AGREEMENT OF LIMITED PARTNERSHIP OF SB PARTNERS
Exhibit (e) (1)
AGREEMENT
OF LIMITED PARTNERSHIP
OF
Agreement
of Limited Partnership made as of the 20th day of November, 1970, by and among
XXXXX, XXXXXX, REAL ESTATE CORPORATION. a New York corporation, as general
partner (the "General Partner"), and Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxxxx, as limited
partner. Such limited partner and any additional limited partners hereafter
admitted to the partnership as herein provided are collectively referred to as
"Limited Partners", and the Limited Partners, as constituted from time to time,
and the General Partner are collectively referred to as the
"Partners".
The
Partners desire to form a limited partnership to engage in the business
described in Paragraph 3 upon the terms and conditions hereinafter set
forth.
It is,
therefore agreed:
1.
FORMATION. The parties do hereby form a limited partnership (the "Partnership")
pursuant to the provisions of Article VIII of the Partnership Law of the State
of New York.
2. NAME
AND OFFICE. The name of the Partnership shall be SB Partners. The office of the
Partnership shall be located at 0000 Xxxxxx xx xxx Xxxxxxxx, Xxx Xxxx, Xxx Xxxx
00000, or at such other place or places as the General Partner may from time to
time determine.
3.
PURPOSES. The purposes of the Partnership are (a) to purchase, lease, sell, own,
develop and construct improvements upon, to finance the acquisition, operation
and development of, and the construction of improvements upon, and to operate
and maintain for any uses, real property, or interests therein, wherever
located; (b) to purchase, lease, sell, own and operate, and to finance the
acquisition and operation of, personal property; (c) to incur indebtedness,
secured or unsecured, for any of the purposes of the Partnership; (d) to lend
any of the monies or other assets of the Partnership with or without security;
(e) to invest and reinvest the assets of the Partnership in, and to purchase or
otherwise acquire, hold, sell, transfer, exchange or otherwise dispose of, or
realize
upon, securities of all types and descriptions and any other interests in
business ventures; and (f) any other purposes as are necessary to protect or
enhance the assets of the Partnership.
4. TERM.
The term of the Partnership shall commence on the date of filing of a
Certificate of Limited Partnership in the office of the County Clerk of New York
County and shall terminate December 31, 2068, provided, however, that the
Partnership shall be terminated prior to such date:
(a) upon
the bankruptcy, withdrawal or liquidation of the General Partner;
(b) by
decision of the General Partner, concurred in by Limited Partners holding more
than 50% of the Units of the Partnership which are held by Limited Partners;
or
(c) by
decision of Partners holding more than 662/3% of the
Units of the Partnership.
5.
CAPITAL. The Capital of the Partnership shall be measured in terms of Units and
may be increased from time to time by contributions in cash or in property as
hereinafter provided.
6.
DISTRIBUTIONS TO PARTNERS AND ALLOCATION OF PROFITS AND LOSSES AMONG
PARTNERS.
(a)
Distributions of cash to the Partners may be made from time to time, at the
discretion of the General Partner, in amounts not to exceed the Gains and
Earnings Account (which is described in subparagraph 7(c)) as of the date
designated by the General Partner for the determination of the persons entitled
to receive such distribution as provided in subparagraph (f) of this paragraph.
The Gains and Earnings Account shall be decreased by the amount of each
distribution made, the decrease to be effected as of such designated
date.
(b)
Distributions of cash made in any fiscal year of the Partnership (as distinct
from the allocation of Net Profit or Net Loss, which shall be as provided in
subparagraphs (c) and (d) of this paragraph) shall be divided among the Partners
as follows:
(i)
first, to the extent necessary, to satisfy the Annual Distribution Preference
for such fiscal year and then, to the extent it has not been satisfied for all
preceding fiscal years ending after January 1, 1971, to satisfy the Annual
Distribution Preference for all such
fiscal
years; and
(ii) the
balance, if any, as follows: 25% to the General Partner and 75% to all Partners
divided among the Partners in proportion to the number of Units held by them as
of the end of such fiscal year.
The term
"Annual Distribution Preference" for any fiscal year of the Partnership shall
mean an amount equal to the excess, if any, of 8% (or for a fiscal year of less
than 365 days, 8% multiplied by a fraction the numerator of which is the number
of days in such fiscal year and the denominator of which is 365) of the daily
average Capital for such year over one-half of the Net Loss, if any, for such
year. For purposes of the computation of the Annual Distribution Preference, the
Net Loss shall be deemed to be the net loss stated on the Federal income tax
return originally filed by the Partnership for the applicable fiscal year and
shall not thereafter be adjusted notwithstanding any subsequent adjustment ill
the Net Loss for such fiscal year from any cause. Any such subsequent adjustment
will be reflected in the computation of the Annual Distribution Preference for
the fiscal year in which the adjustment is made.
