UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549




FORM 8-K

CURRENT REPORT
PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE
SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

Date of report (date of earliest event reported): June 20, 2011


TETRA Technologies, Inc.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)


Delaware
1-13455
74-2148293
(State or other jurisdiction
(Commission File Number)
(IRS Employer
of incorporation)
 
Identification No.)
     
24955 Interstate 45 North
The Woodlands, Texas 77380
(Address of Principal Executive Offices and Zip Code)
     
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (281) 367-1983




Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions (see General Instruction A.2. below):
[  ] Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)
[  ] Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)
[  ] Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))
[  ] Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))
 

 
 

 
Item 1.01 Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement.

On June 20, 2011, Compressco Partners, L.P. (the “ Partnership ”), a wholly owned subsidiary of TETRA Technologies Inc. (the “ Company ”), completed its initial public offering (the “ Offering ”) of 2,670,000 common units representing limited partner interests in the Partnership (“ Common Units ”) at $20.00 per Common Unit pursuant to a Registration Statement on Form S-1, as amended (File No. 333-155260) (the “ Registration Statement ”), initially filed on November 10, 2008 by the Partnership with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “ Commission ”) pursuant to the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “ Securities Act ”), including a prospectus regarding the Offering (the “ Prospectus ”) filed with the Commission on June 16, 2011 pursuant to rule 424(b).

Contribution Agreement

On June 20, 2011, in connection with the closing of the Offering, the Company entered into a contribution, conveyance and assumption agreement with the Partnership, Compressco Partners GP Inc., the general partner of the Partnership and a wholly owned subsidiary of the Company (the “ General Partner ”), Compressco, Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of the Company (“ Compressco ”), TETRA International Incorporated, a wholly owned subsidiary of the Company (“ TETRA International ”) and certain of their controlled affiliates (the “ Contribution Agreement ”). The Contribution Agreement provided for a series of conveyances, contributions and distributions by the various parties to the Contribution Agreement of substantially all of the business, operations and related assets and liabilities of the Partnership’s predecessor including, among others, the following transactions:
 
·  
The General Partner contributed to the Partnership, as a capital contribution, (a) all of the equity securities of Compressco Field Services, Inc.’s (“ CFSI ”) operating subsidiaries, which were contributed to the General Partner pursuant to the Contribution Agreement, and (b) the business conducted by CFSI and its operating subsidiaries, together with related assets and liabilities, which were contributed to the General Partner pursuant to the Contribution Agreement, in exchange for (i) a 2.0% general partner interest in the Partnership, (ii) all incentive distribution rights of the Partnership, (iii) 5,303,546 Common Units, (iv) 5,521,094 subordinated units representing limited partner interests of the Partnership (“ Subordinated Units ”), and (v) the right to receive up to 400,500 additional Common Units if such Common Units are not purchased by the underwriters of the Offering within 30 days of the Offering and, if such additional Common Units are purchased by such underwriters, the right to receive the proceeds from the purchase of any such additional Common Units (approximately $7.5 million based on the initial offering price of $20.00 per Common Unit, if such option is exercised in full).
 
·  
TETRA International contributed to the Partnership (a) all of TETRA International’s equity interests in two of its operating subsidiaries, and (b) certain equipment of TETRA International, in exchange for (i) 723,211 Common Units, and (ii) 752,876 Subordinated Units.
 
·  
The Partnership assumed and repaid $28.9 million of intercompany indebtedness using a portion of the proceeds generated by the Offering.
 
·  
The Partnership used approximately $3.5 million of the proceeds from the Offering to reimburse the Company for certain expenses incurred in connection with the Offering.
 

Those conveyances, contributions and distributions were made in a series of steps outlined in the Contribution Agreement. The foregoing description of the Contribution Agreement is qualified in its entirety by reference to the full text of the Contribution Agreement, a copy of which is filed as Exhibit 10.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K and incorporated in this Item 1.01 by reference.

Omnibus Agreement

On June 20, 2011, in connection with the closing of the Offering, the Company entered into an omnibus agreement (the “ Omnibus Agreement ”) with the Partnership and the General Partner which governs several relationships among the Company, the Partnership and the General Partner, including:
 
·  
The General Partner’s obligation to provide all personnel and services reasonably necessary to manage and conduct the Partnership’s operations and business.
 
 
1

 
 
·  
The Company’s obligation to cause its Mexico-based subsidiaries to provide all personnel and services reasonably necessary to manage and conduct the Partnership’s Mexico-based operations and business.
 
·  
The Company’s obligation to provide certain corporate and general and administrative services reasonably necessary for the operation of the Partnership’s business.
 
·  
The Partnership’s obligation to reimburse the General Partner and the Company for the costs and expenses incurred in providing such services.
 
·  
The terms under which the parties and their affiliates may provide services and transfer equipment among the parties, including newly or previously fabricated equipment.
 
·  
The Company’s obligation to indemnify the Partnership for certain liabilities including an obligation to indemnify the Partnership, for a period of three years, for certain environmental liabilities.  The Company’s maximum liability for the environmental indemnification will not exceed $5 million.
 
The Omnibus Agreement (other than the indemnification obligations described above) will terminate upon the earlier to occur of (i) a change of control of the General Partner or the Company or (ii) the third anniversary of the closing of the Offering, unless the General Partner, the Company and the Partnership decide to extend the term of the Omnibus Agreement.

The foregoing description of the Omnibus Agreement is qualified in its entirety by reference to the full text of the Omnibus Agreement, a copy of which is filed as Exhibit 10.2 to this Current Report on Form 8 K and incorporated in this Item 1.01 by reference.

Relationships

Each of the parties to the Contribution Agreement and the Omnibus Agreement, other than the Company, is either a direct or indirect subsidiary of the Company.  As a result, certain individuals, including officers and directors of the Company and General Partner, serve as officers and/or directors of one or more of such entities. In addition, the Company (as of the date of this Form 8-K) owns an indirect 81.3% limited partner interest in the Partnership through one or more subsidiaries and a 2% general partner interest and incentive distribution rights in the Partnership through the Company’s indirect ownership of the General Partner.

Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(d) Exhibits.

Exhibit Number
 
Description
10.1
 
Contribution, Conveyance and Assumption Agreement, dated June 20, 2011, by and among Compressco, Inc., Compressco Field Services, Inc., Compressco Canada, Inc., Compressco de Mexico, S. de R.L. de C.V., Compressco Partners GP Inc., Compressco Partners, L.P.,  Compressco Partners Operating, LLC, Compressco Netherlands B.V., Compressco Holdings, LLC, Compressco Netherlands Coöperatief U.A., Compressco Partners Sub, Inc., TETRA International Incorporated, Production Enhancement Mexico, S. de R.L. de C.V. and TETRA Technologies, Inc.
 
10.2
 
Omnibus Agreement, dated June 20, 2011, by and among Compressco Partners, L.P., TETRA Technologies, Inc. and Compressco Partners GP Inc.

 

 

 

SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.


 
TETRA Technologies, Inc.
By:
/s/Joseph M. Abell
 
Joseph M. Abell
 
Sr. Vice President & Chief Financial Officer
Date: June 29, 2011
 



 
 
 
 
 
3

 

 
EXHIBIT INDEX


Exhibit Number
 
Description
10.1
 
Contribution, Conveyance and Assumption Agreement, dated June 20, 2011, by and among Compressco, Inc., Compressco Field Services, Inc., Compressco Canada, Inc., Compressco de Mexico, S. de R.L. de C.V., Compressco Partners GP Inc., Compressco Partners, L.P.,  Compressco Partners Operating, LLC, Compressco Netherlands B.V., Compressco Holdings, LLC, Compressco Netherlands Coöperatief U.A., Compressco Partners Sub, Inc., TETRA International Incorporated, Production Enhancement Mexico, S. de R.L. de C.V. and TETRA Technologies, Inc.
 
10.2
 
Omnibus Agreement, dated June 20, 2011, by and among Compressco Partners, L.P., TETRA Technologies, Inc. and Compressco Partners GP Inc.


 
 
 
 
4

Exhibit 10.1
 
CONTRIBUTION, CONVEYANCE AND ASSUMPTION AGREEMENT
by and among
COMPRESSCO, INC.,
COMPRESSCO FIELD SERVICES, INC.,
COMPRESSCO CANADA, INC.,
COMPRESSCO DE MEXICO, S. DE R.L. DE C.V.,
COMPRESSCO PARTNERS GP INC.,
COMPRESSCO PARTNERS, L.P.,
COMPRESSCO PARTNERS OPERATING, LLC,
COMPRESSCO NETHERLANDS B.V.,
COMPRESSCO HOLDINGS, LLC,
COMPRESSCO NETHERLANDS COÖPERATIEF U.A.,
COMPRESSCO PARTNERS SUB, INC.,
TETRA INTERNATIONAL INCORPORATED,
PRODUCTION ENHANCEMENT MEXICO, S. DE R.L. DE C.V.,
and
TETRA TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
Dated as of June 20, 2011
 

 


 

CONTRIBUTION, CONVEYANCE AND ASSUMPTION AGREEMENT
     This Contribution, Conveyance and Assumption Agreement, dated as of June 20, 2011 (this “ Agreement ”), is by and among Compressco, Inc., a Delaware corporation and wholly owned subsidiary of TETRA (“ Compressco ”), Compressco Field Services, Inc., an Oklahoma corporation and wholly owned subsidiary of Compressco (“ CFSI ”), Compressco Canada, Inc., an Alberta corporation and wholly owned subsidiary of Compressco (“ Cansub ”), Compressco de Mexico, S. de R.L. de C.V., a Mexico limited liability company of variable capital (sociedad de responsibilidad limitada de capital variable) and subsidiary of Mexico Sub I and Mexico Sub II (“ CP Mexico ”), Compressco Partners GP Inc., a Delaware corporation and wholly owned subsidiary of CFSI (the “ General Partner ”), Compressco Partners, L.P., a Delaware limited partnership and subsidiary of CFSI and the General Partner (the “ Partnership ”), Compressco Partners Operating, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company and wholly owned subsidiary of CFSI (“ OPCO ”), Compressco Netherlands B.V., a Netherlands private limited liability company and wholly owned subsidiary of CFSI (“ Compressco Dutch BV ”), Compressco Holdings, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company and wholly owned subsidiary of CFSI (“ Compressco Holdings ”), Compressco Netherlands Coöperatief U.A., a Netherlands coöperatief and subsidiary of CFSI and Compressco Holdings (“ Compressco Dutch Co-op ”), Compressco Partners Sub, Inc., a Delaware corporation and a wholly owned subsidiary of the Partnership (“ MLP Sub ”), TETRA International Incorporated, a Delaware corporation and wholly owned subsidiary of TETRA (“ TII ”), Production Enhancement Mexico, S. de R.L. de C.V., a Mexico limited liability company of variable capital (sociedad de responsibilidad limitada de capital variable) (“ PE Mexico ”) and a subsidiary of TII and Providence Natural Gas, LLC, and TETRA Technologies Inc., a Delaware corporation (“ TETRA ”). The above-defined entities are sometimes referred to in this Agreement singularly as a “ Party and collectively as the “ Parties .” Capitalized terms used herein shall have the meanings assigned to such terms in Article I.
RECITALS
      WHEREAS , the General Partner and CFSI have formed the Partnership, pursuant to the Delaware Revised Uniform Limited Partnership Act (the “ Delaware LP Act ”), for the purpose of engaging in any business activity that is approved by the General Partner and that lawfully may be conducted by a limited partnership organized pursuant to the Delaware LP Act.
      WHEREAS , concurrently with or immediately following the completion of the transactions contemplated hereby, the Partnership shall consummate an initial public offering (the “ IPO ”) of its Common Units.
      WHEREAS , in furtherance of the objectives and purposes set forth in the preceding recitals, the Parties hereby acknowledge that each of the following actions was taken prior to the date hereof:
  A.1   CFSI formed Compressco Leasing, LLC (“ Leaseco ”) under the terms of the Delaware Limited Liability Company Act (the “ Delaware LLC Act ”) and contributed $1,000 to Leaseco in exchange for all of the membership interests in Leaseco (all such membership interests, the “ Leaseco Interests ”).

