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# Limited Partnership Agreement
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# UNICORN PAIRS FUND, LP
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## Delaware Limited Partnership
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#### UNICORN CAPITAL PARTNERS, LLC
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General Partner, Investment Manager
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January 1, 2017
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#### DISCLAIMER
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#### THE LIMITED PARTNERSHIP INTERESTS OF UNICORN PAIRS FUND, LP (THE
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#### "FUND") HAVE NOT BEEN REGISTERED UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933 (THE
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#### "SECURITIES ACT"), OR THE SECURITIES LAWS OF ANY STATE. THE FUND IS NOT
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#### REGISTERED UNDER THE INVESTMENT COMPANY ACT OF 1940 OR THE
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SECURITIES LAWS OF ANY STATE. _(See PPM “Exemptions” § 9.1 & § 9.2)_
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THE FUND OPERATES PURSUANT TO SEC RULE 506(c) OF REGULATION D WHICH
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PROVIDES EXEMPTIVE RELIEF TO BROADLY SOLICIT AND GENERALLY
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ADVERTISE THE OFFERING BUT STILL BE DEEMED TO BE UNDERTAKING A
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PRIVATE OFFERING. _(See PPM “Exemptions” § 9.3)_
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THESE SECURITIES MAY NOT BE TRANSFERRED EXCEPT AS PERMITTED UNDER
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THE SECURITIES ACT AND APPLICABLE STATE SECURITIES LAWS PURSUANT TO
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REGISTRATION THEREUNDER OR EXEMPTION THEREFROM, AND MAY NOT BE
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TRANSFERRED EXCEPT IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE LIMITED PARTNERSHIP
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AGREEMENT. _(See PPM “Assignment” § 8.1)_
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AN INVESTMENT IN THE FUND INVOLVES A SIGNIFICANT RISK OF LOSS.
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_(See PPM “Certain Risk Factors” Article 2)_
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THE DELIVERY OF OFFERING DOCUMENTS SHALL NOT CONSTITUTE AN OFFER
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TO SELL, OR THE SOLICITATION OF AN OFFER TO BUY, INTERESTS IN THE FUND
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IN ANY JURISDICTION IN WHICH SUCH OFFER OR SOLICITATION IS NOT
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AUTHORIZED OR TO ANY PERSON TO WHOM IT IS UNLAWFUL TO MAKE SUCH
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OFFER OR SOLICITATION.
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THIS MEMORANDUM DOES NOT CONSTITUTE AN OFFER TO SELL, OR A
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SOLICITATION OF AN OFFER TO BUY, TO ANY PERSON WHO HAS NOT EXECUTED
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AND RETURNED A SUBSCRIPTION AGREEMENT IN FORM AND SUBSTANCE
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SATISFACTORY TO THE GENERAL PARTNER, AND WHOSE PURCHASER
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REPRESENTATIVE, IF ANY, HAS NOT COMPLETED AND RETURNED A PURCHASER
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REPRESENTATIVE QUESTIONNAIRE IN FORM AND SUBSTANCE SATISFACTORY
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TO THE GENERAL PARTNER. THIS OFFERING IS MADE ONLY TO A LIMITED
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NUMBER OF ACCREDITED INVESTORS, AS THAT TERM IS DEFINED IN
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REGULATION D UNDER THE ACT.
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NEITHER THE SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION ("SEC") NOR ANY STATE
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SECURITIES COMMISSION HAS PASSED UPON THE MERITS OF PARTICIPATING IN
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#### THE FUND, NOR HAS ANY COMMISSION PASSED UPON THE ADEQUACY OR
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#### ACCURACY OF THIS MEMORANDUM. ANY REPRESENTATION TO THE CONTRARY
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#### IS A CRIMINAL OFFENSE.
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#### PROSPECTIVE INVESTORS ARE NOT TO CONSTRUE THE CONTENTS OF THIS
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#### MEMORANDUM AS INVESTMENT, TAX OR LEGAL ADVICE. THIS MEMORANDUM
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#### AND THE OTHER DOCUMENTS DELIVERED IN CONNECTION HEREWITH SHOULD
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#### BE REVIEWED BY EACH PROSPECTIVE INVESTOR OR SUCH INVESTOR'S
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#### PURCHASER REPRESENTATIVE, IF ANY, AND SUCH INVESTOR'S FINANCIAL, TAX
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#### OR LEGAL COUNSEL.
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#### THE INFORMATION CONTAINED HEREIN IS ACCURATE ONLY AS OF THE DATE OF
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#### THIS MEMORANDUM. THE INFORMATION IS SUBJECT TO CHANGE AT ANY TIME.
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#### ADDITIONAL INFORMATION IS AVAILABLE FROM UNICORN CAPITAL PARTNERS,
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#### LLC, WHOSE ADDRESS AND TELEPHONE NUMBER IS SET FORTH IN THE
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#### DIRECTORY.
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#### THE OFFERING IS MADE BY DELIVERY OF A COPY OF THIS MEMORANDUM TO
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#### THE PERSON WHOSE NAME APPEARS HEREON AND MEETS THE SUITABILITY
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#### INVESTOR QUALIFICATION STANDARDS (PPM, §3.1) SET FORTH IN THIS
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#### MEMORANDUM.
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#### ACCORDINGLY, IF YOU PURCHASE AN INTEREST, YOU WILL BE REQUIRED TO -
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#### REPRESENT AND WARRANT THAT YOU HAVE READ THIS MEMORANDUM AND
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#### ARE AWARE OF AND CAN AFFORD THE RISKS OF AN INVESTMENT IN THE FUND.
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#### YOU WILL ALSO BE REQUIRED TO REPRESENT THAT YOU ARE ACQUIRING THE
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#### INTEREST FOR YOUR OWN ACCOUNT, FOR INVESTMENT PURPOSES ONLY, AND
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#### NOT WITH ANY INTENTION TO RESELL OR TRANSFER ALL OR ANY PART OF THE
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#### INTEREST. THIS INVESTMENT IS SUITABLE FOR YOU ONLY IF YOU HAVE
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#### ADEQUATE MEANS OF PROVIDING FOR YOUR CURRENT AND FUTURE NEEDS
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#### AND CAN AFFORD TO LOSE THE ENTIRE AMOUNT OF YOUR INVESTMENT.
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#### ALTHOUGH THIS MEMORANDUM CONTAINS SUMMARIES OF CERTAIN TERMS OF
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#### CERTAIN DOCUMENTS, YOU SHOULD REFER TO THE ACTUAL DOCUMENTS
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#### (COPIES OF WHICH ARE ATTACHED HERETO OR ARE AVAILABLE FROM THE
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#### GENERAL PARTNER) FOR COMPLETE INFORMATION CONCERNING THE RIGHTS
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#### AND OBLIGATIONS OF THE PARTIES THERETO. ALL SUCH SUMMARIES ARE
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#### QUALIFIED IN THEIR ENTIRETY BY THE TERMS OF THE ACTUAL DOCUMENTS. NO
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#### PERSON HAS BEEN AUTHORIZED TO MAKE ANY REPRESENTATIONS OR FURNISH
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#### ANY INFORMATION WITH RESPECT TO THE FUND OR THE INTERESTS, OTHER
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#### THAN THE REPRESENTATIONS AND INFORMATION SET FORTH IN THIS
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#### MEMORANDUM OR OTHER DOCUMENTS OR INFORMATION FURNISHED BY THE
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#### GENERAL PARTNER UPON REQUEST, AS DESCRIBED ABOVE.
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#### NO RULINGS HAVE BEEN SOUGHT FROM THE INTERNAL REVENUE SERVICE
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#### ("IRS") WITH RESPECT TO ANY TAX MATTERS DISCUSSED IN THIS
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#### MEMORANDUM. YOU ARE CAUTIONED THAT THE VIEWS CONTAINED HEREIN
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#### ARE SUBJECT TO MATERIAL QUALIFICATIONS AND SUBJECT TO POSSIBLE
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#### CHANGES IN REGULATIONS BY THE IRS OR BY CONGRESS IN EXISTING TAX
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#### STATUTES OR IN THE INTERPRETATION OF EXISTING STATUTES AND
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#### REGULATIONS.
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#### EXCEPT WHERE OTHERWISE INDICATED, THIS MEMORANDUM SPEAKS AS OF
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#### THE DATE HEREOF. NEITHER THE DELIVERY OF THE MEMORANDUM NOR ANY
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#### SALE OF THE SECURITIES DESCRIBED HEREIN SHALL, UNDER ANY
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#### CIRCUMSTANCES, CREATE ANY IMPLICATION THAT THERE HAS BEEN NO
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#### CHANGE IN THE AFFAIRS OF THE FUND OR THE GENERAL PARTNER SINCE THE
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#### DATE HEREOF.
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## TABLE OF CONTENTS
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Title Page
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Section^
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### Partners 1.
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### Principal Place of Business 1.
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### Capital Contributions................................................................... 2.
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### Ownership Percentages................................................................. 2.
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### Activity of the General Partner 3.
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### Liability of the General Partner 3.
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## Redemptions 4.
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## Reporting 4.
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## Money Management 5.
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## Pairs..... 5.
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## Capital Accounts 6.
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## Yearly Capital Account 6.
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## Tax Treatment of Foreign Investor 7.
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## Tax Treatment of General Partner 7.
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## Admission of Additional Partners 8.
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## Other Restricted Transfers 8.
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## Confidentiality 9.
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## Certification of Non-Foreign Status 9.
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- Formation of Limited Partnership 1. GENERAL PROVISIONS
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- Name 1.
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- Partners 1.
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- Principal Place of Business 1.
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- Registered Agent and Office........................................................... 1.
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- Documents 1.
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- Fiscal Year 1.
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- Purpose of Fund 1.
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- SEC Rule 506(c) 1.
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- The Fund................................................................................. 2. THE FUND
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- Non-Interest-Bearing Account........................................................ 2.
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- Capital Contributions................................................................... 2.
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- Ownership Percentages................................................................. 2.
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- Termination of the Fund............................................................... 2.
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- General Partner 3. GENERAL PARTNER, INVESTMENT MANAGER
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- Affiliates of the General Partner 3.
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- Activity of the General Partner 3.
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- Liability of the General Partner 3.
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- General Partner Investments........................................................... 3.
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- Investment Manager 3.
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- Investment Advisor 3.
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- Authority over the Fund 3.
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- High Water Mark 3.
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- Graduated 10% Hurdle Rate 3.
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- Management Fee 3.
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- Performance Allocation 3.
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- Indemnification of Investment Manager 3.
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- Expenses 3.
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- Year End Liquidation 3.
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- Limited Partner 4. LIMITED PARTNER
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- Accredited Investor 4.
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- Additions and Withdrawals 4.
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- Redemptions 4.
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- Reporting 4.
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- Privacy Policy 4.
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- Benefits of Agreement 4.
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- Distribution 4.
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- Methodology 5. METHODOLOGY
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- Proprietary Approach 5.
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- Risk Management 5.
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- Money Management 5.
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- Pairs..... 5.
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- Main Trades.............................................................................. 5.
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- Counter Trades 5.
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- Extra Trades............ 5.
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- Instruments 5.
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- Accounting Practice 6. ACCOUNTING
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- Independent Accountants 6.
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- Pairs Participation 6.
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- Capital Accounts 6.
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- Yearly Capital Account 6.
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- Annualized Capital Account 6.
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- Regulatory Assets Under Management 6.
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- Assets Under Management 6.
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- Net Asset Value 6.
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- Total Asset 6.
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- Total Liabilities 6.
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- Performance 6.
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- Additions and Subscriptions 6.
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- Withdrawals and Redemptions 6.
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- Valuation of Assets 6.
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- Taxes 7. TAXES
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- Tax Matters Partner 7.
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- Tax Treatment of Partners 7.
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- Tax Treatment of Non-Profit Organization 7.
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- Tax Treatment of Foreign Investor 7.
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- Tax Treatment of General Partner 7.
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- Ordinary Income 7.
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- Carried Interest 7.
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- Allocation for Tax Purpose 7.
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- Assignment 8. ASSIGNMENT
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- Further Restrictions on Transfer 8.
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- Substituted Partner 8.
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- Basis Adjustment 8.
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- Admission of Additional Partners 8.
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- Other Restricted Transfers 8.
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- Limited Partner Representations 9. GENERAL
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- Notices 9.
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- Amendments to Limited Partnership Agreement 9.
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- Powers of Attorney 9.
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- Confidentiality 9.
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- Certification of Non-Foreign Status 9.
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- Governing Laws 9.
