Exhibit 3.24
LIMITED PARTNERSHIP AGREEMENT
OF
GOLFSMITH INTERNATIONAL, L.P.
Effective as of February 26, 1998
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ARTICLE I
FORMATION AND ORGANIZATION ................................................... 1
1.1 Formation; Name of Partnership ....................................... 1
1.2. Definitions .......................................................... 1
1.3. Term ................................................................. 4
1.4. Principal Office ..................................................... 4
1.5. Registered Agent and Registered Office ............................... 4
1.6. Purposes of the Partnership .......................................... 4
ARTICLE II
MANAGEMENT ................................................................... 4
2.1. Powers of General Partner ............................................ 4
2.2. Time ................................................................. 6
2.3. Reimbursement of Costs ............................................... 6
2.4. Limitation on the General Partner's Responsibility ................... 6
2.5. The Limited Partners Shall Not Act ................................... 6
2.6. Power of Attorney .................................................... 6
2.7. Admission of Additional Partners ..................................... 7
2.8. Indemnification ...................................................... 7
2.9 Removal of General Partner ........................................... 7
ARTICLE III
CAPITAL OF THE PARTNERSHIP ................................................... 7
3.1. Capital Contributions and Partnership Interests of the Partners ...... 7
3.1.1. Initial Contributions ......................................... 7
3.1.2. Additional Contributions ...................................... 7
3.1.3. Failure to Make Additional Contributions ...................... 8
3.2. Partnership Interests; Capital Percentages ........................... 8
3.3. Additional Funds to Cover Costs ...................................... 8
3.3.1. Third Party Loans ............................................. 8
3.3.2. Optional Partner Loans ........................................ 9
3.3.3. Interest Rate ................................................. 9
3.4. No Further Obligation ................................................ 9
ARTICLE IV
ALLOCATIONS, NET CASH FLOW AND DISTRIBUTIONS ................................. 9
4.1. Allocations .......................................................... 9
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4.1.1. In General .................................................... 9
4.1.2. Net Income and Loss ........................................... 9
4.1.3. Restrictions on Allocations ................................... 9
4.1.4. Contributed Property .......................................... 11
4.2. Computation of Capital Account ....................................... 11
4.3. Net Cash Flow ........................................................ 11
4.4. Distributions of Net Cash Flow ....................................... 12
ARTICLE V
ACCOUNTING AND TAX MATTERS ................................................... 12
5.1. Accounting Records; Accounting Year .................................. 12
5.2. Inspection ........................................................... 12
5.3. Tax Matters .......................................................... 12
5.3.1. Tax Returns ................................................... 12
5.3.2. Tax Matters Partner ........................................... 12
5.4. Income Tax Elections ................................................. 13
ARTICLE VI
TRANSFERS OF PARTNERSHIP INTERESTS ........................................... 13
6.1. Transfers of Partnership Interests ................................... 13
ARTICLE VII
DISSOLUTION, WINDING UP AND TERMINATION ...................................... 13
7.1. Causes ............................................................... 13
7.1.1. In General .................................................... 13
7.1.2. Bankruptcy .................................................... 14
7.1.3. Effective Date and Reconstitution ............................. 14
7.2. Liquidator ........................................................... 15
7.2.1. In General .................................................... 15
7.2.2. Successor Liquidator .......................................... 15
7.2.3. Powers ........................................................ 15
7.3. Court Appointment of Liquidator ...................................... 15
7.4. Liquidation .......................................................... 16
7.5. Creation of Reserves ................................................. 16
7.6. Final Audit .......................................................... 16
7.7. General Partner Contribution ......................................... 17
ARTICLE VIII
MISCELLANEOUS ................................................................ 17
8.1. Notices and Approvals ................................................ 17
8.2. Force Majeure ........................................................ 17
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8.3. Applicable Law ....................................................... 17
8.4. Successors and Assign ................................................ 18
8.5. Amendments ........................................................... 18
8.6. Entire Agreement ..................................................... 18
8.7. Attorneys' Fees ...................................................... 18
8.8. Waiver of Partition .................................................. 18
8.9. Gender and Number .................................................... 18
8.10. Captions ............................................................. 18
8.11. Counterparts ......................................................... 18
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LIMITED PARTNERSHIP AGREEMENT
OF
GOLFSMITH INTERNATIONAL, L.P.
THIS
LIMITED PARTNERSHIP AGREEMENT OF GOLFSMITH INTERNATIONAL, L.P., is
made and entered into effective as of February 26, 1998, by and between
Golfsmith GP, Inc., a
Delaware corporation, as general partner ("GENERAL
PARTNER"), and Golfsmith LP, Inc., a
Delaware corporation, as limited partner
("LIMITED PARTNER");
WITNESSETH:
WHEREAS, the General Partner and the Limited Partner (referred to
herein jointly as the "PARTNERS") desire to form a limited partnership for the
purposes herein expressed;
NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the premises, the terms and
covenants contained herein, and the contributions to capital by the Partners as
set forth in Article III of this Agreement, the Partners agree as follows:
ARTICLE I
FORMATION AND ORGANIZATION
1.1 Formation, Name of Partnership. The Partners hereby enter into and
form a limited partnership (the "PARTNERSHIP") for the purposes hereinafter set
forth. The Partnership shall conduct its business under the name "Golfsmith
International, L.P.," and such name shall be used at all times in connection
with the Partnership's business and affairs; provided, however, that the
Partnership shall conduct its business under such name or variations thereof as
the General Partner deems necessary or appropriate to meet the requirements of
law in any jurisdiction in which the Partnership may elect to do business.
1.2. Definitions. The following terms as used herein, unless the
context specifically requires otherwise, shall have the following respective
meanings:
"ADJUSTED CAPITAL ACCOUNT DEFICIT" shall mean, with respect to any
Partner, the deficit balance, if any, in such Partners Capital Account
as of the end of the relevant year, after giving effect to the
following adjustments: (i) credit to such Capital Account any amounts
that such Partner is obligated to restore pursuant to Section 7.4,
Section 7.7, or any other provision of this Agreement; (ii) credit to
such Capital Account the Partner's share of Minimum Gain; and (iii)
debit to such Capital Account the items described in Treasury
Regulations Sections 1.704-1 (b)(2)(ii)(d)(4), (5) and (6). The
foregoing definition of Adjusted Capital Account Deficit is intended to
comply with the provisions of Treasury Regulations Section
1.704-1(b)(2)(ii)(d) and shall be interpreted consistently therewith.
