Exhibit 3.8
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DEAN HELLER
Secretary of state
RENEE L. PARKER
Chief Deputy
Secretary of State
PAMELA RUCKEL
Deputy Secretary
for Southern Nevada
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STATE OF NEVADA
OFFICE OF THE
SECRETARY OF STATE
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CHARLES E. MOORE
Securities Administrator
SCOTT W. ANDERSON
Deputy Secretary
for Commercial Recordings
ELLICK HSU
Deputy Secretary
for Elections
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Filing Acknowledgement
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August 14, 2006
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Job Number
C20060814-0984
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Corporation Number
C11752-1991
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Filing Description
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Document Filing
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Date/Time of Filing
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Designation
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20060517059-85
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August 14, 2006 10:30:35
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Corporation Name
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Resident Agent
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TRANSCONTINENTAL REALTY
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CORPORATION TRUST COMPANY OF
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INVESTORS, INC.
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NEVADA
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The attached document(s) were filed with the Nevada Secretary of State, Commercial Recordings
Division. The filing date and time have been affixed to each document, indicating the date and time
of filing. A filing number is also affixed and can be used to reference this document in the
future.
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Respectfully,
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DEAN HELLER
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Secretary of State
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Commercial Recording Division
202 N. Carson Street
Carson City, Nevada 89701-4069
Telephone (775) 684-5708
Fax (775) 684-7138
EXHIBIT 3.8
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DEAN HELLER
Secretary of State
204 North Carson Street, Suite 1
Carson City, Nevada 89701-4299
(775) 684 5708
Website: Secretary of state.biz
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Entity #
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C11752-1991
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Document Number:
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20060517059-85
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Certificate of Designation
(PURSUANT TO NRS 78.1955)
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Date filed:
8/14/2006 10:30:35 AM
In the Office of
/s/ Dean Heller
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Dean Heller
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Secretary of State
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Certificate of Designation
For Nevada Profit Corporations
(Pursuant to NRS 78.1955)
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Name of corporation:
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Transcontinental Realty Investors, Inc.
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By resolution of the board of directors pursuant to a provision in the articles of
incorporation, this certificate establishes the following regarding the voting powers,
designations, preferences, limitations, restrictions and relative
rights of the following class or
series of stock:
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The Board of Directors hereby amends the Articles of Incorporation to provide for the issuance
of one single series of Preferred Stock consisting of the number of shares in Rich Series D
Cumulative Preferred Stock as set forth below, and, subject to the provisions of Article FOURTH of
the Articles of Incorporation, as amended, of Transcontinental Realty Investors, Inc. (the
Corporation), hereby fixes and determines with respect to such series the following designations,
preferences and relative participating, optional or other special rights, if any, and
qualifications, limitations or restrictions thereof as set forth on Attachment A attached hereto
and incorporated herein.
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Continued on Attachment A.
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3.
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Effective date of filing (optional):
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(must not be later than 90 days after the certificate is filed)
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4.
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Officer Signature:
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/s/ Louis J. Corna
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Filing Fee:
$175.00
IMPORTANT:
Failure to include any of the above information and submit the proper fees may cause
this filing to be rejected.
This form must be accompanied by appropriate fees.
ATTACHMENT A
TO CERTIFICATE OF DESIGNATION OF
TRANSCONTINENTAL REALTY INVESTORS, INC.
1.
Designation
. The distinctive designation of such series shall be the Series D
Cumulative Preferred Stock and each Share of the Series D Cumulative Preferred Stock shall have a
par value of S0.01 per Share and a preference on liquidation as provided in Paragraph 6 below. The
Series D Cumulative Preferred Stock is sometimes referred to herein as the Series D Preferred
Stock.
2.
Number of Shares
. The number of Shares which shall constitute the Series D Preferred
Stock shall be such number as may actually be issued by the Corporation, not to exceed a maximum of
100,000 Shares, which number may be decreased (but not below the number then outstanding), from
time to time by the Board of Directors, subject to the provisions hereof. All Shares of Series D
Preferred Stock which are issued shall be fully paid and non-assessable, and the Corporation shall
not be entitled to require, levy or collect assessments thereon after issuance.
3.
Dividends and Dividend Rate
. Holders of record on the fifteenth day of each
September of each year of Shares of the Series D Preferred Stock shall be entitled to receive
dividends, and the Corporation shall pay such dividends as declared by the Board of Directors, to
the extent permitted under the Nevada General Corporation Law, due quarterly on each March 31, June
30, September 30 and December 31 of each year, beginning on September 30, 2006 (each a Dividend
Reference Date and, collectively, the Dividend Reference Dates), in preference to and with
priority over dividends upon all Junior Securities (as defined in Paragraph 6 below). Except as
otherwise provided herein, dividends on each Share of Series D Preferred Stock (a Share) will
accrue (but not compound) cumulatively on a daily basis in an amount per Share (rounded to the
next-highest cent) equal to (i) 7% per annum during the period from issuance to September 30, 2007,
(ii) 7.5% per annum from October 1, 2007 to September 30, 2008, (iii) 8% per annum from October 1,
2008 to September 30,2009, (iv) 8.5% during the period from October 1, 2009 to September 30, 2010,
and (v) 9% per aumum from and after October 1, 2010 and thereafter, such dividends being computed
on the Liquidation Value (as defined in Paragraph 6 below) to and including the date on which the
Redemption Price (as defined in Paragraph 4 below) of such Share is paid. All such dividends
shall accrue and fall due on each Dividend Reference Date, whether or not such dividends have been
declared and whether or not there are profits, surplus or other funds of the Corporation legally
available for the payment of such dividends, subject only to the limitations imposed by the Nevada
General Corporation Law as in effect and applicable from time to time, and for this purpose the
Board of Directors of the Corporation shall make and shall be deemed to have made all reasonable
findings of fact, consistent with their fiduciary obligations, in support and in favor of making
funds available under the Nevada General Corporation Law. Any dividend that is for any reason not
paid in full on its respective Dividend Reference Date shall cumulate and remain in arrears until
paid. For purposes of this Paragraph 3, the date on which the Corporation initially issues any
Share is its date of issuance, regardless of the number of times transfer of such Share is made on
the stock records maintained by or for the Corporation and regardless of the number of certificates that may
be issued to evidence such Share (whether by reason of transfer of such
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Share or for any other reason). Notwithstanding any other requirement of this paragraph,
unless the holder of any Share of the Series D Preferred Stock requests of the Corporation payment
of dividends in a form other than cash, and the Corporation agrees to such request, any and all
dividends on the Series D Preferred Stock shall be satisfied by payment of cash. So long as any
Shares of Series D Preferred Stock are outstanding, the Corporation will not declare or pay any
dividends on Junior Securities (other than dividends in respect of Common Stock payable in shares
of Common Stock) or make, directly or indirectly, any other distribution (as that term is defined
in current Section 78.288 of the Nevada Revised Statutes [NRS]) of any sort in respect of Junior
Securities, or any payment on account of the purchase or other acquisition of the Junior
Securities, unless on the date of such declaration is the case of a dividend, or on such date of
distribution or payment in the case of such distribution or other payment, (a) all dividends on the
Series D Preferred Stock for all past quarterly dividend periods have been paid in full and the
full dividends for the then current quarterly period shall have been paid or declared and a cash
sum sufficient for the payment thereof set apart in trust for the benefit of the holders of the
Series D Preferred Stock; and (b) after giving effect to such payment of dividends, other
distributions, purchase or redemption, the aggregate capital of the Corporation applicable to all
capital stock of the Corporation then outstanding, plus the earned and capital surplus of the
Corporation shall exceed the aggregate amount payable on involuntary dissolution, liquidation or
winding up of the Corporation on all Shares of the Series D Preferred Stock and all stock ranking
prior to or on a parity with the Series D Preferred Stock as to dividends or assets outstanding
after the payment of such dividends, other distributions, purchase or redemption; and (c) the
Corporation shall not be in arrears on any obligation to redeem the Series D Preferred Stock.
Dividends shall not be paid or declared and set apart for payment on any series of the
Corporations Preferred Stock for any dividend period unless dividends have been or are
contemporaneously paid and declared and a cash sum set apart in trust for payment of dividends
accrued on the Series D Preferred Stock for all dividend periods terminating on the same or earlier
date. All dividends on all series of the Corporations Preferred Stock shall be paid on a pro rata
basis if for any reason the Corporation is prevented from paying the full amount of all such
dividends. If at any time the Corporation pays less than the total amount of dividends then
accrued with respect to the Series D Preferred Stock, such payment will be distributed ratably
among the then holders of Series D Preferred Stock so that a pro rata equal amount is paid with
respect to each outstanding Share. If the Corporation makes or declares and pays any dividends or
distribution on the Series D Preferred Stock on a date other than a Dividend Reference Date, such
payment shall be applied in direct order of cumulation of dividends
(
i.e.
, first credited against any
unpaid past quarterly dividends with any surplus credited against the next succeeding dividend
accrual).
4.
