AMENDED AND RESTATED AGREEMENT OF LIMITED PARTNERSHIP OF OZ MANAGEMENT LP

Exhibit 10.1

 

AMENDED AND RESTATED

AGREEMENT OF LIMITED PARTNERSHIP

OF

OZ MANAGEMENT LP

Dated as of April 10, 2008

 

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This AMENDED AND RESTATED AGREEMENT OF LIMITED PARTNERSHIP OF OZ MANAGEMENT LP, a Delaware limited partnership (the “ Partnership ”), is made as of April 10, 2008, by and among Och-Ziff Holding Corporation, a Delaware corporation, as general partner (the “ Initial General Partner ”) and the Limited Partners (as defined below).

WHEREAS, OZ Management, L.L.C. (the “ Original Company ”) was originally organized as a Delaware limited liability company pursuant to and in accordance with the Delaware Limited Liability Company Act, 6 Del. C. §18-101, et seq. (the “ LLC Act ”) on December 12, 1997;

WHEREAS, on June 25, 2007, the Original Company was converted from a Delaware limited liability company to a Delaware limited partnership organized pursuant to the Delaware Revised Uniform Limited Partnership Act, 6 Del. C. §17-101, et seq. (the “ Act ”), and an Agreement of Limited Partnership of OZ Management LP dated as of June 25, 2007 (the “ Initial Partnership Agreement ”);

WHEREAS, the Initial Partnership Agreement was amended and restated on November 13, 2007 (the Initial Partnership Agreement, as amended and restated, the “ Prior Partnership Agreement ”) and on February 11, 2008, and is hereby amended and restated again.

NOW THEREFORE, in consideration of the mutual promises and agreements herein made and intending to be legally bound hereby, the parties hereto hereby agree as follows:

ARTICLE I

DEFINITIONS

Section 1.1 Definitions . As used herein, the following terms shall have the following meanings:

“ Act ” has the meaning specified in the Preamble to this Agreement.

“ Additional Limited Partner ” has the meaning specified in Section 3.2(a) of this Agreement.

“ Adjusted Capital Account ” means the Capital Account maintained for each Partner as of the end of each Fiscal Year, (a) increased by any amounts that such Partner is obligated to restore under the standards set by Treasury Regulation Section 1.704-1(b)(2)(ii)(c) (or is deemed obligated to restore under Treasury Regulation Sections 1.704-2(g) and 1.704-2(i)(5)) and (b) decreased by (i) the amount of all losses and deductions that, as of the end of such Fiscal Year, are reasonably expected to be allocated to such Partner in subsequent years under Sections 704(e)(2) and 706(d) of the Code and Treasury Regulation Section 1.751-1(b)(2)(ii), and (ii) the amount of all distributions that, as of the end of such Fiscal Year, are reasonably expected to be made to such Partner in subsequent years in accordance with the terms of this Agreement or otherwise to the extent they exceed offsetting increases to such Partner’s

Capital Account that are reasonably expected to occur during (or prior to) the year in which such distributions are reasonably expected to be made (other than increases as a result of a minimum gain chargeback pursuant to Section 6.1(d)(i) or Section 6.1(d)(ii)). The foregoing definition of Adjusted Capital Account is intended to comply with the provisions of Treasury Regulation Section 1.704-1(b)(2)(ii)(d) and shall be interpreted consistently therewith.

“ Adjusted Property ” means any property the Carrying Value of which has been adjusted pursuant to Section 5.2(b)(iii).

“ Affiliate ” means, with respect to any Person, any other Person that directly or indirectly, through one or more intermediaries, Controls, is Controlled by, or is under common Control with, the Person in question.

“ Agreed Value ” of any Contributed Property means the fair market value of such property or other consideration at the time of contribution as determined by the General Partner, without taking into account any liabilities to which such Contributed Property was subject at such time. The General Partner shall use such method as it determines to be appropriate to allocate the aggregate Agreed Value of Contributed Properties contributed to the Partnership in a single or integrated transaction among each separate property on a basis proportional to the fair market value of each Contributed Property.

“ Agreement ” means this Amended and Restated Agreement of Limited Partnership of the Partnership, as amended, modified, supplemented or restated from time to time.

“ Book-Tax Disparity ” 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 U.S. federal income tax purposes as of such date.

“ Business Day ” means any day other than Saturday, Sunday or any other day on which commercial banks in the State of New York are authorized or required by law or executive order to remain closed.

“ Capital Account ” means the capital account maintained for a Partner pursuant to Section 5.2.

“ Capital Contribution ” means any cash, cash equivalents or the Net Agreed Value of Contributed Property that a Partner contributes to the Partnership pursuant to this Agreement.

“ Carrying Value ” means (a) with respect to a Contributed Property, the Agreed Value of such property reduced (but not below zero) by all depreciation, amortization and cost recovery deductions charged to the Partners’ Capital Accounts in respect of such Contributed Property, and (b) with respect to any other Partnership property, the adjusted basis of such property for U.S. federal income tax purposes, all as of the time of determination. The Carrying Value of any property shall be adjusted to equal its respective gross fair market value (taking Section 7701(g) of the Code into account) upon an adjustment to the Capital Accounts of the Partners in accordance with Section 5.2(b)(iii) and to reflect changes, additions or other adjustments to the Carrying Value for dispositions and acquisitions of Partnership properties, in the sole and absolute discretion of the General Partner.

 

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“ Cause ” means, in respect of an Individual Limited Partner, that such Partner (i) has committed an act of fraud, dishonesty, misrepresentation or breach of trust; (ii) has been convicted of a felony or any offense involving moral turpitude; (iii) has been found by any regulatory body or self-regulatory organization having jurisdiction over the Och-Ziff Group to have, or has entered into a consent decree determining that such Partner, violated any applicable regulatory requirement or a rule of a self regulatory organization; (iv) has committed an act constituting gross negligence or willful misconduct; (v) has violated in any material respect any agreement relating to the Och-Ziff Group; (vi) has become subject to any proceeding seeking to adjudicate such Partner bankrupt or insolvent, or seeking liquidation, reorganization, arrangement, adjustment, protection, relief or composition of the debts of such Partner under any law relating to bankruptcy, insolvency or reorganization or relief of debtors, or seeking the entry of an order for relief or the appointment of a receiver, trustee or other similar official for such Partner or for any substantial part of the property of such Partner, or such Partner has taken any action authorizing such proceeding; or (vii) has breached any of the non-competition, non-solicitation or non-disparagement covenants in Section 2.13 or, if applicable, any of those provided in such Partner’s Partner Agreement, the breach of any of which shall be deemed to be a material breach of this Agreement.

“ Certificate of Limited Partnership ” means the Certificate of Limited Partnership executed and filed in the office of the Secretary of State of the State of Delaware on June 25, 2007 (and any and all amendments thereto and restatements thereof) on behalf of the Partnership pursuant to the Act.

“ Certificate of Ownership ” has the meaning set forth in Section 3.1.

“ Class A Common Units ” has the meaning set forth in Section 3.1.

“ Class A Share ” means a common share representing a limited liability company interest in Och-Ziff designated as a “Class A Share.”

“ Class B Common Units ” has the meaning set forth in Section 3.1.

“ Class B Share ” means a common share representing a limited liability company interest in Och-Ziff designated as a “Class B Share.”

“ Class B Shareholder Committee ” means the Class B Shareholder Committee established pursuant to the Class B Shareholders Agreement.

“ Class B Shareholders Agreement ” means the Class B Shareholders Agreement to be entered into by and among Och-Ziff and the holders of Class B Shares on or prior to the Closing Date in connection with the IPO, as amended, modified, supplemented or restated from time to time.

