AMENDED AND RESTATED AGREEMENT OF LIMITED PARTNERSHIP OF PARKWAY OPERATINGPARTNERSHIP LP October 6, 2016 TABLE OF CONTENTS
Exhibit 10.1
AMENDED AND RESTATED
AGREEMENT OF LIMITED PARTNERSHIP
OF
PARKWAY OPERATING PARTNERSHIP LP
October 6, 2016
TABLE OF CONTENTS
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ARTICLE I DEFINED TERMS | 2 | |||||
ARTICLE II ORGANIZATIONAL MATTERS | 17 | |||||
Section 2.1 | Organization | 17 | ||||
Section 2.2 | Name | 18 | ||||
Section 2.3 | Registered Office and Agent; Principal Office | 18 | ||||
Section 2.4 | Term | 18 | ||||
ARTICLE III PURPOSE | 18 | |||||
Section 3.1 | Purpose and Business | 18 | ||||
Section 3.2 | Powers | 19 | ||||
ARTICLE IV CAPITAL CONTRIBUTIONS AND ISSUANCES OF PARTNERSHIP INTERESTS | 19 | |||||
Section 4.1 | Capital Contributions of the Partners | 19 | ||||
Section 4.2 | Issuances of Partnership Interests | 20 | ||||
Section 4.3 | No Preemptive Rights | 21 | ||||
Section 4.4 | Other Contribution Provisions | 21 | ||||
Section 4.5 | No Interest on Capital | 22 | ||||
Section 4.6 | LTIP Units | 22 | ||||
Section 4.7 | Conversion of LTIP Units | 25 | ||||
ARTICLE V DISTRIBUTIONS | 28 | |||||
Section 5.1 | Requirement and Characterization of Distributions | 28 | ||||
Section 5.2 | Distributions in Kind | 34 | ||||
Section 5.3 | Amounts Withheld | 34 | ||||
Section 5.4 | Distributions upon Liquidation | 34 | ||||
Section 5.5 | Revisions to Reflect Issuance of Partnership Interests | 34 | ||||
ARTICLE VI ALLOCATIONS | 35 | |||||
Section 6.1 | Allocations for Capital Account Purposes | 35 | ||||
Section 6.2 | Revisions to Allocations to Reflect Issuance of Partnership Interests | 38 | ||||
ARTICLE VII MANAGEMENT AND OPERATIONS OF BUSINESS | 38 | |||||
Section 7.1 | Management | 38 | ||||
Section 7.2 | Certificate of Limited Partnership | 44 |
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Section 7.3 | Title to Partnership Assets | 44 | ||||
Section 7.4 | Reimbursement of the General Partner | 45 | ||||
Section 7.5 | Outside Activities of the Parent; Relationship of Shares to Partnership Units; Funding Debt | 48 | ||||
Section 7.6 | Transactions with Affiliates | 50 | ||||
Section 7.7 | Indemnification | 50 | ||||
Section 7.8 | Liability of the General Partner | 53 | ||||
Section 7.9 | Other Matters Concerning the General Partner | 54 | ||||
Section 7.10 | Reliance by Third Parties | 55 | ||||
Section 7.11 | Indebtedness to Third Parties | 55 | ||||
ARTICLE VIII RIGHTS AND OBLIGATIONS OF LIMITED PARTNERS | 56 | |||||
Section 8.1 | Limitation of Liability | 56 | ||||
Section 8.2 | Management of Business | 56 | ||||
Section 8.3 | Outside Activities of Limited Partners | 56 | ||||
Section 8.4 | Return of Capital | 57 | ||||
Section 8.5 | Rights of Limited Partners Relating to the Partnership | 57 | ||||
Section 8.6 | Redemption Right | 58 | ||||
Section 8.7 | Partnership Right to Call Partnership Interests | 62 | ||||
ARTICLE IX BOOKS, RECORDS, ACCOUNTING AND REPORTS | 63 | |||||
Section 9.1 | Records and Accounting | 63 | ||||
Section 9.2 | Fiscal Year | 63 | ||||
Section 9.3 | Reports | 63 | ||||
ARTICLE X TAX MATTERS | 64 | |||||
Section 10.1 | Preparation of Tax Returns | 64 | ||||
Section 10.2 | Tax Elections | 64 | ||||
Section 10.3 | Tax Partner and Partnership Tax Audit Matters | 64 | ||||
Section 10.4 | Organizational Expenses | 67 | ||||
Section 10.5 | Withholding | 67 | ||||
ARTICLE XI TRANSFERS AND WITHDRAWALS | 68 | |||||
Section 11.1 | Transfer | 68 | ||||
Section 11.2 | Transfers and Withdrawals by General Partner and Parent | 69 | ||||
Section 11.3 | Transfers by Limited Partners | 71 | ||||
Section 11.4 | Substituted Limited Partners | 72 | ||||
Section 11.5 | Assignees | 73 | ||||
Section 11.6 | General Provisions | 73 |
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ARTICLE XII ADMISSION OF PARTNERS | 76 | |||||
Section 12.1 | Admission of a Successor General Partner | 76 | ||||
Section 12.2 | Admission of Additional Limited Partners | 76 | ||||
Section 12.3 | Amendment of Agreement and Certificate of Limited Partnership | 77 | ||||
ARTICLE XIII DISSOLUTION AND LIQUIDATION | 77 | |||||
Section 13.1 | Dissolution | 77 | ||||
Section 13.2 | Winding Up | 78 | ||||
Section 13.3 | Compliance with Timing Requirements of Regulations; Deficit Capital Accounts | 79 | ||||
Section 13.4 | Rights of Limited Partners | 80 | ||||
Section 13.5 | Notice of Dissolution | 80 | ||||
Section 13.6 | Cancellation of Certificate of Limited Partnership | 80 | ||||
Section 13.7 | Reasonable Time for Winding Up | 80 | ||||
Section 13.8 | Waiver of Partition | 80 | ||||
Section 13.9 | Liability of Liquidator | 80 | ||||
ARTICLE XIV AMENDMENT OF PARTNERSHIP AGREEMENT; MEETINGS | 81 | |||||
Section 14.1 | Amendments | 81 | ||||
Section 14.2 | Meetings of the Partners | 82 | ||||
ARTICLE XV GENERAL PROVISIONS | 83 | |||||
Section 15.1 | Addresses and Notice | 83 | ||||
Section 15.2 | Titles and Captions | 84 | ||||
Section 15.3 | Pronouns and Plurals | 84 | ||||
Section 15.4 | Further Action | 84 | ||||
Section 15.5 | Binding Effect | 84 | ||||
Section 15.6 | Creditors | 84 | ||||
Section 15.7 | Waiver | 84 | ||||
Section 15.8 | Counterparts | 84 | ||||
Section 15.9 | Applicable Law | 85 | ||||
Section 15.10 | Invalidity of Provisions | 85 | ||||
Section 15.11 | Power of Attorney | 85 | ||||
Section 15.12 | Entire Agreement | 86 | ||||
Section 15.13 | No Rights as Shareholders | 86 | ||||
Section 15.14 | Limitation to Preserve REIT Status | 87 |
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List of Exhibits
Exhibit A | Form of Partner Registry | |
Exhibit B | Capital Account Maintenance | |
Exhibit C | Special Allocation Rules | |
Exhibit D | Notice of Redemption | |
Exhibit E | Notice of Election by Partner to Convert LTIP Units into Class A Units | |
Exhibit F | Notice of Election by Partnership to Force Conversion of LTIP Units into Class A Units | |
Exhibit G-1 | Certification of Non-Foreign Status (For Redeeming Limited Partners That Are Entities) | |
Exhibit G-2 | Certification of Non-Foreign Status (For Redeeming Limited Partners That Are Individuals) | |
Exhibit H | Designation of the Rights, Limitations, and Preferences of the Series A Preferred Units |
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AMENDED AND RESTATED
AGREEMENT OF LIMITED PARTNERSHIP
OF
PARKWAY OPERATING PARTNERSHIP LP
THIS AMENDED AND RESTATED AGREEMENT OF LIMITED PARTNERSHIP (as may be further amended, supplemented or restated from time to time, the Agreement) of Parkway Operating Partnership LP (the Partnership) is dated as of October 6, 2016 and entered into by and among Parkway, Inc., a Maryland corporation, as a limited partner (Parent), Parkway Properties General Partners, Inc., a Delaware corporation, as the general partner (the General Partner), Parkway Properties LP, a Delaware limited partnership, as a limited partner (Legacy Parkway LP), and the Persons whose names are set forth on the Partner Registry (as hereinafter defined) as Limited Partners, together with any other Persons who become Partners in the Partnership as provided herein.
WHEREAS, on June 3, 2016 (the Formation Date), the Partnership was formed as a limited partnership pursuant to the Delaware Revised Uniform Limited Partnership Act by the filing of the Certificate of Limited Partnership with the Secretary of State of the State of Delaware, and Parkway Properties, Inc., as general partner (Former Parkway REIT), and Legacy Parkway LP, as limited partner, entered into an original agreement of limited partnership of the Partnership effective as of the Formation Date (the Original Partnership Agreement);
WHEREAS, on April 28, 2016, Cousins Properties Incorporated (Cousins), Former Parkway REIT, Legacy Parkway LP, and Clinic Sub Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of Cousins (Merger Sub), entered into an agreement and plan of merger (as such agreement may be amended from time to time, the Merger Agreement), pursuant to which Former Parkway REIT, on the date hereof, has merged with and into Merger Sub (the Merger);
WHEREAS, immediately following the effective time of the Merger on the date hereof, Cousins, Merger Sub, Parent, Legacy Parkway LP and the Partnership have effected a reorganization (the Reorganization) pursuant to which, among other things, (i) the direct or indirect ownership interests in the assets of Legacy Parkway LP and Cousins located in Houston, Texas and certain other assets have been contributed to the Partnership in exchange for Class A Units (as hereinafter defined) of the Partnership, (ii) all direct and indirect ownership interests in the Partnership have been transferred or contributed to Parent, the General Partner and Legacy Parkway LP, (iii) Cousins Properties LP has contributed $5 million to Parent in exchange for shares of Series A preferred stock of Parent, (iv) Parent has contributed such $5 million to Legacy Parkway LP in exchange for Series A preferred units of Legacy Parkway LP, and (v) Legacy Parkway LP has contributed such $5 million to the Partnership in exchange for Series A Preferred Units (as hereinafter defined);
WHEREAS, on the day after the date hereof, Cousins will distribute 100% of the capital stock of Parent to shareholders of Cousins (including the legacy stockholders of Former Parkway REIT) (the Spin-Off) and, following the completion of the Spin-Off, Parent and the Partnership will operate as an independent umbrella partnership real estate investment trust; and
WHEREAS, the Partners (as hereinafter defined) now desire to amend and restate the Original Partnership Agreement as set forth herein, among other things to reflect the completion of the Merger and the Reorganization, and this Agreement shall, amend, restate and supersede the Original Partnership Agreement in its entirety.
NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the mutual covenants set forth herein, and for other good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged, the parties hereto hereby agree to amend and restate the Original Partnership Agreement in its entirety and agree to continue the Partnership as a limited partnership under the Delaware Revised Uniform Limited Partnership Act, as amended from time to time, as follows:
ARTICLE I
DEFINED TERMS
The following definitions shall be for all purposes, unless otherwise clearly indicated to the contrary, applied to the terms used in this Agreement.
Act means the Delaware Revised Uniform Limited Partnership Act, as it may be amended from time to time, and any successor to such statute.
Additional Limited Partner means a Person admitted to the Partnership as a Limited Partner pursuant to Section 12.2 hereof and who is shown as a Limited Partner on the Partnership Registry.
Adjusted Capital Account means the Capital Account maintained for each Partner as of the end of each Fiscal Year or other period (i) increased by any amounts which such Partner is obligated to restore pursuant to any provision of this Agreement or is deemed to be obligated to restore pursuant to the penultimate sentences of Regulations Sections 1.704-2(g)(1) and 1.704-2(i)(5) and (ii) decreased by the items described in Regulations Sections 1.704-1(b)(2)(ii)(d)(4), 1.704-1(b)(2)(ii)(d)(5) and 1.704-1(b)(2)(ii)(d)(6). The foregoing definition of Adjusted Capital Account is intended to comply with the provisions of Regulations Section 1.704-1(b)(2)(ii)(d) and shall be interpreted consistently therewith.
Adjusted Capital Account Deficit means, with respect to any Partner, the deficit balance, if any, in such Partners Adjusted Capital Account as of the end of the relevant Fiscal Year.
Adjusted Property means any property the Carrying Value of which has been adjusted pursuant to Exhibit B.
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Adjustment Event means an event in which (i) the Partnership makes a distribution of Partnership Units on all outstanding Class A Units, (ii) the Partnership subdivides the outstanding Class A Units into a greater number of Class A Units or combines the outstanding Class A Units into a lesser number of Class A Units, (iii) the Partnership issues any Partnership Units in exchange for its outstanding Class A Units by way of a reclassification or recapitalization of its Class A Units, or (iv) a similar transaction involving Class A Units where consideration is not received in connection with such transaction. For the avoidance of doubt, the following shall not be Adjustment Event: (a) the issuance of Partnership Units in a financing, reorganization, acquisition or similar business transaction; (b) the issuance of Partnership Units pursuant to the Equity Incentive Plan or other compensation plan, or under a distribution reinvestment plan; or (c) the issuance of any Partnership Units to the General Partner or other Persons in respect of a Capital Contribution to the Partnership.
Affiliate means, with respect to any Person, (i) any Person directly or indirectly controlling, controlled by or under common control with such Person, or (ii) any officer, director, general partner or trustee of such Person or any Person referred to in the foregoing clause (i). For purposes of this definition, control, when used with respect to any Person, means the power to direct the management and policies of such Person, directly or indirectly, whether through the ownership of voting securities, by contract or otherwise, and the terms controlling and controlled have meanings correlative to the foregoing.
Agreed Value means (i) in the case of any Contributed Property, the Section 704(c) Value of such property as of the time of its contribution to the Partnership, reduced by any liabilities either assumed by the Partnership upon such contribution or to which such property is subject when contributed as determined under Section 752 of the Code and the regulations thereunder; and (ii) in the case of any property distributed to a Partner by the Partnership, the Partnerships Carrying Value of such property at the time such property is distributed, reduced by any indebtedness either assumed by such Partner upon such distribution or to which such property is subject at the time of distribution.
Agreement has the meaning set forth in the Preamble.
Applicable Special LTIP Unit Distribution Amount has the meaning set forth in Section 5.1.F.
Assignee means a Person to whom one or more Partnership Units have been transferred in a manner permitted under this Agreement, but who has not become a Substituted Limited Partner, and who has the rights set forth in Section 11.5.
Available Cash means, with respect to any period for which such calculation is being made, cash of the Partnership, regardless of source (including Capital Contributions and loans to the Partnership), that the General Partner, in its sole and absolute discretion, determines is appropriate for distribution to the Partners.
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Award Agreement means each or any, as the context implies, agreement or instrument entered into by a holder of LTIP Units upon acceptance of an award of LTIP Units under an Equity Incentive Plan.
Book-Tax Disparities means, with respect to any item of Contributed Property or Adjusted Property, as of the date of any determination, the difference between the Carrying Value of such Contributed Property or Adjusted Property and the adjusted basis thereof for federal income tax purposes as of such date. A Partners share of the Partnerships Book-Tax Disparities in all of its Contributed Property and Adjusted Property will be reflected by the difference between such Partners Capital Account balance as maintained pursuant to Exhibit B and the hypothetical balance of such Partners Capital Account computed as if it had been maintained strictly in accordance with federal income tax accounting principles.
Business Day means any day except a Saturday, Sunday or other day on which commercial banks in New York, New York are authorized or required by law to close.
Capital Account means the Capital Account maintained for a Partner pursuant to Exhibit B. The initial Capital Account balance for each Partner who is a Partner on the date hereof shall be the amount set forth opposite such Partners name on the Partner Registry.
Capital Account Limitation has the meaning set forth in Section 4.7.B.
Capital Contribution means, with respect to any Partner, any cash and the Agreed Value of Contributed Property which such Partner contributes or is deemed to contribute to the Partnership.
Carrying Value means (i) with respect to a Contributed Property or Adjusted Property, the Section 704(c) Value of such property reduced (but not below zero) by all Depreciation with respect to such Contributed Property or Adjusted Property, as the case may be, charged to the Partners Capital Accounts and (ii) with respect to any other Partnership property, the adjusted basis of such property for federal income tax purposes, all as of the time of determination. The Carrying Value of any property shall be adjusted from time to time in accordance with Exhibit B, and to reflect changes, additions (including capital improvements thereto) or other adjustments to the Carrying Value for dispositions and acquisitions of Partnership properties, as deemed appropriate by the General Partner.
Cash Amount means an amount of cash equal to the Value on the Valuation Date of the Shares Amount.
Certificate of Limited Partnership means the Certificate of Limited Partnership relating to the Partnership filed in the office of the Delaware Secretary of State, as amended from time to time in accordance with the terms hereof and the Act.
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Charter means the Articles of Incorporation of Parent, as amended from time to time in accordance with the terms thereof and the Maryland General Corporation Law.
Class A has the meaning set forth in Section 5.1.C.
Class A Share has the meaning set forth in Section 5.1.C.
Class A Unit means any Partnership Unit that is not specifically designated by the General Partner as being of another specified class of Partnership Units.
Class A Unit Economic Balance has the meaning set forth in Section 6.1.E.
Class A Unit Transaction means any transaction or series of related transactions (including without limitation a merger, consolidation, unit exchange, self-tender offer for all or substantially all Class A Units or other business combination or reorganization, or sale of all or substantially all of the Partnerships assets, but excluding any Class A Unit Transaction which constitutes an Adjustment Event) as a result of which Class A Units shall be exchanged for or converted into the right, or the holders of such Class A Units shall otherwise be entitled, to receive cash, securities or other property or any combination thereof.
Class B has the meaning set forth in Section 5.1.C.
Class B Share has the meaning set forth in Section 5.1.C.
Class B Unit means a Partnership Unit that is specifically designated by the General Partner as being a Class B Unit.
Cousins has the meaning set forth in the recitals hereto.
Code means the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended and in effect from time to time. Any reference herein to a specific section or sections of the Code shall be deemed to include a reference to any corresponding provision of future law.
Consent means the consent or approval of a proposed action by a Partner given in accordance with Article XIV.
Consent of the Outside Limited Partners means the Consent of Limited Partners (excluding for this purpose, to the extent any of the following holds Class A Units, (i) the General Partner or Parent, (ii) any Person of which the General Partner or Parent directly or indirectly owns or controls more than fifty percent (50%) of the voting interests and (iii) any Person directly or indirectly owning or controlling more than fifty percent (50%) of the outstanding voting interests of the General Partner or Parent) holding Class A Units representing more than fifty percent (50%) of the Percentage Interest of the Class A Units of all Limited Partners which are not excluded pursuant to (i), (ii) and (iii) above, if any.
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Constituent Person has the meaning set forth in Section 4.7.F.
Contributed Property means each property or other asset contributed to the Partnership, in such form as may be permitted by the Act, but excluding cash contributed or deemed contributed to the Partnership. Once the Carrying Value of a Contributed Property is adjusted pursuant to Exhibit B, such property shall no longer constitute a Contributed Property for purposes of Exhibit B, but shall be deemed an Adjusted Property for such purposes.
Conversion Date has the meaning set forth in Section 4.7.B.
Conversion Factor means 1.0; provided, however, that, if Parent (i) declares or pays a dividend on its outstanding Shares in Shares or makes a distribution to all holders of its outstanding Shares in Shares and the Partnership does not make a corresponding distribution on Class A Units in Class A Units, (ii) subdivides its outstanding Shares, or (iii) combines its outstanding Shares into a smaller number of Shares, the Conversion Factor shall be adjusted by multiplying the Conversion Factor by a fraction, the numerator of which shall be the number of Shares issued and outstanding on the record date for such dividend, distribution, subdivision or combination (assuming for such purposes that such dividend, distribution, subdivision or combination has occurred as of such time) and the denominator of which shall be the actual number of Shares (determined without the above assumption) issued and outstanding on the record date for such dividend, distribution, subdivision or combination; and provided further that if an entity shall cease to be Parent (the Predecessor Entity) and another entity shall become Parent (the Successor Entity), the Conversion Factor shall be adjusted by multiplying the Conversion Factor by a fraction, the numerator of which is the Value of one Share of the Predecessor Entity, determined as of the date when the Successor Entity becomes Parent, and the denominator of which is the Value of one Share of the Successor Entity, determined as of that same date. (For purposes of the second proviso in the preceding sentence, if any shareholders of the Predecessor Entity will receive consideration in connection with the transaction in which the Successor Entity becomes Parent, the numerator in the fraction described above for determining the adjustment to the Conversion Factor (that is, the Value of one Share of the Predecessor Entity) shall be the sum of the greatest amount of cash and the fair market value (as determined in good faith by the General Partner) of any securities and other consideration that the holder of one Share in the Predecessor Entity could have received in such transaction (determined without regard to any provisions governing fractional shares).) The Conversion Factor is also subject to adjustment in the circumstances set forth in Section 7.5. Any adjustment to the Conversion Factor shall become effective immediately after the effective date of the event retroactive to the record date, if any, for the event giving rise thereto, it being intended that (x) adjustments to the Conversion Factor are to be made to avoid unintended dilution or anti-dilution as a result of transactions in which Shares are issued, redeemed or exchanged without a corresponding issuance, redemption or exchange of Partnership Units and (y) if a Specified Redemption Date shall fall between the record date and the effective date of any event of the type described above, that the Conversion Factor applicable to such redemption shall be adjusted to take into account
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such event. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Conversion Factor shall not be adjusted in connection with an event described in clause (ii) or (iii) of the first paragraph of this definition if, in connection with such event, the Partnership subdivides or otherwise makes a distribution of Class A Units and Class B Units with respect to all applicable outstanding Class A Units and Class B Units or effects a reverse split of, or otherwise combines, the outstanding Class A Units and Class B Units as applicable, that is comparable as a whole in all material respects with such event.
Conversion Notice has the meaning set forth in Section 4.7.B.
Conversion Right has the meaning set forth in Section 4.7.A.
Convertible Funding Debt has the meaning set forth in Section 7.5.E.
Current Partnership Audit Rules has the meaning set forth in Section 10.3.A.
Debt means, as to any Person, as of any date of determination, (i) all indebtedness of such Person for borrowed money or for the deferred purchase price of property or services, (ii) all amounts owed by such Person to banks or other Persons in respect of reimbursement obligations under letters of credit, surety bonds and other similar instruments guaranteeing payment or other performance of obligations by such Person, (iii) all indebtedness for borrowed money or for the deferred purchase price of property or services secured by any lien on any property owned by such Person, to the extent attributable to such Persons interest in such property, even though such Person has not assumed or become liable for the payment thereof, and (iv) obligations of such Person incurred in connection with entering into a lease which, in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles, should be capitalized.
Depreciation means, for each Fiscal Year or other period, an amount equal to the U.S. federal income tax depreciation, amortization, or other cost recovery deduction allowable with respect to an asset for such year or other period, except that if the Carrying Value of an asset differs from its adjusted basis for U.S. federal income tax purposes at the beginning of such year or other period, Depreciation shall be an amount as calculated in accordance with Regulations Section 1.704-3; provided, however, that if the U.S. federal income tax depreciation, amortization, or other cost recovery deduction for such year is zero and if Depreciation is calculated in accordance with Regulations Section 1.704-3(b), Depreciation shall be determined with reference to such beginning Carrying Value using any reasonable method selected by the General Partner.
Distribution Measurement Date has the meaning set forth in Section 5.1.F.
Distribution Participation Date means, with respect to LTIP Units, such date as may be specified in the Award Agreement or other documentation pursuant to which such LTIP Units are issued.
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Distribution Payment Date has the meaning set forth in Section 5.1.E.
Distribution Period has the meaning set forth in Section 5.1.C.
Economic Capital Account Balances has the meaning set forth in Section 6.1.E.
Equity Incentive Plan means any equity incentive or compensation plan hereafter adopted by the Partnership or the General Partner, including, without limitation, the Parkway, Inc. and Parkway Operating Partnership LP 2016 Omnibus Equity Incentive Plan, as amended from time to time.
Exchange Act means the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.
Excluded Units has the meaning set forth in Section 11.2.C.
Fiscal Quarter means any three calendar month quarter of any Fiscal Year of the Partnership, which quarters shall end on March 31, June 30, September 30 and December 31 of each Fiscal Year.
Fiscal Year means the fiscal year of the Partnership, which shall be the calendar year as provided in Section 9.2.
Forced Conversion has the meaning set forth in Section 4.7.C.
Forced Conversion Notice has the meaning set forth in Section 4.7.C.
Formation Date has the meaning set forth in the recitals hereto.
Former Parkway REIT has the meaning set forth in the recitals hereto.
Funding Debt means any Debt incurred for the purpose of providing funds to the Partnership by or on behalf of the General Partner, Parent or any wholly owned subsidiary of either the General Partner or Parent.
General Partner means Parkway Properties General Partners, Inc., a Delaware corporation, or its successor or permitted assignee as general partner of the Partnership.
General Partner Interest means a Partnership Interest held by the General Partner that is not designated a Limited Partner Interest. A General Partner Interest may be expressed as a number of Partnership Units.
Immediate Family means, with respect to any natural Person, such natural Persons spouse, parents, descendants, nephews, nieces, brothers, and sisters.
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Incapacity or Incapacitated means, (i) as to any individual who is a Partner, death, total physical disability or entry by a court of competent jurisdiction adjudicating such Partner incompetent to manage his or her Person or estate, (ii) as to any corporation which is a Partner, the filing of a certificate of dissolution, or its equivalent, for the corporation or the revocation of its charter, (iii) as to any partnership or limited liability company which is a Partner, the dissolution and commencement of winding up of the partnership or limited liability company, (iv) as to any estate which is a Partner, the distribution by the fiduciary of the estates entire interest in the Partnership, (v) as to any trustee of a trust which is a Partner, the termination of the trust (but not the substitution of a new trustee) or (vi) as to any Partner, the bankruptcy of such Partner. For purposes of this definition, bankruptcy of a Partner shall be deemed to have occurred when (a) the Partner commences a voluntary proceeding seeking liquidation, reorganization or other relief under any bankruptcy, insolvency or other similar law now or hereafter in effect, (b) the Partner is adjudged as bankrupt or insolvent, or a final and nonappealable order for relief under any bankruptcy, insolvency or similar law now or hereafter in effect has been entered against the Partner, (c) the Partner executes and delivers a general assignment for the benefit of the Partners creditors, (d) the Partner files an answer or other pleading admitting or failing to contest the material allegations of a petition filed against the Partner in any proceeding of the nature described in clause (b) above, (e) the Partner seeks, consents to or acquiesces in the appointment of a trustee, receiver or liquidator for the Partner or for all or any substantial part of the Partners properties, (f) any proceeding seeking liquidation, reorganization or other relief under any bankruptcy, insolvency or other similar law now or hereafter in effect has not been dismissed within one hundred twenty (120) days after the commencement thereof, (g) the appointment without the Partners consent or acquiescence of a trustee, receiver or liquidator has not been vacated or stayed within ninety (90) days of such appointment or (h) an appointment referred to in clause (g) is not vacated within ninety (90) days after the expiration of any such stay.
Indemnitee means (i) any Person made a party to a proceeding by reason of its status as (A) the General Partner, (B) Parent, (C) a Limited Partner, or (D) any direct or indirect trustee, manager, director, officer, member, shareholder or partner of the Partnership, the General Partner, Parent or a Limited Partner, and (ii) such other Persons (including Affiliates of the General Partner or Parent, a Limited Partner or the Partnership) as the General Partner may designate from time to time (whether before or after the event giving rise to potential liability), in its sole and absolute discretion.
IRS means the Internal Revenue Service, which administers the internal revenue laws of the United States.
Legacy Parkway LP has the meaning set forth in the recitals hereto.
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Limited Partner means any Person named as a Limited Partner in the Partner Registry or any Substituted Limited Partner or Additional Limited Partner, in such Persons capacity as a Limited Partner in the Partnership.
Limited Partner Interest means a Partnership Interest of a Limited Partner in the Partnership representing a fractional part of the Partnership Interests of all Limited Partners and includes any and all benefits to which the holder of such a Partnership Interest may be entitled as provided in this Agreement, together with all obligations of such Person to comply with the terms and provisions of this Agreement. A Limited Partner Interest may be expressed as a number of Partnership Units.
Liquidating Event has the meaning set forth in Section 13.1.
Liquidating Gains has the meaning set forth in Section 6.1.E.
Liquidator has the meaning set forth in Section 13.2.A.
LTIP Distribution Amount has the meaning set forth in Section 5.1.E.
LTIP Unit means a Partnership Unit that is designated as an LTIP Unit and that has the rights, preferences and other privileges designated in Sections 4.6 and 4.7 and elsewhere in this Agreement in respect of holders of LTIP Units. The allocation of LTIP Units among the Partners shall be set forth on the Partner Registry.
LTIP Unit Sharing Percentage means, for an LTIP Unit, the percentage that is specified as the LTIP Unit Sharing Percentage in the Award Agreement or other documentation pursuant to which such LTIP Unit is issued.
LTIP Unitholder means a Partner that holds LTIP Units.
Merger has the meaning set forth in the recitals hereto.
Merger Agreement has the meaning set forth in the recitals hereto.
Merger Sub has the meaning set forth in the recitals hereto.
Net Income means, for any taxable period, the excess, if any, of the Partnerships items of income and gain for such taxable period over the Partnerships items of loss and deduction for such taxable period. The items included in the calculation of Net Income shall be determined in accordance with Exhibit B. If an item of income, gain, loss or deduction that has been included in the initial computation of Net Income is subjected to the special allocation rules in Exhibit C, Net Income or the resulting Net Loss, whichever the case may be, shall be recomputed without regard to such item.
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Net Loss means, for any taxable period, the excess, if any, of the Partnerships items of loss and deduction for such taxable period over the Partnerships items of income and gain for such taxable period. The items included in the calculation of Net Loss shall be determined in accordance with Exhibit B. If an item of income, gain, loss or deduction that has been included in the initial computation of Net Loss is subjected to the special allocation rules in Exhibit C, Net Loss or the resulting Net Income, whichever the case may be, shall be recomputed without regard to such item.
New Securities means (i) any rights, options, warrants or convertible or exchangeable securities having the right to subscribe for or purchase Shares, excluding grants under the Equity Incentive Plan, or (ii) any Debt issued by the General Partner that provides any of the rights described in clause (i).
Nonrecourse Built-in Gain means, with respect to any Contributed Properties or Adjusted Properties that are subject to a mortgage or negative pledge securing a Nonrecourse Liability, the amount of any taxable gain that would be allocated to the Partners pursuant to Section 2.B of Exhibit C if such properties were disposed of in a taxable transaction in full satisfaction of such liabilities and for no other consideration.
Nonrecourse Deductions has the meaning set forth in Regulations Section 1.704-2(b)(1), and the amount of Nonrecourse Deductions for a Fiscal Year shall be determined in accordance with the rules of Regulations Section 1.704-2(c).
Nonrecourse Liability has the meaning set forth in Regulations Section 1.752-1(a)(2).
Notice of Redemption means a Notice of Redemption substantially in the form of Exhibit D.
Operating Entity has the meaning set forth in Section 7.4.F.
Original Partnership Agreement has the meaning set forth in the recitals hereto.
Other REIT Entity has the meaning set forth in Section 7.4.F.
