APPENDIX A FORM OF LIMITED PARTNERSHIP AGREEMENT OF ROCKIES REGION PRIVATE LIMITED PARTNERSHIP
APPENDIX A
FORM OF
LIMITED PARTNERSHIP AGREEMENT
OF
ROCKIES REGION PRIVATE LIMITED PARTNERSHIP
TABLE OF CONTENTS
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ARTICLE I: The Partnership........................................................................................................................................................... 1
1.01 Organization.............................................................................................................................................................. 1
1.02 Partnership Name..................................................................................................................................................... 1
1.03 Character of Business.............................................................................................................................................. 1
1.04 Principal Place of Business..................................................................................................................................... 1
1.05 Term of Partnership.................................................................................................................................................. 1
1.06 Filings......................................................................................................................................................................... 2
1.07 Independent Activities............................................................................................................................................ 2
1.08 Definitions................................................................................................................................................................. 2
ARTICLE II: Capitalization............................................................................................................................................................ 10
2.01 Capital Contributions of the Managing General Partner and Initial Limited Partner.................................... 10
2.02 Capital Contributions of the Investor Partners.................................................................................................. 10
2.03 Additional Contributions...................................................................................................................................... 11
ARTICLE III: Capital Accounts and Allocations...................................................................................................................... 11
3.01 Capital Accounts.................................................................................................................................................... 11
3.02 Allocation of Profits and Losses......................................................................................................................... 12
3.03 Depletion................................................................................................................................................................. 17
3.04 Apportionment Among Partners......................................................................................................................... 17
ARTICLE IV: Distributions........................................................................................................................................................... 18
4.01 Time of Distribution............................................................................................................................................... 18
4.02 Distributions........................................................................................................................................................... 18
4.03 Capital Account Deficits....................................................................................................................................... 18
4.04 Liability Upon Receipt of Distributions.............................................................................................................. 18
ARTICLE V: Activities................................................................................................................................................................... 19
5.01 Management........................................................................................................................................................... 19
5.02 Conduct of Operations.......................................................................................................................................... 19
5.03 Acquisition and Sale of Leases............................................................................................................................ 20
5.04 Title to Leases......................................................................................................................................................... 21
5.05 Farmouts.................................................................................................................................................................. 21
5.06 Release, Abandonment, and Sale or Exchange of Properties.......................................................................... 22
5.07 Certain Transactions.............................................................................................................................................. 22
ARTICLE VI: Managing General Partner.................................................................................................................................... 26
6.01 Managing General Partner.................................................................................................................................... 26
6.02 Authority of Managing General Partner............................................................................................................. 26
6.03 Certain Restrictions on Managing General Partner's Power and Authority................................................. 27
6.04 Indemnification of Managing General Partner................................................................................................... 29
6.05 Withdrawal.............................................................................................................................................................. 30
6.06 Management Fee.................................................................................................................................................... 30
6.07 Tax Matters and Financial Reporting Partner.................................................................................................... 30
ARTICLE VII: Investor Partners................................................................................................................................................... 30
7.01 Management........................................................................................................................................................... 30
7.02 Indemnification of Additional General Partners................................................................................................ 31
7.03 Assignment of Units.............................................................................................................................................. 31
7.04 Prohibited Transfers.............................................................................................................................................. 33
7.05 Withdrawal by Investor Partners......................................................................................................................... 33
7.06 Removal of Managing General Partner............................................................................................................... 33
7.07 Calling of Meetings................................................................................................................................................ 34
7.08 Additional Voting Rights...................................................................................................................................... 34
7.09 Voting by Proxy...................................................................................................................................................... 34
7.10 Conversion of Additional General Partner Interests into Limited Partner Interests.................................... 34
7.11 Liability of Partners................................................................................................................................................ 35
ARTICLE VIII: Books and Records............................................................................................................................................. 35
8.01 Books and Records................................................................................................................................................ 35
8.02 Reports..................................................................................................................................................................... 36
8.03 Bank Accounts....................................................................................................................................................... 38
8.04 Federal Income Tax Elections............................................................................................................................... 38
ARTICLE IX: Dissolution; Winding-up...................................................................................................................................... 38
9.01 Dissolution.............................................................................................................................................................. 38
9.02 Liquidation.............................................................................................................................................................. 39
9.03 Winding-up............................................................................................................................................................. 39
ARTICLE X: Power of Attorney................................................................................................................................................... 40
10.01 Managing General Partner as Attorney-in-Fact.............................................................................................. 40
10.02 Nature of Special Power...................................................................................................................................... 40
ARTICLE XI: Miscellaneous Provisions.................................................................................................................................... 41
11.01 Liability of Parties................................................................................................................................................. 41
11.02 Notices................................................................................................................................................................... 41
11.03 Paragraph Headings............................................................................................................................................. 41
11.04 Severability............................................................................................................................................................ 41
11.05 Sole Agreement.................................................................................................................................................... 41
11.06 Applicable Law..................................................................................................................................................... 41
11.07 Execution in Counterparts................................................................................................................................... 41
11.08 Waiver of Action for Partition............................................................................................................................ 42
11.09 Amendments......................................................................................................................................................... 42
11.10 Consent to Allocations and Distributions....................................................................................................... 42
11.11 Ratification............................................................................................................................................................ 42
11.12 Substitution of Signature Pages........................................................................................................................ 42
11.13 Incorporation by Reference................................................................................................................................ 43
Signature Page................................................................................................................................................................ 57
FORM OF
LIMITED PARTNERSHIP AGREEMENT
OF
ROCKIES REGION PRIVATE LIMITED PARTNERSHIP,
A WEST VIRGINIA LIMITED
PARTNERSHIP
This LIMITED PARTNERSHIP AGREEMENT (the "Agreement") is made as of this ___ day of December 2005 by and among Petroleum Development Corporation, a Nevada corporation, as managing general partner (the "Managing General Partner"), ▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇. ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇, a resident of West Virginia, as the Initial Limited Partner, and the Persons whose names are set forth on Exhibit A attached hereto, as additional general partners (the "Additional General Partners") or as limited partners (the "Limited Partners" and, collectively with Additional General Partners, the "Investor Partners"), pursuant to the provisions of the West Virginia Uniform Limited Partnership Act (the "Act"), on the following terms and conditions:
Article I
The Partnership
. Subject to the provisions of this Agreement, the parties hereto do hereby form a limited partnership (the "Partnership") pursuant to the provisions of the Act. The Partners hereby agree to continue the Partnership as a limited partnership pursuant to the provisions of the Act and upon the terms and conditions set forth in this Agreement.
. The name of the Partnership shall be Rockies Region Private Limited Partnership, a West Virginia limited partnership, and all business of the Partnership shall be conducted in such name. The Managing General Partner may change the name of the Partnership upon ten days notice to the Investor Partners. The Partnership shall hold all of its property in the name of the Partnership and not in the name of any Partner.
. The principal business of the Partnership shall be to acquire Leases, drill sites, and other interests in oil and/or gas properties and to drill for oil, gas, hydrocarbons, and other minerals located in, on, or under such properties, to produce and sell oil, gas, hydrocarbons, and other minerals from such properties, and to invest and generally engage in any and all phases of the oil and gas business. Such business purpose shall include without limitation the purchase, sale, acquisition, disposition, exploration, development, operation, and production of oil and gas properties of any character. The Partnership shall not acquire property in exchange for Units. Without limiting the foregoing, Partnership activities may be undertaken as principal, agent, general partner, syndicate member, joint venturer, participant, or otherwise.
1.04 Principal Place of Business
. The principal place of business of the Partnership shall be at ▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇, ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇, ▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇, ▇▇▇▇▇. The Managing General Partner may change the principal place of business of the Partnership to any other place within the State of West Virginia upon ten days notice to the Investor Partners.
. The Partnership shall commence on the date the Partnership is organized, as set forth in Section 1.01, and shall continue until terminated as provided in Article IX hereof. Notwithstanding the foregoing, if Investor Partners agreeing to purchase $4,000,000 in Units have not subscribed and paid for their Units by the Offering Termination Date, then this Agreement shall be void in all respects, and all investments of the Investor Partners shall be promptly returned together with any interest earned thereon and without any deduction therefrom. The Managing General Partner and its Affiliates may purchase up to 10% (and no more) of the Units subscribed for by Investor Partners in the Partnership; however, not more than $50,000 of the Units purchased by the Managing General Partner and/or its Affiliates will be applied to satisfying the minimum.
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. Each General Partner and each Limited Partner may, notwithstanding this Agreement, engage in whatever activities they choose, whether the same are competitive with the Partnership or otherwise, without having or incurring any obligation to offer any interest in such activities to the Partnership or any Partner. However, except as otherwise provided herein, the Managing General Partner and any of its Affiliates may pursue business opportunities that are consistent with the Partnership's investment objectives for their own account only after they have determined that such opportunity either cannot be pursued by the Partnership because of insufficient funds or because it is not appropriate for the Partnership under the existing circumstances. Neither this Agreement nor any activity undertaken pursuant hereto shall prevent the Managing General Partner from engaging in such activities, or require the Managing General Partner to permit the Partnership or any Partner to participate in any such activities, and as a material part of the consideration for the execution of this Agreement by the Managing General Partner and the admission of each Investor Partner, each Investor Partner hereby waives, relinquishes, and renounces any such right or claim of participation. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Managing General Partner still has an overriding fiduciary obligation to the Investor Partners.
. Capitalized words and phrases used in this Agreement shall have the following meanings:
(e) "Agreement" or "Partnership Agreement" shall mean this Limited Partnership Agreement, as amended from time to time.
(r) "General Partners" shall mean the Additional General Partners and the Managing General Partner.
If the Gross Asset Value of an asset has been determined or adjusted pursuant to subsections (1), (2), or (4) hereof, such Gross Asset value shall thereafter be adjusted by the Depreciation taken into account with respect to such asset for purposes of computing Profits and Losses.
(t) "IDC" shall mean intangible drilling and development costs.
(v) "Initial Limited Partner" shall mean ▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇. ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ or any successor to his interest.
(cc) "Mcf" shall mean one thousand cubic feet of natural gas.
(tt) "Person" shall mean any individual, partnership, corporation, trust, or other entity.
(i) voting rights;
(ii) the term of existence of the Partnership;
(iii) sponsor compensation; or
(iv) the Partnership's investment objectives.
Article II
Capitalization
2.01 Capital Contributions of the Managing General Partner and Initial Limited Partner
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2.02 Capital Contributions of the Investor Partners
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. Except as otherwise provided in this Agreement, no Investor Partner shall be required or obligated (a) to contribute any capital to the Partnership other than as provided in Section 2.02 hereof, or (b) to lend any funds to the Partnership. No interest shall be paid on any capital contributed to the Partnership pursuant to this Article II and, except as otherwise provided herein, no Partner, other than the Initial Limited Partner as authorized herein, may withdraw his Capital Contribution. The Units are nonassessable; however, General Partners are liable, in addition to their Capital Contributions, for Partnership obligations and liabilities represented by their ownership of interests as general partners, in accordance with West Virginia law.
Article III
Capital Accounts and
Allocations
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. A separate Capital Account shall be established and maintained for each Partner on the books and records of the Partnership. Capital Accounts shall be maintained in accordance with Treas. Reg. Section 1.704-1(b) and any inconsistency between the provisions of this Section 3.01 and such regulation shall be resolved in favor of the regulation. In the event the Managing General Partner shall determine that it is prudent to modify the manner in which the Capital Accounts, or any debits or credits thereto (including, without limitation, debits or credits relating to liabilities that are secured by contributed or distributed property or that are assumed by the Partnership of the Partners), are computed in order to comply with such regulations, the Managing General Partner may make such modification, provided that it is not likely to have a material effect on the amounts distributable to any Partner pursuant to Section 9.03 hereof upon the dissolution of the Partnership. The Managing General Partner also shall (i) make any adjustments that are necessary or appropriate to maintain equality between the Capital Accounts of the Partners and the amount of Partnership capital reflected on the Partnership's balance sheet, as computed for book purposes, in accordance with Treas. Reg. Section 1.704-1(b)(2)(iv)(q), and (ii) make any appropriate modifications in the event unanticipated events might otherwise cause this Agreement not to comply with Treas. Reg. Section 1.704-1(b).
(b) Increases to Capital Accounts
. Each Partner's Capital Account shall be credited with (i) the amount of money contributed by him to the Partnership; (ii) the amount of any Partnership liabilities that are assumed by him (within the meaning of Treas. Reg. Section 1.704-1(b)(2)(iv)(c)), but not by increases in his share of Partnership liabilities within the meaning of Code Section 752(a); (iii) the Gross Asset Value of property contributed by him to the Partnership (net of liabilities securing such contributed property that the Partnership is considered to assume or take subject to under Code Section 752); and (iv) allocations to him of Partnership Profits (or items thereof), including income and gain exempt from tax and Income and gain described in Treas. Reg. Section 1.704-1(b)(2)(iv)(g) (relating to adjustments to reflect book value).
