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JP/UNIVERSAL CITY RESTAURANT PARTNERS, L.P.
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AGREEMENT OF LIMITED PARTNERSHIP
Dated as of September 11, 1997
THE PARTNERSHIP INTERESTS REPRESENTED BY THIS AGREEMENT OF LIMITED PARTNERSHIP
HAVE NOT BEEN REGISTERED UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933 OR UNDER ANY OTHER
APPLICABLE SECURITIES LAWS. SUCH INTERESTS MAY NOT BE SOLD, ASSIGNED, PLEDGED OR
OTHERWISE DISPOSED OF AT ANY TIME WITHOUT EFFECTIVE REGISTRATION UNDER SUCH ACT
AND LAWS OR EXEMPTION THEREFROM, AND COMPLIANCE WITH THE OTHER SUBSTANTIAL
RESTRICTIONS ON TRANSFERABILITY SET FORTH HEREIN.
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
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ARTICLE I ORGANIZATIONAL MATTERS......................................... 1
SECTION 1.1. Formation.................................................... 1
SECTION 1.2. Name......................................................... 1
SECTION 1.3. Purpose...................................................... 1
SECTION 1.4. Names and Addresses of Partners.............................. 1
SECTION 1.5. Term......................................................... 1
SECTION 1.6. Principal Place of Business: Registered Agent................ 1
SECTION 1.7. Books of Account and Records................................. 2
SECTION 1.8. Fiscal Year.................................................. 2
ARTICLE II DEFINITIONS.................................................... 2
"Act"...................................................................... 2
"Actual Development Costs"................................................. 2
"Additional Capital Contribution".......................................... 2
"Affiliate"................................................................ 2
"Approved Business Plan"................................................... 2
"Buffett".................................................................. 2
"Buffett Intellectual Property"............................................ 2
"Buffett Memorabilia"...................................................... 3
"Callable Interest"........................................................ 3
"Call Exercise Period"..................................................... 3
"Call Notice".............................................................. 3
"Call Notice Period"....................................................... 3
"Call Purchase Price"...................................................... 3
"Capital Account".......................................................... 3
"Capital Contribution"..................................................... 3
"CityWalk"................................................................. 3
"Closing".................................................................. 3
"Closing Date"............................................................. 3
"Code"..................................................................... 3
"Control".................................................................. 3
"Deficit".................................................................. 3
"Development Budget"....................................................... 4
"Distributable Cash"....................................................... 4
"Final Determination"...................................................... 4
"GAAP"..................................................................... 4
"General Partner".......................................................... 4
"Initial Capital Contribution"............................................. 4
"Initial General Partner".................................................. 4
"Investment"............................................................... 4
"Lease".................................................................... 4
"License Agreement"........................................................ 4
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"Limited Partner".......................................................... 5
"Management Agreement"..................................................... 5
"Manager".................................................................. 5
"Note"..................................................................... 5
"Operative Documents"...................................................... 5
"Net Profits" and "Net Losses"............................................. 5
"Participating Percentage"................................................. 5
"Partners"................................................................. 5
"Partnership".............................................................. 5
"Partnership Interest"..................................................... 6
"Person"................................................................... 6
"Proceeding"............................................................... 6
"Put Notice"............................................................... 6
"Putable Interest"......................................................... 6
"Put Notice Period"........................................................ 6
"Put Purchase Price"....................................................... 6
"Restricted Transferee".................................................... 6
"Substantial Completion"................................................... 6
"Tax Decisions"............................................................ 6
"Transfer"................................................................. 7
"Universal"................................................................ 7
"Venue".................................................................... 7
ARTICLE III CAPITAL AND CONTRIBUTIONS...................................... 7
SECTION 3.1. Initial Capital Contributions................................ 7
SECTION 3.2. Additional Capital Contributions............................. 8
SECTION 3.3. Capital Accounts............................................. 9
SECTION 3.4. Negative Capital Accounts.................................... 9
SECTION 3.5. Loans From Partners.......................................... 9
ARTICLE IV PARTICIPATING PERCENTAGES...................................... 10
SECTION 4.1. Universal 50%/General Partner 50%............................ 10
SECTION 4.2. Universal 70%/General Partner 30%............................ 10
SECTION 4.3. Universal 25%/General Partner 75%............................ 10
SECTION 4.4. Universal Less Than 25%/General Partner
Greater Than 75%......................................... 10
SECTION 4.5. Put/Call Partnership Termination............................. 10
SECTION 4.6. Purchase of Universal's Interest............................. 10
ARTICLE V DISTRIBUTIONS.................................................. 11
SECTION 5.1. Distributions from Operations................................ 11
SECTION 5.2. Amounts Required to be Withheld.............................. 11
SECTION 5.3. Distributions on Liquidation................................. 11
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ARTICLE VI ALLOCATIONS OF PROFITS AND LOSSES.............................. 11
SECTION 6.1. Allocations.................................................. 11
(a) General Tax Allocations........................ 11
(b) Special Allocations............................ 12
SECTION 6.2. Tax Items.................................................... 13
SECTION 6.3. Partial Year Allocations..................................... 13
SECTION 6.4. Allocations and Distributions................................ 13
ARTICLE VII CALLABLE INTEREST AND PUTABLE INTEREST......................... 14
SECTION 7.1. Callable Interest............................................ 14
SECTION 7.2. Call Notice.................................................. 14
SECTION 7.3. Call Purchase Price.......................................... 14
SECTION 7.4. Putable Interest; Put Notice; Put Purchase Price............. 14
SECTION 7.5. Call/Put Closing............................................. 14
SECTION 7.6. Transfer of Interest in Partnership.......................... 15
SECTION 7.7. Repayment of Loans........................................... 16
ARTICLE VIII STATUS OF LIMITED PARTNER...................................... 16
SECTION 8.1. Partnership Management....................................... 16
SECTION 8.2. Interest in the General Partner's Assets..................... 16
SECTION 8.3. Limited Liability............................................ 16
SECTION 8.4. No Right of Partition........................................ 16
SECTION 8.5. Withdrawal; No Dissolution................................... 16
SECTION 8.6. GAAP Reports to the Limited Partner.......................... 17
ARTICLE IX POWER, RIGHTS AND DUTIES OF
THE GENERAL PARTNER............................................ 17
SECTION 9.1. Powers of General Partner.................................... 17
SECTION 9.2. Limitations on General Partner............................... 19
SECTION 9.3. Additional Limitations on General Partner.................... 20
SECTION 9.4. Tax Matters.................................................. 20
SECTION 9.5. Indemnification.............................................. 21
SECTION 9.6. Other Business Interests..................................... 22
SECTION 9.7. Transactions With Affiliates................................. 23
SECTION 9.8. Liability.................................................... 24
SECTION 9.9. Withdrawal of General Partner................................ 24
SECTION 9.10. 754 Election................................................ 24
SECTION 9.11. Compensation and Reimbursement of General Partner........... 24
SECTION 9.12. General Partner Services.................................... 24
SECTION 9.13. Deadlock.................................................... 25
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ARTICLE X TRANSFER OF PARTNERSHIP INTERESTS: ADMISSION OF PARTNERS....... 25
SECTION 10.1. Transfer Restrictions....................................... 25
SECTION 10.2. Encumbrances................................................ 25
SECTION 10.3. Acceptance of Transfer: Substituted Limited Partner......... 25
ARTICLE XI DISSOLUTION OF THE PARTNERSHIP................................. 26
ARTICLE XII ADDITIONAL PROVISIONS CONCERNING DISSOLUTION OF THE
PARTNERSHIP.................................................... 26
SECTION 12.1. Liquidating Committee....................................... 26
SECTION 12.2. Distributions on Liquidation................................ 26
SECTION 12.3. Liquidation................................................. 27
SECTION 12.4. Return of Capital........................................... 27
SECTION 12.5. Certificate of Cancellation................................. 27
ARTICLE XIII AMENDMENT OF AGREEMENT......................................... 27
SECTION 13.1. Certificate of Limited Partnership.......................... 27
ARTICLE XIV MISCELLANEOUS.................................................. 27
SECTION 14.1. Delivery of Documents....................................... 27
SECTION 14.2. Applicable Law.............................................. 27
SECTION 14.3. Successors and Assigns...................................... 27
SECTION 14.4. Gender...................................................... 28
SECTION 14.5. Headings.................................................... 28
SECTION 14.6. Severability................................................ 28
SECTION 14.7. Counterparts................................................ 28
SECTION 14.8. Entire Agreement............................................ 28
SECTION 14.9. Third Parties............................................... 28
SECTION 14.10. Title to Partnership Assets................................ 28
SECTION 14.11. Notices.................................................... 29
SECTION 14.12. Consent.................................................... 29
SECTION 14.13. Dispute Resolution......................................... 29
Schedule A .............................................................................. A-1
Schedule B .............................................................................. B-1
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AGREEMENT OF LIMITED PARTNERSHIP
OF
JB/UNIVERSAL CITY RESTAURANT PARTNERS, L.P.,
a Delaware Limited Partnership
AGREEMENT OF LIMITED PARTNERSHIP (this "Partnership Agreement"), made
and entered into as of the 11th day of September, 1997 between UNIVERSAL CITY
DEVELOPMENT PARTNERS, a Florida general partnership, as the limited partner (the
"Limited Partner") and MARGARITAVILLE HOLDINGS LLC, a Delaware limited liability
company, as the general partner (the "General Partner").
ARTICLE I
ORGANIZATIONAL MATTERS
SECTION 1.1. Formation. The parties hereby enter into a limited
partnership (the "Partnership") under the provisions of the Revised Uniform
Limited Partnership Act of the State of Delaware 6 Del. C. ss. 17-201 et seq.
(the "Act"), and the rights and liabilities of the Partners (as defined herein)
shall be as provided in such Act except as herein otherwise expressly provided.
A Certificate of Limited Partnership and other required documents shall have
been or shall be filed and recorded in the appropriate offices and places as are
required by law.
SECTION 1.2. Name. The business of the Partnership shall be conducted
under the name JB/Universal City Restaurant Partners, L.P. The General Partner
shall be required to execute and file any assumed or fictitious name
certificates or documents.
SECTION 1.3. Purpose. The purpose of the Partnership is and shall be
(i) to carry on the business of acquiring, developing, owning, and operating the
Venue (as defined herein) and to manage the Venue if the Management Agreement
(as defined herein) is terminated in accordance with its terms, and (ii) to
engage in any and all activities related or incidental to the foregoing.
SECTION 1.4. Names and Addresses of Partners. The names and business
addresses of the General Partner and the Limited Partner are as set forth in
Schedule A attached hereto, as Schedule A may be amended from time to time.
SECTION 1.5. Term. The Partnership shall commence upon the effective
date of this Partnership Agreement and shall continue until December 31, 2047,
unless sooner terminated as provided in this Partnership Agreement.
SECTION 1.6. Principal Place of Business: Registered Agent. The
principal place of business of the Partnership initially shall be 00 Xxxxxxxx
Xxxx, Xxxx Xxxxx, Xxxxxxx 00000. The address of the Partnership's registered
office and the address of its registered agent in the State of Delaware is 0000
Xxxxxx Xxxxxx, Xxxxxxxxxx, Xxxxxxxx 00000. The name of the Partnership's
registered agent at such address is Corporation Trust Company. The General
Partner may change the principal place of business of the Partnership or its
registered agent at
any time and from time to time and, in such events, the General Partner shall
notify the Limited Partner in writing of such change. The General Partner may in
its sole discretion establish additional places of business for the Partnership.