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- Rule of Construction 9.
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- Entire Agreement 9.
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- Wavier 9.
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- Severability 9.
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- Building Agreement 9.
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- Tense and Gender 9.
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- Captions 9.
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Counterparts; Execution of Subscription Agreement .............................. 9.
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Assignment of Agreement ............................................................. (^) 9.
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Performance Allocations Shall Comply With Applicable Laws and
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Regulations .............................................................................. 9.^
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Changes in Applicable Laws and Regulations ...................................... (^) 9.
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#### ARTICLE 1 ORGANIZATION AND PURPOSE
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1.1 Formation of Limited Partnership
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The Fund was formed upon the filing of its certificate of limited partnership (the "Certificate of
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Limited Partnership") with the Delaware Secretary of State on MONTH, DAY YEAR. The
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Partners (§ 1.3) agree to continue the Fund (§ 2.1) as a limited partnership subject to the
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Delaware Limited Partnership Act (the "Act"). The General Partner (§ 3.1) is the general partner
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of the Fund. The Limited Partners (§ 4.1) shall be those persons that have agreed or hereafter
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agree to become Limited Partners of the Fund by accepting the terms of the private placement
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memorandum between the Fund and such person (a “Private Placement Memorandum”), by
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executing a subscription agreement (a "Subscription Agreement"), under which the person
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requests, and the General Partner in its sole discretion approves, the person's admission to the
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Fund as a Limited Partner, until such time, if ever, as such a person ceases to be a Limited
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Partner as provided herein.
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1.2 Name
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This Delaware Limited Partnership operates under the name of “Unicorn Pairs Fund, LP” (also
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called the “Fund”).
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1.3 Partners
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The Partners of the Fund are Unicorn Capital Partners, LLC, the General Partner (§ 3.1) and the
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Limited Partner(s) (§ 4.1).
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1.4 Principal Place of Business
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The principal place of business of the Fund shall be 2323 Hurley Mountain Road, Kingston, NY
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12401, or such other place or places as may be approved by the General Partner (§ 3.1). The
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General Partner shall be responsible for maintaining at the Fund's principal place of business
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those records required by the Act to be maintained thereat.
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1.5 Registered Agent and Office
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The registered agent and the address of the registered office of the Fund in the State of Delaware
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shall be:
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Harvard Business Service, Inc.
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16192 Coastal Highway,
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Lewes, Delaware 19958,
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USA
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1.6 Documents
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The General Partner (§ 3.1), or anyone designated by the General Partner, is hereby authorized to
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execute any amendment to the Certificate of Limited Partnership in accordance with the Act and
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to cause it to be filed with the Delaware Secretary of State in accordance with the Act. The Fund
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shall promptly execute and duly file, with the proper offices in each state in which the Fund may
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conduct its activities, one or more certificates or similar documents as required by the laws of
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each such state, and shall take any other action necessary so that the Fund may lawfully conduct
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its authorized activities in each such state.
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1.7 Fiscal Year
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The Fiscal Year for Unicorn Pairs Fund, LP begins on January 1st and ends December 31st of
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each calendar year.
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1.8 Purpose of the Fund
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The Unicorn Pairs Fund, LP is a private offering organized for the purpose of passing through to
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the Limited Partners (§ 4.1) the gains, losses, Taxes (§ 7.0) and Fees (§ 3.3) of trading the Fund’s
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Methodology (§ 5.1).
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1.9 SEC Rule 506(c)
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The Unicorn Pairs Fund, LP operates under SEC Rule 506(c). The United States Securities
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Exchange Commission rule 506 of Regulation D is considered a "safe harbor" for the private
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offering exemption of Section 4(a)(2) of the Securities Act. Under Rule 506(c), a company can
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broadly solicit and generally advertise the offering, but still be deemed to be undertaking a
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private offering within Section 4(a)(2) if:
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● The investors in the offering are all Accredited Investors (§ 4.2); and
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● The Fund has taken reasonable steps to verify that its investors are accredited investors,
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which could include reviewing documentation, such as W-2s, tax returns, bank and
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brokerage statements, credit reports and the like.
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#### ARTICLE 2 THE FUND
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2.1 The Fund
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The Fund (LPA, § 2.1) is a Delaware Limited Partnership operating under the name of “Unicorn
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Pairs Fund, LP.” The Fund is a pass-through vehicle so all taxes are pass-through (§ 7.1) to the
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Partners (§ 1.3).
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2.2 Non-Interest-Bearing Account
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Before being invested in the next Main Trade (§ 5.6), funds of the Fund shall be deposited in a
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non-interest-bearing account in banks and/or brokerage firms selected by the General Partner (§
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3 .1) and designated to Unicorn Pairs Fund, LP. Withdrawals from such accounts shall be made
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only by the General Partner or such other parties as may be approved by the General Partner.
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2.3 Capital Contributions
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Upon admission to the Fund, each Partner shall make a cash contribution (a "Capital
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Contribution") to the Fund in the amount specified as the "Initial Capital Contribution" in the
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Partner's Subscription Agreement (the Partner's "Initial Capital Contribution"). The minimum
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Initial Capital Contribution of a Limited Partner (§ 4.1) shall be $ 10 ,000, and the minimum
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additional Capital Contribution of a Limited Partner shall be $10,000, subject in each case to the
|
|||
|
discretion of the General Partner (§ 3.1) to establish a higher or lower minimum for any or all
|
|||
|
Limited Partners. Unless otherwise agreed by a Partner and the General Partner, no Partner shall
|
|||
|
have any obligation to make any additional Capital Contribution at any time. Any Capital
|
|||
|
Contribution from a Partner that is not to be invested in the Main Trade (§ 5.6) on the date on
|
|||
|
which it is received by the Fund (or on the next business day) shall be placed by the General
|
|||
|
Partner in a non-interest-bearing holding account for the benefit of the contributing Partner until
|
|||
|
the date on which such Capital Contribution is to be invested in the next Main Trade, and on
|
|||
|
such date the Capital Contribution shall be invested in the Main Trade and credited to the
|
|||
|
contributing Partner's Capital Account (as that term is defined in Section 3.4(a) below). Unless
|
|||
|
otherwise agreed between the contributing Partner and the General Partner in connection with
|
|||
|
such a Capital Contribution, the contributing Partner shall have no right to the return of any
|
|||
|
portion of such Capital Contribution after it has been received by the Fund and prior to its
|
|||
|
investment in the Main Trade.
|
|||
|
|
|||
|
2.4 Ownership Percentages
|
|||
|
The Capital Accounts (§ 6.4) of each Limited Partner (§ 4.1) represents their equity in the Fund.
|
|||
|
The Ownership Percentage of a Limited Partner is the summation of all Capital Accounts of the
|
|||
|
Limited Partner (§ 6.11) divided by the Net Asset Value (NAV) of the Fund (§ 6.9).
|
|||
|
|
|||
|
2.5 Termination of the Fund
|
|||
|
|
|||
|
|
|||
|
Upon the termination of the Fund, all assets of the Fund will be applied and distributed in
|
|||
|
proportion to the respective Capital Accounts (§ 6.4) of the Partners.
|
|||
|
|
|||
|
The Fund shall be terminated as rapidly as business circumstances will permit. At the direction
|
|||
|
of the General Partner (§ 3.1) (the "Terminating Partner"), a full accounting of the assets and
|
|||
|
liabilities of the Fund shall be taken and a statement of the Fund Assets and a statement of each
|
|||
|
Partner's Capital Account shall be furnished to all Partners as soon as reasonably practicable.
|
|||
|
The Terminating Partner shall take such action as is necessary so that the Fund's business shall
|
|||
|
be terminated, its liabilities discharged and its assets distributed as hereinafter described. The
|
|||
|
Terminating Partner may sell all of the Fund Assets or distribute the Fund Assets in kind;
|
|||
|
provided, however, that the Terminating Partner shall ascertain the fair market value by appraisal
|
|||
|
or other reasonable means of all Fund Assets remaining unsold and each Partner's Capital
|
|||
|
Account shall be charged or credited, as the case may be, as if such Fund Assets had been sold at
|
|||
|
such fair market value and the income, gains, losses, deductions and credits realized thereby had
|
|||
|
been allocated to the Partners in accordance with Article 6 “Accounting”. A reasonable period of
|
|||
|
time shall be allowed for the orderly termination of the Fund to minimize the normal losses of a
|
|||
|
liquidation process. In the event that the Fund is terminated on a date other than the last day of
|
|||
|
the month, the date of such termination shall be deemed to be the last day of the month for
|
|||
|
purposes of adjusting the Capital Accounts of the Partners pursuant to Section § 6.4.
|
|||
|
|
|||
|
After the payment of all expenses of liquidation and of all debts and liabilities of the Fund in
|
|||
|
such order or priority as is required by law (including any debts or liabilities to Partners, who
|
|||
|
shall be treated as secured or unsecured creditors, as the case may be, to the extent permitted by
|
|||
|
law, for sums loaned to the Fund, if any, as distinguished from Capital Contributions (§ 2.3) and
|
|||
|
after all resulting items of Fund income, gain, credit, loss, or deduction are credited or debited to
|
|||
|
the Capital Accounts of the Partners, all remaining Fund Assets shall then be distributed among
|
|||
|
the Partners in accordance with the positive balances of their respective Capital Accounts. Upon
|
|||
|
termination, a Partner may not demand and receive cash in return for such Partner's Capital
|
|||
|
Contributions and no Partner shall have any obligation to restore any deficit that may then exist
|
|||
|
in that Partner's Capital Account. Distribution on termination may be made by the distribution to
|
|||
|
each Partner of an undivided interest in any asset of the Fund that has not been sold at the time of
|
|||
|
termination of the Fund.
|
|||
|
|
|||
|
|
|||
|
#### ARTICLE 3 GENERAL PARTNER, INVESTMENT MANAGER
|
|||
|
|
|||
|
3.1 General Partner
|
|||
|
The General Partner of the Fund is a Delaware Limited Liability Company operating under the
|
|||
|
name of “Unicorn Capital Partners, LLC.” As a General Partner, Unicorn Capital Partners, LLC
|
|||
|
is responsible for the management of the Fund and is liable for the partnership obligations and
|
|||
|
administrative costs, as more specifically set forth in Expenses (§ 3.14).
|
|||
|
|
|||
|
3.2 Affiliates of General Partner
|
|||
|
Affiliates of General Partner (§ 3.1) is defined any members, managers, partners, directors,
|
|||
|
officers, employees, agents or owners of the General Partner (§ 3.1).
|
|||
|
|
|||
|
3.3 Activity of the General Partner.
|
|||
|
The General Partner (§ 3.1) shall be required to devote such time as it reasonably deems
|
|||
|
necessary for the proper conduct of the Fund's affairs. Neither the General Partner nor Affiliates
|
|||
|
of the General Partner (§ 3.2) shall be obligated to perform any act in connection with the
|
|||
|
business of the Fund not expressly set forth herein. Nothing contained in this shall preclude the
|
|||
|
General Partner or any of its Affiliates from, directly or indirectly, engaging in any other
|
|||
|
business or from purchasing, selling, holding or otherwise dealing with any Securities for, or
|
|||
|
from exercising any other investment responsibility over or providing investment advice to, an
|
|||
|
account of such person, a family member of such person, or any other person or entity. No
|
|||
|
Limited Partner (§ 4.1) shall, by reason of being a Partner, have any right to participate in any
|
|||
|
manner in any profits or income earned by the General Partner or any of its Affiliates from the
|
|||
|
conduct of any business other than the Fund business, or from any transaction in Securities
|
|||
|
effected by the General Partner or any of its Affiliates for any account other than a Fund account.
|
|||
|
|
|||
|
3.4 Liability of the General Partner
|
|||
|
The General Partner (§ 3.1) nor any Affiliates of the General Partner (§ 3.2) shall be personally
|
|||
|
liable for the return of the Capital Contributions (§ 2.3) of any Partner, and such return shall be
|
|||
|
made solely from available Fund Assets, if any, and each Limited Partner (§ 4.1) hereby waives
|
|||
|
any and all claims it may have against any General Partner or any such Affiliate in such regard.
|
|||
|
|
|||
|
3.5 General Partner Investments
|
|||
|
The General Partner (§ 3.1) may make investments alongside the Limited Partners (§ 4.1) in the
|
|||
|
Fund in such amounts as it may determine; provided that the General Partner will not be charged
|
|||
|
a Management Fee (§ 3.11) or a Performance Allocation (§ 3.12) with respect to any of its
|
|||
|
Capital Account.
