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Exhibit 10.7
PIONEER POLAND UK, L.P.
LIMITED PARTNERSHIP AGREEMENT
This Limited Partnership Agreement is made between Pioneer Poland UK Limited, a
company incorporated in England whose registered office is at Xxxxxxxx Xxxxx,
Xxxxxx XX0X 0XX, Xxxxxxx (hereinafter referred to as the "General Partner"),
Pioneer Poland U.K. (Jersey) Limited, a company incorporated in Jersey whose
registered office is at La Motte Xxxxxxxx, St. Helier, Jersey, Channel Islands,
JE1 1BJ (hereinafter referred to as the "Original Limited Partner") and those
persons named on Schedule A hereto as limited partners (hereinafter referred to
collectively as the "Limited Partners" and individually as a "Limited Partner").
Collectively, the General Partner and the Limited Partners are sometimes
referred to as the "Partners".
INTRODUCTION:
(A) Pursuant to an agreement dated 5 January 1995 (the "Original Agreement"),
the General Partner and the Original Limited Partner established a limited
partnership (the "Partnership") under the name Pioneer Poland UK, L.P. to
carry on the business of investing in equity and equity related securities
issued by companies operating primarily in the Republic of Poland and
otherwise to participate in Pioneer Poland Fund which is to be established
in accordance with the Confidential Private Placement Memorandum of
Pioneer Poland Fund dated 21 March 1994 as it has been amended and
supplemented by a Supplement dated 2 December 1994, and a further
Supplement dated 10 January 1995 and as it may be further amended or
supplemented from time to time.
(B) On 9 January 1995, the Partnership was registered by the Registrar of
Companies for England and Wales (the "Registrar of Companies") with No. LP
4781 as a limited partnership in England under the Limited Partnerships
Act 1907 (the "Act").
(C) Subscriptions to the Partnership have been sought from the parties who are
named in Schedule A hereto and who have agreed to become limited partners
in the Partnership by signing a subscription agreement.
(D) The parties hereto desire to amend the Original Agreement so that the
terms of the Partnership will henceforth be as set out herein.
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TERMS:
1. GENERAL PROVISIONS
1.01. Name of the Partnership
The name of the Partnership shall continue to be Pioneer Poland UK, L.P.,
or shall be such other name as the General Partner may from time to time
determine. The General Partner shall file or cause to be filed on behalf
of the Partnership details of all changes in the partnership name as may
from time to time be required by law. The General Partner shall notify
each Limited Partner of any change in the name of the Partnership.
1.02. Formation and Continuation
This Partnership is a limited partnership and has been registered under
the Act with the intention that it shall continue as a limited partnership
under English law in accordance with the Act. The General Partner shall
forthwith after execution hereof deliver to the Registrar of Companies a
statement in the required form of all changes in the Partnership effected
by or reflected in this Agreement and shall at all times in the future
whenever necessary forthwith deliver to the Registrar of Companies all
such statements and particulars concerning the Partnership as may from
time to time be required by law. During the term of this Agreement the
General Partner shall at all times use all reasonable endeavours to ensure
that the Partnership continues to be a limited partnership under English
law.
1.03. Business of the Partnership; Investment Objective and Policies.
(a) The Partnership is one of a series of partnerships which have been
organized under English law or the laws of Delaware, United States,
or may in the future be organized under English law or under the
laws of any other jurisdiction to invest in securities of issuers
doing business primarily in Poland, as set forth in a Confidential
Private Placement Memorandum dated 21 March 1994 as it has been and
as it may be supplemented from time to time (the "Memorandum"), the
investments of which are being jointly managed pursuant to a Joint
Management Agreement (the "Joint Management Agreement") of even date
herewith by Pioneering Management (Jersey) Limited, as manager (the
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"Manager") (as so jointly managed, the Partnership and such other
partnerships are hereafter collectively referred to as the "Fund",
and the other partnerships comprising the Fund are hereinafter
referred to as the "Other Fund Entities"). It is the intention of
the Partners that the investment portfolio of the Partnership be
identical (as a percentage of net asset value) with the investment
portfolios of the Other Fund Entities. Notwithstanding the
foregoing, the relationship created among the Partnership and the
Other Fund Entities by the Joint Management Agreement is one of
contract only, and not of a partnership or joint venture, and does
not create an entity of any kind, and neither the Partnership nor
any Other Fund Entity shall have the right to bind or act for the
other in any way whatsoever. Further, notwithstanding that the
Partnership and the Other Fund Entities are separate and distinct
entities and that the rights and obligations of the Partners are
governed by the terms of this Agreement and the Act, the Partners
have agreed that certain matters relating to the investment
decisions of the Manager pursuant to the Joint Management Agreement
shall be subject to the approval of specified percentages of the
Partners and the partners of the Other Fund Entities on an aggregate
basis as specified in Article 4 hereof.
Subject to the foregoing, the business of the Partnership (the
"Investment Objective") shall principally be to buy, sell, hold and
otherwise invest in and deal with unlisted equity and equity related
securities primarily of non-state-owned companies whose principal
operations, headquarters, assets, sources of revenue or profits are
in the Republic of Poland or which, in the judgment of Pioneer
Investment Poland, as advisor for the Partnership (the "Advisor"),
may benefit significantly from their commercial activities in
Poland, and to engage in any other activities incident to or related
to any of the foregoing.
The investment policies of the Partnership (the "Investment
Policies") are as follows:
(i) The Partnership will invest only in equity and equity related
securities of issuers which are incorporated in or which have
their principal operations in Poland (which are not more than
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49% directly or indirectly owned by a government), or those
issuers meeting the criteria set forth in paragraph (iii)
below, or Polish public sector enterprises which are
participating in the Polish Government's privatisation
programme, including the Mass Privatisation Programme, or
implementing a programme to achieve private ownership and
control, or which will be privatised as a result of the
investment by the Partnership (collectively, "Polish
Issuers"); provided, that the Partnership will endeavour to
invest in enterprises which limit the liability of investors
therein to their invested capital;
(ii) Investments will be used to acquire interests in portfolio
companies, to finance and implement restructuring programmes
or to finance specific projects or investment programmes for
the creation, modernisation or working capital requirements of
portfolio companies;
(iii) All portfolio companies must be based in Poland, or in another
member country of the European Bank for Reconstruction and
Development (the "EBRD") in which case the business objectives
(but not necessarily all business relations) of such companies
must be exclusively restricted to investments in Poland;
(iv) The Partnership will not invest in enterprises whose primary
business is (x) arms manufacturing or other military-related
activities, (y) manufacture of tobacco products or hard
spirits, or (z) operation of casinos or other gambling
facilities;
(v) The Partnership will not be involved in hostile bids; and
(vi) Pending investment in portfolio companies or distribution of
proceeds to Partners, the Partnership may hold cash and
investment grade money market instruments denominated in
currencies free from internal or external mandatory conversion
requirements or in financial instruments of the EBRD or in
obligations backed by the full faith and
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credit of the United States of America or of Poland; and
(vii) the Partnership will invest only in enterprises whose legal
form of organization is designed to limit the liability of
investors to the amount of capital invested; however, each
Partner acknowledges that, under certain circumstances, the
Partnership could be liable for an amount greater than the
amount invested, because under Polish law, an investor in a
"limited liability company" is potentially liable for unpaid
taxes of the company in a proportion equal to such investor's
share in profits of the company.
(b) In addition to any consents which may be required pursuant to
Section 4.02 hereof, the Partnership shall not:
(x) modify the Investment Objective, or any of the
Investment Policies or Investment Restrictions;
(y) make any investments other than in accordance with the
Environmental Procedures attached hereto as Exhibit A,
and no investments may be made in companies which are
engaged in activities listed on the Environmental
Exclusion List attached hereto as Exhibit B (provided
that in the event the EBRD no longer owns Interests in
the Partnership or any of the Other Fund Entities, such
Environmental Procedures may be modified by a majority
of the members of the Oversight Board (as defined in the
Joint Management Agreement)); or
(z) amend any of the Fund Documents (as defined below),
except amendments which, in the reasonable judgment of
the Manager, (A) are required by law; (B) are
administrative in nature; or (C) are required for tax
reasons.
(c) For purposes of this Agreement, "Fund Documents" means: (i) this
Agreement; (ii) the Limited Partnership Agreement of Pioneer Poland
U.S., L.P.; (iii) the Joint Management Agreement; (iv) the
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Advisory Agreement between the Manager and the Advisor; (v) the
Administration Agreement to be entered into by the General Partner
and Coopers & Xxxxxxx, London (the "Administrator"), pursuant to
which the Administrator will maintain the books and records of the
General Partner; and (vi) the Administration Agreement to be entered
into between the Manager and Abacus Asset Management Ltd. pursuant
to which Abacus Asset Management Ltd. will maintain the books and
records of the Manager.
(d) The partnership will annually prepare and make available to each
Limited Partner an environmental report on the implementation of the
Environmental Procedures, which shall, in particular, provide
information on the following:
(i) the integration of the Environmental Procedures into the
investment process;
(ii) the use of local environmental consultants in the
implementation of the Environmental Procedures;
(iii) the on-going monitoring of the environmental aspects of
investments;
(iv) the screening processes applied to the environmental
risks and liabilities of investments;
(v) adverse publicity or comment, if any, including
complaints made to the Partnership concerning the
environmental aspects of particular investments,
together with a description of how these issues have
been addressed; and
(vi) a report on problems or difficulties encountered in
carrying out the Environmental Procedures;
provided, that the Partnership shall not be required to prepare or
make available such report at any time that the EBRD does not own
any Interest in the Partnership or any Other Fund Entities.
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1.04. Place of Business of the Partnership
The principal place of business of the Partnership shall be located at the
offices of Bear Xxxxxxx International Limited at Xxx Xxxxxx Xxxxxx,
Xxxxxx, X00 0XX, XXXXXXX. The General Partner may, at any time and from
time to time, change to another location in England the location of the
Partnership's principal place of business, upon written notice of such
change to the Limited Partners and the appropriate regulatory authorities
in the United Kingdom and Jersey, Channel Islands, and may establish such
additional place or places of business of the Partnership as it may from
time to time determine.
1.05. Duration of the Partnership
The Partnership commenced 9 January 1995 on which day the General Partner
delivered to the Registrar of Companies the statement required by Section
8 of the Act in accordance with the Act, and shall continue until
terminated in accordance with Section 7 hereof.
1.06. Partners' Names and Addresses
The names and addresses of the Partners are set forth on Schedule A
hereto.
1.07. Title to Partnership Property
All property owned by the Partnership, whether real or personal, tangible
or intangible, shall be deemed to be owned by the Partnership, and no
Partner, individually, shall have any ownership of such property. The
Partnership may hold any of its assets in its own name or in the name of
its nominee, which nominee may be one or more corporations, partnerships,
trusts or other entities.
1.08. Certificate of Limited Partnership
Except as otherwise provided herein, the General Partner shall not be
obliged to deliver or mail copies of the Partnership's Certificate of
Registration or any certificate of amendment thereto or cancellation
thereof to the Limited Partners. Such documents will be available for
inspection by any Limited Partner or its agent at the offices of the
Partnership as described in Section 1.04 hereof.
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1.09. Representation and Warranties of the General Partner
The General Partner represents, warrants and covenants to each Limited
Partner that:
(a) All action required to be taken by the General Partner and the
Partnership as a condition to the issuance of the Interests
subscribed for by the Limited Partners has been taken; the Interest
in the Partnership of each Limited Partner represents a duly and
validly issued interest in the Partnership and, subject to the
registration of the changes in the Partnership (effected by this
Agreement) pursuant to, and in compliance with, the Act, each
Limited Partner of the Partnership is entitled to all the benefits
of a Limited Partner under this Agreement and all the benefits of a
"limited partner" under the Act;
(b) This Agreement has been duly authorised, executed and delivered by
the General Partner and constitutes the valid and legally binding
agreement of the General Partner;
(c) Save for registration under the Act and except for those which have
been obtained prior to the date hereof, no consent, approval or
authorisation of, or filing, registration or qualification with, any
court or governmental authority on the part of the General Partner
or the Partnership is required for the execution and delivery of
this Agreement by the General Partner, the performance of its or the
Partnership's obligations and duties hereunder, or the issuance of
Interests in the Partnership as contemplated hereby, except any
thereof which may be required of the Partnership solely by virtue of
the nature of any Limited Partner;
(d) The General Partner is not in default (nor has any event occurred
which with notice, lapse of time, or both, would constitute a
default) in the performance of any obligation, agreement or
condition contained in this Agreement, nor, to the best of its
knowledge, is it in violation of any statute, regulation, law,
order, writ, injunction, judgment or decree to which it is subject,
which default or violation would materially adversely affect the
business or financial condition of the General Partner or the
Partnership or impair the
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General Partner's ability to carry out its obligations under this
Agreement;
(e) There is no litigation, investigation or other proceeding pending
or, to the knowledge of the General Partner, threatened against the
General Partner or the Partnership and to the knowledge of the
General Partner, there is no litigation, investigation or other
proceeding pending or threatened against its affiliates, which is
reasonably expected to have a material adverse effect on the
business or financial condition of the General Partner or the
Partnership.
2. CAPITAL CONTRIBUTIONS; PROFITS AND LOSSES
2.01. Capital Contributions
(a) The Partnership has, with effect from the date hereof, admitted as
Limited Partners those subscribers listed on Schedule A hereto, for
the number of units set forth opposite their names on Schedule A. In
addition, the General Partner has subscribed for the number of units
set forth opposite its name on Schedule A. Each unit subscribed for
by a Partner is hereinafter referred to as an "Interest", and the
product of the purchase price per Interest and the number of
Interests being subscribed for by a Partner is referred to as the
Partner's "Subscribed Capital". Each of the Partners has contributed
to the capital of the Partnership on the date hereof an amount equal
to 25% of the Partner's Subscribed Capital the "First Instalment of
Subscribed Capital"). Each of the Limited Partners hereby assigns by
way of security to the General Partner, who shall hold same on
behalf of the Partners from time to time (other than the assigning
Partner), its interest in the Interests being subscribed for as
security for its obligation to contribute the remaining balance of
the Subscribed Capital pursuant to the terms hereof.
(b) Not more than 30 days after the delivery by the General Partner to
the Limited Partners of notice from the General Partner (the "Second
Instalment Notice") to the effect that (i) at least 80% of the
collected First Instalment of Subscribed Capital of all Partners has
been committed to investments in
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Polish Issuers, and (ii) 100% of any Total Drawndown Capital which
had been returned to the Partnership following the disposition of an
investment in Polish Issuers has been reinvested or committed to
investments in Polish Issuers or distributed or otherwise paid to
the Partners or their affiliates, each of the Partners shall
contribute an additional amount (the "Second Instalment of
Subscribed Capital") equal to twenty-five per cent (25%) of that
Partner's Subscribed Capital to the capital of the Partnership;
provided, however, that no such Second Instalment of Subscribed
Capital shall be payable if the Second Instalment Notice shall not
have been delivered to the Limited Partners prior to the third
anniversary of the date hereof (the "Commitment Termination Date").
Not more than 30 days after the delivery by the General Partner to
the Limited Partners of notice from the General Partner (the "Third
Instalment Notice") to the effect that (i) at least 80% of the
collected First Instalment of Subscribed Capital and the collected
Second Instalment of Subscribed Capital of all Partners have been
committed to investments in Polish Issuers, and (ii) 100% of any
Total Drawndown Capital which had been returned to the Partnership
following the disposition of an investment in Polish Issuers has
been reinvested or committed to investments in Polish Issuers or
distributed or otherwise paid to the Partners or their affiliates,
each of the Partners shall contribute an additional amount (the
"Third Instalment of Subscribed Capital") equal to twenty-five per
cent (25%) of that Partner's Subscribed Capital to the capital of
the Partnership; provided, however, that no such Third Instalment of
Subscribed Capital shall be payable if the Third Instalment Notice
shall not have been delivered to the Limited Partners prior to the
Commitment Termination Date.