SECTION 1.7. Books of Account and Records. Proper and complete records
and books of account shall be kept by the General Partner in which shall be
entered fully and accurately all transactions and other matters relative to the
Partnership's business as are usually entered into records and books of account
maintained by persons engaged in businesses of a like character. The Partnership
books and records shall be kept using the accrual method of accounting for GAAP
and federal income tax purposes. The books and records shall at all times be
maintained at the principal office of the Partnership, or at such other location
as the General Partner in its discretion determines, and shall be open to the
reasonable inspection and examination by the Partners or their duly authorized
representatives during reasonable business hours.
SECTION 1.8. Fiscal Year. The fiscal year of the Partnership shall end
on the thirty--first (31st) day of December in each year.
ARTICLE II
DEFINITIONS
"Act" shall have the meaning ascribed to such term in Section 1 hereof.
"Actual Development Costs" shall have the meaning ascribed to such term
in Section 3.1 hereof.
"Additional Capital Contribution" shall have the meaning ascribed to
such term in Section 3.2 hereof.
"Affiliate" when used with respect to any Person, means any other
Person directly or indirectly Controlling, Controlled by, or under common
Control with such Person.
The terms "Affiliate" or "Affiliates," when used to define a class of
Persons that is related to a party to this Partnership Agreement (the "First
Party"), shall not include any other party to this Partnership Agreement or any
Affiliate of such party (collectively, the "Other Party") to the extent that
this Partnership Agreement and the other Operative Documents would otherwise
cause such Other Party to be an Affiliate of the First Party.
"Approved Business Plan" shall have the meaning ascribed to such term
in Section 3.1 hereof.
"Buffett" shall mean Xxxxx Xxxxxxx, a natural Person.
"Buffett Intellectual Property" shall mean that intellectual property
licensed to the Partnership pursuant to the License Agreement.
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"Buffett Memorabilia" shall mean that certain memorabilia loaned to the
Partnership pursuant to Exhibit E of the Lease.
"Callable Interest" shall have the meaning ascribed to such term in
Section 7.1 hereof.
"Call Exercise Period" means the period, if any, from Universal's date
of receipt of the Call Notice to and through the Closing Date.
"Call Notice" shall have the meaning ascribed to such term in Section
7.2 hereof.
"Call Notice Period" means the period from the first anniversary of the
opening of the Venue to and through forty-five (45) days after the later of (a)
the first anniversary of the opening of the Venue, (b) the first anniversary of
Substantial Completion of CityWalk or (c) ninety (90) days after Universal's
"Islands of Adventure" project opens for business to the general public.
"Call Purchase Price" shall have the meaning ascribed to such term in
Section 7.3 hereof.
"Capital Account" shall have the meaning ascribed to such term in
Section 3.3 hereof.
"Capital Contribution" means, with respect to each Partner, the amount
specified on Schedule A as the Initial Capital Contribution plus any Additional
Capital Contribution made by such Partner.
"CityWalk" means the "Project" as defined in the Lease.
"Closing" shall have the meaning ascribed to such term in Section 7.5
hereof.
"Closing Date" shall have the meaning ascribed to such term in Section
7.5 hereof.
"Code" means the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, including
effective date and transition rules (whether or not codified), and any successor
thereto. Any reference to a specific section or sections of the Code shall be
deemed to include a reference to any corresponding provision of succeeding law.
"Control" (including the terms "controlling," and "controlled by" and
"under common control with") means the possession, direct or indirect, of the
power to direct or cause the direction of the management and policies of a
Person, whether through the ownership of voting securities, by contract, or
otherwise.
"Deficit" shall mean negative cash flow from operations of the Venue on
or after the Opening of the Venue.
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"Development Budget" shall have the meaning ascribed to such term in
Section 3.1 hereof.
"Distributable Cash" means, with respect to the applicable period of
time, the net amount of (i) all cash receipts from all sources arising out of
the Partnership's operations during such period, excluding proceeds from
indebtedness of the Partnership, the issuance of additional Partnership
Interests for cash or Capital Contributions to the Partnership, (ii) adjusted
proportionately by any increases or decreases in any reserve funds pursuant to
the Management Agreement and (iii) further decreased by all cash disbursements
of the Partnership during such period of time, including without limitation,
distributions to Partners, disbursements made in connection with operational
expenses, debt service (including the payment of principal and interest),
payments pursuant to the Lease, management fees, and licensing payments
(pursuant to the License Agreement).
"Final Determination" means with respect to an Internal Revenue Service
audit or state taxing authority audit when (a) there is a decision, judgment,
decree or other order by any court of competent jurisdiction, which decision,
judgment, decree or other order has become final, i.e., all allowable appeals
(other than an appeal to the United States Supreme Court) pursued by the
Partnership or the Partners have been exhausted by either party to the action,
(b) there is a closing agreement made under Section 7121 of the Code (or similar
provision under state law), or (c) the time for instituting a claim for refund
has expired, or if a claim was filed, the time for instituting suit with respect
thereto has expired.
"GAAP" means generally accepted accounting principles in effect in the
United States of America from time to time.
"General Partner" means Margaritaville Holdings LLC, a Delaware limited
liability company, any successor party admitted as a substitute general partner,
or any party admitted as an additional general partner; provided however, if a
deadlock arises with respect to a decision to be made by multiple general
partners, then the provisions of Section 9.14 shall govern.
"Initial Capital Contribution" shall have the meaning ascribed to such
term in Section 3.1 hereof.
"Initial General Partner" means Margaritaville Holdings LLC, a Delaware
limited liability company.
"Investment" shall have the meaning ascribed to such term in Section
7.3 hereof.
"Lease" means that certain CityWalk Lease Agreement of even date
herewith by and between the Partnership and Universal.
"License Agreement" means that certain License Agreement of even date
herewith between the Partnership and Buffett.
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"Limited Partner" means Universal City Development Partners, a Florida
general partnership, and any party who is accepted by the General Partner as a
substitute Limited Partner, including, without limitation, pursuant to Article X
hereof.
"Management Agreement" means that certain Management Agreement of even
date herewith by and between the Partnership and Universal.
"Manager" means Universal while Universal is engaged to manage the
Venue.
"Note" means that certain Promissory Note and Security Agreement of
even date herewith in the original principal amount of $602,100, executed by
General Partner in favor of Universal.
"Operative Documents" includes, but is not limited to, the Lease, the
License Agreement, the Management Agreement, the Note and this Partnership
Agreement.
"Net Profits" and "Net Losses" mean the Partnership's taxable income or
loss determined in accordance with Code Section 703(a) for each of its fiscal
years or portions thereof (for this purpose, all items of income, gain, loss or
deduction required to be stated separately pursuant to Code Section 703(a)(1)
will be included in taxable income or loss) with the following adjustments: (i)
such Net Profits and Net Losses will be computed as if items of tax-exempt
income and nondeductible, noncapital expenditures (under Code Section
705(a)(1)(B) and 705(a)(2)(B)) were included in the computation of taxable
income or loss; (ii) that any items of income, gain, loss or deduction specially
allocated pursuant to Section 6.1(b) hereof shall not be taken into account in
computing Net Profits or Net Losses; (iii) if any Partner contributes property
to the Partnership with an initial book value to the Partnership different from
its adjusted basis for federal income tax purposes to the Partnership, or if
Partnership property is revalued in accordance with Treasury Regulations ss.
1.704-1(b)(2)(iv)(f) or as otherwise required by the Regulations, Net Profits
and Net Losses will be computed as if the initial adjusted basis for federal
income tax purposes to the Partnership of such contributed or revalued property
equaled its initial book value to the Partnership as of the date of contribution
or revaluation; and (iv) as a result of a Tax Decision, credits or debits to
Capital Accounts due to a revaluation of Partnership assets in accordance with
Treasury Regulations ss. 1.704-1(b)(2)(iv)(f), or due to a distribution of
noncash assets as provided in Article 12 hereof, will be taken into account as
gain or loss from the disposition of such assets for purposes of computing Net
Profits and Net Losses.
"Participating Percentage" shall have the meaning ascribed to such term
under Article IV hereof.
"Partners" means the General Partner and the Limited Partner.
"Partnership" means the limited partnership formed pursuant to this
Partnership Agreement by the parties hereto, as such partnership may from time
to time be constituted.
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"Partnership Interest" means with respect to each Partner, the
Partner's entire ownership interest in the Partnership acquired by such Partner
pursuant to the terms hereof, including such Partner's Participating Percentage
and the right of such Partner to any and all benefits to which it may be
entitled as provided under this Agreement or in the Act, together with the
obligation of such Partner to comply with all the terms hereof.
"Person" means any natural person or any corporation, association,
partnership, limited liability company, joint venture, company, business trust,
organization, business or government or any governmental agency or political
subdivision of any government.
"Proceeding" shall have the meaning ascribed to such term in Section
9.3.
"Put Notice" shall have the meaning ascribed to such term in Section
7.4 hereof.
"Putable Interest" shall have the meaning ascribed to such term in
Section 7.4 hereof.
"Put Notice Period" shall have the meaning ascribed to such term in
Section 7.4 hereof.
"Put Purchase Price" shall have the meaning ascribed to such term in
Section 7.4 hereof.
"Restricted Transferee" shall mean one of the following described
entities or its Affiliate: The Xxxx Disney Company; The Anheuser-Xxxxx Company;
and any other entity which owns, holds or effectively Controls an equity
interest of at least thirty percent (30%) in a destination theme park, which
shall mean any gated theme park (or entertainment complex attached to such theme
park) in the State of Florida that has an annual attendance of at least five
hundred thousand (500,000) customers.
"Substantial Completion" shall mean the initial opening for business to
the general public at CityWalk of at least five of the eight venues listed below
or their replacements:
Nascar Cafe
Emeril's
Marvelmania
Jazz Club
Marley's
Motown Cafe
Xxx X'Xxxxx'x
Dance Club
"Tax Decisions" shall mean the determination: (a) based on advice of
counsel, to amend the provisions of this Agreement to the minimum extent
necessary to ensure that the allocations set forth in Article VI hereof for
federal income tax and Capital Account purposes are respected by the Internal
Revenue Service and otherwise remain in compliance with applicable law; (b) to
make any election under the Code on behalf of the Partnership other than the
election under
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Code Section 754 which shall be made pursuant to the provisions of Section 9.10;
(c) to change the accounting method or fiscal year of the Partnership for tax
purposes; (d) to cause a revaluation of the Partnership's assets upon the
occurrence of various events, consistent with Treasury Regulations ss.
1.704-1(b)(2)(iv)(f); (e) the determination of the fair market value of noncash
property of the Partnership whether pursuant to a revaluation of Partnership
assets under Treasury Regulation ss. 1.704-1(b)(2)(iv)(f) or for purposes of an
in-kind current distribution or in-kind liquidating distribution, including the
liquidation of the Partnership within the meaning of Treasury Regulation ss.
1.704-1(b)(2)(ii)(g); (f) based on advice of counsel, to amend the provisions of
this Agreement in order to maintain the status of the Partnership as a
"partnership" for federal income tax purposes; and (g) of any other matter
relating to the Partnership's tax accounting methods, positions or other tax
return issues other than any allocation of taxable income and loss which is not
specifically provided for in this Agreement.
