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): November 1, 2012

 

 

Delek Logistics Partners, LP

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 

 

 

Delaware   001-35721   45-5379027

(State or Other Jurisdiction

of Incorporation or Organization)

 

(Commission

File Number)

 

(I.R.S. Employer

Identification No.)

 

7102 Commerce Way

Brentwood, Tennessee

  37027
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)   (Zip Code)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (615) 771-6701

 

 

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:

 

¨ Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)

 

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Item 1.01. Entry Into a Material Definitive Agreement.

Underwriting Agreement

On November 1, 2012, Delek Logistics Partners, LP (the “ Partnership ”) entered into an Underwriting Agreement (the “ Underwriting Agreement ”), by and among the Partnership, Delek Logistics GP, LLP (the “ General Partner ”), Delek US Holdings, Inc. (“ Delek ”), Delek Marketing & Supply, Inc. and Lion Oil Company (“ Lion Oil ” and, together with the Partnership, the General Partner, Delek and Delek Marketing & Supply, Inc., the “ Partnership Parties ”), and Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Incorporated and Barclays Capital Inc., as representatives of the several underwriters named therein (the “ Underwriters ”), providing for the offer and sale by the Partnership (the “ Offering ”), and purchase by the Underwriters, of 8,000,000 common units representing limited partner interests in the Partnership (the “ Common Units ”) at a price to the public of $21.00 per Common Unit. Pursuant to the Underwriting Agreement, the Partnership also granted the Underwriters an option for a period of 30 days to purchase up to an additional 1,200,000 Common Units (the “ Option Units ”) to cover over-allotments, if any, on the same terms. On November 5, 2012, the Underwriters exercised in full their option to purchase the Option Units.

The material terms of the Offering are described in the prospectus, dated November 1, 2012 (the “ Prospectus ”), filed by the Partnership with the United States Securities and Exchange Commission (the “ Commission ”) pursuant to Rule 424(b) under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “ Securities Act ”). The Offering is registered with the Commission pursuant to a Registration Statement on Form S-1, as amended (File No. 333-182631).

The Underwriting Agreement contains customary representations, warranties and agreements of the Partnership Parties, and customary conditions to closing, obligations of the parties and termination provisions. The Partnership Parties have agreed to indemnify the Underwriters against certain liabilities, including liabilities under the Securities Act, or to contribute to payments the Underwriters may be required to make because of any of those liabilities.

The Offering closed on November 7, 2012. The Partnership received proceeds from the Offering (net of underwriting discounts and after deducting the structuring fee and estimated offering expenses) of approximately $176.2 million. The Partnership will use the net proceeds from the sale of the Common Units to:

 

  to fund an approximately $76.5 million cash distribution to Delek;

 

  to retire the approximately $63.0 million of outstanding indebtedness under the Partnership’s predecessor’s revolving credit facility;

 

  to provide approximately $35.0 million in working capital to replenish certain amounts distributed to Delek, in the form of trade and other accounts receivable, in connection with the closing of the Offering; and

 

  for other general partnership purposes.

 

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As more fully described under the caption “Underwriting” in the Prospectus, certain of the Underwriters and their affiliates have engaged, and may in the future engage, in commercial banking, investment banking and advisory services for the Partnership, Delek and their respective affiliates from time to time in the ordinary course of their business for which they have received customary fees and reimbursement of expenses. Affiliates of Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Incorporated, Barclays Capital Inc., Wells Fargo Securities, LLC and Raymond James & Associates, Inc. are lenders under the revolving credit facility described below. Certain of the underwriters or their affiliates have performed or will perform commercial banking, investment banking and advisory services for the Partnership or its affiliates during the 180-day period prior to, or the 90-day period following, the date of the Prospectus, for which they have received or will receive customary fees and reimbursement of expenses.

The foregoing description and the description contained in the Prospectus are not complete and are qualified in their entirety by reference to the full text of the Underwriting Agreement, which is filed as Exhibit 1.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K and incorporated in this Item 1.01 by reference.

Omnibus Agreement

On November 7, 2012, in connection with the closing of the Offering, the Partnership entered into an Omnibus Agreement (the “ Omnibus Agreement ”) by and among the Partnership, the General Partner, Delek, Lion Oil, Delek Refining, Ltd. (“ Delek Refining ”), Paline Pipeline Company, LLC (“ Paline ”), SALA Gathering Systems, LLC (“ SALA ”), Magnolia Pipeline Company, LLC (“ Magnolia ”), El Dorado Pipeline Company, LLC (“ El Dorado ”), Delek Crude Logistics, LLC (“ Delek Crude Logistics ”), Delek Marketing-Big Sandy, LLC (“ Delek Big Sandy ”) and Delek Logistics Operating, LLC (the “ Delek Operating ”).

Pursuant to the Omnibus Agreement, Delek agreed to provide the Partnership with a license to use the name “Delek” and related marks in connection with the Partnership’s business. The Omnibus Agreement also provides for certain indemnification and reimbursement obligations between Delek and the Partnership.

As more fully described in the Prospectus, the Omnibus Agreement addresses the following matters:

 

  the Partnership’s obligation to pay Delek an administrative fee, initially in the amount of $2.7 million per year, for the provision by Delek of centralized corporate services (which fee is in addition to certain expenses of the General Partner and its affiliates that are reimbursed under the Partnership Agreement (as defined below));

 

  the Partnership’s obligation to reimburse Delek and its affiliates for all other direct or allocated costs and expenses incurred by Delek on the Partnership’s behalf;

 

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  Delek’s and its subsidiaries’ agreement not to compete with the Partnership under certain circumstances;

 

  the Partnership’s right of first offer to acquire certain of Delek’s logistics assets, including certain logistics assets that Delek may construct or acquire in the future;

 

  Delek’s right of first refusal to purchase the Partnership’s assets that serve Delek’s refineries and the Partnership’s Paline Pipeline System and to enter into an agreement with respect to all or a portion of the capacity of the Paline Pipeline System’s 185-mile, 10-inch crude oil pipeline running between Longview and Nederland, Texas following the termination of the Partnership’s current contract with a third-party customer;

 

  Delek’s obligation to indemnify the Partnership for certain environmental and other liabilities and the Partnership’s obligation to indemnify Delek for liabilities associated with the operation of the Partnership’s assets after the closing of the Offering and for environmental liabilities related to the Partnership’s assets to the extent Delek is not required to indemnify the Partnership for such liabilities; and

 

  Delek’s obligation to indemnify or reimburse the Partnership for certain maintenance, capital and other expenditures related to the Partnership’s initial assets for a period of five years after the closing of the Offering.

The foregoing description and the description contained in the Prospectus are not complete and are qualified in their entirety by reference to the full text of the Omnibus Agreement, which is filed as Exhibit 10.1 to this Form 8-K and incorporated in this Item 1.01 by reference.

Operation and Management Services Agreement

On November 7, 2012, in connection with the closing of the Offering, the General Partner entered into an operation and management services agreement (the “ Services Agreement ”) with Delek Logistics Services Company, a wholly owned subsidiary of Delek (the “ Services Company ”), pursuant to which the General Partner will use the employees of the Services Company to provide the Partnership’s pipelines, storage and terminalling facilities and related assets with certain operational and management services, including operating and maintaining flow and pressure control, maintaining and repairing the Partnership’s pipelines, storage and terminalling facilities and related assets, conducting routine operational activities, and managing transportation and logistics, contract administration, crude oil and refined product measurement, database mapping, rights-of-way, materials, engineering support and such other services as the General Partner and the Services Company may mutually agree upon from time to time. The Partnership and/or the General Partner will reimburse the Services Company for its costs incurred in providing such services under the operation and management services agreement.

 

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Under the Services Agreement, the Services Company will indemnify the Partnership and the General Partner with respect to claims, losses or liabilities incurred by the Partnership and the General Partner, including third party claims, arising from the Services Company’s performance of the Services Agreement to the extent caused by the Services Company’s gross negligence or willful misconduct. The General Partner will indemnify the Services Company from any claims, losses or liabilities incurred by the Services Company, including any third-party claims, arising from the Services Company’s performance of the Services Agreement except to the extent of losses or liabilities caused by the Services Company’s gross negligence or willful misconduct.

The foregoing description is not complete and is qualified in its entirety by reference to the full text of the Services Agreement, which is filed as Exhibit 10.2 to this Form 8-K and incorporated in this Item 1.01 by reference.

Revolving Credit Agreement

On November 7, 2012, in connection with the Offering, the Partnership entered into a $175.0 million senior credit facility with Fifth Third Bank, as administrative agent, and a syndicate of lenders, which will mature on the fifth anniversary of the closing date of the Offering. The Partnership and each of its existing subsidiaries are borrowers under the credit facility. The credit facility includes a $50.0 million sublimit for letters of credit and a $7.0 million sublimit for swing line loans.

The credit facility will be generally available to refinance existing indebtedness, fund working capital, finance acquisitions and other capital expenditures, fund certain future distributions and for other general partnership purposes. The credit facility has an accordion feature that will allow the Partnership to increase the available revolving borrowings under the facility by up to $50.0 million, for up to an aggregate of $225.0 million, subject to the Partnership’s receipt of increased commitments from existing lenders or new commitments from new lenders and the satisfaction of certain other conditions.

The Partnership’s obligations under the credit facility are secured by a first priority lien on substantially all of the tangible and intangible assets of the Partnership and its subsidiaries. Obligations under the Partnership’s credit facility will be guaranteed by each borrower under the credit facility and by the Partnership’s future direct or indirect subsidiaries. An affiliate of the Partnership will provide a limited guaranty of at least $90.0 million of the Partnership’s obligations under the credit facility.

The credit facility contains various covenants and restrictive provisions customary for credit facilities of this nature and also requires maintenance of consolidated EBITDA (as defined in the facility) to cash interest expense, tested quarterly, for the four fiscal quarters then ended of greater than 2.00 to 1.00 and a ratio of total funded debt to consolidated EBITDA, tested quarterly, for the four fiscal quarters then ended of not greater than 3.50 to 1.00. The credit facility also requires the Partnership to maintain interest rate hedging arrangements, reasonably acceptable to the administrative agent, with respect to at least 50% of the revolving loans funded at closing, which hedging arrangements must be in place for at least a three-year period beginning no later than 120 days after the closing date.

 

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Borrowings under the credit facility (other than swing line loans) will bear interest at either a base rate, plus an applicable margin, or a LIBOR rate, plus an applicable margin. The applicable margin varies based upon the ratio of total funded debt as of the date of determination to EBITDA as of the last day of the period of the four quarters most recently ended.

The credit agreement contains events of default customary for credit facilities of this nature, including, but not limited to, the failure to pay any principal, interest or fees when due, failure to satisfy any covenant, untrue representations or warranties, impairment of liens, events of default under any other loan document under the new credit facility, default under any other material debt agreements, insolvency, certain bankruptcy proceedings, change of control (which will occur if, among other things, Delek ceases to own and control legally and beneficially at least 51% of the equity interests of the General Partner, Delek Logistics GP, LLC ceases to be the General Partner or the Partnership fails to own and control legally and beneficially at least 100% of the equity interests of any other borrower under the credit agreement, unless otherwise permitted thereunder) and material litigation resulting in a final judgment against any borrower or subsidiary guarantor. Upon the occurrence and during the continuation of an event of default under the credit agreement, the lenders may, among other things, accelerate and declare the outstanding loans to be immediately due and payable and exercise remedies against the Partnership, its subsidiaries and the collateral as may be available to the lenders under the credit agreement and other loan documents.

The foregoing description is not complete and is qualified in its entirety by reference to the full text of the Credit Agreement, which is filed as Exhibit 10.3 to this Current Report on Form 8-K and incorporated in this Item 1.01 by reference.

Contribution, Conveyance and Assumption Agreement

The description of the Contribution Agreement (as defined below) provided below under Item 2.01 (and as defined therein) is incorporated in this Item 1.01 by reference. A copy of the Contribution Agreement is attached as Exhibit 10.4 to this Current Report on Form 8-K and is incorporated in this Item 1.01 by reference.

Long-Term Incentive Plan

In connection with the Offering, the Board of Directors of the General Partner adopted the Delek Logistics GP, LLC 2012 Long-Term Incentive Plan (the “ Plan ”) for officers, directors and employees of the General Partner and those of its affiliates. The Plan consists of unit options, restricted units, phantom units, unit appreciation rights, distribution equivalent rights, other unit-based awards and unit awards. The Plan limits the number of Common Units that may be delivered pursuant to awards under the plan to 612,207 units. The Plan will be administered by the Board of Directors of the General Partner or a committee thereof.

 

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The foregoing description is not complete and is qualified in its entirety by reference to the full text of the Plan, which is filed as Exhibit 10.5 to this Form 8-K and is incorporated in this Item 1.01 by reference.

Relationships

As more fully described in the section “Certain Relationships and Related Party Transactions” of the Prospectus, which is incorporated herein by reference, affiliates of Delek own the General Partner, 2,799,258 Common Units and 11,999,258 subordinated units (the “ Subordinated Units ”), representing a 60.4% limited partner interest in the Partnership after taking into account the purchase of the Option Units by the Underwriters. In addition, the General Partner owns a 2.0% general partner interest in the Partnership, represented by 489,766 general partner units (the “ General Partner Units ”).

East Texas Marketing Agreement

On November 7, 2012, in connection with the Offering, the Partnership entered into a marketing agreement (“ Marketing Agreement ”) with Delek Refining to market 100% of the output of Delek’s Tyler refinery, other than jet fuel and petroleum coke. Under the Marketing Agreement, Delek Refining is obligated to make available at the Tyler refinery and the Big Sandy terminal an aggregate amount of refined products of at least 50,000 barrels per day (“bpd”), calculated on a quarterly average basis. For these marketing services, the Partnership will charge Delek Refining a base fee of $0.5964 per barrel of products it sells. In addition, Delek Refining has agreed to pay the Partnership 50% of the margin above an agreed base level generated on the sale as an incentive fee, provided that the incentive fee will not be less than $175,000 nor greater than $500,000 per quarter. The base fee will be subject to increase or decrease on July 1 of each year, beginning on July 1, 2013, by the amount of the change in the consumer price index; provided, however, that the base fee will not be adjusted below the initial amount.

If Delek Refining fails to make available a volume of refined products equal to or exceeding the minimum volume commitment during any calendar quarter, Delek Refining will be required to pay the Partnership a quarterly shortfall payment equal to the volume of the shortfall multiplied by the base fee. Carry-over of any volumes in excess of the minimum volume commitment to any subsequent quarter is not permitted. The Marketing Agreement has an initial term of 10 years and will automatically extend for one-year periods unless either party gives notice of termination at least 10 months prior to the end of the then-current term.

The foregoing description is not complete and is qualified in its entirety by reference to the full text of the Marketing Agreement, which is filed as Exhibit 10.6 to this Form 8-K and is incorporated in this Item 1.01 by reference.

 

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Pipelines and Tankage Agreement (East Texas Crude Logistics)

On November 7, 2012, in connection with the Offering, the Partnership entered into a pipeline and tankage agreement (“ Pipelines and Tankage Agreement ”) with Delek Refining to provide crude oil transportation and storage services for Delek’s Tyler Refinery. Under the Pipelines and Tankage Agreement, Delek Refining is obligated to throughput 35,000 bpd of crude oil per quarter on the Partnership’s East Texas Crude Logistics system for a transportation fee of $0.40 per barrel. In addition, the Partnership will charge Delek Refining an additional fee of $0.20 per barrel for any volume in excess of 50,000 bpd, calculated on a quarterly average basis. The Partnership will also charge Delek Refining a storage fee of $250,000 per month for use of crude oil storage tanks along the East Texas Crude Logistics system. The throughput fees and the storage fee are subject to increase or decrease on July 1 of each year, beginning on July 1, 2013, by the amount of any change in the FERC oil pipeline index; provided, however, that the fees will not be adjusted below the initial amount.

The Pipeline and Tankage Agreement permits the Partnership to provide transportation and storage services to third parties. However, the provision of such services will not be permitted unless such services are not reasonably likely to negatively affect Delek Refining’s ability to use the pipelines and tanks in the Partnership’s East Texas Crude Logistics system in accordance with the Pipeline and Tankage Agreement. Prior to entering into an agreement with a third party, the Partnership will be required to obtain Delek Refining’s written consent, not to be unreasonably withheld. If the Partnership enters into a storage agreement with a third party, the storage fee payable by Delek Refining will be reduced by $0.4167 per barrel of storage capacity made available to the third party that reduces the storage capacity available to Delek Refining below 600,000 barrels.

The Pipeline and Tankage Agreement will have an initial term of five years and may be extended, at Delek Refining’s option, for up to two additional five-year terms. If Delek Refining does not exercise its renewal option, the Partnership will have the right to enter into new agreements with third parties that would commence upon the expiration of the Pipeline and Tankage Agreement. However, until the Pipeline and Tankage Agreement is terminated, Delek Refining will have the right to enter into a new agreement with the Partnership on commercial terms that substantially match the terms upon which the Partnership proposes to enter into any such agreements with third parties.

The foregoing description is not complete and is qualified in its entirety by reference to the full text of the Pipelines and Tankage Agreement, which is filed as Exhibit 10.7 to this Form 8-K and is incorporated in this Item 1.01 by reference.

Terminalling Services Agreement (Big Sandy Terminal)

On November 7, 2012, in connection with the Offering, the Partnership entered into a terminalling services agreement (the “ Big Sandy Terminalling Agreement ”) with Delek Refining under which the Partnership will provide Delek Refining with exclusive use of the Partnership’s Big Sandy terminal. Delek Refining is obligated to throughput aggregate volumes of refined products of at least 5,000 bpd, calculated on a quarterly average basis, for a terminalling service fee of $0.50 per barrel and to pay $50,000 a month for storage fees. The Partnership also will perform such additional ancillary services as are requested by Delek Refining for the rates set forth in the Big Sandy Terminalling Agreement or as the parties otherwise agree. All fees under the Big Sandy Terminalling Agreement are subject to increase or decrease on July 1 of each year, beginning on July 1, 2013, by the amount of any change in the FERC oil pipeline index; provided, however, that the fees will not be adjusted below the initial amount.

 

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Although the Partnership has completed the capital improvements necessary to resume operations at the Big Sandy terminal, which has been idle since 2008, the Partnership will be unable to operate the terminal until a third party pipeline returns to service. Delek is in discussions with the owner of the pipeline regarding the necessary repairs, and although Delek does not control the repairs and the Partnership cannot assure you they will be completed, the Partnership expects the repairs to be completed by the end of 2012. Delek Refining has agreed to pay the minimum required terminalling services fees and the storage fees effective as of the completion of the Offering.

The agreement will have an initial term of five years from the commencement date and may be extended at Delek Refining’s option for up to two additional five-year terms.

The foregoing description is not complete and is qualified in its entirety by reference to the full text of the Big Sandy Terminalling Agreement, which is filed as Exhibit 10.8 to this Form 8-K and is incorporated in this Item 1.01 by reference.

Pipelines and Storage Facilities Agreement (Lion Pipeline System)

On November 7, 2012, in connection with the Offering, the Partnership entered into a pipeline and storage facilities agreement (“ Pipeline and Storage Facilities Agreement ”) with Lion Oil to provide transportation and storage services to the El Dorado refinery. Under the Pipeline and Storage Facilities Agreement, Lion Oil will be obligated to throughput aggregate volumes on the pipelines of the Partnership’s Lion Pipeline System and its SALA Gathering System as follows:

 

   

Lion Pipeline System . The minimum throughput commitment will be an aggregate of 46,000 bpd (on a quarterly average basis) of crude oil shipped on the El Dorado, Magnolia and rail connection pipelines, other than crude oil volumes gathered on the Partnership’s SALA Gathering System, at a tariff rate of $0.85 per barrel. For the El Dorado refined product pipelines, the minimum throughput commitment will be an aggregate of 40,000 bpd (on a quarterly average basis) of diesel or gasoline shipped on these pipelines at a tariff rate of $0.10 per barrel.

 

   

SALA Gathering System . The minimum throughput commitment will be an aggregate of 14,000 bpd (on a quarterly average basis) of crude oil transported on the SALA Gathering System at a tariff rate of $2.25 per barrel. Volumes gathered on the SALA Gathering System will not be subject to an additional fee for transportation on the Partnership’s Lion Pipeline System to the El Dorado refinery.

The tariff rates described above will be adjusted on July 1 of each year, beginning on July 1, 2013, by the amount of any change in the FERC oil pipeline index. In the event that such adjustment results in a tariff rate below the initial tariff rate in effect at the closing of this offering, Delek has agreed to support any change to the tariff rate to increase the tariff rate to the initial tariff rate in effect at the closing of this offering. The tariff rates described above also presume that the relevant tariffs are filed with the FERC, and that such tariffs are not challenged or subsequently altered by FERC order.

 

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The Pipeline and Storage Facilities Agreement will have an initial term of five years and may be extended, at Lion Oil’s option, for up to two additional five-year terms.

The foregoing description is not complete and is qualified in its entirety by reference to the full text of the Pipeline and Storage Facilities Agreement, which is filed as Exhibit 10.9 to this Form 8-K and is incorporated in this Item 1.01 by reference.

Terminalling Services Agreement (Memphis Terminal)

On November 7, 2012, in connection with the Offering, the Partnership entered into a terminalling services agreement (the “ Memphis Terminalling Agreement ”) with Lion Oil under which the Partnership will provide Lion Oil the exclusive use of the Partnership’s Memphis terminal. Lion Oil is obligated to throughput aggregate volumes of refined products of at least 10,000 bpd, calculated on a quarterly average basis, for a terminalling service fee of $0.50 per barrel. The Partnership also will perform such additional ancillary services as are requested by Lion Oil for the rates set forth in the Memphis Terminalling Agreement or as the parties otherwise agree. All fees under the Memphis Terminalling Agreement are subject to increase or decrease on July 1 of each year, beginning on July 1, 2013, by the amount of any change in the FERC oil pipeline index.

The Memphis Terminalling Agreement will have an initial term of five years which may be extended at Lion Oil’s option for up to two additional five-year terms.

The foregoing description is not complete and is qualified in its entirety by reference to the full text of the Memphis Terminalling Agreement, which is filed as Exhibit 10.10 to this Form 8-K and is incorporated in this Item 1.01 by reference.

 

Item 2.01. Completion of Acquisition or Disposition of Assets.

Contribution, Conveyance and Assumption Agreement

On November 7, 2012, in connection with the closing of the Offering, the following transactions, among others, occurred pursuant to the Contribution, Conveyance and Assumption Agreement by and among the Partnership, the General Partner, Delek Operating, Delek Crude Logistics, Delek, Delek Marketing & Supply, LLC (“ Delek Marketing ”), Delek Marketing & Supply, LP (“ Marketing LP ”), Lion Oil and the Services Company (the “ Contribution Agreement ”):

 

  Delek Crude Logistics and Delek Marketing LP transferred all right, title and interest in and to their accounts receivable (the “ Accounts Receivable ”) to Delek Marketing;

 

  The General Partner contributed its 100% membership interest in Paline to the Partnership in exchange for (1) 489,766 General Partner units representing a continuation of its 2.0% general partner interest in the Partnership, (2) all of the incentive distribution rights of the Partnership and (3) the right to receive a distribution;

 

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  Lion Oil contributed the Memphis terminal and the Nashville terminal and 100% of its interests in each of SALA, El Dorado and Magnolia to the Partnership in exchange for (1) 11,999,258 subordinated units representing an aggregate 49% limited partner interest in the Partnership and (2) 612,207 Common Units representing an aggregate 2.5% limited partner interest in the Partnership.

 

  Delek Marketing contributed 100% of its interest in each of Marketing LP and Delek Marketing & Supply GP, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (“ Marketing GP ”), to the Partnership in exchange for (1) 2,187,051 Common Units representing an aggregate 8.9% limited partner interest in the Partnership; (2) the right to receive the Borrowed Funds Distribution (as defined below); (3) the right to receive the Marketing Distribution (as defined below) and (4) the right to receive the Deferred Issuance and Distribution (as defined in the Partnership Agreement (as defined below)). The Partnership received its 100% interest in each of Marketing LP and Marketing GP subject to (i) the working capital accounts payable of Marketing LP and Marketing GP of $22.3 million (the “ Working Capital Borrowings ”) and (ii) indebtedness of $63.0 million under the Partnership’s predecessor’s revolving credit facility (the “ Existing Credit Agreement Debt ”).

 

  The Partnership issued 9,200,000 Common Units representing an aggregate 37.6% limited partner interest in the Partnership to the public in exchange for the contribution by the public, through the Underwriters, to the Partnership of gross proceeds of $193.2 million.

 

  The Partnership contributed the Memphis terminal and the Nashville terminal and 100% interests in each of SALA, El Dorado, Magnolia, Paline, Marketing LP and Marketing GP to Delek Operating.

 

  The Partnership borrowed $90.0 million pursuant to the credit facility described under “Revolving Credit Agreement” above (the “ Borrowed Funds ”), and Delek Marketing & Supply LLC (“ Marketing LLC ”) guaranteed such borrowings.

 

  The Partnership distributed the Borrowed Funds to Marketing LLC (the “ Borrowed Funds Distribution ”), and Marketing LLC loaned the Borrowed Funds and a portion of the Marketing Distribution and the distribution received in the Deferred Issuance and Distribution to Delek and Marketing LLC guaranteed the Borrowed Funds and certain other obligations of the Partnership under the revolving credit facility and agreed to pledge any payment with respect to or proceeds from the sale of the note delivered by Delek evidencing the obligation in a cash collateralized account to secure its guarantee.

 

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  The Partnership used the proceeds from the Offering to (1) pay transaction expenses, estimated to be approximately $3.5 million (excluding the underwriting discounts and a structuring fee); (2) pay the underwriting discounts; (3) pay the structuring fee to Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Incorporated and Barclays Capital Inc.; (4) distribute $50.0 million to the General Partner (the “ General Partner Distribution ”) and approximately $26.5 million to Marketing LLC (the “ Marketing Distribution ”); (5) retire the Existing Credit Agreement Debt; and (6) replace the working capital lost in the distribution of Accounts Receivable to Delek Marketing.

 

  Delek contributed to Services Company, its 100% membership interest in the General Partner.

The foregoing description is not complete and is qualified in its entirety by reference to the full text of the Contribution Agreement, which is filed as Exhibit 10.4 to this Current Report on Form 8-K and is incorporated in this Item 2.01 by reference.

 

Item 2.03. Creation of a Direct Financial Obligation or an Obligation under an Off-Balance Sheet Arrangement of a Registrant.

The description of the Revolving Credit Agreement provided above under Item 1.01 is incorporated in this Item 2.03 by reference.

 

Item 3.02. Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities.

The description in Item 2.01 above of the issuances by the Partnership of securities to the General Partner, Lion Oil and Delek Marketing on November 7, 2012 in connection with the consummation of the transactions contemplated by the Contribution Agreement is incorporated herein by reference. The foregoing transactions were undertaken in reliance upon the exemption from the registration requirements in Section 4(2) of the Securities Act. The Partnership believes that exemptions other than the foregoing exemption may exist for these transactions.

Each of the Subordinated Units granted under the Contribution Agreement will convert into one Common Unit and then will participate pro rata with the other Common Units in distributions of available cash at the end of the subordination period. The subordination period will end on the first business day after the Partnership has earned and paid at least (i) $1.50 (the minimum quarterly distribution on an annualized basis) on each outstanding Common Unit, Subordinated Unit and general partner unit, for each of three consecutive, non-overlapping four-quarter periods ending on or after December 31, 2015, or (ii) $2.25 (150% of the annualized minimum quarterly distribution) on each outstanding Common Unit, Subordinated Unit and general partner unit, in addition to any distribution made in respect of the incentive distribution rights, for any four-consecutive-quarter period ending on or after December 31, 2013, in each case provided that (a) the conflicts committee, or the board of directors of the General Partner based on the recommendation of our conflicts committee, reasonably expects to satisfy the tests set forth above for the succeeding four-quarter period without treating as earned any shortfall payments under the commercial agreements with Delek described above and (b) there are no arrearages on the Common Units at that time. In addition, the subordination period will end upon the removal of the General Partner other than for cause if the units held by the General Partner and its affiliates are not voted in favor of such removal.

 

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The description of the subordination period contained in the section of the Prospectus entitled “Provisions of Our Partnership Agreement Relating to Cash Distributions— Subordination Period” is incorporated herein by reference.

 

Item 5.02. Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.

The description of the Long-Term Incentive Plan provided above under Item 1.01 is incorporated in this Item 5.02 by reference.

 

Item 5.03. Amendments to Articles of Incorporation or Bylaws; Changes in Fiscal Year.

First Amended and Restated Agreement of Limited Partnership of Delek Logistics Partners, LP

On November 7, 2012, in connection with the closing of the Offering, the Partnership amended and restated its Limited Partnership Agreement (as amended, the “ Partnership Agreement ”). A description of the Partnership Agreement is contained in the section of the Prospectus entitled “The Partnership Agreement” and is incorporated herein by reference.

The foregoing description and the description contained in the Prospectus are not complete and are qualified in their entirety by reference to the full text of the Partnership Agreement, which is filed as Exhibit 3.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K and is incorporated in this Item 5.03 by reference.

First Amended and Restated Limited Liability Company Agreement of Delek Logistics GP, LLC

On November 7, 2012, in connection with the closing of the Offering, the General Partner amended and restated its Limited Liability Company Agreement (as amended, the “ LLC Agreement ”). The amendments to the LLC Agreement included, among other things, outlining the rights of the sole member and management by the board of directors of the Partnership’s business. On November 7, 2012, following the completion of the Offering, the LLC Agreement was further amended (the “ LLC Agreement Amendment”) in connection with the transfer of the membership interest in the General Partner from Delek to the Services Company.

The foregoing description is not complete and is qualified in its entirety by reference to the full text of the LLC Agreement and the LLC Agreement Amendment, which are filed as Exhibit 3.2 and 3.2, respectively, to this Current Report on Form 8-K and are incorporated in this Item 5.03 by reference.

 

Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.

 

  (d) Exhibits.

 

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Number

 

Description

1.1   Underwriting Agreement, dated as of November 7, 2012, by and among Delek Logistics Partners, LP, Delek Logistics GP, LLC, Delek US Holding, Inc., Lion Oil Company and Delek Marketing & Supply, Inc. and the Underwriters named therein.
3.1   First Amended and Restated Agreement of Limited Partnership of Delek Logistics Partners, LP, dated November 7, 2012.
3.2   First Amended and Restated Limited Liability Company Agreement of Delek Logistics GP, LLC, dated November 7, 2012.
3.3   Amendment to First Amended and Restated Limited Liability Company Agreement of Delek Logistics GP, LLC, dated November 7, 2012.
10.1   Omnibus Agreement, dated November 7, 2012, by and among Delek US Holdings, Inc., Delek Refining, Ltd., Lion Oil Company, Delek Logistics Partners, LP, Paline Pipeline Company, LLC, SALA Gathering Systems, LLC, Magnolia Pipeline Company, LLC, El Dorado Pipeline Company, LLC, Delek Crude Logistics, LLC, Delek Marketing-Big Sandy, LLC, Delek Logistics Operating, LLC and Delek Logistics GP, LLC.
10.2   Operation and Management Services Agreement, dated November 7, 2012, by and among Delek Logistics Services Company, Delek Logistics Partners, LP and Delek Logistics GP, LLC.
10.3   Revolving Credit Agreement, dated November 7, 2012, by and among Delek Logistics Partners, LP, Delek Logistics Operating, LLC, Delek Marketing GP, LLC, Delek Marketing & Supply, LP, Delek Crude Logistics, LLC, Delek Marketing-Big Sandy, LLC, Magnolia Pipeline Company, LLC, El Dorado Pipeline Company, LLC, SALA Gathering Systems, LLC, and Paline Pipeline Company, LLC and Fifth Third Bank, as administrative agent, and the other lenders party thereto.
10.4   Contribution, Conveyance and Assumption Agreement, dated November 7, 2012, by and among Delek Logistics Partners, LP, Delek Logistics GP, LLC, Delek Logistics Operating, LLC, Delek Crude Logistics, LLC, Delek US Holdings, Inc., Delek Marketing & Supply, LLC, Delek Marking and Supply, LP, Lion Oil Company and Delek Logistics Services Company.
10.5   Delek Logistics GP, LLC 2012 Long-Term Incentive Plan, dated November 7, 2012.
10.6**   Marketing Agreement, dated November 7, 2012, by and between Delek Refining, Ltd. and Delek Marketing & Supply, LP.
10.7   Pipelines and Tankage Agreement, dated November 7, 2012, by and between Delek Refining, Ltd. and Delek Crude Logistics, LLC.
10.8   Terminalling Services Agreement (Big Sandy Terminal), dated November 7, 2012, by and between Delek Refining, Ltd. and Delek Marketing-Big Sandy, LLC.

 

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10.9    Pipelines and Storage Facilities Agreement, dated November 7, 2012, by and among Lion Oil Company, Delek Logistics Partners, LP, SALA Gathering Systems, LLC, El Dorado Pipeline Company, LLC, Magnolia Pipeline Company, LLC and J. Aron & Company.
10.10    Terminalling Services Agreement (Memphis Terminal), dated November 7, 2012, by and between Lion Oil Company, Delek Logistics Operating, LLC and J. Aron & Company.

 

** Certain portions have been omitted pursuant to a confidential treatment request. Omitted information has been filed separately with the SEC.

 

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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.

 

  Delek Logistics Partners, LP
  By:   Delek Logistics GP, LLC,
    its general partner

Date: November 7, 2012

  By:   /s/ Mark B. Cox
    Name: Mark B. Cox
    Title: Executive Vice President/Chief Financial Officer

 

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INDEX TO EXHIBITS

 

Number

 

Description

1.1   Underwriting Agreement, dated as of November 7, 2012, by and among Delek Logistics Partners, LP, Delek Logistics GP, LLC, Delek US Holding, Inc., Lion Oil Company and Delek Marketing & Supply, Inc. and the Underwriters named therein.
3.1   First Amended and Restated Agreement of Limited Partnership of Delek Logistics Partners, LP, dated November 7, 2012.
3.2   First Amended and Restated Limited Liability Company Agreement of Delek Logistics GP, LLC, dated November 7, 2012.
3.3   Amendment to First Amended and Restated Limited Liability Company Agreement of Delek Logistics GP, LLC, dated November 7, 2012.
10.1   Omnibus Agreement, dated November 7, 2012, by and among Delek US Holdings, Inc., Delek Refining, Ltd., Lion Oil Company, Delek Logistics Partners, LP, Paline Pipeline Company, LLC, SALA Gathering Systems, LLC, Magnolia Pipeline Company, LLC, El Dorado Pipeline Company, LLC, Delek Crude Logistics, LLC, Delek Marketing-Big Sandy, LLC, Delek Logistics Operating, LLC and Delek Logistics GP, LLC.
10.2   Operation and Management Services Agreement, dated November 7, 2012, by and among Delek Logistics Services Company, Delek Logistics Partners, LP and Delek Logistics GP, LLC.
10.3   Revolving Credit Agreement, dated November 7, 2012, by and among Delek Logistics Partners, LP, Delek Logistics Operating, LLC, Delek Marketing GP, LLC, Delek Marketing & Supply, LP, Delek Crude Logistics, LLC, Delek Marketing-Big Sandy, LLC, Magnolia Pipeline Company, LLC, El Dorado Pipeline Company, LLC, SALA Gathering Systems, LLC, and Paline Pipeline Company, LLC and Fifth Third Bank, as administrative agent, and the other lenders party thereto.
10.4   Contribution, Conveyance and Assumption Agreement, dated November 7, 2012, by and among Delek Logistics Partners, LP, Delek Logistics GP, LLC, Delek Logistics Operating, LLC, Delek Crude Logistics, LLC, Delek US Holdings, Inc., Delek Marketing & Supply, LLC, Delek Marking and Supply, LP, Lion Oil Company and Delek Logistics Services Company.
10.5   Delek Logistics GP, LLC 2012 Long-Term Incentive Plan, dated November 7, 2012.
10.6**   Marketing Agreement, dated November 7, 2012, by and between Delek Refining, Ltd. and Delek Marketing & Supply, LP.
10.7   Pipelines and Tankage Agreement, dated November 7, 2012, by and between Delek Refining, Ltd. and Delek Crude Logistics, LLC.
10.8   Terminalling Services Agreement (Big Sandy Terminal), dated November 7, 2012, by and between Delek Refining, Ltd. and Delek Marketing-Big Sandy, LLC.

 

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10.9    Pipelines and Storage Facilities Agreement, dated November 7, 2012, by and among Lion Oil Company, Delek Logistics Partners, LP, SALA Gathering Systems, LLC, El Dorado Pipeline Company, LLC, Magnolia Pipeline Company, LLC and J. Aron & Company.
10.10    Terminalling Services Agreement (Memphis Terminal), dated November 7, 2012, by and between Lion Oil Company, Delek Logistics Operating, LLC and J. Aron & Company.

 

** Certain portions have been omitted pursuant to a confidential treatment request. Omitted information has been filed separately with the SEC.

 

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Exhibit 1.1

Execution Version

DELEK LOGISTICS PARTNERS, LP

8,000,000 Common Units

Representing Limited Partner Interests

UNDERWRITING AGREEMENT

November 1, 2012

Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith

                    Incorporated

Barclays Capital Inc.

as Representatives of the several Underwriters

c/o Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith

                    Incorporated

One Bryant Park

New York, New York 10036

Ladies and Gentlemen:

Delek Logistics Partners, LP, a limited partnership organized under the laws of Delaware (the “ Partnership ”), confirms its agreement with Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Incorporated (“ Merrill Lynch ”) and each of the other underwriters named in Schedule A hereto (collectively, the “ Underwriters ,” which term shall also include any underwriter substituted as hereinafter provided in Section 10 hereof), for whom Merrill Lynch and Barclays Capital Inc. are acting as representatives (in such capacity, the “ Representatives ”), with respect to (i) the sale by the Partnership and the purchase by the Underwriters, acting severally and not jointly, of the respective numbers of common units representing limited partnership interests in the Partnership (the “ Common Units ”) set forth in Schedule A hereto and (ii) the grant by the Partnership to the Underwriters, acting severally and not jointly, of the option described in Section 2(b) hereof to purchase all or any part of 1,200,000 additional Common Units. The aforesaid 8,000,000 Common Units (the “ Firm Units ”) to be purchased by the Underwriters and all or any part of the 1,200,000 Common Units subject to the option described in Section 2(b) hereof (the “ Option Units ”) are herein called collectively, the “ Units .”

The Partnership and the Underwriters agree that up to 400,000 Firm Units to be purchased by the Underwriters (the “ Reserved Units ”) shall be reserved for sale by the Underwriters to certain persons designated by the Partnership (the “ Invitees ”), as part of the distribution of the Units by the Underwriters, subject to the terms of this Agreement, the applicable rules, regulations and interpretations of the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority, Inc. (“ FINRA ”) and all other applicable laws, rules and regulations. The Partnership determined, without any direct or indirect participation by the Underwriters, the Invitees who will be offered the Reserved Units to be sold by the Underwriters. To the extent that such Reserved Units are not orally confirmed for purchase by Invitees by 9:00 A.M. (New York City time) on the first business day after the date of this Agreement, such Reserved Units may be offered to the public as part of the public offering contemplated hereby.

It is understood and agreed to by all parties hereto that the Partnership was formed by Delek US Holdings, Inc., a Delaware corporation (“ Delek ”), to own, operate and acquire crude oil and refined products logistics and marketing assets that are currently owned and operated directly or indirectly by Delek (the “ Delek Logistics LP Business ”), as described more particularly in the most recent preliminary prospectus (as defined below).


It is further understood and agreed to by all parties that as of the date hereof:

(a) Delek directly owns a 100% membership interest in Delek Logistics GP, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company and the sole general partner of the Partnership with a 2.0% general partner interest in the Partnership (the “ General Partner ”);

(b) Delek directly owns a 98.0% limited partner interest in the Partnership;

(c) The Partnership directly owns a 100% membership interest in Delek Logistics Operating, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (the “ OLLC ”);

(d) Delek directly owns 100% of the capital stock of Lion Oil Company, an Arkansas corporation (“ Lion Oil ”);

(e) Lion Oil directly owns 100% of the capital stock in each of El Dorado Pipeline Company, an Arkansas corporation (“ El Dorado ”), Magnolia Pipeline Company, an Arkansas corporation (“ Magnolia ”), and Lion Oil Trading & Transportation, Inc., an Arkansas corporation (“ LOTT ”);

(f) Delek directly owns 100% of the capital stock of Delek Marketing & Supply, Inc., a Delaware corporation (“ Delek Marketing ”);

(g) Delek Marketing directly owns a 99.0% limited partner interest in Delek Marketing & Supply, LP, a Delaware limited partnership (“ Marketing LP ”), and a 100% membership interest in Delek Marketing GP, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company and the sole general partner of Marketing LP with a 1.0% general partner interest in Marketing LP (“ Marketing GP LLC ”);

(h) Marketing LP directly owns a 100% membership interest in Delek Crude Logistics, LLC, a Texas limited liability company (“ Crude Logistics ”);

(i) Crude Logistics directly owns a 100% membership interest in Delek Marketing – Big Sandy, LLC, a Texas limited liability company (“ Big Sandy ”); and

(j) Delek directly owns a 100% membership interest in Paline Pipeline Company, LLC, a Texas limited liability company (“ Paline LLC ”).

It is further understood and agreed to by all parties hereto that the following transactions have occurred or will occur on or immediately prior to the Closing Time (as defined below):

(a) El Dorado will convert into a Delaware limited liability company (“ El Dorado LLC ”).

(b) Magnolia will convert into a Delaware limited liability company (“ Magnolia LLC ”).

(c) LOTT will convert into a Texas limited liability company (“ LOTT LLC ”).

(d) LOTT LLC will effect a multiple survivor merger in accordance with the provisions of the Texas Business Organizations Code pursuant to which (i) SALA Gathering Systems LLC, a Texas limited liability company (“ SALA Gathering LLC ”), will be formed and (ii) and the assets and liabilities of LOTT LLC will be allocated between LOTT LLC and SALA Gathering LLC.

 

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(e) Delek Marketing will convert into a Delaware limited liability company (“ Delek Marketing LLC ”).

(f) Delek will contribute its 100% membership interest in Paline LLC to the General Partner.

(g) Delek, the General Partner, the Partnership, the OLLC, Crude Logistics, Delek Logistics Services Company, a Delaware corporation (“ Delek Services ”), Marketing LP, Lion Oil and Delek Marketing LLC will enter into a Contribution, Conveyance and Assumption Agreement, substantially in the form filed as an exhibit to the Registration Statement (including the other documents referred to therein, the “ Contribution Agreement ”) pursuant to which:

(i) the General Partner will contribute to the Partnership 100% of its interests in Paline LLC in exchange for (A) 489,766 general partner units representing a continuation of its 2.0% general partner interest in the Partnership (the “ General Partner Units ”), (B) all of the incentive distribution rights (the “ IDRs ”) of the Partnership and (C) a $50 million distribution from the Partnership at the Closing Time;

(ii) Lion Oil will contribute two light products terminals, located in Memphis, Tennessee and Nashville, Tennessee, respectively (the “ Memphis and Nashville terminals ”), and 100% of its interests in each of SALA Gathering LLC, El Dorado LLC and Magnolia LLC to the Partnership in exchange for (A) 11,999,258 subordinated units, each representing a limited partner interest in the Partnership (the “ Subordinated Units ”), representing an aggregate 49% limited partner interest in the Partnership and (B) 612,207 Common Units representing an aggregate 2.5% limited partner interest in the Partnership (the Common Units and Subordinated Units referred to in (A) and (B) of this subclause (iii) are collectively referred to as the “ Lion Oil Units ”); and

(iii) Delek Marketing LLC will contribute 100% of its interests in Marketing LP and Marketing GP LLC to the Partnership in exchange for (A) 3,387,051 Common Units representing an aggregate 13.83% limited partner interest in the Partnership (the “ Delek Marketing Units ” and, together with the Lion Oil Units, the “ Sponsor Units ”); (B) a $90 million distribution from the Partnership at the Closing Time, (C) a $3.1 million distribution from the Partnership and (D) the Deferred Issuance and Distribution (as defined in the Partnership Agreement).

The assets contributed to the Partnership as contemplated in subsections (i) through (iii) above are collectively referred to herein as the “ Partnership Contribution Assets .”

(a) The Partnership will contribute the Memphis and Nashville terminals and 100% of its interests in each of SALA Gathering LLC, El Dorado LLC, Magnolia LLC, Paline LLC, Marketing GP LLC and Marketing LP to the OLLC;

(b) The Partnership, the OLLC, Marketing GP LLC, Marketing LP, Crude Logistics, Big Sandy, Magnolia LLC, El Dorado LLC, SALA Gathering LLC, and Paline LLC, as co-borrowers, will enter into a revolving credit agreement with Fifth Third Bank, as administrative agent, and the lenders party thereto, substantially in the form filed as an exhibit to the Registration Statement (the “ Credit Agreement ”);

(c) The General Partner, the Partnership, the OLLC, Delek, Delek Refining, Ltd., a Texas limited partnership and a subsidiary of Delek (“ Delek Refining ”), Lion Oil, Crude Logistics, Big Sandy, Paline LLC, SALA Gathering LLC, El Dorado LLC and Magnolia LLC will enter into an omnibus agreement, substantially in the form filed as an exhibit to the Registration Statement (the “ Omnibus Agreement ”), which addresses the provision by Delek and certain of its affiliates of personnel and general and administrative services to the Partnership and certain indemnification matters;

 

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(d) Delek Services, the Partnership and the General Partner will enter into an operation and management services agreement, substantially in the form filed as an exhibit to the Registration Statement (the “ Operation and Management Services Agreement ”), which addresses the provision by Delek Services of operational and management services to the General Partner and certain subsidiaries of the Partnership;

(e) Delek Refining and Marketing LP will enter into a marketing agreement, substantially in the form filed as an exhibit to the Registration Statement (the “ Marketing Agreement ”), under which Marketing LP will agree to market 100% of the output of Delek’s Tyler refinery (other than jet fuel and petroleum coke);

(f) Delek Refining and Crude Logistics will enter into a pipelines and tankage agreement, substantially in the form filed as an exhibit to the Registration Statement (the “ Pipelines and Tankage Agreement ”), under which Crude Logistics will provide crude oil transportation and storage services to Delek Refining;

(g) Lion Oil and the OLLC, and J. Aron & Company, a New York general partnership (“ J. Aron ”) (for the limited purposes set forth therein), will enter into a terminalling services agreement, substantially in the form filed as an exhibit to the Registration Statement (the “ Terminalling Services Agreement-Memphis Terminal ”), under which the OLLC will provide Lion Oil the exclusive use of the Memphis terminal;

(h) Delek Refining and Big Sandy will enter into a terminalling services agreement, substantially in the form filed as an exhibit to the Registration Statement (the “ Terminalling Services Agreement-Big Sandy Terminal ”), under which Big Sandy will provide Delek Refining the exclusive use of the Big Sandy terminal;

(i) Lion Oil, the Partnership, SALA Gathering LLC, El Dorado LLC and Magnolia LLC, and J. Aron (for the limited purposes set forth therein), will enter into a pipelines and storage facilities agreement, substantially in the form filed as an exhibit to the Registration Statement (the “ Pipelines and Storage Facilities Agreement ”), under which the Partnership, SALA Gathering LLC, El Dorado LLC and Magnolia LLC will provide transportation and storage services for the El Dorado refinery;

(j) The public offering of the Firm Units contemplated hereby (the “ Offering ”) will be consummated, and the net proceeds thereof will be delivered to the Partnership;

(k) The Partnership will use the net proceeds received from Offering as provided in the “Use of Proceeds” section of the Registration Statement;

(l) The Partnership will borrow $90.0 million under the Credit Agreement to fund the Partnership’s distribution of $90.0 million to Delek Marketing LLC. Delek will issue an intercompany note (the “ Delek Note ”) to Delek Marketing LLC in connection with a loan by Delek Marketing LLC of at least $90 million and the purchase of its accounts receivable. Marketing LLC will then lend at least $90.0 million to Delek pursuant to an intercompany note; and

(m) Delek Marketing LLC will guarantee at least $90.0 million under the Credit Agreement and will pledge the Delek Note to the creditors under the Credit Agreement.