"AGREEMENT" shall mean this instrument, as amended pursuant to Section
8.5. All references to Sections are herein made, unless noted
otherwise, to Sections of this Agreement.
"CAPITAL ACCOUNT" is defined in Section 4.2.
"CAPITAL CONTRIBUTIONS" of a Partner shall mean the cash and the agreed
value of the property contributed by such Partner to the Partnership
pursuant to Section 3.1.
"CAPITAL PERCENTAGE" is defined in Section 3.2.
"CODE" shall refer to the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended.
"COSTS" shall mean all costs and expenses incurred by the Partnership
or by any Partner on behalf of the Partnership, but excluding principal
payments on Partnership loans and distributions to Partners.
"ENTITY" shall mean any corporation, partnership, joint venture, trust
or other organization.
"MINIMUM GAIN" shall mean the aggregate gain, if any, that would be
realized by the Partnership for purposes of computing income or loss
with respect to each Partnership asset if each Partnership asset was
disposed of by the Partnership in a taxable transaction in full
satisfaction of all nonrecourse liabilities of the Partnership secured
by such asset. Minimum Gain with respect to each Partnership asset
shall be further determined in accordance with the rules of Treasury
Regulation Section 1.704-2(d) and any subsequent rule or regulation
governing the determination of minimum gain. A Partner's share of
Minimum Gain at the end of any Partnership year shall equal the
aggregate Nonrecourse Deductions allocated to such Partner (or his
predecessors in interest) up to that time, less such Partners (and
predecessors') aggregate share of decreases in Minimum Gain determined
in accordance with Treasury Regulation Section 1.704-2(g).
"NET CASH FLOW" of the Partnership is defined in Section 4.3.
"NET INCOME" shall mean for a taxable year of the Partnership the
excess of (i) the income and gain of the Partnership for such year
determined in accordance with the accounting principles described in
Section 4.1.1, over (ii) the deductions and losses of the Partnership
for such year determined in accordance with the accounting principles
described in Section 4.1.1.
"NET LOSS" shall mean for a taxable year of the Partnership the excess
of (i) the deductions and losses of the Partnership for such year
determined in accordance with the accounting principles described in
Section 4.1.1, over (ii) the income and gain of the Partnership for
such year determined in accordance with the accounting principles
described in Section 4.1.1.
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"NONRECOURSE DEDUCTIONS" shall mean the excess, if any, of the net
increase in the amount of Minimum Gain during a Partnership year over
the aggregate amount of any distributions during such year of proceeds
of a nonrecourse liability that are allocable to an increase in Minimum
Gain. The Nonrecourse Deductions of a year shall consist first of
depreciation with respect to each item of Partnership property to the
extent of the increase in Minimum Gain attributable to nonrecourse
liabilities of the Partnership secured by such Partnership property,
with the remainder of any Nonrecourse Deductions made up of a pro rata
portion of the Partnership's other items of loss. Nonrecourse
Deductions shall be further determined in accordance with the rules of
Treasury Regulation Sections 1.704-2(b)(1) and 1.704-2(c) and any
subsequent rule or regulation governing the determination of
nonrecourse deductions.
"OPTIONAL PARTNER LOAN" is defined in Section 3.3.2.
"PARTNER MINIMUM GAIN" shall mean the aggregate of the partner
nonrecourse debt minimum gain amounts of the Partnership computed in
accordance with Treasury Regulation Section 1.704-2(i)(3).
"PARTNER NONRECOURSE DEDUCTIONS" shall be determined in accordance with
the principles of Treasury Regulation Section 1.704-2(i)(1). The
amount of Partner Nonrecourse Deductions for a partnership fiscal year
is determined in accordance with Treasury Regulation Section
1.704-2(i)(2) and generally equals the net increase, if any, in the
amount of Partner Minimum Gain during that fiscal year, determined
pursuant to Treasury Regulation Section 1.704.2(i)(3).
"PARTNERS" shall refer collectively to the General Partner and the
Limited Partners, together with any other persons who hereafter may be
admitted to the Partnership in accordance with the provisions of this
Agreement, and shall also include, for allocation and distribution
purposes only, any individual or Entity which has acquired all or any
portion of a Partnership Interest (as distinguished from a lien thereon
or a security interest therein) in a manner permitted by this Agreement
and notice thereof has been received by the General Partner, whether or
not such individual or Entity is a substituted Partner.
"PARTNERSHIP" is defined in Section 1.1.
"PARTNERSHIP INTEREST" is defined in Section 3.2.
"PARTNERSHIP OFFICE" is defined in Section 1.4.
"PRIME RATE" shall mean the rate announced by and entered into the
minutes of the Loan and Discount Committee of NationsBank, N.A.,
Austin, Texas, from time to time on commercial loans to its most
creditworthy customers (or, in the event such bank does not quote such
rate, the prime rate as determined from such source as the Partners may
agree).
"SECTION 754 ELECTION" is defined in Section 5.3.1.
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"WINDING UP" shall mean the period following a dissolution of the
Partnership.
Other capitalized terms used in this Agreement shall have the meanings
indicated.
1.3. Term. This Agreement shall be effective and the Partnership shall
commence as of the effective date of this Agreement, and shall continue until
the termination of the Partnership in accordance with the provisions of Article
VII.
1.4. Principal Office. The principal office of the Partnership (the
"PARTNERSHIP OFFICE"), where the books and records of the Partnership shall be
kept, shall be 00000 Xxxxx XX 00, Xxxxxx, Xxxxx 00000-0000, or such other
location or locations as the General Partner may determine.
1.5. Registered Agent and Registered Office. The name of the registered
agent for service of process on the Partnership in
Delaware is Corporation
Service Company. The address of the registered agent and the address of the
registered office of the Partnership in
Delaware is 0000 Xxxxxx Xxxx,
Xxxxxxxxxx, Xxx Xxxxxx Xxxxxx, Xxxxxxxx 00000.
1.6. Purposes of the Partnership. The purpose of the Partnership shall
be to engage in all lawful acts or activities for which limited partnerships may
be organized under the
Delaware Revised Uniform Limited Partnership Act, as
amended (the "
DELAWARE ACT"). The Partnership shall have any and all powers
necessary or desirable to carry out such purpose to the extent the same may be
legally exercised by limited partnerships under the
Delaware Act. The
Partnership shall carry out the foregoing activities pursuant to the Certificate
of Limited Partnership and this Agreement.
