SECOND AMENDED AND RESTATED AGREEMENT OF LIMITED PARTNERSHIP OF GKK CAPITAL LP

TABLE OF CONTENTS

 

 

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ARTICLE I DEFINED TERMS	1
ARTICLE II ORGANIZATIONAL MATTERS	11
Section 2.01. Organization	11
Section 2.02. Name	12
Section 2.03. Registered Office and Agent; Principal Office	12
Section 2.04. Term	12
ARTICLE III PURPOSE	12
Section 3.01. Purpose and Business	12
Section 3.02. Powers	12
Section 3.03. Partnership Only for Purposes Specified	13
ARTICLE IV CAPITAL CONTRIBUTIONS AND ISSUANCES OF PARTNERSHIP INTERESTS	13
Section 4.01. Capital Contributions of the Partners	13
Section 4.02. Issuances of Partnership Interests	14
Section 4.03. No Preemptive Rights	15
Section 4.04. Other Contribution Provisions	15
Section 4.05. No Interest on Capital	15
ARTICLE V DISTRIBUTIONS	16
Section 5.01. Requirement and Characterization of Distributions	16
Section 5.02. Amounts Withheld	17
Section 5.03. Distributions Upon Liquidation	17
Section 5.04. Revisions to Reflect Issuance of Additional Partnership Interests	17
ARTICLE VI ALLOCATIONS	17
Section 6.01. Allocations For Capital Account Purposes	17
Section 6.02. Revisions to Allocations to Reflect Issuance of Additional Partnership Interests	19
ARTICLE VII MANAGEMENT AND OPERATIONS OF BUSINESS	19
Section 7.01. Management	19
Section 7.02. Certificate of Limited Partnership	22
Section 7.03. Title to Partnership Assets	23
Section 7.04. Reimbursement of the General Partner	23
Section 7.05. Outside Activities of the General Partner	24
Section 7.06. Transactions with Affiliates	26

 

 

 

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Section 7.07. Indemnification	26
Section 7.08. Liability of the General Partner	28
Section 7.09. Other Matters Concerning the General Partner	29
Section 7.10. Reliance by Third Parties	29
Section 7.11. Restrictions on General Partner’s Authority	30
Section 7.12. Loans by Third Parties	30
ARTICLE VIII RIGHTS AND OBLIGATIONS OF LIMITED PARTNERS	30
Section 8.01. Limitation of Liability	30
Section 8.02. Management of Business	30
Section 8.03. Outside Activities of Limited Partners	31
Section 8.04. Return of Capital	31
Section 8.05. Rights of Limited Partners Relating to the Partnership	31
Section 8.06. Class A Redemption Right	32
Section 8.07. Redemption of Class B Units	34
ARTICLE IX BOOKS, RECORDS, ACCOUNTING AND REPORTS	34
Section 9.01. Records and Accounting	34
Section 9.02. Fiscal Year	35
Section 9.03. Reports	35
ARTICLE X TAX MATTERS	35
Section 10.01. Preparation of Tax Returns	35
Section 10.02. Tax Elections	35
Section 10.03. Tax Matters Partner	36
Section 10.04. Organizational Expenses	37
Section 10.05. Withholding	37
ARTICLE XI TRANSFERS AND WITHDRAWALS	38
Section 11.01. Transfer	38
Section 11.02. Transfers of Partnership Interests of General Partner	38
Section 11.03. Limited Partners’ Rights to Transfer	39
Section 11.04. Substituted Limited Partners	40
Section 11.05. Assignees	40
Section 11.06. General Provisions	41
ARTICLE XII ADMISSION OF PARTNERS	42

 

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Section 12.01. Admission of Successor General Partner	42
Section 12.02. Admission of Additional Limited Partners	42
Section 12.03. Amendment of Agreement and Certificate of Limited Partnership	43
ARTICLE XIII DISSOLUTION AND LIQUIDATION	43
Section 13.01. Dissolution	43
Section 13.02. Winding Up	44
Section 13.03. Compliance with Timing Requirements of Regulations	45
Section 13.04. Deemed Distribution and Recontribution	45
Section 13.05. Rights of Limited Partners	45
Section 13.06. Notice of Dissolution	45
Section 13.07. Cancellation of Certificate of Limited Partnership	46
Section 13.08. Reasonable Time for Winding Up	46
Section 13.09. Waiver of Partition	46
Section 13.10. Liability of Liquidator	46
ARTICLE XIV AMENDMENT OF PARTNERSHIP AGREEMENT; MEETINGS	46
Section 14.01. Amendments	46
Section 14.02. Meetings of the Partners	48
ARTICLE XV GENERAL PROVISIONS	48
Section 15.01. Addresses and Notice	48
Section 15.02. Titles and Captions	49
Section 15.03. Pronouns and Plurals	49
Section 15.04. Further Action	49
Section 15.05. Binding Effect	49
Section 15.06. Creditors	49
Section 15.07. Waiver	49
Section 15.08. Counterparts	49
Section 15.09. Applicable Law	49
Section 15.10. Invalidity of Provisions	50
Section 15.11. Power of Attorney	50
Section 15.12. Entire Agreement	51
Section 15.13. No Rights as Stockholders	51
Section 15.14. Limitation to Preserve REIT Status	51

 

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SECOND AMENDED AND RESTATED

AGREEMENT OF LIMITED PARTNERSHIP

OF

GKK CAPITAL LP

THIS SECOND AMENDED AND RESTATED AGREEMENT OF LIMITED PARTNERSHIP, dated as of December 14, 2005, is made by Gramercy Capital Corp., a Maryland corporation, as the General Partner of and a Limited Partner in the Partnership and each of the other persons listed on the signature pages hereto, for the purpose of amending and restating the First Amended and Restated Agreement of Limited Partnership of the Partnership dated as of August 2, 2004 by and among the General Partner, SL Green Operating Partnership, L.P., GKK Manager LLC, and certain other Persons (as defined below) (the “First Amended and Restated Partnership Agreement”).

WHEREAS, the Partnership desires to modify the distribution provisions of the First Amended and Restated Partnership Agreement applicable to the Class B Units to reflect that certain Class B Units are unvested and, as such, are not entitled to distributions.

WHEREAS, the Partnership desires to provide for equity incentives to certain persons who provide services for the benefit of the Partnership (“ Grantees ”) in the form of Partnership Units which shall be designated “LTIP Units.”

WHEREAS, pursuant to Section 4.02.A of this Agreement, the Partnership is issuing LTIP Units to the Grantees.

WHEREAS, pursuant to Sections 4.02.A, 5.04, 6.02, 8.06.E and 14.01.B the General Partner is hereby amending and restating the First Amended and Restated Partnership Agreement to facilitate the issuance of the LTIP Units.

AGREEMENT

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 parties hereto hereby amend and restate the First Amended and Restated Partnership Agreement as follows:

 

ARTICLE I

DEFINED TERMS

The following definitions shall be for all purposes, unless otherwise clearly indicated to the contrary, applied to the terms used in this Agreement.

“Act” means the Delaware Revised Uniform Limited Partnership Act, 6 Del. C. § 17-101, et seq., as it may be amended from time to time, and any successor to such statute.

“Additional Limited Partner” means a Person admitted to the Partnership as a Limited Partner pursuant to Section 12.02 hereof and who is shown as such on the books and records of the Partnership.

“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 Sections1.704-l(b)(2)(ii)(d)(4), 1.704-1(b)(2)(ii)(d)(5) and 1.704-l(b)(2)(ii)

 

 

(d)(6).The foregoing definition of Adjusted Capital Account is intended to comply with the provisions of Regulations Section 1.704-l(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 B hereto.

“Adjustment Date” has the meaning set forth in Section 4.02.B hereof.

“Affiliate” means, with respect to any Person, (i) any Person directly or indirectly controlling, controlled by or under common control with such Person, (ii) any Person owning or controlling ten percent (10%) or more of the outstanding voting interests of such Person, (iii) any Person of which such Person owns or controls ten percent (10%) or more of the voting interests or (iv) any officer, director, general partner or trustee of such Person or any Person referred to in clauses (i), (ii), and (iii) above.  For purposes of this definition, “control,” when used with respect to any Person, means the power to direct the management and policies of such Person, directly or indirectly, whether through the ownership of voting securities, by contract or otherwise, and the terms “controlling” and “controlled” have meanings correlative to the foregoing.

