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SECOND AMENDED AND RESTATED AGREEMENT OF LIMITED PARTNERSHIP OF THE LEXINGTON MASTER LIMITED PARTNERSHIP

Limited Partnership Agreement

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Title: SECOND AMENDED AND RESTATED AGREEMENT OF LIMITED PARTNERSHIP OF THE LEXINGTON MASTER LIMITED PARTNERSHIP
Governing Law: Delaware     Date: 1/8/2007
Industry: Real Estate Operations     Sector: Services

SECOND AMENDED AND RESTATED AGREEMENT OF LIMITED PARTNERSHIP OF THE LEXINGTON MASTER LIMITED PARTNERSHIP, Parties: lex lp , lexington master limited partnership , lexington realty trust , newkirk master limited partnership , newkirk realty trust  inc
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Exhibit 10.4

 

 

                                                                                                

 

SECOND AMENDED AND RESTATED

AGREEMENT OF LIMITED PARTNERSHIP

OF

THE LEXINGTON MASTER LIMITED PARTNERSHIP

 

THIS SECOND AMENDED AND RESTATED AGREEMENT OF LIMITED PARTNERSHIP, dated as of December 31, 2006, is entered into by and among LEX GP-1 TRUST, a Delaware statutory trust, as the general partner (the " General Partner "), and LEX LP-1 TRUST, a Delaware statutory trust (the "Lexington Limited Partner"), and each of the other persons and entities currently reflected on the books and records of the Partnership as a Limited Partner in the Partnership, together with any other Persons who become Partners in the Partnership as provided herein (the " Limited Partners ").

WHEREAS, the Partnership was formed under the name "The Newkirk Master Limited Partnership" on October 11, 2001, and, on October 23, 2001, the Partnership adopted an Agreement of Limited Partnership, which agreement was amended and restated by that certain Amended and Restated Agreement of Limited Partnership, dated November 7, 2005 (the "Prior Agreement");

WHEREAS, on July 23, 2006, Newkirk Realty Trust, Inc., a Maryland corporation (" NKT "), the general partner of the Partnership, was merged with and into Lexington Corporate Properties Trust, a Maryland real estate investment trust (the "Merger") and Lexington Corporate Properties Trust was renamed Lexington Realty Trust (" LXP ");

WHEREAS, in connection with the Merger, the Partnership has effected a reverse split pursuant to which each unit of limited partnership interest in the Partnership has been converted into .80 units of limited partnership interest in the Partnership (the "Unit Split");

WHEREAS, in accordance with the terms of the Prior Agreement, effective as of the date hereof, the then general partner of the Partnership and a Majority-in-Interest of the Limited Partners consented to (i) the Unit Split and (ii) the amendment and restatement of the Prior Agreement as provided for herein, effective as of the date hereof; and

WHEREAS, immediately following the consummation of the Merger, LXP, as the surviving entity in the Merger, contributed all of its rights and obligations as the sole general partner of the Partnership to the General Partner and 15,994,701 units of limited partnership interest in the Partnership to the Lexington Limited Partner, both of which entities are wholly owned by LXP.

NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the mutual covenants set forth herein, and for other good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged, the General Partner hereby amends and restates the Prior Agreement in its entirety as follows:

 

 

ARTICLE 1

DEFINED TERMS

The following definitions shall for all purposes be applied to the following terms used in this Agreement.

" Act " means the Delaware Revised Uniform Limited Partnership Act, as it may be amended from time to time.

" Actions " has the meaning set forth in Section 7.5.A hereof.

" Additional Limited Partners " means a Person who is admitted to the Partnership pursuant to Section 4.2.A.

" Adjusted Capital Account " means the Capital Account maintained for each Partner as of the end of each Partnership Year (i) increased by any amounts which such Partner is obligated to restore pursuant to any provision of this Agreement or is deemed to be obligated to restore pursuant to the penultimate sentences of Regulations Sections 1.704-2(g)(1) and 1.704-2(i)(5) and (ii) decreased by the items described in Regulations Sections 1.704-1(b)(2)(ii)(d)(4), 1.704-1(b)(2)(ii)(d)(5), and 1.704-1(b)(2)(ii)(d)(6). The foregoing definition of Adjusted Capital Account is intended to comply with the provisions of Regulations Section 1.704-1(b)(2)(ii)(d) and shall be interpreted consistently therewith.

" Adjusted Capital Account Deficit " means, with respect to any Partner, the deficit balance, if any, in such Partner’s Adjusted Capital Account as of the end of the relevant Partnership Year.

" Adjusted Property " means any property the Carrying Value of which has been adjusted pursuant to Exhibit A hereof. Once an Adjusted Property is deemed distributed by, and re-contributed to, the Partnership for federal income tax purposes upon a termination thereof pursuant to Section 708 of the Code, such property shall thereafter constitute a Contributed Property until the Carrying Value of such property is further adjusted pursuant to Exhibit A hereof.

" Affiliate " means, with respect to any Person, any Person directly or indirectly controlling, controlled by or under common control with such Person.

" Agreed Value " means (i) the 704(c) Value of such property or other consideration in the case of any Contributed Property as of the time of its contribution to the Partnership, reduced by any liabilities either assumed by the Partnership upon such contribution or to which such property is subject when contributed, and (ii) in the case of any property distributed to a Partner by the Partnership, the Partnership’s Carrying Value of such property at the time such Property is distributed, reduced by any indebtedness either assumed by such Partner upon such distribution or to which such property is subject at the time of distribution under Section 752 of the Code and the Regulations thereunder.

" Agreement " means this Second Amended and Restated Agreement of Limited Partnership, as it may be amended, supplemented or restated from time to time.

 

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" Applicable Percentage " has the meaning set forth in Section 8.4.C.

" Assignee " means a Person to whom one or more Partnership Units held by a Limited Partner have been transferred in a manner permitted under this Agreement, but who has not become a Substituted Additional Limited Partner and who has the rights set forth in Section 11.5.