"Transfer" means any sale, disposition, assignment, pledge,
hypothecation, redemption, encumbrance or other transfer of any Partnership
Interest.
"Universal" shall mean Limited Partner or an Affiliate of Limited
Partner if such Person becomes a successor Limited Partner.
"Venue" means the combined restaurant, nightclub and retail project in
Orlando, Florida at Universal City Development Partners' retail/entertainment
project known as City Walk to be operated by the Partnership as a "Xxxxx
Xxxxxxx'x Margaritaville Cafe," including any fixtures, improvements and
personal property that are part of such project that the Partnership constructs
on the Leased Property, but excluding Buffett Memorabilia and Buffett
Intellectual Property.
ARTICLE III
CAPITAL AND CONTRIBUTIONS
SECTION 3.1. Initial Capital Contributions. From time to time, as
required to fund the costs incurred in connection with the design, construction
and start-up of a turnkey facility to be operated as the Venue, Universal shall
be liable to make an initial capital contribution (the "Initial Capital
Contribution"), of approximately $8,700,000. In the event it is determined
during the build-out of the Venue that the amount of the Development Budget will
likely be exceeded, General Partner and Universal agree to endeavor in good
faith to "value engineer" the build-out of the Venue so as to restore compliance
with the Development Budget. In the further event that such "value engineering"
process does not achieve compliance with the Development Budget, the Development
Budget shall be adjusted to reflect the increased costs, and Universal shall
fund such increased costs as part of its Initial Capital Contribution. The
Initial Capital Contribution pursuant to the Development Budget shall be
comprised of payments made by Universal on behalf of the Partnership or
deposited into the Partnership bank account. The parties expressly agree that
the General Partner has not made, nor will the General Partner be required to
make, contemporaneously with the execution hereof, or thereafter, any Initial
Capital Contribution or Additional Capital Contributions to the Partnership.
Instead, the General Partner's Participating Percentages as set forth in Article
IV hereof reflect the issuance to the
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General Partner of a "profits interest" for its agreement to perform future
services for the Partnership including without limitation, the services
described in Section 9.12 hereof.
The Partners expressly agree that Universal's funding of its Initial
Capital Contribution shall be made in accordance with the following procedure.
Universal shall submit to the General Partner a proposal for the development of
the Venue. Such proposal shall include a construction budget, detailed
architectural plans and specifications, detailed design plans and
specifications, a site development plan, proposed architectural, design and
construction contracts, a working capital budget, pro forma operating statements
and such other documents, statements and information as may be reasonably
requested by the General Partner in connection with the development of the
Venue. The General Partner shall have the right to approve or reject the
proposal in its reasonable discretion. Upon their mutual approval of the
proposal, the Partners shall execute an itemized statement, which statement
shall provide a detailed breakdown of the total development costs, pre-opening
costs, commissioning and working capital required for the development of the
Venue from inception through the opening date of the Venue (such itemized
statement, the "Development Budget").
Concurrently with the above, Universal shall submit to the General
Partner an initial written business plan which shall set forth in reasonable
detail the proposed operation of the Venue. The General Partner shall have the
right to approve or reject such business plan in its reasonable discretion. Upon
their mutual approval of the business plan, the Partnership shall adopt such
business plan as the "Approved Business Plan". The General Partner shall keep
originally-executed copies of the Development Budget and the Approved Business
Plan with the books and records of the Partnership.
As soon as practicable after the opening date of the Venue, but in no
event later than 270 days after such opening date, Universal shall deliver to
the General Partner an itemized statement, in form and substance reasonably
satisfactory to the General Partner, prepared in accordance with GAAP by
independent certified public accountants for the Partnership and certified by
Universal as to truth and accuracy to the best of Universal's knowledge and
belief after good faith investigation, which statement shall reflect the
aggregate actual development costs for the Venue (the "Actual Development
Costs"). The General Partner shall have the right to independently audit the
accuracy of Universal's statement of Actual Development Costs. Unless the
Partners agree otherwise, any additional amounts that Universal may pay to fund
the Actual Development Costs in excess of the Development Budget shall be
treated as part of the Initial Capital Contribution.
SECTION 3.2. Additional Capital Contributions. The Partners shall not
be obligated to make any additional Capital Contributions (with respect to each
Partner, an "Additional Capital Contribution") to the Partnership except for
such Additional Capital Contributions in such amounts and under such terms, as
may be unanimously approved by the Partners from time to time. Universal shall
not make any Additional Capital Contributions to the Partnership without the
General Partner's approval. The General Partner may, without the approval of
Universal, make Additional Capital Contributions.
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SECTION 3.3. Capital Accounts. A separate capital account (each a
"Capital Account") shall be established, maintained, and adjusted in accordance
with Treasury Regulations ss. 1.704- 1(b)(2)(iv). Consistent therewith, each
Partner's Capital Account will be adjusted from time to time pursuant to
Articles V and VI hereof, the purpose of which Article VI is to set forth
certain operating rules for the allocation of "book items" of income, gain, loss
and deduction for Capital Account purposes. The provisions of Article VI shall
be construed in a manner consistent with Treasury Regulations ss.
1.704-1(b)(2)(iv). The Capital Accounts shall not be adjusted for items as they
are computed and allocated to the Partners for federal income tax purposes, but
shall instead be adjusted for such items as computed for "book" purposes which
will, however, be the same method of computation of such items as for federal
income tax purposes, except as specifically provided to the contrary in this
Agreement or the applicable Treasury Regulations under Section 704(b) of the
Code on the last day of the applicable accounting period for such adjustment.
Upon the Transfer hereunder of all or part of a Partner's Partnership Interest,
other than a transfer that terminates the Partnership within the meaning of Code
Section 708(b)(1)(B), the Capital Account of the transferor Partner that is
attributable to the transferred Partnership Interest will carry over to the
transferee Partner. If Universal agrees in its sole and absolute discretion to
such a purchase, then, in the event of any such purchase by the General Partner
(or its assignee) of all or part of Universal's Partnership Interest, pursuant
to Article VII, the Capital Account transferred to the transferee partner shall
equal the purchase price for the Partnership Interest. In the event of a
transfer of all or part of a Partner's Partnership Interest that causes a
termination of the Partnership within the meaning of Code Section 708(b)(1)(B),
the Partners' Capital Accounts will be adjusted in accordance with Treasury
Regulations ss. 1.704-1(b)(2)(iv)(1).
SECTION 3.4. Negative Capital Accounts. A Partner shall not be liable
to the Partnership, or to any other Partner, or to any party for any negative
balance in its Capital Account; provided, however, that the General Partner
shall have the right exercisable in its sole and absolute discretion to amend
this Partnership Agreement from time to time to reflect the imposition on the
General Partner (but not on Universal) of a limited deficit Capital Account
restoration obligation within the meaning of Treasury Regulation
ss.1.704-1(b)(2)(ii)(c).
SECTION 3.5. Loans From Partners. Except as may be specifically
provided herein, no interest shall be paid or credited to the Partners or their
Capital Accounts; provided, however, nothing herein contained shall be construed
to prevent or prohibit the payment of interest on account of loans made by the
Partners to the Partnership. Any loans made to the Partnership by a Partner
shall not increase such Partner's Capital Contribution or interest in Net
Profits, Net Losses, and Distributable Cash of the Partnership but shall be a
debt due from the Partnership and repaid accordingly. Except for the loans by
Universal as the Manager provided for in the Management Agreement, neither
Partner may obtain any loan for which the Partnership is liable without the
approval of the other Partner, which approval may be withheld in the sole and
absolute discretion of that Partner. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary,
the General Partner may, in its sole and absolute discretion, obtain a loan for
which the Partnership is liable for the sole purpose described in Article VII of
this Partnership Agreement
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and/or Section 19.2B of the Lease. All loans permitted pursuant to this Section
3.5 shall be deemed to be "Permitted Loans."
ARTICLE IV
PARTICIPATING PERCENTAGES
The interests of each of the Partners in the Partnership (each
Partner's interest, respectively, a "Participating Percentage") shall be
determined in accordance with the following:
SECTION 4.1. Universal 50%/General Partner 50%. During the period from
the date hereof until such time as an event either occurs or does not occur as
specified in Sections 4.2, 4.3, 4.4 or 4.5 of this Agreement occurs, Universal
and the General Partner shall each have a Participating Percentage of 50%.
SECTION 4.2. Universal 70%/General Partner 30%. If the Partnership does
not redeem the Callable Interest during the Call Exercise Period in accordance
with Section 7.5, then upon the expiration of the Call Exercise Period,
Universal shall have a Participating Percentage of 70% and the General Partner
shall have a Participating Percentage of 30%.
SECTION 4.3. Universal 25%/General Partner 75%. If (i) the Partnership
redeems the Callable Interest during the Call Exercise Period in accordance with
Section 7.5, and (ii) Universal fails to have the Putable Interest redeemed as
of the Closing Date in accordance with Section 7.4 then, immediately after the
Closing Date, Universal shall have a Participating Percentage of 25% and the
General Partner shall have a Participating Percentage of 75%.
SECTION 4.4. Universal Less Than 25%/General Partner Greater Than 75%.
If (i) the Partnership redeems the Callable Interest during the Call Exercise
Period in accordance with Section 7.5, and (ii) Universal has a portion but not
all of the Putable Interest redeemed by the Closing Date pursuant to Section
7.4, then immediately after the Closing Date, Universal shall have a
Participating Percentage equal to the difference between 25% and the Putable
Interest so redeemed and the General Partner shall have a Participating
Percentage equal to the sum of 75% and the Putable Interest so redeemed.
SECTION 4.5. Put/Call Partnership Termination. If (i) the Partnership
redeems the Callable Interest during the Call Exercise Period in accordance with
Section 7.5, and (ii) Universal has the entire Putable Interest redeemed by the
Closing Date pursuant to Section 7.4, then immediately after the Closing Date,
the General Partner shall have a Participating Percentage of 100%, and at the
General Partner's option either (x) the Partnership shall terminate and its
affairs wound up in accordance with Article XII hereof or (y) the Partnership
shall admit a new Partner and continue its operations.
SECTION 4.6. Purchase of Universal's Interest. If Universal, in its
sole and absolute discretion, agrees to the purchase of any part of its
Partnership Interest, a condition of such purchase shall be the mutual approval
by the Partners of the method of such purchase.
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ARTICLE V
DISTRIBUTIONS
SECTION 5.1. Distributions from Operations. Not less frequently than on
a quarterly basis, the General Partner, after providing for the Partnership's
debts, obligations, capital needs and reserves as required by the manager of the
Venue, shall make distributions of all Distributable Cash to the Partners in
accordance with each of their respective Participating Percentages. The Partners
agree that payments to lenders which have made Permitted Loans, affiliated with
the Partnership or otherwise, have a priority over distributions to the
Partners. Solely with respect to the lender from which the General Partner
obtains a Permitted Loan to fund a redemption or purchase under Article VII of
this Partnership Agreement and/or Section 19.2.B of the Lease, payments to such
lender shall be deemed to be (i) a part of Distributable Cash and (ii) a
distribution to the General Partner for the purpose of calculating the amount of
available Distributable Cash to be paid to the Partners. The payments, if any,
to a lender of a Permitted Loan that are deemed to be received by General
Partner for calculation of Distributable Cash shall be treated as a distribution
to the General Partner. To the extent there is Distributable Cash available,
then the Limited Partner shall receive a distribution which equals on a
proportionate basis the deemed distribution received by the General Partner. To
the extent there are not sufficient funds to make the distribution, then the
Limited Partner shall receive a priority distribution as to the General
Partner's distribution from the next distribution of Distributable Cash.
