Exhibit 10.11
CONTRIBUTION
AGREEMENT
By and among
Bala Cynwyd Associates,
L.P.
City Line
Associates
Ronald Rubin
George Rubin
Joseph Coradino
Leonard Shore
Lewis Stone
Pennsylvania Real Estate
Investment Trust
PREIT Associates,
L.P.
PR Cherry Hill Office GP,
LLC
Dated as of January 22,
2008
TABLE OF CONTENTS
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SECTION 1.
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CERTAIN DEFINITIONS
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2
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1.1
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Certain Definitions
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2
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SECTION 2.
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CONCURRENT TRANSACTIONS
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3
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2.1
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Contributions by PREIT
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3
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2.2
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Financing of Cherry Hill Property
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2.3
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Pay off of Mortgage on Bala Property
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2.4
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Closing
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SECTION 3.
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PUT AND CALL
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3
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3.1
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First Call Right
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3.2
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First Put Right
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3.3
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Second Call Option
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3.4
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Adjustment
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3.5
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Accredited Investor Status
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3.6
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Recapitalization
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SECTION 4.
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REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES OF CLA AND THE
INDIVIDUALS
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4.1
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As to CLA
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4.2
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As to BCA
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SECTION 5.
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REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES REGARDING PREIT
AND THE UPREIT
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5.1
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Organization
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5.2
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Power and Authority
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5.3
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No Conflicts
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5.4
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Capitalization
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5.5
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PREIT Reports
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5.6
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Litigation
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5.7
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Material Adverse Change
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5.8
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Brokers
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SECTION 6.
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CERTAIN COVENANTS AND AGREEMENTS
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6.1
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Conduct of Business
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6.2
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Reasonable Efforts
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6.3
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Notifications
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6.4
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Notifications regarding Exchange
Agreement.
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6.5
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Transfer of Interests
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6.6
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PREIT and UPREIT Responsibilities
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6.7
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Special Covenant Regarding the Cherry Hill
Property
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SECTION 7.
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CLOSING CONDITIONS; CLOSING
DELIVERIES
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7.1
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Closing Conditions
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7.2
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Deliveries at the First Closing
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7.3
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Deliveries at the Second Closing
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7.4
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Deliveries at the Third Closing
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SECTION 8.
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PRE-CLOSING DISTRIBUTIONS; CLOSING COSTS; NET
DISTRIBUTION AMOUNT
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8.1
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Costs
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8.2
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Cash
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8.3
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AXA Payment
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8.4
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Statement
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8.5
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Post-Closing Adjustments
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8.6
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Transfer Taxes on Call or Put
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8.7
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Survival
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SECTION 9.
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INDEMNIFICATION
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9.1
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Indemnification by CLA and the
Individuals
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9.2
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Indemnification by PREIT
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9.3
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Limitation
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9.4
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Procedure For Indemnification –
Third-Party Claims
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9.5
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Procedure for Indemnification - Other
Claims
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9.6
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Right of Set-Off
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9.7
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Indemnification Payments
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9.8
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Representative
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9.9
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Survival
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SECTION 10.
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TERMINATION AND ABANDONMENT
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10.1
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Termination
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10.2
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Procedure for Termination; Effect of
Termination
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SECTION 11.
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GENERAL PROVISIONS
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11.1
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Survival of Representations and
Warranties
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11.2
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Costs and Expenses
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11.3
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Notices
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11.4
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Access to Information
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11.5
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Confidentiality and Disclosures
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11.6
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Public Announcements
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11.7
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Entire Agreement
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11.8
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Counterparts
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11.9
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Governing Law
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11.10
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Section Headings, Captions and Defined
Terms
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11.11
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Amendments, Modifications and Waiver
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11.12
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Severability
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11.13
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Liability of Trustees, etc
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11.14
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No Third-Party Beneficiary
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11.15
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Binding Effect
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CONTRIBUTION AGREEMENT (this
“Agreement”) dated as of the 22nd day of January, 2008,
by and among Bala Cynwyd Associates , L.P. a
Pennsylvania limited partnership, formerly known as Bala Cynwyd
Associates (“ BCA ”), City Line
Associates , a Pennsylvania limited partnership (“
CLA ”), Ronald Rubin , George Rubin ,
(collectively with Ronald Rubin, the “ Rubins
”), Joseph Coradino (“ Coradino ”),
Leonard Shore (“ Shore ”) and Lewis
Stone (“ Stone ”) (the Rubins, together with
Coradino, Shore and Stone, are sometimes collectively referred to
herein as the “ Individuals ”), Pennsylvania
Real Estate Investment Trust , an unincorporated association in
business trust form created under Pennsylvania law pursuant to a
Trust Agreement dated December 27, 1960, as last amended and
restated on December 16, 1997 (“ PREIT ”);
PREIT Associates, L.P. , a Delaware limited partnership (the
“ UPREIT ”) and PR Cherry Hill Office GP,
LLC , a Delaware limited liability company (“ PR
GP ”).
Background
CLA and CBS Broadcasting Inc.,
formerly known as CBS Inc. (“ CBS ”) are the
sole partners in BCA. Each of CLA and CBS own equal interests in
BCA/CH LLC, a Delaware limited liability company that is the sole
general partner of BCA (“ BCA GP ”). BCA owns an
office building known as 40 Monument Road, Bala Cynwyd,
Pennsylvania (the “ Bala Property ”). The
Individuals constitute all of the partners in CLA.
BCA has entered into an Exchange
Agreement dated as of August 17, 2007, as amended (the “
Exchange Agreement ”) with One Cherry Hill Corp., a
New Jersey corporation (“ CH Corp. ”) pursuant
to which BCA has agreed to convey the Bala Property to CH Corp. in
exchange for the conveyance by CH Corp. to BCA of an office
building known as One Cherry Hill Plaza, Cherry Hill, New Jersey
(the “ Cherry Hill Property ”) plus cash and/or
a note equal to the difference in the agreed values between the
Bala Property and the Cherry Hill Property (such transaction, the
“ Exchange ”). The Exchange Agreement values the
Bala Property at $19,500,000, subject to adjustment if a lease with
AXA Equitable Life Assurance Society (“ AXA ”)
is not renewed upon terms specified in the Exchange Agreement, and
values the Cherry Hill Property at $15,300,000. The Exchange
Agreement requires that each of the Bala Property and the Cherry
Hill Property be exchanged free and clear of all debt and monetary
encumbrances.
The Cherry Hill Property is
physically located within the boundaries of the Cherry Hill Mall, a
first class regional mall owned indirectly by PREIT in Cherry Hill,
New Jersey (the “ Mall ”). PREIT is in the
process of a substantial renovation, upgrade and expansion of the
Mall and believes that it is in PREIT’s best interest to
control the Cherry Hill Property in connection with its
redevelopment of the Mall.
BCA has entered into an agreement
with CBS (the “ Redemption Agreement ”),
contingent upon closing occurring under the Exchange Agreement, to
redeem CBS’s interest in BCA, including CBS’s interest
in BCA GP, at the First Closing, such redemption to be for a
consideration paid in cash and/or by assignment of a note from CH
Corp. The redemption of CBS’s interest in BCA will be a
condition of the UPREIT’s obligation to close under this
Agreement.
The UPREIT and the PR GP have agreed
to make capital contributions to BCA in exchange for interests in
BCA, the Rubins, Coradino and Shore have agreed to contribute
their
partnership interests in BCA to the UPREIT in
exchange for Class A Units of partnership interest (the
“ Class A Units ”) in the UPREIT and Stone has
agreed to assign his partnership interests in BCA to the UPREIT for
cash, all upon the terms and conditions set forth
herein.
NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of
the foregoing and the mutual representations, warranties, covenants
and agreements contained herein, the parties hereto, intending to
be legally bound, hereby agree as follows:
SECTION 1. CERTAIN
DEFINITIONS
1.1 Certain Definitions . The
terms set forth below shall have the meanings set forth
below.
(a) Affiliate . “
Affiliate ” means, with respect to any specified
Person, any other Person that directly, or indirectly through one
or more intermediaries, controls, is controlled by or is under
common control with such specified Person.
(b) Authorizations . “
Authorizations ” means all licenses, permits,
approvals, consents and authorizations required by any governmental
or quasi-governmental agency, body, department, commission, board,
bureau, instrumentality, officer, or other Person or entity with
respect to the business, assets or affairs of a party.
(c) Contracts . “
Contracts ” means any contractual obligations,
commitments, undertaking or arrangements to which a party is bound,
whether oral or in writing, other than occupancy leases of the
Cherry Hill Property, including without limitation
(1) Contracts with service providers relating to the assets of
Cherry Hill, and (2) Contracts with municipal or governmental
authorities.
(d) Disclosure Exhibit .
“ Disclosure Exhibit ” means Schedule 1.1
(d) hereto, which sets forth certain qualifications and
exceptions to the representations, warranties and other information
provided by the Individuals in this Agreement.
(e) Laws . “
Laws ” means any applicable governmental laws,
statutes, ordinances, resolutions, rules, codes, regulations,
orders or determinations of any federal, state, county, municipal
or other government or governmental or quasi-governmental agency,
department, commission, board, bureau, officer or instrumentality,
relating to a party, its partners, assets, rights and
obligations.
(f) Net Equity Value of BCA .
“ Net Equity Value of BCA ” means the result,
without duplication and calculated on the First Closing Date, of:
(i) $19,500,000, the agreed value of the Bala Property under
the Exchange Agreement, minus (ii) any adjustment
required by Section 7(a)(viii) of the Exchange Agreement, as
amended, minus (iii) all sums required to payoff and
satisfy the mortgage on the Bala Property on the First Closing
Date, minus (iv) all costs incurred or payable by BCA
under or pursuant to the Exchange Agreement (including, without
limitation, due diligence costs, attorneys fees and closing costs,
minus (v) the participation payment to AXA,
minus (vi) all brokerage costs payable by BCA as a
result of the Exchange, excluding, however, the brokerage fees
agreed to be paid by the UPREIT on behalf of BCA as provided in
Section 8.1 hereof, minus (vii) all accrued and
unpaid liabilities of BCA on the First Closing Date, and plus
(viii) all cash or cash equivalents held by or for the benefit
of BCA on the First Closing Date.
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(g) Person . “
Person ” means any individual, partnership, limited
partnership, trust, estate, incorporated or unincorporated
association, limited liability company, limited liability
partnership, or other entity.
(h) Taxes . “
Taxes ” means any income, franchise, sales, use,
social security, unemployment compensation or other taxes, imposts
or impositions payable by an entity to any federal, state or local
collecting authority, other than ad valorem real estate
taxes.
SECTION 2. CONCURRENT
TRANSACTIONS
2.1 Contributions by PREIT .
Concurrently with the closing of the Exchange, (a) PR GP shall
make a cash capital contribution to BCA in an amount equal to 0.1%
of the Net Equity Value of BCA in exchange for a 0.1% general
partnership interest in BCA, (b) the UPREIT shall make a cash
capital contribution to BCA in an amount equal to 49.8% of the Net
Equity Value of BCA in exchange for a 49.8% limited partnership
interest in BCA, (c) PR GP will execute and file an Amended
and Restated Certificate of Limited Partnership in the Commonwealth
of Pennsylvania, and (d) the Agreement of Limited Partnership
of BCA shall be amended and restated in its entirety in the form
attached hereto as Schedule 2.1 (the “ Amended Partnership
Agreement ”). The general partnership interest in BCA
held by the BCA GP immediately prior to the closing shall be
converted to a limited partnership interest and shall be fully
owned by CLA.
2.2 Financing of Cherry Hill
Property . Concurrently with the closing of the Exchange, BCA
shall enter into a first mortgage loan secured by a first lien on
the Cherry Hill Property in such amount and upon such terms and
conditions as the PR GP shall approve.
2.3 Pay off of Mortgage on Bala
Property . Concurrently with the closing of the Exchange, BCA
shall pay off and satisfy the mortgage on the Bala
Property.
2.4 Closing . Closing (the
“ First Closing ”) with respect to the
transactions described in Sections 2.1 through 2.4 above shall be
held concurrently with the closing under the Exchange Agreement
(such date, the “ First Closing Date
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SECTION 3. PUT AND CALL
3.1 First Call Right . The
UPREIT will have a right to call (the “ First Call
”) 49.9% of the limited partnership interests in BCA held by
CLA in the thirty (30) day period the (“ First Call
Period ”) beginning one (1) year and (1) day
following the First Closing Date by giving CLA not less than ten
(10) days prior written notice thereof. Closing (the “
Second Closing ”) with respect to the First Call will
take place at 10:00 a.m. at the offices of Drinker
Biddle & Reath LLP, One Logan Square, 18
th and Cherry Streets, 20 th Floor, Philadelphia, PA 19103 on the tenth
(10 th
) day following the giving of
such notice. At the Second Closing: (a) CLA will distribute
49.9% of the limited partnership interests in BCA, consisting of
the entire interest held by BCA GP and a portion of the limited
partnership interest in BCA held by CLA, to the Individuals
pro-rata in proportion to their respective ownership interests in
CLA, (b) Coradino will assign the entire limited partnership
interest in BCA then held in his name (constituting a 1.5757921%
limited partnership interest in BCA) to the UPREIT free and clear
of all liens, pledges and encumbrances of every type or nature in
exchange for Class A Units in the UPREIT with a value,
calculated at the Average Closing Price (hereinafter defined) on
the date of the First Closing, equal to 1.5757921% of the Net
Equity Value of BCA, (c) Shore will assign the
entire
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limited partnership interest in BCA then held in
his name (constituting a 5.2526237% limited partnership interest in
BCA) to the UPREIT free and clear of all liens, pledges and
encumbrances of every type or nature in exchange for Class A
Units in the UPREIT with a value, calculated at the Average Closing
Price on the date of the First Closing, equal to 5.2526237% of the
Net Equity Value of BCA, (d) Stone will assign the entire
limited partnership interest in BCA then held in his name
(constituting a 2.6263368% limited partnership interest in BCA) to
the UPREIT free and clear of all liens, pledges and encumbrances of
every type or nature in exchange for cash in an amount equal to
2.6263368% of the Net Equity Value of BCA, (e) Ronald Rubin
will contribute the entire limited partnership interest in BCA then
held in his name (constituting a 20.2226237% limited partnership
interest in BCA) to the UPREIT free and clear of all liens, pledges
and encumbrances of every type or nature in exchange for
Class A Units in the UPREIT with a value, calculated at the
Average Closing Price on the date of the First Closing, equal to
20.2226237% of the Net Equity Value of BCA, and (f) George
Rubin will contribute the entire limited partnership interest in
BCA then held in his name (constituting a 20.2226237% limited
partnership interest in BCA) to the UPREIT free and clear of all
liens, pledges and encumbrances of every type or nature in exchange
for Class A Units in the UPREIT with a value, calculated at
the Average Closing Price on the date of the First Closing, equal
to 20.2226237% of the Net Equity Value of BCA. As used herein, the
“ Average Closing Price ” shall mean the average
closing price of a share of the publicly traded beneficial interest
of PREIT during the ten (10) day trading period immediately
preceding the First Closing; provided that the number of
Class A Units so derived shall be rounded to the nearest
integer (0.5 rounded down). Notwithstanding the foregoing, the
consideration payable to the Individuals for the assignment or
transfer of their limited partnership interests in BCA as set forth
above, or as set forth in Section 3.2 below, shall be subject
to the further adjustment specified in Section 3.4
below.