(c) Decreases to Capital Accounts
. Each Partner's Capital Account shall be debited with (i) the amount of money distributed to him by the Partnership; (ii) the amount of his individual liabilities that are assumed by the Partnership (other than liabilities described in Treas. Reg. Section 1.704-1(b)(2)(iv)(b)(2) that are assumed by the Partnership and other than decreases in his share of Partnership liabilities within the meaning of Code Section 752(b)); (iii) the Gross Asset Value of property distributed to him by the Partnership (net of liabilities securing such distributed property that he is considered to assume or take subject to under Code Section 752); (iv) allocations to him of expenditures of the Partnership not deductible in computing Partnership taxable income and not properly chargeable to Capital Account (as described in Code Section 705(a)(2)(B)), and (v) allocations to him of Partnership Losses (or item thereof), including loss and deduction described in Treas. Reg. Section 1.704-1(b)(2)(iv)(g) (relating to adjustments to reflect book value), but excluding items described in (iv) above and excluding loss or deduction described in Treas. Reg. Section 1.704-1(b)(4)(iii) (relating to excess percentage depletion).
(d) Adjustments to Capital Accounts Related to Depletion
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(i) Solely for purposes of maintaining the Capital Accounts, each year the Partnership shall compute (in accordance with Treas. Reg. Section 1.704-1(b)(2)(iv)(k)) a simulated depletion allowance for each oil and gas property using that method, as between the cost depletion method and the percentage depletion method (without regard to the limitations of Code Section 613A(c)(3) which theoretically could apply to any Partner), which results in the greatest simulated depletion allowance. The simulated depletion allowance with respect to each oil and gas property shall reduce the Partners' Capital Accounts in the same proportion as the Partners were allocated adjusted basis with respect to such oil and gas property under Section 3.03(a) hereof. In no event shall the Partnership's aggregate simulated depletion allowance with respect to an oil and gas property exceed the Partnership's adjusted basis in the oil and gas property (maintained solely for Capital Account purposes).
(ii) Upon the taxable disposition of an oil and gas property by the Partnership, the Partnership shall determine the simulated (hypothetical) gain or loss with respect to such oil and gas property (solely for Capital Account purposes) by subtracting the Partnership's simulated adjusted basis for the oil and gas property (maintained solely for Capital Account purposes) from the amount realized by the Partnership upon such disposition. Simulated adjusted basis shall be determined by reducing the adjusted basis by the aggregate simulated depletion charged to the Capital Accounts of all Partners in accordance with Section 3.01(d)(i) hereof. The Capital Accounts of the Partners shall be adjusted upward by the amount of any simulated gain on such disposition in proportion to such Partners' allocable share of the portion of total amount realized from the disposition of such property that exceeds the Partnership's simulated adjusted basis in such property. The Capital Accounts of the Partners shall be adjusted downward by the amount of any simulated loss in proportion to such Partners' allocable shares of the total amount realized from the disposition of such property that represents recovery of the Partnership's simulated adjusted basis in such property.
(e) Restoration of Negative Capital Accounts
. Except as otherwise provided in this Agreement, neither an Investor Partner nor the Initial Limited Partner shall be obligated to the Partnership or to any other Partner to restore any negative balance in his Capital Account. The Managing General Partner shall be obligated to restore the deficit balance in its Capital Account.
3.02 Allocation of Profits and Losses
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. Except as provided in this Section 3.02 or in Section 2.01(a) and Section 3.03 hereof, Profits and Losses during the production phase of the Partnership shall be allocated 70% to the Investor Partners and 30% to the Managing General Partner. Notwithstanding the above allocations, the following special allocations shall be employed:
(i) irrespective of any revisions effected by Section 2.01(a), IDC and recapture of IDC shall be allocated 100% to the Investor Partners and 0% to the Managing General Partner, except as otherwise provided in the following clause; however, in the event that a portion of the Capital Contribution of the Managing General Partner is utilized for IDC, as provided by Section 2.01(a)(ii), then IDC and recapture of IDC shall be allocated to the Investor Partners and the Managing General Partner in a percentage equal to their respective contribution to IDC;
(ii) irrespective of any revisions effected by Section 2.01(a), the following provisions shall apply: Organization and Offering Costs net of commissions, due diligence expenses and wholesaling fees payable to the dealer-manager and the soliciting dealers shall be paid by the Managing General Partner; such commissions, due diligence expenses and wholesaling fees payable to the dealer manager and the soliciting dealers shall be allocated 100% to the Investor Partners and 0% to the Managing General Partner; except that Organization and Offering Costs in excess of 10½% of Subscriptions shall be allocated 100% to the Managing General Partner and 0% to the Investor Partners;
(iii) irrespective of any revisions effected by Section 2.01(a), the Management Fee shall be allocated 100% to the Investor Partners and 0% to the Managing General Partner;
(iv) irrespective of any revisions effected by Section 2.01(a), Costs of Leases and Costs of tangible equipment, including depreciation or cost recovery benefits, shall be allocated 0% to the Investor Partners and 100% to the Managing General Partner and revenues from the sale of equipment shall be allocated 70% to the Investor Partners and 30% to the Managing General Partner;
(v) Drilling and Completion Costs shall be allocated 70% to the Investor Partners and 30% to the Managing General Partner;
(vi) Direct Costs and Operating Costs shall be allocated 70% to the Investor Partners and 30% to the Managing General Partner; and
(vii) irrespective of any revisions effected by Section 2.01(a), Administrative Costs shall be borne 100% by and allocated 100% to the Managing General Partner.
. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in Section 3.02(a), no Investor Partner shall be allocated any item to the extent that such allocation would create or increase a deficit in such Investor Partner's Capital Account.
. For purposes of this Section 3.02(b), in determining whether an allocation would create or increase a deficit in a Partner's Capital Account, such Capital Account shall be reduced for those items described in Treas. Reg. Section 1.704-1(b)(2)(ii)(d)(4), (5), and (6) and shall be increased by any amounts which such Partner is obligated to restore or is deemed obligated to restore pursuant to the penultimate sentences of Treas. Reg. Sections 1.704-2(g)(1) and 1.704-2(i)(5). Further, such Capital Accounts shall otherwise meet the requirements of Treas. Reg. Section 1.704-1(b)(2)(ii)(d).
. Any loss or deduction of the Partnership, the allocation of which to any Partner is prohibited by this Section 3.02(b), shall be reallocated to those Partners not having a deficit in their Capital Accounts (as adjusted in Section 3.02(b)(i)) in the proportion that the positive balance of each such Partner's adjusted Capital Account bears to the aggregate balance of all such Partners' adjusted Capital Accounts, with any remaining losses or deductions being allocated to the Managing General Partner.
. In the event any Investor Partner unexpectedly receives any adjustments, allocations, or distributions described in Treas. Reg. Section 1.704-1(b)(2)(ii)(d)(4), (5), or (6), items of Partnership income and gain shall be specifically allocated to such Partner in an amount and manner sufficient to eliminate (to the extent required by the Regulations) the total of the deficit balance in his Capital Account (as adjusted in Section 3.02(b)(i)) created by such adjustments, allocations, or distributions, provided that an allocation pursuant to this Section 3.02(b)(iii) shall be made if and only to the extent that such Partner would have a deficit in his Capital Account (as adjusted in Section 3.02(b)(i)) after all other allocations provided for in this Section 3 have been tentatively made as if this Section 3.02(b)(iii) were not in the Agreement.
. In the event an Investor Partner has a deficit Capital Account at the end of any Partnership fiscal year which is in excess of the sum of (i) the amount such Partner is obligated to restore pursuant to any provision of this Agreement and (ii) the amount such Partner is deemed to be obligated to restore pursuant to the penultimate sentences of Treas. Reg. Sections 1.704-2(g)(1) and 1.704-2(i)(5), such Partner shall be specially allocated items of Partnership income and gain in the amount of such excess as quickly as possible, provided that an allocation pursuant to this Section 3.02(b)(iv) shall be made only if and to the extent that such Partner would have a deficit Capital Account in excess of such sum after all other allocations provided for in this Section 3 have been made as if Section 3.02(b)(iii) hereof and this Section 3.02(b)(iv) were not in the Agreement.
. Notwithstanding any other provision of this Section 3.02, if there is a net decrease in Partnership Minimum Gain during any taxable year, pursuant to Treas. Reg. Section 1.704-2(f)(1), all Partners shall be allocated items of partnership income and gain for that year equal to that partner's share of the net decrease in Partnership Minimum Gain (within the meaning of Treas. Reg. Section 1.704-2(g)(2)). Notwithstanding the preceding sentence, no such chargeback shall be made to the extent one or more of the exceptions and/or waivers provided for in Treas. Reg. Section 1.704-2(f)(2)-(5) applies. Allocations pursuant to the previous sentence shall be made in proportion to the respective amounts required to be allocated to each Partner pursuant thereto. The items to be so allocated shall be determined in accordance with Treas. Reg. Section 1.704-2(f)(6). This Section 3.02(c) is intended to comply with the minimum gain chargeback requirement in such Section of the Regulations and shall be interpreted consistently therewith. To the extent permitted by such Section of the Regulations and for purposes of this Section 3.02(c) only, each Partner's Capital Account (as adjusted in Section 3.02(b)(i)) shall be determined prior to any other allocations pursuant to this Section 3 with respect to such tax year and without regard to any net decrease in Partner Minimum Gain during such fiscal year.
(d) Partner Minimum Gain Chargeback
. Notwithstanding any other provision of this Section 3 except Section 3.02(c), if there is a net decrease in Partner Minimum Gain attributable to a Partner Nonrecourse Debt during any Partnership fiscal year, rules similar to those contained in Section 3.02(c) shall apply in a manner consistent with Treas. Reg. Section 1.704-2(i)(4). This Section 3.02(d) is intended to comply with the minimum gain chargeback requirement in such Section of the Regulations and shall be interpreted consistently therewith. Solely for purposes of this Section 3.02(d), each Person's Capital Account deficit (as so adjusted) shall be determined prior to any other allocations pursuant to this Section 3 with respect to such fiscal year, other than allocations pursuant to Section 3.02(c) hereof.
. Nonrecourse Deductions for any fiscal year or other period shall be specially allocated to the Partners (in proportion to their Units), in accordance with Treas. Reg. Section 1.704-2.
(f) Partner Nonrecourse Deductions
. Any Partner Nonrecourse Deductions for any fiscal year or other period shall be specially allocated to the Partner who bears the economic risk of loss with respect to the Partner Nonrecourse Debt to which such Partner Nonrecourse Deductions are attributable in accordance with Treas. Reg. Section 1.704-2(i).
(g) Code Section 754 Adjustments
. To the extent an adjustment to the adjusted tax basis of any Partnership asset pursuant to Code Section 734(b) or 743(b) is required, pursuant to Treas. Reg. Section 1.704-1(b)(2)(iv)(m), to be taken into account in determining Capital Accounts, the amount of such adjustment to the Capital Accounts shall be treated as an item of gain (if the adjustment increases the basis of the asset) or loss (if the adjustment decreases such basis) and such gain or loss shall be specially allocated to the Partners in a manner consistent with the manner in which their Capital Accounts are required to be adjusted pursuant to such Section of the Regulations.
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(i) The "Regulatory Allocations" consist of the "Basic Regulatory Allocations," as defined in Section 3.02(h)(ii) hereof, the "Nonrecourse Regulatory Allocations," as defined in Section 3.02(h)(iii) hereof, and the "Partner Nonrecourse Regulatory Allocations," as defined in Section 3.02(h)(iv) hereof.
(ii) The "Basic Regulatory Allocations" consist of allocations pursuant to Section 3.02(b)(ii), (iii), and (iv) hereof. Notwithstanding any other provision of this Agreement, other than the Regulatory Allocations, the Basic Regulatory Allocations shall be taken into account in allocating items of income, gain, loss, and deduction among the Partners so that, to the extent possible, the net amount of such allocations of other items and the Basic Regulatory Allocations to each Partner shall be equal to the net amount that would have been allocated to each such Partner if the Basic Regulatory Allocations had not occurred. For purposes of applying the foregoing sentence, allocations pursuant to this Section 3.02(h)(ii) shall only be made with respect to allocations pursuant to Section 3.02(g) hereof to the extent the Managing General Partner reasonably determines that such allocations will otherwise be inconsistent with the economic agreement among the parties to this Agreement.