SECTION 5.2. Amounts Required to be Withheld. The General Partner shall
be authorized to withhold from amounts to be distributed under this Agreement
any withholding required by the Code or any provision of any state or local tax
law, and to pay such amounts over to the Internal Revenue Service or other
appropriate taxing authority. All such amounts withheld shall be treated as
amounts of Distributable Cash distributed to the Partners pursuant to this
Agreement.
SECTION 5.3. Distributions on Liquidation. Upon liquidation of the
Partnership the distribution of all assets of the Partnership shall be made in
accordance with Section 12.2 below.
ARTICLE VI
ALLOCATIONS OF PROFITS AND LOSSES
SECTION 6.1. Allocations.
(a) General Tax Allocations. As of the end of each fiscal year,
and after giving effect to the special tax allocations set forth in
Section 6.1(b), Net Profits and Net Losses shall be allocated among the
Partners for Capital Account purposes as well as federal income tax
purposes as follows:
(i) Net Profits shall first be allocated to the Partners in
the same amount as Net Losses were allocated to such Persons
pursuant to Section
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6.1(a)(ii) hereof until the cumulative Net Profits allocated
pursuant to this Section 6.l(a)(i) are equal to the total get
Losses allocated to such Persons for all prior periods and,
thereafter, Net Profits shall be allocated to the Partners in
accordance with their Participating Percentages with respect to
such fiscal year; and
(ii) Net Losses shall first be allocated to the Partners in
accordance with their Participating Percentages; provided,
however, that any losses in excess of the losses allowable to
General Partner pursuant to the Treasury Regulations promulgated
under Code Section 704(b) shall be allocated to Universal;
provided, however, the General Partner shall have the right
exercisable in its sole and absolute discretion to amend this
Partnership Agreement from time to time to reflect the imposition
on the General Partner (but not on Universal) of a limited
deficit Capital Account restoration obligation within the meaning
of Treasury Regulation ss.1.704-1(b)(2)(ii)(c).
(b) Special Allocations. At the end of each fiscal year of the
Partnership and notwithstanding any other provision of this Section
6.1, the following special allocations shall be made for both Capital
Account purposes and for federal income tax purposes unless otherwise
provided:
(i) In accordance with the ordering rules of Treasury
Regulation ss. 1.704-2(j), items of gross income and realized
gain first shall be allocated in an amount and in a manner that
complies with the "chargeback" requirement of Treasury
Regulation ss.1.704-2(i)(4), the "qualified income offset"
requirement of Treasury Regulation ss. 1.704-1(b)(2)(ii)(d), and
the "minimum gain chargeback" requirement of Treasury
Regulation ss. 1.704-2(f). Further, any "partner nonrecourse
deductions" within the meaning of Treasury
Regulation ss.1.704-2(i)(2) attributable to "partner nonrecourse
debt" shall be allocated to the Partner who bears the "economic
risk of loss" for such debt in accordance with Treasury
Regulation ss.1.704-2(i).
(ii) If a taxing authority ignores the characterization of
any amounts paid to a Partner (or an Affiliate thereof) as
salaries, fees, expense reimbursements, commissions or other
compensation for services ("Compensation"), and refuses to treat
such payments as either guaranteed payments within the meaning of
Code Section 707(c) or payments made to such Partner other than
in such Partner's capacity as a Partner within the meaning of
Code Section 707(a), and such taxing authority ultimately treats
such amounts paid to a Partner (or an Affiliate thereto) as a
distribution to such Partner for federal income tax purposes
which reduces such Partner's Capital Account, then the
Compensation shall be treated as an allocation of an item of
income or gain of the Partnership to the recipient Partner so
that, consistent with the intent of the Partners, the
Compensation shall not be treated as a distribution which reduces
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the recipient Partner's Capital Account. Accordingly, such
Partner shall be allocated the first available items of
Partnership income and gain (including in a succeeding year) in
an amount equal to the Compensation.
(iii) If the Partnership owns (a) any property contributed
by a Partner that had a fair market value different from its
adjusted basis for federal income tax purposes on the date of the
contribution, or (b) any property that has been revalued pursuant
to Treasury Regulation ss. 1.704-1(b)(2)(iv)(f), then for federal
income tax purposes only and not for Capital Account purposes,
any income, gain, loss or deduction with respect to such property
shall be allocated among the Partners in accordance with Code
Section 704(c) and the Treasury Regulations thereunder, using the
"traditional method."
SECTION 6.2. Tax Items. Except as otherwise provided herein, any
allocation to a Partner of a portion of the Net Profits or Net Losses for a
fiscal year (or other relevant period) will be deemed to be an allocation to
that Partner of the same proportionate part of each item of income, gain, loss,
deduction or credit that is earned, realized or available by or to the
Partnership for federal income tax purposes.
SECTION 6.3. Partial Year Allocations. In the event that a Partner is
admitted to the Partnership during the Partnership's fiscal year, or all or a
portion of a Partner's Partnership Interest is transferred during the
Partnership's fiscal year, Net Profits and Net Losses shall be allocated to the
admitted or transferee Partner in any manner permitted by Code Section 706 or
the Treasury Regulations thereunder, as the General Partner shall determine as a
Tax Decision.
SECTION 6.4. Allocations and Distributions. When the Partnership is
dissolved and wound up pursuant to Article XII hereof or there is a
"liquidation" of the Partnership within the meaning of Treasury Regulation ss.
1.704-1(b)(2)(ii)(g), all items of income, gain, loss and deduction not
previously allocated shall be allocated to the Partners pursuant to this Article
VI. It is the intent of the parties hereto that after the allocations described
in the previous sentence are made and the final cash distribution referred to in
Section 12.2 is made, that such actions will result in the Capital Account
balances of the Partners equaling zero following the dissolution of the
Partnership. The allocation and distribution provisions of Articles V and VI
hereof, respectively, of this Agreement, as well as the provisions of Article
XII hereof, shall be construed in such a way to achieve this result and
specifically provided that on liquidation of the Partnership pursuant to Section
12.2, any decrease to the General Partner's Capital Account incurred in any year
of the Partnership as a result of allocations of Net Losses, depreciation or
loss items shall be offset with allocations of Net Profits or items of income or
gain to increase the General Partner's Capital Account by an equal amount.
Provided, however, that any allocations made pursuant to this Section 6.4 must
have the consent of Universal.
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ARTICLE VII
CALLABLE INTEREST AND PUTABLE INTEREST
SECTION 7.1. Callable Interest. At any time during the Call Exercise
Period, the Partnership shall have the right to redeem a portion of Universal's
Partnership Interest such that, immediately after such redemption, Universal's
Participating Percentage shall be equal to 25%. The portion of Universal's
Partnership Interest that the Partnership may so redeem shall be referred to as
the "Callable Interest."
SECTION 7.2. Call Notice. The Partnership may elect to redeem the
Callable Interest by giving Universal written notice (the "Call Notice") during
the Call Notice Period.
SECTION 7.3. Call Purchase Price. The purchase price (the "Call
Purchase Price") for the Callable Interest shall be equal to the product of (A)
..75 and (B) the sum of (i) the Initial Capital Contribution of Universal, (ii)
any Additional Capital Contribution of Universal made prior to the Closing Date
(as defined below), and (iii) a rate of return on (i) and (ii) equal to 15% per
annum, compounded annually, from the date of Universal's initial investment in
(i) and (ii) (subparagraphs (B)(i) and (ii) collectively being the
"Investment"). If the Callable Interest is not redeemed within the Call Exercise
Period, neither the Partnership nor the General Partner shall have any
obligation to pay the Call Purchase Price or any component thereof.
SECTION 7.4. Putable Interest; Put Notice; Put Purchase Price. If the
Partnership elects to redeem the Callable Interest, Universal, at its option,
may require the Partnership to redeem any amount up to all of Universal's
remaining Partnership Interest (the "Putable Interest") by delivering written
notice (the "Put Notice") to the Partnership within thirty (30) days of
Universal's receipt of the Call Notice (the "Put Notice Period"). The purchase
price for such Putable Interest shall be equal to the product of (i) the
Participating Percentage representing the Putable Interest that Universal shall
have elected to redeem and (ii) the sum of (A) the Investment and (B) a rate of
return on the Investment equal to 15% per annum, compounded annually, from the
date of Universal's initial investment in the Investment (the "Put Purchase
Price"). The Closing of the Putable Interest shall occur in accordance with the
provisions of Section 7.5.
SECTION 7.5. Call/Put Closing. The closing of the redemption of the
Callable Interest and, if applicable, the Putable Interest (the "Closing") shall
take place at a location designated by Universal, on a date (the "Closing Date")
which is no earlier than the expiration of the Put Notice Period and no later
than either of the following: (1) if a Put Notice is delivered, the thirty-first
(31st) day following the General Partner's receipt of the Put Notice; or (ii) if
a Put Notice is not delivered, the sixty-first (61st) day following Universal's
receipt of the Call Notice.
If a Put Notice is delivered, then at the Closing, the General Partner
shall in the case of a Section 736 redemption, at its sole election either (A)
make an Additional Capital Contribution to the Partnership in immediately
available funds, the amount of which shall equal the Call Purchase Price and the
Put Purchase Price or (B) cause the Partnership to borrow an amount of
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money sufficient to satisfy the Partnership's obligations under this Article VII
on such terms and conditions as the General Partner in its sole discretion shall
determine, equal to the sum of the Call Purchase Price and the Put Purchase
Price, as applicable. If a Put Notice is not delivered, then at the Closing the
General Partner shall make an Additional Capital Contribution to the Partnership
in immediately available funds, the amount of which shall equal the Call
Purchase Price. Simultaneously with such funding of an Additional Capital
Contribution, the Partnership or the General Partner (or its assignee) as the
case may be, shall tender the Call Purchase Price, and if applicable, the Put
Purchase Price, to Universal in immediately available funds, and in exchange,
Universal shall comply with Section 7.6 hereof.
In the case of a Section 736 liquidation of the Limited Partner's
Partnership Interest, as a condition to receipt by the Limited Partner of the
Call Purchase Price and, if applicable, the Put Purchase Price, in the case of
the liquidation of Universal's Partnership Interest, the General Partner and the
Limited Partner expressly agree that such transaction shall be treated as a
complete liquidation of the Limited Partner's Partnership Interest pursuant to
Section 736 of the Code. The Limited Partner expressly agrees and acknowledges
that the Call Purchase Price and, if applicable, the Put Purchase Price, in cash
distributed to the Limited Partner shall be treated as a payment in liquidation
under Section 736(b) of the Code to the extent of the fair market value of the
Limited Partner's "interest in Partnership property" within the meaning of
Section 736 of the Code and the excess, if any, shall be treated as a Section
707(c) "guaranteed payment" under Section 736(a) of the Code. The General
Partner and the Limited Partner acknowledge and agree that the redemption price
at which the Partnership can acquire the Limited Partner's Partnership Interest
as a Limited Partner (and which will not be equal to its Capital Account
balance) has been agreed upon based on arm's length negotiations as described in
the second paragraph of Treasury Regulation ss. 1.704-1(b)(2)(ii)(b)(3).