Optional Redemption
. The Corporation may, at any time after the date of issuance thereof
and from time to time thereafter, at the election of the Board of Directors of the Corporation
redeem any or all of the Series D Preferred Stock then outstanding by written notice given not less
than twenty (20) nor more than sixty (60) days before the date fixed for redemption (the
Redemption Date). If mailed, such notice shall be deemed to be delivered when deposited in the
United States Mail, postage prepaid, addressed to the holder(s) of Shares of Series D Preferred
Stock at his or her or its address as it appears on the stock transfer records of the Corporation.
The Redemption Price (herein so called) of the Series D Preferred Stock shall be an amount equal
to (a) $100 per Share, plus (b) the amount of all accrued but unpaid dividends thereon to the
Redemption Date, which shall include all cumulative dividends in
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arrears and also the proportionate part of the dividend accrued since the last Dividend
Reference Date preceding the Redemption Date, such dividends to be payable whether or not earned or
declared, but without interest. Notice of redemption shall set forth (a) the Shares to be so
redeemed, (b) the date fixed for redemption, (c) the applicable Redemption Price, and (d) the place
at which the holder(s) may obtain payment of the applicable Redemption Price upon surrender of the
Share certificate(s). On issuance of a notice of redemption, the Corporation shall be
unconditionally obligated to repurchase the Series D Preferred Stock covered by such notice at the
Redemption Price on the Redemption Date, after surrender by the holder to the Corporation of any
certificates evidencing such Series D Preferred Stock. If less than all Shares of Series D
Preferred Stock at any time outstanding shall be called for redemption, such Shares shall be
redeemed pro rata. If notice of redemption shall have been mailed, on or before the Redemption
Date, the Corporation may provide for payment of a sum sufficient to redeem the applicable number
of Series D Preferred Stock called for redemption by depositing such sum in a bank or trust company
(either located in the state where the principal executive office of the Corporation is maintained,
such bank or trust company having a combined surplus of at least $10,000,000 according to its
latest statement of condition, or such other bank or trust company as may be permitted by the
Articles of Incorporation, as amended, or by law) as a trust fund, with irrevocable instructions
and authority to the bank or trust company to give or complete the notice of redemption and to pay,
on or after the Redemption Date, the applicable Redemption Price on surrender of certificates
evidencing the Share(s) of Series D Preferred Stock so called for redemption and, in either event,
from and after the Redemption Date (A) the Share(s) of Series D Preferred Stock deemed to be
redeemed, (B) such deposit shall be deemed to constitute full payment for such Share(s), (C) such
Share(s) so redeemed shall no longer be deemed to be outstanding,
(D) the holder(s) thereof shall
cease to be a stockholder of the Corporation with respect to such
Share(s), and (E) such holder(s)
shall have no rights with respect thereto except the right to receive their proportionate share of
the funds set aside pursuant hereto or deposited upon surrender of their respective certificates.
Any interest on the funds so deposited shall be paid to the
Corporation. Any and all such redemption
deposits shall be irrevocable except to the extent any funds so deposited that shall not be
required for the redemption of any Shares of Series D Preferred Stock because of any prior sale or
purchase by the Corporation other than through the redemption process, subsequent to the date of
deposit but prior to the Redemption Date, shall be repaid to the Corporation forthwith, and any
balance of the funds so deposited and unclaimed by the holder(s) of any Shares of Series D Preferred
Stock entitled thereto at the expiration of one calendar year from the Redemption Date shall be
repaid to the Corporation upon its request or demand therefore. After any such repayment, the
holder(s) of the Share(s) so called for redemption shall look only to the Corporation for payment of
the Redemption Price thereof. In addition to the redemption under this Paragraph 4, the Corporation
may redeem or repurchase Shares of the Series D Preferred Stock (i) from any holder(s) thereof who
consents in writing to such redemption, Preferred Stock (i) from
any holder(s) thereof who consents
in writing to such redemption, (ii) pursuant to any offer by the Corporation to purchase or acquire
share(s) from holders of less than one hundred (100) total shares
(i.e.,
an odd lot or 99
or
less offer), or (iii) open market or negotiated purchases, and in each of clauses (i), (ii) and/or
(iii), the provisions of this paragraph 4 will not apply to any such consented redemption. All
Shares of Series D Preferred Stock redeemed shall be cancelled and retired and no Shares shall be
issued in place thereof, but such Shares shall be restored to the status of authorized but unissued
Shares of Series D Preferred Stock.
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5.
Sinking Fund and Mandatory Redemption
. The Corporation shall not be
required to maintain any so-called Sinking Fund for the retirement on any basis of the Series D
Preferred Stock. Notwithstanding the lack of any requirement to maintain any Sinking Fund, the
Corporation shall, at any time following September 30, 2011, upon the written request of any holder
of the Series D Preferred Stock, redeem on a mandatory basis all (but not less than all) of the
Series D Preferred Stock then held by such holder. The Corporation shall effect such redemption
at the Redemption Price within thirty (30) calender days after the date of receipt by the
Corporation of written notice from the holder thereof. The holder may at its option request a delay
of the effectiveness of redemption by specifying any date not less than thirty (30) calendar days
after receipt by the Corporation of such written notice and not more than ninety (90) calendar days
after receipt by the Corporation of such written notice, and the Corporation shall effect the
redemption when and as requested by the holder Whether mailed, personally delivered or delivered by
electronic transmission, such written notice from the holder shall only be effective upon receipt
by the Corporation. Such written notice shall set forth (a) the
Share(s) to be so redeemed, (b) the
date preferred for redemption by the holder thereof, (c) the Redemption Price, and (d) the place at
which the holder(s) desires to receive payment of the applicable Redemption Price upon surrender of
the certificate(s). A holder may not request less than all shares of Series D Preferred Stock held
by such holder to be mandatorily redeemed unless the Corporation consents in writing thereto. In
the event that the Corporation does not have adequate equity accounts to effect the
mandatory redemption required hereunder, the Corporation shall redeem such of the Series D
Preferred Stock as it is able to redeem on a pro rata basis as among those holders who have
requested redemption to date. For this purpose the Board of Directors of the Corporation shall
make and shall be deemed to have made all reasonable findings of fact, consistent with their
fiduciary obligations, in support and
in favor of making funds available under the
Nevada General Corporation Law for such redemption. In the event that the Corporation has received
a written notice of mandatory redemption from any holder of Series D Preferred Stock as required,
and the Corporation does not fulfill its obligations by so redeeming such Shares, the affected
holder shall have the contractual as well as the equitable right to require such redemption, and
actions shall lie in contract for sums as well as in mandamus and similar actions. In the event
that the Corporation avails itself of a formal proceeding under Title 11 United States Code, such
holder shall, to the extent permitted by applicable law, be entitled to treatment as a general
unsecured creditor in any such proceeding as to the amount of the Redemption Price. If the
Corporation shall be at any time be unable to or refuse to redeem Shares as to which one or more
holders have exercised their rights under this Paragraph 5, the Corporation will not declare or pay
any dividends on Junior Securities (other than dividends in respect of Common Stock payable in
shares of Common Stock) or make, directly or indirectly, any other distribution (as that term is
defined in current Section 78.288 of the Nevada Revised Statutes [NRS]) of any sort in respect of
Junior Securities, or any payment on account of the purchase or other acquisition of the Junior
Securities.
6.
Rights on Liquidation
. In the event of any liquidation, dissolution or
winding-up of the Corporation, and after paying and providing for the payment of all creditors of
the Corporation, the holders of Shares of the Series D Preferred Stock then outstanding shall be
entitled, before any distribution or payment is made upon any Junior Securities (defined to be
and mean the Common Stock and any other equity security of any kind which the Corporation at any
time has issued, issues or is authorized to issue other than, the Preferred Stock authorized
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under the Corporations Articles of Incorporation), to receive a liquidation preference in an
amount in cash equal to the aggregate Liquidation Value of all Shares of Series D Preferred Stock
then outstanding, whether any such liquidation, dissolution or winding up is voluntary or
involuntary and the holders of the Series D Preferred Stock shall not be entitled to any other or
further distributions of assets. The term Liquidation Value shall be and mean, as of any
particular date, an amount per Share of Series D Preferred Stock equal to the Redemption Price if
such Share were so redeemed in accordance with the provisions of Paragraph 5 above, provided that
accrued dividends shall be calculated through the date fixed by the Corporation for payment of
liquidation proceeds to the holders of such Shares, which shall be
the date that the Corporation
reasonably expects that such funds will be remitted to holders. In the event that the Corporation
(or its agent for this purpose) does not for any reason remit payment of the Liquidation Value to
the holders of the Shares by the date fifteen (15) days after the date so fixed for payment, then
the Corporation must in order to satisfy the superior rights of the holders of Shares remit all
additional dividends that will accrue on the Series D Preferred Stock through the date that
liquidation proceeds will actually be remitted to the holders of such Shares. If, upon any
dissolution, liquidation or winding-up of the affairs of the Corporation, the net assets available
for distribution shall be insufficient to permit payment to the holders of all outstanding shares
of all series of Preferred Stock of the amounts to which they respectively shall be entitled, then
the assets of the Corporation remaining after the payment of
creditors shall be distributed to such
holders ratably among them based upon the amounts payable on the shares of each such series of
Preferred Stock in the event of voluntary or involuntary dissolution, liquidation or winding-up, as
the case may be, in proportion to the full preferential amounts, together with any and all
arrearages to which they are respectively entitled. Upon any such liquidation, dissolution or
winding-up of the Corporation, after the holders of Preferred Stock have been paid in full the
amounts to which they are entitled, the remaining assets of the Corporation may be distributed to
the holders of Junior Securities, including Common Stock, of the Corporation. The Corporation will
mail written notice of such liquidation, dissolution or winding-up, not less than twenty (20) or
more than fifty (50) days prior to the payment date stated therein to each record holder of Series
D Preferred Stock. Neither the consolidation nor merger of the Corporation into or with any other
corporation or corporations, nor the sale or transfer by the Corporation of all or any part of its
assets, nor a reduction of the capital stock of the Corporation, nor the purchase or redemption by
the Corporation of any shares of its Preferred Stock or Common Stock or any other class of its
stock will be deemed to be a liquidation, dissolution or winding-up of the Corporation within the
meaning of this Paragraph 6.
