FIRST AMENDED AND RESTATED AGREEMENT OF LIMITED PARTNERSHIP OF AVIV HEALTHCARE PROPERTIES OPERATING LIMITED PARTNERSHIP Dated as of [ ], 2009
Exhibit 3.3
FIRST AMENDED AND RESTATED AGREEMENT OF LIMITED PARTNERSHIP
OF
AVIV HEALTHCARE PROPERTIES OPERATING LIMITED PARTNERSHIP
Dated as of [ ], 2009
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ARTICLE 1 DEFINED TERMS |
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Section 1.1.
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Definitions | 1 | ||||
ARTICLE 2 ORGANIZATIONAL MATTERS |
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Section 2.1.
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Organization | 13 | ||||
Section 2.2.
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Name | 13 | ||||
Section 2.3.
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Registered Office and Agent; Principal Office | 14 | ||||
Section 2.4.
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Power of Attorney | 14 | ||||
Section 2.5.
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Term | 15 | ||||
ARTICLE 3 PURPOSE |
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Section 3.1.
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Purpose and Business | 15 | ||||
Section 3.2.
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Powers | 15 | ||||
Section 3.3.
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Partnership Only for Purposes Specified | 16 | ||||
Section 3.4.
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Representations and Warranties by the Parties | 16 | ||||
ARTICLE 4 CAPITAL CONTRIBUTIONS |
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Section 4.1.
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Capital Contributions of the Partners | 18 | ||||
Section 4.2.
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OP Units | 18 | ||||
Section 4.3.
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Issuances of Additional Partnership Interests | 19 | ||||
Section 4.4.
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Loans | 19 | ||||
Section 4.5.
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Additional Equity Funding, Capital Contributions | 20 | ||||
Section 4.6.
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Equity Incentive Plan | 21 | ||||
Section 4.7.
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Other Contribution Provisions | 21 | ||||
Section 4.8.
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Not Publicly Traded | 22 | ||||
ARTICLE 5 DISTRIBUTIONS |
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Section 5.1.
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Distributions of Available Cash | 22 | ||||
Section 5.2.
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Interests in Property not Held Through the Partnership | 22 | ||||
Section 5.3.
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Distributions In-Kind | 22 | ||||
Section 5.4.
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Distributions Upon Liquidation | 23 | ||||
Section 5.5.
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Distributions to Reflect Issuance of Additional Partnership Units | 23 | ||||
ARTICLE 6 ALLOCATIONS |
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Section 6.1.
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Timing and Amount of Allocations of Net Income and Net Loss | 23 |
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Section 6.2.
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Additional Allocation Provisions | 23 | ||||
Section 6.3.
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Tax Allocations | 25 | ||||
ARTICLE 7 MANAGEMENT AND OPERATIONS OF THE PARTNERSHIP; RIGHTS AND OBLIGATIONS OF THE GENERAL PARTNER |
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Section 7.1.
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Powers of General Partner | 26 | ||||
Section 7.2.
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Certificate of Limited Partnership | 28 | ||||
Section 7.3.
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Restrictions on General Partner’s Authority | 29 | ||||
Section 7.4.
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Reimbursement of the General Partner | 29 | ||||
Section 7.5.
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Outside Activities of the General Partner | 30 | ||||
Section 7.6.
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Contracts with Affiliates | 30 | ||||
Section 7.7.
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Indemnification | 31 | ||||
Section 7.8.
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Liability of the General Partner | 32 | ||||
Section 7.9.
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Other Matters Concerning the General Partner and the Parent | 34 | ||||
Section 7.10.
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Title to Partnership Assets | 34 | ||||
Section 7.11.
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Reliance by Third Parties | 34 | ||||
ARTICLE 8 RIGHTS AND OBLIGATIONS OF LIMITED PARTNERS |
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Section 8.1.
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Limitation of Liability | 35 | ||||
Section 8.2.
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Management of Business | 35 | ||||
Section 8.3.
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Outside Activities of Limited Partners | 35 | ||||
Section 8.4.
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Return of Capital Contributions | 36 | ||||
Section 8.5.
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Rights of Limited Partners Relating to the Partnership | 36 | ||||
Section 8.6.
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Redemption Rights | 36 | ||||
Section 8.7.
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Adjustment Factor | 39 | ||||
ARTICLE 9 BOOKS, RECORDS, ACCOUNTING AND REPORTS |
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Section 9.1.
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Records and Accounting | 39 | ||||
Section 9.2.
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Fiscal Year | 39 | ||||
Section 9.3.
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Reports | 39 | ||||
ARTICLE 10 TAX MATTERS |
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Section 10.1.
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Preparation of Tax Returns | 39 | ||||
Section 10.2.
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Tax Elections | 40 | ||||
Section 10.3.
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Tax Matters Partner | 40 | ||||
Section 10.4.
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Withholding | 41 | ||||
ARTICLE 11 TRANSFERS AND WITHDRAWALS |
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Section 11.1.
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Transfer | 42 | ||||
Section 11.2.
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Transfer of General Partner’s Partnership Interest | 42 | ||||
Section 11.3.
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Transfer of Limited Partners’ Partnership Interests | 44 | ||||
Section 11.4.
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Substituted Limited Partners | 45 | ||||
Section 11.5.
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Assignees | 46 | ||||
Section 11.6.
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General Provisions | 46 | ||||
ARTICLE 12 ADMISSION OF PARTNERS |
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Section 12.1.
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Admission of Successor General Partner | 48 | ||||
Section 12.2.
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Admission of Additional Limited Partners | 48 | ||||
Section 12.3.
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Amendment of Agreement and Certificate of Limited Partnership | 48 | ||||
Section 12.4.
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Limit on Number of Partners | 49 | ||||
ARTICLE 13 DISSOLUTION AND LIQUIDATION |
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Section 13.1.
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Dissolution | 49 | ||||
Section 13.2.
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Winding Up | 50 | ||||
Section 13.3.
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Deemed Contribution and Distribution | 51 | ||||
Section 13.4.
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Rights of Limited Partners | 51 | ||||
Section 13.5.
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Notice of Dissolution | 51 | ||||
Section 13.6.
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Cancellation of Certificate of Limited Partnership | 52 | ||||
Section 13.7.
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Reasonable Time for Winding-Up | 52 | ||||
Section 13.8.
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Waiver of Partition | 52 | ||||
ARTICLE 14 AMENDMENT OF PARTNERSHIP AGREEMENT; CONSENTS |
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Section 14.1.
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Amendments | 52 | ||||
Section 14.2.
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Amendments | 54 | ||||
Section 14.3.
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Meetings of and Actions by the Partners | 54 | ||||
ARTICLE 15 GENERAL PROVISIONS |
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Section 15.1.
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Addresses and Notice | 55 | ||||
Section 15.2.
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Interpretation | 56 | ||||
Section 15.3.
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Pronouns and Plurals | 56 | ||||
Section 15.4.
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Further Action | 56 | ||||
Section 15.5.
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Binding Effect | 56 | ||||
Section 15.6.
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Creditors | 56 | ||||
Section 15.7.
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Waiver | 56 | ||||
Section 15.8.
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Counterparts | 56 | ||||
Section 15.9.
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Applicable Law | 56 | ||||
Section 15.10.
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Invalidity of Provisions | 57 |
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Section 15.11.
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Limitation to Preserve REIT Status | 57 | ||||
Section 15.12.
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No Rights as Limited Partners of General Partner or Stockholders of Parent | 57 | ||||
Section 15.13.
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No Third Party Beneficiaries | 58 | ||||
Section 15.14.
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Entire Agreement | 58 | ||||
Exhibits | ||||||
Exhibit A
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Schedule of Limited Partners and Partnership Units | |||||
Exhibit B
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Notice of Redemption |
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FIRST AMENDED AND RESTATED AGREEMENT OF LIMITED PARTNERSHIP
OF
AVIV HEALTHCARE PROPERTIES OPERATING LIMITED PARTNERSHIP
OF
AVIV HEALTHCARE PROPERTIES OPERATING LIMITED PARTNERSHIP
THIS FIRST AMENDED AND RESTATED AGREEMENT OF LIMITED PARTNERSHIP OF AVIV HEALTHCARE PROPERTIES
OPERATING LIMITED PARTNERSHIP, a Delaware limited partnership, dated as of [__________], 2009, is
entered into by and among Aviv REIT GP, L.L.C., a Delaware limited liability company, as the
“General Partner,” Aviv REIT, Inc., a Maryland corporation, as the “Parent,” Aviv REIT LP, L.L.C.,
a Delaware limited liability company, as the “Parent Limited Partner,” and the Persons whose names
are set forth on Exhibit A attached hereto, as the other “Limited Partners,” together with
any other Persons who become Partners in the Partnership as provided herein. Capitalized terms
used herein are defined in Article 1 unless otherwise provided.
RECITALS:
WHEREAS, Aviv Healthcare Partners Limited Partnership, a Delaware limited partnership (“LP”),
and Aviv Healthcare, L.L.C. entered into an Agreement of Limited Partnership of Aviv Healthcare
Properties Operating Partnership I, LP, dated as of April 13, 2005, pursuant to which the
Partnership was formed (the “Original Agreement”);
WHEREAS, on the date hereof, pursuant to a Certificate of Merger of Domestic Limited
Partnership into Domestic Limited Partnership filed in the Office of the Secretary of State of the
State of Delaware, (i) LP was merged with and into the Partnership, with the Partnership continuing
as the surviving limited partnership, and (ii) the Partnership’s name was changed to “Aviv
Healthcare Properties Operating Limited Partnership”;
WHEREAS, pursuant to certain recapitalization transactions occurring on the date hereof, the
Parent has become the ultimate parent company of the Partnership, the General Partner and the
Parent Limited Partner; and
WHEREAS, the General Partner and the Limited Partners desire to amend and restate the Original
Agreement in its entirety by entering into this First Amended and Restated Agreement of Limited
Partnership.
NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the mutual covenants and agreements contained herein and
other good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby
acknowledged, the parties to this Agreement hereby agree as follows:
ARTICLE 1
DEFINED TERMS
DEFINED TERMS
Section 1.1. Definitions.
The following definitions shall be for all purposes, unless otherwise clearly indicated to the
contrary, applied to the terms used in this Agreement.
“Act” means the Delaware Revised Uniform Limited Partnership Act, as it may be amended from
time to time, and any successor to such statute.
“Additional Funds” has the meaning set forth in Section 4.5(a).
“Additional Limited Partner” means a Person admitted to the Partnership as a Limited Partner
pursuant to Section 12.2 and who is shown as such on the books and records of the
Partnership.
“Adjusted Capital Account Deficit” means, with respect to any Partner, the deficit balance, if
any, in such Partner’s Capital Account as of the end of the relevant Partnership Year, after giving
effect to the following adjustments: (i) decrease such deficit by any amounts which such Partner
is obligated to restore pursuant to this Agreement or is deemed to be obligated to restore pursuant
to Regulations Section 1.704-l(b)(2)(ii)(c) or the penultimate sentence of each of Regulations
Sections 1.704-2(i)(5) and 1.704-2(g)(l); and (ii) increase such deficit by the items described in
Regulations Section 1.704-l(b)(2)(ii)(d)(4), (5) and (6). The foregoing definition of Adjusted
Capital Account Deficit is intended to comply with the provisions of Regulations Section
1.704-l(b)(2)(ii)(d) and shall be interpreted consistently therewith.
“Adjustment Factor” means 1.0; provided, however, that in the event that:
(i) the Parent (a) declares or pays a dividend on its outstanding REIT Shares in REIT
Shares or makes a distribution to all holders of its outstanding REIT Shares in REIT Shares,
(b) splits or subdivides its outstanding REIT Shares or (c) effects a reverse stock split or
otherwise combines its outstanding REIT Shares into a smaller number of REIT Shares, the
Adjustment Factor shall be adjusted by multiplying the Adjustment Factor previously in
effect by a fraction (1) the numerator of which shall be the number of REIT Shares issued
and outstanding on the record date for such dividend, distribution, split, subdivision,
reverse split or combination (assuming for such purposes that such dividend, distribution,
split, subdivision, reverse split or combination has occurred as of such time) and (2) the
denominator of which shall be the actual number of REIT Shares (determined without the above
assumption) issued and outstanding on the record date for such dividend, distribution,
split, subdivision, reverse split or combination;
(ii) the Parent distributes any rights, options or warrants to all holders of its REIT
Shares to subscribe for or to purchase or to otherwise acquire REIT Shares (or other
securities or rights convertible into, exchangeable for or exercisable for REIT Shares) at a
price per share less than the Value of a REIT Share on the record date for such distribution
(each a “Distributed Right”), the Adjustment Factor shall be adjusted by multiplying the
Adjustment Factor previously in effect by a fraction (a) the numerator of which shall be the
number of REIT Shares issued and outstanding on the record date plus the maximum number of
REIT Shares purchasable under such Distributed Rights and (b) the denominator of which shall
be the number of REIT Shares issued and outstanding on the record date plus a fraction (1)
the numerator of which is the maximum number of REIT Shares purchasable under such
Distributed Rights times the minimum purchase price per REIT Share under such Distributed
Rights and (2) the denominator of which is the Value of a REIT Share as of the record date;
provided, however, that, if any such
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Distributed Rights expire or become no longer exercisable, then the Adjustment Factor
shall be adjusted, effective retroactive to the date of distribution of the Distributed
Rights, to reflect a reduced maximum number of REIT Shares or any change in the minimum
purchase price for the purposes of the above fraction; or
(iii) the Parent shall, by dividend or otherwise, distribute to all holders of its REIT
Shares evidences of its indebtedness or assets (including securities, but excluding any
dividend or distribution referred to in paragraph (i) above), which evidences of
indebtedness or assets relate to assets not received by the Parent or its Subsidiaries
pursuant to a pro rata distribution by the Partnership, the Adjustment Factor shall be
adjusted to equal the amount determined by multiplying the Adjustment Factor in effect
immediately prior to the close of business on the date fixed for determination of
stockholders entitled to receive such distribution by a fraction (1) the numerator of which
shall be such Value of a REIT Share on the date fixed for such determination and (2) the
denominator of which shall be the Value of a REIT Share on the date fixed for such
determination less the then fair market value (as determined by the Parent, whose
determination shall be conclusive) of the portion of the evidences of indebtedness or assets
so distributed applicable to one REIT Share.
Any adjustments to the Adjustment Factor shall become effective immediately after the
effective date of the event necessitating the adjustment, retroactive to the record date, if any,
for such event.
“Affiliate” means, with respect to any Person, (a) each other Person that, directly or
indirectly, owns or controls, whether beneficially or as a trustee, guardian or other fiduciary,
fifty percent (50%) or more of the stock or ownership interest of such Person and (b) each other
Person that controls, is controlled by or is under common control with such Person. For the
purpose of this definition, “control” of a Person shall mean the possession, directly or
indirectly, of the power to direct or cause the direction of its management or policies, whether
through the ownership of voting securities, by contract or otherwise.
“Agreement” means this First Amended and Restated Agreement of Limited Partnership, as it may
be amended, modified, supplemented or restated from time to time.
“Assignee” means a Person to whom one or more Partnership Units have been Transferred in a
manner permitted under this Agreement, but who has not become a Substituted Limited Partner.
“Available Cash” means Gross Receipts, reduced by the payment, or accrual for payment, of all
business operating expenses and capital costs relating to the business of the Partnership and its
assets, including any and all principal payments, capital expenditures, management and other fees,
interest, and other charges or provisions, including escrow deposits made pursuant to Partnership
indebtedness, reserves for current and future working capital requirements, acquisitions of
additional properties, contingencies, reserves, anticipated obligations and other charges or
provisions as determined by the General Partner in its sole discretion.
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“Business Day” means a day of the year on which banks are not required or authorized to close
in New York, New York or in Chicago, Illinois.
“Capital Account” means, with respect to any Partner, the Capital Account maintained for such
Partner in accordance with the following provisions:
(a) To each Partner’s Capital Account there shall be added (i) the amount of money and the
Gross Asset Value of any property (other than money) contributed to the Partnership by such
Partner, (ii) such Partner’s allocable share of Net Income and any items in the nature of income or
gain which are specially allocated pursuant to Article 6 and (iii) the amount of any
Partnership liabilities assumed by such Partner or which are secured by any property distributed to
such Partner.
(b) From each Partner’s Capital Account there shall be subtracted (i) the amount of cash and
the Gross Asset Value of any Partnership property distributed to such Partner pursuant to any
provision of this Agreement, (ii) such Partner’s allocable share of Net Losses and any items in the
nature of expenses or losses which are specially allocated pursuant to Article 6 and (iii)
the amount of any liabilities of such Partner assumed by the Partnership or which are secured by
any property contributed by such Partner to the Partnership.
(c) In the event any interest in the Partnership is Transferred in accordance with Article
11, the transferee shall succeed to the Capital Account of the transferor to the extent it
relates to the Transferred interest.
(d) In determining the amount of any liability for purposes of paragraphs (a) and (b) above,
there shall be taken into account Code Section 752(c) and any other applicable provisions of the
Code and Regulations.
The foregoing provisions and the other provisions of this Agreement relating to the
maintenance of Capital Accounts are intended to comply with Regulations Sections 1.704-l(b) and
1.704-2, and shall be interpreted and applied in a manner consistent with such Regulations. In the
event the General Partner shall reasonably determine that it is prudent to modify the manner in
which the Capital Accounts, or any debits or credits thereto (including debits or credits relating
to liabilities which are secured by contributed or distributed property or which are assumed by the
Partnership, the General Partner or the Limited Partners), are computed in order to comply with
such Regulations, the General Partner may make such modification; provided that such modification
shall not affect the amounts distributable to any Person pursuant to Article 13 upon the
dissolution of the Partnership and shall not materially increase the taxable income allocated to
any Partner pursuant to Article 6 without the consent of such Partner. The General Partner
also shall (i) make any adjustments that are necessary or appropriate to maintain equality between
the Capital Accounts of the Partners and the amount of Partnership capital reflected on the
Partnership’s balance sheet, as computed for book purposes, in accordance with Regulations Section
1.704-l(b)(2)(iv)(q), and (ii) make any appropriate modifications in the event unanticipated events
might otherwise cause this Agreement not to comply with Regulations Section 1.704-l(b) or Section
1.704-2; provided that any such adjustments or modifications shall not affect the amounts
distributable to any Person pursuant to Article 13 upon the dissolution of
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the Partnership and shall not materially increase the taxable income allocated to any Partner
pursuant to Article 6 without the consent of such Partner.
“Capital Account Deficit” has the meaning set forth in Section 13.2(c).
“Capital Contribution” means, with respect to any Partner, the amount of money and the Gross
Asset Value of any property (other than money) contributed by such Partner to the Partnership,
after reduction for any liabilities to which such property is subject or which the Partnership
assumes with respect to such property.
“Cash Amount” means, with respect to a Tendering Party, an amount of cash equal to the product
of (A) the Value of a REIT Share and (B) such Tendering Party’s REIT Shares Amount determined as of
the date of receipt by the General Partner of such Tendering Party’s Notice of Redemption or, if
such date is not a Business Day, the immediately preceding Business Day.
“Certificate” means the Amended and Restated Certificate of Limited Partnership of the
Partnership filed in the Office of the Secretary of State of the State of Delaware, as amended or
restated from time to time in accordance with the terms hereof and of the Act.
“Charter” means the charter of the Parent, as amended or supplemented from time to time.
“Code” means the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended from time to time, or any successor
statute thereto, as interpreted by the applicable Regulations thereunder. Any reference herein to
a specific section or sections of the Code shall be deemed to include a reference to any
corresponding provision of future law.
“Consent” means the consent to, approval of or vote in favor of a proposed action by a Partner
given in accordance with Article 14.
“Debt” means: (i) indebtedness for borrowed money or for the deferred purchase price of
property or services, whether or not secured and whether or not any obligor therefor has assumed or
become liable for the payment thereof; (ii) all amounts owed to banks or other Persons in respect
of reimbursement obligations under letters of credit, surety bonds and other similar instruments
guaranteeing payment or other performance of obligations; and (iii) lease obligations as tenant or
subtenant which, in accordance with United States generally accepted accounting principles, should
be capitalized.
“Depreciation” means, for each Partnership Year or other period, an amount equal to the
depreciation, amortization or other cost recovery deduction allowable for federal income tax
purposes with respect to an asset for such Partnership Year or other period, except that if the
Gross Asset Value of an asset differs from its adjusted basis for federal income tax purposes at
the beginning of such Partnership Year or other period, Depreciation shall be an amount which bears
the same ratio to such beginning Gross Asset Value as the federal income tax depreciation,
amortization or other cost recovery deduction for such Partnership Year or other period bears to
such beginning adjusted tax basis; provided that if the federal income tax depreciation,
amortization or other cost recovery deduction for such Partnership Year is zero, Depreciation
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shall be determined with reference to such beginning Gross Asset Value using any reasonable
method selected by the General Partner.
