2006 LP Unit Incentive Plan for Non-Natural Persons

EXHIBIT 10.4

HIGHLAND FINANCIAL PARTNERS, L.P.
2006 LP UNIT INCENTIVE PLAN
FOR NON-NATURAL PERSONS

Adopted on February 3, 2006; as amended in October 2006; and
as further amended on April 17, 2007

TABLE OF CONTENTS

		PAGE
SECTION 1 PURPOSE OF PLAN; DEFINITIONS			1
1.1 General			1
1.2 Purpose			1
1.3 Definitions			1
SECTION 2 ADMINISTRATION			4
2.1 Administration			4
2.2 Duties and Powers of Committee			4
2.3 Majority Rule			5
2.4 Compensation; Professional Assistance; Good Faith Actions			5
SECTION 3 COMMON UNITS SUBJECT TO PLAN			6
3.1 Number of and Source of Common Units			6
3.2 Adjustment of Awards			7
SECTION 4 ELIGIBILITY			7
SECTION 5 AWARDS			7
5.1 Common Unit Options			7
5.2 Restricted Common Units			9
SECTION 6 AWARD AGREEMENTS			12
6.1 Terms of Award Agreements			12
6.2 Replacement, Substitution, and Reloading			14
6.3 Surrender of Common Unit Options			14
SECTION 7 LOANS			14
SECTION 8 AMENDMENT AND TERMINATION			15
SECTION 9 UNFUNDED STATUS OF PLAN			15
SECTION 10 GENERAL PROVISIONS			15
10.1 Securities Laws Compliance			15
10.2 Certificate Legends			16
10.3 Transfer Restrictions			16
10.4 LP Actions			16
10.5 Payment of Taxes			16
SECTION 11 EFFECTIVE DATE OF PLAN			16
SECTION 12 TERM OF PLAN			17

HIGHLAND FINANCIAL PARTNERS, L.P.
2006 LP UNIT INCENTIVE PLAN
FOR NON-NATURAL PERSONS

SECTION 1
PURPOSE OF PLAN; DEFINITIONS

     1.1 General. The name of this plan is the Highland Financial Partners, L.P. 2006 LP Unit Incentive Plan for Non-Natural Persons (the “Plan”). The Plan was adopted by the Board (as defined below) on February 3, 2006, amended in October 2006 and further amended on April 17, 2007. The Plan was approved by the LP’s Partners on                     , 2007.

     1.2 Purpose. The purposes of the Plan (as defined below) are (a) to facilitate the ownership of Common Units of Highland Financial Partners, L.P. (the “LP”) by entities that act as advisors and consultants and whose performance is a key element in achieving the LP’s continued success (including the Manger, as defined below) in order to reinforce the alignment of their interests with those of the LP’s Partners by providing performance-based compensation arrangements to such advisers and consultants to incentivize such consultants and advisers in connection with such entity’s performance of services for the LP or any of its subsidiaries, (b) to assist the LP in attracting and retaining advisors and consultants with experience and ability, and (c) to benefit the LP’s Partners by encouraging high levels of performance by such advisors and consultants in connection with such entity’s performance of services for the LP or any of its subsidiaries. Notwithstanding any provision of the Plan, to the extent that any Award would be subject to Section 409A of the Code, it is the LP’s intent that each such Award shall comply with the requirements set forth in Section 409A of the Code and any regulations or guidance promulgated thereunder.

     1.3 Definitions. For purposes of the Plan, the following terms shall be defined as set forth below:

          (a) “Award” or “Awards” means an award described in Section 5 hereof.

          (b) “Award Agreement” means an agreement described in Section 6 hereof entered into between the LP and a Participant, setting forth the terms, conditions and any limitations applicable to the Award granted to the Participant.

          (c) “Board” means the Board of Directors of the LP.

          (d) “Code” means the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended from time to time, or any successor statute thereto.

