Exhibit 10.2

 

AMENDED AND RESTATED AGREEMENT OF LIMITED PARTNERSHIP

 

OF

 

GTJ REALTY, LP

 

a Delaware limited partnership

 

THE SECURITIES EVIDENCED HEREBY HAVE NOT BEEN REGISTERED

UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AS AMENDED (THE “SECURITIES ACT”), OR

THE SECURITIES LAWS OF ANY STATE AND MAY NOT BE SOLD,

TRANSFERRED OR OTHERWISE DISPOSED OF IN THE ABSENCE OF SUCH

REGISTRATION, UNLESS IN THE OPINION OF COUNSEL SATISFACTORY TO THE

PARTNERSHIP THE PROPOSED SALE, TRANSFER OR OTHER DISPOSITION MAY BE

EFFECTED WITHOUT REGISTRATION UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT AND UNDER

APPLICABLE STATE SECURITIES OR “BLUE SKY” LAWS.

 

dated as of January 1, 2013

 











 

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ARTICLE 1
    	
 
    	
DEFINED   TERMS
    	
1
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    
	
ARTICLE 2
    	
 
    	
ORGANIZATIONAL   MATTERS
    	
20
    
	
Section 2.1
    	
 
    	
Formation
    	
20
    
	
Section 2.2
    	
 
    	
Name
    	
20
    
	
Section 2.3
    	
 
    	
Principal   Office and Resident Agent; Principal Executive Office
    	
20
    
	
Section 2.4
    	
 
    	
Power   of Attorney
    	
21
    
	
Section 2.5
    	
 
    	
Term
    	
22
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    
	
ARTICLE 3
    	
 
    	
PURPOSE
    	
22
    
	
Section 3.1
    	
 
    	
Purpose   and Business
    	
22
    
	
Section 3.2
    	
 
    	
Powers
    	
22
    
	
Section 3.3
    	
 
    	
Partnership   Only for Purposes Specified
    	
23
    
	
Section 3.4
    	
 
    	
Representations   and Warranties by the Partners
    	
23
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    
	
ARTICLE 4
    	
 
    	
CAPITAL   CONTRIBUTIONS
    	
26
    
	
Section 4.1
    	
 
    	
Capital   Contributions of the Partners
    	
26
    
	
Section 4.2
    	
 
    	
Issuances   of Additional Partnership Interests
    	
26
    
	
Section 4.3
    	
 
    	
Additional   Funds and Capital Contributions
    	
27
    
	
Section 4.4
    	
 
    	
Stock   Option Plans
    	
28
    
	
Section 4.5
    	
 
    	
Dividend   Reinvestment Plan, Cash Option Purchase Plan, Stock Incentive Plan or Other   Plan
    	
29
    
	
Section 4.6
    	
 
    	
No   Interest; No Return
    	
29
    
	
Section 4.7
    	
 
    	
Conversion   or Redemption of Capital Shares
    	
29
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    
	
ARTICLE 5
    	
 
    	
DISTRIBUTIONS
    	
30
    
	
Section 5.1
    	
 
    	
Requirement   and Characterization of Distributions
    	
30
    
	
Section 5.2
    	
 
    	
Distributions   in Kind
    	
30
    
	
Section 5.3
    	
 
    	
Amounts   Withheld
    	
30
    
	
Section 5.4
    	
 
    	
Distributions   Upon Liquidation
    	
31
    
	
Section 5.5
    	
 
    	
Distributions   to Reflect Additional Partnership Units
    	
31
    
	
Section 5.6
    	
 
    	
Restricted   Distributions
    	
31
    
	
Section 5.7
    	
 
    	
M&T   Line of Credit and Prohibition on Future REIT Borrowings
    	
31
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    
	
ARTICLE 6
    	
 
    	
ALLOCATIONS
    	
31
    
	
Section 6.1
    	
 
    	
Timing   and Amount of Allocations of Net Income and Net Loss
    	
31
    
	
Section 6.2
    	
 
    	
Allocations   of Net Income and Net Loss
    	
32
    
	
Section 6.3
    	
 
    	
Additional   Allocation Provisions
    	
33
    
	
Section 6.4
    	
 
    	
Tax   Allocations
    	
35
    


 

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ARTICLE 7
    	
 
    	
MANAGEMENT   AND OPERATIONS OF BUSINESS
    	
36
    
	
Section 7.1
    	
 
    	
Management
    	
36
    
	
Section 7.2
    	
 
    	
Certificate   of Limited Partnership
    	
40
    
	
Section 7.3
    	
 
    	
Restrictions   on General Partner’s Authority
    	
40
    
	
Section 7.4
    	
 
    	
Reimbursement   of the General Partner
    	
42
    
	
Section 7.5
    	
 
    	
Outside   Activities of the General Partner
    	
43
    
	
Section 7.6
    	
 
    	
Transactions   with Affiliates
    	
44
    
	
Section 7.7
    	
 
    	
Indemnification
    	
44
    
	
Section 7.8
    	
 
    	
Liability   of the General Partner
    	
47
    
	
Section 7.9
    	
 
    	
Other   Matters Concerning the General Partner
    	
48
    
	
Section 7.10
    	
 
    	
Title   to Partnership Assets
    	
49
    
	
Section 7.11
    	
 
    	
Reliance   by Third Parties
    	
49
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    
	
ARTICLE 8
    	
 
    	
RIGHTS   AND OBLIGATIONS OF LIMITED PARTNERS
    	
50
    
	
Section 8.1
    	
 
    	
Limitation   of Liability
    	
50
    
	
Section 8.2
    	
 
    	
Management   of Business
    	
50
    
	
Section 8.3
    	
 
    	
Outside   Activities of Limited Partners
    	
50
    
	
Section 8.4
    	
 
    	
Return   of Capital
    	
51
    
	
Section 8.5
    	
 
    	
Rights   of Limited Partners Relating to the Partnership
    	
51
    
	
Section 8.6
    	
 
    	
Partnership   Right to Call Limited Partner Interests
    	
52
    
	
Section 8.7
    	
 
    	
Appraisal   Rights
    	
52
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    
	
ARTICLE 9
    	
 
    	
BOOKS,   RECORDS, ACCOUNTING AND REPORTS
    	
53
    
	
Section 9.1
    	
 
    	
Records   and Accounting
    	
53
    
	
Section 9.2
    	
 
    	
Partnership   Year
    	
53
    
	
Section 9.3
    	
 
    	
Reports
    	
53
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    
	
ARTICLE 10
    	
 
    	
TAX   MATTERS
    	
54
    
	
Section 10.1
    	
 
    	
Preparation   of Tax Returns
    	
54
    
	
Section 10.2
    	
 
    	
Tax   Elections
    	
54
    
	
Section 10.3
    	
 
    	
Tax   Matters Partner
    	
54
    
	
Section 10.4
    	
 
    	
Withholding
    	
55
    
	
Section 10.5
    	
 
    	
Organizational   Expenses
    	
56
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    
	
ARTICLE 11
    	
 
    	
PARTNER   TRANSFERS AND WITHDRAWALS
    	
56
    
	
Section 11.1
    	
 
    	
Transfer
    	
56
    
	
Section 11.2
    	
 
    	
Transfer   of General Partner’s Partnership Interest
    	
57
    
	
Section 11.3
    	
 
    	
Limited   Partners’ Rights to Transfer
    	
58
    
	
Section 11.4
    	
 
    	
Admission   of Substituted Limited Partners
    	
60
    
	
Section 11.5
    	
 
    	
Assignees
    	
60
    
	
Section 11.6
    	
 
    	
General   Provisions
    	
61
    


 

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ARTICLE 12
    	
 
    	
ADMISSION   OF PARTNERS
    	
63
    
	
Section 12.1
    	
 
    	
Admission   of Successor General Partner
    	
63
    
	
Section 12.2
    	
 
    	
Admission   of Additional Limited Partners
    	
63
    
	
Section 12.3
    	
 
    	
Amendment   of Agreement and Certificate of Limited Partnership
    	
64
    
	
Section 12.4
    	
 
    	
Limit   on Number of Partners
    	
64
    
	
Section 12.5
    	
 
    	
Admission
    	
64
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    
	
ARTICLE 13
    	
 
    	
DISSOLUTION,   LIQUIDATION AND TERMINATION
    	
64
    
	
Section 13.1
    	
 
    	
Dissolution
    	
64
    
	
Section 13.2
    	
 
    	
Winding   Up
    	
65
    
	
Section 13.3
    	
 
    	
Deemed   Contribution and Distribution
    	
67
    
	
Section 13.4
    	
 
    	
Rights   of Holders
    	
67
    
	
Section 13.5
    	
 
    	
Notice   of Dissolution
    	
67
    
	
Section 13.6
    	
 
    	
Cancellation   of Certificate of Limited Partnership
    	
67
    
	
Section 13.7
    	
 
    	
Reasonable   Time for Winding-Up
    	
68
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    
	
ARTICLE 14
    	
 
    	
PROCEDURES   FOR ACTIONS AND CONSENTS OF PARTNERS; AMENDMENTS; MEETINGS
    	
68
    
	
Section 14.1
    	
 
    	
Procedures   for Actions and Consents of Partners
    	
68
    
	
Section 14.2
    	
 
    	
Amendments
    	
68
    
	
Section 14.3
    	
 
    	
Meetings   of the Partners
    	
68
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    
	
ARTICLE 15
    	
 
    	
COMMON   UNIT REDEMPTION RIGHTS
    	
69
    
	
Section 15.1
    	
 
    	
Redemption   Rights of Qualifying Parties
    	
69
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    
	
ARTICLE 16
    	
 
    	
CLASS B   UNITS
    	
73
    
	
Section 16.1
    	
 
    	
Designation   and Number
    	
73
    
	
Section 16.2
    	
 
    	
Rank
    	
73
    
	
Section 16.3
    	
 
    	
Voting   Rights
    	
74
    
	
Section 16.4
    	
 
    	
Redemption   Rights of Qualifying Class B Parties
    	
74
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    
	
ARTICLE 17
    	
 
    	
MISCELLANEOUS
    	
77
    
	
Section 17.1
    	
 
    	
Addresses   and Notice
    	
77
    
	
Section 17.2
    	
 
    	
Titles   and Captions
    	
77
    
	
Section 17.3
    	
 
    	
Pronouns   and Plurals
    	
77
    
	
Section 17.4
    	
 
    	
Further   Action
    	
78
    
	
Section 17.5
    	
 
    	
Binding   Effect
    	
78
    
	
Section 17.6
    	
 
    	
Waiver
    	
78
    
	
Section 17.7
    	
 
    	
Counterparts
    	
78
    
	
Section 17.8
    	
 
    	
Applicable   Law; Consent to Jurisdiction; Waiver of Jury Trial
    	
78
    
	
Section 17.9
    	
 
    	
Entire   Agreement
    	
79
    
	
Section 17.10
    	
 
    	
Invalidity   of Provisions
    	
79
    


 

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Section 17.11
    	
 
    	
Limitation   to Preserve REIT Status
    	
79
    
	
Section 17.12
    	
 
    	
No   Partition
    	
80
    
	
Section 17.13
    	
 
    	
No   Third-Party Rights Created Hereby
    	
80
    
	
Section 17.14
    	
 
    	
No   Rights as Stockholders
    	
81
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    
	
Exhibit List
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    
	
Exhibit A
    	
 
    	
PARTNERS   AND PARTNERSHIP UNITS
    	
A-1
    
	
Exhibit B
    	
 
    	
GROSS   ASSET VALUES
    	
B-1
    
	
Exhibit C
    	
 
    	
EXAMPLES REGARDING ADJUSTMENT FACTOR
    	
C-1
    
	
Exhibit D
    	
 
    	
COMMON   NOTICE OF REDEMPTION
    	
D-1
    
									


 

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AMENDED AND RESTATED AGREEMENT OF LIMITED PARTNERSHIP

OF GTJ REALTY, LP

 

THIS AMENDED AND RESTATED AGREEMENT OF LIMITED PARTNERSHIP OF GTJ REALTY, LP, dated as of January 1, 2013, is made and entered into by and among, GTJ REIT, INC., a Maryland corporation, GTJ GP, LLC, a Maryland limited liability company, as the General Partner and the Persons whose names are set forth on Exhibit A attached hereto, as limited partners, and any Additional Limited Partner that is admitted from time to time to the Partnership and listed on Exhibit A attached hereto.

 

WHEREAS, a Certificate of Limited Partnership of the Partnership was filed with the Secretary of the State of Delaware on March 15, 2012 (the “Formation Date”) and the initial general partner and limited partners entered into an original agreement of limited partnership effective as of March 15, 2012 (the “Original Partnership Agreement”); and

 

WHEREAS, the Partners (as hereinafter defined) now desire to amend and restate the Original Partnership Agreement and admit the Persons whose names are set forth on Exhibit A attached hereto as limited partners of the Partnership by entering into this Agreement (as hereinafter defined);

 

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

 

ARTICLE 1

DEFINED TERMS

 

The following definitions shall be for all purposes, unless otherwise clearly indicated to the contrary, applied to the terms used in this Agreement:

 

“Act” means the Delaware Revised Uniform Limited Partnership Act, Del. Code Ann. Tit.6 §17-101, et seq. as it may be amended from time to time, and any successor to such statute.

 

“Actions” has the meaning set forth in Section 7.7 hereof.

 

“Additional Funds” has the meaning set forth in Section 4.3.A hereof.

 

“Additional Limited Partner” means a Person who is admitted to the Partnership as a limited partner pursuant to the Act and Section 4.2 and Section 12.2 hereof and who is shown as such on the books and records of the Partnership.

 











 

“Adjusted Capital Account” means, with respect to any Partner, the balance in such Partner’s Capital Account as of the end of the relevant Partnership Year or other applicable period.

 

“Adjusted Capital Account Deficit” means, with respect to any Partner, the deficit balance, if any, in such Partner’s Adjusted Capital Account as of the end of the relevant Partnership Year or other applicable period after giving effect to the following adjustments:

 

(i)            decrease such deficit by any amounts which such Partner is obligated to restore pursuant to this Agreement or is deemed to be obligated to restore pursuant to Regulation Section 1.704-1(b)(2)(ii)(c) or the penultimate sentence of each of Regulations Section 1.704-2(i)(5) and 1.704-2(g); and

 

(ii)           increase such deficit by the items described in Regulations Section 1.704-1(b)(2)(ii)(d)(5), (5) and (6).

 

The foregoing definition of “Adjusted Capital Account Deficit” is intended to comply with the provisions of Regulations Section 1.704-1(b)(2)(ii)(d) and shall be interpreted consistently therewith.

 

“Adjusted Net Income” means for each Partnership Year or other applicable period, an amount equal to the Partnership’s Net Income or Net Loss for such year or other period, computed without regard to the items set forth below; provided, that if the Adjusted Net Income for such year or other period is a negative number (i.e., a net loss), then the Adjusted Net Income for that year or other period shall be treated as if it were zero:

 

(a)           Depreciation; and

 

(b)           Net gain or loss realized in connection with the actual or hypothetical sale of any or all of the assets of the Partnership, including but not limited to net gain or loss treated as realized in connection with an adjustment to the Gross Asset Value of the Partnership’s assets as set forth in the definition of “Gross Asset Value.”

 

“Adjustment Factor” means 1.0; provided, however, that in the event that:

 

(i)            GTJ REIT (a) 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, (b) splits or subdivides its outstanding REIT Shares or (c) effects a reverse stock split or otherwise combines its outstanding REIT Shares into a smaller number of REIT Shares, the Adjustment Factor shall be adjusted by multiplying the Adjustment Factor previously in effect by a fraction, (1) the numerator of which shall be the number of REIT Shares issued and outstanding on the record date for such dividend, distribution, split, subdivision, reverse split or combination (assuming for such purposes that such dividend, distribution, split, subdivision, reverse split or combination has occurred as of such time) and (2) the denominator of which shall be the actual number of REIT Shares (determined without the above assumption) issued and outstanding on the record date for such dividend, distribution, split, subdivision, reverse split or combination;

 

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(ii)           GTJ REIT distributes any rights, options or warrants to all holders of its REIT Shares to subscribe for or to purchase or to otherwise acquire REIT Shares, or other securities or rights convertible into, exchangeable for or exercisable for REIT Shares (other than REIT Shares issuable pursuant to a Qualified DRIP / COPP), at a price per share less than the Value of a REIT Share on the record date for such distribution (each a “Distributed Right”), then, as of the distribution date of such Distributed Rights or, if later, the time such Distributed Rights become exercisable, the Adjustment Factor shall be adjusted by multiplying the Adjustment Factor previously in effect by a fraction (a) the numerator of which shall be the number of REIT Shares issued and outstanding on the record date (or, if later, the date such Distributed Rights become exercisable) plus the maximum number of REIT Shares purchasable under such Distributed Rights and (b) the denominator of which shall be the number of REIT Shares issued and outstanding on the record date (or, if later, the date such Distributed Rights become exercisable) plus a fraction (1) the numerator of which is the maximum number of REIT Shares purchasable under such Distributed Rights times the minimum purchase price per REIT Share under such Distributed Rights and (2) the denominator of which is the Value of a REIT Share as of the record date (or, if later, the date such Distributed Rights become exercisable); provided, however, that, if any such Distributed Rights expire or become no longer exercisable, then the Adjustment Factor shall be adjusted, effective retroactive to the date of distribution of the Distributed Rights, to reflect a reduced maximum number of REIT Shares or any change in the minimum purchase price for the purposes of the above fraction; and

 

(iii)          GTJ REIT shall, by dividend or otherwise, distribute to all holders of its REIT Shares evidences of its indebtedness or assets (including securities, but excluding any dividend or distribution referred to in subsection (i) or (ii) above), which evidences of indebtedness or assets relate to assets not received by GTJ REIT pursuant to a pro rata distribution by the Partnership, then the Adjustment Factor shall be adjusted to equal the amount determined by multiplying the Adjustment Factor in effect immediately prior to the close of business as of the record date by a fraction (a) the numerator of which shall be such Value of a REIT Share as of the record date and (b) the denominator of which shall be the Value of a REIT Share as of the record date less the then fair market value (as determined by the General Partner, whose determination shall be conclusive) of the portion of the evidences of indebtedness or assets so distributed applicable to one REIT Share.

 

Notwithstanding the foregoing, no adjustments to the Adjustment Factor will be made for any class of Limited Partnership Interests to the extent that the Partnership makes or effects any correlative distribution or payment to all of the Limited Partners of such class, or effects any correlative split or reverse split in respect of its Limited Partnership Interests. Any adjustments to the Adjustment Factor shall become effective immediately after such event, retroactive to the record date, if any, for such event. For illustrative purposes, examples of adjustments to the Adjustment Factor are set forth on Exhibit B attached hereto.

 

“Affiliate” means, with respect to any Person, any Person directly or indirectly controlling or controlled by or under common control with such Person. For the purposes of this definition, “control” when used with respect to any Person means the possession, directly or indirectly, of the power to direct or cause the direction of the management and policies of such Person, whether through the ownership of voting securities, by contract or otherwise, and the terms “controlling” and “controlled” have meanings correlative to the foregoing.

 

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“Agreement” means this Amended and Restated Limited Partnership Agreement of GTJ Realty, LP, as now or hereafter amended, restated, modified, supplemented or replaced.

 

“Applicable Percentage” means the proportion of a Common Tendering Party’s Tendered Common Units that will be acquired by GTJ REIT for REIT Shares in accordance with Section 15.1 to the Tendering Party’s Tendered Common Units.

 

“Appraisal” means, with respect to any assets, the written opinion of an independent third party experienced in the valuation of similar assets, selected by the General Partner in good faith. Such opinion may be in the form of an opinion by such independent third party that the value for such property or asset as set by the General Partner is fair, from a financial point of view, to the Partnership.

 

“Assignee” means a Person to whom one or more Partnership Units have been Transferred in a manner permitted under this Agreement, but who has not become a Substituted Limited Partner, and who has the rights set forth in Section 11.5 hereof.

 

“Available Cash” means, with respect to any period for which such calculation is being made,

 

(i)            the sum, without duplication, of:

 

(1)           the Partnership’s Net Income or Net Loss (as the case may be) for such period,

 

(2)           Depreciation and all other noncash charges to the extent deducted in determining Net Income or Net Loss for such period,

 

(3)           the amount of any reduction in reserves of the Partnership referred to in clause (ii)(6) below (including, without limitation, reductions resulting because the General Partner determines such amounts are no longer necessary),

 

(4)           the excess, if any, of the net cash proceeds from the sale, exchange, disposition, financing or refinancing of Partnership property for such period over the gain (or loss, as the case may be) recognized from such sale, exchange, disposition, financing or refinancing during such period (excluding any Termination Event), and

 

(5)           all other cash received (including amounts previously accrued as Net Income and amounts of deferred income) or any net amounts borrowed by the Partnership for such period that was not included in determining Net Income or Net Loss for such period;

 

(ii)           less the sum, without duplication, of:

 

(1)           all principal debt payments made during such period by the Partnership,

 

(2)           capital expenditures made by the Partnership during such period,

 

(3)           investments in any entity (including loans made thereto) to the extent that such investments are not otherwise described in clause (ii)(1) or clause (ii)(2) above,

 

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(4)           all other expenditures and payments not deducted in determining Net Income or Net Loss for such period (including amounts paid in respect of expenses previously accrued),

 

(5)           any amount included in determining Net Income or Net Loss for such period that was not received by the Partnership during such period,

 

(6)           the amount of any increase in reserves (including, without limitation, working capital reserves) established during such period that the General Partner determines are necessary or appropriate in its sole and absolute discretion,

 

(7)           any amount distributed or paid in redemption of any Limited Partner Interest or Partnership Units, including, without limitation, any Common Unit Cash Amount paid, and

 

(8)           the amount of any working capital accounts and other cash or similar balances which the General Partner determines to be necessary or appropriate in its sole and absolute discretion.

 

Notwithstanding the foregoing, Available Cash shall not include (a) any cash received or reductions in reserves, or take into account any disbursements made, or reserves established, after dissolution and the commencement of the liquidation and winding up of the Partnership or (b) any Capital Contributions, whenever received or any payments, expenditures or investments made with such Capital Contributions.

 

“Board of Directors” means the Board of Directors of GTJ REIT.

 

“Business Day” means any day except a Saturday, Sunday or other day on which commercial banks in The City of New York, New York are authorized by law to close.

 

“Capital Account” means, with respect to any Partner, the capital account maintained by the General Partner for such Partner on the Partnership’s books and records in accordance with the following provisions:

 

(iii)          To each Partner’s Capital Account, there shall be added such Partner’s Capital Contributions, such Partner’s share of Net Income and any items in the nature of income or gain that are specially allocated pursuant to Section 6.3 hereof (or otherwise provided for under the Internal Revenue Code), and the amount of any Partnership liabilities assumed by such Partner or that are secured by any property distributed to such Partner.

 

(iv)          From each Partner’s Capital Account, there shall be subtracted the amount of cash and the Gross Asset Value of any Partnership property distributed to such Partner pursuant to any provision of this Agreement, such Partner’s share of Net Losses and any items in the nature of expenses or losses that are specially allocated pursuant to Section 6.3 hereof (or otherwise provided for under the Internal Revenue Code), and the amount of any liabilities of such Partner assumed by the Partnership or that are secured by any property contributed by such Partner to the Partnership.

 

(v)           In the event any interest in the Partnership is Transferred in accordance with the terms of this Agreement (which Transfer does not result in the termination

 

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of the Partnership for Federal income tax purposes), the transferee shall succeed to the Capital Account of the transferor to the extent that it relates to the Transferred interest.

 

(vi)          In determining the amount of any liability for purposes of subsections (i) and (ii) hereof, there shall be taken into account Code Section 752(c) and any other applicable provisions of the Code and Treasury Regulations promulgated thereunder.

 

(vii)         The provisions of this Agreement relating to the maintenance of Capital Accounts are intended to comply with Regulations promulgated under Section 704 of the Code, and shall be interpreted and applied in a manner consistent with such Regulations. If the General Partner shall determine that it is necessary or prudent to modify the manner in which the Capital Accounts are maintained in order to comply with such Regulations, the General Partner may make such modification, provided that such modification is not likely to have any material effect on the amounts distributable to any Partner pursuant to Article 13 hereof upon the dissolution of the Partnership. The General Partner may, in its sole discretion, (a) make any adjustments that are necessary or appropriate to maintain equality between the Capital Accounts of the Partners and the amount of Partnership capital reflected on the Partnership’s balance sheet, as computed for book purposes, in accordance with Regulations Section 1.704-1(b)(2)(iv)(q) and (b) make any appropriate modifications in the event that unanticipated events might otherwise cause this Agreement not to comply with Regulations Section 1.704-1(b) or Section 1.704-2.

 

“Capital Contribution” means, with respect to any Partner, the amount of money and the initial Gross Asset Value of any Contributed Property that such Partner contributes or is deemed to contribute to the Partnership pursuant to Article 4 hereof.

 

“Capital Share” means a share of any class or series of stock of GTJ REIT now or hereafter authorized other than a REIT Share or Series B Preferred Stock.

 

“Certificate” means the Certificate of Limited Partnership of the Partnership filed with the SSD, as amended from time to time in accordance with the terms hereof and the Act.

 

“Charity” means an entity described in Section 501(c)(3) of the Code or any trust all the beneficiaries of which are such entities.

 

“Charter” means the charter of GTJ REIT, as defined in the Maryland General Corporation Law, as amended.

 

“Class A Unit” means the Partnership’s Class A Partnership Units, with rights, priorities and preferences set forth herein.

 

“Class A Limited Partner” means a Limited Partner that is the holder of Class A Units, including any Substituted Class A Partner, in its capacity as such.

 

“Class B Limited Partner” means any Limited Partner that is a Holder of Class B Units, including any Substituted Class B Limited Partner, in its capacity as such.

 

“Class B Redemption” has the meaning set forth in Section 16.4.A hereof.

 

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“Class B Redemption Right” has the meaning set forth in Section 16.4.A hereto.

 

“Class B Shares” means a share of Series B Preferred Stock of GTJ REIT, Inc., $0.0001 par value per share.

 

“Class B Tendering Party” has the meaning set forth in Section 16.5 hereof.

 

“Class B Unit” means the Partnership’s Class B Partnership Units, with the rights, priorities and preferences set forth herein.

 

“Class B Unit Cash Amount” means an amount of cash equal to the product of (i) the Value of a REIT Share and (ii) the Class B Unit Shares Amount.

 

“Class B Unit REIT Shares Amount” means a number of Class B Shares equal to the product of (a) the number of Tendered Class B Units and (b) the Adjustment Factor; provided, however, that, in the event that GTJ REIT issues to all holders of Class B Shares as of a certain record date rights, options, warrants or convertible or exchangeable securities entitling GTJ REIT’s stockholders to subscribe for or purchase Class B Shares, or any other securities or property (collectively, the “Class B Rights”), with the record date for such Class B Rights issuance falling within the period starting on the date of the Class B Unit Notice of Redemption and ending on the day immediately preceding the Specified Redemption Date, the Class B Rights will not be distributed before the relevant Specified Redemption Date, then the Class B Unit Shares Amount shall also include such Class B Rights that a holder of that number of Class B Shares would be entitled to receive, expressed, where relevant hereunder, in a number of Class B Shares determined by the General Partner in good faith.

 

“Class B Unit Notice of Redemption” means the Common Unit Notice of Redemption substantially in the form of Exhibit D attached to this Agreement but with respect to a Class B Unit Redemption.

 

“Code” means the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended and in effect from time to time or any successor statute thereto, as interpreted by the applicable Regulations thereunder. Any reference herein to a specific section or sections of the Code shall be deemed to include a reference to any corresponding provision of future law.

 

“Common Limited Partner” means any Limited Partner that is a Holder of Common Units, including any Substituted Common Limited Partner, in its capacity as such.

 

“Common Redemption” has the meaning set forth in Section 15.1.A hereof.

 

“Common Redemption Right” has the meaning set forth in Section 15.1.A hereto.

 

“Common Tendering Party” has the meaning set forth in Section 15.1.A hereof.

 

“Common Unit” means a fractional, undivided share of the Partnership Interests of all Partners issued pursuant to Sections 4.1 and 4.2 hereof, but does not include any other Partnership Unit specified in a Partnership Unit Designation as being other than a Common Unit;

 

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provided, however, that the General Partner Interest and the Limited Partner Interests shall have the differences in rights and privileges as specified in this Agreement.

 

“Common Unit Cash Amount” means an amount of cash equal to the product of (i) the Value of a REIT Share and (ii) the Common Unit REIT Shares Amount determined as of the applicable Valuation Date.

 

“Common Unit Notice of Redemption” means the Common Unit Notice of Redemption substantially in the form of Exhibit D attached to this Agreement.

 

“Common Unit REIT Shares Amount” means a number of REIT Shares equal to the product of (a) the number of Tendered Common Units and (b) the Adjustment Factor; provided, however, that, in the event that GTJ REIT issues to all holders of REIT Shares as of a certain record date rights, options, warrants or convertible or exchangeable securities entitling GTJ REIT’s stockholders to subscribe for or purchase REIT Shares, or any other securities or property (collectively, the “Rights”), with the record date for such Rights issuance falling within the period starting on the date of the Common Unit Notice of Redemption and ending on the day immediately preceding the Specified Redemption Date, which Rights will not be distributed before the relevant Specified Redemption Date, then the Common Unit REIT Shares Amount shall also include such Rights that a holder of that number of REIT Shares would be entitled to receive, expressed, where relevant hereunder, in a number of REIT Shares determined by the General Partner in good faith.

 

“Consent” means the consent to, approval of, or vote in favor of a proposed action by a Partner given in accordance with Article 14 hereof.

 

“Consent of the Common Limited Partners” means the Consent of a Majority in Interest of the Common Limited Partners, which Consent shall be obtained prior to the taking of any action for which it is required by this Agreement and, except as otherwise provided in this Agreement, may be given or withheld by each Common Limited Partner, such consent not to be unreasonably withheld, delayed or conditioned.

 

“Consent of the Limited Partners” means the Consent of a Majority in Interest of the Limited Partners, which Consent shall be obtained prior to the taking of any action for which it is required by this Agreement and, except as otherwise provided in this Agreement, may be given or withheld by each Limited Partner, such consent not to be unreasonably withheld, delayed or conditioned.

 

“Consent of the Partners” means the Consent of the General Partner and the Consent of a Majority in Interest of the Limited Partners (other than the Class B Limited Partners), which Consent shall be obtained prior to the taking of any action for which it is required by this Agreement and, except as otherwise provided in this Agreement, may be given or withheld by the General Partner or the Limited Partners, such consent not to be unreasonably withheld, delayed or conditioned.

 

“Contributed Property” means each Property or other asset, in such form as may be permitted by the Act, but excluding cash, contributed or deemed contributed to the Partnership (or deemed contributed by the Partnership to a “new” partnership pursuant to Code Section 708).

 

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“Controlled Entity” means, as to any Partner, (a) any corporation more than fifty percent (50%) of the outstanding voting stock of which is owned by such Partner or such Partner’s Family Members or Affiliates, (b) any trust, whether or not revocable, of which such Partner or such Partner’s Family Members or Affiliates are the sole beneficiaries, (c) any partnership of which such Partner or its Affiliates are the managing partners and in which such Partner, such Partner’s Family Members or Affiliates hold partnership interests representing at least twenty-five percent (25%) of such partnership’s capital and profits and (d) any limited liability company of which such Partner or its Affiliates are the managers and in which such Partner, such Partner’s Family Members or Affiliates hold membership interests representing at least twenty-five percent (25%) of such limited liability company’s capital and profits.

 

“Conversion Limit” means the largest percentage of outstanding REIT Shares then held by a single holder of REIT Shares.

 

“Contribution Agreement” means that certain Contribution Agreement dated of even date herewith by and among GTJ REIT, the Partnership, the General Partner, the Common Limited Partners listed on Exhibit A and the Class B Limited Partner listed on Exhibit A.

 

“Cut-Off Date” means the seventh (7th) Business Day after the Chief Financial Officer of the General Partner and GTJ REIT receives written notice from the Tendering Common Party or Class B Tendering Party, as applicable, of the General Partner’s failure to notify such party of the General Partner’s election to acquire some or all of the Tendered Common Units or Tendered Class B Units, as applicable, in exchange for REIT Shares or Class B Shares, respectively; provided, however, that such written notice shall not be given by the Tendering Common Party or Class B Tendering Party, as applicable, until at least the tenth (10) Business Day after the Chief Financial Officer of the General Partner and GTJ REIT receives a Common Unit Notice of Redemption or a Class B Unit Notice of Redemption, as applicable.

 

“Debt” means, as to any Person, as of any date of determination: (i) all indebtedness of such Person for borrowed money or for the deferred purchase price of property or services; (ii) all amounts owed by such person to banks or other persons in respect of (x) reimbursement obligations under letters of credit, (y) surety bonds, or  (z) guaranty agreements, together with other similar instruments guaranteeing payment or other performance of obligations by such person; (iii) all indebtedness for borrowed money or for the deferred purchase price of property or services secured by any lien on any property owned by such Person, to the extent attributable to such Person’s interest in such property, even though such Person has not assumed or become liable for the payment thereof; and (iv) lease obligations of such Person that, in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles, should be capitalized.

 

“Delaware Courts” has the meaning set forth in Section 17.8 B hereof.