“Agreed Value” means (i) in the case of any Contributed Property, the 704(c) Value of such 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 as determined under Section 752 of the Code and the Regulations thereunder.

“Agreement” means this Agreement of Limited Partnership, as it may be amended, supplemented or restated from time to time.

“Articles of Incorporation” means the Articles of Incorporation or other organizational document governing the General Partner, as amended or restated from time to time.

“Assignee” means a Person to whom one or more Partnership Units have been transferred in a manner permitted under this Agreement, but who has not become a Substituted Limited Partner, and who has the rights set forth in Section 11.05 hereof.

“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 B hereto and the hypothetical balance of such Partner’s Capital Account computed as if it had been maintained, with respect to each such Contributed Property or Adjusted Property, 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.

 

 

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“Capital Account” means the Capital Account maintained for a Partner pursuant to Exhibit B hereto.

“Capital Contribution” 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 4.01 or 4.02 hereof.

“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 Contributed Property or Adjusted Property, as the case may be, 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 B hereto, 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 Amount” means an amount of cash equal to the Value on the Valuation Date of the Shares Amount.

“Certificate” means the Certificate of Limited Partnership relating to the Partnership filed in the office of the Delaware Secretary of State on April 21, 2004, as amended from time to time in accordance with the terms hereof and the Act.

“Class A Unit” means Class A Units of the Partnership.

“Class A Unit Economic Balance” has the meaning set forth in Section 6.01.D.

“Class B Distribution Percentage” means, as of a particular date, with respect to SL Green, the SLG Class B Distribution Percentage and, with respect to all other Persons, the Standard Class B Distribution Percentage.

“Class B Unit” means a profits interest issued pursuant to Section 4.02.D.

“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.

“Consent” means the consent or approval of a proposed action by a Partner given in accordance with Section 14.02 hereof.

“Contributed Property” means each property or other asset contributed to the Partnership, in such form as may be permitted by the Act, but excluding cash contributed or deemed contributed to the Partnership.  Once the Carrying Value of a Contributed Property is adjusted pursuant to Exhibit B hereto, such property shall no longer constitute a Contributed Property for purposes of Exhibit B hereto, but shall be deemed an Adjusted Property for such purposes.

“Conversion Factor” means 1.0; provided that in the event that the General Partner Entity (i) declares or pays a dividend on its outstanding Shares in Shares or makes a distribution to all holders of its outstanding Shares in Shares, (ii) subdivides its outstanding Shares or (iii) combines its outstanding Shares into a smaller number of Shares, the Conversion Factor shall be adjusted by multiplying the Conversion Factor by a fraction, the numerator of which shall be the number of Shares issued and

 

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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 Shares(determined without the above assumption) issued and outstanding on the record date for such dividend, distribution, subdivision or combination; and provided , further that in the event that an entity shall cease to be the General Partner Entity (the “Predecessor Entity”) and another entity shall become the General Partner Entity (the “Successor Entity”), the Conversion Factor shall be adjusted by multiplying the Conversion Factor by a fraction, the numerator of which is the Value of one share of the Predecessor Entity, determined as of the time immediately prior to when the Successor Entity becomes the General Partner Entity, and the denominator of which is the Value of one Share of the Successor Entity determined as of that same date.  For purposes of the second proviso in the preceding sentence, in the event that any stockholders of the Predecessor Entity will receive consideration in connection with the transaction in which the Successor Entity becomes the General Partner Entity, the numerator in the fraction described above for determining the adjustment to the Conversion Factor(that is, the Value of one Share of the Predecessor Entity) shall be the sum of the greatest amount of cash and the fair market value of any securities and other consideration that the holder of one Share in the Predecessor Entity could have received in such transaction (determined without regard to any provisions governing fractional shares). Any adjustment to the Conversion Factor shall become effective immediately after the effective date of such event retroactive to the record date, if any, for the event giving rise thereto; it being intended that (x) adjustments to the Conversion Factor are to be made in order to avoid unintended dilution or anti-dilution as a result of transactions in which Shares are issued, redeemed or exchanged without a corresponding issuance, redemption or exchange of Partnership Units and (y) if a Specified Redemption Date shall fall between the record date and the effective date of any event of the type described above, that the Conversion Factor applicable to such redemption shall be adjusted to take into account such event.

“Debt” means, as to any Person, as of any date of determination, (i) all indebtedness of such Person for borrowed money or for the deferred purchase price of property or services, (ii) all amounts owed by such Person to banks or other Persons in respect of reimbursement obligations under letters of credit, surety bonds and other similar instruments guaranteeing payment or other performance of obligations by such Person, (iii) all indebtedness for borrowed money or for the deferred purchase price of property or services secured by any lien on any property owned by such Person, to the extent attributable to such Person’s interest in such property, even though such Person has not assumed or become liable for the payment thereof, and (iv) obligations of such Person incurred in connection with entering into a lease which, in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles, should be capitalized.

“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.

“Economic Capital Account Balance” has the meaning set forth in Section 6.01.D.

“Effective Date” means the date of the closing of the General Partner’s initial public offering.

 

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“Equity Award Agreement” means an equity award agreement entered into between SL Green and/or SL Green Realty Corp. and a director, officer or employee of the General Partner, the Manager, SL Green or SL Green Realty Corp. or other Person pursuant to the SL Green Realty Corp. 2005 Stock Option and Incentive Plan pursuant to which SL Green or SL Green Realty Corp. transfers Class B Units to such Person subject to forfeiture to, or repurchase at less than fair market value by, SL Green or any other Person upon the occurrence of certain events.

“ERISA” means the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as amended.

“Exchange Act” means the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.

“Funding Debt” means the incurrence of any Debt by or on behalf of the General Partner for the purpose of providing funds to the Partnership.

“Funds From Operations” means net income computed in accordance with GAAP, excluding gains (or losses) from sales of property, plus depreciation and amortization on real estate assets, and after adjustments for unconsolidated partnerships and joint ventures.

“General Partner” means Gramercy Capital Corp., a Maryland corporation, or its successors as general partner of the Partnership.

“General Partner Entity” means the General Partner; provided , however , that if (i) the shares of common stock (or other comparable equity interests) of the General Partner are at any time not Publicly Traded and (ii) the shares of common stock (or other comparable equity interests) of an entity that owns, directly or indirectly, fifty percent (50%) or more of the shares of common stock (or other comparable equity interests) of the General Partner are Publicly Traded, the term “General Partner Entity” shall refer to such entity whose shares of common stock (or other comparable equity securities) are Publicly Traded.  If both requirements set forth in clauses (i) and (ii) above are not satisfied, then the term “General Partner Entity” shall mean the General Partner.

“General Partner Payment” has the meaning set forth in Section 15.14 hereof.

“General Partnership Interest” means a Partnership Interest held by the General Partner that is a general partnership interest.  A General Partnership Interest may be expressed as a number of Partnership Units.

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

“Immediate Family” means, with respect to any natural Person, such natural Person’s spouse, 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 such Partner incompetent to manage his or her Person or 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

 

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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 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 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 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 or threatened with being made a party to a proceeding by reason of its status as (A) the General Partner, (B) a Limited Partner or (C) a director or officer of the Partnership or the General Partner and (ii) such other Persons (including Affiliates of the General Partner, a Limited Partner 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.

“Limited Partner” means any Person named as a Limited Partner in Exhibit A attached hereto, as such Exhibit may be amended and restated from time to time, or any Substituted Limited Partner or Additional Limited Partner, in such Person’s capacity as a Limited Partner in the Partnership.

“Limited Partner Interest” means a Partner Interest of a Limited Partner in the Partner representing a fractional part of the Partner Interests of all Limited Partners and includes any and all benefits to which the holder of such a Partner 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 Limited Partner Interest may be expressed as a number of Partnership Units.

“Liquidating Event” has the meaning set forth in Section 13.01 hereof.

“Liquidator” has the meaning set forth in Section 13.02.A hereof.

“LTIP Units” means the Partnership Units designated as such having the rights, powers, privileges, restrictions, qualifications and limitations set forth in Exhibit E hereto.

“Manager” means GKK Manager LLC, a Delaware limited liability company.

“Management Agreement” means the agreement entered into by and between Gramercy Capital Corp., a Maryland corporation, GKK Capital LP, a Maryland limited partnership (the “Operating Partnership”), and GKK Manager LLC, a Delaware limited liability company.

“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 B hereto.  If 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 C hereto, Net Income or the resulting Net Loss, whichever the case may be, shall be recomputed without regard to such item.