3.2 First Put Right . If the
UPREIT does not give notice of the First Call during the First Call
Period, CLA will have a right to put 49.9% of the limited
partnership interests in BCA to the UPREIT by giving the UPREIT not
less than ten (10) days prior written notice to the UPREIT at
any time in the thirty (30) day period following the
expiration of the First Call Period, in which case the Second
Closing will take place at the offices of Drinker Biddle &
Reath, One Logan Square, 18 th & Cherry Streets, 20
th Floor, Philadelphia, PA 19103, on the tenth
(10 th
) day after the giving of such
notice. At the Second Closing, the distributions, assignments,
payments and exchanges will be as set forth in Section 3.1
above. The date of the Second Closing is referred to as the “
Second Closing Date. ”
3.3 Second Call Option . The
UPREIT will have the right to call (the “ Second Call
”) the remaining 0.2% limited partnership interests in BCA
held by CLA in the thirty (30) day period beginning one
(1) year and one (1) day following the Second Closing
Date by giving CLA not less than ten (10) days prior written
notice thereof. Closing (the “ Third Closing ”)
will take place on the tenth (10 th ) day following the giving of such notice
(the “ Third Closing Date ”). At the Third
Closing, (a) CLA will distribute the remaining 0.2% limited
partnership interests in BCA held by CLA to the Individuals
pro-rata in proportion to their respective ownership interests in
CLA, (b) Coradino will assign the entire limited partnership
interest in BCA then held in his name (constituting a 0.0063158%
limited partnership interest in BCA) to the UPREIT free and clear
of all liens, pledges and encumbrances of every type or nature in
exchange for Class A Units in the UPREIT with a value,
calculated at the Average Closing Price on the First Closing Date,
equal to 0.0063158% of the Net Equity Value of BCA, (c) Shore
will assign the entire limited partnership interest in BCA then
held in his name (constituting a 0.0210526%
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limited partnership interest in BCA) to the
UPREIT free and clear of all liens, pledges and encumbrances of
every type or nature in exchange for Class A Units in the
UPREIT with a value, calculated at the Average Closing Price on the
First Closing Date, equal to 0.0210526% of the Net Equity Value of
BCA, (d) Stone will assign the entire limited partnership
interest in BCA then held in his name (constituting a 0.0105264%
limited partnership interest in BCA) to the UPREIT free and clear
of all liens, pledges and encumbrances of every type and nature in
exchange for cash in an amount equal to 0.0105264% of the Net
Equity Value of BCA, (e) Ronald Rubin will contribute the
entire limited partnership interest in BCA then held in his name
(constituting a 0.0810526% limited partnership interest in BCA) to
the UPREIT free and clear of all liens, pledges and encumbrances of
every type or nature in exchange for Class A Units in the
UPREIT with a value, calculated at the Average Closing Price on the
First Closing Date, equal to 0.0810526% of the Net Equity Value of
BCA, and (f) George Rubin will contribute the entire limited
partnership interest in BCA then held in his name (constituting a
0.0810526% limited partnership interest in BCA) to the UPREIT free
and clear of all liens, pledges and encumbrances of every type or
nature in exchange for Class A Units in the UPREIT with a
value, calculated at the Average Closing Price on the date of the
First Closing, equal to 0.0810526% of the Net Equity Value of BCA
an the First Closing Date.
3.4 Adjustment . At the time
of the Second Closing, the consideration to be furnished to the
Individuals for the assignment or contribution of their limited
partnership interests, as set forth in Sections 3.1 and 3.2 above,
shall be subject to the following further adjustments:
(a) As used herein, the term “
Equivalent Class A Units ” means, with respect to
an Individual, the number of Class A Units in the UPREIT
which, if valued in accordance with the formulations of
Section 3.1 above, would be given to such Individual pursuant
to said Section 3.1 or which would be given to such Individual
if he elected to receive equivalent value in Units instead of
cash.
(b) If the distributions made to an
Individual under the Amended Partnership Agreement, for period from
the First Closing Date until the Second Closing Date, are less than
the distributions accrued for the same period for the Equivalent
Class A Units, then the consideration to be given to the
Individual pursuant to Section 3.1 or 3.2 above for his
assignment or contribution of limited partnership interests shall
be increased by such difference; and if such distributions under
the Amended Partnership Agreement are more than the distribution
accrued for the same period for the Equivalent Class A Units,
then the consideration to be given to an Individual pursuant to
Section 3.1 or 3.2 above for his assignment or contribution of
limited partnership interests shall be decreased by such
difference.
(c) If between the First Closing
Date and the Second Closing Date, there have been any distributions
to an Individual under the Amended Partnership Agreement of net
capital proceeds from a capital event, then the consideration to be
given to an Individual pursuant to Section 3.1 or 3.2 above
for his assignment or contribution of limited partnership interests
shall be reduced by the aggregate amount of such
distribution.
(d) Any adjustment pursuant to this
Section 3.4 shall be made in cash, as to the Individual who is
to receive cash for the assignment of his partnership interests,
and shall be made in cash or in Units, as the UPREIT may determine,
for the remaining Individuals.
3.5 Accredited Investor
Status . Notwithstanding anything to the contrary set forth
herein, the UPREIT shall have the right and option to deliver to
any Individual who is not an
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“accredited investor,” as such term
is defined under Regulation D promulgated pursuant to the
Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “ 1933 Act
”), or to the estate of any Individual who dies following the
execution hereof, whether or not such estate is an
“accredited investor,” in lieu of any Class A
Units which would otherwise be issuable to such Individual pursuant
to Section 3.1 through Section 3.4 of this Agreement, an
amount of cash equal to the product of (i) the number of
Class A Units otherwise issuable to such Individual pursuant
to Section 3.1 through 3.4 of this Agreement and (ii) the
Average Closing Price.
3.6 Recapitalization . If,
after the date hereof, there shall occur any recapitalization, unit
division, reverse division, unit re-issuance or any other
transaction involving the UPREIT or PREIT whereby a Class A
Unit of the UPREIT (as it exists on the date hereof) shall be
reconstituted as a different number of Class A Units, and/or
as a specified number of units having a different class or
designation (in each case subject to the necessary requirements
specified in the UPREIT Partnership Agreement), or if there shall
occur any merger, consolidation or other transaction involving the
UPREIT and/or PREIT whereby specified interests or units are
substituted for a Class A Unit (or for the reconstituted Units
determined as aforesaid), then for purposes of computing the number
of Units to be issued under this Agreement, such reconstituted or
substituted number of Class A Units and/or specified other
Units or interests shall be substituted for each Class A Unit
otherwise applicable hereunder. Any such substitution shall be
accomplished in a manner that neither increases nor decreases the
value of the Units to be received by the Individuals as compared to
other holders of Class A Units under the UPREIT Partnership
Agreement .
SECTION 4. REPRESENTATIONS AND
WARRANTIES OF CLA AND THE INDIVIDUALS.
4.1 As to CLA . Except for
the representations and warranties by the Individuals set forth in
clauses (c), (d), (e), (f), (h) and (j) below, which are
made severally by each Individual as to himself, and the
representations set forth in clause (i) below, which are made
severally by the Rubins only, CLA hereby represents and warrants to
PREIT and the UPREIT as follows:
(a) Organization . CLA is
duly organized, validly existing and in good standing under the
laws of the jurisdiction of its organization and has all power to
carry on its business as presently conducted, to own its interest
in BCA and to exercise all rights attributable to such interest. It
is duly qualified to do business as a foreign entity and is in good
standing under the laws of each jurisdiction in which its ownership
of or other interest in assets or properties or the nature of its
activities requires such qualification except where the failure to
be so qualified would not have a material adverse effect on the
condition (financial or otherwise), assets, results of operations
or business of CLA (a “ Material Adverse Effect
”).
(b) Power and Authority . CLA
has all requisite power and authority to execute, deliver and
perform its obligations under this Agreement and under the other
agreements and documents required to be delivered by it prior to or
at each Closing (collectively, and together with all documents and
agreements required to be delivered by all Individuals at the
Closings, the “ Transaction Documents ”). The
execution, delivery and performance by CLA of this Agreement and
the other Transaction Documents to which it is a party have been
duly authorized by all necessary action on the part of CLA. This
Agreement has been duly and validly executed and delivered by CLA
and constitutes a legal, valid and binding obligation of
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CLA enforceable against it in accordance with
its terms, except as such enforceability may be limited by
bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization or similar laws affecting
creditors’ rights generally or by general equitable
principles. When executed and delivered as contemplated herein,
each of the other Transaction Documents to which CLA is a party
shall, assuming due authorization, execution and delivery thereof
by the other parties thereto, constitute a legal, valid and binding
obligation of CLA enforceable against it in accordance with its
terms, except as such enforceability may be limited by bankruptcy,
insolvency, reorganization or similar laws affecting
creditors’ rights generally or by general equitable
principles.
(c) No Conflicts . The
execution and delivery by CLA and each Individual of this Agreement
does not, and the performance by CLA and such Individual of all of
their respective obligations under the Transaction Documents will
not (with or without the passage of time or the giving of notice),
directly or indirectly:
(i) contravene, violate or conflict
with (A) the partnership agreement of CLA, or (B) any Law
applicable to CLA or any Individual, or by or to which any assets
or properties of CLA or any such Individual are bound or
subject;
(ii) violate or conflict with,
result in a breach of, constitute a default or otherwise cause any
loss of benefit under, or give to others any rights (including
rights of termination, amendment, foreclosure, cancellation or
acceleration) in or with respect to, any Authorization or Contract
to which CLA or any Individual is a party or by which CLA or any
such Individual or any assets or properties CLA or any such
Individual are bound or affected; or
(iii) result in, require or permit
the creation or imposition of any lien or encumbrance upon or with
respect to CLA or any such Individual, or any assets or properties
of CLA or any such Individual.
(d) Authorizations . The
execution and delivery by CLA or any such Individual of this
Agreement does not, and the execution and delivery by CLA and such
Individuals of the other Transaction Documents, and the performance
by such CLA and any such Individual of this Agreement and all of
the Transaction Documents will not, require CLA or any such
Individual to obtain any authorization of, or to make any filing,
registration or declaration with or notification to, any court,
government or governmental agency or instrumentality (federal,
state, local or foreign) or to obtain the consent, waiver or
approval of, or give any notice to, any other Person.
(e) Proceedings . There are
no claims, actions, suits, proceedings or investigations pending
or, to the knowledge of CLA or any Individual, threatened or
contemplated, involving or affecting CLA or any Individual or any
of their respective assets or properties, that question any of the
transactions contemplated by this Agreement or other Transaction
Documents, or which, if adversely determined, would have a Material
Adverse Effect or could materially and adversely affect the ability
of CLA or any Individual to enter into or perform their respective
obligations under this Agreement.
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(f) Interests in CLA
.
(i) No person or entity other than
the Individuals has any partnership or other interest in CLA or any
right to receive any distributions from CLA or be allocated any
profits or losses of CLA. Each Individual owns, beneficially and of
record, his interest in CLA free and clear of all liens, pledges
and encumbrances of any type or nature.
(ii) No person has any rights,
subscriptions, warrants, options, rights of first refusal,
conversion rights or agreements of any kind outstanding to purchase
or to otherwise acquire any partnership interest or other
securities or obligations of any kind convertible into any
partnership interest or other securities or any participation
interests of any kind in CLA.
(g) Brokers . No Person
acting on behalf of BCA, CLA or any Individual or under the
authority of any of BCA, CLA or any Individual is or will be
entitled to any brokers’ or finders’ fee or any other
commission or similar fee, directly or indirectly, from any of such
parties in connection with any of the transactions contemplated by
this Agreement except for such commissions as are payable with
respect to the Exchange, which commissions will be fully paid by
CLA and/or CH Corp. at the First Closing.
(h) Accurate Disclosure . All
documents and other papers delivered by or on behalf of CLA or each
Individual in connection with the transactions contemplated by this
Agreement are accurate and complete in all material
respects.
(i) Investment
Representations .
(i) Coradino, the Rubins and Shore
(hereinafter collectively referred to as the “ Share
Recipients ”) acknowledge that the Class A Units to
be issued pursuant to Section 3 hereof will not be registered
under the 1933 Act on the grounds that the issuance of such units
is exempt from registration pursuant to Section 4(2) of the
1933 Act and/or Regulation D promulgated under the 1933 Act, and
that the reliance of the UPREIT on such exemptions is predicated in
part on the representations, warranties and acknowledgements of the
Share Recipients set forth in this section.
(ii) The Share Recipients are
accredited investors as defined in Regulation D promulgated under
the 1933 Act. The Class A Units issued in accordance with this
Agreement will be acquired by each of the Share Recipients
hereunder for his own account, not as a nominee or agent for any
other Person, solely for investment purposes, and without a view to
resale or other distribution within the meaning of the 1933 Act,
and the rules and regulations thereunder, and the Share Recipients
will not distribute any of such units in violation of the 1933 Act
or any applicable state securities law.
(iii) Each of the Share Recipients:
(v) acknowledges that the Class A Units, when issued,
will not be registered under the 1933 Act and such Class A
Units will have to be held indefinitely by him unless they are
subsequently registered under the 1933 Act or an exemption from
registration is available, (w) is aware that any sales of such
Class A Units made under Rule 144 of the Securities and
Exchange Commission under the 1933 Act may be made only in limited
amounts and in accordance with the terms and conditions for that
Rule and that in such cases where the Rule is not applicable,
compliance with some other registration exemption will be required,
(x) is aware that Rule 144 may not be available for use by him
for resale of the Units, and (y) is aware that the UPREIT is
under no obligation to register, and has no current intention of
registering, any of such units under the 1933 Act.
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(iv) Each of the Share Recipients is
well versed in financial matters, has had dealings over the years
in securities, including “restricted securities,” and
has had sufficient experience so as to be fully capable of
understanding the type of investment being made in the Class A
Units and the risks involved in connection therewith.
(v) Each of the Share Recipients has
examined the UPREIT Partnership Agreement, and is prepared to
accept and abide by the terms thereof. Each of the Share Recipients
acknowledges that the UPREIT Partnership Agreement restricts the
assignment, sale or transfer of the Class A Units, and that he
must continue to bear the economic risks of the investment in the
Class A Units for an indefinite period.
(vi) Each of the Share Recipients
has received and reviewed to the extent deemed necessary or
desirable all PREIT Reports (as defined in Section 5.5
hereof), and has consulted such of his own attorney, accountant,
tax adviser and investment counselor as he has determined to be
necessary or desirable.
(vii) Each of the Share Recipients
has been given an adequate opportunity to ask questions of and
receive answers from officers of PREIT and the UPREIT with respect
to PREIT, the UPREIT, the Class A Units, the UPREIT
Partnership Agreement and the PREIT Reports. However, in
considering whether to enter into this Agreement, consummate the
transactions contemplated hereby and acquire the Class A
Units, none of the Share Recipients has relied upon any
representations made by, or other information (whether oral or
written) furnished by or on behalf of, PREIT or the UPREIT other
than as set forth in this Agreement, the UPREIT Partnership
Agreement, and the PREIT Reports.
(viii) Each of the Share Recipients
acknowledges that the redemption of any of the Class A Units
may cause such him to incur taxable income or gain.
(j) FIRPTA . Neither CLA nor
any Individual is a “foreign person” within the meaning
of Section 1445(f) of the Internal Revenue Code (
“Code” ) or a “foreign partner”
within the meaning of Section 1446 of the Code.
4.2 As to BCA . CLA hereby
represents and warrants to PREIT and the UPREIT as
follows:
(a) Organization . BCA is a
general partnership duly organized, validly existing and in good
standing under the laws of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania and has
all partnership power to carry on its business as presently
conducted, to own and lease the assets and properties which it owns
and leases and to perform all its obligations under each agreement
and instrument to which it is a party or by which it is bound. BCA
is duly qualified to do business as a foreign partnership and is in
good standing under the laws of each jurisdiction in which its
ownership or leasing of assets or properties or the nature of their
activities requires such qualification except where the failure to
be so qualified would not have a Material Adverse Effect on the
condition (financial or otherwise), assets, results of operations
or business of BCA. Prior to the First Closing, CLA and CBS will
form the BCA GP and BCA will be reconstituted as a Pennsylvania
limited partnership with BCA GP as its general partner and will be
qualified to do business in the State of New Jersey.
