Exhibit 10.4
SECOND AMENDED AND
RESTATED
AGREEMENT OF LIMITED
PARTNERSHIP
OF
THE LEXINGTON MASTER LIMITED
PARTNERSHIP
THIS SECOND AMENDED AND RESTATED
AGREEMENT OF LIMITED PARTNERSHIP, dated as of December 31, 2006, is
entered into by and among LEX GP-1 TRUST, a Delaware statutory
trust, as the general partner (the “ General Partner
”), and LEX LP-1 TRUST, a Delaware statutory trust (the
“Lexington Limited Partner”), and each of the other
persons and entities currently reflected on the books and records
of the Partnership as a Limited Partner in the Partnership,
together with any other Persons who become Partners in the
Partnership as provided herein (the “ Limited Partners
”).
WHEREAS, the Partnership was formed
under the name “The Newkirk Master Limited Partnership”
on October 11, 2001, and, on October 23, 2001, the Partnership
adopted an Agreement of Limited Partnership, which agreement was
amended and restated by that certain Amended and Restated Agreement
of Limited Partnership, dated November 7, 2005 (the “Prior
Agreement”);
WHEREAS, on July 23, 2006, Newkirk
Realty Trust, Inc., a Maryland corporation (“ NKT
”), the general partner of the Partnership, was merged with
and into Lexington Corporate Properties Trust, a Maryland real
estate investment trust (the “Merger”) and Lexington
Corporate Properties Trust was renamed Lexington Realty Trust
(“ LXP ”);
WHEREAS, in connection with the
Merger, the Partnership has effected a reverse split pursuant to
which each unit of limited partnership interest in the Partnership
has been converted into .80 units of limited partnership interest
in the Partnership (the “Unit Split”);
WHEREAS, in accordance with the
terms of the Prior Agreement, effective as of the date hereof, the
then general partner of the Partnership and a Majority-in-Interest
of the Limited Partners consented to (i) the Unit Split and (ii)
the amendment and restatement of the Prior Agreement as provided
for herein, effective as of the date hereof; and
WHEREAS, immediately following the
consummation of the Merger, LXP, as the surviving entity in the
Merger, contributed all of its rights and obligations as the sole
general partner of the Partnership to the General Partner and
15,994,701 units of limited partnership interest in the Partnership
to the Lexington Limited Partner, both of which entities are wholly
owned by LXP.
NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of
the mutual covenants set forth herein, and for other good and
valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which are
hereby acknowledged, the General Partner hereby amends and restates
the Prior Agreement in its entirety as follows:
ARTICLE 1
DEFINED TERMS
The following definitions shall for
all purposes be applied to the following terms used in this
Agreement.
“ Act ” means the
Delaware Revised Uniform Limited Partnership Act, as it may be
amended from time to time.
“ Actions ” has
the meaning set forth in Section 7.5.A hereof.
“ Additional Limited
Partners ” means a Person who is admitted to the
Partnership pursuant to Section 4.2.A.
“ Adjusted Capital
Account ” means the Capital Account maintained for each
Partner as of the end of each Partnership Year (i) increased by any
amounts which such Partner is obligated to restore pursuant to any
provision of this Agreement or is deemed to be obligated to restore
pursuant to the penultimate sentences of Regulations Sections
1.704-2(g)(1) and 1.704-2(i)(5) and (ii) decreased by the items
described in Regulations Sections 1.704-1(b)(2)(ii)(d)(4),
1.704-1(b)(2)(ii)(d)(5), and 1.704-1(b)(2)(ii)(d)(6). The foregoing
definition of Adjusted Capital Account is intended to comply with
the provisions of Regulations Section 1.704-1(b)(2)(ii)(d) and
shall be interpreted consistently therewith.
“ Adjusted Capital Account
Deficit ” means, with respect to any Partner, the deficit
balance, if any, in such Partner’s Adjusted Capital Account
as of the end of the relevant Partnership Year.
“ Adjusted Property
” means any property the Carrying Value of which has been
adjusted pursuant to Exhibit A hereof. Once an Adjusted
Property is deemed distributed by, and re-contributed to, the
Partnership for federal income tax purposes upon a termination
thereof pursuant to Section 708 of the Code, such property shall
thereafter constitute a Contributed Property until the Carrying
Value of such property is further adjusted pursuant to Exhibit
A hereof.
“ Affiliate ”
means, with respect to any Person, any Person directly or
indirectly controlling, controlled by or under common control with
such Person.
“ Agreed Value ”
means (i) the 704(c) Value of such property or other consideration
in the case of any Contributed Property as of the time of its
contribution to the Partnership, reduced by any liabilities either
assumed by the Partnership upon such contribution or to which such
property is subject when contributed, and (ii) in the case of any
property distributed to a Partner by the Partnership, the
Partnership’s Carrying Value of such property at the time
such Property is distributed, reduced by any indebtedness either
assumed by such Partner upon such distribution or to which such
property is subject at the time of distribution under Section 752
of the Code and the Regulations thereunder.
“ Agreement ”
means this Second Amended and Restated Agreement of Limited
Partnership, as it may be amended, supplemented or restated from
time to time.
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“ Applicable Percentage
” has the meaning set forth in Section 8.4.C.
“ Assignee ”
means a Person to whom one or more Partnership Units held by a
Limited Partner have been transferred in a manner permitted under
this Agreement, but who has not become a Substituted Additional
Limited Partner and who has the rights set forth in Section
11.5.
“ Book-Tax Disparities
” means, with respect to any item of Contributed Property or
Adjusted Property, as of the date of any determination, the
difference between the Carrying Value of such Contributed Property
or Adjusted Property and the adjusted basis thereof for federal
income tax purposes as of such date. A Partner’s share of the
Partnership’s Book-Tax Disparities in all of its Contributed
Property and Adjusted Property will be reflected by the difference
between such Partner’s Capital Account balance as maintained
pursuant to Exhibit A and the hypothetical balance of such
Partner’s Capital Account computed as if it had been
maintained strictly in accordance with federal income tax
accounting principles.
“ Business Day ”
means any day except a Saturday, Sunday or other day on which
commercial banks in New York, New York are authorized or required
by law to close.