 

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“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 B.  If 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 C hereto, Net Loss or the resulting Net Income, whichever the case may be, shall be recomputed without regard to such item.

“New Securities” means (i) any rights, options, warrants or convertible or exchangeable securities having the right to subscribe for or purchase shares of capital stock (or other comparable equity interest) of the General Partner, excluding grants under any Stock Option Plan, or (ii) any Debt issued by the General Partner that provides any of the rights described in clause (i).

“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 C hereto 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 Section1.752-1(a)(2).

“Notice of Redemption” means a Notice of Redemption substantially in the form of Exhibit B attached hereto.

“Partner” means the General Partner or a Limited Partner, and “Partners” means 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 Section1.704-2(i)(2).

“Partnership” means the limited partnership formed under the Act and continued upon the terms and conditions set forth in this Agreement, and any successor thereto.

“Partnership Interest” means a Limited Partner Interest or the General Partnership Interest 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 may 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

 

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Minimum Gain, for a Partnership Year shall be determined in accordance with the rules of Regulations Section1.704-2(d).

“Partnership Record Date” means the record date established by the General Partner either (i) for distributions pursuant to Section 5.01 hereof, which record date shall be the same as the record date established by the General Partner Entity for a distribution to its stockholders of some or all of its portion of such distribution received by the General Partner if the shares of common stock (or comparable equity interests) of the General Partner Entity are Publicly Traded, or (ii) if applicable, for determining the Partners entitled to vote on or consent to any proposed action for which the consent or approval of the Partners is sought pursuant to Section14.02 hereof.

“Partnership Unit” means a fractional, undivided share of the Partnership Interests of all Partners issued pursuant to Sections 4.01 and 4.02 hereof, and includes Class A Units, Class B Units, LTIP Units and any other classes or series of Partnership Units established after the date hereof.  The number of Partnership Units outstanding and the Percentage Interests represented by such Partnership Units are set forth in Exhibit A hereto, as such Exhibit may be amended and restated from time to time.  The ownership of Partnership Units may be evidenced by a certificate in a form approved by the General Partner.

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

“Percentage Interest” means, as to a Partner holding a class of Partnership Interests, its interest in such class, determined by dividing the Partnership Units of such class owned by such Partner by the total number of Partnership Units of such class then outstanding as specified in Exhibit A attached hereto, as such exhibit may be amended and restated from time to time, multiplied by the aggregate Percentage Interest allocable to such class of Partnership Interests.

“Person” means a natural person, partnership (whether general or limited), trust, estate, association, corporation, limited liability company, unincorporated organization, custodian, nominee or any other individual or entity in its own or any representative capacity.

“Publicly Traded” means listed or admitted to trading on the New York Stock Exchange, the American Stock Exchange or another national securities exchange or designated for quotation on the NASDAQ National Market, or any successor to any of the foregoing.

“Qualified REIT Subsidiary” means any Subsidiary of the General Partner that is a “qualified REIT subsidiary” within the meaning Section 856(i) of the Code.

“Recapture Income” means any gain recognized by the Partnership (computed without regard to any adjustment required by Section 743 of the Code) 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 8.06.A hereof.

“Redemption Amount” means either the Cash Amount or the Shares Amount, as determined by the General Partner in its sole and absolute discretion; provided that in the event that the Shares are not Publicly Traded at the time a Redeeming Partner exercises its Redemption Right the Redemption Amount shall be paid only in the form of the Cash Amount unless the Redeeming Partner, in its sole and absolute discretion, consents to payment of the Redemption Amount in the form of the Shares Amount.  A

 

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Redeeming Partner shall have no right, without the General Partner’s consent, in its sole and absolute discretion, to receive the Redemption Amount in the form of the Shares Amount.

“Redemption Right” has the meaning set forth in Section 8.06.A hereof.

“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” has the meaning set forth in Section 5.01.A hereof.

“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.1(a) or 2.B.2(a) of Exhibit C hereto to eliminate Book-Tax Disparities.

“Safe Harbor” has the meaning set forth in Section 11.06.F hereof.

“Securities Act” means the Securities Act of 1933, as amended.

“704(c) Value” of any Contributed Property means the fair market value of such property at the time of contribution as determined by the General Partner using such reasonable method of valuation as it may adopt.  Subject to Exhibit B hereto, 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 each separate property on a basis proportional to their fair market values.

“Share” means a share of capital stock (or other comparable equity interest) of the General Partner Entity.  Shares may be issued in one or more classes or series in accordance with the terms of the Articles of Incorporation (or, if the General Partner is not the General Partner Entity, the organizational documents of the General Partner Entity).  In the event that there is more than one class or series of Shares, the term “Shares” shall, as the context requires, be deemed to refer to the class or series of Shares that correspond to the class or series of Partnership Interests for which the reference to Shares is made.  When used with reference to Class A Units, the term “Shares” refers to shares of common stock (or other comparable equity interest) of the General Partner Entity.

“Shares Amount” means a number of Shares equal to the product of the number of Partnership Units offered for redemption by a Redeeming Partner times the Conversion Factor; provided that, in the event the General Partner Entity issues to all holders of Shares rights, options, warrants or convertible or exchangeable securities entitling such holders to subscribe for or purchase Shares or any other securities or property (collectively, the “rights”), then the Shares Amount for any Partnership Units outstanding prior to the issuance of such rights shall also include such rights that a holder of that number of Shares would be entitled to receive.

“SL Green” means SL Green Operating Partnership, L.P., a Delaware limited partnership.

“SLG Class B Distribution Percentage” means, as of a particular date, the percentage obtained by dividing (i) 81.58 minus the number of Class B Units transferred by SL Green to other Persons after December 14, 2005 and on or before such date (other than Unvested Award Class B Units) and the

 

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number of Vested Award Class B Units plus the number of Class B Units acquired by SL Green from other Persons after December 14, 2005 and on or before such date (other than Unvested Award Class B Units forfeited to, or repurchased at less than fair market value by, SL Green pursuant to an Equity Award Agreement) by (ii) the aggregate number of Class B Units outstanding as of such date.

“Specially Distributed Assets” has the meaning set forth in Section 7.05.A hereof.

“Specified Redemption Date” means the tenth Business Day after receipt by the General Partner of a Notice of Redemption; provided that, if the Shares are not Publicly Traded, the Specified Redemption Date means the thirtieth Business Day after receipt by the General Partner of a Notice of Redemption.

“Standard Class B Distribution Percentage” means, with respect to a Person as of a particular date, the percentage obtained by dividing the number of Class B Units held by such Person (other than Unvested Award Class B Units) by the aggregate number of Class B Units outstanding as of such date.

“Stock Option Plan” means any stock incentive plan of the General Partner, the Partnership or any Affiliate of the Partnership or the General Partner.

“Stockholders Equity” means the aggregate gross proceeds from all sales of Partnership Units.

“Subsidiary” means, with respect to any Person, any corporation, limited liability company, partnership or joint venture, 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 Limited Partner” means a Person who is admitted as a Limited Partner to the Partnership pursuant to Section 11.04 hereof.

“Successor Entity” has the meaning set forth in the definition of “Conversion Factor” herein.

“Terminating Capital Transaction” means any sale or other disposition of all or substantially all of the assets of the Partnership for cash 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 for cash.

“Termination Transaction” has the meaning set forth in Section 11.02.B hereof.

“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 B hereto) as of such date, over (ii) the Carrying Value of such property (prior to any adjustment to be made pursuant to Exhibit B hereto) 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 B hereto) as of such date, over (ii) the fair market value of such property (as determined under Exhibit B hereto) as of such date.

“Unvested Award Class B Unit” means any Class B Unit that has been transferred by SL Green or SL Green Realty Corp. to another Person pursuant to an Equity Award Agreement and remains subject to forfeiture to, or repurchase at less than fair market value by, SL Green or any other Person pursuant to such Equity Award Agreement.

 

 

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“Valuation Date” means the date of receipt by the General Partner of a Notice of Redemption or, if such date is not a Business Day, the first Business Day thereafter.