 

“Depreciation” means, for each Partnership Year or other applicable period, an amount equal to the Federal income tax depreciation, amortization or other cost recovery deduction allowable with respect to an asset for such year or other period, except that if the Gross Asset Value of an asset differs from its adjusted basis for Federal income tax purposes at the beginning of such year or other period, Depreciation shall be an amount that bears the same ratio to such beginning Gross Asset Value as the Federal income tax depreciation, amortization or other cost

 

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recovery deduction for such year or other period bears to such beginning adjusted tax basis; provided, however, that if the Federal income tax depreciation, amortization or other cost recovery deduction for such year or other period is zero, Depreciation shall be determined with reference to such beginning Gross Asset Value using any reasonable method selected by the General Partner.

 

“Disregarded Entity” means, with respect to any Person, (i) any “qualified REIT subsidiary” (within the meaning of Code Section 856(i)(2)) of such Person, (ii) any entity treated as a disregarded entity for Federal income tax purposes with respect to such Person, or (iii) any grantor trust if the sole owner of the assets of such trust for Federal income tax purposes is such Person.

 

“Distributed Right” has the meaning set forth in the definition of “Adjustment Factor.”

 

“ERISA” means the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as amended.

 

“Exchange Act” means the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and the rules and regulations of the SEC promulgated thereunder and any successor statute thereto.

 

“Family Members” means, as to a Person that is an individual, such Person’s spouse, ancestors, descendants (whether by blood or by adoption or step-descendants by marriage), brothers and sisters, nieces and nephews and inter vivos or testamentary trusts of which only such Person and his or her spouse, ancestors, descendants (whether by blood or by adoption or step-descendants by marriage), brothers and sisters and nieces and nephews are beneficiaries.

 

“Final Adjustment” has the meaning set forth in Section 10.3.B (2) hereof.

 

“Flow-Through Partners” has the meaning set forth in Section 3.4.C hereof.

 

“Flow-Through Entity” has the meaning set forth in Section 3.4.C hereof.

 

“Formation Date” has the meaning set forth in the Recitals hereof.

 

“Funding Debt” means any Debt incurred by or on behalf of the General Partner for the purpose of providing funds to the Partnership.

 

“General Partner” means GTJ GP, LLC, a Maryland limited liability company and its successors and assigns, in each case, that is admitted from time to time to the Partnership as a general partner pursuant to the Act and this Agreement and is listed as a general partner on Exhibit A, as such Exhibit A may be amended from time to time, in such Person’s capacity as a general partner of the Partnership.  GTJ GP, LLC is wholly owned by GTJ REIT and that entity is a Disregarded Entity.

 

“General Partner Interest” means the entire Partnership Interest held by a General Partner hereof, which Partnership Interest may be expressed as a number of Common Units, Class A Units, Class B Units or any other Partnership Units.

 

“General Partner Loan” has the meaning set forth in Section 4.3.D hereof.

 

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“Gross Asset Value” means, with respect to any asset, the asset’s adjusted basis for Federal income tax purposes, except as follows:

 

(a)           The initial Gross Asset Value of any asset contributed by a Partner to the Partnership shall be the gross fair market value of such asset on the date of contribution, as set forth in Exhibit B.

 

(b)           The Gross Asset Values of all Partnership assets immediately prior to the occurrence of any event described in clauses (i) through (v) below shall be adjusted to equal their respective gross fair market values, as determined by the General Partner using such reasonable method of valuation as it may adopt, as of the following times:

 

(i)            the acquisition of an additional interest in the Partnership (other than in connection with the execution of this Agreement but including, without limitation, acquisitions pursuant to Section 4.2 hereof or contributions or deemed contributions by the General Partner pursuant to Section 4.2 hereof) by a new or existing Partner in exchange for more than a de minimis Capital Contribution, if the General Partner reasonably determines that such adjustment is necessary or appropriate to reflect the relative economic interests of the Partners in the Partnership;

 

(ii)           the distribution by the Partnership to a Partner of more than a de minimis amount of Partnership property as consideration for an interest in the Partnership if the General Partner reasonably determines that such adjustment is necessary or appropriate to reflect the relative economic interests of the Partners in the Partnership;

 

(iii)          the liquidation of the Partnership within the meaning of Regulations Section 1.704-1(b)(2)(ii)(g);

 

(iv)          the grant of an interest in the Partnership (other than a de minimis interest) as consideration for the provision of services to or for the benefit of the Partnership by an existing Partner acting in a partner capacity, or by a new Partner acting in a partner capacity or in anticipation of becoming a Partner of the Partnership, if the General Partner reasonably determines that such adjustment is necessary or appropriate to reflect the relative economic interests of the Partners in the Partnership; and

 

(v)           at such other times as the General Partner shall reasonably determine necessary or advisable in order to comply with Regulations Sections 1.704-1(b) and 1.704-2, including, without limitation, if the General Partner so determines, upon the conversion of any Class B Units into Common Units, provided that in connection with such adjustment, the Gross Asset Value of the Partnership’s assets shall be determined by taking into account the Value of REIT Shares used for purposes of such conversion.

 

(c)           The Gross Asset Value of any Partnership asset distributed to a Partner shall be the gross fair market value of such asset on the date of distribution, as determined by the distributee and the General Partner; provided, however, that if the distributee is the General Partner or if the distributee and the General Partner cannot agree on such a determination, such gross fair market value shall be determined by Appraisal.

 

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(d)           The Gross Asset Values of Partnership assets shall be increased (or decreased) to reflect any adjustments to the adjusted basis of such assets pursuant to Code Section 734(b) or Code Section 743(b), but only to the extent that such adjustments are taken into account in determining Capital Accounts pursuant to Regulations Section 1.704-1(b)(2)(iv)(m); provided, however, that Gross Asset Values shall not be adjusted pursuant to this subsection (d) to the extent that the General Partner reasonably determines that an adjustment pursuant to subsection (b) above is necessary or appropriate in connection with a transaction that would otherwise result in an adjustment pursuant to this subsection (d).

 

(e)           If the Gross Asset Value of a Partnership asset has been determined or adjusted pursuant to subsection (a), subsection (b) or subsection (d) above, such Gross Asset Value shall thereafter be adjusted by the Depreciation taken into account with respect to such asset for purposes of computing Net Income and Net Losses.

 

“GTJ M&T Debt” means the Debt in the amount of $2,000,000 incurred by GTJ REIT under the M&T Credit Line to pay for transaction costs due and payable by GTJ under the Contribution Agreement (it being understood that the GTJ M&T Debt shall not include the Partnership Closing Obligation Amount under Section 5.7 of this Agremeent).

 

“GTJ REIT” means GTJ REIT, Inc., a Maryland corporation and the sole member of the General Partner, and any successor thereto.

 

“Hart-Scott-Rodino Act” means the Hart-Scott-Rodino Antitrust Improvements Act of 1976, as amended.

 

“Holder” means either (a) a Partner or (b) an Assignee owning a Partnership Unit.

 

“Incapacity” or “Incapacitated” means: (i) as to any Partner who is an individual, death, total physical disability or entry by a court of competent jurisdiction adjudicating such Partner incompetent to manage his or her person or his or her estate; (ii) as to any Partner that is a corporation or limited liability company, the filing of a certificate of dissolution, or its equivalent, for the corporation or the revocation of its charter; (iii) as to any Partner that is a partnership, the dissolution and commencement of winding up of the partnership; (iv) as to any Partner that is an estate, the distribution by the fiduciary of the estate’s entire interest in the Partnership; (v) as to any trustee of a trust that is a Partner, the termination of the trust (but not the substitution of a new trustee); or (vi) as to any Partner, the bankruptcy of such Partner. For purposes of this definition, bankruptcy of a Partner shall be deemed to have occurred when (a) the Partner commences a voluntary proceeding seeking liquidation, reorganization or other relief of or against such Partner under any bankruptcy, insolvency or other similar law now or hereafter in effect, (b) the Partner is adjudged as bankrupt or insolvent, or a final and non-appealable order for relief under any bankruptcy, insolvency or similar law now or hereafter in effect has been entered against the Partner, (c) the Partner executes and delivers a general assignment for the benefit of the Partner’s creditors, (d) the Partner files an answer or other pleading admitting or failing to contest the material allegations of a petition filed against the Partner in any proceeding of the nature described in clause (b) above, (e) the Partner seeks, consents to or acquiesces in the appointment of a trustee, receiver or liquidator for the Partner or for all or any substantial part of the Partner’s properties, (f) any proceeding seeking liquidation, reorganization or other relief

 

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under any bankruptcy, insolvency or other similar law now or hereafter in effect has not been dismissed within one hundred twenty (120) days after the commencement thereof, (g) the appointment without the Partner’s consent or acquiescence of a trustee, receiver or liquidator has not been vacated or stayed within ninety (90) days of such appointment, or (h) an appointment referred to in clause (g) above is not vacated within ninety (90) days after the expiration of any such stay.

 

“Indemnitee” means (i) GTJ REIT or any director, officer or employee of GTJ REIT, (ii) any Person subject to a claim or demand, or made a party or threatened to be made a party to a proceeding, by reason of its status as (a) the General Partner or (b) a director of the General Partner or an officer or employee of the Partnership or the General Partner, and (iii) such other Persons (including Affiliates of the General Partner or the Partnership) as the General Partner may designate from time to time (whether before or after the event giving rise to potential liability), in its sole and absolute discretion.

 

“IRS” means the United States Internal Revenue Service.

 

“Legal Requirements” has the meaning set forth in Section 7.3.C(6) hereof.

 

“Limited Partner” means any Person that is admitted from time to time to the Partnership as a limited partner pursuant to the Act and this Agreement and is listed as a limited partner on Exhibit A attached hereto, as such Exhibit A may be amended from time to time, including any Substituted Limited Partner or Additional Limited Partner, in such Person’s capacity as a limited partner of the Partnership. Limited Partners may be Common Limited Partners, Class A Limited Partners, Class B Limited Partners or any other class or group of Partners that is designated or defined herein.

 

“Limited Partner Interest” means a Partnership Interest of a Limited Partner in the Partnership representing a fractional part of the Partnership Interests of all Limited Partners 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. A Limited Partner Interest may be expressed as a number of Common Units, Class A Units, Class B Units or other Partnership Units.

 

“Liquidating Event” has the meaning set forth in Section 13.1 hereof.

 

“Liquidator” has the meaning set forth in Section 13.2.A hereof.

 

“Loan Document” means any document securing and/or evidencing Debt of the UPREIT as permitted under this Agreement.

 

“Majority in Interest of the Common Limited Partners” means Common Limited Partners holding in the aggregate Percentage Interests that are greater than fifty percent (50%) of the aggregate Percentage Interests of all such Common Limited Partners entitled to Consent to or withhold Consent from a proposed action.

 

“Majority in Interest of the Partners” means Partners (other than the General Partner and the Class A Limited Partners) holding in the aggregate Percentage Interests that are greater

 

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than fifty percent (50%) of the aggregate Percentage Interests of all Partners entitled to Consent to or withhold Consent from a proposed action.

 

“Market Price” has the meaning set forth in the definition of “Value.”

 

“M&T Credit Line” means that certain credit agreement dated August 26, 2011 between GTJ REIT and Manufacturers and Traders Trust Company in the amount of $10,000,000.

 

“Net Income” or “Net Loss” means, for each Partnership Year or other applicable period, an amount equal to the Partnership’s taxable income or loss for such year or other period, determined in accordance with Code Section 703(a) (for this purpose, all items of income, gain, loss or deduction required to be stated separately pursuant to Code Section 703(a)(1) shall be included in taxable income or loss), with the following adjustments:

 

(f)                                   Any income of the Partnership that is exempt from Federal income tax and not otherwise taken into account in computing Net Income (or Net Loss) pursuant to this definition of “Net Income” or “Net Loss” shall be added to (or subtracted from, as the case may be) such taxable income (or loss);

 

(g)                                  Any expenditure of the Partnership described in Code Section 705(a)(2)(B) or treated as a Code Section 705(a)(2)(B) expenditure pursuant to Regulations Section 1.704-1(b)(2)(iv)(i), and not otherwise taken into account in computing Net Income (or Net Loss) pursuant to this definition of “Net Income” or “Net Loss,” shall be subtracted from (or added to, as the case may be) such taxable income (or loss);

 

(h)                                 In the event the Gross Asset Value of any Partnership asset is adjusted pursuant to subsection (b) or subsection (c) of the definition of “Gross Asset Value,” the amount of such adjustment shall be taken into account as gain or loss from the disposition of such asset for purposes of computing Net Income or Net Loss;

 

(i)                                     Gain or loss resulting from any disposition of property with respect to which gain or loss is recognized for Federal income tax purposes shall be computed by reference to the Gross Asset Value of the property disposed of, notwithstanding that the adjusted tax basis of such property differs from its Gross Asset Value;

 

(j)                                    In lieu of the depreciation, amortization and other cost recovery deductions that would otherwise be taken into account in computing such taxable income or loss, there shall be taken into account Depreciation for such Partnership Year or other applicable period;

 

(k)                                 To the extent that an adjustment to the adjusted tax basis of any Partnership asset pursuant to Code Section 734(b) or Code Section 743(b) is required pursuant to Regulations Section 1.704-1(b)(2)(iv)(m)(4) to be taken into account in determining Capital Accounts as a result of a distribution other than in liquidation of a Partner’s interest in the Partnership, the amount of such adjustment shall be treated as an item of gain (if the adjustment increases the basis of the asset) or loss (if the adjustment decreases the basis of the asset) from the disposition of the asset and shall be taken into account for purposes of computing Net Income or Net Loss;

 

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(l)                                     Notwithstanding any other provision of this definition of “Net Income” or “Net Loss,” any item that is specially allocated pursuant to Article 6 hereof shall not be taken into account in computing Net Income or Net Loss. The amounts of the items of Partnership income, gain, loss or deduction available to be specially allocated pursuant to Article 6 hereof shall be determined by applying rules analogous to those set forth in this definition of “Net Income” or “Net Loss;” and

 

(m)                             To the extent any Adjusted Net Income is or will be allocated for a Partnership Year or other applicable period, the terms Net Income and Net Loss for that year or other period shall refer to the remaining items of Net Income or Net Loss, as applicable.

 

“New Securities” means (i) any rights, options, warrants or convertible or exchangeable securities having the right to subscribe for or purchase REIT Shares or Preferred Shares, excluding grants under the Stock Option Plans, or (ii) any Debt issued by GTJ REIT that provides any of the rights described in clause (i).

 

“Nonrecourse Deductions” has the meaning set forth in Regulations Section 1.704-2(b)(1), and the amount of Nonrecourse Deductions for a Partnership Year shall be determined in accordance with the rules of Regulations Section 1.704-2(c).

 

“Nonrecourse Liability” has the meaning set forth in Regulations Sections 1.704-2(b)(3) and 1.752-1(a)(2).

 

“Optionee” means a Person to whom a stock option is granted under the Stock Option Plan.

 

“Original Limited Partner” means any Person that is a Limited Partner as of the date of the closing of the issuance of REIT Shares pursuant to the first follow-on public offering of securities of GTJ REIT.

 

“Ownership Limit” means the applicable restriction or restrictions on the ownership and transfer of stock of GTJ REIT imposed under the Charter.

 

“Partner” means the General Partner or a Limited Partner, and “Partners” means the General Partner and the Limited Partners.

 

“Partner Minimum Gain” means an amount, with respect to each Partner Nonrecourse Debt, equal to the Partnership Minimum Gain that would result if such Partner Nonrecourse Debt were treated as a Nonrecourse Liability, determined in accordance with Regulations Section 1.704-2(i)(3).

 

“Partner Nonrecourse Debt” has the meaning set forth in Regulations Section 1.704-2(b)(4).

 

“Partner Nonrecourse Deductions” has the meaning set forth in Regulations Section 1.704-2(i)(1), and the amount of Partner Nonrecourse Deductions with respect to a Partner Nonrecourse Debt for a Partnership Year shall be determined in accordance with the rules of Regulations Section 1.704-2(i)(2).

 

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“Partnership” means the limited partnership formed and continued under the Act and pursuant to this Agreement, and any successor thereto.

 

“Partnership Equivalent Units” shall have the meaning set forth in 4.7.A hereof.

 

“Partnership Interest” means an ownership interest in the Partnership held by either a Limited Partner or a 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. There may be one or more classes or series of Partnership Interests. A Partnership Interest may be expressed as a number of Common Units, Class A Units, Class B Units or other Partnership Units. The Partnership Interests represented by the Common Units and the Class B Units and each such type of Unit is a separate class of Partnership Interest for purposes of this Agreement.

 

“Partnership Minimum Gain” has the meaning set forth in Regulations Section 1.704-2(b)(2), and the amount of Partnership Minimum Gain, as well as any net increase or decrease in Partnership Minimum Gain, for a Partnership Year shall be determined in accordance with the rules of Regulations Section 1.704-2(d).

 

“Partnership Record Date” means the record date established by the General Partner for the distribution of Available Cash pursuant to Section 5.1 hereof, which record date shall generally be the same as the record date established by the General Partner for a distribution to its stockholders of some or all of its portion of such distribution.

 

“Partnership Unit” means a Common Unit, a Class A Unit, a Class B Unit or any other partnership unit or fractional, undivided share of the Partnership Interests that the General Partner has authorized pursuant to Section 4.1, Section 4.2 or Section 4.3 hereof.

 

“Partnership Unit Designation” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 4.2.A hereof.

 

“Partnership Year” has the meaning set forth in Section 9.2 hereof.

 

“Percentage Interest” means, with respect to each Partner, the fraction, expressed as a percentage, the numerator of which is the aggregate number of Partnership Units of all classes and series, or the aggregate number of Partnership Units of any specified class or series or specified group of classes and/or series, as applicable, held by such Partner and the denominator of which is the total number of Partnership Units of all classes and series, or the total number of Partnership Units of such specified class or series or specified group of classes and/or series, as applicable, held by all Partners.

 

“Permitted Transfer” has the meaning set forth in Section 11.3.A hereof.

 

“Person” means an individual or a corporation, partnership, trust, unincorporated organization, association, limited liability company or other entity.

 

“Pledge” has the meaning set forth in Section 11.3.A hereof.

 

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“Preferred Share” means a share of preferred stock of GTJ REIT of any class or series now or hereafter authorized that is not a REIT Share.

 

“Properties” means any assets and property of the Partnership such as, but not limited to, interests in real property and personal property, including, without limitation, fee interests, interests in ground leases, easements and rights of way, interests in limited liability companies, joint ventures or partnerships, interests in mortgages, and Debt instruments as the Partnership may hold from time to time and “Property” means any one such asset or property.

 

“Publicly Traded” means having common equity securities listed or admitted to trading on any U.S. national securities exchange.

 

“Qualified DRIP/ COPP” means a dividend reinvestment plan or a cash option purchase plan of GTJ REIT that permits participants to acquire REIT Shares using the proceeds of dividends paid by GTJ REIT or cash of the participant, respectively; provided, however, that if such shares are offered at a discount, such discount must (i) be designed to pass along to the stockholders of GTJ REIT the savings enjoyed by GTJ REIT in connection with the avoidance of stock issuance costs, and (ii) not exceed 5% of the value of a REIT Share as computed under the terms of such plan.

 

“Qualified Transferee” means an “accredited investor” as defined in Rule 501 promulgated under the Securities Act.

 

“Qualifying Common Party” means (a) a Common Limited Partner, (b) an Assignee of a Common Limited Partner, (c) a Class B Limited Partner who becomes a Common Limited Partner under Section 11.2(B), or (d) a Person, including a lending institution as the pledgee of a Pledge, who is the transferee of a Common Limited Partner Interest in a Permitted Transfer; provided, however, that a Qualifying Common Party shall not include the General Partner.

 

“Qualifying Class B Party” means (a) a Class B Limited Partner, (b) an Assignee of a Class B Limited Partner, or (c) a Person, including a lending institution as the pledgee of a Pledge, who is the transferee of a Class B Limited Partner Interest in a Permitted Transfer.

 

“Redemption” means a Common Redemption or a Class B Redemption.

 

“Registered REIT Share” means any REIT Share issued by GTJ REIT pursuant to an effective registration statement under the Securities Act.

 

“Regulations” means the income tax regulations under the Code, whether such regulations are in proposed, temporary or final form, as such regulations may be amended from time to time (including corresponding provisions of succeeding regulations).

 

“Regulatory Allocations” has the meaning set forth in Section 6.3.A(viii) hereof.

 

“REIT” means a real estate investment trust qualifying under Code Section 856.

 

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“REIT Partner” means (a) the General Partner or any Affiliate of the General Partner to the extent such Person has in place an election to qualify as a REIT and, (b) any Disregarded Entity with respect to any such Person.

 

“REIT Payment” has the meaning set forth in Section 15.12 hereof.

 

“REIT Requirements” has the meaning set forth in Section 5.1 hereof.

 

“REIT Share” means a share of common stock of GTJ REIT, $.0001 par value per share (but shall not include any series or class of GTJ REIT’s common stock classified after the date of this Agreement).

 

“Related Party” means, with respect to any Person, any other Person to whom ownership of shares of the General Partner’s stock by the first such Person would be attributed under Code Section 544 (as modified by Code Section 856(h)(1)(B)) or Code Section 318 (as modified by Code Section 856(d)(5)).

 

“Rights” has the meaning set forth in the definition of “Common Unit REIT Shares Amount.”

 

“Safe Harbors” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 11.3.C hereof.

 

“SSD” means the Department of the Secretary of the State of Delaware.

 

“SEC” means the Securities and Exchange Commission.

 

“Securities Act” means the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and the rules and regulations of the SEC promulgated thereunder.

 

“Specified Redemption Date” means the fifth (5th) Business Day after the Cut-Off Date.

 

“Stock Option Plan” means the 2007 Incentive Award Plan of GTJ REIT (the “2007 Incentive Plan”), as the same may be amended by GTJ REIT, and any future equity incentive plan of GTJ REIT, adopted by the Board of Directors of GTJ REIT and approved by the stockholders of GTJ REIT.

 

“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; provided, however, that, with respect to the Partnership, “Subsidiary” means solely a partnership or limited liability company (taxed, for Federal income tax purposes, as a partnership or as a Disregarded Entity and not as an association or publicly traded partnership taxable as a corporation) of which the Partnership is a member or any “taxable REIT subsidiary” (within the meaning of the Code) of GTJ REIT in which the Partnership owns shares of stock, unless the ownership of shares of stock of a corporation or other entity (other than a “taxable REIT subsidiary”) will not jeopardize GTJ REIT’s status as a REIT or any GTJ REIT Affiliate’s status as a “qualified REIT subsidiary” (within the meaning of Code Section 856(i)(2)), in which event the term “Subsidiary” shall include such corporation or other entity.

 

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“Substituted Class A Limited Partner” means a Person who is admitted as a Class A Limited Partner pursuant to the Act and Section 11.4 hereof.

 

“Substituted Class B Limited Partner” means a Person who is admitted as a Class B Limited Partner pursuant to the Act and Section 11.4 hereof.

 

“Substituted Common Limited Partner” means a Person who is admitted as a Common Limited Partner to the Partnership pursuant to the Act and Section 11.4 hereof.

 

“Substituted Limited Partner” means (i) a Substituted Common Limited Partner, (ii) a Substituted Class A Limited Partner; (iii) a Substituted Class B Limited Partner, or (iv) a Person who is admitted as a Limited Partner to the Partnership pursuant to the Act and any Partnership Unit Designation.

 

“Tax Items” has the meaning set forth in Section 6.4.A hereof.

 

“Tendered Class B Units” has the meaning set forth in Section 16.4.A hereof.

 

“Tendered Common Units” has the meaning set forth in Section 15.1.A hereof.

 

“Termination Event” has the meaning set forth in Section 11.2.B hereof.

 

“Transfer” means any sale, assignment, bequest, conveyance, devise, gift (outright or in trust), Pledge, encumbrance, hypothecation, mortgage, exchange, transfer or other disposition or act of alienation, whether voluntary, involuntary or by operation of law; provided, however, that when the term is used in Article 11 hereof, “Transfer” does not include (a) any Common Redemption by the Partnership or acquisition of Tendered Common Units by GTJ REIT, pursuant to Section 15.1, as applicable,  (b) any Class B Redemption by the Partnership or acquisition of Tendered Class B Units by GTJ REIT, pursuant to Section 16.4, as applicable, or (c)  any redemption of Partnership Units pursuant to any Partnership Unit Designation. The terms “Transferred” and “Transferring” have correlative meanings.

 

“Valuation Date” means the date of receipt by the General Partner of (i) a Common Unit Notice of Redemption pursuant to Section 15.1 herein or (ii) such other date as specified herein; provided, in each case, that if such date is not a Business Day, then the Valuation Date shall be the immediately preceding Business Day.

 

“Value” means, on any Valuation Date with respect to a REIT Share, the average of the daily Market Prices for ten (10) consecutive trading days immediately preceding the Valuation Date (except that the Market Price for the trading day immediately preceding the date of exercise of a stock option under any Stock Option Plans shall be substituted for such average of daily market prices for purposes of Section 4.4 hereof). The term “Market Price” on any date means, with respect to any class or series of outstanding REIT Shares, the Closing Price for such REIT Shares on such date. The “Closing Price” on any date means the last sale price for such REIT Shares, regular way, or, in case no such sale takes place on such day, the average of the closing bid and asked prices, regular way, for such REIT Shares, in either case as reported in the principal consolidated transaction reporting system with respect to securities listed or admitted to trading on any national securities exchange or, if such REIT Shares are not listed or admitted to

 

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trading on any national securities exchange, as reported on the principal consolidated transaction reporting system with respect to securities listed on the principal national securities exchange on which such REIT Shares are listed or admitted to trading or, if such REIT Shares are not listed or admitted to trading on any national securities exchange, the last quoted price, or, if not so quoted, the average of the high bid and low asked prices in the over-the-counter market, as reported by the National Association of Securities Dealers, Inc. Automated Quotation System or, if such system is no longer in use, the principal other automated quotation system that may then be in use or, if such REIT Shares are not quoted by any such organization, the average of the closing bid and asked prices as furnished by a professional market maker making a market in such REIT Shares selected by the Board of Directors or, in the event that no trading price is available for such REIT Shares, the fair market value of the REIT Shares, as determined on a quarterly basis by GTJ REIT’s regularly engaged third-party valuation consultant, and such third-party valuation shall be updated accordingly on the Valuation Date.

 

ARTICLE 2
 ORGANIZATIONAL MATTERS

 

Section 2.1                                    Formation.  The Partnership is a limited partnership heretofore formed and continued pursuant to the provisions of the Act and upon the terms and subject to the conditions set forth in this Agreement. Except as expressly provided herein to the contrary, the rights and obligations of the Partners and the administration and termination of the Partnership shall be governed by the Act. The Partnership Interest of each Partner shall be personal property for all purposes.

 

Section 2.2                                    Name.  The name of the Partnership is “GTJ Realty, LP” The Partnership’s business may be conducted under any other name or names deemed advisable by the General Partner, including the name of the General Partner or any Affiliate thereof; provided, however, that the name of the General Partner (or any Subsidiary thereof) may not include the name (or any derivative thereof) of any Limited Partner without such Limited Partner’s prior written consent. The words “Limited Partnership,” “LP,” “Ltd.” or similar words or letters shall be included in the Partnership’s name where necessary for the purposes of complying with the laws of any jurisdiction that so requires. The General Partner in its sole and absolute discretion may change the name of the Partnership at any time and from time to time and shall notify the Partners of such change in the next regular communication to the Partners.

 

Section 2.3                                    Principal Office and Resident Agent; Principal Executive Office.  The address of the principal office of the Partnership in the State of Delaware is located at c/o Corporation Service Company, 2711 Centerville Road, Suite 400, Wilmington, Delaware 19808, or such other place within the State of Delaware as the General Partner may from time to time designate, and the resident agent of the Partnership in the State of Delaware is Corporation Service Company, or such other resident of the State of Delaware as the General Partner may from time to time designate. The principal executive office of the Partnership is located at 444 Merrick Road, Suite 370, Lynbrook, New York 11563 or such other place as the General Partner may from time to time designate by notice to the Limited Partners. The Partnership may maintain offices at such other place or places within or outside the State of Delaware as the General Partner deems advisable.

 

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Section 2.4                                    Power of Attorney.

 

A.                                    Each Limited Partner and Assignee hereby irrevocably constitutes and appoints the General Partner, any Liquidator, and authorized officers and attorneys-in-fact of each, and each of those acting singly, in each case with full power of substitution, as its true and lawful agent and attorney-in-fact, with full power and authority in its name, place and stead to:

 

(1)                                 execute, swear to, seal, acknowledge, deliver, file and record in the appropriate public offices: (a) all certificates, documents and other instruments (including, without limitation, this Agreement and the Certificate and all amendments, supplements or restatements thereof) that the General Partner or the Liquidator deems appropriate or necessary to form, qualify or continue the existence or qualification of the Partnership as a limited partnership (or a partnership in which the limited partners have limited liability to the extent provided by applicable law) in the State of Delaware and in all other jurisdictions in which the Partnership may conduct business or own property; (b) all instruments that the General Partner or any Liquidator deems appropriate or necessary to reflect any amendment, change, modification or restatement of this Agreement in accordance with its terms; (c) all conveyances and other instruments or documents that the General Partner or the Liquidator deems appropriate or necessary to reflect the dissolution and liquidation of the Partnership pursuant to the terms of this Agreement, including, without limitation, a certificate of cancellation; (d) all conveyances and other instruments or documents that the General Partner or the Liquidator deems appropriate or necessary to reflect the distribution or exchange of assets of the Partnership pursuant to the terms of this Agreement; (e) all instruments relating to the admission, acceptance, withdrawal, removal or substitution of any Partner pursuant to the terms of this Agreement or the Capital Contribution of any Partner; and (f) all certificates, documents and other instruments relating to the determination, in accordance with the terms hereof, of the rights, preferences and privileges relating to Partnership Interests; and

 

(2)                                 execute, swear to, acknowledge and file all ballots, consents, approvals, waivers, certificates and other instruments appropriate or necessary, in the sole and absolute discretion of the General Partner or any Liquidator, to make, evidence, give, confirm or ratify any vote, consent, approval, agreement or other action that is made or given by the Partners hereunder or is consistent with the terms of this Agreement.

 

Nothing contained herein shall be construed as authorizing the General Partner or any Liquidator to amend this Agreement except in accordance with Section 14.2 hereof or as may be otherwise expressly provided for in this Agreement.

 

B.                                    The foregoing power of attorney is hereby declared to be irrevocable and a special power coupled with an interest, in recognition of the fact that each of the Limited Partners and Assignees will be relying upon the power of the General Partner or the Liquidator to act as contemplated by this Agreement in any filing or other action by it on behalf of the Partnership, and it shall survive and not be affected by the subsequent Incapacity of any Limited Partner or Assignee and the Transfer of all or any portion of such Person’s Partnership Units or Partnership Interest (as the case may be) and shall extend to such Person’s heirs, successors, assigns and personal representatives. Each such Limited Partner and Assignee hereby agrees to be bound by any representation made by the General Partner or the Liquidator, acting in good faith pursuant

 

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to such power of attorney; and each such Limited Partner and Assignee hereby waives any and all defenses that may be available to contest, negate or disaffirm the action of the General Partner or the Liquidator, taken in good faith under such power of attorney. Each Limited Partner and Assignee shall execute and deliver to the General Partner or the Liquidator, within fifteen (15) days after receipt of the General Partner’s or the Liquidator’s request therefor, such further designation, powers of attorney and other instruments as the General Partner or the Liquidator (as the case may be) deems necessary to effectuate this Agreement and the purposes of the Partnership. Notwithstanding anything else set forth in this Section 2.4.B, no Limited Partner shall incur any personal liability for any action of the General Partner or the Liquidator taken under such power of attorney.

 

Section 2.5                                    Term.  The term of the Partnership commenced on March 15, 2012, the date that the original Certificate was filed with the SSD in accordance with the Act, and shall continue indefinitely unless the Partnership is dissolved sooner pursuant to the provisions of Article 13 hereof or as otherwise provided by law.

 

ARTICLE 3
 PURPOSE

 

Section 3.1                                    Purpose and Business.  The purpose and nature of the Partnership is to conduct any business, enterprise or activity permitted by or under the Act, including, without limitation, (i) to conduct the business of ownership, construction, reconstruction, development, redevelopment, alteration, improvement, maintenance, operation, sale, leasing, transfer, encumbrance, conveyance and exchange of the Properties, (ii) to acquire and invest in any securities and/or loans relating to the Properties, (iii) to enter into any partnership, joint venture, business trust arrangement, limited liability company or other similar arrangement to engage in any business permitted by or under the Act, or to own interests in any entity engaged in any business permitted by or under the Act, (iv) to conduct the business of providing property and asset management and brokerage services, whether directly or through one or more partnerships, joint ventures, Subsidiaries, business trusts, limited liability companies or similar arrangements, and (v) to do anything necessary or incidental to the foregoing.

 

Section 3.2                                    Powers.

 

A.                                    The Partnership shall be empowered to do any and all acts and things necessary, appropriate, proper, advisable, incidental to or convenient for the furtherance and accomplishment of the purposes and business described herein and for the protection and benefit of the Partnership including, without limitation, full power and authority, directly or through its ownership interest in other entities, to enter into, perform and carry out contracts of any kind, to borrow and lend money and to issue evidence of indebtedness, whether or not secured by mortgage, deed of trust, pledge or other lien, acquire, own, manage, improve and develop real property and lease, sell, transfer and dispose of real property.

 

B.                                    Notwithstanding any other provision in this Agreement, the Partnership shall not take, or to refrain from taking, any action that, in the judgment of GTJ REIT, in its sole and absolute discretion, (i) could adversely affect the ability of GTJ REIT to continue to qualify as a REIT, (ii) could subject the General Partner to any taxes under Code Section 857 or Code

 

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Section 4981 or any other related or successor provision under the Code, or (iii) could violate any law or regulation of any governmental body or agency having jurisdiction over the General Partner, its securities or the Partnership, unless, in any such case, such action (or inaction) under clause (i), clause (ii), or clause (iii) above shall have been specifically consented to by the General Partner which consent may be given or withheld in its sole and absolute discretion.

