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AGREEMENT OF LIMITED PARTNERSHIP OF
BEHRINGER HARVARD NORTHWEST HIGHWAY LP
THIS AGREEMENT OF LIMITED PARTNERSHIP (the "AGREEMENT") is made
and
entered into effective as of the ___ day of March, 2005, by and
among BEHRINGER
HARVARD NORTHWEST HIGHWAY GP, LLC, a Texas limited liability
company (the
"GENERAL PARTNER"), BEHRINGER HARVARD SHORT-TERM OPPORTUNITY
FUND I LP, a Texas
limited partnership (the "CLASS A LIMITED PARTNER"), and J.L.
ARMSTRONG TRUST, a
Texas trust, and PAUL AND WILMA NOTHERN FAMILY TRUST, a Texas
trust
(collectively, the "CLASS B LIMITED PARTNERS").
ARTICLE I.
FORMATION, NAME, PRINCIPAL PLACE OF BUSINESS - AGENT
PURPOSES, TERM AND DEFINITIONS
1.0 FORMATION. For and in consideration of the mutual
covenants
herein contained, the Partners hereby form a limited partnership
(hereinafter
the "PARTNERSHIP") under and pursuant to the Texas Revised
Limited Partnership
Act, Tex. Rev. Civ. Stat. Ann., art 6132a-1 (such Act
hereinafter referred to as
"TRLPA"). The Partnership shall be governed by TRLPA. The
Certificate of Limited
Partnership of the Partnership has been or shall promptly be
filed and recorded
in such office and places as is required by TRLPA.
1.1. NAME. The business of the Partnership shall be conducted
under
the name of "Behringer Harvard Northwest Highway LP".
1.2. PARTNERSHIP OFFICE, REGISTERED OFFICE AND REGISTERED AGENT.
The
Partnership shall maintain its principal office in the State of
Texas at 15601
Dallas Parkway, Suite 600, Addison, Texas 75001, or at such
other place as the
General Partner may from time to time designate. The Registered
Office in the
State of Texas is 15601 Dallas Parkway, Suite 600, Addison,
Texas 75001, and the
agent for service of process at such address shall be Gerald J.
Reihsen, III.
The Partnership may maintain such different or additional
offices as the General
Partner may determine.
1.3. PURPOSES. The nature and business of the Partnership and
the
purposes to be conducted and promoted by the Partnership are to
engage solely in
the following activities:
(a) To acquire the Property, and to develop, own, maintain,
operate, finance, refinance, and sell or exchange the Project on
the Property;
and
(b) To exercise all powers enumerated in TRLPA necessary or
convenient to the conduct, promotion or attainment of the
business or purposes
otherwise set forth herein.
1.4. TERM. The Partnership shall continue until December 31,
2055,
unless the business of the Partnership is terminated sooner
pursuant to Article
XV below.
1.5. DEFINITIONS. As used in this Agreement, unless the
context
clearly requires otherwise, the following words and phrases
shall have the
following meanings:
"ADDITIONAL CAPITAL CONTRIBUTIONS" means all amounts paid by
the
Partners to the Partnership as additional capital contributions
under Section
3.2 of this Agreement, except that, as
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provided in Section 3.2, any amounts over $25,000 paid by the
Class B Limited
Partners to the Partnership pursuant to Section 3.2 shall not
count as
Additional Capital Contributions for purposes of this
Agreement.
"ADDITIONAL CAPITAL CONTRIBUTIONS ACCOUNT" means an account
maintained for each Partner equal to (i) all Additional Capital
Contributions
made by such Partner to the Partnership pursuant to Section 3.2
of this
Agreement, less (ii) the aggregate distributions made to such
Partner pursuant
to Sections 6.1(a) and 6.2(a) of this Agreement.
"ADJUSTMENT DATE" means the close of business on the last day
of
any fiscal year of the Partnership.
"AFFILIATE" of a Person means (i) any Person, directly or
indirectly controlling, controlled by or under common control
with the specified
Person; (ii) any Person owning or controlling 10% or more of the
outstanding
voting securities of such specified Person; (iii) any officer,
director,
partner, member or trustee of such specified Person and (iv) if
any Person who
is an Affiliate is an officer, director, partner, member or
trustee of another
Person, such other Person. The term "control" shall mean the
ability, directly
or indirectly, to control the management of an entity.
"AGREEMENT" means this Agreement of Limited Partnership.
"CAPITAL ACCOUNT" means, with respect to each Partner, the
account established and maintained on the books and records of
the Partnership
for each Partner pursuant to Section 3.4 below, adjusted as
provided for
therein.
"CAPITAL CONTRIBUTION" means the amount of money and the
agreed
fair market value of other property or consideration contributed
to the capital
of the Partnership by a Partner.
"CLASS A LIMITED PARTNER" means Behringer Harvard Short-Term
Opportunity Fund I LP, a Texas limited partnership, and any
other Person who has
been admitted as a Class A Limited Partner in the Partnership
pursuant to the
provisions of this Agreement.