“ Capital Account
” means the Capital Account maintained for a Partner pursuant
to Exhibit A hereof.
“ Capital Contributions
” means, with respect to any Partner, any cash, cash
equivalents or the Agreed Value of Contributed Property which such
Partner contributes or is deemed to contribute to the Partnership
pursuant to Section 4.1 or 4.2 hereof.
“ Capital Event ”
means the sale, refinancing or other disposition of a Partnership
asset outside the ordinary course of the Partnership’s
business.
“ Carrying Value
” means (i) with respect to a Contributed Property or
Adjusted Property, the 704(c) Value of such property reduced (but
not below zero) by all Depreciation with respect to such property
charged to the Partners’ Capital Accounts and (ii) with
respect to any other Partnership property, the adjusted basis of
such property for federal income tax purposes, all as of the time
of determination. The Carrying Value of any property shall be
adjusted from time to time in accordance with Exhibit A
hereof, and to reflect changes, additions or other adjustments to
the Carrying Value for dispositions and acquisitions of Partnership
properties, as deemed appropriate by the General
Partner.
“ Cash Redemption
Amount ” means an amount equal to the product of (i) the
number of Partnership Units offered for redemption by the Redeeming
Partner, multiplied by (ii)(a) the average Daily Market Price of
the REIT Shares for the twenty (20) Business Days preceding the
Specified Redemption Date multiplied by (b) the Redemption
Factor.
“ Certificate ”
means the Certificate of Limited Partnership relating to the
Partnership filed in the office of the Delaware Secretary of State,
as amended from time to time in accordance with the terms hereof
and the Act.
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“ Class A Partnership
Common Unit " shall mean such Partnership Units designated on
the books and records of the Partnership as “Class A
Partnership Common Units”.
“ Code ” means
the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended and in effect from
time to time, as interpreted by the applicable regulations
thereunder. Any reference herein to a specific section or sections
of the Code shall be deemed to include a reference to any
corresponding provision of future law.
“ Common Unit ”
means a fractional, undivided share of the Partnership Interests of
all Partners issued pursuant to Sections 4.1 and 4.2 including,
without limitation, the Class A Partnership Common Units and the
Special Voting Partnership Units .
“ Contributed Property
” means each property or other asset, in such form as may be
permitted by the Act, but excluding cash, contributed or deemed
contributed to the Partnership (or deemed contributed to the
Partnership on termination and reconstitution thereof pursuant to
Section 708 of the Code). Once the Carrying Value of a Contributed
Property is adjusted pursuant to Exhibit A hereof, such
property shall no longer constitute a Contributed Property for
purposes of Exhibit A hereof, but shall be deemed an
Adjusted Property for such purposes.
“ Contribution Interest
Amount ” means the number of Common Units calculated as
follows: (i) if the contributed asset is an interest in an Other
Partnership the product of (a) the number of REIT Shares such
contributed interest would be redeemed for under the terms of the
applicable Other Partnership’s partnership agreement assuming
the interests in the Other Partnership held by the contributing
entity had the right to be redeemed and the redemption price could
be satisfied by the delivery of REIT Shares on the same basis as
similar interests in the Other Partnership held by partners not
affiliated with LXP and (b) a fraction, the numerator of which is
the Other Partnership Redemption Factor and the denominator of
which is the Redemption Factor, and (ii) with respect to any other
contributed assets, (x) the Agreed Value of such contributed asset
divided by the average Daily Market Price of the REIT Shares for
the twenty (20) Business Days preceding the Contribution Date,
divided by (y) the Redemption Factor.
“ Contributions ”
means the contribution by LXP of 100% of its economic interests in
each of Lepercq Corporate Income Fund, L.P., Lepercq Corporate
Income Fund II, L.P., and Net 3 Acquisition L.P.
“ Cut-Off Date ”
means the fifth (5th) Business Day after the General
Partner’s receipt of a Notice of Redemption.
“ Daily Market Price
” means the price of REIT Shares on the relevant date,
determined (a) on the basis of the last reported trading price of
REIT Shares as reported on the New York Stock Exchange (the “
NYSE ”), or if the REIT Shares are not then listed on
the NYSE, as reported on such national securities exchange upon
which the REIT Shares are listed, or (b) if there is no reported
sale or trade on the day in question, on the basis of the average
of the closing bid and asked quotations regular way so reported, or
(c) if REIT Shares are not listed on the NYSE or on any national
securities exchange, on the basis of the high bid and low
asked
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quotations regular way on the day in
question in the over-the-counter market as reported by the National
Association of Securities Dealers Automated Quotation System, or,
if not so quoted, as reported by the National Quotation Bureau,
Incorporated, or a similar organization.
“ Declaration of Trust
” means the Declaration of Trust of LXP, as amended or
restated from time to time.
“ Depreciation ”
means, for each fiscal year, an amount equal to the federal income
tax depreciation, amortization, or other cost recovery deduction
allowable with respect to an asset for such year, except that if
the Carrying Value of an asset differs from its adjusted basis for
federal income tax purposes at the beginning of such year or other
period, Depreciation shall be an amount which bears the same ratio
to such beginning Carrying Value as the federal income tax
depreciation, amortization, or other cost recovery deduction for
such year bears to such beginning adjusted tax basis; provided,
however, that if the federal income tax depreciation, amortization,
or other cost recovery deduction for such year is zero,
Depreciation shall be determined with reference to such beginning
Carrying Value using any reasonable method selected by the General
Partner.
“ Exchange Act ”
means the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and the
rules and regulations promulgated thereunder.
“ General Partner
” means LEX GP 1 Trust, a Delaware statutory trust, in its
capacity as general partner, or its successors as general partner
of the Partnership.
“ General Partner
Interest ” means a Partnership Interest held by the
General Partner that is a general partner interest. A General
Partner Interest shall be expressed as a number of Partnership
Units.
“ Immediate Family
” means, with respect to any natural Person, such natural
Person’s spouse and such natural Person’s natural or
adoptive parents, descendants, nephews, nieces, brothers, and
sisters.
