. Every proxy must be signed by the Limited Partner or
its attorney-in-fact. No proxy shall be valid after the expiration of twelve
(12) months from the date thereof unless otherwise provided in the proxy. Every
proxy shall be revocable at the pleasure of the Limited Partner executing it,
such revocation to be effective upon the Partnership's receipt of written notice
thereof.
D. Conduct of Meeting. Each meeting of Partners shall be
conducted by the General Partner or such other Person as the General Partner may
appoint pursuant to such rules for the conduct of the meeting as the General
Partner or such other Person deems appropriate. Without limiting the foregoing,
meetings of Partners may be conducted in the same manner as meetings of the
stockholders of the General Partner and may be held at the same time, and as
part of, meetings of the stockholders of the General Partner.
ARTICLE XV - GENERAL PROVISIONS
Section 15.1 Addresses and Notice. Any notice, demand, request or
report required or permitted to be given or made to a Partner or Assignee under
this Agreement shall be in writing and shall be deemed given or made when
delivered in person or when sent by first class United States mail or by other
means of written communication to the Partner or Assignee at the address set
forth in Exhibit A or such other address as the Partners shall notify the
General Partner in writing.
Section 15.2 Titles and Captions. All article or section titles or
captions in this Agreement are for convenience only. They shall not be deemed
part of this Agreement and in no way define, limit, extend or describe the scope
or intent of any provisions hereof. Except as specifically provided otherwise,
references to "Articles" "Sections" and "Exhibits" are to Articles, Sections and
Exhibits of this Agreement.
Section 15.3 Pronouns and Plurals. Whenever the context may require,
any pronoun used in this Agreement shall include the corresponding masculine,
feminine or neuter forms, and the singular form of nouns, pronouns and verbs
shall include the plural and vice versa.
Section 15.4 Further Action. The parties shall execute and deliver all
documents, provide all information and take or refrain from taking action as may
be necessary or appropriate to achieve the purposes of this Agreement.
Section 15.5 Binding Effect. This Agreement shall be binding upon and
inure to the benefit of the parties hereto and their heirs, executors,
administrators, successors, legal representatives and permitted assigns.
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Section 15.6 Creditors. Other than as expressly set forth herein with
regard to any Indemnitee, none of the provisions of this Agreement shall be for
the benefit of, or shall be enforceable by, any creditor of the Partnership.
Section 15.7 Waiver. No failure by any party to insist upon the strict
performance of any covenant, duty, agreement or condition of this Agreement or
to exercise any right or remedy consequent upon a breach thereof shall
constitute waiver of any such breach or any other covenant, duty, agreement or
condition.
Section 15.8 Counterparts. This Agreement may be executed in
counterparts, all of which together shall constitute one agreement binding on
all of the parties hereto, notwithstanding that all such parties are not
signatories to the original or the same counterpart. Each party shall become
bound by this Agreement immediately upon affixing its signature hereto.
Section 15.9 Applicable Law. This Agreement shall be construed and
enforced in accordance with and governed by the laws of the State of Delaware,
without regard to the principles of conflicts of law.
Section 15.10 Invalidity of Provisions. If any provision of this
Agreement shall to any extent be held void or unenforceable (as to duration,
scope, activity, subject or otherwise) by a court of competent jurisdiction,
such provision shall be deemed to be modified so as to constitute a provision
conforming as nearly as possible to the original provision while still remaining
valid and enforceable. In such event, the remainder of this Agreement (or the
application of such provision to persons or circumstances other than those in
respect of which it is deemed to be void or unenforceable) shall not be affected
thereby. Each other provision of this Agreement, unless specifically conditioned
upon the voided aspect of such provision, shall remain valid and enforceable to
the fullest extent permitted by law; any other provisions of this Agreement that
are specifically conditioned on the voided aspect of such invalid provision
shall also be deemed to be modified so as to constitute a provision conforming
as nearly as possible to the original provision while still remaining valid and
enforceable to the fullest extent permitted by law.
Section 15.11 Power of Attorney.