" Book-Tax Disparities " means, with respect to any item of Contributed Property or Adjusted Property, as of the date of any determination, the difference between the Carrying Value of such Contributed Property or Adjusted Property and the adjusted basis thereof for federal income tax purposes as of such date. A Partner’s share of the Partnership’s Book-Tax Disparities in all of its Contributed Property and Adjusted Property will be reflected by the difference between such Partner’s Capital Account balance as maintained pursuant to Exhibit A and the hypothetical balance of such Partner’s Capital Account computed as if it had been maintained strictly in accordance with federal income tax accounting principles.

" Business Day " means any day except a Saturday, Sunday or other day on which commercial banks in New York, New York are authorized or required by law to close.

" Capital Account " means the Capital Account maintained for a Partner pursuant to Exhibit A hereof.

" Capital Contributions " means, with respect to any Partner, any cash, cash equivalents or the Agreed Value of Contributed Property which such Partner contributes or is deemed to contribute to the Partnership pursuant to Section 4.1 or 4.2 hereof.

" Capital Event " means the sale, refinancing or other disposition of a Partnership asset outside the ordinary course of the Partnership’s business.

" Carrying Value " means (i) with respect to a Contributed Property or Adjusted Property, the 704(c) Value of such property reduced (but not below zero) by all Depreciation with respect to such property charged to the Partners’ Capital Accounts and (ii) with respect to any other Partnership property, the adjusted basis of such property for federal income tax purposes, all as of the time of determination. The Carrying Value of any property shall be adjusted from time to time in accordance with Exhibit A hereof, and to reflect changes, additions or other adjustments to the Carrying Value for dispositions and acquisitions of Partnership properties, as deemed appropriate by the General Partner.

" Cash Redemption Amount " means an amount equal to the product of (i) the number of Partnership Units offered for redemption by the Redeeming Partner, multiplied by (ii)(a) the average Daily Market Price of the REIT Shares for the twenty (20) Business Days preceding the Specified Redemption Date multiplied by (b) the Redemption Factor.

" Certificate " means the Certificate of Limited Partnership relating to the Partnership filed in the office of the Delaware Secretary of State, as amended from time to time in accordance with the terms hereof and the Act.

 

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" Class A Partnership Common Unit " shall mean such Partnership Units designated on the books and records of the Partnership as "Class A Partnership Common Units".

" Code " means the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended and in effect from time to time, as interpreted by the applicable regulations thereunder. Any reference herein to a specific section or sections of the Code shall be deemed to include a reference to any corresponding provision of future law.

" Common Unit " means a fractional, undivided share of the Partnership Interests of all Partners issued pursuant to Sections 4.1 and 4.2 including, without limitation, the Class A Partnership Common Units and the Special Voting Partnership Units .

" Contributed Property " means each property or other asset, in such form as may be permitted by the Act, but excluding cash, contributed or deemed contributed to the Partnership (or deemed contributed to the Partnership on termination and reconstitution thereof pursuant to Section 708 of the Code). Once the Carrying Value of a Contributed Property is adjusted pursuant to Exhibit A hereof, such property shall no longer constitute a Contributed Property for purposes of Exhibit A hereof, but shall be deemed an Adjusted Property for such purposes.

" Contribution Interest Amount " means the number of Common Units calculated as follows: (i) if the contributed asset is an interest in an Other Partnership the product of (a) the number of REIT Shares such contributed interest would be redeemed for under the terms of the applicable Other Partnership’s partnership agreement assuming the interests in the Other Partnership held by the contributing entity had the right to be redeemed and the redemption price could be satisfied by the delivery of REIT Shares on the same basis as similar interests in the Other Partnership held by partners not affiliated with LXP and (b) a fraction, the numerator of which is the Other Partnership Redemption Factor and the denominator of which is the Redemption Factor, and (ii) with respect to any other contributed assets, (x) the Agreed Value of such contributed asset divided by the average Daily Market Price of the REIT Shares for the twenty (20) Business Days preceding the Contribution Date, divided by (y) the Redemption Factor.

 

" Contributions " means the contribution by LXP of 100% of its economic interests in each of Lepercq Corporate Income Fund, L.P., Lepercq Corporate Income Fund II, L.P., and Net 3 Acquisition L.P.

 

" Cut-Off Date " means the fifth (5th) Business Day after the General Partner’s receipt of a Notice of Redemption.

" Daily Market Price " means the price of REIT Shares on the relevant date, determined (a) on the basis of the last reported trading price of REIT Shares as reported on the New York Stock Exchange (the " NYSE "), or if the REIT Shares are not then listed on the NYSE, as reported on such national securities exchange upon which the REIT Shares are listed, or (b) if there is no reported sale or trade on the day in question, on the basis of the average of the closing bid and asked quotations regular way so reported, or (c) if REIT Shares are not listed on the NYSE or on any national securities exchange, on the basis of the high bid and low asked

 

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quotations regular way on the day in question in the over-the-counter market as reported by the National Association of Securities Dealers Automated Quotation System, or, if not so quoted, as reported by the National Quotation Bureau, Incorporated, or a similar organization.

" Declaration of Trust " means the Declaration of Trust of LXP, as amended or restated from time to time.

" Depreciation " means, for each fiscal year, an amount equal to the federal income tax depreciation, amortization, or other cost recovery deduction allowable with respect to an asset for such year, except that if the Carrying Value of an asset differs from its adjusted basis for federal income tax purposes at the beginning of such year or other period, Depreciation shall be an amount which bears the same ratio to such beginning Carrying Value as the federal income tax depreciation, amortization, or other cost recovery deduction for such year bears to such beginning adjusted tax basis; provided, however, that if the federal income tax depreciation, amortization, or other cost recovery deduction for such year is zero, Depreciation shall be determined with reference to such beginning Carrying Value using any reasonable method selected by the General Partner.

" Exchange Act " means the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder.

" General Partner " means LEX GP 1 Trust, a Delaware statutory trust, in its capacity as general partner, or its successors as general partner of the Partnership.