“Value” means, with respect to any outstanding Shares of the General Partner Entity that are Publicly Traded, the average of the daily market price for the ten (10) consecutive trading days immediately preceding the date with respect to which value must be determined or, if such date is not a Business Day, the immediately preceding Business Day.  The market price for each such trading day shall be the closing price, regular way, on such day, or if no such sale takes place on such day, the average of the closing bid and asked prices on such day.  In the event that the outstanding Shares of the General Partner Entity are Publicly Traded and the Shares Amount includes rights that a holder of Shares would be entitled to receive, then the Value of such rights shall be determined by the General Partner acting in good faith on the basis of such quotations and other information as it considers, in its reasonable judgment, appropriate.  In the event that the Shares of the General Partner Entity are not Publicly Traded, the Value of the Shares Amount per Partnership Unit offered for redemption (which will be the Cash Amount per Partnership Unit offered for redemption payable pursuant to Sections 8.06 and 8.07 hereof) means the amount that a holder of one Partnership Unit would receive if each of the assets of the Partnership were to be sold for its fair market value on the Specified Redemption Date, the Partnership were to pay all of its outstanding liabilities, and the remaining proceeds were to be distributed to the Partners in accordance with the terms of this Agreement.  Such Value shall be determined by the General Partner, acting in good faith and based upon a commercially reasonable estimate of the amount that would be realized by the Partnership if each asset of the Partnership (and each asset of each Partnership, limited liability company, joint venture or other entity in which the Partnership owns a direct or indirect interest) were sold to an unrelated purchaser in an arms’ length transaction where neither the purchaser nor the seller were under economic compulsion to enter into the transaction (without regard to any discount in value as a result of the Partnership’s minority interest in any property or any illiquidity of the Partnership’s interest in any property).  In connection with determining the value of the Partnership Interest for purposes of determining the number of additional Partnership Units issuable upon a Capital Contribution funded by an underwritten public offering of shares of capital stock (or other comparable equity interest) of the General Partner, the Value of such shares shall be the public offering price per share of such class of the capital stock (or other comparable equity interest) sold.

“Vested Award Class B Unit” means any Class B Unit that has been transferred by SL Green or SL Green Realty Corp. to another Person pursuant to an Equity Award Agreement and is no longer subject to forfeiture to, or repurchase at less than fair market value by, SL Green or any other Person pursuant to such Equity Award Agreement (except for a Class B Unit that was forfeited to, or repurchased at less than fair market value by, SL Green or another Person pursuant to an Equity Award Agreement).

ARTICLE II

 

ORGANIZATIONAL MATTERS

 

                Section 2.01.          Organization

 

The Partnership is a limited partnership organized pursuant to the provisions of the Act and upon the terms and conditions set forth in the Agreement.  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.

 

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Section 2.02.          Name

The name of the Partnership is GKK Capital LP.  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 and from time to time and shall notify the Limited Partners of such change in the next regular communication to the Limited Partners.

Section 2.03.          Registered Office and Agent; Principal Office

The address of the registered office of the Partnership in the State of Delaware shall be located at 9 East Loockerman Street, Suite #1B in the City of Dover, County of Kent, Delaware 19901 and the registered agent for service of process on the Partnership in the State of Delaware at such registered office shall be National Registered Agents, Inc.  The principal office of the Partnership shall be 420 Lexington Avenue, New York, New York,  10170 or such other place as the General Partner may from time to time designate by notice to the Limited Partners.  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 2.04.          Term

 

The term of the Partnership commenced on April 21, 2004, the date on which the Certificate was filed in the office of the Secretary of State of the State of Delaware in accordance with the Act, and shall continue until December 31, 2103, unless it is dissolved sooner pursuant to the provisions of Article XIII hereof or as otherwise provided by law.

 

ARTICLE III

 

PURPOSE

                Section 3.01.          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 , however , that such business shall be limited to and conducted in such a manner as to permit the General Partner Entity at all times to be classified as a REIT, unless the General Partner ceases to qualify or is not qualified as a REIT for any reason or reasons not related to the business conducted by the Partnership; (ii) to enter into any partnership, joint venture, limited liability company or other similar arrangement to engage in any of the foregoing or the ownership of interests in any entity engaged, directly or indirectly, in any of the foregoing; and (iii) to do anything necessary or incidental to the foregoing.  In connection with the foregoing, the Partners acknowledge that the status of the General Partner Entity as a REIT inures to the benefit of all the Partners and not solely the General Partner or its Affiliates.

            Section 3.02.          Powers

 

The Partnership is 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, including, without limitation, full power and authority, directly or through its ownership interest in other entities, to enter into, perform and carry out contracts of any kind, borrow money and issue evidences of indebtedness

 

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whether or not secured by mortgage, deed of trust, pledge or other lien, acquire, own, manage, improve and develop real property, and lease, sell, transfer and dispose of real property; provided , however , 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 the General Partner Entity to continue to qualify as a REIT, (ii) could subject the General Partner Entity to any additional taxes under Section 857 or Section 4981 of the Code or (iii) could violate any law or regulation of any governmental body or agency having jurisdiction over the General Partner Entity or its securities, unless such action (or inaction) shall have been specifically consented to by the General Partner in writing.

                Section 3.03.          Partnership Only for Purposes Specified

 

The Partnership shall be a partnership only for the purposes specified in Section 3.01 above, and this Agreement shall not be deemed to create a partnership among the Partners with respect to any activities whatsoever other than the activities within the purposes of the Partnership as specified in Section 3.01 above.

 

ARTICLE IV

CAPITAL CONTRIBUTIONS AND ISSUANCES
OF PARTNERSHIP INTERESTS

Section 4.01.          Capital Contributions of the Partners

A.    Capital Contributions .  Prior to the date hereof, certain Partners made Capital Contributions to the Partnership.  Exhibit A hereto reflects the Capital Contributions made by each Partner, the Partnership Units assigned to each Partner and the Percentage Interest in the Partnership represented by such Partnership Units.  The Capital Accounts of the Partners and the Carrying Values of the Partnership’s Assets have been and will continue to be determined pursuant to Section I.D of Exhibit B hereto to reflect the Capital Contributions made.

B.    General Partnership Interest .  A number of Partnership Units held by the General Partner equal to one percent (1%) of all outstanding Partnership Units shall be deemed to be the General Partnership Interest.  All other Partnership Units held by the General Partner shall be deemed to be Limited Partner Interests and shall be held by the General Partner in its capacity as a Limited Partner in the Partnership.

C.    Capital Contributions By Merger .  To the extent the Partnership acquires any property by the merger of any other Person into the Partnership, Persons who receive Partnership Interests in exchange for their interests in the Person merging into the Partnership shall become Partners and shall be deemed to have made Capital Contributions as provided in the applicable merger agreement and as set forth in Exhibit A hereto.

D.    No Obligation to Make Additional Capital Contributions .  Except as provided in Sections 7.05 and 10.05 hereof, the Partners shall have no obligation to make any additional Capital Contributions or provide any additional funding to the Partnership (whether in the form of loans, repayments of loans or otherwise).  No Partner shall have any obligation to restore any deficit that may exist in its Capital Account, either upon a liquidation of the Partnership or otherwise.

 

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Section 4.02.          Issuances of Partnership Interests

 

A.    General .  The General Partner is hereby authorized to cause the Partnership from time to time to issue to Partners (including the General Partner and its Affiliates) or other Persons (including, without limitation, in connection with the contribution of property to the Partnership) Partnership Units or other Partnership Interests in one or more classes, or in 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 Limited Partner Interests, all as shall be determined, subject to applicable Delaware law, 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; provided , that no such Partnership Units or other Partnership Interests shall be issued to the General Partner unless either (a) the Partnership Interests are issued in connection with the grant, award or issuance of Shares or other equity interests in the General Partner having designations, preferences and other rights such that the economic interests attributable to such Shares or other equity interests are substantially similar to the designations, preferences and other rights (except voting rights) of the additional Partnership Interests issued to the General Partner in accordance with this Section 4.02.A or (b) the Partnership Interests are issued to all Partners holding Partnership Interests in the same class in proportion to their respective Percentage Interests in such class.  In the event that the Partnership issues Partnership Interests pursuant to this Section 4.02.A, the General Partner shall make such revisions to this Agreement (including but not limited to the revisions described in Section 5.04, Section 6.02 and Section 8.06 hereof) as it deems necessary to reflect the issuance of such additional Partnership Interests.