“Distributed Right” shall have the meaning set forth in the definition of “Adjustment Factor.”
“Effective Date” means the date of closing of the initial public offering of REIT Shares.
“Equity Incentive Plan” means any equity incentive plan hereafter adopted by the Partnership
or the Parent, including the Parent’s 2009 Long-Term Incentive Plan.
“ERISA” means the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as amended.
“Exchange Act” means the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.
“Fair Market Value” means, when applied to any property or other consideration, the fair
market value of such property or other consideration, as reasonably determined by the General
Partner.
“Funding Debt” means the incurrence of any Debt for the purpose of providing funds to the
Partnership by or on behalf of the Parent or any wholly owned subsidiary of the Parent.
“General Partner” means Aviv REIT GP, L.L.C., a Delaware limited liability company, or any
successor general partner of the Partnership, in its capacity as general partner of the
Partnership.
“General Partner Interest” means the Partnership Interest held by the General Partner, which
Partnership Interest is an interest as a general partner under the Act. The General Partner
Interest shall be expressed as a number of OP Units.
“Gross Asset Value” means, with respect to any asset, the asset’s adjusted basis for federal
income tax purposes, except as follows:
(a) The initial Gross Asset Value of any asset contributed by a Partner to the Partnership
shall be the Fair Market Value of such asset.
(b) The General Partner may make an election to adjust the Gross Asset Values of all
Partnership assets to reflect their respective Fair Market Values, as of the times listed below:
(i) immediately prior to the acquisition of an additional interest in the Partnership
by a new or existing Partner in exchange for more than a de minimis Capital Contribution, if
the General Partner determines that such adjustment is necessary or appropriate to reflect
the relative economic interests of the Partners in the Partnership;
(ii) immediately prior to the distribution by the Partnership to a Partner of more than
a de minimis amount of Partnership property as consideration for an interest in the
Partnership if the General Partner determines that such adjustment is necessary or
appropriate to reflect the relative economic interests of the Partners in the Partnership;
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(iii) immediately prior to the liquidation of the Partnership within the meaning of
Regulations Section 1.704-l(b)(2)(ii)(g); and
(iv) at such other times as the General Partner determines are necessary or advisable,
including in order to comply with Regulations Sections 1.704-l(b) and 1.704-2.
(c) The Gross Asset Value of any Partnership asset distributed to a Partner shall be adjusted
to equal the Fair Market Value of such asset on the date of distribution.
(d) The Gross Asset Values of Partnership assets shall be increased (or decreased) to reflect
any adjustments to the adjusted basis of such assets pursuant to Code Section 734(b) or Code
Section 743(b), but only to the extent that such adjustments are taken into account in determining
Capital Accounts pursuant to Regulations Section 1.704-l(b)(2)(iv)(m); provided that Gross Asset
Values shall not be adjusted pursuant to this paragraph (d) to the extent that the General Partner
determines to make an adjustment pursuant to paragraph (b) as necessary or appropriate in
connection with a transaction that would otherwise result in an adjustment pursuant to this
paragraph (d).
(e) If the Gross Asset Value of any Partnership asset has been determined or adjusted pursuant
to paragraph (a), (b) or (d), such Gross Asset Value shall thereafter be adjusted by the
Depreciation taken into account with respect to such asset for purposes of computing Net Income and
Net Losses.
“Gross Receipts” means all cash received by the Partnership from any source.
“Holder” means either (a) a Partner or (b) an Assignee, owning a Partnership Unit, that is
treated as a partner of the Partnership for federal income tax purposes.
“Incapacity” or “Incapacitated” means: (i) as to any individual who is a Partner, death,
total physical disability or entry by a court of competent jurisdiction adjudicating him or her
incompetent to manage his or her Person or his or her estate (unless and until such time as such
adjudication of incompetence is reversed or revoked); (ii) as to any corporation or limited
liability company which is a Partner, the filing of a certificate of dissolution, or its
equivalent, for the corporation or limited liability company, as the case may be, or the revocation
of its charter; (iii) as to any partnership which is a Partner, the dissolution and commencement of
winding up of the partnership; (iv) as to any estate which is a Partner, the distribution by the
fiduciary of the estate’s entire interest in the Partnership; and (v) as to any trustee of a trust
which is a Partner, the termination of the trust (but not the substitution of a new trustee).
“Indemnitee” means (i) any Person made a party to an action, suit or proceeding or claiming
any loss, damage, liability, expense or other amount by reason of his, her or its status as (A) the
General Partner, a former General Partner or the Parent or (B) a director, officer, employee,
agent, trustee or Affiliate of the Partnership, the General Partner, a former General Partner or
the Parent, (ii) any Person who is or was serving at the request of the General Partner or a former
General Partner or any Affiliate thereof as a director, office, employee, agent or trustee of
another Person and (iii) such other Persons (including Affiliates of the General Partner, the
Partnership or the Parent) as the General Partner may designate from time to time, in its sole and
absolute discretion.
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“IRS” means the United States Internal Revenue Service or any successor agency.
“Limited Partner” means any Person named as a Limited Partner in Exhibit A attached
hereto, as such Exhibit A may be amended from time to time, or any Substituted Limited
Partner or Additional Limited Partner, in such Person’s capacity as a Limited Partner in the
Partnership.
“Limited Partner Interest” means a Partnership Interest of a Limited Partner in the
Partnership representing a fractional part of the Partnership Interests of all Limited Partners and
includes any and all benefits to which the holder of such a Partnership Interest may be entitled as
provided in this Agreement, together with all obligations of such Person to comply with the terms
and provisions of this Agreement. A Limited Partner Interest shall be expressed as a number of OP
Units.
“Liquidating Event” has the meaning set forth in Section 13.1.
“Liquidator” has the meaning set forth in Section 13.2(a).
“Loan Documents” means the loan agreement and other ancillary documents evidencing, securing
or otherwise associated with the Debt of the Partnership, the Parent or any of the Parent’s
Subsidiaries from time to time.
“LP” has the meaning specified in the Recitals.
“Majority in Interest of the Outside Limited Partners” means Limited Partners (excluding for
this purpose (i) any Limited Partner Interests held by the Parent or its Subsidiaries, (ii) any
Person of which the Parent or its Subsidiaries directly or indirectly owns or controls more than
50% of the voting interests and (iii) any Person directly or indirectly owning or controlling more
than 50% of the outstanding interests of the General Partner) holding more than 50% of the
outstanding OP Units held by all Limited Partners who are not excluded for the purposes hereof.
“Market Price” has the meaning set forth in the definition of “Value.”
“Net Income” or “Net Loss” means, for each Partnership Year, an amount equal to the
Partnership’s taxable income or loss for such Partnership Year, determined in accordance with Code
Section 703(a) (for this purpose, all items of income, gain, loss or deduction required to be
stated separately pursuant to Code Section 703(a)(l) shall be included in taxable income or loss),
with the following adjustments:
(a) Any income of the Partnership that is exempt from federal income tax and not otherwise
taken into account in computing Net Income or Net Loss pursuant to this definition of “Net Income”
or “Net Loss” shall be added to such taxable income or loss;
(b) Any expenditures of the Partnership described in Code Section 705(a)(2)(B) or treated as
Code Section 705(a)(2)(B) expenditures pursuant to Regulations Section 1.704-l(b)(2)(iv)(i),
and not otherwise taken into account in computing Net Income or Net Loss pursuant to this
definition of “Net Income” or “Net Loss,” shall be subtracted from such taxable income or loss;
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(c) In the event the Gross Asset Value of any Partnership property is adjusted pursuant to
paragraph (b) or paragraph (c) of the definition of “Gross Asset Value,” the amount of such
adjustment shall be taken into account as gain or loss from the disposition of such asset for
purposes of computing Net Income or Net Loss;
(d) Gain or loss resulting from any disposition of property with respect to which gain or loss
is recognized for federal income tax purposes shall be computed by reference to the Gross Asset
Value of the property disposed of, notwithstanding that the adjusted tax basis of such property
differs from its Gross Asset Value;
(e) In lieu of the depreciation, amortization and other cost recovery deductions taken into
account in computing such taxable income or loss, there shall be taken into account Depreciation
for such Partnership Year;
(f) To the extent an adjustment to the adjusted tax basis of any Partnership property pursuant
to Code Section 734(b) or Code Section 743(b) is required pursuant to Regulations Section
1.704-l(b)(2)(iv)(m)(4) to be taken into account in determining Capital Accounts as a result of a
distribution other than in liquidation of a Partner’s interest in the Partnership, the amount of
such adjustment shall be treated as an item of gain (if the adjustment increases the basis of the
asset) or loss (if the adjustment decreases the basis of the asset) from the disposition of the
asset and shall be taken into account for purposes of computing Net Income or Net Loss; and
(g) Notwithstanding any other provision of this definition of “Net Income” or “Net Loss,” any
items of income, gain, loss or deduction which are specially allocated pursuant to Article
6 shall not be taken into account in computing Net Income or Net Loss. The amounts of the
items of Partnership income, gain, loss or deduction available to be specially allocated pursuant
to Article 6 shall be determined by applying rules analogous to those set forth in this
definition of “Net Income” or “Net Loss.”
“Nonrecourse Deductions” has the meaning set forth in Regulations Section 1.704-2(b)(l), and
the amount of Nonrecourse Deductions for a Partnership Year shall be determined in accordance with
the rules of Regulations Section 1.704-2(c).
“Nonrecourse Liability” has the meaning set forth in Regulations Section 1.752-l(a)(2).
“Notice of Redemption” means the Notice of Redemption substantially in the form of Exhibit
B attached hereto.
“OP Unit” means a fractional share of the Partnership Interests of all Partners issued
pursuant to Section 4.1; provided, however, that the General Partner Interest and the
Limited Partner Interests shall have the differences in rights and privileges as specified in this
Agreement.
“Original Agreement” has the meaning specified in the Recitals.
“Outside Interest” has the meaning set forth in Section 5.2.
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“Ownership Limit” means the applicable restriction or restrictions on ownership of shares of
the Parent imposed under the Charter.
“Parent” means Aviv REIT, Inc., a Maryland corporation.
“Parent Limited Partner” means Aviv REIT LP, L.L.C., a Delaware limited liability company, and
its successors and assigns, in its capacity as limited partner of the Partnership.
“Partner” means the General Partner or a Limited Partner, and “Partners” means the General
Partner and the Limited Partners, collectively.
“Partner Minimum Gain” means an amount, with respect to each Partner Nonrecourse Debt, equal
to the Partnership Minimum Gain that would result if such Partner Nonrecourse Debt were treated as
a Nonrecourse Liability, determined in accordance with Regulations Section 1.704-2(i)(3).
“Partner Nonrecourse Debt” shall have the meaning set forth in Regulations Section
1.704-2(b)(4).
“Partner Nonrecourse Deductions” shall have the meaning set forth in Regulations Section
1.704-2(i)(2), and the amount of Partner Nonrecourse Deductions with respect to a Partner
Nonrecourse Debt for a Partnership Year shall be determined in accordance with the rules of
Regulations Section 1.704-2(i)(2).
“Partnership” means the limited partnership formed under the Act and pursuant to this
Agreement, and any successor thereto.
“Partnership Assets” means any and all such interests (direct or indirect) in personal
property and real property, including equity interests in other entities, interests in joint
ventures, fee interests, interests in ground leases, interests in mortgages and Debt instruments,
that the Partnership may hold from time to time.
“Partnership Interest” means a Partner’s ownership interest in the Partnership including any
and all benefits to which the holder of such Partnership Interest may be entitled as provided in
this Agreement, together with all obligations of such Partner to comply with the terms and
provisions of this Agreement. A Partnership Interest shall be expressed as a number of OP Units.
“Partnership Minimum Gain” has the meaning given such term in Regulations Section
1.704-2(b)(2), and the amount of Partnership Minimum Gain, as well as any increase or decrease in
Partnership Minimum Gain, for any fiscal year shall be determined in accordance with the rules of
Regulations Section 1.704-2(d).
“Partnership Record Date” means a record date established by the General Partner for the
distribution of Available Cash pursuant to Section 5.1, which record date shall generally
be the same as the record date established by the Parent for a distribution to its stockholders of
some or all of its portion of such distribution received through the General Partner and the Parent
Limited Partner.
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“Partnership Unit” means a fractional, undivided share of OP Units or any other fractional,
undivided share of the Partnership Interests that the General Partner has authorized pursuant to
Section 4.1 or 4.3. The ownership of Partnership Units may, but need not, be
evidenced by a certificate for units as the General Partner may determine with respect to any class
of Partnership Units issued from time to time under Section 4.1 or 4.3.
“Partnership Year” means the fiscal year of the Partnership, which shall be the calendar year.
“Percentage Interest” means, as to a Partner, the percentage determined by dividing the OP
Units owned by such Partner by the total number of OP Units then outstanding as specified in
Exhibit A attached hereto, as such Exhibit may be amended from time to time. If the
Partnership issues additional classes or series of Partnership Interests other than as contemplated
herein, the interest in the Partnership among the classes or series of Partnership Interests shall
be determined as set forth in the amendment to this Agreement setting forth the rights and
privileges of such additional classes or series of Partnership Interest, if any, as contemplated by
Section 4.3.
“Person” means an individual or a corporation, limited liability company, partnership, trust,
unincorporated organization, association or other entity.
“Publicly Traded” means listed or admitted to trading on the New York Stock Exchange, the
American Stock Exchange, the NASDAQ National Market or another national securities exchange, or any
successor to the foregoing.
“Qualified REIT Subsidiary” means a qualified REIT subsidiary of the Parent within the meaning
of Code Section 856(i)(2).
“Qualified Transferee” means an “Accredited Investor” as defined in Rule 501 promulgated under
the Securities Act.
“Qualifying Party” means (a) a Limited Partner set forth on Exhibit A attached hereto,
(b) an Additional Limited Partner or (c) a Substituted Limited Partner succeeding to all or part of
the Limited Partner Interest of (i) a Limited Partner set forth on Exhibit A attached
hereto or (ii) an Additional Limited Partner.
“Redemption” has the meaning set forth in Section 8.6(a).
“Regulations” means the Income Tax Regulations promulgated under the Code, as such regulations
may be amended from time to time (including corresponding provisions of succeeding regulations).
“Regulatory Allocations” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 6.2(a)(vii).
“REIT” means a real estate investment trust qualifying under Code Section 856.
“REIT Payment” has the meaning set forth in Section 15.11.
“REIT Requirements” has the meaning set forth in Section 5.1(b).
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“REIT Share” means a share of the Parent’s common stock, par value $0.01 per share.
“REIT Shares Amount” means a number of REIT Shares equal to the product of (a) the number of
Tendered Units and (b) the Adjustment Factor in effect on the Specified Redemption Date with
respect to such Tendered Units; provided, however, that in the event that the Parent issues to all
holders of REIT Shares as of a certain record date rights, options, warrants or convertible or
exchangeable securities entitling the Parent’s stockholders to subscribe for or purchase REIT
Shares, or any other securities or property (collectively, the “Rights”), with the record date for
such Rights issuance falling within the period starting on the date of the Notice of Redemption and
ending on the day immediately preceding the Specified Redemption Date, which Rights will not be
distributed before the relevant Specified Redemption Date, then the REIT Shares Amount shall also
include such Rights that a holder of that number of REIT Shares would be entitled to receive,
expressed, where relevant hereunder, in a number of REIT Shares determined by the Parent in good
faith.
“Rights” has the meaning set forth in the definition of “REIT Shares Amount.”
“Securities Act” means the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and the rules and regulations
of the Securities and Exchange Commission promulgated thereunder.
“Specified Redemption Date” means the 10th Business Day following receipt by the
General Partner of a Notice of Redemption; provided that if the REIT Shares are not Publicly
Traded, the Specified Redemption Date means the 30th Business Day following receipt by
the General Partner of a Notice of Redemption.
“Subsidiary” means, with respect to any Person, (a) any corporation of which an aggregate of
more than fifty percent (50%) of the outstanding stock having ordinary voting power to elect a
majority of the board of directors of such corporation (irrespective of whether, at the time, stock
of any other class or classes of such corporation shall have or might have voting power by reason
of the happening of any contingency) is at the time, directly or indirectly, owned legally or
beneficially by such Person and/or one or more Subsidiaries of such Person and (b) any partnership,
limited liability company or other entity in which such Person and/or one or more Subsidiaries of
such Person shall have an interest (whether in the form of voting or participation in profits or
capital contribution) of more than fifty percent (50%).
“Substituted Limited Partner” means a Person who is admitted to the Partnership as a Limited
Partner pursuant to Section 11.4.
“Survivor” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 11.2(c).
“Tax Items” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 6.3(a).
“Tendered Units” has the meaning set forth in Section 8.6(a).
“Tendering Partner” has the meaning set forth in Section 8.6(a).
“Transfer” or “Transferred” means, as a noun, any voluntary or involuntary transfer, sale,
pledge, hypothecation or other disposition or encumbrance and, as a verb, voluntarily or
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involuntarily to transfer, sell, pledge, hypothecate or otherwise dispose of or encumber;
provided, however, that when the term is used in Article 11, “Transfer” does not include
any Redemption of Partnership Units by the Partnership or the Parent, or acquisition of Tendered
Units by the General Partner or the Parent, pursuant to Section 8.6.
“Value” means, on any date of determination with respect to a REIT Share, the average of the
daily Market Prices for 10 consecutive trading days immediately preceding the date of determination
except that, as provided in Section 4.6(b), the Market Price for the trading day
immediately preceding the date of exercise of a stock option under any Equity Incentive Plan shall
be substituted for such average of daily market prices for purposes of Section 4.6;
provided, however, that for purposes of Section 8.6, the “date of determination” shall be
the date of receipt by the Parent of a Notice of Redemption or, if such date is not a Business Day,
the immediately preceding Business Day. The term “Market Price” on any date shall mean: (i) if
the REIT Shares are listed or admitted to trading on the New York Stock Exchange or another stock
exchange, the last sale price for a REIT Share, regular way, on such date or, in case no such sale
takes place on such date, the average of the closing bid and asked prices for a REIT Share, regular
way, on such date, in each case as reported by the New York Stock Exchange or such other stock
exchange on which the REIT Shares are listed or admitted to trading; (ii) if the REIT Shares are
not listed or admitted to trading on the New York Stock Exchange or another stock exchange, the
last reported sale price on such date or, if no sale takes place on such date, the average of the
closing bid and asked prices for a REIT Share on such date or, if no such last reported sale price
or closing bid and asked prices are available, the average of the reported high bid and low asked
prices on such date, in each case as reported by a reliable quotation source selected by the
General Partner; or (iii) in the event that no trading price is available for REIT Shares, the fair
market value of a REIT Share, as determined in good faith by the Board of Directors of the Parent.
ARTICLE 2
ORGANIZATIONAL MATTERS
ORGANIZATIONAL MATTERS
Section 2.1. Organization. The Partnership is a limited partnership formed pursuant
to the provisions of the Act and upon the terms and conditions set forth in this Agreement. Except
as expressly provided herein, the rights and obligations of the Partners and the administration and
termination of the Partnership shall be governed by the Act. The Partnership Interests of each
Partner shall be personal property for all purposes.
Section 2.2. Name. The name of the Partnership is Aviv Healthcare Properties
Operating Limited Partnership. The Partnership’s business may be conducted under any other name or
names deemed advisable by the General Partner, including the name of either the General Partner or
any Affiliate thereof. The words “Limited Partnership,” “L.P.,” “Ltd.” or similar words or letters
shall be included in the Partnership’s name where necessary for the purposes of complying with the
laws of any jurisdiction that so requires. The General Partner in its sole discretion may change
the name of the Partnership at any time and from time to time and shall notify the Limited Partners
of such change in the next regular communication to the Limited Partners.
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Section 2.3. Registered Office and Agent; Principal Office. The address of the
registered office of the Partnership in the State of Delaware is located at Corporation Service
Company, 0000 Xxxxxxxxxxx Xxxx, Xxxxxxxxxx, Xxxxxxxx 00000, and the registered agent for service of
process on the Partnership in the State of Delaware at such registered office is Corporation
Service Company. The principal office of the Partnership is located at 000 Xxxx Xxxxxxx Xxxxxx,
Xxxxx 0000, Xxxxxxx, Xxxxxxxx 00000 or such other place as the General Partner may from time to
time designate by notice to the Limited Partners. The Partnership may maintain offices at such
other place or places within or outside the State of Delaware as the General Partner deems
advisable.
Section 2.4. Power of Attorney.