“ Class C Approval ” means, in respect of the determinations to be made in Sections 6.1(a) and 7.1(b)(iii), a prior determination made in writing at the sole and absolute

 

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discretion: (i) of the Chairman of the Partner Management Committee (or, with respect to distributions to such Chairman or in the event there is no such Chairman, the full Partner Management Committee acting by majority vote); or (ii) of the General Partner in the event that the Class B Shareholders collectively Beneficially Own Voting Securities (as each such term is defined in the Class B Shareholders Agreement) representing less than 40% of the Total Voting Power of Och-Ziff; provided, however, in the case of each of the foregoing clauses (i) and (ii), that any such determination with respect to distributions to a Partner who is also the Chief Executive Officer or other executive officer of Och-Ziff in respect of such Partner’s Class C Non-Equity Interests shall be made by the compensation committee of Och-Ziff in its sole and absolute discretion after consultation with the Partner Management Committee.

“ Class C Non-Equity Interests ” means a fractional non-equity share of the Interests in the Partnership that may be issued to a Limited Partner as consideration for the provision of services to the Partnership solely for the purpose of making future allocations of Net Income to such Limited Partner. Class C Non-Equity Interests shall not constitute Common Units or other Units of the Partnership.

“ Closing Date ” means the first date on which Class A Shares are delivered by Och-Ziff to the Underwriters pursuant to the provisions of the Underwriting Agreement.

“ Code ” means the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended and in effect from time to time. Any reference herein to a specific section or sections of the Code shall be deemed to include a reference to any corresponding provision of any successor law.

“ Common Units ” means Class A Common Units, Class B Common Units and any other class of Units hereafter designated as Common Units by the General Partner, but shall not include the Class C Non-Equity Interests.

“ Company Securities ” means outstanding Class A Shares and Related Securities, as applicable.

“ Competing Business ” means any Person, or distinct portion thereof, that engages in: (a) the alternative asset management business (including, without limitation, any hedge or private equity fund management business) or (b) any other business in which the Och-Ziff Group or any member thereof (1) is actively involved, or (2) in the twelve-month period prior to the relevant Individual Limited Partner’s Withdrawal or Special Withdrawal, planned, developed, or undertook efforts to become actively involved and, in the case of the foregoing clause (b), in which the relevant Individual Limited Partner actively participated or was materially involved or about which the relevant Individual Limited Partner possesses Confidential Information.

“ Confidential Information ” means the confidential matters and information described in Section 2.12.

“ Continuing Partners ” means the group of Partners comprised of each Individual Original Partner (or, where applicable, his estate or legal or personal representative) who has not Withdrawn, been subject to a Special Withdrawal or breached Section 2.13(b).

 

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“ Contributed Property ” means each property or other asset, in such form as may be permitted by the Act, but excluding cash, contributed to the Partnership. If the Carrying Value of a Contributed Property is adjusted pursuant to Section 5.2(b)(iii), such property shall no longer constitute a Contributed Property, but shall be deemed an Adjusted Property.

“ Control ” means, in respect of a Person, the possession, direct or indirect, of the power to direct or cause the direction of the management and policies of such Person, whether through ownership of voting securities, by contract or otherwise. “Controlled by,” “Controls” and “under common Control with” have the correlative meanings.

“ Covered Person ” means (a) the General Partner, the Withdrawn General Partner and their respective Affiliates and the directors, officers, shareholders, members, partners, employees, representatives and agents of the General Partner, the Withdrawn General Partner and their respective Affiliates and any Person who was at the time of any act or omission described in Section 2.9 or 2.10 such a Person, and (b) any other Person the General Partner designates as a “Covered Person” for the purposes of this Agreement.

“ Damages ” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.9(a).

“ Deferred Fee Agreement ” means any agreement between the Partnership and any Managed Fund pursuant to which the Partnership has elected to defer the receipt of management or incentive fees.

“ Deferred Fees ” means all fees and additional amounts that the Partnership is entitled to receive from any Managed Fund under any Deferred Fee Agreement.

“ Deferred Income Allocation Plan ” means any unfunded, deferred compensation arrangement of the Partnership relating to allocations of income from Deferred Fees.

“ Deferred Income Allocations ” means allocations of income from Deferred Fees pursuant to any Deferred Income Allocation Plan.

“ DIC Sahir ” means DIC Sahir Limited, a corporation organized under the laws of the Cayman Islands.

“ DIC Sahir Transaction ” means the sale of Class A Shares to DIC Sahir on or about the date of the IPO, in accordance with the DIC Sahir Transaction Agreement.

“ DIC Sahir Transaction Agreement ” means the Securities Purchase and Investment Agreement entered into as of October 29, 2007 among Och-Ziff, Dubai International Capital LLC and DIC Sahir, as amended, modified, supplemented or restated from time to time.

“ Disability ” means that a Person is unable to engage in any substantial gainful activity by reason of any medically determinable physical or mental impairment which can be expected to result in death or can be expected to last for a continuous period of not less than 12 months, as determined by the General Partner with PMC Approval in its sole and absolute discretion and in accordance with applicable law.

 

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“ Disabling Conduct ” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.9(a).

“ Drag-Along Purchaser ” means, in respect of a Drag-Along Sale, the third-party purchaser or purchasers proposing to acquire the Company Securities to be transferred in such Drag-Along Sale.

“ Drag-Along Right ” has the meaning set forth in Section 8.6(a).

“ Drag-Along Sale ” means any proposed transfer (other than a pledge, hypothecation, mortgage or encumbrance) pursuant to a bona fide offer from a Drag-Along Purchaser, in one or a series of related transactions, by any OZ Limited Partner or a group of OZ Limited Partners of Company Securities representing in the aggregate at least 50% of all then-outstanding Company Securities (calculated as if all Related Securities had been converted into, exercised or exchanged for, or repaid with, Class A Shares).

“ Drag-Along Securities ” means, with respect to an OZ Limited Partner, that number of Company Securities equal to the product of (A) the total number of Company Securities to be acquired by the Drag-Along Purchaser pursuant to a Drag-Along Sale and (B) a fraction, the numerator of which is the number of Company Securities then held by such OZ Limited Partner and the denominator of which is the total number of Company Securities then held by all OZ Limited Partners and, if applicable as a result of the application of the “Drag-Along Rights” pursuant to the DIC Sahir Transaction Agreement, DIC Sahir and its Permitted Transferees (as defined in the DIC Sahir Transaction Agreement) (calculated, in the case of both the numerator and denominator, as if all Related Securities held by the relevant OZ Limited Partners had been converted into, exercised or exchanged for, or repaid with, Class A Shares).

“ Drag-Along Sellers ” means the OZ Limited Partner or group of OZ Limited Partners proposing to dispose of or sell Company Securities in a Drag-Along Sale in accordance with Section 8.6.

“ Economic Risk of Loss ” has the meaning set forth in Treasury Regulation Section 1.752-2(a).

“ Exchange ” means an exchange of Class A Common Units as contemplated under the Exchange Agreement.

“ Exchange Act ” means the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, supplemented or restated from time to time and any successor to such statute, and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder.

“ Exchange Agreement ” means one or more exchange agreements providing for the exchange of Class A Common Units (or other securities issued by the Operating Group Entities) for Class A Shares and/or cash, and the corresponding cancellation of applicable Class B Shares, if any, as contemplated by the Registration Statement, as such agreements are amended, modified, supplemented or restated from time to time.

“ Expense Allocation Agreement ” means any agreement entered into among the Operating Group Entities, Och-Ziff and the Intermediate Holding Companies that provides for allocations of certain expense amounts, as such agreement is amended, modified, supplemented or restated from time to time.

