AGREEMENT OF LIMITED
PARTNERSHIP
OF ROME ACQUISITION LIMITED
PARTNERSHIP
This Agreement of Limited Partnership of Rome
Acquisition Limited Partnership (the or this “
Agreement ”), a Delaware limited partnership (the
“ Partnership ”), is entered into effective as
of November 15, 2006 (the “ Effective Date ”)
among WH Rome Partners LLC, a Delaware limited liability company,
as a General Partner (“ Macklowe ”, in its
capacity as a General Partner) and as a Limited Partner (“
Macklowe Company ”, in its capacity as a Limited
Partner), and Meadow Star LLC, a Delaware limited liability
company, as a General Partner (“ Icahn ”, in its
capacity as a General Partner) and as a Limited Partner (“
Icahn Company ”, in its capacity as a Limited
Partner). In consideration of the premises and covenants contained
herein, the parties agree as of the Effective Date as
follows:
ARTICLE I
CERTAIN DEFINITIONS
Section 1.1 Certain Terms . The definitions set forth in Exhibit A
attached hereto shall apply to this Agreement.
ARTICLE II
NAME, OFFICE, BUSINESS
Section 2.1 Name .
The name of the Partnership is “Rome Acquisition
Partnership”, or such other name or variations thereof as
may, from time to time, be selected by the General Partners or as
may be necessary to comply with laws, rules or regulations
applicable to the business of the Partnership.
Section 2.2 Registered Office in the State of Delaware:
Agent for Service . The
address of the Partnership’s registered office in the State
of Delaware is c/o The Corporation Service Company, Corporation
Trust Center, 2711 Conterville Rd., Suite 400, Wilmington, County
of New Castle, Delaware 19808. The name of the Partnership’s
registered agent for service of process in the State of Delaware at
such address is The Corporation Service Company or such other agent
as may be designated from time to time by the General
Partners.
Section 2.3 Business of the Partnership
. The business of the Partnership
shall be to engage in the acquisition of the Target and after the
Closing Date to manage and/or sell certain properties as determined
by the General Partners, and to do any and all other acts and
things that the General Partners in their sole discretion may
mutually decide.
Section 2.4 Location of Principal Place of
Business . The location
of the principal place of business of the Partnership is 445
Hamilton Avenue, Suite 1210, White Plains, NY 10601, or such other
location as may from time to time be determined by the General
Partners.
Section 2.5 Term .
The term of the Partnership (the “ Term ”) shall
commence with the filing with the Secretary of State of the State
of Delaware of the Certificate of Limited Partnership of the
Partnership on November 15, 2006 and shall continue until December
31, 2011.
ARTICLE III
CAPITAL CONTRIBUTIONS
Section 3.1 Initial Capital Contributions
. By no later than November 27,
2006, the initial aggregate capital contributions of all of the
Partners shall be U.S. $1,200,000,000.00 (the “ Initial
Capital Commitment ”), subject to the conditions set
forth in this Section 3.1. Each Partner hereby agrees to contribute
to the Partnership by no later than November 27, 2006, a capital
contribution (with respect to each Partner an “ Initial
Capital Contribution ”) in cash in the amount set forth
next to such Partner’s name on Schedule A hereto; provided,
however, that (I) no such capital contributions shall be required
and (II) to the extent that such capital contributions shall have
been made, such capital contributions shall be returned to any
Partner upon its request unless (x) the price to be paid per Target
Security pursuant to the definitive agreement between the
Partnership or its wholly-owned subsidiary and the Target providing
for the acquisition of the Target (the “ Acquisition
Agreement ”) does not exceed $49.00 per Target Security
and (y) the aggregate amount of equity required to consummate the
acquisition of Target pursuant to the Acquisition Agreement does
not exceed (without taking into account any of the Shared Expenses)
the Initial Capital Commitment. Any breach by a Partner of this
Section 3.1 shall constitute a “ Failure to Contribute
” hereunder, and any Partner that so breaches this Agreement
shall constitute a “ Non-Contributing Partner .”
