Exhibit 4.1
MAN-AHL DIVERSIFIED I L.P.
THIRD AMENDED LIMITED PARTNERSHIP AGREEMENT
DATED AS OF JUNE 5, 2006
THE SECURITIES REPRESENTED BY AND ISSUED PURSUANT TO THIS LIMITED PARTNERSHIP
AGREEMENT HAVE NOT BEEN REGISTERED UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AS
AMENDED, OR THE SECURITIES LAWS OF ANY STATE. THE SECURITIES MAY NOT BE
TRANSFERRED WITHOUT REGISTRATION UNDER SUCH LAWS OR THE AVAILABILITY OF AN
EXEMPTION FROM REGISTRATION UNDER SUCH LAWS.
Table of Contents
ARTICLE I ORGANIZATION..............................................1
ARTICLE II GENERAL PARTNER..........................................4
ARTICLE III LIMITS OF LIABILITY OF GENERAL PARTNER..................7
ARTICLE IV LIMITED PARTNERS.........................................7
ARTICLE V ACCOUNTING................................................8
ARTICLE VI PROFIT AND LOSS..........................................9
ARTICLE VII DISTRIBUTIONS OF PARTNERSHIP INCOME; REDEMPTIONS;
WITHDRAWALS BY PARTNERS........................................11
ARTICLE VIII INDEMNIFICATION.......................................13
ARTICLE IX TERMINATION.............................................14
ARTICLE X MISCELLANEOUS............................................15
MAN-AHL DIVERSIFIED I L.P.
THIRD AMENDED LIMITED PARTNERSHIP AGREEMENT
THIS THIRD AMENDED LIMITED PARTNERSHIP AGREEMENT (this 'Agreement'), is
made and entered into effective as of the 5th day of June, 2006, between
the undersigned parties hereto. Each party who executes this Agreement as
a general partner is hereinafter referred to as a 'General Partner,'
including Man Investments (USA) Corp., a Delaware corporation and the
general partner of the Partnership (the 'General Partner'); and all other
parties which hereafter execute this Agreement, or on whose behalf this
Agreement is hereafter executed, whether in counterpart, by separate
instrument, pursuant to power of attorney or otherwise, as limited
partners are hereinafter referred to as 'Limited Partners.' The General
Partner and the Limited Partners are hereinafter sometimes collectively
referred to as 'Partners.'
ARTICLE I
ORGANIZATION
Section 1.1 Continuation and Name. The parties hereto do hereby continue a limited partnership
under the name Man-AHL Diversified I L.P. (the 'Partnership'), under the provisions
of the Delaware Revised Uniform Limited Partnership Act, as amended (the
'Partnership Act').
Section 1.2 Purpose. The Partnership's business and purpose is to seek capital appreciation
through trading, directly and indirectly, in commodities, futures contracts,
forward contracts, swap transactions, options on the foregoing, other derivative
instruments and hybrid instruments, and other instruments and investments, in each
case of every kind and character, traded on United States and non-United States
exchanges and markets (including the over-the-counter markets) [sometimes
collectively referred to as 'futures'], and securities including, but not limited
to, equity securities, limited partnership interests, general partnership
interests, membership interests, fixed-income securities, notes, debentures,
convertible securities, depositary receipts, options (including without limitation,
listed and over-the-counter options and the writing of options, whether or not
covered), rights, warrants, mutual fund shares and other securities (sometime
collectively referred to as 'securities'); to engage in such other futures and
securities related activities or transactions as determined in good faith by the
General Partner from time to time; to lend or borrow funds and securities (in each
case, on a secured or unsecured basis and in such amounts and on such terms as
determined in good faith by the General Partner from time to time); to establish
subsidiaries and to invest in other investment vehicles, including investment
vehicles affiliated with the General Partner, in each case as the General Partner
may determine in its sole discretion; to open and close accounts with banks,
brokers and dealers, including futures commission merchants, introducing brokers,
floor brokers and executing brokers; and to conduct such other activities and
retain such agents, independent contractors, attorneys, accountants and commodity
trading advisors as determined by the General Partner to be necessary, in the best
interests of the Partnership, advisable, desirable or incidental to carrying out
the purposes of the Partnership. Without limitation of the foregoing, the General
Partner initially has appointed Man-AHL (USA) Limited (the 'Trading Advisor') as
the trading advisor to the Partnership.
Section 1.3 Term. The Partnership came into existence on September 29, 1997, the date that the
certificate of limited partnership of the Partnership (the 'Certificate of Limited
Partnership') was filed as provided
under the Partnership Act, and shall terminate on December 31, 2037, unless earlier
terminated as hereinafter provided or by operation of law.
Section 1.4 Principal Office. The principal place of business of the Partnership is located at
000 X. Xxxxxx Xxxxx, 00xx Xxxxx, Xxxxxxx, Xxxxxxxx 00000, or at such other location
as may from time to time be determined by the General Partner.
Section 1.5 Power of Attorney. Each Limited Partner, by the execution of this Agreement,
whether in counterpart, by separate instrument, by attorney-in-fact or otherwise,
does hereby irrevocably constitute and appoint the General Partner with full power
of substitution, as its true and lawful attorney and agent, with full power and
authority in its name, place and stead, to admit additional limited partners and
general partners to the Partnership, to file, prosecute, defend, settle or
compromise any and all actions at law or suits in equity for or on behalf of the
Partnership with respect to any claim, demand or liability asserted or threatened
by or against the Partnership, and to execute, acknowledge, deliver, file and
record on behalf of the Partnership and each Limited Partner in the appropriate
public offices: (a) all statements, certificates and other instruments (including,
without limitation, all counterparts of this Agreement, all amendments hereto, the
Certificate of Limited Partnership and all amendments thereto) which the General
Partner deems appropriate to qualify or continue the Partnership as a limited
partnership in the jurisdictions in which the Partnership may conduct business or
which may be required to be filed by the Partnership or any of the Partners under
the laws of any jurisdiction; (b) all instruments which the General Partner deems
appropriate to reflect a change in or modification or amendment of the Partnership
or this Agreement adopted or effected in accordance with the terms of this
Agreement; (c) all conveyances and other instruments which the General Partner
deems appropriate to reflect the dissolution and termination of the Partnership;
(d) certificates of assumed name; and (e) any trading advisor, brokerage,
administrative, selling, cash management, custodial, advisory, subscription and
other agreements which the General Partner deems necessary or desirable in
connection with the Partnership's business. The Power of Attorney granted herein
shall be irrevocable and shall be deemed to be a power coupled with an interest and
shall survive the incapacity or death of any Limited Partner. Each Limited Partner
hereby agrees to be bound by any representation made by the General Partner and by
any successor thereto acting in good faith pursuant to such Power of Attorney, and
each Limited Partner hereby waives any and all defenses which may be available to
contest, negate or disaffirm the action of the General Partner and any successor
thereto taken in good faith under such Power of Attorney. In the event of any
conflict between this Agreement and any instrument filed by such attorney pursuant
to the Power of Attorney granted in this Section 1.5, this Agreement shall control.
Section 1.6 Units. As used in this Agreement, the term 'Unit' is defined as an interest in the
Partnership acquired upon the making of a capital contribution by the General
Partner or a Limited Partner. The General Partner's capital contribution shall be
represented by Units of General Partnership Interest, and a Limited Partner's
capital contributions shall be represented by Limited Partnership Units. The
purchase price of each Limited Partnership Unit shall be the then prevailing Net
Asset Value per Limited Partnership Unit (exclusive of upfront selling commissions,
if any). When used in this Agreement without qualification, the term 'Unit' shall
include both Limited Partnership Units and General Partnership Units, pari passu.