7.
Ranking
. As to dividends and upon liquidation, dissolution or winding up, the
Series D Preferred Stock shall rank on a parity with all other shares of Preferred Stock issued by
the Corporation. As long as any Shares of the Series D Preferred Stock are issued and outstanding,
the Corporation shall not authorize or issue any shares of Preferred Stock of any series that have
rights superior to those of the Series D Preferred Stock as to dividends or rights upon
liquidation, dissolution or winding up of the Corporation; provided that the Corporation may do so
with the prior written consent of the holders of a majority of such Shares of Series D Preferred
Stock then outstanding, voting separately as a class.
8.
Voting Rights and Powers
. The holders of Shares of Series D Preferred Stock
shall have only the following voting rights:
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(a) Except as may otherwise be specifically required by law under the
Nevada General Corporation Law or otherwise provided herein, the holders of the
Shares of Series D Preferred Stock shall not have the right to vote such stock,
directly or indirectly, at any meeting of the stockholders of the Corporation, and such Shares of stock shall
not be counted in determining the total number of outstanding Shares to constitute
a quorum at any meeting of stockholders.
(b) In the event that, under the circumstances, the holders of the Series D
Preferred Stock are required by law to vote upon any matter, the approval of such
series shall be deemed to have been obtained only upon the affirmative vote of the
holders of a majority of the Shares of Series D Preferred Stock then outstanding.
(c) Except as expressly set forth herein, or as otherwise provided in the
Articles of Incorporation, as amended, or by law, the holders of the Series D
Preferred Stock shall have no voting rights, and their consent shall not be
required for the taking of any corporate action.
(d) The consent of the holders of at least a majority-in-interest of the
Series D Preferred Stock at the time outstanding, given in person or by proxy,
either in writing or at any special or annual meeting called for the purpose at
which the Series D Preferred Stock shall vote separately as a class, shall be
necessary for the Corporation to effect or validate any one or more of the
following:
(i) The creation or authorization of any additional class of stock
ranking prior to the Series D Preferred Stock in any respect or having
rights superior to those of the Series D Preferred Stock in any
respect, or the creation or authorization of any obligation or security
convertible into shares of stock of any class ranking prior to or
having rights superior to the Series D Preferred Stock in any respect;
or
(ii) The amendment, alteration, restatement or repeal of any of the
provisions of the Articles of Incorporation, as amended, or of the
Bylaws of the Corporation, which amendment, alteration, restatement or
repeal adversely affects the rights or preferences of the Series D
Preferred Stock or of the holders thereof,
provided
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however
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the Articles of Incorporation increasing the authorized number of shares
of any class of stock, or creating or authorizing shares of Junior
Securities shall not be deemed to affect adversely the rights or
preferences of the Series D Preferred Stock or the holders thereof by
reason of the rights of such additional shares to vote with the holders
of any other class of stock entitled to vote, without regard to class,
on all matters to be voted on by the shareholders of the Corporation, so
long as such additional shares are not entitled to vote with the Series
D Preferred Stock when such Series D Preferred Stock is entitled to vote
as a class.
9.
No
Conversion Rights
. The Series D Preferred Stock may not be
converted into
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any other securities of the Corporation by the sole action of the holder thereof.
10.
Limited
Right to Elect One Director
. If, and when, at any time, four consecutive
quarterly dividends, in whole or in part, on the Series D Preferred Stock shall be in arrears,
then the holders of the Shares of Series D Preferred Stock, voting separately as a class, shall
be entitled, at any annual meeting of stockholders or special meeting held in place thereof, or
at a special meeting of the holders of the Shares of the Series D Preferred Stock called as
hereinafter provided, to elect one (1) director and, except as otherwise provided in the
Articles of Incorporation, as amended, the holders of shares of Common Stock and any other class
of stock of the Corporation, to the extent it shall have the right to vote, shall be entitled to
elect all remaining members of the Board of Directors, but the holders of Common Stock and any
other class of stock of the Corporation shall not be entitled to vote in the election of the
director of the Corporation so to be elected by the holders of Shares of Series D Preferred
Stock. Such right of the holders of Shares of Series D Preferred Stock to elect one (1) director
may be exercised until dividends in default on the outstanding Shares of Series D Preferred
Stock have been paid in full or funds sufficient therefor set aside in cash in trust for the
holders of the Series D Preferred Stock, and when so paid or provided for, then the right of the
holders of Shares of Series D Preferred Stock to elect such director shall cease, but subject
always to the same provisions for the vesting of such voting rights in the case of any such
future dividend default or defaults, subject to and in accordance with the following:
(a) At any time after such voting power shall have vested in the holders of the
outstanding Shares of Series D Preferred Stock, the Secretary of the Corporation may, and
upon the written request of holders of record of 25% or more of the Shares of Series
D Preferred Stock then outstanding addressed to him at the principal office of the
Corporation, shall call a special meeting of the holders of Shares of Series D Preferred
Stock for the election of the director to be elected by them as herein provided, to be
held within sixty (60) days after delivery of such request and at the place and upon the
notice provided by law and in the Bylaws for the holding of meetings of stockholders;
provided
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however
, that the Secretary shall not be required to call such
special meeting in the case of any such request received less than 120 days before the
date fixed for the next ensuing annual meeting of stockholders. No such special meeting
and no adjournment thereof shall be held on a date less than 30 days before the annual
meeting of stockholders or special meeting held in place thereof next succeeding the time
when the holders of the Series D Preferred Stock become entitled to elect one (1)
director as above provided. If at any annual or special meeting or any adjournment
thereof the holders of at least a majority of the Shares of Series D Preferred Stock then
outstanding shall be present or represented by proxy then, by vote of the holders of at
least a majority of the Shares of Series D Preferred Stock present or so represented at
such meeting, the authorized number of directors of the Corporation shall be increased by
one (1) and the holders of Shares of Series D Preferred Stock shall be entitled to elect
the additional director so provided for.
(b) The director so elected shall serve until the next annual meeting or until
his successor shall be elected and shall qualify;
provided
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however
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that whenever the holders of Shares of Series D Preferred Stock shall be divested of voting power as
above
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provided, the term of office of the person elected as director by the holders of Shares of
Series D Preferred Stock as a class shall forthwith terminate and the number of the Board of
Directors of the Corporation shall be reduced accordingly.
(c) If, during any interval between any special meeting of the holders of Shares of Series D
Preferred Stock for the election of one (1) director to be elected by them as provided in the
preceding paragraph and the next ensuing annual meeting of stockholders, or between annual meetings
of stockholders for the election of directors and while the holders of Shares of Series D Preferred
Stock shall be entitled to elect one (1) director, the director so elected by the holders of Shares
of Series D Preferred Stock shall resign or die, a majority of the directors then in office though
less than a quorum shall designate the successor to fill the vacancy thereby created;
provided
,
however
, that if a successor shall not be designated to fill the vacancy
created by the resignation or death of the director elected by the holders of Shares of Series D
Preferred Stock as hereinabove provided, within forty (40) days after the creation of such vacancy
the Secretary of the Corporation shall call a special meeting of the holders of Shares of Series D
Preferred Stock and such vacancy shall be filled at such special meeting as hereinabove provided.
Any director elected by the holders of the Shares of Series D Preferred Stock or designated to fill
a vacancy may be removed from office only by the vote of the holders of a majority of the
outstanding Shares of Series D Preferred Stock at a special meeting of the holders of Shares of
Series D Preferred Stock called for the purpose of removing such director. Upon the written request
of holders of 25% or more of the Shares of Series D Preferred Stock then outstanding addressed to
him at the principal office of the Corporation, the Secretary shall, within ten (10) calendar days
after delivery to him of such request, call a special meeting of the holders of Shares of Series D
Preferred Stock for such purpose to be held within sixty (60) days after delivery of such request;
provided
,
however
, that the Secretary shall not be required to call a special
meeting in the case of any request received less than 120 calendar days before the date fixed for
the next ensuing annual meeting of stockholders. The holders of Shares of Series D Preferred Stock
voting separately as a class shall be entitled to fill any vacancy created by the removal of the
director at any meeting at which such removal shall have been approved or if such vacancy is not so
filled, it may be filled as provided above.