ARTICLE II
MANAGEMENT
2.1. Powers of General Partner. The General Partner shall have the
full, exclusive and complete discretion to manage and control, shall make all
decisions affecting the business of and shall have all the powers of the
Partnership, and shall have all of the rights, powers and duties of a general
partner of a partnership with limited partners. Without limiting the generality
of the foregoing, the General Partner shall have the following powers and duties
to cause the Partnership:
(i) to borrow money, execute instruments evidencing
indebtedness, and secure indebtedness by mortgage, deed of trust,
pledge, security interest or other lien in furtherance of Partnership
purposes; to pay and discharge all indebtedness owing with respect to
and secured by the Partnership's assets, or any part thereof, and to
cause the Partnership to make such other payments and perform such
other acts as the General Partner may deem necessary to preserve the
interest of the Partnership therein;
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(ii) to sell, assign, transfer, convey or otherwise dispose of
Partnership property;
(iii) to prepare and file all requisite tax returns required
by federal, state and local authorities having jurisdiction over the
Partnership, and to cause the Partnership to pay and discharge all
taxes and assessments levied and assessed against the Partnership's
assets, or any part thereof;
(iv) to comply with appropriate state laws respecting workers'
compensation and liability insurance, including the purchase of any
required insurance and such additional insurance as the General Partner
may deem necessary or appropriate;
(v) to keep all books of accounts and other records required
by the Partnership, and to keep vouchers, statements, receipted bills
and invoices and other records, covering collections, disbursements,
and other data in connection with the Partnership;
(vi) to prepare and deliver to the Limited Partners such
periodic reports as the General Partner may deem appropriate and to
cause the Partnership to prepare and deliver annual reports in
accordance with Section 5.1;
(vii) to retain or employ for the Partnership's account and
coordinate the services of all employees, supervisors, accountants,
attorneys and other persons necessary or appropriate to carry out the
business of the Partnership;
(viii) to the extent funds of the Partnership are available,
to pay all debts and other obligations of the Partnership;
(ix) to maintain all funds of the Partnership in an account or
accounts at or in any bank or banks;
(x) to determine the time and amount of distributions of Net
Cash Flow to the Partners, and to make such distributions in accordance
with Section 4.4 and the other provisions of this Agreement; and to
establish reasonable reserves as the General Partner may determine to
be advisable; and
(xi) to do any act which is necessary to carrying out the
purpose of the Partnership as set forth in Section 1.6, including
without limitation, the foregoing.
The foregoing powers shall be exercised by the General Partner on the
Partnership's behalf and in its name, as its act and deed. All actions taken by
the General Partner in the course of the Partnership's business shall be binding
on the Partnership and all Partners.
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2.2. Time. The General Partner shall devote to the conduct of the
Partnership's affairs such time as is reasonably necessary to effectively carry
out the day-to-day management of the Partnership. Nothing in this Agreement
shall be deemed to restrict in any way the freedom of any Partner to invest in
and receive income from any business or other activity.
2.3. Reimbursement of Costs. The Partnership shall promptly reimburse
the General Partner for all reasonable costs and expenses incurred directly by
the General Partner (other than overhead costs) on behalf of the Partnership
when and as such costs are incurred. These expenses may include, but are not
limited to, direct third party costs incurred in the administration of the
Partnership.
2.4. Limitation on the General Partner's Responsibility. The General
Partners obligations to perform the functions enumerated herein and such other
obligations as may arise by operation of law shall be performable only to the
extent that the Partnership has funds available therefor, and the General
Partner shall not be personally liable to furnish involuntarily its own funds
for any such purpose. The General Partner shall be obligated to act in good
faith, and so long as it acts in good faith and is not grossly negligent, it
shall have no liability or obligation to the Limited Partners or the Partnership
for any decision, act or omission, whether or not such decision, act or omission
may have been reasonably prudent, may have been a negligent act or omission or
may have been in good or bad business judgment.
2.5. The Limited Partners Shall Not Act. No Limited Partner shall
perform any act on behalf of the Partnership, incur any expense, obligation or
indebtedness of any nature on behalf of the Partnership, or in any manner
participate in the management of the Partnership or receive or be credited with
any amounts, except as specifically contemplated hereunder.
2.6. Power of Attorney. By the execution of this Agreement, each
Limited Partner does irrevocably constitute and appoint the General Partner as
its true and lawful attorney-in-fact and agent with full power and authority to
act in its name, place and stead in the execution, acknowledgment, delivering,
filing and recording of all certificates and documents that the General Partner
deems necessary or reasonably appropriate for the following specific purposes:
(i) to qualify or continue the Partnership as a partnership in
Delaware and to qualify the Partnership to do business in the states in
which the Partnership is required to qualify;
(ii) to reflect a change in the identity of any Partner, or to
reflect an amendment of this Agreement made pursuant to the provisions
of Section 8.5; and
(iii) to reflect the dissolution and termination of the
Partnership after same has been dissolved and terminated in accordance
herewith.
The power of attorney granted herein shall be deemed to be coupled with an
interest, shall be irrevocable and shall to the extent permitted by law survive
the dissolution and liquidation of each
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Limited Partner, and shall be binding on any assignee or vendee of a Partnership
Interest hereunder, or any portion thereof, including any of the distributive
rights relating thereto.
2.7. Admission of Additional Partners. The Partnership shall not admit
additional Partners without the prior written consent of all of the Partners.
2.8. Indemnification. To the full extent permitted by applicable law,
and except for loss or damage incurred by a Partner by reason of its gross
negligence, willful misconduct or bad faith, the Partnership shall indemnify,
defend and save harmless a Partner from, and reimburse a Partner for, all
judgments, penalties, including excise and similar taxes, fines, settlements and
reasonable expenses, including attorneys' fees, if such Partner was, is or is
threatened to be a named defendant or respondent in a proceeding because the
Partner is or was a general partner. The foregoing indemnification rights are in
addition to any rights a Partner may have against third parties, and shall,
without limitation, be deemed to authorize advance payment of expenses to the
full extent permitted by the law.
2.9. Removal of General Partner. The General Partner may be removed at
any time by a vote of Partners owning at least 51% of the Capital Percentages.
