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EXHIBIT 4.3
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AMENDED AND RESTATED
AGREEMENT OF
LIMITED PARTNERSHIP OF
LTC PARTNERS III, L.P.
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ARTICLE 1. Definitions
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1
ARTICLE 2. Formation and Business of
the Partnership; Filings ................. 9
2.1 Formation
..........................................................
9
2.2 Name
...............................................................
9
2.3 Business
...........................................................
9
2.4 REIT Requirements
.................................................. 9
2.5 Principal Place of
Business ........................................ 9
2.6 Registered Agent
and Registered Office ............................. 9
2.7 Term
...............................................................
10
2.8 Filings
............................................................
10
2.9 Power of Attorney
.................................................. 10
ARTICLE 3. Partners and Partnership
Interests; Capital Contributions .......... 11
3.1 Partners
...........................................................
11
3.2 Initial Capital
Contributions ...................................... 11
3.4 Capital Accounts
................................................... 11
3.5 No Interest on or
Return of Capital Contribution ................... 12
3.6 Units
..............................................................
12
ARTICLE 4. Allocations of Partnership
Items ................................... 13
4.1 Allocation of
Profits and Losses ................................... 13
4.2 Special
Allocations ................................................
14
4.3 Curative
Allocations ...............................................
15
4.4 Tax Allocations
.................................................... 16
4.5 Varying Interests
.................................................. 17
4.6 Allocations
Between Transferor and Transferee ......................
17
ARTICLE 5. Distributions
...................................................... 17
5.1 Distributions
...................................................... 17
5.2 Certain Loans and
Offset ........................................... 18
5.3 REIT Distribution
Requirements ..................................... 18
5.4 Limitations on
Distributions ....................................... 18
5.5 Distributions Upon
Liquidation ..................................... 18
ARTICLE 6. Management of the
Partnership ...................................... 19
6.1 Rights, Powers and
Duties of General Partner ....................... 19
6.2 Delegation of
Authority ............................................ 22
6.3 Reliance by Third
Parties .......................................... 22
6.4 Limitation on Authority of the
General Partner ..................... 22
6.5 Payment of
Partnership Expenses; Reimbursement of General Partner ..
23
6.6 Compensation of
the General Partner ................................ 23
6.7
Loans by Partners or
Affiliates to the Partnership ................. 23
6.8 Title to
Partnership Assets ........................................
23
6.9 Liability of the
General Partner ................................... 24
6.10 Other Matters Concerning the General Partner
....................... 24
6.11 Outside Activities
................................................. 25
6.12 Limited Partners
................................................... 25
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ARTICLE 7 Books and
Records; Tax Matters ..................................
26
7.1 Books
and Records ...............................................
26
7.2
Reports .........................................................
26
7.3 Code
Elections and Tax Audits ...................................
26
ARTICLE 8 Transfers
of Partnership Interests; Admission of Substitute
or Additional Limited Partners ..................................
27
8.1
General Partner .................................................
27
8.2
Purchase for Investment .........................................
27
8.3
Purchase for Investment .........................................
27
8.4
Restrictions on Transfer of Limited Partnership Interests .......
28
8.5
Certain Restrictions on Transfer ................................
29
8.6
Effective Dates of Transfers ....................................
30
ARTICLE 9
Dissolution, Liquidation and Winding-Up .........................
30
9.1 Events
of Dissolution; Winding Up ...............................
30
9.2
Cancellation of Certificate of Limited Partnership ..............
31
9.3 Return
of Capital ...............................................
31
ARTICLE 10 Miscellaneous
................................................... 31
10.1 Notices
.........................................................
31
10.2 Successors
and Assigns .......................................... 32
10.3 Amendments
...................................................... 32
10.4 Waiver of
Partition .............................................
32
10.5 Waivers
.........................................................
33
10.6 Entire
Agreement ................................................
33
10.7
Interpretation
.................................................. 33
10.8
Counterparts ....................................................
33
10.9 Applicable
Law .................................................. 33
10.10 Partial
Invalidity ..............................................
33
10.11 No Third Party
Rights ........................................... 33
10.12 Compliance with
Laws ............................................ 33
10.13 Confidentiality
................................................. 33
10.14 Valid and
Binding Agreement .....................................
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AMENDED AND RESTATED
AGREEMENT OF LIMITED PARTNERSHIP
OF
LTC PARTNERS III, L. P.
THIS AMENDED AND RESTATED AGREEMENT OF LIMITED PARTNERSHIP
(this
"Agreement") is made and entered into as of
the 30th day of January, 1996, by
and among LTC GP I, Inc., a Delaware
corporation ("LTC Subsidiary"), and Messrs.
Zev Karkomi ("ZK"), Harvey J. Angell ("HA")
and Jay Canel ("JC"), each a
resident of the State of Illinois, pursuant
to the provisions of the Delaware
Revised Uniform Limited Partnership
Act.
WHEREAS, LTC Partners III, L.P. (as further defined below, the
"Partnership") was formed as a limited
partnership under the Delaware Revised
Uniform Limited Partnership Act pursuant to
a Certificate of Limited Partnership
filed with the Secretary of State of the
State of Delaware on November 17, 1995,
and is governed by an agreement of limited
partnership (the "Original
Agreement") between LTC Subsidiary as the
general partner of the Partnership (as
further defined below, the "General
Partner") and Park Villa Corporation, a
Delaware corporation, as the original
limited partner of the Partnership (the
"Original Limited Partner");
WHEREAS, in connection with the Partnership's acquisition of a
nursing home facility currently owned by
the Seller (as defined below), the
General Partner and the Original Limited
Partner desire to (i) provide for the
withdrawal of the Original Limited Partner,
(ii) admit ZK, HA and JC to the
Partnership as Limited Partners, and (iii)
amend and restate the Original
Agreement in its entirety;
NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the mutual covenants herein
contained and other good and valuable
consideration, the receipt and sufficiency
of which are hereby acknowledged, the
parties hereto agree that the Original
Agreement is hereby amended to read in its
entirety as follows:
ARTICLE 1.
Definitions
As used in this Agreement, the following terms and phrases have
the
meanings set forth below:
"Accountants" means such firm of independent certified public
accountants as may be selected by the
General Partner on behalf of the
Partnership to audit the financial books
and records of the Partnership and to
prepare statements and reports in
connection therewith. The Limited Partners
acknowledge and expressly agree that the
Accountants may be LTC Subsidiary's and
LTC's accountants, and initially will be
Ernst & Young, LLP.
"Act" means the Delaware Revised Uniform Limited Partnership Act,
as
amended and as the same may be further
amended from time to time, together with
any successor thereto.
