UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

 

FORM 8-K

 

CURRENT REPORT

 

Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the

Securities Exchange Act of 1934

 

Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported):       January 6, 2017

 

Presidential Realty Corporation

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 

Delaware   1-8594   13-1954619
(State or other jurisdiction   (Commission   (I.R.S. Employer
of incorporation)   File Number)   Identification Number)

 

1430 Broadway, Suite 503 , New York, NY   10018
(Address of principal executive offices)   (Zip Code)

 

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code:       (914) 948-1300

 

Not Applicable

(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)

 

Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions:

 

o Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)

 

o Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)

 

o Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))  
   
o Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))

 

 

 

 

Item 1.01. Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement.

Item 2.01 Completion of Acquisition or Disposition of Assets.

Item 3.02 Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities.

Item 5.02 Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.

 

Amendment, Limited Partnership Agreement and Other Agreements

 

As previously disclosed, on December 16, 2016, Presidential Realty Corporation (the “Company”) and its newly formed operating partnership, Presidential Realty Operating Partnership LP (“Presidential OP”), entered into an interest contribution agreement (the “Initial Agreement”) with First Capital Real Estate Trust Incorporated (“FC REIT”), First Capital Real Estate Operating Partnership (the “FC OP”), the operating partnership of FC REIT, Township Nine Owner, LLC, Capital Station Holdings, LLC, Capital Station Member, LLC, Capital Station 65 LLC and Avalon Jubilee LLC (“Avalon”). On January 6, 2017, the Company and the other parties to the Agreement entered into the First Amendment to the Initial Agreement (the “Amendment,” and, together with the Initial Agreement, the “Agreement”). Additionally, on January 6, 2017, FC OP entered into the Agreement of Limited Partnership (the “Limited Partnership Agreement”) of Presidential OP, as limited partner, with the Company as general partner.

 

Pursuant to the Amendment, on January 6, 2017, the Company entered into an agreement (the “Signature Agreement”) with Signature Group Advisors, LLC (“Signature”), pursuant to which (i) Signature shall receive $1,000,000 payable in cash as consideration for sourcing, negotiating and documenting the transactions contemplated by the Agreement (“Transaction Fee”), which shall become earned, due and payable upon the closing by the Company or Presidential OP of a preferred stock offering (or similar instrument) of at least $50,000,000 in gross proceeds; and (ii) commencing on the closing for the T9 Properties (as defined below), Signature shall be engaged as a consultant to the Company for a four year term. The fee payable to Signature as a consultant (the “Consulting Fee”) shall be $500,000 per annum, payable in cash in arrears on each anniversary of the closing for the T9 Properties; provided, however, that no portion of the Consulting Fee shall be earned or paid unless and until the net asset value of the Company is at least $200,000,000. Signature is a company indirectly owned by Nickolas W. Jekogian, III, a director, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of the Company.

 

Additionally, the Amendment revised the amount of consideration payable to our President and Chief Operating Officer, Alexander Ludwig. On January 6, 2017, the Company and Mr. Ludwig entered into a Cancellation and Release Agreement for the cancellation of all stock options and warrants held by Mr. Ludwig as of such date in consideration for the issuance of (x) 450,000 shares of Class B common stock of the Company and (y) an option to purchase an additional 550,000 shares of Class B common stock of the Company. The exercise of such option is subject to certain conditions, including that the Company has consummated an equity offering, capital raise or such other offering such that the issuance of any shares of Class B common stock of the Company covered by Mr. Ludwig’s option would not be deemed “Excess Shares” as that term is defined in the certificate of incorporation of the Company. The exercise price is $0.00.

 

 

 

 

As a condition precedent to the closing of the transactions contemplated by, and pursuant to, the Agreement, on January 6, 2017, Mr. Jekogian entered into a Cancellation and Release Agreement for the (x) cancellation of all stock options and warrants held by Mr. Jekogian as of such date and (y) termination of his Employment Agreement effective as of such date. Mr. Jekogian shall continue as an employee of the Company in his capacity as Chairman and Chief Executive Officer on a month-to-month basis until such time as otherwise determined by the Company in its sole discretion. It is expected that his salary will remain unchanged.

 

Pursuant to the Agreement, on January 6, 2017, each of Richard Brandt, Robert Feder and Jeffrey Joseph, non-management directors of the Company, and Jeffrey Rogers, a former non-management director of the Company, entered into Issuance and Release Agreements for the issuance of an aggregate of 450,000 shares of Class B common stock of the Company in consideration of the release of the Company’s obligation to pay past due and current director’s fees.

 

As a condition precedent to the closing of the transactions contemplated by, and pursuant to, the Agreement, on January 6, 2017, the Company and Presidential OP entered into an Acknowledgement and Certification (the “Shareholder Certification”) with Mr. Jekogian, The BBJ Family Irrevocable Trust (the “Trust”), FC OP and FC REIT, pursuant to which the Trust agreed to, among other things, (i) exchange its shares of Class A stock for shares of Class B stock of the Company upon the occurrence and satisfaction of certain conditions, (ii) refrain from taking certain actions, and (iii) vote its shares of Class A stock in favor of certain actions. Pursuant to such Shareholder Certification, the Company agreed not to issue or cause to be issued any shares of its Class A stock.

 

Closing

 

On January 6, 2017, as contemplated by the Agreement, the sale of FC OP’s ownership interests in Avalon, which owns the fee simple interest in that certain real property consisting of 251, non-contiguous single-family, residential lots and a 10,000 square foot clubhouse, within the Jubilee at Los Lunas subdivision located in Los Lunas, New Mexico (the “Avalon Property”), closed (the “Closing”). At the Closing, in exchange for the contribution to Presidential OP of FC OP’s membership interests in Avalon, FC OP received 4,632,000 units of limited partnership interest in, and became a limited partner of, Presidential OP. Such limited partnership interests are convertible, upon the satisfaction of certain conditions, into shares of Class B common stock of the Company on a one-for-one basis. In connection with the Closing, FC REIT paid $800,000 to Presidential to be used as operating capital.

 

In connection with the foregoing, certain holders of Class A common stock of the Company, representing an aggregate of 49,000 shares of Class A common stock, entered into a Proxy and Option to Purchase with The BBJ Family Irrevocable Trust designating The BBJ Family Irrevocable Trust as proxy to vote on all matters with respect to their shares. In addition, such agreement granted The BBJ Family Irrevocable Trust an option to purchase such shares at a purchase price of $2.00 per share. The Company was not a party to such transaction.

 

 

 

 

The shares of Class B common stock of the Company issued in connection with the Closing were issued in reliance on the exemption from securities registration requirements contained in Section 4(a)(2) of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and the rules promulgated thereunder.

 

As of the date of this filing and after giving effect to the transactions consummated at Closing, there are 5,188,680 shares of Series B common stock of the Company issued outstanding. The total number of securities issued at Closing was 900,000 shares of Class B common stock of the Company, which is more than 5% of the outstanding Company Class B common stock as of the last quarter.

 

The foregoing descriptions of the transactions and the Agreement are subject to and qualified in their entirety by reference to the complete text of the Initial Agreement, which was filed as Exhibit 10.1 to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K on December 20, 2016, and the Amendment, which is attached as Exhibit 10.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K and incorporated by reference herein. The foregoing description of the Limited Partnership Agreement, the Shareholder Certification, the Signature Agreement and the other documents described herein are subject to and qualified in their entirety by reference to the complete text of such documents, which are attached as Exhibits to this Current Report on Form 8-K and incorporated by reference herein.

 

Future Closing

 

The Agreement contemplates that on or before March 16, 2017 (i) FC OP will contribute to the Presidential OP 66% of its 92% ownership interests in Township Nine Owner LLC, which indirectly owns the fee simple interest in 23 parcels of land located in Sacramento, California (collectively, the “T9 Properties”), and (ii) the Company and Presidential OP will assume 66% of the liabilities with respect to an existing loan secured by a deed of trust on the T9 Properties, among other things (and/or any replacement financing thereof). The closing of the transaction involving the T9 Properties is subject to certain closing conditions and contingencies.

 

 

 

 

Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.

 

Exhibit No.   Description
       
10.1   First Amendment dated January 6, 2017 to the Interest Contribution Agreement, dated as of December 16, 2016 among Presidential Realty Corporation, Presidential Realty Operating Partnership LP, First Capital Real Estate Trust Incorporated, First Capital Real Estate Operating Partnership, Township Nine Owner, LLC, Capital Station Holdings, LLC, Capital Station Member, LLC, Capital Station 65 LLC and Avalon Jubilee LLC.
     
10.2   Limited Partnership Agreement dated January 6, 2017 between Presidential Realty Corporation and First Capital Real Estate Trust Incorporated, First Capital Real Estate Operating Partnership.
     
10.3   Consulting Agreement dated January 6, 2017 between Presidential Realty Corporation and Signature Group Advisors, LLC.
     
10.4   Cancellation and Release Agreement dated January 6, 2017 between Presidential Realty Corporation and Alexander Ludwig.
     
10.5   Stock Option Agreement dated January 6, 2017 between Presidential Realty Corporation and Alexander Ludwig.
     
10.6   Cancellation and Release Agreement dated January 6, 2017 between Presidential Realty Corporation and Nickolas W. Jekogian, III.
     
10.7   Issuance and Release Agreement dated January 6, 2017 between Presidential Realty Corporation and Richard Brandt.
     
10.8   Issuance and Release Agreement dated January 6, 2017 between Presidential Realty Corporation and Robert Feder.
     
10.9   Issuance and Release Agreement dated January 6, 2017 between Presidential Realty Corporation and Jeffrey Joseph.
     
10.10   Issuance and Release Agreement dated January 6, 2017 between Presidential Realty Corporation and Jeffrey Rogers.
     
10.11   Acknowledgement and Certification dated January 6, 2017 among The BBJ Family Irrevocable Trust, Nickolas W. Jekogian, III, Presidential Realty Corporation, Presidential Realty Operating Partnership LP, First Capital Real Estate Trust Incorporated and First Capital Real Estate Operating Partnership.

 

 

 

 

SIGNATURES

 

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

 

  PRESIDENTIAL REALTY CORPORATION
     
Date:  January 12, 2017 By: /s/ Alexander Ludwig
    Alexander Ludwig
    President

 

 

 

 

EXHIBITS

 

Exhibit
No.
  Description
     
10.1   First Amendment dated January 6, 2017 to the Interest Contribution Agreement, dated as of December 16, 2016 among Presidential Realty Corporation, Presidential Realty Operating Partnership LP, First Capital Real Estate Trust Incorporated, First Capital Real Estate Operating Partnership, Township Nine Owner, LLC, Capital Station Holdings, LLC, Capital Station Member, LLC, Capital Station 65 LLC and Avalon Jubilee LLC.
     
10.2   Limited Partnership Agreement dated January 6, 2017 between Presidential Realty Corporation and First Capital Real Estate Trust Incorporated, First Capital Real Estate Operating Partnership.
     
10.3   Consulting Agreement dated January 6, 2017 between Presidential Realty Corporation and Signature Group Advisors, LLC.
     
10.4   Cancellation and Release Agreement dated January 6, 2017 between Presidential Realty Corporation and Alexander Ludwig.
     
10.5   Stock Option Agreement dated January 6, 2017 between Presidential Realty Corporation and Alexander Ludwig.
     
10.6   Cancellation and Release Agreement dated January 6, 2017 between Presidential Realty Corporation and Nickolas W. Jekogian, III.
     
10.7   Issuance and Release Agreement dated January 6, 2017 between Presidential Realty Corporation and Richard Brandt.
     
10.8   Issuance and Release Agreement dated January 6, 2017 between Presidential Realty Corporation and Robert Feder.
     
10.9   Issuance and Release Agreement dated January 6, 2017 between Presidential Realty Corporation and Jeffrey Joseph.
     
10.10   Issuance and Release Agreement dated January 6, 2017 between Presidential Realty Corporation and Jeffrey Rogers.
     
10.11   Acknowledgement and Certification dated January 6, 2017 among The BBJ Family Irrevocable Trust, Nickolas W. Jekogian, III, Presidential Realty Corporation, Presidential Realty Operating Partnership LP, First Capital Real Estate Trust Incorporated and First Capital Real Estate Operating Partnership.

 

 

 

Exhibit 10.1

 

FIRST AMENDMENT TO

INTEREST CONTRIBUTION AGREEMENT

 

THIS FIRST AMENDMENT TO INTEREST CONTRIBUTION AGREEMENT (this “ Amendment ”) is made and entered into as of this 6th day of January 2017, by and between Presidential Realty Corporation (“ Presidential ”), Presidential Realty Operating Partnership LP (“ Presidential OP ,” and together with Presidential, the “ Presidential Parties ”), First Capital Real Estate Operating Partnership, LP (“ FCRE OP ”), First Capital Real Estate Trust Incorporated (“ First Capital ,” and together with FCRE OP, the “ FC Parties ”), Township Nine Owner, LLC (“ T9 JV ”), Capital Station Holdings, LLC (“ T9 Holdings ”), Capital Station Member, LLC (“ T9 Member ”), Capital Station 65 LLC (“ T9 Fee ”)and Avalon Jubilee LLC (“ Avalon Fee ”) . Collectively, the parties to this Amendment are referred to herein as the “ Parties .”

 

RECITALS

 

A.           The Parties are parties to a certain Interest Contribution Agreement dated as of December 16, 2016 (the “ Agreement ”) and, in connection therewith, the Parties desire to amend the Agreement as set forth below .

 

B.            This Amendment is intended to constitute an integral part of the Agreement. Any capitalized terms utilized but not defined herein shall have the meaning ascribed to such terms as set forth in the Agreement .

 

NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the foregoing recitals, the mutual covenants and obligations contained in this Amendment, and other good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged, the Parties agree as follows:

 

1.          The introductory paragraph set for in Section 1.2 of the Agreement is hereby amended and restated to read as follows:

 

Contribution of a Portion of the FC/T9 Interest . At the Closing and on the terms and subject to the conditions contained in this Agreement, the Contributor hereby agrees to sell, convey, assign and transfer to PRES OP, absolutely and unconditionally, free and clear of all Liens except for Permitted Liens, sixty-six (66%) percent of the FC/T9 Interest in T9 JV (the “ POP/T9 Interest ”) which entity all right, title and interest in and to the real and personal property described as follows, free and clear of all Liens except for Permitted Liens:”

 

2.          The introductory paragraph set for in Section 1.3 of the Agreement is hereby amended and restated to read as follows:

 

Contribution of the FC/Avalon Interest . At the Closing and on the terms and subject to the conditions contained in this Agreement the Contributor hereby agrees to sell, convey, assign and transfer to PRES OP, absolutely and unconditionally, and free and clear of all Liens except for Permitted Liens, all of Contributor’s right, title and interest in and to the FC/Avalon Interest in Avalon Fee which is the owner, free and clear of all Liens except for Permitted Liens, of the real and personal property described as follows:”

 

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3.          Section 1.4 of the Agreement is hereby amended and restated to read as follows:

 

Assignment of the POP/T9 Interest and FC/Avalon Interest . In exchange for the consideration to be transferred to Contributor as set forth in this Article I below, Contributor shall assign the POP/T9 Interest and the FC/Avalon Interest to PRES OP and PRES OP agrees to accept such assignment in form acceptable to Contributor, acting reasonably, in accordance with the terms of this Agreement. The POP/T9 Interest and the FC/Avalon Interest are referred to herein individually as a “Contributed Property” and collectively as the “Contributed Properties”.”

 

4.          The heading title of Section 1.5 of the Agreement is hereby amended and restated to read as follows: “ Consideration for the POP/T9 Interest .”.

 

5.          Section 1.5(d) of the Agreement is hereby amended and restated to read as follows:

 

“Accordingly, the purchase price for the POP/T9 Interest (the “ POP/T9 Interest Purchase Price ”) shall be $32,649,000 (representing the amount of the EFMV-FC/T9 Interest ($85,457,000) less the amount of the FC/T9 Loan Balance ($35,989,000), which difference equals $49,468,000, then multiplied by a fraction (the “ T9 Fraction ”) the numerator of which is “66” and the denominator of which is “100”;”

 

6.          Section 1.5(e) of the Agreement is hereby amended and restated to read as follows:

 

“At the Closing of the POP/T9 Interest and on the terms and subject to the conditions contained in this Agreement, the Presidential Parties shall assume the obligations and liabilities with respect to sixty-six (66%) percent of the T9 Loan and/or any financing in replacement of the T9 Loan. In the event that the T9 Loan or any replacement financing is less than the amounts stated above, there shall be a commensurate increase in the amount of PRES OP Units issued to Contributor. However, in the event that the T9 Loan or any replacement financing is greater than the amount stated above, there shall be a commensurate decrease in the amount of PRES OP Units issued to Contributor. The parties hereto acknowledge and agree that the value of any personal property is de minimis and that no part of the POP/T9 Interest Purchase Price is allocable thereto.”

 

7.          Section 1.5(f) of the Agreement is hereby amended and restated to read as follows:

 

“The FC Parties hereby acknowledge and agree that until such time as the FC Parties shall have delivered to Presidential an updated appraisal by a reputable “qualified” appraiser describing the fair market value of the FC/T9 Interest as being equal to or greater than the amount of the EFMV-FC/T9 Interest (the “ T9 Property Appraisal ”) Presidential shall hold-back PRES OP Units in an amount equal to $8,947,000 [the difference between the POP/T9 Interest Purchase Price ($32,649,000) and the amount of $23,701,000 [the AFMV-FC/T9 Interest ($71,900,000) less the FC/T9 Interest Loan Balance ($35,989,000) [$35,911,000] multiplied by the T9 Fraction (66/100)] (the “Holdback Units”). Upon receipt of the T9 Property Appraisal showing an appraised value of not less than the EFMV-FC/T9 Interest ($85,457,000), Presidential shall immediately deliver all of the Holdback Units to the Contributor. In the event that the T9 Property Appraisal is less than the EFMV-FC/T9 Interest, Presidential shall immediately deliver to the FC Parties a portion of the Holdback Units (based upon an assumed price of $1.0 per PRES OP Unit) calculated as follows:

 

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(i)          Calculate a fraction, the numerator of which is the amount by which the EFMV-FC/T9 Interest exceeds the T9 Property Appraisal and the denominator of which is $13,557,000 [the difference between the EFMV-FC/T9 Interest and the AFMV-FC/T9 Interest],

 

(ii)         Multiply the fraction by $8,947,000, and

 

(iii)        Subtract the product so obtained from $8,947,000 and the result thereby obtained shall be the number of Holdback Units delivered to the FC Parties.

 

For purposes of this Agreement, a “qualified” appraiser shall have not less than 10 years of experience in appraising property similar to the T9 Property. The “qualified” appraiser shall be selected by FC Parties but shall be subject to the reasonable approval of Presidential.”

 

8.          The definition of “Class A Shareholder’s Agreement” set forth in Section 1.9 of the Agreement shall be revised to mean a shareholder’s agreement or any other instrument of the holders of the Class A Controlling Stock.

 

9.           Section 1.10 of the Agreement is hereby amended and restated to read as follows:

 

Issuance of Securities . Following the Closing for the T9 Property, Presidential shall maintain a reserve from its duly authorized shares of common stock, shares of Class B common stock (valued at $1.00 per share) (such shares being hereinafter referred to, individually, as a “ Presidential Share ” and, collectively, as the “ Presidential Shares ” or “ Securities ”), for issuance to the FC Parties pursuant to this Agreement and the Agreement of Limited Partnership of PRES OP, as amended (the “ PRES OP Agreement ”), in such amount as may be required to fulfill its obligations to issue such Presidential Shares under this Agreement and the PRES OP Agreement. In the event that at any time the then-authorized shares are insufficient for Presidential to satisfy its obligations to issue the Presidential Shares to the FC Parties as required under this Agreement and the PRES OP Agreement, Presidential shall promptly take such actions as may be required to increase the number of authorized shares.”

 

10.          Section 2.4(d) of the Agreement is hereby amended to add the following proviso to the last sentence of such Section:

 

“; provided further that any such transaction for the sale of a portion of the T9 Property that is consummated prior to the Closing for the T9 Property shall result in an adjustment to the POP/T9 Interest Purchase Price as mutually agreed between the FC Parties and the Presidential Parties.”

 

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11.         Section 2.6 shall be added to the Agreement and shall read as follows: “The Parties acknowledge and agree that the PRES OP Agreement may contain provisions that conflict with the provisions of this Agreement or impede the consummation of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement. The Parties shall execute such amendments to the PRES OP Agreement as shall be reasonably necessary to effectuate any such provisions or consummate any such transactions.”

 

12.         The second sentence of Section 4.8 of the Agreement is hereby amended and restated to read as follows:

 

“Except as set forth on Schedule 4.8, Presidential, PRES OP and each of its Subsidiaries are in compliance with the provisions of its certificate of incorporation or bylaws or equivalent governing charter documents.”

 

13.          Section 5.1(d) of the Agreement is hereby amended and restated to read as follows:

 

Transaction Fee and Consulting Agreement On or before the Closing for the Avalon Property, the Parties and Signature Group Advisors, LLC (“ Signature ”) shall have executed and delivered to each other a written document, in form reasonably acceptable to each of them, memorializing their agreement that Signature shall receive (i) $1,000,000 as consideration for sourcing, negotiating and documenting the transactions contemplated by this Agreement (“ Transaction Fee ”)​; and (ii) subject to the Closing for the T9 Property, be engaged as a consultant to Presidential for a four year term commencing on the closing of the T-9 Property. The compensation payable under the consulting agreement (the “ Consulting Agreement ” and the fee thereunder the (“ Consulting Fee ”) shall be at the rate of $500,000 per annum, payable in arrears on each anniversary of the commencement of the Consulting Agreement; provided, however, that no portion of the Consulting Fee shall be earned or paid unless and until the net asset value of Presidential is at least $200,000,000.  The Transaction Fee shall become earned, due and payable upon the closing by Presidential or PRES OP of a preferred stock offering (or similar instrument) of at least $50,000,000.”

 

14.          The content of Schedule 1.9 of the Agreement is hereby amended and restated to read as follows:

 

“The Class A Shareholders Agreement shall provide that (i) subject to the approval of the Board of Directors of Presidential following the Closing for the T9 Property (and the shareholders of Class A stock of Presidential if determined necessary or appropriate by the Board), the holders of the Class A Controlling Stock will agree to exchange the Class A Controlling Stock for $5,000,000 of newly issued Class B Shares of Presidential upon the earlier to occur of (a) Presidential having achieved total stabilized net asset value of not less than $200,000,000 or (b) eighteen (18) months from the Closing for the Avalon Property; and (ii) the agreement of the holders of the Class A Controlling Stock (x) not to transfer, lien or encumber the Class A Controlling Stock, (y) not to take any action that would interfere with the transactions contemplated by this Agreement or that may be inconsistent with the terms of this Agreement; (iii) to vote in favor of changing the name of Presidential to another name selected by the FC Parties; (iv) to vote in favor of changing the domicile of Presidential as may be determined by the FC Parties; (v) to vote in favor of either cancelling the Class A Shares or converting the Class A Shares into common Class B shares (vi) to vote in favor of the election or appointment of two (2) new board members selected by the FC Parties upon the Closing for the T9 Property.”

 

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15.         Schedule 4.8 shall be added to the Agreement and shall read as follows: “As of the date of the Agreement, BBJ Family Irrevocable Trust, an affiliate of Nickolas Jekogian, owns an aggregate of 443,558 shares of Presidential stock, a portion of which constitutes excess shares as provided in Presidential’s certificate of incorporation.

 

16.         The content of Schedule 5.1(e) is hereby amended and restated to read as follows:

 

“Presidential and each of the following individuals shall cancel their respective stock options and warrants and other obligations owed or to be owed to them by Presidential (other than obligations arising from this Agreement and employment compensation) in consideration of the execution of this Agreement by Presidential and the issuance of the number of Class B Shares of Presidential set forth below:

 

(1)   Alex Ludwig:   Cancellation of all options issued or to be issued in exchange for the issuance of (x) 450,000 Class B Shares and (y) an option to purchase 550,000 Class B Shares at such time and upon the satisfaction of the conditions set forth in such option, which includes (among other things) the restriction on exercise in the event any underlying shares would be deemed “Excess Shares” as that term is defined in the certificate of incorporation of Presidential.

 

(2)   Nickolas Jekogian:  Cancellation of all options issued or to be issued.

 

(3)   Richard Brandt:  120,000 Class B Shares

Robert Feder:  120,000 Class B Shares

Jeffrey Joseph:  120,000 Class B Shares

Jeffrey Rogers   90,000 Class B Shares

 

The shares to be issued to Messrs. Brandt, Feder, Joseph and Rogers are in payment of unpaid directors’ fees for 2015 and 2016 and, except for Mr. Rogers, for services in reviewing this transaction as Independent Directors.

 

(4)   In addition, the Parties acknowledge that there are outstanding options to purchase the number of Class B Shares of the Company set forth below at a purchase price of $0 per share held by the persons referred to below and that such options are valid obligations of Presidential and shall remain in full force and effect subsequent to the execution and performance of this Agreement:

 

Steven Baruch:  94,475 Class B Shares

Jeffrey Joseph: 216,675 Class B Shares

Thomas Viertel: 102,600 Class B Shares.

 

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The Parties agree that the Class B Shares to be issued pursuant to this Schedule 5.1(e), including those issuable on the exercise of an option, shall have “piggyback” registration rights for the registration for sale under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended.”

 

17.          Construction . Each of the Parties acknowledges that they, and their respective counsel, all substantially participated in the negotiation, drafting and editing of this Amendment. Accordingly, the Parties agree that the provisions of this Amendment shall not be construed or interpreted for or against any Party hereto based on authorship.

 

18.          Authority . Each Party represents and warrants that it has the power and authority to execute this Amendment, and that there are no third-party approvals required to execute this Amendment or to comply with the terms or provisions contained herein.

 

19.          Ratified and Confirmed . The Agreement, except as amended by this Amendment, is hereby ratified and confirmed and shall remain in full force and effect in accordance with its original terms and provisions. If there is any conflict between the terms and provisions of this Amendment and the terms and provisions of the Agreement, the terms and provisions of this Amendment shall govern. From and after the effective date hereof, any reference to the Agreement shall mean the Agreement as modified by this Amendment.

 

20.          Governing Law; Waiver of Jury Trial . Sections 8.6 and 8.7 of the Agreement shall govern this Amendment.

 

21.          Headings . The paragraph headings contained herein are included solely for the convenience of reference and shall not be considered in the interpretation of this Amendment nor shall the same be deemed to alter or modify the terms of this Amendment.

 

22.          Execution/Counterparts . This Amendment may be executed in two or more counterparts, each of which shall be deemed an original, but all of which shall constitute one and the same instrument. Each of the Parties hereto shall be entitled to rely upon a counterpart of this Amendment executed by the other Party and sent by facsimile transmission.

 

[ Signatures appear on the following page. ]

 

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF the Parties have executed this Amendment as of the date set forth above.

 

ON BEHALF OF THE FC PARTIES & THE CONTRIBUTED ENTITIES:

 

By: First Capital Real Estate Operating Partnership, LP
  a Delaware limited partnership
   
  By: First Capital Real Estate Trust Incorporated,
    a Maryland corporation
    its General Partner
       
    By: /s/ Suneet Singal
    Name: Suneet Singal
    Title: CEO & Chairman of the Board

 

ON BEHALF OF THE PRESIDENTIAL PARTIES:

 

By: Presidential Realty Operating Partnership LP
  a Delaware limited partnership
   
  By: Presidential Realty Corporation,
    a Delaware Corporation
    its General Partner
     
  By: /s/ Nickolas W. Jekogian III
    Name: Nickolas W. Jekogian III
    Title: CEO & Chairman of the Board

 

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Exhibit 10.2

 

AGREEMENT OF LIMITED PARTNERSHIP

 

OF

 

PRESIDENTIAL REALTY Operating Partnership LP

 

     

 

 

TABLE OF CONTENTS

 

ARTICLE I DEFINED TERMS 1
     
ARTICLE II PARTNERSHIP FORMATION AND IDENTIFICATION 9
2.01 Name, Office and Registered Agent 9
2.02 Partners 9
2.03 Term and Dissolution 9
2.04 Filing of Certificate and Perfection of Limited Partnership 10
     
ARTICLE III BUSINESS OF THE PARTNERSHIP 10
     
ARTICLE IV CAPITAL CONTRIBUTIONS AND ACCOUNTS 10
4.01 Capital Contributions 10
4.02 Additional Capital Contributions and Issuances of Additional Partnership Interests 11
4.03 Loans 13
4.04 Capital Accounts 14
4.05 Percentage Interests 14
4.06 No Interest on Contributions 14
4.07 Return of Capital Contributions 14
4.08 No Third Party Beneficiary 14
4.09 Rights, Options, Warrants and Other Derivative Securities 15
     
ARTICLE V PROFITS AND LOSSES; DISTRIBUTIONS 16
5.01 Allocation of Profit and Loss 16
5.02 Distribution of Cash 17
5.03 REIT Distribution Requirements 18
5.04 No Right to Distributions in Kind 18
5.05 Limitations on Return of Capital Contributions 19
5.06 Distributions Upon Liquidation 19
5.07 Substantial Economic Effect 19
     
ARTICLE VI RIGHTS, OBLIGATIONS AND POWERS OF THE GENERAL PARTNER 20
6.01 Management of the Partnership 20
6.02 Delegation of Authority 22
6.03 Indemnification and Exculpation of Indemnitees 22
6.04 Liability of the General Partner 23
6.05 Expenditures by the Partnership 24
6.06 Outside Activities 25
6.07 Employment or Retention of Affiliates 25
6.08 General Partner Participation 26
6.09 Title to Partnership Assets 26
6.10 Miscellaneous 26

 

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ARTICLE VII CHANGES IN GENERAL PARTNER 26
7.01 Transfer of the General Partner’s Partnership Interest 26
7.02 Admission of a Substitute or Successor General Partner 28
7.03 Effect of Bankruptcy, Withdrawal, Death or Dissolution of a General Partner 28
7.04 Removal of a General Partner 29
     
ARTICLE VIII RIGHTS AND OBLIGATIONS OF THE LIMITED PARTNERS 30
8.01 Management of the Partnership 30
8.02 Power of Attorney 30
8.03 Limitation on Liability of Limited Partners 30
8.04 [Reserved.] 30
8.05 Redemption Right 30
8.06 Registration 33
8.07 “Piggyback” Registration Rights 35
     
ARTICLE IX TRANSFERS OF LIMITED PARTNERSHIP INTERESTS 40
9.01 Purchase for Investment 40
9.02 Restrictions on Transfer of Limited Partnership Interests 40
9.03 Admission of Substitute Limited Partner 42
9.04 Rights of Assignees of Partnership Interests 43
9.05 Effect of Bankruptcy, Death, Incompetence or Termination of a Limited Partner 44
9.06 Joint Ownership of Interests 44
     
ARTICLE X BOOKS AND RECORDS; ACCOUNTING; TAX MATTERS 44
10.01 Books and Records 44
10.02 Custody of Partnership Funds; Bank Accounts 44
10.03 Fiscal and Taxable Year 45
10.04 Annual Tax Information and Report 45
10.05 Tax Matters Partner; Tax Elections; Special Basis Adjustments 45
10.06 Reports to Limited Partners 46
     
ARTICLE XI AMENDMENT OF AGREEMENT; SALE OF ALL OR SUBSTANTIALLY ALL OF COMPANY’S ASSETS 46
11.01 Amendment of Agreement 46
11.02 Sale of All or Substantially All of the Assets of the Partnership; Change In Control 47
     
ARTICLE XII GENERAL PROVISIONS 47
12.01 Notices 47
12.02 Survival of Rights 47
12.03 Additional Documents 47
12.04 Severability 47
12.05 Entire Agreement 47
12.06 Pronouns and Plurals 47
12.07 Headings 47

 

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12.08 Counterparts 47
12.09 Governing Law 48
12.10 Guaranty by Company 48

 

EXHIBIT A - SCHEDULE OF PARTNERS, NUMBER OF PARTNERSHIP UNITS AND THE AGREED VALUE OF NON-CASH CAPITAL CONTRIBUTIONS A-1
     
EXHIBIT B - NOTICE OF EXERCISE OF REDEMPTION RIGHT B-1

 

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AGREEMENT OF LIMITED PARTNERSHIP

 

OF

 

PRESIDENTIAL REALTY Operating Partnership LP

 

THIS LIMITED PARTNERSHIP AGREEMENT OF PRESIDENTIAL REALTY Operating Partnership LP (this “Agreement”), is made this 6 th day of January, 2017 by and among Presidential Realty Corporation , a Delaware corporation (in its capacity as General Partner, the “General Partner”), First Capital Real Estate Operating Partnership, LP, as Limited Partner (the “Initial Limited Partner”), and the Limited Partners party hereto from time to time..