The Units may, but need not, be evidenced by certificates.
Section 1.7 Offerings of Limited Partnership Units. The General Partner shall have the
authority to cause the Partnership from time to time, at the expense of the
Partnership or otherwise, to offer Limited Partnership Units for sale by means of
public or private offerings on a continuous basis or otherwise and, in connection
therewith, to cause the Partnership to prepare and file such registration
statements, disclosure documents, amendments, selling agreements and other
documents and agreements as the General Partner shall deem advisable to offer and
qualify the Limited Partnership
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Units for sale under the securities, commodities or other applicable laws of the
United States and such states of the United States and such non-U.S. countries and
jurisdictions as the General Partner shall deem appropriate. The General Partner,
its affiliates or third parties may advance funds or incur expenses in connection
with any such offering of Limited Partnership Units for which it, its affiliates
and such other persons shall be reimbursed by the Partnership, subject to any
restrictions to which they may agree or which may be imposed by any applicable law
or administrative regulation. In connection with any offering of Limited
Partnership Units, the General Partner shall have the unilateral right and the
authority, exercisable in its sole discretion upon written notice to the Limited
Partners, to amend the provisions of this Agreement in order to amend, modify,
liberalize or restrict the terms and conditions upon which existing or additional
Limited Partners may make additional capital contributions to the Partnership or
may be admitted to the Partnership and the terms and conditions upon which Limited
Partners may redeem Limited Partnership Units.
Section 1.8 Net Asset Value.
(a) The 'Net Asset Value' of the Partnership shall mean the total assets of the
Partnership including all cash, cash equivalents and other securities (each valued
at fair market value), less the total liabilities of the Partnership, determined in
accordance with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles, consistently applied
under the accrual method of accounting. Unless generally accepted accounting
principles require otherwise: (i) Net Asset Value shall include any unrealized
profit or loss on open futures and securities positions; (ii) all open futures and
securities positions and options thereon shall be calculated at their then-market
value which means, with respect to open futures positions, the settlement price as
determined by the exchange on which the transaction is effected or the most recent
appropriate quotation as supplied by the Broker (as hereinafter defined) through
which the transaction is effected, except that any United States treasury Bills
(not futures contracts therefor) shall be carried at cost plus accrued interest,
and means with respect to option contracts the liquidation value thereof. If there
are no trades on the date of the calculation due to the operation of the daily
price fluctuation limits or due to a closing of the exchange on which the
transaction is executed, the contract will be valued at fair market value as
determined by the General Partner; (iii) in the case of forward contracts and
options thereon traded on the interbank market, forward contracts shall be valued
at their settlement price, which shall mean the 'bid' price in the case of a long
position and the 'asked' price in the case of a short position at the close of
business on the day on which the Net Asset Value is determined as quoted by the
Brokers through which such contracts were acquired, and option contracts shall be
valued at their liquidation value; (iv) swap agreements shall be valued at fair
market value as determined by the swap dealer counterparty; (v) any investment in
another investment fund or vehicle shall be valued as reported by such investment
fund or vehicle; (vi) all other investments, assets and liabilities and those
investments, assets and liabilities the fair market value of which the General
Partner determines can not be accurately determined pursuant to any other
provisions of this Section 1.8, shall be assigned such fair value as the General
Partner may determine in its sole discretion; (vii) brokerage commissions on open
futures positions shall be considered accrued in full (i.e., on a round-turn basis)
as a liability. Management fees, incentive fees, profit allocations, other fees and
expenses shall be accrued at least monthly; (viii) the amount of any distribution
made shall be a liability of the Partnership from the day when the distribution is
declared until paid; (ix) interest income shall be accrued at least monthly; and
(x) any value otherwise than in U.S. dollars shall be converted into U.S. dollars
at a prevailing rate (whether official or otherwise) which the General Partner
shall in good xxxxx xxxx appropriate having regard to any premium or discount which
it considers may be relevant and to costs of exchange.
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(b) The Net Asset Value per Limited Partnership Unit shall be equal to the Net Asset
Value of the Partnership attributable to Limited Partnership Units divided by the
number of Limited Partnership Units outstanding.
ARTICLE II
GENERAL PARTNER
Section 2.1 Management.
(a) Subject to the limitations of this Agreement, the General Partner shall have full,
exclusive and complete control of the management, operations and policies of the
Partnership and the Partnership's affairs for the purposes herein stated, and shall
make all decisions affecting Partnership affairs including, without limitation, the
power to enter into contracts with third parties, including 'affiliates' (as
defined in subsection 8.1(c), below) of the General Partner for trading advisory,
brokerage, cash management, custodial, banking, accounting, legal, administrative,
clearing and consulting services. Subject to the General Partner's fiduciary
obligations, such services also may be performed by the General Partner or its
affiliates at rates which may exceed the lowest rates that might otherwise be
available to the Partnership. The General Partner may take such other actions as it
deems in the best interests of the Partnership or necessary or desirable to manage
or promote the business of the Partnership, including, but not limited to, the
following: (i) to purchase, repurchase, hold, sell (including short selling), loan,
possess, transfer, mortgage, borrow, pledge, repledge, acquire, dispose of, and
exercise all rights, powers, privileges and other incidents of ownership or
possession with respect to, futures and securities; (ii) to enter into swap
agreements on behalf of the Partnership; (iii) to borrow money on a secured or
unsecured basis from banks, brokers, financial institutions and other persons and
to loan cash, securities and other property on a secured or unsecured basis; (iv)
to conduct margin accounts with brokers; (v) to open, maintain and close bank,
brokerage and custodial accounts; (vi) to sign checks; (vii) to pay or authorize
the payment of distributions to the Partners and of the liabilities of the
Partnership (including tax liabilities and withholdings); (viii) to apply for,
maintain and renew such registrations (governmental or otherwise) as the General
Partner may deem necessary or advisable in connection with the conduct of the
Partnership's business including, without limitation, registrations under the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended ('1934 Act'); (ix) generally, to act
for the Partnership in all matters incidental to the foregoing, including the
preparation and filing of all Partnership tax returns and the making of such tax
elections and determinations as appear to it appropriate; and (x) to select from
time to time one or more partnerships, limited liabilities companies or other
trading vehicles for the investment of the Partnership's assets, to cause the
Partnership from time to time to become a partner in such partnerships, a member in
such limited liability companies or otherwise acquire an interest in such other
trading vehicles, and to purchase interests in such partnerships, limited liability
companies or other trading vehicles, including partnerships, limited liability
companies and other trading vehicles affiliated with the General Partner, as the
General Partner may deem necessary or advisable from time to time, and to establish
or invest from time to time in such affiliates for the conduct of the business of
the Partnership as the General Partner may deem necessary or advisable from time to
time. The General Partner shall be the 'tax matters partner' of the Partnership as
defined in Section 6231 of the U.S. Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the
'Code'). All Partners hereby consent to such designation and agree to take any
further action as may be required by regulation or otherwise to effectuate such
designation. The General Partner, in its sole discretion, may cause the Partnership
to make, refrain from making and, once having made, revoke the election referred to
in Section 754 of the Code or any other election affecting the computation of
partnership income required to be made by the Partnership pursuant to
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Section 703(b) of the Code, and any similar or different elections provided by U.S.
Federal, state or local law or any similar provision enacted in lieu thereof.