The Partnership Interest of the removed General Partner shall be converted to a
Partnership Interest as a Limited Partner with an interest in distributions
equal to its interest in distributions as a General Partner. The other Partners
shall elect a replacement general partner and shall assign to the replacement
general partner from their Partnership Interests (as they shall mutually agree)
at least a 1% Partnership Interest.
ARTICLE III
CAPITAL OF THE PARTNERSHIP
3.1. Capital Contributions and Partnership Interests of the Partners.
3.1.1. Initial Contributions. Each Partner agrees to make the
initial Capital Contribution to the Partnership set forth on Exhibit A attached
hereto as full payment for the Partnership Interest of such Partner.
3.1.2. Additional Contributions. Except as expressly provided
for in Section 3.1.1 or the next sentence of this Section 3.1.2., no Partner
shall have any obligation to provide funds to the Partnership, whether by
Capital Contributions, loans, return of monies received pursuant to the terms of
this Agreement or otherwise. Each Partner shall be required to make additional
Capital Contributions at such times and in such amounts as may be approved by
the Partners unanimously, The existence of liabilities of the Partnership in
excess of the amount of assets available to discharge such liabilities shall
not, in the absence of a call by the Partners for further contributions, create
a liability on the part of any Partner for additional Capital Contributions to
meet such deficit. The obligations of Partners to make additional Capital
Contributions and their liability to the Partnership and other Partners with
respect thereto shall not confer any rights on
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any third parties. Unless otherwise determined by the Partners unanimously, all
additional Capital Contributions shall be made in proportion to the relative
Capital Percentages of the Partners.
3.1.3. Failure to Make Additional Contributions. If, at any
time, any Partner (the "DEFAULTING PARTNER") should fail to contribute any sum
required under the terms of Section 3.1.2 and such failure shall continue for
ten days, then the other Partners in the relative proportions of their Capital
Percentages, or any proportion they may otherwise agree to (the "ADVANCING
PARTNERS") may advance on behalf of the Defaulting Partner the sum which such
Defaulting Partner shall have failed to contribute, and such amount shall be
treated as a Capital Contribution by the Defaulting Partner. Upon any such
advance or advances, the Defaulting Partner shall be obligated to repay such sum
to the Advancing Partners, and such sum shall bear interest at the lesser of (i)
two percent (2%) above the Prime Rate and (ii) the maximum non-usurious rate
allowed by applicable law from the date of the advance by the Advancing Partners
until such sum is repaid (including accrued interest). Debt service with respect
to the amount advanced (the "ADVANCE") shall equal, at any time, the lesser of
(x) all amounts otherwise distributable to the Defaulting Partner at that time
pursuant to Article IV, and (y) the principal of and interest on the Advance
then remaining to be paid, and said debt service shall be payable from all
amounts otherwise distributable to the Defaulting Partner pursuant to Article IV
hereof, notwithstanding anything in Article IV to the contrary. The repayment of
the Advance shall be secured by a security interest in favor of the Advancing
Partners in the Defaulting Partner's Partnership Interest and the Advancing
Partner may enforce such security interest by foreclosure or otherwise unless
the Advance is repaid in full with interest thereon within 60 days after demand.
Any pledgee or assignee of the Defaulting Partner's Partnership Interest shall
take such interest subject to the Advancing Partners' security interest therein
and the Advancing Partners' rights to recover the Advance, together with
interest thereon, from all amounts distributable on account of the Defaulting
Partner's Partnership Interest. All amounts that are so applied to debt service
on any such Advance shall be deemed to be distributed to the Defaulting Partner
for purposes of the allocation provisions set forth in Article IV.
3.2. Partnership Interests; Capital Percentages. The partnership
interest (the "PARTNERSHIP INTEREST") of each Partner in the Partnership shall
include, without limitation, such Partner's rights as Partner and its interest
in revenues, costs, Net Cash Flow, and distributions pursuant to Section 7.4.
Such Partnership Interest shall be expressed as the percentage (the "CAPITAL
PERCENTAGE") that the balance of such Partner's Capital Account bears to the
combined balances of the Capital Accounts of all the Partners. The Capital
Percentage of a Partner shall be adjusted from time to time upon any change in
the Capital Account of such Partner relative to the other Partners.
3.3. Additional Funds to Cover Costs.
3.3.1. Third Party Loans. In the event that the Partnership,
in order to discharge Costs or indebtedness, requires funds in excess of the
funds provided by the Capital Contributions of the Partners described herein and
by revenues, the General Partner shall be authorized, at any time and from time
to time, to cause the Partnership to borrow additional funds, as shall in the
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judgment of the General Partner be sufficient for such purposes and upon such
terms as the General Partner may deem advisable.
3.3.2. Optional Partner Loans. The General Partner may elect,
but shall not be obligated, to make loans for unfunded Costs. If the General
Partner elects to make any loans to the Partnership pursuant to this Section
3.3.2, it shall give the Limited Partner written notice thereof not less than 30
days prior to the date such loan is to be made. Such notice shall set forth the
purposes of such loan. The Limited Partner shall have the right to elect to loan
its Capital Percentage shares of the amounts to be loaned pursuant to this
Section 3.3.2 (which loans, whether made by a General or Limited Partner
pursuant to this Section 3.3.2, shall be called "OPTIONAL PARTNER LOANS"). The
Limited Partner may exercise such rights by giving the General Partner notice of
such election within such 30-day period. In no case will the General Partner or
the Limited Partner be obligated to make any contribution or loan to the
Partnership other than pursuant to Section 3.1.1 and any amounts that a Limited
Partner makes an election to loan pursuant to this Section 3.3.2.
3.3.3. Interest Rate. All Optional Partner Loans shall earn
interest at a per annum rate to be determined by the General Partner and shall
be reimbursed to the Partners from Net Cash Flow as provided in Section 4.4.
3.4. No Further Obligation. Except as expressly provided for in or
contemplated by this Article III and Section 7.7, no Partner shall have any
obligation to provide funds to the Partnership, whether by contributions to
capital, loans, return of monies received pursuant to the terms of this
Agreement or otherwise.
ARTICLE IV
ALLOCATIONS, NET CASH FLOW AND DISTRIBUTIONS
4.1. Allocations.
4.1.1. In General. The recognition and classification of the
items of income, gain, loss and deduction of the Partnership (whether recognized
prior to or during Winding Up) shall be the same for purposes of this Section
4.1 as their recognition and classification for federal income tax purposes
determined (i) without regard to any Section 754 Election that may have been
made and (ii) without regard to any provision of the Code that provides that an
item of income or gain is not includable in gross income or that an expenditure
is not deductible or chargeable to a capital account.