 

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“ Expense Amount ” means any amount allocated to the Partnership pursuant to an Expense Allocation Agreement.

“ Expense Amount Distribution ” has the meaning set forth in Section 7.4.

“ Final Closing Date ” means the Closing Date or, if the Underwriter Option is exercised by the Underwriters after the Closing Date, the final Option Closing Date.

“ First Quarterly Period ” means, with respect to any Fiscal Year, the period commencing on and including January 1 and ending on and including March 31 of such Fiscal Year unless and until otherwise determined by the General Partner.

“ Fiscal Year ” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.6.

“ Fourth Quarterly Period ” means, with respect to any Fiscal Year, the period commencing on and including January 1 and ending on and including December 31 of such Fiscal Year unless and until otherwise determined by the General Partner.

“ General Partner ” means the Initial General Partner and any successor general partner admitted to the Partnership in accordance with this Agreement.

“ incur ” means to issue, assume, guarantee, incur or otherwise become liable for.

“ Individual Limited Partner ” means each of the OZ Limited Partners that is a natural person.

“ Individual Original Partner ” means each of the Original Partners that is a natural person.

“ Initial General Partner ” has the meaning set forth in the Preamble to this Agreement.

“ Initial Partnership Agreement ” has the meaning set forth in the Preamble to this Agreement.

“ Intellectual Property ” means any of the following that are conceived of, developed, reduced to practice, created, modified, or improved by a Partner, either solely or with others, in whole or in part, whether or not in the course of, or as a result of, such Partner carrying out his responsibilities to the Partnership, whether at the place of business of the Partnership or any of its Affiliates or otherwise, and whether on the Partner’s own time or on the time of the Partnership or any of its Affiliates: (i) trademarks, service marks, brand names, certification marks, trade dress, assumed names, trade names, Internet domain names, and all other indications of source or origin, including, without limitation, all registrations and applications to register any of the foregoing; (ii) inventions, discoveries (whether or not patentable or reduced to practice), patents, including, without limitation, design patents and utility patents, provisional

 

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applications, reissues, reexaminations, divisions, continuations, continuations-in-part, and extensions thereof, in each case including, without limitation, all applications therefore and equivalent foreign applications and patents corresponding, or claiming priority, thereto; (iii) works of authorship, whether copyrightable or not, copyrights, registrations and applications for copyrights, and all renewals, modifications and extensions thereof, moral rights, and design rights, (iv) computer systems and software; and (v) trade secrets, know-how, and other confidential and protectable information.

“ Interest ” means a Partner’s interest in the Partnership, including the right of the holder thereof to any and all benefits to which a Partner may be entitled as provided in this Agreement, together with the obligations of a Partner to comply with all of the terms and provisions of this Agreement.

“ Intermediate Holding Companies ” means Och-Ziff Holding Corporation, a Delaware corporation, and Och-Ziff Holding LLC, a Delaware limited liability company.

“ International Dispute ” has the meaning set forth in Section 10.5(a).

“ International Partner ” means each Individual Limited Partner who either (i) has or had his principal business address outside the United States at the time any International Dispute arises or arose; or (ii) has his principal residence or business address outside of the United States at the time any proceeding with respect to such International Dispute is commenced.

“ Invested IPO Proceeds ” means the proceeds from the IPO invested by the Original Partners on or after the Closing Date in any investment fund or funds managed or advised by the Och-Ziff Group (including any fund managed or advised by a joint venture between the Och-Ziff Group and one or more third parties), and any earnings on such invested proceeds.

“ Investment Company Act ” means the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, supplemented or restated from time to time and any successor to such statute, and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder.

“ Investor ” means any client, shareholder, limited partner, member or other beneficial owner of the Och-Ziff Group, other than holders of Class A Shares solely in their capacity as such shareholders thereof.

“ IPO ” means the initial offering and sale of Class A Shares by Och-Ziff to the public, as described in the Registration Statement.

“ Limited Partner ” means each of the Persons from time to time listed as a limited partner in the books and records of the Partnership.

“ Liquidator ” has the meaning set forth in Section 9.3.

“ LLC Act ” has the meaning set forth in the Preamble to this Agreement.

 

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“ Managed Fund ” means any Person with which the Partnership has, or has had, any agreement or arrangement to provide asset management, investment management, investment advisory, or similar services.

“ Management Fee Distributions ” means distributions to the Original Partners and the Ziff Partner in respect of Management Fees.

“ Management Fees ” means management fees earned by the Partnership during the period from January 1, 2007 through the Closing Date and included in the definition of “2007 Management Fee Distributions” set forth in the Registration Statement.

“ Minimum Retained Ownership Requirements ” has the meaning set forth in Section 8.1(a).

“ Net Agreed Value ” means, (a) in the case of any Contributed Property, the Agreed Value of such property reduced by any liabilities either assumed by the Partnership upon such contribution or to which such property is subject when contributed, and (b) in the case of any property distributed to a Partner by the Partnership, the fair market 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, in either case, as determined under Section 752 of the Code.

“ Net Income ” means, for any taxable year, the excess, if any, of the Partnership’s items of income and gain for such taxable year over the Partnership’s items of loss and deduction for such taxable year. The items included in the calculation of Net Income shall be determined in accordance with Section 5.2(b) and shall not include Deferred Income Allocations, Pre-Closing Allocations or any items specially allocated under Section 6.1(d).

“ Net Loss ” means, for any taxable year, the excess, if any, of the Partnership’s items of loss and deduction for such taxable year over the Partnership’s items of income and gain for such taxable year. The items included in the calculation of Net Loss shall be determined in accordance with Section 5.2(b) and shall not include Deferred Income Allocations, Pre-Closing Allocations or any items specially allocated under Section 6.1(d).

“ Nonrecourse Deductions ” means any and all items of loss, deduction, or expenditure (including, without limitation, any expenditure described in Section 705(a)(2)(B) of the Code) that, in accordance with the principles of Treasury Regulation Section 1.704-2(b), are attributable to a Nonrecourse Liability.

“ Nonrecourse Liability ” has the meaning set forth in Treasury Regulation Section 1.752-1(a)(2).

“ Notice ” has the meaning set forth in Section 8.6(a).

“ Och-Ziff ” means Och-Ziff Capital Management Group LLC, a Delaware limited liability company.

 

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“ Och-Ziff Group ” means Och-Ziff and its Subsidiaries (including the Operating Group Entities), their respective Affiliates, and any investment funds and accounts managed by any of the foregoing.

“ Och-Ziff LLC Agreement ” means the Second Amended and Restated Limited Liability Company Agreement of Och-Ziff, dated November 13, 2007, as amended, modified, supplemented or restated from time to time.

“ Operating Group Entity ” means any Person that is directly Controlled by any of the Intermediate Holding Companies.

“ Option Closing Date ” means the date or dates on which any Class A Shares are sold by Och-Ziff to the Underwriters upon exercise of the Underwriter Option.

“ Original Class A Common Units ” means the Class A Common Units held by the Original Partners and the Ziff Partner upon the Final Closing Date.

“ Original Company ” has the meaning set forth in the Preamble to this Agreement.

“ Original Deferral Partners ” means the Original Partners and Ziff Partner who have elected to defer income allocations with respect to Deferred Fees pursuant to any Deferred Income Allocation Plan.

“ Original Partners ” means, collectively, (i) Daniel S. Och, David Windreich, Joel Frank, Arnaud Achache, Massimo Bertoli, James-Keith (JK) Brown, Michael Cohen, Anthony Fobel, Kaushik Ghosh, Harold Kelly, Richard Lyon, Dan Manor, James O’Connor, Joshua Ross, Raaj Shah, Boaz Sidikaro, David Stonehill and Zoltan Varga and (ii) the Original Related Trusts; and each, individually, is an “Original Partner.”