Parent means Parkway, Inc., a Maryland corporation, or its successor or assignee that is admitted from time to time as a Limited Partner or the General Partner pursuant to the Act and this Agreement and is listed as Parent in the books and records of the Partnership and becomes a Successor Entity, in such Persons capacity as Parent of the Partnership.
Parent Payment has the meaning set forth in Section 15.14.
Partner means the General Partner or a Limited Partner, and Partners means the General Partner and the Limited Partners.
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Partner Minimum Gain means an amount, with respect to each Partner Nonrecourse Debt, equal to the Partnership Minimum Gain that would result if such Partner Nonrecourse Debt were treated as a Nonrecourse Liability, determined in accordance with Regulations Section 1.704-2(i)(3).
Partner Nonrecourse Debt has the meaning set forth in Regulations Section 1.704-2(b)(4).
Partner Nonrecourse Deductions has the meaning set forth in Regulations Section 1.704-2(i), and the amount of Partner Nonrecourse Deductions with respect to Partner Nonrecourse Debt for a Fiscal Year shall be determined in accordance with the rules of Regulations Section 1.704-2(i)(2).
Partner Registry means the Partner Registry maintained by the General Partner in the books and records of the Partnership, which contains substantially the same information as would be necessary to complete the form of the Partner Registry attached hereto as Exhibit A.
Partnership has the meaning set forth in the recitals hereto.
Partnership Approval has the meaning set forth in Section 11.2.C.
Partnership Interest means a Limited Partner Interest, a General Partner Interest or LTIP Units (to the extent the General Partner has awarded LTIP Units) and includes any and all benefits to which the holder of such a partnership interest may be entitled as provided in this Agreement, together with all obligations of such Person to comply with the terms and provisions of this Agreement. A Partnership Interest may be expressed as a number of Partnership Units.
Partnership Minimum Gain has the meaning set forth in Regulations Section 1.704-2(b)(2), and the amount of Partnership Minimum Gain, as well as any net increase or decrease in Partnership Minimum Gain, for a Fiscal Year shall be determined in accordance with the rules of Regulations Section 1.704-2(d).
Partnership Record Date means the record date established by the General Partner either (i) for the distribution of Available Cash pursuant to Section 5.1.A, which record date, if applicable, shall be the same as the record date established by Parent for a distribution to its shareholders of some or all of its portion of such distribution, or (ii) if applicable, for determining the Partners entitled to vote on or consent to any proposed action for which the consent or approval of the Partners is sought pursuant to Section 14.2.
Partnership Unit means a fractional, undivided share of a class or series of Partnership Interests issued pursuant to Sections 4.1 and 4.2, and includes Class A Units, Class B Units, LTIP Units, Series A Preferred Units and any other classes or series of Partnership Units established after the date hereof. The number of Partnership Units outstanding and the
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Percentage Interests in the Partnership represented by such Partnership Units are set forth in the Partner Registry. Partnership Units constituting a General Partner Interest or Limited Partner Interest shall have the differences in rights and privileges specified in this Agreement, notwithstanding that such Partnership Units may be of the same class or series for purposes of distributions of Available Cash or upon liquidation or for certain other purposes.
Partnership Unit Designation has the meaning set forth in Section 4.2.A.
Percentage Interest means, as to a Partner holding a class or series of Partnership Interests, its interest in such class or series, determined by dividing the Partnership Units of such class or series owned by such Partner by the total number of Partnership Units of such class or series then outstanding. For purposes of determining the Percentage Interest of the Partners at any time when there are Class B Units outstanding, all Class B Units shall be treated as Class A Units.
Person means an individual, partnership, corporation, limited liability company, association, trust, joint venture, unincorporated organization, self-regulatory organization and any government, governmental department or agency or political subdivision thereof (or any group of any of the foregoing).
Predecessor Entity has the meaning set forth in the definition of Conversion Factor herein.
Publicly Traded means listed or admitted to trading on the New York Stock Exchange, the NASDAQ Stock Market, any nationally or internationally recognized stock exchange or any successor to any of the foregoing.
Qualified Assets means any of the following assets: (i) interests, rights, options, warrants or convertible or exchangeable securities of the Partnership; (ii) Debt issued by the Partnership or any Subsidiary thereof in connection with the incurrence of Funding Debt; (iii) equity interests in Qualified REIT Subsidiaries and limited liability companies (or other entities disregarded from their sole owner for U.S. federal income tax purposes, including wholly owned grantor trusts) whose assets consist solely of Qualified Assets; (iv) equity interests in Parkway Properties LP, so long as the only assets held by Parkway Properties LP consist solely of Qualified Assets; (v) up to a one percent (1%) equity interest in any partnership or limited liability company at least ninety-nine percent (99%) of the equity of which is owned, directly or indirectly, by the Partnership; provided that an equity interest of up to 8% in CP Venture IV Holding LLC shall be deemed to be a Qualified Asset; (vi) cash held for payment of administrative expenses or pending distribution to security holders of Parent or any wholly owned Subsidiary thereof or pending contribution to the Partnership; and (vii) other tangible and intangible assets that, taken as a whole, are de minimis in relation to the net assets of the Partnership and its Subsidiaries.
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Qualified REIT Subsidiary means any Subsidiary of Parent that is a qualified REIT subsidiary within the meaning of Section 856(i) of the Code.
Recapture Income means any gain recognized by the Partnership (computed without regard to any adjustment pursuant to Section 754 of the Code) upon the disposition of any property or asset of the Partnership, which gain is characterized either as ordinary income or as unrecaptured Section 1250 gain (as defined in Section 1(h)(6) of the Code) because it represents the recapture of depreciation deductions previously taken with respect to such property or asset.
Recourse Liabilities means the amount of liabilities owed by the Partnership (other than Nonrecourse Liabilities and liabilities to which Partner Nonrecourse Deductions are attributable in accordance with Section 1.704-(2)(i) of the Regulations).
Redeeming Partner has the meaning set forth in Section 8.6.A.
Redemption Amount means either the Cash Amount or the Shares Amount, as determined by the General Partner, in its sole and absolute discretion; provided, however, that if the Shares are not Publicly Traded at the time a Redeeming Partner exercises its Redemption Right, the Redemption Amount shall be paid only in the form of the Cash Amount unless the Redeeming Partner, in its sole and absolute discretion, consents to payment of the Redemption Amount in the form of the Shares Amount. A Redeeming Partner shall have no right, without the General Partners consent, in its sole and absolute discretion, to receive the Redemption Amount in the form of the Shares Amount.
Redemption Right has the meaning set forth in Section 8.6.A.
Regulations means the Treasury Regulations promulgated under the Code, as such regulations may be amended from time to time (including corresponding provisions of succeeding regulations).
REIT means an entity that qualifies as a real estate investment trust under the Code.
REIT Requirements has the meaning set forth in Section 5.1.A.
Residual Gain or Residual Loss means any item of gain or loss, as the case may be, of the Partnership recognized for U.S. federal income tax purposes resulting from a sale, exchange or other disposition of Contributed Property or Adjusted Property, to the extent such item of gain or loss is not allocated pursuant to Section 2.B.1(a) or 2.B.2(a) of Exhibit C to eliminate Book-Tax Disparities.
Safe Harbor has the meaning set forth in Section 11.6.F.
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Section 704(c) Value of any Contributed Property means the fair market value of such property at the time of contribution as determined by the General Partner using such reasonable method of valuation as it may adopt; provided, however, subject to Exhibit C, the General Partner shall, in its sole and absolute discretion, use such method as it deems reasonable and appropriate to allocate the aggregate of the Section 704(c) Value of Contributed Properties in a single or integrated transaction among each separate property on a basis proportional to its fair market values.
Series A Preferred Unit means a Partnership Unit that is specifically designated by the General Partner as being a Series A Preferred Unit, with the preferences, rights, and limitations designated in the Partnership Unit Designation attached as Exhibit H hereto.
Securities Act means the Securities Act of 1933, as amended.
Share means a share of common stock of Parent. If Parent has more than one class or series of common stock outstanding, the term Shares shall be deemed to refer to (x) the same class or series of common stock of Parent as is distributed in the Spin-Off, (y) any class or series of common stock of Parent (including a Successor Entity) for which the shares of the class or series of common stock distributed in Spin-Off are exchanged in a Termination Transaction that satisfies the requirements of Section 11.2.B, or (z) shares of a class or series of common stock of Parent (including a Successor Entity) that result from a reclassification, recapitalization or other change in outstanding Shares that satisfies the requirements of Section 11.2.B. Shares issued in lieu of the Cash Amount may be either registered or unregistered Shares at the option of the General Partner.
Shareholder Approval has the meaning set forth in Section 11.2.B.
Shareholder Vote has the meaning set forth in Section 11.2.B.
Shares Amount means a number of Shares equal to the product of the number of Partnership Units offered for redemption by a Redeeming Partner times the Conversion Factor; provided, however, that if Parent issues to holders of Shares securities, rights, options, warrants or convertible or exchangeable securities entitling such holders to subscribe for or purchase Shares or any other securities or property (collectively, the rights), then the Shares Amount shall also include such rights that a holder of that number of Shares would be entitled to receive unless the Partnership issues corresponding rights to holders of Partnership Units.
Special LTIP Unit Distribution has the meaning set forth in Section 5.1.F.
Specified Redemption Date means the twentieth (20th) Business Day after the Valuation Date or such shorter period as the General Partner, in its sole and absolute discretion, may determine; provided, however, that, if the Shares are not Publicly Traded, the Specified Redemption Date means the thirtieth (30th) Business Day after receipt by the General Partner of a Notice of Redemption.
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Spin-Off has the meaning set forth in the recitals hereto.
Subsidiary means, with respect to any Person, any corporation, limited liability company, trust, partnership or joint venture, or other entity of which a majority of (i) the voting power of the voting equity securities or (ii) the outstanding equity interests is owned, directly or indirectly, by such Person.
Substituted Limited Partner means a Person who is admitted as a Limited Partner to the Partnership pursuant to Section 11.4 and who is shown as a Limited Partner in the Partner Registry.
Successor Entity has the meaning set forth in the definition of Conversion Factor herein.
Tender Offer has the meaning set forth in Section 11.2.B.
Termination Transaction has the meaning set forth in Section 11.2.B.
Unrealized Gain attributable to any item of Partnership property means, as of any date of determination, the excess, if any, of (i) the fair market value of such property (as determined under Exhibit B) as of such date, over (ii) the Carrying Value of such property (prior to any adjustment to be made pursuant to Exhibit B) as of such date.
Unrealized Loss attributable to any item of Partnership property means, as of any date of determination, the excess, if any, of (i) the Carrying Value of such property (prior to any adjustment to be made pursuant to Exhibit B) as of such date, over (ii) the fair market value of such property (as determined under Exhibit B) as of such date.
Unvested LTIP Units has the meaning set forth in Section 4.6.C.
Valuation Date means the date of receipt by the General Partner of a Notice of Redemption or, if such date is not a Business Day, the first Business Day thereafter.
Value means, with respect to one Share of a class of outstanding Shares of Parent that are Publicly Traded, the average of the daily market price for the ten consecutive trading days immediately preceding the date with respect to which value must be determined. The market price for each such trading day shall be the closing price, regular way, on such day, or if no such sale takes place on such day, the average of the closing bid and asked prices on such day. If the outstanding Shares of Parent are Publicly Traded and the Shares Amount includes, in addition to the Shares, rights or interests that a holder of Shares has received or would be entitled to receive,
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then the Value of such rights shall be determined by the General Partner acting in good faith on the basis of such quotations and other information as it considers, in its reasonable judgment, appropriate. If the Shares of Parent are not Publicly Traded, the Value of the Shares Amount per Partnership Unit tendered for redemption (which will be the Cash Amount per Partnership Unit offered for redemption payable pursuant to Section 8.6.A) means the amount that a holder of one Partnership Unit would receive if each of the assets of the Partnership were to be sold for its fair market value on the Specified Redemption Date, the Partnership were to pay all of its outstanding liabilities, and the remaining proceeds were to be distributed to the Partners in accordance with the terms of this Agreement. Such Value shall be determined by the General Partner, acting in good faith and based upon a commercially reasonable estimate of the amount that would be realized by the Partnership if each asset of the Partnership (and each asset of each partnership, limited liability company, trust, joint venture or other entity in which the Partnership owns a direct or indirect interest) were sold to an unrelated purchaser in an arms length transaction where neither the purchaser nor the seller were under economic compulsion to enter into the transaction (without regard to any discount in value as a result of the Partnerships minority interest in any property or any illiquidity of the Partnerships interest in any property).
Vested LTIP Units has the meaning set forth in Section 4.6.C.
ARTICLE II
ORGANIZATIONAL MATTERS
Section 2.1 | Organization |
A. Organization, Status and Rights. The Partnership is a limited partnership organized pursuant to the provisions of the Act and upon the terms and conditions set forth in the Original Agreement. The Partners hereby confirm and agree to their status as partners of the Partnership and to continue the business of the Partnership on the terms set forth in this Agreement. Except as expressly provided herein, the rights and obligations of the Partners and the administration and termination of the Partnership shall be governed by the Act. The Partnership Interest of each Partner shall be personal property for all purposes.
B. Qualification of Partnership. The Partners (i) agree that if the laws of any jurisdiction in which the Partnership transacts business so require, the appropriate officers or other authorized representatives of the Partnership shall file, or shall cause to be filed, with the appropriate office in that jurisdiction, any documents necessary for the Partnership to qualify to transact business under such laws; and (ii) agree and obligate themselves to execute, acknowledge and cause to be filed for record, in the place or places and manner prescribed by law, any amendments to the Certificate of Limited Partnership as may be required, either by the Act, by the laws of any jurisdiction in which the Partnership transacts business, or by this Agreement, to reflect changes in the information contained therein or otherwise to comply with the requirements of law for the continuation, preservation and operation of the Partnership as a limited partnership under the Act.
C. Representations. Each Partner represents and warrants that such Partner is duly authorized to execute, deliver and perform its obligations under this Agreement and that the Person, if any, executing this Agreement on behalf of such Partner is duly authorized to do so and that this Agreement is binding on and enforceable against such Partner in accordance with its terms.
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Section 2.2 | Name |
The name of the Partnership shall be Parkway Operating Partnership LP. The Partnerships business may be conducted under any other name or names deemed advisable by the General Partner, including the name of any of the General Partner or any Affiliate thereof. The words Limited Partnership, L.P., Ltd. or similar words or letters shall be included in the Partnerships name where necessary for the purposes of complying with the laws of any jurisdiction that so requires. The General Partner in its sole and absolute discretion may change the name of the Partnership at any time and from time to time and shall notify the Limited Partners of such change in the next regular communication to the Limited Partners.
Section 2.3 | Registered Office and Agent; Principal Office |
The address of the registered office of the Partnership in the State of Delaware shall be located at Corporation Trust Center, 1209 Orange Street, Wilmington, County of New Castle 19801, and the registered agent for service of process on the Partnership in the State of Delaware at such registered office shall be The Corporation Trust Company. The principal office of the Partnership shall be Bank of America Center, 390 North Orange Avenue, Suite 2400, Orlando, Florida, 32801 or such other place as the General Partner may from time to time designate by notice to the Limited Partners. The Partnership may maintain offices at such other place or places within or outside the State of Delaware as the General Partner deems advisable.
Section 2.4 | Term |
The term of the Partnership commenced on June 3, 2016, and shall continue until dissolved pursuant to the provisions of Article XIII or as otherwise provided by law.
ARTICLE III
PURPOSE
Section 3.1 | Purpose and Business |
The purpose and nature of the business to be conducted by the Partnership is (i) to conduct any business that may be lawfully conducted by a limited partnership organized pursuant to the Act; (ii) to enter into any partnership, joint venture, trust, limited liability company or other similar arrangement to engage in any of the foregoing or the ownership of interests in any entity engaged, directly or indirectly, in any of the foregoing; and (iii) to do
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anything necessary or incidental to the foregoing; provided, however, that any business shall be limited to and conducted in such a manner as to permit Parent, at all times to be classified as a REIT, unless Parent in its sole and absolute discretion has chosen to cease to qualify as a REIT or has chosen not to attempt to qualify as a REIT for any reason or reasons whether or not related to the business conducted by the Partnership. In connection with the foregoing, and without limiting Parents right, in its sole and absolute discretion, to cease qualifying as a REIT, the Partners acknowledge that the status of Parent as a REIT inures to the benefit of all the Partners and not solely to Parent or its Affiliates, members and shareholders. The General Partner shall be empowered to do any and all acts and things necessary or prudent to ensure that the Partnership will not be classified as a publicly traded partnership taxable as a corporation for purposes of Section 7704 of the Code.
Section 3.2 | Powers |
The Partnership is empowered to do any and all acts and things necessary, appropriate, proper, advisable, incidental to or convenient for the furtherance and accomplishment of the purposes and business described herein and for the protection and benefit of the Partnership, including, without limitation, full power and authority, directly or through its ownership interest in other entities, to enter into, perform and carry out contracts of any kind, borrow money and issue evidences of indebtedness, whether or not secured by mortgage, deed of trust, pledge or other lien, acquire, own, manage, improve and develop real property, and lease, sell, transfer and dispose of real property; provided, however, that the Partnership shall not take, or shall refrain from taking, any action which, in the judgment of the General Partner, in its sole and absolute discretion, (i) could adversely affect the ability of Parent to continue to qualify as a REIT (if such entity has chosen to attempt to qualify as a REIT), (ii) could subject any of the General Partner or Parent to any taxes under Section 857, Section 4981, or any other provision of the Code, or (iii) could violate any law or regulation of any governmental body or agency having jurisdiction over any of the General Partner or Parent or its securities, unless such action (or inaction) shall have been specifically consented to by the General Partner in writing.
ARTICLE IV
CAPITAL CONTRIBUTIONS AND ISSUANCES
OF PARTNERSHIP INTERESTS
Section 4.1 | Capital Contributions of the Partners |
Prior to or concurrently with the execution of this Agreement, the Partners have made the Capital Contributions to the Partnership as set forth in the Partner Registry. On the date hereof, the Partners own Partnership Units in the amounts set forth in the Partner Registry and have Percentage Interests in the Partnership as set forth in the Partner Registry. The number of Partnership Units and Percentage Interest shall be adjusted in the Partner Registry from time to time by the General Partner to the extent necessary to reflect accurately exchanges, redemptions, Capital Contributions, the issuance of additional Partnership Units or similar events having an
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effect on a Partners Percentage Interest occurring after the date hereof in accordance with the terms of this Agreement. Except as provided in Sections 7.5 and 10.5 hereof, the Partners shall have no obligation to make any additional Capital Contributions or provide any additional funding to the Partnership (whether in the form of loans, repayments of loans or otherwise). No Partner shall have any obligation to restore any deficit that may exist in its Capital Account, either upon a liquidation of the Partnership or otherwise, provided that such Capital Account deficit did not arise by reason of distributions in violation of this Agreement or applicable law or other actions in violation of this Agreement or applicable law.
Section 4.2 | Issuances of Partnership Interests |
A. General. The General Partner is hereby authorized to cause the Partnership from time to time to issue to Partners (including Parent, the General Partner and its Affiliates) or other Persons (including, without limitation, in connection with the contribution of property to the Partnership or any of its Subsidiaries) Partnership Units or other Partnership Interests in one or more classes, or in one or more series of any of such classes, with such designations, preferences and relative, participating, optional or other special rights, powers and duties, including rights, powers and duties senior to one or more other classes of Partnership Interests, all as shall be determined, subject to applicable Delaware law, by the General Partner in its sole and absolute discretion, which shall be set forth in a written document thereafter attached to and made an exhibit to this Agreement, which exhibit shall be an amendment to this Agreement and shall be incorporated herein by this reference (each, a Partnership Unit Designation), including, without limitation, (i) the allocations of items of Partnership income, gain, loss, deduction and credit to each such class or series of Partnership Interests, (ii) the right of each such class or series of Partnership Interests to share in Partnership distributions, (iii) the rights of each such class or series of Partnership Interests upon dissolution and liquidation of the Partnership, (iv) the rights, if any, of each such class to vote on matters that require the vote or Consent of the Limited Partners, and (v) the consideration, if any, to be received by the Partnership; provided, however, that no such Partnership Units or other Partnership Interests shall be issued to Parent unless either (a) the Partnership Interests are issued in connection with the grant, award or issuance of Shares or other equity interests in Parent (including a transaction described in Section 7.5.F) having designations, preferences and other rights such that the economic interests attributable to such Shares or other equity interests are substantially similar to the designations, preferences and other rights (except voting rights) of the Partnership Interests issued to Parent in accordance with this Section 4.2.A, or (b) the additional Partnership Interests are issued to all Partners holding Partnership Interests in the same class in proportion to their respective Percentage Interests in such class. If the Partnership issues Partnership Interests pursuant to this Section 4.2.A, the General Partner shall make such revisions to this Agreement (including but not limited to the revisions described in Section 4.6, Section 5.5, Section 6.2 and Section 8.6) as it deems necessary to reflect the issuance of such Partnership Interests.
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B. Classes of Partnership Units. From and after the date of the Agreement, the Partnership shall have four classes of Partnership Units entitled Class A Units, Class B Units, LTIP Units and Series A Preferred Units, and such additional classes of Partnership Units as may be created by the General Partner pursuant to Section 4.2.A (collectively, the Units). Class A Units, Class B Units, LTIP Units or a class of Partnership Interests created pursuant to Section 4.2.A, at the election of the General Partner, in its sole and absolute discretion, may be issued to newly admitted Partners in exchange for the contribution by such Partners of cash, real estate partnership interests, stock, notes or other assets or consideration or in connection with a merger of the Partnership; provided, however, that any Partnership Unit that is not specifically designated by the General Partner as being of a particular class shall be deemed to be a Class A Unit. Each Class B Unit shall be converted automatically into a corresponding series of Class A Unit on the day immediately following the Partnership Record Date for the Distribution Period in which such Class B Unit was issued, without the requirement for any action by the General Partner, the Partnership or the Partner holding the Class B Unit. The terms of the LTIP Units shall be in accordance with Sections 4.6 and 4.7. The terms of the Series A Preferred Units shall be in accordance with Exhibit H.
Section 4.3 | No Preemptive Rights |
Except to the extent expressly granted by the Partnership pursuant to another Agreement, no Person shall have any preemptive, preferential or other similar right with respect to (i) additional Capital Contributions or loans to the Partnership or (ii) issuance or sale of any Partnership Units or other Partnership Interests.
Section 4.4 | Other Contribution Provisions |
A. General. If any Partner is admitted to the Partnership and is given a Capital Account in exchange for services rendered to the Partnership, such transaction shall be treated by the Partnership and the affected Partner as if the Partnership had compensated such Partner in cash, and the Partner had made a Capital Contribution of such cash to the capital of the Partnership.
B. Mergers. To the extent the Partnership acquires any property (or an indirect interest therein) by the merger of any other Person into the Partnership or with or into a Subsidiary of the Partnership, Persons who receive Partnership Interests in exchange for their interest in the Person merging into the Partnership or with or into a Subsidiary of the Partnership shall be deemed to have been admitted as Additional Limited Partners pursuant to Section 12.2 and shall be deemed to have made Capital Contributions as provided in the applicable merger agreement (or if not so provided, as determined by the General Partner in its sole and absolute discretion) and as set forth in the Partner Registry.
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Section 4.5 | No Interest on Capital |
No Partner shall be entitled to interest on its Capital Contributions or its Capital Account.
Section 4.6 | LTIP Units |
A. Issuance of LTIP Units. The General Partner may from time to time issue LTIP Units to Persons who have provided, or will provide, services to the Partnership or the General Partner, for such consideration (if any) as the General Partner may determine to be appropriate, and admit such Persons as Limited Partners. Subject to the following provisions of this Section 4.6 and the special provisions of Sections 4.7 and 6.1.E, LTIP Units shall be treated as Class A Units, with all of the rights, privileges and obligations attendant thereto (or, if so designated by the General Partner in connection with the issuance thereof, as Class B Units for the quarter in which such LTIP Units are issued). For purposes of computing the Partners Percentage Interests, holders of LTIP Units shall be treated as Class A Unit holders and LTIP Units shall be treated as Class A Units. In particular, subject to the following provisions of this Section 4.6 and Sections 4.7 and 6.1.E, the Partnership shall maintain at all times a one-to-one correspondence between LTIP Units and Class A Units for conversion, distribution and other purposes, including, without limitation, complying with the following procedures:
(i) If an Adjustment Event occurs, then the General Partner shall make a corresponding adjustment to the LTIP Units to maintain a one-for-one conversion and economic equivalence ratio between Class A Units and LTIP Units. If more than one Adjustment Event occurs, the adjustment to the LTIP Units need be made only once using a single formula that takes into account each and every Adjustment Event as if all Adjustment Events occurred simultaneously. If the Partnership takes an action affecting the Class A Units other than actions specifically defined as Adjustment Events and in the opinion of the General Partner such action would require an adjustment to the LTIP Units to maintain the one-to-one correspondence described above, the General Partner shall have the right to make such adjustment to the LTIP Units, to the extent permitted by law and by any applicable Equity Incentive Plan, in such manner and at such time as the General Partner, in its sole discretion, may determine to be appropriate under the circumstances. If an adjustment is made to the LTIP Units, as herein provided, the Partnership shall promptly file in the books and records of the Partnership an officers certificate setting forth such adjustment and a brief statement of the facts requiring such adjustment, which certificate shall be conclusive evidence of the correctness of such adjustment absent manifest error. Promptly after filing of such certificate, the Partnership shall mail a notice to each LTIP Unitholder setting forth the adjustment to his or her LTIP Units and the effective date of such adjustment; and
(ii) Subject to the provisions of Sections 5.1.E, 5.1.F and 5.1.G, the LTIP Unitholders shall, when, as and if authorized and declared by the General Partner out of assets legally available for that purpose, be entitled to receive distributions in an amount per LTIP Unit equal to the distributions per Class A Unit paid to holders of Class A Units (or, if such LTIP Unit
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is designated for treatment as a Class B Unit, equal to the distributions that would be paid if such unit were a Class B Unit) on such Partnership Record Date established by the General Partner with respect to such distribution. So long as any LTIP Units are outstanding, no distributions (whether in cash or in kind) shall be authorized, declared or paid on Class A Units or Class B Units, unless equal distributions have been or contemporaneously are authorized, declared and paid on the LTIP Units that are then entitled to payment of distributions.
B. Priority. Subject to the provisions of this Section 4.6 and the special provisions of Sections 4.7 , 5.1.E, 5.1.F and 5.1.G, the LTIP Units shall rank pari passu with the Class A Units and Class B Units as to the payment of regular and special periodic or other distributions and distribution of assets upon liquidation, dissolution or winding up. As to the payment of distributions and as to distribution of assets upon liquidation, dissolution or winding up, any class or series of Partnership Units which by its terms specifies that it shall rank junior to, on a parity with, or senior to the Class A Units shall also rank junior to, or pari passu with, or senior to, as the case may be, the LTIP Units. Subject to the terms of any Award Agreement, an LTIP Unitholder shall be entitled to transfer his or her LTIP Units to the same extent, and subject to the same restrictions as holders of Class A Units are entitled to transfer their Class A Units pursuant to Article XI.
C. Special Provisions. LTIP Units shall be subject to the following special provisions:
(i) Award Agreements. LTIP Units may, in the sole discretion of the General Partner, be issued subject to vesting, forfeiture and additional restrictions on transfer pursuant to the terms of an Award Agreement. The terms of any Award Agreement may be modified by the General Partner from time to time in its sole discretion, subject to any restrictions on amendment imposed by the relevant Award Agreement or by any applicable Equity Incentive Plan. LTIP Units that have vested under the terms of an Award Agreement are referred to as Vested LTIP Units; all other LTIP Units shall be treated as Unvested LTIP Units.
(ii) Forfeiture. Unless otherwise specified in the Award Agreement, upon the occurrence of any event specified in an Award Agreement as resulting in either the right of the Partnership or the General Partner to repurchase LTIP Units at a specified purchase price or some other forfeiture of any LTIP Units, then if the Partnership or the General Partner exercises such right to repurchase or such forfeiture occurs in accordance with the applicable Award Agreement, the relevant LTIP Units shall immediately, and without any further action, be treated as cancelled and no longer outstanding for any purpose. Unless otherwise specified in the Award Agreement, no consideration or other payment shall be due with respect to any LTIP Units that have been forfeited, other than any distributions declared with respect to a Partnership Record Date prior to the effective date of the forfeiture. In connection with any repurchase or forfeiture of LTIP Units, the balance of the portion of the Capital Account of the LTIP Unitholder that is attributable to all of his or her LTIP Units shall be reduced by the amount, if any, by which it exceeds the target balance contemplated by Section 6.1.E hereof, calculated with respect to the LTIP Unitholders remaining LTIP Units, if any.
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(iii) Allocations. LTIP Unitholders shall be entitled to certain special allocations of gain under Section 6.1.E. LTIP Units shall be allocated Net Income and Net Loss, for any taxable year or portion of a taxable year occurring after such issuance and prior to the Distribution Participation Date for such LTIP Units, in amounts per LTIP Unit equal to the amounts allocated per Class A Unit for the same period multiplied by the LTIP Unit Sharing Percentage for such LTIP Units. Commencing with the portion of the taxable year of the Partnership that begins on the Distribution Participation Date established for any LTIP Units, such LTIP Units shall be allocated Net Income and Net Loss in amounts per LTIP Unit equal to the amounts allocated per Class A Unit. The allocations provided by the preceding sentence shall be subject to Section 6.1.A and Section 6.1.B of the Agreement. The General Partner is authorized in its discretion to delay or accelerate the participation of the LTIP Units in allocations of Net Income and Net Loss, or to adjust the allocations made after the Distribution Participation Date, so that the ratio of (i) the total amount of Net Income or Net Loss allocated with respect to each LTIP Unit in the taxable year in which that LTIP Units Distribution Participation Date falls, to (ii) the total amount distributed to that LTIP Unit with respect to such period, is equal to such ratio as computed for the Class A Units held by the General Partner.
(iv) Redemption. The Redemption Right provided to the holders of Class A Units under Section 8.6 hereof shall not apply with respect to LTIP Units unless and until they are converted to Class A Units as provided in clause (v) below and Section 4.7.
(v) Conversion to Class A Units. Vested LTIP Units are eligible to be converted into Class A Units in accordance with Section 4.7.
D. Voting. LTIP Unitholders shall (a) have the same voting rights as the Limited Partners, with the LTIP Units voting as a single class with the Class A Units and having one vote per LTIP Unit; and (b) have the additional voting rights that are expressly set forth below. So long as any LTIP Units remain outstanding, the Partnership shall not, without the affirmative vote of the holders of a majority of the LTIP Units outstanding at the time, given in person or by proxy, either in writing or at a meeting (voting separately as a class), amend, alter or repeal, whether by merger, consolidation or otherwise, the provisions of this Agreement applicable to LTIP Units so as to materially and adversely affect any right, privilege or voting power of the LTIP Units or the LTIP Unitholders as such, unless such amendment, alteration, or repeal affects equally, ratably and proportionately the rights, privileges and voting powers of all of Class A Units (including the Class A Units held by the General Partner); but subject, in any event, to the following provisions:
(i) With respect to any Class A Unit Transaction (as defined in Section 4.7.F hereof), so long as the LTIP Units are treated in accordance with Section 4.7.F hereof, the consummation of such Class A Unit Transaction shall not be deemed to materially and adversely affect such rights, preferences, privileges or voting powers of the LTIP Units or the LTIP Unitholders as such; and
(ii) Any creation or issuance of any Partnership Units or of any class or series of Partnership Interest in accordance with the terms of this Agreement, including, without limitation, additional Class A Units or LTIP Units, whether ranking senior to, junior to, or on a parity with the LTIP Units with respect to distributions and the distribution of assets upon liquidation, dissolution or winding up, shall not be deemed to materially and adversely affect such rights, preferences, privileges or voting powers of the LTIP Units or the LTIP Unitholders as such.
