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Exhibit
10.32
AMENDED AND
RESTATED
AGREEMENT OF LIMITED
PARTNERSHIP
OF
CARRAMERICA REALTY OPERATING
PARTNERSHIP, L.P.
Dated as of June 30,
2004
TABLE OF
CONTENTS
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| ARTICLE I DEFINED TERMS |
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| ARTICLE II ORGANIZATIONAL MATTERS |
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Section 2.1
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Organization |
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Section 2.2
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Name |
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Section 2.3
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Registered Office And Agent; Principal Office |
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Section 2.4
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Term |
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| ARTICLE III PURPOSE |
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Section 3.1
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Purpose
And Business |
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Section 3.2
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Powers |
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| ARTICLE IV CAPITAL CONTRIBUTIONS AND ISSUANCES OF PARTNERSHIP
INTERESTS |
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Section 4.1
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Capital
Contributions Of The Partners |
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Section 4.2
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Issuances
Of Partnership Interests |
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Section 4.3
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No
Preemptive Rights |
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Section 4.4
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Other
Contribution Provisions |
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Section 4.5
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No
Interest On Capital |
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| ARTICLE V DISTRIBUTIONS |
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Section 5.1
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Requirement And Characterization Of Distributions |
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Section 5.2
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Amounts
Withheld |
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Section 5.3
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Distributions Upon Liquidation |
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Section 5.4
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Revisions
To Reflect Issuance Of Partnership Interests |
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| ARTICLE VI ALLOCATIONS |
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Section 6.1
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Allocations For Capital Account Purposes |
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Section 6.2
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Revisions
To Allocations To Reflect Issuance Of Partnership
Interests |
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| ARTICLE VII MANAGEMENT AND OPERATIONS OF BUSINESS |
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Section 7.1
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Management |
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Section 7.2
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Certificate of Limited Partnership |
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Section 7.3
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Title to
Partnership Assets |
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Section 7.4
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Reimbursement of the General Partner |
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Section 7.5
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Outside
Activities of the General Partner; Relationship of Shares to
Partnership Units; Funding Debt |
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Section 7.6
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Transactions With Affiliates |
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Section 7.7
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Indemnification |
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Section 7.8
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Liability
of the General Partner |
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Section 7.9
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Other
Matters Concerning the General Partner |
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Section 7.10
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Reliance
By Third Parties |
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Section 7.11
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Restrictions on General Partner’s Authority |
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Section 7.12
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Loans by
Third Parties |
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| ARTICLE VIII RIGHTS AND OBLIGATIONS OF LIMITED
PARTNERS |
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Section 8.1
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Limitation of Liability |
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Section 8.2
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Management of Business |
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Section 8.3
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Outside
Activities of Limited Partners |
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Section 8.4
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Return of
Capital |
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Section 8.5
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Rights of
Limited Partners Relating to the Partnership |
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Section 8.6
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Redemption Right |
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| ARTICLE IX BOOKS, RECORDS, ACCOUNTING AND REPORTS |
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Section 9.1
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Records
and Accounting |
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Section 9.2
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Fiscal
Year |
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Section 9.3
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Reports |
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| ARTICLE X TAX MATTERS |
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Section 10.1
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Preparation of Tax Returns |
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Section 10.2
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Tax
Elections |
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Section 10.3
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Tax
Matters Partner |
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Section 10.4
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Organizational Expenses |
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Section 10.5
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Withholding |
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| ARTICLE XI TRANSFERS AND WITHDRAWALS |
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Section 11.1
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Transfer |
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Section 11.2
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Transfers
of Partnership Interests of General Partner |
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Section 11.3
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Limited
Partners’ Rights to Transfer |
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Section 11.4
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Substituted Limited Partners |
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Section 11.5
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Assignees |
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Section 11.6
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General
Provisions |
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| ARTICLE XII ADMISSION OF PARTNERS |
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Section 12.1
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Admission
of a Successor General Partner |
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Section 12.2
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Admission
of Additional Limited Partners |
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Section 12.3
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Amendment
of Agreement and Certificate of Limited Partnership |
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| ARTICLE XIII DISSOLUTION AND LIQUIDATION |
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Section 13.1
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Dissolution |
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Section 13.2
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Winding
Up |
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Section 13.3
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Compliance With Timing Requirements of Regulations; Restoration
of Deficit Capital Accounts |
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Section 13.4
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Rights of
Limited Partners |
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Section 13.5
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Notice of
Dissolution |
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Section 13.6
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Cancellation of Certificate of Limited Partnership |
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Section 13.7
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Reasonable Time for Winding Up |
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Section 13.8
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Waiver of
Partition |
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Section 13.9
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Liability
Of Liquidator |
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| ARTICLE XIV AMENDMENT OF PARTNERSHIP AGREEMENT;
MEETINGS |
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Section 14.1
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Amendments |
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Section 14.2
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Meetings
of the Partners |
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| ARTICLE XV GENERAL PROVISIONS |
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Section 15.1
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Addresses
and Notice |
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Section 15.2
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Titles
and Captions |
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Section 15.3
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Pronouns
And Plurals |
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Section 15.4
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Further
Action |
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Section 15.5
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Binding
Effect |
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Section 15.6
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Creditors |
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Section 15.7
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Waiver |
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Section 15.8
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Counterparts |
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Section 15.9
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Applicable Law |
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Section 15.10
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Invalidity Of Provisions |
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Section 15.11
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Power Of
Attorney |
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Section 15.12
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Entire
Agreement |
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Section 15.13
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No Rights
As Shareholders |
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Section 15.14
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Limitation To Preserve REIT Status |
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EXHIBITS
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EXHIBIT A
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FORM OF
PARTNER REGISTRY |
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EXHIBIT B
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CAPITAL
ACCOUNT MAINTENANCE |
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EXHIBIT C
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SPECIAL
ALLOCATION RULES |
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EXHIBIT D
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NOTICE OF
REDEMPTION |
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EXHIBIT E
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DRO
PARTNERS AND DRO AMOUNTS |
ATTACHMENTS
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ATTACHMENT A
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SERIES E
PREFERRED UNITS |
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ATTACHMENT B
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PERMITTED
ASSETS |
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AMENDED AND RESTATED
AGREEMENT OF LIMITED PARTNERSHIP
OF
CARRAMERICA REALTY
OPERATING PARTNERSHIP, L.P.
THIS AGREEMENT OF LIMITED
PARTNERSHIP, dated as of June 30, 2004, is entered into by and
among CarrAmerica Realty Corporation, a Maryland corporation, as
the General Partner, and the Persons whose names are set forth on
the Partner Registry (as hereinafter defined) as Limited Partners,
together with any other Persons who become Partners in the
Partnership as provided herein.
WHEREAS, the General Partner
and the Limited Partner entered into an Agreement of Limited
Partnership of CarrAmerica Realty Operating Partnership, L.P. dated
as of March 17, 2004, pursuant to which the Partnership was formed
(the “Original Agreement”);
WHEREAS, the General Partner
and the Limited Partner desire to amend and restate the Original
Agreement in its entirety by entering into this Amended and
Restated Agreement of Limited Partnership;
NOW, THEREFORE, in
consideration of the mutual covenants set forth herein, and for
other good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency
of which are hereby acknowledged, the parties hereto hereby amend
and restate the Original Agreement in its entirety and agree to
continue the Partnership as a limited partnership under the
Delaware Revised Uniform Limited Partnership Act, as amended from
time to time, as follows:
ARTICLE I
DEFINED
TERMS
The following definitions
shall be for all purposes, unless otherwise clearly indicated to
the contrary, applied to the terms used in this
Agreement.
“Act” means the
Delaware Revised Uniform Limited Partnership Act, as it may be
amended from time to time, and any successor to such
statute.
“Additional Limited
Partner” means a Person admitted to the Partnership as a
Limited Partner pursuant to Section 12.2 hereof and who is shown as
a Limited Partner on the Partnership Registry.
“Adjusted Capital
Account” means the Capital Account maintained for each
Partner as of the end of each Fiscal Year (i) increased by any
amounts which such Partner is obligated to restore pursuant to any
provision of this Agreement or is deemed to be obligated to restore
pursuant to the penultimate sentences of Regulations Sections
1.704-2(g)(1) and 1.704-2(i)(5) and (ii) decreased by the items
described in Regulations Sections 1.704-1(b)(2)(ii)(d)(4),
1.704-1(b)(2)(ii)(d)(5) and 1.704-1(b)(2)(ii)(d)(6). The foregoing
definition of Adjusted Capital Account is intended to comply with
the provisions of Regulations Section 1.704-1(b)(2)(ii)(d) and
shall be interpreted consistently therewith.
“Adjusted Capital
Account Deficit” means, with respect to any Partner, the
deficit balance, if any, in such Partner’s Adjusted Capital
Account as of the end of the relevant Fiscal Year.
“Adjusted
Property” means any property the Carrying Value of which has
been adjusted pursuant to Exhibit B.
“Affiliate”
means, with respect to any Person, (i) any Person directly or
indirectly controlling, controlled by or under common control with
such Person, (ii) any Person owning or controlling ten percent
(10%) or more of the outstanding voting interests of such Person,
(iii) any Person of which such Person owns or controls ten percent
(10%) or more of the voting interests or (iv) any officer,
director, general partner or trustee of such Person or any Person
referred to in clauses (i), (ii), and (iii) above. For purposes of
this definition, “control,” when used with respect to
any Person, means the power to direct the management and policies
of such Person, directly or indirectly, whether through the
ownership of voting securities, by contract or otherwise, and the
terms “controlling” and “controlled” have
meanings correlative to the foregoing.
“Aggregate DRO
Amount” means the aggregate balances of the DRO Amounts, if
any, of all DRO Partners, if any, as determined on the date in
question.
“Agreed Value”
means (i) in the case of any Contributed Property, the Section
704(c) Value of such property as of the time of its contribution to
the Partnership, reduced by any liabilities either assumed by the
Partnership upon such contribution or to which such property is
subject when contributed; and (ii) in the case of any property
distributed to a Partner by the Partnership, the
Partnership’s Carrying Value of such property at the time
such property is distributed, reduced by any indebtedness either
assumed by such Partner upon such distribution or to which such
property is subject at the time of distribution as determined under
Section 752 of the Code and the regulations thereunder.
“Agreement” means
this Amended and Restated Agreement of Limited Partnership, as it
may be amended, supplemented or restated from time to
time.
“Articles of
Incorporation” means the Articles of Incorporation relating
to the General Partner filed in the State of Maryland, as amended
or restated from time to time.