"CLASS B LIMITED PARTNERS" means, collectively, J.L.
Armstrong
Trust, a Texas trust, and Paul and Wilma Nothern Family Trust, a
Texas trust,
and any other Person who has been admitted as a Class B Limited
Partner in the
Partnership pursuant to the provisions of this Agreement.
"CODE" means the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 as it may be
amended or revised from time to time, or any provision of
succeeding law.
"CONSTRUCTION LOAN" means the loan contemplated to be
obtained
by the Partnership in the amount of approximately $4,550,000,
the proceeds of
which will be used to pay a portion of the costs of constructing
the Project.
"DISTRIBUTABLE CASH" means all cash, revenues, and funds
received by the Partnership, and any amounts released from
Reserves to the
extent the General Partner deems that the amount released is no
longer required
to be retained in Reserves, less the sum of the following to the
extent paid or
set aside by the Partnership: (a) all principal and interest
payments on
indebtedness of the Partnership and all other sums paid to
lenders; (b) all cash
expenditures incurred incident to the operation of the
Partnership business; (c)
such amounts as may be added to Reserves as the General Partner
deems reasonably
necessary to the proper operation of the Partnership's
business.
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"EQUITY INVESTORS" means the limited partners in Behringer
Harvard Short-Term Opportunity Fund I LP.
"GENERAL PARTNER" means Behringer Harvard Northwest Highway
GP,
LLC, a Delaware limited liability company, and any other Person
who has been
admitted as a General Partner in the Partnership pursuant to the
provisions of
this Agreement.
"IMPROVEMENTS" shall mean any improvements and related
amenities
now located or to be constructed on the Property.
"INITIAL CAPITAL CONTRIBUTIONS" means each Partner's Capital
Contribution pursuant to Section 3.1.
"INITIAL CAPITAL CONTRIBUTION ACCOUNT" means, as to each
Partner, (a) the Initial Capital Contribution made by such
Partner pursuant to
Section 3.1 of this Agreement, less (ii) the aggregate
distributions made to
such Partner pursuant to Sections 6.1(b) and 6.2(b) of this
Agreement.
"IRR" means, as to the Class A Limited Partner, the actual
internal rate of return on the actual investment made by the
Class A Limited
Partner in respect of the Partnership (not including any
internal "load"
assessed by the Class A Limited Partner with respect to the
investments by the
Equity Investors), as calculated by the General Partner on a
compounded annual
basis taking into consideration the timing and amount of the
investments made by
the Class A Limited Partner in respect of the Partnership as
well as the timing
and amount of all distributions received as a result of such
investment. For
purposes of calculating the IRR, all Property owned by the
Partnership shall be
treated as a single investment and the income from the Property
owned by the
Partnership shall be treated as from a single source.
"IRR RETURN" means an amount which, when aggregated with all
other distributions from the Partnership received by the Class A
Limited
Partner, results in an IRR to the Class A Limited Partner of
twenty-five percent
(25%).
"LIMITED PARTNERS" means the Class A Limited Partner, the
Class
B Limited Partners and any other Person who is admitted as a
limited partner in
the Partnership pursuant to the provisions of Article VIII.
"MAJORITY IN INTEREST" shall mean Limited Partners owning
more
than fifty percent (50%) of the Residual Percentages.
"NONRECOURSE DEDUCTIONS" has the meaning set forth in
Sections
1.704-2(b)(1) and 1.702-2(c) of the Regulations. Subject to the
preceding
sentence, the amount of Nonrecourse Deductions for a Partnership
fiscal year
equals the excess, if any, of the net increase, if any, in the
amount of
Partnership Minimum Gain during the fiscal year (determined
under Section
1.704-2(d) of the Regulations) over the aggregate amount of any
distributions
during the fiscal year of proceeds of a Nonrecourse Liability
that are allocable
to an increase in Partnership Minimum Gain (determined under
Section 1.704-2(h)
of the Regulations).
"NONRECOURSE LIABILITY" has the meaning set forth in Section
1.704-2(b)(3) of the Regulations.
"OPERATING EXPENSES" means all the cash expenditures made or
required to be made by the Partnership in connection with the
operation of the
Partnership in the ordinary course of business,
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including without limitation, cash expenditures made or required
to be made by
the Partnership in connection with the construction,
development, ownership,
management, improvement, operation, maintenance, financing and
upkeep of the
Project, as well as debt service (principal and interest) and
capital
expenditures of the Partnership; provided, however, Operating
Expenses shall not
include (i) any overhead or general administrative costs or
expenses of the
General Partner or salaries or other compensation paid to its
employees,
officers, directors or shareholders (unless specifically
provided for in this
Agreement); (ii) any expenditures paid from cash Reserves of the
Partnership
(provided that to the extent any capital expenditures are made
in excess of any
such Reserves established for such capital expenditures, such
excess amounts
shall be included as an Operating Expense); and (iii) non-cash
items such as
depreciation and amortization.