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The foregoing voting provisions will not apply if, at or prior to the time when the act with respect to which such vote would otherwise be required will be effected, all outstanding LTIP Units shall have been converted into Class A Units.
Section 4.7 | Conversion of LTIP Units. |
A. Conversion Right. An LTIP Unitholder shall have the right (the Conversion Right), at his or her option, at any time to convert all or a portion of his or her Vested LTIP Units into fully paid and non-assessable Class A Units; provided, however, that a holder may not exercise the Conversion Right for fewer than one thousand (1,000) Vested LTIP Units or, if such holder holds fewer than one thousand (1,000) Vested LTIP Units, all of the Vested LTIP Units held by such holder. LTIP Unitholders shall not have the right to convert Unvested LTIP Units into Class A Units until they become Vested LTIP Units; provided, however, that when an LTIP Unitholder is notified of the expected occurrence of an event that will cause his or her Unvested LTIP Units to become Vested LTIP Units, such LTIP Unitholder may give the Partnership a Conversion Notice conditioned upon and effective as of the time of vesting and such Conversion Notice, unless subsequently revoked by the LTIP Unitholder, shall be accepted by the Partnership subject to such condition. The General Partner shall have the right at any time to cause a conversion of Vested LTIP Units into Class A Units, provided, however, that any Special LTIP Unit Distribution payable with respect to such Vested LTIP Units is paid prior to such conversion. In all cases, the conversion of any LTIP Units into Class A Units shall be subject to the conditions and procedures set forth in this Section 4.7.
B. Exercise by an LTIP Unitholder. A holder of Vested LTIP Units may convert such LTIP Units into an equal number of fully paid and non-assessable Class A Units, giving effect to all adjustments (if any) made pursuant to Section 4.6 hereof. Notwithstanding the foregoing, in no event may a holder of Vested LTIP Units convert a number of Vested LTIP Units that exceeds (x) the Economic Capital Account Balance of such Limited Partner, to the extent attributable to its ownership of LTIP Units, divided by (y) the Class A Unit Economic Balance, in each case as determined as of the effective date of conversion (the Capital Account Limitation). In order to exercise his or her Conversion Right, an LTIP Unitholder shall deliver a notice (a Conversion Notice) in the form attached as Exhibit E to this Agreement to the
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Partnership (with a copy to the General Partner) not less than ten (10) nor more than sixty (60) days prior to a date (the Conversion Date) specified in such Conversion Notice; provided, however, that if the General Partner has not given to the LTIP Unitholders notice of a proposed or upcoming Class A Unit Transaction (as defined in Section 4.7.F hereof) at least thirty (30) days prior to the effective date of such Class A Unit Transaction, then LTIP Unitholders shall have the right to deliver a Conversion Notice until the earlier of (x) the tenth day after such notice from the General Partner of a Class A Unit Transaction or (y) the third business day immediately preceding the effective date of such Class A Unit Transaction. A Conversion Notice shall be provided in the manner provided in Section 15.1. Each LTIP Unitholder covenants and agrees with the Partnership that all Vested LTIP Units to be converted pursuant to this Section 4.7.B shall be free and clear of all liens and encumbrances. Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, a holder of LTIP Units may deliver a Notice of Redemption pursuant to Section 8.6 relating to those Class A Units that will be issued to such holder upon conversion of such LTIP Units into Class A Units in advance of the Conversion Date; provided, however, that the redemption of such Class A Units by the Partnership shall in no event take place until after the Conversion Date. For clarity, it is noted that the objective of this paragraph is to put an LTIP Unitholder in a position where, if he or she so wishes, the Class A Units into which his or her Vested LTIP Units will be converted can be redeemed by the Partnership simultaneously with such conversion, with the further consequence that, if the General Partner elects to assume and perform the Partnerships redemption obligation with respect to such Class A Units under Section 8.6 hereof by delivering to such holder Shares rather than cash, then such holder can have such Shares issued to him or her simultaneously with the conversion of his or her Vested LTIP Units into Class A Units. The General Partner and LTIP Unitholder shall reasonably cooperate with each other to coordinate the timing of the events described in the foregoing sentence.
C. Forced Conversion by the Partnership. The Partnership, at any time at the election of the General Partner, may cause any number of Vested LTIP Units held by an LTIP Unitholder to be converted (a Forced Conversion) into an equal number of fully paid and non-assessable Class A Units, giving effect to all adjustments (if any) made pursuant to Section 4.6; provided, however, that the Partnership may not cause Forced Conversion of any LTIP Units that would not at the time be eligible for conversion at the option of such LTIP Unitholder pursuant to Section 4.7.B or with respect to which a Special LTIP Unit Distribution is payable and has not been paid. In order to exercise its right of Forced Conversion, the Partnership shall deliver a notice (a Forced Conversion Notice) in the form attached as Exhibit F to this Agreement to the applicable LTIP Unitholder not less than ten (10) nor more than sixty (60) days prior to the Conversion Date specified in such Forced Conversion Notice. A Forced Conversion Notice shall be provided in the manner provided in Section 15.1.
D. Completion of Conversion. A conversion of Vested LTIP Units for which the holder thereof has given a Conversion Notice or the Partnership has given a Forced Conversion Notice shall occur automatically after the close of business on the applicable Conversion Date
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without any action on the part of such LTIP Unitholder, as of which time such LTIP Unitholder shall be credited on the books and records of the Partnership with the issuance as of the opening of business on the next day of the number of Class A Units issuable upon such conversion. After the conversion of LTIP Units as aforesaid, the Partnership shall deliver to such LTIP Unitholder, upon his or her written request, a certificate of the General Partner certifying the number of Class A Units and remaining LTIP Units, if any, held by such person immediately after such conversion. The Assignee of any Limited Partner pursuant to Article XI hereof may exercise the rights of such Limited Partner pursuant to this Section 4.7 and such Limited Partner shall be bound by the exercise of such rights by the Assignee.
E. Impact of Conversions for Purposes of Section 6.1.E. For purposes of making future allocations under Section 6.1.E hereof and applying the Capital Account Limitation, the portion of the Economic Capital Account Balance of the applicable LTIP Unitholder that is treated as attributable to his or her LTIP Units shall be reduced, as of the date of conversion, by the product of the number of LTIP Units converted and the Class A Unit Economic Balance.
F. Class A Unit Transactions. If the Partnership or Parent shall be a party to any Class A Unit Transaction, then the General Partner shall, immediately prior to the Class A Unit Transaction, exercise its right to cause a Forced Conversion with respect to the maximum number of LTIP Units then eligible for conversion, taking into account any allocations that occur in connection with the Class A Unit Transaction or that would occur in connection with the Class A Unit Transaction if the assets of the Partnership were sold at the Class A Unit Transaction price or, if applicable, at a value determined by the General Partner in good faith using the value attributed to the Partnership Units in the context of the Class A Unit Transaction (in which case the Conversion Date shall be the effective date of the Class A Unit Transaction). In anticipation of such Forced Conversion and the consummation of the Class A Unit Transaction, the Partnership shall use commercially reasonable efforts to cause each LTIP Unitholder to be afforded the right to receive in connection with such Class A Unit Transaction in consideration for the Class A Units into which his or her LTIP Units will be converted the same kind and amount of cash, securities and other property (or any combination thereof) receivable upon the consummation of such Class A Unit Transaction by a holder of the same number of Class A Units, assuming such holder of Class A Units is not a Person with which the Partnership consolidated or into which the Partnership merged or which merged into the Partnership or to which such sale or transfer was made, as the case may be (a Constituent Person), or an affiliate of a Constituent Person. In the event that holders of Class A Units have the opportunity to elect the form or type of consideration to be received upon consummation of the Class A Unit Transaction, prior to such Class A Unit Transaction the General Partner shall give prompt written notice to each LTIP Unitholder of such election, and shall use commercially reasonable efforts to afford the LTIP Unitholders the right to elect, by written notice to the General Partner, the form or type of consideration to be received upon conversion of each LTIP Unit held by such holder into Class A Units in connection with such Class A Unit Transaction. If an LTIP Unitholder fails to make such an election, such holder (and any of its transferees) shall receive
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upon conversion of each LTIP Unit held him or her (or by any of his or her transferees) the same kind and amount of consideration that a holder of a Class A Unit would receive if such Class A Unit holder failed to make such an election. Subject to the rights of the Partnership and the General Partner under any Award Agreement and any applicable Equity Incentive Plan, to the extent any LTIP Units are then outstanding, the Partnership shall use commercially reasonable effort to cause the terms of any Class A Unit Transaction to be consistent with the provisions of this Section 4.7.F and to enter into an agreement with the successor or purchasing entity, as the case may be, for the benefit of any LTIP Unitholders whose LTIP Units will not be converted into Class A Units in connection with the Class A Unit Transaction that will (i) contain provisions enabling the holders of LTIP Units that remain outstanding after such Class A Unit Transaction to convert their LTIP Units into securities as comparable as reasonably possible under the circumstances to the Class A Units and (ii) preserve as far as reasonably possible under the circumstances the distribution, special allocation, conversion, and other rights set forth in this Agreement for the benefit of the LTIP Unitholders.
ARTICLE V
DISTRIBUTIONS
Section 5.1 | Requirement and Characterization of Distributions |
A. Distribution of Operating Income. The General Partner shall distribute at least quarterly an amount equal to all, or such portion as the General Partner in its sole and absolute discretion may determine, of the Available Cash of the Partnership with respect to such quarter or shorter period to the Partners in accordance with the terms established for the class or classes of Partnership Interests held by such Partners who are Partners on the respective Partnership Record Date with respect to such quarter or shorter period as provided in Sections 5.1.B, 5.1.C and 5.1.D and in accordance with the respective terms established for each class of Partnership Interest. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein, in no event may a Partner receive a distribution of Available Cash with respect to a Partnership Unit for a quarter or shorter period if such Partner is entitled to receive a distribution with respect to a Share for which such Partnership Unit has been redeemed or exchanged. Unless otherwise expressly provided for herein, or in the terms established for a new class or series of Partnership Interests created in accordance with Article IV hereof, no Partnership Interest shall be entitled to a distribution in preference to any other Partnership Interest. If Parent has chosen to attempt to qualify as a REIT, the General Partner shall make such reasonable efforts, as determined by it in its sole and absolute discretion and consistent with the qualification of Parent as a REIT, to distribute Available Cash to Parent in an amount sufficient to enable Parent to make distributions to its shareholders that will enable Parent to (1) satisfy the requirements for qualification as a REIT under the Code and the Regulations (the REIT Requirements), and (2) avoid any federal income or excise tax liability.
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B. Method.
(i) Each holder of Partnership Interests, if any, that is entitled to any preference in distribution shall be entitled to a distribution in accordance with the rights of any such class of Partnership Interests (and, within such class, pro rata in proportion to the respective Percentage Interests on such Partnership Record Date); and
(ii) To the extent there is Available Cash remaining after the payment of any preference in distribution in accordance with the foregoing clause (i) (if applicable), with respect to Partnership Interests that are not entitled to any preference in distribution, such Available Cash shall be distributed pro rata to each such class in accordance with the terms of such class (and, within each such class, pro rata in proportion to the respective Percentage Interests on such Partnership Record Date).
C. Distributions When Class B Units Are Outstanding. If for any quarter or shorter period with respect to which a distribution is to be made pursuant to Section 5.1.A (a Distribution Period) Class B Units are outstanding on the Partnership Record Date for such Distribution Period, the General Partner shall allocate the Available Cash with respect to such Distribution Period available for distribution with respect to the Class A Units and Class B Units collectively between the Partners who are holders of Class A Units (Class A) and the Partners who are holders of Class B Units (Class B) as follows:
(a) | Class A shall receive that portion of the Available Cash (the Class A Share) determined by multiplying the amount of Available Cash by the following fraction: |
A x Y |
(A x Y) + (B x X) |
(b) | Class B shall receive that portion of the Available Cash (the Class B Share) determined by multiplying the amount of Available Cash by the following fraction: |
B x X |
(A x Y) + (B x X) |
(c) | For purposes of the foregoing formulas, (i) A equals the number of Class A Units outstanding on the Partnership Record Date for such Distribution Period; (ii) B equals the number of Class B Units outstanding on the Partnership Record Date for such Distribution Period; (iii) Y equals the number of days in the Distribution Period; and (iv) X equals the number of days in the Distribution Period for which the Class B Units were issued and outstanding. |
The Class A Share shall be distributed pro rata among Partners holding Class A Units on the Partnership Record Date for the Distribution Period in accordance with the number of Class A
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Units held by each Partner on such Partnership Record Date; provided, however, that in no event may a Partner receive a distribution of Available Cash with respect to a Class A Unit if a Partner is entitled to receive a distribution with respect to a Share for which such Class A Unit has been redeemed or exchanged. If Class B Units were issued on the same date, the Class B Share shall be distributed pro rata among the Partners holding Class B Units on the Partnership Record Date for the Distribution Period in accordance with the number of Class B Units held by each Partner on such Partnership Record Date. In no event shall any Class B Units be entitled to receive any distribution of Available Cash for any Distribution Period ending prior to the date on which such Class B Units are issued. For purposes of the foregoing calculations, LTIP Units with an associated Distribution Participation Date that falls on or before the date of the relevant distribution shall be treated as outstanding Class A Units.
D. Distributions When Class B Units Have Been Issued on Different Dates. If Class B Units which have been issued on different dates are outstanding on the Partnership Record Date for any Distribution Period, then the Class B Units issued on each particular date shall be treated as a separate series of Partnership Units for purposes of making the allocation of Available Cash for such Distribution Period among the holders of Partnership Units (and the formula for making such allocation, and the definitions of variables used therein, shall be modified accordingly). Thus, for example, if two series of Class B Units are outstanding on the Partnership Record Date for any Distribution Period, the allocation formula for each series, Series B1 and Series B2 would be as follows:
(a) | Series B1 shall receive that portion of the Available Cash determined by multiplying the amount of Available Cash by the following fraction: |
B1 x X1 |
(A x Y) + (B x X1) + (B2 x X2) |
(b) | Series B2 shall receive that portion of the Available Cash determined by multiplying the amount of Available Cash by the following fraction: |
B2 x X2 |
(A x Y) + (B1 x X1) + (B2 x X2) |
(c) | For purposes of the foregoing formulas the definitions set forth in Section 5.1.C(3) remain the same except that (i) B1 equals the number of Partnership Units in Series B1 outstanding on the Partnership Record Date for such Distribution Period; (ii) B2 equals the number of Partnership Units in Series B2 outstanding on the Partnership Record Date for such Distribution Period; (iii) X1 equals the number of days in the Distribution Period for which the Partnership Units in Series B1 were issued and outstanding; and (iv) X2 equals the number of days in the Distribution Period for which the Partnership Units in Series B2 were issued and outstanding. |
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For purposes of the foregoing calculations, LTIP Units with an associated Distribution Participation Date that falls on or before the date of the relevant distribution shall be treated as outstanding Class A Units.
E. Distributions With Respect to LTIP Units. Commencing from the Distribution Participation Date established for any LTIP Units, for any quarterly or other period holders of such LTIP Units shall be entitled to receive, if, when and as authorized by the General Partner out of funds legally available for the payment of distributions, regular cash distributions in an amount per unit equal to the distribution payable on each Class A Unit for the corresponding quarterly or other period (the LTIP Distribution Amount). In addition, from and after the Distribution Participation Date, LTIP Units shall be entitled to receive, if, when and as authorized by the General Partner out of funds or other property legally available for the payment of distributions, non-liquidating special, extraordinary or other distributions in an amount per unit equal to the amount of any non-liquidating special, extraordinary or other distributions payable on the Class A Units which may be made from time to time. LTIP Units shall also be entitled to receive, if, when and as authorized by the General Partner out of funds or other property legally available for the payment of distributions, distributions representing proceeds of a sale or other disposition of all or substantially all of the assets of the Partnership in an amount per unit equal to the amount of any such distributions payable on the Class A Units, whether made prior to, on or after the Distribution Participation Date, provided that the amount of such distributions shall not exceed the positive balances of the Capital Accounts of the holders of such LTIP Units to the extent attributable to the ownership of such LTIP Units. Distributions on the LTIP Units, if authorized, shall be payable on such dates and in such manner as may be authorized by the General Partner (any such date, a Distribution Payment Date); provided that the Distribution Payment Date and the record date for determining which holders of LTIP Units are entitled to receive a distribution shall be the same as the corresponding dates relating to the corresponding distribution on the Class A Units.
F. Special LTIP Unit Distribution. As of the Distribution Participation Date for an LTIP Unit that is not forfeited on or prior to such Distribution Participation Date, the holder of such LTIP Unit will be entitled to receive a special distribution (the Special LTIP Unit Distribution) with respect to such unit equal to the Applicable Special LTIP Unit Distribution Amount with respect to such unit; provided, however, that such amount shall not exceed either (x) the amount of non-liquidating cash distributions per unit that were paid on the Class A Units on or after the date of the issuance of the LTIP Unit (or such other date as is specified as the Distribution Measurement Date in the Award Agreement or other documentation pursuant to which such LTIP Unit is issued) (such date being referred to as the Distribution Measurement Date with respect to such LTIP Unit) and prior to such Distribution Participation Date or (y) the positive balance of the Capital Account of such holder attributable to such LTIP Unit. The Applicable Special LTIP Unit Distribution Amount with respect to an LTIP Unit equals the product of (x) the amount of non-liquidating cash distributions per unit that were paid on the Class A Units on or after the Distribution Measurement Date with respect to such LTIP Unit and
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prior to the Distribution Participation Date for such LTIP Unit, multiplied by (y) the LTIP Unit Sharing Percentage for such LTIP Unit. The Special LTIP Unit Distribution for an LTIP Unit will be payable on the first Distribution Payment Date on or after the Distribution Participation Date for such LTIP Unit if and when authorized by the General Partner out of funds legally available for the payment of distributions; provided that, to the extent not otherwise prohibited by the terms of any class of Partnership Interests entitled to any preference in distribution and authorized by the General Partner out of funds legally available for the payment of distributions, such Special LTIP Unit Distribution may be paid prior to such Distribution Payment Date. On or after the Distribution Participation Date with respect to an LTIP Unit, if such LTIP Unit is outstanding, no distributions (other than in Class A Units, LTIP Units or other Partnership Interests ranking on par with or junior to such units as to distributions and upon liquidation, dissolution or winding up of the affairs of the Partnership) shall be declared or paid or set apart for payment upon the Class A Units, the LTIP Units or any other Partnership Interests ranking junior to or on a parity with the LTIP Unit as to distributions for any period (other than Special LTIP Unit Distributions with respect to LTIP Units that had an earlier Distribution Participation Date) unless the full amount of any Special LTIP Unit Distribution due with respect to such LTIP Unit have been or contemporaneously are declared and paid.
G. LTIP Units Intended to Qualify as Profits Interests.
(i) Distributions made pursuant to this Section 5.1 shall be adjusted as necessary to ensure that the amount apportioned to each LTIP Unit does not exceed the amount attributable to items of Partnership income or gain realized after the date such LTIP Unit was issued by the Partnership. The intent of this Section 5.1.G is to ensure that any LTIP Units issued after the date of this Agreement qualify as profits interests under Revenue Procedure 93-27, 1993-2 C.B. 343 (June 9, 1993) and Revenue Procedure 2001-43, 2001-2 C.B. 191 (August 3, 2001), and this Section 5.1 and Article VI shall be interpreted and applied consistently therewith. The General Partner at its discretion may amend this Section 5.1.G to ensure that any LTIP Units granted after the date of this Agreement will qualify as profits interests under Revenue Procedure 93-27, 1993-2 C.B. 343 (June 9, 1993) and Revenue Procedure 2001-43, 2001-2 C.B. 191 (August 3, 2001) (and any other similar rulings or regulations that may be in effect at such time).
(ii) The Partners agree that the General Partner may make a Safe Harbor Election (as defined below), on behalf of itself and of all Partners, to have the LTIP Safe Harbor apply irrevocably with respect to LTIP Units transferred in connection with the performance of services by a Partner in a partner capacity. The Safe Harbor Election shall be effective as of the date of issuance of such LTIP Units. If such election is made, (A) the Partnership and each Partner agree to comply with all requirements of the LTIP Safe Harbor with respect to all interests in the Partnership transferred in connection with the performance of services by a Partner in a partner capacity, whether such Partner was admitted as a Partner or as the transferee of a previous Partner, and (B) the General Partner shall cause the Partnership to comply with all record keeping requirements and other administrative requirements with respect to the LTIP Safe Harbor as shall be required by proposed or final regulations relating thereto.
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(iii) The Partners agree that if a Safe Harbor Election is made by the General Partner, (A) each LTIP Unit issued hereunder is a Safe Harbor Interest, (B) each LTIP Unit represents a profits interest received for services rendered or to be rendered to or for the benefit of the Partnership by the LTIP Unitholder in his or her capacity as a Partner or in anticipation of becoming a Partner, and (C) the fair market value of each LTIP Unit issued by the Partnership upon receipt by the LTIP Unitholder as of the date of issuance is zero (plus the amount, if any, of any Capital Contributions made to the Partnership by such LTIP Unitholder in connection with the issuance of such LTIP Unit), representing the liquidation value of such interest upon receipt (with such valuation being consented to and hereby approved by all Partners).
(iv) Each Partner, by signing this Agreement or by accepting such transfer, hereby agrees to comply with all requirements of any Safe Harbor Election made by the General Partner with respect to each LTIP Unitholders Safe Harbor Interest.
(v) The General Partner shall file or cause the Partnership to file all returns, reports and other documentation as may be required, as reasonably determined by the General Partner, to perfect and maintain any Safe Harbor Election made by the General Partner with respect to granting of each LTIP Unitholders Safe Harbor Interest.
(vi) The General Partner is hereby authorized and empowered, without further vote or action of the Partners, to amend this Agreement to the extent necessary or helpful in accordance with the advice of Partnership tax counsel or accountants to sustain the Partnerships position that (A) it has complied with the LTIP Safe Harbor requirements in order to provide for a Safe Harbor Election and it has ability to maintain the same, or (B) the issuance of the LTIP Units is not a taxable event with respect to the LTIP Unitholders, and the General Partner shall have the authority to execute any such amendment by and on behalf of each Partner pursuant to the power of attorney granted by this Agreement. Any undertaking by any Partner necessary or desirable to (A) enable or preserve a Safe Harbor Election or (B) otherwise to prevent to the issuance of LTIP Units to LTIP Unitholders from being a taxable event may be reflected in such amendments and, to the extent so reflected, shall be binding on each Partner.
(vii) Each Partner agrees to cooperate with the General Partner to perfect and maintain any Safe Harbor Election, and to timely execute and deliver any documentation with respect thereto reasonably requested by the General Partner, at the expense of the Partnership.
(viii) No Transfer of any interest in the Partnership by a Partner shall be effective unless prior to such Transfer, the assignee or intended recipient of such interest shall have agreed in writing to be bound by the provisions of this Section 5.1.G, in a form reasonably satisfactory to the General Partner.
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(ix) The provisions of this Section 5.1.G shall apply regardless of whether or not an LTIP Unitholder files an election pursuant to Section 83(b) of the Code.
(x) The General Partner may amend this Section 5.1.G as it deems necessary or appropriate to maximize the tax benefit of the issuance of LTIP Units to any LTIP Unitholder if there are changes in the law or Regulations concerning the issuance of partnership interests for services.
Section 5.2 | Distributions in Kind |
The General Partner may determine, in its sole and absolute discretion, to make a distribution in kind of Partnership assets to the holders of Partnership Interests, and such assets shall be distributed in such a fashion as to ensure that the fair market value is distributed and allocated in the same manner as a cash distribution in accordance with Articles V, VI and XIII hereof. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein, no Partner shall be entitled to demand property other than cash in connection with any distributions by the Partnership.
Section 5.3 | Amounts Withheld |
All amounts withheld pursuant to the Code or any provisions of any state or local tax law and Section 10.5 with respect to any allocation, payment or distribution to the General Partner, the Limited Partners or Assignees shall be treated as amounts distributed to the General Partner, Limited Partners or Assignees, as the case may be, pursuant to Section 5.1 for all purposes under this Agreement.
Section 5.4 | Distributions upon Liquidation |
Proceeds from a Liquidating Event shall be distributed to the Partners in accordance with Section 13.2.
Section 5.5 | Revisions to Reflect Issuance of Partnership Interests |
If the Partnership issues Partnership Interests to the General Partner or any Additional Limited Partner pursuant to Article IV hereof, the General Partner shall make such revisions to this Article V and the Partner Registry in the books and records of the Partnership as it deems necessary to reflect the terms of the issuance of such Partnership Interests. Such revisions shall not require the consent or approval of any other Partner.
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ARTICLE VI
ALLOCATIONS
Section 6.1 | Allocations for Capital Account Purposes |
For purposes of maintaining the Capital Accounts and in determining the rights of the Partners among themselves, the Partnerships items of income, gain, loss and deduction (computed in accordance with Exhibit B) shall be allocated among the Partners in each taxable year (or portion thereof) as provided herein below.
A. Net Income. Subject to Section 4.6.C(iii), after giving effect to the special allocations set forth in Section 1 of Exhibit C of the Partnership Agreement and any special allocations required to be made pursuant to Section 6.1.E, Net Income shall be allocated:
(1) | first, to the General Partner to the extent that Net Loss previously allocated to the General Partner pursuant to Section 6.1.B(5) exceeds Net Income previously allocated to the General Partner pursuant to this clause (1); |
(2) | second, to the General Partner until the cumulative Net Income allocated under this clause (2) equals the cumulative Net Loss allocated the General Partner under Section 6.1.B(4); |
(3) | third, to the holders of any Partnership Interests that are entitled to any preference upon liquidation until the cumulative Net Income allocated under this clause (3) equals the cumulative Net Loss allocated to such Partners under Section 6.1.B(3); |
(4) | fourth, to the holders of any Partnership Interests that are entitled to any preference in distribution in accordance with the rights of any other class of Partnership Interests until each such Partnership Interest has been allocated, on a cumulative basis pursuant to this clause (4), Net Income equal to the amount of distributions payable that are attributable to the preference of such class of Partnership Interests, whether or not paid (and, within such class, pro rata in proportion to the respective Percentage Interests as of the last day of the period for which such allocation is being made); |
(5) | fifth, to the holders of any Partnership Interests that are not entitled to any preference upon liquidation until the cumulative Net Income allocated under this clause (5) equals the cumulative Net Loss allocated to such Partners under Section 6.1.B(2); and |
(6) | finally, with respect to Partnership Interests that are not entitled to any preference in distribution or with respect to which distributions are not limited to any |
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preference in distribution, pro rata to each such class in accordance with the terms of such class (and, within such class, pro rata in proportion to the respective Percentage Interests as of the last day of the period for which such allocation is being made). |
B. Net Loss. Subject to Section 4.6.C(iii), after giving effect to the special allocations set forth in Section 1 of Exhibit C of the Partnership Agreement and any special allocations required to be made pursuant to Sections 6.1.E, Net Loss shall be allocated:
(1) | first, to the holders of Partnership Interests that are not entitled to any preference in distribution or with respect to which distributions are not limited to any preference in distribution, in proportion to, and to the extent that, their share of the Net Income previously allocated pursuant to Section 6.1.A(6) exceeds, on a cumulative basis, the sum of (a) distributions with respect to such Partnership Interests pursuant to clause (ii) of Section 5.1.B and (b) Net Loss allocated under this clause (1); |
(2) | second, with respect to classes of Partnership Interests that are not entitled to any preference in distribution upon liquidation, pro rata to each such class in accordance with the terms of such class (and, within such class, pro rata in proportion to the respective Percentage Interests as of the last day of the period for which such allocation is being made); provided, however, that Net Loss shall not be allocated to any Partner pursuant to this Section 6.1.B(2) to the extent that such allocation would cause such Partner to have an Adjusted Capital Account Deficit (or increase any existing Adjusted Capital Account Deficit) (determined in the case of a Partner who also holds classes of Partnership Interests that are entitled to any preferences in distribution upon liquidation, by subtracting from such Partners Adjusted Capital Account the amount of such preferred distribution to be made upon liquidation) at the end of such taxable year (or portion thereof); |
(3) | third, with respect to classes of Partnership Interests that are entitled to any preference in distribution upon liquidation, in reverse order of the priorities of each such class (and within each such class, pro rata in proportion to their respective Percentage Interests as of the last day of the period for which such allocation is being made); provided, however, that Net Loss shall not be allocated to any Partner pursuant to this Section 6.1.B(3) to the extent that such allocation would cause such Partner to have an Adjusted Capital Account Deficit (or increase any existing Adjusted Capital Account Deficit) at the end of such taxable year (or portion thereof); |
(4) | fourth, to the General Partner in an amount equal to the amount of the Partnerships Recourse Liabilities; and |
(5) | thereafter, to the General Partner. |
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C. Allocation of Nonrecourse Debt. For purposes of Regulation Section 1.752-3(a), the Partners agree that Nonrecourse Liabilities of the Partnership in excess of the sum of (i) the amount of Partnership Minimum Gain and (ii) the total amount of Nonrecourse Built-in Gain shall be allocated by the General Partner by taking into account facts and circumstances relating to each Partners respective interest in the profits of the Partnership unless and to the extent provided otherwise in an agreement between any Partner and the Partnership. For this purpose, the General Partner shall have the sole and absolute discretion in any Fiscal Year to allocate such excess Nonrecourse Liabilities among the Partners in any manner permitted under Code Section 752 and the Regulations thereunder.
D. Recapture Income. Any gain allocated to the Partners upon the sale or other taxable disposition of any Partnership asset shall, to the extent possible after taking into account other required allocations of gain pursuant to Exhibit C, be characterized as Recapture Income in the same proportions and to the same extent as such Partners have been allocated any deductions directly or indirectly giving rise to the treatment of such gains as Recapture Income.
E. Special Allocations Regarding LTIP Units. Notwithstanding the provisions of Section 6.1.A, Liquidating Gains shall first be allocated to the LTIP Unitholders until their Economic Capital Account Balances, to the extent attributable to their ownership of LTIP Units, are equal to (i) the Class A Unit Economic Balance, multiplied by (ii) the number of their LTIP Units, plus the aggregate net amount of Net Income and Net Loss allocated to such LTIP Units prior to the Distribution Participation Date with respect to such LTIP Units less the amount of any Special LTIP Unit Distributions with respect to such LTIP Units; provided, however, that no such Liquidating Gains will be allocated with respect to any particular LTIP Unit unless and to the extent that such Liquidating Gains, when aggregated with other Liquidating Gains realized since the issuance of such LTIP Unit, exceed Liquidating Losses realized since the issuance of such LTIP Unit. After giving effect to the special allocations set forth in Section 1 of Exhibit C hereto, and notwithstanding the provisions of Sections 6.1.A and 6.1.B above, in the event that, due to distributions with respect to Class A Units in which the LTIP Units do not participate or otherwise, the Economic Capital Account Balances of any present or former holder of LTIP Units, to the extent attributable to the holders ownership of LTIP Units, exceed the target balance specified above, then Liquidating Losses shall be allocated to such holder to the extent necessary to reduce or eliminate the disparity. In the event that Liquidating Gains or Liquidating Losses are allocated under this Section 6.1.E, Net Income allocable under Section 6.1.A(6) and any Net Loss shall be recomputed without regard to the Liquidating Gains or Liquidating Losses so allocated. For this purpose, Liquidating Gains means net gains that are or would be realized in connection with the actual or hypothetical sale of all or substantially all of the assets of the Partnership, including but not limited to net capital gain realized in connection with an adjustment to the value of Partnership assets under Section 704(b) of the Code made pursuant to Section 1.D of Exhibit B of the Partnership Agreement.
