SECOND AMENDMENT TO AGREEMENT OF LIMITED PARTNERSHIP OF BEHRINGER HARVARD MID- TERM VALUE ENHANCEMENT FUND I LP
Exhibit 3.1
SECOND
AMENDMENT TO AGREEMENT OF LIMITED PARTNERSHIP OF
BEHRINGER
HARVARD MID-TERM VALUE ENHANCEMENT FUND I LP
This
SECOND
AMENDMENT TO AGREEMENT OF LIMITED PARTNERSHIP of
Behringer Harvard Mid-Term Value Enhancement Fund I LP (the “Partnership”) is
entered into this 29th
day of
March, 2006 by and among Behringer Harvard Advisors I LP, a Texas limited
partnership, and Xxxxxx X. Xxxxxxxxx (each a “General Partner”), and the various
limited partners who are parties to that certain Agreement of Limited
Partnership of Behringer Harvard Mid-Term Value Enhancement Fund I LP dated
July
30, 2002, as amended, by virtue of their interest in the Partnership
(capitalized terms used but not otherwise defined herein shall have the meaning
ascribed to them in the Partnership Agreement, as defined below).
WHEREAS,
each of
the parties hereto are parties to that certain Agreement of Limited Partnership
of Behringer Harvard Mid-Term Value Enhancement Fund I LP dated July 30, 2002,
as amended by that certain First Amendment to Agreement of Limited Partnership
dated June 2, 2003 (the “Partnership Agreement”); and
WHEREAS,
the
parties hereto wish to further amend the Partnership Agreement as described
below;
NOW
THEREFORE,
for
good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby
acknowledged, the parties hereto agree as follows:
1.
Amendment to Preamble to Section 8.11.
The
preamble to Section 8.11 of the Partnership Agreement is hereby deleted in
its
entirety and replaced with the following:
“8.11 Repurchase
of Units.
The
Partnership shall have the right, in the sole discretion of the General
Partners, to use funds to purchase Units upon written request of a Limited
Partner who has held such Units for at least one year, subject to the terms
and
conditions of this Section 8.11.”
2.
Amendment to Section 8.11(a).
Section
8.11(a) of the Partnership Agreement is hereby deleted in its entirety and
replaced with the following:
“(a) Partnership
funds applied to repurchases shall not exceed the sum of (i) one percent (1%)
of
Cash Flow from the previous fiscal year plus (ii) the aggregate proceeds
received from the Distribution Reinvestment Plan, subject to the General
Partners’ discretion to increase such amount from time to time and provided that
no such purchase shall be made if such purchase would impair the capital or
operation of the Partnership.”
3.
Effect.
Except
as set forth above, the Partnership Agreement shall remain in full force and
effect.
4.
Counterparts.
This
Amendment may be executed in one or more counterparts, each of which shall
be
deemed part of the same document.
IN
WITNESS WHEREOF,
the
undersigned hereby execute this Second Amendment to Agreement of Limited
Partnership of Behringer Harvard Mid-Term Value Enhancement Fund I LP under
seal
as of the date and year first above written.
GENERAL
PARTNERS:
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ATTEST:
By:
/s/
Xxxx X. Xxxxxx
Name:
Xxxx
X. Xxxxxx
Title:
Chief
Financial Officer
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BEHRINGER
HARVARD ADVISORS I LP
A
Texas limited partnership
By:
Harvard
Property Trust, LLC
Its General Partner
By: /s/
Xxxxxx X.
Xxxxxxxxx
Xxxxxx
X. Xxxxxxxxx
President
of Harvard Property Trust, LLC
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/s/
Xxxxxx X.
Xxxxxxxxx
Xxxxxx
X. Xxxxxxxxx
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LIMITED
PARTNERS:
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By: /s/
Xxxxxx X.
Xxxxxxxxx
Xxxxxx
X. Xxxxxxxxx, as attorney-in-fact of Behringer Harvard
Mid-Term Value
Enhancement Fund I LP pursuant to Sections
19.1(a)(iv) and (vii) of the
Partnership Agreement
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FIRST
AMENDMENT TO AGREEMENT OF LIMITED PARTNERSHIP OF
BEHRINGER
HARVARD MID-TERM VALUE ENHANCEMENT FUND I LP
This
FIRST
AMENDMENT TO AGREEMENT OF LIMITED PARTNERSHIP of
Behringer Harvard Mid-Term Value Enhancement Fund I LP is entered into this
2nd
day of
June, 2003, by and among Xxxxxx X. Xxxxxxx, III, Behringer Harvard Advisors
I
LP, a Texas limited partnership, and Xxxxxx X. Xxxxxxxxx (capitalized terms
used
but not otherwise defined herein shall have the meaning ascribed to them
in the
Partnership Agreement, as defined below).
WHEREAS,
each of
the parties hereto are parties to that certain Agreement of Limited Partnership
of Behringer Harvard Mid-Term Value Enhancement Fund I LP dated July 30,
2002
(the “Partnership Agreement”); and
WHEREAS,
the
parties hereto wish to amend the Partnership Agreement as described below;
NOW
THEREFORE,
for
good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which are
hereby
acknowledged, the parties hereto agree as follows:
1.
Amendment.
Section
11.3(i) of the Partnership Agreement is amended by deleting in its entirety
the
first sentence of that paragraph and substituting for it the following sentence:
“(i) The
Partnership shall not own or lease property in general partnerships or joint
ventures with unrelated entities which own and operate one or more particular
properties, unless (i) the management of such partnership or joint ownership
is
under the control of the Partnership in that the Partnership or an Affiliate
of
the Partnership possesses the power to direct or to cause the direction of
the
management and policies of any such partnership or joint venture; (ii) the
Partnership, as a result of such joint ownership or partnership ownership
of a
property, is not charged, directly or indirectly, more than once for the
same
services; (iii) the joint ownership or partnership does not authorize or
require
the Partnership to do anything as a partner or joint venturer with respect
to
the property which the Partnership or the General Partners could not do directly
because of this Agreement; and (iv) the General Partners and their Affiliates
are prohibited from receiving any compensation, fees or expenses which are
not
permitted to be paid under this Agreement.”
2.
Effect.
Except
as set forth above, the Partnership Agreement shall remain in full force
and
effect.
3.
Counterparts.
This
Amendment may be executed in one or more counterparts, each of which shall
be
deemed part of the same document.
IN
WITNESS WHEREOF,
the
undersigned hereby execute this First Amendment to Agreement of Limited
Partnership of Behringer Harvard Mid-Term Value Enhancement Fund I LP under
seal
as of the date and year first above written.
INITIAL
LIMITED PARTNER:
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/s/
Xxxxxx X. Xxxxxxx,
III
XXXXXX
X. XXXXXXX, III
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GENERAL
PARTNERS:
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ATTEST:
By:
/s/
Xxxx X.
Xxxxxx
Name:
Xxxx
X.
Xxxxxx
Title:
Chief
Financial
Officer
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BEHRINGER
HARVARD ADVISORS I LP
A
Texas limited partnership
By:
Harvard
Property Trust, LLC
Its
General Partner
By: /s/
Xxxxxx X.
Xxxxxxxxx
Xxxxxx X. Xxxxxxxxx
President
of Harvard Property Trust, LLC
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/s/
Xxxxxx X.
Xxxxxxxxx
XXXXXX
X. XXXXXXXXX
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AGREEMENT
OF LIMITED PARTNERSHIP
OF
BEHRINGER
HARVARD MID-TERM VALUE ENHANCEMENT
FUND
I LP
July
30, 2002
AGREEMENT
OF LIMITED PARTNERSHIP OF
BEHRINGER
HARVARD MID-TERM VALUE ENHANCEMENT FUND I LP
TABLE
OF CONTENTS
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ARTICLE I FORMATION |
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ARTICLE II NAME |
1
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ARTICLE III DEFINITIONS |
1
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3.1
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“Acquisition and Advisory Fee” |
1
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3.2
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“Acquisition Expenses” |
1
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3.3
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“Acquisition Fees” |
1
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3.4
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“Act” |
1
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3.5
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“Additional Limited Partners” |
1
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3.6
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“Affiliate” |
2
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3.7
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“Aggregate Assets Value” |
2
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3.8
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“Agreement” |
2
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3.9
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“Asset Management Fee” |
2
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3.10
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“Assignee” |
2
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3.11
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“Base Amount” |
2
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3.12
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“Capital Account” |
2
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3.13
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“Capital Contribution” |
2
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3.14
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“Cash Flow” |
2
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3.15
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“Certificate” |
2
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3.16
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“Code” |
2
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3.17
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“Competent Independent Expert” |
2
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3.18
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“Construction Fees” |
3
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3.19
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“Contract Purchase Price” |
3
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3.20
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“Development Fees” |
3
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3.21
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“Dissenting Limited Partner” |
3
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3.22
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“Distribution Reinvestment Plan” |
3
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3.23
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“Event of Withdrawal” |
3
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3.24
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“Front-End Fees” |
3
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3.25
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“Gain on Sale” |
3
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3.26
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“General Partners” |
3
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3.27
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“Gross Revenues” |
4
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3.28
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“Initial Limited Partner” |
4
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3.29
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“Intellectual Property Rights” |
4
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3.30
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“Investment in Properties” |
4
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3.31
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“IRS” |
4
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3.32
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“Limited Partners” |
4
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3.33
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“Liquidating Distributions” |
4
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3.34
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“Majority Vote” |
4
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3.35
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“Minimum Gain” |
4
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3.36
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“Minimum Investment Percentage” |
4
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3.37
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“Minimum Offering” |
4
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3.38
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“Minimum Offering Expiration Date” |
4
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3.39
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“NASAA Guidelines” |
4
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3.40
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“Net Capital Contribution” |
5
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3.41
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“Net Cash Distributions” |
5
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3.42
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“Net Cash From Operations” |
5
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3.43
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“Net Income” or “Net Loss” |
5
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3.44
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“Non-Liquidating Net Sale Proceeds” |
5
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3.45
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“Offering” |
5
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3.46
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“Organization and Offering Expenses” |
5
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3.47
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“Participating Percentage” |
5
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3.48
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“Partners” |
5
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3.49
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“Partnership” |
5
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3.50
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“Partnership Property” or “Partnership Properties” |
5
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3.51
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“Person” |
5
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3.52
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“Preferential Limited Partner Return” |
5
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3.53
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“Prior Behringer Harvard Public Programs” |
6
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3.54
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“Program” |
6
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3.55
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“Proprietary Property” |
6
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3.56
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“Prospectus” |
6
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3.57
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“Purchase Price” |
6
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3.58
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“Registration Statement” |
6
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3.59
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“Retirement Plans” |
6
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3.60
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“Roll-Up” |
6
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3.61
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“Roll-Up Entity” |
6
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3.62
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“Sale Date” |
6
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3.63
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“Sponsor” |
6
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3.64
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“Treasury Regulations” |
7
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3.65
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“Unit” |
7
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ARTICLE IV BUSINESS |
7
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4.1
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Purpose |
7
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4.2 | Objectives |
7
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ARTICLE V NAMES AND ADDRESSES OF PARTNERS |
7
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ARTICLE VI TERM |
8
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ARTICLE VII PRINCIPAL AND REGISTERED OFFICE AND REGISTERED AGENT |
8
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ARTICLE VIII CAPITAL CONTRIBUTIONS |
8
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8.1 | Capital Accounts |
8
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8.2 | General Partners |
8
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8.3 | General Partner Purchase of Units |
8
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8.4 | Initial Limited Partner |
8
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8.5 | Limited Partner Contributions |
8
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8.6 | Admission of Limited Partners |
9
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8.7 | Minimum Capitalization |
9
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8.8 | Escrow |
9
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8.9 | Public Offering |
10
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8.10
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Return and Withdrawal of Capital |
10
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8.11
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Repurchase of Units |
10
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8.12
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Interest on Capital Contributions |
12
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8.13
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Ownership by Limited Partner of Interest in Affiliates of General Partners |
12
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8.14
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Deficit Capital Accounts |
12
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8.15
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Distribution Reinvestment Plan |
12
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ARTICLE IX DISTRIBUTIONS |
13
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9.1
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Net Cash Distributions |
13
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9.2 | Dissolution |
14
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9.3 | Liquidating Distributions |
14
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9.4 | Distribution Dates |
14
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9.5 | Allocation Among General Partners |
14
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9.6 | Allocation Among Limited Partners |
14
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ARTICLE X ALLOCATIONS |
15
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10.1
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Net Loss |
15
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10.2
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Net Income |
15
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10.3
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Qualified Income Offset |
15
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10.4
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Allocation Among Limited Partners |
15
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10.5
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Allocation Among General Partners |
16
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10.6
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Item Prorations |
16
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10.7
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Allocations in Respect to Transferred Units |
16
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10.8
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Allocations in Respect to Repurchased Units |
16
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10.9
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Disputes |
16
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ARTICLE XI MANAGEMENT OF THE PARTNERSHIP |
16
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11.1
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Management |
16
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11.2
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Powers of the General Partners |
16
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11.3
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Limitations on Powers of the General Partners |
18
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11.4
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Expenses of the Partnership |
24
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11.5
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Merger, Exchange and Conversion |
26
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11.6
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Rights of Dissenting Limited Partners |
28
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11.7
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Limitation on Liability of the General Partners; Indemnification of the General Partners |
28
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ARTICLE XII SERVICES TO PARTNERSHIP BY GENERAL PARTNERS |
30
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12.1
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Acquisition and Advisory Services |
30
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12.2
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Limitations on Acquisition Fees |
30
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12.3
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Property Management Services |
31
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12.4
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Asset Management Fee |
31
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12.5
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Insurance Services |
32
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12.6
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Development and Construction Services Prohibited |
32
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12.7
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Real Estate Commissions on Resale of Properties |
32
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12.8
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Rebates, Give-ups and Reciprocal Arrangements |
33
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12.9
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Other Services |
33
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ARTICLE XIII TRANSACTIONS BETWEEN GENERAL PARTNERS AND THE PARTNERSHIP |
34
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13.1
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Sales and Leases to the Partnership |
34
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13.2
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Sales and Leases to the General Partners |
34
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13.3
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Loans |
34
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13.4
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Dealings with Related Programs |
34
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13.5
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Commissions on Reinvestment or Distribution |
34
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ARTICLE XIV INDEPENDENT ACTIVITIES OF PARTNERS |
34
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ARTICLE XV BOOKS, REPORTS, FISCAL AND TAX MATTERS |
35
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15.1
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Books |
35
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15.2
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Reports |
35
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15.3
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Fiscal Year |
37
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15.4
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Tax Elections |
37
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15.5
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Bank Accounts |
37
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15.6
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Insurance |
37
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15.7
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Taxation as Partnership |
38
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15.8
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Tax Matters |
38
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ARTICLE XVI RIGHTS AND LIABILITIES OF THE LIMITED PARTNERS |
38
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16.1
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Powers of the Limited Partners |
38
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16.2
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Restrictions on Power to Amend |
39
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16.3
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Limited Liability |
39
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16.4
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Meetings of, or Actions by, the Limited Partners |
39
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ARTICLE
XVII WITHDRAWAL OR REMOVAL OF GENERAL PARTNERS;
ASSIGNABILITY
OF GENERAL PARTNERS’ AND LIMITED PARTNERS’ INTERESTS
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40
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17.1
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Withdrawal or Removal of General Partners; Admission of Successor or Additional General Partners |
40
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17.2
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Limited Partners’ Interest |
40
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17.3
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Restrictions on Transfers |
41
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17.4
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Substituted Limited Partners |
42
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17.5
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Assignment of Limited Partnership Interest Without Substitution |
42
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17.6
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Withdrawal of Limited Partner |
42
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17.7
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Death, Legal Incompetency or Dissolution of Limited Partner |
42
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17.8
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Elimination or Modification of Restrictions |
43
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ARTICLE XVIII LOANS TO PARTNERSHIP |
43
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18.1
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Authority to Borrow |
43
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18.2
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Loans from Partners |
43
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ARTICLE XIX POWER OF ATTORNEY, CERTIFICATES AND OTHER DOCUMENTS |
43
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19.1
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Power of Attorney |
43
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19.2
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Required Signatures |
45
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19.3
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Additional Documents |
45
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ARTICLE XX DISSOLUTION AND TERMINATION OF THE PARTNERSHIP |
45
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20.1
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Dissolution |
45
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20.2
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Proxy to Liquidate |
46
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20.3
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Limited Partners’ Right to Continue the Business of the Partnership |
47
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20.4
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Payment to Withdrawn or Removed General Partner |
47
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20.5
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Termination of Executory Contracts |
47
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ARTICLE XXI DISTRIBUTION ON TERMINATION OF PARTNERSHIP |
48
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21.1
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Liquidation Distribution |
48
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21.2
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Time of Liquidation |
48
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21.3
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Liquidation Statement |
48
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21.4
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No Liability for Return of Capital |
48
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21.5
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No Right of Partition |
48
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21.6
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Priority; Return of Capital |
48
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21.7
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Escheat of Distributions |
48
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ARTICLE XXII GENERAL PROVISIONS |
48
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22.1
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Notices |
48
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22.2
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Survival of Rights |
49
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22.3
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Amendment |
49
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22.4
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Headings |
49
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22.5
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Agreement in Counterparts |
49
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22.6
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Governing Law |
49
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22.7
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Pronouns |
49
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22.8
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Separability of Provisions |
49
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22.9
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No Mandatory Arbitration of Disputes |
49
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22.10
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Ownership of Proprietary Property |
49
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THIS
AGREEMENT OF LIMITED PARTNERSHIP
is made
and entered into effective as of the 30th day of July, 2002, by and between
Xxxxxx X. Xxxxxxxxx, a Texas resident, and Behringer Harvard Advisors I LP,
a
Texas limited partnership, as the General Partners, and Xxxxxx X. Xxxxxxx,
III,
a Texas resident, as the Initial Limited Partner, and those parties who from
time to time become Limited Partners as provided in this Agreement, as the
Limited Partners.
WHEREAS,
on July
30, 2002, a Certificate of Limited Partnership was filed with the Secretary
of
State of the State of Texas, pursuant to which the General Partners and the
Initial Limited Partner formed a limited partnership (the “Partnership”) under
the Texas Revised Uniform Limited Partnership Act (the “Act”); and
WHEREAS,
the
parties hereto desire to enter into this Agreement of Limited Partnership.
NOW,
THEREFORE,
in
consideration of the foregoing and the mutual covenants and conditions herein
contained, the parties hereto hereby agree, as follows:
ARTICLE
I
FORMATION
The
General Partners have executed and filed a Certificate of Limited Partnership
on
July 30, 2002, with the Secretary of State of the State of Texas, pursuant
to
which the parties hereto have formed the Partnership.
ARTICLE
II
NAME
The
business of the Partnership shall be conducted under the name of “Behringer
Harvard Mid-Term Value Enhancement Fund I LP” or such other name as the General
Partners shall hereafter designate in their discretion from time to time.
ARTICLE
III
DEFINITIONS
3.1 “Acquisition
and Advisory Fee” shall
mean the fee payable to the General Partners or their Affiliates pursuant
to
Section 12.1 hereof for performing acquisition advisory services in connection
with the review and evaluation of potential real property acquisitions and
other
investments for the Partnership.
3.2 “Acquisition
Expenses” shall
mean expenses, including, but not limited to, legal fees and expenses, travel
and communications expenses, costs of appraisals, nonrefundable option payments
on property not acquired, accounting fees and expenses, title insurance and
miscellaneous expenses related to selection and acquisition of properties,
whether or not acquired.
3.3 “Acquisition
Fees” shall
mean the total of all fees and commissions paid by any Person to any Person
in
connection with the purchase, development or construction of property by
the
Partnership, including the Acquisition and Advisory Fees payable to the General
Partners or their Affiliates, real estate brokerage commissions, investment
advisory fees, finder’s fees, selection fees, Development Fees, Construction
Fees, nonrecurring management fees, or any other fees of a similar nature,
however designated, but excluding any Development Fees and Construction Fees
paid to a Person not affiliated with the Sponsor in connection with the actual
development or construction of a property.
3.4 “Act” shall
mean the provisions of the Texas Revised Uniform Limited Partnership Act.
3.5 “Additional
Limited Partners” shall
refer to all persons who are admitted as Limited Partners pursuant to the
provisions hereof.
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3.6 “Affiliate”
shall
mean (a) any Person directly or indirectly controlling, controlled by or
under
common control with a General Partner, (b) any Person owning or controlling
ten
percent (10%) or more of the outstanding voting securities of a General Partner,
(c) any officer, director or partner of a General Partner, and (d) if such
other
Person is an officer, director or partner, any company for which a General
Partner acts in any such capacity.
3.7 “Aggregate
Assets Value” shall
mean the aggregate book value of the assets of the Partnership (other than
investments in bank accounts, money market funds and other current assets)
at
the time of measurement before deducting depreciation, bad debts or other
similar non-cash reserves and without reduction for any debt secured by or
relating to such assets; provided, however, that during such periods in which
the Partnership is obtaining independent estimated Unit valuations pursuant
to
Section 15.2(f), “Aggregate Assets Value” will equal the greater of (i) the
amount determined pursuant to the foregoing or (ii) the aggregate valuation
of
such assets established by or in connection with the most recent such valuation
report without reduction for depreciation, bad debts or other similar non-cash
reserves and without reduction for any debt secured by or relating to such
assets.
3.8 “Agreement”
shall
mean this Agreement of Limited Partnership as amended, modified or supplemented
from time to time.
3.9 “Asset
Management Fee” shall
mean the fee paid to the General Partners or their Affiliates pursuant to
Section 12.4 hereof for day-to-day professional management services in
connection with the Partnership and its investments.
3.10 “Assignee”
shall
mean a Person who has acquired a Limited Partner’s beneficial interest in one or
more Units and has not become a substituted Limited Partner.
3.11 “Base
Amount” shall
mean that portion of Capital Contributions originally committed to Investment
in
Properties without regard to leverage and including Working Capital Reserves.
The Base Amount shall be recomputed annually by subtracting from the then
fair
market value of the Partnership’s real properties as determined by independent
appraisals plus the Working Capital Reserves, an amount equal to the outstanding
debt secured by the Partnership’s properties.
3.12 “Capital
Account” shall
mean the account established and maintained for each Partner pursuant to
Section
8.1 hereof.
3.13 “Capital
Contribution” shall
mean, in the case of the General Partners, the aggregate amount of cash
contributed by the General Partners to the Partnership and, in the case of
a
Limited Partner, the gross amount of investment in the Partnership by such
Limited Partner, which shall be an amount equal to ten dollars ($10.00)
multiplied by the number of Units purchased by such Limited Partner.
3.14 “Cash
Flow” shall
mean cash funds from operations of the Partnership, including without limitation
interest and other investment income but excluding Capital Contributions
and
without deduction for depreciation or amortization, after deducting funds
used
to pay or to provide for the payment of all operating expenses of the
Partnership and each Partnership Property and debt service, if any, capital
improvements and replacements.
3.15 “Certificate”
shall
mean the Certificate of Limited Partnership filed with the Secretary of State
of
Texas dated July 30, 2002, as amended from time to time.
3.16 “Code”
shall
mean the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended.
3.17 “Competent
Independent Expert” shall
mean a Person with no material current or prior business or personal
relationship with the Sponsor who is engaged to a substantial extent in the
business of rendering opinions regarding the value of assets of the type
held by
the Partnership and who is qualified to perform such work. Membership in
a
nationally recognized appraisal society such as the American Institute of
Real
Estate Appraisers or the Society of Real Estate Appraisers shall be conclusive
evidence of such qualification.
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3.18 “Construction
Fees” shall
mean any fees or other remuneration for acting as general contractor and/or
construction manager to construct, supervise and/or coordinate improvements
in
connection with the actual development or construction of a Partnership
Property.
3.19 “Contract
Purchase Price” shall
mean the amount actually paid or allocated in respect of the purchase,
development, construction or improvement of a Partnership Property, exclusive
of
Acquisition Fees and Acquisition Expenses.
3.20 “Development
Fees” shall
mean any fees or other remuneration for the development of a Partnership
Property, including negotiating and approving plans, assisting in obtaining
zoning and necessary variances for a specific property, and related matters.