The General Partner that is a member of the General Partner Group
that does not have the Non-Contributing Partner shall be entitled
to collect from the other General Partner that is a member of the
General Partner Group that does have the Non-Contributing Partner,
and such General Partner shall pay to the General Partner that is
so entitled to collect or its designee, an amount equal to
$60,000,000 (the “ Failure to Contribute Amount
”). Notwithstanding anything in this Agreement to the
contrary, the Failure to Contribute Amount shall be the sole and
exclusive remedy against a Non-Contributing Partner with respect to
any Failure to Contribute.
Section 3.2 Additional Capital Contributions
. After the Effective Date, the
General Partners may from time to time attempt to agree on
additional capital commitments to the Partnership. If the General
Partners agree on the amount of an additional capital commitment of
each General Partner (in each case, and with respect to each
General Partner, an “ Additional Capital Commitment
”), they will enter into such commitment by executing a
commitment letter (in each case a “ Commitment Letter
”) and deliver it to the General Partners and the
Partnership, and Icahn and Macklowe will each thereby become bound
to make an additional capital contribution (in each case and with
respect to each General Partner, an “ Additional Capital
Contribution ”) to the Partnership up to the amount of an
Additional Capital Commitment agreed upon in such Commitment Letter
at the written request of one General Partner to the other General
Partner (in each case a “ Capital Contribution Request
Letter ”), which request shall set forth an amount of an
Additional Capital Contribution that each General Partner shall
contribute to the Partnership. Also, each of Icahn and Macklowe
shall be entitled, from time to time, to make an Additional Capital
Contribution to the Partnership (the “ Contribution
Right ”), provided the aggregate of all Additional
Capital Contributions contributed by such General Partner to the
Partnership from the date of the last in time Commitment Letter
does not exceed the Additional Capital Commitment of such General
Partner set forth in such Commitment Letter. Each of Icahn and
Macklowe may, in its sole and absolute discretion, choose to make
an Additional Capital Contribution hereunder by causing each of
Icahn Company and Macklowe Company, respectively, to make such
Additional Capital Contribution.
Section 3.3 Obligation to Contribute . Each of Icahn and Macklowe shall cause each of
Icahn Company and Macklowe Company, respectively, to make an
Additional Capital Contribution to the Partnership on the date, in
the amount and otherwise in accordance with the terms prescribed by
a Capital Contribution Request Letter, provided that such
Additional Capital Contribution does not cause such General Partner
to make an Additional Capital Contribution beyond its Additional
Capital Commitment pursuant to the last in time Commitment
Letter.
Section 3.4 No Right or Obligation . Except as otherwise provided in this Agreement
or required by law, no Partner shall be obligated to or have a
right to make an additional Capital Contribution to the
Partnership.
Section 3.5 Form of Capital Contribution
. Capital Contributions to the
Partnership shall be made in cash only.
Section 3.6 No Interest on Capital Contributions
. No Partner shall be entitled to
interest on or with respect to any Capital Contribution or any
amounts to be paid to such Partner pursuant to this
Agreement.
Section 3.7 Distribution and Return on Capital
Contributions . Except as
otherwise unanimously agreed to by the General Partners, no Partner
shall be entitled to a return of any part of its Capital
Contributions or to receive any distributions from the
Partnership.
Internal
Expenses . For avoidance
of doubt, each Partner shall be responsible for its own internal
expenses related to or arising out of its activities outside of the
Partnership and shall not have any right of reimbursement by the
Partnership of such expenses.