The transactions contemplated in subsections (a) through (m) above are referred to herein as the “ Transactions .” The “ Transaction Documents ” shall mean the Contribution Agreement, the Credit Agreement, the Omnibus Agreement, the Operation and Management Services Agreement, the Marketing

 

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Agreement, the Pipelines and Tankage Agreement, the Terminalling Services Agreement-Memphis Terminal, the Terminalling Services Agreement-Big Sandy Terminal and the Pipelines and Storage Facilities Agreement.

Delek, the Partnership, the General Partner, Lion Oil and Delek Marketing LLC (including Delek Marketing prior to its conversion) are hereinafter referred to as the “ Delek Parties .” Paline LLC, SALA Gathering LLC, El Dorado LLC (including El Dorado prior to its conversion), Magnolia LLC (including Magnolia prior to its conversion), Marketing GP LLC, Marketing LP, Crude Logistics and Big Sandy are collectively called the “ Operating Subsidiaries .” The General Partner, the Partnership, the OLLC and the Operating Subsidiaries are collectively called the “ Partnership Entities ,” and, together with the Delek Parties and Delek Refining, the “ Delek Entities .”

The Partnership has filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “ Commission ”) a registration statement on Form S-1 (No. 333-182631), including the related preliminary prospectus, covering the registration of the sale of the Units under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “ 1933 Act ”). Promptly after execution and delivery of this Agreement, the Partnership will prepare and file a prospectus in accordance with the provisions of Rule 430A (“ Rule 430A ”) of the rules and regulations of the Commission under the 1933 Act (the “ 1933 Act Regulations ”) and Rule 424(b) (“ Rule 424(b) ”) of the 1933 Act Regulations. The information included in such prospectus that was omitted from such registration statement at the time it became effective but that is deemed to be part of such registration statement at the time it became effective pursuant to Rule 430A(b) is herein called the “ Rule 430A Information .” Such registration statement, including the amendments thereto, the exhibits thereto and any schedules thereto, at the time it became effective, and including the Rule 430A Information, is herein called the “ Registration Statement .” Any registration statement filed pursuant to Rule 462(b) of the 1933 Act Regulations is herein called the “ Rule 462(b) Registration Statement ” and, after such filing, the term “Registration Statement” shall include the Rule 462(b) Registration Statement. Each prospectus used prior to the Effective Date, and each prospectus that omitted the Rule 430A Information that was used after Effective Date and prior to the execution and delivery of this Agreement, is herein called a “ preliminary prospectus .” The final prospectus, in the form first furnished to the Underwriters for use in connection with the offering of the Units, is herein called the “ Prospectus .” For purposes of this Agreement, unless otherwise specified, all references to the Registration Statement, any preliminary prospectus, the Prospectus or any amendment or supplement to any of the foregoing shall be deemed to include the copy filed with the Commission pursuant to its Electronic Data Gathering, Analysis and Retrieval system or any successor system (“ EDGAR ”).

As used in this Agreement:

Applicable Time ” means 4:00 p.m., New York City time, on November 1, 2012.

Effective Date ” means each date and time that the Registration Statement, any post-effective amendment or amendments thereto and any Rule 462(b) Registration Statement became or becomes effective.

General Disclosure Package ” means any Issuer General Use Free Writing Prospectuses issued at or prior to the Applicable Time and listed on Schedule B-2, the most recent preliminary prospectus that is distributed to investors prior to the Applicable Time and listed on Schedule B-2 and the information included on Schedule B-1 hereto, all considered together.

Issuer Free Writing Prospectus ” means any “issuer free writing prospectus,” as defined in Rule 433 of the 1933 Act Regulations (“ Rule 433 ”), including without limitation any “free writing prospectus” (as defined in Rule 405 of the 1933 Act Regulations (“ Rule 405 ”)) relating to

 

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the Units that is (i) required to be filed with the Commission by the Partnership, (ii) a “road show that is a written communication” within the meaning of Rule 433(d)(8)(i), whether or not required to be filed with the Commission, or (iii) exempt from filing with the Commission pursuant to Rule 433(d)(5)(i) because it contains a description of the Units or of the offering that does not reflect the final terms, in each case in the form filed or required to be filed with the Commission or, if not required to be filed, in the form retained in the Partnership’s records pursuant to Rule 433(g).

Issuer General Use Free Writing Prospectus ” means any Issuer Free Writing Prospectus that is intended for general distribution to prospective investors (other than a “ bona fide electronic road show,” as defined in Rule 433 (the “ Bona Fide Electronic Road Show ”)), as specified on Schedule B-2 hereto.

Issuer Limited Use Free Writing Prospectus ” means any Issuer Free Writing Prospectus that is not an Issuer General Use Free Writing Prospectus.

Testing-the-Waters Communication ” means any oral or written communication with potential investors undertaken in reliance on Section 5(d) of the 1933 Act.

Written Testing-the-Waters Communication ” means any Testing-the-Waters Communication that is a written communication within the meaning of Rule 405 under the 1933 Act Regulations.

The Delek Parties understand that the Underwriters propose to make a public offering of the Units as soon as the Representatives deem advisable after this Agreement has been executed and delivered.

SECTION 1. Representations and Warranties .

(a) Representations and Warranties by the Delek Parties . The Delek Parties, jointly and severally, represent and warrant to each Underwriter, and agree with each Underwriter, as follows:

(i) Registration Statement and Prospectuses . The Registration Statement has become effective under the 1933 Act. No stop order suspending the effectiveness of the Registration Statement, any post-effective amendment thereto or the Rule 462(b) Registration Statement has been issued under the 1933 Act, no order preventing or suspending the use of any preliminary prospectus or the Prospectus has been issued and no proceedings for any of those purposes have been instituted or are pending or, to the Delek Parties’ knowledge, threatened by the Commission. The Partnership has complied with each request (if any) from the Commission for additional information.

The Registration Statement complied, and any amendments thereto filed after the date hereof will comply, at the time it became effective, in all material respects with the requirements of the 1933 Act and the 1933 Act Regulations. The most recent preliminary prospectus conformed, and the Prospectus will conform, at the time each was or will be filed with the Commission, in all material respects with the requirements of the 1933 Act and the 1933 Act Regulations. Each preliminary prospectus delivered to the Underwriters for use in connection with this offering and the Prospectus was or will be identical to the electronically transmitted copies thereof filed with the Commission pursuant to EDGAR, except to the extent permitted by Regulation S-T.

 

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(ii) Accurate Disclosure . Neither the Registration Statement, nor any amendment thereto filed after the date hereof, at its effective time, at the Closing Time or at any Date of Delivery, contained or will contain an untrue statement of a material fact or omitted or will omit to state a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein not misleading. As of the Applicable Time, none of (A) the General Disclosure Package, (B) any individual Issuer Limited Use Free Writing Prospectus, when considered together with the General Disclosure Package, (C) any Bona Fide Electronic Road Show, when considered together with the General Disclosure Package, or (D) any individual Written Testing-the-Waters Communication, when considered together with the General Disclosure Package, included an untrue statement of a material fact or omitted to state a material fact necessary in order to make the statements therein, in the light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading. The Prospectus, as of its issue date, at the Closing Time and at any Date of Delivery, will not include an untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary in order to make the statements therein, in the light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading.

The representations and warranties in this subsection shall not apply to statements in or omissions from the Registration Statement, the General Disclosure Package, any individual Issuer Limited Use Free Writing Prospectus, any individual Written Testing-the-Waters Communication, or the Prospectus made in reliance upon and in conformity with written information furnished to the Partnership by or on behalf of any Underwriter through the Representatives expressly for use therein. For purposes of this Agreement, the only information furnished by the Underwriters for inclusion in the Registration Statement, the General Disclosure Package, any Issuer Limited Use Free Writing Prospectus or any Written Testing-the-Waters Communication consists of the information on the cover page of the Prospectus regarding delivery of the Units, the list of Underwriters and their respective participation in the sale of the Units, the information in the first paragraph under the heading “Underwriting–Commissions and Discounts,” the information in the last paragraph under the heading “Underwriting–New York Stock Exchange Listing,” the information in the second, third and fourth paragraphs under the heading “Underwriting–Price Stabilization, Short Positions and Penalty Bids” and the information under the heading “Underwriting–Electronic Distribution” in each case contained in the Prospectus (collectively, the “ Underwriter Information ”).

(iii) Issuer Free Writing Prospectuses . No Issuer Free Writing Prospectus includes any information that conflicts or will conflict with the information contained in the Registration Statement or the Prospectus, and any preliminary or other prospectus deemed to be a part thereof that has not been superseded or modified. The Partnership has made available a Bona Fide Electronic Road Show in compliance with Rule 433(d)(8)(ii) such that no filing of any “road show” (as defined in Rule 433(h)) is required in connection with the offering of the Units.

(iv) Projections . Each of the statements made by the Partnership in the Registration Statement and the General Disclosure Package and to be made in the Prospectus (and any supplements thereto) within the coverage of Rule 175(b) under the 1933 Act, including (but not limited to) any statements with respect to projections or results of operations, estimated available cash and future cash distributions of the Partnership, and any statements made in support thereof or related thereto under the heading “Our Cash Distribution Policy and Restrictions on Distributions” or the anticipated ratio of taxable income to distributions, was made or will be made with a reasonable basis and in good faith.

 

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(v) Eligible Issuer . At the time of filing the Registration Statement and at the Applicable Time, the Partnership was not and is not an “ineligible issuer,” as defined in Rule 405 of the 1933 Act Regulations.

(vi) Emerging Growth Company . From the time of the initial filing of the Registration Statement with the Commission (or, if earlier, the first date on which the Partnership engaged directly or through any Person authorized to act on its behalf in any Testing-the-Waters Communication) through the date hereof, the Partnership has been and is an “emerging growth company,” as defined in Section 2(a) of the Securities Act (an “Emerging Growth Company”).

(vii) Testing-the-Waters Communications . The Partnership (A) has not engaged in any Testing-the-Waters Communication and (B) has not authorized anyone to engage in Testing-the-Waters Communications. The Partnership has not distributed any Written Testing-the-Waters Communications.

(viii) Good Standing . Each of the Delek Entities has been, or at the Closing Time and each Date of Delivery will have been, duly formed or incorporated and is validly existing as a limited partnership, limited liability company or corporation, as applicable, in good standing under the laws of its jurisdiction of organization with full power and authority to enter into and perform its obligations under the Transaction Documents to which it is a party, to own or lease and to operate its properties currently owned or leased or to be owned or leased at the Closing Time and each Date of Delivery and conduct its business as currently conducted or as to be conducted at the Closing Time and each Date of Delivery, in each case as described in the General Disclosure Package and the Prospectus. Each of the Partnership Entities is, or at the Closing Time and each Date of Delivery will be, duly qualified to do business as a foreign limited partnership or limited liability company, as applicable, and is in good standing under the laws of each jurisdiction which requires, or at the Closing Time and each Date of Delivery will require, such qualification, except where the failure to be so qualified or registered would not reasonably be expected to have a material adverse effect on the condition (financial or otherwise), earnings, business, business prospects or properties of the Partnership Entities considered as one enterprise, whether or not arising in the ordinary course of business (a “ Material Adverse Effect ”), or subject the limited partners of the Partnership to any material liability or disability.

(ix) Authority of the General Partner . The General Partner has, and, at the Closing Time and each Date of Delivery, will have, all requisite power and authority to act as general partner of the Partnership in all material respects as described in the Registration Statement, the General Disclosure Package and Prospectus.

(x) Ownership of General Partner . At the Closing Time and each Date of Delivery, Delek Services will own all of the issued and outstanding membership interests of the General Partner; all of such membership interests have been duly authorized and validly issued in accordance with the limited liability company agreement of the General Partner (as the same may be amended or restated at or prior to the Closing Time, the “ GP LLC Agreement ”), and are fully paid (to the extent required by the GP LLC Agreement) and nonassessable (except as such nonassessability may be affected by Sections 18-607 and 18-804 of the Delaware Limited Liability Company Act (the “ Delaware LLC Act ”)); and with the exception of restrictions on transferability in the GP LLC Agreement or as described in the Registration Statement, the General Disclosure Package and the Prospectus, Delek Services will own such membership interests free and clear of all liens, encumbrances, security interests, charges or other claims (“ Liens ”).

 

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(xi) Ownership of GP Interest . The General Partner is, and at the Closing Time and each Date of Delivery, will be, the sole general partner of the Partnership with a 2.0% general partner interest in the Partnership, such interest being represented by the General Partner Units; such General Partner Units will be duly authorized and validly issued in accordance with the agreement of limited partnership of the Partnership (as the same may be amended and/or restated at or prior to the Closing Time, the “ Partnership Agreement ”); and the General Partner will own such General Partner Units free and clear of all Liens (except restrictions on transferability contained in the Partnership Agreement or as described in the Registration Statement, the General Disclosure Package and the Prospectus).

(xii) Ownership of Sponsor Units and IDRs . Assuming no purchase by the Underwriters of the Option Units, at the Closing Time and each Date of Delivery, after giving effect to the Transactions, Lion Oil will own the Lion Oil Units, Delek Marketing LLC will own the Delek Marketing Units and the General Partner will own 100% of the IDRs; all of such Sponsor Units and IDRs and the limited partner interests represented thereby will be duly authorized and validly issued in accordance with the Partnership Agreement, and will be fully paid (to the extent required under the Partnership Agreement) and nonassessable (except as such nonassessability may be affected by Sections 17-303, 17-607 and 17-804 of the Delaware Limited Partnership Act (the “ Delaware LP Act ”)); except for restrictions on transferability contained in the Partnership Agreement, Liens arising under or securing the agreements set forth on Schedule D hereto or as described in the Registration Statement, the General Disclosure Package and the Prospectus, Lion Oil will own the Lion Oil Units, Delek Marketing LLC will own the Delek Marketing Units and the General Partner will own the IDRs, in each case free and clear of all Liens.

(xiii) Ownership of the OLLC . At the Closing Time and each Date of Delivery, the Partnership will own all of the issued and outstanding membership interests of the OLLC; such membership interests will be duly authorized and validly issued in accordance with the limited liability company agreement of the OLLC (as the same may be amended or restated at or prior to the Closing Time, the “ OLLC LLC Agreement ”), and will be fully paid (to the extent required by the OLLC LLC Agreement) and nonassessable (except as such nonassessability may be affected by Sections 18-607 and 18-804 of the Delaware LLC Act); and with the exception of Liens arising under or securing the Credit Agreement, restrictions on transferability in the OLLC LLC Agreement or as described in the Registration Statement, the General Disclosure Package and the Prospectus, the Partnership will own such membership interests free and clear of all Liens.

(xiv) Ownership of SALA Gathering LLC, El Dorado LLC, Magnolia LLC, Paline LLC, and Marketing GP LLC . At the Closing Time and each Date of Delivery, after giving effect to the Transactions, the OLLC will own all of the issued and outstanding membership interests of SALA Gathering LLC, El Dorado LLC, Magnolia LLC, Paline LLC, and Marketing GP LLC; such membership interests will be duly authorized and validly issued in accordance with the respective limited liability company agreements of SALA Gathering LLC, El Dorado LLC, Magnolia LLC, Paline LLC and Marketing GP LLC (as the same may be amended or restated at or prior to the Closing Time, collectively, the “ Operating Subsidiary LLC Agreements ”) and will be fully paid (to the extent required by the respective Operating Subsidiary LLC Agreements) and nonassessable (except as such nonassessability may be affected by (A) Sections 18-607 and 18-804 of the Delaware LLC Act, in the case of Marketing GP LLC, El Dorado LLC and Magnolia LLC and (B) the Texas Limited Liability Company Act (the “ Texas LLC Act ”) in the case of SALA Gathering LLC and Paline LLC); and, with the exception of Liens arising under or securing the Credit Agreement, restrictions on transferability in the respective Operating Subsidiary LLC Agreements or as described in the Registration Statement, the General Disclosure Package and the Prospectus, the OLLC will own such membership interests free and clear of all Liens.

 

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(xv) Ownership of Marketing LP . At the Closing Time and each Date of Delivery, after giving effect to the Transactions, the OLLC will own all of the issued and outstanding limited partner interests of Marketing LP; such limited partner interests will be duly authorized and validly issued in accordance with the agreement of limited partnership of Marketing LP (as the same may be amended or restated at or prior to the Closing Time, the “ Marketing LP Partnership Agreement ”), and will be fully paid (to the extent required under the Marketing LP Partnership Agreement) and nonassessable (except as such nonassessability may be affected by Sections 17-303, 17-607 and 17-804 of the Delaware LP Act); and, with the exception of Liens arising under or securing the Credit Agreement, restrictions on transferability in the Marketing LP Partnership Agreement or as described in the Registration Statement, the General Disclosure Package and the Prospectus, the OLLC will own such limited partner interests free and clear of all Liens.

(xvi) Ownership of Marketing LP GP Interest . Marketing GP LLC is, and at the Closing Time and each Date of Delivery, will be, the sole general partner of Marketing LP with a 1.0% general partner interest in Marketing LP; such general partner interest has been duly authorized and validly issued in accordance with the Marketing LP Partnership Agreement; and, with the exception of Liens arising under or securing the Credit Agreement, restrictions on transferability contained in the Marketing LP Partnership Agreement or as described in the Registration Statement, the General Disclosure Package and the Prospectus, Marketing GP LLC will own such general partner interest free and clear of all Liens.

(xvii) Ownership of Crude Logistics. At the Closing Time and each Date of Delivery, after giving effect to the Transactions, Marketing LP will own all of the issued and outstanding membership interests of Crude Logistics; such membership interests will be duly authorized and validly issued in accordance with the limited liability company agreement of Crude Logistics (the “Crude Logistics LLC Agreement”) and will be fully paid (to the extent required under the Crude Logistics LLC Agreement) and nonassessable (except as such nonassessability may be affected by the Texas LLC Act); and, with the exception of Liens arising under or securing the Credit Agreement, restrictions on transferability in the Crude Logistics LLC Agreement or as described in the Registration Statement, the General Disclosure Package and the Prospectus, Marketing LP owns such membership interests free and clear of all Liens.

(xviii) Ownership of Big Sandy . At the Closing Time and each Date of Delivery, after giving effect to the Transactions, Crude Logistics will own all of the issued and outstanding membership interests of Big Sandy; such membership interests will be duly authorized and validly issued in accordance with the limited liability company agreement of Big Sandy (the “ Big Sandy LLC Agreement ”) and are fully paid (to the extent required under the Big Sandy LLC Agreement) and nonassessable (except as such nonassessability may be affected by the Texas LLC Act); and, with the exception of Liens arising under or securing the Credit Agreement, restrictions on transferability in the Big Sandy LLC Agreement or as described in the Registration Statement, the General Disclosure Package and the Prospectus, Crude Logistics owns such membership interests free and clear of all Liens. The Partnership Agreement, the GP LLC Agreement, the OLLC LLC Agreement, the Operating Subsidiary LLC Agreements, the Marketing LP Partnership Agreement, the Crude Logistics LLC Agreement, the Big Sandy LLC Agreement and the Transaction Documents are herein collectively referred to as the “ Operative Agreements .”

 

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(xix) Authorization of Units . The Units to be purchased by the Underwriters from the Partnership have been duly authorized for issuance and sale to the Underwriters pursuant to this Agreement and, when issued and delivered by the Partnership pursuant to this Agreement against payment of the consideration set forth herein on the Closing Date and each Date of Delivery, will be validly issued and fully paid (to the extent required under the Partnership Agreement) and nonassessable (except as such nonassessability may be affected by matters described in Sections 17-303, 17-607 and 17-804 of the Delaware LP Act).

(xx) Outstanding Partnership Interests . At the Closing Time, after giving effect to the Transactions, the offering of the Firm Units as contemplated by this Agreement and the issuance of the Option Units pursuant to the terms of the Contribution Agreement, the issued and outstanding partnership interests of the Partnership will consist of 11,999,258 Common Units, 11,999,258 Subordinated Units, 489,766 General Partner Units and the IDRs. Assuming no purchase by the Underwriters of the Option Units, other than (i) the Sponsor Units, (ii) the IDRs and (iii) any Common Units issued pursuant to an employee benefit plan, director stock plan or dividend reinvestment plan of the Partnership referred to in the Registration Statement, the General Disclosure Package and the Prospectus, the Firm Units will be the only limited partner interests of the Partnership issued and outstanding at the Closing Time and each Date of Delivery.

(xxi) No Other Equity Ownership . Other than its ownership of the General Partner Units and the IDRs, the General Partner will not, at the Closing Time and each Date of Delivery, own, directly or indirectly, any equity or long-term debt securities of any corporation, partnership, limited liability company, joint venture, association or other entity. Other than (i) the Partnership’s ownership of a 100% membership interest in the OLLC, (ii) the OLLC’s ownership of a 100% membership interest in each of SALA Gathering LLC, Big Sandy, Crude Logistics, El Dorado LLC, Magnolia LLC, Paline LLC and Marketing GP LLC, and (iii) the OLLC’s ownership of all the limited partner interests of Marketing LP, none of the Partnership, the OLLC or the Operating Subsidiaries will, at the Closing Time and each Date of Delivery, own, directly or indirectly, any equity or long-term debt securities of any corporation, partnership, limited liability company, joint venture, association or other entity.

(xxii) No Preemptive or Registration Rights . Except as described in the Registration Statement, the General Disclosure Package and the Prospectus, there are no (i) preemptive rights or other rights to subscribe for or to purchase, nor any restriction upon the voting or transfer of, any equity securities of the Partnership Entities or (ii) outstanding options or warrants to purchase any securities of the Partnership. Neither the filing of the Registration Statement nor the offering or sale of the Units as contemplated by this Agreement gives rise to any rights for or relating to the registration of any Common Units or other securities of the Partnership, except such rights as have been waived or satisfied.

(xxiii) Authorization of Transactions . Each of the Delek Parties has all requisite power and authority to execute and deliver this Agreement and perform its respective obligations hereunder. The Partnership has all requisite partnership power and authority to issue, sell and deliver (i) the Units, in accordance with and upon the terms and conditions set forth in this Agreement, the Partnership Agreement, the Registration Statement, the General Disclosure Package and the Prospectus and (ii) the Sponsor Units and IDRs, in accordance with and upon the terms and conditions set forth in the Partnership Agreement and the Contribution Agreement. At the Closing Time and each Date of Delivery, all corporate, limited partnership and limited liability company action, as the case may be, required to be taken by the Delek Parties or any of their stockholders, members or partners for the authorization, issuance, sale and delivery of the Units, the Sponsor Units and the IDRs, the execution and delivery by the Delek Parties of the

 

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Transaction Agreements to which they are a party and the consummation of the transactions (including the Transactions) contemplated by this Agreement and the Transactions Agreements, shall have been validly taken.

(xxiv) Authorization of Agreemen t. This Agreement has been duly authorized, executed and delivered by each of the Delek Parties.

(xxv) Operative Agreements . At the Closing Time, after giving effect to the Transactions, each of the Operative Agreements will have been duly authorized, executed and delivered by the Delek Entities party thereto, and assuming due authorization by the other parties thereto (other than a Delek Entity), will be a valid and legally binding agreement of such Delek Entities, enforceable against such Delek Entities in accordance with its terms; provided , that, with respect to each agreement described in this Section 1(a)(xxv) , the enforceability thereof may be limited by (A) bankruptcy, insolvency, fraudulent transfer, reorganization, moratorium and similar laws relating to or affecting creditors’ rights generally and by general principles of equity (regardless of whether such enforceability is considered in a proceeding in equity or at law) and (B) public policy, any applicable law relating to fiduciary duties and indemnification and an implied covenant of good faith and fair dealing.

(xxvi) Independent Accountants . Ernst & Young LLP, who has certified certain financial statements and supporting schedules of the Partnership, the predecessor to the Partnership, Paline LLC and the Contributed Lion Oil Assets included in the Registration Statement, the General Disclosure Package and the Prospectus is an independent registered public accounting firm with respect to such entities as required by the 1933 Act, the 1933 Act Regulations and the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board.

(xxvii) Financial Statements; Non-GAAP Financial Measures . The historical combined financial statements of the predecessor to the Partnership included in the Registration Statement, the General Disclosure Package and the Prospectus, together with the related schedules and notes thereto, present fairly the financial position, results of operations and cash flows of the predecessor to the Partnership at the dates indicated and for the periods specified; said financial statements have been prepared in conformity with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles (“ GAAP ”) applied on a consistent basis throughout the periods involved (except as otherwise noted therein). The pro forma combined financial statements of the Partnership and its consolidated subsidiaries included in the Registration Statement, the General Disclosure Package and the Prospectus comply as to form in all material respects with the applicable accounting requirements of the 1933 Act, the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “ 1934 Act ”), Item 10 under Regulation S-K and Financial Interpretation No. 46 and the pro forma adjustments have been properly applied to the historical amounts in the compilation of those statements. The summary historical and pro forma financial information set forth in the Registration Statement, the General Disclosure Package and the Prospectus under the caption “Summary—Summary Historical and Pro Forma Financial and Operating Data” and the selected historical and pro forma financial information set forth under the caption “Selected Historical and Pro Forma Combined Financial and Operating Data” in the Registration Statement, the General Disclosure Package and the Prospectus is accurately presented in all material respects and prepared on a basis consistent with the audited and unaudited historical financial statements and pro forma financial statements, as applicable, from which it has been derived, unless expressly noted otherwise. Except as included therein, no historical or pro forma financial statements or supporting schedules are required to be included in the Registration Statement, the General Disclosure Package or the Prospectus under the 1933 Act or the 1933 Act Regulations and the Partnership Entities do not have any material liabilities or obligations, direct or contingent (including any off-balance sheet

 

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obligations), not described in the Registration Statement (excluding the exhibits thereto), the General Disclosure Package and the Prospectus. All disclosures contained in the Registration Statement, the General Disclosure Package or the Prospectus regarding “non-GAAP financial measures” (as such term is defined by the rules and regulations of the Commission) comply with Regulation G of the 1934 Act, and Item 10 of Regulation S-K under the 1933 Act, to the extent applicable.

(xxviii) No Material Adverse Change . Since the date of the most recent audited financial statements included in the Registration Statement, the General Disclosure Package and the Prospectus, the Partnership Contribution Assets have not sustained any loss or interference from fire, explosion, flood or other calamity, whether or not covered by insurance, or from any labor dispute or court or governmental action, investigation, order or decree, otherwise than as set forth or contemplated in the Registration Statement, the General Disclosure Package and the Prospectus and other than as would not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect on or prevent or materially hinder or delay the performance of this Agreement or the consummation of any of the Transactions. Except as otherwise stated therein, since the respective dates as of which information is given in the Registration Statement, the General Disclosure Package or the Prospectus (in each case excluding any amendments or supplements thereto made after execution of this Agreement), (A) there has been no Material Adverse Effect,(B) there have been no transactions entered into by the Partnership Entities, other than those in the ordinary course of business, which are material with respect to the Partnership Entities considered as one enterprise, and (C) there has been no dividend or distribution of any kind declared, paid or made on the security interests of any of the Partnership Contribution Assets.

(xxix) Description of the Units . The Units, when issued and delivered in accordance with the terms of the Partnership Agreement and this Agreement against payment therefor as provided therein and herein, and the Sponsor Units, the General Partner Units and the IDRs, when issued and delivered in accordance with the terms of the Partnership Agreement, will conform, in all material respects to the descriptions thereof contained in the Registration Statement, the General Disclosure Package and the Prospectus.

(xxx) Absence of Violations and Defaults . None of the Delek Entities is (A) in violation of its charter, by-laws or similar organizational document, (B) in default in the performance or observance of any obligation, agreement, covenant or condition contained in any contract, indenture, mortgage, deed of trust, loan or credit agreement, note, lease or other agreement or instrument relating to the Partnership Contribution Assets to which any of the Delek Entities is a party or by which any of them or any of their respective properties may be bound (collectively, “ Agreements and Instruments ”), except for such defaults that would not, singly or in the aggregate, reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect, (C) in violation of any law, statute, rule, regulation, judgment, order, writ or decree of any arbitrator, court, governmental body, regulatory body, administrative agency or other authority, body or agency having jurisdiction over the Delek Entities or any of their respective properties, assets or operations (each, a “ Governmental Entity ”), except for such violations that would not, singly or in the aggregate, reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect, or (D) in violation, breach or default of the Operative Agreements.

(xxxi) No Conflicts . None of (i) the offering, issuance or sale by the Partnership of the Units, (ii) the execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement and the Operative Agreements by the Delek Entities that are parties hereto or thereto, as the case may be, (iii) the consummation of the Transactions and any other transactions contemplated by this Agreement or the Transaction Documents or (iv) the application of the proceeds as described under the caption

 

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“Use of Proceeds” in the Registration Statement, the General Disclosure Package and the Prospectus (A) conflicts or will conflict with or constitutes or will constitute a violation of the partnership agreement, limited liability company agreement, certificate of formation or conversion, certificate or articles of incorporation, bylaws or other constituent document of any of the Delek Entities, (B) conflicts or will conflict with or constitutes or will constitute a breach or violation of, or a default (or an event that, with notice or lapse of time or both, would constitute such a default) under any Agreement and Instrument, (C) violates or will violate any order of any Governmental Entity or (D) results or will result in the creation or imposition of any Lien upon any property or assets of any of the Partnership Entities (other than Liens arising under or securing the Credit Agreement) except, in the case of clauses (B), (C) and (D), where such breaches, violations, defaults or Liens would not, individually or in the aggregate, reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect or materially impair the ability of the Delek Entities to consummate the Transactions or any other transactions contemplated by this Agreement or the Transaction Documents.

(xxxii) Absence of Labor Dispute . Except as would not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect, no labor dispute with the employees of any of the Delek Entities who are engaged in the Delek Logistics LP Business exists or, to the knowledge of the Delek Parties, is imminent.

(xxxiii) Absence of Proceedings . Except as disclosed in the Registration Statement, the General Disclosure Package and the Prospectus, there is no action, suit, proceeding, inquiry or investigation before or brought by any Governmental Entity now pending or, to the knowledge of the Delek Parties, threatened or contemplated, against any of the Delek Entities, which would reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect, or which could reasonably be expected to prevent or materially hinder or delay the performance of this Agreement or any of the Operative Agreements or the consummation of any of the transactions contemplated herein or therein (including the Transactions).

(xxxiv) Accuracy of Exhibits . There are no franchises, contracts or documents which are required by the 1933 Act Regulations to be described in the Registration Statement, the General Disclosure Package or the Prospectus or to be filed as exhibits to the Registration Statement which have not been so described or filed as required.

(xxxv) Absence of Further Requirements . No filing with, or authorization, approval, consent, license, order, registration, qualification or decree of, any Governmental Entity is necessary or required for the performance by the Delek Entities of their obligations hereunder, in connection with the offering, issuance or sale of the Units hereunder or the performance of this Agreement or any of the Operative Agreements or the consummation of any of the transactions contemplated herein or therein (including the Transactions), except (A) such as have been already obtained or will be obtained prior to the Closing Time, or as may be required under the 1933 Act, the 1933 Act Regulations, the 1934 Act, the 1934 Act Regulations, the rules of the New York Stock Exchange, state securities laws or the rules of FINRA, (B) such as have been obtained under the laws and regulations of jurisdictions outside the United States in which the Reserved Units were offered and (C) for any such filing, authorization, approval, consent, license, order, registration, qualification or decree that if not obtained, would not be reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect or prevent or materially hinder or delay the performance of this Agreement or the consummation of any of the Transactions.

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other authorizations (collectively, “ Governmental Licenses ”) issued by the appropriate Governmental Entities necessary to conduct the Delek Logistics LP Business, except for Governmental Licenses relating to the Memphis and Nashville terminals and where the failure so to possess would not, singly or in the aggregate, be reasonably expected to have a Material Adverse Effect. At the Closing Time, the Delek Entities will be in compliance with the terms and conditions of all Governmental Licenses, except where the failure so to comply would not, singly or in the aggregate, be reasonably expected to have a Material Adverse Effect. At the Closing Time, all of the Governmental Licenses will be valid and in full force and effect, except when the invalidity of such Governmental Licenses or the failure of such Governmental Licenses to be in full force and effect would not, singly or in the aggregate, be reasonably expected to have a Material Adverse Effect. None of the Delek Entities has received any notice of proceedings relating to the revocation or modification of any Governmental Licenses which, singly or in the aggregate, if the subject of an unfavorable decision, ruling or finding, would reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.

(xxxvii) Title to Property . Following consummation of the Transactions, at the Closing Time and each Date of Delivery, the Partnership Entities will have indefeasible title to all real property and good title to all personal property described in the Registration Statement, the General Disclosure Package or the Prospectus as owned by the Partnership Entities, in each case, free and clear of all mortgages, pledges, liens, security interests, claims, restrictions or encumbrances of any kind except such as (A) are described in the Registration Statement, the General Disclosure Package and the Prospectus, (B) arise under the Credit Agreement or (C) do not, singly or in the aggregate, interfere with the use made and proposed to be made of such property by the Partnership Entities; and all of the leases and subleases material to the Delek Logistics LP Business, and under which any of the Partnership Entities holds properties described in the Registration Statement, the General Disclosure Package or the Prospectus, are in full force and effect, and none of the Partnership Entities has any written notice of any material claim that has been asserted by anyone adverse to the rights of the Partnership Entities under any of the leases or subleases mentioned above, or questioning the rights of the Partnership Entities to the continued possession of the leased or subleased premises under any such lease or sublease.

(xxxviii) Rights-of-Way . At the Closing Time and each Date of Delivery, after giving effect to the Transactions, the Partnership Entities will have such easements or rights-of-way from each person (collectively, “ rights-of-way ”) as are necessary to conduct their business in the manner described, and subject to the limitations contained, in the Registration Statement, the General Disclosure Package and the Prospectus, except for (i) qualifications, reservations and encumbrances that would not, individually or in the aggregate, be reasonably expected to have a Material Adverse Effect and (ii) such rights-of-way that, if not obtained, would not be reasonably expected to have, individually or in the aggregate, a Material Adverse Effect; the Partnership Entities have, or following consummation of the Transactions will have, fulfilled and performed all their material obligations with respect to such rights-of-way and no event has occurred that allows, or after notice or lapse of time would allow, revocation or termination thereof or would result in any impairment of the rights of the holder of any such rights-of-way, except for such revocations, terminations and impairments that would not be reasonably expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.

(xxxix) Possession of Intellectual Property . The Partnership Entities own or possess, or can acquire on reasonable terms, adequate patents, patent rights, licenses, inventions, copyrights, know-how (including trade secrets and other unpatented and/or unpatentable proprietary or confidential information, systems or procedures), trademarks, service marks, trade names or other intellectual property (collectively, “ Intellectual Property ”) necessary to carry on the Delek

 

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Logistics LP Business as described in the Registration Statement, the General Disclosure Package and the Prospectus, except to the extent that the failure to own, possess or have other rights in such Intellectual Property would not, individually or in the aggregate, reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.

(xl) Certain Relationship and Related Transactions . No relationship, direct or indirect, exists between or among any Partnership Entity, on the one hand, and the directors, officers, stockholders, affiliates, customers or suppliers of any Partnership Entity, on the other hand, that is required to be described in the Registration Statement, the General Disclosure Package and the Prospectus and is not so described.

(xli) ERISA . Except as would not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect, (i) the Delek Parties are in compliance in all material respects with all presently applicable provisions of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as amended, including the regulations and published governmental interpretations thereunder (“ ERISA ”); (ii) no “reportable event” (as defined in Section 4043(c) of ERISA) has occurred with respect to any “pension plan” (as defined in Section 3(2) of ERISA) for which any Delek Party would have any liability, excluding any reportable event for which a waiver could apply; (iii) neither the Partnership nor any member of the Delek Parties has incurred, nor does any such entity expect to incur, liability under (a) Title IV of ERISA with respect to termination of, or withdrawal from, any “pension plan” or (b) Sections 412 or 4971 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, including the regulations and published governmental interpretations thereunder (the “ Code ”) with respect to any “pension plan”; (iv) each “pension plan” for which any Delek Party would have any liability that is intended to be qualified under Section 401(a) of the Code is the subject of a favorable determination or opinion letter from the Internal Revenue Service to the effect that it is so qualified and, to the knowledge of the Delek Parties, nothing has occurred, whether by action or by failure to act, which could reasonably be expected to cause the loss of such qualification; and (v) no Delek Party has incurred any unpaid liability to the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (other than for payment of premiums in the ordinary course of business) for which any Delek Party could reasonably be expected to be liable.

(xlii) Environmental Laws . To the extent applicable to the Delek Logistics LP Business or the Partnership Contribution Assets, and except as described in the Registration Statement, the General Disclosure Package and the Prospectus or as would not, singly or in the aggregate, be reasonably expected to have a Material Adverse Effect, (A) none of the Delek Entities is in violation of any federal, state, local or foreign statute, law, rule, regulation, ordinance, code, policy or rule of common law or any judicial or administrative interpretation thereof, including any judicial or administrative order, consent, decree or judgment, relating to pollution or protection of human health, the environment (including, without limitation, ambient air, surface water, groundwater, land surface or subsurface strata) or wildlife, including, without limitation, laws and regulations relating to the release or threatened release of chemicals, pollutants, contaminants, wastes, toxic substances, hazardous substances, petroleum or petroleum products, asbestos-containing materials or mold (collectively, “ Hazardous Materials ”) or to the manufacture, processing, distribution, use, treatment, storage, disposal, transport or handling of Hazardous Materials (collectively, “ Environmental Laws ”), (B) the Delek Entities have all permits, authorizations and approvals required under any applicable Environmental Laws and are each in compliance with their requirements, (C) there are no pending or threatened administrative, regulatory or judicial actions, suits, demands, demand letters, claims, liens, notices of noncompliance or violation, investigation or proceedings relating to any Environmental Law against the Delek Entities and (D) to the knowledge of the Delek Parties, there are no events or circumstances that would reasonably be expected to form the basis of an order for clean-up or remediation, or an action, suit or proceeding by any private party or Governmental Entity, against the Delek Entities relating to Hazardous Materials or any Environmental Laws.

 

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(xliii) Accounting Controls . The Partnership Entities maintain internal accounting controls sufficient to provide reasonable assurances that (A) transactions are executed in accordance with management’s general or specific authorization; (B) transactions are recorded as necessary to permit preparation of financial statements in conformity with GAAP and to maintain accountability for assets; (C) access to assets is permitted only in accordance with management’s general or specific authorization; and (D) the recorded accountability for assets is compared with the existing assets at reasonable intervals and appropriate action is taken with respect to any differences. The Partnership Entities’ internal controls over financial reporting are effective and none of the Partnership Entities are aware of any material weakness in their internal accounting controls.

(xliv) Disclosure Controls . The Partnership has established and maintains “disclosure controls and procedures” (as is defined in Rule 13a-15(e) under the Exchange Act); and (i) such disclosure controls and procedures are designed to ensure that the information required to be disclosed by the Partnership in the reports it files or will file or submit under the Exchange Act, as applicable, is accumulated and communicated to management of the General Partner, including its principal executive officer and principal financial officer, as appropriate, to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosure to be made and (ii) such disclosure controls and procedures are effective in all material respects to perform the functions for which they were established to the extent required by Rule 13a-15 of the Exchange Act.

(xlv) Compliance with the Sarbanes-Oxley Act. The Partnership Entities have taken all necessary actions to ensure that, upon the Effective Date, they will be in compliance in all material respects with all provisions of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 and all rules and regulations promulgated thereunder or implementing the provisions thereof (the “ Sarbanes-Oxley Act ”) that are then in effect and with which the Partnership Entities are required to comply as of the Effective Date.

(xlvi) Contribution Agreement . The Contribution Agreement is in a form legally sufficient to transfer or convey to the Partnership Entities thereunder all of the right, title and interest of the transferor stated therein and to the ownership interests, assets and rights purported to be transferred thereby, as described in the Registration Statement, the General Disclosure Package and the Prospectus, subject to the conditions, reservations, encumbrances and limitations described in the Contribution Agreement. Upon execution and delivery of the Contribution Agreement, the Partnership Entities will succeed in all material respects to the business, assets, properties, liabilities and operations reflected by the pro forma combined financial statements of the Partnership.

(xlvii) Payment of Taxes . All United States federal income tax returns of the Partnership Entities required by law to be filed have been filed and all taxes shown by such returns or otherwise assessed, which are due and payable, have been paid, except assessments against which appeals have been or will be promptly taken and as to which adequate reserves have been provided. The Partnership Entities have filed all other tax returns that are required to have been filed by them pursuant to applicable foreign, state, local or other law except insofar as the failure to file such returns would not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect, and has paid all taxes due pursuant to such returns or pursuant to any assessment received by the Partnership Entities, except for such taxes, if any, as are being contested in good faith and as to which adequate reserves have been established by the Partnership Entities.

 

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(xlviii) Insurance . At the Closing Time, the Partnership Entities will carry or otherwise be entitled to the benefits of insurance relating to the Delek Logistics LP Business, with reputable insurers, in such amounts and covering such risks as is generally maintained by companies of established repute engaged in the same or similar business, and all such insurance will be in full force and effect. The Delek Parties have no reason to believe that any of the Partnership Entities will not be able (A) to renew its existing insurance coverage as and when such policies expire or (B) to obtain comparable coverage from similar institutions as may be necessary or appropriate to conduct the Delek Logistics LP Business as now conducted and at a cost that would not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.

(xlix) Subsidiary Distributions . At the Closing Time and any Date of Delivery, after giving effect to the Transactions, no direct or indirect subsidiary of the Partnership will be prohibited, directly or indirectly, from paying any distributions to the Partnership, from making any other distribution on such subsidiary’s equity interests, from repaying to the Partnership any loans or advances to such subsidiary from the Partnership or from transferring any of such subsidiary’s property or assets to the Partnership or any other subsidiary of the Partnership, except as described in or contemplated by the Registration Statement, the General Disclosure Package and the Prospectus or provided under the Credit Agreement.

(l) Investment Company Act . None of the Partnership Entities is now, or immediately following the sale of the Units to be sold by the Partnership pursuant to this Agreement and application of the net proceeds from such sale as described in the Registration Statement, the General Disclosure Package and the Prospectus under the caption “Use of Proceeds” will be, an “investment company” as defined in the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the “ 1940 Act ”).

(li) Absence of Manipulation . None of the Delek Entities has taken, nor will any Delek Entity take, directly or indirectly, any action which is designed, or would be reasonably likely, to cause or result in, or which constitutes, the stabilization or manipulation of the price of any security of the Partnership to facilitate the sale or resale of the Units.

(lii) Foreign Corrupt Practices Act . None of the Partnership Entities or, to the knowledge of the Delek Parties, any director, officer, agent, employee or affiliate of any of the Partnership Entities has taken any action, directly or indirectly, that would result in a violation by such persons of the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act of 1977, as amended, and the rules and regulations thereunder (the “ FCPA ”), including, without limitation, making use of the mails or any means or instrumentality of interstate commerce corruptly in furtherance of an offer, payment, promise to pay or authorization of the payment of any money, or other property, gift, promise to give, or authorization of the giving of anything of value to any “foreign official” (as such term is defined in the FCPA) or any foreign political party or official thereof or any candidate for foreign political office, in contravention of the FCPA and the Delek Entities, to the knowledge of the Delek Parties, have conducted their businesses in compliance with the FCPA and have instituted and maintain policies and procedures designed to ensure, and which are reasonably expected to continue to ensure, continued compliance therewith.

(liii) Money Laundering Laws . The operations of the Partnership Entities are and have been conducted at all times in compliance with applicable financial recordkeeping and reporting requirements of the Currency and Foreign Transactions Reporting Act of 1970, as amended, the money laundering statutes of all jurisdictions, the rules and regulations thereunder and any related or similar rules, regulations or guidelines, issued, administered or enforced by any Governmental Entity (collectively, the “ Money Laundering Laws ”); and no action, suit or proceeding by or before any Governmental Entity involving any Partnership Entity with respect to the Money Laundering Laws is pending or, to the knowledge of the Delek Parties, threatened.

 

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(liv) OFAC . None of the Partnership Entities or, to the knowledge of the Delek Parties, any director, officer, agent, employee, affiliate or representative of any Partnership Entity is an individual or entity (“ Person ”) currently the subject or target of any sanctions administered or enforced by the United States Government, including, without limitation, the U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (“ OFAC ”), the United Nations Security Council, the European Union, Her Majesty’s Treasury, or other relevant sanctions authority (collectively, “ Sanctions ”), nor is any Partnership Entity located, organized or resident in a country or territory that is the subject of Sanctions; and the Partnership Entities will not directly or indirectly use the proceeds of the sale of the Units, or lend, contribute or otherwise make available such proceeds to any subsidiaries, joint venture partners or other Person, to fund any activities of or business with any Person, or in any country or territory, that, at the time of such funding, is the subject of Sanctions or in any other manner that will result in a violation by any Person (including any Person participating in the transaction, whether as underwriter, advisor, investor or otherwise) of Sanctions.

(lv) Sales of Reserved Units . The Partnership has not offered, or caused the Representatives to offer, Reserved Units to any person with the specific intent to unlawfully influence (i) a customer or supplier of the Partnership or any of its affiliates to alter the customer’s or supplier’s level or type of business with any of the Partnership Entities or (ii) a trade journalist or publication to write or publish favorable information about any of the Partnership Entities, or their respective businesses.

