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EXHIBIT 3.110
PARTNERSHIP AGREEMENT
OF
SKNJ BROADCASTING PARTNERSHIP
This PARTNERSHIP AGREEMENT (the "Agreement") is executed as of the 29th
day of July 1994, by and between UHF Investments, Inc., a Delaware corporation,
and Silver King Broadcasting of New Jersey, Inc., a Delaware corporation.
RECITAL
The parties to this Agreement desire to enter into this Agreement to
provide for the formation of a general partnership, the allocation of profits
and losses, cash flow, and other proceeds of the Partnership between the
Partners, the respective rights, obligations, and interests of the Partners to
each other and to the Partnership, and certain other matters.
AGREEMENT
In consideration of the mutual covenants and agreements set forth in this
Agreement, the parties agree as follows:
SECTION 1 THE PARTNERSHIP AND ITS BUSINESS.
1.1 Formation and Continuation. The parties to this Agreement (the
"Partners") hereby form a general partnership (the "Partnership") under the
Uniform Partnership Act of the State of Delaware (the "Act"). The rights and
liabilities of the Partners shall be as provided in the Act, except as expressly
provided in this Agreement.
1.2 Partnership Name. The name of the Partnership is "SKNJ Broadcasting
Partnership."
1.3 Term of Partnership. The term of the Partnership shall commence on the
date of this Agreement and shall continue until terminated in accordance with
Section 6.
1.4 Purposes of the Partnership. The purposes of the Partnership shall be
to hold all licenses, permits, and authorizations issued by the Federal
Communications Commission, now or in the future, in connection with the business
and operations of television station WHSI-TV, Smithtown, New York and WHSE-TV,
Newark, New Jersey and low power television station W60AI, New York, New York
(the "Stations"); to use such licenses, permits, and authorizations in the
conduct of the business of such television stations by Silver King Broadcasting
of New Jersey, Inc. and to do all other things necessary, appropriate, or
advisable in connection with those purposes.
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1.5 Principal Place of Business. The principal place of business of the
Partnership shall be located at 12425 28th Street North, Suite 300 St.
Petersburg, Florida 33716, or any other place that the Partners may elect.
1.6 Fiscal Year. The fiscal year of the Partnership shall end August
31, of each year.
SECTION 2 PARTNERSHIP INTERESTS: CAPITAL CONTRIBUTIONS.
2.1 Partnership Interest. Except as otherwise provided herein, the
interest of each Partner in the Partnership and in all of the Partnership assets
shall be as follows:
UHF Investments, Inc. 1%
Silver King Broadcasting of New Jersey, Inc. 99%
Such interest is hereinafter referred to as such Partner's "Partnership
Interest" in the Partnership.
(a) The respective capital account of each Partner shall reflect the
Partnership Interest of each Partner, adjusted as provided in this Agreement.
(b) Each Partner shall receive the same percentage of the net
profits and losses of the Partnership as the Partnership Interest held by such
Partner.
2.2 Definition of Capital Contributions. For purposes of this Agreement,
"Capital Contribution" means, for any Partner, the amount of money plus the fair
market value of property that the Partner contributes to the capital of the
Partnership pursuant to this Section 2.
2.3 Capital Contributions by Partners.
(a) Initial Contributions. Silver King Broadcasting of New Jersey,
Inc. hereby assigns to the Partnership as a Capital Contribution all of its
right, interest and title in and to the licenses, permits, and authorizations
issued by the Federal Communications Commission and now held by Silver King
Broadcasting of New Jersey, Inc., in connection with the business and operations
of the Stations which are set forth on Attachment A hereto. The Partners agree
that such licenses, permits, and authorizations have a fair market value equal
to the value assigned thereto on the books of Silver King Broadcasting of New
Jersey, Inc. UHF Investments, Inc. shall make a pro rata cash contribution to
the Partnership.
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(b) Additional Contributions. The Partners shall make additional
Capital Contributions to the Partnership as shall be mutually agreed upon by
both Partners.
2.4 Holding of Title. Title to all Partnership assets shall be held in the
Partnership name.