A. General. Each Limited Partner and each Assignee who accepts
Partnership Units (or any rights, benefits or privileges associated therewith)
is deemed to irrevocably constitute and appoint the General Partner, any
Liquidator and authorized officers and attorneys-in-fact of each, and each of
those acting singly, in each case with full power of substitution, as its true
and lawful agent and attorney-in-fact, with full power and authority in its
name, place and stead to:
(1) execute, swear to, acknowledge, deliver,
file and record in the appropriate public
offices (a) all certificates, documents and
other instruments (including, without
limitation, this Agreement and the
Certificate and all amendments or
restatements thereof) that the
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General Partner or any Liquidator deems
appropriate or necessary to form, qualify or
continue the existence or qualification of
the Partnership as a limited partnership (or
a partnership in which the limited partners
have limited liability) in the State of
Delaware and in all other jurisdictions in
which the Partnership may conduct business
or own property, (b) all instruments that
the General Partner or any Liquidator deem
appropriate or necessary to reflect any
amendment, change, modification or
restatement of this Agreement in accordance
with its terms, (c) all conveyances and
other instruments or documents that the
General Partner or any Liquidator deems
appropriate or necessary to reflect the
dissolution and liquidation of the
Partnership pursuant to the terms of this
Agreement, including, without limitation, a
certificate of cancellation, (d) all
instruments relating to the admission,
withdrawal, removal or substitution of any
Partner pursuant to, or other events
described in, Article XI, XII or XIII hereof
or the Capital Contribution of any Partner
and (e) all certificates, documents and
other instruments relating to the
determination of the rights, preferences and
privileges of Partnership Interests; and
(2) execute, swear to, acknowledge and file all
ballots, consents, approvals, waivers,
certificates and other instruments
appropriate or necessary, in the sole and
absolute discretion of the General Partner
or any Liquidator, to make, evidence, give,
confirm or ratify any vote, consent,
approval, agreement or other action which is
made or given by the Partners hereunder or
is consistent with the terms of this
Agreement or appropriate or necessary, in
the sole discretion of the General Partner
or any Liquidator, to effectuate the terms
or intent of this Agreement.
Nothing contained in this Section 15.11 shall be construed as
authorizing the General Partner or any Liquidator to amend this Agreement except
in accordance with Article XIV hereof or as may be otherwise expressly provided
for in this Agreement.
B. Irrevocable Nature. The foregoing power of attorney is
hereby declared to be irrevocable and a power coupled with an interest, in
recognition of the fact that each of the Partners will be relying upon the power
of the General Partner or any Liquidator to act as contemplated by this
Agreement in any filing or other action by it on behalf of the Partnership, and
it shall survive and not be affected by the subsequent Incapacity of any Limited
Partner or Assignee and the transfer of all or any portion of such Limited
Partner's or Assignee's Partnership Units and shall extend to such Limited
Partner's or Assignee's heirs, successors, assigns and personal representatives.
Each such Limited Partner or Assignee hereby agrees to be bound by any
representation made by the General Partner or any Liquidator, acting in good
faith pursuant to such power of attorney; and each such Limited Partner or
Assignee hereby waives
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any and all defenses which may be available to contest, negate or disaffirm the
action of the General Partner or any Liquidator, taken in good faith under such
power of attorney. Each Limited Partner or Assignee shall execute and deliver to
the General Partner or the Liquidator, within fifteen (15) days after receipt of
the General Partner's or Liquidator's request therefor, such further
designation, powers of attorney and other instruments as the General Partner or
the Liquidator, as the case may be, deems necessary to effectuate this Agreement
and the purposes of the Partnership.
Section 15.12 Entire Agreement. This Agreement contains the entire
understanding and agreement among the Partners with respect to the subject
matter hereof and supersedes any prior written oral understandings or agreements
among them with respect thereto.