(lvi) Lending Relationship . Except as disclosed in the Registration Statement, the General Disclosure Package and the Prospectus, no Delek Entity (i) has any material lending or other relationship with any bank or lending affiliate of any Underwriter or (ii) intends to use any of the proceeds from the sale of the Units to repay any outstanding debt owed to any affiliate of any Underwriter.

(lvii) Private Placement. The issuance of the Sponsor Units to Lion Oil and Delek Marketing LLC, the General Partner Units to the General Partner and the IDRs to the General Partner are exempt from the registration requirements of the 1933 Act, the rules and regulations and the securities laws of any state having jurisdiction with respect thereto, and none of the Delek Parties has taken or will take any action that would cause the loss of such exemption.

(lviii) Statistical and Market-Related Data . Any statistical and market-related data included in the Registration Statement, the General Disclosure Package or the Prospectus are based on or derived from sources that the Partnership believes to be reliable and accurate in all material respects and, to the extent required, the Partnership has obtained the written consent to the use of such data from such sources.

(lix) Offering Materials . None of the Delek Entities has distributed and, prior to the later to occur of the Closing Time or any Date of Delivery and completion of the distribution of the Units, will distribute any offering material in connection with the offering and sale of the Units other than any preliminary prospectus, the Prospectus, any Issuer Free Writing Prospectus to which the Representatives have consented in accordance with this Agreement, any other materials, if any, permitted by the 1933 Act, including Rule 134, and in connection with the Reserved Units, the enrollment materials prepared by Barclays Capital Inc.

 

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(lx) NYSE Listing . The Units have been approved to be listed on the New York Stock Exchange (“ NYSE ”), subject only to official notice of issuance.

(lxi) FINRA . To the knowledge of the Delek Parties, there are no affiliations or associations between any member of FINRA and any of the General Partner’s officers or directors or the Partnership’s 5% or greater security holders, except as described in the Registration Statement, the General Disclosure Package and the Prospectus.

(b) Officer’s Certificates . Any certificate signed by any officer of the Delek Parties delivered to the Representatives or to counsel for the Underwriters shall be deemed a representation and warranty by the Delek Parties to each Underwriter as to the matters covered thereby.

SECTION 2. Sale and Delivery to Underwriters; Closing .

(a) Firm Units . On the basis of the representations and warranties herein contained and subject to the terms and conditions herein set forth, the Partnership agrees to sell to each Underwriter, severally and not jointly, and each Underwriter, severally and not jointly, agrees to purchase from the Partnership, at the price per Unit set forth in Schedule A, that number of Firm Units set forth in Schedule A opposite the name of such Underwriter, plus any additional number of Firm Units which such Underwriter may become obligated to purchase pursuant to the provisions of Section 10 hereof, subject, in each case, to such adjustments among the Underwriters as the Representatives in their absolute discretion shall make to eliminate any sales or purchases of fractional Units.

(b) Option Units . In addition, on the basis of the representations and warranties herein contained and subject to the terms and conditions herein set forth, the Partnership hereby grants an option to the Underwriters to purchase, severally and not jointly, up to an additional 1,200,000 Common Units, at the price per unit set forth in Schedule A. The option hereby granted may be exercised for 30 days after the date hereof and may be exercised in whole or in part at any time from time to time upon notice by the Representatives to the Partnership setting forth the number of Option Units as to which the several Underwriters are then exercising the option and the time and date of payment and delivery for such Option Units. Any such time and date of delivery (a “ Date of Delivery ”) shall be determined by the Representatives, but shall not be sooner than three full business days nor later than seven full business days after the exercise of said option, nor in any event prior to the Closing Time. If the option is exercised as to all or any portion of the Option Units, each of the Underwriters, acting severally and not jointly, will purchase that proportion of the total number of Option Units then being purchased which the number of Firm Units set forth in Schedule A opposite the name of such Underwriter bears to the total number of Firm Units, subject, in each case, to such adjustments as the Representatives in their absolute discretion shall make to eliminate any sales or purchases of fractional Units.

(c) Payment . Payment of the purchase price for, and delivery of, the Firm Units shall be made at the offices of Baker Botts L.L.P., One Shell Plaza, 910 Louisiana Street, Houston, TX 77002 or at such other place as shall be agreed upon by the Representatives and the Partnership, at 10:00 A.M. (New York City time) on the third (fourth, if the pricing occurs after 4:30 P.M. (New York City time) on any given day) business day after the date hereof (unless postponed in accordance with the provisions of Section 10), or such other time not later than ten business days after such date as shall be agreed upon by the Representatives and the Partnership (such time and date of payment and delivery being herein called “ Closing Time ”).

In addition, in the event that any or all of the Option Units are purchased by the Underwriters, payment of the purchase price for, and delivery of such Option Units shall be made at the above-mentioned offices, or at such other place as shall be agreed upon by the Representatives and the Partnership, on each Date of Delivery as specified in the notice from Merrill Lynch to the Partnership.

 

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Payment shall be made to the Partnership by wire transfer of immediately available funds to a bank account designated by the Partnership against delivery to the Representatives for the respective accounts of the Underwriters for the Units to be purchased by them. It is understood that each Underwriter has authorized the Representatives, for its account, to accept delivery of, receipt for, and make payment of the purchase price for, the Firm Units and the Option Units, if any, which it has agreed to purchase. Merrill Lynch, individually and not as representative of the Underwriters, may (but shall not be obligated to) make payment of the purchase price for the Firm Units or the Option Units, if any, to be purchased by any Underwriter whose funds have not been received by the Closing Time or the relevant Date of Delivery, as the case may be, but such payment shall not relieve such Underwriter from its obligations hereunder. Delivery of the Firm Units and the Option Units shall be made through the facilities of The Depository Trust Company unless the Representatives shall otherwise instruct.

SECTION 3. Covenants of the Partnership . Each of the Delek Parties, jointly and severally, covenant with each Underwriter as follows:

(a) Compliance with Securities Regulations and Commission Requests . The Partnership, subject to Section 3(b), will comply with the requirements of Rule 430A, and will notify the Representatives promptly, and confirm the notice in writing, (i) when any post-effective amendment to the Registration Statement shall become effective or any amendment or supplement to the Prospectus shall have been filed, (ii) of the receipt of any comments on the Registration Statement from the Commission, (iii) of any request by the Commission for any amendment to the Registration Statement or any amendment or supplement to the Prospectus or for additional information, (iv) of the issuance by the Commission of any stop order suspending the effectiveness of the Registration Statement or any post-effective amendment or of any order preventing or suspending the use of any preliminary prospectus or the Prospectus, or of the suspension of the qualification of the Units for offering or sale in any jurisdiction, or of the initiation or threatening of any proceedings for any of such purposes or of any examination pursuant to Section 8(d) or 8(e) of the 1933 Act concerning the Registration Statement and (v) if the Partnership becomes the subject of a proceeding under Section 8A of the 1933 Act in connection with the offering of the Units. The Partnership will effect all filings required under Rule 424(b), in the manner and within the time period required by Rule 424(b) (without reliance on Rule 424(b)(8)), and will take such steps as it deems necessary to ascertain promptly whether the form of prospectus transmitted for filing under Rule 424(b) was received for filing by the Commission and, in the event that it was not, it will promptly file such prospectus. The Partnership will make every reasonable effort to prevent the issuance of any stop order, prevention or suspension and, if any such order is issued, to obtain the lifting thereof as soon as practicable.

(b) Continued Compliance with Securities Laws . The Partnership will comply with the 1933 Act and the 1933 Act Regulations so as to permit the completion of the distribution of the Units as contemplated in this Agreement and in the Registration Statement, the General Disclosure Package and the Prospectus. If at any time when a prospectus relating to the Units is (or, but for the exception afforded by Rule 172 of the 1933 Act Regulations (“ Rule 172 ”), would be) required by the 1933 Act to be delivered in connection with sales of the Units, any event shall occur or condition shall exist as a result of which it is necessary, in the opinion of counsel for the Underwriters or for the Partnership, to (i) amend the Registration Statement in order that the Registration Statement will not contain an untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein not misleading, (ii) amend or supplement the General Disclosure Package or the Prospectus in order that the General Disclosure Package or the Prospectus, as the case may be, will not include any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary in order to make

 

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the statements therein, in the light of the circumstances existing at the time it is delivered to a purchaser, not misleading or (iii) amend the Registration Statement or amend or supplement the General Disclosure Package or the Prospectus, as the case may be, in order to comply with the requirements of the 1933 Act or the 1933 Act Regulations, the Partnership will promptly (A) give the Representatives notice of such event, (B) prepare any amendment or supplement as may be necessary to correct such statement or omission or to make the Registration Statement, the General Disclosure Package or the Prospectus comply with such requirements and, at least one day prior to any proposed filing or use, furnish the Representatives with copies of any such amendment or supplement and (C) file with the Commission any such amendment or supplement, provided that the Partnership shall not file or use any such amendment or supplement to which the Representatives or counsel for the Underwriters shall reasonably object. The Partnership will furnish to the Underwriters such number of copies of such amendment or supplement as the Underwriters may reasonably request. The Partnership has given the Representatives notice of any filings made pursuant to the 1934 Act or 1934 Act Regulations within 48 hours prior to the Applicable Time; the Partnership will give the Representatives notice of its intention to make any such filing from the Applicable Time to the Closing Time and will furnish the Representatives with copies of any such documents a reasonable amount of time prior to such proposed filing, as the case may be, and will not file or use any such document to which the Representatives or counsel for the Underwriters shall reasonably object.

(c) Delivery of Registration Statements . The Partnership has furnished or will deliver, upon request, to the Representatives and counsel for the Underwriters, without charge, signed copies of the Registration Statement as originally filed and each amendment thereto (including exhibits filed therewith) and signed copies of all consents and certificates of experts, and will also deliver to the Representatives, upon request, without charge, a conformed copy of the Registration Statement as originally filed and each amendment thereto (without exhibits) for each of the Underwriters. Such copies of the Registration Statement and each amendment thereto furnished to the Underwriters will be identical to the electronically transmitted copies thereof filed with the Commission pursuant to EDGAR, except to the extent permitted by Regulation S-T.

(d) Delivery of Prospectuses . The Partnership has delivered to each Underwriter, without charge, as many copies of each preliminary prospectus as such Underwriter reasonably requested, and the Partnership hereby consents to the use of such copies for purposes permitted by the 1933 Act. The Partnership will furnish to each Underwriter, without charge, during the period when a prospectus relating to the Units is (or, but for the exception afforded by Rule 172, would be) required to be delivered under the 1933 Act, such number of copies of the Prospectus (as amended or supplemented) as such Underwriter may reasonably request. The Prospectus and any amendments or supplements thereto furnished to the Underwriters will be identical to the electronically transmitted copies thereof filed with the Commission pursuant to EDGAR, except to the extent permitted by Regulation S-T.

(e) Blue Sky Qualifications . The Partnership will use its reasonable best efforts, in cooperation with the Underwriters, to qualify the Units for offering and sale under the applicable securities laws of such states and other jurisdictions (domestic or foreign) as the Representatives may designate and to maintain such qualifications in effect so long as required to complete the distribution of the Units; provided, however, that the Partnership shall not be obligated to file any general consent to service of process or to qualify to do business or as a dealer in securities in any jurisdiction in which it is not so qualified or to subject itself to taxation in respect of doing business in any jurisdiction in which it is not otherwise so subject.

(f) Rule 158 . The Partnership will timely file such reports pursuant to the 1934 Act as are necessary in order to make generally available to its securityholders as soon as practicable an earnings statement for the purposes of, and to provide to the Underwriters the benefits contemplated by, the last paragraph of Section 11(a) of the 1933 Act.

 

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(g) Use of Proceeds . The Partnership will use the net proceeds received by it from the sale of the Units in the manner specified in the Registration Statement, the General Disclosure Package and the Prospectus under “Use of Proceeds.”

(h) Listing . The Partnership will use its reasonable best efforts to effect and maintain the listing of the Units on the NYSE.

(i) Restriction on Sale of Units . During a period of 180 days from the date of the Prospectus, the Partnership will not, without the prior written consent of Merrill Lynch, (i) directly or indirectly, offer, pledge, sell, contract to sell, sell any option or contract to purchase, purchase any option or contract to sell, grant any option, right or warrant to purchase or otherwise transfer or dispose of (or enter into any transaction which is designed to, or might reasonably be expected to, result in the disposition (whether by actual disposition or effective economic disposition due to cash settlement or otherwise) by the Partnership, Lion Oil and Delek Marketing LLC) any Common Units or any securities convertible into or exercisable or exchangeable for Common Units or file any registration statement under the 1933 Act with respect to any of the foregoing or (ii) enter into any swap or any other agreement or any transaction that transfers, in whole or in part, directly or indirectly, the economic consequence of ownership of the Common Units, whether any such swap or transaction described in clause (i) or (ii) above is to be settled by delivery of Common Units or such other securities, in cash or otherwise. The foregoing sentence shall not apply to (A) the Units to be sold hereunder, (B) any Common Units issued by the Partnership upon the exercise of an option or warrant or the conversion of a security outstanding on the date hereof and referred to in the Registration Statement, the General Disclosure Package and the Prospectus, (C) any Common Units issued or options to purchase Common Units granted pursuant to any employee benefit plan of the Partnership or the General Partner referred to in the Registration Statement, the General Disclosure Package and the Prospectus or the filing of a registration statement on Form S-8 in respect thereof, (D) any Common Units issued pursuant to any non-employee director stock plan or dividend reinvestment plan referred to in the Registration Statement, the General Disclosure Package and the Prospectus or the filing of a registration statement in respect thereof or (E) the pledge of securities as collateral pursuant to the agreements set forth on Schedule D. Notwithstanding the foregoing, if (1) during the last 17 days of the 180-day restricted period the Partnership issues an earnings release or material news or a material event relating to the Partnership occurs or (2) prior to the expiration of the 180-day restricted period, the Partnership announces that it will issue an earnings release during the 16-day period beginning on the last day of the 180-day restricted period, the restrictions imposed in this clause (i) shall continue to apply until the expiration of the 18-day period beginning on the date of the issuance of the earnings release or the occurrence of the material news or material event, unless the Representatives waive, in writing, such extension.

(j) Reporting Requirements . The Partnership, during the period when a Prospectus relating to the Units is (or, but for the exception afforded by Rule 172, would be) required to be delivered under the 1933 Act, will file all documents required to be filed with the Commission pursuant to the 1934 Act within the time periods required by the 1934 Act and 1934 Act Regulations. Additionally, the Partnership shall report the use of proceeds from the issuance of the Units as may be required under Rule 463 under the 1933 Act.

(k) Issuer Free Writing Prospectuses . The Partnership agrees that, unless it obtains the prior written consent of the Representatives, and each Underwriter, severally and not jointly, agrees with the Partnership that unless it has or shall have obtained, as the case may be, the prior written consent of the General Partner, it has not made and will not make any offer relating to the Units that would constitute an

 

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Issuer Free Writing Prospectus or that would otherwise constitute a “free writing prospectus,” or a portion thereof, required to be filed by the Partnership with the Commission or retained by the Partnership under Rule 433; provided that consent will be deemed to have been given with respect to the Issuer Free Writing Prospectuses listed on Schedule B-2 hereto and any “road show that is a written communication” within the meaning of Rule 433(d)(8)(i) that has been reviewed by the Representatives and the Partnership. The Partnership represents that it has treated or agrees that it will treat each such free writing prospectus consented to, or deemed consented to, by the Representatives as an “issuer free writing prospectus,” as defined in Rule 433, and that it has complied and will comply with the applicable requirements of Rule 433 with respect thereto, including timely filing with the Commission where required, legending and record keeping. If at any time following issuance of an Issuer Free Writing Prospectus there occurred or occurs an event or development as a result of which such Issuer Free Writing Prospectus conflicted or would conflict with the information contained in the Registration Statement, the most recent preliminary prospectus or the Prospectus or included or would include an untrue statement of a material fact or omitted or would omit to state a material fact necessary in order to make the statements therein, in the light of the circumstances existing at that time, not misleading, the Partnership will promptly notify the Representatives and will promptly amend or supplement, at its own expense, such Issuer Free Writing Prospectus to eliminate or correct such conflict, untrue statement or omission.

(l) Emerging Growth Company . The Partnership will notify promptly the Representatives if the Partnership ceases to be an Emerging Growth Company at any time prior to the later of (a) completion of the distribution of the Units within the meaning of the 1933 Act and (b) completion of the 180-day restricted period referred to in Section 3(i) hereof.

(m) Written Testing-the-Waters Communications. If at any time following the distribution of any Written Testing-the-Waters Communication there occurred or occurs an event or development as a result of which such Written Testing-the-Waters Communication included or would include an untrue statement of a material fact or omitted or would omit to state a material fact necessary in order to make the statements therein, in the light of the circumstances existing at that time, not misleading, the Partnership will promptly notify the Representatives and will promptly amend or supplement, at its own expense, such Written Testing-the-Waters Communication to eliminate or correct such untrue statement or omission.

(n) Compliance with FINRA Rules . The Partnership hereby agrees that it will ensure that the Reserved Units will be restricted to the extent and as required by FINRA or the FINRA rules from sale, transfer, assignment, pledge or hypothecation for a period of three months following the date of this Agreement. The Underwriters will notify the Partnership as to which persons will need to be so restricted. At the request of the Underwriters, the Partnership will direct the transfer agent to place a stop transfer restriction upon such securities for such period of time. Should the Partnership release, or seek to release, from such restrictions any of the Reserved Units, the Partnership agrees to reimburse the Underwriters for any reasonable expenses (including, without limitation, reasonable legal expenses) they incur in connection with such release.

SECTION 4. Payment of Expenses .

(a) Expenses . The Partnership will pay or cause to be paid all expenses incident to the performance of its obligations under this Agreement, including (i) the preparation, printing and filing of the Registration Statement (including financial statements and exhibits) as originally filed and each amendment thereto, (ii) the preparation, printing and delivery to the Underwriters of copies of each preliminary prospectus, each Issuer Free Writing Prospectus and the Prospectus and any amendments or supplements thereto, (iii) the preparation, issuance and delivery of the certificates for the Units to the Underwriters, if any, including any stock or other transfer taxes and any stamp or other duties payable

 

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upon the sale, issuance or delivery of the Units to the Underwriters, (iv) the fees and disbursements of the Partnership’s counsel, accountants and other advisors, (v) the qualification of the Units under securities laws in accordance with the provisions of Section 3(e) hereof, including filing fees and the reasonable fees and disbursements of counsel for the Underwriters in connection therewith and in connection with the preparation of the Blue Sky Survey and any supplement thereto, (vi) the fees and expenses of any transfer agent or registrar for the Units, (vii) the costs and expenses of the Partnership relating to investor presentations on any “road show” undertaken in connection with the marketing of the Units, including without limitation, expenses associated with the production of road show slides and graphics, fees and expenses of any consultants engaged in connection with the road show presentations, travel and lodging expenses of the representatives and officers of the Partnership and any such consultants, and 50% of the cost of aircraft and other transportation chartered in connection with the road show (and the Underwriters will pay 50% of the cost of such aircraft or other transportation), (viii) the filing fees incident to, and the reasonable fees and disbursements of counsel to the Underwriters in connection with, the review by FINRA of the terms of the sale of the Units (not to exceed $20,000), (ix) the fees and expenses incurred in connection with the listing of the Units on the NYSE and (x) all reasonable costs and expenses of the Underwriters, including the reasonable fees and disbursements of counsel for the Underwriters, in connection with matters related to the Reserved Units which are designated by the Partnership for sale to Invitees; and except as otherwise expressly provided herein, the Underwriters shall pay their own costs and expenses, including the costs and expenses of their counsel, transfer taxes on any resale of the Common Units by any Underwriter, 50% of the cost of aircraft and other transportation chartered in connection with the roadshow, any advertising expenses in connection with any offers they may make and the transportation, lodging and other expenses incurred by the Underwriters on their own behalf in connection with the roadshow and other presentations to prospective purchasers of the Common Units.

(b) Termination of Agreement . If this Agreement is terminated by the Representatives in accordance with the provisions of Section 5(o) or Section 9(a)(ii) hereof, the Partnership shall reimburse the Underwriters for all of their out-of-pocket expenses, including the reasonable fees and disbursements of counsel for the Underwriters.

SECTION 5. Conditions of Underwriters’ Obligations . The obligations of the several Underwriters hereunder are subject to the accuracy of the representations and warranties of the Partnership contained herein or in certificates of any officer of the Partnership or any of its subsidiaries delivered pursuant to the provisions hereof, to the performance by the Partnership of its covenants and other obligations hereunder, and to the following further conditions:

(a) Effectiveness of Registration Statement; Rule 430A Information . The Registration Statement, including any Rule 462(b) Registration Statement, has become effective and, at the Closing Time, no stop order suspending the effectiveness of the Registration Statement or any post-effective amendment thereto will have been issued under the 1933 Act, no order preventing or suspending the use of any preliminary prospectus or the Prospectus will have been issued and no proceedings for any of those purposes will have been instituted, will be pending or, to the Partnership’s knowledge, contemplated; and the Partnership will have complied with each request (if any) from the Commission for additional information. A prospectus containing the Rule 430A Information shall have been filed with the Commission in the manner and within the time frame required by Rule 424(b) without reliance on Rule 424(b)(8) or a post-effective amendment providing such information shall have been filed with, and declared effective by, the Commission in accordance with the requirements of Rule 430A.

(b) Opinions of Counsel for the Delek Parties . At the Closing Time, the Representatives shall have received the opinions, each dated the Closing Time, of Baker Botts L.L.P., counsel for the Delek Parties, of Quattlebaum, Grooms, Tull & Burrow PLLC, special Arkansas counsel for the Delek Parties, of Bass, Berry & Sims PLC., credit facility counsel for the Delek Parties, and of the General

 

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Counsel of the General Partner, each in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to counsel for the Underwriters, together with signed or reproduced copies of such letters for each of the other Underwriters to the effect set forth in Exhibit A-1, Exhibit A-2, Exhibit A-3 and Exhibit A-4 hereto, respectively.

(c) Opinion of Counsel for Underwriters . At the Closing Time, the Representatives shall have received the favorable opinion, dated the Closing Time, of Vinson & Elkins L.L.P., counsel for the Underwriters, in form and substance satisfactory to the Representatives, together with signed or reproduced copies of such letter for each of the other Underwriters.

(d) Officers’ Certificate . At the Closing Time, the Representatives shall have received a certificate of the chief executive officer or the president of Delek and the General Partner and of the chief financial or chief accounting officer of Delek and the General Partner, dated the Closing Time, to the effect that (i) since the date of the most recent financial statements included in the Registration Statement, the General Disclosure Package or the Prospectus, there has not been a Material Adverse Effect, except as described in the Registration Statement, the General Disclosure Package and the Prospectus (exclusive of any supplement thereto), (ii) the representations and warranties of the Delek Parties in this Agreement are true and correct on and as of the Closing Time with the same force and effect as though expressly made at and as of the Closing Time, (iii) the Delek Parties have complied with all agreements and satisfied all conditions on its part to be performed or satisfied at or prior to the Closing Time, and (iv) no stop order suspending the effectiveness of the Registration Statement under the 1933 Act has been issued, no order preventing or suspending the use of any preliminary prospectus or the Prospectus has been issued and no proceedings for any of those purposes have been instituted or are pending or, to the knowledge of the Delek Parties, threatened or contemplated.

(e) Chief Financial Officer’s Certificate . On the date hereof and at the Closing Time, the Representatives shall have received, in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Representatives, a written certificate executed by the chief financial officer of the General Partner, dated the Closing Time, in substantially the form attached hereto as Exhibit B.

(f) Accountant’s Comfort Letter . The Representatives shall have received from Ernst & Young LLP a letter, dated the date hereof, in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Representatives, together with signed or reproduced copies of such letter for each of the other Underwriters, containing statements and information of the type ordinarily included in accountants’ “comfort letters” to underwriters with respect to the financial statements and certain financial information contained in the Registration Statement, any preliminary prospectus, any Issuer Free Writing Prospectus and the Prospectus, and any amendments or supplements thereto.

(g) Bring-down Comfort Letter . At the Closing Time, the Representatives shall have received from Ernst & Young LLP a letter, dated as of the Closing Time, to the effect that they reaffirm the statements made in the letter furnished pursuant to subsection (e) of this Section, except that the specified date referred to shall be a date not more than three business days prior to the Closing Time.

(h) Approval of Listing . At the Closing Time, the Units shall have been approved for listing on the NYSE, subject only to official notice of issuance.

(i) No Objection . FINRA has confirmed that it has not raised any objection with respect to the fairness and reasonableness of the underwriting terms and arrangements relating to the offering of the Units.

 

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(j) Lock-up Agreements . At the date of this Agreement, the Representatives shall have received agreements substantially in the form of Exhibit C hereto signed by the persons listed on Schedule C hereto.

(k) Maintenance of Rating. Since the execution of this Agreement, there shall not have been any decrease in or withdrawal of the rating of any securities of the Delek Parties by any “nationally recognized statistical rating organization” (as defined for purposes of Section 3(a)(62) of the 1934 Act) or any notice given of any intended or potential decrease in or withdrawal of any such rating or of a possible change in any such rating that does not indicate the direction of the possible change.

(l) IPO Transactions . The Delek Parties shall have furnished to the Representatives evidence reasonably satisfactory to the Representatives that each of the Transactions shall have occurred or will occur as of the Closing Time, including the closing of the new credit facility pursuant to the Credit Agreement, in each case as described in the Registration Statement, the General Disclosure Package and the Prospectus without material modification, change or waiver (excluding the waiver of any condition precedent to initial funding by the administrative agent and/or lenders under the Credit Agreement), except for such material modifications, changes or waivers as have been specifically identified to the Representatives and which, in the judgment of the Representatives, do not make it impracticable or inadvisable to proceed with the offering and delivery of the Units at the Closing Time on the terms and in the manner contemplated in the Registration Statement, the General Disclosure Package and the Prospectus.

(m) Conditions to Purchase of Option Units . In the event that the Underwriters exercise their option provided in Section 2(b) hereof to purchase all or any portion of the Option Units, the representations and warranties of the Delek Parties contained herein and the statements in any certificates furnished by the Partnership Entities hereunder shall be true and correct as of such Date of Delivery and, at the relevant Date of Delivery, the Representatives shall have received:

(i) Officers’ Certificate . A certificate, dated such Date of Delivery, of the chief executive officer or the president of Delek and the General Partner and of the chief financial or chief accounting officer of Delek and the General Partner confirming that the certificate delivered at the Closing Time pursuant to Section 5(d) hereof remains true and correct as of such Date of Delivery.

(ii) Opinion of Counsel for the Delek Parties . If requested by the Representatives, the opinion of Baker Botts L.L.P., counsel for the Delek Parties, together with the opinions of Quattlebaum, Grooms, Tull & Burrow PLLC, special Arkansas counsel for the Delek Parties, Bass, Berry & Sims PLC., credit facility counsel for the Delek Parties, and the General Counsel for the General Partner, each in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to counsel for the Underwriters, dated such Date of Delivery, relating to the Option Units to be purchased on such Date of Delivery and otherwise to the same effect as the opinion required by Section 5(b) hereof.

(iii) Opinion of Counsel for Underwriters . If requested by the Representatives, the favorable opinion of Vinson & Elkins LLP, counsel for the Underwriters, dated such Date of Delivery, relating to the Option Units to be purchased on such Date of Delivery and otherwise to the same effect as the opinions required by Section 5(c) hereof.

(iv) Chief Financial Officer’s Certificate . If requested by the Representatives, a certificate, in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Representatives, dated such Date of Delivery, of the chief financial officer of the General Partner, in substantially the form attached hereto as Exhibit C.

 

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(v) Bring-down Comfort Letter . If requested by the Representatives, a letter from Ernst & Young LLP, in form and substance satisfactory to the Representatives and dated such Date of Delivery, substantially in the same form and substance as the letter furnished to the Representatives pursuant to Section 5(f) hereof, except that the “specified date” in the letter furnished pursuant to this paragraph shall be a date not more than three business days prior to such Date of Delivery.

(n) Additional Documents . At the Closing Time and at each Date of Delivery (if any) counsel for the Underwriters shall have been furnished with such other documents as they may reasonably request.

(o) Termination of Agreement . If any condition specified in this Section shall not have been fulfilled when and as required to be fulfilled, this Agreement, or, in the case of any condition to the purchase of Option Units on a Date of Delivery which is after the Closing Time, the obligations of the several Underwriters to purchase the relevant Option Units, may be terminated by the Representatives by written notice to the Partnership at any time at or prior to Closing Time or such Date of Delivery, as the case may be, and such termination shall be without liability of any party to any other party except as provided in Section 4 and except that Sections 6, 7, 14 and 15 shall survive any such termination and remain in full force and effect.

SECTION 6. Indemnification .

(a) Indemnification of Underwriters . The Delek Parties, jointly and severally, agree to indemnify and hold harmless each Underwriter, each affiliate (as such term is defined in Rule 501(b) under the 1933 Act) of such Underwriter who has, or who is alleged to have, participated in the distribution of Units (each, an “Affiliate”), its selling agents and each person, if any, who controls any Underwriter within the meaning of Section 15 of the 1933 Act or Section 20 of the 1934 Act as follows:

(i) against any and all loss, liability, claim, damage and expense whatsoever, as incurred, arising out of any untrue statement or alleged untrue statement of a material fact contained in the Registration Statement (or any amendment thereto), including the Rule 430A Information, or the omission or alleged omission therefrom of a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein not misleading or arising out of any untrue statement or alleged untrue statement of a material fact included in any preliminary prospectus, any Issuer Free Writing Prospectus, any Written Testing-the-Waters Communication, the General Disclosure Package, or the Prospectus (or any amendment or supplement thereto), or the Bona Fide Electronic Road Show, or the omission or alleged omission in any preliminary prospectus, Issuer Free Writing Prospectus, any Written Testing-the-Waters Communication, the General Disclosure Package or the Prospectus or in the Bona Fide Electronic Road Show of a material fact necessary in order to make the statements therein, in the light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading;

(ii) against any and all loss, liability, claim, damage and expense whatsoever to the extent of the aggregate amount paid in settlement of any litigation, or any investigation or proceeding by any governmental agency or body, commenced or threatened, or of any claim whatsoever based upon any such untrue statement or omission, or any such alleged untrue statement or omission; provided that (subject to Section 6(d) below) any such settlement is effected with the written consent of the Delek Parties; and

(iii) against any and all expense whatsoever (including the reasonable fees and disbursements of counsel chosen by Merrill Lynch), reasonably incurred in investigating,

 

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preparing or defending against any litigation, or any investigation or proceeding by any governmental agency or body, commenced or threatened, or any claim whatsoever based upon any such untrue statement or omission, or any such alleged untrue statement or omission, to the extent that any such expense is not paid under (i) or (ii) above;

provided, however, that this Section 6(a) shall not apply to any loss, liability, claim, damage or expense to the extent arising out of any untrue statement or omission or alleged untrue statement or omission made in the Registration Statement (or any amendment thereto), including the Rule 430A Information, any preliminary prospectus, any Written Testing-the-Waters Communication, the Bona Fide Electronic Road Show, the General Disclosure Package or the Prospectus (or any amendment or supplement thereto) in reliance upon and in conformity with the Underwriter Information.

(b) Indemnification of the Delek Parties and, Directors and Officers of the General Partner . Each Underwriter severally agrees to indemnify and hold harmless the Delek Parties, each of their directors, each of the officers who signed the Registration Statement, and each person, if any, who controls any Delek Party within the meaning of Section 15 of the 1933 Act or Section 20 of the 1934 Act, against any and all loss, liability, claim, damage and expense described in the indemnity contained in subsection (a) of this Section, but only with respect to untrue statements or omissions, or alleged untrue statements or omissions, made in the Registration Statement (or any amendment thereto), including the Rule 430A Information, any preliminary prospectus, any Written Testing-the-Waters Communication, the General Disclosure Package, any Issuer Free Writing Prospectus, the Bona Fide Electronic Road Show or the Prospectus (or any amendment or supplement thereto) in reliance upon and in conformity with the Underwriter Information.

(c) Actions against Parties; Notification . Each indemnified party shall give notice as promptly as reasonably practicable to each indemnifying party of any action commenced against it in respect of which indemnity may be sought hereunder, but failure to so notify an indemnifying party shall not relieve such indemnifying party from any liability hereunder to the extent it is not materially prejudiced as a result thereof and in any event shall not relieve it from any liability which it may have otherwise than on account of this Section 6. In the case of parties indemnified pursuant to Section 6(a) above, counsel to the indemnified parties shall be selected by Merrill Lynch, and, in the case of parties indemnified pursuant to Section 6(b) above, counsel to the indemnified parties shall be selected by the Delek Parties. An indemnifying party may participate at its own expense in the defense of any such action; provided, however, that counsel to the indemnifying party shall not (except with the consent of the indemnified party) also be counsel to the indemnified party. In no event shall the indemnifying parties be liable for fees and expenses of more than one counsel (in addition to any local counsel) separate from their own counsel for all indemnified parties in connection with any one action or separate but similar or related actions in the same jurisdiction arising out of the same general allegations or circumstances. No indemnifying party shall, without the prior written consent of the indemnified parties, settle or compromise or consent to the entry of any judgment with respect to any litigation, or any investigation or proceeding by any governmental agency or body, commenced or threatened, or any claim whatsoever in respect of which indemnification or contribution could be sought under this Section 6 or Section 7 hereof (whether or not the indemnified parties are actual or potential parties thereto), unless such settlement, compromise or consent (i) includes an unconditional release of each indemnified party from all liability arising out of such litigation, investigation, proceeding or claim and (ii) does not include a statement as to or an admission of fault, culpability or a failure to act by or on behalf of any indemnified party.

(d) Settlement without Consent if Failure to Reimburse . If at any time an indemnified party shall have requested an indemnifying party to reimburse the indemnified party for fees and expenses of counsel, such indemnifying party agrees that it shall be liable for any settlement of the nature contemplated by Section 6(a)(ii) or settlement of any claim in connection with any violation referred to in

 

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Section 6(e) effected without its written consent if (i) such settlement is entered into more than 60 days after receipt by such indemnifying party of the aforesaid request, (ii) such indemnifying party shall have received notice of the terms of such settlement at least 30 days prior to such settlement being entered into and (iii) such indemnifying party shall not have reimbursed such indemnified party in accordance with such request prior to the date of such settlement.

(e) Indemnification for Reserved Units . In connection with the offer and sale of the Reserved Units, the Delek Parties, jointly and severally, agree to indemnify and hold harmless the Underwriters, their Affiliates and selling agents and each person, if any, who controls any Underwriter within the meaning of either Section 15 of the 1933 Act or Section 20 of the 1934 Act, from and against any and all loss, liability, claim, damage and expense (including, without limitation, any legal or other expenses reasonably incurred in connection with defending, investigating or settling any such action or claim), as incurred, (i) arising out of the violation of any applicable laws or regulations of foreign jurisdictions where Reserved Units have been offered, (ii) arising out of any untrue statement or alleged untrue statement of a material fact contained in any prospectus wrapper or other material prepared by or with the consent of the Delek Parties for distribution to Invitees in connection with the offering of the Reserved Units or caused by any omission or alleged omission to state therein a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein not misleading, (iii) caused by the failure of any Invitee to pay for and accept delivery of Reserved Units which have been orally confirmed for purchase by any Invitee by 9:00 A.M. (New York City time) on the first business day after the date of the Agreement or (iv) related to, or arising out of or in connection with, the offering of the Reserved Units; provided that no indemnification shall be available under this Section 6(e) for any loss, liability, claim, damage or expense which arises out of the gross negligence or willful misconduct of any of the Underwriters or any of their affiliates.

SECTION 7. Contribution . If the indemnification provided for in Section 6 hereof is for any reason unavailable to or insufficient to hold harmless an indemnified party in respect of any losses, liabilities, claims, damages or expenses referred to therein, then each indemnifying party shall contribute to the aggregate amount of such losses, liabilities, claims, damages and expenses incurred by such indemnified party, as incurred, (i) in such proportion as is appropriate to reflect the relative benefits received by the Delek Parties, on the one hand, and the Underwriters, on the other hand, from the offering of the Units pursuant to this Agreement or (ii) if the allocation provided by clause (i) is not permitted by applicable law, in such proportion as is appropriate to reflect not only the relative benefits referred to in clause (i) above but also the relative fault of the Delek Parties, on the one hand, and of the Underwriters, on the other hand, in connection with the statements or omissions, or in connection with any violation of the nature referred to in Section 6(e) hereof, which resulted in such losses, liabilities, claims, damages or expenses, as well as any other relevant equitable considerations.

The relative benefits received by the Delek Parties, on the one hand, and the Underwriters, on the other hand, in connection with the offering of the Units pursuant to this Agreement shall be deemed to be in the same respective proportions as the total net proceeds from the offering of the Units pursuant to this Agreement (before deducting expenses) received by the Partnership, on the one hand, and the total underwriting discount received by the Underwriters, on the other hand, in each case as set forth on the cover of the Prospectus, bear to the aggregate initial public offering price of the Units as set forth on the cover of the Prospectus.

The relative fault of the Delek Parties, on the one hand, and the Underwriters, on the other hand, shall be determined by reference to, among other things, whether any such untrue or alleged untrue statement of a material fact or omission or alleged omission to state a material fact relates to information supplied by the Delek Parties or by the Underwriters and the parties’ relative intent, knowledge, access to information and opportunity to correct or prevent such statement or omission or any violation of the nature referred to in Section 6(e) hereof.

 

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The Delek Parties and the Underwriters agree that it would not be just and equitable if contribution pursuant to this Section 7 were determined by pro rata allocation (even if the Underwriters were treated as one entity for such purpose) or by any other method of allocation which does not take account of the equitable considerations referred to above in this Section 7. The aggregate amount of losses, liabilities, claims, damages and expenses incurred by an indemnified party and referred to above in this Section 7 shall be deemed to include any legal or other expenses reasonably incurred by such indemnified party in investigating, preparing or defending against any litigation, or any investigation or proceeding by any governmental agency or body, commenced or threatened, or any claim whatsoever based upon any such untrue or alleged untrue statement or omission or alleged omission.

Notwithstanding the provisions of this Section 7, no Underwriter shall be required to contribute any amount in excess of the underwriting commissions received by such Underwriter in connection with the Units underwritten by it and distributed to the public.

No person guilty of fraudulent misrepresentation (within the meaning of Section 11(f) of the 1933 Act) shall be entitled to contribution from any person who was not guilty of such fraudulent misrepresentation.

For purposes of this Section 7, each person, if any, who controls an Underwriter within the meaning of Section 15 of the 1933 Act or Section 20 of the 1934 Act and each Underwriter’s Affiliates and selling agents shall have the same rights to contribution as such Underwriter, and each director of the General Partner, each officer of the General Partner who signed the Registration Statement, and each person, if any, who controls the Delek Parties within the meaning of Section 15 of the 1933 Act or Section 20 of the 1934 Act shall have the same rights to contribution as the Delek Parties. The Underwriters’ respective obligations to contribute pursuant to this Section 7 are several in proportion to the number of Firm Units set forth opposite their respective names in Schedule A hereto and not joint.

SECTION 8. Representations, Warranties and Agreements to Survive . All representations, warranties and agreements contained in this Agreement or in certificates of officers of the Delek Parties submitted pursuant hereto, shall remain operative and in full force and effect regardless of (i) any investigation made by or on behalf of any Underwriter or its Affiliates or selling agents, any person controlling any Underwriter, its officers or directors or any person controlling the Delek Parties and (ii) delivery of and payment for the Units.

SECTION 9. Termination of Agreement .

(a) Termination . The Representatives may terminate this Agreement, by notice to the Partnership, at any time at or prior to the Closing Time (i) if there has occurred any material adverse change in the financial markets in the United States or the international financial markets, any outbreak of hostilities or escalation thereof or other calamity or crisis or any change or development involving a prospective change in national or international political, financial or economic conditions, in each case the effect of which is such as to make it, in the judgment of the Representatives, impracticable or inadvisable to proceed with the completion of the offering or to enforce contracts for the sale of the Units, (ii) if trading in the Units of the Partnership has been suspended or materially limited by the Commission or the NYSE, (iii) if trading generally on the NYSE or in the Nasdaq Global Market has been suspended or materially limited, or minimum or maximum prices for trading have been fixed, or maximum ranges for prices have been required, by any of said exchanges or by order of the Commission, FINRA or any other governmental authority, (iv) a material disruption has occurred in commercial banking or securities settlement or clearance services in the United States or with respect to Clearstream or Euroclear systems in Europe, or (v) if a banking moratorium has been declared by either Federal or New York authorities.

 

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(b) Liabilities . If this Agreement is terminated pursuant to this Section, such termination shall be without liability of any party to any other party except as provided in Section 4 hereof, and provided further that Sections 6, 7, 14 and 15 shall survive such termination and remain in full force and effect.

SECTION 10. Default by One or More of the Underwriters . If one or more of the Underwriters shall fail at the Closing Time or a Date of Delivery to purchase the Units which it or they are obligated to purchase under this Agreement (the “ Defaulted Units ”), the Representatives shall have the right, within 24 hours thereafter, to make arrangements for one or more of the non-defaulting Underwriters, or any other underwriters, to purchase all, but not less than all, of the Defaulted Units in such amounts as may be agreed upon and upon the terms herein set forth; if, however, the Representatives shall not have completed such arrangements within such 24-hour period, then:

(i) if the number of Defaulted Units does not exceed 10% of the number of Units to be purchased on such date, each of the non-defaulting Underwriters shall be obligated, severally and not jointly, to purchase the full amount thereof in the proportions that their respective underwriting obligations hereunder bear to the underwriting obligations of all non-defaulting Underwriters, or

(ii) if the number of Defaulted Units exceeds 10% of the number of Units to be purchased on such date, the remaining Underwriters shall have the right to purchase all, but shall not be under any obligation to purchase any of the Defaulted Units and if such non-defaulting Underwriters do not elect to purchase all the Defaulted Units, this Agreement or, with respect to any Date of Delivery which occurs after the Closing Time, the obligation of the Underwriters to purchase, and the Partnership to sell, the Option Units to be purchased and sold on such Date of Delivery, shall terminate without liability on the part of any non-defaulting Underwriter.

No action taken pursuant to this Section shall relieve any defaulting Underwriter from liability in respect of its default.

In the event of any such default which does not result in a termination of this Agreement or, in the case of a Date of Delivery which is after the Closing Time, which does not result in a termination of the obligation of the Underwriters to purchase and the Partnership to sell the relevant Option Units, as the case may be, either the (i) Representatives or (ii) the Partnership shall have the right to postpone the Closing Time or the relevant Date of Delivery, as the case may be, for a period not exceeding seven days in order to effect any required changes in the Registration Statement, the General Disclosure Package or the Prospectus or in any other documents or arrangements. As used herein, the term “Underwriter” includes any person substituted for an Underwriter under this Section 10.

SECTION 11. Notices . All notices and other communications hereunder shall be in writing and shall be deemed to have been duly given if mailed or transmitted by any standard form of telecommunication. Notices to the Representatives shall be directed to Merrill Lynch at One Bryant Park, New York, New York 10036, attention of Syndicate Department (facsimile: (646) 855-3073), with a copy to ECM Legal (facsimile: (212) 230-8730) and to Barclays Capital Inc. at 745 Seventh Avenue, New York, New York 10019; notices to the Delek Parties shall be directed to them at 7102 Commerce Way, Brentwood, Tennessee 37027, attention of Andy Schwarcz.

 

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SECTION 12. USA Patriot Act . In accordance with the requirements of the USA Patriot Act (Title III of Pub. L. 107-56 (signed into law October 26, 2001)), the Underwriters are required to obtain, verify and record information that identifies their respective clients, including the Partnership, which information may include the name and address of their respective clients, as well as other information that will allow the Underwriters to properly identify their respective clients.

SECTION 13. No Advisory or Fiduciary Relationship . Each of the Partnership Entities acknowledges and agrees that (a) the purchase and sale of the Units pursuant to this Agreement, including the determination of the initial public offering price of the Units and any related discounts and commissions, is an arm’s-length commercial transaction between the Delek Parties, on the one hand, and the several Underwriters, on the other hand, (b) in connection with the offering of the Units and the process leading thereto, each Underwriter is and has been acting solely as a principal and is not the agent or fiduciary of the Delek Parties, any of their subsidiaries or their respective stockholders, creditors, employees or any other party, (c) no Underwriter has assumed or will assume an advisory or fiduciary responsibility in favor of the Delek Parties with respect to the offering of the Units or the process leading thereto (irrespective of whether such Underwriter has advised or is currently advising the Delek Parties or any of their subsidiaries on other matters) and no Underwriter has any obligation to the Delek Parties with respect to the offering of the Units except the obligations expressly set forth in this Agreement, (d) the Underwriters and their respective affiliates may be engaged in a broad range of transactions that involve interests that differ from those of the Delek Parties and (e) the Underwriters have not provided any legal, accounting, regulatory or tax advice with respect to the offering of the Units and the Delek Parties have consulted their own respective legal, accounting, regulatory and tax advisors to the extent they deemed appropriate.

SECTION 14. Parties . This Agreement shall inure to the benefit of and be binding upon the Underwriters and the Delek Parties and their respective successors. Nothing expressed or mentioned in this Agreement is intended or shall be construed to give any person, firm or corporation, other than the Underwriters and the Delek Parties and their respective successors and the controlling persons and officers and directors referred to in Sections 6 and 7 and their heirs and legal representatives, any legal or equitable right, remedy or claim under or in respect of this Agreement or any provision herein contained. This Agreement and all conditions and provisions hereof are intended to be for the sole and exclusive benefit of the Underwriters and the Delek Parties and their respective successors, and said controlling persons and officers and directors and their heirs and legal representatives, and for the benefit of no other person, firm or corporation. No purchaser of Units from any Underwriter shall be deemed to be a successor by reason merely of such purchase.

SECTION 15. No Trial by Jury . The Delek Parties (on its behalf and, to the extent permitted by applicable law, on behalf of its stockholders and affiliates) and each of the Underwriters hereby irrevocably waives, to the fullest extent permitted by applicable law, any and all right to trial by jury in any legal proceeding arising out of or relating to this Agreement or the transactions contemplated hereby.

SECTION 16. GOVERNING LAW . THIS AGREEMENT AND ANY CLAIM, CONTROVERSY OR DISPUTE ARISING UNDER OR RELATED TO THIS AGREEMENT SHALL BE GOVERNED BY, AND CONSTRUED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE LAWS OF, THE STATE OF NEW YORK WITHOUT REGARD TO ITS CHOICE OF LAW PROVISIONS.