 

THE PARTIES ENTER THIS AGREEMENT on the basis of the following facts, understandings and intentions:

 

A.           Presidential Realty Operating Partnership LP (the “Partnership”) was formed as a limited partnership under the laws of the State of Delaware by a Certificate of Limited Partnership filed with the Secretary of State of Delaware on December 21, 2016.

 

B.           The Partnership is intended to result in an umbrella partnership real estate investment trust in which Presidential Realty Corporation shall be the general partner.

 

C.           In order to fund certain Administrative Expenses, as defined herein, the Partnership assumed the obligation to repay certain obligations of the General Partner, and has otherwise agreed to reimburse the General Partner for any and all Administrative Expenses in connection with the formation of the Partnership.

 

D.           The parties have reached certain understandings with respect to their relative sharing of the benefits and burdens to be derived from the business operations of the Partnership, and desire to enter into this Agreement in order to (i) set forth herein such understandings and agreements, and (ii) set forth their rights, obligations and understandings with respect to the Partnership and its business.

 

NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the foregoing, and the covenants and agreements between the parties hereto, and of other good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged, the parties hereto agree as follows:

 

ARTICLE I

DEFINED TERMS

 

The following defined terms used in this Agreement shall have the meanings specified below:

 

“Act” means the Delaware Revised Uniform Limited Partnership Act, as it may be amended from time to time.

 

     

 

 

“Additional Limited Partner” means a Person admitted to this Partnership as a Limited Partner pursuant to Section 4.02 hereof.

 

“Administrative Expenses” means: (i) all administrative and operating costs and expenses and other expenses incurred by the Partnership; (ii) all administrative and operating costs and expenses of the General Partner, including any salaries or other payments to directors, officers and/or employees of the General Partner, and any accounting and legal expenses of the General Partner, all of which costs and expenses, the Partners have agreed, are expenses of the Partnership and not the General Partner; and (iii) to the extent not included in clause (ii) above, other REIT Expenses. The amount of any Administrative Expenses shall be reduced by all amounts (including non-income amounts (by way of example, and not in limitation, refinancing proceeds)) received or recorded by, or on account of, the General Partner, arising out of (a) any bank account, investment account, separate account or similar account of the General Partner, (b) any investment other than the General Partner’s direct investment in the Partnership, and (c) any other assets held by the General Partner other than Partnership Interests.

 

“Affiliate” means (i) any Person that, directly or indirectly, controls or is controlled by or is under common control with such Person, (ii) any other Person that owns, beneficially, directly or indirectly, 5% or more of the outstanding capital stock, shares or equity interests of such Person, or (iii) any officer, director, employee, partner or trustee of such Person or any Person controlling, controlled by or under common control with such Person (excluding directors and persons serving in similar capacities who are not otherwise an Affiliate of such Person). For the purposes of this definition, “control” (including the correlative meanings of the terms “controlled by” and “under common control with”), as used with respect to any Person, shall mean the possession, directly or indirectly, of the power to direct or cause the direction of the management and policies of such Person, through the ownership of voting securities, partnership interests or other equity interests.

 

“Agreed Value” means the fair market value of a Partner’s non-cash Capital Contribution as agreed to by the Partners which is set forth on EXHIBIT A. For purposes of this Agreement, the Agreed Value of a Partner’s non-cash Capital Contribution shall be equal to (A) the number of Partnership Units received by such Partner (a) in exchange for Property or an interest therein, (b) in exchange for interests in any partnership, limited liability company or other entity, (c) in connection with the merger of any partnership, limited liability company or other entity with and into the Partnership or any Partnership-owned Entity, or (d) in exchange for any other non-cash asset so contributed, multiplied by (B) the price per REIT Share established for those Partnership Units in the contribution agreement between the General Partner and such Partners. The names and addresses of the Partners, number of Partnership Units issued to each Partner, and the Agreed Value of non-cash Capital Contributions is set forth on EXHIBIT A.

 

“Agreement” means this Agreement of Limited Partnership of the Partnership, as amended, restated and supplemented, from time to time.

 

“Capital Account” has the meaning provided in Section 4.04 hereof.

 

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“Capital Contribution” means the total amount of cash, cash equivalents and Agreed Value of non-cash items, including Property, contributed or agreed to be contributed, as the context requires, to the Partnership, by a Partner. Any reference to the Capital Contribution of a Partner shall include the Capital Contribution made by a predecessor holder of the Partnership Interest of such Partner. The paid-in Capital Contribution shall mean the cash, cash equivalents or the Agreed Value of any non-cash items, including Property, as the case may be, actually contributed by a Partner and received by the Partnership or any Partnership-owned Entity.

 

“Capital Transaction” means the refinancing, sale, exchange, condemnation, recovery of a damage award or insurance proceeds (other than business or rental interruption insurance proceeds not reinvested in the repair or reconstruction of Properties), or other disposition of any Property (or the Partnership’s direct or indirect interest therein).

 

“Cash Amount” means an amount of cash per Partnership Unit equal to the value of the REIT Shares Amount on the date of receipt by the General Partner of a Notice of Redemption. The value of the REIT Shares Amount shall be based on the average of the daily market price of REIT Shares for the twenty (20) consecutive trading days immediately preceding the five trading days prior to the date of receipt by the General Partner of a Notice of Redemption. The market price for each such trading day shall be: (i) if the REIT Shares are listed or admitted to trading on any securities exchange or Nasdaq, the closing sale price, regular way, on such day, or if no such sale takes place on such day, the average of the closing bid and asked prices, regular way, on such day, (ii) if the REIT Shares are not listed or admitted to trading on any securities exchange or Nasdaq, the last reported sale price on such day or, if no sale takes place on such day, the average of the closing bid and asked prices on such day, as reported by a reliable quotation source designated by the General Partner, or (iii) if the REIT Shares are not listed or admitted to trading on any securities exchange or Nasdaq and no such last reported sale price or closing bid and asked prices are available, the average of the reported high bid and low asked prices on such day, as reported by a reliable quotation source designated by the General Partner, or if there shall be no bid and asked prices on such day, the average of the high bid and low asked prices, as so reported, on the most recent day (not more than ten (10) days prior to the date in question) for which prices have been so reported; PROVIDED THAT if there are no bid and asked prices reported during the ten (10) days prior to the date in question, the value of the REIT Shares shall be determined by the General Partner acting in good faith on the basis of such quotations, if available, or other information as it considers, in its reasonable judgment, appropriate. In the event the REIT Shares Amount includes “rights” that a holder of REIT Shares would be entitled to receive, then the value of such rights shall be determined by the General Partner acting in good faith on the basis of such quotations, if available, or other information as it considers, in its reasonable judgment, appropriate.

 

“Certificate” means any instrument or document that is required under the laws of the State of Delaware, or any other jurisdiction in which the Partnership conducts business, to be signed and sworn to by the Partners of the Partnership (either by themselves or pursuant to the power-of-attorney granted to the General Partner in Section 8.02 hereof) and filed for recording in the appropriate public offices within the State of Delaware or such other jurisdiction to perfect or maintain the Partnership as a limited partnership, to effect the admission, withdrawal, or substitution of any Partner of the Partnership, or to protect the limited liability of the Limited Partners as limited partners under the laws of the State of Delaware or such other jurisdiction.

 

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“Charter” means the Certificate of Incorporation of the Company filed with the Secretary of State of the State of Delaware, as amended, restated or supplemented, from time to time.

 

“Claims” has the meaning provided in Section 6.03(a) hereof.

 

“Code” means the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, and as hereafter amended from time to time. Reference to any particular provision of the Code shall mean that provision in the Code at the date hereof and any succeeding provision of the Code.

 

“Commission” means the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission.

 

“Company” means Presidential Realty Corporation, a Delaware corporation which has elected to be treated as a real estate investment trust for Federal and State income tax purposes.

 

“Conversion Factor” means 1.0, PROVIDED THAT in the event that the Company (i) declares or pays a dividend on its outstanding REIT Shares in REIT Shares or makes a distribution to all holders of its outstanding REIT Shares in REIT Shares, (ii) subdivides its outstanding REIT Shares, or (iii) combines its outstanding REIT Shares into a smaller number of REIT Shares, the Conversion Factor shall be adjusted by multiplying the Conversion Factor by a fraction, the numerator of which shall be the number of REIT Shares issued and outstanding on the record date for such dividend, distribution, subdivision or combination (assuming for such purposes that such dividend, distribution, subdivision or combination has occurred as of such time), and the denominator of which shall be the actual number of REIT Shares (determined without the above assumption) issued and outstanding on such date. Any adjustment to the Conversion Factor shall become effective immediately after the effective date of such event retroactive to the record date, if any, for such event; PROVIDED, HOWEVER, that if the General Partner receives a Notice of Redemption after the record date, but prior to the effective date of such dividend, distribution, subdivision or combination, the Conversion Factor shall be determined as if the General Partner had received the Notice of Redemption immediately prior to the record date for such dividend, distribution, subdivision or combination.

 

“Defaulting Limited Partner” has the meaning provided in Section 5.02(b) hereof.

 

“Effective Date” means the date of closing of the Secondary Offering.

 

“Equity Incentive Plan” means the Presidential Realty Corporation 2012 Equity Incentive Plan, as such plan may be restated, amended and supplemented from time to time, or any equity incentive plan, including share option plan, restrictive equity plan or share purchase plan, adopted in the future by the Company.

 

“Event of Bankruptcy” as to any Person means the filing of a petition for relief as to such Person as debtor or bankrupt under the Bankruptcy Code of 1978 or similar provision of law of any jurisdiction (except if such petition is contested by such Person and has been dismissed within 90 days); insolvency or bankruptcy of such Person as finally determined by a court proceeding; filing by such Person of a petition or application to accomplish the same or for the appointment of a receiver or a trustee for such Person or a substantial part of his assets; commencement of any proceedings relating to such Person as a debtor under any other reorganization, arrangement, insolvency, adjustment of debt or liquidation law of any jurisdiction, whether now in existence or hereinafter in effect, either by such Person or by another, provided that if such proceeding is commenced by another, such Person indicates his approval of such proceeding, consents thereto or acquiesces therein, or such proceeding is contested by such Person and has not been finally dismissed within ninety (90) days.

 

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“EXHIBIT A” means Exhibit A, as amended from time to time, to this Agreement.

 

“Funding Loan” has the meaning provided in Section 4.03 hereof.

 

“GAAP” means generally accepted accounting principles, consistently applied.

 

“General Partner” means the Company and any Person who becomes a substitute or additional General Partner as provided herein, and any of their successors as General Partner. The Company shall hold that amount of its Partnership Interest which equals one percent (1%) of the total Partnership Interests in the Partnership as General Partner.

 

“General Partner Investment Loan” means indebtedness incurred by the General Partner (including, without limitation, a loan from the Partnership, any Partnership-owned Entity, Subsidiary or from any other Person) in connection with its investment (either directly or through one or more Subsidiary corporations or other entities) in a Subsidiary or a Partnership-owned Entity or otherwise deemed necessary to finance or otherwise carry out the business objectives of the Company and the Partnership.

 

“General Partnership Interest” means the one percent (1%) general partnership interest held by the General Partner.

 

“Incentive Rights” has the meaning set forth in Section 4.02 hereof.

 

“Indemnitee” means (i) any Person made a party to a proceeding by reason of his status as the General Partner or an affiliate of the General Partner or a director or officer of the Partnership or the General Partner or an affiliate of the General Partner or the Partnership and (ii) such other Persons, including employees or agents of the Partnership or General Partner, as the General Partner may designate in good faith from time to time, in its reasonable discretion, giving consideration to the interest of the Partnership.

 

“Independent Directors” shall mean those individuals, who are not, and within the last two years have not been, (i) executive officers or employees of the Company or the Partnership or any Subsidiary thereof or Partnership-owned entity, (ii) a holder or a group of affiliated holders of securities of the Company, who own or have the right to acquire 10% or more of the REIT Shares or Partnership Interest on a fully diluted and converted, basis, or an officer, director, trustee, member, employee or Affiliate thereof or a person who is a designee or nominee of any such holder to the Board of Directors of the Company, or (iii) a partner or an officer, director, trustee, member, employee or Affiliate of a Partner.

 

“Initial Limited Partner” means First Capital Real Estate Operating Partnership, LP.

 

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“Limited Partner” means, prior to the admission of the first Additional Limited Partner to the Partnership, the Initial Limited Partner, and thereafter, any Person named as a Limited Partner on EXHIBIT A, and any Person who becomes a Substitute or Additional Limited Partner, in such Person’s capacity as a Limited Partner in the Partnership. EXHIBIT A shall be amended from time to time to include such substitute and additional Limited Partners therein.

 

“Limited Partnership Interest” means the ownership interest of a Limited Partner in the Partnership at any particular time, including the right of such Limited Partner to any and all benefits to which such Limited Partner may be entitled as provided in this Agreement and in the Act, together with the obligations of such Limited Partner to comply with all the provisions of this Agreement and of such Act.

 

“Loss” has the meaning provided in Section 5.01(f) hereof.

 

“Minimum Limited Partnership Interest” means the lesser of (i) 1% or (ii) if the total Capital Contributions to the Partnership exceed $50 million, 1% divided by the ratio of the total Capital Contributions to the Partnership to $50 million; provided, however, that the Minimum Limited Partnership Interest shall not be less than 0.2% at any time.

 

“Nasdaq” means The Nasdaq Stock Market.

 

“New Securities” has the meaning set forth in Section 4.02(a)(ii) hereof.

 

“Notice of Exchange” has the meaning set forth in Section 8.05(h).

 

“Notice of Redemption” means the Notice of Exercise of Redemption Right substantially in the form attached as EXHIBIT B hereto.

 

“Partner” means any General Partner and/or Limited Partner.

 

“Partner Nonrecourse Debt Minimum Gain” has the meaning set forth in Regulations Section 1.704-2(i). A Partner’s share of Partner Nonrecourse Debt Minimum Gain shall be determined in accordance with Regulations Section 1.704-2(i)(5).

 

“Partnership” means Presidential Realty Operating Partnership LP.

 

“Partnership-owned Entity” means any partnership, limited liability company or other entity in which the Partnership has an ownership interest.

 

“Partnership Interest” means an ownership interest in the Partnership, of any class or series as may be outstanding from time to time, by either a Limited Partner or the General Partner and includes any and all benefits to which the holder of such a Partnership Interest may be entitled as provided in this Agreement, together with all obligations of such Person to comply with the terms and provisions of this Agreement.

 

“Partnership Minimum Gain” has the meaning set forth in Regulations Section 1.704- 2(d). In accordance with Regulations Section 1.704-2(d), the amount of Partnership Minimum Gain is determined by first computing, for each Partnership nonrecourse liability, any gain the Partnership would realize if it disposed of the property subject to that liability for no consideration other than full satisfaction of the liability, and then aggregating the separately computed gains. A Partner’s share of Partnership Minimum Gain shall be determined in accordance with Regulations Section 1.704-2(g)(l).

 

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“Partnership Record Date” means the record date established by the General Partner for the distribution of cash pursuant to Section 5.02 hereof, which record date shall be the same as the record date established by the Company for a distribution to its shareholders of some or all of its portion of such distribution.

 

“Partnership Unit” means a fractional, undivided share of the Partnership Interests, of any class or series that may be outstanding from time to time, of all Partners issued hereunder. The holdings of Partnership Units by the Partners is as set forth on EXHIBIT A.

 

“Percentage Interest” means the percentage ownership interest in the Partnership of each Partner, as determined by dividing the Partnership Units owned by a Partner by the total number of Partnership Units then outstanding, as it may be required to be adjusted for the powers, rights and preferences of any class or series of Partnership Unit that may be outstanding from time to time.

 

“Person” means any individual, partnership, corporation, limited liability company, joint venture, trust or other entity.

 

“Profit” has the meaning provided in Section 5.01(f) hereof.

 

“Property” means any real estate property and improvements, or other investments, assets or properties, whether tangible or intangible, including securities, in which the Partnership or any Partnership-owned Entity holds any direct or indirect ownership interest.

 

“Redeeming Partner” has the meaning provided in Section 8.05(a) hereof.

 

“Redemption Amount” means either the Cash Amount or the REIT Shares Amount, as determined pursuant to Section 8.05(b) hereof.

 

“Redemption Eligibility Date” means (i) the date set forth opposite the name of the Limited Partner on EXHIBIT A hereto, or (ii) with respect to any Unit sold or issued after the date hereof, the date that is the earlier to occur of the last business day of the month that is at least 12 months following the date of sale of such Unit. EXHIBIT A shall be amended from time to time to include new Partners and the applicable Redemption Eligibility Date shall be included on such EXHIBIT A.

 

“Redemption Right” has the meaning provided in Section 8.05(a) hereof.

 

“Redemption Shares” has the meaning provided in Section 8.06(a) hereof.

 

“Regulations” means the Federal Income Tax Regulations issued under the Code, as amended and as hereafter amended from time to time. Reference to any particular provision of the Regulations shall mean that provision of the Regulations on the date hereof and any succeeding provision of the Regulations.

 

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“REIT” means a real estate investment trust under Sections 856 through 859 of the Code.

 

“REIT Expenses” means (i) costs and expenses relating to the formation and continuity of existence of the Company, including taxes, fees and assessments associated therewith, any and all costs, expenses or fees payable to any director, officer or employee of the Company, (ii) costs and expenses relating to the public offering and registration of securities by the Company and all statements, reports, fees and expenses incidental thereto, including underwriting discounts and selling commissions applicable to any such offering of securities, (iii) costs and expenses associated with the preparation and filing of any periodic reports by the Company under federal, state or local laws or regulations, including filings with the Commission, (iv) costs and expenses associated with compliance by the Company with laws, rules and regulations promulgated by any regulatory body, including the Commission, and (v) all other operating or administrative costs of the Company incurred in the ordinary course of its business on behalf of the Partnership.

 

“REIT Share” means one share of Class B common stock, $0.00001 par value, of the Company.

 

“REIT Shares Amount” shall mean a number of REIT Shares equal to the number of Partnership Units offered for redemption by a Redeeming Partner, multiplied by the Conversion Factor; PROVIDED THAT in the event the Company issues to all holders of REIT Shares rights, options, warrants or convertible or exchangeable securities entitling the shareholders to subscribe for or purchase REIT Shares, or any other securities or property (collectively, the “rights”), then the REIT Shares Amount shall also include such rights that a holder of that number of REIT Shares would be entitled to receive.

 

“Rule 144” has the meaning set forth in Section 8.06(a) hereof.

 

“SEC” means the Commission or the U. S. Securities and Exchange Commission.

 

“Securities Act” has the meaning set forth in Section 8.05(b) hereof.

 

“Service” means the Internal Revenue Service.

 

“Specified Redemption Date” means 30 days after the receipt by the General Partner of the Notice of Redemption.

 

“Subsidiary” means, with respect to any Person, any corporation or other entity of which a majority of (i) the voting power of the voting equity securities or (ii) the outstanding equity interests is owned, directly or indirectly, by such Person.

 

“Substitute Limited Partner” means any Person admitted to the Partnership as a Limited Partner pursuant to Section 9.03 hereof.

 

“Transaction” has the meaning set forth in Section 7.01(c) hereof.

 

“Transfer” has the meaning set forth in Section 9.02(a) hereof.

 

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ARTICLE II

PARTNERSHIP FORMATION AND IDENTIFICATION

 

2.01        Name, Office and Registered Agent . The name of the Partnership shall be Presidential Realty Operating Partnership LP. The specified office and place of business of the Partnership shall be 1430 Broadway, Suite 503, New York, New York 10018. The General Partner may at any time change the location of such office, provided the General Partner gives notice to the Partners of any such change. The name and address of the Partnership’s registered agent is Corporation Service Company, 1013 Centre Road, Wilmington, Delaware 19805. The sole duty of the registered agent as such is to forward to the Partnership any notice that is served on him as registered agent.

 

2.02        Partners .

 

(a)          As of the date hereof, the General Partner of the Partnership shall be Presidential Realty Corporation, a Delaware corporation which has elected to be treated as a real estate investment trust for Federal and State income tax purposes. Its principal place of business shall be the same as that of the Partnership.

 

(b)          The Limited Partners shall be those Persons identified as Limited Partners in EXHIBIT A hereto.

 

2.03        Term and Dissolution .

 

(a)          The term of the Partnership shall continue in full force and effect until December 31, 2090 except that the Partnership shall be dissolved upon the happening of any of the following events:

 

(i)          The occurrence of an Event of Bankruptcy as to a General Partner or the dissolution, death or withdrawal of a General Partner unless the business of the Partnership is continued pursuant to Section 7.03(b) hereof; PROVIDED THAT if a General Partner is on the date of such occurrence a partnership, the dissolution of such General Partner as a result of the dissolution, death, withdrawal, removal or Event of Bankruptcy of a partner in such partnership shall not be an event of dissolution of the Partnership if the business of such General Partner is continued by the remaining partner or partners, either alone or with additional partners, and such General Partner and such partners comply with any other applicable requirements of this Agreement;

 

(ii)         The passage of ninety (90) days after the sale or other disposition of all or substantially all the assets of the Partnership; (PROVIDED THAT if the Partnership receives an installment obligation as consideration for such sale or other disposition, the Partnership shall continue, unless sooner dissolved under the provisions of this Agreement, until such time as such note or notes are paid in full);

 

(iii)        The redemption of all Limited Partnership Interests (other than any of such interests held by the Company); or

 

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(iv)        The election by the General Partner that the Partnership should be dissolved.

 

(b)          Upon dissolution of the Partnership (unless the business of the Partnership is continued pursuant to Section 7.03(b) hereof), the General Partner (or its trustee, receiver, successor or legal representative) shall amend or cancel the Certificate and liquidate the Partnership’s assets and apply and distribute the proceeds thereof in accordance with Section 5.06 hereof. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the liquidating General Partner may either (i) defer liquidation of, or withhold from distribution, for a reasonable time, any assets of the Partnership (including those necessary to satisfy the Partnership’s debts and obligations), or (ii) distribute the assets to the Partners in kind.

 

2.04        Filing of Certificate and Perfection of Limited Partnership . The General Partner shall execute, acknowledge, record and file at the expense of the Partnership, the Certificate and any and all amendments thereto and all requisite fictitious name statements and notices in such places and jurisdictions as may be necessary to cause the Partnership to be treated as a limited partnership under, and otherwise to comply with, the laws of each state or other jurisdiction in which the Partnership conducts business or any Property is located.

 

ARTICLE III

BUSINESS OF THE PARTNERSHIP

 

The purpose and nature of the business to be conducted by the Partnership is (i) to conduct any business that may be lawfully conducted by a limited partnership organized pursuant to the Act, provided, however, that such business shall be limited to and conducted in such a manner as to permit the Company at all times to qualify as a REIT, unless the Company otherwise ceases to qualify as a REIT, (ii) to enter into any partnership, joint venture or other similar arrangement to engage in any of the foregoing or the ownership of interests in any entity engaged in any of the foregoing and (iii) to do anything necessary or incidental to the foregoing. The General Partner shall also be empowered to do any and all acts and things necessary or prudent to ensure that the Partnership will not be classified as a “publicly traded partnership” for purposes of Section 7704 of the Code.

 

ARTICLE IV

CAPITAL CONTRIBUTIONS AND ACCOUNTS

 

4.01        Capital Contributions . The General Partner and the Initial Limited Partner have made the Capital Contributions set forth on EXHIBIT A. The Additional Limited Partners shall contribute to the capital of the Partnership certain interests in one or more of the Properties as set forth opposite their names on EXHIBIT A. The Agreed Values of the Limited Partners’ ownership interests in the Properties that are contributed to the Partnership are as set forth opposite their names on EXHIBIT A. Each Partner shall own Partnership Units in the amounts set forth for such Partner on EXHIBIT A and shall have a Percentage Interest in the Partnership as set forth on EXHIBIT A, which Percentage Interest shall be adjusted on EXHIBIT A from time to time by the General Partner to the extent necessary to reflect accurately any exchanges, additional Capital Contributions, the issuance of additional Partnership Units or similar events, each as permitted under this Agreement, having an effect on any Partner’s Percentage Interest.

 

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4.02        Additional Capital Contributions and Issuances of Additional Partnership Interests . The Partners shall have no right or obligation to make any additional Capital Contributions or loans to the Partnership. The General Partner may contribute additional capital to the Partnership, from time to time, and receive additional Partnership Interests in respect thereof, in the manner contemplated in this Section 4.02.

 

(a)          ISSUANCES OF ADDITIONAL PARTNERSHIP INTERESTS.

 

(i)          GENERAL. The General Partner is hereby authorized to cause the Partnership to issue such additional Partnership Interests in the form of Partnership Units for any Partnership purpose at any time or from time to time, to the Partners (including the Company) or to other Persons for such consideration and on such terms and conditions as shall be established by the General Partner in its sole and absolute discretion, all without the approval of any Limited Partners. Any additional Partnership Interests issued thereby may be issued in one or more classes, or one or more series of any of such classes, with such designations, preferences and relative, participating, optional or other special rights, powers and duties, including rights, powers and duties senior to Limited Partnership Interests represented by Partnership Units, all as shall be determined by the General Partner in its sole and absolute discretion and without the approval of any Limited Partner, subject to Delaware law, including, without limitation, (i) the allocation of items of Partnership income, gain, loss, deduction and credit to each such class or series of Partnership Interests; (ii) the right of each such class or series of Partnership Interests to share in Partnership distributions; and (iii) the rights of each such class or series of Partnership Interests upon dissolution and liquidation of the Partnership; PROVIDED, HOWEVER, that no additional Partnership Interests shall be issued by the Partnership to the Company unless either:

 

(1)         the additional Partnership Interests are issued in connection with an issuance of shares of or other interests in the Company, which shares or interests have designations, preferences and other rights, all such that the economic interests are substantially similar to the designations, preferences and other rights of the additional Partnership Interests issued to the Company by the Partnership in accordance with this Section 4.02 and (B) except as provided in Section 4.02(a)(ii) hereof, the Company shall make a Capital Contribution to the Partnership in an amount equal to the proceeds raised in connection with the issuance of such shares of or other interests in the Company, or

 

(2)         the additional Partnership Interests are issued to all Partners in proportion to their respective Percentage Interests.

 

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(ii)         UPON OFFER AND SALE OF NEW SECURITIES. After the Secondary Offering, the Company shall not offer and sell any additional REIT Shares (other than REIT Shares offered and sold in connection with a redemption pursuant to Section 8.05 hereof) or rights, options, warrants or convertible or exchangeable securities containing the right to subscribe for or purchase REIT Shares (collectively, “New Securities”) other than to all holders of REIT Shares, unless (A) the General Partner shall cause the Partnership to issue Partnership Interests to the Company or rights, options, warrants or convertible or exchangeable securities of the Partnership having designations, preferences and other rights, all such that the economic interests are substantially similar to those of the New Securities, and (B) the Company contributes the proceeds from the offering and sale of such New Securities (including property) and from the exercise of rights contained in such New Securities to the Partnership, or, alternatively, (C) the New Securities are issued to all shareholders of the Company in proportion to their respective ownership interest in the Company; PROVIDED, HOWEVER, that the Company is allowed to issue New Securities in connection with an acquisition of property to be held directly by the Company, but if and only if, such direct acquisition and issuance of New Securities have been approved and determined to be in the best interests of the Company and the Partnership by a majority of the Independent Directors. Without limiting the foregoing, the Company is expressly authorized to issue New Securities for less than fair market value, and to cause the Partnership to issue to the General Partner corresponding Partnership Interests, so long as (x) the General Partner concludes in good faith that such issuance is in the best interests of the General Partner and the Partnership (for example, and not by way of limitation, the issuance of REIT Shares and corresponding Partnership Units pursuant to an employee stock purchase plan providing for employee purchases of REIT Shares at a discount from fair market value or employee stock options that have an exercise price that is less than the fair market value of the REIT Shares, either at the time of issuance or at the time of exercise), and (y) the Company contributes all proceeds from such issuance to the Partnership. By way of example, in the event the Company issues REIT Shares for a cash purchase price and contributes all of the proceeds of such issuance, if any, and the exercise price thereof, to the Partnership as required hereunder, the Company shall be issued a number of additional Partnership Units equal to the product of (A) the number of such REIT Shares issued by the Company the proceeds of which were so contributed, multiplied by (B) a fraction, the numerator of which is one hundred percent (100%), and the denominator of which is the Conversion Factor in effect on the date of such contribution.

 

(b)          CERTAIN DEEMED CONTRIBUTIONS OF PROCEEDS OF OFFERS AND SALES OF REIT SHARES. In connection with any and all offers and sales of REIT Shares, the Company shall contribute all of the proceeds raised in connection with such offers and sales as Capital Contributions to the Partnership, PROVIDED THAT if the proceeds actually received by and contributed by the Company are less than the gross proceeds of such offers and sales as a result of any underwriter’s discount, commissions, offering or other expenses paid or incurred in connection with such offering and sale, then the Company shall be deemed to have made a Capital Contribution to the Partnership in the amount of the gross proceeds of such offering and sale and the Partnership shall be deemed simultaneously to have paid such offering expenses or other Administrative Expenses as an expense of the Partnership in connection with the required issuance of additional Partnership Units to the Company for such Capital Contribution pursuant to Section 4.02(a) hereof. Any such offering expenses or other Administrative Expenses in connection with the offering, as well as other items of income, gain, deduction or loss may be specially allocated among the Partners so that each Partner’s capital account shall bear the same relationship to the aggregate of the Partners’ capital accounts as such Partner’s Percentage Interest bears to the aggregate of the Partners’ Percentage Interests.

 

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(c)          MINIMUM LIMITED PARTNERSHIP INTEREST. In the event that either a redemption pursuant to Section 8.05 hereof or an additional Capital Contribution by the Company would result in all Limited Partners (other than the Company in its capacity as a Limited Partner), in the aggregate, owning less than the Minimum Limited Partnership Interest, the General Partner and the Limited Partners shall form another partnership and contribute sufficient Limited Partnership Interests together with such other Limited Partners so that the Limited Partners (other than the Company in its capacity as a Limited Partner) own at least the Minimum Limited Partnership Interest.

 

(d)          WARRANTS. No warrant issued by the Company, the Company or the Partnership may be exercised for Partnership Units if, in the opinion of legal counsel for the Partnership, the issuance of such Partnership Units would result in the Partnership’s being treated as an association taxable as a corporation (other than a qualified REIT subsidiary within the meaning of Section 856(i) of the Code).

 

4.03        Loans . Subject to Section 6.01(a)(iii) the General Partner may from time to time borrow funds from a third party and advance such funds to the Partnership or any Partnership-owned Entity as a loan or capital contribution (“Funding Loan”), including, without limitation, a Funding Loan that is convertible into REIT Shares or otherwise constitutes a class of New Securities (“Convertible Funding Loans”), PROVIDED THAT any such funds must first be obtained by the General Partner from a third party lender, and then all of such funds must be loaned by the General Partner to the Partnership or Partnership-owned Entity on the same terms and conditions, including principal amount, interest rate, repayment schedule and costs and expenses, as shall be applicable with respect to or incurred in connection with such loan with such third party lender. Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, the General Partner shall not be obligated to lend the net proceeds of any Funding Loan or Convertible Funding Loan to the Partnership in a manner that would be inconsistent with the General Partner’s ability to remain qualified as a REIT. In addition, the General Partner may from time to time enter into General Partner Investment Loans. Except for Funding Loans or General Partner Investment Loans, the General Partner shall not incur any indebtedness for borrowed funds; provided, however, that any loan proceeds received by the General Partner may be distributed to the Company and, in turn, to the Company and then to Company’s shareholders or other equity holders if such loan and distribution have been approved and determined to be necessary by a majority of the Independent Directors to enable the Company to maintain its status as a REIT under Sections 856-859 of the Code.

 

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4.04        Capital Accounts . A separate capital account (a “Capital Account”) shall be established and maintained for each Partner in accordance with Regulations Section 1.704- l(b)(2)(iv). If (i) a new or existing Partner acquires an additional Partnership Interest in exchange for more than a de minimis Capital Contribution, (ii) the Partnership distributes to a Partner more than a de minimis amount of Partnership property as consideration for a Partnership Interest, or (iii) the Partnership is liquidated within the meaning of Regulation Section 1.704-l(b)(2)(ii)(g), the General Partner shall revalue the property of the Partnership to its fair market value (as determined by the General Partner and taking into account Section 7701(g) of the Code) in accordance with Regulations Section 1.704-l(b)(2)(iv)(f). When the Partnership’s property is revalued by the General Partner, the Capital Accounts of the Partners shall be adjusted in accordance with Regulations Sections 1.704-1(b)(2)(iv)(f) and (g), which generally require such Capital Accounts to be adjusted to reflect the manner in which the unrealized gain or loss inherent in such property (that has not been reflected in the Capital Accounts previously) would be allocated among the Partners pursuant to Section 5.01 if there were a taxable disposition of such property for its fair market value (as determined by the General Partner and taking into account Section 7701(g) of the Code) on the date of the revaluation.