|
|||
|
|
|||
|
3.6 Investment Manager
|
|||
|
|
|||
|
|
|||
|
The Investment Manager is Unicorn Capital Partners, LLC, the General Partner (§ 3.1) of the
|
|||
|
Fund.
|
|||
|
|
|||
|
3.7 Investment Adviser
|
|||
|
Yue Wang (aka. George Wang) is the Investment Advisor selected by the Investment Manager
|
|||
|
(§ 3.6) to act as the Investment Advisor of Unicorn Pairs Fund, LP. The Investment Adviser shall
|
|||
|
be duly registered under federal or state law during all periods when such registration is required.
|
|||
|
|
|||
|
The Investment Adviser solely advises the Unicorn Pairs Fund, LP and is exempt from federal
|
|||
|
and state registration. The Investment Adviser is exempt from federal registration under Section
|
|||
|
203(m) of the Investment Advisers Act of 1940 which directs the Securities and Exchange
|
|||
|
Commission to exempt the registration for all investment advisers solely advising private funds
|
|||
|
with an aggregate value of assets which are less than $150 million. The state Investment
|
|||
|
Advisory registration is determined by each state’s investment adviser statute. None of the states
|
|||
|
require registration for Investment Advisors as long as aggregate assets are less than $25 million
|
|||
|
and has no more than 5 clients.
|
|||
|
|
|||
|
3.8 Authority over the Fund
|
|||
|
Provided that the General Partner (§ 3.1), Unicorn Capital Partners, LLC, has selected the
|
|||
|
Investment Advisor (§ 3.7), George Wang, in good faith, the General Partner shall in no event be
|
|||
|
responsible to the Fund, any Limited Partner (§ 4.1) or any other person for any act or omission
|
|||
|
of the Investment Adviser in carrying out its advisory duties to the Fund.
|
|||
|
|
|||
|
The General Partner shall act on behalf of and in the name of the Unicorn Pairs Fund, LP and
|
|||
|
without notice to the Limited Partners;
|
|||
|
|
|||
|
```
|
|||
|
a. open, maintain and close accounts with brokers, which power shall include the authority
|
|||
|
to issue all instructions and authorizations to brokers regarding securities and money
|
|||
|
therein and to pay, or authorize the payment and reimbursement of, brokerage
|
|||
|
commissions;
|
|||
|
b. open, maintain and close bank accounts and authorize the drawing of checks or other
|
|||
|
orders for the payment of monies;
|
|||
|
c. bring or defend, pay, collect, compromise, arbitrate, resort to legal action, or otherwise
|
|||
|
adjust claims or demands of or against the Unicorn Pairs Fund, LP;
|
|||
|
d. deposit, withdraw, invest, pay, retain and distribute the Unicorn Pairs Fund, LP’s funds in
|
|||
|
a manner consistent with the provisions of this Agreement;
|
|||
|
e. engage one or more custodians, attorneys, independent accountants, consultants and any
|
|||
|
other persons that the Investment Manager deems necessary or advisable;
|
|||
|
f. accept or refuse new Subscriptions and/or Additions of capital to the Fund;
|
|||
|
g. terminate the Fund and return its capital to the Limited Partner(s).
|
|||
|
```
|
|||
|
|
|||
|
The Investment Adviser is solely responsible for any investing decisions of the Fund and shall
|
|||
|
act on behalf of and in the name of the Unicorn Pairs Fund, LP and without notice to the Limited
|
|||
|
Partners;
|
|||
|
|
|||
|
```
|
|||
|
a. act as Investment Advisor of the Fund and direct the formulation of investment and
|
|||
|
trading policies and strategies for the Fund;
|
|||
|
b. return capital to the Limited Partner(s) in order to rebalance the Assets Under
|
|||
|
Management of the Fund.
|
|||
|
```
|
|||
|
3.9 High Water Mark
|
|||
|
The High Water Mark is the highest Net Asset Value (§ 6.9) obtained at the end of a previous
|
|||
|
Fiscal Year (§ 1.7), which becomes the beginning balance of the following year, after any
|
|||
|
Additions and Subscriptions (§ 6.13) and Withdrawals and Redemptions (§ 6.14). Specifically,
|
|||
|
the High Water Mark is the highest beginning balance among previous fiscal years. The High
|
|||
|
Water Mark is used to determine Performance (§ 6.12) and ensures that the Investment Manager
|
|||
|
(§ 3.6) only charges fees on actual profits. Any losses experienced in one or more prior years
|
|||
|
must be recouped before any additional Management Fees (§ 3.11) and Performance Allocation
|
|||
|
(§ 3.12) (aka. 2/20 fee structure) are charged.
|
|||
|
|
|||
|
3.10 Graduated 10% Hurdle Rate
|
|||
|
The Graduated 10% Hurdle Rate is a variable scale the Fund (§ 2.1) uses to determine the
|
|||
|
amount of Management Fee (§ 3.11) and Performance Allocation (§ 3.12) to charge to the
|
|||
|
Limited Partners (§ 4.1) based on the Fund’s Performance (§ 6.12).
|
|||
|
|
|||
|
To determine the Graduated 10% Hurdle Rate the annualized Performance in percentage is
|
|||
|
multiplied by 10.
|
|||
|
|
|||
|
```
|
|||
|
Graduate 10% Hurdle Rate = 0%lim →10%푃푒푟푓표푟푚푎푛푐푒× 10
|
|||
|
```
|
|||
|
The Graduate 10% Hurdle Rate is only applicable when the Fund’s annualized performance is
|
|||
|
between 0% and 10%. When the annualized performance is below 0%, the Fund does not charge
|
|||
|
Management Fee or Performance Allocation. When the annualized performance is above 10%,
|
|||
|
the Fund charges the full 2% Management Fee and 20% Performance Fee.
|
|||
|
|
|||
|
3.11 Management Fee
|
|||
|
On the last day of the Fiscal Year (§ 1.7), or on a Withdrawal or Redemption (§ 6.14), the
|
|||
|
Management Fee is based upon the Graduated 10% Hurdle Rate (§ 3.10) which is applied to 2%
|
|||
|
of the current NAV (§ 6.9).
|
|||
|
|
|||
|
```
|
|||
|
Management Fee = Graduated 10% Hurdle Rate ×2% ×NAVend of the period
|
|||
|
```
|
|||
|
|
|||
|
```
|
|||
|
During the year, on the last day of the month, Unicorn Capital Partners, LLC will charge the
|
|||
|
Limited Partner (§ 4.1) an annualized 0.5% Management Fee on the Fund’s end of the month Net
|
|||
|
Asset Value (§ 6.9).
|
|||
|
```
|
|||
|
```
|
|||
|
Monthly Management Fee =^012 .5%×NAVend of the month
|
|||
|
```
|
|||
|
```
|
|||
|
On the last day of the Fiscal Year, or on a Withdrawal or Redemption, the Management Fee
|
|||
|
charged and transferred from profits is Management Fee less the Monthly Management Fees
|
|||
|
already charged. If the Management Fee is less than the Monthly Management Fees already
|
|||
|
charged then the General Partner will return the difference.
|
|||
|
```
|
|||
|
```
|
|||
|
Charged Management Fee = Management Fee−Monthly Management Fee
|
|||
|
```
|
|||
|
```
|
|||
|
3.12 Performance Allocation
|
|||
|
Unicorn Capital Partners, LLC will share the profits of the Fund through a Performance
|
|||
|
Allocation at the end of the Fiscal Year (§ 1.7) or upon a Withdrawal (§ 4.4) or Redemption (§
|
|||
|
4.3). The Performance Allocation is determined by the performance (§ 6.12) attributed to the
|
|||
|
Limited Partner (§ 4.1) minus High Water Mark (§ 3.9) and Management Fee (§ 3.11) and
|
|||
|
determined by the Graduated 10% Hurdle Rate (§ 3.10). On the last day of the Fiscal Year (§
|
|||
|
1.7), or on a Withdrawal or Redemption, the Graduated 10% Hurdle Rate (§ 3.10) is applied to
|
|||
|
the annualized Performance of the Limited Partner (§ 6.13) minus the High Water Mark and
|
|||
|
Management Fee. The Performance Allocation charged and transferred is:
|
|||
|
```
|
|||
|
```
|
|||
|
Graduated 10% Hurdle Rate × 20% × (Performance − High Water Mark − Management Fee)
|
|||
|
```
|
|||
|
```
|
|||
|
3.13 Indemnification of Investment Manager
|
|||
|
In the absence of willful misfeasance, bad faith or gross negligence on the part of the Investment
|
|||
|
Manager (§ 3.6), or reckless disregard of its obligations and duties hereunder, the Investment
|
|||
|
Manager shall not be subject to any liability to the Fund or to any member of the Fund, for any
|
|||
|
act or omission in the course of, or connected with, rendering services hereunder.
|
|||
|
```
|
|||
|
```
|
|||
|
The Fund shall, to the fullest extent permitted by law, indemnify and save harmless the
|
|||
|
Investment Manager, its affiliates and any of their respective partners, members, directors,
|
|||
|
officers, employees or shareholders (the “Indemnitees”) from and against any and all claims,
|
|||
|
liabilities, damages, losses, costs and expenses, that are incurred by any Indemnitee and that arise
|
|||
|
out of or in connection with the performance or nonperformance of or by the Indemnitee of any
|
|||
|
of the Investment Manager’s responsibilities hereunder. An Indemnitee shall be entitled to
|
|||
|
indemnification hereunder only if the Indemnitee acted in good faith and in a manner the
|
|||
|
Indemnitee reasonably believed to be in or not opposed to the best interests of the Fund.
|
|||
|
```
|
|||
|
3.14 Expenses
|
|||
|
|
|||
|
|
|||
|
The General Partner (§ 3.1) shall be responsible for all expenses relating to its own operations
|
|||
|
(“Partnership Expenses”), excluding fees, costs and expenses directly related to the purchase and
|
|||
|
sale of securities, but including expenses of custodians, counsel and accountants, any insurance,
|
|||
|
indemnity or litigation expenses, all costs of the Partnership’s administration, including
|
|||
|
preparation of its financial statements and reports to Limited Partners (§ 4.1), costs of holding
|
|||
|
any meetings of Partners, and any taxes, fees or other governmental charges levied against the
|
|||
|
Partnership. In addition, the General Partner shall be responsible for all fees and expenses due
|
|||
|
any legal, financial, accounting, consulting, or other advisors or any lenders, investment banks
|
|||
|
and other financing sources in connection with transactions which are not consummated
|
|||
|
(“Broken-Deal Expenses”). At last, the General Partner shall be responsible for all of their day-
|
|||
|
to-day operating expenses, including office overhead and compensation of employees.
|
|||
|
|
|||
|
```
|
|||
|
In an event, aside from the Fund’s normal operational expenses:
|
|||
|
```
|
|||
|
```
|
|||
|
a. an individual Limited Partner causes any direct out-of-pocket expense incurred by the
|
|||
|
Fund, the individual Limited Partner shall be liable for all out-of-pocket expenses.
|
|||
|
b. an admission of a Substituted Partner (§ 8.3), the individual Limited Partner shall be
|
|||
|
liable for all fees and costs necessary to effect any such transfer and admission.
|
|||
|
```
|
|||
|
3.15 Year End Liquidation
|
|||
|
If the Performance (§ 6.12) of the Fund after Management Fee (§ 3.11) and Performance
|
|||
|
Allocation (§ 3.7) is greater than 20% on November 30th of that Fiscal year (§ 1.7), the
|
|||
|
Investment Manager (§ 3.6) will liquidate all Pairs (§ 5.5) for the month of December.
|
|||
|
|
|||
|
|
|||
|
#### ARTICLE 4 LIMITED PARTNER
|
|||
|
|
|||
|
4.1 Limited Partner
|
|||
|
A Limited Partner does not have any management responsibility or voting rights in the Unicorn
|
|||
|
Pairs Fund, LP. Limited Partners are not personally liable. Limited Partners are only liable to the
|
|||
|
extent of the amount of money that each partner has invested in the Fund. All the gains, losses
|
|||
|
and Taxes (§ 7.1) of the Fund are passed through to the Limited Partners at their respective Pairs
|
|||
|
Participation (§ 6.3) percentages.
|
|||
|
|
|||
|
The names of all of the Limited Partners and the amounts of their respective contributions to the
|
|||
|
Unicorn Pairs Fund, LP are set forth in the Schedule of Capital Contributions (§ 2.3) and in
|
|||
|
Ownership Percentages (§ 2.4) which shall be maintained confidentially with the records of the
|
|||
|
Fund at the principal place of business of Unicorn Capital Partners, LLC. Each Limited Partner
|
|||
|
shall only have access to records relating to their own Capital Accounts (§ 6.4).
