AGREEMENT OF PARTNERSHIP OF GRAHAM PACKAGING FRANCE PARTNERS
Exhibit 3.20
AGREEMENT OF PARTNERSHIP
OF
XXXXXX PACKAGING FRANCE PARTNERS
THE PARTNERSHIP INTERESTS IN XXXXXX PACKAGING FRANCE PARTNERS HAVE NOT BEEN REGISTERED UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933 OR UNDER ANY APPLICABLE STATE SECURITIES LAW, AND MAY NOT BE TRANSFERRED, ASSIGNED OR OTHERWISE DISPOSED OF EXCEPT IN COMPLIANCE WITH ALL APPLICABLE SECURITIES LAWS. THE PARTNERSHIP INTERESTS ARE ALSO SUBJECT TO SUBSTANTIAL RESTRICTIONS ON THEIR TRANSFER UNDER THIS AGREEMENT OF PARTNERSHIP.
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Section 6.2 Special Limitation on Packaging’s Right to Vote Stock |
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AGREEMENT OF PARTNERSHIP
OF
XXXXXX PACKAGING FRANCE PARTNERS
THIS AGREEMENT OF PARTNERSHIP (the “Agreement”) of XXXXXX PACKAGING FRANCE PARTNERS (the “Partnership”) is made and entered into as of December 5, 1995 by and between XXXXXX PACKAGING COMPANY, a Pennsylvania limited partnership (“Packaging”), and XXXXXX FAMILY GROWTH PARTNERSHIP a Pennsylvania limited partnership (“Growth”), together with any other Persons admitted to the Partnership as partners shall be collectively referred to herein as “Partners.”
NOW, THEREFORE, for good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which is hereby acknowledged, and in consideration of the mutual agreements set forth in this Agreement, the parties hereto, intending to be legally bound, agree as follows:
Section 1.1 Glossary. Certain terms used herein are defined in the Glossary attached hereto as Exhibit A, which is incorporated herein and made a part hereof.
Section 1.2 Organization. The parties hereby form the Partnership as a general partnership pursuant to the Pennsylvania Uniform Partnership Act, 15 Pa. C.S.A. §8301 et seq. (as amended, the “Act”) for the purposes and upon the terms and conditions set forth herein. Except as otherwise provided herein, the relative rights and obligations of the Partners shall be as provided in the Act.
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Section 1.3 Name. The name of the Partnership shall be Xxxxxx Packaging France Partners. All business of the Partnership shall be conducted in such name and/or such other assumed, trade, or fictitious names as Packaging shall from time to time determine.
Section 1.4 Place of Business. The principal office of the Partnership shall be located at 0000 Xxxxx Xxxxxx, Xxxx, Xxxxxxxxxxxx 00000, which shall be its registered office in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. The Partnership may also maintain such additional offices as Packaging may from time to time determine.
Section 1.5 Purpose. The purpose of Partnership is to make investments in privately-held business enterprises engaged in the business of manufacturing packaging, packaging equipment and/or recycling of packaging and such activities as may be incidental or related thereto, particularly in (but not limited to) Xxxxxx Packaging France Holding S.A., a company with limited liability (société anonyme), organized and existing under the laws of France (“Xxxxxx France”), and to engage in all activities as may be reasonably incidental to such investments and to do all such other acts and execute all such agreements and instruments as are incidental or useful to such investments.
Section 1.6 Term. The Partnership shall commence existence as of this date and shall dissolve at 11:59 p.m. on December 31, 2010, unless sooner dissolved pursuant to law or this Agreement.
Section 1.7 Powers of the Partnership. The Partnership shall have and exercise all powers now or hereafter permitted by the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania to be exercised by a partnership formed under the laws of that state, and to do any and all things not prohibited by law in furtherance of the business of the Partnership as fully as natural persons might or could do.
Section 1.8 Fiscal Year. The fiscal year of the Partnership shall be the calendar year.
Section 1.9 Partnership Assets.
(a) The Partners shall use the Partnership’s credit and assets solely for the benefit of the Partnership. All real and personal property owned by the Partnership shall be owned by the Partnership as an Entity. Each Partner’s interest in the Partnership shall be personal property for all purposes.
(b) No Partner shall, either directly or indirectly, take any action to require partition or appraisement of the Partnership or of any of its assets or cause the sale of any Partnership asset for other than a Partnership purpose, and notwithstanding any provision of applicable law to the contrary, each Partner (and its legal representatives, successors and assigns) hereby irrevocably waives any and all right to maintain any action for partition or to
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compel any sale with respect to its Partnership Interest or with respect to any assets of the Partnership, except as expressly provided in this Agreement.
Section 1.10 Limitation on Liability of Partners. Except as otherwise required by the Act or applicable law or as expressly agreed in writing, no director, officer, shareholder, partner, employee or agent of any Partner shall be personally liable for the payment of any sums owing by such Partner to the Partnership or any other Partner under the terms of this Agreement or for the performance of any other covenant or agreement of such Partner contained herein.
Section 1.11 Conflicts of Interest and Transactions with Affiliates.
(a) Any Partner and any Affiliate of any Partner may engage in or possess an interest in any business or activity whatsoever, whether presently existing or hereafter created, without any accountability to the Partnership or any Partner. No Partner shall be obligated to offer any business opportunity to the Partnership or any other Partner.
(b) The Partnership may enter into any arrangement, contract, agreement or business venture that is not prohibited under the Act with any Partner or any Partner’s Affiliates. Each Partner understands and acknowledges that the conduct of the business of the Partnership may involve business dealings with such other business ventures or undertakings of the Partners and their Affiliates.
Section 1.12 Statutory Compliance. Packaging shall execute such documents and take such action as shall be appropriate to comply with the Act and all other all requirements of law for the formation and operation of a partnership in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania and all other jurisdictions in which the Partnership may elect to do business.
CAPITAL AND INITIAL PARTNERSHIP INTERESTS
Section 2.1 Capitalization.