1


 

  A.2    CFSI sold to Leaseco all of CFSI’s right, title and interest in and to the Compressor Units owned and used by CFSI to conduct CFSI’s U.S.-based production enhancement services business, including, but not limited to, Compressor Units set forth on Schedule 1 (such Compressor Units, the “ U.S. Service Compressor Units ”) in exchange for an obligation by Leaseco to pay to CFSI an amount of $11,931,204.91 (such obligation, the “ Leaseco Loan ”) under that Inter-Company Loan Agreement by and between CFSI and Leaseco, dated as of March 31, 2011 (the “ Leaseco Loan Agreement ”), and thereafter Leaseco leased the U.S. Service Compressor Units to CFSI.
 
  A.3    CFSI formed Compressco Mexico Investment I, LLC (“ Mexico Sub 1 ”) under the terms of the Delaware LLC Act and contributed $1,000 to Mexico Sub 1 in exchange for all of the membership interests in Mexico Sub 1 (all such membership interests, the “ Mexico Sub 1 Interests ”).
 
  A.4    CFSI formed Compressco Mexico Investment II, LLC (“ Mexico Sub 2 ”) under the terms of the Delaware LLC Act and contributed $1,000 to Mexico Sub 2 in exchange for all of the membership interests in Mexico Sub 2 (all such membership interests, the “ Mexico Sub 2 Interests ”).
 
  A.5    Mexico Sub 1 and Mexico Sub 2 formed CP Mexico under Mexico laws and contributed MXN $1,530 and MXN $1,470, respectively, to CP Mexico, in exchange for 51% and 49% of the membership interests, respectively, in CP Mexico.
 
  A.6    CFSI formed the General Partner under the terms of the Delaware General Corporation Law (the “ DGCL ”) and contributed $1,000 to the General Partner in exchange for all of the shares of common stock of the General Partner.
 
  A.7    CFSI and the General Partner formed the Partnership under the terms of the Delaware LP Act and contributed $999 and $1, respectively, to the Partnership in exchange for a 99.9% limited partner interest (the “ Initial LP Interest ”) and a 0.1% general partner interest (the “ Initial GP Interest ”), respectively, in the Partnership.
 
  A.8    CFSI formed OPCO under the terms of the Delaware LLC Act and contributed $1,000 to OPCO in exchange for all of the membership interests in OPCO (all such membership interests, the “ OPCO Interests ”).
 
  A.9    CFSI formed Compressco Field Services International, LLC (“ Argentina Sub 1 ”) under the Delaware LLC Act and contributed $1,000 to Argentina Sub 1 in exchange for all of the membership interests in Argentina Sub 1 (all such membership interests, the “ Argentina Sub 1 Interests ”).
 
  A.10    CFSI formed Compressco International, LLC (“ Argentina Sub 2 ”) under the Delaware LLC Act and contributed $1,000 to Argentina Sub 2 in exchange for all of the membership interests in Argentina Sub 2 (all such membership interests, the “ Argentina Sub 2 Interests ”).

2


 

  A.11    CFSI and TII formed Compressco de Argentina S.R.L. (“ Compressco Argentina ”) under Argentina laws and contributed $12,600, represented by 3,600 limited liability company interests, and $1,400, represented by 400 limited liability company interests, respectively, to Compressco Argentina in exchange for 90% and 10% of the limited liability company interests, respectively, in Compressco Argentina, and thereafter CFSI contributed its 90% limited liability company interest in Compressco Argentina to Argentina Sub 1 and TII sold its 10% limited liability company interest in Compressco Argentina to Argentina Sub 2.
 
  A.12    CFSI formed Compressco Dutch BV under the laws of the Netherlands and contributed €18,000.00 to Compressco Dutch BV in exchange for all of the ownership interests in Compressco Dutch BV (the “ Compressco Dutch BV Interests ”).
 
  A.13    CFSI formed Compressco Holdings under the Delaware LLC Act and contributed $1,000 in exchange for all of the membership interests in Compressco Holdings (all such membership interests, the “ Compressco Holdings Interests ”).
 
  A.14    CFSI and Compressco Holdings formed Compressco Dutch Co-op under the laws of the Netherlands, and contributed €990 and €10, respectively, in exchange for 99% and 1%, respectively, of the membership interests in Compressco Dutch Co-op.
 
  A.15    The Partnership formed MLP Sub under the terms of the DGCL and contributed $1,000 to MLP Sub in exchange for all of the shares of common stock of MLP Sub.
      WHEREAS , in furtherance of the objectives and purposes set forth in the first two recitals hereto, the Parties desire that each of the following transactions shall occur on the Closing Date (as hereinafter defined):
  B.1    CFSI shall convey and contribute to the General Partner all of CFSI’s right, title and interest in and to the Initial LP Interest.
 
  B.2    TETRA shall convey and contribute to Compressco all of TETRA’s right, title and interest in all of the Intellectual Property owned by TETRA and used by CFSI and its subsidiaries to conduct their businesses (such Intellectual Property, the “ TETRA Intellectual Property ”).
 
  B.3    Compressco shall convey and contribute to CFSI all of Compressco’s right, title and interest in (a) all of the Intellectual Property owned by Compressco and used by CFSI and its subsidiaries to conduct their businesses (such Intellectual Property, the “ Compressco Intellectual Property ”) and (b) all of the TETRA Intellectual Property.

3


 

  B.4    Compressco shall convey and contribute to CFSI all of Compressco’s right, title and interest in all of the outstanding shares of common stock of Cansub, no par value (the “ Cansub Shares ”).
 
  B.5    CFSI shall sell to Cansub all of CFSI’s right, title and interest in (a) all of the Equipment owned and leased by CFSI to Cansub to conduct Cansub’s Canada-based production enhancement equipment rental business, including, but not limited to, Equipment set forth on Schedule 2 (such Equipment, the “ Cansub Equipment ”), (b) all of the Equipment owned and used by CFSI to conduct CFSI’s Indonesia-based production enhancement equipment rental business, including, but not limited to, Equipment set forth on Schedule 3 (such Equipment, the “ Indonesian Equipment ”) and (c) the production enhancement rental contracts pursuant to which CFSI conducts its Indonesia-based production enhancement equipment rental business and all accounts receivable associated with such contracts, including, but not limited to, production enhancement rental contracts set forth on Schedule 3 (such contracts and accounts receivable, the “ Indonesian Contracts ” and, together with the Cansub Equipment and Indonesian Equipment, the “ Cansub Assets ”) in exchange for $3,600,000 and an obligation by Cansub to pay to CFSI an amount equal to $8,036,377 (such obligation, the “ Cansub Loan ”) under that Inter-Company Loan Agreement by and between CFSI and Cansub, dated as of even date herewith (the “ Cansub Loan Agreement ”).
 
  B.6    CFSI shall convey and contribute to Compressco Dutch BV all of CFSI’s right, title and interest in (a) all of the Cansub Shares, (b) all of the Mexico Sub 1 Interests, and (c) all of the Mexico Sub 2 Interests.
 
  B.7    CFSI shall convey and contribute to Compressco Dutch Co-op and Compressco Holdings all of CFSI’s right, title and interest in 99.0% and 1.0% of the Compressco Dutch BV Interests, respectively, and Compressco Holdings shall convey and contribute to Compressco Dutch Co-op all of Compressco Holdings’ right, title and interest in such 1.0% of the Compressco Dutch BV Interests.
 
  B.8    CFSI shall (a) convey and contribute to OPCO all of CFSI’s right, title and interest in (i) the production enhancement services contracts pursuant to which CFSI conducts its U.S.-based production enhancement services business, including, but not limited to, production enhancement services contracts set forth on Schedule 4 (such contracts, the “ Domestic Services Contracts ”), (ii) all of CFSI’s leasehold interests in the U.S. Service Compressor Units, including, but not limited to, leasehold interests set forth on Schedule 5 (such leasehold interests, the “ U.S. Leasehold Interests ”), (iii) the Equipment owned and used by CFSI to conduct CFSI’s U.S.-based production enhancement services business, including, but not limited to, Equipment set forth on Schedule 6 (such Equipment, the “ U.S. Service Equipment ”), (iv) all of the Leaseco Interests, (v) all of the membership interests in Compressco Dutch Co-op that are owned by CFSI (the “ CFSI Dutch Co-op Interest ”), (vi) all of the Compressco Holdings Interests, (viii) all of the Argentina Sub 1 Interests and (viii) all of the Argentina Sub 2 Interests; and (b)

4


 

      assign to OPCO all of CFSI’s right, title and interest in (i) the Leaseco Loan and (ii) the Cansub Loan.
 
  B.9    CFSI shall convey and contribute to the General Partner all of CFSI’s right, title and interest in (a) all of the OPCO Interests, (b) all of the CFSI Intellectual Property, (c) all of the assets (other than any CFSI Intellectual Property, Indonesian Equipment or Indonesian Contracts) and liabilities constituting CFSI’s (i) manufacturing business and (ii) production enhancement equipment rental business, including, but not limited to, Assets & Liabilities set forth on Schedule 7 (such assets and liabilities, the “ MLP Sub Business ”), and (d) all of CFSI’s remaining assets and liabilities that are not conveyed with the Previously Contributed Assets, including, but not limited to, Assets & Liabilities set forth on Schedule 8 (such assets and liabilities, collectively, the “ Other Assets & Liabilities ” and, together with such OPCO Interests, the CFSI Intellectual Property and the MLP Sub Business, the “ GP Contribution ”), in exchange for the assumption by the General Partner of a $32.2 million liability owed by CFSI to Tetra Financial Services, Inc. (the “ Intercompany Liability ”).
 
  B.10    The Partnership shall (a) redeem the Initial LP Interest and the Initial GP Interest in the Partnership held by the General Partner and (b) refund and distribute to the General Partner the initial capital contributions made by CFSI and the General Partner to the Partnership, along with any interest or other profit that resulted from the investment or other use of such initial capital contributions.
 
  B.11    The General Partner shall convey and contribute to the Partnership all of the General Partner’s right, title and interest in the GP Contribution, in exchange for (a) a 2.0% general partner interest in the Partnership, (b) the Incentive Distribution Rights, (c) 5,303,546 Common Units, (d) 5,521,094 Subordinated Units, (e) a right to receive the proceeds from the Over-Allotment Option (as hereinafter defined) and/or additional Common Units (to the extent the Over-Allotment Option is not exercised) and (f) the assumption by the Partnership of the Intercompany Liability.
 
  B.12    TII shall (a) cancel its lease agreements with respect to the Equipment that TII currently leases to CP Mexico and PE Mexico, including, but not limited to, Equipment set forth on Schedule 9 (such Equipment, the “ TII Equipment ”), and convey and contribute to the Partnership all of TII’s right, title and interest in and to the TII Equipment, and (b) convey and contribute to the Partnership all of TII’s right, title and interest in all of the membership interests (such membership interests, the “ Providence Interest ”) of Providence Natural Gas, LLC, an Oklahoma limited liability company and wholly owned subsidiary of TII, and TII’s 0.002% ownership interest in the membership interests of PE Mexico (such 0.002%, the “ PE Mexico Interest ”) (such TII Equipment, the Providence Interest and the PE Mexico Interest, together, the “ TII Contribution ”) in exchange for 723,211 Common Units and 752,876 Subordinated Units.

5


 

  B.13    The Partnership shall convey and contribute to OPCO all of the Partnership’s right, title and interest in and to (a) the TII Contribution, (b) a Joint Intellectual Property Interest and (c) the Other Assets & Liabilities.
 