“ Original Related Trust ” means any Related Trust of an Individual Original Partner that was a Limited Partner on the Final Closing Date.

“ OZ Limited Partner ” means each of the Limited Partners other than the Ziff Partner and its transferees.

“ Partner ” means any Person that is admitted as a general partner or limited partner of the Partnership pursuant to the provisions of this Agreement and named as a general partner or limited partner of the Partnership in the books of the Partnership and includes any Person admitted as an Additional Limited Partner pursuant to the provisions of this Agreement, in each case, in such Person’s capacity as a partner of the Partnership.

“ Partner Agreement ” means, with respect to one or more Partners, any separate written agreement entered into between such Partner(s) and the Partnership or one of its Affiliates regarding the rights and obligations of such Partner(s) with respect to the Partnership or such Affiliate, as amended, modified, supplemented or restated from time to time.

“ Partner Management Committee ” has the meaning set forth in Section 4.2(a).

 

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“ Partner Nonrecourse Debt ” has the meaning set forth in Treasury Regulation Section 1.704-2(b)(4).

“ Partner Nonrecourse Debt Minimum Gain ” has the meaning set forth in Treasury Regulation Section 1.704-2(i)(2).

“ Partner Nonrecourse Deductions ” means any and all items of loss, deduction or expenditure (including, without limitation, any expenditure described in Section 705(a)(2)(B) of the Code) that, in accordance with the principles of Treasury Regulation Section 1.704-2(i), are attributable to a Partner Nonrecourse Debt.

“ Partner Performance Committee ” has the meaning set forth in Section 4.3(a).

“ Partnership ” has the meaning set forth in the Preamble to this Agreement.

“ Partnership Minimum Gain ” means that amount determined in accordance with the principles of Treasury Regulation Section 1.704-2(d).

“ Percentage Interest ” means, with respect to any Partner as of any date of determination, (a) as to any Common Units, the product obtained by multiplying (i) 100% less the aggregate percentage applicable to all Units referred to in clause (b) by (ii) the quotient obtained by dividing (x) the number of such Units held by such Partner by (y) the total number of all outstanding Common Units, and (b) as to any other Units, the percentage established for such Units by the General Partner as a part of such issuance, which percentage could be zero. References in this definition to the Common Units of a Partner shall refer to all of the Common Units of such Partner, whether or not such Common Units have vested pursuant to Section 8.4.

“ Permitted Transferee ” means, with respect to each Limited Partner and his Permitted Transferees, (a) a Charitable Institution (as defined below) Controlled by such Partner, (b) a trust (whether inter vivos or testamentary) or other estate planning vehicle, all of the current beneficiaries and presumptive remaindermen (as defined below) of which are lineal descendents (as defined below) of such Partner and his spouse, (c) a corporation, limited liability company or partnership, of which all of the outstanding shares of capital stock or interests therein are owned by no one other than such Partner, his spouse and his lineal descendents and (d) a legal or personal representative of such Partner in the event of his Disability. For purpose of this definition: (i) “lineal descendants” shall not include natural persons adopted after attaining the age of eighteen (18) years and such adopted Person’s descendants; (ii) “Charitable Institution” shall refer to an organization described in section 501(c)(3) of the Code (or any corresponding provision of a future United State Internal Revenue law) which is exempt from income taxation under section 501(a) thereof; and (iii) “presumptive remaindermen” shall refer to those Persons entitled to a share of a trust’s assets if it were then to terminate.

“ Person ” means a natural person or a corporation, limited liability company, firm, partnership, joint venture, trust, estate, unincorporated organization, association (including any group, organization, co-tenancy, plan, board, council or committee), governmental entity or other entity (or series thereof).

 

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“ PMC Approval ” means the prior written approval of (a) the Chairman of the Partner Management Committee or (b) if (i) there is no such Chairman, or (ii) in any case other than in respect of Section 8.4, on and after the fifth anniversary of the Final Closing Date, by majority vote of the Partner Management Committee; provided, however, that “PMC Approval” shall mean the prior written approval by majority vote of the Partner Management Committee in the case of Transfers (and waivers of the requirements thereof), vesting requirements, the Minimum Retained Ownership Requirements, and the determination described in the definition of “Reallocation Date,” each by or with respect to the Chairman of the Partner Management Committee.

“ Potential Tag-Along Seller ” means each Limited Partner not constituting a Tag-Along Seller.

“ Pre-Closing Allocations ” means allocations of income from Management Fees.

“ Presumed Tax Liability ” means, with respect to the Capital Account of any Partner for any Quarterly Period ending after the date hereof, an amount equal to the product of (x) the amount of taxable income that, in the good faith judgment of the General Partner, would have been allocated to such Partner in respect of such Partner’s Units if allocations pursuant to the provisions of Article VI hereof were made in respect of such Quarterly Period and (y) the Presumed Tax Rate as of the end of such Quarterly Period.

“ Presumed Tax Rate ” means the effective combined federal, state and local income tax rate applicable to either a natural person or corporation, whichever is higher, residing in New York, New York, taxable at the highest marginal federal income tax rate and the highest marginal New York State and New York City income tax rates (taking into account the character of the income) and after giving effect to the federal income tax deduction for such state and local income taxes and taking into account the effects of Sections 67 and 68 of the Code (or successor provisions thereto).

“ Prior Distributions ” means distributions made to the Partners pursuant to Section 7.1 or 7.3.

“ Prior Partnership Agreement ” has the meaning set forth in the Preamble to this Agreement.

“ Quarterly Period ” means any of the First Quarterly Period, the Second Quarterly Period, the Third Quarterly Period and the Fourth Quarterly Period; provided, however, that if there is a change in the periods applicable to payments of estimated federal income taxes by natural persons, then the Quarterly Period determinations hereunder shall change correspondingly such that the Partnership is required to make periodic Tax Distributions under Section 7.3 at the times and in the amounts sufficient to enable a Partner to satisfy such payments in full with respect to amounts allocated pursuant to the provisions of Article VI (other than Section 6.2(d)), treating the Partner’s Presumed Tax Liability with respect to the relevant Quarterly Period (as such Quarterly Period is changed as provided above) as the amount of the Partner’s actual liability for the payment of estimated federal income taxes with respect to such Quarterly Period (as so changed).

 

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“ Reallocation Date ” means, as to the Class A Common Units (including all distributions received thereon after the relevant date of Withdrawal) to be reallocated pursuant to Section 2.13(g) or Section 8.3(a) to the Continuing Partners, the date which is the earlier of (a) the date that is six months after the date of the applicable breach of Section 2.13(b) or Withdrawal, as the case may be, and (b) the date on or after such date of breach or Withdrawal that is six months after the date of the latest publicly reported disposition of equity securities of Och-Ziff by any such Continuing Partner which disposition is not exempt from the application of the provisions of Section 16(b) of the Exchange Act, unless otherwise determined with PMC Approval.

“ Registration Rights Agreement ” means one or more Registration Rights Agreements providing for the registration of Class A Shares to be entered into among Och-Ziff and certain holders of Units on or prior to the Closing Date, as amended, modified, supplemented or restated from time to time.

“ Registration Statement ” means the Registration Statement on Form S-1 (Registration No. 333-144256) as it has been or as it may be amended or supplemented from time to time, filed by Och-Ziff with the United States Securities and Exchange Commission under the Securities Act to register the offering and sale of the Class A Shares in the IPO.