4.1.2. Net Income and Loss. Net Income and Net Loss shall be
allocated to the Partners in accordance with their respective Capital
Percentages.
4.1.3. Restrictions on Allocations. Notwithstanding anything
in this Section 4.1 to the contrary:
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(i) The Net Loss allocated to a Partner pursuant to Section
4.1 hereof shall not exceed the maximum amount of Net Loss that can be
so allocated without causing such Partner to have an Adjusted Capital
Account Deficit at the end of the fiscal year. All Net Loss in excess
of the limitation set forth in this Section 4.1.3(i) shall be allocated
to the other Partners to the extent that such allocation would not
cause such other Partners to have an Adjusted Capital Account Deficit.
(ii) In the event a Partner receives any adjustments,
allocations or distributions described in Treasury Regulation Section
1.704-1 (b)(2)(ii)(d)(4), (5) or (6), items of Net Income shall be
specially allocated to such Partner in an amount and manner sufficient
to eliminate, to the extent required by the Treasury Regulations, the
Adjusted Capital Account Deficit of such Partner as quickly as
possible.
(iii) In the event a Partner has an Adjusted Capital Account
Deficit at the end of any Partnership fiscal year, such Partner shall
be specially allocated items of Net Income in the amount and manner
sufficient to eliminate, to the extent required by Treasury
Regulations, the Adjusted Capital Account Deficit of such Partner as
quickly as possible.
(iv) Notwithstanding any other provision of this Agreement but
subject to the exceptions set forth in Treasury Regulation Section
1.704-2(f)(2), (3), (4) or (5), if there is a net decrease in Minimum
Gain during a Partnership fiscal year, the Partners must be allocated
items of Net Income for such year (and, if necessary, subsequent years)
in the proportion to, and to the extent of, an amount equal to such
Partner's share of the net decrease in Minimum Gain (as such share is
determined in accordance with Treasury Regulation Section
1.704-2(g)(2)). The Minimum Gain chargeback shall consist first of Net
Income from the disposition of Partnership assets subject to
nonrecourse liabilities of the Partnership with the remainder of the
Minimum Gain chargeback, if any, made up of a pro rata portion of the
Partnership's other items of Net Income for such year and shall be
determined in accordance with Treasury Regulation Sections
1.704-2(f)(6), 1.704-2(g)(2) and 1.704-20)(2)(i), or any successor
provisions. If such Net Income from the disposition of Partnership
assets exceeds the amount of Minimum Gain chargeback, a proportionate
share of each item of such Net Income shall constitute a part of the
Minimum Gain chargeback.
(v) Notwithstanding any other provision of this Agreement, but
subject to the exceptions referenced in Treasury Regulation Section
1.704-2(i)(4), if there is a net decrease in Partner Minimum Gain
during any Partnership year, items of income and gain for such year
(and, if necessary subsequent years) shall first be allocated to each
Partner with a share of that Partner Minimum Gain in proportion to, and
to the extent of, an amount equal to such Partner's share of the net
decrease in Partner Minimum Gain (as such share is determined in
accordance with Treasury
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Regulation Section 1.704-2(i)(4)). The items to be so allocated shall
be determined in accordance with Treasury Regulation Section
1.704-2(i)(4), or any successor provision.
(vi) Nonrecourse Deductions for any taxable year shall be
allocated among the Partners in the same manner as are the other
profits and losses of the Partnership for such year. Partner
Nonrecourse Deductions for any taxable year should be allocated among
the Partners in accordance with Treasury Regulation Section
1.704-2(i)(1).
(vii) The allocations set forth in this Section 4.1.3
("REGULATORY ALLOCATIONS") are intended to comply with certain
requirements of Treasury Regulation Sections 1.704-1 and 1.704-2.
Notwithstanding any other provision of this Section 4.1 (other than the
Regulatory Allocations), the Regulatory Allocations shall be taken into
account in allocating other Net Income and Net Loss among the Partners
so that, to the extent possible, the net amount of such allocations of
other Net Income and Net Loss and the Regulatory Allocations to the
Partners shall be equal to the net amount that would have been
allocated to such Partners if the Regulatory Allocations had not
occurred.
4.1.4. Contributed Property. Items of income, gain, loss, and
deduction with respect to an asset contributed to the Partnership by a Partner
that has a fair market value at the time of such contribution that is different
from its adjusted tax basis shall, for tax purposes only, be allocated among the
Partners in the manner provided under section 704(c) of the Code and Treasury
Regulations thereunder so as to take into account any variation between the
basis of the property to the Partnership and its fair market value at the time
of contribution.
4.2. Computation of Capital Account. The balance of the "CAPITAL
ACCOUNT" of a Partner is initially zero and as of any date is increased by (i)
the amount of cash contributed by that Partner to the Partnership on or prior to
that date, (ii) the fair market value of any property (reduced by any
liabilities that are assumed by the Partnership or to which such property is
subject) that is contributed by that Partner to the Partnership on or prior to
that date and (iii) any item of Partnership income or gain that is allocated to
such Partner pursuant to Section 4.1 on or prior to that date; and is decreased
by (iv) any Partnership deduction or loss that is allocated to such Partner
pursuant to Section 4.1 on or prior to that date, (v) the amount of cash
distributed by the Partnership to such Partner on or prior to that date (other
than in respect of Optional Partner Loans) and (vi) the fair market value of any
property (reduced by any liabilities that are assumed by the distributee Partner
or to which the property is subject) that is distributed by the Partnership to
the Partner on or prior to that date. Allocations pursuant to Section 4.1.4
shall not be taken into account for capital account purposes.
4.3. Net Cash Flow. "NET CASH FLOW" shall mean all gross income and
revenues received by the Partnership less (i) all accrued and unpaid or unfunded
costs and expenses of the Partnership, and (ii) all reasonable reserves
established by the General Partner for working capital requirements or to
provide funds for other contingencies. Such other gross income and revenues
shall include but not be limited to all rebates and refunds, all insurance
proceeds, all financing
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proceeds and all other revenues received by the Partnership. Net Cash Plow shall
be determined in accordance with usual and customary partnership accounting
principles and practices.