"Adjusted Capital Account Deficit" means, with respect to any
Partner other than the General Partner, the
deficit balance, if any, in such
Partner's Capital Account as of the end of
any relevant Fiscal Year and after
(i) crediting to such Capital Account all
amounts, if any, that such Partner (A)
is obligated or treated as obligated to
restore with respect to any deficit
balance in such Capital Account pursuant to
Section 1.704-1(b)(2)(ii)(c) of the
Regulations, or (B) is deemed to be
obligated to restore with respect to any
deficit balance pursuant to the penultimate
sentences of Sections 1.704-2(g)(1)
and 1.704-2(i)(5) of the Regulations; and
(ii) debiting to such
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Capital Account the items described in
Sections 1.704-1(b)(2)(ii)(d)(4), (5) and
(6) of the Regulations. The foregoing
definition of "Adjusted Capital Account
Deficit" is intended to comply with the
requirements of the alternate test for
economic effect contained in Section
1.704-1(b)(2)(ii)(d) of the Regulations and
shall be interpreted consistently
therewith.
"Affected Gain" has the meaning set forth in subsection 4.4(b)
hereof.
"Affiliate" means, when used with reference to a specified
Person:
(i) if such Person is an individual, any
member of the Immediate Family of such
Person; (ii) if such Person is a trust, any
trustee or beneficiary of that
Person; or (iii) any Person that, directly
or indirectly, Controls, is
Controlled by or is under common Control
with, the specified Person, including,
without limitation, any Person that
beneficially owns, directly or indirectly,
5% of more of the outstanding shares of
capital stock or other equity securities
of that Person, that is an officer,
director or partner of, or serves in a
similar capacity with respect to, such
Person or of which such specified Person
is an officer, director or partner or
serves in a similar capacity.
"Agreement" means this Agreement of Limited Partnership, as
from
time to time amended, supplemented or
otherwise modified or restated from time
to time.
"Bankruptcy" means, with respect to any Person: (i) the filing
by
such Person of a petition for relief, or
the commencement by such Person of a
case or other proceeding seeking relief,
under any provision of the federal
Bankruptcy Code or any other federal or
state law relating to insolvency,
bankruptcy or reorganization; (ii) the
filing against such Person of any such
petition or the commencement against such
Person of any such proceeding
(including, but not limited to, a petition
or application for the appointment of
a receiver or a trustee for such Person or
a substantial part of such Person's
assets), unless such petition or proceeding
is dismissed within 90 days from the
date of such filing or commencement; (iii)
in the case of a petition or
proceeding described in clause (ii) above,
the filing of an answer by such
Person admitting the allegations of such
petition or the taking by such Person
of any action indicating such Person's
approval of or acquiescence in any such
proceeding; (iv) an adjudication that such
Person is insolvent or bankrupt; or
(v) the entry of an order for relief under
the federal Bankruptcy Code with
respect to such Person.
"Acquired Assets" means the assets previously owned by Seller
and
acquired by the Partnership pursuant to the
Purchase Agreement and the
Contribution Agreement.
A "business day" means any day that is not a Saturday, Sunday or
a
day on which banking institutions in the
States of California or Illinois are
authorized or obligated by law or executive
order to close.
"Capital
Account" means, as to any Partner, the account maintained
under Section 3.4 hereof with respect to
the Partnership Interest held by such
Partner.
"Capital Contribution" means, with respect to any Partner, the
total
amount of cash and the initial Gross Asset
Value of all other property, if any,
contributed to the Partnership by that
Partner or the predecessor holder(s) of
that Partnership Interest, less the
aggregate amount of Contributed Debt
attributable to such Partner.
"Capital
Expenditures" means any and all payments made directly or
indirectly for the purpose of acquiring or
constructing or restoring real
property, fixed assets or equipment that in
accordance with GAAP would be
treated as a debit to the fixed asset
account of the Partnership, including
without limitation amounts paid or payable
as principal under any
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conditional sale or other title retention
agreement or under any lease or other
periodic payment arrangement or agreement
that is of such a nature that payment
obligations of the lessee or obligor
thereunder would be required by GAAP to be
capitalized and shown as a liability on the
balance sheet of the lessee or
obligor.
"Cash Flow from Operations" means for any Distribution Period,
an
amount equal to the excess, if any, of (i)
the rents and all other revenues that
are received by the Partnership during that
Distribution Period and that the
Partnership is entitled to retain and use
for its own purposes, over (ii) the
total amount paid or payable by the
Partnership with respect to that
Distribution Period for the following
purposes: (A) to pay the Preferred Return,
(B) to pay principal, interest or other
amounts due in respect of indebtedness
owed by the Partnership or secured by the
Partnership's assets, including
without limitation indebtedness to the
General Partner or LTC, (C) for Capital
Expenditures with respect to the Acquired
Assets (excluding for purposes of this
clause (ii) all Capital Expenditures paid
for by incurring new indebtedness),
and (D) to pay costs and expenses incurred
in operating the Partnership and for
Partnership general and administrative
expenses as determined by the General
Partner in accordance with GAAP.
"Certificate" means the Certificate of Limited Partnership
establishing the Partnership, as filed with
the office of the Delaware Secretary
of State pursuant to the Act and as the
same may be amended from time to time.
"Closing Date" means the date on which the Closing (as defined
in
the Purchase Agreement) occurs.
"Code" means the United States Internal Revenue Code of 1986,
as
amended and as the same is further amended
from time to time, as interpreted by
the applicable regulations thereunder. Any
reference herein to a specific
provision of the Code shall be deemed to
include a reference to any
corresponding provision of any succeeding
law.
"Confidential Information" has the meaning set forth in
subsection
10.13(a) hereof.
"Contributed Debt" means, with respect to any Partner, the
aggregate
principal amount of indebtedness (and all
accrued fees or interest related
thereto, if any) (i) that has been assigned
by or otherwise transferred by that
Partner to the Partnership or that the
Partnership shall have otherwise become
obligated to pay (including, without
limitation, by way of guarantee,
endorsement or other contingent promise),
or (ii) to which any property
contributed to the Partnership by, or
otherwise attributable to, that Partner is
subject.
"Contribution Agreement" means that certain Agreement
Regarding Contribution of Undivided
Interests in Nursing Home Facility dated as
of the date hereof, among the Partnership,
ZK, HA and JC.
