EXHIBIT 25
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AMENDED AND RESTATED
AGREEMENT OF LIMITED PARTNERSHIP
OF
DWG ACQUISITION GROUP, L.P.
This Amended and Restated Agreement of Limited Partnership
(the "Agreement") of DWG Acquisition Group, L.P., is entered into by and among
Xxxxxx Xxxxx ("Xxxxx") and Xxxxx X. May, as general partners ("May," and
together with Xxxxx, the "General Partners"), and as limited partners (the
"Limited Partners" and, together with the General Partners, the "Partners") .
WHEREAS, in accordance with the Delaware Revised Uniform Limited
Partnership Act (6 DEL. C.ss.17-101 ET SEQ.) and Section 17 of the Agreement of
Limited Partnership of DWG Acquisition Group, L.P., the partners desire to amend
the Agreement of Limited Partnership of DWG Acquisition Group, L.P. as set forth
below.
NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the mutual covenants contained
herein, and for other good and valuable consideration, the receipt and
sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged, the parties hereby amend and
restate the Agreement of Limited Partnership of DWG Acquisition Group, L.P. in
its entirety to read as follows:
1. NAME. The name of the limited partnership formed hereby is DWG
Acquisition Group, L.P. (the "Partnership").
2. PURPOSE. The Partnership is organized for the object and
purpose of, and the nature of the business to be conducted and promoted by the
Partnership is, acquiring securities of Triarc Companies, Inc., a Delaware
corporation ("Triarc"), and holding, owning, managing and operating the same,
and engaging in any and all activities necessary or incidental to the foregoing.
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3. REGISTERED OFFICE. The registered office of the Partnership in
the State of Delaware is c/o The Xxxxxxxx-Xxxx Corporation System, Inc., 00
Xxxxxxxxxx Xxxxxx, Xxx. X-000, Xxxxx, Xxxx Xxxxxx, Xxxxxxxx 00000.
4. REGISTERED AGENT. The name and address of the registered agent
of the Partnership for service of process on the Partnership in the State of
Delaware is The Xxxxxxxx-Xxxx Corporation System, Inc., 00 Xxxxxxxxxx Xxxxxx,
Xxx. X-000, Xxxxx, Xxxx Xxxxxx, Xxxxxxxx 00000.
5. PARTNERS. The names and the business, residence or mailing
addresses of the General Partners and the Limited Partners are as follows:
GENERAL PARTNERS
NAME ADDRESS
Xxxxxx Xxxxx c/o Triarc Companies, Inc.
000 Xxxx Xxxxxx
Xxx Xxxx, Xxx Xxxx 00000
Xxxxx X. May c/o Triarc Companies, Inc.
000 Xxxx Xxxxxx
Xxx Xxxx, Xxx Xxxx 00000
LIMITED PARTNERS
NAME ADDRESS
Xxxxxx Xxxxx c/o Triarc Companies, Inc.
000 Xxxx Xxxxxx
Xxx Xxxx, Xxx Xxxx 00000
Xxxxx X. May c/o Triarc Companies, Inc.
000 Xxxx Xxxxxx
Xxx Xxxx, Xxx Xxxx 00000
6. POWERS OF GENERAL PARTNERS; OFFICERS; INDEMNITY.
6.1 POWERS OF GENERAL PARTNERS. The powers of the General
Partners include all powers, statutory or otherwise, possessed by general
partners under
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the laws of the State of Delaware, provided that unless otherwise provided
herein, all acts and decisions of the Partnership shall require the approval,
consent or agreement of both General Partners. Such powers shall include,
without limitation, (a) the power to cause the Partnership to sell, assign,
transfer or pledge any and all shares of common stock of Triarc now or hereafter
owned by the Partnership (the "Triarc Shares") or any non-cash proceeds received
upon a sale or other disposition of any Triarc Shares (a "Disposition"),
including for the purpose of securing loans made to the General Partners, and
(b) the power to cause the Partnership to make loans to the General Partners,
whether on a secured or unsecured basis.
6.2 OFFICERS OF THE PARTNERSHIP. Except as otherwise
determined by the General Partners, the Partnership may have officers, who shall
(i) serve at the pleasure of the General Partners, (ii) have such powers as are
usually exercised by comparably designated officers of a Delaware corporation
and (iii) have the power to bind the Partnership through the exercise of such
powers to the extent consistent with the terms hereof. Initially, the
Partnership shall establish the office set forth below and the person listed
opposite such office shall be appointed to such office:
Vice President Xxxxxx X. Xxxxxxxx
and Secretary
6.3 INDEMNIFICATION. To the fullest extent permitted by
law, the Partnership shall indemnify, hold harmless, protect and defend each of
the Partners (including each of the General Partners), officers, employees and
agents of the Partnership (collectively, the "Indemnitees"), against any losses,
claims, damages or liabilities, including, without limitation, legal or other
expenses incurred in investigating or defending against any such loss, claim,
damages or liability, and any amounts
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expended in settlement of any claim (collectively, "Liabilities"), to which any
Indemnitee may become subject by reason of any act or omission (even if
negligent or grossly negligent) performed or omitted to be performed on behalf
of the Partnership or by reason of the fact that he or it is or was a Partner,
officer, employee or agent of the Partnership or is or was serving at the
request of the Partnership as a director, officer, employee or agent of another
corporation, partnership, joint venture, trust or other enterprise, unless such
Liability results from such Indemnitee's own willful malfeasance, fraud or
willful violation of this Agreement. The provisions of this Section 6.3 shall
continue to afford protection to each Indemnitee regardless of whether such
Indemnitee remains a Partner, officer, employee or agent of the Partnership.