SECTION 17. Consent to Jurisdiction; Waiver of Immunity . Any legal suit, action or proceeding arising out of or based upon this Agreement or the transactions contemplated hereby (“ Related Proceedings ”) shall be instituted in (i) the federal courts of the United States of America located in the City and County of New York, Borough of Manhattan or (ii) the courts of the State of New York located in the City and County of New York, Borough of Manhattan (collectively, the “ Specified Courts ”), and

 

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each party irrevocably submits to the exclusive jurisdiction (except for proceedings instituted in regard to the enforcement of a judgment of any such court (a “ Related Judgment ”), as to which such jurisdiction is non-exclusive) of such courts in any such suit, action or proceeding. Service of any process, summons, notice or document by mail to such party’s address set forth above shall be effective service of process for any suit, action or other proceeding brought in any such court. The parties irrevocably and unconditionally waive any objection to the laying of venue of any suit, action or other proceeding in the Specified Courts and irrevocably and unconditionally waive and agree not to plead or claim in any such court that any such suit, action or other proceeding brought in any such court has been brought in an inconvenient forum.

SECTION 18. TIME . TIME SHALL BE OF THE ESSENCE OF THIS AGREEMENT. EXCEPT AS OTHERWISE SET FORTH HEREIN, SPECIFIED TIMES OF DAY REFER TO NEW YORK CITY TIME.

SECTION 19. Counterparts . This Agreement may be executed in any number of counterparts, each of which shall be deemed to be an original, but all such counterparts shall together constitute one and the same Agreement.

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If the foregoing is in accordance with your understanding of our agreement, please sign and return to the Delek Parties a counterpart hereof, whereupon this instrument, along with all counterparts, will become a binding agreement among the Underwriters and the Delek Parties in accordance with its terms.

 

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Very truly yours,
DELEK US HOLDINGS, INC.
By   /s/ Mark Cox
  Name: Mark Cox
  Title: CFO
By   /s/ Frederec Green
  Name: Frederec Green
  Title: EVP
LION OIL COMPANY
By   /s/ Mark Cox
  Name: Mark Cox
  Title: CFO
By   /s/ Frederec Green
  Name: Frederec Green
  Title: EVP
DELEK MARKETING & SUPPLY, INC.
By   /s/ Mark Cox
  Name: Mark Cox
  Title: CFO
By   /s/ Frederec Green
  Name: Frederec Green
  Title: EVP

 

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DELEK LOGISTICS PARTNERS, LP
By:   Delek Logistics GP, LLC
its general partner
By   /s/ Mark Cox
  Name: Mark Cox
  Title: CFO
By   /s/ Frederec Green
  Name: Frederec Green
  Title: EVP
DELEK LOGISTICS GP, LLC
By   /s/ Mark Cox
  Name: Mark Cox
  Title: CFO
By   /s/ Frederec Green
  Name: Frederec Green
  Title: EVP

 

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CONFIRMED AND ACCEPTED,

            as of the date first above written:

MERRILL LYNCH, PIERCE, FENNER & SMITH

                         INCORPORATED

BARCLAYS CAPITAL INC.

For themselves and as Representative of the

other Underwriters named in Schedule A hereto.

MERRILL LYNCH, PIERCE, FENNER & SMITH

                         INCORPORATED

 

By   /s/ Michael Cannon
Name: Michael Cannon
Title: Managing Director
BARCLAYS CAPITAL INC.
By   /s/ Victoria Hale
Name: Victoria Hale
Title: Vice President


SCHEDULE A

The initial public offering price per unit shall be $21.00.

The purchase price per unit to be paid by the several Underwriters shall be $19.635, being an amount equal to the initial public offering price set forth above less $1.365 per unit.

 

Name of Underwriter    Number of
Firm Units
 

Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Incorporated

     2,600,000   

Barclays Capital Inc.

     2,200,000   

Goldman, Sachs & Co.

     1,200,000   

Wells Fargo Securities, LLC

     800,000   

Deutsche Bank Securities Inc.

     400,000   

Raymond James & Associates, Inc.

     400,000   

Simmons & Company International

     400,000   
  

 

 

 

Total

     8,000,000  
  

 

 

 

 

Sch A-1


SCHEDULE B-1

Pricing Terms

 

1. Firm Units: 8,000,000 Common Units.

 

2. Option Units: 1,200,000 Common Units.

 

3. The initial public offering price per Common Unit: $21.00.

Preliminary Prospectus dated October 25, 2012

 

Sch B-2


SCHEDULE B-2

Free Writing Prospectuses

None

 

Sch B-2


SCHEDULE C

List of Persons and Entities Subject to Lock-up

Ezra Uzi Yemin

Mark B. Cox

Assaf Ginzburg

Frederec C. Green

Harry P. Daily

Donald N. Holmes

Kent B. Thomas

Andrew L. Schwarcz

Charles J. Brown III

Gary M. Sullivan, Jr.

 

Sch C-1


SCHEDULE D

1. That certain Financing Agreement dated as of April 29, 2011, as amended by that certain First Amendment to Financing Agreement dated as of July 28, 2011, as further amended by that certain Second Amendment to Financing Agreement dated as of November 7, 2011, as further amended by that certain Third Amendment to Financing Agreement to be dated on or about November 7, 2012 by and among Lion Oil Company, an Arkansas corporation, each of its subsidiaries, as guarantors, and Bank Hapoalim B.M., Bank Leumi USA, Israel Discount Bank of New York, as lenders.

2. That certain Promissory Note dated as of November 2, 2010, as amended by that certain letter amendment dated as of April 29, 2011, as further amended by that certain Second Amendment to Promissory Note dated on or about November 7, 2012, made by Delek US Holdings, Inc.to the order of Bank Leumi USA in the principal amount of $50,000,000.

3. That certain Amended and Restated Promissory Note I dated as of April 29, 2011, as amended by that certain First Amendment to Amended and Restated Promissory Note I dated on or about November 7, 2012 made by Delek Finance, Inc. to the order of Israel Discount Bank of New York and in the principal amount of $19,250,000.

4. That certain Amended and Restated Promissory Note II dated as of April 29, 2011, as amended by that certain First Amendment to Amended and Restated Promissory Note I dated on or about November 7, 2012 made by Delek Finance, Inc. to the order of Israel Discount Bank of New York and in the principal amount of $28,750,000.

 

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Exhibit A-1

FORM OF OPINION OF BAKER BOTTS L.L.P.

1. Formation and Qualification . Each of the Delek Entities (other than Lion Oil, Delek Marketing, El Dorado and Magnolia) is validly existing as a corporation, limited partnership or limited liability company, as applicable, and is in good standing under the laws of the States of Delaware or Texas, as applicable, with all requisite power and authority to own or lease its properties and conduct its business in all material respects as described in the Registration Statement, the General Disclosure Package and the Prospectus. Each of the Delek Entities (other than Lion Oil, Delek Marketing, El Dorado and Magnolia) is duly qualified to transact business and is in good standing as a foreign corporation, limited partnership or limited liability company in each jurisdiction set forth opposite its name on Annex A hereto.

2. Power and Authority to Act as General Partner of the Partnership . The General Partner has all requisite power and authority to act as general partner of the Partnership in all material respects as described in the Registration Statement, the General Disclosure Package and the Prospectus.

3. Ownership of the General Partner . Delek Services owns all of the issued and outstanding membership interests of the General Partner; all of such membership interests have been duly authorized and validly issued in accordance with the GP LLC Agreement, and are fully paid (to the extent required by the GP LLC Agreement) and nonassessable (except as such nonassessability may be affected by Sections 18-607 and 18-804 of the Delaware LLC Act); and Delek Services owns such membership interests free and clear of all Liens (except for restrictions on transferability contained in the GP LLC Agreement or as described in the Registration Statement, the General Disclosure Package and the Prospectus) (i) in respect of which a financing statement under the Uniform Commercial Code of the State of Delaware naming Delek as debtor is on file in the office of the Secretary of State of the State of Delaware or (ii) otherwise known to such counsel, without independent investigation, other than those created by or arising under the Delaware LLC Act.

4. Ownership of the General Partner Interest in the Partnership . The General Partner is the sole general partner of the Partnership with a 2.0% general partner interest in the Partnership and, after giving effect to the Transactions, such interest will be represented by 489,766 General Partner Units; such General Partner Units will be duly authorized and validly issued in accordance with the Partnership Agreement; and the General Partner owns such General Partner Units free and clear of all Liens (except for restrictions on transferability contained in the Partnership Agreement or as described in the Registration Statement, the General Disclosure Package and the Prospectus) (i) in respect of which a financing statement under the Uniform Commercial Code of the State of Delaware naming the General Partner as debtor is on file in the office of the Secretary of State of the State of Delaware, or (ii) otherwise known to such counsel, without independent investigation, other than those created by or arising under the Delaware LP Act.

5. Ownership of Sponsor Units and Incentive Distribution Rights . After giving effect to the Transactions, Lion Oil owns the Lion Oil Units, Delek Marketing LLC owns the Delek Marketing Units and the General Partner owns 100% of the IDRs; all of such Sponsor Units and IDRs and the limited partner interests represented thereby will have been duly authorized and validly issued in accordance with the Partnership Agreement, and will be fully paid (to the extent required under the Partnership Agreement) and nonassessable (except as such nonassessability may be affected by Sections 17-303, 17-607 and 17-804 of the Delaware LP Act); and Lion Oil owns the Lion Oil Units, Delek Marketing LLC owns the Delek Marketing Units and the General Partner owns the IDRs, in each case free and clear of all Liens (except for restrictions on transferability contained in the Partnership Agreement or as described in

 

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the Registration Statement, the General Disclosure Package and the Prospectus) (i) in respect of which a financing statement under the Uniform Commercial Code of the State of Delaware naming Delek Marketing LLC or the General Partner as debtor, as applicable, is on file in the office of the Secretary of State of the State of Delaware, (ii) or in respect of which a financing statement under the Uniform Commercial Code of the State of Arkansas naming Lion Oil as debtor, as applicable, is on file in the office of the Secretary of State of the State of Arkansas, or (iii) otherwise known to such counsel, without independent investigation, other than those created by or arising under the Delaware LP Act or arising under or securing the agreements set forth on Schedule D.

6. Ownership of the OLLC . The Partnership owns all of the issued and outstanding membership interests of the OLLC; such membership interests have been duly authorized and validly issued in accordance with the OLLC LLC Agreement and are fully paid (to the extent required under the OLLC LLC Agreement) and nonassessable (except as such nonassessability may be affected by Sections 18-607 and 18-804 of the Delaware LLC Act); and the Partnership owns such membership interests free and clear of all Liens (except for restrictions on transferability contained in the OLLC LLC Agreement or as described in the Registration Statement, the General Disclosure Package and the Prospectus) (i) in respect of which a financing statement under the Uniform Commercial Code of the State of Delaware naming the Partnership as debtor is on file in the office of the Secretary of State of the State of Delaware, or (ii) otherwise known to such counsel, without independent investigation, other than those created by or arising under the Delaware LLC Act or arising under or securing the Credit Agreement.

7. Ownership of SALA Gathering LLC, Paline LLC, Marketing GP LLC, El Dorado LLC and Magnolia LLC. After giving effect to the Transactions, the OLLC owns all of the issued and outstanding membership interests of SALA Gathering LLC, Paline LLC, Marketing GP LLC, El Dorado LLC and Magnolia LLC; such membership interests have been duly authorized and validly issued in accordance with the respective limited liability company agreement of SALA Gathering LLC, Paline LLC, Marketing GP LLC, El Dorado LLC and Magnolia LLC, as applicable, and are fully paid (to the extent required under the respective limited liability company agreement of SALA Gathering LLC, Paline LLC, Marketing GP LLC, El Dorado LLC and Magnolia LLC) and nonassessable (except as such nonassessability may be affected by Sections 18-607 and 18-804 of the Delaware LLC Act, in the case of Marketing GP LLC, El Dorado LLC and Magnolia LLC and the Texas Limited Liability Company Act (the “ Texas LLC Act ”) in the case of SALA Gathering LLC and Paline LLC); and the OLLC owns such membership interests free and clear of all Liens (except for restrictions on transferability contained in the respective limited liability company agreement of SALA Gathering LLC, Paline LLC, Marketing GP LLC, El Dorado LLC and Magnolia LLC, as applicable, or as described in the Registration Statement, the General Disclosure Package and the Prospectus) (i) in respect of which a financing statement under the Uniform Commercial Code of the State of Delaware naming the OLLC as debtor is on file in the office of the Secretary of State of the State of Delaware or (ii) otherwise known to such counsel, without independent investigation, other than those created by or arising under the Delaware LLC Act or the Texas LLC Act or arising under or securing the Credit Agreement.

8. Ownership of Marketing LP . After giving effect to the Transactions, the OLLC owns all of the issued and outstanding limited partner interests of Marketing LP; such limited partner interests have been duly authorized and validly issued in accordance with the Marketing LP Partnership Agreement, and will be fully paid (to the extent required under the Marketing LP Partnership Agreement) and nonassessable (except as such nonassessability may be affected by Sections 17-303, 17-607 and 17-804 of the Delaware LP Act); and the OLLC owns such limited partner interests free and clear of all Liens (except for restrictions on transferability contained in the Marketing LP Partnership Agreement or as described in the Registration Statement, the General Disclosure Package and the Prospectus) (i) in respect of which a financing statement under the Uniform Commercial Code of the State of Delaware naming the OLLC as debtor is on file in the office of the Secretary of State of the State of Delaware or (ii) otherwise known to such counsel, without independent investigation, other than those created by or arising under the Delaware LP Act or arising under or securing the Credit Agreement.

 

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9. Ownership of Marketing LP GP Interest . Marketing GP LLC is the sole general partner of Marketing LP with a 1.0% general partner interest in Marketing LP; such general partner interest has been duly authorized and validly issued in accordance with the Marketing LP Partnership Agreement; and Marketing GP LLC owns such general partner interest free and clear of all Liens (except for restrictions on transferability contained in the Marketing LP Partnership Agreement or as described in the Registration Statement, the General Disclosure Package and the Prospectus) (i) in respect of which a financing statement under the Uniform Commercial Code of the State of Delaware naming Marketing GP LLC as debtor is on file in the office of the Secretary of State of the State of Delaware, or (ii) otherwise known to such counsel, without independent investigation, other than those created by or arising under the Delaware LP Act or arising under or securing the Credit Agreement.

10. Ownership of Crude Logistics . Marketing LP owns all of the issued and outstanding membership interests of Crude Logistics; such membership interests have been duly authorized and validly issued in accordance with the Crude Logistics LLC Agreement and are fully paid (to the extent required under the Crude Logistics LLC Agreement) and nonassessable (except as such nonassessability may be affected by the Texas LLC Act); and Marketing LP owns such membership interests free and clear of all Liens (except for restrictions on transferability contained in the Crude Logistics LLC Agreement or as described in the Registration Statement, the General Disclosure Package and the Prospectus) (i) in respect of which a financing statement under the Uniform Commercial Code of the State of Delaware naming Marketing LP as debtor is on file in the office of the Secretary of State of the State of Delaware or (ii) otherwise known to such counsel, without independent investigation, other than those created by or arising under the Texas LLC Act or arising under or securing the Credit Agreement.

11. Ownership of Big Sandy . Crude Logistics owns all of the issued and outstanding membership interests of Big Sandy; such membership interests have been duly authorized and validly issued in accordance with the Big Sandy LLC Agreement and are fully paid (to the extent required under the Big Sandy LLC Agreement) and nonassessable (except as such nonassessability may be affected by the Texas LLC Act); and Crude Logistics owns such membership interests free and clear of all Liens (except for restrictions on transferability contained in the Big Sandy LLC Agreement or as described in the Registration Statement, the General Disclosure Package and the Prospectus) (i) in respect of which a financing statement under the Uniform Commercial Code of the State of Texas naming Crude Logistics as debtor is on file in the office of the Secretary of State of the State of Texas or (ii) otherwise known to such counsel, without independent investigation, other than those created by or arising under the Texas LLC Act or arising under or securing the Credit Agreement

12. Valid Issuance of the Units . The Units to be purchased by the Underwriters from the Partnership have been duly authorized for issuance and sale to the Underwriters pursuant to the Underwriting Agreement and, when issued and delivered by the Partnership pursuant to the Underwriting Agreement against payment of the consideration set forth therein, will be validly issued and fully paid (to the extent required under the Partnership Agreement) and nonassessable (except as such nonassessability may be affected by matters described in Sections 17-303, 17-607 and 17-804 of the Delaware LP Act).

13. Capitalization . After giving effect to the Transactions, the offering of the Firm Units contemplated by the Underwriting Agreement and the issuance of the Option Units pursuant to the terms of the Contribution Agreement, the issued and outstanding limited partner interests of the Partnership will consist of 11,999,258 Common Units, 11,999,258 Subordinated Units and the IDRs, which will be the only limited partner interests of the Partnership issued and outstanding.

 

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14. No Preemptive Rights, Registration Rights or Options . Except as described in the Registration Statement, the General Disclosure Package and the Prospectus, there are no (i) preemptive rights or other rights to subscribe for or to purchase, nor any restriction upon the voting or transfer of, any equity securities of the Partnership Entities; or (ii) outstanding options or warrants to purchase any securities of the Partnership, in each case pursuant to or under the Organizational Documents of the Partnership Entities or any other agreement or instrument filed as an exhibit to the Registration Statement (other than the Credit Agreement). To the knowledge of such counsel, neither the filing of the Registration Statement nor the offering or sale of the Units as contemplated by the Underwriting Agreement gives rise to any rights for or relating to the registration of any Common Units or other securities of the Partnership, except such rights as have been waived or satisfied.

15. Authority and Authorization . Each of the Delek Entities (other than Lion Oil) has all requisite corporate, limited partnership or limited liability company power and authority to execute and deliver each of the Underwriting Agreement and the Operative Agreements to which such Delek Entity is a party, as applicable, and to perform its respective obligations thereunder. The Partnership has all requisite limited partnership power and authority to issue, sell and deliver (i) the Units, in accordance with and upon the terms and conditions set forth in the Underwriting Agreement, the Partnership Agreement, the Registration Statement, the General Disclosure Package and the Prospectus, and (ii) the Sponsor Units and IDRs, in accordance with and upon the terms and conditions set forth in the Partnership Agreement and the Contribution Agreement. All corporate, limited partnership and limited liability company action, as the case may be, required to be taken by the Delek Entities (other than Lion Oil) or any of their stockholders, members or partners for the authorization, issuance, sale and delivery of the Units, the Sponsor Units and the IDRs, the execution and delivery by the Delek Entities (other than Lion Oil) of the Transaction Documents to which they are a party and the consummation of the Transactions or any other transactions provided for in the Underwriting Agreement or the Transaction Documents has been validly taken.

16. Authorization of the Underwriting Agreement . The Underwriting Agreement has been duly authorized, executed and delivered by each of Delek, Delek Marketing, the Partnership and the General Partner.

17. Enforceability of the Operative Agreements . The Operative Agreements (other than the Credit Agreement) have been duly authorized, executed and delivered by each of the Delek Entities that are parties thereto (other than Lion Oil), and the Operative Agreements (other than the Credit Agreement), assuming the due authorization, execution and delivery by the other parties thereto, are valid and legally binding agreements of the Delek Entities (other than Lion Oil) that are parties thereto, enforceable against such Delek Entities that are parties thereto in accordance with their terms; provided that, with respect to each such agreement, the enforceability thereof may be limited by (i) bankruptcy, insolvency, fraudulent transfer, reorganization, moratorium and similar laws relating to or affecting creditors’ rights generally and by general principles of equity (regardless of whether such enforceability is considered in a proceeding in equity or at law), and (ii) public policy, applicable law relating to fiduciary duties and indemnification and an implied covenant of good faith and fair dealing. 1

18. Non-contravention . None of (A) the offering, issuance or sale by the Partnership of the Units, (B) the execution, delivery and performance of the Underwriting Agreement and the Operative

 

 

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The opinion will state that the Underwriters may rely on such counsel’s opinions with respect to the Credit Agreement contained in paragraphs 2, 3, 4, 5, 8 and 9 of the opinion furnished to Fifth Third Bank, an Ohio banking corporation, as Administrative Agent, on the Closing Date pursuant to Section 3.2 of the Credit Agreement, as if such opinion were addressed and delivered to the Underwriters, subject to the assumptions, limitations, qualifications and exceptions set forth therein.

 

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Agreements (other than the Credit Agreement) by the Delek Entities that are parties thereto, (C) the consummation of the Transactions and any other transactions contemplated by the Underwriting Agreement or the Transaction Documents by the Delek Entities party thereto or (D) the application of the proceeds as described under the caption “Use of Proceeds” in the Registration Statement, the General Disclosure Package and the Prospectus, (i) constitutes or will constitute a violation of the Organizational Documents of any of the Delek Entities (other than Lion Oil), (ii) constitutes or will constitute a breach or violation of, or a default (or an event that, with notice or lapse of time or both, would constitute such a default) under, or will result in the creation or imposition of any Lien upon any property or assets of any of the Partnership Entities (other than Liens created pursuant to the Credit Agreement) under any agreement or other instrument filed as an exhibit to the Registration Statement (other than the Credit Agreement), or (iii) violates or will violate the Delaware LP Act, the Delaware LLC Act, the DGCL, the Texas LLC Act, the Texas Revised Limited Partnership Act (the “TRLPA”) or federal law, which conflicts, breaches, violations, defaults or Liens, in the case of clauses (ii) or (iii), would, individually or in the aggregate, reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect or to materially impair the ability of the Delek Entities (other than Lion Oil) to consummate the Transactions or any other transactions provided for in the Underwriting Agreement or the Transaction Documents; provided, however, that such counsel need express no opinion in this paragraph 18 with respect to federal or state securities laws and other anti-fraud laws.

19. No Consents . No permit, consent, approval, authorization, order, registration, filing or qualification (“ consent ”) of or with any Delaware, Texas or federal court, governmental agency or body having jurisdiction over any of the Delek Entities or their properties or assets, is required in connection with (i) the offering, issuance or sale by the Partnership of the Units, (ii) the execution, delivery and performance of the Underwriting Agreement and the Operative Agreements by the Delek Entities party thereto (other than Lion Oil), (iii) the consummation of the Transactions and any other transactions contemplated by the Underwriting Agreement or the Operative Agreements by the Delek Entities party thereto (other than Lion Oil) or (iv) the application of the proceeds as described under the caption “Use of Proceeds” in the Registration Statement, the General Disclosure Package and the Prospectus, other than (a) registration of the Units under the Act or the Exchange Act (as to which such counsel need not express an opinion), (b) any necessary qualification under the securities or blue sky laws of the various jurisdictions in which the Units are being offered by the Underwriters (as to which such counsel need not express an opinion), (c) under the by-laws and rules and regulations of FINRA (as to which such counsel need not express an opinion), (d) consents that have been obtained and (e) where the failure to obtain such consent would neither reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect nor materially impair the ability of the Delek Entities to consummate the Transactions or any other transactions provided for in the Underwriting Agreement or the Transaction Documents.

20. Effectiveness of Registration Statement . The Registration Statement has been declared effective under the Act; any required filing of the Prospectus, and any supplements thereto, pursuant to Rule 424(b) has been made in the manner and within the time period required by Rule 424(b); to the knowledge of such counsel, no stop order suspending the effectiveness of the Registration Statement or any notice objecting to its use has been issued and no proceedings for that purpose have been instituted or threatened by the Commission.

21. Description of Common Units . The descriptions of the Common Units included in the Registration Statement, the General Disclosure Package and the Prospectus under the captions “Prospectus Summary—The Offering,” “Our Cash Distribution Policy and Restrictions on Distributions—General,” “Provisions of Our Partnership Agreement Relating to Cash Distributions,” “Description of the Common Units,” and “The Partnership Agreement” constitute accurate summaries of the terms of the Common Units in all material respects.

 

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22. Descriptions and Summaries . The statements included in the Registration Statement, the General Disclosure Package and the Prospectus under the captions “Our Cash Distribution Policy and Restrictions on Distributions,” “Certain Relationships and Related Transactions,” “Conflicts of Interest and Duties,” “The Partnership Agreement,” and “Investment in Delek Logistics Partners, LP by Employee Benefit Plans” insofar as they purport to constitute summaries of the provisions of federal statutes, rules or regulations or the Delaware LP Act, the Delaware LLC Act or the DGCL, any contracts and other documents, constitute accurate summaries of the provisions of such statutes, rules and regulations, and contracts and other documents in all material respects.

23. Tax Opinion. The opinion of Baker Botts L.L.P. that is filed as Exhibit 8.1 to the Registration Statement is confirmed and the Underwriters may rely upon such opinion as if it were addressed to them.

24. Investment Company Act. None of the Partnership Entities is now, or immediately following the sale of the Units to be sold by the Partnership pursuant to the Underwriting Agreement and application of the net proceeds from such sale as described in the Registration Statement, the General Disclosure Package and the Prospectus under the caption “Use of Proceeds” will be, an “investment company” as defined in the Investment Company Act.

25. Sufficiency of Contribution Agreement. The Contribution Agreement is in a form legally sufficient to transfer or convey to the transferee or successor, as the case may be, thereunder all right, title and interest of the transferor or predecessor, as the case may be, stated therein in and to the properties located in the State of Texas as described in the Contribution Agreement, subject to the conditions, reservations and limitations contained in the Contribution Agreement, except motor vehicles which may require conveyance of certificated title.

In rendering such opinion, such counsel may (i) rely in respect of matters of fact upon certificates of officers and employees of the Delek Entities and upon information obtained from public officials, (ii) assume that all documents submitted to such counsel as originals are authentic, that all copies submitted to such counsel conform to the originals thereof, and that the signatures on all documents examined by such counsel are genuine, (iii) state that its opinion is limited to matters governed by federal law and the Delaware LP Act, Delaware LLC Act, the DGCL, the Texas LLC Act, the TRLPA and the contract law of the State of New York, (iv) with respect to the opinions expressed as to the good standing or due qualification or registration as a foreign limited partnership or limited liability company, as the case may be, of the Delek Entities (other than Lion Oil, Delek Marketing, El Dorado and Magnolia), state that such opinions are based upon certificates of good standing provided by the Secretary of State of the state of formation and certificates of foreign qualification or registration provided by the Secretary of State of the states listed on an annex to be attached to such counsel’s opinion (each of which shall be dated as of a date not more than fourteen days prior to the Closing Time and shall be provided to counsel to the Underwriters), (v) state that they express no opinion with respect to (A) any permits to own or operate any real or personal property or (B) state or local taxes or tax statutes to which any of the limited partners of the Partnership or any of the Delek Entities may be subject, (vi) with respect to the opinions expressed in paragraphs 3, 4, 6, 7, 8, 9 and 10 relating to the existence of any Lien for which a financing statement under the Uniform Commercial Code is on file, rely solely upon such counsel’s review of reports, dated as of recent dates, prepared by CT Corporation, purporting to describe all financing statements on file as of the dates thereof in the office of the Secretary of State of the State of Delaware, naming such applicable Delek Entity as debtor, (vii) with respect to the opinion expressed in paragraph 5 relating to the existence of any Lien for which a financing statement under the Uniform Commercial Code is on file, rely solely upon such counsel’s review of reports, dated as of recent dates, prepared by CT Corporation, purporting to describe all financing statements on file as of the dates thereof in the office of the Secretary of State of the State of Arkansas, naming Lion Oil as debtor, (viii) with

 

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respect to the opinion expressed in paragraph 11 relating to the existence of any Lien for which a financing statement under the Uniform Commercial Code is on file, rely solely upon such counsel’s review of reports, dated as of recent dates, prepared by CT Corporation, purporting to describe all financing statements on file as of the dates thereof in the office of the Secretary of State of the State of Texas, naming Crude Logistics as debtor and (ix) state that it has not been asked to, and is not expressing, any opinion in paragraphs 15, 18 and 19 with respect to the consummation of the Transactions contemplated by the Credit Agreement, the Delek Note, the guarantee issued by Delek Marketing under the Credit Agreement or the pledge of the Delek Note to the creditors under the Credit Agreement.

In addition, such counsel shall make statements to the following effect:

We have reviewed the Registration Statement, the General Disclosure Package and the Prospectus and have participated in conferences with officers and other representatives of the Delek Entities, with representatives of the Partnership’s independent registered public accounting firm, and with your representatives and your counsel, at which the contents of the Registration Statement, the General Disclosure Package and the Prospectus and related matters were discussed. The purpose of our professional engagement was not to establish or confirm factual matters set forth in the Registration Statement, the General Disclosure Package or the Prospectus, and we have not undertaken to verify independently any of the factual matters in such documents. Moreover, many of the determinations required to be made in the preparation of the Registration Statement, the General Disclosure Package and the Prospectus involve matters of a non-legal nature. Accordingly, we are not passing upon, and do not assume any responsibility for, the accuracy, completeness or fairness of the statements contained or included in the Registration Statement, the General Disclosure Package and the Prospectus (except to the extent stated in paragraphs 21 and 22 above). Subject to the foregoing and on the basis of the information we gained in the course of performing the services referred to above, we advise you that:

(a) the Registration Statement, as of the Effective Date, and the Prospectus, as of its date and the Closing Time, appear on their face to be appropriately responsive in all material respects to the requirements of the Securities Act and the rules and regulations of the Commission thereunder; and

(b) nothing came to our attention that caused us to believe that:

(A) the Registration Statement, as of the Effective Date, contained an untrue statement of a material fact or omitted to state a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein not misleading,

(B) the General Disclosure Package, as of the Applicable Time, included an untrue statement of a material fact or omitted to state a material fact necessary in order to make the statements therein, in the light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading, or

(C) the Prospectus, as of its date or as of the Closing Time included or includes an untrue statement of a material fact or omitted or omits to state a material fact necessary in order to make the statements therein, in the light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading;

it being understood that in each case we have not been asked to, and do not express any belief with respect to (i) the financial statements and schedules or other financial or accounting information contained or included therein or omitted therefrom or (ii) representations and warranties and other statements of fact contained in the exhibits to the Registration Statement.

 

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ANNEX A

 

Name

  

Foreign Jurisdiction

Delek Logistics GP, LLC    None
Delek Logistics Partners, LP    None
Delek Logistics Operating, LLC    None
Delek Marketing & Supply, LLC    None
SALA Gathering Systems, LLC    Arkansas, Louisiana
Paline Pipeline Company, LLC    None
Delek US Holdings, Inc.    Tennessee, Texas
Delek Refining Ltd.    Tennessee
Delek Marketing GP, LLC    Texas
Delek Marketing & Supply, LP    Mississippi, Tennessee, Texas
Delek Crude Logistics, LLC    None
Delek Marketing – Big Sandy, LLC    None
Paline Pipeline Company, LLC    None
El Dorado Pipeline Company, LLC    None
Magnolia Pipeline Company, LLC    Louisiana

 

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Exhibit A-2

FORM OF OPINION OF QUATTLEBAUM, GROOMS, TULL & BURROW PLLC

1. Formation and Qualification Lion Oil is validly existing as a corporation and is in good standing under the laws of the State of Arkansas, with all requisite power and authority necessary to enter into and perform its obligations under each Transaction Document to which it is a party, to own or lease and to operate its properties currently owned or leased and conduct its business as currently conducted or as to be conducted at the Closing Time and each Date of Delivery, in each case in all material respects as described in the Registration Statement, the General Disclosure Package and the Prospectus.

2. Authority and Authorization . Lion Oil has all requisite corporate power and authority to execute and deliver the Underwriting Agreement and perform its obligations thereunder. All corporate action required to be taken by Lion Oil or any of its stockholders for the execution and delivery of the Transaction Documents to which it is a party and the consummation of the transactions (including the Transactions) contemplated thereby has been validly taken.

3. Authorization of the Underwriting Agreement . The Underwriting Agreement has been duly authorized, executed and delivered by Lion Oil.

4. Enforceability of the Operative Agreements . The Operative Agreements to which Lion Oil is a party have been duly authorized, executed and delivered by Lion Oil, and such Operative Agreements, assuming the due authorization, execution and delivery by the other parties thereto, are valid and legally binding agreements of Lion Oil, enforceable against Lion Oil in accordance with their terms; provided that, with respect to each such agreement, the enforceability thereof may be limited by (i) bankruptcy, insolvency, fraudulent transfer, reorganization, moratorium and similar laws relating to or affecting creditors’ rights generally and by general principles of equity (regardless of whether such enforceability is considered in a proceeding in equity or at law) and (ii) public policy, applicable law relating to fiduciary duties and indemnification and an implied covenant of good faith and fair dealing.

5. Non-contravention . None of (A) the execution, delivery and performance of the Underwriting Agreement and the Operative Agreements to which Lion Oil is a party by Lion Oil, (B) the consummation of the Transactions and any other transactions contemplated by the Underwriting Agreement or the Transaction Documents or (C) the application of the proceeds as described under the caption “Use of Proceeds” in the Registration Statement, the General Disclosure Package and the Prospectus, (i) constitutes or will constitute a violation of the Organizational Documents of Lion Oil, (ii) constitutes or will constitute a breach or violation of, or a default (or an event that, with notice or lapse of time or both, would constitute such a default) under, or will result in the creation or imposition of any Lien upon any property or assets of Lion Oil under, any agreement or other instrument filed as an exhibit to the Registration Statement to which Lion Oil is a party, which conflicts, breaches, violations, defaults or Liens, in the case of clause (ii) would, individually or in the aggregate, reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect or materially impair the ability of Lion Oil to consummate the Transactions or any other transactions provided for in the Underwriting Agreement or the Transaction Documents.

6. No Consents . No permit, consent, approval, authorization, order, registration, filing or qualification (“ consent ”) of or with any Arkansas court, governmental agency or body having jurisdiction over Lion Oil or its properties or assets is required in connection with (A) the execution, delivery and performance of the Underwriting Agreement and the Operative Agreements to which Lion Oil is a party by Lion Oil, (B) the consummation of the Transactions or any other transactions contemplated by the Underwriting Agreement or the Transaction Documents to which Lion Oil is a party by Lion Oil, other than (i) consents that have been obtained, (ii) any necessary qualification under the securities or blue sky

 

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laws of the various jurisdictions in which the Units are being offered by the Underwriters (as to which such counsel need not express an opinion) and (iii) where the failure to obtain such consent would neither reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect nor materially impair the ability of Lion Oil to consummate the Transactions or any other transactions provided for in the Underwriting Agreement or the Transaction Documents.

7. Sufficiency of Contribution Agreement. The Contribution Agreement is in a form legally sufficient to transfer or convey to the transferee or successor, as the case may be, thereunder all right, title and interest of the transferor or predecessor, as the case may be, stated therein in and to the properties located in the State of Arkansas as described in the Contribution Agreement, subject to the conditions, reservations and limitations contained in the Contribution Agreement, except motor vehicles and the Memphis and Nashville terminals, which may require conveyance of certificated title.

In rendering such opinion, such counsel may (i) rely in respect of matters of fact upon certificates of officers and employees of the Delek Entities and upon information obtained from public officials, (ii) assume that all documents submitted to such counsel as originals are authentic, that all copies submitted to such counsel conform to the originals thereof, and that the signatures on all documents examined by such counsel are genuine, (iii) state that its opinion is limited to matters governed by the laws of the State of Arkansas, (iv) with respect to the opinion expressed as to the good standing of Lion Oil, state that such opinion is based upon a certificate of good standing provided by the Secretary of State of the State of Arkansas (which shall be dated as of a date not more than fourteen days prior to the Closing Time and shall be provided to counsel to the Underwriters), and (v) state that they express no opinion with respect to (A) any permits to own or operate any real or personal property or (B) state or local taxes or tax statutes to which any of the limited partners of the Partnership or any of the Delek Entities may be subject.

 

Annex A to Exhibit A-2


Exhibit A-3

FORM OF OPINION OF BASS, BERRY & SIMS

1. Each of the Delek Entities party to the Credit Agreement (other than Paline LLC, SALA Gathering LLC, Crude Logistics and Big Sandy) has all requisite limited partnership or limited liability company power and authority, as the case may be, to execute and deliver the Credit Agreement and to perform its respective obligations thereunder. All limited partnership and limited liability company action, as the case may be, required to be taken by the Delek Entities (other than Paline LLC, SALA Gathering LLC, Crude Logistics and Big Sandy) party to the Credit Agreement or any of their members or partners to authorize the execution, delivery and performance of the Credit Agreement by the Delek Entities (other than Paline LLC, SALA Gathering LLC, Crude Logistics and Big Sandy) party thereto has been validly taken.

2. The Credit Agreement has been duly authorized, executed and delivered by each of the Delek Entities (other than Paline LLC, SALA Gathering LLC, Crude Logistics and Big Sandy) party thereto.

3. Except as described in the Registration Statement, the General Disclosure Package and the Prospectus, there are no (i) preemptive rights or other rights to subscribe for or to purchase, nor any restriction upon the voting or transfer of, any equity securities of the Partnership Entities or (ii) outstanding options or warrants to purchase any securities of the Partnership, in each case pursuant to or under the Credit Agreement.

4. None of the execution, delivery and performance of the Credit Agreement by the Delek Entities that are parties thereto or the consummation of the financing transactions contemplated thereunder (i) constitutes or will constitute a breach or violation of, or a default (or an event that, with notice or lapse of time or both, would constitute such a default) under, any agreement or other instrument filed as an exhibit to the Registration Statement or (ii) violates or will violate the Delaware LP Act, the Delaware LLC Act, the DGCL, or federal law, which breaches, defaults or violations would, individually or in the aggregate, reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect or to materially impair the ability of the Delek Entities (other than Lion Oil) to consummate the Transactions or any other transactions provided for in the Underwriting Agreement or the Transaction Documents; provided, however, that such counsel need express no opinion in this paragraph 4 that (a) requires such counsel to perform a mathematical calculation or make a financial or accounting determination or (b) with respect to federal or state securities laws and other anti-fraud laws.

5. No permit, consent, approval, authorization, order, registration, filing or qualification (“ consent ”) of or with any Delaware or federal court, governmental agency or body having jurisdiction over any of the Delek Entities or their properties or assets, is required in connection with the execution, delivery and consummation of the financing transactions contemplated by the Credit Agreement by the Delek Entities party thereto other than (a) consents that have been obtained, (b) filings and other registrations made in connection with the liens securing the obligations of the Delek Entities evidenced by the Credit Agreement in favor of Fifth Third Bank, as administrative agent, and the lenders from time to time party to the Credit Agreement or (c) where the failure to obtain such consent would neither reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect nor materially impair the ability of the Delek Entities to consummate the Transactions or any other transactions provided for in the Underwriting Agreement or the Transaction Documents.

6. None of (A) the offering, issuance or sale by the Partnership of the Units, (B) the execution, delivery and performance of the Underwriting Agreement and the Operative Agreements by the Delek Entities that are parties thereto, (C) the consummation of the Transactions and any other transactions

 

Annex B to Exhibit A-2


contemplated by the Underwriting Agreement or the Transaction Documents by the Delek Entities or (D) the application of the proceeds as described under the caption “Use of Proceeds” in the Registration Statement, the General Disclosure Package and the Prospectus, constitutes or will constitute a breach or violation of, or a default under (i) the Credit Agreement or (ii) any of the agreements listed on Exhibit A hereto, which breaches, violations or defaults would materially impair the ability of the Delek Entities that are party to the Credit Agreement to consummate the financing transactions contemplated thereby; provided, however, that such counsel need express no opinion in this paragraph 5 that requires such counsel to perform a mathematical calculation or make a financial or accounting determination.

 

Annex B to Exhibit A-2


Exhibit A

1. That certain Financing Agreement dated as of April 29, 2011, as amended by that certain First Amendment to Financing Agreement dated as of July 28, 2011, as further amended by that certain Second Amendment to Financing Agreement dated as of November 7, 2011, as further amended by that certain Third Amendment to Financing Agreement to be dated on or about November 7, 2012 by and among Lion Oil Company, an Arkansas corporation, each of its subsidiaries, as guarantors, and Bank Hapoalim B.M., Bank Leumi USA, Israel Discount Bank of New York, as lenders.

2. That certain Promissory Note dated as of November 2, 2010, as amended by that certain letter amendment dated as of April 29, 2011, as further amended by that certain Second Amendment to Promissory Note to be dated on or about November 7, 2012, made by Delek US Holdings, Inc.to the order of Bank Leumi USA in the principal amount of $50,000,000.

3. That certain Amended and Restated Promissory Note I dated as of April 29, 2011, as amended by that certain First Amendment to Amended and Restated Promissory Note I to be dated on or about November 7, 2012 made by Delek Finance, Inc. to the order of Israel Discount Bank of New York and in the principal amount of $19,250,000.

4. That certain Amended and Restated Promissory Note II dated as of April 29, 2011, as amended by that certain First Amendment to Amended and Restated Promissory Note I to be dated on or about November 7, 2012 made by Delek Finance, Inc. to the order of Israel Discount Bank of New York and in the principal amount of $28,750,000.

 

Annex B to Exhibit A-2


Exhibit A-4

FORM OF GENERAL COUNSEL OPINION

1. Legal Proceedings . To the knowledge of such counsel, there are no legal or governmental proceedings pending or threatened to which any of the Delek Entities is a party or to which any of their respective properties is subject that are required to be described in the Registration Statement, the Disclosure Package or the Prospectus but are not so described as required by the 1933 Act.

2. Exhibits . To the knowledge of such counsel, there are no agreements, contracts, indentures, leases or other instruments to which any of the Delek Entities is a party that are required to be described in the Registration Statement, the Disclosure Package and the Prospectus or to be filed as exhibits to the Registration Statement that are not described or filed as required by the 1933 Act.

 

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Exhibit B

DELEK LOGISTICS GP, LLC

CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER’S CERTIFICATE

Mark B. Cox, Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of Delek Logistics GP, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (the “ Company ”) and the general partner of Delek Logistics Partners, LP, a Delaware limited partnership (the “ Partnership ”), in his capacity as Chief Financial Officer of the Company, and based upon an examination of the Partnership’s predecessor’s financial records and schedules undertaken by him or members of the Company’s staff who are responsible for the Partnership’s and its predecessor’s financial and accounting matters, does hereby certify that:

 

  1. This Chief Financial Officer’s Certificate is being provided pursuant to the Underwriting Agreement dated as of November 1, 2012, among the Company, the Partnership, Delek US Holdings, Inc., Lion Oil Company, Delek Marketing & Supply, Inc. and Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Incorporated and Barclays Capital Inc., as representatives of the underwriters set forth on Schedule A thereto (the “ Underwriters ”), relating to the Partnership’s initial public offering (the “ Offering ”), as described in that certain preliminary prospectus, dated October 25, 2012 (the “ Preliminary Prospectus ”) and that certain final prospectus, dated November 1, 2012 (the “ Prospectus ”).

 

  2. He has read the Preliminary Prospectus and the Prospectus, each of which include the Partnership’s preliminary estimates of certain operating results of its predecessor for the third quarter of 2012 as set forth on Annex A hereto (the “ Third Quarter Operating Data ”).

 

  3. He has reviewed the Third Quarter Operating Data and has performed one or more of the following procedures with respect to the Third Quarter Operating Data, as applicable:

 

  A. Compared the amount or number to the Partnership’s predecessor’s books and records for the applicable period, which are subject to the Partnership’s internal control over financial reporting and noted agreement; or

 

  B. Compared the amount or number to the Partnership’s predecessor’s books and records for the applicable period, which are subject to the Partnership’s internal control over financial reporting, recomputed calculations and noted agreement.

 

  4. The information contained in the Third Quarter Operating Data is correct, complete and accurate in all material respects and was prepared (i) in good faith on the basis of currently available information and reasonable assumptions and (ii) on a basis substantially consistent with that of the unaudited consolidated financial statements included in each of the Preliminary Prospectus and Prospectus, and nothing has come to my attention that would cause me to believe that any material modifications should be made to such items.

This Chief Financial Officer’s Certificate is being furnished to the Underwriters solely to assist the Underwriters in conducting their investigation of the Partnership in connection with the Offering; accordingly, it may not be delivered to or relied upon by any other person (including, without limitation, any person who acquires common units representing limited partner interests of the Partnership from or through the Underwriters) or otherwise circulated or utilized for any other purpose without the prior written consent of the Company.

 

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has signed this certificate.

Dated: [__], 2012

 

 

Name:   Mark B. Cox
Title:   Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer

 

[ Signature Page to Chief Financial Officer’s Certificate ]


Exhibit C

DELEK LOGISTICS GP, LLC

CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER’S CERTIFICATE

Mark B. Cox, Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of Delek Logistics GP, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (the “ Company ”) and the general partner of Delek Logistics Partners, LP, a Delaware limited partnership (the “ Partnership ”), in his capacity as Chief Financial Officer of the Company, and based upon an examination of the Partnership’s predecessor’s financial records and schedules undertaken by him or members of the Company’s staff who are responsible for the Partnership’s and its predecessor’s financial and accounting matters, does hereby certify that:

 

  1. This Chief Financial Officer’s Certificate is being provided pursuant to the Underwriting Agreement dated as of November 1, 2012, among the Company, the Partnership, Delek US Holdings, Inc., Lion Oil Company, Delek Marketing & Supply, Inc. and Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Incorporated and Barclays Capital Inc., as representatives of the underwriters set forth on Schedule A thereto (the “ Underwriters ”), relating to the Partnership’s initial public offering (the “ Offering ”), as described in that certain preliminary prospectus, dated October 25, 2012 (the “ Preliminary Prospectus ”) and that certain final prospectus, dated November 1, 2012 (the “ Prospectus ”).

 

  2. He has read the Preliminary Prospectus and the Prospectus, each of which include the Partnership’s preliminary estimates of certain operating results of its predecessor for the third quarter of 2012 as set forth on Annex A hereto (the “ Third Quarter Operating Data ”).

 

  3. He has reviewed the Third Quarter Operating Data and has performed one or more of the following procedures with respect to the Third Quarter Operating Data, as applicable:

 

  A. Compared the amount or number to the Partnership’s predecessor’s books and records for the applicable period as of the time the Third Quarter Operating Data was prepared, which are subject to the Partnership’s internal control over financial reporting and noted agreement; or

 

  B. Compared the amount or number to the Partnership’s predecessor’s books and records for the applicable period as of the time the Third Quarter Operating Data was prepared, which are subject to the Partnership’s internal control over financial reporting, recomputed calculations and noted agreement.

 

  4. The information contained in the Third Quarter Operating Data is correct, complete and accurate in all material respects and was prepared (i) in good faith on the basis of information available at the time the Third Quarter Operating Data was prepared and reasonable assumptions and (ii) on a basis substantially consistent with that of the unaudited consolidated financial statements included in each of the Preliminary Prospectus and Prospectus, and nothing has come to my attention that would cause me to believe that any material modifications should be made to such items[, other than as may be set forth in Schedule A hereto].

