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Exhibit 10.20
FREESCALE HOLDINGS L.P.
AMENDED AND RESTATED
AGREEMENT OF EXEMPTED LIMITED PARTNERSHIP
Dated as of December 1, 2006
TABLE OF
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vi
FREESCALE HOLDINGS
L.P.
This AMENDED AND RESTATED AGREEMENT OF EXEMPTED LIMITED
PARTNERSHIP, dated as of December 1, 2006 (the "
Agreement "), is being entered into by and among Freescale
Holdings GP Ltd., a Cayman Islands exempted company limited by
shares, as General Partner, and the Limited Partners listed on the
signature pages hereto as "Limited Partners" or "Management Limited
Partners" and such other Persons as shall hereinafter become
Partners as hereinafter provided.
Preliminary Statement
(a) The General Partner, the Limited Partners and the Management
Limited Partners desire to form a partnership to hold all of the
issued and outstanding capital stock of Freescale Holdings
(Bermuda) I, Ltd. (" Holdings "), which will hold all of the
outstanding capital stock of Freescale Holdings (Bermuda) II, Ltd.
(" Bermuda II "), which will hold all of the outstanding
capital stock of Freescale Holdings (Bermuda) III, Ltd. ("
Bermuda III "), which will hold all of the outstanding
capital stock of Freescale Holdings (Bermuda) IV, Ltd. ("
Bermuda IV "), which will hold all of the outstanding
capital stock of Freescale Acquisition Holdings Corp. (" U.S.
Holdco "), a Delaware corporation, which will hold all of the
outstanding capital stock of Freescale Acquisition Corporation, a
Delaware corporation (" Merger Sub "). Each of the
Partnership, Holdings, Bermuda II, Bermuda III, Bermuda IV, U.S.
Holdco and Merger Sub was formed for the purpose of engaging in a
transaction in which Merger Sub will be merged with and into
Freescale Semiconductor, Inc. (" Freescale ") with Freescale
surviving (the " Merger ") pursuant to an Agreement and Plan
of Merger, between Freescale, Freescale Holdings LLC and Merger
Sub, dated as of September 15, 2006 (the " Merger
Agreement ");
(b) Pursuant to the Assignment Agreement, dated
November 13, 2006, between Freescale Holdings LLC and the
Partnership, Freescale Holdings LLC assigned all of its rights and
obligations under the Merger Agreement and the other documents
entered into in connection with the Merger to the Partnership.
(c) The Limited Partners and Management Limited Partners that
are becoming Limited Partners on the date of this Agreement are
funding the Partnership with a combination of Capital
Contributions, which Capital Contributions will be used to complete
the Merger and related transactions;
(d) The contributions of the Management Limited Partners are
further described in the applicable Management Equity Award
Agreements (the " Management Equity Award Agreements ")
between the Partnership and the applicable Management Limited
Partner dated as of the date of this Agreement; and
(d) On November 20, 2006, the General
Partner and those Limited Partners who were Limited Partners prior
to the date of this Agreement (the " Initial Limited
Partners ") amended and restated the agreement of exempted
limited partnership dated as of November 6, 2006 (the "
Initial Closing Date ") and the General Partner and the
Initial Limited Partners desire to amend and restate the agreement
of exempted limited partnership dated November 20, 2006 on the
terms set forth herein.
Agreement
In consideration of the mutual promises and agreements made in
this Agreement and intending to be legally bound hereby, the
parties hereto hereby agree as follows:
ARTICLE I
DEFINITIONS
Section 1.1 Definitions . Capitalized terms used in the
Agreement (including Exhibits and Schedules hereto) but not defined
in the body hereof shall have the meanings ascribed to them in
Exhibit A.
Section 1.2 Construction . Unless the context requires
otherwise: (a) pronouns in the masculine, feminine and neuter
genders shall be construed to include any other gender, and words
in the singular form shall be construed to include the plural and
vice versa, (b) the term "including" shall be construed to be
expansive rather than limiting in nature and to mean "including,
without limitation," (c) references to Articles and Sections
refer to Articles and Sections of this Agreement, (d) the
words "this Agreement," "herein," "hereof," "hereby," "hereunder"
and words of similar import refer to this Agreement as a whole,
including the Exhibits and Schedules attached hereto, and not to
any particular subdivision unless expressly so limited, and
(e) references to Exhibits and Schedules are to the items
identified separately in writing by the parties hereto as the
described Exhibits or Schedules attached to this Agreement, each of
which is hereby incorporated herein and made a part hereof for all
purposes as if set forth in full herein.
ARTICLE II
GENERAL PROVISIONS
Section 2.1 Formation . The Partnership has been
registered as an exempted limited partnership pursuant to the
provisions of the Partnership Act on November 9, 2006. The
General Partner and each of the Limited Partners shall be deemed to
have notice of, and be bound by, the terms and conditions set forth
in this Agreement. Except as expressly provided herein and to the
extent permitted by the Partnership Act, the rights and obligations
of the General Partner and each of the Limited Partners and the
administration and termination of the Partnership shall be governed
by the Partnership Act. The General Partner or any Person
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designated by the General Partner is hereby
designated as an authorized person to execute, deliver and file any
amendments to the Section 9 Notice of Registration of the
Partnership and/or restatements thereof and any other certificates,
notices 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 2.2 Name . The Partnership shall conduct its
activities under the name of Freescale Holdings L.P. The General
Partner shall have the power at any time to change the name of the
Partnership; provided that the name shall always contain the words
"Limited Partnership" or the letters "L.P." Prompt notice of any
such change shall be given to each Partner and filed with the
Registrar pursuant to the Partnership Act.
Section 2.3 Term . The term of the Partnership commenced
on the date of filing of the requisite notice to form the
Partnership in accordance with the Partnership Act and shall
continue until dissolved, wound up and terminated in accordance
with Article XIV.
Section 2.4 Purpose; Powers . The purpose of the
Partnership shall be to engage in any business or activity that is
permitted by the Partnership Act and all other applicable Laws.
Notwithstanding any of the foregoing, the Partnership shall not
undertake business with the public in the Cayman Islands other than
so far as may be necessary for the carrying on of the business of
the Partnership exterior to the Cayman Islands.
Section 2.5 Place of Business . The Partnership shall
maintain a registered office at c/o Walkers SPV Limited, Walker
House, 87 Mary Street, George Town, Grand Cayman KY1-9002, Cayman
Islands, unless a different registered office is designated by the
General Partner. The principal office of the Partnership shall be
at such place outside of the Cayman Islands as the General Partner
may designate. The Partnership may have such other offices as the
General Partner may designate.