          (e) “Commission” means Securities and Exchange Commission.

          (f) “Committee” means any committee the Board may appoint to administer the Plan. Effective as of April 17, 2007, the Board appointed the Compensation Committee of the Board to administer the Plan. To the extent required by applicable law or regulation, (i) the Committee shall consist of not less than two directors who shall be appointed from time to time by and shall serve at the pleasure of the Board and (i) the Committee shall be comprised solely of directors who are (1) “non-employee directors” under Rule 16b-3 of the Exchange Act and (2) “independent directors” pursuant to New York Stock Exchange requirements.

          (g) “Common Unit” means a unit of common limited partner interest in the LP.

          (h) “Common Unit Option” means any option to purchase Common Units granted pursuant to Section 5.1. The Common Unit Options granted hereunder are not intended to qualify as “incentive stock options” within the meaning of Section 422 of the Code.

          (i) “Effective Date” means the date provided pursuant to Section 11.

          (j) “Exchange Act” means the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.

          (k) “Fair Market Value” means the fair value of the Common Units on the relevant date as determined in good faith by the Board of Directors; provided, however, if the Common Units are converted into a security that is then traded over any exchange or quotation system, “Fair Market Value” shall mean the last sales price reported on such exchange or quotation system of such securities on the relevant date, or if such securities are not then traded on such exchange or quotation system on the relevant date, the last sales price of such securities on the next preceding trading day as reported on such exchange or quotation system.

          (l) “Freestanding SAR” means a SAR that is granted independently of any other Award.

          (m) “Limited Partner” shall have the meaning ascribed to it in the LP Agreement.

          (n) “LP” means Highland Financial Partners, L.P., a Delaware limited partnership or any successor thereto.

          (o) “LP Agreement” means the Limited Partnership Agreement of the LP, including all exhibits and schedules attached thereto, as the same may be amended from time to time.

          (p) “Manager” means Highland Capital Management, L.P., or such other person serving as the Manager under the Management Agreement.

          (q) “Management Agreement” means the Management Agreement, as may be amended from time to time, to be entered into by and among the LP, certain of its subsidiaries and the Manager, which will provide the terms on which the Manager will assume its duties with respect to the management of the LP and such subsidiaries.

          (r) “Manager Awards” means the Awards granted to the Manager as described in Section 5 hereof.

          (s) “Participant” means the Manager and any consultant or advisor to the LP or to any Subsidiary that is a non-natural person and is selected by the Committee, pursuant to the Committee’s authority in Section 2 below, to receive Awards.

          (t) “Partner” shall have the meaning ascribed to it in the LP Agreement.

          (u) “Partnership Interest” shall have the meaning ascribed to it in the LP Agreement.

          (v) “Performance Unit” means an Award granted to a Participant pursuant to Section 5.4.

          (w) “Person” shall have the meaning given in Section 3(a)(9) of the Exchange Act, as modified and used in Sections 13(d) and 14(d) thereof, except that such term shall not include (i) the LP or any of its subsidiaries, (ii) a trustee or other fiduciary holding securities under an employee benefit plan of the LP or any of its affiliates, (iii) an underwriter temporarily holding securities pursuant to an offering of such securities, or (iv) a corporation owned, directly or indirectly, by the Partners of the LP in substantially the same proportions as their Partnership Interest in the LP.

          (x) “Restricted Common Unit” means an Award granted pursuant to Section 5.2 hereof.

          (y) “Stock Appreciation Right” or “SAR” means an Award, granted alone or in connection with a related Common Unit Option, that pursuant to Section 5.3 is designated as an SAR.

          (z) “Strike Price” of any SAR shall equal, for any Tandem SAR (whether such Tandem SAR is granted at the same time as or after the grant of the related Common Unit Option), the exercise price of such option, or for any other SAR, 100% of the Fair Market Value of a Common Unit on the grant date of such SAR; provided that the Committee may specify a higher Strike Price in the Award Agreement.