B.    Percentage Interest Adjustments in the Case of Capital Contributions for Class A Units .  Upon the acceptance of additional Capital Contributions in exchange for Class A Units, the Percentage Interest related thereto shall be equal to a fraction, the numerator of which is equal to the amount of cash, if any, plus the Agreed Value of Contributed Property, if any, contributed with respect to such additional Partnership Units and the denominator of which is equal to the sum of (i) value of the Partnership Interests for all outstanding Class A Units (computed as of the Business Day immediately preceding the date on which the additional Capital Contributions are made (an “Adjustment Date”)) plus (ii) the aggregate amount of additional Capital Contributions contributed to the Partnership on such Adjustment Date in respect of such additional Class A Units.  The Percentage Interest of each other Partner holding Class A Units not making a full pro rata Capital Contribution shall be adjusted to a fraction the numerator of which is equal to the sum of (i) the value of such Limited Partner (computed as of the Business Day immediately preceding the Adjustment Date) plus (ii) the amount of additional Capital Contributions (such amount being equal to the amount of cash, if any, plus the Agreed Value of Contributed Property, if any, so contributed), if any, made by such Partner to the Partnership in respect of such Class A Units as of such Adjustment Date and the denominator of which is equal to the sum of (i) the value of the outstanding Class A Units (computed as of the Business Day immediately preceding such Adjustment Date) plus (ii) the aggregate amount of the additional Capital Contributions contributed to the Partnership on such Adjustment Date in respect of such additional Class A Units.  For purposes of calculating a Partner’s Percentage Interest of Class A Units pursuant to this Section 4.02.B, cash Capital Contributions by the General Partner will be deemed to equal the cash contributed by the General Partner plus (a) in the case of cash contributions funded by an offering of any equity interests in or other securities of the General Partner, the offering costs attributable to the cash contributed to the Partnership, and (b) in the case of Class A Units issued pursuant to Section 7.05.E hereof, an amount equal to the difference between the Value of the Shares sold pursuant to any Stock Option Plan and the net proceeds of such sale.

 

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C.    Classes of Partnership Units .  From and after the Effective Date, subject to Section 4.02.A above, the Partnership shall have two classes of Partnership Units, entitled “Class A Units” and “Class B Units.” From and after December 14, 2005, the Partnership shall have an additional class of Partnership Units, entitled “LTIP Units.”  Class A Units may be issued to newly admitted Partners in exchange for the contribution by such Partners of cash, real estate partnership interests, stock, notes or other assets or consideration.

D.            Issuance of Class B Units .  On the Effective Date, the General Partner issued 100 Class B Units to the Manager.  The Manager immediately assigned 85 of such Units to SL Green, which assignment was reflected on Exhibit A .  There was no obligation to contribute any capital in connection until issuance of the Class B Units.  The initial Capital Accounts of the Holders of the Class B Units in respect of such Units was zero.  All Class B Units issued under this Agreement are intended to qualify as “profits interests” under Revenue Procedure 93-27, 1993-2 C.B. 343 (June 9, 1993) and Revenue Procedure 2001-43, 2001-2 C.B. 191 (August 3, 2001), and this Section 4.02.D shall be interpreted and applied consistently therewith.  The General Partner at its discretion may amend this Section 4.02.D to ensure that any Class B Units granted after the date of this Agreement will qualify as “profits interests” under Revenue Procedure 93-27, 1993-2 C.B. 343 (June 9, 1993) and Revenue Procedure 2001-43, 2001-2 C.B. 191 (August 3, 2001) (and any other similar rulings or regulations that may be in effect at such time).

E.             Issuance of LTIP Units .  From time to time the General Partner may issue LTIP Units to Persons providing services to or for the benefit of the Partnership.  LTIP Units shall have the rights, powers, privileges, restrictions, qualifications and limitations specified in Exhibit E hereto.  LTIP Units are intended to qualify as profits interests in the Partnership and for the avoidance of doubt, the provisions of Section 4.04 shall not apply to the issuance of LTIP Units.

 

Section 4.03.          No Preemptive Rights

Except to the extent expressly granted by the Partnership pursuant to another agreement, no Person shall have any preemptive, preferential or other similar right with respect to (i) additional Capital Contributions or loans to the Partnership or (ii) issuance or sale of any Partnership Units or other Partnership Interests.

Section 4.04.          Other Contribution Provisions

In the event that any Partner is admitted to the Partnership and is given a Capital Account in exchange for services rendered to the Partnership, such transaction shall be treated by the Partnership and the affected Partner as if the Partnership had compensated such Partner in cash, and the Partner had contributed such cash to the capital of the Partnership.

Section 4.05.          No Interest on Capital

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ARTICLE V

DISTRIBUTIONS

Section 5.01.          Requirement and Characterization of Distributions

A.    General .  Except as otherwise provided herein, the General Partner shall make distributions at such times and in such amounts as it may determine.  Such distributions shall be made to the Partners who are Partners on the Partnership Record Date for such distribution.  Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein, in no event may a Partner receive a distribution with respect to a Partnership Unit for a quarter or shorter period if such Partner is entitled to receive a distribution relating to such period with respect to a Share for which such Partnership Unit has been redeemed or exchanged.  Unless otherwise expressly provided for herein or in an agreement at the time a new class of Partnership Interests is created in accordance with Article IV hereof, no Partnership Interest shall be entitled to a distribution in preference to any other Partnership Interest.  The General Partner shall make such reasonable efforts, as determined by it in its sole and absolute discretion and consistent with the qualification of the General Partner Entity as a REIT, to make distributions (a) to Limited Partners so as to preclude any such distribution or portion thereof from being treated as part of a sale of property by a Limited Partner under Section 707 Code or the Regulations thereunder; provided that, the General Partner and the Partnership shall not have liability to a Limited Partner under any circumstances as a result of any distribution to a Limited Partner being so treated, and (b) to the General Partner in an amount sufficient to enable the General Partner Entity to pay stockholder dividends that will (1) satisfy the requirements for qualification as a REIT under the Code and the Regulations (the “REIT Requirements”) and (2) avoid any federal income or excise tax liability for the General Partner Entity.

B.    Method . Distributions shall be made (i) first, to the holders of Class B Units as provided in Section 5.01.C hereof, and to each other holder of a Partnership Interest that is entitled to any preference in distribution, in accordance with the rights of any such class of Partnership Interests, and (ii) thereafter, to the holders of Class A Units and each other class of Partnership Interests ranking in parity to the Class A Units (including, without limitation, the LTIP Units if and to the extent they are then entitled to participate in such distributions pursuant to Section 2 of Exhibit E hereto), in proportion to the relative Percentage Interests of each such class of Partnership Interests.  All distributions within a class of Partnership Units shall be pro rata in proportion to the respective Percentage Interests on the applicable Partnership Record Date.

C.    Distributions When Class B Units Are Outstanding .  Holders of Class B Units shall receive quarterly distributions for each calendar quarter (or portion thereof) in an aggregate amount equal to 25% of the amount, if any, by which (i) the sum of Funds From Operations plus any gains (or losses) from debt restructuring or property sales exceeds (ii) the product of the Partnership’s weighted average Stockholders Equity multiplied by 2.375% (such percentage to be prorated for any partial quarter).  These distributions shall be paid to Holders of Class B Units within 45 days after the end of each quarter.  These distributions shall be recalculated at the end of each calendar year beginning with 2004, as 25% of the amount by which (A) annual Funds From Operations plus any gains (or losses) from debt restructuring and gains (or losses) or property sales for such calendar year (or part thereof) exceeds (B) the Partnership’s weighted average Stockholders Equity for such year multiplied by 9.5% (such percentage to be prorated for any partial year).  To the extent quarterly distributions exceed the annual recalculated amount, the Holders of Class B Units shall refund the excess to the Partnership, and to the extent the annual recalculated amount exceeds the quarterly distributions made for such year, such excess shall be paid by the Partnership to such Holders within 90 days after the end of such calendar year. Distributions (and any refunds of distributions) made pursuant to this Section 5.01.C shall be apportioned, subject to Section 5.01.D, among the holders of Class B Units pro rata in accordance with their Class B Distribution Percentages,

 

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determined as of the date of such distribution (or, in the case of any refund, as of the date of the distribution(s) with respect to which such refund is attributable).

 

D.            Class B Units Intended to Qualify as Profits Interests .  Distributions made pursuant to this Section 5.01 shall be adjusted as necessary to ensure that the amount apportioned to each Class B Unit does not exceed the amount attributable to items of Partnership income or gain realized after the date such Class B Unit was issued by the Partnership.  The intent of this Section 5.01.D is to ensure that any Class B Units issued after the date of this Agreement qualify as “profits interests” under Revenue Procedure 93-27, 1993-2 C.B. 343 (June 9, 1993) and Revenue Procedure 2001-43, 2001-2 C.B. 191 (August 3, 2001), and Section 5.01 shall be interpreted and applied consistently therewith.  The General Partner at its discretion may amend this Section 5.01.D to ensure that any Class B Units granted after the date of this Agreement will qualify as “profits interests” under Revenue Procedure 93-27, 1993-2 C.B. 343 (June 9, 1993) and Revenue Procedure 2001-43, 2001-2 C.B. 191 (August 3, 2001) (and any other similar rulings or regulations that may be in effect at such time).