Section 2.6 Foreign Qualification . Prior to the
Partnership’s conducting business in any jurisdiction other
than the Cayman Islands, the General Partner shall cause the
Partnership to comply, to the extent procedures are available and
those matters are reasonably within the control of the General
Partner, with all requirements necessary to qualify the Partnership
as a foreign company in that jurisdiction if such qualification is
required. At the request of the General Partner, each Limited
Partner shall execute, acknowledge, swear to, and deliver all
certificates and other instruments conforming with this Agreement
that are necessary or appropriate to qualify, continue, and
terminate the Partnership as a foreign company in all such
jurisdictions in which the Partnership may conduct business,
provided that no Limited Partner shall be required to file any
general consent to service of process or to qualify as a foreign
corporation, limited liability company, partnership or other entity
in any jurisdiction in which it is not already so qualified.
Section 2.7 Title to Assets . Title to the
Partnership’s assets, whether real, personal or mixed and
whether tangible or intangible, shall be held by the General
Partner on trust for the Partnership pursuant to the terms of this
Agreement.
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Section 2.8 Fiscal Year . The Fiscal year
of the Partnership shall be the calendar year.
Section 2.9 Withdrawal of Initial Limited Partner . Upon
the admission of one or more Limited Partners to the Partnership,
the Initial Limited Partner shall (a) receive a return of any
capital contribution made by him to the Partnership,
(b) withdraw as the Initial Limited Partner of the
Partnership, and (c) have no further right, interest or
obligation of any kind whatsoever as a Partner in the
Partnership.
ARTICLE III
ADMISSION OF PARTNERS
Section 3.1 Partnership Interests .
(a) Classes . The Interests in the Partnership shall be
the " General Partner Interest " issued to the General
Partner and two classes of limited partnership Interests issuable
to, and owned by, the Limited Partners, referred to herein as the "
Class A Interests " and the " Class B Interests ".
The Class A Interests held by management and the Class B
Interests shall be referred to herein as the " Management
Interests ". Interests in the Partnership shall constitute
"securities" governed by Article 8 of the applicable version of the
Uniform Commercial Code, as amended from time to time after the
date hereof.
(b) Interest Certificates . Ownership of Interests may be
evidenced by certificates, but shall be exclusively determined by
entry in the Register of Partners. Each Interest certificate and
the Register of Partners shall bear a legend on the face thereof in
the following form:
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"TRANSFER IS SUBJECT TO RESTRICTIVE LEGENDS ON BACK."
and shall bear a legend on the reverse side thereof
substantially in the following form:
"THIS SECURITY HAS NOT BEEN REGISTERED UNDER THE UNITED
STATES SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AS AMENDED (THE " SECURITIES
ACT "), AND MAY NOT BE OFFERED OR SOLD, UNLESS IT HAS BEEN
REGISTERED UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OR UNLESS AN EXEMPTION FROM
REGISTRATION IS AVAILABLE (AND, IN SUCH CASE, AN OPINION OF COUNSEL
REASONABLY SATISFACTORY TO THE GENERAL PARTNER SHALL HAVE BEEN
DELIVERED TO THE PARTNERSHIP TO THE EFFECT THAT SUCH OFFER OR SALE
IS NOT REQUIRED TO BE REGISTERED UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT). THIS
SECURITY IS SUBJECT TO CERTAIN
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RESTRICTIONS ON TRANSFER AND OTHER TERMS AND
CONDITIONS SET FORTH IN (W) THE AMENDED AND RESTATED AGREEMENT
OF EXEMPTED LIMITED PARTNERSHIP OF FREESCALE HOLDINGS L.P. (THE
"PARTNERSHIP AGREEMENT"), (X) THE INVESTORS AGREEMENT OF
FREESCALE HOLDINGS L.P., (Y) THE SHAREHOLDERS’ AGREEMENT
OF FREESCALE HOLDINGS GP, LTD. AND (Z) THE OTHER TRANSACTION
DOCUMENTS DESCRIBED IN THE PARTNERSHIP AGREEMENT, IN EACH SUCH
CASE, AS AMENDED FROM TIME TO TIME, COPIES OF WHICH MAY BE OBTAINED
FROM THE PARTNERSHIP AT ITS PRINCIPAL EXECUTIVE
OFFICES."
(c) Conformed copies of this Agreement shall be kept with the
records of the Partnership by the General Partner at its principal
executive offices. In addition to the legend required by
Section 3.1(b) above, each Partner agrees that the Register of
Partners and each Interest certificate heretofore or hereafter
issued by the Partnership shall also bear such other legends as may
be required by Law or the General Partner. Any such legend shall be
removed by the General Partner upon the request (which shall
include customary representations and opinions of counsel if
reasonably requested by the General Partner) of a Partner when such
legend is no longer applicable.
(d) Schedule A . The General Partner shall update
Schedule A as required by the Partnership Act and ensure that it
accurately reflects the information to be provided for therein. Any
amendment or revision to Schedule A made in accordance with this
Agreement shall not be deemed an amendment to this Agreement. Any
reference in this Agreement to Schedule A shall be deemed to be a
reference to Schedule A as amended and in effect from time to
time.
Section 3.2 Transfers of Partnership Interests . No
Limited Partner, nor any spouse of a Limited Partner, Personal
Representative of a Limited Partner or legal representative or
agent of a Limited Partner, may Transfer all or any portion of such
Limited Partner’s Interest, except in compliance with Article
IV and the Investors Agreement. Each of the Limited Partners agrees
that the restrictions contained in this Agreement and the Investors
Agreement are fair and reasonable and in the best interest of the
Partnership and the Partners.
Section 3.3 Admission of Additional Limited Partners .
Any Person that acquires Interests pursuant to a Transfer of
Interests to such Person by a Limited Partner in accordance with
Article IV and the Investors Agreement and the other provisions of
this Agreement or pursuant to an issuance to such Person by the
Partnership in accordance with this Agreement, the
Shareholders’ Agreement and the Investors Agreement shall
automatically be admitted as a Limited Partner without further
action by the Partnership or the General Partner upon signing an
Addendum Agreement in the form attached hereto as Exhibit C (an "
Addendum Agreement "). No other Person that acquires an
Interest shall be admitted to the Partnership as an
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additional limited partner of the Partnership in
connection with a Transfer or an issuance by the Partnership,
without the consent of the General Partner.
Section 3.4 Information .
(a) No Limited Partner shall be entitled to obtain any
information relating to the Partnership except as expressly
provided in this Agreement or in another written agreement between
the Partnership and a Limited Partner giving such Limited Partner
rights to receive information from the Partnership or to the extent
required by the Partnership Act and applicable Law; and to the
extent a Limited Partner is so entitled to such information, such
Limited Partner shall be subject to the provisions of
Section 3.4(b). The General Partner shall have access to all
information regarding the Partnership subject to the provisions of
Section 3.4(b).