This Chief Financial Officer’s Certificate is being furnished to the Underwriters solely to assist the Underwriters in conducting their investigation of the Partnership in connection with the Offering; accordingly, it may not be delivered to or relied upon by any other person (including, without limitation, any person who acquires common units representing limited partner interests of the Partnership from or through the Underwriters) or otherwise circulated or utilized for any other purpose without the prior written consent of the Company.

 

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has signed this certificate.

Dated: [__], 2012

 

 

Name:   Mark B. Cox
Title:   Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer

 

[ Signature Page to Chief Financial Officer’s Certificate ]


ANNEX A

 

Annex A to Exhibit B


Exhibit C

___________, 2012

Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith

                    Incorporated

Barclays Capital Inc.

as Representatives of the several Underwriters

c/o Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith

                    Incorporated

One Bryant Park

New York, New York 10036

 

  Re: Proposed Public Offering by Delek Logistics Partners, LP

Ladies and Gentlemen:

The undersigned, a unitholder, an officer and/or director of Delek Logistics Partners, LP, a Delaware limited partnership (the “Partnership”), understands that Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Incorporated and Barclays Capital Inc. (together, the “Representatives”) propose to enter into an Underwriting Agreement (the “Underwriting Agreement”) with the Partnership providing for the public offering of common units representing limited partnership interests of the Partnership (the “Common Units”). In recognition of the benefit that such an offering will confer upon the undersigned as a unitholder, an officer and/or director of the Partnership, and for other good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged, the undersigned agrees with each underwriter to be named in the Underwriting Agreement that, during the period beginning on the date hereof and ending on the date that is 180 days from the date of the Underwriting Agreement (subject to extensions as discussed below), the undersigned will not, without the prior written consent of the Representatives, directly or indirectly, (i) offer, pledge, sell, contract to sell, sell any option or contract to purchase, purchase any option or contract to sell, grant any option, right or warrant for the sale of, or otherwise dispose of or transfer any Common Units or any securities convertible into or exchangeable or exercisable for Common Units, whether now owned or hereafter acquired by the undersigned or with respect to which the undersigned has or hereafter acquires the power of disposition (collectively, the “Lock-Up Units”), or exercise any right with respect to the registration of any of the Lock-up Units, or file or cause to be filed any registration statement in connection therewith, under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or (ii) enter into any swap or any other agreement or any transaction that transfers, in whole or in part, directly or indirectly, the economic consequence of ownership of the Lock-Up Units, whether any such swap or transaction is to be settled by delivery of Common Units or other securities, in cash or otherwise.

Notwithstanding the foregoing, and subject to the conditions below, the undersigned may transfer the Lock-Up Units without the prior written consent of the Representatives, provided that (1) the Representatives receives a signed lock-up agreement for the balance of the lockup period from each donee, trustee, distributee, or transferee, as the case may be, (2) any such transfer shall not involve a disposition for value, (3) such transfers are not required to be reported with the Units and Exchange Commission on Form 4 in accordance with Section 16 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and (4) the undersigned does not otherwise voluntarily effect any public filing or report regarding such transfers:

 

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  (i) as a bona fide gift or gifts; or

 

  (ii) to any trust for the direct or indirect benefit of the undersigned or the immediate family of the undersigned (for purposes of this lock-up agreement, “immediate family” shall mean any relationship by blood, marriage or adoption, not more remote than first cousin); or

 

  (iii) as a distribution to limited partners or unitholders of the undersigned; or

 

  (iv) to the undersigned’s affiliates or to any investment fund or other entity controlled or managed by the undersigned.

Furthermore, the undersigned may sell Common Units of the Partnership purchased by the undersigned on the open market following the Public Offering if and only if (i) such sales are not required to be reported in any public report or filing with the Securities Exchange Commission, or otherwise and (ii) the undersigned does not otherwise voluntarily effect any public filing or report regarding such sales. Notwithstanding the foregoing, if:

(1) during the last 17 days of the 180-day lock-up period, the Partnership issues an earnings release or material news or a material event relating to the Partnership is announced; or

(2) prior to the expiration of the 180-day lock-up period, the Partnership announces that it will release earnings results during the 16-day period beginning on the last day of the 180-day lock-up period, the restrictions imposed by this lock-up agreement shall continue to apply until the expiration of the 18-day period beginning on the issuance of the earnings release or the occurrence of the material news or material event, as applicable, unless the Representatives waive, in writing, such extension.

The undersigned agrees that, prior to engaging in any transaction or taking any other action that is subject to the terms of this lock-up agreement during the period from the date of this lock-up agreement to and including the 34 th day following the expiration of the initial 180-day lock-up period, it will give notice thereof to the Partnership and will not consummate such transaction or take any such action unless it has received confirmation from the Partnership that the 180-day lock-up period (as may have been extended pursuant to the previous paragraph) has expired.

 

Very truly yours,
Signature:  

 

Print Name:  

 

 

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Exhibit 3.1

 

 

 

FIRST AMENDED AND RESTATED

AGREEMENT OF LIMITED PARTNERSHIP

OF

DELEK LOGISTICS PARTNERS, LP

A Delaware Limited Partnership

Dated as of

November 7, 2012

 

 

 


TABLE OF CONTENTS

 

     Page  

ARTICLE I DEFINITIONS

     1   

Section 1.1 Definitions

     1   

Section 1.2 Construction

     26   

ARTICLE II ORGANIZATION

     26   

Section 2.1 Formation

     26   

Section 2.2 Name

     26   

Section 2.3 Registered Office; Registered Agent; Principal Office; Other Offices

     27   

Section 2.4 Purpose and Business

     27   

Section 2.5 Powers

     27   

Section 2.6 Term

     27   

Section 2.7 Title to Partnership Assets

     27   

ARTICLE III RIGHTS OF LIMITED PARTNERS

     28   

Section 3.1 Limitation of Liability

     28   

Section 3.2 Management of Business

     28   

Section 3.3 Rights of Limited Partners

     29   
ARTICLE IV CERTIFICATES; RECORD HOLDERS; TRANSFER OF PARTNERSHIP INTERESTS; REDEMPTION OF PARTNERSHIP INTERESTS      30   

Section 4.1 Certificates

     30   

Section 4.2 Mutilated, Destroyed, Lost or Stolen Certificates

     30   

Section 4.3 Record Holders

     31   

Section 4.4 Transfer Generally

     32   

Section 4.5 Registration and Transfer of Limited Partner Interests

     32   

Section 4.6 Transfer of the General Partner’s General Partner Interest

     33   

Section 4.7 Transfer of Incentive Distribution Rights

     34   

Section 4.8 Restrictions on Transfers

     34   

Section 4.9 Eligibility Certifications; Ineligible Holders

     35   

Section 4.10 Redemption of Partnership Interests of Ineligible Holders

     37   

ARTICLE V CAPITAL CONTRIBUTIONS AND ISSUANCE OF PARTNERSHIP INTERESTS

     38   

Section 5.1 Organizational Contributions

     38   

Section 5.2 Contributions by the General Partner and its Affiliates

     38   

Section 5.3 Contributions by Limited Partners

     39   

Section 5.4 Interest and Withdrawal

     40   

Section 5.5 Capital Accounts

     40   

Section 5.6 Issuances of Additional Partnership Interests

     44   

Section 5.7 Conversion of Subordinated Units

     45   

Section 5.8 Limited Preemptive Right

     45   

Section 5.9 Splits and Combinations

     45   

Section 5.10 Fully Paid and Non-Assessable Nature of Limited Partner Interests

     46   

Section 5.11 Issuance of Common Units in Connection with Reset of Incentive Distribution Rights

     46   

 

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ARTICLE VI ALLOCATIONS AND DISTRIBUTIONS

     48   

Section 6.1 Allocations for Capital Account Purposes

     48   

Section 6.2 Allocations for Tax Purposes

     57   

Section 6.3 Requirement and Characterization of Distributions; Distributions to Record Holders

     59   

Section 6.4 Distributions of Available Cash from Operating Surplus

     59   

Section 6.5 Distributions of Available Cash from Capital Surplus

     61   

Section 6.6 Adjustment of Minimum Quarterly Distribution and Target Distribution Levels

     62   

Section 6.7 Special Provisions Relating to the Holders of Subordinated Units

     62   

Section 6.8 Special Provisions Relating to the Holders of Incentive Distribution Rights

     63   

Section 6.9 Entity-Level Taxation

     64   

ARTICLE VII MANAGEMENT AND OPERATION OF BUSINESS

     64   

Section 7.1 Management

     64   

Section 7.2 Certificate of Limited Partnership

     66   

Section 7.3 Restrictions on the General Partner’s Authority to Sell Assets of the Partnership Group

     67   

Section 7.4 Reimbursement of the General Partner

     67   

Section 7.5 Outside Activities

     68   

Section 7.6 Loans from the General Partner; Loans or Contributions from the Partnership or Group Members

     69   

Section 7.7 Indemnification

     70   

Section 7.8 Liability of Indemnitees

     72   

Section 7.9 Resolution of Conflicts of Interest; Standards of Conduct and Modification of Duties

     72   

Section 7.10 Other Matters Concerning the General Partner

     75   

Section 7.11 Purchase or Sale of Partnership Interests

     76   

Section 7.12 Registration Rights of the General Partner and its Affiliates

     76   

Section 7.13 Reliance by Third Parties

     80   

ARTICLE VIII BOOKS, RECORDS, ACCOUNTING AND REPORTS

     81   

Section 8.1 Records and Accounting

     81   

Section 8.2 Fiscal Year

     81   

Section 8.3 Reports

     81   

ARTICLE IX TAX MATTERS

     82   

Section 9.1 Tax Returns and Information

     82   

Section 9.2 Tax Elections

     82   

Section 9.3 Tax Controversies

     82   

Section 9.4 Withholding

     83   

 

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ARTICLE X ADMISSION OF PARTNERS

     83   

Section 10.1 Admission of Limited Partners

     83   

Section 10.2 Admission of Successor General Partner

     84   

Section 10.3 Amendment of Agreement and Certificate of Limited Partnership

     84   

ARTICLE XI WITHDRAWAL OR REMOVAL OF PARTNERS

     84   

Section 11.1 Withdrawal of the General Partner

     84   

Section 11.2 Removal of the General Partner

     86   

Section 11.3 Interest of Departing General Partner and Successor General Partner

     86   

Section 11.4 Termination of Subordination Period, Conversion of Subordinated Units and

  

        Extinguishment of Cumulativ Common Unit Arrearages

     88   

Section 11.5 Withdrawal of Limited Partners

     88   

ARTICLE XII DISSOLUTION AND LIQUIDATION

     88   

Section 12.1 Dissolution

     88   

Section 12.2 Continuation of the Business of the Partnership After Dissolution

     89   

Section 12.3 Liquidator

     90   

Section 12.4 Liquidation

     90   

Section 12.5 Cancellation of Certificate of Limited Partnership

     91   

Section 12.6 Return of Contributions

     91   

Section 12.7 Waiver of Partition

     91   

Section 12.8 Capital Account Restoration

     91   

ARTICLE XIII AMENDMENT OF PARTNERSHIP AGREEMENT; MEETINGS; RECORD DATE

     91   

Section 13.1 Amendments to be Adopted Solely by the General Partner

     91   

Section 13.2 Amendment Procedures

     93   

Section 13.3 Amendment Requirements

     93   

Section 13.4 Special Meetings

     94   

Section 13.5 Notice of a Meeting

     94   

Section 13.6 Record Date

     95   

Section 13.7 Postponement and Adjournment

     95   

Section 13.8 Waiver of Notice; Approval of Meeting

     95   

Section 13.9 Quorum and Voting

     96   

Section 13.10 Conduct of a Meeting

     96   

Section 13.11 Action Without a Meeting

     96   

Section 13.12 Right to Vote and Related Matters

     97   

Section 13.13 Voting of Incentive Distribution Rights

     97   

ARTICLE XIV MERGER, CONSOLIDATION OR CONVERSION

     98   

Section 14.1 Authority

     98   

Section 14.2 Procedure for Merger, Consolidation or Conversion

     98   

Section 14.3 Approval by Limited Partners

     100   

Section 14.4 Certificate of Merger or Certificate of Conversion

     102   

Section 14.5 Effect of Merger, Consolidation or Conversion

     102   

 

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ARTICLE XV RIGHT TO ACQUIRE LIMITED PARTNER INTERESTS

     103   

Section 15.1 Right to Acquire Limited Partner Interests

     103   

ARTICLE XVI GENERAL PROVISIONS

     104   

Section 16.1 Addresses and Notices; Written Communications

     104   

Section 16.2 Further Action

     105   

Section 16.3 Binding Effect

     105   

Section 16.4 Integration

     105   

Section 16.5 Creditors

     105   

Section 16.6 Waiver

     105   

Section 16.7 Third-Party Beneficiaries

     105   

Section 16.8 Counterparts

     105   

Section 16.9 Applicable Law; Forum; Venue and Jurisdiction; Waiver of Trial by Jury

     106   

Section 16.10 Invalidity of Provisions

     106   

Section 16.11 Consent of Partners

     107   

Section 16.12 Facsimile and Email Signatures

     107   

 

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FIRST AMENDED AND RESTATED AGREEMENT OF

LIMITED PARTNERSHIP OF DELEK LOGISTICS PARTNERS, LP

THIS FIRST AMENDED AND RESTATED AGREEMENT OF LIMITED PARTNERSHIP OF DELEK LOGISTICS PARTNERS, LP dated as of November 7, 2012, is entered into by and between Delek Logistics GP, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company, as the General Partner, and Delek US Holdings, Inc., a Delaware corporation, together with any other Persons who become Partners in the Partnership or parties hereto as provided herein. In consideration of the covenants, conditions and agreements contained herein, the parties hereto hereby agree as follows:

ARTICLE I

DEFINITIONS

Section 1.1 Definitions. The following definitions shall be for all purposes, unless otherwise clearly indicated to the contrary, applied to the terms used in this Agreement.

Acquisition ” means any transaction in which any Group Member acquires (through an asset acquisition, stock acquisition, merger or other form of investment) control over all or a portion of the assets, properties or business of another Person for the purpose of increasing, over the long-term, the operating capacity or operating income of the Partnership Group from the operating capacity or operating income of the Partnership Group existing immediately prior to such transaction. For purposes of this definition, “long-term” generally refers to a period of not less than twelve months.

Additional Book Basis ” means the portion of any remaining Carrying Value of an Adjusted Property that is attributable to positive adjustments made to such Carrying Value as a result of Book-Up Events. For purposes of determining the extent that Carrying Value constitutes Additional Book Basis:

(a) Any negative adjustment made to the Carrying Value of an Adjusted Property as a result of either a Book-Down Event or a Book-Up Event shall first be deemed to offset or decrease that portion of the Carrying Value of such Adjusted Property that is attributable to any prior positive adjustments made thereto pursuant to a Book-Up Event or Book-Down Event; and

(b) If Carrying Value that constitutes Additional Book Basis is reduced as a result of a Book-Down Event and the Carrying Value of other property is increased as a result of such Book-Down Event, an allocable portion of any such increase in Carrying Value shall be treated as Additional Book Basis; provided , that the amount treated as Additional Book Basis pursuant hereto as a result of such Book-Down Event shall not exceed the amount by which the Aggregate Remaining Net Positive Adjustments after such Book-Down Event exceeds the remaining Additional Book Basis attributable to all of the Partnership’s Adjusted Property after such Book-Down Event (determined without regard to the application of this clause (b) to such Book-Down Event).

 

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Additional Book Basis Derivative Items ” means any Book Basis Derivative Items that are computed with reference to Additional Book Basis. To the extent that the Additional Book Basis attributable to all of the Partnership’s Adjusted Property as of the beginning of any taxable period exceeds the Aggregate Remaining Net Positive Adjustments as of the beginning of such period (the “ Excess Additional Book Basis ”), the Additional Book Basis Derivative Items for such period shall be reduced by the amount that bears the same ratio to the amount of Additional Book Basis Derivative Items determined without regard to this sentence as the Excess Additional Book Basis bears to the Additional Book Basis as of the beginning of such period. With respect to a Disposed of Adjusted Property, the Additional Book Basis Derivative Items shall be the amount of Additional Book Basis taken into account in computing gain or loss from the disposition of such Disposed of Adjusted Property.

Adjusted Capital Account ” means the Capital Account maintained for each Partner as of the end of each taxable period of the Partnership, (a) increased by any amounts that such Partner is obligated to restore under the standards set by Treasury Regulation Section 1.704-1(b)(2)(ii)(c) (or is deemed obligated to restore under Treasury Regulation Sections 1.704-2(g) and 1.704-2(i)(5)) and (b) decreased by (i) the amount of all losses and deductions that, as of the end of such taxable period, are reasonably expected to be allocated to such Partner in subsequent taxable periods under Sections 704(e)(2) and 706(d) of the Code and Treasury Regulation Section 1.751-1(b)(2)(ii), and (ii) the amount of all distributions that, as of the end of such taxable period, are reasonably expected to be made to such Partner in subsequent taxable periods in accordance with the terms of this Agreement or otherwise to the extent they exceed offsetting increases to such Partner’s Capital Account that are reasonably expected to occur during (or prior to) the taxable period in which such distributions are reasonably expected to be made (other than increases as a result of a minimum gain chargeback pursuant to Section 6.1(d)(i) or 6.1(d)(ii)). The foregoing definition of Adjusted Capital Account is intended to comply with the provisions of Treasury Regulation Section 1.704-1(b)(2)(ii)(d) and shall be interpreted consistently therewith. The “ Adjusted Capital Account ” of a Partner in respect of any Partnership Interest shall be the amount that such Adjusted Capital Account would be if such Partnership Interest were the only interest in the Partnership held by such Partner from and after the date on which such Partnership Interest was first issued.

Adjusted Operating Surplus ” means, with respect to any period, (a) Operating Surplus generated with respect to such period less (b) (i) the amount of any net increase in Working Capital Borrowings (or the Partnership’s proportionate share of any net increase in Working Capital Borrowings in the case of Subsidiaries that are not wholly owned) with respect to such period and (ii) the amount of any net decrease in cash reserves (or the Partnership’s proportionate share of any net decrease in cash reserves in the case of Subsidiaries that are not wholly owned) for Operating Expenditures with respect to such period not relating to an Operating Expenditure made with respect to such period, and plus (c) (i) the amount of any net decrease in Working Capital Borrowings (or the Partnership’s proportionate share of any net decrease in Working Capital Borrowings in the case of Subsidiaries that are not wholly owned) with respect to such period, (ii) the amount of any net decrease made in subsequent periods in cash reserves for Operating Expenditures initially established with respect to such period to the extent such decrease results in a reduction in Adjusted Operating Surplus in subsequent periods pursuant to clause (b)(ii) above and (iii) the amount of any net increase in cash reserves (or the Partnership’s proportionate share of any net increase in cash reserves in the case of Subsidiaries that are not wholly owned) for Operating Expenditures with respect to such period required by any debt instrument for the repayment of principal, interest or premium. Adjusted Operating Surplus does not include that portion of Operating Surplus included in clause (a)(i) of the definition of Operating Surplus.

 

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Adjusted Property ” means any property the Carrying Value of which has been adjusted pursuant to Section 5.5(d).

Affiliate ” means, with respect to any Person, any other Person that directly or indirectly through one or more intermediaries controls, is controlled by or is under common control with, the Person in question. As used herein, the term “control” means the possession, direct or indirect, of the power to direct or cause the direction of the management and policies of a Person, whether through ownership of voting securities, by contract or otherwise.

Aggregate Quantity of IDR Reset Common Units ” has the meaning given such term in Section 5.11(a).

Aggregate Remaining Net Positive Adjustments ” means, as of the end of any taxable period, the sum of the Remaining Net Positive Adjustments of all the Partners.

Agreed Allocation ” means any allocation, other than a Required Allocation, of an item of income, gain, loss or deduction pursuant to the provisions of Section 6.1, including a Curative Allocation (if appropriate to the context in which the term “Agreed Allocation” is used).

Agreed Value ” of any Contributed Property means the fair market value of such property or other consideration at the time of contribution and in the case of an Adjusted Property, the fair market value of such Adjusted Property on the date of the revaluation event as described in Section 5.5(d), in both cases as determined by the General Partner. The General Partner shall use such method as it determines to be appropriate to allocate the aggregate Agreed Value of Contributed Properties contributed to the Partnership in a single or integrated transaction among each separate property on a basis proportional to the fair market value of each Contributed Property.

Agreement ” means this First Amended and Restated Agreement of Limited Partnership of Delek Logistics Partners, LP, as it may be amended, supplemented or restated from time to time.

Associate ” means, when used to indicate a relationship with any Person, (a) any corporation or organization of which such Person is a director, officer, manager, general partner or managing member or is, directly or indirectly, the owner of 20% or more of any class of voting stock or other voting interest, (b) any trust or other estate in which such Person has at least a 20% beneficial interest or as to which such Person serves as trustee or in a similar fiduciary capacity, and (c) any relative or spouse of such Person, or any relative of such spouse, who has the same principal residence as such Person.

 

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Available Cash ” means, with respect to any Quarter ending prior to the Liquidation Date:

(a) the sum of:

(i) all cash and cash equivalents of the Partnership Group (or the Partnership’s proportionate share of cash and cash equivalents in the case of Subsidiaries that are not wholly owned) on hand at the end of such Quarter; and

(ii) if the General Partner so determines, all or any portion of additional cash and cash equivalents of the Partnership Group (or the Partnership’s proportionate share of cash and cash equivalents in the case of Subsidiaries that are not wholly owned) on hand on the date of determination of Available Cash with respect to such Quarter resulting from Working Capital Borrowings made subsequent to the end of such Quarter, less;

(b) the amount of any cash reserves established by the General Partner (or the Partnership’s proportionate share of cash reserves in the case of Subsidiaries that are not wholly owned) to:

(i) provide for the proper conduct of the business of the Partnership Group (including cash reserves for future capital expenditures and for anticipated future debt service requirements of the Partnership Group and for refunds of collected rates reasonably likely to be refunded as a result of a settlement or hearing relating to FERC rate proceedings) subsequent to such Quarter;

(ii) comply with applicable law or any loan agreement, security agreement, mortgage, debt instrument or other agreement or obligation to which any Group Member is a party or by which it is bound or its assets are subject; or

(iii) provide funds for distributions under Section 6.4 or Section 6.5 in respect of any one or more of the next four Quarters;

provided, however , that the General Partner may not establish cash reserves pursuant to subclause (iii) above if the effect of such reserves would be that the Partnership is unable to distribute the Minimum Quarterly Distribution on all Common Units, plus any Cumulative Common Unit Arrearage on all Common Units, with respect to such Quarter; and, provided further , that disbursements made by a Group Member or cash reserves established, increased or reduced after the end of such Quarter but on or before the date of determination of Available Cash with respect to such Quarter shall be deemed to have been made, established, increased or reduced, for purposes of determining Available Cash, within such Quarter if the General Partner so determines.

Notwithstanding the foregoing, “ Available Cash ” with respect to the Quarter in which the Liquidation Date occurs and any subsequent Quarter shall equal zero.

Board of Directors ” means, with respect to the General Partner, its board of directors or board of managers, if the General Partner is a corporation or limited liability company, or the board of directors or board of managers of the general partner of the General Partner, if the General Partner is a limited partnership, as applicable.

Book Basis Derivative Items ” means any item of income, deduction, gain or loss that is computed with reference to the Carrying Value of an Adjusted Property (e.g., depreciation, depletion, or gain or loss with respect to an Adjusted Property).

 

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Book-Down Event ” means an event that triggers a negative adjustment to the Capital Accounts of the Partners pursuant to Section 5.5(d).

Book-Tax Disparity ” means with respect to any item of Contributed Property or Adjusted Property, as of the date of any determination, the difference between the Carrying Value of such Contributed Property or Adjusted Property and the adjusted basis thereof for federal income tax purposes as of such date. A Partner’s share of the Partnership’s Book-Tax Disparities in all of its Contributed Property and Adjusted Property will be reflected by the difference between such Partner’s Capital Account balance as maintained pursuant to Section 5.5 and the hypothetical balance of such Partner’s Capital Account computed as if it had been maintained strictly in accordance with federal income tax accounting principles.

Book-Up Event” means an event that triggers a positive adjustment to the Capital Accounts of the Partners pursuant to Section 5.5(d).

Business Day ” means Monday through Friday of each week, except that a legal holiday recognized as such by the government of the United States of America or the State of Pennsylvania shall not be regarded as a Business Day.

Capital Account ” means the capital account maintained for a Partner pursuant to Section 5.5. The “Capital Account” of a Partner in respect of any Partnership Interest shall be the amount that such Capital Account would be if such Partnership Interest were the only interest in the Partnership held by such Partner from and after the date on which such Partnership Interest was first issued.

Capital Contribution ” means (a) any cash, cash equivalents or the Net Agreed Value of Contributed Property that a Partner contributes to the Partnership or that is contributed or deemed contributed to the Partnership on behalf of a Partner (including, in the case of an underwritten offering of Units, the amount of any underwriting discounts or commissions) or (b) current distributions that a Partner is entitled to receive but otherwise waives.

Capital Improvement ” means (a) the construction or development of new capital assets by a Group Member, (b) the replacement, improvement or expansion of existing capital assets by a Group Member or (c) a Capital Contribution by a Group Member to a Person that is not a Subsidiary in which a Group Member has, or after such Capital Contribution will have, directly or indirectly, an equity interest, to fund such Group Member’s pro rata share of the cost of the construction or development of new, or the replacement, improvement or expansion of existing, capital assets by such Person, in each case if and to the extent such construction, development, replacement, improvement or expansion is made to increase over the long-term, the operating capacity or operating income of the Partnership Group, in the case of clauses (a) and (b), or such Person, in the case of clause (c), from the operating capacity or operating income of the Partnership Group or such Person, as the case may be, existing immediately prior to such construction, development, replacement, improvement, expansion or Capital Contribution. For purposes of this definition, “long-term” generally refers to a period of not less than twelve months.

 

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Capital Surplus ” means Available Cash distributed by the Partnership in excess of Operating Surplus, as described in Section 6.3(a).

Carrying Value ” means (a) with respect to a Contributed Property or Adjusted Property, the Agreed Value of such property reduced (but not below zero) by all depreciation, amortization and cost recovery deductions charged to the Partners’ Capital Accounts in respect of such property and (b) with respect to any other Partnership property, the adjusted basis of such property for federal income tax purposes, all as of the time of determination; provided that the Carrying Value of any property shall be adjusted from time to time in accordance with Section 5.5(d)(i) and to reflect changes, additions or other adjustments to the Carrying Value for dispositions and acquisitions of Partnership properties, as deemed appropriate by the General Partner.

Cause ” means a court of competent jurisdiction has entered a final, non-appealable judgment finding the General Partner liable to the Partnership or any Limited Partner for actual fraud or willful misconduct in its capacity as a general partner of the Partnership.

Certificate ” means a certificate in such form (including global form if permitted by applicable rules and regulations) as may be adopted by the General Partner, issued by the Partnership evidencing ownership of one or more classes of Partnership Interests. The initial form of certificate approved by the General Partner for Common Units is attached as Exhibit A to this Agreement.

Certificate of Limited Partnership ” means the Certificate of Limited Partnership of the Partnership filed with the Secretary of State of the State of Delaware as referenced in Section 7.2, as such Certificate of Limited Partnership may be amended, supplemented or restated from time to time.

Citizenship Eligibility Trigger ” has the meaning given such term in Section 4.9(a)(ii).

claim ” (as used in Section 7.12(g)) has the meaning given such term in Section 7.12(g).

Closing Date ” means the first date on which Common Units are sold by the Partnership to the IPO Underwriters pursuant to the provisions of the Underwriting Agreement.

Closing Price ” for any day, means in respect of any class of Limited Partner Interests the last sale price on such day, regular way, or in case no such sale takes place on such day, the average of the last closing bid and ask prices on such day, regular way, in either case as reported on the principal National Securities Exchange on which such Limited Partner Interests are listed or admitted to trading or, if such Limited Partner Interests are not listed or admitted to trading on any National Securities Exchange, the average of the high bid and low ask prices on such day in the over-the-counter market, as reported by such other system then in use, or, if on any such day such Limited Partner Interests are not quoted by any such organization, the average of the closing bid and ask prices on such day as furnished by a professional market maker making a market in such Limited Partner Interests selected by the General Partner, or if on any such day no market maker is making a market in such Limited Partner Interests, the fair value of such Limited Partner Interests on such day as determined by the General Partner.

 

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Code ” means the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended and in effect from time to time. Any reference herein to a specific section or sections of the Code shall be deemed to include a reference to any corresponding provision of any successor law.

Combined Interest ” has the meaning given such term in Section 11.3(a).

Commences Commercial Service ” means the date upon which a Capital Improvement is first put into commercial service by a Group Member following completion of construction, replacement, improvement or expansion and testing, as applicable.

Commission ” means the United States Securities and Exchange Commission.

Common Unit ” means a Limited Partner Interest having the rights and obligations specified with respect to Common Units in this Agreement. The term “Common Unit” does not include a Subordinated Unit prior to its conversion into a Common Unit pursuant to the terms hereof.

Common Unit Arrearage ” means, with respect to any Common Unit, whenever issued, as to any Quarter within the Subordination Period, the excess, if any, of (a) the Minimum Quarterly Distribution with respect to a Common Unit in respect of such Quarter over (b) the sum of all Available Cash distributed with respect to a Common Unit in respect of such Quarter pursuant to Section 6.4(a)(i).

Conflicts Committee ” means a committee of the Board of Directors of the General Partner composed of two or more directors, each of whom (a) is not an officer or employee of the General Partner, (b) is not an officer, director or employee of any Affiliate of the General Partner (other than Group Members), (c) is not a holder of any ownership interest in the General Partner or its Affiliates or the Partnership Group other than (i) Common Units and (ii) awards that are granted to such director in his capacity as a director under any long-term incentive plan, equity compensation plan or similar plan implemented by the General Partner or the Partnership and (d) is determined by the Board of Directors of the General Partner to be independent under the independence standards for directors who serve on an audit committee of a board of directors established by the Exchange Act and the rules and regulations of the Commission thereunder and by the National Securities Exchange on which the Common Units are listed or admitted to trading (or if no such National Securities Exchange, the New York Stock Exchange).

Construction Debt ” means debt incurred to fund (a) all or a portion of a Capital Improvement, (b) interest payments (including periodic net payments under related interest rate swap agreements) and related fees on other Construction Debt or (c) distributions (including incremental Incentive Distributions) on Construction Equity.

Construction Equity ” means equity issued to fund (a) all or a portion of a Capital Improvement, (b) interest payments (including periodic net payments under related interest rate swap agreements) and related fees on Construction Debt or (c) distributions (including incremental Incentive Distributions) on other Construction Equity. Construction Equity does not include equity issued in the Initial Public Offering.

 

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Construction Period ” means the period beginning on the date that a Group Member enters into a binding obligation to commence a Capital Improvement and ending on the earlier to occur of the date that such Capital Improvement Commences Commercial Service and the date that the Group Member abandons or disposes of such Capital Improvement.

Contributed Property ” means each property or other asset, in such form as may be permitted by the Delaware Act, but excluding cash, contributed to the Partnership. Once the Carrying Value of a Contributed Property is adjusted pursuant to Section 5.5(d), such property or other asset shall no longer constitute a Contributed Property, but shall be deemed an Adjusted Property.

Contribution Agreement ” means that certain Contribution, Conveyance and Assumption Agreement, dated as of November 7, 2012, among the Partnership, the General Partner, the Operating Company, Paline, SALA, Magnolia, El Dorado, Delek Crude Logistics, Delek Marketing, Delek US, Delek Refining, Lion Oil and Delek M&S, together with the additional conveyance documents and instruments contemplated or referenced thereunder, as such may be amended, supplemented or restated from time to time.

Cumulative Common Unit Arrearage ” means, with respect to any Common Unit, whenever issued, and as of the end of any Quarter, the excess, if any, of (a) the sum of the Common Unit Arrearages as to an Initial Common Unit for each of the Quarters within the Subordination Period ending on or before the last day of such Quarter over (b) the sum of any distributions theretofore made pursuant to Section 6.4(a)(ii) and the second sentence of Section 6.5 with respect to an Initial Common Unit (including any distributions to be made in respect of the last of such Quarters).

Curative Allocation ” means any allocation of an item of income, gain, deduction, loss or credit pursuant to the provisions of Section 6.1(d)(xi).

Current Market Price ” as of any date of any class of Limited Partner Interests, means the average of the daily Closing Prices per Limited Partner Interest of such class for the 20 consecutive Trading Days immediately prior to such date.

Deferred Issuance and Distribution ” means both (a) the issuance by the Partnership of a number of additional Common Units that is equal to the excess, if any, of (x) 1,200,000, over (y) the aggregate number, if any, of Common Units actually purchased by and issued to the IPO Underwriters pursuant to the Over-Allotment Option on the Option Closing Date(s), and (b) distribution(s) of cash, pursuant to the Contribution Agreement, in an amount equal to the total amount of cash contributed by the IPO Underwriters to the Partnership on or in connection with any Option Closing Date with respect to Common Units issued by the Partnership upon the applicable exercise of the Over-Allotment Option in accordance with Section 5.3(b), if any.

Delaware Act ” means the Delaware Revised Uniform Limited Partnership Act, 6 Del C. Section 17-101, et seq., as amended, supplemented or restated from time to time, and any successor to such statute.

Delek Big Sandy ” means Delek Marketing-Big Sandy, LLC, a Texas limited liability company.

 

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Delek Crude Logistics ” means Delek Crude Logistics, LLC, a Texas limited liability company.

Delek Marketing ” means Delek Marketing & Supply, LP, ? Delaware limited partnership.

Delek M&S ” means Delek Marketing & Supply, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company.

Delek Refining ” means Delek Refining, Ltd., a Texas limited partnership.

Delek US ” means Delek US Holdings, Inc., a Delaware corporation.

Departing General Partner ” means a former general partner from and after the effective date of any withdrawal or removal of such former general partner pursuant to Section 11.1 or Section 11.2.

Derivative Partnership Interests ” means any options, rights, warrants, appreciation rights, tracking, profit and phantom interests and other derivative securities relating to, convertible into or exchangeable for Partnership Interests.

Disposed of Adjusted Property ” has the meaning given such term in Section 6.1(d)(xii)(B).

Economic Risk of Loss ” has the meaning set forth in Treasury Regulation Section 1.752-2(a).

El Dorado ” means El Dorado Pipeline Company, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company.

Eligibility Certificate ” has the meaning given such term in Section 4.9(b).

Eligible Holder ” means a Limited Partner whose (a) federal income tax status is not reasonably likely to have the material adverse effect described in Section 4.9(a)(i) or (b) nationality, citizenship or other related status would not create a substantial risk of cancellation or forfeiture as described in Section 4.9(a)(ii), in each case as determined by the General Partner with the advice of counsel.

Estimated Incremental Quarterly Tax Amount ” has the meaning given such term in Section 6.9.

Event of Withdrawal ” has the meaning given such term in Section 11.1(a).

Excess Additional Book Basis ” has the meaning given such term in the definition of “Additional Book Basis Derivative Items.”

Excess Distribution ” has the meaning given such term in Section 6.1(d)(iii)(A).

Excess Distribution Unit ” has the meaning given such term in Section 6.1(d)(iii)(A).

 

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Exchange Act ” means the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, supplemented or restated from time to time, and any successor to such statute.

Expansion Capital Expenditures ” means cash expenditures for Acquisitions or Capital Improvements. Expansion Capital Expenditures shall include interest (including periodic net payments under related interest rate swap agreements) and related fees paid during the Construction Period on Construction Debt. Where cash expenditures are made in part for Expansion Capital Expenditures and in part for other purposes, the General Partner shall determine the allocation between the amounts paid for each.

FERC ” means the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, or any successor to the powers thereof.

Final Subordinated Units ” has the meaning given such term in Section 6.1(d)(x)(A).

First Liquidation Target Amount ” has the meaning given such term in Section 6.1(c)(i)(D).

First Target Distribution ” means $0.43125 per Unit per Quarter (or, with respect to the period commencing on the Closing Date and ending on December 31, 2012, it means the product of $0.43125 multiplied by a fraction of which the numerator is the number of days in such period, and of which the denominator is 92), subject to adjustment in accordance with Sections 5.11, 6.6 and 6.9.

Fully Diluted Weighted Average Basis ” means, when calculating the number of Outstanding Units for any period, a basis that includes (a) the weighted average number of Outstanding Units during such period plus (b) all Partnership Interests and Derivative Partnership Interests (i) that are convertible into or exercisable or exchangeable for Units or for which Units are issuable, in each case that are senior to or pari passu with the Subordinated Units, (ii) whose conversion, exercise or exchange price, if any, is less than the Current Market Price on the date of such calculation, (iii) that may be converted into or exercised or exchanged for such Units prior to or during the Quarter immediately following the end of the period for which the calculation is being made without the satisfaction of any contingency beyond the control of the holder other than the payment of consideration and the compliance with administrative mechanics applicable to such conversion, exercise or exchange and (iv) that were not converted into or exercised or exchanged for such Units during the period for which the calculation is being made; provided, however , that for purposes of determining the number of Outstanding Units on a Fully Diluted Weighted Average Basis when calculating whether the Subordination Period has ended or Subordinated Units are entitled to convert into Common Units pursuant to Section 5.7, such Partnership Interests and Derivative Partnership Interests shall be deemed to have been Outstanding Units only for the four Quarters that comprise the last four Quarters of the measurement period; provided, further , that if consideration will be paid to any Group Member in connection with such conversion, exercise or exchange, the number of Units to be included in such calculation shall be that number equal to the difference between (x) the number of Units issuable upon such conversion, exercise or exchange and (y) the number of Units that such consideration would purchase at the Current Market Price.

 

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General Partner ” means Delek Logistics GP, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company, and its successors and permitted assigns that are admitted to the Partnership as general partner of the Partnership, in their capacity as general partner of the Partnership (except as the context otherwise requires).

General Partner Interest ” means the ownership interest of the General Partner in the Partnership (in its capacity as a general partner without reference to any Limited Partner Interest held by it), which is evidenced by General Partner Units, and includes any and all benefits to which the General Partner is entitled as provided in this Agreement, together with all obligations of the General Partner to comply with the terms and provisions of this Agreement.

General Partner Unit ” means a fractional part of the General Partner Interest having the rights and obligations specified with respect to the General Partner Interest. A General Partner Unit is not a Unit.

Gross Liability Value ” means, with respect to any Liability of the Partnership described in Treasury Regulation Section 1.752-7(b)(3)(i), the amount of cash that a willing assignor would pay to a willing assignee to assume such Liability in an arm’s-length transaction.

Group ” means two or more Persons that with or through any of their respective Affiliates or Associates have any contract, arrangement, understanding or relationship for the purpose of acquiring, holding, voting (except voting pursuant to a revocable proxy or consent given to such Person in response to a proxy or consent solicitation made to 10 or more Persons), exercising investment power over or disposing of any Partnership Interests with any other Person that beneficially owns, or whose Affiliates or Associates beneficially own, directly or indirectly, Partnership Interests.

Group Member ” means a member of the Partnership Group.

Group Member Agreement ” means the partnership agreement of any Group Member, other than the Partnership, that is a limited or general partnership, the limited liability company agreement of any Group Member that is a limited liability company, the certificate of incorporation and bylaws or similar organizational documents of any Group Member that is a corporation, the joint venture agreement or similar governing document of any Group Member that is a joint venture and the governing or organizational or similar documents of any other Group Member that is a Person other than a limited or general partnership, limited liability company, corporation or joint venture, as such may be amended, supplemented or restated from time to time.

Hedge Contract ” means any exchange, swap, forward, cap, floor, collar, option or other similar agreement or arrangement entered into for the purpose of reducing the exposure of a Group Member to fluctuations in interest rates, the price of hydrocarbons, basis differentials or currency exchange rates in their operations or financing activities and not for speculative purposes.

Holder ” means any of the following:

(a) the General Partner who is the Record Holder of Registrable Securities;

 

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(b) any Affiliate of the General Partner who is the Record Holder of Registrable Securities (other than natural persons who are Affiliates of the General Partner by virtue of being officers, directors or employees of the General Partner or any of its Affiliates);

(c) any Person who has been the General Partner within the prior two years and who is the Record Holder of Registrable Securities;

(d) any Person who has been an Affiliate of the General Partner within the prior two years and who is the Record Holder of Registrable Securities (other than natural persons who were Affiliates of the General Partner by virtue of being officers, directors or employees of the General Partner or any of its Affiliates); and

(e) a transferee and current Record Holder of Registrable Securities to whom the transferor of such Registrable Securities, who was a Holder at the time of such transfer, assigns its rights and obligations under this Agreement; provided such transferee agrees in writing to comply with all applicable requirements and obligations in connection with the registration and disposition of such Registrable Securities pursuant to Section 7.12.

IDR Reset Common Units ” has the meaning given such term in Section 5.11(a).

IDR Reset Election ” has the meaning given such term in Section 5.11(a).

Incentive Distribution Right ” means a Limited Partner Interest having the rights and obligations specified with respect to Incentive Distribution Rights in this Agreement.

Incentive Distributions ” means any amount of cash distributed to the holders of the Incentive Distribution Rights pursuant to Sections 6.4(a)(v), (vi) and (vii) and Sections 6.4(b)(iii), (iv) and (v).

Incremental Income Taxes ” has the meaning given such term in Section 6.9.

Indemnified Persons ” has the meaning given such term in Section 7.12(g).

Indemnitee ” means (a) the General Partner, (b) any Departing General Partner, (c) any Person who is or was an Affiliate of the General Partner or any Departing General Partner, (d) any Person who is or was a manager, managing member, general partner, director, officer, fiduciary or trustee of (i) any Group Member, the General Partner or any Departing General Partner or (ii) any Affiliate of any Group Member, the General Partner or any Departing General Partner, (e) any Person who is or was serving at the request of the General Partner or any Departing General Partner or any Affiliate of the General Partner or any Departing General Partner as a manager, managing member, general partner, director, officer, fiduciary or trustee of another Person owing a fiduciary duty to any Group Member; provided that a Person shall not be an Indemnitee by reason of providing, on a fee-for-services basis, trustee, fiduciary or custodial services, and (f) any Person the General Partner designates as an “ Indemnitee ” for purposes of this Agreement because such Person’s status, service or relationship exposes such Person to potential claims, demands, suits or proceedings relating to the Partnership Group’s business and affairs.

 

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Ineligible Holder ” has the meaning given such term in Section 4.9(c).

Initial Common Units ” means the Common Units sold in the Initial Public Offering.

Initial Limited Partners ” means the Organizational Limited Partner, Lion Oil (with respect to the Common Units and Subordinated Units received by it pursuant to Section 5.2(a)), Delek M&S (with respect to the Common Units and Subordinated Units received by it pursuant to Section 5.2(a)), the General Partner (with respect to the Incentive Distribution Rights received by it pursuant to Section 5.2(a)) and the IPO Underwriters upon the issuance by the Partnership of Common Units as described in Section 5.3(a) in connection with the Initial Public Offering.

Initial Public Offering ” means the initial offering and sale of Common Units to the public (including the offer and sale of Common Units pursuant to the Over-Allotment Option), as described in the IPO Registration Statement.

Initial Unit Price ” means (a) with respect to the Common Units and the Subordinated Units, the initial public offering price per Common Unit at which the Common Units were first offered to the public for sale as set forth on the cover page of the IPO Prospectus or (b) with respect to any other class or series of Units, the price per Unit at which such class or series of Units is initially sold by the Partnership, as determined by the General Partner, in each case adjusted as the General Partner determines to be appropriate to give effect to any distribution, subdivision or combination of Units.

Interim Capital Transactions ” means the following transactions if they occur prior to the Liquidation Date: (a) borrowings, refinancings or refundings of indebtedness (other than Working Capital Borrowings and other than for items purchased on open account or for a deferred purchase price in the ordinary course of business) by any Group Member and sales of debt securities of any Group Member; (b) issuances of equity interests of any Group Member (including the Common Units sold to the IPO Underwriters in the Initial Public Offering) to anyone other than the Partnership Group; and (c) sales or other voluntary or involuntary dispositions of any assets of any Group Member other than (i) sales or other dispositions of inventory, accounts receivable and other assets in the ordinary course of business and (ii) sales or other dispositions of assets as part of normal retirements or replacements.

Investment Capital Expenditures ” means capital expenditures that are neither Expansion Capital Expenditures nor Maintenance Capital Expenditures.

IPO Prospectus ” means the final prospectus relating to the Initial Public Offering dated November 1, 2012 and filed by the Partnership with the Commission pursuant to Rule 424 under the Securities Act on November 5, 2012.

IPO Registration Statement ” means the Registration Statement on Form S-1 (File No. 333-182631) as it has been or as it may be amended or supplemented from time to time, filed by the Partnership with the Commission under the Securities Act to register the offering and sale of the Common Units in the Initial Public Offering.

IPO Underwriter ” means each Person named as an underwriter in Schedule A to the Underwriting Agreement who purchases Common Units pursuant thereto.

 

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Liability ” means any liability or obligation of any nature, whether accrued, contingent or otherwise.

Limited Partner ” means, unless the context otherwise requires, the Organizational Limited Partner prior to its withdrawal from the Partnership, each Initial Limited Partner, each additional Person that becomes a Limited Partner pursuant to the terms of this Agreement and any Departing General Partner upon the change of its status from General Partner to Limited Partner pursuant to Section 11.3, in each case, in such Person’s capacity as a limited partner of the Partnership.

Limited Partner Interest ” means an interest of a Limited Partner in the Partnership, which may be evidenced by Common Units, Subordinated Units, Incentive Distribution Rights or other Partnership Interests (other than a General Partner Interest) or a combination thereof (but excluding Derivative Partnership Interests), and includes any and all benefits to which such Limited Partner is entitled as provided in this Agreement, together with all obligations of such Limited Partner pursuant to the terms and provisions of this Agreement.

Lion Oil ” means Lion Oil Company, an Arkansas corporation.

Liquidation Date ” means (a) in the case of an event giving rise to the dissolution of the Partnership of the type described in clauses (a) and (b) of the first sentence of Section 12.2, the date on which the applicable time period during which the holders of Outstanding Units have the right to elect to continue the business of the Partnership has expired without such an election being made and (b) in the case of any other event giving rise to the dissolution of the Partnership, the date on which such event occurs.

Liquidator ” means one or more Persons selected by the General Partner to perform the functions described in Section 12.4 as liquidating trustee of the Partnership within the meaning of the Delaware Act.

Magnolia ” means Magnolia Pipeline Company, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company.

Maintenance Capital Expenditure ” means cash expenditures (including expenditures for the construction or development of new capital assets or the replacement, improvement or expansion of existing capital assets) by a Group Member made to maintain, over the long-term, the operating capacity or operating income of the Partnership Group. For purposes of this definition, “long-term” generally refers to a period of not less than twelve months.

Merger Agreement ” has the meaning given such term in Section 14.1.