" General Partner Interest " means a Partnership Interest held by the General Partner that is a general partner interest. A General Partner Interest shall be expressed as a number of Partnership Units.

" Immediate Family " means, with respect to any natural Person, such natural Person’s spouse and such natural Person’s natural or adoptive parents, descendants, nephews, nieces, brothers, and sisters.

" Incapacity " or " Incapacitated " means (i) as to any individual Partner, death, total physical disability or entry by a court of competent jurisdiction adjudicating him incompetent to manage his Person or his estate; (ii) as to any corporation which is a Partner, the filing of a certificate of dissolution, or its equivalent, for the corporation or the revocation of its charter; (iii) as to any partnership which is a Partner, the dissolution and commencement of winding up of the partnership; (iv) as to any estate which is a Partner, the distribution by the fiduciary of the estate’s entire interest in the Partnership; (v) as to any trustee of a trust which is a Partner, the termination of the trust (but not the substitution of a new trustee); or (vi) as to any Partner, the bankruptcy of such Partner. For purposes of this definition, bankruptcy of a Partner shall be deemed to have occurred when (a) the Partner commences a voluntary proceeding seeking liquidation, reorganization or other relief under any bankruptcy, insolvency or other similar law now or hereafter in effect, (b) the Partner is adjudged as bankrupt or insolvent, or a final and nonappealable order for relief under any Bankruptcy, insolvency or similar law now or hereafter in effect has been entered against the Partner, (c) the Partner executes and delivers a general assignment for the benefit of the Partner’s creditors, (d) the Partner files an answer or other

 

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pleading admitting or failing to contest the material allegations of a petition filed against the Partner in any proceeding of the nature described in clause (b) above, (e) the Partner seeks, consents to or acquiesces in the appointment of a trustee, receiver or liquidator for the Partner or for all or any substantial part of the Partner’s properties, (f) any proceeding seeking liquidation, reorganization or other relief of or against such Partner under any bankruptcy, insolvency or other similar law now or hereafter in effect has not been dismissed within one hundred twenty (120) days after the commencement thereof, (g) the appointment without the Partner’s consent or acquiescence of a trustee, receiver or liquidator for the assets of the Partner which such appointment has not been vacated or stayed within ninety (90) days of such appointment, or (h) an appointment referred to in clause (g) is not vacated within ninety (90) days after the expiration of any such stay.

" Indemnitee " means (i) any Person made a party to a proceeding by reason of its status as (a) the General Partner, or (b) a director of the General Partner or an officer or employee of the Partnership, the General Partner or LXP and (ii) such other Persons (including Affiliates of the General Partner, LXP or the Partnership) as the General Partner may designate from time to time (whether before or after the event giving rise to potential liability), in its sole and absolute discretion.

" Initial Redemption Date " means, unless otherwise indicated in the applicable partnership unit designation, November 7, 2006; provided, however, the "Initial Redemption Date" for the Class A Partnership Common Units shall be November 1, 2007.

" IRS " means the Internal Revenue Service, which administers the internal revenue laws of the United States.

" Limited Partner Interest " means a Partnership Interest held by a Limited Partner in the Partnership that is a limited partner interest. A Limited Partner Interest shall be expressed as a number of Partnership Units.

" Limited Partners " means any Person reflected as a Limited Partner on the books and records of the Partnership, or any Substituted Limited Partner or Additional Limited Partner, in such Person’s capacity as a Limited Partner in the Partnership.

" Liquidating Event " has the meaning set forth in Section 13.1.

" Liquidator " has the meaning set forth in Section 13.2.

 

" LP Direction Votes " has the meaning set forth in Section 7.1.A(11).

 

" LXP " means Lexington Realty Trust, a Maryland statutory real estate investment trust.

" LXP LP " means a Person that is an Affiliate of LXP and which is a Limited Partner including, without limitation, LXP LP 1 Trust, a Delaware statutory trust.

" Majority-in-Interest of the Limited Partners " means the vote of Limited Partners holding a majority of the Partnership Units.

 

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" Net Income " means, for any taxable period, the excess, if any, of the Partnership’s items of income and gain for such taxable period over the Partnership’s items of loss and deduction for such taxable period. The items included in the calculation of Net Income shall be determined in accordance with Exhibit A . Once an item of income, gain, loss or deduction that has been included in the initial computation of Net Income is subjected to the special allocation rules in Exhibit B , Net Income or the resulting Net Loss, whichever the case may be, shall be recomputed without regard to such item.

" Net Loss " means, for any taxable period, the excess, if any, of the Partnership’s items of loss and deduction for such taxable period over the Partnership’s items of income and gain for such taxable period. The items included in the calculation of Net Loss shall be determined in accordance with Exhibit A . Once an item of income, gain, loss or deduction that has been included in the initial computation of Net Loss is subjected to the special allocation rules in Exhibit B , Net Loss or the resulting Net Income, whichever the case may be, shall be recomputed without regard to such item.

" Nonrecourse Built-in Gain " means, with respect to any Contributed Properties or Adjusted Properties that are subject to a mortgage or negative pledge securing a Nonrecourse Liability, the amount of any taxable gain that would be allocated to the Partners pursuant to Section 2.B of Exhibit B if such properties were disposed of in a taxable transaction in full satisfaction of such liabilities and for no other consideration.

" Nonrecourse Deductions " has the meaning set forth in Regulations Section 1.704-2(b)(1), and the amount of Nonrecourse Deductions for a Partnership Year shall be determined in accordance with the rules of Regulations Section 1.704-2(c).

" Nonrecourse Liability " has the meaning set forth in Regulations Section 1.752-1(a)(2).

" Notice of Redemption " means the Notice of Redemption substantially in the form of Exhibit C to this Agreement.

" Operating Cash Flow " means, for any period, operating revenue from leases on real property investments, partnership distributions with respect to partnerships in which the Partnership has interests, and interest on uninvested funds and other cash investment returns, less operating expenses, capital expenditures and regularly scheduled principal and interest payments (exclusive of balloon payments due at maturity) on outstanding mortgage and other indebtedness. The General Partner may, in its discretion, reduce Operating Cash Flow for any period by an amount determined by the General Partner to be necessary to fund reserves required by the Partnership.