“Assignee” means
a Person to whom one or more Partnership Units have been
transferred in a manner permitted under this Agreement, but who has
not become a Substituted Limited Partner, and who has the rights
set forth in Section 11.5.
“Available Cash”
means, with respect to any period for which such calculation is
being made:
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all cash revenues and funds received by the Partnership from
whatever source (excluding the proceeds of any Capital
Contribution, unless otherwise determined by the General Partner in
its sole and absolute discretion) plus the amount of any reduction
(including, without limitation, a reduction resulting because the
General Partner determines such amounts are no longer necessary) in
reserves of the Partnership, which reserves are referred to in
clause (b)(iv) below; |
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less the sum of the following (except to the extent made with
the proceeds of any Capital Contribution): |
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all interest, principal and other debt payments made during
such period by the Partnership, |
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(ii) |
all cash expenditures (including capital expenditures) made by
the Partnership during such period, |
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(iii) |
investments in any entity (including loans made thereto) to the
extent that such investments are permitted under this Agreement and
are not otherwise described in clauses (b)(i) or (ii),
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the amount of any increase in reserves established during such
period which the General Partner determines is necessary or
appropriate in its sole and absolute discretion (including any
reserves that may be necessary or appropriate to account for
distributions required with respect to Partnership Interests having
a preference over other classes of Partnership
Interests). |
Notwithstanding the
foregoing, after commencement of the dissolution and liquidation of
the Partnership, Available Cash shall not include any cash received
or reductions in reserves and shall not take into account any
disbursements made or reserves established.
“Book-Tax
Disparities” means, with respect to any item of Contributed
Property or Adjusted Property, as of the date of any determination,
the difference between the Carrying Value of such Contributed
Property or Adjusted Property and the adjusted basis thereof for
federal income tax purposes as of such date. A Partner’s
share of the Partnership’s Book-Tax Disparities in all of its
Contributed Property and Adjusted Property will be reflected by the
difference between such Partner’s Capital Account balance as
maintained pursuant to Exhibit B and the hypothetical balance of
such Partner’s Capital Account computed as if it had been
maintained strictly in accordance with federal income tax
accounting principles.
“Business Day”
means any day except a Saturday, Sunday or other day on which
commercial banks in Washington, D.C. are authorized or required by
law to close.
“Capital Account”
means the Capital Account maintained for a Partner pursuant to
Exhibit B. The initial Capital Account balance for each Partner who
is a Partner on the date hereof shall be the amount set forth
opposite such Partner’s name on the Partner
Registry.
“Capital
Contribution” means, with respect to any Partner, any cash,
cash equivalents or the Agreed Value of Contributed Property which
such Partner contributes or is deemed to contribute to the
Partnership.
“Carrying Value”
means (i) with respect to a Contributed Property or Adjusted
Property, the Section 704(c) Value of such property reduced (but
not below zero) by all Depreciation with respect to such
Contributed Property or Adjusted Property, as the case may be,
charged to the Partners’ Capital Accounts and (ii) with
respect to any other Partnership property, the adjusted
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basis of such property for federal
income tax purposes, all as of the time of determination. The
Carrying Value of any property shall be adjusted from time to time
in accordance with Exhibit B, and to reflect changes, additions
(including capital improvements thereto) or other adjustments to
the Carrying Value for dispositions and acquisitions of Partnership
properties, as deemed appropriate by the General
Partner.
“Cash Amount”
means an amount of cash equal to the Value on the Valuation Date of
the Shares Amount.
“Certificate of Limited
Partnership” means the Certificate of Limited Partnership
relating to the Partnership filed in the office of the Delaware
Secretary of State, as amended from time to time in accordance with
the terms hereof and the Act.
“Class A” has the
meaning set forth in Section 5.1.C.
“Class A Share”
has the meaning set forth in Section 5.1.C.
“Class A Unit”
means any Partnership Unit that is not specifically designated by
the General Partner as being of another specified class of
Partnership Units.
“Class B” has the
meaning set forth in Section 5.1.C.
“Class B Share”
has the meaning set forth in Section 5.1.C.
“Class B Unit”
means a Partnership Unit that is specifically designated by the
General Partner as being a Class B Unit.
“Code” means the
Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended and in effect from time
to time, as interpreted by the applicable regulations thereunder.
Any reference herein to a specific section or sections of the Code
shall be deemed to include a reference to any corresponding
provision of future law.
“Consent” means
the consent or approval of a proposed action by a Partner given in
accordance with Article XIV.
“Consent of the Outside
Limited Partners” means the Consent of Limited Partners
(excluding for this purpose (i) any Limited Partnership Interests
held by the General Partner or the General Partner Entity, (ii) any
Person of which the General Partner or the General Partner Entity
directly or indirectly owns or controls more than fifty percent
(50%) of the voting interests and (iii) any Person directly or
indirectly owning or controlling more than fifty percent (50%) of
the outstanding voting interests of the General Partner or the
General Partner Entity) holding Partnership Interests representing
more than fifty percent (50%) of the Percentage Interest of the
Class A Units of all Limited Partners who are not excluded for the
purposes hereof.
“Contributed
Property” means each property or other asset contributed to
the Partnership, in such form as may be permitted by the Act, but
excluding cash contributed or deemed contributed to the
Partnership. Once the Carrying Value of a Contributed Property is
adjusted pursuant to Exhibit B, such property shall no longer
constitute a Contributed Property for purposes of Exhibit B, but
shall be deemed an Adjusted Property for such purposes.
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“Conversion
Factor” means 1.0; provided that, if the General Partner
Entity (i) declares or pays a dividend on its outstanding Shares in
Shares or makes a distribution to all holders of its outstanding
Shares in Shares, (ii) subdivides its outstanding Shares or (iii)
combines its outstanding Shares into a smaller number of Shares,
the Conversion Factor shall be adjusted by multiplying the
Conversion Factor by a fraction, the numerator of which shall be
the number of Shares issued and outstanding on the record date for
such dividend, distribution, subdivision or combination (assuming
for such purposes that such dividend, distribution, subdivision or
combination has occurred as of such time) and the denominator of
which shall be the actual number of Shares (determined without the
above assumption) issued and outstanding on the record date for
such dividend, distribution, subdivision or combination; and
provided further that if an entity shall cease to be the General
Partner Entity (the “Predecessor Entity”) and another
entity shall become the General Partner Entity (the
“Successor Entity”), the Conversion Factor shall be
adjusted by multiplying the Conversion Factor by a fraction, the
numerator of which is the Value of one Share of the Predecessor
Entity, determined as of the date when the Successor Entity becomes
the General Partner Entity, and the denominator of which is the
Value of one Share of the Successor Entity, determined as of that
same date. (For purposes of the second proviso in the preceding
sentence, if any shareholders of the Predecessor Entity will
receive consideration in connection with the transaction in which
the Successor Entity becomes the General Partner Entity, the
numerator in the fraction described above for determining the
adjustment to the Conversion Factor (that is, the Value of one
Share of the Predecessor Entity) shall be the sum of the greatest
amount of cash and the fair market value (as determined in good
faith by the General Partner) of any securities and other
consideration that the holder of one Share in the Predecessor
Entity could have received in such transaction (determined without
regard to any provisions governing fractional shares).) Any
adjustment to the Conversion Factor shall become effective
immediately after the effective date of the event retroactive to
the record date, if any, for the event giving rise thereto, it
being intended that (x) adjustments to the Conversion Factor are to
be made to avoid unintended dilution or anti-dilution as a result
of transactions in which Shares are issued, redeemed or exchanged
without a corresponding issuance, redemption or exchange of
Partnership Units and (y) if a Specified Redemption Date shall fall
between the record date and the effective date of any event of the
type described above, that the Conversion Factor applicable to such
redemption shall be adjusted to take into account such
event.
“Convertible Funding
Debt” has the meaning set forth in Section 7.5.F.
“Debt” means, as
to any Person, as of any date of determination, (i) all
indebtedness of such Person for borrowed money or for the deferred
purchase price of property or services, (ii) all amounts owed by
such Person to banks or other Persons in respect of reimbursement
obligations under letters of credit, surety bonds and other similar
instruments guaranteeing payment or other performance of
obligations by such Person, (iii) all indebtedness for borrowed
money or for the deferred purchase price of property or services
secured by any lien on any property owned by such Person, to the
extent attributable to such Person’s interest in such
property, even though such Person has not assumed or become liable
for the payment thereof, and (iv) obligations of such Person
incurred in connection with entering into a lease which, in
accordance with generally accepted accounting principles, should be
capitalized.
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“Depreciation”
means, for each fiscal year, an amount equal to the federal income
tax depreciation, amortization, or other cost recovery deduction
allowable with respect to an asset for such year, except that if
the Carrying Value of an asset differs from its adjusted basis for
federal income tax purposes at the beginning of such year or other
period, Depreciation shall be an amount which bears the same ratio
to such beginning Carrying Value as the federal income tax
depreciation, amortization, or other cost recovery deduction for
such year bears to such beginning adjusted tax basis; provided,
however, that if the federal income tax depreciation, amortization,
or other cost recovery deduction for such year is zero,
Depreciation shall be determined with reference to such beginning
Carrying Value using any reasonable method selected by the General
Partner.
“Distribution
Period” has the meaning set forth in Section
5.1.C.
“DRO Amount”
means the amount specified in the DRO Registry with respect to any
DRO Partner, as such DRO Registry may be amended from time to
time.
“DRO Partner”
means a Partner who has agreed in writing to be a DRO Partner and
has agreed and is obligated to make certain contributions, not in
excess of such DRO Partner’s DRO Amount, to the Partnership
with respect to any deficit balance in such Partner’s Capital
Account upon the occurrence of certain events. A DRO Partner who is
obligated to make any such contribution only upon liquidation of
the Partnership shall be designated in the DRO Registry as a Part I
DRO Partner and a DRO Partner who is obligated to make any such
contribution to the Partnership either upon liquidation of the
Partnership or upon liquidation of such DRO Partner’s
Partnership Interest shall be designated in the DRO Registry as a
Part II DRO Partner.
“DRO Registry”
means the DRO Registry maintained by the General Partner in the
books and records of the Partnership containing substantially the
same information as would be necessary to complete the Form of DRO
Registry attached hereto as Exhibit E.
“Exchange Act”
means the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.
“Fiscal Year”
means the fiscal year of the Partnership, which shall be the
calendar year as provided in Section 9.2.
“Funding Debt”
means the incurrence of any Debt for the purpose of providing funds
to the Partnership by or on behalf of the General Partner Entity,
or any wholly owned subsidiary of either the General Partner or the
General Partner Entity.