"PARTIALLY ADJUSTED CAPITAL ACCOUNTS" means, with respect to
any
Partner as of an Adjustment Date, the Capital Account of such
Partner as of the
beginning of the fiscal year ending on such Adjustment Date
(where such Capital
Account does not reflect such Partner's share of either
cumulative Partner
Minimum Gain or cumulative Partnership Minimum Gain), after
giving effect to all
allocations of items of income, gain, loss or deduction not
included in Profits
and Losses and all Capital Contributions and distributions
during such period,
but before giving effect to any allocations of Profits or Losses
for such period
pursuant to Section 7.1 hereof, increased by (a) such Partner's
share of
Partnership Minimum Gain as of the end of such fiscal year, and
(b) such
Partner's share of Partner Minimum Gain as of the end of such
fiscal year.
"PARTNER" means each of the General Partner and the Limited
Partners, and "Partners" means collectively all of such
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.
"PARTNER NONRECOURSE DEBT" has the meaning set forth in
Section
1.704-2(b)(4) of the Regulations.
"PARTNER NONRECOURSE DEDUCTIONS" has the meaning set forth
in
Section 1.704-2(i) of the Regulations. Subject to the foregoing,
the amount of
Partner Nonrecourse Deductions with respect to a Partner
Nonrecourse Debt for a
Partnership fiscal year equals the excess, if any, of the net
increase, if any,
in the amount of Partner Minimum Gain attributable to such
Partner Nonrecourse
Debt during that fiscal year over the aggregate amount of any
distribution
during that fiscal year to the Partner that bears the economic
risk of loss for
such Partner Nonrecourse Debt to the extent such distributions
are from the
proceeds of such Partner Nonrecourse Debt and are allocable to
an increase in
Partner Minimum Gain attributable to such Partner Nonrecourse
Debt, determined
in accordance with Section 1.704-2(i) of the Regulations.
"PARTNERSHIP MINIMUM GAIN" has the meaning set forth in
Section
1.704-2(d) of the Regulations. Subject to the foregoing,
Partnership Minimum
Gain shall equal the amount of gain, if any, which would be
recognized by the
Partnership with respect to each nonrecourse liability of the
Partnership (or
Property Owner) if the Partnership were to transfer the
Partnership property (or
the Property Owner were to transfer the Property Owner property)
which is
subject to such nonrecourse liability in full satisfaction
thereof.
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"PARTNERSHIP VOTE" shall mean a vote of the Partners. A
Partnership Vote may be conducted at a meeting of the General
Partner and the
Limited Partners, which meeting may take place by means of
telephone conference,
video conference or similar communications equipment by means of
which all
Persons participating therein can hear each other.
Alternatively, a Partnership
Vote may be conducted by notice sent by the General Partner to
the Limited
Partners, which notice shall set forth (a) the matter with
respect to which the
Partnership Vote is to be made and (b) the time period within
which the General
Partner and the Limited Partners must respond to the notice.
Such time period
shall not be less than seven (7) business days or more than
fourteen (14)
business days. If the General Partner or any Limited Partner
does not respond to
the notice within the time period specified in the notice, such
Partner shall be
deemed to have given its written consent in favor of the matter
set forth in the
notice. If a written consent or consents setting forth the
matter to be
determined is signed by the General Partner and a Majority in
Interest of the
Limited Partners, Approval by Partnership Vote shall be deemed
to have been
obtained with respect to such matter.
"PERSON" means any individual or entity, and the heirs,
executors, administrators, legal representatives, successors and
assigns of such
Person where the context so admits, and, unless the context
otherwise requires,
the singular shall include the plural, and the masculine gender
shall include
the feminine and the neuter and vice versa.
"PREFERRED RETURN" means, for each Limited Partner, an
amount
that accrues at the rate of twelve percent (12%) per annum on
all Capital
Contributions from the date such contributions are made to the
Partnership until
they are returned to the contributing Limited Partner.
"PRIME RATE" means the "prime rate" as published in The Wall
Street Journal (Eastern Edition) under its "Money Rates" column
and specified as
"[t]he base rate on corporate loans at large U.S. commercial
banks," or, if no
longer published as such, the rate of interest announced from
time to time by
Bank of America, N.A., as its prime rate, base rate or reference
rate. If The
Wall Street Journal (Eastern Edition) publishes more than one
"Prime Rate" under
its "Money Rates" column, then the Prime Rate shall be the
average of such
rates. If The Wall Street Journal (Eastern Edition) is not
published on a date
when Prime Rate is to be determined, then Prime Rate shall be
the Prime Rate
published on the first date of publication which precedes the
date on which the
Prime Rate is to be determined.