(b) Each Partner agrees that all Confidential Information shall
be kept confidential by such Partner and shall not be disclosed by
such Partner in any manner whatsoever; provided, however ,
that (i) any of such Confidential Information may be disclosed
by a Partner to its managers, officers, employees and authorized
representatives (including attorneys, accountants, consultants,
bankers and financial advisors of such Partner) and each Partner
that is a partnership for United States of America (" United
States " or " U.S .") or other tax purposes may disclose
such Confidential Information to any former partners or members who
retain an economic interest in such Partner, and to any current or
prospective partner, limited partner, general partner, member or
management company of such Partner (or any employee, attorney,
accountant, consultant, banker or financial advisor or
representative of any of the foregoing) (collectively, for purposes
of this Section 3.4(b), " Representatives "), each of
which Representatives shall be bound by the provisions of this
Section 3.4(b) and shall, if requested by the Partnership,
sign an undertaking agreeing to be bound by this
Section 3.4(b) prior to receiving any Confidential
Information, (ii) any disclosure of Confidential Information
may be made by a Partner or its Representatives to the extent the
Partnership consents in writing, and (iii) Confidential
Information may be disclosed by any Partner or Representative in
connection with the filing of any required tax return or to the
extent that the Partner or its Representative has received advice
from its counsel that it is legally compelled to do so, provided
that in the latter case, prior to making such disclosure, the
Partner or Representative, as the case may be, uses commercially
reasonable efforts to preserve the confidentiality of the
Confidential Information, including consulting with the General
Partner regarding such disclosure and, if reasonably requested by
the General Partner, assisting the Partnership, at the
Partnership’s expense, in seeking a protective order to
prevent the requested disclosure, and provided further that
the Partner or Representative, as the case may be, discloses only
that portion of the Confidential Information as is, based on the
advice of its counsel, legally required.
Section 3.5 Cessation of Partnership Interest . A Partner
shall automatically cease to be a Partner upon Transfer of all of
such Partner’s Interests in accordance with this Agreement
and the removal of such Partner’s name from the Register of
Partners. Immediately upon any such Transfer, the General Partner
shall cause such Partner’s name to be removed from the
Register of Partners.
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Section 3.6 Spouses of Partners . Spouses
of the Partners that are natural persons do not become Partners as
a result of such marital relationship. Each spouse of a Partner
shall be required to execute a Spousal Agreement in the form of
Exhibit B to evidence its agreement and consent to be bound by the
terms and conditions of this Agreement as to their interest,
whether as community property or otherwise, if any, in the
Interests owned by such Partner.
ARTICLE IV
RESTRICTIONS ON TRANSFERS OF INTERESTS
Section 4.1 Restrictions On Transfers .
(a) Anything in this Agreement to the contrary notwithstanding,
no issuance or Transfer of Interests otherwise permitted or
required by this Agreement shall be made unless such issuance or
Transfer is in compliance with U.S. and other federal and state
securities laws, including the Securities Act and the rules and
regulations thereunder, and the Partnership Act.
(b) Anything in this Agreement to the contrary notwithstanding,
unless otherwise agreed to in writing by the General Partner, no
Transfer of Interests otherwise permitted or required by this
Agreement shall be effective unless and until any transferee who is
not already a party to this Agreement (and such transferee’s
spouse, if applicable) shall execute and deliver to the Partnership
an Addendum Agreement in which such transferee (and such
transferee’s spouse, if applicable) agrees to be bound by
this Agreement and to observe and comply with this Agreement and
with all obligations and restrictions imposed on the Partners
hereby and thereby. Any Person who is not already a party to this
Agreement and acquires Interests in accordance with the provisions
of this Agreement shall be required to become a party to this
Agreement by executing (together with such Person’s spouse,
if applicable) an Addendum Agreement.
(c) Transfers of Interests may be made only in strict compliance
with all applicable terms of this Agreement and the Investors
Agreement, and any purported Transfer of Interests that does not so
comply with all applicable provisions of this Agreement and the
Investors Agreement shall be null and void and of no force or
effect, and the Partnership shall not recognize or be bound by any
such purported Transfer and shall not effect any such purported
Transfer on the transfer books of the Partnership or Capital
Accounts of the Partners. The parties hereto agree that the
restrictions contained in this Article IV and the Investors
Agreement are fair and reasonable and in the best interests of the
Partnership and its Partners.
(d) All newly issued Interests shall only be issued to Persons
who are or become party to this Agreement by execution of an
Addendum Agreement.
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(e) Transfers made in accordance with this
Agreement shall be effected by such documents and instruments as
are necessary to comply with the Partnership Act and other
applicable Cayman Islands Law, including the Addendum Agreement or
such other form of instrument of Transfer approved by the General
Partner.
Section 4.2 Public Offering . Subject to
Section 7.2.1(f) of the Shareholders’ Agreement and
Section 2.1 of the Investors Agreement, the General Partner
may, in advance of, and in order to facilitate, a public offering
of securities of the Partnership, or for other reasons which the
General Partner deems to be in the best interests of the
Partnership, take such action to cause the Partnership to
incorporate its business, or any portion thereof, or to provide for
a share capital, convert in accordance with Cayman Islands Law to a
company limited by shares or other capital structure as the General
Partner may determine, form a subsidiary holding company and
distribute its shares to the Partners, consolidate or merge with
one or more of its direct or indirect subsidiaries, move the
Partnership or any successor to another jurisdiction to facilitate
any of the foregoing, or take such other steps as it deems
necessary to create a suitable vehicle for an offering, in each
such case in accordance with the Partnership Act and applicable Law
(a " Conversion "); provided, that, the terms and conditions
of any such Conversion will maintain the relative economic terms of
and differences between the Class A Interests and the Class B
Interests, and provided further that the General Partner shall use
commercially reasonable methods to cause the Conversion to be
achieved on a tax-efficient basis to the Limited Partners. The
manner of effecting the Conversion of the Partnership shall be
determined by the General Partner, consistent with
Section 7.2.1(f) of the Shareholders’ Agreement and
Section 2.1 of the Investors Agreement. The General Partner
may also designate one or more of the direct or indirect
subsidiaries of the Partnership as the vehicle(s) for such public
offering consistent with Section 7.2.1(f) of the Shareholders
Agreement and Section 2.1 of the Investors Agreement.