Shared
Expenses . The Partners
shall bear, pro rata in accordance with their respective Capital
Accounts , (i) all fees and expenses of the financial advisors,
legal advisor and accounting firm engaged by either General Partner
on behalf of the Partnership in connection with the preparation and
submission of a proposal with respect to the acquisition of Target,
the negotiation and execution of the Acquisition Agreement and
taking the other actions contemplated by this Agreement with
respect to the proposed acquisition of Target and (ii) other
third-party costs incurred by one General Partner on behalf of the
Partnership in connection with the preparation and submission of a
proposal with respect to the acquisition of Target, the negotiation
and execution of the Acquisition Agreement and taking the other
actions contemplated hereunder as unanimously approved by the
General Partners, including any costs associated with structuring
any debt financing for the acquisition of Target; provided that the
fees and expenses described in both clauses (i) and (ii) above are
incurred with the unanimous consent of each General Partner (the
“ Shared Expenses ”); and provided, further and
notwithstanding that Shared Expenses must be approved by the
unanimous consent of each General Partner, that if Icahn (x) has
paid to the Partnership its pro rata share (based on the
amount set forth next to Icahn’s name on Schedule A) of any
Shared Expenses and (y) requests that Macklowe pay to the
Partnership its pro rata share (based on the amount set forth
next to Macklowe’s name on Schedule A) of such Shared
Expenses, then, within three (3) business days of such request,
Macklowe shall pay to the Partnership its pro rata share of such
Shared Expenses. In the event that Macklowe does not make the
foregoing payment to the Partnership within such three (3) business
days period, Icahn shall be entitled to collect from Macklowe, and
Macklowe shall pay to Icahn or its designee, the Failure to
Contribute Amount. Notwithstanding anything in this Agreement to
the contrary, the Failure to Contribute Amount shall be the sole
and exclusive remedy against Macklowe with respect to any failure
to pay to the Partnership its pro rata share of any Shared Expenses
in accordance with this Section 3.8(b).
Repayment of
Debt . If the General
Partners unanimously elect, or are required by one or more third
parties, to repay or repurchase at the Closing Date (or thereafter
in connection with the sale of properties) any indebtedness of
Target or any subsidiary of Target, at the Closing Date (or
thereafter in connection with the sale of properties), the Partners
shall pay in cash such indebtedness plus any costs, expenses or
fees associated with such repayment or repurchase, including
without limitation any prepayment fees or penalties, to be repaid,
pro rata in accordance with their respective
Capital Accounts. For these purposes, “indebtedness”
shall be deemed to include the costs of unwinding any interest rate
swaps, caps, treasury locks and other derivatives and hedges
associated with the indebtedness that is being repaid.
ARTICLE IV
ALLOCATION OF PROFITS AND
LOSSES
Section 4.1 Allocation of Profits and Losses
.
Allocation of Profits . Profits for each Accounting Period shall be
allocated among the Partners in accordance with the positive
balances of their Capital Accounts as of the beginning of such
Accounting Period.
Allocation of Losses . Losses for each Accounting Period shall be
allocated among the Partners in accordance with the positive
balances of their Capital Accounts as of the beginning of the
Accounting Period.
Timing of Allocations . Allocations of Profits and Losses as provided
in this Section 4.1 shall be made as of the end of each Accounting
Period.
Section 4.2 Additional Allocation Provisions
.
Except as provided below in this Section 4.2,
the net profits and net losses of the Partnership, as determined
for Federal income tax purposes, shall be allocated in the same
manner as Profits and Losses are allocated under Sections 4.1
hereof.
Notwithstanding the foregoing provisions of this
Article IV hereof, the aggregate General Partner’s interest
in each item of Partnership income, gain, loss, deduction or credit
shall equal at least 1% of each of those items at all times during
the existence of the Partnership. In determining each General
Partner’s interest in those items, any Limited
Partner’s interest owned by such General Partner shall not be
taken into account.
Notwithstanding the provisions of Article IV
hereof, items of Partnership income, gain, loss or deduction, as
determined for Federal income tax purposes, shall be specially
allocated to the Partners to eliminate the difference between the
adjusted tax basis and the book value of such Target Securities, in
accordance with the principles of Code § 704(c),
the Treasury Regulations there-under, and Treasury Regulations
§ 1.704-1(b)(4)(i); provided , however ,
that in the event of a withdrawal of a Partner, the General
Partners other than a withdrawing Partner, acting together by
unanimous agreement, shall have reasonable discretion to specially
allocate items of Partnership income, gain, loss or deduction, as
determined for Federal income tax purposes, first to the
withdrawing Partner in order to eliminate any disparity between
such withdrawing Partner’s adjusted tax basis in its
Partnership Interest and its Capital Account immediately prior to
such withdrawal.