|
|||
|
|
|||
|
4.2 Accredited Investor
|
|||
|
Pursuant to SEC Rule 506(c) under Regulation D, all Limited Partners (§ 4.1) of the Fund must
|
|||
|
be Accredited Investors. An Accredited Investor is defined to include but is not limited to any
|
|||
|
natural person whose individual net worth, or joint net worth with that person’s spouse, exceeds
|
|||
|
$1 million, excluding the value of their primary residence; or who has an individual income in
|
|||
|
excess of $200,000 in each of the two most recent years or joint income with that person’s
|
|||
|
spouse in excess of $300,000 in each of those years and has a reasonable expectation of reaching
|
|||
|
the same income level in the current year. An Accredited Investor can also be any trust,
|
|||
|
institution, endowment plan or business with total assets in excess of $5 million. Refer to
|
|||
|
Securities Exchange Commission for more detailed information and/or current definitions of
|
|||
|
Accredited Investor.
|
|||
|
|
|||
|
To date, the SEC has released a non-exclusive list of steps that can be taken to prove that
|
|||
|
investors are accredited. These include but are not limited to:
|
|||
|
● Receiving a written confirmation from a registered broker-dealer, SEC-registered
|
|||
|
investment adviser, licensed attorney, or certified public accountant that such entity or
|
|||
|
person has taken reasonable steps to verify the purchaser's accredited status;
|
|||
|
● Reviewing copies of any IRS form that reports the income of the purchaser and obtaining
|
|||
|
a written representation that the purchaser will likely continue to earn the necessary
|
|||
|
income in the current year.
|
|||
|
.
|
|||
|
4.3 Additions and Withdrawals
|
|||
|
Additions and Withdrawals by a Limited Partner (§ 4.1) can be made once a month. Additions
|
|||
|
must be approved by Unicorn Capital Partners, LLC. Additions are deposited in the Fund’s Non-
|
|||
|
Interest-Bearing Account (§ 2.2) until the next Main Trade (§ 5.6). Withdrawal requests must be
|
|||
|
|
|||
|
|
|||
|
in writing to Unicorn Capital Partners, LLC and upon receipt will be available within ten (10)
|
|||
|
business days barring any Catastrophic Events (PPM § 2.9). When the Assets Under
|
|||
|
Management (§ 6.8) of the Limited Partner is above $ 10 ,000, the Limited Partner may withdraw
|
|||
|
the difference between that amount and $ 10 ,000. If the amount is below $ 10 ,000, the only
|
|||
|
Withdrawal allowed is a full Redemption (§ 4.4).
|
|||
|
|
|||
|
4.4 Redemptions
|
|||
|
A Redemption is a Limited Partner’s (§ 4.1) total liquidation of investment in the Unicorn Pairs
|
|||
|
Fund, LP. Upon the receipt of a written request of Redemption from the Limited Partner,
|
|||
|
Unicorn Capital Partners, LLC will liquidate the Limited Partner’s investment in the Fund and
|
|||
|
will transfer the monies, net of Management Fee (§ 3.11) and net of Performance Allocation (§
|
|||
|
3.12), within five (5) business days, barring any Catastrophic Events (PPM § 2.9).
|
|||
|
|
|||
|
Pursuant to the Investment Act Section 3(c)(1) which excludes from regulation under the Act
|
|||
|
privately offered investment companies with 100 or fewer "beneficial owners", the General
|
|||
|
Partner (§ 3.1) reserves the right, with a 5 business-day notice, to redeem a Limited Partner’s
|
|||
|
interest in the Fund to maintain Accredited Investor (§ 4.2) participation to no more than 100
|
|||
|
investors.
|
|||
|
|
|||
|
4.5 Reporting
|
|||
|
As soon as practicable after an audit as of the end of the Fiscal Year (§ 1.7) conducted pursuant
|
|||
|
to Independent Accountant (§ 6.2), and in no event later than 120 days after fiscal year-end, the
|
|||
|
Fund will prepare and mail to each Limited Partner (§ 4.1) and, to the extent required, to each
|
|||
|
former Partner (or such Partner's legal representatives) a copy of the audited financial statements
|
|||
|
prepared for the Fund.
|
|||
|
|
|||
|
```
|
|||
|
a. Within 30 days after the end of each quarter (or at more frequent intervals, in the General
|
|||
|
Partner's discretion), the Fund (or its accountants) shall provide each Partner with a
|
|||
|
written performance summary. The Fund reserves the rights to make interim reports
|
|||
|
available solely in electronic form on the web site of the Fund or its administrator, and
|
|||
|
the Partners hereby agree to accept such electronic delivery in satisfaction of any
|
|||
|
regulatory requirements under any applicable law.
|
|||
|
```
|
|||
|
```
|
|||
|
b. Each Partner shall have the right at all reasonable times during normal business hours to
|
|||
|
audit, examine and make copies of or extracts from the books of account of the Fund
|
|||
|
upon 10 business days' notice to the General Partner (§ 3.1). Such right may be exercised
|
|||
|
through any agent or employee of such Partner designated by him or it or by an
|
|||
|
independent certified public accountant designated by such Partner. Each Partner shall
|
|||
|
bear all expenses incurred in any examination made on behalf of such Partner.
|
|||
|
Notwithstanding any other provision of this Agreement, however, no Limited Partner or
|
|||
|
```
|
|||
|
|
|||
|
```
|
|||
|
the Limited Partner's representative shall at any time have the right to any information
|
|||
|
regarding specific Securities held in the Fund's portfolio.
|
|||
|
```
|
|||
|
```
|
|||
|
c. Unless prohibited by law or regulation, the General Partner may deliver any report
|
|||
|
required to be delivered to a Limited Partner by electronic mail addressed to the most
|
|||
|
recent email address provided by the Limited Partner to the General Partner for the
|
|||
|
purpose of communications on Fund matters.
|
|||
|
```
|
|||
|
4.6 Privacy Policy
|
|||
|
Any and all nonpublic personal information received by the Unicorn Pairs Fund, LP and/or
|
|||
|
Unicorn Capital Partners, LLC in the course of business with respect to the Limited Partners (§
|
|||
|
4.1) including the information provided to the Fund by a Limited Partner in the subscription
|
|||
|
documents, shall not be shared with nonaffiliated third parties. Affiliated third parties such as
|
|||
|
service providers include but are not limited to the administrator, the auditors, the brokers and
|
|||
|
the legal advisors of the Fund. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Fund and/or the Investment
|
|||
|
Manager (§ 3.6) may disclose such nonpublic personal information as required by law. Such
|
|||
|
policy shall also apply to former Limited Partners.
|
|||
|
|
|||
|
While the Fund and its representatives will use their best reasonable efforts to keep confidential
|
|||
|
information the Limited Partner provides to the Fund, (i) there may be circumstances in which a
|
|||
|
law or regulation relating to combating terrorism or money laundering may require the release of
|
|||
|
such information to law enforcement or regulatory officials; (ii) the Fund may present such
|
|||
|
information to regulatory bodies or other parties as may be appropriate to establish the
|
|||
|
availability of exemptions from certain securities and similar laws, or the compliance of the Fund
|
|||
|
and/or the Investment Manager with applicable laws; and (iii) the Fund may disclose such
|
|||
|
information relating to the Limited Partner’s investment in the Fund when required by judicial
|
|||
|
process, to the extent permitted under privacy laws or to the extent the Fund considers the
|
|||
|
information relevant to any issue in any lawsuit or similar proceeding to which the Fund is a
|
|||
|
party or by which it is or may be bound. If the Limited Partner has instructed the Fund to send
|
|||
|
duplicate reports to third parties pursuant to this Agreement, the Limited Partner may revoke this
|
|||
|
instruction at any time by sending a written notice to the Fund indicating that a previously
|
|||
|
authorized third party is no longer authorized to receive the Limited Partner’s reports.
|
|||
|
|
|||
|
4.7 Benefits of Agreement
|
|||
|
Nothing in this Agreement is intended or shall be construed to give to any creditor of the Fund or
|
|||
|
of any Partner (§ 1.3) or of any other person or entity whatsoever, other than the Partners and the
|
|||
|
Fund, any legal or equitable right, remedy or claim under this Agreement, all provisions of which
|
|||
|
are for the exclusive benefit of the Partners and the Fund.
|
|||
|
|
|||
|
4.8 Distribution
|
|||
|
|
|||
|
|
|||
|
Except for withdrawal distributions, the General Partner (LPA, § 3.1) does not expect to make
|
|||
|
distributions to the Partners. It nevertheless may do so at any time, in any amount, in cash or in
|
|||
|
kind, in proportion to the Limited Partners' Capital Accounts (§ 6.4) at the time of the
|
|||
|
distribution.
|
|||
|
|
|||
|
|
|||
|
#### ARTICLE 5 METHODOLOGY
|
|||
|
|
|||
|
5.1 Methodology
|
|||
|
All trades made by Unicorn Pairs Fund, LP range from a few days to a few months. The Fund
|
|||
|
does not participate in day trading or high-frequency trading and rarely will find the need to be in
|
|||
|
a trade for one day. All trades are quantified by the Proprietary Approach (§ 5.2) and the
|
|||
|
Investment Advisor (§ 3.7) determines which trades to initiate. Once a Trade is initiated, the
|
|||
|
Proprietary Approach (§ 5.2) determines the Counter Trades (§ 5.7) for reducing the pairs’ (§
|
|||
|
5.5) exposure to the market, the Risk Management (§ 5.3) for exits and the Money Management
|
|||
|
(§ 5.4) for the size of each trade.
|
|||
|
|
|||
|
5.2 Proprietary Approach
|
|||
|
The Proprietary Approach employs a proprietary pairing coefficient to pair bullish and bearish
|
|||
|
stocks across different industries and sectors. This approach neutralizes the Fund’s (§ 2.1)
|
|||
|
exposure to the market, and profits from the price discrepancy between the two securities, also
|
|||
|
known as the pair or spread.
|
|||
|
|
|||
|
5.3 Risk Management
|
|||
|
Risk Management is meant to both protect profits and mitigate losses. Each trade has a unique
|
|||
|
stop-loss determined by the mathematics of the Proprietary Approach (§ 5.2). The stop-loss price
|
|||
|
is meant to risk no more than 2% of the Net Asset Value of the Fund (§ 6.9) on each Pair (§ 5.5),
|
|||
|
barring any Catastrophic Events (PPM § 2.9).
|
|||
|
|
|||
|
5.4 Money Management
|
|||
|
Money Management determines the quantity of Instruments (§ 5.9) needed for each Pair (§ 5.5)
|
|||
|
to risk no more than 2% of the Net Asset Value (§ 6.9). The net effect of Money Management is
|
|||
|
that it maximizes the Net Asset Value on an absolute dollar basis when the Fund is appreciating,
|
|||
|
while limiting risk when the Fund is depreciating.
|
|||
|
|
|||
|
5.5 Pairs
|
|||
|
Given the funding requirements of the Instruments (§ 5.9) used for trading the Fund’s
|
|||
|
Methodology (§ 5.1), the Fund (§ 2.1) rarely has more than five Pairs open at any one time. Each
|
|||
|
Pair rarely risks more than 2% of the Net Asset Value of the Fund (§ 6.9). Profits are protected
|
|||
|
by Counter Trades (§ 5.7) which reduce the risk and funding requirements of the Main Trade (§
|
|||
|
5.6) and provide an opportunity for an Extra Trade (§ 5.8).
|
|||
|
|
|||
|
5.6 Main Trades
|
|||
|
A Main Trade is identified by the Proprietary Approach (§ 5.2) and is initiated by the Investment
|
|||
|
Advisor (§ 3.7). Once in a Main Trade, the only exit from the trade is determined by Risk
|
|||
|
Management (§ 5.3), the Investment Advisor’s decision to replace it with a more advantageous
|
|||
|
|
|||
|
|
|||
|
trade or through partial Withdrawals and/or Redemptions (§ 6.14). During a Main Trade, there
|
|||
|
are times when the market provides an opportunity for a Counter Trade (§ 5.7). This situation
|
|||
|
allows the Fund to take some profits and temporarily free up capital that can be used for an Extra
|
|||
|
Trade (§ 5.8).