Section 4.3 Specific Performance . Each of the parties to
this Agreement acknowledges that it shall be impossible to measure
in money the damage to the Partnership or the Partners(s), if any
of them or any transferee or any legal representative of any party
hereto fails to comply with any of the restrictions or obligations
imposed by this Article IV, that every such restriction and
obligation is material, and that in the event of any such failure,
neither the Partnership nor the Partner(s) shall have an adequate
remedy at law or in damages. Therefore, each party hereto consents
to the issuance of an injunction or the enforcement of other
equitable remedies against it at the suit of an aggrieved party
without the posting of any bond or other equity security, to compel
specific performance of all of the terms of this Article IV and to
prevent any Transfer of Interests in contravention of any terms of
this Article IV, and waives any defenses thereto, including,
without limitation, the defenses of: (i) failure of
consideration; (ii) breach of any other provision of this
Agreement; and (iii) availability of relief in damages. The
provisions of this Section 4.3 shall terminate with respect to
any Principal Investor Group upon a Qualified Public Offering.
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ARTICLE V
CAPITAL CONTRIBUTIONS
Section 5.1 Initial Capital Contributions; Capital
Contributions on the Date Hereof .
(a) As of the Initial Closing Date, subject to the terms and
conditions set forth in this Agreement, the Partnership issued and
sold to each Initial Limited Partner, and each Initial Limited
Partner purchased for cash, the number of Class A Interests
set forth opposite each such Person’s name on the Register of
Partners as of the Initial Closing Date for the respective Capital
Contribution set forth thereon opposite each such Person’s
name.
(b) As of the Initial Closing Date, subject to the terms and
conditions set forth in this Agreement, the Partnership issued to
the General Partner the General Partner Interest in exchange for
$1,000 contributed by the General Partner to the Partnership.
(c) As of the date hereof, subject to the terms and conditions
set forth in this Agreement, the Partnership shall issue to each
Class A Limited Partner, and each Class A Limited Partner
shall acquire for cash or Freescale shares, the number of
Class A Interests set forth opposite each such Person’s
name on Schedule A hereto for the respective contribution amount
set forth opposite each such Person’s name on Schedule A.
(d) As of the date hereof, subject to the terms and conditions
set forth in this Agreement and any applicable Management Equity
Award Agreement, the Partnership shall issue to each Class B
Limited Partner, and each Class B Limited Partner shall receive,
the number of Class B Interests set forth opposite each such
Person’s name on the signature pages hereto.
Section 5.2 Additional Contributions . No Partner shall
be required to make any additional Capital Contribution without the
consent of such Partner.
Section 5.3 Return of Contributions . Except as otherwise
provided in Article VII, (a) a Partner is not entitled to the
return of any part of its Capital Contributions or to be paid
interest in respect of either its Capital Account or its Capital
Contributions, (b) an unrepaid Capital Contribution is not a
liability of the Partnership or of any Partner, and (c) a
Partner is not required to contribute or to lend any cash or
property to the Partnership to enable the Partnership to return any
Partner’s Capital Contributions.
Section 5.4 Capital Account . A separate capital account
(a " Capital Account ") shall be established and maintained
for each Partner. The Capital Account of each Partner shall be
credited with such Partner’s Capital Contributions, if any,
all items of income and gain allocated to such Partner pursuant to
Section 8.1 and any items of income or gain which are
specially allocated pursuant to Section 8.2; and shall be
debited with all items of loss and
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deduction allocated to such Partner pursuant to
Section 8.1, any items of loss or deduction of the Partnership
specially allocated to such Partner pursuant to Section 8.2,
and all cash and the Book 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. To the
extent not provided for in the preceding sentence, the Capital
Accounts of the Partners shall be adjusted and maintained in
accordance with the rules of Treasury Regulations
Section 1.704-1(b)(2)(iv), as the same may be amended or
revised. Any references in any section of this Agreement to the
Capital Account of a Partner shall be deemed to refer to such
Capital Account as the same may be credited or debited from time to
time as set forth above. In the event of any transfer of any
Interest in the Partnership in accordance with the terms of this
Agreement, the transferee shall succeed to the Capital Account of
the transferor to the extent it relates to the transferred
Interest
Section 5.5 Issuance of Interests . Subject to the terms
of this Agreement, the Shareholders’ Agreement and the
Investors Agreement, the General Partner may issue Interests
hereunder on such terms as it sees fit and any such issuance and
the consequent admission of any new Limited Partners shall not
require the consent of any Limited Partner.
ARTICLE VI
REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES
Section 6.1 Partners’ Representations and
Warranties . Each Partner represents and warrants to the
Partnership and the other Partners that, as of the date hereof:
(a) such Partner has full power and authority to execute and
deliver this Agreement and to perform its obligations hereunder,
and the execution, delivery, and performance by such Partner of
this Agreement have been duly authorized by all necessary
action;
(b) this Agreement has been duly and validly executed and
delivered by such Partner and constitutes the binding obligation of
such Partner enforceable against such Partner in accordance with
its terms, subject to Creditors’ Rights;
(c) the execution, delivery, and performance by such Partner of
this Agreement will not, with or without the giving of notice or
the lapse of time, or both, (i) violate any provision of Law
to which such Partner is subject, (ii) violate any order,
judgment, or decree applicable to such Partner, or
(iii) conflict with, or result in a breach or default under,
any agreement or instrument to which such Partner is a party or any
term or condition of its certificate of incorporation or by-laws,
certificate of limited partnership or partnership agreement, or
certificate of formation or limited liability company agreement, as
applicable, except where such conflict, breach or default would not
reasonably be expected to, individually or in the aggregate, have
an adverse effect on such Partner’s ability to satisfy its
obligations hereunder;
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(d) no consent, approval, permit, license, order
or authorization of, filing with, or notice or other action to,
with or by any Governmental Authority or any other Person, is
necessary, on the part of such Partner to perform its obligations
hereunder or to authorize the execution, delivery and performance
by such Partner of its obligations hereunder, except where such
consent, approval, permit, license, order, authorization, filing or
notice would not reasonably be expected to, individually or in the
aggregate, have an adverse effect on such Partner’s ability
to satisfy its obligations hereunder or under any agreement or
other instrument to which such Partner is a party; and
(e) such Partner is acquiring the Interests for investment and
not with a view toward any resale or distribution thereof except in
compliance with the Securities Act; such Partner is not a member of
the public in the Cayman Islands; such Partner acknowledges that
the Interests have not been registered pursuant to the Securities
Act and may not be transferred in the absence of such registration
or an exemption therefrom under the Securities Act; and such
Partner has sufficient knowledge and experience in financial and
business matters so as to be capable of evaluating the risks of its
investment in the Interests and is capable of bearing the economic
risks of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement, the
Investors Agreement, the applicable Management Equity Award
Agreements and the other agreements contemplated by this Agreement
(the " Transaction Documents ").