 

4.05        Percentage Interests . If the number of outstanding Partnership Units increases or decreases during a taxable year, a Partner’s Partnership Interest shall be adjusted to reflect its new Percentage Interest, as necessary, to give effect to such increase or decrease. If the Partners’ Partnership Interests are adjusted to reflect new Percentage Interests pursuant to this Section 4.05, the Profits and Losses for the taxable year in which the adjustment occurs shall be allocated between the part of the year ending on the day of the adjustment and the part of the year beginning on the following day either (i) as if the taxable year had ended on the date of the adjustment or (ii) based on the number of days in each part. The General Partner, in its sole discretion, shall determine which method shall be used to allocate Profits and Losses for the taxable year in which the adjustment occurs. The allocation of Profits and Losses for the earlier part of the year shall be based on the Percentage Interests before adjustment, and the allocation of Profits and Losses for the later part shall be based on the adjusted Percentage Interests.

 

4.06        No Interest on Contributions . No Partner shall be entitled to interest on its Capital Contribution.

 

4.07        Return of Capital Contributions . No Partner shall be entitled to withdraw any part of its Capital Contribution or its Capital Account or to receive any distribution from the Partnership, except as specifically provided in this Agreement. Except as otherwise provided herein, there shall be no obligation to return to any Partner or withdrawn Partner any part of such Partner’s Capital Contribution for so long as the Partnership continues in existence.

 

4.08        No Third Party Beneficiary . No creditor or other third party having dealings with the Partnership and/or any Partnership-owned Entity, as the case may be, shall have the right to enforce the right or obligation of any Partner to make Capital Contributions or loans or to pursue any other right or remedy hereunder or at law or in equity, it being understood and agreed that the provisions of this Agreement shall be solely for the benefit of, and may be enforced solely by, the parties hereto and their respective successors and assigns. None of the rights or obligations of the Partners herein set forth to make Capital Contributions or loans to the Partnership or any Partnership-owned Entity, as the case may be, shall be deemed an asset of the Partnership and/or Partnership-owned entity, as the case may be, for any purpose by any creditor or other third party, nor may such rights or obligations be sold, transferred or assigned by the Partnership or any Partnership-owned Entity, as the case may be, or pledged or encumbered by the Partnership or any Partnership-owned Entity, as the case may be, to secure any debt or other obligation of the Partnership and/or Partnership-owned Entity, as the case may be, or of any of the Partners. In addition, it is the intent of the parties hereto that no distribution to any Partner shall be deemed a return of capital, money or other property in violation of the Act.

 

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4.09        Rights, Options, Warrants and Other Derivative Securities

 

(a)          If grants of REIT Shares are made in connection with an Equity Incentive Plan:

 

(i)          The Company shall contribute, as soon as practicable after such grant to the Partnership (to be thereafter taken into account for the purposes of calculating any cash distributable to the Partners), an amount equal to the price, if any, paid to the Company by the party receiving such REIT Shares;

 

(ii)         The Partnership shall issue to the Company an aggregate number of additional Partnership Units equal to the product of (1) the number of such REIT Shares issued by the Company, multiplied by (2) a fraction, the numerator of which is 100%, and the denominator of which is the Conversion Factor in effect on the date of such contribution; and

 

(iii)        The Company’s Percentage Interest and the Percentage Interests of the other Limited Partners shall be adjusted as set forth in Section 4.02.

 

(b)          If rights, options or warrants granted, offered or sold by the Company are exercised:

 

(i)          The Company shall contribute, as soon as practicable after such exercise, to the Partnership (to be thereafter taken into account for purposes of calculating any cash distributable to the Partners), an amount equal to the exercise price, if any, paid to the Company by the exercising party in connection with the exercise of such right, option or warrant;

 

(ii)         The Partnership shall issue to the Company as a reimbursement of a Partnership expense pursuant to Section 6.05 an aggregate number of additional Partnership Units equal to the product of (1) the number of REIT Shares issued by the Company in satisfaction of such exercised option or warrant, multiplied by (2) a fraction, the numerator of which is 100%, and the denominator of which is the Conversion Factor in effect on the date of such contribution; and

 

(iii)        The Company’s Percentage Interest and the Percentage Interests of the other Limited Partners shall be adjusted as set forth in Section 4.02.

 

(c)          If the Company grants any share appreciation rights, performance share awards or other similar rights (“Incentive Rights”), then simultaneously, the Partnership shall grant the Company corresponding and economically equivalent rights with respect to Partnership Units. Consequently, upon the cash payment by the Company pursuant to such Incentive Rights, the Partnership shall make an equal cash payment to the Company as a reimbursement of a Partnership expense pursuant to Section 6.05 hereof.

 

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ARTICLE V

PROFITS AND LOSSES; DISTRIBUTIONS

 

5.01        Allocation of Profit and Loss .

 

(a)          GENERAL. Except as otherwise provided in this Section 5.01 and Section 4.02(b), Profit and Loss of the Partnership for each fiscal year of the Partnership shall be allocated among the Partners in accordance with their respective Percentage Interests.

 

(b)          MINIMUM GAIN CHARGEBACK. Notwithstanding any provision to the contrary, (i) any expense of the Partnership that is a “nonrecourse deduction” within the meaning of Regulations Section 1.704-2(b)(l) shall be allocated in accordance with the Partners’ respective Percentage Interests, (ii) any expense of the Partnership that is a “partner nonrecourse deduction” within the meaning of Regulations Section 1.704-2(i)(2) shall be allocated in accordance with Regulations Section 1.704-2(i)(l), (iii) if there is a net decrease in Partnership Minimum Gain within the meaning of Regulations Section 1.704-2(f)(l) for any Partnership taxable year, items of gain and income shall be allocated among the Partners in accordance with Regulations Section 1.704-2(f) and the ordering rules contained in Regulations Section 1.704-2(j), and (iv) if there is a net decrease in Partner Nonrecourse Debt Minimum Gain within the meaning of Regulations Section 1.704-2(i)(4) for any Partnership taxable year, items of gain and income shall be allocated among the Partners in accordance with Regulations Section 1.704-2(i)(4) and the ordering rules contained in Regulations Section 1.704-2(j). A Partner’s “interest in partnership profits” for purposes of determining its share of the nonrecourse liabilities of the Partnership within the meaning of Regulations Section 1.752-3(a)(3) shall be such Partner’s Percentage Interest.

 

(c)          QUALIFIED INCOME OFFSET. If a Limited Partner receives in any taxable year an adjustment, allocation, or distribution described in subparagraphs (4), (5), or (6) of Regulations Section 1.704-l(b)(2)(ii)(d) that causes or increases a negative balance in such Partner’s Capital Account that exceeds the sum of such Partner’s shares of Partnership Minimum Gain and Partner Nonrecourse Debt Minimum Gain, as determined in accordance with Regulations Sections 1.704-2(g) and 1.704-2(i), such Partner shall be allocated specially for such taxable year (and, if necessary, later taxable years) items of income and gain in an amount and manner sufficient to eliminate such negative Capital Account balance as quickly as possible as provided in Regulations Section 1.704-l(b)(2)(ii)(d). After the occurrence of an allocation of income or gain to a Limited Partner in accordance with this Section 5.01(c), to the extent permitted by Regulations Section 1.704-l(b), items of expense or loss shall be allocated to such Partner in an amount necessary to offset the income or gain previously allocated to such Partner under this Section 5.01(c).

 

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(d)          CAPITAL ACCOUNT DEFICITS. Loss shall not be allocated to a Limited Partner to the extent that such allocation would cause a deficit in such Partner’s Capital Account (after reduction to reflect the items described in Regulations Section 1.704- l(b)(2)(ii)(d)(4), (5) and (6)) to exceed the sum of such Partner’s shares of Partnership Minimum Gain and Partner Nonrecourse Debt Minimum Gain. Any Loss in excess of that limitation shall be allocated to the General Partner. After the occurrence of an allocation of Loss to the General Partner in accordance with this Section 5.01(d), to the extent permitted by Regulations Section 1.704-l(b), Profit shall be allocated to such Partner in an amount necessary to offset the Loss previously allocated to such Partner under this Section 5.01(d).

 

(e)          ALLOCATIONS BETWEEN TRANSFEROR AND TRANSFEREE. If a Partner transfers any part or all of its Partnership Interest, and the transferee is admitted as a substitute Partner as provided herein, the distributive shares of the various items of Profit and Loss allocable among the Partners during such fiscal year of the Partnership shall be allocated between the transferor and the substitute Partner either (i) as if the Partnership’s fiscal year had ended on the date of the transfer, or (ii) based on the number of days of such fiscal year that each was a Partner without regard to the results of Partnership activities in the respective portions of such fiscal year in which the transferor and the transferee were Partners. The General Partner, in its sole discretion, shall determine which method shall be used to allocate the distributive shares of the various items of Profit and Loss between the transferor and the substitute Partner.

 

(f)           DEFINITION OF PROFIT AND LOSS. “Profit” and “Loss” and any items of income, gain, expense, or loss referred to in this Agreement shall be determined in accordance with federal income tax accounting principles, as modified by Regulations Section 1.704-l(b)(2)(iv), except that Profit and Loss shall not include items of income, gain and expense that are specially allocated pursuant to Section 5.01(b), 5.01(c), or 5.01(d). All allocations of income, Profit, gain, Loss, and expense (and all items contained therein) for federal income tax purposes shall be identical to all allocations of such items set forth in this Section 5.01, except as otherwise required by Section 704(c) of the Code and Regulations Section 1.704-l(b)(4). The General Partner shall have the authority to elect the method to be used by the Partnership for allocating items of income, gain, and expense as required by Section 704(c) of the Code and such election shall be binding on all Partners.

 

5.02        Distribution of Cash .

 

(a)          The General Partner shall distribute cash on a quarterly (or, at the election of the General Partner, more frequent) basis, in an amount determined by the General Partner in its sole discretion, to the Partners who are Partners on the Partnership Record Date with respect to such quarter (or other distribution period) in accordance with their respective Percentage Interests on the Partnership Record Date; PROVIDED, HOWEVER, that if a new or existing Partner acquires an additional Partnership Interest in exchange for a Capital Contribution on any date other than a Partnership Record Date, the cash distribution attributable to such additional Partnership Interest relating to the Partnership Record Date next following the issuance of such additional Partnership Interest shall be reduced in the proportion to (i) the number of days that such additional Partnership Interest is held by such Partner bears to (ii) the number of days between such Partnership Record Date and the immediately preceding Partnership Record Date.

 

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(b)          Notwithstanding any other provision of this Agreement, the General Partner is authorized to take any action that it determines to be necessary or appropriate to cause the Partnership to comply with any withholding requirements established under the Code or any other federal, state or local law including, without limitation, pursuant to Sections 1441, 1442, 1445 and 1446 of the Code. To the extent that the Partnership is required to withhold and pay over to any taxing authority any amount resulting from the allocation or distribution of income to the Partner or assignee (including by reason of Section 1446 of the Code), either (i) if the actual amount to be distributed to the Partner or assignee equals or exceeds the amount required to be withheld by the Partnership, the amount withheld shall be treated as a distribution of cash in the amount of such withholding to such Partner or assignee, or (ii) if the actual amount to be distributed to the Partner or assignee is less than the amount required to be withheld by the Partnership, the amount required to be withheld shall be treated as a loan (a “Partnership Loan”) from the Partnership to the Partner on the day the Partnership pays over such amount to the applicable taxing authority. A Partnership Loan shall be repaid through withholding by the Partnership with respect to subsequent distributions to the applicable Partner or assignee. In the event that a Limited Partner or assignee (collectively, a “Defaulting Limited Partner”) fails to pay any amount owed to the Partnership with respect to the Partnership Loan within 15 days after demand for payment thereof is made by the Partnership on the Defaulting Limited Partner, the General Partner, in its sole discretion, may elect to make the payment to the Partnership on behalf of such Defaulting Limited Partner. In such event, on the date of payment, the General Partner shall be deemed to have extended a loan (a “General Partner Loan”) to the Defaulting Limited Partner in the amount of the payment made by the General Partner and shall succeed to all rights and remedies of the Partnership against the Defaulting Limited Partner as to that amount. Without limitation, the General Partner shall have the right to receive any distributions that otherwise would be made by the Partnership to the Defaulting Limited Partner until such time as the General Partner Loan has been paid in full, and any such distributions so received by the General Partner shall be treated as having been received by the Defaulting Limited Partner and immediately paid to the General Partner.

 

Any amounts treated as a Partnership Loan or a General Partner Loan pursuant to this Section 5.02(b) shall bear interest at the lesser of (i) the base rate on corporate loans at large United States money center commercial banks, as published from time to time in THE WALL STREET JOURNAL, or (ii) the maximum lawful rate of interest on such obligation, such interest to accrue from the date the Partnership or the General Partner, as applicable, is deemed to extend the loan until such loan is repaid in full.

 

(c)          In no event may a Partner receive a distribution of cash with respect to a Partnership Unit if such Partner is entitled to receive a dividend with respect to a REIT Share for which all or part of such Partnership Unit has been or will be exchanged pursuant to Section 8.05(a).

 

5.03       REIT Distribution Requirements . The General Partner shall use its reasonable efforts to cause the Partnership to distribute amounts sufficient to enable the Company (i) to meet its distribution requirement for qualification as a REIT as set forth in Section 857(a)(1) of the Code and (ii) to avoid any federal income or excise tax liability imposed by the Code.

 

5.04        No Right to Distributions in Kind . No Partner shall be entitled to demand property other than cash in connection with any distributions by the Partnership.

 

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5.05        Limitations on Return of Capital Contributions . Notwithstanding any of the provisions of this Article V, no Partner shall have the right to receive and the General Partner shall not have the right to make, a distribution which includes a return of all or part of a Partner’s Capital Contributions, unless after giving effect to the return of a Capital Contribution, the sum of all liabilities of the Partnership, other than the liabilities to a Partner for the return of his Capital Contribution, does not exceed the fair market value of the Partnership’s assets.

 

5.06        Distributions Upon Liquidation .

 

(a)          Upon liquidation of the Partnership, after payment of, or adequate provision for, debts and obligations of the Partnership, including any Partner loans, any remaining assets of the Partnership shall be distributed to all Partners with positive Capital Accounts in accordance with their respective positive Capital Account balances. For purposes of the preceding sentence, the Capital Account of each Partner shall be determined after all adjustments made in accordance with Sections 5.01 and 5.02 resulting from Partnership operations and from all sales and dispositions of all or any part of the Partnership’s assets. Any distributions pursuant to this Section 5.06 should be made by the end of the Partnership’s taxable year in which the liquidation occurs (or, if later, within 90 days after the date of the liquidation). To the extent deemed advisable by the General Partner, appropriate arrangements (including the use of a liquidating trust) may be made to assure that adequate funds are available to pay any contingent debts or obligations.

 

(b)          If the General Partner has a negative balance in its Capital Account following a liquidation of the Partnership, as determined after taking into account all Capital Account adjustments in accordance with Sections 5.01 and 5.02 resulting from Partnership operations and from all sales and dispositions of all or any part of the Partnership’s assets, the General Partner shall contribute to the Partnership an amount of cash equal to the negative balance in its Capital Account and such cash shall be paid or distributed by the Partnership to creditors, if any, and then to the Limited Partners in accordance with Section 5.06(a). Such contribution by the General Partner shall be made by the end of the Partnership’s taxable year in which the liquidation occurs (or, if later, within 90 days after the date of the liquidation).

 

5.07        Substantial Economic Effect . It is the intent of the Partners that the allocations of Profit and Loss under this Agreement have substantial economic effect (or be consistent with the Partners’ interests in the Partnership in the case of the allocation of losses attributable to nonrecourse debt) within the meaning of Section 704(b) of the Code as interpreted by the Regulations promulgated pursuant thereto. Article V and other relevant provisions of this Agreement shall be interpreted in a manner consistent with such intent.

 

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ARTICLE VI

RIGHTS, OBLIGATIONS AND POWERS OF THE GENERAL PARTNER

 

6.01        Management of the Partnership .

 

(a)          Except as otherwise expressly provided in this Agreement, the General Partner shall have full, complete and exclusive discretion to manage and control the business of the Partnership for the purposes herein stated, and shall make all decisions affecting the business and assets of the Partnership. Subject to the restrictions specifically contained in this Agreement, the powers of the General Partner shall include, without limitation, the authority to take the following actions, directly or indirectly, on behalf of the Partnership or for the benefit of the Partnership through any Partnership-owned Entity or otherwise:

 

(i)          to acquire, purchase, own, lease and dispose of any real property and any other property or assets that the General Partner determines are necessary or appropriate or in the best interests of the business of the Partnership;

 

(ii)         subject to the terms of any applicable lease, to construct buildings and make other improvements on any Properties;

 

(iii)        to borrow money, issue evidences of indebtedness in connection therewith, refinance, guarantee, increase the amount of, modify, amend or change the terms of, or extend the time for the payment of, any indebtedness or obligation, and secure such indebtedness by mortgage, deed of trust, pledge or other lien on any Property, provided, however, that the General Partner shall not take any such actions, except in connection with de minimis loans for operating capital of $100,000 or less on a quarterly basis, without the prior written consent of the Initial Limited Partner, which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld;

 

(iv)        to pay, either directly or by reimbursement, for all operating costs and general administrative expenses consistent with this Agreement;

 

(v)         to lease all or any portion of any Property, whether or not the terms of such leases extend beyond the termination date of the Partnership or any Partnership-owned Entity, as the case may be, and whether or not any portion of the Property so leased is to be occupied by the lessee, or, in turn, subleased in whole or in part to others, for such consideration and on such terms as the General Partner may determine;

 

(vi)        to prosecute, defend, arbitrate, settle or compromise any and all claims or Liabilities in favor of or against the Partnership or any Partnership- owned Entity, as the case may be, on such terms and in such manner as the General Partner may reasonably determine, and similarly to prosecute, defend, arbitrate, settle or compromise any litigation with respect to the Partners, the Partnership, any Partnership-owned Entity or any Property; PROVIDED, HOWEVER, that the General Partner may not, without the consent of all of the Partners, confess a judgment against the Partnership;

 

(vii)       to file applications, communicate, and otherwise deal with any and all governmental agencies;

 

(viii)      to make or revoke any election permitted or required by any taxing authority;

 

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(ix)        to maintain such insurance coverage for public liability, fire and casualty, and any and all other insurance in such amounts and such types, as it shall determine from time to time;

 

(x)         to determine whether or not to apply any insurance proceeds for any Property to the restoration of such Property or to distribute the same;

 

(xi)        to retain legal counsel, accountants, consultants, real estate brokers, and such other persons, as the General Partner may deem necessary or appropriate and to pay therefor such reasonable remuneration as the General Partner may deem reasonable and proper;

 

(xii)       to retain other services of any kind or nature and to pay therefor such remuneration as the General Partner may deem reasonable and proper;

 

(xiii)      to negotiate and conclude agreements with respect to any of the rights, powers and authority conferred upon the General Partner;

 

(xiv)      to maintain accurate accounting records and to file promptly all federal, state and local income tax returns;

 

(xv)       to distribute cash or other assets in accordance with this Agreement;

 

(xvi)      to form or acquire an interest in, and contribute Property to, any limited or general partnerships, joint ventures, limited liability companies or other entities or enter into any other relationships that it deems desirable (including, without limitation, the acquisition of interests in, and the contributions of Property to, its Partnership-owned Entities or any other Person in which it has an ownership interest from time to time);

 

(xvii)     to establish Partnership reserves for working capital, capital expenditures, contingent liabilities, or any other valid Partnership purpose; and

 

(xviii)    to take such other action, execute, acknowledge, swear to or deliver such other documents and instruments, and perform any and all other acts the General Partner deems necessary or appropriate for the formation, continuation and conduct of the business and affairs of the Partnership (including, without limitation, all actions consistent with allowing the Company at all times to qualify as a REIT unless the Company voluntarily terminates its REIT status) and to possess and enjoy all of the rights and powers of a general partner as provided by the Act.

 

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(b)          Except as otherwise provided herein, to the extent the duties of the General Partner require expenditures of funds to be paid to third parties, Partnership-owned Entities or other Persons, the General Partner shall not have any obligations hereunder except to the extent that Partnership funds are reasonably available to it for the performance of such duties, and nothing herein contained shall be deemed to require the General Partner, in its capacity as such, to expend its individual funds for such purpose or to undertake any individual liability or obligation on behalf of the Partnership. Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, the General Partner may, in its sole discretion, expend its funds on behalf of the Partnership or any Partnership-owned Entity; in which case, any funds so expended and which are not reimbursed within sixty (60) days of such expenditure pursuant to Section 6.05 shall be deemed to be a loan by the General Partner to the Partnership or such Partnership-owned Entity, which loan shall be on commercially reasonable terms and shall bear interest at commercially reasonable rates consistent with terms that could be negotiated with unaffiliated third-parties.

 

6.02        Delegation of Authority . The General Partner may delegate any or all of its powers, rights and obligations hereunder, and may appoint, employ, contract or otherwise deal with any Person for the transaction of business on behalf of, or for the benefit of, the Partnership, which Person may, under supervision of the General Partner, perform any acts or services as the General Partner may approve.

 

6.03        Indemnification and Exculpation of Indemnitees .

 

(a)          The Partnership shall indemnify an Indemnitee from and against any and all losses, claims, damages, liabilities (joint or several), expenses (including reasonable legal fees and expenses), judgments, fines, settlements, and other amounts arising from any and all claims, demands, actions, suits or proceedings, civil, criminal, administrative or investigative (collectively, “ Claims ”), that relate to the operations of the Partnership as set forth in this Agreement in which any Indemnitee may be involved, or is threatened to be involved, as a party or otherwise, so long as (A) the course of conduct which gave rise to the Claim was taken, in the reasonable determination of the Indemnitee made in good faith, in the best interests of the Partnership or the General Partner, (B) such Claim was not the result of active negligence or willful misconduct by the Indemnitee, (C) the Indemnitee (if other than the General Partner) was acting on behalf or performing services for the Partnership, and (D) such indemnification is not satisfied or recoverable from the assets of the Stockholders of the General Partner. The termination of any proceeding by judgment, order or settlement does not create a presumption that the Indemnitee did not meet the requisite standard of conduct set forth in this Section 6.03(a). The termination of any proceeding by conviction or upon a plea of nolo contendere or its equivalent, or an entry of an order of probation prior to judgment, creates a rebuttable presumption that the Indemnitee acted in a manner contrary to the standard of conduct necessary for indemnification as specified in this Section 6.03(a). Notwithstanding the foregoing, no Indemnitee shall be indemnified for any Claim arising from or out of an alleged violation of federal or state securities laws unless (x) there has been a successful adjudication on the merits of each count involving alleged securities law violations as to such Indemnitee, (y) such allegations have been dismissed with prejudice on the merits by a court of competent jurisdiction as to such Indemnitee, or (z) a court of competent jurisdiction approves a settlement of such allegations against such Indemnitee and finds that indemnification of the settlement and the related costs should be made, and the court considering the request for indemnification has been advised of the position of the Securities and Exchange Commission and of the published position of any state securities regulatory authority in which the common stock of the Company was offered or sold as to indemnification for violations of securities law. Any indemnification obligations of the Partnership as set forth in this Section 6.03 shall be limited to the extent of the Partnership’s receipt of insurance proceeds.

 

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(b)          The Partnership may reimburse an Indemnitee for reasonable expenses incurred by an Indemnitee who is a party to a proceeding in advance of the final disposition of the proceeding upon receipt by the Partnership of (i) a written affirmation by the Indemnitee of the Indemnitee’s good faith belief that the standard of conduct necessary for indemnification by the Partnership as authorized in this Section 6.03 has been met, and (ii) a written undertaking by or on behalf of the Indemnitee to repay the amount if it shall ultimately be determined that the standard of conduct has not been met.

 

(c)          The indemnification provided by this Section 6.03 shall be in addition to any other rights to which an Indemnitee or any other Person may be entitled under any agreement, pursuant to any vote of the Partners, as a matter of law or otherwise, and shall continue as to an Indemnitee who has ceased to serve in such capacity.

 

(d)          The Partnership may purchase and maintain insurance, on behalf of the Indemnitees and such other Persons as the General Partner shall determine, against any liability that may be asserted against or expenses that may be incurred by such Person in connection with the Partnership’s activities, regardless of whether the Partnership would have the power to indemnify such Person against such liability under the provisions of this Agreement.

 

(e)          For purposes of this Section 6.03, the Partnership shall be deemed to have requested an Indemnitee to serve as fiduciary of an employee benefit plan whenever the performance by it of its duties to the Partnership also imposes duties on, or otherwise involves services by, it to the plan or participants or beneficiaries of the plan; excise taxes assessed on an Indemnitee with respect to an employee benefit plan pursuant to applicable law shall constitute fines within the meaning of this Section 6.03; and actions taken or omitted by the Indemnitee with respect to an employee benefit plan in the performance of its duties for a purpose reasonably believed by it to be in the interest of the participants and beneficiaries of the plan shall be deemed to be for a purpose which is not opposed to the best interests of the Partnership.

 

(f)           In no event may an Indemnitee subject the Limited Partners to personal liability by reason of the indemnification provisions set forth in this Agreement.

 

(g)          An Indemnitee shall not be denied indemnification in whole or in part under this Section 6.03 because the Indemnitee had an interest in the transaction with respect to which the indemnification applies if the transaction was otherwise permitted by the terms of this Agreement.

 

(h)          The provisions of this Section 6.03 are for the benefit of the Indemnitees, their heirs, successors, assigns and administrators and shall not be deemed to create any rights for the benefit of any other Persons.

 

6.04        Liability of the General Partner .

 

(a)          Notwithstanding anything to the contrary set forth in this Agreement, the General Partner shall not be liable for monetary damages to the Partnership or any Partners for losses sustained or liabilities incurred as a result of errors in judgment or of any act or omission if the General Partner acted in good faith. Additionally, the General Partner shall not be in breach of any duty that the General Partner may owe to the Limited Partners or the Partnership or any other Persons under this Agreement or of any duty stated or implied by law or equity, provided the General Partner, acting in good faith, abides by the terms of this Agreement.

 

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(b)          The Limited Partners expressly acknowledge that the General Partner is acting on behalf of the Partnership and the Company’s shareholders collectively, that the General Partner is under no obligation to consider the separate interests of the Limited Partners (including, without limitation, the tax consequences to the Limited Partners) in deciding whether to cause the Partnership to take (or decline to take) any actions. In the event of a conflict between the interests of the shareholders of the Company on one hand and the Limited Partners on the other, the General Partner shall endeavor in good faith to resolve the conflict in a manner not adverse to either the shareholders of the Company or the Limited Partners; provided the General Partner shall not be liable for monetary damages for losses sustained, liabilities incurred, or benefits not derived by Limited Partners in connection with such decisions, provided that the General Partner has acted in good faith.

 

(c)          Subject to its obligations and duties as General Partner set forth in Section 6.01 hereof, the General Partner may exercise any of the powers granted to it under this Agreement and perform any of the duties imposed upon it hereunder either directly or by or through its agents. The General Partner shall not be responsible for any misconduct or negligence on the part of any such agent appointed by it in good faith.

 

(d)          Notwithstanding any other provisions of this Agreement or the Act, any action of the General Partner on behalf of the Partnership or any decision of the General Partner to refrain from acting on behalf of the Partnership, undertaken in the good faith belief that such action or omission is necessary or advisable in order (i) to protect the ability of the Company to continue to qualify as a REIT or (ii) to prevent the Company from incurring any taxes under Section 857, Section 4981, or any other provision of the Code, is expressly authorized under this Agreement and is deemed approved by all of the Limited Partners.

 

(e)          Any amendment, modification or repeal of this Section 6.04 or any provision hereof shall be prospective only and shall not in any way affect the limitations on the General Partner’s liability to the Partnership and the Limited Partners under this Section 6.04 as in effect immediately prior to such amendment, modification or repeal with respect to matters occurring, in whole or in part, prior to such amendment, modification or repeal, regardless of when claims relating to such matters may arise or be asserted.

 

6.05        Expenditures by the Partnership . The General Partner is hereby authorized to pay compensation for accounting, administrative, legal, technical, management and other services rendered to the Partnership. All of the aforesaid expenditures (including Administrative Expenses) shall be obligations of the Partnership, and the General Partner shall be entitled to reimbursement by the Partnership for any expenditure incurred by it on behalf or for the benefit of the Partnership. The Partnership shall also assume, and pay when due, all Administrative Expenses to the extent not included in the expenses described above. This provision shall be given effect as of the date of formation of the Partnership.

 

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6.06        Outside Activities . Subject to Section 6.08 hereof, the Charter and any agreements entered into by the General Partner or its Affiliates with the Partnership or any Partnership-owned Entity, as the case may be, any officer, director, employee, agent, trustee, Affiliate or shareholder of the General Partner shall be entitled to and may have business interests and engage in business activities in addition to those relating to the Partnership and any Partnership-owned Entity, as the case may be, including business interests and activities substantially similar or identical to those of the Partnership or any Partnership-owned Entity. None of the Partnership, any Partnership-owned Entity or any of the Limited Partners shall have any rights by virtue of this Agreement in any such business ventures, interests or activities. None of the Limited Partners nor any other Person shall have any rights by virtue of this Agreement or the partnership relationship established hereby in any such business ventures, interests or activities, and the General Partner shall have no obligation pursuant to this Agreement to offer any interest in any such business ventures, interests and activities to the Partnership, any Partnership-owned Entity or any Limited Partner, even if such opportunity is of a character which, if presented to the Partnership, any Partnership-owned Entity or any Limited Partner, could be taken by such Person.

 

6.07        Employment or Retention of Affiliates .

 

(a)          Any Affiliate of the General Partner may be employed or retained by the Partnership and any Partnership-owned Entity and may otherwise deal with the Partnership and any Partnership-owned Entity (whether as a buyer, lessor, lessee, manager, furnisher of goods or services, broker, agent, lender or otherwise) and may receive from the Partnership and any Partnership-owned Entity any compensation, price, or other payment therefor which the General Partner determines to be fair and reasonable.

 

(b)          The Partnership may lend or contribute to any Partnership-owned Entity or other Persons in which it has an equity investment, and such Persons may borrow funds from the Partnership or the General Partner, on terms and conditions established in the sole and absolute discretion of the General Partner. The foregoing authority shall not create any right or benefit in favor of any Partnership-owned Entity or any other Person.

 

(c)          The Partnership may transfer assets to joint ventures, Partnership-owned Entities, other partnerships, corporations, limited liability companies or other business entities in which it is or becomes a participant upon such terms and subject to such conditions as the General Partner deems are consistent with this Agreement and applicable law.

 

(d)          Except as expressly permitted by this Agreement, neither the General Partner nor any of its Affiliates, other than the Partnership or the Partnership-owned Entities, shall sell, transfer or convey any property or assets to, or purchase any Property from, the Partnership or any Partnership-owned Entity, directly or indirectly, except pursuant to transactions that are on terms that are fair and reasonable to the Partnership.

 

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6.08        General Partner Participation . Except as set forth below, the General Partner agrees that all business activities of the General Partner, including activities pertaining to the acquisition, development and/or ownership of Property, shall be conducted, directly or indirectly, through or for the benefit of the Partnership or one or more Partnership- owned Entities. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the General Partner may (i) own such bank accounts or similar instruments as it deems necessary to carry out its purpose under this Agreement and under its Charter, (ii) capitalize Subsidiaries of the General Partner provided that such Subsidiaries have been organized and carry out their businesses, directly or indirectly, to further the purpose of the Partnership or any Partnership-owned Entity, (iii) acquire, directly or through one or more Subsidiaries, ownership interests in any Partnership-owned Entity, and (iv) enter into or assume General Partner Investment Loans. The General Partner also agrees that all loans from the General Partner to the Partnership shall constitute Funding Loans, subject to the exceptions set forth in Section 4.03 hereof.