(a) Each Limited Partner and each Assignee constitutes and appoints each of the General
Partner and any Liquidator (and any successor to any thereof by merger, transfer, assignment,
election or otherwise) and each of the authorized officers and attorneys-in-fact of each of the
foregoing, and each of those acting singly, in each case, with full power of substitution, as its
true and lawful agent and attorney-in-fact, with full power and authority in its name, place and
stead to:
(i) execute, swear to, acknowledge, deliver, file and record in the appropriate public
offices: (A) all certificates, documents and other instruments (including this Agreement
and the Certificate and all amendments or restatements thereof) that the General Partner or
any Liquidator, as applicable, deems appropriate or necessary to form, qualify or continue
the existence or qualification of the Partnership as a limited partnership (or a partnership
in which the limited partners have limited liability) in the State of Delaware and in all
other jurisdictions in which the Partnership may conduct business or own property; (B) all
instruments that the General Partner or any Liquidator, as applicable, deems appropriate or
necessary to reflect any amendment, change, modification or restatement of this Agreement
made in accordance with the terms of this Agreement; (C) all conveyances and other
instruments or documents that the General Partner or any Liquidator, as applicable, deems
appropriate or necessary to reflect the dissolution and liquidation of the Partnership
pursuant to the terms of this Agreement, including a certificate of cancellation; (D) all
instruments relating to the admission, withdrawal, removal or substitution of any Partner
pursuant to, or other events described in, Articles 11, 12 or 13 or
the Capital Contribution of any Partner; and (E) all certificates, documents and other
instruments relating to the determination of the rights, preferences and privileges of
Partnership Units, including any class of Partnership Units issued pursuant to Section
4.3 or 4.5; and
(ii) execute, swear to, acknowledge and file all ballots, consents, approvals, waivers,
certificates and other instruments appropriate or necessary, in the sole discretion of the
General Partner or any Liquidator, as applicable, to make, evidence, give, confirm or ratify
any vote, consent, approval, agreement or other action which is made or given by the
Partners hereunder or is consistent with the terms of this Agreement or appropriate or
necessary, in the discretion of the General Partner or any Liquidator, as applicable, to
effectuate the terms or intent of this Agreement.
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Nothing contained in this Section 2.4 shall be construed as authorizing the General
Partner or any Liquidator, as applicable, to amend this Agreement except in accordance with
Article 14 or as may be otherwise expressly provided for in this Agreement.
(b) The foregoing power of attorney is hereby declared to be irrevocable and a power coupled
with an interest, in recognition of the fact that each of the Partners will be relying upon the
power of the General Partner and any Liquidator, as applicable, to act as contemplated by this
Agreement in any filing or other action by it on behalf of the Partnership, and it shall survive
and not be affected by the subsequent Incapacity of any Limited Partner or Assignee or the Transfer
of all or any portion of such Limited Partner’s or Assignee’s Partnership Units or Partnership
Interests and shall extend to such Limited Partner’s or Assignee’s heirs, successors, assigns and
personal representatives. Each such Limited Partner or Assignee hereby agrees to be bound by any
representation made by the General Partner or any Liquidator, as applicable, acting in good faith
pursuant to such power of attorney; and each such Limited Partner or Assignee hereby waives any and
all defenses which may be available to it to contest, negate or disaffirm the action of the General
Partner or any Liquidator, as applicable, taken in good faith under such power of attorney. Each
Limited Partner or Assignee shall execute and deliver to the General Partner or any Liquidator, as
applicable, within 15 days after receipt of the General Partner’s or Liquidator’s, as applicable,
request therefor, such further designation, powers of attorney and other instruments as the General
Partner or the Liquidator, as the case may be, deems necessary to effectuate this Agreement and the
purposes of the Partnership.
Section 2.5. Term. The term of the Partnership commenced on March 17, 2005 and shall
continue in existence until the close of Partnership business on December 31, 2055 or until the
earlier termination of the Partnership in accordance with the provisions of Article 13.
ARTICLE 3
PURPOSE
PURPOSE
Section 3.1. Purpose and Business. The purpose and nature of the business to be
conducted by the Partnership shall be: (a) to conduct any business that may be lawfully conducted
by a limited partnership organized pursuant to the Act; (b) to enter into any other partnership,
joint venture or other similar arrangement to engage in any of the foregoing or to own interests,
directly or indirectly, in any entity engaged, directly or indirectly, in any of the foregoing; and
(c) to do anything necessary or incidental to the foregoing; provided, however, such business and
arrangements and interests may be limited to and conducted in such a manner as to permit the
Parent, in the sole and absolute discretion of the General Partner, at all times to be classified
as a REIT unless the Parent, in accordance with its Charter and Bylaws, in each case as may be
amended, in its sole discretion has chosen to cease to qualify as a REIT or has chosen not to
attempt to qualify as a REIT for any reason or reasons whether or not related to the business
conducted by the Partnership. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, the Partners
acknowledge that the status of the Parent as a REIT inures to the benefit of all Partners and not
solely to the Parent, the General Partner or its Affiliates.
Section 3.2. Powers.
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(a) The Partnership is empowered to do any and all acts and things necessary, appropriate,
proper, advisable, incidental to or convenient for the furtherance and accomplishment of the
purposes and business described herein and for the protection and benefit of the Partnership,
including full power and authority, directly or through its ownership interest in other entities,
to enter into, perform and carry out contracts of any kind, borrow money and issue evidences of
indebtedness, whether or not secured by mortgage, deed of trust, pledge or other lien, acquire and
develop real property and personal property and lease, sell, transfer and dispose of real property
and personal property.
(b) Notwithstanding any other provision in this Agreement, the General Partner may cause the
Partnership not to take, or to refrain from taking, any action that, in the judgment of the General
Partner, in its sole and absolute discretion, (i) could adversely affect the ability of the Parent
to continue to qualify as a REIT, (ii) could subject the Parent to any additional taxes under Code
Section 857 or Code Section 4981 or any other related or successor provision of the Code or (iii)
could violate any law or regulation of any governmental body or agency having jurisdiction over the
General Partner, the Parent, their securities or the Partnership.
Section 3.3. Partnership Only for Purposes Specified. The Partnership shall be a
partnership only for tax purposes and the purposes specified in Section 3.1, and this
Agreement shall not be deemed to create a partnership among the Partners with respect to any
activities whatsoever other than the activities within such purposes. Except as otherwise
expressly provided in this Agreement, no Limited Partner shall have any authority to act for, bind,
commit or assume any obligation or responsibility on behalf of the Partnership, its properties or
any other Partner. No Partner, in its capacity as a Partner under this Agreement, shall be
responsible or liable for any indebtedness or obligation of another Partner, nor shall the
Partnership be responsible or liable for any indebtedness or obligation of any Partner, incurred
either before or after the execution and delivery of this Agreement by such Partner, except as to
those responsibilities, liabilities, indebtedness or obligations incurred or assumed pursuant to
and as limited by the terms of this Agreement and the Act.
Section 3.4. Representations and Warranties by the Parties.
(a) Each Partner (including each Additional Limited Partner or Substituted Limited Partner as
a condition to becoming an Additional Limited Partner or a Substituted Limited Partner,
respectively) that is an individual represents and warrants to the Partnership and to each other
Partner that (i) such Partner has the legal capacity to enter into this Agreement and perform such
Partner’s obligations hereunder, (ii) the consummation of the transactions contemplated by this
Agreement will not result in a breach or violation of, or a default under, any agreement by which
such Partner or any of such Partner’s property is bound, or any statute, regulation, order or other
law to which such Partner is subject, (iii) subject to the last sentence of this Section
3.4(a), such Partner is neither a “foreign person” within the meaning of Code Section 1445(f)
nor a “foreign partner” within the meaning of Code Section 1446(e), (iv) this Agreement is binding
upon, and enforceable against, such Partner in accordance with its terms (subject to applicable
bankruptcy, insolvency, fraudulent conveyance, reorganization, moratorium and similar laws
affecting creditors’ rights and remedies generally, and subject, as to enforceability, to general
principles of commercial reasonableness, good faith and fair dealing (regardless or whether
enforcement is sought in a proceeding at law or in equity)) and (v) such Partner does not own,
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directly or indirectly, (A) 9.9% or more of the total combined voting power of all classes of
stock entitled to vote, or 9.9% or more of the total value of all classes of stock, of any
corporation that is a tenant of (1) the Parent or any Qualified REIT Subsidiary, (2) the
Partnership or (3) any partnership, venture or limited liability company of which the Parent, any
Qualified REIT Subsidiary or the Partnership is a member or (B) an interest of 9.9% or more in the
assets or net profits of any tenant of (1) the Parent or any Qualified REIT Subsidiary, (2) the
Partnership or (3) any partnership, venture, or limited liability company of which the Parent, any
Qualified REIT Subsidiary or the Partnership is a member. Notwithstanding anything contained
herein to the contrary, in the event that the representation contained in the foregoing clause
(iii) would be inaccurate if given by a Partner, such Partner (x) shall not be required to make and
shall not be deemed to have made such representation if it delivers to the General Partner in
connection with or prior to its execution of this Agreement written notice that it may not
truthfully make such representation, (y) hereby agrees that it is subject to, and hereby authorizes
the General Partner to withhold, all withholdings to which such a “foreign person” or “foreign
partner,” as applicable, is subject under the Code and (z) hereby agrees to cooperate fully with
the General Partner with respect to such withholdings, including by effecting the timely completion
and delivery to the General Partner of all governmental forms required in connection therewith.
(b) Each Partner (including each Additional Limited Partner or Substituted Limited Partner as
a condition to becoming an Additional Limited Partner or a Substituted Limited Partner,
respectively) that is not an individual represents and warrants to the Partnership and to each
other Partner that (i) such Partner is duly organized under the laws of its state of formation, and
has the requisite power to execute and deliver this Agreement and perform its obligations
hereunder, (ii) all transactions contemplated by this Agreement to be performed by it have been
duly authorized by all necessary action (in the event that such Partner is not a natural Person,
such action shall be limited to all corporate, limited liability company or partnership action, as
the case may be), including that of its general partner(s), members, committee(s), trustee(s),
beneficiaries, directors and/or stockholder(s), as the case may be, as required, (iii) the
consummation of such transactions will not result in a breach or violation of, or a default under,
its partnership agreement, operating agreement, trust agreement, charter or by-laws or other
organizational documents, as the case may be, any agreement by which such Partner or any of such
Partner’s property or any of its partners, beneficiaries, trustees or stockholders, as the case may
be, is or are bound, or any statute, regulation, order or other law to which such Partner or any of
its partners, trustees, beneficiaries or stockholders, as the case may be, is or are subject, (iv)
subject to the last sentence of this Section 3.4(b), such Partner is neither a “foreign
person” within the meaning of Code Section 1445(f) nor a “foreign partner” within the meaning of
Code Section 1446(e), (v) this Agreement is binding upon, and enforceable against, such Partner in
accordance with its terms (subject to applicable bankruptcy, insolvency, fraudulent conveyance,
reorganization, moratorium and similar laws affecting creditors’ rights and remedies generally, and
subject, as to enforceability, to general principles of commercial reasonableness, good faith and
fair dealing (regardless or whether enforcement is sought in a proceeding at law or in equity)) and
(vi) neither such Partner nor any of its beneficial owners owns, directly or indirectly, (A) 9.9%
or more of the total combined voting power of all classes of stock entitled to vote, or 9.9% or
more of the total value of all classes of stock, of any corporation that is a tenant of (1) the
Parent or any Qualified REIT Subsidiary, (2) the Partnership or (3) any partnership, venture or
limited liability company of which the Parent, any Qualified REIT Subsidiary or the Partnership is
a member or (B) an interest of 9.9% or more in the assets or net profits of any
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tenant of (1) the Parent or any Qualified REIT Subsidiary, (2) the Partnership or (3) any
partnership, venture, or limited liability company of which the Parent, any Qualified REIT
Subsidiary or the Partnership is a member. Notwithstanding anything contained herein to the
contrary, in the event that the representation contained in the foregoing clause (iv) would be
inaccurate if given by a Partner, such Partner (x) shall not be required to make and shall not be
deemed to have made such representation if it delivers to the General Partner in connection with or
prior to its execution of this Agreement written notice that it may not truthfully make such
representation, (y) hereby agrees that it is subject to, and hereby authorizes the General Partner
to withhold, all withholdings to which such a “foreign person” or “foreign partner,” as applicable,
is subject under the Code and (z) hereby agrees to cooperate fully with the General Partner with
respect to such withholdings, including by effecting the timely completion and delivery to the
General Partner of all governmental forms required in connection therewith.
(c) Each Partner (including each Additional Limited Partner or Substituted Limited Partner as
a condition to becoming an Additional Limited Partner or Substituted Limited Partner, respectively)
represents, warrants and agrees that it has acquired its interest in the Partnership for its own
account for investment purposes only and not for the purpose of, or with a view toward, the resale
or distribution of all or any part thereof, nor with a view toward selling or otherwise
distributing such interest or any part thereof at any particular time or under any predetermined
circumstances in violation of securities law. Each Partner further represents and warrants that it
is a sophisticated investor, able and accustomed to handling sophisticated financial matters for
itself, particularly real estate investments, and that it has a sufficiently high net worth that it
does not anticipate a need for the funds it has invested in the Partnership in what it understands
to be a highly speculative and illiquid investment.
(d) The representations and warranties contained in Sections 3.4(a), (b) and
(c) shall survive the execution and delivery of this Agreement by each Partner (and, in the
case of an Additional Limited Partner or a Substituted Limited Partner, the admission of such
Additional Limited Partner or Substituted Limited Partner as a Limited Partner in the Partnership)
and the dissolution and winding up of the Partnership.
ARTICLE 4
CAPITAL CONTRIBUTIONS
CAPITAL CONTRIBUTIONS
Section 4.1. Capital Contributions of the Partners. Each Partner has made (or shall
be deemed to have made) a Capital Contribution to the Partnership and owns Partnership Units in the
respective amounts set forth for such Partner on Exhibit A, as the same may be amended from
time to time by the General Partner to the extent necessary to reflect accurately sales, exchanges,
conversions or other Transfers, redemptions, Capital Contributions, the issuance of additional
Partnership Units or similar events having an effect on a Partner’s ownership of Partnership Units.
Except as required by law or as otherwise provided in Section 4.3 or 4.5, no
Partner shall be required to make any additional Capital Contributions or loans to the Partnership.
Section 4.2. OP Units. From and after the Effective Date, the Partnership shall have
a single class of Partnership Units, entitled “OP Units.”
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Section 4.3. Issuances of Additional Partnership Interests.
(a) General. Notwithstanding Section 7.3(b), the General Partner is hereby
authorized to cause the Partnership to issue additional Partnership Interests, in the form of
Partnership Units, for any Partnership purpose, at any time or from time to time, to the Partners
(including the General Partner or Parent Limited Partner) or to other Persons, and to admit such
other Persons as Additional Limited Partners, for such consideration and on such terms and
conditions as shall be established by the General Partner in its sole and absolute discretion, all
without the approval of any Limited Partners. Without limiting the foregoing, the General Partner
is expressly authorized to cause the Partnership to issue Partnership Units (i) upon the
conversion, redemption or exchange of any Debt or other securities issued by the Partnership, (ii)
for less than fair market value, so long as the General Partner concludes in good faith that such
issuance is in the best interests of the Parent and the Partnership, and (iii) in connection with
any merger of any other Person with or into the Partnership or any Subsidiary of the Partnership if
the applicable merger agreement provides that Persons are to receive Partnership Units in exchange
for their interests in the Person merging with or into the Partnership or any Subsidiary of the
Partnership. Any additional Partnership Interests shall be issued as OP Units. Upon the issuance
of any additional Partnership Interest, the General Partner shall amend Exhibit A as
appropriate to reflect such issuance.
(b) Issuances to the General Partner and Parent Limited Partner. No additional
Partnership Units shall be issued to the General Partner or Parent Limited Partner unless: (i) the
additional Partnership Units are issued to all Partners in proportion to their respective
Percentage Interests; (ii) (A) the additional Partnership Units are OP Units issued in connection
with an issuance of REIT Shares and (B) the Parent directly or indirectly contributes or otherwise
causes to be transferred to the Partnership the cash proceeds or other consideration, if any,
received in connection with the issuance of such REIT Shares; or (iii) the additional Partnership
Units are issued upon the conversion, redemption or exchange of Debt or other securities issued by
the Partnership. Of the total number of additional Partnership Units issued to the General Partner
and the Parent Limited Partner, [0.1]% of such additional Partnership Units shall be deemed issued
to the General Partner, and the remainder shall be deemed issued to the Parent Limited Partner. In
the event that the Partnership issues additional Partnership Units pursuant to this Section
4.3(b), the General Partner shall make such revisions to this Agreement as it determines are
necessary to reflect the issuance of such additional Partnership Units.
Section 4.4. Loans.
(a) Loans by Third Parties. Subject to Section 4.5 and Article 7, the
Partnership may incur Debt or enter into other similar credit, guarantee, financing or refinancing
arrangements of any kind for any purpose (including in connection with any further acquisition of
Partnership Assets) with any Person upon such terms as the General Partner deems appropriate;
provided that the Partnership shall not incur any Debt that is recourse to any Partner, except to
the extent otherwise agreed to by the applicable Partner.
(b) General Partner/Parent Loans. The General Partner and/or the Parent, as the case
may be, on behalf of the Partnership, may obtain any Additional Funds by causing the Partnership to
incur Debt with the General Partner and/or the Parent, as the case may be, if (i)
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such Debt is, to the extent permitted by law, on substantially the same terms and conditions
(including interest rate, repayment schedule and conversion, redemption, repurchase and exchange
rights) as Funding Debt incurred by the General Partner and/or the Parent, as the case may be, the
net proceeds of which are loaned to the Partnership to provide such Additional Funds or (ii) such
Debt is on terms and conditions no less favorable to the Partnership than would be available to the
Partnership from any third party; provided, however, that the Partnership shall not incur any such
Debt if (1) a breach, violation or default of such Debt would be deemed to occur by virtue of the
Transfer by any Limited Partner of any Partnership Interest or (2) such Debt is recourse to any
Partner and/or the Parent, as the case may be (unless the applicable Partner and/or the Parent, as
the case may be, otherwise agrees).
Section 4.5. Additional Equity Funding, Capital Contributions.
(a) General. The General Partner may, at any time and from time to time, determine
that the Partnership requires additional funds (“Additional Funds”) for the acquisition of
additional Partnership assets, for the redemption of Partnership Units or for such other
Partnership purposes as the General Partner may determine in its sole and absolute discretion.
Additional Funds may be raised by the Partnership, at the election of the General Partner, in any
manner provided in, and in accordance with, the terms of this Section 4.5. No Person shall
have any preemptive, preferential or similar right or rights to subscribe for or acquire any
Partnership Interests.
(b) Additional Capital Contributions. The Partnership may raise all or any portion of
such Additional Funds by accepting additional Capital Contributions from the Partners or from third
parties on terms and conditions as shall be determined by the General Partner. In connection with
any such additional Capital Contributions (of cash or property), the General Partner is hereby
authorized and directed to cause the Partnership to issue additional OP Units and to amend the
Percentage Interests attributable to each Partner. In the event that the Partnership accepts
additional Capital Contributions pursuant to this Section 4.5(b), the General Partner shall
make such additional revisions to this Agreement (including Exhibit A) as are consistent
with and necessary to reflect such additional Capital Contributions.
(c) Issuance of Securities by the Parent. The Parent shall not issue any additional
REIT Shares unless the Parent contributes directly or indirectly the cash proceeds or other
consideration, if any, received from the issuance of such additional REIT Shares to the Partnership
in exchange for Partnership Units; provided, however, that notwithstanding the foregoing, the
Parent may issue REIT Shares (i) pursuant to Section 4.6 or 8.6(b), (ii) pursuant
to a dividend or distribution (including any stock split) of REIT Shares to all of the holders of
REIT Shares or (iii) pursuant to share grants or awards made pursuant to any Equity Incentive Plan.
In the event of any issuance of additional REIT Shares by the Parent, and the direct or indirect
contribution to the Partnership, by the Parent, of the cash proceeds or other consideration
received from such issuance, the Partnership shall pay the Parent’s expenses associated with such
issuance, including any underwriting discounts or commissions (it being understood that if the
proceeds actually received by the Parent are less than the gross proceeds of such issuance as a
result of any underwriter’s discount or other expenses paid or incurred by the Parent and the
General Partner in connection with such issuance, then the Parent shall be deemed to have made,
through the General Partner, a Capital Contribution to the Partnership in the amount of the gross
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proceeds of such issuance and the Partnership shall be deemed simultaneously to have
reimbursed the Parent or General Partner, as applicable, for the amount of such underwriter’s
discount or other expenses).
Section 4.6. Equity Incentive Plan.
(a) Options Granted to Company Employees and Independent Directors. If at any time or
from time to time, in connection with an Equity Incentive Plan, a stock option granted to an
employee or director of the Parent or any of its Subsidiaries is duly exercised:
(i) The Parent shall, as soon as practicable after such exercise, make or cause to be
made directly or indirectly a Capital Contribution to the Partnership in an amount equal to
the aggregate exercise price paid to the Parent by such exercising party in connection with
the exercise of such stock option.