The
Annual Distribution Preference, to the extent satisfied, shall be divided among
the Partners in proportion to the number of Units held by them as of the end of
the fiscal year.
(c) The
Net Profit of the Partnership for any fiscal year shall be allocated as follows:
*
(i) to
the extent available, an amount equal to 8% of the daily average Capital for
such fiscal year among the Partners in proportion to the number of Units held by
them as of the end of such fiscal year; and
(ii) the
balance, if any, as follows: 25% to the General Partner and 75% to all Partners
allocated among the Partners in proportion to the number of Units held by them
as of the end of such fiscal year.
(d) The
Net Loss of the Partnership for any fiscal year shall be allocated among the
Partners in proportion to the number of Units held by them as of the end of such
fiscal year.
(e) The
terms "Net Profit" and "Net Loss" of the Partnership shall mean the net profits
or losses, as the case may be, from the operations of the Partnership,
as
* The allocation of Net Profit set forth in this Agreement of
Limited Partnership was changed to comply with the Tax Reform Act of 1976.
See "Allocation of Net Profit and Net Loss and Distributions of
Cash to the General Partners and the Limited Partners."
determined
for Federal income tax purposes.
(f) The
General Partner shall designate a date for the determination of the owners of
Units who shall be entitled to receive any distribution which is to be made
according to the number of Units held, and such distribution shall be to the
owners of the Units as of such date.
(g) Any
Unit which was not outstanding at the beginning of the fiscal year in which or
for which any allocation or distribution is made shall be deemed for the
purposes of such allocation or distribution (except in connection with the
liquidation of the Partnership) to be a fraction of a Unit, the numerator of
which shall be the number of days from the date of the issuance of such Unit to
the end of such fiscal year and the denominator of which shall be the number of
days in such fiscal year. The owner of each such Unit shall receive in respect
thereof the same fractional portion of all allocations or distributions (except
in connection with the liquidation of the Partnership) made in or for the fiscal
year in which such Unit was issued in respect of each Unit which was outstanding
at the beginning of the year.
(h) If
any distribution is made for any fiscal year, before the Annual Distribution
Preference for such year is determined, the General Partner shall estimate the
amount of the Annual Distribution Preference for such year and such distribution
shall be allocated by the General Partner on the basis of such estimate,
Distributions made within three months after the end of a fiscal year, if so
designated by the General Partner, shall be deemed to have been made for such
fiscal year.
(i) Any
allocation, or distribution not otherwise specifically provided for herein shall
be among the Partners in proportion to the number of Units held.
7.
MEMORANDUM ACCOUNTS FOR DETERMINATION OF UNIT VALUES.
For
purposes of the computation of Unit Values as defined in paragraph 8, the
following shall apply:
(a) All
contributions to the Partnership, whether in cash or in property and whether by
way of Initial Investment, New Investment or Reinvestment shall be credited to
the Capital of the Partnership. The Capital of
the
Partnership will be divided into two accounts, the Aggregate Capital Investment
Account and the Capital Cash Account. The Aggregate Capital Investment Account
is the sum of the Capital Investments in each of the Partnership properties and
other assets. The Capital Investment in each property or asset is the total net
expenditures paid from the Capital Cash Account for the purchase of, capital
improvements to, or capitalized carrying costs for, such property or asset, less
all amounts by which such Capital Investment has been reduced pursuant to
subparagraph (c) of this paragraph. If a property or other asset is contributed
to the Partnership, the initial Capital Investment for such property or asset
will be equal to the value at which the contribution was accepted. The Capital
Cash Account shall be equal to the excess of the Capital over the Aggregate
Capital Investment Account.
(b) The
Amortization Account for each property or other asset shall be the cumulative
sum of the amortization of indebtedness then encumbering such property or asset
which has been paid from the Gains and Earnings Account, less all amounts by
which such Amortization Account has been reduced pursuant to subparagraph (c) of
this paragraph.
(c) The
Gains and Earnings Account shall consist of the excess of the gross cash
receipts of the Partnership (other than contributions to the Capital) over the
gross cash payments and distributions of the Partnership (other than from the
Capital Cash Account and other than payments for capitalized costs of
organization of the Partnership and expenses of offering and sale of interests
in the Partnership), subject to the following:
(i) The
net proceeds of borrowings not related to or secured by a particular property
and of borrowings secured by purchase money indebtedness described in
subdivision (v) of this subparagraph shall be added, in the discretion of the
General Partner, either to the Gains and Earnings Account or to the Capital Cash
Account. The Account to which such borrowings are added shall be reduced when
and to the extent they are repaid.