2.5 Exculpation. A Partner, and its stockholders, affiliates, agents, and
representatives shall not be liable, in damages or otherwise, to the Partnership
or to any other Partner for any loss that arises out of any acts performed or
omitted by it pursuant to the authority granted by this Agreement except where
any act or omission constitutes gross negligence or willful misconduct. A
Partner shall look solely to the assets of the Partnership for return of the
Partner's investment, and if the property of the Partnership remaining after the
discharge of the debts and liabilities of the Partnership is insufficient to
return a Partner's investment, a Partner shall have no recourse against any
other Partner.
2.6 Permitted Transactions.
(a) Other Businesses. Any Partner (and any stockholder, affiliate,
agent, or representative of a Partner) may engage in or possess an interest in
other business ventures of any nature or description, independently or with
others, whether currently existing or hereafter created, including business
ventures engaged in the acquisition, ownership, operation, or management of
television stations. Neither the Partnership nor any Partner shall have any
rights in or to any independent ventures of any of the Partners or to the income
or profits derived therefrom, nor shall any Partner have any obligation to any
other Partner with respect to any such enterprise or related transaction.
(b) Transactions with Partners and Affiliates. Nothing in this
Agreement shall preclude transactions between the Partnership and a Partner or a
stockholder, affiliate, agent, or representative of a Partner.
SECTION 3 CAPITAL ACCOUNTS, DISTRIBUTIONS, PROFITS, AND LOSSES.
3.1 Capital Accounts.
(a) Generally. A separate "Capital Account" shall be maintained for
each Partner in accordance with the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (the "Code")
and the Treasury Regulations thereunder. Subject to any contrary requirements of
the Code and
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the Treasury Regulations thereunder, each Partner's Capital Account shall be (a)
increased by (1) the amount of any cash contributed to the Partnership by the
Partner; (2) the fair market value of any property contributed by the Partner to
the Partnership (net of liabilities secured by the contributed property that the
Partnership is considered to assume or take subject to under Section 752 of the
Code); (3) any amount deemed contributed pursuant to Treasury Regulations
Section 1.704-l(b)(2)(iv)(c) or any amount paid to any person or entity in
satisfaction of a liability of the Partnership; (4) allocations to the Partner
of Profits or items of income or gain pursuant to Section 3.3; (5) allocations
to the Partner of unrealized gain pursuant to Section 3.1(b); and (6) other
additions made in accordance with the Code and the Treasury Regulations
thereunder; and (b) decreased by (1) the amount of money distributed to the
Partner by the Partnership; (2) the fair market value (without regard to Section
7701(g) of the Code) of property distributed to the Partner by the Partnership
(net of liabilities secured by the distributed property that the Partner is
considered to assume or take subject to under Section 752 of the Code); (3) any
amount deemed distributed pursuant to Treasury Regulations Section
1.704-l(b)(2)(iv)(c); (4) allocations to the Partner of Losses or items of
expense, deduction, or loss pursuant to Section 3.3; (5) allocations to the
Partner of unrealized loss pursuant to Section 3.1(b); and (6) other reductions
made in accordance with the Code and the Treasury Regulations thereunder.
(b) Distributions in Kind. If any property is distributed to a
Partner in kind, the Capital Accounts of the Partners shall be adjusted
immediately prior to such distribution to reflect the manner in which the
unrealized income, gain, loss and deduction inherent in such property (that has
not been reflected in the Capital Accounts previously) would have been allocated
between the Partners under Section 3.3 if there had been a taxable disposition
of the property for its fair market value.
3.2 Distributions.
(a) Distributions Prior to Dissolution. The Partnership may
distribute cash or property of the Partnership to the Partners prior to the
dissolution of the Partnership at the discretion of the Managing Partner, and
any such distributions shall be made to the Partners in proportion to their
Capital Contributions until the Partners have received distributions equal to
their respective Capital Contributions and thereafter to the Partners in
accordance with their Partnership Interests.
(b) Distributions on Dissolution and Termination of the Partnership.
Cash or property of the Partnership available
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for distribution incident to the dissolution and termination of the Partnership,
as provided for in Section 6, shall be distributed to the Partners in accordance
with their respective positive Capital Account balances, determined after
allocation of Profits and Losses, including allocations pursuant to Section
3.3(d). Without limiting the effect of the foregoing sentence, the Partners
intend that cash or property of the Partnership available for distribution
incident to the dissolution and termination of the Partnership will be
distributed to the Partners in proportion to their Capital Contributions until
the Partners have received distributions equal to their respective Capital
Contributions and thereafter to the Partners in accordance with their
Partnership Interests.