7. TERM. The Partnership shall dissolve, and its affairs should
be wound up, on September 25, 2011, or earlier upon the first to occur of the
following: (a) either General Partner shall so determine in writing, (b) the
Partnership sells or otherwise disposes of its interest in all or substantially
all of its property, (c) an event of withdrawal of either of the General
Partners has occurred under the Act (unless the remaining General Partner elects
to continue the Partnership), (d) the death of either General Partner or (e) an
entry of a decree of judicial dissolution has occurred under ss. 17-802 of the
Act.
8. CAPITAL CONTRIBUTIONS. No Partner is required to make any
additional capital contribution to the Partnership. Except as otherwise
expressly provided in this Agreement, no Partner shall have the right to demand
the return of all or any part of any contribution to the capital of the
Partnership until the Partnership has been
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dissolved and terminated, and no Partner shall have the right to demand and
receive property other than cash in return for his contribution.
9. CAPITAL ACCOUNTS. A Capital Account shall be maintained for
each Partner in accordance with the following: (i) the Capital Account of each
Partner shall be credited with the amount of such Partner's capital
contributions and with the amount of any profits allocated to such Partner in
accordance with Section 10 (Allocations of Profits and Losses) and (ii) the
Capital Account of each Partner shall be charged with the amount of any
distribution to such Partner pursuant to Section 14 (Distributions) or Section 7
(Term), and with the amount of any losses allocated to the Capital Account of
such Partner pursuant to Section 10 (Allocations of Profits and Losses). As of
the date hereof, the Partnership owns, beneficially and of record, 5,982,867
shares of Class A Common Stock of Triarc, of which 3,988,578 shares are for the
account of Xxxxxx Xxxxx and 1,994,289 shares are for the account of Xxxxx X.
May. Any Class A Shares which are distributed to a Partner, directly or
indirectly by reason of a foreclosure of the pledge by the Partnership of such
shares to a lender to secure a loan made to such Partner, shall be deducted from
the Class A Shares which are for the account of that Partner. In the event of
any such distribution an appropriate amount shall be deducted from the Capital
Account of such Partner.
10. ALLOCATIONS OF PROFITS AND LOSSES. The Partnership's profits
and losses shall be allocated in proportion to the Capital Accounts of the
Partners.
11. DISTRIBUTIONS. At the time determined by the General Partners,
but at least once during each fiscal year of the Partnership, the General
Partners shall cause the Partnership to distribute all cash held by it which is
not reasonably necessary for the
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operation of the Partnership. All such distributions shall be made to the
Partners in the same proportion as their then capital account balances.
12. ASSIGNMENTS. No Partner may assign, grant or otherwise
transfer any interest in the Partnership or in this Agreement except with the
unanimous written consent of the General Partners.
13. WITHDRAWAL. Except as provided in Section 12, no right is
given to any Partner to withdraw from the Partnership.
14. ADDITIONAL PARTNERS.
(a) The General Partners may admit additional limited
partners to the Partnership without the approval of the Limited Partners.
(b) After the admission of any additional Limited
Partners pursuant to this Section 16, the Partnership shall continue as a
limited partnership under the Act.
(c) The admission of additional Limited Partners to the
Partnership pursuant to this Section 16 shall be accomplished by the amendment
of this Agreement of Limited Partnership and, if required by the Act, the filing
of an appropriate amendment of the Partnership's Certificate of Limited
Partnership in the office of the Secretary of the State of the State of
Delaware.
15. AMENDMENTS. This Agreement shall not be amended except by an
instrument in writing executed by the General Partners; PROVIDED, HOWEVER, that
no such amendment shall commit any Limited Partner to make any capital
contribution to the Partnership or adversely affect the limited liability of
such Limited Partner under the Act without such Limited Partner's consent.
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16. GOVERNING LAW. This Agreement shall be governed by, and
construed under, the laws of the State of Delaware, all rights and remedies
being governed by said laws.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned, intending to be bound hereby, have
duly executed this Agreement dated as of the 11th day of November, 2002.
GENERAL PARTNERS:
/s/ Xxxxxx Xxxxx
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Xxxxxx Xxxxx
/s/ Xxxxx X. May
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Xxxxx X. May
LIMITED PARTNERS:
/s/ Xxxxxx Xxxxx
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Xxxxxx Xxxxx
/s/ Xxxxx X. May
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Xxxxx X. May