(ii) The
net proceeds of a borrowing related to or secured by a particular property, to
the extent they exceed the amount to be used (x) to repay other indebtedness
related to or secured by such property, (y) for improvements on such property or
on an adjoining and
related
property or (z) for the purchase of such property or of an adjoining and related
property, shall be applied to the extent available in the following
manner:
(A) first
to increase the Gains and Earnings Account by up to the amount of the
Amortization Account for such property and the Amortization Account for such
property shall be reduced by the amount of such increase;
(B) then
to increase the Capital Cash Account by up to the amount of the Capital
Investment in such property and the Capital Investment Account for such property
shall be reduced by the amount of such increase; and
(C) then
to increase the Gains and Earnings Account.
(iii) In
the event of a sale or other disposition, voluntary or involuntary, of the
entire interest of the Partnership in a property, the proceeds thereof shall be
applied in the following manner:
(A) first
the Gains and Earnings Account shall be increased by the amount of the
Amortization Account for such property and the Amortization Account for such
property shall be reduced to zero;
(B) then
the Capital Cash Account shall be increased by the amount of the Capital
Investment in such property and the Capital Investment Account for such property
shall be reduced to zero; and
(C) then
the Gains and Earnings Account shall be increased by the excess, if any, of the
net proceeds of such sale or disposition over the sum of the Amortization
Account for and the Capital Investment in such property (before they were
reduced as provided in clauses A and B above). If the sum of the Amortization
Account for and the Capital Investment in such property exceeds such net
proceeds, the Gains and Earnings Account (after it has been increased as
provided in clause A above) shall be reduced by the amount of the
excess.
(iv) In
the event of a sale or other disposition, voluntary or involuntary, of less than
the entire interest of the Partnership in a property, to the extent that the net
proceeds thereof exceed the amount thereof to be used (x) to repay indebtedness
related to or secured by such property, (y) for improvements on such property or
on an adjoining and related property and (z) for the purchase of an adjoining
and related property, they shall be applied to the extent available in the
following manner:
(A) first
to increase the Gains and Earnings Account by up to the amount of the
Amortization Account for such property and the Amortization Account for such
property shall be reduced by the amount of such increase;
(B) then
to increase the Capital Cash Account by up to the amount of the Capital
Investment in such property and the Capital Investment Account for such property
shall be reduced by the amount of such increase; and
(C) then to
increase the Gains and Earnings Account.
(v) If
the proceeds of a sale or other disposition shall consist, in whole or ill part,
of evidences of indebtedness, the increases in the respective Accounts to be
effected in the event of such sale or other disposition as provided in
subdivisions (iii) and (iv) of this subparagraph shall be deemed to have been
effected by the addition to such Accounts, in the order specified in such
subdivisions, first of the cash, if any, received upon such sale or other
disposition to the extent available and then of such evidences of indebtedness.
Subsequent principal payments on, or the proceeds of a sale of, such
indebtedness shall be substituted for the portions of the indebtedness in each
such Account in the order in which they were deemed to have been added
thereto.
If on
final disposition of any such evidence of indebtedness, as determined by the
General Partner in its sole discretion, the Partnership shall realize in cash
less than the principal amount thereof, (x) if such indebtedness was received by
the Partnership upon the sale or other disposition of the entire interest of the
Partnership in a property, the Gains and Earnings Account shall be
reduced
by
the deficit, and (y) if such indebtedness was received by the Partnership upon
the sale or other disposition of less than the entire interest of the
Partnership in a property, the Accounts to which such indebtedness was deemed to
have been added shall be reduced by the deficit in reverse order of
application.
If the
Partnership shall acquire any property, by foreclosure or otherwise, which was
security for indebtedness owed to the Partnership, then the Capital Investment
in such property shall be equal to the unpaid amount of such indebtedness plus
the expenses of foreclosure or other means of acquisition, less any moneys
actually collected from persons obligated to pay such indebtedness.
(vi) The
Gains and Earnings Account shall be decreased by all amounts paid in respect of
obligations of the Partnership except for Capital Investments and except for
capitalized costs of organization of the Partnership and expenses of offering
and sale of interests in the Partnership. If the amount paid in respect of any
such obligation exceeds the Gains and Earnings Account, the Capital Cash Account
shall be reduced by the amount of such excess, and, (x) if the obligation so
paid pertains to a particular property, the Capital Investment for such property
shall be increased by the amount by which the Capital Cash Account was 80
reduced, or, (y) if
the obligation so paid does not pertain to a particular property, the amount by
which the Capital Cash Account was so reduced shall be carried forward in a
special account until it has been repaid as provided in the next sentence. As
amounts become available in the Gains and Earnings Account for the purpose, the
Gains and Earnings Account shall be reduced by the amount by which the Capital
Cash Account was so reduced and the Capital Investment Account shall be
decreased and the Capital Cash Account shall be increased
accordingly.
(vii) The
provisions with respect to properties of the Partnership in subdivisions (i)
through (vi) of this subparagraph shall also apply to any other assets of the
Partnership.
8.
CAPITAL CONTRIBUTIONS.