" Other Partnerships " means Lepercq Corporate Income Fund, L.P., Lepercq Corporate Income Fund II, L.P., Net 3 Acquisition L.P., and such other partnerships in which LXP or its subsidiary is the general partner and which are commonly considered "UPREIT partnerships" but shall not include joint ventures and investment vehicles such as Lexington Acquiport Company, LLC Lexington Acquiport Company II, LLC, Lexington/Lion Venture L.P., Triple Net Investment Company LLC, Lexington Columbia L.L.C., that certain tenancy in

 

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common referred to as "Oklahoma City" in LXP’s most recent Annual Report on Form 10-K, LXP Olympe Investments S.àr.l. and Lexington Strategic Asset Corp and joint ventures and investment vehicles similar to the foregoing.

" Other Partnership Redemption Factor " means the "Redemption Factor" or other similar term in the applicable Other Partnership’s partnership agreement which sets the number of REIT Shares issuable upon redemption of a limited partnership interest in such Other Partnership if the limited partnership interest is being redeemed for REIT Shares.

" Ownership Limit " means the applicable restriction or restrictions on ownership of shares of LXP imposed under the Declaration of Trust.

" Partner " means the General Partner or any Limited Partner, and " Partners " means, collectively, the General Partner and the Limited Partners.

" Partner Minimum Gain " means an amount, with respect to each Partner Nonrecourse Debt, equal to the Partnership Minimum Gain that would result if such Partner Nonrecourse Debt were treated as a Nonrecourse Liability, determined in accordance with Regulations Section 1.704-2(i)(3).

" Partner Nonrecourse Debt " has the meaning set forth in Regulations Section 1.704-2(b)(4).

" Partner Nonrecourse Deductions " has the meaning set forth in Regulations Section 1.704-2(i)(2), and the amount of Partner Nonrecourse Deductions with respect to a Partner Nonrecourse Debt for a Partnership Year shall be determined in accordance with the rules of Regulations Section 1.704-2(i)(2).

" Partnership " shall have the meaning set forth in Section 2.3 of this Agreement.

" Partnership Interest " means an ownership interest in the Partnership and includes any and all benefits to which the holder of such a Partnership Interest may be entitled as provided in this Agreement, together with all obligations of such Person to comply with the terms and provisions of this Agreement. A Partnership Interest shall be expressed as a number of Partnership Units.

" Partnership Minimum Gain " has the meaning set forth in Regulations Section 1.704-2(b)(2), and the amount of Partnership Minimum Gain, as well as any net increase or decrease in Partnership Minimum Gain, for a Partnership Year shall be determined in accordance with the rules of Regulations Section 1.704-2(d).

" Partnership Record Date " means the record date established by the General Partner for the distribution of Operating Cash Flow pursuant to Section 5.1 hereof, which record date shall be the same as the record date established by LXP for a distribution to its stockholders of some or all of such distribution.

 

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" Partnership Unit " means a fractional, undivided share of the Partnership Interests of all Partners issued pursuant to Sections 4.1 and 4.2 including, without limitation, Common Units.

" Partnership Year " means the fiscal year of the Partnership, which shall be the calendar year.

" Percentage Interest " means, as to a Partner, its interest in the Partnership as determined by dividing the Partnership Units owned by such Partner by the total number of Partnership Units then outstanding and as specified on the books and records of the Partnership, as such may be amended from time to time.

" Person " means an individual or a corporation, partnership, trust, unincorporated organization, association, limited liability company or other entity.

" Prior Agreement " means the Amended and Restated Agreement of Limited Partnership of the Partnership, dated as of November 7, 2005.

" Qualified REIT Subsidiary " means a qualified REIT subsidiary of the General Partner within the meaning of Code Section 856(i)(2).

 

" Recapture Income " means any gain recognized by the Partnership upon the disposition of any property or asset of the Partnership, which gain is characterized as ordinary income because it represents the recapture of deductions previously taken with respect to such property or asset.

" Redeeming Partner " has the meaning set forth in Section 8.4.

" Redemption Amount " means the Cash Redemption Amount or, if the General Partner so elects pursuant to Section 8.4.A. hereof, the Share Redemption Amount to be delivered by the Partnership to a Redeeming Partner.

" Redemption Factor " means 1.0, provided that in the event that LXP (i) declares or pays a dividend on its outstanding REIT Shares in REIT Shares or makes a distribution to all holders of its outstanding REIT Shares in REIT Shares, (ii) subdivides its outstanding REIT Shares, or (iii) combines its outstanding REIT Shares into a smaller number of REIT Shares, the Redemption Factor shall be adjusted by multiplying the Redemption Factor in effect immediately before such event by a fraction, the numerator of which shall be the number of REIT Shares issued and outstanding on the record date for such dividend, distribution, subdivision or combination (assuming for such purposes that such dividend, distribution, subdivision or combination has occurred as of such time), and the denominator of which shall be the actual number of REIT Shares (determined without the above assumption) issued and outstanding on the record date for such dividend distribution, subdivision or combination. Any adjustment to the Redemption Factor shall become effective immediately after the effective date of such event retroactive to the record date, if any, for such event.

" Redemption Right " has the meaning set forth in Section 8.4.A. hereof.

 

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" Regulations " means the Income Tax Regulations promulgated under the Code, as such regulations may be amended from time to time (including corresponding provisions of succeeding regulations).

" REIT " means a real estate investment trust under Section 856 of the Code.

" REIT Requirements " means the requirements for qualification as a REIT under the Code and Regulations, including, without limitation, the distribution requirements contained in Section 857(a) of the Code.

" REIT Share " shall mean a common share of LXP, $.0001 par value. A REIT Share shall also mean an excess share of LXP, $.0001 par value, issued in exchange or upon conversion of a common share of LXP under the circumstances contemplated by the Declaration of Trust.