“General Partner”
means CarrAmerica Realty Corporation, a Maryland corporation, or
its successor, or permitted assignee, as general partner of the
Partnership.
“General Partner
Entity” means the General Partner; provided, however, that if
(i) the common shares of beneficial interest (or other comparable
equity interests) of the General Partner are at any time not
Publicly Traded and (ii) the common shares of beneficial interest
(or other comparable equity interests) of an entity that owns,
directly or indirectly, fifty percent
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(50%) or more of the common shares of
beneficial interest (or other comparable equity interests) of the
General Partner are Publicly Traded, the term “General
Partner Entity” shall refer to such entity whose common
shares of beneficial interest (or other comparable equity
securities) are Publicly Traded. If both requirements set forth in
clauses (i) and (ii) above are not satisfied, then the term
“General Partner Entity” shall mean the General
Partner.
“General Partnership
Interest” means a Partnership Interest held by the General
Partner that is a general partnership interest. A General
Partnership Interest may be expressed as a number of Partnership
Units.
“General Partner
Payment” has the meaning set forth in Section 15.14
hereof.
“IRS” means the
Internal Revenue Service, which administers the internal revenue
laws of the United States.
“Immediate
Family” means, with respect to any natural Person, such
natural Person’s spouse, parents, descendants, nephews,
nieces, brothers, and sisters.
“Incapacity” or
“Incapacitated” means, (i) as to any individual who is
a Partner, death, total physical disability or entry by a court of
competent jurisdiction adjudicating such Partner incompetent to
manage his or her Person or estate, (ii) as to any corporation
which is a Partner, the filing of a certificate of dissolution, or
its equivalent, for the corporation or the revocation of its
charter, (iii) as to any partnership or limited liability company
which is a Partner, the dissolution and commencement of winding up
of the partnership or limited liability company, (iv) as to any
estate which is a Partner, the distribution by the fiduciary of the
estate’s entire interest in the Partnership, (v) as to any
trustee of a trust which is a Partner, the termination of the trust
(but not the substitution of a new trustee) or (vi) as to any
Partner, the bankruptcy of such Partner. For purposes of this
definition, bankruptcy of a Partner shall be deemed to have
occurred when (a) the Partner commences a voluntary proceeding
seeking liquidation, reorganization or other relief under any
bankruptcy, insolvency or other similar law now or hereafter in
effect, (b) the Partner is adjudged as bankrupt or insolvent, or a
final and nonappealable order for relief under any bankruptcy,
insolvency or similar law now or hereafter in effect has been
entered against the Partner, (c) the Partner executes and delivers
a general assignment for the benefit of the Partner’s
creditors, (d) the Partner files an answer or other pleading
admitting or failing to contest the material allegations of a
petition filed against the Partner in any proceeding of the nature
described in clause (b) above, (e) the Partner seeks, consents to
or acquiesces in the appointment of a trustee, receiver or
liquidator for the Partner or for all or any substantial part of
the Partner’s properties, (f) any proceeding seeking
liquidation, reorganization or other relief under any bankruptcy,
insolvency or other similar law now or hereafter in effect has not
been dismissed within one hundred twenty (120) days after the
commencement thereof, (g) the appointment without the
Partner’s consent or acquiescence of a trustee, receiver of
liquidator has not been vacated or stayed within ninety (90) days
of such appointment or (h) an appointment referred to in clause (g)
is not vacated within ninety (90) days after the expiration of any
such stay.
“Indemnitee”
means (i) any Person made a party to a proceeding by reason of its
status as (A) the General Partner or the General Partner Entity,
(B) a Limited Partner, or (C) a trustee,
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director or officer of the Partnership
the General Partner or the General Partner Entity and (ii) such
other Persons (including Affiliates of the General Partner, or the
General Partner Entity, a Limited Partner or the Partnership) as
the General Partner may designate from time to time (whether before
or after the event giving rise to potential liability), in its sole
and absolute discretion.
“Limited Partner”
means any Person named as a Limited Partner in the Partner Registry
or any Substituted Limited Partner or Additional Limited Partner,
in such Person’s capacity as a Limited Partner in the
Partnership.
“Limited Partnership
Interest” means a Partnership Interest of a Limited Partner
in the Partnership representing a fractional part of the
Partnership Interests of all Limited Partners and includes any and
all benefits to which the holder of such a Partnership Interest may
be entitled as provided in this Agreement, together with all
obligations of such Person to comply with the terms and provisions
of this Agreement. A Limited Partnership Interest may be expressed
as a number of Partnership Units.
“Liquidating
Event” has the meaning set forth in Section 13.1.
“Liquidator” has
the meaning set forth in Section 13.2.A.
“Net Income”
means, for any taxable period, the excess, if any, of the
Partnership’s items of income and gain for such taxable
period over the Partnership’s items of loss and deduction for
such taxable period. The items included in the calculation of Net
Income shall be determined in accordance with Exhibit B. If an item
of income, gain, loss or deduction that has been included in the
initial computation of Net Income is subjected to the special
allocation rules in Exhibit C, Net Income or the resulting Net
Loss, whichever the case may be, shall be recomputed without regard
to such item.
“Net Loss” means,
for any taxable period, the excess, if any, of the
Partnership’s items of loss and deduction for such taxable
period over the Partnership’s items of income and gain for
such taxable period. The items included in the calculation of Net
Loss shall be determined in accordance with Exhibit B. If an item
of income, gain, loss or deduction that has been included in the
initial computation of Net Loss is subjected to the special
allocation rules in Exhibit C, Net Loss or the resulting Net
Income, whichever the case may be, shall be recomputed without
regard to such item.
“New Securities”
means (i) any rights, options, warrants or convertible or
exchangeable securities having the right to subscribe for or
purchase Shares, excluding grants under any Share Option Plan, or
(ii) any Debt issued by the General Partner Entity that provides
any of the rights described in clause (i).
“Nonrecourse Built-in
Gain” means, with respect to any Contributed Properties or
Adjusted Properties that are subject to a mortgage or negative
pledge securing a Nonrecourse Liability, the amount of any taxable
gain that would be allocated to the Partners pursuant to Section
2.B of Exhibit C if such properties were disposed of in a taxable
transaction in full satisfaction of such liabilities and for no
other consideration.
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“Nonrecourse
Deductions” has the meaning set forth in Regulations Section
1.704-2(b)(1), and the amount of Nonrecourse Deductions for a
Fiscal Year shall be determined in accordance with the rules of
Regulations Section 1.704-2(c).
“Nonrecourse
Liability” has the meaning set forth in Regulations Section
1.752-1(a)(2).
“Notice of
Redemption” means a Notice of Redemption substantially in the
form of Exhibit D.
“Organizational Limited
Partner” means CarrAmerica OP, LLC, a Delaware limited
liability company.
“Partner” means
the General Partner or a Limited Partner, and
“Partners” means the General Partner and the Limited
Partners.
“Partner Minimum
Gain” means an amount, with respect to each Partner
Nonrecourse Debt, equal to the Partnership Minimum Gain that would
result if such Partner Nonrecourse Debt were treated as a
Nonrecourse Liability, determined in accordance with Regulations
Section 1.704-2(i)(3).
“Partner Nonrecourse
Debt” has the meaning set forth in Regulations Section
1.704-2(b)(4).
“Partner Nonrecourse
Deductions” has the meaning set forth in Regulations Section
1.704-2(i), and the amount of Partner Nonrecourse Deductions with
respect to a Partner Nonrecourse Debt for a Fiscal Year shall be
determined in accordance with the rules of Regulations Section
1.704-2(i)(2).
“Partner
Registry” means the Partner Registry maintained by the
General Partner in the books and records of the Partnership in
containing substantially the same information as would be necessary
to complete the form of the Partner Registry attached hereto as
Exhibit A.
“Partnership”
means the limited partnership formed under the Act upon the terms
and conditions set forth in the Partnership Agreement and continued
pursuant to this Agreement, or any successor to such limited
partnership.
“Partnership
Interest” means a Limited Partnership Interest or a General
Partnership Interest and includes any and all benefits to which the
holder of such a Partnership Interest may be entitled as provided
in this Agreement, together with all obligations of such Person to
comply with the terms and provisions of this Agreement. A
Partnership Interest may be expressed as a number of Partnership
Units.
“Partnership Minimum
Gain” has the meaning set forth in Regulations Section
1.704-2(b)(2), and the amount of Partnership Minimum Gain, as well
as any net increase or decrease in Partnership Minimum Gain, for a
Fiscal Year shall be determined in accordance with the rules of
Regulations Section 1.704-2(d).
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“Partnership Record
Date” means the record date established by the General
Partner either (i) for the distribution of Available Cash pursuant
to Section 5.1 hereof, which record date shall be the same as the
record date established by the General Partner Entity for a
distribution to its shareholders of some or all of its portion of
such distribution, or (ii) if applicable, for determining the
Partners entitled to vote on or consent to any proposed action for
which the consent or approval of the Partners is sought pursuant to
Section 14.2 hereof.
“Partnership
Unit” means a fractional, undivided share of the Partnership
Interests of all Partners issued pursuant to Sections 4.1 and 4.2,
and includes Class A Units, Class B Units, Series E Preferred
Units, and any other classes or series of Partnership Units
established after the date hereof. The number of Partnership Units
outstanding and the Percentage Interests in the Partnership
represented by such Partnership Units are set forth in the Partner
Registry.
“Percentage
Interest” means, as to a Partner holding a class of
Partnership Interests, its interest in such class, determined by
dividing the Partnership Units of such class owned by such Partner
by the total number of Partnership Units of such class then
outstanding. For purposes of determining the Percentage Interest of
the Class A Units at any time when there are Class B Units
outstanding, all Class B Units shall be treated as Class A
Units.
“Person” means a
natural person, partnership (whether general or limited), trust,
estate, association, corporation, limited liability company,
unincorporated organization, custodian, nominee or any other
individual or entity in its own or any representative
capacity.
“Predecessor
Entity” has the meaning set forth in the definition of
“Conversion Factor” herein.
“Publicly Traded”
means listed or admitted to trading on the New York Stock Exchange,
the American Stock Exchange or another national securities exchange
or designated for quotation on the NASDAQ National Market, or any
successor to any of the foregoing.