(b) To the full extent permitted under the Partnership Act, the General Partner shall
have full power to delegate to agents and contracting parties any or all of its
management duties, rights and responsibilities with respect to the Partnership
under the terms of this Agreement on such terms and conditions as the General
Partner may determine in its sole discretion.
Section 2.2 Other Business.
(a) Nothing contained in this Agreement shall be deemed to preclude the General
Partner, its principals, officers, directors, managers, members, shareholders and
employees or their respective affiliates, from directly or indirectly purchasing,
selling or holding futures and securities, whether as principal, agent, broker or
dealer, or engaging in any other futures or securities activities or transactions
for the account of any other person or enterprise or for its own account,
regardless of whether the Partnership also has purchased or sold such futures or
securities or has engaged in similar transactions in futures or securities. The
Limited Partners shall not have the right, by reason of their status as such, to
participate in any manner in any profits or income earned or derived by or accruing
to the General Partner, its principals, officers, directors, managers, members,
shareholders and employees or their respective affiliates, from any transaction
effected by any such person or from the conduct of any business other than that of
the Partnership.
(b) The activities and services of the General Partner under this Agreement are not
exclusive, and nothing contained in this Agreement shall be deemed or construed to
preclude the General Partner or any of its principals, employees or affiliates from
engaging in any other business activities or in any way limit or circumscribe their
respective abilities to engage in such other business activities, except as
provided by the Partnership Act.
Section 2.3 Sharing in Profits and Losses. The General Partner shall share in all Partnership
income, gains, losses, deductions and credits to the extent of its Units.
Section 2.4 General Partner's Capital Contributions. Unless the General Partner is otherwise
notified by counsel to the Partnership, the General Partner shall make and maintain
a capital contribution to the Partnership in an aggregate amount equal to the
lesser of (a) 1.01% of the aggregate net capital contributions made to the
Partnership by all Partners from time to time (including the General Partner's
capital contributions) or (b) $500,000. The General Partner may not make any
transfer or withdrawal of its contribution to the Partnership or receive any
distribution of any portion of its Units while it is a general partner which would
reduce its Book Capital Account to less than its required interest. The General
Partner may contribute any greater amount to the Partnership. The General Partner
may redeem, or receive a distribution on, any Units which represent capital in
excess of its required interest without notice to the Limited Partners.
Section 2.5 No Personal Liability for Return of Capital. The General Partner shall not be
personally liable for the return or repayment of all or any portion of the capital
contributions or profits of any Partner (or assignee), it being expressly agreed
that any such return or repayment of capital or profits made pursuant to this
Agreement shall be made solely from the assets of the Partnership (which shall not
include any right of contribution from the General Partner).
Section 2.6 Fees and Expenses.
(a) Except as otherwise expressly agreed by the General Partner and subject to the
provisions of Section 1.6 and Section 1.7 of this Agreement, the Partnership shall
be responsible for all costs, liabilities and expenses incurred in connection with
the operation of its business, including, without limitation, expenses related to
office space, facilities, general communication costs, security systems,
recordkeeping, equipment and research, management fees, incentive fees, cash
management fees, brokerage commissions, dealer spreads and related transaction fees
and expenses, continuing
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offering fees and expenses, salaries and employee benefits of personnel of the
Partnership and the General Partner, computer time-sharing costs, the costs of
dedicated communication facilities, legal, accounting and auditing fees, tax audit
costs, tax filing preparation costs, payroll taxes, taxes and assessments, costs
related to the preparation, reproduction and mailing of reports to Limited
Partners, expenses associated with compliance with applicable laws and regulations,
custodial fees and insurance costs. The Partnership also will be obligated to pay
all its extraordinary expenses, if any. To the extent that the Partnership
establishes or invests in an investment vehicle to implement the Trading Advisor's
trading strategies, the Partnership also shall be obligated to pay its pro-rata
share of such investment vehicle's organizational, operating and other expenses.
(b) Upon the close of business on the last business day of every calendar month, the
Trading Advisor shall be paid a monthly management fee, payable in arrears, in an
amount equal to 1/6th of 1% of the Net Asset Value of the Partnership whether or
not the Partnership is profitable (approximately 2% annually). The General Partner
shall be paid a monthly administrative fee in an amount equal to 1/12th of 1% of
the month-end Net Asset Value of the Partnership whether or not the Partnership is
profitable (approximately 1% annually). For purposes of calculating the management
fee and the administrative fee, Net Asset Value of the Partnership is determined
before reduction for the management fee, administrative fee or incentive fee
accrued or paid as of such calendar month-end and before giving effect to any
subscriptions, distributions or redemptions accrued or paid as of such calendar
month-end. In the event that a Limited Partner redeems some or all of its Units or
the Partnership is dissolved or terminated as of any date other than the last
business day of a calendar month, the management fee and the administrative fee
shall be pro-rated based on the ratio that the number of days in the calendar month
through the date of such event bears to the total number of days in the calendar
month.
(c) (i) Upon the close of business on the last business day of every calendar month,
the Partnership shall pay the Trading Advisor an incentive fee equal to 20% of the
Net New Appreciation (as that term is defined in subsection 2.6(c)(ii), below), if
any, achieved by the Partnership as of the end of such calendar month. The Trading
Advisor shall be entitled to retain all incentive fees previously paid to it even
if subsequent losses are incurred. However, no subsequent incentive fees shall be
paid to the Trading Advisor until the Trading Advisor has again achieved Net New
Appreciation for the Partnership.
(ii) Net New Appreciation achieved during a calendar month shall mean the excess,
if any, of (A) the Net Asset Value of the Partnership as of the end of the calendar
month (without reduction for any incentive fees accrued or paid to the Trading
Advisor for the calendar month or for any redemptions or distributions effected
during or as of the end of such calendar month and without increase for any
additional capital contributions effected during or as of the end of such calendar
month) over (B) the Net Asset Value of the Partnership as of the end of the most
recent prior calendar month for which an incentive fee was accrued or paid with
clause (B) reduced by the amount of the incentive fees accrued or paid for such
prior calendar month and also reduced by any redemptions or distributions, and
increased by any contributions, effected as of or subsequent to the end of such
prior calendar month through the first day of the calendar month referred to in
clause (A), above. For purposes of calculating the first incentive fee payable to
the Trading Advisor, clause (B) means the initial Net Asset Value of the
Partnership on the day the Partnership commences trading activities. For purposes
of calculating Net New Appreciation, taxes and extraordinary expenses shall be
excluded.
(iii) In the event that a Limited Partner redeems some or all of its Units as of
any date other than the end of a calendar month, such Limited Partner shall pay an
incentive fee, if earned, to the Trading Advisor, on the amount of the redemption
as though the date of such redemption were the end of the then current calendar
month even though the Trading Advisor may not be entitled to an incentive fee
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had the Units been held through the end of the calendar month on account of losses
incurred subsequent to the redemption. If for any reason the Partnership is
dissolved as of a date other than the last day of a calendar month, the incentive
fee shall be calculated and paid to the Trading Advisor as if such date were the
last day of the then current calendar month.
Section 2.7 Appointment of Brokers. Subject to applicable law, the General Partner may
designate from time to time one or more banks, brokers, dealers, clearing
associations, depositories, futures commission merchants, introducing brokers,
executing brokers, floor brokers, swap dealers or other financial institutions or
persons (each a 'Broker' and collectively the 'Brokers'), including Brokers
affiliated with the General Partner, to execute transactions with or on behalf of
the Partnership and to perform such other services for the Partnership as such
Broker and the General Partner may agree upon from time to time.