Not more than 30 days after the delivery by the General Partner to
the Limited Partners of notice from the General Partner (the "Fourth
Instalment Notice") to the effect that (i) at least 80% of the
collected First Instalment of Subscribed Capital, the collected
Second Instalment of Subscribed Capital and the collected Third
Instalment of Subscribed Capital of all Partners have been
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committed to investments in Polish Issuers, and (ii) 100% of any
Total Drawndown Capital which had been returned to the Partnership
following the disposition of an investment in Polish Issuers has
been reinvested or committed to investments in Polish Issuers or
distributed or otherwise paid to the Partners or their affiliates,
each of the Partners shall contribute an additional amount (the
"Fourth Instalment of Subscribed Capital") equal to twenty-five per
cent (25%) of that Partner's Subscribed Capital (being the balance
of that Partner's Subscribed Capital) to the capital of the
Partnership; provided, however, that no such Fourth Instalment of
Subscribed Capital shall be payable if the Fourth Instalment Notice
shall not have been delivered to the Limited Partners prior to the
Commitment Termination Date. For purposes of this Section 2.01, the
total amount, at any time, of Subscribed Capital actually
contributed by a Partner to the partnership shall be that Partner's
"Drawndown Capital," and the aggregate Drawndown Capital of all of
the Partners shall be the "Total Drawndown Capital" of the
Partnership.
(c) If any Limited Partner fails to contribute the Second Instalment of
Subscribed Capital, the Third Instalment of Subscribed Capital, or
the Fourth Instalment of Subscribed Capital on or before the date
when such amount is due and payable, such Limited Partner (a
"Defaulting Partner") shall be deemed to be in default hereunder,
and the General Partner shall have all legal rights and remedies, on
behalf of the Partnership, available at law or in equity to collect
such amount from the Defaulting Partner. In addition, the General
Partner shall have the option, exercisable as hereinafter provided,
(i) to initiate the bid process described in Section 2.01(d), or
(ii) to terminate the obligation of the Defaulting Partner to make
further installments of Subscribed Capital and to cancel such
Defaulting Partner's Interests. Notwithstanding whether either such
option is exercised, so long as a Defaulting Partner remains in
default, it (x) shall have no right to receive any cash
distributions, and all such distributions in respect of the
Interests held by such Defaulting Partner may be applied against
such unpaid obligations, (y) shall not be entitled to exercise any
voting rights, and (z) shall not have the right to inspect the books
of account specified in
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Section 5.01 hereof. For purposes hereof, any partial payment by a
Limited Partner on account of its obligation to make the Second
Instalment of Subscribed Capital, Third Instalment of Subscribed
Capital or Fourth Instalment of Subscribed Capital shall be
allocated pro rata to all of the Interests owned by such Limited
Partner. In the event the General Partner exercises the option set
forth in clause (ii) above, the amount then contained in the
Defaulting Partner's Capital Account shall be allocated among the
Non-Defaulting Partners (defined below) in proportion to their
respective number of Interests in the Partnership.
(d) The option granted in paragraph (c) (i) above may be exercised by
the General Partner, by giving notice to that effect to the
Defaulting Partner, at any time within one hundred and eighty (180)
days after the due date for payment of the Instalment that the
Defaulting Partner failed to pay. After the expiration of ten
business days following the date on which the General Partner has
given such notice, the Defaulting Partner may not cure his default
without the consent of the General Partner. Following the expiration
of such 10-day period, the General Partner shall use all reasonable
endeavours to notify each other Partner who is not in default
hereunder (a "Non-Defaulting Partner") that they may, within 30 days
after the date of the aforesaid notice to the Defaulting Partner,
submit to the General Partner a written bid to purchase all or any
portion of the Interests of the Defaulting Partner (but not less
than one Interest unless the Defaulting Partner holds less than one
Interest, in which case any bid shall be for not less than the
entire amount of the portion of an Interest held by the Defaulting
Partner). Within 10 business days after the expiration of such
period for submitting bids, the General Partner shall determine the
highest bids received from the Non-Defaulting Partners (the "LP
Purchasers"); provided, that if no bids are submitted during such
period or if no bid is submitted which provides for payment to the
Defaulting Partner of an amount in excess of 75% of the Drawndown
Capital actually paid to the Partnership by the Defaulting Partner
with respect to the Interests of the Defaulting Partner, then the
General Partner shall be entitled to purchase such Interests by
paying to the Defaulting Partner an amount equal to 75% of the
Drawndown Capital
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actually paid to the Partnership by the Defaulting Partner with
respect to such Interests. The purchaser(s) of such Interests,
whether the General Partner or one or more LP Purchasers, shall also
undertake to make to the Partnership the additional capital
contributions, if any, required to be made by the Defaulting Partner
on account of such Interests (including the instalment of Subscribed
Capital that the Defaulting Partner failed to pay) to the extent
that such additional amounts have not been paid by the Defaulting
Partner. In the event one or more Non-Defaulting Partners submit
identical bids which would have been sufficient to purchase
Interests pursuant to the terms hereof but for the fact that
multiple bids were received, each at the same offer price and for
the same number of Interests, the Interests of the Defaulting
Partner which would otherwise have been purchased by them shall be
allocated among them in proportion to their respective number of
Interests in the Partnership. In the event one or more
Non-Defaulting Partners submit bids which would have been sufficient
to purchase Interests pursuant to the terms hereof but for the fact
that multiple bids were received, each for a different number of
Interests but at the same per-Interest offer price, then, the
Interests of the Defaulting Partner available for purchase hereunder
shall be allocated among such bids so that the bid for the largest
number of Interests is satisfied before any other such bid and the
remaining bids are satisfied so that the larger bids are satisfied
before the smaller bids.
(e) The closing of the acquisition of the Interests of the Defaulting
Partner by the General Partner or the LP Purchasers, as the case may
be, shall occur on the 15th day after the expiration of the 30-day
period for submitting bids or on the first business day after such
15th day. The closing shall occur at the offices of the Partnership
or at such other place as shall be agreed upon by the General
Partner or the LP Purchaser, as the case may be, and the Defaulting
Partner. At such closing, the General Partner or the LP Purchaser,
as the case may be, shall pay to the Defaulting Partner the purchase
price for the Interests of the Defaulting Partner as described in
paragraph (d) above, and the Defaulting Partner (or the General
Partner acting as attorney for the Defaulting Partner
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pursuant to the power of attorney granted by each Limited Partner in
paragraph (f) below) shall execute and deliver such agreements,
instruments and other documents as are necessary to transfer to the
General Partner or the LP Purchaser, as the case may be, all of the
Defaulting Partner's right, title and interest in and to the
Defaulting Partner's Interests in the Partnership, free and clear of
all liens, encumbrances and restrictions, other than liens,
encumbrances and restrictions imposed under the terms of this
Agreement.
(f) Each Limited Partner, by its acquisition of Interests, constitutes
and appoints the General Partner, and its duly authorised
representatives acting alone, and any person or entity which becomes
a substitute or additional General Partner of the Partnership, its
agent and attorney for the purpose of executing and delivering any
and all agreements, instruments and other documents necessary to
convey such Limited Partner's Interests in the Partnership to the
Partnership pursuant to Section 2.01(c) above or to the purchaser
thereof pursuant to Section 2.01(d), which power of attorney, being
coupled with an interest, is irrevocable and shall survive the
death, dissolution or incapacity of any Limited Partner.
(g) Notwithstanding anything in this Section 2.01 to the contrary, the
obligations of the Defaulting Partner to the Partnership to make
additional capital contributions shall not be extinguished by the
existence of the option to purchase its Interest described in
Section 2.01(d) above or by the exercise of such option, but only
by, and to the extent of, the payments made in the Defaulting
Partner's place by any purchaser or purchasers of such Interest and
the Partnership may proceed to collect any amount due from the
Defaulting Partner as and when due, together with interest thereon
from the date for payment stated herein at an annual rate equal to
the three-month LIBOR rate plus 5%, but not exceeding the maximum
rate permitted by law, and all costs and expenses of collection
incurred by the Partnership (including reasonable legal fees and
disbursements). The obligations of the Defaulting Partner to the
Partnership to make additional capital contributions shall be
extinguished by the exercise
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of the option described in Section 2.01(c) (ii) above.
(h) The rights granted to the Partners in this Section 2.01 are in
addition to, and not in lieu of, the rights held by the Partnership
by virtue of the assignment, by way of security, of interests
referred to in Section 2.01(a).
(i) Until the first anniversary of the date of this Partnership
Agreement, the General Partner is authorised to accept subscriptions
for the sale of additional Interests and to admit, at any time or
from time to time, such subscribers as additional Partners; provided
that (i) the aggregate number of Interests in the Partnership and in
the Other Fund Entities shall not exceed 200; (ii) each Interest
(other than an Interest for which an investor has committed to
subscribe prior to the date of this Agreement) shall be sold for a
capital commitment equal to such amount as shall be determined by a
majority of the Oversight Board (provided, however, that the minimum
capital commitment shall not be less than $500,000 (except for
Interests purchased by investors with agreements to pay either a
reduced or no placement fee, in which cases the minimum capital
commitment shall be $485,000 plus the placement fee, if any, to be
paid)); provided, that the General Partner may accept subscriptions
for fractional Interests as long as the minimum capital commitment
of any subscriber is no less than $100,000; (iii) the number of
Partners of the Partnership will not as a result ever exceed twenty
(and any attempted admission which would result in there being more
than twenty Partners shall be void and ineffectual and shall not
bind the Partnership or the General Partner); (iv) such acceptance
of such subscriptions shall at all times only be made if lawful and
permitted under the laws of the United Kingdom and in the manner
required by the laws of the United Kingdom; and (v) in no event
shall any subscriber be admitted as a Limited Partner if such
subscriber has received the Memorandum (or a subscription agreement
relating to Interests or this Agreement or any other document
connected with or relating to the Fund) in or from the United
Kingdom or from or through any intermediary or other person in the
United Kingdom, unless the subscriber is a person to whom the
Memorandum may be passed or issued under Section 76(2) of the
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United Kingdom Financial Services Xxx 0000 or the United Kingdom
Financial Services (Promotion of Unregulated Schemes) Regulations
1991 and is a person of the kind described in Article 9(3) of the
Financial Services Xxx 0000 (Investment Advertisements) (Exemptions)
Order 1988, is otherwise a person to whom an unapproved investment
advertisement may lawfully be issued or passed on, or is an exempted
person under the Financial Services Xxx 0000. The General Partner
may establish additional limited partnerships under the Act, which
shall be Other Fund Entities (as defined herein), as it may consider
necessary to enable further parties to take part in the investment
scheme directed by the Manager or to enable the transfer of
Interests in the Partnership if, without the establishment of such
additional partnership(s), any further parties joining the
Partnership or any such transfer would cause the Partnership to have
more than twenty Partners.
(j) Each additional Partner shall become a party to this Agreement by
signing (or by authorizing his duly appointed attorney to sign) such
number of counterpart signature pages to this Agreement and such
other instrument or instruments, and in such manner and at such
time, as the General Partner shall determine. Upon admission to the
Partnership, each additional Partner shall contribute such Partner's
First Instalment of Subscribed Capital (and any other instalment of
Subscribed Capital as shall then have been required of the other
Partners).
(k) The General Partner (or its affiliates) has advanced certain
organisational and offering expenses amounting in value to $_______,
which expenses shall be considered, pursuant to Section 4.02(a)
(vii) below, to be a cash contribution in satisfaction of the
General Partner's obligation to contribute such amount to the
capital of the Partnership under this Agreement (provided that any
such organisational and offering expenses which exceed the foregoing
amount shall be payable in cash to the General Partner pursuant to
Section 4.02(a) (vii) below). Upon the admission of additional
Partners pursuant to Section 2.01(i) above, the General Partner
shall contribute such additional amounts of cash, so that, following
the admission of such Partners, the Capital Account of
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the General Partner is equal to at least 1% of the Capital
Accounts of all of the Partners.
(l) No interest shall accrue on any contributions to the capital of the
Partnership, and no Partner shall have the right to withdraw or to
be repaid any capital contributed by such Partner or to receive any
other payment in respect of such Partner's Interest in the
Partnership, except as otherwise specifically provided in this
Agreement.
(m) Each Limited Partner hereby constitutes and appoints the General
Partner, as such Limited Partner's agent and attorney for the
purpose of (i) executing, delivering and filing such agreements,
certificates and other instruments as any of said attorneys shall
deem necessary or appropriate in order to offer and issue Interests
in the Partnership and to admit subscribers therefor into the
Partnership as Limited Partners, and (ii) preparing a Schedule A to
this Agreement, and such amendments to such Schedule A as may be
necessary or appropriate from time to time, to reflect the admission
of the Partners to the Partnership and the agreed upon amounts of
their respective capital contributions. Such Schedule A, or any
amendments thereto as aforesaid, when prepared by any of said
attorneys, shall be deemed a part of this Agreement and incorporated
herein by reference, as of the effective date of such Schedule A or
amendment thereto, to the same extent as if attached hereto and
incorporated herein by this reference on the date hereof. The
General Partner shall provide each Partner with a copy of each
amendment to Schedule A, but only if such Partner is a Partner
immediately before and after the time of such amendment, and, upon
request, shall provide to any Partner a copy of each instrument
executed by the General Partner pursuant to clause (i) above. The
power of attorney contained in this Section 2.01(m) is coupled with
an interest and, therefore, is irrevocable. This power of attorney
shall survive the death, dissolution or incapacity of any Partner.
2.02. Certain Definitions
For purposes of this Agreement, unless the context otherwise requires, the
following terms shall have the following respective meanings:
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(a) "Net Profits" and "Net Losses" mean the income or loss, as the case
may be, determined in accordance with the accounting principles
utilised by the Fund.
(b) "Fiscal Period" means each twelve-month period (or portion thereof,
with respect to any partial year) ending on 31 December of any year
of the Partnership's existence.
2.03. Capita1 Accounts
A separate account (a "Capital Account") shall be maintained for each
Partner, to which (a) there shall be credited (i) the amount of money and
the fair market value of any property (net of related liabilities, such as
commissions payable to Bear, Xxxxxxx & Co. Inc. (the "Placement Agent"))
contributed by the Partner to the Partnership, and (ii) the Partner's
share of income or gain (or items thereof) of the Partnership, and (b)
there shall be charged (i) the amount of money and the fair market value
of any property (net of related liabilities) distributed to the Partner by
the Partnership and (ii) the Partner's share of loss and deduction (or
items thereof) of the Partnership.
Net Profits and Net Losses shall be allocated to and among the Partners in
the proportions which their respective Capital Accounts bear to one
another.
2.04. Allocations Upon Transfer or Admission
In the event that a Partner acquires an Interest in the Partnership either
by transfer from another Partner or by acquisition from the Partnership,
all Net Profits and Net Losses of the Partnership arising prior to or in
connection with such acquisition or transfer shall be allocated among the
Partners without giving effect to such acquisition or transfer. All other
Net Profits and Net Losses of the Partnership shall be allocated among the
Partners after giving effect to such acquisition or transfer.