(a) As their initial Capital Contributions, Packaging shall transfer to the Partnership 60% of the outstanding shares of stock of Xxxxxx France, and Growth shall transfer to the Partnership the remaining 40% of such shares.
(b) As additional Capital Contributions, Packaging shall contribute cash to the Partnership in such amounts as shall be agreed upon.
Section 2.2 Capital Contributions Generally. Except as otherwise expressly provided herein or to the extent that a Partner agrees to make a Capital Contribution to, or to
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purchase interests from, the Partnership: (a) no Partner shall be required to contribute any capital to the Partnership; (b) no Partner shall be required to make any loan to the Partnership; (c) loans by a Partner to the Partnership shall not be considered a contribution of capital, shall not increase the Capital Account of the lending Partner or its ownership interest of the Partnership and the repayment of such loans by the Partnership shall not decrease, or result in any adjustment to, the Capital Account of the Partner making the loans; (d) no interest shall be paid on any capital contributed to the Partnership by any Partner; (e) under any circumstances requiring a return of all or any portion of a Capital Contribution, no Partner shall have the right to receive property other than cash except in the sole discretion of the Packaging; and (f) no Partner shall be required at any time to restore any deficit in its Capital Account.
Section 3.1 Establishment and Maintenance of Capital Accounts.
(a) A capital account (“Capital Account”) shall be established for each Partner. Each Partner’s Capital Account shall be determined and maintained in accordance with the rules of Treas. Reg. §1.704-l(b)(2)(iv). Pursuant to those rules, a Partner’s Capital Account shall be increased by:
(i) the amount of any money contributed by such Partner to the Partnership;
(ii) the Fair Market Value, on the date of contribution, of property (other than money) contributed by such Partner to the Partnership (net of liabilities secured by such contributed property that the Partnership either assumes or to which it takes subject); and
(iii) allocations of Gross Income; and shall be decreased by:
(iv) the amount of money distributed to such Partner by the Partnership (except as payments of principal and interest on any loans);
(v) except as provided in Section 3.2 below, the Fair Market Value, as of the date of distribution, of property (other than money) distributed to such Partner by the Partnership (net of liabilities secured by such distributed property that the Partner assumes or subject to which it takes the property); and
(vi) allocations of Gross Deductions.
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In addition, in the event of a redemption of any or all of the Partnership Interest of any Partner, each Partner’s Capital Account shall be increased and decreased by the respective Book Gains and Losses (if any) that would have been allocated to that Partner if all Partnership assets had been sold at their Adjusted Fair Market Value immediately prior to the redemption. For this purpose, the “Adjusted Fair Market Value” of a Partnership asset shall be the greater of (i) the Fair Market Value of the asset or (ii) the amount of any nonrecourse indebtedness to which such asset is subject within the meaning of Section 7701(g) of the Code, in each case as of the date of the redemption.
(b) Subject to Section 8.3, the Capital Account of any transferee Partner who has acquired the entire interest of a former Partner in the Partnership shall be the same as the Capital Account of the Partner from whom the transferee Partner acquired its interest.
Section 3.2 Distribution Upon Liquidation in Accordance with Capital Accounts. Upon liquidation of the Partnership, liquidating distributions shall in all cases be made in accordance with the positive Capital Account balances of the Partners, as determined after taking into account all Capital Account adjustments for the Partnership’s taxable year during which such liquidation occurs (other than those made pursuant to this Section), by the end of such taxable year or, if later, within ninety (90) days after the date of such liquidation, except as permitted by Treas. Reg. §1.704-l(b)(2)(ii)(b).
Section 4.1 Distributions Prior to Dissolution.
(a) From time to time Packaging may make such distributions on behalf of the Partnership as it in its sole discretion may determine are appropriate, without being limited to current or accumulated income or gains. Such distributions may be made from Partnership revenues, borrowings or Capital Contributions. Packaging may in its sole discretion distribute to Partners Partnership property other than cash.
(b) All distributions shall be made to the Partners in the following priority and proportions:
(i) first, to Packaging to the extent of the Undistributed Preferred Return;
(ii) [ILLEGIBLE] Packaging to the extent of the Unreturned Preference Amount; and
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(iii) the balance, if any, 60% to Packaging and 40% to Growth.
Section 4.2 In-Kind Distributions. If, at the discretion of Packaging, any assets of the Partnership are distributed to the Partners in kind, such assets shall be valued on the basis of their Fair Market Value as of the date of distribution.
Section 5.1 Gross Income/Deductions. All Gross Income and Gross Deductions for each taxable year shall be allocated among the Partners, after taking into account all distributions for such year, as follows:
(a) (i) Gross Income shall first be allocated to the Partners in proportion to their Capital Account deficits, if any, until such deficits are eliminated.
(ii) Next, if the sum of the Undistributed Preferred Return and the Unreturned Preference Amount exceeds Packaging’s Capital Account balance, Gross Income shall be allocated to Packaging until any such excess is eliminated.
(iii) Next, Gross Income shall be allocated to Packaging or Growth, as the case may be, to the extent necessary, if any, to cause (A) the excess of (x) Packaging’s Capital Account balance over (y) the sum of the Undistributed Preferred Return and the Unreturned Preference Amount and (B) Growth’s Capital Account balance to be in a 60-40 proportion.
(iv) Any remaining Gross Income shall be allocated 60% to Packaging and 40% to Growth.
(b) (i) If (A) Packaging’s Capital Account balance exceeds the sum of the Undistributed Preferred Return and the Unreturned Preference Amount or (B) Growth’s Capital Amount balance exceeds zero, Gross Deductions shall first be allocated to the Partners in proportion to any such excesses until such excesses are eliminated.
(ii) Next, Gross Deductions shall be allocated to Packaging to the extent of any remaining positive Capital Account balance.
(iii) Any remaining Gross Deductions shall be allocated 60% to Packaging and 40% to Growth.