"Control" means the ability, whether by the direct or indirect
ownership of shares or other equity
interests, by contract or otherwise, to
elect a majority of the directors of a
corporation, to select the managing
partner of a partnership or to otherwise
select, or to have the power to remove
and then select, a majority of those
Persons exercising governing authority over
an entity. In the case of a limited
partnership, the sole general partner, each
of the general partners to the extent each
has equal management authority, or if
such general partners do not have equal
management authority, the managing
general partner or each managing general
partner shall be deemed to Control of
such partnership; in the case of a trust,
each trustee thereof and each Person
having the right to select any such trustee
shall be deemed to Control of such
trust.
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"Depreciation" means, with respect to any asset of the
Partnership
for any Fiscal Year, the depreciation,
amortization or other cost recovery
deduction allowed or allowable for federal
income tax purposes in respect of
such asset for such Fiscal Year; provided,
however, that if the Gross Asset
Value of an asset differs from its adjusted
tax basis for federal income tax
purposes at the beginning of such Fiscal
Year, Depreciation shall be an amount
that bears the same ratio to such beginning
Gross Asset Value as the federal
income tax depreciation, amortization or
other cost recovery deduction for such
Fiscal Year bears to such beginning
adjusted tax basis and provided, further,
that if such adjusted tax basis is zero,
Depreciation shall be determined with
respect to such beginning Gross Asset Value
using any reasonable method selected
by the General Partner.
"Distribution Period" means as to each Fiscal Year, the period
of
six calendar months that begins on January
1 or July 1 of that Fiscal Year,
except that the first Distribution Period
shall begin as of January 1, 1996 and
end on June 30, 1996.
"ERISA" means the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of
1974,
regulations thereunder (or, with respect to
any provision of that statute
referred to herein, any corresponding
provision of any succeeding law).
"Exchange Rights Agreement" means that certain Exchange Rights
Agreement dated as of the date hereof,
among LTC, ZK, HA and JC.
"Facility" means the nursing home facility commonly known as
Campbell Care of Whitewright and located at
400 South Bond Street, Whitewright,
Texas 75491.
"Fiscal Year" means the annual accounting period of the
Partnership
ending on December 31 of each calendar year
or, if different, the last day of
the Partnership's taxable year.
"GAAP" means generally accepted accounting principles as in
effect
from time to time.
"Gain on Sale" means the excess of the Sale Proceeds over the
Sales
Price.
"General Partner" means LTC Subsidiary and each other Person
(including, but not limited to, LTC
Subsidiary's successors and assigns), if
any, that after the date hereof becomes a
general partner of the Partnership in
accordance with the terms hereof, in each
case in such Person's capacity as such
general partner.
"Gross Asset Value" means, with respect to any asset, such
asset's
adjusted basis for federal income tax
purposes, except as follows:
(a) The initial Gross Asset Values of the assets contributed
by ZK, HA
and JC to the Partnership pursuant to Section 3.2 hereof are
set
forth on
Schedule A hereto; and the initial Gross Asset Value of any
asset
contributed by a Partner to the Partnership after the Closing Date
shall
be the
gross fair market value of such asset at the time of such
asset's
contribution, as determined by the General Partner;
(b) The Gross Asset Values of all Partnership assets at the
election
of the General Partner may be adjusted to equal their
respective
gross fair
market values, as determined by the General Partner,
immediately prior to the following events:
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(i) a Capital Contribution (other than a de minimis
Capital Contribution) is made to the Partnership by a new or
existing Partner as consideration for the acquisition of a (or
an
additional) Partnership Interest;
(ii) the distribution by the Partnership to a Partner of
more than a de minimis amount of Partnership property as
consideration for the redemption of a Partnership Interest;
(iii) the liquidation of the Partnership within the
meaning of Section 1.704-1(b)(2)(ii)(g) of the Regulations; and
(iv) any other event as to which the General Partner
determines that an adjustment is necessary or appropriate to
reflect
the relative economic interests of the Partners.
(c) The Gross Asset Value of any Partnership asset distributed
to any
Partner shall be the gross fair market value of such asset on
the
date of
distribution as determined by the General Partner based upon an
appraisal
or other appropriate valuation prepared by an independent third
party
experienced in valuing assets of that kind.
(d) The Gross Asset Value of a Partnership asset shall be
increased
(or decreased) to reflect any adjustment to the adjusted basis
of such asset
pursuant to Sections 734(b) or 743(b) of the Code, but only
to the
extent that such adjustment is taken into account in
determining
Capital
Accounts pursuant to Section 1.704-1(b)(2)(iv)(m) of the
Regulations; provided, however, that Gross Asset Values shall not
be
adjusted
pursuant to this paragraph (d) to the extent that the General
Partner
determines that an adjustment pursuant to paragraph (b) above
is
necessary
or appropriate in connection with a transaction that would
otherwise
result in an adjustment pursuant to this paragraph (d).
If the Gross Asset Value of an asset has been determined or
adjusted
pursuant to paragraphs (a), (b) or (d)
immediately above, such Gross Asset Value
thereafter shall be adjusted by the
Depreciation subsequently taken into account
with respect to such asset for purposes of
computing Profits and Losses. Any
adjustment to the Gross Asset Value of any
item of Partnership property shall
require an adjustment to the Capital
Accounts.
"Immediate Family" means, with respect to any individual, such
Person's spouse (then current or former),
parents, brothers and sisters,
children and grandchildren (including in
each case by adoption) and other lineal
descendants.
"Indemnitee" has the meaning set forth in subsection 6.9(a)
hereof.
"Limited Partners" means each of ZK, HA and JC and each other
Person, if any, who after the date of this
Agreement executes a counterpart
hereof and becomes a limited partner of the
Partnership pursuant to Section 8.3
hereof, in each case in such Person's
capacity as a limited partner of the
Partnership.
"LTC" means LTC Properties, Inc., a Maryland corporation.
"Majority-in-Interest of the Limited Partners" means Limited
Partner(s) who hold in the aggregate more
than 50% of the Partnership Interests
then allocable to and held by the Limited
Partners as a class.
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"Minimum Gain Attributable to Partner Nonrecourse Debt" means
"partner nonrecourse debt minimum gain" as
determined in accordance with Section
1.704-2(i)(2) of the Regulations.
"Nonrecourse Deductions" has the meaning set forth in Sections
1.704-2(b)(l) and (c) of the Regulations
and shall be determined in accordance
with Section 1.704-2(c) of the
Regulations.
"Nonrecourse Liabilities" has the meaning set forth in Section
1.704-2(b)(3) of the Regulations.
"Partner Nonrecourse Debt" has the meaning set forth in Section
1.704-2(b)(4) of the Regulations.
"Partner Nonrecourse Deductions" has the meaning set forth in
Section 1.704-2(i)(2) of the Regulations
and the amount of Partner Nonrecourse
Deductions with respect to particular
Partner Nonrecourse Debt shall be
determined in accordance with the rules of
Section 1.704-2(i) of the
Regulations.