Section 6.2 Management Limited Partners’ Additional
Representations and Warranties . Each Management Limited
Partner further represents and warrants to the Partnership and
other Partners that, as of the date hereof:
(a) the Management Limited Partner’s financial situation
is such that such Management Limited Partner can afford to bear the
economic risk of holding the Interests for an indefinite period of
time, has adequate means for providing for the Management Limited
Partner’s current needs and personal contingencies, and can
afford to suffer a complete loss of the Management Limited
Partner’s investment in the Interests;
(b) the Management Limited Partner’s knowledge and
experience in financial and business matters are such that the
Management Limited Partner is capable of evaluating the merits and
risks of the investment in the Interests;
(c) the Management Limited Partner understands that the
Interests are a speculative investment which involves a high degree
of risk of loss of such Management Limited Partner’s
investment therein, there are substantial restrictions on the
transferability of the Interests and, on the date on which such
Management Limited Partner acquires such Interests and for an
indefinite period following such date, there will be no public
market for the Interests and, accordingly, it may not be possible
for the Management Limited Partner to liquidate the Management
Limited Partner’s investment including in case of emergency,
if at all;
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(d) the terms of the Investors Agreement provide
that if the Employment of a Management Limited Partner ceases, such
Management Limited Partner’s Interests may be forfeited or
the Partnership and the Principal Investor Groups may have the
right to repurchase the Interests at a price equal to the lower of
Cost or Fair Market Value thereof;
(e) the Management Limited Partner understands and has taken
cognizance of all the risk factors related to the acquisition of
the Interests and, other than as set forth in this Agreement, no
representations or warranties have been made to the Management
Limited Partner or the Management Limited Partner’s
representatives concerning the Interests, the Partnership, the
Partnership’s Affiliates or their respective prospects or
other matters;
(f) the Management Limited Partner has been given the
opportunity to examine all documents and to ask questions of, and
to receive answers from, the Partnership and its representatives
concerning the Partnership and its subsidiaries, the Transactions,
this Agreement, the Partnership’s organizational documents
and the terms and conditions of the purchase of the Interests and
to obtain any additional information which the Management Limited
Partner deems necessary;
(g) all information which the Management Limited Partner has
provided to the Partnership and the Partnership’s
representatives concerning the Management Limited Partner and the
Management Limited Partner’s financial position is complete
and correct as of the date of this Agreement; and
(h) the Management Limited Partner has reviewed the default,
forfeiture and mandatory repurchase provisions of this Agreement,
the Investors Agreement and each Management Equity Award Agreement
entered into by it and acknowledges that (i) such Management
Limited Partner’s acceptance of such provisions is a
precondition to admission as a Management Limited Partner and
(ii) such provisions are reasonable.
ARTICLE VII
DISTRIBUTIONS
Section 7.1 Distributions . Subject in each case to
restrictions imposed by Law, distributions to the Partners with
respect to the Interests shall be made by the Partnership as
follows:
(a) During the term of the Partnership (including upon the
dissolution and winding up of the Partnership), cash or other
property available for distribution may be distributed from time to
time as the General Partner may determine, but any such
distribution shall be made in the following order of priority:
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(ii) Second , pro rata to each holder of
Class A Interests based on its Percentage Interest of
Class A Interests until such Class A Limited Partner has
received an aggregate amount under this Section 7.1(a)(ii)
equal to its Capital Contributions; and
(iii) Third , so long as each Class A Limited
Partner has received an aggregate amount under
Section 7.1(a)(ii) equal to its Capital Contributions, pro
rata to each holder of Class A Interests and Vested Class B
Interests based on its Percentage Interest of Class A
Interests and Vested Class B Interests, treated as a single
class.
(b) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary, Management Limited
Partners shall be entitled to receive priority catch up payments in
respect of Class B Interests that have become Vested Class B
Interests and which did not participate in earlier distributions.
Accordingly, at the time of any distribution, a Catch Up Payment
(as defined below) shall be paid to each of the Management Limited
Partners holding Newly Classified Vested Interests (as defined
below) as a priority distribution before payment of any amounts are
distributed to the other Limited Partners pursuant to
Section 7.1(a)(iii); provided that once the applicable Catch
Up Payment is paid in full to an individual in respect of the
applicable Newly Classified Vested Interests such individual shall
no longer have a right to receive any Catch Up Payment under this
Agreement in respect of the applicable Newly Classified Vested
Interests. For purposes of this Agreement, (i) " Catch Up
Payment " means, with respect to the individuals holding Newly
Classified Vested Interests, the aggregate incremental amount (in
excess of actual receipts) that such Management Limited Partner
would have received pursuant to Section 7.1(a)(iii) pursuant
to any and all prior distributions to the Management Limited
Partners if such Management Limited Partner’s Newly
Classified Vested Interests had been considered Vested Class B
Interests at the time of any such distribution and (ii) "
Newly Classified Vested Interests " shall mean Class B
Interests (a) which became Vested Class B Interests since the
time of any prior distribution and (b) for which the
applicable Catch Up Payment has not yet been made.
(c) All distributions made under this Section 7.1 shall be
made to the Partners of record on the record date established by
the General Partner or, in the absence of any such record date, to
the Partners owning the applicable Interests on the date of the
distribution.
(d) Holders of Unvested Class B Interests shall not receive any
distributions under this Section 7.1.
Section 7.2 Tax Distributions . If the General Partner
reasonably determines that the taxable income of the Partnership
for a taxable year will give rise to taxable income for the
Partners (after giving effect to any net cumulative taxable losses
from prior taxable years
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(" Net Taxable Income ")), the General
Partner shall cause the Partnership to distribute, from cash
available for distribution (if any) amounts for purposes of
allowing the Partners to fund their respective (actual or assumed)
income tax liabilities (the " Tax Distributions "). The Tax
Distributions with respect to any taxable year shall be computed
based upon the General Partner’s estimate of the Net Taxable
Income, multiplied by the Applicable Tax Percentage (the " Tax
Amount ") and shall be paid only to the extent previous
distributions pursuant to Section 7.1 with respect to such
taxable year are insufficient to cover the Tax Amount for such
taxable year. Tax Distributions shall be distributed to the
Partners on a pro rata basis in accordance with their
respective participations in such Net Taxable Income, and shall be
treated in all respects as advances of subsequent distributions
pursuant to Section 7.1. Notwithstanding anything to the
contrary in this Section 7.2, holders of Unvested Class B
Interests shall not receive any Tax Distributions with respect to
Unvested Class B Interests.
Section 7.3 Section 83(b) Election . Within 30 days
after acquiring any Interests (other than Class A Interests),
each Management Limited Partner shall make an election with the
Internal Revenue Service (" IRS ") under Section 83(b)
of the Code (or any similar provision under other tax Laws
applicable to the Management Limited Partner) and the regulations
promulgated thereunder (an " 83(b) Election ") in the form
of Exhibit D attached hereto. Each Management Limited Partner shall
submit such 83(b) Election to the IRS within 30 calendar days after
acquiring the Interests and shall promptly send a copy to the
Partnership.