3.21 “Dissenting
Limited Partner” shall
mean any Limited Partner who casts a vote against a plan of merger, plan
of
exchange or plan of conversion, including a Roll-Up; except that, for purposes
of a transaction which involves an exchange or a tender offer, Dissenting
Limited Partner shall mean any person who files a dissent from the terms
of the
transaction with the party responsible for tabulating the votes or tenders
to be
received in connection with the transaction during the period in which the
offer
is outstanding.
3.22 “Distribution
Reinvestment Plan” shall
mean the plan established pursuant to Section 8.15 hereof.
3.23 “Event
of Withdrawal” shall
mean, as to the General Partners (a) the dissolution, death or permanent
disability of a General Partner; (b) if such General Partner (i) makes an
assignment for the benefit of the creditors; (ii) files a voluntary petition
in
bankruptcy; (iii) is adjudicated a bankrupt or insolvent; (iv) files a petition
or answer speaking for himself or itself in the reorganization, arrangement,
composition, readjustment, liquidation, dissolution or similar relief under
any
statute, law or regulation; (v) files an answer or other pleading admitting
or
failing to contest the material allegations of the petition filed against
him or
it in any proceeding of this nature; (vi) seeks, consents to or acquiesces
in
the appointment of a trustee, receiver or liquidator of such General Partner
of
all or a substantial part of his or its property; or (c) upon (i) the filing
of
a certificate of dissolution of a General Partner or the revocation of a
General
Partner’s charter and lapse of ninety (90) days after notice to the General
Partner of revocation without reinstatement of its charter; (ii) one
hundred-twenty (120) days after the commencement of any proceeding against
a
General Partner seeking reorganization, arrangement, composition, readjustment,
liquidation, dissolution or similar relief under any statute, law or regulation,
if the proceeding has not been dismissed; or (iii) the expiration of ninety
(90)
days after the appointment without such General Partner’s consent or
acquiescence of a trustee, receiver or liquidator of such General Partner
or of
all or any substantial part of its properties, the appointment of which is
not
vacated or stayed within ninety (90) days after the expiration of any stay.
If
there is at least one remaining General Partner, an Event of Withdrawal of
a
General Partner shall be effective as of the date of any such event; however,
if
an Event of Withdrawal shall occur with respect to the last remaining General
Partner, the Event of Withdrawal shall not be effective until one hundred-twenty
(120) days after the event giving rise to the Event of Withdrawal has occurred.
3.24 “Front-End
Fees” shall
mean fees and expenses paid by any party for any services rendered during
the
Partnership’s organizational or acquisition phase including Organization and
Offering Expenses, Acquisition Fees (including Acquisition and Advisory Fees),
Acquisition Expenses, interest on deferred fees and expenses, if applicable,
and
any other similar fees, however designated.
3.25 “Gain
on Sale” shall
mean the taxable income or gain for federal income tax purposes (including
gain
exempt from tax) in the aggregate for each fiscal year from the sale, exchange
or other disposition of all or any portion of a Partnership asset after netting
losses from such sales, exchanges or other dispositions against the gains
from
such transactions.
3.26 “General
Partners” shall
refer collectively to Xxxxxx X. Xxxxxxxxx and Behringer Harvard Advisors
I LP,
or any other Person or Persons who succeed any or all of them in that capacity.
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3.27 “Gross
Revenues” shall
mean all amounts actually collected as rents or other charges for the use
and
occupancy of Partnership Properties, but shall exclude interest and other
investment income of the Partnership and proceeds received by the Partnership
from a sale, exchange, condemnation, eminent domain taking, casualty or other
disposition of assets of the Partnership.
3.28 “Initial
Limited Partner” shall
mean Xxxxxx X. Xxxxxxx, III.
3.29 “Intellectual
Property Rights” shall
mean all rights, titles and interests, whether foreign or domestic, in and
to
any and all trade secrets, confidential information rights, patents, invention
rights, copyrights, service marks, trademarks, know-how, or similar intellectual
property rights and all applications and rights to apply for such rights,
as
well as any and all moral rights, rights of privacy, publicity and similar
rights and license rights of any type under the laws or regulations of any
governmental, regulatory, or judicial authority, foreign or domestic and
all
renewals and extensions thereof.
3.30 “Investment
in Properties” shall
mean the amount of Capital Contributions actually paid or allocated to the
purchase, development, construction or improvement of properties acquired
by the
Partnership (including the purchase of properties, working capital reserves
allocable thereto except that working capital reserves in excess of five
percent
(5%) shall not be included and other cash payments such as interest and taxes,
but excluding Front-End Fees).
3.31 “IRS”
means
the
Internal Revenue Service.
3.32 “Limited
Partners” shall
refer to the Initial Limited Partner, the Additional Limited Partners and
to all
other Persons who are admitted to the Partnership as additional or substituted
Limited Partners.
3.33 “Liquidating
Distributions” shall
mean the net cash proceeds received by the Partnership from (a) the sale,
exchange, condemnation, eminent domain taking, casualty or other disposition
of
substantially all of the assets of the Partnership or the last remaining
assets
of the Partnership or (b) a liquidation of the Partnership’s assets in
connection with a dissolution of the Partnership, after (i) payment of all
expenses of such sale, exchange, condemnation, eminent domain taking, casualty
or other disposition or liquidation, including real estate commissions, if
applicable, (ii) the payment of any outstanding indebtedness and other
liabilities of the Partnership, (iii) any amounts used to restore any such
assets of the Partnership, and (iv) any amounts set aside as reserves which
the
General Partners in their sole discretion may deem necessary or desirable.
3.34 “Majority
Vote” shall
mean the affirmative vote or written consent of Limited Partners then owning
of
record more than fifty percent (50%) of the outstanding Units of the
Partnership; provided, however, that any Units owned or otherwise controlled
by
the General Partners or their Affiliates may not be voted and will not be
included in the total number of outstanding Units for purposes of this
definition unless such Units are the only Units outstanding as of the date
of
determination.
3.35 “Minimum
Gain” shall
have the meaning set forth in Treasury Regulations Section 1.704-2(d).
3.36 “Minimum
Investment Percentage” shall
mean a percentage of the aggregate Capital Contributions which is equal to
82%
of the Capital Contributions.
3.37 “Minimum
Offering” shall
mean the receipt and acceptance by the General Partners of subscriptions
for
Units aggregating at least two million dollars ($2,000,000) in offering
proceeds.
3.38 “Minimum
Offering Expiration Date” shall
mean the first anniversary of the commencement of the Offering.
3.39 “NASAA
Guidelines” shall
mean the Statement of Policy Regarding Real Estate Programs of the North
American Securities Administrators Association, Inc., effective September
29,
1993, as amended.
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3.40 “Net
Capital Contribution” shall
mean, with respect to any Partner, the Partner’s Capital Contribution as reduced
from time to time by distributions to such Partner constituting a return
of
capital pursuant to Section 8.10 hereof or by distributions to such Partner
of
Non-Liquidating Net Sale Proceeds and Liquidating Distributions pursuant
to
Sections 9.1 and 9.3 hereof, but excluding distributions made to Limited
Partners pursuant to Section 9.2(b) hereof, and without reduction for
distributions of Net Cash From Operations made pursuant to Section 9.1 hereof.
3.41 “Net
Cash Distributions” shall
mean the sum of Net Cash From Operations and Non-Liquidating Net Sale
Proceeds.
3.42 “Net
Cash From Operations” shall
mean Cash Flow, less the amounts set aside for restoration or creation of
reserves and for repurchases of Units pursuant to Section 8.11 hereof, if
any.
3.43 “Net
Income” or “Net Loss” shall
mean the net income or loss realized or recognized by the Partnership for
a
fiscal year, as determined for federal income tax purposes, including any
income
exempt from tax.
3.44 “Non-Liquidating
Net Sale Proceeds” shall
mean the net cash proceeds received by the Partnership from a sale, exchange,
condemnation, eminent domain taking, casualty or other disposition of assets
of
the Partnership, which does not constitute substantially all of the remaining
assets of the Partnership, after (a) payment of all expenses of such sale,
exchange, condemnation, eminent domain taking, casualty or other disposition,
including real estate commissions, if applicable, (b) the payment of any
outstanding indebtedness and other Partnership liabilities relating to such
disposed assets, (c) any amounts used to restore any such disposed assets
or
purchase additional assets with the proceeds thereof, and (d) any amounts
set
aside as reserves which the General Partners in their sole discretion may
deem
necessary or desirable (including for the purchase of additional assets).
3.45 “Offering”
shall
mean the offering and sale of Units to the public pursuant to the terms and
conditions set forth in the Prospectus.
3.46 “Organization
and Offering Expenses” shall
mean those expenses incurred in connection with organizing the Partnership,
preparing the Partnership for registration and subsequently offering and
distributing the Units to the public, including without limitation, legal
and
accounting fees, sales commissions paid to broker-dealers in connection with
the
distribution of the Units and all advertising expenses.
3.47 “Participating
Percentage” shall
mean at any given time, as to each holder of a Unit or Units, the percentage
of
that Person’s Unit or Units to the total Units being measured and shall be
determined by dividing the total number of Units held by such Person by the
total number of outstanding Units and multiplying the quotient thereof by
one
hundred (100).
3.48 “Partners”
shall
refer collectively to the General Partners and to the Limited Partners, and
reference to a “Partner” shall be to any one of the Partners.
3.49 “Partnership”
shall
refer to the limited partnership created under this Agreement.
3.50 “Partnership
Property” or “Partnership Properties” shall
mean any and all land and improvements purchased, constructed or owned by
the
Partnership, either directly or through joint venture arrangements or other
partnership or investment interests, and all repairs, replacements or renewals
thereof, together with all personal property acquired by the Partnership,
directly or indirectly, which is from time to time located thereon or
specifically used in connection therewith.
3.51 “Person”
shall
mean any natural person, partnership, corporation, association, or other
legal
entity, including without limitation, qualified pension and profit sharing
trusts.
3.52 “Preferential
Limited Partner Return” shall
mean with respect to each Limited Partner Unit the sum of (a) a cumulative
(but
not compounded) eight percent (8%) per annum return on a Limited Partner’s Net
Capital Contribution with respect to such Unit. Each Limited Partner’s
Preferential Limited Partner Return as to any
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Unit
shall be calculated from the date on which such Limited Partner’s initial
Capital Contribution was accepted by the Partnership in respect of such Unit.
3.53 “Prior
Behringer Harvard Public Programs” shall
mean public real estate limited partnerships, real estate investment trusts
or
other publicly registered programs or entities previously or currently sponsored
by the General Partners or their Affiliates having substantially identical
investment objectives as the Partnership.
3.54 “Program”
shall mean
a
limited or general partnership, joint venture, unincorporated association
or
similar organization (other than a corporation) formed and operated for the
primary purpose of investment in and the operation of or gain from an interest
in real property, including such entities formed to make or invest in mortgage
loans.
3.55 “Proprietary
Property” shall
mean all modeling algorithms, tools, computer programs, know-how, methodologies,
processes, technologies, ideas, concepts, skills, routines, subroutines,
operating instructions and other materials and aides used in performing the
service set forth in Article XII hereto and all modifications, enhancements
and
derivative works of the foregoing.
3.56 “Prospectus”
shall
mean the prospectus used by the Partnership in connection with its initial
offer
and sale of Units to the public pursuant to a Registration Statement filed
under
the Securities Act of 1933, as amended.
3.57 “Purchase
Price” shall
mean the price paid by the Partnership for Partnership Properties (including
all
Acquisition Fees, liens and mortgages on the properties, but excluding points
and prepaid interest) plus all costs of improvements, if any, reasonably
and
properly allocable to the Partnership Properties.
3.58 “Registration
Statement” shall
mean the registration statement filed by the Partnership with the Securities
and
Exchange Commission pursuant to the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, in
order
to register the Units for sale to the public, including all amendments thereto.
3.59 “Retirement
Plans” shall
mean Individual Retirement Accounts established under Section 408 or Section
408A of the Code and Xxxxx or corporate pension or profit sharing plans
established under Section 401(a) of the Code.
3.60 “Roll-Up”
shall
mean any transaction that involves the acquisition, merger, conversion or
consolidation, either directly or indirectly, of the Partnership and the
issuance of securities of a Roll-Up Entity; provided, however, that such
term
does not include a transaction that (a) involves securities of the Partnership
that have been listed for at least 12 months on a national securities exchange
or traded through the National Association of Securities Dealers Automated
Quotation National Market System; or (b) involves the conversion to corporate,
trust or association form of only the Partnership if, as a consequence of
the
transaction, there will be no significant adverse change in any of the following
rights or terms, as compared to such rights and terms in effect for the
Partnership prior to such transaction: (i) voting rights of holders of the
class
of securities to be held by Limited Partners, (ii) the term of existence
of the
surviving or resulting entity, (iii) compensation to the sponsor (as defined
in
the NASAA Guidelines) of the surviving or resulting entity, or (iv) the
investment objectives of the surviving or resulting entity.
3.61 “Roll-Up
Entity” shall
mean a partnership, real estate investment trust, corporation, trust or other
entity that would be created or would survive after the successful completion
of
a proposed Roll-Up.
3.62 “Sale
Date” shall
mean the day on which the Partnership realizes any gain or loss from the
sale,
exchange or other disposition of Partnership assets which it is required
to
allocate to the Partners.
3.63 “Sponsor”
shall
mean any Person which (i) is directly or indirectly instrumental in organizing,
wholly or in part, the Partnership, (ii) will manage or participate in the
management of the Partnership, and any Affiliate of any such Person, other
than
a Person whose only relationship with the Partnership is that of an independent
property manager and whose only compensation is as such, (iii) takes the
initiative, directly or
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indirectly,
in founding or organizing the Partnership, either alone or in conjunction
with
one or more other Persons, (iv) receives a material participation in the
Partnership in connection with the founding or organizing of the business
of the
Partnership, in consideration of services or property, or both services and
property, (v) has a substantial number of relationships and contacts with
the
Partnership, (vi) possesses significant rights to control Partnership
Properties, (vii) receives fees for providing services to the Partnership
which
are paid on a basis that is not customary in the industry, or (viii) provides
goods or services to the Partnership on a basis which was not negotiated
at
arm's-length with the Partnership.
3.64 “Treasury
Regulations” shall
mean the Income Tax Regulations promulgated under the Code by the United
States
Treasury Department.
3.65 “Unit”
shall
mean the limited partnership interest entitling the holder thereof to all
applicable rights and benefits under this Agreement including, but not limited
to, an interest in the income, loss, distributions and capital of the
Partnership to be allocated to holders of Units, as set forth in Articles
IX and
X hereof. All Units shall represent a Capital Contribution of ten dollars
($10.00) each (irrespective of the fact that because of discounts in sales
commissions and other fees under certain circumstances, certain Units may
be
sold and issued for a gross consideration of less than ten dollars ($10.00)
per
Unit), shall be issued as fully paid and nonassessable and shall have the
same
rights, privileges and preferences except as expressly provided herein.
ARTICLE
IV
BUSINESS
4.1 Purpose.
The
principal purpose of the Partnership is to acquire, develop, construct, own,
operate, improve, lease and otherwise manage for investment purposes, either
alone or in association with others, a diversified portfolio of income-producing
commercial or industrial properties as shall from time to time be acquired
by
the Partnership and to engage in any or all general business activities related
to or incidental to such principal purpose.
4.2 Objectives.
The
business of the Partnership shall be conducted with the following objectives:
(a) To
preserve, protect and return the Partners’ investment in the
Partnership;
(b) To
maximize Net Cash From Operations;
(c)
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To
realize growth in the value of Partnership Properties upon the
ultimate
sale thereof; and
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(d)
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To
liquidate or merge the Partnership within eight (8) years after
termination of the Offering.
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ARTICLE
V
NAMES
AND ADDRESSES OF PARTNERS
The
names
of the General Partners are Behringer Harvard Advisors I LP and Xxxxxx X.
Xxxxxxxxx. The name of the Initial Limited Partner is Xxxxxx X. Xxxxxxx,
III.
The business address of the General Partners and the Initial Limited Partner
is
0000 Xxxxx Xxxxxxxx Xxxxxxx, Xxxxx 000, Xxxxxx, Xxxxx 00000. The names and
addresses of all the Additional Limited Partners shall be set forth in the
books
and records of the Partnership.
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ARTICLE
VI
TERM
The
Partnership term commenced upon the filing of the Certificate and shall continue
until December 31, 2022, unless sooner terminated as hereinafter provided.
ARTICLE
VII
PRINCIPAL
AND REGISTERED OFFICE AND REGISTERED AGENT
The
principal and registered office of the Partnership shall be 0000 Xxxxx Xxxxxxxx
Xxxxxxx, Xxxxx 000, Xxxxxx, Xxxxx 00000. The General Partners may from time
to
time change the principal place of business and, in such event, shall notify
the
Limited Partners in writing of the change and the effective date of such
change.
The registered agent for the Partnership at such address shall be Behringer
Harvard Advisors I LP.
ARTICLE
VIII
CAPITAL
CONTRIBUTIONS
8.1 Capital
Accounts. A
separate Capital Account shall be maintained for each Partner. The Capital
Accounts of the Partners shall be determined and maintained throughout the
term
of the Partnership in accordance with the capital accounting rules of Treasury
Regulations Section 1.704-1(b), as it may be amended or revised from time
to
time.
8.2 General
Partners. The
General Partners shall make Capital Contributions to the Partnership as follows:
Name
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Dollar
Amount
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Behringer
Harvard Advisors I LP
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$400
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Xxxxxx
X. Xxxxxxxxx
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$100
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TOTAL
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$500
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8.3 General
Partner Purchase of Units. The
Capital Contributions of the General Partners, together with the Capital
Contribution of the Initial Limited Partner, shall constitute the initial
capital of the Partnership and shall not entitle the General Partners to
any
Units. The General Partners may, in their discretion, make additional Capital
Contributions to the capital of the Partnership in exchange for the purchase
of
Units. Any General Partner who purchases Units shall continue, in all respects,
to be treated as a General Partner but shall receive the income, losses and
cash
distributions with respect to any Units purchased by such General Partner
on the
same basis as other Partners may receive with respect to their Units. Units
purchased by the General Partners or their Affiliates shall not be entitled
to
vote on any transaction requiring Limited Partner approval.
8.4 Initial
Limited Partner.
The
Initial Limited Partner shall contribute one hundred dollars ($100) in cash
to
the Partnership and agrees that his interest shall automatically be redeemed
for
one hundred dollars ($100) upon the admission of any Additional Limited Partners
to the Partnership.
8.5 Limited
Partner Contributions.
The
General Partners are authorized and directed to raise capital for the
Partnership as provided in the Prospectus by offering and selling not more
than
an aggregate of forty-four million (44,000,000) Units to Limited Partners
as
follows:
(a) Each
Unit
shall be issued for a purchase price of ten dollars ($10.00) less any discounts
authorized in the Prospectus.
(b) Except
as
set forth below, the minimum purchase of either class or combination of Units
shall be one hundred (100) Units (or such greater minimum number of Units
as may
be required under
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applicable
state or federal laws). Except in certain states, subscribers who have
satisfied
the minimum purchase requirements and have purchased units in Prior Behringer
Harvard Public Programs or units or shares of other public real estate
programs
may purchase less than the minimum number of Units described above, but
in no
event less than two and one-half (2.5) Units. In addition, after subscribers
have satisfied the minimum purchase requirements, the minimum additional
investment in the Partnership shall not be less than two and one-half (2.5)
Units. Fractional Units may be sold at the discretion of the General Partners.
Notwithstanding the foregoing, the provisions set forth above relating
to the
minimum number of Units which may be purchased shall not apply to purchases
of
Units pursuant to the Distribution Reinvestment Plan described in Section
8.15
hereof or a qualified Distribution Reinvestment Plan authorized by the
partnership agreement of one of the Prior Behringer Harvard Public Programs
or
reinvestment plans of other public real estate programs.
(c) The
General Partners may refuse to accept subscriptions for Units and contributions
tendered therewith for any reason whatsoever.
(d) Each
Unit
sold to a subscriber shall be fully paid and nonassessable.
The
General Partners are further authorized to cause the Partnership to issue
additional Units to Limited Partners pursuant to the terms of any plan of
merger, plan of exchange or plan of conversion adopted by the Partnership
pursuant to the provisions of Section 11.5 hereof.
8.6 Admission
of Limited Partners. No
action
or consent by any Limited Partners shall be required for the admission of
Additional Limited Partners to the Partnership, provided that the Partnership
may not issue more than forty-four million (44,000,000) Units to Limited
Partners pursuant to the Offering. Funds of subscribers for Units pursuant
to
the Offering shall be held in the escrow account described in Section 8.8
below.
Such funds shall not be released from escrow, and no subscribers for Units
shall
be admitted to the Partnership unless and until the receipt and acceptance
by
the Partnership of the Minimum Offering. At any time thereafter, the Capital
Contributions of such subscribers may be released directly to the Partnership,
provided that such subscribers in the initial escrow shall be admitted to
the
Partnership within fifteen (15) days after such release. Subscriptions from
subsequent subscribers shall be accepted or rejected within thirty (30) days
of
receipt by the Partnership, and if rejected, all funds shall be returned
to
subscribers within ten (10) business days. Subsequent subscribers shall be
deemed admitted as Limited Partners of the Partnership on the day on which
the
subscriptions from such Persons are accepted by the Partnership.
No
Person
who subscribes for Units in the Offering shall be admitted as a Limited Partner
who has not executed and delivered to the Partnership the Subscription Agreement
specified in the Prospectus, together with such other documents and instruments
as the General Partners may deem necessary or desirable to effect such
admission, including, but not limited to, the written acceptance and agreement
by such Person to be bound by the terms and conditions of this Agreement.
Any
Person who shall receive Units pursuant to a plan of merger, plan of exchange
or
plan of conversion adopted by the Partnership pursuant to Section 11.5 hereof
shall also be required to execute and deliver to the Partnership, as a condition
to admission as a Limited Partner, such documents and instruments as the
General
Partners may deem necessary or desirable to affect such admission, including,
but not limited to, the written acceptance and agreement by such Person to
be
bound by the terms and conditions of this Agreement.
8.7 Minimum
Capitalization. The
Offering will terminate if the Partnership has not received and accepted
subscriptions for the Minimum Offering on or before the Minimum Offering
Expiration Date.
8.8 Escrow.
Until
subscriptions for the Minimum Offering are received and accepted by the General
Partners, or until the Minimum Offering Expiration Date, whichever first
occurs,
all subscription proceeds shall be held in an escrow account separate and
apart
from all other funds and invested in obligations of, or obligations guaranteed
by, the United States government, or bank money-market accounts or certificates
of deposit of national or state banks that have deposits insured by the Federal
Deposit Insurance Corporation (including certificates of deposit of any bank
acting as a depository or custodian for any such funds), which mature on
or
before the Minimum Offering Expiration Date, unless such instrument cannot
be
readily sold or otherwise disposed of for cash by the Minimum Offering
Expiration Date without any dissipation of the subscription proceeds invested,
all in the
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discretion
of such escrow agent or agents appointed by the General Partners. All moneys
tendered by Persons whose subscriptions are rejected shall be returned, without
interest, to such Persons promptly after such rejection. If subscriptions
for
the Minimum Offering are not received and accepted before the Minimum Offering
Expiration Date, those subscriptions and funds in escrow on such date shall
be
returned to the subscribers, together with any interest earned thereon.
Notwithstanding the above, the escrow shall be modified to reflect any
particular requirements of federal law or any state in which the Units are
offered. The General Partners are, and any one of them is, authorized to
enter
into one or more escrow agreements on behalf of the Partnership in such form
as
is satisfactory to the signatory General Partner(s) reflecting the requirements
of this Section and containing such additional terms as are not inconsistent
with this Section.
8.9 Public
Offering. Subject
to the provisions of Section 8.7 above and subject to compliance with applicable
state securities laws and regulations, the Offering may extend for up to
two
years from the date of original effectiveness at the discretion of the General
Partners; provided, however, that the General Partners may elect to extend
the
Offering solely for the Units reserved for issuance pursuant to the Distribution
Reinvestment Plan for up to four years from the date of original effectiveness.