(a) Initial. Each Partner shall
make a contribution in cash to the Capital of the Partnership in the aggregate
amount specified in Schedule A to this Agreement at the
time
or times set forth in a schedule promulgated by the General Partner. Upon
payment of his total contribution he shall be credited with the number of Units
specified in Schedule A or upon payment of a portion of his contribution in
accordance with such schedule, he shall be credited with the pro rata share of
such number of Units.
(b) Additional. The General
Partner may permit the Partners (including persons who are concurrently admitted
as Limited Partners as provided in paragraph 9) to make additional
contributions, at such times and in such amounts as the General Partner in .its
sole discretion shall determine, either as a Reinvestment of distributions or,
as a New Investment in cash or in property.
(i) Reinvestment. If the General
Partner shall have elected to permit the reinvestment, in whole or in part, of a
distribution ("Reinvestment") each Partner, whether listed on Schedule A hereto
or admitted pursuant to paragraph 9 hereof, may reinvest all or any part of the
distribution received by him (limited to his proportionate part of the
Reinvestment) by contributing it to. the Capital and upon such contribution
shall be credited with the additional number of Units determined by dividing the
amount of the contribution by the Reinvestment Unit Value. The Reinvestment Unit
Value is equal to the sum total of the Capital, the Gains and Earnings Account
and the Amortization Account, all as constituted on the effective date of the
Reinvestment and immediately after giving effect to such distribution, divided
by the number of Units then outstanding. At least fifteen days prior to the
distribution, the General Partner shall deliver to each Limited Partner a
statement showing the amount of the proposed distribution, the effective date of
the Reinvestment and the Reinvestment Unit Value as of the effective date of the
Reinvestment. If a Limited Partner desires to Reinvest, he shall prior to the
effective date of the Reinvestment advise the General Partner of the portion of
such distribution that he desires to Reinvest and the General Partner shall as
of the effective date of the Reinvestment transfer the applicable amount to the
Capital and credit the Partner with the number of Units computed as provided
above.
(ii)
New Investment. From
time to time, at the
option
of the General Partner, each Partner (including persons who are concurrently
admitted as additional Limited Partners as provided in paragraph 9) may be
permitted to make a new investment ("New Investment") by contributing cash or
property to the Capital and to acquire the number of additional Units determined
by dividing the amount of the contribution by the New Investment Unit Value. The
New Investment Unit Value is equal to the sum total of the Capital, the Gains
and Earnings Account, the Amortization Account, and the value of the Intangible
Appreciation of the Partnership, all as constituted on the effective date of the
New Investment and immediately after giving effect to any concurrent
distributions and Reinvestment of distributions, divided by the number of Units
then outstanding. The value of the Intangible Appreciation of the Partnership
will be determined by the General Partner in its sole discretion, whose
determination shall be final and binding on the Partners; and will include:
increased, but unrealized, market value of properties; the value of project
planning and work in progress; the value of the Partnership as a going business;
and all other factors of an intangible nature which nevertheless have
value.
(c) Limitations on Capital
Contributions. No Limited Partner may make additional contributions to
the Capital if such Partner owns, or, after giving effect to such additional
contribution, would own, more than 10% of the then outstanding Units; provided,
however, that such limitation shall not apply to any Reinvestments as provided
in subparagraph (b) (i) of this paragraph.
The
General Partner, in its sale discretion, may refuse any New Investment by any
Limited Partner without refusing it to all Limited Partners, may refuse anyone
admission as an additional Limited Partner while accepting others, and may allow
New Investment by additional Limited Partners without first allowing such New
Investment by existing Partners. Reinvestment, however, is a right of the
Partners and may not be refused or limited to any Partner unless it is refused
or limited to all.
(d) Contributions of the General
Partner. The General Partner may, in addition to its initial contribution
specified in Schedule A, make additional contributions in
cash
to the Capital of the Partnership in the manner specified in subparagraph (b) of
this paragraph. The General Partner shall be permitted to Reinvest in the manner
provided in subparagraph (b) (i) of this paragraph both its distributions on its
Units and the amounts distributed to it pursuant to subdivision (ii) of
subparagraph 6 (b).
(e) Contributions in Property.
The General Partner, at its option, may accept contributions of property
in exchange for Units. The Partners agree that, in such cases, gain, loss and
depreciation shall be allocated as provided on the date of this Agreement in
Section 704(C) (1) of the Internal Revenue Code.
(f) Fractional Units. Fractional
Units may be issued for Reinvestment purposes and in other instances at the
discretion of the General Partner.
9.