3.3 Allocations of Profits and Losses.
(a) Definition of Profits and Losses. "Profits" and "Losses" mean
the annual income and loss, respectively, of the Partnership for a fiscal year
(or portion thereof) as determined by the Partnership's accountants in
accordance with principles applied in determining income, gains, expenses,
deductions, and losses reported by the Partnership for federal income tax
purposes on its partnership tax return, including, as applicable, any gain or
loss from the sale, exchange, or other disposition of assets.
(b) Allocations of Losses Prior to Liquidation. Except as otherwise
provided in this Agreement, all Losses and all expenditures of the Partnership
that are not deductible in computing taxable income and are not capital
expenditures, including expenditures described in Sections 705(a)(2)(B) and
709(a) of the Code, shall be allocated for each fiscal year (or portion thereof)
between the Partners as follows:
(1) First, to the Partners with positive balances in their
Capital Accounts, to the extent of, and in proportion to, those positive
balances; and
(2) Second, to the Partners in accordance with their
Partnership Interests.
(c) Allocations of Profits Prior to Liquidation. Except as otherwise
provided in this Agreement, all Profits and tax-exempt income and gain shall be
allocated for each fiscal year (or portion thereof) between the Partners as
follows:
(1) First, to Partners having deficit balances in their
Capital Accounts to the extent of, and in proportion to, those deficits;
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(2) Second, to the Partners in accordance with their
Partnership Interests.
(d) Allocation of Gain or Loss Upon Liquidation. Notwithstanding
Section 3.3(b) and Section 3.3(c), gain or loss recognized upon any sale,
exchange, or other disposition of any assets of the Partnership incident to the
dissolution and termination of the Partnership shall be allocated between the
Partners so as to cause the credit balance in each Partner's Capital Account to
equal, as nearly as possible, the amount each Partner would receive in a
distribution on dissolution, if the distribution were made in accordance with
the Partners' intentions as described in Section 3.2(b).
(e) Section 704(c) and Similar Allocations. Gain or loss with
respect to any property contributed to the Partnership by a Partner shall be
allocated between the Partners, solely for tax purposes, in accordance with the
principles of Section 704(c) of the Code and the Treasury Regulations
promulgated thereunder, so as to take into account the variation, if any,
between the fair market value and the adjusted basis of such property at the
time of contribution. To the maximum extent permitted under Section 704(c) of
the Code and the Treasury Regulations promulgated thereunder, deductions
attributable to contributed property shall be allocated to the noncontributing
Partners based on the fair market value of such property at the time of
contribution, and all remaining deductions shall be allocated to the
contributing Partner.
SECTION 4 RIGHTS, POWERS, AND DUTIES OF THE PARTNERS.
4.1 General. UHF Investments, Inc. shall be the Managing Partner of the
Partnership. The Managing Partner shall have full and complete charge of all
affairs of the Partnership, and the management and control of the Partnership's
business shall rest exclusively with the Managing Partner.
4.2 Specific Rights, Powers, and Duties. The Managing Partner shall be
responsible for the management and operations of the Partnership and shall have
all powers necessary to manage and control the Partnership and to conduct its
business.
SECTION 5 TRANSFER OF PARTNERSHIP INTERESTS.
5.1 Transfers Prohibited. Subject to Section 6.2, the interest of a
Partner in the Partnership may not be assigned, transferred, or otherwise
disposed of except with the prior written consent of the other Partner.
SECTION 6 DISSOLUTION AND TERMINATION.
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6.1 Events of Dissolution. The Partnership shall dissolve upon the
earliest to occur of:
(a) an election to dissolve the Partnership made by the Partners;
(b) the Bankruptcy (as defined in the Act) of the Partnership or any
Partner;
(c) the sale, exchange, or other disposition of all or substantially
all the assets of the Partnership;
(d) the happening of any event that, under the Act, causes the
dissolution of a partnership; or
(e) August 31, 2010.