(iii) The "Nonrecourse Regulatory Allocations" consist of all allocations pursuant to Section 3.02(c) and 3.02(e) hereof. Notwithstanding any other provision of this Agreement, other than the Regulatory Allocations, the Nonrecourse Regulatory Allocations shall be taken into account in allocating items of income, gain, loss, and deduction among the Partners so that, to the extent possible, the net amount of such allocations of other items and the Nonrecourse Regulatory Allocations to each Partner shall be equal to the net amount that would have been allocated to each Partner if the Nonrecourse Regulatory Allocations had not occurred. For purposes of applying the foregoing sentence (i) no allocations pursuant to this Section 3.02(h)(iii) shall be made prior to the Partnership fiscal year during which there is a net decrease in Partnership Minimum Gain, and then only to the extent necessary to avoid any potential economic distortions caused by such net decrease in Partnership Minimum Gain, and (ii) allocations pursuant to this Section 3.02(h)(iii) shall be deferred with respect to allocations pursuant to Section 3.02(e) hereof to the extent the Managing General Partner reasonably determines that such allocations are likely to be offset by subsequent allocations pursuant to Section 3.02(c).
(iv) The "Partner Nonrecourse Regulatory Allocations" consist of all allocations pursuant to Sections 3.02(d) and 3.02(f) hereof. Notwithstanding any other provision of this Agreement, other than the Regulatory Allocations, the Partner Nonrecourse Regulatory Allocations shall be taken into account in allocating items of income, gain, loss, and deduction among the Partners so that, to the extent possible, the net amount of such allocations of other items and the Partner Nonrecourse Regulatory Allocations to each Partner shall be equal to the net amount that would have been allocated to each such Partner if the Partner Nonrecourse Regulatory Allocations had not occurred. For purposes of applying the foregoing sentence (i) no allocations pursuant to this Section 3.02(h)(iv) shall be made with respect to allocations pursuant to Section 3.02(f) relating to a particular Partner Nonrecourse Debt prior to the Partnership fiscal year during which there is a net decrease in Partner Minimum Gain attributable to such Partner Nonrecourse Debt, and then only to the extent necessary to avoid any potential economic distortions caused by such net decrease in Partner Minimum Gain, and (ii) allocations pursuant to this Section 3.02(h)(iv) shall be deferred with respect to allocations pursuant to Section 3.02(f) hereof relating to a particular Partner Nonrecourse Debt to the extent the Managing General Partner reasonably determines that such allocations are likely to be offset by subsequent allocations pursuant to Section 3.02(d) hereof.
(v) The Managing General Partner shall have reasonable discretion with respect to each Partnership fiscal year, to apply the provisions of Sections 3.02(h)(ii), (iii), and (iv) hereof among the Partners in a manner that is likely to minimize such economic distortions.
. Except as otherwise provided in this Agreement, all items of Partnership income, loss, deduction, and any other allocations not otherwise provided for shall be divided among the Unit Holders in the same proportions as they share Profits or Losses, as the case may be, for the year.
. The Partners are aware of the income tax consequences of the allocations made by this Section 3.02 and hereby agree to be bound by the provisions of this Section 3.02 in reporting their shares of Partnership income and loss for income tax purposes.
(k) Excess Nonrecourse Liabilities
. Solely for purposes of determining a Partner's proportionate share of the "excess nonrecourse liabilities" of the Partnership within the meaning of Treas. Reg. Section 1.752-3(a)(3), the Partners' interests in Partnership profits are as follows: Investor Partners, 70% (in proportion to their Units) and the Managing General Partner, 30%.
. The Managing General Partner shall have the authority to vary allocations to preserve and protect the intention of the Partners as follows:
(i) It is the intention of the Partners that each Partner's distributive share of income, gain, loss, deduction or credit (or any item thereof) shall be determined and allocated in accordance with this Article 3 to the fullest extent permitted by Code Section 704(b). In order to preserve and protect the allocations provided for in this Article 3, the Managing General Partner shall have the authority to allocate income, gain, loss, deduction or credit (or any item thereof) arising in any year differently than that expressly provided for in this Article 3, if and to the extent that determining and allocating income, gain, loss, deduction or credit (or any item thereof) in the manner expressly provided for in this Article 3 would cause the allocations of each Partner's distributive share of income, gain, loss, deduction or credit (or any item thereof) not to be permitted by Code Section 704(b) and the Regulations promulgated thereunder. Any allocation made pursuant to this Section 3.02(l) shall be deemed to be a complete substitute for any allocation otherwise expressly provided for in this Article 3, and no amendment of this Agreement or further consent of any Partner shall be required therefor.
(ii) In making any such allocation (the "new allocation") under this Section 3.02(l) the Managing General Partner shall be authorized to act only after having been advised by the Partnership's accountants and/or counsel that, under Code Section 704(b) and the Regulations thereunder, (i) the new allocation is necessary, and (ii) the new allocation is the minimum modification of the allocations otherwise expressly provided for in this Article 3 which is necessary in order to assure that, either in the then current year or in any preceding year, each Partner's distributive share of income, gain, loss, deduction or credit (or any item thereof) is determined and allocated in accordance with this Article 3 to the fullest extent permitted by Code Section 704(b) and the Regulations thereunder.
(iii) If the Managing General Partner is required by this Section 3.02(l) to make any new allocation in a manner less favorable to the Investor Partners than is otherwise expressly provided for in this Article 3, then the Managing General Partner shall have the authority, only after having been advised by the Partnership's accountants and/or counsel that they are permitted by Code Section 704(b), to allocate income, gain, loss, deduction or credit (or any item thereof) arising in later years in such a manner as will make the allocations of income, gain, loss, deduction or credit (or any item thereof) to the Investor Partners as comparable as possible to the allocations otherwise expressly provided for or contemplated by this Article 3.
(iv) Any new allocation made by the Managing General Partner under this Section 3.02(l) in reliance upon the advice of the Partnership's accountants and/or counsel shall be deemed to be made pursuant to the fiduciary obligation of the Managing General Partner to the Partnership and the Investor Partners, and no such new allocation shall give rise to any claim or cause of action by any Investor Partner.
(m) Tax Allocations: Code Section 704(c)
. In accordance with Code Section 704(c) and the Regulations thereunder, income, gain, loss, and deduction with respect to any property contributed to the capital of the Partnership shall, solely for tax purposes, be allocated among the Partners so as to take account of any variation between the adjusted basis of such property to the Partnership for federal income tax purposes and its initial Gross Asset Value (computed in accordance with Section 1.08(s)(1).
In the event the Gross Asset Value of any Partnership asset is adjusted pursuant to Section 1.08(s)(1) hereof, subsequent allocations of income, gain, loss, and deduction with respect to such asset shall take account of any variation between the adjusted basis of such asset for federal income tax purposes and its Gross Asset Value in the same manner as under Code Section 704(c) and the Regulations thereunder.
Any elections or other decisions relating to such allocations shall be made by the Managing General Partner in any manner that reasonably reflects the purpose and intention of this Agreement. Allocations pursuant to this Section 3.02(m) are solely for purposes of federal, state, and local taxes and shall not affect, or in any way be taken into account in computing, any Person's Capital Account or share of Profits, Losses, other items, or distributions pursuant to any provision of this Agreement.
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(a) The depletion deduction with respect to each oil and gas property of the Partnership shall be computed separately for each Partner in accordance with Code Section 613A(c)(7)(D) for Federal income tax purposes. For purposes of such computation, the adjusted basis of each oil and gas property shall be allocated in accordance with the Partners' interests in the capital of the Partnership. Among the Investor Partners, such adjusted basis shall be apportioned among them in accordance with the number of Units held.
(b) Upon the taxable disposition of an oil or gas property by the Partnership, the amount realized from and the adjusted basis of such property shall be allocated among the Partners (for purposes of calculating their individual gain or loss on such disposition for Federal income tax purposes) as follows:
(i) The portion of the total amount realized upon the taxable disposition of such property that represents recovery of its simulated adjusted tax basis therein (as calculated pursuant to Section 3.01(d) hereof) shall be allocated to the Partners in the same proportion as the aggregate adjusted basis of such property was allocated to such Partners (or their predecessors in interest) pursuant to Section 3.03(a) hereof; and
(ii) The portion of the total amount realized upon the taxable disposition of such property that represents the excess over the simulated adjusted tax basis therein shall be allocated in accordance with the provisions of Section 3.02 hereof as if such gain constituted an item of Profit.
3.04 Apportionment Among Partners
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(a) Except as otherwise provided in this Agreement, all allocations and distributions to the Investor Partners shall be apportioned among them pro rata based on Units held by the Partners.
(b) For purposes of Section 3.04(a) hereof, an Investor Partner's pro rata share in Units shall be calculated as of the end of the taxable year for which such allocation has been made; provided, however, that if a transferee of a Unit is admitted as an Investor Partner during the course of the taxable year, the apportionment of allocations and distributions between the transferor and transferee of such Unit shall be made in the manner provided in Section 3.04(c) hereof.
(c) If, during any taxable year of the Partnership, there is a change in any Partner's interest in the Partnership, each Partner's allocation of any item of income, gain, loss, deduction, or credit of the Partnership for such taxable year, other than "allocable cash basis items" shall be determined by taking into account the varying interests of the Partners pursuant to such method as is permitted by Code Section 706(d) and the regulations thereunder. Each Partner's share of "allocable cash basis items" shall be determined in accordance with Code Section 706(d)(2) by (i) assigning the appropriate portion of each item to each day in the period to which it is attributable, and (ii) allocating the portion assigned to any such day among the Partners in proportion to their interests in the Partnership at the close of such day. "Allocable cash basis item" shall have the meaning ascribed to it by Code Section 706(d)(2)(B) and the regulations thereunder.
Article IV
Distributions
. Cash available for distribution shall be determined by the Managing General Partner. The Managing General Partner shall distribute, in its discretion, such cash deemed available for distribution, but such distributions shall be made not less frequently than quarterly.
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(a) Except as otherwise provided in Section 2.01(a), all distributions (other than those made to wind up the Partnership in accordance with Section 9.03 hereof) shall be made 70% to the Investor Partners and 30% to the Managing General Partner.
(b) The Partnership shall not require that Investor Partners reinvest their share of cash available for distribution in the Partnership. In no event shall funds be advanced or borrowed for purposes of distributions, if the amount of such distributions would exceed the Partnership's accrued and received revenues for the previous four quarters, less paid and accrued operating costs with respect to such revenues. The determination of such revenues and costs shall be made in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles, consistently applied. Cash distributions from the Partnership to the Managing General Partner shall only be made in conjunction with distributions to Investor Partners and only out of funds properly allocated to the Managing General Partner's account.
. No distributions shall be made to any Investor Partner to the extent such distribution would create or increase a deficit in such Partner's Capital Account (as adjusted in Section 3.02(b)(i)). Any distribution which is hereby prohibited shall be made to those Partners not having a deficit in their Capital Accounts (as adjusted in Section 3.02(b)(i)) in the proportion that the positive balance of each such Partner's adjusted Capital Account bears to the aggregate balance of all such Partners' adjusted Capital Accounts. Any cash available for distribution remaining after reduction of all adjusted Capital Accounts to zero shall be distributed to the Managing General Partner.
4.04 Liability Upon Receipt of Distributions
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(a) If a Partner has received a return of any part of his Capital Contribution without violation of the Partnership Agreement or the Act, he is liable to the Partnership for a period of one year thereafter for the amount of such returned contribution, but only to the extent necessary to discharge the Partnership's liabilities to creditors who extended credit to the Partnership during the period the Capital Contribution was held by the Partnership.
(b) If a Partner has received a return of any part of his Capital Contribution in violation of either the Partnership Agreement or the Act, he is liable to the Partnership for a period of six years thereafter for the amount of the Capital Contribution wrongfully returned.
(c) A Partner receives a return of his Capital Contribution to the extent that the distribution to him reduces his share of the fair value of the net assets of the Partnership below the value, as set forth in the records required to be kept by West Virginia law, of his Capital Contribution which has not been distributed to him.
Article V
Activities
. The Managing General Partner shall conduct, direct, and exercise full and exclusive control over all activities of the Partnership. Investor Partners shall have no power over the conduct of the affairs of the Partnership or otherwise commit or bind the Partnership in any manner. The Managing General Partner shall manage the affairs of the Partnership in a prudent and businesslike fashion and shall use its best efforts to carry out the purposes and character of the business of the Partnership.