" Residual Gain " or " Residual Loss " means any item of gain or loss, as the case may be, of the Partnership recognized for federal income tax purposes resulting from a sale, exchange or other disposition of Contributed Property or Adjusted Property, to the extent such item of gain or loss is not allocated pursuant to Section 2.B.l(a) or 2.B.2(a) of Exhibit B to eliminate Book-Tax Disparities.

" Rights " has the meaning set forth in " Share Redemption Amount ."

" 704(c) Value " of any Contributed Property means the fair market value of such property or other consideration at the time of contribution as determined by the General Partner using such reasonable method of valuation as it may adopt; provided that the 704(c) Value of any property deemed contributed to the Partnership for federal income tax purposes upon termination and reconstitution thereof pursuant to Section 708 of the Code shall be determined in accordance with Exhibit A hereof. Subject to Exhibit A hereof, the General Partner shall, in its sole and absolute discretion, use such method as it deems reasonable and appropriate to allocate the aggregate of the 704(c) Values of Contributed Properties in a single or integrated transaction among the separate properties on a basis proportional to their respective fair market values.

" SEC " means the Securities and Exchange Commission.

" Securities Act " means the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder.

" Share Redemption Amount " means the number of REIT Shares equal to the product of the number of Partnership Units offered for redemption by a Redeeming Partner, multiplied by the Redemption Factor; provided that in the event LXP issues to all holders of REIT Shares rights, options, warrants or convertible or exchangeable securities entitling the stockholders to subscribe for or purchase REIT Shares, or any other securities or property (collectively, the " Rights ") then the Share Redemption Amount shall also include such rights that a holder of that number of REIT Shares would be entitled to receive.

" Specified Redemption Date " means the tenth (10th) Business Day after receipt by the General Partner and LXP of a Notice of Redemption; provided , however , that a Specified

 

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Redemption Date, as well as the closing of a redemption or an acquisition of Tendered Units by LXP, the General Partner or an LXP LP pursuant to Section 8.4.C hereof on any Specified Redemption Date, may be deferred, in the General Partner’s sole and absolute discretion, for such time (but in any event not more than one hundred fifty (150) days in the aggregate) as may reasonably be required to effect, as applicable, (i) compliance with the Securities Act or other laws (including, but not limited to, (a) state "blue sky" or other securities laws and (b) the expiration or termination of the applicable waiting period, if any, under the Hart-Scott-Rodino Antitrust Improvements Act of 1976, as amended), or (ii) satisfaction or waiver of other commercially reasonable and customary closing conditions and requirements for a transaction of such nature

" Special Voting Partnership Units " means all Partnership Units that were issued and outstanding on November 7, 2005 other than those Partnership Units held by the General Partner or by an LXP LP.

" Special Voting Preferred Holder " means NKT Advisors LLC, a Delaware limited liability company, or any other holder of the Special Voting Preferred Stock.

 

" Special Voting Preferred Stock " means the Special Voting Preferred Stock, par value $.0001 per share, of LXP.

 

" Special Voting Preferred Direction Exclusions " means the following two permissible exclusions to the Voting Direction Provision: (1) Vornado will not be granted LP Direction Votes with respect to the election of members of LXP’s board of trustees at any time when any affiliate of Vornado is serving or standing for election as a member of the LXP’s board of trustees and (2) at all other times, Vornado’s right to LP Direction Votes with respect to the election of the LXP’s board of trustees will be limited to the number of Special Voting Partnership Units that Vornado then owns, not to exceed an amount of Special Voting Partnership Units equal to 9.9% of the Common Shares, on a fully diluted basis that assumes the acquisition by the General Partner of all Common Units that are subject to the Redemption Right set forth in Section 8.4.A in exchange for the Share Redemption Amount (whether or not such Redemption Right is then exercisable).

" Subsequent Partner " means a Person admitted to the Partnership as a Partner after the date hereof through the sale or issuance by the Partnership of additional Partnership Interests and not through the transfer of existing Partnership Interests.

" Subsidiary " means, with respect to any Person, any corporation, partnership or other entity of which a majority of (i) the voting power of the voting equity securities or (ii) the outstanding equity interests is owned, directly or indirectly, by such Person.

" Substituted Additional Limited Partner " means a Person who is admitted as an Additional Limited Partner to the Partnership pursuant to Section 11.4.

" Tenant List " has the meaning set forth in Section 3.3 hereof.

 

" Tendered Units " has the meaning set forth in Section 8.4.A hereof.

 

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" Terminating Capital Transaction " means any sale or other disposition of all or substantially all of the assets of the Partnership or a related series of transactions that, taken together, result in the sale or other disposition of all or substantially all of the assets of the Partnership.

" Unrealized Gain " attributable to any item of Partnership property means, as of any date of determination, the excess, if any, of (i) the fair market value of such property (as determined under Exhibit A hereof) as of such date, over (ii) the Carrying Value of such property (prior to any adjustment to be made pursuant to Exhibit A hereof) as of such date.

" Unrealized Loss " attributable to any item of Partnership property means, as of any date of determination, the excess, if any, of (i) the Carrying Value of such property (prior to any adjustment to be made pursuant to Exhibit A hereof) as of such date, over (ii) the fair market value of such property (as determined under Exhibit A hereof) as of such date.

" Vornado " means Vornado Realty Trust, a Maryland real estate investment trust, and each of its Affiliates that are Limited Partners.

" Voting Direction Provision " has the meaning set forth in Section 7.1.A(11) hereof.

ARTICLE 2

ORGANIZATIONAL MATTERS

 

Section 2.1

Organization .

A.            The Partnership is a limited partnership formed pursuant to the provisions of the Act and upon the terms and conditions set forth in the Prior Agreement. The Partners hereby amend and restate the Prior Agreement in its entirety as of the date hereof. Except as expressly provided herein to the contrary, the rights and obligations of the Partners and the administration and termination of the Partnership shall be governed by the Act. The Partnership Interest of each Partner shall be personal property for all purposes.

 

Section 2.2

Name .