 

Section 3.3                                    Partnership Only for Purposes Specified.  The Partnership shall be a limited partnership only for the purposes specified in Section 3.1 hereof, and this Agreement shall not be deemed to create a company, venture or partnership between or among the Partners or any other Persons with respect to any activities whatsoever other than the activities within the purposes of the Partnership as specified in Section 3.1 hereof. Except as otherwise provided in this Agreement, no Partner shall have any authority to act for, bind, commit or assume any obligation or responsibility on behalf of the Partnership, its properties or any other Partner. No Partner, in its capacity as a Partner under this Agreement, shall be responsible or liable for any indebtedness or obligation of another Partner, nor shall the Partnership be responsible or liable for any indebtedness or obligation of any Partner, incurred either before or after the execution and delivery of this Agreement by such Partner, except as to those responsibilities, liabilities, indebtedness or obligations incurred pursuant to and as limited by the terms of this Agreement and the Act.

 

Section 3.4                                    Representations and Warranties by the Partners.

 

A.                                    Each Partner that is an individual (including, without limitation, each Additional Limited Partner or Substituted Limited Partner as a condition to becoming an Additional Limited Partner or a Substituted Limited Partner) represents and warrants to, and covenants with (severally, and not jointly or jointly and severally with any other Person), each other Partner that (i) the consummation of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement to be performed by such Partner will not result in a breach or violation of, or a default under, any material agreement by which such Partner or any of such Partner’s property is bound, or any statute, regulation, order or other law to which such Partner is subject, (ii) if five percent (5%) or more (by value) of the Partnership’s interests are or will be owned by such Partner within the meaning of Code Section 7704(d)(3), such Partner does not, and for so long as it is a Partner will not, own, directly or indirectly, (a) stock of any corporation that is a tenant of (I) the General Partner or any Disregarded Entity with respect to the General Partner, (II) the Partnership or (III) any partnership, venture or limited liability company of which the General Partner, any Disregarded Entity with respect to the General Partner, or the Partnership is a direct or indirect member or (b) an interest in the assets or net profits of any non-corporate tenant of (I) the General Partner or any Disregarded Entity with respect to the General Partner, (II) the Partnership or (III) any partnership, venture, or limited liability company of which the General Partner, any Disregarded Entity with respect to the General Partner, or the Partnership is a direct or indirect member, (iii) such Partner has the legal capacity to enter into this Agreement and perform such Partner’s obligations hereunder, and (iv) this Agreement is binding upon, and enforceable against, such Partner in accordance with its terms, as such enforceability may be limited by bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, fraudulent conveyance, moratorium or similar laws affecting the enforcement of creditors’ rights generally and by general principles of equity and the discretion of the court before which any proceeding therefor may be brought. Notwithstanding the foregoing, a Partner that is an individual shall not be subject to the ownership restrictions set

 

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forth in clause (ii) of the immediately preceding sentence to the extent such Partner obtains the written consent of the General Partner prior to violating any such restrictions, which consent the General Partner may give or withhold in its sole and absolute discretion. Each Partner that is an individual shall also represent and warrant to the Partnership that such Partner is neither a “foreign person” within the meaning of Code Section 1445(f) nor a foreign partner within the meaning of Code Section 1446(e).

 

B.                                    Each Partner that is not an individual (including, without limitation, each Additional Limited Partner or Substituted Limited Partner as a condition to becoming an Additional Limited Partner or a Substituted Limited Partner) represents and warrants to, and covenants with (severally, and not jointly or jointly and severally with any other Person), each other Partner that (i) the consummation of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement to be performed by it have been duly authorized by all necessary action, including, without limitation, that of its general partner(s), committee(s), trustee(s), beneficiaries, directors and/or stockholder(s) (as the case may be) as required, (ii) the consummation of such transactions shall not result in a breach or violation of, or a default under, its partnership or operating agreement, trust agreement, charter or bylaws (as the case may be) any material agreement by which such Partner or any of such Partner’s properties or any of its partners, members, beneficiaries, trustees or stockholders (as the case may be) is or are bound, or any statute, regulation, order or other law to which such Partner or any of its partners, members, trustees, beneficiaries or stockholders (as the case may be) is or are subject, (iii) if five percent (5%) or more (by value) of the Partnership’s interests are or will be owned by such Partner within the meaning of Code Section 7704(d)(3), such Partner does not, and for so long as it is a Partner will not, own, directly or indirectly, (a) stock of any corporation that is a tenant of (I) the General Partner or any Disregarded Entity with respect to the General Partner, (II) the Partnership or (III) any partnership, venture or limited liability company of which the General Partner, any General Partner, any Disregarded Entity with respect to the General Partner, or the Partnership is a direct or indirect member or (b) an interest in the assets or net profits of any non-corporate tenant of (I) the General Partner, or any Disregarded Entity with respect to the General Partner, (II) the Partnership or (III) any partnership, venture or limited liability company for which the General Partner, any General Partner, any Disregarded Entity with respect to the General Partner, or the Partnership is a direct or indirect member, and (iv) this Agreement is binding upon, and enforceable against, such Partner in accordance with its terms, as such enforceability may be limited by bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, fraudulent conveyance, moratorium or similar laws affecting the enforcement of creditors’ rights generally and by general principles of equity and the discretion of the court before which any proceeding therefor may be brought. Notwithstanding the foregoing, a Partner that is not an individual shall not be subject to the ownership restrictions set forth in clause (iii) of the immediately preceding sentence to the extent such Partner obtains the written consent of the General Partner prior to violating any such restrictions, which consent the General Partner may give or withhold in its sole and absolute discretion. Each Partner that is not an individual shall also represent and warrant to the Partnership that such Partner is neither a “foreign person” within the meaning of Code Section 1445(f) nor a foreign partner within the meaning of Code Section 1446(e).

 

C.                                    Each Partner (including, without limitation, each Additional Limited Partner or Substituted Limited Partner as a condition to becoming an Additional Limited Partner or Substituted Limited Partner) represents, warrants and agrees that (i) it has acquired and continues

 

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to hold its interest in the Partnership for its own account for investment purposes only and not for the purpose of, or with a view toward, the resale or distribution of all or any part thereof in violation of applicable laws, and not with a view toward selling or otherwise distributing such interest or any part thereof at any particular time or under any predetermined circumstances in violation of applicable laws, (ii) it is a sophisticated investor, able and accustomed to handling sophisticated financial matters for itself, particularly real estate investments, and that it has a sufficiently high net worth that it does not anticipate a need for the funds that it has invested in the Partnership in what it understands to be a highly speculative and illiquid investment, and (iii) without the consent of the General Partner, which consent may be given or withheld in the General Partner’s sole discretion, it shall not take any action that would cause (a) the Partnership at any time to have more than 100 partners, including for these purposes as partners those Persons (“Flow-Through Partners”) indirectly owning an interest in the Partnership through an entity treated as a partnership, Disregarded Entity or S corporation (each such entity, a “Flow-Through Entity”), but only if substantially all of the value of such Person’s interest in the Flow-Through Entity is attributable to the Flow-Through Entity’s interest (direct or indirect) in the Partnership; or (b) the Partnership Interest initially issued by the Partnership to such Partner or its predecessors to be held by more than three (3) partners, including as partners any Flow-Through Partners.

 

D.                                    The representations and warranties contained in Sections 3.4.A, 3.4.B and 3.4.C hereof shall survive the execution and delivery of this Agreement by each Partner (and, in the case of an Additional Limited Partner or a Substituted Limited Partner, the admission of such Additional Limited Partner or Substituted Limited Partner as a Limited Partner in the Partnership) and the dissolution, liquidation and termination of the Partnership.

 

E.                                     Each Partner (including, without limitation, each Additional Limited Partner or Substituted Limited Partner as a condition to becoming an Additional Limited Partner or Substituted Limited Partner) hereby acknowledges that no representations as to potential profit, cash flows, funds from operations or yield, if any, in respect of the Partnership or the General Partner have been made by any Partner or any employee or representative or Affiliate of any Partner, and that projections and any other information, including, without limitation, financial and descriptive information and documentation, that may have been in any manner submitted to such Partner shall not constitute any representation or warranty of any kind or nature, express or implied.

 

F.                                      Notwithstanding the foregoing, the General Partner may, in its sole and absolute discretion and subject to Section 7.3 (D) below, permit the modification of any of the representations and warranties contained in Sections 3.4.A, 3.4.B and 3.4.C above as applicable to any Partner (including, without limitation any Additional Limited Partner or Substituted Limited Partner or any transferee of either), provided that such representations and warranties, as modified, shall (x) be set forth in either (i) a Partnership Unit Designation applicable to the Partnership Units held by such Partner or (ii) a separate writing addressed to the Partnership and the General Partner and (y) not adversely affect the taxable status of GTJ REIT as a real estate investment trust.

 

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ARTICLE 4
 CAPITAL CONTRIBUTIONS

 

Section 4.1                                    Capital Contributions of the Partners.  The Partners have heretofore made Capital Contributions to the Partnership. Each Partner owns Partnership Units in the amount set forth for such Partner on Exhibit A, as the same may be amended from time to time by the General Partner to the extent necessary to reflect accurately sales, exchanges or other Transfers, redemptions, Capital Contributions, the issuance of additional Partnership Units, or similar events having an effect on a Partner’s ownership of Partnership Units. Except as provided by law or in Section 4.2, 4.3, or 10.4 hereof, the Partners shall have no obligation or, except with the prior written consent of the General Partner, right to make any additional Capital Contributions or loans to the Partnership.

 

Section 4.2                                    Issuances of Additional Partnership Interests.  Subject to the rights of any Holder of other Partnership Units set forth in a Partnership Unit Designation:

 

A.                                    General. In conjunction with the following events, the General Partner is hereby authorized to cause the Partnership to issue additional Partnership Interests, in the form of Partnership Units, at any time or from time to time, to the Partners (including the General Partner) or to other Persons, and to admit such Persons as Additional Limited Partners, for fair market value and on such terms and conditions as shall be established by the General Partner so long as the General Partner concludes in good faith that such issuance is in the best interests of the General Partner, GTJ REIT and the Partnership: (i) the conversion, redemption or exchange of any Debt, Partnership Units, or other securities issued by the Partnership pursuant to this Agreement; or (ii) any merger of any other Person into the Partnership in accordance with this Agreement.  Any additional Partnership Interests may be issued in one or more classes, or one or more series of any of such classes, with such designations, preferences, conversion or other rights, voting powers or rights, restrictions, limitations as to distributions, qualifications or terms or conditions of redemption (including, without limitation, terms that may be senior or otherwise entitled to preference over existing Partnership Units) as shall be determined by the General Partner in good faith to be in the best interest of the General Partner, GTJ REIT and the Partnership, and set forth in a written document thereafter attached to and made an exhibit to this Agreement, which exhibit shall be an amendment to this Agreement and shall be incorporated herein by this reference (each, a “Partnership Unit Designation”). Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, the General Partner shall have authority to specify: (a) the allocations of items of Partnership income, gain, loss, deduction and credit to each such class or series of Partnership Interests; (b) the right of each such class or series of Partnership Interests to share (on a pari passu, junior or preferred basis) in Partnership distributions; (c) the rights of each such class or series of Partnership Interests upon dissolution and liquidation of the Partnership; (d) the voting rights, if any, of each such class or series of Partnership Interests; and (e) the conversion, redemption or exchange rights applicable to each such class or series of Partnership Interests. Upon the issuance of any additional Partnership Interest, the General Partner shall amend Exhibit A and the books and records of the Partnership as appropriate to reflect such issuance.

 

B.                                    Issuances to the General Partner. No additional Partnership Units shall be issued to the General Partner or GTJ REIT unless (i) the additional Partnership Units are issued to all Partners in proportion to their respective Percentage Interests, (ii) (a) the additional Partnership

 

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Units are Common Units issued in connection with an issuance of REIT Shares, and (b) the General Partner contributes to the Partnership the cash proceeds or other consideration received in connection with the issuance of such REIT Shares, Preferred Shares, New Securities or other interests in the General Partner, (iii) the additional Partnership Units are issued upon the conversion, redemption or exchange of Debt, Partnership Units or other securities issued by the Partnership, or (iv) the additional Partnership Units are issued pursuant to Section 4.3.B, Section 4.3.E, Section 4.4 or Section 4.5.

 

C.                                    No Preemptive Rights. No Person, including, without limitation, any Partner or Assignee, shall have any preemptive, preferential, participation or similar right or rights to subscribe for or acquire any Partnership Interest.

 

Section 4.3                                    Additional Funds and Capital Contributions.

 

A.                                    General. The General Partner may, at any time and from time to time, determine that the Partnership requires additional funds (“Additional Funds”) for the acquisition or development of additional Properties, for the redemption of Partnership Units or for such other purposes of the Partnership as the General Partner may determine, in its sole and absolute discretion. Additional Funds may be obtained by the Partnership, at the election of the General Partner, in any manner provided in, and in accordance with, the terms of this Section 4.3 without the approval of any Limited Partner or any other Person.

 

B.                                    Additional Capital Contributions. The General Partner, on behalf of the Partnership, may obtain any Additional Funds by accepting Capital Contributions from any Partners or other Persons. In connection with any such Capital Contribution (of cash or property), the General Partner is hereby authorized to cause the Partnership from time to time to issue additional Partnership Units (as set forth in Section 4.2 above) in consideration therefor and the Percentage Interests of the General Partner and the Limited Partners shall be adjusted to reflect the issuance of such additional Partnership Units.

 

C.                                    Loans by Third Parties. The General Partner, on behalf of the Partnership, may obtain any Additional Funds by causing the Partnership to incur Debt to any Person (other than the General Partner) upon such terms as the General Partner determines appropriate, including making such Debt convertible, redeemable or exchangeable for Partnership Units or REIT Shares; provided, however, that the Partnership shall not incur any such Debt if any Partner (or any Affiliate, partner, member, stockholder, principal, director, officer, adviser, beneficiary or trustee of any Partner) would be personally liable for the repayment of such Debt (unless such Partner or other affected Person otherwise agrees in writing).

 

D.                                    General Partner Loans. The General Partner, on behalf of the Partnership, may obtain any Additional Funds by causing the Partnership to incur Debt to the General Partner (a “General Partner Loan”) if (i) such Debt is, to the extent permitted by law, on substantially the same terms and conditions (including interest rate, repayment schedule, and conversion, redemption, repurchase and exchange rights) as Funding Debt incurred by the General Partner, the net proceeds of which are loaned to the Partnership to provide such Additional Funds, or (ii) such Debt is on terms and conditions no less favorable to the Partnership than would be available to the Partnership from any third party; provided, however, that the Partnership shall not incur

 

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any such Debt if (a) any Partner (or any Affiliate, partner, member, stockholder, principal, director, officer, adviser, beneficiary or trustee of any Partner) would be personally liable for the repayment of such Debt (unless such Partner or other affected Person otherwise agrees in writing) or (b) a breach or violation of, or default under, the terms of such Debt would be deemed to occur by virtue of the Transfer of any Partnership Units or Partnership Interest held by any Person other than the General Partner.

 

E.                                     Issuance of Securities by GTJ REIT. The GTJ REIT shall not issue any additional REIT Shares, Capital Shares or New Securities unless GTJ REIT contributes the cash proceeds or other consideration received from the issuance of such additional REIT Shares, Capital Shares or New Securities (as the case may be) and from the exercise of the rights contained in any such additional Capital Shares or New Securities to the Partnership in exchange for (x) in the case of an issuance of REIT Shares, Common Units, or (y) in the case of an issuance of Capital Shares or New Securities, Partnership Equivalent Units; provided, however, that notwithstanding the foregoing, GTJ REIT may issue REIT Shares, Capital Shares or New Securities (a) pursuant to Section 4.4 or Section 15.1.B hereof, (b) pursuant to a dividend or distribution (including any stock split) of REIT Shares, Capital Shares or New Securities to all of the holders of REIT Shares, Capital Shares or New Securities (as the case may be), (c) upon a conversion, redemption or exchange of Capital Shares, (d) upon a conversion, redemption, exchange or exercise of New Securities, or (e) in connection with an acquisition of Partnership Units or a property or other asset to be owned, directly or indirectly, by the General Partner if the General Partner determines that such acquisition is in the best interests of the Partnership; and provided, further, that in the event that GTJ REIT issues REIT Shares, Capital Shares or New Securities pursuant to the foregoing clauses (c) or (d), GTJ REIT shall contribute to the Partnership the cash proceeds or other consideration received from such issuance (or property acquired with such proceeds). In the event of any issuance of additional REIT Shares, Capital Shares or New Securities by GTJ REIT, and the contribution to the Partnership, by GTJ REIT, of the cash proceeds or other consideration received from such issuance (or property acquired with such proceeds), if the cash proceeds actually received by GTJ REIT are less than the gross proceeds of such issuance as a result of any underwriter’s discount or other expenses paid or incurred in connection with such issuance, then GTJ REIT shall be deemed to have made a Capital Contribution to the Partnership in the amount equal to the sum of the cash proceeds of such issuance plus the amount of such underwriter’s discount and other expenses paid by GTJ REIT (which discount and expense shall be treated as an expense for the benefit of the Partnership for purposes of Section 7.4).

 

Section 4.4                                    Stock Option Plans.

 

A.                                    Options Granted to Persons other than Partnership Employees. If at any time or from time to time, in connection with any Stock Option Plan, a stock option granted for stock in GTJ REIT to a Person is duly exercised:

 

(1)                                 The GTJ REIT, shall, as soon as practicable after such exercise, make a Capital Contribution to the Partnership in an amount equal to the exercise price paid to GTJ REIT by such exercising party in connection with the exercise of such stock option.

 

(2)                                 Notwithstanding the amount of the Capital Contribution actually made pursuant to Section 4.4.A(1) hereof, GTJ REIT shall be deemed to have contributed to the Partnership as a

 

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Capital Contribution, in lieu of the Capital Contribution actually made and in consideration of an additional Limited Partner Interest (expressed in and as additional Common Units), an amount equal to the Value of a REIT Share as of the date of exercise multiplied by the number of REIT Shares then being issued in connection with the exercise of such stock option.

 

(3)                                 An equitable Percentage Interest adjustment shall be made in which GTJ REIT shall be treated as having made a cash contribution equal to the amount described in Section 4.4.A(2) hereof.

 

B.                                    Stock Incentive Plans. GTJ REIT may not increase the number of its shares subject to the 2007 Incentive Plan, or adopt any new stock incentive plan for the benefit of employees, directors or other business associates of the General Partner, GTJ REIT or the Partnership, without the approval of the stockholders of GTJ REIT. The Partners acknowledge and agree that, in the event that any such plan is adopted, modified or terminated by GTJ REIT, amendments to this Section 4.4 may become necessary or advisable and that any approval or Consent to any such amendments requested by GTJ REIT shall be deemed granted by the Limited Partners.

 

Section 4.5                                    Dividend Reinvestment Plan, Cash Option Purchase Plan, Stock Incentive Plan or Other Plan.  Except as may otherwise be provided in this Article 4, all amounts received or deemed received by GTJ REIT in respect of any dividend reinvestment plan, cash option purchase plan, stock incentive or other stock or subscription plan or agreement, either (a) shall be utilized by GTJ REIT to effect open market purchases of REIT Shares, or (b) if GTJ REIT elects instead to issue new REIT Shares with respect to such amounts, shall be contributed by GTJ REIT to the Partnership in exchange for additional Class A Units. Upon such contribution, the Partnership will issue to GTJ REIT a number of Class A Units equal in value to the product of (i) the Value as of the date of issuance of each REIT Share so issued by GTJ REIT multiplied by (ii) the number of REIT Shares so issued.

 

Section 4.6                                    No Interest; No Return.  No Partner shall be entitled to interest on its Capital Contribution or on such Partner’s Capital Account. Except as provided herein or by law, no Partner shall have any right to demand or receive the return of its Capital Contribution from the Partnership.

 

Section 4.7                                    Conversion or Redemption of Capital Shares.

 

A.                                    Conversion of Capital Shares. If, at any time, any of the Capital Shares are converted into REIT Shares, in whole or in part, then a number of Partnership Units with preferences, conversion and other rights, voting powers, restrictions, limitations as to dividends and other distributions, qualifications and terms and conditions of redemption that are substantially the same as the preferences, conversion and other rights, voting powers, restrictions, limitations as to distributions, qualifications and terms and conditions of redemption of such Capital Shares (“Partnership Equivalent Units”) equal to the number of Capital Shares so converted shall automatically be converted into a number of Common Units equal to (i) the number of REIT Shares issued upon such conversion divided by (ii) the Adjustment Factor then in effect. The Percentage Interests of the General Partner and the Limited Partners shall be adjusted to reflect such conversion.

 

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B.                                    Redemption of Capital Shares or REIT Shares. If, at any time, any Capital Shares are redeemed (whether by exercise of a put or call, automatically or by means of another arrangement) by GTJ REIT for cash, the Partnership shall, immediately prior to such redemption of Capital Shares, redeem an equal number of Partnership Equivalent Units held by GTJ REIT upon the same terms and for the same price per Partnership Equivalent Unit as such Capital Shares are redeemed. If, at any time, any REIT Shares are redeemed or otherwise repurchased by GTJ REIT for cash pursuant to Article 5 of the Charter, the Partnership shall, immediately prior to such redemption of REIT Shares, redeem an equal number of Common Units held by GTJ REIT upon the same terms and for the same price per Common Unit as such REIT Shares are redeemed.

 

ARTICLE 5
 DISTRIBUTIONS

 

Section 5.1                                    Requirement and Characterization of Distributions.  Subject to the rights of any Holder of any Partnership Interest set forth in a Partnership Unit Designation, the General Partner shall cause the Partnership to distribute quarterly all, or such portion as the General Partner may in its sole and absolute discretion determine, of Available Cash generated by the Partnership during such quarter to the Holders on the Partnership Record Date with respect to such quarter pro rata in proportion to their respective Percentage Interests.

 

Distributions payable with respect to any Partnership Units that were not outstanding during the entire quarterly period in respect of which any distribution is made, other than any Partnership Units issued to GTJ REIT in connection with the issuance of REIT Shares by GTJ REIT, shall be prorated based on the portion of the period that such Partnership Units were outstanding. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the General Partner, in its sole and absolute discretion, may cause the Partnership to distribute Available Cash to the Holders on a more or less frequent basis than quarterly and provide for an appropriate record date. The General Partner shall make such reasonable efforts, as determined by it in its sole and absolute discretion and consistent with GTJ REIT’s qualification as a REIT, to cause the Partnership to distribute sufficient amounts to enable the General Partner, for so long as GTJ REIT has determined to qualify as a REIT, to pay stockholder dividends that will (a) satisfy the requirements for qualifying as a REIT under the Code and Regulations (the “REIT Requirements”) and (b) except to the extent otherwise determined by the General Partner, eliminate any Federal income or excise tax liability of the General Partner.

 

Section 5.2                                    Distributions in Kind.  Except as expressly provided herein, no right is given to any Holder to demand and receive property other than cash as provided in this Agreement. The General Partner may determine, in its sole and absolute discretion, to make a distribution in kind of Partnership assets to the Holders, and such assets shall be distributed in such a fashion as to ensure that the fair market value is distributed and allocated in accordance with Articles 5, 6 and 10 hereof; provided, however, that the General Partner shall not make a distribution in kind to any Holder unless the Holder has been given 90 days prior written notice of such distribution.

 

Section 5.3                                    Amounts Withheld.  All amounts withheld pursuant to the Code or any provisions of any state, local or non-United States tax law and Section 10.4 hereof with respect

 

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to any allocation, payment or distribution to any Holder shall be treated as amounts paid or distributed to such Holder pursuant to Section 5.1 hereof for all purposes under this Agreement.

 

Section 5.4                                    Distributions Upon Liquidation.  Notwithstanding the other provisions of this Article 5, net proceeds from a Termination Event, and any other cash received or reductions in reserves made after commencement of the liquidation of the Partnership, shall be distributed to the Holders in accordance with Section 13.2 hereof.

 

Section 5.5                                    Distributions to Reflect Additional Partnership Units.  In the event that the Partnership issues additional Partnership Units pursuant to the provisions of Article 4 hereof, the General Partner is hereby authorized to make such revisions to Articles 5, 6 and 12 hereof as it determines are necessary or desirable to reflect the issuance of such additional Partnership Units, including, without limitation, making preferential distributions to certain classes of Partnership Units.

 

Section 5.6                                    Restricted Distributions.  Notwithstanding any provision to the contrary contained in this Agreement, neither the Partnership nor the General Partner, on behalf of the Partnership, shall make a distribution to any Holder if such distribution would violate the Act or other applicable law.

 

Section 5.7                                    M&T Line of Credit and Prohibition on Future REIT Borrowings.  The Partners acknowledge and agree that (i) the closing adjustments due under Sections 5.2 (h), 5.2 (i) and 5.5 of the Contribution Agreement in the aggregate amount of approximately $8,000,000 (collectively, the “Partnership Closing Obligation Amount”) are the responsibility of the Partnership and that in order to pay for the same, the General Partner has borrowed the Partnership Closing Obligation Amount from the M&T Line of Credit and (ii) the debt service for that portion of the M&T Credit Line and repayment of the same shall be the responsibility of the Partnership.  The General Partner and GTJ REIT acknowledge and agree that (i) to the extent GTJ M&T Debt exists as of the date hereof, the debt service for GTJ M&T Debt and repayment of the same shall be the sole responsibility of GTJ REIT; and (ii) from and after the date hereof, GTJ REIT and the General Partner shall be prohibited from incurring Debt (including, without limitation, further borrowings under the M&T Line of Credit) unless such borrowings are by the General Partner, on behalf of the Partnership, and in such event, the repayment of any such borrowings shall be the sole responsibility of the Partnership.  In the event GTJ REIT requires additional funds, the Partnership or General Partner, on behalf of the Partnership, may incur Debt provided the net proceeds of the same are distributed to the Holders on the Partnership Record Date pro rata in proportion to their respective Percentage Interests.

 

ARTICLE 6
 ALLOCATIONS

 

Section 6.1                                    Timing and Amount of Allocations of Net Income and Net Loss.  Net Income and Net Loss of the Partnership shall be determined and allocated with respect to each Partnership Year as of the end of each such year, provided, that the General Partner may in its discretion allocate Net Income and Net Loss for a shorter period as of the end of such period (and, for purposes of this Article 6, references to the term “Partnership Year” may include such shorter periods). Except to the extent otherwise provided in this Article 6, and subject to Section

 

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11.6.C hereof, an allocation to a Holder of a share of Net Income or Net Loss shall be treated as an allocation of the same share of each item of income, gain, loss or deduction that is taken into account in computing Net Income or Net Loss.

 

Section 6.2                                    Allocations of Net Income and Net Loss.

 

A.                                    In General. Except as otherwise provided in this Article 6 and Section 11.6.C, Net Income and Net Loss allocable with respect to a class of Partnership Interests shall be allocated to each of the Holders in accordance with their respective Percentage Interests.

 

B.                                    Net Income. Except as provided in Sections 6.2.E, 6.2.F and 6.3, Net Income for any Partnership Year shall be allocated in the following manner and order of priority:

 

(i)                                     First, 100% to the General Partner in an amount equal to the remainder, if any, of the cumulative Net Losses allocated to the General Partner pursuant to clause (iii) in Section 6.2.C for all prior Partnership Years minus the cumulative Net Income allocated to the General Partner pursuant to this clause (i) for all prior Partnership Years;

 

(ii)                                  Second, 100% to each Holder in an amount equal to the remainder, if any, of the cumulative Net Losses allocated to each such Holder pursuant to clause (ii) in Section 6.2.C for all prior Partnership Years minus the cumulative Net Income allocated to such Holder pursuant to this clause (ii) for all prior Partnership Years;

 

(iii)                               Third, 100% to each Holder in an amount equal to the remainder, if any, of the cumulative Net Losses allocated to each such Holder pursuant to clause (i) in Section 6.2.C for all prior Partnership Years minus the cumulative Net Income allocated to each Holder pursuant to this clause (iii) for all prior Partnership Years; and

 

(iv)                              Fourth, 100% to the Holders of Partnership Units in accordance with their respective Percentage Interests.

 

To the extent the allocations of Net Income set forth above in any paragraph of this Section 6.2.B are not sufficient to entirely satisfy the allocation set forth in such paragraph, such allocation shall be made in proportion to the total amount that would have been allocated pursuant to such paragraph without regard to such shortfall.

 

C.                                    Net Loss. Except as provided in Sections 6.2.E, 6.2.F and 6.3, Net Losses for any Partnership Year shall be allocated in the following manner and order of priority:

 

(i)                                     First, 100% to the Holders in accordance with their respective Percentage Interests (to the extent consistent with this clause (i)) until the Adjusted Capital Account of all such Holders is zero;

 

(ii)                                  Second, 100% to the Holders to the extent of, and in proportion to, the positive balance (if any) in their Adjusted Capital Accounts; and

 

(iii)                               Third, 100% to the General Partner.

 

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D.                                    Allocations to Reflect Issuance of Additional Partnership Interests. In the event that the Partnership issues additional Partnership Interests to the General Partner or any Additional Limited Partner pursuant to Section 4.2 or 4.3, the General Partner shall make such revisions to this Section 6.2 or to Section 12.2.C or 13.2.A as it determines are necessary to reflect the terms of the issuance of such additional Partnership Interests, including making preferential allocations to certain classes of Partnership Interests, subject to Article 16 below and the terms of any Partnership Unit Designation with respect to Partnership Interests then outstanding.

 

E.                                     Special Allocations Upon Liquidation. Notwithstanding any provision in this Article 6 to the contrary but subject to Section 6.3, in the event that the Partnership disposes of all or substantially all of its assets in a transaction that will lead to a liquidation of the Partnership pursuant to Article 13 hereof, then any Net Income or Net Loss realized in connection with such transaction and thereafter (and, in the discretion of the General Partner, constituent items of income, gain, loss and deduction) shall be specially allocated for such Partnership Year (and to the extent permitted by Section 761(c) of the Code, for the immediately preceding Partnership Year) among the Holders as required so as to cause liquidating distributions pursuant to Section 13.2.A hereof to be made in the same amounts and proportions as would have resulted had such distributions instead been made pursuant to Article 5 hereof.

 

F.                                      Offsetting Allocations. Notwithstanding the provisions of Sections 6.1, 6.2.B and 6.2.C, but subject to Sections 6.3 and 6.4, in the event Net Income or items thereof are being allocated to a Partner to offset prior Net Loss or items thereof which have been allocated to such Partner, the General Partner shall attempt to allocate such offsetting Net Income or items thereof which are of the same or similar character (including without limitation Section 704(b) book items versus tax items) to the original allocations with respect to such Partner.

 

Section 6.3                                    Additional Allocation Provisions.  Notwithstanding the foregoing provisions of this Article 6:

 

A.                                    Regulatory Allocations.

 

(i)                                     Minimum Gain Chargeback. Except as otherwise provided in Regulations Section 1.704-2(f), notwithstanding the provisions of Section 6.2 hereof, or any other provision of this Article 6, if there is a net decrease in Partnership Minimum Gain during any Partnership Year, each Holder shall be specially allocated items of Partnership income and gain for such year (and, if necessary, subsequent years) in an amount equal to such Holder’s share of the net decrease in Partnership Minimum Gain, as determined under Regulations Section 1.704-2(g). Allocations pursuant to the previous sentence shall be made in proportion to the respective amounts required to be allocated to each Holder pursuant thereto. The items to be allocated shall be determined in accordance with Regulations Sections 1.704-2(f)(6) and 1.704-2(j)(2). This Section 6.3.A(i) is intended to qualify as a “minimum gain chargeback” within the meaning of Regulations Section 1.704-2(f) and shall be interpreted consistently therewith.  Regulation Section 1.704-2(f) shall be controlling in the event of a conflict between such Regulation and this Section 6.3A(i).

 

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(ii)           Partner Minimum Gain Chargeback. Except as otherwise provided in Regulations Section 1.704-2(i)(4) or in Section 6.3.A(i) hereof, if there is a net decrease in Partner Minimum Gain attributable to a Partner Nonrecourse Debt during any Partnership Year, each Holder who has a share of the Partner Minimum Gain attributable to such Partner Nonrecourse Debt, determined in accordance with Regulations Section 1.704-2(i)(5), shall be specially allocated items of Partnership income and gain for such year (and, if necessary, subsequent years) in an amount equal to such Holder’s share of the net decrease in Partner Minimum Gain attributable to such Partner Nonrecourse Debt, determined in accordance with Regulations Section 1.704-2(i)(4). Allocations pursuant to the previous sentence shall be made in proportion to the respective amounts required to be allocated to each Holder pursuant thereto. The items to be so allocated shall be determined in accordance with Regulations Sections 1.704-2(i)(4) and 1.704-2(j)(2). This Section 6.3.A(ii) is intended to qualify as a “chargeback of partner nonrecourse debt minimum gain” within the meaning of Regulations Section 1.704-2(i) and shall be interpreted consistently therewith. Regulation Section 1.704-2(i) shall be controlling in the event of a conflict between such Regulation and this Section 6.3A(ii).