"PROFITS" AND "LOSSES" means, for each fiscal year or other
period, an amount equal to the Partnership's taxable income or
loss for such
year or period, determined in accordance with Code Section
703(a) (for this
purpose, all items of income, gain, loss or deduction required
to be stated
separately pursuant to Code Section 703(a)(1) shall be included
in taxable
income or loss), with the following adjustments:
(a) Any income of the Partnership that is exempt from
federal
income tax and not otherwise taken into account in computing
Profits and Losses
pursuant to this subsection (a) shall be added to such taxable
income or loss;
(b) Any expenditure of the Partnership described in Code
Section
705(a)(2)(B) or treated as Code Section 705(a)(2)(B)
expenditures pursuant to
Regulations Section 1.704(b)(2)(iv)(i), and not otherwise taken
into account in
computing Profits or Losses pursuant to this subsection (b)
shall be subtracted
from such taxable income or loss;
(c) In the event the Gross Asset Value of any of the
Partnership
assets is adjusted pursuant to subsections (b) or (c) of the
definition of Gross
Asset Value, the amount of such adjustment shall be taken into
account as gain
or loss from the disposition of such asset for purposes of
computing Profits or
Losses;
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(d) Gain or loss resulting from any disposition of
Partnership
assets with respect to which gain or loss is recognized for
federal income tax
purposes shall be computed by reference to the Gross Asset Value
of the property
disposed of, notwithstanding that the adjusted tax basis of such
property
differs from its Gross Asset Value;
(e) In lieu of the depreciation, amortization and other cost
recovery deductions taken into account in computing such taxable
income or loss,
there shall be taken into account depreciation computed in
accordance with
Section 1.704-1(b)(2)(iv)(g) of the Regulations for such fiscal
year or other
period; and
(f) Notwithstanding anything contained herein to the
contrary,
any items which are specially allocated pursuant to Sections
7.3(a), 7.3(b),
7.3(c), 7.3(d), 7.3(e) and 7.3(f) shall not be taken into
account in computing
Profits or Losses.
"PROJECT" means the residential subdivision containing a
minimum
of 19 lots to be developed by the Partnership on the
Property.
"PROPERTY" means the tract of land (and all rights and
appurtenances incident thereto) described in EXHIBIT A attached
hereto and all
Improvements located, or to be constructed, or developed
thereon.
"PURCHASE AGREEMENT" means the contract of sale dated
January
21, 2005, between Milli A. Brown and J.D. Whitworth, as Seller,
and HomeAmerica,
Inc. or assigns, as Buyer, covering the Property.
"REGULATIONS" means the federal income tax regulations,
including temporary regulations, promulgated under the Code, as
such regulations
may be amended from time to time (including corresponding
provisions of
succeeding regulations).
"RESERVES" means funds set aside or amounts allocated to
reserves for working capital, taxes, insurance, debt service or
other costs and
expenses incident to the ownership and operation of the
Properties. The amount
of funds to be set aside in Reserves shall be determined by the
General Partner
in the General Partner's sole discretion.
"RESIDUAL PERCENTAGE" means (a) one tenth of one percent
(.1%)
as to the General Partner, (b) seventy-nine and nine-tenths
percent (79.9%) as
to the Class A Limited Partner, and (c) twenty percent (20%) as
to the Class B
Limited Partners.
"TARGET ACCOUNT" means, with respect to any Partner as of
any
Adjustment Date, a balance (which may be positive or negative)
equal to the
hypothetical amount that such Partner would receive upon the
liquidation of the
Partnership, assuming that (a) all assets of the Partnership
were sold for an
amount equal to their respective Gross Asset Values, (b) all
liabilities of the
Partnership allocable to those properties became due and were
satisfied in
accordance with their terms (limited with respect to each
non-recourse
liability, to the Gross Asset Value of the asset securing such
liability), and
(c) all net assets of the Partnership were distributed pursuant
to Section 6.1
hereof, computed after the Capital Contributions have been made
for the period
ending on such Adjustment Date. The General Partner shall
determine Gross Asset
Value from year to year or at any point in time as needed.
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ARTICLE II.
PARTNERS
2.1. GENERAL PARTNER. The name and address of the General
Partner is
as follows:
NAME ADDRESS
Behringer Harvard Northwest 15601 Dallas Parkway
Highway GP, LLC Suite 600
Addison, Texas 75001
Attn: Gerald J. Reihsen, III
2.2. LIMITED PARTNERS. The name and address of the Limited
Partners
are as follows:
NAME ADDRESS
Behringer Harvard Short-Term Opportunity 15601 Dallas
Parkway
Fund I LP Suite 600
Addison, Texas 75001
Attn: Gerald J. Reihsen, III
J.L. Armstrong Trust 5956 Sherry Lane
Suite 1000
Dallas, Texas 75225
Attn: David Carruth
Paul and Wilma Nothern Family Trust 5956 Sherry Lane
Suite 1000
Dallas, Texas 75225
Attn: Paul Nothern
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ARTICLE III.
CAPITAL
3.1. INITIAL CAPITAL CONTRIBUTIONS.
(a) The General Partner has contributed or shall contribute
cash in the amount of $1.00 to the capital of the
Partnership.
(b) The Class A Limited Partner has contributed or shall
contribute cash in the amount of $__________ to the capital of
the Partnership.
(c) The Class B Limited Partners have contributed or shall
contribute cash in the amount of $25,000.00 each (for an
aggregate of
$50,000.00) to the capital of the Partnership.