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Liquidating Losses means any net capital loss realized in connection with any such event. The Economic Capital Account Balances of the LTIP Unitholders will be equal to their Capital Account balances to the extent attributable to their ownership of LTIP Units, plus the amount of their share of any Partner Minimum Gain or Partnership Minimum Gain, in either case to the extent attributable to their ownership of LTIP Units and computed on a hypothetical basis after taking into account all allocations through the date on which any allocation is made under this Section 6.1.E, but prior to the realization of any Liquidating Gains. Similarly, the Class A Unit Economic Balance shall mean (i) the Capital Account balance of the General Partner, plus the amount of the General Partners share of any Partner Minimum Gain or Partnership Minimum Gain, in either case to the extent attributable to the General Partners ownership of Class A Units and computed on a hypothetical basis after taking into account all allocations through the date on which any allocation is made under this Section 6.1.E, but prior to the realization of any Liquidating Gains, divided by (ii) the number of the General Partners Class A Units. Any such allocations shall be made among the LTIP Unitholders in proportion to the amounts required to be allocated to each under this Section 6.1.E. The parties agree that the intent of this Section 6.1.E is to make the Capital Account balance associated with each LTIP Unit to be economically equivalent to the Capital Account balance associated with the General Partners Class A Units (on a per-Unit basis, other than differences resulting from the allocation of Net Income and Net Loss allocated to such LTIP Units prior to the Distribution Participation Date with respect to such LTIP Units in excess of the amount of Special LTIP Unit Distributions paid with respect to such LTIP Units), provided that Liquidating Gains are of a sufficient magnitude to do so upon a sale of all or substantially all of the assets of the Partnership, or upon an adjustment to the Partners Capital Accounts pursuant to Section 1.D of Exhibit B. To the extent the LTIP Unitholders receive a distribution in excess of their Capital Accounts, such distribution will be a guaranteed payment under Section 707(c) of the Code.
Section 6.2 | Revisions to Allocations to Reflect Issuance of Partnership Interests |
If the Partnership issues Partnership Interests to the General Partner or any Additional Limited Partner pursuant to Article IV hereof, the General Partner shall make such revisions to this Article VI and the Partner Registry in the books and records of the Partnership as it deems necessary to reflect the terms of the issuance of such Partnership Interests, including making preferential allocations to classes of Partnership Interests that are entitled thereto. Such revisions shall not require the consent or approval of any other Partner.
ARTICLE VII
MANAGEMENT AND OPERATIONS OF BUSINESS
Section 7.1 | Management |
A. Powers of General Partner. Except as otherwise expressly provided in this Agreement, all management powers over the business and affairs of the Partnership are and shall be exclusively vested in the General Partner, and no Limited Partner shall have any right to
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participate in or exercise control or management power over the business and affairs of the Partnership. The General Partner may not be removed by the Limited Partners with or without cause. In addition to the powers now or hereafter granted a general partner of a limited partnership under applicable law or which are granted to the General Partner under any other provision of this Agreement, the General Partner shall have full power and authority to do all things deemed necessary or desirable by it to conduct the business of the Partnership, to exercise all powers set forth in Section 3.2 and to effectuate the purposes set forth in Section 3.1, including, without limitation:
(a) | the making of any expenditures, the lending or borrowing of money (including, without limitation, making prepayments on loans and borrowing money to permit the Partnership to make distributions to its Partners in such amounts as are required under Section 5.1.A or will permit Parent (so long as Parent chooses to attempt to qualify as a REIT) to avoid the payment of any U.S. federal income tax (including, for this purpose, any excise tax pursuant to Section 4981 of the Code) and to make distributions to its shareholders sufficient to permit Parent to maintain its REIT status), the assumption or guarantee of, or other contracting for, indebtedness and other liabilities including, without limitation, the assumption or guarantee of or otherwise contracting for (including by becoming a co-obligor, co-borrower, guarantor or surety or otherwise providing credit support of any kind) any indebtedness or other obligations of the General Partner, its Subsidiaries or the Partnerships Subsidiaries, the issuance of evidences of indebtedness (including the securing of same by mortgage, deed of trust or other lien or encumbrance on the Partnerships assets) and the incurring of any obligations the General Partner deems necessary for the conduct of the activities of the Partnership; |
(b) | the making of tax, regulatory and other filings, or rendering of periodic or other reports to governmental or other agencies having jurisdiction over the business or assets of the Partnership; |
(c) | the acquisition, disposition, mortgage, pledge, encumbrance, hypothecation or exchange of any or all of the assets of the Partnership (including acquisition of any new assets, the exercise or grant of any conversion, option, privilege or subscription right or other right available in connection with any assets at any time held by the Partnership) or the merger, consolidation, reorganization or other combination of the Partnership or any Subsidiary of the Partnership with or into another entity on such terms as the General Partner deems proper; |
(d) | the use of the assets of the Partnership (including, without limitation, cash on hand) for any purpose consistent with the terms of this Agreement and on any terms it sees fit, including, without limitation, the financing of the conduct of the |
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operations of the General Partner, the Partnership or any of the Partnerships Subsidiaries, the lending of funds to other Persons (including, without limitation, the General Partner, its Subsidiaries, the Partnerships Subsidiaries and any of their Affiliates) and the repayment of obligations of the Partnership and its Subsidiaries and any other Person in which the Partnership has an equity investment and the making of capital contributions to, and equity investments in, its Subsidiaries; |
(e) | the management, operation, leasing, landscaping, repair, alteration, demolition or improvement of any real property or improvements owned by the Partnership or any Subsidiary of the Partnership or any Person in which the Partnership has made a direct or indirect equity investment; |
(f) | the negotiation, execution, and performance of any contracts, conveyances or other instruments that the General Partner considers useful or necessary to the conduct of the Partnerships operations or the implementation of the General Partners powers under this Agreement, including contracting with contractors, developers, consultants, accountants, legal counsel, other professional advisors and other agents and the payment of their expenses and compensation out of the Partnerships assets; |
(g) | the mortgage, pledge, encumbrance or hypothecation of any assets of the Partnership; |
(h) | the distribution of Partnership cash or other Partnership assets in accordance with this Agreement; |
(i) | the holding, managing, investing and reinvesting of cash and other assets of the Partnership; |
(j) | the collection and receipt of revenues and income of the Partnership; |
(k) | the selection, designation of powers, authority and duties and the dismissal of employees of the Partnership (including, without limitation, employees having titles such as president, vice president, secretary and treasurer) and agents, outside attorneys, accountants, consultants and contractors of the Partnership and the determination of their compensation and other terms of employment or hiring, including waivers of conflicts of interest and the payment of their expenses and compensation out of the Partnerships assets; |
(l) | the maintenance of such insurance (including, without limitation, directors, trustees and officers insurance) for the benefit of the Partnership and the Partners (including, without limitation, Parent) and the directors, trustees and officers thereof as the General Partner deems necessary or appropriate; |
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(m) | the formation of, or acquisition of an interest (including non-voting interests in entities controlled by Affiliates of the Partnership or the General Partner or third parties) in, and the contribution of property to, any further limited or general partnerships, joint ventures, limited liability companies, corporations or other relationships that it deems desirable (including, without limitation, the acquisition of interests in, and the contributions of funds or property to, or making of loans to, its Subsidiaries and any other Person in which it has an equity investment from time to time, or the incurrence of indebtedness on behalf of such Persons or the guarantee of the obligations of such Persons); provided, however, that as long as Parent has determined to attempt to continue to qualify as a REIT, the Partnership may not engage in any such formation, acquisition or contribution that would cause Parent to fail to qualify as a REIT; |
(n) | the control of any matters affecting the rights and obligations of the Partnership or any Subsidiary of the Partnership, including the settlement, compromise, submission to arbitration or any other form of dispute resolution or abandonment of any claim, cause of action, liability, debt or damages due or owing to or from the Partnership or any Subsidiary of the Partnership, the commencement or defense of suits, legal proceedings, administrative proceedings, arbitrations or other forms of dispute resolution, the representation of the Partnership or any Subsidiary of the Partnership in all suits or legal proceedings, administrative proceedings, arbitrations or other forms of dispute resolution, the incurring of legal expense and the indemnification of any Person against liabilities and contingencies to the extent permitted by law; |
(o) | the determination of the fair market value of any Partnership property distributed in kind, using such reasonable method of valuation as the General Partner may adopt; |
(p) | the exercise, directly or indirectly, through any attorney-in-fact acting under a general or limited power of attorney, of any right, including the right to vote, appurtenant to any assets or investment held by the Partnership or any Subsidiary of the Partnership; |
(q) | the exercise of any of the powers of the General Partner enumerated in this Agreement on behalf of or in connection with any Subsidiary of the Partnership or any other Person in which the Partnership has a direct or indirect interest, individually or jointly with any such Subsidiary or other Person; |
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(r) | the exercise of any of the powers of the General Partner enumerated in this Agreement on behalf of any Person in which the Partnership does not have any interest pursuant to contractual or other arrangements with such Person; |
(s) | the making, executing and delivering of any and all deeds, leases, notes, deeds to secure debt, mortgages, deeds of trust, security agreements, conveyances, contracts, guarantees, warranties, indemnities, waivers, releases or other legal instruments or agreements in writing necessary or appropriate in the judgment of the General Partner for the accomplishment of any of the powers of the General Partner enumerated in this Agreement; |
(t) | the distribution of cash to acquire Partnership Units held by a Limited Partner in connection with a Limited Partners exercise of its Redemption Right under Section 8.6; |
(u) | the determination regarding whether a payment to a Partner who exercises its Redemption Right under Section 8.6 that is assumed by Parent will be paid in the form of the Cash Amount or the Shares Amount, except as such determination may be limited by Section 8.6. |
(v) | the acquisition of Partnership Interests in exchange for cash, debt instruments and other property; |
(w) | the maintenance of the Partner Registry in the books and records of the Partnership to reflect the Capital Contributions and Percentage Interests of the Partners as the same are adjusted from time to time to the extent necessary to reflect redemptions, Capital Contributions, the issuance and transfer of Partnership Units, the admission of any Additional Limited Partner or any Substituted Limited Partner or otherwise; |
(x) | the registration of any class of securities under the Securities Act or the Securities Exchange Act, and the listing of any debt securities of the Partnership on any exchange; |
(y) | the issuance of additional Partnership Units, as appropriate and in the General Partners sole and absolute discretion, in connection with capital contributions by Additional Limited Partners and additional capital contributions by Partners pursuant to Article IV hereof; |
(z) | the taking of any and all acts and things necessary or prudent to ensure that the Partnership will not be classified as an association taxable as a corporation for U.S. federal income tax purposes or a publicly traded partnership for purposes of Section 7704 of the Code, including but not limited to imposing restrictions on transfers, restrictions on the number of Partners and restrictions on redemptions; |
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(aa) | the filing of applications, communicating and otherwise dealing with any and all governmental agencies having jurisdiction over, or in any way affecting, the Partnerships assets or any other aspect of the Partnership business; |
(bb) | taking of any action necessary or appropriate to comply with all regulatory requirements applicable to the Partnership in respect of its business, including preparing or causing to be prepared all financial statements required under applicable regulations and contractual undertakings and all reports, filings and documents, if any, required under the Exchange Act, the Securities Act, or by any national securities exchange requirements; |
(cc) | the enforcement of any rights against any Partner pursuant to representations, warranties, covenants and indemnities relating to such Partners contribution of property or assets to the Partnership; |
(dd) | the ability to take such other action, execute, acknowledge, swear to or deliver such other documents and instruments, and perform any and all other acts that the General Partner deems necessary or appropriate for the formation, continuation and conduct of the business and affairs of the Partnership (including, without limitation, all actions consistent with allowing Parent at all times to qualify as a REIT unless Parent voluntarily terminates its REIT status) and to possess and enjoy all the rights and powers of a general partner as provided by the Act; and |
(ee) | the adjustment of the number of Class A Units and Class B Units or the Conversion Factor in accordance with the definition of Conversion Factor or causing the Partnership to take any action described in the last sentence of such definition in lieu of making an adjustment to the Conversion Factor. |
B. No Approval by Limited Partners. Each of the Limited Partners agrees that the General Partner is authorized to execute, deliver and perform the above-mentioned agreements and transactions on behalf of the Partnership without any further act, approval or vote of the Partners, notwithstanding any other provision of this Agreement, the Act or any applicable law, rule or regulation, to the fullest extent permitted under the Act or other applicable law, rule or regulation. The execution, delivery or performance by the General Partner or the Partnership of any agreement authorized or permitted under this Agreement shall be in the sole and absolute discretion of the General Partner without consideration of any other obligation or duty, fiduciary or otherwise, of the Partnership or the Limited Partners and shall not constitute a breach by the General Partner of any duty that the General Partner may owe the Partnership or the Limited Partners or any other Persons under this Agreement or of any duty stated or implied by law or equity. The Limited Partners acknowledge that the General Partner is acting for the collective benefit of the Partnership, the Limited Partners and the shareholders of the General Partner or Parent.
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C. Insurance. At all times from and after the date hereof, the General Partner may cause the Partnership to obtain and maintain (i) casualty, liability and other insurance on the properties of the Partnership and its Subsidiaries and (ii) liability insurance for the Indemnitees hereunder, and (iii) such other insurance as the General Partner, in its sole and absolute discretion, determines to be necessary.
D. Working Capital and Other Reserves. At all times from and after the date hereof, the General Partner may cause the Partnership to establish and maintain working capital reserves in such amounts as the General Partner, in its sole and absolute discretion, deems appropriate and reasonable from time to time, including upon liquidation of the Partnership under Article XIII.
Section 7.2 | Certificate of Limited Partnership |
The General Partner has previously filed the Certificate of Limited Partnership with the Secretary of State of Delaware. To the extent that such action is determined by the General Partner to be reasonable and necessary or appropriate, the General Partner shall file amendments to and restatements of the Certificate of Limited Partnership and do all the things to maintain the Partnership as a limited partnership (or a partnership in which the limited partners have limited liability) under the laws of the State of Delaware and each other state, the District of Columbia or other jurisdiction in which the Partnership may elect to do business or own property. Subject to the terms of Section 8.5.A(4), the General Partner shall not be required, before or after filing, to deliver or mail a copy of the Certificate of Limited Partnership or any amendment thereto to any Limited Partner. The General Partner shall use all reasonable efforts to cause to be filed such other certificates or documents as may be reasonable and necessary or appropriate for the formation, continuation, qualification and operation of a limited partnership (or a partnership in which the limited partners have limited liability) in the State of Delaware and any other state, the District of Columbia or other jurisdiction in which the Partnership may elect to do business or own property.
Section 7.3 | Title to Partnership Assets |
Title to Partnership assets, whether real, personal or mixed and whether tangible or intangible, shall be deemed to be owned by the Partnership as an entity, and no Partners, individually or collectively, shall have any ownership interest in such Partnership assets or any portion thereof. Title to any or all of the Partnership assets may be held in the name of the Partnership, the General Partner or one or more nominees, as the General Partner may determine, in its sole and absolute discretion, including Affiliates of the General Partner. The General Partner hereby declares and warrants that any Partnership assets for which legal title is held in the name of the General Partner or any nominee or Affiliate of the General Partner shall be held by the General Partner for the use and benefit of the Partnership in accordance with the
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provisions of this Agreement. All Partnership assets shall be recorded as the property of the Partnership in its books and records, irrespective of the name in which legal title to such Partnership assets is held.
Section 7.4 | Reimbursement of the General Partner |
A. No Compensation. Except as provided in this Section 7.4 and elsewhere in this Agreement (including Section 10.3.C and the provisions of Articles V and VI regarding distributions, payments and allocations to which it may be entitled), the General Partner shall not be compensated for its services as the general partner of the Partnership.
B. Responsibility for Partnership, General Partner and Parent Expenses. The Partnership shall be responsible for and shall pay all expenses relating to the Partnerships organization, the ownership of its assets and its operations. The General Partner and Parent each shall be reimbursed on a monthly basis, or such other basis as the General Partner may determine in its sole and absolute discretion, for all expenses it incurs relating to or resulting from the ownership and operation of, or for the benefit of, the Partnership (including, without limitation, (i) expenses relating to the ownership of interests in and operation of the Partnership, (ii) compensation of the officers and employees including, without limitation, payments under any stock option or incentive plan that provides for stock units, or other phantom stock, pursuant to which employees will receive payments based upon dividends on or the value of Shares, (iii) auditing expenses, (iv) director fees and expenses of Parent, (v) with respect to Parent, all costs and expenses of being a public company, including costs of filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission, reports and other distributions to its shareholders, and (vi) all costs and expenses associated with litigation involving the General Partner and Parent, the Partnership or any Subsidiary); provided, however, that (i) the amount of any such reimbursement shall be reduced by, as applicable, (x) any interest earned by the General Partner with respect to bank accounts or other instruments or accounts held by it on behalf of the Partnership (which interest is considered to belong to the Partnership and shall be paid over to the Partnership to the extent not applied to reimburse the General Partner for expenses hereunder); and (y) any amount derived by Parent from any investments in Qualified Assets to the extent permitted in Section 7.5.A; (ii) if the Parent qualifies as a REIT, the Partnership shall not be responsible for any taxes that Parent would not have been required to pay if it qualified as a REIT for federal income tax purposes or any taxes imposed on the Parent by reason of its failure to distribute to its shareholders an amount equal to its taxable income; (iii) the Partnership shall not be responsible for expenses or liabilities incurred by the General Partner or Parent in connection with any business or assets of the General Partner or Parent other than their respective ownership of Partnership Interests or operation of the business of the Partnership or ownership of interests in Qualified Assets to the extent permitted in Section 7.5.A; and (iv) the Partnership shall not be responsible for any expenses or liabilities of the General Partner or Parent that are excluded from the scope of the indemnification provisions of Section 7.7.A by reason of the provisions of clause (i), (ii) or (iii) thereof. The General Partner shall determine in good faith the amount of
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expenses incurred by it or Parent related to the ownership of Partnership Interests or operation of, or for the benefit of, the Partnership. If certain expenses are incurred that are related both to the ownership of Partnership Interests or operation of, or for the benefit of, the Partnership and to the ownership of other assets (other than Qualified Assets as permitted under Section 7.5.A) or the operation of other businesses, such expenses will be allocated to the Partnership and such other entities (including the General Partner and Parent) owning such other assets or businesses in such a manner as the General Partner in its sole and absolute discretion deems fair and reasonable. Such reimbursements shall be in addition to any reimbursement to the General Partner and Parent pursuant to Section 10.3.C and as a result of indemnification pursuant to Section 7.7. All payments and reimbursements hereunder shall be characterized for U.S. federal income tax purposes as expenses of the Partnership incurred on its behalf, and not as expenses of the General Partner or Parent.
C. Partnership Interest Issuance Expenses. The General Partner and Parent each shall also be reimbursed for all expenses it incurs relating to any issuance of Partnership Interests, Shares, Debt of the Partnership, Funding Debt of the Parent or rights, options, warrants or convertible or exchangeable securities pursuant to Article IV (including, without limitation, all costs, expenses, damages and other payments resulting from or arising in connection with litigation related to any of the foregoing), all of which expenses are considered by the Partners to constitute expenses of, and for the benefit of, the Partnership.
D. Repurchases of Shares. If Parent exercises its rights under its organizational documents to purchase Shares or otherwise elects or is required to purchase from its shareholders Shares in connection with a share repurchase or similar program or otherwise, or for the purpose of delivering such Shares to satisfy an obligation under any dividend reinvestment or equity purchase program adopted by Parent, any employee equity purchase plan adopted by Parent or any similar obligation or arrangement undertaken by Parent in the future, the purchase price paid by Parent for those Shares and any other expenses incurred by Parent in connection with such purchase shall be considered expenses of the Partnership and shall be reimbursable to Parent, subject to the conditions that: (i) if those Shares subsequently are to be sold by Parent, Parent shall pay to the Partnership any proceeds received by Parent for those Shares (provided, however, that a transfer of Shares for Partnership Units pursuant to Section 8.6 would not be considered a sale for such purposes); and (ii) if such Shares are required to be cancelled pursuant to applicable law or are not retransferred by Parent within thirty (30) days after the purchase thereof, the General Partner shall cause the Partnership to cancel a number of Partnership Units (rounded to the nearest whole Partnership Unit) held by the Parent equal to the product attained by multiplying the number of those Shares by a fraction, the numerator of which is one and the denominator of which is the Conversion Factor.
E. Reimbursement not a Distribution. Except as set forth in the succeeding sentence, if and to the extent any reimbursement made pursuant to this Section 7.4 is determined for U.S. federal income tax purposes not to constitute a payment of expenses of the Partnership, the
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amount so determined shall constitute a guaranteed payment with respect to capital within the meaning of Section 707(c) of the Code, shall be treated consistently therewith by the Partnership and all Partners and shall not be treated as a distribution for purposes of computing the Partners Capital Accounts. Amounts deemed paid by the Partnership to the General Partner in connection with redemption of Partnership Units pursuant to Section 7.5.B shall be treated as a distribution for purposes of computing the Partners Capital Accounts.
F. Funding for Certain Capital Transactions. In the event that Parent shall undertake to acquire (whether by merger, consolidation, purchase, or otherwise) the assets or equity interests of another Person and such acquisition shall require the payment of cash by Parent (whether to such Person or to any other selling party or parties in such transaction or to one or more creditors, if any, of such Person or such selling party or parties), the General Partner, in its sole and absolute discretion, may cause the Partnership to advance to Parent some or all of the cash required to consummate such acquisition if, and to the extent that, such cash is not to be obtained by Parent through an issuance of Shares or other equity interests as described in Section 4.2 or pursuant to a transaction described in Section 7.5.B, and, in the event the Partnership advances such cash to Parent, (a) Parent shall, upon consummation of such acquisition, transfer to the Partnership (or cause to be transferred to the Partnership), in full and complete satisfaction of such advance and as required by Section 7.5, the assets or equity interests of such Person acquired by Parent in such acquisition (or equity interests in Persons owning all of such assets or equity interests), and (b) pursuant to and in accordance with Section 4.2 and Section 7.5.B, the Partnership shall issue to Parent Partnership Interests and/or rights, options, warrants or convertible or exchangeable securities of the Partnership having designations, preferences and other rights that are substantially the same as those of any additional Shares, other equity securities, New Securities and/or Convertible Funding Debt, as the case may be, issued by Parent in connection with such acquisition (whether issued directly to participants in the acquisition transaction or to third parties in order to obtain cash to complete the acquisition). In addition to, and without limiting, the foregoing, in the event that Parent engages in a transaction in which (x) Parent (or a wholly owned direct or indirect Subsidiary of Parent) merges with another entity (referred to as the Other REIT Entity) that is organized in the UPREIT form (i.e., where the Other REIT Entity holds substantially all of its assets and conducts substantially all of its operations through a partnership, limited liability company or other entity (referred to as an Operating Entity)) (UPREIT) and Parent survives such merger, (y) such Operating Entity merges with or is otherwise acquired by the Partnership in exchange in whole or in part for Partnership Interests, and (z) Parent is required or elects to pay part of the consideration in connection with such merger involving Parent Entity in the form of cash and part of the consideration in the form of Shares, the Partnership shall distribute to Parent with respect to its existing Class A Units an amount of cash sufficient to complete such transaction and the General Partner shall cause the Partnership to cancel a number of Class A Units (rounded to the nearest whole number) held by Parent equal to the product attained by multiplying the number of additional Shares of Parent that Parent would have issued to the Other REIT Entity or the owners of the Other REIT Entity in such transaction if the entire consideration therefor were to have been paid in Shares by a fraction, the numerator of which is one and the denominator of which is the Conversion Factor.
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Section 7.5 | Outside Activities of the Parent; Relationship of Shares to Partnership Units; Funding Debt |
A. General. Parent may, in its sole and absolute discretion, from time to time hold or acquire assets in its own name or otherwise other than through the Partnership so long as the General Partner and Parent take commercially reasonable measures to ensure that the economic benefits and burdens of such assets (other than Qualified Assets, as to which no adjustments shall be required) are otherwise vested in the Partnership, through assignment, mortgage loan or otherwise or, if it is not commercially reasonable to vest such economic interests in the Partnership, the General Partner shall make such amendments to this Agreement as the General Partner determines are necessary or desirable, including, without limitation, adjusting the Conversion Factor to reflect such activities and the direct ownership of assets by Parent. Nothing contained in this Agreement (including this Section 7.5) shall be deemed to prohibit Parent from guaranteeing or being a co-obligor, co-borrower, guarantor or surety of, or otherwise providing credit support of any kind in respect of, any Debt or other indebtedness or obligations of the Partnership.
B. Repurchase of Shares and Other Securities. If Parent exercises its rights under its organizational documents to purchase Shares or otherwise elects to purchase from the holders thereof Shares, other equity securities of Parent, New Securities or Convertible Funding Debt, then the General Partner shall cause the Partnership to purchase from Parent (a) in the case of a purchase of Shares, that number of Partnership Units of the appropriate class equal to the product obtained by multiplying the number of Shares purchased by Parent times a fraction, the numerator of which is one and the denominator of which is the Conversion Factor, or (b) in the case of the purchase of any other securities of Parent (other than Series A preferred stock of Parent, the treatment of which shall be governed by Exhibit H hereto), the corresponding securities of the Partnership held by Parent on the same terms and for the same aggregate price that Parent purchased such securities.
C. Equity Incentive Plan. If, at any time or from time to time, Parent sells or otherwise issues Shares pursuant to any Equity Incentive Plan, Parent shall transfer or cause to be transferred the proceeds of the sale of such Shares, if any, to the Partnership as an additional Capital Contribution and the Partnership shall issue to Parent an amount of additional Partnership Units equal to the number of Shares so sold or issued divided by the Conversion Factor. If the Partnership or Parent acquires Shares as a result of the forfeiture of such Shares under any Equity Incentive Plan, then the General Partner shall cause the Partnership to cancel, without payment of any consideration to the General Partner, that number of Partnership Units of the appropriate class equal to the number of Shares so acquired, and, if the Partnership acquired such Shares, it shall transfer such Shares to the General Partner for cancellation.
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D. Issuances of Shares and Other Securities. So long as the common shares of Parent are Publicly Traded, Parent shall not grant, award or issue any additional Shares (other than Shares issued pursuant to Section 8.6 hereof or pursuant to a dividend or distribution (including any share split) of Shares to all of its shareholders that results in an adjustment to the Conversion Factor pursuant to clause (i), (ii) or (iii) of the definition thereof), other equity securities of Parent, New Securities or Convertible Funding Debt (other than Series A preferred stock of Parent, the treatment of which shall be governed by Exhibit H hereto) unless (i) the General Partner shall cause, pursuant to Section 4.2.A hereof, the Partnership to issue to Parent, Partnership Interests or rights, options, warrants or convertible or exchangeable securities of the Partnership having designations, preferences and other rights, all such that the economic interests are substantially the same as those of such additional Shares, other equity securities, New Securities or Convertible Funding Debt, as the case may be, and (ii) in exchange therefor, Parent transfers or otherwise causes to be transferred to the Partnership, as an additional Capital Contribution, the proceeds from the grant, award, or issuance of such additional Shares, other equity securities, New Securities or Convertible Funding Debt, as the case may be, or from the exercise of rights contained in such additional Shares, other equity securities, New Securities or Convertible Funding Debt, as the case may be (or, in the case of an acquisition described in Section 7.4.F in which all or a portion of the cash required to consummate such acquisition is to be obtained by Parent through an issuance of Shares described in Section 4.2, Parent complies with such Section 7.4.F). Without limiting the foregoing, Parent is expressly authorized to issue additional Shares, other equity securities, New Securities or Convertible Funding Debt, as the case may be, for less than fair market value, and the General Partner is expressly authorized, pursuant to Section 4.2.A hereof, to cause the Partnership to issue to Parent corresponding Partnership Interests (for example, and not by way of limitation, the issuance of Shares and corresponding Partnership Units pursuant to a share purchase plan providing for purchases of Shares, either by employees or shareholders, at a discount from fair market value or pursuant to employee share options that have an exercise price that is less than the fair market value of the Shares, either at the time of issuance or at the time of exercise), as long as (a) the General Partner concludes in good faith that such issuance is in the interests of Parent and the Partnership and (b) Parent transfers all proceeds from any such issuance or exercise to the Partnership as an additional Capital Contribution.
E. Funding Debt. Parent or any wholly owned Subsidiary of Parent may incur a Funding Debt, including, without limitation, Funding Debt that is convertible into Shares or otherwise constitutes a class of New Securities (Convertible Funding Debt), subject to the condition that Parent or such Subsidiary, as the case may be, lend to the Partnership the net proceeds of such Funding Debt; provided, however, that Convertible Funding Debt shall be issued in accordance with the provisions of Section 7.5.D above; and, provided further that, if Parent attempts to qualify as a REIT, Parent or such Subsidiary shall not be obligated to lend the net proceeds of any Funding Debt to the Partnership in a manner that would be inconsistent with Parents ability to remain qualified as a REIT. If Parent or such Subsidiary enters into any Funding Debt, the loan to the Partnership shall be on comparable terms and conditions, including interest rate, repayment schedule, costs and expenses and other financial terms, as are applicable with respect to or incurred in connection with such Funding Debt.
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F. Capital Contributions of Parent. The Capital Contributions by Parent pursuant to Sections 7.5.C and 7.5.D will be deemed to equal the cash contributed by Parent plus, (i) in the case of cash contributions funded by an offering of any equity interests in or other securities of Parent, the offering costs attributable to the cash contributed to the Partnership to the extent not reimbursed pursuant to Section 7.4.C and (ii) in the case of Partnership Units issued pursuant to Section 7.5.C, an amount equal to the difference between the Value of the Shares sold pursuant to the Equity Incentive Plan and the net proceeds of such sale.
G. Tax Loans. The General Partner or Parent may in its sole and absolute discretion, cause the Partnership to make an interest free loan to the General Partner or Parent, as applicable, provided that the proceeds of such loans are used to satisfy any tax liabilities of the General Partner or Parent, as applicable.
Section 7.6 | Transactions with Affiliates |
A. Transactions with Certain Affiliates. Except as expressly permitted by this Agreement with respect to any non-arms length transaction with an Affiliate, the Partnership shall not, directly or indirectly, sell, transfer or convey any property to, or purchase any property from, or borrow funds from, or lend funds to, any Partner or any Affiliate of the Partnership that is not also a Subsidiary of the Partnership, except (i) loans from Parent or any wholly owned Subsidiary of Parent to the extent required pursuant to Section 7.5E, and (ii) pursuant to transactions that are determined in good faith by the General Partner to be on terms that are fair and reasonable.
B. Conflict Avoidance. The General Partner is expressly authorized to enter into, in the name and on behalf of the Partnership, a non-competition arrangement and other conflict avoidance agreements with various Affiliates of the Partnership and General Partner on such terms as the General Partner, in its sole and absolute discretion, believes are advisable.
C. Benefit Plans Sponsored by the Partnership. The General Partner in its sole and absolute discretion and without the approval of the Limited Partners, may propose and adopt on behalf of the Partnership employee benefit plans funded by the Partnership for the benefit of employees of Parent, the General Partner, the Partnership, Subsidiaries of the Partnership or any Affiliate of any of them.