Section 2.8 Withdrawal. Except as provided in Section 7.2, below, the General Partner may not
withdraw from the Partnership except upon 30 days' prior written notice to the
Limited Partners.
ARTICLE III
LIMITS OF LIABILITY OF GENERAL PARTNER
Section 3.1 Limits of Liability. Neither the General Partner nor the Trading Advisor shall not
be liable to the Partnership or to any of its Partners or their successors or
assigns for any act or failure to act taken or omitted by it in good faith and in a
manner reasonably believed to be in or not opposed to the best interests of the
Partnership if such act or failure to act did not constitute negligence, willful
misconduct or a breach of fiduciary obligations.
ARTICLE IV
LIMITED PARTNERS
Section 4.1 Rights and Obligations. The rights and obligations of the Limited Partners are
governed by the provisions of the Partnership Act and by this Agreement. Except as
otherwise provided herein, no Limited Partner shall be personally liable for any of
the debts of the Partnership or any losses thereof beyond the amount of its capital
contribution and profits attributable thereto (if any), whether or not distributed,
together with interest thereon, except to the extent expressly provided in the
provisions of the Partnership Act. No Limited Partner shall take part in the
management of the business of or transact any business for the Partnership, and no
Limited Partner shall have power to sign for or to bind the Partnership. No Limited
Partner shall be entitled to the return of its contribution except (a) to the
extent, if any, that distributions made, or deemed to be made, pursuant to this
Agreement, may be considered as such by law, (b) upon dissolution of the
Partnership, or (c) upon withdrawal or redemption and then only to the extent
provided for in this Agreement. No Limited Partner shall have priority over any
other Limited Partner either as to the return of capital contributions or as to
profits, losses or distributions.
Section 4.2 Admission of Additional Limited Partners. Subject to the rights reserved to the
General Partner in Section 1.6 and Section 1.7, above, and compliance with
applicable laws, the General Partner may, at its option, admit additional Limited
Partners to the Partnership and permit additional capital contributions to be made
to the Partnership as of the last business day of any calendar month or at such
other times as the General Partner may determine.
Section 4.3 Capital. Subject to the rights reserved to the General Partner in Section 1.6 and
Section 1.7, above, and compliance with applicable laws, each Limited Partner shall
be required to make a minimum
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initial capital contribution to the Partnership equal to $50,000 (exclusive of
upfront selling commissions, if any). The General Partner shall have the right to
refuse any initial or additional capital contribution in whole or in part for any
reason and may, in its sole discretion, waive or increase the amount of such
minimum initial capital contribution from time to time.
Section 4.4 Reinvestment of Profits. The Partners recognize that the profitability of the
Partnership depends upon long-term, uninterrupted investment of capital. It is
agreed, therefore, that Partnership profits may be automatically reinvested and
that distributions of capital and gains, if any, to the Partners will be on a
limited basis. Nevertheless, the Limited Partners contemplate the possibility that
one or more of their number may elect to realize and withdraw gain, if any, or may
desire to withdraw capital, prior to the dissolution of the Partnership pursuant to
the redemption provisions of this Agreement.
Section 4.5 No Transfer Without General Partner's Consent. No Limited Partner shall have the
right to assign, pledge or transfer all or some of its Limited Partnership Units
without the prior written consent of the General Partner, which consent may be
withheld, delayed, conditioned or granted for any reason in the General Partner's
sole discretion.
ARTICLE V
ACCOUNTING
Section 5.1 Books of Account; Fiscal Year. Proper books of account shall be kept under the
accrual method of accounting, and there shall be entered therein all transactions
relating to the Partnership's business in accordance with U.S. generally accepted
accounting principles, except as otherwise expressly provided in this Agreement.
Each Partner shall have access at reasonable times and at reasonable intervals to
all books, records and accounts of the Partnership during normal business hours at
the offices of the General Partner. The fiscal year of the Partnership shall end on
December 31 of each year unless otherwise required by Section 706(s) of the Code
and the Treasury Regulations promulgated thereunder.
Section 5.2 Valuation. Except as otherwise expressly provided in this Agreement, in determining
the accounts of the Partnership for all purposes, the assets and liabilities of the
Partnership shall be valued at fair market value in accordance with U.S. generally
accepted accounting principles, consistently applied under the accrual method of
accounting, and the Partnership may, but shall not be required to, set up reserves
against doubtful accounts and contingent, undetermined and unliquidated
liabilities.
Section 5.3 Effect of Accounting Determination. Except with respect to the distributive
interest of Partners determined in accordance with the provisions of this
Agreement, the accounts of the Partnership, as ascertained and determined at the
end of each fiscal year, shall be conclusive upon each Limited Partner, unless it
shall make objection to the same in writing, delivered to the Partnership within 20
days after receipt by the Limited Partner of a statement of its account as sent to
each Limited Partner at the end of each fiscal year. In the absence of such written
objection, the accuracy of each account shall not thereafter be questioned by any
Limited Partner or by its legal representatives.
Section 5.4 Annual Reports and Monthly Statements. Each Limited Partner shall be furnished with
unaudited monthly financial statements which are expected to be delivered not later
than 30 days following the end of the calendar month, audited annual financial
statements relating to the operations of the Partnership which are expected to be
delivered not later than 90 days following the end of the Partnership's fiscal year
and such other reports as are required to be given to Limited Partners by any
governmental authority which has jurisdiction over the activities of the
Partnership. Limited Partners also may be furnished with any other reports or
information which the General Partner, in its discretion, determines to be
necessary or appropriate. Appropriate tax information adequate to enable each
Limited Partner to complete and file its U.S. Federal income tax return with
respect to its
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Units, if applicable, is expected to be delivered to each Limited Partner no later
than 90 days following the end of each fiscal year.
ARTICLE VI
PROFIT AND LOSS
Section 6.1 Capital Accounts. The Partnership shall establish for each Partner a capital
account for income tax Purposes ('Tax Capital Account') and a capital account for
financial accounting purposes ('Book Capital Account'). The initial balance of the
Tax Capital Account and the Book Capital Account for each Partner shall be the
initial capital contribution made to the Partnership by such Partner and shall be
adjusted as provided in this Article VI.
Section 6.2 Adjustments to Tax Capital Accounts. The initial balance of the Tax Capital Account
of each Partner shall be:
(a) increased by: (i) any cash and the fair market value of other property contributed
to the Partnership by such Partner in addition to such Partner's original capital
contribution; (ii) the distributive share of the Partnership's taxable income of
such Partner; and (iii) the distributive share of the Partnership's income of such
Partner exempt from U.S. Federal income taxation; and
(b) decreased by: (i) the amount of cash and the adjusted basis of other property
distributed to such Partner by the Partnership; (ii) the distributive share of the
Partnership's taxable losses of such Partner (including capital losses); and (iii)
the distributive share of the Partnership's expenditures of such Partner (including
expenditures described in Section 705(a)(2)(B) of the Code).
Section 6.3 Adjustments to Book Capital Accounts. The initial balance of the Book Capital
Account of each Partner shall be:
(a) increased by: (i) any cash and the fair market value of other property contributed
to the Partnership by such Partner in addition to such Partner's original capital
contribution; and (ii) positive adjustments made to such Partner's Book Capital
Account in accordance with Section 6.4, below; and
(b) decreased by: (i) the amount of cash and the fair market value of other property
distributed to such Partner by the Partnership (net of liabilities recorded on such
property that such Partner is considered under Section 752 of the Code to assume or
take subject to); and (ii) negative adjustments made to such Partner's Book Capital
Account in accordance with Section 6.4, below.