(d) Notwithstanding the preceding paragraphs, any action required or permitted to be
taken at a meeting of the holders of the Shares of Series D Preferred Stock may be taken
without a meeting if, before or after the action, a written consent thereto is signed by
stockholders holding at least a majority of the voting power of the Shares of Series D
Preferred Stock. In no instance where action is authorized by written consent need a meeting
of holders be called or notice given. Every such written consent shall bear the date of
signature of each holder of Shares of Series D Preferred Stock, together with an indication
of the number of Shares so held, and no such written consent shall be effective to take the
action referred to therein unless within fifteen (15) calendar days of the earliest dated
consent is delivered to the Corporation at the address of its principal executive office.
Prompt notice of the taking of the corporate action without a meeting by less than a consent
of all holders of Series D Preferred Stock shall be given to those holders of Series D
Preferred Stock who have not executed such written consent
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either by the Secretary of the Corporation by U.S. First Class Mail or by the holders
of such number of Shares of Series D Preferred Stock represented by the executed
consent.
(e) Notwithstanding any other paragraph or provision of this Paragraph 10, if a
notice has been given by the holders of more than fifty percent (50%) of the
outstanding Shares of Series D Preferred Stock pursuant to Paragraph 5 above to require
the Corporation to redeem such Shares, or any other right has been exercised by more
than fifty percent (50%) of the outstanding Shares of Series D Preferred Stock to
require the Corporation under any set of circumstances to purchase or acquire Shares of
Series D Preferred Stock, the limited right to elect one director under this Paragraph
10 may not be exercised by the holders of the Series D Preferred Stock and the holders
of the Series D Preferred Stock shall be divested of voting power as provided in this
Paragraph 10. Likewise, if any such right has been exercised by the holders of more
than fifty percent (50%) of the outstanding Shares of Series D Preferred Stock, or if
the Corporation has set aside in trust for the benefits of the holders of the Preferred
Stock cash sufficient to pay for all then accrued dividends on and all requested
redemptions of the Series D Preferred Stock, the term of office of any person
previously elected as a director by the holders of Shares of Series D Preferred Stock
as a class shall forthwith terminate.
11.
Reacquired
Shares
. Any Shares of Series D Preferred Stock purchased or otherwise
acquired by the Corporation in any manner whatsoever shall be retired and cancelled promptly after
the acquisition thereof. All such Shares shall, upon cancellation, become authorized but unissued
shares of Preferred Stock and may be re-issued as part of a new series of Preferred Stock
subject to the conditions and restrictions on issuance set forth in the Articles of
Incorporation, as amended, or as otherwise required by law.
12.
Fractional Shares
. The Series D Preferred Stock may not be issued in fractions of Shares
which would entitle the holder, in proportion to such holders fractional Shares to exercise voting
rights, receive dividends or participate in distributions or have the benefit of any other rights
of the holders of Series D Preferred Stock. No fractional Shares of Series D Preferred Stock shall
be issued by the Corporation.
13.
Notice
.Any notice or request made to the Corporation in connection with the
Series D Preferred Stock shall be given and shall be conclusively deemed to have been given and
received five (5) Business Days following deposit thereof in writing, in the United States mail,
certified mail, return receipt requested, duly-stamped and addressed to the Corporation, to the
attention of its General Counsel, at its principal executive offices (which shall be deemed to be
the address most recently provided to the Securities and Exchange Commission [the SEC] as its
principal executive offices for so long as the Corporation is required to file reports with the
SEC).
14.
Definitions
. For purposes of this Certificate of Designation, the following
defined terms shall have the meanings set forth below:
(a) Business Day shall be and mean a day on which national and state banks
are open for regular business in Dallas County, Texas, but shall not include any
Saturday,
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Sunday or national holiday.
(b) Corporation shall be and mean Transcontinental Realty Investors, Inc., a
Nevada corporation, and its successors and assigns.
(c) Distribution shall have the meaning ascribed in Paragraph 3 above and
be as defined in Section 78.288 of the Nevada Revised Statutes.
(d) Dividend Reference Date and Dividend Reference Dates shall have
the meaning assigned in Paragraph 3 above.
(e) Junior Securities shall have the meaning ascribed in Paragraph 6 above.
(f) Liquidation Value shall have the meaning ascribed in Paragraph 6
above.
(g)
NRS shall have the meaning ascribed in Paragraph 3 above and be the
Nevada Revised Statutes.
(h) Redemption Price shall have the meaning ascribed in Paragraph 4 above.
(i) Share shall have the meaning ascribed in Paragraph 3 above and shall be a share of
Series D Cumulative Preferred Stock, par value $0.01 per share, with a liquidation value equal
to the Liquidation Value.
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Exhibit 10.1
SECURITIES ACQUISITION AND PUT AGREEMENT
THIS SECURITIES ACQUISITION AND PUT AGREEMENT (the
Agreement)
is
made and
entered into on November 21, 2006, by and among TRANSCONTINENTAL REALTY INVESTORS, INC., a Nevada
corporation (
TCI
or the
Company
), LEMAN DEVELOPMENT, LTD., a Texas limited
partnership (
Leman
), acting by, through and under
its General Partner, WINDMILL/KAUFMAN,
LTD., a Texas limited partnership (
WKL
), in turn acting by, through and under its General
Partner, SIEPELA DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION, a Texas corporation (
Siepela
); and KAUFMAN
LAND PARTNERS, LTD., a Texas limited partnership (
KLP
), acting by, through and under its General
Partner, KAUFMAN LAND MANAGEMENT, LLC, a Texas limited liability company (
Kaufman
LLC
) (Leman and KLP and their respective successors and assigns hereunder are sometimes
collectively called Holders, and all of the signatories hereto are collectively called the
Parties); and
WITNESSETH:
WHEREAS,
the Holders are also parties to two separate contracts (the
Contracts
)
covering and relating to the purchase and sale of certain real property and related assets
consisting of approximately 3,242 acres of land, more or less, known as part of Windmill Farms,
Kaufman County, Texas (the
Real Property
);
WHEREAS, pursuant to the Contracts, Prime Income Asset Management, Inc., a Nevada corporation
(PIAMI), and/or TCI and/or one or more of their respective affiliates, are purchasing the Real
Property and related assets from Holders upon the terms and conditions set forth in the Contracts;
WHEREAS, pursuant to the payment provisions of the Contracts, PIAMI is obligated to
deliver, in partial payment for the Real Property, certain shares of a newly-designated Series D
Cumulative Preferred Stock of TCI;
WHEREAS, TCI is authorized by its Articles of Incorporation, as amended, to issue up
to 10,000,000 shares of Preferred Stock, par value $0.01 per share;
WHEREAS,
TCIs Board of Directors has the authority from time to time to designate one or more
series of any number of shares of Preferred Stock by filing one or more Certificates of
Designation for such stock with the Secretary of State of Nevada;
WHEREAS, TCI has designated a new series of Preferred Stock of TCI denominated as the Series
D Cumulative Preferred Stock and to issue such Series D Preferred Stock to enable an affiliate of
TCI to meet the terms of the Contracts;
WHEREAS,
PIAMI has assigned the Purchasers rights under the Contracts to TCL, and TCI has
agreed to issue the Preferred Stock to Leman and Kaufman as part of the Purchase Price
thereunder;
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WHEREAS, as a material inducement to the Holders to accept the Series D Preferred Stock
issued by TCI, and in accordance with the terms of the Contracts, each of the Holders desires the
right to require, upon the occurrence of certain contingencies, that TCI repurchase the shares of
Series D Preferred Stock from the Holders as set forth below;
WHEREAS, the Parties hereto desire to delineate certain other rights, obligations and
governance arrangements with respect to such Series D Preferred Stock.
ACCORDINGLY, for an in consideration of the foregoing premises, the mutual promises,
covenants, representations and warranties contained herein, and to facilitate the delivery of the
Series D Preferred Stock as part of the consideration for the Real Property under the Contracts,
and for other good and valuable consideration, the receipt, sufficiency and adequacy of which are
hereby acknowledged by all of the Parties hereto, the Parties hereto do hereby agree as follows:
1.
Adoption of Recitals.
All of the recitals set forth above are hereby adopted,
confirmed, ratified and approved in the same manner as if fully recopied herein.
2.
Designation of Preferred Stock.
Prior to or contemporaneously with the execution of
this Agreement, the Company has or will designate a new series of its Preferred Stock pursuant to
that certain Certificate of Designations substantially in the form annexed hereby as Exhibit A
(the
Certificate of Designations)
, pursuant to which the Company shall designate a new
Series D Cumulative Preferred Stock consisting of 100,000 shares and having a liquidation value of
$100 per share (the
Series D Preferred Stock)
, to be issued by TCI pursuant to the terms
and conditions hereof and in conformity with the Certificate of Designations. The Series D
Preferred Stock will have, among other rights, the right to cumulative cash dividends based upon a
$100 per share valuation at the rates set forth in the Certificate of Designation, payable
quarterly; the right to payment of $100 per share plus accrued and unpaid dividends in the event of
dissolution, liquidation or winding-up of TCI before any distribution is made by TCI to its junior
stockholders; and the right to mandatory redemption at any time after
September 30, 2011 at a price
of $100 per share plus accrued and unpaid dividends. The Series D Preferred Stock shall have no
right to conversion into any other securities of the Company and voting rights only as required by
law, all as set forth in the Certificate of Designations.