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3. DISTRIBUTIONS
3.01. Distributions of Partnership Cash During the Partnership Term
(a) For purposes of this Agreement, "Distributable Cash" means, with
respect to any Fiscal Period, the excess of all cash receipts of the
Partnership, including income earned on investments, sales of assets
and any and all other sources, including amounts released from
reserves, over the sum of the following amounts:
(i) expenses of the types which are to be borne by the Partnership
pursuant to Section 4.03 and all fees payable by the
Partnership;
(ii) payments of interest, principal and premium under any
indebtedness of the Partnership;
(iii) amounts set aside as reserves by the General Partner as
necessary to meet the current or anticipated future needs of
the Partnership (including follow-on investments);
(iv) at the election of the General Partner, proceeds from the sale
of investments in Polish Issuers prior to the Commitment
Termination Date representing a return to the Partnership of
Drawndown Capital;
(v) prior to the fifth anniversary of the date hereof, amounts
representing Drawndown Capital which has not yet been invested
in Polish Issuers; and
(vi) payments for fees and expenses incurred in connection with the
organisation of the Partnership and the sale of Interests
therein.
(b) Following the first anniversary of the date of this Agreement,
Distributable Cash shall be distributed to and among the Partners in
proportion to their respective number of Interests in the
Partnership, at such times and in such amounts as shall be
determined by the General Partner (but not less than annually).
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4. MANAGEMENT
4.01. Authority of the General Partner
Except as otherwise expressly provided in this Agreement or by law, all
decisions respecting any matter set forth herein or otherwise affecting or
arising out of the conduct of the business of the Partnership shall be
made by the General Partner. The General Partner shall have the exclusive
right and full authority to manage, conduct and operate the Partnership
business on the terms and conditions described herein. Notwithstanding the
foregoing, the General Partner shall not take any actions on behalf of the
Partnership, or cause the Partnership to take any actions (other than with
respect to matters which are applicable to the Partnership and the
Partners hereof because of laws, rules and regulations applicable to the
Partnership and its Partners which are not so applicable to the Other Fund
Entities or the partners thereof (including the Act or any portions
thereof)), unless the same actions shall have been duly authorised and
taken by, or on behalf of, the Other Fund Entities and are reasonably
necessary or advisable to carry out the purposes of the Partnership.
The execution of any agreement, certificate or other document by the
General Partner on behalf of the Partnership shall be sufficient to
legally bind the Partnership with respect to its dealings with third
parties. Specifically, but not by way of limitation, but subject to the
restrictions set forth in the Joint Management Agreement and in this
Agreement, the General Partner shall be authorised in the name and on
behalf of the Partnership:
(a) To use Partnership assets to buy, sell, hold and otherwise invest in
and deal with securities and short-term investments, and in options
and other rights with respect to the foregoing;
(b) To employ one or more custodians of the assets of the Partnership
and authorise such custodians to employ subcustodians and agents to
deposit all or any part of such assets in a system or systems for
the central handling of securities or with such other person or
persons as the General Partner may determine, and to pay such fees,
expenses, salaries, wages and other compensation to such custodians
and subcustodians as it shall in its
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sole discretion determine necessary, desirable or appropriate;
(c) To effect transactions in securities owned by the Partnership with
such broker-dealers as the General Partner may deem appropriate;
(d) Subject to Section 4.02(b)(vi) hereof, to buy, sell and deal in all
types of foreign currencies, foreign exchange and derivative
securities thereof;
(e) To employ such other agents, employees, accountants, attorneys,
consultants and other persons (including Bear Xxxxxxx International
Limited, the Manager and the Advisor), which may be affiliated with
the General Partner, reasonably necessary or appropriate to carry
out the business and affairs of the Partnership, and, subject to
Section 2 of the Joint Management Agreement, to cause the
Partnership to pay such fees, expenses, salaries, wages and other
compensation to such persons as shall reasonably be necessary,
desirable or appropriate;
(f) To execute, deliver and perform such contracts, agreements,
documents and other instruments as it may deem reasonably necessary,
appropriate or incidental to the accomplishment of the purposes of
the Partnership or the conduct of its business;
(g) To make any and all other expenditures which are reasonably
necessary or appropriate in connection with the management of the
affairs of the Partnership and the carrying out of its obligations
and responsibilities under this Agreement;
(h) To acquire property, real or personal, as is reasonably necessary or
appropriate for the conduct of the Partnership's business and to
sell, exchange, or otherwise dispose of all or any part of the
Partnership's property;
(i) To pay, extend, renew, modify, adjust, submit to arbitration,
prosecute, defend or compromise, upon such terms as it may determine
and upon such evidence as it may deem sufficient, any obligation,
suit, liability, cause of action or claim, including taxes, either
in favour of or against the Partnership; provided that the General
Partner shall notify the Limited Partners of any material
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arbitrations, prosecutions or compromises made by the General
Partner;
(j) To take any lawful action of any nature whatsoever necessary to
offer and sell limited partnership interests in the Partnership as
permitted by Section 2.01(i) above;
(k) To vote, give assent and otherwise exercise all rights, powers,
privileges and other incidents of ownership or possession with
respect to the securities and other assets of the Partnership; and
execute and deliver proxies or powers of attorney to such person or
persons as the General Partner shall deem proper, granting to such
person or persons such power and discretion with respect to such
securities or other assets as the General Partner shall deem proper;
(1) To exercise powers and rights which in any manner arise out of
ownership of securities, including without limitation subscription
rights;
(m) To hold any security or other assets in a form not indicating any
particular owner, whether in bearer, unregistered or other
negotiable form, or in the name of the Partnership, a custodian,
subcustodian or other depositary or a nominee or nominees;
(n) To join with other security holders in acting through a committee,
depository, voting trust or otherwise, and, in connection therewith,
deposit any security with, or transfer any security to, any such
committee, depository or trustee, and delegate to any person or
persons such power and authority with respect to any security
(whether or not so deposited or transferred) as the General Partner
shall deem proper, and pay such portion of the expenses and
compensation of such committee, depository or trustee as the General
Partner shall deem proper;
(o) To compromise the obligation of a Partner to make a contribution to
the capital of the Partnership or to return to the Partnership money
or other property paid or distributed to such Partner;
(p) To establish and maintain reserves for such purposes and in such
amounts as is reasonably necessary and appropriate from time to
time; and
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(q) To exercise all powers and authority granted by the Act to general
partners, except as otherwise provided in this Agreement.
With respect to all of its obligations, powers and responsibilities under
this Agreement, the General Partner is authorised to execute and deliver,
for and on behalf of the Partnership, such instruments and agreements as
are reasonably necessary, all on such terms and conditions as are
reasonably necessary.
4.02 Restrictions on the Authority of the General Partner
(a) The General Partner shall not:
(i) do any act in contravention of this Agreement or the
restrictions set forth in the Joint Management Agreement;
(ii) possess or assign rights in specific Partnership property
other than for a Partnership purpose;
(iii) admit a person or entity as a Partner, except as provided in
this Agreement;
(iv) knowingly perform any act that would subject any Limited
Partner to liability as a general partner in any jurisdiction;
(v) knowingly perform any act, or cause the Partnership to perform
any act, which would result in the Partnership being
classified as an investment company under the U.S. Investment
Company Act of 1940, as amended (the "Investment Company
Act");
(vi) charge or pay, or cause the Partnership to charge or pay, any
commission with respect to the offer or sale of Interests,
other than as contemplated by the Memorandum;
(vii) other than up to $600,000 payable in the aggregate to the
General Partner and the general partner(s) of the Other Fund
Entities (or their affiliates) in reimbursement of certain
organisational and offering expenses (reduced pro rata to the
extent the aggregate number of Interests sold in the
Partnership and in the Other Fund Entities prior to the
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first anniversary of the date hereof is less than 100), cause
the Partnership to reimburse the General Partner or any of
its affiliates for organisational or offering expenses, or
the salaries, benefits and other compensation costs of its
employees or its rent and other overhead costs, including
utilities or telephone but excluding travel costs incurred
specifically on behalf of the partnership; or
(viii) cause the Partnership to make any loan to the General Partner
or any affiliate of the General Partner.
(b) Without the agreement of the Partners and the partners of the Other
Fund Entities who collectively own a majority of the aggregate
number of Interests in the Partnership and in the Other Fund
Entities (for purposes of this Section 4.02(b), each unit owned by a
partner of any Other Fund Entities shall also be deemed to be an
Interest, and such number of Partners and partners of Other Fund
Entities is hereinafter referred to as a "Majority-in-Interest of
the Fund's Partners"), the Partnership shall not and accordingly the
General Partner shall not:
(i) issue senior securities (including borrowing money from
banks), except borrowings, denominated in Polish currency and
for short term operating purposes only, in amounts outstanding
at any one time not to exceed, prior to the Commitment
Termination Date, 10% of the Subscribed Capital of the
Partnership and thereafter, 10% of the Total Drawndown Capital
of the Partnership (measured at the time of the borrowing);
(ii) invest, prior to the Commitment Termination Date, more than
15% of the Subscribed Capital of the Partnership and
thereafter, more than 15% of the Total Drawndown Capital of
the Partnership (measured at the time of investment), in the
securities of any single issuer;
(iii) generally invest, prior to the Commitment Termination Date,
more than 25% of the Subscribed Capital of the Partnership,
and thereafter, more than 25% of the Total
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Drawndown Capital of the Partnership (measured at the time of
investment), in the securities of any single industry;
(iv) purchase or write options or sell securities short or
otherwise maintain short positions;
(v) purchase or sell commodities or commodity futures;
(vi) purchase or sell currency and currency futures contracts and
options thereon or enter into forward foreign currency
contracts except in connection with currency hedging
permitted by the Partnership's Investment Policies as in
effect from time to time;
(vii) make loans of money, provided, however, that the purchase by
the Partnership of debt securities, commercial paper and
other money market instruments or the making of loans to or
guarantees on behalf of Polish Issuers in accordance with the
Partnership's Investment Policies shall not constitute the
making of a loan for purposes hereof;
(viii) invest in oil, gas or mineral-related programmes or leases
(including, without limitation, interests in limited
partnerships which invest in oil, gas or other minerals),
provided that the Partnership may invest in securities issued
by companies that invest in or otherwise own oil, gas or
other minerals or interests therein;
(ix) purchase or sell real estate (including without limitation,
real estate limited partnership interests), provided that the
Partnership may (a) invest in securities secured by real
estate or interests therein or issued by companies that
invest in or otherwise own real estate or interests therein,
and (b) hold and sell real estate acquired as a result of its
ownership of securities; or
(x) (A) guarantee the indebtedness of a portfolio company in
excess of 25% of the Partnership's investment in such
company; or (B) guarantee the indebtedness of portfolio
companies in
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excess of 10% of the aggregate Subscribed Capital of the
Partnership (or, after the Commitment Termination Date, of the
Total Drawndown Capital); or (C) grant any liens on its
assets.
For the purposes hereof, the restrictions in clauses (i) through (x) above
are hereinafter referred to as the Partnership's "Investment
Restrictions".
(c) Without the agreement of the Partners and the partners of the Other
Fund Entities who own in the aggregate at least 75% (66 2/3% in the
situation specified in Section 1(c)(5) of the Joint Management
Agreement) of the aggregate number of Interests in the Partnership
and in the Other Fund Entities (for purposes of this Section
4.02(c), each unit owned by a partner of any Other Fund Entities
shall also be deemed to be an Interest, and such number of Partners
and partners of the Other Fund Entities is hereinafter referred to
as a "Super-Majority-in-Interest of the Fund's Partners"), the
Partnership shall not and accordingly the General Partner shall not:
(i) modify any Investment Policies in any manner which deviates
from the Investment Objective of the Partnership; or
(ii) take any action which under the terms of the Joint Management
Agreement requires the consent of a Super-Majority-in-Interest
of the Fund's Partners.
4.03. Expenses of the Partnership, Reimbursement of the General Partner.
Subject to Section 2 of the Joint Management Agreement and Section
4.02(a)(vii) hereof, the Partnership shall pay directly or reimburse the
General Partner and its affiliates for, as Partnership expenses, all
expenses associated with the business of the Partnership which are not
payable by the Manager pursuant to the Joint Management Agreement.
4.04. Services of the General Partner
During the existence of the Partnership, the General Partner shall devote
such time and effort to the Partnership's business as may be necessary to
promote
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adequately the interests of the Partnership and the mutual interests of
the Partners; however, it is specifically understood and agreed that
neither the General Partner nor any of its affiliates shall be required to
devote its full time to Partnership business, and, except as set forth in
the Joint Management Agreement, each of the General Partner and such
affiliates may at any time and from time to time engage in and possess an
interest in other business ventures of any and every type and description,
independently or with others, including without limitation ventures
involving investing in securities or managing or participating in other
funds, and neither the Partnership nor any Partner shall by virtue of this
Agreement have any right, title or interest in or to such independent
ventures.
4.05. Compensation and Dealings with Partnership.
Except as provided in Sections 4.01, 4.02 and 4.03 or as otherwise
expressly permitted by this Agreement or the Joint Management Agreement,
and except for the interests granted to the General Partner hereunder, or
subsequently acquired pursuant to the terms hereof, in the profits and
losses of and distributions from the Partnership and such interests
therein as may be held by affiliates of the General Partner by virtue of
their being Limited Partners hereunder, neither the General Partner nor
any of its affiliates shall receive any compensation for services rendered
in connection with the management or operation of the Partnership or its
business. For purposes of this Agreement, "affiliate" of any individual or
entity means any individual or entity that, directly or indirectly through
one or more intermediaries, controls, is controlled by or is under common
control with such individual or entity. The term "control" means the
possession, directly or indirectly, of the power to direct or cause the
direction of the management and policies of an individual or entity,
whether through the ownership of voting securities, by contract or
otherwise.
4.06. Liability of the General Partner; Indemnification
(a) Neither the General Partner, nor any of its affiliates (an
"Indemnified Party") shall have any liability to the Partnership or
to any Partner for any loss suffered by the Partnership which arises
out of any action or inaction of any Indemnified Party if such
Indemnified Party determined
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reasonably and in good faith that the action or inaction was in or
not opposed to the best interests of the Partnership and the action
or inaction did not constitute Negligence or intentional misconduct
of the Indemnified Party. Each Indemnified Party shall be
indemnified by the Partnership against any losses, judgments,
liabilities, expenses and amounts paid in settlement of any claims
sustained by them which arise out of any action or inaction of such
Indemnified Party if such Indemnified Party determined reasonably
and in good faith that such action or inaction was in or not opposed
to the best interests of the Partnership and such action or inaction
did not constitute Negligence or intentional misconduct of the
Indemnified Party. The Partnership shall not indemnify any
Indemnified Party in connection with a proceeding (or part thereof)
initiated by such Indemnified Party unless the initiation thereof
was approved by a majority of the Independent Board Members (as
defined in the Joint Management Agreement). The indemnification
rights provided in this Section 4.06 (i) shall not be deemed
exclusive of any other rights to which an Indemnified Party may be
entitled under any law, agreement or vote of the Partners of the
Partnership and the partners of the Other Fund Entities, and (ii)
shall inure to the benefit of the heirs, executors and
administrators of such persons. For purposes of this Agreement,
"Negligence" by any person or entity means the failure of such
person, other than in the exercise of such person's good faith
business judgment, to perform a manifest duty in disregard of the
consequences of the action or omission constituting such failure,
taking into account in determining whether such person has been
Negligent, the facts available to such person at the time of such
failure and the circumstances then existing.
(b) Except as provided in Section 4.08, the reimbursement and indemnity
obligations of the Partnership under this Agreement shall:
(i) be paid from, and only to the extent of, Partnership assets,
and no Partner shall have any personal liability on account
thereof;
(ii) be in addition to any liability which the Partnership may
otherwise have;
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(iii) extend upon the same terms and conditions to the directors,
officers, employees and affiliates of each Indemnified Party;
and
(iv) be binding upon and inure to the benefit of any successors,
assigns, heirs and personal representatives of each
Indemnified Party.
(c) An Indemnified Party shall ensure that all reasonable steps are
taken to avoid or mitigate any loss or liability which might give
rise to an indemnification under this Section 4.06. An Indemnified
Party shall exercise reasonable care in the selection, instruction,
engagement, retention and supervision of agents. If an Indemnified
Party becomes aware of a matter that may give rise to its ability to
be indemnified under this Section 4.06 it shall use all reasonable
endeavours to give notice of such matter as soon as practicable
thereafter to the Limited Partners.