Except as otherwise provided in this Agreement, the General Partners shall
have
sole and complete discretion in determining the terms and conditions of the
offer and sale of Units and are hereby authorized and directed to do all
things
which they deem to be necessary, convenient, appropriate and advisable in
connection therewith, including, but not limited to, the preparation and
filing
of the Registration Statement with the Securities and Exchange Commission
and
the securities commissioners (or similar agencies or officers) of such
jurisdictions as the General Partners shall determine, and the execution
or
performance of agreements with selling agents and others concerning the
marketing of the Units, all on such basis and upon such terms as the General
Partners shall determine.
8.10 Return
and Withdrawal of Capital.
(a) Any
proceeds of the Offering of the Units not invested or committed to the
acquisition or development of specific real properties within the later of
two
years from the effective date of the Registration Statement or one year after
the termination of the Offering (except for necessary operating expenses
and any
reserves under Section 11.3(h) of this Agreement) shall be distributed pro
rata to the Limited Partners as a return of capital. In such event, the amount
paid to the Limited Partners shall include Front-End Fees but only to the
extent
such fees exceed the adjusted allowable Front-End Fees based on the obligation
of the General Partners pursuant to Section 12.2(b) hereof to commit at
least the Minimum Investment Percentage of remaining Capital Contributions
to
Investment in Properties. For purposes of the foregoing, funds will be deemed
to
have been committed and will not be distributed to the extent such funds
would
be required to acquire, develop or improve property with respect to which
contracts, agreements in principle or letters of understanding have been
executed; provided that, if it is subsequently determined that the Partnership
will not acquire, develop or improve such property, such funds will be
distributed pro rata to Limited Partners as a return of capital, except to
the
extent such funds have been used to make non-refundable contingent payments
in
connection with the proposed acquisition, development or improvement. No
such
return shall be made until this Agreement has been amended to reflect such
reduction of capital. Any distribution pursuant to this Section 8.10(a)
shall be deemed to have been consented to by the Limited Partners.
(b) No
Partner, including a withdrawing Partner, shall have any right to withdraw
or
make a demand for withdrawal of any such Partner’s Capital Contribution (or the
capital interest reflected in such Partner’s Capital Account) until the full and
complete winding up and liquidation of the business of the Partnership unless
such withdrawal is provided for herein.
8.11 Repurchase
of Units. After
one
year following the termination of the Offering of Units, the Partnership
shall
have the right, in the sole discretion of the General Partners, to use funds
to
purchase Units upon written request of a Limited Partner who has held such
Units
for at least one year, subject to the terms and conditions of this Section
8.11.
(a) Partnership
funds applied to repurchases shall not exceed the sum of one percent (1%)
of
Cash Flow plus the proceeds received from the Distribution Reinvestment Plan
in
any given year, subject to
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the
General Partners’ discretion to increase such amount from time to time and
provided that no such purchase shall be made if such purchase would impair
the
capital or operation of the Partnership.
(b) A
Limited
Partner wishing to have his Units repurchased must mail or deliver a written
request to the Partnership (executed by the trustee or authorized agent in
the
case of Retirement Plans) indicating his desire to have such Units repurchased.
Such requests will be considered by the General Partners in the order in
which
they are received. A Limited Partner may request that fewer than all of such
Limited Partner’s Units be repurchased, provided, however, that the minimum
number of Units which a Limited Partner must request for repurchase shall
be at
least twenty-five percent (25%) of such Limited Partner’s Units.
(c) In
the
event that the General Partners decide to honor a request, they will notify
the
requesting Limited Partner in writing of such fact, of the purchase price
for
the repurchased Units and of the effective date of the repurchase transaction
(which shall be not less than sixty (60) nor more than ninety (90) calendar
days
following the receipt by the Partnership of the written request) and will
forward to such Limited Partner the documents necessary to effect such
repurchase transaction.
(d) Fully
executed documents to effect the repurchase transaction must be returned
by the
requesting Limited Partner to the Partnership at least thirty (30) days prior
to
the effective date of the repurchase transaction (and failing such, the
repurchase transaction shall be deemed rejected by the General Partners).
The
requesting Limited Partner (or, if the Limited Partner is deceased, his or
her
estate, heir or beneficiary) will be required to certify to the Partnership
that
the Limited Partner either (i) acquired the Units to be repurchased directly
from the Partnership or (ii) acquired such Units from the original subscriber
by
way of a bona fide gift not for value to, or for the benefit of, a member
of the
subscriber’s immediate or extended family (including the subscriber’s spouse,
parents, siblings, children or grandchildren and including relatives by
marriage) or through a transfer to a custodian, trustee or other fiduciary
for
the account of the subscriber or members of the subscriber’s immediate or
extended family in connection with an estate planning transaction, including
by
bequest or inheritance upon death or operation of law. An estate, heir or
beneficiary that wishes to have Units repurchased following the death of
a
Limited Partner must mail or deliver to the Partnership a written request
on a
form provided by the Partnership, including evidence acceptable to the General
Partners of the death of the Limited Partner, and executed by the executor
or
executrix of the estate, the heir or the beneficiary, or their trustee or
authorized agent.
(e) Except
as
described below for repurchases upon the death of a Limited Partner, the
purchase price for repurchased Units will be equal to the lesser of eight
dollars fifty cents ($8.50) per Unit or the price originally paid for the
Units
to be repurchased upon subscription for such Units until the Partnership
begins
obtaining estimated Unit valuations pursuant to Section 15.2(f) and, thereafter,
will be equal to the lesser of ninety percent (90%) of the fair market value
of
the Units or the price originally paid for the Units to be repurchased upon
subscription for such Units. The fair market value utilized for the purpose
of
establishing the purchase price will be the estimated unit value determined
annually pursuant to Section 15.2(f) hereof. For the first three full fiscal
years following the termination of the Offering, the purchase price for Units
repurchased upon the death of a Limited Partner will be the price the Limited
Partner actually paid for the Units, and thereafter, the purchase price will
be
the fair market value of the Units, as determined by estimated Unit valuations.
(f) Upon
receipt of the required documentation, the Partnership will, on the effective
date of the repurchase transaction, repurchase the Units of the Limited Partner,
provided that if sufficient funds are not then available to repurchase all
of
such Units, only a portion of such Units will be repurchased; and provided
further, that the Partnership may not repurchase any Units of such Limited
Partner if, as a result thereof, the Limited Partner would own less than
the
minimum investment pursuant to the Prospectus. Units repurchased by the
Partnership pursuant to this Section 8.11 shall be promptly canceled.
(g) In
the
event that insufficient funds are available to repurchase all of such Units,
the
Limited Partner will be deemed to have priority for subsequent Partnership
repurchases over Limited Partners who subsequently request repurchases;
provided, however, that requests for repurchase by the
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estate,
heir or beneficiary of a Limited Partner shall be given a priority over requests
by other Limited Partners.
(h) Repurchases
of Units shall be subject to the restrictions set forth in Section 17.3(g)
hereof.
(i) In
no
event shall Units owned by the General Partners or their Affiliates be
repurchased by the Partnership.
(j) The
General Partners shall have the right in their sole discretion at any time
and
from time to time to (i) waive the one-year holding period in the event of
the
death or bankruptcy of a Limited Partner or other exigent circumstances,
(ii)
reject any request for repurchase, (iii) change the purchase price for
repurchases, or (iv) terminate, suspend and/or reestablish the repurchase
program at any time. In the event that a Limited Partner desires to have
all of
such Limited Partner’s Units repurchased, any Units that such Limited Partner
acquired pursuant to the Distribution Reinvestment Plan may be excluded from
the
one-year holding period requirement, in the discretion of the General Partners.
8.12 Interest
on Capital Contributions. No
interest shall be paid on any Capital Contributions.
8.13 Ownership
by Limited Partner of Interest in Affiliates of General Partners.
No
Limited Partner (other than a General Partner, in the event that he or it
is
also a Limited Partner) shall at any time, either directly or indirectly,
own
any stock or other interest in any Affiliate of any General Partner if such
ownership, by itself or in conjunction with the stock or other interest owned
by
other Limited Partners would, in the opinion of counsel for the Partnership,
jeopardize the classification of the Partnership as a partnership for federal
income tax purposes. The General Partners shall be entitled to make such
reasonable inquiry of the Limited Partners and prospective Limited Partners
as
is required to establish compliance by the Limited Partners with the provisions
of this Section 8.13.
8.14 Deficit
Capital Accounts. The
Limited Partners shall not be required to reimburse the Partnership or any
other
Partner for deficiencies in their Capital Accounts. In addition, except as
may
be required under state law, the General Partners shall not be required to
reimburse the Partnership or the Limited Partners for deficiencies in their
Capital Accounts.
8.15 Distribution
Reinvestment Plan.
(a) A
Limited
Partner who acquired its Units in the Offering may elect to participate in
a
program for the reinvestment of his distributions (the “Distribution
Reinvestment Plan”) and have its Net Cash Distributions reinvested in Units of
the Partnership during the offering period or in units issued by a subsequent
limited partnership or in shares issued by a real estate investment trust
sponsored by the General Partners or their Affiliates which has substantially
identical investment objectives as the Partnership, as all are more particularly
described in the Distribution Reinvestment Plan as adopted by the General
Partners and subject to the limitations and conditions specified therein.
(b) Each
Limited Partner electing to participate in the Distribution Reinvestment
Plan
hereby agrees that his investment in this Partnership or any subsequent limited
partnership or real estate investment trust sponsored by the General Partners
or
their Affiliates shall be deemed to constitute his agreement to be a limited
partner of the partnership or a shareholder of the real estate investment
trust
in which such investment is made and to be bound by the terms and conditions
of
the agreement of limited partnership of such partnership or the articles
of
incorporation of such real estate investment trust, and if, at any time,
such
Limited Partner fails to meet the applicable investor suitability standards
or
cannot make the other investor representations or warranties set forth in
the
then current prospectus, partnership agreement or subscription agreement
relating thereto, such Limited Partner will promptly notify the General Partners
in writing.
(c) The
General Partners may, at their option, elect not to provide the Distribution
Reinvestment Plan or terminate any such plan at any time without notice to
the
Limited Partners.
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ARTICLE
IX
DISTRIBUTIONS
9.1 Net
Cash Distributions. Except
as
otherwise provided for in a liquidation in Section 9.3 hereof, Net Cash
Distributions for each applicable accounting period shall be distributed
to the
Partners so far as they will apply as follows:
(a) First,
to
the Limited Partners on a per Unit basis until each of such Limited Partners
has
received distributions of Net Cash From Operations with respect to such fiscal
year, or applicable portion thereof, equal to eight percent (8%) per annum
of
his Net Capital Contribution;
(b) Then
to
the Limited
Partners on a per Unit basis until each Limited Partner has received or has
been
deemed to have received one hundred percent (100%) of his Net Capital
Contribution; and
(c) Thereafter,
eighty-five percent (85%) to the Limited Partners on a per Unit basis, and
fifteen percent (15%) to the General Partners.
Notwithstanding
the foregoing, in no event will the General Partners be allocated or receive
distributions in excess of the amounts permitted by the NASAA Guidelines,
as
defined herein. It is the intent of the foregoing proviso that the General
Partners receive no more of the Net Cash From Operations, Non-Liquidating
Net
Sale Proceeds or Liquidating Distributions than is allowed pursuant to Article
IV, Section E.2. of the NASAA Guidelines, and in the event the allocations
pursuant to this Article IX would otherwise result in the General Partners
receiving any such excess distributions, such excess distributions otherwise
distributable to the General Partners will instead be reallocated in favor
of
and distributed to the Limited Partners on a per Unit basis, and if sufficient
funds are not available for such reallocation to the Limited Partners, the
General Partners will refund the amount of the excess distribution to the
Partnership for reallocation in favor of and distribution to the Limited
Partners on a per Unit basis.
Notwithstanding
the foregoing, Limited Partners who purchased Units pursuant to the deferred
commission option described in the Prospectus shall for a period of six years
following the year of purchase (or longer if required to satisfy the commissions
due with respect to such Units) have deducted and withheld from distributions
of
Net Cash Distributions otherwise payable to such Limited Partners an annual
amount equal to ten cents ($0.10) per Unit purchased pursuant to said deferred
commission option, which amounts shall be used by the Partnership to pay
commissions due with respect to such Units. All such amounts withheld from
Net
Cash Distributions shall be deemed to have been distributed to, and be deemed
to
have been received by, such Limited Partners as Net Cash
Distributions.
In
the
event that, at any time prior to the satisfaction of any remaining deferred
commission obligations, the Partnership begins a liquidation of our properties,
the remaining commissions due under the deferred commission option may be
accelerated by the Partnership. In such event, the General Partners will
provide
notice of such acceleration to Limited Partners who have elected the deferred
commission option. The amount of the remaining commissions due shall be deducted
and paid by the Partnership out of cash distributions otherwise payable to
such
Limited Partners during the time period prior to liquidation of the
Partnership’s properties; provided that, in no event may the Partnership
withhold in excess of $0.60 per Unit in the aggregate. To the extent that
the
distributions during such time period are insufficient to satisfy the remaining
commissions due, the obligation of the Partnership and the Limited Partners
to
make any further payments of deferred commissions under the deferred commission
option shall terminate, and participating broker-dealers will not be entitled
to
receive any further portion of their deferred commissions following a
liquidation of the Partnership’s properties.
In
addition, if a Limited Partner elects the deferred commission option and
subsequently requests that the Partnership transfer such Limited Partner’s units
for any reason prior to the time that the remaining deferred selling commissions
have been deducted from cash distributions otherwise payable to such Limited
Partner during the period that deferred commissions are payable, then the
Partnership will accelerate the remaining selling commissions due under the
deferred commission option. In such event, the General Partners shall provide
notice of such acceleration to such Limited Partners, and (i) in the case
of a
repurchase of the Units by the Partnership pursuant to Section 8.11 hereof,
the selling Limited Partner will be required to pay to the Partnership the
unpaid
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portion
of the remaining deferred commission obligation prior to or concurrently
with
the Partnership’s repurchase of such Limited Partner’s Units or the Partnership
may deduct such unpaid portion of the remaining deferred commission obligation
from the amount otherwise due to such Limited Partner for the repurchase
of such
Units or (ii) if a Limited Partner requests that the Partnership transfer
the Units for any other reason, such Limited Partner will not be entitled
to
effect any such transfer until he first either: (A) pays to the Partnership
the unpaid portion of the remaining deferred commission obligation, or
(B) provides a written instrument in form and substance satisfactory to the
General Partners, and appropriately signed by the transferee, stating that
the
proposed transferee agrees to have the unpaid portion of the remaining deferred
commission obligation deducted from cash distributions otherwise payable
to the
transferee during the remaining portion of the specified period, which may
be up
to six (6) years.
9.2 Dissolution.
Upon
dissolution, the Partnership shall proceed to liquidate its assets as follows:
(a) Subject
to any applicable limitations of law, upon dissolution of the Partnership,
the
assets of the Partnership shall be converted to cash. The Partnership shall
be
given adequate time to collect any notes received with respect to the sale
of
such assets and collect any other debts outstanding. All cash on hand, including
all cash received after the happening of an event of dissolution set forth
in
Section 20.1 hereof, shall be applied and distributed as follows:
(i) All
of
the debts and liabilities of the Partnership, except indebtedness to Partners,
shall first be paid and satisfied or adequate provision, including the
setting
up of any reserves which the General Partners in their sole discretion deem
reasonably necessary or desirable, shall be made for the payment or satisfaction
thereof;
(ii) All
debts
of the Partnership to Partners shall next be paid on a pro rata basis without
respect to the date on which such debts were incurred;
(iii) Any
fees
due to the General Partners shall next be paid; and
(iv) The
balance of the assets of the Partnership shall be distributed to each Partner
in
accordance with the positive balance in his Capital Account as of the
date
of
distribution, as provided in Section 9.3 below.
(b) Upon
dissolution, each Limited Partner shall look solely to the assets of the
Partnership for the return of his investment, and if the Partnership Property
remaining after payment or discharge of the debts and liabilities of the
Partnership, including debts and liabilities owed to one or more of the
Partners, is insufficient to return the aggregate Capital Contributions of
each
Limited Partner, such Limited Partners shall have no recourse against the
General Partners or any other Limited Partner.
9.3 Liquidating
Distributions. After
the
payment of all Partnership debts and liabilities and the establishment of
any
reserves which the General Partners in their sole discretion may deem reasonably
necessary or desirable, Liquidating Distributions shall be distributed to
each
Partner in accordance with the positive balance in his Capital Account as
of the
date of distribution (after allocation of the Net Income as provided in Section
10.2 hereof).
9.4 Distribution
Dates. To
the
extent that the Partnership has sufficient cash flow to make distributions,
in
the discretion of the General Partners, distributions under this Article
IX will
be made at least quarterly, but no more often than monthly (the “Distribution
Period”).
9.5 Allocation
Among General Partners. All
amounts distributed to the General Partners under this Article IX shall be
apportioned among the General Partners in such percentages as they may from
time
to time agree upon among themselves.
9.6 Allocation
Among Limited Partners. All
allocations and distributions made to the Limited Partners pursuant to this
Article IX shall be paid to those Persons who were Limited Partners or Assignees
as of the last day of the Distribution Period preceding the time of the
distribution (the “Allocation Date”) on a pro rata basis
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according
to the number of Units held on the Allocation Date; provided, however, with
respect to any Unit issued by the Partnership during such Distribution Period,
allocations and distributions made with respect to such Unit for such
Distribution Period shall be equal to the pro rata share for such Unit
determined in accordance with the first clause of this Section 9.6 multiplied
by
a fraction, the numerator of which is the number of days contained in the
Distribution Period during which the Unit in question was issued, and the
denominator of which is the total number of days contained in such Distribution
Period.
ARTICLE
X
ALLOCATIONS
10.1 Net
Loss. Net
Loss
for each applicable accounting period shall be allocated to the Partners
as
follows:
(a) To
the
Partners having positive balances in their Capital Accounts (in proportion
to
the aggregate positive balances in all Capital Accounts) in an amount not
to
exceed such positive balance as of the last day of the fiscal year; and
(b) Then,
eighty-five percent (85%) to the Limited Partners and fifteen percent (15%)
to
the General Partners.
10.2 Net
Income. Subject
to the Qualified Income Offset provisions of Section 10.3 hereof, Net Income
for
each applicable accounting period shall be allocated to the Partners as follows:
(a) To
the
Partners to the extent of and in proportion to allocations of Net Loss to
the
Partners pursuant to Section 10.1; and
(b) Then,
so
as to cause the Capital Accounts of all Partners to permit liquidating
distributions pursuant to Section 9.3 to be made in the same manner and priority
as set forth in Section 9.1.
To
the
extent that the tax allocation provisions of this Article X would fail to
produce such final Capital Account balances which would cause liquidating
distributions pursuant to Section 9.3 to be made in the same manner and priority
as set forth in Section 9.1, (a) such provisions shall be amended by the
General Partners if and to the extent necessary to produce such result, and
(b)
taxable income and taxable losses of the Partnership for the current year
(or
items of gross income and deduction for the Partnership for such year) shall
be
reallocated by the General Partners among the Partners to the extent necessary
to produce such result and, to the extent it is not possible to achieve such
result with allocations of items of income (including gross income) and
deduction for the current year, taxable income and taxable losses of the
Partnership for prior open years (or items of gross income and deduction
of the
Partnership for such years) shall be reallocated by the General Partners
among
the Partners to the extent necessary to produce such result. The provisions
of
this paragraph shall control notwithstanding any reallocation or adjustment
of
taxable income, taxable loss or items thereof by the Internal Revenue Service
or
any other taxing authority.
10.3 Qualified
Income Offset. Notwithstanding
any provision to the contrary contained herein, in the event that any Partner
receives an adjustment, allocation or distribution described in Treasury
Regulations Section 1.704- 1(b)(2)(ii)(d)(4), (5) or (6) which causes a deficit
balance in such Partner’s Capital Account, such Partner will be allocated items
of income or gain (consisting of a pro rata portion of each item of Partnership
income, including gross income, and gain for such year) in an amount and
manner
sufficient to eliminate such deficit balance as quickly as possible, all
in
accordance with Treasury Regulations Section 1.704-1(b)(2)(ii)(d). (It is
the
intent of the Partners that the foregoing provision constitute a “Qualified
Income Offset,” as defined in Treasury Regulations Section 1.704-1(b)(2)(ii)(d),
and the foregoing provision shall in all events be interpreted so as to
constitute a valid “Qualified Income Offset.”)
10.4 Allocation
Among Limited Partners. Except
as
otherwise provided in this Article X, all allocations made to the Limited
Partners as a group under this Article X shall be apportioned among the Limited
Partners according to each Limited Partner’s Participating Percentage. If,
however, Limited Partners are admitted to the Partnership pursuant to Article
VIII on different dates during any fiscal year, such allocations under this
Article
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X
for
such fiscal year (and, if necessary, subsequent years) shall be divided among
the Persons who own Units from time to time during such year in accordance
with
Section 706 of the Code, using any conventions permitted by law and selected
by
the General Partners, in their sole discretion.
10.5 Allocation
Among General Partners. All
allocations made under this Article X to the General Partners shall be
apportioned among the General Partners in such percentages as they may from
time
to time agree among themselves.
10.6 Item
Prorations. Any
fiscal year of the Partnership in which the Partnership realizes any Gain
on
Sale shall be divided into multiple accounting periods, the first of which
shall
begin on the first day of such fiscal year and shall end on the Sale Date,
and
the second of which shall begin on the day following such Sale Date and shall
end on the following Sale Date, if any, and if no further Sale Date occurs,
then
on the last day of such fiscal year. Any Net Income realized by the Partnership
in any of such accounting periods shall be allocated to the Partners in the
manner provided in Section 10.2 hereof as if such accounting period were
a
complete fiscal year of the Partnership. Any Net Loss, depreciation,
amortization or cost recovery deductions incurred by the Partnership in any
of
such accounting periods shall be allocated to the Partners in the manner
provided in Sections 10.1 and 10.2 hereof as if such accounting period were
a
complete fiscal year of the Partnership.
10.7 Allocations
in Respect to Transferred Units. If
any
Units are transferred during any fiscal year, all items attributable to such
Units for such year shall be allocated between the transferor and the transferee
by taking into account their varying interests during the year in accordance
with Section 706(d) of the Code, utilizing any conventions permitted by law
and
selected by the General Partners, in their sole and absolute discretion.
Solely
for purposes of making such allocations, the Partnership shall recognize
the
transfer of such Units as of the end of the calendar quarter during which
it
receives written notice of such transfer, provided that if the Partnership
does
not receive a written notice stating the date such Units were transferred
and
such other information as may be required by this Agreement or as the General
Partners may reasonably require within thirty (30) days after the end of
the
year during which the transfer occurs, then all such items shall be allocated
to
the Person who, according to the books and records of the Partnership, on
the
last day of the year during which the transfer occurs, was the owner of the
Units. The General Partners and the Partnership shall incur no liability
for
making allocations in accordance with the provisions of this Section 10.7,
whether or not the General Partners or the Partnership have knowledge of
any
transfer of ownership of any Units.
10.8 Allocations
in Respect to Repurchased Units. If
any
Units are repurchased pursuant to Section 8.11 hereof during any fiscal year,
all items attributable to such Units for such year shall be determined by
the
General Partners (a) pro rata with respect to the number of months such Units
were outstanding during such year, (b) on the basis of an interim closing
of the
Partnership books, or (c) in accordance with any other method established
by the
General Partners in accordance with applicable provisions of the Code and
Treasury Regulations.
10.9 Disputes.
Except
with respect to matters as to which the General Partners are granted discretion
hereunder, the opinion of the independent public accountants retained by
the
Partnership from time to time shall be final and binding with respect to
all
disputes and uncertainties as to all computations and determinations required
to
be made under Articles IX and X hereof (including but not limited to any
computations and determinations in connection with any distribution or
allocation pursuant to a dissolution and liquidation).