Minimum Quarterly Distribution ” means $0.375 per Unit per Quarter (or with respect to the period commencing on the Closing Date and ending on December 31, 2012, it means the product of $0.375 multiplied by a fraction of which the numerator is the number of days in such period and of which the denominator is 92), subject to adjustment in accordance with Sections 5.11, 6.6 and 6.9.

 

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National Securities Exchange ” means an exchange registered with the Commission under Section 6(a) of the Exchange Act (or any successor to such Section).

Net Agreed Value ” means, (a) in the case of any Contributed Property, the Agreed Value of such property or other consideration reduced by any Liabilities either assumed by the Partnership upon such contribution or to which such property or other consideration is subject when contributed and (b) in the case of any property distributed to a Partner by the Partnership, the Partnership’s Carrying Value of such property (as adjusted pursuant to Section 5.5(d)(ii)) at the time such property is distributed, reduced by any Liabilities either assumed by such Partner upon such distribution or to which such property is subject at the time of distribution, in either case as determined and required by the Treasury Regulations promulgated under Section 704(b) of the Code.

Net Income ” means, for any taxable period, the excess, if any, of the Partnership’s items of income and gain (other than those items taken into account in the computation of Net Termination Gain or Net Termination Loss) for such taxable period over the Partnership’s items of loss and deduction (other than those items taken into account in the computation of Net Termination Gain or Net Termination Loss) for such taxable period. The items included in the calculation of Net Income shall be determined in accordance with Section 5.5(b) and shall not include any items specially allocated under Section 6.1(d); provided , that the determination of the items that have been specially allocated under Section 6.1(d) shall be made without regard to any reversal of such items under Section 6.1(d)(xii).

Net Loss ” means, for any taxable period, the excess, if any, of the Partnership’s items of loss and deduction (other than those items taken into account in the computation of Net Termination Gain or Net Termination Loss) for such taxable period over the Partnership’s items of income and gain (other than those items taken into account in the computation of Net Termination Gain or Net Termination Loss) for such taxable period. The items included in the calculation of Net Loss shall be determined in accordance with Section 5.5(b) and shall not include any items specially allocated under Section 6.1(d); provided , that the determination of the items that have been specially allocated under Section 6.1(d) shall be made without regard to any reversal of such items under Section 6.1(d)(xii).

Net Positive Adjustments ” means, with respect to any Partner, the excess, if any, of the total positive adjustments over the total negative adjustments made to the Capital Account of such Partner pursuant to Book-Up Events and Book-Down Events.

Net Termination Gain ” means, for any taxable period, the sum, if positive, of all items of income, gain, loss or deduction (determined in accordance with Section 5.5(b)) that are (a) recognized by the Partnership (i) after the Liquidation Date or (ii) upon the sale, exchange or other disposition of all or substantially all of the assets of the Partnership Group, taken as a whole, in a single transaction or a series of related transactions (excluding any disposition to a member of the Partnership Group), or (b) deemed recognized by the Partnership pursuant to Section 5.5(d); provided, however , the items included in the determination of Net Termination Gain shall not include any items of income, gain or loss specially allocated under Section 6.1(d).

 

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Net Termination Loss ” means, for any taxable period, the sum, if negative, of all items of income, gain, loss or deduction (determined in accordance with Section 5.5(b)) that are (a) recognized by the Partnership (i) after the Liquidation Date or (ii) upon the sale, exchange or other disposition of all or substantially all of the assets of the Partnership Group, taken as a whole, in a single transaction or a series of related transactions (excluding any disposition to a member of the Partnership Group), or (b) deemed recognized by the Partnership pursuant to Section 5.5(d); provided, however , items included in the determination of Net Termination Loss shall not include any items of income, gain or loss specially allocated under Section 6.1(d).

Nonrecourse Built-in Gain ” means with respect to any Contributed Properties or Adjusted Properties that are subject to a mortgage or pledge securing a Nonrecourse Liability, the amount of any taxable gain that would be allocated to the Partners pursuant to Section 6.2(b) if such properties were disposed of in a taxable transaction in full satisfaction of such liabilities and for no other consideration.

Nonrecourse Deductions ” means any and all items of loss, deduction or expenditure (including any expenditure described in Section 705(a)(2)(B) of the Code) that, in accordance with the principles of Treasury Regulation Section 1.704-2(b), are attributable to a Nonrecourse Liability.

Nonrecourse Liability ” has the meaning set forth in Treasury Regulation Section 1.752-1(a)(2).

Notice ” means a written request from a Holder pursuant to Section 7.12 which shall (i) specify the Registrable Securities intended to be registered, offered and sold by such Holder, (ii) describe the nature or method of the proposed offer and sale of Registrable Securities, and (iii) contain the undertaking of such Holder to provide all such information and materials and take all action as may be required or appropriate in order to permit the Partnership to comply with all applicable requirements and obligations in connection with the registration and disposition of such Registrable Securities pursuant to Section 7.12.

Notice of Election to Purchase ” has the meaning given such term in Section 15.1(b).

Omnibus Agreement ” means that certain Omnibus Agreement, dated as of November 7, 2012, among Delek US, Delek Refining, Lion Oil, Paline, SALA, Magnolia, El Dorado, Delek Crude Logistics, Delek Big Sandy, the Operating Company, the General Partner and the Partnership, as such agreement may be amended, supplemented or restated from time to time.

Operating Company ” means Delek Logistics Operating Company, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company, and any successors thereto.

Operating Expenditures ” means all Partnership Group cash expenditures (or the Partnership’s proportionate share of expenditures in the case of Subsidiaries that are not wholly owned), including taxes, compensation of employees, officers and directors of the General Partner, reimbursement of expenses of the General Partner and its Affiliates, debt service payments, Maintenance Capital Expenditures, repayment of Working Capital Borrowings, payments made in the ordinary course of business under any Hedge Contracts, subject to the following:

 

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(a) repayments of Working Capital Borrowings deducted from Operating Surplus pursuant to clause (b)(iii) of the definition of Operating Surplus shall not constitute Operating Expenditures when actually repaid;

(b) payments (including prepayments and prepayment penalties) of principal of and premium on indebtedness other than Working Capital Borrowings shall not constitute Operating Expenditures;

(c) Operating Expenditures shall not include (i) Expansion Capital Expenditures or Investment Capital Expenditures, (ii) payment of transaction expenses (including taxes) relating to Interim Capital Transactions, (iii) distributions to Partners, (iv) repurchases of Partnership Interests, other than repurchases of Partnership Interests by the Partnership to satisfy obligations under employee benefit plans or reimbursement of expenses of the General Partner for purchases of Partnership Interests by the General Partner to satisfy obligations under employee benefit plans, or (v) any other expenditures or payments made using the proceeds of the Initial Public Offering; and

(d) (i) amounts paid in connection with the initial purchase of a Hedge Contract shall be amortized over the life of such Hedge Contract and (ii) payments made in connection with the termination of any Hedge Contract prior to the expiration of its scheduled settlement or termination date shall be included in equal quarterly installments over the remaining scheduled life of such Hedge Contract.

Operating Surplus ” means, with respect to any period ending prior to the Liquidation Date, on a cumulative basis and without duplication,

(a) the sum of (i) $25.0 million, (ii) all cash receipts of the Partnership Group (or the Partnership’s proportionate share of cash receipts in the case of Subsidiaries that are not wholly owned) for the period beginning on the Closing Date and ending on the last day of such period, but excluding cash receipts from Interim Capital Transactions and the termination of Hedge Contracts ( provided that cash receipts from the termination of a Hedge Contract prior to its scheduled settlement or termination date shall be included in Operating Surplus in equal quarterly installments over the remaining scheduled life of such Hedge Contract), (iii) all cash receipts of the Partnership Group (or the Partnership’s proportionate share of cash receipts in the case of Subsidiaries that are not wholly owned) after the end of such period but on or before the date of determination of Operating Surplus with respect to such period resulting from Working Capital Borrowings and (iv) the amount of cash distributions paid during the Construction Period (including incremental Incentive Distributions) on Construction Equity, less

(b) the sum of (i) Operating Expenditures for the period beginning on the Closing Date and ending on the last day of such period, (ii) the amount of cash reserves (or the Partnership’s proportionate share of cash reserves in the case of Subsidiaries that are not wholly owned) established by the General Partner to provide funds for future Operating Expenditures, (iii) all Working Capital Borrowings not repaid within twelve months after having been incurred, or repaid within such 12-month period with the proceeds of additional Working Capital Borrowings, and (iv) any cash loss realized on disposition of an Investment Capital Expenditure; provided, however , that disbursements made (including contributions to a Group Member or

 

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disbursements on behalf of a Group Member) or cash reserves established, increased or reduced after the end of such period but on or before the date of determination of Available Cash with respect to such period shall be deemed to have been made, established, increased or reduced, for purposes of determining Operating Surplus, within such period if the General Partner so determines.

Notwithstanding the foregoing, “ Operating Surplus ” with respect to the Quarter in which the Liquidation Date occurs and any subsequent Quarter shall equal zero.

Operation and Management Services Agreement ” means that certain Operation and Management Services Agreement, dated as of November 7, 2012, between Delek Logistics Services Company, a Delaware corporation, the General Partner and the Partnership as such agreement may be amended, supplemented or restated from time to time.

Opinion of Counsel ” means a written opinion of counsel (who may be regular counsel to, or the general counsel or other inside counsel of, the Partnership or the General Partner or any of its Affiliates) acceptable to the General Partner or to such other person selecting such counsel or obtaining such opinion.

Option Closing Date ” means the date or dates on which any Common Units are sold by the Partnership to the IPO Underwriters upon exercise of the Over-Allotment Option.

Organizational Limited Partner ” means Delek US in its capacity as the organizational limited partner of the Partnership pursuant to this Agreement.

Outstanding ” means, with respect to Partnership Interests, all Partnership Interests that are issued by the Partnership and reflected as outstanding in the Register as of the date of determination; provided, however , that if at any time any Person or Group (other than the General Partner or its Affiliates) beneficially owns 20% or more of the Outstanding Partnership Interests of any class then Outstanding, none of the Partnership Interests owned by such Person or Group shall be entitled to be voted on any matter or be considered to be Outstanding when sending notices of a meeting of Limited Partners to vote on any matter (unless otherwise required by law), calculating required votes, determining the presence of a quorum or for other similar purposes under this Agreement, except that Partnership Interests so owned shall be considered to be Outstanding for purposes of Section 11.1(b)(iv) (such Partnership Interests shall not, however, be treated as a separate class of Partnership Interests for purposes of this Agreement or the Delaware Act); provided, further , that the foregoing limitation shall not apply to (i) any Person or Group who acquired 20% or more of the Outstanding Partnership Interests of any class directly from the General Partner or its Affiliates (other than the Partnership), (ii) any Person or Group who acquired 20% or more of the Outstanding Partnership Interests of any class then Outstanding directly or indirectly from a Person or Group described in clause (i)  provided that, upon or prior to such acquisition, the General Partner shall have notified such Person or Group in writing that such limitation shall not apply, or (iii) any Person or Group who acquired 20% or more of any Partnership Interests issued by the Partnership with the prior approval of the Board of Directors of the General Partner.

 

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Over-Allotment Option ” means the over-allotment option to purchase additional Common Units granted to the IPO Underwriters by the Partnership pursuant to the Underwriting Agreement.

Paline ” means Paline Pipeline Company, LLC, a Texas limited liability company.

Partner Nonrecourse Debt ” has the meaning set forth in Treasury Regulation Section 1.704-2(b)(4).

Partner Nonrecourse Debt Minimum Gain ” has the meaning set forth in Treasury Regulation Section 1.704-2(i)(2).

Partner Nonrecourse Deductions ” means any and all items of loss, deduction or expenditure (including any expenditure described in Section 705(a)(2)(B) of the Code) that, in accordance with the principles of Treasury Regulation Section 1.704-2(i), are attributable to a Partner Nonrecourse Debt.

Partners ” means the General Partner and the Limited Partners.

Partnership ” means Delek Logistics Partners, LP, a Delaware limited partnership.

Partnership Group ” means, collectively, the Partnership and its Subsidiaries.

Partnership Interest ” means any class or series of equity interest in the Partnership, which shall include any Limited Partner Interests and the General Partner Interest but shall exclude any Derivative Partnership Interests.

Partnership Minimum Gain ” means that amount determined in accordance with the principles of Treasury Regulation Sections 1.704-2(b)(2) and 1.704-2(d).

Per Unit Capital Amount ” means, as of any date of determination, the Capital Account, stated on a per Unit basis, underlying any Unit held by a Person other than the General Partner or any Affiliate of the General Partner who holds Units.

Percentage Interest ” means as of any date of determination (a) as to the General Partner with respect to General Partner Units and as to any Unitholder with respect to Units, as the case may be, the product obtained by multiplying (i) 100% less the percentage applicable to clause (b) below by (ii) the quotient obtained by dividing (A) the number of General Partner Units held by the General Partner or the number of Units held by such Unitholder, as the case may be, by (B) the total number of Outstanding Units and General Partner Units, and (b) as to the holders of other Partnership Interests issued by the Partnership in accordance with Section 5.6, the percentage established as a part of such issuance. The Percentage Interest with respect to an Incentive Distribution Right shall at all times be zero.

Person ” means an individual or a corporation, firm, limited liability company, partnership, joint venture, trust, estate, unincorporated organization, association, government agency or political subdivision thereof or other entity.

 

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Plan of Conversion ” has the meaning given such term in Section 14.1.

Pro Rata ” means (a) when used with respect to Units or any class thereof, apportioned among all designated Units in accordance with their relative Percentage Interests, (b) when used with respect to Partners or Record Holders, apportioned among all Partners or Record Holders in accordance with their relative Percentage Interests, (c) when used with respect to holders of Incentive Distribution Rights, apportioned among all holders of Incentive Distribution Rights in accordance with the relative number or percentage of Incentive Distribution Rights held by each such holder, and (d) when used with respect to Holders who have requested to include Registrable Securities in a Registration Statement pursuant to Section 7.12(a) or 7.12(b), apportioned among all such Holders in accordance with the relative number of Registrable Securities held by each such holder and included in the Notice relating to such request.

Purchase Date ” means the date determined by the General Partner as the date for purchase of all Outstanding Limited Partner Interests of a certain class (other than Limited Partner Interests owned by the General Partner and its Affiliates) pursuant to Article XV.

Quarter ” means, unless the context requires otherwise, a fiscal quarter of the Partnership, or, with respect to the fiscal quarter of the Partnership which includes the Closing Date, the portion of such fiscal quarter after the Closing Date.

Rate Eligibility Trigger ” has the meaning given such term in Section 4.9(a)(i).

Recapture Income ” means any gain recognized by the Partnership (computed without regard to any adjustment required by Section 734 or Section 743 of the Code) upon the disposition of any property or asset of the Partnership, which gain is characterized as ordinary income because it represents the recapture of deductions previously taken with respect to such property or asset.

Record Date ” means the date established by the General Partner or otherwise in accordance with this Agreement for determining (a) the identity of the Record Holders entitled to receive notice of, or entitled to exercise rights in respect of, any lawful action of Limited Partners (including voting) or (b) the identity of Record Holders entitled to receive any report or distribution or to participate in any offer.

Record Holder ” means (a) with respect to any class of Partnership Interests for which a Transfer Agent has been appointed, the Person in whose name a Partnership Interest of such class is registered on the books of the Transfer Agent and the Register as of the Partnership’s close of business on a particular Business Day or (b) with respect to other classes of Partnership Interests, the Person in whose name any such other Partnership Interest is registered in the Register as of the Partnership’s close of business on a particular Business Day.

Redeemable Interests ” means any Partnership Interests for which a redemption notice has been given, and has not been withdrawn, pursuant to Section 4.10.

Register ” has the meaning given such term in Section 4.5(a) of this Agreement.

 

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Registrable Security ” means any Partnership Interest other than the General Partner Interest and General Partner Units; provided any Registrable Security shall cease to be a Registrable Security (a) at the time a Registration Statement covering such Registrable Security is declared effective by the Commission or otherwise becomes effective under the Securities Act, and such Registrable Security has been sold or disposed of pursuant to such Registration Statement; (b) at the time such Registrable Security has been disposed of pursuant to Rule 144 (or any successor or similar rule or regulation under the Securities Act); (c) when such Registrable Security is held by a Group Member; and (d) at the time such Registrable Security has been sold in a private transaction in which the transferor’s rights under Section 7.12 of this Agreement have not been assigned to the transferee of such securities.

Registration Statement ” has the meaning given such term in Section 7.12(a) of this Agreement.

Remaining Net Positive Adjustments ” means as of the end of any taxable period, (i) with respect to the Unitholders holding Common Units or Subordinated Units, the excess of (a) the Net Positive Adjustments of the Unitholders holding Common Units or Subordinated Units as of the end of such period over (b) the sum of those Partners’ Share of Additional Book Basis Derivative Items for each prior taxable period, (ii) with respect to the General Partner (as holder of the General Partner Units), the excess of (a) the Net Positive Adjustments of the General Partner as of the end of such period over (b) the sum of the General Partner’s Share of Additional Book Basis Derivative Items with respect to the General Partner Units for each prior taxable period, and (iii) with respect to the holders of Incentive Distribution Rights, the excess of (a) the Net Positive Adjustments of the holders of Incentive Distribution Rights as of the end of such period over (b) the sum of the Share of Additional Book Basis Derivative Items of the holders of the Incentive Distribution Rights for each prior taxable period.

Required Allocations ” means any allocation of an item of income, gain, loss or deduction pursuant to Section 6.1(d)(i), Section 6.1(d)(ii), Section 6.1(d)(iv), Section 6.1(d)(v), Section 6.1(d)(vi), Section 6.1(d)(vii) or Section 6.1(d)(ix).

Reset MQD ” has the meaning given such term in Section 5.11(e).

Reset Notice ” has the meaning given such term in Section 5.11(b).

Retained Converted Subordinated Unit ” has the meaning given such term in Section 5.5(c)(ii).

SALA ” means SALA Gathering Systems, LLC, a Texas limited liability company.

Second Liquidation Target Amount ” has the meaning given such term in Section 6.1(c)(i)(E).

Second Target Distribution ” means $0.46875 per Unit per Quarter (or, with respect to the period commencing on the Closing Date and ending on December 31, 2012, it means the product of $0.46875 multiplied by a fraction of which the numerator is equal to the number of days in such period and of which the denominator is 92), subject to adjustment in accordance with Section 5.11, Section 6.6 and Section 6.9.

 

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Securities Act ” means the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, supplemented or restated from time to time, and any successor to such statute.

Selling Holder ” means a Holder who is selling Registrable Securities pursuant to the procedures in Section 7.12 of this Agreement.

Share of Additional Book Basis Derivative Items” means in connection with any allocation of Additional Book Basis Derivative Items for any taxable period, (i) with respect to the Unitholders holding Common Units or Subordinated Units, the amount that bears the same ratio to such Additional Book Basis Derivative Items as the Unitholders’ Remaining Net Positive Adjustments as of the end of such taxable period bears to the Aggregate Remaining Net Positive Adjustments as of that time, (ii) with respect to the General Partner (as holder of the General Partner Units), the amount that bears the same ratio to such Additional Book Basis Derivative Items as the General Partner’s Remaining Net Positive Adjustments as of the end of such taxable period bears to the Aggregate Remaining Net Positive Adjustment as of that time, and (iii) with respect to the Partners holding Incentive Distribution Rights, the amount that bears the same ratio to such Additional Book Basis Derivative Items as the Remaining Net Positive Adjustments of the Partners holding the Incentive Distribution Rights as of the end of such taxable period bears to the Aggregate Remaining Net Positive Adjustments as of that time.

Shortfall Payments ” means any (A)(i) any Shortfall Payments (as defined therein) attributable to Section 4.3 of that certain Pipelines and Storage Facilities Agreement, dated November 7, 2012, by and between Lion Oil, Magnolia, El Dorado and SALA; (ii) any Shortfall Payments (as defined therein) attributable to Section 2(d) of that certain Pipelines and Tankage Agreement, dated November 7, 2012, by and between Delek Refining and Delek Crude Logistics; (iii) any Shortfall Payments (as defined therein) attributable to Section 6.5(a) of that certain Marketing Agreement, dated November 7, 2012, by and between Delek Refining and Delek Marketing; (iv) any Shortfall Payments (as defined therein) attributable to Section 6(b) of that certain Terminalling Services Agreement (Big Sandy Terminal), dated November 7, 2012, by and between Delek Refining and Delek Big Sandy; and (v) any Shortfall Payments (as defined therein) attributable to Section 3.6 of that certain Terminalling Services Agreement (Memphis Terminal), dated November 7, 2012, by and between Lion Oil and the Operating Company, in each case as such agreements may be amended, supplemented or restated from time to time, and (B) any similar fees that would be paid by Delek US or its Affiliates under contracts with Group Members upon the suspension or reduction of operations of Delek US or its Affiliates.

Special Approval ” means approval by a majority of the members of the Conflicts Committee acting in good faith.

Subordinated Unit ” means a Limited Partner Interest having the rights and obligations specified with respect to Subordinated Units in this Agreement. The term “ Subordinated Unit ” does not include a Common Unit. A Subordinated Unit that is convertible into a Common Unit shall not constitute a Common Unit until such conversion occurs.

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(a) the first Business Day following the distribution of Available Cash to Partners pursuant to Section 6.3(a) in respect of any Quarter beginning with the Quarter ending December 31, 2015 in respect of which (i)(A) distributions of Available Cash from Operating Surplus on each of the Outstanding Common Units, Subordinated Units and General Partner Units and any other Outstanding Units that are senior or equal in right of distribution to the Subordinated Units, in each case with respect to each of the three consecutive, non-overlapping four-Quarter periods immediately preceding such date equaled or exceeded the sum of the Minimum Quarterly Distribution on all Outstanding Common Units, Subordinated Units and General Partner Units and any other Outstanding Units that are senior or equal in right of distribution to the Subordinated Units, in each case in respect of such periods and (B) the Adjusted Operating Surplus for each of the three consecutive, non-overlapping four-Quarter periods immediately preceding such date equaled or exceeded the sum of the Minimum Quarterly Distribution on all of the Common Units, Subordinated Units and General Partner Units and any other Units that are senior or equal in right of distribution to the Subordinated Units, in each case that were Outstanding during such periods on a Fully Diluted Weighted Average Basis, and (ii) there are no Cumulative Common Unit Arrearages; provided, however , that in the case of this paragraph (a), the Subordination Period will not terminate unless the Conflicts Committee, or the Board of Directors, based on the recommendation of the Conflicts Committee, reasonably expects that the tests set forth in subclauses (i)(A) and (i)(B) of this paragraph (a) will be met with respect to the four-Quarter period immediately succeeding the period referred to in this paragraph (a), in each case, without regard to any Shortfall Payments expected to be received during such period.

(b) the first Business Day following the distribution of Available Cash to Partners pursuant to Section 6.3(a) in respect of any Quarter beginning with the Quarter ending December 31, 2013 in respect of which (i)(A) distributions of Available Cash from Operating Surplus on each of the Outstanding Common Units, Subordinated Units and General Partner Units and any other Outstanding Units that are senior or equal in right of distribution to the Subordinated Units, in each case with respect to the four-consecutive-Quarter period immediately preceding such date equaled or exceeded 150% of the Minimum Quarterly Distribution on all of the Outstanding Common Units, Subordinated Units and General Partner Units and any other Outstanding Units that are senior or equal in right of distribution to the Subordinated Units, in each case in respect of such period, and (B) the Adjusted Operating Surplus for the four-consecutive-Quarter period immediately preceding such date equaled or exceeded 150% of the sum of the Minimum Quarterly Distribution on all of the Common Units, Subordinated Units and General Partner Units and any other Units that are senior or equal in right of distribution to the Subordinated Units, in each case that were Outstanding during such period on a Fully Diluted Weighted Average Basis, plus the corresponding Incentive Distributions and (ii) there are no Cumulative Common Unit Arrearages; provided, however , that in the case of this paragraph (b), the Subordination Period will not terminate unless the Conflicts Committee, or the Board of Directors, based on the recommendation of the Conflicts Committee, reasonably expects that the tests set forth in subclauses (i)(A) and (i)(B) of this paragraph (b) will be met with respect to the four-Quarter period immediately succeeding the last period referred to in this paragraph, in each case, without regard to any Shortfall Payments expected to be received during such four-Quarter period.

 

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(c) the date on which the General Partner is removed in a manner described in Section 11.4.

Subsidiary ” means, with respect to any Person, (a) a corporation of which more than 50% of the voting power of shares entitled (without regard to the occurrence of any contingency) to vote in the election of directors or other governing body of such corporation is owned, directly or indirectly, at the date of determination, by such Person, by one or more Subsidiaries of such Person or a combination thereof, (b) a partnership (whether general or limited) in which such Person or a Subsidiary of such Person is, at the date of determination, a general or limited partner of such partnership, but only if more than 50% of the partnership interests of such partnership (considering all of the partnership interests of the partnership as a single class) is owned, directly or indirectly, at the date of determination, by such Person, by one or more Subsidiaries of such Person, or a combination thereof; or (c) any other Person (other than a corporation or a partnership) in which such Person, one or more Subsidiaries of such Person, or a combination thereof, directly or indirectly, at the date of determination, has (i) at least a majority ownership interest or (ii) the power to elect or direct the election of a majority of the directors or other governing body of such Person.

Surviving Business Entity ” has the meaning given such term in Section 14.2(b).

Target Distributions ” means, collectively, the First Target Distribution, Second Target Distribution and Third Target Distribution.

Terminals ” means the refined products terminals in Nashville and Memphis, Tennessee.

Third Target Distribution ” means $0.56250 per Unit per Quarter (or, with respect to the period commencing on the Closing Date and ending on December 31, 2012, it means the product of $0.56250 multiplied by a fraction of which the numerator is equal to the number of days in such period and of which the denominator is 92), subject to adjustment in accordance with Sections 5.11, 6.6 and 6.9.

Trading Day ” means a day on which the principal National Securities Exchange on which the referenced Partnership Interests of any class are listed or admitted for trading is open for the transaction of business or, if such Partnership Interests are not listed or admitted for trading on any National Securities Exchange, a day on which banking institutions in New York City are not legally required to be closed.

Transaction Documents ” has the meaning given such term in Section 7.1(b).

transfer ” has the meaning given such term in Section 4.4(a).

Transfer Agent ” means such bank, trust company or other Person (including the General Partner or one of its Affiliates) as may be appointed from time to time by the General Partner to act as registrar and transfer agent for any class of Partnership Interests in accordance with the Exchange Act and the rules of the National Securities Exchange on which such Partnership Interests are listed (if any); provided that, if no such Person is appointed as registrar and transfer agent for any class of Partnership Interests, the General Partner shall act as registrar and transfer agent for such class of Partnership Interests.

 

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Treasury Regulation ” means the United States Treasury regulations promulgated under the Code.

Underwriting Agreement ” means that certain Underwriting Agreement dated as of November 1, 2012 among the IPO Underwriters, Delek US, Lion Oil, Delek M&S, the Partnership and the General Partner providing for the purchase of Common Units by the IPO Underwriters.

Underwritten Offering ” means (a) an offering pursuant to a Registration Statement in which Partnership Interests are sold to an underwriter on a firm commitment basis for reoffering to the public (other than the Initial Public Offering), (b) an offering of Partnership Interests pursuant to a Registration Statement that is a “bought deal” with one or more investment banks, and (c) an “at-the-market” offering pursuant to a Registration Statement in which Partnership Interests are sold to the public through one or more investment banks or managers on a best efforts basis.

Unit ” means a Partnership Interest that is designated by the General Partner as a “Unit” and shall include Common Units and Subordinated Units but shall not include (i) General Partner Units (or the General Partner Interest represented thereby) or (ii) Incentive Distribution Rights.

Unit Majority ” means (i) during the Subordination Period, at least a majority of the Outstanding Common Units (excluding Common Units owned by the General Partner and its Affiliates), voting as a class, and at least a majority of the Outstanding Subordinated Units, voting as a class, and (ii) after the end of the Subordination Period, at least a majority of the Outstanding Common Units.

Unitholders ” means the Record Holders of Units.

Unpaid MQD ” has the meaning given such term in Section 6.1(c)(i)(B).

Unrealized Gain ” attributable to any item of Partnership property means, as of any date of determination, the excess, if any, of (a) the fair market value of such property as of such date (as determined under Section 5.5(d)) over (b) the Carrying Value of such property as of such date (prior to any adjustment to be made pursuant to Section 5.5(d) as of such date).

Unrealized Loss ” attributable to any item of Partnership property means, as of any date of determination, the excess, if any, of (a) the Carrying Value of such property as of such date (prior to any adjustment to be made pursuant to Section 5.5(d) as of such date) over (b) the fair market value of such property as of such date (as determined under Section 5.5(d)).

Unrecovered Initial Unit Price ” means at any time, with respect to a Unit, the Initial Unit Price less the sum of all distributions constituting Capital Surplus theretofore made in respect of an Initial Common Unit and any distributions of cash (or the Net Agreed Value of any distributions in kind) in connection with the dissolution and liquidation of the Partnership theretofore made in respect of an Initial Common Unit, adjusted as the General Partner determines to be appropriate to give effect to any distribution, subdivision or combination of such Units.

 

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Unrestricted Person ” means (a) each Indemnitee, (b) each Partner, (c) each Person who is or was a member, partner, director, officer, employee or agent of any Group Member, a General Partner or any Departing General Partner or any Affiliate of any Group Member, a General Partner or any Departing General Partner and (d) any Person the General Partner designates as an “Unrestricted Person” for purposes of this Agreement from time to time.

U.S. GAAP ” means United States generally accepted accounting principles, as in effect from time to time, consistently applied.

Withdrawal Opinion of Counsel ” has the meaning given such term in Section 11.1(b).

Working Capital Borrowings ” means borrowings incurred pursuant to a credit facility, commercial paper facility or similar financing arrangement that are used solely for working capital purposes or to pay distributions to the Partners; provided that when such borrowings are incurred it is the intent of the borrower to repay such borrowings within 12 months from the date of such borrowings other than from additional Working Capital Borrowings.

Section 1.2 Construction . Unless the context requires otherwise: (a) any pronoun used in this Agreement shall include the corresponding masculine, feminine or neuter forms, and the singular form of nouns, pronouns and verbs shall include the plural and vice versa; (b) references to Articles and Sections refer to Articles and Sections of this Agreement; (c) the terms “include,” “includes,” “including” or words of like import shall be deemed to be followed by the words “without limitation”; and (d) the terms “hereof,” “herein” or “hereunder” refer to this Agreement as a whole and not to any particular provision of this Agreement. The table of contents and headings contained in this Agreement are for reference purposes only, and shall not affect in any way the meaning or interpretation of this Agreement. The General Partner has the power to construe and interpret this Agreement and to act upon any such construction or interpretation. Any construction or interpretation of this Agreement by the General Partner and any action taken pursuant thereto and any determination made by the General Partner in good faith shall, in each case, be conclusive and binding on all Record Holders and all other Persons for all purposes.

ARTICLE II

ORGANIZATION

Section 2.1 Formation . The General Partner and the Organizational Limited Partner have formed the Partnership as a limited partnership pursuant to the provisions of the Delaware Act and hereby amend and restate the original Agreement of Limited Partnership of Delek Logistics Partners, LP in its entirety. This amendment and restatement shall become effective on the date of this Agreement. Except as expressly provided to the contrary in this Agreement, the rights, duties, liabilities and obligations of the Partners and the administration, dissolution and termination of the Partnership shall be governed by the Delaware Act. All Partnership Interests shall constitute personal property of the record owner thereof for all purposes.

Section 2.2 Name . The name of the Partnership shall be “Delek Logistics Partners, LP”. Subject to applicable law, the Partnership’s business may be conducted under any other name or names as determined by the General Partner, including the name of the General Partner. The words “Limited Partnership,” “L.P.,” “Ltd.” or similar words or letters shall be included in

 

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the Partnership’s name where necessary for the purpose of complying with the laws of any jurisdiction that so requires. The General Partner may change the name of the Partnership at any time and from time to time and shall notify the Limited Partners of such change in the next regular communication to the Limited Partners.

Section 2.3 Registered Office; Registered Agent; Principal Office; Other Offices. Unless and until changed by the General Partner, the registered office of the Partnership in the State of Delaware shall be located at 874 Walker Road, Suite C, Dover, County of Kent, Delaware 19904, and the registered agent for service of process on the Partnership in the State of Delaware at such registered office shall be United Corporate Services, Inc. The principal office of the Partnership shall be located at 7102 Commerce Way, Brentwood, Tennessee 37027, or such other place as the General Partner may from time to time designate by notice to the Limited Partners. The Partnership may maintain offices at such other place or places within or outside the State of Delaware as the General Partner determines to be necessary or appropriate. The address of the General Partner shall be 7102 Commerce Way, Brentwood, Tennessee 37027, or such other place as the General Partner may from time to time designate by notice to the Limited Partners.

Section 2.4 Purpose and Business . The purpose and nature of the business to be conducted by the Partnership shall be to (a) engage directly in, or enter into or form, hold and dispose of any corporation, partnership, joint venture, limited liability company or other arrangement to engage indirectly 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 Act and, in connection therewith, to exercise all of the rights and powers conferred upon the Partnership pursuant to the agreements relating to such business activity, and (b) do anything necessary or appropriate to the foregoing, including the making of capital contributions or loans to a Group Member; provided, however , that the General Partner shall not cause the Partnership to engage, directly or indirectly, in any business activity that the General Partner determines would be reasonably likely to cause the Partnership to be treated as an association taxable as a corporation or otherwise taxable as an entity for federal income tax purposes. To the fullest extent permitted by law, the General Partner shall have no duty or obligation to propose or approve the conduct by the Partnership of any business and may decline to do so free of any duty or obligation whatsoever to the Partnership or any Limited Partner and, in declining to so propose or approve, shall not be required to act in good faith or pursuant to any other standard imposed by this Agreement, any Group Member Agreement, any other agreement contemplated hereby or under the Delaware Act or any other law, rule or regulation or at equity and the General Partner in determining whether to propose or approve the conduct by the Partnership of any business shall be permitted to do so in its sole and absolute discretion.

Section 2.5 Powers . The Partnership shall be empowered to do any and all acts and things necessary, appropriate, proper, advisable, incidental to or convenient for the furtherance and accomplishment of the purposes and business described in Section 2.4 and for the protection and benefit of the Partnership.

Section 2.6 Term . The term of the Partnership commenced upon the filing of the Certificate of Limited Partnership in accordance with the Delaware Act and shall continue in existence until the dissolution of the Partnership in accordance with the provisions of Article XII. The existence of the Partnership as a separate legal entity shall continue until the cancellation of the Certificate of Limited Partnership as provided in the Delaware Act.

 

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Section 2.7 Title to Partnership Assets . Title to the assets of the Partnership, whether real, personal or mixed and whether tangible or intangible, shall be deemed to be owned by the Partnership as an entity, and no Partner, individually or collectively, shall have any ownership interest in such assets of the Partnership or any portion thereof. Title to any or all assets of the Partnership may be held in the name of the Partnership, the General Partner, one or more of its Affiliates or one or more nominees of the General Partner or its Affiliates, as the General Partner may determine. The General Partner hereby declares and warrants that any assets of the Partnership for which record title is held in the name of the General Partner or one or more of its Affiliates or one or more nominees of the General Partner or its Affiliates shall be held by the General Partner or such Affiliate or nominee for the use and benefit of the Partnership in accordance with the provisions of this Agreement; provided, however , that the General Partner shall use reasonable efforts to cause record title to such assets (other than those assets in respect of which the General Partner determines that the expense and difficulty of conveyancing makes transfer of record title to the Partnership impracticable) to be vested in the Partnership or one or more of the Partnership’s designated Affiliates as soon as reasonably practicable; provided, further , that, prior to the withdrawal or removal of the General Partner or as soon thereafter as practicable, the General Partner shall use reasonable efforts to effect the transfer of record title to the Partnership and, prior to any such transfer, will provide for the use of such assets in a manner satisfactory to any successor General Partner. All assets of the Partnership shall be recorded as the property of the Partnership in its books and records, irrespective of the name in which record title to such assets of the Partnership is held.

ARTICLE III

RIGHTS OF LIMITED PARTNERS

Section 3.1 Limitation of Liability . The Limited Partners shall have no liability under this Agreement except as expressly provided in this Agreement or the Delaware Act.

Section 3.2 Management of Business . No Limited Partner, in its capacity as such, shall participate in the operation, management or control (within the meaning of the Delaware Act) of the Partnership’s business, transact any business in the Partnership’s name or have the power to sign documents for or otherwise bind the Partnership. No action taken by any Affiliate of the General Partner or any officer, director, employee, manager, member, general partner, agent or trustee of the General Partner or any of its Affiliates, or any officer, director, employee, manager, member, general partner, agent or trustee of a Group Member, in its capacity as such, shall be deemed to be participating in the control of the business of the Partnership by a limited partner of the Partnership (within the meaning of Section 17-303(a) of the Delaware Act) nor shall any such action affect, impair or eliminate the limitations on the liability of the Limited Partners under this Agreement.

 

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Section 3.3 Rights of Limited Partners .

(a) Each Limited Partner shall have the right, for a purpose reasonably related to such Limited Partner’s interest as a Limited Partner in the Partnership, upon reasonable written demand stating the purpose of such demand, and at such Limited Partner’s own expense:

(i) to obtain from the General Partner either (A) the Partnership’s most recent filings with the Commission on Form 10-K and any subsequent filings on Form 10-Q and 8-K or (B) if the Partnership is no longer subject to the reporting requirements of the Exchange Act, the information specified in, and meeting the requirements of, Rule 144A(d)(4) under the Securities Act or any successor or similar rule or regulation under the Securities Act ( provided that the foregoing materials shall be deemed to be available to a Limited Partner in satisfaction of the requirements of this Section 3.3(a)(i) if posted on or accessible through the Partnership’s or the Commission’s website);

(ii) to obtain a current list of the name and last known business, residence or mailing address of each Partner; and

(iii) to obtain a copy of this Agreement and the Certificate of Limited Partnership and all amendments thereto.

(b) The rights to information granted the Limited Partners pursuant to Section 3.3(a) replace in their entirety any rights to information provided for in Section 17-305(a) of the Delaware Act and each of the Partners and each other Person or Group who acquires an interest in Partnership Interests hereby agrees to the fullest extent permitted by law that they do not have any rights as Partners to receive any information either pursuant to Sections 17-305(a) of the Delaware Act or otherwise except for the information identified in Section 3.3(a).

(c) The General Partner may keep confidential from the Limited Partners, for such period of time as the General Partner deems reasonable, (i) any information that the General Partner reasonably believes to be in the nature of trade secrets or (ii) other information the disclosure of which the General Partner in good faith believes (A) is not in the best interests of the Partnership Group, (B) could damage the Partnership Group or its business or (C) that any Group Member is required by law or regulation or by agreement with any third party to keep confidential (other than agreements with Affiliates of the Partnership the primary purpose of which is to circumvent the obligations set forth in this Section 3.3).

(d) Notwithstanding any other provision of this Agreement or Section 17-305 of the Delaware Act, each of the Partners, each other Person or Group who acquires an interest in a Partnership Interest and each other Person bound by this Agreement hereby agrees to the fullest extent permitted by law that they do not have rights to receive information from the Partnership or any Indemnitee for the purpose of determining whether to pursue litigation or assist in pending litigation against the Partnership or any Indemnitee relating to the affairs of the Partnership except pursuant to the applicable rules of discovery relating to litigation commenced by such Person or Group.

 

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ARTICLE IV

CERTIFICATES; RECORD HOLDERS; TRANSFER OF PARTNERSHIP

INTERESTS; REDEMPTION OF PARTNERSHIP INTERESTS

Section 4.1 Certificates . Owners of Partnership Interests and, where appropriate, Derivative Partnership Interests, shall be recorded in the Register and ownership of such interests shall be evidenced by a physical certificate or book entry notation in the Register. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Agreement, unless the General Partner shall determine otherwise in respect of some or all of any or all classes of Partnership Interests and Derivative Partnership Interests, Partnership Interests and Derivative Partnership Interests shall not be evidenced by physical certificates. Certificates, if any, shall be executed on behalf of the Partnership by the Chief Executive Officer, President, Chief Financial Officer or any Vice President and the Secretary, any Assistant Secretary, or other authorized officer of the General Partner, and shall bear the legend set forth in Section 4.8(e). The signatures of such officers upon a certificate may be facsimiles. In case any officer who has signed or whose signature has been placed upon such certificate shall have ceased to be such officer before such certificate is issued, it may be issued by the Partnership with the same effect as if he were such officer at the date of its issuance. If a Transfer Agent has been appointed for a class of Partnership Interests, no Certificate for such class of Partnership Interests shall be valid for any purpose until it has been countersigned by the Transfer Agent; provided, however , that, if the General Partner elects to cause the Partnership to issue Partnership Interests of such class in global form, the Certificate shall be valid upon receipt of a certificate from the Transfer Agent certifying that the Partnership Interests have been duly registered in accordance with the directions of the Partnership. Subject to the requirements of Section 6.7(b) and Section 6.7(c), if Common Units are evidenced by Certificates, on or after the date on which Subordinated Units are converted into Common Units pursuant to the terms of Section 5.7, the Record Holders of such Subordinated Units (i) if the Subordinated Units are evidenced by Certificates, may exchange such Certificates for Certificates evidencing the Common Units into which such Record Holder’s Subordinated Units converted, or (ii) if the Subordinated Units are not evidenced by Certificates, shall be issued Certificates evidencing the Common Units into which such Record Holders’ Subordinated Units converted. With respect to any Partnership Interests that are represented by physical certificates, the General Partner may determine that such Partnership Interests will no longer be represented by physical certificates and may, upon written notice to the holders of such Partnership Interests and subject to applicable law, take whatever actions it deems necessary or appropriate to cause such Partnership Interests to be registered in book entry or global form and may cause such physical certificates to be cancelled or deemed cancelled.

Section 4.2 Mutilated, Destroyed, Lost or Stolen Certificates .

(a) If any mutilated Certificate is surrendered to the Transfer Agent, the appropriate officers of the General Partner on behalf of the Partnership shall execute, and the Transfer Agent shall countersign and deliver in exchange therefor, a new Certificate evidencing the same number and type of Partnership Interests or Derivative Partnership Interests as the Certificate so surrendered.

 

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(b) The appropriate officers of the General Partner on behalf of the Partnership shall execute and deliver, and the Transfer Agent shall countersign, a new Certificate in place of any Certificate previously issued, if the Record Holder of the Certificate:

(i) makes proof by affidavit, in form and substance satisfactory to the General Partner, that a previously issued Certificate has been lost, destroyed or stolen;

(ii) requests the issuance of a new Certificate before the General Partner has notice that the Certificate has been acquired by a purchaser for value in good faith and without notice of an adverse claim;

(iii) if requested by the General Partner, delivers to the General Partner a bond, in form and substance satisfactory to the General Partner, with surety or sureties and with fixed or open penalty as the General Partner may direct to indemnify the Partnership, the Partners, the General Partner and the Transfer Agent against any claim that may be made on account of the alleged loss, destruction or theft of the Certificate; and

(iv) satisfies any other reasonable requirements imposed by the General Partner or the Transfer Agent.

If a Limited Partner fails to notify the General Partner within a reasonable period of time after such Limited Partner has notice of the loss, destruction or theft of a Certificate, and a transfer of the Limited Partner Interests represented by the Certificate is registered before the Partnership, the General Partner or the Transfer Agent receives such notification, to the fullest extent permitted by law, the Limited Partner shall be precluded from making any claim against the Partnership, the General Partner or the Transfer Agent for such transfer or for a new Certificate.

(c) As a condition to the issuance of any new Certificate under this Section 4.2, the General Partner may require the payment of a sum sufficient to cover any tax or other governmental charge that may be imposed in relation thereto and any other expenses (including the fees and expenses of the Transfer Agent) reasonably connected therewith.

Section 4.3 Record Holders . The names and addresses of Unitholders as they appear in the Register shall be the official list of Record Holders of the Partnership Interests for all purposes. The Partnership and the General Partner shall be entitled to recognize the Record Holder as the Partner with respect to any Partnership Interest and, accordingly, shall not be bound to recognize any equitable or other claim to, or interest in, such Partnership Interest on the part of any other Person or Group, regardless of whether the Partnership or the General Partner shall have actual or other notice thereof, except as otherwise provided by law or any applicable rule, regulation, guideline or requirement of any National Securities Exchange on which such Partnership Interests are listed or admitted to trading. Without limiting the foregoing, when a Person (such as a broker, dealer, bank, trust company or clearing corporation or an agent of any of the foregoing) is acting as nominee, agent or in some other representative capacity for another Person or Group in acquiring and/or holding Partnership Interests, as between the Partnership on the one hand, and such other Person on the other, such representative Person shall be the Limited Partner with respect to such Partnership Interest upon becoming the Record Holder in accordance with Section 10.1(b) and have the rights and obligations of a Partner hereunder as, and to the extent, provided herein, including Section 10.1(c).

 

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Section 4.4 Transfer Generally .

(a) The term “transfer,” when used in this Agreement with respect to a Partnership Interest, shall be deemed to refer to a transaction (i) by which the General Partner assigns all or any part of its General Partner Interest (represented by General Partner Units) to another Person, and includes a sale, assignment, gift, pledge, encumbrance, hypothecation, mortgage, exchange or any other disposition by law or otherwise or (ii) by which the holder of a Limited Partner Interest assigns all or any part of such Limited Partner Interest to another Person who is or becomes a Limited Partner as a result thereof, and includes a sale, assignment, gift, exchange or any other disposition by law or otherwise, excluding a pledge, encumbrance, hypothecation or mortgage but including any transfer upon foreclosure of any pledge, encumbrance, hypothecation or mortgage.

(b) No Partnership Interest shall be transferred, in whole or in part, except in accordance with the terms and conditions set forth in this Article IV. Any transfer or purported transfer of a Partnership Interest not made in accordance with this Article IV shall be null and void, and the Partnership shall have no obligation to effect or recognize any such transfer or purported transfer.

(c) Nothing contained in this Agreement shall be construed to prevent or limit a disposition by any stockholder, member, partner or other owner of the General Partner or any Limited Partner of any or all of such Person’s shares of stock, membership interests, partnership interests or other ownership interests in the General Partner or such Limited Partner and the term “transfer” shall not include any such disposition.

Section 4.5 Registration and Transfer of Limited Partner Interests .

(a) The General Partner shall keep, or cause to be kept by the Transfer Agent on behalf of the Partnership, one or more registers in which, subject to such reasonable regulations as it may prescribe and subject to the provisions of Section 4.5(b), the registration and transfer of Limited Partner Interests, and any Derivative Partnership Interests as applicable, shall be recorded (the “ Register ”).