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(a) (i) The Managing General Partner shall establish a program of operations for the Partnership which shall be in conformance with the following policies: (x) no less than 80% of the Capital Contributions net of Organization and Offering Costs and the Management Fee shall be applied to drilling and completing Development ▇▇▇▇▇; (y) the Partnership shall drill all of its ▇▇▇▇▇ in West Virginia, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Colorado, New York, Kentucky, Michigan, Indiana, Kansas, Montana, South Dakota, Tennessee, Utah, Wyoming, Nebraska, North Dakota, Alabama, Texas and/or Oklahoma; and (z) the Prospects will be acquired pursuant to an arrangement whereby the Partnership will acquire up to 100% of the Working Interest, subject to landowners' royalty interests and the royalty interests payable to unaffiliated third parties in varying amounts, provided that the average of the maximum royalty interests for all Prospects of the Partnership shall not exceed 25%.
(ii) The Investor Partners agree to participate in the Partnership's program of operations as established by the Managing General Partner; provided, that no well drilled to the point of setting casing need be completed if, in the Managing General Partner's opinion, such well is unlikely to be productive of oil or gas in quantities sufficient to justify the expenditures required for well completion. The Partnership may participate with others in the drilling of ▇▇▇▇▇ and it may enter into joint ventures, partnerships, or other such arrangements.
(b) All transactions between the Partnership and the Managing General Partner or its Affiliates shall be on terms no less favorable than those terms which could be obtained between the Partnership and independent third parties dealing at arm's-length, subject to the provisions of Section 5.07 hereof.
(c) The Partnership shall not participate in any joint operations on any co-owned Lease unless there has been acquired or reserved on behalf of the Partnership the right to take in kind or separately dispose of its proportionate share of the oil and gas produced from such Lease exclusive of production which may be used in development and production operations on the Lease and production unavoidably lost, and, if the Managing General Partner is the operator of such Lease, the Managing General Partner has entered into written agreements with every other person or entity owning any working or operating interest reserving to such person or entity a similar right to take in-kind, unless, in the opinion of counsel to the Partnership, the failure to reserve such right to take in-kind will not result in the Partnership being treated as a member of an association taxable as a corporation for Federal income tax purposes.
(d) The relationship of the Partnership and the Managing General Partner (or any Affiliate retaining or acquiring an interest) as co-owners in Leases, except to the extent superseded by an Operating Agreement consistent with the preceding paragraph and except to the extent inconsistent with this Partnership Agreement, shall be governed by the AAPL Form 610 Model Operating Agreement-1982, with a provision reserving the right to take production in-kind, naming the Managing General Partner as operator and the Partnership as a nonoperator, and with the accounting procedure to govern as the accounting procedures under such Operating Agreements.
(e) The Managing General Partner is generally expected to act as the operator of Partnership ▇▇▇▇▇, and the Managing General Partner may designate such other persons as it deems appropriate to conduct the actual drilling and producing operations of the Partnership. If the Managing General Partner retains another person as operator, the contract of retention shall provide that the new operator will have capabilities that are comparable to those of the Managing General Partner, including the availability of technical expertise and adequate response time.
(f) As operator of Partnership ▇▇▇▇▇, the Managing General Partner or its Affiliates shall receive per-well charges for each producing well based on the Working Interest acquired by the Partnership. These per-well charges shall be subject to annual adjustment beginning January 1, 2007 as provided in the accounting procedures of the operating agreements.
(g) The Managing General Partner shall drill ▇▇▇▇▇ pursuant to drilling contracts with the Partnership at the lesser of cost or competitive prices and terms in the geographic area of operations. The Managing General Partner's Drilling Compensation shall be its compensation for serving as managing general partner and operator and for contributing its leases at cost.
(h) The Managing General Partner shall be reimbursed by the Partnership for Direct Costs. The Managing General Partner shall not be reimbursed for any Administrative Costs. All other expenses shall be borne by the Partnership.
(i) The Managing General Partner and its Affiliates may enter into other transactions (embodied in a written contract) with the Partnership during production operations, such as providing services, supplies, and equipment, and shall be entitled to compensation for such services at prices and on terms that are competitive in the geographic area of operations.
(j) The Partnership shall make no loans to the Managing General Partner or any Affiliate thereof.
(k) The Partnership may borrow funds in furtherance of its operations from the Managing General Partner and/or its Affiliates or from independent persons; if the Managing General Partner or any Affiliate loans or advances funds to the Partnership, the Managing General Partner or Affiliate shall not receive interest on such loan or advancement in excess of its interest costs, nor shall the Managing General Partner or Affiliate receive interest in excess of the amounts which would be charged the Partnership (without reference to the Managing General Partner's financial abilities or guarantees) by unrelated banks on comparable loans for the same purpose, and the Managing General Partner or Affiliate shall not receive points or other financial charges or fees, regardless of the amount.
(l) The funds of the Partnership shall not be commingled with the funds of any other Person.
(m) Notwithstanding any provision herein to the contrary, no creditor shall receive, as a result of making any loan, a direct or indirect interest in the profits, capital, or property of the Partnership other than as a secured creditor.
(n) The Managing General Partner shall have a fiduciary responsibility for the safekeeping and use of all funds and assets of the Partnership, whether or not in the Managing General Partner's possession or control, and shall not employ or permit another to employ such funds or assets in any manner except for the exclusive benefit of the Partnership.
5.03 Acquisition and Sale of Leases
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(a) To the extent the Partnership does not acquire a full interest in a Lease from the Managing General Partner, the remainder of the interest in such Lease may be held by the Managing General Partner which may either retain and exploit it for its own account or sell or otherwise dispose of all or a part of such remaining interest. Profits from such exploitation and/or disposition shall be for the benefit of the Managing General Partner to the exclusion of the Partnership. Any Leases acquired by the Partnership from the Managing General Partner shall be acquired only at the Managing General Partner's Cost, unless the Managing General Partner shall have reason to believe that Cost is in excess of the fair market value of such property, in which case the price shall not exceed the fair market value. The Managing General Partner shall obtain an appraisal from a qualified independent expert with respect to sales of properties of the Managing General Partner and its Affiliates to the Partnership. Neither the Managing General Partner nor any Affiliate shall acquire or retain any carried, reversionary, or Overriding Royalty Interest on the Lease interests acquired by the Partnership, nor shall the Managing General Partner enter into any farmout arrangements with respect to its retained interest, except as provided in Section 5.05 hereof.
(b) The Partnership shall acquire only Leases reasonably expected to meet the stated purposes of the Partnership. No Leases shall be acquired for the purpose of a subsequent sale or farmout unless the acquisition is made after a well has been drilled to a depth sufficient to indicate that such an acquisition would be in the Partnership's best interest.
(c) Neither the Managing General Partner nor its Affiliates, except other partnerships sponsored by them, shall purchase any productive properties from the Partnership.
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(a) Record title to each Lease acquired by the Partnership may be temporarily held in the name of the Managing General Partner, or in the name of any nominee designated by the Managing General Partner, as agent for the Partnership until a productive well is completed on a Lease. Thereafter, record title to Leases shall be assigned to and placed in the name of the Partnership.
(b) The Managing General Partner shall take the necessary steps in its best judgment to render title to the Leases to be assigned to the Partnership acceptable for the purposes of the Partnership. No operation shall be commenced on any Prospect acquired by the Partnership unless the Managing General Partner is satisfied that the undertaking of such operation would be in the best interest of Investor Partners and the Partnership. The Managing General Partner shall be free, however, to use its own best judgment in waiving title requirements and shall not be liable to the Partnership or the Investor Partners for any mistakes of judgment unless such mistakes were made in a manner not in accordance with general industry standards in the geographic area and such mistakes were not the result of negligence by the Managing General Partner; nor shall the Managing General Partner or its Affiliates be deemed to be making any warranties or representations, express or implied, as to the validity or merchantability of the title to any Lease assigned to the Partnership or the extent of the interest covered thereby.
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(a) No Partnership Lease shall be farmed out, sold, or otherwise disposed of unless the Managing General Partner determines that (i) the Partnership lacks sufficient funds to drill on such Lease and is unable to obtain suitable financing, (ii) the Leases have been downgraded by events occurring after assignment to the Partnership, (iii) drilling on the Leases would result in an excessive concentration of Partnership funds creating, in the Managing General Partner's opinion, undue risk to the Partnership, or (iv) the Managing General Partner, exercising the standard of a prudent operator, determines that the farmout is in the best interests of the Partnership.
(b) Farmouts between the Partnership and the Managing General Partner or its Affiliates, including any other affiliated limited partnership, shall be effected on terms deemed fair by the Managing General Partner. The Managing General Partner, exercising the standard of a prudent operator, shall determine that the farmout is in the best interest of the Partnership and the terms of the farmout are consistent with and, in any case, no less favorable to the Partnership than those utilized in the geographic area of operations for similar arrangements. The respective obligations and revenue sharing of all affiliated parties to the transactions shall be substantially the same, and the compensation arrangement or any other interest or right of either the Managing General Partner or its Affiliates shall be substantially the same in each participating partnership or, if different, shall be reduced to reflect the lower compensation arrangement.
5.06 Release, Abandonment, and Sale or Exchange of Properties
. Except as provided elsewhere in this Article V and in Section 6.03, the Managing General Partner shall have full power to dispose of the production and other assets of the Partnership, including the power to determine which Leases shall be released or permitted to terminate, those ▇▇▇▇▇ to be abandoned, whether any Lease or well shall be sold or exchanged, and the terms therefor. In the event the Managing General Partner sells, transfers, or otherwise disposes of nonproducing property of the Partnership, the sale, transfer, or disposition shall, to the extent possible, be made at a price which is the higher of the fair market value of the property on the date of the sale, transfer, or disposition or the Cost of such property to the Partnership.
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(a) (1) When the Managing General Partner or an Affiliate (excluding another program in which the interest of the Managing General Partner or its Affiliates is substantially similar to or less than their interest in the Partnership) sells, transfers or conveys any natural gas, oil or other mineral interests or property to the Partnership, it must, at the same time, sell, transfer or convey to the Partnership an equal proportionate interest in all its other property in the same Prospect. A Prospect shall be deemed to consist of the drilling or spacing unit on which the well will be drilled by the Partnership, which is the minimum area permitted by state law or local practice on which one well may be drilled, for ▇▇▇▇▇ drilled on the Company's ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ or Chevron leasehold in Garfield County, Colorado; on the Company's Burbak Project ▇▇▇▇▇▇ leasehold located in ▇▇▇▇▇ County, North Dakota or if the following two conditions are met:
(i) the geological feature to which the well will be drilled contains Proved Reserves, and
(ii) the drilling or spacing unit protects against drainage.
In the event that an exploratory well is drilled on PDC's acreage located in Sweetwater County, Wyoming, and the well proves up reserves on the immediately adjacent spacing units, to the extent that PDC owns an interest in the adjacent units, PDC will assign the Partnership an interest equivalent to that owned in the exploratory well, proportionately reduced if PDC owns less than a 100% interest in the adjacent spacing unit.
(b) The geological limits of a Prospect shall be enlarged or contracted on the basis of subsequently acquired geological data that further defines the productive limits of the underlying oil and/or gas reservoir and shall include all of the acreage determined by such subsequent data to be encompassed by such reservoir; further, where the Managing General Partner or Affiliate owns a separate property interest in such enlarged area, such interest shall be sold to the Partnership if the activities of the Partnership were material in establishing the existence of proved undeveloped reserves which are attributable to such separate property interest; provided, however, that the Partnership shall not be required to expend additional funds unless they are available from the initial capitalization of the Partnership or if the Managing General Partner believes it is prudent to borrow for the purpose of acquiring such additional acreage.
(c) The Partnership shall not purchase properties from or sell properties to any other affiliated partnership. This prohibition, however, shall not apply to transactions among affiliated partnerships by which property is transferred from one to another in exchange for the transferee's obligation to conduct drilling activities on such property or to joint ventures among such affiliated partnerships, provided that the respective obligations and revenue sharing of all parties to the transaction are substantially the same and the compensation arrangement or any other interest or right of either the Managing General Partner or its Affiliates is the same in each affiliated partnership, or, if different, the aggregate compensation of the Managing General Partner is reduced to reflect the lower compensation arrangement.
(d) During the existence of the Partnership, and before it has ceased operations, neither the Managing General Partner nor any of its Affiliates (excluding another partnership where the Managing General Partner's or its Affiliates' interest in such partnership is identical to or less than their interest in the Partnership) shall acquire, retain, or drill for their own account any oil and gas interest in any Prospect in which the Partnership possesses an interest, except for transactions whereby the Managing General Partner or such Affiliate acquires or retains a proportionate Working Interest, the respective obligations of the Managing General Partner or the Affiliate and the Partnership are substantially the same after the sale of the interest to the Partnership, and the Managing General Partner's or Affiliate's interest in revenues does not exceed the amount proportionate to its Working Interest.