"Partners" means the General Partner and the Limited Partners,
in
their respective capacities as such.
"Partnership" means the limited partnership formed under the
Act
pursuant to this Agreement and any
successor thereto.
"Partnership Interest" means the ownership interest in the
Partnership representing a Capital
Contribution, and includes any and all
benefits to which the holder of such a
Partnership Interest may be entitled
pursuant to this Agreement, together with
all obligations of such Person to
comply with the terms and conditions of
this Agreement.
"Partnership Minimum Gain" has the meaning set forth in Section
1.704-2(b)(2) of the Regulations, and the
amount of Partnership Minimum Gain
(and any net increase or decrease thereof)
for a Fiscal Year shall be determined
in accordance with Section 1.704-2(d) of
the Regulations.
"Partnership Record Date" means the record date established by
the
General Partner for the distribution of
Partnership cash pursuant to Section 5.1
hereof.
"Person" means any natural person, sole proprietorship,
corporation,
general or limited partnership, limited
liability company, trust, business
trust, real estate investment trust, joint
venture, association, unincorporated
organization or other form of entity.
"Preferred Return" means an amount equal to a 10% per annum
return
on the capital contributed to the
Partnership by the Limited Partners pursuant
to subsection 3.2(b) hereof and not
theretofore returned to the Limited
Partners. The Preferred Return shall be
calculated on a daily basis on the basis
of a 360-day year and shall be cumulative
but not compounded.
"Profits," "Loss" or "Losses" means, for any period, an amount
equal
to the Partnerships's taxable income or
loss for such period as determined for
federal income tax purposes by the
Accountants, determined in accordance with
Sections 703(a) and 704(b) of the Code
(with, for this purpose, all items of
income, gain, loss or deduction required to
be stated
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separately pursuant to Section 703(a) of
the Code included in taxable income or
loss), with the following adjustments:
(a) All income of the Partnership, if any, that is exempt from
federal
income tax and not otherwise taken into account in computing
Profits or
Losses pursuant to this definition shall be added to such
taxable
income or loss;
(b) All expenditures of the Partnership, if any, described in
Section
705(a)(2)(B) of the Code (including amounts paid or incurred to
organize
the Partnership (unless an election is made pursuant to Section
709(b) of
the Code) or to promote the sale of interests in the
Partnership
and by
treating deductions for losses incurred in connection with the
sale
or
exchange of Partnership property disallowed pursuant to Section
267(a)(l)
or Section 707(b) of the Code, if any, as expenditures
described
in Section
705(a)(2)(B) of the Code) and not otherwise taken into account
in
computing Profits and Losses pursuant to this definition shall
be
subtracted
from such taxable income or loss;
(c) In lieu of depreciation, amortization and other cost
recovery
deductions taken into account in computing total income or
loss,
there
shall be taken into account Depreciation for such period;
(d) Gain or loss resulting from any disposition of Partnership
property
with respect to which gain or loss is recognized for federal
income tax
purposes shall be computed by reference to the Gross Asset
Value of
such property rather than its adjusted tax basis;
(e) In the event that the Gross Asset Value of any Partnership
asset is
adjusted pursuant to this Agreement, the amount of such
adjustment
shall be taken into account as gain or loss from the
disposition of such asset for purposes of computing Profits or
Losses, and
to the
extent that an adjustment to the adjusted tax basis of any
Partnership asset pursuant to Section 734(b) or Section 743(b) of
the Code
is
required by Sections 1.704-1(b)(2)(iv)((m)(2) or (4) of the
Regulations
to be
taken into account in determining Capital Accounts as a result of
a
distribution other than in liquidation of a Partner's
Partnership
Interest,
the amount of such adjustment shall be treated as an item of
gain (if
the adjustment increases the basis of the asset) or loss (if
the
adjustment
decreases the basis of the asset) for purposes of computing
Profits or
Losses and adjusting the Capital Accounts; and
(f) All items specially allocated pursuant to Sections 4.2 or
4.3 hereof
shall not be taken into account in computing Profits or Losses.
The amounts of the items of Partnership
income, gain, loss or deduction
available to be specially allocated
pursuant to Sections 4.2 and 4.3 hereof
shall be determined by applying rules
analogous to those set forth in paragraphs
(a) through (f) immediately above.
"Purchase Agreement" means that certain Agreement Regarding
Purchase/Sale of an Undivided Interest in
Nursing Home Facility dated as of the
date hereof, between Whitewright Associates
and the Partnership.
"Purchase Price" means $2,999,113, allocated $2,868,113 to real
property and $131,000 to personal
property.
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"Regulations" means the income tax regulations promulgated under
the
Code, whether in final or temporary form,
as amended and as the same may
hereafter be amended from time to time
(including corresponding provisions of
succeeding regulations).
"Regulatory Allocations" has the meaning set forth in Section
4.3
hereof.
"REIT" means a real estate investment trust as defined in
Section
856 of the Code.
"REIT Requirements" means the requirements (i) for LTC to qualify
as
a REIT under the Code and Regulations and
to avoid any federal income or excise
tax liability; and (ii) for the General
Partner to qualify as a "qualified REIT
subsidiary" under the Code and the
Regulations. "REIT Requirements" also
includes the ownership limitation
provisions set forth in LTC's certificate of
incorporation.
"REIT Shares" means the shares of common stock, par value $.01
per
share, of LTC.
"Restricted Entity" means any "employee benefit plan" as defined
in
and subject to ERISA, any "plan" as defined
in and subject to Section 4975 of
the Code, or any entity any portion or all
of the assets of which are deemed
pursuant to United States Department of
Labor Regulation Section 2510.3-101 or
otherwise pursuant to ERISA or the Code to
be, for any purpose of ERISA or
Section 4975 of the Code, assets of any
such "employee benefit plan" or "plan"
that invests in such entity.
"Sale" means any sale or other disposition for value of all or
substantially all of the assets that make
up the Facility, but does not include
any borrowing by the Partnership that is
secured by all or a portion of such
assets.
"Sale Expenses" means costs and expenses incurred by the
Partnership
in connection with a Sale, including fees
and expenses of attorneys,
accountants, appraisers and brokers, sales
and transfer taxes, insurance costs
and other expenses; provided, however, that
Sale Expenses do not included
payments of principal, interest or other
amounts due from the Partnership as a
result of a Sale in respect of indebtedness
secured by the Facility.
"Sale Price" means, as to any Sale, the sum of (x) the Purchase
Price, (y) the total amount of Capital
Expenditures made with respect to the
Facility prior to the Sale and (z) the Sale
Expenses incurred by the Partnership
in connection with the Sale.