Section 7.7 | Indemnification |
A. General. To the fullest extent permitted by law, the Partnership shall indemnify each Indemnitee from and against any and all losses, claims, damages, liabilities, joint or several, expenses (including, without limitation, attorneys fees and other legal fees and
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expenses), judgments, fines, settlements and other amounts, arising from or in connection with any and all claims, demands, subpoenas, requests for information, formal or informal investigations, actions, suits or proceedings, whether civil, criminal, administrative or investigative, incurred by the Indemnitee and relating to the Partnership, the General Partner or Parent or the direct or indirect operation of, or the direct or indirect ownership of property by, the Indemnitee, Partnership or the General Partner or Parent as set forth in this Agreement in which any such Indemnitee may be involved, or is threatened to be involved, as a party or otherwise, unless it is established by a final determination of a court of competent jurisdiction that: (i) the act or omission of the Indemnitee was material to the matter giving rise to the proceeding and either was committed in bad faith or was the result of active and deliberate dishonesty, (ii) the Indemnitee actually received an improper personal benefit in money, property or services or (iii) in the case of any criminal proceeding, the Indemnitee had reasonable cause to believe that the act or omission was unlawful. Without limitation, the foregoing indemnity shall extend to any liability of any Indemnitee, pursuant to a loan guarantee, contractual obligation for any indebtedness or other obligation or otherwise, for any indebtedness of the Partnership or any Subsidiary of the Partnership (including, without limitation, any indebtedness which the Partnership or any Subsidiary of the Partnership has assumed or taken subject to), and the General Partner is hereby authorized and empowered, on behalf of the Partnership, to enter into one or more indemnity agreements consistent with the provisions of this Section 7.7 in favor of any Indemnitee having or potentially having liability for any such indebtedness. The termination of any proceeding by judgment, order or settlement does not create a presumption that the Indemnitee did not meet the requisite standard of conduct set forth in this Section 7.7.A. The termination of any proceeding by conviction or upon a plea of nolo contendere or its equivalent, or an entry of an order of probation prior to judgment, creates a rebuttable presumption that the Indemnitee acted in a manner contrary to that specified in this Section 7.7.A with respect to the subject matter of such proceeding. Any indemnification pursuant to this Section 7.7 shall be made only out of the assets of the Partnership, and any insurance proceeds from the liability policy covering the General Partner and any Indemnitee, and neither the General Partner nor any Limited Partner shall have any obligation to contribute to the capital of the Partnership or otherwise provide funds to enable the Partnership to fund its obligations under this Section 7.7.
B. Reimbursement of Expenses. To the fullest extent permitted by law, reasonable expenses expected to be incurred by an Indemnitee shall be paid or reimbursed by the Partnership in advance of the final disposition of any and all claims, demands, actions, suits or proceedings, civil, criminal, administrative or investigative made or threatened against an Indemnitee upon receipt by the Partnership of (i) a written affirmation by the Indemnitee of the Indemnitees good faith belief that the standard of conduct necessary for indemnification by the Partnership as authorized in this Section 7.7 has been met and (ii) a written undertaking by or on behalf of the Indemnitee to repay the amount if it shall ultimately be determined that the standard of conduct has not been met.
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C. No Limitation of Rights. The indemnification provided by this Section 7.7 shall be in addition to any other rights to which an Indemnitee or any other Person may be entitled under any agreement, pursuant to any vote of the Partners, as a matter of law or otherwise, and shall continue as to an Indemnitee who has ceased to serve in such capacity unless otherwise provided in a written agreement pursuant to which such Indemnitee is indemnified.
D. Insurance. The Partnership may purchase and maintain insurance on behalf of the Indemnitees and such other Persons as the General Partner shall determine against any liability that may be asserted against or expenses that may be incurred by such Person in connection with the Partnerships activities, regardless of whether the Partnership would have the power to indemnify such Indemnitee or Person against such liability under the provisions of this Agreement.
E. No Personal Liability for Partners. In no event may an Indemnitee subject any of the Partners to personal liability by reason of the indemnification provisions set forth in this Agreement.
F. Interested Transactions. An Indemnitee shall not be denied indemnification in whole or in part under this Section 7.7 because the Indemnitee had an interest in the transaction with respect to which the indemnification applies if the transaction was otherwise permitted by the terms of this Agreement.
G. Benefit. The provisions of this Section 7.7 are also for the benefit of the Indemnitees, their employees, officers, directors, trustees, heirs, successors, assigns and administrators and shall not be deemed to create any rights for the benefit of any other Persons. Any amendment, modification or repeal of this Section 7.7, or any provision hereof, shall be prospective only and shall not in any way affect the limitation on the Partnerships liability to any Indemnitee under this Section 7.7 as in effect immediately prior to such amendment, modification or repeal with respect to claims arising from or related to matters occurring, in whole or in part, prior to such amendment, modification or repeal, regardless of when such claims may arise or be asserted.
H. Indemnification Payments Not Distributions. If and to the extent any payments to the General Partner or Parent pursuant to this Section 7.7 constitute gross income to the General Partner or Parent (as opposed to the repayment of advances made on behalf of the Partnership), such amounts shall constitute guaranteed payments within the meaning of Section 707(c) of the Code, shall be treated consistently therewith by the Partnership and all Partners, and shall not be treated as distributions for purposes of computing the Partners Capital Accounts.
I. Exception to Indemnification. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Agreement, the General Partner shall not be entitled to indemnification hereunder for any loss, claim, damage, liability or expense for which the General Partner is obligated to indemnify the Partnership under any other agreement between the General Partner and the Partnership.
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Section 7.8 | Liability of the General Partner |
A. General. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary set forth in this Agreement, to the fullest extent permitted by law, the General Partner (which for the purposes of this Section 7.8 shall include the directors, trustees and officers of the General Partner) shall not be liable or accountable for monetary or other damages or otherwise to the Partnership, any Partners or any Assignees for losses sustained, liabilities incurred or benefits not derived as a result of errors in judgment or mistakes of fact or law or of any act or omission unless the General Partner acted in bad faith and the act or omission was material to the matter giving rise to the loss, liability or benefit not derived.
B. Tax Consequences of Parent and Limited Partners. The Limited Partners expressly acknowledge that the General Partner, in considering whether to dispose of any of the Partnership assets, shall take into account the tax consequences to Parent of any such disposition and shall have no liability whatsoever to the Partnership or any Limited Partner for decisions that are based upon or influenced by such tax consequences. In addition, in exercising its authority under this Agreement with respect to other matters, the General Partner may, but shall be under no obligation to, take into account the tax consequences to any Partner (including Parent) of any action taken (or not taken) by the General Partner. No decision or action (or failure to act) contemplated by the preceding sentence shall constitute a breach of any duty owed to the Partnership or the Limited Partners by law or equity, fiduciary or otherwise. The General Partner and the Partnership shall not have liability to any Limited Partner for monetary or other damages or otherwise for losses sustained, liabilities incurred or benefits not derived by such Limited Partner in connection with any taking or omission to take any such actions by the General Partner unless the General Partner acted in bad faith and the act or omission was material to the matter giving rise to the loss, liability or benefit not derived.
C. No Obligation to Consider Separate Interests of Limited Partners or Shareholders. The Limited Partners expressly acknowledge that the General Partner is acting on behalf of the Partnership, its equityholders (and, to the extent separate, the equityholders of Parent), and the equityholders of the Limited Partners, collectively, and that, except as otherwise set forth herein, the General Partner is under no obligation to consider or give priority to the separate interests of the Limited Partners (including, without limitation, the tax consequences to Limited Partners or Assignees) in deciding whether to cause the Partnership to take (or decline to take) any actions. Any decisions or actions taken or not taken in accordance with the terms of this Agreement shall not constitute a breach of any duty owed to the Partnership or the Limited Partners by law or equity, fiduciary or otherwise. The General Partner and the Partnership shall not have liability to any Limited Partner for monetary or other damages or otherwise for losses sustained, liabilities incurred or benefits not derived by such Limited Partner in connection with any taking or omission to take any such actions by the General Partner unless the General Partner acted in bad faith and the act or omission was material to the matter giving rise to the loss, liability or benefit not derived.
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D. Actions of Agents. Subject to its obligations and duties as General Partner set forth in Section 7.1.A, the General Partner may exercise any of the powers granted to it by this Agreement and perform any of the duties imposed upon it hereunder either directly or by or through its agents. The General Partner shall not be liable to the Partnership or any Partner for any misconduct or negligence on the part of any such agent appointed by the General Partner in good faith.
E. Effect of Amendment. Notwithstanding any other provision contained herein, any amendment, modification or repeal of this Section 7.8 or any provision hereof shall be prospective only and shall not in any way affect the limitations on the General Partners liability to the Partnership and the Limited Partners or any other Person bound by this Agreement under this Section 7.8 as in effect immediately prior to such amendment, modification or repeal with respect to claims arising from or relating to matters occurring, in whole or in part, prior to such amendment, modification or repeal, regardless of when such claims may arise or be asserted.
F. Limitations of Fiduciary Duty. Sections 7.1.B, 7.1.E and this Section 7.8 and any other Section of this Agreement limiting the liability of the General Partner and/or its trustees, directors and officers shall constitute an express limitation of any duties, fiduciary or otherwise, that they would owe the Partnership or the Limited Partners if such duty would be imposed by any law, in equity or otherwise.
G. Reliance on this Agreement. To the extent that, at law or in equity, the General Partner in its capacity as a Limited Partner, has duties (including fiduciary duties) and liabilities relating thereto to the Partnership or the Limited Partners, the General Partner shall not be liable to the Partnership or to any other Partner for its good faith reliance on the provisions of this Agreement. The provisions of this Agreement, to the extent that they restrict or eliminate the duties and liabilities of the General Partner or any other Person under the Act or otherwise existing at law or in equity, are agreed by the Partners to replace such other duties and liabilities of the General Partner.
Section 7.9 | Other Matters Concerning the General Partner |
A. Reliance on Documents. The General Partner may rely and shall be protected in acting or refraining from acting upon any resolution, certificate, statement, instrument, opinion, report, notice, request, consent, order, bond, debenture or other paper or document believed by it in good faith to be genuine and to have been signed or presented by the proper party or parties.
B. Reliance on Advisors. The General Partner may consult with legal counsel, accountants, appraisers, management consultants, investment bankers and other consultants and advisers selected by it, and any act taken or omitted to be taken in reliance upon the opinion of such Persons as to matters which the General Partner reasonably believes to be within such Persons professional or expert competence shall be conclusively presumed to have been done or omitted in good faith and in accordance with such opinion.
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C. Action Through Agents. The General Partner shall have the right, in respect of any of its powers or obligations hereunder, to act through any of its duly authorized officers and a duly appointed attorney or attorneys-in-fact. Each such attorney shall, to the extent provided by the General Partner in the power of attorney, have full power and authority to do and perform all and every act and duty that is permitted or required to be done by the General Partner hereunder.
D. Actions to Maintain REIT Status or Avoid Taxation of Parent. Notwithstanding any other provisions of this Agreement or the Act, if Parent attempts to qualify as a REIT, any action of the General Partner on behalf of the Partnership or any decision of the General Partner to refrain from acting on behalf of the Partnership undertaken in the good faith belief that such action or omission is necessary or advisable in order (i) to protect the ability of Parent to qualify as a REIT or (ii) to allow Parent to avoid incurring any liability for taxes under Section 857, 4981, or any other provision of the Code, is expressly authorized under this Agreement and is deemed approved by all of the Limited Partners.
Section 7.10 | Reliance by Third Parties |
Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Agreement, any Person dealing with the Partnership shall be entitled to assume that the General Partner has full power and authority, without consent or approval of any other Partner or Person, to encumber, sell or otherwise use in any manner any and all assets of the Partnership, to enter into any contracts on behalf of the Partnership and to take any and all actions on behalf of the Partnership, and such Person shall be entitled to deal with the General Partner as if the General Partner were the Partnerships sole party in interest, both legally and beneficially. Each Limited Partner hereby waives any and all defenses or other remedies that may be available against such Person to contest, negate or disaffirm any action of the General Partner in connection with any such dealing, in each case except to the extent that such action imposes, or purports to impose, liability on the Limited Partner. In no event shall any Person dealing with the General Partner or its representatives be obligated to ascertain that the terms of this Agreement have been complied with or to inquire into the necessity or expedience of any act or action of the General Partner or its representatives. Each and every certificate, document or other instrument executed on behalf of the Partnership by the General Partner or its representatives shall be conclusive evidence in favor of any and every Person relying thereon or claiming thereunder that (i) at the time of the execution and delivery of such certificate, document or instrument, this Agreement was in full force and effect, (ii) the Person executing and delivering such certificate, document or instrument was duly authorized and empowered to do so for and on behalf of the Partnership, and (iii) such certificate, document or instrument was duly executed and delivered in accordance with the terms and provisions of this Agreement and is binding upon the Partnership.
Section 7.11 | Indebtedness to Third Parties |
The Partnership may incur Debt and other indebtedness, or enter into similar credit, guarantee, financing or refinancing arrangements for any purpose (including, without limitation,
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in connection with any acquisition of property and any borrowings from, or guarantees of Debt of the General Partner or any of its Affiliates) with any Person upon such terms as the General Partner determines appropriate.
ARTICLE VIII
RIGHTS AND OBLIGATIONS OF LIMITED PARTNERS
Section 8.1 | Limitation of Liability |
The Limited Partners, including the General Partner and Parent, in their capacity as Limited Partners, shall have no liability under this Agreement except as expressly provided in this Agreement, including Section 10.5, or under the Act.
Section 8.2 | Management of Business |
No Limited Partner or Assignee (other than the General Partner, any of its Affiliates, or any officer, director, employee, partner, agent or trustee of the General Partner, the Partnership or any of their Affiliates, in their capacity as such) shall take part in the operation, management or control (within the meaning of the Act) of the Partnerships business, transact any business in the Partnerships name or have the power to sign documents for or otherwise bind the Partnership. The transaction of any such business by the General Partner, any of its Affiliates or any officer, director, employee, partner, agent or trustee of the General Partner, the Partnership or any of their Affiliates, in their capacity as such, shall not affect, impair or eliminate the limitations on the liability of the Limited Partners or Assignees under this Agreement.
Section 8.3 | Outside Activities of Limited Partners |
Subject to Section 7.5 hereof, and subject to any agreements entered into pursuant to Section 7.6.B hereof and to any other agreements entered into by a Limited Partner or its Affiliates with the General Partner, the Partnership or a Subsidiary, any Limited Partner (other than the General Partner) and any officer, director, manager, employee, agent, trustee, Affiliate, member or shareholder of any Limited Partner shall be entitled to and may have business interests and engage in business activities in addition to those relating to the Partnership, including business interests and activities in direct or indirect competition with the Partnership. Neither the Partnership nor any Partners shall have any rights by virtue of this Agreement in any business ventures of any Limited Partner, officer, director, manager, employee, agent, trustee, Affiliate, member, shareholder or Assignee of any Limited Partner. None of the Limited Partners (other than the General Partner) or any other Person shall have any rights by virtue of this Agreement or the partnership relationship established hereby in any business ventures of any other Person (other than the General Partner to the extent expressly provided herein), and no Person (other than the General Partner) shall have any obligation pursuant to this Agreement to offer any interest in any such business venture to the Partnership, any Limited Partner or any such other Person, even if such opportunity is of a character which, if presented to the Partnership, any Limited Partner or such other Person, could be taken by such Person.
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Section 8.4 | Return of Capital |
Except pursuant to the right of redemption set forth in Section 8.6, no Limited Partner shall be entitled to the withdrawal or return of its Capital Contribution, except to the extent of distributions made pursuant to this Agreement or upon termination of the Partnership as provided herein. No Limited Partner or Assignee shall have priority over any other Limited Partner or Assignee either as to the return of Capital Contributions (except as permitted by Section 4.2.A) or, except to the extent provided by Exhibit C or as permitted by Sections 4.2.A, 5.1.B(i), 6.1.A and 6.1.B, or otherwise expressly provided in this Agreement, as to profits, losses, distributions or credits.
Section 8.5 | Rights of Limited Partners Relating to the Partnership |
A. General. In addition to other rights provided by this Agreement or by the Act, and except as limited by Section 8.5.D, each Limited Partner shall have the right, for a business purpose reasonably related to such Limited Partners interest as a limited partner in the Partnership, upon written demand with a statement of the purpose of such demand and at such Limited Partners own expense (including such administrative charges as the General Partner may establish from time to time):
(a) | to obtain a copy of the Partnerships U.S. federal, state and local income tax returns for each Fiscal Year; |
(b) | to obtain a current list of the name and last known business, residence or mailing address of each Partner; |
(c) | to obtain a copy of this Agreement and the Certificate of Limited Partnership and all amendments thereto, together with executed copies of all powers of attorney pursuant to which this Agreement, the Certificate of Limited Partnership and all amendments thereto have been executed; |
(d) | to obtain true and full information regarding the amount of cash and a description and statement of the Agreed Value of any other property or services contributed by each Partner and which each Partner has agreed to contribute in the future, and the date on which each Partner became a Partner; and |
(e) | other information regarding the affairs of the Partnership as is just and reasonable. |
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B. Notice of Conversion Factor. The Partnership shall notify each Limited Partner upon request (i) of the then current Conversion Factor and (ii) of any changes to the Conversion Factor.
C. Notice of Termination Transaction of Parent. Prior to making any extraordinary distributions of cash or property to its shareholders or effecting a Termination Transaction, Parent shall provide written notice to the Limited Partners of its intention to effect such distribution or Termination Transaction at least twenty (20) Business Days (or such shorter period determined by Parent in its sole and absolute discretion) prior to the record date to determine shareholders eligible to receive such distribution or to vote upon such Termination Transaction (or, if no such record date is applicable, at least twenty (20) Business Days (or such shorter period determined by Parent in its sole and absolute discretion) before consummation of such distribution or Termination Transaction). This provision for such notice shall not be deemed (i) to permit any transaction that otherwise is prohibited by this Agreement or requires a Consent of the Partners or (ii) to require a Consent on the part of any one or more of the Limited Partners to a transaction that does not otherwise require Consent under this Agreement. Each Limited Partner agrees, as a condition to the receipt of the notice pursuant hereto, to keep confidential the information set forth therein until such time as Parent has made public disclosure thereof, to use such information during such period of confidentiality solely for purposes of determining whether to exercise the Redemption Right (if applicable) and to execute a confidentiality agreement provided by Parent; provided, however, that a Limited Partner may disclose such information to its attorney, accountant and/or financial advisor for purposes of obtaining advice with respect to such exercise so long as such attorney, accountant and/or financial advisor agrees to receive and hold such information subject to this confidentiality requirement.
D. Confidentiality. Notwithstanding any other provision of this Section 8.5, the General Partner may keep confidential from the Limited Partners, for such period of time as the General Partner determines in its sole and absolute discretion, any information that (i) the General Partner reasonably believes to be in the nature of trade secrets or other information the disclosure of which the General Partner in good faith believes is not in the best interests of the Partnership or could damage the Partnership or its business or (ii) the Partnership is required by law or by agreements with unaffiliated third parties to keep confidential, provided, however, that this Section 8.5.D shall not affect the notice requirements set forth in Section 8.5.C.
Section 8.6 | Redemption Right |
A. General.
(i) Subject to Section 8.6.C, Section 8.6.E, and Section 11.6.E, at any time on or after one year following the later of (a) the beginning of the first full calendar month following the first date on which the common shares of Parent are Publicly Traded or (b) the date of the initial issuance thereof (which, in the event of the transfer of a Class A Unit or Class B
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Unit, shall be deemed to be the date that the Class A Unit or such Class B Unit, as the case may be, was issued to the original recipient thereof for purposes of this Section 8.6), or at such other time as may be set forth in the agreement pursuant to which the applicable Class A Units or Class B Units are issued, the holder of a Class A Unit or a Class B Unit (if other than Parent or any Subsidiary of Parent) shall have the right (the Redemption Right) to require the Partnership to redeem such Partnership Unit, with such redemption to occur on the Specified Redemption Date and at a redemption price equal to and in the form of the Cash Amount to be paid by the Partnership. Any such Redemption Right shall be exercised pursuant to a Notice of Redemption delivered to the Partnership (with a copy to Parent) by the holder of the Partnership Units who is exercising the Redemption Right (the Redeeming Partner). A Limited Partner may exercise the Redemption Right from time to time, subject to a limit of once per fiscal quarter, with respect to part or all of the Partnership Units that it owns, as selected by the Limited Partner, provided, however, that a Limited Partner may not exercise the Redemption Right for fewer than one thousand (1,000) Partnership Units of a particular class unless such Redeeming Partner then holds fewer than one thousand (1,000) Partnership Units in that class, in which event the Redeeming Partner must exercise the Redemption Right for all of the Partnership Units held by such Redeeming Partner in that class, and provided further that, with respect to a Limited Partner which is an entity, such Limited Partner may exercise the Redemption Right for fewer than one thousand (1,000) Partnership Units without regard to whether or not such Limited Partner is exercising the Redemption Right for all of the Partnership Units held by such Limited Partner as long as such Limited Partner is exercising the Redemption Right on behalf of one or more of its equity owners in respect of one hundred percent (100%) of such equity owners interests in such Limited Partner. For purposes hereof, a Class A Unit issued upon conversion of a Class B Unit shall be deemed to have been issued when the Class B Unit was issued.
(ii) The Redeeming Partner shall have no right with respect to any Partnership Units so redeemed to receive any distributions paid in respect of a Partnership Record Date for distributions in respect of Partnership Units after the Specified Redemption Date with respect to such Partnership Units.
(iii) The Assignee of any Limited Partner may exercise the rights of such Limited Partner pursuant to this Section 8.6, and such Limited Partner shall be deemed to have assigned such rights to such Assignee and shall be bound by the exercise of such rights by such Limited Partners Assignee. In connection with any exercise of such rights by such Assignee on behalf of such Limited Partner, the Cash Amount shall be paid by the Partnership directly to such Assignee and not to such Limited Partner.
(iv) Notwithstanding the foregoing, and subject to Section 8.6.B(iv), if Parent provides notice to the Limited Partners pursuant to Section 8.5.C hereof, the Redemption Right shall be exercisable, without regard to whether the Partnership Units have been outstanding for any specified period, during the period commencing on the date on which Parent provides such notice and ending on the record date to determine shareholders eligible to receive such
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distribution or participate in such Termination Transaction (or if none, ending on the date of consummation of such distribution or Termination Transaction). If this subparagraph (iv) applies, the Specified Redemption Date is the date on which the Partnership and the General Partner receive notice of exercise of the Redemption Right, rather than ten (10) Business Days after receipt of the Notice of Redemption.
B. Parent Assumption of Redemption Right.
(i) If a Limited Partner has delivered a Notice of Redemption, Parent may, in its sole and absolute discretion (subject to the limitations on ownership and transfer of Shares set forth in the organizational documents of Parent), elect to assume directly and satisfy a Redemption Right. If such election is made by Parent, the Partnership shall determine whether Parent shall pay the Redemption Amount in the form of the Cash Amount or the Shares Amount. The Partnerships decision regarding whether such payment shall be made in the form of the Cash Amount or the Shares Amount shall be made by the General Partner, in its capacity as the general partner of the Partnership and in its sole and absolute discretion. Payment of the Redemption Amount in the form of Shares shall be in Shares duly authorized, validly issued, fully paid and nonassessable and if applicable, free and clear of any pledge, lien, encumbrance or restriction, other than those provided in the organizational documents of Parent, the Securities Act, relevant state securities or blue sky laws and any applicable registration rights agreement with respect to such Shares entered into by the Redeeming Partner, and shall bear a legend in form and substance determined by Parent. Upon such payment by Parent, Parent shall acquire the Partnership Units offered for redemption by the Redeeming Partner and shall be treated for all purposes of this Agreement as the owner of such Partnership Units. Unless Parent, in its sole and absolute discretion, shall exercise its right to assume directly and satisfy the Redemption Right, Parent shall not have any obligation to the Redeeming Partner or to the Partnership with respect to the Redeeming Partners exercise of the Redemption Right. If Parent shall exercise its right to assume directly and satisfy the Redemption Right in the manner described in the first sentence of this Section 8.6B and shall fully perform its obligations in connection therewith, the Partnership shall have no right or obligation to pay any amount to the Redeeming Partner with respect to such Redeeming Partners exercise of the Redemption Right, and each of the Redeeming Partner, the Partnership and Parent shall, for U.S. federal income tax purposes, treat the transaction between Parent and the Redeeming Partner as a sale of the Redeeming Partners Partnership Units to Parent.
(ii) If the General Partner determines that Parent shall pay the Redeeming Partner the Redemption Amount in the form of Shares, the total number of Shares to be paid to the Redeeming Partner in exchange for the Redeeming Partners Partnership Units shall be the applicable Shares Amount. If this amount is not a whole number of Shares, the Redeeming Partner shall be paid (i) that number of Shares which equals the nearest whole number less than such amount plus (ii) an amount of cash which Parent determines, in its reasonable discretion, to represent the fair value of the remaining fractional Share which would otherwise be payable to the Redeeming Partner.
(iii) Each Redeeming Partner agrees to execute such documents or provide such information or materials as Parent may reasonably require in connection with the issuance of Shares upon exercise of the Redemption Right.
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C. Exceptions to Exercise of Redemption Right. Notwithstanding the provisions of Sections 8.6.A and 8.6.B, a Partner shall not be entitled to exercise the Redemption Right pursuant to Section 8.6.A if (but only as long as) the delivery of Shares to such Partner on the Specified Redemption Date would (i) be prohibited under the restrictions on the ownership or transfer of Shares in the organizational documents of Parent, (ii) be prohibited under applicable federal or state securities laws or regulations (in the case of each of clause (i) and clause (ii), regardless of whether Parent would in fact assume and satisfy the Redemption Right), (iii) without limiting the foregoing, result in Parents Shares being owned by fewer than 100 persons (determined without reference to rules of attribution), (iv) without limiting the foregoing, result in Parent being closely held within the meaning of Section 856(h) of the Code or cause Parent to own, actually or constructively, ten percent (10%) or more of the ownership interests in a tenant of Parent, the Partnership or a subsidiary of the Partnership within the meaning of Section 856(d)(2)(B) of the Code, (v) otherwise cause Parent to fail to qualify as a REIT, or (v) without limiting the foregoing, cause the acquisition of the Shares by the Redeeming Partner to be integrated with any other distribution of Shares for purposes of complying with the registration provision of the Securities Act, as amended. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the General Partner may, in its sole and absolute discretion, waive such prohibition set forth in this Section 8.6.C.
D. No Liens on Partnership Units Delivered for Redemption. Each Limited Partner covenants and agrees that all Partnership Units delivered for redemption shall be delivered to the Partnership or Parent, as the case may be, free and clear of all liens; and, notwithstanding anything contained herein to the contrary, neither Parent nor the Partnership shall be under any obligation to acquire Partnership Units which are or may be subject to any liens. Each Limited Partner further agrees that, if any Federal, state or local tax is payable as a result of the transfer of its Partnership Units to the Partnership or Parent, such Limited Partner shall assume and pay such transfer tax.
E. Additional Partnership Interests; Modification of Holding Period. If the Partnership issues Partnership Interests to any Additional Limited Partner pursuant to Article IV, the General Partner may make such revisions to this Section 8.6 as it determines are necessary to reflect the issuance of such Partnership Interests (including setting forth any restrictions on the exercise of the Redemption Right with respect to such Partnership Interests which differ from those set forth in this Agreement); provided, however, that no such revisions shall materially adversely affect the rights of any other Limited Partner to exercise its Redemption Right without that Limited Partners prior written consent. In addition, the General Partner may, with respect
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to any holder or holders of Partnership Units, at any time and from time to time, as it shall determine in its sole and absolute discretion, (i) reduce or waive the length of the period prior to which such holder or holders may not exercise the Redemption Right or (ii) reduce or waive the length of the period between the exercise of the Redemption Right and the Specified Redemption Date. Notwithstanding the first sentence of Section 8.6.A(i), the Class A Units issued in connection with the consummation of the Reorganization under the Merger Agreement shall be entitled to exercise the Redemption Right with respect to such Class A Units at any time following the issuance of such Class A Units.
F. Notwithstanding any other provision of this Agreement, the General Partner is authorized to take any action that it determines to be necessary or appropriate to cause the Partnership to comply with any withholding requirements established under the Code or any other federal, state or local law that apply upon a Redeeming Partners exercise of the Redemption Right. If a Redeeming Limited Partner believes that it is exempt from such withholding upon the exercise of the Redemption Right, such Partner must furnish the General Partner with a FIRPTA Certificate in substantially the form attached hereto as Exhibit G-1 or Exhibit G-2 and any other documentation reasonably requested by the General Partner.
G. Notwithstanding any other provision of this Agreement, the General Partner shall place appropriate restrictions on the ability of the Partners to exercise their Redemption Rights as and if deemed necessary to ensure that the Partnership does not constitute a publicly traded partnership taxable as an association under Section 7704 of the Code. If and when the General Partner determines that imposing such restrictions is necessary, the General Partner shall give prompt written notice thereof to each of the Partners.
Section 8.7 | Partnership Right to Call Partnership Interests |
Notwithstanding any other provision of this Agreement, on and after the date on which the aggregate Percentage Interests of the Limited Partners (other than Parent, Legacy Parkway LP, and any wholly owned subsidiary of either of them) with respect to Class A Units and Class B Units are less than one percent (1%), the Partnership shall have the right, but not the obligation, from time to time and at any time to redeem any and all outstanding Class A Units and Class B Units (other than those held by Parent, Legacy Parkway LP, or any wholly owned subsidiary of either of them) by treating any such Limited Partner as a Redeeming Partner who has delivered a Notice of Redemption pursuant to Section 8.6 hereof with respect to the number of Class A Units and Class B Units specified by the General Partner in a notice to such Limited Partner that the Partnership has elected to exercise its rights under this Section 8.7. Such notice given by the General Partner to a Limited Partner pursuant to this Section 8.7 shall be treated as if it were a Notice of Redemption delivered to the General Partner by such Limited Partner. For purposes of this Section 8.7, the provisos in the next to last sentence of Section 8.6.A(i) hereof shall not apply, but the remainder of Section 8.6 hereof shall apply, mutatis mutandis.
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ARTICLE IX
BOOKS, RECORDS, ACCOUNTING AND REPORTS
Section 9.1 | Records and Accounting |
The General Partner shall keep or cause to be kept at the principal office of the Partnership appropriate books and records with respect to the Partnerships business, including, without limitation, all books and records necessary to provide to the Limited Partners any information, lists and copies of documents required to be provided pursuant to Section 9.3. Any records maintained by or on behalf of the Partnership in the regular course of its business may be kept on, or be in the form of, punch cards, magnetic tape, photographs, micrographics or any other information storage device, provided, however, that the records so maintained are convertible into clearly legible written form within a reasonable period of time. The books of the Partnership shall be maintained, for financial and tax reporting purposes, on an accrual basis in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles.
Section 9.2 | Fiscal Year |
The Fiscal Year shall be the calendar year.
Section 9.3 | Reports |
A. Annual Reports. If and to the extent that Parent mails its annual report to its shareholders, as soon as practicable, but in no event later than the date on such reports are mailed, Parent shall cause to be mailed to each Limited Partner an annual report, as of the close of the most recently ended Fiscal Year, containing financial statements of the Partnership, or of Parent if such statements are prepared on a consolidated basis with the Partnership, for such Fiscal Year, presented in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles, such statements to be audited by a nationally recognized Big Four firm of independent public accountants selected by Parent.