ARTICLE
XI
MANAGEMENT
OF THE PARTNERSHIP
11.1 Management.
The
General Partners shall conduct the business of the Partnership, devoting
such
time thereto as they, in their sole discretion, shall determine to be necessary
to manage Partnership business and affairs in an efficient manner. Any action
required to be taken by the General Partners pursuant to this Agreement shall
be
duly taken only if it is approved, in writing or otherwise, by all the General
Partners, unless the General Partners agree among themselves to a different
arrangement for said approval.
11.2 Powers
of the General Partners. The
General Partners shall have full charge of overall management, conduct and
operation of the Partnership, and shall have the authority to act on behalf
of
the
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Partnership
in all matters respecting the Partnership, its business and its property,
and,
without limiting in any manner the foregoing, authority:
(a) To
do on
behalf of the Partnership all things which, in their sole judgment, are
necessary, proper or desirable to carry out the Partnership’s business,
including, but not limited to, the right, power and authority: (i) to execute
all agreements and other documents necessary to implement the purposes of
the
Partnership, to take such action as may be necessary to consummate the
transactions contemplated hereby and by the Prospectus, and to make all
reasonably necessary arrangements to carry out the Partnership’s obligations in
connection therewith; (ii) to employ, oversee and dismiss from employment
any
and all employees, agents, independent contractors, real estate managers,
contractors, engineers, architects, developers, designers, brokers, attorneys
and accountants; (iii) to sell, exchange or grant an option for the sale
of all
or substantially all or any portion of the real and personal property of
the
Partnership, at such price or amount, for cash, securities or other property
and
upon such other terms as the General Partners, in their sole discretion,
deem
proper; (iv) to let or lease all or any portion of the Partnership Properties
for any purpose and without limit as to the term thereof, whether or not
such
term (including renewal terms) shall extend beyond the date of the termination
of the Partnership and whether or not the portion so leased is to be occupied
by
the lessee or, in turn, subleased in whole or in part to others; (v) to create,
by grant or otherwise, easements and servitudes; (vi) to borrow money and
incur
indebtedness; provided, however, the Partnership shall not be permitted to
incur
any indebtedness except as authorized in Section 11.3(e) hereof; (vii) to
draw,
make, accept, endorse, sign and deliver any notes, drafts or other negotiable
instruments or commercial paper; (viii) to execute such agreements and
instruments as may be necessary, in their discretion, to operate, manage
and
promote the Partnership assets and business; (ix) to construct, alter, improve,
repair, raze, replace or rebuild all or any portion of the Partnership
Properties; (x) to submit to arbitration any claim, liability or dispute
involving the Partnership (provided that such claims will be limited to actions
against the Partnership not involving securities claims by the Limited Partners
and provided further that no claim, liability or dispute of a Limited Partner
will be subject to mandatory arbitration); (xi) to compromise any claim or
liability due to the Partnership; (xii) to execute, acknowledge or verify
and
file any notification, application, statement and other filing which the
General
Partners consider either required or desirable to be filed with any state
or
federal securities administrator or commission; (xiii) to make any tax elections
to be made by the Partnership, including, without limitation, to cause the
Partnership to be taxed as a corporation or to qualify as a real estate
investment trust (REIT) for federal income tax purposes; (xiv) to place record
title to any of its assets in the name of a nominee, agent or a trustee;
(xv) to
do any or all of the foregoing, discretionary or otherwise, through agents
selected by the General Partners, whether compensated or uncompensated by
the
Partnership; (xvi) to execute and file of record all instruments and documents
which are deemed by the General Partners to be necessary to enable the
Partnership properly and legally to do business in the State of Texas or
any
other jurisdiction deemed advisable; (xvii) to monitor the transfer of
Partnership interests to determine if such interests are being traded on
“an
established securities market or a secondary market (or the substantial
equivalent thereof)” within the meaning of Section 7704 of the Code, and take
(and cause Affiliates to take) all steps reasonably necessary or appropriate
to
prevent any such trading of interests, including without limitation, voiding
transfers if the General Partners reasonably believe such transfers will
cause
the Partnership to be treated as a “publicly traded partnership” under the Code
or Treasury Regulations thereunder; (xviii) at the appropriate time, to register
the Units with the Securities and Exchange Commission pursuant to the Securities
Exchange Act of 1934; and (xix) to do any or all of the foregoing for such
consideration and upon such other terms or conditions as the General Partners,
in their discretion, determine to be appropriate; provided, however, in no
event
shall the General Partners or their Affiliates receive compensation from
the
Partnership unless specifically authorized by Article XII hereof, by Articles
IX
and X hereof or by the “Compensation of the General Partners and Affiliates”
section of the Prospectus.
(b) Notwithstanding
anything contained herein to the contrary, subject to the provisions contained
in Section 16.2 hereof, to amend this Agreement without the consent or vote
of
any of the Limited Partners: (i) to reflect the addition or substitution
of
Limited Partners or the reduction of Capital Accounts upon the return of
capital
to Partners; (ii) to add to the representations, duties or obligations of
the
General Partners or their Affiliates or surrender any right or power granted
herein to the General Partners or their Affiliates for the benefit of the
Limited Partners; (iii) to cure any ambiguity, to correct or supplement any
provision herein which may be inconsistent with any other provision herein,
or
to add any other
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provision
with respect to matters or questions arising under this Agreement which will
not
be inconsistent with the provisions of this Agreement; (iv) to delete or
add any
provision from or to this Agreement requested to be so deleted or added by
the
staff of the Securities and Exchange Commission or by the staff of any state
regulatory agency, the deletion or addition of which provision is deemed
by the
staff of any such regulatory agency to be for the general benefit or protection
of the Limited Partners; (v) to attempt to have the provisions of this Agreement
comply with federal income tax law and regulations thereunder; and (vi) to
facilitate the operation of the Partnership in order to qualify as a REIT,
corporation or other tax status elected for the Partnership by the General
Partners.
(c) To
possess and exercise, as may be required, all of the rights and powers of
general partners as more particularly provided by the Act, except to the
extent
that any of such rights may be limited or restricted by the express provisions
of this Agreement.
(d) To
execute, acknowledge and deliver any and all instruments and take such other
steps as are necessary to effectuate the foregoing. Any such instruments
may be
executed on behalf of the Partnership by either of the General Partners,
except
that any instrument pursuant to which the Partnership acquires or disposes
of
any interest in real property shall require the signature, personally or
by
attorney-in-fact, of each of the General Partners.
11.3 Limitations
on Powers of the General Partners.
The
General Partners shall observe the following policies in connection with
Partnership operations:
(a) Pending
initial investment of its funds, or to provide a source from which to meet
contingencies, including, without limitation, the working capital reserve,
the
Partnership may temporarily invest its funds in short-term, highly liquid
investments where there is appropriate safety of principal, such as government
obligations, bank or savings and loan association certificates of deposit,
short-term debt obligations and interest- bearing accounts; provided that,
following one year after the commencement of the operations of the Partnership,
no more than forty-five percent (45%) of the value (as defined in Section
2(a)(41) of the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended) of the Partnership’s
total assets (exclusive of government securities and cash items) will consist
of, and no more than forty-five percent (45%) of the Partnership’s net income
after taxes (for any four consecutive fiscal quarters combined) will be derived
from, securities other than (i) government securities; (ii) securities issued
by
majority owned subsidiaries of the Partnership which are not investment
companies; and (iii) securities issued by companies, which are controlled
primarily by the Partnership, through which the Partnership engages in a
business other than that of investing, reinvesting, owning, holding or trading
in securities, and which are not investment companies.
(b) The
Partnership shall not acquire unimproved or non-income producing property,
except in amounts and upon terms which can be financed by the Offering proceeds
or from Cash Flow and provided investment in such properties shall not exceed
the lesser of twenty-five percent (25%) of gross Offering proceeds available
for
Investment in Properties or ten percent (10%) of Aggregate Assets Value,
in each
case calculated as of the end of the month immediately preceding such
acquisition. Properties shall not be considered non-income producing if they
are
expected to produce income within a reasonable period of time after their
acquisition, and for purposes hereof, two years shall be deemed to be
presumptively reasonable.
(c) All
real
property acquisitions must be supported by an appraisal which shall be prepared
by a Competent Independent Expert. The appraisal shall be maintained in the
Partnership’s records for at least five (5) years and shall be available for
inspection and duplication by any Limited Partner.
(d) The
General Partners shall not have the authority to incur indebtedness which
is
secured by the Partnership Properties or assets, except as specifically
authorized pursuant to Section 11.3(e) below.
(e) The
General Partners shall have the authority to borrow funds (i) for Partnership
operating purposes in the event of unforeseen or unexpected circumstances
in
which the Partnership’s available cash resources are deemed insufficient for the
maintenance and repair of Partnership Properties or for the protection or
replacement of the Partnership’s assets, and (ii) in order to finance
improvement of
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and
improvements to Partnership Properties at such time as the General Partners
may
deem such improvements to be necessary or appropriate to protect capital
previously invested in such Partnership Properties, to protect the value
of the
Partnership’s investment in a particular Partnership Property, or to make a
particular Partnership Property more attractive for sale or lease; provided,
however, that the aggregate amount of Partnership borrowings shall not exceed
the maximum amount permitted under the NASAA Guidelines. The
Partnership may borrow such funds from the General Partners, their Affiliates
or
others, provided that if any such borrowing is from the General Partners
or
their Affiliates, (i) such borrowing may not constitute a “financing” as that
term is defined under the NASAA Guidelines (i.e., all indebtedness encumbering
Partnership Properties or incurred by the Partnership, “the principal amount of
which is scheduled to be paid over a period of not less than forty-eight
(48)
months, and not more than fifty percent (50%) of the principal amount of
which
is scheduled to be paid during the first twenty-four (24) months”); (ii)
interest and other financing charges or fees charged on any such borrowing
may
not exceed amounts which would be charged by unrelated lending institutions
on
comparable financing for the same purpose in the same locality as the
Partnership Property if the loan is made in connection with a particular
Partnership property; and (iii) no prepayment charge or penalty shall be
required with respect to any such borrowing secured by either a first or
a
junior or all-inclusive trust deed, mortgage or encumbrance on a Partnership
Property, except to the extent that such pre-payment charge or penalty is
attributable to the underlying encumbrance.
(f) The
Partnership shall not reinvest Cash Flow (excluding any proceeds from the
sale,
disposition or refinancing of a Partnership Property) in new properties.
The
General Partners shall have the authority to reinvest proceeds from the sale,
disposition or refinancing of Partnership Properties; provided, that a portion
of such proceeds sufficient to cover any increase in Limited Partners’ federal
and state income taxes attributable to the sale, disposition or refinancing
(assuming a thirty percent (30%) combined federal and state tax bracket)
shall
be distributed in time to pay such increase.
(g) The
General Partners shall exercise their fiduciary duty for the safekeeping
and use
of all funds and assets of the Partnership, whether or not in their immediate
possession or control, and shall not employ, or permit another to employ,
such
funds or assets in any manner except for the exclusive benefit of the
Partnership. In addition, the Partnership shall not permit the Partners to
contract away the fiduciary duty owed to the Partners by the General Partners
under common law.
(h) The
Partnership shall maintain reasonable reserves for normal repairs, replacements
and contingencies or for specified or unspecified tenant improvements or
leasing
commissions relating to Partnership Properties, in such amounts as the General
Partners in their sole and absolute discretion determine from time to time
to be
adequate, appropriate or advisable in connection with the operations of the
Partnership. The amount of initial working capital reserves for each Partnership
Property shall be established by the General Partners at the time of
acquisition, and are anticipated to be approximately 1% of the contract price
of
the Partnership Property, which is anticipated to equal approximately 0.8%
of
the gross proceeds of the Offering. In the event expenditures are made from
any
such reserves, future operating revenues may be allocated to such reserves
to
the extent deemed necessary by the General Partners for the maintenance of
reasonable reserves.
(i) The
Partnership shall not own or lease property jointly or in partnership with
unrelated entities except in general partnerships or joint ventures which
own
and operate one or more particular properties, unless (i) the management
of such
partnership or joint ownership is under the control of the Partnership in
that
the Partnership or an Affiliate of the Partnership possesses the power to
direct
or to cause the direction of the management and policies of any such partnership
or joint venture; (ii) the Partnership, as a result of such joint ownership
or
partnership ownership of a property, is not charged, directly or indirectly,
more than once for the same services; (iii) the joint ownership or partnership
does not authorize or require the Partnership to do anything as a partner
or
joint venturer with respect to the property which the Partnership or the
General
Partners could not do directly because of this Agreement; and (iv) the General
Partners and their Affiliates are prohibited from receiving any compensation,
fees or expenses which are not permitted to be paid under this Agreement.
The
ownership of the common areas located on property through a condominium
association or other similar form of real property ownership shall not be
considered a joint ownership of property for purposes of this paragraph.
The
Prospectus shall disclose the
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potential
risk of impasse on joint venture decisions since no joint venture participant
controls such decisions and the potential risks that while a joint venture
participant may have the right to buy the property from the Partnership or
joint
venture, it may not have the resources to do so.
(j) The
Partnership may not own or lease property jointly or in a partnership or
joint
venture with an Affiliate of the General Partners unless such property is
owned
or leased by a joint venture or general partnership with a publicly registered
Affiliate, and unless (i) such Affiliate has substantially identical investment
objectives as those of the Partnership with respect to such property; (ii)
the
Partnership, as a result of such joint ownership or partnership ownership
of a
property, is not charged, directly or indirectly, more than once for the
same
services; (iii) the compensation payable to the General Partners and their
Affiliates is substantially identical in each program; (iv) the Partnership
will
have a right of first refusal to buy the property held by such joint venture
in
the event that such Affiliate elects to sell its interest in the joint venture;
and (v) the investment by the Partnership and such Affiliate are on
substantially the same terms and conditions. The ownership of the common
areas
located on property through a condominium association or other similar form
of
real property ownership shall not be considered a joint ownership of property
for purposes of this paragraph.
(k) The
Partnership will not invest in limited partnership interests of any other
limited partnership of which either of the General Partners also serve as
a
general partner unless the Partnership will receive no duplicate fees or
compensation beyond what is permissible under the NASAA Guidelines. The
Partnership may not invest in general partnership interests of any other
limited
partnership unless it, alone or with any of its publicly-registered affiliates,
acquires a controlling interest in such other limited partnership and receives
no duplicate fees or compensation beyond what is permissible under the NASAA
Guidelines. The Partnership may invest in limited partnership interests of
other
limited partnerships (the “Lower-Tier Partnerships”) only if all of the
following conditions, if applicable, are met:
(i) If
the
general partner of the Lower-Tier Partnership is a Sponsor, the Partnership
may
not invest in the Lower-Tier Partnership unless:
(A) the
partnership agreement of the Lower-Tier Partnership contains provisions
complying with Section IX.F. of the NASAA Guidelines and
provisions
acknowledging privity between the Lower-Tier general partner and the Limited
Partners; and
(B) the
compensation payable in the aggregate from both levels shall not exceed the
amounts permitted under Section IV. of the NASAA Guidelines.
(ii) If
the
general partner of the Lower-Tier Partnership is not a Sponsor, the Partnership
may not invest in the Lower-Tier Partnership unless (A) the
partnership
agreement of the Lower-Tier Partnership contains provisions complying with
Sections II.E. and F., VII.A.-D., H. and J., and IX.C. of the NASAA
Guidelines, and (B) the compensation payable at both tiers shall not exceed
the amounts permitted in Section IV. of the NASAA Guidelines.
(iii) Each
Lower-Tier Partnership shall have as its limited partners only publicly
registered upper-tier partnerships; provided, however, that special limited
partners
not affiliated with the Sponsor shall be permitted if the interests taken
result
in no diminution in the control exercisable by the other limited
partners.
(iv) The
Partnership is not structured with more than two tiers.
(v) The
Partnership, as a result of an investment in the Lower-Tier Partnership,
is not
charged, directly or indirectly, more than once for the same
services.
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(vi) The
Limited Partners can, upon the vote of a majority in interest and without
the
concurrence of the Sponsor, direct the General Partners to take any
action
permitted to a limited partner in the Lower-Tier Partnership.
(vii) If
the
Partnership invests in a Lower-Tier Partnership, then the Prospectus shall
fully
and prominently disclose the two-tiered arrangement and any risks
related
thereto.
(viii) Notwithstanding
clauses (ii) through (vii) above, if the general partner of the Lower-Tier
Partnership is not a Sponsor, the Partnership may invest in a
Lower-Tier
Partnership that owns and operates a particular property to be qualified
pursuant to Section 42(g) of the Code if limited partners at both tiers are
provided all of the rights and obligations required by Section VII. of the
NASAA
Guidelines, and there are no payment of duplicate fees.
(l) The
completion of improvements which are to be constructed or are under construction
on Partnership Property shall be guaranteed at the price contracted either
by an
adequate completion bond or by other satisfactory assurances; provided, however,
that such other satisfactory assurances shall include at least one of the
following: (i) a written personal guarantee of one or more of the general
contractor’s principals accompanied by the financial statements of such
guarantor indicating a substantial net worth; (ii) a written fixed price
contract with a general contractor that has a substantial net worth; (iii)
a
retention of a reasonable portion of the purchase consideration as a potential
offset to such purchase consideration in the event the seller does not perform
in accordance with the purchase and sale agreement; or (iv) a program of
disbursements control which provides for direct payments to subcontractors
and
suppliers.
(m) The
Partnership shall make no construction loans to builders of Partnership
Properties and shall make no periodic progress or other advance payments
to such
builders unless the Partnership has first received an architect’s certification
as to the percentage of the project which has been completed and as to the
dollar amount of the construction then completed.
(n) The
Partnership shall not acquire property in exchange for Units.
(o) The
Partnership shall not obtain nonrecourse financing from a Limited Partner
or any
party affiliated with a Limited Partner.
(p) An
“all-inclusive” or “wrap-around” note and deed of trust (referred to herein as
the “all-inclusive note”) may be used to finance the purchase of a Partnership
Property only if the following conditions are complied with: (i) the sponsor
(as
defined pursuant to the NASAA Guidelines) under the all-inclusive note shall
not
receive interest on the amount of the underlying encumbrance included in
the
all-inclusive note in excess of that payable to the lender on that underlying
encumbrance; (ii) the Partnership shall receive credit on its obligation
under
the all-inclusive note for payments made directly on the underlying encumbrance;
and (iii) a paying agent, ordinarily a bank, escrow company, or savings and
loan, shall collect payments (other than any initial payment of prepaid interest
or loan points not to be applied to the underlying encumbrance) on the
all-inclusive note and make disbursements therefrom to the holder of the
underlying encumbrance prior to making any disbursement to the holder of
the
all-inclusive note, subject to the requirements of subparagraph (i) above,
or,
in the alternative, all payments on the all-inclusive and underlying note
shall
be made directly by the Partnership.
(q) [Reserved.]
(r) The
General Partners shall not have the authority on behalf of the Partnership
to:
(i) list,
recognize or facilitate the trading of Units (or any interest therein) on
any
“established securities market (or the equivalent thereof)” within the
meaning
of Section 7704 of the Code, or permit any of their Affiliates to take such
actions, if as a result thereof, the Partnership would be treated for federal
income tax purposes as an association taxable as a corporation or taxed as
a
“publicly traded partnership;” or
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(ii) create
for the Units (or any interest therein) a “secondary market (or the equivalent
thereof)” within the meaning of Section 7704 of the Code or otherwise
permit,
recognize or facilitate the trading of any such Units (or any interest therein)
on any such market or permit any of their Affiliates to take such actions,
if as
a result thereof, the Partnership would be treated for federal income tax
purposes as an association taxable as a corporation or taxed as a “publicly
traded partnership.”
(s) The
funds
of the Partnership shall not be commingled with the funds of any other Person,
except in the case of making capital contributions to a joint venture or
partnership permitted pursuant to the provisions of Section 11.3(i) above.
Nothing in this Section 11.3 shall prohibit the Partnership or the Sponsor
from
establishing a master fiduciary account pursuant to which separate subtrust
accounts are established for the benefit of Affiliated limited partnerships,
provided that Partnership funds are protected from claims of such other
partnerships and their creditors.
(t) The
General Partners shall not be authorized to enter into or effect any Roll-Up
unless such Roll-Up complies with the following terms and
conditions:
(i) An
appraisal of all assets of the Partnership shall be obtained from a Competent
Independent Expert. If the appraisal will be included in a prospectus used
to
offer
the securities of a Roll-Up Entity, the appraisal shall be filed with the
Securities and Exchange Commission and the applicable states as an exhibit
to
the registration statement for the offering. The assets of the Partnership
shall
be appraised on a consistent basis. The appraisal shall be based on an
evaluation of all relevant information and shall indicate the current value
of
the Partnership’s assets as of a date immediately prior to the announcement of
the proposed Roll-Up. The appraisal shall assume an orderly liquidation of
the
Partnership’s assets over a twelve (12) month period, shall consider other
balance sheet items, and shall be net of the assumed cost of sale. The terms
of
the engagement of the Competent Independent Expert shall clearly state that
the
engagement is for the benefit of the Partnership and its Limited Partners.
A
summary of the independent appraisal, indicating all material assumptions
underlying the appraisal, shall be included in a report to the Limited Partners
in connection with the proposed Roll-Up.
(ii) In
connection with the proposed Roll-Up, the Person sponsoring the Roll-Up shall
provide each Limited Partner with a document which instructs the
Limited
Partner on the proper procedure for voting against or dissenting from the
Roll-Up and shall offer to Dissenting Limited Partners the choice of: (A)
accepting the securities of the Roll-Up Entity offered in the proposed Roll-Up;
or (B) one of the following: (I) remaining as Limited Partners in the
Partnership and preserving their interests therein on the same terms and
conditions as existed previously, or (II) receiving cash in an amount equal
to
the Limited Partners’ pro rata share of the appraised value of the net assets of
the Partnership.
(iii) The
Partnership may not participate in any proposed Roll-Up which would result
in
the Limited Partners having democracy rights in the Roll-Up Entity
which
are
less than those provided for below. If the Roll-Up Entity is a corporation,
the
voting rights shall correspond to the voting rights provided for in the NASAA
Guidelines to the greatest extent possible.
(A) Meetings
of the Roll-up Entity may be called by the general partner or the limited
partners of the Roll-Up Entity holding more than 10% of the
then
outstanding limited partnership interests, for any matters for which the
limited
partners may vote as set forth in the limited partnership agreement for the
Roll-Up Entity. Upon receipt of a written request either in person or by
certified mail stating the purpose(s) of the meeting, the sponsor of the
Roll-Up
Entity shall provide all limited partners within ten (10) days after receipt
of
said request, written notice (either in person or by certified mail) of a
meeting and the purpose of such meeting to be held on a date not less than
fifteen (15) nor more than sixty (60) days after receipt of said request,
at a
time and place convenient to the limited partners.
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(B) To
the
extent permitted by the law of the state of formation, the partnership agreement
of the Roll-Up Entity shall provide that a majority of the
outstanding
limited partner interests may, without necessity for concurrence by the general
partner, vote to: (1) amend the partnership agreement of the Roll-Up Entity,
(2) remove the general partner(s), (3) elect a new general partner(s), (4)
approve or disapprove the sale of all or substantially all of the assets
of the
Roll-Up Entity, except pursuant to a plan disclosed in the final prospectus
relating to the Roll-Up, and (5) dissolve the Roll-Up Entity. Without
concurrence of a majority of the outstanding limited partner interests, the
general partner(s) may not (i) amend the partnership agreement except for
amendments which do not adversely affect the rights of the limited partners,
(ii) voluntarily withdraw as a general partner unless such withdrawal would
not
affect the tax status of the Roll-Up Entity and would not materially adversely
affect the limited partners, (iii) appoint a new general partner(s), (iv)
sell
all or substantially all of the Roll-Up Entity’s assets other than in the
ordinary course of business, (v) cause the merger or other reorganization
of the
Roll-Up Entity or (vi) dissolve the Roll-Up Entity. Notwithstanding clause
(iii)
of the preceding sentence, an additional general partner may be appointed
without obtaining the consent of the limited partners if the addition of
such
person is necessary to preserve the tax status of the Roll-Up Entity, such
person has no authority to manage or control the Roll-Up Entity under the
partnership agreement, there is no change in the identity of the persons
who
have authority to manage or control the Roll-Up Entity, and the admission
of
such person as an additional general partner does not materially adversely
affect the limited partners. Any amendment to the partnership agreement which
modifies the compensation or distributions to which a general partner is
entitled or which affects the duties of a general partner may be conditioned
upon the consent of the general partner. With respect to any limited partners
interest owned by the sponsor of the Roll-Up Entity, the sponsor may not
vote or
consent on matters submitted to the limited partners regarding the removal
of
the sponsor or regarding any transaction between the Roll-Up Entity and the
sponsor. In determining the existence of the requisite percentage in limited
partners interests necessary to approve a matter on which the sponsor may
not
vote or consent, any limited partner interest owned by the sponsor shall
not be
included. If the law of the state of formation provides that the Roll-Up
Entity
will dissolve upon termination of a general partner(s) unless the remaining
general partner(s) continues the existence of the Roll-Up Entity, the
partnership agreement shall obligate the remaining general partner(s) to
continue the Roll-Up Entity’s existence; and if there will be no remaining
general partner(s), the termination of the last general partner shall not
be
effective for a period of at least 120 days during which time a majority
of the
outstanding limited partners interest shall have the right to elect a general
partner who shall agree to continue the existence of the Roll-Up Entity.
