Exhibit 3.8
AMENDED AND
RESTATED
LIMITED PARTNERSHIP
AGREEMENT
OF
DOWNS RACING, L.P.
THIS AMENDED AND RESTATED AGREEMENT
OF LIMITED PARTNERSHIP (this “Agreement”), dated as of
the 25th day of January 2005, is made and entered into by and
between the Mohegan Tribal Gaming Authority, a government
instrumentality of the Mohegan Tribe of Indians of Connecticut
(hereinafter sometimes referred to as the “Limited
Partner”), and Mohegan Commercial Ventures PA, LLC, a limited
liability company organized and existing under the laws of the
State of Pennsylvania (hereinafter sometimes referred to as the
“General Partner” and, together with the Limited
Partner, the “Partners”). Capitalized terms used but
not defined herein shall have the respective meanings ascribed to
them in Article I hereof.
RECITALS
A. Downs Racing, L.P. (the
“Partnership”) was formed as a limited partnership
under the laws of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, pursuant to a
Certificate of Limited Partnership filed with the Secretary of the
Commonwealth of Pennsylvania (the “Pennsylvania
Secretary”) effective as of January 7, 2005, and a Limited
Partnership Agreement (the “Original Agreement”), dated
as of January 7, 2005, by and between PNGI, LLC, a Nevada limited
liability company, as general partner (the “Original General
Partner”), and PNGI Pocono, Corp., a Nevada corporation (the
“Original Limited Partner” and, together with the
Original General Partner, the “Original
Partners”).
B. Pursuant to the terms of the
certain Purchase Agreement, dated as of October 14, 2004, by and
among the Original Partners and the Limited Partner (the
“Purchase Agreement”), the Limited Partner has caused
the General Partner to be formed as a wholly owned subsidiary and
the Partners have purchased the issued and outstanding partnership
interests in the Partnership from the Original Partners at the
closing held thereunder.
C. In accordance with the terms of
the Original Agreement, and having received all necessary approvals
from the Commission under the Race Horse Act, the Original Partners
have taken all necessary actions to assign and transfer their
partnership interests to the Partners, and the Partners have been
admitted as partners of the Partnership under the terms and subject
to the conditions of the Original Agreement.
D. The Partners desire to amend and
restate the Original Agreement in its entirety.
NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of
the foregoing, the mutual covenants and agreements set forth herein
and other good and valuable consideration, the receipt and
sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged, the parties hereto,
intending to be legally bound hereby, agree to amend and restate
the Original Agreement as follows:
ARTICLE I.
DEFINITIONS
The following defined terms used in
this Agreement shall have the meanings specified below, in addition
to any other defined terms used herein:
“ Act ” means The
Pennsylvania Revised Uniform Limited Partnership Act, as amended,
Pa. C.S. § 8501, et. seq.
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“ Affiliate ”
means, with respect to any Partner, any Person that directly or
indirectly, through one or more intermediaries, controls, is
controlled by, or is under common control with, such
Partner.
“ Agreement ”
means this Agreement, as amended from time to time.
“ Bankruptcy ”
means an adjudication of bankruptcy or the entry of an order for
relief or the filing of a voluntary case or petition under the
federal bankruptcy law or any state or local bankruptcy law and, in
addition, any other status constituting bankruptcy within the
meaning of the Pennsylvania Uniform Partnership Act.
“ Capital Account
” means, with respect to any Partner, the capital account
established and maintained pursuant to Section 3.5.
“ Capital Contribution
” means, with respect to any Partner, the aggregate amount of
money, and the value of any property or asset contributed or deemed
contributed to the Partnership, net of liabilities assumed by the
Partnership in connection with such contribution or as to which
such property or asset is subject when contributed. In the case of
a Partner that acquires an Interest in the Partnership by virtue of
an assignment or transfer in accordance with the terms of this
Agreement, “Capital Contribution” means the pro
rata Capital Contribution of such Partner’s predecessor
to an extent proportionate to the acquired Interest.
“ Commission ”
means the Pennsylvania State Harness Racing Commission.
“ Effective Date
” means the date first set forth above.
“ Equity Percentage
Interest ” means, as to each Partner, such
Partner’s percentage interest set forth after the
Partner’s name in Section 3.4 or as modified from time to
time pursuant to the terms of this Agreement.