3.3. ADDITIONAL CAPITAL CONTRIBUTIONS.
(a) If at any time the General Partner determines that the
Partnership requires funds over and above the Initial Capital
Contributions and
the proceeds of the Construction Loan to pay development
expenses in respect of
the Project or for Operating Expenses (collectively, "CASH
NEEDS"), then the
General Partner may send the Limited Partners written notice
("ADDITIONAL
CAPITAL NOTICE") describing the purpose for which the funds are
needed and
requesting that the Limited Partners contribute in cash such
amounts as are
necessary to satisfy such Cash Needs as an Additional Capital
Contribution to
the Partnership. If so requested, the Class A Limited Partner
and the Class B
Limited Partners shall each be obligated to make an Additional
Capital
Contribution in an amount equal to fifty percent (50%) of the
Cash Needs
specified in the Additional Capital Notice. The time for the
payment of any
Additional Capital Contribution to the Partnership shall be
determined by the
General Partner, but shall in no event be less than ten (10)
days after the
delivery of the Additional Capital Notice. Notwithstanding
anything contained
herein to the contrary, only the first $25,000 of funds
contributed by the Class
B Limited Partners pursuant to this Section 3.2(a) shall be
counted as
Additional Capital Contributions, and the Class B Limited
Partners' Capital
Account shall be adjusted accordingly. All funds contributed by
the Class A
Limited Partner pursuant to this Section 3.2(a) shall be counted
as Additional
Capital Contributions.
(b) In addition to, or in lieu of, requesting Additional
Capital Contributions to the Partnership pursuant to Section
3.2(a) above, the
General Partner, or any other Partner upon request by the
General Partner, may
lend or advance money to the Partnership to pay Operating
Expenses, provided the
financing terms are substantially similar to (or more favorable
than) loans
which the Partnership could obtain on a competitive arms-length
basis. If the
General Partner is unable to determine whether the financing
terms are
competitive on an arms length basis, the General Partner may
seek a Partnership
Vote on the issue, or may seek and rely upon the advice of an
independent expert
in financing. If any Partner makes any loan or loans to the
Partnership or
advances money on its behalf, the amount of any loan or advance
shall not be
treated as a Capital Contribution but shall be treated as a debt
due from the
Partnership to such Partner.
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3.3 FAILURE TO MAKE CAPITAL CONTRIBUTION.
(a) If any Partner fails to timely contribute all or any
portion of any Initial Capital Contribution or Additional
Capital Contribution
required of such Partner, then such Partner shall be considered
a "DELINQUENT
PARTNER." The Partnership may, upon notice to a Delinquent
Partner, exercise
either one of the following remedies as its sole remedy:
(i) permit the non-Delinquent Partner(s) to advance
that portion of the required Capital Contribution that is in
default as a loan
(a "DEFAULT LOAN") with the following results: (A) the sum thus
advanced shall
constitute a loan to the Delinquent Partner; (B) such loan and
all accrued
unpaid interest thereon shall be due on demand, or if no demand
is made, twelve
(12) months after such advance is made; (C) the loan shall bear
interest at the
lesser of twelve percent (12%) per annum or the highest rate
permitted by
applicable law, from the date made until the date fully repaid
compounding
monthly; (D) all Partnership distributions and other payments
that otherwise
would be made to the Delinquent Partner (whether before or after
dissolution of
the Partnership) under this Agreement (including those under
Article 6) shall be
paid to the non-Delinquent Partner until the loan and all
interest accrued
thereon is paid in full (with all such payments being applied
first to accrued
and unpaid interest and then to principal and being deemed to be
a distribution
or payment (as may apply) to the Delinquent Partner, and, in
turn, a payment by
the Delinquent Partner with respect to the loan from the
non-Delinquent
Partner); and (E) the non-Delinquent Partner may, in addition to
the other
rights granted herein, take such action as the non-Delinquent
Partner may deem
appropriate to obtain payment of the loan at the expense of the
Delinquent
Partner; or
(ii) permit the non-Delinquent Partner to contribute
the Capital Contribution not made by the Delinquent Partner as a
Capital
Contribution made by the non-Delinquent Partner, in which case
the
non-Delinquent Partner shall have its Residual Percentage
increased and the
Delinquent Partner shall have its Residual Percentage decreased
in the following
manner: (A) if the Capital Contribution not made by the
Delinquent Partner and
made by the non-Delinquent Partner is an Initial Capital
Contribution, then (1)
the Residual Percentage of the non-Delinquent Partner
immediately following such
Capital Contribution shall be increased by an amount equal to
175% x A/B
(expressed as a percentage), where `A' equals the amount the
non-Delinquent
Partner contributed in respect of the Delinquent Partner's
required Initial
Capital Contribution, and `B' equals the sum of all unreturned
Capital
Contributions previously made to the Partnership after giving
effect to the
amounts advanced under this Section 3.3(a)(ii) on behalf of the
Delinquent
Partner; and (2) the Residual Percentage of the Delinquent
Partner shall be
decreased by the increase of the non-Delinquent Partner's
Residual Percentage;
and (B) if the Capital Contribution not made by the Delinquent
Partner and made
by the non-Delinquent Partner is an Additional Capital
Contribution, then (1)
the Residual Percentage of the non-Delinquent Partner
immediately following such
Capital Contribution shall be increased by an amount equal to
125% x A/B
(expressed as a percentage), where `A' equals the amount the
non-Delinquent
Partner contributed in respect of the Delinquent Partner's
required Additional
Capital Contribution, and `B' equals the sum of all unreturned
Capital
Contributions previously made to the Partnership after giving
effect to the
amounts advanced under this Section 3.3(a)(ii) on behalf of the
Delinquent
Partner; and (2) the Residual Percentage of the Delinquent
Partner shall be
decreased by the increase of the non-Delinquent Partner's
Residual Percentage.