          (aa) “Subsidiary” shall have the meaning ascribed to it in the LP Agreement.

          (bb) “Tandem SAR” means a SAR that is granted in connection with a related Common Unit Option, the exercise of which shall require cancellation of the right to purchase a Common Unit under the related Common Unit Option (and when a Common Unit is purchased under the related Common Unit Option, the Tandem SAR shall similarly be canceled).

SECTION 2
ADMINISTRATION

     2.1 Administration. The Plan shall be administered by the Board or, at the Board’s sole discretion, by the Committee, which shall be appointed by the Board, and which shall serve at the pleasure of the Board. In the event the Board is the administrator of the Plan, references herein to the Committee shall be deemed to include the Board. The Committee, in its sole discretion and on such terms and conditions as it may provide, may delegate all or any part of its authority and powers under the Plan to one or more directors or officers of the LP.

     2.2 Duties and Powers of Committee. The Committee shall have the power and authority to grant Awards to Participants in connection with the performance of services for the LP or any Subsidiary pursuant to the terms of the Plan, and, in its discretion, to adopt, alter and repeal such administrative rules, guidelines and practices governing the Plan as it shall from time to time deem advisable; to interpret the terms and provisions of the Plan and any Award issued under the Plan (and any agreements relating thereto); and to otherwise supervise the administration of the Plan.

     In particular, the Committee shall have the authority to determine, in a manner consistent with the terms of the Plan:

          (a) in addition to the Manager, those consultants and advisors, if any, who shall be Participants;

          (b) subject to Section 3, the number of Common Units to be covered by each Common Unit Option granted hereunder;

          (c) the terms and conditions of any Award granted hereunder, including the waiver or modification of any such terms or conditions, consistent with the provisions of the Plan (including, but not limited to, Section 8 of the Plan); and

          (d) to determine whether, to what extent, and under what circumstances an Award may be settled, cancelled, forfeited, accelerated, exchanged, or surrendered.

Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Committee shall not take any action with respect to an Award that would be treated, for accounting purposes, as a “repricing” of such Award unless such action is approved by the LP’s Partners. The Committee may correct any defect or supply any omission or reconcile any inconsistency in the Plan or in any Award Agreement granted hereunder in the manner and to the extent it shall deem expedient to carry the Plan into effect and shall be the sole and final judge of such expediency.

     2.3 Majority Rule. The Committee shall act by a majority of its members in attendance at a meeting at which a quorum is present or by a memorandum or other written instrument signed by all members of the Committee.

     2.4 Compensation; Professional Assistance; Good Faith Actions. Members of the Committee may receive such compensation for their services as members as may be determined by the Board. All expenses and liabilities that members of the Committee or Board may incur in connection with the administration of this Plan shall be borne by the LP. The Committee may, with the approval of the Board, employ attorneys, consultants, accountants, appraisers, brokers or other persons. The Committee, the Board, the LP and any officers and directors of the LP shall be entitled to rely upon the advice, opinions or valuations of any such persons. All actions taken and all interpretations and determinations made by the Committee or Board in good faith shall be final and binding upon all Participants, the LP and all other interested persons. No member of the Committee or Board shall be personally liable for any action, determination or interpretation made in good faith with respect to this Plan or any Award, and all members of the Committee and Board shall be fully protected and indemnified to the fullest extent permitted by law, by the LP, in respect of any such action, determination or interpretation.