"Sale Proceeds" means, as to any Sale, the total proceeds
actually
received by the Partnership from the Sale
either in cash or through the
assumption of debt.
"Seller" means Whitewright Associates, a Texas limited
partnership.
"Tax Items" has the meaning set forth in subsection 4.4(a)
hereof.
"Termination Date" means September 29, 2040.
"Transfer," when used in this Agreement with respect to a
Partnership Interest, shall be deemed to
refer to a transaction by which a
Person purports to assign its Partnership
Interest or any portion thereof
(including Units) to another Person, and
includes a sale, assignment, exchange,
gift, pledge, mortgage or other
disposition, by law or otherwise.
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"Unit" means a fractional, undivided share of the Partnership
Interests of all Partners issued hereunder,
and is further defined in Section
3.6 hereof.
ARTICLE 2.
Formation and Business of the Partnership; Filings
2.1 Formation. LTC Subsidiary, ZK, HA and JC hereby agree to
continue the Partnership as a limited
partnership pursuant to the provisions of
the Act and on the terms and subject to the
conditions set forth herein.
2.2 Name. The name of the Partnership shall be LTC Partners
III,
L.P., or such other name as the General
Partner may from time to time determine.
2.3 Business. The purpose and nature of the business of the
Partnership is to acquire, own, finance,
develop and re-develop, construct,
improve, maintain, operate, lease, manage,
sell, exchange, convey, mortgage and
otherwise invest in, deal with or dispose
of the Acquired Assets, any and all
properties, businesses and activities
related to the Acquired Assets and all
direct and indirect interests therein, and
to conduct such other activities as
in the determination of the General Partner
may be necessary, desirable or
incidental to or in connection with the
foregoing. The Partnership may engage in
any lawful act or activity for which a
limited partnership may be organized
under the Act (provided that such act or
activity is in furtherance of the
foregoing purposes), including, without
limitation, the execution, delivery and
performance of the Partnership's
obligations under the Purchase Agreement, the
Exchange Rights Agreement and each other
contract provided for or contemplated
by the Purchase Agreement.
2.4 REIT Requirements. Notwithstanding the provisions of Section
2.3
hereof or any other provision of this
Agreement, the Partnership shall not
engage in any act or activity that the
General Partner determines (i) could
adversely affect the ability of LTC to
continue to qualify as a REIT, (ii) could
subject LTC to any additional tax under
Section 857 or Section 4981 of the Code
or other potentially adverse consequence
under the Code, (iii) could otherwise
violate the REIT Requirements, or (iv)
could violate any law or regulation of
any governmental body or agency having
jurisdiction over LTC or its securities,
unless such act or activity shall have been
specifically consented to by the
General Partner in writing. Nothing in this
Section 2.4 shall, however, waive or
in any way limit the Partnership's
obligation pursuant to subsection 5.1 (a)
hereof to distribute to the Limited
Partners with respect to each Distribution
Period cash in an aggregate amount equal to
the Preferred Return for that
Distribution Period.
2.5 Principal Place of Business. The principal place of business
of
the Partnership shall be located at 300
Esplanade Drive, Suite 1860, Oxnard, CA
93030, or such other place as may be
selected from time to time by the General
Partner; provided, however, that the
General Partner shall notify the Limited
Partners of any change in the location of
the principal place of business of the
Partnership within 30 days thereafter.
2.6 Registered Agent and Registered Office. The registered agent
for
service of process on the Partnership shall
be The Corporation Trust Company,
and the registered office of the
Partnership in the State of Delaware shall be
at c/o The Corporation Trust Company,
Corporation Trust Center, 1209 Orange
Street, Wilmington, Delaware 19801;
provided, however, that the General Partner
may change the registered agent and/or the
registered office of the Partnership
from time to time to such other Person
and/or such other location as the General
Partner shall determine. The General
Partner shall notify the Limited Partners
of any change in the registered agent or
the registered office of the
Partnership within 30 days thereafter.
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2.7 Term. The Partnership's term shall continue through the close
of
business on the Termination Date, unless
the Partnership is sooner dissolved, or
the term of the Partnership is extended,
pursuant to Article 9 hereof.
2.8 Filings. The General Partner shall execute, acknowledge,
record
and file, at the expense of the
Partnership, any and all such amendments to the
Certificate as the General Partner deems
necessary or appropriate and all such
requisite fictitious name statements and
notices in all such jurisdictions as
the General Partner determines may be
necessary to cause the Partnership to be
treated as a limited partnership under, and
otherwise to comply with, the laws
of each jurisdiction in which the
Partnership conducts business. The Partners,
acting directly or through an
attorney-in-fact, shall execute and deliver all
such other certificates, instruments and
other documents, make all such other
filings and do all such other acts as in
each case shall, in the judgment of the
General Partner, be required by applicable
law or otherwise necessary or
appropriate for the formation and operation
of the Partnership and the
qualification of the Partnership to do
business in any and all jurisdictions in
which the Partnership conducts
business.
2.9 Power of Attorney. Each Limited Partner hereby constitutes
and
appoints the General Partner and its
authorized officers and attorneys-in-fact
of each of them, and each of said Persons
acting singly, in each case with full
power of substitution, as such Limited
Partner's true and lawful agent and
attorney-in-fact, with full power and
authority in such Limited Partner's name,
place and stead, to make, execute, swear
to, acknowledge, deliver and to the
extent appropriate to publish, file and
record in the appropriate public
offices:
(a) any and all certificates, agreements, instruments and
other
documents that the General Partner deems necessary or
appropriate
(i) to
form, qualify or continue the existence or qualification of the
Partnership as a limited partnership (or a partnership in which
the
limited
partners have limited liability) in the State of Delaware and
in
all other
jurisdictions in which the Partnership conducts business
(including, without limitation, the Certificate and all amendments
or
restatements thereof); (ii) to reflect any amendment or other
modification
or
restatement of this Agreement adopted in accordance herewith or
to
correct
any mistake, omission or inconsistency or cure any ambiguity
herein;
(iii) to effect or reflect the admission, withdrawal or
substitution of any Partner pursuant to the provisions of this
Agreement
or the
making or return of any Capital Contribution; and/or (iv) to
effect
or reflect
the dissolution and termination of the Partnership and the
liquidation of the Partnership's assets pursuant to the terms of
this
Agreement
(including, without limitation, a certificate of cancellation);
and
(b) any and all consents, approvals, waivers, certificates,
agreements, instruments and other documents that the General
Partner deems
necessary
or appropriate to evidence or confirm any vote, consent,
approval,
agreement or other action that is made, given or taken by the
Partners
or any of them in accordance with the terms of this Agreement.