ADMISSION OF ADDITIONAL LIMITED PARTNERS. The General Partner is authorized to
admit additional Limited Partners to the Partnership at any time. Upon their
initial contribution to the Capital, the additional Limited Partners shall
receive Units computed as provided in subparagraph (b) (ii) of paragraph 8. Upon
the admission of such additional Limited Partners, an amendment to the
Certificate of Limited Partnership of the Partnership, reflecting such
admissions and increases in contributions to the Capital, shall be filed. To
accomplish the purposes of this paragraph, the General Partner is authorized to
do all things necessary to effect the admission of such Limited Partners. A new
Partner shall become a party hereto by executing. An appropriate supplement to
this Agreement pursuant to which he agrees to be bound by the terms and
provisions of this Agreement; provided, however, that no such supplement shall
become binding and effective until it has been executed by the General Partner.
The admission of any additional Limited Partner pursuant to this paragraph shall
not be cause for dissolution of the Partnership.
10. THE
GENERAL PARTNER.
(a) The
General Partner shall have the exclusive right and power to manage and operate
the Partnership and to do all things necessary to carryon the business of the
Partnership for the purposes described in paragraph 3. The General Partner shall
devote so much of its time to the business of the Partnership as in its judgment
the conduct
of
its business shall reasonably require and shall not be obligated to do or
perform any act or thing in connection with the business of the Partnership not
expressly set forth herein. The General Partner may engage in business ventures
of any nature and description independently or with others, including but not
limited to business of the character described in paragraph 3 hereof (or any
part thereof), and neither the Partnership nor any of the other Partners shall
have any rights in and to such independent ventures or the income or profits
derived therefrom.
(b) The
General Partner is specifically authorized and empowered, on behalf of the
Partnership, without any further consent of the Limited Partners, to do any act
or execute any document or enter into any contract or any agreement of any
nature necessary or desirable, in the opinion of the General Partner, in
pursuance of the purposes of the Partnership including, without limitation, to
enter into and to perform the following agreements:
(1) A
contract with Xxxxx, Xxxxxx Real Estate Corporation (or Xxxxx, Xxxxxx & Co.
Incorporated, or any subsidiary or affiliate thereof) to act as the managing
agent of the Partnership providing that:
(A) The
managing agent will:
(i) find
and negotiate the acquisition of suitable investments for the
Partnership;
(ii)
perform the day-to-day investment and administrative operations of the
Partnership;
(iii) act
as the investment advisor and consultant for the Partnership in connection with
policy and investment decisions; and
(iv)
prepare reports to the Partners as provided in paragraph 20.
(B) The
managing agent shall be paid for its services an annual fee for each fiscal year
equal to (x) 2% of the sum of the average daily Aggregate Capital Investment
Account and the average daily Amortization Account and (y) 1/2 of 1% of
the average daily Capital Cash Account, which shall be calculated and payable
not more often than in quarterly installments. Such fee shall not be deemed to
be a Partnership distribution. The contract shall be non-assignable and shall
contain an exculpatory clause with respect to the managing agent substantially
similar to subparagraph (e) of this paragraph.
(C) All
expenses of the Partnership, including without limitation expenses of operation
and administration,
shall be paid by the Partnership, except that the managing agent shall provide
without expense to the Partnership office space and facilities. Any amounts
advanced by the managing agent for payment of expenses or obligations of the
Partnership shall be deemed to be debts and liabilities of the Partnership to
the managing agent.
(2)
Contracts with agents, attorneys, accountants, appraisers, or other independent
consultants or contractors, whether or not any of such persons may also be
employed by the managing agent, Xxxxx, Xxxxxx & Co. Incorporated (or any
subsidiary or affiliate thereof), or any real estate investment trust or other
entity for which the General Partner or Xxxxx, Xxxxxx & Co. Incorporated (or
any subsidiary or affiliate thereof) shall be acting as an advisor, manager,
sponsor or underwriter.
(3)
Agreements with real estate investment trusts or other entities underwritten,
advised, managed or sponsored by the General Partner or by Xxxxx, Xxxxxx &
Co. Incorporated (or any subsidiary or affiliate thereof), providing essentially
for the sale of a property or properties to any such entity for the cost of such
property or properties to the Partnership or, if a property has been improved
while owned by the Partnership, at the then fair value of that property as
determined by the General Partner, and for the simultaneous leasing of such
property or properties by the Partnership for a. net rental not greater than the
Stipulated Value of the property or properties multiplied by a factor not
greater than the product of two times the average of the prime lending rates
charged at the date of execution of the lease by the Bank of America, the Chase
Manhattan Bank, and The First National City Bank and providing, further, that
such entity may have the option to require the Partnership to repurchase such
property at the Stipulated Value in the event of an assignment of the lease of
such property by the Partnership. The Stipulated Value will be the price at
which the property was sold by the Partnership, adjusted annually on the basis
of increases in the cost of living index for the United States published by the
Department of Labor, or, if such index is unavailable, any other index which the
General Partner considers appropriate. Such agreements may also provide that
the
Partnership
may lease on similar terms other properties from any such entity.