|
|||
|
|
|||
|
5.7 Counter Trades
|
|||
|
A Counter Trade is created subsequent to and counter to an existing Main Trade (§ 5.6). It is
|
|||
|
used to protect profits in the Main Trade and free up capital. Any new money received via
|
|||
|
Additions and Subscriptions (§ 6.13) does not participate in a Counter Trade if not already in the
|
|||
|
Main Trade.
|
|||
|
|
|||
|
5.8 Extra Trades
|
|||
|
An Extra Trade is created when the capital is freed-up by a Counter Trade (§ 5.7) and invested in
|
|||
|
a new Pair (§ 5.5). An Extra Trade follows the Proprietary Approach (§ 5.2) as to entry points,
|
|||
|
Risk Management (§ 5.3) and Money Management (§ 5.4). Any new money received via
|
|||
|
Additions and Subscriptions (§ 6.13) does not participate in an Extra Trade if not already in the
|
|||
|
Main Trade (§ 5.6).
|
|||
|
|
|||
|
5.9 Instruments
|
|||
|
The Instruments used for trading the Methodology (§ 5.1) are limited to liquid markets that are
|
|||
|
traded in the U.S stock exchanges. The Fund (§ 2.1) trades US mega and large cap. stocks and
|
|||
|
American Depositary Receipts (ADRs).
|
|||
|
|
|||
|
|
|||
|
#### ARTICLE 6 ACCOUNTING
|
|||
|
|
|||
|
6.1 Accounting
|
|||
|
The Accounting practice of the Fund (§ 2.1) is based on (“FIFO”) first in, first out accounting
|
|||
|
method and Pairs Participation (§ 6.3). The Fund’s accounting optimizes Limited Partner’s (§
|
|||
|
4.1) return on investments by not diluting the ownership of existing Pairs (§ 5.5) with Additions
|
|||
|
and Subscriptions (§ 6.13). All Additions and Subscriptions are deposited in the Fund’s Non-
|
|||
|
Interest-Bearing Account (§ 2.2) until the next Main Trade (§ 5.6).
|
|||
|
|
|||
|
6.2 Independent Accountants
|
|||
|
The books and records of the Fund shall be audited as of the end of each fiscal year of the Fund
|
|||
|
by an independent accounting firm selected by the General Partner (§ 3.1). If the Fund's first
|
|||
|
fiscal year is less than a full twelve months, and the Fund is not otherwise required by law or
|
|||
|
regulation to prepare audited financial statements for the short year, the Fund may postpone its
|
|||
|
first audit until the end of the following fiscal year, in which case the audit shall also cover the
|
|||
|
short first fiscal year of the Fund.
|
|||
|
|
|||
|
6.3 Pairs Participation
|
|||
|
Pairs Participation is used to express percentage ownership of the Limited Partner’s (§ 4.1)
|
|||
|
interest in the Fund and is maintained in the Capital Accounts (§ 6.4). The Pairs Participation
|
|||
|
percentage for each of the Limited Partner’s is the balance of their Capital Accounts at the time
|
|||
|
of the Main Trade (§ 5.6) divided by the Assets Under Management (§ 6.8) of the Fund. The
|
|||
|
Pairs Participation of a Limited Partner (§ 4.1) for a Counter Trade (§ 5.7) and an Extra Trade (§
|
|||
|
5.8) is dependent on participation in a specific Main Trade. The distinction arises because a Main
|
|||
|
Trade employs all available capital in the Non-Interest-Bearing Account (§ 2.2) but a Counter
|
|||
|
Trade (§ 5.7) and an Extra Trade only employs the capital already participating in a Main Trade.
|
|||
|
|
|||
|
6.4 Capital Accounts
|
|||
|
For bookkeeping purposes, Capital Accounts are kept for the Fund and for the partners. There
|
|||
|
are two classes of Capital Accounts for both the Fund and the partners; a Yearly Capital Account
|
|||
|
(§ 6.5) and an Annualized Capital Account (§ 6.6). The bookkeeping of the Capital Accounts of
|
|||
|
shall be kept and maintained at all times at the principal place of business of the Fund or at such
|
|||
|
other place or places approved by the General Partner. The Capital Accounts shall be maintained
|
|||
|
according to Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (“GAAP”), consistently applied, except
|
|||
|
as may be expressly provided elsewhere in this Agreement, and shall show all items of income
|
|||
|
and expense.
|
|||
|
|
|||
|
6.5 Yearly Capital Account
|
|||
|
On the first day of a new Fiscal Year (§ 1.7) all of the Yearly and Annualized Capital Accounts
|
|||
|
(§ 6.6) from the prior Fiscal Year are combined into a new Yearly Capital Account. The
|
|||
|
|
|||
|
|
|||
|
beginning balance of the new Yearly Capital Account will be the closing balances of all the
|
|||
|
Capital Accounts on the last day of the prior Fiscal Year, less all the Management Fees (§ 3.11)
|
|||
|
and Performance Allocation (§ 3.12).
|
|||
|
|
|||
|
Withdrawals and Redemptions (§ 6.14) affect the balance of the Yearly Capital Accounts. To
|
|||
|
accurately charge Management Fees and Performance Allocation on Withdrawals and
|
|||
|
Redemptions, a new Annualized Capital Account is created to record such transaction and the
|
|||
|
Yearly Capital Account is debited.
|
|||
|
|
|||
|
6.6 Annualized Capital Account
|
|||
|
An Annualized Capital Account is created in the month in which Additions and Subscriptions (§
|
|||
|
6.13) or Withdrawals and Redemptions (§ 6.14) are made. For Additions and Subscriptions, the
|
|||
|
Annualized Capital Account begins in the month it was created. For Withdrawals and
|
|||
|
Redemptions, the account begins either the first day of the Fiscal Year, if it is debited from the
|
|||
|
Yearly Capital Account (§ 6.5), or the first day of the month of the earliest Annualized Capital
|
|||
|
Account if no Yearly Capital Account exists which is consistent with the “First In, First Out”
|
|||
|
(FIFO) accounting method.
|
|||
|
|
|||
|
In the case of Additions and Subscriptions, the beginning balance of the Annualized Capital
|
|||
|
Account is equal to the Additions and Subscriptions made that month. To accurately account for
|
|||
|
Performance (§ 6.12) in the case of Withdrawals and Redemptions, the beginning balance of the
|
|||
|
Annualized Capital Account is the Withdrawal and Redemption divided by NAV (§ 6.9) of the
|
|||
|
debited account and the ending balance is the Withdrawal and Redemption.
|
|||
|
|
|||
|
6.7 Regulatory Assets Under Management
|
|||
|
Regulatory Assets under Management (“RAUM”) of the Fund is the summation of all “ending
|
|||
|
balances” of the Capital Accounts (§ 6.4) of that Fiscal Year (§ 4.1) plus all capital in the Fund’s
|
|||
|
Non-Interest-Bearing Account (§ 2.2).
|
|||
|
|
|||
|
6.8 Assets Under Management
|
|||
|
Assets under Management (“AUM”) of the Fund is the summation of all “ending balances” of
|
|||
|
the Capital Accounts (§ 6.4) of that Fiscal Year (§ 1.8) plus all capital in the Fund’s Non-
|
|||
|
Interest-Bearing Account (§ 2.2).
|
|||
|
|
|||
|
6.9 Net Asset Value
|
|||
|
The Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) defines Net Asset Value (“NAV”) as the
|
|||
|
difference between a fund’s Total Assets (§ 6.10) and Total Liabilities (§ 6.11). As the Fund
|
|||
|
manages dividend income and obligations (PPM, § 1.12) separately, the Fund’s NAV equals
|
|||
|
Total Assets minus dividend surplus, which is Assets under Management (“AUM”) (§ 6.8). As
|
|||
|
the AUM of the Fund is equivalent to Regulatory Assets under Management (“RAUM”) (§ 6.7),
|
|||
|
the Fund’s NAV also equals RAUM.
|
|||
|
|
|||
|
|
|||
|
6.10 Total Assets
|
|||
|
The Total Assets of the Fund is the summation of all “ending balances” of the Capital Accounts
|
|||
|
(§ 6.4), which is the current market value of the Fund’s total holdings. The market value is
|
|||
|
determined by the closing price of the traded instrument (§ 5.9) on that specific market
|
|||
|
exchange.
|
|||
|
|
|||
|
6.11 Total Liabilities
|
|||
|
The General Partner (§ 3.1) shall be responsible for all Expenses (§ 3.14) relating to the
|
|||
|
operation of the Fund, excluding trading commissions and cost of borrowing shares of stocks to
|
|||
|
sell short (PPM, § 2.20).
|
|||
|
|
|||
|
Dividend Income and Obligation (PPM, § 1. 12 ) of the Fund (§ 2.1) are not passed onto Limited
|
|||
|
Partners (§ 4.1). The Fund uses the dividend income to fulfill dividend obligation incurred
|
|||
|
through Short Sales (PPM, §2.20). When the dividend income exceeds dividend obligation, a
|
|||
|
dividend surplus, after fulfilling dividend obligation, remaining dividend income will be reserved
|
|||
|
within the Fund (§ 2.1) to fulfill the following quarter(s)’ dividend obligation. When the
|
|||
|
dividend obligation exceeds dividend income, a dividend deficit, the Fund liquidates some of the
|
|||
|
Pairs (§ 5. 5 ) to fulfill its dividend obligation.
|
|||
|
|
|||
|
In an event, aside from the Fund’s normal operations, an individual Limited Partner (§ 4.1)
|
|||
|
causes any direct out-of-pocket expense incurred by the Tax Matters Partner (§ 7.2), the
|
|||
|
individual Limited Partner shall be liable for all out-of-pocket expenses.
|
|||
|
|
|||
|
6.12 Performance
|
|||
|
Performance is determined for each Capital Account.
|
|||
|
|
|||
|
The Performance for the Yearly Capital Account (§ 6.5) is the ending balance divided by the
|
|||
|
High Water Mark (§ 3.9) minus one, represented as a percentage:
|
|||
|
|
|||
|
# Performance % = HighEnding Water^ Balance Mark – 1
|
|||
|
|
|||
|
The Performance for the Annualized Capital Account (§ 6.6) is the ending balance divided by the
|
|||
|
High Water Mark (§ 3.9) minus one and divided by the annualization ratio, represented as a
|
|||
|
percentage:
|
|||
|
|
|||
|
```
|
|||
|
Performance % =
|
|||
|
Ending Balance
|
|||
|
High Water Mark^ –^1
|
|||
|
```
|
|||
|
```
|
|||
|
Annualization Ratio = Number 12 of^ Months
|
|||
|
```
|
|||
|
```
|
|||
|
Annualized Performance% = AnnualizationPerformance Ratio^ %
|
|||
|
```
|
|||
|
|
|||
|
The Fund’s Performance is determined by the Fund’s Yearly Capital Account.
|
|||
|
|
|||
|
Partner Performance is determined by the summation of Performance of all the partner’s capital
|
|||
|
accounts weighted by size:
|
|||
|
|
|||
|
Capital Account Weighting (“CAW”) = (^) 푆푢푚푚푎푡푖표푛푆푖푧푒^ 표푓 표푓^ 퐶푎푝푖푡푎푙 퐴푙푙 퐶푎푝푖푡푎푙^ 퐴푐푐표푢푛푡 퐴푐푐표푢푛푡푠
|
|||
|
Partner’s Total Performance% =
|
|||
|
(퐶퐴푊×푌푒푎푟푙푦 퐶푎푝푖푡푎푙 퐴푐푐표푢푛푡 푃푒푟푓표푟푚푎푛푐푒%)
|
|||
|
+(퐶퐴푊×퐴푛푛푢푎푙푖푧푒푑 퐶푎푝푖푡푎푙 퐴푐푐표푢푛푡 1 푃푒푟푓표푟푚푎푛푐푒%)
|
|||
|
+ (퐶퐴푊 퐴푛푛푢푎푙푖푧푒푑 퐶푎푝푖푡푎푙 퐴푐푐표푢푛푡 2 푃푒푟푓표푟푚푎푛푐푒%)
|
|||
|
+ (퐶퐴푊 퐴푛푛푢푎푙푖푧푒푑 퐶푎푝푖푡푎푙 퐴푐푐표푢푛푡 3 푃푒푟푓표푟푚푎푛푐푒%)+⋯
|
|||
|
+ (퐶퐴푊 ×퐴푛푛푢푎푙푖푧푒푑 퐶푎푝푖푡푎푙 퐴푐푐표푢푛푡푛푃푒푟푓표푟푚푎푛푐푒%)
|
|||
|
6.13 Additions and Subscriptions
|
|||
|
Additions and Subscriptions are deposited in the Fund’s Non-Interest-Bearing Account (§ 2.2)
|
|||
|
and remain unused until the next Main Trade (§ 5.6). For bookkeeping purposes, any Additions
|
|||
|
and Subscriptions are added to the Capital Accounts (§ 6.4) and become part of the Assets Under
|
|||
|
Management (§ 6.8) of the Fund. For accounting purposes, Additions and Subscriptions are
|
|||
|
assumed to be made on the first day of the month.