  B.14    OPCO shall (a) convey and contribute (i) to Compressco Holdings all of OPCO’s right, title and interest in 1.0% of the Providence Interest, and Compressco Holdings shall convey and contribute to Compressco Dutch Co-op all of Compressco Holdings’ right, title and interest in such 1.0% of the Providence Interest, (ii) to Compressco Dutch Co-op all of OPCO’s right, title and interest in 99.0% of the Providence Interest, and (iii) to Leaseco all of OPCO’s right, title and interest in and to the TII Equipment, and (b) sell to Compressco Dutch BV all of OPCO’s right, title and interest in the PE Mexico Interest, in exchange for $526
 
  B.15    Compressco Dutch Co-op shall convey and contribute to Compressco Dutch BV all of Compressco Dutch Co-op’s right, title and interest in the Providence Interest.
 
  B.16    Pursuant to the Underwriting Agreement (as hereinafter defined), the Underwriters (as hereinafter defined) shall contribute $53.4 million in cash to the Partnership in exchange for 2,670,000 Common Units.
 
  B.17    The public shall purchase, through the Underwriters, 2,670,000 Common Units for an aggregate price of $53.4 million in cash, less amounts of (a) $3,417,600 in the aggregate (the “ Spread ”), payable to the Underwriters for the Underwriters’ discount of 6.4%, and (b) $133,500 in the aggregate (the “ Structuring Fee ”), payable to Raymond James & Associates, Inc. and J.P. Morgan Securities, Inc. for a structuring fee.
 
  B.18    The Partnership shall use a portion of the net proceeds received from the IPO to (a) pay IPO-related transaction expenses (excluding the Spread and the Structuring Fee) estimated to be approximately $7.3 million, (b) pay TETRA Financial Services, Inc. to retire the Intercompany Liability, and (c) pay financing fees and related transactions costs incurred in connection with the placement of a new revolving credit facility of the Partnership, and the Partnership shall convey and contribute to OPCO the remaining net proceeds of the IPO for use in growing its wellhead compression-based and other related production enhancement services business.
 
  B.19    The Partnership shall convey and contribute to MLP Sub all of the Partnership’s right, title and interest in (a) the MLP Sub Business and (b) a Joint Intellectual Property Interest.
 
  B.20    Leaseco and Compressco Dutch BV shall enter into a Equipment Rental Contract, dated of even date herewith (the “ Lease Agreement ”), pursuant to which Leaseco shall lease to Compressco Dutch BV the TII Equipment.
 
  B.21    Compressco Dutch BV, CP Mexico and PE Mexico shall enter into a Equipment Rental Subcontract, dated of even date herewith (a “ Sublease Agreement ”),

6


 

      pursuant to which Compressco Dutch BV shall sublease to CP Mexico and PE Mexico the TII Equipment.
 
  B.22    If the Underwriters exercise the Over-Allotment Option, in whole or in part, the Partnership shall distribute the exercise proceeds (excluding the Spread and the Structuring Fee) to the General Partner. If the Over-Allotment Option is not exercised or is partially exercised, then the Partnership shall distribute any and all Common Units not sold pursuant to the exercise of the Over-Allotment Option to the General Partner.
      NOW , THEREFORE , in consideration of the mutual covenants, representations, warranties and agreements herein contained, the Parties hereby agree as follows:
ARTICLE I
DEFINITIONS
     The terms set forth below in this ARTICLE I shall have the meanings ascribed to them below:
     “ Assets & Liabilities ” means, with respect to any business, all Equipment, Owned Real Property, Tangible Personal Property, Intellectual Property, Permits, Contracts, Books and Records, Rights and Claims, Other Intangible Assets, all accrued expenses and any scheduled liabilities of the business.
     “ Books and Records means collectively books, records, ledgers, files, invoices, documents, work papers, correspondence, lists (including customer lists and supplier lists), all tangible and digital or electronic copies of technology, designs, formulae (chemical and otherwise), copies of software, databases, procedures, schedules, methods, discoveries, processes, techniques, research and development, technical data, tools, materials, specifications, information technology infrastructure, apparatuses, creations, improvements, works of authorship in any media, confidential, proprietary or non-public information, and other similar materials.
     “ CFSI Intellectual Property ” means (i) all Intellectual Property owned by CFSI and used or held by CFSI and used by CFSI to conduct its businesses, (ii) the TETRA Intellectual Property and (iii) the Compressco Intellectual Property.
     “ Closing Date ” has the meaning assigned to such term in the Underwriting Agreement.
     “ Commission ” means the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission.
     “ Common Unit ” has the meaning assigned to such term in the Partnership Agreement.
     “ Compressor Unit ” means a wellhead compressor unit, including GasJack ® compressor units and VJack™ compressor units.
     “ Contract means any contract, agreement, option, right to acquire, preferential purchase right, preemptive right, warrant, indenture, debenture, note, bond, loan, loan agreement,

7


 

collective bargaining agreement, lease, mortgage, franchise, license, purchase order, bid, commitment, letter of credit, guaranty, surety or any other legally binding arrangement, whether oral or written.
     “ Effective Time ” means the time at which the Registration Statement is declared effective by the Commission.
     “ Equipment ” means all Compressor Units, well monitoring assets, automated sand separation assets, together with any tangible components thereof, all related appliances, parts, accessories, appurtenances, accessions, additions, improvements and replacements thereto, all other equipment or components of any nature from time to time incorporated or installed therein and all substitutions for any of the foregoing.
     “ Incentive Distribution Rights ” has the meaning assigned to such term in the Partnership Agreement.
     “ Intellectual Property ” means all of the following intellectual property owned or held by the conveying entity: (a) patents and patent applications; (b) registered and unregistered copyrights and copyright applications; (c) trademarks, service marks, trade names, logos, and trade dress, common law or statutory, together with the goodwill associated therewith, and any registrations or applications for the foregoing; (d) domain names; (e) trade secrets and confidential information, including but not limited to, confidential manufacturing and marketing information; and (f) the right to sue and collect for past, present and future infringement and misappropriation of all such intellectual property.
     “ Joint Intellectual Property Interest ” shall mean a joint and undivided interest in and to the CFSI Intellectual Property, which joint and undivided interest is subject to terms and conditions of the Joint Ownership Interest Agreement, dated of even date hereof, by and between MLP Sub and OPCO.
     “ Other Intangible Assets ” means any other intangible assets included in the balance sheet of the conveying entity, including all goodwill associated therewith.
     “ Over-Allotment Option ” has the meaning assigned to such term in the Partnership Agreement.
     “ Owned Real Property ” means all real property owned and used in connection with the ownership and operations of the business.
     “ Partnership Agreement ” means the Amended and Restated Agreement of Limited Partnership of the Partnership, dated as of the date hereof.
     “ Permits ” means all permits, licenses, certificates, authorizations and approvals granted by any governmental authority and used or held in connection with the operation of the business.
     “ Previously Contributed Assets ” means the Initial LP Interest, the Cansub Shares, the Cansub Assets, the Mexico Sub 1 Interest, the Mexico Sub 2 Interest, the Cansub Loan and Cansub Loan Agreement, the Compressco Dutch BV Interests, the Domestic Services Contracts,

8


 

the U.S. Leasehold Interests, the U.S. Service Equipment, the Leaseco Interests, the CFSI Dutch Co-op Interest, the Compressco Holdings Interests, the Argentina Sub 1 Interests, the Argentina Sub 2 Interests, the Leaseco Loan and Leaseco Loan Agreement, the OPCO Interests, the CFSI Intellectual Property and the MLP Sub Business and all Assets & Liabilities conveyed therewith.
     “ Registration Statement ” means the Registration Statement on Form S-1 filed with the Commission (Registration No. 333-155260), as amended and effective at the Effective Time.
     “ Rights and Claims ” means all of the conveying entity’s rights, claims, counterclaims, cross claims, credits, causes of action or rights of set-off against third parties relating to the other Assets & Liabilities, including, without limitation, unliquidated rights under manufacturers’ and vendors’ warranties and claims under or against insurance policies.
     “ Securities Act ” means the Securities Act of 1933, as amended.
     “ Subordinated Unit ” has the meaning assigned to such term in the Partnership Agreement.
     “ Tangible Personal Property means all of the Equipment, tools, machinery, parts, products, materials, supplies, cars, trucks, trailers and other rolling stock and each other item of tangible personal property used or owned in the conduct of the business.
     “ Underwriters ” means those underwriters listed in the Underwriting Agreement.
     “ Underwriting Agreement ” means that certain Underwriting Agreement between Raymond James & Associates, Inc. and J.P. Morgan Securities, Inc., as representatives of the Underwriters, the General Partner and the Partnership, dated as of June 14, 2011.
ARTICLE II
CONTRIBUTION, SALE, ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS AND DISTRIBUTIONS
      Section 2.1 Contribution of CFSI’s Limited Partner Interest in the Partnership to the General Partner . CFSI hereby grants, contributes, conveys, assigns, transfers, sets over and delivers to the General Partner, its successors and assigns, for its and their own use forever, all of CFSI’s right, title and interest in and to the Initial LP Interest, and the General Partner hereby accepts all of CFSI’s right, title and interest in and to the Initial LP Interest.
      Section 2.2 Contribution of Intellectual Property by TETRA to Compressco . TETRA hereby grants, contributes, conveys, assigns, transfers, sets over and delivers to Compressco, its successors and its assigns, for its and their own use forever, all of TETRA’s right, title and interest in and to all of the TETRA Intellectual Property, and Compressco hereby accepts all of TETRA’s right, title and interest in and to the TETRA Intellectual Property.
      Section 2.3 Contribution of Intellectual Property by Compressco to CFSI . Compressco hereby grants, contributes, conveys, assigns, transfers, sets over and delivers to CFSI, its successors and its assigns, for its and their own use forever, all of Compressco’s right, title and interest in and to all of the Compressco Intellectual Property, and CFSI hereby accepts all of Compressco’s right, title and interest in and to the Compressco Intellectual Property.

9


 

      Section 2.4 Contribution of the Cansub Shares by Compressco to CFSI . Compressco hereby grants, contributes, conveys, assigns, transfers, sets over and delivers to CFSI, its successors and its assigns, for its and their own use forever, all of Compressco’s right, title and interest in and to all of the Cansub Shares, and CFSI hereby accepts all of Compressco’s right, title and interest in and to the Cansub Shares.
      Section 2.5 Sale of the Cansub Assets by CFSI to Cansub . CFSI hereby grants, contributes, conveys, assigns, transfers, sets over and delivers to Cansub, its successors and its assigns, for its and their own use forever, all of CFSI’s right, title and interest in and to the Cansub Assets, and Cansub hereby accepts all of CFSI’s right, title and interest in and to the Cansub Assets, in exchange for $3,600,000 and the Cansub Loan, and Cansub hereby agrees to pay, perform and discharge, as and when due, all of the obligations of Cansub under the Cansub Loan Agreement accruing on and after the date of this Agreement.
      Section 2.6 Contribution of the Cansub Shares, the Mexico Sub 1 Interests and the Mexico Sub 2 Interests by CFSI to Compressco Dutch BV . CFSI hereby grants, contributes, conveys, assigns, transfers, sets over and delivers to Compressco Dutch BV, its successors and its assigns, for its and their own use forever, all of CFSI’s right, title and interest in and to (a) all of the Cansub Shares, (b) all of the Mexico Sub 1 Interests and (c) all of the Mexico Sub 2 Interests, and Compressco Dutch BV hereby accepts all of CFSI’s right, title and interest in and to such ownership interests.
      Section 2.7 Contribution and Transfer of Ownership Interests in Compressco Dutch BV by CFSI to Compressco Dutch Co-op and Compressco Holdings . (a) CFSI hereby agrees to contribute and transfer the full legal and beneficial title to 17,820 shares in the issued share capital of Compressco Dutch BV (being 99.0% of the total issued share capital) to Compressco Dutch Co-op, its successors and its assigns, for its and their own use forever, and Compressco Dutch Co-op hereby agrees to accept the full legal and beneficial title to such shares, each by executing a Dutch notarial deed of transfer of shares, as a result of which the membership account of CFSI shall be credited with the value of the 17,820 contributed shares in accordance with article 14 paragraph 2 of the articles of association of Compressco Dutch Co-op, and (b) CFSI hereby agrees to contribute and transfer the full legal and beneficial title to 180 shares in the issued share capital of Compressco Dutch BV (being 1.0% of the total issued share capital) to Compressco Holdings, its successors and its assigns, for its and their own use forever, and Compressco Holdings hereby agrees to accept the full legal and beneficial title to such shares, each by executing a Dutch notarial deed of transfer of shares. Compressco Dutch BV undertakes to acknowledge the transfers of the shares by co-signing the Dutch notarial deeds of transfer and hereby agrees to enter the transfers of the shares in its shareholders’ register forthwith.