The power of attorney granted pursuant to this Section 2.9 is
irrevocable and is a special power coupled
with an interest, in recognition of
the fact that each of the Partners will be
relying upon the power of the General
Partner to act as contemplated by this
Agreement in any filing or other action
by the General Partner on behalf of the
Partnership, and to the maximum extent
permitted by applicable law, said power of
attorney shall survive the death,
incompetency, incapacity, disability,
dissolution, termination or Bankruptcy of
a Limited Partner and the assignment or
other Transfer of all or any portion of
such Limited Partner's Partnership
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Interest, and shall extend to and be
binding upon such Limited Partner's heirs,
successors, assigns and personal
representatives.
ARTICLE 3.
Partners and Partnership Interests; Capital Contributions
3.1 Partners. As of the execution and delivery hereof, the
General
Partner of the Partnership is LTC
Subsidiary and the Limited Partners of the
Partnership are ZK, HA and JC, each of whom
is hereby admitted to the
Partnership.
3.2 Initial Capital Contributions. On or prior to the Closing
Date,
LTC Subsidiary, ZK, HA and JC shall make or
cause to be made the following
Capital Contributions:
(a) LTC Subsidiary shall contribute to the Partnership, in
readily
available funds, such amount as shall be required by the
Partnership to complete the purchase of a 74.9208% undivided
interest in
the
Acquired Assets pursuant to the Purchase Agreement, to pay all
costs
incidental
to such purchase and to provide such initial working capital
for the
Partnership as the General Partner shall determine to be
necessary
for the
conduct of the Partnership's business; and
(b) ZK, HA and JC shall contribute to the Partnership,
pursuant
to the Contribution Agreement, undivided ownership interests in
the
Acquired Assets of 10.0317% (ZK), 10.0317% (HA) and 5.0158%
(JC),
subject in
each case to the indebtedness encumbering such assets.
The cash contributed to the Partnership by
LTC Subsidiary pursuant to this
Section 3.2 is set forth on Schedule A
hereto.
3.3 Additional Capital Contributions. No Partner shall have any
obligation to make any Capital Contribution
to the Partnership after the Closing
Date, even if the failure to do so could
result in the Bankruptcy of, or any
other adverse consequence to, the
Partnership. Any such additional Capital
Contribution that the General Partner may
desire to make to the Partnership
shall be made only with the consent of a
Majority-in-Interest of the Limited
Partners. Except for the aforesaid Capital
Contributions, any and all sums
advanced to the Partnership by the General
Partner or any of its Affiliates
(other than loans made pursuant to Section
5.2 hereof, which loans shall be
governed by the provisions of that Section)
shall be deemed loans to the
Partnership. Each such loan at the General
Partner's election shall be evidenced
by a promissory note in form and substance
satisfactory to the General Partner.
The principal amount of each such loan (i)
shall bear interest at an annual rate
equal to the Prime Rate (as published in
the Western Edition of the Wall Street
Journal) as from time to time in effect
plus one percentage point, with interest
payable monthly in arrears, and (ii) shall
be due and payable in full on demand
of the Person making such loan; provided,
however, that if demand is made prior
to the first anniversary of the making of
the loan and prior to the dissolution
of the Partnership, but only from and to
the extent of Partnership cash
available for distribution to the Partners
in excess of the cash required to pay
the Preferred Return for the Distribution
Period immediately preceding the
Distribution Period in which the demand is
made.
3.4 Capital Accounts. A separate book account shall be
established
and maintained with respect to each
Partner's interest in the Partnership's
capital in accordance with the following
provisions:
(a) To each Partner's Capital Account there shall be credited
such
Partner's Capital Contributions, such Partner's distributive share
of
Profits
and all other
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items, if
any, of Partnership income or gain allocated to such Partner,
the amount
of all Partnership liabilities, if any, that are assumed by
such
Partner or that are secured by any property distributed to such
Partner, and all
other items, if any, in the nature of income or gain that
are
allocated to such Partner pursuant to Sections 4.1, 4.2 or 4.3
hereof;
and
(b) To each Partner's Capital Account there shall be debited
(i) the
amount of cash distributed to such Partner, (ii) such Partner's
distributive share of Losses, the Gross Asset Value of any
Partnership
asset
distributed by the Partnership to such Partner pursuant to any
provision
of this Agreement (net of the aggregate amount of Partnership
liabilities, if any, that are assumed by such Partner in respect
of, or
that are
secured by, such distributed property), (iii) to the extent not
otherwise
included in calculating a Partner's Capital Contribution, the
amount of
all liabilities, if any, of such Partner that are assumed by
the
Partnership, and (v) all other items, if any, in the nature of
expenses or
losses
that are allocated to such Partner pursuant to Sections 4.1, 4.2
or
4.3
hereof.
The initial Capital Account balances of the Partners are set
forth
on Schedule A hereto.
In the event that all or any part of a Partnership Interest or
any
one or more Units are "transferred" within
the meaning of Section
1.704-l(b)(2)(iv)(f) of the Regulations,
the transferee shall succeed to the
Capital Account of the transferor to the
extent that such Capital Account
relates to the Partnership Interest (or
portion thereof) so transferred.
The
foregoing provisions of this Section 3.5 and other provisions
of
this Agreement relating to the maintenance
of the Capital Accounts are intended
to comply with the maintenance of capital
account provisions of Section
1.704-1(b) of the Regulations and shall be
interpreted and applied in a manner
consistent therewith. In the event the
General Partner shall determine that it
is prudent to modify the manner in which
the Capital Accounts, or any one or
more debits or credits thereto (including,
without limitation, debits or credits
relating to liabilities that are secured by
contributed or distributed property
or that are assumed by the Partnership or
any Partner), are computed in order to
comply with such Regulations, the General
Partner may make such modification,
provided that the General Partner has
provided that such modification is not
likely to have a material economic effect
on any Partner. The General Partner
also shall (i) make all adjustments, if
any, that are necessary or, in the
judgment of the General Partner,
appropriate to maintain the proper proportions
of the Capital Accounts and the amount of
Partnership capital reflected on the
Partnership's balance sheet, as computed
for book purposes, in accordance with
Regulations Section 1.704-1(b)(2)(iv)(q),
and (ii) make all modifications, if
any, that the General Partner deems
appropriate in the event there occur one or
more unanticipated events that might
otherwise cause this Agreement not to
comply with Regulations Section 1.704-1
(b).
3.5 No Interest
on or Return of Capital Contribution. No Partner
shall be entitled to interest on such
Partner's Capital Contribution or the
balance in such Partner's Capital Account.