“Qualified
Assets” means any of the following assets: (i) Interests,
rights, options, warrants or convertible or exchangeable securities
of the Partnership; (ii) Debt issued by the Partnership or any
Subsidiary thereof in connection with the incurrence of Funding
Debt; (iii) equity interests in Qualified REIT Subsidiaries and
limited liability companies whose assets consist solely of
Qualified Assets; (iv) up to a one percent (1%) equity interest in
any partnership or limited liability company at least ninety-nine
percent (99%) of the equity of which is owned, directly or
indirectly, by the Partnership; (v) cash held for payment of
administrative expenses or pending distribution to security holders
of the General Partner Entity or any wholly owned Subsidiary
thereof or pending contribution to the Partnership; and (vi) other
tangible and intangible assets that, taken as a whole, are de
minimis in relation to the net assets of the Partnership and its
Subsidiaries.
“Qualified REIT
Subsidiary” means any Subsidiary of the General Partner that
is a “qualified REIT subsidiary” within the meaning of
Section 856(i) of the Code.
“Recapture
Income” means any gain recognized by the Partnership
(computed without regard to any adjustment required by Section 734
or Section 743 of the Code) upon the disposition of any property or
asset of the Partnership, which gain is characterized either
as
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ordinary income or as
“unrecaptured Section 1250 gain” (as defined in Section
1(h)(6) of the Code because it represents the recapture of
deductions previously taken with respect to such property or
asset.
“Recourse
Liabilities” means the amount of liabilities owed by the
Partnership (other than Nonrecourse Liabilities and liabilities to
which Partner Nonrecourse Deductions are attributable in accordance
with Section 1.704-(2)(i) of the Regulations).
“Redeeming
Partner” has the meaning set forth in Section
8.6.A.
“Redemption
Amount” means either the Cash Amount or the Shares Amount, as
determined by the General Partner, in its sole and absolute
discretion; provided that if the Shares are not Publicly Traded at
the time a Redeeming Partner exercises its Redemption Right, the
Redemption Amount shall be paid only in the form of the Cash Amount
unless the Redeeming Partner, in its sole and absolute discretion,
consents to payment of the Redemption Amount in the form of the
Shares Amount. A Redeeming Partner shall have no right, without the
General Partner’s consent, in its sole and absolute
discretion, to receive the Redemption Amount in the form of the
Shares Amount.
“Redemption
Right” has the meaning set forth in Section 8.6.A.
“Regulations”
means the Treasury Regulations promulgated under the Code, as such
regulations may be amended from time to time (including
corresponding provisions of succeeding regulations).
“REIT” means an
entity that qualifies as a real estate investment trust under the
Code.
“REIT
Requirements” has the meaning set forth in Section
5.1.A.
“Residual Gain”
or “Residual Loss” means any item of gain or loss, as
the case may be, of the Partnership recognized for federal income
tax purposes resulting from a sale, exchange or other disposition
of Contributed Property or Adjusted Property, to the extent such
item of gain or loss is not allocated pursuant to Section 2.B.1(a)
or 2.B.2(a) of Exhibit C to eliminate Book-Tax
Disparities.
“Safe Harbor” has
the meaning set forth in Section 11.6.F.
“Securities Act”
means the Securities Act of 1933, as amended.
“Section 704(c)
Value” of any Contributed Property means the fair market
value of such property at the time of contribution as determined by
the General Partner using such reasonable method of valuation as
they may adopt; provided, however, subject to Exhibit B, the
General Partner shall, in its sole and absolute discretion, use
such method as it deems reasonable and appropriate to allocate the
aggregate of the Section 704(c) Value of Contributed Properties in
a single or integrated transaction among each separate property on
a basis proportional to its fair market values.
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“Series E Preferred
Units” means the series of Partnership Units representing
units of Limited Partnership Interest designated as the Series E
Cumulative Redeemable Preferred Units, with the designations,
preferences and other rights set forth in Attachment A
hereto.
“Share” means a
share of beneficial interest (or other comparable equity interest)
of the General Partner Entity. Shares may be issued in one or more
classes or series in accordance with the terms of the Articles of
Incorporation (or, if the General Partner is not the General
Partner Entity, the organizational documents of the General Partner
Entity). If there is more than one class or series of Shares, the
term “Shares” shall, as the context requires, be deemed
to refer to the class or series of Shares that corresponds to the
class or series of Partnership Interests for which the reference to
Shares is made. When used with reference to Class A Units, the term
“Shares” refers to common shares of beneficial interest
(or other comparable equity interest) of the General Partner
Entity.
“Share Option
Plan” means any equity incentive plan of the General Partner,
the General Partner Entity, the Partnership and/or any Affiliate of
the Partnership.
“Shares Amount”
means a number of Shares equal to the product of the number of
Partnership Units offered for redemption by a Redeeming Partner
times the Conversion Factor; provided that, if the General Partner
Entity issues to holders of Shares securities, rights, options,
warrants or convertible or exchangeable securities entitling such
holders to subscribe for or purchase Shares or any other securities
or property (collectively, the “rights”), then the
Shares Amount shall also include such rights that a holder of that
number of Shares would be entitled to receive unless the
Partnership issues corresponding rights to holders of Partnership
Units.
“Specified Redemption
Date” means the tenth Business Day after receipt by the
General Partner of a Notice of Redemption or such shorter period as
the General Partner, in its sole and absolute discretion, may
determine; provided that, if the Shares are not Publicly Traded,
the Specified Redemption Date means the thirtieth Business Day
after receipt by the General Partner of a Notice of
Redemption.
“Subsidiary”
means, with respect to any Person, any corporation, limited
liability company, trust, partnership or joint venture, or other
entity of which a majority of (i) the voting power of the voting
equity securities or (ii) the outstanding equity interests is
owned, directly or indirectly, by such Person.
“Substituted Limited
Partner” means a Person who is admitted as a Limited Partner
to the Partnership pursuant to Section 11.4 and who is shown as a
Limited Partner in the Partner Registry.
“Successor
Entity” has the meaning set forth in the definition of
“Conversion Factor” herein.
“Termination
Transaction” has the meaning set forth in Section
11.2.B.
“Unrealized Gain”
attributable to any item of Partnership property means, as of any
date of determination, the excess, if any, of (i) the fair market
value of such property (as determined under Exhibit B) as of such
date, over (ii) the Carrying Value of such property (prior to any
adjustment to be made pursuant to Exhibit B) as of such
date.
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“Unrealized Loss”
attributable to any item of Partnership property means, as of any
date of determination, the excess, if any, of (i) the Carrying
Value of such property (prior to any adjustment to be made pursuant
to Exhibit B) as of such date, over (ii) the fair market value of
such property (as determined under Exhibit B) as of such
date.
“Valuation Date”
means the date of receipt by the General Partner of a Notice of
Redemption or, if such date is not a Business Day, the first
Business Day thereafter.
“Value” means,
with respect to one Share of a class of outstanding Shares of the
General Partner Entity that are Publicly Traded, the average of the
daily market price for the ten consecutive trading days immediately
preceding the date with respect to which value must be determined.
The market price for each such trading day shall be the closing
price, regular way, on such day, or if no such sale takes place on
such day, the average of the closing bid and asked prices on such
day. If the outstanding Shares of the General Partner Entity are
Publicly Traded and the Shares Amount includes, in addition to the
Shares, rights or interests that a holder of Shares has received or
would be entitled to receive, then the Value of such rights shall
be determined by the General Partner acting in good faith on the
basis of such quotations and other information as it considers, in
its reasonable judgment, appropriate. If the Shares of the General
Partner Entity are not Publicly Traded, the Value of the Shares
Amount per Partnership Unit offered for redemption (which will be
the Cash Amount per Partnership Unit offered for redemption payable
pursuant to Section 8.6.A) means the amount that a holder of one
Partnership Unit would receive if each of the assets of the
Partnership were to be sold for its fair market value on the
Specified Redemption Date, the Partnership were to pay all of its
outstanding liabilities, and the remaining proceeds were to be
distributed to the Partners in accordance with the terms of this
Agreement. Such Value shall be determined by the General Partner,
acting in good faith and based upon a commercially reasonable
estimate of the amount that would be realized by the Partnership if
each asset of the Partnership (and each asset of each partnership,
limited liability company, trust, joint venture or other entity in
which the Partnership owns a direct or indirect interest) were sold
to an unrelated purchaser in an arms’ length transaction
where neither the purchaser nor the seller were under economic
compulsion to enter into the transaction (without regard to any
discount in value as a result of the Partnership’s minority
interest in any property or any illiquidity of the
Partnership’s interest in any property).
ARTICLE II
ORGANIZATIONAL
MATTERS
Section 2.1
Organization
A. Organization, Status
and Rights . The Partnership is a limited partnership organized
pursuant to the provisions of the Act and upon the terms and
conditions set forth in the Original Agreement, as amended by this
Agreement. The Partners hereby confirm and agree to their status as
Members of the Partnership and to continue the business of the
Partnership on the terms set forth in this Agreement. Except as
expressly provided herein, the rights and obligations of the
Partners and the administration and termination of the Partnership
shall be governed by the Act. The Partnership Interest of each
Partner shall be personal property for all purposes.
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B. Qualification of
Partnership . The Partners (i) agree that if the laws of any
jurisdiction in which the Partnership transacts business so
require, the appropriate officers or other authorized
representatives of the Partnership shall file, or shall cause to be
filed, with the appropriate office in that jurisdiction, any
documents necessary for the Partnership to qualify to transact
business under such laws; and (ii) agree and obligate themselves to
execute, acknowledge and cause to be filed for record, in the place
or places and manner prescribed by law, any amendments to the
Certificate of Limited Partnership as may be required, either by
the Act, by the laws of any jurisdiction in which the Partnership
transacts business, or by this Agreement, to reflect changes in the
information contained therein or otherwise to comply with the
requirements of law for the continuation, preservation and
operation of the Partnership as a limited partnership under the
Act.
C. Representations .
Each Partner represents and warrants that such Partner is duly
authorized to execute, deliver and perform its obligations under
this Agreement and that the Person, if any, executing this
Agreement on behalf of such Partner is duly authorized to do so and
that this Agreement is binding on and enforceable against such
Partner in accordance with its terms.
Section 2.2 Name
The name of the Partnership
is CarrAmerica Realty Operating Partnership, L.P. The
Partnership’s business may be conducted under any other name
or names deemed advisable by the General Partner, including the
name of any of the General Partner or any Affiliate thereof. The
words “Limited Partnership,” “L.P.,”
“Ltd.” or similar words or letters shall be included in
the Partnership’s name where necessary for the purposes of
complying with the laws of any jurisdiction that so requires. The
General Partner in its sole and absolute discretion may change the
name of the Partnership at any time and from time to time and shall
notify the Limited Partners of such change in the next regular
communication to the Limited Partners.