“ Related Security ” means any security convertible into, exercisable or exchangeable for or repayable with Class A Shares including, without limitation, any Class A Common Units that may be exchangeable for Class A Shares pursuant to the Exchange Agreement.

“ Related Trust ” means, in respect of any Individual Limited Partner, any other Limited Partner that is an estate, family limited liability company, family limited partnership of such Individual Limited Partner, a trust the grantor of which is such Individual Limited Partner, or any other estate planning vehicle or family member relating to such Individual Limited Partner.

“ Related Trust Supplementary Agreement ” means, in respect of any Original Related Trust, the Supplementary Agreement to which such Original Related Trust is a party.

“ Required Allocations ” means (a) any limitation imposed on any allocation of Net Loss under Section 6.1(b) and (b) any allocation of an item of income, gain, loss or deduction pursuant to Section 6.1(d)(i) - (viii).

“ 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 a Contributed Property or Adjusted Property, to the extent such item of gain or loss is not allocated pursuant to Section 6.2(b)(i)(A) or 6.2(b)(ii), respectively, to eliminate Book-Tax Disparities.

“ Restricted Period ” means, with respect to any Partner, the period commencing on the later of the date of the Prior Partnership Agreement and the date of such Partner’s admission to the Partnership, and concluding on the last day of the 24-month period immediately following the date of Special Withdrawal or Withdrawal of such Partner.

 

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“ Rules ” has the meaning set forth in Section 10.5(a).

“ Second Quarterly Period ” means, with respect to any Fiscal Year, the period commencing on and including January 1 and ending on and including May 31 of such Fiscal Year, unless and until otherwise determined by the General Partner.

“ Securities Act ” means the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, supplemented or restated from time to time and any successor to such statute, and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder.

“ Special Withdrawal ” (a) in respect of an Individual Limited Partner, has the meaning set forth in Section 8.3(b), and (b) in respect of any Related Trust, means the Special Withdrawal of such Related Trust in accordance with Section 8.3(b).

“ Subsequent Related Trust ” means, in respect of an Original Related Trust of an Individual Original Partner, the Related Trust of such Original Partner to which the Interest of such Original Related Trust shall be Transferred in accordance with its Related Trust Supplementary Agreement.

“ Subsidiary ” means, with respect to any Person, as of any date of determination, any other Person as to which such Person owns, directly or indirectly, or otherwise Controls more than 50% of the voting shares or other similar interests or a general partner interest or managing member or similar interest of such Person.

“ Substitute Limited Partner ” means each Person who acquires an Interest of any Limited Partner in connection with a Transfer by a Limited Partner whose admission as a Limited Partner is approved by the General Partner.

“ Supplementary Agreement ” means, with respect to one or more Limited Partners, any supplementary agreement entered into prior to the date of the Prior Partnership Agreement between the Partnership and such Limited Partners regarding their rights and obligations with respect to the Partnership, as the same may be amended, supplemented, modified or replaced from time to time.

“ Tag-Along Offer ” has the meaning set forth in Section 8.5(b).

“ Tag-Along Purchaser ” means, in respect of a Tag-Along Sale, the Person or group of Persons proposing to acquire the Class A Shares and/or Class A Common Units to be transferred in such Tag-Along Sale.

“ Tag-Along Sale ” means any transfer (other than a pledge, hypothecation, mortgage or encumbrance), in one or a series of related transactions, by any OZ Limited Partner or group of OZ Limited Partners to a single Person or group of Persons (other than Related Trusts or Permitted Transferees of such OZ Limited Partners) pursuant to any transaction exempt from registration under the Securities Act and any similar applicable state securities laws of Class A Shares and/or Class A Common Units representing in the aggregate at least 5% of the Class A Shares (calculated as if all Class A Common Units held by each Limited Partner had been exchanged for Class A Shares) then held by all of the Limited Partners, but only in the

 

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event that (i) such Person or group of Persons to which such transfer is made is a strategic buyer, or (ii) the OZ Limited Partners participating in such transfer include Daniel S. Och or any of his Related Trusts. For the avoidance of doubt, sales of Class A Shares pursuant to the provisions of Rule 144 shall not constitute a Tag-Along Sale or any part thereof.

“ Tag-Along Securities ” means, with respect to a Potential Tag-Along Seller, such number of Class A Shares and/or vested Class A Common Units, as applicable, equal to the product of (i) the total number of Class A Shares (assuming the exchange for Class A Shares of any vested Class A Common Units) to be acquired by the Tag-Along Purchaser in a Tag-Along Sale and (ii) a fraction, the numerator of which is the total number of Class A Shares (assuming the exchange for Class A Shares of any vested Class A Common Units) then held by such Potential Tag-Along Seller and the denominator of which is the total number of Class A Shares (assuming the exchange for Class A Shares of any vested Class A Common Units) then held by all Limited Partners. If any other Potential Tag-Along Sellers do not accept the Tag-Along Offer, the foregoing shall also include each accepting Potential Tag-Along Seller’s pro rata share of the non-accepting Potential Tag-Along Sellers’ Class A Shares and/or vested Class A Common Units, determined as set forth in the preceding sentence.

“ Tag-Along Seller ” has the meaning set forth in Section 8.5(b).

“ Tax Distributions ” has the meaning set forth in Section 7.3.

“ Tax Matters Partner ” means the Person designated as such in Section 4.6(c).

“ Tax Receivable Agreement ” means the Tax Receivable Agreement to be entered into in connection with the IPO, by and among Och-Ziff, the Intermediate Holding Companies, the Och-Ziff Operating Group Entities and each partner of any Och-Ziff Operating Group Entity, as the same may be amended, supplemented, modified or replaced from time to time.

“ Term Loan Distributions ” means the distributions to certain Original Partners and the Ziff Partner made from the proceeds borrowed by the Partnership under the Credit Agreement dated July 2, 2007, as amended on October 26, 2007, among the Partnership, Goldman Sachs Credit Partners L.P., Lehman Brothers Inc., and Lehman Commercial Paper Inc.

“ Third Quarterly Period ” means, with respect to any Fiscal Year, the period commencing on and including January 1 and ending on and including August 31 of such Fiscal Year, unless and until otherwise determined by the General Partner.

“ Total Voting Power ” has the meaning ascribed to such term in the Class B Shareholders Agreement.

“ Transfer ” means, with respect to any Interest, any sale, exchange, assignment, pledge, hypothecation, bequeath, creation of an encumbrance, or any other transfer or disposition of any kind, whether voluntary or involuntary, of such Interest. “Transferred” shall have a correlative meaning.

“ Transfer Agent ” means, with respect to any class of Units or the Class C Non-Equity Interests, such bank, trust company or other Person (including the Partnership or one of

 

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its Affiliates) as shall be appointed from time to time by the Partnership to act as registrar and transfer agent for such class of Units or the Class C Non-Equity Interests; provided, however, that if no Transfer Agent is specifically designated for such class of Units or the Class C Non-Equity Interests, the Partnership shall act in such capacity.

“ Treasury Regulations ” means the regulations, including temporary regulations, promulgated under the Code, as amended from time to time, or any federal income tax regulations promulgated after the date of this Agreement. A reference to a specific Treasury Regulation refers not only to such specific Treasury Regulation but also to any corresponding provision of any federal tax regulation enacted after the date of this Agreement, as such specific Treasury Regulation or corresponding provision is in effect and applicable on the date of application of the provisions of this Agreement containing such reference.

“ Underwriter ” means each Person named as an underwriter in the Underwriting Agreement who is obligated to purchase Class A Shares pursuant thereto.