4.07. Limitations on Limited Partners
None of the Limited Partners shall:
(a) be permitted to take part in the management or control of the
business or affairs of the Partnership;
(b) have any voice in the management or operation of any Partnership
property; or
(c) have the authority or power in his or her capacity as a Limited
Partner to act as agent for or on behalf of the Partnership or any
other Partner, to do any act which would be binding on the
Partnership or any other Partner, or to incur any expenditures on
behalf of or with respect of the Partnership;
except that each Limited Partner may himself or through his agent or
through any one or more of the members of the Oversight Board inspect the
accounts of the Partnership and examine into the state and prospects of
the Partnership business and advise with the Partners thereon.
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4.08. Liability of Limited Partners
So long as each Limited Partner complies with the provisions of Section
4.07, the liability of such Limited Partner for the losses, debts and
obligations of the Partnership shall be limited to such Limited Partner's
respective capital contribution and the Limited Partner's share of any
undistributed net profits; provided, however, that under applicable
partnership, transactions defrauding creditors or similar laws, a Limited
Partner may be liable to the Partnership to the extent of previous
distributions made to such Limited Partner, with interest, in the event
that the Partnership does not have sufficient assets to discharge its
liabilities.
4.09. Voluntary Withdrawal and Expulsion of a General Partner
(a) Except in connection with the admission to the Partnership of a
general partner which is an assignee of the Interest of a General
Partner as provided in Section 6.02, or in connection with the
removal of the Manager pursuant to the Joint Management Agreement,
no General Partner shall voluntarily retire or withdraw from the
Partnership.
(b) The owners of a majority of the aggregate number of Interests in the
Partnership (a "Majority-in-Interest of the Partnership's Partners")
may expel the General Partner from the Partnership in the event any
of the following has occurred:
(i) any action by the General Partner has been determined by a
court of competent jurisdiction to constitute fraud against
the Partnership;
(ii) the General Partner or any affiliate of the General Partner
has been convicted of any indictable offence (but only if such
conviction has had a material adverse effect on the reputation
of the Partnership);
(iii) a court of competent jurisdiction has determined that the
General Partner has committed a material breach of its
fiduciary obligations to the Partnership;
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(iv) a court of competent jurisdiction has determined that the
General Partner has recklessly or wilfully committed a
material breach of the provisions of this Agreement or has
been Negligent in carrying out or failing to carry out its
duties hereunder;
provided that, in any of such cases, the judgment of the court of
competent jurisdiction is a final judgment with no right of appeal
and further provided that no such decision to expel the General
Partner shall be effective until the appointment of one or more
General Partners to replace the General Partner, such appointment to
be made by a Majority-in-Interest of the Partnership's Partners
(provided that any such successor General Partner shall be an
affiliate of the General Partners of the Other Fund Entities or any
successors thereto).
4.10. Withdrawal of a General Partner
After a General Partner's bankruptcy, death, expulsion, dissolution (other
than the dissolution of a General Partner which itself is a general or
limited partnership and which does not wind up its business following the
dissolution, but instead reconstitutes itself and continues its business),
adjudication of incompetence or withdrawal (other than a withdrawal
resulting from an assignment of all of the General Partner's Interest in
the partnership pursuant to Section 6.02 below), such General Partner
shall automatically become a Limited Partner (without the necessity of
receiving the consent of any other Partner); provided, either that another
General Partner has before that time been chosen by a Majority-in-Interest
of the Partnership's Partners and has been registered with the Registrar
of Companies as a general partner, or that there remains a General Partner
after that time. In such event, such General Partner shall cease to have
any right to participate in any manner in the management or control of the
business of the Partnership, but such General Partner's interest in the
Net Profits and Net Losses and distributions of the Partnership shall
remain unchanged. Any Limited Partner may obtain from the Partnership a
list of all the Limited Partners and their addresses and a meeting may be
called by that number of Limited Partners who own more than 10% of the
aggregate number of Interests in the Partnership (such number of Limited
Partners being referred to as "10% in interest of the Partnership's
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Limited Partners") for the purpose of appointing one or more General
Partners pursuant hereto.
4.11. Meetings of the Limited Partners
(a) Meetings of the Limited Partners for any purpose (including the
designation of representatives to the Oversight Board pursuant to
the Joint Management Agreement or the matters set forth in Section
4.02 above) may be called by the General Partner at any time and
shall be called by the General Partner (i) before June 30, 1996 and
thereafter before June 30 in each calendar year; and (ii) within ten
days after written request for such a meeting signed by (A) a
majority of the Oversight Board constituted in the Joint Management
Agreement or (B) 10% in interest of the Partnership's Limited
Partners; provided, that no more than one meeting may be called by
Limited Partners during any twelve-month period, except that
meetings called to appoint a new General Partner pursuant to Section
4.09 or 4.10 hereof shall not be subject to this limitation and,
notwithstanding the foregoing, meetings may be called at any time by
that number of Limited Partners who own more than 50% of the
aggregate number of Interests in the Partnership. Any such request
shall state the purpose of the proposed meeting and the matters
proposed to be acted upon thereat. Meetings shall be held at such
place as is permitted pursuant to Section 4.11(b) below at such time
as is designated by the Oversight Board or such Limited Partners. At
each meeting, the Limited Partners shall be given the opportunity to
review and discuss the Partnership's investment activities with the
General Partner and a representative of the Manager and the Advisor.
In addition, the General Partner may, and upon receipt of a request
in writing signed by 10% in interest of the Partnership's Limited
Partners, the General Partner shall, submit any matter upon which
the Limited Partners are entitled to act to the Limited Partners for
a vote by written consent without a meeting (in which case the vote
shall only be passed if approved by such number of Partners as would
have been required had such vote been taken at a meeting).
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(b) Notice of any meeting to be held pursuant to paragraph (a) above or
Section 4.10 hereof shall be given not less than 10 days nor more
than 60 days before the date of the meeting, to each Limited Partner
at his record address on the books of the Partnership, or at such
other address which he may have furnished in writing to the General
Partner of the Partnership. Such notice shall be in writing, and
shall state the place, date and hour of the meeting and shall
indicate (if so) that the notice is being issued at or by the
direction of the Limited Partner or Limited Partners calling the
meeting. If a meeting is adjourned to another time or place, and if
an announcement of the adjournment or time or place is made at the
meeting, it shall not be necessary to give notice of the adjourned
meeting. All meetings, including adjourned meetings, of the Partners
shall be held at the principal place of business of the Partnership
as specified in Section 1.04 or such other place in the United
Kingdom as the General Partner shall designate.
(c) For the purpose of determining the Partners entitled to vote at any
meeting of the Partners, or any adjournment thereof, or to vote by
written consent without a meeting, the General Partner (or, in the
case of votes to be taken at meetings called pursuant to Section
4.10 hereof, the Limited Partner or Partners calling the meeting)
may fix in advance a date as the record date for any such
determination of Partners. Such date shall not be more than 50 days
nor less than ten days before any such meeting or submission of a
matter to the Partners for a vote by written consent.
(d) Each Partner may authorise any person or persons to act for him by
proxy with respect to any matter in which such Partner is entitled
to participate, whether by waiving notice of any meeting, or voting
or participating at a meeting. Every proxy must be signed by the
Partner or his attorney-in-fact. No proxy shall be valid after the
expiration of 12 months from the date thereof unless otherwise
provided in the proxy. Every proxy shall be revocable at the
pleasure of the Partner executing it.
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(e) At each meeting of Partners, the Partners present or represented by
proxy shall elect such officers and adopt such rules for the conduct
of such meeting as they shall deem appropriate. For purposes of
determining whether a matter has been approved by a
Majority-in-Interest of the Fund's Partners or the applicable
Super-Majority-in-Interest of the Fund's Partners, the vote on such
matter taken by the partners of any or all of the Other Fund
Entities may, but need not be, taken simultaneously and at the same
meeting as the vote on such matter taken by the Partners, and the
votes of the partners of the Other Fund Entities shall be aggregated
with the votes of the Partners to determine whether a matter has
been approved by a Majority-in-Interest of the Fund's Partners or
the applicable Super-Majority-in-Interest of the Fund's Partners so
long as such votes are taken not more than 30 days apart.
4.12 European Bank for Reconstruction and Development
The Limited Partners agree to vote for a designee of the EBRD as one of
the Limited Partners' representatives on the Oversight Board designated
pursuant to the Joint Management Agreement; provided, that such agreement
will not apply at any time that the EBRD owns less than ten percent (10%)
of the aggregate number of Interests in the Partnership and in the Other
Fund Entities. It is acknowledged by the Limited Partners that the EBRD is
a partner in one of the Other Fund Entities and that the EBRD has made the
foregoing agreement of the Limited Partners a condition of its investment
therein.
4.13 DEG - Deutsche Investitions- und Entwicklungsgesellschaft mbH
The Limited Partners agree to vote for a designee of DEG as one of the
Limited Partners' representatives on the Oversight Board designated
pursuant to the Joint Management Agreement; provided, that such voting
agreement will not apply at any time that DEG does not own at least the
lesser of (A) ten percent (10%) of the aggregate number of Interests in
the Partnership and the Other Fund Entities or (B) 11.3 Interests. It is
acknowledged by the Limited Partners that DEG is a partner in one of the
Other Fund Entities and that DEG has made the foregoing agreement of the
Limited Partners a condition of its investment therein.
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4.14. The Pittsburgh Group
The Limited Partners agree to vote for a joint designee of Lyndhurst
Associates, Carnegie Mellon University and Xxxxx Xxxxxxxx (collectively,
the "Pittsburgh Group") as one of the Limited Partners' representatives on
the Oversight Board designated pursuant to the Joint Management Agreement;
provided, that such voting agreement will not apply at any time that the
Pittsburgh Group owns less than 10.5 Interests. It is acknowledged by the
Limited Partners that the three members of the Pittsburgh Group are
partners in one of the Other Fund Entities and that such partners have
made the foregoing agreement of the Limited Partners a condition of their
investments therein.
5. BOOKS, RECORDS AND BANK ACCOUNTS
5.01. Books and Records
(a) The General Partner shall keep true and correct books of account
with respect to the operation of the Partnership. Such books shall
be maintained at the principal place of business of the Partnership,
or at such other place as the General Partner shall determine, and
all Limited Partners, or their duly authorised representatives,
shall at all reasonable times and on reasonable notice to the
General Partner have access to such books.
(b) If required by The Partnerships and Unlimited Companies (Accounts)
Regulations 1993, the General Partner shall prepare accounts and
reports and obtain an auditors report on such accounts and file such
accounts with the Registrar of Companies.
5.02. Accounting Basis; Fiscal Year
Such books shall be kept on the accrual method of accounting, or on such
other method of accounting as the General Partner may determine, and shall
be closed and balanced at the end of each fiscal year of the Partnership.
The fiscal year of the Partnership shall be the calendar year.
5.03. Reports
(a) In addition to any accounts and reports to be prepared pursuant to
Section 5.01(b) above, the General Partner will deliver to each
Limited
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Partner (i) within 90 days after the end of each fiscal year a copy
of the balance sheet of the Partnership as of the end of such year,
together with statements of income and of cash flow for the
Partnership, all in reasonable detail, prepared in accordance with
U.S. Generally Accepted Accounting Principles ("GAAP"), audited by a
firm of chartered (or certified public) accountants of international
standing appointed by the General Partner and accompanied by a
report thereon of the Partnership's investments as of such date, a
report of the Partnership's activities during the previous year and
the Advisor's analysis of the investment climate then prevailing in
Poland, (ii) within 75 days after the end of each fiscal year, such
tax information as is necessary for such Limited Partner to prepare
and file applicable tax returns; (iii) within 30 days after the end
of each calendar quarter, a copy of the balance sheet of the
Partnership as of the end of such quarter, together with statements
of income and cash flow for the Partnership prepared in accordance
with GAAP and accompanied by a description of the Partnership's
investments as of such date; and (iv) within 30 days after the end
of each calendar month, a statement (as of the preceding month-end
Valuation Day (as defined in the Joint Management Agreement)) of the
number of Interests held by the Limited Partner, and the Net Asset
Value per Interest (as calculated pursuant to the Joint Management
Agreement).
(b) The cost of all such reporting shall be paid by the Partnership as a
Partnership expense. Any Partner may, at any time, at his or her own
expense, cause an audit of the Partnership books to be made by a
certified public accountant of his or her own selection.
6. ASSIGNABILITY OF INTERESTS
6.01. Substitution and Assignment of a Limited Partner's Interests
(a) A Limited Partner may not sell, transfer, assign, pledge or
otherwise dispose of (collectively, "transfer") all or any part of
such Limited Partner's Interests (whether voluntarily, involuntarily
or by operation of law), except in
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accordance with the following to the reasonable satisfaction of the
General Partner:
(i) no such transfer shall be made unless, in the opinion of the
legal advisors to the Partnership, (x) such transfer would not
require registration under applicable securities laws, or
otherwise result in the violation of any other applicable
securities law, (y) such transfer would not require
registration under the Investment Company Act, and (z) such
transfer would not result in adverse tax consequences to the
Partnership or the Partners thereof (including the Partnership
being treated as an association taxable as a corporation);
(ii) the transferee shall have paid to the Partnership all costs
and expenses incurred by the Partnership in connection with
such transfer;
(iii) the Partnership shall not be required to recognize any such
transfer until the instrument assigning such Interest has been
delivered to the General Partner for recording on the books of
the Partnership; and
(iv) unless a transferee becomes a substituted limited partner in
accordance with the provisions set forth below, such
transferee shall not be entitled to any of the rights granted
to a Limited Partner hereunder, other than the right (unless
prohibited by Section 6.01(a)(i) hereof) to receive all or
part of the share of the net profits, net losses,
distributions or returns of capital to which the transferor
would otherwise be entitled.
(b) A transferee of the Interest of a Limited Partner, or any portion
thereof, shall become a substituted limited partner having the
rights and power of, and become subject to the restrictions and
liabilities of, a Limited Partner, as the case may be, if, and only
if:
(i) the transferor gives the transferee such right;
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(ii) the transferee pays to the Partnership all costs and expenses
incurred in connection with such substitution, including
specifically, without limitation, costs incurred in filing
details of the changes with the Registrar of Companies; and
(iii) the transferee executes and delivers such instruments, in form
and substance reasonably satisfactory to the General Partner,
as the General Partner may reasonably deem necessary or
desirable to effect such substitution and to confirm the
agreement of the transferee to be bound by all of the terms
and provisions of this Agreement.
(c) The Partnership and the General Partner shall be entitled to treat
the record owner of any Interest as the absolute owner thereof in
all respects, and shall incur no liability for distributions of cash
or other property made in good faith to such owner until such time
as a written instrument conveying such Interest has been received
and accepted by the General Partner and recorded on the books of the
Partnership and the other conditions for transfer set forth herein
have been satisfied. The General Partner may refuse to accept a
transfer until the end of the next successive quarterly accounting
period. In no event shall any Interest, or any portion thereof, be
transferred to a minor or other person not having legal capacity to
enter into a partnership (other than a trust for the benefit of such
person), and any such attempted transfer shall be void and
ineffectual and shall not bind the Partnership or the General
Partner.
(d) The death or incapacity of a Limited Partner shall not dissolve the
Partnership. A transferee of an Interest, whether or not it becomes
a substitute limited partner, and which desires to make a further
transfer of such Interest shall be subject to all of the provisions
of this Section 6.01 to the same extent and in the same manner as a
Limited Partner desiring to make a transfer of its Interest.