(ii) Notwithstanding the amount of the Capital Contribution actually made pursuant to
Section 4.6(a)(i), the Parent shall be deemed to have contributed indirectly to the
Partnership (through the Parent Limited Partner), as a Capital Contribution, an amount equal
to the Value of a REIT Share as of the date of exercise multiplied by the number of REIT
Shares then being issued in connection with the exercise of such stock option in exchange
for a number of OP Units equal to the number of REIT Shares then being issued.
(b) Special Valuation Rule. For purposes of this Section 4.6, in determining
the Value of a REIT Share, only the trading date immediately preceding the exercise of the relevant
stock option under the Equity Incentive Plan shall be considered.
(c) Future Equity Incentive Plans. Nothing in this Agreement shall be construed or
applied to preclude or restrain the Parent from adopting, modifying or terminating any Equity
Incentive Plan for the benefit of employees, directors or other business associates of the Parent,
the Partnership or any of their Affiliates. The Limited Partners acknowledge and agree that, in
the event that any such plan is adopted, modified or terminated by the Parent, amendments to this
Section 4.6 may become necessary or advisable and that any approval or consent of the
Limited Partners required pursuant to the terms of this Agreement in order to effect any such
amendments requested by the General Partner shall not be unreasonably withheld or delayed.
(d) Tax Treatment. For federal tax purposes, the issuance of REIT Shares described in
this Section 4.6 shall be treated in accordance with Regulations Section 1.1032-3(b), and
the following transactions shall be deemed to have occurred: first, the Capital Contribution
described in Section 4.6(a)(ii) shall be deemed to occur; second, the Partnership shall be
deemed to purchase from the Parent the REIT Shares being issued using the cash deemed contributed
to the Partnership; and third, the Partnership shall be deemed to issue the REIT Shares to the
exercising party.
Section 4.7. Other Contribution Provisions. In the event that any Partner is admitted
to the Partnership and is given a Capital Account in exchange for services rendered to the
Partnership, unless otherwise determined by the General Partner in its sole and absolute
discretion, such transaction shall be treated by the Partnership and the affected Partner as if the
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Partnership had compensated such partner in cash and such Partner had contributed the cash to
the capital of the Partnership. In addition, with the consent of the General Partner, one or more
Limited Partners may enter into contribution agreements with the Partnership which have the effect
of providing a guarantee of certain obligations of the Partnership.
Section 4.8. Not Publicly Traded. The General Partner, on behalf of the Partnership,
shall use its best efforts not to take any action which would result in the Partnership being a
“publicly traded partnership” treated as a corporation under and as such term is defined in Code
Section 7704(b).
ARTICLE 5
DISTRIBUTIONS
DISTRIBUTIONS
Section 5.1. Distributions of Available Cash.
(a) Subject to the provisions of the applicable Loan Documents, the General Partner shall
cause the Partnership to distribute at least quarterly all Available Cash generated by the
Partnership during such quarter to the Holders of Partnership Units on such Partnership Record Date
with respect to such quarter, pro rata in proportion to the respective Percentage Interests of such
Holders on such Partnership Record Date. Distributions payable with respect to any Partnership
Units that were not outstanding during the entire quarterly period in respect of which any
distribution is made shall be prorated based on the portion of the period that such Partnership
Units were outstanding.
(b) The General Partner in its sole and absolute discretion may distribute to the Holders
Available Cash on a more frequent basis and provide for an appropriate Partnership Record Date.
Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, the General Partner shall make such reasonable
efforts, as determined by it in its sole and absolute discretion and consistent with the Parent’s
qualification as a REIT, to cause the Partnership to distribute sufficient amounts to enable the
Parent to pay stockholder dividends that will (i) satisfy the requirements for its qualification as
a REIT under the Code and Regulations (the “REIT Requirements”) and (ii) except to the extent
otherwise determined by the Parent, in its sole and absolute discretion, avoid any federal income
or excise tax liability of the Parent.
Section 5.2. Interests in Property not Held Through the Partnership. To the extent
amounts distributed by the Partnership are attributable to amounts received from a property in
which the General Partner, the Parent or any Affiliate of the General Partner or the Parent holds a
direct or indirect interest (other than through the Partnership) (an “Outside Interest”), (a) such
amounts distributed to the General Partner will be reduced so as to take into account amounts
received pursuant to the Outside Interest and (b) the amounts distributed to the Limited Partners
will be increased to the extent necessary so that the overall effect of the distribution is to
distribute what would have been distributed had such Outside Interest been held through the
Partnership (treating any distribution made in respect of the Outside Interest as if such
distribution had been received by the General Partner).
Section 5.3. Distributions In-Kind. No right is given to any Partner to demand and
receive property other than cash as provided in this Agreement. The General Partner may
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determine, in its sole and absolute discretion, to make a distribution in-kind of Partnership
Assets to the Holders of Partnership Units, and such assets shall be distributed in such a fashion
as to ensure that the fair market value is distributed and allocated in accordance with
Articles 5, 6 and 10.
Section 5.4. Distributions Upon Liquidation. Notwithstanding any of the other
provisions of this Article 5, distributions in the year that the Partnership is liquidated
pursuant to Article 13 shall be distributed to the Partners in accordance with Section
13.2.
Section 5.5. Distributions to Reflect Issuance of Additional Partnership Units.
Notwithstanding Section 7.3(b), in the event that the Partnership issues additional
Partnership Units pursuant to the provisions of Article 4, subject to Section
14.1(b), the General Partner is hereby authorized to make such revisions to this Article
5 as it determines are necessary or desirable to reflect the issuance of such additional
Partnership Units.
ARTICLE 6
ALLOCATIONS
ALLOCATIONS
Section 6.1. Timing and Amount of Allocations of Net Income and Net Loss. Subject to
the allocation rules of Section 6.2, Net Income or Net Loss for any Partnership year shall
be allocated among Partners in proportion to their respective Percentage Interests.
Section 6.2. Additional Allocation Provisions.
Notwithstanding the foregoing provisions of this Article 6:
(a) Regulatory Allocations.
(i) Minimum Gain Chargeback. Except as otherwise provided in Regulations
Section 1.704-2(f), notwithstanding any other provision of this Article 6, if there
is a net decrease in Partnership Minimum Gain during any Partnership Year, each Partner
shall be specially allocated items of Partnership income and gain for such Partnership Year
(and, if necessary, subsequent Partnership Years) in an amount equal to such Partner’s share
of the net decrease in Partnership Minimum Gain, as determined under Regulations Section
1.704-2(g). Allocations pursuant to the previous sentence shall be made in proportion to the
respective amounts required to be allocated to each Partner pursuant thereto. The items to
be allocated shall be determined in accordance with Regulations Sections 1.704-2(f)(6) and
1.704-2(j)(2). This Section 6.2(a)(i) is intended to qualify as a “minimum gain
chargeback” within the meaning of Regulations Section 1.704-2(f) which shall be controlling
in the event of a conflict between such Regulations and this Section 6.2(a)(i).
(ii) Partner Minimum Gain Chargeback. Except as otherwise provided in
Regulations Section 1.704-2(i)(4), and notwithstanding any other provision of this
Article 6 (except Section 6.2(a)(i)), if there is a net decrease in Partner
Minimum Gain attributable to a Partner Nonrecourse Debt during any Partnership Year, each
Partner who has a share of the Partner Minimum Gain attributable to such Partner Nonrecourse
Debt, determined in accordance with Regulations Section 1.704-2(i)(5), shall be specially
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allocated items of Partnership income and gain for such Partnership Year (and, if
necessary, subsequent Partnership Years) in an amount equal to such Partner’s share of the
net decrease in Partner Minimum Gain attributable to such Partner Nonrecourse Debt,
determined in accordance with Regulations Section 1.704-2(i)(4). Allocations pursuant to
the previous sentence shall be made in proportion to the respective amounts required to be
allocated to each General Partner and Limited Partner pursuant thereto. The items to be so
allocated shall be determined in accordance with Regulations Sections 1.704-2(i)(4) and
1.704-2(j)(2). This Section 6.2(a)(ii) is intended to qualify as a “chargeback of
partner nonrecourse debt minimum gain” within the meaning of Regulations Section 1.704-2(i)
which shall be controlling in the event of a conflict between such Regulation and this
Section 6.2(a)(ii).
(iii) Nonrecourse Deductions and Partner Nonrecourse Deductions. Any
Nonrecourse Deductions for any Partnership Year shall be specially allocated to the Partners
in accordance with their respective Percentage Interests. Any Partner Nonrecourse
Deductions for any Partnership Year shall be specially allocated to the Partner(s) who bears
the economic risk of loss with respect to the Partner Nonrecourse Debt to which such Partner
Nonrecourse Deductions are attributable, in accordance with Regulations Sections
1.704-2(b)(4) and 1.704-2(i).
(iv) Qualified Income Offset. If any Partner unexpectedly receives an
adjustment, allocation or distribution described in Regulations Section
1.704-l(b)(2)(ii)(d)(4), (5) or (6), items of Partnership income and gain shall be
allocated, in accordance with Regulations Section 1.704-l(b)(2)(ii)(d), to the Partner in an
amount and manner sufficient to eliminate, to the extent required by such Regulations, the
Adjusted Capital Account Deficit of the Partner as quickly as possible, provided that an
allocation pursuant to this Section 6.2(a)(iv) shall be made if and only to the
extent that such Partner would have an Adjusted Capital Account Deficit after all other
allocations provided in this Article 6 have been tentatively made as if this
Section 6.2(a)(iv) were not in the Agreement. It is intended that this Section
6.2(a)(iv) qualify and be construed as a “qualified income offset” within the meaning of
Regulations 1.704-l(b)(2)(ii)(d), which shall be controlling in the event of a conflict
between such Regulations and this Section 6.2(a)(iv).
(v) Limitation on Allocation of Net Loss. To the extent any allocation of Net
Loss would cause or increase an Adjusted Capital Account Deficit only with respect to any
Limited Partner, such allocation of Net Loss shall be reallocated among the other Limited
Partners in accordance with their respective Capital Contributions, subject to the
limitations of this Section 6.2(a)(v). To the extent any allocation of Net Loss
would cause or increase an Adjusted Capital Account Deficit as to the General Partner
(solely or in addition to any Limited Partner), such allocation of Net Loss shall be
reallocated only to the General Partner in accordance with its Capital Contribution, subject
to the limitations of this Section 6.2(a)(v).
(vi) Section 754 Adjustment. To the extent an adjustment to the adjusted tax
basis of any Partnership Asset pursuant to Code Section 734(b) or Code Section 743(b) is
required, pursuant to Regulations Section 1.704-1(b)(2)(iv)(m)(2) or Regulations Section
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1.704-1(b)(2)(iv)(m)(4), to be taken into account in determining Capital Accounts as
the result of a distribution to a Partner in complete liquidation of his interest in the
Partnership, the amount of such adjustment to the Capital Accounts shall be treated as an
item of gain (if the adjustment increases the basis of the asset) or loss (if the adjustment
decreases such basis) and such gain or loss shall be specially allocated to the Partners in
accordance with their interests in the Partnership in the event that Regulations Section
1.704-1(b)(2)(iv)(m)(2) applies, or to the Partners to whom such distribution was made in
the event that Regulations Section 1.704-1(b)(2)(iv)(m)(4) applies.
(vii) Curative Allocation. The allocations set forth in Sections
6.2(a)(i), (ii), (iii), (iv) and (v) (the “Regulatory
Allocations”) are intended to comply with certain regulatory requirements, including the
requirements of Regulations Sections 1.704-1(b) and 1.704-2. Notwithstanding the provisions
of Section 6.1, the Regulatory Allocations shall be taken into account in allocating
other items of income, gain, loss and deduction among the Partners so that, to the extent
possible, the net amount of such allocations of other items and the Regulatory Allocations
to each Partner shall be equal to the net amount that would have been allocated to each such
Partner if the Regulatory Allocations had not occurred.
(b) For purposes of determining a Partner’s proportional share of the “excess nonrecourse
liabilities” of the Partnership within the meaning of Regulations Section 1.752-3(a)(3), each
Partner’s interest in Partnership profits shall be based on such Partner’s Percentage Interest.
(c) Allocations to Reflect Outside Interests. Any income or loss to the Partnership
associated with an Outside Interest shall be specially allocated so as to take into account amounts
received by, and income or loss allocated to, the General Partner, the Parent or any Affiliate of
the General Partner or the Parent with respect to such Outside Interest so that the overall effect
is to allocate income or loss in the same manner as would have occurred had such Outside Interest
been held through the Partnership (treating any allocation in respect of the Outside Interest as if
such allocation had been made to the General Partner).
Section 6.3. Tax Allocations.
(a) In General. Except as otherwise provided in this Section 6.3, for income
tax purposes each item of income, gain, loss and deduction (collectively, “Tax Items”) shall be
allocated among the Partners in the same manner as its correlative item of “book” income, gain,
loss or deduction is allocated pursuant to Section 6.1.
(b) Allocations Respecting Section 704(c) Revaluations. Notwithstanding Section
6.3(a), Tax Items with respect to any Partnership property that is contributed to the
Partnership by a Partner shall be shared among the Partners for income tax purposes pursuant to
Regulations promulgated under Code Section 704(c), so as to take into account the variation, if
any, between the basis of the property to the Partnership and its initial Gross Asset Value. The
Partnership shall account for such variation under any method approved under Code Section 704(c)
and the applicable regulations as chosen by the General Partner. In the event the Gross Asset Value
of any Partnership property is adjusted pursuant to subparagraph (b) of the definition of Gross
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Value (provided in Article 1), subsequent allocations of Tax Items with respect to
such property shall take account of the variation, if any, between the adjusted basis of such
property and its Gross Asset Value in the same manner as under Code Section 704(c) and the
applicable regulations consistent with the requirements of Regulations Section 1.704-1(b)(2)(iv)(g)
using any method approved under Code Section 704(c) and the applicable regulations as chosen by the
General Partner.
ARTICLE 7
MANAGEMENT AND OPERATIONS OF THE PARTNERSHIP;
RIGHTS AND OBLIGATIONS OF THE GENERAL PARTNER
MANAGEMENT AND OPERATIONS OF THE PARTNERSHIP;
RIGHTS AND OBLIGATIONS OF THE GENERAL PARTNER
Section 7.1. Powers of General Partner.
(a) The General Partner shall conduct, direct and exercise full control over all activities of
the Partnership. Except as otherwise expressly provided in this Agreement, all management powers
over the business and affairs of the Partnership are exclusively vested in the General Partner
(including those powers described in Section 3.2) and no Limited Partner shall have any
right of control or management over the business and affairs of the Partnership. In addition to
the powers now or hereafter granted to a general partner of a limited partnership under applicable
law or which are granted to the General Partner under any other provision of this Agreement, the
General Partner, subject to Section 7.3, shall have full power and authority to do all
things deemed necessary or desirable by it to conduct the business and affairs of the Partnership,
to exercise all powers set forth in Section 3.2 and to effectuate the purposes set forth in
Section 3.1, including:
(i) the incurring of Debt (including making prepayments on loans and borrowing money or
selling assets to permit the Partnership to make distributions to its Partners in such
amounts as will permit the Parent (so long as the Parent desires to maintain or restore its
status as a REIT) to avoid the payment of any federal income tax (including, for this
purpose, any excise tax pursuant to Code Section 4981) and to make distributions to its
stockholders sufficient to permit the Parent to maintain or restore REIT status or otherwise
to satisfy the REIT Requirements);
(ii) the making of any expenditures, the lending of money (including to tenants or
operators of properties held by the Partnership) and the incurring of any obligations that
it deems necessary for the conduct of the activities of the Partnership;
(iii) the making of tax, regulatory and other filings or rendering of periodic or other
reports to governmental or other agencies having jurisdiction over the Partnership or the
Partnership Assets;
(iv) the acquisition, sale, lease, transfer, exchange or other disposition of any, all
or substantially all of the assets of the Partnership (including the exercise or grant of
any conversion, option, privilege or subscription right or any other right available in
connection with any assets at any time held by the Partnership) or the merger,
consolidation, reorganization, conversion or other combination of the Partnership with or
into another entity;
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(v) the use of the Partnership Assets (including cash on hand) for any purpose and on
any terms it sees fit, including the financing of the conduct of the operations of the
Partnership, the lending of funds to other Persons and the repayment of obligations of the
Partnership;
(vi) the negotiation, execution and performance of any contracts, agreements,
conveyances or other instruments that the General Partner considers useful or necessary to
the conduct of the Partnership’s operations or the implementation of the General Partner’s
powers under this Agreement;
(vii) the distribution of Available Cash or other Partnership Assets in accordance with
this Agreement;
(viii) the creation, by grant or otherwise, of easements and servitudes;
(ix) the selection and dismissal of outside attorneys, accountants, consultants,
contractors and agents of the Partnership, and the determination of their compensation and
other terms of employment or hiring;
(x) the procurement and maintenance of insurance for the benefit of the Partnership or
the Partners as it deems necessary or appropriate;
(xi) the formation of or acquisition of an interest in and the contribution of property
to any other limited liability company, limited or general partnership, joint venture or
other relationship that General Partner deems desirable; provided, however, that, as long as
the Parent has determined to continue to qualify as a REIT, the General Partner may not
engage in any such formation, acquisition or contribution that would cause the Parent to
fail to qualify as a REIT;
(xii) the control of any matters affecting the rights and obligations of the
Partnership, including the conduct of litigation, incurring of legal expenses and settlement
of claims, and litigation and the indemnification of any Person against liabilities and
contingencies;
(xiii) the undertaking of any action in connection with any direct or indirect
investment, including any direct or indirect investment in any governmental obligation or in
any other Person (including the contribution or loan of funds by the Partnership to such
Person);
(xiv) the determination of the fair market value of any Partnership Assets distributed
in kind using such reasonable method of valuation as the General Partner may adopt;
(xv) the amendment of this Agreement (A) to reflect additional Capital Contributions,
whether from existing Partners or from third parties, and the issuance of additional
Partnership Units, or (B) to incorporate any other matter set forth in Section 4.3
or 4.4 or any other action or change affecting the Partnership that the General
Partner is allowed to take or make pursuant to the terms and provisions of this Agreement
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(including Section 14.1) and that, within the General Partner’s discretion,
should be set forth as an amendment to this Agreement;
(xvi) the entry into any exchange or transfer incident to any like-kind exchange of
Partnership Assets including the sale of one or more undivided interests in any Partnership
Asset to any Person to facilitate any like-kind exchange;
(xvii) the advance to the General Partner of any tenant security deposit received by
the Partnership which advance shall be subject to the General Partner’s obligation to
indemnify the Partnership for the amount of any such advance without interest as and when
the tenant security deposit may be required to be repaid to the tenant by the Partnership;
(xviii) the taking of any action necessary or appropriate to enable the Parent to
qualify as a REIT or to maintain or restore its REIT status; and
(xix) the execution, acknowledgment and delivery of any and all instruments to
effectuate any and all of the foregoing.
(b) Each of the Limited Partners agrees that, except as provided in Section 7.3, the
General Partner is authorized to execute, deliver and perform the above-mentioned agreements and
transactions on behalf of the Partnership without any further act, approval or vote of the
Partners, notwithstanding any other provision of this Agreement, the Act or any other applicable
law, rule or regulation.
(c) In exercising its authority under this Agreement, the General Partner may, but shall be
under no obligation to, take into account the tax consequences to any Partner (including the
General Partner) of any action taken (or not taken) by it. Except as may be provided in a separate
written agreement between the Partnership and the Limited Partners, the General Partner and the
Partnership shall not have liability to a Limited Partner under any circumstances as a result of an
income tax liability incurred by such Limited Partner as a result of an action (or inaction) by the
General Partner pursuant to its authority under this Agreement provided that the General Partner
has acted in good faith and pursuant to its authority under this Agreement.
Section 7.2. Certificate of Limited Partnership. To the extent that such action is
determined by the General Partner in its sole discretion to be reasonable and necessary or
appropriate, the General Partner shall file amendments to and restatements of the Certificate and
do all the things to maintain the Partnership as a limited partnership (or a partnership in which
the limited partners have limited liability) under the laws of the State of Delaware and to
maintain the Partnership’s qualification to do business as a foreign limited partnership in each
other state, the District of Columbia and each other jurisdiction in which the Partnership may
elect to do business or own property. The General Partner shall not be required, before or after
filing, to deliver or mail a copy of the Certificate or any amendment thereto to any Limited
Partner. The General Partner shall use all reasonable efforts to cause to be filed such other
certificates or documents as may be reasonable and necessary or appropriate for the formation,
continuation, qualification and operation of a limited partnership (or a partnership in which the
limited partners have limited liability) in the State of Delaware and any other state, the District
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Columbia and each other jurisdiction in which the Partnership may elect to do business or own
property.
Section 7.3. Restrictions on General Partner’s Authority.
(a) The General Partner may not take any action in contravention of an express prohibition or
limitation of this Agreement without the written consent of a Majority in Interest of the Outside
Limited Partners and may not (i) perform any act that would subject a Limited Partner to liability
as a general partner in any jurisdiction or any other liability except as provided herein or under
the Act or (ii) enter into any contract, mortgage, loan or other agreement that prohibits or
restricts, or has the effect of prohibiting or restricting, the ability of a Limited Partner to
exercise its rights to a Redemption in full, except in each case with the written consent of such
Limited Partner.