 

(iii)          Nonrecourse Deductions and Partner Nonrecourse Deductions. Any Nonrecourse Deductions for any Partnership Year shall be specially allocated to the Holders in accordance with their respective Percentage Interests with respect to Common Units. Any Partner Nonrecourse Deductions for any Partnership Year shall be specially allocated to the Holder(s) who bears the economic risk of loss with respect to the Partner Nonrecourse Debt to which such Partner Nonrecourse Deductions are attributable, in accordance with Regulations Sections 1.704-2(b)(4) and 1.704-2(i).

 

(iv)          Qualified Income Offset. If any Holder unexpectedly receives an adjustment, allocation or distribution described in Regulations Section 1.704-1(b)(2)(ii)(d)(4), (5) or (6), items of Partnership income and gain shall be specially allocated, in accordance with Regulations Section 1.704-1(b)(2)(ii)(d), to such Holder in an amount and manner sufficient to eliminate, to the extent required by such Regulations, the Adjusted Capital Account Deficit of such Holder as quickly as possible; provided, that an allocation pursuant to this Section 6.3.A(iv) shall be made if and only to the extent that such Holder would have an Adjusted Capital Account Deficit after all other allocations provided in this Article 6 have been tentatively made as if this Section 6.3.A(iv) were not in the Agreement. It is intended that this Section 6.3.A(iv) qualify and be construed as a “qualified income offset” within the meaning of Regulations Section 1.704-1(b)(2)(ii)(d) and shall be interpreted consistently therewith. Regulation Section 1.704-1(b)(2)(ii)(d) shall be controlling in the event of a conflict between such Regulation and this Section 6.3A(iv).

 

(v)           Gross Income Allocation. In the event that any Holder has a deficit Capital Account at the end of any Partnership Year that is in excess of the sum of (1) the amount (if any) that such Holder is obligated to restore to the Partnership upon complete liquidation of such Holder’s Partnership Interest and (2) the amount that such Holder is deemed to be obligated to restore pursuant to Regulations Section 1.704-1(b)(2)(ii)(c) or the penultimate sentences of Regulations Sections 1.704-2(g)(1) and 1.704-2(i)(5), each such Holder shall be specially allocated items of Partnership income and gain in the amount of such excess to eliminate such deficit as quickly as possible; provided, that an allocation pursuant to this Section 6.3.A(v) shall be made if and only to the extent that such Holder would have a deficit Capital Account in

 

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excess of such sum after all other allocations provided in this Article 6 have been tentatively made as if this Section 6.3.A(v) and Section 6.3.A(iv) hereof were not in the Agreement.

 

(vi)          Limitation on Allocation of Net Loss. To the extent that any allocation of Net Loss would cause or increase an Adjusted Capital Account Deficit as to any Holder, such allocation of Net Loss shall be reallocated (x) first, among the other Holders of Common Units in accordance with their respective Percentage Interests with respect to Common Units and (y) thereafter, among the Holders of other classes of Partnership Units as determined by the General Partner, subject to the limitations of this Section 6.3.A(vi).

 

(vii)         Section 754 Adjustment. To the extent that an adjustment to the adjusted tax basis of any Partnership asset pursuant to Code Section 734(b) or Code Section 743(b) is required, pursuant to Regulations Section 1.704-1(b)(2)(iv)(m)(2) or Regulations Section 1.704-1(b)(2)(iv)(m)(4), to be taken into account in determining Capital Accounts as the result of a distribution to a Holder in complete liquidation of its interest in the Partnership, the amount of such adjustment to the Capital Accounts shall be treated as an item of gain (if the adjustment increases the basis of the asset) or loss (if the adjustment decreases such basis), and such gain or loss shall be specially allocated to the Holders in accordance with their interests in the Partnership in the event that Regulations Section 1.704-1(b)(2)(iv)(m)(2) applies, or to the Holder(s) to whom such distribution was made in the event that Regulations Section 1.704-1(b)(2)(iv)(m)(4) applies.

 

(viii)        Curative Allocations. The allocations set forth in Sections 6.3.A(i), (ii), (iii), (iv), (v), (vi) and (vii) hereof (the “Regulatory Allocations”) are intended to comply with certain regulatory requirements, including the requirements of Regulations Sections 1.704-1(b) and 1.704-2. Notwithstanding the provisions of Sections 6.1 and 6.2 hereof, the Regulatory Allocations shall be taken into account in allocating other items of income, gain, loss and deduction among the Holders so that to the extent possible without violating the requirements giving rise to the Regulatory Allocations, the net amount of such allocations of other items and the Regulatory Allocations to each Holder shall be equal to the net amount that would have been allocated to each such Holder if the Regulatory Allocations had not occurred.

 

B.            Allocation of Excess Nonrecourse Liabilities. For purposes of determining a Holder’s proportional share of the “excess nonrecourse liabilities” of the Partnership within the meaning of Regulations Section 1.752-3(a)(3), each Holder’s respective interest in Partnership profits shall be equal to such Holder’s Percentage Interest with respect to Common Units, except as otherwise determined by the General Partner.

 

Section 6.4            Tax Allocations.

 

A.            In General. Except as otherwise provided in this Section 6.4, for income tax purposes under the Code and the Regulations, each Partnership item of income, gain, loss and deduction (collectively, “Tax Items”) shall be allocated among the Holders in the same manner as its correlative item of “book” income, gain, loss or deduction is allocated pursuant to Sections 6.2 and 6.3 hereof.

 

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B.            Section 704(c) Allocations. Notwithstanding Section 6.4.A hereof, Tax Items with respect to Property that is contributed to the Partnership with a Gross Asset Value that varies from its adjusted tax basis in the hands of the contributing Partner immediately preceding the date of contribution shall be allocated among the Holders for income tax purposes pursuant to Regulations promulgated under Code Section 704(c) so as to take into account such variation. With respect to Partnership property that is initially contributed to the Partnership upon its formation pursuant to Section 4.1, such variation between adjusted tax basis and initial Gross Asset Value shall be taken into account under the “traditional method with curative allocations” as described in Regulation Section 1.704-3(c).  With respect to properties subsequently contributed to the Partnership, the Partnership shall account for such variation under any method approved under Section 704(c) of the Code and applicable regulations as chosen by the General Partner. In the event that the Gross Asset Value of any Partnership asset is adjusted pursuant to subsection (b) of the definition of “Gross Asset Value” (provided in Article 1 hereof), subsequent allocations of Tax Items with respect to such asset shall take account of the variation, if any, between the adjusted tax basis of such asset and its Gross Asset Value in the same manner as under Code Section 704(c) and the applicable Regulations and using any allowable method as chosen by the General Partner. Allocations pursuant to this Section 6.4.B are solely for purposes of Federal, state and local income taxes and shall not affect, or in any way be taken into account in computing, any Partner’s Capital Account or share of Net Income, Net Loss, or any other items or distributions pursuant to any provision of this Agreement.

 

ARTICLE 7
 MANAGEMENT AND OPERATIONS OF BUSINESS

 

Section 7.1            Management.

 

A.            Except as otherwise expressly provided in this Agreement, all management powers over the business and affairs of the Partnership are and shall be exclusively vested in the General Partner, and no Limited Partner shall have any right or obligation to participate in or exercise control or management power over the business and affairs of the Partnership, or any liability in connection with the General Partner’s exercise of such control and management power. The General Partner may not be removed by the Partners, with or without cause, except with the consent of the General Partner.

 

In addition to the powers now or hereafter granted a general partner of a limited partnership under applicable law or that are granted to the General Partner under any other provision of this Agreement, the General Partner, subject to the other provisions hereof including, without limitation, Section 3.1, Section 3.2, and Section 7.3, shall have full and exclusive power and authority, without the consent or approval of any Limited Partner, to do all things deemed necessary or desirable by it to conduct the business of the Partnership, to exercise or direct the exercise of all of the powers of the Partnership under the Act and this Agreement and to effectuate the purposes set forth in Section 3.1 hereof, including, without limitation:

 

(1)           the making of any expenditures of Partnership funds (including, without limitation, payments to GTJ REIT for expenses associated with the furtherance of the business of the Partnership and permitted under this Agreement or to satisfy GTJ REIT’s obligations under securities laws, rules and regulations), the lending or borrowing of money or selling of assets

 

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(including, without limitation, making prepayments on loans and borrowing money to permit the Partnership to make distributions to the Holders in such amounts as will permit the General Partner (so long as GTJ REIT qualifies as a REIT) to prevent the imposition of any Federal income tax on GTJ REIT (including, for this purpose, any excise tax pursuant to Code Section 4981) and to make distributions to stockholders of GTJ REIT sufficient to permit GTJ REIT to maintain REIT status or otherwise to satisfy the REIT Requirements), the assumption or guarantee of, or other contracting for, indebtedness and other liabilities, the issuance of evidences of indebtedness (including the securing of same by deed to secure debt, mortgage, deed of trust or other lien or encumbrance on the Partnership’s assets) and the incurring of any obligations that the General Partner deems necessary for the conduct of the activities of the Partnership;

 

(2)           the making of tax, regulatory and other filings, or rendering of periodic or other reports to governmental or other agencies having jurisdiction over the business or assets of the Partnership;

 

(3)           the taking of any and all acts necessary or prudent to ensure that the Partnership will not be classified as a “publicly traded partnership” taxable as a corporation under Code Section 7704;

 

(4)           subject to Section 11.2 hereof, the acquisition, sale, transfer, exchange or other disposition of any, all or substantially all of the assets (including the goodwill) of the Partnership (including, but not limited to, the exercise or grant of any conversion, option, privilege or subscription right or any other right available in connection with any assets at any time held by the Partnership) or the merger, consolidation, reorganization or other combination of the Partnership with or into another entity;

 

(5)           the mortgage, pledge, encumbrance or hypothecation of any assets of the Partnership, the assignment of any assets of the Partnership in trust for creditors or on the promise of the assignee to pay the debts of the Partnership, the use of the assets of the Partnership (including, without limitation, cash on hand) for any purpose consistent with the terms of this Agreement and on any terms that the General Partner sees fit, including, without limitation, the financing of the operations and activities of the General Partner, the Partnership or any of the Partnership’s Subsidiaries, the lending of funds to other Persons (including, without limitation, the General Partner and/or the Partnership’s Subsidiaries) and the repayment of obligations of the Partnership, its Subsidiaries and any other Person in which the Partnership has an equity investment, and the making of capital contributions to and equity investments in the Partnership’s Subsidiaries;

 

(6)           the management, operation, leasing, landscaping, repair, alteration, demolition, replacement or improvement of any Property or assets;

 

(7)           the negotiation, execution and performance of any contracts, including leases (including ground leases), easements, management agreements, rights of way and other property-related agreements, conveyances or other instruments that the General Partner considers useful or necessary to the conduct of the Partnership’s operations or the implementation of the General Partner’s powers under this Agreement, including contracting with contractors, developers,

 

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consultants, governmental authorities, accountants, legal counsel, other professional advisors and other agents and the payment of their expenses and compensation, as applicable, out of the Partnership’s assets;

 

(8)           the distribution of Partnership cash or other Partnership assets in accordance with this Agreement, the holding, management, investment and reinvestment of cash and other assets of the Partnership, and the collection and receipt of revenues, rents and income of the Partnership;

 

(9)           the selection and dismissal of employees of the Partnership (if any) or the General Partner (including, without limitation, employees having titles or offices such as “president,” “vice president,” “secretary” and “treasurer”), and agents, outside attorneys, accountants, consultants and contractors of the Partnership or the General Partner and the determination of their compensation and other terms of employment or hiring;

 

(10)         the maintenance of such insurance (including, without limitation, directors and officers insurance) for the benefit of the Partnership and the Partners (including, without limitation, the General Partner) as the General Partner deems necessary or appropriate;

 

(11)         the formation of, or acquisition of an interest in, and the contribution of property to, any further limited or general partnerships, limited liability companies, joint ventures or other relationships that it deems desirable (including, without limitation, the acquisition of interests in, and the contributions of property to, any Subsidiary and any other Person in which the General Partner has an equity investment from time to time); provided, however, that, as long as GTJ REIT has determined to continue to qualify as a REIT, the Partnership will not engage in any such formation, acquisition or contribution that would cause GTJ REIT to fail to qualify as a REIT within the meaning of Section 856(a) of the Code;

 

(12)         the control of any matters affecting the rights and obligations of the Partnership, including the settlement, compromise, submission to arbitration or any other form of dispute resolution, or abandonment, of any claim, cause of action, liability, debt or damages, due or owing to or from the Partnership, the commencement or defense of suits, legal proceedings, administrative proceedings, arbitrations or other forms of dispute resolution, and the representation of the Partnership in all suits or legal proceedings, administrative proceedings, arbitrations or other forms of dispute resolution, the incurring of legal expense, and the indemnification of any Person against liabilities and contingencies to the extent permitted by law;

 

(13)         the undertaking of any action in connection with the Partnership’s direct or indirect investment in any Subsidiary or any other Person (including, without limitation, the contribution or loan of funds by the Partnership to such Persons);

 

(14)         the determination of the fair market value of any Partnership property distributed in kind using such reasonable method of valuation as the General Partner may adopt; provided, however, that such methods are otherwise consistent with the requirements of this Agreement;

 

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(15)         the enforcement of any rights against any Partner pursuant to representations, warranties, covenants and indemnities relating to such Partner’s contribution of property or assets to the Partnership;

 

(16)         the exercise, directly or indirectly, through any attorney-in-fact acting under a general or limited power of attorney, of any right, including the right to vote, appurtenant to any asset or investment held by the Partnership;

 

(17)         the exercise of any of the powers of the General Partner enumerated in this Agreement on behalf of or in connection with any Subsidiary of the Partnership or any other Person in which the Partnership has a direct or indirect interest, or jointly with any such Subsidiary or other Person;

 

(18)         the exercise of any of the powers of the General Partner enumerated in this Agreement on behalf of any Person in which the Partnership does not have an interest, pursuant to contractual or other arrangements with such Person;

 

(19)         the making, execution and delivery of any and all deeds, leases, notes, deeds to secure debt, mortgages, deeds of trust, security agreements, conveyances, contracts, guarantees, warranties, indemnities, waivers, releases, confessions of judgment or any other legal instruments or agreements in writing necessary or appropriate in the judgment of the General Partner for the accomplishment of any of the powers of the General Partner enumerated in this Agreement;

 

(20)         the issuance of additional Partnership Units in connection with Capital Contributions by Additional Limited Partners and additional Capital Contributions by Partners pursuant to Article 4 hereof;

 

(21)         an election to dissolve the Partnership pursuant to Section 13.1.B hereof;

 

(22)         the distribution of cash to acquire Common Units held by a Common Limited Partner in connection with a Common Redemption under Section 15.1 hereof; and

 

(23)         an election to acquire Tendered Common Units in exchange for REIT Shares.

 

B.            Each of the Limited Partners agrees that, except as provided in Section 7.3 hereof, the General Partner is authorized to execute, deliver and perform the above-mentioned agreements and transactions on behalf of the Partnership without any further act, approval or vote of the Partners or any other Persons, notwithstanding any other provision of the Act or any applicable law, rule or regulation.

 

C.            At all times from and after the date hereof, the General Partner may cause the Partnership to obtain and maintain (i) casualty, liability and other insurance on the Properties of the Partnership and (ii) liability insurance for the Indemnitees hereunder.

 

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General Partner, in its sole and absolute discretion, deems appropriate and reasonable from time to time.

 

E.            In exercising its authority under this Agreement and subject to Section 7.8.B, the General Partner may, but shall be under no obligation to, take into account the tax consequences to any Partner of any action taken (or not taken) by it. The General Partner and the Partnership shall not have liability to a Limited Partner under any circumstances as a result of any tax liability incurred by such Limited Partner as a result of an action (or inaction) by the General Partner pursuant to its authority under this Agreement.

 

F.             Except as otherwise provided herein, to the extent the duties of the General Partner require expenditures of funds to be paid to third parties on behalf of the Partnership, 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 authorize or require the General Partner, in its capacity as such, to expend its individual funds for payment to third parties or to undertake any individual liability or obligations on behalf of the Partnership.

 

Section 7.2            Certificate of Limited Partnership.  To the extent that such action is determined by the General Partner to be reasonable and necessary or appropriate, the General Partner shall file amendments to and restatements of the Certificate and do all the things to maintain the Partnership as a limited partnership (or a partnership in which the limited partners have limited liability) under the laws of the State of Delaware and each other state, the District of Columbia or any other jurisdiction, in which the Partnership may elect to do business or own property. Subject to the terms of Section 8.5.A hereof, the General Partner shall not be required, before or after filing, to deliver or mail a copy of the Certificate or any amendment thereto to any Limited Partner. The General Partner shall use all reasonable efforts to cause to be filed such other certificates or documents as may be reasonable and necessary or appropriate for the formation, continuation, qualification and operation of a limited partnership (or a partnership in which the limited partners have limited liability to the extent provided by applicable law) in the State of Delaware and any other state, or the District of Columbia or other jurisdiction, in which the Partnership may elect to do business or own property.

 

Section 7.3            Restrictions on General Partner’s Authority.

 

A.            Proscriptions. The General Partner and GTJ REIT may not take any action in contravention of this Agreement, including, without limitation:

 

(1)           take any action that would make it impossible to carry on the ordinary business of the Partnership, except as otherwise provided in this Agreement;

 

(2)           possess Partnership property, or assign any rights in specific Partnership property, for other than a Partnership purpose except as otherwise provided in this Agreement, including, without limitation, Section 7.10;

 

(3)           admit a Person as a Partner, except as otherwise provided in this Agreement;

 

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(4)           perform any act that would subject a Limited Partner to liability as a general partner in any jurisdiction or any other liability except as provided herein or under the Act; or

 

(5)           enter into any contract, mortgage, loan or other agreement that expressly prohibits or restricts, or that has the effect of prohibiting or restricting, (a) the General Partner or the Partnership from performing its specific obligations under Sections 15.1 or 16.4 hereof in full, or (b) a Common Limited Partner from exercising its rights under Section 15.1 hereof to effect a Common Redemption in full, or (c)  a Class B Limited Partner from exercising its rights under Section 16.4 hereof to effect a Class B Redemption in full except, in the case of any of clauses (a) or (b), with the written consent of any Limited Partner affected by the prohibition or restriction.

 

B.            Actions Requiring Consent of the Partners. Except as provided in Section 7.3.C hereof (or as is otherwise consistent with the intent of this Agreement), the General Partner shall not, without the prior Consent of the Partners, amend, modify or terminate this Agreement.

 

C.            Amendments without Consent. Notwithstanding Sections 7.3.B and 14.2 hereof but subject to the terms of any Partnership Unit Designation with respect to Partnership Interests then outstanding, the General Partner shall have the power, without the Consent of the Partners, to amend this Agreement as may be required to facilitate or implement any of the following purposes:

 

(1)           to add to the obligations of the General Partner or surrender any right or power granted to the General Partner or any Affiliate of the General Partner for the benefit of the Limited Partners;

 

(2)           to reflect the admission, substitution or withdrawal of Partners, the Transfer of any Partnership Interest or the termination of the Partnership in accordance with this Agreement, and to amend Exhibit A in connection with such admission, substitution, withdrawal or Transfer;

 

(3)           to reflect a change that is of an inconsequential nature or does not adversely affect the Limited Partners in any material respect, or to cure any ambiguity, correct or supplement any provision in this Agreement not inconsistent with law or with other provisions, or make other changes with respect to matters arising under this Agreement that will not be inconsistent with law or with the provisions of this Agreement;

 

(4)           to set forth or amend the designations, preferences, conversion or other rights, voting powers, restrictions, limitations as to distributions, qualifications or terms or conditions of redemption of the Holders of any additional Partnership Interests issued pursuant to Article 4;

 

(5)           to reflect the termination of the class of Class B Units if and from the time that all of the Class B Units shall no longer be, or be deemed to be, outstanding for any purpose;

 

(6)           to satisfy any requirements, conditions or guidelines contained in any order, directive, opinion, ruling or regulation of a Federal or state agency or contained in Federal or state law (collectively, “Legal Requirements”);

 

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(7)           (a) to reflect such changes as are reasonably necessary for GTJ REIT to maintain its status as a REIT or to satisfy the REIT Requirements or (b) to reflect the Transfer of all or any part of a Partnership Interest among the General Partner and any Disregarded Entity with respect to the General Partner;

 

(8)           to modify either or both of the manner in which items of Net Income or Net Loss are allocated pursuant to Article 6 or the manner in which Capital Accounts are adjusted, computed, or maintained (but in each case only to the extent otherwise provided in this Agreement); or

 

(9)           the issuance of additional Partnership Interests in accordance with Section 4.2.

 

The General Partner will provide reasonably prompt advance written notice to the Limited Partners whenever the General Partner proposes to take any of the foregoing actions under this Section 7.3.C.

 

D.            Actions Requiring Consent of Affected Partners. Notwithstanding Sections 7.3.B, 7.3.C and 14.2 hereof, this Agreement shall not be amended, and no action may be taken by the General Partner, without the consent of each Partner adversely affected thereby, if such amendment or action would: (i) convert a Limited Partner Interest in the Partnership into a General Partner Interest (except as a result of the General Partner acquiring such Partnership Interest); (ii) modify the limited liability of a Limited Partner; (iii) alter the rights of any Partner to receive the distributions to which such Partner is entitled, pursuant to Article 5, Section 13.2.A, or Article 16 hereof, or alter the allocations specified in Article 6 hereof (except, in any case, as permitted pursuant to Sections 4.2, 7.3.C and Article 6 hereof); (iv) alter or modify the redemption rights, conversion rights, Common Unit Cash Amount or Common Unit REIT Shares Amount as set forth in Section 15.1, or amend or modify any related definitions; (v) alter or modify Section 11.2 hereof; (vi) remove, alter or amend the powers and restrictions related to REIT Requirements or permitting the General Partner to reduce or eliminate the tax liability under Code Sections 857 or 4981 contained in Sections 3.1, 3.2, 7.1 and 7.3; (vii) reduce any Limited Partner’s rights to indemnification; (viii) create any liability of any Limited Partner not already provided in this Agreement; or (ix) amend this Section 7.3.D. Further, no amendment may alter the restrictions on the General Partner’s authority set forth elsewhere in this Agreement without the consent specified therein. Any such amendment or action consented to by any Partner shall be effective as to that Partner, notwithstanding the absence of such consent by any other Partner.

 

Section 7.4            Reimbursement of the General Partner.

 

A.            The General Partner shall not be compensated for its services as General Partner of the Partnership except as provided in this Agreement (including the provisions of Articles 5 and 6 hereof regarding distributions, payments and allocations to which the General Partner may be entitled in its capacity as the General Partner).

 

B.            Subject to Sections 7.4.C and 15.12 hereof, the Partnership shall be liable for, and shall reimburse the General Partner or GTJ REIT, as the case may be, on a monthly basis, or such other basis as the General Partner may determine in its sole and absolute discretion, for all

 

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sums expended in connection with the Partnership’s business, including, without limitation, (i) expenses relating to the ownership of interests in and management and operation of, or for the benefit of, the Partnership, (ii) compensation of officers and employees, including, without limitation, payments under future compensation plans, of GTJ REIT that may provide for stock units, or phantom stock, pursuant to which employees of GTJ REIT will receive payments based upon dividends on or the value of REIT Shares, (iii) director or manager fees and expenses of GTJ REIT or its Affiliates, and (iv) all costs and expenses of GTJ REIT being a public company, including costs of filings with the SEC, reports and other distributions to its stockholders; provided, however, that the amount of any reimbursement shall be reduced by any interest earned by the General Partner with respect to bank accounts or other instruments or accounts held by it on behalf of the Partnership as permitted pursuant to Section 7.1 hereof; and, provided, further, that the General Partner shall not be reimbursed for expenses it incurs relating to the formation or organization of the Partnership. Such reimbursements shall be in addition to any reimbursement of the General Partner as a result of indemnification pursuant to Section 7.7 hereof.

 

C.            To the extent practicable, Partnership expenses shall be billed directly to and paid by the Partnership and, subject to Section 15.12 hereof, if and to the extent any reimbursements to the General Partner or any of its Affiliates by the Partnership pursuant to this Section 7.4 constitute gross income to such Person (as opposed to the repayment of advances made by such Person on behalf of the Partnership), such amounts shall be treated as “guaranteed payments” within the meaning of Code Section 707(c) and shall not be treated as distributions for purposes of computing the Partners’ Capital Accounts.

 

Section 7.5            Outside Activities of the General Partner.  Neither the General Partner nor GTJ REIT shall directly or indirectly, enter into or conduct any business, other than in connection with, (a) the ownership, acquisition and disposition of Partnership Interests, (b) the management of the business of the Partnership, (c) the operation of GTJ REIT as a reporting company with a class (or classes) of securities registered under the Exchange Act, (d) its operations as a REIT, (e) the offering, sale, syndication, private placement or public offering of stock, bonds, securities or other interests of the Partnership or its assets of GTJ REIT or their respective associates, (f) financing or refinancing of any type related to the Partnership or its assets or activities, (g) as otherwise contemplated herein, and (h) such activities as are incidental thereto; provided, however, that, except as otherwise provided herein, any funds raised by GTJ REIT pursuant to the preceding clauses (e) and (h) shall be made available to the Partnership, whether as Capital Contributions, loans or otherwise, as appropriate; and, provided, further, that the General Partner or GTJ REIT may, in its sole and absolute discretion, from time to time hold or acquire assets in its own name or otherwise other than through the Partnership so long as the General Partner or GTJ REIT, as applicable, takes commercially reasonable measures to ensure that the economic benefits and burdens of such Property are otherwise vested in the Partnership, whether through assignment, mortgage loan or otherwise. Nothing contained herein shall be deemed to prohibit the General Partner from executing guarantees of Partnership debt. GTJ REIT and all Disregarded Entities with respect to GTJ REIT, taken as a group, shall not own any assets or take title to assets (other than temporarily in connection with an acquisition prior to contributing such assets to the Partnership) other than (i) interests in Disregarded Entities with respect to the General Partner, (ii) Partnership Interests as the General Partner and (iii) such cash and cash equivalents, bank accounts or similar instruments or accounts as such group deems reasonably necessary, taking into account Section 7.1.D hereof and the requirements necessary

 

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for GTJ REIT to qualify as a REIT and for the General Partner to carry out its responsibilities contemplated under this Agreement and GTJ REIT under the Charter. Any Limited Partner Interests acquired by the General Partner, whether pursuant to the exercise by a Limited Partner of its right to Redemption, or otherwise, shall be automatically converted into a General Partner Interest comprised of an identical number of Partnership Units with the same terms as the class or series so acquired.  Nothing contained herein shall prohibit GTJ REIT from engaging in any activity reasonably required to complete its divestiture and wind down of its taxable REIT subsidiaries.

 

Section 7.6            Transactions with Affiliates.

 

A.                                    The Partnership may lend or contribute funds to, and borrow funds from, Persons in which the Partnership has an equity investment, and such Persons may borrow funds from, and lend or contribute funds to, the Partnership, 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 Person.

 

B.                                    Except as provided in Section 7.5 hereof and subject to Section 3.1 hereof, the Partnership may transfer assets to joint ventures, limited liability companies, partnerships, corporations, business trusts or other business entities in which it is or thereby becomes a participant upon such terms and subject to such conditions consistent with this Agreement and applicable law as the General Partner, believes, in good faith, to be advisable.

 

C.                                    Except as expressly permitted by this Agreement, neither the General Partner nor any of its Affiliates may sell, transfer or convey any property to, or purchase any property from, the Partnership, directly or indirectly, except pursuant to transactions that are determined by the General Partner in good faith to be fair and reasonable.

 

D.                                    The General Partner or GTJ REIT, as the case may be, in its sole and absolute discretion and without the approval of the Partners or any of them or any other Persons, may propose and adopt (on behalf of the Partnership) employee benefit plans funded by the Partnership for the benefit of employees of GTJ REIT, the General Partner, the Partnership, Subsidiaries of the Partnership or any Affiliate of any of them in respect of services performed, directly or indirectly, for the benefit of the General Partner, the Partnership or any of the Partnership’s Subsidiaries.

 

Section 7.7                                    Indemnification.

 

A.                                    To the fullest extent permitted by applicable law, the Partnership shall indemnify each Indemnitee from and against any and all losses, claims, damages, liabilities, joint or several, expenses (including, without limitation, reasonable attorney’s fees and other 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, that relate to the operations of the Partnership (“Actions”) as set forth in this Agreement in which such Indemnitee may be involved, or is threatened to be involved, as a party or otherwise; provided, however, that the Partnership shall not indemnify an Indemnitee (i) if the act or omission of the Indemnitee was material to the matter giving rise to the Action and either was

 

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committed in bad faith or was the result of active and deliberate dishonesty; (ii) in the case of any criminal proceeding, if the Indemnitee had reasonable cause to believe that the act or omission was unlawful; or (iii) for any transaction for which such Indemnitee actually received an improper personal benefit in money, property or services or otherwise, in violation or breach of any provision of this Agreement; and provided, further, that (x) no payments pursuant to this Agreement shall be made by the Partnership to indemnify or advance funds to any Indemnitee with respect to any Action initiated or brought voluntarily by such Indemnitee (and not by way of defense) unless (I) approved or authorized by the General Partner or (II) incurred to establish or enforce such Indemnitee’s right to indemnification under this Agreement, and (y) the Partnership shall not be liable for any expenses incurred by an Indemnitee in connection with one or more Actions or claims brought by the Partnership or involving such Indemnitee if such Indemnitee is found liable to the Partnership on any portion of any claim in any such Action.

 

Without limitation, the foregoing indemnity shall extend to any liability of any Indemnitee, pursuant to a loan guaranty or otherwise, for any indebtedness of the Partnership or any Subsidiary of the Partnership (including, without limitation, any indebtedness which the Partnership or any Subsidiary of the Partnership has assumed or taken subject to), and the General Partner is hereby authorized and empowered, on behalf of the Partnership, to enter into one or more indemnity agreements consistent with the provisions of this Section 7.7 in favor of any Indemnitee having or potentially having liability for any such indebtedness. It is the intention of this Section 7.7.A that the Partnership shall indemnify each Indemnitee to the fullest extent permitted by law and this Agreement. 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 7.7.A. The termination of any proceeding by conviction of an Indemnitee or upon a plea of nolo contendere or its equivalent by an Indemnitee, or an entry of an order of probation against an Indemnitee prior to judgment, does not create a presumption that such Indemnitee acted in a manner contrary to that specified in this Section 7.7.A with respect to the subject matter of such proceeding. Any indemnification pursuant to this Section 7.7 shall be made only out of the assets of the Partnership, and neither the General Partner nor any other Holder shall have any obligation to contribute to the capital of the Partnership or otherwise provide funds to enable the Partnership to fund its obligations under this Section 7.7.

 

B.                                    To the fullest extent permitted by law, expenses incurred by an Indemnitee who is a party to a proceeding or otherwise subject to or the focus of or is involved in any Action shall be paid or reimbursed by the Partnership as incurred by the Indemnitee in advance of the final disposition of the Action 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 Section 7.7.A 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 7.7 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 and shall inure to the benefit of the heirs, successors, assigns and administrators of the Indemnitee unless otherwise provided in a written

 

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agreement with such Indemnitee or in the writing pursuant to which such Indemnitee is indemnified.

 

D.                                    The Partnership may, but shall not be obligated to, purchase and maintain insurance, on behalf of any 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.                                     Any liabilities which an Indemnitee incurs as a result of acting on behalf of GTJ REIT, the Partnership or the General Partner (whether as a fiduciary or otherwise) in connection with the operation, administration or maintenance of an employee benefit plan or any related trust or funding mechanism (whether such liabilities are in the form of excise taxes assessed by the IRS, penalties assessed by the U.S. Department of Labor, restitutions to such a plan or trust or other funding mechanism or to a participant or beneficiary of such plan, trust or other funding mechanism, or otherwise) shall be treated as liabilities or judgments or fines under this Section 7.7, unless such liabilities arise as a result of (i) an act or omission of such Indemnitee that was material to the matter giving rise to the Action and either was committed in bad faith or was the result of active and deliberate dishonesty; (ii) in the case of any criminal proceeding, an act or omission that such Indemnitee had reasonable cause to believe was unlawful, or (iii) any transaction in which such Indemnitee actually received an improper personal benefit in money, property or services or otherwise, in violation or breach of any provision of this Agreement or applicable law.

 

F.                                      Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Agreement, in no event may an Indemnitee subject any of the Holders to personal liability by reason of the indemnification provisions set forth in this Agreement, and any such indemnification shall be satisfied solely out of the assets of the Partnership.

 

G.                                    An Indemnitee shall not be denied indemnification in whole or in part under this Section 7.7 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 7.7 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. Any amendment, modification or repeal of this Section 7.7 or any provision hereof shall be prospective only and shall not in any way affect the limitations on the Partnership’s liability to any Indemnitee under this Section 7.7 as in effect immediately prior to such amendment, modification or repeal with respect to claims arising from or relating to matters occurring, in whole or in part, prior to such amendment, modification or repeal, regardless of when such claims may arise or be asserted.

 

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meaning of Code Section 707(c) and shall not be treated as distributions for purposes of computing the Partners’ Capital Accounts.

 

J.                                        The Partnership shall indemnify each Limited Partner and its Affiliates, their respective directors, officers, stockholders and any other individual acting on its or their behalf, from and against any costs (including costs of defense) incurred by it as a result of any litigation or other proceeding in which any Limited Partner is named as a defendant or any claim threatened or asserted against any Limited Partner, in either case which relates to the operations of the Partnership or any obligation assumed by the Partnership, unless such costs are the result of intentional harm or gross negligence on the part of, or a breach of this Agreement by, such Limited Partner; provided, however, that no Partner shall have any personal liability with respect to the foregoing indemnification, any such indemnification to be satisfied solely out of the assets of the Partnership.