6.02. Assignment of a General Partner's Interest.
The Interest of a General Partner in the Partnership shall be assignable,
in whole or in part, at any time
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and from time to time, to any person or entity so long as such transfer
will not, in the opinion of the legal advisors to the Partnership, result
in any adverse consequences to the Partnership including without
limitation the withdrawal of Jersey regulatory supervision or the
Partnership's listing on the securities exchange, if any, on which it is
then listed provided that in no event shall an assignee of all or a
portion of a General Partner's Interest in the Partnership become a
General Partner or have the authority to participate in the management of
the Partnership or to incur any obligations on behalf of the Partnership,
unless:
(i) the assigning General Partner gives the assignee such right;
(ii) the assignee pays to the Partnership all costs and expenses incurred
in connection with such assignment, including specifically, without
limitation, costs incurred in filing details of the charges with the
Registrar of Companies and the costs of an advertisement of the
assignment to be placed in the London Gazette;
(iii) the assignee executes and delivers such instruments, in form and
substance satisfactory to the General Partner, as the General
Partner may deem necessary or desirable to effect the admission of
the assignee into the Partnership and to confirm the agreement of
the assignee to be bound by all of the terms and provisions of this
Agreement;
(iv) the Partnership receives an opinion of the legal advisors to the
Partnership that the Partnership will continue to be a limited
partnership notwithstanding the admission of the new general partner
and, if applicable, the withdrawal of the assignor General Partner;
(v) except for assignments to an affiliate of the General Partner, which
shall require no consent, the General Partner and a
Majority-in-Interest of the Partnership's Partners consent to the
admission of the assignee into the Partnership as a General Partner;
and
(vi) the assigning General Partner assigns to the assignee the interests
held by way of security pursuant to Section 2.01(a).
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This Agreement constitutes the specific written consent of each Limited
Partner to the admission to the Partnership of a new General Partner upon
the terms, and subject to satisfaction of the conditions, set forth in
this Section 6.02 (other than the consent required by clause (v) above).
Each Limited Partner further acknowledges and agrees that the power of
attorney granted by each Limited Partner pursuant to Section 8.03 below
shall enable the General Partner to execute and record on behalf of such
Limited Partner any and all instruments necessary or appropriate to
reflect the admission of an assignee as an additional or substituted
General Partner as provided in this Section 6.02.
6.03 Withdrawal of Partner
The original Limited Partner hereby withdraws as a partner of the
Partnership with effect from the day after the day when the Limited
Partners named in Schedule A hereto become Partners in the Partnership,
and such Limited Partners and the General Partner hereby consent to such
withdrawal. Following such withdrawal, the Original Limited Partner shall
cease to have any rights or obligations in connection with the
Partnership; provided, however, that the original Limited Partner shall be
entitled to the return of its capital contribution of 500[pounds] from the
Partnership.
7. DISSOLUTION, TERMINATION AND LIQUIDATION
7.01. Events of Dissolution
(a) The Partnership shall be dissolved:
(i) as provided in the Joint Management Agreement;
(ii) upon the sale or other disposition of all of the Partnership's
assets; or
(iii) in any event, at 12:00 midnight, Boston, Massachusetts, USA
time, on 31 December 2009.
(b) Dissolution of the Partnership shall be effective on the day on
which the event occurs giving rise to the dissolution, but the
Partnership shall not terminate until the Registrar of Companies
shall have been notified and the assets of the Partnership shall
have been distributed as provided herein. Notwithstanding the
dissolution of the
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Partnership, prior to the termination of the Partnership, as
aforesaid, the business of the Partnership and the affairs of the
Partners, as such, shall continue to be governed by this Agreement.
Upon dissolution the General Partner or a liquidator appointed by a
Majority-in-Interest of the Partnership's Partners shall liquidate
and distribute the assets of the Partnership, apply and distribute
the proceeds of any sale thereof as contemplated by this Agreement,
notify the Registrar of Companies of the termination of the
Partnership and shall notify the Partners in writing of the fact
that the Partnership has dissolved.
7.02. Distributions Upon Liquidation
(a) After payment of liabilities owing to creditors, the General Partner
or liquidator shall set up such reserves as it deems reasonably
necessary for any contingent or unforeseen liabilities or
obligations of the Partnership, including the expenses of
liquidation. Such reserves may be paid over by the General Partner
or liquidator to a bank, to be held in escrow for the purpose of
paying any such contingent or unforeseen liabilities or obligations
and at the expiration of such period as the General Partner or
liquidator may deem advisable, such reserves shall be distributed to
the Partners or their assigns in the manner set forth below in
Section 7.02(b). After paying such liabilities and providing for
such reserves, the General Partner or liquidator shall cause the
remaining net assets of the Partnership to be distributed to and
among the Partners in the manner set forth below in Section 7.02(b).
In the event that any part of such net assets consists of securities
or other non-cash assets, the General Partner or liquidator shall,
unless a distribution of such assets is approved as set forth in
Section 4.02(c) (ii) above, take such steps as it deems appropriate
to convert such assets into cash.
(b) After payment or provision for all liabilities of the Partnership
pursuant to Section 7.02(a), and the allocation of Net Profits and
Net Losses pursuant to Section 2.03, the General Partner shall
distribute the remaining Partnership assets to the Partners in
accordance with their respective positive Capital Account balances.
For the
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purposes of this Section 7.02 (subject to paragraph (a) above), an
asset distributed to a Partner in kind shall be considered as a
distribution in the amount of the asset's fair market value (net of
liabilities secured by such asset that the Partner is considered to
assume or take).
8. MISCELLANEOUS
8.01. Notices
Any and all notices, elections or demands permitted or required to be made
under this Agreement shall be in writing, signed by the Partner giving
such notice, election or demand and shall be delivered personally, or sent
by registered or certified mail or international courier company (such as
Federal Express), to the other Partner or Partners, at his record address
on the books of the Partnership or at such other address as may be
supplied by written notice given in conformity with the terms of this
Section 8.01. The date of personal delivery or the date of mailing, as the
case may be, shall be the date of such notice.
8.02. Successors and Assigns
Subject to the restrictions on transfers set forth herein, this Agreement,
and each and every provision hereof, shall be binding upon and shall inure
to the benefit of the Partners, their respective successors,
successors-in-title, heirs and assigns, and each and every
successor-in-interest to any Partner, whether such successor acquires such
interest by way of gift, purchase, foreclosure or by any other method,
shall hold such interest subject to all of the terms and provisions of
this Agreement.
8.03. Power of Attorney
Each Limited Partner and any additional or substituted Limited Partner, by
the execution of this Agreement or any counterpart thereof by its
attorney, does hereby irrevocably constitute and appoint the General
Partner, and any person or entity which becomes a substitute or additional
General Partner, and each of them acting alone in each case with full
power of substitution, such Limited Partner's true and lawful agent and
attorney, with full power and authority in such Limited Partner's name,
place and stead, to make, execute, acknowledge,
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swear to, deliver, file and record such documents and instruments as may
be necessary or appropriate to carry out the provisions of this Agreement,
including, but not limited to, (a) such amendments to this Agreement, and
the Partnership's registration and filing with the Registrar of Companies
as amended from time to time, as are necessary to effectuate the
provisions of Sections 4.10 or 8.04 of this Agreement or to admit
additional or substituted Limited Partners or additional or substituted
General Partner(s) to the Partnership pursuant to Section 2.01, Section
6.01 or Section 6.02 or to effectuate the withdrawal of any General
Partner or Limited Partner pursuant to Section 6.01 or Section 6.02; (b)
such documents and instruments as are necessary to notify the Registrar of
Companies of the termination of the Partnership; and (c) all other
instruments which may be required or permitted to be filed on behalf of
the Partnership including but not limited to any registration form or
other registration or filing required or permitted to be made by the
Partners of the Partnership for Value Added Tax purposes. The foregoing
power of attorney, being coupled with an interest, is hereby declared to
be irrevocable. This Power of Attorney shall survive the death,
dissolution or incapacity of any Limited Partner and the assignment by any
Limited Partner of such Limited Partner's Interest in the Partnership.
8.04. Amendment
In addition to any amendments otherwise authorised herein, amendments may
be made to this Agreement from time to time by a written document executed
as a Deed by a Majority-in-Interest of the Partners; provided, however,
that (i) any amendment which would increase the liability of a Limited
Partner to the Partnership, amend Section 2.01, 2.03, 2.04, 3.01, 6.01,
7.01, 7.02 or this Section 8.04 may be made only by a written document
executed as a Deed by all of the Partners affected thereby; (ii) Section
4.02(c) may only be amended with the consent of the applicable
Super-Majority-in-Interest of the Fund's Partners; (iii) Section 4.12 may
only be amended with the consent of the EBRD; (iv) Section 4.13 may only
be amended with the consent of DEG; (v) Section 4.14 may only be amended
with the consent of the Pittsburgh Group's designee then serving on the
Oversight Board; and (vi) no amendment may be made to this Agreement
(other than amendments with respect to matters which are applicable to the
Partnership and the Partners hereof because of laws, rules and regulations
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applicable to the Partnership and its Partners which are not so applicable
to the Other Fund Entities or the partners thereof (any such amendment
being hereinafter referred to as a "U.K.-Specific Amendment")) unless a
similar amendment has been made to the partnership agreements of the Other
Fund Entities. Further, the Partners agree to amend this Agreement as
directed by a Majority-in-Interest of the Fund's Partners; provided, that
similar amendments have been made to the partnership agreements of the
Other Fund Entities and that the required amendment does not contravene
English law.
8.05. No Waiver
The failure of any Partner to insist upon strict performance of a covenant
hereunder or of any obligation hereunder, irrespective of the length of
time for which such failure continues, shall not be a waiver of such
Partner's right to demand strict compliance in the future. No consent or
waiver, express or implied, to or of any breach or default in the
performance of any obligation hereunder, shall constitute a consent or
waiver to or of any other breach or default in the performance of the same
or any other obligation hereunder.
8.06. Creditors
None of the provisions of this Agreement shall be for the benefit of or
enforceable by any creditor of any Partner or of the Partnership other
than a Partner who is a creditor of the Partnership pursuant to the terms
of this Agreement.
8.07. Entire Agreement
This Agreement constitutes the full and complete agreement of the parties
hereto with respect to the subject matter hereof and supersedes any prior
written or oral agreement among the parties or any of them with respect to
such subject matter (including but not limited to the Original Agreement).
For avoidance of doubt it is expressly agreed that notwithstanding the
changes effected and reflected in this Agreement, the Partnership is
continuous with the partnership established by the Original Agreement.
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8.08. Captions
Title or captions of Articles or Sections contained in this Agreement are
inserted only as a matter of convenience and for reference, and in no way
define, limit, extend or describe the scope of this Agreement or the
intent of any provision hereof.
8.09. Counterparts
This Agreement may be executed in a number of counterparts, all of which
together shall for all purposes constitute one Agreement, binding on all
the Partners, notwithstanding that all Partners have not signed the same
counterpart.
8.10. Severability
The invalidity or unenforceability of any provisions of this Agreement
shall not affect the validity or enforceability of any other provision.
8.11. Applicable Law
This Agreement and the rights and obligations of the parties hereunder
shall be governed by and interpreted, construed and enforced in accordance
with English law.
8.12. Arbitration
(a) Any dispute, controversy or claim arising out of or relating to this
Agreement, or the breach, termination or invalidity thereof, shall
be referred to and finally resolved by arbitration administered by
the London Court of International Arbitration in accordance with the
UNCITRAL Arbitration Rules as in force and effect on the date of
this Agreement. Any dispute shall be submitted to an arbitral
tribunal of one arbitrator appointed by the London Court of
International Arbitration which shall, regardless of the number of
parties to such dispute, be empowered to act as the appointing
authority for such purposes. The place of arbitration shall be
London, England, and the English language shall be used throughout
the arbitral proceedings. The General Partner and the Limited
Partners agree that (i) (x) no leave to appeal under Section 1(3)
(b) of the Arbitration Act of 1979 (the "Arbitration Act") shall be
sought with respect to any question of law arising from
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such arbitral proceedings, (y) no application shall be made under
Section 1(5) (b) of the Arbitration Act with respect to any award,
and (z) no application shall be made under Section 2(1) (A) of the
Arbitration Act with respect to any question of law, and (ii) any
award of the arbitrators may be enforced in the courts of England.
(b) The arbitral tribunal shall have authority to consider and include
in any proceeding, decision or award, any dispute properly brought
before it by any party to this Agreement insofar as such dispute
arises out of this Agreement, but subject to the foregoing no other
parties or other disputes shall be included in, or consolidated
with, the arbitral proceedings.
8.13. Partition
The Partners hereby agree that no Partner nor any successor-in-interest to
any Partner, shall have the right while this Agreement remains in effect
to have the property of the Partnership partitioned, or to file a
complaint or institute any proceeding at law or in equity to have the
property of the Partnership partitioned, and each Partner, on such
Partner's own behalf, and on behalf of such Partner's successors,
representatives, heirs, and assigns, hereby waives any such right. It is
the intention of the Partners that during the term of this Agreement, the
rights of the Partners and their successors-in-interest, as among
themselves, shall be governed by the terms of this Agreement, and that the
right of any Partner or successor-in-interest to assign, transfer, sell or
otherwise dispose of such Partner's interest in the property of the
Partnership shall be subject to the limitations and restrictions of this
Agreement.
8.14. Gender, Etc.
In the case of all terms used in this Agreement, the singular shall
include the plural and the masculine gender shall include the feminine and
neuter, and vice versa, as the context requires.
8.15. Deed
The parties intend that this Agreement be executed as a Deed.
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8.16. Definitions.
The definitions of the terms used in this Agreement as set forth in the
Sections of this Agreement are listed below:
Term Section
---- -------
"Act Introduction
"Administrator" 1.03(c)
"Advisor" 1.03
"affiliate" 4.05
"Arbitration Act" 8.12(a)
"Capital Account" 2.03
"Capital Contribution" 2.01(a)
"Commitment Termination Date" 2.01(b)
"control" 4.05
"Defaulting Partner" 2.01(c)
"DEG" 4.13
"Distributable Cash" 3.01(a)
"Drawndown Capital" 2.01(b)
"EBRD" 1.03(a)
"Effective Date" 1.05
"First Instalment of Subscribed 2.01(a)
Capital"
"Fiscal Period" 2.02(b)
"Fourth Instalment Notice" 2.01(b)
"Fourth Instalment of Subscribed 2.01(b)
Capital"
"Fund" 1.03
"Fund Documents" 1.03(c)
"GAAP" 5.03(a)
"General Partner(s)" Description of
Parties
"Indemnified Party" 4.06(a)
"Interest(s)" 2.01(a)
"Investment Company Act" 4.02(a)
"Investment Objective" 1.03
"Investment Policies" 1.03
"Investment Restrictions" 4.02(b)
"Joint Management Agreement" 1.03
"LP Purchaser" 2.01(d)
"Limited Partner" Description of
Parties
"Majority-in-Interest of
the Fund's Partners" 4.02(b)
"Majority-in-Interest of
the Partnership's Partners" 4.09(b)
"Manager" 1.03
"Memorandum" 1.03
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"Negligence" 4.06(a)
"Net Asset Value" 2.01(i)
"Net Losses" 2.02(a)
"Net Profits" 2.02(a)
"Non-Defaulting Partner" 2.01(d)
"Original Agreement Description of
Parties
"Original Limited Partner" Description of
Parties
"Other Fund Entities" 1.03
"Oversight Board" 1.03(b)
"Partner" 1.06(b)
"Partnership" Introduction
"Pittsburgh Group" 4.14
"Placement Agent" 2.03
"Polish Issuers" 1.03(a)
"Registrar of Companies" Introduction
"Second Instalment Notice" 2.01(b)
"Second Instalment of
Subscribed Capital" 2.01(b)
"Subscribed Capital" 2.01(a)
"Super-Majority-in-Interest of
the Fund's Partners" 4.02(c)
"10% in interest of the
Partnership's Limited Partners" 4.10
"Third Instalment Notice" 2.01(b)
"Third Instalment of Subscribed
Capital" 2.01(b)
"Total Drawndown Capital" 2.01(b)
"transfer" 6.01(a)
"U.K.-Specific Amendment" 8.04
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties below have executed this Agreement as a Deed the
27th day of January, 1995.