B. Quarterly Reports. If and to the extent that Parent mails quarterly reports to its shareholders, as soon as practicable, but in no event later than the date on such reports are mailed, Parent shall cause to be mailed to each Limited Partner a report containing unaudited financial statements, as of the last day of such fiscal quarter, of the Partnership, or of Parent if such statements are prepared on a consolidated basis with the Partnership, and such other information as may be required by applicable law or regulation, or as the General Partner determines to be appropriate.
C. The General Partner shall have satisfied its obligations under Sections 9.3.A and 9.3.B by (i) to the extent Parent or the Partnership is subject to periodic reporting requirements under the Exchange Act, filing the quarterly and annual reports required thereunder within the time periods provided for the filing of such reports, including any permitted extensions, or (ii)
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posting or making available the reports required by this Section 9.3 on the website maintained from time to time by the Partnership or Parent, provided that such reports are able to be printed or downloaded from such website.
ARTICLE X
TAX MATTERS
Section 10.1 | Preparation of Tax Returns |
The General Partner shall arrange for the preparation and timely filing of all returns of Partnership income, gains, deductions, losses and other items required of the Partnership for U.S. federal and state income tax purposes and shall use all reasonable efforts to furnish, within ninety (90) days of the close of each taxable year, the tax information reasonably required by Limited Partners for federal and state income tax reporting purposes.
Section 10.2 | Tax Elections |
A. Except as otherwise provided herein, the General Partner shall, in its sole and absolute discretion, determine whether to make any available election pursuant to the Code (including the election under Section 754 of the Code). The General Partner shall have the right to seek to revoke any such election upon the General Partners determination in its sole and absolute discretion that such revocation is in the best interests of the Partners.
B. To the extent provided for in Treasury Regulations, revenue rulings, revenue procedures and/or other IRS guidance issued after the date hereof, the Partnership is hereby authorized to, and at the direction of the General Partner shall, elect a safe harbor (the LITP Safe Harbor and such election, the Safe Harbor Election) under which the fair market value of any Partnership Interests issued in connection with the performance of services after the effective date of such Treasury Regulations (or other guidance) (such interests, Safe Harbor Interests) will be treated as equal to the liquidation value of such Safe Harbor Interests (i.e., a value equal to the total amount that would be distributed with respect to such interests if the Partnership sold all of its assets for their fair market value immediately after the issuance of such Safe Harbor Interests, satisfied its liabilities (excluding any non-recourse liabilities to the extent the balance of such liabilities exceeds the fair market value of the assets that secure them) and distributed the net proceeds to the Partners under the terms of this Agreement). In the event that the Partnership makes a Safe Harbor Election as described in the preceding sentence, each Partner hereby agrees to comply with all Safe Harbor requirements with respect to transfers of such Safe Harbor Interests while the Safe Harbor Election remains effective.
Section 10.3 | Tax Partner and Partnership Tax Audit Matters |
A. General. The General Partner shall be the tax partner of the Partnership for federal, state and local income tax administrative or judicial proceedings (such administrative
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proceedings being referred to as a tax audit and such judicial proceedings being referred to as a judicial review) and is treated as the tax matters partner pursuant to Section 6231(a)(7) of the Code as in effect on November 1, 2015 (Subchapter C of Chapter 63 of the Code as in effect on November 1, 2015 referred to as the Current Partnership Audit Rules) and the partnership representative pursuant to Section 6223(a) of the Code as included in the Bipartisan Budget Act of 2015 (with the changes to Subchapter C of Chapter 63 of the Code as made by the Bipartisan Budget Act of 2015 referred to as the 2015 Budget Act Partnership Audit Rules). The General Partner is authorized to conduct all tax audits and judicial reviews for the Partnership. So long as Section 6223(c)(3) of the Current Partnership Audit Rules is in effect, upon receipt of notice from the IRS of the beginning of an administrative proceeding with respect to the Partnership, the tax partner shall furnish the IRS with the name, address, taxpayer identification number and profit interest of each of the Limited Partners and any Assignees; provided, however, that such information is provided to the Partnership by the Limited Partners.
B. Powers. The tax partner is authorized, but not required (and the Partners hereby consent to the tax partner taking the following actions):
(1) | to elect out of the 2015 Budget Act Partnership Audit Rules, if available; |
(2) | to enter into any settlement with the IRS with respect to any tax audit or judicial review for the adjustment of Partnership items required to be taken into account by a Partner or the Partnership for income tax purposes, and in the settlement agreement the tax partner may expressly state that such agreement shall bind the Partnership and all Partners, except that so long as the Current Partnership Audit Rules are in effect, such settlement agreement shall not bind any Partner (i) who (within the time prescribed pursuant to the Code and Regulations under the Current Partnership Audit Rules) files a statement with the IRS providing that the tax partner shall not have the authority to enter into a settlement agreement on behalf of such Partner or (ii) who is a notice partner (as defined in Section 6231(a)(8) of the Current Partnership Audit Rules) or a member of a notice group (as defined in Section 6223(b)(2) of the Current Partnership Audit Rules); |
(3) | to seek judicial review of any adjustment assessed by the IRS or any other tax authority, including the filing of a petition for readjustment with the Tax Court or the filing of a complaint for refund with the United States Claims Court or the District Court of the United States for the district in which the Partnerships principal place of business is located; |
(4) | to intervene in any action brought by any other Partner for judicial review of a final adjustment; |
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(5) | to file a request for an administrative adjustment with the IRS or other tax authority at any time and, if any part of such request is not allowed by the IRS or other tax authority, to file an appropriate pleading (petition or complaint) for judicial review with respect to such request; |
(6) | to enter into an agreement with the IRS or other tax authority to extend the period for assessing any tax which is attributable to any item required to be taken into account by a Partner for tax purposes, or an item affected by such item; |
(7) | to take any other action on behalf of the Partners of the Partnership in connection with any tax audit or judicial review proceeding, to the extent permitted by applicable law or regulations, including, without limitation, the following actions to the extent that the 2015 Budget Act Partnership Audit Rules apply to the Partnership and its current or former Partners: |
a. | electing to have the alternative method for the underpayment of taxes set forth in Section 6226 of the Code, as included in the 2015 Budget Act Partnership Audit Rules, apply to the Partnership and its current or former Partners; and |
b. | for Partnership level assessments under Section 6225 of the Code, as included in the 2015 Budget Act Partnership Audit Rules, determining apportionment of responsibility for payment among the current or former Partners, setting aside reserves from Available Cash of the Partnership, withholding of distributions of Available Cash to the Partners, and requiring current or former Partners to make cash payments to the Partnership for their share of the Partnership level assessments; and |
(8) | to take any other action required or permitted by the Code and Regulations in connection with its role as tax partner. |
The taking of any action and the incurring of any expense by the tax partner in connection with any such audit or proceeding referred to in clause (7) above, except to the extent required by law, is a matter in the sole and absolute discretion of the tax partner and the provisions relating to indemnification of the General Partner set forth in Section 7.7 shall be fully applicable to the tax partner in its capacity as such. In addition, the General Partner shall be entitled to indemnification set forth in Section 7.7 for any liability for tax imposed on the Partnership under the 2015 Budget Act Partnership Audit Rules that is collected from the General Partner.
The current and former Partners agree to provide the following information and documentation to the Partnership and the tax partner to the extent that the 2015 Budget Act Partnership Audit Rules apply to the Partnership and its current or former Partners:
(1) | information and documentation to determine and prove eligibility of the Partnership to elect out of the 2015 Budget Act Partnership Audit Rules; |
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(2) | information and documentation to reduce the Partnership level assessment consistent with Section 6225(c) of the Code, as included in the 2015 Budget Act Partnership Audit Rules; and |
(3) | information and documentation to prove payment of the attributable liability under Section 6226 of the Code, as included in the 2015 Budget Act Partnership Audit Rules. |
In addition to the foregoing, and notwithstanding any other provision of this Agreement, including, without limitation, Section 14.1 of this Agreement, the General Partner is authorized (without any requirement of the consent or approval of any other Partners) to make all such amendments to this Section 10.3 as it shall determine, in its sole judgment, to be necessary, desirable or appropriate to implement the 2015 Budget Act Partnership Audit Rules and any regulations, procedures, rulings, notices, or other administrative interpretations thereof promulgated by the U.S. Treasury Department.
C. Reimbursement. The tax partner shall receive no compensation for its services. All third party costs and expenses incurred by the tax partner in performing its duties as such (including legal and accounting fees and expenses) shall be borne by the Partnership. Nothing herein shall be construed to restrict the Partnership from engaging an accounting firm and/or law firm to assist the tax partner in discharging its duties hereunder, so long as the compensation paid by the Partnership for such services is reasonable.
D. Survival. The obligations of each Partner under this Section 10.3 shall survive such Partners withdrawal from the Partnership, and each Partner agrees to execute such documentation requested by the Partnership at the time of such Partners withdrawal from the Partnership to acknowledge and confirm such Partners continuing obligations under this Section 10.3.
Section 10.4 | Organizational Expenses |
The Partnership shall elect to deduct expenses as provided in Section 709 of the Code.
Section 10.5 | Withholding |
Each Limited Partner hereby authorizes the Partnership to withhold from or pay on behalf of or with respect to such Limited Partner any amount of U.S. federal, state, local, or foreign taxes that the General Partner determines that the Partnership is required to withhold or pay with respect to any cash or property distributable, allocable or otherwise transferred to such Limited
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Partner pursuant to this Agreement, including, without limitation, any taxes required to be withheld or paid by the Partnership pursuant to Section 1441, 1442, 1445, or 1446 of the Code. Any amount withheld with respect to a Limited Partner pursuant to this Section 10.5 shall be treated as paid or distributed, as applicable, to such Limited Partner for all purposes under this Agreement to the extent that the Partnership is contemporaneously making distributions against which such amount can be offset. Any amount paid on behalf of or with respect to a Limited Partner, in excess of any such amount of contemporaneous distributions against which such amount paid can be offset, shall constitute a loan by the Partnership to such Limited Partner, which loan shall be repaid by such Limited Partner within fifteen (15) days after notice from the General Partner that such payment must be made unless (i) the Partnership withholds such payment from a distribution which would otherwise be made to the Limited Partner or (ii) the General Partner determines, in its sole and absolute discretion, that such payment may be satisfied out of the available funds of the Partnership which would, but for such payment, be distributed to the Limited Partner. Any amounts withheld pursuant to the foregoing clauses (i) or (ii) shall be treated as having been distributed or otherwise paid to such Limited Partner. Each Limited Partner hereby unconditionally and irrevocably grants to the Partnership a security interest in such Limited Partners Partnership Interest to secure such Limited Partners obligation to pay to the Partnership any amounts required to be paid pursuant to this Section 10.5. Any amounts payable by a Limited Partner hereunder shall bear interest at the base rate on corporate loans at large United States money center commercial banks, as published from time to time in The Wall Street Journal, plus four (4) percentage points (but not higher than the maximum rate that may be charged under applicable law) from the date such amount is due (i.e., fifteen (15) days after demand) until such amount is paid in full. Each Limited Partner shall take such actions as the Partnership or the General Partner shall request to perfect or enforce the security interest created hereunder.
ARTICLE XI
TRANSFERS AND WITHDRAWALS
Section 11.1 | Transfer |
A. Definition. The term transfer, when used in this Article XI with respect to a Partnership Interest or a Partnership Unit, shall be deemed to refer to a transaction by which the General Partner purports to assign all or any part of its General Partner Interest to another Person or by which a Limited Partner purports to assign all or any part of its Limited Partner Interest to another Person, and includes a transfer, sale, merger, consolidation, combination, assignment, bequest, conveyance, devise, gift, pledge, encumbrance, hypothecation, mortgage, exchange or any other disposition, whether voluntary or involuntary, by operation of law or otherwise. The term transfer when used in this Article XI does not include any redemption or repurchase of Partnership Units by the Partnership from a Partner or acquisition of Partnership Units from a Limited Partner by Parent pursuant to Section 8.6 or otherwise. When used in this Article XI, the verb transfer shall have correlative meaning. No Partnership Interest shall be subject to the
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claims of any creditor, any spouse (for alimony, support or otherwise), or to legal process, and may not be voluntarily or involuntarily alienated or encumbered except as may be specifically provided for in this Agreement or consented to in writing by the General Partner, in its sole and absolute discretion.
B. General. No Partnership Interest shall be transferred, in whole or in part, except in accordance with the terms and conditions set forth in this Article XI. Any transfer or purported transfer of a Partnership Interest not made in accordance with this Article XI shall be null and void ab initio.
Section 11.2 | Transfers and Withdrawals by General Partner and Parent |
A. General. Neither the General Partner nor Parent shall transfer any of its Partnership Interests, and Parent may not transfer any of its direct or indirect interests in the General Partner, or withdraw from the Partnership, except (i) in connection with a transaction permitted under Section 11.2.B, (ii) in connection with any merger (including a triangular merger), consolidation or other combination with or into another Person following the consummation of which the equity holders of the surviving entity are substantially identical to the shareholders of Parent, (iii) with the Consent of the Outside Limited Partners; or (iv) to any Person that is, at the time of such transfer, an Affiliate of Parent that is controlled by Parent, including any Qualified REIT Subsidiary.
B. Termination Transactions. Notwithstanding the restrictions set forth in Section 11.2.A or any other provision of this Agreement, Parent shall not engage in any merger (including, without limitation, a triangular merger), consolidation or other combination with or into another Person (other than any transaction permitted by clauses (ii) through (iv) of Section 11.2.A), sale of all or substantially all of its assets or any reclassification, recapitalization or other change in outstanding Shares (other than a change in par value, or from par value to no par value, or as a result of a subdivision or combination as described in the definition of Conversion Factor) (each, a Termination Transaction), unless, in connection with such Termination Transaction:
(1) | the General Partner shall have obtained Partnership Approval of the Termination Transaction, as set forth below, if (x) the Termination Transaction would result in the Partners receiving consideration for their Partnership Units pursuant to clause (2) below and Parent is required to seek the approval of its common shareholders of the Termination Transaction (Shareholder Approval) in a shareholder vote (a Shareholder Vote), or (y) Parent would be required to obtain Shareholder Approval of the Termination Transaction but for the fact that a Tender Offer shall have been accepted with respect to a sufficient number of Shares to permit consummation of the Termination Transaction without Shareholder Approval, and |
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(2) | all Partners either will receive, or will have the right to receive, for each Partnership Unit cash, securities or other property in the same form as, and equal in amount to the product of the Conversion Factor and the greatest amount of, the cash, securities or other property paid to a holder of Shares, if any, corresponding to such Partnership Unit in consideration of one such Share at any time during the period from and after the date on which the Termination Transaction is consummated; provided, however, that if in connection with the Termination Transaction, a purchase, tender or exchange offer (a Tender Offer) shall have been made to and accepted by the holders of the percentage required for the approval of mergers under the organizational documents of Parent, each holder of Partnership Units shall receive, or shall have the right to receive, consideration in the same form as and equal to the fair market value of the greatest amount of cash, securities, or other property which such holder would have received had it exercised the Redemption Right and received Shares in exchange for its Partnership Units immediately prior to the expiration of such purchase, tender or exchange offer and had thereupon accepted such purchase, tender or exchange offer. In connection with any transaction permitted by Section 11.2.B(2), fair market values shall be reasonably determined by the General Partner as of the time of such transaction. |
C. Partnership Approval. As used above, Partnership Approval means Consent of the Limited Partners holding Class A Units, Class B Units and LTIP Units, voting as a single class, representing a Percentage Interest of Class A Units, Class B Units and LTIP Units in the aggregate that equals or exceeds the percentage of (x) the Shares outstanding or (y) the Shares cast, as applicable, in the Shareholder Vote ((x) or (y), as applicable, the Required Denominator Shares) required to be voted in favor of the Termination Transaction in the Shareholder Vote, provided that, for purposes of determining whether Partnership Approval has been obtained, the Percentage Interest of Limited Partners consenting to the Termination Transaction shall be calculated as follows: Such Percentage Interest shall be equal to the sum of (i) the Percentage Interest of Class A Units, Class B Units and LTIP Units held by Limited Partners consenting to the Termination Transaction (excluding for this purpose any Class A Units held by (1) the General Partner or Parent, (2) any Person of which the General Partner or Parent directly or indirectly owns or controls more than fifty percent (50%) of either the voting interests or economic interests and (3) any Person directly or indirectly owning or controlling more than fifty percent (50%) of the outstanding voting interests of the General Partner or Parent (collectively, the Excluded Units)), plus (ii) the product of (1) the Percentage Interest attributable to the Excluded Units, multiplied by (2) either (x) the percentage of the Required Denominator Shares voted in favor of the Termination Transaction by Parents shareholders in the Shareholder Vote to obtain Shareholder Approval, or (y) in the event a Tender Offer shall have been accepted with respect to a sufficient number of Shares to permit consummation of the Termination Transaction without Shareholder Approval, the percentage of outstanding Shares with respect to which such Tender Offer shall have been accepted.
D. Creation of New General Partner. The General Partner shall not enter into an agreement or other arrangement providing for or facilitating the creation of a general partner of the Partnership other than the General Partner, unless the successor general partner (i) is a direct or indirect controlled Affiliate of Parent, and (ii) executes and delivers a counterpart to this Agreement in which such successor general partner agrees to be fully bound by all of the terms and conditions contained herein that are applicable to the General Partner.
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Section 11.3 | Transfers by Limited Partners |
A. General. Except to the extent expressly permitted in Sections 11.3.B and 11.3.C or in connection with the exercise of a Redemption Right pursuant to Section 8.6, a Limited Partner (other than the General Partner and Parent, in their capacities as Limited Partners) may not transfer any portion of its Partnership Interest, or any of such Limited Partners rights as a Limited Partner, without the prior written consent of the General Partner, which consent may be withheld in the General Partners sole and absolute discretion. Any transfer otherwise permitted under Sections 11.3.B and 11.3.C shall be subject to the conditions set forth in Section 11.3.D and 11.3.E, and all permitted transfers shall be subject to Sections 11.4, 11.5 and 11.6.
B. Incapacitated Limited Partner. If a Limited Partner is subject to Incapacity, the executor, administrator, trustee, committee, guardian, conservator or receiver of such Limited Partners estate shall have all the rights of a Limited Partner, but not more rights than those enjoyed by other Limited Partners, for the purpose of settling or managing the estate and such power as the Incapacitated Limited Partner possessed to transfer all or any part of his, her or its interest in the Partnership. The Incapacity of a Limited Partner, in and of itself, shall not dissolve or terminate the Partnership.
C. Permitted Transfers. Subject to Sections 11.3.D, 11.3.E, 11.4, 11.5 and 11.6, a Limited Partner may transfer, with or without the consent of the General Partner, all or a portion of its Partnership Interest (i) in the case of a Limited Partner who is an individual, to a member of his Immediate Family, any trust formed for the benefit of himself and/or members of his Immediate Family, or any partnership, limited liability company, joint venture, corporation or other business entity comprised only of himself and/or members of his Immediate Family and entities the ownership interests in which are owned by or for the benefit of himself and/or members of his Immediate Family, (ii) in the case of a Limited Partner which is a trust, to the beneficiaries of such trust, (iii) in the case of a Limited Partner which is a partnership, limited liability company, joint venture, corporation or other business entity to which Partnership Units were transferred pursuant to clause (i) above, to its partners, owners or shareholders, as the case may be, who are members of the Immediate Family of or are actually the Person(s) who transferred Partnership Units to it pursuant to clause (i) above, (iv) in the case of a Limited Partner which acquired Partnership Units as of the date hereof and which is a partnership, limited liability company, joint venture, corporation or other business entity, to its partners, owners, shareholders or Affiliates thereof, as the case may be, or the Persons owning the beneficial
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interests in any of its partners, owners or shareholders or Affiliates thereof (it being understood that this clause (iv) will apply to all of each Persons Partnership Interests whether the Partnership Units relating thereto were acquired on the date hereof or hereafter), (v) in the case of a Limited Partner which is a partnership, limited liability company, joint venture, corporation or other business entity other than any of the foregoing described in clause (iii) or (iv), in accordance with the terms of any agreement between such Limited Partner and the Partnership pursuant to which such Partnership Interest was issued, (vi) pursuant to a gift or other transfer without consideration, (vii) pursuant to applicable laws of descent or distribution, (viii) to another Limited Partner, and (ix) pursuant to a grant of security interest or other encumbrance thereof effectuated in a bona fide pledge transaction with a bona fide financial institution as a result of the exercise of remedies related thereto, subject to the provisions of Section 11.3.F hereof. A trust or other entity will be considered formed for the benefit of a Partners Immediate Family even though some other Person has a remainder interest under or with respect to such trust or other entity.
D. No Transfers Violating Securities Laws. The General Partner may prohibit any transfer of Partnership Units by a Limited Partner unless it receives a written opinion of legal counsel (which opinion and counsel shall be reasonably satisfactory to the Partnership) to such Limited Partner to the effect that such transfer would not require filing of a registration statement under the Securities Act or would not otherwise violate any federal or state securities laws or regulations applicable to the Partnership or the Partnership Unit or, at the option of the Partnership, an opinion of legal counsel to the Partnership to the same effect.
E. No Transfers to Holders of Nonrecourse Liabilities. No pledge or transfer of any Partnership Units may be made to a lender to the Partnership or any Person who is related (within the meaning of Section 1.752-4(b) of the Regulations) to any lender to the Partnership whose loan otherwise constitutes a Nonrecourse Liability unless (i) the General Partner is provided prior written notice thereof and (ii) the lender enters into an arrangement with the Partnership and the General Partner to exchange or redeem for the Redemption Amount any Partnership Units in which a security interest is held simultaneously with the time at which such lender would be deemed to be a partner in the Partnership for purposes of allocating liabilities to such lender under Section 752 of the Code.
Section 11.4 | Substituted Limited Partners |
A. Consent of General Partner. No Limited Partners shall have the right to substitute a transferee as a Limited Partner in its place (including any transferees permitted by Section 11.3). The General Partner shall, however, have the right to consent to the admission of a transferee of the interest of a Limited Partner pursuant to this Section 11.4 as a Substituted Limited Partner, which consent may be given or withheld by the General Partner in its sole and absolute discretion. The General Partners failure or refusal to permit a transferee of any such interests to become a Substituted Limited Partner shall not give rise to any cause of action
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against the Partnership, the General Partner or any Partner. The General Partner hereby grants its consent to the admission as a Substituted Limited Partner to any bona fide financial institution that loans money or otherwise extends credit to a holder of Partnership Units and thereafter becomes the owner of such Partnership Units pursuant to the exercise by such financial institution of its rights under a pledge of such Partnership Units granted in connection with such loan or extension of credit.
B. Rights of Substituted Partner. A transferee who has been admitted as a Substituted Limited Partner in accordance with this Article XI shall have all the rights and powers and be subject to all the restrictions and liabilities of a Limited Partner under this Agreement. The admission of any transferee as a Substituted Limited Partner shall be conditioned upon the transferee executing and delivering to the Partnership an acceptance of all the terms and conditions of this Agreement (including, without limitation, the provisions of Section 15.11) and such other documents or instruments as may be required or advisable, in the sole and absolute discretion of the General Partner, to effect the admission, each in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the General Partner.
C. Partner Registry. Upon the admission of a Substituted Limited Partner, the General Partner shall update the Partner Registry in the books and records of the Partnership as it deems necessary to reflect such admission in the Partner Registry.
Section 11.5 | Assignees |
If the General Partner, in its sole and absolute discretion, does not consent to the admission of any permitted transferee under Section 11.3 as a Substituted Limited Partner, as described in Section 11.4, such transferee shall be considered an Assignee for purposes of this Agreement. An Assignee shall be entitled to all the rights of an assignee of a limited partnership interest under the Act, including the right to receive distributions from the Partnership and the share of Net Income, Net Loss, gain, loss and Recapture Income attributable to the Partnership Units assigned to such transferee, and shall have the rights granted to the Limited Partners under Section 8.6, but shall not be deemed to be a holder of Partnership Units for any other purpose under this Agreement, and shall not be entitled to vote such Partnership Units in any matter presented to the Limited Partners for a vote (such Partnership Units being deemed to have been voted on such matter in the same proportion as all other Partnership Units held by Limited Partners are voted). If any such transferee desires to make a further assignment of any such Partnership Units, such transferee shall be subject to all the provisions of this Article XI to the same extent and in the same manner as any Limited Partner desiring to make an assignment of Partnership Units.
Section 11.6 | General Provisions |
A. Withdrawal of Limited Partner. No Limited Partner may withdraw from the Partnership other than as a result of a permitted transfer of all of such Limited Partners
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Partnership Units in accordance with this Article XI and the transferee of such Partnership Units being admitted to the Partnership as a Substituted Limited Partner, or pursuant to redemption of all of its Partnership Units under Section 8.6.
B. Termination of Status as Limited Partner. Any Limited Partner who shall transfer all of its Partnership Units in a transfer permitted pursuant to this Article XI where such transferee was admitted as a Substituted Limited Partner or pursuant to redemption of all of its Partnership Units under Section 8.6 shall cease to be a Limited Partner.
C. Timing of Transfers. Transfers pursuant to this Article XI may only be made upon ten (10) Business Days prior notice to the General Partner, unless the General Partner otherwise agrees.
D. Allocations. If any Partnership Interest is transferred during any the Fiscal Year in compliance with the provisions of this Article XI or redeemed or transferred pursuant to Section 8.6, Net Income, Net Loss, each item thereof and all other items attributable to such interest for such Fiscal Year shall be divided and allocated between the transferor Partner and the transferee Partner by taking into account their varying interests during the Fiscal Year in accordance with Section 706(d) of the Code and corresponding Regulations, using the interim closing of the books method (unless the General Partner, in its sole and absolute discretion, elects to adopt a daily, weekly, or a monthly proration period, in which event Net Income, Net Loss, each item thereof and all other items attributable to such interest for such Fiscal Year shall be prorated based upon the applicable method selected by the General Partner). Solely for purposes of making such allocations, at the discretion of the General Partner, each of such items for the calendar month in which the transfer or redemption occurs shall be allocated to the Person who is a Partner as of midnight on the last day of said month. All distributions of Available Cash attributable to any Partnership Unit with respect to which the Partnership Record Date is before the date of such transfer, assignment or redemption shall be made to the transferor Partner or the Redeeming Partner, as the case may be, and, in the case of a transfer or assignment other than a redemption, all distributions of Available Cash thereafter attributable to such Partnership Unit shall be made to the transferee Partner.
E. Additional Restrictions. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein, and in addition to any other restrictions on transfer contained herein or in any Equity Incentive Plan, including, without limitation, the provisions of Article VII and this Article XI, in no event may any transfer or assignment of a Partnership Interest by any Partner (including pursuant to Section 8.6) be made without the express consent of the General Partner, in its sole and absolute discretion, (i) to any person or entity who lacks the legal right, power or capacity to own a Partnership Interest; (ii) in violation of applicable law; (iii) of any component portion of a Partnership Interest, such as the Capital Account, or rights to distributions, separate and apart from all other components of a Partnership Interest; (iv) if the General Partner determines in its reasonable discretion that there is a significant risk that such transfer would cause a termination
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of the Partnership for U.S. federal or state income tax purposes (except as a result of the redemption or exchange for Shares of all Partnership Units held by all Limited Partners other than the General Partner, or any Subsidiary of either, or pursuant to a transaction expressly permitted under Section 11.2); (v) if the General Partner determines in its reasonable discretion that there is a significant risk that such transfer would cause the Partnership to cease to be classified as a partnership for U.S. federal income tax purposes (except as a result of the redemption or exchange for Shares of all Units held by all Limited Partners other than the General Partner, or any Subsidiary of either, or pursuant to a transaction expressly permitted under Section 11.2); (vi) if such transfer requires the registration of such Partnership Interest pursuant to any applicable federal or state securities laws; (vii) if such transfer is effectuated through an established securities market or a secondary market (or the substantial equivalent thereof) within the meaning of Section 7704 of the Code or such transfer causes the Partnership to become a publicly traded partnership, as such term is defined in Section 469(k)(2) or Section 7704(b) of the Code (provided, however, that, this clause (vii) shall not be the basis for limiting or restricting in any manner the exercise of the Redemption Right under Section 8.6 unless, and only to the extent that, outside tax counsel provides to the General Partner an opinion to the effect that, in the absence of such limitation or restriction, there is a significant risk that the Partnership will be treated as a publicly traded partnership and, by reason thereof, taxable as a corporation); (viii) if such transfer subjects the Partnership or the activities of the Partnership to regulation under the Investment Company Act of 1940, the Investment Advisors Act of 1940 or ERISA, each as amended; (ix) if Parent attempts to qualify as a REIT and if the General Partner determines in its reasonable discretion that there is a risk that such transfer would adversely affect the ability of Parent to continue to qualify as a REIT or subject Parent to any additional taxes under Section 857, Section 4981, or any other provision of the Code.
F. Avoidance of Publicly Traded Partnership Status. The General Partner shall monitor the transfers of interests in the Partnership to determine (i) if such interests are being traded on an established securities market or a secondary market (or the substantial equivalent thereof) within the meaning of Section 7704 of the Code and (ii) whether additional transfers of interests would result in the Partnership being unable to qualify for at least one of the safe harbors set forth in Regulations Section 1.7704-1 (or such other guidance subsequently published by the IRS setting forth safe harbors under which interests will not be treated as readily tradable on a secondary market (or the substantial equivalent thereof) within the meaning of Section 7704 of the Code) (the Safe Harbors). The General Partner shall take all steps reasonably necessary or appropriate to prevent any trading of interests or any recognition by the Partnership of transfers made on such markets and, except as otherwise provided herein, to ensure that at least one of the Safe Harbors is met; provided, however, that the foregoing shall not authorize the General Partner to limit or restrict in any manner the right of any holder of a Partnership Unit to exercise the Redemption Right in accordance with the terms of Section 8.6 unless, and only to the extent that, outside tax counsel provides to the General Partner an opinion to the effect that, in the absence of such limitation or restriction, there is a significant risk that the Partnership will be treated as a publicly traded partnership and, by reason thereof, taxable as a corporation.
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ARTICLE XII
ADMISSION OF PARTNERS
Section 12.1 | Admission of a Successor General Partner |
A successor to all of the General Partners General Partner Interest pursuant to Section 11.2 who is proposed to be admitted as a successor General Partner shall be admitted to the Partnership as the General Partner, effective upon such transfer. Any such successor shall carry on the business of the Partnership without dissolution. In such case, the admission shall be subject to such successor General Partner executing and delivering to the Partnership an acceptance of all of the terms and conditions of this Agreement and such other documents or instruments as may be required to effect the admission.
Section 12.2 | Admission of Additional Limited Partners |
A. General. No Person shall be admitted as an Additional Limited Partner without the consent of the General Partner, which consent shall be given or withheld in the General Partners sole and absolute discretion. A Person who makes a Capital Contribution to the Partnership in accordance with this Agreement shall be admitted to the Partnership as an Additional Limited Partner only with the consent of the General Partner and only upon furnishing to the General Partner (i) evidence of acceptance in form satisfactory to the General Partner of all of the terms and conditions of this Agreement, including, without limitation, the power of attorney granted in Section 15.11 and (ii) such other documents or instruments as may be required in the discretion of the General Partner to effect such Persons admission as an Additional Limited Partner. The admission of any Person as an Additional Limited Partner shall become effective on the date upon which the name of such Person is recorded on the books and records of the Partnership, following the consent of the General Partner to such admission.