The
partnership agreement shall provide for a successor general partner where
the
only general partner of the Roll-Up Entity is an individual.
(iv) The
Partnership may not participate in any proposed Roll-Up which includes
provisions which would operate to materially impede or frustrate the
accumulation
of shares by any purchaser of the securities of the Roll-Up Entity (except
to
the minimum extent necessary to preserve the tax status of the Roll-Up Entity).
The Partnership may not participate in any proposed Roll-Up which would limit
the ability of a Limited Partner to exercise the voting rights of his securities
in the Roll-Up Entity on the basis of the limited partnership interests or
other
indicia of ownership held by that Limited Partner.
(v) The
Partnership may not participate in any proposed Roll-Up in which the Limited
Partners’ rights of access to the records of the Roll-Up Entity will be
less
than
those provided for under Section VII.D. of the NASAA Guidelines, which are
generally as provided in Section 15.1 of this Agreement.
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(vi) The
Partnership may not participate in any proposed Roll-Up in which any of the
costs of the transaction would be borne by the Partnership if the
proposed
Roll-Up is not approved by a Majority Vote of the Limited Partners.
(u) The
Partnership shall not invest in junior trust deeds and other similar
obligations.
11.4 Expenses
of the Partnership.
(a) Subject
to Sections 11.4(b) and 11.4(c) below, the Partnership shall reimburse the
General Partners and their Affiliates for (i) all Organization and Offering
Expenses incurred by them, and (ii) the actual cost to them of goods and
materials used for or by the Partnership and obtained from entities unaffiliated
with the General Partners.
(b) Except
as
provided below and in Sections 11.4(a) and 11.4(c), all of the Partnership’s
expenses shall be billed directly to and paid by the Partnership. The General
Partners may be reimbursed for the administrative services necessary to the
prudent operation of the Partnership; provided that the reimbursement shall
be
at the lower of the General Partners’ actual cost or the amount the Partnership
would be required to pay to independent parties for comparable administrative
services in the same geographic location. No payment or reimbursement will
be
made for services for which the General Partners are entitled to compensation
by
way of a separate fee. Excluded from allowable reimbursements shall be: (i)
rent
or depreciation, utilities, capital equipment, other administrative items;
and
(ii) salaries, fringe benefits, travel expenses and other administrative
items
incurred by or allocated to any controlling Persons of the General Partners
or
their Affiliates. A controlling Person, for purposes of this Section 11.4(b),
shall be deemed to include, but not be limited to, any Person, whatever his
title, who performs functions for the General Partners similar to those of:
(A)
chairman or member of the Board of Directors; (B) executive management,
including the President, Chief Operating Officer, Vice President, Executive
Vice
President or Senior Vice President, Corporate Secretary and Treasurer; (C)
senior management, such as the Vice President of an operating division, who
reports directly to executive management; or (D) those holding a five percent
(5%) or more equity interest in Behringer Harvard Advisors I LP or a Person
having the power to direct or cause the direction of the General Partners,
whether through the ownership of voting securities, by contract or otherwise.
It
is not intended that every person who carries a title such as vice president,
secretary or treasurer be considered a controlling Person.
The
annual report to investors shall include a breakdown of the costs reimbursed
to
the General Partners pursuant to this subsection. Within the scope of the
annual
audit of the General Partners’ financial statements, the independent certified
public accountant must verify the allocation of such costs to the Partnership.
The method of verification shall at a minimum provide:
(i) A
review
of the time records of individual employees, the cost of whose services were
reimbursed; and
(ii) A
review
of the specific nature of the work performed by each such employee. The methods
of verification shall be in accordance with generally accepted
auditing
standards and shall, accordingly, include such tests of the accounting records
and such other auditing procedures which the General Partners’ independent
certified public accountant considers appropriate under the circumstances.
The
additional cost of such verification will be itemized by said accountants
on a
program-by-program basis and may be reimbursed to the General Partners by
the
Partnership in accordance with this subsection only to the extent that such
reimbursement when added to the cost for services rendered does not exceed
the
allowable rate for such services as determined above.
(c) The
General Partners or their Affiliates shall pay, at no additional cost to
the
Partnership (i) overhead expenses of the General Partners and their Affiliates;
(ii) expenses and salaries related to the performance of those services for
which the General Partners and their Affiliates are entitled to compensation
by
way of Acquisition and Advisory Fees, Partnership and property management
fees
or real estate brokerage commissions related to the resale of Partnership
Properties (provided, however, that the foregoing shall in no way limit the
payment or reimbursement of legal, travel, employee-related expenses
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and
other
out-of-pocket expenses which are directly related to a particular Partnership
Property and not prohibited by Section 11.4(b) above); and (iii) all other
administrative expenses which are unrelated to the business of the Partnership.
The General Partners or their Affiliates shall pay, at no additional cost
to the
Partnership, Organization and Offering Expenses (other than commissions paid
to
broker-dealers and other underwriting compensation) to the extent they exceed
two and one-half percent (2.5%) of the gross proceeds of the Offering of
Units.
(d) Subject
to the provisions of paragraphs (b) and (c) of this Section 11.4, the
Partnership shall pay the following expenses of the Partnership:
(i) Organization
and Offering Expenses (other than commissions paid to broker-dealers and
other
underwriting compensation) which do not exceed two and
one-half
percent (2.5%) of the gross proceeds of the Offering of Units;
(ii) Underwriting
compensation, including broker-dealer selling commissions and the dealer
manager
fee, payable in an amount not to exceed ten percent
(10%)
of
the gross proceeds of the Offering of Units, plus a maximum of one-half percent
(0.5%) of the gross proceeds of the Offering of Units for reimbursement of
bona
fide due diligence expenses to be paid out of Organization and Offering Expenses
subject to the limitation of Section 11.4(d)(i) above;
(iii) All
operational expenses of the Partnership, which may include, but are not limited
to: (A) all costs of personnel employed by the Partnership or directly
involved
in the business of the Partnership, including Persons who may also be employees
of the General Partners or their Affiliates, including but not limited to,
salaries and other employee-related expenses, travel and other out-of-pocket
expenses of such personnel which are directly related to a particular
Partnership Property; (B) all costs of borrowed money, taxes and assessments
on
Partnership Properties and other taxes applicable to the Partnership; (C)
legal,
accounting, audit, brokerage and other fees; (D) fees and expenses paid to
independent contractors, brokers and servicers, leasing agents, consultants,
on-site managers, real estate brokers, mortgage brokers, insurance brokers
and
other agents; and (E) expenses in connection with the disposition, replacement,
alteration, repair, remodeling, refurbishment, leasing and operation of
Partnership Properties (including the costs and expenses of foreclosures,
legal
and accounting fees, insurance premiums, real estate brokerage and leasing
commissions and maintenance connected with such Property); and
(iv) All
accounting, documentation, professional and reporting expenses of the
Partnership, which may include, but are not limited to: (A) preparation and
documentation
of Partnership bookkeeping, accounting and audits; (B) preparation and
documentation of budgets, economic surveys, Cash Flow projections and working
capital requirements; (C) preparation and documentation of Partnership federal
and state tax returns; (D) printing, engraving and other expenses and documents
evidencing ownership of an interest in the Partnership or in connection with
the
business of the Partnership; (E) expenses of insurance as required in connection
with the business of the Partnership, including, without limitation, life
and
disability insurance with respect to any individual General Partner; (F)
expenses in connection with distributions made by the Partnership to, and
communications, bookkeeping and clerical work necessary in maintaining relations
with, Limited Partners, including the costs of printing and mailing to such
Persons certificates for the Units and reports of the Partnership, and of
preparing proxy statements and soliciting proxies in connection therewith;
(G)
expenses in connection with preparing and mailing reports required to be
furnished to Limited Partners for investing, tax reporting or other purposes,
including reports required to be filed with the Securities and Exchange
Commission and other federal or state regulatory agencies, or expenses
associated with furnishing reports to Limited Partners which the General
Partners deem to be in the best interests of the Partnership; (H) expenses
of
revising, amending, converting, modifying or terminating the Partnership
or this
Agreement; (I) costs incurred in connection with any litigation in which
the
Partnership is involved as well as any examination, investigation or other
proceedings conducted of the
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Partnership
by any regulatory agency, including legal and accounting fees incurred in
connection therewith; (J) costs of any computer equipment or services used
for
or by the Partnership; (K) costs of any accounting, statistical or bookkeeping
equipment necessary for the maintenance of the books and records of the
Partnership; (L) costs of preparation and dissemination of information and
documentation relating to potential sale, financing or other disposition
of
Partnership Properties; and (M) supervision and expenses of professionals
employed by the Partnership in connection with any of the foregoing, including
attorneys, accountants and appraisers.
11.5 Merger,
Exchange and Conversion.
(a) The
Partnership may (i) adopt a plan of merger and may merge with or into one
or
more domestic or foreign limited partnerships or other entities, resulting
in
there being one or more surviving entities, (ii) adopt a plan of exchange
by
which a domestic or foreign limited partnership or other entity is to acquire
all of the outstanding partnership interests of the Partnership in exchange
for
cash, securities or other property of the acquiring domestic or foreign limited
partnership or other entity or (iii) adopt a plan of conversion and convert
to a
foreign limited partnership or other entity. Any such plan of merger, plan
of
exchange or plan of conversion shall in all events comply with the applicable
requirements of the Act and this Agreement, including, if such merger, exchange
or conversion is a Roll-Up, the provisions of Section 11.3(t)
hereof.
(b) Any
such
merger shall be conditioned upon the merger being permitted by the laws under
which each other entity that is a party to the merger is incorporated or
organized or by the constituent documents of such other entity that are not
inconsistent with such laws. Any such plan of exchange shall be conditioned
upon
the issuance of shares or other interests of the acquiring foreign limited
partnership or other entity being permitted by the laws under which such
foreign
limited partnership or other entity is incorporated or organized or is not
inconsistent with such laws. Any such conversion shall be conditioned upon
such
conversion being permitted by, or not inconsistent with, the laws of the
jurisdiction in which the converted entity is to be incorporated, formed
or
organized, and the incorporation, formation or organization of the converted
entity is effected in compliance with such laws.
(c) The
Partnership may adopt a plan of merger, plan of exchange or plan of conversion
if the General Partners act upon and the Limited Partners (if required by
Section 11.5(d) below) approve the plan of merger, plan of exchange or plan
of
conversion in the manner prescribed in Section 11.5(d) below.
(d) Except
as
provided by Sections 11.5(e) and 11.5(f), after acting on a plan of merger,
plan
of exchange or plan of conversion in the manner prescribed by in the following
sentence, the General Partners shall submit the plan of merger, plan of exchange
or plan of conversion for approval by the Limited Partners, and in order
for
such plan of merger, plan of exchange or plan of conversion to be
approved:
(i) the
General Partners shall adopt a resolution recommending that the plan of merger,
plan of exchange or plan of conversion, as the case may be, be
approved
by the Limited Partners, unless the General Partners determine that for any
reason they should not make that recommendation, in which case the General
Partners shall adopt a resolution directing that the plan of merger, plan
of
exchange or plan of conversion, as the case may be, be submitted to the Limited
Partners for approval without recommendation and, in connection with the
submission, communicate the basis for their determination that the plan of
merger, plan of exchange or plan of conversion be submitted to the Limited
Partners without any recommendation; and
(ii) the
Limited Partners entitled to vote on the plan of merger, plan of exchange
or
plan of conversion must approve the plan.
The
General Partners may condition their submission to the Limited Partners of
a
plan of merger, plan of exchange or plan of conversion, and the effectiveness
of
such plan, on any basis, including without limitation that a specified
percentage in excess of a Majority Vote be required for the approval of the
plan
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of
merger, plan of exchange or plan of conversion. Unless the General Partners
require a greater vote, a Majority Vote shall be required for approval of
a plan
of merger, plan of exchange or plan of conversion.
The
General Partners shall notify each Limited Partner, whether or not entitled
to
vote, of the meeting of the Limited Partners at which the plan of merger,
plan
of exchange or plan of conversion is to be submitted for approval in accordance
with this Section 11.5(d) and applicable law. The notice shall be given at
least
twenty (20) days before the meeting and shall state that the purpose, or
one of
the purposes, of the meeting is to consider the plan of merger, plan of exchange
or plan of conversion and shall contain or be accompanied by a copy or summary
of the plan of merger, plan of exchange or plan of conversion. Any such approval
may be by written consent of the requisite Limited Partners as would be required
to approve the plan of merger, plan of exchange or plan of conversion at
any
meeting where all the Limited Partners are present.
(e) Unless
applicable law otherwise requires (in which case the approval of the Limited
Partners shall continue to be required and the provisions of Section 11.5(d)
shall continue to apply), (1) approval by the Limited Partners of a plan
of
exchange shall not be required, and the provisions of Section 11.5(d) do
not
apply, if the Partnership is the acquiring entity in the plan of exchange,
and
(2) approval by the Limited Partners on a plan of merger, plan of exchange
or a
plan of conversion shall not be required, and the provisions of Section 11.5(d)
do not apply, if either:
(i) (A) a
limited
partnership is the sole surviving or resulting entity;
(B) the
partnership agreement of the surviving or resulting limited partnership will
not
differ from this Agreement before the merger or conversion in
any
manner other than as to application of applicable law or other insignificant
conforming differences;
(C) Limited
Partners who held interests in the Partnership immediately before the effective
date of the merger or conversion will hold the same interests
in
the
same proportions, immediately after the effective date of the merger or
conversion; and
(D) the
General Partners adopt a resolution approving the plan of merger or plan
of
conversion; or
(ii) the
transaction involves the conversion to corporate, trust or association form
of
only the Partnership and, as a consequence of the transaction, there
will
be
no significant adverse change in any of the following rights or terms, as
compared to such rights and terms in effect for the Partnership prior to
such
transaction:
(A) voting
rights of holders of the class of securities to be held by Limited
Partners;
(B) the
term
of existence of the surviving or resulting entity;
(C) compensation
to the sponsor (as defined in the NASAA Guidelines) of the surviving or
resulting entity; or
(D) the
investment objectives of the surviving or resulting entity.
(f) After
a
plan of merger, plan of exchange or plan of conversion is approved, and at
any
time before the merger, exchange or conversion has become effective, the
plan of
merger, plan of exchange or plan of conversion may be abandoned (subject
to any
contractual rights by any of the entities that are a party thereto), without
action by the Limited Partners, in accordance with the procedures set forth
in
the plan of merger, plan of exchange or plan of conversion or, if no such
procedures are set forth in such plan, in the manner determined by the General
Partners.
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11.6 Rights
of Dissenting Limited Partners
(a) In
the
absence of fraud in the transaction, the remedy provided by this Section
11.6 to
a Dissenting Limited Partner is the exclusive remedy for the recovery from
the
Partnership of the value of his Units or money damages with respect to such
plan
of merger, plan of exchange or plan of conversion. If the existing, surviving,
or new corporation or limited partnership (foreign or domestic) or other
entity,
as the case may be, complies with the requirements of this Section 11.6 and,
with respect to a Roll-Up, Section 11.3(t)(ii), any Dissenting Limited Partner
who fails to comply with the requirements of this Section 11.6 shall not
be
entitled to bring suit for the recovery of the value of his Units or money
damages with respect to the transaction. Notwithstanding any of the foregoing,
this Section 11.6(a) shall not operate to limit the liability of the General
Partners or their Affiliates in contravention of the provisions of NASAA
Guidelines Section II.D.1.
(b) Units
of
Dissenting Limited Partners for which payment has been made shall not thereafter
be considered outstanding for the purposes of any subsequent vote of Limited
Partners.
(c) Within
sixty (60) days after a Dissenting Limited Partner votes against any plan
of
merger, plan of exchange or plan of conversion, or, with respect to a plan
of
merger, plan of exchange or plan of conversion approved by written consent,
within sixty (60) days after notice to the Limited Partners of the receipt
by
the Partnership of written consents sufficient to approve such merger, exchange
or conversion, the Dissenting Limited Partner may demand in writing that
payment
for his Limited Partnership interests be made in accordance with this Section
11.6, and the General Partners shall (i) make a notation on the records of
the
Partnership that such demand has been made and (ii) within a reasonable period
of time after the later of the receipt of a payment demand or the consummation
of the merger, exchange or conversion, cause the Partnership to pay to the
Dissenting Limited Partner the fair value of such Dissenting Limited Partner’s
Units without interest. The fair value of a Dissenting Limited Partner’s Units
shall be an amount equal to the Dissenting Limited Partner’s pro rata share of
the appraised value of the net assets of the Partnership (determined in
accordance with the provisions of Section 11.3(t)(i) hereof).
(d) If
a
Dissenting Limited Partner shall fail to make a payment demand within the
period
provided in Section 11.6(c) hereof, such Dissenting Limited Partner and all
persons claiming under him shall be conclusively presumed to have approved
and
ratified the merger, conversion or exchange and shall be bound thereby, the
right of such Limited Partner to be paid the alternative compensation for
his
Limited Partnership Interest in accordance with this Section 11.6 shall cease,
and his status as a Limited Partner shall be restored without prejudice to
any
proceedings which may have been taken during the interim, and such Dissenting
Limited Partner shall be entitled to receive any distributions made to Limited
Partners in the interim.
11.7 Limitation
on Liability of the General Partners; Indemnification of the General
Partners.
(a) Neither
the General Partners nor any of their Affiliates (hereinafter, an “Indemnified
Party”) shall be liable, responsible or accountable in damages or otherwise to
any other Partner, the Partnership, its receiver or trustee (the Partnership,
its receiver or trustee are hereinafter referred to as “Indemnitors”) for, and
the Indemnitors agree to indemnify, pay, protect and hold harmless each
Indemnified Party (on the demand of such Indemnified Party) from and against
any
and all liabilities, obligations, losses, damages, actions, judgments, suits,
proceedings, reasonable costs, reasonable expenses and disbursements (including,
without limitation, all reasonable costs and expenses of defense, appeal
and
settlement of any and all suits, actions or proceedings instituted against
such
Indemnified Party or the Partnership and all reasonable costs of investigation
in connection therewith) (collectively referred to as “Liabilities” for the
remainder of this Section) that may be imposed on, incurred by, or asserted
against such Indemnified Party or the Partnership in any way relating to
or
arising out of any action or inaction on the part of the Partnership or on
the
part of such Indemnified Party where the Liability did not result from the
Indemnified Party’s negligence or misconduct and where the Indemnified Party (i)
acted in good faith and on behalf of or for the Partnership, and
(ii) reasonably believed that the action or inaction was in the
Partnership’s best interest. Notwithstanding the foregoing, each Indemnified
Party shall be liable, responsible and accountable, and neither the Partnership
nor any Indemnitor shall be liable to an
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Indemnified
Party, for any portion of such Liabilities with respect to a proceeding in
which
(i) the Indemnified Party is found liable on the basis that the Indemnified
Party improperly received personal benefit, whether or not the benefit resulted
from an action taken in the Indemnified Party’s official capacity, or (ii) the
Indemnified Party is found liable to the Partnership or the Limited Partners.
The Indemnified Party shall not be indemnified for any Liability in relation
to
a proceeding in which the Indemnified Party’s act or failure to act constituted
negligence or misconduct in the performance of the Indemnified Party’s duty to
the Partnership or the Limited Partners. If any action, suit or proceeding
shall
be pending against the Partnership or any Indemnified Party relating to or
arising out of any such action or inaction, such Indemnified Party shall
have
the right to employ, at the reasonable expense of the Partnership (subject
to
the provisions of Section 11.7(b) below), separate counsel of such Indemnified
Party’s choice in such action, suit or proceeding. The satisfaction of the
obligations of the Partnership under this Section shall be from and limited
to
the assets of the Partnership and no Limited Partner shall have any personal
liability on account thereof.
(b) Cash
advances from Partnership funds to an Indemnified Party for legal expenses
and
other costs incurred as a result of any legal action initiated against an
Indemnified Party by a Limited Partner are prohibited except as provided
below.
Cash advances from Partnership funds to an Indemnified Party for reasonable
legal expenses and other costs incurred as a result of any legal action or
proceeding are permissible if (i) such suit, action or proceeding relates
to or
arises out of any action or inaction on the part of the Indemnified Party
in the
performance of its duties or provision of its services on behalf of the
Partnership; (ii) such suit, action or proceeding is initiated by a third
party
who is not a Limited Partner, or the suit, action or proceeding is initiated
by
a Limited Partner and a court of competent jurisdiction specifically approves
such advancement; and (iii) the Indemnified Party undertakes to repay any
funds
advanced pursuant to this Section in the cases in which such Indemnified
Party
would not be entitled to indemnification under Section 11.7(a) above. If
advances are permissible under this Section, the Indemnified Party 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 such Indemnified Party shall
become
obligated to make payment therefor, any and all amounts for which such
Indemnified Party believes in good faith that such Indemnified Party is entitled
to indemnification under Section 11.7(a) above. 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. In the event that a final
determination is made that the Partnership is not so obligated for any amount
paid by it to a particular Indemnified Party, such Indemnified Party will
refund
such amount within sixty (60) days of such final determination, and in the
event
that a final determination is made that the Partnership is so obligated for
any
amount not paid by the Partnership to a particular Indemnified Party, the
Partnership will pay such amount to such Indemnified Party within sixty (60)
days of such final determination.
(c) Notwithstanding
anything to the contrary contained in Section 11.7(a) above, neither the
General
Partners nor any of their Affiliates nor any Person acting as a broker-dealer
with respect to the Units shall be indemnified from any liability, loss or
damage incurred by them arising due to an alleged violation of federal or
state
securities laws unless (i) there has been a successful adjudication on the
merits of each count involving alleged securities law violations as to the
particular Indemnified Party, (ii) such claims have been dismissed with
prejudice on the merits by a court of competent jurisdiction as to the
particular Indemnified Party, or (iii) a court of competent jurisdiction
approves a settlement of the claims against the particular Indemnified Party
and
finds that indemnification of the settlement and related costs should be
made.
Prior to seeking a court approval for indemnification, the General Partners
shall undertake to cause the party seeking indemnification to apprise the
court
of the position with respect to indemnification for securities violations
of the
Securities and Exchange Commission, the California Commissioner of the
Department of Corporations, the Massachusetts Securities Division, the Missouri
Securities Division, the Nebraska Bureau of Securities, the Oklahoma Department
of Securities, the Pennsylvania Securities Commission, the Tennessee Securities
Division, the Texas State Securities Board and any other state securities
regulatory authority of any state in which the Units were offered or sold
which
requires such notification.
(d) The
Partnership shall not incur the cost of the portion of any insurance which
insures any party against any liability as to which such party is prohibited
from being indemnified as set forth above.
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(e) For
purposes of this Section 11.7, an Affiliate of the General Partner shall
be
indemnified by the Partnership only in circumstances where the Affiliate
has
performed an act on behalf of the Partnership or the General Partners within
the
scope of the authority of the General Partners and for which the General
Partners would have been entitled to indemnification had such act been performed
by them.