(b) Power and Authority . BCA
has all requisite power and authority to execute, deliver and
perform its obligations under this Agreement and under the
Transaction Documents to which it is a party. The execution,
delivery and performance by BCA of this
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Agreement and the Transaction Documents to which
it is a party have been duly authorized by all necessary action on
the part of BCA. This Agreement has been duly and validly executed
and delivered by BCA and constitutes a legal, valid and binding
obligation of BCA enforceable against it in accordance with its
terms, except as such enforceability may be limited by bankruptcy,
insolvency, reorganization or similar laws affecting
creditors’ rights generally or by general equitable
principles. When executed and delivered as contemplated herein,
each of the other Transaction Documents to which BCA is a party
shall, assuming due authorization, execution and delivery thereof
by the other parties thereto, constitute a legal, valid and binding
obligation of BCA enforceable against it in accordance with its
terms, except as such enforceability may be limited by bankruptcy,
insolvency, reorganization or similar laws affecting
creditors’ rights generally or by general equitable
principles.
(c) No Conflicts . The
execution and delivery by BCA of this Agreement does not, and the
performance by it of all of the Transaction Documents to which it
is a party will not (with or without the passage of time or the
giving of notice), directly or indirectly:
(i) contravene, violate or conflict
with (A) its partnership agreement (as it now exists or as it
may be amended prior to the First Closing), or (B) any Law
applicable to BCA, or by or to which any assets or properties of
BCA is bound or subject;
(ii) violate or conflict with,
result in a breach of, constitute a default or otherwise cause any
loss of benefit under, or give to others any rights (including
rights of termination, amendment, foreclosure, cancellation or
acceleration) in or with respect to, any Authorization or Contract
to which BCA is a party or by which BCA or any assets or properties
thereof is bound or affected; or
(iii) result in, require or permit
the creation or imposition of any lien or encumbrance upon or with
respect to BCA or any partnership interest in BCA, or any of
BCA’s assets or properties.
(d) Authorizations . The
execution and delivery by BCA of this Agreement does not, and the
execution and delivery by BCA of the Transaction Documents to which
it is a party, and the performance by BCA of this Agreement and all
of the Transaction Documents to which it is a party will not,
require BCA to obtain any authorization of, or to make any filing,
registration or declaration with or notification to, any court,
government or governmental agency or instrumentality (federal,
state, local or foreign) or to obtain the consent, waiver or
approval of, or give any notice to, any other Person.
(e) Proceedings . There are
no claims, actions, suits, proceedings or investigations pending
or, to the knowledge of any Individual, threatened or contemplated,
involving or affecting BCA or any of its assets or properties or to
the knowledge of any Individual any of its partners that question
any of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement or the
Transaction Documents to which it is a party, or which, if
adversely determined, would have a Material Adverse Effect or could
materially and adversely affect BCA’s ability to enter into
or perform its obligations under this Agreement.
(f) Interests in BCA
.
(i) No person or entity has any
partnership or other interest in BCA or any right to receive any
distributions from BCA or be allocated any profits or losses of BCA
other than CLA except for AXA (which is a participation right under
its lease) and CBS, both of
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which will be fully paid (in the case of AXA) or
redeemed (in the case of CBS) at the First Closing. Except for the
interests in BCA owned by CBS, which interests will be redeemed at
the First Closing, CLA owns and will own at the First Closing,
directly or indirectly, all of the partnership interests in BCA,
free and clear of all liens, pledges and encumbrances of any type
or nature.
(ii) Except for the rights of the
UPREIT under this Agreement, no Person has any rights,
subscriptions, warrants, options, rights of first refusal,
conversion rights or agreements of any kind outstanding to purchase
or to otherwise acquire any partnership interest or other
securities or obligations of any kind convertible into any
partnership interest or other securities or any participation
interests of any kind in BCA or, to CLA’s knowledge, the
Cherry Hill Property.
(g) Accurate Disclosure . All
documents and other papers delivered by or on behalf of BCA in
connection with the transactions contemplated by this Agreement are
accurate and complete in all material respects.
(h) Financial Statements .
Except as set forth in the Disclosure Exhibit, the financial
statements for BCA for the years 2004, 2005 and 2006 attached
hereto as Schedule 4.2(h) are correct and complete in all material
respects and present accurately the results of the operations of
BCA for the periods indicated. Since the date of the last financial
statement included on said Schedule, no material adverse change in
the financial condition of BCA has occurred.
(i) Undisclosed Liabilities
.
(i) As of the First Closing Date,
there shall be no liabilities of BCA of any nature (whether
absolute, accrued, contingent, liquidated, unliquidated or
otherwise) except liabilities with respect to the Cherry Hill
Property to be assumed or taken subject to by BCA pursuant to the
Exchange Agreement (provided that any such liabilities shall not be
in contravention of any of the warranties and representations of
the Individuals under this Agreement, and shall be subject to the
indemnification obligations of the Individuals under this Agreement
to the extent applicable).
(j) Taxes .
(i) All Taxes due from or required
to be remitted by BCA with respect to taxable periods ending on or
prior to, and the portion of any interim period up to, the First
Closing Date have been fully and timely paid or, to the extent not
yet due or payable, shall be adequately provided for by an actual
cash reserve which shall be available at Closing as an asset of BCA
which shall not be taken into account in calculating the Net Equity
Value of BCA.
(ii) Except as disclosed in the
Disclosure Exhibit, all federal, state, local and foreign returns
and reports relating to Taxes, or extensions relating thereto,
required to be filed by or with respect to BCA have been timely and
properly filed, and all such returns and reports are correct and
complete.
(iii) Except as set forth in the
Disclosure Exhibit, no issues have been raised with BCA (and are
currently pending) by the Internal Revenue Service, the
Pennsylvania Department of Revenue or any other taxing authority in
connection with any of the returns and reports referred to in
subsection (ii) above and no waivers of statutes of
limitations have been given or requested with respect to any such
returns and reports or with respect to any Taxes.
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Except as set forth in the Disclosure Exhibit,
all deficiencies asserted or assessments made as a result of any
previous examinations with respect to Taxes have been fully paid,
and there are no other unpaid deficiencies asserted or assessments
made by any taxing authority against BCA or the Cherry Hill
Property.
(k) Books and Records . The
books and records of BCA, including financial records and books of
account, are complete and accurate in all material respects and
have been maintained in accordance with sound business
practices.
SECTION 5. REPRESENTATIONS AND
WARRANTIES REGARDING PREIT AND THE UPREIT.
PREIT and the UPREIT hereby
represent and warrant to the Individuals as follows; provided that
each of PREIT and the UPREIT make these representations solely as
to its separate business, affairs or status and shall not extend to
matters relating to the business, affairs or status of the
other:
5.1 Organization .
(a) PREIT is an unincorporated
association in business trust form duly organized and validly
existing under the laws of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. PREIT
has all necessary trust power to carry on its business as presently
conducted, to own and lease the assets and properties that it owns
and leases and to perform all its obligations under each agreement
and instrument to which it is a party or by which it is
bound.
(b) The UPREIT is a limited
partnership duly formed, validly existing and in good standing
under the laws of the State of Delaware and has all necessary
partnership power to carry on its business as presently conducted,
to own and lease the assets and properties that it owns and leases
and to perform all its obligations under each agreement and
instrument to which it is a party or by which it is
bound.
5.2 Power and Authority .
Each of PREIT and the UPREIT has all requisite trust or partnership
power to execute, deliver and perform its obligations under this
Agreement and under all Transaction Documents to be delivered by it
prior to or at any Closing. The execution, delivery and performance
by PREIT and the UPREIT of this Agreement and the Transaction
Documents to which either of them are a party have been duly
authorized by all necessary corporate or partnership action. This
Agreement has been duly and validly executed and delivered by PREIT
and the UPREIT and constitutes the legal, valid and binding
obligation of PREIT and the UPREIT enforceable against each of them
in accordance with its terms, except as such enforceability may be
limited by bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization or similar laws
affecting creditors rights generally or by general equitable
principles. When executed and delivered as contemplated herein,
each of the Transaction Documents to which either of them are a
party shall, assuming due authorization, execution and delivery
thereof by the other parties thereto, constitute the legal, valid
and binding obligation of each of PREIT and the UPREIT that is a
party thereto enforceable against it in accordance with its terms
except as such enforceability may be limited by bankruptcy,
insolvency, reorganization or similar laws affecting creditors
rights generally or by general equitable principles.
5.3 No Conflicts .
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(a) The execution and delivery by
PREIT and the UPREIT of this Agreement do not, and the execution
and delivery by PREIT and the UPREIT of the Transaction Documents
to which either of them are a party and the performance by PREIT
and the UPREIT of all of the Transaction Documents to which either
of them are a party will not (in each case, with or without the
passage of time or the giving of notice), directly or
indirectly:
(i) contravene, violate or conflict
with (A) the trust or partnership agreement (or other
organizational documents) of PREIT or the UPREIT or (B) any
Law applicable to PREIT or the UPREIT, or by or to which any assets
or properties of PREIT or the UPREIT is bound or subject;
or
(ii) violate or conflict with,
result in a breach of, constitute a default or otherwise cause any
loss of benefit or give to others any rights (including rights of
termination, amendment, foreclosure, cancellation or acceleration)
in or with respect to any material Authorization or material
Contract to which PREIT or the UPREIT is a party or by which either
PREIT or the UPREIT is bound or affected; or
(iii) result in, require or permit
the creation or imposition of any material encumbrance upon or with
respect to either PREIT or the UPREIT or any of their respective
assets or properties.
(b) Except for filings with the
Securities and Exchange Commission, the execution and delivery by
PREIT and the UPREIT of this Agreement do not, and the execution
and delivery by PREIT and the UPREIT of the Transaction Documents
to which either of them are a party and the performance by PREIT
and the UPREIT of all of the Transaction Documents to which either
of them are a party will not, require PREIT or the UPREIT to obtain
any material Authorization of or make any material filing,
registration or declaration with or notification to any court,
government or governmental agency or instrumentality (federal,
state, local or foreign) or to obtain the material consent, waiver
or approval of, or give any material notice to, any
Person.
(c) Except as disclosed in filings
with the Securities and Exchange Commission made by PREIT, there
are no actions, proceedings or investigations against or involving
PREIT or the UPREIT pending or, to the best knowledge of PREIT,
threatened, that question any of the transactions contemplated by
this Agreement or the validity of any of the Transaction Documents
to which either of them are a party or which, if adversely
determined, could have a material adverse effect on the
consolidated financial condition, assets, business or results of
Operations of PREIT or could materially and adversely affect
PREIT’s or the UPREIT’s ability to enter into or
perform its obligations under the Transaction Documents to which
either of them are a party.
5.4 Capitalization
.
(a) As of September 30, 2007,
the outstanding beneficial interests in PREIT consist of 38,664,061
common shares.
(b) All Class A Units to be
issued and delivered to the Share Recipients pursuant to this
Agreement will be, at the time of issuance and delivery in
accordance with the terms of this Agreement, duly authorized and
validly issued by the UPREIT. Assuming the accuracy of the
representations and warranties of the Share Recipients set forth
herein, such
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issuance will be exempt from registration under
the 1933 Act as an offering described in Section 4(2) of such
Act and/or pursuant to Regulation D promulgated
thereunder.
5.5 PREIT Reports . PREIT has
delivered to the Share Recipients copies of PREIT’s
(a) Proxy Statement for its 2007 Annual Meeting,
(b) Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ending
December 31, 2006, (c) Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q for
the quarters ended March 31 and June 30, 2007, and
(d) Current Reports on Form 8-K filed since December 31,
2006, all of which have been filed by PREIT with the Securities and
Exchange Commission (the “ PREIT Reports ”). The
Share Recipients acknowledge that delivery of the foregoing is
effective by reason of the filing of the aforesaid materials with
the publicly-accessible EDGAR database of the Securities and
Exchange Commission. To the knowledge of PREIT and the UPREIT, in
all material respects, the audited consolidated financial
statements and unaudited interim financial statements of PREIT
included in such reports have been prepared in accordance with GAAP
consistently applied (except as may be indicated in the notes
thereto) and fairly present the consolidated financial condition
and results of operations of PREIT as at the dates thereof and for
the periods then ended, subject, in the case of the unaudited
interim financial statements, to normal year-end adjustments and
any other adjustments described therein. To the knowledge of PREIT
and the UPREIT, the PREIT Reports do not contain any untrue
statements of a material fact or omit to state a material fact
necessary to make the statements contained therein, in light of the
circumstances under which they were made, not misleading at the
time the filing was made.
5.6 Litigation . Except as
disclosed in filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission,
there are no claims, actions, suits, proceedings (arbitration or
otherwise) or, to the best knowledge of PREIT, investigations
involving or affecting PREIT or any of its subsidiaries or any of
their assets or properties or any of their trustees, directors,
officers, partners or shareholders in their capacities as such,
before or by any court, government or governmental agency or
instrumentality (federal, state, local or foreign) or before any
arbitrator of any kind, in each case of a nature that is required
to be disclosed in the PREIT Reports.
5.7 Material Adverse Change .
Except as disclosed in filings with the Securities and Exchange
Commission, since December 31, 2006 and through the date of
this Agreement, there has not been any material adverse change in
the condition (financial or otherwise), assets, results of
operations or business of PREIT on a consolidated basis.
5.8 Brokers . No Person
acting on behalf of PREIT or the UPREIT is or will be entitled to
any brokers’ or finders’ fee or any other commission or
similar fee, directly or indirectly, from any of such parties in
connection with the issuance of Class A Units contemplated by
this Agreement.
SECTION 6. CERTAIN COVENANTS AND
AGREEMENTS
6.1 Conduct of Business
.
Except as expressly provided herein,
until the date of the First Closing, except with the prior written
consent of PREIT and the UPREIT, which consent shall not be
unreasonably withheld or delayed, CLA shall endeavor to cause BCA
to:
(a) Comply in all material respects
with the terms, conditions and provisions of the Exchange Agreement
and endeavor to fulfill all requirements necessary to
close
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thereunder; provided, however, BCA shall have
the right to terminate the Exchange Agreement in accordance with
its terms.
(b) pay and discharge in the
ordinary course of business all payments due under BCA’s loan
documents and all of its other debts, liabilities and obligations
as they become due and pay all debt service payments, real estate
taxes, payables and other liabilities arising from the operation of
the Bala Property prior to the Closing Date, subject to
apportionments to be made under the Exchange Agreement;
(c) keep in full force and effect
insurance comparable in amount and scope of coverage to insurance
now carried by it;
(d) maintain its books of account
and records in the usual, regular and ordinary manner and use
diligent efforts to maintain in full force and effect all of its
Authorizations;
(e) not take any action, fail to
take any action or permit to occur any event that would cause or
constitute a material breach of or inaccuracy in any representation
or warranty set forth herein;
(f) not amend or grant any waivers
under the Exchange Agreement except to the extent any such
amendment or waiver does not materially adversely affect the
UPREIT’s investment in BCA; and
(g) not enter into any agreement or
understanding to do or engage in any of the foregoing
actions.
6.2 Reasonable Efforts . Upon
the terms and subject to the condition hereof, between the date
hereof and the Closing Date, each of the parties hereto shall use
its reasonable efforts to take, or cause to be taken, all
appropriate action and to do, or cause to be done, all things
necessary, proper or advisable under applicable Law to consummate
and make effective the transactions contemplated by this Agreement,
including, without limitation, (i) using its reasonable
efforts to make all required regulatory filings and applications
and to obtain all Authorizations and consents, approvals,
amendments and waivers from parties to Contracts as are necessary
for the consummation of the transactions contemplated by this
Agreement, (ii) using its reasonable efforts to cause the
conditions to the consummation of the transaction contemplated by
this Agreement to be satisfied, and (iii) using its reasonable
efforts to take any action within its control to allow closing to
occur under the Exchange Agreement.
6.3 Notifications . Each
party hereto shall give prompt notice to the other parties upon
becoming aware of: (i) any fact or condition that causes or
constitutes (or that reasonably could be expected to cause or
constitute) a breach of its representations and warranties set
forth herein, or the occurrence, or failure to occur, of any fact
or condition that would (except as expressly contemplated by this
Agreement) cause or constitute a breach of or any inaccuracy in any
of its representations and warranties contained in this Agreement
had such representation or warranty. been made as of the time of
occurrence or discovery of such fact or condition; (ii) any
material failure of it or any of its officers, directors, employees
or agents, to comply with or satisfy any covenant, condition or
agreement to be complied with or satisfied by it hereunder;
(iii) any notice or other communication from any governmental
or regulatory agency or authority in connection with the
transactions contemplated by this Agreement; and (iv) any
actions, suits, claims, investigations or proceedings commenced or,
to the best of its knowledge, threatened against,
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relating to or involving or otherwise affecting
any Individual, BCA, the UPREIT or PREIT, as the case may be, or
any of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement.