Section 7.4 Payments . Unless otherwise approved by the
General Partner, all Capital Contributions and other amounts
transferred to the Partnership by a Limited Partner and all
distributions made to each Limited Partner pursuant to this
Agreement shall be paid from and to, as applicable, a bank account
in the name of the Limited Partner held with a United States bank,
or a banking institution organized within a jurisdiction, territory
or region approved by the Financial Action Task Force and a
Schedule 3 jurisdiction under the Cayman Islands Money Laundering
Regulations (2006 Revision).
ARTICLE VIII
ALLOCATIONS
Section 8.1 Allocations of Profits and Losses . Except as
otherwise provided in this Agreement, Profits and Losses and to the
extent necessary, individual items of income, gain or loss or
deduction of the Partnership shall be allocated in a manner such
that the Capital Account of each Partner after giving effect to the
Special Allocations set forth in Section 8.2 is, as nearly as
possible, equal (proportionately) to (i) the distributions
that would be made pursuant to Section 7.1 if the Partnership
were dissolved, its affairs wound up and its assets sold for cash
equal to their Book Value, all Partnership liabilities were
satisfied (limited with respect to each non-recourse liability to
the Book Value of the assets securing such liability) and the net
assets of the Partnership were distributed in accordance with
Section 7.1 to the Partners immediately after making such
allocation, minus (ii) such Partner’s share of Partner
Minimum Gain and Partner Nonrecourse Debt Minimum Gain, computed
immediately prior to the hypothetical sale of assets.
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Section 8.2 Special Allocations .
Notwithstanding any other provision in this Article
VIII:
(a) Minimum Gain Chargeback . If there is a net decrease
in Partner Minimum Gain or Partner Nonrecourse Debt Minimum Gain
(determined in accordance with the principles of Treasury
Regulations Sections 1.704-2(d) and 1.704-2(i)) during any
Partnership taxable year, the Partners shall be specially allocated
items of Partnership income and gain for such year (and, if
necessary, subsequent years) in an amount equal to their respective
shares of such net decrease during such year, determined pursuant
to Treasury Regulations Sections 1.704-2(g) and 1.704-2(i)(5). The
items to be so allocated shall be determined in accordance with
Treasury Regulations Section 1.704-2(f). This
Section 8.2(a) is intended to comply with the minimum gain
chargeback requirements in such Treasury Regulations Sections and
shall be interpreted consistently therewith; including that no
chargeback shall be required to the extent of the exceptions
provided in Treasury Regulations Sections 1.704-2(f) and
1.704-2(i)(4).
(b) Qualified Income Offset . If any Partner unexpectedly
receives any adjustments, allocations, or distributions described
in Treasury Regulations Section 1.704-1(b)(2)(ii)(d)(4),
(5) or (6), items of Partnership income and gain shall be
specially allocated to such Partner in an amount and manner
sufficient to eliminate the deficit balance in such Partner’s
Adjusted Capital Account Balance created by such adjustments,
allocations or distributions as promptly as possible; provided,
that an allocation pursuant to this Section 8.2(b) shall be
made only to the extent that a Partner would have a deficit
Adjusted Capital Account Balance in excess of such sum after all
other allocations provided for in this Article VIII have been
tentatively made as if this Section 8.2(b) were not in this
Agreement. This Section 8.2(b) is intended to comply with the
"qualified income offset" requirement of the Code and shall be
interpreted consistently therewith.
(c) Gross Income Allocation . If any Partner has a
deficit Capital Account at the end of any taxable year which is in
excess of the sum of (i) the amount such Partner is obligated
to restore, if any, 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 Treasury
Regulations Section 1.704-2(g)(1) and 1.704-2(i)(5), each such
Partner shall be specially allocated items of Partnership income
and gain in the amount of such excess as quickly as possible;
provided, that an allocation pursuant to this Section 8.2(c)
shall be made only if and to the extent that a Partner would have a
deficit Capital Account in excess of such sum after all other
allocations provided for in this Article VIII have been tentatively
made as if Section 8.2(b) and this Section 8.2(c) were
not in this Agreement.
(d) Nonrecourse Deductions . Nonrecourse Deductions shall
be allocated to the Partners ratably in accordance with such
Partners’ Interests.
(e) Partner Nonrecourse Deductions . Partner Nonrecourse
Deductions for any taxable period shall be allocated to the Partner
who bears the economic risk of loss with respect
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to the liability to which such Partner
Nonrecourse Deductions are attributable in accordance with Treasury
Regulations Section 1.704-2(j).
(f) Creditable Foreign Taxes . Creditable Foreign Taxes
for any taxable period attributable to the Partnership, or an
entity owned directly or indirectly by the Partnership, shall be
allocated to the Partners in proportion to the partners’
distributive shares of income (including income allocated pursuant
to Section 704(c) of the Code) to which the Creditable Foreign
Tax relates (under principles of Treasury Regulations
Section 1.904-6). The provisions of this Section 8.2(f)
are intended to comply with the provisions of Temporary Treasury
Regulations Section 1.704-1T(b)(4)(xi), and shall be
interpreted consistently therewith.
(g) Ameliorative Allocations . Any special allocations of
income or gain pursuant to Sections 8.2(b) or 8.2(c) hereof shall
be taken into account in computing subsequent allocations pursuant
to Section 8.1 and this Section 8.2(g), so that the net
amount of any items so allocated and all other items allocated to
each Partner shall, to the extent possible, be equal to the net
amount that would have been allocated to each Partner if such
allocations pursuant to Sections 8.2(b) or 8.2(c) had not
occurred.
(h) Special Allocations to Holders of Unvested Class B
Interests . Except as otherwise provided in this
Section 8.2, Profits and Losses and to the extent necessary,
individual items of income, gain, loss or deduction of the
Partnership shall be specially allocated to holders of Unvested
Class B Interests that do not hold any Vested Class B Interest to
the same extent such items would have been allocated to such
holders if Section 7.1(a)(ii) was amended to replace "Vested
Class B Interests" with "Class B Interests" whenever it appears
therein and each holder of Unvested Class B Interests had a
Percentage Interest equal to the product of (i) 10% and
(ii) such holder’s Percentage Interest.