Executed as a Deed by
GENERAL PARTNER
Pioneer Poland UK Limited
By: /s/ Xxxxx X. Xxxxxxxx
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Xxxxx X. Xxxxxxxx, Director
and By: /s/ Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxxxxx
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Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxxxxx
Director and Secretary
ORIGINAL LIMITED PARTNER
Pioneer Poland U.K. (Jersey),
Limited
By: /s/ Xxxxx A. N. Xxxxxx
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Xxxxx A. N. Xxxxxx, Director
and By: /s/ X. X. Xxxxxx
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, Director
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ADDITIONAL LIMITED PARTNERS:
Those persons named as limited partners on Schedule A hereto
Executed as a Deed
By: Pioneer Poland UK Limited
as their attorney pursuant
to the provisions of their
Subscription Agreements:
By: /s/ Xxxxx X. Xxxxxxxx
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Xxxxx X. Xxxxxxxx, Director
and By: Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxxxxx
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Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxxxxx
Director and Secretary
AND
By: Pioneering Management (Jersey)
Limited as their attorney
pursuant to the provisions of
their Subscription Agreements:
By: /s/ Xxxxx A. N. Xxxxxx
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Xxxxx A. N. Xxxxxx, Director
and By: /s/ X. X. Xxxxxx
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, Director
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SCHEDULE A
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Number Aggregate
Name and Address of Units Subscribed Capital
---------------- -------- ------------------
Pioneer Poland UK 5 $2,425,000
Limited
c/o Bear Xxxxxxx
International Limited
Xxx Xxxxxx Xxxxxx
Xxxxxx X00 0XX
Xxxxxxx
LIMITED PARTNERS
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Number Aggregate
Name and Address of Units Subscribed Capital
---------------- -------- ------------------
Mercury Asset Management 8 $3,880,000
Plc.
00 Xxxx Xxxxxxx Xxxxxx
Xxxxxx XX0X 0XX
Xxxxxxx
Central European Growth 5 $2,425,000
Fund Plc.
c/o CS First Boston
One Xxxxx Xxxxxx
Xxxxxx X00 0XX
Xxxxxxx
Cooperative Insurance 5 $2,425,000
Society Ltd.
Xxxxxx Street
Manchester M60 OAL
England
Bank Rozwoyu Eksportu S.A. 2 $ 970,000
Xxxx Xxxxxxx 0
00-000 Xxxxxxxx
Xxxxxx
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Lorne House Nominees Limited 1.4 $ 679,000
Xxxxx Xxxxx
Xxxxxxxxxx 0X0 0X0
Xxxx xx Xxx
FP Global Emerging Equities .6 $ 291,000
Fund
c/o FP Consult
00, Xxxxxx xxx Xxxxxx Xxxxxxx
00000 Xxxxx, Xxxxxx
Xxxxxx Steel Limited .5 $ 242,500
Xxxxx Xxxxx
00/00 Xxxxxxxx Xxxx
Xxxxxxx 0X0 0XX
Isle of Man
Lacron A.G. .3 $ 145,500
Xxxxxxxxxxxxx 00,
X.X. Xxx 000
0000 Xxxxxx
Xxxxxxxxxxx
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AMENDMENT TO LIMITED PARTNERSHIP AGREEMENT
OF PIONEER POLAND UK L.P.
This amendment (the "Amendment") to the Limited Partnership Agreement,
dated as of January 20, 1995, of Pioneer Poland UK L.P. (the "Agreement") is
made, pursuant to Section 8.04 of the Agreement, as of the 18th day of July,
1995.
The Agreement is hereby amended:
1. By inserting the following words immediately after the words "the
Partnership shall not" contained in Section 1.03(b) of the
Agreement;
without the consent of (i) the EBRD so long as the EBRD owns any
Interest in the Partnership or any Other Fund Entities, (ii) DEG -
Deutsche Investitions- und Entwicklungsgesellschaft mbH. ("DEG") so
long as DEG continues to own at least the lesser of (A) ten percent
(10%) of the aggregate number of Interests in the Partnerships and
the Other Fund Entities or (B) 11.3 Interests, and (iii) Lyndhurst
Associates, Carnegie Mellon University and Xxxxx Xxxxxxxx
(collectively, the "Pittsburgh Group") so long as the Pittsburgh
Group continues to own at least 10.5 Interests (and the consent of
the representative of the Pittsburgh Group (the "Pittsburgh
Representative") on the Oversight Board (as defined in the Joint
Management Agreement) shall constitute the consent of the Pittsburgh
Group required hereby)
2. By (a) replacing the words "DEG - Deutsche Investitions und
Entwicklungsgesellschaft mbH. ("DEG")" contained in Section 4.13 of
the Agreement with the term "DEG" and (b) replacing the words
"Lyndhurst Associates, Carnegie Mellon University and Xxxxx
Gailliott (collectively, the "Pittsburgh Group")" with the words
"the Pittsburgh Group"
3. By adding the following new Section 4.15 immediately after Section
4.14 of the Agreement:
4.15 Commerzbank AG
The Limited Partners agree to vote for a designee of Commerzbank AG
as one of the Limited Partners' representatives on the Oversight
Board designated pursuant to the Joint Management Agreement;
provided, that such
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voting agreement will not apply at any time that Commerzbank AG owns
less than 20.618 Interests in the Partnership and the Other Fund
Entities. It is acknowledged by the Limited Partners that
Commerzbank AG is a partner in the Partnership and that Commerzbank
AG has made the foregoing agreement of the Limited Partners a
condition of its investment in the Partnership.
This Amendment may be executed in a number of counterparts, all of which
together shall for all purposes constitute one Amendment to the Agreement,
binding on all the Partners, notwithstanding that all Partners have not executed
the same counterpart.
The Amendment shall be deemed to have become effective on the 18th day of
July, 1995 upon its execution as a Deed by a Majority-in-Interest of the
Partnership's Partners (as such term is defined in Section 4.09(b) of the
Agreement).
EXECUTED as a Deed. Date: July 19, 1995
Pioneer Poland UK Limited
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Print Name of Partner
By: XXXXXXX XXXXXXXXX By: /s/ Xxxxxxx Xxxxxxxxx
----------------------------------- ----------------------------------
Print Name of First Authorized Signature of First Authorized
Director Director
By: XXXXXXX HOBBY XXXXXXXX By: /s/ Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxxxxx
----------------------------------- ----------------------------------
Print Name of Second Authorized Signature of Second Authorized
Director or Secretary Director or Secretary
EXECUTED as a Deed. Date: July 19, 1995
MERCURY ASSET MANAGEMENT plc ON
BEHALF OF ITS DISCRETIONARY INVESTMENT
MANAGEMENT CLIENT, MERCURY EUROPEAN
PRIVATISATION TRUST plc
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Print Name of Partner
By: XXXXXXX XXXXXXXX By: /s/ Xxxxxxx Xxxxxxxx
----------------------------------- ----------------------------------
Print Name of First Authorized Signature of First Authorized
Director Director
By: XXXX XXXXXXXX By: /s/ Xxxx Xxxxxxxx
----------------------------------- ----------------------------------
Print Name of Second Authorized Signature of Second Authorized
Director or Secretary Director or Secretary
EXECUTED as a Deed. Date: July 18, 1995
XXXXXX STEEL LIMITED
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Print Name of Partner
By: XXXXX XXXXX XXXXX By: /s/ Xxxxx Xxxxx Xxxxx
----------------------------------- ----------------------------------
Print Name of First Authorized Signature of First Authorized
Director Director
By: XXXXXXX XXXXXXX XXXXX By: /s/ Xxxxxxx Xxxxxxx Xxxxx
----------------------------------- ----------------------------------
Print Name of Second Authorized Signature of Second Authorized
Director or Secretary Director or Secretary
EXECUTED as a Deed. Date: July 17, 1995
Lorne House Nominees Limited
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Print Name of Partner
By: X. Xxxxxxxx By: /s/ X. Xxxxxxxx
----------------------------------- ----------------------------------
Print Name of First Authorized Signature of First Authorized
Director Director
By: X.X. Xxxxxxxxx By: /s/ X.X. Xxxxxxxxx
----------------------------------- ----------------------------------
Print Name of Second Authorized Signature of Second Authorized
Director or Secretary Director or Secretary
55
AMENDMENT TO LIMITED PARTNERSHIP AGREEMENT
OF
PIONEER POLAND UK L.P.
Pursuant to authority duly conferred on the undersigned general partner
(the "General Partner") by Section 2.01(m) of the Limited Partnership Agreement
of Pioneer Poland UK L.P. (the "U.K. Partnership"), dated as of January 20, 1995
and amended as of July 18, 1995 (the "U.K. Partnership Agreement"), the General
Partner hereby amends Schedule A to the U.K. Partnership Agreement by replacing
the existing Schedule A to such agreement with the schedule attached hereto, and
thereby reflecting the admission of Commerzbank AG, Stalexport S.A. and Elektrim
S.A. as limited partners of the U.K. Partnership.
This amendment is effective as of July 18, 1995, and, in accordance with
Section 2.01(m) of the U.K. Partnership Agreement, is deemed to be a part of the
U.K. Partnership Agreement and is incorporated therein.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the General Partner has executed this amendment as a
Deed.
Executed as a Deed by:
PIONEER POLAND UK LIMITED
By: /s/ Xxxxx X. Xxxxxxxx
----------------------------------
Xxxxx X. Xxxxxxxx, Director
and By: /s/ Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxxxxx
-----------------------------
Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxxxxx
Director and Secretary
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SCHEDULE A
----------
Number of Aggregate
Name and Address Interests Subscribed Capital
---------------- --------- ------------------
Pioneer Poland UK 5 $2,425,000
Limited
c/o Bear Xxxxxxx
International Limited
One Canada Square
London E14 SAD
England
LIMITED PARTNERS
----------------
Number of Aggregate
Name and Address Interests Subscribed Capital
---------------- --------- ------------------
Commerzbank AG 20.618 $9,999,730
Xxxx Xxxxxxx Xxxxxx 00-00
Xxxxxxxx Corporate Finance
Beleiligungsmanagement
60 000 Xxxxxxxxx
Xxxxxxx
Mercury Asset Management 8 $3,880,000
Plc.
00 Xxxx Xxxxxxx Xxxxxx
Xxxxxx XX0X 0XX
Xxxxxxx
Central European Growth 5 $2,425,000
Fund Plc.
c/o CS First Boston
One Xxxxx Xxxxxx
Xxxxxx X00 0XX
Xxxxxxx
Cooperative Insurance 5 $2,425,000
Society Ltd.
Xxxxxx Street
Manchester M60 OAL
England
Bank Rozwoyu Eksportu S.A. 2 $ 970,000
Xxxx Xxxxxxx 0
00-000 Xxxxxxxx
Xxxxxx
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Elektrim S.A. 2 $ 970,000
xx. Xxxxxxxxxxxxxx 0
00-000 Xxxxxxxx
Xxxxxx
Stalexport S.A. 2 $ 970,000
xx. Xxxxxxxxxxx 00
00-000 Xxxxxxxx
Xxxxxx
Lorne House Nominees Limited 1.4 $ 679,000
Xxxxx Xxxxx
Xxxxxxxxxx 0X0 0X0
Xxxx xx Xxx
FP Global Emerging Equities .6 $ 291,000
Fund
c/o FP Consult
00, Xxxxxx xxx Xxxxxx Xxxxxxx
00000 Xxxxx, Xxxxxx
Xxxxxx Steel Limited .5 $ 242,500
Xxxxx Xxxxx
00/00 Xxxxxxxx Xxxx
Xxxxxxx 0X0 0XX
Isle of Man
Lacron A.G. .3 $ 145,500
Xxxxxxxxxxxxx 00,
X.X. Xxx 000
0000 Xxxxxx
Xxxxxxxxxxx
Total
Limited
Partner
Total Limited Subscribed
Partner Interests = 47.418 Capital = $22,997,730
------ -----------
Total
General
Partner
Total General Subscribed
Partner Interests = 5.0 Capital = $ 2,425,000
--- -----------
Total
Subscribed
Total Interests = 52.418 Capital = $25,422,730
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AMENDMENT TO LIMITED PARTNERSHIP AGREEMENT
OF PIONEER POLAND UK L.P.
This amendment (the "Amendment") to the Limited Partnership Agreement,
dated as of January 20, 1995 and amended as of July 18, 1995, of Pioneer Poland
UK L.P. (the "Agreement") is made, pursuant to Section 8.04 of the Agreement, as
of the 15th day of September, 1995.
The Agreement is hereby amended:
1. By deleting the word "and" from the line in Section 1.03(b) that
currently appears as "Interests, and (iii) Lyndhurst Associates,
Carnegie Mellon" and inserting the following words immediately after
the words "the consent of the Pittsburgh Group required hereby)"
contained in such Section:
(iv) only with respect to actions described in clause (x) below,
Commerzbank AG so long as Commerzbank AG continues to own at least
20.618 Interests in the Partnership and the Other Fund Entities, and
(v) only with respect to clause (x) below, the State of Wisconsin
Investment Board ("SWIB") so long as SWIB continues to own at least
20.618 Interests in Pioneer Poland U.S., L.P. and the Other Fund
Entities
2. By (A) inserting "(a)" immediately before the words "The Limited
Partners agree to vote" contained in Section 4.15 and (B) adding the
following new Section 4.15(b) immediately after Section 4.15(a):
(b) Commerzbank AG agrees that it will always act without
unreasonable delay in connection with any consent or approval
being requested of it under this Agreement or any Fund
Document which requires or provides for the consent or
approval of Commerzbank AG or Commerzbank AG's representative
on the Oversight Board in certain circumstances.
3. By adding the following new Section 4.16 immediately after Section
4.15 of the Agreement:
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Amendment to Limited Partnership Agreement
of Pioneer Poland UK, L.P.
September 15, 1995
Page 2
4.16 State of Wisconsin Investment Board
The Limited Partners agree to vote for a designee of SWIB as one of
the Limited Partners' representatives on the Oversight Board
designated pursuant to Section 7(a) of the Joint Management
Agreement; provided, that such voting agreement will not apply at
any time that SWIB owns less than 20.618 Interests in Pioneer Poland
U.S., L.P. and the Other Fund Entities.
4. By inserting the following words immediately after the words "the
Partnership's Partners" contained in Section 6.02(v):
(including Commerzbank AG so long as Commerzbank AG continues to own
at least 20.618 Interests)
5. By (A) redesignating "(vi)" contained in Section 8.04 as "(viii)"
and (B) inserting the following words immediately after the words
"then serving on the Oversight Board;" contained in Section 8.04:
(vi) Sections 1.03(b), 4.15 and 6.02(v) may only be amended with the
consent of Commerzbank AG (if Commerzbank AG then has special
approval rights pursuant thereto) unless the amendment does not
affect a right granted to Commerzbank AG; (vii) Sections 1.03(b) and
4.16 may only be amended with the consent of SWIB (if SWIB then has
special approval rights pursuant to Sections 1.03(b) and 4.16 of the
Amended and Restated Limited Partnership Agreement of Pioneer Poland
U.S., L.P.) unless the amendment does not affect a right granted to
SWIB;
6. By (A) deleting the words ""DEG" 4.13" from Section 8.16 and
replacing them with the words ""DEG" 1.03(b)", (B) deleting the
words ""Pittsburgh Group" 4.14" from Section 8.16 and replacing them
with the words ""Pittsburgh Group" 1.03(b)" and (C) inserting the
following words immediately after the words
""Super-Majority-in-Interest of the Fund's Partners" 4.02(c)"
contained in Section 8.16:
"SWIB" 1.03(b)
This Amendment may be executed in a number of counterparts, all of which
together shall for all purposes constitute one Amendment to the Agreement,
binding on all the Partners, notwithstanding that all Partners have not executed
the same counterpart.