 

K.                                   Any obligation or liability whatsoever of the General Partner which may arise at any time under this Agreement or any other instrument, transaction, or undertaking contemplated hereby shall be satisfied, if at all, out of the assets of the General Partner or the Partnership only. No such obligation or liability shall be personally binding upon, nor shall resort for the enforcement thereof be had to, any of the General Partner’s managers, members, officers, employees, or agents, regardless of whether such obligation or liability is in the nature of contract, tort or otherwise.

 

Section 7.8                                    Liability of the General Partner.

 

A.                                    Notwithstanding anything to the contrary set forth in this Agreement, neither the General Partner nor any of its managers or officers shall be liable or accountable in damages or otherwise to the Partnership, any Partners, or any Assignees for losses sustained, liabilities incurred or benefits not derived as a result of errors in judgment or mistakes of fact or law or of any act or omission if the General Partner or such manager or officer acted in good faith.

 

B.                                    Subject to its obligations and duties as General Partner set forth in the Act and this Agreement, the General Partner may exercise any of the powers granted to it by this Agreement and perform any of the duties imposed upon it hereunder either directly or by or through its employees or 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.

 

C.                                    Any amendment, modification or repeal of this Section 7.8 or any provision hereof shall be prospective only and shall not in any way affect the limitations on the General Partner’s and its officers’ and directors’ liability to the Partnership and the Limited Partners under this Section 7.8 as in effect immediately prior to such amendment, modification or repeal with respect to claims arising from or relating to matters occurring, in whole or in part, prior to such amendment, modification or repeal, regardless of when such claims may arise or be asserted.

 

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liability whatsoever, to the Partnership or to the other Partners, or for the debts or liabilities of the Partnership or the Partnership’s obligations hereunder, and the full recourse of the other Partner(s) shall be limited to the interest of that Partner in the Partnership. Without limitation of the foregoing, and except for liability for willful misconduct or gross negligence, or pursuant to any such express indemnity, no property or assets of any Partner, other than its interest in the Partnership, shall be subject to levy, execution or other enforcement procedures for the satisfaction of any judgment (or other judicial process) in favor of any other Partner(s) and arising out of, or in connection with, this Agreement. This Agreement is executed by the officers of the General Partner solely as officers of the same and not in their own individual capacities.

 

E.                                     To the extent that, under applicable law, the General Partner has duties (including fiduciary duties) and liabilities relating thereto to the Partnership or the Limited Partners, the General Partner shall not be liable to the Partnership or to any other Partner for its good faith reliance on the provisions of this Agreement. The provisions of this Agreement, to the extent that they restrict or modify the duties and liabilities of the General Partner under the Act or otherwise existing under applicable law, are agreed by the Partners to replace such other duties and liabilities of such General Partner.

 

F.                                      Whenever in this Agreement the General Partner is permitted or required to make a decision (i) in its “sole and absolute discretion,” “sole discretion” or “discretion” or under a grant of similar authority or latitude, the General Partner shall be entitled to consider only such interests and factors as it desires, including its own interests, and shall have no duty or obligation to give any consideration to any interest or factors affecting the Partnership or the Partners or any of them, or (ii) in its “good faith” or under another expressed standard, the General Partner shall act under such express standard and shall not be subject to any other or different standards imposed by this Agreement or any other agreement contemplated herein or by relevant provisions of law or in equity or otherwise. If any question should arise with respect to the operation of the Partnership, which is not otherwise specifically provided for in this Agreement or the Act, or with respect to the interpretation of this Agreement, the General Partner is hereby authorized to make a final determination with respect to any such question and to interpret this Agreement in such a manner as it shall deem, in its sole discretion, to be fair and equitable, and its determination and interpretations so made shall be final and binding on all parties. The General Partner’s “sole and absolute discretion,” “sole discretion” and “discretion” under this Agreement shall be exercised in good faith.

 

Section 7.9                                    Other Matters Concerning the General Partner.

 

A.                                    The General Partner may rely and shall be protected in acting or refraining from acting upon any resolution, certificate, statement, instrument, opinion, report, notice, request, consent, order, bond, debenture or other paper or document believed by it in good faith to be genuine and to have been signed or presented by the proper party or parties.

 

B.                                    The General Partner may consult with legal counsel, accountants, appraisers, management consultants, investment bankers, architects, engineers, environmental consultants and other consultants and advisers selected by it, and any act taken or omitted to be taken in reliance upon the opinion of such Persons as to matters that the General Partner reasonably

 

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believes to be within such Person’s professional or expert competence shall be conclusively presumed to have been done or omitted in good faith and in accordance with such opinion.

 

C.                                    The General Partner shall have the right, in respect of any of its powers or obligations hereunder, to act through any of its duly authorized officers or agents and a duly appointed attorney or attorneys-in-fact (including, without limitation, officers and directors of the General Partner). Each such attorney shall, to the extent provided by the General Partner in the power of attorney, have full power and authority to do and perform all and every act and duty that is permitted or required to be done by the General Partner hereunder.

 

D.                                    Notwithstanding any other provision of this Agreement or any non-mandatory provision of 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 GTJ REIT to continue to qualify as a REIT, (ii) for GTJ REIT otherwise to satisfy the REIT Requirements, (iii) for GTJ REIT to avoid incurring any taxes under Code Section 857 or Code Section 4981, or (iv) for any Affiliate of GTJ REIT to continue to qualify as a “qualified REIT subsidiary” (within the meaning of Code Section 856(i)(2)), is expressly authorized under this Agreement and is deemed approved by all of the Limited Partners.

 

Section 7.10                             Title to Partnership Assets.  Title to Partnership assets, 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 with other Partners or Persons, shall have any ownership interest in such Partnership assets or any portion thereof. Title to any or all of the Partnership assets may be held in the name of the Partnership, the General Partner or one or more nominees, as the General Partner may determine, including Affiliates of the General Partner; provided, that in all cases the General Partner shall use its reasonable efforts to cause beneficial title to such assets to be vested, directly or indirectly, in the Partnership as soon as practicable and beneficial to the Partnership and the General Partner; and provided, further, that the General Partner hereby declares and warrants that (i) any Partnership assets for which legal title is held in the name of the General Partner or any nominee or Affiliate of the General Partner shall be held by the General Partner or such nominee or Affiliate for the use and benefit of the Partnership in accordance with the provisions of this Agreement and (ii) the General Partner shall use its reasonable efforts to cause beneficial title to such assets to be vested, directly or indirectly, in the Partnership as soon as practicable and beneficial to the Partnership and the General Partner. All Partnership assets 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.

 

Section 7.11                             Reliance by Third Parties.  Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Agreement, any Person dealing with the Partnership shall be entitled to assume that the General Partner has full power and authority, without the consent or approval of any other Partner, or Person, to encumber, sell or otherwise use in any manner any and all assets of the Partnership and to enter into any contracts on behalf of the Partnership, and take any and all actions on behalf of the Partnership, and such Person shall be entitled to deal with the General Partner as if it were the Partnership’s sole party in interest, both legally and beneficially. Each Limited Partner hereby waives any and all defenses or other remedies that may be available

 

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against such Person to contest, negate or disaffirm any action of the General Partner in connection with any such dealing. In no event shall any Person dealing with the General Partner or its representatives be obligated to ascertain that the terms of this Agreement have been complied with or to inquire into the necessity or expediency of any act or action of the General Partner or its representatives. Each and every certificate, document or other instrument executed on behalf of the Partnership by the General Partner or its representatives shall be conclusive evidence in favor of any and every Person relying thereon or claiming thereunder that (i) at the time of the execution and delivery of such certificate, document or instrument, this Agreement was in full force and effect, (ii) the Person executing and delivering such certificate, document or instrument was duly authorized and empowered to do so for and on behalf of the Partnership and (iii) such certificate, document or instrument was duly executed and delivered in accordance with the terms and provisions of this Agreement and is binding upon the Partnership.

 

ARTICLE 8
 RIGHTS AND OBLIGATIONS OF LIMITED PARTNERS

 

Section 8.1                                    Limitation of Liability.  No Limited Partner shall have any liability under this Agreement except as expressly provided in this Agreement (including, without limitation, Section 10.4 hereof) or under the Act.

 

Section 8.2                                    Management of Business.  No Limited Partner or Assignee (other than the General Partner, any of its Affiliates or any officer, director, member, employee, partner, agent or trustee of the General Partner, the Partnership or any of their Affiliates, in their capacity as such) shall take part in, or have any liability in respect of, the operations, management or control (within the meaning of the Act) of the Partnership’s business, transact any business in the Partnership’s name or have the power to sign documents for or otherwise bind the Partnership. The transaction of any such business by the General Partner, any of its Affiliates or any officer, director, member, employee, partner, agent, representative, or trustee of the General Partner, the Partnership or any of their Affiliates, in their capacity as such, shall not affect, impair or eliminate the limitations on the liability of the Limited Partners or Assignees under this Agreement.

 

Section 8.3                                    Outside Activities of Limited Partners.  Subject to any agreements entered into pursuant to Section 7.6 hereof, Section 8 of that certain employment agreement, of even date herewith, by and between Paul A. Cooper and GTJ REIT, Section 8 of that certain employment agreement, of even date herewith, by and between Louis Sheinker and GTJ REIT, and any other agreements entered into by a Limited Partner or any of its Affiliates with the General Partner, the Partnership or a Subsidiary (including, without limitation, any employment agreement), any Limited Partner and any Assignee, officer, director, employee, agent, trustee, Affiliate, member or stockholder of any Limited Partner shall be entitled to and may have business interests and engage in business activities in addition to those relating to the Partnership, including business interests and activities that are in direct or indirect competition with the Partnership or that are enhanced by the activities of the Partnership. Neither the Partnership nor any Partner shall have any rights by virtue of this Agreement in any business ventures of any Limited Partner or Assignee. Subject to such agreements, 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 business ventures of any other Person (other than the General Partner), and such Person shall

 

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have no obligation pursuant to this Agreement, subject to Section 7.6 hereof and any other agreements entered into by a Limited Partner or its Affiliates with the General Partner, the Partnership or a Subsidiary, to offer any interest in any such business ventures to the Partnership, any Limited Partner, or any such other Person, even if such opportunity is of a character that, if presented to the Partnership, any Limited Partner or such other Person, could be taken by such Person. In deciding whether to take any actions in such capacity, the Limited Partners and their respective Affiliates shall be under no obligation to consider the separate interests of the Partnership or Subsidiary Entities and to the maximum extent permitted by applicable law shall have no fiduciary duties or similar obligations to the Partnership or any other Partners, or to any Subsidiary Entities, and shall not be liable for monetary damages for losses sustained, liabilities incurred or benefits not derived by the other Partners in connection with such acts except for liability for intentional harm or gross negligence.

 

Section 8.4                                    Return of Capital.  Except pursuant to the rights of Common Redemption set forth in Section 15.1, no Limited Partner shall be entitled to the withdrawal or return of its Capital Contribution, except to the extent of distributions made pursuant to this Agreement or upon termination of the Partnership as provided herein. Except to the extent provided in Articles 5 and 6 hereof or otherwise expressly provided in this Agreement, no Limited Partner or Assignee shall have priority over any other Limited Partner or Assignee either as to the return of Capital Contributions or as to profits, losses or distributions.

 

Section 8.5                                    Rights of Limited Partners Relating to the Partnership.

 

A.                                    In addition to other rights provided by this Agreement or by the Act, and except as limited by Section 8.5.C hereof, (i) the General Partner shall deliver to each Limited Partner a copy of any information mailed to all of the common stockholders of the General Partner as soon as practicable after such mailing and (ii) each Limited Partner shall have the right, for a purpose reasonably related to such Limited Partner’s interest as a limited partner in the Partnership, upon written demand with a statement of the purpose of such demand and at the Partnership’s expense:

 

(1)                                 to obtain a copy of the most recent annual and quarterly reports of the General Partner;

 

(2)                                 to obtain a copy of the Partnership’s Federal, state and local income tax returns for each Partnership Year;

 

(3)                                 to obtain a current list of the name and last known business, residence or mailing address of each Partner;

 

(4)                                 to obtain a copy of this Agreement and the Certificate and all amendments thereto, together with executed copies of all powers of attorney pursuant to which this Agreement, the Certificate and all amendments thereto have been executed; and

 

(5)                                 to obtain true and full information regarding the amount of cash and a description and statement of any other property or services contributed by each Partner and which each Partner has agreed to contribute in the future, and the date on which each became a Partner.

 

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B.                                    The Partnership shall notify any Limited Partner that is a Qualifying Common Party, on request, of the then current Adjustment Factor and any change made to the Adjustment Factor shall be set forth in the quarterly report required by Section 9.3.B hereof immediately following the date such change becomes effective.

 

C.                                    Notwithstanding any other provision of this Section 8.5, the General Partner may keep confidential from the Limited Partners (or any of them), for such period of time as the General Partner determines in its sole and absolute discretion to be reasonable, any information that (i) the General Partner believes to be in the nature of trade secrets or other information the disclosure of which the General Partner in good faith believes is not in the best interests of the Partnership or the General Partner or (ii) the Partnership or the General Partner is required by law or by agreement to keep confidential.

 

D.                                    Upon written request by any Limited Partner, the General Partner shall cause the ownership of Partnership Units by such Limited Partner to be evidenced by a certificate for units substantially the form as the General Partner may determine with respect to any class of Partnership Units issued from time to time under this Agreement. Any officer of the General Partner may direct a new certificate or certificates to be issued in place of any certificate or certificates theretofore issued by the Partnership alleged to have been lost, destroyed, stolen or mutilated, upon the making of an affidavit of that fact by the person claiming the certificate to be lost, destroyed, stolen or mutilated. Unless otherwise determined by an officer of the General Partner, the owner of such lost, destroyed, stolen or mutilated certificate or certificates, or his or her legal representative, shall be required, as a condition precedent to the issuance of a new certificate or certificates, to give the Partnership a bond in such sums as the General Partner may direct as indemnity against any claim that may be made against the Partnership.

 

Section 8.6                                    Partnership Right to Call Limited Partner Interests.  Notwithstanding any other provision of this Agreement, on and after the date on which the aggregate Percentage Interests of the Limited Partners are less than one percent (1%) (treating Class B Units as converted to Common Units), the Partnership shall have the right, but not the obligation, from time to time and at any time to redeem any and all outstanding Limited Partner Interests by treating any Limited Partner as a Common Tendering Party, who has delivered a Common Unit Notice of Redemption for the amount of Common Units to be specified by the General Partner, in its sole and absolute discretion, by notice to such Limited Partner that the Partnership has elected to exercise its rights under this Section 8.6. Such notice given by the General Partner to a Limited Partner pursuant to this Section 8.6 shall be treated as if it were a Common Unit Notice of Redemption delivered to the General Partner by such Limited Partner. For purposes of this Section 8.6, (a) any Limited Partner (whether or not otherwise a Qualifying Common Party or Qualifying Class B Party) may, in the General Partner’s sole and absolute discretion, be treated as a Qualifying Common Party that is a Common Tendering Party, and (b) the provisions of Sections 15.1.F(2) and 15.1.F(3) hereof shall not apply, but the remainder of Section 15.1 hereof shall apply, mutatis mutandis.

 

Section 8.7                                    Appraisal Rights.  No Limited Partner and no Holder of a Partnership Interest shall be entitled to any appraisal rights provided for under Section 262 of the Delaware General Corporation Law or any successor statute in connection with a merger of the Partnership.

 

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ARTICLE 9
 BOOKS, RECORDS, ACCOUNTING AND REPORTS

 

Section 9.1                                    Records and Accounting.

 

A.                                    The General Partner shall keep or cause to be kept at the principal place of business of the Partnership any records and documents required to be maintained by the Act and other books and records deemed by the General Partner to be appropriate with respect to the Partnership’s business, including, without limitation, all books and records necessary to provide to the Limited Partners any information, lists and copies of documents required to be provided pursuant to Section 8.5.A, Section 9.3 or Article 13 hereof. Any records maintained by or on behalf of the Partnership in the regular course of its business may be kept on any information storage device, provided, that the records so maintained are convertible into clearly legible written form within a reasonable period of time.

 

B.                                    The books of the Partnership shall be maintained, for financial and tax reporting purposes, on an accrual basis in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles, or on such other basis as the General Partner determines to be necessary or appropriate. To the extent permitted by sound accounting practices and principles, the Partnership and the General Partner may operate with integrated or consolidated accounting records, operations and principles.

 

Section 9.2                                    Partnership Year.  For purposes of this Agreement, “Partnership Year” means the fiscal year of the Partnership, which shall be the calendar year unless otherwise required by the Code.

 

Section 9.3                                    Reports.

 

A.                                    As soon as practicable, but in no event later than one hundred five (105) days after the close of each Partnership Year, the General Partner shall cause to be mailed to each Limited Partner of record as of the close of the Partnership Year, financial statements of the Partnership, or of the General Partner if such statements are prepared solely on a consolidated basis with the General Partner, for such Partnership Year, presented in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles, such statements to be audited by a nationally recognized firm of independent public accountants selected by the General Partner.

 

B.                                    As soon as practicable, but in no event later than sixty (60) days after the close of each calendar quarter (except the last calendar quarter of each year), the General Partner shall cause to be mailed to each Limited Partner of record as of the last day of the calendar quarter, a report containing unaudited financial statements of the Partnership for such calendar quarter, or of the General Partner if such statements are prepared solely on a consolidated basis with the General Partner, and such other information as may be required by applicable law or regulation or as the General Partner determines to be appropriate.

 

C.                                    The General Partner shall have satisfied its obligations under Section 9.3.A and Section 9.3.B by posting or making available the reports required by this Section 9.3 on the website maintained from time to time by the Partnership or the General Partner, provided, that such reports are able to be printed or downloaded from such website.

 

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D.            At the request of any Limited Partner, the General Partner shall provide access to the books, records and workpapers upon which the reports required by this Section 9.3 are based, to the extent required by the Act.

 

E.            Notwithstanding the provisions of Sections 9.1 and 9.3, the General Partner may keep confidential from the Limited Partners any information that the General Partner reasonably believes to be in the nature of trade secrets or other information the disclosure of which the General Partner in good faith believes is not in the best interests of the Partnership or which the Partnership is required by law or by agreements with unaffiliated third parties to keep confidential.

 

ARTICLE 10
 TAX MATTERS

 

Section 10.1          Preparation of Tax Returns.  The General Partner shall arrange for the preparation of draft Schedule K-1s with respect to Partnership income, gains, deductions, losses and other items required of the Partnership for Federal and state income tax purposes and shall use all reasonable efforts to furnish, within ninety (90) days of the close of each taxable year (or within any valid extension period), the tax information reasonably required by Limited Partners for Federal and state income tax and any other tax reporting purposes (including final Schedule K-1’s). The Limited Partners shall promptly provide the General Partner with such information relating to the Contributed Properties as is readily available to the Limited Partners, including tax basis and other relevant information, as may be reasonably requested by the General Partner from time to time.

 

Section 10.2          Tax Elections.  Except as otherwise provided herein, the General Partner shall, in its sole and absolute discretion, determine whether to make any available election pursuant to the Code, including, but not limited to, the election under Code Section 754. The General Partner shall have the right to seek to revoke any such election (including, without limitation, any election under Code Section 754) upon the General Partner’s determination in its sole and absolute discretion that such revocation is in the best interests of the Partners.

 

Section 10.3          Tax Matters Partner.

 

A.            The General Partner shall be the “tax matters partner” of the Partnership for Federal income tax purposes. The tax matters partner shall receive no compensation for its services. All third-party costs and expenses incurred by the tax matters partner in performing its duties as such (including legal and accounting fees and expenses) shall be borne by the Partnership in addition to any reimbursement pursuant to Section 7.4 hereof. Nothing herein shall be construed to restrict the Partnership from engaging an accounting firm to assist the tax matters partner in discharging its duties hereunder.

 

B.            The tax matters partner is authorized, but not required:

 

(1)           to enter into any settlement with the IRS with respect to any administrative or judicial proceedings for the adjustment of Partnership items required to be taken into account by a Partner for income tax purposes (such administrative proceedings being referred to as a “tax audit” and such judicial proceedings being referred to as “judicial review”), and in the settlement

 

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agreement the tax matters partner may expressly state that such agreement shall bind all Partners, except that such settlement agreement shall not bind any Partner (i) who (within the time prescribed pursuant to the Code and Regulations) files a statement with the IRS providing that the tax matters partner shall not have the authority to enter into a settlement agreement on behalf of such Partner (as the case may be) or (ii) who is a “notice partner” (as defined in Code Section 6231) or a member of a “notice group” (as defined in Code Section 6223(b)(2));

 

(2)           in the event that a notice of a final administrative adjustment at the Partnership level of any item required to be taken into account by a Partner for tax purposes (a “Final Adjustment”) is mailed to the tax matters partner, to seek judicial review of such Final Adjustment, including the filing of a petition for readjustment with the United States Tax Court or the United States Claims Court, or the filing of a complaint for refund with the District Court of the United States for the district in which the Partnership’s principal place of business is located;

 

(3)           to intervene in any action brought by any other Partner for judicial review of a Final Adjustment;

 

(4)           to file a request for an administrative adjustment with the IRS at any time and, if any part of such request is not allowed by the IRS, to file an appropriate pleading (petition or complaint) for judicial review with respect to such request;

 

(5)           to enter into an agreement with the IRS to extend the period for assessing any tax that is attributable to any item required to be taken into account by a Partner for tax purposes, or an item affected by such item; and

 

(6)           to take any other action on behalf of the Partners or any of them in connection with any tax audit or judicial review proceeding to the extent permitted by applicable law or regulations.

 

The taking of any action and the incurring of any expense by the tax matters partner in connection with any such proceeding, except to the extent required by law, is a matter in the sole and absolute discretion of the tax matters partner and the provisions relating to indemnification of the General Partner set forth in Section 7.7 hereof shall be fully applicable to the tax matters partner in its capacity as such.

 

Section 10.4          Withholding.  Each Limited Partner hereby authorizes the Partnership to withhold from or pay on behalf of or with respect to such Limited Partner any amount of Federal, state, local or foreign taxes that the General Partner determines the Partnership is required to withhold or pay with respect to any amount distributable or allocable to such Limited Partner pursuant to this Agreement, including, without limitation, any taxes required to be withheld or paid by the Partnership pursuant to Code Section 1441, Code Section 1442, Code Section 1445 or Code Section 1446. Any amount withheld with respect to a Limited Partner pursuant to this Section 10.4 shall be treated as paid or distributed, as applicable, to such Limited Partner for all purposes under this Agreement. Any amount paid on behalf of or with respect to a Limited Partner, in excess of any such withheld amount, shall constitute a loan by the Partnership to such Limited Partner, which loan shall be repaid by such Limited Partner within thirty (30) days after

 

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the affected Limited Partner receives written notice from the General Partner that such payment must be made; provided, that the Limited Partner shall not be required to repay such deemed loan if either (i) the Partnership withholds such payment from a distribution that would otherwise be made to the Limited Partner or (ii) the General Partner determines, in its sole and absolute discretion, that such payment may be satisfied out of the Available Cash of the Partnership that would, but for such payment, be distributed to the Limited Partner. Any amounts payable by a Limited Partner hereunder shall bear interest at 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 (but not higher than the maximum lawful rate) from the date such amount is due (i.e., thirty (30) days after the Limited Partner receives written notice of such amount) until such amount is paid in full.

 

Section 10.5          Organizational Expenses.  The General Partner may cause the Partnership to deduct expenses, if any, incurred by it in organizing the Partnership ratably over a 180-month period as provided in Section 709 of the Code.

 

ARTICLE 11
 PARTNER TRANSFERS AND WITHDRAWALS

 

Section 11.1          Transfer.

 

A.            No part of the interest of a Partner shall be subject to the claims of any creditor, to any spouse for alimony or support, or to legal process, and may not be voluntarily or involuntarily alienated or encumbered except as may be specifically provided for in this Agreement.

 

B.            No Partnership Interest shall be Transferred, in whole or in part, except in accordance with the terms and conditions set forth in this Article 11. Any Transfer or purported Transfer of a Partnership Interest not made in accordance with this Article 11 shall be null and void ab initio.

 

C.            No Transfer of any Partnership Interest may be made to a lender to the Partnership or any Person who is related (within the meaning of Section 1.752-4(b) of the Regulations) to any lender to the Partnership whose loan constitutes a Nonrecourse Liability, without the consent of the General Partner in its sole and absolute discretion; provided, however, that as a condition to such consent, the lender may be required to enter into an arrangement with the Partnership and the General Partner to redeem or exchange for the Common Unit REIT Shares Amount or Class B Unit REIT Shares Amount, as applicable, any Partnership Units in which a security interest is held by such lender 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 (provided, that for purpose of calculating the Common Unit REIT Shares Amount or Class B Unit REIT Shares Amount, as applicable, in this Section 11.1.C, “Tendered Common Units” or “Tendered Class B Units,” as applicable, shall mean all such Partnership Units in which a security interest is held by such lender).

 

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Section 11.2          Transfer of General Partner’s Partnership Interest.

 

A.            Except as provided in this Section 11.2 and subject to the rights of any Holder of any Partnership Interest set forth in a Partnership Unit Designation, the General Partner shall not voluntarily withdraw from the Partnership and shall not Transfer all or any portion of its interest in the Partnership (whether by sale, disposition, statutory merger or consolidation, liquidation or otherwise) without the Consent of the Common Limited Partners, which may be given or withheld by each such Common Limited Partner in its sole and absolute discretion. It is a condition to any Transfer of a Partnership Interest of a General Partner otherwise permitted hereunder (including any Transfer permitted pursuant to Section 11.2.B) that: (i) the transferee is admitted as a General Partner pursuant to Section 12.1 hereof; (ii) the transferee assumes, by operation of law or express agreement, all of the obligations of the transferor General Partner under this Agreement with respect to such Transferred Partnership Interest; and (iii) the transferee has executed such instruments as may be necessary to effectuate such admission and to confirm the agreement of such transferee to be bound by all the terms and provisions of this Agreement with respect to the Partnership Interest so acquired and the admission of such transferee as a General Partner.

 

B.            Certain Transactions of GTJ REIT. Subject to the rights of any Holder of any Partnership Interest set forth in a Partnership Unit Designation, GTJ REIT may not (a) merge, consolidate or otherwise combine its assets with another entity, (b) sell all or substantially all of its assets not in the ordinary course of GTJ REIT’s business, (c) reclassify, recapitalize or change any outstanding shares of GTJ REIT’s stock or other outstanding equity interests, other than in connection with a stock split, reverse stock split, stock dividend, change in par value, increase in authorized shares, designation or issuance of new classes of equity securities (each, a “Termination Event”) unless the Termination Event has been approved by the Consent of the Partners and, in connection with such Termination Event, all of the Common Limited Partners and Class B Limited Partners will receive, or will have the right to elect to receive, for each Partnership Unit an amount of cash, securities or other property equal to the product of the Adjustment Factor and the greatest amount of cash, securities or other property paid to a holder of one REIT Share in consideration of one REIT Share pursuant to the terms of such Termination Event; provided, that if, in connection with such Termination Event, a purchase, tender or exchange offer shall have been made to and accepted by the holders of the outstanding REIT Shares, each holder of Partnership Units shall receive, or shall have the right to elect to receive, the greatest amount of cash, securities or other property which such holder of Partnership Units would have received had it exercised its right to redemption pursuant to Articles 15 or 16 hereof, as the case may be, and received REIT Shares in exchange for its Partnership Units immediately prior to the expiration of such purchase, tender or exchange offer and had thereupon accepted such purchase, tender or exchange offer and then such Termination Event shall have been consummated.

 

C.            In connection with any transaction permitted by Section 11.2.B hereof, the relative fair market values shall be reasonably determined by the General Partner as of the time of such transaction and, to the extent applicable, shall be no less favorable to the Limited Partners than the relative values reflected in the terms of such transaction.

 

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Section 11.3          Limited Partners’ Rights to Transfer.

 

A.            General. A Subject to any limitations set forth in any Loan Document, Limited Partner may, at any time, without the consent of the General Partner, (i) Transfer all or part of its Partnership Interest to any Family Member, any Charity, any Controlled Entity or any Affiliate, or, in the case of an Original Limited Partner, to such Original Limited Partner’s shareholders, members, partners or beneficiaries, as the case may be, or (ii) pledge (a “Pledge”) all or any portion of its Partnership Interest to a lending institution that is not an Affiliate of such Limited Partner as collateral or security for any Debt, and, except as provided in Section 11.1.C, Transfer such pledged Partnership Interest to such lending institution in connection with the exercise of remedies under such loan or extension of credit (any Transfer or Pledge permitted by this clause (A) is hereinafter referred to as a “Permitted Transfer”). Each Limited Partner, and each transferee of Partnership Units or Assignee pursuant to a Permitted Transfer, shall have the right to Transfer all or any portion of its Partnership Interest to any Person without the consent of the General Partner, subject to the provisions of Sections 11.1.C and 11.4 hereof and to satisfaction of each of the following conditions (in addition to the right of such Limited Partner or permitted transferee thereof to continue to make Permitted Transfers without the need to satisfy clauses (i) through (v) below):

 

(i)            General Partner Right of First Offer. The transferring Partner (or the Partner’s estate in the event of the Partner’s death) shall give written notice of the proposed Transfer to the General Partner, which notice shall state the amount and type of consideration proposed to be received for the Transferred Partnership Units. Other than in connection with a Transfer pursuant to Section 11.3 (A) (i) above, the General Partner shall have ten (10) Business Days upon which to give the Transferring Partner notice of its election to acquire the Partnership Units on the terms set forth in such notice. If it so elects, it shall purchase the Partnership Units on such terms within ten (10) Business Days after giving notice of such election; provided, however, that such closing may be deferred for up to forty-five (45) days to the extent necessary to effect compliance with the Hart-Scott-Rodino Antitrust Act, if applicable, and any other applicable requirements of law. If it does not so elect, the Transferring Partner may Transfer such Partnership Units to a third party, on terms no less favorable to the transferee than the proposed terms, subject to the other conditions of this Section 11.3.

 

(ii)           Qualified Transferee. Any Transfer of a Partnership Interest shall be made only to a Qualified Transferee.

 

(iii)          Opinion of Counsel. The Transferor shall deliver or cause to be delivered to the General Partner an opinion of counsel reasonably satisfactory to it to the effect that the proposed Transfer may be effected without registration under the Securities Act and will not otherwise violate the registration provisions of the Securities Act and the regulations promulgated thereunder or violate any state securities laws or regulations applicable to the Partnership or the Partnership Interests Transferred; provided, however, that the General Partner may, in its sole discretion, waive this condition upon the request of the Transferor. If, in the opinion of such counsel, such Transfer would require the filing of a registration statement under the Securities Act or would otherwise violate any Federal or state securities laws or regulations applicable to the Partnership or the Partnership Units, the General Partner may prohibit any Transfer otherwise permitted under this Section 11.3 by a Limited Partner of Partnership Interests.

 

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(iv)          Intentionally Omitted

 

(v)           Exception for Permitted Transfers. The conditions of Sections 11.3.A (i) through 11.3.A (iv) hereof shall not apply in the case of a Permitted Transfer. It is a condition to any Transfer otherwise permitted hereunder that the transferee assumes by operation of law or express agreement all of the obligations of the transferor Limited Partner under this Agreement with respect to such Transferred Partnership Interest, and no such Transfer (other than pursuant to a statutory merger or consolidation wherein all obligations and liabilities of the transferor Partner are assumed by a successor corporation by operation of law) shall relieve the transferor Partner of its obligations under this Agreement without the approval of the General Partner, in its sole and absolute discretion. Notwithstanding the foregoing, any transferee of any Transferred Partnership Interest shall be subject to any and all restrictions on ownership or transfer of stock of the General Partner contained in the Charter that may limit or restrict such transferee’s ability to exercise its redemption rights, including, without limitation, the Ownership Limit. Any transferee, whether or not admitted as a Substituted Limited Partner, shall take subject to the obligations of the transferor hereunder. Unless admitted as a Substituted Limited Partner, no transferee, whether by a voluntary Transfer, by operation of law or otherwise, shall have any rights hereunder, other than the rights of an Assignee as provided in Section 11.5 hereof.

 

B.            Incapacity. If a Limited Partner is subject to Incapacity, the executor, administrator, trustee, committee, guardian, conservator or receiver of such Limited Partner’s estate shall have all the rights of a Limited Partner, but not more rights than those enjoyed by other Limited Partners, for the purpose of settling or managing the estate, and such power as the Incapacitated Limited Partner possessed to Transfer all or any part of its interest in the Partnership. The Incapacity of a Limited Partner, in and of itself, shall not dissolve or terminate the Partnership.

 

C.            Adverse Tax Consequences. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Agreement, the General Partner shall have the authority (but shall not be required) to take any steps it determines are necessary or appropriate in its sole and absolute discretion to prevent the Partnership from being taxable as a corporation for Federal income tax purposes. In furtherance of the foregoing, except with the consent of the General Partner, which may be given or withheld in its sole and absolute discretion, no Transfer by a Limited Partner of its Partnership Interests (including any redemption, any other acquisition of Partnership Units by the General Partner or any acquisition of Partnership Units by the Partnership) may be made to or by any Person if such Transfer could (i) result in the Partnership being treated as an association taxable as a corporation; (ii) result in a termination of the Partnership under Code Section 708; (iii) be treated as effectuated through an “established securities market” or a “secondary market (or the substantial equivalent thereof)” within the meaning of Code Section 7704 and the Regulations promulgated thereunder, or (iv) result in the Partnership being unable to qualify for one or more of the “safe harbors” set forth in Regulations Section 1.7704-1 (or such other guidance subsequently published by the IRS setting forth safe harbors under which interests will not be treated as “readily tradable on a secondary market (or the substantial equivalent thereof)” within the meaning of Section 7704 of the Code) (the “Safe Harbors”).