Section 15.13 No Rights as REIT Stockholders. Nothing contained in this
Agreement shall be construed as conferring upon the holders of the Partnership
Units any rights whatsoever as stockholders of the General Partner, including,
without limitation, any right to receive dividends or other distributions made
to stockholders of the General Partner or to vote or to consent or receive
notice as stockholders in respect to any meeting of stockholders for the
election of Directors of the General Partner or any other matter.
Section 15.14 Limitation to Preserve REIT Status. To the extent that
any amount paid or credited to the General Partner or any of its officers,
directors, trustees, employees or agents pursuant to Section 7.4 or Section 7.7
would constitute gross income to the General Partner for purposes of Section
856(c)(2) or 856(c)(3) of the Code (a "General Partner Payment") then,
notwithstanding any other provision of this Agreement, the amount of such
General Partner Payment for any fiscal year shall not exceed the lesser of:
(i) an amount equal to the excess, if any, of (a)
4.0% of the General Partner's total gross income (but not
including the amount of any General Partner Payments) for the
fiscal year which is described in subsections (A) though (H)
of Section 856(c)(2) of the Code over (b) the amount of gross
income (within the meaning of Section 856(c)(2) of the Code)
derived by the General Partner from sources other than those
described in subsections (A) through (H) of Section 856(c)(2)
of the Code (but not including the amount of any General
Partner Payments); or
(ii) an amount equal to the excess, if any of (a) 25%
of the General Partner's total gross income (but not including
the amount of any General Partner Payments) for the fiscal
year which is described in subsections (A) through (I) of
Section 856(c)(3) of the Code over (b) the amount of gross
income (within the meaning of Section 856(c)(3) of the Code)
derived by the General Partner from sources other than those
described in subsections (A) through (I) of Section 856(c)(3)
of the Code (but not including the amount of any General
Partner Payments);
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provided, however, that General Partner Payments in excess of the amounts set
forth in subparagraphs (i) and (ii) above may be made if the General Partner, as
a condition precedent, obtains an opinion of tax counsel that the receipt of
such excess amounts would not adversely affect the General Partner's ability to
qualify as a REIT. To the extent General Partner Payments may not be made in a
year due to the foregoing limitations, such General Partner Payments shall carry
over and be treated as arising in the following year, provided, however, that
such amounts shall not carry over for more than five years, and if not paid
within such five year period, shall expire; provided further, that (i) as
General Partner Payments are made, such payments shall be applied first to carry
over amounts outstanding, if any, and (ii) with respect to carry over amounts
for more than one Partnership Year, such payments shall be applied to the
earliest Partnership Year first.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have executed this Agreement as
of the date first written above.
GENERAL PARTNER:
National Health Realty, Inc.
By:
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Name:
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Title:
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LIMITED PARTNER:
National HealthCare, L.P.
By:
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Name:
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Title:
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EXHIBIT A
PARTNERS AND PARTNERSHIP INTERESTS
Name and Address of Class A Agreed Initial
Partner Partnership Class B Partnership Capital Account Percentage Interest
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GENERAL PARTNER:
National Health Realty, Inc.
LIMITED PARTNER:
National HealthCare, L.P.
TOTAL
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EXHIBIT B
CAPITAL ACCOUNT MAINTENANCE
1. Capital Accounts of the Partners
A. The Partnership shall maintain for each Partner a separate
Capital Account in accordance with the rules of Regulations Section
1.704-1(b)(2)(iv). Such Capital Account shall be increased by (i) the amount of
all Capital Contributions and any other deemed contributions made by such
Partner to the Partnership pursuant to this Agreement and (ii) all items of
Partnership income and gain (including income and gain exempt from tax) computed
in accordance with Section 1.B hereof and allocated to such Partner pursuant to
Section 6.1 of the Agreement and Exhibit C thereof, and decreased by (x) the
amount of cash or Agreed Value of all actual and deemed distributions of cash or
property made to such Partner pursuant to this Agreement and (y) all items of
Partnership deduction and loss computed in accordance with Section 1.B hereof
and allocated to such Partner pursuant to Section 6.1 of the Agreement and
Exhibit C thereof.