“ Incapacity ” or
“ Incapacitated ” means (i) as to any individual
Partner, death, total physical disability or entry by a court of
competent jurisdiction adjudicating him incompetent to manage his
Person or his estate; (ii) as to any corporation which is a
Partner, the filing of a certificate of dissolution, or its
equivalent, for the corporation or the revocation of its charter;
(iii) as to any partnership which is a Partner, the dissolution and
commencement of winding up of the partnership; (iv) as to any
estate which is a Partner, the distribution by the fiduciary of the
estate’s entire interest in the Partnership; (v) as to any
trustee of a trust which is a Partner, the termination of the trust
(but not the substitution of a new trustee); or (vi) as to any
Partner, the bankruptcy of such Partner. For purposes of this
definition, bankruptcy of a Partner shall be deemed to have
occurred when (a) the Partner commences a voluntary proceeding
seeking liquidation, reorganization or other relief under any
bankruptcy, insolvency or other similar law now or hereafter in
effect, (b) the Partner is adjudged as bankrupt or insolvent, or a
final and nonappealable order for relief under any Bankruptcy,
insolvency or similar law now or hereafter in effect has been
entered against the Partner, (c) the Partner executes and delivers
a general assignment for the benefit of the Partner’s
creditors, (d) the Partner files an answer or other
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pleading admitting or failing to
contest the material allegations of a petition filed against the
Partner in any proceeding of the nature described in clause (b)
above, (e) the Partner seeks, consents to or acquiesces in the
appointment of a trustee, receiver or liquidator for the Partner or
for all or any substantial part of the Partner’s properties,
(f) any proceeding seeking liquidation, reorganization or other
relief of or against such Partner under any bankruptcy, insolvency
or other similar law now or hereafter in effect has not been
dismissed within one hundred twenty (120) days after the
commencement thereof, (g) the appointment without the
Partner’s consent or acquiescence of a trustee, receiver or
liquidator for the assets of the Partner which such appointment has
not been vacated or stayed within ninety (90) days of such
appointment, or (h) an appointment referred to in clause (g) is not
vacated within ninety (90) days after the expiration of any such
stay.
“ Indemnitee ”
means (i) any Person made a party to a proceeding by reason of its
status as (a) the General Partner, or (b) a director of the General
Partner or an officer or employee of the Partnership, the General
Partner or LXP and (ii) such other Persons (including Affiliates of
the General Partner, LXP or the Partnership) as the General Partner
may designate from time to time (whether before or after the event
giving rise to potential liability), in its sole and absolute
discretion.
“ Initial Redemption
Date ” means, unless otherwise indicated in the
applicable partnership unit designation, November 7, 2006;
provided, however, the “Initial Redemption Date” for
the Class A Partnership Common Units shall be November 1,
2007.
“ IRS ” means the
Internal Revenue Service, which administers the internal revenue
laws of the United States.
“ Limited Partner
Interest ” means a Partnership Interest held by a Limited
Partner in the Partnership that is a limited partner interest. A
Limited Partner Interest shall be expressed as a number of
Partnership Units.
“ Limited Partners
” means any Person reflected as a Limited Partner on the
books and records of the Partnership, or any Substituted Limited
Partner or Additional Limited Partner, in such Person’s
capacity as a Limited Partner in the Partnership.
“ Liquidating Event
” has the meaning set forth in Section 13.1.
“ Liquidator ”
has the meaning set forth in Section 13.2.
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“ LP Direction Votes ” has
the meaning set forth in Section 7.1.A(11).
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“ LXP ” means
Lexington Realty Trust, a Maryland statutory real estate investment
trust.
“ LXP LP ” means
a Person that is an Affiliate of LXP and which is a Limited Partner
including, without limitation, LXP LP 1 Trust, a Delaware statutory
trust.
“ Majority-in-Interest of
the Limited Partners ” means the vote of Limited Partners
holding a majority of the Partnership Units.
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“ Net Income ”
means, for any taxable period, the excess, if any, of the
Partnership’s items of income and gain for such taxable
period over the Partnership’s items of loss and deduction for
such taxable period. The items included in the calculation of Net
Income shall be determined in accordance with Exhibit A .
Once an item of income, gain, loss or deduction that has been
included in the initial computation of Net Income is subjected to
the special allocation rules in Exhibit B , Net Income or
the resulting Net Loss, whichever the case may be, shall be
recomputed without regard to such item.
“ Net Loss ”
means, for any taxable period, the excess, if any, of the
Partnership’s items of loss and deduction for such taxable
period over the Partnership’s items of income and gain for
such taxable period. The items included in the calculation of Net
Loss shall be determined in accordance with Exhibit A . Once
an item of income, gain, loss or deduction that has been included
in the initial computation of Net Loss is subjected to the special
allocation rules in Exhibit B , Net Loss or the resulting
Net Income, whichever the case may be, shall be recomputed without
regard to such item.
“ Nonrecourse Built-in
Gain ” means, with respect to any Contributed Properties
or Adjusted Properties that are subject to a mortgage or negative
pledge securing a Nonrecourse Liability, the amount of any taxable
gain that would be allocated to the Partners pursuant to Section
2.B of Exhibit B if such properties were disposed of in a
taxable transaction in full satisfaction of such liabilities and
for no other consideration.
“ Nonrecourse
Deductions ” has the meaning set forth in Regulations
Section 1.704-2(b)(1), and the amount of Nonrecourse Deductions for
a Partnership Year shall be determined in accordance with the rules
of Regulations Section 1.704-2(c).
“ Nonrecourse Liability
” has the meaning set forth in Regulations Section
1.752-1(a)(2).
“ Notice of Redemption
” means the Notice of Redemption substantially in the form of
Exhibit C to this Agreement.
“ Operating Cash Flow
” means, for any period, operating revenue from leases on
real property investments, partnership distributions with respect
to partnerships in which the Partnership has interests, and
interest on uninvested funds and other cash investment returns,
less operating expenses, capital expenditures and regularly
scheduled principal and interest payments (exclusive of balloon
payments due at maturity) on outstanding mortgage and other
indebtedness. The General Partner may, in its discretion, reduce
Operating Cash Flow for any period by an amount determined by the
General Partner to be necessary to fund reserves required by the
Partnership.