10


 

      Section 2.8 Contribution of 1.0% of Ownership Interests in Compressco Dutch BV by Compressco Holdings to Compressco Dutch Co-op . Compressco Holdings hereby agrees to contribute and transfer the full legal and beneficial title to 180 shares in the issued share capital of Compressco Dutch BV (being 1.0% of the total issued share capital) to Compressco Dutch Co-op, its successors and its assigns, for its and their own use forever, and Compressco Dutch Co-op hereby agrees to accept the full legal and beneficial title to such shares, each by executing a Dutch notarial deed of transfer of shares, as a result of which the membership account of Compressco Holdings shall be credited with the value of the 180 contributed shares in accordance with article 14 paragraph 2 of the articles of association of Compressco Dutch Co-op. Compressco Dutch BV undertakes to acknowledge the transfer of the shares by co-signing the Dutch notarial deed of transfer and hereby agrees to enter the transfer of the shares in its shareholders’ register forthwith.
      Section 2.9 Contribution of the Domestic Services Contracts, U.S. Leasehold Interests, U.S. Service Equipment, Leaseco Loan, Leaseco Interests, Ownership Interests in Dutch Co-op, Compressco Holdings Interest, Cansub Loan, Argentina Sub 1 Interests and Argentina Sub 2 Interests by CFSI to OPCO . CFSI hereby grants, distributes, conveys, assigns, transfers, sets over and delivers to OPCO, its successors and assigns, for its and their own use forever, all of CFSI’s right, title and interest in and to (a) the Domestic Services Contracts, (b) the U.S. Leasehold Interests, (c) the U.S. Service Equipment, (d) the Leaseco Loan, (e) all of the Leaseco Interests, (f) the CFSI Dutch Co-op Interest, (g) all of the Compressco Holdings Interests, (h) the Cansub Loan; (i) all of the Argentina Sub 1 Interests and (j) all of the Argentina Sub 2 Interests, and OPCO hereby accepts all of CFSI’s right, title and interest in and to each of the items set forth in clauses (a) through (j) above, assumes all of CFSI’s duties and obligations under each of the items set forth in clauses (a), (b), (d) and (h) above, and agrees to pay, perform and discharge, as and when due, all of CFSI’s obligations under each of the agreements governing the items set forth in clauses (a), (b), (d) and (h) accruing on and after the date of this Agreement.
      Section 2.10 Contribution of the GP Contribution by CFSI to the General Partner . CFSI hereby grants, contributes, conveys, assigns, transfers, sets over and delivers to the General Partner, its successors and its assigns, for its and their own use forever, all of CFSI’s right, title and interest in and to the GP Contribution, and the General Partner hereby accepts all of CFSI’s right, title and interest in and to the GP Contribution, assumes all of CFSI’s duties and obligations under the liabilities of the MLP Sub Business and the Other Assets & Liabilities, and agrees to pay, perform and discharge, as and when due, all of the obligations of CFSI under the agreements governing the liabilities of the MLP Sub Business and the Other Assets & Liabilities accruing on and after the date of this Agreement, in exchange for the assumption by the General Partner of the Intercompany Liability, and the General Partner hereby accepts the Intercompany Liability, assumes all of CFSI’s duties and obligations under the Intercompany Liability, and agrees to pay, perform and discharge, as and when due, all of CFSI’s obligations under the Intercompany Liability accruing on and after the date of this Agreement.
      Section 2.11 Redemption of the Initial Partner Interests in the Partnership and the Return of Initial Capital Contributions . The Partnership (a) hereby redeems the Initial LP Interest and the Initial GP Interest in the Partnership held by the General Partner and (b) hereby refunds and distributes to the General Partner the initial capital contributions made by CFSI and

11


 

the General Partner to the Partnership along with any interest or other profit that resulted from the investment or other use of such initial capital contributions.
      Section 2.12 Contribution of the GP Contribution by the General Partner to the Partnership. The General Partner hereby grants, contributes, conveys, assigns, transfers, sets over and delivers to the Partnership, its successors and its assigns, for its and their own use forever, all of the General Partner’s right, title and interest in and to the GP Contribution, and the Partnership hereby accepts all of the General Partner’s right, title and interest in and to the GP Contribution, assumes all of the General Partner’s duties and obligations under the liabilities of the MLP Sub Business and the Other Assets & Liabilities, and agrees to pay, perform and discharge, as and when due, all of the obligations of the General Partner under the agreements governing the liabilities of the MLP Sub Business and the Other Assets & Liabilities accruing on and after the date of this Agreement, in exchange for (a) the assumption of the Intercompany Liability by the Partnership, and the Partnership hereby accepts the Intercompany Liability, assumes all of the General Partner’s duties and obligations under the Intercompany Liability, and agrees to pay, perform and discharge, as and when due, all of the obligations of the General Partner under the Intercompany Liability accruing on and after the date of this Agreement, and (b) (i) a 2.0% general partner interest in the Partnership (ii) the Incentive Distribution Rights, (iii) 5,303,546 Common Units, (iv) 5,521,094 Subordinated Units, and (v) the right to receive proceeds from the Over-Allotment Option and/or additional Common Units (to the extent the Over-Allotment Option is not exercised), and the General Partner hereby accepts each of the items set forth in clauses (i) through (v) above.
      Section 2.13 Cancellation of TII Equipment Rental Contracts by TII, CP Mexico and PE Mexico . (a) Each of TII and CP Mexico hereby acknowledge the cancellation and termination of that Equipment Rental Contract, dated November 1, 2008, by and between TII and CP Mexico, pursuant to which TII leased compressor units and related equipment to CP Mexico, and (b) each of TII and PE Mexico hereby acknowledge the cancellation and termination of that Equipment Rental Contract, dated November 1, 2008, by and between TII and PE Mexico, pursuant to which TII leased compressor units and related equipment to PE Mexico.
      Section 2.14 Contribution of the TII Contribution by TII to the Partnership . TII hereby grants, contributes, conveys, assigns, transfers, sets over and delivers to the Partnership, its successors and its assigns, for its and their own use forever, all of TII’s right, title and interest in and to the TII Contribution, and the Partnership hereby accepts all of TII’s right, title and interest in and to the TII Contribution, in exchange for (a) 723,211 Common Units, and (b) 752,876 Subordinated Units, and TII hereby accepts such Common Units and Subordinated Units.
      Section 2.15 Contribution of the TII Contribution and the Other Assets & Liabilities by the Partnership to OPCO . The Partnership hereby grants, contributes, conveys, assigns, transfers, sets over and delivers to OPCO, its successors and its assigns, for its and their own use forever, all right, title and interest in and to the TII Contribution, a Joint Intellectual Property Interest and the Other Assets & Liabilities, and OPCO hereby accepts all of the Partnership’s right, title and interest in and to the TII Contribution, such Joint Intellectual Property Interest, and the Other Assets & Liabilities, assumes all of the Partnership’s duties and

12


 

obligations under the liabilities of the Other Assets & Liabilities, and agrees to pay, perform and discharge, as and when due, all of the obligations of the Partnership under the liabilities of the Other Assets & Liabilities accruing on and after the date of this Agreement.
      Section 2.16 Contribution of Ownership Interests in Providence by OPCO to Compressco Holdings and Compressco Dutch Co-op . (a) OPCO hereby grants, contributes, conveys, assigns, transfers, sets over and delivers to Compressco Holdings, its successors and its assigns, for its and their own use forever, all of OPCO’s right, title and interest in and to 1.0% of the Providence Interest, and Compressco Holdings hereby accepts all of OPCO’s right, title and interest in and to such 1.0% of the Providence Interest, and (b) OPCO hereby grants, contributes, conveys, assigns, transfers, sets over and delivers to Compressco Dutch Co-op, its successors and its assigns, for its and their own use forever, all of OPCO’s right, title and interest in and to 99.0% of the Providence Interest, and Compressco Dutch Co-op hereby accepts all of OPCO’s right, title and interest in and to such 99.0% of the Providence Interest, as a result of which the membership account of OPCO shall be credited with the total value of the above-mentioned contribution of 99.0% of the Providence Interest, in accordance with article 14 paragraph 2 of the articles of association of Compressco Dutch Co-op.
      Section 2.17 Contribution of Ownership Interests in Providence by Compressco Holdings to Compressco Dutch Co-op . Compressco Holdings hereby grants, contributes, conveys, assigns, transfers, sets over and delivers to Compressco Dutch Co-op, its successors and its assigns, for its and their own use forever, all of Compressco Holdings’ right, title and interest in and to 1.0% of the Providence Interest, and Compressco Dutch Co-op hereby accepts all of Compressco Holdings’ right, title and interest in and to such 1.0% of the Providence Interest, as a result of which the membership account of Compressco Holdings shall be credited with the total value of the above-mentioned contribution of 1.0% of the Providence Interest, in accordance with article 14 paragraph 2 of the articles of association of Compressco Dutch Co-op.
      Section 2.18 Contribution of the TII Equipment by OPCO to Leaseco . OPCO hereby grants, contributes, conveys, assigns, transfers, sets over and delivers to Leaseco, its successors and its assigns, for its and their own use forever, all right, title and interest in and to the TII Equipment, and Leaseco hereby accepts all of OPCO’s right, title and interest in and to the TII Equipment.
      Section 2.19 Sale of PE Mexico Interest by OPCO to Compressco Dutch BV . OPCO hereby grants, contributes, conveys, assigns, transfers, sets over and delivers to Compressco Dutch BV, its successors and its assigns, for its and their own use forever, all of OPCO’s right, title and interest in and to the PE Mexico Interest, and Compressco Dutch BV hereby accepts all of OPCO’s right, title and interest in and to the PE Mexico Interest, in exchange for $526.
      Section 2.20 Contribution of Ownership Interests in Providence by Compressco Dutch Co-op to Compressco Dutch BV . Compressco Dutch Co-op hereby grants, contributes, conveys, assigns, transfers, sets over and delivers to Compressco Dutch BV, its successors and its assigns, for its and their own use forever, all of Compressco Dutch Co-op’s right, title and interest in and to the Providence Interest, and Compressco Dutch BV hereby accepts all of Compressco Dutch Co-op’s right, title and interest in and to such ownership interests.