B. For purposes of computing the amount of any item of income,
gain, deduction or loss to be reflected in the Partners' Capital Accounts,
unless otherwise specified in this Agreement, the determination, recognition and
classification of any such item shall be the same as its determination,
recognition and classification for federal income tax purposes determined in
accordance with Section 703(a) of the Code (for this purpose all items of
income, gain, loss or deduction required to be stated separately pursuant to
Section 703(a) (1) of the Code shall be included in taxable income or loss),
with the following adjustments:
(1) Except as otherwise provided in Regulations
Section 1.704-1(b)(2)(iv)(m), the computation of all items of income, gain, loss
and deduction shall be made without regard to any election under Section 754 of
the Code which may be made by the Partnership, provided that the amounts of any
adjustments to the adjusted bases of the assets of the Partnership made pursuant
to Section 734 of the Code as a result of the distribution of property by the
Partnership to a Partner (to the extent that such adjustments have not
previously been reflected in the Partners' Capital Accounts) shall be reflected
in the Capital Accounts of the Partners in the manner and subject to the
limitations prescribed in Regulations Section 1.704-1(b)(2)(iv) (m)(4).
(2) The computation of all items of income, gain, and
deduction shall be made without regard to the fact that items described in
Sections 705(a)(1)(B) or 705(a)(2)(B) of the Code are not includable in gross
income or are neither currently deductible nor capitalized for federal income
tax purposes.
(3) Any income, gain or loss attributable to the
taxable disposition of any Partnership property shall be determined as if the
adjusted basis of such property as of such
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date of disposition were equal in amount to the Partnership's Carrying Value
with respect to such property as of such date.
(4) In lieu of the depreciation, amortization, and
other cost recovery deductions taken into account in computing such taxable
income or loss, there shall be taken into account Depreciation for such fiscal
year.
(5) In the event the Carrying Value of any
Partnership Asset is adjusted pursuant to Section 1.D hereof, the amount of any
such adjustment shall be taken into account as gain or loss from the disposition
of such asset.
(6) Any items specially allocated under Section 2 of
Exhibit C hereof shall not be taken into account.
C. Generally, a transferee (including any Assignee) of a Partnership
Unit shall succeed to a pro rata portion of the Capital Account of the
transferor; provided, however, that, if the transfer causes a termination of the
Partnership under Section 708(b)(l)(B) of the Code, the Partnership's properties
shall be deemed, solely for federal income tax purposes, to have been
distributed in liquidation of the Partnership to the holders of the Partnership
units (including the transferee) and recontributed by such Persons in
reconstitution of the Partnership. In such event, the Carrying Values of the
Partnership properties shall be adjusted immediately prior to such deemed
distribution pursuant to Section 1.D(2) hereof. The Capital Accounts of such
reconstituted Partnership shall be maintained in accordance with the principles
of this Exhibit B.
D. (1) Consistent with the provisions of Regulations Section
1.704-1(b)(2)(iv)(f), and as provided in Section 1.D(2), the Carrying Values of
all Partnership assets shall be adjusted upward or downward to reflect any
Unrealized Gain or Unrealized Loss attributable to such Partnership property, as
of the times of the adjustments provided in Section 1.D(2) hereof, as if such
Unrealized Gain or Unrealized Loss had been recognized on an actual sale of each
such property and allocated pursuant to Section 6.1 of the Agreement.
(2) Such adjustments shall be made as of the
following times: (a) immediately prior to the acquisition of an additional
interest in the Partnership by any new or existing Partner in exchange for more
than a de minimis Capital Contribution; (b) immediately prior to the
distribution by the Partnership to a Partner of more than a de minimis amount of
property as consideration for an interest in the Partnership; and (c)
immediately prior to the liquidation of the Partnership within the meaning of
Regulations Section 1.704-1(b)(2)(ii)(g), provided however that adjustments
pursuant to clauses (a) and (b) above shall be made only if the General Partner
determines that such adjustments are necessary or appropriate to reflect the
relative economic interests of the Partners in the Partnership.
