1 EXHIBIT 10.4 AMENDMENT NO. 2 TO THE SECOND AMENDED AND RESTATED AGREEMENT OF LIMITED PARTNERSHIP OF WINN LIMITED PARTNERSHIP This Amendment No. 2 (the "Amendment") to the Second Amended and Restated Agreement of Limited Partnership of WINN Limited Partnership dated July 11, 1997 (the "Partnership Agreement") is entered into as of December 31, 1997, by and among Winston Hotels, Inc. (the "General Partner") and the Limited Partners of WINN Limited Partnership (the "Partnership"). All capitalized terms used herein and not otherwise defined shall have the meanings assigned to them in the Partnership Agreement. WHEREAS, the General Partner wishes to contribute to the Partnership the Hampton Inn hotel, 201 Asheville Avenue, Cary, North Carolina (the "Cary Hampton Inn") in exchange for 670,616 Partnership Units; WHEREAS, the Partnership wishes to acquire the Cary Hampton Inn in exchange for the issuance of such Partnership Units; WHEREAS, Section 4.02(c) of the Partnership Agreement provides that, upon the General Partner's contribution of the Cary Hampton Inn to the Partnership, the General Partner will be entitled to receive 585,400 Partnership Units; NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the mutual covenants herein contained, and other good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged, the parties hereto agree to amend the Partnership Agreement as follows: Section 1. Amendment to Section 4.02(c). ------------------------- Section 4.02(c) is hereby amended by deleting the numerals "585,400" appearing in such section and substituting in lieu thereof the numerals "670,616". Section 2. Contribution. ------------ The General Partner hereby contributes to the Partnership the Cary Hampton Inn. Section 3. Issuance of Additional Partnership Units. ---------------------------------------- In consideration of the contribution to the Partnership made by the General Partner pursuant to Section 2 hereof, the Partnership hereby issues to the General Partner 670,616 Partnership Units. 2 Section 4. Amendment to Exhibit A. ---------------------- Exhibit A to the Partnership Agreement is hereby amended by substituting for the current version of such exhibit, a version in the form attached to this Amendment reflecting the issuance of the additional Partnership Units as provided in Section 3 hereof. IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the foregoing Amendment No. 2 to the Second Amendment and Restated Agreement of Limited Partnership Agreement of WINN Limited Partnership has been signed and delivered as of this 31st day of December, 1997, by the undersigned as General Partner of the Partnership. WINSTON HOTELS, INC., as General Partner By: /s/ Brent V. West ------------------------------ Title: Vice President, Controller --------------------------- 3 EXHIBIT A --------- December 31, 1997 (reflecting issuance of additional Partnership Units to Winston Hotels, Inc. in exchange for contribution of Hampton Inn hotel in Cary, North Carolina) Agreed Value of Partner and Cash Capital Partnership Percentage Address Contribution Contribution Units Interest ------- ------------ ------------ ----- -------- GENERAL PARTNER: Winston Hotels, Inc. $103,524,120 $7,595,734 16,194,480 90.15% 2209 Century Drive Raleigh, NC 27612 Limited Partners: Hotel I, Inc. ____ $2,975,000 297,500 1.65% 2209 Century Drive Raleigh, NC 27612 Charles M. Winston ____ $1,056,430 105,643 0.59% Winston Hotels, Inc. 2209 Century Drive Raleigh, NC 27612 John B. Harris, Jr. ____ $ 308,130 30,813 0.17% Winston Hotels, Inc. 2209 Century Drive Raleigh, NC 27612 Cary Suites, Inc. ____ $6,947,215 606,413 3.38% 2209 Century Drive Raleigh, NC 27612 RWW, Inc. ____ $ 788,365 69,960 0.39% 2209 Century Drive Raleigh, NC 27612 WJS Associates- ____ $1,230,000 109,516 0.61% Perimeter II, Inc. 2209 Century Drive Raleigh, NC 27612 Hotel II, Inc. ____ $ 590,042 45,651 0.25% 2209 Century Drive Raleigh, NC 27612 Quantum Realty ____ $5,633,280 440,100 2.45% Partners II, L.P. 100 Crescent Court Suite 1000 Dallas, Texas 75241 Hubbard Realty ____ $ 855,871 63,797 0.36% of Winston-Salem, Inc. 85 South Stratford Rd. Winston-Salem, NC 27103 ---------- ------- 17,963,873 100.0%