“ Other Partnerships
” means Lepercq Corporate Income Fund, L.P., Lepercq
Corporate Income Fund II, L.P., Net 3 Acquisition L.P., and such
other partnerships in which LXP or its subsidiary is the general
partner and which are commonly considered “UPREIT
partnerships” but shall not include joint ventures and
investment vehicles such as Lexington Acquiport Company, LLC
Lexington Acquiport Company II, LLC, Lexington/Lion Venture L.P.,
Triple Net Investment Company LLC, Lexington Columbia L.L.C., that
certain tenancy in
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common referred to as
“Oklahoma City” in LXP’s most recent Annual
Report on Form 10-K, LXP Olympe Investments S.àr.l. and
Lexington Strategic Asset Corp and joint ventures and investment
vehicles similar to the foregoing.
“ Other Partnership
Redemption Factor ” means the “Redemption
Factor” or other similar term in the applicable Other
Partnership’s partnership agreement which sets the number of
REIT Shares issuable upon redemption of a limited partnership
interest in such Other Partnership if the limited partnership
interest is being redeemed for REIT Shares.
“ Ownership Limit
” means the applicable restriction or restrictions on
ownership of shares of LXP imposed under the Declaration of
Trust.
“ Partner ” means
the General Partner or any Limited Partner, and “
Partners ” means, collectively, the General Partner
and the Limited Partners.
“ Partner Minimum Gain
” means an amount, with respect to each Partner Nonrecourse
Debt, equal to the Partnership Minimum Gain that would result if
such Partner Nonrecourse Debt were treated as a Nonrecourse
Liability, determined in accordance with Regulations Section
1.704-2(i)(3).
“ Partner Nonrecourse
Debt ” has the meaning set forth in Regulations Section
1.704-2(b)(4).
“ Partner Nonrecourse
Deductions ” has the meaning set forth in Regulations
Section 1.704-2(i)(2), and the amount of Partner Nonrecourse
Deductions with respect to a Partner Nonrecourse Debt for a
Partnership Year shall be determined in accordance with the rules
of Regulations Section 1.704-2(i)(2).
“ Partnership ”
shall have the meaning set forth in Section 2.3 of this
Agreement.
“ Partnership Interest
” means an ownership interest in the Partnership and includes
any and all benefits to which the holder of such a Partnership
Interest may be entitled as provided in this Agreement, together
with all obligations of such Person to comply with the terms and
provisions of this Agreement. A Partnership Interest shall be
expressed as a number of Partnership Units.
“ Partnership Minimum
Gain ” has the meaning set forth in Regulations Section
1.704-2(b)(2), and the amount of Partnership Minimum Gain, as well
as any net increase or decrease in Partnership Minimum Gain, for a
Partnership Year shall be determined in accordance with the rules
of Regulations Section 1.704-2(d).
“ Partnership Record
Date ” means the record date established by the General
Partner for the distribution of Operating Cash Flow pursuant to
Section 5.1 hereof, which record date shall be the same as the
record date established by LXP for a distribution to its
stockholders of some or all of such distribution.
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“ Partnership Unit
” means a fractional, undivided share of the Partnership
Interests of all Partners issued pursuant to Sections 4.1 and 4.2
including, without limitation, Common Units.
“ Partnership Year
” means the fiscal year of the Partnership, which shall be
the calendar year.
“ Percentage Interest
” means, as to a Partner, its interest in the Partnership as
determined by dividing the Partnership Units owned by such Partner
by the total number of Partnership Units then outstanding and as
specified on the books and records of the Partnership, as such may
be amended from time to time.
“ Person ” means
an individual or a corporation, partnership, trust, unincorporated
organization, association, limited liability company or other
entity.
“ Prior Agreement
” means the Amended and Restated Agreement of Limited
Partnership of the Partnership, dated as of November 7,
2005.
“ Qualified REIT
Subsidiary ” means a qualified REIT subsidiary of the
General Partner within the meaning of Code Section
856(i)(2).
“ Recapture Income
” means any gain recognized by the Partnership upon the
disposition of any property or asset of the Partnership, which gain
is characterized as ordinary income because it represents the
recapture of deductions previously taken with respect to such
property or asset.
“ Redeeming Partner
” has the meaning set forth in Section 8.4.
“ Redemption Amount
” means the Cash Redemption Amount or, if the General Partner
so elects pursuant to Section 8.4.A. hereof, the Share Redemption
Amount to be delivered by the Partnership to a Redeeming
Partner.
“ Redemption Factor
” means 1.0, provided that in the event that LXP (i) declares
or pays a dividend on its outstanding REIT Shares in REIT Shares or
makes a distribution to all holders of its outstanding REIT Shares
in REIT Shares, (ii) subdivides its outstanding REIT Shares, or
(iii) combines its outstanding REIT Shares into a smaller number of
REIT Shares, the Redemption Factor shall be adjusted by multiplying
the Redemption Factor in effect immediately before such event by a
fraction, the numerator of which shall be the number of REIT Shares
issued and outstanding on the record date for such dividend,
distribution, subdivision or combination (assuming for such
purposes that such dividend, distribution, subdivision or
combination has occurred as of such time), and the denominator of
which shall be the actual number of REIT Shares (determined without
the above assumption) issued and outstanding on the record date for
such dividend distribution, subdivision or combination. Any
adjustment to the Redemption Factor shall become effective
immediately after the effective date of such event retroactive to
the record date, if any, for such event.
“ Redemption Right
” has the meaning set forth in Section 8.4.A.
hereof.
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“ Regulations ”
means the Income Tax Regulations promulgated under the Code, as
such regulations may be amended from time to time (including
corresponding provisions of succeeding regulations).
“ REIT ” means a
real estate investment trust under Section 856 of the
Code.
“ REIT Requirements
” means the requirements for qualification as a REIT under
the Code and Regulations, including, without limitation, the
distribution requirements contained in Section 857(a) of the
Code.
“ REIT Share ”
shall mean a common share of LXP, $.0001 par value. A REIT Share
shall also mean an excess share of LXP, $.0001 par value, issued in
exchange or upon conversion of a common share of LXP under the
circumstances contemplated by the Declaration of Trust.