(3) In accordance with Regulations Section 1.704-
1(b)(2)(iv)(e), the Carrying Value of Partnership assets distributed in kind
shall be adjusted upward or downward to
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reflect any Unrealized Gain or Unrealized Loss attributable to such Partnership
property, as of the time any such asset is distributed.
(4) In determining Unrealized Gain or Unrealized Loss
for purposes of this Exhibit B, the aggregate cash amount and fair market value
of all Partnership assets (including cash or cash equivalents) shall be
determined by the General Partner using such reasonable method of valuation as
it may adopt, or in the case of a liquidating distribution pursuant to Article
XIII of the Agreement, shall be determined and allocated by the Liquidator using
such reasonable methods of valuation as it may adopt. The General Partner, or
the Liquidator, as the case may be, shall allocate such aggregate fair market
value among the assets of the Partnership in such manner as it determines in its
sole and absolute discretion to arrive at a fair market value for individual
properties.
E. The provisions of the Agreement (including this Exhibit B
and the other Exhibits to the Agreement) relating to the maintenance of Capital
Accounts are intended to comply with Regulations Section 1.704-1(b), and shall
be interpreted and applied in a manner consistent with such Regulations. In the
event the General Partner shall determine that it is prudent to modify the
manner in which the Capital Accounts, or any debits or credits thereto
(including, without limitation, debits or credits relating to liabilities which
are secured by contributed or distributed property or which are assumed by the
Partnership, the General Partner, or the Limited Partners) are computed in order
to comply with such Regulations, the General Partner may make such modification
without regard to Article XIV of the Agreement, provided that it is not likely
to have a material effect on the amounts distributable to any Person pursuant to
Article XIII of the Agreement upon the dissolution of the Partnership. The
General Partner also shall (i) make any adjustments that are necessary or
appropriate to maintain equality between the Capital Accounts of the Partners
and the amount of Partnership capital reflected on the Partnership's balance
sheet, as computed for book purposes, in accordance with Regulations Section
1.704-1(b)(2)(iv)(q), and (ii) make any appropriate modifications in the event
unanticipated events might otherwise cause this Agreement not to comply with
Regulations Section l.704-1(b).
2. No Interest. No interest shall be paid by the Partnership on Capital
Contributions or on balances in Partners' Capital Accounts.
3. No Withdrawal. No Partner shall be entitled to withdraw any part of
its Capital Contribution or Capital Account or to receive any distribution from
the Partnership, except as provided in Articles IV, V, VII and XIII of the
Agreement.
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EXHIBIT C
SPECIAL ALLOCATION RULES
1. Special Allocation Rules. Notwithstanding any other provision of the
Agreement or this Exhibit C, the following special allocations shall be made in
the following order:
A. Minimum Gain Chargeback. Notwithstanding the provisions of
Section 6.1 of the Agreement or any other provisions of this Exhibit C, if there
is a net decrease in Partnership Minimum Gain during any Partnership Year, each
Partner shall be specially allocated items of Partnership income and gain for
such year (and, if necessary, subsequent years) in an amount equal to such
Partner's Share of the net decrease in Partnership Minimum Gain, as determined
under Regulations Section 1.704-2(g). Allocations pursuant to the previous
sentence shall be made in proportion to the respective amounts required to be
allocated to each Partner pursuant thereto. The items to be so allocated shall
be determined in accordance with Regulations Section 1.704-2(f)(6). This Section
1.A is intended to comply with the minimum gain chargeback requirements in
Regulations Section 1.704-2(f) and for purposes of this Section 1.A only, each
Partner's Adjusted Capital Account Deficit shall be determined prior to any
other allocations pursuant to Section 6.1 of this Agreement with respect to such
Partnership Year and without regard to any decrease in Partner Minimum Gain
during such Partnership Year.