 

6.09        Title to Partnership Assets . Title to Partnership Property, whether real, personal or mixed and whether tangible or intangible, shall be deemed to be owned by the Partnership as an entity, and no Partner, individually or collectively, shall have any ownership interest in such Partnership Property or any portion thereof. Title to any or all of the Partnership Property may be held in the name of the Partnership, the General Partner or one or more nominees, as the General Partner may determine, including Subsidiaries or other Affiliates of the General Partner. The General Partner hereby declares and warrants that any Partnership Property for which legal title is held in the name of the General Partner or any nominee, including any Subsidiary or Affiliate of the General Partner shall be held by the General Partner for the use and benefit of the Partnership in accordance with the provisions of this Agreement; PROVIDED, HOWEVER, that, if and when it shall become necessary or advisable and in the best interests of the Partnership, in the reasonable judgment of the General Partner, the General Partner shall use its best efforts to cause beneficial and record title to such assets to be vested in the Partnership as soon as reasonably practicable. Such Partnership Property shall be recorded as the Property of the Partnership in its books and records, irrespective of the name in which legal title to such Partnership assets is held. Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, nothing herein shall be construed to limit the rights, powers or privileges of the Partnership to organize, acquire or hold ownership interests in, or otherwise hold Property indirectly through, one or more Partnership-owned Entities in the sole discretion of the General Partner.

 

6.10        Miscellaneous . In the event the Company redeems any REIT Shares, then the General Partner shall cause the Partnership to purchase from the Company a number of Partnership Units as determined based on the application of the Conversion Factor on the same terms that the Company redeemed such REIT Shares. Moreover, if the Company makes a cash tender offer or other offer to acquire REIT Shares, then the General Partner shall cause the Partnership to make a corresponding offer to the Company to acquire an equal number of Partnership Units held by the Company. In the event any REIT Shares are redeemed by the Company pursuant to such offer, the Partnership shall redeem an equivalent number of the Company’s Partnership Units for an equivalent purchase price based on the application of the Conversion Factor.

 

ARTICLE VII

CHANGES IN GENERAL PARTNER

 

7.01        Transfer of the General Partner’s Partnership Interest .

 

(a)          The General Partner may not transfer or assign any of its General Partnership Interest or withdraw as General Partner except as provided in Section 7.01(c) or in connection with a transaction described in Section 7.01(d).

 

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(b)          The Company agrees that it will at all times own, through its General Partnership Interest and Limited Partnership Interest, in the aggregate at least a 20% Percentage Interest in the Partnership.

 

(c)          Except as otherwise provided in Section 6.07(c) or Section 7.01(d) hereof, the Company shall not engage in any merger, consolidation or other combination with or into another Person or sale of all or substantially all of its assets, or any reclassification, or any recapitalization or change of outstanding REIT Shares (other than a change in par value, or from par value to no par value, or as a result of a subdivision or combination of REIT Shares) (a “Transaction”), unless (i) the Transaction also includes a merger of the Partnership or sale of substantially all of the assets of the Partnership as a result of which all Limited Partners will receive for each Partnership Unit an amount of cash, securities, or other property equal to the product of the Conversion Factor and the greatest amount of cash, securities or other property paid in the Transaction to a holder of one REIT Share in consideration of one REIT Share, PROVIDED THAT if, in connection with the Transaction, a purchase, tender or exchange offer (“Offer”) shall have been made to and accepted by the holders of more than 50% of the outstanding REIT Shares, each holder of Partnership Units shall be given the option to exchange its Partnership Units for the greatest amount of cash, securities, or other property which a Limited Partner would have received had it (A) exercised its Redemption Right and received REIT Shares and (B) sold, tendered or exchanged pursuant to the Offer the REIT Shares received upon exercise of the Redemption Right immediately prior to the expiration of the Offer; and (ii) no more than 75% of the equity securities of the acquiring Person in such Transaction shall be owned, after consummation of such Transaction, by the General Partner or Persons who were Affiliates of the Partnership or the General Partner immediately prior to the date on which the Transaction is consummated.

 

(d)          Notwithstanding Section 7.01(c), the Company may merge into or consolidate with another entity if immediately after such merger or consolidation (i) substantially all of the assets of the successor or surviving entity (the “Surviving Entity”), other than Partnership Units held by the General Partner, are contributed to the Partnership as a Capital Contribution in exchange for Partnership Units with a fair market value equal to the value of the assets so contributed as determined by the Surviving Entity in good faith and (ii) the Surviving Entity expressly agrees to assume, or acknowledge and ratify, all obligations of the General Partner under the Partnership Agreement. Upon such contribution and assumption, the Surviving Entity shall have the right and duty to amend this Agreement as set forth in this Section 7.01(d). The Surviving Entity shall in good faith arrive at a new method for the calculation of the Cash Amount and Conversion Factor for a Partnership Unit after any such merger or consolidation so as to approximate the existing method for such calculation as closely as reasonably possible. Such calculation shall take into account, among other things, the kind and amount of securities, cash and other property that was receivable upon such merger or consolidation by a holder of REIT Shares and/or options, warrants or other rights relating thereto, and to which a holder of Partnership Units could have acquired had such Partnership Units been redeemed immediately prior to such merger or consolidation. Such amendment to this Agreement shall provide for adjustment to such method of calculation which shall be as nearly equivalent as may be practicable to the adjustments provided for with respect to the Conversion Factor. The above provisions of this Section 7.01(d) shall similarly apply to successive mergers or consolidations permitted hereunder.

 

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7.02        Admission of a Substitute or Successor General Partner . A Person shall be admitted as a substitute or successor General Partner of the Partnership only if the following terms and conditions are satisfied:

 

(a)          a majority in interest of the Limited Partners (other than the Company in its capacity as a Limited Partner) shall have consented in writing to the admission of the substitute or successor General Partner;

 

(b)          the Person to be admitted as a substitute or additional General Partner shall have accepted and agreed to be bound by all the terms and provisions of this Agreement by executing a counterpart thereof and such other documents or instruments as may be required or appropriate in order to effect the admission of such Person as a General Partner, and a certificate evidencing the admission of such Person as a General Partner shall have been filed for recordation and all other actions required by Section 2.05 hereof in connection with such admission shall have been performed;

 

(c)          if the Person to be admitted as a substitute or additional General Partner is a corporation, partnership or limited liability company it shall have provided the Partnership with evidence satisfactory to counsel for the Partnership of such Person’s authority to become a General Partner and to be bound by the terms and provisions of this Agreement; and

 

(d)          counsel for the Partnership shall have rendered an opinion (relying on such opinions from other counsel and the state or any other jurisdiction as may be necessary) that the admission of the person to be admitted as a substitute or additional General Partner is in conformity with the Act, that none of the actions taken in connection with the admission of such Person as a substitute or additional General Partner will cause (i) the Partnership to be classified other than as a partnership for federal income tax purposes, or (ii) the loss of any Limited Partner’s limited liability.

 

7.03        Effect of Bankruptcy, Withdrawal, Death or Dissolution of a General Partner .

 

(a)          Upon the occurrence of an Event of Bankruptcy as to a General Partner (and its removal pursuant to Section 7.04(a) hereof) or the withdrawal, death or dissolution of a General Partner (except that, if a General Partner is on the date of such occurrence a partnership, the withdrawal, death, dissolution, Event of Bankruptcy as to, or removal of a partner in, such partnership shall be deemed not to be a dissolution of such General Partner if the business of such General Partner is continued by the remaining partner or partners), the Partnership shall be dissolved and terminated unless the Partnership is continued pursuant to Section 7.03(b) hereof.

 

(b)          Following the occurrence of an Event of Bankruptcy as to a General Partner (and its removal pursuant to Section 7.04(a) hereof) or the death, withdrawal, removal or dissolution of a General Partner (except that, if a General Partner is on the date of such occurrence a partnership, the withdrawal, death, dissolution, Event of Bankruptcy as to, or removal of a partner in, such partnership shall be deemed not to be a dissolution of such General Partner if the business of such General Partner is continued by the remaining partner or partners), the Limited Partners, within ninety (90) days after such occurrence, may elect to reconstitute the Partnership and continue the business of the Partnership for the balance of the term specified in Section 2.04 hereof by selecting, subject to Section 7.02 hereof and any other provisions of this Agreement, a substitute General Partner by unanimous consent of the Limited Partners. If the Limited Partners elect to reconstitute the Partnership and admit a substitute General Partner, the relationship with the Partners and of any Person who has acquired an interest of a Partner in the Partnership shall be governed by this Agreement.

 

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7.04        Removal of a General Partner .

 

(a)          Upon the occurrence of an Event of Bankruptcy as to, or the dissolution of, a General Partner, such General Partner shall be deemed to be removed automatically; PROVIDED, HOWEVER, that if a General Partner is on the date of such occurrence a partnership, the withdrawal, death, dissolution, Event of Bankruptcy as to or removal of a partner in such partnership shall be deemed not to be a dissolution of the General Partner if the business of such General Partner is continued by the remaining partner or partners.

 

(b)          If a General Partner has been removed pursuant to this Section 7.04 and the Partnership is continued pursuant to Section 7.03 hereof, such General Partner shall promptly transfer and assign its General Partnership Interest in the Partnership to the substitute General Partner approved by a majority in interest of the Limited Partners (excluding the Company in its capacity as a Limited Partner) in accordance with Section 7.03(b) hereof and otherwise admitted to the Partnership in accordance with Section 7.02 hereof. At the time of assignment, the removed General Partner shall be entitled to receive from the substitute General Partner the fair market value of the General Partnership Interest of such removed General Partner as reduced by any damages caused to the Partnership Interest of such removed General Partner. Such fair market value shall be determined by an appraiser mutually agreed upon by the General Partner and a majority in interest of the Limited Partners (excluding the Company in its capacity as a Limited Partner) within ten (10) days following the removal of the General Partner. In the event that the parties are unable to agree upon an appraiser, the removed General Partner and a majority in interest of the Limited Partners (excluding the Company in its capacity as a Limited Partner) each shall select an appraiser. Each such appraiser shall complete an appraisal of the fair market value of the removed General Partner’s General Partnership Interest within thirty (30) days of the General Partner’s removal, and the fair market value of the removed General Partner’s General Partnership Interest shall be the average of the two appraisals; PROVIDED, HOWEVER, that if the higher appraisal exceeds the lower appraisal by more than 20% of the amount of the lower appraisal, the two appraisers, no later than forty (40) days after the removal of the General Partner, shall select a third appraiser who shall complete an appraisal of the fair market value of the removed General Partner’s General Partnership Interest no later than sixty (60) days after the removal of the General Partner. In such case, the fair market value of the removed General Partner’s General Partnership Interest shall be the average of the two appraisals closest in value.

 

(c)          The General Partnership Interest of a removed General Partner, during the time after default until transfer under Section 7.04(b), shall be converted to that of a special Limited Partner; PROVIDED, HOWEVER, such removed General Partner shall not have any rights to participate in the management and affairs of the Partnership, and shall not be entitled to any portion of the income, expense, profit, gain or loss allocations or cash distributions allocable or payable, as the case may be, to the Limited Partners. Instead, such removed General Partner shall receive and be entitled only to retain distributions or allocations of such items that it would have been entitled to receive in its capacity as General Partner, until the transfer is effective pursuant to Section 7.04(b).

 

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(d)          All Partners shall have given and hereby do give such consents, shall take such actions and shall execute such documents as shall be legally necessary and sufficient to effect all the foregoing provisions of this Section.

 

ARTICLE VIII

RIGHTS AND OBLIGATIONS OF THE LIMITED PARTNERS

 

8.01        Management of the Partnership . The Limited Partners shall not participate in the management or control of Partnership business nor shall they transact any business for the Partnership, nor shall they have the power to sign for or bind the Partnership, such powers being vested solely and exclusively in the General Partner.

 

8.02        Power of Attorney . Each Limited Partner hereby irrevocably appoints the General Partner his true and lawful attorney-in-fact, who may act for each Limited Partner and in his name, place and stead, and for his use and benefit, to sign, acknowledge, swear to, deliver, file and record, at the appropriate public offices, any and all documents, certificates, and instruments as may be deemed necessary or desirable by the General Partner to carry out fully the provisions of this Agreement and the Act in accordance with their terms, which power of attorney is coupled with an interest and shall survive the death, dissolution or legal incapacity of the Limited Partner, or the transfer by the Limited Partner of any part or all of his Partnership Interest.

 

8.03        Limitation on Liability of Limited Partners . No Limited Partner shall be liable for any debts, liabilities, contracts or obligations of the Partnership. A Limited Partner shall be liable to the Partnership only to make payments of his Capital Contribution, if any, as and when due hereunder. After his Capital Contribution is fully paid, no Limited Partner shall, except as otherwise required by the Act, be required to make any further Capital Contributions or other payments or lend any funds to the Partnership.

 

8.04       [ Reserved .]

 

8.05        Redemption Right .

 

(a)          Subject to Sections 8.05(b)-(g), on or after the Redemption Eligibility Date, each Limited Partner (other than the Company in its capacity as a Limited Partner) shall have the right (the “Redemption Right”) to require the Partnership to redeem on a Specified Redemption Date all or a portion of the Partnership Units held by such Limited Partner at a redemption price equal to and in the form of the Cash Amount to be paid by the Partnership. The Redemption Right shall be exercised pursuant to a Notice of Redemption delivered to the Partnership (with a copy to the General Partner) by the Limited Partner who is exercising the Redemption Right (the “Redeeming Partner”); provided, however, that the Partnership shall not be obligated to satisfy such Redemption Right if the Company elects to purchase the Partnership Units subject to the Notice of Redemption pursuant to Section 8.05(b); and provided, further, that no Limited Partner may deliver to the General Partner more than four (4) Notices of Redemption during each calendar year. In addition to the restrictions on redemption set forth in Section 8.05(f), a Limited Partner may not exercise the Redemption Right for less than one thousand (1,000) Partnership Units or, if such Limited Partner holds less than one thousand (1,000) Partnership Units, all of the Partnership Units held by such Partner. Notwithstanding the foregoing provisions of this Section 8.05(a), the General Partner agrees to use its best efforts to cause the closing of the acquisition of redeemed Partnership Units hereunder to occur as quickly as reasonably possible. The Redeeming Partner shall have no right, with respect to any Partnership Units so redeemed, to receive any distribution paid with respect to Partnership Units if the record date for such distribution is on or after the Specified Redemption Date.

 

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(b)          Notwithstanding the provisions of Section 8.05(a), a Limited Partner that exercises the Redemption Right shall be deemed to have offered to sell the Partnership Units described in the Notice of Redemption to the Company, and the Company may, in its sole and absolute discretion, elect to purchase directly and acquire such Partnership Units by paying to the Redeeming Partner either the Cash Amount or the REIT Shares Amount, as elected by the Company (in its sole and absolute discretion), on the Specified Redemption Date, whereupon the Company shall acquire the Partnership Units offered for redemption by the Redeeming Partner and shall be treated for all purposes of this Agreement as the owner of such Partnership Units. If the Company shall elect to exercise its right to purchase Partnership Units under this Section 8.05(b) with respect to a Notice of Redemption, it shall so notify the Redeeming Partner within five (5) Business Days after the receipt by the General Partner of such Notice of Redemption. Unless the Company (in its sole and absolute discretion) shall exercise its right to purchase Partnership Units from the Redeeming Partner pursuant to this Section 8.05(b), the Company shall not have any obligation to the Redeeming Partner or the Partnership with respect to the Redeeming Partner’s exercise of the Redemption Right. In the event the Company shall exercise its right to purchase Partnership Units with respect to the exercise of a Redemption Right in the manner described in the first sentence of this Section 8.05(b), the Partnership shall have no obligation to pay any amount to the Redeeming Partner with respect to such Redeeming Partner’s exercise of such Redemption Right, and each of the Redeeming Partner, the Partnership, and the Company, as the case may be, shall treat the transaction between the Company and the Redeeming Partner for federal income tax purposes as a sale of the Redeeming Partner’s Partnership Units to the Company. Each Redeeming Partner agrees to execute such documents as the Company and the General Partner may reasonably require in connection with the issuance of REIT Shares upon exercise of the Redemption Right.

 

(c)          Notwithstanding the provisions of Section 8.05(a) and 8.05(b), the Company shall not deliver the REIT Shares Amount, nor shall any Person be entitled to any such REIT Shares under Section 8.05(b) or 8.05(h), if the delivery of REIT Shares to a Redeeming Partner on the Specified Redemption Date by the Company pursuant to Section 8.05(b) or to the Initial Limited Partner pursuant to Section 8.05(h) would (A)(i) result in such Partner or any other person owning, directly or indirectly, REIT Shares in excess of the Ownership Limit (as defined in the Charter) other than as the same may be waived, to the extent permitted by the Charter, by the Company’s Board of Directors, (ii) result in REIT Shares being owned by fewer than 100 persons (determined without reference to any rules of attribution), (iii) result in the Company being “closely held” within the meaning of Section 856(h) of the Code, (iv) cause the Company to own, directly or constructively, 10% or more of the ownership interests in a tenant of the Company’s, the Partnership’s, or a Partnership-owned Entity’s, real property, within the meaning of Section 856(d)(2)(B) of the Code, or (v) otherwise violate any law and (B) is likely to result in the General Partner’s loss of REIT status for federal income tax purposes; provided, however, that, in the event of the foregoing, (1) in the case of a Redeeming Partner exercising its rights pursuant to Section 8.05(a), the Company may, in the General Partner’s sole discretion, pay to such Redeeming Partner the Cash Amount in lieu of the REIT Shares Amount, or (2) in the case of an exchange of the Initial Limited Partner’s Partnership Units pursuant to Section 8.05(h), the Initial Limited Partner may, as may be mutually agreed between the General Partner and the Initial Limited Partner, elect to receive the Cash Amount in lieu of the REIT Shares Amount or, at the election of the Initial Limited Partner, in its sole discretion, defer the exchange of its Partnership Units.

 

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(d)          Any Cash Amount to be paid to a Redeeming Partner pursuant to this Section 8.05 shall be paid within thirty (30) days after the initial date of receipt by the Partnership (with a copy to the General Partner) of the Notice of Redemption relating to the Partnership Units to be redeemed. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Partnership and the General Partner agree to use their best efforts to cause the closing of the acquisition of redeemed Partnership Units hereunder to occur as quickly as reasonably possible.

 

(e)          In the event that the General Partner permits the pledge of a Limited Partner’s Partnership Units to a lender, the General Partner may agree, in its sole discretion, to allow such lender, upon a default by the applicable Limited Partner under a loan made by such lender, to redeem such Partnership Units (prior to or after the expiration of the one-year period described in Section 8.05(a)); provided, that any such redemption shall be effected by the Partnership in the form of the Cash Amount.

 

(f)           Notwithstanding any other provision of this Agreement, the General Partner shall place appropriate restrictions on the ability of the Limited Partners to exercise their Redemption Rights as and if deemed necessary to ensure that the Partnership does not constitute a “publicly traded partnership” under Section 7704 of the Code.

 

(g)          In the event that the General Partner permits the pledge of a Limited Partner’s Partnership Units to the General Partner or any Affiliate of the General Partner, the General Partner may agree, in its sole discretion, to allow the relevant secured party, upon a default by the applicable Limited Partner under the obligation to such secured party, to redeem such Partnership Units (prior to or after the expiration of the one-year period described in Section 8.05(a)); provided, that any such redemption shall be effected by the Partnership in the form of the Cash Amount or the REIT Shares Amount, in the General Partner’s sole discretion.

 

(h)          In addition to the redemption rights provided above, the Initial Limited Partner shall have the right, but not the obligation, to exchange, at any time and immediately upon delivery of written notice to the General Partner (the “ Notice of Exchange ”), all or a portion of its Partnership Units for REIT Shares equal to the REIT Shares Amount on the date of the Notice of Exchange. The General Partner and the Initial Limited Partner shall execute such instruments and documents as shall be reasonably necessary to effectuate any such conversion of the Initial Limited Partner’s Partnership Units.

 

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8.06        Registration .

 

(a)          SHELF REGISTRATION. Subject to the provisions of applicable securities laws and the interpretations of the Commission, prior to or on the first date upon which the Partnership Units owned by any Limited Partner may be redeemed, at the request of a Limited Partner or, at the option of the Company prior to such request, the Company agrees to file with the Commission, a shelf registration statement on Form S-3 under Rule 415 of the Securities Act, or any similar rule that may be adopted by the Commission (the “Shelf Registration”), with respect to all of the REIT Shares issued to such Limited Partners pursuant to Section 8.05(b) hereof (the “Redemption Shares”). The Company will use its best efforts to have the Shelf Registration declared effective under the Securities Act and to keep the Shelf Registration continuously effective until a date agreed upon by the Company and such Limited Partners or until such time as all of the securities registered pursuant to such Shelf Registration (i) have been disposed of pursuant to such Shelf Registration, (ii) have otherwise been distributed pursuant to Rule 144 promulgated under the Securities Act (“Rule 144”), or (iii) have been otherwise transferred in a transaction resulting in the transferee receiving REIT Shares not deemed to be “restricted securities” under Rule 144. The Company further agrees to supplement or make amendments to the Shelf Registration, if required by the rules, regulations or instructions applicable to the registration form utilized by the Company or by the Securities Act or rules and regulations thereunder for the Shelf Registration. No provision of this Agreement shall require the Company to file a registration statement on any form other than Form S-3. The Company, in the exercise of its reasonable judgment, shall have the right to delay the filing of the Shelf Registration for up to 120 days.

 

(b)          REGISTRATION AND QUALIFICATION PROCEDURES. The Company, upon the written request of a Limited Partner, is required by the provisions of Section 8.06(a) hereof to use its best efforts to have the Shelf Registration declared effective under the Securities Act. Accordingly, the Company will:

 

(i)          prepare and file with the Commission a registration statement, including amendments thereof and supplements relating thereto, with respect to the Redemption Shares;

 

(ii)         use its best efforts to cause the Shelf Registration to be declared effective by the Commission;

 

(iii)        keep the Shelf Registration effective and the related prospectus current as described in Section 8.05(a) hereof; provided, however, that the Company shall have no obligation to file any amendment or supplement at its own expense or the Partnership’s expense more than ninety (90) days after the effective date of the Shelf Registration;

 

(iv)        furnish to each holder of Redemption Shares such numbers of copies of prospectuses, and supplements or amendments thereto, and such other documents as such holder reasonably requests;

 

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(v)         register or qualify the Redemption Shares covered by the registration statement under the securities or blue sky laws of such jurisdictions within the United States as any holder of Redemption Shares shall reasonably request, and do such other reasonable acts and things as may be required of it to enable such holders to consummate the sale or other disposition in such jurisdictions of the Redemption Shares; provided, however, that the Company shall not be required to (i) qualify as a foreign corporation or consent to a general and unlimited service or process in any jurisdictions in which it would not otherwise be required to be qualified or so consent or (ii) qualify as a dealer in securities; and

 

(vi)        keep the holders of Redemption Shares advised as to the initiation and progress of the registration.

 

(c)          ALLOCATION OF EXPENSES. The Partnership shall pay all expenses in connection with the Shelf Registration, including without limitation (i) all expenses incident to filing with the  Financial Industry Regulatory Authority, (ii) registration fees, (iii) printing expenses, (iv) accounting and legal fees and expenses, except to the extent holders of Redemption Shares elect to engage accountants or attorneys in addition to the accountants and attorneys engaged by the Partnership or the Company, (v) accounting expenses incident to or required by any such registration or qualification and (vi) expenses of complying with the securities or blue sky laws of any jurisdictions in connection with such registration or qualification; provided, however, the Partnership shall not be liable for (A) any discounts or commissions to any broker attributable to the sale of Redemption Shares, or (B) any fees or expenses incurred by holders of Redemption Shares in connection with such registration which, according to the written instructions of any regulatory authority, the Partnership is not permitted to pay.

 

(d)          SALE OF REDEMPTION SHARES. The Company may require in its sole discretion that the Redemption Shares be sold in block trades through underwriters or broker-dealers or that the sale of the Redemption Shares be underwritten by investment banking firms selected by the Company.

 

(e)          LISTING ON SECURITIES EXCHANGE. If the Company shall list or maintain the listing of any REIT Shares on any securities exchange or national market system, it will at its expense and as necessary to permit the registration and sale of the Redemption Shares hereunder, list thereon, maintain and, when necessary, increase such listing to include such Redemption Shares.

 

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8.07       “ Piggyback” Registration Rights .

 

(a)          NOTICE OF REGISTRATION. If, at any time commencing upon the date upon which all or any portion of the Partnership Units may be redeemed for the Redemption Shares (but not if such Partnership Units shall have been redeemed for cash in accordance with the provisions hereof), the Company files a registration statement under the Securities Act with respect to a firm commitment underwritten public offering of any securities of the Company, the Company shall give thirty (30) days prior written notice thereof to each Limited Partner and shall, upon the written request of any or all of the Limited Partners, upon exercise of the Redemption Right and upon election by the Company to deliver the REIT Shares Amount include in the underwritten public offering the number of Redemption Shares that each such Limited Partner may request (except as set forth in Section 8.07(b) below). The Company will keep such registration statement effective and current under the Securities Act permitting the sale of Redemption Shares covered thereby for the same period that the registration statement is maintained effective for the other persons (including the Company) selling thereunder. In any underwritten offering, however, the Redemption Shares to be included will be sold at the same time and at the same price as the Company’s securities. In the event that the Company fails to receive a written request from a Limited Partner within thirty (30) days of its written notice, then the Company shall have no obligation to include any of the Redemption Shares in the offering. In connection with any registration statement or subsequent amendment or similar document filed pursuant to this Section 8.07, the Company shall take all reasonable steps to make the securities covered thereby eligible for public offering and sale under the securities or blue sky laws of the applicable jurisdictions by the effective date of such registration statement; provided that in no event shall the Company be obligated to qualify to do business in any jurisdiction where it is not so qualified at the time of filing such documents or to take any action which would subject it to unlimited service of process in any jurisdiction where it is not so subject at such time. The Company shall keep such filing current for the length of time it must keep any registration statement, post-effective amendment, prospectus or offering circular effective pursuant hereto.

 

(b)          UNDERWRITING. In the event of an offering by the Company in which one or more Limited Partners wishes to include Redemption Shares under this Section 8.07, and it is determined in good faith by the managing underwriter of such offering, giving effect to the number of REIT Shares to be offered by the Company, that the total number of Redemption Shares that would consequently be offered is in excess of the number of Redemption Shares that can be sold at the proposed price, then the number of Redemption Shares of the Limited Partners to be offered will be reduced ratably, based upon the number of Redemption Shares each Limited Partner has requested to include in such registration; provided, however, that notwithstanding anything in this Section 8.07(b) to the contrary, the Limited Partners shall have the right to contribute, on a pro-rata basis as described above, an aggregate of Redemption Shares equaling at least fifteen percent (15%) of the total value of such offering.

 

(c)          OBLIGATION OF LIMITED PARTNERS UPON REGISTRATION. To include Redemption Shares in any registration, each Limited Partner shall:

 

(i)          Cooperate with the Company in preparing each such registration and execute all such agreements as any underwriter may deem reasonably necessary in favor of such underwriter;

 

(ii)         Promptly supply the Company with all information, documents, representations and agreements as such underwriter may deem reasonably necessary in connection with such registration; and

 

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(iii)        Agree in writing not to sell or transfer any share of the Redemption Shares not included in such underwritten offering for a period of seven (7) days prior to and thirty (30) days after the effective date of such registration without the underwriters’ consent, but no Limited Partner shall be required to make such agreement unless the other Limited Partners included in any offering covered by such registration shall similarly agree.

 

(d)          THE COMPANY’S OBLIGATIONS UPON REGISTRATION. If and whenever the Company is obligated by the provisions of this Section 8.07 to effect the registration of any offering of REIT Shares under the Securities Act, as expeditiously as possible the Company will, or will use its best efforts to, as the case may be:

 

(i)          Prepare and file with the SEC a registration statement with respect to such REIT Shares and, use its best efforts to cause such registration statement to become effective;

 

(ii)         Prepare and file with the SEC such amendments and supplements to such registration statement and the prospectus used in connection therewith as may be necessary to keep such registration statement effective until the earlier of the sale of all securities covered thereby or the date on which such REIT Shares may be sold into the market without restriction under Rule 144;

 

(iii)        Furnish to each Limited Partner so many copies of a prospectus, including a preliminary prospectus, in conformity with the requirements of the Securities Act, and such other documents, as such Limited Partner may reasonably request; and

 

(iv)        Register or qualify the Redemption Shares covered by such registration statement under such other securities or blue sky laws of such jurisdictions as such Limited Partner shall reasonably request, and do any and all other acts and things that may be reasonably necessary or advisable to enable the Limited Partners to consummate the disposition in such jurisdictions of such securities.

 

(e)          EXPENSES. In connection with any filing or other registration hereunder the Partnership shall bear all the expenses and professional fees which arise in connection with such filings or registration (except for the Limited Partner’s pro rata share of any underwriters’ discount) and all expenses incurred in making such filings and keeping them effective and correct as provided hereunder and shall also provide each Limited Partner with a reasonable number of printed copies of the prospectus, offering circulars and/or supplemental prospectuses or amended prospectuses in final and preliminary form; PROVIDED, HOWEVER, each Limited Partner will pay its own direct out-of-pocket costs incurred with the registration of REIT Shares, including but not limited to Limited Partner’s attorney and accountants fees, travel expenses and any consulting fees.

 

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(f)           INDEMNIFICATION BY THE COMPANY. The Company will indemnify each Limited Partner, each of its officers and directors, and each person controlling the Limited Partner, with respect to which registration, qualification or compliance has been effected pursuant to this Section 8.07, against all claims, losses, damages, costs, expenses and liabilities whatsoever (or actions in respect thereof) arising out of or based on (i) any untrue statement, (or alleged untrue statement) of a material fact contained in any registration statement, prospectus, offering circular or other similar document (including any related registration statement, notification or the like) incident to any such registration, qualification or compliance, or based on any omission (or alleged omission) to state therein a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein not misleading in the light of the circumstances under which they were made or (ii) any violation by the Company of the Securities Act or any state securities law or of any rule or regulation promulgated under the Securities Act or any state securities law applicable to the Company and relating to action or inaction required of the Company in connection with any such registration, qualification or compliance, and will reimburse the Limited Partner, each of its officers and directors, and each person controlling the Limited Partner, for any legal and any other expenses reasonably incurred in connection with investigating or defending any such claim, loss, damage, liability or action, provided, however, that (x) the Company will not be liable in any such case to the extent that any such claim, loss, damage, liability, or action arises out of or is based on any untrue statement (or alleged untrue statement) or omission (or alleged omission) based upon written information furnished to the Company by an instrument duly executed by the Limited Partner and stated to be specifically for use therein or furnished by the Limited Partner to the Company in response to a request by the Company stating specifically that such information will be used by the Company therein, and (y) such indemnity agreement shall not inure to the benefit of the Limited Partner, insofar as it relates to any such untrue statement (or alleged untrue statement) or omission (or alleged omission) made in the preliminary prospectus or prospectus but eliminated or remedied in the amended prospectus on file with the Commission at the time the registration statement becomes effective or in the amended prospectus filed with the Commission pursuant to Rule 424(b) under the Securities Act or in any subsequent amended prospectus filed with the Commission prior to the written confirmation of the sale of the Registrable Securities at issue (collectively, the “Final Prospectus”), if a copy of the Final Prospectus was not furnished to the person or entity asserting the loss, liability, claim or damage at or prior to the time such action is required by the Securities Act.

 

(g)          INDEMNIFICATION BY THE LIMITED PARTNERS. The Limited Partners will, if Redemption Shares held by or issuable to such Limited Partners are included in the REIT Shares to which such registration, qualification or compliance is being effected, indemnify the Company and its Affiliates, each of their directors and officers, each underwriter, if any, of the REIT Shares covered by such registration statement, and each person who controls the Company within the meaning of the Securities Act against all claims, losses, damages, costs, expenses and liabilities whatsoever (or actions in respect thereof) arising out of or based on any untrue statement (or alleged untrue statement) of a material fact contained in any such registration statement, prospectus, offering circular or other similar document (including any related registration statement, notification or the like) incident to any such registration, qualification or compliance, or based on any omission (or alleged omission) to state therein a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein not misleading in light of the circumstances under which they were made, and will reimburse the Company and its Affiliates, such directors, officers, persons or underwriters for any legal or any other expenses reasonably incurred in connection with investigating or defending any such claim, loss, damage, costs, expense, liability or action, in each case to the extent, but only to the extent, that such untrue statement (or alleged untrue statement) or omission (or alleged omission) is made in such registration statement, prospectus, offering circular or other document in reliance upon and in conformity with written information furnished to the Company by an instrument duly executed by the Limited Partners and stated to be specifically for use therein or furnished by any Limited Partner to the Company in response to a request by the Company stating specifically that such information will be used by the Company therein, provided, however, that the foregoing indemnity agreement is subject to the condition that, such indemnity agreement shall not inure to the benefit of the Company or any underwriter insofar as it relates to any such untrue statements (or alleged untrue statements) or omission (or alleged omission) made in the preliminary prospectus or prospectus but eliminated or remedied in the Final Prospectus, if a copy of the Final Prospectus was not furnished to the person or entity asserting the loss, liability, claim or damage at or prior to the time such action is required by the Securities Act.