Section 5.02.          Amounts Withheld

All amounts withheld pursuant to the Code or any provisions of any state or local tax law and Section 10.05 hereof with respect to any allocation, payment or distribution to the General Partner, the Limited Partners or Assignees shall be treated as amounts distributed to the General Partner, Limited Partners or Assignees pursuant to Section 5.01 above for all purposes under this Agreement.

Section 5.03.          Distributions Upon Liquidation

Proceeds from a Terminating Capital Transaction shall be distributed to the Partners in accordance with Section 13.02 hereof.

Section 5.04.          Revisions to Reflect Issuance of Additional Partnership Interests

In the event that the Partnership issues additional Partnership Interests to the General Partner or any Additional Limited Partner pursuant to Article IV hereof, the General Partner shall make such revisions to this Article V as it deems necessary to reflect the issuance of such additional Partnership Interests.  Such revisions shall not require the consent or approval of any other Partner.

ARTICLE VI

ALLOCATIONS

Section 6.01.          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 B hereto) 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 C hereto, Net Income shall be allocated (i) first, to the General Partner to the extent that Net Losses previously allocated to the General Partner, on a cumulative basis, pursuant to the last sentence of  Section 6.01.B below exceed Net Income previously allocated to the General Partner, on a cumulative basis, pursuant to this clause (i) of Section 6.01.A, (ii) second, to Holders of Class B Units and to the

 

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holders of any other Partnership Interests that are entitled to any preference in distribution in accordance with the rights of any such class of Partnership Interests until each such Partnership Interest has been allocated, on a cumulative basis pursuant to this clause (ii), Net Income equal to the sum of the amount of distributions theretofore received (or to be received with respect to the fiscal year of the Partnership in which such Net Income accrues) with respect to such Partnership Interests pursuant to clause (i) of Section 5.01.B hereof and the amount of any prior allocations of Net Losses to such class of Partnership Interests pursuant to Section 6.01.B.(i) below (and, within such class, pro rata in proportion to the respective interests in such class as of the last day of the period for which such allocation is being made) and (iii) third, with respect to Partnership Interests that are not entitled to any preference in the allocation of Net Income, pro rata to each such class in accordance with the terms of such class (and, within such class, pro rata in proportion to the respective interests in such class as of the last day of the period for which such allocation is being made).

B.    Net Losses .  After giving effect to the special allocations set forth in Section 1 of Exhibit C hereto, Net Losses shall be allocated (i) first, to the Holders of Class B Units and to holders of any other Partnership Interests that are entitled to any preference in distribution in accordance with the rights of any such class of Partnership Interests to the extent that any prior allocations of Net Income to such class of Partnership Interests pursuant to Section 6.01.A(1)(ii) above exceed, on a cumulative basis, distributions theretofore received (or to be received with respect to the fiscal year of the Partnership in which such Net Income accrues) with respect to such Partnership Interests pursuant to clause (i) of Section 5.01.B hereof (and, within such class, pro rata in proportion to the respective interests in such class as of the last day of the period for which such allocation is being made) and (ii) second, with respect to classes of Partnership Interests that are not entitled to any preference in distribution, pro rata to each such class in accordance with the terms of such class (and, within such class, pro rata in proportion to the respective interests in such class as of the last day of the period for which such allocation is being made); provided that, Net Losses shall not be allocated to any Limited Partner pursuant to this Section 6.01.B to the extent that such allocation would cause such Limited Partner to have an Adjusted Capital Account Deficit (or increase any existing Adjusted Capital Account Deficit) at the end of such taxable year (or portion thereof).  All Net Losses in excess of the limitations set forth in this Section 6.01.B shall be allocated to the General Partner.

C.    Recapture Income .  Any gain allocated to the Partners upon the sale or other taxable disposition of any Partnership asset shall, to the extent possible after taking into account other required allocations of gain pursuant to Exhibit C hereto, be characterized as Recapture Income in the same proportions and to the same extent as such Partners have been allocated any deductions directly or indirectly giving rise to the treatment of such gains as Recapture Income.

D.    Special Allocations. With Respect to LTIP Units.  After giving effect to the special allocations set forth in Section 1 of Exhibit C hereto, and notwithstanding the provisions of Sections 6.01.A and 6.01.B above, but subject to the prior allocation of income and gain under clauses 6.01.A(i) and (ii) above, any Liquidating Gains shall first be allocated to the holders of LTIP Units until the Economic Capital Account Balances of such holders, to the extent attributable to their ownership of LTIP Units, are equal to (i) the Class A Unit Economic Balance, multiplied by (ii) the number of their LTIP Units; provided that no such Liquidating Gains will be allocated with respect to any particular LTIP Unit unless and to the extent that such Liquidating Gains, when aggregated with other Liquidating Gains realized since the issuance of such LTIP Unit, exceed Liquidating Losses realized since the issuance of such LTIP Unit.  After giving effect to the special allocations set forth in Section 1 of Exhibit C hereto, and notwithstanding the provisions of Sections 6.01.A and 6.01.B above, in the event that, due to distributions with respect to Class A Units in which the LTIP Units do not participate or otherwise, the Economic Capital Account Balance of any present or former holder of LTIP Units, to the extent attributable to the holder’s ownership of LTIP Units, exceeds the target balance specified above, then

 

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Liquidating Losses shall be allocated to such holder to the extent necessary to reduce or eliminate the disparity.  In the event that Liquidating Gains or Liquidating Losses are allocated under this Section 6.01.D, Net Income allocable under clause 6.01.A(iii) and any Net Losses shall be recomputed without regard to the Liquidating Gains or Liquidating Losses so allocated.  For this purpose, “Liquidating Gains” means any net capital gain realized in connection with the actual or hypothetical sale of all or substantially all of the assets of the Partnership, including but not limited to net capital gain realized in connection with an adjustment to the Carrying Value of Partnership assets under Section 1.D of Exhibit B to this Agreement.  Similarly, “Liquidating Losses” means any net capital loss realized in connection with any such event.  The “Economic Capital Account Balances” of the holders of LTIP Units will be equal to their Capital Account balances, plus the amount of their shares of any Partner Minimum Gain or Partnership Minimum Gain, in either case to the extent attributable to their ownership of LTIP Units.  Similarly, the “Class A Unit Economic Balance” shall mean (i) the Capital Account balance of the General Partner, plus the amount of the General Partner’s share of any Partner Minimum Gain or Partnership Minimum Gain, in either case to the extent attributable to the General Partner’s ownership of Class A Units and computed on a hypothetical basis after taking into account all allocations through the date on which any allocation is made under this Section 6.01.D, divided by (ii) the number of the General Partner’s Class A Units.  Any such allocations shall be made among the holders of LTIP Units in proportion to the amounts required to be allocated to each under this Section 6.01.D.  The parties agree that the intent of this Section 6.01.D is to make the Capital Account balance associated with each LTIP Unit economically equivalent to the Capital Account balance associated with the General Partner’s Class A Units (on a per-unit basis), but only if the Partnership has recognized cumulative net gains with respect to its assets since the issuance of the relevant LTIP Unit.

 

Section 6.02.          Revisions to Allocations to Reflect Issuance of Additional Partnership Interests

In the event that the Partnership issues additional Partnership Interests to the General Partner or any Additional Limited Partner pursuant to Article IV hereof, the General Partner shall make such revisions to this Article VI and Exhibit A as it deems necessary to reflect the terms of the issuance of such additional Partnership Interests, including making preferential allocations to classes of Partnership Interests that are entitled thereto.  Such revisions shall not require the consent or approval of any other Partner.