Section 2.3 Registered Office And
Agent; Principal Office
The address of the registered
office of the Partnership in the State of Delaware shall be located
at Corporation Trust Center, 1209 Orange Street, Wilmington, County
of New Castle, Delaware 19801, and the registered agent for service
of process on the Partnership in the State of Delaware at such
registered office shall be Corporation Trust Company. The principal
office of the Partnership shall be 1850 K Street, N.W., Washington,
D.C. 20006, or such other place as the General Partner may from
time to time designate by notice to the Limited Partners. The
Partnership may maintain offices at such other place or places
within or outside the State of Delaware as the General Partner
deems advisable.
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Section 2.4 Term
The term of the Partnership
commenced on March 17, 2004, and shall continue until dissolved
pursuant to the provisions of Article XIII or as otherwise provided
by law.
ARTICLE III
PURPOSE
Section 3.1 Purpose And
Business
The purpose and nature of the
business to be conducted by the Partnership is (i) to conduct any
business that may be lawfully conducted by a limited partnership
organized pursuant to the Act; (ii) to enter into any corporation,
partnership, joint venture, trust, limited liability company or
other similar arrangement to engage in any of the foregoing or the
ownership of interests in any entity engaged, directly or
indirectly, in any of the foregoing; and (iii) to do anything
necessary or incidental to the foregoing; provided, however, that
any business shall be limited to and conducted in such a manner as
to permit the General Partner and, if different, the General
Partner Entity at all times to be classified as a REIT, unless the
General Partner or General Partner Entity, as applicable, in its
sole and absolute discretion has chosen to cease to qualify as a
REIT or has chosen not to attempt to qualify as a REIT for any
reason or reasons whether or not related to the business conducted
by the Partnership. In connection with the foregoing, and without
limiting the General Partner or the General Partner Entity’s
right, in its sole and absolute self discretion, to cease
qualifying as a REIT, the Partners acknowledge that the status of
the General Partner Entity as a REIT inures to the benefit of all
the Partners and not solely to the General Partner, the General
Partner Entity or their Affiliates.
Section 3.2 Powers
The Partnership is empowered
to do any and all acts and things necessary, appropriate, proper,
advisable, incidental to or convenient for the furtherance and
accomplishment of the purposes and business described herein and
for the protection and benefit of the Partnership, including,
without limitation, full power and authority, directly or through
its ownership interest in other entities, to enter into, perform
and carry out contracts of any kind, borrow money and issue
evidences of indebtedness, whether or not secured by mortgage, deed
of trust, pledge or other lien, acquire, own, manage, improve and
develop real property, and lease, sell, transfer and dispose of
real property; provided, however, that the Partnership shall not
take, or shall refrain from taking, any action which, in the
judgment of the General Partner, in its sole and absolute
discretion, (i) could adversely affect the ability of the General
Partner Entity to continue to qualify as a REIT, (ii) could subject
the General Partner Entity to any taxes under Section 857 or
Section 4981 of the Code or (iii) could violate any law or
regulation of any governmental body or agency having jurisdiction
over either the General Partner or the General Partner Entity or
its securities, unless such action (or inaction) shall have been
specifically consented to by the General Partner in
writing.
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ARTICLE IV
CAPITAL CONTRIBUTIONS AND
ISSUANCES OF PARTNERSHIP INTERESTS
Section 4.1 Capital Contributions Of
The Partners
Prior to the execution of
this Agreement, the Partners have made the Capital Contributions as
set forth in the Partner Registry. On the dater hereof, the
Partners own Partnership Units in the amounts set forth in the
Partner Registry and have Percentage Interests in the Partnership
as set forth in the Partner Registry. The number of Partnership
Units and Percentage Interest shall be adjusted in the Partner
Registry from time to time by the General Partner to the extent
necessary to reflect accurately exchanges, redemptions, Capital
Contributions, the issuance of additional Partnership Units or
similar events having an effect on a Partner’s Percentage
Interest occurring after the date hereof in accordance with the
terms of this Agreement. To the extent the Partnership acquires any
property by the merger of any other Person into the Partnership or
any of its Subsidiaries, Persons who receive Partnership Interests
in exchange for their interests in the Person merging into the
Partnership or any Subsidiary shall become Partners and shall be
deemed to have made Capital Contributions as provided in the
applicable merger agreement and as set forth in the Partner
Registry. One thousand (1,000) Partnership Units shall be deemed to
be the General Partner’s Partnership Units and shall be the
General Partnership Interest of the General Partner. All other
Partnership Units held by the General Partner shall be deemed to be
Limited Partnership Interests and shall be held by the General
Partner in its capacity as a Limited Partner in the Partnership.
Except as provided in Sections 7.5, 10.5, and 13.3 hereof, the
Partners shall have no obligation to make any additional Capital
Contributions or provide any additional funding to the Partnership
(whether in the form of loans, repayments of loans or otherwise).
Except as otherwise set forth in Section 13.3 hereof, no Partner
shall have any obligation to restore any deficit that may exist in
its Capital Account, either upon a liquidation of the Partnership
or otherwise.
Section 4.2 Issuances Of Partnership
Interests
A. General . The
General Partner is hereby authorized to cause the Partnership from
time to time to issue to Partners (including the General Partner
and its Affiliates) or other Persons (including, without
limitation, in connection with the contribution of property to the
Partnership or any of its Subsidiaries) Partnership Units or other
Partnership Interests in one or more classes, or in one or more
series of any of such classes, with such designations, preferences
and relative, participating, optional or other special rights,
powers and duties, including rights, powers and duties senior to
one or more other classes of Partnership Interests, all as shall be
determined, subject to applicable Delaware law, by the General
Partner in its sole and absolute discretion, including, without
limitation, (i) the allocations of items of Partnership income,
gain, loss, deduction and credit to each such class or series of
Partnership Interests, (ii) the right of each such class or series
of Partnership Interests to share in Partnership distributions
(iii) the rights of each such class or series of Partnership
Interests upon dissolution and liquidation of the Partnership, (iv)
the rights, if any, of each such class to vote on matters that
require the vote or Consent of the Limited Partners, and (v) the
consideration, if any, to be received by the Partnership; provided
that no such Partnership Units or other Partnership Interests shall
be issued to the General Partner unless either (a) the Partnership
Interests are issued in connection with the
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grant, award or issuance of Shares or
other equity interests in the General Partner having designations,
preferences and other rights such that the economic interests
attributable to such Shares or other equity interests are
substantially similar to the designations, preferences and other
rights (except voting rights) of the Partnership Interests issued
to the General Partner in accordance with this Section 4.2.A or (b)
the additional Partnership Interests are issued to all Partners
holding Partnership Interests in the same class in proportion to
their respective Percentage Interests in such class. If the
Partnership issues Partnership Interests pursuant to this Section
4.2.A, the General Partner shall make such revisions to this
Agreement (including but not limited to the revisions described in
Section 5.4, Section 6.2 and Section 8.6) as it deems necessary to
reflect the issuance of such Partnership Interests. The designation
of any newly issued class or series of Partnership Interests may
provide a formula for treating such Partnership Interests solely
for purposes of voting on or consenting to any matter that requires
the vote or Consent of the Limited Partners as set forth in one or
more of Sections 7.5.A, 7.11.A., 7.11.B, 11.2.B, 13.1(i), 13.1(ii),
13.1(vi), 14.1.A, 14.1.C, 14.2.A, and 14.2.B of this Agreement as
the equivalent of a specified number (including any fraction
thereof) of Class A Units.
B. Classes of Partnership
Units . From and after the date of the Agreement, the
Partnership shall have three classes of Partnership Units entitled
“Class A Units,” “Class B Units” and
“Series E Preferred Units” and such additional classes
of Partnership Units as may be created by the General Partner
pursuant to Section 4.2.A. Class A Units, Class B Units, or a class
of Partnership Interests created pursuant to Section 4.2.A, at the
election of the General Partner, in its sole and absolute
discretion, may be issued to newly admitted Partners in exchange
for the contribution by such Partners of cash, real estate
partnership interests, stock, notes or other assets or
consideration; provided that any Partnership Unit that is not
specifically designated by the General Partner as being of a
particular class shall be deemed to be a Class A Unit. Each Class B
Unit shall be converted automatically into a Class A Unit on the
day immediately following the Partnership Record Date for the
Distribution Period (as defined in Section 5.1.C) in which such
Class B Unit was issued, without the requirement for any action by
the General Partner, the Partnership or the Partner holding the
Class B Unit.
C. Preferred Units
Outstanding . Pursuant to Section 4.2.A, the Partnership has
heretofore established and issued Series E Preferred Units. The
terms and conditions of the Series E Preferred Units are set forth
in Attachment A attached hereto and made part
hereof.
Section 4.3 No Preemptive
Rights
Except to the extent
expressly granted by the Partnership pursuant to another agreement,
no Person shall have any preemptive, preferential or other similar
right with respect to (i) additional Capital Contributions or loans
to the Partnership or (ii) issuance or sale of any Partnership
Units or other Partnership Interests.
Section 4.4 Other Contribution
Provisions
A. General . If any
Partner is admitted to the Partnership and is given a Capital
Account in exchange for services rendered to the Partnership, such
transaction shall be treated by the Partnership and the affected
Partner as if the Partnership had compensated such Partner in cash,
and the Partner had made a Capital Contribution of such cash to the
capital of the Partnership.
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B. Mergers . To the
extent the Partnership acquires any property (or an indirect
interest therein) by the merger of any other Person into the
Partnership or with or into a Subsidiary of the Partnership in a
triangular merger, Persons who receive Partnership Interests in
exchange for their interest in the Person merging into the
Partnership or with or into a Subsidiary of the Partnership shall
become Partners and shall be deemed to have made Capital
Contributions as provided in the applicable merger agreement (or if
not so provided, as determined by the General Partner in its sole
and absolute discretion) and as set forth in the Partner
Registry.
Section 4.5 No Interest On
Capital
No Partner shall be entitled
to interest on its Capital Contributions or its Capital
Account.