B. Partner Minimum Gain Chargeback. Notwithstanding any other
provision of Section 6.1 of this Agreement or any other provisions of this
Exhibit C (except Section 1.A hereof), if there is a net decrease in Partner
Minimum Gain attributable to a Partner Nonrecourse Debt during any Partnership
Year, each Partner who has a share of the Partner Minimum Gain attributable to
such Partner Nonrecourse Debt, determined in accordance with Regulations Section
1.704-2(i)(5), shall be specially allocated items of Partnership income and gain
for such year (and, if necessary, subsequent years) in an amount equal to such
Partner's share of the net decrease in Partner Minimum Gain attributable to such
Partner Nonrecourse Debt, determined in accordance with Regulations Section
1.704-2(i)(5). Allocations pursuant to the previous sentence shall be made in
proportion to the respective amounts required to be allocated to each General
Partner and Limited Partner pursuant thereto. The items to be so allocated shall
be determined in accordance with Regulations Section 1.704-2(i)(4). This Section
1.B is intended to comply with the minimum gain chargeback requirement in such
Section of the Regulations and shall be interpreted consistently therewith.
Solely for purposes of this Section 1.B, each Partner's Adjusted Capital Account
Deficit shall be determined prior to any other allocations pursuant to Section
6.1 of the Agreement or this Exhibit with respect to such Partnership Year,
other than allocations pursuant to Section 1.A hereof.
C. Qualified Income Offset. In the event any Partner
unexpectedly receives any adjustments, allocations or distributions described in
Regulations Sections 1.704-1(b)(2)(ii)(d)(4), 1.704-1(b)(2)(ii)(d)(5), or 1.704-
1(b)(2)(ii)(d)(6), and after giving effect to the allocations required under
Sections 1.A and 1.B hereof with respect to such Partnership Year, such Partner
has an Adjusted Capital Account Deficit, items of Partnership income and gain
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(consisting of a pro rata portion of each item of Partnership income, including
gross income and gain for the Partnership Year) shall be specifically allocated
to such Partner in an amount and manner sufficient to eliminate, to the extent
required by the Regulations, its Adjusted Capital Account Deficit created by
such adjustments, allocations or distributions as quickly as possible. This
Section 1.C is intended to constitute a "qualified income offset" under
Regulations Section 1.704-1(b)(2)(ii)(d) and shall be interpreted consistently
therewith.
X. Xxxxx Income Allocation. In the event that any Partner has
an Adjusted Capital Account Deficit at the end of any Partnership Year (after
taking into account allocations to be made under the preceding paragraphs hereof
with respect to such Partnership Year), each such Partner shall be specially
allocated items of Partnership income and gain (consisting of a pro rata portion
of each item of Partnership income, including gross income and gain for the
Partnership Year) in an amount and manner sufficient to eliminate, to the extent
required by the Regulations, its Adjusted Capital Account Deficit.
E. Nonrecourse Deductions. Nonrecourse Deductions for any
Partnership Year shall be allocated to the Partners in accordance with their
respective Percentage Interests. If the General Partner determines in its good
faith discretion that the Partnership's Nonrecourse Deductions must be allocated
in a different ratio to satisfy the safe harbor requirements of the Regulations
promulgated under Section 704(b) of the Code, the General Partner is authorized,
upon notice to the Limited Partners, to revise the prescribed ratio for such
Partnership Year to the numerically closest ratio which would satisfy such
requirements.
F. Partner Nonrecourse Deductions. Any Partner Nonrecourse
Deductions for any Partnership Year shall be specially allocated to the Partner
who bears the economic risk of loss with respect to the Partner Nonrecourse Debt
to which such Partner Nonrecourse Deductions are attributable in accordance with
Regulations Sections 1.704-2(b)(4) and 1.704-2(i).
G. Code Section 754 Adjustments. To the extent an adjustment
to the adjusted tax basis of any Partnership asset pursuant to Section 734(b) or
743(b) of the Code is required, pursuant to Regulations Section
1.704-1(b)(2)(iv)(m), to be taken into account in determining Capital Accounts,
the amount of such adjustment to the Capital Accounts shall be treated as an
item of gain (if the adjustment increases the basis of the asset) or loss (if
the adjustment decreases such basis), and such item of gain or loss shall be
specially allocated to the Partners in a manner consistent with the manner in
which their Capital Accounts are required to be adjusted pursuant to such
Section of the Regulations.