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Section 5.2 Tax Credits. Any federal, state or local income tax credits available to the Partnership shall be allocated among the Partners in accordance with Treas. Reg. §1.704-1(b)(4)(ii).
Section 5.3 Special Allocations. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Section 5, the following special allocations shall be made in the following order:
(i) If there is a net decrease in Minimum Gain during a taxable year, then before any other allocation is made for such year, the partners shall be allocated items of gross income and gain for such year (and, if necessary, subsequent years) in the amount and in the proportions necessary to satisfy the requirements of a “minimum gain chargeback” under Treas. Reg. §1.704-2(f).
(ii) If there is a net decrease in Partner Minimum Gain attributable to a partner Nonrecourse Debt during a taxable year, then any Partner with a share of the Partner Minimum Gain attributable to such debt at the beginning of such year shall be allocated items of income and gain for such year (and, if necessary, subsequent years) in the amount and proportions necessary to satisfy the provision of Treas. Reg. §1.704-2(i)(4).
(iii) Any Partner who unexpectedly receives an adjustment, allocation or distribution described in clauses (4), (5) or (6) of Treas. Reg. §1.704-l(b)(2)(ii)(d) that produces a deficit in its Hypothetical Capital Account shall be allocated items of gross income and gain in an amount and manner sufficient to eliminate the deficit in its Hypothetical Capital Account as quickly as possible. This paragraph (iii) is intended to comply with the “qualified income offset” requirement in Treas. Reg. §1.704-l(b)(2)(ii)(d)(3), and shall be interpreted consistently therewith.
(iv) All Partner Nonrecourse Deductions for each taxable year shall be allocated to the Partner or Partners who bear the economic risk of loss with respect to the Partner Nonrecourse Debt to which such Partner Nonrecourse Deductions are attributable, in accordance with the ratio in which the Partners bear such economic risk of loss and Treas. Reg. §1.704-2(i)(1).
(v) No Partner shall be allocated Gross Deductions to the extent such allocation would cause a deficit in his Hypothetical Capital Account, and any such Gross Deductions shall be allocated among the other Partners in proportion to their positive Hypothetical Capital Accounts.
(vi) Subject to the other paragraphs of this Section 5.3, if any allocations are made pursuant to this Section 5.3, items of income, gain, loss and deduction of the Partnership shall thereafter be specially allocated among the Partners so as to cause their Capital Account balances to equal as quickly as possible the balances that would have been achieved in the absence of this Section 5.3.
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Section 5.4 Certain Allocations. Solely for income tax purposes:
(i) If property is contributed to the Partnership, income, gain, loss and deductions with respect to such property (and, to the extent necessary, other gross income, gain, loss and deductions of the Partnership), as computed for income tax purposes, shall be allocated among the Partners so as to take account of any variation between the adjusted tax basis of such property and its Book Value, in accordance with Code section 704(c); and
(ii) In any other case where the Book Value of any Partnership asset differs from its adjusted tax basis, subsequent allocations of income, gain, loss and deduction with respect to such asset (and, to the extent necessary, other gross income, gain, loss and deductions of the Partnership), as computed for federal income tax purposes, shall take account of any variation between the adjusted basis of such asset for federal income tax purposes and its Book Value in the same manner as under Code section 704(c).
(iii) For purposes of any allocations required under this Section 5.4, the Partnership shall use the “remedial allocation method,” as described in Treas. Reg. §1.704-3(d).
Section 6.1 General. Packaging shall, except as expressly limited by this Agreement, to the fullest extent not prohibited by the Act, exercise all of the powers of the Partnership, implement all Partnership decisions and have full, exclusive and complete discretion in the management and control of the Partnership including, without limitation, the power, authority, and right to:
(a) expend the capital and revenues of the Partnership in furtherance of the Partnership’s business and pay all expenses, debts and obligations of the Partnership to the extent that funds of the Partnership are available therefor;
(b) invest the Partnership’s funds pending disbursement thereof in furtherance of the Partnership’s business or to provide a source from which to meet contingencies;
(c) purchase assets in furtherance of the business of the Partnership, protect and preserve the Partnership’s title and interest in such assets, and sell, Transfer or otherwise dispose of such assets;
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(d) institute, defend and settle litigation arising in connection with the Partnership’s business, submit claims to arbitration and confess judgment against the Partnership, and give receipts, releases and discharges with respect to all of the foregoing;
(e) maintain, at the expense of the Partnership, records and accounts of operations and expenditures;
(f) purchase, at the expense of the Partnership, liability, casualty, fire and other insurance and bonds to protect the Partnership’s assets, business, Partners and employees and to protect the Packaging and its employees;
(g) employ, at the expense of the Partnership, consultants, accountants, attorneys, and others and terminate such employment;
(h) negotiate, enter into, perform and terminate any and all agreements, documents, licenses and other instruments necessary or incidental to the conduct of the business of the Partnership (including, without limitation, agreements of merger or consolidation in which the Partnership is the surviving entity;
(i) incur indebtedness, borrow funds and/or issue guarantees, and pledge the Partnership’s assets to secure the same, in each case in furtherance of the Partnership’s business; and
(j) issue or cause to be issued, and purchase, interests in the Partnership, including, without limitation, rights, options, warrants, notes, and bonds and admit additional or substitute Partners; and
(k) perform all other functions related to the business and affairs of the Partnership.
By executing this Agreement, each Partner hereby expressly consents to any exercise by Packaging of all or any of the foregoing powers.
Section 6.2 Special Limitation on Packaging’s Right to Vote Stock. Anything in this Agreement to the contrary notwithstanding, Packaging shall vote any stock owned by the Partnership in any “Controlled Corporation” only as provided in this Section 6.2.