ARTICLE V
DISTRIBUTION, WITHDRAWAL AND
BUY-SELL OFFER
Section 5.1 Distribution of Available Cash and
Property . The General
Partners may from time to time, in their sole discretion, acting
together by unanimous agreement, distribute to the General Partners
and the Limited Partners, pro rata in accordance with the relative
positive balances of their Capital Accounts, cash or other property
held by the Partnership, determined by the General Partners, in
their sole discretion, acting together by unanimous agreement, to
be available for distribution. Any withholding tax imposed with
respect to a distribution to a Partner shall be deemed to be a
distribution.
Section 5.2 Withdrawal . Except pursuant to Section 5.3 (“
Buy-Sell Offer ”) or Article VII (“TRANSFERS OF
INTERESTS BY PARTNERS”), no Partner shall have the right to
withdraw from the Partnership and no Partner shall withdraw from
the Partnership under any circumstances or make a demand for
withdrawal of any or all of its Capital Contributions.
Section 5.3 Buy-Sell Offer . Any General Partner Group (the “
Initiating Partners ”) may at any time (i) after the
ninetieth (90 th ) day after the Closing Date and (ii)
after notice to the other General Partner Group that the General
Partners fail to unanimously agree pursuant to Section 6.2 on any
action under this Agreement, deliver to Icahn, with respect to
Icahn Group, or Macklowe, with respect to Macklowe Group (with
respect to either Icahn Group or Macklowe Group, as the case may
be, the “ Non-Initiating Partners ”) an offer
(the “ Buy-Sell Offer ”) in writing stating the
purchase price on a per unit or percentage basis at which the
Initiating Partners and/or their Affiliate(s) designated by the
Initiating Partners in the Buy-Sell Offer (each an “
Initiating Designee ” and collectively “
Initiating Designees ”) are willing to purchase from
the Non-Initiating Partners or sell to the Non-Initiating Partners
all (but not less than all) Interests in the Partnership held in
the case of a purchase by the Non-Initiating Partners, and in the
case of a sale by the Initiating Partners.
Icahn or Macklowe, as the case may be, on behalf
of the Non-Initiating Partners, shall then be obligated to elect
to:
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sell to the
Initiating Partners and/or Initiating Designees, as the case may
be, all (but not less than all) Interests in the Partnership then
owned by the Non-Initiating Partners at the purchase price and upon
the terms and conditions set forth in the Buy-Sell Offer;
or
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(ii)
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purchase from
the Initiating Partners on their own and/or through their
Affiliate(s) designated by the Non-Initiating Partners and
disclosed to the Initiating Partners in writing (each a “
Non-Initiating Designee ” and collectively “
Non-Initiating Designees ”) all (but not less than
all) Interests in the Partnership at the purchase price and upon
the terms and conditions set forth in the Buy-Sell
Offer.
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Icahn or Macklowe, as the case may be, on behalf
of the Non-Initiating Partners, shall give written notice of such
election to the Initiating Partners within thirty (30) days after
receipt of the Buy-Sell Offer. Failure of Icahn or Macklowe, as the
case may be, on behalf of the Non-Initiating Partners, to give the
Initiating Partners notice of their election within said 30-day
period shall conclusively be deemed to be an election under clause
(i) above.
The closing of any purchase and sale of
Interests in the Partnership pursuant hereto shall occur no later
than ten (10) days following the delivery of the notice of election
set forth above or such earlier date as shall be specified in
writing by the Purchasing Partners, unless an approval for the
consummation of the foregoing transaction is required from any
Regulatory Authority, in which case such closing shall take place
no later than 10 days following such approval. At any closing
pursuant to this section, a General Partner Group which is selling
Interests in the Partnership, whether such General Partner Group
shall be of the Initiating Partners or the Non-Initiating Partners
who elect to sell (the “ Exiting Partners ”),
shall sell, transfer and assign to the other General Partner Group
purchasing such Interests and the Target Securities (the “
Purchasing Partners ”) all right, title and interest
in and to the Exiting Partners’ Interests in the Partnership
free and clear of all liens, claims and encumbrances, the
Purchasing Partners shall pay for such interests and Interests in
cash or immediately available Federal funds and, at the request of
the Purchasing Partners, the Exiting Partners shall execute all
other documents and take such other actions as may be reasonably
necessary or desirable to effectuate the transfer of the Interests
in the Partnership and to carry out the purposes of this
Agreement.