“ Residual Gain ”
or “ Residual Loss ” means any item of gain or
loss, as the case may be, of the Partnership recognized for federal
income tax purposes resulting from a sale, exchange or other
disposition of Contributed Property or Adjusted Property, to the
extent such item of gain or loss is not allocated pursuant to
Section 2.B.l(a) or 2.B.2(a) of Exhibit B to eliminate
Book-Tax Disparities.
“ Rights ” has
the meaning set forth in “ Share Redemption Amount
.”
“ 704(c) Value ”
of any Contributed Property means the fair market value of such
property or other consideration at the time of contribution as
determined by the General Partner using such reasonable method of
valuation as it may adopt; provided that the 704(c) Value of any
property deemed contributed to the Partnership for federal income
tax purposes upon termination and reconstitution thereof pursuant
to Section 708 of the Code shall be determined in accordance with
Exhibit A hereof. Subject to Exhibit A hereof, the
General Partner shall, in its sole and absolute discretion, use
such method as it deems reasonable and appropriate to allocate the
aggregate of the 704(c) Values of Contributed Properties in a
single or integrated transaction among the separate properties on a
basis proportional to their respective fair market
values.
“ SEC ” means the
Securities and Exchange Commission.
“ Securities Act
” means the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and the rules
and regulations promulgated thereunder.
“ Share Redemption
Amount ” means the number of REIT Shares equal to the
product of the number of Partnership Units offered for redemption
by a Redeeming Partner, multiplied by the Redemption Factor;
provided that in the event LXP issues to all holders of REIT Shares
rights, options, warrants or convertible or exchangeable securities
entitling the stockholders to subscribe for or purchase REIT
Shares, or any other securities or property (collectively, the
“ Rights ”) then the Share Redemption Amount
shall also include such rights that a holder of that number of REIT
Shares would be entitled to receive.
“ Specified Redemption
Date ” means the tenth (10th) Business Day after receipt
by the General Partner and LXP of a Notice of Redemption;
provided , however , that a Specified
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Redemption Date, as well as the
closing of a redemption or an acquisition of Tendered Units by LXP,
the General Partner or an LXP LP pursuant to Section 8.4.C
hereof on any Specified Redemption Date, may be deferred, in the
General Partner’s sole and absolute discretion, for such time
(but in any event not more than one hundred fifty (150) days
in the aggregate) as may reasonably be required to effect, as
applicable, (i) compliance with the Securities Act or other laws
(including, but not limited to, (a) state “blue
sky” or other securities laws and (b) the expiration or
termination of the applicable waiting period, if any, under the
Hart-Scott-Rodino Antitrust Improvements Act of 1976, as amended),
or (ii) satisfaction or waiver of other commercially
reasonable and customary closing conditions and requirements for a
transaction of such nature
“ Special Voting
Partnership Units ” means all Partnership Units that were
issued and outstanding on November 7, 2005 other than those
Partnership Units held by the General Partner or by an LXP
LP.
“ Special Voting Preferred
Holder ” means NKT Advisors LLC, a Delaware limited
liability company, or any other holder of the Special Voting
Preferred Stock.
“ Special Voting Preferred
Stock ” means the Special Voting Preferred Stock, par
value $.0001 per share, of LXP.
“ Special Voting Preferred
Direction Exclusions ” means the following two
permissible exclusions to the Voting Direction Provision: (1)
Vornado will not be granted LP Direction Votes with respect to the
election of members of LXP’s board of trustees at any time
when any affiliate of Vornado is serving or standing for election
as a member of the LXP’s board of trustees and (2) at all
other times, Vornado’s right to LP Direction Votes with
respect to the election of the LXP’s board of trustees will
be limited to the number of Special Voting Partnership Units that
Vornado then owns, not to exceed an amount of Special Voting
Partnership Units equal to 9.9% of the Common Shares, on a fully
diluted basis that assumes the acquisition by the General Partner
of all Common Units that are subject to the Redemption Right set
forth in Section 8.4.A in exchange for the Share Redemption Amount
(whether or not such Redemption Right is then
exercisable).
“ Subsequent Partner
” means a Person admitted to the Partnership as a Partner
after the date hereof through the sale or issuance by the
Partnership of additional Partnership Interests and not through the
transfer of existing Partnership Interests.
“ Subsidiary ”
means, with respect to any Person, any corporation, partnership or
other entity of which a majority of (i) the voting power of the
voting equity securities or (ii) the outstanding equity interests
is owned, directly or indirectly, by such Person.
“ Substituted Additional
Limited Partner ” means a Person who is admitted as an
Additional Limited Partner to the Partnership pursuant to Section
11.4.
“ Tenant List ”
has the meaning set forth in Section 3.3 hereof.
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“ Tendered Units ” has the
meaning set forth in Section 8.4.A hereof.
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“ Terminating Capital
Transaction ” means any sale or other disposition of all
or substantially all of the assets of the Partnership or a related
series of transactions that, taken together, result in the sale or
other disposition of all or substantially all of the assets of the
Partnership.
“ Unrealized Gain
” attributable to any item of Partnership property means, as
of any date of determination, the excess, if any, of (i) the fair
market value of such property (as determined under Exhibit A
hereof) as of such date, over (ii) the Carrying Value of such
property (prior to any adjustment to be made pursuant to Exhibit
A hereof) as of such date.
“ Unrealized Loss
” attributable to any item of Partnership property means, as
of any date of determination, the excess, if any, of (i) the
Carrying Value of such property (prior to any adjustment to be made
pursuant to Exhibit A hereof) as of such date, over (ii) the
fair market value of such property (as determined under Exhibit
A hereof) as of such date.
“ Vornado ” means
Vornado Realty Trust, a Maryland real estate investment trust, and
each of its Affiliates that are Limited Partners.
“ Voting Direction
Provision ” has the meaning set forth in Section
7.1.A(11) hereof.
ARTICLE 2
ORGANIZATIONAL MATTERS
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Section 2.1
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Organization .
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A. The
Partnership is a limited partnership formed pursuant to the
provisions of the Act and upon the terms and conditions set forth
in the Prior Agreement. The Partners hereby amend and restate the
Prior Agreement in its entirety as of the date hereof. Except as
expressly provided herein to the contrary, the rights and
obligations of the Partners and the administration and termination
of the Partnership shall be governed by the Act. The Partnership
Interest of each Partner shall be personal property for all
purposes.