Except as specifically provided
herein or as required by applicable law, no
Partner shall have any right to
demand, withdraw or receive such Partner's
Capital Contribution or any Capital
Account balance.
3.6 Units. In consideration of the Capital Contributions made by
the
Limited Partners pursuant to Section 3.2
hereof and the other transactions being
consummated concurrently herewith, each of
ZK and HA is being issued, as of the
Closing Date, 14,055 Units and JC is being
issued, as of the Closing Date, 7,027
Units. At such time as any one or more
Units are Transferred (including, but not
limited to, pursuant to the Exchange Rights
Agreement),
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there shall be transferred to the
Transferee a Partnership Interest and an
amount of the transferor's Capital Account
equal to the Capital Account balance
of the transferor immediately prior to the
Transfer multiplied by a fraction,
the numerator of which is the number of
Units so Transferred and the denominator
of which is the total number of Units held
by the transferor immediately prior
to the Transfer.
In addition to setting forth the initial Capital Account balances
of
the Partners, Schedule A hereto shall set
forth the number of Units held by the
Limited Partners from time to time, and
upon the issuance of new Units or the
Transfer or cancellation of issued and
outstanding Units, the General Partner
shall cause Schedule A to be amended or
restated as necessary to reflect the
then current ownership of Units.
ARTICLE 4.
Allocations of Partnership Items
The Profits, Losses and other Partnership items of income,
gain,
loss and deduction shall be allocated to
the Partners pursuant to the provisions
of this Article 4.
4.1 Allocation of Profits and Losses.
(a) Except as otherwise provided in this Article 4, Profits
for each
Fiscal Year shall be allocated to the Partners as follows:
(i) First, 100% to the Limited Partners in proportion to
their respective Capital Account balances until the Limited
Partners
have been allocated pursuant to this paragraph 4.1(a)(i) Profits
in
an aggregate amount equal to the amount of the excess, if any,
of
all distributions made pursuant to subsection 5.1 (a) hereof
over
all prior allocations of Profits to the Limited Partners pursuant
to
this paragraph 4.1(a)(i);
(ii) Second, 100% to the Limited Partners in proportion
to their respective Capital Account balances until the Limited
Partners have been allocated pursuant to this paragraph
4.1(a)(ii)
Profits in an aggregate amount equal to the amount of the excess,
if
any, of all distributions made pursuant to subsection 5.1 (b)
hereof
over all prior allocations of Profits to the Limited Partners
pursuant to this paragraph 4.1(a)(ii);
(iii) Third, 100% to the Limited Partners in proportion
to their respective Capital Account balances until the Limited
Partners have been allocated pursuant to this paragraph 4.1 (a)
(iii) Profits in an aggregate amount equal to the amount of the
excess, if any, of all distributions made pursuant to
subsection
5.1(c) hereof over all prior allocations of Profits to the
Limited
Partners pursuant to this paragraph 4.1(a)(iii);
(iv) Fourth, 100% to the Limited Partners in proportion
to their respective Capital Account balances until the Limited
Partners have been allocated pursuant to this paragraph
4.1(a)(iv)
Profits in an aggregate amount equal to the amount of the excess,
if
any, of all distributions made pursuant to subsection 5.1 (d)
hereof
over all prior allocations of Profits to the Limited Partners
pursuant to this paragraph 4.1(a)(iv); and
(v) Thereafter, 100% to the General Partner.
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(b) Losses for each Fiscal Year shall be allocated 100% to the
General
Partner.
4.2 Special Allocations. Notwithstanding any provision of
Section
4.1 hereof to the contrary, the following
special allocations shall be made in
the following order:
(a) Except as otherwise provided in Section 1.704-2(f) of the
Regulations, notwithstanding any other provision of this Article 4,
if
there is a
net decrease in Partnership Minimum Gain for any Fiscal Year
(except as
a result of conversion or refinancing of Partnership
indebtedness, certain capital contributions or revaluation of
the
Partnership property as further outlined in Section 1.704-2(f) of
the
Regulations), each Partner shall be specially allocated items
of
Partnership income and gain for such Fiscal Year (and, if
necessary,
subsequent
Fiscal Years) in an amount equal to that Partner's share of the
net
decrease in Partnership Minimum Gain as determined under
Section
1.704-2(g)
of the Regulations. The items to be so allocated shall be
determined
in accordance with Sections 1.704-2(f)(6) and 1.704-2(j)(2) of
the
Regulations, and the allocations to be so made shall be made in
proportion
to the respective amounts required to be allocated to each
Partner
pursuant thereto. This subsection 4.2(a) is intended to comply
with the
minimum gain chargeback requirement in Section 1.704-2(f) of
the
Regulations and
shall be interpreted consistently therewith.
(b) Except as otherwise provided in Section 1.704-2(i)(4) of
the
Regulations, notwithstanding any other provision of this Article
4
other than
subsection 4.2(a), if there is a net decrease in Minimum Gain
Attributable to Partner Nonrecourse Debt during any Fiscal Year
(other
than due
to the conversion, refinancing or other change in the debt
instrument
causing such debt to become partially or wholly nonrecourse,
certain
capital contributions, or certain revaluations of Partnership
property
(as further outlined in Section 1.704-2(i)(4) of the
Regulations), each Partner shall be specially allocated items
of
Partnership income and gain for such Fiscal Year (and, if
necessary,
subsequent
Fiscal Years) in an amount equal to such Partner's share of the
net
decrease in the Minimum Gain Attributable to Partner Nonrecourse
Debt,
as
determined under Section 1.704-2(g) of the Regulations. The items
to be
so
allocated shall be determined in accordance with Sections
1.704-2(i)(4)
and
1.704-2(j)(2) of the Regulations. This subsection 4.2(b) is
intended
to comply
with the minimum gain chargeback requirement with respect to
Partner
Nonrecourse Debt contained in Section 1.704-2(i)(4) of the
Regulations and shall be interpreted consistently therewith.
(c) In the event any Partner unexpectedly receives in respect
of any
Fiscal Year any adjustment, allocation or distribution described
in
Section
1.704-1(b)(2)(ii)(d)(4), (5) or (6) of the Regulations and such
Partner
has an Adjusted Capital Account Deficit, items of Partnership
income and
gain for such Fiscal Year (and, if necessary, subsequent Fiscal
Years)
shall be specially allocated to such Partner in an amount and
manner
sufficient to eliminate the Adjusted Capital Account Deficit as
quickly as
possible; provided, however, that an allocation pursuant to
this
subsection 4.2(c) shall be made only if and to the extent that
such
Partner
would have Adjusted Capital Account Deficit after all other
allocations provided for in this Article 4 have been tentatively
made as
if this subsection 4.2(c) was not
in this Agreement. This subsection
4.2(c) is
intended to constitute a "qualified income offset" under
Section
1.704-1(b)(2)(ii)(d) of the Regulations and shall be
interpreted
consistently therewith.