In the event, the Exiting Partners fail to
comply with the closing procedure set forth above, the Purchasing
Partners may, in their discretion, chose to deliver to the
Partnership and the Exiting Partners a Payment Notice (as defined
below), and the Partnership and the Exiting Partners shall abide by
the procedure set forth in the Payment Notice.
Section 5.4 Material Breaches of Section 5.3
. Any breach by a Partner of Section
5.3 (“Buy-Sell Offer”) shall constitute a “
Material Breach ” hereunder, and any Partner that is
in “Material Breach” shall constitute a “
Subject Partner .” The General Partner, that is a
member of the General Partner Group that does not have the Subject
Partner as its member, and/or its Affiliate(s) designated by such
General Partner shall be entitled to purchase (without any
obligation to do so) (the “ Purchase Option ”)
all (but not less than all) of the Interests of the General Partner
Group that has the Subject Partner as its member at price equal to
seventy five percent (75%) of the Capital Account of that General
Partner Group on the date of the Material Breach by tendering to
the Partnership and such Subject Partner a payment notice (a
“ Payment Notice ”) at any time after the
Material Breach, which Payment Notice shall set forth the procedure
for the payment for the Interest in immediately available Federal
funds, and the Partnership and the Subject Partner shall abide by
such procedure. The Subject Partner shall be deemed to have waived
any defenses it may have to the purchase of its Interest pursuant
to the Purchase Option. Notwithstanding the foregoing, nothing
herein shall be construed as a waiver of any other rights or
remedies that the Partnership and/or each of its Partners may have
against the Subject Partner at law or in equity, including damages
for any breach of this Agreement, whether or not the Purchase
Option is exercised.
ARTICLE VI
POWERS RIGHTS AND DUTIES OF THE
GENERAL PARTNER
Section 6.1 Authority . Except as otherwise specifically stated
herein, the General Partners, acting together by unanimous
agreement, shall have exclusive and complete authority and
discretion to manage the operations and affairs of the Partnership
and to make all decisions regarding the business of the
Partnership.
Section 6.2 Powers and Duties of General Partner
. The General Partners shall be
solely responsible for the administration of the Partnership and
any act by the Partnership shall, except as otherwise set forth in
ARTICLE III (“CAPITAL CONTRIBUTIONS”) and Section 5.3
(“Buy-Sell Offer”) hereof, require the unanimous
approval of the General Partners, including, without limitation,
(i) admission of any other person as a Partner, (ii) any matter
relating to any transaction between the Partnership or any entity
controlled by the Partnership and any General Partner or Limited
Partner, (iii) any distributions to the Partners (iv) determining
to require any Capital Contribution from the Partners, (v) except
as set forth in Section 5.3 hereof, the taking of any action by the
Partnership prior to the acquisition of any Target Securities, (vi)
a change in the purpose of the Partnership, (vii) the dissolution
of the Partnership, (viii) the sale or purchase of Target
Securities by the Partnership or the voting of Target Securities by
the Partnership but not by any Partner or any of its Affiliates
(other than the Partnership), (ix) appointment of and/or delegation
of authority to one General Partner or any representative of any
General Partner to represent the Partnership and/or each of the
General Partners in any specific affairs, undertakings, matters or
projects of the Partnership during a specific time or period, and
in any event, until one General Partner objects to such appointment
or delegation by giving written notice of such objection to the
other General Partner and therefore revokes its consent (x) public
disclosure of the plans, strategies or affairs of the Partnership
and (xi) sales of any assets of the Partnership. Except as
otherwise specifically provided herein, the General Partners,
acting by unanimous agreement, shall have (x) all rights and powers
of a general partner under the Uniform Act; (y) all authority,
rights and powers in the management of the Partnership business to
do any and all other acts and things necessary, proper, convenient
or advisable to effectuate the purpose of this Agreement, to carry
on the business of the Partnership and/or as permitted by law and
(z) the sole power to approve a transfer, domestication,
continuance, merger, consolidation or conversion of the
Partnership. From time to time, the General Partners may, by
unanimous consent, appoint one or more officers or agents (which
may be a General Partner) to act on behalf of the Partnership with
respect to such matters and affairs as shall have been specified in
such appointment. Either General Partner may revoke such
appointment at any time to be effective as set forth in written
notice given by the General Partner desiring to make such
revocation to the other General Partner and such
appointee.