(4)
Agreements to borrow money on a secured or unsecured basis from real estate
investment trusts or other entities underwritten, advised, managed or sponsored
by the General Partner or by Xxxxx, Xxxxxx & Co. Incorporated (or any
subsidiary or affiliate thereof), on terms competitive in the judgment of the
General Partner with borrowings from other sources.
(c) The
General Partner, on behalf of the Partnership, shall not be prohibited from
employing, purchasing or leasing real or personal property from or to or
otherwise dealing with, a Partner, Xxxxx, Xxxxxx & Co. Incorporated or any
subsidiary or affiliate thereof, an officer, director, or stockholder of the
General Partner or of Xxxxx, Xxxxxx & Co. Incorporated or any subsidiary or
affiliate thereof, or a member of the family of a Limited Partner or of an
officer, director or stockholder of the General Partner or of Xxxxx, Xxxxxx
& Co. Incorporated or any subsidiary or affiliate thereof, or any firm or
corporation or fund which any of such persons is directly or indirectly
interested in or connected with, or with any fund or trust managed or advised by
the General Partner or by Xxxxx, Xxxxxx & Co. Incorporated or any subsidiary
or affiliate thereof and neither the Partnership nor any of the Partners shall
have any rights in or to any income or profits received by any such person in a
transaction with the Partnership.
(d) In
addition to the specific rights and powers herein granted to the General
Partner, it shall possess and may enjoy and exercise all the rights and powers
of general partners as provided in the Partnership Law of the State of New
York.
(e) The
General Partner shall not be liable to the Partnership or, the Limited Partners
for any act or omission performed or omitted by it in good faith pursuant to the
authority granted to it by this Agreement, but only for fraud, bad faith or
gross negligence.
(f) The
Partnership shall indemnify and save harmless the General Partner from any loss
or damage incurred by it by reason of any act performed by it on behalf of the
Partnership or in furtherance of its interests; provided,
however,
that the foregoing shall not relieve the General Partner of liability for its
fraud, bad faith or gross negligence; and further provided, however, that in the
case of any loss or damage arising from an action brought pursuant to Section
115-a of the Partnership Law of the State of New York, the indemnification
pursuant to this provision shall be limited to the reasonable expenses,
including attorneys' fees, actually and necessarily incurred by the' General
Partner in connection with the defense of such action, or in connection with an
appeal therein, except that (i) there shall be no indemnification in relation to
matters as to which the General Partner is adjudged to have breached its duty to
the Partnership and (ii) the indemnification shall not include amounts paid in
settling or otherwise disposing of a threatened action, or pending action, with
or without court approval, or expenses incurred in defending a threatened
action, or pending action, which is settled or otherwise disposed of without
court approval.
11.
ASSIGNMENT OF THE GENERAL PARTNER'S INTEREST. The General Partner shall not
assign or sell its interest as General Partner in the Partnership, or enter into
any agreement as a result of which any person, firm or corporation shall become
interested with it in its interest in the Partnership, except that it may at any
time sell or assign any Units held by it.
12.
BANKRUPTCY, WITHDRAWAL OR LIQUIDATION OF THE GENERAL PARTNER. In the event of
the bankruptcy, withdrawal or liquidation of the General Partner, the
Partnership shall be dissolved and terminated.
13.
LIMITED PARTNERS. No Limited Partner shall take any part in the conduct or
control of the Partnership's business nor have any right or authority to act for
or on behalf of the Partnership. No Limited Partner shall be liable for any
debts, obligations or losses of the Partnership in excess of his contribution to
the Capital of the Partnership.
14.
SUBSTITUTION AND ASSIGNABILITY OF LIMITED PARTNERS' INTERESTS.
(a)
Except as provided in this paragraph, without the prior written consent of the
General Partner, a Limited Partner may not assign or sell his interest (or any
part thereof) in the Partnership, nor substitute an assignee in
his
place, and no attempted substitution shall be binding upon the Partnership or
General Partner in the absence of such written consent.
(b) If a
Limited Partner shall die or be adjudicated insane or incompetent, his legal
representatives shall be deemed to be an assignee of, and may, with the prior
written consent of the General Partner, be substituted for, such Limited
Partner.
(c) As a
condition to his admission as a substituted Limited Partner, an assignee or the
legal representatives of a Limited Partner, as the case may be, shall execute
and acknowledge such instruments, in form and substance satisfactory to the
General Partner, as the General Partner shall deem necessary or desirable to
effect such admission and to confirm the agreement of the person being admitted
as such substituted Partner to be bound by all of the terms and provisions of
this Agreement.
15.
WITHDRAWAL BY LIMITED PARTNERS. No Limited Partner shall at any time be entitled
to withdraw all or any part of his contribution to the Capital of the
Partnership without the prior written consent of the General
Partner.
16. DEATH
OF A LIMITED PARTNER. The death of a Limited Partner shall not dissolve or
terminate the Partnership.