SECTION 3
COMMON UNITS SUBJECT TO PLAN

     3.1 Number of and Source of Common Units. Initially, the maximum number of Common Units reserved and available for issuance under the Plan, together with any number of Common Units available for issuance under the Highland Financial Partners, L.P. 2006 LP Unit Incentive Plan (the “Individual Plan” and together with the Plan, the “Equity Plans”), shall be 2,667,126 units. Subsequently, the maximum aggregate number of Common Units reserved and available for issuance under the Equity Plans shall be increased by ten percent (10%) of the Common Units issued in any and each subsequent offering of Common Units by the LP, which increases the number of the outstanding Common Units of the LP upon such offering; [[provided, however, that on the first day of the LP’s fiscal year beginning in calendar year [2008] and on each anniversary of such date that occurs during the Term of the Plan, as set forth in Section 12 below, the aggregate number of Common Units reserved and available for issuance under the Equity Plans shall be increased by an amount equal to the lesser of (i)                      Common Units or (ii)                     percent (                    %) of the number of Common Units outstanding on the last day of the immediately preceding fiscal year. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the maximum aggregate number of Common Units reserved and available for issuance under the Equity Plans shall not exceed an amount equal to [                    ] Common Units.] The aggregate number of Common Units as to which Awards may be granted to any Participant during any calendar year may not, subject to adjustment as provided in this Section 3, exceed 50% of the Common Units reserved for the purposes of the Plan. If any Common Units subject to an Award are forfeited, cancelled, exchanged or surrendered or if an Award otherwise terminates or expires with or without a distribution of Common Units to the Participant, the Common Units with respect to such Award shall, to the extent of any such forfeiture, cancellation, exchange, surrender, termination or expiration, count against the maximum number of Common Units for which Awards may be granted to the Participant under the preceding sentence.

     If any Common Units subject to an Award are forfeited, cancelled, exchanged or surrendered or if an Award otherwise terminates or expires without a distribution of Common Units to the Participant, the Common Units respect to such Award shall, to the extent of any such forfeiture, cancellation, exchange, surrender, termination or expiration, again be available for Awards under the Plan and such Awards shall be granted at the Fair Market Value of the underlying Common Units on the grant date of such Awards. Notwithstanding the foregoing, Common Units that are exchanged by a Participant or withheld by the LP as full or partial payment in connection with any Award under the Plan, as well as any Common Units exchanged by a Participant or withheld by the LP or any Subsidiary to satisfy the tax withholding obligations related to any Award under the Plan, shall not be available for subsequent Awards under the Plan. Upon the exercise of any Award granted in tandem with any

other Awards, such related Awards shall be cancelled to the extent of the number of Common Units as to which the Award is exercised and, notwithstanding the foregoing, such number of Common Units shall no longer be available for Awards under the Plan.

     3.2 Adjustment of Awards. Upon the occurrence of any event which affects the Common Units in such a way that an adjustment of outstanding Awards is appropriate in order to prevent the dilution or enlargement of rights under the Awards (including, without limitation, any extraordinary dividend or other distribution (whether in cash or in kind), recapitalization, split, reverse split, reorganization, merger, consolidation, spin-off, combination, repurchase, or exchange, or other similar corporate transaction or event), the Committee shall make appropriate equitable adjustments, which may include, without limitation, adjustments to any or all of the number and kind of Common Units (or other securities) which may thereafter be issued in connection with such outstanding Awards and adjustments to any exercise price specified in the outstanding Awards and shall also make appropriate equitable adjustments to the number and kind of Common Units (or other securities) authorized by or to be granted under the Plan. Such other substitutions or adjustments shall be made respecting Awards hereunder as may be determined by the Committee, in its sole discretion. In connection with any event described in this paragraph, the Committee may provide, in its discretion, for the cancellation of any outstanding Award and payment in cash or other property in exchange therefor, equal to the difference, if any, between the fair market value of the Common Units or other property subject to the Award, and the exercise price, if any.

SECTION 4
ELIGIBILITY

     The Manager and each consultant or advisor of the LP or any Subsidiary that is a non-natural Person shall be eligible to be considered by the Committee for Awards under the Plan. Additional Participants under the Plan may be selected from time to time by the Committee, in its sole discretion, and the Committee shall determine, in its sole discretion, the number of Common Units covered by each Award.