An example of the operation of this Section 3.3(a)(ii) is
attached hereto as
EXHIBIT B.
(b) The exercise by the Partnership of the remedies set
forth in Section 3.3(a) above shall be determined by the
non-Delinquent Partners
in their sole discretion and not by the Delinquent Partners.
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(c) With respect to any efforts by the General Partner to
obtain loans to the Partnership from a third party or a Partner
(including the
General Partner), the financing terms must be substantially
similar to (or more
favorable than) loans which the Partnership could obtain on a
competitive
arms-length basis. If the General Partner is unable to determine
whether the
financing terms are competitive on an arms-length basis, the
General Partner may
seek a Partnership Vote on the issue, or may seek and rely upon
the advice of an
independent expert in financing. If any Partner makes any loan
or loans to the
Partnership or advances money on its behalf, the amount of any
loan or advance
shall not be treated as a Capital Contribution but shall be
treated as a debt
due from the Partnership to such Partner.
3.4 CAPITAL ACCOUNTS. The Partnership shall establish and
maintain
on its books and records for each Partner a capital account
(collectively the
"CAPITAL ACCOUNTS") in accordance with Section 1.704-1(b)(2)(iv)
of the
Regulations. Subject to the foregoing, each Partner's Capital
Account generally
shall be:
(a) increased by (i) the amount of money contributed by such
Partner to the Partnership, including Partnership liabilities
assumed by such
Partner; (ii) the fair market value of property (net of
liabilities securing
such property that the Partnership has assumed, or taken subject
to, under
Section 752 of the Code), or other consideration contributed by
such Partner to
the Partnership; and (iii) allocations to such Partner of Net
Profits (and items
thereof, including certain tax exempt income) and income and
gain described in
Section 1.704-(b)(2)(iv)(g) of the Regulations; and
(b) decreased by (i) the amount of money distributed to such
Partner by the Partnership, including such Partner's individual
liabilities
assumed by the Partnership; (ii) the fair market value of all
property
distributed to such Partner by the Partnership (net of
liabilities that such
Partner is considered to assume or take subject to under Section
752 of the
Code); and (iii) allocations to such Partner of Net Losses and
deductions,
including expenses described in Section 705(a)(2)(B) of the Code
which are not
deductible for tax purposes.
3.5 INTEREST ON AND WITHDRAWAL OF CAPITAL CONTRIBUTIONS. Neither
the
General Partner nor the Limited Partners shall be entitled to
receive any
interest on Capital Contributions, nor shall the General Partner
or the Limited
Partners be entitled to withdraw their Capital Contributions
from the
Partnership, except pursuant to the terms and conditions of this
Agreement.
ARTICLE IV.
MANAGEMENT OF PARTNERSHIP AND DEVELOPMENT OF THE PROJECT
4.1. GENERAL POWERS OF GENERAL PARTNER. The General Partner,
acting
alone, shall be authorized and empowered to make all decisions
and to act on
behalf of the Partnership and be solely responsible for the
operation and
management of the business of the Partnership, with all rights
and powers
generally conferred by applicable law or necessary, advisable or
consistent in
connection therewith, including without limitation to cause the
Partnership to
make all decisions, take all actions as may be necessary for the
Partnership to
perform fully, and promptly satisfy and discharge each and every
obligation or
responsibility of the Partnership.