3.
Distribution of Securities.
Prior to or contemporaneously with the closing under
the Contracts (the Closing), the Company shall file the Certificate of Designations with the
Secretary of State of Nevada, and at such Closing, TCI shall issue and deliver 100,000 shares of
the Series D Preferred Stock to Leman and Kaufman of the number of shares of Series D Preferred
Stock set forth opposite their respective names below:
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4.
Representations
and Warranties of Leman and KLP as to Shares of Series D
Preferred Stock.
Each of Leman and KLP separately represents, warrants and acknowledges to TCI
as follows:
(a)
Accredited Investor.
Each of Leman and KLP is an accredited investor
within the meaning of Regulation D, Rule 501 (a), promulgated under the Securities Act of
1933, as amended, and each of Leman and KLP is acquiring the shares of Series D Preferred
Stock (the Shares) for its own account and not with a view to the distribution thereof, in
whole or part. Each of Leman and KLP hereby confers authority upon TCI (i) not to transfer
any of the Shares until TCI has received written confirmation from counsel acceptable to TCI
to the effect that any such transfer does not require that the Series D Preferred Stock or
such transfer be registered under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (provided that no
such opinion shall be required in the case of a transfer to TCI), and (ii) to affix to the
face of the certificate or certificates representing the Shares a legend with respect to the
representations set forth herein in the following form or in such other similar form as
shall be approved by counsel to TCI:
THE SHARES REPRESENTED BY THIS CERTIFICATE HAVE NOT BEEN REGISTERED UNDER THE
SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AS AMENDED. THE SHARES HAVE BEEN ACQUIRED FOR INVESTMENT AND
MAY NOT BE PLEDGED OR HYPOTHECATED, AND MAY NOT BE SOLD OR TRANSFERRED IN THE ABSENCE
OF AN EFFECTIVE REGISTRATION STATEMENT FOR THE SHARES UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF
1933, OR AN OPINION OF COUNSEL OF THE COMPANY THAT REGISTRATION IS NOT REQUIRED UNDER
SAID ACT.
(b)
Authorization.
Each of Leman and KLP has all requisite power and authority
to enter into and perform this Agreement and to acquire the securities to be issued in
connection herewith, and Leman and KLP have each obtained all requisite consents, approvals,
permits and authorizations for each of Leman and KLP to participate in the Closing of this
Agreement and to receive the Shares to be issued to each.
(c)
Validity and Binding Effect
. This Agreement constitutes each of Lemans and
KLPs valid and legally binding obligations, enforceable according to its terms, except as
such enforcement may be limited or affected by the availability of equitable remedies such
as specific performance, and by applicable bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization,
moratorium or other laws relating to or affecting the enforcement of creditors rights,
including court decisions and general equity principles relating thereto.
(d)
Acquisition Entirely for Own Account
. The Shares to be acquired by each of
Leman and/or KLP will be acquired for investment for each of Lemans and KLPs respective
own accounts, not as a nominee or agent, and not with a view to the resale or distribution
of any part thereof. Neither Leman nor KLP has any present intention of selling, granting
any participation in, or otherwise distributing any of the Shares. Neither
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of Leman or KLP has any contract, undertaking, agreement or arrangement with any person to
sell, transfer or grant participations to such person or to any third person, with respect to any
of the Shares.
(e)
Disclosure of Information.
Each of Leman and KLP acknowledges that TCI is a
reporting company under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and as such is required to and does
file with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) annual reports on Form 10-K, quarterly
reports on Form 10-Q, other periodic reports on Form 8-K, proxy statements and other information
which is available for public review on the SECs website at
www.sec.gov.
Information is
also available on TCIs website at www.transconrealty-invest.com. Each of Leman and KLP has
reviewed the publicly-available information it considers necessary or appropriate for deciding
whether to acquire the securities. Each of Leman and KLP further represents that it has had an
opportunity to ask questions and receive answers from representatives of TCI regarding the terms
and conditions of the offering of the Shares.
(f)
Investment Experience.
Each of Leman and KLP (a) is an investor in securities of
companies investing in real estate and acknowledges that it understands that an investment in real
estate is inherently somewhat speculative and any anticipated returns are dependent upon a number
of factors beyond the control of TCI; (b) is able to fend for itself and bear the economic risk of
its investment; and (c) has such knowledge and experience in financial or business matters that it
is capable of evaluating the merits and risks of the investment in the Shares.
(g)
Restricted Securities.
Each of Leman and KLP understands that the Shares each is
acquiring ate characterized as restricted securities under the securities laws of the United
States in as much as they are being acquired from TCI in a transaction not involving a public
offering and that under such laws and applicable regulations such securities may be resold without
registration under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the Act), only in certain limited
circumstances. In this connection, each of Leman and KLP represents that it is familiar with SEC
Rule 144, as presently in effect, understands the resale limitations imposed thereby and by the
Act, and understands that although TCI is a reporting company under the Securities Exchange Act of
1934, Rule 144 will not be available for resales of the Shares. Each of Leman and KLP also
understands and acknowledges that there will be no available public market for the Shares and that
although TCI has a class of equity securities listed and traded on the New York Stock Exchange, the
securities being acquired by Leman and/or KLP will not be listed or traded on the New York Stock
Exchange or any other self-regulated organization or exchange.
(h)
Further Limitations on Disposition.
Without in any way limiting the
representations set forth above, and subject to any requirement of law that its property remain
within its control, each of Leman and KLP further agrees not to make any disposition of all or any
portion of the Shares to any party other than TCI during the first two years after the date of
this Agreement, unless:
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(i) There is then in effect a registration statement under the Act covering such
proposed disposition, and such disposition is made in accordance with such registration
statement; or
(ii) Each of Leman and KLP, as applicable, shall have notified TCI of the proposed
disposition and shall have furnished TCI with a detailed statement of the circumstances
surrounding the proposed disposition, and (ii) if reasonably requested by TCI, each of
Leman and TCI, shall have furnished TCI with an opinion of counsel reasonably satisfactory
to TCI that such disposition will not require registration of such shares under the Act; or
(iii) The transfer is made without consideration by either of Leman or KLP, as the
case may be, to an affiliate of, or successor entity to, either of Leman or KLP, as the
case may be, if the transferee agrees in writing to be subject to the terms hereof to the
same extent as if he were the original recipient hereunder.
5.
Representations
and Warranties of TCI
. TCI hereby represents and warrants to
each Leman and KLP as follows:
(a)
Organization and Authority
. TCI is a corporation duly authorized, validly
existing and in good standing under the laws of the State of Nevada. TCI has the full power
and authority (corporate and other) to execute and file the Certificate of Designations and
to perform its obligations under the Certificate of Designations and under this Agreement to
be performed by TCI. The execution, filing and performance of the Certificate of
Designations, the issuance of the Series D Preferred Stock thereunder and the execution,
delivery and performance of this Agreement have been duly authorized by all necessary
corporate action of TCI. The Series D Preferred Stock is duly and validly issued and is fully
paid and nonassessable. The consideration received by TCI for the Series D Preferred Stock
is adequate. All necessary filings have been made with the Nevada Secretary of State for the
Certificate of Designations and issuance of the Series D Preferred Stock. The execution,
filing and performance of the Certificate of Designations, the issuance of the Series D
Preferred Stock and the execution, deliver and performance of this Agreement do not conflict
with or result in the breach of any organizational documents of TCI or of any contract or
agreement binding on TCI, and the Certificate of Designations, the Series D Preferred Stock
and this Agreement represent the valid and binding obligation of TCI, enforceable against
TCI in accordance with their respective terms, subject only to bankruptcy laws and other
laws of general application.
(b)
Availability of Public Documents
. TCI is subject to the informational
filing requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as
amended (the
Exchange
Act
), and in accordance therewith, is required to file reports, proxy statements and other
information with the SEC. TCI is current in its filings with the SEC under the Exchange Act
which may be accessed at
www.sec.gov
. Certain of such filings may also be accessed
through TCIs website
at www.transconrealtyinvest.com.
(c)
No Restrictive Covenants
. Except for any applicable restrictions
under
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Nevada state law as of the date of this Agreement, TCI is not a party to any
agreement or instrument that contains a restriction or limitation on TCIs ability to pay
dividends on the Series D Preferred Stock or to redeem or repurchase such Series D
Preferred Stock in accordance with the terms of the Certificate of Designations or of this
Agreement. TCI is not a party to any agreement or instrument that requires TCI to maintain
any minimum level of net worth or of liquidity except for property specific loan covenants
requiring TCI to maintain certain debt coverage ratios on specific properties. As long as
the Series D Preferred Stock shall remain outstanding, TCI shall not enter into covenants
that would materially restrict TCIs ability to pay dividends on the Series D Preferred
Stock or to redeem or repurchase such Series D Preferred Stock in accordance with the
terms of the Certificate of Designations or of this Agreement.
6.
Accounting
Practices; Delivery to Holders of Certain Public Filings and Financial
Information.