 

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(h)          INDEMNIFICATION PROCEDURES. Each party entitled to indemnification under this Section 8.07 (the “Indemnified Party”) shall give notice to the party required to provide indemnification (the “Indemnifying Party”) promptly after such Indemnified Party has actual knowledge of any claim as to which indemnity may be sought, and shall permit the Indemnifying Party to assume the defense of any such claim or any litigation resulting therefrom, provided that counsel for the Indemnifying Party, who shall conduct the defense of such claim or litigation, shall be approved by the Indemnified Party (whose approval shall not unreasonably be withheld). The failure of any Indemnified Party to give notice as provided herein shall relieve the Indemnifying Party of its obligations under this Agreement only to the extent that such failure to give notice shall materially prejudice the Indemnifying Party in the defense of any such claim or any such litigation. No Indemnifying Party, in the defense of any such claim or litigation, shall, except with the consent of each Indemnified Party, consent to entry of any judgment or enter into any settlement that attributes any liability to the Indemnified Party, unless the settlement includes as an unconditional term thereof the giving by the claimant or plaintiff to such Indemnified Party of a release from all liability in respect to such claim or litigation. If any such Indemnified Party shall have been advised by counsel chosen by it that there may be one or more legal defenses available to such Indemnified Party that are different from or additional to those available to the Indemnifying Party, the Indemnifying Party shall not have the right to assume the defense of such action on behalf of such Indemnified Party and will reimburse such Indemnified Party and any person controlling such Indemnified Party for the reasonable fees and expenses of any counsel retained by the Indemnified Party, it being understood that the Indemnifying Party shall not, in connection with any one action or separate but similar or related actions in the same jurisdiction arising out of the same general allegations or circumstances, be liable for the reasonable fees and expenses of more than one separate firm of attorneys for each Indemnified Party or controlling person (and all other Indemnified Parties and controlling persons which may be represented without conflict by one counsel), which firm shall be designated in writing by the Indemnified Party (or Indemnified Parties, if more than one Indemnified Party is to be represented by such counsel) to the Indemnifying Party. The Indemnifying Party shall not be subject to any liability for any settlement made without its consent, which shall not be unreasonably withheld.

 

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If the indemnification provided for in this Section 8.07 from the Indemnifying Party is unavailable to an Indemnified Party hereunder in respect of any losses, claims, damages, liabilities or expenses referred to therein, then the Indemnifying Party, in lieu of indemnifying such Indemnified Party, shall contribute to the amount paid or payable by such Indemnified Party as a result of such losses, claims, damages, liabilities or expenses in such proportion as is appropriate to reflect the relative fault of the Indemnifying Party and Indemnified Parties in connection with the actions which resulted in such losses, claims, damages, liabilities or expenses, as well as any other relevant equitable considerations. The relative fault of such Indemnifying Party and Indemnified Parties shall be determined by reference to, among other things, whether any action in question, including any untrue or alleged untrue statement of a material fact or omission or alleged omission to state a material fact, has been made by, or relates to information supplied by, such Indemnifying Party or Indemnified Parties, and the parties, relative intent, knowledge, access to information and opportunity to correct or prevent such action. The amount paid or payable by a party as a result of the losses claims, damages, liabilities and expenses referred to above shall be deemed to include any legal or other fees or expenses reasonably incurred by such party in connection with any investigation or proceeding.

 

The parties hereto agree that it would not be just and equitable if contribution pursuant to this Section 8.07 were determined by pro rata allocation or by any other method of allocation which does not take account of the equitable considerations referred to in the immediately preceding paragraph. No person guilty of fraudulent misrepresentation (within the meaning of section 11(f) of the Securities Act) shall be entitled to contribution from any person who was not guilty of such fraudulent misrepresentation.

 

8.08        Other Limited Partner restrictions. Except as otherwise expressly permitted by this Agreement, or expressly permitted or contemplated by the Interest Contribution Agreement, dated as of December 16, 2016, by and among the Partnership, General Partner, Initial Limited Partner and the other parties thereto, without the prior written consent of the General Partner, for a period of twelve (12) months from the date hereof, no Limited Partner (other than the Company) or its Affiliates and their respective officers, directors, employees, shareholders, members, managers or partners shall directly or indirectly:

 

(i)          acquire, offer or propose to acquire or cause to be acquired by purchase or otherwise, more than an aggregate of one (1%) percent of the outstanding common stock of the Company;

 

(ii)         make any public announcement with respect to, or submit any proposal for, any transaction involving the Company or its securities or assets;

 

(iii)        otherwise seek to influence or control, in any manner whatsoever, the Board of Directors, the business, management or policies of the Company;

 

(iv)        intentionally assist or encourage others to do any of the foregoing;

 

(v)         solicit proxies or become a “participant” in a “solicitation”, as such terms are defined in Regulation 14A promulgated under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”), with respect to any matter relating to the Company;

 

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(vi)        join a partnership, limited partnership, syndicate or other group or otherwise act in concert with any other Person, for the purpose of acquiring, holding, voting or disposing of any shares of common stock of the Company within the meaning of Section 13(d)(3) of the Exchange Act;

 

(vii)       initiate, propose or otherwise solicit stockholders for the approval of one or more stockholder proposals, or induce any other person to initiate any stockholder proposal as regards the Company; or

 

(viii)      solicit or negotiate with any other Person with respect to a merger, exchange offer, or liquidation of the Company or any other acquisition of the Company, any acquisition of shares of the Company’s common stock or all or some of the Company’s assets, or any other similar transaction by such other Person.

 

ARTICLE IX

TRANSFERS OF LIMITED PARTNERSHIP INTERESTS

 

9.01        Purchase for Investment .

 

(a)          Each Limited Partner hereby represents and warrants to the Company and to the Partnership that the acquisition of his Partnership Interest is made as a principal for his account for investment purposes only and not with a view to the resale or distribution of such Partnership Interest.

 

(b)          Each Limited Partner agrees that he will not sell, assign or otherwise transfer his Partnership Interest or any fraction thereof, whether voluntarily or by operation of law or at judicial sale or otherwise, to any Person who does not make the representations and warranties to the Company and the Partnership set forth in Section 9.01(a) above and similarly agree not to sell, assign or transfer such Partnership Interest or fraction thereof to any Person who does not similarly represent, warrant and agree.

 

9.02        Restrictions on Transfer of Limited Partnership Interests .

 

(a)          Except as otherwise provided in Section 9.02(d) hereof and except for the pledge rights contained in Section 9.02(f) hereof, no Limited Partner (other than the General Partner) may offer, sell, assign, hypothecate, pledge or otherwise transfer his Limited Partnership Interest, in whole or in part, whether voluntarily or by operation of law or at judicial sale or otherwise (collectively, a “Transfer”) without the written consent of the General Partner, which consent may be withheld in the reasonable discretion of the General Partner. The General Partner may require, as a condition of any Transfer, that the transferor assume all costs incurred by the Partnership in connection therewith.

 

(b)          No Limited Partner may effect a Transfer of his Limited Partnership Interest, in whole or in part, if, in the opinion of legal counsel reasonably acceptable to the Partnership, such proposed Transfer would require the registration of the Limited Partnership Interest under the Securities Act or would otherwise violate any applicable federal or state securities or “Blue Sky” law (including investment suitability standards).

 

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(c)          No Transfer by a Limited Partner of his Partnership Units, in whole or in part, may be made to any Person if (i) in the opinion of legal counsel for the Partnership, the transfer would result in the Partnership’s being treated as an association taxable as a corporation (other than a qualified REIT subsidiary within the meaning of Section 856(i) of the Code), or (ii) such transfer is effectuated through an “established securities market” or a “secondary market (or the substantial equivalent thereof)” within the meaning of Section 7704 of the Code.

 

(d)          Section 9.02(a) shall not apply to the following transactions, except that the General Partner may require that the transferor assume all costs incurred by the Partnership in connection therewith:

 

(i)          any Transfer by a Limited Partner pursuant to the exercise of his Redemption Right under Section 8.05 hereof;

 

(ii)         any Transfer by a Limited Partner that is a corporation or other business entity to any of its Affiliates or subsidiaries or to any successor in interest of such Limited Partner; or

 

(iii)        any donative Transfer (including for such purposes transfers at death) by an individual Limited Partner to his immediate family members or any trust in which the individual or his immediate family members own, collectively, 100% of the beneficial interests. For purposes of this Section 9.02(d)(iii), the term “immediate family member” shall be deemed to include only an individual Limited Partner’s spouse, children, grandchildren, nieces and nephews,

 

provided that such Limited Partner shall give thirty (30) days notice of any transfer under this Section 9.02(d) to the General Partner so that a determination can be made whether the transfer otherwise is prohibited under Sections 9.02(b) or 9.02(c).

 

(e)          Any Transfer in contravention of any of the provisions of this Article IX shall be void and ineffectual and shall not be binding upon, or recognized by, the Partnership.

 

(f)           Notwithstanding Section 9.02(a), the Limited Partner may pledge any or all of its Partnership Units as collateral in any borrowing from an institutional lender upon receiving the consent of the General Partner to such pledge. The Limited Partner must seek such consent in writing and provide to the General Partner complete copies of the commitment letter, all loan documentation and any other materials deemed necessary in the General Partner’s discretion. Upon granting its consent, the General Partner will agree to issue a letter to such lender agreeing to exchange or redeem such Limited Partner’s Partnership Units for the Cash Amount upon a default by the applicable Limited Partner under such loan if (i) the lender and the applicable Limited Partner each request that such letter be issued; (ii) such loan transaction is deemed by the General Partner to be arm’s-length and not designed to circumvent the Agreement or restrictions contained herein; and (iii) the applicable Limited Partner acknowledges that any such exchange or redemption could potentially cause a taxable event to such Limited Partner. In no event will the Company or the Partnership guarantee or be liable to the lender or others for any such permissible loans wherein the Limited Partner’s Partnership Units are used as collateral.

 

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(g)          No transfer of any Partnership Units may be made to a lender to the Partnership or to any Person who is related (within the meaning of Regulations Section 1.752- 4(b)) to any lender to the Partnership whose loan constitutes a non-recourse liability (within the meaning of Regulations Section 1.752-1(a)(2)), without the consent of the General Partner, which may be withheld in its sole and absolute discretion; PROVIDED, HOWEVER, that as a condition to such consent the lender will be required to enter into an arrangement with the Partnership and the General Partner to exchange or redeem for the Cash Amount any Partnership Units in which a security interest is held simultaneously with the time at which such lender would be deemed to be a partner in the Partnership for purposes of allocating liabilities to such lender under Section 752 of the Code.

 

(h)          No Limited Partner may effect a Transfer of any warrant held by such Limited Partner, in whole or in part, if, in the opinion of legal counsel for the Partnership, such proposed Transfer would result in the Partnership’s being treated as an association taxable as a corporation (other than a qualified REIT subsidiary within the meaning of Section 856(i) of the Code), determined as if such warrant had been exercised. Such Limited Partner shall give 30 days notice of any transfer under this Section 9.02(h) to the General Partner so that a determination can be made whether the transfer otherwise is prohibited under Sections 9.02(b) or 9.02(c).

 

9.03        Admission of Substitute Limited Partner .

 

(a)          Subject to the other provisions of this Article IX, an assignee of the Limited Partnership Interest of a Limited Partner (which shall be understood to include any purchaser, transferee, donee, or other recipient of any disposition of such Limited Partnership Interest) shall be deemed admitted as a Limited Partner of the Partnership only upon the satisfactory completion of the following:

 

(i)          The assignee shall have accepted and agreed to be bound by the terms and provisions of this Agreement by executing a counterpart or an amendment thereof, including a revised EXHIBIT A, and such other documents or instruments as the General Partner may require in order to effect the admission of such Person as a Limited Partner.

 

(ii)         To the extent required, an amended Certificate evidencing the admission of such Person as a Limited Partner shall have been signed, acknowledged and filed for record in accordance with the Act.

 

(iii)        The assignee shall have delivered a letter containing the representation set forth in Section 9.01(a) hereof and the agreement set forth in Section 9.01(b) hereof.

 

(iv)        If the assignee is a corporation, partnership or trust, the assignee shall have provided the General Partner with evidence satisfactory to counsel for the Partnership of the assignee’s authority to become a Limited Partner under the terms and provisions of this Agreement.

 

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(v)         The assignee shall have executed a power of attorney containing the terms and provisions set forth in Section 8.02 hereof.

 

(vi)        The assignee shall have paid all reasonable legal fees of the Partnership and the General Partner and filing and publication costs in connection with his substitution as a Limited Partner.

 

(vii)       The assignee has obtained the prior written consent of the General Partner to its admission as a Substitute Limited Partner, which consent may be given or denied in the exercise of General Partner’s sole and absolute discretion.

 

(viii)      In the case of an assignee of the Limited Partnership Interest of the General Partner except in the case of a transaction described in Section 7.01(c) or (d) (in which case no consent is necessary), the assignee has obtained the prior written consent of a majority-in-interest of the Limited Partners (other than the General Partner) to its admission as a Substitute Limited Partner, which consent may be given or denied in the exercise of such Limited Partners’ sole and absolute discretion.

 

(b)          For the purpose of allocating profits and losses and distributing cash received by the Partnership, a Substitute Limited Partner shall be treated as having become, and appearing in the records of the Partnership as, a Partner upon the filing of the Certificate described in Section 9.03(a)(ii) hereof or, if no such filing is required, the later of the date specified in the transfer documents or the date on which the General Partner has received all necessary instruments of transfer and substitution.

 

(c)          The General Partner shall cooperate with the Person seeking to become a Substitute Limited Partner by preparing the documentation required by this Section and making all official filings and publications. The Partnership shall take all such action as promptly as practicable after the satisfaction of the conditions in this Article IX to the admission of such Person as a Limited Partner of the Partnership.

 

9.04        Rights of Assignees of Partnership Interests .

 

(a)          Subject to the provisions of Sections 9.01 and 9.02 hereof, except as required by operation of law, the Partnership shall not be obligated for any purposes whatsoever to recognize the assignment by any Limited Partner of his Partnership Interest until the Partnership has received notice thereof.

 

(b)          Any Person who is the assignee of all or any portion of a Limited Partner’s Limited Partnership Interest, but does not become a Substitute Limited Partner and desires to make a further assignment of such Limited Partnership Interest, shall be subject to all the provisions of this Article IX to the same extent and in the same manner as any Limited Partner desiring to make an assignment of his Limited Partnership Interest.

 

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9.05        Effect of Bankruptcy, Death, Incompetence or Termination of a Limited Partner . The occurrence of an Event of Bankruptcy as to a Limited Partner, the death of a Limited Partner or a final adjudication that a Limited Partner is incompetent (which term shall include, but not be limited to, insanity) shall not cause the termination or dissolution of the Partnership, and the business of the Partnership shall continue if an order for relief in a bankruptcy proceeding is entered against a Limited Partner. The trustee or receiver of his estate or, if he dies, his executor, administrator or trustee or, if he is finally adjudicated incompetent, his committee, guardian or conservator shall have the rights of such Limited Partner for the purpose of settling or managing his estate property and such power as the bankrupt, deceased or incompetent Limited Partner possessed to assign all or any part of his Partnership Interest and to join with the assignee in satisfying conditions precedent to the admission of the assignee as a Substitute Limited Partner.

 

9.06        Joint Ownership of Interests . A Partnership Interest may be acquired by two individuals as joint tenants with right of survivorship, provided that such individuals either are married or are related and share the same home as tenants in common. The written consent or vote of both owners of any such jointly held Partnership Interest shall be required to constitute the action of the owners of such Partnership Interest; provided, however, that the written consent of only one joint owner will be required if the Partnership has been provided with evidence satisfactory to the counsel for the Partnership that the actions of a single joint owner can bind both owners under the applicable laws of the state of residence of such joint owners. Upon the death of one owner of a Partnership Interest held in a joint tenancy with a right of survivorship, the Partnership Interest shall become owned solely by the survivor as a Limited Partner and not as an assignee. The Partnership need not recognize the death of one of the owners of a jointly-held Partnership Interest until it shall have received notice of such death. Upon notice to the General Partner from either owner, the General Partner shall cause the Partnership Interest to be divided into two equal Partnership Interests, which shall thereafter be owned separately by each of the former owners.

 

ARTICLE X

BOOKS AND RECORDS; ACCOUNTING; TAX MATTERS

 

10.01      Books and Records . At all times during the continuance of the Partnership, the General Partner shall keep or cause to be kept at the Partnership’s specified office true and complete books of account in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles, including: (a) a current list of the full name and last known business address of each Partner, (b) a copy of the Certificate of Limited Partnership and all certificates of amendment thereto, (c) copies of the Partnership’s federal, state and local income tax returns and reports, (d) copies of the Agreement and any financial statements of the Partnership for the three most recent years and (e) all documents and information required under the Act. Any Partner or his duly authorized representative, upon paying the costs of collection, duplication and mailing, shall be entitled to inspect or copy such records during ordinary business hours.

 

10.02      Custody of Partnership Funds; Bank Accounts .

 

(a)          All funds of the Partnership not otherwise invested shall be deposited in one or more accounts maintained in such banking or brokerage institutions as the General Partner shall determine, and withdrawals shall be made only on such signature or signatures as the General Partner may, from time to time, determine.

 

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(b)          All deposits and other funds not needed in the operation of the business of the Partnership may be invested by the General Partner in investment grade instruments (or investment companies whose portfolio consists primarily thereof), government obligations, certificates of deposit, bankers’ acceptances and municipal notes and bonds and other similar investments. The funds of the Partnership shall not be commingled with the funds of any other Person except for such commingling as may necessarily result from an investment in those investment companies permitted by this Section 10.02(b).

 

10.03      Fiscal and Taxable Year . The fiscal and taxable year of the Partnership shall be the calendar year.

 

10.04      Annual Tax Information and Report . Within ninety (90) days after the end of each fiscal year of the Partnership, the General Partner shall furnish to each person who was a Limited Partner at any time during such year the tax information necessary to file such Limited Partner’s individual tax returns as shall be reasonably required by law.

 

10.05      Tax Matters Partner; Tax Elections; Special Basis Adjustments .

 

(a)          The General Partner shall be the Tax Matters Partner of the Partnership within the meaning of Section 6231(a)(7) of the Code. As Tax Matters Partner, the General Partner shall have the right and obligation to take all actions authorized and required, respectively, by the Code for the Tax Matters Partner. The General Partner shall have the right to retain professional assistance in respect of any audit of the Partnership by the Service and all out-of-pocket expenses and fees incurred by the General Partner on behalf of the Partnership as Tax Matters Partner shall constitute Partnership expenses. In the event the General Partner receives notice of a final Partnership adjustment under Section 6223(a)(2) of the Code, the General Partner shall either (i) file a court petition for judicial review of such final adjustment within the period provided under Section 6226(a) of the Code, a copy of which petition shall be mailed to all Limited Partners on the date such petition is filed, or (ii) mail a written notice to all Limited Partners, within such period, that describes the General Partner’s reasons for determining not to file such a petition.

 

(b)          All elections required or permitted to be made by the Partnership under the Code or under any applicable state law shall be made by the General Partner in its sole discretion.

 

(c)          In the event of a transfer of all or any part of the Partnership Interest of any Partner, the Partnership, at the option of the General Partner, may elect pursuant to Section 754 of the Code to adjust the basis of the Properties. Notwithstanding anything contained in Article V of this Agreement, any adjustments made pursuant to Section 754 shall affect only the successor in interest to the transferring Partner and in no event shall be taken into account in establishing, maintaining or computing Capital Accounts for the other Partners for any purpose under this Agreement. Each Partner will furnish the Partnership with all information necessary to give effect to such election.

 

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10.06      Reports to Limited Partners .

 

(a)          As soon as practicable after the close of each fiscal quarter, but in no event later than sixty (60) days (other than the last quarter of the fiscal year), the General Partner shall cause to be mailed to each Limited Partner a quarterly report containing financial statements of the Partnership, or of the Company if such statements are prepared solely on a consolidated basis with the Company, for such fiscal quarter, presented in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles. As soon as practicable after the close of each fiscal year, the General Partner shall cause to be mailed to each Limited Partner an annual report containing financial statements of the Partnership, or of the Company if such statements are prepared solely on a consolidated basis with the Company for such fiscal year, prepared in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles. The annual financial statements shall be audited by accountants selected by the General Partner.

 

(b)          Any Partner shall further have the right to a private audit of the books and records of the Partnership, provided such audit is made for Partnership purposes, at the expense of the Partner desiring it and is made during normal business hours.

 

ARTICLE XI

AMENDMENT OF AGREEMENT;

SALE OF ALL OR SUBSTANTIALLY ALL OF PARTNERSHIP’S ASSETS

 

11.01      Amendment of Agreement . The General Partner, without the consent of a majority in interest of the Limited Partners, may amend this Agreement in any respect; provided, however, that the following amendments shall require the consent of Limited Partners (other than the Company in its capacity as a Limited Partner) holding at least two-thirds (2/3rds) of the Percentage Interests of the Limited Partners (other than the Company in its capacity as a Limited Partner):

 

(a)          any amendment affecting the operation of the Conversion Factor or Redemption Right (except as provided in Section 8.05(d) hereof) in a manner adverse to the Limited Partners;

 

(b)          any amendment that would adversely affect the rights of the Limited Partners to receive the distributions payable to them hereunder other than with respect to the issuance of additional Partnership Units pursuant to Section 4.02 of this Agreement;

 

(c)          any amendment that would alter the Partnership’s allocations of Profit and Loss to the Limited Partners in a manner adverse to Limited Partners, other than with respect to the issuance of additional Partnership Units pursuant to Section 4.02 of this Agreement;

 

(d)          any amendment that would impose on the Limited Partners any obligation to make additional Capital Contributions to the Partnership;

 

(e)          any amendment to Section 8.07 above in a manner adverse to any Limited Partner; and

 

(f)           any amendment to this Article XI.

 

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11.02      Sale of All or Substantially All of the Assets of the Partnership; Change In Control . The General Partner, without the consent of the Limited Partners (including the Company in its capacity as a Limited Partner) holding at least two-thirds (2/3rds) of the Percentage Interests of the Limited Partners (including the Company in its capacity as a Limited Partner), may not sell, transfer, or convey all or substantially all of the assets of the Partnership, including, without limitation, a sale, assignment or transfer to another public or private company, or approve a merger or consolidation of the Partnership.

 

ARTICLE XII

GENERAL PROVISIONS

 

12.01      Notices . All communications required or permitted under this Agreement shall be in writing and shall be deemed to have been given when delivered personally or upon deposit in the United States mail, registered, postage prepaid return receipt requested, to the Partners at the addresses set forth in EXHIBIT A hereto; PROVIDED, HOWEVER, that any Partner may specify a different address by notifying the General Partner in writing of such different address. Notices to the Partnership shall be delivered at or mailed to its specified office.

 

12.02      Survival of Rights . Subject to the provisions hereof limiting transfers, this Agreement shall be binding upon and inure to the benefit of the Partners and the Partnership and their respective legal representatives, successors, transferees and assigns.

 

12.03      Additional Documents . Each Partner agrees to perform all further acts and execute, swear to, acknowledge and deliver all further documents which may be reasonable, necessary, appropriate or desirable to carry out the provisions of this Agreement or the Act.

 

12.04      Severability . If any provision of this Agreement shall be declared illegal, invalid, or unenforceable in any jurisdiction, then such provision shall be deemed to be severable from this Agreement (to the extent permitted by law) and in any event such illegality, invalidity or unenforceability shall not affect the remainder hereof.

 

12.05      Entire Agreement . This Agreement and Exhibits hereto constitute the entire Agreement of the Partners and supersede all prior written agreements and prior and contemporaneous oral agreements, understandings and negotiations with respect to the subject matter hereof.

 

12.06      Pronouns and Plurals . When the context in which words are used in the Agreement indicates that such is the intent, words in the singular number shall include the plural and the masculine gender shall include the neuter or female gender as the context may require.

 

12.07      Headings . The Article headings or sections in this Agreement are for convenience only and shall not be used in construing the scope of this Agreement or any particular Article.

 

12.08      Counterparts . This Agreement may be executed in several counterparts, each of which shall be deemed to be an original copy and all of which together shall constitute one and the same instrument binding on all parties hereto, notwithstanding that all parties shall not have signed the same counterpart.

 

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12.09      Governing Law . This Agreement shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the State of Delaware.

 

12.10      Guaranty by Company . The Company unconditionally and irrevocably guarantees to the Limited Partners the performance by the Company of its respective obligations as the General Partner and a Limited Partner under this Agreement. This guaranty is exclusively for the benefit of the Limited Partners and shall not extend to the benefit of any creditor of the Partnership.

 

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have hereunder affixed their signatures to this Agreement of Limited Partnership.

 

GENERAL PARTNER

 

  Presidential Realty Corporation, a  
  Delaware corporation  
       
  By: /s/ Alexander Ludwig  
  Name: Alexander Ludwig  
  Its: President  

 

INITIAL LIMITED PARTNER

 

Name: First Capital Real Estate Operating Partnership, LP, a Delaware limited partnership

 

Address: 60 Broad Avenue, 34 th Floor

New York, NY 10004

 

  By: First Capital Real Estate Trust Incorporated,
    a Maryland corporation
    its General Partner

 

  By: /s/ Suneet Singal
  Name:  Suneet Singal
  Title:  CEO & Chairman of the Board

 

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[ Corporate/Limited Liability Company Additional Limited Partner Signature Page to Agreement of Limited Partnership of Presidential Realty Operating Partnership LP, among the undersigned and the other parties thereto.]

 

[ Name of Entity]

  By:  
    Name:
    Title:

Date:

 

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[ Individual Additional Limited Partner Signature Page to Agreement of Limited Partnership of Presidential Realty Operating Partnership LP, among the undersigned and the other parties thereto.]

 

  ____________________
Date: [ Name of Individual]

 

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SCHEDULE A

SCHEDULE OF PARTNERS,

NUMBER OF PARTNERSHIP UNITS,

CAPITAL CONTRIBUTIONS AND PROPERTIES

 

Name   Number of
Partnership
Units
    Percentage
Interests
    Capital
Contribution
    Issuance
Date
  Redemption
Eligibility Date
  Agreed
Value
 
Presidential Realty Corporation     5,188,680       52.83 %   $ 0     January 6, 2017   January 6, 2018   $ 5,188,680  
First Capital Real Estate Operating Partnership, LP     4,632,000       47.17 %   $ 4,632,000     January 6, 2017   January 6, 2018   $ 4,632,000  
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EXHIBIT B

NOTICE OF EXERCISE OF REDEMPTION RIGHT

 

In accordance with Section 8.05 of the Agreement of Limited Partnership (the “Agreement”) of Presidential Realty Operating Partnership LP (the “Partnership”), the undersigned hereby irrevocably (i) presents for redemption _____ units of limited partnership interest (“Units”) in the Partnership in accordance with the terms of the Agreement and the “Redemption Right” referred to in Section 8.05 thereof, (ii) surrenders such Units and all right, title and interest therein, (iii) surrenders herewith any certificate or other writing evidencing the Units (and requests that any Units so evidenced that are not redeemed be evidenced by the issuance of a new certificate or writing) and (iv) directs that the “Cash Amount” or “REIT Shares Amount” (as determined by the General Partner in its sole discretion), as defined in the Agreement, deliverable upon exercise of the Redemption Rights be delivered to the address specified below, and if REIT Shares are to be delivered, such REIT Shares be registered or placed in the name(s) and at the address(es) specified below.

 

  Dated:    

 

  Name of Limited Partner:    
       
       
  (Signature of Limited Partner)    
       
       
  (Mailing Address)    
       
       
  (City) (State) (Zip Code)    
       
  Signature Guaranteed by:    
       
       
       
  If REIT Shares are to be issued, issue to:  
       
       
       
       
  Please insert social security or identifying number:  
       
       

 

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Exhibit 10.3

 

CONSULTING AGREEMENT

 

This Consulting Agreement (this “ Agreement ”), dated as of January 6, 2017, is by and between Presidential Realty Corporation, a Delaware corporation (the “ Company ”), and Signature Group Advisors, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (the “ Advisor ”).

 

WHEREAS, on December 16, 2016, Company and its newly formed operating partnership, Presidential Realty Operating Partnership LP, for which it acts as general partner, entered into the Interest Contribution Agreement (as the same may be amended, the “ Agreement ”) with First Capital Real Estate Trust Incorporated, First Capital Real Estate Operating Partnership, Township Nine Owner, LLC, Capital Station Holdings, LLC, Capital Station Member, LLC, Capital Station 65 LLC and Avalon Jubilee LLC (capitalized terms herein shall have the meaning ascribed to the same in the Agreement); and

 

WHEREAS, the Company desires to pay to the Advisor certain fees and expenses in connection with sourcing, negotiating and documenting the transactions contemplated by the Agreement (collectively, the “ Transaction ”) and in consideration for certain continued consulting services on the terms and conditions set forth herein.

 

NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the premises and the covenants and conditions contained herein, the parties hereto agree as follows:

 

1.           Engagement of Consultant; Duties. The Company hereby engages the Advisor, and the Advisor agrees to be engaged, as a consultant on the terms and conditions set forth below. The Advisor shall serve as an independent contractor, on a non-exclusive basis, as a consultant to the Company and its affiliates, performing such services as are mutually determined by the Company from time to time.

 

2.           Term . The Advisor’s engagement hereunder shall commence effective on the date hereof and shall continue until the expiration of the Consulting Period (as defined below) and thereafter until such time as either party terminates this Agreement by providing at least thirty (30) days’ prior written notice to the other party. Upon any such termination, other than any Fees (as defined below) due Advisor as of such termination date, neither party shall have any further obligation to the other hereunder.

 

3.           Compensation .

 

(a)         Transaction Fee . In consideration for the services provided by the Advisor to the Company in connection with sourcing, negotiating and documenting the Transaction, the Company shall pay to the Advisor a one-time fee of $1,000,000 (the “ Transaction Fee ”), which shall be contingent upon and shall only be earned and payable upon the consummation of an offering of preferred stock of the Company, or such other offering as may be determined by the Company in its sole discretion, which results in at least $50 million of gross proceeds to the Company.

 

 

 

 

(b)        Consulting Fee . The Advisor shall also be entitled to receive additional compensation under this Agreement as set forth below (the “ Consulting Fee ,” and together with the Transaction Fee, the “ Fees ”) for consulting services rendered, as determined by the Company from time to time, over a period of four (4) years from the date commencing upon the closing of the T9 Property (the “ Consulting Period ”). During the Consulting Period, the Consulting Fee shall be payable at a rate of $500,000 per annum, payable in arrears on each anniversary of the commencement of the Consulting Period; provided , however , that no portion of the Consulting Fee shall be earned or paid unless and until the net asset value of the Company, as determined by its accountants, is at least $200,000,000.

 

(c)         Payment . The Fees shall be payable, when due, in immediately available funds by wire transfer to such account as the Advisor shall specify.

 

4.           Confidentiality . The Advisor shall not divulge to anyone, either during or at any time after the termination of this Agreement, any information constituting a trade secret or other confidential information acquired by it concerning the Company, its affiliates or subsidiaries, except in the performance of his duties hereunder, without the prior written consent of the Company (“ Confidential Information ”). However, in the event Advisor is required by law to disclose any Confidential Information, it shall first notify the Company in order to allow the Company to obtain a judgment or order restraining such disclosure. The Advisor acknowledges that any Confidential Information is of great value to the Company, and upon the termination of its engagement hereunder, the Advisor shall forthwith deliver to the Company all notebooks and other data in its possession relating to the Company and its affiliates and subsidiaries.

 

5.           Indemnification . The Company agrees, to the maximum extent permitted by law, to defend and indemnify the Advisor, and its directors and officers, against and hold them harmless from any and all claims, suits, loss, liability, damage and expense (including reasonable attorney’s fees) asserted against Advisor by anyone other than the Company for actions taken by the Advisor in the exercise of good faith business judgment in furtherance of the performance of its consulting duties hereunder.

 

6.           Miscellaneous .

 

(a)        No amendment or waiver of any provision of this Agreement, or consent to any departure by either party hereto from any such provision, shall be effective unless the same shall be in writing and signed by each of the parties hereto. Any amendment, waiver or consent shall be effective only in the specific instance and for the specific purpose for which given.

 

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(a)         Any and all notices hereunder shall, in the absence of receipted hand delivery, be deemed duly given when mailed, if the same shall be sent by registered mail or certified, return receipt requested. Notices shall be addressed to the parties at the following addresses:

 

If to the Advisor: Signature Group Advisors, LLC
  _______________________
  _______________________
  Attention:  Nickolas W. Jekogian, III  
   
If to the Company: Presidential Realty Corporation
  1430 Broadway, Suite 503
  New York, New York 10018
  Attention: Alexander Ludwig

 

(b)         This Agreement shall constitute the entire agreement between the parties with respect to the subject matter hereof, and shall supersede all previous oral and written (and all contemporaneous oral) negotiations, commitments, agreements and understandings relating hereto.