ARTICLE V
DISTRIBUTIONS
Section 5.1 Requirement And
Characterization Of Distributions
A. General . The
General Partner shall distribute at least quarterly an amount equal
to one hundred percent (100%) of the Available Cash of the
Partnership with respect to such quarter or shorter period to the
Partners in accordance with the terms established for the class or
classes of Partnership Interests held by such Partners who are
Partners on the respective Partnership Record Date with respect to
such quarter or shorter period as provided in Sections 5.1.B, 5.1.C
and 5.1.D and in accordance with the respective terms established
for each class of Partnership Interest. Notwithstanding anything to
the contrary contained herein, in no event may a Partner receive a
distribution of Available Cash with respect to a Partnership Unit
for a quarter or shorter period if such Partner is entitled to
receive a distribution with respect to a Share for which such
Partnership Unit has been redeemed or exchanged. Unless otherwise
expressly provided for herein, in Attachment A hereto with
respect to the Series E Preferred Units, or in the terms
established for a new class or series of Partnership Interests
created in accordance with Article IV hereof, no Partnership
Interest shall be entitled to a distribution in preference to any
other Partnership Interest. The General Partner shall make such
reasonable efforts, as determined by it in its sole and absolute
discretion and consistent with the qualification of the General
Partner Entity as a REIT, to distribute Available Cash (a) to
Limited Partners so as to preclude any such distribution or portion
thereof from being treated as part of a sale of property to the
Partnership by a Limited Partner under Section 707 of the Code or
the Regulations thereunder; provided, that, the General Partner and
the Partnership shall not have liability to a Limited Partner under
any circumstances as a result of any distribution to a Limited
Partner being so treated, and (b) to the General Partner in an
amount sufficient to enable the General Partner Entity to make
distributions to its shareholders that will enable the General
Partner Entity to (1) satisfy the requirements for qualification as
a REIT under the Code and the Regulations (the “REIT
Requirements”), and (2) avoid any federal income or excise
tax liability.
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B. Method . (i) Each
holder of Partnership Interests that is entitled to any preference
in distribution (including, without limitation, the preferences in
distribution set forth in Attachment A hereto with respect
to Series E Preferred Units) shall be entitled to a distribution in
accordance with the rights of any such class of Partnership
Interests (and, within such class, pro rata in proportion to the
respective Percentage Interests on such Partnership Record Date);
and
(ii) To the extent there is
Available Cash remaining after the payment of any preference in
distribution in accordance with the foregoing clause (i), with
respect to Partnership Interests that are not entitled to any
preference in distribution, pro rata to each such class in
accordance with the terms of such class (and, within each such
class, pro rata in proportion to the respective Percentage
Interests on such Partnership Record Date).
C. Distributions When
Class B Units Are Outstanding . If for any quarter or shorter
period with respect to which a distribution is to be made (a
“Distribution Period”) Class B Units are outstanding on
the Partnership Record Date for such Distribution Period, the
General Partner shall allocate the Available Cash with respect to
such Distribution Period available for distribution with respect to
the Class A Units and Class B Units collectively between the
Partners who are holders of Class A Units (“Class A”)
and the Partners who are holders of Class B Units (“Class
B”) as follows:
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Class A shall receive that portion of the Available Cash (the
“Class A Share”) determined by multiplying the amount
of Available Cash by the following fraction: |
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Class B shall receive that portion of the Available Cash (the
“Class B Share”) determined by multiplying the amount
of Available Cash by the following fraction: |
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For purposes of the foregoing formulas, (i) “A”
equals the number of Class A Units outstanding on the Partnership
Record Date for such Distribution Period; (ii) “B”
equals the number of Class B Units outstanding on the Partnership
Record Date for such Distribution Period; (iii) “Y”
equals the number of days in the Distribution Period; and (iv)
“X” equals the number of days in the Distribution
Period for which the Class B Units were issued and
outstanding. |
The Class A Share shall be
distributed pro rata among Partners holding Class A Units on the
Partnership Record Date for the Distribution Period in accordance
with the number of Class A Units held by each Partner on such
Partnership Record Date; provided that in no event may a Partner
receive a distribution of Available Cash with respect to a Class A
Unit if a Partner is entitled to receive a distribution with
respect to a Share for which such Class A Unit has been
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redeemed or exchanged. If Class B Shares
were issued on the same date, the Class B Share shall be
distributed pro rata among the Partners holding Class B Units on
the Partnership Record Date for the Distribution Period in
accordance with the number of Class B Units held by each Partner on
such Partnership Record Date. In no event shall any Class B Units
be entitled to receive any distribution of Available Cash for any
Distribution Period ending prior to the date on which such Class B
Units are issued.
D. Distributions When
Class B Units Have Been Issued on Different Dates . If Class B
Units which have been issued on different dates are outstanding on
the Partnership Record Date for any Distribution Period, then the
Class B Units issued on each particular date shall be treated as a
separate series of Partnership Units for purposes of making the
allocation of Available Cash for such Distribution Period among the
holders of Partnership Units (and the formula for making such
allocation, and the definitions of variables used therein, shall be
modified accordingly). Thus, for example, if two series of Class B
Units are outstanding on the Partnership Record Date for any
Distribution Period, the allocation formula for each series,
“Series B1” and “Series B2” would be as
follows:
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Series B1 shall receive that portion of the Available Cash
determined by multiplying the amount of Available Cash by the
following fraction: |
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B1xX1
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Series B2 shall receive that portion of the Available Cash
determined by multiplying the amount of Available Cash by the
following fraction: |
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B2xX2
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For purposes of the foregoing formulas the definitions set
forth in Section 5.1.C.3 remain the same except that (i)
“B1” equals the number of Partnership Units in Series
B1 outstanding on the Partnership Record Date for such Distribution
Period; (ii) “B2” equals the number of Partnership
Units in Series B2 outstanding on the Partnership Record Date for
such Distribution Period; (iii) “X1” equals the number
of days in the Distribution Period for which the Partnership Units
in Series B1 were issued and outstanding; and (iv) “X2”
equals the number of days in the Distribution Period for which the
Partnership Units in Series B2 were issued and
outstanding. |
Section 5.2 Amounts
Withheld
All amounts withheld pursuant
to the Code or any provisions of any state or local tax law and
Section 10.5 with respect to any allocation, payment or
distribution to the General Partner, the Limited Partners or
Assignees shall be treated as amounts distributed to the General
Partner, Limited Partners or Assignees, as the case may be,
pursuant to Section 5.1 for all purposes under this
Agreement.
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Section 5.3 Distributions Upon
Liquidation
Proceeds from a Liquidating
Event shall be distributed to the Partners in accordance with
Section 13.2.
Section 5.4 Revisions To Reflect
Issuance Of Partnership Interests
If the Partnership issues
Partnership Interests to the General Partner or any Additional
Limited Partner pursuant to Article IV hereof, the General Partner
shall make such revisions to this Article V and the Partner
Registry in the books and records of the Partnership as it deems
necessary to reflect the issuance of such additional Partnership
Interests without the consent or approval of any other
Partner.
ARTICLE VI
ALLOCATIONS
Section 6.1 Allocations For Capital
Account Purposes
For purposes of maintaining
the Capital Accounts and in determining the rights of the Partners
among themselves, the Partnership’s items of income, gain,
loss and deduction (computed in accordance with Exhibit B) shall be
allocated among the Partners in each taxable year (or portion
thereof) as provided herein below.
A. Net Income . After
giving effect to the special allocations set forth in Section 1 of
Exhibit C of the Partnership Agreement, Net Income shall be
allocated:
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first, to the General Partner to the extent that Net Losses
previously allocated the General Partner pursuant to Section
6.1.B(6) exceed Net Income previously allocated to the General
Partner pursuant to this clause (1); |
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second, to each DRO Partner until the cumulative Net Income
allocated such DRO Partner under this clause (2) equals the
cumulative Net Losses allocated such DRO Partner under Section
6.1.B(5) (and, among the DRO Partners, pro rata in proportion to
their respective percentages of the cumulative Net Losses allocated
to all DRO Partners pursuant to Section 6.1.B(5)
hereof); |
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(3) |
third, to the General Partner until the cumulative Net Income
allocated under this clause (3) equals the cumulative Net Losses
allocated the General Partner under Section 6.1.B(4); |
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(4) |
fourth, to the holders of any Partnership Interests that are
entitled to any preference upon liquidation until the cumulative
Net Income allocated under this clause (4) equals the cumulative
Net Losses allocated to such Partners under Section
6.1.B(3); |
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(5) |
fifth, to the holders of any Partnership Interests that are
entitled to any preference in distribution in accordance with the
rights of any other class of Partnership Interests until each such
Partnership Interest has been allocated, on a cumulative basis
pursuant to this clause (5), Net Income equal to the amount of
distributions payable that are attributable to the preference of
such class of Partnership Interests whether or not paid (and,
within such class, pro rata in proportion to the respective
Percentage Interests as of the last day of the period for which
such allocation is being made); and |
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finally, with respect to Partnership Interests that are not
entitled to any preference in distribution or with respect to which
distributions are not limited to any preference in distribution,
pro rata to each such class in accordance with the terms of such
class (and, within such class, pro rata in proportion to the
respective Percentage Interests as of the last day of the period
for which such allocation is being made). |
B. Net Losses . After
giving effect to the special allocations set forth in Section 1 of
Exhibit C, Net Losses shall be allocated:
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first, to the holders of Partnership Interests, in proportion
to, and to the extent that, their share of the Net Income
previously allocated pursuant to Section 6.1.A(6) exceeds, on a
cumulative basis, the sum of (a) distributions with respect to such
Partnership Interests pursuant to clause (ii) of Section 5.1.B and
(b) Net Losses allocated under this clause (1); |
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second, with respect to classes of Partnership Interests that
are not entitled to any preference in distribution upon
distribution, pro rata to each such class in accordance with the
terms of such class (and, within such class, pro rata in proportion
to the respective Percentage Interests as of the last day of the
period for which such allocation is being made); provided that Net
Losses shall not be allocated to any Partner pursuant to this
Section 6.1.B(2) to the extent that such allocation would cause
such Partner to have an Adjusted Capital Account Deficit (or
increase any existing Adjusted Capital Account Deficit) (determined
in each case (i) by not including in the Partners’ Adjusted
Capital Accounts any amount that a Partner is obligated to
contribute to the Partnership with respect to any deficit in its
Capital Account pursuant to Section 13.3 and (ii) in the case of a
Partner who also holds classes of Partnership Interests that are
entitled to any preferences in distribution upon liquidation, by
subtracting from such Partners’ Adjusted Capital Account the
amount of such preferred distribution to be made upon liquidation)
at the end of such taxable year (or portion thereof); |
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(3) |
third, with
respect to classes of Partnership Interests that are entitled to
any preference in distribution upon liquidation, in reverse order
of the priorities of each such class (and within each such class,
pro rata in proportion to their respective Percentage Interests as
of the last day of the period for which such allocation is being
made); provided that Net Losses shall not be allocated to any
Partner pursuant to this Section 6.1.B(3) to the extent that such
allocation would
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cause such Partner to have
an Adjusted Capital Account Deficit (or increase any existing
Adjusted Capital Account Deficit) (determined in each case by not
including in the Partners’ Adjusted Capital Accounts any
amount that a Partner is obligated to contribute to the Partnership
with respect to any deficit in its Capital Account pursuant to
Section 13.3) at the end of such taxable year (or portion
thereof);
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(4) |
fourth, to the General Partner in an amount equal to the excess
of (a) the amount of the Partnership Recourse Liabilities over (b)
the Aggregate DRO Amount; |
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(5) |
fifth, to and among the DRO Partners, in proportion to their
respective DRO Amounts, until such time as the DRO Partners as a
group have been allocated cumulative Net Losses pursuant to this
clause (5) equal to the Aggregate DRO Amount; and |
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(6) |
thereafter, to the General Partner. |
C. Allocation of
Nonrecourse Debt . For purposes of Regulation Section
1.752-3(a), the Partners agree that Nonrecourse Liabilities of the
Partnership in excess of the sum of (i) the amount of Partnership
Minimum Gain and (ii) the total amount of Nonrecourse Built-in Gain
shall be allocated by the General Partner by taking into account
facts and circumstances relating to each Partner’s respective
interest in the profits of the Partnership. For this purpose, the
General Partner shall have the sole and absolute discretion in any
fiscal year to allocate such excess Nonrecourse Liabilities among
the Partners in any manner permitted under Code Section 752 and the
Regulations thereunder.