Section 6.4 Additional Adjustments to Book Capital Accounts. As of the close of business on (a)
the last business day of each calendar month, (b) the first business day of each
calendar month, (c) if other than the last business day of a calendar month, the
day on which an actual or deemed distribution of any Partnership property is made
in cash or in kind or by redemption of any Units or otherwise, and (d) if other
than the first business day of a calendar month, the day on which any cash or other
property is contributed to the Partnership, the Book Capital Account of each
Partner shall be adjusted as follows:
(i) the Net Asset Value of the Partnership shall be determined in accordance with
Section 1.8, above; and
(ii) each Partner's pro rata share of any increase or decrease in the Net Asset
Value of the Partnership as compared to the last determination of the Net Asset
Value of the Partnership for purposes of this Section 6.4 shall be determined
(after adjusting the Partner's Book Capital Account under Section 1.8, above); and
(iii) each Partner's pro rata share of such increase or decrease in the Net Asset
Value of the Partnership as determined under subsection 6.4(ii), above (less the
aggregate amount of the incentive fees charged against the Partner's Book Capital
Account under Section 1.8, above), shall be charged or credited to the Book Capital
Account of such Partner.
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Section 6.5 Allocation of Tax Profit and Loss. Subject to Sections 1.6 and 1.7, above, and
Section 6.7, below, all items of income, gain, loss and deduction (including items
of income or gain which are not subject to U.S. Federal income taxation and
expenditures described in Section 705(a)(2)(B) of the Code) shall be allocated
among the Partners for each fiscal year of the Partnership as follows:
(a) Ordinary Income and Ordinary Expense (as defined in Section 6.6, below) which
properly relate to an Accounting Period (as defined in Section 6.6, below) under
the Partnership's method of accounting shall be allocated among all Partners in
proportion to the balance in each Partner's Book Capital Account as of the
beginning of the Accounting Period in which earned or incurred; and
(b) after all adjustments to Book Capital Accounts under Section 6.4, above, have been
made for the fiscal year of the Partnership and after all the allocations under
subsection 6.5(a), above, for the fiscal year of the Partnership have been made,
the extent to which a Partner's Book Capital Account exceeds its Tax Capital
Account ('Positive Disparity') or the extent to which a Partner's Tax Capital
Account exceeds its Book Capital Account ('Negative Disparity') shall be
determined. Capital Gain and Capital Loss (as defined in Section 6.6, below) shall
then be allocated as follows:
(i) Capital Gain shall be allocated to each Partner who redeemed all of its Units
during such fiscal year to the extent of the Positive Disparity of such Partner in
the ratio that such Positive Disparity bears to the total Positive Disparity of all
Partners who redeemed all of their Units during such fiscal year. Capital Gain
remaining after such allocation shall be allocated to all other Partners to the
extent of each such Partner's Positive Disparity in the ratio that such Positive
Disparity bears to the total remaining Positive Disparity of all Partners;
(ii) Capital Loss shall be allocated to each Partner who redeemed all of its Units
during such fiscal year to the extent of the Negative Disparity of such Partner in
the ratio that such Negative Disparity bears to the total Negative Disparity of all
Partners who redeemed all of their Units during such fiscal year. Capital Loss
remaining after such allocation shall be allocated to all other Partners to the
extent of such Partner's Negative Disparity in the ratio that such Negative
Disparity bears to the total remaining Negative Disparity of all such Partners; and
(iii) if after the foregoing allocations under subsections 6.5(b)(i) and
6.5(b)(ii), above, there remains Capital Gain or Capital Loss to be allocated, all
remaining Net Capital Gain or Net Capital Loss, as the case may be, shall be
allocated among all Partners with Units remaining in the ratio that each such
Partner's Book Capital Account balance bears to the balance of the Book Capital
Accounts of all Partners.
(c) Notwithstanding the foregoing provisions of this Article VI, if any allocation
would produce a deficit in the Book Capital Account or Tax Capital Account of any
Limited Partner, the portion of such allocation which would create such deficit
shall instead be allocated to the Book Capital Account or Tax Capital Account, as
applicable, of the General Partner.
Section 6.6 Definitions. For purposes of this Agreement, the following terms shall have the
following meanings:
(a) Accounting Period shall mean a calendar month or any period of shorter duration
from the last preceding Accounting Period until any of the dates specified in
Section 6.4, above.
(b) Capital Gain or Capital Loss shall mean the gain or loss which would be
recognizable by the Partnership under U.S. Federal income tax principles
attributable to a capital asset, including the gain or loss attributable to a
'section 1256 contract,' as defined by Section 1256 of the Code, and any other
asset the recognition of gain or loss of which, under U.S. Federal income tax
principles, is not dependent upon the sale or other disposition thereof.
(c) Net Capital Gain shall mean the excess of Capital Gain over Capital Loss.
(d) Net Capital Loss shall mean the excess of Capital Loss over Capital Gain.
(e) Ordinary Income shall mean all items of Partnership income or gain other than
Capital Gain.
(f) Ordinary Expense shall mean all items of Partnership loss or expense other than
Capita Loss.
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Section 6.7 Equitable Allocations. The General Partner may make such other or additional
allocations of income, gain, loss and deduction among the Units or the Partners as
are, in the General Partner's reasonable discretion, equitable in order to
eliminate, to the extent possible, any disparities existing between the Book
Capital Accounts and Tax Capital Accounts of the Partners and to allocate income,
gain, loss and deduction in conformity with U.S. Federal income tax principles
among the Partners in accordance with their respective interests in the
Partnership.
ARTICLE VII
DISTRIBUTIONS OF PARTNERSHIP INCOME; REDEMPTIONS; WITHDRAWALS BY PARTNERS
Section 7.1 Distributions to Partners. The General Partner shall have sole discretion in
determining the amount and frequency of distributions (other than withdrawals or
redemptions by Limited Partners) which the Partnership shall make. All
distributions shall be made in cash pro rata to the respective Book Capital
Accounts of the Partners which hold Units as of the last day of the Accounting
Period to which the distribution relates.
Section 7.2 Redemptions.
(a) Subject to the provisions of this Section 7.2, the rights reserved to the General
Partner in Sections 1.6 and 1.7, above, and compliance with applicable laws, a
Limited Partner may redeem some or all of its Units as of the last business day of
each calendar month. The General Partner must receive ten days' prior written
notice (including by facsimile) of a request for redemption. A Limited Partner's
redemption will become effective on the last business day of the calendar month
during which such Limited Partner shall have given timely notice of redemption. The
General Partner may, in its discretion, waive any or all of the foregoing
restrictions. The right to redeem Units is contingent upon the Partnership having
assets sufficient in the view of the General Partner to discharge its liabilities
on the relevant redemption date.
(b) If there are any assets which cannot be properly valued on the redemption date,
then each Partner's allocable share of any such assets may be retained in the
Partnership until such time when the assets can be properly valued. If there is any
pending transaction or claim by or against the Partnership involving or which may
affect the Book Capital Account of a redeeming Partner or the obligations of a
redeeming Partner which cannot, in the sole judgment and discretion of the General
Partner, be then ascertained, the proportionate amount thereof or the proportionate
probable loss therefrom may be retained in the Partnership until the same can be
resolved or ascertained or until the liquidation of the Partnership, whichever
occurs first. In this situation, no amount shall be paid or charged to any such
Partner or its legal representatives on account of any transaction or claim until
its final liquidation or at such other time as the General Partner shall determine.