4.2 SPECIFIC POWERS OF THE GENERAL PARTNER. By way of
illustration
of the General Partner's power and authority pursuant to Section
4.1 and not as
a limitation thereon, the General Partner shall have the
unilateral right and
power to take any and all of the following actions on behalf of
the Partnership:
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(a) to take actions normal or customary for the owner of
businesses similar to that operated by the Partnership;
(b) to perform any and all acts necessary or appropriate in
connection with the business of the Partnership;
(c) to procure and maintain appropriate insurance covering
the property of the Partnership;
(d) to take and hold all property and assets of the
Partnership, real, personal and mixed, in the name of the
Partnership;
(e) to execute and deliver deeds, deeds of trust, notes,
leases, subleases, mortgages, bills of sale, financing
statements, security
agreements and any and all other instruments necessary or
incidental to the
conduct of the business of the Partnership and the financing
thereof;
(f) to coordinate all accounting and clerical functions of
the Partnership and employ and contract such accountants,
lawyers, managers,
agents and other management or service personnel as may from
time to time be
required to carry on the business of the Partnership;
(g) to sell, lease, sublease, assign, convey, transfer,
exchange, grant easements and servitudes or otherwise dispose of
all or any part
of the property and assets of the Partnership;
(h) to borrow money, whether on a secured or unsecured
basis, or to refinance, recast, modify or extend any loan to the
Partnership
which is secured by the Properties or other assets of the
Partnership (this
provision being intended, without limitation, to enable the
General Partner to
take all actions necessary to obtain and refinance, recast,
modify or extend the
Construction Loan);
(i) to engage in any kind of activity and to perform and
carry out contracts of any kind necessary to, or in connection
with, or
incidental to, the development and operation of the Property as
may be lawfully
carried on or performed by a limited partnership under the laws
of each state in
which the Partnership is then formed, qualified, or does
business;
(j) to file on behalf of the Partnership a voluntarily
bankruptcy petition, or an action seeking or consenting to the
appointment of a
receiver, liquidator, assignee, trustee, sequestrator, custodian
or any similar
official for the Partnership or a substantial portion of its
assets, or a
petition or answer seeking reorganization, arrangement,
composition,
readjustment, liquidation or similar relief under any statute,
law or
regulation, or to take any action in furtherance of the
foregoing;
(k) to admit any new Partner to the Partnership;
(l) to enter into a merger, to execute appropriate
documents, including without limitation deeds, in connection
with any such sale
or merger, and to collect and administer the proceeds of any
such merger; and
(m) to adjust, settle or compromise any claim, obligation,
debt, demand, suit or judgment against the Partnership or any
Partner in its
capacity as a Partner, or waive any breach of or default in any
monetary or
non-monetary obligation owed to the Company,
4.3. LIMITED PARTNER PARTICIPATION IN MANAGEMENT. The
Limited
Partners, as limited partners, shall not participate in the
operation or
management of the business of the Partnership, or
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transact any business for or in the name of the Partnership, and
the Limited
Partners, as the limited partners, shall not have any right or
power to sign for
or bind the Partnership in any manner, except as expressly
provided under the
provisions of this Agreement. Any rights of the Limited Partners
to consent to
and approve of certain matters under the provisions of this
Agreement shall not
be deemed a participation in the operation and management of the
business of the
Partnership or the exercise of control of the Partnership
business. Except as
may be otherwise expressly provided herein, the Limited Partners
shall not have
the right to vote on any matter concerning the management and
affairs of the
Partnership.
4.3. PAYMENT OF COSTS AND EXPENSES. The Partnership will be
responsible for paying all costs and expenses of forming and
continuing the
Partnership, acquiring the Property, and conducting the business
of the
Partnership, including, without limitation, accounting costs,
legal expenses and
office supplies. In the event any such costs and expenses are
incurred and paid
by the General Partner on behalf of the Partnership, then,
except as expressly
provided to the contrary in this Agreement, such Partner shall
be entitled to be
reimbursed for such payment so long as such cost or expense was
reasonably
necessary and is reasonable in amount. The Partnership may use
the proceeds of
any revenues of the Partnership to reimburse a Partner for any
such costs and
expenses so paid.
4.4. DEVELOPMENT OF PROJECT. The Partnership shall enter into
a
Development Agreement with MHC HomeAmerica, Inc., a Texas
corporation ("MHC"),
pursuant to which MHC shall be obligated to complete the
development of the
Project by having all lots ready for residential construction
(i.e., fully
improved, with all streets and utilities in place and ready for
the issuance of
building permits) within twelve (12) months after the date of
acquisition of the
Property, subject to extension on a day-for-day basis for
documented rain
delays.
4.5. REIMBURSEMENT OF EXPENSES. Upon the closing of the
Construction
Loan, the Partnership shall reimburse each Partner (or its
Affiliate) for all
amounts advanced by such Partner (or its Affiliates) prior to
the formation of
the Partnership in connection with the acquisition of the
Property, together
with interest thereon at the rate of 12% from the date advanced
until repaid.
4.6. FEES PAYABLE BY THE PARTNERSHIP TO PARTNERS AND
AFFILIATES
(a) DEVELOPMENT FEE. Pursuant to the Development Agreement,
MHC shall be paid a general/administrative fee in the total
amount of $66,000,
which fee shall be payable in twelve (12) equal monthly
installments of $5,500
each, commencing upon the date of acquisition of the Property
and continuing
until the expiration of twelve (12) months after the date of
acquisition of the
Property. In the event all of the lots are completed and
conveyed prior to the
expiration of such twelve (12) month period, then the remaining
balance of such
fee shall be payable in a lump sum at the closing of the
conveyance of the final
lot. Notwithstanding anything contained herein to the contrary,
no further
installments of such fee shall be payable if MHC is no longer
diligently and
actively pursuing the completion of the Project.