The name of the Partnership is The
Lexington Master Limited Partnership. The Partnership’s
business may be conducted under any other name or names deemed
advisable by the General Partner, including the name of the General
Partner or any Affiliate thereof. The words “Limited
Partnership,” “L.P.,” “Ltd.” or
similar words or letters shall be included in the
Partnership’s name where necessary for the purposes of
complying with the laws of any jurisdiction that so requires. The
General Partner in its sole and absolute discretion may change the
name of the Partnership at any time.
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Section 2.3
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Registered Office and Agent
Principal Office .
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The address of the registered office
of the Partnership in the State of Delaware is located at 160
Greentree Drive, Suite 101, Dover, Delaware 19904, and the
registered agent for
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service of process on the
Partnership in the State of Delaware at such registered office is
National Registered Agents, Inc. The principal office of the
Partnership is located at One Penn Plaza, Suite 4015, New York, New
York 10119-4015, and may be changed to such other place as the
General Partner may from time to time designate. The Partnership
may maintain offices at such other place or places within or
outside the State of Delaware as the General Partner deems
advisable.
Pursuant to Section 17-217(d) of the
Act, the term of the Partnership commenced on October 11, 2001 and
shall continue until the Partnership is dissolved pursuant to the
provisions of Article 13 hereof or as otherwise provided by
law.
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Section 2.5
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Power of Attorney
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A. Each
Limited Partner hereby constitutes and appoints the General
Partner, any Liquidator, and authorized officers and
attorneys-in-fact of each, and each of those acting singly, in each
case with full power of substitution, as its true and lawful agent
and attorney-in-fact, with full power and authority in its name,
place and stead to:
(1) execute,
swear to, acknowledge, deliver, file and record in the appropriate
public offices (a) all certificates, documents and other
instruments (including, without limitation, this Agreement and the
Certificate and all amendments, supplements or restatements
thereof) that the General Partner or the Liquidator deems
appropriate or necessary to form, qualify or continue the existence
or qualification of the Partnership as a limited partnership(or a
partnership in which the Limited Partners have limited liability)
in the State of Delaware and in all other jurisdictions in which
the Partnership may or plans to conduct business or own property;
(b) all instruments that the General Partner deems appropriate or
necessary to reflect any amendment, change, modification or
restatement of this Agreement in accordance with its terms; (c) all
conveyances and other instruments or documents that the General
Partner or the Liquidator deems appropriate or necessary to reflect
the dissolution and liquidation of the Partnership pursuant to the
terms of this Agreement, including, without limitation, a
certificate of cancellation; (d) all instruments relating to the
admission, withdrawal, removal or substitution of any Partner
pursuant to, or other events described in, Article 11, Article 12
or Article 13 hereof or the Capital Contribution of any Partner;
and (e) all certificates, documents and other instruments relating
to the determination of the rights, preferences and privileges
relating to Partnership Interests; and
(2) execute,
swear to, acknowledge and file all ballots, consents, approvals,
waivers, certificates and other instruments appropriate or
necessary, in the sole and absolute discretion of the General
Partner or any Liquidator, to make, evidence, give, confirm or
ratify any vote, consent, approval, agreement or other action which
is made or given by the Partners hereunder or is consistent with
the terms of this Agreement or appropriate or necessary, in the
sole and absolute discretion of the General Partner or any
Liquidator, to effectuate the terms or intent of this
Agreement.
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Nothing contained herein shall be construed as
authorizing the General Partner or any Liquidator to amend this
Agreement except in accordance with Article 14 hereof or as may be
otherwise expressly provided for in this Agreement.
B. The
foregoing power of attorney is hereby declared to be irrevocable
and a power coupled with an interest, in recognition of the fact
that each of the Limited Partners and Assignees will be relying
upon the power of the General Partner and any Liquidator to act as
contemplated by this Agreement in any filing or other action by it
on behalf of the Partnership, and it shall survive and not be
affected by the subsequent Incapacity of any Limited Partner or
Assignee and the Transfer of all or any portion of such Limited
Partner’s or Assignee’s Partnership Units or
Partnership Interest and shall extend to such Limited
Partner’s or Assignee’s heirs, successors, assigns and
personal representatives. Each such Limited Partner or Assignee
hereby agrees to be bound by any representation made by the General
Partner or any Liquidator, acting in good faith pursuant to such
power of attorney; and each such Limited Partner or Assignee hereby
waives any and all defenses that may be available to contest,
negate or disaffirm the action of the General Partner or any
Liquidator, taken in good faith under such power of attorney. Each
Limited Partner or Assignee shall execute and deliver to the
General Partner or the Liquidator, within fifteen (15) days after
receipt of the General Partner’s or the Liquidator’s
request therefor, such further designation, powers of attorney and
other instruments as the General Partner or the Liquidator, as the
case may be, deems necessary to effectuate this Agreement and the
purposes of the Partnership.
ARTICLE 3
PURPOSE
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Section 3.1
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Purpose and Business .
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The purpose and nature of the
business to be conducted by the Partnership is (i) to conduct any
business that may be lawfully conducted by a limited partnership
organized pursuant to the Act; provided that such business
shall be limited to and conducted in such a manner as to permit LXP
at all times to be classified as a REIT, unless LXP ceases to
qualify as a REIT for reasons other than the conduct of the
business of the Partnership, (ii) to enter into any partnership,
joint venture or other similar arrangement to engage in any of the
foregoing or to own interests in any entity engaged in any of the
foregoing and (iii) to do anything necessary or incidental to the
foregoing. In connection with the foregoing, and without limiting
LXP’s right in its sole discretion to cease qualifying as a
REIT, the Partners acknowledge that LXP’s status as a REIT
inures to the benefit of all the Partners and not solely to
LXP.
The Partnership shall be empowered
to do any and all acts and things necessary, appropriate, proper,
advisable, incidental to or convenient for the furtherance and
accomplishment of the purposes and business described herein and
for the protection and benefit of the Partnership; provided
that the Partnership shall not take, or refrain from taking,
any action which, in the judgment of the General Partner, in its
sole and absolute discretion, (i) could adversely affect the
ability of LXP to continue to qualify as a REIT under the Code,
(ii) could subject LXP to any additional taxes under the Code or
(iii) could violate any law or regulation of
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any governmental body or agency
having jurisdiction over LXP or its securities, unless such action
(or inaction) shall have been specifically consented to by LXP in
writing.