ARTICLE
XII
SERVICES
TO PARTNERSHIP BY GENERAL PARTNERS
12.1 Acquisition
and Advisory Services. The
General Partners and their Affiliates shall provide a continuing and suitable
investment program for the Partnership consistent with the investment objectives
of the Partnership and shall perform acquisition and advisory services in
connection with the review and evaluation of potential investments for the
Partnership, which services shall include, but shall not be limited to: (a)
serving as the Partnership’s investment and financial advisor and providing
research and economic and statistical data in connection with real property
acquisitions and investment policies; (b) analyzing with respect to each
potential Partnership Property investment (i) the geographic market in which
any
such property is located, including market demand analyses, (ii) the physical
condition of any existing structures, appurtenances and service systems,
(iii)
the availability of contractors and engineers, (iv) zoning and other
governmental restrictions applicable to the use or development of the property,
(v) income and expense forecasts and (vi) other appropriate review and
evaluation of potential investment; and (c) structuring and negotiating the
terms and conditions under which investments in Partnership Properties will
be
made. In consideration for such services, including services rendered with
respect to properties which are considered for acquisition by the Partnership
but are not acquired, the General Partners and their Affiliates shall be
paid
Acquisition and Advisory Fees in an amount of three percent (3%) of the Contract
Purchase Price of each Partnership Property, provided that such amount does
not
exceed the limitations set forth in Section 12.2 hereof. In addition, in
reimbursement for certain Acquisition Expenses relating to property acquisitions
by the Partnership, such as legal fees, travel expenses, title insurance
premium
expenses and other closing costs, the General Partners and their Affiliates
shall be paid an amount of up to one-half percent (.5%) of the Contract Purchase
Price of each Partnership Property. Acquisition and Advisory Fees in respect
of
each investment of the Partnership shall accrue and be payable at the time
and
in respect of funds expended for (i) the acquisition of a Partnership Property
or (ii) to the extent that such funds are capitalized, for the development,
construction or improvement of a Partnership Property. Acquisition Expenses
shall be accrued as incurred and submitted for reimbursement by the General
Partners to the Partnership and shall be payable to the extent of one-half
percent (.5%) of the Contract Purchase Price of each Partnership Property,
whether such expenses relate to investments which are consummated, whether
income-producing or raw land to be developed or other investments, or to
investments that are not consummated. In addition to such fees, the Partnership
shall bear the expenses of independent appraisers, market analysts or other
such
Persons not affiliated with the General Partners who may be engaged to evaluate
potential real estate acquisitions and developments by or on behalf of the
Partnership.
12.2 Limitations
on Acquisition Fees.
(a) Acquisition
and Advisory Fees paid in connection with the consideration, analysis, purchase
and development of Partnership investments and with respect to each particular
investment shall be paid only for services actually rendered, and in no event
will the total of all Acquisition Fees, including the Acquisition and Advisory
Fees paid to the General Partners or their Affiliates, exceed the compensation
customarily charged in arm’s-length transactions by others rendering similar
services as an ongoing public activity in the same geographic location and
for
comparable property. The limitation imposed hereby will be complied with
at any
given time on an ongoing basis. Within thirty (30) days after completion
of the
last acquisition, the General Partners shall forward to the California
Commissioner of the Department of Corporations a schedule, verified under
penalties of perjury, reflecting:
(i) each
acquisition made;
(ii) the
Purchase Price paid;
(iii) the
aggregate of all Acquisition Fees paid on each transaction; and
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(iv) a
computation showing compliance with Rule 260.140.113.3 adopted pursuant
to the
California Corporate Securities Law of 1968.
For
purposes of the foregoing, the “last acquisition” shall mean the last
acquisition of Partnership Property in which the investment was made from
proceeds of the Offering, as well as any subsequent acquisition of Partnership
Property in which the source of funds for such acquisition is proceeds from
the
sale of any Partnership Property.
(b) The
General Partners intend to acquire Partnership Properties on an all cash
basis
and shall commit a percentage of Capital Contributions to Investment in
Properties acquired by the Partnership in an amount which is equal to at
least
the Minimum Investment Percentage. For such purposes, working capital reserves
in an aggregate amount not in excess of five percent (5%) of Capital
Contributions shall be deemed to be committed to the purchase, development,
construction or improvement of properties acquired by the Partnership.
12.3 Property
Management Services.
The
General Partners shall cause the Partnership to employ a property management
company (which may be an Affiliate of the General Partners) to perform
professional property management and leasing services for the Partnership.
In
the event the property management company is an Affiliate of the General
Partners, the compensation payable to such Affiliate shall be equal to the
lesser of (a) fees which are competitive for similar services in the same
geographic area, or (b) four percent (4%) of Gross Revenues of the properties
managed. In the case of industrial and commercial properties which are leased
on
a long-term (ten or more years) net lease basis, the maximum property management
fee from such leases shall be one percent (1%) of Gross Revenues, except
for a
one time initial leasing fee of three percent (3%) of Gross Revenues on each
lease payable over the first five full years of the original term of the
lease.
As used herein, the term “net lease” shall mean a lease which requires the
tenant to coordinate and pay directly all real estate taxes, sales and use
taxes, utilities, insurance and other operating expenses relating to the
leased
property. Included within such fees should be bookkeeping services and fees
paid
to non-related Persons for property management services. In addition, the
Partnership will also pay a separate fee for the leases of new tenants and
renewals of leases with existing tenants in an amount not to exceed the fee
customarily charged by others rendering similar services in the same geographic
area except to the extent such compensation is specifically included in the
foregoing property management fees. The Partnership may also pay to
non-affiliated third party leasing agents leasing fees for procuring tenants
and
negotiating the terms of tenant leases. In no event may the aggregate of
all
property management and leasing fees paid to Affiliates of the General Partners
exceed six percent (6%) of Gross Revenues. The foregoing limitation will
include
all leasing, re-leasing and leasing related services provided, however, that
such limitation is not intended to preclude the charging of a separate
competitive fee for the one-time initial rent-up or leasing-up of a newly
constructed property or total rehabilitation of a property if such service
is
not included in the Purchase Price of the Partnership Property.
12.4 Asset
Management Fee. The
General Partners and their Affiliates shall perform asset management services
in
connection with the operation and holding of the Partnership’s assets, which
will include:
(a) Analysis
and management of utilization of Partnership investments and financial
performance of investments;
(b) Analysis
of the maximization of return with respect to investments and advice as to
the
timing of disposition and terms and conditions of disposition of such
investments;
(c) Daily
management of Partnership Properties, including entering into leases of real
property and service contracts, and, to the extent necessary, performing
all
other operational functions for the maintenance and administration of such
properties;
(d) Investigate,
select and, on behalf of the Partnership, engage and conduct business with
such
Persons as the General Partners and their Affiliates deem necessary to the
proper performance of their obligations hereunder, including but not limited
to
consultants, accountants, correspondents, lenders, technical advisors,
attorneys, brokers, underwriters, corporate fiduciaries, escrow agents,
depositaries, custodians, agents for collection, insurers, insurance agents,
banks, builders, developers, property owners,
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mortgagors,
property management companies, transfer agents and any and all agents for
any of
the foregoing, including Affiliates, and Persons acting in any other capacity
deemed by the General Partners and their Affiliates necessary or desirable
for
the performance of any of the foregoing services, including but not limited
to
entering into contracts in the name of the Partnership with any of the
foregoing; and
(e) Provide
the Partnership with all necessary cash management services.
In
consideration for such services, the General Partners or their Affiliates
shall
be paid an annual Asset Management Fee of not more than one-half percent
(.5%)
of the Aggregate Asset Value, provided, however, that such Asset Management
Fee
shall be reduced to the extent that the sum of such amount plus the amount
of
Net Cash Distributions from Cash Available for Distribution pursuant to Section
9.1 hereof for any year exceed the sum of three-quarters percent (.75%) of
the
Base Amount, as certified by the Partnership’s independent public accountants.
The fee will be payable on the tenth day of each month in an amount equal
to
one-twelfth of one-half percent (1/12th
of .5%)
of Aggregate Assets Value as of the last day of the immediately preceding
month.
Accrued but unpaid Asset Management Fees for any period shall be deferred
without interest and shall be payable in subsequent periods from any funds
available to the Partnership after payment of all other costs and expenses
of
the Partnership, including any reserves then determined by the General Partner
to no longer be necessary to be retained by the Partnership or from
Non-Liquidating Net Sale Proceeds or Liquidating Distributions. In addition
to
such fees, the Partnership shall bear the expenses of any independent
appraisers, market analysts or other Persons not affiliated with General
Partners who may be engaged by the General Partners to evaluate the assets
of
the Partnership for purposes of the foregoing.
The
Partnership may reinvest the proceeds from the sale and refinancing of its
properties during the seven (7) years following the date of SEC effectiveness,
and no deductions for Front-End Fees shall be allowed on such reinvestments.
Beginning on a date which is seven (7) years after SEC effectiveness, no
reinvestment of the proceeds from the sale and refinancing shall be allowed.
Asset Management Fees may be accrued without interest when funds are not
available for their payment. Any accrued Asset Management Fees may be paid
from
the next available cash flow or net proceeds from sale or refinancing of
properties. No Asset Management Fees may be paid from the Partnership’s
reserves. If a General Partner is terminated and is entitled to compensation
from the Partnership, as provided for herein and as governed by
Section II.F of the NASAA Guidelines, the General Partner shall be paid
Asset Management Fees through the date of such termination.
12.5 Insurance
Services. The
General Partners or any of their Affiliates may provide insurance brokerage
services in connection with obtaining insurance on the Partnership's Properties
so long as the cost of providing such service, including the cost of the
insurance, is no greater than the lowest quote obtained from two unaffiliated
insurance agencies and the coverage and terms are likewise comparable. In
no
event may such services be provided by the General Partners or any of their
Affiliates unless they are independently engaged in the business of providing
such services to Persons other than Affiliates and at least seventy-five
percent
(75%) of their insurance brokerage service gross revenue is derived from
Persons
other than Affiliates.
12.6 Development
and Construction Services Prohibited. Neither
the General Partners nor any of their Affiliates (except any Persons affiliated
with the General Partners only through their employment by the Partnership)
may
receive any development or construction fees or any other fees or other
compensation from the Partnership in connection with the development or
construction of Partnership Properties.
12.7 Real
Estate Commissions on Resale of Properties. The
General Partners and their Affiliates may perform real estate brokerage services
for the Partnership in connection with the resale of property by the
Partnership; provided that the compensation therefor to the General Partners
or
their Affiliates in connection with the sale of a particular property shall
not
exceed the lesser of (a) fifty percent (50%) of the reasonable, customary
and
competitive real estate brokerage commission normally and customarily paid
for
the sale of a comparable property in light of the size, type and location
of the
property, or (b) three percent (3%) of the gross sales price of the property;
and provided, further, that payments of said compensation shall be deferred
and
made only after the Partnership has distributed to each Limited Partner or
his
Assignee from Non-Liquidating Distributions or Liquidating Distributions,
as the
case may be, an aggregate amount in cash which is equal to one hundred percent
(100%) of his Capital Contribution (less all amounts, if any, theretofore
distributed as a return of unused capital pursuant to Section 8.10), and
has
distributed to each Limited Partner or Assignee from all sources an additional
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amount
equal to an eight percent (8%) per annum cumulative (but not compounded)
return
on his Net Capital Contribution, calculated from the date of his admission
into
the Partnership; and provided, further, that the General Partners and their
Affiliates may receive such real estate commission only if they provide
substantial services in connection with the sales effort. The aggregate real
estate commission paid to all parties involved in the sale of a Partnership
Property shall not exceed the lesser of: (a) the reasonable, customary and
competitive real estate brokerage commission normally and customarily paid
for
the sale of a comparable property in light of the size, type and location
of the
property, or (b) six percent (6%) of the gross sales price of such property.
Notwithstanding the foregoing, neither the General Partners nor any of their
Affiliates shall be granted an exclusive right to sell or exclusive employment
to sell any property on behalf of the Partnership.
12.8 Rebates,
Give-ups and Reciprocal Arrangements.
(a) No
rebates or give-ups may be received by any of the General Partners or their
Affiliates nor may the General Partners or their Affiliates participate in
any
reciprocal business arrangements which would circumvent the provisions of
this
Agreement.
(b) None
of
the General Partners nor any of their Affiliates shall, or shall knowingly
permit any underwriter, dealer or salesman to, directly or indirectly, pay
or
award any finder’s fees, commissions or other compensation to any Person engaged
by a potential investor for investment advice as an inducement to such advisor
to recommend the purchase of interests in the Partnership; provided, however,
that this clause shall not prohibit the normal sales commissions payable
to a
registered broker-dealer or other properly licensed Person (including the
General Partners and their Affiliates) for selling Partnership Units.
12.9 Other
Services. Other
than as specifically provided in this Agreement or in the Prospectus, neither
the General Partners nor their Affiliates shall be compensated for services
rendered to the Partnership. The General Partners and their Affiliates cannot
receive any fees or other compensation from the Partnership except as
specifically provided for in this Agreement or as described in the Prospectus
and except as permitted by the NASAA Guidelines.
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ARTICLE
XIII
TRANSACTIONS
BETWEEN GENERAL PARTNERS AND THE PARTNERSHIP
13.1 Sales
and Leases to the Partnership. The
Partnership shall not purchase or lease investment properties in which any
of
the General Partners or their Affiliates have an interest or from any entity
in
which the General Partners or their Affiliates have an interest except (a)
as
provided in Section 11.3(i) hereof or (b) pursuant to a right of first refusal
for such property in accordance with the provisions of Section 11.3(j)(iv)
hereof, provided that the purchase price for such property pursuant to the
right
of first refusal is not greater than the fair market value as determined
by the
appraisal of a Competent Independent Expert. The provisions of this Section
13.1
notwithstanding, the General Partners or their Affiliates may temporarily
enter
into contracts relating to investment properties to be assigned to the
Partnership prior to closing or may purchase property in their own names
(and
assume loans in connection therewith) and temporarily hold title thereto
for the
purpose of facilitating the acquisition of such property for the Partnership
or
the borrowing of money or obtaining of financing for the Partnership or
completion of construction of the property or any other purpose related to
the
business of the Partnership, provided that (a) such property is purchased
by the
Partnership for a price no greater than the cost of such property to the
General
Partners or their Affiliates (including closing and carrying costs), (b)
in no
event shall the Partnership purchase property from the General Partners or
their
Affiliates if such entity has held title to such property for more than twelve
(12) months prior to the commencement of the Offering, (c) the General Partners
or their Affiliates shall not sell property to the Partnership if the cost
of
the property exceeds the funds reasonably anticipated to be available to
the
Partnership to purchase such property, (d) there is no other benefit to the
General Partners or any Affiliate of the General Partners apart from
compensation otherwise permitted by this Agreement and (e) all income generated
and expenses associated with the property so acquired attributable to the
temporary holding period shall be treated as belonging to the Partnership.
Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Partnership may not acquire from the General
Partners or their Affiliates any property which, on the effective date of
the
Prospectus, was owned by such General Partner or Affiliate.
13.2 Sales
and Leases to the General Partners. The
Partnership shall not sell or lease any Partnership Property to the General
Partners or their Affiliates.
13.3 Loans.
No
loans
may be made by the Partnership to any of the General Partners or their
Affiliates.
13.4 Dealings
with Related Programs. Except
as
permitted by Sections 11.3(i) and 13.1 hereof, the Partnership shall not
acquire
property from any Program in which any of the General Partners or any of
their
Affiliates have an interest.
13.5 Commissions
on Reinvestment or Distribution. The
Partnership shall not pay, directly or indirectly, a commission or fee (except
as permitted under Article XII hereof) to a General Partner in connection
with
the reinvestment or distribution of the proceeds of the sale, exchange or
financing of Partnership Properties.
ARTICLE
XIV
INDEPENDENT
ACTIVITIES OF PARTNERS
Any
of
the Partners may engage in or possess an interest in other business ventures
of
every nature and description, independently or with others, including, but
not
limited to, the ownership, financing, leasing, management, syndication,
brokerage and development of real property of any kind whatsoever (including
properties which may be similar to those owned by the Partnership), and neither
the Partnership nor any of the Partners shall have any right by virtue of
this
Agreement in and to such independent ventures or to the income or profits
derived therefrom, provided that the General Partners shall in no way be
relieved of their fiduciary duty owed to the Partnership.
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ARTICLE
XV
BOOKS,
REPORTS, FISCAL AND TAX MATTERS
15.1 Books.
The
General Partners shall maintain full and complete books and records for the
Partnership at its principal office, and all Limited Partners and their
designated representatives shall have the right to inspect, examine and copy
at
their reasonable cost such books at reasonable times. The books of account
for
financial accounting purposes shall be kept in accordance with generally
accepted accounting principles. Limited Partner suitability records shall
be
maintained for at least six years. In addition, the General Partners shall
maintain an alphabetical list of the names, addresses and business telephone
numbers of the Limited Partners of the Partnership along with the number
of
Units held by each of them (the “Participant List”) as a part of the books and
records of the Partnership which shall be available for inspection by any
Limited Partner or his designated representative at the principal office
of the
Partnership upon the request of the Limited Partner. The Participant List
shall
be updated at least quarterly to reflect changes in the information contained
therein. A copy of the Participant List shall be mailed to any Limited Partner
requesting the Participant List within ten (10) days of the request. The
copy of
the Participant List to be mailed to a Limited Partner shall be printed in
alphabetical order, on white paper, and in readily readable type size (in
no
event smaller than 10-point type). A reasonable charge for copy work may
be
charged by the Partnership. The purposes for which a Limited Partner may
request
a copy of the Participant List include, without limitation, matters relating
to
the Limited Partners’ voting rights under this Agreement and the exercise of the
Limited Partners’ rights under federal proxy laws. If the General Partners of
the Partnership neglect or refuse to exhibit, produce or mail a copy of the
Participant List as requested, they shall be liable to the Limited Partner
requesting the list for the costs, including attorneys’ fees, incurred by that
Limited Partner for compelling the production of the Participant List and
for
actual damages suffered by the Limited Partner by reason of such refusal
or
neglect. It shall be a defense that the actual purpose and reason for a request
for inspection of or a request for a copy of the Participant List is to secure
such list of Limited Partners or other information for the purpose of selling
such list or copies thereof or for the purpose of using the same for a
commercial purpose other than in the interest of the applicant as a Limited
Partner relative to the affairs of the Partnership. The General Partners
may
require any Limited Partner requesting the Participant List to represent
that
the list is not requested for a commercial purpose unrelated to such Limited
Partner’s interest in the Partnership. The remedies provided hereunder to
Limited Partners requesting copies of the Participant List are in addition
to,
and shall not in any way limit, other remedies available to Limited Partners
under federal law or under the laws of any state.
15.2 Reports.
The
General Partners shall prepare or cause to be prepared and, as required or
requested, shall furnish to the appropriate federal or state regulatory and
administrative bodies, the following reports:
(a) Acquisition
Reports.
At
least quarterly within sixty (60) days after the end of each quarter during
which the Partnership has acquired real property, an “Acquisition Report” of any
real property acquisitions within the prior quarter shall be sent to all
Limited
Partners, including a description of the general character of all materially
important real properties acquired or presently intended to be acquired by
or
leased to the Partnership during the quarter. Such report shall contain the
following information (i) a description of the geographic location and of
the
market upon which the General Partners are relying in projecting successful
operation of the property acquired within such quarter, including all facts
which reasonably appear to the General Partners to materially influence the
value of the property; (ii) a statement of the date and amount of the appraised
value of the property; (iii) a statement of the actual purchase price including
terms of the purchase, the identity of the seller and an itemization of all
monies paid to officers, directors or affiliates in connection with the
purchase; (iv) a statement of the total amount of cash expended by the
Partnership to acquire each such property; (v) the present or proposed use
of
such properties and their suitability and adequacy for such use; (vi) the
terms
of any material lease affecting the property; (vii) a description of the
proposed method of financing, including estimated down payment, leverage
ratio,
prepaid interest, balloon payment(s), prepayment penalties, due-on-sale or
encumbrance clauses and possible adverse effects thereof and similar details
of
the proposed financing plan; (viii) a statement that title insurance and
any
required construction, permanent or other financing and performance bonds
or
other assurances with respect to builders have been or will be obtained on
all
properties acquired; and (ix) a statement regarding the amount of proceeds
of
the Offering (in both dollar amount and as a percentage of the net proceeds
of
the Offering available for investment) which remain unexpended or
uncommitted.
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(b) Annual
Report.
Within
one hundred twenty (120) days after the end of each fiscal year, an annual
report shall be sent to all the Limited Partners and Assignees which shall
include (i) a balance sheet as of the end of such fiscal year, together with
a
profit and loss statement, a statement of cash flows and a statement of
Partners’ capital for such year, which financial statements shall be prepared in
accordance with generally accepted accounting principles and shall be
accompanied by an auditor’s report containing an opinion of the independent
certified public accountant for the Partnership; (ii) a Cash Flow statement
(which need not be audited); (iii) a report of the activities of the Partnership
for such year; (iv) a report on the distributions from (A) Cash Flow during
such
period, (B) Cash Flow from prior periods, (C) proceeds from the disposition
of
Partnership Property and investments, (D) reserves from the proceeds of the
Offering of Units, and (E) lease payments on net leases with builders and
sellers; and (v) a report setting forth the compensation paid to the General
Partners and their Affiliates during such year and a statement of the services
performed in consideration therefor. In addition, commencing eight (8) years
after termination of the Offering, such annual report shall include a
notification to the Limited Partners of their right pursuant to Section 20.2
hereof to request that the General Partners formally proxy the Limited Partners
to determine whether the assets of the Partnership should be liquidated.
Such
annual report shall also include the breakdown of the costs reimbursed to
the
General Partners pursuant to the requirements of Section 11.4(b) hereof and
such
other information as is deemed reasonably necessary by the General Partners
to
advise the Limited Partners of the activities of the Partnership during the
year
covered by the report.
(c) Quarterly
Reports.
If
and
for as long as the Partnership is required to file quarterly reports on Form
10-Q with the Securities and Exchange Commission, financial information
substantially similar to the financial information contained in each such
report
for a quarter shall be sent to the Limited Partners within sixty (60) days
after
the end of such quarter. Whether or not such reports are required to be filed,
each Limited Partner will be furnished within sixty (60) days after the end
of
each of the first three quarters of each Partnership fiscal year an unaudited
financial report for that quarter including a profit and loss statement,
a
balance sheet and a cash flow statement. Such reports shall also include
such
other information as is deemed reasonably necessary by the General Partners
to
advise the Limited Partners of the activities of the Partnership during the
quarter covered by the report.
(d) Report
of Fees.
The
Partnership’s annual and quarterly reports on Form 10-K and 10-Q for any period
during which the General Partners or any of their Affiliates receive fees
for
services from the Partnership shall set forth (i) a statement of the services
rendered, and (ii) the amount of fees received.
(e) Tax
Information.
Within
seventy-five (75) days after the end of each fiscal year (in the event that
the
fiscal year of the Partnership remains on a calendar year basis, and within
one
hundred twenty (120) days after the end of each fiscal year in the event
that
the Partnership’s fiscal year is changed to some annual period other than a
calendar year pursuant to Section 15.3 hereof), there shall be sent to all
the
Limited Partners and Assignees all information necessary for the preparation
of
each Limited Partner’s federal income tax return and state income and other tax
returns in regard to jurisdictions where Partnership Properties are located.
(f) Annual
Statement of Estimated Unit Value.
The
General Partners shall
furnish each Limited Partner an annual statement of estimated Unit value.
Such
annual statement shall report the value of each Unit based upon the General
Partners’ estimate of the amount a Unit holder would receive if Partnership
Properties were sold at their fair market values as of the close of the
Partnership’s fiscal year and the proceeds therefrom (without reduction for
selling expenses), together with other funds of the Partnership, were
distributed in a liquidation of the Partnership (provided that, during the
Offering and with respect to the first three full fiscal years following
termination of the Offering, the value of a Unit shall be deemed to be ten
dollars ($10.00)). In connection with their annual valuations (other than
during
Offering and the first three full fiscal years following the termination
of the
Offering), the General Partners shall obtain the opinion of an independent
third
party that their estimate of Unit value is reasonable and was prepared in
accordance with appropriate methods for valuing real estate. The estimated
Unit
value shall be reported to the Limited Partners in the next annual or quarterly
report on Form 10-K or 10-Q sent to the Limited Partners following the
completion of the valuation process.