D. Recapture Income .
Any gain allocated to the Partners upon the sale or other taxable
disposition of any Partnership asset shall, to the extent possible
after taking into account other required allocations of gain
pursuant to Exhibit C, be characterized as Recapture Income in the
same proportions and to the same extent as such Partners have been
allocated any deductions directly or indirectly giving rise to the
treatment of such gains as Recapture Income.
Section 6.2 Revisions To Allocations
To Reflect Issuance Of Partnership Interests
If the Partnership issues
Partnership Interests to the General Partner or any Additional
Limited Partner pursuant to Article IV hereof, the General Partner
shall make such revisions to this Article VI and the Partner
Registry in the books and records of the Partnership as it deems
necessary to reflect the terms of the issuance of such Partnership
Interests, including making preferential allocations to classes of
Partnership Interests that are entitled thereto. Such revisions
shall not require the consent or approval of any other
Partner.
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ARTICLE VII
MANAGEMENT AND OPERATIONS
OF BUSINESS
Section 7.1 Management
A. Powers of General
Partner . Except as otherwise expressly provided in this
Agreement, all management powers over the business and affairs of
the Partnership are and shall be exclusively vested in the General
Partner, and no Limited Partner shall have any right to participate
in or exercise control or management power over the business and
affairs of the Partnership. The General Partner may not be removed
by the Limited Partners with or without cause (unless the Shares of
the General Partner Entity corresponding to Partnership Units are
not Publicly Traded, in which case the General Partner may be
removed with or without cause by the Consent of the Partners
holding Partnership Interests representing more than fifty percent
(50%) of the Percentage Interest of the Class A Units). In addition
to the powers now or hereafter granted a general partner of a
limited partnership under applicable law or which are granted to
the General Partner under any other provision of this Agreement,
the General Partner, subject to Section 7.11, shall have full power
and authority to do all things deemed necessary or desirable by it
to conduct the business of the Partnership, to exercise all powers
set forth in Section 3.2 and to effectuate the purposes set forth
in Section 3.1, including, without limitation:
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the making of any expenditures, the lending or borrowing of
money (including, without limitation, making prepayments on loans
and borrowing money to permit the Partnership to make distributions
to its Partners in such amounts as are required under Section 5.1.A
or will permit the General Partner Entity (so long as the General
Partner Entity qualifies as a REIT) to avoid the payment of any
federal income tax (including, for this purpose, any excise tax
pursuant to Section 4981 of the Code) and to make distributions to
its shareholders sufficient to permit the General Partner Entity to
maintain its REIT status), the assumption or guarantee of, or other
contracting for, indebtedness and other liabilities including,
without limitation, the assumption or guarantee of the debt of the
General Partner, its Subsidiaries or the Partnership’s
Subsidiaries, the issuance of evidences of indebtedness (including
the securing of same by mortgage, deed of trust or other lien or
encumbrance on the Partnership’s assets) and the incurring of
any obligations the General Partner deems necessary for the conduct
of the activities of the Partnership; |
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(2) |
the making of tax, regulatory and other filings, or rendering
of periodic or other reports to governmental or other agencies
having jurisdiction over the business or assets of the
Partnership; |
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(3) |
the acquisition, disposition, mortgage, pledge, encumbrance,
hypothecation or exchange of any or all of the assets of the
Partnership (including acquisition of any new assets, the exercise
or grant of any conversion, option, privilege or subscription
right, or other right available in connection with any assets at
any time held by the Partnership) or the merger or other
combination of the Partnership or any Subsidiary with or into
another entity on such terms as the General Partner deems
proper; |
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(4) |
the use of the assets of the Partnership (including, without
limitation, cash on hand) for any purpose consistent with the terms
of this Agreement and on any terms it sees fit, including, without
limitation, the financing of the conduct of the operations of the
General Partner, the Partnership or any of the Partnership’s
Subsidiaries, the lending of funds to other Persons (including,
without limitation, the General Partner, its Subsidiaries and the
Partnership’s Subsidiaries) and the repayment of obligations
of the Partnership and its Subsidiaries and any other Person in
which the Partnership has an equity investment and the making of
capital contributions to its Subsidiaries; |
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(5) |
the management, operation, leasing, landscaping, repair,
alteration, demolition or improvement of any real property or
improvements owned by the Partnership or any Subsidiary of the
Partnership or any Person in which the Partnership has made a
direct or indirect equity investment; |
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the negotiation, execution, and performance of any contracts,
conveyances or other instruments that the General Partner considers
useful or necessary to the conduct of the Partnership’s
operations or the implementation of the General Partner’s
powers under this Agreement, including contracting with
contractors, developers, consultants, accountants, legal counsel,
other professional advisors and other agents and the payment of
their expenses and compensation out of the Partnership’s
assets; |
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(7) |
the mortgage, pledge, encumbrance or hypothecation of any
assets of the Partnership; |
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(8) |
the distribution of Partnership cash or other Partnership
assets in accordance with this Agreement; |
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(9) |
the holding, managing, investing and reinvesting of cash and
other assets of the Partnership; |
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(10) |
the collection and receipt of revenues and income of the
Partnership; |
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(11) |
the selection, designation of powers, authority and duties and
the dismissal of employees of the Partnership (including, without
limitation, employees having titles such as
“president,” “vice president,”
“secretary” and “treasurer”) and agents,
outside attorneys, accountants, consultants and contractors of the
Partnership and the determination of their compensation and other
terms of employment or hiring; |
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the maintenance of such insurance for the benefit of the
Partnership and the Partners as it deems necessary or
appropriate; |
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the formation
of, or acquisition of an interest (including non-voting interests
in entities controlled by Affiliates of the Partnership or third
parties) in, and the contribution of property to, any further
limited or general partnerships, joint ventures, limited liability
companies or other relationships that it deems desirable
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(including, without
limitation, the acquisition of interests in, and the contributions
of funds or property to, or making of loans to, its Subsidiaries
and any other Person in which it has an equity investment from time
to time, or the incurrence of indebtedness on behalf of such
Persons or the guarantee of the obligations of such Persons);
provided that, as long as the General Partner has determined to
continue to qualify as a REIT, the Partnership may not engage in
any such formation, acquisition or contribution that would cause
the General Partner to fail to qualify as a REIT;
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the control of any matters affecting the rights and obligations
of the Partnership, including the settlement, compromise,
submission to arbitration or any other form of dispute resolution
or abandonment of any claim, cause of action, liability, debt or
damages due or owing to or from the Partnership, the commencement
or defense of suits, legal proceedings, administrative proceedings,
arbitrations or other forms of dispute resolution, the
representation of the Partnership in all suits or legal
proceedings, administrative proceedings, arbitrations or other
forms of dispute resolution, the incurring of legal expense and the
indemnification of any Person against liabilities and contingencies
to the extent permitted by law; |
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(15) |
the determination of the fair market value of any Partnership
property distributed in kind, using such reasonable method of
valuation as the General Partner may adopt; |
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(16) |
the exercise, directly or indirectly, through any
attorney-in-fact acting under a general or limited power of
attorney, of any right, including the right to vote, appurtenant to
any assets or investment held by the Partnership; |
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the exercise of any of the powers of the General Partner
enumerated in this Agreement on behalf of or in connection with any
Subsidiary of the Partnership or any other Person in which the
Partnership has a direct or indirect interest, individually or
jointly with any such Subsidiary or other Person; |
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the exercise of any of the powers of the General Partner
enumerated in this Agreement on behalf of any Person in which the
Partnership does not have any interest pursuant to contractual or
other arrangements with such Person; |
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the making, executing and delivering of any and all deeds,
leases, notes, deeds to secure debt, mortgages, deeds of trust,
security agreements, conveyances, contracts, guarantees,
warranties, indemnities, waivers, releases or other legal
instruments or agreements in writing necessary or appropriate in
the judgment of the General Partner for the accomplishment of any
of the powers of the General Partner enumerated in this
Agreement; |
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the distribution of cash to acquire Partnership Units held by a
Limited Partner in connection with a Limited Partner’s
exercise of its Redemption Right under Section 8.6; |
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(21) |
the determination regarding whether a payment to a Partner who
exercises its Redemption Right under Section 8.6 that is assumed by
the General Partner will be paid in the form of the Cash Amount or
the Shares Amount, except as such determination may be limited by
Section 8.6. |
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the acquisition of Partnership Interests in exchange for cash,
debt instruments and other property; |
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(23) |
the maintenance of the Partner Registry in the books and
records of the Partnership to reflect the Capital Contributions and
Percentage Interests of the Partners as the same are adjusted from
time to time to the extent necessary to reflect redemptions,
Capital Contributions, the issuance of Partnership Units, the
admission of any Additional Limited Partner or any Substituted
Limited Partner or otherwise; and |
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the registration of any class of securities of the Partnership
under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended or the Securities
Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and the listing of any debt
securities of the Partnership on any exchange. |
B. No Approval by Limited
Partners . Except as provided in Section 7.11, each of the
Limited Partners agrees that the General Partner is authorized to
execute, deliver and perform the above-mentioned agreements and
transactions on behalf of the Partnership without any further act,
approval or vote of the Partners, notwithstanding any other
provision of this Agreement, the Act or any applicable law, rule or
regulation, to the full extent permitted under the Act or other
applicable law. The execution, delivery or performance by the
General Partner or the Partnership of any agreement authorized or
permitted under this Agreement shall be in the sole and absolute
discretion of the General Partner without consideration of any
other obligation or duty, fiduciary or otherwise, of the
Partnership or the Limited Partners and shall not constitute a
breach by the General Partner of any duty that the General Partner
may owe the Partnership or the Limited Partners or any other
Persons under this Agreement or of any duty stated or implied by
law or equity.