The name of the Partnership is The Lexington Master Limited Partnership. The Partnership’s business may be conducted under any other name or names deemed advisable by the General Partner, including the name of the General Partner or any Affiliate thereof. The words "Limited Partnership," "L.P.," "Ltd." or similar words or letters shall be included in the Partnership’s name where necessary for the purposes of complying with the laws of any jurisdiction that so requires. The General Partner in its sole and absolute discretion may change the name of the Partnership at any time.

 

Section 2.3

Registered Office and Agent Principal Office .

The address of the registered office of the Partnership in the State of Delaware is located at 160 Greentree Drive, Suite 101, Dover, Delaware 19904, and the registered agent for

 

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service of process on the Partnership in the State of Delaware at such registered office is National Registered Agents, Inc. The principal office of the Partnership is located at One Penn Plaza, Suite 4015, New York, New York 10119-4015, and may be changed to such other place as the General Partner may from time to time designate. The Partnership may maintain offices at such other place or places within or outside the State of Delaware as the General Partner deems advisable.

 

Section 2.4

Term .

Pursuant to Section 17-217(d) of the Act, the term of the Partnership commenced on October 11, 2001 and shall continue until the Partnership is dissolved pursuant to the provisions of Article 13 hereof or as otherwise provided by law.

 

Section 2.5

Power of Attorney .

A.           Each Limited Partner hereby constitutes and appoints the General Partner, any Liquidator, and authorized officers and attorneys-in-fact of each, and each of those acting singly, in each case with full power of substitution, as its true and lawful agent and attorney-in-fact, with full power and authority in its name, place and stead to:

 

(1)          execute, swear to, acknowledge, deliver, file and record in the appropriate public offices (a) all certificates, documents and other instruments (including, without limitation, this Agreement and the Certificate and all amendments, supplements or restatements thereof) that the General Partner or the Liquidator deems appropriate or necessary 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 may or plans to conduct business or own property; (b) all instruments that the General Partner deems appropriate or necessary to reflect any amendment, change, modification or restatement of this Agreement in accordance with its terms; (c) all conveyances and other instruments or documents that the General Partner or the Liquidator deems appropriate or necessary to reflect the dissolution and liquidation of the Partnership pursuant to the terms of this Agreement, including, without limitation, a certificate of cancellation; (d) all instruments relating to the admission, withdrawal, removal or substitution of any Partner pursuant to, or other events described in, Article 11, Article 12 or Article 13 hereof or the Capital Contribution of any Partner; and (e) all certificates, documents and other instruments relating to the determination of the rights, preferences and privileges relating to Partnership Interests; and

 

(2)          execute, swear to, acknowledge and file all ballots, consents, approvals, waivers, certificates and other instruments appropriate or necessary, in the sole and absolute discretion of the General Partner or any Liquidator, to make, evidence, give, confirm or ratify any vote, consent, approval, agreement or other action which is made or given by the Partners hereunder or is consistent with the terms of this Agreement or appropriate or necessary, in the sole and absolute discretion of the General Partner or any Liquidator, to effectuate the terms or intent of this Agreement.

 

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Nothing contained herein shall be construed as authorizing the General Partner or any Liquidator to amend this Agreement except in accordance with Article 14 hereof or as may be otherwise expressly provided for in this Agreement.

 

B.            The foregoing power of attorney is hereby declared to be irrevocable and a power coupled with an interest, in recognition of the fact that each of the Limited Partners and Assignees will be relying upon the power of the General Partner and any Liquidator to act as contemplated by this Agreement in any filing or other action by it on behalf of the Partnership, and it shall survive and not be affected by the subsequent Incapacity of any Limited Partner or Assignee and the Transfer of all or any portion of such Limited Partner’s or Assignee’s Partnership Units or Partnership Interest and shall extend to such Limited Partner’s or Assignee’s heirs, successors, assigns and personal representatives. Each such Limited Partner or Assignee hereby agrees to be bound by any representation made by the General Partner or any Liquidator, acting in good faith pursuant to such power of attorney; and each such Limited Partner or Assignee hereby waives any and all defenses that may be available to contest, negate or disaffirm the action of the General Partner or any Liquidator, taken in good faith under such power of attorney. Each Limited Partner or Assignee shall execute and deliver to the General Partner or the Liquidator, within fifteen (15) days after receipt of the General Partner’s or the Liquidator’s request therefor, such further designation, powers of attorney and other instruments as the General Partner or the Liquidator, as the case may be, deems necessary to effectuate this Agreement and the purposes of the Partnership.

ARTICLE 3

PURPOSE

 

Section 3.1

Purpose and Business .

The purpose and nature of the business to be conducted by the Partnership is (i) to conduct any business that may be lawfully conducted by a limited partnership organized pursuant to the Act; provided that such business shall be limited to and conducted in such a manner as to permit LXP at all times to be classified as a REIT, unless LXP ceases to qualify as a REIT for reasons other than the conduct of the business of the Partnership, (ii) to enter into any partnership, joint venture or other similar arrangement to engage in any of the foregoing or to own interests in any entity engaged in any of the foregoing and (iii) to do anything necessary or incidental to the foregoing. In connection with the foregoing, and without limiting LXP’s right in its sole discretion to cease qualifying as a REIT, the Partners acknowledge that LXP’s status as a REIT inures to the benefit of all the Partners and not solely to LXP.

 

Section 3.2

Powers .

The Partnership shall be empowered to do any and all acts and things necessary, appropriate, proper, advisable, incidental to or convenient for the furtherance and accomplishment of the purposes and business described herein and for the protection and benefit of the Partnership; provided that the Partnership shall not take, or refrain from taking, any action which, in the judgment of the General Partner, in its sole and absolute discretion, (i) could adversely affect the ability of LXP to continue to qualify as a REIT under the Code, (ii) could subject LXP to any additional taxes under the Code or (iii) could violate any law or regulation of

 

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any governmental body or agency having jurisdiction over LXP or its securities, unless such action (or inaction) shall have been specifically consented to by LXP in writing.

 

Section 3.3

Representations and Warranties by the Parties .