17.
ADVANCES. If any Partner shall advance any monies to the Partnership in excess
of his contribution to the Capital of the Partnership, the amount of any such
advances shall not increase his contribution or entitle him to any increase in
the distributions of the Partnership; but the amount of any such advance shall
be a debt of the Partnership to such Partner and, unless otherwise provided and
agreed, shall be repaid to him without interest and shall be payable or
collectible only out of the Partnership assets.
18.
INTEREST ON CAPITAL CONTRIBUTIONS. No Partner shall receive any interest on his
contribution to the Capital of the Partnership.
19.
ACCOUNTING.
(a) The
fiscal year of the Partnership shall be the calendar year.
(b) The
General Partner shall keep, or cause to be kept, full and accurate records of
all transactions of the Partnership.
(c) The
records and books of account shall be audited by a firm of independent certified
public accountants, selected by the General Partner, as of the end of each
fiscal year of the Partnership and at any other time that the General Partner
may deem it necessary or desirable.
(d) The
General Partner shall prepare, or cause to be prepared, a Federal income tax
return for the Partnership and, in connection therewith, make any available or
necessary elections, including elections with respect to the useful life of the
properties of the Partnership and the rates of depreciation of such
properties.
20.
REPORTS AND STATEMENTS.
(a) As
soon as practicable after the end of each fiscal year of the Partnership, the
General Partner shall deliver to each Partner:
(i) Such
information as shall be necessary for the preparation by such Partner of his
Federal and state income or other tax returns; and
(ii) A
statement prepared by the General Partner, accompanied by a report of a firm of
independent certified public accountants selected by the General Partner, which.
statement shall set forth, as of the end of and for such fiscal year, the
following:
(A) A
profit and loss statement and a balance sheet of the Partnership;
(B) The
computation of the Annual Distribution Preference and the allocation to each
Partner of the Net Profit or Net Loss, as the case may be, of the Partnership
for such year;
(C) The
balances in the Capital, the Capital Cash Account, the Aggregate Capital
Investment Account, the Gains and Earnings Account and the Amortization Account;
and
(D) Such
other information as in the judgment of the General Partner shall be reasonably
necessary for the Partners to be advised of the results of operations of the
Partnership.
(b) The
General Partner may prepare and deliver to the
Limited
Partners from time to time during each fiscal year, in connection with
distributions or otherwise, unaudited statements showing the results of
operation of the Partnership to the date of such statement and the balances in
the Accounts referred to in clause (C) of subparagraph (a) (ii) of this
paragraph and shall deliver a statement showing the balances in such Accounts
and. the additional information described in subdivision (i) of subparagraph
8(b) in connection with any distribution.
21. BANK
ACCOUNTS. All funds of the Partnership shall be deposited in the Partnership's
name in such bank account or accounts as shall be designated by the General
Partner. Withdrawals from such bank account or accounts shall be made upon the
signature or signatures of such persons as the General Partner shall
designate.
22.
TERMINATION AND DISSOLUTION.
(a) The
dissolution of the Partnership shall occur only upon the termination of the
Partnership as provided in paragraph 4. Upon the dissolution of the Partnership,
the General Partner shall proceed to the liquidation of the Partnership and the
proceeds of such liquidation shall be applied and distributed in the following
order of priority:
(i) To
the payment of debts and liabilities of the Partnership (other than any loans or
advances that may have been made by any of the Partners to the Partnership) and
the expenses of liquidation.
(ii) To
the setting up of any reserves which the General Partner may deem reasonably
necessary for any contingent or unforeseen liabilities or obligations of the
Partnership or of the General Partner, arising out of or in connection with the
Partnership. Such reserves shall be paid over by the General Partner to an
escrowee designated by the General Partner to be held by him for the purpose of
disbursing such reserves in payment of any of the aforementioned contingencies,
and, at the expiration of such period as the General Partner shall deem
advisable, to distribute the balance thereafter remaining in the manner
hereinafter provided.
(iii) To
the repayment of any loans or advances that may have been made by any of the
Partners to the Partnership, but if the amount available for such
repayment
shall be insufficient, then pro rata on account thereof.
(iv) To
return to the Partners an amount equal to the Capital of the Partnership, to be
divided among the Partners in proportion to the number of Units held by them. If
the amount available is less than the Capital, the distribution shall be pro
rata on account thereof.
(v) To
satisfy the Annual Distribution Preference for the current fiscal year and then
to the extent it has not been satisfied for all preceding fiscal years ending
after January 1, 1971, to satisfy the Annual Distribution Preference for all
such fiscal years.
(vi) Any
balance then remaining shall be distributed as follows: 25% to the General
Partner and 75% to all Partners divided among the Partners in proportion to the
number of Units held by them.
(b) A
reasonable time shall be allowed for the orderly liquidation of the assets of
the Partnership and the discharge of liabilities to creditors so as to enable
the General Partner to minimize the normal losses attendant upon a
liquidation.