In the meantime, however, the Partnership may retain from other sums due such
Partner or its legal representative an amount which the General Partner reasonably
estimates may be sufficient to cover the share of such Partner in any probable loss
or liability on account of such transaction or claim.
(c) The Limited Partners hereby acknowledge that the net assets of the Partnership may
increase or decrease during the period from the date a Limited Partner gives notice
of its intention to redeem and the date on which such redemption is effective and
that any such increase or decrease in net assets during such period may affect the
balance of the Partners' Book Capital Accounts.
(d) Subject to the provisions of this Article VII, each redeeming Limited Partner shall
be paid the amount of its redemption as soon as practicable following the effective
date of redemption; provided, however, that the General Partner shall have the
right, exercisable from time to time, to postpone the payment and effective date of
any redemption for up to three months if the General Partner determines in good
faith that the liquidation of Partnership assets or investments required to fund
the
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redemption would adversely affect the Partnership or the value of the Partners'
Units in the Partnership.
(e) The General Partner, acting in its sole discretion, may suspend redemptions of
Units if the Partnership's investments are illiquid or if the Partnership's ability
to withdraw its capital from any investment vehicle in which it has invested some
or all of its assets is restricted due to the conditions of its investment in such
vehicle or as necessary to comply with any applicable statute or rule of any
governmental authority or self-regulatory organization.
Section 7.3 Withdrawal of a Limited Partner. The withdrawal of a Limited Partner shall occur in
the event of the death, expulsion, dissolution, legal incapacity or bankruptcy of
the Limited Partner or upon its request for redemption of all of its Units or if
for any other reason it ceases to be a Limited Partner (other than the termination
of the Partnership).
Section 7.4 Timing of Withdrawal. The withdrawal of a Limited Partner shall not occur for
purposes of computing the withdrawing Limited Partner's distributive interest
pursuant to this Agreement until the last business day of the calendar month in
which both (a) such event has taken place and (b) the General Partner has been
appropriately informed in writing of such event. For all other purposes of this
Agreement, such withdrawal shall be deemed to have occurred on the date upon which
notice or knowledge thereof is received at the principal place of business of the
Partnership.
Section 7.5 Distribution on Withdrawal. Upon the withdrawal of a Limited Partner or upon the
termination of the Partnership, all in accordance with the terms of this Agreement,
each withdrawing Limited Partner, or each Partner, as the case may be, shall be
paid its respective distributive interest in cash pro rata in accordance with the
respective Book Capital Accounts of the withdrawing Partners.
Section 7.6 Time and Method of Payment. The distributive interest of any Partner withdrawing
pursuant to this Agreement shall be paid by sending a check for the amount to the
address specified by the Limited Partner. Subject to certain restrictions, one
hundred percent (100%) of the redemption amounts payable will be paid to the
redeeming Limited Partner within 30 business days of the redemption date. At the
option and expense of the redeeming Limited Partner, such redemption proceeds may
be paid by wire transfer to an account designated by the Limited Partner in its
request for redemption.
Section 7.7 Continuance of Partnership. Neither the complete withdrawal nor the partial
withdrawal of a Limited Partner, in and of itself, shall terminate or dissolve the
Partnership.
Section 7.8 Rights and Obligations Upon Withdrawal. Upon the complete withdrawal of a Limited
Partner, all of its rights in specific Partnership property of every kind
whatsoever, including, all books of account, records, and papers of the
Partnership, shall immediately and without further assignment, pass to and become
vested in the remaining or surviving Partners. The withdrawing Limited Partner and
its legal representatives shall have only the right to receive the distributions to
withdrawn Limited Partners provided for under this Agreement. A withdrawn Limited
Partner or its legal representatives shall have such access to the books and other
data of the Partnership to the extent necessary to obtain full information with
respect to its distributive interest, but this right continues only until its
distributive interest has been determined as provided in this Agreement.
Section 7.9 Successor Obligations Upon Death or Legal Disability of a Limited Partner. Upon the
death or legal disability of a Limited Partner, its interest in the Partnership
shall pass to its heirs or legal representatives. Each Limited Partner expressly
agrees that in the event of its death it waives on behalf of itself and its estate,
and it directs the legal representative of its estate and any person interested
therein to waive, the furnishing of any inventory, accounting or appraisal of the
assets of the Partnership and any right to an audit or examination of the books of
the Partnership.
Section 7.10 Directed Withdrawal. The General Partner, at any time and for any reason in its
sole discretion, may give notice in writing to any Limited Partner requiring that
such Limited Partner shall withdraw, in full or in such part as specified in such
notice, from the Partnership upon the date specified in the
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notice. Upon the date specified as the withdrawal date in such notice, the Limited
Partner designated in the notice, if required to withdraw in full, shall be deemed
to have withdrawn from the Partnership without any further action either on the
part of such Limited Partner or on the part of any other Partner. Thereafter, the
interest of the Limited Partner so designated in the notice shall be treated in the
same manner as the interest of a withdrawn Limited Partner, and it shall have only
the rights of a withdrawn Limited Partner, as provided in this Agreement.
ARTICLE VIII
INDEMNIFICATION
Section 8.1 Indemnification of the General Partner, the Trading Advisor and their Affiliates.
(a) In any threatened, pending or completed action, arbitration, claim, demand, lawsuit
or proceeding (each a 'Proceeding'), to which the General Partner, the Trading
Advisor or any of their affiliates was or is a party or is threatened to be made a
party by reason of the fact that it is or was the general partner of the
Partnership, or is or was the trading advisor of the Partnership, or is or was
affiliated with the General Partner or the Trading Advisor, the Partnership shall
indemnify, defend and hold harmless the General Partner, the Trading Advisor and
their affiliates from and against any loss, liability, damage, cost, expense
(including, without limitation, attorneys' and accountants' fees and expenses),
judgments and amounts paid in settlement (collectively, 'Losses'), incurred by them
if the party claiming indemnification acted in good faith and in a manner it
reasonably believed to be in, or not opposed to, the best interests of the
Partnership and provided that the omission, act or conduct that was the basis for
such Losses did not constitute willful misconduct, negligence or a breach of
fiduciary obligations on the part of the General Partner or the Trading Advisor.
The termination of any Proceeding by judgment, order or settlement, in and of
itself, shall not create a presumption that the General Partner, the Trading
Advisor or their affiliates did not act in good faith and in a manner which they
reasonably believed to be in or not opposed to the best interests of the
Partnership.
(b) The Partnership shall make advances to the General Partner, the Trading Advisor and
their affiliates hereunder in connection with a Proceeding only if (i) the
Proceeding relates to the performance of duties or services by such persons to the
Partnership and (ii) if the person receiving such advance agrees to repay the
advance if such person ultimately is found by arbitration pursuant to Section
10.11, below of this Agreement not to be entitled to indemnification hereunder.
(c) As used in this Agreement, the term 'affiliate' of the General Partner or the
Trading Advisor shall mean the following: (i) any natural person, partnership,
corporation, limited liability company, association or other legal entity directly
or indirectly owning, controlling or holding with power to vote 10% or more of the
outstanding voting securities of the General Partner or the Trading Advisor; (ii)
any partnership, corporation, limited liability company, association or other legal
entity 10% or more of whose outstanding voting securities are directly or
indirectly owned, controlled or held with power to vote by the General Partner or
the Trading Advisor; (iii) any natural person, partnership, corporation, limited
liability company, association or other legal entity directly or indirectly
controlling, controlled by, or under common control with, the General Partner or
the Trading Advisor; or (iv) any officer, director, manager or member of the
General Partner or the Trading Advisor.