(e) Any services, equipment, or supplies which the Managing General Partner or an Affiliate furnishes to the Partnership shall be furnished at the lesser of the Managing General Partner's or the Affiliate's Cost or a competitive rate which could be obtained in the geographical area of operations unless the Managing General Partner or any Affiliate is engaged to a substantial extent, as an ordinary and ongoing business, in providing such services, equipment, or supplies to others in the industry, in which event, the services, supplies, or equipment may be provided by such person to the Partnership at prices competitive with those charged by others in the geographical area of operations which would be available to the Partnership. If such entity is not engaged in the business as set forth above, then such compensation, price or rental shall be the cost of such services, equipment or supplies to such entity, or the competitive rate which could be obtained in the area, whichever is less. Any drilling services provided by the Managing General Partner or its Affiliates shall be billed only on a per foot, per day, or per hour rate, or some combination thereof. No turnkey drilling contracts shall be made between the Managing General Partner or its Affiliates and the Partnership. Neither the Managing General Partner nor its Affiliates shall profit by drilling in contravention of its fiduciary obligations to the Partnership. Any such services for which the Managing General Partner or an Affiliate is to receive compensation shall be embodied in a written contract which precisely describes the services to be rendered and all compensation to be paid.
(f) Advance payments by the Partnership to the Managing General Partner are prohibited, except where necessary to secure tax benefits of prepaid drilling costs. These payments, if any, shall not include nonrefundable payments for completion costs prior to the time that a decision is made that the well or ▇▇▇▇▇ warrant a completion attempt.
(g) Neither the Managing General Partner nor its Affiliates shall make any future commitments of the Partnership's production which do not primarily benefit the Partnership, nor shall the Managing General Partner or any Affiliate utilize Partnership funds as compensating balances for the benefit of the Managing General Partner or the Affiliate.
(h) No rebates or give-ups may be received by the Managing General Partner or any of its Affiliates, nor may the Managing General Partner or any Affiliate participate in any reciprocal business arrangements which would circumvent these restrictions.
(i) During a period of five years from the date of formation of the Partnership, if the Managing General Partner or any of its Affiliates proposes to acquire from an unaffiliated person an interest in a Prospect in which the Partnership possesses an interest or in a Prospect in which the Partnership's interest has been terminated without compensation within one year preceding such proposed acquisition, the following conditions shall apply:
(j) If the Partnership acquires property pursuant to a farmout or joint venture from an affiliated program, the Managing General Partner's and/or its Affiliates' aggregate compensation associated with the property and any direct and indirect ownership interest in the property may not exceed the lower of the compensation and ownership interest the Managing General Partner and/or its Affiliates could receive if the property were separately owned or retained by either one of the programs.
(k) Neither the Managing General Partner nor any Affiliate, including affiliated programs, may purchase or acquire any property from the Partnership, directly or indirectly, except pursuant to transactions that are fair and reasonable to the Investor Partners of the Partnership and then subject to the following conditions:
(l) If the Partnership participates in other partnerships or joint ventures (multi-tier arrangements), the terms of any such arrangements shall not result in the circumvention of any of the requirements or prohibitions contained in this Partnership Agreement, including the following:
(3) there will be no diminishment in the voting rights of the Investor Partners.
(m) In connection with a proposed Roll-Up, the following shall apply:
(i) accepting the securities of the Roll-Up Entity offered in the proposed Roll-Up; or
(ii) (a) remaining as Investor Partners in the Partnership and preserving their interests therein on the same terms and conditions as existed previously; or (b) receiving cash in an amount equal to the Investor Partners' pro-rata share of the appraised value of the net assets of the Partnership.
(7) The Partnership shall not participate in a Roll-Up transaction unless the Roll-Up transaction is approved by at least 66 2/3% in interest of the Investor Partners.
Article VI
Managing General Partner
. The Managing General Partner shall have the sole and exclusive right and power to manage and control the affairs of and to operate the Partnership and to do all things necessary to carry on the business of the Partnership for the purposes described in Section 1.03 hereof and to conduct the activities of the Partnership as set forth in Article V hereof. No financial institution or any other person, firm, or corporation dealing with the Managing General Partner shall be required to ascertain whether the Managing General Partner is acting in accordance with this Agreement, but such financial institution or such other person, firm, or corporation shall be protected in relying solely upon the deed, transfer, or assurance of and the execution of such instrument or instruments by the Managing General Partner. The Managing General Partner shall devote so much of its time to the business of the Partnership as in its judgment the conduct of the Partnership's business shall reasonably require and shall not be obligated to do or perform any act or thing in connection with the business of the Partnership not expressly set forth herein. The Managing General Partner may engage in business ventures of any nature and description independently or with others and neither the Partnership nor any of its Investor Partners shall have any rights in and to such independent ventures or the income or profits derived therefrom. However, except as otherwise provided herein, the Managing General Partner and any of its Affiliates may pursue business opportunities that are consistent with the Partnership's investment objectives for their own account only after they have determined that such opportunity either cannot be pursued by the Partnership because of insufficient funds or because it is not appropriate for the Partnership under the existing circumstances.
6.02 Authority of Managing General Partner
. The Managing General Partner is specifically authorized and empowered, on behalf of the Partnership, and by consent of the Investor Partners herein given, to do any act or execute any document or enter into any contract or any agreement of any nature necessary or desirable, in the opinion of the Managing General Partner, in pursuance of the purposes of the Partnership. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, in addition to any and all other powers conferred upon the Managing General Partner pursuant to this Agreement and the Act, and except as otherwise prohibited by law or hereunder, the Managing General Partner shall have the power and authority to:
(a) Acquire leases and other interests in oil and/or gas properties in furtherance of the Partnership's business;
(b) Enter into and execute pooling agreements, farm out agreements, operating agreements, unitization agreements, dry and bottom hole and acreage contribution letters, construction contracts, and any and all documents or instruments customarily employed in the oil and gas industry in connection with the acquisition, sale, exploration, development, or operation of oil and gas properties, and all other instruments deemed by the Managing General Partner to be necessary or appropriate to the proper operation of oil or gas properties or to effectively and properly perform its duties or exercise its powers hereunder;
(c) Make expenditures and incur any obligations it deems necessary to implement the purposes of the Partnership; employ and retain such personnel as it deems desirable for the conduct of the Partnership's activities, including employees, consultants, and attorneys; and exercise on behalf of the Partnership, in such manner as the Managing General Partner in its sole judgment deems best, of all rights, elections, and obligations granted to or imposed upon the Partnership;
(d) Manage, operate, and develop any Partnership property, and enter into operating agreements with respect to properties acquired by the Partnership, including an operating agreement with the Managing General Partner as described in the Memorandum, which agreements may contain such terms, provisions, and conditions as are usual and customary within the industry and as the Managing General Partner shall approve;
(e) Compromise, ▇▇▇, or defend any and all claims in favor of or against the Partnership;
(f) Subject to the provisions of Section 8.04 hereof, make or revoke any election permitted the Partnership by any taxing authority;
(g) Perform any and all acts it deems necessary or appropriate for the protection and preservation of the Partnership assets;
(h) Maintain at the expense of the Partnership such insurance coverage for public liability, fire and casualty, and any and all other insurance necessary or appropriate to the business of the Partnership in such amounts and of such types as it shall determine from time to time;
(i) Buy, sell, or lease property or assets on behalf of the Partnership;
(j) Enter into agreements to hire services of any kind or nature;
(k) Assign interests in properties to the Partnership;
(l) Enter into soliciting dealer agreements and perform all of the Partnership's obligations thereunder, to issue and sell Units pursuant to the terms and conditions of this Agreement, the Subscription Agreements, and the Memorandum, to accept and execute on behalf of the Partnership Subscription Agreements, and to admit original and substituted Partners; and
(m) Perform any and all acts, and execute any and all documents it deems necessary or appropriate to carry out the purposes of the Partnership.
6.03 Certain Restrictions on Managing General Partner's Power and Authority
. Notwithstanding any other provisions of this Agreement to the contrary, neither the Managing General Partner nor any Affiliate of the Managing General Partner shall have the power or authority to, and shall not, do, perform, or authorize any of the following:
(a) Use any revenues from Partnership operations for the purposes of acquiring Leases in new or unrelated Prospects or paying any Organization and Offering Expenses; provided, however, that revenues from Partnership operations may be used for other Partnership operations, including without limitation for the purposes of drilling, completing, maintaining, recompleting, and operating ▇▇▇▇▇ on existing Partnership Prospects and acquiring and developing new Leases to the extent such Leases are considered by the Managing General Partner in its sole discretion to be a part of a Prospect in which the Partnership then owns a Lease;
(b) Without having first received the prior consent of the holders of a majority of the then outstanding Units entitled to vote,
(i) sell all or substantially all of the assets of the Partnership (except upon liquidation of the Partnership pursuant to Article IX hereof), unless cash funds of the Partnership are insufficient to pay the obligations and other liabilities of the Partnership;
(ii) dispose of the good will of the Partnership;
(iii) do any other act which would make it impossible to carry on the ordinary business of the Partnership; or
(iv) agree to the termination or amendment of any operating agreement to which the Partnership is a party, or waive any rights of the Partnership thereunder, except for amendments to the operating agreement which the Managing General Partner believes are necessary or advisable to ensure that the operating agreement conforms to any changes in or modifications to the Code or that do not adversely affect the Investor Partners in any material respect;
(c) Guarantee in the name or on behalf of the Partnership the payment of money or the performance of any contract or other obligation of any Person other than the Partnership;
(d) Bind or obligate the Partnership with respect to any matter outside the scope of the Partnership business;
(e) Use the Partnership name, credit, or property for other than Partnership purposes;
(f) Take any action, or permit any other person to take any action, with respect to the assets or property of the Partnership which does not benefit the Partnership, including, among other things, utilization of funds of the Partnership as compensating balances for its own benefit or the commitment of future production;
(g) Benefit from any arrangement for the marketing of oil and gas production or other relationships affecting the property of the Managing General Partner and the Partnership, unless such benefits are fairly and equitably apportioned among the Managing General Partner, its Affiliates, and the Partnership;
(h) Utilize Partnership funds to invest in the securities of another person except in the following instances:
(2) temporary investments made in compliance with Section 2.02(f) of this Agreement;
(i) Sell, transfer, or assign its interest (except for a collateral assignment which may be granted to a bank or other financial institution) in the Partnership, or any part thereof, or otherwise to withdraw as Managing General Partner of the Partnership without one hundred twenty (120) days prior written notice to and the written consent of Investor Partners owning a majority of the then outstanding Units.
6.04 Indemnification of Managing General Partner
. The Managing General Partner shall have no liability to the Partnership or to any Investor Partner for any loss suffered by the Partnership which arises out of any action or inaction of the Managing General Partner if the Managing General Partner, in good faith, determined that such course of conduct was in the best interest of the Partnership, that the Managing General Partner was acting on behalf of or performing services for the Partnership, and that such course of conduct did not constitute negligence or misconduct of the Managing General Partner. The Managing General Partner shall be indemnified by the Partnership against any losses, judgments, liabilities, expenses, and amounts paid in settlement of any claims sustained by it in connection with the Partnership, provided that the Managing General Partner has determined in good faith that the course of conduct which caused the loss or liability was in the best interests of the Partnership, that the Managing General Partner was acting on behalf of or performing services for the Partnership, and that the same were not the result of negligence or misconduct on the part of the Managing General Partner. Indemnification of the Managing General Partner is recoverable only from the tangible net assets of the Partnership, including the insurance proceeds from the Partnership's insurance policies and the insurance and indemnification of the Partnership's subcontractors, and is not recoverable from the Investor Partners.
Notwithstanding the above, the Managing General Partner and any person acting as a broker-dealer shall not be indemnified for liabilities arising under Federal and state securities laws unless (a) there has been a successful adjudication on the merits of each count involving securities law violations, (b) such claims have been dismissed with prejudice on the merits by a court of competent jurisdiction, or (c) a court of competent jurisdiction approves a settlement of such claims against a particular indemnitee and finds that indemnification of the settlement and the related costs should be made, and the court considering the request for indemnification has been advised of the position of the Securities and Exchange Commission and of any state securities regulatory authority in which securities of the Partnership were offered or sold as to indemnification for violations of securities laws; provided however, the court need only be advised of the positions of the securities regulatory authorities of those states (i) which are specifically set forth in the partnership agreement and (ii) in which plaintiffs claim they were offered or sold partnership units.