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(g) Performance
Reporting.
The
Partnership’s annual and quarterly reports on Form 10-K and 10-Q shall set forth
the year-to-date amount of Net Cash from Operations and shall contain a detailed
reconciliation of the Partnership’s net income for financial reporting purposes
to the Partnership’s Net Cash from Operations for the periods covered by the
report. In addition, the notes to the Partnership’s financial statements
included in its annual reports on Form 10-K shall contain a detailed
reconciliation of the Partnership’s net income for financial reporting purposes
to net income for tax purposes for the periods covered by the report.
(h) Expense
Reporting.
The
notes
to the Partnership’s financial statements included in its annual reports on Form
10-K shall contain a category-by-category breakdown of the general and
administrative expenses incurred by the Partnership for the periods covered
by
the report. This breakdown shall reflect each type of general and administrative
expense incurred by the Partnership (e.g. investor relations, independent
accountants, salaries, rent, utilities, insurance, filing fees, legal fees,
etc.) and the amount charged to the Partnership for each category of expense
incurred.
(i) Other
Reports.
The
General Partners shall cause to be prepared and timely filed with appropriate
federal and state regulatory and administrative bodies all reports to be
filed
with such entities under then currently applicable laws, rules and regulations.
Such reports shall be prepared on the accounting or reporting basis required
by
such regulatory bodies. Any Limited Partner shall be provided with a copy
of any
such report upon request without expense to him.
(j) Cessation
of Reports.
In
the
event the Securities and Exchange Commission promulgates rules that allow
a
reduction in reporting requirements, the Partnership may cease preparing
and
filing certain of the above reports if the General Partners determine such
action to be in the best interests of the Partnership; provided, however,
that
the Partnership will continue to file any reports mandated under state law
and
the Partnership will comply with any additional reporting requirements imposed
by rules adopted subsequent to the date hereof applicable to the Partnership
by
the Securities and Exchange Commission.
15.3 Fiscal
Year. The
Partnership shall adopt a fiscal year ending on the last day of December
of each
year (except that the last fiscal year shall end at the termination of the
Partnership); provided, however, that the General Partners in their sole
discretion may, subject to approval by the IRS, at any time without the approval
of the Limited Partners, change the Partnership’s fiscal year to a period to be
determined by the General Partners.
15.4 Tax
Elections.
(a) No
election shall be made by the Partnership or any Partner to be excluded from
the
application of the provisions of Subchapter K of the Code or from any similar
provisions of state or local income tax laws.
(b) Upon
the
transfer of all or part of a Partner’s or Assignee’s interest in the Partnership
or upon the death of an individual Limited Partner or Assignee, or upon the
distribution of any property to any Partner or Assignee, the Partnership,
at the
General Partners’ option and in their sole discretion, may file an election, in
accordance with applicable Treasury Regulations, to cause the basis of
Partnership Property to be adjusted for federal income tax purposes, as provided
by Sections 734, 743 and 754 of the Code; and similar elections under provisions
of state and local income tax laws may, at the General Partners’ option, also be
made.
15.5 Bank
Accounts. The
cash
funds of the Partnership shall be deposited in commercial bank account(s)
at
such banks or other institutions insured by the Federal Deposit Insurance
Corporation as the General Partners shall determine. Disbursements therefrom
shall be made by the General Partners in conformity with this Agreement.
15.6 Insurance.
The
Partnership shall at all times maintain comprehensive insurance, including
fire,
liability and extended coverage insurance in amounts determined by the General
Partners to be adequate for the
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protection
of the Partnership. In addition, the Partnership shall carry appropriate
worker’s compensation insurance and such other insurance with respect to the
real property owned by it as shall be customary for similar property, similarly
located, from time to time.
15.7 Taxation
as Partnership. The
General Partners, while serving as such, agree to use their best efforts
to
cause compliance at all times with the conditions to the continued effectiveness
of any opinion of counsel obtained by the Partnership to the effect that
the
Partnership will be classified as a partnership for federal income tax purposes.
15.8 Tax
Matters.
(a) The
General Partners may or may not, in their sole and absolute discretion, make
any
or all elections which they are entitled to make on behalf of the Partnership
and the Partners for federal, state and local tax purposes, including, without
limitation, any election, if permitted by applicable law: (i) to extend the
statute of limitations for assessment of tax deficiencies against Partners
with
respect to adjustments to the Partnership’s federal, state or local tax returns;
and (ii) to represent the Partnership and the Partners before taxing authorities
or courts of competent jurisdiction in tax matters affecting the Partnership
and
the Partners in their capacity as Partners and to execute any agreements
or
other documents relating to or settling such tax matters, including agreements
or other documents that bind the Partners with respect to such tax matters
or
otherwise affect the rights of the Partnership or the Partners.
(b) Behringer
Harvard Advisors I LP is designated as the “Tax Matters Partner” in accordance
with Section 6231(a)(7) of the Code and, in connection therewith and in addition
to all other powers given thereunder, shall have all other powers needed
to
perform fully hereunder including, without limitation, the power to retain
all
attorneys and accountants of its choice and the right to manage administrative
tax proceedings conducted at the partnership level by the IRS with respect
to
Partnership matters. Any Partner has the right to participate in such
administrative proceedings relating to the determination of partnership items
at
the Partnership level. Expenses of such administrative proceedings undertaken
by
the Tax Matters Partner will be paid for out of the assets of the Partnership.
Each Limited Partner who elects to participate in such proceedings will be
responsible for any expense incurred by such Limited Partner in connection
with
such participation. Further, the cost to a Limited Partner of any adjustment
and
the cost of any resulting audit or adjustment of a Limited Partner’s return will
be borne solely by the affected Limited Partner. The designation made in
this
Section 15.8(b) is expressly consented to by each Partner as an express
condition to becoming a Partner. The Partnership hereby indemnifies Behringer
Harvard Advisors I LP from and against any damage or loss (including attorneys’
fees) arising out of or incurred in connection with any action taken or omitted
to be taken by it in carrying out its responsibilities as Tax Matters Partner,
provided such action taken or omitted to be taken does not constitute fraud,
negligence, breach of fiduciary duty or misconduct. In the event the Partnership
should become required to register with the IRS as a tax shelter, Behringer
Harvard Advisors I LP shall be the “designated organizer” of the Partnership and
the “designated person” for maintaining lists of investors in the Partnership,
and shall take such actions as shall be required to register the Partnership
and
to maintain lists of investors in the Partnership as may be required pursuant
to
Sections 6111 and 6112 of the Code.
ARTICLE
XVI
RIGHTS
AND LIABILITIES OF THE LIMITED PARTNERS
16.1 Powers
of the Limited Partners. The
Limited Partners shall take no part in the management of the business or
transact any business for the Partnership and shall have no power to sign
for or
bind the Partnership; provided, however, that the Limited Partners, by a
Majority Vote, without the concurrence of the General Partners, shall have
the
right to:
(a) Amend
this Agreement, but not as to the matters specified in Section 11.2(b) hereof,
which matters the General Partners alone may amend without vote of the Limited
Partners;
(b) Dissolve
the Partnership;
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(c) Remove
a
General Partner or any successor General Partner;
(d) Elect
a
new General Partner or General Partners upon the removal of a General Partner
or
any successor General Partner, or upon the occurrence of an Event of Withdrawal
or death of a General Partner or any successor General Partner; and
(e) Approve
or disapprove a transaction entailing the sale of all or substantially all
of
the real properties acquired by the Partnership, except in connection with
the
orderly liquidation and winding up of the business of the Partnership upon
its
termination and dissolution.
16.2 Restrictions
on Power to Amend. Notwithstanding
Section 16.1 hereof, this Agreement shall in no event be amended to change
the
limited liability of the Limited Partners without the vote or consent of
all of
the Limited Partners, nor shall this Agreement be amended to diminish the
rights
or benefits to which any of the General Partners or Limited Partners are
entitled under the provisions of this Agreement, without the consent of a
majority of the Units held by the Partners who would be adversely affected
thereby, and in the case of the General Partners being singularly affected,
then
by a majority vote of the General Partners.
16.3 Limited
Liability. No
Limited Partner shall be liable for any debts or obligations of the Partnership
in excess of his or its Capital Contribution.
16.4 Meetings
of, or Actions by, the Limited Partners.
(a) Meetings
of the Limited Partners to vote upon any matters as to which the Limited
Partners are authorized to take action under this Agreement may be called
at any
time by any of the General Partners and shall be called by the General Partners
upon the written request of Limited Partners holding ten percent (10%) or
more
of the outstanding Units by delivering written notice within ten days after
receipt of such written request, either in person or by certified mail, to
the
Limited Partners entitled to vote at such meeting to the effect that a meeting
will be held at a reasonable time and place convenient to the Limited Partners
and which is not less than fifteen (15) days nor more than sixty (60) days
after
the receipt of such request; provided, however, that such maximum periods
for
the giving of notice and the holding of meetings may be extended for an
additional sixty (60) days if such extension is necessary to obtain
qualification or clearance under any applicable securities laws of the matters
to be acted upon at such meeting or clearance by the appropriate governing
agency of the solicitation materials to be forwarded to the Limited Partners
in
connection with such meeting. The General Partners agree to use their best
efforts to obtain such qualifications and clearances. Included with the notice
of a meeting shall be a detailed statement of the action proposed, including
a
verbatim statement of the wording on any resolution proposed for adoption
by the
Limited Partners and of any proposed amendment to this Agreement. All expenses
of the meeting and notification shall be borne by the Partnership.
(b) A
Limited
Partner shall be entitled to cast one vote for each Unit that he owns.
Attendance by a Limited Partner at any meeting and voting in person shall
revoke
any written proxy submitted with respect to action proposed to be taken at
such
meeting. Any matter as to which the Limited Partners are authorized to take
action under this Agreement or under law may be acted upon by the Limited
Partners without a meeting and any such action shall be as valid and effective
as action taken by the Limited Partners at a meeting assembled, if written
consents to such action by the Limited Partners are signed by the Limited
Partners entitled to vote upon such action at a meeting who hold the number
of
Units required to authorize such action and are delivered to a General Partner.
Prompt notice of the taking of any action by less than unanimous written
consent
of the Limited Partners without a meeting shall be given to the Limited Partners
who have not consented in writing to the taking of the action.
(c) The
General Partners shall be responsible for enacting all needed rules of order
for
conducting all meetings and shall keep, or cause to be kept, at the expense
of
the Partnership, an accurate record of all matters discussed and action taken
at
all meetings or by written consent. The records of all said meetings and
written
consents shall be maintained at the principal place of business of the
Partnership and shall be available for inspection by any Partner at reasonable
times.
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ARTICLE
XVII
WITHDRAWAL
OR REMOVAL OF GENERAL PARTNERS;
ASSIGNABILITY
OF GENERAL PARTNERS’
AND
LIMITED PARTNERS’ INTERESTS
17.1 Withdrawal
or Removal of General Partners; Admission of Successor or Additional General
Partners.
(a) Except
as
provided in this Article XVII or Article XX, until the dissolution of the
Partnership, neither General Partner shall take any voluntary step to dissolve
itself or to withdraw from the Partnership.
(b) With
the
consent of all the other General Partners and a Majority Vote of the Limited
Partners after being given ninety (90) days written notice, any General Partner
may at any time designate one or more Persons to be additional General Partners,
with such participation in such General Partner’s interest as such General
Partner and such successor or additional General Partners may agree upon,
provided that the interests of the Limited Partners shall not be affected
thereby.
(c) Except
in
connection with the admission of an additional General Partner pursuant to
paragraph (b) of this Section 17.1, no General Partner shall have any right
to
retire or withdraw voluntarily from the Partnership, to dissolve itself or
to
sell, transfer or assign the General Partner’s interest without the concurrence
of the Limited Partners by a Majority Vote; provided, however, that any General
Partner may, without the consent of any other General Partner or the Limited
Partners to the extent permitted by law and consistent with Section 17.1(a)
hereof (i) substitute in its stead as General Partner any entity which has,
by
merger, consolidation or otherwise, acquired substantially all of such General
Partner’s assets, stock or other evidence of equity interest and continued its
business, and (ii) cause to be admitted to the Partnership an additional
General
Partner or Partners if it deems such admission to be necessary or desirable
to
enable the General Partner to use its best efforts to maintain its net worth
at
a level sufficient to assure that the Partnership will be classified as a
partnership for federal income tax purposes or as may be required by state
securities laws or the rules thereunder; provided, however, that such additional
General Partner or Partners shall have no authority to manage or control
the
Partnership under this Agreement, there is no change in the identity of the
persons who have authority to manage or control the Partnership, and the
admission of such additional General Partner or Partners does not materially
adversely affect the Limited Partners.
(d) A
General
Partner may be removed from the Partnership upon the Majority Vote of the
Limited Partners; provided, however, that if such General Partner is the
last
remaining General Partner, such removal shall not be effective until ninety
(90)
days after the notice of removal has been sent to such General Partner. In
the
event of the removal of the last remaining General Partner, the Limited Partners
may by Majority Vote elect a new General Partner at any time prior to the
effective date of the removal of said last remaining General Partner.
(e) Any
voluntary withdrawal by any General Partner from the Partnership or any sale,
transfer or assignment by such General Partner of his interest in the
Partnership shall be effective only upon the admission in accordance with
paragraph (b) of this Section 17.1 of an additional General Partner.
(f) A
General
Partner shall cease to be such upon the occurrence of an Event of Withdrawal
of
such General Partner; provided, however, the last remaining General Partner
shall not cease to be a General Partner until one hundred twenty (120) days
after the occurrence of an Event of Withdrawal.
17.2 Limited
Partners’ Interest. Except
as
specifically provided in this Article XVII, none of the Limited Partners
shall
sell, transfer, encumber or otherwise dispose of, by operation of law or
otherwise, all or any part of his or its interest in the Partnership. No
assignment shall be valid or effective unless in compliance with the conditions
contained in this Agreement, and any unauthorized transfer or assignment
shall
be void ab initio.
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17.3 Restrictions
on Transfers.
(a) No
Unit
may be transferred, sold, assigned or exchanged if the transfer or sale of
such
Unit, when added to the total of all other transfers or sales of Units within
the period of twelve (12) consecutive months prior to the proposed date of
sale
or exchange, would, in the opinion of counsel for the Partnership, result
in the
termination of the Partnership under Section 708 of the Code unless the
Partnership and the transferring holder shall have received a ruling from
the
IRS that the proposed sale or exchange will not cause such termination.
(b) No
transfer or assignment may be made if, as a result of such transfer, a Limited
Partner (other than one transferring all of his Units) will own fewer than
the
minimum number of Units required to be purchased under Section 8.5(b) hereof,
unless such transfer is made on behalf of a Retirement Plan, or such transfer
is
made by gift, inheritance, intra-family transfer, family dissolution or to
an
Affiliate.
(c) No
transfer or assignment of any Unit may be made if counsel for the Partnership
is
of the opinion that such transfer or assignment would be in violation of
any
state securities or “Blue Sky” laws (including investment suitability standards)
applicable to the Partnership.
(d) All
Units
originally issued pursuant to qualification under the California Corporate
Securities Law of 1968 shall be subject to, and all documents of assignment
and
transfer evidencing such Units shall bear, the following legend condition:
“IT
IS UNLAWFUL TO CONSUMMATE A SALE OR TRANSFER OF THIS SECURITY, OR ANY INTEREST
THEREIN, OR TO RECEIVE ANY CONSIDERATION THEREFOR, WITHOUT THE PRIOR WRITTEN
CONSENT OF THE COMMISSIONER OF CORPORATIONS OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA, EXCEPT
AS PERMITTED IN THE COMMISSIONER’S RULES.”
(e) No
transfer or assignment of any interest in the Partnership shall be made (i)
in
the case of Units subject to Section 17.3(d) hereof, unless the transferor
shall
have obtained, if necessary, the consent of the California Commissioner of
the
Department of Corporations to such transfer, (ii) unless the transferee shall
have paid or, at the election of the General Partners, obligated himself
to pay,
all reasonable expenses connected with such transfer, substitution and
admission, including, but not limited to, the cost of preparing an appropriate
amendment to this Agreement to effectuate the transferee’s admission as a
substituted Limited Partner pursuant to Section 17.4 hereof, or (iii) where
the
assignor and Assignee agree in connection therewith that the assignor shall
exercise any residual powers remaining in him as a Limited Partner in favor
of
or in the interest or at the direction of the Assignee.
(f) With
the
exception of intra-family transfers or transfers made by gift, inheritance
or
family dissolution, no transfer or assignment of any interest in the Partnership
shall be made unless the transferee has (i) either (A) a net worth of at
least
forty-five thousand dollars ($45,000) and an annual gross income of at least
forty-five thousand dollars ($45,000) or (B) a net worth of at least one
hundred
fifty thousand dollars ($150,000) and (ii) satisfied any higher suitability
standards that may apply in the transferee’s state of primary residence. For
purposes of the foregoing standards, net worth is computed exclusive of home,
furnishings and automobiles. Each transferee will be required to represent
that
he complies with the applicable standards, that he is purchasing in a fiduciary
capacity for a Person meeting such standards, or that he is purchasing with
funds directly or indirectly supplied by a donor who meets such standards.
No
transfer may be made to any Person who does not make such representation.
(g) No
Limited Partner may transfer or assign any Units or beneficial ownership
interests therein (whether by sale, exchange, repurchase, redemption, pledge,
hypothecation or liquidation), and any such purported transfer shall be void
ab
initio and
shall
not be recognized by the Partnership or be effective for any purpose unless
(i)
the General Partners determine, in their sole discretion, that the Partnership
would be able to satisfy any of the secondary market safe harbors contained
in
Treasury Regulations Section 1.7704-1 (or any other applicable safe harbor
from
publicly traded partnership status which may be adopted by the IRS) for the
Partnership’s taxable year in which such transfer otherwise would be effective,
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or
(ii)
the Partnership has received an opinion of counsel satisfactory to the General
Partners or a favorable IRS ruling that any such transfer will not result
in the
Partnership’s being classified as a publicly traded partnership for federal
income tax purposes. The Limited Partners agree to provide all information
with
respect to a proposed transfer that the General Partners deem necessary or
desirable in order to make such determination, including but not limited
to,
information as to whether the transfer occurred on a secondary market (or
the
substantial equivalent thereof).
(h) Any
purported transfer or assignment not satisfying all of the foregoing conditions
shall be void ab initio, and no purported transfer or assignment shall be
of any
effect unless all of the foregoing conditions have been satisfied.
(i) A
Limited
Partner requesting a transfer of Units shall be required, as a condition
to
effecting such transfer, to pay a reasonable transfer fee in an amount
determined by the General Partners to be sufficient to cover the costs to
the
Partnership associated with such transfer. A fee of fifty dollars ($50) shall
be
deemed reasonable, but shall not preclude a conclusion by the General Partners
that a higher fee is reasonable.
17.4 Substituted
Limited Partners. Except
as
otherwise provided in this Agreement, an Assignee of the whole or any portion
of
a Limited Partner’s interest in the Partnership shall not have the right to
become a substituted Limited Partner in place of his assignor unless (a)
the
assignment instrument shall have been in form and substance satisfactory
to the
General Partners; (b) the assignor and Assignee named therein shall have
executed and acknowledged the Assignee’s agreement in writing that he will not,
directly or indirectly, create for the Partnership, or facilitate the trading
of
such interest on, a secondary market (or the substantial equivalent thereof)
within the meaning of Section 7704 of the Code; (c) the assignment shall
be
accompanied by such assurances of genuineness and effectiveness and by such
consents and authorizations of any governmental or other authorities which
are
necessary to demonstrate such effectiveness to the General Partners; and
(d) the
Assignee shall have accepted, adopted and approved in writing all of the
terms
and provisions of this Agreement, as the same may have been amended. Assignees
of Units will be recognized by the Partnership as substituted Limited Partners
as of the commencement of the first fiscal quarter of the Partnership following
the fiscal quarter which includes the effective date of the assignment and
in
which the foregoing conditions are satisfied, notwithstanding the time consumed
in preparing the documents necessary to effectuate the substitution.
17.5 Assignment
of Limited Partnership Interest Without Substitution. Subject
to the transfer restrictions of Section 17.3, a Limited Partner shall have
the
right to assign all or part of such Limited Partner’s interest in Units by a
written instrument of assignment. The assigning Limited Partner shall deliver
to
the General Partners a written instrument of assignment in form and substance
satisfactory to the General Partners, duly executed by the assigning Limited
Partner or his personal representative or authorized agent, including an
executed acceptance by the Assignee of all the terms and provisions of this
Agreement and the representations of the assignor and Assignee that the
assignment was made in accordance with all applicable laws and regulations
(including investment suitability requirements). Such assignment shall be
accompanied by such assurance of genuineness and effectiveness and by such
consents or authorizations of any governmental or other authorities as may
be
reasonably required by the General Partners. The Partnership shall recognize
any
such assignment not later than the last day of the calendar month following
receipt of notice of the assignment and all required documentation, and an
Assignee shall be entitled to receive distributions and allocations from
the
Partnership attributable to the Partnership interest acquired by reason of
any
such assignment from and after the first day of the fiscal quarter following
the
fiscal quarter in which the assignment of such interest takes place. The
Partnership and the General Partners shall be entitled to treat the assignor
of
such Partnership interest as the absolute owner thereof in all respects,
and
shall incur no liability for distributions made in good faith to such assignor,
until such time as the written instrument of assignment has been received
by the
Partnership and recorded on its books.
17.6 Withdrawal
of Limited Partner. Except
as
otherwise specifically permitted by this Agreement, no Limited Partner shall
be
entitled to withdraw or retire from the Partnership.
17.7 Death,
Legal Incompetency or Dissolution of Limited Partner. Upon
the
death, legal incompetency or dissolution of a Limited Partner, the estate,
personal representative, guardian or other successor in interest of such
Limited
Partner shall have all of the rights and be liable for all the obligations
of
the Limited Partner
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in
the
Partnership to the extent of such Limited Partner’s interest therein, subject to
the terms and conditions of this Agreement, and, with the prior written consent
of the General Partners, which may be withheld at their sole discretion,
may be
substituted for such Limited Partner.
17.8 Elimination
or Modification of Restrictions. Notwithstanding
any of the foregoing provisions of this Article XVII, the General Partners
shall
amend this Agreement to eliminate or modify any restriction on substitution
or
assignment at such time as the restriction is no longer necessary.
ARTICLE
XVIII
LOANS
TO PARTNERSHIP
18.1 Authority
to Borrow. The
General Partners shall cause the Partnership to purchase and own all Partnership
Properties on an unleveraged basis, and the Partnership shall not incur any
indebtedness except for loans which are authorized pursuant to Section 11.3(e)
hereof.
18.2 Loans
from Partners. If
any
Partner shall make any loan or loans to the Partnership or advance money
on its
behalf pursuant to Section 11.3(e) hereof, the amount of any such loan or
advance shall not be deemed to be an additional Capital Contribution by the
lending Partner or entitle such lending Partner to an increase in his share
of
the distributions of the Partnership, or subject such Partner to any greater
proportion of the losses which the Partnership may sustain. The amount of
any
such loan or advance shall be a debt due from the Partnership to such lending
Partner repayable upon such terms and conditions and bearing interest at
such
rates as shall be mutually agreed upon by the lending Partner and the General
Partners; provided, however, that a General Partner as a lending Partner
may not
receive interest and other financing charges or fees in excess of the amount
which would be charged by unrelated banks on comparable loans for the same
purpose in the same area. No prepayment charge or penalty shall be required
by a
General Partner on a loan to the Partnership. Notwithstanding the foregoing,
no
Partner shall be under any obligation whatsoever to make any such loan or
advance to the Partnership.