(c) Each
of the Partners shall be furnished with a statement prepared by the General
Partner, which shall set forth the assets and liabilities of the Partnership as
of the date of complete liquidation. Upon the General Partner complying with the
foregoing distribution plan (including payment over to the escrowee if there are
sufficient funds therefore), the Limited Partners shall cease to be such, and
the General Partner, as the sole remaining Partner of the Partnership, shall
execute, acknowledge and cause to be filed a certificate of cancellation of the
Partnership.
(d) The
General Partner shall not be personally liable for the return of all or any part
of the contributions of the Limited Partners to the Capital. Any such return
shall be made solely from Partnership assets.
23.
ARBITRATION. Any dispute or controversy arising under, out of, in connection
with, or in relation to this Agreement, and any amendment thereof, or the breach
thereof, or in connection with the formation, operation or termination of the
Partnership, shall be determined and
settled
by arbitration in New York City, New York, in accordance with the Rules of the
American Arbitration Association. Any award rendered therein shall be final and
binding upon the Partners and judgment may be entered thereon in any court
having jurisdiction thereof.
24. POWER
OF ATTORNEY AND AMENDMENTS.
(a) Each
Limited Partner hereby makes, constitutes and appoints the General Partner his
true and lawful attorney in his name, place and xxxxx to make, execute, sign,
acknowledge and file with respect to the Partnership:
(i) a
Certificate of Limited Partnership under the laws of the State of New York or
any other State, and including therein all information required by the laws of
such State;
(ii) such
amended Certificates of Limited Partnership as may be required by law or
pursuant to the provisions of this Agreement;
(iii) all
papers which may be deemed necessary or desirable by said attorneys to effect
the dissolution of this Partnership after its termination; and
(iv) all
such other instruments, documents and certificates which may from time to time
be required by the laws of the State of New York, the United States of America,
or any other jurisdiction in which the Partnership shall determine to do
business, or any political subdivision or agency thereof, to effectuate,
implement, continue and defend the valid and subsisting existence of the
Partnership.
(b)
Notwithstanding the provisions of subparagraph (a) of this paragraph, when
acting in a representative capacity, the General Partner shall not have any
right, power or authority to amend or modify this Agreement.
25. NO
ORAL MODIFICATION. No modification or waiver of this Agreement, or any part
hereof, shall be valid or effective unless in writing signed by the party or
parties sought to be charged therewith; and no waiver of any breach or condition
of this Agreement shall be deemed to be a waiver of any other subsequent breach
or condition, whether of like or different nature.
26. COPY
ON FILE. Each Partner hereby agrees that one original of this Agreement, or set
of original counterparts, shall be held at the office of the Partnership; that a
Certificate of Limited Partnership and all amendments thereto shall be filed in
the office of the County Clerk of the County of New York, New York, and
duplicate originals thereof shall beheld at the office of the Partnership, arid
that there shall be distributed to each Partner a conformed copy of this
Agreement.
27.
NOTICES AND ADDRESSES. All notices or other communications given or made under
this Agreement shall be in writing. Notices or other communications shall be
mailed to a Limited Partner at the address set forth after the signature of such
Limited Partner at the foot of this Agreement or at such other address as he may
specify in a notice to the General Partner and to the General Partner or the
Partnership at the office of the Partnership specified in paragraph 2 or at such
other address as the General Partner may specify in a notice to all Limited
Partners.
28.
APPLICABLE LAWS. This Agreement shall be governed by and construed in accordance
with the laws of the State of New York.
29.
COUNTERPARTS. This Agreement may be executed in one or more counterparts and
each of such counterparts shall, for all purposes, be deemed to be an original,
but all of such counterparts shall constitute one and the same
instrument.
30.
VARIATION IN PRONOUNS. All pronouns and any variations thereof shall be deemed
to refer to masculine, feminine, neuter, singular or plural, as the identity of
the person or persons may require.
31.
BINDING EFFECT. Except as herein otherwise provided to the contrary, this
Agreement shall be binding upon and inure to the benefit of the parties hereto,
their personal representatives, successors and assigns.
IN
WITITNESS WHEREOF the parties hereto have executed this Agreement.
As GENERAL PARTNER:
XXXXX,
XXXXXX REAL ESTATE CORPORATION
By: /s/Xxxxx
X.
Xxxx
Executive
Vice President
As LIMITED PARTNER:
Name
/s/Xxxxxxx X.
Xxxxxxx
Address 00 Xxxxxx
Xxxxx
Xxxxxxxxx, XX
00000
SCHEDULE
A
General
Partner Capital Contribution
Units
Xxxxx,
Xxxxxx Real Estate
Corporation $10,000
1
Limited
Partner
Xxxxxxx
X.
Xxxxxxx $10,000
1