6.4 Notifications regarding
Exchange Agreement .
(a) Without limiting the provisions
of Section 6.3 above, each party hereto shall give prompt
notice to the other parties upon becoming aware of: (i) any
fact or condition that causes or constitutes (or that reasonably
could be expected to cause or constitute) a breach of any of the
representations, warranties, covenants or agreements set forth in
the Exchange Agreement, or the occurrence, or failure to occur, of
any fact or condition that would cause or constitute a breach of or
any inaccuracy in any of the representations, warranties, covenants
or agreements contained in the Exchange Agreement or could
reasonably be anticipated to result in the non-satisfaction of any
condition to closing hereunder; (ii) any failure of any party
or any of such party’s officers, directors, employees or
agents, to comply with or satisfy any covenant, condition or
agreement to be complied with or satisfied by it under the Exchange
Agreement; (iii) the assertion by any party to the Exchange
Agreement of any of the matters set forth in subsections
(i) or (ii) immediately preceding regardless of the
accuracy thereof; (iv) any notice or other communication from
any governmental or regulatory agency or authority in connection
with the transactions contemplated by the Exchange Agreement; and
(v) any actions, suits, claims, investigations or proceedings
commenced or, to the best of its knowledge, threatened against,
relating to or involving or otherwise affecting any party to the
Exchange Agreement or the transactions contemplated
thereunder.
(b) BCA shall promptly deliver to
the UPREIT copies of all reports, studies, materials, leases, rent
rolls, estoppel certificates, mortgagee statements, data and other
relevant information obtained from any source (including without
limitation CH Corp. or independent contractors) with regard to the
Cherry Hill Property, as well as all relevant correspondence and
communications relating thereto (and to the extent any such
information is not in written form, BCA shall endeavor to advise
the UPREIT thereof with reasonable promptness).
6.5 Transfer of Interests .
Between the date hereof and the date of the Third Closing, except
as provided herein or with the prior written consent of PREIT and
the UPREIT which consent may be withheld in their sole discretion
or as otherwise contemplated by this Agreement, no Individual shall
sell, assign, transfer or otherwise encumber all or any portion of
his interest in CLA, and CLA shall not sell, assign, transfer or
otherwise encumber all or any portion of its interest in BCA,
whether voluntarily, by operation of law or otherwise, including
without limitation a transfer by reason of any merger, division or
consolidation, and any such sale, assignment, transfer or
encumbrance shall be void.
6.6 PREIT and UPREIT
Responsibilities . PREIT and the UPREIT acknowledge that they
have conducted or shall conduct their own due diligence review of
the Cherry Hill Property. PREIT and the UPREIT shall bear full
responsibility for such due diligence review. No condition at the
Cherry Hill Property or liability under the Exchange Agreement,
other than any liability created or assumed in contravention of the
express covenants and provisions of this Agreement, or the Exchange
Agreements, shall in any way impose liability on CLA or the
Individuals or diminish the consideration to be received by the
Individuals hereunder, except as may be set forth in Section 9
hereof.
6.7 Special Covenant Regarding
the Cherry Hill Property .
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The UPREIT and PREIT, as the general
partner thereof, covenant and agree that, if the First Closing
occurs hereunder, then the UPREIT shall not permit the Cherry Hill
Property or the interests in BCA which are acquired from the Share
Recipients pursuant to this Agreement to be disposed of for a
period of eight (8) years following First Closing Date in such
manner as to cause the Share Recipients to recognize taxable income
and that any such disposition within such time period must be
pursuant to a tax-free exchange under Section 1031 of the Code
or other tax-free disposition; except that such disposition shall
be permitted in a taxable transaction if: (i) such disposition
occurs on or before the fifth (5 th ) anniversary of the First Closing Date and
the Share Recipients are paid an amount sufficient to reimburse
them for any income tax liability resulting from such disposition
by reason of Section 704(c) of the Code (the “Tax
Liability Amount” ), together with all income taxes
payable on such Tax Liability Amount; or (ii) such disposition
occurs during the period following the fifth (5
th ) anniversary of the First Closing Date
until the eighth (8 th ) anniversary of the First Closing Date and
the Share Recipients are paid an amount sufficient to reimburse
them only for the Tax Liability Amount. The covenants of this
Section 6.7 shall survive all Closings hereunder.
SECTION 7. CLOSING CONDITIONS;
CLOSING DELIVERIES.
7.1 Closing Conditions
.
(a) Conditions Precedent to
PREIT’s and the UPREIT’s Obligations . The
obligation of PREIT and the UPREIT to consummate the transactions
contemplated herein and to take the other actions required to be
taken by them at each Closing is subject to the fulfillment by or
at the First Closing of each of the following conditions, any or
all of which may be waived (but only by a duly executed writing) by
both PREIT and the UPREIT in their sole discretion:
(i) Exchange Agreement
.
(A) All conditions to closing under
the Exchange Agreement shall have been satisfied in the manner
required under the Exchange Agreement or as otherwise reasonably
approved by PREIT and the UPREIT, it being understood, however,
that PREIT and the UPREIT shall have no interest in or approval
rights related to the Bala Property. Such conditions shall include,
without limitation, the accuracy of all representations and
warranties of CH Corp. under the Exchange Agreement, the condition,
title and status of the Cherry Hill Property, and the status of all
tenant estoppel certificates, mortgagee certificates, surveys,
title information and all other deliverables relating to the Cherry
Hill Property;
(B) Without limiting the foregoing,
BCA shall have conveyed the Bala Property to CH Corp. or its
designee, and shall have the unqualified right to obtain
(a) fee title to the Cherry Hill Property pursuant to the
Exchange Agreement (subject to no liens or encumbrances except as
contemplated by the terms of the Exchange Agreement), without the
requirement for any further payment or performance except for such
payment and/or performance as is specified in the Exchange
Agreement and as is contemplated to occur in due course without
violation of any of the terms, warranties or representations of
this Agreement or of the Exchange Agreement and (b) the
payment by CH Corp. of cash or one or more secured notes in the
amount equal to the difference in the agreed values between the
Bala Property and the Cherry Hill Property as provided in the
Exchange Agreement.
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(C) BCA shall have obtained an
unconditional commitment, from the title insurance company insuring
title to the Cherry Hill Property, to issue its title insurance
policy to BCA with a “non-imputation” endorsement which
shall effectively waive any defense of said title insurance company
based upon any knowledge or action of any of the Individuals, CLA
or CBS obtained or occurring prior to the First Closing
Date.
(ii) Redemption of CBS’s
Interest in BCA . Prior to the First Closing, BCA and CBS shall
have entered into the Redemption Agreement for the redemption of
CBS’s interest in BCA, including CBS’s interest in BCA
GP, at the First Closing and closing under the Redemption Agreement
shall occur concurrently with the Exchange and the other
transactions contemplated herein to occur at the First
Closing.
(iii) Representations and
Warranties . The representations and warranties of CLA and the
Individuals set forth in this Agreement shall be true and correct
in all material respects, in each case as of the date of this
Agreement and as of the First Closing Date as though made on and as
of the First Closing Date.
(iv) Performance of Covenants
. All of the agreements, covenants and obligations that CLA or any
Individual is required to perform or to comply with pursuant to
this Agreement at or prior to the First Closing shall have been
duly performed and complied with in all material
respects.
(b) Conditions Precedent to
BCA’s Obligations . The obligation of BCA to consummate
the transactions contemplated by this Agreement and to take the
other actions required to be taken by it at the First Closing is
subject to the fulfillment by or at the First Closing of each of
the following conditions, any or all of what may be waived by BCA
in its reasonable discretion:
(i) Representations and
Warranties . Each of the representations and warranties of
PREIT and the UPREIT set forth in this Agreement shall be true and
correct in all material respects, in each case as of the date of
this Agreement and as of the First Closing Date as though made on
and as of the First Closing Date.
(ii) Performance of Covenants
. Each of the agreements, covenants and obligations that PREIT or
the UPREIT is required to perform or to comply with pursuant to
this Agreement at or prior to the First Closing shall have been
duly performed and complied with in all material
respects.
7.2 Deliveries at the First
Closing . At the First Closing, in addition to the other
actions contemplated elsewhere herein:
(a) CLA shall deliver or cause to be
delivered to the UPREIT:
(i) the Amended Partnership
Agreement wherein the UPREIT or its designee shall be the sole
general partner. In such connection, it is agreed that for purposes
of allocating taxable income and losses between the portion of
BCA’s taxable year up to and including the date of Closing
and the portion of BCA’s taxable year after the date of
Closing to take into account the varying interests of the partners
of BCA as a result of the acquisition by PR GP and the UPREIT of
interests in BCA by way of their respective capital contributions,
there shall be an interim closing of the books of BCA as of the
close of the date of Closing as permitted by Treasury Regulations
under Section 706 of the Code.
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(ii) an Amendment to the
Certificates of Limited Partnership of BCA, reflecting the
admission of PR GP as a general partner and the withdrawal of BCA
GP as a general partner;
(iii) a termination of the existing
management agreement for the Cherry Hill Property, which shall be
replaced by a new management contract for the Cherry Hill Property
with an affiliate of PREIT for a fee of approximately 3% of gross
rental receipts in the form of that attached as Schedule
7.2(a)(iii).
(iv) A Uniform Commercial Code
financing statement search from the Secretary of State of
Pennsylvania, disclosing no grant of a security interest in the BCA
interests owned by CLA;
(v) a payoff letter with respect to
the Bala Property reflecting all sums required by BCA to pay off
and satisfy the mortgage on the Bala Property; and
(vi) such other documents and
instruments as the UPREIT or PREIT may reasonably request to
effectuate or evidence the transactions contemplated by this
Agreement.
(b) The UPREIT shall deliver or
cause to be delivered to BCA the following:
(i) The capital contribution of PR
GP and the UPREIT to BCA; and
(ii) each of the documents referred
to in Section 7.2(a)(i) through (iii) above, duly
executed by the UPREIT or its designee;
(c) BCA shall close on a first
mortgage on the Cherry Hill Property in such amount as is at least
sufficient, together with the capital contributions of PR GP and
the UPREIT and funds otherwise available to BCA, to pay off the
mortgage on the Bala Property and close under the Exchange
Agreement.
(d) BCA shall pay off the mortgage
on the Bala Property, including all accrued interest and prepayment
premium, if any.
(e) The UPREIT and the Individuals
will cooperate in good faith in executing such documentation (such
as limited guarantees of indebtedness by the Individuals, if so
desired by the Individuals at each Individual’s option, and
not as their obligation) to avoid recognition of income or gain to
the Individuals by reason of a constructive distribution to them
under Section 752 of the Code relating to relief from
liabilities.
(f) Each party shall deliver or
cause to be delivered, as the case may be, to the other parties
hereto such other documents, instruments, certificates and opinions
as may be required by this Agreement.
7.3 Deliveries at the Second
Closing . At the Second Closing:
(a) CLA and the Individuals shall
deliver or cause to be delivered to the UPREIT:
(i) evidence of the distribution by
CLA of the 0.2% limited partnership interest in BCA consisting of
the entire limited partnership interest held by BCA GP and a
portion of the limited partnership interest in BCA held by CLA, to
the Individuals, prorata in proportion to their respective
ownership interests in CLA;
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(ii) each Individual will assign
pursuant to an Assignment of Partnership Interest (an “
Assignment ”) the entire limited partnership interest
in BCA then held in his name;
(iii) the Share Recipients will
execute a counterpart copy of a Registration Rights Agreement in
the form attached hereto as Schedule 7.3(a)(iii) (the “
Registration Rights Agreement ”); and
(iv) Uniform Commercial Code
financing statement searches from the Secretaries of State of
Pennsylvania and of any other state in which the principal
residence of an Individual is located disclosing no grant of a
security interest in the BCA interests owned by CLA or any
Individual.
(b) The UPREIT shall deliver or
cause to be delivered to the Individuals:
(i) the purchase price for the
limited partnership interests in BCA being acquired by the UPREIT
from the Individuals for cash;
(ii) the Class A Units which
are to be delivered to the Share Recipients at the Second Closing;
and
(iii) a counterpart of the
Registration Rights Agreement executed by PREIT.
7.4 Deliveries at the Third
Closing . At the Third Closing:
(a) CLA and the Individuals shall
deliver or cause to be delivered to the UPREIT:
(i) evidence of the distribution by
CLA of the remaining 0.2% limited partnership interests in BCA held
by CLA to the Individuals, prorata in proportion to their
respective ownerships interests in CLA; and
(ii) each Individual will assign
pursuant to an Assignment the entire limited partnership interest
in BCA held in his name; and
(iii) Uniform Commercial Code
financing statement searches from the Secretaries of State of
Pennsylvania and of any other state in which the principal
residence of an Individual is located disclosing no grant of a
Security Interest in the BCA interests owned by CLA or any
Individual.
SECTION 8. PRE-CLOSING
DISTRIBUTIONS; CLOSING COSTS; NET DISTRIBUTION AMOUNT
8.1 Costs . BCA shall bear
and be responsible for all costs in connection with the Exchange
Agreement, including without limitation, due diligence costs,
attorneys fees and expenses, brokerage fees, transfer taxes, title
insurance premiums, the payoff of the Mortgage on the Bala Property
and the participation payment to AXA. All of such costs shall be
taken into account in determining the Net Equity Value of BCA. BCA
shall bear no responsibility for PREIT or the UPREIT’s costs
in connection with the negotiation of, or due diligence with
respect to, the Exchange Agreement, and no adjustment to the Net
Equity Value of BCA will result therefrom. Notwithstanding the
foregoing, the UPREIT shall pay, or shall reimburse BCA for the
payment of, a commission payable by BCA to Meridian Capital
Group/J. Investments
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LLC in the amount of $120,000 and a commission
payable by BCA to Madison Realty in the amount of
$50,000.
8.2 Cash . At or prior to the
First Closing, BCA shall apply cash and cash equivalents, to
closing-related expenses under this Agreement and the Exchange
Agreement and distribute any remaining cash to CLA and CBS in such
amounts as CLA deems appropriate and it is not intended that the
UPREIT will acquire any interest therein except to the extent such
cash is included in the Net Equity Value of BCA.
8.3 AXA Payment . At the
First Closing, BCA shall make the participation payment to AXA as
is required by the AXA lease in the Bala Property.
8.4 Statement . At the First
Closing, the parties hereto shall execute and deliver to one
another a statement detailing the Net Equity Value of BCA and all
relevant components and calculations thereof.
8.5 Post-Closing Adjustments
. In the event there are any post-closing adjustments under the
Exchange Agreement and/or the amount of the Net Equity Value of BCA
is not capable of exact calculation at the First Closing, the
parties shall made adjustments and calculations on the basis of the
best available information, and subsequent adjustments will be made
between the parties as appropriate.
8.6 Transfer Taxes on Call or
Put . Any realty transfer taxes which may be due by reason of
the exercise of the Call or the Put or by reason of the transfers
by the Individuals to the UPREIT of interests in BCA or by reason
of transfers of the Class A Units from the UPREIT to the Share
Recipients shall be the sole responsibility of CLA.
8.7 Survival . The provisions
of this Section 8 shall survive all Closings.
SECTION 9.