 

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D.            Restrictions Not Applicable to Redemptions or Conversions. The provisions of this Section 11.3 (other than Section 11.3.C) shall not apply to the redemption of Common Units pursuant to Section 15.1, the redemption or conversion of Class B Units pursuant to Section 16.5 or 16.6 or the redemption or conversion of any other Partnership Units pursuant to the terms of any Partnership Unit Designation.

 

Section 11.4          Admission of Substituted Limited Partners.

 

A.            No Limited Partner shall have the right to substitute a transferee (including any transferees pursuant to Transfers permitted by Section 11.3 hereof) as a Limited Partner in its place. A transferee of the Partnership Interest of a Limited Partner may be admitted as a Substituted Limited Partner only with the consent of the General Partner, which consent may be given or withheld by the General Partner in its sole and absolute discretion. The failure or refusal by the General Partner to permit a transferee of any such interests to become a Substituted Limited Partner shall not give rise to any cause of action against the Partnership or the General Partner. Subject to the foregoing, an Assignee shall not be admitted as a Substituted Limited Partner until and unless it furnishes to the General Partner (i) evidence of acceptance, in form and substance satisfactory to the General Partner, of all the terms, conditions and applicable obligations of this Agreement, (ii) a counterpart signature page to this Agreement executed by such Assignee and (iii) such other documents and instruments as may be required or advisable, in the sole and absolute discretion of the General Partner, to effect such Assignee’s admission as a Substituted Limited Partner.

 

B.            Concurrently with, and as evidence of, the admission of a Substituted Limited Partner, the General Partner shall amend Exhibit A and the books and records of the Partnership to reflect the name, address and number and class and/or series of Partnership Units of such Substituted Limited Partner and to eliminate or adjust, if necessary, the name, address and number of Partnership Units of the predecessor of such Substituted Limited Partner.

 

C.            A transferee who has been admitted as a Substituted Common Limited Partner in accordance with this Article 11 shall have all the rights and powers and be subject to all the restrictions and liabilities of a Common Limited Partner under this Agreement.

 

D.            A transferee who has been admitted as a Substituted Class A Limited Partner in accordance with this Article 11 shall have all the rights and powers and be subject to all the restrictions and liabilities of a Class A Limited Partner under this Agreement.

 

E.            A transferee who has been admitted as a Substituted Class B Limited Partner in accordance with this Article 11 shall have all the rights and powers and be subject to all the restrictions and liabilities of a Class B Limited Partner under this Agreement.

 

Section 11.5          Assignees.  If the General Partner, in its sole and absolute discretion, does not consent to the admission of any permitted transferee under Section 11.3 hereof as a Substituted Limited Partner, as described in Section 11.4 hereof, or in the event that any Interest is deemed to be Transferred notwithstanding the restrictions set forth in this Article 11, such transferee shall be considered an Assignee for purposes of this Agreement. An Assignee shall be entitled to all the rights of an assignee of a limited partnership interest under the Act, including

 

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the right to receive distributions from the Partnership and the share of Net Income, Net Losses and other items of income, gain, loss, deduction and credit of the Partnership attributable to the Partnership Units assigned to such transferee and the rights to Transfer the Partnership Units provided in this Article 11, but shall not be deemed to be a holder of Partnership Units for any other purpose under this Agreement (other than as expressly provided in Section 15.1, Section 16.5 and Section 16.6 hereof), and shall not be entitled to effect a Consent or vote with respect to such Partnership Units on any matter presented to the Limited Partners for approval (such right to Consent or vote, to the extent provided in this Agreement or under the Act, fully remaining with the transferor Limited Partner). In the event that any such transferee desires to make a further Transfer of any such Partnership Units, such Transfer shall be subject to all the provisions of this Article 11 to the same extent and in the same manner as any Limited Partner desiring to make a Transfer of Partnership Units.

 

Section 11.6          General Provisions.

 

A.            No Limited Partner may withdraw from the Partnership other than as a result of (i) a permitted Transfer of all of such Limited Partner’s Partnership Units in accordance with this Article 11, with respect to which the transferee becomes a Substituted Limited Partner, or (ii) pursuant to a redemption (or acquisition by the General Partner) of all of its Partnership Units pursuant to a redemption under Section 15.1 hereof and/or pursuant to any Partnership Unit Designation.

 

B.            Any Limited Partner who shall Transfer all of its Partnership Units in a Transfer (i) permitted pursuant to this Article 11 where such transferee was admitted as a Substituted Limited Partner, (ii) pursuant to the exercise of its rights to effect a redemption of all of its Partnership Units pursuant to Sections 15.1 or 16.5 hereof and/or pursuant to any Partnership Unit Designation or (iii) to the General Partner, whether or not pursuant to Section 15.1.B hereof, shall cease to be a Limited Partner.

 

C.            If any Partnership Unit is Transferred in compliance with the provisions of this Article 11, or is redeemed by the Partnership, or acquired by the General Partner pursuant to Section 15.1, on any day other than the first day of a Partnership Year, then Net Income, Net Losses, each item thereof and all other items of income, gain, loss, deduction and credit attributable to such Partnership Unit for such Partnership Year shall be allocated to the transferor Partner, or the Common Tendering Party and, in the case of a Transfer other than a redemption, to the transferee Partner, by taking into account their varying interests during the Partnership Year in accordance with Code Section 706(d), using the “interim closing of the books” method or another permissible method selected by the General Partner. Solely for purposes of making such allocations, unless the General Partner decides to use another method permitted under the Code, each of such items for the calendar month in which a Transfer occurs shall be allocated to the transferee Partner and none of such items for the calendar month in which a Transfer or a redemption occurs shall be allocated to the transferor Partner, or the Common Tendering Party, if such Transfer occurs on or before the fifteenth (15th) day of the month, otherwise such items shall be allocated to the transferor. All distributions of Available Cash attributable to such Partnership Unit with respect to which the Partnership Record Date is before the date of such Transfer, assignment or redemption shall be made to the transferor Partner or the Common Tendering Party and, in the case of a Transfer other than a redemption, all distributions of

 

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Available Cash thereafter attributable to such Partnership Unit shall be made to the transferee Partner.

 

D.            Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Agreement and in addition to any other restrictions on Transfer herein contained, in no event may any Transfer of a Partnership Interest by any Partner (including any redemption, any acquisition of Partnership Units by the General Partner or any other acquisition of Partnership Units by the Partnership) be made: (i) to any person or entity who lacks the legal right, power or capacity to own a Partnership Interest; (ii) in violation of applicable law; (iii) except with the consent of the General Partner, which may be given or withheld in its sole and absolute discretion, of any component portion of a Partnership Interest, such as the Capital Account, or rights to distributions, separate and apart from all other components of a Partnership Interest; (iv) in the event that such Transfer could cause either GTJ REIT or any GTJ REIT Affiliate to cease to comply with the REIT Requirements or to cease to qualify as a “qualified REIT subsidiary” (within the meaning of Code Section 856(i)(2)); (v) except with the consent of the General Partner, which may be given or withheld in its sole and absolute discretion, if such Transfer could, based on the advice of counsel to the Partnership or the General Partner, cause a termination of the Partnership for Federal or state income tax purposes (except as a result of the redemption (or acquisition by the General Partner) of all Partnership Units held by all Limited Partners); (vi) if such Transfer could, based on the advice of legal counsel to the Partnership, cause the Partnership to cease to be classified as a partnership for Federal income tax purposes (except as a result of the redemption (or acquisition by the General Partner) of all Partnership Units held by all Limited Partners); (vii) if such Transfer would cause the Partnership to become, with respect to any employee benefit plan subject to Title I of ERISA, a “party-in-interest” (as defined in ERISA Section 3(14)) or a “disqualified person” (as defined in Code Section 4975(c)); (viii) if such Transfer could, based on the advice of counsel to the Partnership or the General Partner, cause any portion of the assets of the Partnership to constitute assets of any employee benefit plan pursuant to Department of Labor Regulations Section 2510.3-101; (ix) if such Transfer requires the registration of such Partnership Interest pursuant to any applicable Federal or state securities laws; (x) except with the consent of the General Partner, which may be given or withheld in its sole and absolute discretion, if such Transfer (1) could be treated as effectuated through an “established securities market” or a “secondary market” (or the substantial equivalent thereof) within the meaning of Section 7704 of the Code and the Regulations promulgated thereunder, (2) could cause the Partnership to become a “publicly traded partnership,” as such term is defined in Sections 469(k)(2) or 7704(b) of the Code, (3) could be in violation of Section 3.4.C(iii), or (4) could cause the Partnership to fail one or more of the Safe Harbors; (xi) if such Transfer causes the Partnership (as opposed to the General Partner) to become a reporting company under the Exchange Act; or (xii) if such Transfer subjects the Partnership to regulation under the Investment Company Act of 1940, the Investment Advisors Act of 1940 or ERISA, each as amended.

 

E.            Transfers pursuant to this Article 11 may only be made on the first day of a fiscal quarter of the Partnership, unless the General Partner otherwise agrees.

 

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ARTICLE 12
 ADMISSION OF PARTNERS

 

Section 12.1          Admission of Successor General Partner.  A successor to all of the General Partner’s General Partner Interest pursuant to Section 11.2 hereof who is proposed to be admitted as a successor General Partner shall be admitted to the Partnership as the General Partner, effective immediately upon such Transfer. Any such successor shall carry on the business of the Partnership without dissolution. In each case, the admission shall be subject to the successor General Partner executing and delivering to the Partnership an acceptance of all of the terms and conditions of this Agreement and such other documents or instruments as may be required to effect the admission. Upon any such Transfer, the transferee shall become the successor General Partner for all purposes herein, and shall be vested with the powers and rights of the transferor General Partner, and shall be liable for all obligations and responsible for all duties of the General Partner. Upon any such Transfer and the admission of any such transferee as a successor General Partner, the transferor shall be relieved of its obligations under this Agreement and shall cease to be a general partner of the Partnership without the separate Consent of the Common Limited Partners or the consent or approval of any other Partners. Concurrently with, and as evidence of, the admission of such a successor General Partner, the General Partner shall amend Exhibit A and the books and records of the Partnership to reflect the name, address and number and class and/or series of Partnership Units of such successor General Partner.

 

Section 12.2          Admission of Additional Limited Partners.

 

A.            After the admission to the Partnership of the Original Limited Partners, a Person (other than an existing Partner) who makes a Capital Contribution to the Partnership in exchange for Partnership Units and in accordance with this Agreement shall be admitted to the Partnership as an Additional Limited Partner only upon furnishing to the General Partner (i) evidence of acceptance, in form and substance satisfactory to the General Partner, of all of the terms and conditions of this Agreement, including, without limitation, the power of attorney granted in Section 2.4 hereof, (ii) a counterpart signature page to this Agreement executed by such Person and (iii) such other documents or instruments as may be required in the sole and absolute discretion of the General Partner in order to effect such Person’s admission as an Additional Limited Partner. Concurrently with, and as evidence of, the admission of an Additional Limited Partner, the General Partner shall amend Exhibit A and the books and records of the Partnership to reflect the name, address and number and class and/or series of Partnership Units of such Additional Limited Partner.

 

B.            Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Section 12.2, no Person shall be admitted as an Additional Limited Partner without the consent of the General Partner, which consent may be given or withheld in the General Partner’s sole and absolute discretion. The admission of any Person as an Additional Limited Partner shall become effective on the date upon which the name of such Person is recorded on the books and records of the Partnership, following the consent of the General Partner to such admission and the satisfaction of all the conditions set forth in Section 12.2.A.

 

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C.            If any Additional Limited Partner is admitted to the Partnership on any day other than the first day of a Partnership Year, then Net Income, Net Losses, each item thereof and all other items of income, gain, loss, deduction and credit allocable among Holders for such Partnership Year shall be allocated among such Additional Limited Partner and all other Holders by taking into account their varying interests during the Partnership Year in accordance with Code Section 706(d), using the “interim closing of the books” method or another permissible method selected by the General Partner. Solely for purposes of making such allocations, each of such items for the calendar month in which an admission of any Additional Limited Partner occurs shall be allocated among all the Holders including such Additional Limited Partner, in accordance with the principles described in Section 11.6.C hereof. All distributions of Available Cash with respect to which the Partnership Record Date is before the date of such admission shall be made solely to Partners and Assignees other than the Additional Limited Partner, and all distributions of Available Cash thereafter shall be made to all the Partners and Assignees including such Additional Limited Partner.

 

D.            [Intentionally omitted.]

 

Section 12.3          Amendment of Agreement and Certificate of Limited Partnership.  For the admission to the Partnership of any Partner, the General Partner shall take all steps necessary and appropriate under the Act to amend the records of the Partnership and, if necessary, to prepare as soon as practical an amendment of this Agreement (including an amendment of Exhibit A) and, if required by law, shall prepare and file an amendment to the Certificate and may for this purpose exercise the power of attorney granted pursuant to Section 2.4 hereof.

 

Section 12.4          Limit on Number of Partners.  Unless otherwise permitted by the General Partner in its sole and absolute discretion, no Person shall be admitted to the Partnership as an Additional Limited Partner if the effect of such admission would be to cause the Partnership to have a number of Partners that would cause the Partnership to become a reporting company under the Exchange Act.

 

Section 12.5          Admission.  A Person shall be admitted to the Partnership as a limited partner of the Partnership or a general partner of the Partnership only upon strict compliance, and not upon substantial compliance, with the requirements set forth in this Agreement for admission to the Partnership as a Limited Partner or a General Partner.

 

ARTICLE 13
 DISSOLUTION, LIQUIDATION AND TERMINATION

 

Section 13.1          Dissolution.  The Partnership shall not be dissolved by the admission of Substituted Limited Partners or Additional Limited Partners, or by the admission of a successor General Partner in accordance with the terms of this Agreement. Upon the withdrawal of the General Partner, any successor General Partner shall continue the business of the Partnership without dissolution. However, the Partnership shall dissolve, and its affairs shall be wound up, upon the first to occur of any of the following (each a “Liquidating Event”):

 

A.            an event of withdrawal as defined in Section 17-402(a)(2)—(12) of the Act (including, without limitation, bankruptcy), or the withdrawal in violation of this Agreement, of

 

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the last remaining General Partner unless, within ninety (90) days after the withdrawal, a Majority in Interest of the Limited Partners remaining agree in writing, in their sole and absolute discretion, to continue the business of the Partnership and to the appointment, effective as of the date of withdrawal, of a successor General Partner;

 

B.            an election to dissolve the Partnership made by the General Partner in its sole and absolute discretion, with or without the Consent of the Partners;

 

C.            entry of a decree of judicial dissolution of the Partnership pursuant to the provisions of the Act;

 

D.            any sale or other disposition of all or substantially all of the assets of the Partnership not in the ordinary course of the Partnership’s business or a related series of transactions that, taken together, result in the sale or other disposition of all or substantially all of the assets of the Partnership not in the ordinary course of the Partnership’s business; or

 

E.            the redemption or other acquisition by the Partnership or the General Partner of all Partnership Units other than Partnership Units held by the General Partner.

 

Section 13.2          Winding Up.

 

A.            Upon the occurrence of a Liquidating Event, the Partnership shall continue solely for the purposes of winding up its affairs in an orderly manner, liquidating its assets and satisfying the claims of its creditors and the Holders. After the occurrence of a Liquidating Event, no Holder shall take any action that is inconsistent with, or not necessary to or appropriate for, the winding up of the Partnership’s business and affairs. The General Partner (or, in the event that there is no remaining General Partner or the General Partner has dissolved, become bankrupt within the meaning of the Act or ceased to operate, any Person elected by a Majority in Interest of the Limited Partners (the General Partner or such other Person being referred to herein as the “Liquidator”)) shall be responsible for overseeing the winding up and dissolution of the Partnership and shall take full account of the Partnership’s liabilities and property, and the Partnership property shall be liquidated as promptly as is consistent with obtaining the fair value thereof, and the proceeds therefrom (which may, to the extent determined by the General Partner, include shares of stock in the General Partner) shall be applied and distributed in the following order:

 

(1)           First, to the satisfaction of all of the Partnership’s debts and liabilities to creditors other than the Holders (whether by payment or the making of reasonable provision for payment thereof);

 

(2)           Second, to the satisfaction of all of the Partnership’s debts and liabilities to the General Partner (whether by payment or the making of reasonable provision for payment thereof), including, but not limited to, amounts due as reimbursements under Section 7.4 hereof;

 

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(4)           Fourth, to the Partners in accordance with their positive Capital Account balances, determined after taking into account all Capital Account adjustments for all prior periods and the Partnership taxable year during which the liquidation occurs (other than those made as a result of the liquidating distribution set forth in this Section 13.2.A(4)).

 

The General Partner shall not receive any additional compensation for any services performed pursuant to this Article 13, other than reimbursement of its expenses as set forth in Section 7.4.

 

B.            Notwithstanding the provisions of Section 13.2.A hereof that require liquidation of the assets of the Partnership, but subject to the order of priorities set forth therein, if prior to or upon dissolution of the Partnership, the Liquidator determines that an immediate sale of part or all of the Partnership’s assets would be impractical or would cause undue loss to the Holders, the Liquidator may, in its sole and absolute discretion, defer for a reasonable time the liquidation of any assets except those necessary to satisfy liabilities of the Partnership (including to those Holders as creditors) and/or distribute to the Holders, in lieu of cash, as tenants in common and in accordance with the provisions of Section 13.2.A hereof, undivided interests in such Partnership assets as the Liquidator deems not suitable for liquidation. Any such distributions in kind shall be made only if, in the good faith judgment of the Liquidator, such distributions in kind are in the best interest of the Holders, and shall be subject to such conditions relating to the disposition and management of such properties as the Liquidator deems reasonable and equitable and to any agreements governing the operation of such properties at such time. The Liquidator shall determine the fair market value of any property distributed in kind using such reasonable method of valuation as it may adopt.

 

C.            If any Holder has a deficit balance in its Capital Account (after giving effect to all contributions, distributions and allocations for all taxable years, including the year during which such liquidation occurs), except as otherwise agreed to by such Holder, such Holder shall have no obligation to make any contribution to the capital of the Partnership with respect to such deficit, and such deficit shall not be considered a debt owed to the Partnership or to any other Person for any purpose whatsoever.

 

D.            In the sole and absolute discretion of the General Partner or the Liquidator, a pro rata portion of the distributions that would otherwise be made to the Holders pursuant to this Article 13 may be:

 

(1)           distributed to a trust established for the benefit of the General Partner and the Holders for the purpose of liquidating Partnership assets, collecting amounts owed to the Partnership, and paying any contingent or unforeseen liabilities or obligations of the Partnership or of the General Partner arising out of or in connection with the Partnership and/or Partnership activities. The assets of any such trust shall be distributed to the Holders, from time to time, in the reasonable discretion of the General Partner, in the same proportions and amounts as would otherwise have been distributed to the Holders pursuant to this Agreement; or

 

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the Holders in the manner and order of priority set forth in Section 13.2.A hereof as soon as practicable.

 

E.            In the event of the liquidation of the Partnership in accordance with the terms of this Agreement, the Liquidator may sell Partnership property. The liquidation of the Partnership shall not be deemed finally terminated until the Partnership shall have received cash payments in full with respect to obligations such as notes, purchase money mortgages, installment sale contracts or other similar receivables received by the Partnership in connection with the sale of Partnership assets and all obligations of the Partnership have been satisfied or assumed by the General Partner. The Liquidator shall continue to act to enforce all of the rights of the Partnership pursuant to any such obligations until paid in full or otherwise discharged or settled.

 

Section 13.3          Deemed Contribution and Distribution.  Notwithstanding any other provision of this Article 13, in the event that the Partnership is liquidated within the meaning of Regulation Section 1.704-1(b)(2)(ii)(g), but no Liquidating Event has occurred, the Partnership’s Property shall not be liquidated, the Partnership’s liabilities shall not be paid or discharged and the Partnership’s affairs shall not be wound up. Instead, for Federal income tax purposes the Partnership shall be deemed to have contributed all of its assets and liabilities to a new partnership in exchange for an interest in the new partnership; and immediately thereafter, distributed Partnership Units to the Partners in the new partnership in accordance with their respective Capital Accounts in liquidation of the Partnership, and the new partnership is deemed to continue the business of the Partnership. Nothing in this Section 13.3 shall be deemed to have constituted a Transfer to an Assignee as a Substituted Limited Partner without compliance with the provisions of Section 11.4 or Section 13.3 hereof.

 

Section 13.4          Rights of Holders.  Except as otherwise provided in this Agreement (including Section 16.4 below) and subject to the rights of any Holder of any Partnership Interest set forth in a Partnership Unit Designation, (a) each Holder shall look solely to the assets of the Partnership for the return of its Capital Contribution, (b) no Holder shall have the right or power to demand or receive property other than cash from the Partnership and (c) no Holder shall have priority over any other Holder as to the return of its Capital Contributions, distributions or allocations.

 

Section 13.5          Notice of Dissolution.  In the event that a Liquidating Event occurs or an event occurs that would, but for an election or objection by one or more Partners pursuant to Section 13.1 hereof, result in a dissolution of the Partnership, the General Partner shall, within thirty (30) days thereafter, provide written notice thereof to each Holder and, in the General Partner’s sole and absolute discretion or as required by the Act, to all other parties with whom the Partnership regularly conducts business (as determined in the sole and absolute discretion of the General Partner), and the General Partner may, or, if required by the Act, shall, publish notice thereof in a newspaper of general circulation in each place in which the Partnership regularly conducts business (as determined in the sole and absolute discretion of the General Partner).

 

Section 13.6          Cancellation of Certificate of Limited Partnership.  Upon the completion of the liquidation of the Partnership cash and property as provided in Section 13.2 hereof, the Partnership shall be terminated, a certificate of cancellation shall be filed with the SSD, all

 

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qualifications of the Partnership as a foreign limited partnership or association in jurisdictions other than the State of Delaware shall be cancelled, and such other actions as may be necessary to terminate the Partnership shall be taken.

 

Section 13.7          Reasonable Time for Winding-Up.  A reasonable time shall be allowed for the orderly winding-up of the business and affairs of the Partnership and the liquidation of its assets pursuant to Section 13.2 hereof, in order to minimize any losses otherwise attendant upon such winding-up, and the provisions of this Agreement shall remain in effect between and among the Partners during the period of liquidation.

 

ARTICLE 14
 PROCEDURES FOR ACTIONS AND CONSENTS 
  OF PARTNERS; AMENDMENTS; MEETINGS

 

Section 14.1          Procedures for Actions and Consents of Partners.  The actions requiring consent or approval of Partners pursuant to this Agreement, including Sections 7.3, or otherwise pursuant to applicable law, are subject to the procedures set forth in this Article 14.

 

Section 14.2          Amendments.  Amendments to this Agreement may be proposed by the General Partner or by Limited Partners holding thirty percent (30%) or more of the Partnership Interests held by Limited Partners and, except as set forth in Section 7.3.C and subject to Sections 7.3.D, shall be approved by the Consent of the Majority in Interest of the Limited Partners. Following such proposal, the General Partner shall submit to the Limited Partners holding Partnership Interests entitled to vote thereon any proposed amendment that, pursuant to the terms of this Agreement, requires the consent, approval or vote of such Limited Partners. The General Partner shall seek the written consent, approval or vote of the Limited Partners on any such proposed amendment or shall call a meeting to vote thereon and to transact any other business that the General Partner may deem appropriate. For purposes of obtaining a written Consent, the General Partner may require a response within a reasonable specified time, but not less than fifteen (15) days, and failure to respond in such time period shall constitute a Consent that is consistent with the General Partner’s recommendation (if the General Partner shall have made a recommendation) with respect to the proposal; provided, however, that an action shall become effective at such time as requisite Consents are received even if prior to such specified time.

 

Section 14.3          Meetings of the Partners.

 

A.            Meetings of the Partners may be called by the General Partner at any time in its own discretion, and shall be called by the General Partner upon its receipt of a written request by Limited Partners holding thirty percent (30%) or more of the Partnership Interests held by Limited Partners. The call shall state the nature of the business to be transacted. Notice of any such meeting shall be given to all Partners entitled to act at the meeting not less than seven (7) days nor more than sixty (60) days prior to the date of such meeting. Partners may vote in person or by proxy at such meeting. Whenever the vote, consent or approval of Partners is permitted or required under this Agreement, such vote, consent or approval may be given at a meeting of Partners or may be given in accordance with the procedure prescribed in Section 14.3.B hereof.

 

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B.            Any action required or permitted to be taken at a meeting of the Partners may be taken without a meeting with the written Consent of the Partners, or such other applicable percentage or Consent as is expressly required by this Agreement for action on the matter in question, entitled to act on such matter at such a meeting. Such consent may be in one instrument or in several instruments, and shall have the same force and effect as a vote of the applicable percentage of Partners entitled to act at the meeting. Such consent shall be filed with the General Partner. An action so taken shall be deemed to have been taken at a meeting held on the effective date so certified.

 

C.            Each Partner entitled to act at the meeting may authorize any Person or Persons to act for it by proxy on all matters in which a Partner is entitled to participate, including waiving notice of any meeting, or voting or participating at a meeting. Each proxy must be signed by the Partner or its attorney-in-fact. No proxy shall be valid after the expiration of eleven (11) months from the date thereof unless otherwise provided in the proxy (or there is receipt of a proxy authorizing a later date). Every proxy shall be revocable at the pleasure of the Partner executing it, such revocation to be effective upon the Partnership’s receipt of written notice of such revocation from the Partner executing such proxy, unless such proxy states that it is irrevocable and is coupled with an interest.

 

D.            The General Partner may fix, in advance, a record date for determining the Partners entitled to vote at any meeting of the Partners or consent to any matter. Such date shall not be before the close of business on the day the record date is fixed and shall be not more than ninety days nor less than five days before the date on which such meeting is to be held or consent to be given. If no record date is fixed, the record date for the determination of Partners entitled to notice of or to vote at a meeting of the Partners shall be at the close of business on the day on which the notice of the meeting is sent, and the record date for any action taken by the Partners without a meeting shall be the effective date of such Partner action. When a determination of the Partners entitled to vote at any meeting of the Partners has been made as provided in this section, such determination shall apply to any adjournment thereof.

 

E.            Each meeting of Partners shall be conducted by the General Partner or such other Person as the General Partner may appoint pursuant to such rules for the conduct of the meeting as the General Partner or such other Person deems appropriate in its sole and absolute discretion. Without limitation, meetings of Partners may be conducted in the same manner as meetings of the General Partner’s stockholders and may be held at the same time as, and as part of, the meetings of the General Partner’s stockholders.

 

ARTICLE 15
 COMMON UNIT REDEMPTION RIGHTS

 

Section 15.1          Redemption Rights of Qualifying Parties.

 

A.            A Qualifying Common Party shall have the right (subject to the terms and conditions set forth herein) (the “Common Redemption Right”) to require the Partnership to redeem all or a portion of the Common Units held by a Common Tendering Party (Common Units that have in fact been tendered for redemption being hereafter referred to as “Tendered Common Units”) in exchange (a “Common Redemption”) for the Common Unit Cash Amount

 

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payable on the Specified Redemption Date. Any Common Redemption shall be exercised pursuant to a Common Unit Notice of Redemption delivered to the Chief Financial Officer of the General Partner by the Qualifying Common Party when exercising the Redemption right (the “Common Tendering Party”). The Partnership’s obligation to effect a Common Redemption, however, shall not arise or be binding against the Partnership until the earlier of (i) the date the General Partner notifies the Common Tendering Party that it declines to acquire some or all of the Tendered Common Units under Section 15.1.B hereof following receipt of a Common Unit Notice of Redemption and (ii) the Business Day following the Cut-Off Date. In the event of a Common Redemption, the Common Unit Cash Amount shall be delivered as a certified or bank check payable to the Common Tendering Party or, in the General Partner’s sole and absolute discretion, in immediately available funds, in each case, on or before the Specified Redemption Date.

 

B.            Notwithstanding the provisions of Section 15.1.A hereof, on or before the close of business on the Cut-Off Date, the General Partner may, in its sole and absolute discretion but subject to the Ownership Limit and the Conversion Limit, elect to acquire some or all of the Tendered Common Units from the Common Tendering Party in exchange for REIT Shares. If the General Partner elects to acquire some or all of the Tendered Common Units pursuant to this Section 15.1.B, the General Partner shall give written notice thereof to the Common Tendering Party on or before the close of business on the Cut-Off Date. If the General Partner elects to acquire any of the Tendered Common Units for REIT Shares, GTJ REIT shall issue and deliver such REIT Shares to the Common Tendering Party pursuant to the terms of this Section 15.1.B, in which case (1) the General Partner shall assume directly the obligation with respect thereto and shall satisfy the Common Tendering Party’s exercise of its Common Redemption Right with respect to such Tendered Common Units and (2) such transaction shall be treated, for Federal income tax purposes, as a transfer by the Common Tendering Party of such Tendered Common Units to the General Partner in exchange for the Common Unit REIT Shares Amount. If the General Partner so elects, on the Specified Redemption Date, the Common Tendering Party shall sell such number of the Tendered Common Units to the General Partner in exchange for a number of REIT Shares equal to the product of the Common Unit REIT Shares Amount and the Applicable Percentage. The Common Tendering Party shall submit (i) such information, certification or affidavit as the General Partner may reasonably require in connection with the application of the Ownership Limit and/or the Conversion Limit to any such acquisition and (ii) such written representations and investment letters as reasonably necessary, in the General Partner’s view, to effect compliance with the Securities Act. In the event of a purchase of the Tendered Common Units by the General Partner pursuant to this Section 15.1.B, the Common Tendering Party shall no longer have the right to cause the Partnership to effect a Redemption of such Tendered Common Units and, upon notice to the Common Tendering Party by the General Partner, given on or before the close of business on the Cut-Off Date, that the General Partner has elected to acquire some or all of the Tendered Common Units pursuant to this Section 15.1.B, the obligation of the Partnership to effect a Redemption of the Tendered Common Units as to which the General Partner’s notice relates shall not accrue or arise. A number of REIT Shares equal to the product of the Common Unit REIT Shares Amount and the Applicable Percentage shall be delivered by the General Partner as duly authorized, validly issued, fully paid and non-assessable REIT Shares and, if applicable, Rights, free of any pledge, lien, encumbrance or restriction, other than the Ownership Limit and, to the extent applicable, the Securities Act and relevant state securities or “blue sky” laws. Except as otherwise provided in this Agreement,

 

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neither any Common Tendering Party whose Tendered Common Units are acquired by the General Partner pursuant to this Section 15.1.B, any Partner, any Assignee nor any other interested Person shall have any right to require or cause the General Partner to register, qualify or list any REIT Shares owned or held by such Person, whether or not such REIT Shares are issued pursuant to this Section 15.1.B, with the SEC, with any state securities commissioner, department or agency, under the Securities Act or the Exchange Act or with any stock exchange; provided, however, that this limitation shall not be in derogation of any registration or similar rights granted pursuant to any other written agreement between the General Partner and any such Person. Notwithstanding any delay in such delivery, the Common Tendering Party shall be deemed the owner of such REIT Shares and Rights for all purposes, including, without limitation, rights to vote or consent, receive dividends, and exercise rights, as of the Specified Redemption Date. REIT Shares issued upon an acquisition of the Tendered Common Units by the General Partner pursuant to this Section 15.1.B may contain such legends regarding restrictions under the Securities Act and applicable state securities laws as the General Partner in good faith determines to be necessary or advisable in order to ensure compliance with such laws.

 

C.            Notwithstanding the provisions of Section 15.1.A and 15.1.B hereof, the Common Tendering Parties shall have no rights under this Agreement that would otherwise be prohibited by the Ownership Limit or the Conversion Limit. To the extent that any attempted Redemption or acquisition of the Tendered Common Units by the General Partner pursuant to Section 15.1.B hereof would be in violation of this Section 15.1.C, it shall be null and void ab initio, and the Common Tendering Party shall not acquire any rights or economic interests in REIT Shares otherwise issuable by the General Partner under Section 15.1.B hereof or cash otherwise payable under Section 15.1.A hereof.

 

D.            If the General Partner does not elect to acquire the Tendered Common Units pursuant to Section 15.1.B hereof:

 

(1)           The Partnership may elect to raise funds for the payment of the Common Unit Cash Amount either (a) by requiring that the General Partner contribute to the Partnership funds from the proceeds of a registered public offering by the General Partner of REIT Shares sufficient to purchase the Tendered Common Units or (b) from any other sources (including, but not limited to, the sale of any Property and the incurrence of additional Debt) available to the Partnership. Any proceeds from a public offering that are in excess of the Common Unit Cash Amount shall be for the sole benefit of the General Partner. The General Partner shall make a Capital Contribution of any such amounts to the Partnership for an additional General Partner Interest. Any such contribution shall entitle the General Partner to an equitable Percentage Interest adjustment.

 

(2)           If the Common Unit Cash Amount is not paid on or before the Specified Redemption Date, interest shall accrue with respect to the Common Unit Cash Amount from the day after the Specified Redemption Date to and including the date on which the Common Unit Cash Amount is paid at a rate equal to 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 (but not higher than the maximum lawful rate).

 

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E.            Notwithstanding the provisions of Section 15.1.B hereof, the General Partner shall not, under any circumstances, elect to acquire any Tendered Common Units in exchange for REIT Shares if such exchange would be prohibited under the Charter.