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Amendment to Limited Partnership Agreement
of Pioneer Poland UK, L.P.
September 15, 1995
Page 3
The Amendment shall be deemed to have become effective on the 15th day of
September, 1995 upon its execution as a Deed by that number of the Fund's
Partners which is required by the terms of the Agreement (including those
particular Partners whose approval is required) to give effect to the Amendment.
EXECUTED as a Deed. Date: September 25, 1995
Pioneer Poland UK L.P.
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Print Name of Partner (of U.K. Partnership)
By: /s/ Xxxxxxx Xxxxxxxxx By:
----------------------------------- -------------------------------
Print Name of First Authorized Signature of First Authorized
Director Director
XXXXXXX XXXXXXXXX
By: X.X. XXXXXXXX By: /s/ X.X. Xxxxxxxx
----------------------------------- -------------------------------
Print Name of Second Authorized Signature of Second Authorized
Director or Secretary Director or Secretary
61
Amendment to Limited Partnership Agreement
of Pioneer Poland UK, L.P.
September 15, 1995
Page 3
The Amendment shall be deemed to have become effective on the 15th day of
September, 1995 upon its execution as a Deed by that number of the Fund's
Partners which is required by the terms of the Agreement (including those
particular Partners whose approval is required) to give effect to the Amendment.
EXECUTED as a Deed. Date: September 14, 1995
Commerzbank Aktiengesellschaft
---------------------------------------
Print Name of Partner (of U.K. Partnership)
By: Xxxxxx Xxxxxxxxx By: /s/ Xxxxxx Xxxxxxxxx
----------------------------------- -------------------------------
Print Name of First Authorized Signature of First Authorized
Director Director
By: Xxxxx Xxxxxx By: /s/ Xxxxx Xxxxxx
----------------------------------- -------------------------------
Print Name of Second Authorized Signature of Second Authorized
Director or Secretary Director or Secretary
62
Amendment to Limited Partnership Agreement
of Pioneer Poland UK, L.P.
September 15, 1995
Page 3
The Amendment shall be deemed to have become effective on the 15th day of
September, 1995 upon its execution as a Deed by that number of the Fund's
Partners which is required by the terms of the Agreement (including those
particular Partners whose approval is required) to give effect to the Amendment.
EXECUTED as a Deed. Date: September __, 1995
MERCURY ASSET MANAGEMENT plc ON
BEHALF OF ITS DISCRETIONARY INVESTMENT
MANAGEMENT CLIENT, MERCURY EUROPEAN
PRIVATISATION TRUST plc
---------------------------------------
Print Name of Partner (of U.K. Partnership)
By: /s/ X. Xxxxxxx By: X. XXXXXXX
----------------------------------- -------------------------------
Print Name of First Authorized Signature of First Authorized
Director Director
By: X. XXXXXXXXXXX By: /s/ X. Xxxxxxxxxxx
----------------------------------- -------------------------------
Print Name of Second Authorized Signature of Second Authorized
Director or Secretary Director or Secretary
63
Amendment to Limited Partnership Agreement
of Pioneer Poland UK, L.P.
September 15, 1995
Page 3
The Amendment shall be deemed to have become effective on the 15th day of
September, 1995 upon its execution as a Deed by that number of the Fund's
Partners which is required by the terms of the Agreement (including those
particular Partners whose approval is required) to give effect to the Amendment.
EXECUTED as a Deed. Date: September __, 1995
CENTRAL EUROPEAN GROWTH FUND PLC
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Print Name of Partner
By: XXXX XXXXXXX By: /s/ X. Xxxxxxx
----------------------------------- -------------------------------
Print Name of First Authorized Signature of First Authorized
Director Director
By: XXXXXX X. XXXXXXXX By: /s/ Xxxxxx X. Xxxxxxxx
For and on behalf of For and on behalf of
BARBICAN SECRETARIES BARBICAN SECRETARIES
----------------------------------- -------------------------------
Print Name of Second Authorized Signature of Second Authorized
Secretary Secretary
64
Amendment to Limited Partnership Agreement
of Pioneer Poland UK, L.P.
September 15, 1995
Page 3
The Amendment shall be deemed to have become effective on the 15th day of
September, 1995 upon its execution as a Deed by that number of the Fund's
Partners which is required by the terms of the Agreement (including those
particular Partners whose approval is required) to give effect to the Amendment.
EXECUTED as a Deed. Date: September 20, 1995
LACRON AG
---------------------------------------
Print Name of Partner
By: Xx. Xxxxxx Xxxxxxxxxxxxxx By: /s/ Xx. Xxxxxx Xxxxxxxxxxxxxx
----------------------------------- -------------------------------
Print Name of First Authorized Signature of First Authorized
Director Director
By: Xxxxxx Xxxxxxxx By: /s/ X. Xxxxxxxx
----------------------------------- -------------------------------
Print Name of Second Authorized Signature of Second Authorized
Director or Secretary Director or Secretary
65
Amendment to Limited Partnership Agreement
of Pioneer Poland UK, L.P.
September 15, 1995
Page 3
The Amendment shall be deemed to have become effective on the 15th day of
September, 1995 upon its execution as a Deed by that number of the Fund's
Partners which is required by the terms of the Agreement (including those
particular Partners whose approval is required) to give effect to the Amendment.
EXECUTED as a Deed. Date: September 14, 1995
XXXXXX STEEL LIMITED
---------------------------------------
Print Name of Partner (of U.K. Partnership)
By: XXXXX XXXXX XXXXX By: /s/ Xxxxx Xxxxx Xxxxx
----------------------------------- -------------------------------
Print Name of First Authorized Signature of First Authorized
Director Director
By: XXXXXXX XXXXXXX XXXXX By: /s/ Xxxxxxx Xxxxxxx Xxxxx
----------------------------------- -------------------------------
Print Name of Second Authorized Signature of Second Authorized
Director or Secretary Director or Secretary
66
Amendment to Limited Partnership Agreement
of Pioneer Poland UK, L.P.
September 15, 1995
Page 3
The Amendment shall be deemed to have become effective on the 15th day of
September, 1995 upon its execution as a Deed by that number of the Fund's
Partners which is required by the terms of the Agreement (including those
particular Partners whose approval is required) to give effect to the Amendment.
EXECUTED as a Deed. Date: September 15, 1995
LORNE HOUSE NOMINEES LIMITED
---------------------------------------
Print Name of Partner (of U.K. Partnership)
By: X. XXXXXXXX By: /s/ X. Xxxxxxxx
----------------------------------- -------------------------------
Print Name of First Authorized Signature of First Authorized
Director Director
By: X.X. XXXXXXXXX By: /s/ X.X. Xxxxxxxxx
----------------------------------- -------------------------------
Print Name of Second Authorized Signature of Second Authorized
Director or Secretary Director or Secretary
67
Amendment to Limited Partnership Agreement
of Pioneer Poland UK, L.P.
September 15, 1995
Page 3
The Amendment shall be deemed to have become effective on the 15th day of
September, 1995 upon its execution as a Deed by that number of the Fund's
Partners which is required by the terms of the Agreement (including those
particular Partners whose approval is required) to give effect to the Amendment.
EXECUTED as a Deed. Date: September 30, 1995
BANK ROZWOYU EKSPORTU S.A.
---------------------------------------
Print Name of Partner (of U.K. Partnership)
By: XXXXXX MACIEJELSIER By: /s/ Xxxxxx Maciejelsier
----------------------------------- -------------------------------
Print Name of First Authorized Signature of First Authorized
Director Director
By: XXXXX XXXXXXX By: /s/ Xxxxx Xxxxxxx
----------------------------------- -------------------------------
Print Name of Second Authorized Signature of Second Authorized
Director or Secretary Director or Secretary
68
Amendment to Limited Partnership Agreement
of Pioneer Poland UK, L.P.
September 15, 1995
Page 3
The Amendment shall be deemed to have become effective on the 15th day of
September, 1995 upon its execution as a Deed by that number of the Fund's
Partners which is required by the terms of the Agreement (including those
particular Partners whose approval is required) to give effect to the Amendment.
EXECUTED as a Deed. Date: October 13th, 1995
ELEKTRIM S.A.
---------------------------------------
Print Name of Partner (of U.K. Partnership)
By: Xxxxxxx Xxxxxxxxxx, Ph.D. By: /s/ Xxxxxxx Xxxxxxxxxx, Ph.D.
----------------------------------- -------------------------------
Print Name of First Authorized Signature of First Authorized
Director Director
By: By:
----------------------------------- -------------------------------
Print Name of Second Authorized Signature of Second Authorized
Director or Secretary Director or Secretary
69
Amendment to Limited Partnership Agreement
of Pioneer Poland UK, L.P.
September 15, 1995
Page 3
The Amendment shall be deemed to have become effective on the 15th day of
September, 1995 upon its execution as a Deed by that number of the Fund's
Partners which is required by the terms of the Agreement (including those
particular Partners whose approval is required) to give effect to the Amendment.
EXECUTED as a Deed. Date: September 29, 1995
STALEXPORT S.A.
---------------------------------------
Print Name of Partner (of U.K. Partnership)
Dyrektor Finansowy
By: /s/ [signature] By:
----------------------------------- -------------------------------
Print Name of First Authorized Signature of First Authorized
Director Director
Dyrektor Handlowy
By: /s/ [signature] By:
----------------------------------- -------------------------------
Print Name of Second Authorized Signature of Second Authorized
Director or Secretary Director or Secretary
70
Amendment to Limited Partnership Agreement
of Pioneer Poland UK, L.P.
September 15, 1995
Page 3
The Amendment shall be deemed to have become effective on the 15th day of
September, 1995 upon its execution as a Deed by that number of the Fund's
Partners which is required by the terms of the Agreement (including those
particular Partners whose approval is required) to give effect to the Amendment.
EXECUTED as a Deed. Date: September __, 1995
FP GLOBAL EMERGING
---------------------------------------
Print Name of Partner (of U.K. Partnership)
By: /s/ [signature] By: /s/ [signature]
----------------------------------- -------------------------------
Print Name of First Authorized Signature of First Authorized
Director Director
By: By:
----------------------------------- -------------------------------
Print Name of Second Authorized Signature of Second Authorized
Director or Secretary Director or Secretary
71
AMENDMENT TO LIMITED PARTNERSHIP AGREEMENT
OF
PIONEER POLAND UK L.P.
Pursuant to authority duly conferred on the undersigned general partner
(the "General Partner") by Section 2.01(m) of the Limited Partnership Agreement
of Pioneer Poland UK L.P. (the "U.K. Partnership"), dated as of January 20, 1995
and amended as of July 18, 1995 and September 15, 1995 (the "U.K. Partnership
Agreement"), the General Partner hereby amends Schedule A to the U.K.
Partnership Agreement by replacing the existing Schedule A to such agreement
with the schedule attached hereto, and thereby reflecting the admission of
Finnish Fund for Industrial Cooperation Ltd. as a limited partner of the U.K.
Partnership.
This amendment is effective as of October 18, 1995, and, in accordance
with Section 2.01(m) of the U.K. Partnership Agreement, is deemed to be a part
of the U.K. Partnership Agreement and is incorporated therein.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the General Partner has executed this amendment as a
Deed.
Executed as a Deed by:
PIONEER POLAND UK LIMITED
By: /s/ Xxxxx X. Xxxxxxxx
---------------------------------
Xxxxx X. Xxxxxxxx, Director
and By: /s/ Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxxxxx
-----------------------------
Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxxxxx
Director and Secretary
72
SCHEDULE A
----------
Number of Aggregate
Name and Address Interests Subscribed Capital
---------------- --------- ------------------
Pioneer Poland UK 5 $2,425,000
Limited
c/o Bear Xxxxxxx
International Limited
Xxx Xxxxxx Xxxxxx
Xxxxxx X00 0XX
Xxxxxxx
LIMITED PARTNERS
----------------
Number of Aggregate
Name and Address Interests Subscribed Capital
---------------- --------- ------------------
Commerzbank AG 20.618 $9,999,730
Xxxx Xxxxxxx Xxxxxx 00-00
Xxxxxxxx Corporate Finance
Beleiligungsmanagement
60 000 Xxxxxxxxx
Xxxxxxx
Mercury Asset Management 8 $3,880,000
Plc.
00 Xxxx Xxxxxxx Xxxxxx
Xxxxxx XX0X 0XX
Xxxxxxx
Central European Growth 5 $2,425,000
Fund Plc.
c/o CS First Boston
One Xxxxx Xxxxxx
Xxxxxx X00 0XX
Xxxxxxx
Cooperative Insurance 5 $2,425,000
Society Ltd.
Xxxxxx Street
Manchester M60 OAL
England
Bank Rozwoyu Eksportu S.A. 2 $ 970,000
Xxxx Xxxxxxx 0
00-000 Xxxxxxxx
Xxxxxx
73
Elektrim S.A. 2 $ 970,000
xx. Xxxxxxxxxxxxxx 0
00-000 Xxxxxxxx
Xxxxxx
Stalexport S.A. 2 $ 970,000
xx. Xxxxxxxxxxx 00
00-000 Xxxxxxxx
Xxxxxx
Finnish Fund for Industrial 2 $ 970,000
Cooperation Ltd.
Xxxxxxxx 00
00000 Xxxxxxxx
Xxxxxxx
Lorne House Nominees Limited 1.4 $ 679,000
Xxxxx Xxxxx
Xxxxxxxxxx 0X0 0X0
Xxxx xx Xxx
FP Global Emerging Equities .6 $ 291,000
Fund
c/o FP Consult
00, Xxxxxx xxx Xxxxxx Xxxxxxx
00000 Xxxxx, Xxxxxx
Xxxxxx Steel Limited .5 $ 242,500
Xxxxx Xxxxx
00/00 Xxxxxxxx Xxxx
Xxxxxxx 0X0 0XX
Isle of Man
Lacron A.G. .3 $ 145,500
Xxxxxxxxxxxxx 00,
X.X. Xxx 000
0000 Xxxxxx
Xxxxxxxxxxx
Total
Limited
Partner
Total Limited Subscribed
Partner Interests = 49.418 Capital = $23,967,730
------ -----------
Total
General
Partner
Total General Subscribed
Partner Interests = 5.0 Capital = $ 2,425,000
--- -----------
74
Total
Subscribed
Total Interests = 54.418 Capital = $26,392,730
------ -----------
75
PIONEER POLAND UK, L.P.
AMENDMENT TO LIMITED PARTNERSHIP AGREEMENT
THE LIMITED PARTNERSHIP AGREEMENT, dated January 20, 1995 (as amended to date,
the "Agreement") of Pioneer Poland UK, L.P., a limited partnership registered in
England under the Limited Partnerships Act 1907 with the number LP 4781 (the
"Partnership"), is hereby amended effective as of the 3rd day of August, 1999.
Capitalized terms used herein, and not otherwise defined herein, shall have the
respective meanings ascribed to them in the Agreement.
WHEREAS, on the date hereof, Pioneer Poland UK Limited (the "Old General
Partner") is the sole general partner of the Partnership; and
WHEREAS, the Old General Partner desires to transfer its economic interest
relating to the Subscribed Units subscribed by it to Pioneer Poland U.S.