Section 8.3 Income Tax Allocations . For income tax
purposes, each item of income, gain, loss and deduction of the
Partnership shall be allocated among the Partners in the same
manner as the corresponding items of Profits and Losses and
specially allocated items are allocated for Capital Account
purposes; provided, that in the case of any asset the Book Value of
which differs from its adjusted tax basis for U.S. federal income
tax purposes, income, gain, loss and deduction with respect to such
asset shall be allocated solely for income tax purposes in
accordance with the principles of Sections 704(b) and (c) of
the Code (in any manner determined by the General Partner) so as to
take account of the difference between Book Value and adjusted
basis of such asset; provided further that (i) in the case of
any disposition of assets by the Partnership in exchange for cash,
the General Partner shall use its commercially reasonable efforts
to structure such disposition so that the amount of income or gain
allocated to the Contributing Partners in accordance with the
principles of Section 704(c) of the Code shall be no more than
the amount of income or gain that would have been allocated to such
Contributing Partners in accordance with the principles of
Section 704(c) of the Code if the fair market value of
Contributed Shares disposed of by the Partnership with respect to
any Contributing Partner was equal to the product of (A) the
fair market value of all assets held by the Partnership immediately
prior to such disposition and (B) the percent of sale proceeds
that would be
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distributed to such Contributing Partner under
Section 7.1 upon a distribution of all the sale proceeds
immediately following such disposition and (ii) in the case of
any other disposition of assets by the Partnership, the General
Partner shall use its commercially reasonable efforts to structure
such disposition so that no income or gain shall be allocated to
the Contributing Partners in accordance with the principles of
Section 704(c) of the Code. For purposes of the immediately
preceding sentence, if the Partnership would be required by the
underwriters in an initial public offering of its subsidiary to
contribute the Contributed Shares to such subsidiary in a
transaction that would result in allocation of income or gain to
Contributing Partners in accordance with the principles of
Section 704(c) of the Code, "commercially reasonable efforts"
shall include the Partnership asking the underwriters to permit a
secondary public offering of such subsidiary’s shares in an
amount which shall provide enough funds to the Contributing
Partners to finance their tax liability as a result of such
allocation of income or gain.
ARTICLE IX
MANAGEMENT OF THE PARTNERSHIP
Section 9.1 Management .
(a) Except as otherwise expressly provided herein, the General
Partner shall have the exclusive right to manage the business of
the Partnership pursuant to the terms of this Agreement, the
Shareholders’ Agreement and the Investors Agreement, and
shall have all powers and rights necessary or advisable to
effectuate and carry out the purposes and business of the
Partnership and, in general, all powers permitted to be exercised
by a general partner under the Partnership Act (without any vote or
consent of any Limited Partner, except as expressly provided
herein).
(b) Except as expressly authorized by the General Partner, no
other Partner shall have the power to act for, transact business on
behalf of or bind the Partnership or take part in the management of
the business of the Partnership.
(c) Subject to the restrictions in the Shareholders’
Agreement and the Partnership Act, the General Partner shall not be
obligated to abstain from acting on any matter (or act in any
particular manner) because of any interest (or conflict of
interest) of such General Partner (or any Affiliate thereof) in
such matter.
(d) Freescale Holdings GP Ltd. shall serve as the General
Partner unless and until a successor or substitute General Partner
is appointed by the General Partner.
(e) Subject to the direction of the General Partner, the
day-to-day administration of the business of the Partnership may be
carried out by employees and agents of the General Partner who may
be designated as officers, with titles including but not limited
to
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"chairman," "vice chairman," "managing director,"
"principal," "president," "vice president," "treasurer," "assistant
treasurer," "secretary," "assistant secretary," "general manager,"
"director" and "chief financial officer," as and to the extent
authorized by the General Partner. The officers of the General
Partner shall have such titles and powers and perform such duties
as shall be determined from time to time by the General Partner.
Any number of offices may be held by the same Person.
(f) Each Partner agrees that, except as otherwise expressly
provided herein and to the fullest extent permitted by applicable
law, any action of or relating to the Partnership by the General
Partner as provided herein shall bind each Partner.
Section 9.2 Reliance by Third Parties . Notwithstanding
any other provision of this Agreement to the contrary, any Person
dealing with the Partnership shall be entitled to rely exclusively
on the representations of the General Partner as to its power and
authority to enter into arrangements and shall be entitled to deal
with the General Partner as if it were the sole party in interest
therein, both legally and beneficially. In no event shall any
Person dealing with the General Partner or the General
Partner’s representative with respect to any business or
property of the Partnership be obligated to ascertain that the
terms of this Agreement have been complied with, or be obligated to
inquire into the necessity or expedience of any act or action of
the General Partner or the General Partner’s representative;
and every Contract or other document executed by the General
Partner or the General Partner’s representative with respect
to any business or property of the Partnership shall be conclusive
evidence in favor of any and every Person relying thereon or
claiming thereunder that (a) at the time of the execution
and/or delivery thereof this Agreement was in full force and
effect, (b) such instrument or document was duly executed in
accordance with the terms and provisions of this Agreement and is
binding upon the Partnership and (c) the General Partner or
the General Partner’s representative was duly authorized and
empowered to execute and deliver any and every such instrument or
document for and on behalf of the Partnership.
Section 9.3 Compensation and Reimbursement of General
Partner .
(a) Except as provided in this Section 9.3 or otherwise in
this Agreement, the General Partner shall not be compensated for
its services as general partner of the Partnership.
(b) The General Partner shall be reimbursed for all expenses,
disbursements and advances incurred or made on behalf of the
Partnership, and other expenses necessary or appropriate to the
conduct of the Partnership’s business and allocable to the
Partnership.
Section 9.4 Certain Duties and Obligations of the Partners;
Exculpation; Indemnity .
(a) No Partner shall take, or cause to be taken, any action that
would result in any other Partner having any personal liability for
the obligations of the Partnership.
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(b) To the fullest extent permitted by applicable
law, no Partner or any Affiliate of any Partner or their respective
members, officers, directors, employees, agents, stockholders or
partners nor any Person who serves at the specific request of the
General Partner on behalf of the Partnership as a partner, member,
officer, director, employee or agent of any other entity (each, an
" Indemnitee ") will be liable to the Partnership or to any
Partner for any act performed or omission made by such Person in
connection with this Agreement or the matters contemplated herein,
unless such act or omission resulted from Gross Negligence, fraud,
a willful breach of this Agreement or a willful illegal act. To the
extent that an Indemnitee has, at law or in equity, duties and
liabilities relating to the Partnership, any Limited Partner or any
other Person bound by the terms of this Agreement, such Indemnitee,
acting in accordance with this Agreement shall not, to the maximum
extent permitted under applicable law, be liable to the Partnership
or to any such Limited Partner or other Person for its good faith
reliance on the provisions of this Agreement. To the extent that,
at law or in equity, the General Partner has duties (including
fiduciary duties) and liabilities relating thereto to the
Partnership or to another Partner, the General Partner acting under
the Agreement shall not be liable to the Partnership or to any such
other Partner for its good faith reliance on the provisions of this
Agreement. To the extent permitted by Law, the provisions of this
Agreement, to the extent that they expand or restrict the duties
and liabilities of the General Partner otherwise existing at law or
in equity, are agreed by the Partners to be modified to the extent
of such other duties and liabilities of the General
Partner.