INDEMNIFICATION
9.1 Indemnification by CLA and
the Individuals . CLA and the Individuals, on a several basis,
to the extent Damages (as defined below) are caused by a
misrepresentation by an Individual or to the extent taxes are
payable by an Individual, shall and do hereby indemnify, defend and
hold harmless PREIT and the UPREIT (collectively, “ PREIT
Indemnitees ”) against and in respect of any and all
losses, costs, expenses (including, without limitation reasonable
attorneys’ fees), claims, actions, damages, obligations,
liabilities or diminutions in value (collectively, “
Damages ”), arising out of, based upon or otherwise in
respect of: (a) any inaccuracy in or breach of any
representation or warranty of the Individuals made in or pursuant
to this Agreement or failure of CLA or any Individual to perform
any other obligation or undertaking hereunder; and (b) any
indemnification obligations, undertakings, agreements, warranties
and/or representations of BCA in favor of CH Corp., its designees
or successors, under or with respect to the Exchange Agreement, and
(c) any act or omission of BCA or any of its partners,
employees, agents or representatives in connection with the
ownership or operation of the Bala Property occurring at any time
prior to the Closing or any liability or obligation incurred by BCA
at any time prior to the First Closing, and (d) any transfer
taxes to the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania or any governmental
entity related to the Bala Property, and (e) any transfer
taxes imposed by the State of New Jersey related to the change in
control in BCA by reason of the transactions described herein, and
(f) any federal, state or local taxes imposed on or allocated
to BCA, PREIT or the UPREIT as a result of the Exchange or the
business or operations of BCA prior to or at the First
Closing.
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9.2 Indemnification by PREIT
. The UPREIT and PREIT shall indemnify, defend and hold harmless
CLA and each Individual against and in respect of any and all
Damages arising out of, based upon or otherwise in respect of:
(a) any inaccuracy in or breach of any representation or
warranty of PREIT or the UPREIT made in or pursuant to this
Agreement; and (b) any breach or nonfulfillment of any
covenant or obligation of PREIT or the UPREIT contained in this
Agreement.
9.3 Limitation . No party may
assert a claim for indemnification pursuant to this Section 9
unless the First Closing has occurred under this
Agreement.
9.4 Procedure For Indemnification
– Third-Party Claims .
(a) Within thirty (30) days
after receipt by an indemnified party of notice of the commencement
of any proceeding against it to which the indemnification in this
Section 9 relates, such indemnified party shall, if a claim is
to be made against an indemnifying party under Section 9, give
notice to the indemnifying party of the commencement of such
proceeding, but the failure to so notify the indemnifying party
will not relieve the indemnifying party of any liability that it
may have to any indemnified party, except to the extent that the
indemnifying party, demonstrates that the defense of such
proceeding is materially prejudiced by the indemnified
party’s failure to give such notice.
(b) If any proceeding referred to in
paragraph (a) above is brought against an indemnified party
and it gives notice to the indemnifying party of the commencement
of such proceeding, the indemnifying party will be entitled to
participate in such proceeding and, to the extent that it wishes
(unless (i) the indemnifying party is also a party to such
proceeding and the indemnified party determines in good faith that
joint representation would be inappropriate, or (ii) the
indemnifying party fails to provide reasonable assurance to the
indemnified party of its financial capacity to defend such
proceeding and provide indemnification with respect to such
proceeding), to assume the defense of such proceeding with counsel
reasonably satisfactory to the indemnified party and, after notice
from the indemnifying party to the indemnified party of its
election to assume the defense of such proceeding, the indemnifying
party will not, as long as it diligently conducts such defense, be
liable to the indemnified party under Section 9 for any fees
of other counsel or any other expenses with respect to the defense
of such proceeding, in each case subsequently incurred by the
indemnified party in connection with the defense of such
proceeding, other than reasonable costs of investigation. If the
indemnifying party assumes the defense of a proceeding, (A) it
will be conclusively established for purposes of this Agreement
that the claims made in that proceeding are within the scope of and
subject to indemnification; (B) no compromise or settlement of
such claims may be effected by the indemnifying party without the
indemnified party’s consent unless (l) there is no
finding or admission of any violation of Law by the indemnified
party (or any affiliate thereof) or any violation of the rights of
any Person and no effect on any other claims that may be made
against the indemnified party, and (2) the sole relief
provided is monetary damages that are paid in full by the
indemnifying party. The indemnified party will have no liability
with respect to any compromise or settlement of the claims
underlying such proceeding effected without its consent. If notice
is given to an indemnifying party of the commencement of any
proceeding and the indemnifying party does not, within ten days
after the indemnified party’s notice is given, give notice to
the indemnified party of its election to assume the defense of such
proceeding, the indemnifying party will be bound by any
determination made in such proceeding or any compromise or
settlement effected by the indemnified party.
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(c) Notwithstanding the foregoing,
if an indemnified party determines in good faith that there is a
reasonable probability that a proceeding may adversely affect it or
its affiliates other than as a result of monetary damages for which
it would be entitled to indemnification under this Agreement, the
indemnified party may, with respect to those issues, by notice to
the indemnifying party, assume the exclusive right to defend,
compromise, or settle such proceeding, but the indemnifying party
will not be bound by any determination of a proceeding so defended
or any compromise or settlement effected without its
consent.
9.5 Procedure for
Indemnification—Other Claims . A claim for any matter not
involving a third party claim may be asserted by notice to the
party from whom indemnification is sought.
9.6 Right of Set-Off . PREIT
and the UPREIT shall have the right to set-off, against any
payments to be made by the UPREIT or any Class A Units to be
issued by the UPREIT at the Second Closing or the Third Closing,
any amount owed to any PREIT Indemnitee provided, however, such set
off shall be as to the Individuals severally, with respect to
Damages chargeable to such Individual. To the extent that an
Individual contests an indemnification claim of PREIT or the UPREIT
that would be the basis for the exercise of a right to set off
against any payments or Class A Units owed to an Individual,
the UPREIT shall pay such amount or issue such Class A Units
and deposit them with an escrow agent reasonably satisfactory to
the UPREIT and the Individuals until the earlier to occur of
(i) resolution of such dispute by a final nonappealable order
of a court of competent jurisdiction or (ii) the mutual
agreement of the Individuals and the UPREIT that such units should
be released from escrow.
9.7 Indemnification Payments
. The Individuals shall be entitled to use cash or Class A
Units to make indemnification payments hereunder. In the event
Class A Units are used, each such Unit shall be valued based
on the per share Value (as defined in the UPREIT Partnership
Agreement) of a PREIT Share as of the date such Unit is tendered to
PREIT as an indemnification payment hereunder.
9.8 Representative . The
Individuals hereby appoint George Rubin as their agent and
attorney-in-fact to represent each Individual in connection with
any claim made hereunder. Said attorney-in-fact shall have full
power and authority to compromise claims and give releases on
behalf of each Individual.
9.9 Survival . The rights and
obligations of the parties set forth in this Section 9 shall
survive all Closings.
SECTION 10. TERMINATION AND
ABANDONMENT.
10.1 Termination . This
Agreement may be terminated and the transactions contemplated
herein may be abandoned at any time prior to the First
Closing:
(i) by any party hereto, if the
First Closing has not occurred on or before June 30, 2008, or
such later date as the parties may mutually agree upon in
writing;
(ii) by mutual consent of the
UPREIT, PREIT, CLA and the Individuals;
(iii) by PREIT and the UPREIT, if
any of the conditions in Section 7.1(a) have not been
satisfied as of the First Closing Date or if satisfaction of such a
condition is or becomes impossible (other than through the failure
of PREIT or the UPREIT to comply with
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its obligations under this Agreement) and PREIT
and the UPREIT have not waived all such unsatisfied conditions
before termination pursuant to this subparagraph (iii);
(iv) by CLA or any Individual if any
of the conditions in Section 7.1(b) have not been satisfied as
of the Closing Date or if satisfaction of such a condition is or
becomes impossible and CLA and the Individuals have not waived all
such unsatisfied conditions before termination pursuant to this
subparagraph (iv); or
(v) by PREIT pursuant to the
provisions of Section 6.6 of this Agreement.
10.2 Procedure for Termination;
Effect of Termination . A party terminating this Agreement
pursuant to this Section 10 shall give written notice thereof
to each other party hereto, whereupon this Agreement shall
terminate and the transactions contemplated hereby shall be
abandoned without further action by any party and all further
obligations of the parties under this Agreement will terminate;
provided, however, that if the reason for such termination is
attributable to the willful failure of a party to perform its
obligations hereunder, or a willful misrepresentation or breach of
warranty, then such party shall reimburse to the other party its
reasonable costs and expenses (including reasonable legal fees) in
connection with this Agreement and the efforts to proceed to
closing hereunder.
SECTION 11. GENERAL
PROVISIONS.
11.1 Survival of Representations
and Warranties .
(a) All representations and
warranties made by the parties in this Agreement and in the
certificates, documents and other agreements delivered pursuant
hereto shall survive the Closing. Anything in this Agreement to the
contrary notwithstanding: (i) the representations and
warranties of the Individuals and the right of the PREIT
Indemnitees to indemnification for breach thereof, shall not be
affected by any investigation of the Individuals, BCA, CLA or the
Cherry Hill Property made by PREIT, the UPREIT or their agents or
representatives; and (ii) the representations and warranties
of PREIT hereunder, and the right of the Individuals to
indemnification for breach thereof, shall not be affected by any
investigation of PREIT, the UPREIT or its affiliates made by CLA or
the Individuals or their agents or representatives.
11.2 Costs and Expenses .
Except as otherwise expressly provided herein, each party shall
bear its own expenses in connection herewith.
11.3 Notices . All notices or
other communications permitted or required under this Agreement
shall be in writing and shall be sufficiently given if and when
hand delivered to the persons set forth below or if sent by
documented overnight delivery service or registered or certified
mail, postage prepaid, return receipt requested, or by telegram,
telex or telecopy, receipt acknowledged, addressed as set forth
below or to such other person or persons and/or at such other
address or addresses as shall be furnished in writing by any party
hereto to the others. Any such notice or communication shall be
deemed to have been given as of the date received, in the case of
personal delivery, or on the date shown on the receipt or
confirmation therefor in all other cases.
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To PREIT or the UPREIT
:
c/o PREIT-Rubin, Inc.
200 South Broad Street –
3 rd
Floor
Philadelphia, PA 19102
Attn: Jeffrey Linn
With a copy to:
c/o PREIT-Rubin, Inc.
200 South Broad Street –
3 rd
Floor
Philadelphia, PA 19102
Attn: Bruce Goldman
To the Individuals and
CLA :
c/o City Line Associates
200 South Broad Street, 3
rd Floor
Philadelphia, PA 19102
Attention: George Rubin
With copies to:
Blank Rome LLP
One Logan Square
Philadelphia, PA 19103
Attn: Michael Pollack
11.4 Access to Information .
Between the date of this Agreement and the First Closing Date,
PREIT and the UPREIT, on the one hand, and CLA, on the other hand,
will give to the other party and its officers, employees, counsel,
accountants and other representatives free and full access to and
the right to inspect, during normal business hours, all of the
assets, records, facilities, properties and Contracts relating to
its business as the other party may reasonably request.
11.5 Confidentiality and
Disclosures . Except as hereinafter provided, from and after
the execution of this Agreement, PREIT, the UPREIT, CLA, BCA and
the Individuals shall keep the terms, conditions and provisions of
this Agreement confidential and neither shall make any public
announcements hereof unless the other first approves of same in
writing, nor shall either disclose the terms, conditions and
provisions hereof, except to persons who “need to
know”, such as their respective officers, directors,
employees, attorneys, accountants, engineers, surveyors,
consultants, financiers, partners, investors and bankers, and such
other third parties whose assistance is required in connection with
the consummation of this transaction or as required by law or order
of court of competent jurisdiction. Notwithstanding the foregoing,
it is acknowledged that PREIT and their affiliates shall have the
absolute and unbridled right to disclose any information regarding
the transaction contemplated by this Agreement required
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law or as determined to be necessary or
appropriate by attorneys for each such entity to satisfy disclosure
and reporting obligations of each such entity. If PREIT files this
Agreement with the Securities Exchange Commission and, in any
event, after Closing, any party shall be free to disclose
previously confidential information in their discretion.
11.6 Public Announcements .
Except as and to the extent required by Law or by the rules of the
New York Stock Exchange, without the prior written consent of the
other party, the Individuals and CBS, on the one hand, and PREIT
and the UPREIT, on the other hand, will not, and each will direct
its representatives not to, directly or indirectly, make any public
comment, statement or communication with respect to, or otherwise
disclose or permit the disclosure of any of the terms, conditions
or other aspects of the transactions contemplated hereby; provided,
however, that PREIT may issue a press release, after discussion of
the contents thereof with the Individuals, regarding the
transactions contemplated by this Agreement and the Exchange
Agreement; and further provided that PREIT and the UPREIT may each
maintain and continue such communications with principals,
partners, lenders, trustees, attorneys, accountants, investment
bankers, consultants engaged by PREIT and UPREIT, as may be legally
required or necessary or appropriate in connection with the
consummation of the transactions contemplated by this
Agreement.
11.7 Entire Agreement . This
Agreement, together with the Schedules hereto and the Disclosure
Exhibit, and any supplementary agreements of the Individuals
regarding the confidentiality of the transactions contemplated
hereunder, constitutes the entire agreement between the parties
hereto with respect to its subject matter and supersede all prior
agreements and understandings with respect to the subject matter
hereof.
11.8 Counterparts . This
Agreement may be executed in one or more counterparts, each of
which shall be deemed to be an original copy of this Agreement, and
all of which, when taken together, shall be deemed to constitute
but one and the same Agreement.
11.9 Governing Law . This
Agreement is made pursuant to, and shall be construed and enforced
in accordance with, the laws of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
(and United States federal law, to the extent applicable),
irrespective of the principal place of business, residence or
domicile of the parties hereto, and without giving effect to
otherwise applicable principles of conflicts of laws.
11.10 Section Headings, Captions
and Defined Terms . The section headings and captions contained
herein are for reference purposes only and shall not in any way
affect the meaning and interpretation of this Agreement. The terms
defined herein and in any agreement executed in connection herewith
include the plural as well as the singular, and the use of any
pronouns includes the masculine, feminine and neuter. Except as
otherwise indicated, all agreements defined herein refer to the
same as from time to time amended or supplemented or the terms
thereof waived or modified in accordance herewith and
therewith.
11.11 Amendments, Modifications
and Waiver . The parties may amend or modify this Agreement in
any respect. Any such amendment or modification shall be in
writing. The waiver by any party of any provision of this Agreement
shall not constitute or operate as a waiver of any other provision
hereof, nor shall any failure to enforce any provision hereof
operate as a waiver of such provision or of any other
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11.12 Severability . The
invalidity or unenforceability of any particular provision, or part
of any provision, of this Agreement shall not affect the other
provisions or parts hereof, and this Agreement shall be construed
in all respects as if such invalid or unenforceable provisions or
parts were omitted.
11.13 Liability of Trustees,
etc . No recourse shall be had for any obligation of PREIT
hereunder, or for any claim based thereon or otherwise in respect
thereof, against any past, present or future trustee, shareholder,
officer or employee of PREIT, whether by virtue of any statute or
rule of law, or by the enforcement of any assessment or penalty or
otherwise, all such liability being expressly waived and released
by each other party hereto.
11.14 No Third-Party
Beneficiary . No party other than the parties to this Agreement
and their respective successors and permitted assigns shall be a
beneficiary of this Agreement; and without limiting the foregoing,
neither AXA nor CH Corp. shall be a beneficiary of this
Agreement.
11.15 Binding Effect . This
Agreement shall bind and inure to the benefit of the parties hereto
and their respective successors and assigns, provided that no
assignment by an Individual shall be binding or effective unless
approved by PREIT and the UPREIT.
11.16 No Liability of CBS .
Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, CBS shall have no
liability under this Agreement for any misrepresentations, damages,
indemnification or other liabilities of BCA or CLA or any of the
Individuals, it being the intention that CBS is executing this
Agreement in order to furnish its written consent to the provisions
hereof, to the extent such consent is required under the
partnership agreement of BCA or under the operating agreement of
BCA GP. Obligations, if any, of CBS with respect to such matters
shall be pursuant to the partnership agreement of BCA, the Exchange
Agreement and/or the Redemption Agreement.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, each of the
parties hereto has executed this Agreement, all as of the date
first written above.
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BALA CYNWYD
ASSOCIATES, L.P., formerly known as Bala Cynwyd
Associates
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Partner
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City Line
Associates, Member
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General Partner
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CBS
Broadcasting, Inc., Member
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Martin P.