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Section 3.3
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Representations and Warranties by
the Parties .
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Each Limited Partner and Substituted
Additional Limited Partner, as a condition to becoming a Limited
Partner or a Substituted Additional Limited Partner, respectively,
shall, by executing this Agreement or a counterpart thereof,
represent and warrant to each other Partner that (i) the
consummation of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement to
be performed by such Partner will not result in a breach or
violation of, or a default under, any material agreement by which
such Partner or any of such Partner’s property is bound, or
any statute, regulation, order or other law to which such Partner
is subject, (ii) if such Limited Partner is not an individual, all
transactions contemplated by this Agreement to be performed by it
have been duly authorized by all necessary action, including,
without limitation, that of its general partner(s), committee(s),
trustee(s), member(s), manager(s), beneficiaries, directors and/or
shareholder(s), as the case may be, as required, (iii) subject to
the last sentence of this Section 3.3.A, such Partner is neither a
“foreign person” within the meaning of Code Section
1445(f) nor a “foreign partner” within the meaning of
Code Section 1446(e), (iv) such Partner does not own, directly or
indirectly, (a) nine and eight tenths percent (9.8%) or more of the
total combined voting power of all classes of stock entitled to
vote, or nine and eight tenths percent (9.8%) or more of the total
number of shares of all classes of stock, of any corporation that
is a tenant of either (A) LXP or any Qualified REIT Subsidiary, (B)
the Partnership or (C) any partnership, venture or limited
liability company of which LXP, any Qualified REIT Subsidiary or
the Partnership is a member, as reflected on the then current
tenant list maintained by LXP (the “ Tenant List
”) or (b) an interest of nine and eight tenths percent (9.8%)
or more in the assets or net profits of any tenant of either (A)
LXP or any Qualified REIT Subsidiary, (B) the Partnership or (C)
any partnership, venture, or limited liability company of which
LXP, any Qualified REIT Subsidiary or the Partnership is a member,
as reflected on the Tenant List and (v) this Agreement is binding
upon, and enforceable against, such Partner in accordance with its
terms. Notwithstanding anything contained herein to the contrary,
in the event that the representation contained in the foregoing
clause (iii) would be inaccurate if given by a Partner, such
Partner (x) shall not be required to make and shall not be deemed
to have made such representation, if it delivers to the General
Partner in connection with or prior to its execution of this
Agreement written notice that it may not truthfully make such
representation, (y) hereby agrees that it is subject to, and hereby
authorizes the General Partner to withhold, all withholdings to
which such a “foreign person” or “foreign
partner”, as applicable, is subject under the Code and (z)
hereby agrees to cooperate fully with the General Partner with
respect to such withholdings, including by effecting the timely
completion and delivery to the General Partner of all governmental
forms required in connection therewith.
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ARTICLE 4
CAPITAL CONTRIBUTIONS
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Section 4.1
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Capital Contributions and Percentage Interests
of the Partners .
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As of the date of this Agreement,
each Partner shall own Partnership Units as set forth on the books
and records of the Partnership and shall have a Percentage Interest
in the Partnership as set forth on the books and records of the
Partnership, which Percentage Interest shall be adjusted from time
to time by the General Partner to the extent necessary to
accurately reflect redemptions, Capital Contributions, Capital
Events, the issuance of additional Partnership Units or similar
events having an effect on a Partner’s Percentage Interest.
Except as expressly provided herein, the Partners shall have no
obligation to make any additional Capital Contributions or loans to
the Partnership.
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Section 4.2
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Issuances of Additional
Partnership Interests .
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A. The
General Partner is hereby authorized to cause the Partnership from
time to time to issue to the Partners or other Persons additional
Partnership Units or other Partnership Interests in one or more
classes, or one or more series of any of such classes, with such
designations, preferences and relative, participating, optional or
other special rights, powers and duties, including rights, powers
and duties senior to existing Partnership Interests, all as shall
be determined by the General Partner in its sole and absolute
discretion, including, without limitation, (i) the allocations of
items of Partnership income, gain, loss, deduction and credit to
each such class or series of Partnership Interests, (ii) the right
of each such class or series of Partnership Interests to share in
Partnership distributions, and (iii) the rights of each such class
or series of Partnership Interests upon dissolution and liquidation
of the Partnership.
B. Notwithstanding
any provision of Section 4.2.A to the contrary, no such additional
Partnership Units or other Partnership Interests shall be issued to
the General Partner, LXP, and LXP LP or any of their Subsidiaries
unless
(1) (a)
the additional Partnership Interests are issued in connection with
an issuance of shares of LXP, which shares have designations,
preferences and other rights, all such that the economic interests
are substantially similar to the designations, preferences and
other rights of the additional Partnership Interests issued to the
General Partner, LXP, an LXP LP or any of their Subsidiaries in
accordance with Section 4.2.A, and (b) LXP through the General
Partner or the Limited Partner makes a Capital Contribution to the
Partnership of a corresponding amount from the proceeds raised in
connection with the issuance of such shares of LXP,
(2) the
additional Partnership Interests are Common Units issued in
consideration for a contribution by the General Partner, LXP, an
LXP LP or their Subsidiaries of all or a portion of such
Person’s ownership interest in an Other Partnership or other
entity or asset and the number of Common Units issued do not exceed
the applicable Contribution Interest Amount; or
(3) the
additional Partnership Interests are issued to all Partners in
proportion to their respective Percentage Interests.
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Section
4.3
Not Publicly Traded . The General Partner, on behalf of the
Partnership, shall use commercially reasonable efforts not to take
any action which would result in the Partnership being a
“publicly traded partnership” under and as such term is
defined in Section 7704(b) of the Code.
ARTICLE 5
DISTRIBUTIONS
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Section 5.1
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Requirement and Characterization of
Distributions.