“ Underwriter Option ” means the option to purchase additional Class A Shares granted to the Underwriters by Och-Ziff pursuant to the Underwriting Agreement.

“ Underwriting Agreement ” means the Underwriting Agreement to be entered into by Och-Ziff and the Underwriters providing for the sale of Class A Shares in the IPO, as amended, modified, supplemented or restated from time to time.

“ Units ” means a fractional share of the Interests in the Partnership that entitles the holder thereof to such benefits as are specified in this Agreement or any Unit Designation and shall include the Common Units but not the Class C Non-Equity Interests.

“ Unit Designation ” has the meaning set forth in Section 3.2(b).

“ Withdrawal ” (a) in respect of an Individual Limited Partner, has the meaning set forth in Section 8.3(a), and (b) in respect of any Related Trust, means the Withdrawal of such Related Trust in accordance with Section 8.3(a). “Withdrawn” has the correlative meaning.

“ Withdrawn General Partner ” has the meaning set forth in Section 4.1(a).

“ Ziff Partner ” means Ziff Investors Partnership, L.P. IIA.

ARTICLE II

GENERAL PROVISIONS

Section 2.1 Organization . The Original Company was originally organized as a Delaware limited liability company under the LLC Act. The Original Company was converted to a Delaware limited partnership pursuant to the Act on June 25, 2007.

 

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Sections 2.2 Partnership Name . The name of the Partnership is “OZ Management LP.” The name of the Partnership may be changed from time to time by the General Partner.

Section 2.3 Registered Office, Registered Agent . The Partnership shall maintain a registered office in the State of Delaware at, and the name and address of the Partnership’s registered agent in the State of Delaware is, National Corporate Research, Ltd., 615 South DuPont Highway, Dover, Delaware 19901. Such office and such agent may be changed from time to time by the General Partner.

Section 2.4 Certificates . Any Person authorized by the General Partner shall execute, deliver and file any amendment to or restatements of the Certificate of Limited Partnership and any other certificates (and any amendments and/or restatements thereof) necessary for the Partnership to qualify to do business in a jurisdiction in which the Partnership may wish to conduct business.

Section 2.5 Nature of Business; Permitted Powers . The purposes of the Partnership shall be to engage in any lawful act or activity for which limited partnerships may be formed under the Act.

Section 2.6 Fiscal Year . Unless and until otherwise determined by the General Partner in its sole and absolute discretion, the fiscal year of the Partnership for federal income tax purposes shall, except as otherwise required in accordance with the Code, end on December 31 of each year (each, a “ Fiscal Year ”).

Section 2.7 Perpetual Existence . The Partnership shall have a perpetual existence unless dissolved in accordance with the provisions of Article IX of this Agreement.

Section 2.8 Limitation on Partner Liability . Except as otherwise expressly required by law, the debts, obligations and liabilities of the Partnership, whether arising in contract, tort or otherwise, shall be solely the debts, obligations and liabilities of the Partnership, and no Partner shall be obligated personally for any such debt, obligation or liability of the Partnership solely by reason of being a Partner. No Partner shall have any obligation to restore any negative or deficit balance in its Capital Account, including any negative or deficit balance in its Capital Account upon liquidation and dissolution of the Partnership. For federal income tax purposes, the rules of Treasury Regulation Section 1.752-3 shall apply to determine a Partner’s share of any debt or obligation the terms of which provide that, in respect of the Partnership, the creditor has recourse only to the Partnership and its assets and not to any Partner.

Section 2.9 Indemnification .

(a) To the fullest extent permitted by applicable law, each Covered Person shall be indemnified and held harmless by the Partnership for and from any liabilities, demands, claims, actions or causes of action, regulatory, legislative or judicial proceedings or investigations, assessments, levies, judgments, fines, amounts paid in settlement, losses, fees, penalties, damages, costs and expenses, including, without limitation, reasonable attorneys’, accountants’, investigators’, and experts’ fees and expenses and interest on any of the foregoing (collectively, “ Damages ”) sustained or incurred by such Covered Person by reason of any act

 

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performed or omitted by such Covered Person or by any other Covered Person in connection with the affairs of the Partnership or the General Partner unless such act or omission constitutes fraud, gross negligence or willful misconduct (the “ Disabling Conduct ”); provided, however, that any indemnity under this Section 2.9 shall be provided out of and to the extent of Partnership assets only, and no Limited Partner or any Affiliate of any Limited Partner shall have any personal liability on account thereof. The right of indemnification pursuant to this Section 2.9 shall include the right of a Covered Person to have paid on his behalf, or be reimbursed by the Partnership for, the reasonable expenses incurred by such Covered Person with respect to any Damages, in each case in advance of a final disposition of any action, suit or proceeding, including expenses incurred in collecting such amounts from the Partnership; provided, however, that such Covered Person shall have given a written undertaking to reimburse the Partnership in the event it is subsequently determined that he is not entitled to such indemnification.

(b) The right of any Covered Person to the indemnification provided herein (i) shall be cumulative of, and in addition to, any and all rights to which such Covered Person may otherwise be entitled by contract or as a matter of law or equity, (ii) in the case of Covered Persons that are Partners, shall continue as to such Covered Person after any Withdrawal or Special Withdrawal of such Partner and after he has ceased to be a Partner, and (iii) shall extend to such Covered Person’s successors, assigns and legal representatives.

(c) The termination of any action, suit or proceeding relating to or involving a Covered Person by judgment, order, settlement, conviction, or upon a plea of nolo contendere or its equivalent, shall not, of itself, create a presumption that such Covered Person committed an act or omission that constitutes Disabling Conduct.

(d) For purposes of this Agreement, no action or failure to act on the part of any Covered Person in connection with the management or conduct of the business and affairs of such Covered Person and other activities of such Covered Person which involve a conflict of interest with the Partnership, any other Person in which the Partnership has a direct or indirect interest or any Partner (or any of their respective Affiliates) or in which such Covered Person realizes a profit or has an interest shall constitute, per se, Disabling Conduct.

Section 2.10 Exculpation .

(a) To the fullest extent permitted by applicable law, no Covered Person shall be liable to the Partnership or any Partner or any Affiliate of any Partner for any Damages incurred by reason of any act performed or omitted by such Covered Person unless such act or omission constitutes Disabling Conduct. In addition, no Covered Person shall be liable to the Partnership, any other Person in which the Partnership has a direct or indirect interest or any Partner (or any Affiliate thereof) for any action taken or omitted to be taken by any other Covered Person.

(b) A Covered Person shall be fully protected in relying upon the records of the Partnership and upon such information, opinions, reports or statements presented to the Partnership by any Person (other than such Covered Person) as to matters the Covered Person reasonably believes are within such other Person’s professional or expert competence and who has been selected with reasonable care by or on behalf of the Partnership, including

 

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information, opinions, reports or statements as to the value and amount of the assets, liabilities, profits, losses, or any other facts pertinent to the existence and amount of assets from which distributions to Partners might properly be paid.

(c) The right of any Partner that is a Covered Person to the exculpation provided in this Section 2.10 shall continue as to such Covered Person after any Withdrawal or Special Withdrawal of such Partner and after he has ceased to be a Partner.

(d) The General Partner may consult with legal counsel and accountants and any act or omission suffered or taken by the General Partner on behalf of the Partnership in reliance upon and in accordance with the advice of such counsel or accountants will be full justification for any such act or omission, and the General Partner will be fully protected in so acting or omitting to act so long as such counsel or accountants were selected with reasonable care.

Section 2.11 Fiduciary Duty .