|
|||
|
6.14 Withdrawals and Redemptions
|
|||
|
Withdrawals and Redemptions are transferred from the Unicorn Pairs Fund, LP accounts to the
|
|||
|
partner’s account. For bookkeeping purposes Withdrawals and Redemptions are debited from
|
|||
|
Capital Accounts (§ 6.4) and from the Assets Under Management (§ 6.8) of the Fund.
|
|||
|
Withdrawals and Redemptions for accounting purposes are assumed to be made on the last day
|
|||
|
of the month.
|
|||
|
6.15 Valuation of Assets
|
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|
The value of Fund assets shall be determined in accordance with FASB Accounting Standards
|
|||
|
Codification Topic (ASC) 820, "Fair Value Measurements and Disclosures" ("FASB ASC 820-
|
|||
|
10"), as in effect on the date of this Agreement. As used below, however, "FASB ASC 820-10"
|
|||
|
shall refer instead to any superseding, supplementing or amending Statement of Financial
|
|||
|
Accounting Standards intended by its adopters to apply to the valuation of assets in lieu of or in
|
|||
|
addition to the current version of FASB ASC 820- 10 – provided that the General Partner (§ 3.1)
|
|||
|
has determined, in its good faith discretion, that it is in the best interests of the Fund that such
|
|||
|
superseding, supplementing or amending Statement thereafter be followed in valuing Fund
|
|||
|
assets. To the extent that U.S. generally accepted accounting principles, consistently applied
|
|||
|
("GAAP") are consistent with FASB ASC 820-10, GAAP shall also be applied in valuing Fund
|
|||
|
|
|||
|
|
|||
|
assets, as shall the valuation standards summarized below to the extent those standards are not
|
|||
|
inconsistent with FASB ASC 820-10 or GAAP.
|
|||
|
|
|||
|
Securities that are listed on a securities exchange (including such Securities when traded in the
|
|||
|
after-hours market) shall be valued at their last sale prices on the date of determination on the
|
|||
|
largest securities exchange on which such securities shall have traded on such date. Securities
|
|||
|
that are not listed on an exchange but are traded over-the-counter shall be valued at
|
|||
|
representative "bid" quotations if held long by the Fund and representative "asked" quotations if
|
|||
|
held short by the Fund on the date of determination. Non-U.S. Securities shall be valued at the
|
|||
|
last sale price in the principal market where they are traded. Notwithstanding the preceding
|
|||
|
paragraph, futures contracts shall be valued at the most recent "settlement price" set by the
|
|||
|
exchange on which such contracts are traded.
|
|||
|
|
|||
|
All values assigned to Securities and other assets by the General Partner shall be final and
|
|||
|
conclusive as to all of the Partners. Notwithstanding the preceding portions of this section, the
|
|||
|
General Partner shall be entitled to rely in good faith on valuations provided to the Fund by
|
|||
|
prime brokers (if any), other brokers, banks and other custodians with respect to assets held by
|
|||
|
such parties on behalf of the Fund.
|
|||
|
|
|||
|
|
|||
|
#### ARTICLE 7 TAXES
|
|||
|
|
|||
|
7.1 Taxes
|
|||
|
The Fund is a pass-through vehicle so all taxes are pass-through to the Partners (§ 1.3). All of the
|
|||
|
Fund’s gains and losses are considered short-term and are taxed as Ordinary Income (§ 7.7). The
|
|||
|
Fund separately and directly files with the Internal Revenue Service (“IRS”) its profits and/or
|
|||
|
losses on information return (Form 1065) which attaches a Schedule K-1 detailing each Partner’s
|
|||
|
share of the Fund’s profits and/or losses.
|
|||
|
|
|||
|
7.2 Tax Matters Partner
|
|||
|
The General Partner (§ 3.1) shall act as the "Tax Matters Partner" for income tax purposes. The
|
|||
|
Tax Matters Partner shall mean the Partner (a) designated as the "tax matters partner" within the
|
|||
|
meaning of Section 6231(a)(7) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 from time to time (or any
|
|||
|
corresponding provision of succeeding law, collectively the "Code"); and (b) whose
|
|||
|
responsibilities which normally include, where appropriate, commencing on behalf of the Fund
|
|||
|
certain judicial proceedings regarding Fund income tax items and informing all Partners of any
|
|||
|
administrative or judicial proceeding involving income taxes. In exercising its responsibilities as
|
|||
|
Tax Matters Partner, the General Partner shall have final authority in all income tax decisions
|
|||
|
involving the Fund. In an event, aside from the Fund’s normal operations, an individual Limited
|
|||
|
Partner (§ 4.1) causes any direct out-of-pocket expense incurred by the Tax Matters Partner, the
|
|||
|
individual Limited Partner shall be liable for all out-of-pocket expenses.
|
|||
|
|
|||
|
7.3 Tax Treatment of Partners
|
|||
|
The Fund, as an entity, will not be subject to U.S. federal income tax. A Partner (§ 1.3) is
|
|||
|
responsible for the taxes on their share of the Funds gains and losses and reports these taxes on
|
|||
|
their individual income tax return. A copy of the Fund’s IRS Form 1065 Schedule K-1 is
|
|||
|
provided to each individual Limited Partner (§ 4.1) for their records. The Limited Partner’s
|
|||
|
profits and/or losses are considered ordinary income (§ 7.7) for federal tax reporting purposes.
|
|||
|
Ordinary income is treated differently at the state and local level. Each Partner must check with
|
|||
|
their Tax advisor to determine state and local taxes on ordinary income.
|
|||
|
|
|||
|
Moreover, a Limited Partner may be exempt under the Code and/or applicable state and local tax
|
|||
|
regulations. Notwithstanding the aforementioned and representations afterwards regarding
|
|||
|
individual ordinary income for tax reporting purposes and/or exemptions, which do not
|
|||
|
constitute legal or tax advice, every Limited Partner should seek independent specialized
|
|||
|
guidance from their Tax advisor to determine any tax liability and/or reporting obligation(s).
|
|||
|
|
|||
|
7.4 Tax Treatment of Non-Profit Organization
|
|||
|
An exempt organization is not taxed on its income from an activity substantially related to the
|
|||
|
charitable, educational, or other purpose that is the basis for the organization's exemption. Such
|
|||
|
|
|||
|
|
|||
|
income is exempt even if the activity is a trade or business. However, if an exempt organization
|
|||
|
regularly carries on a trade or business not substantially related to its exempt purpose, except that
|
|||
|
it provides funds to carry out that purpose, the organization is subject to tax on its income from
|
|||
|
that unrelated trade or business. Please refer to IRS Publication 598, “Tax on Unrelated Business
|
|||
|
Income of Exempt Organizations”. [http://www.irs.gov/pub/irs-pdf/p598.pdf](http://www.irs.gov/pub/irs-pdf/p598.pdf)
|
|||
|
|
|||
|
Notwithstanding the aforementioned paragraph, which does not constitute legal or tax advice,
|
|||
|
any Limited Partner (§ 4.1) should seek independent specialized guidance from their tax advisor
|
|||
|
to determine any tax liability and/or reporting obligations even if classified as a Non-Profit
|
|||
|
Organization.
|
|||
|
|
|||
|
7.5 Tax Treatment of Foreign Investor
|
|||
|
The rules governing the United States federal income taxation of nonresident alien individuals,
|
|||
|
foreign corporations, foreign partnerships and other foreign Limited Partners (collectively,
|
|||
|
"Foreign Limited Partners") are complex and include special rules relating to foreign
|
|||
|
investments in United States. Prospective Foreign Limited Partners should consult with their
|
|||
|
own tax advisors to determine the impact of United States federal, state and local income and
|
|||
|
other tax laws with regards to an investment in the Fund, including any reporting requirements.
|
|||
|
|
|||
|
7.6 Tax Treatment of General Partner
|
|||
|
The General Partner’s (§ 3.1) “monthly” Management Fee (§ 3.11) are taxed as Ordinary Income
|
|||
|
(§ 7.7). The income/loss from ownership in the Fund is considered short-term gains/losses and is
|
|||
|
taxed as Ordinary Income. The annual allocation of the Fund’s profits to the General Partner is
|
|||
|
considered Carried Interest (§ 7.8) and is taxed when sold. If the General Partner sells any of the
|
|||
|
ownership held for less than a year, it is taxed as Ordinary Income otherwise taxed as long-term
|
|||
|
capital gains.
|
|||
|
|
|||
|
7.7 Ordinary Income
|
|||
|
The Methodology (§ 5.1) followed by the Fund results in asset holding periods of less than one
|
|||
|
year. The holding period begins the day the asset is bought and extends up to and including the
|
|||
|
day the asset is sold. Profits earned on an asset held less than one year are considered short term
|
|||
|
capital gains for tax purposes and are taxed at the same rate as ordinary income.
|
|||
|
|
|||
|
7.8 Carried Interest
|
|||
|
The Carried Interest is the share of the Funds profits allocated to the General Partner (§ 3.1). On
|
|||
|
the last day of the Fiscal Year (§ 1.8), the General Partner collects Management Fees (§ 3.11)
|
|||
|
and Performance Allocation (§ 3.12) in a form of transferring the ownership of the Fund to the
|
|||
|
General Partner. If the General Partner sells any of the ownership, it is taxed as ordinary income
|
|||
|
(§ 7.7) if held for less than a year but taxed as long-term capital gains if held over a year. All
|
|||
|
profits made from Carried Interest are considered short term capital gains and are taxed as
|
|||
|
ordinary income.
|
|||
|
|
|||
|
|
|||
|
7.9 Allocations for Tax Purposes
|
|||
|
a. All Allocations for Tax Purpose are short-term and considered ordinary income.
|
|||
|
|
|||
|
```
|
|||
|
b. Net realized and unrealized appreciation or depreciation in the value of Fund assets will
|
|||
|
be allocated at the end of each Accounting Period (generally, the last day of each month)
|
|||
|
in proportion to the relative values of the Partners' Capital Accounts as of the beginning
|
|||
|
of the Accounting Period.
|
|||
|
```
|
|||
|
```
|
|||
|
c. For each Fiscal Year (§ 1.7), items of income, deduction, gain, loss, or credit shall be
|
|||
|
allocated for income tax purposes among the Partners (§ 1.3) in such manner as to reflect
|
|||
|
equitably amounts credited or debited to each Partner's Capital Account for the current
|
|||
|
and prior fiscal years (or relevant portions thereof). Allocations under this Section § 7.9
|
|||
|
shall be made pursuant to the principles of Section 704(b) of the Code, and in conformity
|
|||
|
with Treasury Regulations §§ 1.704-1 (b)(2)(iv)(f) and 1.704-1 (b)(4)(i) promulgated
|
|||
|
thereunder, or the successor provisions to such Section and Treasury Regulations.
|
|||
|
```
|
|||
|
```
|
|||
|
d. If the Code or Treasury Regulations require a withholding or other adjustment to the
|
|||
|
Capital Account of a Partner or some other interim year event occurs necessitating in the
|
|||
|
General Partner's judgment an equitable adjustment, the General Partner shall make such
|
|||
|
adjustments in the determination and allocation among the Partners of Net Capital
|
|||
|
Appreciation, Net Capital Depreciation, Capital Accounts, Fund Percentages,
|
|||
|
Performance Allocation, Management Fee, items of income, deduction, gain, loss, credit
|
|||
|
or withholding for tax purposes, or accounting procedures or such other financial or tax
|
|||
|
items as shall equitably take into account such interim year event and applicable
|
|||
|
provisions of law, and such adjustments in the determinations and allocations by the
|
|||
|
General Partner shall be final and conclusive as to all Partners.