(b) The General Partner shall not, without the written consent of a Majority in Interest of
the Outside Limited Partners, except as provided in Sections 4.3(a), 4.5(b),
5.5, 7.1(a), 8.6(g), 11.2(c) and 14.1, amend, modify or
terminate this Agreement.
Section 7.4. Reimbursement of the General Partner.
(a) Except as provided in this Section 7.4 and elsewhere in this Agreement (including
the provisions of Articles 5 and 6 regarding distributions, payments and
allocations to which it may be entitled), the General Partner shall not be compensated for its
services as general partner of the Partnership.
(b) The General Partner shall be reimbursed on a monthly basis, or such other basis as the
General Partner may determine in its sole discretion, for all direct and indirect expenses it may
incur or payments it makes on behalf of the Partnership (including amounts paid to any Person to
perform services to or for the Partnership) relating to the operation of, or for the benefit of,
the Partnership. Such reimbursement shall be in addition to any reimbursement to the General
Partner as a result of indemnification pursuant to Section 7.7.
(c) If the Parent shall elect to purchase from its stockholders REIT Shares for the purpose of
delivering such REIT Shares to satisfy an obligation under any dividend reinvestment program or
employee stock purchase plan adopted by the Parent, or any similar obligation or arrangement
undertaken by the Parent in the future, or for the purpose of retiring such REIT Shares, the
purchase price paid by the Parent for such REIT Shares and any other expenses incurred by the
Parent in connection with such purchase shall be considered expenses of the Partnership and shall
be advanced to the Parent or reimbursed to the Parent, subject to the condition that: (i) if such
REIT Shares subsequently are sold by the Parent, the Parent shall contribute or cause to be
contributed to the Partnership any proceeds received by the Parent for such REIT Shares (which
sales proceeds shall include the amount of dividends reinvested under any dividend reinvestment or
similar program; provided that a transfer of REIT Shares for Partnership Units pursuant to
Section 8.6 would not be considered a sale for such purposes); and (ii) if such REIT Shares
are not retransferred by the Parent within 30 days after the purchase thereof, or the Parent
otherwise determines not to retransfer such REIT Shares, the General Partner shall cause the
Partnership to redeem a number of Partnership Units held by the General
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Partner equal to the number of such REIT Shares, as adjusted for stock dividends and
distributions, stock splits and subdivisions, reverse stock splits and combinations, distributions
of rights, warrants or options, and distributions of evidences of indebtedness or assets relating
to assets not received by the General Partner pursuant to a pro rata distribution by the
Partnership (in which case such advancement or reimbursement of expenses shall be treated as having
been made as a distribution in redemption of such number of Partnership Units held by the General
Partner).
(d) The General Partner shall, pursuant to Section 4.5(c), be treated as having made a
Capital Contribution in the amount of all expenses that the Parent incurs relating to the Parent’s
offering of REIT Shares.
(e) If and to the extent any reimbursements to the General Partner pursuant to this
Section 7.4 constitute gross income of the General Partner (as opposed to the repayment of
advances made by the General Partner on behalf of the Partnership), such amounts shall constitute
guaranteed payments within the meaning of Code Section 707(c), shall be treated consistently
therewith by the Partnership and all Partners and shall not be treated as distributions for
purposes of computing the Partners’ Capital Accounts.
Section 7.5. Outside Activities of the General Partner. The General Partner shall
not, directly or indirectly, enter into or conduct any business, other than in connection with (a)
the ownership, acquisition and disposition of Partnership Interests as General Partner, (b) the
management of the business of the Partnership, (c) if the General Partner becomes a reporting
company with a class (or classes) of securities registered under the Exchange Act, the operation of
the General Partner as such, (d) financing or refinancing of any type related to the Partnership or
its assets or activities, (e) any of the foregoing activities as they relate to a Subsidiary of the
Partnership and (f) such activities as are incidental thereto. Nothing contained herein shall be
deemed to prohibit the General Partner from executing guarantees of Debt of the Partnership for
which it would otherwise be liable in its capacity as General Partner.
Section 7.6. Contracts with Affiliates.
(a) The General Partner or any Affiliate thereof may lend to the Partnership funds needed or
desired by the Partnership for such periods of time as the General Partner may determine. The
Partnership shall reimburse the General Partner or such Affiliate for any costs incurred by it in
connection with the borrowing of funds obtained by the General Partner or such Affiliate and loaned
to the Partnership.
(b) The Partnership may lend or contribute funds to Persons in which it has an equity
investment, and such Persons may borrow funds from the Partnership, on terms and conditions
established in the sole discretion of the General Partner. The foregoing authority shall not
create any right or benefit in favor of any Person.
(c) The General Partner may itself, or may enter into an agreement with any of its Affiliates
to, render services to the Partnership on such terms and subject to such conditions consistent with
this Agreement and applicable law as the General Partner deems appropriate.
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(d) The Partnership may transfer assets to joint ventures, other partnerships, corporations or
other business entities in which it is or thereby becomes a participant upon such terms and subject
to such conditions consistent with this Agreement and applicable law as the General Partner deems
appropriate.
Section 7.7. Indemnification.
(a) To the fullest extent permitted by law, the Partnership shall indemnify and hold harmless
any Indemnitee from and against any and all losses, claims, damages, liabilities, joint or several,
expenses (including legal fees and expenses), judgments, fines, settlements and other amounts
arising from any and all claims, demands, actions, suits or proceedings, civil, criminal,
administrative or investigative, in which any Indemnitee may be involved, or is threatened to be
involved, as a party or otherwise, unless it is established that: (i) the act or omission of the
Indemnitee was material to the matter giving rise to the proceeding and either was committed with
gross negligence, willful misconduct or in bad faith or was the result of active and deliberate
dishonesty; or (ii) in the case of any criminal proceeding, the Indemnitee had reasonable cause to
believe that the act or omission was unlawful. Without limitation, the foregoing indemnity shall
extend to any liability of any Indemnitee, pursuant to a loan guaranty or otherwise, for any Debt
or other obligations of the Partnership or any Subsidiary of the Partnership (including any Debt
which the Partnership or any Subsidiary of the Partnership has assumed or taken subject to), and
the General Partner is hereby authorized and empowered, on behalf of the Partnership, to enter into
one or more indemnity agreements consistent with the provisions of this Section 7.7 in
favor of any Indemnitee having or potentially having liability for any such indebtedness or other
obligations. The termination of any action, suit or proceeding by judgment, order, settlement or
conviction, or upon a plea of nolo contendere or its equivalent or any entry of an order of
probation prior to judgment, shall not create a presumption that the Indemnitee did not meet the
requisite standard of conduct set forth in this Section 7.7(a). Any indemnification
pursuant to this Section 7.7 shall be made only out of the assets of the Partnership.
(b) To the fullest extent permitted by law, expenses (including legal fees and expenses)
incurred by an Indemnitee who is a party to any claim, demand, action, suit or proceeding may be
paid or reimbursed by the Partnership in advance of the final disposition of the proceeding upon
receipt by the Partnership of a written undertaking by or on behalf of the Indemnitee to repay the
amount if it shall ultimately be determined that the Indemnitee is not entitled to be indemnified
as authorized by this Section 7.7.
(c) The indemnification provided by this Section 7.7 shall be in addition to any other
rights to which an Indemnitee or any other Person may be entitled under any other agreement entered
into by the Partnership, pursuant to any vote of the Partners, as a matter of law or otherwise, and
shall continue as to an Indemnitee who has ceased to serve in such capacity and shall inure to the
heirs, successors, assigns and administrators of the Indemnitee.
(d) The Partnership may purchase and maintain insurance on behalf of the Indemnitees and such
other Persons as the General Partner shall determine, against any liability that may be asserted
against or expenses that may be incurred by any such Person in connection
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with the Partnership’s activities, regardless of whether the Partnership would have the power
to indemnify such Person against such liability under the provisions of this Agreement.
(e) Any liabilities which an Indemnitee incurs as a result of acting on behalf of the
Partnership, the General Partner or the Parent (whether as a fiduciary or otherwise) in connection
with the operation, administration or maintenance of an employee benefit plan or any related trust
or funding mechanism (whether such liabilities are in the form of excise taxes assessed by the IRS,
penalties assessed by the Department of Labor, restitutions to such a plan or trust or other
funding mechanism or to a participant or beneficiary of such plan, trust or other funding
mechanism, or otherwise) shall be treated as liabilities or judgments or fines under this
Section 7.7, unless such liabilities arise as a result of (i) such Indemnitee’s willful
misconduct or knowing violation of the law, (ii) any transaction in which such Indemnitee received
a personal benefit in violation or breach of any provision of this Agreement or applicable law or
(iii) in the case of any criminal proceeding, such Indemnitee had reasonable cause to believe that
the act or omission was unlawful.
(f) In no event may an Indemnitee subject the Limited Partners to personal liability by reason
of the indemnification provisions set forth in this Agreement.
(g) An Indemnitee shall not be denied indemnification in whole or in part under this
Section 7.7 because the Indemnitee had an interest in the transaction with respect to which
the indemnification applies if the transaction was otherwise permitted by the terms of this
Agreement.
(h) The provisions of this Section 7.7 are for the benefit of the Indemnitees, their
heirs, successors, assigns and administrators and shall not be deemed to create any rights for the
benefit of any other Persons. Any amendment, modification or repeal of this Section 7.7 or
any provision hereof shall be prospective only and shall not in any way affect (i) the rights of an
Indemnitee to indemnification under this Section 7.7 or (ii) the limitations on the
Partnership’s liability to any Indemnitee under this Section 7.7, in each case as in effect
immediately prior to such amendment, modification or repeal with respect to claims arising from or
relating to matters occurring, in whole or in part, prior to such amendment, modification or
repeal, regardless of when such claims may arise or be asserted.
(i) If and to the extent any reimbursements to the General Partner pursuant to this
Section 7.7 constitute gross income of the General Partner (as opposed to the repayment of
advances made by the General Partner on behalf of the Partnership), such amounts shall constitute a
“guaranteed payment” within the meaning of Code Section 707(c), shall be treated consistently
therewith by the Partnership and all Partners and shall not be treated as distributions for
purposes of computing the Partners’ Capital Accounts.
Section 7.8. Liability of the General Partner.
(a) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary set forth in this Agreement, none of the General
Partner, the Parent or any of their respective directors, members or officers shall be liable or
accountable in damages or otherwise to the Partnership, any Partners or any Assignees, or their
successors or assigns, for losses sustained, liabilities incurred or benefits not derived as a
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result of errors in judgment or mistakes of fact or law or any act or omission if the General
Partner, the Parent or such director, member or officer acted in good faith.
(b) The Limited Partners expressly acknowledge that the General Partner is acting for the
benefit of the Partnership, the Limited Partners and the Parent’s stockholders, collectively, and
that the General Partner is under no obligation to give priority to the separate interests of the
Limited Partners or the Parent’s stockholders (including the tax consequences to the Limited
Partners or the Parent’s stockholders) in deciding whether to cause the Partnership to take (or
decline to take) any actions. If there is a conflict between the interests of the stockholders of
the Parent, on the one hand, and the Limited Partners, on the other hand, the General Partner shall
endeavor in good faith to resolve the conflict in a manner not adverse to either the stockholders
of the Parent or the Limited Partners. The General Partner shall not be liable to the Partnership
or to any Partner for monetary damages for losses sustained, liabilities incurred or benefits not
derived in connection with such decisions provided that the General Partner shall have acted in
good faith.
(c) The General Partner may exercise any of the powers granted to it by this Agreement and
perform any of the duties imposed upon it hereunder either directly or by or through its employees
or agents. The General Partner shall not be responsible for any misconduct or negligence on the
part of any such agent appointed by it in good faith.
(d) To the extent that, at law or in equity, the General Partner has duties (including
fiduciary duties) and liabilities relating thereto to the Partnership or the Limited Partners, the
General Partner shall not be liable to the Partnership or to any other Partner for its good faith
reliance on the provisions of this Agreement.
(e) Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, except for fraud, willful misconduct or
gross negligence, or pursuant to any express indemnities given to the Partnership by any Partner
pursuant to any other written instrument, no Partner shall have any personal liability whatsoever,
to the Partnership or to the other Partner(s), for the debts or liabilities of the Partnership or
the Partnership’s obligations hereunder, and the full recourse of the other Partner(s) shall be
limited to the interest of that Partner in the Partnership. To the fullest extent permitted by
law, no director, manager, officer, member or stockholder of the General Partner shall be liable to
the Partnership for money damages except for (i) active and deliberate dishonesty established by a
nonappealable final judgment or (ii) actual receipt of an improper benefit or profit in money,
property or services. Without limitation of the foregoing, and except for fraud, willful
misconduct or gross negligence, or pursuant to any such express indemnity, no property or assets of
any Partner, other than its interest in the Partnership, shall be subject to levy, execution or
other enforcement procedures for the satisfaction of any judgment (or other judicial process) in
favor of any other Partner(s) and arising out of, or in connection with, this Agreement.
(f) Any amendment, modification or repeal of this Section 7.8 or any provision hereof
shall be prospective only and shall not in any way affect the limitations on the General Partner’s,
the Parent’s or any of their respective directors’, members’ or officers’ liability to the
Partnership and the Limited Partners under this Section 7.8 as in effect immediately prior
to such amendment, modification or repeal with respect to claims arising from or relating to
matters
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occurring, in whole or in part, prior to such amendment, modification or repeal, regardless of
when such claims may arise or be asserted.
Section 7.9. Other Matters Concerning the General Partner and the Parent.
(a) Each of the General Partner and the Parent may rely and shall be protected in acting or
refraining from acting upon any resolution, certificate, statement, instrument, opinion, report,
notice, request, consent, order, bond, debenture or other paper or document believed by it to be
genuine and to have been signed or presented by the proper party or parties.
(b) Each of the General Partner and the Parent may consult with legal counsel, accountants,
appraisers, management consultants, investment bankers and other consultants and advisers selected
by it, and any act taken or omitted to be taken in reliance upon the opinion of such Persons as to
matters which the General Partner or the Parent reasonably believes to be within such Person’s
professional or expert competence shall be conclusively presumed to have been done or omitted in
good faith and in accordance with such opinion.
(c) The General Partner shall have the right, in respect of any of its powers or obligations
hereunder, to act through any of its duly authorized officers and a duly appointed attorney or
attorneys-in-fact. Each such attorney shall, to the extent provided by the General Partner in the
power of attorney, have full power and authority to do and perform all and every act and duty which
is permitted or required to be done by the General Partner hereunder.
(d) Notwithstanding any other provision of this Agreement or the Act, any action of the
General Partner or the Parent on behalf of the Partnership or any decision of the General Partner
or the Parent to refrain from acting on behalf of the Partnership, undertaken in the good faith
belief that such action or omission is necessary or advisable in order (i) to protect the ability
of the Parent to continue to qualify as a REIT, (ii) for the Parent otherwise to satisfy the REIT
Requirements or (iii) to avoid the Parent incurring any taxes under Code Section 857 or Code
Section 4981, is expressly authorized under this Agreement and is deemed approved by all of the
Limited Partners.
Section 7.10. Title to Partnership Assets. Title to Partnership Assets, whether real,
personal or mixed and whether tangible or intangible, shall be deemed to be owned by the
Partnership as an entity, and no Partner, individually or collectively with other Partners or
Persons, shall have any ownership interest in such Partnership Assets or any portion thereof.
Title to any or all of the Partnership Assets may be held in the name of the Partnership, the
General Partner or one or more nominees, as the General Partner may determine, including Affiliates
of the General Partner. The General Partner hereby declares and warrants that any Partnership
Assets for which legal title is held in the name of the General Partner or any nominee or Affiliate
of the General Partner shall be deemed held by the General Partner for the use and benefit of the
Partnership in accordance with the provisions of this Agreement. All Partnership Assets shall be
recorded as the property of the Partnership on its books and records, irrespective of the name in
which legal title to such Partnership Assets is held.
Section 7.11. Reliance by Third Parties. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in
this Agreement, any Person dealing with the Partnership shall be entitled to assume that the
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General Partner has full power and authority to encumber, sell or otherwise use in any manner
any and all assets of the Partnership and to enter into any contracts on behalf of the Partnership,
and such Person shall be entitled to deal with the General Partner as if it were the Partnership’s
sole party in interest, both legally and beneficially. Each Limited Partner hereby waives any and
all defenses or other remedies which may be available against any such Person to contest, negate or
disaffirm any action of the General Partner in connection with any such dealing. In no event shall
any Person dealing with the General Partner or its representatives be obligated to ascertain that
the terms of this Agreement have been complied with or to inquire into the necessity or expediency
of any act or action of the General Partner or its representatives. Each and every certificate,
document or other instrument executed on behalf of the Partnership by the General Partner or its
representatives shall be conclusive evidence in favor of any and every Person relying thereon or
claiming thereunder that (a) at the time of the execution and delivery of such certificate,
document or instrument this Agreement was in full force and effect, (b) the Person executing and
delivering such certificate, document or instrument was duly authorized and empowered to do so for
and on behalf of the Partnership and (c) such certificate, document or instrument was duly executed
and delivered in accordance with the terms and provisions of this Agreement and is binding upon the
Partnership.
ARTICLE 8
RIGHTS AND OBLIGATIONS OF LIMITED PARTNERS
RIGHTS AND OBLIGATIONS OF LIMITED PARTNERS
Section 8.1. Limitation of Liability. The Limited Partners shall have no liability
under this Agreement except as expressly provided in this Agreement or under the Act.
Section 8.2. Management of Business. No Limited Partner or Assignee (other than the
General Partner, any of its Affiliates or any officer, director, member, employee, partner, agent
or trustee of the General Partner or any of its Affiliates, in its capacity as such, if such Person
shall also be a Limited Partner or Assignee) shall take part in the operation, management or
control (within the meaning of the Act) of the Partnership’s business, transact any business in the
Partnership’s name or have the power to sign documents for or otherwise bind the Partnership. The
transaction of the business on behalf of the Partnership by the General Partner, any Affiliate of
the General Partner, any officer, director, member, employee, partner, agent or trustee of the
General Partner, the Partnership or any Affiliates of the Partnership, in their capacity as such,
shall not affect, impair or eliminate the limitations on the liability of the Limited Partners or
Assignees under this Agreement.
Section 8.3. Outside Activities of Limited Partners. Subject to any agreements
entered into by a Limited Partner or its Affiliates with the General Partner, the Partnership, the
Parent or any Affiliate thereof (including any employment agreement), any Limited Partner (other
than the Parent Limited Partner) and any Assignee, officer, director, employee, agent, trustee,
Affiliate, member or shareholder of any Limited Partner shall be entitled to and may have business
interests and engage in business activities in addition to those relating to the Partnership,
including business interests and activities that are in direct or indirect competition with the
Partnership or that are enhanced by the activities of the Partnership. Neither the Partnership nor
any Partner shall have any rights by virtue of this Agreement in any business ventures of any
Limited Partner or Assignee. Subject to such agreements, none of the Limited Partners nor any
other Person shall have any rights by virtue of this Agreement or the partnership relationship
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established hereby in any business ventures of any other Person (other than the General
Partner, to the extent expressly provided herein), and such Person shall have no obligation
pursuant to this Agreement, subject to any other agreements entered into by a Limited Partner or
its Affiliates with the General Partner, the Partnership, the Parent or any Affiliate thereof, to
offer any interest in any such business ventures to the Partnership, any Limited Partner, the
Parent or any such other Person, even if such opportunity is of a character that, if presented to
the Partnership, any Limited Partner, the Parent or such other Person, could be taken by such
Person.
Section 8.4. Return of Capital Contributions. Except pursuant to the rights of
Redemption set forth in Section 8.6, no Limited Partner shall be entitled to the withdrawal
or return of his, her or its Capital Contribution except to the extent of distributions made
pursuant to this Agreement or upon termination of the Partnership as provided herein. No Limited
Partner shall (a) have priority over any other Limited Partner either as to the return of Capital
Contributions or as to profits, losses, distributions or credits or (b) be entitled to interest on
his, her or its Capital Contribution or its Capital Account.
Section 8.5. Rights of Limited Partners Relating to the Partnership. Each Limited
Partner shall have the right, upon reasonable advance written notice to the General Partner, which
notice shall include a statement of the Limited Partner’s purpose (which shall be reasonably
related to such Limited Partner’s interest as a limited partner in the Partnership), and at such
Limited Partner’s expense, to inspect the books and records of the Partnership that are maintained
in accordance with the Act; provided, that the General Partner may keep confidential from the
Limited Partners, for such period of time as the General Partner deems reasonable, any information
that (a) the General Partner believes to be in the nature of trade secrets or other information the
disclosure of which the General Partner in good faith believes is not in the best interests of the
Partnership or (b) the Partnership or the General Partner is required by law or by agreements with
third parties to keep confidential.