As long as any shares of Series D Preferred Stock shall remain outstanding, as
soon as same are filed with the SEC and in any event within fifteen (15) calendar days thereafter,
TCI will cause to be mailed to each of Leman and KLP at their respective addresses for notices a
copy of TCIs Form 10-K and Forms 10-Q, without exhibits. To the extent that TCIs filing of any
such report is delayed beyond any filing date or extension date permitted under the Securities
Exchange Act of 1934, or to the extent that TCI shall cease to file with SEC the periodic reports
set forth above for any reason, TCI shall instead deliver to a representative selected by the
Holders of a majority of the outstanding Series D Preferred Stock (a) as soon as practicable and in
any event within one hundred fifteen (115) calendar days after the close of each fiscal year of
TCI consolidated audited Financial Statements prepared in accordance with GAAP, US, all in
reasonable detail and with an opinion expressed by TCIs independent public accountants that such
Financial Statement have been prepared in accordance with GAAP, US, and fairly present the
financial condition and results of operations of TCI and its consolidated subsidiaries as of the
dates and for period indicated, and such opinion shall contain no qualifications as to whether TCI
will continue as a going concern; and (b) as soon as practical and in any event within sixty (60)
calendar days after the close of each fiscal quarter of TCI, unaudited Financial Statements
prepared in accordance with GAAP, US (subject to normal year end adjustments which are not material
individually or in the aggregate).
7.
Put Option.
Any Holder of the Series D Preferred Stock shall have the option to
demand that TCI purchase from such Holder, and on exercise of such option, TCI shall purchase from
such Holder at the
Put Price
(as defined below), all of the shares of Series D Preferred
Stock held by such Holder at any time and from time to time after the
occurrence of a
Put Event
(as defined below), subject to the limitations set forth in this Agreement (such option and
reciprocal obligation to purchase are hereinafter referred to as the
Put
). Such Holder
may exercise the Put at any time and from time to time by written notice of such exercise to TCI
(the
Put Notice)
delivered at any time after the
Put Event
The Put Notice shall be the
affected Holders demand that TCI repurchase from such Holder all, but not less than all, of the
shares of Series D Preferred Stock then held by such Holder at a price of $100 per share plus any
accrued and unpaid dividends through the date of the payment of such price (such amount is herein
determined to be the
Put Price
). Any Put Notice shall set forth a date, which shall not be less
than thirty (30) calendar days nor more than sixty (60) calendar days after the date of such Put
Notice and which shall be a
Business Day
, for the purchase and sale of the shares of Series D
Preferred Stock with respect to which the Put is exercised (a
Put Closing Date
). On or before
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the selected Put Closing Date, each Holder exercising the Put shall deliver the certificates
evidencing the shares of Series D Preferred Stock held by such Holder and being sold on such Put
Closing Date, duly endorsed, free and clear of all
Encumbrances
, as defined in subpart (a) below,
to TCI at its principal executive office, and TCI shall on the Put Closing Date pay to such Holder
an amount equal to the Put Price multiplied by the number of shares of Series D Preferred Stock
that are represented by the certificates so delivered to TCI on or before the Put Closing Date. The
amount payable by TCI to any Holder upon exercise of the Put shall be paid by cashiers check or by
wire transfer of funds. If TCI is unable to purchase all of the shares of Series D Preferred Stock
to be sold pursuant to the Put on the applicable Put Closing Date because it does not have adequate
equity accounts to effect such repurchase under the Nevada General Corporation Law, TCI shall
notify such Holders of the number of Shares TCI is so unable to purchase, and TCI shall purchase
(on a pro rata basis among all Holders making the Put on the basis of the number of shares held)
all of the shares of Series D Preferred Stock that TCI is then permitted to purchase without
violating the capital requirements of the Nevada General Corporation Law, and TCI shall purchase
the remaining shares covered by a Put as soon thereafter as is possible without violating such
equity requirements. For these purposes the Board of Directors of the Corporation shall make and
shall be deemed to have made all reasonable findings of fact, consistent with their fiduciary
obligations, in support and in favor of making funds available for purchase of the Shares covered
by a Put under the Nevada General Corporation Law. To the extent that TCI is not able to purchase
all Series D Preferred Stock covered by the Put Notice because of inadequate equity to do so, or
because of any other legal constraints that are not the result of any action or omission of the
exercising Holder, the obligation to pay the remaining Put Price shall, to the extent permitted by
applicable law, become a general unsecured obligation of TCI to the exercising Holder, and the
accrual rate for calculating cumulative dividends on such shares shall increase as provided in
Section 8 below.
By presenting a Put Notice to TCI, each signatory to such Put Notice makes in form and
substance each and every one of the following representations, warranties and covenants to TCI
with respect to the shares of Series D Preferred Stock subject to such Put Notice:
(a) Shares identified in and subject to the Put Notice are owned of record and
beneficially by such stockholder free and clear of any Encumbrance (as defined below),
except for any restrictions on transfer under this Agreement and applicable state and
federal securities laws. Upon conclusion of the transfer to TCI there will be no
Encumbrances whatsoever, fixed or contingent, that directly or indirectly (i) provide for
the sale, pledge or other transfer or disposition of any of the shares held by such
stockholder, any interest therein or any rights with respect thereto or which relate to the
disposition, exercise or control of such shares, or (ii) obligate such stockholder to
grant, offer, or enter into any of the foregoing. Except for restrictions on transfer under
applicable federal and state securities laws, on the Put Closing Date, TCI will acquire
valid and indefeasible title to such shares of such Series D Preferred Stock free and clear
of any Encumbrance. For the purposes of this subpart, the term
Encumbrance
shall
mean any security interest, pledge, option, lien, claim, commitment,
proxy, equity right
(including without limitation community property rights), restriction on transfer or
encumbrance of any nature whatsoever, other than restrictions under federal and state
securities laws.
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(b) The consummation of the Put does not violate any agreement, law, rule,
regulation, ordinance, order, writ, injunction, judgment or decree to which such Holder is
a party or by which such Holder is bound that would cause any damage or cost to TCI upon
payment of the Put Price by TCI.
(c) Such Holder has the power and authority to consummate the Put and to perform its
obligations in connection with the Put set forth herein, all permits and approvals from all
appropriate governmental regulatory agencies as may be deemed necessary for the lawful
consummation of the Put by the Holders have been obtained (except for any such permits or
approvals required under applicable state and federal securities laws), and if the
stockholder is not an individual person, the exercise of the Put by such stockholder has
been approved by the partners or governing body of such stockholder or such other persons
or entities as required under such stockholders governing documents.
If at the time of the required closing of the Put, there shall be any order, statute, rule,
regulation, executive order, injunction, stay, decree, judgment or restraining order applicable to
or binding on a Holder from any court or other governmental or regulatory authority or
instrumentality that prohibits the affected Holder from consummating the transactions contemplated
hereby, then the Holder affected by such matter shall disclose the same in writing to TCI before
such closing, and TCI shall remain obligated to close hereunder on delivery of the certificates
evidencing the Shares covered by the Put, duly endorsed to TCI, but closing shall be delayed until
the Holder is lawfully able to close hereunder. Further, if there shall be then pending any action,
proceeding or investigation involving such Holder before or by any court or governmental or
regulatory or instrumentality or other person challenging, or seeking damages in connection with,
the Put transaction contemplated hereby, then in any such event the Holder affected by such matter
shall disclose the same in writing to TCI before such closing, and TCI shall remain obligated to
close hereunder on delivery of the certificates evidencing the Shares covered by the Put, duly
endorsed to TCI, but TCI may and shall be fully protected by interpleading all sums due from TCI
hereunder or by otherwise depositing such sums into the control of the court or other authority
having jurisdiction over the dispute. Failure by the Holder exercising the Put to disclose to TCI
any matter required to be disclosed under this paragraph shall be a continuing representation and
warranty by such Holder that no such matter exists, and the Holder who fails in such disclosure
obligation shall indemnify and hold TCI harmless, and at TCIs option, defend TCI, against any
loss, cost, liability, damage or expense, including reasonable attorneys fees, arising from such
breach.
For the purposes of this Agreement, the following terms shall have the meanings ascribed to
each below unless otherwise specifically defined herein:
(a)
Business Day
shall be and mean any day other than a Saturday, Sunday or a
day on which federally-chartered commercial banks are authorized by law to be closed.
(b)
Capital Lease
shall be and mean a lease that would be capitalized on a
balance sheet of a lessee prepared in accordance with GAAP, US
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Financial Statements
as of any date means the following consolidated financial
statements of TCI: Balance Sheet(s), Consolidated Statement(s) of Operations, Consolidated
Statement(s) of Stockholders Equity, and Consolidated Statement(s) of Cash Flows of TCI as of the
date specified, prepared in conformity with GAAP, US, together with related notes thereto, as
required by GAAP, US for the fiscal year then ended (in the case of annual statements) or the
fiscal quarter then ended (in the case of quarterly statements).
(d)
Form 10-K and Form 10-Q
shall be and mean the annual and quarterly reports
required to be filed by TCI with the Securities and Exchange Commission and any similar reports
required to be filed in the future which contain annual financial statements or quarterly financial
statements, as the case may be.
(e)
Encumbrance
shall have the meaning ascribed in Paragraph 7, subpart (a) above.
(f)
GAAP, US
shall be and mean accounting principles and practices generally
accepted in the United States of America, together with the standards of the Public Company
Accounting Oversight Board (United States), which assesses the accounting principles used and
evaluates the overall presentation of financial statements and schedules from time to time, all
applied on a basis consistent from year to year except for changes required by such principles and
practices from time to time.