 

F.             Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary (but subject to Section 15.1.C hereof), with respect to any Redemption (or any tender of Common Units for Redemption if the Tendered Common Units are acquired by the General Partner pursuant to Section 15.1.B hereof) pursuant to this Section 15.1:

 

(1)           All Common Units acquired by the General Partner pursuant to Section 15.1.B hereof shall automatically, and without further action required, be converted into and deemed to be a General Partner Interest comprised of the same number of Common Units.

 

(2)           Intentionally Omitted.

 

(3)           If (i) a Common Tendering Party surrenders its Tendered Common Units during the period after the Partnership Record Date with respect to a distribution and before the record date established by the General Partner for a distribution to its stockholders of some or all of its portion of such Partnership distribution, and (ii) the General Partner elects to acquire any of such Tendered Common Units in exchange for REIT Shares pursuant to Section 15.1.B, such Common Tendering Party shall pay to the General Partner on the Specified Redemption Date an amount in cash equal to the portion of the Partnership distribution in respect of the Tendered Common Units exchanged for REIT Shares, insofar as such distribution relates to the same period for which such Common Tendering Party would receive a distribution in respect of such REIT Shares.

 

(4)           The consummation of such Redemption (or an acquisition of Tendered Common Units by the General Partner pursuant to Section 15.1.B hereof, as the case may be) shall be subject to the expiration or termination of the applicable waiting period, if any, under the Hart-Scott-Rodino Act.

 

(5)           The Common Tendering Party shall continue to own (subject, in the case of an Assignee, to the provisions of Section 11.5 hereof) all Common Units subject to any Redemption, and be treated as a Common Limited Partner or an Assignee, as applicable, with respect to such Common Units for all purposes of this Agreement, until such Common Units are either paid for by the Partnership pursuant to Section 15.1.A hereof or transferred to the General Partner and paid for, by the issuance of the REIT Shares, pursuant to Section 15.1.B hereof on the Specified Redemption Date. Until a Specified Redemption Date and an acquisition of the Tendered Common Units by the General Partner pursuant to Section 15.1.B hereof, the Common Tendering Party shall have no rights as a stockholder of the General Partner with respect to the REIT Shares issuable in connection with such acquisition.

 

G.            In connection with an exercise of the Common Redemption Right pursuant to this Section 15.1, except as otherwise agreed by the General Partner, in its sole and absolute discretion, the Common Tendering Party shall submit the following to the General Partner, in addition to the Common Unit Notice of Redemption:

 

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(1)           A written affidavit, dated the same date as the Common Unit Notice of Redemption, (a) disclosing the actual and constructive ownership, as determined for purposes of Code Sections 856(a)(6) and 856(h), of REIT Shares by (i) such Common Tendering Party and (ii) to the best of their knowledge any Related Party and (b) representing that, after giving effect to the Redemption or an acquisition of the Tendered Common Units by the General Partner pursuant to Section 15.1.B hereof, neither the Common Tendering Party nor to the best of their knowledge any Related Party will own REIT Shares in violation of the Ownership Limit or the Conversion Limit;

 

(2)           A written representation that neither the Common Tendering Party nor to the best of their knowledge any Related Party has any intention to acquire any additional REIT Shares prior to the closing of the Redemption or an acquisition of the Tendered Common Units by the General Partner pursuant to Section 15.1.B hereof on the Specified Redemption Date; and

 

(3)           An undertaking to certify, at and as a condition to the closing of (i) the Redemption or (ii) the acquisition of the Tendered Common Units by the General Partner pursuant to Section 15.1.B hereof on the Specified Redemption Date, that either (a) the actual and constructive ownership of REIT Shares by the Common Tendering Party and to the best of their knowledge any Related Party remain unchanged from that disclosed in the affidavit required by Section 15.1.G(1) or (b) after giving effect to the Redemption or an acquisition of the Tendered Common Units by the General Partner pursuant to Section 15.1.B hereof, neither the Common Tendering Party nor to the best of their knowledge any Related Party shall own REIT Shares in violation of the Ownership Limit or the Conversion Limit.

 

(4)           In connection with any Common Redemption, the General Partner shall have the right to receive an opinion of counsel reasonably satisfactory to it to the effect that the proposed Common Redemption will not cause the Partnership or the General Partner to violate any Federal or state securities laws or regulations applicable to the Common Redemption, the issuance and sale of the Tendered Common Units to the Common Tendering Party or the issuance and sale of REIT Shares to the Common Tendering Party pursuant to Section 15.1.B of this Agreement and if, in the opinion of such counsel, the Common Redemption would require the filing of a registration statement under the Securities Act, the General Partner shall promptly file the same.

 

ARTICLE 16
 CLASS B UNITS

 

Section 16.1          Designation and Number.  A series of Partnership Units in the Partnership designated as the “Class B Units” (the “Class B Units”) is hereby established. The number of Class B Units shall be 24,413.

 

Section 16.2          Rank.  The parties hereto intend that the Class B Units shall, with respect to rights to the payment of distributions in accordance with Section 5.1 and the distribution of assets upon voluntary or involuntary liquidation, dissolution or winding up of the General Partner, rank pari passu with all other Partnership Units.

 

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Section 16.3          Voting Rights.

 

Except as required by any non-waivable provision of the law of the State of Delaware or any action that expressly provides for the Consent of the Limited Partners, the Class B Limited Partners shall have no voting rights whatsoever on any matter relating to the Partnership, whether under the Act, at law, in equity or otherwise, and the Consent of the Class B Limited Partners shall not be required for the taking of any action by the Partnership or the General Partner, regardless of the effect that such action may have upon the rights, preferences or privileges of the Class B Units.

 

Section 16.4          Redemption Rights of Qualifying Class B Parties.

 

A.            A Qualifying Class B Party shall have the right (subject to the terms and conditions set forth herein) (the “Class B Redemption Right”) to require the Partnership to redeem all or a portion of the Class B Units held by a Class B Tendering Party (Class B Units that have in fact been tendered for redemption being hereafter referred to as “Tendered Class B Units”) in exchange (a “Class B Redemption”) for the Class B Unit Cash Amount payable on the Specified Redemption Date. Any Class B Redemption shall be exercised pursuant to a Class B Unit Notice of Redemption delivered to the General Partner by the Qualifying Class B Party when exercising the Redemption right (the “Class B Tendering Party”). The Partnership’s obligation to effect a Class B Redemption, however, shall not arise or be binding against the Partnership until the earlier of (i) the date the General Partner notifies the Class B Tendering Party that it declines to acquire some or all of the Tendered Class B Units under Section 16.4.B hereof following receipt of a Class B Unit Notice of Redemption and (ii) the Business Day following the Cut-Off Date. In the event of a Class B Redemption, the Class B Unit Cash Amount shall be delivered as a certified or bank check payable to the Class B Tendering Party or, in the General Partner’s sole and absolute discretion, in immediately available funds, in each case, on or before the tenth (10th) Business Day following the date on which the General Partner receives a Class B Unit Notice of Redemption from the Class B Tendering Party.

 

B.            Notwithstanding the provisions of Section 16.4.A hereof, on or before the close of business on the Cut-Off Date, the General Partner may, in its sole and absolute, elect to acquire some or all of the Tendered Class B Units from the Class B Tendering Party in exchange for Class B Shares. If the General Partner elects to acquire some or all of the Tendered Class B Units pursuant to this Section 16.4.B, the General Partner shall give written notice thereof to the Class B Tendering Party on or before the close of business on the Cut-Off Date. If the General Partner elects to acquire any of the Tendered Class B Units for Class B Shares, GTJ REIT shall issue and deliver such Class B Shares to the Class B Tendering Party pursuant to the terms of this Section 16.4.B, in which case (1) the General Partner shall assume directly the obligation with respect thereto and shall satisfy the Class B Tendering Party’s exercise of its Class B Redemption Right with respect to such Tendered Class B Units and (2) such transaction shall be treated, for Federal income tax purposes, as a transfer by the Class B Tendering Party of such Tendered Class B Units to the General Partner in exchange for the Class B Unit Shares Amount. If the General Partner so elects, on the Specified Redemption Date, the Class B Tendering Party shall sell such number of the Tendered Class B Units to the General Partner in exchange for a number of Class B Shares equal to the product of the Class B Unit Shares Amount and the Applicable Percentage. The Class B Tendering Party shall submit such written representations and investment letters as reasonably necessary, in the General Partner’s view, to effect compliance with the Securities Act. In the event of a purchase of the Tendered Class B Units by the General Partner pursuant to this

 

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Section 16.4.B, the Class B Tendering Party shall no longer have the right to cause the Partnership to effect a Redemption of such Tendered Class B Units and, upon notice to the Class B Tendering Party by the General Partner, given on or before the close of business on the Cut-Off Date, that the General Partner has elected to acquire some or all of the Tendered Class B Units pursuant to this Section 16.4.B, the obligation of the Partnership to effect a Redemption of the Tendered Class B Units as to which the General Partner’s notice relates shall not accrue or arise. A number of Class B Shares equal to the product of the Class B Unit Shares Amount and the Applicable Percentage shall be delivered by the General Partner as duly authorized, validly issued, fully paid and non-assessable Class B Shares, and if applicable, Class B Rights, free of any pledge, lien, encumbrance or restriction, and, to the extent applicable, the Securities Act and relevant state securities or “blue sky” laws. Except as otherwise provided in this Agreement. neither any Class B Tendering Party whose Tendered Class B Units are acquired by the General Partner pursuant to this Section 16.4.B, any Partner, any Assignee nor any other interested Person shall have any right to require or cause the General Partner to register, qualify or list any Class B Shares owned or held by such Person, whether or not such Class B Shares are issued pursuant to this Section 16.4.B, with the SEC, with any state securities commissioner, department or agency, under the Securities Act or the Exchange Act or with any stock exchange; provided, however, that this limitation shall not be in derogation of any registration or similar rights granted pursuant to any other written agreement between the General Partner and any such Person. Notwithstanding any delay in such delivery, the Class B Tendering Party shall be deemed the owner of such Class B Shares, and if applicable, Class B rights, for all purposes, including, without limitation, rights to vote or consent, receive dividends, and exercise rights, as of the Specified Redemption Date. Class B Shares issued upon an acquisition of the Tendered Class B Units by the General Partner pursuant to this Section 16.4.B may contain such legends regarding restrictions under the Securities Act and applicable state securities laws as the General Partner in good faith determines to be necessary or advisable in order to ensure compliance with such laws.

 

C.            If the General Partner does not elect to acquire the Tendered Class B Units pursuant to Section 16.4.B hereof:

 

(1)           The Partnership may elect to raise funds for the payment of the Class B Unit Cash Amount either (a) by requiring that the General Partner contribute to the Partnership funds from the proceeds of a registered public offering by the General Partner of Class B Shares sufficient to purchase the Tendered Class B Units or (b) from any other sources (including, but not limited to, the sale of any Property and the incurrence of additional Debt) available to the Partnership. Any proceeds from a public offering that are in excess of the Class B Unit Cash Amount shall be for the sole benefit of the General Partner. The General Partner shall make a Capital Contribution of any such amounts to the Partnership for an additional General Partner Interest. Any such contribution shall entitle the General Partner to an equitable Percentage Interest adjustment.

 

(2)           If the Class B Unit Cash Amount is not paid on or before the Specified Redemption Date, interest shall accrue with respect to the Class B Unit Cash Amount from the day after the Specified Redemption Date to and including the date on which the Class B Unit Cash Amount is paid at a rate equal to 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 (but not higher than the maximum lawful rate).

 

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D.            Notwithstanding the provisions of Section 16.4.B hereof, the General Partner shall not, under any circumstances, elect to acquire any Tendered Class B Units in exchange for REIT Shares if such exchange would be prohibited under the Charter.

 

E.            Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary (but subject to Section 16.4.C hereof), with respect to any Redemption (or any tender of Class B Units for Redemption if the Tendered Class B Units are acquired by the General Partner pursuant to Section 16.4.B hereof) pursuant to this Section 16.4:

 

(1)           All Class B Units acquired by the General Partner pursuant to Section 16.4.B hereof shall automatically, and without further action required, be converted into and deemed to be a General Partner Interest comprised of the same number of Class B Units.

 

(2)           Intentionally Omitted

 

(3)           If (i) a Class B Tendering Party surrenders its Tendered Class B Units during the period after the Partnership Record Date with respect to a distribution and before the record date established by the General Partner for a distribution to its stockholders of some or all of its portion of such Partnership distribution, and (ii) the General Partner elects to acquire any of such Tendered Class B Units in exchange for Class B Shares pursuant to Section 16.4.B, such Class B Tendering Party shall pay to the General Partner on the Specified Redemption Date an amount in cash equal to the portion of the Partnership distribution in respect of the Tendered Class B Units exchanged for Class B Shares, insofar as such distribution relates to the same period for which such Class B Tendering Party would receive a distribution in respect of such Class B Shares.

 

(4)           The consummation of such Redemption (or an acquisition of Tendered Class B Units by the General Partner pursuant to Section 16.4.B hereof, as the case may be) shall be subject to the expiration or termination of the applicable waiting period, if any, under the Hart-Scott-Rodino Act.

 

(5)           The Class B Tendering Party shall continue to own (subject, in the case of an Assignee, to the provisions of Section 11.5 hereof) all Class B Units subject to any Redemption, and be treated as a Class B Limited Partner or an Assignee, as applicable, with respect to such Class B Units for all purposes of this Agreement, until such Class B Units are either paid for by the Partnership pursuant to Section 16.4.A hereof or transferred to the General Partner and paid for, by the issuance of the Class B Shares, pursuant to Section 16.4.B hereof on the Specified Redemption Date. Until a Specified Redemption Date and an acquisition of the Tendered Class B Units by the General Partner pursuant to Section 16.4.B hereof, the Class B Tendering Party shall have no rights as a stockholder of the General Partner with respect to the Class B Shares issuable in connection with such acquisition.

 

F.             In connection with an exercise of the Class B Redemption Right pursuant to this Section 16.4, except as otherwise agreed by the General Partner, in its sole and absolute discretion, the Class B Tendering Party shall submit the following to the General Partner, in addition to the Class B Unit Notice of Redemption:

 

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(1)           A written affidavit, dated the same date as the Class B Unit Notice of Redemption, disclosing the actual and constructive ownership, as determined for purposes of Code Sections 856(a)(6) and 856(h), of Class B Shares by  such Class B Tendering Party;

 

(2)           A written representation that neither the Class B Tendering Party nor to the best of their knowledge any Related Party has any intention to acquire any additional Class B Shares prior to the closing of the Redemption or an acquisition of the Tendered Class B Units by the General Partner pursuant to Sections 16.4.A and 16.4.B herein on the Specified Redemption Date;

 

(3)           An undertaking to certify, at and as a condition to the closing of (i) the Redemption or (ii) the acquisition of the Tendered Class B Units by the General Partner pursuant to Section 16.4.B hereof on the Specified Redemption Date, that the actual and constructive ownership of Class B Shares by the Class B Tendering Party and to the best of their knowledge any Related Party remain unchanged from that disclosed in the affidavit required by Section 16.4.G(1); and

 

(4)           In connection with any Class B Unit Redemption, the General Partner shall have the right to receive an opinion of counsel reasonably satisfactory to it to the effect that the proposed Class B Unit Redemption will not cause the Partnership or the General Partner to violate any Federal or state securities laws or regulations applicable to the Class B Unit Redemption, the issuance and sale of the Tendered Class B Units to the Class B Tendering Party or the issuance and sale of Class B Shares to the Class B Tendering Party pursuant to Section 16.4.B of this Agreement and if, in the opinion of such counsel, the Class B Unit Redemption would require the filing of a registration statement under the Securities Act, the General Partner shall promptly file the same.

 

ARTICLE 17

MISCELLANEOUS

 

Section 17.1          Addresses and Notice.  Any notice, demand, request or report required or permitted to be given or made to a Partner or Assignee under this Agreement shall be in writing and shall be deemed given or made when delivered in person or when sent by nationally recognized overnight courier service or by facsimile or electronic mail to the Partner, or Assignee at the address set forth in Exhibit A or Exhibit D (as applicable) or such other address of which the Partner shall notify the General Partner in accordance with this Section 17.1.

 

Section 17.2          Titles and Captions.  All article or section titles or captions in this Agreement are for convenience only. They shall not be deemed part of this Agreement and in no way define, limit, extend or describe the scope or intent of any provisions hereof. Except as specifically provided otherwise, references to “Articles” or “Sections” are to Articles and Sections of this Agreement.

 

Section 17.3          Pronouns and Plurals.  Whenever the context may require, any pronouns used in this Agreement shall include the corresponding masculine, feminine or neuter forms, and the singular form of nouns, pronouns and verbs shall include the plural and vice versa.

 

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Section 17.4          Further Action.  The parties shall execute and deliver all documents, provide all information and take or refrain from taking action as may be necessary or appropriate to achieve the purposes of this Agreement.

 

Section 17.5          Binding Effect.  This Agreement shall be binding upon and inure to the benefit of the parties hereto and their heirs, executors, administrators, successors, legal representatives and permitted assigns.

 

Section 17.6          Waiver.

 

A.            No failure or delay by any party to insist upon the strict performance of any covenant, duty, agreement or condition of this Agreement or to exercise any right or remedy consequent upon a breach thereof shall constitute waiver of any such breach or any other covenant, duty, agreement or condition.

 

B.            The restrictions, conditions and other limitations on the rights and benefits of the Limited Partners contained in this Agreement, and the duties, covenants and other requirements of performance or notice by the Limited Partners, are for the benefit of the Partnership and, except for an obligation to pay money to the Partnership, may be waived or relinquished by the General Partner, in its sole and absolute discretion, on behalf of the Partnership in one or more instances from time to time and at any time; provided, however, that any such waiver or relinquishment may not be made if it would have the effect of (i) creating liability for any other Limited Partner, (ii) causing the Partnership to cease to qualify as a limited partnership, (iii) reducing the amount of cash otherwise distributable to the Limited Partners (other than any such reduction that affects all of the Limited Partners holding the same class or series of Partnership Units on a uniform or pro rata basis, if approved by a Majority in Interest of the Partners holding such class or series of Partnership Units), (iv) resulting in the classification of the Partnership as an association or publicly traded partnership taxable as a corporation or (v) violating the Securities Act, the Exchange Act or any state “blue sky” or other securities laws; and provided, further, that any waiver relating to compliance with the Ownership Limit or other restrictions in the Charter shall be made and shall be effective only as provided in the Charter.

 

Section 17.7          Counterparts.  This Agreement may be executed in counterparts, all of which together shall constitute one agreement binding on all the parties hereto, notwithstanding that all such parties are not signatories to the original or the same counterpart. Each party shall become bound by this Agreement immediately upon affixing its signature hereto.

 

Section 17.8          Applicable Law; Consent to Jurisdiction; Waiver of Jury Trial.

 

A.            This Agreement shall be construed and enforced in accordance with and governed by the laws of the State of Delaware, without regard to the principles of conflicts of law. In the event of a conflict between any provision of this Agreement and any non-mandatory provision of the Act, the provisions of this Agreement shall control and take precedence.

 

B.            Each Partner hereby (i) submits to the non-exclusive jurisdiction of any state or federal court sitting in the State of Delaware (collectively, the “Delaware Courts”), with respect to any dispute arising out of this Agreement or any transaction contemplated hereby to the extent such courts would have subject matter jurisdiction with respect to such dispute, (ii) irrevocably

 

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waives, and agrees not to assert by way of motion, defense, or otherwise, in any such action, any claim that it is not subject personally to the jurisdiction of any of the Delaware Courts, that its property is exempt or immune from attachment or execution, that the action is brought in an inconvenient forum, or that the venue of the action is improper, (iii) agrees that notice or the service of process in any action, suit or proceeding arising out of or relating to this Agreement or the transactions contemplated hereby shall be properly served or delivered if delivered to such Partner at such Partner’s last known address as set forth in the Partnership’s books and records, and (iv) irrevocably waives any and all right to trial by jury in any legal proceeding arising out of or related to this Agreement or the transactions contemplated hereby.

 

Section 17.9          Entire Agreement.  This Agreement contains all of the understandings and agreements between and among the Partners with respect to the subject matter of this Agreement and the rights, interests and obligations of the Partners with respect to the Partnership. Notwithstanding the immediately preceding sentence, the Partners hereby acknowledge and agree that the General Partner, without the approval of any Limited Partner, may enter into side letters or similar written agreements with Limited Partners that are not Affiliates of the General Partner, executed contemporaneously with the admission of such Limited Partner to the Partnership, affecting the terms hereof, as negotiated with such Limited Partner and which the General Partner in its sole discretion deems necessary, desirable or appropriate. The parties hereto agree that any terms, conditions or provisions contained in such side letters or similar written agreements with a Limited Partner shall govern with respect to such Limited Partner notwithstanding the provisions of this Agreement.

 

Section 17.10       Invalidity of Provisions.  If any provision of this Agreement is or becomes invalid, illegal or unenforceable in any respect, the validity, legality and enforceability of the remaining provisions contained herein shall not be affected thereby.

 

Section 17.11       Limitation to Preserve REIT Status.  Notwithstanding anything else in this Agreement, to the extent that the amount to be paid, credited, distributed or reimbursed by the Partnership to any REIT Partner or its officers, directors, employees or agents, whether as a reimbursement, fee, expense or indemnity (a “REIT Payment”), would constitute gross income to the REIT Partner for purposes of Code Section 856(c)(2) or Code Section 856(c)(3), then, notwithstanding any other provision of this Agreement, the amount of such REIT Payments, as selected by the General Partner in its discretion from among items of potential distribution, reimbursement, fees, expenses and indemnities, shall be reduced for any Partnership Year so that the REIT Payments, as so reduced, for or with respect to such REIT Partner shall not exceed the lesser of:

 

(i)            an amount equal to the excess, if any, of (a) four and nine-tenths percent (4.9%) of the REIT Partner’s total gross income (but excluding the amount of any REIT Payments) for the Partnership Year that is described in subsections (A) through (I) of Code Section 856(c)(2) over (b) the amount of gross income (within the meaning of Code Section 856(c)(2)) derived by the REIT Partner from sources other than those described in subsections (A) through (I) of Code Section 856(c)(2) (but not including the amount of any REIT Payments); or

 

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(ii)           an amount equal to the excess, if any, of (a) twenty-four percent (24%) of the REIT Partner’s total gross income (but excluding the amount of any REIT Payments) for the Partnership Year that is described in subsections (A) through (I) of Code Section 856(c)(3) over (b) the amount of gross income (within the meaning of Code Section 856(c)(3)) derived by the REIT Partner from sources other than those described in subsections (A) through (I) of Code Section 856(c)(3) (but not including the amount of any REIT Payments); provided, however, that REIT Payments in excess of the amounts set forth in clauses (i) and (ii) above may be made if the General Partner, as a condition precedent, obtains an opinion of tax counsel that the receipt of such excess amounts should not adversely affect the REIT Partner’s ability to qualify as a REIT. To the extent that REIT Payments may not be made in a Partnership Year as a consequence of the limitations set forth in this Section 15.12, such REIT Payments shall carry over and shall be treated as arising in the following Partnership Year if such carry over does not adversely affect the REIT Partner’s ability to qualify as a REIT, provided, however, that any such REIT Payment shall not be carried over more than three Partnership Years, and any such remaining payments shall no longer be due and payable. The purpose of the limitations contained in this Section 15.12 is to prevent any REIT Partner from failing to qualify as a REIT under the Code by reason of such REIT Partner’s share of items, including distributions, reimbursements, fees, expenses or indemnities, receivable directly or indirectly from the Partnership, and this Section 15.12 shall be interpreted and applied to effectuate such purpose.

 

Section 17.12       No  Partition.  No Partner nor any successor-in-interest to a Partner shall have the right while this Agreement remains in effect to have any property of the Partnership partitioned, or to file a complaint or institute any proceeding at law or in equity to have such property of the Partnership partitioned, and each Partner, on behalf of itself and its successors and assigns hereby waives any such right. It is the intention of the Partners that the rights of the parties hereto and their successors-in-interest to Partnership property, as among themselves, shall be governed by the terms of this Agreement, and that the rights of the Partners and their respective successors-in-interest shall be subject to the limitations and restrictions as set forth in this Agreement.

 

Section 17.13       No Third-Party Rights Created Hereby.  The provisions of this Agreement are solely for the purpose of defining the interests of the Holders, inter se; and no other person, firm or entity (i.e., a party who is not a signatory hereto or a permitted successor to such signatory hereto including, without limitation, a creditor of the Partnership or any Partner or other third party having dealings with the Partnership) shall have any right, power, title or interest by way of subrogation or otherwise, in and to the rights, powers, title and provisions of this Agreement. No creditor or other third party having dealings with the Partnership shall have the right to enforce the right or obligation of any Partner to make Capital Contributions or loans to the Partnership or to pursue any other right or remedy hereunder or at law or in equity. None of the rights or obligations of the Partners herein set forth to make Capital Contributions or loans to the Partnership shall be deemed an asset of the Partnership for any purpose by any creditor or other third party, nor may any such rights or obligations be sold, transferred or assigned by the Partnership or pledged or encumbered by the Partnership to secure any debt or other obligation of the Partnership or any of the Partners.

 

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Section 17.14       No Rights as Stockholders.  Nothing contained in this Agreement shall be construed as conferring upon the Holders of Partnership Units any rights whatsoever as stockholders of the General Partner, including without limitation any right to receive dividends or other distributions made to stockholders of the General Partner or to vote or to consent or receive notice as stockholders in respect of any meeting of stockholders for the election of directors of the General Partner or any other matter.

 

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, this Agreement has been executed as of the date first written above.

 

 

	
 
    	
GENERAL PARTNER:
    
	
 
    	
 
    
	
 
    	
GTJ   GP, LLC 
    
	
 
    	
 
    
	
 
    	
By:   
    	
GTJ   REIT, INC., a Maryland corporation
    
	
 
    	
 
    
	
 
    	
By:
    	
/s/   David J. Oplanich
    
	
 
    	
Name:
    	
David   J. Oplanich
    
	
 
    	
Title:
    	
Chief   Financial Officer
    
	
 
    	
 
    
	
 
    	
LIMITED PARTNERS:
    
	
 
    	
 
    
	
 
    	
By:
    	
/s/   Jeffrey Wu
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
Jeffrey   Wu
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    
	
 
    	
By:
    	
/s/   Paul Cooper
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
Paul   Cooper
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    
	
 
    	
By:
    	
/s/   Jerome Cooper
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
Jerome   Cooper
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    
	
 
    	
By:
    	
/s/   Jeffrey Ravetz
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
Jeffrey   Ravetz
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    
	
 
    	
By:
    	
/s/   Sarah Ravetz
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
Sarah   Ravetz
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    
	
 
    	
By:
    	
/s/   Louis Sheinker
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
Louis   Sheinker
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
GTJ   REIT, INC.
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    
	
 
    	
By:
    	
/s/   David J. Oplanich
    
	
 
    	
Name:
    	
David   J. Oplanich 
    
	
 
    	
Title:
    	
Chief   Financial Officer
    


 











 

	
 
    	
WU   FAMILY 2012 GIFT TRUST
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    
	
 
    	
By:
    	
/s/   Gene Greenfest
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
Gene   Greenfest, Trustee
    


 

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EXHIBIT A

PARTNERS AND PARTNERSHIP UNITS

Unit Ledger

 

	
Limited Partners
    	
 
    	
Addresses
    	
 
    	
Common Units
    	
 
    	
Class B Units
    	
 
    	
Class A Units
    	
 
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    
	
GTJ   REIT, Inc.
    	
 
    	
444   Merrick Road,
  Suite 370 
   Lynbrook, NY 11563 
   Attn: Chief Financial Officer****
    	
 
    	
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—
    	
 
    	
65,710
    	
 
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    
	
Jeffrey   Wu
    	
 
    	
56-72   49th Place 
   Maspeth, New York 11378*
    	
 
    	
2,219
    	
 
    	
21,753
    	
 
    	
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Wu   Family 2012 Gift Trust 
    	
 
    	
56-72   49th Place 
   Maspeth, New York 11378* 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
2,660
    	
 
    	
—
    	
 
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    
	
Paul   Cooper
    	
 
    	
**
    	
 
    	
1,997
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    
	
Jerome   Cooper
    	
 
    	
**
    	
 
    	
222
    	
 
    	
—
    	
 
    	
—
    	
 
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    
	
Jeffrey   Ravetz
    	
 
    	
***
    	
 
    	
1,911
    	
 
    	
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Sarah   Ravetz
    	
 
    	
***
    	
 
    	
309
    	
 
    	
—
    	
 
    	
—
    	
 
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    
	
Louis   Sheinker
    	
 
    	
**
    	
 
    	
2,219
    	
 
    	
—
    	
 
    	
—
    	
 
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
8,877
    	
 
    	
24,413
    	
 
    	
65,710
    	
 
    
	
General   Partner
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    
	
GTJ   GP, LLC
    	
 
    	
444   Merrick Road, 
   Suite 370 
   Lynbrook, NY 11563 
   Attn: Chief Financial Officer****
    	
 
    	
1,000
    	
 
    	
—
    	
 
    	
—
    	
 
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
9,877
    	
 
    	
24,413
    	
 
    	
65,710
    	
 
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
100,000
    	
 
    


 




*With a copy to: Schiff Hardin, LLP, 666 Fifth Avenue, NY, NY 10103, Attention: Christine McGuinness, Esq.

 











 

**c/o Green Holland Ventures, 444 Merrick Road, Lynbrook, NY 11563, Attention:  Louis Sheinker

 

With a copy to: Schiff Hardin, LLP, 666 Fifth Avenue, NY, NY 10103, Attention: Christine McGuinness, Esq.

 

***c/o Girona Ventures, 1841 Broadway, Suite 1201, NY, NY 10023

 

With a copy to: Schiff Hardin, LLP, 666 Fifth Avenue, NY, NY 10103, Attention: Christine McGuinness, Esq.

 

****Copies of notices to GTJ REIT, Inc. and GTJ GP, LLC shall go to:

 

Ruskin Moscou Faltischek, P.C.

1425 RXR Plaza

East Tower, 15th Floor

Uniondale, NY 11556

Attention:  Adam P. Silvers, Esq.

Fax: 516-663-6719

email: asilvers@rmfpc.com

 

and

 

Saul Ewing, LLP

500 East Pratt Street

Baltimore, Maryland 21202

Attention: John J. Ghingher, Esq.

fax:

email: jgingher@saul.com]

 

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EXHIBIT B

 

GROSS ASSET VALUES

 

	
Property Description
    	
 
    	
Contributor
    	
 
    	
Asset Type
    	
 
    	
Gross Asset
   Value
    	
 
    
	
114-15   Guy Brewer Blvd.
    	
 
    	
GTJ REIT
    	
 
    	
Depreciable Assets
    	
 
    	
2,082,425
    	
 
    
	
114-15   Guy Brewer Blvd.
    	
 
    	
GTJ REIT
    	
 
    	
Land
    	
 
    	
24,931,575
    	
 
    
	
165-25   147th Avenue
    	
 
    	
GTJ REIT
    	
 
    	
Lease Commissions
    	
 
    	
677,272
    	
 
    
	
165-25   147th Avenue
    	
 
    	
GTJ REIT
    	
 
    	
Land
    	
 
    	
21,903,050
    	
 
    
	
165-25   147th Avenue
    	
 
    	
GTJ REIT
    	
 
    	
Depreciable Assets
    	
 
    	
27,225,678
    	
 
    
	
23-85   87th Street
    	
 
    	
GTJ REIT
    	
 
    	
Building
    	
 
    	
9,525,008
    	
 
    
	
23-85   87th Street
    	
 
    	
GTJ REIT
    	
 
    	
Land
    	
 
    	
15,725,992
    	
 
    
	
49-19   Rockaway Blvd.
    	
 
    	
GTJ REIT
    	
 
    	
Land
    	
 
    	
3,219,002
    	
 
    
	
49-19   Rockaway Blvd.
    	