Further, as a further condition to the receipt by the Limited Partner of the
Call Purchase Price and Put Purchase Price, the General Partner agrees to
execute a written agreement with respect to the redemption which shall include a
written undertaking by the Limited Partner to deliver such other instruments,
agreements or other documents as the Partnership may reasonably deem necessary
to evidence the liquidation of the Limited Partner's Partnership Interest.
Finally, the Limited Partner also agrees and acknowledges that under this
liquidation of Partnership Interest option, simultaneously with the Closing,
there may be admitted as Partners one or more Persons as the General Partner
shall approve, with the terms and conditions of such Partnership Interests as
the General Partner and such one or more Persons shall mutually agree upon. The
Limited Partner hereby consents to the amendment of this Partnership Agreement,
including Schedule A, and the related documents, if necessary, under the Act, to
reflect the liquidation of its Partnership Interest and, if applicable, the
admission of additional Partners.
SECTION 7.6. Transfer of Interest in Partnership. As a condition to
receipt by Universal of the Call Purchase Price and, as applicable, the Put
Purchase Price, Universal and the Partnership shall execute an assignment
agreement with respect to the Transfer which shall include a written undertaking
by Universal to deliver such other instruments, agreements or other documents as
the Partnership may reasonably deem necessary to evidence such Transfer.
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SECTION 7.7. Repayment of Loans. Upon the Closing Date, if any, any
loans made by Manager pursuant to the Management Agreement shall be payable in
accordance with the terms and provisions of the Management Agreement and any
other loans made by Universal to the Partnership shall be immediately due and
payable. Universal expressly agrees that the General Partner may cause the
Partnership to borrow any or all funds necessary to (A) repay any loans made by
either the Manager or Universal to the Partnership that became due and payable
as a result of the acquisition of the Callable Interest or the Putable Interest
and (B) satisfy the Partnership's obligations under this Article VII based on
the elections exercised by the General Partner pursuant to this Article VII.
ARTICLE VIII
STATUS OF LIMITED PARTNER
SECTION 8.1. Partnership Management. The Limited Partner (as such)
shall not participate in the management or control of the Partnership's business
(within the meaning of the Act), nor shall it have the power to act for or bind
the Partnership, said powers being vested solely and exclusively in the General
Partner.
SECTION 8.2. Interest in the General Partner's Assets. The Limited
Partner shall have no interest in the properties or assets of the General
Partner or in any proceeds of any activities or sales thereof (which sales shall
not be restricted in any respect, except as set forth herein) by virtue of
acquiring or owning interests in the Partnership or otherwise.
SECTION 8.3. Limited Liability. Unless otherwise provided by law, the
Limited Partner, in its capacity as a limited partner of the Partnership, shall
not have any personal liability whether to the Partnership, to any of the
Partners, or to the creditors of the Partnership, for the debts of the
Partnership or any of the Partnership's losses beyond the Initial Capital
Contribution set forth opposite his, her or its name in Schedule A plus the
Additional Capital Contributions.
SECTION 8.4. No Right of Partition. The Limited Partner shall not have
the right to seek or obtain partition by court decree or operation of law of any
Partnership property, or the right to own or use particular or individual assets
of the Partnership.
SECTION 8.5. Withdrawal; No Dissolution. The Limited Partner shall not
have any right to withdraw from the Partnership without the prior written
consent of the General Partner, nor shall the Limited Partner have any right to
Transfer any or all of its Partnership Interest to a third party other than to
an Affiliate that has agreed to accept the terms of this Partnership Agreement
pursuant to Section 10.3. The withdrawal of the Limited Partner, or the Transfer
of all of its Partnership Interest to an Affiliate, shall not cause a
dissolution of the Partnership, but the rights of such Limited Partner to share
in the profits and losses of the Partnership, to receive distributions of
Partnership funds and to Transfer its Partnership Interest pursuant to Article X
hereof shall, on the happening of such an event, devolve on such Limited
Partner's successor-in-interest subject to the terms and conditions of this
Partnership Agreement, and the
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Partnership shall continue as a limited partnership. Notwithstanding the
foregoing, the transferor of such Partnership Interest shall not be released
from liability to the Partnership for any materially false statement made, or
caused to be made, by such transferor in the Certificate of Limited Partnership.
In no event shall such successor-in-interest become the substituted Limited
Partner, except in accordance with Article X hereof.
SECTION 8.6. GAAP Reports to the Limited Partner. The General Partner
will furnish the Limited Partner with audited annual financial statements of the
Partnership prepared by the independent certified public accountants for the
Partnership.
ARTICLE IX
POWER, RIGHTS AND DUTIES OF THE GENERAL PARTNER
SECTION 9.1. Powers of General Partner. Except as set forth in this
Article IX and as otherwise provided in this Agreement, the General Partner
shall have exclusive authority to manage the business and affairs of the
Partnership and to make all decisions regarding the management and operation of
the Partnership and its business and affairs. The General Partner shall have the
following powers required for the management of the Partnership in the ordinary
course of business which, by way of illustration but not by way of limitation,
shall include:
(a) to acquire, directly or indirectly, for investment and to
hold, maintain, sell, convey, and dispose of the personal property of
the Partnership in the ordinary course of business;
(b) to cause the Partnership to purchase or lease personal
property from, or sell or lease personal property to, the General
Partner or any of its Affiliates for any Partnership purpose;
(c) to cause the Partnership to (i) redeem the Callable Interest
or to redeem the Putable Interest; (ii) amend Schedule A hereto to
reflect the change in Participating Percentages of the Partners
pursuant to Articles IV, VII and XI hereof; and (iii) take all other
actions described in Article VII to effectuate the redemption of the
Callable Interest and the Putable Interest;
(d) to execute all documents and do all things necessary in
connection with the acquisition, maintenance, operation, or improvement
of the Partnership's assets or reasonable or necessary in connection
with Partnership business;
(e) to employ or engage on behalf of the Partnership such
Persons, as, in the General Partner's exclusive discretion or judgment,
may be deemed advisable for the proper operation of the business of the
Partnership, upon such terms and for such compensation as the General
Partner shall determine necessary or appropriate provided, however,
that, as a condition to any such employment or engagement of an
Affiliate of
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the General Partner, no Affiliate so employed or engaged may seek
recourse against the Distributable Cash of Universal;
(f) to make, execute, acknowledge, and deliver such certificates,
instruments, and documents as may be required by, or may be appropriate
under, the laws of the States of Delaware, Florida and elsewhere, if
applicable, in connection with the use of the name of the Partnership
by the Partnership;
(g) to make, file, or record with the appropriate public
authority and, if required, publish the certificate, any amendments
thereof, and such other certificates, instruments, and documents as may
be required or appropriate in connection with the business and affairs
of the Partnership;
(h) to establish and maintain reserves for such purposes and in
such amounts as the manager reasonably determines from time to time;
(i) to pay, extend, renew, modify, adjust, submit to arbitration,
prosecute, defend, or compromise, upon such terms as it may determine
and upon such evidence as the General Partner may deem sufficient, any
obligation, suit, liability, cause of action, or claim, including
taxes, either in favor of or against the Partnership;
(j) to reimburse the General Partner or its Affiliates for
expenses incurred in connection with the Partnership's business, in
accordance with Section 9.11;
(k) to acquire and enter into any contract of insurance which the
General Partner reasonably deems necessary and proper for the
protection of the Partnership and the General Partner, for the
protection of the Venue or any other assets of the Partnership, for the
protection of the Partners or their Affiliates, or for any purpose
beneficial to the Partnership;
(l) to employ attorneys and accountants on behalf of the
Partnership;
(m) to pay, collect, compromise, arbitrate, resort to legal
action for, or otherwise adjust claims or demands of or against the
Partnership;
(n) in addition to the specific rights and powers herein granted
to engage in any activities necessary or incidental to the
accomplishment of any of the purposes and business which the
Partnership was formed to conduct the General Partner shall possess and
may enjoy and exercise all of the rights and powers of "general
partners ", as are more particularly provided by the Act, except to the
extent any of such rights may be limited or restricted by the express
provisions of this Agreement;
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(o) in accordance with the terms of the Management Agreement, to
terminate the Manager, if necessary, and engage the services of another
manager which can at the sole discretion of the General Partner be the
General Partner or its employees;
(p) to take any action required under the Management Agreement;
(q) to require in all Partnership contracts that the General
Partner, Universal and their Affiliates shall have no personal
liability thereon but that the Person contracting with the Partnership
shall look solely to the Partnership and its assets for satisfaction;
and
(r) to borrow the "Financed Amount" (as defined in Section 19.2B
of the Lease).
SECTION 9.2. Limitations on General Partner. Without the prior written
consent of Universal as a Limited Partner, the General Partner shall not have
the power to:
(a) perform or refrain from performing any act (i) which does not
preserve the economic benefit to Universal of the distribution of
Distributable Cash as contemplated in Article V hereof; or (ii) which
increases any liabilities of Universal as Limited Partner to the
Partnership or the General Partner in a manner not contemplated in this
Agreement as of the date hereof;
(b) change the purposes of the Partnership as set forth in
Section 1.3;
(c) unless the Call Purchase Price has been paid, amend the
Approved Business Plan;
(d) unless the Call Purchase Price has been paid, cause the
Partnership to incur any expenses other than expenses incurred by the
Manager on behalf of the Partnership or reasonable expenses incurred in
connection with (i) ministerial filings required to maintain limited
partnership status, (ii) the preparation and filing of Partnership
income tax returns, (iii) income tax audits, (iv) all payments required
of Licensee under the License Agreement and (v) the approved
Development Budget as contemplated in the Management Agreement;
(e) unless the Call Purchase Price has been paid, amend Sections
3.1, 3.2, 6.1, 6.4, 8.3, 9.1(e), 9.2, 9.4, 9.6, 9.11, 9.12, 10.1, 12.2,
14.10 or 14.12 or Articles IV, V or VII;
(f) unless the Call Purchase Price has been paid (and for a
period of 366 days following payment of such Call Purchase Price),
cause a petition under any Chapter of Title 11 of the United States
Code or any similar law or regulation to be filed by or against the
Partnership; cause a custodian, receiver or trustee to be appointed for
the
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Partnership; or make an assignment for the benefit of creditors with
respect to the Partnership; or
(g) issue additional interests in the Partnership or admit
additional Partners in a manner which would dilute the interest of
Universal.
SECTION 9.3. Additional Limitations on General Partner. Notwithstanding
any provision to the contrary contained herein, in the event that Buffett is
named, or threatened to be named, as an individual defendant in any
administrative, civil, criminal, governmental or arbitrable action (each such
action, a "Proceeding"), no such pending or threatened Proceeding shall be
settled, adjusted or otherwise compromised without the consent of Buffett in his
sole discretion. So long as the Limited Partner is the Manager, the foregoing
limitation on settlements shall be included in any insurance coverages purchased
on behalf of the Partnership.
SECTION 9.4. Tax Matters.