(a) For purpose of this Section 6.2:
(i) the term “vote” shall include the granting of any proxy to vote, whether such proxy confers limited or unlimited discretion on the holder thereof to vote [ILLEGIBLE] in question; and
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(ii) a “Controlled Corporation” shall be any corporation that, for purposes of §2036(b) of the Code, would be deemed to be such with respect to Xxxxxx X. Xxxxxx were he to die at the time in question, and any other non-U.S. entity, classified as an association or a partnership for U.S. federal income tax purposes, that would meet this definition of “Controlled Corporation” if it were a corporation.
(b) Packaging shall have the right, in its sole discretion, to vote sixty percent (60%) of the Partnership’s shares of each and every class of voting stock in any Controlled Corporation.
(c) Growth shall have the right to direct Packaging to vote forty percent (40%) of the Partnership’s shares of each and every class of voting stock in any Controlled Corporation.
(d) Growth may, in its sole discretion, delegate all or a portion of its rights under Section 6.2(c); provided, however, that any such delegation (i) must be to a natural person other than Xxxxxx X. Xxxxxx; and (ii) must be made by written instrument delivered to Packaging. Any such delegation may at any time be revoked by the Growth by written instrument delivered to the Packaging; any attempt to delegate such right irrevocably shall be null and void.
(e) Packaging shall, whenever called upon in any manner to vote any shares of stock owned by the Partnership in a Controlled Corporation shall take such steps as it determines to be necessary or appropriate to solicit instructions from Growth or its delegate(s) as to the manner in which such stock is to be voted. In the absence of instructions from Growth or its delegate(s), Packaging shall not vote shares the voting of which such person has the right to direct pursuant to Section 6.2(c).
Section 6.3 Expenses; Compensation. Except as otherwise provided herein, the Partnership shall pay or cause to be paid (a) all costs and expenses incurred in connection with the formation and organization of the Partnership, (b) all costs and expenses of the Partnership incurred in pursuing and conducting, or otherwise related to, the business of the Partnership, and (c) all employment-related costs and expenses incurred by Packaging in pursuing and conducting the business of the Partnership. Packaging shall also be entitled to reimbursement of all of its other expenses attributable to the performance of its obligations hereunder. Subject to the Act, no amount so paid to Packaging shall be deemed to be a distribution of Partnership assets for purposes of this Agreement. Except for reimbursement of its expenses and its right to distributions as provided in this Agreement, Packaging shall not receive any compensation for its services as such.
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Section 7.1 Books and Records. The books of account for the Partnership shall be kept in accordance with the accrual method of accounting used for federal income tax purposes.
Section 7.2 Annual Reports. By ninety (90) days after the end of each Fiscal Year (or such earlier date as may be required under the Code), Packaging shall deliver to each Partner a report indicating each Partner’s share for federal income tax purposes of the Partnership’s income, credits and deductions for the immediately preceding Fiscal Year together with all other information concerning the Partnership which may be required by the Code from time to time. Packaging shall also cause an annual report of the operation of the Partnership to be distributed to the Partners within ninety (90) days after the end of each Fiscal Year together with financial statements reflecting the Partnership’s operation during such year.
Section 7.3 Tax Returns. Packaging shall prepare all income and other tax returns of the Partnership and cause the same to be filed in a timely manner. Packaging shall be the tax matters partner (as defined in section 6231(a)(7) of the Code).
TRANSFERS OF INTERESTS; REDEMPTIONS, ETC.
Section 8.1 General Transfer Provisions and Restrictions.
(a) Except as expressly provided in this Section, no Partner may Transfer all or any portion of its partnership interest, or any right or interest whatsoever in, with respect to or derived from its partnership interest or the proceeds thereof, without the consent of the other Partner, which consent may be granted or withheld in its sole discretion. Further, any such Transfer requiring the consent of the other Partner shall be made only upon such terms and conditions as the other Partner shall approve.
(b) Any Transfer of partnership interests in violation of this Agreement shall be null and void and shall not operate to vest any rights in any Transferee.
(c) All Transfers of Partnership Interests shall be by instrument in form and substance satisfactory to both Partners. In the case of any Transfer pursuant to Section 8.4 or Section 8.5, the Transferor shall execute and acknowledge all such instruments, in form and substance satisfactory to the other Partner, as may be necessary or desirable to effectuate such Transfer.
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(d) Every Transferee of any partnership interest who wishes to participate in the Partnership as a Partner shall execute a counterpart of this Agreement pursuant to Section 9.1 accepting and adopting all of the terms and provisions of this Agreement, as the same may have been amended from time to time.
(e) In no event shall the Partnership dissolve or terminate upon the admission of any Partner to the Partnership or upon any permitted Transfer of a Partnership Interest by any Partner. Each Partner hereby waives its right to dissolve, liquidate or terminate the Partnership in such event.
Section 8.2 Expenses. All expenses of the Partnership occasioned by a Transfer permitted by this Section shall be borne by the Partner whose partnership interest is being so Transferred.
Section 8.3 Allocations With Respect to Transferor’s Interest. Upon the Transfer pursuant to, this Section of all or any part of a Partnership Interest, each item of Partnership income (or loss) and deduction allocable to such Partnership Interest shall be prorated (as to the Transferred Partnership Interest) between the Transferor and Transferee on the basis of the number of days in the taxable year of the Partnership preceding (and including) and succeeding, respectively, the date as of which the assignment or other instrument evidencing the Transfer is executed, or, in the case of a Transfer occurring by operation of law upon the death of a Partner, the date of death. Gain or loss from the sale or other taxable disposition of a Partnership capital asset shall be allocated to the Persons who were Partners at the time such gain or loss was recognized by the Partnership.
Section 8.4 Section 754 Election. Packaging may, in its sole discretion, cause the Partnership to elect, pursuant to section 754 of the Code, to adjust the basis of Partnership property as provided in sections 734(b) and 743(b) of the Code. Packaging shall be responsible for determining the adjustments required or permitted by said sections of the Code, provided that, in the case of any adjustment required or permitted under section 743(b) of the Code, the Transferee Partner or Partners shall be solely responsible for determining the adjustments required thereunder unless such Partner or Partners provide Packaging with all the information necessary for Packaging to determine the adjustments. If any adjustments to the basis of Partnership property are made pursuant to section 732(d), 734(b) or 743(b), the capital accounts of the Partners shall be adjusted as specified in Treas. Reg. §1.704-l(b)(2)(iv)(m).