B. Allocations to Additional Limited Partners. If any Additional Limited Partner is admitted to the Partnership on any day other than the first day of a Fiscal Year, then Net Income, Net Loss, each item thereof and all other items allocable among Partners and Assignees for such Fiscal Year shall be allocated among such Additional Limited Partner and all other Partners and Assignees by taking into account their varying interests during the Fiscal Year in accordance with Section 706(d) of the Code and corresponding Regulations, using the interim closing of the books method (unless the General Partner, in its sole and absolute discretion, elects to adopt a daily, weekly or monthly proration method, in which event Net Income, Net Loss, and each item thereof would be prorated based upon the applicable period selected by the General Partner). Solely for purposes of making such allocations, at the discretion of the General Partner, each of such items for the calendar month in which an admission of any Additional Limited Partner occurs shall be allocated among all the Partners and Assignees including such Additional
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Limited Partner. All distributions of Available Cash with respect to which the Partnership Record Date is before the date of such admission shall be made solely to Partners and Assignees other than the Additional Limited Partner, and all distributions of Available Cash thereafter shall be made to all the Partners and Assignees including such Additional Limited Partner.
Section 12.3 | Amendment of Agreement and Certificate of Limited Partnership |
For the admission to the Partnership of any Partner, the General Partner shall take all steps necessary and appropriate under the Act to amend the records of the Partnership and, if necessary, to prepare as soon as practical an amendment of this Agreement (including an amendment to the Partner Registry) and, if required by law, shall prepare and file an amendment to the Certificate of Limited Partnership and may for this purpose exercise the power of attorney granted pursuant to Section 15.11 hereof.
ARTICLE XIII
DISSOLUTION AND LIQUIDATION
Section 13.1 | Dissolution |
The Partnership shall not be dissolved by the admission of Substituted Limited Partners or Additional Limited Partners or by the admission of a successor General Partner in accordance with the terms of this Agreement. Upon the withdrawal of the General Partner, any successor General Partner shall continue the business of the Partnership. The Partnership shall dissolve, and its affairs shall be wound up, upon the first to occur of any of the following (Liquidating Events):
(i) an event of withdrawal of the General Partner (other than an event of bankruptcy), unless within ninety (90) days after the withdrawal, the Consent of the Outside Limited Partners to continue the business of the Partnership and to the appointment, effective as of the date of withdrawal, of a substitute General Partner is obtained;
(ii) an election to dissolve the Partnership made by the General Partner in its sole and absolute discretion;
(iii) entry of a decree of judicial dissolution of the Partnership pursuant to the provisions of the Act;
(iv) ninety (90) days after the sale of all or substantially all of the assets and properties of the Partnership for cash or for marketable securities; or
(v) a final and non-appealable judgment is entered by a court of competent jurisdiction ruling that the General Partner is bankrupt or insolvent, or a final and non-appealable order for relief is entered by a court with appropriate jurisdiction against the General Partner, in
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each case under any federal or state bankruptcy or insolvency laws as now or hereafter in effect, unless prior to or at the time of the entry of such order or judgment, the Consent of the Partners holding more than 50% of the Percentage Interests represented by the Class A Units is obtained to continue the business of the Partnership and to the appointment, effective as of a date prior to the date of such order or judgment, of a substitute General Partner.
Section 13.2 | Winding Up |
A. General. Upon the occurrence of a Liquidating Event, the Partnership shall continue solely for the purposes of winding up its affairs in an orderly manner, liquidating its assets, and satisfying the claims of its creditors and Partners. No Partner shall take any action that is inconsistent with, or not necessary to or appropriate for, the winding up of the Partnerships business and affairs. The General Partner (or, if there is no remaining General Partner, any Person elected by a majority in interest of the Limited Partners (the Liquidator)) shall be responsible for overseeing the winding up and dissolution of the Partnership and shall take full account of the Partnerships liabilities and property and the Partnership property shall be liquidated as promptly as is consistent with obtaining the fair value thereof, and the proceeds therefrom (which may, to the extent determined by the General Partner, include equity or other securities of the General Partner or any other entity) shall be applied and distributed in the following order:
(a) | First, to the payment and discharge of all of the Partnerships debts and liabilities to creditors other than the Partners; |
(b) | Second, to the payment and discharge of all of the Partnerships debts and liabilities to the General Partner; |
(c) | Third, to the payment and discharge of all of the Partnerships debts and liabilities to the Limited Partners; |
(d) | Fourth, to the holders of Partnership Interests that are entitled to any preference in distribution upon liquidation in accordance with the rights of any such class or series of Partnership Interests (and, within each such class or series, to each holder thereof pro rata based on its Percentage Interest in such class); and |
(e) | Fifth, the balance, if any, to the Partners, including, without limitation, the holders of the Vested LTIP Units, in proportion to their respective positive Capital Account balances, determined after giving effect to all contributions, distributions, and allocations for all periods. |
The General Partner shall not receive any additional compensation for any services performed pursuant to this Article XIII, other than reimbursement of its expenses as provided in Section 7.4.
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B. Deferred Liquidation. Notwithstanding the provisions of Section 13.2.A which require liquidation of the assets of the Partnership, but subject to the order of priorities set forth therein, if prior to or upon dissolution of the Partnership the Liquidator determines that an immediate sale of part or all of the Partnerships assets would be impractical or would cause undue loss to the Partners, the Liquidator may, in its sole and absolute discretion, defer for a reasonable time the liquidation of any assets except those necessary to satisfy liabilities of the Partnership (including to those Partners as creditors) or distribute to the Partners, in lieu of cash, in accordance with the provisions of Section 13.2.A, undivided interests in such Partnership assets as the Liquidator deems not suitable for liquidation. Any such distributions in kind shall be made only if, in the good faith judgment of the Liquidator, such distributions in kind are in the best interest of the Partners, and shall be subject to such conditions relating to the disposition and management of such properties as the Liquidator deems reasonable and equitable and to any agreements governing the operation of such properties at such time. The Liquidator shall determine the fair market value of any property distributed in kind using such reasonable method of valuation as it may adopt.
Section 13.3 | Compliance with Timing Requirements of Regulations; Deficit Capital Accounts |
A. Timing of Distributions. If the Partnership is liquidated within the meaning of Regulations Section 1.704-1(b)(2)(ii)(g), distributions shall be made under this Article XIII to the General Partner and Limited Partners who have positive Capital Accounts in compliance with Regulations Section 1.704-1(b)(2)(ii)(b)(2). In the discretion of the General Partner a pro rata portion of the distributions that would otherwise be made to the General Partner and Limited Partners pursuant to this Article XIII may be: (A) distributed to a trust established for the benefit of the General Partner and Limited Partners for the purposes of liquidating Partnership assets, collecting amounts owed to the Partnership and paying any contingent or unforeseen liabilities or obligations of the Partnership or of the General Partner arising out of or in connection with the Partnership (in which case the assets of any such trust shall be distributed to the General Partner and Limited Partners from time to time, in the reasonable discretion of the General Partner, in the same proportions as the amount distributed to such trust by the Partnership would otherwise have been distributed to the General Partner and Limited Partners pursuant to this Agreement); or (B) withheld to provide a reasonable reserve for Partnership liabilities (contingent or otherwise) and to reflect the unrealized portion of any installment obligations owed to the Partnership; provided, however, that such withheld amounts shall be distributed to the General Partner and Limited Partners as soon as practicable.
B. Deficit Capital Accounts Upon Liquidation of the Partnership. If any Partner has a deficit balance in its Capital Account (after giving effect to all contributions, distributions and allocations for all taxable years, including the year during which such liquidation occurs), such Partner shall have no obligation to make any contribution to the capital of the Partnership with respect to such deficit, and such deficit shall not be considered a debt owed to the Partnership or to any other Person for any purpose whatsoever, except as otherwise expressly agreed in writing by the affected Partner and the Partnership after the date hereof.
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Section 13.4 | Rights of Limited Partners |
Except as otherwise provided in this Agreement, each Limited Partner shall look solely to the assets of the Partnership for the return of its Capital Contributions and shall have no right or power to demand or receive property other than cash from the Partnership. Except as otherwise expressly provided in this Agreement, no Limited Partner shall have priority over any other Limited Partner as to the return of its Capital Contributions, distributions, or allocations.
Section 13.5 | Notice of Dissolution |
If a Liquidating Event occurs or an event occurs that would, but for provisions of an election or objection by one or more Partners pursuant to Section 13.1, result in a dissolution of the Partnership, the General Partner shall, within thirty (30) days thereafter, provide written notice thereof to each of the Partners and to all other parties with whom the Partnership regularly conducts business (as determined in the discretion of the General Partner).
Section 13.6 | Cancellation of Certificate of Limited Partnership |
Upon the completion of the liquidation of the Partnership cash and property as provided in Section 13.2, the Partnership shall be terminated and the Certificate of Limited Partnership and all qualifications of the Partnership as a foreign limited partnership in jurisdictions other than the State of Delaware shall be canceled and such other actions as may be necessary to terminate the Partnership shall be taken.
Section 13.7 | Reasonable Time for Winding Up |
A reasonable time shall be allowed for the orderly winding up of the business and affairs of the Partnership and the liquidation of its assets pursuant to Section 13.2, to minimize any losses otherwise attendant upon such winding-up, and the provisions of this Agreement shall remain in effect among the Partners during the period of liquidation.
Section 13.8 | Waiver of Partition |
Each Partner hereby waives any right to partition of the Partnership property.
Section 13.9 | Liability of Liquidator |
The Liquidator shall be indemnified and held harmless by the Partnership in the same manner and to the same degree as an Indemnitee may be indemnified pursuant to Section 7.8.
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ARTICLE XIV
AMENDMENT OF PARTNERSHIP
AGREEMENT; MEETINGS
Section 14.1 | Amendments |
A. General. The General Partners prior written consent shall be required to amend or waive any provisions of this Agreement. The General Partner, without consent of the Limited Partners, may amend this Agreement in any respect; provided, however, that the following amendments shall require Consent of the Outside Limited Partners:
(i) any amendment to Section 8.6, its related defined terms or otherwise affecting the operation of the Conversion Factor or the Redemption Right, except as permitted pursuant to Section 8.6.E, in each case in a manner that adversely affects the Limited Partners in any material respects;
(ii) any amendment to Article V, its related defined terms or otherwise affecting the rights of the Limited Partners to receive the distributions payable to them hereunder, other than in connection with the creation or issuance of new or additional Partnership Interests pursuant to Section 4.2 and except as permitted pursuant to Section 4.2 and Section 5.5, in each case in a manner that adversely affects the Limited Partners in any material respects;
(iii) any amendment to Article VI, its related defined terms or otherwise that would materially alter the Partnerships allocation of Profit and Loss to the Limited Partners, other than in connection with the creation or issuance of new or additional Partnership Interests pursuant to Section 4.2 and except as permitted pursuant to Section 6.2;
(iv) any amendment that would (x) convert a Limited Partners interest in the Partnership into a general partners interest, (y) modify the limited liability of a Limited Partner, or (z) impose on the Limited Partners any obligation to make additional Capital Contributions to the Partnership, or
(v) any amendment to Section 4.2.A (proviso only), Section 11.2, Section 11.3 and this Section 14.1.A, in each case together with their related defined terms.
B. The General Partner shall notify the Limited Partners in writing of any amendment or waiver not requiring the Consent of the Outside Limited Partners made pursuant to Section 14.1.A in the next regular communication to the Limited Partners or within ninety (90) days of such amendment, whichever is earlier. For any amendment or waiver requiring the Consent of the Outside Limited Partners pursuant to Section 14.1.A, the General Partner shall seek the written Consent of the Partners as set forth in Section 14.2 on such proposed amendments or waivers or shall call a meeting to vote thereon and to transact any other business
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that it may deem appropriate. For purposes of obtaining a written Consent, the General Partner may require a response within a reasonable specified time, but not less than seven (7) days, and failure to respond in such time period shall constitute a vote in favor of the recommendation of the General Partner. Any such proposed amendment or waiver shall be adopted and be effective as an amendment or waiver hereto if it is approved by the General Partner and receives the Consent of the Outside Limited Partners, as applicable, in accordance with Sections 14.1.A.
C. Amendment and Restatement of Partner Registry Not an Amendment. Notwithstanding anything in this Article XIV or elsewhere in this Agreement to the contrary, any amendment and restatement of the Partner Registry by the General Partner to reflect events or changes otherwise authorized or permitted by this Agreement, including any adjustments in the number of Class A Units, Class B Units or LTIP Units made in lieu of an adjustment to the Conversion Factor, as contemplated by the last sentence of the definition thereof, shall not be deemed an amendment of this Agreement and may be done at any time and from time to time, as determined by the General Partner without the Consent of the Outside Limited Partners and without any notice requirement.
Section 14.2 | Meetings of the Partners |
A. General. Meetings of the Partners may be called by the General Partner. The call shall state the nature of the business to be transacted. Notice of any such meeting shall be given to all Partners not less than seven (7) days nor more than thirty (30) days prior to the date of such meeting. Partners may vote in person or by proxy at such meeting. Whenever the vote or Consent of Partners is permitted or required under this Agreement, such vote or Consent may be given at a meeting of Partners or may be given in accordance with the procedure prescribed in Section 14.1.B. Except as otherwise expressly provided in this Agreement, the Consent of holders of Partnership Interests representing a majority of the Percentage Interests of the Class A Units shall control (including Class A Units held by the General Partner).
B. Actions Without a Meeting. Except as otherwise expressly provided by this Agreement, any action required or permitted to be taken at a meeting of the Partners may be taken without a meeting if a written consent setting forth the action so taken is signed by Partners holding Partnership Interests representing more than fifty percent (50%) (or such other percentage as is expressly required by this Agreement) of the Percentage Interest of the Class A Units (including Class A Units held by the General Partner). Such consent may be in one instrument or in several instruments, and shall have the same force and effect as a vote of Partners. Such consent shall be filed with the General Partner. An action so taken shall be deemed to have been taken at a meeting held on the date on which written consents from the Partners holding the required Percentage Interest of the Class A Units have been filed with the General Partner.
C. Proxy. Each Limited Partner may authorize any Person or Persons to act for him by proxy on all matters in which a Limited Partner is entitled to participate, including waiving
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notice of any meeting, or voting or participating at a meeting. Every proxy must be signed by the Limited Partner or its attorney-in-fact. No proxy shall be valid after the expiration of eleven (11) months from the date thereof unless otherwise provided in the proxy. Every proxy shall be revocable at the pleasure of the Limited Partner executing it, such revocation to be effective upon the Partnerships receipt of written notice thereof.
D. Votes. On matters on which Limited Partners are entitled to vote, each Limited Partner shall have the number of votes equal to the number of Class A Units held.
E. Conduct of Meeting. Each meeting of Partners shall be conducted by the General Partner or such other Person as the General Partner may appoint pursuant to such rules for the conduct of the meeting as the General Partner or such other Person deem appropriate.
F. Record Date. The General Partner may set, in advance, the Partnership Record Date for the purpose of determining the Partners (i) entitled to Consent to any action, (ii) entitled to receive notice of or vote at any meeting of the Partners or (iii) in order to make a determination of Partners for any other proper purpose. Such date, in any case, (x) shall not be prior to the close of business on the day the Partnership Record Date is fixed and shall be not more than ninety (90) days and, in the case of a meeting of the Partners, not less than ten (10) days, before the date on which the meeting is to be held or Consent is to be given and (y) shall be, with respect to the determination of the existence of Partnership Approval, the record date established by the General Partner for the approval of its shareholders for the event constituting a Termination Transaction. If no record date is fixed, the record date for the determination of Partners entitled to notice of or to vote at a meeting of the Partners shall be at the close of business on the day on which the notice of the meeting is sent, and the record date for any other determination of Partners shall be the effective date of such Partner action, distribution or other event. When a determination of the Partners entitled to vote at any meeting of the Partners has been made as provided in this section, such determination shall apply to any adjournment thereof.
ARTICLE XV
GENERAL PROVISIONS
Section 15.1 | Addresses and Notice |
Any notice, demand, request or report required or permitted to be given or made to a Partner or Assignee under this Agreement shall be in writing and shall be deemed given or made when delivered in person or when sent by first class United States mail or by other means of written communication (including, but not limited to, via e-mail) to the Partner or Assignee at the address set forth in the Partner Registry or such other address as the Partners shall notify the General Partner in writing.
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Section 15.2 | Titles and Captions |
All article or section titles or captions in this Agreement are for convenience only. They shall not be deemed part of this Agreement and in no way define, limit, extend or describe the scope or intent of any provisions hereof. Except as specifically provided otherwise, references to Articles Sections and Exhibits are to Articles, Sections and Exhibits of this Agreement.
Section 15.3 | Pronouns and Plurals |
Whenever the context may require, any pronoun used in this Agreement shall include the corresponding masculine, feminine or neuter forms, and the singular form of nouns, pronouns and verbs shall include the plural and vice versa.
Section 15.4 | Further Action |
The parties shall execute and deliver all documents, provide all information and take or refrain from taking action as may be necessary or appropriate to achieve the purposes of this Agreement.
Section 15.5 | Binding Effect |
This Agreement shall be binding upon and inure to the benefit of the parties hereto and their heirs, executors, administrators, successors, legal representatives and permitted assigns.
Section 15.6 | Creditors |
Other than as expressly set forth herein with regard to any Indemnitee, none of the provisions of this Agreement shall be for the benefit of, or shall be enforceable by, any creditor of the Partnership.
Section 15.7 | Waiver |
No failure by any party to insist upon the strict performance of any covenant, duty, agreement or condition of this Agreement or to exercise any right or remedy consequent upon a breach thereof shall constitute waiver of any such breach or any other covenant, duty, agreement or condition.
Section 15.8 | Counterparts |
This Agreement may be executed in counterparts, all of which together shall constitute one agreement binding on all the parties hereto, notwithstanding that all such parties are not signatories to the original or the same counterpart. Each party shall become bound by this Agreement immediately upon affixing its signature hereto.
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Section 15.9 | Applicable Law |
This Agreement shall be construed and enforced in accordance with and governed by the laws of the State of Delaware, without regard to the principles of conflicts of law.
Section 15.10 | Invalidity of Provisions |
If any provision of this Agreement is or becomes invalid, illegal or unenforceable in any respect, the validity, legality and enforceability of the remaining provisions contained herein shall not be affected thereby.
Section 15.11 | Power of Attorney |
A. General. Each Limited Partner and each Assignee who accepts Partnership Units (or any rights, benefits or privileges associated therewith) is deemed to irrevocably constitute and appoint the General Partner, any Liquidator and authorized officers and attorneys-in-fact of each, and each of those acting singly, in each case with full power of substitution, as its true and lawful agent and attorney-in-fact, with full power and authority in its name, place and stead to:
(a) | execute, swear to, acknowledge, deliver, file and record in the appropriate public offices (a) all certificates, documents and other instruments (including, without limitation, this Agreement and the Certificate of Limited Partnership and all amendments or restatements thereof) that the General Partner or any Liquidator deems appropriate or necessary to form, qualify or continue the existence or qualification of the Partnership as a limited partnership (or a partnership in which the limited partners have limited liability) in the State of Delaware and in all other jurisdictions in which the Partnership may conduct business or own property, (b) all instruments that the General Partner or any Liquidator deem appropriate or necessary to reflect any amendment, change, modification or restatement of this Agreement in accordance with its terms, (c) all conveyances and other instruments or documents that the General Partner or any Liquidator deems appropriate or necessary to reflect the dissolution and liquidation of the Partnership pursuant to the terms of this Agreement, including, without limitation, a certificate of cancellation, (d) all instruments relating to the admission, withdrawal, removal or substitution of any Partner pursuant to, or other events described in, Article XI, XII or XIII hereof or the Capital Contribution of any Partner and (e) all certificates, documents and other instruments relating to the determination of the rights, preferences and privileges of Partnership Interests; and |
(b) | execute, swear to, acknowledge and file all ballots, consents, approvals, waivers, certificates and other instruments appropriate or necessary, in the sole and absolute discretion of the General Partner or any Liquidator, to make, evidence, |
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give, confirm or ratify any vote, consent, approval, agreement or other action which is made or given by the Partners hereunder or is consistent with the terms of this Agreement or appropriate or necessary, in the sole and absolute discretion of the General Partner or any Liquidator, to effectuate the terms or intent of this Agreement. |
Nothing contained in this Section 15.11 shall be construed as authorizing the General Partner or any Liquidator to amend this Agreement except in accordance with Article XIV hereof or as may be otherwise expressly provided for in this Agreement.
B. Irrevocable Nature. The foregoing power of attorney is hereby declared to be irrevocable and a power coupled with an interest, in recognition of the fact that each of the Partners will be relying upon the power of the General Partner or any Liquidator to act as contemplated by this Agreement in any filing or other action by it on behalf of the Partnership, and it shall survive and not be affected by the subsequent Incapacity of any Limited Partner or Assignee and the transfer of all or any portion of such Limited Partners or Assignees Partnership Units and shall extend to such Limited Partners or Assignees heirs, successors, assigns and personal representatives. Each such Limited Partner or Assignee hereby agrees to be bound by any representation made by the General Partner or any Liquidator, acting in good faith pursuant to such power of attorney; and each such Limited Partner or Assignee hereby waives any and all defenses which may be available to contest, negate or disaffirm the action of the General Partner or any Liquidator, taken in good faith under such power of attorney. Each Limited Partner or Assignee shall execute and deliver to the General Partner or the Liquidator, within fifteen (15) days after receipt of the General Partners or Liquidators request therefor, such further designation, powers of attorney and other instruments as the General Partner or the Liquidator, as the case may be, deems necessary to effectuate this Agreement and the purposes of the Partnership.
Section 15.12 | Entire Agreement |
This Agreement contains the entire understanding and agreement among the Partners with respect to the subject matter hereof and supersedes any prior written oral understandings or agreements among them with respect thereto.
Section 15.13 | No Rights as Shareholders |
Nothing contained in this Agreement shall be construed as conferring upon the holders of the Partnership Units any rights whatsoever as shareholders of Parent, including, without limitation, any right to receive dividends or other distributions made to shareholders of Parent, or to vote or to consent or receive notice as shareholders in respect to any meeting of shareholders for the election of trustees (or directors, if applicable) of Parent or any other matter.
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Section 15.14 | Limitation to Preserve REIT Status |
If Parent attempts to qualify as a REIT, to the extent that any amount paid or credited to Parent or any of its officers, trustees, employees or agents pursuant to Section 7.4 or Section 7.7 would constitute gross income to Parent for purposes of Section 856(c)(2) or 856(c)(3) of the Code (a Parent Payment) then, notwithstanding any other provision of this Agreement, the amount of such Parent Payment for any Fiscal Year shall not exceed the lesser of:
(i) an amount equal to the excess, if any, of (a) 4% of Parents total gross income (within the meaning of Section 856(c)(3) of the Code but not including the amount of any Parent Payments) for the Fiscal Year which is described in subsections (A) though (I) of Section 856(c)(2) of the Code over (b) the amount of gross income (within the meaning of Section 856(c)(2) of the Code) derived by Parent from sources other than those described in subsections (A) through (H) of Section 856(c)(2) of the Code (but not including the amount of any Parent Payments); or
(ii) an amount equal to the excess, if any, of (a) 24% of Parents total gross income (but not including the amount of any Partner Payments) for the Fiscal Year which is described in subsections (A) through (I) of Section 856(c)(3) of the Code over (b) the amount of gross income (within the meaning of Section 856(c)(3) of the Code but not including the amount of any Parent Payments) derived by Parent from sources other than those described in subsections (A) through (I) of Section 856(c)(3) of the Code;
provided, however, that Parent Payments in excess of the amounts set forth in subparagraphs (i) and (ii) above may be made if Parent, as a condition precedent, obtains an opinion of tax counsel that the receipt of such excess amounts would not adversely affect Parents ability to qualify as a REIT. To the extent Parent Payments may not be made in a given Fiscal Year due to the foregoing limitations, such Parent Payments shall carry over and be treated as arising in the following year; provided, however, that such amounts shall not carry over for more than five Fiscal Years, and if not paid within such five Fiscal Year period, shall expire; and provided further that (i) as Parent Payments are made, such payments shall be applied first to carry over amounts outstanding, if any, and (ii) with respect to carry over amounts for more than one Fiscal Year, such payments shall be applied to the earliest Fiscal Year first.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have executed this Agreement as of the date first written above.
GENERAL PARTNER: | ||
Parkway Properties General Partners, Inc. | ||
By: | /s/ Jeremy R. Dorsett | |
Name: | Jeremy R. Dorsett | |
Title: | Executive Vice President and General Counsel | |
LIMITED PARTNERS: | ||
By: | Parkway, Inc. | |
By: | /s/ A. Noni Holmes-Kidd | |
Name: | A. Noni Holmes-Kidd | |
Title: | Vice President and General Counsel | |
By: | Parkway Properties LP | |
By: | /s/ Jeremy R. Dorsett | |
Name: | Jeremy R. Dorsett | |
Title: | Executive Vice President and General Counsel |
[Signature Page to Amended and Restated
Agreement of Limited Partnership]
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EXHIBIT A
FORM OF PARTNER REGISTRY
Dated as of [ ]
Name and Address of Partner | Class or Series of Partnership Units | Number of Units | Percentage Interest in Class | |||||||
GENERAL PARTNER: | Class A Units | |||||||||
Parkway Properties General Partners, Inc. Bank of America Center, 390 North Orange Avenue, Suite 2400, Orlando, Florida, 32801 Attn: Facsimile: | ||||||||||
LIMITED PARTNERS: | ||||||||||
Parkway, Inc. Bank of America Center, 390 North Orange Avenue, Suite 2400, Orlando, Florida, 32801 Attn: Facsimile: | Class A Units | |||||||||
Parkway Properties LP Bank of America Center, 390 North Orange Avenue, Suite 2400, Orlando, Florida, 32801 Attn: Facsimile: | Class A Units | |||||||||
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TOTAL CLASS A UNITS | Class A Units | 100.000 | % | |||||||
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Parkway Properties LP Bank of America Center, 390 North Orange Avenue, Suite 2400, Orlando, Florida, 32801 Attn: Facsimile: | Series A Preferred Units | 50 | 100 | % |
Exhibit A-1
EXHIBIT B
CAPITAL ACCOUNT MAINTENANCE
1. | Capital Accounts of the Partners |
A. The Partnership shall maintain for each Partner a separate Capital Account in accordance with the rules of Regulations Section l.704-l(b)(2)(iv). Such Capital Account shall be increased by (i) the amount of all Capital Contributions and any other deemed contributions made by such Partner to the Partnership pursuant to this Agreement and (ii) all items of Partnership income and gain (including income and gain exempt from tax) computed in accordance with Section 1.B hereof and allocated to such Partner pursuant to Section 6.1 of the Agreement and this Exhibit B, and decreased by (x) the amount of cash or Agreed Value of property actually distributed or deemed to be distributed to such Partner pursuant to this Agreement and (y) all items of Partnership deduction and loss computed in accordance with Section 1.B hereof and allocated to such Partner pursuant to Section 6.1 of the Agreement and this Exhibit B.
B. For purposes of computing Net Income, Net Loss or the amount of any item of income, gain, loss and deduction to be reflected in the Partners Capital Accounts, unless otherwise specified in this Agreement, the determination, recognition and classification of any such item shall be the same as its determination, recognition and classification for federal income tax purposes determined in accordance with Section 703(a) of the Code (for this purpose all items of income, gain, loss or deduction required to be stated separately pursuant to Section 703(a)(1) of the Code shall be included in taxable income or loss), with the following adjustments:
(1) Except as otherwise provided in Regulations Section 1.704-1(b)(2)(iv)(m), the computation of Net Income, Net Loss and all items of income, gain, loss and deduction shall be made without regard to any adjustments to the adjusted bases of the assets of the Partnership pursuant to Sections 754 of the Code, provided, however, that the amounts of any adjustments to the adjusted bases of the assets of the Partnership made pursuant to Section 734 of the Code as a result of the distribution of property by the Partnership to a Partner (to the extent that such adjustments have not previously been reflected in the Partners Capital Accounts) shall be reflected in the Capital Accounts of the Partners in the manner and subject to the limitations prescribed in Regulations Section l.704-1(b)(2)(iv)(m)(4).
(2) The computation of Net Income, Net Loss and all items of income, gain, loss and deduction shall be made without regard to the fact that items described in Sections 705(a)(l)(B) or 705(a)(2)(B) of the Code are not includible in gross income or are neither currently deductible nor capitalized for federal income tax purposes.
(3) Any income, gain or loss attributable to the taxable disposition of any Partnership property shall be determined as if the adjusted basis of such property as of such date of disposition were equal in amount to the Partnerships Carrying Value with respect to such property as of such date.
Exhibit B-1
(4) In lieu of the depreciation, amortization, and other cost recovery deductions taken into account in computing such taxable income or loss, there shall be taken into account Depreciation for such Fiscal Year or shorter period.
(5) In the event the Carrying Value of any Partnership asset is adjusted pursuant to Section 1.D hereof, the amount of any such adjustment shall be taken into account as gain or loss from the disposition of such asset.
(6) Any items specially allocated under Section 1 of Exhibit C to the Agreement hereof shall not be taken into account.
C. A transferee (including any Assignee) of a Partnership Unit shall succeed to a pro rata portion of the Capital Account of the transferor in accordance with Regulations Section 1.704-1(b)(2)(iv)(l).
D. (1) Consistent with the provisions of Regulations Section 1.704-1(b)(2)(iv)(f), and as provided in Section 1.D(2), the Carrying Values of all Partnership assets shall be adjusted upward or downward to reflect any Unrealized Gain or Unrealized Loss attributable to such Partnership property, as of the times of the adjustments provided in Section 1.D(2) hereof, as if such Unrealized Gain or Unrealized Loss had been recognized on an actual sale of each such property and allocated pursuant to Section 6.1 of the Agreement.
(2) Such adjustments shall be made as of the following times: (a) immediately prior to the acquisition of an additional interest in the Partnership by any new or existing Partner in exchange for more than a de minimis Capital Contribution; (b) immediately prior to the distribution by the Partnership to a Partner of more than a de minimis amount of property as consideration for an interest in the Partnership; (c) immediately prior to the liquidation of the Partnership within the meaning of Regulations Section 1.704-l(b)(2)(ii)(g); (d) immediately prior to the grant of an interest in the Partnership (other than a de minimis interest) as consideration for the provision of services to or for the benefit of the Partnership by an existing Partner acting in a Partner capacity or by a new partner acting in a Partner capacity or in anticipation of becoming a Partner (including the issuance of any LTIP Units); and (e) at such other times as permitted or required under Regulations; provided, however, that adjustments pursuant to clauses (a), (b), (d) and (e) (to the extent not required by Regulations) above shall be made only if the General Partner determines that such adjustments are necessary or appropriate to reflect the relative economic interests of the Partners in the Partnership.
(3) In accordance with Regulations Section 1.704- l(b)(2)(iv)(e), the Carrying Value of Partnership assets distributed in kind shall be adjusted upward or downward to reflect any Unrealized Gain or Unrealized Loss attributable to such Partnership property, as of the time any such asset is distributed.
Exhibit B-2
(4) In determining Unrealized Gain or Unrealized Loss for purposes of this Exhibit B, the aggregate cash amount and fair market value of all Partnership assets (including cash or cash equivalents) shall be determined by the General Partner using such reasonable method of valuation as it may adopt, or in the case of a liquidating distribution pursuant to Article XIII of the Agreement, shall be determined and allocated by the Liquidator using such reasonable methods of valuation as it may adopt. The General Partner, or the Liquidator, as the case may be, shall allocate such aggregate fair market value among the assets of the Partnership in such manner as it determines in its sole and absolute discretion to arrive at a fair market value for individual properties.