 

(c)         THIS AGREEMENT SHALL BE GOVERNED BY, AND INTERPRETED IN ACCORDANCE WITH, THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK APPLICABLE TO CONTRACTS MADE AND TO BE PERFORMED IN THAT STATE. The Company and the Advisor hereto irrevocably and unconditionally ( i ) agree that any legal suit, action or proceeding arising out of or based upon this Agreement or the transactions contemplated hereby may be brought in the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York or any New York State court sitting in the Borough of Manhattan, in the City of New York (collectively, the “ New York Courts ”), ( ii ) waive, to the fullest extent it may effectively do so, any objection which it may now or hereafter have to the laying of venue of any such proceeding brought in any New York Court, and any claim that any such action or proceeding brought in any New York Court has been brought in an inconvenient forum and ( iii ) submit to the exclusive jurisdiction of the New York Courts in any suit, action or proceeding. The Company and the Advisor agree that a judgment in any suit, action or proceeding brought in the New York Courts shall be conclusive and binding upon it and may be enforced in any other courts to whose jurisdiction it is or may be subject, by suit upon such judgment.

 

(d)         This Agreement shall inure to the benefit of, and be binding upon, the Advisor, the Company, and their respective successors and permitted assigns. None of the rights or obligations of the parties hereunder may be assigned by either party without the prior written consent of the other party hereto.

 

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(e)         This Agreement may be executed by one or more parties to this Agreement on any number of separate counterparts, and all of said counterparts taken together shall be deemed to constitute one and the same instrument.

 

(f)         The waiver by any party of any breach of this Agreement shall not operate as or be construed to be a waiver by such party of any subsequent breach. In addition, any failure of any party to bring a claim for any breach of this Agreement shall not operate as or be construed to be a waiver by such party of such breach.

 

(g)        Any provision of this Agreement which is prohibited or unenforceable in any jurisdiction shall, as to such jurisdiction, be ineffective to the extent of such prohibition or unenforceability without invalidating the remaining provisions hereof, and any such prohibition or unenforceability in any jurisdiction shall not invalidate or render unenforceable such provision in any other jurisdiction.

 

-Signature Page Follows-

 

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties have duly executed this Agreement as of the date first above written.

 

  Signature Group Advisors, LLC
   
  By: /s/ Nickolas W. Jekogian, III
  Name: Nickolas Jekogian
  Title: CEO

 

  Presidential Realty Corporation
     
  By: /s/ Alexander Ludwig
  Name: Alexander Ludwig
  Title:    President

 

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Exhibit 10.4

 

CANCELLATION AND RELEASE AGREEMENT

 

CANCELLATION AND RELEASE AGREEMENT (the “Agreement”), dated as of January 6, 2017, by and between Presidential Realty Corporation, a Delaware corporation (the “Company”), and Alexander Ludwig (“Releasor”), the President, Chief Operating Officer, Director and Principal Financial Officer of the Company.

 

WHEREAS, on November 8, 2011, the Company entered into an employment agreement with Releasor, which was amended on January 8, 2014 (as amended, the “Employment Agreement”), pursuant to which, among things, Releasor was issued a warrant (the “Transaction Warrant”) to purchase shares of the Company’s Class B common stock to be issued to Releasor upon the closing of each acquisition transaction by the Company of cash or property (including capital commitments for the purchase of assets) based on a formula set forth in the Employment Agreement;

 

WHEREAS, on November 8, 2011, the Company entered into an option agreement (the “Option Agreement”) with Releasor, pursuant to which the Company granted to Releasor the right and option to purchase 370,000 shares of the Company’s Class B common stock at a price of $1.25 per share based on the occurrence of certain events as set forth in the Option Agreement (the “Option,” and together with the Transaction Warrant, the “Equity Awards”);

 

WHEREAS, on December 16, 2016, the Company and its newly formed operating partnership, Presidential Realty Operating Partnership LP, for which it acts as general partner, entered into the Interest Contribution Agreement (as the same may be amended, the “ICA”) with First Capital Real Estate Trust Incorporated, First Capital Real Estate Operating Partnership, Township Nine Owner, LLC, Capital Station Holdings, LLC, Capital Station Member, LLC, Capital Station 65 LLC and Avalon Jubilee LLC; and

 

WHEREAS, as a condition precedent to the closing of the transactions contemplated by the ICA and in consideration of the issuance of the Company’s Class B common stock to Releasor as set forth below, the Equity Awards and all other obligations as to equity of the Company set forth in the Employment Agreement shall be cancelled pursuant to this Agreement.

 

NOW, THEREFORE, for good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which is hereby acknowledged, the parties hereby agree as follows:

 

1.             Issuance of Shares . In consideration of the agreements by Releasor set forth herein, including, without limitation, the cancellation of the Transaction Warrant and the Option, the Company shall issue Releasor (x) Four Hundred Fifty Thousand (450,000) shares of the Company’s Class B common stock on or before the closing of the Avalon Property (as described in Section 2.1 of the ICA) (the “Avalon Closing”), and (y) an option to purchase Five Hundred Fifty Thousand (550,000) shares of the Company’s Class B common stock at such time and upon the satisfaction of those conditions set forth in such option, which includes (among other things) the restriction on exercise in the event any underlying shares would be deemed “Excess Shares” as that term is defined in the certificate of incorporation of the Company, and Ludwig hereby agrees not to exercise or attempt to exercise such option for a number of shares which, when taken together with his other ownership of the Company’s securities, would result in the issuance of any Excess Shares.

 

2.             Termination of Option Agreement and Cancellation of the Option . The Option Agreement is hereby terminated, effective as of the Avalon Closing, without any further or continuing liability on the part of the Company or any of its successors, assigns and affiliates. Releasor hereby irrevocably surrenders and cancels the Option effective as of the Avalon Closing. As a result of the surrender and cancellation of the Option, the Option and all of Releasor’s rights to purchase equity of the Company thereunder shall be terminated and the Option shall no longer be outstanding or in force or effect.

 

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3.             Cancellation of the Transaction Warrant . Releasor hereby irrevocably surrenders and cancels the Transaction Warrant effective as of the Avalon Closing. As a result of the surrender and cancellation of the Transaction Warrant, the Transaction Warrant and all of Releasor’s rights to purchase equity of the Company thereunder shall be terminated and the Transaction Warrant shall no longer be outstanding or in force or effect.

 

4.             Representations and Warranties of Releasor . Releasor hereby represents and warrants to the Company as follows:

 

a.            Title to Equity Awards . Releasor owns the Equity Awards free and clear of any and all liens, security interests, pledges, mortgages, charges, limitations, claims, restrictions, restrictive legends, rights of first refusal, rights of first offer, rights of first negotiation or other encumbrances of any kind or nature whatsoever.

 

b.            Power and Authority . Releasor has the requisite power, authority and capacity to execute, deliver and perform this Agreement and to consummate the transactions contemplated hereby. This Agreement and all other agreements and instruments to be executed by Releasor in connection herewith have been duly and validly authorized, executed and delivered by Releasor and constitute the valid and binding obligations of Releasor, enforceable in accordance with their respective terms, except to the extent that such enforceability (i) may be limited by bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, moratorium or other similar laws relating to creditors’ rights generally and (ii) is subject to general principles of equity.

 

c.            Information . Releasor has had independent access to all information that Releasor deems necessary to make the decision to enter into this Agreement and to cancel the Equity Awards pursuant hereto, including regarding the business, affairs and financial condition of the Company and its affiliates and the ICA and its terms, and Releasor has made his own analysis and decision to enter into this Agreement, without reliance upon any advice of the Company or any of its representatives or affiliates. Accordingly, the Company and its respective representatives and affiliates shall not have any liability to Releasor with respect to any such knowledge or information held by any of them.

 

d.            Investor Representations . Releasor is acquiring the Company’s Class B common stock for investment for his own account, not as a nominee or agent, and not with a view to, or for sale in connection with, any distribution, resale or public offering of such shares or any part thereof in violation of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”). Releasor either alone or together with his representatives, has such knowledge, sophistication and experience in business and financial matters so as to be capable of evaluating the merits and risks of the prospective investment in the Company’s Class B common stock, and has so evaluated the merits and risks of such investment. Releasor is able to bear the economic risk of an investment in the Company’s Class B common stock and, at the present time, is able to afford a complete loss of such investment. Releasor acknowledges that he has been afforded the opportunity to ask such questions as he has deemed necessary of, and to receive answers from, representatives of the Company concerning the merits and risks of investing in the Company’s Class B common stock. Releasor understands that (i) the Company’s Class B common stock to be issued to him has not been registered under the Securities Act or the securities or “blue-sky” laws of any state and (ii) such shares may not be sold, pledged or otherwise transferred unless such transfer is registered under the Securities Act and the securities or “blue-sky” laws of any applicable state or there is an exemption from registration thereunder.

 

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5.             Covenants of the Parties .

 

a.            Survival . All representations and warranties and covenants contained in this Agreement shall survive the Avalon Closing.

 

b.            Further Assurances . At any time or from time to time after the Avalon Closing, Releasor and the Company shall, at the reasonable request and expense of the other party (unless such request is occasioned by the breach of a representation, warranty or covenant of such party, in which case it shall be at the expense of such breaching party), execute and deliver any further instruments or documents and take all such further action in order to evidence or otherwise facilitate the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby.

 

c.            No Other Representations or Warranties . Expressly as set forth in this Agreement, no party is making, or is relying on, any express or implied representations or warranties relating to any party or to the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby.

 

d.            Release . Notwithstanding anything set forth herein to the contrary, effective as of the Closing Time, in consideration of the mutual covenants and agreements contained herein, Releasor hereby irrevocably releases and forever discharges the Company and each of its affiliates and subsidiaries and its individual, joint or mutual, past, present and future directors, officers, managers, members, owners, employees, representatives, agents, successors, assigns, heirs, executors and administrators (collectively, the “Released Persons”) of and from all manner of demands, claims, suits, actions, litigation, arbitrations, proceedings, causes and causes of action, reckonings, controversies, omissions, promises, trespasses, debts, liabilities, obligations, losses, damages, orders, writs, injunctions, citations, awards and judgments whatsoever, in law or in equity which Releasor ever had, now has or hereafter can, shall or may have, against the Released Persons, whether known or unknown, suspected or unsuspected, matured or unmatured, fixed or contingent, for, upon or by reason of any matter, thing or cause whatsoever, from the beginning of the world to the Avalon Closing (i) based upon, related to or arising from Releasor’s ownership of the Option, the Transaction Warrant or any other other obligations as to equity of the Company set forth in the Employment Agreement, and (ii) in connection with the termination of the Option Agreement or any right to the payment of any amount thereunder; provided, however , that nothing contained herein shall (x) extend to any proceeding to enforce the terms of, or any breach of, this Agreement, the other documents and instruments delivered hereunder or any of the provisions set forth herein or therein, or (y) operate to release any obligation of the Company to defend, indemnify or hold harmless Releasor arising out of or relating to Releasor’s service as an employee, officer, director or manager of the Company provided in any contract or agreement with the Company, any insurance policy of the Company or the formation or organizational documents of the Company.

 

6.             Notices . All notices, requests, demands, waivers and other communications required or permitted to be given under this Agreement shall be in writing and shall be deemed to have been duly given if (i) delivered personally, (ii) mailed, certified or registered mail, with postage prepaid, (iii) sent by next-day or overnight mail or delivery or (iv) sent via e-mail transmission, to the address set forth on the signature page hereto or, in each case, at such other address as may be specified in writing to the other party hereto. All such notices, requests, demands, waivers and other communications shall be deemed to have been received (i) if by personal delivery, on the day after such delivery, (ii) if by certified or registered mail, on the fifth business day after the mailing thereof, (iii) if by next-day or overnight mail or delivery, on the day delivered and (iv) if by e-mail transmission, on the next day following the day on which such e-mail was sent, provided that an error message has not been received for such transmission and a copy is also sent by certified or registered mail.

 

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7.             Controlling Law . This Agreement is made under, and shall be construed and enforced in accordance with, the substantive laws (without giving effect to principals of conflicts of law) of the State of New York, applicable to agreements made and to be performed solely therein.

 

8.             Jurisdiction and Process . In any action between or among any of the parties hereto, whether arising out of this Agreement, any of the agreements contemplated hereby or otherwise, each of the parties hereto irrevocably consents to the exclusive jurisdiction and venue of the federal and state courts located the City of New York, State of New York.

 

9.             WAIVER OF JURY TRIAL . EACH PARTY TO THIS AGREEMENT HEREBY WAIVES, TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW, ANY RIGHT TO TRIAL BY JURY OF ANY CLAIM, DEMAND, ACTION OR CAUSE OF ACTION ARISING UNDER THIS AGREEMENT OR IN ANY WAY CONNECTED WITH OR RELATED OR INCIDENTAL TO THE DEALINGS OF THE PARTIES HERETO IN RESPECT OF THIS AGREEMENT OR ANY OF THE TRANSACTIONS RELATED HERETO, IN EACH CASE WHETHER NOW EXISTING OR HEREAFTER ARISING, AND WHETHER IN CONTRACT, TORT, EQUITY OR OTHERWISE. THE PARTIES TO THIS AGREEMENT EACH HEREBY AGREES AND CONSENTS THAT ANY SUCH CLAIM, DEMAND, ACTION, CAUSE OF ACTION SHALL BE DECIDED BY COURT TRIAL WITHOUT A JURY AND THAT THE PARTIES TO THIS AGREEMENT MAY FILE AN ORIGINAL COUNTERPART OF A COPY OF THIS AGREEMENT WITH ANY COURT AS WRITTEN EVIDENCE OF THE CONSENT OF THE PARTIES HERETO TO THE WAIVER OF THEIR RIGHT TO TRIAL BY JURY.

 

10.            Counterparts; Electronic Delivery . This Agreement may be executed in multiple counterparts, any one of which need not contain the signatures of more than one party, but all such counterparts taken together shall constitute one and the same instrument. This Agreement and any amendments hereto, to the extent delivered by means of a facsimile machine, electronic mail or other electronic means readily available to each of the parties hereto (any such delivery, an “Electronic Delivery”), shall be treated in all manner and respects as an original agreement or instrument and shall be considered to have the same binding legal effect as if it were the original signed version thereof delivered in person. No party hereto shall raise the use of Electronic Delivery to deliver a signature or the fact that any signature or agreement or instrument was transmitted or communicated through the use of Electronic Delivery as a defense to the formation of a contract, and each such party forever waives any such defense, except to the extent such defense related to lack of authenticity.

 

11.            Third Party Beneficiaries . In addition to the parties hereto and their respective successors and permitted assigns, the Released Persons are express third party beneficiaries of the terms and conditions hereof and have third party beneficiary rights hereunder.

 

12.            Severability . If any provision of this Agreement is held invalid or unenforceable by any court of competent jurisdiction, the other provisions of this Agreement will remain in full force and effect. Any provision of this Agreement held invalid or unenforceable only in part or degree will remain in full force and effect to the extent not held invalid or unenforceable.

 

13.            Amendment; Modification . This Agreement may not be amended or modified, except in a writing signed by each party to this Agreement against whose interest such change shall operate.

 

14.            Entire Agreement . This Agreement constitutes the entire agreement of the parties hereto with respect to the subject matter hereof and cancels and supersedes all of the previous or contemporaneous contracts, representations, warranties and understandings (whether oral or written) by the parties hereto with respect to the subject matter hereof.

 

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15.            Headings . The headings in this Agreement are for reference only and shall not affect the interpretation of this Agreement.

 

16.            Successors and Assigns . This Agreement shall be binding upon and shall inure to the benefit of the parties hereto and their respective successors and permitted assigns; provided, however , that this Agreement and the rights and obligations of Releasor hereunder shall not be assigned or delegated.

 

17.            Knowledgeable Person . Releasor acknowledges that he has read and understands the provisions of this Agreement and has had an opportunity to consult with legal counsel of his choosing.

 

[ Signature Page Follows ]

 

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties have caused this Agreement to be duly executed.

 

  Presidential Realty Corporation
     
  By: /s/ Nickolas W. Jekogian, III
  Name: Nickolas W. Jekogian, III
  Title: CEO and Chairman of the Board

 

  Address: 1430 Broadway, Suite 503
     New York, New York 10018

 

  /s/ Alexander Ludwig
  Alexander Ludwig, individually

 

  Address: 1430 Broadway, Suite 503
    New York, New York 10018

 

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Exhibit 10.5

 

STOCK OPTION AGREEMENT

 

AGREEMENT (this “Agreement”) made as of January 6, 2017 (the “Grant Date”), between Presidential Realty Corporation, a Delaware corporation (the “Corporation”), and Alexander Ludwig (the “Grantee”).

 

WHEREAS , on January 6, 2017 (the “Execution Date”), the Corporation and its newly formed operating partnership, Presidential Realty Operating Partnership LP (“Presidential OP”), for which it acts as general partner, entered into the Interest Contribution Agreement (as the same may be amended, the “ICA”) with First Capital Real Estate Trust Incorporated, First Capital Real Estate Operating Partnership, Township Nine Owner, LLC, Capital Station Holdings, LLC, Capital Station Member, LLC, Capital Station 65 LLC and Avalon Jubilee LLC (“Avalon”);

 

WHEREAS , in connection with the closing of the transactions involving Avalon, the Corporation and Grantee cancelled his stock options and warrants and other obligations owed or to be owed to him by the Corporation (other than obligations arising from the ICA and employment compensation) in consideration of the issuance of (x) 450,000 Class B Shares (as defined herein) and (y) an option to purchase 550,000 Class B Shares at such time and upon the satisfaction of those conditions set forth herein; and

 

WHEREAS , pursuant to the terms set forth herein, the Corporation has undertaken to grant to the Grantee the option granted hereunder and the Grantee has agreed to accept such grant.

 

NOW, THEREFORE , in consideration of the mutual covenants hereinafter set forth and for other good and valuable consideration, the parties hereto agree as follows:

 

1.     Grant of Option . As of the Execution Date, the Corporation hereby grants to the Grantee the right and option (the “Option”) to be issued 550,000 shares of the Corporation’s Class B Common Stock (the “Class B Shares”) on the terms and conditions and subject to all the limitations set forth herein. The Option is intended to qualify as a non-qualified stock option and not as an Incentive Stock Option as defined in Section 422 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended. Notwithstanding any other provision of this Agreement, the Corporation shall make or provide for such adjustments to the number and class of shares issuable hereunder as shall be appropriate to prevent dilution or enlargement of rights, including adjustments in the event of changes in the outstanding capital stock of the Corporation by reason of stock dividends, split-ups, recapitalizations, mergers, consolidations, combinations or exchanges of shares, separations, reorganizations, liquidations and the like. In the event of any offer to holders of the capital stock of the Corporation generally relating to the acquisition of their shares, the Corporation shall make such adjustment as shall be equitable in respect of the outstanding Option and rights hereunder, including revision of the outstanding Option and rights so that the holder of the Option may exercise the Option and participate in the acquisition transaction on the same terms as other stockholders. The value of the Class B Shares subject to the Option shall be $0.03 per share.

 

 

 

 

2.     Exercise Price . The Option shall have no exercise price.

 

3.     Exercise of Option . The Option granted hereby shall vest and become immediately exercisable, in whole or in part, subject to satisfaction of the following conditions:

 

(a)     The Corporation has consummated an equity offering, capital raise or such other offering such that the issuance of any Class B Shares covered by the Option would not be deemed “Excess Shares” as that term is defined in the certificate of incorporation of the Corporation, and Grantee hereby agrees not to exercise or attempt to exercise the Option for a number of shares which, when taken together with his other ownership of the Corporation’s securities, would result in the issuance of any Excess Shares; and

 

(b)    To the extent the Corporation deems it necessary in connection with the exercise of the Option, in its reasonable discretion, the Corporation has obtained, and, if determined to be necessary, shall use its reasonable best efforts to obtain within thirty (30) days of the date of consummation of the equity offering referenced in Section 3(a) above, an opinion of counsel from a nationally recognized law firm to the effect that the issuance of Class B Shares subject to the Option will not cause the Corporation to be treated as “closely held” within the meaning of Section 856(a)(6) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended.

 

4.     Term of Option . The Option shall terminate at 11:59 P.M. on the day before the tenth anniversary of the Grant Date.

 

5.     Transferability . Any attempted transfer, assignment, pledge, hypothecation or other disposition of the Option or of any rights granted hereunder contrary to the provisions of this Section 5, or the levy of any attachment or similar process upon the Option or any such right, shall be null and void. The Grantee shall comply with any policies adopted by the Corporation’s Board of Directors with respect to timing of sales of its capital stock.

 

6.     Exercise of Option and Issuance of Shares . The Option may be exercised in whole or in part (to the extent that it is exercisable in accordance with its terms) by giving written Notice of Exercise (in the form of Exhibit A annexed hereto) to the Corporation. Such written notice shall be signed by the Grantee, shall state the number of Class B Shares with respect to which the Option is being exercised, shall contain any warranty required by Section 8 below and shall otherwise comply with the terms and conditions of this Agreement. The Grantee shall pay all original issue taxes, if any, with respect to the issue of the Class B Shares issued pursuant hereto and the Corporation shall pay all other fees and expenses necessarily incurred by the Corporation in connection herewith. The issuance of the Class B Shares is conditional upon the submission by the Grantee to the Board of Directors of the Corporation a duly executed and acknowledged counterpart of this Agreement, together with such other instrument or instruments reasonably requested by the Corporation.

 

7.     Representations and Warranties of the Corporation . The Corporation represents, warrants and agrees as follows:

 

 

 

 

(a)    The Corporation has the authority to enter into this Agreement. All action on the part of the Corporation necessary for the authorization, execution and delivery of this Agreement and the performance of all obligations of the Corporation hereunder and thereunder has been taken on or prior to the date hereof. This Agreement has been duly executed and delivered by the Corporation and constitutes the valid and binding agreement of the Corporation, enforceable against the Corporation in accordance with their terms, except that (i) such enforcement may be limited by bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, moratorium or other similar laws now or hereafter in effect relating to creditors’ rights generally, and (ii) the remedy of specific performance and injunctive and other forms of equitable relief may be subject to equitable defenses and to the discretion of the court before which any proceeding therefor may be brought.

 

(b)    The Class B Shares, when issued upon exercise of the Option will be duly authorized and validly issued, fully paid and nonassessable and, subject to the representations and warranties of the Grantee in Section 8 herein being true and correct, will have been issued in compliance with federal and state securities laws.

 

8.     Representations and Warranties of the Grantee . The Grantee represents, warrants and agrees as follows:

 

(a)    The Grantee (i) has such knowledge and experience in business and financial matters as to be capable of evaluating the merits and risks of the investment in the Class B Shares; (ii) is capable of bearing the economic risks associated with the investment in the Class B Shares; (ii) has been provided the opportunity to ask questions and receive answers concerning the Corporation and to obtain any additional information which the Corporation possesses or can acquire without unreasonable effort or expense that is necessary to verify the accuracy of information furnished to it; and (iv) will acquire the Class B Stock for its own account and not with a view toward, or for resale in connection with, the sale or distribution thereof.

 

(b)    The Grantee understands that the Option and the Class B Shares issuable upon exercise thereof are being offered and sold to it in reliance on specific exemptions from the registration requirements of the U.S. federal and state securities laws and that the Corporation is relying in part upon the truth and accuracy of, and the Grantee’s compliance with, the representations, warranties, agreements, acknowledgments and understandings of the Grantee set forth herein in order to determine the availability of such exemptions and the eligibility of the Grantee to be granted the Options and acquire the Class B Shares.

 

(c)   The Grantee understands that neither the Option nor the Class B Shares have been or are being registered under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”) or any state securities laws, and may not be offered for sale, sold, assigned or transferred unless subsequently registered thereunder or sold, assigned or transferred pursuant to an exemption from registration under the Securities Act. Except as provided in Section 13 herein, the Corporation is under no obligation to register the Shares or to comply with any exemption available for sale of the Shares without registration.

 

 

 

 

(d)    The certificate or certificates representing the Class B Shares to be acquired upon exercise of the Option shall contain the following legend in addition to any other legends required by the Corporation’s Certificate of Incorporation:

 

“THESE SHARES HAVE NOT BEEN REGISTERED UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AS AMENDED. THEY MAY NOT BE OFFERED OR TRANSFERRED BY SALE, ASSIGNMENT, PLEDGE OR OTHERWISE UNLESS (I) A REGISTRATION STATEMENT FOR THE SHARES UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933 IS IN EFFECT OR (II) THE CORPORATION HAS RECEIVED AN OPINION OF COUNSEL, WHICH OPINION IS SATISFACTORY TO THE CORPORATION, TO THE EFFECT THAT SUCH REGISTRATION IS NOT REQUIRED UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933.

 

THE ACCUMULATION OF SHARES OF COMMON STOCK BY ANY PERSON, AS DEFINED IN THE COMPANY’S CERTIFICATE OF INCORPORATION, IS RESTRICTED TO 9.2% OF THE NUMBER OF OUTSTANDING SHARES OF COMMON STOCK WITHOUT REGARD TO CLASS. ANY TRANSFER WHICH CREATES AN ACCUMULATION IN EXCESS OF THAT AMOUNT VIOLATES THE CERTIFICATE OF INCORPORATION AND IS VOID. IF, NOTWITHSTANDING THE ABOVE, SUCH ACCUMULATION RESULTS, THE SHARES IN EXCESS OF 9.2% ARE SUBJECT TO CERTAIN RESTRICTIONS ON VOTING POWER AND RECEIPT OF DIVIDENDS, AND MAY BE MADE SUBJECT TO PURCHASE BY THE COMPANY. FURTHER, SUCH PERSON MAY BE REQUIRED TO INDEMNIFY THE COMPANY AGAINST TAXES INCURRED AND OTHER LOSSES RESULTING FROM (1) LOSS OF ITS TAX QUALIFICATION AS A REAL ESTATE INVESTMENT TRUST OR (2) BECOMING A PERSONAL HOLDING COMPANY”

 

(e)    The Grantee has reviewed with his own tax advisors the federal, state, local and foreign tax consequences of this investment and the transactions contemplated by this Agreement and is relying solely on such advisors and not on any statements or representations of the Corporation or any of its employees or agents. 

 

(f)    The Grantee understands that the Grantee (and not the Corporation) shall be responsible for his own tax liability that may arise as a result of this investment or the transactions contemplated by this Agreement.

 

9.     Liquidation; Change in Control . In the event of a liquidation or proposed liquidation of the Corporation, including (but not limited to) a transfer of assets followed by a liquidation of the Corporation, or in the event of a Change in Control or proposed Change in Control, the Corporation shall have the right to require the Grantee to exercise the Option upon 30 days prior written notice to the Grantee to the extent it is then exercisable. In the event the Option is not exercised by the Grantee within the 30-day period set forth in such written notice, the Option shall terminate on the last day of such 30-day period, notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in the Option.

 

 

 

 

10.     Notices . Any notices required or permitted by the terms of this Agreement shall be given by personal delivery, registered or certified mail, postage prepaid, return receipt requested, overnight courier of national reputation, facsimile or other electronic means as follows:

 

To the Corporation: 1430 Broadway, Suite 503
  New York, New York 10013
  Facsimile No.: ______________
   
To the Grantee: Alexander Ludwig
  c/o Presidential Realty Corporation
  1430 Broadway, Suite 503
  New York, New York 10013
  Email: aludwig@presrealty.com

 

or to such other address or addresses of which notice in the same manner has previously been given. Any such notice shall be deemed to have been duly given or made as of the date delivered if delivered personally, or on the next business day if sent by overnight courier or when received if mailed by registered or certified mail, postage prepaid, return receipt requested, or on confirmation if by facsimile or other electronic means, in accordance with the foregoing provisions. Either party hereto may change the address to which notices hereunder may be given by providing the other party hereto with written notice of such change.

 

11.     Section 409A . To the extent applicable, this Agreement shall be interpreted in accordance with Section 409A of the Internal Revenue Code (the “Code”) and Department of Treasury regulations and other interpretive guidance issued thereunder. Notwithstanding any provision of this Agreement to the contrary, in the event that the Corporation determines that this Option may be subject to Section 409A of the Code, the Corporation may adopt such amendments to this Agreement or adopt other policies and procedures (including amendments, policies and procedures with retroactive effect), or take any other actions that the Corporation determines are necessary or appropriate to (a) exempt the Option from Section 409A of the Code and/or preserve the intended tax treatment of the benefits provided with respect to the Option, or (b) comply with the requirements of Section 409A of the Code and related Department of Treasury guidance and thereby avoid the application of penalty taxes under such Section 409A.

 

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13.     Registration . The Class B Shares issuable upon the exercise of the Option shall have “piggyback” registration rights for the registration for sale under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and the Corporation shall use reasonable efforts at its expense to register the resale by the Grantee of the Class B Shares issuable upon the exercise of the Option. The timing of such registration shall be coordinated with the Corporation’s certified financial statements so as not to create an undo financial hardship on the Corporation and the Corporation shall only be required to register such shares on a short form registration statement such as a Form S-3, S-8 or S-11. The Corporation shall not be required to register the resale of such Class B Shares on a Form S-1.

 

 

 

 

14.     Governing Law; Arbitration .

 

(a)    This Agreement shall be construed in accordance with and governed by the Laws of the State of Delaware, without regard to the conflicts of Laws and rules thereof.

 

(b)    Any dispute or disagreement between the Grantee and the Corporation with respect to any portion of this Agreement (excluding Exhibit A hereto) or its validity, construction, meaning, and the performance of the Grantee’s rights hereunder shall, unless the Corporation in its sole discretion determines otherwise, be settled by arbitration, at a location designated by the Corporation, in accordance with the Commercial Arbitration Rules of the American Arbitration Association or its successor, as amended from time to time. However, prior to submission to arbitration the parties will attempt to resolve any disputes or disagreements with the Corporation over this Agreement amicably and informally, in good faith, for a period not to exceed two weeks. Thereafter, the dispute or disagreement will be submitted to arbitration. At any time prior to a decision from the arbitrator(s) being rendered, the Grantee and the Corporation may resolve the dispute by settlement. The Grantee and the Corporation shall equally share the costs charged by the American Arbitration Association or its successor, but the Grantee and the Corporation shall otherwise be solely responsible for their own respective counsel fees and expenses. The decision of the arbitrator(s) shall be made in writing, setting forth the award, the reasons for the decision and award and shall be binding and conclusive on the Grantee and the Corporation. Further, neither the Grantee nor the Corporation shall appeal any such award. Judgment of a court of competent jurisdiction may be entered upon the award and may be enforced as such in accordance with the provisions of the award.

 

15.     Integration and Severability . This Agreement embodies the entire agreement and understanding among the parties hereto, and supersedes all prior agreements and understandings, relating to the subject matter hereof. In case any one or more of the provisions contained in this Agreement or in any instrument contemplated hereby, or any application thereof, shall be invalid, illegal or unenforceable in any respect, under the laws of any jurisdiction, the validity, legality and enforceability of the remaining provisions contained herein and therein, and any other application thereof, shall not in any way be affected or impaired thereby or under the Laws of any other jurisdiction.

 

16.     Headings . The headings of the articles, sections and subsections of this Agreement are inserted for convenience only and shall not be deemed to constitute a part of this Agreement.

 

17.      Benefit of Agreement . This Agreement shall be for the benefit of and shall be binding upon the heirs, executors, administrators and successors and permitted assigns of the parties hereto.

 

 

 

 

IN WITNESS WHEREOF , the parties have caused this Agreement to be executed as of the day and year first above written.

 

  PRESIDENTIAL REALTY CORPORATION
   
  By: /s/ Nickolas W. Jekogian, III
    Name: Nickolas W. Jekogian, III
    Title:  Chairman and CEO
     
    /s/ Alexander Ludwig
    Alexander Ludwig

 

 

 

 

EXHIBIT A

 

NOTICE OF EXERCISE OF STOCK OPTION

TO PURCHASE SHARES OF CLASS B COMMON STOCK OF

PRESIDENTIAL REALTY CORPORATION

 

Name    
Address    
     
Attn:    
Date    

 

Presidential Realty Corporation

180 South Broadway

White Plains, New York 10605

 

Attention: Chairman of the Board

 

Re:            Exercise of Stock Option

 

Gentlemen:

 

Pursuant to the provisions of the Stock Option Agreement (“Option Agreement”) dated as of January 6, 2017, between Presidential Realty Corporation (“Corporation”) and the Undersigned, the Undersigned hereby elects to exercise options granted to the Undersigned for ________ shares of Class B Common Stock (the “Class B Stock”).