(a) The General Partner shall retain independent certified public
accountants to prepare and timely file the Partnership's income tax
return. Universal shall have the right to review and provide comments
to the Partnership's federal and state income tax returns for any
Fiscal year (or portion thereof) prior to the filing of such income tax
returns by the Partnership. The Partnership's accountants shall deliver
a draft copy of the Partnership's federal and state income tax returns
to Universal for its review at least thirty (30) days prior to the date
that the Partnership is required to file such tax returns.
(b) The General Partner will use its reasonable best efforts to
furnish Universal with the information as to its distributive share of
the Partnership's Net Profits, Net Losses and other items of income,
gain, loss, and deduction, as well as all other tax information, which
will be sufficient for Universal to prepare its own federal and state
income tax returns, not later than ninety (90) days following the close
of each fiscal year (or portion thereof).
(c) The General Partner shall have the right to make tax
elections under the Code (or state and local tax law) on behalf of the
Partnership except any decision which would result in an allocation of
items of income or loss other than in accordance with the Partners'
Participating Percentages can be made only with Universal's consent.
(d) The General Partner as the Initial General Partner of the
Partnership, is hereby designated as the "tax matters partner" of the
Partnership for federal income tax purposes (and shall hold such
position for only so long as the Initial General Partner is a "general
partner" of the Partnership under the Act). As such, the tax matters
partner is authorized, but not required, to take any action (including
the incurring of expenses with respect to such matters) on behalf of
the Partnership or its Partners in connection with any tax audit or
judicial review proceedings to the extent permitted by the Code in the
General Partner's sole discretion, provided, however, that actions to
be taken by the
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General Partner as the tax matters partner which may affect any
allocation of taxable income or loss to Universal or which may have a
tax impact of greater than $5,000 on Universal shall only be made with
the written consent of Universal as a Partner. The tax matters partner
shall receive no compensation for its services. Nothing herein shall be
construed to restrict the Partnership from engaging an accounting 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 9.5. Indemnification. After the Closing, if any, the General
Partner and its Affiliates shall not have any liability, responsibility or
accountability in damages or otherwise to any other Partner or the Partnership
or any third party for, and the Partnership agrees to indemnify, pay, protect or
hold harmless the General Partner and/or its Affiliates (on demand of and to the
satisfaction of the General Partner) from and against, any and all liabilities,
obligations, losses, damages, penalties, actions, judgments, suits, proceedings,
costs and expenses and disbursements of any kind or nature whatsoever
(including, without limitation, all reasonable costs and expenses of defense,
appeal and settlement of any and all suits, actions or proceedings instituted
against the General Partner and/or its Affiliates and/or the Partnership and all
costs of investigation in connection therewith) which may be imposed on,
incurred by, or asserted or threatened against the General Partner and/or its
Affiliates and/or the Partnership by any Partner, the Partnership or third party
in any way relating to or arising out of, or alleged to relate to or arise out
of, any action or inaction on the part of the Partnership or on the part of the
General Partner and/or its Affiliates in connection with any Partnership
purpose; provided, that the General Partner and/or its Affiliates shall be
liable, responsible and accountable, and the Partnership shall not be liable to
the General Partner and/or its Affiliates, for any portion of such liabilities,
obligations, losses, damages, penalties, disbursements which results from the
General Partner's and/or its Affiliates own fraud, gross negligence, intentional
misconduct or breach of fiduciary duty to the Partnership or any Partner. If any
action, suit or proceeding shall be pending or threatened against the
Partnership or the General Partner and/or its Affiliates relating to or arising
out of, or alleged to relate to or arise out of, any such action or inaction,
the General Partner and/or its Affiliates shall have the right to employ, at the
expense of the Partnership, separate counsel of the General Partner's and/or its
Affiliates' choice in such action, suit or proceeding. The satisfaction of the
obligations of the Partnership under this Section 9.5 shall be from and limited
to the assets of the Partnership and no Limited Partner shall have any personal
liability on account thereof. The General Partner and/or its Affiliates shall
have the right to xxxx the Partnership for, or otherwise request the Partnership
to pay, at any time and from time to time after the General Partner and/or its
Affiliates shall have become obligated to make payment therefor, any and all
amounts for which the General Partner and/or its Affiliates believes in good
faith that the General Partner and/or its Affiliates is entitled to
indemnification under this Section 9.5. The Partnership shall pay any and all
such bills and honor any and all such requests for payment within sixty (60)
days after such xxxx or request is received by the General Partner and/or its
Affiliates. In the event that a final determination is made that the Partnership
is not so obligated in respect of any amount paid by it to the General Partner
and or its Affiliates, the General Partner and/or its Affiliates will refund
such amount within sixty (60)
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days of such final determination. The rights under this Section 9.5 shall apply
to actions or inactions which arise subsequent to the Closing.
SECTION 9.6. Other Business Interests.
(a) Each of Universal, the General Partner, their respective
Affiliates and each of their respective stockholders, directors,
officers, controlling persons, partners and employees may have business
interests and engage in business activities in addition to those
relating to the Partnership. Neither the Partnership nor any Partner
shall have any rights by virtue of this Partnership Agreement or the
partnership relationship created hereby in any such business interests
or activities of any such Person. The General Partner shall devote to
the management of the Partnership only such time as it determines is
necessary or appropriate to cause the affairs of the Partnership to be
conducted in an efficient and businesslike manner.
(b) Subject to Section 9.6(d), neither the General Partner, the
Limited Partner, nor any of their respective affiliates shall be
obligated to present any particular investment or business opportunity
to the Partnership even if the opportunity is of a character which, if
presented to the Partnership, could be undertaken by the Partnership
(unless such party is subject to a separate non-competition agreement
or similar arrangement). The General Partner, the Limited Partner and
any of their respective affiliates shall each have the right to
undertake any such opportunity for itself for its own account or on
behalf of another or to recommend any such opportunity to other persons
or entities.
(c) Except as limited by Section 9.6(d) below, Universal (after
consultation with counsel) hereby waives to the maximum extent
permitted under the Act and any other applicable law any and all rights
it might otherwise have to do any of the following: (i) to object to
the involvement of the General Partner, directly or indirectly through
any other Person, in any form of business undertaking which may be
deemed competitive with the business of the Venue; and (ii) to object
to the specifically enumerated matters set forth below including,
without limitation, the Future Transaction. Universal expressly
acknowledges an awareness of, and agrees to cooperate with the General
Partner to facilitate the consummation of the General Partner's plans
to engage in a roll-out business combination, sale of assets, sale of
interests or otherwise engage in an initial public offering relating to
Xxxxx Xxxxxxx'x Margaritaville restaurants (collectively, the "Future
Transaction"). In this regard, Universal expressly agrees that it shall
not take any action to prevent, delay or frustrate the General
Partner's proposed plans to effectuate the Future Transaction. If the
General Partner proposes to Transfer all or a portion of its
Partnership interest to a proposed third party transferee in an
arms-length transaction, neither Universal nor any other Partner shall
have any right to require the General Partner to cause (a "Bring Along
Right") such proposed transferee to also purchase all or a portion of
such remaining Partner's Partnership Interest, at the same
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time and on the same terms, consideration (on a Participating
Percentage basis) and conditions at which the General Partner is
selling its Partnership Interest.
(d) Notwithstanding the foregoing, the General Partner hereby
agrees that neither the General Partner nor any of its Affiliates
shall, during the Term of the Lease, develop a Xxxxx Xxxxxxx'x
Margaritaville's restaurant, or a restaurant, nightclub or other venue
primarily for food or beverage ("Restaurant") (i) within a 150 mile
radius of the Venue or (ii) in any gated-attraction theme park (or
entertainment complex attached to a theme park) in the State of Florida
that has an annual attendance of at least 500,000 customers.
Moreover, during the term of the Lease, if the General
Partner, or any of its Affiliates, proposes to establish a Restaurant
within a 100 mile radius of any then-existing gated-theme park with an
annual attendance of at least 500,000 or City Walk development owned by
Universal or its Affiliates (the "Competitive Radius") and such
proposed Restaurant is to be located in an area other than Charleston,
South Carolina, then Universal shall have the right (the "Right of
First Refusal") to require the General Partner to provide Universal
with the same terms and conditions for establishing such Restaurant as
the General Partner may have offered to other non-affiliated third
parties. The Right of First Refusal shall be exercised on terms
comparable to those of the Venue, competitive in the relevant market
and remain in force for as long as the Lease remains in effect. If
Universal fails to exercise its Right of First Refusal within ninety
(90) days, the General Partner, or any of its Affiliates, may develop a
Restaurant within the Competitive Radius, provided, however, that the
General Partner, or its Affiliates, if applicable, agrees not to build
a Restaurant at a theme park owned or controlled by The Xxxx Disney
Company or its Affiliates.
If, during the Term of the Lease or Partnership, the General
Partner or any of its Affiliates proposes to enter into an agreement
with an unaffiliated third party for the purpose of utilizing Buffett's
intellectual property in any of the businesses in which Universal or
its parent(s) and Affiliates actively engages the General Partner will
discuss with Universal and its parent(s) in good faith such business
opportunities, except for ventures in Charleston, South Carolina, in
order to have meaningful discussions before the General Partner makes a
final decision as to whether to conduct such business with Universal
and its parent(s) or the third party; provided that the General Partner
shall not be obligated to negotiate with Universal and its parent(s) or
to accept Universal and its parents(s)' proposal; and further provided
that this sentence shall not apply to any proposal that is submitted to
the General Partner by a third party on the condition that such
proposal is confidential or may not be shopped. The businesses in which
Universal and its parent(s) and Affiliates engage are identified in
Schedule B and supplemented from time to time by Universal or its
parent(s) and Affiliates.
SECTION 9.7. Transactions With Affiliates. The General Partner or any
Affiliate of the General Partner may be employed by or retained by the
Partnership to provide goods or
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render services to the Partnership. The validity of any action, agreement or
payment involving the Partnership and any Affiliate of the General Partner
otherwise permitted by the terms of this Partnership Agreement shall not be
affected by reason of the relationship between the General Partner and such
Affiliate.
SECTION 9.8. Liability. Neither the General Partner nor any agent of a
General Partner shall be liable, responsible or accountable in damages or
otherwise to the Partnership or any Limited Partner for any action taken, or
failure to act, on behalf of the Partnership in good faith within the scope of
the authority conferred on the General Partner by this Partnership Agreement or
by law unless such act or omission (i) was performed or omitted fraudulently, in
bad faith or in breach of the General Partner's fiduciary duties, or (ii)
constituted gross negligence or willful or wanton misconduct.
SECTION 9.9. Withdrawal of General Partner. The General Partner shall
not be prohibited from withdrawing as the Partnership's general partner. If the
General Partner withdraws, the Limited Partner shall have ninety (90) days to
select a replacement general partner.
SECTION 9.10. 754 Election. The General Partner may, in its sole
discretion, make or revoke the election referred to in Section 754 of the Code.
Each of the Partners will upon request supply the information necessary to
properly give effect to such election.
SECTION 9.11. Compensation and Reimbursement of General Partner.
(a) The General Partner shall not be compensated for its services
as General Partner to the Partnership.