(c) To the maximum extent permitted under applicable Law,
whenever an Indemnitee is permitted or required to make a decision
or take an action or omit to do any of the foregoing: (i) in
its "sole discretion" or "discretion" or under a similar grant of
authority or latitude or without an express standard of behavior
(including, without limitation, standards such as "reasonable" or
"good faith"), such Indemnitee shall be entitled to consider only
such interests and factors, including its own, as it desires, and
shall have no duty or obligation to consider any other interests or
factors whatsoever, or (ii) with an express standard of
behavior (including, without limitation, standards such as
"reasonable" or "good faith"), then the Indemnitee shall comply
with such express standard but, to the maximum extent permitted
under applicable law, shall not be subject to any other or
additional standard imposed by this Agreement or applicable
law.
(d) Each Indemnitee may consult with legal counsel, financial
advisors and accountants selected by it and any act or omission
suffered or taken by it on behalf of the Partnership or in
furtherance of the interests of the Partnership in good faith in
reliance upon and in accordance with the advice of such counsel,
financial advisors or accountants will be full justification for
any such act or omission, and each such Indemnitee will be fully
protected in so acting or omitting to act, provided that such
counsel, financial advisors or accountants were selected with
reasonable care.
(e) The Partnership shall, to the fullest extent permitted by
law, indemnify and hold harmless any Indemnitee (and their
respective heirs and legal and personal representatives) who was or
is a party, or is threatened to be made a party, to any
threatened,
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pending or completed action, suit or proceeding,
whether civil, criminal, administrative or investigative (including
any action by or in the right of the Partnership), by reason of any
actions or omissions or alleged acts or omissions arising out of
such Person’s activities either on behalf of the Partnership
or in furtherance of the interests of the Partnership or arising
out of or in connection with the Partnership, against all claims,
liabilities, damages, losses, costs and expenses (including amounts
paid in satisfaction of judgments, in compromises and settlements,
as fines and penalties and legal or other costs and reasonable
expenses of investigating or defending against any claim or alleged
claim) of any nature whatsoever, known or unknown, liquidated or
unliquidated, that are incurred by any Indemnitee and arise out of
or in connection with such action, suit or proceeding; provided,
further, that such indemnification shall be out of Partnership
assets only, and that no Limited Partner shall be required to
return any previously received distribution to fund such
indemnification in any circumstances; provided, that such Person
was not guilty of Gross Negligence, fraud, a willful breach of this
Agreement or a willful illegal act; provided further, that any
Person entitled to indemnification from the Partnership hereunder
shall first seek recovery under any other indemnity or any
insurance policies by which such Person is indemnified or covered,
as the case may be, but only to the extent that the indemnitor with
respect to such indemnity or the insurer with respect to such
insurance policy provides (or acknowledges its obligation to
provide) such indemnity or coverage on a timely basis, as the case
may be, and, if such Person is other than the General Partner, such
Person shall obtain the written consent of the General Partner
prior to entering into any compromise or settlement which would
result in an obligation of the Partnership to indemnify such
Person. The General Partner shall have the Partnership purchase, at
the Partnership’s expense, insurance to insure the
Partnership and the Partners against liability in connection with
the activities of the Partnership.
(f) The right to indemnification conferred in this
Section 9.4 shall include the right to be paid or reimbursed
by the Partnership the expenses incurred by a Person of the type
entitled to be indemnified under Section 9.4(c) who was, is or
is threatened to be made a named defendant or respondent in a
proceeding in advance of the final disposition of the proceeding
and without any determination as to the Person’s ultimate
entitlement to indemnification. Such expenses shall, at the request
of the Person entitled to be indemnified under Section 9.4(c),
be advanced by the Partnership on behalf of such Person in advance
of the final disposition of a proceeding so long as such Person
shall have provided the Partnership with a written undertaking, by
or on behalf of such Person, to repay all amounts so advanced if it
shall ultimately be determined that such indemnified Person is not
entitled to be indemnified under this Section 9.4 or
otherwise.
(g) The right of any Indemnitee to the indemnification provided
herein is cumulative of, and in addition to, any and all rights to
which such Indemnitee may otherwise be entitled by contract or as a
matter of law or equity, and extend to such Indemnitee’s
successors, assigns and legal representatives.
Section 9.5 No Recourse Agreement . Neither the
Partnership nor any of its Subsidiaries shall enter into any
agreement which shall provide for recourse to any Limited Partner.
No recourse to (a) any assets or properties of any members,
partners or shareholders of
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any Limited Partner (or any person that controls
such member, partner or shareholder within the meaning of
Section 15 of the Securities Act or Section 20 of the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and the rules and
regulations promulgated thereunder (the "Exchange Act ")),
(b) any Affiliate of any Limited Partner or (c) any
incorporators, officers, directors, partners, members or employees
of any Limited Partner shall be had and no judgment relating to the
obligations of any Limited Partner under this Agreement or the
Transaction Documents (except to the extent any such Person
expressly is individually liable thereunder) or for any payment
obligations under this Agreement or the Transaction Documents
(except to the extent any such Person expressly is individually
liable thereunder), or any part thereof, or for any claim based
thereon or otherwise in respect thereof or related thereto, shall
be obtainable by the Partnership or any Partner against any direct
or indirect member, partner, shareholder, incorporator, employee or
Affiliate, past, present or future, of any Limited
Partner.
ARTICLE X
RIGHTS AND OBLIGATIONS OF LIMITED
PARTNERS
Section 10.1 Limitation of Liability . No Limited
Partner, in such capacity, shall have any liability under this
Agreement, or for the debts, liabilities or obligations of the
Partnership, except as provided in the Partnership Act.
Section 10.2 Management of the Business . No Limited
Partner (other than the General Partner or its directors, managers,
partners, officers, employees or agents in their capacity as such,
if such Person shall also be a Limited Partner) shall take part in
the operation, management or control of the Partnership’s
name or have the power to sign documents for or otherwise bind the
Partnership. The transaction of any business by a General Partner
or any director, manager, partner, officer, employee or agent of a
General Partner in its capacity as such shall not affect, impair or
eliminate the limitations on the liability of any Limited Partner
under this Agreement.
ARTICLE XI
TAXES
Section 11.1 Tax Matters Partner . The General Partner
shall be the initial "tax matters partner" within the meaning of
Section 6231(a)(7) of the Code (the "Tax Matters
Partner "). The Tax Matters Partner shall determine in its
reasonable discretion the appropriate treatment of each item of
income, gain, loss, deduction and credit of the Partnership and the
accounting methods and conventions under the tax laws of the United
States, the several states and other relevant jurisdictions as to
the treatment of any such item or any other method or procedure
related to the preparation of such tax returns. The Tax Matters
Partner shall have all of the rights, duties, powers and
obligat
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