DISSOLUTION AND WINDING UP OF THE PARTNERSHIP
Section 9.1 Events of Dissolution. The occurrence [ILLEGIBLE] the following shall constitute an event of dissolution of the Partnership (an “Event of Dissolution”):
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(a) the expiration of the term of the Partnership as provided in Section 1.6 above;
(b) subject to Section 9.2 below, the resignation, withdrawal, or dissolution of either Partner or the occurrence of an Event of Bankruptcy of either Partner, which is not, in the case of an involuntary Event of Bankruptcy, discharged or stayed within one hundred and twenty (120) days of occurrence;
(c) the acquisition by a single Person of all of the partnership interests;
(d) the issuance of a decree of dissolution by a court of competent jurisdiction pursuant to the Act; or
(e) as otherwise required by the Act
Section 9.2 Effect of Dissolution. Upon the occurrence of an Event of Dissolution, the Partnership shall not terminate but shall, continue solely for the purposes of winding up its business and liquidating in accordance with this Article 9 all of its assets and collecting the proceeds from such sales and liquidations at which time the Partnership shall be wound up. After the occurrence of an Event of Dissolution the Partnership shall engage in no further business other than as necessary to operate on an interim basis and for the Partnership to collect its receivables, liquidate its assets and pay or discharge its liabilities in accordance with this Article 10.
Section 9.3 Sale of Assets by Liquidator.
(a) Upon dissolution of the Partnership, Packaging shall, as “Liquidator,” proceed to wind up the affairs of the Partnership and distribute its assets in accordance with this Article 9, unless Packaging is unable or unwilling to serve as Liquidator, in which case Growth shall serve as Liquidator. If the Liquidator shall determine that an immediate sale of part or all of the Partnership’s assets would cause undue loss to the Partners, then the Liquidator, in order to avoid or lessen such loss, may either (i) defer liquidation of, and withhold from such distribution for a reasonable time, any assets of the Partnership, except those necessary to satisfy Partnership debts and obligations, or (ii) distribute the assets to the Partners or their assigns in kind in the manner set forth in this Section 9.3.
(b) Upon dissolution of the Partnership, the Liquidator shall cause a final accounting to be made by an independent accountant and, upon termination and subject to due provision for the payment of all the expenses of the liquidation and all other debts and obligations of the Partnership:
(i) Any or all non-cash assets of the Partnership may be sold by public or private sale, at the discretion of and on terms set by the Liquidator, at which any Partner or any Affiliate of a Partner may bid for such assets; and
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(ii) Following the sale, if any, of non-cash assets, Partnership cash shall be distributed to the Partners in accordance with Section 3.2.
(c) If any assets of the Partnership are to be distributed in kind, such assets shall be distributed on the basis of the Fair Market Value thereof as of the date of distribution. A Partner entitled to an interest in such distributed assets shall receive such interest therein as a tenant-in-common with the other Partners so entitled. In the event of such liquidation in kind, a distributee Partner shall not thereafter sell or otherwise transfer or dispose of any interest in any assets so distributed which it holds as a tenant-in-common without first offering such interest in writing to the other tenants-in-common upon the same terms and conditions and for the same price as such proposed sale or transfer. The other tenants-in-common shall have 30 days after the receipt of such offer within which to accept the same and shall have the right to acquire such interest in proportion to their partnership interest formerly held in the Partnership. If the other tenants-in-common shall fail to accept such offer within such period of time, such distributee Partner shall be free to sell the interest in said assets upon the terms and conditions described in the offer disclosed to the other tenants-in-common.
(d) The Partners specifically intend and agree that any distribution under this Section 9.3 shall confer upon the distributee the actual economic ownership and equitable title to all such assets distributed. If the title or form of ownership by which any Partnership asset is held is different from that necessary to fully accomplish the foregoing intent, then all Partners agree to execute and deliver such deeds, bills of sale and other documents, and to take such other steps, as may be necessary or appropriate to secure to each Partner the full economic ownership and title in such asset to which such Partner is so entitled hereunder.
(e) The liquidation of the Partnership shall be final when all of the Partnership’s assets have been collected and applied to the Partnership’s obligations and its remaining assets, if any, have been distributed to the Partners in accordance with this Agreement.
Section 9.4 Time Limitations on Liquidating Distributions. Nothing in this Article 9 shall be construed to extend the time period prescribed under Section 3.2 above and Treas. Reg. §1.704-l(b)(2)(ii)(b) for making liquidating distributions of the Partnership’s assets. If the Liquidator deems it impracticable to cause the Partnership to make distributions of the liquidating proceeds to the Partners within the time period described under Treas. Reg. §1.704-l(b)(2)(ii)(b), the Liquidator may make any arrangement that is considered for federal income tax purposes to effectuate liquidating distributions of all of the Partnership’s assets to the Partners within the time period prescribed in such regulation and that will permit the sale of the non-cash assets considered so distributed in a manner that gives effect, to the extent possible, to the intent of the preceding provisions of this Article 9.
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Section 10.1 Separability. Any provision of this Agreement which is prohibited or unenforceable in any jurisdiction shall, as to such jurisdiction, be ineffective to the extent of such prohibition or unenforceability without invalidating the remaining portions hereof or affecting the validity or enforceability of such provision in any other jurisdiction.
Section 10.2 Assignment and Benefit. This Agreement and the rights and obligations set forth herein shall inure to the benefit of, and be binding upon, the parties hereto and each of their respective permitted successors and assigns. This Agreement and the rights and obligations set forth herein may not be assigned or delegated by any party without the written consent of each other party hereto, except as provided herein. Nothing in this Agreement shall be deemed to create any right in any person not a party hereto (other than the permitted successors and assigns of a party hereto) and this Agreement shall not be construed in any respect to be a contract in whole or in part for the benefit of any third party.