ARTICLE
XIX
POWER
OF ATTORNEY, CERTIFICATES AND OTHER DOCUMENTS
19.1 Power
of Attorney. Each
Limited Partner, by becoming a Limited Partner and adopting this Agreement,
constitutes and appoints the General Partners and each of them and any successor
to the General Partners as his true and lawful attorney-in-fact, in his name,
place and xxxxx, from time to time:
(a) To
execute, acknowledge, swear to, file and/or record all agreements amending
this
Agreement that may be appropriate:
(i) To
reflect a change of the name or the location of the principal place of business
of the Partnership;
(ii) To
reflect the disposal by any Limited Partner of his interest in the Partnership,
or any Units constituting a part thereof, in any manner permitted by this
Agreement,
and any return of the Capital Contribution of a Limited Partner (or any part
thereof) provided for by this Agreement;
(iii) To
reflect a Person’s becoming a Limited Partner of the Partnership as permitted by
this Agreement;
(iv) To
reflect a change in any provision of this Agreement or the exercise by any
Person of any right or rights hereunder not requiring the consent of said
Limited
Partner;
(v) To
reflect the addition or substitution of Limited Partners or the reduction
of
Capital Accounts upon the return of capital to Partners;
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(vi) To
add to
the representations, duties or obligations of the General Partners or their
Affiliates or surrender any right or power granted to the General
Partners
or their Affiliates herein for the benefit of the Limited Partners;
(vii) To
cure
any ambiguity, to correct or supplement any provision herein which may be
inconsistent with law or with any other provision herein, or to make
any
other
provision with respect to matters or questions arising under this Agreement
which will not be inconsistent with law or with the provisions of this
Agreement;
(viii) To
delete, add or modify any provision to this Agreement required to be so deleted,
added or modified by the staff of the Securities and Exchange
Commission,
the National Association of Securities Dealers, Inc. or by a State Securities
Commissioner or similar such official, which addition, deletion or modification
is deemed by such Commission or official to be for the benefit or protection
of
the Limited Partners;
(ix) To
make
all filings as may be necessary or proper to provide that this Agreement
shall
constitute, for all purposes, an agreement of limited partnership
under
the
laws of the State of Texas as they may be amended from time to time;
(x) Upon
notice to all Limited Partners, to amend the provisions of Article X of this
Agreement, or any other related provision of this Agreement (provided,
however,
the General Partners shall first have received an opinion of counsel to the
Partnership that such amendment will not materially adversely diminish the
interests of the Limited Partners) to ensure that (A) the allocations and
distributions contained in Article X comply with Treasury Regulations relating
to Section 704 of the Code or any other statute, regulation or judicial
interpretation relating to such allocations, or (B) the periodic allocations
set
forth in Article X will be respected under Section 706 of the Code or any
other
statute, regulation or judicial interpretation relating to such periodic
allocations, or (C) the provisions of this Agreement will comply with any
applicable federal or state legislation enacted after the date of this
Agreement; to take such steps as the General Partners determine are advisable
or
necessary in order to preserve the tax status of the Partnership as an entity
which is not taxable as a corporation for federal income tax purposes including,
without limitation, to compel a dissolution and termination of the Partnership;
to terminate the Offering of Units; to compel a dissolution and termination
of
the Partnership or to restructure the Partnership’s activities to the extent the
General Partners deem necessary (after consulting with counsel) to comply
with
any exemption in the “plan asset” regulations adopted by the Department of Labor
in the event that either (I) the assets of the Partnership would constitute
“plan assets” for purposes of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of
1974, as amended (“ERISA”), or (II) the transactions contemplated hereunder
would constitute “prohibited transactions” under ERISA or the Code and an
exemption for such transactions is not obtainable or not sought by the General
Partners from the United States Department of Labor; provided, the General
Partners are empowered to amend such provisions only to the minimum extent
necessary (in accordance with the advice of accountants and counsel) to comply
with any applicable federal or state legislation, rules, regulations or
administrative interpretations thereof after the date of this Agreement,
and
that any such amendment(s) made by the General Partners shall be deemed to
be
made pursuant to the fiduciary obligations of the General Partners to the
Partnership; and
(xi) To
eliminate or modify any restriction on substitution or assignment contained
in
Article XVII at such time as the restriction is no longer necessary.
(b) To
execute, acknowledge, swear to, file or record such certificates, instruments
and documents as may be required by, or may be appropriate under, the laws
of
any state or other jurisdiction, or as may be appropriate for the Limited
Partners to execute, acknowledge, swear to, file or record to reflect:
(i) Any
changes or amendments of this Agreement, or pertaining to the Partnership,
of
any kind referred to in paragraph (a) of this Section 19.1; or
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(ii) Any
other
changes in, or amendments of, this Agreement, but only if and when the consent
of a Majority Vote or other required percentage of the
Limited
Partners has been obtained.
Each
of
such agreements, certificates, instruments and documents shall be in such
form
as the General Partners and legal counsel for the Partnership shall deem
appropriate. Each Limited Partner hereby authorizes the General Partners
to take
any further action which the General Partners shall consider necessary or
convenient in connection with any of the foregoing, hereby giving said
attorney-in-fact full power and authority to do and perform each and every
act
and thing whatsoever requisite, necessary or convenient to be done in and
about
the foregoing as fully as said Limited Partner might or could do if personally
present and hereby ratifies and confirms all that said attorney-in-fact shall
lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue hereof. The power hereby conferred
shall be deemed to be a power coupled with an interest, in recognition of
the
fact that each of the Partners under this Agreement will be relying upon
the
power of the General Partners to act as contemplated by this Agreement in
any
filing and other action by them on behalf of the Partnership, and shall survive
the bankruptcy, death, adjudication of incompetence or insanity, or dissolution
of any Person hereby giving such power and the transfer or assignment of
all or
any part of the Units of such Person; provided, however, that in the event
of
the transfer by a Limited Partner of all of his Units, the foregoing power
of
attorney of a transferor Limited Partner shall survive such transfer only
until
such time as the transferee shall have been admitted to the Partnership as
a
substituted Limited Partner and all required documents and instruments shall
have been duly executed, sworn to, filed and recorded to effect such
substitution.
19.2 Required
Signatures. Any
writing to amend this Agreement to reflect the addition of a Limited Partner
need be signed only by a General Partner, by the Limited Partner who is
disposing of his interest in the Partnership, if any, and by the Person to
be
substituted or added as a Limited Partner. The General Partners, or either
of
them, may sign for either or both of said Limited Partners as their
attorney-in-fact pursuant to paragraph (a) of Section 19.1 hereof. Any writing
to amend this Agreement to reflect the removal or withdrawal of a General
Partner in the event the business of the Partnership is continued pursuant
to
the terms of this Agreement need be signed only by a remaining or a new General
Partner.
19.3 Additional
Documents. Each
Partner, upon the request of the others, agrees to perform any further acts
and
execute and deliver any further documents which may be reasonably necessary
to
carry out the provisions of this Agreement.
ARTICLE
XX
DISSOLUTION
AND TERMINATION OF THE PARTNERSHIP
20.1 Dissolution.
Except
as
otherwise provided in this Section 20.1, no Partner shall have the right
to
cause dissolution of the Partnership before the expiration of the term for
which
it is formed. The Partnership shall be dissolved and terminated upon the
happening of any of the following events:
(a) The
expiration of the term of the Partnership as specified in Article VI hereof;
(b) The
decision by Majority Vote of the Limited Partners to dissolve and terminate
the
Partnership;
(c) The
entry
of a decree of judicial dissolution by a court of competent jurisdiction,
provided that the foregoing shall not apply if the Partnership files a voluntary
petition seeking reorganization under the bankruptcy laws;
(d) The
retirement or withdrawal of a General Partner unless (i) the remaining General
Partner, if any, elects to continue the business of the Partnership within
ninety (90) days from the date of such event, or (ii) if there is no remaining
General Partner, the Limited Partners, within one hundred twenty (120) days
from
the date of such event, elect by Majority Vote to continue the business of
the
Partnership and elect a new General Partner pursuant to Section 20.3 below;
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(e) The
effective date of the removal of a General Partner unless (i) the remaining
General Partner, if any, elects to continue the business of the Partnership
within ninety (90) days from the date of such event, or (ii) if there is
no
remaining General Partner, Limited Partners, prior to the effective date
of such
removal, elect by Majority Vote to continue the business of the Partnership
and
elect a new General Partner pursuant to Section 20.3 below;
(f) The
effective date of an Event of Withdrawal of a General Partner unless (i)
the
remaining General Partner, if any, elects to continue the business of the
Partnership within ninety (90) days from the date of such Event of Withdrawal,
or (ii) if there is no remaining General Partner, the Limited Partners, within
one hundred twenty (120) days from the date of such Event of Withdrawal,
elect
by Majority Vote to continue the business of the Partnership and elect a
new
General Partner pursuant to Section 20.3 below;
(g) The
sale
or other disposition of all of the interests in real estate (including, without
limitation, purchase money security interests and interests in joint ventures
or
other entities owning interests in real estate) of the Partnership (unless
the
General Partners have determined to reinvest the proceeds consistent with
the
provisions of this Agreement);
(h) The
election by the General Partners to terminate the Partnership, without the
consent of any Limited Partner, in the event that either (i) the Partnership’s
assets constitute “plan assets,” as such term is defined for purposes of ERISA,
or (ii) any of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement constitute
a
“prohibited transaction” under ERISA or the Code and no exemption for such
transaction is obtainable from the United States Department of Labor or the
General Partners determine in their discretion not to seek such an exemption;
or
(i) At
any
time following the date which is three (3) years after the termination of
the
Offering, the election by the General Partners to dissolve and terminate
the
Partnership.
In
the
Event of Withdrawal of a General Partner resulting in only one General Partner
remaining, such remaining General Partner shall be obligated to elect to
continue the business of the Partnership within ninety (90) days from the
date
of such Event of Withdrawal.
The
Partnership shall not be dissolved or terminated by the admission of any
new
Limited Partner or by the withdrawal, expulsion, death, insolvency, bankruptcy
or disability of a Limited Partner.
20.2 Proxy
to Liquidate. At
any
time after eight (8) years following
the termination of the Offering, upon receipt by the General Partners of
written
requests from Limited Partners holding ten percent (10%) or more of the
outstanding Units (the “Proxy Request”) directing that the General Partners
formally proxy the Limited Partners to determine whether the assets of the
Partnership should be liquidated (the “Proxy to Liquidate”), the General
Partners shall send a Proxy to Liquidate to each Limited Partner within sixty
(60) days of receipt of the Proxy Request, or as soon as reasonably practicable
thereafter following the receipt of independent appraisals of Partnership
Properties which the Partnership shall obtain as part of this proxy process,
and
the filing and review of such Proxy to Liquidate by the Securities and Exchange
Commission. The General Partners shall not be required to send Proxies to
Liquidate to Limited Partners more frequently than once during every two
(2)
year period. To insure that Limited Partners are adequately informed when
casting their votes, the Proxy to Liquidate furnished to each Limited Partner
shall include financial information setting forth per Unit pro forma tax
and
financial projections which assume that all Partnership Properties will be
sold
immediately at prices consistent with their appraised values, or such other
information as the General Partners deem appropriate and informative, provided
in all such cases that the furnishing of such information to Limited Partners
shall not contravene applicable law or applicable rules and regulations of
the
Securities and Exchange Commission regarding the solicitation of proxies.
The
Proxy to Liquidate shall contain a forty-five (45) day voting deadline, and
the
actual voting results shall be tabulated by the Partnership’s independent
accountants who will receive the votes directly from the Limited Partners.
The
General Partners shall disclose the complete voting results for the Proxy
to
Liquidate in the Partnership’s next annual or quarterly report on Form 10-K or
10-Q sent to the Limited Partners for the period following the date on which
voting was completed. If a Majority Vote of the Limited Partners is cast
in
favor of a liquidation of the Partnership, the assets of the Partnership
shall
be fully liquidated within thirty (30) months from the close of the voting
deadline
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applicable
to the Proxy to Liquidate. Under no circumstances, however, shall the General
Partners direct the Partnership to make distributions “in kind” of any
Partnership Properties to the Limited Partners.
20.3 Limited
Partners’ Right to Continue the Business of the Partnership.
Upon
the
occurrence of an event specified in paragraphs (d), (e) or (f) of Section
20.1
above with respect to the last remaining General Partner, the Limited Partners
shall have a right prior to the effective date of the occurrence of any such
event to elect to continue the business of the Partnership pursuant to the
provisions of this Section 20.3. The effective date of the events specified
in
paragraphs (d), (e) and (f) of Section 20.1 above with respect to the last
remaining General Partner shall be one hundred twenty (120) days after the
date
of any such event. In the case of the occurrence of an event specified in
paragraphs (d), (e) or (f) of Section 20.1 above, the Limited Partners may
elect, by Majority Vote within one hundred twenty (120) days from the date
of
such event, to continue the business of the Partnership and elect one or
more
new General Partners. The new General Partner or General Partners so elected
shall execute, deliver, acknowledge and record an amendment to the Certificate
and such other documents and instruments as may be necessary or appropriate
to
effect such change.
20.4 Payment
to Withdrawn or Removed General Partner. Upon
the
retirement, removal or Event of Withdrawal of a General Partner, the Partnership
shall be required to pay such General Partner any amounts then accrued and
owing
to such General Partner under this Agreement. The method of payment to any
such
General Partner must be fair and must protect the solvency and liquidity
of the
Partnership. In addition, the Partnership shall have the right, but not the
obligation, to terminate any such General Partner’s interest in Partnership
income, losses, distributions and capital upon payment to him of an amount
equal
to the value of his interest in Partnership income, losses, distributions
and
capital on the date of such retirement, removal or Event of Withdrawal. Such
interest shall be computed taking into account the General Partner’s economic
interest in the Partnership under Articles IX and X hereof. In the event
such
General Partner (or his representative) and the Partnership cannot mutually
agree upon such value within ninety (90) days following such removal or
withdrawal, such value shall be determined by arbitration before a panel
of
three appraisers, one of whom shall be selected by such General Partner (or
his
representative) and one by the Partnership, and the third of whom shall be
selected by the two appraisers so selected by the parties. Such arbitration
shall take place in Dallas, Texas and shall be in accordance with the rules
and
regulations of the American Arbitration Association then in force and effect.
The expense of arbitration shall be borne equally by such General Partner
and
the Partnership. Payment to such General Partner of the value of his interest
in
Partnership income, losses, distributions and capital shall be made by the
delivery of a promissory note (i) if the termination was voluntary, being
unsecured, bearing no interest and having principal payable, if at all, from
distributions which the General Partner would have otherwise received under
this
Agreement had the General Partner not terminated; or (ii) if the termination
was
involuntary, coming due in not less than five years and bearing interest
at the
rate of the greater of nine percent (9%) per annum or the rate of interest
most
recently announced by Xxxxx Fargo Bank, N.A. as its “prime rate” as of the date
of the termination plus one percent (1%) per annum, with principal and interest
payable annually in equal installments. In addition, within one hundred twenty
(120) days after the determination of the fair market value of the former
General Partner’s interest, upon the vote of a majority of the Limited Partners,
the Partnership may sell such interest to one or more Persons who may be
Affiliates of the remaining General Partner or General Partners and admit
such
Person or Persons to the Partnership as substitute General Partner or Partners;
provided, however, that the purchase price to be paid to the Partnership
for the
Partnership interest of the former General Partner shall not be less than
its
fair market value as determined by the procedure described above. Such
substitute General Partner or Partners may pay said purchase price in
installments in the manner set forth above. In the event that such General
Partner’s interest is not terminated by the Partnership pursuant to the
provisions set forth above, such interest shall convert automatically to
a
special limited partnership interest having the same interest in the
Partnership’s income, losses, distributions and capital as was attributable to
such interest as a General Partner. In either event, any such General Partner
who has retired, has been removed or with respect to which an Event of
Withdrawal has occurred shall have no further right to participate in the
management of the Partnership.
20.5 Termination
of Executory Contracts. Upon
the
removal or occurrence of an Event of Withdrawal of a General Partner, all
executory contracts between the Partnership and such General Partner or any
Affiliate thereof (unless such Affiliate is also an Affiliate of any remaining
or new General Partner) may be terminated and canceled by the Partnership
without prior notice or penalty. Such General Partner or any Affiliate thereof
(unless such Affiliate is also an Affiliate of a remaining or new General
Partner or General Partners) may also terminate and cancel any such executory
contract effective upon sixty (60) days prior written notice of such
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termination
and cancellation to the remaining or new General Partner or General Partners,
if
any, or to the Partnership.
ARTICLE
XXI
DISTRIBUTION
ON TERMINATION OF PARTNERSHIP
21.1 Liquidation
Distribution. Upon
a
dissolution and final termination of the Partnership, the General Partners
(or
in the event of a General Partner’s removal or termination and, if there is no
remaining General Partner, any other Person selected by the Limited Partners)
shall take account of the Partnership assets and liabilities, and the assets
shall be liquidated as promptly as is consistent with obtaining the fair
market
value thereof, and the proceeds therefrom, to the extent sufficient therefor,
shall be applied and distributed in accordance with Section 9.3 hereof.
21.2 Time
of Liquidation. A
reasonable time shall be allowed for the orderly liquidation of the assets
of
the Partnership and the discharge of liabilities to creditors so as to enable
the General Partners to minimize the losses upon a liquidation.
21.3 Liquidation
Statement.
Each
of
the Partners shall be furnished with a statement prepared or caused to be
prepared by the General Partners, which shall set forth the assets and
liabilities of the Partnership as of the date of complete liquidation. Upon
compliance with the foregoing distribution plan, the Limited Partners shall
cease to be such, and the General Partners, as the sole remaining Partners
of
the Partnership, shall execute, acknowledge and cause to be filed a Certificate
of Cancellation of the Partnership.
21.4 No
Liability for Return of Capital. The
General Partners shall not be personally liable for the return of all or
any
part of the Capital Contributions of the Limited Partners. Any such return
shall
be made solely from Partnership assets.
21.5 No
Right of Partition. The
Partners and Assignees shall have no right to receive Partnership Property
in
kind, nor shall such Partners or Assignees have the right to partition the
Partnership Property, whether or not upon the dissolution and termination
of the
Partnership.
21.6 Priority;
Return of Capital. Except
as
provided in this Agreement, no Limited Partner shall have priority over any
other Limited Partner either as to the return of Capital Contributions or
as to
allocations of income and losses or payments of distributions. Other than
upon
the dissolution and termination of the Partnership as provided by this
Agreement, there has been no time agreed upon when the Capital Contribution
of
each Limited Partner is to be returned.
21.7 Escheat
of Distributions. If,
upon
termination and dissolution of the Partnership, there remains outstanding
on the
books of the Partnership (after a reasonable period of time determined in
the
sole discretion of the General Partners) a material amount of distribution
checks which have not been negotiated for payment by the Limited Partners,
the
General Partners may, if deemed to be in the best interest of the Partnership,
cause such amounts to be redistributed pro rata to Limited Partners of record
on
such final distribution date who have previously cashed all of their
distribution checks; provided, however, that neither the General Partners
nor
the Partnership shall be liable for any subsequent claims for payment of
such
redistributed distributions. The General Partners are not required to make
such
a redistribution, in which case such amounts may eventually escheat to the
appropriate state.
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XXII
GENERAL
PROVISIONS
22.1 Notices.
Except
as
otherwise provided herein, any notice, payment, distribution or other
communication which shall be required to be given to any Partner in connection
with the business of the Partnership shall be in writing and any such notice
shall become effective and deemed delivered (a) upon personal delivery thereof,
including by overnight mail and courier service, or (b) three days after
it
shall have been mailed by United States mail, first class with postage prepaid;
in each case, if to a Limited Partner, addressed to the last address
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furnished
for such purpose by the Limited Partner to whom it is authorized to be given
as
of the time sent for delivery or as of the time of such mailing; and if to
a
General Partner or the Partnership, at the principal office of the Partnership,
or at such other address as such General Partner may hereafter specify in
a
notice duly given as provided herein.
22.2 Survival
of Rights. This
Agreement shall be binding upon and inure to benefit of the Partners and
their
respective heirs, legatees, legal representatives, successors and assigns.
22.3 Amendment.
Except
as
specifically provided herein, following the admission of Additional Limited
Partners to the Partnership, this Agreement may be amended, modified and
changed
only after obtaining a Majority Vote of the Limited Partners. When voting
on
whether to approve or reject proposed changes to this Agreement, Limited
Partners shall be permitted to vote separately on each significant proposed
change.
22.4 Headings.
The
captions of the articles and sections of this Agreement are for convenience
only
and shall not be deemed part of the text of this Agreement.
22.5 Agreement
in Counterparts. This
Agreement, or any amendment hereto, may be executed in counterparts each
of
which shall be deemed an original Agreement, and all of which shall constitute
one agreement, by each of the Partners hereto on the dates respectively
indicated in the acknowledgements of said Partners, notwithstanding that
all of
the Partners are not signatories to the original or the same counterpart,
to be
effective as of the day and year first above written.
22.6 Governing
Law. This
Agreement shall be governed and construed according to the laws of the State
of
Texas governing partnerships; provided, however, that causes of action for
violations of federal or state securities laws shall not be governed by this
Section 22.6.
22.7 Pronouns.
All
pronouns and any variations thereof shall be deemed to refer to the masculine,
feminine or neuter, singular or plural, as the identity of the Person or
Persons
may require.
22.8 Separability
of Provisions. Each
provision of this Agreement shall be considered separable and if for any
reason
any provision or provisions hereof are determined to be invalid and contrary
to
any existing or future law, such invalidity shall not impair the operation,
or
affect those portions, of this Agreement which are valid.
22.9 No
Mandatory Arbitration of Disputes. Except
as
may be permitted or required pursuant to Section 20.4 hereof, nothing in
this
Agreement or the Subscription Agreement to be executed by each Limited Partner
shall be deemed to require the mandatory arbitration of disputes between
a
Limited Partner and the Partnership or any Sponsor. Nothing contained in
this
Section 22.9 is intended to apply to preexisting contracts between
broker-dealers and Limited Partners.
22.10 Ownership
of Proprietary Property. Behringer
Harvard Advisors I LP retains ownership of and reserves all Intellectual
Property Rights in the Proprietary Property. To the extent that the Partnership
has or obtains any claim to any right, title or interest in the Proprietary
Property, including without limitation in any suggestions, enhancements or
contributions that the Partnership may provide regarding the Proprietary
Property, the Partnership hereby assigns and transfers exclusively to Behringer
Harvard Advisors I LP all right, title and interest, including without
limitation all Intellectual Property Rights, free and clear of any liens,
encumbrances or licenses in favor of the Partnership or any other party,
in and
to the Proprietary Property. In addition, at Behringer Harvard Advisors I
LP’s
expense, the Partnership will perform any acts that may be deemed desirable
by
Behringer Harvard Advisors I LP to evidence more fully the transfer of ownership
of right, title and interest in the Proprietary Property to Behringer Harvard
Advisors I LP, including but not limited to the execution of any instruments
or
documents now or hereafter requested by Behringer Harvard Advisors I LP to
perfect, defend or confirm the assignment described herein, in a form determined
by Behringer Harvard Advisors I LP.
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IN
WITNESS WHEREOF,
the
undersigned hereby execute this Agreement of Limited Partnership of Behringer
Harvard Mid-Term Value Enhancement Fund I LP under seal as of the date and
year
first above written.
INITIAL
LIMITED PARTNER:
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/s/
Xxxxxx X. Xxxxxxx,
III
XXXXXX
X. XXXXXXX, III
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GENERAL
PARTNERS:
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ATTEST:
By:
/s/
Xxxx X.
Xxxxxx
Name:
Xxxx
X.
Xxxxxx
Title:
Chief
Financial
Officer
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BEHRINGER
HARVARD ADVISORS I LP
A
Texas limited partnership
By:
Harvard
Property Trust, LLC
Its
General Partner
By: /s/
Xxxxxx X.
Xxxxxxxxx
Xxxxxx X. Xxxxxxxxx
President
of Harvard Property Trust, LLC
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/s/
Xxxxxx X.
Xxxxxxxxx
XXXXXX
X. XXXXXXXXX
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