(Jersey) Limited, a Jersey, Channel Islands corporation (the "Special Limited
Partner"), and following such transfer to withdraw from the Partnership; and
WHEREAS, the Special Limited Partner desires to be admitted to the Partnership
as a limited partner in respect of the economic interest formerly owned by the
Old General Partner, and to assume the obligations of the Old General Partner to
contribute capital to the Partnership at the times and on the terms specified in
the Agreement, including without limitation, Section 2.01(a) and (k) of the
Agreement, but does not desire to be admitted to the Partnership as a general
partner or to assume the responsibilities of the General Partner under the
Agreement; and
WHEREAS, Pioneer Poland GP Limited Partnership, a limited partnership organized
under the laws of the State of Delaware, U. S. A. (the "New General Partner"),
desires to be admitted to the Partnership as the general partner, and to assume
the obligations and responsibilities of the General Partner under the Agreement
(other than the obligations of the Old General Partner in relation to the
Subscribed Units subscribed by it or Subscribed Capital in the Partnership,
which will be assumed by the Special Limited Partner); and
WHEREAS, on the date hereof, the Partnership and the Manager have modified the
terms of the Joint Management Agreement to eliminate the Partnership's
obligation to pay certain Incentive Management Fees thereunder, in consideration
for, among other things, the agreement of the Partners in the Partnership to
grant a partnership interest to the New General Partner which is generally
economically equivalent to the Incentive Management Fee; and
WHEREAS, on or before the date hereof, all persons currently owning limited
partnership interests in the Partnership and general partnership interests in
the Partnership have approved the foregoing matters.
NOW, THEREFORE, for good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency
of which are hereby acknowledged, the parties hereby agree as follows:
- 1 -
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1. Assignment and Assumption of Interest Currently Held by Old General
Partner. The Old General Partner hereby assigns to the Special Limited Partner
all of its right, title and interest (including economic interest) relating to
its Subscribed Capital (constituted of 5 Units being an Aggregate Subscribed
Capital of US$2,425,000 of which US$2,425,000 is Drawndown Capital) in and to
the Partnership pertaining thereto (the "Assigned Interest"), in consideration
of the Special Limited Partner assuming all of the obligations attributable to
the Assigned Interest to contribute capital to the Partnership, in the amounts,
on the terms and at the times specified in the Agreement, the assumption of such
obligation being hereby acknowledged by the Special Limited Partner. The Special
Limited Partner is hereby admitted to the Partnership as a Limited Partner, with
the rights and obligations of a Limited Partner, and an economic interest equal
to the economic interest represented by the Assigned Interest. The Special
Limited Partner agrees to be bound by and subject to the terms of the Agreement
as a Limited Partner, including, for the avoidance of doubt, the provisions of
Section 2.01(a).
The Special Limited Partner is not hereby assuming (and shall not be required to
perform) any of the obligations of the Old General Partner under the Agreement,
other than those specifically described above.
By its execution of this Amendment, the Special Limited Partner hereby agrees to
be bound by each and every provision of the Agreement which is applicable to a
Limited Partner, including without limitation, the power of attorney set forth
in Sections 2.01(f) and 8.03 of the Agreement. The Special Limited Partner
hereby agrees that the Assigned Interest (in the Partnership) acquired hereby is
subject to restrictions on transfer contained in the Partnership Agreement, and
under applicable securities laws relating to unregistered securities, and the
Special Limited Partner agrees to abide by such restrictions. The Special
Limited Partner hereby represents and warrants that it is acquiring the interest
in the Partnership for its own account for investment, and not with a view to
the distribution thereof, and will not assign, transfer, pledge or hypothecate
its interest in the Partnership except in accordance with the provisions of the
Agreement.
2. Withdrawal of Old General Partner and Admission of New General Partner.
Following such assignment, the Old General Partner is hereby withdrawing from
the Partnership, and shall have no further right, title or interest therein, and
shall have no further obligations or responsibilities under the Agreement, other
than rights pursuant to Section 4.06, and simultaneously herewith, the Old
General Partner hereby assigns to the New General Partner its interest as a
General Partner to the New General Partner, including the interests held by way
of security, but exclusive of the Assigned Interest. The New General Partner is
hereby admitted to the Partnership as a General Partner, and all of the Partners
hereby consent to such admission. The New General Partner shall have all of the
rights and obligations of the General Partner under the Agreement other than the
obligations rights, title and interest (including economic interest), in
relation to the Assigned Interest, and, subject to the foregoing, agrees to be
bound by the Agreement and perform the duties of the General Partner thereunder.
The New General Partner agrees and acknowledges that the Assigned Interest in
the Partnership formerly owned by the Old General Partner has been assigned to
the Special Limited Partner as described in Section 1 of this Amendment, and
that the economic interest of the New General Partner shall be as specified in
Section 3.01(b)(iii), described below. Subject to the foregoing, all references
in the Agreement to the General Partner shall be deemed to refer to the New
General Partner.
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The New General Partner or the Manager shall prepare, execute (as a deed or
otherwise) and file a Form LP6 and such other instruments, and publish such
notices and/or announcements as may be necessary, appropriate or convenient to
reflect the withdrawal of the Old General Partner from the Partnership, the
admission of the New General Partner to the Partnership, the assignment of the
Assigned Interest and, if any, any other matters described in this Amendment.
3. Amendment to Schedule A. The Agreement, including Schedule A thereto,
is hereby deemed to be amended to reflect the withdrawal of the Old General
Partner from the Partnership, and the admission of the Special Limited Partner
and the New General Partner to the Partnership.
4. Amendment to Sections 2.03 and 2.04. Sections 2.03 and 2.04 of the
Agreement are hereby deleted and the following Sections 2.03 through 2.07 are
substituted therefor:
"2.03 Capital Accounts.
A separate account (a "Capital Account") shall be maintained for
each Partner. The following adjustments shall be made to the Capital
Accounts:
(a) There shall be credited to each Partner's Capital Account the
amount of any cash actually contributed by such Partner (not
including the placement fee, if any, paid by such Partner) to
the capital of the Partnership, the fair market value of any
property contributed by such Partner to the capital of the
Partnership and such Partner's share of the Net Profits of the
Partnership and of any items in the nature of income or gain
separately allocated to the Partners; and there shall be
charged against each Partner's Capital Account the amount of
all cash distributions to such Partner, the fair market value
of any property distributed to such Partner by the Partnership
and such Partner's share of the Net Losses of the Partnership
and of any items in the nature of losses or deductions
separately allocated to the Partners.
(b) If the Partnership at any time distributes any of its assets
in kind to any Partner, the Capital Account of each Partner
shall be adjusted to account for that Partner's allocable
share (as determined under Sections 2.04, 2.05 and 2.06 below)
of the Net Profits or Net Losses that would have been realized
by the Partnership had it sold the assets that were
distributed at their respective fair market values immediately
prior to their distribution.
(c) If elected by the General Partner, upon (i) any increase in a
Partner's interest in the Partnership resulting from any non
de minimis contribution of cash or property by such Partner to
the Partnership or (ii) any reduction in a Partner's interest
in the Partnership resulting from any non de minimis
distribution to such Partner in redemption of all or a portion
of such Partner's interest in the Partnership, the Capital
Account balance of each Partner shall be adjusted to reflect
the Partner's allocable share (as determined pursuant to
Sections 2.04, 2.05 and 2.06 below) of the Net
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Profits or Net Losses that would be realized by the
Partnership if it sold all of its property at its fair market
value on the date of the adjustment.
(d) In the event any Interest in the Partnership is transferred in
accordance with the terms of this Agreement, the transferee
shall succeed to the Capital Account of the transferor to the
extent it relates to the transferred Interest.
2.04 General Allocations of Net Profits and Net Losses.
(a) Except as provided in Section 2.05 below (which shall be
applied first), Net Profits of the Partnership for any
relevant period shall be allocated as follows:
(i) First, to any Partners having negative Capital Account
balances, in proportion to and to the extent of such
negative balances; and
(ii) The balance, if any, to the Partners in such proportions
and in such amounts as would result in the Capital
Account balance of each Partner equalling, as nearly as
possible, such Partner's share of the then Partnership
Capital determined by calculating the amount the Partner
would receive if an amount equal to the Partnership
Capital (as defined below) were distributed to the
Partners in accordance with the provisions of Section
3.01(b) hereof.
"Partnership Capital" means an amount equal to the sum of all of the
Partners' Capital Account balances determined immediately prior to the
allocation to the Partners pursuant to Sections 2.04(a)(ii) or 2.04(b)(i)
of any Net Profits or Net Losses, increased by the aggregate amount of Net
Profits then to be allocated to the Partners pursuant to Section
2.04(a)(ii) or decreased by the aggregate amount of Net Losses then to be
allocated to the Partners pursuant to Section 2.04(b)(i).
(b) Except as provided in Section 2.05 below (which shall be
applied first), Net Losses of the Partnership of any relevant
period shall be allocated among the Partners as follows:
(i) First, to each Partner with a positive Capital Account
balance, in the amount of such positive balance;
provided, however, that if the amount of Net Losses to
be allocated is less than the sum of the Capital Account
balances of all Partners having positive Capital Account
balances, then the Net Losses shall be allocated to the
Partners in such proportions and in such amounts as
would result in the Capital Account balance of each
Partner equalling, as nearly as possible, such Partner's
share of the then Partnership Capital determined as set
forth in Section 2.04(a) above; and
(ii) The balance, if any, 100% to the New General Partner.
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(c) If the amount of Net Profits allocable to the Partners
pursuant to Section 2.04(a)(ii) or the amount of Net Losses
allocable to them pursuant to Section 2.04(b)(i) is
insufficient to allow the Capital Account balance of each
partner to equal such Partner's share of the Partnership
Capital, such Net Profits or Net Losses shall be allocated
among the Partners in such a manner as to decrease the
differences between the Partners' respective Capital Account
balances and their respective shares of the Partnership
Capital in proportion to such differences.
(d) Allocations of Net Profits and Net Losses provided for in this
Section 2.04 shall generally be made as of the end of the
fiscal year of the Partnership; provided, however, that
allocations of items of Net Profits and Net Losses deemed
realized pursuant to Section 2.03 (b) and (c) shall be made at
the time deemed realized as described in Section 2.03.
2.05 Overriding Allocations of Net Profits and Net Losses.
Notwithstanding the provisions of Section 2.04 above, the following
allocations of Net Profits and Net Losses and items thereof shall be
made:
(a) All items of income, gain, loss, deduction or credit shall be
allocated to the Partners in the same manner as are Net
Profits and Net Losses.
(b) Each Limited Partner shall be allocated the expense associated
with any placement fee (together with any expense
reimbursements) or other costs payable by the Partnership in
connection with the acquisition of Interest by such Limited
Partner.
2.06 Allocations Upon Transfer or Admission.
In the event that a Partner acquires an Interest in the Partnership
either by transfer from another Partner or by acquisition from the
Partnership, all Net Profits and Net Losses of the Partnership
arising prior to or in connection with such acquisition or transfer
(including adjustments to Capital Accounts pursuant to Section
2.03(c) hereof) shall be allocated among the Partners without giving
effect to such acquisition or transfer. All other Net Profits and
Net Losses of the Partnership shall be allocated among the Partners
after giving effect to such acquisition or transfer.
2.07 Special Allocations.
The General Partner may amend the provisions of this Agreement
relating to the allocations of the Net Profits, Net Losses and items
thereof among the Partners if the Partnership is advised at any time
by the Partnership's certified public accountants or legal counsel
that in their opinion it is likely that such allocations would not
be respected for income or capital gains tax purposes by the
relevant taxation authority, but only to the extent necessary to
give such provisions a basis on which such allocations would likely
be respected in accordance with the advice
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of such accountants or legal counsel, so that any such amendment
will have the least possible effect on such provisions set forth in
this Agreement. Such amendment may include retroactive revaluation
of the Partnership's assets as of the date of this Agreement if
necessary. Any such amendment shall be deemed to be made in
compliance with the fiduciary obligation of the General Partner to
the Partnership and the Limited Partners, and no such amendment
shall give rise to any claim or cause of action by any Limited
Partner. A copy of any such amendment shall be provided promptly to
the Limited Partners."
5. Amendment to Section 3.01. Section 3.01 of the Agreement is hereby
amended as follows:
(a) Section 3.0 1(a) is hereby amended by adding thereto the following
additional definitions:
"Net Invested Capital. "Net Invested Capital" means the excess, if
any, of (i) the aggregate amount of the Subscribed Capital actually
contributed by a Partner to the Partnership over (ii) the aggregate amount
distributed to such Partner pursuant to Section 3.01(b)(i) below from time
to time.
Priority Return. "Priority Return" means, at any point in time, for
any Partner, that amount which, when considered together with all amounts
previously distributed to such Partner pursuant to Section 3.0l(b)(ii),
will result in such Partner having received distributions pursuant to such
Section equal to an 8% cumulative return, compounded annually, on such
Partner's weighted average Net Invested Capital."
(b) Section 3.01(b) is hereby amended to read in its entirety as follows:
"(b) From and after January 20, 1996, Distributable Cash shall be
distributed to and among the Partners, at such times and in
such amounts as shall be determined by the General Partner
(but not less frequently than annually) as follows:
(i) First, to the Partners in proportion to their respective
amounts of Net Invested Capital until the Net Invested
Capital of each Partner has been reduced to zero;
(ii) Second, to the Partners in proportion to their
respective amounts of Priority Return until the Priority
Return of each Partner has been reduced to zero; and
(iii) The balance, if any, 75% to all Partners other than the
General Partner (which amount shall be allocated among
such Partners in proportion to their respective number
of Interests in the Partnership), and 25% to the General
Partner in its capacity as General Partner; provided,
however, that if at any time the Joint Management
Agreement has been terminated in accordance with the
terms thereof, from and after the date of such
termination, 100% of all amounts distributed pursuant to
this clause (iii) shall
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be distributed to the Partners other than the General
Partner (which amounts shall be allocated among such
Partners in proportion to their respective Interests in
the Partnership)."
6. To the extent that any other provision of the Agreement is inconsistent
with the matters described herein or the transactions contemplated hereby, the
Agreement is hereby amended to the extent reasonably necessary to effectuate
such matters and consummate such transactions.
7. In all other respects, the Agreement is hereby ratified and confirmed.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned, constituting all of the Partners of
the Partnership, have executed this Amendment as of the date set forth above.
WITHDRAWING GENERAL PARTNER:
Signed and delivered as a Deed by )
PIONEER POLAND UK LIMITED ) /s/ Xxxxxxx Xxxxxxxxx
) ---------------------------
acting by two directors or one director and ) Director
its secretary )
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Director/Secretary
SPECIAL LIMITED PARTNER ADMITTED
HEREBY:
EXECUTED and unconditionally )
delivered as a Deed by )
PIONEER POLAND U.S. (JERSEY) )
LIMITED by execution under seal )
in the presence of: ) ---------------------------
) [SEAL]
)
Director: /s/ Xxxxx A.N. Xxxxxx
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Director/Secretary:
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GENERAL PARTNER ADMITTED HEREBY:
PIONEER POLAND GP LIMITED
PARTNERSHIP
By Pioneer Poland U.S. (Jersey) Limited,
General Partner
EXECUTED and unconditionally )
delivered as a Deed by )
PIONEER POLAND U.S. (JERSEY) )
LIMITED by execution under seal ) ---------------------------
in the presence of: ) [SEAL]
)
Director: /s/ Xxxxx A.N. Xxxxxx
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Director/Secretary:
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LIMITED PARTNERS (THOSE PERSONS
NAMED AS LIMITED PARTNERS ON
SCHEDULE A TO THE AGREEMENT):
EXECUTED and unconditionally )
delivered as a Deed by )
PIONEER POLAND U.S. (JERSEY) )
LIMITED by execution under seal )
as duly authorized attorney of )
those persons named in Schedule A )
of the Agreement in the presence of: ) ---------------------------
) [SEAL]
Director: /s/ Xxxxx A.N. Xxxxxx
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Director/Secretary:
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