In any claim for indemnification for Federal or state securities laws violations, the party seeking indemnification shall place before the court the position of the Securities and Exchange Commission, the Massachusetts Securities Division, and the Tennessee Securities Division or respective state securities division, as the case may be, with respect to the issue of indemnification for securities law violations.
The advancement of Partnership funds to a sponsor or its affiliates for legal expenses and other costs incurred as a result of any legal action for which indemnification is being sought is permissible only if the Partnership has adequate funds available and the following conditions are satisfied:
(a) the legal action relates to acts or omissions with respect to the performance of duties or services on behalf of the Partnership, and
(b) the legal action is initiated by a third party who is not a participant, or the legal action is initiated by a participant and a court of competent jurisdiction specifically approves such advancement, and
(c) the sponsor or its affiliates undertake to repay the advanced funds to the Partnership, together with the applicable legal rate of interest thereon, in cases in which such party is found not to be entitled to indemnification.
The Partnership shall not incur the cost of the portion of any insurance which insures the Managing General Partner against any liability as to which the Managing General Partner is herein prohibited from being indemnified.
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(a) Notwithstanding the limitations contained in Section 6.03(i) hereof, the Managing General Partner shall have the right, by giving written notice to the other Partners, to substitute in its stead as managing general partner any successor entity or any entity controlled by the Managing General Partner, provided that the successor Managing General Partner must have a tangible net worth of at least $5 million, and the Investor Partners, by execution of this Agreement, expressly consent to such a transfer, unless it would adversely affect the status of the Partnership as a partnership for federal income tax purposes.
(b) The Managing General Partner may not voluntarily withdraw from the Partnership prior to the Partnership's completion of its primary drilling and/or acquisition activities, and then only after giving 120 days written notice. The Managing General Partner may not partially withdraw its property interests held by the Partnership unless such withdrawal is necessary to satisfy the bona fide request of its creditors or approved by a majority-in-interest vote of the Investor Partners. The Managing General Partner shall fully indemnify the Partnership against any additional expenses which may result from a partial withdrawal of property interests and such withdrawal may not result in a greater amount of direct costs or administrative costs being allocated to the Investor Partners. The withdrawing Managing General Partner shall pay all expenses incurred as a result of its withdrawal.
. The Partnership shall pay the Managing General Partner, on the date the Partnership is organized (as set forth in Section 1.01), a one-time management fee equal to 1½% of the total Subscriptions.
6.07 Tax Matters and Financial Reporting Partner
. The Managing General Partner shall serve as the Tax Matters Partner for purposes of Code Sections 6221 through 6233 and as the Financial Reporting Partner. The Partnership may engage its accountants and/or attorneys to assist the Tax Matters Partner in discharging its duties hereunder.
Article VII
Investor Partners
. No Investor Partner shall take part in the control or management of the business or transact any business for the Partnership, and no Investor Partner shall have the power to sign for or bind the Partnership. Any action or conduct of Investor Partners on behalf of the Partnership is hereby expressly prohibited. Any Investor Partner who violates this Section 7.01 shall be liable to the remaining Investor Partners, the Managing General Partner, and the Partnership for any damages, costs, or expenses any of them may incur as a result of such violation. The Investor Partners hereby grant to the Managing General Partner or its successors or assignees the exclusive authority to manage and control the Partnership business in its sole discretion and to thereby bind the Partnership and all Partners in its conduct of the Partnership business. Investor Partners shall have the right to vote only with respect to those matters specifically provided for in these Articles. No Investor Partner shall have the authority to:
(a) Assign the Partnership property in trust for creditors or on the assignee's promise to pay the debts of the Partnership;
(b) Dispose of the goodwill of the business;
(c) Do any other act which would make it impossible to carry on the ordinary business of the Partnership;
(d) Confess a judgment;
(e) Submit a Partnership claim or liability to arbitration or reference;
(f) Make a contract or bind the Partnership to any agreement or document;
(g) Use the Partnership's name, credit, or property for any purpose;
(h) Do any act which is harmful to the Partnership's assets or business or by which the interests of the Partnership shall be imperiled or prejudiced; or
(i) Perform any act in violation of any applicable law or regulations thereunder, or perform any act which is inconsistent with the terms of this Agreement.
7.02 Indemnification of Additional General Partners
. The Managing General Partner agrees to indemnify each of the Additional General Partners for the amounts of obligations, risks, losses, or judgments of the Partnership or the Managing General Partner which exceed the amount of applicable insurance coverage and amounts which would become available from the sale of all Partnership assets. Such indemnification applies to casualty losses and to business losses, such as losses incurred in connection with the drilling of an unproductive well, to the extent such losses exceed the Additional General Partners' interest in the undistributed net assets of the Partnership. If, on the other hand, such excess obligations are the result of the negligence or misconduct of an Additional General Partner, or the contravention of the terms of the Partnership Agreement by the Additional General Partner, then the foregoing indemnification by the Managing General Partner shall be unenforceable as to such Additional General Partner and such Additional General Partner shall be liable to all other Partners for damages and obligations resulting therefrom.
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(a) An Investor Partner may transfer all or any portion of his Units and the transferee shall become a Substituted Investor Partner (subject to all duties and obligations of an Investor Partner, including those contained in Section 4.04 herein, except to the extent excepted in the Act) subject to the following conditions (any transfer of such Units satisfying such conditions being referred to herein as a "Permitted Transfer"):
(i) Except in the case of a transfer of Units at death or involuntarily by operation of law, the transferor and transferee shall execute and deliver to the Partnership such documents and instruments of conveyance as may be necessary or appropriate in the opinion of counsel to the Partnership to effect such transfer and to confirm the agreement of the transferee to be bound by the provisions of this Article VII. In any case not described in the preceding sentence, the transfer shall be confirmed by presentation to the Partnership of legal evidence of such transfer, in form and substance satisfactory to counsel to the Partnership. In all cases, the Partnership shall be reimbursed by the transferor and/or transferee for all costs and expenses that it reasonably incurs in connection with such transfer;
(ii) The transferor and transferee shall furnish the Partnership with the transferee's taxpayer identification number and sufficient information to determine the transferee's initial tax basis in the Units transferred;
(iii) The Transferee shall have satisfied the suitability standards that have been established for an investment in the Partnership; and
(iv) The written consent of the Managing General Partner to such transfer shall have been obtained.
(b) A Person who acquires one or more Units but who is not admitted as a Substituted Investor Partner pursuant to Section 7.03(c) hereof shall be entitled only to allocations and distributions with respect to such Units in accordance with this Agreement, but shall have no right to any information or accounting of the affairs of the Partnership, shall not be entitled to inspect the books or records of the Partnership, and shall not have any of the rights of an Additional General Partner or a Limited Partner under the Act or the Agreement.
(c) Subject to the other provisions of this Article VII, a transferee of Units may be admitted to the Partnership as a Substituted Investor Partner only upon satisfaction of the conditions set forth below in this Section 7.03(c):
(i) The Managing General Partner consents to such admission;
(ii) The Units with respect to which the transferee is being admitted were acquired by means of a Permitted Transfer;
(iii) The transferee becomes a party to this Agreement as a Partner and executes such documents and instruments as the Managing General Partner may reasonably request (including, without limitation, amendments to the Certificate of Limited Partnership) as may be necessary or appropriate to confirm such transferee as a Partner in the Partnership and such transferee's agreement to be bound by the terms and conditions hereof;
(iv) The transferee pays or reimburses the Partnership for all reasonable legal, filing, and publication costs that the Partnership incurs in connection with the admission of the transferee as a Partner with respect to the transferred Units; and
(v) If the transferee is not an individual of legal majority, the transferee provides the Partnership with evidence satisfactory to counsel for the Partnership of the authority of the transferee to become a Partner and to be bound by the terms and conditions of this Agreement.
(vi) In any calendar quarter in which a Substituted Investor Partner is admitted to the Partnership, the Managing General Partner shall amend the certificate of limited partnership to effect the substitution of such Substituted Investor Partners, although the Managing General Partner may do so more frequently. In the case of assignments, where the assignee does not become a Substituted Investor Partner, the Partnership shall recognize the assignment not later than the last day of the calendar month following receipt of notice of assignment and required documentation.
(d) Each Investor Partner hereby covenants and agrees with the Partnership for the benefit of the Partnership and all Partners that (i) he is not currently making a market in Units and (ii) he will not transfer any Unit on an established securities market or a secondary market (or the substantial equivalent thereof) within the meaning of Code Section 7704(b) (and any regulations, proposed regulations, revenue rulings, or other official pronouncements of the Service or Treasury Department that may be promulgated or published thereunder). Each Investor Partner further agrees that he will not transfer any Unit to any Person unless such Person agrees to be bound by this Section 7.03 and to transfer such Units only to Persons who agree to be similarly bound.
(e) Restrictions on assignment of Units or the substitution of Investor Partners shall be allowed only to the extent necessary to preserve the tax status of the Partnership or the classification of Partnership income for tax purposes and any restriction shall be supported by an opinion of the Partnership's counsel as to its legal necessity.
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(a) Any purported Transfer of Units that is not a Permitted Transfer shall be null and void and of no effect whatever; provided, that, if the Partnership is required to recognize a transfer that is not a Permitted Transfer (or if the Managing General Partner, in its sole discretion, elects to recognize a transfer that is not a Permitted Transfer), the interest transferred shall be strictly limited to the transferor's rights to allocations and distributions as provided by this Agreement with respect to the transferred Units, which allocations and distributions may be applied (without limiting any other legal or equitable rights of the Partnership) to satisfy the debts, obligations, or liabilities for damages that the transferor or transferee of such Units may have to the Partnership.
(b) In the case of a transfer or attempted transfer of Units that is not a Permitted Transfer, the parties engaging or attempting to engage in such transfer shall be liable to indemnify and hold harmless the Partnership and the other Partners from all cost, liability, and damage that any of such indemnified Persons may incur (including, without limitation, incremental tax liability and lawyers' fees and expenses) as a result of such transfer or attempted transfer and efforts to enforce the indemnity granted hereby.
7.05 Withdrawal by Investor Partners
. Neither a Limited Partner nor an Additional General Partner may withdraw from the Partnership, except as otherwise provided in this Agreement.
7.06 Removal of Managing General Partner
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(a) The Managing General Partner may be removed at any time with the consent of Investor Partners owning a majority of the then outstanding Units, and upon the selection of a successor managing general partner or partners by Investor Partners owning a majority of the then outstanding Units.
(b) Any successor Managing General Partner may be removed upon the terms and conditions provided in this Section.
(c) In the event a managing general partner is removed, its respective interest in the assets of the Partnership shall be determined by independent appraisal by a qualified independent petroleum engineering consultant who shall be selected by mutual agreement of the Managing General Partner and the incoming sponsor. Such appraisal will take into account an appropriate discount to reflect the risk of recovery of oil and gas reserves, and, at its election, the removed managing general partner's interest in the Partnership assets may be distributed to it or the interest of the managing general partner in the Partnership may be retained by it as a Limited Partner in the successor limited partnership; provided, however, that if immediate payment to the removed managing general partner would impose financial or operational hardship upon the Partnership, as determined by the successor managing general partner in the exercise of its fiduciary duties to the Partnership, payment (plus reasonable interest) to the removed managing general partner may be postponed to that time when, in the determination of the successor managing general partner, payment will not cause a hardship to the Partnership. The cost of such appraisal shall be borne by the Partnership. The successor managing general partner shall have the option to purchase at least 20% of the removed managing general partner's interest for the value determined by the independent appraisal. The removed managing general partner, at the time of its removal shall cause, to the extent it is legally possible, its successor to be transferred or assigned all its rights, obligations, and interests in contracts entered into by it on behalf of the Partnership. In any event, the removed managing general partner shall cause its rights, obligations, and interests in any such contract to terminate at the time of its removal.
(d) Upon effectiveness of the removal of the managing general partner, the assets, books, and records of the Partnership shall be surrendered to the successor managing general partner, provided that the successor managing general partner shall have first (i) agreed to accept the responsibilities of the managing general partner, and (ii) made arrangements satisfactory to the original managing general partner to remove such managing general partner from personal liability on any Partnership borrowings or, if any Partnership creditor will not consent to such removal, agreed to indemnify the original managing general partner for any subsequent liabilities in respect to such borrowings. Immediately after the removal of the managing general partner, the successor managing general partner shall prepare, execute, file for recordation, and cause to be published, such notices or certificates as may be required by the Act.
