(i) | Designation and Number. A series of Preferred Units, designated the 7.50% Series B Cumulative Redeemable Preferred Units (the Series B Preferred Units), is hereby established. The number of Series B Preferred Units shall be 1,150,000. | |
(ii) | Maturity. The Series B Preferred Units have no stated maturity and will not be subject to any sinking fund or mandatory redemption. | |
(iii) | Rank. The Series B Preferred Units, with respect to distribution rights and rights upon liquidation, dissolution or winding up of the Partnership, will rank (i) senior to all classes or series of Common Units of the Partnership, and to all Partnership Interests ranking junior to the Series B Preferred Units with respect to distribution rights or rights upon liquidation, dissolution or winding up of the Partnership; (ii) on a parity with the 7.75% Series A Cumulative Redeemable Preferred Units and all Partnership Interests issued by the Partnership, the terms of which Preferred Units specifically provide that such Partnership Interests rank on a parity with the Series B Preferred Units with respect to distribution rights or rights upon liquidation, dissolution or winding up of the Partnership (the Parity Preferred Units); and (iii) junior to all existing and future indebtedness of the Partnership. The term Parity Preferred Units does not include convertible debt securities, which will rank senior to the Series B Preferred Units prior to conversion. | |
(iv) | Distributions. (a) Holders of the Series B Preferred Units are entitled to receive, when and as declared by the General Partner out of funds legally available for the payment of distributions, preferential cumulative cash distributions at the rate of 7.50% per annum of the Liquidation Preference (as defined below) per Series B Preferred Unit (equivalent to a fixed annual amount of $1.875 per Series B Preferred Unit). Distributions on the Series B Preferred Units shall be cumulative from (but excluding) the date of original issue and shall be payable monthly in arrears. The first distribution will be payable on November 30, 2006 and monthly thereafter on the last day of the month, or, if not a business day, on the next succeeding business day (each, a Distribution Payment Date). The first distribution, which will be payable on November 30, 2006, will be for more than a full month. Such distribution and any distribution payable on the Series B Preferred Units for any partial distribution period will be computed on the basis of a 360-day year consisting of twelve 30-day months. Distributions will be payable to holders of record as they appear in the ownership records of the Partnership at the close of business on the applicable record date, which shall be the date designated by the General Partner of the Partnership that is not more than 20 nor less than 7 days prior to such Distribution Payment Date (each, a Distribution Record Date). |
(v) | Liquidation Preference. Upon any voluntary or involuntary liquidation, dissolution or winding up of the affairs of the Partnership, the holders of Series B Preferred Units are entitled to be paid out of the assets of the Partnership legally available for distribution to its partners a liquidation preference of $25 per Series B Preferred Unit (the Liquidation Preference), plus an amount equal to any accumulated and unpaid distributions to and including the date of payment, but without interest, before any distribution of assets is made to holders of Common Units or any other class or series of Partnership Interests in the Partnership that ranks junior to the Series B Preferred Units as to liquidation rights. The Partnership will promptly provide to the holders of Series B Preferred Units written notice of any event triggering the right to receive such Liquidation Preference. After payment of the full amount of the Liquidation Preference, plus any accumulated and unpaid distributions to which they are entitled, the holders of Series B Preferred Units will have no right or claim to any of the remaining assets of the Partnership. The consolidation or merger of the Partnership with or into any other partnership, corporation, trust or entity or of any other partnership or corporation with or into the Partnership, or the sale, lease or conveyance of all or substantially all of the property or business of the Partnership, shall not be deemed to constitute a liquidation, dissolution or winding up of the Partnership. | |
(vi) | Redemption. (a) The Series B Preferred Units are not redeemable prior to October 31, 2011. However, shares of Partnership Units owned by a Limited Partner in excess of 9.8% in value of outstanding Partnership Units will be deemed excess units, and the Partnership will have the right to purchase those excess units from the Limited Partner. On and after October 31, 2011, the Partnership, at its option upon not less than 30 nor more than 60 days written notice, may redeem the Series B Preferred Units, in whole or in part, at any time or from time to time, for cash at a redemption price of $25 per Series B Preferred Unit, plus all accumulated and unpaid distributions thereon to the date fixed for redemption (except for excess units), without interest. Holders of Series B Preferred Units to be redeemed shall surrender such Series B Preferred Units at the place designated in such notice and upon such surrender shall be entitled to the redemption price and any accumulated and unpaid distributions payable upon such redemption. If notice of redemption of any Series B Preferred Units has been given and if the Partnership has set aside funds necessary for such redemption in trust for the benefit of the holders of any Series B Preferred Units so called for redemption, then from and after the redemption date distributions will cease to accrue on such Series B Preferred Units, such Series B Preferred Units shall no longer be deemed outstanding and all rights of the holders of such Series B Preferred Units will terminate, except the right to receive the redemption price. If less than all of the outstanding Series B Preferred Units are to be redeemed, the Series B Preferred Units to be redeemed shall be selected pro rata (as nearly as may be practicable without creating fractional Series B Preferred Units) or by any other equitable method determined by the General Partner. |
(vii) | Voting Rights. Holders of the Series B Preferred Units will not have any voting rights. |
(viii) | Conversion. The Series B Preferred Units are not redeemable for, convertible into or exchangeable for any other property or securities of the Partnership. |