6.2 Upon dissolution, the proceeds from the liquidation of Partnership
assets, after payment of the just debts and liabilities of the Partnership and
any expenses incurred in dissolving and winding up the Partnership, shall be
distributed to the Partners in accordance with their Partnership Interests.
6.3 Upon the dissolution, winding up, and termination of the Partnership,
no Partner shall be entitled to transact business for or in the name of the
Partnership, to represent itself as a Partner in the Partnership, or to
otherwise imply in any manner that the Partnership is still in existence.
6.4 Liquidation.
(a) Actions by Liquidator. Upon the dissolution and termination of
the Partnership, the Managing Partner shall act as liquidator to wind up the
Partnership. The liquidator shall have full power and authority to sell, assign,
and encumber any of the Partnership's assets and to wind up and liquidate the
affairs of the Partnership in an orderly and businesslike manner.
(b) Distribution of Proceeds. The proceeds of liquidation, after
payment of the debts and liabilities of the Partnership (including any loans
made by the Partners or any of their affiliates to the Partnership), payment of
the expenses of liquidation, and the establishment of any reserves that the
liquidator reasonably deems necessary for potential or contingent liabilities of
the Partnership, shall be distributed to the Partners as provided in Section
3.2(b).
6.5 Effect of Withdrawal or Bankruptcy of Managing Partner. The withdrawal
or Bankruptcy of the Managing Partner shall not
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alter the allocations and distributions to be made to the Partners pursuant to
this Agreement.
SECTION 7 AMENDMENTS TO AGREEMENT.
No amendment to this Agreement shall be effective unless evidenced by a
writing executed by both Partners. Any amendment made hereunder shall be
effective as of the date specified in the amendment.
SECTION 8 GENERAL TERMS.
8.1 Titles and Captions. All section or paragraph titles or captions
contained in this Agreement and the order of sections and paragraphs are for
convenience only and shall not be deemed part of this Agreement.
8.2 Further Action. The parties shall execute and deliver all documents,
provide all information and take all actions that are necessary or appropriate
to achieve the purposes of this Agreement.
8.3 Applicable Law. This Agreement shall be governed by and construed in
accordance with the laws of the State of Delaware.
8.4 Agreement Binding. This Agreement shall inure to the benefit of and be
binding upon the heirs, executors, administrators, successors and assigns of the
parties.
8.5 Separability of Provisions. Each provision of this Agreement shall be
considered separable and if for any reason any provision which is not essential
to the effectuation of the basic purpose of this Agreement is determined to be
invalid or unenforceable, such invalidity or unenforceability shall not impair
the operation of or otherwise affect those provisions of this Agreement which
are valid.
8.6 Counterparts. This Agreement may be executed in several counterparts
and, as so executed, shall constitute one agreement, binding on all the parties.
Any counterpart of this Agreement or of any amendment, which has attached to it
separate signature pages, which altogether contain the signatures of both
Partners, shall for all purposes be deemed a fully executed instrument.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties have executed this Agreement as of the
day and year first written above.
UHF INVESTMENTS, INC.
By: /s/ Michael Drayer
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Michael Drayer, Vice President
SILVER KING BROADCASTING OF NEW JERSEY, INC.
By: /s/ Michael Drayer
_________________________________
Michael Drayer, Secretary
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Attachment A
SKNJ BROADCASTING PARTNERSHIP
WHSE-TV Main Station License - Expires June 1, 1999
WHB-650 TV ICR
WHB-648 TV ICR
WCD-989 TV ICR
WHB-649 TV ICR
WHY-337 TV ICR
WHB-646 TV ICR
WAP-952 TV STL
WGH-957 TV ICR
WYR-214 R/P Base Station
WHB-647 TV ICR
WLL-709 TV ICR
WLL-708 TV ICR
WYR-213 R/P Base Station
WFW-611 TV STL
WYR-292 R/P Automatic Relay
WHSI-TV Main Station License - Expires June 1, 1999
WHB-224 TV ICR
WHB-645 TV ICR
WHY-339 TV STL
WHB-223 TV ICR
WMG-534 TV ICR
W60AI TV Translator - Expires June 1, 1998
E890074 Transmit/Receive - Expires January 27, 1999