Exhibit 3.5
AMENDMENT NO. 1
TO
AGREEMENT OF LIMITED PARTNERSHIP
OF
CEDAR SHOPPING CENTERS PARTNERSHIP, L.P.
This Amendment No. 1 (this "Amendment") to Agreement of Limited
Partnership (the "Partnership Agreement") of Cedar Shopping Centers
Partnership, L.P., dated as of June 25, 1998, is entered into as of October
9, 2003, by and among Cedar Shopping Centers, Inc. (the "General Partner")
and all the persons who have executed the Partnership Agreement as Limited
Partners. All capitalized terms used herein shall have the meanings given to
them in the Partnership Agreement.
WHEREAS, the parties hereto desire to amend the Partnership Agreement to
provide that the Units are redeemable for REIT Shares on a one-to-one basis, in
accordance with the terms of the Partnership Agreement;
NOW THEREFORE, in consideration of the mutual covenants herein contained,
and other good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which
is hereby acknowledged, the parties hereto agree as follows:
Section 1. Amendment. The Partnership Agreement shall be amended as
follows:
(a) In Section 1.1, the definition of the term "Conversion Factor"
shall be deleted in its entirety and replaced by the following new definition:
"Conversion Factor" shall mean 1.0, provided that in the event the
General Partner (i) declares or pays a dividend on its outstanding REIT
Shares in REIT Shares to all holders of its outstanding REIT Shares or
makes a distribution to all holders of its outstanding REIT Shares in REIT
Shares, (ii) splits or subdivides its REIT Shares into a larger number of
REIT Shares, or (iii) effects a reverse split or combines its outstanding
REIT Shares into a smaller number of REIT Shares, the Conversion Factor
shall be adjusted by multiplying the Conversion Factor previously in
effect by a fraction, the numerator of which shall be the number of REIT
Shares issued and outstanding on the record date for such dividend,
distribution, split, subdivision, reverse split or combination (assuming
for such purposes that such dividend, distribution, split, subdivision,
reverse split or combination has occurred as of such time), and the
denominator of which shall be the actual number of REIT Shares (determined
without the above assumption) issued and outstanding on the record date
for such dividend, distribution, split, subdivision, reverse split or
combination, unless the General Partner concurrently declares, makes or
pays an equivalent dividend, distribution, split, subdivision, reverse
split or combination of Units such that a Partner would receive the same
Cash Amount or REIT Shares Amount if it exercised its redemption rights
under Section 8.6 after such event as it would have
received if it had exercised its redemption rights immediately prior to
such event. Any adjustment to the Conversion Factor shall become effective
immediately after the effective date of such event retroactive to the
record date, if any, for such event. For purposes of this definition, the
term "REIT Share" shall not include any Trust Shares (as defined in the
Articles of Incorporation of the General Partner).
Section 2. Complete Agreement. The Partnership Agreement as amended by
this Amendment is the entire agreement of the parties with respect to the
subject matter hereof. The Partnership Agreement, as amended hereby, shall
continue in full force and effect.
Section 3. Further Action. The parties shall execute and deliver all
documents, provide all information and take or refrain from taking action as may
be necessary or appropriate to achieve the purposes of this Amendment.
Section 4. Binding Effect. This Amendment shall be binding upon and inure
to the benefit of the parties hereto and their heirs, executors, administrators,
successors, legal representatives and permitted assigns.
Section 5. Counterparts. This Amendment may be executed in counterparts,
all of which together shall constitute one agreement binding on all the parties
hereto, notwithstanding that all such parties are not signatories to the
original or the same counterpart. Each party shall become bound by this
Amendment immediately upon affixing its signature hereto.
Section 6. Applicable Law. This Amendment shall be construed in
accordance with and governed by the laws of the State of Delaware, without
regard to the principles of conflicts of law.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this Amendment No. 1 to
the Partnership Agreement to be executed as of the day and year first above
written.
CEDAR SHOPPING CENTERS PARTNERSHIP, L.P.
By: Cedar Shopping Centers, Inc.
General Partner
By:
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Name: Xxx X. Xxxxxx
Title: President
LIMITED PARTNERS:
CEDAR BAY COMPANY
By:
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Name:
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Title:
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