ARTICLE VII

MANAGEMENT AND OPERATIONS OF BUSINESS

Section 7.01.          Management

A.    Powers of General Partner .  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, and no Limited Partner shall 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 with or without cause; provided , however , that if the Shares (or comparable equity securities)of the General Partner Entity are not Publicly Traded, the General Partner maybe removed with cause with the Consent of the Limited Partners.  In addition to the powers now or hereafter granted 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, subject to Sections 7.06 and 7.11 below, shall have full power and authority to do all things deemed necessary or desirable by

 

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it to conduct the business of the Partnership, to exercise all powers set forth in Section 3.02 hereof and to effectuate the purposes set forth in Section 3.01 hereof, including, without limitation:

(1)           the making of any expenditures, the lending or borrowing of money or will permit the General Partner Entity (as long as the General Partner Entity 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 the General Partner Entity to maintain REIT status, the assumption or guarantee of, or other contracting for, indebtedness and other liabilities, the issuance of evidences of indebtedness (including the securing of same by mortgage, deed of trust or other lien or encumbrance on the Partnership’s assets) and the incurring of any obligations the General Partner deems necessary for the conduct of the activities of the Partnership;

(2)           the making of tax, regulatory and other filings, or rendering of periodic or other reports to governmental or other agencies having jurisdiction over the business or assets of the Partnership;

(3)           the acquisition, disposition, mortgage, pledge, encumbrance, hypothecation or exchange of any or all of the assets of the Partnership (including the exercise or grant of any conversion, option, privilege or subscription right or other right available in connection with any assets at any time held by the Partnership) or the merger or other combination of the Partnership with or into another entity, on such terms as the General Partner deems proper;

(4)           the use of the assets of the Partnership (including, without limitation, cash on hand) for any purpose consistent with the terms of this Agreement and on any terms it sees fit, including, without limitation, the financing of the conduct of the operations of the Partnership or any of the Partnership’s Subsidiaries, the lending of funds to other Persons (including, without limitation, the Partnership’s Subsidiaries) and the repayment of obligations of the Partnership and its Subsidiaries and any other Person in which the Partnership has an equity investment and the making of capital contributions to its Subsidiaries;

(5)           the negotiation, execution, delivery 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, including contracting with contractors, developers, consultants, accountants, legal counsel, other professional advisors, and other agents and the payment of their expenses and compensation out of the Partnership’s assets;

 

(6)           the mortgage, pledge, encumbrance or hypothecation of any assets of the Partnership, and the use of the assets of the Partnership (including, without limitation, cash on hand) for any purpose consistent with the terms of this Agreement and on any terms it sees fit, including, without limitation, the financing of the conduct or the operations of the General Partners or the Partnership, the lending of funds to other Persons (including, without limitation, any Subsidiaries of the Partnership) and the repayment of obligations of the Partnership, any of its Subsidiaries and any other Person in which it has an equity investment;

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

(8)           the holding, managing, investing and reinvesting of cash and other assets of the Partnership;

 

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(9)           the collection and receipt of revenues and income of the Partnership;

(10)         the selection, designation of powers, authority and duties and dismissal of employees of the Partnership (including, without limitation, employees having titles such as “president,” “vice president,” “secretary” and “treasurer”) and agents, outside attorneys, accountants, consultants and contractors of the Partnership, and the determination of their compensation and other terms of employment or hiring;

(11)         the maintenance of such insurance for the benefit of the Partnership and the Partners as it deems necessary or appropriate;

(12)         the formation of, or acquisition of an interest (including non-voting interests in entities controlled by Affiliates of the Partnership or third parties) in, and the contribution of property to, any further limited or general partnerships, joint ventures, limited liability companies or other relationships that it deems desirable (including, without limitation, the acquisition of interests in, and the contributions of funds or property, or the making of loans, to its Subsidiaries and any other Person in which it has an equity investment from time to time or the incurrence of indebtedness on behalf of such Persons or the guarantee of obligations of such Persons); provided that, as long as the General Partner has determined to qualify as a REIT, the Partnership may not engage in any such formation, acquisition or contribution that would cause the General Partner to fail to qualify as a REIT);

(13)         the control of any matters affecting the rights and obligations of the Partnership, including the settlement, compromise, submission to arbitration or any other form of dispute resolution or abandonment of any claim, cause of action, liability, debt or damages due or owing to or from the Partnership, the commencement or defense of suits, legal proceedings, administrative proceedings, arbitrations or other forms of dispute resolution, the representation of the Partnership in all suits or legal proceedings, administrative proceedings, arbitrations or other forms of dispute resolution, the incurring of legal expense and the indemnification of any Person against liabilities and contingencies to the extent permitted by law;

(14)         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;

(15)         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 assets or investment held by the Partnership;

(16)         the exercise of any of the powers of the General Partner enumerated in this Agreement on behalf of or in connection with any Subsidiary of the Partnership or any other Person in which the Partnership has a direct or indirect interest, individually or jointly with any such Subsidiary or other Person;

(17)         the exercise of any of the powers of the General Partner enumerated in this Agreement on behalf of any Person in which the Partnership does not have any interest pursuant to contractual or other arrangements with such Person;

(18)         the making, executing and delivering 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 other legal instruments or agreements in writing

 

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necessary or appropriate in the judgment of the General Partner for the accomplishment of any of the powers of the General Partner under this Agreement;

(19)         the distribution of cash to acquire Partnership Units held by a Limited Partner in connection with a Limited Partner’s exercise of its Redemption Right under Section 8.06 hereof; and

(20)         the amendment and restatement of Exhibit A hereto to reflect accurately at all times the Capital Contributions and Percentage Interests of the Partners as the same are adjusted from time to time to the extent necessary to reflect redemptions, Capital Contributions, the issuance of Partnership Units, the admission of any Additional Limited Partner or any Substituted Limited Partner or otherwise, which amendment and restatement, notwithstanding anything in this Agreement to the contrary, shall not be deemed an amendment of this Agreement, as long as the matter or event being reflected in Exhibit A hereto otherwise is authorized by this Agreement.

B.    No Approval by Limited Partners .  Except as provided in Section 7.11 below, each of the Limited Partners agrees that the General Partner is authorized to execute, deliver and perform the above-mentioned agreements and transactions on behalf of the Partnership without any further act, approval or vote of the Partners, notwithstanding any other provision of this Agreement, the Act or any applicable law, rule or regulation, to the full extent permitted under the Act or other applicable law.  The execution, delivery or performance by the General Partner or the Partnership of any agreement authorized or permitted under this Agreement shall not constitute a breach by the General Partner of any duty that the General Partner may owe the Partnership or the Limited Partners or any other Persons under this Agreement or of any duty stated or implied by law or equity.

C.    Insurance .  At all times from and after the date hereof, the General Partner may cause the Partnership to obtain and maintain (i) casualty, liability and other insurance on the properties of the Partnership, (ii)liability insurance for the Indemnitees hereunder and (iii) such other insurance as the General Partner, in its sole and absolute discretion, determines to be necessary.

D.    Working Capital and Other Reserves .  At all times from and after the date hereof, the General Partner may cause the Partnership to establish and maintain working capital reserves in such amounts as the General Partner, in its sole and absolute discretion, deems appropriate and reasonable from time to time, including upon liquidation of the Partnership pursuant to Section 13.02 hereof.

E.     No Obligations to Consider Tax Consequences of Limited Partners .

In exercising its authority under this Agreement, the General Partner may, but shall be under no obligation to, take into account the tax consequences to any Partner (including the General Partner) of any action taken (or not taken) by it.  The General Partner and the Partnership shall not have liability to a Limited Partner for monetary damages or otherwise for losses sustained, liabilities incurred or benefits not derived by such Limited Partner in connection with such decisions, provided that the General Partner has acted in good faith and pursuant to its authority under this Agreement.

Section 7.02.          Certificate of Limited Partnership

The General Partner has previously filed the Certificate with the Secretary of State of Delaware.  To the extent that such action is determined by the General Partner to be reasonable and necessary or appropriate, the General Partner shall file amendments to and restatements of the Certificate and do all the things to maintain the Partnership as a limited partnership (or a partnership in which the limited partners have limited liability) under the laws of the State of Delaware and each other state, the District of

 

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Columbia or other jurisdiction in which the Partnership may elect to do business or own property.  Subject to the terms of Section 8.05.A(4) hereof, the General Partner shall not be required, before or after filing, to deliver or mail a copy of the Certificate or any amendment thereto to any Limited Partner.  The General Partner shall use all reasonable efforts to cause to be filed such other certificates or documents as may be reasonable and necessary or appropriate for the formation, continuation, qualification and operation of a limited partnership (or a partnership in which the limited partners have limited liability) in the State of Delaware and any other state, the District of Columbia or other jurisdiction in which the Partnership may elect to do business or own property.