“ GAAP ” means
generally accepted accounting principles set forth in the opinions
and pronouncements of the Accounting Principles Board of the
American Institute of Certified Public Accountants and statements
and pronouncements of the Financial Accounting Standards Board
(“FASB”) or in such other statements by such other
entity as have been approved by a significant segment of the
accounting profession, which are in effect on the dater of this
Agreement.
“ General Partner
” means Mohegan Commercial Ventures PA, LLC and any Person
which hereafter becomes a general partner of the
Partnership.
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“ Interest ” has
the meaning set forth below under “Partnership
Interest.”
“ Internal Revenue Code
” or “ Code ” means the Internal Revenue
Code of 1986, as amended from time to time, or any successor
federal income tax statute or code, and the applicable regulations
thereunder. All references to specific sections of the Internal
Revenue Code shall be deemed to include any provisions of the
Internal Revenue Code which replace or supersede the sections in
effect at the time of execution of this Agreement.
“ Limited Partner
” means Mohegan Tribal Gaming Authority, and any other Person
admitted to the Partnership as a Limited Partner pursuant to this
Agreement, and their respective successors as Limited Partners of
the Partnership.
“ Liquidator ”
means the General Partner or, if there is none at the time in
question, such other Person who may be appointed in accordance with
applicable law and who shall be responsible for taking all action
necessary or appropriate to wind up the affairs of, and distribute
the assets of, the Partnership upon its dissolution.
“ Partnership Assets
” means all of the properties owned by the Partnership,
whether tangible, intangible, real, personal or mixed.
“ Partnership Interest
” means the interest in the Partnership representing any
Partner’s right to receive distributions from the Partnership
and to receive allocations of profits, gains, credits and losses,
as evidenced by the Partnership Interest Certificate.
“ Partnership Interest
Certificate ” means the certificate issued to a Partner
evidencing its Partnership Interest.
“ Person ” means
any individual, trust, corporation, partnership, limited liability
company, proprietorship, joint venture, association, joint-stock
company, unincorporated organization or any other
entity.
“ Race Horse Act
” means the Pennsylvania Race Horse Industry Reform Act, as
amended, 4 Pa. C.S. §325.101, et. seq.
“ Regulations ”
or “ Treasury Regulations ” means the income tax
regulations, including temporary regulations, promulgated under the
Code, as such regulations may be amended from time to time. All
references to specific sections of the Regulations shall be deemed
to include any provisions of the Regulations which replace or
supersede the sections in effect at the Effective Date.
ARTICLE II.
FORMATION
2.1 Continuation . The
Partners hereby agree to continue the Partnership pursuant to the
Act and upon the terms and conditions set forth in this Agreement.
Except as provided to the contrary in this Agreement, the rights
and obligations of the Partners and any permitted assignees, if
any, with respect to the Partnership, and the administration of the
Partnership, shall be governed by the Act.
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2.2 Name . The name of the
Partnership shall be Downs Racing, L.P. or such other name as may
hereafter be chosen from time to time by the General Partner, and
the Partners shall file assumed name certificates and otherwise
conform with the local laws as necessary to establish the
Partnership’s name as the General Partner alone determines to
be appropriate, and the Partners shall take any action which may be
necessary to accomplish that change of name in compliance with the
local laws in any area in which the Partnership
operates.
2.3 Certificates . The
General Partner shall cause to be filed each such instrument or
document that is required under the laws of the Commonwealth of
Pennsylvania, or any other jurisdiction in which the Partnership
conducts business, to be signed and sworn to by the Partners of the
Partnership (either by themselves or pursuant to the
power-of-attorney granted to the General Partner herein) and filed
for recording in the appropriate public offices within the
Commonwealth of Pennsylvania or such other jurisdiction to perfect
or maintain the Partnership as a limited partnership, to effect the
admission, withdrawal or substitution of any Partner of the
Partnership, or to protect the limited liability of the Limited
Partners as limited partners under the laws of the Commonwealth of
Pennsylvania or such other jurisdiction.
2.4 Principal Place of
Business . The principal place of business of the Partnership
shall be at 1280 Highway 315, Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania, 18702, or
at such place as the General Partner may from time to time
designate. The General Partner may change the principal place of
business of the Partnership at any time upon reasonable notice to
each Limited Partner. The Partnership may maintain such other
offices and places of business as the General Partner may from time
to time deem advisable.