 
    	
GTJ REIT
    	
 
    	
Depreciable Assets
    	
 
    	
7,572,998
    	
 
    
	
612   Wortman Avenue
    	
 
    	
GTJ REIT
    	
 
    	
Building
    	
 
    	
5,073,759
    	
 
    
	
612   Wortman Avenue
    	
 
    	
GTJ REIT
    	
 
    	
Land
    	
 
    	
9,151,241
    	
 
    
	
8 Farm Springs
    	
 
    	
GTJ REIT
    	
 
    	
Land
    	
 
    	
4,033,035
    	
 
    
	
8 Farm Springs
    	
 
    	
GTJ REIT
    	
 
    	
Depreciable Assets
    	
 
    	
14,569,965
    	
 
    
	
85-01   24th Avenue
    	
 
    	
GTJ REIT
    	
 
    	
Depreciable Assets
    	
 
    	
6,081,943
    	
 
    
	
85-01   24th Avenue
    	
 
    	
GTJ REIT
    	
 
    	
Land
    	
 
    	
40,040,057
    	
 
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    
	
Total GTJ REIT Properties - Gross Asset Values
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
191,813,000
    	
 
    


 

	
Property Description
    	
 
    	
Contributor
    	
 
    	
Asset Type
    	
 
    	
Gross Asset
   Value
    	
 
    
	
466 Bridgeport
    	
 
    	
WU/LH
    	
 
    	
Building
    	
 
    	
822,010
    	
 
    
	
466 Bridgeport
    	
 
    	
WU/LH
    	
 
    	
Land
    	
 
    	
750,145
    	
 
    
	
466 Bridgeport
    	
 
    	
WU/LH
    	
 
    	
Lease   Improvement
    	
 
    	
103,152
    	
 
    
	
466 Bridgeport
    	
 
    	
WU/LH
    	
 
    	
Org   Cost
    	
 
    	
1,145
    	
 
    
	
466 Bridgeport
    	
 
    	
WU/LH
    	
 
    	
Equipment
    	
 
    	
692
    	
 
    
	
466 Bridgeport
    	
 
    	
WU/LH
    	
 
    	
Equipment
    	
 
    	
125
    	
 
    
	
100   American Road
    	
 
    	
WU/LH
    	
 
    	
Building
    	
 
    	
12,483,683
    	
 
    
	
100   American Road
    	
 
    	
WU/LH
    	
 
    	
Land
    	
 
    	
2,034,653
    	
 
    
	
100   American Road
    	
 
    	
WU/LH
    	
 
    	
Lease   Improvement
    	
 
    	
537,903
    	
 
    
	
100   American Road
    	
 
    	
WU/LH
    	
 
    	
Tenant   Improvement
    	
 
    	
166,695
    	
 
    
	
100   American Road
    	
 
    	
WU/LH
    	
 
    	
Tenant   Improvement
    	
 
    	
126,891
    	
 
    
	
100   American Road
    	
 
    	
WU/LH
    	
 
    	
Equipment
    	
 
    	
41,076
    	
 
    
	
100   American Road
    	
 
    	
WU/LH
    	
 
    	
Mortgage   Cost
    	
 
    	
94,114
    	
 
    
	
100   American Road
    	
 
    	
WU/LH
    	
 
    	
Lease
    	
 
    	
83,539
    	
 
    
	
100   American Road
    	
 
    	
WU/LH
    	
 
    	
Lobby
    	
 
    	
97,286
    	
 
    
	
100   American Road
    	
 
    	
WU/LH
    	
 
    	
Lease   Improvement
    	
 
    	
86,318
    	
 
    
	
100   American Road
    	
 
    	
WU/LH
    	
 
    	
Leasing
    	
 
    	
58,533
    	
 
    
	
100   American Road
    	
 
    	
WU/LH
    	
 
    	
Lease
    	
 
    	
42,197
    	
 
    
	
100   American Road
    	
 
    	
WU/LH
    	
 
    	
Equipment
    	
 
    	
26,284
    	
 
    
	
100   American Road
    	
 
    	
WU/LH
    	
 
    	
Tenant   Improvement
    	
 
    	
8,512
    	
 
    
	
100   American Road
    	
 
    	
WU/LH
    	
 
    	
Org   Cost
    	
 
    	
4,300
    	
 
    


 











 

	
100-110   Midland Avenue
    	
 
    	
WU/LH
    	
 
    	
Land
    	
 
    	
3,890,247
    	
 
    
	
100-110   Midland Avenue
    	
 
    	
WU/LH
    	
 
    	
Building
    	
 
    	
20,219,536
    	
 
    
	
100-110   Midland Avenue
    	
 
    	
WU/LH
    	
 
    	
Mortgage   Cost
    	
 
    	
318,912
    	
 
    
	
100-110   Midland Avenue
    	
 
    	
WU/LH
    	
 
    	
Leasing
    	
 
    	
50,658
    	
 
    
	
100-110   Midland Avenue
    	
 
    	
WU/LH
    	
 
    	
Tenant   Improvement
    	
 
    	
48,166
    	
 
    
	
100-110   Midland Avenue
    	
 
    	
WU/LH
    	
 
    	
Org   Cost
    	
 
    	
4,300
    	
 
    
	
103   Fairview Park Drive
    	
 
    	
WU/LH
    	
 
    	
Building
    	
 
    	
9,863,261
    	
 
    
	
103   Fairview Park Drive
    	
 
    	
WU/LH
    	
 
    	
Land
    	
 
    	
2,380,695
    	
 
    
	
103   Fairview Park Drive
    	
 
    	
WU/LH
    	
 
    	
Lease   Improvement
    	
 
    	
369,211
    	
 
    
	
103   Fairview Park Drive
    	
 
    	
WU/LH
    	
 
    	
Deferred   Lease
    	
 
    	
286,863
    	
 
    
	
103   Fairview Park Drive
    	
 
    	
WU/LH
    	
 
    	
Mortgage   Cost
    	
 
    	
160,030
    	
 
    
	
103   Fairview Park Drive
    	
 
    	
WU/LH
    	
 
    	
Equipment
    	
 
    	
9,094
    	
 
    
	
103   Fairview Park Drive
    	
 
    	
WU/LH
    	
 
    	
Org   Cost
    	
 
    	
4,300
    	
 
    
	
103   Fairview Park Drive
    	
 
    	
WU/LH
    	
 
    	
Equipment
    	
 
    	
1,027
    	
 
    
	
103   Fairview Park Drive
    	
 
    	
WU/LH
    	
 
    	
Tenant   Improvement
    	
 
    	
—
    	
 
    
	
112   Midland Avenue
    	
 
    	
WU/LH
    	
 
    	
Lease   Improvement
    	
 
    	
141,669
    	
 
    
	
112   Midland Avenue
    	
 
    	
WU/LH
    	
 
    	
Equipment
    	
 
    	
46,830
    	
 
    
	
112   Midland Avenue
    	
 
    	
WU/LH
    	
 
    	
Land
    	
 
    	
726,903
    	
 
    
	
112   Midland Avenue
    	
 
    	
WU/LH
    	
 
    	
Lease   Improvement
    	
 
    	
25,179
    	
 
    
	
112   Midland Avenue
    	
 
    	
WU/LH
    	
 
    	
Mortgage   Cost
    	
 
    	
19,004
    	
 
    
	
112   Midland Avenue
    	
 
    	
WU/LH
    	
 
    	
Equipment
    	
 
    	
3,731
    	
 
    
	
112   Midland Avenue
    	
 
    	
WU/LH
    	
 
    	
Org   Cost
    	
 
    	
4,300
    	
 
    
	
112   Midland Avenue
    	
 
    	
WU/LH
    	
 
    	
Building
    	
 
    	
362,934
    	
 
    
	
12   Cascade Boulevard
    	
 
    	
WU/LH
    	
 
    	
Building
    	
 
    	
3,738,660
    	
 
    
	
12   Cascade Boulevard
    	
 
    	
WU/LH
    	
 
    	
Land
    	
 
    	
1,594,105
    	
 
    
	
12   Cascade Boulevard
    	
 
    	
WU/LH
    	
 
    	
Lease   Improvement
    	
 
    	
147,223
    	
 
    
	
12   Cascade Boulevard
    	
 
    	
WU/LH
    	
 
    	
Paving
    	
 
    	
16,378
    	
 
    
	
12   Cascade Boulevard
    	
 
    	
WU/LH
    	
 
    	
Equipment
    	
 
    	
4,127
    	
 
    
	
12   Cascade Boulevard
    	
 
    	
WU/LH
    	
 
    	
Equipment
    	
 
    	
7,131
    	
 
    
	
12   Cascade Boulevard
    	
 
    	
WU/LH
    	
 
    	
Org   Cost
    	
 
    	
6,655
    	
 
    
	
12   Cascade Boulevard
    	
 
    	
WU/LH
    	
 
    	
Leasing
    	
 
    	
4,895
    	
 
    
	
12   Cascade Boulevard
    	
 
    	
WU/LH
    	
 
    	
Leasing
    	
 
    	
5,108
    	
 
    
	
12   Cascade Boulevard
    	
 
    	
WU/LH
    	
 
    	
Tenant   Improvement
    	
 
    	
4,115
    	
 
    
	
15   Executive Boulevard
    	
 
    	
WU/LH
    	
 
    	
Building
    	
 
    	
5,455,418
    	
 
    
	
15   Executive Boulevard
    	
 
    	
WU/LH
    	
 
    	
Land
    	
 
    	
1,711,510
    	
 
    
	
15   Executive Boulevard
    	
 
    	
WU/LH
    	
 
    	
Lease   Improvement
    	
 
    	
157,055
    	
 
    
	
15   Executive Boulevard
    	
 
    	
WU/LH
    	
 
    	
Lobby
    	
 
    	
97,698
    	
 
    
	
15   Executive Boulevard
    	
 
    	
WU/LH
    	
 
    	
Tenant   Improvement
    	
 
    	
69,319
    	
 
    
	
15   Executive Boulevard
    	
 
    	
WU/LH
    	
 
    	
Leasing
    	
 
    	
8,301
    	
 
    
	
15   Executive Boulevard
    	
 
    	
WU/LH
    	
 
    	
Tenant   Improvement
    	
 
    	
7,805
    	
 
    
	
15   Executive Boulevard
    	
 
    	
WU/LH
    	
 
    	
Leasing
    	
 
    	
7,382
    	
 
    
	
15   Executive Boulevard
    	
 
    	
WU/LH
    	
 
    	
Equipment
    	
 
    	
3,111
    	
 
    
	
15   Executive Boulevard
    	
 
    	
WU/LH
    	
 
    	
Leasing
    	
 
    	
3,783
    	
 
    
	
15   Executive Boulevard
    	
 
    	
WU/LH
    	
 
    	
Equipment
    	
 
    	
1,225
    	
 
    
	
15   Progress Drive
    	
 
    	
WU/LH
    	
 
    	
Land
    	
 
    	
3,108,987
    	
 
    
	
15   Progress Drive
    	
 
    	
WU/LH
    	
 
    	
Building
    	
 
    	
2,190,887
    	
 
    
	
15   Progress Drive
    	
 
    	
WU/LH
    	
 
    	
Leasing
    	
 
    	
206,139
    	
 
    
	
15   Progress Drive
    	
 
    	
WU/LH
    	
 
    	
Lease   Improvement
    	
 
    	
45,020
    	
 
    
	
15   Progress Drive
    	
 
    	
WU/LH
    	
 
    	
Tenant   Improvement
    	
 
    	
1,229
    	
 
    


 

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15   Progress Drive
    	
 
    	
WU/LH
    	
 
    	
Equipment
    	
 
    	
47
    	
 
    
	
15   Progress Drive
    	
 
    	
WU/LH
    	
 
    	
Tenant   Improvement
    	
 
    	
—
    	
 
    
	
199   Ridgewood Drive
    	
 
    	
WU/LH
    	
 
    	
Land
    	
 
    	
1,556,444
    	
 
    
	
199   Ridgewood Drive
    	
 
    	
WU/LH
    	
 
    	
Building
    	
 
    	
1,298,114
    	
 
    
	
199   Ridgewood Drive
    	
 
    	
WU/LH
    	
 
    	
Lease   Improvement
    	
 
    	
57,005
    	
 
    
	
199   Ridgewood Drive
    	
 
    	
WU/LH
    	
 
    	
Mortgage   Cost
    	
 
    	
41,101
    	
 
    
	
199   Ridgewood Drive
    	
 
    	
WU/LH
    	
 
    	
Org   Cost
    	
 
    	
4,300
    	
 
    
	
199   Ridgewood Drive
    	
 
    	
WU/LH
    	
 
    	
Equipment
    	
 
    	
2,538
    	
 
    
	
199   Ridgewood Drive
    	
 
    	
WU/LH
    	
 
    	
Equipment
    	
 
    	
380
    	
 
    
	
200   American Road
    	
 
    	
WU/LH
    	
 
    	
Building
    	
 
    	
4,575,006
    	
 
    
	
200   American Road
    	
 
    	
WU/LH
    	
 
    	
Land
    	
 
    	
1,169,156
    	
 
    
	
200   American Road
    	
 
    	
WU/LH
    	
 
    	
Lease   Improvement
    	
 
    	
409,964
    	
 
    
	
200   American Road
    	
 
    	
WU/LH
    	
 
    	
Mortgage   Cost
    	
 
    	
44,909
    	
 
    
	
200   American Road
    	
 
    	
WU/LH
    	
 
    	
Equipment
    	
 
    	
15,245
    	
 
    
	
200   American Road
    	
 
    	
WU/LH
    	
 
    	
Equipment
    	
 
    	
5,023
    	
 
    
	
200   American Road
    	
 
    	
WU/LH
    	
 
    	
Org   Cost
    	
 
    	
4,300
    	
 
    
	
203   Ridgewood Drive
    	
 
    	
WU/LH
    	
 
    	
Land
    	
 
    	
2,283,026
    	
 
    
	
203   Ridgewood Drive
    	
 
    	
WU/LH
    	
 
    	
Building
    	
 
    	
820,623
    	
 
    
	
203   Ridgewood Drive
    	
 
    	
WU/LH
    	
 
    	
Mortgage   Cost
    	
 
    	
76,786
    	
 
    
	
203   Ridgewood Drive
    	
 
    	
WU/LH
    	
 
    	
Lease   Improvement
    	
 
    	
61,775
    	
 
    
	
203   Ridgewood Drive
    	
 
    	
WU/LH
    	
 
    	
Org   Cost
    	
 
    	
4,300
    	
 
    
	
203   Ridgewood Drive
    	
 
    	
WU/LH
    	
 
    	
Equipment
    	
 
    	
1,127
    	
 
    
	
203   Ridgewood Drive
    	
 
    	
WU/LH
    	
 
    	
Equipment
    	
 
    	
303
    	
 
    
	
22   Marsh Hill Road
    	
 
    	
WU/LH
    	
 
    	
Building
    	
 
    	
2,341,972
    	
 
    
	
22   Marsh Hill Road
    	
 
    	
WU/LH
    	
 
    	
Land
    	
 
    	
1,801,669
    	
 
    
	
22   Marsh Hill Road
    	
 
    	
WU/LH
    	
 
    	
Lease   Improvement
    	
 
    	
161,527
    	
 
    
	
22   Marsh Hill Road
    	
 
    	
WU/LH
    	
 
    	
Mortgage   Cost
    	
 
    	
21,915
    	
 
    
	
22   Marsh Hill Road
    	
 
    	
WU/LH
    	
 
    	
Leasing
    	
 
    	
8,067
    	
 
    
	
22   Marsh Hill Road
    	
 
    	
WU/LH
    	
 
    	
Org   Cost
    	
 
    	
6,410
    	
 
    
	
22   Marsh Hill Road
    	
 
    	
WU/LH
    	
 
    	
Equipment
    	
 
    	
825
    	
 
    
	
25   Executive Boulevard
    	
 
    	
WU/LH
    	
 
    	
Building
    	
 
    	
1,091,706
    	
 
    
	
25   Executive Boulevard
    	
 
    	
WU/LH
    	
 
    	
Land
    	
 
    	
745,854
    	
 
    
	
25   Executive Boulevard
    	
 
    	
WU/LH
    	
 
    	
Lease   Improvement
    	
 
    	
65,757
    	
 
    
	
25   Executive Boulevard
    	
 
    	
WU/LH
    	
 
    	
Equipment
    	
 
    	
5,062
    	
 
    
	
25   Executive Boulevard
    	
 
    	
WU/LH
    	
 
    	
Org   Cost
    	
 
    	
5,346
    	
 
    
	
269   Lambert Road
    	
 
    	
WU/LH
    	
 
    	
Building
    	
 
    	
3,538,777
    	
 
    
	
269   Lambert Road
    	
 
    	
WU/LH
    	
 
    	
Land
    	
 
    	
2,073,183
    	
 
    
	
269   Lambert Road
    	
 
    	
WU/LH
    	
 
    	
Lease   Improvement
    	
 
    	
156,118
    	
 
    
	
269   Lambert Road
    	
 
    	
WU/LH
    	
 
    	
Mortgage   Cost
    	
 
    	
62,494
    	
 
    
	
269   Lambert Road
    	
 
    	
WU/LH
    	
 
    	
Equipment
    	
 
    	
21,131
    	
 
    
	
269   Lambert Road
    	
 
    	
WU/LH
    	
 
    	
Org   Cost
    	
 
    	
6,777
    	
 
    
	
300   American Road
    	
 
    	
WU/LH
    	
 
    	
Building
    	
 
    	
7,347,092
    	
 
    
	
300   American Road
    	
 
    	
WU/LH
    	
 
    	
Land
    	
 
    	
1,861,016
    	
 
    
	
300   American Road
    	
 
    	
WU/LH
    	
 
    	
Lease   Improvement
    	
 
    	
500,529
    	
 
    
	
300   American Road
    	
 
    	
WU/LH
    	
 
    	
Equipment
    	
 
    	
32,150
    	
 
    
	
300   American Road
    	
 
    	
WU/LH
    	
 
    	
Org   Cost
    	
 
    	
53,830
    	
 
    
	
300   American Road
    	
 
    	
WU/LH
    	
 
    	
Mortgage   Cost
    	
 
    	
44,058
    	
 
    
	
300   American Road
    	
 
    	
WU/LH
    	
 
    	
Lease   Improvement
    	
 
    	
35,036
    	
 
    
	
300   American Road
    	
 
    	
WU/LH
    	
 
    	
Org   Cost
    	
 
    	
4,300
    	
 
    


 

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300   American Road
    	
 
    	
WU/LH
    	
 
    	
Equipment
    	
 
    	
1,879
    	
 
    
	
35   Executive Boulevard
    	
 
    	
WU/LH
    	
 
    	
Building
    	
 
    	
9,139,320
    	
 
    
	
35   Executive Boulevard
    	
 
    	
WU/LH
    	
 
    	
Land
    	
 
    	
1,786,030
    	
 
    
	
35   Executive Boulevard
    	
 
    	
WU/LH
    	
 
    	
Lease   Improvement
    	
 
    	
234,368
    	
 
    
	
35   Executive Boulevard
    	
 
    	
WU/LH
    	
 
    	
Mortgage   Cost
    	
 
    	
88,425
    	
 
    
	
35   Executive Boulevard
    	
 
    	
WU/LH
    	
 
    	
Mortgage   Cost
    	
 
    	
72,233
    	
 
    
	
35   Executive Boulevard
    	
 
    	
WU/LH
    	
 
    	
Equipment
    	
 
    	
48,742
    	
 
    
	
35   Executive Boulevard
    	
 
    	
WU/LH
    	
 
    	
Equipment
    	
 
    	
8,974
    	
 
    
	
35   Executive Boulevard
    	
 
    	
WU/LH
    	
 
    	
Leasing
    	
 
    	
5,663
    	
 
    
	
35   Executive Boulevard
    	
 
    	
WU/LH
    	
 
    	
Org   Cost
    	
 
    	
2,977
    	
 
    
	
35   Executive Boulevard
    	
 
    	
WU/LH
    	
 
    	
Tenant   Improvement
    	
 
    	
—
    	
 
    
	
36   Midland Avenue
    	
 
    	
WU/LH
    	
 
    	
Building
    	
 
    	
7,442,367
    	
 
    
	
36   Midland Avenue
    	
 
    	
WU/LH
    	
 
    	
Land
    	
 
    	
1,404,640
    	
 
    
	
36   Midland Avenue
    	
 
    	
WU/LH
    	
 
    	
Deferred   Lease
    	
 
    	
220,130
    	
 
    
	
36   Midland Avenue
    	
 
    	
WU/LH
    	
 
    	
Lease   Improvement
    	
 
    	
180,561
    	
 
    
	
36   Midland Avenue
    	
 
    	
WU/LH
    	
 
    	
Mortgage   Cost
    	
 
    	
123,926
    	
 
    
	
36   Midland Avenue
    	
 
    	
WU/LH
    	
 
    	
Leasing
    	
 
    	
78,454
    	
 
    
	
36   Midland Avenue
    	
 
    	
WU/LH
    	
 
    	
Leasing
    	
 
    	
65,540
    	
 
    
	
36   Midland Avenue
    	
 
    	
WU/LH
    	
 
    	
Equipment
    	
 
    	
10,424
    	
 
    
	
36   Midland Avenue
    	
 
    	
WU/LH
    	
 
    	
Paving
    	
 
    	
18,001
    	
 
    
	
36   Midland Avenue
    	
 
    	
WU/LH
    	
 
    	
Equipment
    	
 
    	
12,170
    	
 
    
	
36   Midland Avenue
    	
 
    	
WU/LH
    	
 
    	
Leasing
    	
 
    	
8,157
    	
 
    
	
36   Midland Avenue
    	
 
    	
WU/LH
    	
 
    	
Lease   Improvement
    	
 
    	
7,895
    	
 
    
	
36   Midland Avenue
    	
 
    	
WU/LH
    	
 
    	
Tenant   Improvement
    	
 
    	
6,595
    	
 
    
	
36   Midland Avenue
    	
 
    	
WU/LH
    	
 
    	
Org   Cost
    	
 
    	
4,300
    	
 
    
	
400   American Road
    	
 
    	
WU/LH
    	
 
    	
Building
    	
 
    	
10,256,310
    	
 
    
	
400   American Road
    	
 
    	
WU/LH
    	
 
    	
Land
    	
 
    	
1,783,329
    	
 
    
	
400   American Road
    	
 
    	
WU/LH
    	
 
    	
Lease   Improvement
    	
 
    	
459,483
    	
 
    
	
400   American Road
    	
 
    	
WU/LH
    	
 
    	
Mortgage   Cost
    	
 
    	
69,151
    	
 
    
	
400   American Road
    	
 
    	
WU/LH
    	
 
    	
Equipment
    	
 
    	
18,871
    	
 
    
	
400   American Road
    	
 
    	
WU/LH
    	
 
    	
Equipment
    	
 
    	
29,532
    	
 
    
	
400   American Road
    	
 
    	
WU/LH
    	
 
    	
Deferred   Lease
    	
 
    	
4,782
    	
 
    
	
400   American Road
    	
 
    	
WU/LH
    	
 
    	
Org   Cost
    	
 
    	
4,300
    	
 
    
	
401   Fieldcrest Drive
    	
 
    	
WU/LH
    	
 
    	
Land
    	
 
    	
4,958,096
    	
 
    
	
401   Fieldcrest Drive
    	
 
    	
WU/LH
    	
 
    	
Mortgage   Cost
    	
 
    	
54,827
    	
 
    
	
401   Fieldcrest Drive
    	
 
    	
WU/LH
    	
 
    	
Org   Cost
    	
 
    	
4,300
    	
 
    
	
404   Fieldcrest Avenue
    	
 
    	
WU/LH
    	
 
    	
Building
    	
 
    	
6,651,516
    	
 
    
	
404   Fieldcrest Avenue
    	
 
    	
WU/LH
    	
 
    	
Land
    	
 
    	
3,560,777
    	
 
    
	
404   Fieldcrest Avenue
    	
 
    	
WU/LH
    	
 
    	
Lease   Improvement
    	
 
    	
359,066
    	
 
    
	
404   Fieldcrest Avenue
    	
 
    	
WU/LH
    	
 
    	
Mortgage   Cost
    	
 
    	
158,018
    	
 
    
	
404   Fieldcrest Avenue
    	
 
    	
WU/LH
    	
 
    	
Org   Cost
    	
 
    	
4,300
    	
 
    
	
404   Fieldcrest Avenue
    	
 
    	
WU/LH
    	
 
    	
Equipment
    	
 
    	
1,266
    	
 
    
	
404   Fieldcrest Avenue
    	
 
    	
WU/LH
    	
 
    	
Equipment
    	
 
    	
2,575
    	
 
    
	
412   Fairview Park Drive
    	
 
    	
WU/LH
    	
 
    	
Land
    	
 
    	
4,657,792
    	
 
    
	
412   Fairview Park Drive
    	
 
    	
WU/LH
    	
 
    	
Mortgage   Cost
    	
 
    	
48,734
    	
 
    
	
412   Fairview Park Drive
    	
 
    	
WU/LH
    	
 
    	
Org   Cost
    	
 
    	
4,300
    	
 
    
	
470   Bridgeport Avenue
    	
 
    	
WU/LH
    	
 
    	
Land
    	
 
    	
2,063,305
    	
 
    
	
470   Bridgeport Avenue
    	
 
    	
WU/LH
    	
 
    	
Building
    	
 
    	
5,958,387
    	
 
    
	
470   Bridgeport Avenue
    	
 
    	
WU/LH
    	
 
    	
Equipment
    	
 
    	
93,456
    	
 
    


 

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470   Bridgeport Avenue
    	
 
    	
WU/LH
    	
 
    	
Mortgage   Cost
    	
 
    	
42,328
    	
 
    
	
470   Bridgeport Avenue
    	
 
    	
WU/LH
    	
 
    	
Leasing
    	
 
    	
31,415
    	
 
    
	
470   Bridgeport Avenue
    	
 
    	
WU/LH
    	
 
    	
Equipment
    	
 
    	
4,050
    	
 
    
	
470   Bridgeport Avenue
    	
 
    	
WU/LH
    	
 
    	
Org   Cost
    	
 
    	
7,931
    	
 
    
	
500   American Road
    	
 
    	
WU/LH
    	
 
    	
Building
    	
 
    	
7,746,994
    	
 
    
	
500   American Road
    	
 
    	
WU/LH
    	
 
    	
Land
    	
 
    	
1,988,183
    	
 
    
	
500   American Road
    	
 
    	
WU/LH
    	
 
    	
Lease   Improvement
    	
 
    	
363,747
    	
 
    
	
500   American Road
    	
 
    	
WU/LH
    	
 
    	
Mortgage   Cost
    	
 
    	
58,775
    	
 
    
	
500   American Road
    	
 
    	
WU/LH
    	
 
    	
Equipment
    	
 
    	
6,848
    	
 
    
	
500   American Road
    	
 
    	
WU/LH
    	
 
    	
Org   Cost
    	
 
    	
4,300
    	
 
    
	
500   American Road
    	
 
    	
WU/LH
    	
 
    	
Equipment
    	
 
    	
115
    	
 
    
	
8   Slater Street
    	
 
    	
WU/LH
    	
 
    	
Building
    	
 
    	
3,677,669
    	
 
    
	
8   Slater Street
    	
 
    	
WU/LH
    	
 
    	
Land
    	
 
    	
2,422,870
    	
 
    
	
8   Slater Street
    	
 
    	
WU/LH
    	
 
    	
Lobby
    	
 
    	
292,203
    	
 
    
	
8   Slater Street
    	
 
    	
WU/LH
    	
 
    	
Org   Cost
    	
 
    	
95,565
    	
 
    
	
8   Slater Street
    	
 
    	
WU/LH
    	
 
    	
Mortgage   Cost
    	
 
    	
96,844
    	
 
    
	
8   Slater Street
    	
 
    	
WU/LH
    	
 
    	
Leasing
    	
 
    	
53,670
    	
 
    
	
8   Slater Street
    	
 
    	
WU/LH
    	
 
    	
Lease   Improvement
    	
 
    	
56,956
    	
 
    
	
8   Slater Street
    	
 
    	
WU/LH
    	
 
    	
Tenant   Improvement
    	
 
    	
50,925
    	
 
    
	
8   Slater Street
    	
 
    	
WU/LH
    	
 
    	
Leasing
    	
 
    	
37,668
    	
 
    
	
8   Slater Street
    	
 
    	
WU/LH
    	
 
    	
Leasing
    	
 
    	
30,356
    	
 
    
	
8   Slater Street
    	
 
    	
WU/LH
    	
 
    	
Equipment
    	
 
    	
18,656
    	
 
    
	
8   Slater Street
    	
 
    	
WU/LH
    	
 
    	
Equipment
    	
 
    	
3,848
    	
 
    
	
8   Slater Street
    	
 
    	
WU/LH
    	
 
    	
Tenant   Improvement
    	
 
    	
6,857
    	
 
    
	
8   Slater Street
    	
 
    	
WU/LH
    	
 
    	
Carpeting
    	
 
    	
4,513
    	
 
    
	
8   Slater Street
    	
 
    	
WU/LH
    	
 
    	
Org   Cost
    	
 
    	
4,300
    	
 
    
	
950   Bridgeport Avenue
    	
 
    	
WU/LH
    	
 
    	
Land
    	
 
    	
3,724,062
    	
 
    
	
950   Bridgeport Avenue
    	
 
    	
WU/LH
    	
 
    	
Building
    	
 
    	
1,376,526
    	
 
    
	
950   Bridgeport Avenue
    	
 
    	
WU/LH
    	
 
    	
Lease   Improvement
    	
 
    	
61,748
    	
 
    
	
950   Bridgeport Avenue
    	
 
    	
WU/LH
    	
 
    	
Mortgage   Cost
    	
 
    	
39,300
    	
 
    
	
950   Bridgeport Avenue
    	
 
    	
WU/LH
    	
 
    	
Mortgage   Cost
    	
 
    	
30,695
    	
 
    
	
950   Bridgeport Avenue
    	
 
    	
WU/LH
    	
 
    	
Mortgage   Cost
    	
 
    	
31,967
    	
 
    
	
950   Bridgeport Avenue
    	
 
    	
WU/LH
    	
 
    	
Equipment
    	
 
    	
2,843
    	
 
    
	
950   Bridgeport Avenue
    	
 
    	
WU/LH
    	
 
    	
Org   Cost
    	
 
    	
5,971
    	
 
    
	
950   Bridgeport Avenue
    	
 
    	
WU/LH
    	
 
    	
Mortgage   Cost
    	
 
    	
4,775
    	
 
    
	
950   Bridgeport Avenue
    	
 
    	
WU/LH
    	
 
    	
Equipment
    	
 
    	
844
    	
 
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    
	
Total Lighthouse Properties - Gross Asset Value
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
194,098,003
    	
 
    


 

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EXHIBIT C

EXAMPLES REGARDING ADJUSTMENT FACTOR

 

For purposes of the following examples, it is assumed that (a) the Adjustment Factor in effect on January 1, 2013 is 1.0 and (b) on January 1, 2013 (the “Partnership Record Date” for purposes of these examples), prior to the events described in the examples, there are 100 REIT Shares issued and outstanding.

 

Example 1

 

On the Partnership Record Date, GTJ REIT declares a dividend on its outstanding REIT Shares in REIT Shares. The amount of the dividend is one REIT Share paid in respect of each REIT Share owned. Pursuant to Paragraph (i) of the definition of “Adjustment Factor,” the Adjustment Factor shall be adjusted on the Partnership Record Date, effective immediately after the stock dividend is declared, as follows:

1.0 * 200/100 = 2.0

 

Accordingly, the Adjustment Factor after the stock dividend is declared is 2.0.

 

Example 2

 

On the Partnership Record Date, GTJ REIT distributes options to purchase REIT Shares to all holders of its REIT Shares. The amount of the distribution is one option to acquire one REIT Share in respect of each REIT Share owned. The strike price is $4.00 a share. The Value of a REIT Share on the Partnership Record Date is $5.00 per share. Pursuant to Paragraph (ii) of the definition of “Adjustment Factor,” the Adjustment Factor shall be adjusted on the Partnership Record Date, effective immediately after the options are distributed, as follows:

1.0 * (100 + 100)/(100 + [100 * $4.00/$5.00]) = 1.1111

 

Accordingly, the Adjustment Factor after the options are distributed is 1.1111. If the options expire or become no longer exercisable, then the retroactive adjustment specified in Paragraph (ii) of the definition of “Adjustment Factor” shall apply.

 

Example 3

 

On the Partnership Record Date, GTJ REIT distributes assets to all holders of its REIT Shares. The amount of the distribution is one asset with a fair market value (as determined by the General Partner) of $1.00 in respect of each REIT Share owned. It is also assumed that the assets do not relate to assets received by GTJ REIT pursuant to a pro rata distribution by the Partnership. The Value of a REIT Share on the Partnership Record Date is $5.00 a share. Pursuant to Paragraph (iii) of the definition of “Adjustment Factor,” the Adjustment Factor shall be adjusted on the Partnership Record Date, effective immediately after the assets are distributed, as follows:

1.0 * $5.00/($5.00 - $1.00) = 1.25

 

Accordingly, the Adjustment Factor after the assets are distributed is 1.25.

 











 

EXHIBIT D

COMMON UNIT NOTICE OF REDEMPTION

 

To: GTJ GP, LLC. 

 

 

The undersigned Common Limited Partner or Assignee hereby irrevocably tenders for redemption [ ] Common Units in GTJ REIT, INC. in accordance with the terms of the Amended and Restated Agreement of Limited Partnership of GTJ REALTY, LP, dated as of January 1, 2013 as amended (the “Agreement”), and the Common Redemption Right referred to therein. The undersigned Common Limited Partner or Assignee:

 

(a)           undertakes (i) to surrender such Common Units and any certificate therefor at the closing of the Common Redemption and (ii) to furnish to the General Partner, prior to the Specified Redemption Date, the documentation, instruments and information required under Section 15.1.G of the Agreement;

 

(b)           directs that the certified check representing the Common Unit Cash Amount, or the Common Unit REIT Shares Amount, as applicable, deliverable upon the closing of such Redemption be delivered to the address specified below;

 

(c)           represents, warrants, certifies and agrees that:

 

(ii)           the undersigned Common Limited Partner or Assignee is a Qualifying Common Party,

 

(iii)          the undersigned Common Limited Partner or Assignee has, and at the closing of the Common Redemption will have, good, marketable and unencumbered title to such Common Units, free and clear of the rights or interests of any other person or entity,

 

(iv)          the undersigned Common Limited Partner or Assignee has, and at the closing of the Common Redemption will have, the full right, power and authority to tender and surrender such Common Units as provided herein, and

 

(v)           the undersigned Common Limited Partner or Assignee has obtained the consent or approval of all persons and entities, if any, having the right to consent to or approve such tender and surrender; and

 

(d)           acknowledges that he will continue to own such Common Units until and unless either (1) such Common Units are acquired by the General Partner pursuant to Section 15.1.B of the Agreement or (2) such redemption transaction closes.

 

All capitalized terms used herein and not otherwise defined shall have the same meaning ascribed to them respectively in the Agreement.

 

	
Dated:
    	
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Issue   Check Payable to:
    	
                                                                                
    
	
 
    	
 
    
	
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