Exhibit 3.1
SECOND AMENDMENT TO
FIRST AMENDED AND RESTATED AGREEMENT OF LIMITED PARTNERSHIP
OF
AMERICA FIRST MULTIFAMILY INVESTORS, L.P.
THIS SECOND AMENDMENT TO THE FIRST AMENDED AND RESTATED AGREEMENT OF LIMITED PARTNERSHIP OF AMERICA FIRST MULTIFAMILY INVESTORS, L.P. (this “Amendment), is dated as of May 19, 2016, and is hereby adopted by America First Capital Associates Limited Partnership Two, a Delaware limited partnership (the “General Partner”), as the general partner of America First Multifamily Investors, L.P., a Delaware limited partnership (the “Partnership”). For ease of reference, capitalized terms used herein and not otherwise defined have the meanings assigned to them in the First Amended and Restated Agreement of Limited Partnership of America First Multifamily Investors, L.P. dated as of September 15, 2015, as amended from time to time (the “Agreement”).
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WHEREAS, Section 5.02(a) of the Agreement provides that the General Partner is authorized, among other things, to amend the Agreement as provided in Section 12.03 therein, and that the General Partner is also authorized to engage in any activity necessary or incidental to, or in connection with, the accomplishment of the purposes of the Partnership; and
WHEREAS, Section 5.02(b) of the Agreement provides that, with respect to its obligations, powers, and responsibilities under the Agreement, the General Partner is authorized to execute and deliver, for and on behalf of the Partnership, such documents as it deems proper, all on such terms and conditions as it deems proper; and
WHEREAS, the General Partner has determined that it is in the best interests of the Partnership to amend the Agreement to supplement certain provisions therein in connection with the operation of the Partnership’s business, as set forth herein, which in the judgment of the General Partner is not materially adverse to the interests of Limited Partners and BUC Holders;
WHEREAS, Section 12.03(a) of the Agreement grants the General Partner the power and authority to amend the Agreement without the consent of any of the Partnership’s Limited Partners or BUC Holders under the circumstances set forth therein, and the General Partner has determined that the Amendment to the Agreement effected hereby is authorized under Section 12.03(a) of the Agreement.
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NOW, THEREFORE, the General Partner hereby amends the Agreement as follows:
1.Article XII of the Agreement is hereby amended to add the following new Section 12.10:
“Section 12.10 Reliance on Exemption. “The Partnership is not registered as an investment company under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the “’40 Act”). In this regard, the Partnership relies on an exemption from such registration requirements pursuant to Section 3(c)(5)(C) under the ’40 Act.”
2.Except as expressly amended hereby, the Agreement shall remain in full force and effect. The appropriate agents, officers, and representatives of the General Partner are hereby authorized to make such clarifying and conforming changes as they deem necessary or appropriate, and to interpret the Agreement, to give effect to the intent and purposes of this Amendment. This Amendment shall be governed by and construed and enforced in accordance with the internal laws of the State of Delaware.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the General Partner has executed this Amendment as of the date first written above.
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GENERAL PARTNER: |
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AMERICA FIRST CAPITAL ASSOCIATES LIMITED PARTNERSHIP TWO |
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By: |
The Burlington Capital Group LLC, its General Partner |
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By: |
/s/ Lisa Y. Roskens |
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Name: |
Lisa Y. Roskens |
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Title: |
Chief Executive Officer |
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