(b) After the Closing, if any, the General Partner shall be
reimbursed on a monthly basis for (i) all actual out-of-pocket
expenses, disbursements and advances it pays or incurs in connection
with the formation and business of the Partnership, including all
expenses, disbursements and advances for legal, accounting, printing
and banking matters, consultants and other third parties, reasonable
travel expenses, and filing fees, and (ii) that portion of the General
Partner's legal and accounting expenses, telephone, secretarial, travel
and entertainment expenses, office rent and other office expenses,
salaries and other compensation expenses of employees, and other
expenses necessary or appropriate to the conduct of the Partnership's
business which is properly allocable to the Partnership. The General
Partner shall determine the expenses which are allocable to the
Partnership in a reasonable manner. The rights under this Section
9.11(b) shall apply to costs and expenses incurred on or after the
Closing.
SECTION 9.12. General Partner Services. The General Partner agrees that
on behalf of the Partnership, it shall provide or cause to be provided the
following services to the Partnership. The General Partner shall cause Buffett
to make four personal appearances at the Venue during its initial year of
operation with one such appearance to be made during the grand
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opening of the Venue. However, the Partnership agrees that Buffett shall not be
required to perform at any of the four personal appearances. The General Partner
will cause Buffett to use his reasonable best efforts to provide sufficient
advance notice of each appearance to allow for sufficient opportunity to
publicize the appearance. Universal, or its designated Affiliate, will cooperate
with Buffett's efforts to raise funds for charity as part of any appearance by
Buffett. During each year or portion thereof subsequent to the Venue's initial
year, the General Partner will cause Buffett to agree that he shall make at
least one such similar appearance at the Venue. Notwithstanding the foregoing,
the parties agree that, in the event that Buffett's death or disability prevents
him from making any or all of the contemplated appearances, such failure on the
part of the General Partner to cause Buffett to appear shall not be deemed a
breach of this agreement by the General Partner. For purposes of this Section
9.12, "disability" shall be defined as Buffett's inability to make the
contemplated appearances for a period of at least six months. It is acknowledged
by the Partner that Buffet is neither a partner in the Partnership nor is he in
partnership with the Partnership.
SECTION 9.13. Deadlock. If a deadlock arises with respect to a decision
to be made by multiple General Partners, then the decision of Margaritaville
Holdings LLC, or its direct successor-in-interest, shall control.
ARTICLE X
TRANSFER OF PARTNERSHIP INTERESTS: ADMISSION OF PARTNERS
SECTION 10.1. Transfer Restrictions. Except as otherwise provided
herein, there shall be no restrictions on the transfer of a Partner's
Partnership Interest. Notwithstanding the foregoing, no Partner may, directly or
indirectly, Transfer all or any part of his, her or its Partnership Interest
voluntarily to a Restricted Transferee, or permit such a Transfer by operation
of law or otherwise.
SECTION 10.2. Encumbrances. In all events, each of the General Partner
and the Limited Partner shall have the right to encumber, pledge or hypothecate
its respective Partnership Interest at any time.
SECTION 10.3. Acceptance of Transfer: Substituted Limited Partner.
(a) No Transfer pursuant to this Article X shall be deemed
effective, unless and until the transferee shall execute a written
instrument, in a form reasonably satisfactory to counsel for the
Partnership, agreeing to be bound by all of the terms and provisions of
this Partnership Agreement and all amendments and supplements hereto,
to the same extent and on the same terms as the other Partners.
(b) Any person admitted to the Partnership as a substituted
Limited Partner shall be subject to and bound by all the provisions of
this Partnership Agreement as if originally a party to this Partnership
Agreement. Upon the admission to the Partnership of a substituted
Limited Partner, the General Partner shall amend this Partnership
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Agreement and any schedules hereto to reflect such admission. A
transferee of an interest in the Partnership permitted under the
provisions of this Article X who is not admitted as a substitute
Limited Partner pursuant to paragraph (a) of this Section 10.3, or who
is not a Partner prior to the Transfer shall succeed to the economic
interests in the Partnership so transferred, be it profits, losses
and/or capital, but shall not succeed to the other rights of the
transferee as a Limited Partner.
ARTICLE XI
DISSOLUTION OF THE PARTNERSHIP
The happening of any one of the following events shall work an
immediate dissolution of the Partnership:
(a) The expiration of the term of the Partnership as provided in
Section 1.5 of this Partnership Agreement;
(b) Subject to the prior consent of all the Partners, the sale or
disposition of all or substantially all of the assets of the
Partnership and distribution of the proceeds therefrom; and
(c) A bankruptcy filing of the General Partner shall constitute a
dissolution of the Partnership unless the Limited Partner selects a new
general partner within ninety (90) days of the commencement of the
proceedings.
ARTICLE XII
ADDITIONAL PROVISIONS CONCERNING
DISSOLUTION OF THE PARTNERSHIP
SECTION 12.1. Liquidating Committee. In the event of the dissolution of
the Partnership for any reason, the General Partner shall commence to wind up
the affairs of the Partnership and to liquidate its investments. Subject to the
provisions of Articles V and VI, the Partners shall continue to share profits,
losses and cash distributions during the period of liquidation in the same
proportion as before dissolution. The General Partner (or such liquidator or
liquidating committee selected by the Partners) shall have full right and
unlimited discretion to determine the time, manner and terms of any sale or
sales of Partnership property pursuant to such liquidation having due regard to
the activity and condition of the relevant market and general financial and
economic conditions. Any such liquidator or liquidating committee may execute
and file such documents as are necessary or appropriate to accord it the status
of a "Liquidating Trustee" under the Act.
SECTION 12.2. Distributions on Liquidation. Distributions on
liquidation shall be made in the following order: (i) the payment of all debts
and liabilities of the Partnership; (ii) the payment of all expenses of
liquidation: (iii) the return to Buffet of all Buffett Memorabilia; (iv) the
return to Buffett of the Buffett Intellectual Property; (v) the creation of such
cash reserves
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as the General Partner (or liquidator or liquidating committee) may deem
reasonably necessary for any contingent or unforeseen liabilities or obligations
of the Partnership; (vi) only to the extent that the Limited Partner's
Partnership Interest has been redeemed, the distribution to the General Partner
of all removable assets; (vii) distributing to the Partners, prorata based upon
their respective Participating Percentages, all undistributed Distributable Cash
including all funds in any reserve accounts other than the reserve accounts set
up under this Section 12.2(v); and (viii) all cash shall be distributed to the
Partners, which distributions shall be in accordance with the Partners' positive
Capital Account balances, to the extent that there is sufficient cash available,
as required by Treasury Regulation ss. 1.704-1(b)(2)(ii)(b) pursuant to the
allocation and distribution provisions set forth in Section 6.4).
SECTION 12.3. Liquidation. Within a reasonable time following the
completion of the liquidation of the Partnership's properties, the General
Partner (or a liquidator or liquidating committee) shall supply to the Limited
Partner a statement prepared by the Partnership's independent certified public
accountants, which shall set forth the assets and the liabilities of the
Partnership as of the date of complete liquidation and each Partner's
distributions pursuant to Section 12.2 above.
SECTION 12.4. Return of Capital. Each Partner shall look solely to the
assets of the Partnership for all distributions with respect to the Partnership
and his, her or its capital contributions thereto, and shall have no recourse
therefor against any Partner.
SECTION 12.5. Certificate of Cancellation. Upon the completion of the
liquidation of the Partnership and the distribution of all Partnership funds,
the Partnership shall terminate, and the General Partner (or such liquidator or
liquidating committee) shall have the authority to execute and record a
Certificate of Cancellation of the Partnership as well as any and all other
documents required to effectuate the dissolution and termination of the
Partnership.
ARTICLE XIII
AMENDMENT OF AGREEMENT
SECTION 13.1. Certificate of Limited Partnership. In the event this
Partnership Agreement shall be amended pursuant to this Article XIII, the
General Partner shall amend the Certificate of Limited Partnership to reflect
such change and make such other filings that it deems to be necessary or
appropriate.
ARTICLE XIV
MISCELLANEOUS
SECTION 14.1. Delivery of Documents. The General Partner is obligated
to deliver or mail to the Limited Partner a copy of the Partnership's
Certificate of Limited Partnership and all amendments thereto or restatement
thereof
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SECTION 14.2. Applicable Law. This Partnership Agreement and the rights
of the parties hereunder shall be governed by and interpreted in accordance with
the laws of the State of Delaware without regard to principles of conflicts of
law.
SECTION 14.3. Successors and Assigns. Except as herein otherwise
specifically provided, this Partnership Agreement shall be binding upon and
inure to the benefit of the parties and their legal representatives, heirs,
administrators, executors, successors and assigns.
SECTION 14.4. Gender. Wherever from the context it appears appropriate,
each term stated in either the singular or the plural shall include the singular
and the plural, and pronouns stated in either the masculine, the feminine or the
neuter gender shall include the masculine, feminine, and neuter.
SECTION 14.5. Headings. Captions contained in this Partnership
Agreement are inserted only as a matter of convenience and in no way define,
limit or extend the scope or intent of this Partnership Agreement or any
provision thereof.
SECTION 14.6. Severability. If any provision of this Partnership
Agreement, or the application of such provision to any person or circumstance,
shall be held invalid, the remainder of this Partnership Agreement, or the
application of such provision to persons or circumstances other than those to
which it is held invalid, shall not be affected thereby.
SECTION 14.7. Counterparts. This Partnership Agreement may be executed
in multiple counterparts, each of which shall be deemed an original but all of
which shall constitute one and the same instrument. All of such counterpart
signature pages shall be read as though one, and they shall have the same force
and effect as though all of the signers had signed a single signature page.
SECTION 14.8. Entire Agreement. The parties acknowledge that they have
entered into several other related agreements including, but not limited to,
the: (i) Lease; (ii) Management Agreement; (iii) License Agreement; and (iv)
Note. The definition of any term or phrase in any of the above documents shall
apply to and be incorporated into each of those documents.
SECTION 14.9. Third Parties. Nothing contained in this Agreement is
intended nor shall be interpreted, to confer on any party the rights of a third
party beneficiary. This Agreement shall be for the sole benefit of the parties
hereto.
SECTION 14.10. Title to Partnership Assets. Partnership assets shall be
owned by the Partnership as an entity, and no Partner shall have any ownership
interest in such Partnership assets. Legal title to any or all 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., The General Partner hereby
declares and warrants that any Partnership assets for which legal title is held
in its name or the name of any nominee shall be held in trust by the General
Partner or such nominee for the use and benefit of the Partnership in accordance
with the provisions of this
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Partnership Agreement: All Partnership assets shall be recorded as the property
of the Partnership on its books and records, irrespective of the name in which
legal title to such Partnership assets is held.
SECTION 14.11. Notices. All notices required under this Partnership
Agreement shall be given in writing and shall be sent to the addresses set forth
on Schedule A hereto unless notification of a new address is properly provided
to the General Partner in accordance, herewith. All notices shall be delivered
by facsimile and a nationally recognized overnight courier service that obtains
acknowledgement or receipt by the addressee. Notice shall be deemed given upon
receipt.
SECTION 14.12. Consent. Unless provided to the contrary in this
Agreement, any consent required to be given under this Agreement shall be in
writing and shall not be unreasonably withheld.