(g)
In Arrears
shall mean, with respect to any quarterly dividend accrued on the
Series D Preferred Stock, that such dividend has not been paid in full for any reason on or before
its respective Dividend Reference Date, as that term is defined in the Certificate of
Designations (and for this purpose partial payment of any accrued quarterly dividend shall be
considered nonpayment);
(h)
Liabilities
shall be and mean those liabilities required to be listed as
liabilities under GAAP, US on the Consolidated Balance Sheet of TCI and shall include (i) all
consolidated obligations for borrowed money, (ii) all obligations evidenced by bonds, debentures,
notes or similar instruments of indebtedness (but shall not include any preferred stock), (iii)
all obligations to pay the deferred purchase price of property or services, except trade accounts
payable arising in the ordinary course of business, (iv) all obligations as lessee under any
Capital Leases
, and (v) all non-contingent obligations to reimburse any other person or entity
for amounts which have actually been drawn under a letter of credit or similar instrument, but
shall not include any guaranty of indebtedness of others or accommodation pledges of assets or
customary trade payables that may under GAAP, US be disclosed in notes to the Financial Statements
rather than as liabilities on such Consolidated Balance Sheet.
(i)
Liquidation Event
shall be and mean (i) any
reorganization, consolidation or merger of TCI in which TCI is not the continuing or surviving
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corporation, or (ii) any sale or other transfer of more than eighty percent (80%) of the TCIs
assets (in one transaction or a series of related transactions taking place within the same
twelve-month period, and such transactions must be treated as sales under GAAP, US to be sales for
purposes of determining whether a Liquidation Event has occurred); or (iii) approval by the
stockholders of the Corporation of a plan or proposal for the liquidation or dissolution of the
Corporation.
(j)
Net Worth
and/or
Stockholders Equity
shall be and mean the sum of TCIs
stockholders equity accounts as reflected from time to time on its consolidated balance sheet
under GAAP, US, including preferred stock, common stock, paid-in capital, retained earnings and
other accumulations less treasury stock, accumulated deficit or accumulated other comprehensive
loss.
(k)
Put Event
shall be and mean any one or more of the following events or conditions
(provided, however, that no event or condition described in subparts (i), (ii), (iii), (iv) or (v)
below, to the extent that such event or condition arises after July 31, 2011, shall be a Put
Event):
(i) A total of three quarterly dividends on the Series D Preferred Stock shall be In Arrears,
whether or not such dividends are consecutive, whether or not funds are available for payment and
whether or not such dividends have been declared, and such condition shall have continued for
thirty calendar days after the Dividend Reference Date applicable to the third quarterly dividend;
or
(ii) At least two quarterly dividends on the Series D Preferred Stock (whether or not such
dividends are consecutive, whether or not funds are available for payment and whether or not such
dividends have been declared) shall have been In Arrears as of any Test Date, and such condition of
arrearage shall have occurred on five separate Test Dates, whether or not consecutive; or
(iii) the ratio of TCIs Liabilities to TCIs Stockholders Equity shall exceed 10 to 1 at the end
of any calendar quarter or fiscal year as calculated from the Financial Statements for such
calendar quarter or end of a fiscal year as applicable; or
(iv) the Stockholders Equity of TCI shall be less than $150 million at the end of any calendar
quarter or fiscal year end as calculated from the Financial Statements for such calendar quarter or
fiscal year end as applicable; or
(v) a Liquidation Event of TCI has occurred;
(vi) TCI shall fail to honor any of its obligations under any one or more of the following
paragraphs of the Certificate of Designations, and such failure shall continue for a period of
thirty (30) days after written notice of such failure and the action necessary to cure the same is
given to TCI: Paragraphs 3(b), 5, 6, 7, 8 or 10 (provided that no Put Event may first arise under
this paragraph (k)(vi) after December 31, 2011).
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Breaches or events of default under this Agreement or under the Certificate of Designations
that are not included within the definition of
Put Event
above shall give rise only to actions by
the affected Holders for specific performance and for damages, as appropriate, but such other
breaches or defaults shall not give rise to a Put under this Agreement; only the Put Events shall
give rise to a Put.
The terms or phrases
Put Exercise
,
Put Notice
,
Put Price
,
Put
Closing Date
and Put shall have the meanings ascribed in the first portion of this paragraph
above. For the purposes of this Agreement, except as otherwise expressly provided or unless the
context clearly requires, all terms defined in this Agreement include the plural as well as the
singular, all accounting terms not otherwise defined herein shall have the meanings ascribed to
them in accordance with GAAP, US and the words
herein
,
hereof
and
hereunder
and other words of similar import refer to this Agreement as a whole, and not
to any particular paragraph, section, subpart or other subdivision.
(l)
Test Date
shall be and include each October 31, January 31, April 30 and July 31
during the time that any of the Series D Preferred Stock remains outstanding, provided that the
final Test Date shall be July 31, 2011.
8.
Exercise
of Put; TCIs Failure to Close
. In the event that a Holder delivers a Put
Notice to TCI and otherwise complies with its obligations in connection with the Put, and TCI does
not for any reason on the Put Closing Date specified in the Put Notice [which must be at least
thirty (30) calendar days after receipt by TCI of such Put Notice] consummate the Put by the
purchase of all of the shares of Series D Preferred Stock covered by the Put at the Put Price,
unless such Put Notice is rescinded by the Holder submitting the same, then TCI shall pay, in
addition to the accrual rate for the dividends on any shares covered by such Put for which TCI has
not paid the Put Price, late charges calculated on the aggregate Put Price not so paid at the
Default Rate
. The Default Rate shall be five percent (5%) per annum. Therefore, if TCI
shall not be able to close on the Put for any reason other than a breach by the Holder, dividends
shall continue to accrue on Series D Preferred Stock covered by the Put and in addition TCI shall
incur to the Holders a late charge calculated by applying to the $100 per share value of the Series
D Preferred Stock covered by the Put a simple interest rate equal to 5% per annum. The total of
dividends and late charges accruing shall never exceed fifteen percent (15%) per annum. In
addition, any affected Holder may:
(a) elect to rescind the Put Notice, in whole or in part, and retain such of the shares of
Series D Preferred Stock specified in the Put Notice as TCI is not able to or does not repurchase;
or
(b) elect to bring legal action for damages or a specific performance; or
(c) elect to defer TCIs compliance with the remaining terms of the Put Notice until such
time as TCI is able to purchase such remaining shares of
Series D Preferred Stock.
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In all instances, at all times while TCI has not repurchased such additional shares of Series
D Preferred Stock, such shares shall continue to accrue dividends plus interest at the Default Rate
as set forth above until repurchased in accordance with the Put Notice (unless the Put Notice is
withdrawn by the Holder).
9.
Expiry of this Agreement
. This Agreement shall expire and be without further
force or effect on January 31, 2012, except that all terms and provisions of this Agreement shall
remain in full force and effect as to any Put that has been exercised as of such expiry date but
that has not been closed and funded, and any cause of action that has accrued in favor of any party
under this Agreement prior to such expiry date shall survive the
expiration of this Agreement.
10.
Assignment
. This Agreement shall be binding upon and inure to the benefit of the
Parties hereto and their permitted successors and transferees.