(d) In the event any Partner has a deficit Capital Account at
the end of
any Fiscal Year that is in excess of the sum of (i) the amount
such
Partner is obligated to
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restore
pursuant to any provision of this Agreement, and (ii) the
amount
such
Partner is deemed to be obligated to restore pursuant to the
penultimate sentences of Sections 1.704-2(g)(1) and 1.704-2(i)(5)
of the
Regulations, such Partner shall be specially allocated items of
Partnership income and gain for such Fiscal Year (and, if
necessary,
subsequent
Fiscal Years) in the amount of such excess as quickly as
possible;
provided, however, that an allocation pursuant to this
subsection 4.2(d) shall be made
only if and to the extent that such
Partner
would have a Capital Account deficit in excess of such sum
after
all other
allocations provided for in this Article 4 have been made as if
subsection
4.2(c) hereof and this subsection 4.2(d) were not in this
Agreement.
(e) Nonrecourse Deductions for any Fiscal Year shall be
specially
allocated to Partners as determined by the General Partner in
accordance
with the Regulations. A Partner's share of nonrecourse
liabilities shall be determined in accordance with Section 1.752 of
the
Regulations. The Partners hereby agree that: (i) in accordance
with
Section
1.752-3(a)(2) of the Regulations, ZK, HA and JC shall be
allocated
a portion
of the nonrecourse liabilities of the Partnership equal to the
amount of
taxable gain that would be allocated to them under Section
704(c) of
the Code if the Partnership disposed of (in a taxable
transaction) any property contributed by them to the
Partnership
(including
under the Contribution Agreement), subject to the nonrecourse
liabilities encumbering such property in full satisfaction of
such
liabilities and for no other consideration; and (ii) any excess
nonrecourse liabilities of the Partnership described in Section
1.752-3(a)(3) of the Regulations shall be allocated among the
Partners
using any
reasonable method selected by the General Partner that is
permitted
under Section 1.752-3(a)(3) of the Regulations.
(f) Partner Nonrecourse Deductions for any Fiscal Year shall
be
specially allocated to the Partner that bears the economic risk of
loss
with
respect to the Partner Nonrecourse Debt to which such Partner
Nonrecourse Deductions are attributable (as determined under
Sections
1.704-2(b)(4) and 1.704.2(i)(1) of the Regulations).
(g) To the extent an adjustment to the adjusted tax basis of
any
Partnership asset pursuant to Section 734(b) or Section 743(b) of
the
Code is
required, pursuant to Section 1.704-l(b)(2)(iv)(m)(2) or
Section
1.704-l(b)(2)(iv)(m)(4) of the Regulations, to be taken into
account in
determining the Capital Accounts, the amount of such adjustment to
the
Capital
Accounts shall be treated as an item of gain (if the adjustment
increases
the basis of the asset) or loss (if the adjustment decreases
such
basis) and such gain or loss shall be specially allocated to
Partner
in
accordance with their respective Capital Account balances in a
manner
consistent
with the manner in which the Capital Accounts are required to
be
adjusted pursuant to such sections of the Regulations.
(h)
Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein,
the
General Partner (or if there is more than one General Partner, all
of
the
General Partners as a group) shall be allocated not less than 1%
of
each
material item of Partnership income, gain, loss, deduction and
credit
at all
times during the existence of the Partnership; provided,
however,
that
temporary nonconformance with the provisions of this Section
4.2(h)
shall be
permitted to the extent permitted by Revenue Procedure 89-12 or
any
successor provision.
4.3 Curative Allocations. The allocations set forth in Section
4.2
(the "Regulatory Allocations") are intended
to comply with certain requirements
of the Regulations. The Partners intend
that, to the extent possible, all
Regulatory Allocations shall be offset
either with other Regulatory Allocations
or with special allocations of other items
of partnership income,
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gain, loss or deduction pursuant to this
Section 4.3. Therefore, notwithstanding
any other provision of this Article 4
(other than the Regulatory Allocations),
the General Partner shall make such
offsetting special allocations of
Partnership income, gain, loss or deduction
in whatever manner the General
Partner determines appropriate so that, to
the extent possible, after such
offsetting allocations are made, each
Partner's Capital Account balance is equal
to the Capital Account balance that Partner
would have had if the Regulatory
Allocations were not part of this Agreement
and all Partnership items were
allocated pursuant to Section 4.1 hereof.
In exercising its discretion under
this Section 4.3, the General Partner shall
take into account future Regulatory
Allocations under subsections 4.2(a) and
(b) hereof that, although not yet made,
are likely to offset other Regulatory
Allocations previously made under
subsections 4.2(e) and (f) hereof.
4.4 Tax Allocations.
(a) Subject to subsections 4.4(b), (c) and (d) hereof, items
of income,
gain, loss and deduction and tax credits to be allocated for
federal
income tax purposes (collectively, "Tax Items") shall be
allocated
among the
Partners as nearly as possible to the manner in which such
items
are
allocated for purposes of determining the Capital Account
balances
pursuant
to Section 4.1 hereof.
(b) If any portion of gain from a Sale or other sale of
Partnership property is treated as gain that is ordinary income by
virtue
of the
application of Sections 1245 or 1250 of the Code ("Affected
Gain"),
then (i)
such Affected Gain shall be allocated among the Partners in the
same
proportion as the depreciation and amortization deductions
giving
rise to
the Affected Gain were allocated, and (ii) other Tax Items of
gain
of the
same character that would have been recognized but for the
application of Sections 1245 and/or 1250 of the Code shall be
allocated
away from
those Partners who are allocated Affected Gain pursuant to
clause (i)
immediately above so that, to the extent possible, the other
Partners
are allocated the same amount and type of capital gain as would
have been
allocated to those Partners had Sections 1245 and/or 1250 of
the
Code not
applied. For purposes of this subsection 4.4(b), in order to
determine
the proportionate allocations of depreciation and amortization
deductions
for each Fiscal Year, such deductions shall be deemed allocated
on the
same basis as Profits or Losses for such Fiscal Year.
(c) In accordance with Section 704(c) of the Code and the
Regulations thereunder, income, gain, loss and deduction with
respect to
any
property contributed to the capital of the Partnership shall,
solely
for tax
purposes, be allocated among the Partners so as to take account
of
a
variation between the adjusted basis of such property to the
Partnership
for
federal income tax purposes and its initial Gross Asset Value. In
the
event the
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