4.4. Distributions of Net Cash Flow. The General Partner shall
determine the availability of Net Cash Flow for distribution, and shall
distribute such available Net Cash Flow at such reasonable intervals as it may
select, on an annual, quarterly or more frequent basis. To the extent Net Cash
Flow is available, such distributions shall be made in the following order and
amounts:
(i) First, Net Cash Flow shall be distributed to Partners in
repayment of Optional Partner Loans (including accrued and unpaid
interest thereon) in proportion to the relative amounts owed to each
Partner; and
(ii) Second, the remainder of the Net Cash Flow shall be
distributed to the Partners in accordance with their respective Capital
Percentages.
ARTICLE V
ACCOUNTING AND TAX MATTERS
5.1. Accounting Records; Accounting Year. The books and records of the
Partnership shall be kept on an accrual basis, in accordance with usual and
customary partnership accounting principles and practices, and shall be
maintained by reference to an accounting year that shall end on the Saturday
closest to December 31 of each year. The General Partner shall keep or cause to
be kept full and proper accounts of all transactions of the Partnership, and on
or before 150 days following the expiration of each year shall make and
distribute or cause to be made and distributed to the Limited Partner a full and
detailed audited statement showing the operations of the Partnership during the
period then ended on such date, including without limitation a statement of the
accounts of each of the Partners on the Partnership books and records.
5.2. Inspection. The books and records of the Partnership shall be
maintained at the Partnership Office, and shall be open to inspection by the
Limited Partner at all reasonable times during any business day.
5.3. Tax Matters.
5.3.1. Tax Returns. The General Partner shall prepare and file
all income tax returns of the Partnership, and shall furnish copies thereof to
the Limited Partner. The General Partner, on behalf of the Partnership and at
the time and in the manner provided in Treasury Regulation Section 1.754-1(b),
may make an election to adjust the basis of Partnership property in the manner
provided in Sections 734(b) and 743(b) of the Code (a "SECTION 754 ELECTION").
5.3.2. Tax Matters Partner. The General Partner shall be the
"tax matters partner" of the Partnership, within the meaning of Section
6231(a)(7) of the Code and any regulations issued thereunder, unless the Code or
the regulations issued thereunder require another person to
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be the tax matters partner. As tax matters partner, the General Partner
covenants and agrees with the Limited Partner that (i) upon audit, after the
receipt of a final partnership administrative adjustment for a taxable year, the
General Partner will not file a "petition for readjustment of the partnership
items", within the meaning of Section 6226 of the Code, in any court other than
the United States Tax Court, without the consent of the Limited Partner and (ii)
the General Partner will not agree, pursuant to Section 6229(b)(l)(B) of the
Code to extend the period for assessing any tax imposed by subtitle A of the
Code with respect to any person that is attributable to any partnership item (or
affected items) of the Partnership without the consent of the Limited Partner.
The expenses, if any, which the General Partner incurs in fulfilling its
covenants pursuant to this Section 5.3.2 shall be expenses of the Partnership.
5.4. Income Tax Elections. The General Partner shall have the right to
make any applicable elections under the Code that, in its best judgment, are in
the best interests of the Partnership.
ARTICLE VI
TRANSFERS OF PARTNERSHIP INTERESTS
6.1. Transfers of Partnership Interests. No Partner may directly or
indirectly sell, issue, assign, transfer, mortgage, pledge, convey, donate,
contribute, grant an equity interest in or otherwise dispose of or alienate all
or any part of its Partnership Interest without prior approval of the other
Partners.
ARTICLE VII
DISSOLUTION, WINDING UP AND TERMINATION
7.1. Causes.
7.1.1. In General. Each Partner expressly waives any right
that it might otherwise have to dissolve the Partnership except as set forth in
this Section 7.1. The Partnership shall be dissolved only upon the occurrence of
any of the following events:
(i) the withdrawal, removal, Bankruptcy as defined in Section
7.1.2., dissolution or liquidation of the General Partner;
(ii) the unanimous agreement of the Partners to dissolve the
Partnership;
(iii) the occurrence of any other circumstance that, by law,
would require the Partnership to be dissolved.
Nothing contained in this Section 7.1 is intended to grant to any Partner the
right to dissolve the Partnership at will (by withdrawal or otherwise), or to
exonerate any Partner from liability to the
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Partnership and the remaining Partners if it dissolves the Partnership at will.
Any dissolution at will of the Partnership shall be in contravention of this
Agreement.
7.1.2. Bankruptcy. The "BANKRUPTCY" of a Partner shall be
deemed to have occurred for purposes of this Section 7.1 upon the occurrence of
any of the following:
(i) commencement by such Partner of any proceeding seeking
relief under any bankruptcy or insolvency law, including but not
limited to a reorganization, arrangement, readjustment of debt,
receivership, trusteeship or liquidation (hereinafter referred to as
"BANKRUPTCY PROCEEDING");
(ii) acquiescence by such Partner to any Bankruptcy Proceeding
commenced or brought against such Partner by any other party or
parties, it being deemed that such Partner has acquiesced to any such
Bankruptcy Proceeding that is not dismissed within 60 days after the
commencement thereof or if such Partner, by action, inaction or answer,
approves of, consents to, admits the material allegations of any
petition filed in connection therewith or defaults in answering any
such petition;
(iii) final adjudication of such Partner to be bankrupt or
insolvent;
(iv) expiration of 60 days without termination, dismissal or
discharge of the appointment of a trustee, receiver or liquidator, with
or without such Partner's consent, for all or any substantial part of
the property of such Partner, whether or not including such Partner's
Partnership Interest; or
(v) execution by such Partner of an assignment for the benefit
of creditors.
7.1.3. Effective Date and Reconstitution. The dissolution
shall be effective on the day the event occurs giving rise to the dissolution,
but the Partnership shall not terminate until all of its affairs have been wound
up and all Partnership assets distributed as provided in this Article VII. In
the event the Partnership is dissolved for any other reason, the General Partner
shall furnish written notice of the dissolution promptly to all Partners. The
Partners may agree, by a vote of the Limited Partners holding, in the aggregate,
more than fifty percent (50%) of the Capital Percentages, at a meeting thereof
held within 90 calendar days following transmission of the notice, to
reconstitute the Partnership with one or more new general partners. Each new
general partner elected by the Limited Partners pursuant to this Section 7.1.3
shall make arrangements satisfactory to the General Partner to release it from
and indemnify it against any personal liability for any debts, obligations or
liabilities of the new partnership formed in accordance with this Section 7.1.3,
and the Partnership Interest of the General Partner shall thereafter be in all
instances identical to the Partnership Interest of a Limited Partner with an
interest in distributions equal to its interest in distributions as a General
Partner.