Section 10.3 Indemnification and Contribution. The Partnership shall indemnify each Partner from and against any damage, liability, loss, cost or deficiency (including, but not limited to, reasonable attorneys’ fees) which each such Partner pays or becomes obligated to pay on account of the imposition upon or assessment against such Partner of any obligation or liability of the Partnership. The foregoing obligation of the Partnership shall be satisfied only out of the assets of the Partnership and under no circumstances shall any recourse be available against any Partner or the assets of any Partner with respect thereto.
Section 10.4 Counterparts. This Agreement may be executed in two or more counterparts, each of which shall be deemed an original; and any person may become a party hereto by executing a counterpart hereof, but all of such counterparts together shall be deemed to be one and the same instrument. It shall not be necessary in making proof of this Agreement or any counterpart hereof to produce or account for any of the other counterparts.
Section 10.5 Governing Law. This Agreement is made pursuant to, and shall be construed and enforced in accordance with, the internal laws of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania (and United States federal law, to the extent applicable), without giving effect to otherwise applicable principles of conflicts of law.
Section10.6 Terms. Common nouns and pronouns shall be deemed to refer to the masculine, feminine, neuter, singular and plural, as the identity of the Person may in the context require. Any reference to the Code, Act or other statutes or laws shall include all amendments, modifications or replacements of the specific sections and provisions concerned.
Section 10.7 Further Assurances. The Partners hereto agree that they will execute and deliver, or cause to be delivered, all such instruments, and will take all such other
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Section 10.8 References to Agreement. Numbered or lettered articles, sections and subsections herein contained refer to articles, sections and subsections of this Agreement unless otherwise expressly stated. The words “herein,” “hereof,” “hereunder,” “this Agreement” and other similar references shall be construed to mean and include this Partnership Agreement and all amendments and supplements thereto unless the context shall clearly indicate or require otherwise.
Section 10.9 Complete Agreement. This Agreement constitutes the complete and exclusive statement of the agreement between the Partners with respect to the matters to which it relates. It supersedes all prior written and oral statements and no representation, statement, covenant, condition or warranty not contained in this Agreement shall be binding on the Partners or have any force or effect whatsoever.
Section 10.10 Estoppels. Each Partner shall, upon not less than fifteen (15) days written notice from any Partner, execute and deliver to such other Partner a statement certifying that this Agreement is unmodified and in full force and effect (or, if modified, the nature of the modification) and whether or not there are, to such Partner’s knowledge, any uncured defaults on the part of the other Partner, specifying such defaults if any are claimed. Any such statement may be relied upon by third parties.
Section 10.11 Reliance on Authority of Person Signing Agreement. If a Partner is a trust (with or without disclosed beneficiaries), general partnership, limited partnership, joint venture, corporation, or any Entity other than a natural Person, the Partnership and the Partners shall:
(a) not be required to determine the authority of the Person signing this Agreement to make any commitment or undertaking on behalf of such Entity or to determine any fact or circumstance bearing upon the existence of the authority of such Entity or to determine any fact or circumstance bearing upon the existence of the authority of such Person;
(b) not be required to see to the application or distribution of proceeds paid or credited to Persons signing this Agreement on behalf of such Entity;
(c) be entitled to rely on the authority of the Person signing this Agreement with respect to the voting of the Partnership’s Interest of such Entity and with respect to the giving of consent on behalf of such Entity in connection with any matter for which consent is permitted or required under this Agreement; and
(d) be entitled to rely upon the authority of any general partner, joint venturer, trustee, or president or vice president, as the case may be, of any such Entity the
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have executed this Agreement as of the date and year first above written.
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XXXXXX FAMILY GROWTH PARTNERSHIP |
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Exhibit A
XXXXXX FAMILY GROWTH PARTNERSHIP
GLOSSARY AND INDEX OF DEFINED TERMS
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A Person that directly or indirectly, through one or more intermediaries, controls, is controlled by, or is under common control with the Person in question and any officer, director, general partner, trustee, employee, or limited partner or stockholder (in either case owning 10% or more of the equity) of the Person in question or such other Person. For purposes of this definition, “control” of an Entity means the power to direct the management of such Entity, whether by ownership, contract or otherwise. |
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With respect to any asset, that asset’s adjusted basis for federal income tax purposes, except that (i) where an asset has been revalued on the books of the Partnership, the Book Value of such asset shall be adjusted to reflect such revaluation; (ii) where an asset has been contributed by a Partner to the Partnership or distributed by the Partnership to a Partner, its Book Value shall be its fair market value as determined pursuant to the provisions of this Agreement; and (iii) the Book Value of Partnership assets shall be adjusted to reflect the Depreciation taken into account with respect to such assets for purposes of determining Gross Income or Gross Deductions. |
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Any amount of cash, property, or services contributed by a Partner to the Parnership in respect of its equity interest therein in accordance with the Partnership Agreement. |
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The Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as the same may be amended from time to time. Any reference herein to any section of the Code shall mean and include any and all corresponding provisions of succeeding law.