Section 8.6. Redemption Rights.
(a) On or after the first anniversary of the Effective Date (except as provided in Section
8.6(h)), with respect to the OP Units acquired on the Effective Date, each Limited Partner
(other than the Parent Limited Partner) shall have the right (subject to the terms and conditions
set forth herein and in any other agreement, as applicable) to require the Partnership to redeem
all or a portion of the OP Units held by such Limited Partner (such OP Units being hereafter
referred to as “Tendered Units”) in exchange for the Cash Amount (a “Redemption”) unless the terms
of such OP Units or a separate agreement entered into between the Partnership and the holder of
such OP Units provide that such OP Units are not entitled to a right of Redemption. The Tendering
Partner shall have no right, with respect to any OP Units so redeemed, to receive any distributions
paid on or after the Specified Redemption Date. Any Redemption shall be exercised pursuant to a
Notice of Redemption delivered to the General Partner by the Limited Partner who is exercising the
right (the “Tendering Partner”). The Cash Amount shall be payable to the Tendering Partner on the
Specified Redemption Date; provided, however, that the Partnership shall be
entitled to offset against, and deduct from, the Cash Amount that is payable to the Tendering
Partner any amounts payable under or owed by the Tendering Partner pursuant to any security deposit
indemnity agreement between the Tendering Partner and the Partnership or any of its Affiliates.
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(b) Notwithstanding Section 8.6(a), if a Limited Partner has delivered to the General
Partner a Notice of Redemption then the Parent may, in its sole and absolute discretion, (subject
to the limitations on ownership and transfer of REIT Shares set forth in the Charter) elect to
assume and satisfy the General Partner’s Redemption obligation and acquire some or all of the
Tendered Units from the Tendering Partner in exchange for the REIT Shares Amount (as of the
Specified Redemption Date) and, if the Parent so elects, the Tendering Partner shall sell the
Tendered Units to the Parent in exchange for the REIT Shares Amount; provided,
however, that the Partnership shall be entitled to offset against, and deduct from, the
REIT Shares Amount a number of REIT Shares having a Fair Market Value equal to any amounts payable
under or owed by the Tendering Partner pursuant to any security deposit indemnity agreement between
the Tendering Partner and the Partnership or any of its Affiliates. In such event, the Tendering
Partner shall have no right to cause the Partnership to redeem such Tendered Units. The Parent
shall give such Tendering Partner written notice of its election on or before the close of business
on the fifth Business Day after its receipt of the Notice of Redemption, and the Tendering Partner
may elect to withdraw its redemption request at any time prior to the acceptance of the cash or
REIT Shares Amount by such Tendering Partner. Assuming the Parent exercises its option to deliver
REIT Shares, the Parent shall contribute the Tendered Units to the General Partner and/or the
Parent Limited Partner, as the case may be. If the REIT Shares are proposed to be sold by the Tendering Partner or its permitted assigns
pursuant to a registration statement filed by the Parent pursuant to a registration rights
agreement between the Tendering Partner and the Parent, the Specified Redemption Date for purposes
of this Section 8.6(b) shall be the date or dates the Tendering Partner or its permitted assigns
reasonably requests from time to time.
(c) The REIT Shares Amount, if applicable, shall be delivered as duly authorized, validly
issued, fully paid and nonassessable REIT Shares and, if applicable, free of any pledge, lien,
encumbrance or restriction (including any lien, encumbrance or restriction existing under any
security deposit indemnity agreement between the Tendering Partner and the Partnership or any of
its Affiliates), other than those provided in the Charter or the Bylaws of the Parent, the
Securities Act, relevant state securities or blue sky laws and any applicable registration rights
agreement with respect to such REIT Shares entered into by the Tendering Partner. Such REIT Shares
shall also bear any legend set forth in the Charter. Notwithstanding any delay in such delivery
(but subject to Section 8.6(e)), the Tendering Partner shall be deemed the owner of such
REIT Shares for all purposes, including rights to vote or consent, and receive dividends, as of the
Specified Redemption Date.
(d) Each Limited Partner covenants and agrees with the General Partner or the Parent, as
applicable, that all Tendered Units shall be delivered to the General Partner or the Parent, as
applicable, free and clear of all liens, claims and encumbrances whatsoever and should any such
liens, claims and/or encumbrances exist or arise with respect to such Tendered Units, the General
Partner or the Parent, as applicable, shall be under no obligation to acquire the same. Each
Limited Partner further agrees that, if any state or local property transfer tax is payable as a
result of the transfer of its Tendered Units to the General Partner (or its designee) or the
Parent, as applicable, such Limited Partner shall assume and pay such transfer tax.
(e) Notwithstanding the provisions of Sections 8.6(a), 8.6(b) and
8.6(c) or any other provision of this Agreement, a Limited Partner (i) shall not be
entitled to effect an exchange for REIT Shares to the extent the ownership or right to acquire REIT
Shares pursuant to such exchange by such Partner on the Specified Redemption Date could cause such
Partner or any other Person to violate the restrictions on ownership and transfer of REIT Shares
set forth in the Charter and (ii) shall have no rights under this Agreement to acquire REIT Shares
if such acquisition would otherwise be prohibited under the Charter. To the extent any attempted
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exchange for REIT Shares would be in violation of this Section 8.6(e), it shall be
null and void ab initio and such Limited Partner shall not acquire any rights or economic interest
in the REIT Shares otherwise issuable upon such exchange.
(f) Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary (but subject to Section 8.6(e)),
with respect to any Redemption or exchange for REIT Shares pursuant to this Section 8.6:
(i) all OP Units acquired by the General Partner pursuant thereto shall automatically, and without
further action required, be converted into and deemed to be General Partner Interests comprised of
the same number and class of OP Units; (ii) except as provided in Section 8.6(h), without
the consent of the General Partner, each Limited Partner may effect a Redemption only one time in
each fiscal quarter; (iii) without the consent of the General Partner, each Limited Partner may not
effect a Redemption (A) for less than 1,000 OP Units or (B) if the Limited Partner holds less than
1,000 OP Units or such Redemption would otherwise cause the Limited Partner to hold less than 1,000
OP Units, all of the OP Units held by such Limited Partner; (iv) without the consent of the General
Partner, no Limited Partner may effect a Redemption during the period after the Partnership Record
Date with respect to a distribution and before the record date established by the General Partner
for a distribution to its sole member of some or all of its portion of such distribution; (v) the
consummation of any Redemption or exchange for REIT Shares shall be subject to the expiration or
termination of the applicable waiting period, if any, under the Xxxx-Xxxxx-Xxxxxx Antitrust
Improvements Act of 1976, as amended; and (vi) each Tendering Partner shall continue to own all OP
Units subject to any Redemption or exchange for REIT Shares, and be treated as a Limited Partner
with respect to such OP Units for all purposes of this Agreement, until such OP Units are
transferred to the General Partner and paid for or exchanged on the Specified Redemption Date.
Until a Specified Redemption Date, the Tendering Partner shall have no rights as a stockholder of
the Parent with respect to such Tendering Partner’s OP Units.
(g) In the event that the Partnership issues additional Partnership Interests to any
Additional Limited Partner pursuant to Section 4.3, the General Partner shall make such
revisions to this Section 8.6 as it determines are necessary to reflect the issuance of
such additional Partnership Interests.
(h) Nothing herein (including the one-year waiting period set forth in Section 8.6(a)
and the limitation set forth in Section 8.6(f)(ii)) shall prohibit the Parent from, in its
sole and absolute discretion, acquiring OP Units that have not been tendered for Redemption
pursuant to Section 8.6(a) and exchanging such OP Units for REIT Shares, including as it
deems necessary to comply with any obligations it may have under any applicable registration rights
agreement with any Partner. If the Parent breaches its obligations pursuant to any applicable
registration rights agreement with any Partner in connection with such Partner’s exercise of its
registration rights under such agreement: (i) such Partner shall have the right to require the
Partnership to redeem all or a portion of the OP Units held by such Partner pursuant to Section
8.6(a) without regard to the one-year waiting period set forth in Section 8.6(a) and
the limitation set forth in Section 8.6(f)(ii); provided, that the remaining
provisions of this Article 8 (including Sections 8.6(b) and 8.6(e)) shall
apply in connection with any such redemption; and (ii) the Specified Redemption Date shall be the
date on which the Parent was required to deliver the REIT Shares pursuant to the applicable
registration rights agreement.
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Section 8.7. Adjustment Factor. The Partnership shall notify any Limited Partner that
is a Qualifying Party, on request, of the then current Adjustment Factor or any change made to the
Adjustment Factor.
ARTICLE 9
BOOKS, RECORDS, ACCOUNTING AND REPORTS
BOOKS, RECORDS, ACCOUNTING AND REPORTS
Section 9.1. Records and Accounting. The General Partner shall keep or cause to be
kept at the principal office of the Partnership appropriate books and records with respect to the
Partnership’s business, including all books and records necessary to provide to the Limited
Partners any information, lists and copies of documents required to be provided pursuant to
Sections 8.5 and 9.3. Any records maintained by or on behalf of the Partnership in
the regular course of its business may be kept on, or be in the form of, electronic information
servers or other storage devices, compact discs, magnetic tape, photographs, micrographics or any
other information storage device, provided that the records so maintained are convertible into
clearly legible written form within a reasonable period of time. The books of the Partnership
shall be maintained, for financial and tax reporting purposes, on an accrual basis in accordance
with generally accepted accounting principles.
Section 9.2. Fiscal Year. The fiscal year of the Partnership shall be the calendar
year.
Section 9.3. Reports.
(a) As soon as practicable, but in no event later than the date on which the Parent mails its
annual report to its stockholders, the General Partner shall cause to be mailed to each Limited
Partner an annual report, as of the close of the most recently ended Partnership Year, containing
financial statements of the Partnership, or of the Parent if such statements are prepared on a
consolidated basis with the Partnership, for such Partnership Year, presented in accordance with
generally accepted accounting principles, such statements to be audited by a nationally recognized
firm of independent public accountants selected by the Parent.
(b) If and to the extent that the Parent mails quarterly reports to its stockholders, as soon
as practicable, but in no event later than the date on such reports are mailed, the General Partner
shall cause to be mailed to each Limited Partner a report containing unaudited financial
statements, as of the last day of such fiscal quarter, of the Partnership, or of the Parent if such
statements are prepared on a consolidated basis with the Partnership, and such other information as
may be required by applicable law or regulations, or as the Parent determines to be appropriate.
ARTICLE 10
TAX MATTERS
TAX MATTERS
Section 10.1. Preparation of Tax Returns. The General Partner shall arrange for the
preparation and timely filing of all returns of Partnership income, gains, deductions, losses and
other items required of the Partnership for federal and state income tax purposes and shall use all
reasonable efforts to furnish, within 120 days of the close of each Partnership Year, the tax
information reasonably required by all Partners for federal and state income tax reporting
purposes.
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Section 10.2. Tax Elections. The General Partner shall determine whether to make any
available election pursuant to the Code, including the election under Code Section 754. The
General Partner shall have the right to seek to revoke any such election upon the General Partner’s
determination in its sole and absolute discretion that such revocation is in the best interests of
the Partners.
Section 10.3. Tax Matters Partner.
(a) The General Partner shall be the “tax matters partner” of the Partnership for federal
income tax purposes. Pursuant to Code Section 6223(c), upon receipt of notice from the IRS of the
beginning of an administrative proceeding with respect to the Partnership, the tax matters partner
shall furnish the IRS with the name, address and profit interest of each of the Partners provided
such information is provided to the Partnership by the Limited Partners.
(b) The General Partner as tax matters partner shall (without Limited Partner approval) be
permitted to:
(i) enter into any settlement with the IRS with respect to any administrative or
judicial proceedings for the adjustment of Partnership items required to be taken into
account by a Partner for income tax purposes (such administrative proceedings being referred
to as a “tax audit” and such judicial proceedings being referred to as “judicial review”).
In any such settlement agreement, the General Partner may expressly state that such
agreement shall bind all Partners to the extent permitted under the Code;
(ii) seek judicial review in any court determined by the General Partner of any final
administrative adjustment at the Partnership level of any item required to be taken into
account by a Partner for tax purposes (a “final adjustment”);
(iii) intervene in any action brought by any other Partner for judicial review of a
final adjustment;
(iv) file a request for an administrative adjustment with the IRS at any time and, if
any part of such request is not allowed by the IRS, file an appropriate pleading (petition
or complaint) for judicial review with respect to such request;
(v) enter into an agreement with the IRS to extend the period for assessing any tax
which is attributable to any item required to be taken into account by a Partner for tax
purposes, or an item affected by such item; or
(vi) take any other action on behalf of the Partners of the Partnership in connection
with any tax audit or judicial review proceeding, including with respect to any state or
local tax audit or judicial proceeding.
The provisions relating to indemnification of the General Partner set forth in Section
7.7 shall be fully applicable to the General Partner in its capacity as tax matters partner.
(c) The tax matters partner shall receive no compensation for its services. All costs and
expenses incurred by the tax matters partner in performing its duties as such (including legal
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and accounting fees) shall be borne by the Partnership. Nothing herein shall be construed to
restrict the Partnership from engaging an accounting firm to assist the tax matters partner in
discharging its duties hereunder.
Section 10.4. Withholding. Each Partner hereby authorizes the Partnership to withhold
from or pay on behalf of or with respect to such Partner any amount of federal, state, local or
foreign taxes that the General Partner determines that the Partnership is required to withhold or
pay with respect to any amount distributable or allocable to such Partner pursuant to this
Agreement, including any taxes required to be withheld or paid by the Partnership pursuant to Code
Sections 1441, 1442, 1445 or 1446. Any amount paid on behalf of or with respect to a Partner shall
constitute a loan by the Partnership to such Partner, which loan shall be repaid by such Partner
within 15 days after notice from the General Partner that such payment must be made unless (a) the
Partnership withholds such payment from a distribution which would otherwise be made to the Partner
or (b) the General Partner determines that such payment may be satisfied out of the available funds
of the Partnership which would, but for such payment, be distributed to the Partner. Any amounts
withheld pursuant to the foregoing clauses (a) or (b) shall be treated as having been distributed
to such Partner. Each Partner hereby unconditionally and irrevocably grants to the Partnership a
security interest (ranking senior in priority) in such Partner’s Partnership Units to secure such
Partner’s obligation to pay to the Partnership any amounts required to be paid pursuant to this
Section 10.4. In the event that a Partner fails to pay any amounts owed to the Partnership
pursuant to this Section 10.4 when due, the General Partner may elect to make the payment
to the Partnership on behalf of such defaulting Partner, and in such event shall be deemed to have
loaned such amount to such defaulting Partner and shall succeed to all rights and remedies of the
Partnership as against such defaulting Partner (including the right to receive distributions). Any
amounts payable by a Partner hereunder shall bear interest at the base rate on corporate loans at
large United States money center commercial banks, as published from time to time in The Wall
Street Journal, plus two percentage points (but not higher than the maximum lawful rate) from the
date such amount is due (i.e., 15 days after demand) until such amount is paid in full. Each
Partner shall take such actions as the General Partner shall reasonably request in order to perfect
or enforce the security interest created hereunder.
ARTICLE 11
TRANSFERS AND WITHDRAWALS
TRANSFERS AND WITHDRAWALS
Section 11.1. Transfer.
(a) No part of the interest of a Limited Partner shall be subject to the claims of any
creditor, any spouse for alimony or support or to legal process, and may not be voluntarily or
involuntarily alienated or encumbered except as may be specifically provided for in this Agreement.
(b) No Partnership Interest shall be Transferred, in whole or in part, except in accordance
with the terms and conditions set forth in this Article 11. Any Transfer or purported
Transfer of a Partnership Interest not made in accordance with this Article 11 shall be
null and void ab initio unless consented to by the General Partner in its sole and absolute
discretion.
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(c) No Transfer of any Partnership Interest may be made to: (i) a lender to the Partnership
or any Person who is related (within the meaning of Section 1.752-4(b) of the Regulations) to any
lender to the Partnership whose loan constitutes a Nonrecourse Liability without the consent of the
General Partner in its sole and absolute discretion; provided that as a condition to such consent,
the lender will be required to enter into an arrangement with the Partnership and the General
Partner to redeem or exchange for REIT Shares any Partnership Units in which a security interest is
held by such lender concurrently with such time as such lender would be deemed to be a partner in
the Partnership for purposes of allocating liabilities to such lender under Code Section 752; or
(ii) any person who is a “foreign person” within the meaning of Code Section 1445(f) or a “foreign
partner” within the meaning of Code Section 1446(e) without the consent of the General Partner in
its sole and absolute discretion.
Section 11.2. Transfer of General Partner’s Partnership Interest.
(a) Except as set forth in this Section 11.2, the General Partner shall not withdraw
from the Partnership and shall not Transfer all or any portion of its interest in the Partnership
(whether by sale, disposition, statutory merger or consolidation, liquidation or otherwise) without
the Consent of a Majority in Interest of the Outside Limited Partners, which Consent may be given
or withheld in the sole and absolute discretion of such Limited Partners. Upon any Transfer of
such a Partnership Interest pursuant to the Consent of a Majority in Interest of the Outside
Limited Partners and otherwise in accordance with the provisions of this Section 11.2(a),
the transferee shall become a successor General Partner for all purposes herein, and shall be
vested with the powers and rights of the transferor General Partner, and shall be liable for all
obligations and responsible for all duties of the General Partner, once such transferee has
executed such instruments as may be necessary to effectuate such admission and to confirm the
agreement of such transferee to be bound by all the terms and provisions of this Agreement with
respect to the Partnership Interest so acquired. It is a condition to any Transfer otherwise
permitted hereunder that the transferee assumes, by operation of law or express agreement, all of
the obligations of the transferor General Partner under this Agreement with respect to such
Transferred Partnership Interest, and such Transfer shall relieve the transferor General Partner of
its obligations under this Agreement without the Consent of a Majority in Interest of the Outside
Limited Partners. In the event that the General Partner withdraws from the Partnership, in
violation of this Agreement or otherwise, or otherwise dissolves or terminates, or upon the
Incapacity of the General Partner, all of the remaining Partners may elect to continue the
Partnership business by selecting a successor General Partner in accordance with the Act.
(b) Notwithstanding Section 11.2(a), the General Partner may, without the consent of
the Limited Partners, Transfer its General Partner Interest in connection with any merger,
consolidation, share exchange or sale of all or substantially all of the assets or stock of the
Parent if:
(i) as a result of such transaction all Limited Partners will receive, or have the
right to elect to receive, for each OP Unit an amount of cash, securities or other property
equal in value to the product of the Adjustment Factor and the greatest amount of cash,
securities or other property paid in such transaction to a holder of one (1) REIT Share in
consideration of one (1) REIT share; provided that if, in connection with such transaction,
a purchase, tender or exchange offer shall have been made to and accepted by
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the holders of more than 50% of the outstanding REIT Shares, each holder of OP Units
shall be given the option to exchange its OP Units for the greatest amount of cash,
securities or other property that a Limited Partner would have received had it (A) exercised
its Redemption right pursuant to Section 8.6(a) and (B) sold, tendered or exchanged
pursuant to the offer such REIT Shares received upon exercise of the Redemption right
immediately prior to the expiration of the offer; or
(ii) the General Partner or the Parent is the surviving entity in such transaction and
either (A) the holders of REIT Shares do not receive cash, securities or other property in
the transaction or (B) all holders of OP Units (other than the General Partner or any
Subsidiary) receive for each OP Unit an amount of cash, securities or other property having
a value (expressed as an amount per REIT Share) that is no less than the product of the
Adjustment Factor and the greatest amount of cash, securities or other property (expressed
as an amount per REIT Share) received in such transaction by any holder of REIT Shares.
(c) Notwithstanding Sections 11.2(a) and (b), the General Partner, the Parent
Limited Partner or the Parent may merge with or into or consolidate with another entity if
immediately after such merger or consolidation (i) substantially all of the assets of the successor
or surviving entity (the “Survivor”), other than Partnership Units held by the General Partner or
the Parent Limited Partner, are contributed, directly or indirectly, to the Partnership as a
Capital Contribution in exchange for Partnership Units with a fair market value equal to the value
of the assets so contributed as determined by the Survivor in good faith and (ii) the Survivor
expressly agrees to assume all obligations of the General Partner hereunder. Upon such
contribution and assumption, the Survivor shall have the right and duty to amend this Agreement as
set forth in this Section 11.2(c). The Survivor shall in good faith arrive at a new method
for the calculation of the Cash Amount, the REIT Shares Amount and the Adjustment Factor after any
such merger or consolidation so as to approximate the existing method for such calculation as
closely as reasonably possible. Such calculation shall take into account, among other things, the
kind and amount of securities, cash and other property that was receivable upon such merger or
consolidation by a holder of REIT Shares or options, warrants or other rights relating thereto, and
which a holder of Partnership Units could have acquired had such Partnership Units been exchanged
immediately prior to such merger or consolidation. Such amendment to this Agreement shall provide
for adjustment to such method of calculation, which shall be as nearly equivalent as may be
practicable to the adjustments provided for with respect to the Adjustment Factor. The Survivor
also shall in good faith modify the definition of REIT Shares and make such amendments to
Section 8.06 so as to approximate the existing rights and obligations set forth in
Section 8.06 as closely as reasonably possible. The above provisions of this Section
11.2(c) shall similarly apply to successive mergers or consolidations permitted hereunder.