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7.2 Liquidator.
7.2.1. In General. If the Partnership is dissolved and is not
reconstituted pursuant to Section 7.1.3, the General Partner (or in the event
that the General Partner has withdrawn, or has liquidated or dissolved or become
Bankrupt, or has wrongfully dissolved the Partnership, a liquidator selected by
the Limited Partners) shall commence to wind up the affairs of the Partnership
and to liquidate and sell its assets. The parry actually conducting such
liquidation in accordance with the foregoing sentence, whether the General
Partner or a liquidator selected by the Limited Partners, is herein referred to
as the "LIQUIDATOR." The Liquidator (if other than the General Partner) shall
have sufficient business expertise and competence to conduct the Winding Up and
termination of the Partnership and, in the course thereof, to cause the
Partnership to perform any contracts that the Partnership has or thereafter
enters into. The Liquidator shall have full right and unlimited discretion to
determine the time, manner and terms of any sale or sales of Partnership
property pursuant to such liquidation, having due regard for the activity and
condition of the relevant market and general financial and economic conditions.
The Liquidator (other than the General Partner) appointed as provided herein
shall be entitled to receive such reasonable compensation for its services as
shall be agreed upon by the Liquidator and the Limited Partners.
7.2.2. Successor Liquidator. The Liquidator may resign at any
time by giving 15 days' prior written notice and may be removed at any time,
with or without cause, by written notice of removal signed by the Limited
Partners owning at least 51 % of the Capital Percentages. Upon the death,
dissolution, removal or resignation of the Liquidator, a successor and
substitute Liquidator (who shall have and succeed to all the rights, powers and
duties of the original Liquidator) will, within 30 days thereafter, be appointed
by the Limited Partners evidenced by written appointment and acceptance. The
right to appoint a successor substitute Liquidator in the manner provided herein
shall be recurring and continuing for so long as the functions and services of
the Liquidator are authorized to continue under the provisions hereof, and every
reference herein to the Liquidator will be deemed to refer also to any such
successor or substitute Liquidator appointed in the manner herein provided.
7.2.3. Powers. The Liquidator shall have and may exercise,
without further authorization or consent of any of the parties hereto or their
legal representatives or successors-in-interest, all of the powers conferred
upon the General Partner under the terms of this Agreement to the extent
necessary or desirable in the good faith judgment of the Liquidator to perform
its duties and functions. The Liquidator (if not the General Partner) shall,
while acting in such capacity on behalf of the Partnership, be entitled to the
indemnification rights set forth in Section 2.2.
7.3. Court Appointment of Liquidator. If, within 90 days following the
date of dissolution, a Liquidator or successor Liquidator has not been appointed
in the manner provided herein, any interested party shall have the right to make
application to the then senior United States Federal District Judge (in his
individual and not judicial capacity) for that Federal District of Texas in
which the Partnership Office is situated for appointment of the Liquidator or
successor Liquidator, and the Judge, acting as an individual and not in his
judicial capacity, shall be fully
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authorized and empowered to appoint and designate the Liquidator or successor
Liquidator who shall have all the powers, duties, rights and authority of the
Liquidator herein provided.
7.4. Liquidation. In the course of the Winding Up and terminating the
business and affairs of the Partnership, its assets (other than cash) shall be
sold, its liabilities and obligations to creditors (including any loans made by
Partners) and all expenses incurred in its liquidation shall be paid, and all
resulting revenues and Costs shall be credited or charged to the Capital
Accounts of the Partners in accordance with Article IV. Notwithstanding the
foregoing, the Liquidator, in its sole and absolute discretion, may distribute
to the Partners in lieu of a sale all or any portion of the Partnership's
properties. Otherwise, all Partnership property shall be sold upon liquidation
of the Partnership and no Partnership property shall be distributed in kind to
the Partners except by agreement of all of the Partners. If the interest of the
Partnership in the Project is to be distributed in kind, the Liquidator shall
determine the fair market value of such Partnership property and the Capital
Accounts of the Partners shall be adjusted for the gain or loss that would have
been recognized if the Partnership property to be distributed had been sold by
the Partnership for such fair market value. Thereafter, the net proceeds from
such sales (after deducting all selling costs and expenses in connection
therewith) and, at the expiration of the period referred to in Section 7.5, the
balance in the reserve account referred to in Section 7.5 shall be distributed
among the Partners in the ratio of and to the extent of the then credit balances
in the Capital Accounts. Any Partnership properties that are to be distributed
in kind shall be distributed among the Partners in the ratio of and to the
extent of the then credit balances in the Capital Accounts and the Capital
Accounts shall be adjusted by the fair market value of such distributed property
as if the proceeds thereof had been distributed to the Partners, net of any gain
or loss theretofore recognized in the Capital Accounts. If, following the
adjustments to Capital Accounts pursuant to this Section 7.4, a Limited Partner
has a negative Capital Account balance, no such Limited Partner shall be
required to contribute cash to the Partnership in an amount equal to such
negative Capital Account balance, except as otherwise provided in Section 3.1.
The Liquidator shall be instructed to use all reasonable efforts to effect
complete liquidation of the Partnership within one year after the date the
Partnership is dissolved. Each holder of a Partnership Interest shall look
solely to the assets of the Partnership for all distributions and shall have no
recourse therefor (upon dissolution or otherwise) against the Partnership, any
Partner or the Liquidator. 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 the Liquidator, as the case may be) shall
have the authority to execute and record all documents required to effectuate
the dissolution and termination of the Partnership.
7.5. Creation of Reserves. After making payment or provision for
payment of all debts and liabilities of the Partnership and all expenses of
liquidation, the Liquidator may set up, for a period not to exceed one year
after the date of dissolution, such cash reserves as the Liquidator may deem
reasonably necessary for any contingent or unforeseen liabilities or obligations
of the Partnership.
7.6. Final Audit. Within a reasonable time following the completion of
the liquidation, the Liquidator shall supply to each of the Partners a
statement, certified by the Partnership's independent certified public
accountants if the Limited Partner shall so request, which shall set
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forth the assets and the liabilities of the Partnership as of the date of
complete liquidation, each Partner's pro rata portion of distributions pursuant
to Section 7.4, and the amount retained as reserves by the Liquidator pursuant
to Section 7.5.