  

As soon as the Stock Certificate is registered in the name of the Undersigned, please deliver it to the Undersigned at the above address.

 

Very truly yours,

 

Alexander Ludwig

 

AGREED TO AND ACCEPTED BY:

 

PRESIDENTIAL REALTY CORPORATION

 

By:    
Name:    
Title:    

 

Number of Shares

Exercised:____________

 

Number of Shares

Remaining: ___________ 

 

 

 

Exhibit 10.6

 

CANCELLATION AND RELEASE AGREEMENT

 

CANCELLATION AND RELEASE AGREEMENT (the “Agreement”), dated as of January 6, 2017, by and between Presidential Realty Corporation, a Delaware corporation (the “Company”), and Nickolas W. Jekogian, III (“Releasor”), the Chairman, Chief Executive Officer and Director of the Company.

 

WHEREAS, on November 8, 2011, the Company entered into an employment agreement with Releasor, which was amended on January 8, 2014 (as amended, the “Employment Agreement”), pursuant to which, among things, Releasor was issued (i) a warrant (the “Warrant”) to purchase 1,700,000 shares of the Company’s Class B common stock and (ii) a transaction warrant (the “Transaction Warrant,” and together with the Warrant, the “Warrants”) to purchase shares of the Company’s Class B common stock to be issued to Releasor upon the closing of each acquisition transaction by the Company of cash or property (including capital commitments for the purchase of assets) based on a formula set forth in the Employment Agreement;

 

WHEREAS, on November 8, 2011, the Company entered into an option agreement (the “Option Agreement”) with Releasor, pursuant to which the Company granted to Releasor the right and option to purchase 370,000 shares of the Company’s Class B common stock at a price of $1.25 per share based on the occurrence of certain events as set forth in the Option Agreement (the “Option,” and together with the Warrants, the “Equity Awards”);

 

WHEREAS, on December 16, 2016, the Company and its newly formed operating partnership, Presidential Realty Operating Partnership LP, for which it acts as general partner, entered into the Interest Contribution Agreement (as the same may be amended, the “ICA”) with First Capital Real Estate Trust Incorporated, First Capital Real Estate Operating Partnership, Township Nine Owner, LLC, Capital Station Holdings, LLC, Capital Station Member, LLC, Capital Station 65 LLC and Avalon Jubilee LLC; and

 

WHEREAS, as a condition precedent to the closing of the transactions contemplated by the ICA, the Employment Agreement shall be terminated and the Equity Awards and all other obligations as to equity of the Company set forth in the Employment Agreement shall be cancelled pursuant to this Agreement.

 

NOW, THEREFORE, for good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which is hereby acknowledged, the parties hereby agree as follows:

 

1.             Termination of Employment Agreement . The Employment Agreement is hereby terminated, effective as of the Avalon Closing, without any further or continuing liability on the part of the Company or any of its successors, assigns and affiliates. As a result of the termination of the Employment Agreement, all of Releasor’s rights to deferred compensation and to purchase equity of the Company thereunder shall be terminated and the Employment Agreement shall no longer be outstanding or in force or effect. For the avoidance of doubt, following the foregoing termination, Releasor shall continue as an employee of the Company in his capacity as Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of the Company, on a month-to-month basis and until such time as determined by the Company in its sole discretion.

 

2.             Termination of Option Agreement and Cancellation of the Option . The Option Agreement is hereby terminated, effective as of the Avalon Closing, without any further or continuing liability on the part of the Company or any of its successors, assigns and affiliates. Releasor hereby irrevocably surrenders and cancels the Option effective as of the Avalon Closing. As a result of the surrender and cancellation of the Option, the Option and all of Releasor’s rights to purchase equity of the Company thereunder shall be terminated and the Option shall no longer be outstanding or in force or effect.

 

 

 

 

3.             Cancellation of the Warrants . Releasor hereby irrevocably surrenders and cancels the Warrants effective as of the Avalon Closing. As a result of the surrender and cancellation of the Warrants, the Warrants and all of Releasor’s rights to purchase equity of the Company thereunder shall be terminated and the Warrants shall no longer be outstanding or in force or effect.

 

4.             Representations and Warranties of Releasor . Releasor hereby represents and warrants to the Company as follows:

 

a.            Title to Equity Awards . Releasor owns the Equity Awards free and clear of any and all liens, security interests, pledges, mortgages, charges, limitations, claims, restrictions, restrictive legends, rights of first refusal, rights of first offer, rights of first negotiation or other encumbrances of any kind or nature whatsoever.

 

b.            Power and Authority . Releasor has the requisite power, authority and capacity to execute, deliver and perform this Agreement and to consummate the transactions contemplated hereby. This Agreement and all other agreements and instruments to be executed by Releasor in connection herewith have been duly and validly authorized, executed and delivered by Releasor and constitute the valid and binding obligations of Releasor, enforceable in accordance with their respective terms, except to the extent that such enforceability (i) may be limited by bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, moratorium or other similar laws relating to creditors’ rights generally and (ii) is subject to general principles of equity.

 

c.            Information . Releasor has had independent access to all information that Releasor deems necessary to make the decision to enter into this Agreement and to cancel the Equity Awards pursuant hereto, including regarding the business, affairs and financial condition of the Company and its affiliates and the ICA and its terms, and Releasor has made his own analysis and decision to enter into this Agreement, without reliance upon any advice of the Company or any of its representatives or affiliates. Accordingly, the Company and its respective representatives and affiliates shall not have any liability to Releasor with respect to any such knowledge or information held by any of them.

 

5.             Covenants of the Parties .

 

a.            Survival . All representations and warranties and covenants contained in this Agreement shall survive the Avalon Closing.

 

b.            Further Assurances . At any time or from time to time after the Avalon Closing, Releasor and the Company shall, at the reasonable request and expense of the other party (unless such request is occasioned by the breach of a representation, warranty or covenant of such party, in which case it shall be at the expense of such breaching party), execute and deliver any further instruments or documents and take all such further action in order to evidence or otherwise facilitate the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby.

 

c.            No Other Representations or Warranties . Expressly as set forth in this Agreement, no party is making, or is relying on, any express or implied representations or warranties relating to any party or to the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby.

 

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d.            Release . Notwithstanding anything set forth herein to the contrary, effective as of the Closing Time, in consideration of the mutual covenants and agreements contained herein, Releasor hereby irrevocably releases and forever discharges the Company and each of its affiliates and subsidiaries and its individual, joint or mutual, past, present and future directors, officers, managers, members, owners, employees, representatives, agents, successors, assigns, heirs, executors and administrators (collectively, the “Released Persons”) of and from all manner of demands, claims, suits, actions, litigation, arbitrations, proceedings, causes and causes of action, reckonings, controversies, omissions, promises, trespasses, debts, liabilities, obligations, losses, damages, orders, writs, injunctions, citations, awards and judgments whatsoever, in law or in equity which Releasor ever had, now has or hereafter can, shall or may have, against the Released Persons, whether known or unknown, suspected or unsuspected, matured or unmatured, fixed or contingent, for, upon or by reason of any matter, thing or cause whatsoever, from the beginning of the world to the Avalon Closing (i) based upon, related to or arising from Releasor’s ownership of the Option, the Warrants or any other other obligations as to equity of the Company set forth in the Employment Agreement, and (ii) in connection with the termination of the Employment Agreement, Option Agreement or any right to the payment of any amount thereunder; provided, however , that nothing contained herein shall (x) extend to any proceeding to enforce the terms of, or any breach of, this Agreement, the other documents and instruments delivered hereunder or any of the provisions set forth herein or therein, or (y) operate to release any obligation of the Company to defend, indemnify or hold harmless Releasor arising out of or relating to Releasor’s service as an employee, officer, director or manager of the Company provided in any contract or agreement with the Company, any insurance policy of the Company or the formation or organizational documents of the Company.

 

6.             Notices . All notices, requests, demands, waivers and other communications required or permitted to be given under this Agreement shall be in writing and shall be deemed to have been duly given if (i) delivered personally, (ii) mailed, certified or registered mail, with postage prepaid, (iii) sent by next-day or overnight mail or delivery or (iv) sent via e-mail transmission, to the address set forth on the signature page hereto or, in each case, at such other address as may be specified in writing to the other party hereto. All such notices, requests, demands, waivers and other communications shall be deemed to have been received (i) if by personal delivery, on the day after such delivery, (ii) if by certified or registered mail, on the fifth business day after the mailing thereof, (iii) if by next-day or overnight mail or delivery, on the day delivered and (iv) if by e-mail transmission, on the next day following the day on which such e-mail was sent, provided that an error message has not been received for such transmission and a copy is also sent by certified or registered mail.

 

7.             Controlling Law . This Agreement is made under, and shall be construed and enforced in accordance with, the substantive laws (without giving effect to principals of conflicts of law) of the State of New York, applicable to agreements made and to be performed solely therein.

 

8.             Jurisdiction and Process . In any action between or among any of the parties hereto, whether arising out of this Agreement, any of the agreements contemplated hereby or otherwise, each of the parties hereto irrevocably consents to the exclusive jurisdiction and venue of the federal and state courts located the City of New York, State of New York.

 

9.             WAIVER OF JURY TRIAL . EACH PARTY TO THIS AGREEMENT HEREBY WAIVES, TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW, ANY RIGHT TO TRIAL BY JURY OF ANY CLAIM, DEMAND, ACTION OR CAUSE OF ACTION ARISING UNDER THIS AGREEMENT OR IN ANY WAY CONNECTED WITH OR RELATED OR INCIDENTAL TO THE DEALINGS OF THE PARTIES HERETO IN RESPECT OF THIS AGREEMENT OR ANY OF THE TRANSACTIONS RELATED HERETO, IN EACH CASE WHETHER NOW EXISTING OR HEREAFTER ARISING, AND WHETHER IN CONTRACT, TORT, EQUITY OR OTHERWISE. THE PARTIES TO THIS AGREEMENT EACH HEREBY AGREES AND CONSENTS THAT ANY SUCH CLAIM, DEMAND, ACTION, CAUSE OF ACTION SHALL BE DECIDED BY COURT TRIAL WITHOUT A JURY AND THAT THE PARTIES TO THIS AGREEMENT MAY FILE AN ORIGINAL COUNTERPART OF A COPY OF THIS AGREEMENT WITH ANY COURT AS WRITTEN EVIDENCE OF THE CONSENT OF THE PARTIES HERETO TO THE WAIVER OF THEIR RIGHT TO TRIAL BY JURY.

 

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10.            Counterparts; Electronic Delivery . This Agreement may be executed in multiple counterparts, any one of which need not contain the signatures of more than one party, but all such counterparts taken together shall constitute one and the same instrument. This Agreement and any amendments hereto, to the extent delivered by means of a facsimile machine, electronic mail or other electronic means readily available to each of the parties hereto (any such delivery, an “Electronic Delivery”), shall be treated in all manner and respects as an original agreement or instrument and shall be considered to have the same binding legal effect as if it were the original signed version thereof delivered in person. No party hereto shall raise the use of Electronic Delivery to deliver a signature or the fact that any signature or agreement or instrument was transmitted or communicated through the use of Electronic Delivery as a defense to the formation of a contract, and each such party forever waives any such defense, except to the extent such defense related to lack of authenticity.

 

11.            Third Party Beneficiaries . In addition to the parties hereto and their respective successors and permitted assigns, the Released Persons are express third party beneficiaries of the terms and conditions hereof and have third party beneficiary rights hereunder.

 

12.            Severability . If any provision of this Agreement is held invalid or unenforceable by any court of competent jurisdiction, the other provisions of this Agreement will remain in full force and effect. Any provision of this Agreement held invalid or unenforceable only in part or degree will remain in full force and effect to the extent not held invalid or unenforceable.

 

13.            Amendment; Modification . This Agreement may not be amended or modified, except in a writing signed by each party to this Agreement against whose interest such change shall operate.

 

14.            Entire Agreement . This Agreement constitutes the entire agreement of the parties hereto with respect to the subject matter hereof and cancels and supersedes all of the previous or contemporaneous contracts, representations, warranties and understandings (whether oral or written) by the parties hereto with respect to the subject matter hereof.

 

15.            Headings . The headings in this Agreement are for reference only and shall not affect the interpretation of this Agreement.

 

16.            Successors and Assigns . This Agreement shall be binding upon and shall inure to the benefit of the parties hereto and their respective successors and permitted assigns; provided, however , that this Agreement and the rights and obligations of Releasor hereunder shall not be assigned or delegated.

 

17.            Knowledgeable Person . Releasor acknowledges that he has read and understands the provisions of this Agreement and has had an opportunity to consult with legal counsel of his choosing.

 

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties have caused this Agreement to be duly executed.

 

  Presidential Realty Corporation
     
  By: /s/ Alexander Ludwig
  Name: Alexander Ludwig
  Title: President

 

  Address: 1430 Broadway, Suite 503
     New York, New York 10018

 

 

/s/ Nickolas W. Jekogian, III

  Nickolas W. Jekogian, III, individually

 

  Address: 1430 Broadway, Suite 503
    New York, New York 10018

 

 

 

Exhibit-10.7

 

ISSUANCE AND RELEASE AGREEMENT

 

ISSUANCE AND RELEASE AGREEMENT (the “Agreement”), dated as of January 6, 2017, by and between Presidential Realty Corporation, a Delaware corporation (the “Company”), and Richard Brandt (“Releasor”).

 

WHEREAS, the Company has an obligation to pay Releasor director fees in consideration of his services as an independent member of the Board of Directors of the Company for the 2015 and 2016 calendar years (the “Board Fees”);

 

WHEREAS, on December 16, 2016, the Company and its newly formed operating partnership, Presidential Realty Operating Partnership LP, for which it acts as general partner, entered into the Interest Contribution Agreement (as the same may be amended, the “ICA”) with First Capital Real Estate Trust Incorporated, First Capital Real Estate Operating Partnership, Township Nine Owner, LLC, Capital Station Holdings, LLC, Capital Station Member, LLC, Capital Station 65 LLC and Avalon Jubilee LLC; and

 

WHEREAS, the Company wishes to compensate Releasor and the other independent members of its Board of Directors for their involvement in reviewing the proposed transactions contemplated by the ICA.

 

NOW, THEREFORE, for good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which is hereby acknowledged, the parties hereby agree as follows:

 

1.           Issuance of Shares . In consideration of the agreements by Releasor set forth herein, including, without limitation, the release of any right to the Board Fees, and as compensation for his involvement in reviewing the proposed transactions contemplated by the ICA, the Company shall issue Releasor One Hundred Twenty Thousand (120,000) shares of the Company’s Class B common stock on or before the closing of the Avalon Property (as described in Section 2.1 of the ICA) (the “Avalon Closing”).

 

2.           Representations and Warranties of Releasor . Releasor hereby represents and warrants to the Company as follows:

 

a.           Power and Authority . Releasor has the requisite power, authority and capacity to execute, deliver and perform this Agreement and to consummate the transactions contemplated hereby. This Agreement and all other agreements and instruments to be executed by Releasor in connection herewith have been duly and validly authorized, executed and delivered by Releasor and constitute the valid and binding obligations of Releasor, enforceable in accordance with their respective terms, except to the extent that such enforceability (i) may be limited by bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, moratorium or other similar laws relating to creditors’ rights generally and (ii) is subject to general principles of equity.

 

b.           Information . Releasor has had independent access to all information that Releasor deems necessary to make the decision to enter into this Agreement, including regarding the business, affairs and financial condition of the Company and its affiliates and the ICA and its terms, and Releasor has made his own analysis and decision to enter into this Agreement, without reliance upon any advice of the Company or any of its representatives or affiliates. Accordingly, the Company and its respective representatives and affiliates shall not have any liability to Releasor with respect to any such knowledge or information held by any of them.

 

 

 

 

c.           Investor Representations . Releasor is acquiring the Company’s Class B common stock for investment for his own account, not as a nominee or agent, and not with a view to, or for sale in connection with, any distribution, resale or public offering of such shares or any part thereof in violation of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”). Releasor either alone or together with his representatives, has such knowledge, sophistication and experience in business and financial matters so as to be capable of evaluating the merits and risks of the prospective investment in the Company’s Class B common stock, and has so evaluated the merits and risks of such investment. Releasor is able to bear the economic risk of an investment in the Company’s Class B common stock and, at the present time, is able to afford a complete loss of such investment. Releasor acknowledges that he has been afforded the opportunity to ask such questions as he has deemed necessary of, and to receive answers from, representatives of the Company concerning the merits and risks of investing in the Company’s Class B common stock. Releasor understands that (i) the Company’s Class B common stock to be issued to him has not been registered under the Securities Act or the securities or “blue-sky” laws of any state and (ii) such shares may not be sold, pledged or otherwise transferred unless such transfer is registered under the Securities Act and the securities or “blue-sky” laws of any applicable state or there is an exemption from registration thereunder.

 

3.           Covenants of the Parties .

 

a.           Survival . All representations and warranties and covenants contained in this Agreement shall survive the Avalon Closing.

 

b.           Further Assurances . At any time or from time to time after the Avalon Closing, Releasor and the Company shall, at the reasonable request and expense of the other party (unless such request is occasioned by the breach of a representation, warranty or covenant of such party, in which case it shall be at the expense of such breaching party), execute and deliver any further instruments or documents and take all such further action in order to evidence or otherwise facilitate the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby.

 

c.           No Other Representations or Warranties . Expressly as set forth in this Agreement, no party is making, or is relying on, any express or implied representations or warranties relating to any party or to the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby.

 

d.           Release . Notwithstanding anything set forth herein to the contrary, effective as of the Closing Time, in consideration of the mutual covenants and agreements contained herein, Releasor hereby irrevocably releases and forever discharges the Company and each of its affiliates and subsidiaries and its individual, joint or mutual, past, present and future directors, officers, managers, members, owners, employees, representatives, agents, successors, assigns, heirs, executors and administrators (collectively, the “Released Persons”) of and from all manner of demands, claims, suits, actions, litigation, arbitrations, proceedings, causes and causes of action, reckonings, controversies, omissions, promises, trespasses, debts, liabilities, obligations, losses, damages, orders, writs, injunctions, citations, awards and judgments whatsoever, in law or in equity which Releasor ever had, now has or hereafter can, shall or may have, against the Released Persons, whether known or unknown, suspected or unsuspected, matured or unmatured, fixed or contingent, for, upon or by reason of any matter, thing or cause whatsoever, from the beginning of the world to the Avalon Closing based upon, related to or arising from any obligation by the Company to pay the Board Fees; provided, however , that nothing contained herein shall (x) extend to any proceeding to enforce the terms of, or any breach of, this Agreement, the other documents and instruments delivered hereunder or any of the provisions set forth herein or therein, or (y) operate to release any obligation of the Company to defend, indemnify or hold harmless Releasor arising out of or relating to Releasor’s service as a director of the Company provided in any contract or agreement with the Company, any insurance policy of the Company or the formation or organizational documents of the Company.

 

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4.           Notices . All notices, requests, demands, waivers and other communications required or permitted to be given under this Agreement shall be in writing and shall be deemed to have been duly given if (i) delivered personally, (ii) mailed, certified or registered mail, with postage prepaid, (iii) sent by next-day or overnight mail or delivery or (iv) sent via e-mail transmission, to the address set forth on the signature page hereto or, in each case, at such other address as may be specified in writing to the other party hereto. All such notices, requests, demands, waivers and other communications shall be deemed to have been received (i) if by personal delivery, on the day after such delivery, (ii) if by certified or registered mail, on the fifth business day after the mailing thereof, (iii) if by next-day or overnight mail or delivery, on the day delivered and (iv) if by e-mail transmission, on the next day following the day on which such e-mail was sent, provided that an error message has not been received for such transmission and a copy is also sent by certified or registered mail.

 

5.           Controlling Law . This Agreement is made under, and shall be construed and enforced in accordance with, the substantive laws (without giving effect to principals of conflicts of law) of the State of New York, applicable to agreements made and to be performed solely therein.

 

6.           Jurisdiction and Process . In any action between or among any of the parties hereto, whether arising out of this Agreement, any of the agreements contemplated hereby or otherwise, each of the parties hereto irrevocably consents to the exclusive jurisdiction and venue of the federal and state courts located the City of New York, State of New York.

 

7.           WAIVER OF JURY TRIAL . EACH PARTY TO THIS AGREEMENT HEREBY WAIVES, TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW, ANY RIGHT TO TRIAL BY JURY OF ANY CLAIM, DEMAND, ACTION OR CAUSE OF ACTION ARISING UNDER THIS AGREEMENT OR IN ANY WAY CONNECTED WITH OR RELATED OR INCIDENTAL TO THE DEALINGS OF THE PARTIES HERETO IN RESPECT OF THIS AGREEMENT OR ANY OF THE TRANSACTIONS RELATED HERETO, IN EACH CASE WHETHER NOW EXISTING OR HEREAFTER ARISING, AND WHETHER IN CONTRACT, TORT, EQUITY OR OTHERWISE. THE PARTIES TO THIS AGREEMENT EACH HEREBY AGREES AND CONSENTS THAT ANY SUCH CLAIM, DEMAND, ACTION, CAUSE OF ACTION SHALL BE DECIDED BY COURT TRIAL WITHOUT A JURY AND THAT THE PARTIES TO THIS AGREEMENT MAY FILE AN ORIGINAL COUNTERPART OF A COPY OF THIS AGREEMENT WITH ANY COURT AS WRITTEN EVIDENCE OF THE CONSENT OF THE PARTIES HERETO TO THE WAIVER OF THEIR RIGHT TO TRIAL BY JURY.

 

8.           Counterparts; Electronic Delivery . This Agreement may be executed in multiple counterparts, any one of which need not contain the signatures of more than one party, but all such counterparts taken together shall constitute one and the same instrument. This Agreement and any amendments hereto, to the extent delivered by means of a facsimile machine, electronic mail or other electronic means readily available to each of the parties hereto (any such delivery, an “Electronic Delivery”), shall be treated in all manner and respects as an original agreement or instrument and shall be considered to have the same binding legal effect as if it were the original signed version thereof delivered in person. No party hereto shall raise the use of Electronic Delivery to deliver a signature or the fact that any signature or agreement or instrument was transmitted or communicated through the use of Electronic Delivery as a defense to the formation of a contract, and each such party forever waives any such defense, except to the extent such defense related to lack of authenticity.

 

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9.           Third Party Beneficiaries . In addition to the parties hereto and their respective successors and permitted assigns, the Released Persons are express third party beneficiaries of the terms and conditions hereof and have third party beneficiary rights hereunder.

 

10.           Severability . If any provision of this Agreement is held invalid or unenforceable by any court of competent jurisdiction, the other provisions of this Agreement will remain in full force and effect. Any provision of this Agreement held invalid or unenforceable only in part or degree will remain in full force and effect to the extent not held invalid or unenforceable.

 

11.           Amendment; Modification . This Agreement may not be amended or modified, except in a writing signed by each party to this Agreement against whose interest such change shall operate.

 

12.           Entire Agreement . This Agreement constitutes the entire agreement of the parties hereto with respect to the subject matter hereof and cancels and supersedes all of the previous or contemporaneous contracts, representations, warranties and understandings (whether oral or written) by the parties hereto with respect to the subject matter hereof.

 

13.           Headings . The headings in this Agreement are for reference only and shall not affect the interpretation of this Agreement.

 

14.           Successors and Assigns . This Agreement shall be binding upon and shall inure to the benefit of the parties hereto and their respective successors and permitted assigns; provided, however , that this Agreement and the rights and obligations of Releasor hereunder shall not be assigned or delegated.

 

15.           Knowledgeable Person . Releasor acknowledges that he has read and understands the provisions of this Agreement and has had an opportunity to consult with legal counsel of his choosing.

 

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties have caused this Agreement to be duly executed.

 

  Presidential Realty Corporation
     
  By:  /s/ Alexander Ludwig
  Name:  Alexander Ludwig
  Title: President

 

  Address: 1430 Broadway, Suite 503
    New York, New York 10018

 

/s/ Richard Brandt  
Richard Brandt, individually

 

  Address: 4555 E. Mayo Blvd., Unit #5308
   

Phoenix, AZ 85050

  

 

 

Exhibit 10.8

 

ISSUANCE AND RELEASE AGREEMENT

 

ISSUANCE AND RELEASE AGREEMENT (the “Agreement”), dated as of January 6, 2017, by and between Presidential Realty Corporation, a Delaware corporation (the “Company”), and Robert Feder (“Releasor”).

 

WHEREAS, the Company has an obligation to pay Releasor director fees in consideration of his services as an independent member of the Board of Directors of the Company for the 2015 and 2016 calendar years (the “Board Fees”);

 

WHEREAS, on December 16, 2016, the Company and its newly formed operating partnership, Presidential Realty Operating Partnership LP, for which it acts as general partner, entered into the Interest Contribution Agreement (as the same may be amended, the “ICA”) with First Capital Real Estate Trust Incorporated, First Capital Real Estate Operating Partnership, Township Nine Owner, LLC, Capital Station Holdings, LLC, Capital Station Member, LLC, Capital Station 65 LLC and Avalon Jubilee LLC; and

 

WHEREAS, the Company wishes to compensate Releasor and the other independent members of its Board of Directors for their involvement in reviewing the proposed transactions contemplated by the ICA.

 

NOW, THEREFORE, for good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which is hereby acknowledged, the parties hereby agree as follows:

 

1.           Issuance of Shares . In consideration of the agreements by Releasor set forth herein, including, without limitation, the release of any right to the Board Fees, and as compensation for his involvement in reviewing the proposed transactions contemplated by the ICA, the Company shall issue Releasor One Hundred Twenty Thousand (120,000) shares of the Company’s Class B common stock on or before the closing of the Avalon Property (as described in Section 2.1 of the ICA) (the “Avalon Closing”).

 

2.           Representations and Warranties of Releasor . Releasor hereby represents and warrants to the Company as follows:

 

a.            Power and Authority . Releasor has the requisite power, authority and capacity to execute, deliver and perform this Agreement and to consummate the transactions contemplated hereby. This Agreement and all other agreements and instruments to be executed by Releasor in connection herewith have been duly and validly authorized, executed and delivered by Releasor and constitute the valid and binding obligations of Releasor, enforceable in accordance with their respective terms, except to the extent that such enforceability (i) may be limited by bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, moratorium or other similar laws relating to creditors’ rights generally and (ii) is subject to general principles of equity.

 

b.            Information . Releasor has had independent access to all information that Releasor deems necessary to make the decision to enter into this Agreement, including regarding the business, affairs and financial condition of the Company and its affiliates and the ICA and its terms, and Releasor has made his own analysis and decision to enter into this Agreement, without reliance upon any advice of the Company or any of its representatives or affiliates. Accordingly, the Company and its respective representatives and affiliates shall not have any liability to Releasor with respect to any such knowledge or information held by any of them.

 

 

 

 

c.            Investor Representations . Releasor is acquiring the Company’s Class B common stock for investment for his own account, not as a nominee or agent, and not with a view to, or for sale in connection with, any distribution, resale or public offering of such shares or any part thereof in violation of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”). Releasor either alone or together with his representatives, has such knowledge, sophistication and experience in business and financial matters so as to be capable of evaluating the merits and risks of the prospective investment in the Company’s Class B common stock, and has so evaluated the merits and risks of such investment. Releasor is able to bear the economic risk of an investment in the Company’s Class B common stock and, at the present time, is able to afford a complete loss of such investment. Releasor acknowledges that he has been afforded the opportunity to ask such questions as he has deemed necessary of, and to receive answers from, representatives of the Company concerning the merits and risks of investing in the Company’s Class B common stock. Releasor understands that (i) the Company’s Class B common stock to be issued to him has not been registered under the Securities Act or the securities or “blue-sky” laws of any state and (ii) such shares may not be sold, pledged or otherwise transferred unless such transfer is registered under the Securities Act and the securities or “blue-sky” laws of any applicable state or there is an exemption from registration thereunder.

 

3.           Covenants of the Parties .

 

a.            Survival . All representations and warranties and covenants contained in this Agreement shall survive the Avalon Closing.

 

b.            Further Assurances . At any time or from time to time after the Avalon Closing, Releasor and the Company shall, at the reasonable request and expense of the other party (unless such request is occasioned by the breach of a representation, warranty or covenant of such party, in which case it shall be at the expense of such breaching party), execute and deliver any further instruments or documents and take all such further action in order to evidence or otherwise facilitate the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby.

 

c.            No Other Representations or Warranties . Expressly as set forth in this Agreement, no party is making, or is relying on, any express or implied representations or warranties relating to any party or to the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby.

 

d.            Release . Notwithstanding anything set forth herein to the contrary, effective as of the Closing Time, in consideration of the mutual covenants and agreements contained herein, Releasor hereby irrevocably releases and forever discharges the Company and each of its affiliates and subsidiaries and its individual, joint or mutual, past, present and future directors, officers, managers, members, owners, employees, representatives, agents, successors, assigns, heirs, executors and administrators (collectively, the “Released Persons”) of and from all manner of demands, claims, suits, actions, litigation, arbitrations, proceedings, causes and causes of action, reckonings, controversies, omissions, promises, trespasses, debts, liabilities, obligations, losses, damages, orders, writs, injunctions, citations, awards and judgments whatsoever, in law or in equity which Releasor ever had, now has or hereafter can, shall or may have, against the Released Persons, whether known or unknown, suspected or unsuspected, matured or unmatured, fixed or contingent, for, upon or by reason of any matter, thing or cause whatsoever, from the beginning of the world to the Avalon Closing based upon, related to or arising from any obligation by the Company to pay the Board Fees; provided, however , that nothing contained herein shall (x) extend to any proceeding to enforce the terms of, or any breach of, this Agreement, the other documents and instruments delivered hereunder or any of the provisions set forth herein or therein, or (y) operate to release any obligation of the Company to defend, indemnify or hold harmless Releasor arising out of or relating to Releasor’s service as a director of the Company provided in any contract or agreement with the Company, any insurance policy of the Company or the formation or organizational documents of the Company.

 

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4.           Notices . All notices, requests, demands, waivers and other communications required or permitted to be given under this Agreement shall be in writing and shall be deemed to have been duly given if (i) delivered personally, (ii) mailed, certified or registered mail, with postage prepaid, (iii) sent by next-day or overnight mail or delivery or (iv) sent via e-mail transmission, to the address set forth on the signature page hereto or, in each case, at such other address as may be specified in writing to the other party hereto. All such notices, requests, demands, waivers and other communications shall be deemed to have been received (i) if by personal delivery, on the day after such delivery, (ii) if by certified or registered mail, on the fifth business day after the mailing thereof, (iii) if by next-day or overnight mail or delivery, on the day delivered and (iv) if by e-mail transmission, on the next day following the day on which such e-mail was sent, provided that an error message has not been received for such transmission and a copy is also sent by certified or registered mail.

 

5.           Controlling Law . This Agreement is made under, and shall be construed and enforced in accordance with, the substantive laws (without giving effect to principals of conflicts of law) of the State of New York, applicable to agreements made and to be performed solely therein.

 

6.           Jurisdiction and Process . In any action between or among any of the parties hereto, whether arising out of this Agreement, any of the agreements contemplated hereby or otherwise, each of the parties hereto irrevocably consents to the exclusive jurisdiction and venue of the federal and state courts located the City of New York, State of New York.

 

7.           WAIVER OF JURY TRIAL . EACH PARTY TO THIS AGREEMENT HEREBY WAIVES, TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW, ANY RIGHT TO TRIAL BY JURY OF ANY CLAIM, DEMAND, ACTION OR CAUSE OF ACTION ARISING UNDER THIS AGREEMENT OR IN ANY WAY CONNECTED WITH OR RELATED OR INCIDENTAL TO THE DEALINGS OF THE PARTIES HERETO IN RESPECT OF THIS AGREEMENT OR ANY OF THE TRANSACTIONS RELATED HERETO, IN EACH CASE WHETHER NOW EXISTING OR HEREAFTER ARISING, AND WHETHER IN CONTRACT, TORT, EQUITY OR OTHERWISE. THE PARTIES TO THIS AGREEMENT EACH HEREBY AGREES AND CONSENTS THAT ANY SUCH CLAIM, DEMAND, ACTION, CAUSE OF ACTION SHALL BE DECIDED BY COURT TRIAL WITHOUT A JURY AND THAT THE PARTIES TO THIS AGREEMENT MAY FILE AN ORIGINAL COUNTERPART OF A COPY OF THIS AGREEMENT WITH ANY COURT AS WRITTEN EVIDENCE OF THE CONSENT OF THE PARTIES HERETO TO THE WAIVER OF THEIR RIGHT TO TRIAL BY JURY.