2.5 Term . The term of the
Partnership shall be perpetual, unless the Partnership is sooner
dissolved in accordance with the provisions of this
Agreement.
2.6 Purpose of the
Partnership . The purpose of the Partnership is to engage in
all lawful business for which the limited partnerships may be
formed under the Act, and to exercise all powers enumerated in the
Act necessary or convenient therefore. Initially, the Partnership
shall own and operate businesses and facilities for the conduct of
harness racing, gaming operations and off track wagering facilities
in Pennsylvania and engage in all lawful activities ancillary
thereto.
ARTICLE III. PARTNERS’
CAPITAL CONTRIBUTIONS, PERCENTAGE INTERESTS
AND CAPITAL
ACCOUNTS
3.1 Capital Contributions .
Upon the execution and delivery hereof, the Partners will be deemed
to have made an aggregate Capital Contribution of $1,000, which
shall be allocated between the Partners in accordance with their
respective Equity Percent Interests as shown in Section 3.4 hereof.
Each Partner’s Capital Contribution will thereafter be set
forth on the books and records of the Partnership.
3.2 Additional Capital
Contributions . Except as otherwise expressly provided herein
or as agreed in writing by a Partner and the Partnership, no
Partner shall be required to make any additional Capital
Contribution to the Partnership.
3.3 Return of Capital
Contribution . Except as specifically provided in this
Agreement, no Partner shall be entitled to demand or receive the
return of his Capital Contribution. Upon
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dissolution and liquidation of the Partnership,
the Partners shall look solely to the Partnership assets for the
return of their Capital Contributions, and no Partner shall be
liable for such return, even if such assets are insufficient to
return the full amount of such Capital Contributions.
3.4 Equity Percentage
Interests .
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Mohegan Tribal Gaming Authority
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99.99
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Mohegan Commercial Ventures PA, LLC
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00.01
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3.5 Loans and Guarantees by
Partners and Affiliates . If a Partner or any Partner’s
Affiliate chooses to loan funds to the Partnership, the loan shall
be on such terms as are approved by all Partners. If a Partner
chooses to guarantee a loan to the Partnership or otherwise to
incur personal liability with respect to a loan to the Partnership,
the Partnership shall pay the Partner fair and reasonable
compensation therefor and shall reimburse, indemnify and hold the
Partner harmless for any loss, cost or expense incurred by the
Partner with respect to the loan.
3.6 No Obligation of General
Partner to Provide Additional Funds . Except as otherwise
specifically provided in this Agreement, the General Partner shall
have no obligation to the Partnership or the Partners to make any
Capital Contributions, loans or advances to the Partnership, or
otherwise supply or make available any funds to the Partnership,
even if the failure to do so would result in a default in any of
the Partnership’s obligations, a foreclosure on the
Partnership’s property or other adverse consequence to the
Partnership.
3.7 Capital Accounts
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(a) “ Capital Account
” means the separate Capital Account that shall be
established and maintained for each Partner under this Agreement.
The Capital Account of each Partner shall be credited with the cash
and the fair market value of any property (net of liabilities
assumed by the Partnership and liabilities to which such property
is subject) contributed to the Partnership by such Partner, plus
all net income or gain of the Partnership allocated to such Partner
pursuant to Sections 4.3 and 4.4 and shall be debited with the all
net loss or deductions of the Partnership allocated to such Partner
pursuant to Sections 4.3 and 4.4 and all cash and the fair market
value of any property (net of liabilities assumed by such Partner
and the liabilities to which such property is subject) distributed
by the Partnership to such Partner.
(b) No Partner shall have any
obligation to eliminate a deficit balance in its Capital Account at
any time, or bring its Capital Account into any particular parity
with any other Partner’s Capital Account at any time,
although this sentence shall not limit a Partner’s obligation
pursuant to other sections of this Agreement. No General Partner
shall have any obligation to make up any deficit balance in any
Partner’s Capital Account.
ARTICLE IV. PROFIT, LOSS AND
DISTRIBUTIONS
4.1 Distributions . Cash
available for distribution from all sources shall be distributed to
the Partners from time to time, as determined by the General
Partner, in proportion to their respective Equity Percentage
Interests.