Messinger
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President
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CITY LINE
ASSOCIATES
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George
Rubin
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Ronald
Rubin
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George Rubin
Joseph Coradino
Leonard Shore
Lewis Stone
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PENNSYLVANIA
REAL ESTATE INVESTMENT TRUST
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PR CHERRY HILL
OFFICE GP, LLC
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Schedule 1.1(d)
Contributor Disclosure
Exhibit
None
Schedule 2.1
Amended and Restated Agreement of
Limited Partnership
of Bala Cynwyd Associates, L.P.
BALA CYNWYD ASSOCIATES, L.P.
AMENDED AND RESTATED LIMITED PARTNERSHIP
AGREEMENT
This amended and restated limited
partnership agreement of Bala Cynwyd Associates, L.P., a
Pennsylvania limited partnership, is entered into effective as of
the day of
January, 2008, by and among PR Cherry Hill Office GP, LLC, a
Delaware limited liability company, as the General Partner, and the
parties whose names are set forth as Limited Partners on Exhibit
“A” attached hereto. Capitalized terms used herein are
defined in Section 1.01 below.
B A C K G R O U N D
:
The Partnership has been operated as
a general partnership in accordance with the Partnership Agreement
dated as of January 21, 1988 as amended by that certain
Agreement of Limited Partnership of Bala Cynwyd Associates, L.P.
and Conversion of General Partnership to a Limited Partnership
dated as of January 8, 2008 pursuant to which the Partnership
was converted from a general to a limited partnership
(collectively, the “Former Partnership Agreement”). As
of the date hereof, (1) the Partnership has acquired the
Limited Partnership Interest of former Partner CBS in and to the
Partnership; (2) the ownership interest of CBS in and to
Partner BCA GP has been redeemed; (3) PR GP, an affiliate of
UPREIT, is hereby being admitted as the sole General Partner and
the Interest of BCA GP as a General Partner is hereby being
converted to an Interest as a Limited Partner; (4) PR GP and
UPREIT have made capital contributions to the Partnership and the
Percentage Interests are hereby being adjusted to reflect the
foregoing.
The parties hereto now desire to
enter into this amended and restated limited partnership agreement
to replace the Former Partnership Agreement and to set forth their
respective rights, duties and obligations with respect to the
Partnership.
NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of
the mutual promises of the parties hereto and of other good and
valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which are
hereby acknowledged, and intending to be legally bound hereby, the
parties hereto agree as follows:
ARTICLE 1
DEFINED TERMS; OPERATION OF
PARTNERSHIP
Section 1.01 Definitions.
Within the context of this Agreement, the following terms shall
have the following meanings:
“Act” means the
Pennsylvania Revised Uniform Limited Partnership Act.
“Adjusted Capital
Account” means a Partner’s Capital Account, adjusted as
follows: (a) any deficit balance in a Partner’s Capital
Account shall be reduced by any amount that the Partner is
obligated to restore to the Partnership, or any amount the Partner
is treated as obligated to restore to the Partnership under
Regulation §§ 1.704-1(b)(2)(ii)(c), Regulation
§§ 1.704-2(g) and Regulation §§ 1.704-2(i)(5);
and (b) a Partner’s Capital Account shall be adjusted
for items specified in subsections (4), (5), and (6) of
Regulation §§ 1.704-1
(b) (2) (ii) (d).
“Affiliate” means, with
respect to any Person, (i) any Person directly or indirectly
controlling, controlled by, or under common control with such
Person, and (ii) any officer, director, general partner, or
manager of any Person described in clause (i) of this
sentence. For purposes of this definition,
“controlling,” “controlled by,” or
“under common control with” shall mean the possession,
direct or indirect, of the power to direct or cause the direction
of the management and policies of a Person, whether through the
ownership of voting securities, by contract, or
otherwise.
“Agreement” means this
amended and restated limited partnership agreement, as the same may
be amended from time to time.
“Bankruptcy” means, with
respect to any Person, (i) the filing of any petition or
answer by such Person seeking to adjudicate it a bankrupt or
insolvent, or seeking for itself any liquidation, winding up,
reorganization, arrangement, adjustment, protection, relief, or
composition of such Person or such Person’s debts under any
law relating to bankruptcy, insolvency, or reorganization or relief
of debtors, or seeking, consenting to, or acquiescing in the entry
of an order for relief or the appointment of a receiver, trustee,
custodian, or other similar official for such Person for any
substantial part of its property, or (ii) without the consent
or acquiescence of such Person, the entering of an order for relief
or approving a petition for relief or reorganization or any other
petition seeking any reorganization, arrangement, composition,
readjustment, liquidation, dissolution, or other similar relief
under any bankruptcy, liquidation, dissolution, or other similar
statute, law, or regulation, or the filing of any such petition
against such Person which petition shall not be dismissed within
ninety (90) days, or, without the consent or acquiescence of
such Person, the entering of an order appointing a trustee,
custodian, receiver, or liquidator of such Person or of all or any
substantial part of the property of such Person which order shall
not be dismissed within sixty (60) days.
“BCA GP” means BCA/CH
LLC, a Delaware limited liability company.
“Book Value” means the
adjusted basis of the Partnership’s property for federal
income tax purposes, with the adjustments provided in accordance
with Section 2.04(d) of this Agreement.
“Capital Account” means
the account established and maintained for each Partner in
accordance with Section 2.04 of this Agreement.
“Capital Contribution”
means the amount of money and the Book Value of any property
contributed to the Partnership by a Partner (net of any liabilities
to which such property is subject or that are assumed by the
Partnership in connection with such contribution).
“Capital Event” means
any disposition of all or any part of Partnership property not in
the ordinary course of business including, without limitation, a
sale, exchange, condemnation, casualty, or grant of a long-term
leasehold, or the borrowing of money by the Partnership not in the
ordinary course of business, or the receipt of title insurance
proceeds by the Partnership.
“CBS” means CBS
Broadcasting Inc. formerly known as CBS Inc.
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“Certificate” means the
certificate of limited partnership for the Partnership, and any
amendments thereto.
“CLA” means City Line
Associates, a Pennsylvania limited partnership.
“Contribution Agreement”
means the contribution agreement dated January
, 2008 by and among the Partners, certain
former Partners, certain other Persons and Pennsylvania Real Estate
Investment Trust, a Pennsylvania business trust, pursuant to which
UPREIT has acquired an Interest.
“Code” means the
Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended.
“Depreciation” means the
amount determined for each year or other period as an amount equal
to the depreciation, amortization, or other cost recovery deduction
allowable with respect to any Partnership property for such year or
other period, except that, if the Book Value of any property
differs from its adjusted tax basis for federal income tax purposes
at the beginning of such year or other period, Depreciation shall
be an amount that bears the same ratio to such beginning Book Value
as the federal income tax depreciation, amortization, or other cost
recovery deduction for such year or other period bears to such
beginning adjusted tax basis; provided, however, that if the
adjusted tax basis of a property at the beginning of a year is
zero, Depreciation shall be determined for such property with
reference to Book Value using any reasonable method selected by the
General Partner; and provided, further, that Depreciation with
respect to any property for which the Partnership uses the
“remedial allocation method” (as defined in Regulation
§1.704-3(d)) shall be determined in accordance with Regulation
§1.704-3(d)(2).
“General Partner” means
the Person designated as general partner on Exhibit “A”
attached to this Agreement, and any Person subsequently admitted as
a general partner in accordance with the terms of this
Agreement.
“Incapacity” means
(a) with respect to a natural Person, the Bankruptcy, death or
determination of incompetency or insanity of such Person and
(b) with respect to any other Person, the Bankruptcy,
liquidation or dissolution of such Person.
“Indemnified Party”
means the General Partner and any officer, director, shareholder,
partner, member, manager or agent of the General
Partner.
“Interest” means an
ownership interest in the Partnership, including all of the rights
and obligations in connection therewith under this Agreement and
the Act.
“Limited Partners” means
the Persons designated as limited partners on Exhibit
“A” attached to this Agreement, and any Person
subsequently admitted as a limited partner in accordance with the
terms of this Agreement.
“Net Capital Proceeds”
means gross cash or property received by the Partnership from all
Capital Events, increased by reductions in Reserves that reduced
Net Capital Proceeds for prior periods, and reduced by the portion
used (i) to pay Partnership expenses incurred in
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connection with such Capital Event and repay any
debts of the Partnership then due, (ii) to make investments
and capital expenditures, and (iii) to fund
Reserves.
“Net Equity Value”
means, with respect to each Partner, the amount determined by
multiplying (a) the sum of the Net Equity Value of BCA as
defined in Section 1.1 of the Contribution Agreement by
(b) such Partner’s Percentage Interest, which amount is
stated for each Partner on Exhibit A hereto.
“Net Ordinary Proceeds”
means gross cash or property received by the Partnership from all
sources other than Capital Contributions or Capital Events,
increased by reductions in Reserves that reduced Net Ordinary
Proceeds for prior periods, and reduced by the portion used
(i) to pay Partnership expenses, including debt service,
(ii) to make investments and capital expenditures, and
(ii) to fund Reserves.
“Nonrecourse Deductions”
has the meaning set forth in Regulation §
1.704-2(b)(1).
“Partner Nonrecourse
Debt” has the meaning set forth in Regulation §
1.704-2(b)(4).
“Partner Nonrecourse Debt
Minimum Gain” has the meaning set forth in Regulation §
1.704-2(i)(3).
“Partner Nonrecourse
Deductions” has the meaning set forth in Regulation §
1.704-2(i)(2).
“Partners” means the
General Partner and the Limited Partners, and any Person
subsequently admitted as a partner in accordance with the terms of
this Agreement.
“Partnership” means the
limited partnership formed and operated pursuant to the terms of
this Agreement.
“Partnership Minimum
Gain” has the meaning set forth in Regulation §
1.704-2(b)(2) and 1.704-2(d).
“Percentage Interest”
means the percentage determined in accordance with
Section 2.03 of this Agreement.
“Person” means any
individual or any partnership, corporation, estate, trust, limited
liability company or other legal entity.
“PR GP” means PR Cherry
Hill Office GP, LLC, a Delaware limited liability
company.
“PR GP Special Capital
Contribution” means the Capital Contribution made to the
Partnership by PR GP pursuant to Section 2.02 of this
Agreement.
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“Profits” and
“Losses” mean, for each year or other period, an amount
equal to the Partnership’s taxable income or loss for such
year or period, determined in accordance with § 703(a) of the
Code (for this purpose, all items of income, gain, loss, or
deduction required to be stated separately pursuant to §
703(a)(1) of the Code shall be included in taxable income or loss),
with the following adjustments:
(a) Any income of the Partnership
that is exempt from federal income tax and not otherwise taken into
account in computing Profits and Losses shall be added to such
taxable income or loss.
(b) Any expenditures of the
Partnership described in § 705(a)(2)(B) of the Code or treated
as § 705(a)(2)(B) expenditures pursuant to Regulation §
1.704-1(b)(2)(iv)(1), and not otherwise taken into account in
computing Profits and Losses shall be subtracted from such taxable
income or loss.
(c) If the Book Value of any
Partnership property is adjusted pursuant to
Section 2.04(d)(ii) of this Agreement, the amount of such
adjustment shall be taken into account as gain or loss from the
disposition of such property for purposes of computing Profits or
Losses.
(d) Gain or loss resulting from any
disposition of Partnership property with respect to which gain or
loss is recognized for federal income tax purposes shall be
computed by reference to the Book Value of the asset disposed of,
notwithstanding that the adjusted tax basis of such asset differs
from its Book Value.
(e) In lieu of the depreciation,
amortization, and other cost recovery deductions taken into account
in computing such taxable income or loss, there shall be taken into
account Depreciation for such year or other period as determined in
accordance with this Agreement.
(f) To the extent adjustment to the
adjusted tax basis of any Partnership asset pursuant to §
734(b) or § 743(b) of the Code is required, pursuant to
Regulations § 1.704-1(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 gain or loss shall be
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.
(g) Items of income, gain, loss or
deduction allocated pursuant to Section 4.02 shall be excluded
from Profits and Losses.
“Property” means the
real property to be acquired by the Partnership which is described
on Exhibit “B” attached hereto, together with all
related personal property and fixtures.
“Regulations” means the
income tax regulations promulgated under the Code, as such
regulations may be amended from time to time.
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“Reserves” means amounts
set aside to pay future costs or expenses that are anticipated to
exceed cash available to pay such costs or expenses when due, as
determined in the sole discretion of the General
Partner.
“Transfer” means to
sell, exchange, assign, pledge, encumber, or dispose of in any
manner other than by bequest or inheritance on the death of a
Partner.
“UPREIT” means PREIT
Associates, L.P., a Delaware limited partnership.
“UPREIT Special Capital
Contribution” means the Capital Contribution made to the
Partnership by UPREIT pursuant to Section 2.02 of this
Agreement.
Section 1.02 Continuation of
Partnership; Name. From and after the date hereof, the Partners
agree to continue to operate the Partnership as a limited
partnership under the terms of this Agreement and the Act. Whenever
the terms of this Agreement conflict with the Act, the terms of
this Agreement shall control, except with respect to any matters
contained in the Act that cannot be modified or waived by a limited
partnership agreement. The Partnership shall be operated under the
name “Bala Cynwyd Associates.” The General Partner
shall file such other certificates and documents as are necessary
to qualify the Partnership to conduct business in any jurisdiction
in which the Partnership conducts business. A copy of the
Certificate shall be provided to any Partner on request.
Section 1.03 Registered Agent
and Office; Principal Office. The registered agent and office of
the Partnership required under the Act shall be as designated in
the Certificate, and may be changed by the General Partner in
accordance with the Act. The principal business office of the
Partnership shall be located at The Bellevue, 200 S. Broad Street,
3rd Floor, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19102, or such other address
as shall be designated by the General Partner with written notice
to the Limited Partners.
Section 1.04 The purpose and
business of the Partnership is to acquire, hold, operate, manage,
lease, improve, renovate, maintain, finance, refinance and sell all
and any portions of the Property and any replacement or other
property acquired in accordance with the provisions of this
Agreement. The Partnership is authorized to engage in any business
or activity that may be engaged in by a limited partnership under
the Act, and do any and all acts and things necessary, appropriate,
incidental to, or convenient for the furtherance and accomplishment
of its purposes.
Section 1.05 Term. The term of
the Partnership as a limited partnership shall commence on the date
of filing of the Certificate, and the Partnership shall continue
until the Partnership is terminated in accordance with this
Agreement.
Section 1.06 Title to Property.
All real and personal property owned by the Partnership shall be
owned by the Partnership as an entity and no Partner shall have any
ownership interest in such property in the Partner’s
individual name or right, and each Partner’s Interest shall
be personal property for all purposes. The Partnership shall hold
all of its real and personal property in the name of the
Partnership and not in the name of any Partner.
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Section 1.07 Waiver of
Partition. No Partner shall either directly or indirectly take any
action to require partition or appraisement of the Partnership or
of any of its assets or properties or cause the sale of any
Partnership property, and notwithstanding any provisions of
applicable law to the contrary, each Partner hereby irrevocably
waives any and all right to maintain any action for partition or to
compel any sale with respect to such Partner’s Interest, or
with respect to any assets or properties of the Partnership, except
as expressly provided in this Agreement.
ARTICLE 2
CAPITAL CONTRIBUTIONS; INTERESTS; CAPITAL
ACCOUNTS; NEW ADMISSIONS
AND CONVERSION OF INTERESTS
Section 2.01 Capital
Contributions. The Partners have previously made all of their
Capital Contributions to the Partnership that were required prior
to the date hereof. Except as provided in Section 2.02, no
Partner shall be obligated to make any additional Capital
Contributions to the Partnership.
Section 2.02 Special Capital
Contributions.
(a) In connection with its admission
to the Partnership as a Limited Partner, UPREIT shall make a
Capital Contribution in the amount of $3,713,725.00 (the
“UPREIT Special Capital Contribution”).
(b) In connection with its admission
to the Partnership as a General Partner, PR GP shall make a Capital
Contribution in the amount of $7,457.00 (the “PR GP Special
Capital Contribution”).