SECTION 5
AWARDS

     Awards may include, but are not limited to, those described in this Section 5. The Committee may grant Awards singly, in tandem or in combination with other Awards, as the Committee may in its sole discretion determine.

     5.1 Common Unit Options.

          (a) General. A Common Unit Option is a right to purchase a specified number of Common Units, at a specified price during such specified time as the Committee shall determine. Vested Common Unit Options may be exercised in whole or in part at any time during the option period, by giving written notice of exercise to the LP specifying the number of Common Units to be purchased, accompanied by payment in full of the purchase price in cash or its equivalent, as determined by the Committee.

          (b) Exercise Price. The exercise price per Common Unit purchasable under a Common Unit Option shall be determined by the Committee, but in no event shall such exercise price be less than the Fair Market Value of a Common Unit as of the date of grant of such Common Unit Option.

          (c) Payment. As determined by the Committee, in its sole discretion, payment in whole or in part may also be made (i) to the extent permitted by applicable law, by means of any cashless exercise procedure approved by the Committee, (ii) in the form of unrestricted Common Units already owned by the Participant which, (x) in the case of unrestricted Common Units acquired upon exercise of an option, to the extent required by the Committee, have been owned by the Participant for more than six months on the date of surrender, and (y) have a Fair Market Value on the date of surrender equal to the aggregate option price of the Common Units as to which such Common Unit Option shall be exercised and the minimum statutory withholding taxes with respect thereto, (iii) in the deduction of unrestricted Common Units that otherwise would be distributed to the Participant upon exercise of the Common Unit Option, which have a Fair Market Value on the date of surrender equal to the aggregate option price of the Common Units as to which such Common Unit Option shall be exercised and the minimum statutory withholding taxes with respect thereto, (iv)any other form of consideration approved by the Committee and permitted by applicable law or (v) any combination of the foregoing. No fractional Common Units will be issued or accepted. A Participant shall generally have the rights of a Limited Partner with respect to the Common Units subject to the Common Unit Option only after the Participant has given written notice of exercise, has paid in full for such units (including the payment of any applicable withholding taxes), and, if requested, has agreed in writing to be bound by the LP Agreement, has complied with any other requirements of the Award Agreement and, if requested, has given the representation described in paragraph (2) of Section 10 below.

          (d) Term and Exercisability of Common Unit Options. Common Unit Options shall be exercisable over the exercise period (which shall not exceed ten years from the date of grant), at such times and upon such conditions as the Committee may determine, as reflected in the Award Agreement; provided that, the Committee shall have the authority to accelerate the exercisability of any outstanding Common Unit Option at such time and under such circumstances as it, in its sole discretion, deems appropriate. A Common Unit Option may be exercised to the extent of any or all full Common Units underlying such option has become exercisable, by giving written notice of such exercise to the Committee or its designated agent, in the form and manner determined by the Committee. No partial exercise may be made for less than one hundred (100) full Common Units.

discretion, deems appropriate. A Common Unit Option may be exercised to the extent of any or all full Common Units underlying such option has become exercisable, by giving written notice of such exercise to the Committee or its designated agent, in the form and manner determined by the Committee. No partial exercise may be made for less than one hundred (100) full Common Units.

               (e) Manager Grants. As of the Effective Date, the Manager shall be granted Common Unit Options to acquire 343,430 number of Common Units. Such Common Unit Options granted to the Manager shall (i) vest in three equal annual installments of the date of grant; (ii) expire on the tenth anniversary of the date of grant; and (iii) have a per unit price equal to the Fair Market Value on the date of grant, subject to adjustment as set forth in Section 3.2 hereof.