(d) Notwithstanding the other provisions of this Article 11 (other than Section
11.6(d)), the Partnership Interests of the General Partner may be Transferred, at any time or
from time to time, to any Person that is, at the time of such Transfer, the Parent or any successor
thereto or a Qualified REIT Subsidiary. Any transferee of the entire General Partner Interest
pursuant to this Section 11.2(d) shall automatically become, without further action or
Consent of any Limited Partners, the sole general partner of the Partnership, subject to all the
rights, privileges, duties and obligations under this Agreement and the Act relating to a general
partner.
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Upon any Transfer permitted by this Section 11.2(d), the transferor General Partner
shall be relieved of all its obligations under this Agreement. The provisions of Sections
11.2(a) (other than the last sentence thereof), 11.3 and 11.4 shall not apply
to any Transfer permitted by this Section 11.2(d).
Section 11.3. Transfer of Limited Partners’ Partnership Interests.
(a) Except in connection with an acquisition of Partnership Units by the Parent and except as
provided in Section 11.3(g), no Limited Partner shall Transfer all or any portion of its
Partnership Interest to any transferee without the written consent of the General Partner, which
consent may be withheld in its sole and absolute discretion.
(b) Notwithstanding any other provision of this Article 11 (other than Section
11.6(d)), the Partnership Interests of the Parent Limited Partner may be Transferred in whole
or in part, at any time and from time to time, to any Person that is, at the time of such Transfer,
the Parent or any successor thereto or any Qualified REIT Subsidiary.
(c) Without limiting the generality of Section 11.3(a), it is expressly understood and
agreed that the General Partner will not consent to any Transfer of all or any portion of any
Partnership Interest pursuant to Section 11.3(a) unless such Transfer meets each of the
following conditions:
(i) Such Transfer is made only to a single Qualified Transferee; provided, however,
that for such purposes, all Qualified Transferees that are Affiliates, or that comprise
investment accounts or funds managed by a single Qualified Transferee and its Affiliates,
shall be considered together to be a single Qualified Transferee.
(ii) The transferee in such Transfer assumes by operation of law or express agreement
all of the obligations of the transferor Limited Partner under this Agreement with respect
to such Transferred Partnership Interest; provided, that no such Transfer (unless made
pursuant to a statutory merger or consolidation wherein all obligations and liabilities of
the transferor Partner are assumed by a successor corporation or other entity by operation
of law) shall relieve the transferor Partner of its obligations under this Agreement without
the approval of the General Partner, in its sole discretion. Notwithstanding the foregoing,
any transferee of any Transferred Partnership Interest shall be subject to any and all
ownership limitations contained in the Charter that may limit or restrict such transferee’s
ability to exercise its Redemption rights, including the Ownership Limit. Any transferee,
whether or not admitted as a Substituted Limited Partner, shall take subject to the
obligations of the transferor hereunder. Unless admitted as a Substituted Limited Partner,
no transferee, whether by a voluntary Transfer, by operation of law or otherwise, shall have
any rights hereunder, other than the rights of an Assignee as provided in Section
11.5.
(iii) Such Transfer is effective as of the first day of a fiscal quarter of the
Partnership Year.
(d) If a Limited Partner is subject to Incapacity, the executor, administrator, trustee,
committee, guardian, conservator or receiver of such Limited Partner’s estate shall have all the
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rights of a Limited Partner, but not more rights than those enjoyed by other Limited Partners,
for the purpose of settling or managing the estate, and such power as the Incapacitated Limited
Partner possessed to Transfer all or any part of his, her or its interest in the Partnership. The
Incapacity of a Limited Partner, in and of itself, shall not dissolve or terminate the Partnership.
(e) In connection with any proposed Transfer of a Limited Partner Interest, the General
Partner shall have the right to receive an opinion of counsel reasonably satisfactory to it to the
effect that the proposed Transfer may be effected without registration under the Securities Act and
will not otherwise violate any federal or state securities laws or regulations applicable to the
Partnership or the Transferred Partnership Interests.
(f) No Transfer by a Limited Partner of all or any portion of his, her or its Partnership
Interests (including any Redemption or other acquisition of Partnership Units by the Partnership or
the General Partner) may be made to or by any person if (i) in the opinion of legal counsel for the
Partnership, it would result in the Partnership being treated as an association taxable as a
corporation or would result in a termination of the Partnership under Code Section 708, (ii) in the
opinion of legal counsel for the Partnership, it would adversely affect the ability of the Parent
to continue to qualify as a REIT or would subject the Parent to any additional taxes under Code
Section 857 or Code Section 4981 or (iii) such Transfer would be effectuated through an
“established securities market” or a “secondary market (or the substantial equivalent thereof)”
within the meaning of Code Section 7704 (provided that this clause (iii) shall not be the basis for
limiting or restricting in any manner the exercise of a Redemption right unless, and only to the
extent that, in the absence of such limitation or restriction, there is a significant risk that the
Partnership will be treated as a “publicly traded partnership” and, by reason thereof, taxable as a
corporation).
(g) Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, the provisions of this Section
11.3, other than Sections 11.3(e) and 11.3(f), shall not apply with respect to
any Transfer of all or any portion of the Partnership Interest held by (i) any Limited Partner that
is, as of the Effective Date, party to a registration rights agreement with the Parent with respect
to the OP Units and/or REIT Shares held by such Limited Partner or (ii) any transferee of such a
Limited Partner.
Section 11.4. Substituted Limited Partners.
(a) A transferee of the interest of a Limited Partner pursuant to a Transfer consented to by
the General Partner pursuant to Section 11.3(a) may be admitted as a Substituted Limited
Partner only with the consent of the General Partner, which consent may be given or withheld by the
General Partner in its sole discretion. The failure or refusal by the General Partner to permit a
transferee of any such interests to become a Substituted Limited Partner shall not give rise to any
cause of action against the Partnership or the General Partner. Subject to the foregoing, an
Assignee shall not be admitted as a Substituted Limited Partner until and unless it furnishes to
the General Partner (i) evidence of acceptance, in form and substance satisfactory to the General
Partner, of all the terms, conditions and applicable obligations of this Agreement, (ii) a
counterpart signature page to this Agreement executed by such Assignee and (iii) such other
documents and instruments as may be required or advisable, in the sole discretion of the General
Partner, to effect such Assignee’s admission as a Substituted Limited Partner.
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(b) A transferee who has been admitted as a Substituted Limited Partner in accordance with
this Article 11 shall have all the rights and powers and be subject to all the restrictions
and liabilities of a Limited Partner under this Agreement.
(c) Upon the admission of a Substituted Limited Partner, the General Partner shall amend
Exhibit A to reflect the name, address and number of Partnership Units of such Substituted
Limited Partner and to eliminate or adjust, if necessary, the name, address and number of
Partnership Units of the predecessor of such Substituted Limited Partner.
Section 11.5. Assignees. If the General Partner, in its sole discretion, does not
consent to the admission of any transferee of any Partnership Interest as a Substituted Limited
Partner in connection with a transfer permitted by the General Partner pursuant to Section
11.3(a), such transferee shall be considered an Assignee for purposes of this Agreement. An
Assignee shall be entitled to all the rights of an assignee of a limited partnership interest under
the Act, including the right to receive distributions from the Partnership and the share of Net
Income, Net Losses and other items of income, gain, loss, deduction and credit of the Partnership
attributable to the Partnership Units assigned to such Assignee and the rights to Transfer the
Partnership Units only in accordance with the provisions of this Article 11, but shall not
be deemed to be a Partner or holder of Partnership Units for any other purpose under this
Agreement, and shall not be entitled to effect a Consent or vote or effect a Redemption with
respect to such Partnership Units on any matter presented to the Limited Partners for approval
(such right to Consent or vote or effect a Redemption, to the extent provided in this Agreement or
under the Act, fully remaining with the transferor Limited Partner). In the event that any such
transferee desires to make a further assignment of any such Partnership Units, such Assignee shall
be subject to all the provisions of this Article 11 to the same extent and in the same
manner as any Limited Partner desiring to make an assignment of Partnership Units.
Section 11.6. General Provisions.
(a) No Limited Partner may withdraw from the Partnership other than as a result of a permitted
Transfer of all of such Limited Partner’s Partnership Units in accordance with this Article
11, with respect to which the transferee becomes a Substituted Limited Partner, or pursuant to
a redemption (or acquisition by the General Partner) of all of its Partnership Units pursuant to a
Redemption under Section 8.6.
(b) Any Limited Partner who shall Transfer all of his, her or its Partnership Units in a
Transfer (i) consented to by the General Partner pursuant to this Article 11 where such
transferee was admitted as a Substituted Limited Partner, (ii) pursuant to the exercise of its
rights to effect a redemption of all of its Partnership Units pursuant to a Redemption under
Section 8.6 or (iii) to the General Partner, whether or not pursuant to Section
8.6(b), shall cease to be a Limited Partner as of the effectiveness of the Transfer.
(c) If any Partnership Unit is Transferred in compliance with the provisions of this
Article 11, or is redeemed by the Partnership, or acquired by the General Partner pursuant
to Section 8.6, on any day other than the first day of a Partnership Year, then Net Income,
Net Losses, each item thereof and all other items of income, gain, loss, deduction and credit
attributable to such Partnership Unit for such Partnership Year shall be allocated to the
transferor
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Partner or the Tendering Partner, as the case may be, and, in the case of a Transfer or
assignment other than a Redemption, to the transferee Partner, by taking into account their varying
interests during the Partnership Year in accordance with Code Section 706(d), using the “interim
closing of the books” method or another permissible method selected by the General Partner. Solely
for purposes of making such allocations, each of such items for the calendar month in which a
Transfer occurs shall be allocated to the transferee Partner and none of such items for the
calendar month in which a Transfer or a Redemption occurs shall be allocated to the transferor
Partner or the Tendering Partner, as the case may be, if such Transfer occurs on or before the 15th
day of the month, otherwise such items shall be allocated to the transferor. All distributions of
Available Cash attributable to such Partnership Unit with respect to which the Partnership Record
Date is before the date of such Transfer, assignment or Redemption shall be made to the transferor
Partner or the Tendering Partner, as the case may be, and, in the case of a Transfer other than a
Redemption, all distributions of Available Cash thereafter attributable to such Partnership Unit
shall be made to the transferee Partner.
(d) In addition to any other restrictions on Transfer contained in this Agreement, in no event
may any Transfer or assignment of a Partnership Interest by any Partner (including any Redemption,
any acquisition of Partnership Units by the General Partner or any other acquisition of Partnership
Units by the Partnership) be made: (i) to any person or entity who lacks the legal right, power or
capacity to own a Partnership Interest; (ii) in violation of applicable law; (iii) of any component
portion of a Partnership Interest, such as the Capital Account, or rights to distributions,
separate and apart from all other components of a Partnership Interest; (iv) if such Transfer would
cause the Parent to cease to comply with the REIT Requirements; (v) if such Transfer would, in the
opinion of legal counsel to the Partnership or the General Partner, cause a termination of the
Partnership for federal or state income tax purposes; (vi) if such Transfer would, in the opinion
of legal counsel to the Partnership, cause the Partnership to cease to be classified as a
partnership for federal income tax purposes; (vii) if such Transfer would cause the Partnership to
become, with respect to any employee benefit plan subject to Title I of ERISA, a
“party-in-interest” (as defined in ERISA Section 3(14)) or a “disqualified person” (as defined in
Code Section 4975(c)); (viii) without the consent of the General Partner, to any benefit plan
investor within the meaning of Department of Labor Regulations Section 2510.3-101(f); (ix) if such
Transfer would, in the opinion of legal counsel to the Partnership or the General Partner, cause
any portion of the assets of the Partnership to constitute assets of any employee benefit plan
pursuant to Department of Labor Regulations Section 2510.3-101; (x) if such Transfer requires the
registration of such Partnership Interest pursuant to any applicable federal or state securities
laws; (xi) if such Transfer would, in the opinion of legal counsel to the Partnership or the
General Partner, adversely affect the ability of the Parent to continue to qualify as a REIT or
would subject the Parent to any additional taxes under Code Section 857 or Code Section 4981; (xii)
if such transfer would be effectuated through an “established securities market” or a “secondary
market” (or the substantial equivalent thereof) within the meaning of Code Section 7704 (provided
that this clause (xii) shall not be the basis for limiting or restricting in any manner the
exercise of a Redemption right unless, and only to the extent that, in the absence of such
limitation or restriction there is a significant risk that the Partnership will be treated as a
“publicly traded partnership” and, by reason thereof, taxable as a corporation); (xiii) if such
Transfer would cause the Partnership to have more than 100 partners (including as partners those
persons indirectly owning an interest in the Partnership through a partnership, limited liability
company, subchapter S corporation or grantor trust); (xiv) if such Transfer causes the Partnership
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(as opposed to the Parent) to become a reporting company under the Exchange Act; or (xv) if
such Transfer subjects the Partnership to regulation under the Investment Company Act of 1940, the
Investment Advisors Act of 1940 or ERISA.
ARTICLE 12
ADMISSION OF PARTNERS
ADMISSION OF PARTNERS
Section 12.1. Admission of Successor General Partner. A successor to all of the
General Partner’s Partnership Interests who is proposed to be admitted as a successor General
Partner shall be admitted to the Partnership as the General Partner, effective upon such Transfer.
Any such successor shall carry on the business of the Partnership without dissolution. The
admission shall be subject to the successor General Partner executing and delivering to the
Partnership an acceptance of all of the terms and conditions of this Agreement and such other
documents or instruments as may be required to effect the admission. In the case of such admission
on any day other than the first day of a Partnership Year, all items attributable to the
Partnership Interests for such Partnership Year shall be allocated between the transferring General
Partner and such successor as provided in Section 11.6(c).
Section 12.2. Admission of Additional Limited Partners.
(a) After the date hereof, a Person not already a Partner who makes a Capital Contribution to
the Partnership in accordance with this Agreement shall be admitted to the Partnership as an
Additional Limited Partner only upon furnishing to the General Partner (i) evidence of acceptance
in form satisfactory to the General Partner of all of the terms and conditions of this Agreement,
including the power of attorney granted in Section 2.4, and (ii) such other documents or
instruments as may be required in the sole discretion of the General Partner in order to effect
such Person’s admission as an Additional Limited Partner.
(b) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Section 12.2, no Person shall be
admitted as an Additional Limited Partner without the consent of the General Partner in its sole
discretion. The admission of any Person as an Additional Limited Partner shall become effective on
the date upon which the name of such Person is recorded on the books and records of the
Partnership, following the receipt of the Capital Contribution in respect of such Limited Partner
and the consent of the General Partner to such admission. If any Additional Limited Partner is
admitted to the Partnership on any day other than the first day of a Partnership Year, then Net
Income, Net Losses, each item thereof and all other items allocable among Partners and Assignees
for such Partnership Year shall be allocated among such Limited Partner and all other Partners and
Assignees using any method permitted under Code Section 706 as the General Partner determines. All
distributions of Available Cash with respect to which the Partnership Record Date is before the
date of such admission shall be made solely to Partners and Assignees other than the Additional
Limited Partner (other than in its capacity as an Assignee) and, except as otherwise agreed to by
the Additional Limited Partner and the General Partner, all distributions of Available Cash
thereafter shall be made to all Partners and Assignees including such Additional Limited Partner.
Section 12.3. Amendment of Agreement and Certificate of Limited Partnership. For the
admission to the Partnership of any Partner, the General Partner shall take all steps necessary and
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appropriate under the Act to amend the records of the Partnership and, if necessary, to
prepare as soon as practical an amendment of this Agreement (including an amendment of Exhibit
A) and, if required by law, shall prepare and file an amendment to the Certificate and may for
this purpose exercise the power of attorney granted pursuant to Section 2.4.
Section 12.4. Limit on Number of Partners. Unless otherwise permitted by the General
Partner, no Person shall be admitted to the Partnership as an Additional Limited Partner if the
effect of such admission would be to cause the Partnership to have a number of Partners (including
as Partners for this purpose those Persons indirectly owning an interest in the Partnership through
another partnership, a limited liability company, a subchapter S corporation or a grantor trust)
that would cause the Partnership to become a reporting company under the Exchange Act.
ARTICLE 13
DISSOLUTION AND LIQUIDATION
DISSOLUTION AND LIQUIDATION
Section 13.1. Dissolution. The Partnership shall not be dissolved by the admission of
Additional Limited Partners or by the admission of a successor General Partner in accordance with
the terms of this Agreement. The Partnership shall dissolve, and its affairs shall be wound up,
upon the first to occur of any of the following (each, a “Liquidating Event”):
(a) the expiration of its term as provided in Section 2.5;
(b) a final and nonappealable judgement is entered by a court of competent jurisdiction ruling
that the General Partner is bankrupt or insolvent, or a final and nonappealable order for relief is
entered by a court with appropriate jurisdiction against the General Partner, in each case under
any federal or state bankruptcy or insolvency laws as now or hereafter in effect, unless, prior to
the entry of such order or judgement, a Majority in Interest of the remaining Outside Limited
Partners agree in writing, in their sole and absolute discretion, to continue the business of the
Partnership and to the appointment, effective as of a date prior to the date of such order or
judgement, of a successor General Partner;
(c) an event of withdrawal (as defined in the Act) of the General Partner, unless, within
ninety (90) days after the withdrawal, a Majority in Interest of the Outside Limited Partners
Consent, in their sole discretion, to continue the business of the Partnership and to the
appointment, effective as of the date of withdrawal, of a substitute general partner;
(d) an election to dissolve the Partnership made by the General Partner in its sole and
absolute discretion, with or without the Consent of a Majority in Interest of the Outside Limited
Partners;
(e) the entry of a decree of judicial dissolution of the Partnership pursuant to the
provisions of the Act;
(f) the occurrence of any sale or other disposition of all or substantially all of the
Partnership Assets or a related series of transactions that, taken together, result in the sale or
other disposition of all or substantially all of the Partnership Assets;
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(g) the Redemption (or acquisition by the General Partner) of all Partnership Units other than
Partnership Units held by the General Partner and the Parent Limited Partner; or
(h) the Incapacity of the General Partner, unless, within 90 days after the event causing such
Incapacity, a Majority in Interest of the Outside Limited Partners Consent to continue the business
of the Partnership and to the appointment, effective as of the date of such Incapacity, of a
substitute general partner.
Section 13.2. Winding Up.
(a) Upon the occurrence of a Liquidating Event, the Partnership shall continue solely for the
purposes of winding up its affairs in an orderly manner, liquidating its assets and satisfying the
claims of its creditors and Partners. No Partner shall take any action that is inconsistent with,
or not necessary to or appropriate for, the winding up of the Partnership’s business and affairs.
The General Partner or, in the event that there is no remaining General Partner or the General
Partner has dissolved, become bankrupt within the meaning of the Act or ceased to operate, any
Person elected by a Majority in Interest of the Outside Limited Partners (the General Partner or
such other Person being referred to herein as the “Liquidator”) shall be responsible for overseeing
the winding up and dissolution of the Partnership and shall take full account of the Partnership’s
liabilities and property and the Partnership Assets shall be liquidated as promptly as is
consistent with obtaining the fair value thereof, and the proceeds therefrom shall be applied and
distributed in the following order:
(i) First, to the payment and discharge of all of the Partnership’s debts and
liabilities to creditors other than the Partners;
(ii) Second, to the payment and discharge of all of the Partnership’s debts and
liabilities to the General Partner including amounts due as reimbursements under Section
7.4;
(iii) Third, to the payment and discharge of all of the Partnership’s debts and
liabilities to the Partners, pro rata; and
(iv) The balance, if any, to the General Partner and Limited Partners pro rata in
proportion to their positive Capital Account balances.
The General Partner shall not receive any additional compensation for any services performed
pursuant to this Article 13 other than reimbursement of its expenses as provided in
Section 7.4. If any Partner has a deficit balance in its Capital Account, such Partner
shall have no obligation to make any contribution to the capital of the Partnership with respect to
such deficit, and such deficit shall not be considered a debt owed to the Partnership or to any
other Person for any purpose whatsoever.