7.7. General Partner Contribution. On dissolution of the Partnership,
the General Partner will contribute to the Partnership an amount of cash equal
to the lesser of (A) the deficit balance in the General Partner's Capital
Account or (B) the excess of 1.01 % of the total Capital Contributions of the
Limited Partners over the total Capital Contributions of the General Partner.
ARTICLE VIII
MISCELLANEOUS
8.1. Notices and Approvals. All notices, requests, statements, offers,
acceptances or other matters required or permitted to be given or furnished
hereunder to any Partner shall be deemed sufficiently given or finished if in
writing and personally delivered to such Partner, or deposited in the United
States mail, in a sealed envelope, certified mail with return receipt requested,
with postage prepaid, addressed to such Partner at the address of such partner
as provided on Exhibit A or at such other address as such Partner shall have
previously designated by the giving of 15 days' written notice to the Partner
giving such notice, request statement, offer, acceptance or other writing. For
purposes of this Agreement, the date of the giving of notice shall be the date
of delivery, if personally delivered, or two calendar days after the date
deposited in the mail. Any approval or consent required by the General Partner
shall be deemed given if given by the President or any vice president of the
General Partner.
8.2. Force Majeure, If, as a result of force majeure (including and
without limitation any and all events and circumstances not within or subject to
a party's reasonable control), the General Partner is unable to carry out,
wholly or in part, its duties and obligations under this Agreement, then the
duties and obligations of the General Partner, so far as it is affected by the
force majeure, shall be suspended during the continuance of the force majeure.
The General Partner shall use all reasonable diligence to remove the force
majeure as quickly as reasonably possible. The requirement that any force
majeure shall be remedied with all reasonable diligence shall not require the
settlement of strikes, lockouts or other labor difficulty suffered, but
resolution of all such difficulties shall be entirely within the discretion of
the party concerned.
8.3. Applicable Law. THIS AGREEMENT IS ENTERED INTO AND SHALL BE
CONSTRUED AND ENFORCED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE APPLICABLE LAWS OF THE STATE OF
DELAWARE. This Agreement shall be subject to all valid applicable laws and
official orders, rules and regulations, and, in the event this Agreement or any
portion thereof is, or the operations contemplated hereby are, found to be
inconsistent with or contrary to any such laws or official orders, rules and
regulations, the latter shall be deemed to control, and this Agreement shall be
regarded as modified accordingly, and, as so modified, shall continue in full
force and effect; provided, however, that nothing herein contained shall be
construed as a waiver of any right to question or contest any such law, order,
rule or regulation in any forum having jurisdiction in the premises.
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8.4. Successors and Assign. This Agreement shall be binding upon the
Partners, their heirs, executors, administrators, legal representatives,
successors and assigns, any or all of whom shall execute and deliver all
necessary documents required to carry out the terms of this Agreement.
8.5. Amendments. This Agreement may be amended from time to time by
agreement of the Partners; provided, however, that no variations, modifications,
amendments or changes herein or hereof shall be binding upon any party or
parties hereto unless reduced to writing and executed by such party or parties.
8.6. Entire Agreement. This Agreement embodies the entire agreement and
understanding among the Partners, relating to the subject matter hereof, and
shall supersede all their prior agreements and understandings relating to such
subject matter.
8.7. Attorneys' Fees. If any litigation is initiated by any Partner
against another Partner relating to this Agreement or the subject matter hereof,
the Partner prevailing in such litigation shall be entitled to recover, in
addition to all damages allowed by law and other relief, all court costs and
reasonable attorneys fees incurred in connection therewith.
8.8. Waiver of Partition. Notwithstanding any statute or principle of
law to the contrary, each Partner hereby agrees that, during the term of the
Partnership, it shall have no right (and hereby waives any right that it might
otherwise have had) to cause any Partnership property to be partitioned and/or
distributed in kind (except as permitted by Section 7.4).
8.9. Gender and Number. Whenever required by the context, as used in
this Agreement, the singular number shall include the plural and the neuter
shall include the masculine or feminine gender, and vice versa.
8.10. Captions. The Article and Section headings appearing in this
Agreement are for convenience of reference only and are not intended, to any
extent or for any purpose, to limit or define the text of any Article or
Section.
8.11 Counterparts. This Agreement may be executed in counterparts, each
of which shall be an original but all of which shall constitute but one
document.
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EXECUTED by the undersigned as of the date first above written.
GENERAL PARTNER
GOLFSMITH GP, INC.
By: /s/ XXXX X. XXXX
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Xxxx X. Xxxx, President
LIMITED PARTNER:
GOLFSMITH LP, INC.
By: /s/ XXXX X. XXXXXXXXXX
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Xxxx X. Xxxxxxxxxx, President
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EXHIBIT A
CAPITAL
GENERAL PARTNER ADDRESS PERCENTAGE INITIAL CAPITAL CONTRIBUTIONS
--------------- ------- ---------- -----------------------------
Golfsmith GP, Inc. 11000 North IH 35 1% 100% of its assets, which previously
merged with Golfsmith Austin, Texas represented (i) 1% of Golfsmith
GP Acquisition, LLC to 78753-3195 International, Inc.'s assets related to its
form Golfsmith GP, LLC. Texas operations, catalog and internet
operations, and general, administrative and
management operations as set forth in the
Xxxx of Sale, Assignment and Assumption
Agreement of even date herewith, and (ii)
1% of Golfsmith International, Inc.'s real
property described in the General Warranty
Deed of even date herewith
LIMITED PARTNER
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Golfsmith LP, Inc. 000 Xxxxxx Xxxxxx 99% 100% of its assets, which previously
merged with Golfsmith Wilmington, Delaware represented (i) 99% of Golfsmith
Delaware, Inc. to form 19801 International, Inc.'s assets related to its
Golfsmith Delaware, Texas operations, catalog and internet
LLC. operations, and general, administrative and
management operations as set forth in the
Xxxx of Sale, Assignment and Assumption
Agreement of even date herewith, (ii) 99% of
Golfsmith International, Inc.'s real
property described in the General Warranty
Deed of even date herewith, and (iii) 100%
of its rights granted in the License
Agreement with Golfsmith International, Inc.
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