13


 

      Section 2.21 Underwriters’ Cash Contribution . The Parties hereby acknowledge that the Underwriters have, pursuant to the Underwriting Agreement, made a capital contribution to the Partnership of $53.4 million in cash (or, a net capital contribution to the Partnership of $49,848,900 after the Spread and the Structuring Fee payable to Raymond James & Associates, Inc. and J.P. Morgan Securities, Inc), in exchange for the issuance by the Partnership to the Underwriters of 2,670,000 Common Units.
      Section 2.22 Payment of Transaction Expenses by the Partnership and Contribution of Net Proceeds by the Partnership to OPCO . The Parties hereby acknowledge (a) the payment by the Partnership, in connection with the transactions contemplated hereby, of estimated transaction expenses in the amount of approximately $7.3 million (exclusive of the Spread and the Structuring Fee), (b) the payment of $32.2 million to TETRA Financial Services to retire the Intercompany Liability, (c) the payment of $375,000 of financing fees and related transactions costs incurred in connection with the placement of a new revolving credit facility of the Partnership, and (d) the contribution by the Partnership to OPCO of $9.93 million of the net proceeds received from the IPO for use in growing the Partnership’s wellhead compression-based and other related production enhancement services business.
      Section 2.23 Contribution of the MLP Sub Business by the Partnership to MLP Sub . The Partnership hereby grants, contributes, conveys, assigns, transfers, sets over and delivers to MLP Sub, its successors and its assigns, for its and their own use forever, all right, title and interest in and to the MLP Sub Business and a Joint Intellectual Property Interest, and MLP Sub hereby accepts such MLP Sub Business and such Joint Intellectual Property Interest, assumes all of the Partnership’s duties and obligations under the liabilities of the MLP Sub Business, and agrees to pay, perform and discharge, as and when due, all of the obligations of the Partnership under the liabilities of the MLP Sub Business accruing on and after the date of this Agreement.
      Section 2.24 Lease Agreement by and between Leaseco and Compressco Dutch BV . Leaseco and Compressco Dutch BV hereby acknowledge the effectiveness of the Lease Agreement, pursuant to which Leaseco shall lease to Compressco Dutch BV the TII Equipment.
      Section 2.25 Sublease Agreement by and among Compressco Dutch BV, CP Mexico and PE Mexico . Compressco Dutch BV, CP Mexico and PE Mexico hereby acknowledge the effectiveness of the Sublease Agreement, pursuant to which Compressco Dutch BV shall sublease to CP Mexico and PE Mexico the TII Equipment.
ARTICLE III
ADDITIONAL TRANSACTIONS
      Section 3.1 Sale and Purchase of Additional Common Units . If the Over-Allotment Option is exercised in whole or in part, the Underwriters shall contribute additional cash to the Partnership (the “ Proceeds ”), in exchange for up to an additional 400,500 Common Units on the basis of the IPO price per Common Unit set forth in the Registration Statement, net of the Spread and the Structuring Fee.

14


 

      Section 3.2 Exercise of the Over-Allotment Option . The Parties hereby acknowledge that, if the Underwriters elect to exercise the Over-Allotment Option, the Partnership shall distribute that portion of the Proceeds to the General Partner that is equal in value to the amount by which the value of the GP Contribution exceeded the value of the Common Units and Subordinated Units received by the General Partner in exchange for the GP Contribution. If the Underwriters do not exercise or partially exercise the Over-Allotment Option, the Partnership shall distribute to the General Partner the Common Units that are not purchased by the Underwriters pursuant to the Over-Allotment Option.
ARTICLE IV
FURTHER ASSURANCES
     From time to time after the Closing Date, and without any further consideration, the Parties hereby agree to execute, acknowledge and deliver all such additional deeds, assignments, bills of sale, conveyances, instruments, notices, releases, acquittances and other documents, and to do all such other acts and things, all in accordance with applicable law, as may be necessary or appropriate (a) more fully to assure that the applicable Parties own all of the properties, rights, titles, interests, estates, remedies, powers and privileges granted by this Agreement, or which are intended to be so granted, (b) more fully and effectively to vest in the applicable Parties and their respective successors and assigns beneficial and record title to the interests contributed and assigned by this Agreement or intended to be so and (c) more fully and effectively to carry out the purposes and intent of this Agreement.
ARTICLE V
CLOSING DATE
     Notwithstanding anything contained in this Agreement to the contrary, none of the provisions of ARTICLE II and ARTICLE III of this Agreement shall be operative or have any effect until the Closing Date, at which time all the provisions of ARTICLE II of this Agreement shall be effective and operative in accordance with ARTICLE VI, without further action by any Party hereto.
ARTICLE VI
MISCELLANEOUS
      Section 6.1 Order of Completion of Transactions . The transactions provided for in Article II and Article III of this Agreement shall be completed on the Closing Date in the following order: first, the transactions provided for in Article II shall be completed on the Closing Date in the order set forth therein; and second, following the completion of the transactions provided for in Article II, the transactions provided for in Article III, if they occur, shall be completed.
      Section 6.2 Headings; References; Interpretation . All Article and Section headings in this Agreement are for convenience only and shall not be deemed to control or affect the meaning or construction of any of the provisions hereof. The words “hereof,” “herein” and “hereunder” and words of similar import, when used in this Agreement, shall refer to this Agreement as a whole, including, without limitation, all Schedules and Exhibits attached hereto,

15


 

and not to any particular provision of this Agreement. All references herein to Articles, Sections, Schedules and Exhibits shall, unless the context requires a different construction, be deemed to be references to the Articles and Sections of this Agreement and the Schedules and Exhibits attached hereto, and all such Schedules and Exhibits attached hereto are hereby incorporated herein and made a part hereof for all purposes. All personal pronouns used in this Agreement, whether used in the masculine, feminine or neuter gender, shall include all other genders, and the singular shall include the plural and vice versa. The use herein of the word “including” following any general statement, term or matter shall not be construed to limit such statement, term or matter to the specific items or matters set forth immediately following such word or to similar items or matters, whether or not non-limiting language (such as “without limitation”, “but not limited to”, or words of similar import) is used with reference thereto, but rather shall be deemed to refer to all other items or matters that could reasonably fall within the broadest possible scope of such general statement, term or matter.
      Section 6.3 Successors and Assigns . This Agreement shall be binding upon and inure to the benefit of the Parties and their respective successors and assigns.
      Section 6.4 No Third-Party Rights . The provisions of this Agreement are intended to bind the Parties as to each other and are not intended to and do not create rights in any other person or confer upon any other person any benefits, rights or remedies, and no person is or is intended to be a third party beneficiary of any of the provisions of this Agreement.
      Section 6.5 Counterparts . This Agreement may be executed in any number of counterparts with the same effect as if all signatories had signed the same document. All counterparts shall be construed together and shall constitute one and the same instrument.
      Section 6.6 Choice of Law . This Agreement shall be subject to and governed by the laws of the State of Delaware. Each Party hereby submits to the jurisdiction of the state and federal courts in the State of Delaware.
      Section 6.7 Severability . If any of the provisions of this Agreement are held by any court of competent jurisdiction to contravene, or to be invalid under, the laws of any political body having jurisdiction over the subject matter hereof, such contravention or invalidity shall not invalidate the entire Agreement. Instead, this Agreement shall be construed as if it did not contain the particular provisions or provisions held to be invalid and an equitable adjustment shall be made and necessary provision added so as to give effect to the intention of the Parties as expressed in this Agreement at the time of execution of this Agreement.
      Section 6.8 Amendment or Modification . This Agreement may be amended or modified from time to time only by the written agreement of all the Parties. Each such instrument shall be reduced to writing and shall be designated on its face as an amendment to this Agreement.
      Section 6.9 Integration . This Agreement and the instruments referenced herein supersede all previous understandings or agreements among the Parties, whether oral or written, with respect to the subject matter of this Agreement and such instruments. This Agreement and such instruments contain the entire understanding of the Parties with respect to the subject matter

16


 

hereof and thereof. No understanding, representation, promise or agreement, whether oral or written, is intended to be or shall be included in or form part of this Agreement unless it is contained in a written amendment hereto executed by the Parties after the date of this Agreement.
      Section 6.10 Deed; Bill of Sale; Assignment and Assumption Agreement . To the extent required and permitted by applicable law, this Agreement shall also constitute a “deed,” “bill of sale” or “assignment and assumption agreement” of the assets, interests and obligations granted, contributed, conveyed, assigned, transferred, set over and delivered herein.
(Remainder of page intentionally left blank. Signature pages follow.)

17 


 

     IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Parties have caused this Agreement to be duly executed as of the date first above written.
         
  COMPRESSCO, INC.
 
 
  By:   /s/ Ronald J. Foster  
    Name:   Ronald J. Foster   
    Title:   President   
 
  COMPRESSCO FIELD SERVICES, INC.
 
 
  By:   /s/ Ronald J. Foster  
    Name:   Ronald J. Foster   
    Title:   President   
 
  COMPRESSCO CANADA, INC.
 
 
  By:   /s/ Ronald J. Foster  
    Name:   Ronald J. Foster   
    Title:   President   
 
  COMPRESSCO DE MEXICO, S. DE R.L. DE C.V.
 
 
  By:   /s/ Philip N. Longorio  
    Name:   Philip N. Longorio   
    Title:   President   
 
  COMPRESSCO PARTNERS GP INC.
 
 
  By:   /s/ Ronald J. Foster  
    Name:   Ronald J. Foster   
    Title:   President   
 
CONTRIBUTION, CONVEYANCE AND ASSUMPTION AGREEMENT

 


 

         
  COMPRESSCO PARTNERS, L.P.
 
 
  By:   Compressco Partners GP Inc.,   
    its general partner   
       
 
     
  By:   /s/ Ronald J. Foster  
    Name:   Ronald J. Foster   
    Title:   President   
 
  COMPRESSCO PARTNERS OPERATING, LLC
 
 
  By:   Compressco Field Services, Inc.,   
    its sole member   
       
 
     
  By:   /s/ Ronald J. Foster   
    Name:   Ronald J. Foster   
    Title:   President   
 
  COMPRESSCO NETHERLANDS B.V.
 
 
  By:   Intertrust (Netherlands) B.V.    
       
       
 
     
  By:   /s/ A. Konijn  
    Name:   A. Konijn  
    Title:   Managing Director  
 
  COMPRESSCO HOLDINGS, LLC
 
 
  By:   Compressco Field Services, Inc.,
its sole member  
 
       
       
 
     
  By:   /s/ Ronald J. Foster    
    Name:   Ronald J. Foster   
    Title:   President   
 
CONTRIBUTION, CONVEYANCE AND ASSUMPTION AGREEMENT

 


 

         
  COMPRESSCO NETHERLANDS
COÖPERATIEF U.A.

 
 
  By:   Intertrust (Netherlands) B.V.    
       
     
  By:   /s/ A.Konijn    
    Name:   A.Konijn  
    Title:   Managing Director  
 
  COMPRESSCO PARTNERS SUB, INC.
 
 
  By:   /s/ Ronald J. Foster  
    Name:   Ronald J. Foster   
    Title:   President   
 
  TETRA INTERNATIONAL INCORPORATED
 
 
  By:   /s/ Stuart M. Brightman  
    Name:   Stuart M. Brightman   
    Title:   President   
 
  PRODUCTION ENHANCEMENT MEXICO, S.
DE R.L. DE C.V.

 
 
  By:   /s/ Bass C. Wallace  
    Name:   Bass C. Wallace   
    Title:   Secretary   
 
  TETRA TECHNOLOGIES INC.
 
 
  By:   /s/ Stuart M. Brightman  
    Name:   Stuart M. Brightman   
    Title:   President and Chief Executive Officer   
 
CONTRIBUTION, CONVEYANCE AND ASSUMPTION AGREEMENT

 


 

SCHEDULE 1
U.S. SERVICE COMPRESSOR UNITS
1-1

 


 

SCHEDULE 2
CANSUB EQUIPMENT
2-1

 


 

SCHEDULE 3
INDONESIAN EQUIPMENT and INDONESIAN CONTRACTS
3-1

 


 

SCHEDULE 4
DOMESTIC SERVICES CONTRACTS
4-1

 


 

SCHEDULE 5
U.S. LEASEHOLD INTERESTS
5-1

 


 

SCHEDULE 6
U.S. SERVICE EQUIPMENT
6-1

 


 

SCHEDULE 7
MLP SUB BUSINESS
7-1

 


 

SCHEDULE 8
OTHER ASSETS & LIABILITIES
8-1

 


 

SCHEDULE 9
TII EQUIPMENT
9-1

 

Exhibit 10.2
 
 
OMNIBUS AGREEMENT
among
TETRA TECHNOLOGIES, INC.,
COMPRESSCO PARTNERS GP INC.,
and
COMPRESSCO PARTNERS, L.P.
 