(b) Notwithstanding the provisions of Section 13.2(a) which require liquidation of the
assets of the Partnership, but subject to the order of priorities set forth therein, if prior to or
upon dissolution of the Partnership the Liquidator determines that an immediate sale of part or all
of the Partnership Assets would be impractical or would cause undue loss to the Partners, the
Liquidator may, in its sole discretion, defer for a reasonable time the liquidation of any assets
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except those necessary to satisfy liabilities of the Partnership (including to those Partners
as creditors) and/or distribute to the Partners, in lieu of cash, as tenants in common and in
accordance with the provisions of Section 13.2(a), undivided interests in such Partnership
Assets as the Liquidator deems not suitable for liquidation. Any such distributions in kind shall
be made only if in the good faith judgment of the Liquidator, such distributions in kind are in the
best interest of the Partners, and shall be subject to such conditions relating to the disposition
and management of such properties as the Liquidator deems reasonable and equitable and to any
agreements governing the operation of such properties at such time. The Liquidator shall determine
the fair market value of any property distributed in kind using such reasonable method of valuation
as it may adopt.
(c) In the event that the Partnership is “liquidated” within the meaning of Regulations
Section 1.704-1(b)(2)(ii)(g), distributions shall be made pursuant to this Article 13 to
the Partners and Assignees that have positive Capital Accounts in compliance with Regulations
Section 1.704-1(b)(2)(ii)(b)(2) to the extent of, and in proportion to, positive Capital Account
balances. If any Partner has a deficit balance in its Capital Account (after giving effect to all
contributions, distributions and allocations for all taxable years, including the year during which
such liquidation occurs) (a “Capital Account Deficit”), such Partner shall not be required to make
any contribution to the capital of the Partnership with respect to such Capital Account Deficit and
such Capital Account Deficit shall not be considered a debt owed to the Partnership or any other
person for any purpose whatsoever.
Section 13.3. Deemed Contribution and Distribution. Notwithstanding any other
provision of this Article 13, in the event the Partnership is liquidated within the meaning
of Regulations Section 1.704-1(b)(2)(ii)(g) but no Liquidating Event has occurred, the Partnership
Assets shall not be liquidated, the Partnership’s liabilities shall not be paid or discharged and
the Partnership’s affairs shall not be wound up. Instead, the Partnership shall be deemed to have
contributed the Partnership Assets to a new partnership, in exchange for an interest in the new
partnership, which new partnership shall be deemed to have assumed and taken such property subject
to all Partnership liabilities. Immediately thereafter, the Partnership is deemed to distribute
the interests in the new partnership, in liquidation of the Partnership, to the General Partner and
the Limited Partners, in proportion to the Partners’ respective interests in the Partnership, for
the continuation of the business.
Section 13.4. Rights of Limited Partners. Except as otherwise provided in this
Agreement, (a) each Limited Partner shall look solely to the assets of the Partnership for the
return of its Capital Contribution, (b) no Limited Partner shall have the right or power to demand
or receive property other than cash from the Partnership and (c) no Limited Partner (other than any
Limited Partner who holds Preferred Units, to the extent specifically set forth herein and in the
applicable Partnership Unit Designation) shall have priority over any other Limited Partner as to
the return of its Capital Contributions, distributions or allocations.
Section 13.5. Notice of Dissolution. In the event a Liquidating Event occurs or an
event occurs that would, but for provisions of Section 13.1, result in a dissolution of the
Partnership, the General Partner shall, within 30 days thereafter, provide written notice thereof
to each of the Partners and to all other parties with whom the Partnership regularly conducts
business (as determined in the sole discretion of the General Partner) and shall publish notice
thereof in a
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newspaper of general circulation in each place in which the Partnership regularly conducts
business (as determined in the sole discretion of the General Partner).
Section 13.6. Cancellation of Certificate of Limited Partnership. Upon the completion
of the liquidation of the Partnership’s cash, property and other assets as provided in Section
13.2, the Partnership shall be terminated and the Certificate and all qualifications of the
Partnership as a foreign limited partnership in jurisdictions other than the State of Delaware
shall be canceled and such other actions as may be necessary to terminate the Partnership shall be
taken.
Section 13.7. Reasonable Time for Winding-Up. A reasonable time shall be allowed for
the orderly winding-up of the business and affairs of the Partnership and the liquidation of its
assets pursuant to Section 13.2, in order to minimize any losses otherwise attendant upon
such winding-up, and the provisions of this Agreement shall remain in effect between the Partners
during the period of liquidation.
Section 13.8. Waiver of Partition. Each Partner hereby waives any right to partition
of the Partnership Assets.
ARTICLE 14
AMENDMENT OF PARTNERSHIP AGREEMENT; CONSENTS
AMENDMENT OF PARTNERSHIP AGREEMENT; CONSENTS
Section 14.1. Amendments. (a) Without limiting the powers of the General Partner as
set forth in Section 7.1, each Limited Partner agrees that the General Partner (pursuant to
its powers of attorney from the Limited Partners and Assignees), without the approval of any
Limited Partner or Assignee, may amend any provision of this Agreement, and execute, swear to
acknowledge, deliver, file and record whatever documents may be required in connection therewith,
to:
(i) reflect a change in the name of Partnership or the location of the principal place
of business of the Partnership;
(ii) reflect the admission, substitution, withdrawal or removal of Partners in
accordance with this Agreement;
(iii) reflect a change that, in the sole discretion of the General Partner is
reasonable and necessary or appropriate to qualify or continue the qualification of the
Partnership as a limited partnership or a partnership in which the limited partners have
limited liability under the laws of any state or that is necessary or advisable in the
opinion of the General Partner to ensure that the Partnership will not be taxable as a
corporation or an association taxable as a corporation for federal income tax purposes;
(iv) reflect a change (i) that in the sole discretion of the General Partner does not
adversely affect the Limited Partners in any material respect or (ii) that is required to
effect the intent of the provisions of this Agreement or otherwise contemplated by this
Agreement;
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(v) add to the obligations of the General Partner or surrender any right or power
granted to the General Partner or any Affiliate of the General Partner for the benefit of
the Limited Partners;
(vi) satisfy any requirements, conditions or guidelines contained in any order,
directive, opinion, ruling or regulation of a federal or state agency or contained in
federal or state law;
(vii) reflect such changes as are reasonably necessary for the Parent to maintain or
restore its status as a REIT or to satisfy the REIT Requirements;
(viii) to reflect the Transfer of all or any part of a Partnership Interest among the
General Partner, the Parent Limited Partner, the Parent and any Qualified REIT Subsidiary;
(ix) to modify the manner in which Capital Accounts are computed (but only to the
extent set forth in the definition of “Capital Account” or contemplated by the Code or the
Regulations);
(x) reflect an amendment that is necessary or advisable in the opinion of the General
Partner to prevent the Partnership or the General Partner or its directors or officers from
in any manner being subjected to the provisions of the Investment Company Act of 1940, as
amended, or the Investment Advisers Act of 1940, as amended;
(xi) reflect such actions as may be necessary or appropriate to avoid the assets of the
Partnership being treated for any purpose of ERISA or Code Section 4975 as assets of any
“employee benefit plan” as defined in and subject to ERISA or of any “plan” subject to Code
Section 4975 (or any corresponding provisions of succeeding law) or to avoid the
Partnership’s engaging in a prohibited transaction as defined in Section 406 of ERISA or
Code Section 4975(c);
(xii) reflect an amendment that in the sole discretion of the General Partner is
necessary or desirable in connection with the authorization for issuance of any Partnership
Interests pursuant to Section 4.3 or 4.5;
(xiii) reflect any amendment expressly permitted in this Agreement to be made by the
General Partner acting alone; or
(xiv) reflect any other amendment similar to the foregoing.
The General Partner will provide notice to the Limited Partners whenever any action under this
Section 14.1(a) is taken.
(b) Notwithstanding the foregoing, this Agreement shall not be amended, and no action may be
taken by the General Partner, without the Consent of each Partner adversely affected if such
amendment or action would (i) convert a Limited Partner’s interest in the Partnership into a
general partner’s interest (except as the result of the General Partner acquiring such interest),
(ii) modify the limited liability of a Limited Partner, (iii) alter the rights of any
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Partner to receive distributions pursuant to Article 5 or Section 13.2(a)(iv),
or the allocations specified in Article 6 (except as permitted pursuant to Sections
4.3, 4.5 and 6.2(b)) or (iv) amend this Section 14.1(b).
(c) Except as otherwise provided in Section 14.1(a), amendments to this Agreement
shall require the affirmative consent of the General Partner and Holders of Partnership Interests
representing a majority of the Partnership Interests of the Limited Partners.
Section 14.2. Amendments. Amendments to this Agreement requiring Consent of the
Limited Partners may be proposed only by the General Partner. Following such proposal, the General
Partner shall submit any proposed amendment to the Limited Partners for approval in accordance with
Section 14.3.
Section 14.3. Meetings of and Actions by the Partners.
(a) Meetings of the Partners may be called by the General Partner at its sole discretion. The
call shall state the nature of the business to be transacted. Notice of any such meeting shall be
given to all Partners not less than seven days nor more than 30 days prior to the date of such
meeting. Partners may vote in person or by proxy at such meeting. Whenever the vote or Consent of
Partners is permitted or required under this Agreement, such vote or Consent may be given by proxy
or at a meeting of Partners or may be given in accordance with the procedure prescribed in
Section 14.3(b).
(b) Any action required or permitted to be taken at a meeting of the Partners may be taken
without a meeting if a written consent setting forth the action so taken is signed by a majority of
the Percentage Interests of the Partners (or such other percentage as is expressly required by this
Agreement for the action in question). Such consent may be in one instrument or in several
instruments, and shall have the same force and effect as a vote of a majority of the Percentage
Interests of the Partners (or such other percentage as is expressly required by this Agreement).
For purposes of obtaining such consent, the General Partner may require a response within a
reasonable specified time, but not less than 10 days, and failure to respond in such time period
shall constitute a consent that is consistent with the General Partner’s recommendation with
respect to the proposal; provided, however, that an action shall become effective at such time as
requisite consents are received even if prior to such specified time. Such consent shall be filed
with the General Partner.
(c) Each Limited Partner may authorize any Person or Persons to act for him, her or it by
proxy on all matters in which a Limited Partner is entitled to participate, including waiving
notice of any meeting, or voting or participating at a meeting. Every proxy must be signed by the
Limited Partner or his, her or its attorney-in-fact. No proxy shall be valid after the expiration
of 11 months from the date thereof unless otherwise provided in the proxy (or there is receipt of a
proxy authorizing a later date). Every proxy shall be revocable at the pleasure of the Limited
Partner executing it, such revocation to be effective upon the Partnership’s receipt of written
notice of such revocation from the Limited Partner executing such proxy. The use of proxies will
be governed in the same manner as in the case of corporations organized under the General
Corporation Law of Delaware (including Section 212 thereof).
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(d) Each meeting of Partners shall be conducted by the General Partner or such other Person as
the General Partner may appoint pursuant to such rules for the conduct of the meeting as the
General Partner or such other Person deems appropriate in its sole and absolute discretion.
(e) On matters on which Limited Partners are entitled to vote, each Limited Partner holding OP
Units shall be entitled to cast a number of votes equal to the number of OP Units held by such
Limited Partner.
(f) Except as otherwise expressly provided in this Agreement, the Consent of Holders of
Partnership Interests representing a majority of the Partnership Interests of the Limited Partners
shall control.
ARTICLE 15
GENERAL PROVISIONS
GENERAL PROVISIONS
Section 15.1. Addresses and Notice.
(a) All notices, demands or other communications required or desired to be given hereunder
shall be in writing and shall be deemed to have been duly given if delivered personally by Federal
Express (or other similar overnight courier service), by telecopy transmission (with transmission
confirmed) or by registered or certified mail, return receipt requested, postage prepaid, and
addressed as set forth below:
If to the Partnership or the General Partner:
Aviv Healthcare Properties Operating Limited Partnership
000 Xxxx Xxxxxxx Xxxxxx, Xxxxx 0000
Xxxxxxx, Xxxxxxxx 00000
Attn: Xxxxx X. Xxxxxxxxx
Telecopy Number: (000) 000-0000
000 Xxxx Xxxxxxx Xxxxxx, Xxxxx 0000
Xxxxxxx, Xxxxxxxx 00000
Attn: Xxxxx X. Xxxxxxxxx
Telecopy Number: (000) 000-0000
with copies to:
Sidley Austin LLP
Xxx Xxxxx Xxxxxxxx Xxxxxx
Xxxxxxx, Xxxxxxxx 00000
Attn: Xxxxxxxx X. Xxxxxxx
Xxxxxx Xxxxxxxxxx
Telecopy Number: (000) 000-0000
Xxx Xxxxx Xxxxxxxx Xxxxxx
Xxxxxxx, Xxxxxxxx 00000
Attn: Xxxxxxxx X. Xxxxxxx
Xxxxxx Xxxxxxxxxx
Telecopy Number: (000) 000-0000
If to any Limited Partner, at the address designated for such Limited Partner in the
Partnership’s books and records.
(b) Any party may change such party’s address or telecopy number for the giving of notice
specified above by giving notice as herein provided.
(c) Any notice given by personal delivery, by Federal Express (or other similar overnight
courier service), or telecopy transmission shall be deemed given, delivered, received
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and effective on the date of receipt (or confirmation or answer back for facsimile) of such
delivery (or such other transmission at the address or telecopy number designated pursuant hereto)
and any notice given by registered or certified mail shall be deemed given, delivered, received and
effective on the third Business Day following the date on which it was deposited in the United
States postal system.
Section 15.2. Interpretation. All Article and Section titles and captions in this
Agreement are for convenience only. They shall not be deemed part of this Agreement and in no way
define, limit, extend or describe the scope or intent of any provisions hereof. Except as
specifically provided otherwise, all references herein to Articles, Sections, paragraphs, clauses
and other subdivisions refer to the corresponding Articles, Sections, paragraphs, clauses and other
subdivisions of this Agreement; and the words “herein,” “hereof,” “hereby,” “hereto,” “hereunder”
and words of similar import refer to this Agreement as a whole and not to any particular Article,
Section, paragraph, clause or subdivision hereof. All exhibits which are referred to herein or
attached hereto are hereby incorporated by reference. Wherever the words “include,” “includes” or
“including” are used in this Agreement, they shall be deemed to be followed by the words “without
limitation.”
Section 15.3. Pronouns and Plurals. Whenever the context may require, any pronoun
used in this Agreement shall include the corresponding masculine, feminine or neuter forms, and the
singular form of nouns, pronouns and verbs shall include the plural and vice versa.
Section 15.4. Further Action. The parties shall execute and deliver all documents,
provide all information and take or refrain from taking action as may be necessary or appropriate
to achieve the purposes of this Agreement.
Section 15.5. Binding Effect. This Agreement shall be binding upon and inure to the
benefit of the parties hereto and their heirs, executors, administrators, successors, legal
representatives and permitted assigns.
Section 15.6. Creditors. Other than as expressly set forth herein with respect to
Indemnitees, none of the provisions of this Agreement shall be for the benefit of, or shall be
enforceable by, any creditor of the Partnership.
Section 15.7. Waiver. No failure by any party to insist upon the strict performance
of any covenant, duty, agreement or condition of this Agreement or to exercise any right or remedy
consequent upon any breach thereof shall constitute waiver of any such breach or any other
covenant, duty, agreement or condition.
Section 15.8. Counterparts. This Agreement may be executed in counterparts, all of
which together shall constitute one agreement binding on all the parties hereto, notwithstanding
that all such parties are not signatories to the original or the same counterpart. Each party
shall become bound by this Agreement immediately upon affixing its signature hereto.
Section 15.9. Applicable Law. This Agreement shall be construed in accordance with
and governed by the laws of the State of Delaware, without regard to the principles of conflicts of
laws.
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Section 15.10. Invalidity of Provisions. If any provision of this Agreement is or
becomes invalid, illegal or unenforceable in any respect, the validity, legality and enforceability
of the remaining provisions contained herein shall not be affected thereby.
Section 15.11. Limitation to Preserve REIT Status. Notwithstanding anything else in
this Agreement, to the extent that the amount paid, credited, distributed or reimbursed by the
Partnership to the Parent, the General Partner or the Parent Limited Partner or their members,
officers, directors, employees or agents, whether as a reimbursement, fee, expense or indemnity (a
"REIT Payment”), would constitute gross income to the Parent for purposes of Code Section 856(c)(2)
or Code Section 856(c)(3), then the amount of such REIT Payments, as selected by the General
Partner in its discretion from among items of potential distribution, reimbursement, fees, expenses
and indemnities, shall be reduced for any Partnership Year so that the REIT Payments, as so
reduced, for or with respect to the Parent, the General Partner or the Parent Limited Partner,
shall not exceed the lesser of:
(a) an amount equal to the excess, if any, of (i) 4.9% of the Parent’s total gross income (but
excluding the amount of any REIT Payments) for the Partnership Year that is described in
subsections (A) through (H) of Code Section 856(c)(2) over (ii) the amount of gross income (within
the meaning of Code Section 856(c)(2)) derived by the Parent from sources other than those
described in subsections (A) through (H) of Code Section 856(c)(2) (but not including the amount of
any REIT Payments); or
(b) an amount equal to the excess, if any, of (i) 24% of the Parent’s total gross income (but
excluding the amount of any REIT Payments) for the Partnership Year that is described in
subsections (A) through (I) of Code Section 856(c)(3) over (ii) the amount of gross income (within
the meaning of Code Section 856(c)(3)) derived by the Parent from sources other than those
described in subsections (A) through (I) of Code Section 856(c)(3) (but not including the amount of
any REIT Payments); provided, however, that REIT Payments in excess of the amounts set forth in
paragraphs (a) and (b) above may be made if the General Partner, as a condition precedent, obtains
an opinion of tax counsel that the receipt of such excess amounts shall not adversely affect the
Parent’s ability to qualify as a REIT. To the extent that REIT Payments may not be made in a
Partnership Year as a consequence of the limitations set forth in this Section 15.11, such
REIT Payments shall carry over and shall be treated as arising in the following Partnership Year.
The purpose of the limitations contained in this Section 15.11 is to prevent the Parent
from failing to qualify as a REIT under the Code by reason of the Parent’s share of items,
including distributions, reimbursements, fees, expenses or indemnities, receivable directly or
indirectly from the Partnership, and this Section 15.11 shall be interpreted and applied to
effectuate such purpose.
Section 15.12. No Rights as Limited Partners of General Partner or Stockholders of
Parent. Nothing contained in this Agreement shall be construed as conferring upon the holders
of Partnership Units any rights whatsoever as limited partners of the General Partner or
stockholders of the Parent, including any right to receive dividends or other distributions made to
limited partners of the General Partner or stockholders of the Parent or to vote or to consent or
receive notice as limited partners in respect of any meeting of the limited partners of the General
Partner or as stockholders in respect of any meeting of the stockholders of the Parent.
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Section 15.13. No Third Party Beneficiaries. The provisions of this Agreement are
solely for the purpose of defining the interests of the Partners and the Parent, inter se, and no
other Person (i.e., a Person who is not a signatory hereto or a permitted successor to such
signatory hereto), other than as expressly set forth herein with respect to Indemnitees, shall have
any right, power, title or interest by way of subrogation or otherwise, in and to the rights,
powers, title and provisions of this Agreement. No creditor or other third party having dealings
with the Partnership (other than as expressly set forth herein with respect to Indemnitees) shall
have the right to enforce the right or obligation of any Partner to make Capital Contributions or
loans to the Partnership or to pursue any other right or remedy hereunder or at law or in equity.
None of the rights or obligations of the Partners herein set forth to make Capital Contributions or
loans to the Partnership shall be deemed an asset of the Partnership for any purpose by any
creditor or other third party, nor may any such rights or obligations be sold, transferred or
assigned by the Partnership or pledged or encumbered by the Partnership to secure any debt or other
obligation of the Partnership or any of the Partners.
Section 15.14. Entire Agreement. This Agreement and the Exhibits attached hereto
contain the entire understanding and agreement among the Partners with respect to the subject
matter hereof and supersedes any other prior written or oral understandings or agreements among
them with respect thereto.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have executed this Agreement as of the date first
written above.
GENERAL PARTNER: AVIV REIT GP, L.L.C. |
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By: | AVIV REIT, INC., its sole member | |||
By: | ||||
Name: | Xxxxx X. Xxxxxxxxx | |||
Title: | Chief Executive Officer and President | |||
PARENT: AVIV REIT, INC. |
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By: | ||||
Name: | Xxxxx X. Xxxxxxxxx | |||
Title: | Chief Executive Officer and President | |||
LIMITED PARTNERS: AVIV REIT LP, L.L.C. |
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By: | AVIV REIT, INC., its sole member | |||
By: | ||||
Name: | Xxxxx X. Xxxxxxxxx | |||
Title: | Chief Executive Officer and President | |||
OTHER LIMITED PARTNERS SET FORTH ON EXHIBIT A: |
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By: | ||||
Xxxxx X. Xxxxxxxxx, | ||||
as Attorney-in-Fact for such Limited Partners | ||||
First Amended and Restated Agreement of Limited Parntership of
Aviv Healthcare Properties Operating Limited Partnership
Aviv Healthcare Properties Operating Limited Partnership
EXHIBIT A
LIMITED PARTNERS AND PARTNERSHIP UNITS
A-1
EXHIBIT B
NOTICE OF REDEMPTION
B-1