          5.2 Restricted Common Units.

               (a) General. Restricted Common Units are Common Units that are issued to a Participant, and shall be evidenced in such manner as the Committee may deem appropriate, including book-entry registration or issuance of one or more certificates. Restricted Common Units are subject to such terms, conditions and restrictions as the Committee deems appropriate, which may include, but are not limited to, restrictions upon the sale, assignment, transfer or other disposition of the Restricted Common Units and the requirement of forfeiture of the Restricted Common Units upon termination of employment or service under certain specified conditions. The Committee may provide for the lapse of any such term or condition or waive any term or condition based on such factors or criteria as the Committee may determine.

               (b) Unitholder Rights. Subject to the restrictions stated in this Section 5.2 and in the applicable Award Agreement, the Participant shall generally have the rights of a Limited Partner only after the Participant has agreed in writing to be bound by the LP Agreement, and, if requested, has given the representation described in paragraph (2) of Section 10 below.

               (c) Escrow Provisions. The LP may require that any certificates evidencing Restricted Common Units granted hereunder be held in the custody of the LP until the restrictions thereon shall have lapsed, and that, as a condition of any award of Restricted Common Units, the Participant shall have delivered a stock power, endorsed in blank, relating to the Common Units covered by such award.

               (d) Legends. The Committee, in its discretion, may legend the certificates representing Restricted Common Units to give appropriate notice of such restrictions.

               (e) Removal of Restrictions. Except as otherwise provided in this Section 5.2, Common Units covered by each Restricted Common Unit made under the Plan shall be released from escrow as soon as practicable after the last day of the period of restriction. The Committee, in its discretion, may accelerate the time at which any restrictions shall lapse or be removed. The Committee (in its discretion) may establish procedures regarding the release of Common Units from escrow and the removal of legends, as necessary or appropriate to minimize administrative burdens on the LP.

               (f) Manager Restricted Common Unit Award. As of the Effective Date, the Manager shall be granted Restricted Common Units covering 59,710 number of Common Units. Such Restricted Common Units granted to the Manager shall vest in three equal annual installments of the date of grant.

          5.3 Grant of Stock Appreciation Rights. Subject to the terms and conditions of the Plan, SARs may be granted to Participants at any time and from time to time, as shall be determined by the Committee, in its sole discretion. The Committee may grant Freestanding SARs, Tandem SARs, or any combination thereof.

               (a) Number of Common Units. The Committee shall have complete discretion to determine the number of SARs granted to any Participant. The Committee shall determine the number of SARs granted to each Grantee (subject to Section 3.1), the Strike Price thereof, and, consistent with Section 7.2 and the other provisions of the Plan, the other terms and conditions pertaining to such SARs.

               (b) Expiration of SARs. A SAR granted under the Plan shall expire upon the date determined by the Committee, in its sole discretion, and set forth in the Award Agreement.

               (c) Payment of SAR Amount. Upon exercise of a SAR, a Participant shall be entitled to receive payment from the LP in an amount determined by multiplying: (i) the excess of the Fair Market Value of a Common Unit on the date of exercise over the Strike Price by (i) the number of Common Units with respect to which the SAR is exercised; provided that the Committee may provide in the Award Agreement that the benefit payable on exercise of a SAR shall not exceed such percentage of the Fair Market Value of a Common Unit on the Grant Date as the Committee shall specify. At the discretion of the Committee, the payment upon SAR exercise may be in cash, in Common Units of equivalent value, or in some combination thereof. As provided by the Committee in the Award Agreement, the payment upon exercise of a Freestanding SAR may alternatively be in cash provided that such Freestanding SAR is structured in a manner that the cash payment complies with Section 409A of the Code.

               (d) Tandem SARs. Notwithstanding any other provision of this Plan to the contrary, with respect to a Tandem SAR, (i) the Tandem SAR will expire no later than the expiration of the underlying Common Unit Option; (ii) the value of the payout with respect to the Tandem SAR may be for no more than 100% of the difference between the exercise price of the underlying Common Unit Option and the Fair Market Value of the Common Units subject to the underlying option at the time the Tandem SAR is exercised; and (iii) the Tandem SAR may be exercised only when the Fair Market Value of the Common Units subject to the Common Unit Option exceeds the exercise price of such option.