E. The provisions of the Agreement (including this Exhibit B and the other Exhibits to the Agreement) relating to the maintenance of Capital Accounts are intended to comply with Regulations Section 1.704-1(b), and shall be interpreted and applied in a manner consistent with such Regulations. In the event the General Partner shall determine that it is prudent to modify the manner in which the Capital Accounts, or any debits or credits thereto (including, without limitation, debits or credits relating to liabilities which are secured by contributed or distributed property or which are assumed by the Partnership, the General Partner, or the Limited Partners) are computed in order to comply with such Regulations, the General Partner may make such modification without regard to Article XIV of the Agreement, provided that it is not likely to have a material effect on the amounts distributable to any Person pursuant to Article XIII of the Agreement upon the dissolution of the Partnership. The General Partner also shall (i) make any adjustments that are necessary or appropriate to maintain equality between the Capital Accounts of the Partners and the amount of Partnership capital reflected on the Partnerships balance sheet, as computed for book purposes, in accordance with Regulations Section l.704-l(b)(2)(iv)(q), and (ii) make any appropriate modifications in the event unanticipated events might otherwise cause this Agreement not to comply with Regulations Section l.704-1(b).
2. | No Interest |
No interest shall be paid by the Partnership on Capital Contributions or on balances in Partners Capital Accounts.
3. | No Withdrawal |
No Partner shall be entitled to withdraw any part of its Capital Contribution or Capital Account or to receive any distribution from the Partnership, except as provided in Articles IV, V, VII and XIII of the Agreement.
Exhibit B-3
EXHIBIT C
SPECIAL ALLOCATION RULES
1. | Special Allocation Rules. |
Notwithstanding any other provision of the Agreement or this Exhibit C, the following special allocations shall be made in the following order:
A. Minimum Gain Chargeback. Notwithstanding the provisions of Section 6.1 of the Agreement or any other provisions of this Exhibit C, if there is a net decrease in Partnership Minimum Gain during any Fiscal Year, each Partner shall be specially allocated items of Partnership income and gain for such year (and, if necessary, subsequent years) in an amount equal to such Partners share of the net decrease in Partnership Minimum Gain, as determined under Regulations Section 1.704-2(g). Allocations pursuant to the previous sentence shall be made in proportion to the respective amounts required to be allocated to each Partner pursuant thereto. The items to be so allocated shall be determined in accordance with Regulations Section 1.704-2(f)(6). This Section 1.A is intended to comply with the minimum gain chargeback requirements in Regulations Section 1.704-2(f) and for purposes of this Section 1.A only, each Partners Adjusted Capital Account Deficit shall be determined prior to any other allocations pursuant to Section 6.1 of the Agreement or this Exhibit C with respect to such Fiscal Year and without regard to any decrease in Partner Minimum Gain during such Fiscal Year.
B. Partner Minimum Gain Chargeback. Notwithstanding any other provision of Section 6.1 of this Agreement or any other provisions of this Exhibit C (except Section 1.A hereof), if there is a net decrease in Partner Minimum Gain attributable to Partner Nonrecourse Debt during any Fiscal Year, each Partner who has a share of the Partner Minimum Gain attributable to such Partner Nonrecourse Debt, determined in accordance with Regulations Section 1.704-2(i)(5), shall be specially allocated items of Partnership income and gain for such year (and, if necessary, subsequent years) in an amount equal to such Partners share of the net decrease in Partner Minimum Gain attributable to such Partner Nonrecourse Debt, determined in accordance with Regulations Section 1.704-2(i)(4). Allocations pursuant to the previous sentence shall be made in proportion to the respective amounts required to be allocated to each General Partner and Limited Partner pursuant thereto. The items to be so allocated shall be determined in accordance with Regulations Section 1.704-2(i)(4). This Section 1.B is intended to comply with the minimum gain chargeback requirement in such Section of the Regulations and shall be interpreted consistently therewith. Solely for purposes of this Section 1.B, each Partners Adjusted Capital Account Deficit shall be determined prior to any other allocations pursuant to Section 6.1 of the Agreement or this Exhibit C with respect to such Fiscal Year, other than allocations pursuant to Section 1.A hereof.
C. Qualified Income Offset. In the event any Partner unexpectedly receives any adjustments, allocations or distributions described in Regulations Sections 1.704-l(b)(2)(ii)(d)(4), l.704-1(b)(2)(ii)(d)(5), or 1.704-l(b)(2)(ii)(d)(6), and after giving effect to the allocations
Exhibit C-1
required under Sections 1.A and 1.B hereof with respect to such Fiscal Year, such Partner has an Adjusted Capital Account Deficit, items of Partnership income and gain (consisting of a pro rata portion of each item of Partnership income, including gross income and gain for the Fiscal Year) shall be specifically allocated to such Partner in an amount and manner sufficient to eliminate, to the extent required by the Regulations, its Adjusted Capital Account Deficit created by such adjustments, allocations or distributions as quickly as possible. This Section 1.C is intended to constitute a qualified income offset under Regulations Section 1.704-1(b)(2)(ii)(d) and shall be interpreted consistently therewith.
D. Gross Income Allocation. In the event that any Partner has an Adjusted Capital Account Deficit at the end of any Fiscal Year (after taking into account allocations to be made under the preceding paragraphs hereof with respect to such Fiscal Year), each such Partner shall be specially allocated items of Partnership income and gain (consisting of a pro rata portion of each item of Partnership income, including gross income and gain for the Fiscal Year) in an amount and manner sufficient to eliminate, to the extent required by the Regulations, its Adjusted Capital Account Deficit.
E. Nonrecourse Deductions. Except as may otherwise be expressly provided by the General Partner pursuant to Section 4.2 of the Agreement with respect to other classes of Partnership Units, Nonrecourse Deductions for any Fiscal Year shall be allocated only to the Partners holding Class A Units and Class B Units in accordance with their respective Percentage Interests. If the General Partner determines in its good faith discretion that the Partnerships Nonrecourse Deductions must be allocated in a different ratio to satisfy the safe harbor requirements of the Regulations promulgated under Section 704(b) of the Code, the General Partner is authorized, upon notice to the Limited Partners, to revise the prescribed ratio for such Fiscal Year to the numerically closest ratio which would satisfy such requirements.
F. Partner Nonrecourse Deductions. Any Partner Nonrecourse Deductions for any Fiscal Year shall be specially allocated to the Partner who bears the economic risk of loss with respect to the Partner Nonrecourse Debt to which such Partner Nonrecourse Deductions are attributable in accordance with Regulations Sections 1.704-2(b)(4) and 1.704-2(i).
G. Adjustments Pursuant to Code Section 734 and Section 743. To the extent an adjustment to the adjusted tax basis of any Partnership asset pursuant to Section 734(b) or 743(b) of the Code is required, pursuant to Regulations Section 1.704-l(b)(2)(iv)(m), to be taken into account in determining Capital Accounts, the amount of such adjustment to the Capital Accounts shall be treated as an item of gain (if the adjustment increases the basis of the asset) or loss (if the adjustment decreases such basis), and such item of gain or loss shall be specially allocated to the Partners in a manner consistent with the manner in which their Capital Accounts are required to be adjusted pursuant to such Section of the Regulations.
H. Forfeiture Allocations. Upon a forfeiture of any unvested Partnership Interest by any Partner, gross items of income, gain, loss or deduction shall be allocated to such Partner if and to the extent required by final Treasury Regulations promulgated after the date hereof (or, if final Treasury Regulations have not yet been promulgated, to the extent determined by the General Partner, in its sole discretion, as necessary) to ensure that allocations made with respect to all unvested Partnership Interests are recognized under Code Section 704(b).
Exhibit C-2
I. The allocations set forth in clauses (A) through (F) of this Section 1 (Regulatory Allocations) are intended to comply with certain regulatory requirements, including the requirements of Regulations Section 1.704-1(b) and 1.704-2. Notwithstanding the provisions of Section 6.1 of the Agreement, the Regulatory Allocations shall be taken into account in allocating other items of income, gain, loss and deduction among the Partners so that, to the extent possible without violating the requirements giving rise to the Regulatory Allocations, the net amount of such allocations of other items and the Regulatory Allocations to each Partner shall be equal to the net amount that would have been allocated to each such Partner if the Regulatory Allocations had not been made.
2. | Allocations for Tax Purposes |
A. Except as otherwise provided in this Section 2, for federal income tax purposes, each item of income, gain, loss and deduction shall be allocated among the Partners in the same manner as its correlative item of book income, gain, loss or deduction is allocated pursuant to Section 6.1 of the Agreement and Section 1 of this Exhibit C.
B. In an attempt to eliminate Book-Tax Disparities attributable to a Contributed Property or Adjusted Property, items of income, gain, loss and deduction shall be allocated for federal income tax purposes among the Partners as follows:
(1) (a) In the case of a Contributed Property, such items attributable thereto shall be allocated among the Partners consistent with the principles of Section 704(c) of the Code to take into account the variation between the Section 704(c) Value of such property and its adjusted basis at the time of contribution (taking into account Section 2.C of this Exhibit C); and
(b) any item of Residual Gain or Residual Loss attributable to a Contributed Property shall be allocated among the Partners in the same manner as its correlative item of book gain or loss is allocated pursuant to Section 6.1 of the Agreement and Section 1 of this Exhibit C.
(2) (a) In the case of an Adjusted Property, such items shall
(i) first, be allocated among the Partners in a manner consistent with the principles of Section 704(c) of the Code to take into account the Unrealized Gain or Unrealized Loss attributable to such property and the allocations thereof pursuant to Exhibit B;
(ii) second, in the event such property was originally a Contributed Property, be allocated among the Partners in a manner consistent with Section 2.B(1) of this Exhibit C; and
Exhibit C-3
(b) any item of Residual Gain or Residual Loss attributable to an Adjusted Property shall be allocated among the Partners in the same manner its correlative item of book gain or loss is allocated pursuant to Section 6.1 of the Agreement and Section 1 of this Exhibit C.
(3) all other items of income, gain, loss and deduction shall be allocated among the Partners the same manner as their correlative item of book gain or loss is allocated pursuant to Section 6.1 of the Agreement and Section 1 of this Exhibit C.
C. To the extent Regulations promulgated pursuant to Section 704(c) of the Code permit a Partnership to utilize alternative methods to eliminate the disparities between the Carrying Value of property and its adjusted basis, the General Partner shall, subject to any agreements between the Partnership and a Partner, have the authority to elect the method to be used by the Partnership and such election shall be binding on all Partners.
Exhibit C-4
EXHIBIT D
NOTICE OF REDEMPTION
The undersigned hereby irrevocably (i) redeems Class A Units in Parkway Operating Partnership LP in accordance with the terms of the Amended and Restated Agreement of Limited Partnership of Parkway Operating Partnership LP, as amended, and the Redemption Right referred to therein, (ii) surrenders such Partnership Units and all right, title and interest therein and (iii) directs that the Cash Amount or Shares Amount (as determined by the General Partner) deliverable upon exercise of the Redemption Right be delivered to the address specified below, and if Shares are to be delivered, such Shares be registered or placed in the name(s) and at the address(es) specified below. The undersigned hereby represents, warrants, and certifies that the undersigned (a) has marketable and unencumbered title to such Class A Units, free and clear of the rights of or interests of any other person or entity, (b) has the full right, power and authority to redeem and surrender such Class A Units as provided herein and (c) has obtained the consent or approval of all persons or entities, if any, having the right to consult or approve such redemption and surrender.
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Exhibit D-1
IF SHARES ARE TO BE ISSUED, ISSUE TO:
Name: |
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Social Security or tax identifying number: |
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Exhibit D-2
EXHIBIT E
NOTICE OF ELECTION BY PARTNER TO CONVERT
LTIP UNITS INTO CLASS A UNITS
The undersigned holder of LTIP Units hereby irrevocably (i) elects to convert LTIP Units in PARKWAY OPERATING PARTNERSHIP LP (the Partnership) into Class A Units in accordance with the terms of the Amended and Restated Agreement of Limited Partnership of the Partnership, as amended; and (ii) directs that any cash in lieu of Class A Units that may be deliverable upon such conversion be delivered to the address specified below. The undersigned hereby represents, warrants, and certifies that the undersigned (a) has title to such LTIP Units, free and clear of the rights or interests of any other person or entity other than the Partnership; (b) has the full right, power, and authority to cause the conversion of such LTIP Units as provided herein; and (c) has obtained the consent to or approval of all persons or entities, if any, having the right to consent or approve such conversion.
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EXHIBIT F
NOTICE OF ELECTION BY PARTNERSHIP TO CONVERT
LTIP UNITS INTO CLASS A UNITS
PARKWAY OPERATING PARTNERSHIP LP (the Partnership) hereby irrevocably elects to cause the number of LTIP Units held by the holder of LTIP Units set forth below to be converted into Class A Units in accordance with the terms of the Amended and Restated Agreement of Limited Partnership of the Partnership, as amended.
Name of Holder:
Date of this Notice:
Number of LTIP Units to be Converted:
Please Print: Exact Name as Registered with Partnership
Ex. F-1
EXHIBIT G-1
CERTIFICATION OF NON-FOREIGN STATUS
(FOR REDEEMING LIMITED PARTNERS THAT ARE ENTITIES)
Under Section 1445(e) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the Code), in the event of a disposition by a non-U.S. person of a partnership interest in a partnership in which (i) 50% or more of the value of the gross assets consists of United States real property interests (USRPIs), as defined in Section 897(c) of the Code, and (ii) 90% or more of the value of the gross assets consists of USRPIs, cash, and cash equivalents, the transferee will be required to withhold 15% of the amount realized by the non-U.S. person upon the disposition. To inform Parkway Properties General Partners, Inc. (the General Partner) and Parkway Operating Partnership LP (the Partnership) that no withholding is required with respect to the redemption by (Partner) of its Partnership Units in the Partnership, the undersigned hereby certifies the following on behalf of Partner:
1. | Partner is not a foreign corporation, foreign partnership, foreign trust, or foreign estate, as those terms are defined in the Code and the Treasury regulations thereunder. |
2. | Partner is not a disregarded entity as defined in Treasury Regulation Section 1.1445-2(b)(2)(iii). |
3. | The U.S. employer identification number of Partner is . |
4. | The principal business address of Partner is: , and Partners place of incorporation is . |
5. | Partner agrees to inform the General Partner if it becomes a foreign person at any time during the three-year period immediately following the date of this notice. |
6. | Partner understands that this certification may be disclosed to the Internal Revenue Service by the General Partner and that any false statement contained herein could be punished by fine, imprisonment, or both. |
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Title: |
Under penalties of perjury, I declare that I have examined this certification and, to the best of my knowledge and belief, it is true, correct, and complete, and I further declare that I have authority to sign this document on behalf of Partner.
Date:
Name: |
Title: |
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EXHIBIT G-2
CERTIFICATION OF NON-FOREIGN STATUS
(FOR REDEEMING LIMITED PARTNERS THAT ARE INDIVIDUALS)
Under Section 1445(e) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the Code), in the event of a disposition by a non-U.S. person of a partnership interest in a partnership in which (i) 50% or more of the value of the gross assets consists of United States real property interests (USRPIs), as defined in Section 897(c) of the Code, and (ii) 90% or more of the value of the gross assets consists of USRPIs, cash, and cash equivalents, the transferee will be required to withhold 15% of the amount realized by the non-U.S. person upon the disposition. To inform Parkway Properties General Partners, Inc. (the General Partner) and Parkway Operating Partnership LP (the Partnership) that no withholding is required with respect to my redemption of my Partnership Units in the Partnership, I, , hereby certify the following:
1. | I am not a nonresident alien for purposes of U.S. income taxation. |
2. | My U.S. taxpayer identification number (social security number) is . |
3. | My home address is: . |
4. | I agree to inform the General Partner promptly if I become a nonresident alien at any time during the three-year period immediately following the date of this notice. |
5. | I understand that this certification may be disclosed to the Internal Revenue Service by the General Partner and that any false statement contained herein could be punished by fine, imprisonment, or both. |
Name: |
Under penalties of perjury, I declare that I have examined this certification and, to the best of my knowledge and belief, it is true, correct, and complete.
Date:
Name: |
Title: |
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EXHIBIT H
DESIGNATION OF
RIGHTS, LIMITATIONS, AND PREFERENCES
OF SERIES A PREFERRED UNITS
A. Designation and Number. A series of Partnership Units, designated as the 8.00% Series A Cumulative Preferred Units, is hereby established (Series A Preferred Units). The number of Series A Preferred Units shall be fifty (50). Certain capitalized terms used in this Exhibit H and not defined in the main body of the Amended and Restated Agreement of Limited Partnership of Parkway Operating Partnership LP, of which this Exhibit H is a part, shall have the meanings ascribed thereto in Section H below.
B. Distributions and Allocations.
(i) Subject to the preferential rights of the holders of any class or series of Senior Units, the holders of the Series A Preferred Units shall be entitled to receive, when, as and if authorized by the General Partner, out of funds legally available for the payment of distributions, cumulative cash distributions per Series A Preferred Unit in an amount equal to the Series A Priority Return accrued thereon. Such distributions shall accrue on each Series A Preferred Unit and be cumulative from, and including, the first date on which any Series A Preferred Unit is issued (the Series A Preferred Unit Original Issue Date) and shall be payable quarterly in arrears on each Series A Distribution Payment Date (as defined below), commencing on December 31, 2016; provided, however, that if any Series A Distribution Payment Date falls on a date other than a Business Day, then the distribution which would otherwise have been payable on such Series A Distribution Payment Date shall be paid on the first Business Day immediately following such Series A Distribution Payment Date, and no interest or other sum shall accrue on the amount so payable from such Series A Distribution Payment Date to such next succeeding Business Day. The amount of any distribution payable on the Series A Preferred Units for any Series A Distribution Period shall be computed on the basis of a 360-day year consisting of twelve (12) months of thirty (30) days each. Distributions will be payable to the holder(s) of record as they appear in the records of the Partnership at the close of business on the applicable Series A Distribution Record Date. Notwithstanding any provision to the contrary contained herein, each outstanding Series A Preferred Unit shall be entitled to receive a distribution with respect to any Series A Distribution Record Date equal to the distribution paid with respect to each other Series A Preferred Unit that is outstanding on such date.
(ii) Notwithstanding anything contained herein to the contrary, distributions on the Series A Preferred Units shall accrue whether or not the Partnership has earnings, whether or not there are funds legally available for the payment of such distributions, and whether or not such distributions are declared. No interest, or sum of money in lieu of interest, shall be payable in respect of any distribution payment or payments on the Series A Preferred Units that may be in arrears.
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(iii) No distributions on the Series A Preferred Units shall be authorized and declared by the Partnership or paid or set apart for payment by the Partnership at such time as the terms and provisions of any agreement of the Partnership, including any agreement relating to its indebtedness, prohibits such declaration, payment or setting apart for payment or provides that such declaration, payment or setting apart for payment would constitute a breach thereof, or a default thereunder, or if such declaration or payment shall be restricted or prohibited by law.
(iv) So long as any Series A Preferred Units are outstanding, no distributions, except as described in the immediately following sentence, shall be authorized and declared or paid or set apart for payment on any series or class or classes of Parity Preferred Units for any period unless full cumulative distributions have been declared and paid or are contemporaneously declared and paid or declared and a sum sufficient for the payment thereof set apart for such payment on the Series A Preferred Units for all prior Series A Distribution Periods. When distributions are not paid in full or a sum sufficient for such payment is not set apart, as aforesaid, all distributions authorized and declared upon the Series A Preferred Units and all distributions authorized and declared upon any other series or class or classes of Parity Preferred Units shall be authorized and declared ratably in proportion to the respective amounts of distributions accumulated and unpaid on the Series A Preferred Units and such Parity Preferred Units.
(v) So long as any Series A Preferred Units are outstanding, no distributions (other than distributions paid solely in Junior Units) shall be authorized and declared, or paid or set apart for payment, with respect to any Junior Units, nor shall any Junior Units be redeemed, purchased or otherwise acquired (other than a redemption, purchase or other acquisition of Partnership Units made pursuant to Section 8.6 of the Agreement or as otherwise expressly provided in the Agreement or for purposes of and in compliance with requirements of an employee incentive or benefit plan of the Company or any subsidiary, or a conversion into or exchange for Junior Units or exchange for options, warrants or rights to subscribe for or purchase any Junior Units, or redemptions for the purpose of preserving the Companys qualification as a REIT (as defined in the Charter)), for any consideration (or any monies to be paid to or made available for a sinking fund for the redemption of any such units) by the Partnership, directly or indirectly, unless in each case full cumulative distributions on all outstanding shares of Series A Preferred Units and any Parity Preferred Units at the time such distributions are payable shall have been declared and paid or declared and a sub sufficient for the payment thereof set apart for such payment on the Series A Preferred Units for all prior Series A Distribution Periods and all prior distribution periods with respect to such Parity Preferred Units.
(vi) Holders of the Series A Preferred Units shall not be entitled to any distribution, whether payable in cash, property or shares of stock, in excess of full cumulative distributions on the Series A Preferred Units as provided herein.
(vii) Any distribution payment made on the Series A Preferred Units shall first be credited against the earliest accrued but unpaid distributions due with respect to such units which remain payable.
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(viii) Except as provided herein, the Series A Preferred Units shall not be entitled to participate in the earnings or assets of the Partnership.
(ix) As used herein, the term distribution does not include distributions payable solely in Junior Units on Junior Units, or in options, warrants or rights to holders of Junior Units to subscribe for or purchase any Junior Units.
C. Liquidation Preference.
(i) In the event of any liquidation, dissolution or winding up of the Partnership, whether voluntary or involuntary, subject to the preferential rights of the holders of shares of any class or series of Senior Units, but before any payment or distribution of the assets of the Partnership shall be made to or set apart for the holders of Junior Units, the holders of the Series A Preferred Units shall be entitled to receive $100,000.00 per Series A Preferred Unit (the Liquidation Preference), plus an amount per Series A Preferred Unit equal to all distributions (whether or not earned or declared) accumulated and unpaid thereon to, but not including, the date of final distribution to such holders; but such holders of the Series A Preferred Units shall not be entitled to any further payment. If, upon any such liquidation, dissolution or winding up of the Partnership, the assets of the Partnership, or proceeds thereof, distributable among the holders of the Series A Preferred Units shall be insufficient to pay in full the preferential amount aforesaid and liquidating payments on any other Parity Preferred Units, then such assets, or the proceeds thereof, shall be distributed among the holders of such Series A Preferred Units and any such other Parity Preferred Units ratably in accordance with the respective amounts that would be payable on such Series A Preferred Units and any such other Parity Preferred Units if all amounts payable thereon were paid in full. For the purposes of this Section C, a Sale Transaction shall not be deemed to be a liquidation, dissolution or winding up, voluntary or involuntary, of the Partnership.
(ii) Subject to the rights of the holders of Parity Preferred Units, upon any liquidation, dissolution or winding up of the Partnership, after payment shall have been made in full to the holders of the Series A Preferred Units, as provided in this Section C, any series or class or classes of Junior Units shall, subject to any respective terms and provisions applying thereto, be entitled to receive any and all assets remaining to be paid or distributed, and the holders of the Series A Preferred Units shall not be entitled to share therein.
D. Mandatory Redemption. In the event of a Sale Transaction, the Partnership shall redeem all, and not less than all, of the outstanding shares of Series A Preferred Units for cash equal to the Redemption Price, but such holders of the Series A Preferred Units shall not be entitled to any further payment. No Series A Preferred Unit may be redeemed except with assets legally available for the payment of the Redemption Price. All Series A Preferred Units redeemed pursuant to this Section D shall be retired and shall be reclassified as authorized and unissued Preferred units, without designation as to class or series, and may thereafter be reissued as any class or series of Preferred units.
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E. Repurchase.
(i) Following the Reorganization, if Parent repurchases any shares of the Series A Preferred Stock, Legacy Parkway LP shall repurchase an equal number of its Series A Preferred Units from Parent for an amount of consideration equal to the consideration paid by Parent for the repurchase of such shares of Series A Preferred Stock, and the Partnership shall repurchase an equal number of its Series A Preferred Units from Legacy Parkway LP for an amount of consideration equal to the consideration paid by Legacy Parkway LP for the repurchase of Legacy Parkway LPs Series A Preferred Units. In addition, in the event of the liquidation, dissolution or winding up of Parent prior to the occurrence of a Liquidating Event pursuant to Section 13.1 of this Agreement, the Partnership shall repurchase, on any payment date established by Parent for liquidating distributions to the Series A Preferred Stock, all of the outstanding Series A Preferred Units. Upon any such repurchase, the Partnership shall pay a repurchase price, in cash, to Legacy Parkway LP for each Series A Preferred Unit repurchased equal to the Liquidation Preference, plus all accrued and unpaid distributions (whether or not declared) thereon up to, but excluding the date fixed for repurchase, without interest to the extent the Partnership has funds legally available therefor. So long as full cumulative distributions on the Series A Preferred Units for all prior Series A Distribution Periods that have ended shall have been or contemporaneously are (i) declared and paid in cash, or (ii) declared and a sum sufficient for the payment thereof in cash is set aside for payment, nothing herein shall prevent or restrict the Partnerships right or ability to purchase, from time to time, all or any part of the Series A Preferred Units at such price or prices as the Partnership may determine, subject to the provisions of applicable law, including the repurchase of Series A Preferred Units from Parent in connection with Parents repurchase of shares of Series A Preferred Stock.
(ii) Following the Reorganization, in the event of any repurchase of the Series A Preferred Stock by Parent in order to preserve the status of Parent as a REIT for United States federal income tax purposes pursuant to the Charter, the Partnership shall redeem an equal number of Series A Preferred Units from Legacy Parkway LP at a redemption price equal to the redemption price paid by Parent for such shares of Series A Preferred Stock pursuant to the Charter.
(iii) Following the Reorganization, if a redemption date falls after a Series A Distribution Record Date and on or prior to the corresponding Series A Distribution Payment Date, each holder of Series A Preferred Units at the close of business of such Series A Distribution Record Date shall be entitled to the distribution payable on such Series A Preferred Units on the corresponding Series A Distribution Payment Date notwithstanding the redemption of such Series A Preferred Units on or prior to such Series A Distribution Payment Date or the Partnerships default in the payment of such distribution due.
(iv) Following the Reorganization, from and after the date of any such redemption of Series A Preferred Units, the Series A Preferred Units so redeemed shall no longer be outstanding, and all rights of the holders of such Series A Preferred Units shall terminate.
(v) The Redemption Right provided to the holders of Class A Units under Section 8.6 hereof shall not apply to holders of Series A Preferred Units.
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F. Rank. Subject to the provisions of this Exhibit H, the Series A Preferred Units shall, with respect to distribution rights and rights upon liquidation, dissolution or winding up of the Partnership, rank senior to any classes or series of Partnership Units, if such class or series shall be Class A Units, Class B Units or LTIP Units or if the holders of Series A Preferred Units otherwise shall be entitled to receipt of distributions or of amounts distributable upon liquidation, dissolution or winding up, as the case may be, in preference or in priority to the holders of the Partnership Units of such class or series. The Series A Preferred Units shall also rank junior in right of payment to the Partnerships other existing and future debt obligations.
G. Voting.
(i) Other than as set forth in Section G(ii), the Series A Preferred Units do not have any voting rights with respect to the Partnership.
(ii) Without the prior affirmative vote or written consent of the holders of not less than two-thirds of the then total outstanding Series A Preferred Units (a Supermajority Interest), voting separately as a single class with one vote per unit, and subject to any other unitholder approval requirements required by applicable law, the Partnership shall not take, and shall cause its subsidiaries not to, any such action or transaction without such prior written consent being null and void ab initio and of no force or effect:
(a) | create, or authorize the creation of, any class or series of Senior Units (or any interest convertible into or exercisable for any class or series of Senior Units); |
(b) | increase or decrease the number of authorized units of any class or series of Senior Units (or any interest convertible into or exercisable for any class or series of Senior Units); |
(c) | amend, alter, modify or repeal the Partnership Agreement in a manner that would change the preferences, rights or privileges with respect to the Series A Preferred Units so as to affect the Series A Preferred Units materially and adversely; provided that, for the avoidance of doubt, nothing herein contained shall require such a vote or consent in connection with any authorization, increase or issuance of any class or series of Parity Preferred Unit; or |
(d) | agree or commit to do any of the foregoing. |
H. No Conversion. The Series A Preferred Units are not convertible into or exchangeable for any other property or securities of the Partnership.
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I. Certain Defined Terms. The following capitalized terms used in this Exhibit H shall have the meanings set forth below:
Junior Units means any Partnership Unit representing any class or series of Partnership Interest ranking, as to distributions, or rights upon voluntary or involuntary liquidation, dissolution or winding up of the Partnership, junior to Series A Preferred Units.
Parity Preferred Unit means any Partnership Unit representing any class or series of Partnership Interests of the Partnership now or hereafter issued and outstanding, which, by its terms, ranks on a parity with the Series A Preferred Units with respect to distributions or rights upon voluntary or involuntary liquidation, dissolution or winding up of the Partnership, or both, as the context may require.
Partnership Agreement means the Amended and Restated Agreement of Limited Partnership of the Partnership, as amended or restated from time to time.
Redemption Price means an amount equal to the Liquidation Preference, plus an amount per share of Series A Preferred Units equal to all distributions (whether or not earned or declared) accumulated and unpaid thereon to, but not including, the date of the Sale Transaction.
Sale Transaction means any (i) merger, consolidation, business combination or similar transaction with one or more entities that results in the holders of the outstanding voting interest of Parent, Legacy Parkway LP or the Partnership immediately prior to consummation of the transaction owning less than 50% of the outstanding voting interest of the Parent, Legacy Parkway LP or Partnership (or any surviving or other entity resulting from such transaction) immediately after consummation of the transaction or (ii) sale, transfer or other disposition of all or substantially all of Parents, Legacy Parkway LPs or the Partnerships assets.
Senior Units means any Partnership Unit representing any class or series of Partnership Interest ranking, as to distributions, or rights upon voluntary or involuntary liquidation, dissolution or winding up of the Partnership, senior to the Series A Preferred Units.
Series A Distribution Payment Date shall mean March 31, June 30, September 30 and December 31 of each year, commencing on December 31, 2016.
Series A Distribution Period shall mean a period commencing on, but excluding, a Series A Distribution Payment Date to and including, the next Distribution Payment Date (other than the initial Series A Distribution Period, which shall commence on and include the Series A Preferred Unit Original Issue Date and end on, and include December 31, 2016).
Series A Distribution Record Date, with respect to any distribution payable on Series A Preferred Units, means the close of business on the record date fixed for the determination of holders of record of Series A Preferred Shares entitled to receive a corresponding distribution on such Series A Preferred Shares.
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Series A Preferred Shares means a share of the 8.00% Series A Cumulative Preferred Stock, $0.001 par value per share, of Parent.
Series A Priority Return shall mean, with respect to any Series A Preferred Unit, an amount equal to 8.00% per annum on the stated value of $100,000 of the Series A Preferred Unit (equivalent to the fixed annual amount of $8,000 per Series A Preferred Unit), commencing on the Series A Preferred Shares Original Issuance Date. For any distribution period greater than or less than a full distribution period, the amount of the Series A Priority Return shall be prorated and computed on the basis of a 360-day year consisting of twelve 30-day months. For any quarterly period, the amount of the Series A Priority Return shall be computed by dividing the applicable annual distribution rate by four.
Supermajority Interest has the meaning set forth in Section G.
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