Section 2.03 Percentage
Interests. Each Partner shall have the Percentage Interest in the
Partnership set forth next to such Partner’s name on Exhibit
“A” attached hereto.
Section 2.04 Capital Accounts.
A Capital Account shall be maintained and adjusted for each Partner
in accordance with the following provisions:
(a) Additions to Capital Accounts.
To each Partner’s Capital Account there shall be added the
Partner’s Capital Contributions and the Partner’s
distributive share of Profits and any items of income or gain which
are allocated separately from Profits under
Section 4.02.
(b) Subtractions from Capital
Accounts. From each Partner’s Capital Account there shall be
subtracted the amount of money and the Book Value of any
Partnership property distributed to the Partner (net of any
liabilities to which the property is subject or that are assumed by
the Partner in connection with the distribution), and the
Partner’s distributive share of Losses and any items of
expenses or losses which are allocated separately from Losses under
Section 4.02.
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(c) Transfers. If any Interest is
transferred in accordance with the terms of this Agreement, the
transferee shall succeed to the Capital Account of the transferor
to the extent it relates to the transferred Interest.
(d) Book Values. For purposes of
determining a Partner’s Capital Contributions and Capital
Account, property held by the Partnership shall be taken into
account in accordance with the following provisions:
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of any property contributed by a Partner to the Partnership
initially shall be the gross fair market value of the
property.
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The Book Value
of all Partnership property shall be adjusted to equal the
respective gross fair market values of the property as of the
following times, unless the General Partner determines that such
adjustment is not necessary to reflect the economic arrangement
among the Partners: (A) the acquisition of an additional
Interest by any new or existing Partner in exchange for services or
more than a de minimis Capital Contribution; (B) the
distribution by the Partnership to a Partner of more than a de
minimis amount of Partnership property as consideration for an
Interest; or (C) the liquidation of the Partnership within the
meaning of Regulation § 1.704-1(b)(2)(ii)(g). If any property
is distributed to a Partner, the Book Value of such property shall
be adjusted to equal the gross fair market value of such property
immediately before such distribution. In connection with the
admission of UPREIT and PR GP as Partners and the contributions by
UPREIT and PR GP of the UPREIT Special Capital Contribution and the
PR GP Special Capital Contribution, respectively, the Capital
Accounts of the Partners shall be adjusted so each Partner’s
Capital Account is equal to such Partner’s Net Equity
Value.
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The Book Values
of Partnership property shall be increased (or decreased) to
reflect any adjustments to the adjusted basis of such property
pursuant to § 734(b) or § 743(b) of the Code, but only to
the extent that such adjustments are taken into account in
determining Capital Accounts pursuant to Regulation §
1.704-1(b)(2)(iv)(m).
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The Book Value
of Partnership property shall be adjusted by the Depreciation taken
into account with respect to such property.
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(e) Compliance with Regulations. The
foregoing provisions of this Agreement relating to the maintenance
of Capital Accounts are intended to comply with § 704(b) of
the Code and the Regulations issued thereunder, and shall be
interpreted and applied in a manner consistent with such
Regulations. If the General Partner determines that it is
appropriate to modify the manner in which the Capital Accounts are
computed in order to comply with such Regulations, the General
Partner may make such modification, provided that such modification
shall not have a material effect on the amounts distributable to
any Partner.
Section 2.05 No Interest. No
interest shall be paid on any Capital Contributions or Capital
Account balance of any Partner.
Section 2.06 No Deficit
Make-Up. No Partner shall be obligated to the Partnership, or any
other Partner solely because of a deficit balance in such
Partner’s Capital Account.
Section 2.07 New Admissions and
Conversion of Interests. PR GP is hereby admitted as the sole
General Partner. The Interest held by BCA GP is hereby converted
from an Interest as a General Partner to an Interest as a Limited
Partner and in connection therewith, BCA GP hereby withdraws as a
General Partner and is hereby admitted as a Limited Partner with
the Percentage Interest set forth on Exhibit “A”
attached hereto. UPREIT is hereby admitted as a Limited Partner
with the Percentage Interest set forth on Exhibit “A”
attached hereto. The General Partner shall cause to be prepared and
duly filed an amended Certificate to evidence such changes
effective as of the date hereof.
ARTICLE 3
DISTRIBUTIONS
Section 3.01 Distributions of
Net Ordinary Proceeds. Within thirty (30) days after the last
day of February, May, August, and November, Net Ordinary Proceeds
shall be distributed to the Partners. Net Ordinary Proceeds shall
be distributed among all of the Partners in proportion to their
relative Percentage Interests.
Section 3.02 Distributions of
Net Capital Proceeds. Within thirty (30) days after receipt by
the Partnership, Net Capital Proceeds shall be distributed to all
of the Partners in proportion to their relative Percentage
Interests.
Section 3.03 Amounts Withheld.
The Partnership is authorized to withhold from distributions or
with respect to allocations and pay over to any federal, state,
local or foreign government any amounts required to be withheld
with respect to any Partner pursuant to any provisions of federal,
state, local or foreign law. All amounts so withheld shall be
treated as amounts distributed to the Partners pursuant to
Section 3.01 or Section 3.02 of this Agreement, depending
upon the item that gives rise to the withholding obligation. To the
extent any amount withheld with respect to a Partner pursuant to
this Section 3.03 for any year exceeds the amount
distributable to such Partner for such year, such Partner shall
repay such excess to the Partnership within ten (10) days
after such Partner receives written notice from the Partnership of
the amount of such excess.
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Section 3.04 Property
Distributions. The General Partner may authorize the distribution
to the Partners of property other than cash. All such distributions
shall be included in Net Ordinary Proceeds or Net Capital Proceeds,
as the case may be, based upon the fair market value of such
property at the time of distribution.
Section 3.05 Distribution of
Certain Excess Refinancing Proceeds. Notwithstanding anything to
the contrary contained herein, in the event that UPREIT shall
provide credit support for Partnership borrowing to refinance the
Partnership’s existing indebtedness, any excess refinancing
proceeds from such borrowing shall be distributed to UPREIT. Any
amount distributed to UPREIT pursuant to this Section 3.05
shall be treated as an advance of, and credited against, amounts
otherwise distributable in subsequent distributions to UPREIT
pursuant to the other provisions of this Agreement, and shall not
affect UPREIT’s Percentage Interest or other rights under
this Agreement. If upon liquidation of the Partnership, the
partners other than UPREIT have not received (and do not receive in
liquidation) extra distributions in an amount providing them with
aggregate distributions equal to the amount which they would have
received in the absence of the special additional distributions
paid to UPREIT of excess refinancing proceeds pursuant to the
preceding provisions of this Section 3.05, then UPREIT shall
recontribute to the Partnership an amount adequate to make up such
shortfall to such other partners and such amount shall be
distributed to such other partners.
ARTICLE 4
PROFITS AND LOSSES
Section 4.01 General Allocation
of Profits and Losses. After taking into account any special
allocations pursuant to Section 4.02 and subject to any
limitations contained therein, Profits and Losses for any year or
portion thereof shall be allocated among the Partners in accordance
with this Section 4.01.
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Profits.
Profits shall be allocated among the Partners as
follows:
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First, among
the Partners who have previously been allocated Losses pursuant to
Section 4.01(b)(ii) in the same proportion as such Losses have
been allocated, until the cumulative Profits allocated to each
Partner pursuant to this Section 4.01(a)(i) equal the
cumulative Losses allocated to each Partner pursuant to
Section 4.01(b)(ii);
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Then, among all
of the Partners in accordance with their Percentage
Interests.
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Losses. Losses
shall be allocated among the Partners as follows:
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First, among the Partners who
have previously been allocated Profits pursuant to
Section 4.01(a)(ii) in the same proportion as such Profits
have been allocated, until the cumulative Losses allocated to each
Partner pursuant to this Section 4.01(b)(i) equal the
cumulative Profits allocated to
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Section 4.01(a)(ii);
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of the Partners in accordance with their Percentage
Interests.
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(c) The Partners intend that the
allocations of Profits and Losses in Section 4.01(a) and
Section 4.01(b) result in a Capital Account balance for each
Partner on liquidation of the Partnership that is equal to the
amount that would be distributed to such Partner if liquidating
distributions were made in accordance with Article 3 of this
Agreement. In the year of liquidation of the Partnership, if the
allocations set forth in Section 4.01(a) and
Section 4.01(b) would result in Capital Account balances that
are not as described in the preceding sentence, Profits and Losses
and, if necessary, items of gross income and deduction shall be
specially allocated among the Partners to the extent necessary to
cause each Partner’s Capital Account balance to be equal to
the amount that would be distributed to such Partner if liquidating
distributions were made in accordance with Article 3 of this
Agreement.
Section 4.02 Special
Allocations.
(a) Limitation on Allocation of
Items of Loss or Deduction. No Partnership items of loss or
deduction may be allocated to any Partner to the extent such
allocation would result in an Adjusted Capital Account deficit
balance for such Partner. Any items of loss or deduction that are
prohibited to be allocated to a Partner under the preceding
sentence shall be reallocated among the other Partners to whom such
limitation does not apply in accordance with their relative
Percentage Interests. If, at the end of a year, any Partner has an
Adjusted Capital Account deficit balance that exceeds the amounts
described in subsection (a) of the definition of
“Adjusted Capital Account,” such Partner shall be
allocated items of gross income and gain to the extent necessary to
eliminate such excess.
(b) Nonrecourse Deductions and
Partnership Minimum Gain Chargeback. Nonrecourse Deductions shall
be allocated among the Partners in accordance with their Percentage
Interests. If there is a net decrease in Partnership Minimum Gain
for any year, each Partner shall be allocated the next available
items of income and gain for such year (and for subsequent years if
necessary) equal to such Partner’s share of the net decrease
in Partnership Minimum Gain as determined in accordance with
Regulation § 1.704-2(g) and the “minimum gain
chargeback” requirement of Regulation §
1.704-2(f).
(c) Partner Nonrecourse Deductions
and Chargeback. Partner Nonrecourse Deductions for any year shall
be 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 as determined under
Regulation § 1.704-2(i). If there is a net decrease in Partner
Nonrecourse Debt Minimum Gain in any year, each Partner shall be
allocated items of income and gain for such year (and for
subsequent years if necessary) equal to such Partner’s share
of the net decrease in Partner Nonrecourse Debt Minimum Gain in
accordance with Regulation § 1.704-2(i)(4).
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(d) Qualified Income Offset. Any
Partner who unexpectedly receives, with respect to the Partnership,
an adjustment, allocation, or distribution of any item described in
subsections (4), (5), or (6) of Regulation §
1.704-1(b)(2)(ii) (d) shall be allocated items of income and
gain in an amount sufficient to eliminate such Partner’s
Adjusted Capital Account deficit balance arising thereby as quickly
as possible, in accordance with the “qualified income
offset” rule of Regulation § 1.704-1(b)
(2) (ii) (d) (3) .
(e) Curative Allocations. The
special allocations set forth in this Section 4.02 are
intended to comply with the requirements of the Regulations under
§ 704(b) of the Code. It is the intent of the Partners that
all such special allocations shall be offset with other special
allocations. Accordingly, to the extent consistent with the
Regulations, to the extent that any such special allocations are
made to a Partner, subsequent offsetting special allocations shall
be made to such Partner such that the net amount of all items of
income, gain, loss and deduction allocated to each Partner is the
same that would have been allocated to each Partner if no special
allocations had been made to any Partner, taking into account
future special allocations that, although not yet made, are likely
to offset previous special allocations.
Section 4.03 Allocation During
Year. For purposes of determining Profits, Losses, or any other
items allocable to any period ending on a date other than the last
day-of the Partnership’s year, Profits, Losses, and any such
other items shall be allocated among such periods using such method
permitted by § 706 of the Code and the Regulations thereunder
as shall be chosen by the General Partner.
Section 4.04 Tax
Allocations.
(a) General Allocation. Except as
otherwise provided in this Section 4.04, items of income,
gain, loss and deduction as determined for federal income tax
purposes shall be allocated in the same manner as the related items
of Profits, Losses, or specially allocated items. Tax credits shall
be allocated in accordance with Regulation §
1.704-1(b)(4)(ii).
(b) Contributed Property. In
accordance with § 704(c) of the Code and the Regulations
thereunder, income, gain, loss, and deduction with respect to any
property contributed to the capital of the Partnership shall,
solely for tax purposes, be allocated among the Partners so as to
take account of any variation between the adjusted basis of such
property to the Partnership for federal income tax purposes and its
Book Value.
(c) Revaluations. If the Book Value
of any Partnership property is adjusted pursuant to
Section 2.04(d)(ii) of this Agreement, income, gain, loss and
deduction with respect to such property shall be allocated among
the Partners so as to take account of any variation between the
adjusted basis of such property for federal income tax purposes and
its Book Value in the same manner as under § 704(c) of the
Code and the Regulations thereunder.
(d) No Effect on Capital Accounts.
Allocations pursuant to this Section 4.04 are solely for
purposes of federal, state, and local taxes and shall not affect,
or in any way be taken into account in computing, any
Partner’s Capital Account or share of Profits, Losses, or
other items or distributions pursuant to any provision of this
Agreement.
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(e) Allocation Method. The method
for making allocations pursuant to Section 4.04(b) and
Section 4.04(c) shall be such method permitted by Regulation
§ 1.704-3 as shall be selected by the General
Partner.
ARTICLE 5
MANAGEMENT OF PARTNERSHIP
Section 5.01 General Provisions
Concerning Management. Subject only to the express limitations
contained in the other provisions of this Agreement, the General
Partner shall have the exclusive right and responsibility to manage
the business of the Partnership and is hereby authorized to take
any action of any kind and to do anything and everything the
General Partner deems necessary in connection therewith, including
authorizing confession of judgment against the Partnership. The
General Partner shall have all of the rights and powers of a
general partner under the Act. The Limited Partners shall not have
any right or power to take part in the management or control of the
Partnership or its business and affairs or to act for or bind the
Partnership in any way.
Section 5.02 Actions Requiring
Limited Partner Consent. Notwithstanding any other provision of
this Agreement, for a period of fourteen (14) months and one
(1) day following the date hereof, the General Partner shall
not cause the Partnership to do any of the following without the
consent of the Limited Partners who hold more than fifty percent
(50%) of the Percentage Interests held by the Limited
Partners:
(a) sell, exchange, or otherwise
dispose of all or any portion of the Property other than in a
transaction in which no gain is recognized by the Partnership as a
result of such disposition; or
(b) incur or assume any indebtedness
secured by the Property that is recourse to any Partner within the
meaning of Regulation §1.752-2 or prepay any such indebtedness
with any Capital Contribution from a Partner.
Nothing set forth in this
Section 5.02 shall be deemed to limit the restrictions upon
the sale of the Property set forth in Section 6.7 of the
Contribution Agreement. In the event of any inconsistency between
the terms of this Section 5.02 and the terms of
Section 6.7 of the Contribution Agreement, the terms of
Section 6.7 of the Contribution Agreement shall
prevail.
Section 5.03 Contracts with
Affiliates. The Partners authorize the General Partner to execute,
deliver and perform on behalf of the Partnership the Leasing and
Management Agreement in the form attached hereto as Exhibit
“C.” The General Partner, on behalf of the Partnership,
may enter into other contracts and agreements for property or
services in the ordinary course of business with any Partner or any
Affiliate of a Partner, provided such contracts and agreements are
on terms and conditions no less favorable to the Partnership than
the terms and conditions that could be obtained by the Partnership
in the same type of transaction with an independent third
party.
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Section 5.04 Partnership
Expenses. All expenses of the Partnership shall be billed directly
to and be paid by the Partnership. The General Partner shall be
reimbursed for all expenses incurred by it for or on behalf of the
Partnership.
ARTICLE 6
BOOKS AND RECORDS; TAX AND FINANCIAL
MATTERS
Section 6.01 Books and Records.
Proper and complete records and books of account of the Partnership
shall be maintained at the principal place of business of the
Partnership. The Partnership books shall be closed and balanced at
the end of each fiscal year. Each Partner or duly authorized
representative of a Partner shall have access and the right to
inspect such books and records during normal business hours,
provided any information obtained thereby may be used solely for
purposes reasonably related to the Partner’s Interest or the
business of the Partnership.