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For each taxable year, an amount equal to the depreciation, amortization or other cost recovery reduction allowable with respect to an asset for such year or other period, except that if the Book Value of an asset differs from its adjusted basis for federal income tax purposes at the beginning of such taxable year (as a result of the revaluation of such asset or its contribution to the Partnership by a Partner), Depreciation shall be an amount that bears the same ratio to such beginning Book Value as the federal income tax depreciation, amortization or other cost recovery deduction for such taxable year bears to such beginning adjusted tax basis; provided that if the beginning adjusted tax basis is zero, Depreciation for such taxable year shall be determined with reference to such beginning Book Value using any reasonable method selected by Packaging. |
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Any general partnership, limited partnership, corporation, joint venture, trust, business trust, limited liability company, cooperative or association. |
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As to the Partnership or a Partner: — filing a voluntary petition in bankruptcy or for reorganization or for the adoption of an arrangement under the Bankruptcy Code (as now or in the future amended) or an admission seeking the relief therein provided; — making a general assignment for the benefit of its creditors; — consenting to the appointment of a receiver for all or a substantial part of its property; — in the case of the filing of an involuntary petition in bankruptcy, an entry of an order for relief; — the entry of a court order appointing a receiver or trustee for all or a substantial part of its property without its consent; or |
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The value of any contribution to or asset of the Partnership, as determined by Packaging in its reasonable discretion, taking into account, inter alia, such relevant factors as appropriate discounts for lack of marketability, blockage, and restrictions on transferability. Without limiting Packaging’s discretion to make such a valuation or requiring that any such appraisal be made, the determination of the Fair Market Value of any asset by Packaging on the basis of the valuation thereof by an independent appraiser shall be deemed a reasonable exercise of such discretion. |
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Respectively, the Partnership’s gross income and gains or gross losses and deductions for a taxable year, as computed for federal income tax purposes (including all items of Partnership income, gain, loss, or deduction regardless of whether such items are required to be separately stated under Code section 702(a)), with the following adjustments: |
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A. Any income of the Partnership that is exempt from federal income tax and not otherwise taken into account in determining Gross Income shall be added to such Gross Income; |
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B. Any expenditures of the Partnership described in Code section 705(a)(2)(B) or treated as section 705(a)(2)(B) expenditures pursuant to Treas. Reg. §1.704-1(b)(2)(iv)(i) and not otherwise taken into account in computing Gross Deductions shall be taken into account in computing such Gross Deductions; |
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C. In any case where, in accordance with Treas. Reg. §l.704-l(b)(2)(iv)(e) or (f), Partnership property is revalued on the books of the Partnership to reflect its fair market value, the amount of such upward or downward adjustment (to the extent not previously taken into account) [ILLEGIBLE] be taken into account as gain or loss from a taxable disposition of such property for purposes of computing Gross Income or Gross Deductions; |
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D. Gain or loss resulting from any disposition of Partnership property with respect to which gain or loss is recognized for federal income tax purposes shall be computed by reference to the Book Value of the Property disposed of, notwithstanding that the adjusted tax basis of such property differs from such Book Value; |
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E. In lieu of the depreciation, amortization and other cost recovery deductions taken into account for federal income tax purposes, Depreciation as defined herein shall be taken into account in computing Gross Deductions; and |
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F. Notwithstanding any other provisions of this definition, Partner Nonrecourse Deductions and any other items of income, gain, loss or deduction that are specially allocated pursuant to Section 5.3 to one or more Partners shall not be taken into account in computing Gross Income or Gross Deductions. |
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A Partner’s Capital Account, after giving effect to the following adjustments: |
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A. Such Capital Account shall be reduced to reflect the items described in clauses (4), (5) and (6) of Treas. Reg. §1.704-l(b)(2)(ii)(d) (provided that any anticipated distribution of the proceeds of a nonrecourse liability shall be offset by an anticipated increase in Minimum Gain, as provided in Treas. Reg. §1.704-2(h)); and |
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B. Such Capital Account shall be increased by any amount such Partner is obligated to restore or is treated as being obligated to restore for purposes of Treas. Reg. §1.704-l(b)(2)(ii)(d), including such Partner’s Minimum Gain Share and such Partner’s share of Partner Minimum Gain. |
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All items, except retained earnings and items of partner’s equity and surplus and reserves which are mere segregations of surplus, which would be included on the liability side of the Partnership’s balance sheet (as if prepared in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles) as of the date on which Liabilities are to be determined; excluding, however, any reserves for contingent liabilities that would be reflected only in the footnotes to such a balance sheet. |
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An amount determined by computing, with respect to each nonrecourse liability of the Partnership, the amount of gain (of whatever character), if any, that would be realized by the Partnership if it disposed of (in a taxable transaction) the Partnership property subject to such liability in full satisfaction thereof, and by then aggregating the amounts so computed. Such amount shall be determined in a manner consistent with Treas. Reg. §1.704-2(d). |
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For each Partner, such Partner’s share of any Minimum Gain as of the end of a taxable year, as determined under Treas. Reg. §1.704-2(g). |
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The amount by which the Fair Market Value of the Partnership’s assets as of a specified date exceeds the Partnership’s Liabilities as of that date. |
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The entire ownership interest of a Partner in the Partnership at any particular time, including the right of such Partner to any and all benefits to which a Partner may be entitled as provided in this Agreement and in the Act, together with the obligations of such Partner to comply with all the terms and provisions of this Agreement and of the Act. |
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An amount determined by computing, with respect to each Partner Nonrecourse Debt, the Minimum Gain that would result if such Partner Nonrecourse Debt were treated as a nonrecourse liability, determined in accordance with Treas. Reg. §1.704-2(i)(3). |
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For each taxable year, the partnership deductions (and all other items that would otherwise be included in Gross Deductions) that are attributable to Partner Nonrecourse Debt and are characterized as “partner nonrecourse deductions” under Treas. Reg. §1.704-2(i)(l). |
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Any individual or Entity, and the heirs, executors, administrators, legal representatives, successors and assigns of such Person where the context so admits. |
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The aggregate amount of Capital Contributions made by Packaging under Section 2.1(b). |
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A return at a rate of 6.36% compounded annually with respect to the Unreturned Preference Amount and the Undistributed Preferred Return. |
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Sell, convey, assign, transfer, pledge, hypothecate, or otherwise encumber or dispose of, whether by gift or for consideration (any such event, a “Transfer,” and the taking of any such action, to “Transfer”). |
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AMENDMENT NO. 1
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AGREEMENT OF PARTNERSHIP
OF XXXXXX PACKAGING FRANCE PARTNERS
This Amendment No. 1 (this “Amendment”) to Agreement of Partnership (the “Partnership Agreement”) of Xxxxxx Packaging France Partners, a Pennsylvania general partnership (“France”), is made as of this 2nd day of February, 1998 by and among Xxxxxx Packaging Company, a Pennsylvania limited partnership (the “Partnership”), Xxxxxx Family Growth Partnership, a Pennsylvania partnership (“Family Growth”), GPC Sub GP LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (“Sub GP”), and Xxxxxx Packaging Holdings I, LP, a Delaware limited partnership (“Opco”).