 

 


 

         
TABLE OF CONTENTS
       
 
   
ARTICLE I
       
DEFINITIONS
       
 
       
1.1 Definitions
    1  
 
       
ARTICLE II
       
SERVICES
       
 
       
2.1 Services and Personnel Provided to the Partnership Group
    6  
2.2 Subcontract Services Provided between the Partnership Entities and TETRA Entities
    8  
 
       
ARTICLE III
       
EQUIPMENT TRANSFERS
       
 
       
3.1 Equipment Transfers between the Partnership Entities and TETRA Entities
    8  
 
       
ARTICLE IV
       
INDEMNIFICATION
       
 
       
4.1 Environmental Indemnification
    9  
4.2 Additional Indemnification
    10  
4.3 Limitations Regarding Indemnification
    11  
4.4 Indemnification Procedures
    11  
 
       
ARTICLE V
       
MISCELLANEOUS
       
 
       
5.1 Choice of Law; Submission to Jurisdiction
    12  
5.2 Notice
    12  
5.3 Entire Agreement
    13  
5.4 Termination
    13  
5.5 Effect of Waiver or Consent
    13  
5.6 Amendment or Modification
    13  
5.7 Assignment; Third Party Beneficiaries
    13  
5.8 Counterparts
    13  
5.9 Severability
    14  
5.10 Gender, Parts, Articles and Sections
    14  
5.11 Further Assurances
    14  
5.12 Withholding or Granting of Consent
    14  
5.13 Laws and Regulations
    14  
5.14 Negation of Rights of Limited Partners, Assignees and Third Parties
    14  
5.15 No Recourse Against Officers or Directors
    14  
 
       
SCHEDULES AND EXHIBITS
       
 
       
Schedule 1.1 — Fixed Margin Amount Percentage
       
Schedule 2.1(c) — SG&A Services
       

i


 

OMNIBUS AGREEMENT
     THIS OMNIBUS AGREEMENT is entered into on, and effective as of, the Closing Date (as defined herein), by and among TETRA Technologies, Inc., a Delaware corporation (“ TETRA ”), Compressco Partners GP Inc., a Delaware corporation (the “ General Partner ”), and Compressco Partners, L.P., a Delaware limited partnership (the “ Partnership ”). The above-named entities are sometimes referred to in this Agreement singularly as a “ Party ” and collectively as the “ Parties .”
RECITALS:
     The Parties desire by their execution of this Agreement to evidence their understanding:
     1. As more fully set forth in Article II, with respect to: (a) the reimbursement obligations of the Partnership Group to: (i) the General Partner for all direct and indirect expenses incurred by the General Partner in providing all personnel and services reasonably necessary to manage the Partnership Entities’ operations and conduct the Partnership Group’s business and (ii) TETRA for all direct and indirect expenses incurred by the TETRA Entities in providing all personnel and services reasonably necessary to conduct the Partnership Group’s Mexico-based business and all corporate and general and administrative services reasonably necessary to assist in the operation of the business of the Partnership Group; and (b) subcontract services that may, from time to time, be provided between any Partnership Entity and any TETRA Entity.
     2. As more fully set forth in Article III, with respect to the purchase and sale, lease or like-kind exchange of PES Equipment between any Partnership Entity and any TETRA Entity as is needed or desired by the entity obtaining such PES Equipment to meet its production enhancement services obligations.
     3. As more fully set forth in Article IV, with respect to certain indemnification rights and obligations among the Parties.
     In consideration of the premises and the covenants, conditions, and agreements contained herein, and for other good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged, the Parties hereby agree as follows:
ARTICLE I
DEFINITIONS
     1.1 Definitions .
          (a) Capitalized terms used herein but not defined shall have the meanings given them in the Partnership Agreement.
          (b) As used in this Agreement, the following terms shall have the respective meanings set forth below:
     “ Affiliate ” has the meaning given to such term in the Partnership Agreement.

 


 

     “ Agreement ” means this Omnibus Agreement, as it may be amended, modified or supplemented from time to time in accordance with the terms hereof.
     “ Books and Records means collectively books, records, ledgers, files, invoices, documents, work papers, correspondence, lists (including customer lists and supplier lists), all tangible and digital or electronic copies of technology, designs, formulae (chemical and otherwise), copies of software, databases, procedures, schedules, methods, discoveries, processes, techniques, research and development, technical data, tools, materials, specifications, information technology infrastructure, apparatuses, creations, improvements, works of authorship in any media, confidential, proprietary or non-public information, and other similar materials.
     “ Business Day ” means any day other than a Saturday, a Sunday or a day on which banking institutions in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma are authorized or are obligated by law, executive order or governmental decree to be closed.
     “ Change of Control ” means, with respect to any Person (the “ Applicable Person ”), any of the following events: (i) any sale, lease, exchange or other transfer (in one transaction or a series of related transactions) of all or substantially all of the Applicable Person’s assets to any other Person, unless immediately following such sale, lease, exchange or other transfer such assets are owned, directly or indirectly, by the Applicable Person or such Applicable Person owns or controls such other Person; (ii) the dissolution or liquidation of the Applicable Person; (iii) the consolidation or merger of the Applicable Person with or into another Person, other than any such transaction where (a) the outstanding Voting Securities of the Applicable Person are changed into or exchanged for Voting Securities of the surviving Person or its parent and (b) the holders of the Voting Securities of the Applicable Person immediately prior to such transaction own, directly or indirectly, not less than a majority of the outstanding Voting Securities of the surviving Person or its parent immediately after such transaction; and (iv) a “person” or “group” (within the meaning of Sections 13(d) or 14(d)(2) of the Exchange Act) being or becoming the “beneficial owner” (as defined in Rules 13d-3 and 13d-5 under the Exchange Act) of more than 50% of all of the then outstanding Voting Securities of the Applicable Person, except in a merger or consolidation that would not constitute a Change of Control under clause (iii) above.
     “ Closing Date ” means the date of the closing of the initial public offering of Common Units.
     “ Common Unit ” has the meaning given such term in the Partnership Agreement.
     “ Compressco ” means Compressco, Inc., a Delaware corporation.
     “ Compressor Unit ” means a wellhead compressor unit used by the Partnership to provide natural gas wellhead compression-based production enhancement services, including GasJack ® compressor units and VJack™ compressor units.
     “ Conflicts Committee ” has the meaning given such term in the Partnership Agreement.

2


 

     “ Contribution Agreement ” means that certain Contribution, Conveyance and Assumption Agreement, dated as of the Closing Date, by and among Compressco, Compressco Field Services, Inc., Compressco Canada, Inc., Compressco de Mexico, S. de R.L. de C.V., the General Partner, the Partnership, OPCO, Compressco Netherlands B.V., Compressco Holdings, LLC, Compressco Netherlands Coöperatief U.A., MLP Sub, TETRA International Incorporated, Production Enhancement Mexico, S. de R.L. de C.V. and TETRA Technologies Inc., together with the additional conveyance documents and instruments contemplated or referenced thereunder, as such may be amended, supplemented or restated from time to time.
     “ Covered Environmental Losses ” has the meaning given to such term in Section 4.1(a).
     “ Environmental Laws ” means all federal, state, and local laws, statutes, rules, regulations, orders and ordinances, legally enforceable requirements and rules of common law relating to protection of the environment including, without limitation, the federal Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act, the Superfund Amendments Reauthorization Act, the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act, the Clean Air Act, the Federal Water Pollution Control Act, the Toxic Substances Control Act, the Oil Pollution Act, the Safe Drinking Water Act, the Hazardous Materials Transportation Act and other environmental conservation and protection laws, each as amended through and existing on the Closing Date.
     “ Exchange Act ” means the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.
     “ Fabricated Cost ” means the total costs (other than any allocations of general and administrative expenses) incurred in fabricating a particular item of PES Equipment, as determined by the books and records of the Partnership, prepared in accordance with GAAP.
     “ Fixed Margin Amount ” means (a) with respect to newly fabricated PES Equipment, the amount resulting from the product of (i) the Fabricated Cost and (ii) the percentage, expressed as a decimal, set forth on Schedule 1.1 to this Agreement (the “ Fixed Margin Amount Percentage ”), which Schedule may be amended from time to time with the approval of the Conflicts Committee, and (b) with respect to previously fabricated PES Equipment, the amount resulting from the product of (i) the Net Book Value and (ii) the Fixed Margin Amount Percentage.
     “ Fabricated Margin Amount Percentage ” has the meaning given to such term in the definition of the Fixed Margin Amount.
     “ GAAP ” means generally accepted accounting principles in the United States, consistently applied.
     “ General Partner ” has the meaning given to such term in the preamble to this Agreement.
     “ General Partner Services ” has the meaning given to such term in Section 2.1(a).

3


 

     “ Hazardous Substance ” means (a) any substance that is designated, defined or classified as a hazardous waste, hazardous material, pollutant, contaminant or toxic or hazardous substance, or that is otherwise regulated under any Environmental Law, including, without limitation, any hazardous substance as such term is defined under the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act, as amended, (b) petroleum, petroleum products, crude oil, gasoline, fuel oil, motor oil, waste oil, diesel fuel, jet fuel and other petroleum hydrocarbons, whether refined or unrefined, and (c) asbestos, whether in a friable or a non-friable condition, and polychlorinated biphenyls.
     “ Indemnified Party ” means either the Partnership Group or the TETRA Entities, as the case may be, each in its capacity as a party entitled to indemnification in accordance with Article IV.
     “ Indemnifying Party ” means either the Partnership Group or the TETRA Entities, as the case may be, each in its capacity as a party from whom indemnification may be required in accordance with Article IV.
     “ Intellectual Property ” means all of the following intellectual property: (a) patents and patent applications; (b) registered and unregistered copyrights and copyright applications; (c) trademarks, service marks, trade names, and trade dress, together with the goodwill associated therewith, and any applications for the foregoing; (d) domain names; (e) trade secrets and confidential information; and (f) the right to sue and collect for past, present and future infringement and misappropriation of all such intellectual property.
     “ Jointly-Owned Intellectual Property ” shall mean the Intellectual Property jointly owned by MLP Sub and OPCO pursuant to the Contribution Agreement, each of MLP Sub and OPCO holding a joint and undivided interest in such Intellectual Property.
     “ Losses ” has the meaning given to such term in Section 4.2.
     “ Mexico Services ” has the meaning given to such term in Section 2.1(b).
     “ Mexico-based TETRA Entities ” has the meaning given to such term in Section 2.1.
     “ MLP Sub ” has the meaning given to such term in the definition of the Partnership Group.
     “ Net Book Value ” means the net book value of a particular item of PES Equipment, as determined by the books and records of the Partnership, prepared in accordance with GAAP.
     “ OPCO ” has the meaning given to such term in the definition of the Partnership Group.

4


 

     “ Partnership ” has the meaning given to such term in the preamble to this Agreement.
     “ Partnership Agreement ” means the First Amended and Restated Agreement of Limited Partnership of the Partnership, dated as of the Closing Date, as amended from time to time, to which reference is hereby made for all purposes of this Agreement.
     “ Partnership Assets ” means the wellhead compression-based production enhancement services and any related well monitoring and automated sand separation services contracts (including any subcontracts for the provision of such services), manufacturing operations, customer relationships, Compressor Units, well monitoring assets, automated sand separation assets and other related equipment and assets, including leases of real property, directly or indirectly conveyed, contributed or otherwise transferred to the Partnership Group as of the Closing Date pursuant to the Contribution Agreement.
     “ Partnership Entities ” means the General Partner and each member of the Partnership Group; and “Partnership Entity” means any of the Partnership Entities.
     “ Partnership Entity Intellectual Property ” has the meaning given to such term in Section 2.1(f).
     “ Partnership Group ” means the Partnership, Compressco Partners Sub, Inc., a Delaware corporation (“ MLP Sub ”), Compressco Partners Operating, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (“ OPCO ”) and any Subsidiary of the Partnership, MLP Sub or OPCO.
     “ Party ” or “ Parties ” have the meanings given to such terms in the preamble to this Agreement.
     “ Person ” has the meaning given to such term in the Partnership Agreement.
     “ PES Equipment ” means Compressor Units, well monitoring assets, automated sand separation assets and other equipment and assets, together with any tangible components thereof, all related appliances, parts, accessories, appurtenances, accessions, additions, improvements and replacements thereto, all other equipment or components of any nature from time to time incorporated or installed therein and all substitutions for any of the foregoing.
     “ Services ” has the meaning given to such term in Section 2.1(c).
     “ SG&A Services ” has the meaning given to such term in Section 2.1(c).
     “ Subsidiary ” has the meaning given to such term in the Partnership Agreement.
     “ TETRA ” has the meaning given to such term in the preamble to this Agreement.