. Investor Partners owning 10% or more of the then outstanding Units entitled to vote shall have the right to request that the Managing General Partner call a meeting of the Partners. The Managing General Partner shall call such a meeting and shall deposit in the United States mails within fifteen days after receipt of such request, written notice to all Investor Partners of the meeting and the purpose of the meeting, which shall be held on a date not less than thirty nor more than sixty days after the date of mailing of such notice, at a reasonable time and place. Investor Partners shall have the right to submit proposals to the Managing General Partner for inclusion in the voting materials for the next meeting of Investor Partners for consideration and approval by the Investor Partners. Investor Partners shall have the right to vote in person or by proxy.
. Investor Partners shall be entitled to all voting rights granted to them by and under this Agreement and as specified by the Act. Each Unit is entitled to one vote on all matters; each fractional Unit is entitled to that fraction of one vote equal to the fractional interest in the Unit. Except as otherwise provided herein or in the Memorandum, at any meeting of Investor Partners, a vote of a majority in interest of Units represented at such meeting, in person or by proxy, with respect to matters considered at the meeting at which a quorum is present shall be required for approval of any such matters. In addition, except as otherwise provided in this Section and in Section 5.07(m), holders of a majority in interest of the then outstanding Units may, without the concurrence of the Managing General Partner, vote to (a) approve or disapprove the sale of all or substantially all of the assets of the Partnership, (b) dissolve the Partnership, (c) remove the Managing General Partner and elect a new managing general partner, (d) amend the Agreement; but any such amendment may not increase the duties or liabilities of any Investor Partner or the Managing General Partner or increase or decrease the profit or loss sharing or required capital contribution of any Investor Partner or the Managing General Partner without the approval of such Investor Partner or Managing General Partner; and any such amendment may not affect the classification of the Partnership's income or loss for federal income tax purposes without the unanimous approval of all Investor Partners, (e) elect a new managing general partner if the managing general partner elects to withdraw from the Partnership, and (f) cancel any contract for services with the Managing General Partner or any Affiliates without penalty upon sixty days' notice. The Partnership shall not participate in a Roll-Up unless the Roll-Up is approved by at least 66 2/3% in interest of the Investor Partners. A majority in interest of the then outstanding Units entitled to vote shall constitute a quorum. In determining the requisite percentage in interest of Units necessary to approve a matter on which the Managing General Partner and its Affiliates may not vote or consent, any Units owned by the Managing General Partner and its Affiliates shall not be included. With respect to the merger or consolidation of the Partnership or the sale of all or substantially all of the assets of the Partnership, Investor Partners shall have the right to exercise dissenter's rights in accordance with Section 31D-13-1301 et seq. of the West Virginia Business Corporation Act.
. The Investor Partners may vote either in person or by proxy.
7.10 Conversion of Additional General Partner Interests into Limited Partner Interests
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(a) The Managing General Partner shall convert the interests of all Additional General Partners in the Partnership to interests of Limited Partners in the Partnership upon completion of drilling of the Partnership.
(b) The Managing General Partner shall notify all Additional General Partners at least 30 days prior to any material change in the amount of the Partnership's insurance coverage. Within this 30-day period, and notwithstanding Section 7.10(a), Additional General Partners shall have the right to immediately convert their Units into Units of limited partnership interest by giving written notice to the Managing General Partner.
(c) As provided herein, Additional General Partners may elect to convert, transfer, and exchange their interests for Limited Partner interests in the Partnership upon receipt by the Managing General Partner of written notice of such election. An Additional General Partner may request conversion of his interests for Limited Partner interests at any time after one year following the closing of the securities offering which relates to the Agreement and the disbursement to the Partnership of the proceeds of such securities offering.
(d) The Managing General Partner shall cause the conversion to be effected as promptly as possible as prudent business judgment dictates. Conversion of an Additional General Partnership interest to a Limited Partnership interest in the Partnership shall be conditioned upon a finding by the Managing General Partner that such conversion will not cause a termination of the Partnership for federal income tax purposes, and will be effective upon the Managing General Partner's filing an amendment to its Certificate of Limited Partnership. The Managing General Partner is obligated to file an amendment to its Certificate at any time during the full calendar month after receipt of the required notice of the Additional General Partner and a determination of the Managing General Partner that the conversion will not constitute a termination of the Partnership for tax purposes. Effecting conversion is subject to the satisfaction of the condition that the electing Additional General Partner provide written notice to the Managing General Partner of such intent to convert. Upon such transfer and exchange, such Additional General Partners shall be Limited Partners; however, they will remain liable to the Partnership for any additional Capital Contribution(s) required for their proportionate share of the Partnership obligation or liability arising prior to the conversion.
(e) Limited Partners may not convert and/or exchange their interests for Additional General Partner interests.
. Except as otherwise provided in this Agreement or as otherwise provided by the Act, each General Partner shall be jointly and severally liable for the debts and obligations of the Partnership. In addition, each Additional General Partner shall be jointly and severally liable for any wrongful acts or omissions of the Managing General Partner and/or the misapplication of money or property of a third party by the Managing General Partner acting within the scope of its apparent authority to the extent such acts or omissions are chargeable to the Partnership.
Article VIII
Books and Records
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(a) For accounting and income tax purposes, the Partnership shall operate on a calendar year.
(b) The Managing General Partner shall keep just and true records and books of account with respect to the operations of the Partnership and shall maintain and preserve during the term of the Partnership and for four years thereafter all such records, books of account, and other relevant Partnership documents. The Managing General Partner shall maintain for at least six years all records necessary to substantiate the fact that Units were sold only to purchasers for whom such Units were suitable. Such books shall be maintained at the principal place of business of the Partnership and shall be kept on the accrual method of accounting.
(c) The Managing General Partner shall keep or cause to be kept complete and accurate books and records with respect to the Partnership's business, which books and records shall at all times be kept at the principal office of the Partnership. Any records maintained by the Partnership in the regular course of its business, including the names and addresses of Investor Partners, books of account, and records of Partnership proceedings, may be kept on or be in the form of RAM disks, magnetic tape, photographs, micrographics, or any other information storage device, provided that the records so kept are convertible into clearly legible written form within a reasonable period of time. The books and records of the Partnership shall be made available for review and copying by any Investor Partner or his representative at any reasonable time.
(d) (i) An alphabetical list of the names, addresses and business telephone numbers of the Investor Partners of the Partnership along with the number of Units held by each of them (the "participant list") shall be maintained as a part of the books and records of the Partnership and shall be available for the inspection by any Investor Partner or its designated agent at the home office of the Partnership upon the request of the Investor Partner;
(ii) The participant list shall be updated at least quarterly to reflect changes in the information contained therein;
(iii) A copy of the participant list shall be mailed to any Investor Partner requesting the participant list within ten days of the request. The copy of the participant list shall be printed in alphabetical order, on white paper, and in a readily readable type size (in no event smaller than 10-point type). A reasonable charge for copy work may be charged by the Partnership.
(iv) The purposes for which an Investor Partner may request a copy of the participant list include, without limitation, matters relating to voting rights under the Partnership Agreement and the exercise of Investor Partners' rights under federal proxy laws; and
(v) If the Managing General Partner of the Partnership neglects or refuses to exhibit, produce, or mail a copy of the participant list as requested, the Managing General Partner shall be liable to any Investor Partner requesting the list for the costs, including attorneys' fees, incurred by that Investor Partner for compelling the production of the participant list, and for actual damages suffered by any Investor Partner by reason of such refusal or neglect. It shall be a defense that the actual purpose and reason for the requests for inspection or for a copy of the participant list is to secure the list of Investor Partners or other information for the purpose of selling such list or information or copies thereof, or of using the same for a commercial purpose other than in the interest of the applicant as an Investor Partner relative to the affairs of the Partnership. The Managing General Partner may require the Investor Partner requesting the participant list to represent that the list is not requested for a commercial purpose unrelated to the Investor Partner's interest in the Partnership. The remedies provided hereunder to Investor Partners requesting copies of the participant list are in addition to, and shall not in any way limit, other remedies available to Investor Partners under federal law, or the laws of any state.
. The Managing General Partner shall deliver to each Investor Partner the following financial statements and reports at the times indicated below:
(a) Within 75 days after the end of the first six months of each fiscal year (for such six month period) and within 120 days after the end of each fiscal year (for such year), financial statements, including a balance sheet and statements of income, Partners' equity, and cash flows, all of which shall be prepared in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles. The annual financial statements shall be accompanied by (i) a report of an independent certified public accountant designated by the Managing General Partner stating that an audit of such financial statements has been made in accordance with generally accepted auditing standards and that in its opinion such financial statements present fairly the financial condition, results of operations, and cash flow of the Partnership in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles and (ii) a reconciliation of such financial statements with the information furnished to the Investor Partners for federal income tax reporting purposes.
(b) Annually by March 15 of each year, a report containing such information as may be deemed to enable each Investor Partner to prepare and file his federal income tax return and any required state income tax return.
(c) Annually within 120 days after the end of each fiscal year, (i) a summary of the computations of the total estimated proved oil and gas reserves of the Partnership as of the end of such fiscal year and the dollar value thereof at then existing prices and a computation of each Investor Partner's interest in such value, such reserve computations to be based upon engineering reports prepared by qualified independent petroleum engineers, (ii) an estimate of the time required for the extraction of such proved reserves and the present worth thereof (discounted at a rate generally accepted in the oil and gas industry and undiscounted), and (iii) a statement that because of the time period required to extract such reserves the present value of revenues to be obtained in the future is less than if such revenues were immediately receivable. Each such reported shall be prepared in accordance with customary and generally accepted standards and practices for petroleum engineers and shall be prepared by a recognized independent petroleum engineer selected from time to time by the Managing General Partner. No later than 90 days following the occurrence of an event resulting in a reduction in an amount of 10% or more of the estimated value of the proved oil and gas reserves as last reported to the Investor Partners, other than a reduction resulting from normal production, sales of reserves, or product price changes, a new summary conforming to the requirements set forth above in this Section 8.02(c) shall be delivered to the Investor Partners.
(d) Within 75 days after the end of the first six months of each fiscal year and within 120 days after the end of each fiscal year, (i) a summary itemization, by type and/or classification, of any transaction of the Partnership since the date of the last such report with the Managing General Partner or any Affiliate thereof and the total fees, compensation, and reimbursement paid by the Partnership (or indirectly on behalf of the Partnership) to the Managing General Partner and its Affiliates, and (ii) a schedule reflecting (A) the total costs of the Partnership (and, where applicable, the costs pertaining to each Lease) and the costs paid by the Managing General Partner and by the Investor Partners and (B) the total revenues of the Partnership and the revenues received by or credited to the accounts of the Managing General Partner and the Investing Partners. Each semi-annual report delivered by the Managing General Partner may contain summary estimates of the information described in subdivision (i) of Section 8.02(c).
(e) Monthly within 15 days after the end of each calendar month while the Partnership is participating in the drilling and completion of ▇▇▇▇▇ in which it has an interest until the end of such activity, and thereafter for a period of three years within 75 days after the end of the first six months of each fiscal year and within 120 days after the end of each fiscal year, (i) a description of each Prospect or field in which the Partnership owns Leases including the cost, location, number of acres under lease, and the interest owned therein by the Partnership (provided that after the initial description of each such Prospect or field has been provided to the Investor Partners only material changes, if any, with respect to such Prospect or field need be described), (ii) a description of all farmins, farmouts and joint ventures of the Partnership made since the date of the last such report, including the reason therefor, the location and timing thereof, the person to whom made and the terms thereof, and (iii) a summary of the ▇▇▇▇▇ drilled by the Partnership, indicating whether each of such ▇▇▇▇▇ has been completed, a statement of the cost of each well completed or abandoned and the reason for abandoning any well after commencement of production. Each report delivered by the Managing General Partner may contain summary estimates of the information described in subsection (iii).
(f) The Managing General Partner shall cause the Partnership's independent auditors to audit the financial statements of the Partnership in accordance with generally accepted auditing standards. An audit includes examining, on a test basis, evidence supporting the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements, which would include an assessment as to whether or not the method used to make the allocations of costs was consistent with the method described in the Memorandum. If the Managing General Partner subsequently decides to allocate expenses in a manner different from the manner described in the Memorandum, such change shall be reported by the Managing General Partner to the Investor Partners together with an explanation of why such change was made and the basis for determining the reasonableness of the new allocation method.
(g) Such other reports and financial statements as the Managing General Partner shall determine from time to time.
(h) Concurrently with their transmittal to Investor Partners and as required, the Managing General Partner shall file a copy of each such report with the California Commissioner of Corporations and with the securities divisions of other states.
. All funds of the Partnership shall be deposited in such separate bank account or accounts, short term obligations of the U.S. Government or its agencies, or other interest-bearing investments and money market or liquid asset mutual funds as shall be determined by the Managing General Partner. All withdrawals therefrom shall be made upon checks signed by the Managing General Partner or any person authorized to do so by the Managing General Partner.