Each Limited Partner and Substituted Additional Limited Partner, as a condition to becoming a Limited Partner or a Substituted Additional Limited Partner, respectively, shall, by executing this Agreement or a counterpart thereof, represent and warrant to each other Partner that (i) the consummation of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement to be performed by such Partner will not result in a breach or violation of, or a default under, any material agreement by which such Partner or any of such Partner’s property is bound, or any statute, regulation, order or other law to which such Partner is subject, (ii) if such Limited Partner is not an individual, all transactions contemplated by this Agreement to be performed by it have been duly authorized by all necessary action, including, without limitation, that of its general partner(s), committee(s), trustee(s), member(s), manager(s), beneficiaries, directors and/or shareholder(s), as the case may be, as required, (iii) subject to the last sentence of this Section 3.3.A, such Partner is neither a "foreign person" within the meaning of Code Section 1445(f) nor a "foreign partner" within the meaning of Code Section 1446(e), (iv) such Partner does not own, directly or indirectly, (a) nine and eight tenths percent (9.8%) or more of the total combined voting power of all classes of stock entitled to vote, or nine and eight tenths percent (9.8%) or more of the total number of shares of all classes of stock, of any corporation that is a tenant of either (A) LXP or any Qualified REIT Subsidiary, (B) the Partnership or (C) any partnership, venture or limited liability company of which LXP, any Qualified REIT Subsidiary or the Partnership is a member, as reflected on the then current tenant list maintained by LXP (the " Tenant List ") or (b) an interest of nine and eight tenths percent (9.8%) or more in the assets or net profits of any tenant of either (A) LXP or any Qualified REIT Subsidiary, (B) the Partnership or (C) any partnership, venture, or limited liability company of which LXP, any Qualified REIT Subsidiary or the Partnership is a member, as reflected on the Tenant List and (v) this Agreement is binding upon, and enforceable against, such Partner in accordance with its terms. Notwithstanding anything contained herein to the contrary, in the event that the representation contained in the foregoing clause (iii) would be inaccurate if given by a Partner, such Partner (x) shall not be required to make and shall not be deemed to have made such representation, if it delivers to the General Partner in connection with or prior to its execution of this Agreement written notice that it may not truthfully make such representation, (y) hereby agrees that it is subject to, and hereby authorizes the General Partner to withhold, all withholdings to which such a "foreign person" or "foreign partner", as applicable, is subject under the Code and (z) hereby agrees to cooperate fully with the General Partner with respect to such withholdings, including by effecting the timely completion and delivery to the General Partner of all governmental forms required in connection therewith.

 

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ARTICLE 4

CAPITAL CONTRIBUTIONS

 

Section 4.1

Capital Contributions and Percentage Interests of the Partners .

As of the date of this Agreement, each Partner shall own Partnership Units as set forth on the books and records of the Partnership and shall have a Percentage Interest in the Partnership as set forth on the books and records of the Partnership, which Percentage Interest shall be adjusted from time to time by the General Partner to the extent necessary to accurately reflect redemptions, Capital Contributions, Capital Events, the issuance of additional Partnership Units or similar events having an effect on a Partner’s Percentage Interest. Except as expressly provided herein, the Partners shall have no obligation to make any additional Capital Contributions or loans to the Partnership.

 

Section 4.2

Issuances of Additional Partnership Interests .

A.            The General Partner is hereby authorized to cause the Partnership from time to time to issue to the Partners or other Persons additional Partnership Units or other Partnership Interests in one or more classes, or one or more series of any of such classes, with such designations, preferences and relative, participating, optional or other special rights, powers and duties, including rights, powers and duties senior to existing Partnership Interests, all as shall be determined by the General Partner in its sole and absolute discretion, including, without limitation, (i) the allocations of items of Partnership income, gain, loss, deduction and credit to each such class or series of Partnership Interests, (ii) the right of each such class or series of Partnership Interests to share in Partnership distributions, and (iii) the rights of each such class or series of Partnership Interests upon dissolution and liquidation of the Partnership.

B.            Notwithstanding any provision of Section 4.2.A to the contrary, no such additional Partnership Units or other Partnership Interests shall be issued to the General Partner, LXP, and LXP LP or any of their Subsidiaries unless

(1)       (a) the additional Partnership Interests are issued in connection with an issuance of shares of LXP, which shares have designations, preferences and other rights, all such that the economic interests are substantially similar to the designations, preferences and other rights of the additional Partnership Interests issued to the General Partner, LXP, an LXP LP or any of their Subsidiaries in accordance with Section 4.2.A, and (b) LXP through the General Partner or the Limited Partner makes a Capital Contribution to the Partnership of a corresponding amount from the proceeds raised in connection with the issuance of such shares of LXP,

(2)       the additional Partnership Interests are Common Units issued in consideration for a contribution by the General Partner, LXP, an LXP LP or their Subsidiaries of all or a portion of such Person’s ownership interest in an Other Partnership or other entity or asset and the number of Common Units issued do not exceed the applicable Contribution Interest Amount; or

(3)       the additional Partnership Interests are issued to all Partners in proportion to their respective Percentage Interests.

 

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Section 4.3           Not Publicly Traded . The General Partner, on behalf of the Partnership, shall use commercially reasonable efforts not to take any action which would result in the Partnership being a "publicly traded partnership" under and as such term is defined in Section 7704(b) of the Code.

ARTICLE 5

DISTRIBUTIONS

 

Section 5.1

Requirement and Characterization of Distributions.

The General Partner shall distribute from time to time, but not less than semi-annually, to the Partners who are Partners of the Partnership for such relevant period an amount determined by the General Partner in its sole discretion in accordance with their respective Percentage Interests on such applicable Partnership Record Date for such distributions; provided, that in no event may a Partner receive a distribution of Operating Cash Flow with respect to a Partnership Unit if such Partner is entitled to receive a distribution out of such Operating Cash Flow with respect to a REIT Share for which such Partnership Unit has been redeemed or exchanged.

 

Section 5.2

Amounts Withheld .