               (e) Transferability of SARs. Unless otherwise provided by the Committee or in the Award Agreement, Freestanding SARs shall be transferable only when and to the extent that a Common Unit Option would be transferable under the Plan and Tandem SARs shall be transferable only when and to the extent that the underlying Common Unit Option would be transferable under the Plan.

     5.4 Grant of Performance Units. Performance Units may be granted to Participants at any time and from time to time, as shall be determined by the Committee, in its sole discretion. The Committee shall have complete discretion in determining the number of Performance Units granted to each Participant.

               (a) Value of Performance Units. Each Performance Unit shall have an initial value equal to the Fair Market Value of a Common Unit on the grant date.

               (b) Performance Unit Agreement. Each Award of Performance Units shall be evidenced by an Award Agreement that shall specify any vesting conditions, the number of Performance Units granted, and such other terms and conditions as the Committee, in its sole discretion, shall determine.

               (c) Performance Objectives and Other Terms. The Committee, in its discretion, shall set performance objectives or other vesting criteria which, depending on the extent to which they are met, will determine the number or value of Performance Units that will be paid out to the Participants. Each Award of Performance Units shall be evidenced by an Award Agreement that shall specify the performance period, and such other terms and conditions as the Committee, in its sole discretion, shall determine.

               (d) General Performance Objectives or Vesting Criteria. The Committee may set performance objectives or vesting criteria based upon the achievement of LP-wide, departmental, or individual goals, applicable federal or state securities laws, or any other basis determined by the Committee in its discretion (for

example, but not by way of limitation, continuous service as an employee, director or consultant of the LP).

               (e) Earning of Performance Units. After the applicable performance period has ended, the holder of Performance Units shall be entitled to receive a payout of the number of Performance Units earned by the Participant over the performance period, to be determined as a function of the extent to which the corresponding performance objectives have been achieved. After the grant of a Performance Units, the Committee, in its sole discretion, may reduce or waive any performance objectives for such Performance Units.

               (f) Form and Timing of Payment of Performance Units. Except as otherwise determined by the Committee or provided for in the Award Agreement, payment of vested Performance Units shall be made as soon as practicable after the vesting of such units. The Committee, in its sole discretion, may pay Performance Units in the form of cash, in Common Units or in a combination thereof.

               (g) Cancellation of Performance Units. On the date set forth in the Award Agreement, all unvested Performance Units shall be forfeited to the LP, and except as otherwise determined by the Committee, again shall be available for grant under the Plan.

     5.5 Other Awards. The Committee may from time to time grant other Common Unit-based and non Common Unit-based Awards under the Plan, including without limitation, those Awards pursuant to which Common Units are or may in the future be acquired, Awards denominated in Common Units, securities convertible into Common Units, phantom securities, dividend equivalents, or other tandem Awards, or any other equity-based incentive award and cash. The Committee shall determine the terms and conditions of such other Common Unit-based and non-Common Unit-based Awards provided that such Awards shall not be inconsistent with the terms and purposes of this Plan.

SECTION 6
AWARD AGREEMENTS

          Each Award under this Plan shall be evidenced by an Award Agreement setting forth the number of Common Units or other securities, and such other terms and conditions applicable to the Award (and not inconsistent with this Plan) as are determined by the Committee.

          6.1 Terms of Award Agreements. Award Agreements shall include the following terms:

               (a) Term. The term of each Award (as determined by the Committee); provided that, no Award shall be exercisable more than ten years after the date such Award is granted.

               (b) Exercise Price. The exercise price per Common Units purchasable under an Award (as determined by the Committee in its sole discretion at the time of grant).

               (c) Exercisability. Provisions regarding the exercisability of Awards (which shall be exercisable at such time or times and subject to such terms and conditions as shall be determined by the Committee at or after grant).

               (d) Method of Exercise. Provisions describing the method of exercising Awards.