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4.2 In-Kind Distributions .
Except as otherwise provided in this Agreement, assets of the
Partnership (other than cash) may be distributed in kind to the
extent determined by the General Partner. If any assets of the
Partnership are distributed to the Partners in kind, such assets
shall be valued on the basis of the fair market value thereof on
the date of distribution.
4.3 Allocation of Net Income and
Net Loss . Net income or net loss (and each item of income,
gain, loss and deduction thereof) for any fiscal year or other
applicable accounting period shall be allocated to the Partners, in
proportion to their respective Equity Percentage
Interests.
4.4 General . If an Interest
in the Partnership is transferred and/or modified in accordance
with the provisions of this Agreement, there shall be allocated to
each Partner who held the transferred and/or modified Interest in
the Partnership during the fiscal year of the transfer and/or
modification the product of (a) the Partnership’s net income
or net loss allocable to such transferred and/or modified Interest
for such fiscal year, and (b) a fraction, the numerator of which is
the number of days such Partner held the transferred and/or
modified Interest during such fiscal year, and the denominator of
which is the total number of days in such fiscal year; provided,
however, that if the General Partner so determines, such net
income or net loss shall be allocated by closing the books of the
Partnership immediately after the transfer and/or modification of
an Interest in the Partnership. Such allocation shall be made
without regard to the date, amount or recipient of any
distributions which may have been made with respect to such
transferred Interest.
4.5 Determination of Cash
Available for Distribution . The General Partner shall
determine, in its sole discretion, what portion of the
Partnership’s cash from any source, including, without
limitation, Capital Contributions, operations, financings,
refinancings and dispositions, shall be distributed. In making such
determination, the General Partner may, in its sole discretion,
establish reserves for working capital, maintenance, repairs,
capital expenditures or other items and the satisfaction of
liabilities (including, without limitation, contingent liabilities)
as they come due or may come due.
4.6 Taxes Withheld . Unless
treated as a Tax Payment Loan (as hereinafter defined), any amount
paid by the Partnership for or with respect to any Partner on
account of any withholding tax or other tax payable with respect to
the income, profits or distributions of the Partnership pursuant to
the Code, the Treasury Regulations, or any state or local statute,
regulation or ordinance requiring such payment (a
“Withholding Tax Act”) shall be treated as a
distribution to such Partner for all purposes of this Agreement,
consistent with the character or source of the income, profits or
cash which gave rise to the payment or withholding obligation. To
the extent that the amount required to be remitted by the
Partnership on behalf of any Partner under the Withholding Tax Act
exceeds the amount then otherwise distributable to such Partner
pursuant to Section 4.1 hereof, the excess shall constitute a loan
from the Partnership to such Partner (a “Tax Payment
Loan”), which Tax Payment Loan shall be payable upon demand
and shall bear interest, from the date that the Partnership makes
the payment to the relevant taxing authority, at the prime rate of
interest plus 2% as such rate is set forth in the Wall Street
Journal from time to time. So long as any Tax Payment Loan or the
interest thereon remains unpaid, the Partnership shall make future
distributions due to such Partner under this Agreement by applying
the amount of any such distribution first to the payment of any
unpaid interest on all Tax Payment Loans of such Partner and then
to the repayment of the principal of all Tax Payment Loans of such
Partner. The General Partner shall have the authority to take all
actions necessary to enable the Partnership to comply with the
provisions of any Withholding Tax Act applicable to the Partnership
and to carry out the
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provisions of this Section. Nothing in this
Section shall create any obligation on the General Partner to
advance funds to the Partnership or to borrow funds from third
parties in order to make any payments on account of any liability
of the Partnership under a Withholding Tax Act.
ARTICLE V. MANAGEMENT POWERS,
DUTIES AND RESTRICTIONS
5.1 Management Authority of the
General Partner .
(a) Except as otherwise specifically
provided herein, the General Partner shall have full, complete and
exclusive discretion and power to take, without the consent of the
Limited Partners, any and all action of whatsoever type that the
Partnership is authorized to take and to make all decisions with
respect thereto, including without limitation the power:
(1) to purchase or otherwise
acquire, construct, deal in, sell, lease or otherwise dispose of
interests in real property, depreciabl