(b) The General Partner shall not recognize any transfer of Limited Partner Interests evidenced by Certificates until the Certificates evidencing such Limited Partner Interests are surrendered for registration of transfer. No charge shall be imposed by the General Partner for such transfer; provided , that as a condition to the issuance of any new Certificate under this Section 4.5, the General Partner may require the payment of a sum sufficient to cover any tax or other governmental charge that may be imposed with respect thereto and any other expenses (including the fees and expenses of the Transfer Agent) reasonably connected therewith. Upon surrender of a Certificate for registration of transfer of any Limited Partner Interests evidenced by a Certificate, and subject to the provisions of this Section 4.5(b), the appropriate officers of the General Partner on behalf of the Partnership shall execute and deliver, and in the case of Certificates evidencing Limited Partner Interests for which a Transfer Agent

 

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has been appointed, the Transfer Agent shall countersign and deliver, in the name of the holder or the designated transferee or transferees, as required pursuant to the holder’s instructions, one or more new Certificates evidencing the same aggregate number and type of Limited Partner Interests as was evidenced by the Certificate so surrendered. Upon the proper surrender of a Certificate, such transfer shall be recorded in the Register.

(c) Upon the receipt by the General Partner of proper transfer instructions from the Record Holder of uncertificated Partnership Interests, such transfer shall be recorded in the Register.

(d) Except as provided in Section 4.9, by acceptance of any Limited Partner Interests pursuant to a transfer in accordance with this Article IV, each transferee of a Limited Partner Interest (including any nominee, or agent or representative acquiring such Limited Partner Interests for the account of another Person or Group) (i) shall be admitted to the Partnership as a Limited Partner with respect to the Limited Partner Interests so transferred to such Person when any such transfer or admission is reflected in the Register and such Person becomes the Record Holder of the Limited Partner Interests so transferred, (ii) shall become bound, and shall be deemed to have agreed to be bound, by the terms of this Agreement, (iii) shall be deemed to represent that the transferee has the capacity, power and authority to enter into this Agreement and (iv) shall be deemed to make any consents, acknowledgements or waivers contained in this Agreement, all with or without execution of this Agreement by such Person. The transfer of any Limited Partner Interests and the admission of any new Limited Partner shall not constitute an amendment to this Agreement.

(e) Subject to (i) the foregoing provisions of this Section 4.5, (ii) Section 4.3, (iii) Section 4.8, (iv) with respect to any class or series of Limited Partner Interests, the provisions of any statement of designations or an amendment to this Agreement establishing such class or series, (v) any contractual provisions binding on any Limited Partner and (vi) provisions of applicable law, including the Securities Act, Limited Partner Interests shall be freely transferable.

(f) The General Partner and its Affiliates shall have the right at any time to transfer their Subordinated Units and Common Units (whether issued upon conversion of the Subordinated Units or otherwise) to one or more Persons.

Section 4.6 Transfer of the General Partner’s General Partner Interest .

(a) Subject to Section 4.6(b), the General Partner may at its option transfer all or any part of its General Partner Interest without Unitholder approval or the approval of the holders of the Incentive Distribution Rights.

(b) Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, no transfer by the General Partner of all or any part of its General Partner Interest to another Person shall be permitted unless (i) the transferee agrees to assume the rights and duties of the General Partner under this Agreement and to be bound by the provisions of this Agreement, (ii) the Partnership receives an Opinion of Counsel that such transfer would not result in the loss of limited liability of any Limited Partner under the Delaware Act or cause the Partnership to be treated as an

 

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association taxable as a corporation or otherwise to be taxed as an entity for federal income tax purposes (to the extent not already so treated or taxed) and (iii) such transferee also agrees to purchase all (or the appropriate portion thereof, if applicable) of the partnership or membership interest of the General Partner as the general partner or managing member, if any, of each other Group Member. In the case of a transfer pursuant to and in compliance with this Section 4.6, the transferee or successor (as the case may be) shall, subject to compliance with the terms of Section 10.2, be admitted to the Partnership as the General Partner effective immediately prior to the transfer of the General Partner Interest, and the business of the Partnership shall continue without dissolution.

Section 4.7 Transfer of Incentive Distribution Rights . The General Partner or any other holder of Incentive Distribution Rights may transfer any or all of its Incentive Distribution Rights without Unitholder approval.

Section 4.8 Restrictions on Transfers .

(a) Except as provided in Section 4.8(d), notwithstanding the other provisions of this Article IV, no transfer of any Partnership Interests shall be made if such transfer would (i) violate the then applicable federal or state securities laws or rules and regulations of the Commission, any state securities commission or any other governmental authority with jurisdiction over such transfer, (ii) terminate the existence or qualification of the Partnership under the laws of the jurisdiction of its formation, or (iii) cause the Partnership to be treated as an association taxable as a corporation or otherwise to be taxed as an entity for federal income tax purposes (to the extent not already so treated or taxed). The Partnership may issue stop transfer instructions to any Transfer Agent in order to implement any restriction on transfer contemplated by this Agreement.

(b) The General Partner may impose restrictions on the transfer of Partnership Interests if it receives an Opinion of Counsel that such restrictions are necessary to (i) avoid a significant risk of the Partnership’s becoming taxable as a corporation or otherwise becoming taxable as an entity for federal income tax purposes (to the extent not already so treated or taxed) or (ii) preserve the uniformity of the Limited Partner Interests (or any class or classes thereof). The General Partner may impose such restrictions by amending this Agreement; provided, however , that any amendment that would result in the delisting or suspension of trading of any class of Limited Partner Interests on the principal National Securities Exchange on which such class of Limited Partner Interests is then listed or admitted to trading must be approved, prior to such amendment being effected, by the holders of at least a majority of the Outstanding Limited Partner Interests of such class.

(c) The transfer of a Subordinated Unit or a Common Unit issued upon conversion of a Subordinated Unit shall be subject to the restrictions imposed by Section 6.7(b) and Section 6.7(c).

(d) Nothing contained in this Article IV, or elsewhere in this Agreement, shall preclude the settlement of any transactions involving Partnership Interests entered into through the facilities of any National Securities Exchange on which such Partnership Interests are listed or admitted to trading.

 

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(e) Each certificate or book entry evidencing Partnership Interests shall bear a conspicuous legend in substantially the following form:

THE HOLDER OF THIS SECURITY ACKNOWLEDGES FOR THE BENEFIT OF DELEK LOGISTICS PARTNERS, LP THAT THIS SECURITY MAY NOT BE TRANSFERRED IF SUCH TRANSFER (AS DEFINED IN THE PARTNERSHIP AGREEMENT) WOULD (A) VIOLATE THE THEN APPLICABLE FEDERAL OR STATE SECURITIES LAWS OR RULES AND REGULATIONS OF THE SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION, ANY STATE SECURITIES COMMISSION OR ANY OTHER GOVERNMENTAL AUTHORITY WITH JURISDICTION OVER SUCH TRANSFER, (B) TERMINATE THE EXISTENCE OR QUALIFICATION OF DELEK LOGISTICS PARTNERS, LP UNDER THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF DELAWARE, OR (C) CAUSE DELEK LOGISTICS PARTNERS, LP TO BE TREATED AS AN ASSOCIATION TAXABLE AS A CORPORATION OR OTHERWISE TO BE TAXED AS AN ENTITY FOR FEDERAL INCOME TAX PURPOSES (TO THE EXTENT NOT ALREADY SO TREATED OR TAXED). THE GENERAL PARTNER OF DELEK LOGISTICS PARTNERS, LP MAY IMPOSE ADDITIONAL RESTRICTIONS ON THE TRANSFER OF THIS SECURITY IF IT RECEIVES AN OPINION OF COUNSEL THAT SUCH RESTRICTIONS ARE NECESSARY TO AVOID A SIGNIFICANT RISK OF DELEK LOGISTICS PARTNERS, LP BECOMING TAXABLE AS A CORPORATION OR OTHERWISE BECOMING TAXABLE AS AN ENTITY FOR FEDERAL INCOME TAX PURPOSES. THIS SECURITY MAY BE SUBJECT TO ADDITIONAL RESTRICTIONS ON ITS TRANSFER PROVIDED IN THE PARTNERSHIP AGREEMENT. COPIES OF SUCH AGREEMENT MAY BE OBTAINED AT NO COST BY WRITTEN REQUEST MADE BY THE HOLDER OF RECORD OF THIS SECURITY TO THE SECRETARY OF THE GENERAL PARTNER AT THE PRINCIPAL OFFICE OF THE PARTNERSHIP. THE RESTRICTIONS SET FORTH ABOVE SHALL NOT PRECLUDE THE SETTLEMENT OF ANY TRANSACTIONS INVOLVING THIS SECURITY ENTERED INTO THROUGH THE FACILITIES OF ANY NATIONAL SECURITIES EXCHANGE ON WHICH THIS SECURITY IS LISTED OR ADMITTED TO TRADING.

Section 4.9 Eligibility Certifications; Ineligible Holders.

(a) If at any time the General Partner determines, with the advice of counsel, that:

(i) the U.S. federal income tax status (or lack of proof of the U.S. federal income tax status) of one or more Limited Partners has or is reasonably likely to have a material adverse effect on the rates that can be charged to customers by any Group Member on assets that are subject to regulation by the FERC or an analogous regulatory body (a “ Rate Eligibility Trigger ”); or

 

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(ii) any Group Member is subject to any federal, state or local law or regulation that would create a substantial risk of cancellation or forfeiture of any property in which the Group Member has an interest based on the nationality, citizenship or other related status of one or more Limited Partners (a “ Citizenship Eligibility Trigger ”);

then, (x) in the case of a Rate Eligibility Trigger, the General Partner may obtain such proof of the U.S. federal income tax status of the Limited Partners and, to the extent relevant, their beneficial owners, as the General Partner determines to be necessary to establish those Limited Partners whose U.S. federal income tax status does not or would not have a material adverse effect on the rates that can be charged to customers by any Group Member or (y) in the case of a Citizenship Eligibility Trigger, the General Partner may obtain such proof of the nationality, citizenship or other related status of the Limited Partners (or, if any Limited Partner is a nominee holding for the account of another Person, the nationality, citizenship or other related status of such Person) as the General Partner determines to be necessary to establish those Limited Partners whose nationality, citizenship or other related status does not or would not subject any Group Member to a significant risk of cancellation or forfeiture of any of its properties or interests therein.

(b) Without limitation of the foregoing, the General Partner may require all Limited Partners to certify as to their (and their beneficial owners’) status as Eligible Holders upon demand and on a regular basis, as determined by the General Partner, and may require transferees of Limited Partner Interests to so certify prior to being admitted to the Partnership as a Limited Partner (any such required certificate, an “ Eligibility Certificate ”).

(c) If any Limited Partner fails to furnish to the General Partner an Eligibility Certificate or other requested information of its (and its beneficial owners’) status as an Eligible Holder within thirty (30) days (or such other period as the General Partner may determine) of receipt of a request from the General Partner to furnish an Eligibility Certificate or other requested information, or if upon receipt of such Eligibility Certificate or other requested information the General Partner determines that a Limited Partner or a transferee of a Limited Partner is not an Eligible Holder (such a Partner, an “ Ineligible Holder ”), the Limited Partner Interests owned by such Limited Partner shall be subject to redemption in accordance with the provisions of Section 4.10 or the General Partner may refuse to effect the transfer of the Limited Partner Interests to such transferee. In addition, the General Partner shall be substituted for any Limited Partner that is an Ineligible Holder as the Limited Partner in respect of the Ineligible Holder’s Limited Partner Interests.

(d) The General Partner shall, in exercising voting rights in respect of Limited Partner Interests held by it on behalf of Ineligible Holders, distribute the votes in the same ratios as the votes of Limited Partners (including the General Partner and its Affiliates) in respect of Limited Partner Interests other than those of Ineligible Holders are cast, either for, against or abstaining as to the matter.

(e) Upon dissolution of the Partnership, an Ineligible Holder shall have no right to receive a distribution in kind pursuant to Section 12.4 but shall be entitled to the cash equivalent thereof, and the Partnership shall provide cash in exchange for an assignment of the Ineligible Holder’s share of any distribution in kind. Such payment and assignment shall be treated for Partnership purposes as a purchase by the Partnership from the Ineligible Holder of its Limited Partner Interest (representing the right to receive its share of such distribution in kind).

 

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(f) At any time after an Ineligible Holder can and does certify that it no longer is an Ineligible Holder, it may, upon application to the General Partner, request that with respect to any Limited Partner Interests of such Ineligible Holder not redeemed pursuant to Section 4.10, such Ineligible Holder be admitted as a Limited Partner, and upon approval of the General Partner, such Ineligible Holder shall be admitted as Limited Partner and shall no longer constitute an Ineligible Holder, and the General Partner shall cease to be deemed to be the Limited Partner in respect of such Limited Partner Interests.

Section 4.10 Redemption of Partnership Interests of Ineligible Holders .

(a) If at any time a Limited Partner or fails to furnish an Eligibility Certificate or any information requested within thirty (30) days (or such other period as the General Partner may determine) of receipt of a request from the General Partner to furnish an Eligibility Certificate, or if upon receipt of such Eligibility Certificate or such other information the General Partner determines, with the advice of counsel, that a Limited Partner is an Ineligible Holder, the Partnership may, unless the Limited Partner establishes to the satisfaction of the General Partner that such Limited Partner is not an Ineligible Holder or has transferred his Limited Partner Interests to a Person who is not an Ineligible Holder and who furnishes an Eligibility Certificate to the General Partner prior to the date fixed for redemption as provided below, redeem the Limited Partner Interest of such Limited Partner as follows:

(i) The General Partner shall, not later than the 30th day before the date fixed for redemption, give notice of redemption to the Limited Partner, at his last address designated in the Register by registered or certified mail, postage prepaid. The notice shall be deemed to have been given when so mailed. The notice shall specify the Redeemable Interests, the date fixed for redemption, the place of payment, that payment of the redemption price will be made upon redemption of the Redeemable Interests (or, if later in the case of Redeemable Interests evidenced by Certificates, upon surrender of the Certificates evidencing the Redeemable Interests at the place specified in the notice) and that on and after the date fixed for redemption no further allocations or distributions to which the Limited Partner would otherwise be entitled in respect of the Redeemable Interests will accrue or be made.

(ii) The aggregate redemption price for Redeemable Interests shall be an amount equal to the Current Market Price (the date of determination of which shall be the date fixed for redemption) of Limited Partner Interests of the class to be so redeemed multiplied by the number of Limited Partner Interests of each such class included among the Redeemable Interests. The redemption price shall be paid, as determined by the General Partner, in cash or by delivery of a promissory note of the Partnership in the principal amount of the redemption price, bearing interest at the rate of 5% annually and payable in three equal annual installments of principal together with accrued interest, commencing one year after the redemption date.

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evidenced by Certificates, upon surrender by or on behalf of the Limited Partner or transferee at the place specified in the notice of redemption, of the Certificates evidencing the Redeemable Interests, duly endorsed in blank or accompanied by an assignment duly executed in blank).

(iv) After the redemption date, Redeemable Interests shall no longer constitute issued and Outstanding Limited Partner Interests.

(b) The provisions of this Section 4.10 shall also be applicable to Limited Partner Interests held by a Limited Partner as nominee, agent or representative of a Person determined to be an Ineligible Holder.

(c) Nothing in this Section 4.10 shall prevent the recipient of a notice of redemption from transferring his Limited Partner Interest before the redemption date if such transfer is otherwise permitted under this Agreement and the transferor provides notice of such transfer to the General Partner. Upon receipt of notice of such a transfer, the General Partner shall withdraw the notice of redemption, provided that the transferee of such Limited Partner Interest certifies to the satisfaction of the General Partner that such transferee is not an Ineligible Holder. If the transferee fails to make such certification within 30 days after the request, and, in any event, before the redemption date, such redemption shall be effected from the transferee on the original redemption date.

ARTICLE V

CAPITAL CONTRIBUTIONS AND ISSUANCE OF PARTNERSHIP INTERESTS

Section 5.1 Organizational Contributions . In connection with the formation of the Partnership under the Delaware Act, the General Partner made an initial Capital Contribution to the Partnership in the amount of $20.00 in exchange for a 2% General Partner Interest in the Partnership and has been admitted as the General Partner of the Partnership, and the Organizational Limited Partner made an initial Capital Contribution to the Partnership in the amount of $980.00 in exchange for a 98% Limited Partner Interest in the Partnership and has been admitted as a Limited Partner of the Partnership. As of the Closing Date, the interests of the General Partner and Organizational Limited Partner shall be redeemed as provided in the Contribution Agreement and the initial Capital Contributions of the General Partner and the Organizational Limited Partner shall be refunded, and all interest or other profit that may have resulted from the investment or other use of such initial Capital Contributions shall be allocated and distributed to the General Partner and the Organizational Limited Partner, respectively.

Section 5.2 Contributions by the General Partner and its Affiliates .

(a) On the Closing Date and pursuant to the Contribution Agreement, the General Partner contributed to the Partnership, as a Capital Contribution, a 100% interest in Paline, in exchange for (i) 489,766 General Partner Units representing a continuation of its 2% General Partner Interest (after giving effect to any exercise of the Over-Allotment Option and the Deferred Issuance and Distribution), subject to all of the rights, privileges and duties of the General Partner under this Agreement, (ii) the Incentive Distribution Rights, and (iii) approximately $50.0 million in part as a reimbursement for certain capital expenditures incurred with respect to the assets contributed by Delek US to the Partnership for federal income tax

 

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purposes pursuant to Treasury Regulation Section 1.707-4(d). On the Closing Date and pursuant to the Contribution Agreement, Delek M&S contributed to the Partnership, as a Capital Contribution, 100% of its interests in Delek Marketing and Delek Marketing GP, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company, in exchange for (i) 2,187,051 Common Units, (ii) approximately $3.1 million in part as a reimbursement for certain capital expenditures incurred with respect to the assets contributed by Delek US to the Partnership for federal income tax purposes pursuant to Treasury Regulation Section 1.707-4(d) and (iv) the Deferred Issuance and Distribution upon the earlier to occur of (A) the expiration of the Over-Allotment Option or (B) the exercise in full of the Over-Allotment Option. On the Closing Date and pursuant to the Contribution Agreement, Lion Oil contributed to the Partnership, as a Capital Contribution, a 100% interest in each of SALA, El Dorado and Magnolia and the Terminals, in exchange for (i) 612,207 Common Units and (ii) 11,999,258 Subordinated Units.

(b) Upon the issuance of any additional Limited Partner Interests by the Partnership (other than (i) the Common Units issued in the Initial Public Offering, (ii) the Common Units, Subordinated Units and Incentive Distribution Rights issued pursuant to Section 5.2(a) (including any Common Units issued pursuant to the Deferred Issuance and Distribution), (iii) any Common Units issued pursuant to Section 5.11 and (iv) any Common Units issued upon the conversion of any Partnership Interests), the General Partner may, in order to maintain the Percentage Interest with respect to its General Partner Interest, make additional Capital Contributions up to an amount equal to the product obtained by multiplying (A) the quotient determined by dividing (x) the Percentage Interest with respect to the General Partner Interests immediately prior to the issuance of such additional Limited Partner Interests by the Partnership by (y) 100% less the Percentage Interest with respect to the General Partner Interest immediately prior to the issuance of such additional Limited Partner Interests by the Partnership times (B) the gross amount contributed to the Partnership by the Limited Partners (before deduction of underwriters’ discounts and commissions) in exchange for such additional Limited Partner Interests. Except as set forth in Article XII, the General Partner shall not be obligated to make any additional Capital Contributions to the Partnership.

Section 5.3 Contributions by Limited Partners .

(a) On the Closing Date and pursuant to the Underwriting Agreement, each IPO Underwriter contributed cash to the Partnership in exchange for the issuance by the Partnership of Common Units to each IPO Underwriter, all as set forth in the Underwriting Agreement.

(b) Upon the exercise, if any, of the Over-Allotment Option, each IPO Underwriter shall contribute cash to the Partnership on the Option Closing Date in exchange for the issuance by the Partnership of Common Units to each IPO Underwriter, all as set forth in the Underwriting Agreement.

(c) No Limited Partner Interests will be issued or issuable as of or at the Closing Date other than (i) the Common Units and Subordinated Units issued to Lion Oil pursuant to Section 5.2(a), (ii) the Common Units and Subordinated Units issued to Delek M&S pursuant to Section 5.2(a) (including Common Units issuable pursuant to the Deferred Issuance and Distribution), (iii) the Common Units issued to the IPO Underwriters as described in subparagraphs (a) and (b) of this Section 5.3 and (iv) the Incentive Distribution Rights issued to the General Partner.

 

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(d) No Limited Partner will be required to make any additional Capital Contribution to the Partnership pursuant to this Agreement.

Section 5.4 Interest and Withdrawal . No interest shall be paid by the Partnership on Capital Contributions. No Partner shall be entitled to the withdrawal or return of its Capital Contribution, except to the extent, if any, that distributions made pursuant to this Agreement or upon termination of the Partnership may be considered as such by law and then only to the extent provided for in this Agreement. Except to the extent expressly provided in this Agreement, no Partner shall have priority over any other Partner either as to the return of Capital Contributions or as to profits, losses or distributions. Any such return shall be a compromise to which all Partners agree within the meaning of Section 17-502(b) of the Delaware Act.

Section 5.5 Capital Accounts .

(a) The Partnership shall maintain for each Partner (or a beneficial owner of Partnership Interests held by a nominee, agent or representative in any case in which such nominee, agent or representative has furnished the identity of such beneficial owner to the Partnership in accordance with Section 6031(c) of the Code or any other method acceptable to the General Partner) owning a Partnership Interest a separate Capital Account with respect to such Partnership Interest in accordance with the rules of Treasury Regulation Section 1.704-1(b)(2)(iv). The initial Capital Account balance attributable to the General Partner Units issued to the General Partner pursuant to Section 5.2(a) shall equal the Net Agreed Value of the Capital Contribution specified in Section 5.2(a), which shall be deemed to equal the product of the number of General Partner Units issued to the General Partner pursuant to Section 5.2(a) and the Initial Unit Price for each Common Unit (and the initial Capital Account balance attributable to each General Partner Unit shall equal the Initial Unit Price for each Common Unit). The initial Capital Account balance attributable to the Common Units and Subordinated Units issued to Lion Oil pursuant to Section 5.2(a) shall equal the respective Net Agreed Value of the Capital Contributions specified in Section 5.2(a), which shall be deemed to equal the product of the number of Common Units and Subordinated Units issued to Lion Oil pursuant to Section 5.2(a) and the Initial Unit Price for each such Common Unit and Subordinated Unit (and the initial Capital Account balance attributable to each such Common Unit and Subordinated Unit shall equal its Initial Unit Price). The initial Capital Account balance attributable to the Common Units and Subordinated Units issued to Delek M&S pursuant to Section 5.2(a) shall equal the respective Net Agreed Value of the Capital Contributions specified in Section 5.2(a), which shall be deemed to equal the product of the number of Common Units and Subordinated Units issued to Delek M&S pursuant to Section 5.2(a) and the Initial Unit Price for each such Common Unit and Subordinated Unit (and the initial Capital Account balance attributable to each such Common Unit and Subordinated Unit shall equal its Initial Unit Price). The initial Capital Account balance attributable to the Common Units issued to the IPO Underwriters pursuant to Section 5.3(a) shall equal the product of the number of Common Units so issued to the IPO Underwriters and the Initial Unit Price for each Common Unit (and the initial Capital Account balance attributable to each such Common Unit shall equal its Initial Unit Price). The initial Capital Account attributable to the Incentive Distribution Rights shall be zero. Thereafter, the

 

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Capital Account shall in respect of each such Partnership Interest be increased by (i) the amount of all Capital Contributions made to the Partnership with respect to such Partnership Interest and (ii) all items of Partnership income and gain (including income and gain exempt from tax) computed in accordance with Section 5.5(b) and allocated with respect to such Partnership Interest pursuant to Section 6.1, and decreased by (x) the amount of cash or Net Agreed Value of all actual and deemed distributions of cash or property made with respect to such Partnership Interest and (y) all items of Partnership deduction and loss computed in accordance with Section 5.5(b) and allocated with respect to such Partnership Interest pursuant to Section 6.1.

(b) For purposes of computing the amount of any item of income, gain, loss or deduction that is to be allocated pursuant to Article VI and is to be reflected in the Partners’ Capital Accounts, the determination, recognition and classification of any such item shall be the same as its determination, recognition and classification for federal income tax purposes (including any method of depreciation, cost recovery or amortization used for that purpose), provided, that:

(i) Solely for purposes of this Section 5.5, the Partnership shall be treated as owning directly its proportionate share (as determined by the General Partner based upon the provisions of the applicable Group Member Agreement or governing, organizational or similar documents) of all property owned by (x) any other Group Member that is classified as a partnership for federal income tax purposes and (y) any other partnership, limited liability company, unincorporated business or other entity classified as a partnership for federal income tax purposes of which a Group Member is, directly or indirectly, a partner, member or other equity holder.

(ii) All fees and other expenses incurred by the Partnership to promote the sale of (or to sell) a Partnership Interest that can neither be deducted nor amortized under Section 709 of the Code, if any, shall, for purposes of Capital Account maintenance, be treated as an item of deduction at the time such fees and other expenses are incurred and shall be allocated among the Partners pursuant to Section 6.1.

(iii) Except as otherwise provided in Treasury Regulation Section 1.704-1(b)(2)(iv)(m), the computation of all items of income, gain, loss and deduction shall be made without regard to any election under Section 754 of the Code that may be made by the Partnership. To the extent an adjustment to the adjusted tax basis of any Partnership asset pursuant to Section 734(b) or 743(b) of the Code is required, pursuant to Treasury Regulation Section 1.704-1(b)(2)(iv)(m), to be taken into account in determining Capital Accounts, the amount of such adjustment in the Capital Accounts shall be treated as an item of gain or loss.

(iv) Any income, gain or loss attributable to the taxable disposition of any Partnership property shall be determined as if the adjusted basis of such property as of such date of disposition were equal in amount to the Partnership’s Carrying Value with respect to such property as of such date.

(v) An item of income of the Partnership that is described in Section 705(a)(1)(B) of the Code (with respect to items of income that are exempt from tax) shall be treated as an item of income for the purpose of this Section 5.5(b), and an item of expense of the

 

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Partnership that is described in Section 705(a)(2)(B) of the Code (with respect to expenditures that are not deductible and not chargeable to capital accounts), shall be treated as an item of deduction for the purpose of this Section 5.5(b).

(vi) In accordance with the requirements of Section 704(b) of the Code, any deductions for depreciation, cost recovery or amortization attributable to any Contributed Property shall be determined as if the adjusted basis of such property on the date it was acquired by the Partnership were equal to the Agreed Value of such property. Upon an adjustment pursuant to Section 5.5(d) to the Carrying Value of any Partnership property subject to depreciation, cost recovery or amortization, any further deductions for such depreciation, cost recovery or amortization attributable to such property shall be determined under the rules prescribed by Treasury Regulation Section 1.704-3(d)(2) as if the adjusted basis of such property were equal to the Carrying Value of such property immediately following such adjustment.

(vii) The Gross Liability Value of each Liability of the Partnership described in Treasury Regulation Section 1.752-7(b)(3)(i) shall be adjusted at such times as provided in this Agreement for an adjustment to Carrying Values. The amount of any such adjustment shall be treated for purposes hereof as an item of loss (if the adjustment increases the Carrying Value of such Liability of the Partnership) or an item of gain (if the adjustment decreases the Carrying Value of such Liability of the Partnership).

(c)     (i) Except as otherwise provided in this Section 5.5(c), a transferee of a Partnership Interest shall succeed to a Pro Rata portion of the Capital Account of the transferor relating to the Partnership Interest so transferred.

(ii) Subject to Section 6.7(c), immediately prior to the transfer of a Subordinated Unit or of a Subordinated Unit that has converted into a Common Unit pursuant to Section 5.7 by a holder thereof (other than a transfer to an Affiliate unless the General Partner elects to have this subparagraph 5.5(c)(ii) apply), the Capital Account maintained for such Person with respect to its Subordinated Units or converted Subordinated Units will (A) first, be allocated to the Subordinated Units or converted Subordinated Units to be transferred in an amount equal to the product of (x) the number of such Subordinated Units or converted Subordinated Units to be transferred and (y) the Per Unit Capital Amount for a Common Unit, and (B) second, any remaining balance in such Capital Account will be retained by the transferor, regardless of whether it has retained any converted Subordinated Units (“ Retained Converted Subordinated Units ”) or Subordinated Units. Following any such allocation, the transferor’s Capital Account, if any, maintained with respect to the retained Subordinated Units or Retained Converted Subordinated Units, if any, will have a balance equal to the amount allocated under clause (B) hereinabove, and the transferee’s Capital Account established with respect to the transferred Subordinated Units or converted Subordinated Units will have a balance equal to the amount allocated under clause (A) hereinabove.

(iii) Subject to Section 6.8(b), immediately prior to the transfer of an IDR Reset Common Unit by a holder thereof (other than a transfer to an Affiliate unless the General Partner elects to have this subparagraph (iii) apply), the Capital Account maintained for such Person with respect to its IDR Reset Common Units will (A) first, be allocated to the IDR Reset Common Units to be transferred in an amount equal to the product of (x) the number of

 

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such IDR Reset Common Units to be transferred and (y) the Per Unit Capital Amount for a Common Unit, and (B) second, any remaining balance in such Capital Account will be retained by the transferor, regardless of whether it has retained any IDR Reset Common Units. Following any such allocation, the transferor’s Capital Account, if any, maintained with respect to the retained IDR Reset Common Units, if any, will have a balance equal to the amount allocated under clause (B) hereinabove, and the transferee’s Capital Account established with respect to the transferred IDR Reset Common Units will have a balance equal to the amount allocated under clause (A) above.

(d)     (i) In accordance with Treasury Regulation Section 1.704-1(b)(2)(iv)(f), on an issuance of additional Partnership Interests for cash or Contributed Property, the issuance of Partnership Interests as consideration for the provision of services, or the conversion of the General Partner’s Combined Interest to Common Units pursuant to Section 11.3(b), the Capital Account of each Partner and the Carrying Value of each Partnership property immediately prior to such issuance shall be adjusted upward or downward to reflect any Unrealized Gain or Unrealized Loss attributable to such Partnership property, and any such Unrealized Gain or Unrealized Loss shall be treated, for purposes of maintaining Capital Accounts, as if it had been recognized on an actual sale of each such property for an amount equal to its fair market value immediately prior to such issuance and had been allocated among the Partners at such time pursuant to Section 6.1(c) and Section 6.1(d) in the same manner as any item of gain or loss actually recognized following an event giving rise to the dissolution of the Partnership would have been allocated; provided, however , that in the event of an issuance of Partnership Interests for a de minimis amount of cash or Contributed Property, or in the event of an issuance of a de minimis amount of Partnership Interests as consideration for the provision of services, the General Partner may determine that such adjustments are unnecessary for the proper administration of the Partnership. In determining such Unrealized Gain or Unrealized Loss, the aggregate fair market value of all Partnership property (including cash or cash equivalents) immediately prior to the issuance of additional Partnership Interests shall be determined by the General Partner using such method of valuation as it may adopt. In making its determination of the fair market values of individual properties, the General Partner may determine that it is appropriate to first determine an aggregate value for the Partnership, derived from the current trading price of the Common Units, and taking fully into account the fair market value of the Partnership Interests of all Partners at such time, and then allocate such aggregate value among the individual properties of the Partnership (in such manner as it determines appropriate).

(ii) In accordance with Treasury Regulation Section 1.704-1(b)(2)(iv)(f), immediately prior to any actual or deemed distribution to a Partner of any Partnership property (other than a distribution of cash that is not in redemption or retirement of a Partnership Interest), the Capital Accounts of all Partners and the Carrying Value of all Partnership property shall be adjusted upward or downward to reflect any Unrealized Gain or Unrealized Loss attributable to such Partnership property, and any such Unrealized Gain or Unrealized Loss shall be treated, for purposes of maintaining Capital Accounts, as if it had been recognized on an actual sale of each such property immediately prior to such distribution for an amount equal to its fair market value, and had been allocated among the Partners, at such time, pursuant to Section 6.1(c) and Section 6.1(d) in the same manner as any item of gain or loss actually recognized following an event giving rise to the dissolution of the Partnership would have been allocated. In determining such Unrealized Gain or Unrealized Loss the aggregate fair

 

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market value of all Partnership property (including cash or cash equivalents) immediately prior to a distribution shall (A) in the case of an actual distribution that is not made pursuant to Section 12.4 or in the case of a deemed distribution, be determined in the same manner as that provided in Section 5.5(d)(i) or (B) in the case of a liquidating distribution pursuant to Section 12.4, be determined by the Liquidator using such method of valuation as it may adopt.

Section 5.6 Issuances of Additional Partnership Interests .

(a) The Partnership may issue additional Partnership Interests (other than General Partner Interests) and Derivative Partnership Interests for any Partnership purpose at any time and from time to time to such Persons for such consideration and on such terms and conditions as the General Partner shall determine, all without the approval of any Limited Partners.

(b) Each additional Partnership Interest authorized to be issued by the Partnership pursuant to Section 5.6(a) may be issued in one or more classes, or one or more series of any such classes, with such designations, preferences, rights, powers and duties (which may be senior to existing classes and series of Partnership Interests), as shall be fixed by the General Partner, including (i) the right to share in Partnership profits and losses or items thereof; (ii) the right to share in Partnership distributions; (iii) the rights upon dissolution and liquidation of the Partnership; (iv) whether, and the terms and conditions upon which, the Partnership may or shall be required to redeem the Partnership Interest; (v) whether such Partnership Interest is issued with the privilege of conversion or exchange and, if so, the terms and conditions of such conversion or exchange; (vi) the terms and conditions upon which each Partnership Interest will be issued, evidenced by Certificates and assigned or transferred; (vii) the method for determining the Percentage Interest as to such Partnership Interest; and (viii) the right, if any, of each such Partnership Interest to vote on Partnership matters, including matters relating to the relative rights, preferences and privileges of such Partnership Interest.

(c) The General Partner shall take all actions that it determines to be necessary or appropriate in connection with (i) each issuance of Partnership Interests and Derivative Partnership Interests pursuant to this Section 5.6, including Common Units issued in connection with the Deferred Issuance and Distribution, (ii) the conversion of the Combined Interest into Units pursuant to the terms of this Agreement, (iii) the issuance of Common Units pursuant to Section 5.11, (iv) reflecting admission of such additional Limited Partners in the Register as the Record Holders of such Limited Partner Interests and (v) all additional issuances of Partnership Interests. The General Partner shall determine the relative rights, powers and duties of the holders of the Units or other Partnership Interests being so issued. The General Partner shall do all things necessary to comply with the Delaware Act and is authorized and directed to do all things that it determines to be necessary or appropriate in connection with any future issuance of Partnership Interests or in connection with the conversion of the Combined Interest into Units pursuant to the terms of this Agreement, including compliance with any statute, rule, regulation or guideline of any federal, state or other governmental agency or any National Securities Exchange on which the Units or other Partnership Interests are listed or admitted to trading.

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Section 5.7 Conversion of Subordinated Units .

(a) All of the Subordinated Units shall convert into Common Units on a one-for-one basis on the expiration of the Subordination Period.

(b) A Subordinated Unit that has converted into a Common Unit shall be subject to the provisions of Section 6.7.

Section 5.8 Limited Preemptive Right . Except as provided in this Section 5.8 and in Section 5.2 and Section 5.11 or as otherwise provided in a separate agreement by the Partnership, no Person shall have any preemptive, preferential or other similar right with respect to the issuance of any Partnership Interest, whether unissued, held in the treasury or hereafter created. The General Partner shall have the right, which it may from time to time assign in whole or in part to any of its Affiliates, to purchase Partnership Interests from the Partnership whenever, and on the same terms that, the Partnership issues Partnership Interests to Persons other than the General Partner and its Affiliates, up to the extent necessary to maintain the Percentage Interests of the General Partner and its Affiliates equal to that which existed immediately prior to the issuance of such Partnership Interests.

Section 5.9 Splits and Combinations .

(a) Subject to Section 5.9(d), Section 6.6 and Section 6.9 (dealing with adjustments of distribution levels), the Partnership may make a Pro Rata distribution of Partnership Interests to all Record Holders or may effect a subdivision or combination of Partnership Interests so long as, after any such event, each Partner shall have the same Percentage Interest in the Partnership as before such event, and any amounts calculated on a per Unit basis (including any Common Unit Arrearage or Cumulative Common Unit Arrearage) or stated as a number of Units are proportionately adjusted.

(b) Whenever such a distribution, subdivision or combination of Partnership Interests is declared, the General Partner shall select a Record Date as of which the distribution, subdivision or combination shall be effective and shall send notice thereof at least 20 days prior to such Record Date to each Record Holder as of a date not less than 10 days prior to the date of such notice (or such shorter periods as required by applicable law). The General Partner also may cause a firm of independent public accountants selected by it to calculate the number of Partnership Interests to be held by each Record Holder after giving effect to such distribution, subdivision or combination. The General Partner shall be entitled to rely on any certificate provided by such firm as conclusive evidence of the accuracy of such calculation.

(c) Promptly following any such distribution, subdivision or combination, the Partnership may issue Certificates or uncertificated Partnership Interests to the Record Holders of Partnership Interests as of the applicable Record Date representing the new number of Partnership Interests held by such Record Holders, or the General Partner may adopt such other procedures that it determines to be necessary or appropriate to reflect such changes. If any such combination results in a smaller total number of Partnership Interests Outstanding, the Partnership shall require, as a condition to the delivery to a Record Holder of Partnership Interests represented by Certificates, the surrender of any Certificate held by such Record Holder immediately prior to such Record Date.

 

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(d) The Partnership shall not issue fractional Units or General Partner Units upon any distribution, subdivision or combination of Units. If a distribution, subdivision or combination of Units would result in the issuance of fractional Units and General Partner Units but for the provisions of Section 5.6(d) and this Section 5.9(d), each fractional Unit and General Partner Units shall be rounded to the nearest whole Unit or General Partner Unit (with fractional Units or General Partner Units equal to or greater than a 0.5 Unit or General Partner Unit being rounded to the next higher Unit or General Partner Unit).

Section 5.10 Fully Paid and Non-Assessable Nature of Limited Partner Interests . All Limited Partner Interests issued pursuant to, and in accordance with the requirements of, this Article V shall be fully paid and non-assessable Limited Partner Interests in the Partnership, except as such non-assessability may be affected by Sections 17-303, 17-607 or 17-804 of the Delaware Act.

Section 5.11 Issuance of Common Units in Connection with Reset of Incentive Distribution Rights .

(a) Subject to the provisions of this Section 5.11, the holder of the Incentive Distribution Rights (or, if there is more than one holder of the Incentive Distribution Rights, the holders of a majority in interest of the Incentive Distribution Rights) shall have the right, at any time when there are no Subordinated Units outstanding and the Partnership has made a distribution pursuant to Section 6.4(b)(v) for each of the four most recently completed Quarters and the amount of each such distribution did not exceed Adjusted Operating Surplus for such Quarter, to make an election (the “ IDR Reset Election ”) to cause the Minimum Quarterly Distribution and the Target Distributions to be reset in accordance with the provisions of Section 5.11(e) and, in connection therewith, the holder or holders of the Incentive Distribution Rights will become entitled to receive their respective proportionate share of a number of Common Units (the “ IDR Reset Common Units ”) derived by dividing (i) the average amount of cash distributions made by the Partnership for the two full Quarters immediately preceding the giving of the Reset Notice (as defined in Section 5.11(b)) in respect of the Incentive Distribution Rights by (ii) the average of the cash distributions made by the Partnership in respect of each Common Unit for the two full Quarters immediately preceding the giving of the Reset Notice (the number of Common Units determined by such quotient is referred to herein as the “ Aggregate Quantity of IDR Reset Common Units ”). If at the time of any IDR Reset Election the General Partner and its Affiliates are not the holders of a majority interest of the Incentive Distribution Rights, then the IDR Reset Election shall be subject to the prior written concurrence of the General Partner that the conditions described in the immediately preceding sentence have been satisfied. Upon the issuance of such IDR Reset Common Units, the Partnership will issue to the General Partner that number of additional General Partner Units equal to the product of (x) the quotient obtained by dividing (A) the Percentage Interest of the General Partner immediately prior to such issuance by (B) a percentage equal to 100% less such Percentage Interest by (y) the number of such IDR Reset Common Units, and the General Partner shall not be obligated to make any additional Capital Contribution to the Partnership in exchange for such issuance. The making of the IDR Reset Election in the manner specified in this Section 5.11 shall cause the Minimum Quarterly

 

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Distribution and the Target Distributions to be reset in accordance with the provisions of Section 5.11(e) and, in connection therewith, the holder or holders of the Incentive Distribution Rights will become entitled to receive IDR Reset Common Units and the General Partner will become entitled to receive General Partner Units on the basis specified above, without any further approval required by the General Partner or the Unitholders other than as set forth in this Section 5.11(a), at the time specified in Section 5.11(c) unless the IDR Reset Election is rescinded pursuant to Section 5.11(d).

(b) To exercise the right specified in Section 5.11(a), the holder of the Incentive Distribution Rights (or, if there is more than one holder of the Incentive Distribution Rights, the holders of a majority in interest of the Incentive Distribution Rights) shall deliver a written notice (the “ Reset Notice ”) to the Partnership. Within 10 Business Days after the receipt by the Partnership of such Reset Notice, the Partnership shall deliver a written notice to the holder or holders of the Incentive Distribution Rights of the Partnership’s determination of the Aggregate Quantity of IDR Reset Common Units that each holder of Incentive Distribution Rights will be entitled to receive.

(c) The holder or holders of the Incentive Distribution Rights will be entitled to receive the Aggregate Quantity of IDR Reset Common Units and the General Partner will be entitled to receive the related additional General Partner Units on the fifteenth Business Day after receipt by the Partnership of the Reset Notice; provided, however , that the issuance of IDR Reset Common Units to the holder or holders of the Incentive Distribution Rights shall not occur prior to the approval of the listing or admission for trading of such IDR Reset Common Units by the principal National Securities Exchange upon which the Common Units are then listed or admitted for trading if any such approval is required pursuant to the rules and regulations of such National Securities Exchange.

(d) If the principal National Securities Exchange upon which the Common Units are then traded has not approved the listing or admission for trading of the IDR Reset Common Units to be issued pursuant to this Section 5.11 on or before the 30th calendar day following the Partnership’s receipt of the Reset Notice and such approval is required by the rules and regulations of such National Securities Exchange, then the holder of the Incentive Distribution Rights (or, if there is more than one holder of the Incentive Distribution Rights, the holders of a majority in interest of the Incentive Distribution Rights) shall have the right to either rescind the IDR Reset Election or elect to receive other Partnership Interests having such terms as the General Partner may approve, with the approval of the Conflicts Committee, that will provide (i) the same economic value, in the aggregate, as the Aggregate Quantity of IDR Reset Common Units would have had at the time of the Partnership’s receipt of the Reset Notice, as determined by the General Partner, and (ii) for the subsequent conversion of such Partnership Interests into Common Units within not more than 12 months following the Partnership’s receipt of the Reset Notice upon the satisfaction of one or more conditions that are reasonably acceptable to the holder of the Incentive Distribution Rights (or, if there is more than one holder of the Incentive Distribution Rights, the holders of a majority in interest of the Incentive Distribution Rights).

 

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(e) The Minimum Quarterly Distribution and the Target Distributions, shall be adjusted at the time of the issuance of IDR Reset Common Units or other Partnership Interests pursuant to this Section 5.11 such that (i) the Minimum Quarterly Distribution shall be reset to equal the average cash distribution amount per Common Unit for the two Quarters immediately prior to the Partnership’s receipt of the Reset Notice (the “ Reset MQD ”), (ii) the First Target Distribution shall be reset to equal 115% of the Reset MQD, (iii) the Second Target Distribution shall be reset to equal 125% of the Reset MQD and (iv) the Third Target Distribution shall be reset to equal 150% of the Reset MQD.

(f) Upon the issuance of IDR Reset Common Units pursuant to Section 5.11(a), the Capital Account maintained with respect to the Incentive Distribution Rights will (i) first, be allocated to IDR Reset Common Units in an amount equal to the product of (A) the Aggregate Quantity of IDR Reset Common Units and (B) the Per Unit Capital Amount for an Initial Common Unit, and (ii) second, as to any remaining balance in such Capital Account, will be retained by the holder of the Incentive Distribution Rights. If there is not sufficient capital associated with the Incentive Distribution Rights to allocate the full Per Unit Capital Amount for an Initial Common Unit to the IDR Reset Common Units in accordance with clause (i) of this Section 5.11(f), the IDR Reset Common Units shall be subject to Sections 6.1(d)(x)(B) and (C).

ARTICLE VI

ALLOCATIONS AND DISTRIBUTIONS

Section 6.1 Allocations for Capital Account Purposes . For purposes of maintaining the Capital Accounts and in determining the rights of the Partners among themselves, the Partnership’s items of income, gain, loss and deduction (computed in accordance with Section 5.5(b)) for each taxable period shall be allocated among the Partners as provided herein below.

(a) Net Income . After giving effect to the special allocations set forth in Section 6.1(d), Net Income for each taxable period and all items of income, gain, loss and deduction taken into account in computing Net Income for such taxable period shall be allocated as follows:

(i) First, to the General Partner until the aggregate of the Net Income allocated to the General Partner pursuant to this Section 6.1(a)(i) and the Net Termination Gain allocated to the General Partner pursuant to Section 6.1(c)(i)(A) or Section 6.1(c)(iv)(A) for the current and all previous taxable periods is equal to the aggregate of the Net Loss allocated to the General Partner pursuant to Section 6.1(b)(ii) for all previous taxable periods and the Net Termination Loss allocated to the General Partner pursuant to Section 6.1(c)(ii)(D) or Section 6.1(c)(iii)(B) for the current and all previous taxable periods; and

(ii) The balance, if any, (x) to the General Partner in accordance with its Percentage Interest, and (y) to all Unitholders, Pro Rata, a percentage equal to 100% less the percentage applicable to subclause (x).

(b) Net Loss . After giving effect to the special allocations set forth in Section 6.1(d), Net Loss for each taxable period and all items of income, gain, loss and deduction taken into account in computing Net Loss for such taxable period shall be allocated as follows:

 

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(i) First, to the General Partner and the Unitholders, Pro Rata; provided , that Net Losses shall not be allocated pursuant to this Section 6.1(b)(i) to the extent that such allocation would cause any Unitholder to have a deficit balance in its Adjusted Capital Account at the end of such taxable period (or increase any existing deficit balance in its Adjusted Capital Account); and

(ii) The balance, if any, 100% to the General Partner.

