General Partner Interest and Incentive Distribution Rights. The Partnership’s general partner is entitled to two percent of all quarterly distributions that the Partnership makes prior to its liquidation. The general partner has the right, but not the obligation, to contribute a proportionate amount of capital to the Partnership to maintain its current general partner interest. The general partner’s initial two percent interest in the Partnership’s distributions may be reduced if the Partnership issues additional limited partner units in the future (other than the issuance of common units upon conversion of outstanding Class B or the issuance of common units upon a reset of the incentive distribution rights) and its general partner does not contribute a proportionate amount of capital to the Partnership to maintain its two percent general partner interest. After distributing amounts equal to the minimum quarterly distribution to common unitholders (and Class B unitholders, upon conversion of Class B units to common units) and distributing amounts to eliminate any arrearages to common unitholders, the Partnership’s general partner is entitled to incentive distributions if the amount the Partnership distributes with respect to any quarter exceeds specified target levels shown below:
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Total quarterly distribution per unit |
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Unitholders |
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|
General partner |
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Minimum Quarterly Distribution |
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$0.3375 |
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|
98.0 |
% |
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|
2.0 |
% |
First Target Distribution |
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up to $0.388125 |
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|
98.0 |
% |
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|
2.0 |
% |
Second Target Distribution |
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above $0.388125 up to $0.421875 |
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|
85.0 |
% |
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|
15.0 |
% |
Third Target Distribution |
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above $0.421875 up to $0.50625 |
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|
75.0 |
% |
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|
25.0 |
% |
Thereafter |
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above $0.50625 |
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|
50.0 |
% |
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|
50.0 |
% |