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The General Partner shall distribute
from time to time, but not less than semi-annually, to the Partners
who are Partners of the Partnership for such relevant period an
amount determined by the General Partner in its sole discretion in
accordance with their respective Percentage Interests on such
applicable Partnership Record Date for such distributions;
provided, that in no event may a Partner receive a distribution of
Operating Cash Flow with respect to a Partnership Unit if such
Partner is entitled to receive a distribution out of such Operating
Cash Flow with respect to a REIT Share for which such Partnership
Unit has been redeemed or exchanged.
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Section 5.2
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Amounts Withheld
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All amounts withheld pursuant to the
Code or any provisions of any state or local tax law and Section
10.4 hereof with respect to any allocations, payment or
distribution to the Partners or the Assignees shall be treated as
amounts distributed to the Partners or the Assignees pursuant to
Section 5.1 for all purposes under this Agreement.
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Section 5.3
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Distributions Upon
Liquidation .
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Proceeds from a Terminating Capital
Transaction, and any other cash received or reductions in reserves
made after commencement of the liquidation of the Partnership,
shall be distributed to the Partners in accordance with Section
13.2.
ARTICLE 6
ALLOCATIONS
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Section 6.1
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Allocations For Capital Account
Purposes .
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For purposes of maintaining the
Capital Accounts and in determining the rights of the Partners
among themselves, the Partnership’s items of income, gain,
loss and deduction (computed in accordance with Exhibit A
hereof) shall be allocated among the Partners in each taxable year
(or portion thereof) as provided herein below.
A.
Net Income . After giving effect to the special allocations
set forth in Section 1 of Exhibit B , Net Income shall be
allocated to the holders of Common Units pro rata in accordance
with their respective Percentage Interests. .
B.
Net Losses . After giving effect to the special allocations
set forth in Exhibit B , Net Losses shall be allocated
first, to any Partner having a positive Capital Account pro rata in
the ratio that each such Partner’s positive Capital Account
balance bears to the total
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aggregate positive Capital Account
balance, and thereafter to the Limited Partners in accordance with
their respective Percentage Interests.
C.
Nonrecourse Liabilities . The Partnership shall allocate
“nonrecourse liabilities” and “excess nonrecourse
liabilities” in accordance with and under any method approved
by the applicable regulations under Section 752 of the Code as
chosen by the General Partner; provided, however, that the General
Partner shall use reasonable efforts to allocate “excess
non-recourse liabilities” in a manner that will avoid or
minimize any potential recapture tax liability of the
partners.
D.
Special Allocations Upon Liquidation . Notwithstanding any
provision in this Article VI to the contrary, Net Income or
Net Loss realized in connection with a Terminating Capital
Transaction or for any period thereafter (and, if necessary,
constituent items of income, gain, loss and deduction) shall be
specially allocated among the Partners as required so as to cause
liquidating distributions pursuant to Section 13.2.A(4) hereof
to be made in the same amounts and proportions as would have
resulted had such distributions instead been made pursuant to
Section 5.1 hereof.
ARTICLE 7
MANAGEMENT AND OPERATIONS OF
BUSINESS
A. Except
as otherwise expressly provided in this Agreement, all management
powers over the business and affairs of the Partnership are and
shall be exclusively vested in the General Partner. The Limited
Partners shall not have any right to participate in or exercise
control or management power over the business and affairs of the
Partnership. The General Partner may not be removed by the Limited
Partners. In addition to the powers now or hereafter granted to a
general partner of a limited partnership under applicable law or
which are granted to the General Partner under any other provision
of this Agreement, the General Partner shall have full power and
authority to do all things deemed necessary or desirable by it to
conduct the business of the Partnership, to exercise all powers set
forth in Section 3.2 hereof and to effectuate the purposes set
forth in Section 3.1 hereof, including, without
limitation:
(1) the
making of any expenditures, the lending or borrowing of money
(including, without limitation, making prepayments on loans and
borrowing money to permit the Partnership to make distributions to
its Partners in such amounts as will permit LXP (so long as LXP
qualifies as a REIT) to avoid the payment of any federal income tax
(including, for this purpose, any excise tax pursuant to Section
4981 of the Code) and to make distributions to its stockholders
sufficient to permit LXP to maintain REIT status) and the
assumption or guarantee of, or other contracting for, indebtedness
and other liabilities;
(2) the
acquisition, disposition, mortgage, pledge, encumbrance,
hypothecation or exchange of any assets of the Partnership or the
merger or other combination of the Partnership with or into another
entity;
(3) subject
to Section 7.1E hereof, the use of the assets of the Partnership
for any purpose consistent with the terms of this Agreement and on
any terms the
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General Partner sees fit, and the
making of capital contributions or loans to its Subsidiaries or its
Affiliates;
(4) the
management, operation, leasing, landscaping, repair, alteration,
demolition or improvement of any real property or improvements
owned by the Partnership or any Subsidiary of the
Partnership;
(5) the
negotiation, execution and performance of any contracts,
conveyances or other instruments that the General Partner considers
useful or necessary to the conduct of the Partnership’s
operations or the implementation of the General Partner’s
powers under this Agreement;
(6) the
distribution of Partnership cash or other Partnership assets in
accordance with this Agreement;
(7) the
formation of, or acquisition of an interest in, and the
contribution of property to, any further limited or general
partnerships or joint ventures that the General Partner deems
desirable;
(8) the
undertaking of any action in connection with the
Partnership’s direct or indirect investment in its
Subsidiaries or any other Person (including, without limitation,
the contribution or loan of funds by the Partnership to such
Persons);
(9) the
determination of the fair market value of any Partnership property
distributed in kind using such reasonable method of valuation as
the General Partner may adopt;
(10) the exercise,
directly or indirectly, through any attorney-in-fact acting under a
general or limited power of attorney, of any right, including the
right to vote, appurtenant to any asset or investment held by the
Partnership; and
(11) the making,
execution and delivery of any and all deeds, leases, notes, deeds
to secure debt, mortgages, deeds of trust, security agreements,
conveyances, contracts, guarantees, warranties, indemnities,
waivers, releases or legal instruments or agreements in writing
necessary or appropriate in the judgment of the General Partner for
the accomplishment of any of the powers of the General Partner
enumerated in this Agreement; provided, however