Background
WHEREAS, the Partnership and Family Growth formed France as a general partnership pursuant to the Pennsylvania Uniform Partnership Act on December 5, 1995;
WHEREAS, the Partnership and Family Growth are parties to an Agreement and Plan of Recapitalization, Redemption and Purchase dated December 18, 1997 (the “Recapitalization Agreement”);
WHEREAS, in connection with the Closing pursuant to the Recapitalization Agreement, the partnership interests of France currently held by the Partnership are being contributed on the date hereof to Opco; and
WHEREAS, in connection with the Closing pursuant to the Recapitalization Agreement, a one percent (1%) partnership interest of France is being transferred to Sub GP on the date hereof by Family Growth, and a thirty-nine (39%) partnership interest of France is being contributed to Opco on the date hereof by Family Growth.
NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the mutual covenants and agreements contained herein, the parties hereto hereby agree as follows:
1. Amendment.
a. Family Growth and the Partnership hereby withdraw as Partners of France, and Sub GP and Opco hereby enter France as Partners. All references in the Partnership Agreement to the Partnership shall refer to Opco, and all references in the Partnership Agreement to Family Growth shall refer to Sub GP.
b. Section 9.1(b) of the Partnership Agreement is hereby amended to read in its entirety as follows:
(b) subject to Section 9.2 below, the resignation or withdrawal of a Partner, other than by reason of a Transfer of all of such Partner’s partnership interests as permitted under Article 8 herein, or the dissolution of either Partner or the occurrence of an Event of Bankruptcy of either Partner, which is not, in the case of Involuntary Bankruptcy, discharged or stayed within one hundred and twenty (120) days of occurrence;
c. Section 6.1(i) of the Partnership Agreement is hereby amended to add the following language to the end thereof:
including, without limitation, to guarantee the indebtedness of any Affiliates of the Partnership, and to grant liens on property of the Partnership to secure such indebtedness and guarantees
2. Ratification. The Partnership Agreement, as amended hereby, is ratified in all respects.
3. Counterparts. This Amendment may be executed in two or more counterparts, each of which shall be deemed to be an original and all of which, when taken together, shall be deemed to constitute but one and the same agreement.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Partnership, Family Growth, Sub GP and Opco have caused this Amendment to be signed by a duly authorized officer and to be dated as of the date first above written.
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AMENDMENT NO. 1
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AGREEMENT OF PARTNERSHIP
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XXXXXX PACKAGING FRANCE PARTNERS
This Amendment No. 1 (this “Amendment”) to Agreement of Partnership (the “Partnership Agreement”) of Xxxxxx Packaging France Partners, a Pennsylvania general partnership (“France”), is made as of this 2nd day of February, 1998 by and among Xxxxxx Packaging Company, a Pennsylvania limited partnership (the “Partnership”), Xxxxxx Family Growth Partnership, a Pennsylvania partnership (“Family Growth”), GPC Sub GP LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (“Sub GP”), and Xxxxxx Packaging Holdings I, LP, a Delaware limited partnership (“Opco”).
Background
WHEREAS, the Partnership and Family Growth formed France as a general partnership pursuant to the Pennsylvania Uniform Partnership Act on December 5, 1995;
WHEREAS, the Partnership and Family Growth are parties to an Agreement and Plan of Recapitalization, Redemption and Purchase dated December 18, 1997 (the “Recapitalization Agreement”);
WHEREAS, in connection with the Closing pursuant to the Recapitalization Agreement, the partnership interests of France currently held by the Partnership are being contributed on the date hereof to Opco; and
WHEREAS, in connection with the Closing pursuant to the Recapitalization Agreement, a one percent (1%) partnership interest of France is being transferred to Sub GP on the date hereof by Family Growth, and a thirty-nine (39%) partnership interest of France is being contributed to Opco on the date hereof by Family Growth.
NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the mutual covenants and agreements contained herein, the parties hereto hereby agree as follows:
1. Amendment.
a. Family Growth and the Partnership hereby withdraw as Partners of France, and Sub GP and Opco hereby enter France as Partners. All references in the Partnership Agreement to the Partnership shall refer to Opco, and all references in the Partnership Agreement to Family Growth shall refer to Sub GP.
b. Section 9.1(b) of the Partnership Agreement is hereby amended to read in its entirety as follows:
(b) subject to Section 9.2 below, the resignation or withdrawal of a Partner, other than by reason of a Transfer of all of such Partner’s partnership interests as permitted under Article 8 herein, or the dissolution of either Partner or the occurrence of an Event of Bankruptcy of either Partner, which is not, in the case of Involuntary Bankruptcy, discharged or stayed within one hundred and twenty (120) days of occurrence;
c. Section 6.l(i) of the Partnership Agreement is hereby amended to add the following language to the end thereof:
including, without limitation, to guarantee the indebtedness of any Affiliates of the Partnership, and to grant liens on property of the Partnership to secure such indebtedness and guarantees
2. Ratification. The Partnership Agreement, as amended hereby, is ratified in all respects.
3. Counterparts. This Amendment may be executed in two or more counterparts, each of which shall be deemed to be an original and all of which, when taken together, shall be deemed to constitute but one and the same agreement.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Partnership, Family Growth, Sub GP and Opco have caused this Amendment to be signed by a duly authorized officer and to be dated as of the date first above written.
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