(b) BROKERAGE COMMISSION. Upon the closing of the Purchase
Agreement, David Carruth (an Affiliate of the Class B Limited
Partners) shall
receive a brokerage commission in the amount of $242,000 from
the Seller of the
Property.
4.7 OTHER COMPENSATION. Except as provided in this Agreement,
no
Partner or its Affiliate shall be entitled to any compensation
unless approved
by Partnership Vote.
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4.8. PURCHASE AGREEMENT. Concurrently with the execution of
this
Agreement, the Class B Limited Partners shall cause HomeAmerica,
Inc. to execute
an assignment in form satisfactory to the General Partner,
assigning all of its
rights under the Purchase Agreement, specifically including,
without limitation,
all earnest money deposited thereunder, to the Partnership.
4.9. CONSTRUCTION LOAN. In order to fund a portion of the costs
of
the acquisition of the Property and the development of the
Project, the General
Partner shall use its commercially reasonable efforts to obtain
for the
Partnership the Construction Loan. The General Partner shall
provide or cause
its Affiliates to provide any guarantees required in connection
with the
Construction Loan. Upon the closing of the Construction Loan,
the Class A
Limited Partner shall receive a distribution in the amount
necessary to reduce
its Capital Account to $2,000,000.
4.10. DEED RESTRICTIONS. The Property will be subject to
deed
restrictions to be recorded prior to the conveyance of the first
lot, including
(without limitation) a provision that the General Partner or its
Affiliates
shall have the right to repurchase, at the original sales price,
any lot on
which construction of a residence has not been commenced within
twenty-four (24)
months from the date of the original sale of the lot. The
repurchase right with
respect to each respective lot shall terminate upon the earlier
of (a) the
commencement of construction of a residence on the applicable
lot, or (b) the
date on which all of the lots in the Project have been conveyed
by the
Partnership to purchasers. At the General Partner's discretion,
such period may
be extended subject to the purchasing ability of a specific
buyer.
4.11. SALE OF LOTS. The price and other terms and conditions for
all
contracts for the sale of lots shall be subject to the prior
approval of the
General Partner in its sole discretion, with the exception of
the current
offering from Zachary Custom Builders for eleven (11) designated
lots (i.e.,
lots 2, 3, 4, and 11 through 18) at an aggregate price of
$4,402,000. Without
limiting the foregoing, the Partnership shall not be obligated
to pay any
commissions on lot sales without the prior approval of the
General Partner in
each instance. No Partner or its Affiliates shall be entitled to
any commissions
for lot sales.
ARTICLE VI.
RIGHTS AND POWERS OF PARTNERS
5.1. LIMITATION OF LIABILITY.
(a) LIMITATION ON LIABILITY OF LIMITED PARTNERS. The Limited
Partners shall not be bound by, or personally liable for,
obligations or
liabilities of the Partnership to outside third parties beyond
the amount of
their Capital Contributions to the Partnership, and the Limited
Partners shall
not be required to contribute any capital to the Partnership for
any obligations
to third parties in excess of the Capital Contributions actually
made under
Sections 3.1 and 3.2 hereof.
(b) LIMITATION ON LIABILITY OF GENERAL PARTNER. The General
Partner (including its members, officers, directors, agents,
employees and
representatives) shall not be liable or responsible in damages
or otherwise to
the Partnership or any Partner for any liability or loss
relating to the
performance or nonperformance of any act concerning the business
of the
Partnership, provided the General Partner was not guilty of
gross negligence or
willful misconduct.
5.2. INDEMNIFICATION.
(a) The General Partner (including its members, officers,
directors, agents, employees and representatives) shall be
indemnified by the
Partnership to the fullest extent permitted by law, against any
losses,
judgments, liabilities, expenses and amounts paid in settlement
of any claims
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sustained by it or any of them in connection with the
Partnership, provided that
(1) the General Partner has determined, in good faith, that such
course of
conduct was in, and not opposed to, the best interests of the
Partnership and
such liability or loss was not the result of gross negligence or
willful
misconduct, or a material breach of this Agreement on the part
of the General
Partner or such person, and (2) any such indemnification will
only be
recoverable from the assets of the Partnership and the Limited
Partners shall
not have any liability on account thereof. All rights to
indemnification
permitted herein and payment of associated expenses shall not be
affected by the
dissolution or other cessation of the existence of the General
Partner, or the
withdrawal, adjudication of bankruptcy or insolvency of the
General Partner.
(b) Expenses incurred in defending a threatened or pending
civil, administrative or criminal action, suit or proceeding
against any person
who may be entitled to indemnification pursuant to this Section
6.2 may be paid
by the Partnership in advance of the final disposition of such
action, suit or
proceeding, if (1) the legal action relates to the performance
of duties or
services by such person on behalf of the Partnership, (2) the
legal action is
initiated by a third party who is not a Limited Partner, and (3)
such person
undertakes to repay the advanced
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