|
|||
|
```
|
|||
|
|
|||
|
#### ARTICLE 8 ASSIGNMENT
|
|||
|
|
|||
|
8.1 Assignment
|
|||
|
Except as specifically provided in this Article 8, no Limited Partner (§ 4.1) may sell, transfer,
|
|||
|
assign, mortgage, hypothecate or otherwise encumber or permit or suffer any encumbrance of all
|
|||
|
or any part of such Limited Partner's interest in the Fund (§ 2.1) or upon death unless prior
|
|||
|
written consent is obtained from the General Partner (§ 3.1), which may be granted or withheld
|
|||
|
in the General Partner's sole discretion. Any attempt so to transfer or encumber any such interest
|
|||
|
shall be null and void ab initio. The Partners will be excused from accepting the performance of
|
|||
|
and rendering performance to any person other than the Partner hereunder (including any trustee
|
|||
|
or assignee of or for such Partner) as to whom such prior written consent has been rendered.
|
|||
|
|
|||
|
8.2 Further Restrictions on Transfer
|
|||
|
In the event of any transfer permitted under this Article,
|
|||
|
|
|||
|
```
|
|||
|
a. the interest so transferred shall remain subject to all terms and provisions of this
|
|||
|
Agreement; the assignee or transferee shall be deemed, by accepting the interest so
|
|||
|
transferred, to have assumed all the obligations hereunder relating to the interests or
|
|||
|
rights so transferred and shall agree in writing to the foregoing if requested by the
|
|||
|
General Partner (§ 3.1). Until such transferee or assignee (other than an existing Partner)
|
|||
|
is admitted to the Fund as a Substituted Partner (§ 8.3), the Partner or the Partner’s estate
|
|||
|
transferring all or any portion of his or its interest to such assignee or transferee shall
|
|||
|
remain primarily and directly liable for the performance of all his or its obligations under
|
|||
|
the Agreement. After the admission of such assignee or transferee as a Substituted
|
|||
|
Partner, such transferor Partner shall be primarily and directly liable under this
|
|||
|
Agreement or otherwise only for any obligations or liabilities accruing prior to the
|
|||
|
effective time of the admission of such Substituted Partner, unless such transferor Partner
|
|||
|
is released in writing from such obligations or liabilities by the General Partner.
|
|||
|
b. Any Partner (§ 1.3) making or offering to make a transfer of all or any part of his or its
|
|||
|
interest in the Fund shall indemnify and hold harmless the Fund and all other Partners
|
|||
|
from and against any costs, damages, claims, suits or fees suffered or incurred by the
|
|||
|
Fund or any such other Partner arising out of or resulting from any claims by the
|
|||
|
transferee of such Fund interest or any offerees of such Fund interest in connection with
|
|||
|
such transfer or offer.
|
|||
|
```
|
|||
|
8.3 Substituted Partner
|
|||
|
An assignee or transferee (other than an existing Partner) of the interest of a Partner (§ 1.3) may
|
|||
|
be admitted as a substitute partner ("Substituted Partner"), at any time, only with the written
|
|||
|
consent of the General Partner (§ 3.1), which such consent may be granted or denied in the sole
|
|||
|
discretion of the General Partner. Unless the assignee is already a General Partner, any assignee
|
|||
|
|
|||
|
|
|||
|
of a Fund interest to whose admission such consent is given shall become and shall have only the
|
|||
|
rights and duties of a Limited Partner (§ 4.1) and the assigned Fund interest shall thereafter be a
|
|||
|
Limited Partner's interest. Upon the receipt by the General Partner of an appropriate supplement
|
|||
|
to the Agreement pursuant to which such Substituted Partner agrees to be bound by this
|
|||
|
Agreement, the General Partner shall reflect the admission of a Substituted Partner and the
|
|||
|
withdrawal of the transferring Partner, if appropriate, by preparing a supplemental Exhibit, dated
|
|||
|
as of the date of such admission and withdrawal, and by filing it with the records of the Fund.
|
|||
|
Any Substituted Partner shall, if required by the General Partner prior to such admission, also
|
|||
|
execute any other documents requested by the General Partner, including, without limitation, a
|
|||
|
Subscription Agreement and an irrevocable power of attorney in form satisfactory to the General
|
|||
|
Partner appointing the General Partner as such person's attorney-in-fact with full power to
|
|||
|
execute, swear to, acknowledge and file all certificates and other instruments (§ 5.9) necessary to
|
|||
|
carry out the provisions of this Agreement, including, without limitation, such undertakings as
|
|||
|
the General Partner may require for the payment of all fees and costs necessary to effect any
|
|||
|
such transfer and admission. Upon admission, such Substituted Partner shall be subject to all
|
|||
|
provisions of the Agreement in the place and stead of his assignor as if the Substituted Partner
|
|||
|
originally was a party to this Agreement.
|
|||
|
|
|||
|
8.4 Basis Adjustment
|
|||
|
The basis of partnership property shall not be adjusted as the result of a transfer of an interest in
|
|||
|
the Fund by sale or exchange or on the death of a partner unless the election provided by section
|
|||
|
754 of the Code and the Treasury Regulations is in effect with respect to such partnership or
|
|||
|
unless the partnership has a substantial built-in loss immediately after such transfer. The Tax
|
|||
|
Matters Partner (§ 7.2) may cause, in its sole and absolute discretion, the Fund to elect pursuant
|
|||
|
to Section 754 of the Code and the Treasury Regulations thereunder to adjust the basis of the
|
|||
|
Fund Assets as provided by Sections 743 or 734 of the Code and the Treasury Regulations
|
|||
|
thereunder; provided, that the basis of Fund Assets shall in all cases be adjusted as required by
|
|||
|
the Code or regulations thereunder whether or not such an election under Section 754 is then in
|
|||
|
effect.
|
|||
|
|
|||
|
8.5 Admission of Additional Partners
|
|||
|
a. The General Partner (§ 3.1) may admit a new Limited Partner (§ 4.1) to the Fund
|
|||
|
at any time. Each such new Limited Partner, by accepting the terms of the Private
|
|||
|
Placement Memorandum, and executing the Subscription Agreement, pursuant to
|
|||
|
which such new Limited Partner agrees to be bound by this Agreement and satisfy
|
|||
|
any other requirements set by the General Partner.
|
|||
|
b. Upon satisfaction of the conditions stated in Section § 8.5(a), the General Partner
|
|||
|
shall reflect the admission of the new Limited Partner and deposit the new money
|
|||
|
in a Non-Interest Bearing Account (§ 2.2). The admission of a new Limited
|
|||
|
Partner shall not cause the dissolution of the Fund. Upon the admission of a new
|
|||
|
|
|||
|
|
|||
|
```
|
|||
|
Limited Partner pursuant to Section § 8.5(a), a new Capital Account (§ 4.1) shall
|
|||
|
begin as set forth in Section VI.
|
|||
|
```
|
|||
|
8.6 Other Restricted Transfers
|
|||
|
Notwithstanding any other provision herein to the contrary, unless prior written consent is given
|
|||
|
by the General Partner (§ 3.1), no transfer of any interest in the Fund may be made to any person
|
|||
|
who is related (within the meaning of Treasury Regulations Section 1.752-4(b)) to any lender of
|
|||
|
the Fund whose loan constitutes a nonrecourse liability of the Fund.
|
|||
|
|
|||
|
|
|||
|
#### ARTICLE 9 GENERAL
|
|||
|
|
|||
|
9.1 Limited Partner Representations
|
|||
|
All representations, warranties and covenants of a Limited Partner (§ 4.1) set forth in the
|
|||
|
Subscription Agreement pursuant to which the Limited Partner was admitted to the Fund shall be
|
|||
|
deemed incorporated herein by reference, as if fully set forth herein, and shall remain in effect
|
|||
|
for so long as the Limited Partner shall remain a Limited Partner, subject to provisions in the
|
|||
|
Limited Partner's Subscription Agreement permitting and requiring the Limited Partner to correct
|
|||
|
certain representations or warranties which become inaccurate because of changes occurring
|
|||
|
after the effective date of such representations and warranties.
|
|||
|
|
|||
|
9.2 Notices
|
|||
|
a. All notices, demands or requests provided for or permitted to be given pursuant to this
|
|||
|
Agreement must be in writing.
|
|||
|
|
|||
|
```
|
|||
|
b. All notices, demands and requests to be sent to a Limited Partner (§ 4.1), any successor(s)
|
|||
|
to the interest of a Partner (§ 1.3) or any Substituted Partner (§ 8.3) pursuant to this
|
|||
|
Agreement shall be deemed to have been properly given or served if: (i) personally
|
|||
|
delivered, (ii) deposited prepaid for next day delivery by a nationally recognized
|
|||
|
overnight courier, addressed to such Partner, (iii) deposited in the United States mail,
|
|||
|
addressed to such Partner, prepaid and registered or certified with return receipt
|
|||
|
requested, (iv) electronically mailed (emailed) to the Partner at the email address
|
|||
|
provided by the Partner to the Fund or the sender for the purpose of receiving
|
|||
|
communications in connection with the Fund; or (v) transmitted via telecopier or other
|
|||
|
similar device to the attention of such Partner.
|
|||
|
```
|
|||
|
```
|
|||
|
c. All notices, demands and requests so given shall be deemed received: (i) when personally
|
|||
|
delivered, (ii) 24 hours after being deposited for next day delivery with an overnight
|
|||
|
courier, (iii) 48 hours after being deposited in the United States mail, or (iv) 12 hours
|
|||
|
after being telecopied, emailed or otherwise transmitted so long as receipt has been
|
|||
|
confirmed. In the case of a notice given by email, a sufficient confirmation shall be
|
|||
|
deemed to have been given if the sender receives a reply email which incorporates the
|
|||
|
emailed notice or otherwise clearly indicates that the emailed notice was received.
|
|||
|
```
|
|||
|
```
|
|||
|
d. The Partners and any Substituted Partners shall have the right from time to time, and at
|
|||
|
any time during the term of this Agreement, to change their respective addresses and each
|
|||
|
shall have the right to specify as such person's address any other address by giving to the
|
|||
|
other parties at least 30 days' written notice thereof, in the manner prescribed in Section §
|
|||
|
9.2(b); provided however, that to be effective, any such notice must be actually received
|
|||
|
(as evidenced by a return receipt).
|
|||
|
```
|
|||
|
|
|||
|
9.3 Amendments to Limited Partnership Agreement
|
|||
|
The General Partner may amend the Limited Partnership Agreement or any Exhibits to
|
|||
|
make a change that is necessary or desirable or to satisfy any requirements, regulations or
|
|||
|
guidelines contained in any opinion, directive, order, statute, ruling or regulation of any federal,
|
|||
|
state or foreign governmental entity, so long as such change is made in a manner which
|
|||
|
minimizes any adverse effect on the Limited Partners. In addition, the General Partner may adopt
|
|||
|
any other amendment to this Agreement, without the consent of the Limited Partners, provided
|
|||
|
that
|
|||
|
a. each Limited Partner receives at least 30 days' prior written notice of the amendment and
|
|||
|
|
|||
|
```
|
|||
|
b. each Limited Partner is permitted to withdraw all or part of such Partner's Capital
|
|||
|
Account, without any penalty, prior to the effective date of the amendment.
|
|||
|
```
|
|||
|
9.4 Powers of Attorney
|
|||
|
Each Limited Partner (§ 4.1) hereby constitutes and appoints the General Partner (§ 3.1), with
|
|||
|
full power of substitution, as such Limited Partner's true and lawful attorney-in-fact and
|
|||
|
empowers and authorizes such attorney, in the name, place and stead of such Limited Partner, to
|
|||
|
make, execute, sign, swear to, acknowledge and file in all necessary or appropriate places all
|
|||
|
documents (and all amendments or supplements to or restatements of such documents
|
|||
|
necessitated by valid amendments to or actions permitted under this Agreement) relating to the
|
|||
|
Fund and its activities, including, without limitation: (a) this Agreement and any amendments
|
|||
|
hereto approved as provided in this Agreement, (b) the Certificate of Limited Partnership and
|
|||
|
any amendments thereto, under the laws of the State of Delaware or in any other state or other
|
|||
|
jurisdiction, U.S. or foreign, in which such filing is deemed advisable by such General Partner,
|
|||
|
(c) any applications, forms, certificates, reports or other documents or amendments thereto which
|
|||
|
may be requested or required by any federal, state, local or foreign governmental agency,
|
|||
|
securities exchange, securities association, self-regulatory organization or similar institution and
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which are deemed necessary or advisable by such General Partner, (d) any other instrument
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which may be required to be filed or recorded in any state or county or by any governmental
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agency, or which such General Partner deems advisable to file or record, including, without
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limitation, certificates of assumed name and documents to qualify foreign limited partnerships in
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other jurisdictions, (e) any documents which may be required to effect the continuation of the
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Fund, the admission of new Limited Partners or Substituted Partners (§ 8.3), the withdrawal of
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any Partner or the dissolution and termination of the Fund, (f) making certain elections contained
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in the Code or state law governing taxation of limited partnerships, and (g) performing any and
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all other ministerial duties or functions necessary for the conduct of the business of the Fund.