(a) To the extent that, at law or in equity, a Covered Person has duties (including fiduciary duties) and liabilities relating to the Partnership or to any Limited Partner or any Affiliate of any Limited Partner (or other Person with any equity interest in the Partnership) or other Person bound by (or having rights pursuant to) the terms of this Agreement, a Covered Person acting pursuant to the terms, conditions and limitations of this Agreement shall not be liable to the Partnership or to any Limited Partner or any Affiliate of any Limited Partner (or other Person) for its reliance on the provisions of this Agreement. The provisions of this Agreement, to the extent that they expand or restrict the duties and liabilities of a Covered Person otherwise existing at law or equity, are agreed by the Partners (and any other Person bound by or having rights pursuant to this Agreement) to modify to that extent such other duties and liabilities of the Covered Person to the extent permitted by law.

(b) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in the Agreement or under applicable law, whenever in this Agreement the General Partner is permitted or required to make a decision or take an action or omit to do any of the foregoing acting solely in its capacity as the General Partner, the General Partner shall, except where an express standard is set forth, be entitled to make such decision in its sole and absolute discretion (and the words “in its sole and absolute discretion” should be deemed inserted therefor in each case in association with the words “General Partner,” whether or not the words “sole and absolute discretion” are actually included in the specific provisions of this Agreement), and in so acting in its sole and absolute discretion the General Partner shall be entitled to consider only such interests and factors as it desires, including its own interests, and shall have no duty or obligation to give any consideration to any interest of or factors affecting the Partnership, any of the Partnership’s Affiliates, any Limited Partner or any other Person. To the fullest extent permitted by applicable law, if pursuant to this Agreement the General Partner, acting solely in its capacity as the General Partner, is permitted or required to make a decision in its “good faith” or under another express standard, the General Partner shall act under such express standard and shall not be subject to any other or different standard imposed by this Agreement or other applicable law.

 

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Section 2.12 Confidentiality; Intellectual Property .

(a) Confidentiality . Each Partner acknowledges and agrees that the information contained in the books and records of the Partnership is confidential and, except in the course of such Partner performing such duties as are necessary for the Partnership and its Affiliates, as required by law or legal process or to enforce the terms of this Agreement, at all times such Partner shall keep and retain in the strictest confidence and shall not disclose to any Person any confidential matters of the Partnership or any Person included within the Och-Ziff Group and their respective Affiliates and successors and the other Partners, including, without limitation, the identity of any Investors, confidential information concerning the Partnership, any Person included within the Och-Ziff Group and their respective Affiliates and successors, the General Partner, the other Partners and any fund, account or investment managed by any Person included within the Och-Ziff Group, including marketing, investment, performance data, fund management, credit and financial information, and other business or personal affairs of the Partnership, any Person included within the Och-Ziff Group and their respective Affiliates and successors, the General Partner, the other Partners and any fund, account or investment managed directly or indirectly by any Person included within the Och-Ziff Group learned by the Partner heretofore or hereafter. This Section 2.12(a) shall not apply to (i) any information that has been made publicly available by the Partnership or any of its Affiliates or becomes public knowledge (except as a result of an act of any Partner in violation of this Agreement), (ii) the disclosure of information to the extent necessary for a Partner to prepare and file his tax returns, to respond to any inquiries regarding the same from any taxing authority or to prosecute or defend any action, proceeding or audit by any taxing authority with respect to such returns or (iii) the disclosure of information with the prior written consent of the General Partner. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein, each Partner (and each employee, representative or other agent of such Partner) may disclose to any and all Persons, without limitation of any kind, the tax treatment and tax structure of (x) the Partnership and (y) any of its transactions, and all materials of any kind (including opinions or other tax analyses) that are provided to the Partners relating to such tax treatment and tax structure.

(b) Intellectual Property . (i) Each Partner acknowledges and agrees that the Intellectual Property shall be the sole and exclusive property of the Partnership and such Partner shall have no right, title, or interest in or to the Intellectual Property.

(ii) All copyrightable material included in the Intellectual Property shall be deemed a “work made for hire” under the applicable copyright law, to the maximum extent permitted under such applicable copyright law, and ownership of all rights therein shall vest in the Partnership. To the extent that a Partner may retain any interest in any Intellectual Property by operation of law or otherwise, such Partner hereby assigns and transfers to the Partnership his or her entire right, title and interest in and to all such Intellectual Property.

(iii) Each Partner hereby covenants and binds himself and his successors, assigns, and legal representatives to cooperate fully and promptly with the Partnership and its designee, successors, and assigns, at the Partnership’s reasonable expense, and to do all acts necessary or requested by the Partnership and its designee, successors, and assigns, to secure, maintain, enforce, and defend the Partnership’s rights

 

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in the Intellectual Property. Each Partner further agrees, and binds himself and his successors, assigns, and legal representatives, to cooperate fully and assist the Partnership in every way possible in the application for, or prosecution of, all rights pertaining to the Intellectual Property.

(c) If a Partner commits a breach, or threatens to commit a breach, of any of the provisions of Section 2.12(a) or Section 2.12(b), the General Partner shall have the right and remedy to have the provisions of such Section specifically enforced by injunctive relief or otherwise by any court of competent jurisdiction without the need to post any bond or other security, it being acknowledged and agreed that any such breach or threatened breach shall cause irreparable injury to the Partnership, the other Partners, any Person included within the Och-Ziff Group, and the investments, accounts and funds managed by Persons included within the Och-Ziff Group and that money damages alone shall not provide an adequate remedy to such Persons. Such rights and remedies shall be in addition to, and not in lieu of, any other rights and remedies available at law or in equity.

Section 2.13 Non-Competition; Non-Solicitation; Non-Disparagement; Non-Interference; and Remedies .

(a) Each Individual Limited Partner acknowledges and agrees, in connection with such Individual Limited Partner’s participation in the Partnership on the terms described herein and the amendment and restatement of the terms of the Prior Partnership Agreement or, in the case of an Individual Limited Partner admitted to the Partnership subsequent to the date hereof, such Individual Limited Partner’s admission on the terms described herein and in any Partner Agreement, that: (i) the alternative asset management business (including, without limitation, for purposes of this paragraph, any hedge or private equity fund management business) is intensely competitive, (ii) such Partner, for the benefit of and on behalf of the Partnership in his capacity as a Partner, has developed, and will continue to develop and have access to and knowledge of, Confidential Information (including, but not limited to, material non-public information of the Och-Ziff Group and its Investors), (iii) the direct or indirect use of any such information for the benefit of, or disclosure of any such information to, any existing or potential competitors of the Och-Ziff Group would place the Och-Ziff Group at a competitive disadvantage and would do damage to the Och-Ziff Group, (iv) such Partner, for the benefit of and on behalf of the Partnership in his capacity as a Partner, has developed relationships with Investors and counterparties through investment by and resources of the Och-Ziff Group, while a Limited Partner of the Partnership, (v) such Partner, for the benefit of and on behalf of the Partnership in his capacity as a Partner, may continue to develop relationships with Investors and counterparties, through investment by and resources of the Och-Ziff Group, while a Limited Partner of the Partnership, (vi) such Partner engaging in any of the activities prohibited by this Section 2.13 would constitute improper appropriation and/or use of the Och-Ziff Group’s Confidential Information and/or Investor and counterparty relationships, (vii) such Partner’s association with the Och-Ziff Group has been critical, and such Partner’s association with the Och-Ziff Group is expected to continue to be critical, to the success of the Och-Ziff Group, (viii) the services to be rendered, and relationships developed, for the benefit of and on behalf of the Partnership in his capacity as a Partner, are of a special and unique character, (ix) the Och-Ziff Group conducts the alternative asset management business throughout the world, (x) the non-competition and other restrictive covenants and agreements set forth in this

 

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Agreement are fair and reasonable, and (xi) in light of the foregoing and of such Partner’s education, skills, abilities and financial resources, such Partner acknowledges and agrees that such Partner will not assert, and it should not be considered, that enforcement of any of the covenants set forth in this Section 2.13 would prevent such Partner from earning a living or otherwise are void, voidable or unenforceable or should be voided or held unenforceable.