All amounts withheld pursuant to the Code or any provisions of any state or local tax law and Section 10.4 hereof with respect to any allocations, payment or distribution to the Partners or the Assignees shall be treated as amounts distributed to the Partners or the Assignees pursuant to Section 5.1 for all purposes under this Agreement.

 

Section 5.3

Distributions Upon Liquidation .

Proceeds from a Terminating Capital Transaction, and any other cash received or reductions in reserves made after commencement of the liquidation of the Partnership, shall be distributed to the Partners in accordance with Section 13.2.

ARTICLE 6

ALLOCATIONS

 

Section 6.1

Allocations For Capital Account Purposes .

For purposes of maintaining the Capital Accounts and in determining the rights of the Partners among themselves, the Partnership’s items of income, gain, loss and deduction (computed in accordance with Exhibit A hereof) shall be allocated among the Partners in each taxable year (or portion thereof) as provided herein below.

A.             Net Income . After giving effect to the special allocations set forth in Section 1 of Exhibit B , Net Income shall be allocated to the holders of Common Units pro rata in accordance with their respective Percentage Interests. .

B.             Net Losses . After giving effect to the special allocations set forth in Exhibit B , Net Losses shall be allocated first, to any Partner having a positive Capital Account pro rata in the ratio that each such Partner’s positive Capital Account balance bears to the total

 

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aggregate positive Capital Account balance, and thereafter to the Limited Partners in accordance with their respective Percentage Interests.

C.             Nonrecourse Liabilities . The Partnership shall allocate "nonrecourse liabilities" and "excess nonrecourse liabilities" in accordance with and under any method approved by the applicable regulations under Section 752 of the Code as chosen by the General Partner; provided, however, that the General Partner shall use reasonable efforts to allocate "excess non-recourse liabilities" in a manner that will avoid or minimize any potential recapture tax liability of the partners.

D.             Special Allocations Upon Liquidation . Notwithstanding any provision in this Article VI to the contrary, Net Income or Net Loss realized in connection with a Terminating Capital Transaction or for any period thereafter (and, if necessary, constituent items of income, gain, loss and deduction) shall be specially allocated among the Partners as required so as to cause liquidating distributions pursuant to Section 13.2.A(4) hereof to be made in the same amounts and proportions as would have resulted had such distributions instead been made pursuant to Section 5.1 hereof.

ARTICLE 7

MANAGEMENT AND OPERATIONS OF BUSINESS

 

Section 7.1

Management .

A.            Except as otherwise expressly provided in this Agreement, all management powers over the business and affairs of the Partnership are and shall be exclusively vested in the General Partner. The Limited Partners shall not have any right to participate in or exercise control or management power over the business and affairs of the Partnership. The General Partner may not be removed by the Limited Partners. In addition to the powers now or hereafter granted to a general partner of a limited partnership under applicable law or which are granted to the General Partner under any other provision of this Agreement, the General Partner shall have full power and authority to do all things deemed necessary or desirable by it to conduct the business of the Partnership, to exercise all powers set forth in Section 3.2 hereof and to effectuate the purposes set forth in Section 3.1 hereof, including, without limitation:

(1)       the making of any expenditures, the lending or borrowing of money (including, without limitation, making prepayments on loans and borrowing money to permit the Partnership to make distributions to its Partners in such amounts as will permit LXP (so long as LXP qualifies as a REIT) to avoid the payment of any federal income tax (including, for this purpose, any excise tax pursuant to Section 4981 of the Code) and to make distributions to its stockholders sufficient to permit LXP to maintain REIT status) and the assumption or guarantee of, or other contracting for, indebtedness and other liabilities;

(2)       the acquisition, disposition, mortgage, pledge, encumbrance, hypothecation or exchange of any assets of the Partnership or the merger or other combination of the Partnership with or into another entity;

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General Partner sees fit, and the making of capital contributions or loans to its Subsidiaries or its Affiliates;

(4)       the management, operation, leasing, landscaping, repair, alteration, demolition or improvement of any real property or improvements owned by the Partnership or any Subsidiary of the Partnership;

(5)       the negotiation, execution and performance of any contracts, conveyances or other instruments that the General Partner considers useful or necessary to the conduct of the Partnership’s operations or the implementation of the General Partner’s powers under this Agreement;

(6)       the distribution of Partnership cash or other Partnership assets in accordance with this Agreement;

(7)       the formation of, or acquisition of an interest in, and the contribution of property to, any further limited or general partnerships or joint ventures that the General Partner deems desirable;

(8)       the undertaking of any action in connection with the Partnership’s direct or indirect investment in its Subsidiaries or any other Person (including, without limitation, the contribution or loan of funds by the Partnership to such Persons);

(9)       the determination of the fair market value of any Partnership property distributed in kind using such reasonable method of valuation as the General Partner may adopt;

(10)     the exercise, directly or indirectly, through any attorney-in-fact acting under a general or limited power of attorney, of any right, including the right to vote, appurtenant to any asset or investment held by the Partnership; and

(11)     the making, execution and delivery of any and all deeds, leases, notes, deeds to secure debt, mortgages, deeds of trust, security agreements, conveyances, contracts, guarantees, warranties, indemnities, waivers, releases or legal instruments or agreements in writing necessary or appropriate in the judgment of the General Partner for the accomplishment of any of the powers of the General Partner enumerated in this Agreement; provided, however, that any agreement which governs the rights of the Special Voting Preferred Stock must contain a provision (the " Voting Direction Provision ") that requires the Special Voting Preferred Holder to vote the shares of Special Voting Preferred Stock in proportion to the votes (the " LP Direction Votes ") that the Special Voting Preferred Holder receives from the holders of the Special Voting Partnership Units (other than the General Partner), subject to the Special Voting Preferred Direction Exclusions. The Special Voting Preferred Holder shall be entitled to vote its Special Voting Preferred Stock in its sole discretion to the extent Vornado Realty Trust is not granted LP Direction Votes in respect of its Partnership Units by virtue of the Special Voting Preferred Direction Exclusions.

 

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