Section 8.2 Indemnification by Partners. In the event that the Partnership, the General
Partner, the Trading Advisor or any of their affiliates is made a party to any
Proceeding or otherwise incurs any Losses as a result of, or in connection with (a)
any Partner's (or its assignee's) activities, obligations or liabilities unrelated
to the Partnership's business or (b) any failure or alleged failure on the part of
the Partnership or the General Partner to withhold from income or gains allocated
or deemed to be allocated to any Partner (or its assignees), whether or not
distributed, any amount with respect to
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which U.S. Federal income tax withholding was required or alleged to have been
required, such Partner (or its assignees cumulatively) shall indemnify, defend,
hold harmless and reimburse the Partnership, the General Partner, the Trading
Advisor and their affiliates for such Losses to which they shall become subject.
ARTICLE IX
TERMINATION
Section 9.1 Dissolution. The Partnership shall terminate and shall immediately be dissolved on
December 31, 2037, or earlier: (a) upon the insolvency or bankruptcy of the
Partnership; (b) upon the dissolution or other cessation to exist as a legal entity
of the General Partner or upon the retirement, removal, adjudication of bankruptcy
or insolvency, dissolution or withdrawal of the General Partner unless a successor
general partner has been elected by the Limited Partners or admitted by the General
Partner or an additional general partner or additional general partners have been
admitted by the General Partner prior to the date of any such event and such
additional general partner(s) or successor general partner elects to continue the
business of the Partnership; (c) at the election of the General Partner, or of all
general partners, if there is more than one, upon 60 days' notice to the Limited
Partner; or (d) upon the vote of Limited Partners holding a majority-in interest of
all outstanding Limited Partnership Units (not including any Limited Partnership
Units held by the General Partner). The death, legal disability, incapacity,
insolvency, bankruptcy, dissolution or withdrawal of any Limited Partner shall not
result in the dissolution or termination of the Partnership.
Section 9.2 Final Accounting. Upon the dissolution of and failure to reconstitute the
Partnership, an accounting shall be made of the accounts of the Partnership and of
the Book Capital Account of each Partner, and of the Partnership's assets,
liabilities and changes in financial condition from the date of the last previous
accounting to the date of such dissolution. The General Partner, or such person or
persons designated by it, shall act as liquidating trustee or trustees and
immediately proceed to wind up and terminate the business and affairs of the
Partnership and liquidate the property and assets of the Partnership. In the event
the dissolution is caused by the death, legal disability, incapacity, dissolution,
insolvency or bankruptcy of the sole remaining General Partner, the liquidating
trustee or trustees shall be designated in accordance with the majority-in-interest
of the Limited Partners.
Section 9.3 Distribution. Upon the winding-up and termination of the business and affairs of
the Partnership, its liabilities and obligations to creditors and all expenses
incurred in liquidation shall be paid, and its remaining assets shall be
distributed pro rata to the Partners in accordance with their respective Book
Capital Accounts as determined under Article VI; provided, however, that, in the
event of the dissolution or liquidation of the Partnership prior to such time as
the Partnership's organizational expenses have been completely amortized, these
amounts will be deducted from the Net Asset Value of the Partnership prior to the
distribution of each Limited Partner's distributive interest.
Section 9.4 Use of Firm Name Upon Dissolution. At no time during the operation of the
Partnership or upon the termination and dissolution of the Partnership shall any
value be placed upon the firm name, or the right to its use, or to the goodwill, if
any, attached thereto, either between the Partners or for the purpose of
determining any distributive interest of any Partner in accordance with this
Agreement. The legal representatives of any deceased Partner shall not have any
right to claim such value.
Section 9.5 Balance Owed by the General Partner. In the event that there is a negative balance
in the Book Capital Account of the General Partner upon liquidation after all
adjustments to Book Capital Accounts have been made hereunder, whether by reason of
losses in liquidating Partnership assets or otherwise, the negative balance shall
represent an obligation from the General Partner to the Partnership to be paid in
cash by the close of the taxable year in which such liquidation occurs or, if
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later, within 90 days after such liquidation, and the amount thereof shall be
distributed to creditors of the Partnership or to the Partners with a positive
balance in their Book Capital Accounts in accordance with Section 9.3, above.
ARTICLE X
MISCELLANEOUS
Section 10.1 Notices. All notices or other communications required or permitted to be given
pursuant to this Agreement shall be effective only if in writing and shall be
considered as properly given or made, if sent by facsimile, if personally
delivered, if mailed, postage prepaid, or if telegraphed, by prepaid telegram, and
addressed, if to the General Partner, to it at the address of the Partnership, and
if to a Limited Partner, to the address of such Limited Partner as reflected in the
books and records of the Partnership from time to time. Any Limited Partner may
change its address by giving notice in writing to the General Partner stating its
new address, and the General Partner may change its address by giving such notice
to all Partners. Commencing on the tenth day after the giving of such notice, such
newly designated address shall be such Partner's address for the purpose of all
notices or other communications required or permitted to be given pursuant to this
Agreement.
Section 10.2 Amendments; Meetings.
(a) The General Partner may amend this Agreement at any time, in its sole discretion,
provided amendment does not, in the opinion of the General Partner, adversely
affect the Limited Partners. The General Partner also may amend this Agreement as
to any other matters with the negative consent of the holders of a
majority-in-interest of all outstanding Units (not including any Units held by the
General Partner). For purposes of obtaining a negative consent, the General Partner
may require responses to be made within a specified time; provided, however, that
no amendment shall cause the Partnership to become a general partnership, change
the liability of the General Partner or the Limited Partners so as to materially,
adversely affect any Partner, directly reduce the Book Capital Account of any
Partner, extend the duration of the Partnership or change the provisions of this
sentence.
(b) Notwithstanding any provision to the contrary contained in this Agreement, this
Agreement also may be amended by the General Partner at any time, in its sole
discretion, as to the following matters: (i) to add to the representations, duties
or obligations of the General Partner or surrender any right or power granted to
the General Partner herein for the benefit of the Limited Partners; (ii) to cure
any ambiguity or to correct or supplement any provision in this Agreement which may
be inconsistent with any other provision; (iii) to delete from or add any provision
to this Agreement required or deemed necessary to be so deleted or added by
representatives of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, the Commodity
Futures Trading Commission, any state securities commission or any other
governmental authority, exchange or self-regulatory organization for the benefit or
protection of the Limited Partners; (iv) to effect any amendment authorized by the
provisions of Sections 1.6 and 1.7, above; and (v) to amend the provisions of
Article VI of this Agreement regarding the allocations of profits and losses for
U.S. Federal income tax purposes for any tax year ending after the date of any such
amendment or for which a Partnership tax return has not been filed in any manner
which the General Partner, in its sole discretion, deems necessary or advisable to
comply with the Code and to promote an equitable treatment of all Partners.
However, no such amendment shall cause the Partnership to become a general
partnership, change the liability of the General Partner or the Limited Partners so
as to materially and adversely affect any Partner, change any Partner's share of
the profits or losses of the Partnership without the consent of such Partner or
extend the duration of the Partnership.
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(c) Upon any amendment of this Agreement, the Certificate of Limited Partnership also
shall be amended if necessary to reflect such amendment.