(b) During the Restricted Period, each Individual Limited Partner will not, directly or indirectly, either on his own behalf or on behalf of or with any other Person:

(i) without the prior written consent of the General Partner, (A) engage or otherwise participate in any manner or fashion in any Competing Business, (B) render any services to any Competing Business, or (C) acquire a financial interest in or become actively involved with any Competing Business (other than as a passive investor holding less than 2% of the issued and outstanding stock of public companies); or

(ii) in any manner solicit or induce any of the Och-Ziff Group’s current or prospective Investors to (A) terminate (or diminish in any material respect) his investments with the Och-Ziff Group for the purpose of associating or doing business with any Competing Business, or otherwise encourage such Investors to terminate (or diminish in any respect) his investments with the Och-Ziff Group for any other reason or (B) invest in or otherwise participate in or support any Competing Business.

(c) During the Restricted Period, each Individual Limited Partner will not, directly or indirectly, either on his own behalf or on behalf of or with any other Person:

(i) in any manner solicit or induce any of the Och-Ziff Group’s current, former or prospective financing sources, capital market intermediaries, consultants, suppliers, partners or other counterparties to terminate (or diminish in any material respect) his relationship with the Och-Ziff Group for the purpose of associating with any Competing Business, or otherwise encourage such financing sources, capital market intermediaries, consultants, suppliers, partners or other counterparties to terminate (or diminish in any respect) his relationship with the Och-Ziff Group for any other reason; or

(ii) in any manner interfere with the Och-Ziff Group’s business relationship with any Investors, financing sources, capital market intermediaries, consultants, suppliers, partners or other counterparties.

(d) During the Restricted Period, each Individual Limited Partner will not, directly or indirectly, either on his own behalf or on behalf of or with any other Person, in any manner solicit any of the owners, members, partners, directors, officers or employees of any member of the Och-Ziff Group to terminate their relationship or employment with the applicable member of the Och-Ziff Group, or hire any such Person (i) who is employed at the time of such solicitation by any member of the Och-Ziff Group, (ii) who is or was once an owner, member, partner, director, officer or employee of any member of the Och-Ziff Group as of the date of Special Withdrawal or Withdrawal of such Partner, or (iii) whose employment or relationship with any such member of the Och-Ziff Group terminated within the 24-month period prior to the

 

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date of Special Withdrawal or Withdrawal of such Partner or thereafter. Additionally, the Partner may not solicit or encourage to cease to work with any member of the Och-Ziff Group any consultant, agent or adviser that the Partner knows or should know is under contract with any member of the Och-Ziff Group.

(e) During the Restricted Period and at all times thereafter, each Individual Limited Partner will not, directly or indirectly, make, or cause to be made, any written or oral statement, observation, or opinion disparaging the business or reputation of the Och-Ziff Group, or any owners, partners, members, directors, officers, or employees of any member of the Och-Ziff Group; provided, however, that nothing contained in this Section 2.13 shall preclude such Partner from providing truthful testimony in response to a valid subpoena, court order, regulatory request, or as may be otherwise required by law, or from participating or cooperating in any action, investigation or proceeding with, or providing truthful information to, any governmental agency, legislative body, self-regulatory organization, or the legal departments of the Och-Ziff Group.

(f) Each Individual Limited Partner acknowledges and agrees that an attempted or threatened breach by such Person of this Section 2.13 would cause irreparable injury to the Partnership and the other members of the Och-Ziff Group not compensable in money damages and the Partnership shall be entitled, in addition to the remedies set forth in Sections 2.13(g) and 2.13(i), to obtain a temporary, preliminary or permanent injunction prohibiting any breaches of this Section 2.13 without being required to prove damages or furnish any bond or other security.

(g) Each Individual Limited Partner agrees that it would be impossible to compute the actual damages resulting from a breach of Section 2.13(b) or, if applicable, any of the non-competition covenants provided in such Partner’s Partner Agreement, and that the amounts set forth in this Section 2.13(g) are reasonable and do not operate as a penalty, but are a genuine pre-estimate of the anticipated loss that the Partnership and other members of the Och-Ziff Group would suffer from a breach of Section 2.13(b) or, if applicable, of any of the non-competition covenants provided in such Partner’s Partner Agreement. In the event an Individual Limited Partner breaches Section 2.13(b) or, if applicable, any of the non-competition covenants provided in such Partner’s Partner Agreement, then:

(i) on or after the date of such breach, any unvested Class A Common Units of such Partner and its Related Trusts, if any, shall cease to vest and thereafter shall be reallocated in accordance with this Section 2.13(g);

(ii) on or after the date of such breach, no allocations shall be made to the respective Capital Accounts of such Partner and its Related Trusts, if any, and no distributions shall be made to such Partners;

(iii) on or after the date of such breach, no Transfer (including any exchange pursuant to the Exchange Agreement) of any of the Class A Common Units of such Partner or its Related Trusts, if any, shall be permitted under any circumstances notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Agreement;

 

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(iv) on or after the date of such breach, no sale, exchange, assignment, pledge, hypothecation, bequeath, creation of an encumbrance, or any other transfer or disposition of any kind may be made of any of the Class A Shares acquired by such Partner or its Related Trusts, if any, through an exchange pursuant to the Exchange Agreement;

(v) as of the applicable Reallocation Date, all of the unvested and vested Class A Common Units of such Partner and its Related Trusts, if any, and all allocations and distributions on such Class A Common Units that would otherwise have been received by such Partners on or after the date of such breach shall be reallocated from such Partners to the Continuing Partners in proportion to the total number of Original Class A Common Units owned by each such Continuing Partner and its Original Related Trusts;

(vi) each of such Partner and its Related Trusts, if any, agrees that, on the Reallocation Date, it shall immediately:

(A) pay to the Continuing Partners, in proportion to the total number of Original Class A Common Units owned by each such Continuing Partner and its Original Related Trusts, a lump-sum cash amount equal to the sum of: (i) the total after-tax proceeds received by such Individual Limited Partner or Related Trust thereof for any Class A Shares acquired at any time pursuant to the Exchange Agreement and that were subsequently transferred during the 24-month period prior to the date of such breach; and (ii) any distributions received by such Individual Limited Partner or Related Trust thereof during such 24-month period on Class A Shares acquired pursuant to the Exchange Agreement;

(B) transfer any Class A Shares that were acquired at any time pursuant to the Exchange Agreement and held by such Individual Limited Partner or Related Trust thereof on and after the date of such breach to the Continuing Partners in proportion to the total number of Original Class A Common Units owned by each such Continuing Partner and its Original Related Trusts; and

(C) pay to the Continuing Partners in proportion to the total number of Original Class A Common Units owned by each such Continuing Partner and its Original Related Trusts a lump-sum cash amount equal to the sum of: (i) the total after-tax proceeds received by such Individual Limited Partner or Related Trust thereof for any Class A Shares acquired at any time pursuant to the Exchange Agreement and that were subsequently transferred on or after the date of such breach; and (ii) all distributions received by such Individual Limited Partner or Related Trust thereof on or after the date of such breach on Class A Shares acquired pursuant to the Exchange Agreement; and

(vii) such Partner and its Related Trusts agrees that he shall receive no payments, if any, that he would have otherwise rece