               (e) Termination of Employment or Service: Provisions describing the treatment of an Award in the event of the termination of a Participant’s service with the LP, including but not limited to, terms relating to the vesting, time for exercise, forfeiture and cancellation of an Award in such circumstances.

               (f) Rights as Limited Partner: A provision that a Participant shall have no rights as a Limited Partner with respect to any securities covered by an Award until the date the Participant becomes the holder of record.

               (g) Nontransferability. A provision that, unless otherwise permitted by the Committee or set forth in the Award Agreement, the Participant shall not be permitted to sell, transfer, pledge or assign any Award, and all Awards shall be exercisable only by the Participant.

               (h) Other Terms. Such other terms as are necessary and appropriate to effectuate an Award to the Participant, including but not limited to, (1) vesting provisions, (2) deferral elections, (3) any requirements for continued employment or service with the LP, (4) any other restrictions or conditions (including performance requirements) on the Award and the method by which restrictions or conditions lapse, (5) effect on the Award of a “change in control”, (6) the right of the LP and such other persons as the Committee shall designate (“Designees”) to repurchase from a Participant, and such Participant’s permitted transferees, all Common Units issued or issuable to such Participant in connection with an Award in the event of such Participant’s termination of employment or service, (7) rights of first refusal granted to the LP and Designees, if any, (8) holdback and other registration right restrictions in the event of a public registration of any equity securities of the LP and (9) any other terms and conditions which the Committee shall deem necessary and desirable.

          6.2 Replacement, Substitution, and Reloading. Award Agreements may also include provisions permitting the replacement or substitution of outstanding Awards or securities held by the Participant in order to exercise or realize rights under other Awards, or in exchange for the grant of new Awards under similar or different terms, and for the grant of reload Common Unit Options upon exercise of outstanding Common Unit Options.

          6.3 Surrender of Common Unit Options. The Committee may require the voluntary surrender of all or a portion of any Common Unit Option or other Award granted under the Plan as a condition precedent to a grant of a new Common Unit Option or Award. Subject to the provisions of the Plan, such new Common Unit Option or Award shall be exercisable at the price, during such period and on such other terms and conditions as are specified by the Committee at the time the new Common Unit Option or Award is granted; provided that, should the Committee so require, the number of Common Units subject to such new Common Unit Option or Award shall not be greater than the number of Common Units subject to the surrendered Common Unit Option or Award.

SECTION 7
LOANS

          Subject to applicable law, the LP or any Subsidiary may make loans available to Participants in connection with the exercise of outstanding Common Unit Options granted under the Plan or the payment of federal, state, and local income taxes attributable to Awards granted under the Plan, as the Committee, in its discretion, may determine. Such loans shall (i) be evidenced by promissory notes entered into by the Common Unit Option holders in favor of the LP or any Subsidiary, as applicable, (ii) be subject to the terms and conditions set forth in this Section 7 and such other terms and conditions, not inconsistent with the Plan, as the Committee shall determine, (iii) bear interest, if any, at such rate as the Committee shall determine, and (iv) be subject to Board approval (or to approval by the Committee to the extent the Board may delegate such authority). In no event may the principal amount of any such loan exceed the sum of (x) the exercise price of the Common Units covered by the Common Unit Option, or portion thereof, exercised by the holder, and (y) any federal, state, and local income tax attributable to such exercise. The initial term of the loan, the schedule of payments of principal and interest under the loan, the extent to which the loan is to be with or without recourse against the holder with respect to principal or interest and the conditions upon which the loan will become payable in the event of the holder’s termination of employment shall be determined by the Committee. Unless the Committee determines otherwise, when a loan is made, Common Units having a Fair Market Value at least equal to the principal amount of the loan shall be pledged by the holder to the LP as security for payment of the unpaid balance of the loan, and such pledge shall be evidenced by a pledge agreement, the terms of which shall be