(d) Meetings of the Partnership for purposes of taking any action permitted to be taken
by the Limited Partners under this Agreement may be called by the General Partner
or by the Limited Partners holding more than 10% of the then outstanding Units (not
including any Units held by the General Partner) for any matters for which the
Limited Partners may vote as set forth in this Agreement. Any such call shall state
the nature of the business to be transacted at the meeting, and no other business
shall be conducted at the meeting. The Limited Partners may vote in person or by
proxy at any such meeting. In the event that the Partnership is required to comply
with Regulation 14A under the 1934 Act or any successor regulation, the foregoing
time periods may be altered.
Section 10.3 Sale or Pledge of Assets; Termination of the Partnership. All or substantially all
of the Partnership's assets may be sold or pledged or the Partnership may be
dissolved by the affirmative vote of a majority-in-interest of all outstanding
Units with the consent of the General Partner at a meeting called and conducted in
accordance with Section 10.2, above. However, nothing contained in this Section
10.3, Sections 1.6 and 1.7, above, Section 10.4, below, or in any other section of
this Agreement shall imply that the Limited Partners have any rights of management
or control over the operations of the Partnership.
Section 10.4 Election or Removal of the General Partner. The General Partner or any successor
may be elected or removed from office by the affirmative vote of the holders of one
hundred percent (100%) in interest of all outstanding Limited Partnership Units at
a meeting called and conducted in accordance with Section 10.2, above. Subject to
the rights reserved to the General Partner in Sections 1.6 and 1.7, above, and
compliance with all applicable laws, the General Partner, in its sole and absolute
discretion, may admit, at its option, one or more additional or substitute (for
itself) general partners to the Partnership as of the last business day of any
calendar month upon their execution of a counterpart of this Agreement upon 30
days' prior written notice to the Partners.
Section 10.5 Execution. This Agreement may be executed in more than one counterpart with the
same effect as if the Partners executing the several counterparts had all executed
the same counterpart.
Section 10.6 Successors in Interest.
(a) Each of the Partners covenants for it, its heirs, executors, administrators,
successors, assigns and legal representatives that it will, at any time on demand
after its withdrawal from the Partnership, contribute to any of its former Partners
its proportionate share of any liability, judgment or cost of any kind (including
the reasonable cost of the defense of any suit or action and any sums which may be
paid in settlement thereof) that may be incurred by any former Partners on account
of any matters or transactions occurring during the time it was a Partner. The
amount of such contribution shall not, in the case of a former Limited Partner,
exceed the then balance of its Book Capital Account at the time it ceased to be a
Limited Partner plus the amount of distributions theretofore made to it, if any,
plus interest thereon. Such proportionate share of liability, judgment or cost of
any kind shall be determined from this Agreement as it existed at the time such
matter or transaction occurred.
(b) Each of the Partners covenants that neither it nor its heirs, executors,
administrators, legal representatives, successors or assigns nor any person or
persons claiming through or under it, will file a xxxx for a Partnership accounting
or otherwise proceed adversely in any way whatsoever against the other Partners or
the Partnership, except in an action for fraud.
(c) This Agreement and all of its terms and provisions shall be binding upon and shall
inure to the benefit of the Partners and their respective legal representatives,
heirs, successors and assigns. Any person subsequently admitted to the Partnership
as a General Partner or Limited Partner shall be subject to all of the provisions
of this Agreement as if an original signatory hereto.
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Section 10.7 Governance. Each of the Partners agrees that if any action shall be taken pursuant
to this Agreement by the required percentage-in-interest of the Limited Partnership
Units, it will execute any such writing or instrument as may be necessary to carry
out and perfect such action notwithstanding that said party may not have assented
thereto or may have objected thereto. Partnership action covered within the scope
of this clause includes, but is not limited to, the adoption of any Certificate of
Limited Partnership or any amendment thereto, any instrument effecting or
evidencing the withdrawal of a Partner and any amendment or supplement to this
Agreement.
Section 10.8 Ownership of Partnership Assets. Any assets owned by the Partnership may be
registered in the Partnership's name, or in the name of a nominee, or in a 'street
name.' Any corporation, Broker, custodian, clearing association, depository or
transfer agent called upon to transfer any assets to or from the name of the
Partnership shall be entitled to rely upon instructions or assignments signed by
the General Partner without inquiry as to the authority of the person signing such
instructions or assignments or as to the validity of any transfer to or from the
name of the Partnership; provided, however, that any corporation, Broker,
custodian, clearing association, depository or transfer agent holding cash or
assets of the Partnership shall be expected to comply with any special instructions
concerning payment and delivery given to it in writing by the General Partner.
Section 10.9 Rights of Creditors. A creditor who makes a nonrecourse loan to the Partnership
shall not have or acquire at any time, solely as a result of making the loan, any
direct or indirect interest in the profits, capital or property of the Partnership,
other than as a creditor or secured creditor, as the case may be.
Section 10.10 Arbitration. All controversies arising in connection with the Partnership's
business and between or among the Partners, shall be settled by arbitration, to be
held in the City of New York, State of New York, under the then prevailing rules of
the National Futures Association, or if no such rules are then obtaining or if
jurisdiction is declined, then in accordance with the rules then obtaining of the
American Arbitration Association. In any such arbitration, each of the parties
hereto agrees to request from the arbitrators that: (a) the authority of the
arbitrators shall be limited to construing and enforcing the terms and conditions
of the Agreement as expressly set forth herein; (b) the arbitrators shall state the
reasons for their award in a written opinion; (c) the arbitrators shall not make
any award which shall alter, change, cancel or rescind any provision of this
Agreement and that the arbitrators shall not have the authority to award punitive
damages; and (d) the arbitrators' award shall be consistent with the provisions of
this Agreement. The award of the arbitrators shall be final and binding, and
judgment may be confirmed and entered thereon in any court of competent
jurisdiction.
Section 10.11 Investment Representations. By executing this Agreement, each Limited Partner
hereby represents and warrants to the General Partner as follows:
(a) it understands that its investment in the Partnership is a 'security' as defined in
Section 2(1) of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the '1933 Act') which has
not been registered under the 1933 Act or any securities law of any state of the
United States and that its investment is being made in reliance upon the exemption
contained in Section 4(2) of the 1933 Act;
(b) its participation in the Partnership is being made for its own account for
investment purposes and with no present intention of reselling or distributing its
interest in the Partnership;
(c) it is familiar with the types of transactions and activities in which the
Partnership intends to engage and is fully aware that such transactions and
activities involve volatility and risk of loss; and
(d) it is fully capable of evaluating the merits and risks associated with an
investment in the Partnership, and its net worth is such that it can bear the
economic risk of loss of its investment in the Partnership.
Section 10.12 Assignment. The General Partner shall not assign this Agreement without the consent
of each Limited Partner.
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Section 10.13 Compliance with the Investment Advisers Act of 1940. To the extent that any
provision hereof may be construed in a manner inconsistent with the Investment
Advisers Act of 1940, it is the express intent of the General Partner and the
Limited Partners that such provision be interpreted and applied ab initio so as to
comply with the Investment Advisers Act of 1940 in all respects (even if doing so
effectively amends the terms of this Agreement).
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned have executed this Agreement as of the day
and year first written above.
Man Investments (USA) Corp.
By: /s/ Xxxx Xxxxx
Xxxx Xxxxx, Chief Executive Officer and President
The undersigned General Partner hereby executes this Agreement on behalf of
all Limited Partners who are now or hereafter admitted to the Partnership as
limited partners pursuant to powers of attorney now or hereafter executed by
such Limited Partners in favor of the General Partner.
Man Investments (USA) Corp.
General Partner
By: /s/ Xxxx Xxxxx
Xxxx Xxxxx, Chief Executive Officer and President