5


 

     “ TETRA Entities ” means TETRA and any Person (other than the Partnership Entities) controlled, directly or indirectly, by TETRA; and “ TETRA Entity ” means any one of the TETRA Entities.
     “ Transfer ” has the meaning given to such term in Section 3.1.
     “ Voluntary Cleanup Program ” means a program of the United States or a state of the United States enacted pursuant to Environmental Laws that provides for a mechanism for the written approval of, or authorization to conduct, voluntary remedial action for the clean-up, removal or remediation of contamination that exceeds actionable levels established pursuant to Environmental Laws.
     “ Voting Securities ” of a Person means securities of any class of such Person entitling the holders thereof to vote in the election of, or to appoint, members of the board of directors or other similar governing body of the Person; provided, that if such Person is a limited partnership, Voting Securities of such Person shall be the general partner interest in such Person.
ARTICLE II
SERVICES
     2.1 Services and Personnel Provided to the Partnership Group . On and as of the Closing Date, (i) all of Compressco’s U.S. employees will become employees of the General Partner and be dedicated to managing the Partnership Entities’ operations and conducting the Partnership Group’s business on a full-time basis and (ii) the Partnership Group’s operations in Mexico will be supported on a part-time basis by the employees and consultants of Mexico-based TETRA Entities (such TETRA Entities, the “ Mexico-based TETRA Entities ”). The Partnership will reimburse the General Partner and TETRA for all direct and indirect expenses incurred by the General Partner, the Mexico-based TETRA Entities and TETRA on the Partnership Group’s behalf on the following terms:
     (a) The General Partner shall provide the Partnership Group with all personnel and services reasonably necessary to manage the Partnership Entities’ operations and conduct the Partnership Group’s business (such personnel and services, the “ General Partner Services ”). The General Partner Services shall be substantially similar in nature and quality to the services previously provided by Compressco’s U.S. employees to Compressco in connection with Compressco’s management and operation of the Partnership Assets prior to the Closing Date and no lower in quantity than is reasonably necessary to manage the Partnership Entities’ operations and conduct the Partnership Group’s business, even if greater in quantity than previously provided prior to the Closing Date.
     (b) TETRA shall cause the Mexico-based TETRA Entities to provide the Partnership Group with all personnel and services reasonably necessary to conduct the Partnership Group’s Mexico-based business (such personnel and services, the “ Mexico Services ”). The Mexico Services shall be substantially similar in nature and quality to the services previously provided by the Mexico-based TETRA Entities’ personnel to

6


 

Compressco in connection with Compressco’s management and operation of the Partnership Assets prior to the Closing Date and no lower in quantity than is reasonably necessary to conduct the Partnership Group’s Mexico-based business, even if greater in quantity than previously provided prior to the Closing Date.
     (c) TETRA shall provide the Partnership Entities with certain corporate and general and administrative services reasonably necessary for the operation of the business of the Partnership Group, which services may include (without limitation), at the Partnership’s request, those services set forth on Schedule 2.1(c) (such services, collectively, the “ SG&A Services ” and, together with the General Partner Services and the Mexico Services, the “ Services ”). The SG&A Services shall be substantially similar in nature and quality to the services previously provided by TETRA to Compressco in connection with Compressco’s management and operation of the Partnership Assets prior to the Closing Date and no lower in quantity than is reasonably necessary to assist in the operation of the business of the Partnership Group, even if greater in quantity than previously provided prior to the Closing Date.
     (d) In connection with providing the Services, the General Partner and TETRA shall be entitled to allocate to the Partnership Group any costs and expenses incurred by the General Partner, the Mexico-based TETRA Entities or TETRA, as the case may be, on any reasonable basis determined by the General Partner or TETRA, as the case may be.
     (e) The Partnership hereby agrees to reimburse the General Partner and TETRA for all costs and expenses allocated to the Partnership Group in accordance with Section 2.1(d).
     (f) With respect to all Intellectual Property authored, created, invented, conceived, reduced to practice or developed by the General Partner arising out of the General Partner Services or by TETRA or the Mexico-based TETRA Entities arising out of the Mexico Services or the SG&A Services that is related to the business of a Partnership Entity (the “ Partnership Entity Intellectual Property ”), the General Partner or TETRA, as the case may be, hereby assigns, sells and transfers, and TETRA hereby agrees to cause any applicable Mexico-based TETRA Entity to assign, sell and transfer, to the applicable Partnership Entity or Entities all of the General Partner’s, TETRA’s or such applicable Mexico-based TETRA Entity’s, as the case may be, right, title, and interest in and to such Partnership Entity Intellectual Property. With respect to Partnership Entity Intellectual Property that is an improvement or modification of the Jointly-Owned Intellectual Property of OPCO and MLP Sub, the General Partner or TETRA, as the case may be, hereby assigns, sells, and transfers, and TETRA hereby agrees to cause any applicable Mexico-based TETRA Entity to assign, sell and transfer, joint and undivided interests in and to such Partnership Entity Intellectual Property to OPCO and MLP Sub in the General Partner’s, TETRA’s or such applicable Mexico-based TETRA Entity’s, as the case may be, right, title, and interest in and to such Partnership Entity Intellectual Property.

7


 

     (g) Each of the General Partner and TETRA, as the case may be, shall execute, shall cause its respective employees and contractors to execute, and TETRA shall cause any applicable Mexico-based TETRA Entity to execute, any documents reasonably necessary to effectuate and record such assignment, sale and transfer to the applicable Partnership Entity or Entities.
     (h) Each Partnership Entity shall own title to all tangible and electronic or digital copies of the Books and Records relating to such Partnership Entity, in each case, including all rights of copyright and other Intellectual Property in and to such Books and Records, or in the case of the Books and Records that disclose or embody the Jointly-Owned Intellectual Property of OPCO and MLP Sub, each of OPCO and MLP Sub shall hold a joint and undivided interest in and to any Intellectual Property in and to such Books and Records. The Partnership shall cause each Partnership Entity to grant a royalty-free license to the General Partner to use and modify hereunder its Intellectual Property and Books and Records, whether held solely or jointly, in furtherance of the provision of services to the Partnership Entities pursuant to this Agreement and grants the General Partner the right to retain such Books and Records in connection therewith for the purposes of providing services to the Partnership Entities pursuant to this Agreement. During the term of this Agreement, the General Partner shall, upon reasonable request, make available or deliver, or cause to be made available or delivered, to a Partnership Entity, its Books and Records.
     2.2 Subcontract Services Provided between the Partnership Entities and TETRA Entities . Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Agreement, any Partnership Entity or any TETRA Entity may, but shall be under no obligation to, perform for any TETRA Entity or any Partnership Entity, respectively, and any TETRA Entity or any Partnership Entity may, but shall be under no obligation to, obtain from any Partnership Entity or any TETRA Entity, respectively, such production enhancement or other oilfield services on a subcontract basis as are needed or desired by the entity obtaining such services, for such periods of time and in such amounts as may be mutually agreed upon by TETRA and the General Partner; provided, however, that in any such case, such services are performed on terms that are (i) approved by the Conflicts Committee, (ii) no less favorable to the Partnership Group than those generally being provided to or available from non-affiliated third parties, as determined by the General Partner, or (iii) fair and reasonable to the Partnership Group, taking into account the totality of the relationships between the parties involved (including other transactions that may be particularly favorable or advantageous to the Partnership Group), as determined by the General Partner.
ARTICLE III
EQUIPMENT TRANSFERS
     3.1 Equipment Transfers between the Partnership Entities and TETRA Entities . Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Agreement, any Partnership Entity or any TETRA Entity may, but shall be under no obligation to, sell, lease or like-kind exchange (each such sale, lease or exchange, for purposes of this Section 3.1, a “ Transfer ”) to any TETRA Entity or any Partnership Entity, respectively, and any TETRA Entity or any Partnership Entity may, but shall be under no obligation to, obtain from any Partnership Entity or any TETRA

8


 

Entity, respectively, such newly fabricated or previously fabricated PES Equipment as is needed or desired by the obtaining entity to meet its production enhancement services obligations, in such amounts, in such conditions and for such periods of time, if applicable, as may be mutually agreed upon by TETRA and the General Partner; provided, however, that, in any such case, such Transfer is on terms that are (i) approved by the Conflicts Committee, (ii) no less favorable to the Partnership Group than those generally being provided to or available from non-affiliated third parties, as determined by the General Partner, or (iii) fair and reasonable to the Partnership Group, taking into account the totality of the relationships between the parties involved (including other transactions that may be particularly favorable or advantageous to the Partnership Group), as determined by the General Partner; provided, further, that, notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Section 3.1, any TETRA Entity may purchase from any Partnership Entity newly fabricated PES Equipment only for a price that is not less than the Fabricated Cost plus the Fixed Margin Amount; and provided, further, that, notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Section 3.1, any TETRA Entity may purchase from any Partnership Entity previously fabricated PES Equipment only for a price that is not less than the Net Book Value plus the Fixed Margin Amount.
ARTICLE IV
INDEMNIFICATION
     4.1 Environmental Indemnification .
     (a) Subject to Section 4.3, TETRA shall indemnify, defend and hold harmless the Partnership Group from and against any environmental claims, losses and expenses (including, without limitation, court costs and reasonable attorney’s and expert’s fees) of any and every kind or character suffered or incurred by the Partnership Group by reason of or arising out of:
          (i) any violation of Environmental Laws associated with ownership or operation of the Partnership Assets; or
          (ii) any event or condition associated with ownership or operation of the Partnership Assets (including, without limitation, the presence of Hazardous Substances on, under, about or migrating to or from the Partnership Assets or the disposal or release of Hazardous Substances generated by operation of the Partnership Assets) including, without limitation, (A) the cost and expense of any investigation, assessment, evaluation, monitoring, containment, cleanup, repair, restoration, remediation, or other corrective action required or necessary under Environmental Laws or to satisfy any applicable Voluntary Cleanup Program, (B) the cost or expense of the preparation and implementation of any closure, remedial, corrective action or other plans required or necessary under Environmental Laws or to satisfy any applicable Voluntary Cleanup Program and (C) the cost and expense for any environmental pre trial, trial or appellate legal or litigation support work; provided, in the case of clauses (A) and (B) such cost and expense shall not include the costs of and associated with project management and soil and ground water monitoring;

9


 

but only to the extent that such violation complained of under Section 4.1(a)(i) or such events or conditions included under Section 4.1(a)(ii) occurred before or existed on the Closing Date (collectively, “ Covered Environmental Losses ”).
     (b) The Partnership Group shall indemnify, defend and hold harmless the TETRA Entities from and against any Covered Environmental Losses suffered or incurred by TETRA and its Affiliates relating to the Partnership Assets (as well as any assets acquired by the Partnership after the Closing Date) occurring on or after the Closing Date, except to the extent that the Partnership Group is indemnified with respect to any of such Covered Environmental Losses under Section 4.1(a).
     (c) Except for claims for Covered Environmental Losses made before the third anniversary of the Closing Date, which shall not terminate, all indemnification obligations in this Section 4.1 shall terminate on the third anniversary of the Closing Date.
     4.2 Additional Indemnification . In addition to and not in limitation of the indemnification provided under Section 4.1(a), subject to Section 4.3, TETRA shall indemnify, defend and hold harmless the Partnership Group from and against any claims, losses and expenses (including, without limitation, court costs and reasonable attorney’s and expert’s fees) of any and every kind or character, known or unknown, fixed or contingent, suffered or incurred by the Partnership Group (such claims, losses and expenses, together with the Covered Environmental Losses, the “ Losses ”)) by reason of or arising out of:
          (a) failure to convey good and defensible title to the Partnership Assets to one or more members of the Partnership Group to the extent any such failure renders the Partnership Group unable to use or operate the Partnership Assets in substantially the same manner as they were operated by the TETRA Entities immediately prior to the Closing Date; or
          (b) all federal, state and local income tax liabilities attributable to the operation of the Partnership Assets prior to the Closing Date, including any such income tax liabilities of TETRA that may result from the consummation of the formation transactions for the Partnership Entities; or
          (c) the failure of the Partnership Group to have on the Closing Date any consent or governmental permit necessary to allow the transfer of any of the Partnership Assets or any such Partnership Assets to the extent any such failure renders the Partnership Group unable to use or operate the Partnership Assets in substantially the same manner that the Partnership Assets were owned or operated immediately prior to the Closing Date,
provided, however , that in the case of clause (a) and (c) above, such indemnification obligations shall terminate on the third anniversary of the Closing Date; and that in the case of clause (b) above, such indemnification obligations shall survive until 60 days after the termination of any applicable statute of limitations.

