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Exhibit 3.6
EXECUTION COPY
AMENDMENT NO. 2 TO THE
CERTIFICATE OF DESIGNATION
OF
SPECIAL PREFERRED VOTING SHARES
OF
CENTERLINE HOLDING COMPANY
CERTIFICATE OF DESIGNATION
OF
SPECIAL PREFERRED VOTING SHARES
OF
CENTERLINE HOLDING COMPANY
This Amendment No. 2 (this Amendment) to the Certificate of Designation of Special
Preferred Voting Shares (the SPV Shares), as amended by Amendment No. 1 effective as of
May 4, 2007 (collectively, the SPV COD) of Centerline Holding Company, a Delaware
statutory trust (Centerline), was duly approved by the requisite holders of the SPV
Shares, and is hereby elected to be adopted by Centerline, effective as of March 5, 2010 (the
Effective Date).
RECITALS:
WHEREAS, Centerline (i) has entered into a purchase and sale agreement, by and among a
subsidiary (Newco) of Island C-III Holdings LLC, on the one hand, and Centerline and
certain of its subsidiaries, on the other hand, pursuant to which Newco will acquire (a)
Centerlines assets comprising the former ARCap Investors LLC business and certain other assets and
(b) newly issued Special Series A Shares of Centerline; and (ii) has and/or will be entering into
various agreements with certain of its lenders, creditors and claimants to restructure certain of
its other outstanding debt obligations and a management agreement with an affiliate of Newco
pursuant to which it will provide executive management services to Centerline (the
Transaction);
WHEREAS, as a condition to consummating the Transaction, Centerline has agreed to amend the
SPV COD to eliminate the right of the holders of the SPV Shares to nominate and/or elect certain
trustees to Centerlines Board of Trustees, subject to approval by the requisite number of holders
of SPV Shares;
WHEREAS, Section 5(c) of the SPV COD requires the affirmative vote or consent of the holders
of a majority of the outstanding SPV Shares in order to amend the SPV COD;
WHEREAS, in connection with the consummation of the Transaction and in accordance with Section
5(c) of the SPV COD, Related General II, L.P. (RG II), as the holder of a majority of the
outstanding SPV Shares, has consented to the amendment of the SPV COD as set forth herein pursuant
to that certain Omnibus Agreement among RG II, Centerline and other signatories dated as of March
5, 2010; and
WHEREAS, the Board of Trustees of Centerline has duly approved and adopted this Amendment and
the terms hereof and caused Centerline to elect (as evidenced by its execution hereof) to adopt
this Amendment.
NOW, THEREFORE, the SPV COD is hereby amended effective as of the Effective Date, as follows:
1. Section 5(d). Section 5(d)of the SPV COD is hereby deleted in its entirety.
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2. No Further Amendments. Except as otherwise amended herein, the Certificate of
Designation remains unchanged and in full force and effect.
3. Governing Law. This Amendment shall be governed by and construed in accordance
with the laws of the State of Delaware (without regard to conflict of laws principles), all rights
and remedies being governed by such laws.
4. Severability. Each provision of this Amendment is intended to be severable. If
any term or provision of this Amendment is illegal or invalid for any reason, such illegality or
invalidity will not affect the legality or invalidity of the remainder of this Amendment.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has duly executed this Amendment as of the Effective Date.
CENTERLINE HOLDING COMPANY |
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By: | /s/ Marc D. Schnitzer | |||
Name: | Marc D. Schnitzer | |||
Title: | President & Chief Executive Officer | |||