Section 7.03.          Title to Partnership Assets

Title to Partnership assets, whether real, personal or mixed and whether tangible or intangible, shall be deemed to be owned by the Partnership as an entity, and no Partners, individually or collectively, shall have any ownership interest in such Partnership assets or any portion thereof.  Title to any or all of the Partnership assets may be held in the name of the Partnership, the General Partner or one or more nominees, as the General Partner may determine, including Affiliates of the General Partner.  The General Partner hereby declares and warrants that any Partnership assets for which legal title is held in the name of the General Partner or any nominee or Affiliate of the General Partner shall be held by the General Partner for the use and benefit of the Partnership in accordance with the provisions of this Agreement; provided , however , that the General Partner shall use its best efforts to cause beneficial and record title to such assets to be vested in the Partnership as soon as reasonably practicable.  All Partnership assets shall be recorded as the property of the Partnership in its books and records, irrespective of the name in which legal title to such Partnership assets is held.

Section 7.04.          Reimbursement of the General Partner

A.    No Compensation .  Except as provided in this Section 7.04 and elsewhere in this Agreement (including the provisions of Articles V and VI hereof regarding distributions, payments and allocations to which it may be entitled), the General Partner shall not be compensated for its services as general partner of the Partnership.

B.    Responsibility for Partnership Expenses .  The Partnership shall be responsible for and shall pay all expenses relating to the Partnership’s organization, the ownership of its assets and its operations.  The General Partner shall be reimbursed on a monthly basis, or such other basis as the General Partner may determine in its sole and absolute discretion, for all expenses it incurs relating to the ownership and operation of, or for the benefit of, the Partnership (including, without limitation, expenses related to the management and administration of any Subsidiaries of the General Partner or the Partnership or Affiliates of the Partnership such as auditing expenses and filing fees); provided that, the amount of any such reimbursement shall be reduced by (i) any interest earned by the General Partner with respect to bank accounts or other instruments or accounts held by it as permitted in Section 7.05.A below and (ii) any amount derived by the General Partner from any investments permitted in Section 7.05.A below; and, provided further , that the General Partner shall not be reimbursed for (i) income tax liabilities or (ii) filing or similar fees in connection with maintaining the General Partner’s continued corporate existence that are incurred by the General Partner.  The General Partner shall determine in good faith the amount of expenses incurred by it related to the ownership and operation of, or for the benefit of, the Partnership.  In the event that certain expenses are incurred for the benefit of the Partnership and other entities (including the General Partner), such expenses will be allocated to the Partnership and such other entities in such a manner as the General Partner in its sole and absolute discretion deems fair and reasonable.  Such reimbursements shall be in addition to any reimbursement to the General Partner pursuant to Section 10.03.C hereof and as a result of indemnification pursuant to Section 7.07 below.  All payments and

 

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reimbursements hereunder shall be characterized for federal income tax purposes as expenses of the Partnership incurred on its behalf, and not as expenses of the General Partner.

C.    Partnership and Other Interests Issuance and Repurchase Expenses .  The General Partner shall also be reimbursed for all expenses it incurs relating to any issuance or repurchase of additional Partnership Interests, Shares, Debt of the Partnership or the General Partner or rights, options, warrants or convertible or exchangeable securities pursuant to Article IV hereof (including, without limitation, all costs, expenses, damages and other payments resulting from or arising in connection with litigation related to any of the foregoing), all of which expenses are considered by the Partners to constitute expenses of, and for the benefit of, the Partnership.

D.    Reimbursement not a Distribution .  If and to the extent any reimbursement made pursuant to this Section 7.04 is determined for federal income tax purposes not to constitute a payment of expenses of the Partnership, the amount so determined shall be treated as a distribution to the General Partner and there shall be a corresponding special allocation of gross income to the General Partner, for purposes of computing the Partners’ Capital Accounts.

Section 7.05.          Outside Activities of the General Partner

A.    General .  Notwithstanding anything in this Agreement to the contrary, it is expressly understood and agreed that the General Partner may, if it determines such action to be in the best interests of the REIT or the Partnership, elect to cause some or all of the assets of the Partnership (including cash expected to be utilized to purchase assets that will be so held) to be distributed to and held directly by the General Partner (the “Specially Distributed Assets”).  Concurrently with any such distribution, the General Partner shall (i) amend Section 5.01 of this Agreement so as to provide that, from and after the date of such distribution, each Partner other than the General Partner will receive the same distributions that it would have received had the Specially Distributed Assets been held by the Partnership rather than directly by the General Partner (and a corresponding adjustment shall be made to the distributions to be made to the General Partner); and (ii) make such further amendments to this Agreement (including, without limitation, to the income and loss allocation provisions of Section 6.01 hereof) as may be necessary or appropriate to effect the intention of the parties that the Partners be placed, as nearly as possible, in the same position they would have been in had such Specially Distributed Assets been held by the Partnership rather than directly by the General Partner; provided , however , that the General Partner shall in no event be required to make contributions to the Partnership to fund distributions to the other Partners.

B.    Repurchase of Shares .  In the event the General Partner exercises its rights under the Articles of Incorporation to purchase Shares or otherwise elects to purchase from its stockholders Shares in connection with a stock repurchase or similar program or for the purpose of delivering such shares to satisfy an obligation under any dividend reinvestment or stock purchase program adopted by the General Partner, any employee stock purchase plan adopted by the General Partner or any similar obligation or arrangement undertaken by the General Partner in the future, then the General Partner shall cause the Partnership to purchase from the General Partner that number of Partnership Units of the appropriate class equal to the product obtained by multiplying the number of Shares purchased by the General Partner times a fraction, the numerator of which is one and the denominator of which is the Conversion Factor, on the same terms and for the same aggregate price that the General Partner purchased such Shares.

C.    Forfeiture of Shares .  In the event the Partnership or the General Partner acquires Shares as a result of the forfeiture of such Shares under a restricted or similar share plan, then the General Partner shall cause the Partnership to cancel that number of Partnership Units of the appropriate class equal to the

 

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number of Shares so acquired divided by the Conversion Factor, and, if the Partnership acquired such Shares, it shall transfer such Shares to the General Partner for cancellation.

D.    Issuances of Shares .  After the Effective Date, the General Partner shall not grant, award, or issue any additional Shares (other than Shares issued pursuant to Section 8.06 hereof or pursuant to a dividend or distribution (including any stock split) of Shares to all of its stockholders),other equity securities of the General Partner or New Securities unless (i) the General Partner shall cause, pursuant to Section 4.02.A hereof, the Partnership to issue to the General Partner Partnership Interests or rights, options, warrants or securities of the Partnership having designations, preferences and other rights, all such that the economic interests are substantially the same as those of such additional Shares, other equity securities or New Securities, as the case may be, and (ii) the General Partner transfers to the Partnership, as an additional Capital Contribution, the proceeds from the grant, award, or issuance of such additional Shares, other equity securities or New Securities, as the case may be, or from the exercise of rights contained in such additional Shares, other equity securities or New Securities, as the case may be.  Without limiting the foregoing, the General Partner is expressly authorized to issue additional Shares, other equity securities or New Securities, as the case maybe, for less than fair market value, and the General Partner is expressly authorized, pursuant to Section 4.02.A hereof, to cause the Partnership to issue to the General Partner corresponding Partnership Interests, as long as (a) the General Partner concludes in good faith that such issuance is in the interests of the General Partner and the Partnership (for example, and not by way of limitation, the issuance of Shares and corresponding Partnership Units pursuant to a stock purchase plan providing for purchases of Shares, either by employees or stockholders, at a discount from fair market value or pursuant to employee stock options that have an exercise price that is less than the fair market value of the Shares, either at the time of issuance or at the time of exercise) and (b) the General Partner transfers all proceeds from any such issuance or exercise to the Partnership as an additional Capital Contribution.

E.     Stock Option Plan .  If at any time or from time to time, the General Partner sells Shares pursuant to any Stock Option Plan, the General Partner shall transfer the net proceeds of the sale of such Shares to the Partnership as an additional Capital Contribution in exchange for an amount of additional Partnership Units equal to the number of Shares so sold divided by the Conversion Factor.

F.    Funding Debt .  The General Partner may incur a Funding Debt, including, without limitation, a Funding Debt that is convertible into Shares or otherwise constitutes a class of New Securities, subject to the condition that the General Partner lends to the Partnership the net proceeds of such Funding Debt; provided , that the