Section 6.3 Liability . Except as otherwise specifically provided in
this Agreement, no member of a General Partner Group or/and no
Affiliate of a General Partner shall be personally liable for the
return of any portion of the Capital Contributions of any of the
General Partners or of the Limited Partners or shall be required to
pay to the Partnership or any Limited Partner any deficit in any
Partner’s Capital Account. Except as otherwise specifically
provided in this Agreement, no General Partner, former, present or
future Partner, member, officer, director, stockholder, employee,
agent or Affiliate of a General Partner shall be liable,
responsible or accountable to the Partnership or any Limited
Partner for (a) any act or omission performed or omitted by any of
them, or for any costs, damages or liabilities arising therefrom,
or by law, unless that act or omission was performed or omitted
fraudulently or in bad faith or through negligence or gross
negligence or intentional misconduct; or (b) except as provided in
clause (a) of this Section 6.3 with respect to the Person who
performed or omitted such acts, any costs, damages or liabilities
due to the negligence, dishonesty or bad faith of any employee,
officer, broker, consultant or other agent of the Partnership,
selected, engaged and retained in good faith by a General
Partner.
Section 6.4 Indemnification . (a) The Partnership shall:
(i) indemnify and hold harmless each member of the
General Partner Group and Affiliates of each General Partner and
the respective personal representatives, heirs, successors in
interest and assignees of any thereof (each, an “
Indemnified Party ”), from and against any and all
damages incurred or suffered by any Indemnified Party arising out
of or in connection with the Partnership’s business or
affairs; provided , however , that the Partnership
shall not indemnify or hold harmless any Indemnified Party with
respect to any act or omission which was performed or omitted
fraudulently or in bad faith by it; and
(ii) advance to any Indemnified Party expenses for
which the Partnership is required to indemnify the Indemnified
Party pursuant to this Section 6.4 subject to the undertaking of
the Indemnified Party to repay such advances if it is ultimately
determined that such Indemnified Party is not entitled to be
indemnified.
Survival . The exculpation provided in Section 6.3 hereof
and the indemnification provided in this Section 6.4 shall survive
any termination of this Agreement. Any Person entitled to
exculpation pursuant to Section 6.3 hereof and/or indemnification
pursuant to this Section 6.4 shall remain entitled to such
exculpation and/or indemnification to the same extent as prior to
any of the following events with respect to any matter arising or
occurring prior to such event and shall have no liability with
respect to any matter arising after such event: (i) such Person
ceases to be a partner, member, officer, director, stockholder,
employee, agent or Affiliate of a General Partner or its
Affiliates; or (ii) a General Partner ceases to be one of the
general partners of the Partnership, unless such Person is a
partner, member, officer, director, stockholder, employee, agent or
Affiliate of a permitted hereunder successor to such General
Partner.
Repayment . If it shall ultimately be determined that the
Indemnified Party is not entitled to the indemnification provided
by this Section 6.4, the Indemnified Party shall promptly
repay to the Partnership the amount of any expenses advanced to
such Indemnified Party and the amount of all costs of the
Partnership in providing indemnification pursuant to this
Agreement.
Section 6.5 Management of Acquired Assets
. To the extent that customary
property management services are required with respect to any
property acquired under the Acquisition Agreement, services may be
provided by Icahn, Macklowe or an outside manager in exchange for
payment of customary management fees in amounts to be agreed to by
the General Partners, acting together by unanimous agreement,
provided, however that if Icahn desires to undertake such customary
management services through one of its Affiliates, Icahn shall be
entitled to do so in exchange for payment of customary management
fees without any consent requirement from any other Partners. In
the event Icahn undertakes such management servi
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