10


 

     4.3 Limitations Regarding Indemnification .
     (a) The aggregate liability of TETRA under Section 4.1(a) shall not exceed $5.0 million.
     (b) No claims may be made against TETRA for indemnification pursuant to Sections 4.1(a) or 4.2 unless the aggregate dollar amount of the Losses suffered or incurred by the Partnership Group exceeds $250,000, and thereafter TETRA shall be liable for the full amount of such Losses, subject to the limitations of Section 4.3(a).
     (c) Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, in no event shall TETRA have any indemnification obligations under Section 4.1(a) for claims made as a result of additions to or modifications after the Closing Date of Environmental Laws existing as of the Closing Date or new Environmental Laws promulgated after the Closing Date.
     4.4 Indemnification Procedures .
     (a) The Indemnified Party agrees that promptly after it becomes aware of facts giving rise to a claim for indemnification under this Article IV, it will provide notice thereof in writing to the Indemnifying Party, specifying the nature of and specific basis for such claim.
     (b) The Indemnifying Party shall have the right to control all aspects of the defense of (and any counterclaims with respect to) any claims brought against the Indemnified Party that are covered by the indemnification under this Article IV, including, without limitation, the selection of counsel, determination of whether to appeal any decision of any court and the settling of any such matter or any issues relating thereto; provided, however, that no such settlement shall be entered into without the consent of the Indemnified Party (with the concurrence of the Conflicts Committee in the case of the Partnership Group) unless it includes a full release of the Indemnified Party from such matter or issues, as the case may be, and does not include the admission of fault, culpability or a failure to act, by or on behalf of such Indemnified Party.
     (c) The Indemnified Party agrees to cooperate fully with the Indemnifying Party, with respect to all aspects of the defense of any claims covered by the indemnification under this Article IV, including, without limitation, the prompt furnishing to the Indemnifying Party of any correspondence or other notice relating thereto that the Indemnified Party may receive, permitting the name of the Indemnified Party to be utilized in connection with such defense, the making available to the Indemnifying Party of any files, records or other information of the Indemnified Party that the Indemnifying Party considers relevant to such defense and the making available to the Indemnifying Party, at no cost to the Indemnifying Party, of any employees of the Indemnified Party; provided, however, that in connection therewith the Indemnifying Party agrees to use reasonable efforts to minimize the impact thereof on the operations of the Indemnified Party and further agrees to endeavor to maintain the confidentiality of all files, records and other information furnished by the Indemnified Party pursuant to this Section 4.4. In no event shall the obligation of the Indemnified Party to cooperate

11


 

with the Indemnifying Party as set forth in the immediately preceding sentence be construed as imposing upon the Indemnified Party an obligation to hire and pay for counsel in connection with the defense of any claims covered by the indemnification set forth in this Article IV; provided, however, that the Indemnified Party may, at its own option, cost and expense, hire and pay for counsel in connection with any such defense. The Indemnifying Party agrees to keep any such counsel hired by the Indemnified Party informed as to the status of any such defense, but the Indemnifying Party shall have the right to retain sole control over such defense.
     (d) In determining the amount of any loss, cost, damage or expense for which the Indemnified Party is entitled to indemnification under this Agreement, the gross amount of the indemnification will be reduced by (i) any insurance proceeds realized by the Indemnified Party and (ii) all amounts recovered by the Indemnified Party under contractual indemnities from third Persons. The Partnership hereby agrees to use commercially reasonable efforts to realize any applicable insurance proceeds or amounts recoverable under such contractual indemnities.
ARTICLE V
MISCELLANEOUS
     5.1 Choice of Law; Submission to Jurisdiction . This Agreement shall be subject to and governed by the laws of the State of Delaware, excluding any conflicts-of-law rule or principle that might refer the construction or interpretation of this Agreement to the laws of another state. Each Party hereby submits to the jurisdiction of the state and federal courts in the State of Delaware and to venue in Delaware.
     5.2 Notice . All notices, requests or consents provided for or permitted to be given pursuant to this Agreement must be in writing and must be given by depositing same in the United States mail, addressed to the Person to be notified, postpaid, and registered or certified with return receipt requested or by delivering such notice in person or by facsimile to such Party. Notice given by personal delivery or mail shall be effective upon actual receipt. Notice given by facsimile shall be effective upon actual receipt if received during the recipient’s normal business hours, or at the beginning of the recipient’s next Business Day after receipt if not received during the recipient’s normal business hours. All notices to be sent to a Party pursuant to this Agreement shall be sent to or made at the address set forth below or at such other address as such Party may stipulate to the other Parties in the manner provided in this Section 5.2.
For notices to any of the TETRA Entities:
TETRA Technologies, Inc.
24955 Interstate 45 North
The Woodlands, TX 77380
Phone: 281-367-1983
Fax: 281-364-4398
Attention: General Counsel

12


 

For notices to any of the Partnership Entities:
Compressco Partners, L.P.
101 Park Avenue, Suite 1200
Oklahoma City, OK 73102
Phone: 405-677-0221
Fax: 405-619-9244
Attention: President
     5.3 Entire Agreement . This Agreement constitutes the entire agreement of the Parties relating to the matters contained herein, superseding all prior contracts or agreements, whether oral or written, relating to the matters contained herein.
     5.4 Termination . This Agreement, other than the provisions set forth in Articles IV and V hereof, shall terminate upon the earlier to occur of (i) a Change of Control of the General Partner or TETRA or (ii) the third anniversary of the Closing Date.
     5.5 Effect of Waiver or Consent . No waiver or consent, express or implied, by any Party to or of any breach or default by any Person in the performance by such Person of its obligations hereunder shall be deemed or construed to be a consent or waiver to or of any other breach or default in the performance by such Person of the same or any other obligations of such Person hereunder. Failure on the part of a Party to complain of any act of any Person or to declare any Person in default, irrespective of how long such failure continues, shall not constitute a waiver by such Party of its rights hereunder until the applicable statute of limitations period has run.
     5.6 Amendment or Modification . This Agreement may be amended or modified from time to time only by the written agreement of all the Parties; provided, however, that the Partnership may not, without the prior approval of the Conflicts Committee, agree to any amendment or modification of this Agreement that the General Partner determines will adversely affect the holders of Common Units. Each such instrument shall be reduced to writing and shall be designated on its face an “Amendment” or an “Addendum” to this Agreement.
     5.7 Assignment; Third Party Beneficiaries . Any Party shall have the right to assign its rights under this Agreement without the consent of any other Party, but no Party shall have the right to assign its obligations under this Agreement without the consent of the other Parties. Subject to the limitations set forth in Section 5.14, each of the Parties hereto specifically intends that each entity comprising the TETRA Entities and each entity comprising the Partnership Entities, as applicable, whether or not a Party to this Agreement, shall be entitled to assert rights and remedies hereunder as third-party beneficiaries hereto with respect to those provisions of this Agreement affording a right, benefit or privilege to any such entity.
     5.8 Counterparts . This Agreement may be executed in any number of counterparts, each of which shall be deemed an original, with the same effect as if all signatory Parties had signed the same document. All counterparts shall be construed together and shall constitute one and the same instrument.

13


 

     5.9 Severability . If any provision of this Agreement or the application thereof to any Person or circumstance shall be held invalid or unenforceable to any extent, the remainder of this Agreement and the application of such provision to other Persons or circumstances shall not be affected thereby and shall be enforced to the greatest extent permitted by law.
     5.10 Gender, Parts, Articles and Sections . Whenever the context requires, the gender of all words used in this Agreement shall include the masculine, feminine and neuter, and the number of all words shall include the singular and plural. All references to Article numbers and Section numbers refer to Articles and Sections of this Agreement.
     5.11 Further Assurances . In connection with this Agreement and all transactions contemplated by this Agreement, each Party agrees to execute and deliver such additional documents and instruments and to perform such additional acts as may be necessary or appropriate to effectuate, carry out and perform all of the terms, provisions and conditions of this Agreement and all such transactions.
     5.12 Withholding or Granting of Consent . Except as otherwise expressly provided in this Agreement, each Party may, with respect to any consent or approval that it is entitled to grant pursuant to this Agreement, grant or withhold such consent or approval in its sole and uncontrolled discretion, for any reason, and subject to such conditions as it shall deem appropriate.
     5.13 Laws and Regulations . Notwithstanding any provision of this Agreement to the contrary, no Party shall be required to take any act, or fail to take any act, under this Agreement if the effect thereof would be to cause such Party to be in violation of any applicable law, statute, rule or regulation.
     5.14 Negation of Rights of Limited Partners, Assignees and Third Parties . The provisions of this Agreement are enforceable solely by the Parties, and no shareholder, limited partner, member, or assignee of TETRA, the General Partner or the Partnership or other Person shall have the right, separate and apart from TETRA, the General Partner or the Partnership, to enforce any provision of this Agreement or to compel any Party to comply with the terms of this Agreement.
     5.15 No Recourse Against Officers or Directors . For the avoidance of doubt, the provisions of this Agreement shall not give rise to any right of recourse against any officer or director of TETRA or any Partnership Entity.
( Signature pages follow .)

14


 

     IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Parties have executed this Agreement on, and effective as of, the Closing Date.
             
    TETRA TECHNOLOGIES, INC.    
 
           
 
  By:   /s/ Stuart M. Brightman     
 
           
 
  Name:   Stuart M. Brightman    
 
  Title:   President and Chief Executive Officer    
 
           
    COMPRESSCO PARTNERS GP INC.    
 
           
 
  By:   /s/ Ronald J. Foster    
 
           
 
  Name:   Ronald J. Foster    
 
  Title:   President    
 
           
    COMPRESSCO PARTNERS, L.P.    
 
           
 
  By:   Compressco Partners GP Inc., its general partner    
 
           
 
  By:   /s/ Ronald J. Foster    
 
           
 
  Name:   Ronald J. Foster    
 
  Title:   President    
Omnibus Agreement

 


 

SCHEDULE 1.1
Fixed-Margin Amount Percentage
     0.25 (or 25.0%)

 


 

SCHEDULE 2.1(c)
SG&A Services
     Pursuant to Section 2.1(c) of this Agreement, TETRA shall provide the Partnership Entities with corporate and general and administrative services reasonably necessary to assist in the operation of the business of the Partnership Group, which services shall include, without limitation, the following services:
  (a)   secretarial and general office services;
 
  (b)   employee benefits administration services (including, without limitation, equity plan administration services);
 
  (c)   investor relations services;
 
  (d)   human resources and payroll processing services;
 
  (e)   financial services;
 
  (f)   information and technology services;
 
  (g)   audit services;
 
  (h)   legal services;
 
  (i)   engineering and technical services;
 
  (j)   insurance and risk management services;
 
  (k)   global supply chain and procurement services;
 
  (l)   accounting services;
 
  (m)   tax services;
 
  (n)   health, safety and environmental (HSE) services;
 
  (o)   facilities management services;
 
  (p)   international business development; and
 
  (q)   general sales/marketing services.