8.04 Federal Income Tax Elections
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(a) Except as otherwise provided in this Section 8.04, all elections required or permitted to be made by the Partnership under the Code shall be made by the Managing General Partner in its sole discretion. Each Partner agrees to provide the Partnership with all information necessary to give effect to any election to be made by the Partnership.
(b) The Partnership shall elect to currently deduct IDC as an expense for income tax purposes and shall require any partnership, joint venture, or other arrangement in which it is a party to make such an election.
Article IX
Dissolution; Winding-up
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(a) Except as otherwise provided herein, the retirement, withdrawal, removal, death, insanity, incapacity, dissolution, or bankruptcy of any Investor Partner shall not dissolve the Partnership. The successor to the rights of such Investor Partner shall have all the rights of an Investor Partner for the purpose of settling or administering the estate or affairs of such Investor Partner; provided, however, that no successor shall become a substituted Investor Partner except in accordance with Article VII hereof; provided, further, that upon the withdrawal of an Additional General Partner, the Partnership shall be dissolved and wound up unless at that time there is at least one other General Partner, in which event the business of the Partnership shall continue to be carried on. Neither the expulsion of any Investor Partner nor the admission or substitution of an Investor Partner shall work a dissolution of the Partnership. The estate of a deceased, insane, incompetent, or bankrupt Investor Partner shall be liable for all his liabilities as an Investor Partner.
(b) The Partnership shall be dissolved upon the earliest to occur of: (i) the written consent of the Investor Partners owning a majority in interest of the then-outstanding Units to dissolve and wind up the affairs of the Partnership; (ii) subject to the provisions of Subsection (c) below, the retirement, withdrawal, removal, death, adjudication of insanity or incapacity, or bankruptcy (or, in the case of a corporate managing general partner, the withdrawal, removal, filing of a certificate of dissolution, liquidation, or bankruptcy) of the Managing General Partner; (iii) the sale, forfeiture, or abandonment of all or substantially all of the Partnership's property; (iv) December 31, 2055; (v) a dissolution event described in Subsection (a) above; or (vi) any event causing dissolution of the Partnership under the Act.
(c) In the case of any event described in Subsection (b)(ii) above, if a successor Managing General Partner is selected by Partners owning a majority in interest of the then outstanding Units within ninety (90) days after such Section 9.01(b)(ii) event, and if such Investor Partners agree, within such 90 day period to continue the business of the Partnership, or if the remaining managing general partner, if any, continues the business of the Partnership, then the Partnership shall not be dissolved.
(d) If the retirement, withdrawal, removal, death, insanity, incapacity, dissolution, liquidation, or bankruptcy of any Partner, or the assignment of a Partner's interest in the Partnership, or the substitution or admission of a new Partner, shall be deemed under the Act to cause a dissolution of the Partnership, then, except as provided in Section 9.01(c), the remaining Partners may, in accordance with the Act, continue the Partnership business as a new partnership and all such remaining Partners agree to be bound by the provisions of this Agreement.
. Upon a dissolution and final termination of the Partnership, the Managing General Partner, or in the event there is no Managing General Partner, any other person or entity selected by the Investor Partners (hereinafter referred to as a "Liquidator") shall cause the affairs of the Partnership to be wound up and shall take account of the Partnership's assets (including contributions, if any, of the Managing General Partner pursuant to Section 3.01(e) herein) and liabilities, and the assets shall, subject to the provisions of Section 9.03(b) herein, be liquidated as promptly as is consistent with obtaining the fair market value thereof, and the proceeds therefrom (which dissolution and liquidation may be accomplished over a period spanning one or more tax years in the sole discretion of the Managing General Partner or Liquidator), to the extent sufficient therefor, shall be applied and distributed in accordance with Section 9.03.
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(a) Upon the dissolution of the Partnership and winding up of its affairs, the assets of the Partnership shall be distributed as follows:
(i) all of the Partnership's debts and liabilities to persons other than the Managing General Partner shall be paid and discharged;
(ii) all outstanding debts and liabilities to the Managing General Partner shall be paid and discharged;
(iii) assets shall be distributed to the Partners to the extent of their positive Capital Account balances, pro rata, in accordance with such positive Capital Account balances; and
(iv) any assets remaining after the Partners' Capital Accounts have been reduced to zero pursuant to Section 9.03(c) herein shall be distributed 70% to the Investor Partners and 30% to the Managing General Partner, except as otherwise revised pursuant to Section 2.01(a).
(b) Distributions pursuant to this Section 9.03 shall be made in cash or in kind to the Partners, at the election of the Partners. Notwithstanding the provision of this Section 9.03(b), in no event shall the Partners reserve the right to take in kind and separately dispose of their share of production.
(c) Any in kind property distributions to the Investor Partners shall be made to a liquidating trust or similar entity for the benefit of the Investor Partners, unless at the time of the distribution:
The winding up of the affairs of the Partnership and the distribution of its assets shall be conducted exclusively by the Managing General Partner or the Liquidator, who is hereby authorized to do any and all acts and things authorized by law for these purposes.
Article X
Power of Attorney
10.01 Managing General Partner as Attorney-in-Fact
. The undersigned makes, constitutes, and appoints the Managing General Partner the true and lawful attorney for the undersigned, and in the name, place, and stead of the undersigned from time to time to make, execute, sign, acknowledge, and file:
(a) Any notices or certificates as may be required under the Act and under the laws of any other state or jurisdiction in which the Partnership shall engage, or seek to engage, to do business and to do such other acts as are required to constitute the Partnership as a limited partnership under such laws.
(b) Any amendment to the Agreement pursuant to and which complies with Section 11.09 herein.
(c) Such certificates, instruments, and documents as may be required by, or may be appropriate under the laws of any state or other jurisdiction in which the Partnership is doing or intends to do business and with the use of the name of the Partnership by the Partnership.
(d) Such certificates, instruments, and documents as may be required by, or as may be appropriate for the undersigned to comply with, the laws of any state or other jurisdiction to reflect a change of name or address of the undersigned.
(e) Such certificates, instruments, and documents as may be required to be filed with the Department of Interior (including any bureau, office or other unit thereof, whether in Washington, D.C. or in the field, or any officer or employee thereof), as well as with any other federal or state agencies, departments, bureaus, offices, or authorities and pertaining to (i) any and all offers to lease, leases (including amendments, modifications, supplements, renewals, and exchanges thereof) of, or with respect to, any lands under the jurisdiction of the United States or any state including without limitation lands within the public domain, and acquired lands, and provides for the leasing thereof; (ii) all statements of interest and holdings on behalf of the Partnership or the undersigned; (iii) any other statements, notices, or communications required or permitted to be filed or which may hereafter be required or permitted to be filed under any law, rule, or regulation of the United States, or any state relating to the leasing of lands for oil or gas exploration or development; (iv) any request for approval of assignments or transfers of oil and gas leases, any unitization or pooling agreements and any other documents relating to lands under the jurisdiction of the United States or any state; and (v) any other documents or instruments which said attorney-in-fact in its sole discretion shall determine should be filed.
(f) Any further document, including furnishing verified copies of the Agreement and/or excerpts therefrom, which said attorney-in-fact shall consider necessary or convenient in connection with any of the foregoing, hereby giving said attorney-in-fact full power and authority to do and perform each and every act and thing whatsoever requisite and necessary to be done in and about the foregoing as fully as the undersigned might and could do if personally present, and hereby ratifying and confirming all that said attorney-in-fact shall lawfully do to cause to be done by virtue hereof.
. The foregoing grant of authority:
(a) is a special Power of Attorney coupled with an interest, is irrevocable, and shall survive the death of the undersigned;
(b) shall survive the delivery of any assignment by the undersigned of the whole or any portion of his Units; except that where the assignee thereof has been approved by the Managing General Partner for admission to the Partnership as a substitute general or limited Partner as the case may be, the Power of Attorney shall survive the delivery of such assignment for the sole purpose of enabling said attorney-in-fact to execute, acknowledge, and file any instrument necessary to effect such substitution; and
(c) may be exercised by said attorney-in-fact with full power of substitution and resubstitution and may be exercised by a listing of all of the Partners executing any instrument with a single signature of said attorney-in-fact.
Article XI
Miscellaneous Provisions
. By entering into this Agreement, no party shall become liable for any other party's obligations relating to any activities beyond the scope of this Agreement, except as provided by the Act. If any party suffers, or is held liable for, any loss or liability of the Partnership which is in excess of that agreed upon herein, such party shall be indemnified by the other parties, to the extent of their respective interests in the Partnership, as provided herein.
. Any notice, payment, demand, or communication required or permitted to be given by any provision of this Agreement shall be deemed to have been sufficiently given or served for all purposes if delivered personally to the party or to an officer of the party to whom the same is directed or sent by registered or certified mail, postage and charges prepaid, addressed as follows (or to such other address as the party shall have furnished in writing in accordance with the provisions of this Section):
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• If to an Investor Partner, at such Investor Partner's address for purposes of notice which is set forth on Exhibit A attached hereto.
Unless otherwise expressly set forth in this Agreement to the contrary, any such notice shall be deemed to be given on the date on which the same was deposited in a regularly maintained receptacle for the deposit of United States mail, addressed and sent as aforesaid.
. The headings in this Agreement are inserted for convenience and identification only and are in no way intended to describe, interpret, define, or limit the scope, extent, or intent of this Agreement or any provision hereof.
. Every portion of this Agreement is intended to be severable. If any term or provision hereof is illegal or invalid by any reason whatsoever, such illegality or invalidity shall not affect the validity of the remainder of this Agreement.
. This Agreement constitutes the entire understanding of the parties hereto with respect to the subject matter hereof and no amendment, modification, or alteration of the terms hereof shall be binding unless the same be in writing, dated subsequent to the date hereof and duly approved and executed by the Managing General Partner and such percentage of Investor Partners as provided in Section 11.09 of this Agreement.
. This Agreement, which shall be governed exclusively by its terms, is intended to comply with the Code and with the Act and shall be interpreted consistently therewith.
11.07 Execution in Counterparts
. This Agreement may be executed in any number of counterparts with the same effect as if all parties hereto had all signed the same document. All counterparts shall be construed together and shall constitute one agreement.
11.08 Waiver of Action for Partition
. Each of the parties irrevocably waives, during the term of the Partnership, any right that it may have to maintain any action for partition with respect to the Partnership and the property of the Partnership.
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(a) Unless otherwise specifically herein provided, this Agreement shall not be amended without the consent of the Investor Partners owning a majority of the then outstanding Units entitled to vote.
(b) The Managing General Partner may, without notice to, or consent of, any Investor Partner, amend any provisions of these Articles, or consent to and execute any amendment to these Articles, to reflect:
(i) A change in the name or location of the principal place of business of the Partnership;
(ii) The admission of substituted or additional Investor Partners in accordance with these Articles;
(iii) A reduction in, return of, or withdrawal of, all or a portion of any Investor Partner's Capital Contribution;
(iv) A correction of any typographical error or omission;
(v) A change which is necessary in order to qualify the Partnership as a limited partnership under the laws of any other state or which is necessary or advisable, in the opinion of the Managing General Partner, to ensure that the Partnership will be treated as the partnership and not as an association taxable as a corporation for federal income tax purposes;
(vi) A change in the allocation provisions, in accordance with the provisions of Section 3.02(l) herein, in a manner that, in the sole opinion of the Managing General Partner (which opinion shall be determinative), would result in the most favorable aggregate consequences to the Investor Partners as nearly as possible consistent with the allocations contained herein, for such allocations to be recognized for federal income tax purposes due to developments in the federal income tax laws or otherwise; or
(vii) Any other amendment similar to the foregoing;
provided, however, that the Managing General Partner shall have no authority, right, or power under this Section to amend the voting rights of the Investor Partners.
11.10 Consent to Allocations and Distributions
. The methods herein set forth by which allocations and distributions are made and apportioned are hereby expressly consented to by each Partner as an express condition to becoming a Partner.
. The Investor Partner whose signature appears at the end of this Article hereby specifically adopts and approves every provision of this Agreement to which the signature page is attached.
11.12 Substitution of Signature Pages
. This Agreement has been executed in duplicate by the undersigned Investor Partners and one executed copy of the signature page is attached to the undersigned's copy of this Agreement. It is agreed that the other executed copy of such signature page may be attached to an identical copy of this Agreement together with the signature pages from counterpart Agreements which may be executed by other Investor Partners.
11.13 Incorporation by Reference
. Every exhibit, schedule, and other appendix attached to this Agreement and referred to herein is hereby incorporated in this Agreement by reference.
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SIGNATURE PAGE
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned have executed this Agreement as of the day and year first written above.
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