(a)
Assignment by Holder; Right of First Refusal on Certain Transfers
. Any Holder is free,
without the joinder or consent of TCI, to assign all or any part of its rights (but not its
obligations) under this Agreement in connection with the any transfer of that Holders Series D
Preferred Stock that is a permitted transfer hereunder. In connection with any such permitted
transfer by any Holder, the transferring Holder shall remain fully responsible for its obligations
hereunder. Otherwise, any transfer of the rights of a Holder hereunder may be made only with the
consent of TCI. It is provided, however, that prior to making any transfer of any rights under this
Agreement in connection with a transfer of Series D Preferred Stock, and if such transfer is for
valuable consideration, the Holder desiring to effect such transfer shall first give written notice
of such proposed transfer for value to TCI (a Notice of Sale), including a copy of a letter of
intent or contract for the proposed transaction, a statement of the identity of the person or
entity to which such proposed transfer is being made, and a statement of the terms and conditions
of the proposed transaction. On receipt of such Notice of Sale, TCI shall have, for a period of
twenty (20) days after its receipt of such Notice if Sale, the preferential right or option to
purchase the Series D Preferred Stock affected by the proposed transfer on the same terms and
conditions as the transaction that the affected Holder desires to accept, as set forth in the
Notice of Sale. To exercise such right and option, TCI must give written notice of such exercise to
the affected Holder within such twenty (20) day period, and TCI must deposit on giving such notice
an amount equal to ten percent (10%) of the cash consideration involved in the proposed transfer
into its attorneys trust account as earnest money for the transaction, such earnest money to paid
to the Holder as liquidated damages should TCI default after exercise. At the same time TCI must
provide the affected Holder verification by TCIs attorneys of such deposit with the notice of
exercise. On giving such notice, TCI shall be obligated to close on the terms and conditions set
out in the Notice of Sale (being the same terms offered by the third party), except that TCI shall
be obligated to close such transaction within thirty (30) days of the Notice of Sale. If TCI fails
to exercise the right and option, or if TCI exercises the right and option and then fails to close
the purchase timely as set forth above, the affected Holder may sell, transfer or otherwise dispose
of the offered shares and related rights under this Agreement to the party specified in the
original Notice of Sale for the consideration and upon the term and conditions stated herein, and
not otherwise; provided that such sale, transfer or other disposition must be completed at any
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time within, but not after ninety (90) days after the date that the Notice of Sale is
delivered to TCI. If not completed within the appropriate period designated above, the Notice of
Sale theretofore given shall in all respects be a nullity and shall be treated as though it never
had been given and any resulting transfer shall be of no force, effect or validity for any purpose
whatsoever. If such other disposition is not consummated on the same terms as stated in the Notice
of Sale, such disposition shall be of no force, effect or validity for any purpose whatsoever and
the notice thereof shall be rendered ineffective. The right of first refusal provisions of this
paragraph shall not apply in any way to (x) any pledge of any of the Series D Preferred Shares and
related rights under this Agreement; provided that in event of any such pledge, the Holder shall
obtain the related lenders agreement to be bound by the terms of this Agreement in making any
disposition of such Shares and legal rights, by foreclosure or otherwise; (y) any transfer of
Series D Preferred Shares and related rights under this Agreement by a Holder to TCI; and (z) any
transfer of Series D Preferred Shares and related rights under this Agreement by a Holder (i) if
such Holder is a legal entity, to the shareholders, members, partners or other beneficial owners of
such Holder in connection with the dissolution of such Holder; or (ii) to the spouse or descendants
of such Holder, or (iii) to any trust, partnership or limited liability company created solely for
his benefit or of a Holder, his spouse and/or descendants, or (iv) to any beneficiary of such a
trust; provided that this exception under subpart (iv) shall apply only to distributions or
transfers from such a trust to its beneficiaries pursuant to the terms of the trust. In the case of
any transfer to which these right of first refusal provisions apply, the purchaser from such Holder
shall take the Series D Preferred Stock and related rights under this Agreement free from any
further right of first refusal under this paragraph; that is, TCI shall have only one opportunity
to exercise the right of first refusal and if the transaction to a third party closes, the right
shall be without further force or effect. In the case of any transfer to which these right of first
refusal provisions do not apply because of the exceptions in subsections (i) through (iv) above,
the transferee from such Holder shall take the Series D Preferred Stock and related rights under
this Agreement subject to the right of first refusal under this paragraph, so that TCI shall in
every case have at least one opportunity to exercise the right. As used in this paragraph, the term
descendants shall include descendants by adoption if the adoption was a court adoption of a minor
under fourteen (14) years of age.
(b)
Assignment by TCI
. TCI is free, without the joinder or consent of any Holder, to
transfer all or any part of its rights under this Agreement in connection with any reorganization
or sale of all or substantially all of TCIs assets, including any merger, conversion in entity
form or other change in organization. In connection with any such transfer by TCI, TCI shall remain
fully responsible for its obligations hereunder and any successor entity shall likewise assume such
obligations. Otherwise, any transfer of the rights of TCI hereunder may be made only with the
consent of a majority in interest of the holders of the Series D Preferred Stock.
11.
Miscellaneous
. The following provisions form a part a part of this Agreement:
(a)
Costs and Expenses
. Except as otherwise expressly provided for in this Agreement, each
Party hereto shall bear its own costs, expenses and fees incurred or assumed by such party in the
preparation or execution of this Agreement and in compliance with the covenants and conditions
herein, whether or not the transactions contemplated hereby shall be consummated.
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(b)
Further Cooperation
. To the extent that either Partys further approval or
other action is deemed necessary or desirable by any other party hereto in order to effectuate the
terms, conditions and purposes of this Agreement and the matters covered hereby, each of the
Parties hereto hereby agrees to execute all reasonable documents and take all actions reasonably
requested by any other Party.
(c)
Notices
. Any notice or other communication required or permitted to be given by
this Agreement or any other document or instrument referred to herein which has been executed in
connection herewith must be given in writing (which may be by facsimile or electronic transmission
followed by mail or personal delivery), and must be personally
delivered or mailed by prepaid, first
class or certified or registered mail to the Party to whom such notice or communication is directed
at the address of such Party set forth opposite his or its name on the signature page to this
Agreement. Subject to the other provisions of this Agreement, any Party may change its address
(or redesignate the person to whom such notice shall be delivered) for purposes of this Agreement
by giving notice of such change to the other Party pursuant to this
provision. In all instances, any
notice or other communication required or permitted to be given by this Agreement shall only be
effective upon actual receipt thereof by the person intended to receive same. Although not required
for effectiveness of the notice, a copy should also be delivered to counsel for the respective
Parties as follows:
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(d)
Amendments
. Neither this Agreement nor any term hereby may be changed, waived,
discharged or terminated orally, but only by written agreement among
the Parties hereto.
(e)
Headings
. The headings of sections or paragraphs of this Agreement are inserted
for convenience of reference only and shall not be deemed to
constitute apart of this Agreement.
(f)
Binding Effect
. All terms and provisions of this Agreement shall be binding
upon and inure to the benefit and be enforceable by the heirs, legal representatives,
successors and assigns of the Parties hereto whenever applicable to such Party.
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(g)
Entire Agreement
. This Agreement constitutes the entire agreement among the
Parties hereto, supersedes and any and all prior understandings and arrangements, and may not be
modified or amended except on or after the date hereof by a writing executed by the party against
whom such modification or amendment is sought to be enforced. The failure of any of the Parties to
this Agreement to insist upon strict adherence to any term of this Agreement on one or more
occasions shall not be deemed to be a waiver or deprive such person or entity of the light
thereafter to insist upon strict adherence to that term or any other term of this Agreement. No
waiver of this Agreement, the obligations or conditions hereon, shall be valid unless the writing
is signed by the Party against whom said waiver is sought to be enforced.
(h)
Governing Law and Enforcement
. This Agreement shall be construed and enforced in
accordance with the laws of the State of Texas, the state in which it was negotiated, executed and
delivered;
provided
, that matters relating to the corporate powers of TCI, the internal
governance of TCI, TCIs right or ability to pay dividends and to effect repurchases of its share
and the obligations and/or duties of TCIs governing body shall be governed by the laws of the
State of Nevada. Should any clause, sentence or paragraph of this Agreement be judicially or
administratively declared to be invalid, unenforceable or void under the laws of the State of Texas
or Nevada, as applicable, or the United States of America or any agency or subdivision thereof,
such decision shall not have the effect of invalidating or voiding the remainder of this Agreement,
so long as the offending provision does not go to the benefit of the economic bargain of the
Parties. To the extent that any offending provision does not go to the benefit of such economic
bargain, the Parties hereto agree that the part or parts of this Agreement so held to be invalid,
unenforceable or void shall be deemed to have been deleted herefrom, the remainder shall have been
included herein and a provision with effect as close as possible to the deleted provision but that
is enforceable shall be substituted therefor by the body making the determination of invalidity or
unenforceability. The Holders shall be entitled to specific enforcement of their rights under this
Agreement, to recover damages caused by reason of any breach of any provision of this Agreement and
to exercise all other rights granted by law. The Parties agree and acknowledge that money damages
will not be an adequate remedy for any breach of the provisions of this Agreement and that the
Holders may in their sole discretion apply to any court of law or equity of competent jurisdiction
(without posting any bond or other security) for specific performance and for other injunctive or
equitable relief in order to enforce or prevent violation of the provisions of this Agreement. In
the event any Party hereto shall fail to perform any of its obligations under this Agreement, such
Party hereby agrees to pay all reasonable expenses, including reasonable attorneys fees, in such
reasonable amount as may be awarded by a court of competent jurisdiction to any Party hereto which
is successful in enforcing this Agreement.
(i)
No Third Party Beneficiaries
. This Agreement does not create and shall not be construed
as creating any rights enforceable by any person other than the undersigned Parties and their
respective lawful successors and assigns and other persons named herein and does not imply or
release and shall not be construed as implying or
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releasing that any rights are enforceable against any person or entity other than the
undersigned parties and their respective successors and assigns and the persons named herein.
(j)
Counterparts
. This Agreement may be executed in several counterparts, each of which
shall be deemed to be an original for all purposes, and all of which shall constitute one and the
same instrument, and it shall not be necessary for the proof of this Agreement that any party
produces or accounts for more than one such counterpart.
(k)
Facsimile: Electronic Transmission
. This Agreement or any notices hereunder may be
transmitted by facsimile or by electronic transmission, and it is the intent of the parties for the
facsimile or electronically reproduced autograph by a receiving facsimile machine or computer to be
an original signature, and for the facsimile or any electronic reproduction and any complete
photocopy of this Agreement or notice to be deemed an original
counterpart.
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IN
WITNESS WHEREOF, each of the undersigned has caused this Agreement to be executed, in
one or more counterparts, each of which shall be deemed to be an original, by their respective,
duly-authorized representatives as of the date and year first above written.
Addresses, Telephone Nos. and
Facsimile Nos. for Notices
See Section 10(c) above for additional
notice addresses for legal counsel.
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a Texas limited
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limited partnership, general partner, acting by,
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