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Each Limited Partner hereby ratifies, confirms and adopts, as his own, all actions that may be
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taken by such attorney-in-fact pursuant to this Section § 9.4. Each Limited Partner acknowledges
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that this Agreement permits certain amendments to be made and certain other actions to be taken
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or omitted to be taken by less than all of the Partners if approved in accordance with the
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provisions hereof. By a Limited Partner's execution hereof, such Limited Partner also grants the
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General Partner a power of attorney to execute any and all documents necessary to reflect any
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action that is approved in accordance with the provisions hereof. This power of attorney is
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coupled with an interest and shall continue notwithstanding the subsequent incapacity or death of
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the Limited Partner. Each Limited Partner shall execute and deliver to the General Partner an
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executed and appropriately notarized power of attorney in such form consistent with this Section
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§ 9.4 as the General Partner may request.
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9.5 Confidentiality
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a. Each Limited Partner (§ 9.4) acknowledges that, during the period of such Limited
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Partner's investment in the Fund, such Limited Partner may have access to confidential
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and proprietary information of the Fund, including, but not limited to, information
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regarding investment and trading strategies and investments made and Pairs (§ 5.5) held
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by the Fund (but see Section 9.5(d)).
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b. During the period of a Limited Partner's investment in the Fund or at any time thereafter,
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confidential information of the Fund may not be used in any way by such Limited Partner
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or former Limited Partner for such Limited Partner's own private or commercial purposes
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(other than in connection with such Limited Partner's evaluation of the Fund) or, directly
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or indirectly, disclosed to or discussed with any other person or entity, except those
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owners, directors, officers, employees, accountants, attorneys or agents of the Limited
|
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Partner whose access to such information is reasonably necessary for such Limited
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Partner's operations and who are bound by similar obligations as to non-disclosure of
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confidential information, or except as required by law.
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```
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c. Each Limited Partner acknowledges and agrees that the Fund and the General Partner (§
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3.1) may be harmed irreparably by a violation of this Section § 9.5 and that the Fund and
|
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the General Partner shall be entitled to injunctive relief, to enforcement of this Section §
|
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|
9.5 by specific performance and to damages in the event of any such breach. Each
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Limited Partner agrees to waive any requirement for the securing or posting of any bond
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in connection with such remedy.
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d. Notwithstanding the preceding portions of this Section § 9.5 or any other provision of
|
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this Agreement, each Limited Partner acknowledges that the past, present and future Pairs
|
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(§ 5.5) of the Fund, and the investment strategies of the General Partner, are proprietary
|
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|
information of the General Partner and will not be disclosed to any Limited Partner at any
|
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|
time except as the General Partner may choose, or as may be required by law. The
|
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|
General Partner's election to disclose any of such information to one or more Limited
|
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|
Partners or other persons shall not obligate the General Partner to disclose the same or
|
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|
other information to any other Limited Partner or other person. The General Partner's
|
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|
```
|
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|
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|
```
|
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|
election to disclose any of such information on one or more occasions shall not obligate
|
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the General Partner to disclose the same or other information on any other occasion.
|
|||
|
```
|
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|
9.6 Certification of Non-Foreign Status
|
|||
|
Each Limited Partner (§ 4.1) or transferee of an interest in the Fund shall certify in the
|
|||
|
Subscription whether he or she is a "United States Person" within the meaning of Section
|
|||
|
7701(a)(30) of the Code on forms to be provided by the Fund, and shall notify the Fund within
|
|||
|
30 days of any change in such Limited Partner's status.
|
|||
|
|
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|
## Governing Laws 9.
|
|||
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|
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|
This agreement and the rights and obligations of the partners hereunder shall be interpreted,
|
|||
|
construed and enforced in accordance with the laws of the state of Delaware. Notwithstanding
|
|||
|
the preceding sentence, nothing in this agreement shall limit the applicability of the investment
|
|||
|
advisers act of 1940 or regulations thereunder (at any time when the investment manager is
|
|||
|
registered or required to be registered as an investment adviser with the securities and exchange
|
|||
|
commission) or the applicability of the analogous investment adviser laws of any state and
|
|||
|
regulations thereunder (at any time when the investment manager is registered or required to be
|
|||
|
registered as an investment adviser with such state) to the extent that such laws apply to the
|
|||
|
construction or interpretation of investment advisory agreements.
|
|||
|
|
|||
|
## Rule of Construction 9.
|
|||
|
|
|||
|
The general rule of construction for interpreting a contract, which provides that the provisions of
|
|||
|
a contract should be construed against the party preparing the contract, is waived by the parties.
|
|||
|
Each party acknowledges that he or it was represented by separate legal counsel in this matter
|
|||
|
who participated in the preparation of this Agreement or he or it had the opportunity to retain
|
|||
|
counsel to participate in the preparation of this Agreement but chose not to do so.
|
|||
|
|
|||
|
## Entire Agreement 9.
|
|||
|
|
|||
|
This Agreement, including all exhibits to this Agreement and, if any, exhibits to such exhibits,
|
|||
|
contains the entire agreement among the parties relative to the matters contained in this
|
|||
|
Agreement.
|
|||
|
|
|||
|
9.10 Waiver
|
|||
|
No consent or waiver, express or implied, by any Partner (§ 1.3) to or for any breach or default
|
|||
|
by any other Partner in the performance by such other Partner of his or its obligations under this
|
|||
|
Agreement shall be deemed to be a consent or waiver to or of any other breach or default in the
|
|||
|
performance by such other Partner of the same or any other obligations of such other Partner
|
|||
|
under this Agreement. Failure on the part of any Partner to complain of any act or failure to act
|
|||
|
of any of the other Partners or to declare any of the other Partners in default, regardless of how
|
|||
|
long such failure continues, shall not constitute a waiver by such Partner of his or its rights
|
|||
|
hereunder.
|
|||
|
|
|||
|
|
|||
|
## Severability 9.
|
|||
|
|
|||
|
If any provision of this Agreement or the application thereof to any person or circumstance shall
|
|||
|
be invalid or unenforceable to any extent, the remainder of this Agreement and the application of
|
|||
|
such provisions to other persons or circumstances shall not be affected thereby, and the intent of
|
|||
|
this Agreement shall be enforced to the greatest extent permitted by law.
|
|||
|
|
|||
|
9 .12 Binding Agreement
|
|||
|
Subject to the restrictions on transfers and encumbrances set forth in this Agreement, this
|
|||
|
Agreement shall inure to the benefit of and be binding upon the undersigned Partners and their
|
|||
|
respective legal representatives, successors and assigns. Whenever, in this Agreement, a
|
|||
|
reference to any party or Partner (§ 1.3) is made, such reference shall be deemed to include a
|
|||
|
reference to the legal representatives, successors and assigns of such party or Partner.
|
|||
|
|
|||
|
## Tense and Gender 9.
|
|||
|
|
|||
|
Unless the context clearly indicates otherwise, the singular shall include the plural and vice
|
|||
|
versa. Whenever the masculine, feminine, or neuter gender is used incorrectly in this Agreement,
|
|||
|
this Agreement shall be read as if the appropriate gender was used.
|
|||
|
|
|||
|
## Captions 9.
|
|||
|
|
|||
|
Captions are included solely for convenience of reference and, if there is any conflict between
|
|||
|
captions and the text of this Agreement, the text shall control.
|
|||
|
|
|||
|
9.15 Counterparts; Execution of Subscription Agreement
|
|||
|
This Agreement may be executed in multiple counterparts, each of which shall be deemed an
|
|||
|
original for all purposes and all of which when taken together shall constitute a single
|
|||
|
counterpart instrument. This Agreement may also be executed, with equal effect, by the
|
|||
|
execution of a Subscription Agreement, in one or multiple counterparts, each of which shall be
|
|||
|
deemed an original for all purposes and all of which when taken together shall constitute a single
|
|||
|
counterpart instrument, in such form as the General Partner (§ 3.1) may approve from time to
|
|||
|
time, by the General Partner on behalf of the Fund and by a subscriber for limited partner
|
|||
|
interests in the Fund (a "Subscriber"), provided that such Subscription Agreement expressly
|
|||
|
refers to this Agreement and provides that it is being executed for the purpose of admitting the
|
|||
|
Subscriber as a Limited Partner of the Fund on the terms and conditions of the Limited
|
|||
|
Partnership Agreement of the Fund. Executed signature pages to any such counterpart may be
|
|||
|
detached and affixed to a single counterpart, which single counterpart with multiple executed
|
|||
|
signature pages affixed thereto shall constitute the original counterpart instrument. All of these
|
|||
|
counterpart pages shall be read as though they are one and they shall have the same force and
|
|||
|
effect as if all of the parties had executed a single signature page.
|
|||
|
|
|||
|
9.16 Assignment of Agreement
|
|||
|
|
|||
|
|
|||
|
Notwithstanding any other provision of this Agreement, the General Partner (§ 3.1) shall not take
|
|||
|
any action that would constitute an "assignment" of this Agreement within the meaning of such
|
|||
|
term under any law or regulation that applies to the General Partner in its status as Investment
|
|||
|
Manager to the Fund and that would restrict or impose conditions upon such an assignment,
|
|||
|
unless the General Partner has first complied with all of such restrictions and/or conditions, and
|
|||
|
no such assignment shall be effective absent such compliance. If any such applicable law or
|
|||
|
regulation requires that consent to such an assignment be given by the other party to the contract
|
|||
|
being assigned, such consent shall be effective only if given by a Majority in Interest of the
|
|||
|
Limited Partners. Such a consent by a Limited Partner (§ 4.1) shall be effective if given in any
|
|||
|
manner then authorized under this Agreement. Without limiting the preceding sentence, a
|
|||
|
Limited Partner shall be deemed to have consented to such an assignment if the General Partner
|
|||
|
has given a written notice to the Limited Partner that (1) identifies the proposed assignee and
|
|||
|
describes the proposed assignment in reasonable detail; (2) asks that the Limited Partner consent
|
|||
|
to the assignment; (3) specifies a deadline by which the Limited Partner may give or withhold
|
|||
|
such consent (which deadline shall not be less than 15 days after the date of such notice to the
|
|||
|
Limited Partner); and (4) states that the Limited Partner shall be deemed to have consented to the
|
|||
|
assignment unless the Limited Partner has given express written notice to the General Partner by
|
|||
|
such deadline that the Limited Partner withholds consent – unless the Limited Partner shall have
|
|||
|
given such express written notice of non-consent by the specified deadline.
|
|||
|
|
|||
|
9.17 Performance Allocations Shall Comply With Applicable Laws and Regulations
|
|||
|
Notwithstanding any other provision of this Agreement, in no event will a Performance
|
|||
|
Allocation (§ 3.12) be made from a Limited Partner's Capital Account, or any other form of
|
|||
|
performance based compensation be charged to a Limited Partner (§ 4.1), except in compliance
|
|||
|
with all applicable requirements of the Securities and Exchange Commission, state agencies and
|
|||
|
other regulatory authorities (including self-regulatory organizations) having jurisdiction over the
|
|||
|
General Partner (§ 3.1), Investment Manager (§ 3.6).
|
|||
|
|
|||
|
9.18 Changes in Applicable Laws and Regulations
|
|||
|
The Fund must comply with a wide variety of laws and regulations as defined in Regulatory
|
|||
|
Matters (§ 9.1). If any of these laws or regulations change or if new laws or regulations
|
|||
|
applicable to the Fund should come into force, the Fund may experience an adverse consequence
|
|||
|
and may even be required to cease its operations and to liquidate. Such events may negatively
|
|||
|
impact the value of Partner’s NAV. Even without new legislation, the Internal Revenue Service,
|
|||
|
SEC, and other governmental agencies might issue new regulations, possibly with retroactive
|
|||
|
effect, which could result in adverse consequences to the Fund and its investors.
|
|||
|
|
|||
|
|
|||
|
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, this Agreement is in effect as of the date first stated on the first
|
|||
|
page hereof.
|
|||
|
|
|||
|
```
|
|||
|
GENERAL PARTNER
|
|||
|
Unicorn Capital Partners, LLC
|
|||
|
```
|
|||
|
```
|
|||
|
By: /s/_____________________
|
|||
|
Name: Peter Del Rio
|
|||
|
Managing Member
|
|||
|
```
|
|||
|
|