SECTION 14.13. Dispute Resolution. The General Partner and the Limited
Partner acknowledge that it is in their respective best interests to resolve
disputes arising out of the relationship created by this Partnership Agreement
through mutual agreement without the assistance of the judicial process whenever
reasonably possible. The General Partner and the Limited Partner agree that as a
condition precedent to the institution of any litigation of issues between the
General Partner and the Limited Partner arising out of this Partnership
Agreement, the following efforts will be undertaken: disputes which are not
promptly resolved by General Partner's employee charged with responsibility for
the day-to-day operation of the Venue and Limited Partner's employee charged
with the day-to-day operation of the Venue shall be submitted for review and
discussion to a representative of senior management of General Partner and the
senior-most representative of Limited Partner regularly based in Orlando,
Florida (collectively, "Senior Management"). In the event the dispute is not
resolved through the efforts of Senior Management within seven (7) days
following submission of the issue to Senior Management, either party may invoke
mandatory mediation of the dispute utilizing the services of an independent
licensed mediator (the "Mediator"). The costs of the Mediator shall be shared
equally between General Partner and Limited Partner. Senior Management shall
personally participate in the mediation proceedings contemplated herein and
shall endeavor in good faith to achieve a resolution of the dispute through
mutual agreement. Senior Management, who shall have full authority to decide on
behalf of and bind their respective entities, will allocate at least one (1)
full business day of their time for the mediation process on any issue submitted
to mediation hereunder. In the event mutual agreement cannot be achieved through
the foregoing process, either party may thereupon submit the dispute for
resolution by any court of competent jurisdiction located in Orange County,
Florida. The foregoing dispute resolution provisions shall not prevent either
party from seeking equitable relief to prevent immediate and irreparable harm.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned have executed this Agreement of
Limited Partnership effective as of this 11th day of September, 1997.
GENERAL PARTNER:
MARGARITAVILLE HOLDINGS LLC,
a Delaware limited liability company
By: /s/ Xxxx Xxxxxx
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Xxxx Xxxxxx, its President and
Chief Executive Officer
LIMITED PARTNER:
UNIVERSAL CITY DEVELOPMENT PARTNERS,
a Florida general partnership
By: /s/ Xxxxx X. Xxxxxxxxx
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Xxxxx X. Xxxxxxxxx,
its authorized agent
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Schedule A
Capital Participating
Name and Address Contribution Percentage
---------------- ------------ ----------
GENERAL PARTNER: Estimated Value of 50%
--------------- $0
Margaritaville Holdings LLC
00 Xxxxxxxx Xxxx
Xxxx Xxxxx, Xxxxxxx 00000
Attention: Xxxx Xxxxxx
LIMITED PARTNER: Approximately 50%
--------------- $8,700,000 -----
Universal City Development Partners 100%
1000 Universal Studios Plaza =====
Xxxxxxx, Xxxxxxx 00000-0000
Attention: General Manager
City Walk
Schedule B
Motion Picture Film Production Studios
Television Production Studios
Audio Recording and Music Publishing
Record, Television and Film Distribution
Theme Parks-Destination Resort Operations
Merchandising, Licensing and Distribution
Distilled Spirits (Distiller/Wholesaler)
Television Broadcasting
Beverage Alcohol (Distiller/Wholesaler)
Feature Film Exhibition
B-1
AMENDMENT NO. 1 TO AGREEMENT OF LIMITED PARTNERSHIP
THIS INSTRUMENT, made and entered into as of the 1st day of July, 1998,
by and between Universal City Development Partners ("Limited Partner") and
Margaritaville Holdings LLC ("General Partner"), is an amendment to that certain
Agreement of Limited Partnership among the aforementioned parties dated as of
September 11, 1997 (the "Agreement").
W I T N E S S E T H:
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WHEREAS, Limited Partner and General Partner (collectively, "`the
parties" or "the parties hereto") mutually desire to amend the Agreement;
NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the mutual benefits to be derived
from this Amendment, and other good and valuable consideration, the receipt and
adequacy of which are hereby acknowledged, the parties hereto, intending to be
legally bound, hereby agree as follows:
1. All capitalized terms used herein and not otherwise defined shall
have the same meaning ascribed to them in the Agreement.
2. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in the Agreement (including
without limitation all Schedules thereto), the parties agree that the trade name
of the Venue shall be "Xxxxx Xxxxxxx'x Margaritaville." For the avoidance of
doubt, the parties agree that the word "Cafe" shall not be used as part of the
trade name of the Venue.
3. Except as specifically amended herein, and not otherwise, the
Agreement shall remain in full force and effect.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have executed this Amendment No.
1 to the Agreement as of the day and year first above written.
UNIVERSAL CITY DEVELOPMENT
PARTNERS, a Florida general partnership
By: Universal City Property Management
Company II, General Partner
By: /s/ Xxxxx X. Xxxxxxxxx
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Xxxxx X. Xxxxxxxxx,
its authorized representative
MARGARITAVILLE HOLDINGS LLC,
a Delaware limited liability company
By: /s/ Xxxx Xxxxxx
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Xxxx Xxxxxx, its President
and Chief Executive Officer
AMENDMENT NO. 2 TO AGREEMENT OF LIMITED PARTNERSHIP
OF JB/UNIVERSAL CITY RESTAURANT PARTNERS L.P.
THIS INSTRUMENT is made and entered into as of the 18th day of April ,
2000 , (the "Effective Date") by and between UNIVERSAL CITY DEVELOPMENT
PARTNERS, LP, a Delaware limited partnership, as successor in interest by merger
to Universal City Development Partners, a Florida partnership, (sometimes
referred to herein as "Universal" or "Limited Partner") and MARGARITAVILLE
HOLDINGS LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (sometimes referred to herein
as "Holdings" or "General Partner").
W I T N E S S E T H:
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WHEREAS, Universal, as Limited Partner, and Holdings, as General
Partner, entered into that certain Agreement of Limited Partnership dated as of
September 11, 1997, as amended by Amendment No. 1 to Agreement of Limited
Partnership dated as of July 1, 1998, (collectively, the "Agreement"), creating
the Delaware limited partnership known as "JB/UNIVERSAL CITY RESTAURANT
PARTNERS, L.P."; and
WHEREAS, the parties desire to further amend certain provisions of the
Agreement of Limited Partnership, on the terms more specifically set forth
below;
NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the mutual benefits to be derived
from this amendment, and other good and valuable consideration, the receipt and
sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged, the parties hereto, intending to
be legally bound, hereby agree as follows:
1. All capitalized terms used herein and not otherwise defined shall
have the same meaning ascribed to them in the Agreement.
2. The parties recognize that Universal City Development Partners, LP,
a Delaware limited partnership, is the successor in interest by merger to
Universal City Development Partners, a Florida general partnership, and hereby
affirm that the said Universal City Development Partners, LP, is hereby
substituted by mutual consent in the place of Limited Partner for all purposes
effective as of January 6, 2000, the date of the merger.
3. With reference to Articles IV and VII of the Agreement, the parties
release one another from and waive their respective rights and obligations
relating to the Callable Interest and the Putable Interest and agree that the
allocation of interests contained in this amendment shall hereafter govern their
respective interests and Participating Percentages in the Partnership. Sections
4.1 through 4.6 and 7.1 through 7.7 of the Agreement are, to the extent they are
inconsistent with the provisions of this paragraph, revoked.
4. Universal is hereby granted status as of the Effective Date in the
Partnership as a General Partner, which status shall be in addition to its
status as a Limited Partner. Holdings is hereby granted status as of the
Effective Date in the Partnership as a Limited Partner, which status shall be in
addition to its status as a General Partner.
5. Unless otherwise mutually agreed by each of the Partners by
subsequent amendment or by operation of the terms of the Agreement, the
Participating Percentage of Universal and Holdings in the Partnership shall be
fifty percent (50%) for each, which interests are allocated as follows: to the
respective General Partners, forty percent (40%) each; and to the respective
Limited Partners, ten percent (10%) each.
6. Each General Partner shall hereafter have an equal vote in the
determinations which were to be made by the General Partner in the Agreement as
originally executed.
7. As a result of the establishment of Universal and Holdings as both
General Partners and Limited Partners, each use of "General Partner" or "Limited
Partner" in the singular form in the Agreement as originally executed is hereby
amended to the plural form as the context so requires. Similarly, any
limitations upon the Limited Partner shall apply to Universal or Holdings when
acting in that capacity and not when acting in its capacity as General Partner.
8. `Notwithstanding the grant of powers and rights to the General
Partner as contained in the Agreement as originally executed, neither General
Partner shall hereafter act on behalf of or bind the Partnership absent the
prior written consent of the other General Partner.
9. Section 9.4 (d) is hereby amended to provide that both General
Partners shall serve jointly as the "tax matters partner" from and after the
Effective Date. Nothing contained herein shall, however, result in a revocation
or other modification of the tax letter dated September 11, 1997, from Universal
to Holdings.
10. All references to the Closing in the Agreement as originally
executed shall, except as otherwise provided in this Amendment, be applied and
construed on the basis that the Closing did not occur.
11. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in this
amendment, the references to "General Partner" in Section 9.6(d) of the
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Agreement as originally executed, shall for the purposes of that section refer
only to Holdings and the references to Universal small for the purposes of that
section refer only to Universal.
12. By agreement of even date herewith, the Partners have modified that
certain Management Agreement between the Partnership and Universal dated
September 11, 1997 (the "Management Agreement"). The modification provides,
among other things, for the service of Universal as Manager therein to be
suspended pending performance of the Manager's duties by others.
13. For and in consideration of the mutual covenants contained herein
and other good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which
are hereby acknowledged by the Partners, it is agreed by and between the
Partners that, commencing as of the Effective Date and continuing at all times
and from time-to-time that Universal's performance as Manager is suspended, is
hereafter terminated or if Universal shall elect to resign or forego service as
Manager, Universal shall receive a fee equal to five percent (5%) of the gross
revenues of the business(es) owned, operated or managed by the Partnership (the
"Universal Fee"). The Universal Fee shall be paid from the operating revenues of
the Partnership business on a priority basis equal to the Rent payable by the
Partnership to Landlord pursuant to the terms of the Lease dated September 11,
1997, and shall not be subject to any set-off, reduction or deferral absent the
express written consent of Universal, which consent may be withheld in its sole
discretion. No termination of Universal's status or suspension or cessation of
its services as Manager shall serve to divest or otherwise adversely affect
Manager's entitlement to the Universal Fee.
14. For and in consideration of the mutual covenants contained herein
and other good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which
are hereby acknowledged by the Partners, it is agreed by and between the
Partners that, commencing as of the Effective Date and continuing at all times
that Holdings continues from the Effective Date without interruption to provide
to the Partnership the personal services of Xxxx Xxxxxx on a basis of not less
than ____________ (___) hours per month to actively participate in the major
decisions relating to the business of the Partnership. Holdings shall receive a
fee equal to one percent (1%) of the gross revenues of the business(es) owned,
operated or managed by the Partnership (the "Holdings Fee"). The Holdings Fee
shall be paid from the operating revenues of the Partnership business on a
priority basis equal to the Rent payable by the Partnership to Landlord pursuant
to the terms of the Lease dated September 11, 1997, and shall not be subject to
any set-off, reduction or deferral absent the express written consent of
Holdings, which consent may be withheld in its sale discretion. Notwithstanding
the foregoing, at such time as Holdings fails to provide the services of Xxxxxx
as set forth above. Universal shall automatically be reinstated as Manager.