C. Insurance . At all
times from and after the date hereof, the General Partner may cause
the Partnership to obtain and maintain (i) casualty, liability and
other insurance on the properties of the Partnership and (ii)
liability insurance for the Indemnitees hereunder and (iii) such
other insurance as the General Partner, in its sole and absolute
discretion, determines to be necessary.
D. Working Capital and
Other Reserves . At all times from and after the date hereof,
the General Partner may cause the Partnership to establish and
maintain working capital reserves in such amounts as the General
Partner, in its sole and absolute discretion, deems appropriate and
reasonable from time to time, including upon liquidation of the
Partnership under Section 13.
E. No Obligations to
Consider Tax Consequences of Limited Partners . In exercising
their authority under this Agreement, the General Partner (which
for the purposes of this Section 7.1.E shall include, the board of
directors of the General Partner) may, but shall be under no
obligation to, take into account the tax consequences to any
Partner (including the General
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Partner) of any action taken (or not
taken) by the General Partner. The General Partner and the
Partnership shall not have liability to a Limited Partner for
monetary or other damages or otherwise for losses sustained,
liabilities incurred or benefits not derived by such Limited
Partner in connection with such decisions, provided that the
General Partner has acted in good faith and pursuant to its
authority under this Agreement and any such decisions or actions
taken or not taken in accordance with the terms of this Agreement
shall not constitute a breach of any duty owed to the Partnership
or the Limited Partners by law or equity, fiduciary or
otherwise.
Section 7.2 Certificate of Limited
Partnership
The General Partner has
previously filed the Certificate of Limited Partnership with the
Secretary of State of Delaware. To the extent that such action is
determined by the General Partner to be reasonable and necessary or
appropriate, the General Partner shall file amendments to and
restatements of the Certificate of Limited Partnership and do all
the things to maintain the Partnership as a limited partnership (or
a partnership in which the limited partners have limited liability)
under the laws of the State of Delaware and each other state, the
District of Columbia or other jurisdiction in which the Partnership
may elect to do business or own property. Subject to the terms of
Section 8.5.A(4), the General Partner shall not be required, before
or after filing, to deliver or mail a copy of the Certificate of
Limited Partnership or any amendment thereto to any Limited
Partner. The General Partner shall use all reasonable efforts to
cause to be filed such other certificates or documents as may be
reasonable and necessary or appropriate for the formation,
continuation, qualification and operation of a limited partnership
(or a partnership in which the limited partners have limited
liability) in the State of Delaware and any other state, the
District of Columbia or other jurisdiction in which the Partnership
may elect to do business or own property.
Section 7.3 Title to Partnership
Assets
Title to Partnership assets,
whether real, personal or mixed and whether tangible or intangible,
shall be deemed to be owned by the Partnership as an entity, and no
Partners, individually or collectively, shall have any ownership
interest in such Partnership assets or any portion thereof. Title
to any or all of the Partnership assets may be held in the name of
the Partnership, the General Partner or one or more nominees, as
the General Partner may determine, including Affiliates of the
General Partner. The General Partner hereby declares and warrants
that any Partnership assets for which legal title is held in the
name of the General Partner or any nominee or Affiliate of the
General Partner shall be held by the General Partner for the use
and benefit of the Partnership in accordance with the provisions of
this Agreement. All Partnership assets shall be recorded as the
property of the Partnership in its books and records, irrespective
of the name in which legal title to such Partnership assets is
held.
Section 7.4 Reimbursement of the
General Partner
A. No Compensation .
Except as provided in this Section 7.4 and elsewhere in this
Agreement (including the provisions of Articles V and VI regarding
distributions, payments and allocations to which it may be
entitled), the General Partner shall not receive payments from the
Partnership or otherwise be compensated for its services as the
general partner of the Partnership.
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B. Responsibility for
Partnership and General Partner and General Partner Entity
Expenses . The Partnership shall be responsible for and shall
pay all expenses relating to the Partnership’s organization,
the ownership of its assets and its operations. The General Partner
shall be reimbursed on a monthly basis, or such other basis as the
General Partner may determine in its sole and absolute discretion,
for all expenses it incurs relating to or resulting from the
ownership and operation of, or for the benefit of, the Partnership
(including, without limitation, expenses related to the operations
of the General Partner and the General Partner Entity and to the
management and administration of any Subsidiaries of the General
Partner, the General Partner Entity or the Partnership or
Affiliates of the Partnership, such as auditing expenses and filing
fees); provided that (i) the amount of any such reimbursement shall
be reduced by (x) any interest earned by the General Partner with
respect to bank accounts or other instruments or accounts held by
it on behalf of the Partnership as permitted in Section 7.5.A
(which interest is considered to belong to the Partnership and
shall be paid over to the Partnership to the extent not applied to
reimburse the General Partner for expenses hereunder); and (y) any
amount derived by the General Partner from any investments
permitted in Section 7.5.A; (ii) the Partnership shall not be
responsible for any taxes that the General Partner or General
Partner Entity would not have been required to pay if that entity
qualified as a REIT for federal income tax purposes or any taxes
imposed on the General Partner or General Partner Entity by reason
of that entity’s failure to distribute to its shareholders an
amount equal to its taxable income; (iii) the Partnership shall not
be responsible for expenses or liabilities incurred by the General
Partner in connection with any business or assets of the General
Partner other than its ownership of Partnership Interests or
operation of the business of the Partnership or ownership of
interests in Qualified Assets and such other assets permitted in
Section 7.5.A; and (iv) the Partnership shall not be responsible
for any expenses or liabilities of the General Partner that are
excluded from the scope of the indemnification provisions of
Section 7.7.A by reason of the provisions of clause (i), (ii) or
(iii) thereof. The General Partner shall determine in good faith
the amount of expenses incurred by it or the General Partner Entity
related to the ownership of Partnership Interests or operation of,
or for the benefit of, the Partnership. If certain expenses are
incurred that are related both to the ownership of Partnership
Interests or operation of, or for the benefit of, the Partnership
and to the ownership of other assets (other than Qualified Assets
and such other assets permitted under Section 7.5.A) or the
operation of other businesses, such expenses will be allocated to
the Partnership and such other entities (including the General
Partner and General Partner Entity) owning such other assets or
businesses in such a manner as the General Partner in its sole and
absolute discretion deems fair and reasonable. Such reimbursements
shall be in addition to any reimbursement to the General Partner
and the General Partner Entity pursuant to Section 10.3.C and as a
result of indemnification pursuant to Section 7.7. All payments and
reimbursements hereunder shall be characterized for federal income
tax purposes as expenses of the Partnership incurred on its behalf,
and not as expenses of the General Partner or General Partner
Entity.
C. Partnership Interest
Issuance Expenses . The General Partner shall also be
reimbursed for all expenses it incurs relating to any issuance of
Partnership Interests, Shares, Debt of the Partnership, Funding
Debt of the General Partner or rights, options, warrants or
convertible or exchangeable securities pursuant to Article IV
(including, without limitation, all costs, expenses, damages and
other payments resulting from or arising in connection with
litigation related to any of the foregoing), all of which expenses
are considered by the Partners to constitute expenses of, and for
the benefit of, the Partnership.
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D. Purchases of Shares by
the General Partner Entity . If the General Partner Entity
exercises its rights under the Articles of Incorporation to
purchase Shares or otherwise elects to purchase from its
shareholders Shares in connection with a share repurchase or
similar program or for the purpose of delivering such Shares to
satisfy an obligation under any dividend reinvestment or equity
purchase program adopted by the General Partner Entity, any
employee equity purchase plan adopted by the General Partner Entity
or any similar obligation or arrangement undertaken by the General
Partner Entity in the future, the purchase price paid by the
General Partner Entity for those Shares and any other expenses
incurred by the General Partner Entity in connection with such
purchase shall be considered expenses of the Partnership and shall
be reimbursable to the General Partner Entity, subject to the
conditions that: (i) if those Shares subsequently are to be sold by
the General Partner Entity, the General Partner Entity shall pay to
the Partnership any proceeds received by the General Partner Entity
for those Shares (provided that a transfer of Shares for
Partnership Units pursuant to Section 8.6 would not be considered a
sale for such purposes); and (ii) if such Shares are not
retransferred by the General Partner Entity within thirty (30) days
after the purchase thereof, the General Partner Entity shall cause
the Partnership to cancel a number of Partnership Units (rounded to
the nearest whole Partnership Unit) held by the General Partner
Entity equal to the product attained by multiplying the number of
those Shares by a fraction, the numerator of which is one and the
denominator of which is the Conversion Factor.
E. Reimbursement not a
Distribution . Except as set forth in the succeeding sentence,
if and to the extent any reimbursement made pursuant to this
Section 7.4 is determined for federal income tax purposes not to
constitute a payment of expenses of the Partnership, the amount so
determined shall constitute a guaranteed payment with respect to
capital within the meaning of Section 707(c) of the Code, shall be
treated consistently therewith by the Partnership and all Partners
and shall not be treated as a distribution for purposes of
computing the Partners’ Capital Accounts. Amounts deemed paid
by the Partnership to the General Partner in connection with
redemption of Partnership Units pursuant to clause (ii) of
subparagraph (D) above shall be treated as a distribution for
purposes of computing the Partner’s Capital
Accounts.
F. Funding for Certain
Capital Transactions . In the event that the General Partner
Entity shall undertake to acquire (whether by merger,
consolidation, purchase, or otherwise) the assets or equity
interests of another Person and such acquisition shall require the
payment of cash by the General Partner Entity (whether to such
Person or to any other selling party or parties in such transaction
or to one or more creditors, if any, of such Person or such selling
party or parties), (i) the Partnership shall advance to the General
Partner Entity the cash required to consummate such acquisition if,
and to the extent that, such cash is not to be obtained by the
General Partner Entity through an issuance of Shares described in
Section 4.2 or pursuant to a transaction described in Section
7.5.B, (ii) the General Partner Entity shall immediately, upon
consummation of such acquisition, transfer to the Partnership (or
cause to be transferred to the Partnership), in full and complete
satisfaction of such advance and as required by Section 7.5, the
assets or equity interests of such Person acquired by the
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