Section 6.02 Fiscal Year. The
fiscal year of the Partnership shall end on the last day of the
month of December each year.
Section 6.03 Reports and Tax
Returns. Within one hundred twenty (120) days after the end of
each fiscal year (subject to reasonable delays in the event of
difficulty in obtaining or compiling financial information), the
Partnership shall deliver to each Person who was a Partner at any
time during the fiscal year a financial statement of the
Partnership, including a balance sheet and statements of income,
Partner’s equity, and cash flows for such fiscal year, which
shall be prepared in accordance with generally accepted accounting
principles consistently applied and shall be audited by a firm of
independent certified public accountants selected by the General
Partner. Within ninety (90) days after the end of each fiscal
year (subject to reasonable delays in the event of difficulty in
obtaining or compiling of tax information), the Partnership shall
transmit to each Person who was a Partner at any time during the
fiscal year the Schedule K-1 (IRS Form 1065) for the Partner for
such year. The General Partner shall cause to be prepared and filed
all tax returns for the Partnership, and all tax elections
concerning the Partnership shall be made at the direction of the
General Partner. Each Partner agrees that it shall not take on any
of its original or amended income tax returns or claims for refund
any position with respect to any Partnership item of income, gain,
loss, deduction, or credit that is inconsistent with the treatment
of such item by the Partnership on the Schedule K-1.
Section 6.04 Tax Matters
Partner. The General Partner shall be the “tax matters
partner” under § 6231(a)(7) of the Code.
Section 6.05 Banking. All funds
of the Partnership shall be deposited in the name of the
Partnership in such checking account or accounts as shall be
designated by the General Partner. All withdrawals therefrom are to
be made upon checks signed by a Person or Persons authorized by the
General Partner.
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ARTICLE 7
TRANSFERS, ADMISSIONS, AND
WITHDRAWALS
Section 7.01 Transfers. Except
as provided in this Agreement, no Partner shall Transfer all or any
portion of the Partner’s Interest without the written consent
of the General Partner, which consent may be withheld in the sole
discretion of the General Partner. In connection with any permitted
Transfer, if required by the General Partner the transferee shall
provide the Partnership with a written opinion from legal counsel
acceptable to the General Partner that such transfer will not
violate any state or federal securities law, and will not cause a
termination of the Partnership under Section 708(b)(1)(B) of
the Code. The transferee shall pay all costs and expenses incurred
by the Partnership in connection with such Transfer. With respect
to any Interest held by an entity other than UPREIT, each such
entity agrees that it will not permit any of its direct or indirect
owners to Transfer all or any part of their direct or indirect
ownership interests in such entity except in accordance with this
Section 7.01. Any purported Transfer in violation of this
Agreement shall be null and void. The Partners acknowledge that the
restrictions on Transfers contained herein are reasonable and
necessary to protect the interests of the Partners with respect to
the Partnership. If in connection with a permitted Transfer of an
Interest the transferor requests that the Partnership make an
election under Section 754 of the Code and provides the
Partnership with the information required by Regulation §
1.743-1(k), the General Partner shall cause the Partnership to make
the election under Section 754 of the Code provided such
election does not result in a negative adjustment to the tax basis
of the Partnership’s assets with respect to any other
Partner.
Section 7.02 Admissions. Except
as provided in this Agreement, no transferee of an Interest shall
be admitted as a Partner of the Partnership without the written
consent of the General Partner, and only if the transferee agrees
to be legally bound by this Agreement as a Partner and executes and
delivers to the Partnership such documents and instruments as are
necessary or appropriate in connection with the transferee becoming
a Partner. The transferee shall pay all costs and expenses incurred
by the Partnership in connection with such admission. Any
transferee of an Interest who is not admitted as a Partner shall
have the rights of an assignee with respect to distributions and
Profits, Losses, and other allocations attributable to the
transferred Interest, but shall have no rights as a Partner under
this Agreement or the Act. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the
Interest of the assignee shall be subject to the restrictions
contained in this Agreement applicable to Interests held by a
Limited Partner.
Section 7.03 No Withdrawal. The
Limited Partners shall have no right to withdraw from the
Partnership prior to the dissolution and winding up of the
Partnership. The General Partner agrees that it shall not withdraw
from the Partnership prior to the dissolution and winding up of the
Partnership.
Section 7.04 Incapacity of
Limited Partner. The Incapacity of a Limited Partner shall not
dissolve or terminate the Partnership. In the event of such
Incapacity, the executor, administrator, guardian, trustee or other
personal representative of the Limited Partner affected by such
Incapacity shall be deemed to be the assignee of such Limited
Partner’s Interest and may, subject to Section 7.02,
become a substituted Limited Partner.
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ARTICLE 8
TERMINATION AND DISSOLUTION
Section 8.01 Dissolution
Events. The Partnership shall be terminated and dissolved upon the
earliest to occur of the following events:
(a) Dissolution Date.
December 31, 2080.
(b) Dissolution Event with Respect
to a General Partner. Any event with respect to a General Partner
that would result in a dissolution of the Partnership pursuant to
the Act, provided, however, that the Partnership shall not be
dissolved if (a) there is at least one remaining General
Partner and the business of the Partnership is carried on by the
remaining General Partner(s) either alone or together with a new
General Partner, or, (b) within one hundred eighty
(180) days of such event the holders of a majority of the
Percentage Interests of the Limited Partners elect a new General
Partner to continue the business of the Partnership; or
(c) Election of the Partners. The
election of the General Partner, with the consent of the holders of
a majority of the Percentage Interests of the Limited Partners, to
dissolve the Partnership.
Section 8.02
Liquidation.
(a) Winding Up. Upon the dissolution
of the Partnership, the Partnership’s business shall be
liquidated in an orderly manner. The General Partner or, if there
is no General Partner at the time of liquidation, a Person selected
by the holders of a majority of the Percentage Interests of the
Limited Partners (the “Liquidator”), shall determine
which Partnership property shall be distributed in-kind and which
Partnership property shall be liquidated. The liquidation of
Partnership property shall be carried out as promptly as is
consistent with obtaining the fair value thereof.
(b) Payments and Distributions.
Partnership property or the proceeds therefrom, to the extent
sufficient therefor, shall be applied and distributed in the
following order of priority, with no distribution being made in any
category set forth below until each preceding category has been
satisfied in full:
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and discharge of all of the Partnership’s debts and
liabilities, including any debts and liabilities owed to any
Partner, and to the expenses of liquidation;
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establishment of Reserves (which Reserves, to the extent determined
by the General Partner or the Liquidator to be no longer needed by
the Partnership, shall be distributed in accordance with the order
of priority set forth in Section (c) hereof);
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accordance with their positive Capital Account balances after
adjusting such
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allocations of Profits and Losses and items of income, gain, loss
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ARTICLE 9
EXCULPATION AND INDEMNIFICATION
Section 9.01 Exculpation. No
Indemnified Party shall be liable, responsible or accountable in
damages or otherwise to the Partnership or the Limited Partners for
any act or omission of the Indemnified Party on behalf of the
Partnership, provided that the act or omission is not determined by
a court to be due to such Indemnified Party’s willful
misconduct or recklessness or material breach of this
Agreement.
Section 9.02 Indemnification.
The Partnership shall indemnify and hold harmless each Indemnified
Party against any loss or damage (including attorneys’ and
other professional fees) incurred by the Indemnified Party on
behalf of the Partnership or in furtherance of the
Partnership’s interests, without relieving the Indemnified
Party of liability for willful misconduct or recklessness or
material breach of this Agreement. The satisfaction of any
indemnification shall be from and limited to Partnership’s
assets and no Partner shall have any liability on account thereof.
The right to indemnification shall include the right to be paid or
reimbursed by the Partnership the reasonable expenses incurred by
the Indemnified Party in advance of the final disposition of any
proceeding; provided, however, that the advance payment of such
expenses shall be made only upon delivery to the Partnership of a
written affirmation by such Indemnified Party of such Indemnified
Party’s good faith belief that the Indemnified Party has met
the standard of conduct necessary for indemnification under this
Agreement and a written undertaking, by or on behalf of such
Indemnified Party, to repay all amounts so advanced if it shall
ultimately be determined that such Indemnified Party is not
entitled to be indemnified under this Agreement or
otherwise.
ARTICLE 10
REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES
Section 10.01 General. As of
the date hereof, each of the Partners makes each of the
representations and warranties applicable to such Partner as set
forth in this Section 10.01, and such representations and
warranties shall survive the execution of this
Agreement.
(a) Due Incorporation or Formation;
Authorization of Agreement. If such Partner is a corporation,
partnership, trust, limited liability company, or other legal
entity, it is duly organized or formed, validly existing, and in
good standing under the laws of the jurisdiction of its
incorporation or formation and has the power and authority to own
property and carry on its business as owned and carried on at the
date hereof and as contemplated hereby. Such Partner is duly
licensed or qualified to do business and in good standing in each
of the jurisdictions in which the failure to be so licensed or
qualified would have a material adverse effect on its ability to
perform its obligations hereunder, and the execution, delivery, and
performance of this Agreement has been duly authorized by all
necessary corporate or
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partnership or company action. This Agreement
constitutes the legal, valid, and binding obligation of each
Partner.
(b) No Conflict or Default. The
execution, delivery, and performance of this Agreement and the
consummation by such Partner of the transactions contemplated
hereby (i) will not conflict with, violate, or result in a
breach of any of the terms, conditions, or provisions of any law,
regulation, order, writ, injunction, decree, determination, or
award of any court, any governmental department, board, agency, or
instrumentality, or any arbitrator, applicable to such Partner, and
(ii) will not conflict with, violate, result in a breach of,
or constitute a default under any of the terms, conditions, or
provisions of the articles of incorporation, bylaws, partnership
agreement, operating agreement, or other organizational documents
of such Partner, or of any material agreement or instrument to
which such Partner is a party or by which such Partner is or may be
bound or to which any of its material properties or assets are or
may be subject.
(c) Governmental Authorizations. Any
registration, declaration or filing with or consent, approval,
license, permit or other authorization or order by, any
governmental or regulatory authority that is required in connection
with the valid execution, delivery, acceptance, and performance by
such Partner under this Agreement or the consummation by such
Partner of any transaction contemplated hereby has been completed,
made, or obtained on or before the effective date of this
Agreement.
(d) Litigation. There are no
actions, suits, proceedings, or investigations pending or, to the
knowledge of such Partner, threatened against or affecting such
Partner or any of such Partner’s properties, assets, or
businesses in any court or before or by any governmental
department, board, agency, instrumentality, or arbitrator which, if
adversely determined, could (or in the case of an investigation
could lead to any action, suit, or proceeding which, if adversely
determined, could) reasonably be expected to materially impair such
Partner’s ability to perform its obligations under this
Agreement.
Section 10.02 Investment
Representations. Each Limited Partner represents and warrants that
it has acquired its Interest for its own account as part of a
transaction exempt from registration under the Securities Act of
1933, as amended, and applicable state law for investment purposes
and not with a view to the resale or distribution thereof, and that
it has had access to any and all information necessary to arrive at
its decision to acquire its Interest. In addition to the
restrictions on transfer of Interests otherwise set forth in this
Agreement, no Interest may be sold, transferred, assigned or
otherwise disposed of by any Partner in the absence of registration
under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and applicable state
law, or an opinion of counsel experienced in securities matters and
satisfactory to the General Partner that such assignment or other
disposition will not be in violation of said Act or state laws. No
Limited Partner shall have any right to require registration of its
Interest under said Securities Act or applicable state law and, in
view of the nature of the Partnership and its business, such
registration is neither contemplated nor likely. Each Limited
Partner further acknowledges that it understands that the effect of
the foregoing representation and warranty and restriction on
assignment or other disposition is generally to require that such
Interest be held indefinitely unless it is registered or an
exemption from registration is available.
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ARTICLE 11
MISCELLANEOUS
Section 11.01 Notices. All
notices, approvals, consents, requests, instructions, and other
communications (collectively “Communications”) required
to be given in writing pursuant to this Agreement shall be validly
given, made or served only when delivered personally or by
registered or certified mail, return receipt requested, postage
prepaid, or by a reputable overnight or same day courier, addressed
to the Partnership or the Partner at the address that is on record
at the principal office of the Partnership, or by facsimile to the
number that is on record at the principal office of the
Partnership. Any such Communication shall be treated as given under
this Agreement when the Communication is delivered to such address
or received at such facsimile number. The designation of the Person
to receive such Communication on behalf of a Partner or the address
of any such Person for the purposes of such Communication may be
changed from time to time by written notice given to the
Partnership pursuant to this Section.
Section 11.02 Parties Bound; No
Third Party Beneficiaries. This Agreement shall inure to the
benefit of and shall be binding upon all of the parties and their
respective heirs, successors and assigns. No provision of this
Agreement is intended to or shall be construed to grant or confer
any right to enforce this Agreement or any remedy for breach of
this Agreement to or upon any Person other than the parties
hereto.
Section 11.03 Applicable Law.
This Agreement and the rights of the parties hereunder shall be
interpreted in accordance with the laws of the Commonwealth of
Pennsylvania.
Section 11.04 Amendment. No
change or modification to this Agreement shall be valid unless the
same is in writing and signed by the General Partner and the
Limited Partners who hold more than 50% of the Percentage Interests
held by the Limited Partners. Notwithstanding the foregoing, no
amendment to this Agreement shall cause a Limited Partner to be
treated as a general partner under the Act, without the consent of
the affected Limited Partner.
Section 11.05 Entire Agreement.
This Agreement contains the entire understanding among the parties
and supersedes any prior understandings and agreements between them
respecting the subject matter hereof. There are no representations,
agreements, arrangements, or understandings, oral or written,
between or among the parties hereto relating to the subject matter
of this Agreement which are not fully expressed herein.
Section 11.06 Severability. If
any provision of this Agreement or the application thereof to any
Person or circumstance shall, for any reason and to any extent, be
invalid or unenforceable, the remainder of this Agreement and the
application of such provision to other Persons or circumstances
shall not be affected thereby but rather shall be enforced to the
greatest extent permitted by law.
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Section 11.07 Counterparts.
This Agreement may be executed in one or more counterparts with the
same effect as if all of the Partners had signed the same document.
All counterparts shall be construed together and shall constitute
one and the same instrument.
Section 11.08 Construction.
When from the context it appears appropriate, each term stated
either in the singular or the plural shall include the singular and
the plural and pronouns stated either in the masculine, the
feminine or the neuter shall include the masculine, the feminine
and the neuter.
Section 11.09 Headings and
Captions. The headings and captions contained in this Agreement are
inserted only as a matter of convenience and in no way define,
limit or extend the scope or intent of this Agreement or any
provisions hereof.
Section 11.10 No Waiver. The
failure of any Partner to insist upon strict performance of a
covenant hereunder or of any obligation hereunder or to exercise
any right or remedy hereunder, regardless of how long such failure
shall continue, shall not be a waiver of such Partner’s right
to demand strict compliance therewith in the future unless such
waiver is in writing and signed by the Partner giving the
same.
Section 11.11 Other Business
and Investment Ventures. Except as otherwise provided in this
Agreement or any other agreement to which a Partner is a party,
each Partner may engage in other business or investment ventures,
including business or investment ventures in competition with the
Partnership, and neither the Partnership nor the other Partners
shall have any rights in such business or investment
ventures.
Section 11.12 Additional
Instruments. Each Partner agrees to execute and deliver such
additional agreements, certificates, and other documents as may be
necessary or appropriate to carry out the intent and purposes of
this Agreement.
Section 11.13 Power of
Attorney. Each Limited Partner, by the execution of this Agreement,
irrevocably constitutes and appoints the General Partner as its
true and lawful attorney-in- fact, with full power and authority in
its name, place and stead to execute, acknowledge, deliver, swear
to, file and record at the appropriate public offices such
documents as may be necessary or appropriate to carry out the
provisions of this Agreement. The appointment by each Limited
Partner of the General Partner as attorney-in-fact shall be deemed
to be a power coupled with an interest, in recognition of the fact
that each of the Partners under this Agreement will be