2. Allocations for Tax Purposes.
A. Except as otherwise provided in this Section 2, for federal
income tax purposes, each item of income, gain, loss and deduction shall be
allocated among the Partners in the same manner as its correlative item of
"book" income, gain, loss or deduction is allocated pursuant to Section 6.1 of
the Agreement and Section 1 of this Exhibit C.
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B. In an attempt to eliminate Book-Tax Disparities
attributable to a Contributed Property or Adjusted Property, items of income,
gain, loss, and deduction shall be allocated for federal income tax purposes
among the Partners as follows:
(1) (a) In the case of a Contributed Property, such
items attributable thereto shall be allocated among the Partners consistent with
the principles of Section 704(c) of the Code to take into account the variation
between the 704(c) Value of such property and its adjusted basis at the time of
contribution (taking into account Section 2.C of this Exhibit C); and
(b) any item of Residual Gain or Residual Loss
attributable to a Contributed Property shall be allocated among the Partners in
the same manner as its correlative item of "book" gain or loss is allocated
pursuant to Section 6.1 of the Agreement and Section 1 of this Exhibit C.
(2) (a) In the case of an Adjusted Property, such
items shall
(i) first, be allocated among the Partners
in a manner consistent with the principles of Section 704(c) of the Code to take
into account the Unrealized Gain or Unrealized Loss attributable to such
property and the allocations thereof pursuant to Exhibit B;
(ii) second, in the event such property was
originally a Contributed Property, be allocated among the Partners in a manner
consistent with Section 2.B(1) of this Exhibit C; and
(b) any item of Residual Gain or Residual Loss
attributable to an Adjusted Property shall be allocated among the Partners in
the same manner its correlative item of "book" gain or loss is allocated
pursuant to Section 6.1 of the Agreement and Section 1 of this Exhibit C.
(3) all other items of income, gain, loss and
deduction shall be allocated among the Partners the same manner as their
correlative item of "book" gain or loss is allocated pursuant to Section 6.1 of
the Agreement and Section 1 of this Exhibit C.
C. To the extent Regulations promulgated pursuant to Section
704(c) of the Code permit a Partnership to utilize alternative methods to
eliminate the disparities between the Carrying Value of property and its
adjusted basis, the General Partner shall, subject to the following, have the
authority to elect the method to be used by the Partnership and such election
shall be binding on all Partners.
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EXHIBIT D
NOTICE OF REDEMPTION
The undersigned hereby irrevocably (i) redeems _________ Partnership
Units in ___________________ Limited Partnership in accordance with the terms of
the Agreement of Limited Partnership of ______________________ Limited
Partnership, as amended, and the Redemption Right referred to therein, (ii)
surrenders such Partnership Units and all right, title and interest therein and
(iii) directs that the Cash Amount or REIT Shares Amount (as determined by the
General Partner) deliverable upon exercise of the Redemption Right be delivered
to the address specified below, and if REIT Shares are to be delivered, such
REIT Shares be registered or placed in the name(s) and at the address(es)
specified below. The undersigned hereby represents, warrants, and certifies that
the undersigned (a) has marketable and unencumbered title to such Partnership
Units, free and clear of the rights of or interests of any other person or
entity, (b) has the full right, power and authority to redeem and surrender such
Partnership Units as provided herein and (c) has obtained the consent or
approval of all persons or entities, if any, having the right to consent or
approve such redemption and surrender.
Dated:_________________ Name of Limited Partner:
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Signature of Limited Partner)
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(Street Address)
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(City) (State) (Zip Code)
Signature Guaranteed by:
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IF SHARES ARE TO BE ISSUED, ISSUE TO:
Name:
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Please insert social security or
identifying number:
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EXHIBIT E
VALUE OF CONTRIBUTED PROPERTY
UNDERLYING PROPERTY 704(C) VALUE AGREED VALUE
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