 

8.           Counterparts; Electronic Delivery . This Agreement may be executed in multiple counterparts, any one of which need not contain the signatures of more than one party, but all such counterparts taken together shall constitute one and the same instrument. This Agreement and any amendments hereto, to the extent delivered by means of a facsimile machine, electronic mail or other electronic means readily available to each of the parties hereto (any such delivery, an “Electronic Delivery”), shall be treated in all manner and respects as an original agreement or instrument and shall be considered to have the same binding legal effect as if it were the original signed version thereof delivered in person. No party hereto shall raise the use of Electronic Delivery to deliver a signature or the fact that any signature or agreement or instrument was transmitted or communicated through the use of Electronic Delivery as a defense to the formation of a contract, and each such party forever waives any such defense, except to the extent such defense related to lack of authenticity.

 

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9.           Third Party Beneficiaries . In addition to the parties hereto and their respective successors and permitted assigns, the Released Persons are express third party beneficiaries of the terms and conditions hereof and have third party beneficiary rights hereunder.

 

10.          Severability . If any provision of this Agreement is held invalid or unenforceable by any court of competent jurisdiction, the other provisions of this Agreement will remain in full force and effect. Any provision of this Agreement held invalid or unenforceable only in part or degree will remain in full force and effect to the extent not held invalid or unenforceable.

 

11.          Amendment; Modification . This Agreement may not be amended or modified, except in a writing signed by each party to this Agreement against whose interest such change shall operate.

 

12.          Entire Agreement . This Agreement constitutes the entire agreement of the parties hereto with respect to the subject matter hereof and cancels and supersedes all of the previous or contemporaneous contracts, representations, warranties and understandings (whether oral or written) by the parties hereto with respect to the subject matter hereof.

 

13.          Headings . The headings in this Agreement are for reference only and shall not affect the interpretation of this Agreement.

 

14.          Successors and Assigns . This Agreement shall be binding upon and shall inure to the benefit of the parties hereto and their respective successors and permitted assigns; provided, however , that this Agreement and the rights and obligations of Releasor hereunder shall not be assigned or delegated.

 

15.          Knowledgeable Person . Releasor acknowledges that he has read and understands the provisions of this Agreement and has had an opportunity to consult with legal counsel of his choosing.

 

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties have caused this Agreement to be duly executed.

 

 

  Presidential Realty Corporation
     
  By: /s/ Alexander Ludwig
  Name: Alexander Ludwig
  Title: President

 

  Address: 1430 Broadway, Suite 503
    New York, New York 10018
     
  /s/ Robert Feder
  Robert Feder, individually
     
  Address: 445 Hamilton Avenue
    White Plains, New yotk 10601

 

 

 

Exhibit 10.9

 

ISSUANCE AND RELEASE AGREEMENT

 

ISSUANCE AND RELEASE AGREEMENT (the “Agreement”), dated as of January 6, 2017, by and between Presidential Realty Corporation, a Delaware corporation (the “Company”), and Jeffrey F. Joseph (“Releasor”).

 

WHEREAS, the Company has an obligation to pay Releasor director fees in consideration of his services as an independent member of the Board of Directors of the Company for the 2015 and 2016 calendar years (the “Board Fees”);

 

WHEREAS, on December 16, 2016, the Company and its newly formed operating partnership, Presidential Realty Operating Partnership LP, for which it acts as general partner, entered into the Interest Contribution Agreement (as the same may be amended, the “ICA”) with First Capital Real Estate Trust Incorporated, First Capital Real Estate Operating Partnership, Township Nine Owner, LLC, Capital Station Holdings, LLC, Capital Station Member, LLC, Capital Station 65 LLC and Avalon Jubilee LLC; and

 

WHEREAS, the Company wishes to compensate Releasor and the other independent members of its Board of Directors for their involvement in reviewing the proposed transactions contemplated by the ICA.

 

NOW, THEREFORE, for good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which is hereby acknowledged, the parties hereby agree as follows:

 

1.             Issuance of Shares . In consideration of the agreements by Releasor set forth herein, including, without limitation, the release of any right to the Board Fees, and as compensation for his involvement in reviewing the proposed transactions contemplated by the ICA, the Company shall issue Releasor One Hundred Twenty Thousand (120,000) shares of the Company’s Class B common stock on or before the closing of the Avalon Property (as described in Section 2.1 of the ICA) (the “Avalon Closing”).

 

2.             Representations and Warranties of Releasor . Releasor hereby represents and warrants to the Company as follows:

 

a.            Power and Authority . Releasor has the requisite power, authority and capacity to execute, deliver and perform this Agreement and to consummate the transactions contemplated hereby. This Agreement and all other agreements and instruments to be executed by Releasor in connection herewith have been duly and validly authorized, executed and delivered by Releasor and constitute the valid and binding obligations of Releasor, enforceable in accordance with their respective terms, except to the extent that such enforceability (i) may be limited by bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, moratorium or other similar laws relating to creditors’ rights generally and (ii) is subject to general principles of equity.

 

b.            Information . Releasor has had independent access to all information that Releasor deems necessary to make the decision to enter into this Agreement, including regarding the business, affairs and financial condition of the Company and its affiliates and the ICA and its terms, and Releasor has made his own analysis and decision to enter into this Agreement, without reliance upon any advice of the Company or any of its representatives or affiliates. Accordingly, the Company and its respective representatives and affiliates shall not have any liability to Releasor with respect to any such knowledge or information held by any of them.

 

 

 

 

c.            Investor Representations . Releasor is acquiring the Company’s Class B common stock for investment for his own account, not as a nominee or agent, and not with a view to, or for sale in connection with, any distribution, resale or public offering of such shares or any part thereof in violation of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”). Releasor either alone or together with his representatives, has such knowledge, sophistication and experience in business and financial matters so as to be capable of evaluating the merits and risks of the prospective investment in the Company’s Class B common stock, and has so evaluated the merits and risks of such investment. Releasor is able to bear the economic risk of an investment in the Company’s Class B common stock and, at the present time, is able to afford a complete loss of such investment. Releasor acknowledges that he has been afforded the opportunity to ask such questions as he has deemed necessary of, and to receive answers from, representatives of the Company concerning the merits and risks of investing in the Company’s Class B common stock. Releasor understands that (i) the Company’s Class B common stock to be issued to him has not been registered under the Securities Act or the securities or “blue-sky” laws of any state and (ii) such shares may not be sold, pledged or otherwise transferred unless such transfer is registered under the Securities Act and the securities or “blue-sky” laws of any applicable state or there is an exemption from registration thereunder.

 

3.             Covenants of the Parties .

 

a.            Survival . All representations and warranties and covenants contained in this Agreement shall survive the Avalon Closing.

 

b.            Further Assurances . At any time or from time to time after the Avalon Closing, Releasor and the Company shall, at the reasonable request and expense of the other party (unless such request is occasioned by the breach of a representation, warranty or covenant of such party, in which case it shall be at the expense of such breaching party), execute and deliver any further instruments or documents and take all such further action in order to evidence or otherwise facilitate the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby.

 

c.            No Other Representations or Warranties . Expressly as set forth in this Agreement, no party is making, or is relying on, any express or implied representations or warranties relating to any party or to the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby.

 

d.            Release . Notwithstanding anything set forth herein to the contrary, effective as of the Closing Time, in consideration of the mutual covenants and agreements contained herein, Releasor hereby irrevocably releases and forever discharges the Company and each of its affiliates and subsidiaries and its individual, joint or mutual, past, present and future directors, officers, managers, members, owners, employees, representatives, agents, successors, assigns, heirs, executors and administrators (collectively, the “Released Persons”) of and from all manner of demands, claims, suits, actions, litigation, arbitrations, proceedings, causes and causes of action, reckonings, controversies, omissions, promises, trespasses, debts, liabilities, obligations, losses, damages, orders, writs, injunctions, citations, awards and judgments whatsoever, in law or in equity which Releasor ever had, now has or hereafter can, shall or may have, against the Released Persons, whether known or unknown, suspected or unsuspected, matured or unmatured, fixed or contingent, for, upon or by reason of any matter, thing or cause whatsoever, from the beginning of the world to the Avalon Closing based upon, related to or arising from any obligation by the Company to pay the Board Fees; provided, however , that nothing contained herein shall (x) extend to any proceeding to enforce the terms of, or any breach of, this Agreement, the other documents and instruments delivered hereunder or any of the provisions set forth herein or therein, or (y) operate to release any obligation of the Company to defend, indemnify or hold harmless Releasor arising out of or relating to Releasor’s service as a director of the Company provided in any contract or agreement with the Company, any insurance policy of the Company or the formation or organizational documents of the Company.

 

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4.             Notices . All notices, requests, demands, waivers and other communications required or permitted to be given under this Agreement shall be in writing and shall be deemed to have been duly given if (i) delivered personally, (ii) mailed, certified or registered mail, with postage prepaid, (iii) sent by next-day or overnight mail or delivery or (iv) sent via e-mail transmission, to the address set forth on the signature page hereto or, in each case, at such other address as may be specified in writing to the other party hereto. All such notices, requests, demands, waivers and other communications shall be deemed to have been received (i) if by personal delivery, on the day after such delivery, (ii) if by certified or registered mail, on the fifth business day after the mailing thereof, (iii) if by next-day or overnight mail or delivery, on the day delivered and (iv) if by e-mail transmission, on the next day following the day on which such e-mail was sent, provided that an error message has not been received for such transmission and a copy is also sent by certified or registered mail.

 

5.             Controlling Law . This Agreement is made under, and shall be construed and enforced in accordance with, the substantive laws (without giving effect to principals of conflicts of law) of the State of New York, applicable to agreements made and to be performed solely therein.

 

6.             Jurisdiction and Process . In any action between or among any of the parties hereto, whether arising out of this Agreement, any of the agreements contemplated hereby or otherwise, each of the parties hereto irrevocably consents to the exclusive jurisdiction and venue of the federal and state courts located the City of New York, State of New York.

 

7.             WAIVER OF JURY TRIAL . EACH PARTY TO THIS AGREEMENT HEREBY WAIVES, TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW, ANY RIGHT TO TRIAL BY JURY OF ANY CLAIM, DEMAND, ACTION OR CAUSE OF ACTION ARISING UNDER THIS AGREEMENT OR IN ANY WAY CONNECTED WITH OR RELATED OR INCIDENTAL TO THE DEALINGS OF THE PARTIES HERETO IN RESPECT OF THIS AGREEMENT OR ANY OF THE TRANSACTIONS RELATED HERETO, IN EACH CASE WHETHER NOW EXISTING OR HEREAFTER ARISING, AND WHETHER IN CONTRACT, TORT, EQUITY OR OTHERWISE. THE PARTIES TO THIS AGREEMENT EACH HEREBY AGREES AND CONSENTS THAT ANY SUCH CLAIM, DEMAND, ACTION, CAUSE OF ACTION SHALL BE DECIDED BY COURT TRIAL WITHOUT A JURY AND THAT THE PARTIES TO THIS AGREEMENT MAY FILE AN ORIGINAL COUNTERPART OF A COPY OF THIS AGREEMENT WITH ANY COURT AS WRITTEN EVIDENCE OF THE CONSENT OF THE PARTIES HERETO TO THE WAIVER OF THEIR RIGHT TO TRIAL BY JURY.

 

8.             Counterparts; Electronic Delivery . This Agreement may be executed in multiple counterparts, any one of which need not contain the signatures of more than one party, but all such counterparts taken together shall constitute one and the same instrument. This Agreement and any amendments hereto, to the extent delivered by means of a facsimile machine, electronic mail or other electronic means readily available to each of the parties hereto (any such delivery, an “Electronic Delivery”), shall be treated in all manner and respects as an original agreement or instrument and shall be considered to have the same binding legal effect as if it were the original signed version thereof delivered in person. No party hereto shall raise the use of Electronic Delivery to deliver a signature or the fact that any signature or agreement or instrument was transmitted or communicated through the use of Electronic Delivery as a defense to the formation of a contract, and each such party forever waives any such defense, except to the extent such defense related to lack of authenticity.

 

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9.             Third Party Beneficiaries . In addition to the parties hereto and their respective successors and permitted assigns, the Released Persons are express third party beneficiaries of the terms and conditions hereof and have third party beneficiary rights hereunder.

 

10.            Severability . If any provision of this Agreement is held invalid or unenforceable by any court of competent jurisdiction, the other provisions of this Agreement will remain in full force and effect. Any provision of this Agreement held invalid or unenforceable only in part or degree will remain in full force and effect to the extent not held invalid or unenforceable.

 

11.            Amendment; Modification . This Agreement may not be amended or modified, except in a writing signed by each party to this Agreement against whose interest such change shall operate.

 

12.            Entire Agreement . This Agreement constitutes the entire agreement of the parties hereto with respect to the subject matter hereof and cancels and supersedes all of the previous or contemporaneous contracts, representations, warranties and understandings (whether oral or written) by the parties hereto with respect to the subject matter hereof.

 

13.            Headings . The headings in this Agreement are for reference only and shall not affect the interpretation of this Agreement.

 

14.            Successors and Assigns . This Agreement shall be binding upon and shall inure to the benefit of the parties hereto and their respective successors and permitted assigns; provided, however , that this Agreement and the rights and obligations of Releasor hereunder shall not be assigned or delegated.

 

15.            Knowledgeable Person . Releasor acknowledges that he has read and understands the provisions of this Agreement and has had an opportunity to consult with legal counsel of his choosing.

 

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties have caused this Agreement to be duly executed.

 

  Presidential Realty Corporation
     
  By: /s/ Alexander Ludwig
  Name: Alexander Ludwig
  Title: President

 

  Address: 1430 Broadway, Suite 503
     New York, New York 10018

 

  /s/ Jeffrey F. Joseph
  Jeffrey F. Joseph, individually

 

  Address: 16 Rivers Edge Drive
     Tarrytown, New York 10591

 

 

 

Exhibit 10.10

 

ISSUANCE AND RELEASE AGREEMENT

 

ISSUANCE AND RELEASE AGREEMENT (the “Agreement”), dated as of January 6, 2017, by and between Presidential Realty Corporation, a Delaware corporation (the “Company”), and Jeffrey Rogers (“Releasor”).

 

WHEREAS, the Company has an obligation to pay Releasor director fees in consideration of his services as an independent member of the Board of Directors of the Company for the 2015 and 2016 calendar years (the “Board Fees”);

 

WHEREAS, on December 16, 2016, the Company and its newly formed operating partnership, Presidential Realty Operating Partnership LP, for which it acts as general partner, entered into the Interest Contribution Agreement (as the same may be amended, the “ICA”) with First Capital Real Estate Trust Incorporated, First Capital Real Estate Operating Partnership, Township Nine Owner, LLC, Capital Station Holdings, LLC, Capital Station Member, LLC, Capital Station 65 LLC and Avalon Jubilee LLC; and

 

NOW, THEREFORE, for good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which is hereby acknowledged, the parties hereby agree as follows:

 

1.           Issuance of Shares . In consideration of the agreements by Releasor set forth herein, including, without limitation, the release of any right to the Board Fees, the Company shall issue Releasor Ninety Thousand (90,000) shares of the Company’s Class B common stock on or before the closing of the Avalon Property (as described in Section 2.1 of the ICA) (the “Avalon Closing”).

 

2.           Representations and Warranties of Releasor . Releasor hereby represents and warrants to the Company as follows:

 

a.           Power and Authority . Releasor has the requisite power, authority and capacity to execute, deliver and perform this Agreement and to consummate the transactions contemplated hereby. This Agreement and all other agreements and instruments to be executed by Releasor in connection herewith have been duly and validly authorized, executed and delivered by Releasor and constitute the valid and binding obligations of Releasor, enforceable in accordance with their respective terms, except to the extent that such enforceability (i) may be limited by bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, moratorium or other similar laws relating to creditors’ rights generally and (ii) is subject to general principles of equity.

 

b.           Information . Releasor has had independent access to all information that Releasor deems necessary to make the decision to enter into this Agreement, including regarding the business, affairs and financial condition of the Company and its affiliates and the ICA and its terms, and Releasor has made his own analysis and decision to enter into this Agreement, without reliance upon any advice of the Company or any of its representatives or affiliates. Accordingly, the Company and its respective representatives and affiliates shall not have any liability to Releasor with respect to any such knowledge or information held by any of them.

 

 

 

 

c.           Investor Representations . Releasor is acquiring the Company’s Class B common stock for investment for his own account, not as a nominee or agent, and not with a view to, or for sale in connection with, any distribution, resale or public offering of such shares or any part thereof in violation of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”). Releasor either alone or together with his representatives, has such knowledge, sophistication and experience in business and financial matters so as to be capable of evaluating the merits and risks of the prospective investment in the Company’s Class B common stock, and has so evaluated the merits and risks of such investment. Releasor is able to bear the economic risk of an investment in the Company’s Class B common stock and, at the present time, is able to afford a complete loss of such investment. Releasor acknowledges that he has been afforded the opportunity to ask such questions as he has deemed necessary of, and to receive answers from, representatives of the Company concerning the merits and risks of investing in the Company’s Class B common stock. Releasor understands that (i) the Company’s Class B common stock to be issued to him has not been registered under the Securities Act or the securities or “blue-sky” laws of any state and (ii) such shares may not be sold, pledged or otherwise transferred unless such transfer is registered under the Securities Act and the securities or “blue-sky” laws of any applicable state or there is an exemption from registration thereunder.

 

3. Covenants of the Parties .

 

a.         Survival . All representations and warranties and covenants contained in this Agreement shall survive the Avalon Closing.

 

b.         Further Assurances . At any time or from time to time after the Avalon Closing, Releasor and the Company shall, at the reasonable request and expense of the other party (unless such request is occasioned by the breach of a representation, warranty or covenant of such party, in which case it shall be at the expense of such breaching party), execute and deliver any further instruments or documents and take all such further action in order to evidence or otherwise facilitate the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby.

 

c.         No Other Representations or Warranties . Expressly as set forth in this Agreement, no party is making, or is relying on, any express or implied representations or warranties relating to any party or to the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby.

 

d.         Release . Notwithstanding anything set forth herein to the contrary, effective as of the Closing Time, in consideration of the mutual covenants and agreements contained herein, Releasor hereby irrevocably releases and forever discharges the Company and each of its affiliates and subsidiaries and its individual, joint or mutual, past, present and future directors, officers, managers, members, owners, employees, representatives, agents, successors, assigns, heirs, executors and administrators (collectively, the “Released Persons”) of and from all manner of demands, claims, suits, actions, litigation, arbitrations, proceedings, causes and causes of action, reckonings, controversies, omissions, promises, trespasses, debts, liabilities, obligations, losses, damages, orders, writs, injunctions, citations, awards and judgments whatsoever, in law or in equity which Releasor ever had, now has or hereafter can, shall or may have, against the Released Persons, whether known or unknown, suspected or unsuspected, matured or unmatured, fixed or contingent, for, upon or by reason of any matter, thing or cause whatsoever, from the beginning of the world to the Avalon Closing based upon, related to or arising from any obligation by the Company to pay the Board Fees; provided, however , that nothing contained herein shall (x) extend to any proceeding to enforce the terms of, or any breach of, this Agreement, the other documents and instruments delivered hereunder or any of the provisions set forth herein or therein, or (y) operate to release any obligation of the Company to defend, indemnify or hold harmless Releasor arising out of or relating to Releasor’s service as a former director of the Company provided in any contract or agreement with the Company, any insurance policy of the Company or the formation or organizational documents of the Company.

 

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4.           Notices . All notices, requests, demands, waivers and other communications required or permitted to be given under this Agreement shall be in writing and shall be deemed to have been duly given if (i) delivered personally, (ii) mailed, certified or registered mail, with postage prepaid, (iii) sent by next-day or overnight mail or delivery or (iv) sent via e-mail transmission, to the address set forth on the signature page hereto or, in each case, at such other address as may be specified in writing to the other party hereto. All such notices, requests, demands, waivers and other communications shall be deemed to have been received (i) if by personal delivery, on the day after such delivery, (ii) if by certified or registered mail, on the fifth business day after the mailing thereof, (iii) if by next-day or overnight mail or delivery, on the day delivered and (iv) if by e-mail transmission, on the next day following the day on which such e-mail was sent, provided that an error message has not been received for such transmission and a copy is also sent by certified or registered mail.

 

5.           Controlling Law . This Agreement is made under, and shall be construed and enforced in accordance with, the substantive laws (without giving effect to principals of conflicts of law) of the State of New York, applicable to agreements made and to be performed solely therein.

 

6.           Jurisdiction and Process . In any action between or among any of the parties hereto, whether arising out of this Agreement, any of the agreements contemplated hereby or otherwise, each of the parties hereto irrevocably consents to the exclusive jurisdiction and venue of the federal and state courts located the City of New York, State of New York.

 

7.           WAIVER OF JURY TRIAL . EACH PARTY TO THIS AGREEMENT HEREBY WAIVES, TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW, ANY RIGHT TO TRIAL BY JURY OF ANY CLAIM, DEMAND, ACTION OR CAUSE OF ACTION ARISING UNDER THIS AGREEMENT OR IN ANY WAY CONNECTED WITH OR RELATED OR INCIDENTAL TO THE DEALINGS OF THE PARTIES HERETO IN RESPECT OF THIS AGREEMENT OR ANY OF THE TRANSACTIONS RELATED HERETO, IN EACH CASE WHETHER NOW EXISTING OR HEREAFTER ARISING, AND WHETHER IN CONTRACT, TORT, EQUITY OR OTHERWISE. THE PARTIES TO THIS AGREEMENT EACH HEREBY AGREES AND CONSENTS THAT ANY SUCH CLAIM, DEMAND, ACTION, CAUSE OF ACTION SHALL BE DECIDED BY COURT TRIAL WITHOUT A JURY AND THAT THE PARTIES TO THIS AGREEMENT MAY FILE AN ORIGINAL COUNTERPART OF A COPY OF THIS AGREEMENT WITH ANY COURT AS WRITTEN EVIDENCE OF THE CONSENT OF THE PARTIES HERETO TO THE WAIVER OF THEIR RIGHT TO TRIAL BY JURY.

 

8.           Counterparts; Electronic Delivery . This Agreement may be executed in multiple counterparts, any one of which need not contain the signatures of more than one party, but all such counterparts taken together shall constitute one and the same instrument. This Agreement and any amendments hereto, to the extent delivered by means of a facsimile machine, electronic mail or other electronic means readily available to each of the parties hereto (any such delivery, an “Electronic Delivery”), shall be treated in all manner and respects as an original agreement or instrument and shall be considered to have the same binding legal effect as if it were the original signed version thereof delivered in person. No party hereto shall raise the use of Electronic Delivery to deliver a signature or the fact that any signature or agreement or instrument was transmitted or communicated through the use of Electronic Delivery as a defense to the formation of a contract, and each such party forever waives any such defense, except to the extent such defense related to lack of authenticity.

 

9.           Third Party Beneficiaries . In addition to the parties hereto and their respective successors and permitted assigns, the Released Persons are express third party beneficiaries of the terms and conditions hereof and have third party beneficiary rights hereunder.

 

10.          Severability . If any provision of this Agreement is held invalid or unenforceable by any court of competent jurisdiction, the other provisions of this Agreement will remain in full force and effect. Any provision of this Agreement held invalid or unenforceable only in part or degree will remain in full force and effect to the extent not held invalid or unenforceable.

 

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11.         Amendment; Modification . This Agreement may not be amended or modified, except in a writing signed by each party to this Agreement against whose interest such change shall operate.

 

12.         Entire Agreement . This Agreement constitutes the entire agreement of the parties hereto with respect to the subject matter hereof and cancels and supersedes all of the previous or contemporaneous contracts, representations, warranties and understandings (whether oral or written) by the parties hereto with respect to the subject matter hereof.

 

13.         Headings . The headings in this Agreement are for reference only and shall not affect the interpretation of this Agreement.

 

14.         Successors and Assigns . This Agreement shall be binding upon and shall inure to the benefit of the parties hereto and their respective successors and permitted assigns; provided, however , that this Agreement and the rights and obligations of Releasor hereunder shall not be assigned or delegated.

 

15.         Knowledgeable Person . Releasor acknowledges that he has read and understands the provisions of this Agreement and has had an opportunity to consult with legal counsel of his choosing.

 

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties have caused this Agreement to be duly executed.

 

  Presidential Realty Corporation
   
  By: /s/ Alexander Ludwig
  Name: Alexander Ludwig
  Title: President

 

  Address: 1430 Broadway, Suite 503
    New York, New York 10018

 

  /s/ Jeffrey Rogers
  Jeffrey Rogers, individually

 

  Address: 12 E. 86 th Street, Unit 921
    New York, NY 10028

 

 

 

 

Exhibit 10.11

 

ACKNOWLEDGMENT AND CERTIFICATION

 

by and among

 

THE BBJ FAMILY IRREVOCABLE TRUST,

 

And

 

NICKOLAS JEKOGIAN, JR.

 

For the benefit of

 

FIRST CAPITAL REAL ESTATE OPERATING PARTNERSHIP, LP

 

FIRST CAPITAL REAL ESTATE TRUST INCORPORATED,

 

PRESIDENTIAL REALTY OPERATING PARTNERSHIP LP,

 

And

 

PRESIDENTIAL REALTY CORPORATION

 

January 6, 2017

 

 

 

 

ACKNOWLEDGEMENT AND CERTIFICATION

 

This ACKNOWLEDGMENT AND CERTIFICATION (“Certificate”) is made as of January 6, 2017 by THE BBJ FAMILY IRREVOCABLE TRUST (“Trust”) for the benefit of FIRST CAPITAL REAL ESTATE OPERATING PARTNERSHIP, LP , a Delaware limited partnership (“ FCRE OP ”), FIRST CAPITAL REAL ESTATE TRUST INCORPORATED , a Maryland corporation (“ First Capital ” and together with FCRE OP, each an “ FC Party ” and collectively the “ FC Parties ”), PRESIDENTIAL REALTY OPERATING PARTNERSHIP LP , a Delaware limited partnership (“PRES OP”) and PRESIDENTIAL REALTY CORPORATION , a Delaware corporation (the “Company” or “ Presidential ” and together with PRES OP, each a “ Presidential Party ” and together the “ Presidential Parties ”). Each of the FC Entities and the Presidential Entities are referred to herein collectively as the “ Parties ” and individually as a “ Party .” The defined terms used in this Certificate shall have the same meaning as set forth in that certain Interest Contribution Agreement by and among the FC Parties, the Presidential Parties, and additional named parties, dated December 16, 2016 (“Original Interest Contribution Agreement”).

 

RECITALS

 

WHEREAS, the FC Parties and the Presidential Parties, and additional named parties, entered into the Original Interest Contribution Agreement which provides, among other matters, for the contribution of certain real property and personal property interests by FCRE OP to PRES OP in exchange for operating partnership units of PRES OP which may be converted to Class B stock of Presidential.

 

WHEREAS, the Original Interest Contribution Agreement has been amended pursuant to that certain First Amendment to Interest Contribution Agreement by and among the FC Parties, the Presidential Parties and other named parties dated January 6, 2017 the purpose of which was to clarify and modify the terms of the Original Interest Contribution Agreement (“First Amendment”). The Original Interest Contribution Agreement and the First Amendment are referred to herein collectively as the “Contribution Agreement.”

 

WHEREAS, as a condition to the Closing for the Avalon Property under the Original Interest Contribution Agreement, the Presidential Parties are required to deliver to the FC Parties a “Shareholder Agreement” entered into by a majority of the Class A shareholders of the Company.

 

WHEREAS, the Parties desire that this Certificate be in replacement and fulfillment of the “Shareholder Agreement” closing condition and requirement set forth in the Original Interest Contribution Agreement without loss or diminishment of any rights, benefits and protections intended to be afforded to and/or conferred upon the FC Parties pursuant to the contemplated “Shareholder’s Agreement.”

 

NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the foregoing recitals, which the Trust hereby acknowledges are true and correct, and for good and valuable consideration the receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged, the Trust hereby certifies, covenants, represents and warrants, respectively, as more particularly set forth in the operative provisions below.

 

 

 

 

OPERATIVE PROVISIONS

 

1.1            Class A Stock : There are presently 700,000 shares of authorized Class A stock of the Company; 442,533 shares of Class A stock have been issued; and the Trust owns and/or fully and unilaterally controls not less than 225,692 shares of such Class A stock (“BBJ Class A Stock”).

 

1.2            Exchange of Class A Stock for Class B Stock of Presidential : Subject to approval of the Board of Directors of the Company following the Closing for the T9 Property (and the remaining shareholders of Class A stock of the Company if determined necessary or appropriate by the Board of Directors of the Company) the Trust shall exchange the BBJ Class A Stock for $5,000,000 of newly issued Class B shares of Presidential (the BBJ Class A Stock may be transferred to an entity [e.g. an affiliate of the Company] as determined and directed by the Company) upon the earlier to occur of (a) Presidential having achieved total stabilized net asset value of not less than $200,000,000 or (b) 18 months from the Closing for the Avalon Property.

 

1.3            Transfers, Liens and Encumbrances : The Trust shall not transfer, lien or encumber the BBJ Class A Stock.

 

1.4            Actions by Trust : The Trust shall: (i) not take or permit any action to be taken that would interfere with the transactions contemplated by the Contribution Agreement or that may be inconsistent with the terms of the Contribution Agreement; (ii) vote in favor of changing the name of Presidential to another name selected by the FC Parties; (iii) vote in favor of changing the domicile of Presidential as may be determined by the FC Parties; (iv) vote in favor of either cancelling the Class A Shares or converting the Class A Shares into common Class B shares; and (v) vote in favor of the election or appointment of two (2) new board members selected by the FC Parties.

 

1.5            Covenants, Representations Warranties : The Trust hereby certifies, covenants, represents and warrants that (i) they, respectively, are authorized to make, execute and deliver this Certificate; (ii) no third party consent or approval is required in order for this Certificate to be valid, binding and fully-enforceable; (iii) no fact or circumstance exists that would or render untrue or inaccurate, in any material respect, any of the provisions, certifications, covenants, representations and warranties set forth in this Certificate; (iv) they shall take such further action, including, without limitation, executing additional documents and instruments as may be necessary or appropriate to effectuate and facilitate the matters contemplated by this Certificate; (v) they shall be estopped from opposing or taking any action in opposition to the matters set forth in this Certificate; (vi) the certifications, covenants, representations and warranties set forth in this Certificate shall survive the Closing for the Avalon Property for a period of twenty months (20); and (vii) they, respectively, shall indemnify, defend and hold the FC Parties and the Presidential Parties harmless from any costs, claims, damages, expenses, losses and liability, including, without limitation, attorney’s fees and costs of suit and expert witnesses, arising from or related to any breach, default or failure of the certifications, covenants, representations and/or warranties set forth in this Certificate.

 

1.6            Issuance of Additional Class A Stock . Neither the FC Parties and/or the Presidential Parties nor any of their affiliates shall issue or cause to be issued Class A stock in addition to the existing 442,533 shares.

 

 

 

 

1.7            Parties in Interest; Enforcement . This Certificate is expressly made for the benefit of the FC Parties, the Presidential Parties, and the Trust in furtherance and fulfillment of certain conditions, obligations and requirements relative to the “Shareholder Agreement” set forth in the Contribution Agreement. Furthermore, the FC Parties and/or the Presidential Parties shall be entitled to fully enforce this Certificate and entitled to exercise all rights and remedies under law, including, but not limited to, specific performance and injunctive relief in order to do so.

 

IN WITNESS OF THE FOREGOING, the undersigned executes and/or acknowledges this Certificate as of the date first written above.

 

ON BEHALF OF THE BBJ FAMILY IRREVOCABLE TRUST:

 

By: /s/ Nickolas Jekogian, Jr.
Name Nickolas Jekogian, Jr.
Its: Trustee

 

ACKNOWLEDGED AS TO SECTION 1.6 ONLY BY:

 

FIRST CAPITAL AND FCRE OP

 

First Capital Real Estate Trust Incorporated , a Maryland corporation

 

By: /s/ Suneet Singal  
Name: Suneet Singal
Its: Chief Executive Officer

 

First Capital Real Estate Operating Partnership , LP a, Delaware limited liability company

 

  By:   First Capital Real Estate Trust Incorporated , a Maryland corporation,
    Its general partner

 

  By: /s/ Suneet Singal  
  Name: Suneet Singal
  Its: Chief Executive Officer

 

ACKNOWLEDGED AS TO SECTION 1.6 ONLY BY:

 

Presidential Realty Corporation, a Delaware Corporation

 

By: /s/ Nickolas W. Jekogian, III  
  Name:   Nickolas Jekogian
  Its:        Chief Executive Officer

 

ACKNOWLEDGED AS TO SECTION 1.5 (II) AND (III) ONLY BY:

 

By: /s/ Nickolas W. Jekogian, III  
  Name: Nickolas Jekogian