(c) Net Termination Gains and Losses . After giving effect to the special allocations set forth in Section 6.1(d), Net Termination Gain or Net Termination Loss (including a pro rata part of each item of income, gain, loss and deduction taken into account in computing Net Termination Gain or Net Termination Loss) for such taxable period shall be allocated in the manner set forth in this Section 6.1(c). All allocations under this Section 6.1(c) shall be made after Capital Account balances have been adjusted by all other allocations provided under this Section 6.1 and after all distributions of Available Cash provided under Section 6.4 and Section 6.5 have been made; provided, however , that solely for purposes of this Section 6.1(c), Capital Accounts shall not be adjusted for distributions made pursuant to Section 12.4.

(i) Except as provided in Section 6.1(c)(iv), Net Termination Gain (including a pro rata part of each item of income, gain, loss, and deduction taken into account in computing Net Termination Gain) shall be allocated:

(A) First, to the General Partner until the aggregate of the Net Termination Gain allocated to the General Partner pursuant to this Section 6.1(c)(i)(A) or Section 6.1(c)(iv)(A) and the Net Income allocated to the General Partner pursuant to Section 6.1(a)(i) for the current and all previous taxable periods is equal to the aggregate of the Net Loss allocated to the General Partner pursuant to Section 6.1(b)(ii) for all previous taxable periods and the Net Termination Loss allocated to the General Partner pursuant to Section 6.1(c)(ii)(D) or Section 6.1(c)(iii)(B) for all previous taxable periods;

(B) Second, (x) to the General Partner in accordance with its Percentage Interest and (y) to all Unitholders holding Common Units, Pro Rata, a percentage equal to 100% less the General Partner’s Percentage Interest, until the Capital Account in respect of each Common Unit then Outstanding is equal to the sum of (1) its Unrecovered Initial Unit Price, (2) the Minimum Quarterly Distribution for the Quarter during which the Liquidation Date occurs, reduced by any distribution pursuant to Section 6.4(a)(i) or Section 6.4(b)(i) with respect to such Common Unit for such Quarter (the amount determined pursuant to this clause (2) is hereinafter referred to as the “ Unpaid MQD ”) and (3) any then existing Cumulative Common Unit Arrearage;

(C) Third, if such Net Termination Gain is recognized (or is deemed to be recognized) prior to the conversion of the last Outstanding Subordinated Unit into a Common Unit, (x) to the General Partner in accordance with its Percentage Interest and (y) to all Unitholders holding Subordinated Units, Pro Rata, a percentage equal to 100% less the General Partner’s Percentage Interest, until the Capital Account in respect of each Subordinated Unit then Outstanding equals the sum of (1) its Unrecovered Initial Unit Price, determined for the taxable period (or portion thereof) to which this allocation of gain relates, and (2) the Minimum Quarterly Distribution for the Quarter during which the Liquidation Date occurs, reduced by any distribution pursuant to Section 6.4(a)(iii) with respect to such Subordinated Unit for such Quarter;

 

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(D) Fourth, 100% to the General Partner and all Unitholders, Pro Rata, until the Capital Account in respect of each Common Unit then Outstanding is equal to the sum of (1) its Unrecovered Initial Unit Price, (2) the Unpaid MQD, (3) any then existing Cumulative Common Unit Arrearage, and (4) the excess of (aa) the First Target Distribution less the Minimum Quarterly Distribution for each Quarter of the Partnership’s existence over (bb) the cumulative per Unit amount of any distributions of Available Cash that is deemed to be Operating Surplus made pursuant to Section 6.4(a)(iv) and Section 6.4(b)(ii) (the sum of (1), (2), (3) and (4) is hereinafter referred to as the “ First Liquidation Target Amount ”);

(E) Fifth, (x) to the General Partner in accordance with its Percentage Interest, (y) 13% to the holders of the Incentive Distribution Rights, Pro Rata, and (z) to all Unitholders, Pro Rata, a percentage equal to 100% less the sum of the percentages applicable to subclauses (x) and (y) of this clause (E), until the Capital Account in respect of each Common Unit then Outstanding is equal to the sum of (1) the First Liquidation Target Amount, and (2) the excess of (aa) the Second Target Distribution less the First Target Distribution for each Quarter of the Partnership’s existence over (bb) the cumulative per Unit amount of any distributions of Available Cash that is deemed to be Operating Surplus made pursuant to Section 6.4(a)(v) and Section 6.4(b)(iii) (the sum of (1) and (2) is hereinafter referred to as the “ Second Liquidation Target Amount ”);

(F) Sixth, (x) to the General Partner in accordance with its Percentage Interest, (y) 23% to the holders of the Incentive Distribution Rights, Pro Rata, and (z) to all Unitholders, Pro Rata, a percentage equal to 100% less the sum of the percentages applicable to subclauses (x) and (y) of this clause (F), until the Capital Account in respect of each Common Unit then Outstanding is equal to the sum of (1) the Second Liquidation Target Amount, and (2) the excess of (aa) the Third Target Distribution less the Second Target Distribution for each Quarter of the Partnership’s existence over (bb) the cumulative per Unit amount of any distributions of Available Cash that is deemed to be Operating Surplus made pursuant to Section 6.4(a)(vi) and Section 6.4(b)(iv); and

(G) Finally, (x) to the General Partner in accordance with its Percentage Interest, (y) 48% to the holders of the Incentive Distribution Rights, Pro Rata, and (z) to all Unitholders, Pro Rata, a percentage equal to 100% less the sum of the percentages applicable to subclauses (x) and (y) of this clause (G).

(ii) Except as otherwise provided by Section 6.1(c)(iii), Net Termination Loss (including a pro rata part of each item of income, gain, loss, and deduction taken into account in computing Net Termination Loss) shall be allocated:

 

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(A) First, if Subordinated Units remain Outstanding, (x) to the General Partner in accordance with its Percentage Interest and (y) to all Unitholders holding Subordinated Units, Pro Rata, a percentage equal to 100% less the General Partner’s Percentage Interest, until the Capital Account in respect of each Subordinated Unit then Outstanding has been reduced to zero;

(B) Second, (x) to the General Partner in accordance with its Percentage Interest and (y) to all Unitholders holding Common Units, Pro Rata, a percentage equal to 100% less the General Partner’s Percentage Interest, until the Capital Account in respect of each Common Unit then Outstanding has been reduced to zero;

(C) Third, to the General Partner and the Unitholders, Pro Rata; provided that Net Termination Loss shall not be allocated pursuant to this Section 6.1(c)(ii)(C) to the extent such allocation would cause any Unitholder to have a deficit balance in its Adjusted Capital Account (or increase any existing deficit in its Adjusted Capital Account); and

(D) Fourth, the balance, if any, 100% to the General Partner.

(iii) Any Net Termination Loss deemed recognized pursuant to Section 5.5(d) prior to the Liquidation Date shall be allocated:

(A) First, to the General Partner and the Unitholders, Pro Rata; provided that Net Termination Loss shall not be allocated pursuant to this Section 6.1(c)(iii)(A) to the extent such allocation would cause any Unitholder to have a deficit balance in its Adjusted Capital Account at the end of such taxable period (or increase any existing deficit in its Adjusted Capital Account); and

(B) The balance, if any, to the General Partner.

(iv) If a Net Termination Loss has been allocated pursuant to Section 6.1(c)(iii), subsequent Net Termination Gain deemed recognized pursuant to Section 5.5(d) prior to the Liquidation Date shall be allocated:

(A) First, to the General Partner until the aggregate Net Termination Gain allocated to the General Partner pursuant to this Section 6.1(c)(iv)(A) is equal to the aggregate Net Termination Loss previously allocated pursuant to Section 6.1(c)(iii)(B);

(B) Second, to the General Partner and the Unitholders, Pro Rata, until the aggregate Net Termination Gain allocated pursuant to this Section 6.1(c)(iv)(B) is equal to the aggregate Net Termination Loss previously allocated pursuant to Section 6.1(c)(iii)(A); and

(C) The balance, if any, pursuant to the provisions of Section 6.1(c)(i).

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(i) Partnership Minimum Gain Chargeback . Notwithstanding any other provision of this Section 6.1, if there is a net decrease in Partnership Minimum Gain during any Partnership taxable period, each Partner shall be allocated items of Partnership income and gain for such period (and, if necessary, subsequent periods) in the manner and amounts provided in Treasury Regulation Sections 1.704-2(f)(6), 1.704-2(g)(2) and 1.704-2(j)(2)(i), or any successor provision. For purposes of this Section 6.1(d), each Partner’s Adjusted Capital Account balance shall be determined, and the allocation of income or gain required hereunder shall be effected, prior to the application of any other allocations pursuant to this Section 6.1(d) with respect to such taxable period (other than an allocation pursuant to Section 6.1(d)(vi) and Section 6.1(d)(vii)). This Section 6.1(d)(i) is intended to comply with the Partnership Minimum Gain chargeback requirement in Treasury Regulation Section 1.704-2(f) and shall be interpreted consistently therewith.

(ii) Chargeback of Partner Nonrecourse Debt Minimum Gain . Notwithstanding the other provisions of this Section 6.1 (other than Section 6.1(d)(i)), except as provided in Treasury Regulation Section 1.704-2(i)(4), if there is a net decrease in Partner Nonrecourse Debt Minimum Gain during any Partnership taxable period, any Partner with a share of Partner Nonrecourse Debt Minimum Gain at the beginning of such taxable period shall be allocated items of Partnership income and gain for such period (and, if necessary, subsequent periods) in the manner and amounts provided in Treasury Regulation Sections 1.704-2(i)(4) and 1.704-2(j)(2)(ii), or any successor provisions. For purposes of this Section 6.1(d), each Partner’s Adjusted Capital Account balance shall be determined, and the allocation of income or gain required hereunder shall be effected, prior to the application of any other allocations pursuant to this Section 6.1(d) and other than an allocation pursuant to Section 6.1(d)(i), Section 6.1(d)(vi) and Section 6.1(d)(vii) with respect to such taxable period. This Section 6.1(d)(ii) is intended to comply with the chargeback of items of income and gain requirement in Treasury Regulation Section 1.704-2(i)(4) and shall be interpreted consistently therewith.

(iii) Priority Allocations .

(A) If the amount of cash or the Net Agreed Value of any property distributed (except cash or property distributed pursuant to Section 12.4) with respect to a Unit exceeds the amount of cash or the Net Agreed Value of property distributed with respect to another Unit (the amount of the excess, an “ Excess Distribution ” and the Unit with respect to which the greater distribution is paid, an “ Excess Distribution Unit ”), then (1) there shall be allocated gross income and gain to each Unitholder receiving an Excess Distribution with respect to the Excess Distribution Unit until the aggregate amount of such items allocated with respect to such Excess Distribution Unit pursuant to this Section 6.1(d)(iii)(A) for the current taxable period and all previous taxable periods is equal to the amount of the Excess Distribution; and (2) the General Partner shall be allocated gross income and gain with respect to each such Excess Distribution in an amount equal to the product obtained by multiplying (aa) the quotient determined by dividing (x) the General Partner’s Percentage Interest at the time when the Excess Distribution occurs by (y) a percentage equal to 100% less the General Partner’s Percentage Interest at the time when the Excess Distribution occurs, times (bb) the total amount allocated in clause (1) above with respect to such Excess Distribution.

 

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(B) After the application of Section 6.1(d)(iii)(A), all or any portion of the remaining items of Partnership gross income or gain for the taxable period, if any, shall be allocated (1) to the holders of Incentive Distribution Rights, Pro Rata, until the aggregate amount of such items allocated to the holders of Incentive Distribution Rights pursuant to this Section 6.1(d)(iii)(B) for the current taxable period and all previous taxable periods is equal to the cumulative amount of all Incentive Distributions made to the holders of Incentive Distribution Rights from the Closing Date to a date 45 days after the end of the current taxable period; and (2) to the General Partner an amount equal to the product of (aa) an amount equal to the quotient determined by dividing (x) the General Partner’s Percentage Interest by (y) the sum of 100 less the General Partner’s Percentage Interest times (bb) the sum of the amounts allocated in clause (1) above.

(iv) Qualified Income Offset . In the event any Partner unexpectedly receives any adjustment, allocation or distribution described in Treasury Regulation Sections 1.704-1(b)(2)(ii)(d)(4), 1.704-1(b)(2)(ii)(d)(5), or 1.704-1(b)(2)(ii)(d)(6), items of Partnership gross income and gain shall be specially allocated to such Partner in an amount and manner sufficient to eliminate, to the extent required by the Treasury Regulations promulgated under Section 704(b) of the Code, the deficit balance, if any, in its Adjusted Capital Account created by such adjustments, allocations or distributions as quickly as possible; provided , that an allocation pursuant to this Section 6.1(d)(iv) shall be made only if and to the extent that such Partner would have a deficit balance in its Adjusted Capital Account as adjusted after all other allocations provided for in this Section 6.1 have been tentatively made as if this Section 6.1(d)(iv) were not in this Agreement.

(v) Gross Income Allocation . In the event any Partner has a deficit balance in its Capital Account at the end of any taxable period in excess of the sum of (A) the amount such Partner is required to restore pursuant to the provisions of this Agreement and (B) the amount such Partner is deemed obligated to restore pursuant to Treasury Regulation Sections 1.704-2(g) and 1.704-2(i)(5), such Partner shall be specially allocated items of Partnership gross income and gain in the amount of such excess as quickly as possible; provided , that an allocation pursuant to this Section 6.1(d)(v) shall be made only if and to the extent that such Partner would have a deficit balance in its Capital Account as adjusted after all other allocations provided for in this Section 6.1 have been tentatively made as if Section 6.1(d)(iv) and this Section 6.1(d)(v) were not in this Agreement.

(vi) Nonrecourse Deductions . Nonrecourse Deductions for any taxable period shall be allocated to the Partners Pro Rata. If the General Partner determines that the Partnership’s Nonrecourse Deductions should be allocated in a different ratio to satisfy the safe harbor requirements of the Treasury Regulations promulgated under Section 704(b) of the Code, the General Partner is authorized, upon notice to the other Partners, to revise the prescribed ratio to the numerically closest ratio that does satisfy such requirements.

(vii) Partner Nonrecourse Deductions . Partner Nonrecourse Deductions for any taxable period shall be allocated 100% to the Partner that bears the Economic Risk of Loss with respect to the Partner Nonrecourse Debt to which such Partner Nonrecourse Deductions are attributable in accordance with Treasury Regulation Section 1.704-2(i). If more than one Partner bears the Economic Risk of Loss with respect to a Partner Nonrecourse Debt, the Partner Nonrecourse Deductions attributable thereto shall be allocated between or among such Partners in accordance with the ratios in which they share such Economic Risk of Loss.

 

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(viii) Nonrecourse Liabilities . For purposes of Treasury Regulation Section 1.752-3(a)(3), the Partners agree that Nonrecourse Liabilities of the Partnership in excess of the sum of (A) the amount of Partnership Minimum Gain and (B) the total amount of Nonrecourse Built-in Gain shall be allocated among the Partners Pro Rata.

(ix) Code Section 754 Adjustments . To the extent an adjustment to the adjusted tax basis of any Partnership asset pursuant to Section 734(b) or 743(b) of the Code is required, pursuant to Treasury Regulation Section 1.704-1(b)(2)(iv)(m), to be taken into account in determining Capital Accounts, the amount of such adjustment to the Capital Accounts shall be treated as an item of gain (if the adjustment increases the basis of the asset) or loss (if the adjustment decreases such basis), and such item of gain or loss shall be specially allocated to the Partners in a manner consistent with the manner in which their Capital Accounts are required to be adjusted pursuant to such Section of the Treasury Regulations.

(x) Economic Uniformity; Changes in Law .

(A) At the election of the General Partner with respect to any taxable period ending upon, or after, the termination of the Subordination Period, all or a portion of the remaining items of Partnership gross income or gain for such taxable period, after taking into account allocations pursuant to Section 6.1(d)(iii), shall be allocated 100% to each Partner holding Subordinated Units that are Outstanding as of the termination of the Subordination Period (“ Final Subordinated Units ”) in the proportion of the number of Final Subordinated Units held by such Partner to the total number of Final Subordinated Units then Outstanding, until each such Partner has been allocated an amount of gross income or gain that increases the Capital Account maintained with respect to such Final Subordinated Units to an amount that after taking into account the other allocations of income, gain, loss and deduction to be made with respect to such taxable period will equal the product of (A) the number of Final Subordinated Units held by such Partner and (B) the Per Unit Capital Amount for a Common Unit. The purpose of this allocation is to establish uniformity between the Capital Accounts underlying Final Subordinated Units and the Capital Accounts underlying Common Units held by Persons other than the General Partner and its Affiliates immediately prior to the conversion of such Final Subordinated Units into Common Units. This allocation method for establishing such economic uniformity will be available to the General Partner only if the method for allocating the Capital Account maintained with respect to the Subordinated Units between the transferred and retained Subordinated Units pursuant to Section 5.5(c)(ii) does not otherwise provide such economic uniformity to the Final Subordinated Units.

(B) With respect to an event triggering an adjustment to the Carrying Value of Partnership property pursuant to Section 5.5(d) during any taxable period of the Partnership ending upon, or after, the issuance of IDR Reset Common Units pursuant to Section 5.11, after the application of Section 6.1(d)(x)(A), any Unrealized Gains and Unrealized Losses shall be allocated among the Partners in a manner that to

 

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the nearest extent possible results in the Capital Accounts maintained with respect to such IDR Reset Common Units issued pursuant to Section 5.11 equaling the product of (A) the Aggregate Quantity of IDR Reset Common Units and (B) the Per Unit Capital Amount for an Initial Common Unit.

(C) With respect to any taxable period during which an IDR Reset Common Unit is transferred to any Person who is not an Affiliate of the transferor, all or a portion of the remaining items of Partnership gross income or gain for such taxable period shall be allocated 100% to the transferor Partner of such transferred IDR Reset Common Unit until such transferor Partner has been allocated an amount of gross income or gain that increases the Capital Account maintained with respect to such transferred IDR Reset Common Unit to an amount equal to the Per Unit Capital Amount for an Initial Common Unit.

(D) For the proper administration of the Partnership and for the preservation of uniformity of the Limited Partner Interests (or any class or classes thereof), the General Partner shall (i) adopt such conventions as it deems appropriate in determining the amount of depreciation, amortization and cost recovery deductions; (ii) make special allocations of income, gain, loss, deduction, Unrealized Gain or Unrealized Loss; and (iii) amend the provisions of this Agreement as appropriate (x) to reflect the proposal or promulgation of Treasury Regulations under Section 704(b) or Section 704(c) of the Code or (y) otherwise to preserve or achieve uniformity of the Limited Partner Interests (or any class or classes thereof). The General Partner may adopt such conventions, make such allocations and make such amendments to this Agreement as provided in this Section 6.1(d)(x)(D) only if such conventions, allocations or amendments would not have a material adverse effect on the Partners, the holders of any class or classes of Limited Partner Interests issued and Outstanding or the Partnership, and if such allocations are consistent with the principles of Section 704 of the Code.

(xi) Curative Allocation .

(A) Notwithstanding any other provision of this Section 6.1, other than the Required Allocations, the Required Allocations shall be taken into account in making the Agreed Allocations so that, to the extent possible, the net amount of items of gross income, gain, loss and deduction allocated to each Partner pursuant to the Required Allocations and the Agreed Allocations, together, shall be equal to the net amount of such items that would have been allocated to each such Partner under the Agreed Allocations had the Required Allocations and the related Curative Allocation not otherwise been provided in this Section 6.1. Notwithstanding the preceding sentence, Required Allocations relating to (1) Nonrecourse Deductions shall not be taken into account except to the extent that there has been a decrease in Partnership Minimum Gain and (2) Partner Nonrecourse Deductions shall not be taken into account except to the extent that there has been a decrease in Partner Nonrecourse Debt Minimum Gain. In exercising its discretion under this Section 6.1(d)(xi)(A), the General Partner may take into account future Required Allocations that, although not yet made, are likely to offset other Required Allocations previously made. Allocations pursuant to this Section 6.1(d)(xi)(A) shall only be made with respect to Required Allocations to the extent the

 

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General Partner determines that such allocations will otherwise be inconsistent with the economic agreement among the Partners. Further, allocations pursuant to this Section 6.1(d)(xi)(A) shall be deferred with respect to allocations pursuant to clauses (1) and (2) hereof to the extent the General Partner determines that such allocations are likely to be offset by subsequent Required Allocations.

(B) The General Partner shall, with respect to each taxable period, (1) apply the provisions of Section 6.1(d)(xi)(A) in whatever order is most likely to minimize the economic distortions that might otherwise result from the Required Allocations, and (2) divide all allocations pursuant to Section 6.1(d)(xi)(A) among the Partners in a manner that is likely to minimize such economic distortions.

(xii) Corrective and Other Allocations . In the event of any allocation of Additional Book Basis Derivative Items or any Book-Down Event or any recognition of a Net Termination Loss, the following rules shall apply:

(A) Except as provided in Section 6.1(d)(xii)(B), in the case of any allocation of Additional Book Basis Derivative Items (other than an allocation of Unrealized Gain or Unrealized Loss under Section 5.5(d) hereof), the General Partner shall allocate such Additional Book Basis Derivative Items to (1) the holders of Incentive Distribution Rights and the General Partner to the same extent that the Unrealized Gain or Unrealized Loss giving rise to such Additional Book Basis Derivative Items was allocated to them pursuant to Section 5.5(d) and (2) all Unitholders, Pro Rata, to the extent that the Unrealized Gain or Unrealized Loss giving rise to such Additional Book Basis Derivative Items was allocated to any Unitholders pursuant to Section 5.5(d).

(B) In the case of any allocation of Additional Book Basis Derivative Items (other than an allocation of Unrealized Gain or Unrealized Loss under Section 5.5(d) hereof or an allocation of Net Termination Gain or Net Termination Loss pursuant to Section 6.1(c) hereof) as a result of a sale or other taxable disposition of any Partnership asset that is an Adjusted Property (“ Disposed of Adjusted Property ”), the General Partner shall allocate (1) additional items of gross income and gain (aa) away from the holders of Incentive Distribution Rights and (bb) to the Unitholders, or (2) additional items of deduction and loss (aa) away from the Unitholders and (bb) to the holders of Incentive Distribution Rights, to the extent that the Additional Book Basis Derivative Items allocated to the Unitholders exceed their Share of Additional Book Basis Derivative Items with respect to such Disposed of Adjusted Property. Any allocation made pursuant to this Section 6.1(d)(xii)(B) shall be made after all of the other Agreed Allocations have been made as if this Section 6.1(d)(xii) were not in this Agreement and, to the extent necessary, shall require the reallocation of items that have been allocated pursuant to such other Agreed Allocations.

(C) In the case of any negative adjustments to the Capital Accounts of the Partners resulting from a Book-Down Event or from the recognition of a Net Termination Loss, such negative adjustment (1) shall first be allocated, to the extent of the Aggregate Remaining Net Positive Adjustments, in such a manner, as determined by the General Partner, that to the extent possible the aggregate Capital Accounts of the

 

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Partners will equal the amount that would have been the Capital Account balances of the Partners if no prior Book-Up Events had occurred, and (2) any negative adjustment in excess of the Aggregate Remaining Net Positive Adjustments shall be allocated pursuant to Section 6.1(c) hereof.

(D) For purposes of this Section 6.1(d)(xii), the Unitholders shall be treated as being allocated Additional Book Basis Derivative Items to the extent that such Additional Book Basis Derivative Items have reduced the amount of income that would otherwise have been allocated to the Unitholders under this Agreement. In making the allocations required under this Section 6.1(d)(xii), the General Partner may apply whatever conventions or other methodology it determines will satisfy the purpose of this Section 6.1(d)(xii). Without limiting the foregoing, if an Adjusted Property is contributed by the Partnership to another entity classified as a partnership for federal income tax purposes (the “ lower tier partnership ”), the General Partner may make allocations similar to those described in Sections 6.1(d)(xii)(A)—(C) to the extent the General Partner determines such allocations are necessary to account for the Partnership’s allocable share of income, gain, loss and deduction of the lower tier partnership that relate to the contributed Adjusted Property in a manner that is consistent with the purpose of this Section 6.1(d)(xii).

(xiii) Special Curative Allocation in Event of Liquidation Prior to End of Subordination Period . Notwithstanding any other provision of this Section 6.1 (other than the Required Allocations), if the Liquidation Date occurs prior to the conversion of the last Outstanding Subordinated Unit, then items of income, gain, loss and deduction for the taxable period that includes the Liquidation Date (and, if necessary, items arising in previous taxable periods to the extent the General Partner determines such items may be so allocated), shall be specially allocated among the Partners in the manner determined appropriate by the General Partner so as to cause, to the maximum extent possible, the Capital Account in respect of each Common Unit to equal the amount such Capital Account would have been if all prior allocations of Net Termination Gain and Net Termination Loss had been made pursuant to Section 6.1(c)(i) or Section 6.1(c)(ii), as applicable.

Section 6.2 Allocations for Tax Purposes .

(a) Except as otherwise provided herein, for federal income tax purposes, each item of income, gain, loss and deduction shall be allocated among the Partners in the same manner as its correlative item of “book” income, gain, loss or deduction is allocated pursuant to Section 6.1.

(b) In an attempt to eliminate Book-Tax Disparities attributable to a Contributed Property or Adjusted Property, items of income, gain, loss, depreciation, amortization and cost recovery deductions shall be allocated for federal income tax purposes among the Partners in the manner provided under Section 704(c) of the Code, and the Treasury Regulations promulgated under Section 704(b) and 704(c) of the Code, as determined to be appropriate by the General Partner (taking into account the General Partner’s discretion under Section 6.1(d)(x)(D)); provided , that the General Partner shall apply the principles of Treasury Regulation Section 1.704-3(d) in all events.

 

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(c) The General Partner may determine to depreciate or amortize the portion of an adjustment under Section 743(b) of the Code attributable to unrealized appreciation in any Adjusted Property (to the extent of the unamortized Book-Tax Disparity) using a predetermined rate derived from the depreciation or amortization method and useful life applied to the unamortized Book-Tax Disparity of such property, despite any inconsistency of such approach with Treasury Regulation Section 1.167(c)-l(a)(6) or any successor regulations thereto. If the General Partner determines that such reporting position cannot reasonably be taken, the General Partner may adopt depreciation and amortization conventions under which all purchasers acquiring Limited Partner Interests in the same month would receive depreciation and amortization deductions, based upon the same applicable rate as if they had purchased a direct interest in the Partnership’s property. If the General Partner chooses not to utilize such aggregate method, the General Partner may use any other depreciation and amortization conventions to preserve the uniformity of the intrinsic tax characteristics of any Limited Partner Interests, so long as such conventions would not have a material adverse effect on the Limited Partners or the Record Holders of any class or classes of Limited Partner Interests.

(d) In accordance with Treasury Regulation Sections 1.1245-1(e) and 1.1250-1(f), any gain allocated to the Partners upon the sale or other taxable disposition of any Partnership asset shall, to the extent possible, after taking into account other required allocations of gain pursuant to this Section 6.2, be characterized as Recapture Income in the same proportions and to the same extent as such Partners (or their predecessors in interest) have been allocated any deductions directly or indirectly giving rise to the treatment of such gains as Recapture Income.

(e) All items of income, gain, loss, deduction and credit recognized by the Partnership for federal income tax purposes and allocated to the Partners in accordance with the provisions hereof shall be determined without regard to any election under Section 754 of the Code that may be made by the Partnership; provided, however , that such allocations, once made, shall be adjusted (in the manner determined by the General Partner) to take into account those adjustments permitted or required by Sections 734 and 743 of the Code.

(f) Each item of Partnership income, gain, loss and deduction, for federal income tax purposes, shall be determined for each taxable period and prorated on a monthly basis and shall be allocated to the Partners as of the opening of the National Securities Exchange on which the Partnership Interests are listed or admitted to trading on the first Business Day of each month; provided, however , such items for the period beginning on the Closing Date and ending on the last day of the month in which the last Option Closing Date or the expiration of the Over-Allotment Option occurs shall be allocated to the Partners as of the opening of the National Securities Exchange on which the Partnership Interests are listed or admitted to trading on the first Business Day of the next succeeding month; and provided, further , that gain or loss on a sale or other disposition of any assets of the Partnership or any other extraordinary item of income or loss realized and recognized other than in the ordinary course of business, as determined by the General Partner, shall be allocated to the Partners as of the opening of the National Securities Exchange on which the Partnership Interests are listed or admitted to trading on the first Business Day of the month in which such gain or loss is recognized for federal income tax purposes. The General Partner may revise, alter or otherwise modify such methods of allocation to the extent permitted or required by Section 706 of the Code and the regulations or rulings promulgated thereunder.

 

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(g) Allocations that would otherwise be made to a Limited Partner under the provisions of this Article VI shall instead be made to the beneficial owner of Limited Partner Interests held by a nominee, agent or representative in any case in which such nominee, agent or representative has furnished the identity of such owner to the Partnership in accordance with Section 6031(c) of the Code or any other method determined by the General Partner.

Section 6.3 Requirement and Characterization of Distributions; Distributions to Record Holders .

(a) Within 45 days following the end of each Quarter commencing with the Quarter ending on December 31, 2012, an amount equal to 100% of Available Cash with respect to such Quarter shall be distributed in accordance with this Article VI by the Partnership to the Partners as of the Record Date selected by the General Partner. The Record Date for the first distribution of Available Cash shall not be prior to the final closing of the Over-Allotment Option or the Deferred Issuance and Distribution. All amounts of Available Cash distributed by the Partnership on any date from any source shall be deemed to be Operating Surplus until the sum of all amounts of Available Cash theretofore distributed by the Partnership to the Partners pursuant to Section 6.4 equals the Operating Surplus from the Closing Date through the close of the immediately preceding Quarter. Any remaining amounts of Available Cash distributed by the Partnership on such date shall, except as otherwise provided in Section 6.5, be deemed to be “ Capital Surplus .” All distributions required to be made under this Agreement shall be made subject to Sections 17-607 and 17-804 of the Delaware Act.

(b) Notwithstanding Section 6.3(a), in the event of the dissolution and liquidation of the Partnership, all cash received during or after the Quarter in which the Liquidation Date occurs shall be applied and distributed solely in accordance with, and subject to the terms and conditions of, Section 12.4.

(c) The General Partner may treat taxes paid by the Partnership on behalf of, or amounts withheld with respect to, all or less than all of the Partners, as a distribution of Available Cash to such Partners, as determined appropriate under the circumstances by the General Partner.

(d) Each distribution in respect of a Partnership Interest shall be paid by the Partnership, directly or through the Transfer Agent or through any other Person or agent, only to the Record Holder of such Partnership Interest as of the Record Date set for such distribution. Such payment shall constitute full payment and satisfaction of the Partnership’s liability in respect of such payment, regardless of any claim of any Person who may have an interest in such payment by reason of an assignment or otherwise.

Section 6.4 Distributions of Available Cash from Operating Surplus .

(a) During the Subordination Period . Available Cash with respect to any Quarter within the Subordination Period that is deemed to be Operating Surplus pursuant to the provisions of Section 6.3 or 6.5 shall be distributed as follows, except as otherwise required in respect of additional Partnership Interests issued pursuant to Section 5.6(b):

 

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(i) First, (x) to the General Partner in accordance with its Percentage Interest and (y) to the Unitholders holding Common Units, Pro Rata, a percentage equal to 100% less the General Partner’s Percentage Interest, until there has been distributed in respect of each Common Unit then Outstanding an amount equal to the Minimum Quarterly Distribution for such Quarter;

(ii) Second, (x) to the General Partner in accordance with its Percentage Interest and (y) to the Unitholders holding Common Units, Pro Rata, a percentage equal to 100% less the General Partner’s Percentage Interest, until there has been distributed in respect of each Common Unit then Outstanding an amount equal to the Cumulative Common Unit Arrearage existing with respect to such Quarter;

(iii) Third, (x) to the General Partner in accordance with its Percentage Interest and (y) to the Unitholders holding Subordinated Units, Pro Rata, a percentage equal to 100% less the General Partner’s Percentage Interest, until there has been distributed in respect of each Subordinated Unit then Outstanding an amount equal to the Minimum Quarterly Distribution for such Quarter;

(iv) Fourth, to the General Partner and all Unitholders, Pro Rata, until there has been distributed in respect of each Unit then Outstanding an amount equal to the excess of the First Target Distribution over the Minimum Quarterly Distribution for such Quarter;

(v) Fifth, (A) to the General Partner in accordance with its Percentage Interest, (B) 13% to the holders of the Incentive Distribution Rights, Pro Rata, and (C) to all Unitholders, Pro Rata, a percentage equal to 100% less the sum of the percentages applicable to subclauses (A) and (B) of this clause (v), until there has been distributed in respect of each Unit then Outstanding an amount equal to the excess of the Second Target Distribution over the First Target Distribution for such Quarter;

(vi) Sixth, (A) to the General Partner in accordance with its Percentage Interest, (B) 23% to the holders of the Incentive Distribution Rights, Pro Rata, and (C) to all Unitholders, Pro Rata, a percentage equal to 100% less the sum of the percentages applicable to subclauses (A) and (B) of this clause (vi), until there has been distributed in respect of each Unit then Outstanding an amount equal to the excess of the Third Target Distribution over the Second Target Distribution for such Quarter; and

(vii) Thereafter, (A) to the General Partner in accordance with its Percentage Interest, (B) 48% to the holders of the Incentive Distribution Rights, Pro Rata, and (C) to all Unitholders, Pro Rata, a percentage equal to 100% less the sum of the percentages applicable to subclauses (A) and (B) of this clause (vii);

provided, however , if the Minimum Quarterly Distribution, the First Target Distribution, the Second Target Distribution and the Third Target Distribution have been reduced to zero pursuant to the second sentence of Section 6.6(a), the distribution of Available Cash that is deemed to be Operating Surplus with respect to any Quarter will be made solely in accordance with Section 6.4(a)(vii).

 

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(b) After the Subordination Period . Available Cash with respect to any Quarter after the Subordination Period (which Quarter may include the date on which the Subordination Period ends) that is deemed to be Operating Surplus pursuant to the provisions of Section 6.3 or Section 6.5 shall be distributed as follows, except as otherwise required in respect of additional Partnership Interests issued pursuant to Section 5.6(b):

(i) First, to the General Partner and all Unitholders, Pro Rata, until there has been distributed in respect of each Unit then Outstanding an amount equal to the Minimum Quarterly Distribution for such Quarter;

(ii) Second, to the General Partner and all Unitholders, Pro Rata, until there has been distributed in respect of each Unit then Outstanding an amount equal to the excess of the First Target Distribution over the Minimum Quarterly Distribution for such Quarter;

(iii) Third, (A) to the General Partner in accordance with its Percentage Interest, (B) 13% to the holders of the Incentive Distribution Rights, Pro Rata, and (C) to all Unitholders, Pro Rata, a percentage equal to 100% less the sum of the percentages applicable to subclauses (A) and (B) of this clause (iii), until there has been distributed in respect of each Unit then Outstanding an amount equal to the excess of the Second Target Distribution over the First Target Distribution for such Quarter;

(iv) Fourth, (A) to the General Partner in accordance with its Percentage Interest, (B) 23% to the holders of the Incentive Distribution Rights, Pro Rata, and (C) to all Unitholders, Pro Rata, a percentage equal to 100% less the sum of the percentages applicable to subclauses (A) and (B) of this clause (iv), until there has been distributed in respect of each Unit then Outstanding an amount equal to the excess of the Third Target Distribution over the Second Target Distribution for such Quarter; and

(v) Thereafter, (A) to the General Partner in accordance with its Percentage Interest, (B) 48% to the holders of the Incentive Distribution Rights, Pro Rata, and (C) to all Unitholders, Pro Rata, a percentage equal to 100% less the sum of the percentages applicable to subclauses (A) and (B) of this clause (v);

provided, however , if the Minimum Quarterly Distribution, the First Target Distribution, the Second Target Distribution and the Third Target Distribution have been reduced to zero pursuant to the second sentence of Section 6.6(a), the distribution of Available Cash that is deemed to be Operating Surplus with respect to any Quarter will be made solely in accordance with Section 6.4(b)(v).

Section 6.5 Distributions of Available Cash from Capital Surplus . Available Cash that is deemed to be Capital Surplus pursuant to the provisions of Section 6.3(a) shall be distributed, unless the provisions of Section 6.3 require otherwise, to the General Partner and the Unitholders, Pro Rata, until the Minimum Quarterly Distribution has been reduced to zero pursuant to the second sentence of Section 6.6(a). Available Cash that is deemed to be Capital Surplus shall then be distributed (A) to the General Partner in accordance with its Percentage

 

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Interest and (B) to all Unitholders holding Common Units, Pro Rata, a percentage equal to 100% less the General Partner’s Percentage Interest, until there has been distributed in respect of each Common Unit then Outstanding an amount equal to the Cumulative Common Unit Arrearage. Thereafter, all Available Cash shall be distributed as if it were Operating Surplus and shall be distributed in accordance with Section 6.4.

Section 6.6 Adjustment of Minimum Quarterly Distribution and Target Distribution Levels .

(a) The Minimum Quarterly Distribution, Target Distributions, Common Unit Arrearages and Cumulative Common Unit Arrearages shall be proportionately adjusted in the event of any distribution, combination or subdivision (whether effected by a distribution payable in Units or otherwise) of Units or other Partnership Interests in accordance with Section 5.9. In the event of a distribution of Available Cash that is deemed to be from Capital Surplus, the then applicable Minimum Quarterly Distribution and Target Distributions shall be adjusted proportionately downward to equal the product obtained by multiplying the otherwise applicable Minimum Quarterly Distribution, First Target Distribution, Second Target Distribution and Third Target Distribution, as the case may be, by a fraction of which the numerator is the Unrecovered Initial Unit Price of the Common Units immediately after giving effect to such distribution and of which the denominator is the Unrecovered Initial Unit Price of the Common Units immediately prior to giving effect to such distribution.

(b) The Minimum Quarterly Distribution, First Target Distribution, Second Target Distribution and Third Target Distribution, shall also be subject to adjustment pursuant to Section 5.11 and Section 6.9.

Section 6.7 Special Provisions Relating to the Holders of Subordinated Units .

(a) Except with respect to the right to vote on or approve matters requiring the vote or approval of a percentage of the holders of Outstanding Common Units and the right to participate in allocations of income, gain, loss and deduction and distributions made with respect to Common Units, the holder of a Subordinated Unit shall have all of the rights and obligations of a Unitholder holding Common Units hereunder; provided, however , that immediately upon the conversion of Subordinated Units into Common Units pursuant to Section 5.7, the Unitholder holding a Subordinated Unit shall possess all of the rights and obligations of a Unitholder holding Common Units hereunder with respect to such converted Subordinated Units, including the right to vote as a Common Unitholder and the right to participate in allocations of income, gain, loss and deduction and distributions made with respect to Common Units; provided, however , that such converted Subordinated Units shall remain subject to the provisions of Section 5.5(c)(ii), Section 6.1(d)(x)(A), Section 6.7(b) and Section 6.7(c).

(b) A Unitholder shall not be permitted to transfer a Subordinated Unit or a Subordinated Unit that has converted into a Common Unit pursuant to Section 5.7 (other than a transfer to an Affiliate) if the remaining balance in the transferring Unitholder’s Capital Account with respect to the retained Subordinated Units or Retained Converted Subordinated Units would be negative after giving effect to the allocation under Section 5.5(c)(ii)(B).

 

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(c) The holder of a Common Unit that has resulted from the conversion of a Subordinated Unit pursuant to Section 5.7 shall not be issued a Common Unit Certificate pursuant to Section 4.1 (if the Common Units are represented by Certificates) and shall not be permitted to transfer such Common Unit to a Person that is not an Affiliate of the holder until such time as the General Partner determines, based on advice of counsel, that each such Common Unit should have, as a substantive matter, like intrinsic economic and federal income tax characteristics, in all material respects, to the intrinsic economic and federal income tax characteristics of an Initial Common Unit. In connection with the condition imposed by this Section 6.7(c), the General Partner may take whatever steps are required to provide economic uniformity to such Common Units in preparation for a transfer of such Common Units, including the application of Section 5.5(c)(ii) and Section 6.1(d)(x); provided, however , that no such steps may be taken that would have a material adverse effect on the Unitholders holding Common Units.

Section 6.8 Special Provisions Relating to the Holders of Incentive Distribution Rights .

(a) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary set forth in this Agreement, the holders of the Incentive Distribution Rights (1) shall (x) possess the rights and obligations provided in this Agreement with respect to a Limited Partner pursuant to Article III and Article VII and (y) have a Capital Account as a Partner pursuant to Section 5.5 and all other provisions related thereto and (2) shall not (x) be entitled to vote on any matters requiring the approval or vote of the holders of Outstanding Units, except as provided by law, (y) be entitled to any distributions other than as provided in Sections 6.4(a)(v), (vi) and (vii), Sections 6.4(b)(iii), (iv) and (v), and Section 12.4 or (z) be allocated items of income, gain, loss or deduction other than as specified in this Article VI; provided, however, that, for the avoidance of doubt, the foregoing shall not preclude the Partnership from making any other payments or distributions in connection with other actions permitted by this Agreement.

(b) A Unitholder shall not be permitted to transfer an IDR Reset Common Unit (other than a transfer to an Affiliate) if the remaining balance in the transferring Unitholder’s Capital Account with respect to the retained IDR Reset Common Units would be negative after giving effect to the allocation under Section 5.5(c)(iii).

(c) A holder of an IDR Reset Common Unit that was issued in connection with an IDR Reset Election pursuant to Section 5.11 shall not be issued a Common Unit Certificate pursuant to Section 4.1 (if the Common Units are evidenced by Certificates) or evidence of the issuance of uncertificated Common Units, and shall not be permitted to transfer such Common Unit to a Person that is not an Affiliate of such holder, until such time as the General Partner determines, based on advice of counsel, that each such IDR Reset Common Unit should have, as a substantive matter, like intrinsic economic and federal income tax characteristics, in all material respects, to the intrinsic economic and federal income tax characteristics of an Initial Common Unit. In connection with the condition imposed by this Section 6.8(c), the General Partner may take whatever steps are required to provide economic uniformity to such IDR Reset Common Units in preparation for a transfer of such IDR Reset Common Units, including the application of Section 5.5(c)(iii), Section 6.1(d)(x)(B), or Section 6.1(d)(x)(C); provided , however , that no such steps may be taken that would have a material adverse effect on the Unitholders holding Common Units.

 

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Section 6.9 Entity-Level Taxation . If legislation is enacted or the official interpretation of existing legislation is modified by a governmental authority, which after giving effect to such enactment or modification, results in a Group Member becoming subject to federal, state or local or non-U.S. income or withholding taxes in excess of the amount of such taxes due from the Group Member prior to such enactment or modification (including, for the avoidance of doubt, any increase in the rate of such taxation applicable to the Group Member), then the General Partner may, at its option, reduce the Minimum Quarterly Distribution and the Target Distributions by the amount of income or withholding taxes that are payable by reason of any such new legislation or interpretation (the “ Incremental Income Taxes ”), or any portion thereof selected by the General Partner, in the manner provided in this Section 6.9. If the General Partner elects to reduce the Minimum Quarterly Distribution and the Target Distributions for any Quarter with respect to all or a portion of any Incremental Income Taxes, the General Partner shall estimate for such Quarter the Partnership Group’s aggregate liability (the “ Estimated Incremental Quarterly Tax Amount ”) for all (or the relevant portion of) such Incremental Income Taxes; provided that any difference between such estimate and the actual liability for Incremental Income Taxes (or the relevant portion thereof) for such Quarter may, to the extent determined by the General Partner, be taken into account in determining the Estimated Incremental Quarterly Tax Amount with respect to each Quarter in which any such difference can be determined. For each such Quarter, the Minimum Quarterly Distribution, First Target Distribution, Second Target Distribution and Third Target Distribution, shall be the product obtained by multiplying (a) the amounts therefor that are set out herein prior to the application of this Section 6.9 times (b) the quotient obtained by dividing (i) Available Cash with respect to such Quarter by (ii) the sum of Available Cash with respect to such Quarter and the Estimated Incremental Quarterly Tax Amount for such Quarter, as determined by the General Partner. For purposes of the foregoing, Available Cash with respect to a Quarter will be deemed reduced by the Estimated Incremental Quarterly Tax Amount for that Quarter.

ARTICLE VII

MANAGEMENT AND OPERATION OF BUSINESS

Section 7.1 Management .

(a) The General Partner shall conduct, direct and manage all activities of the Partnership. Except as otherwise expressly provided in this Agreement, but without limitation on the ability of the General Partner to delegate its rights and power to other Persons, all management powers over the business and affairs of the Partnership shall be exclusively vested in the General Partner, and no Limited Partner in its capacity as such shall have any management power over the business and affairs of the Partnership. In addition to the powers now or hereafter granted a general partner of a limited partnership under applicable law or that are granted to the General Partner under any other provision of this Agreement, the General Partner, subject to Section 7.3, shall have full power and authority to do all things and on such terms as it determines to be necessary or appropriate to conduct the business of the Partnership, to exercise all powers set forth in Section 2.5 and to effectuate the purposes set forth in Section 2.4, including the following:

 

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(i) the making of any expenditures, the lending or borrowing of money, the assumption or guarantee of, or other contracting for, indebtedness and other liabilities, the issuance of evidences of indebtedness, including indebtedness that is convertible into or exchangeable for Partnership Interests, and the incurring of any other obligations;

(ii) the making of tax, regulatory and other filings, or rendering of periodic or other reports to governmental or other agencies having jurisdiction over the business or assets of the Partnership;

(iii) the acquisition, disposition, mortgage, pledge, encumbrance, hypothecation or exchange of any or all of the assets of the Partnership or the merger or other combination of the Partnership with or into another Person (the matters described in this clause (iii) being subject, however, to any prior approval that may be required by Section 7.3 and Article XIV);

(iv) the use of the assets of the Partnership (including cash on hand) for any purpose consistent with the terms of this Agreement, including the financing of the conduct of the operations of the Partnership Group; subject to Section 7.6(a), the lending of funds to other Persons (including other Group Members); the repayment or guarantee of obligations of any Group Member; and the making of capital contributions to any Group Member;

(v) the negotiation, execution and performance of any contracts, conveyances or other instruments (including instruments that limit the liability of the Partnership under contractual arrangements to all or particular assets of the Partnership, with the other party to the contract to have no recourse against the General Partner or its assets other than its interest in the Partnership, even if the same results in the terms of the transaction being less favorable to the Partnership than would otherwise be the case);

(vi) the distribution of cash held by the Partnership;

(vii) the selection and dismissal of employees (including employees having titles such as “president,” “vice president,” “secretary” and “treasurer”) and agents, internal and outside attorneys, accountants, consultants and contractors and the determination of their compensation and other terms of employment or hiring;

(viii) the maintenance of insurance for the benefit of the Partnership Group, the Partners and Indemnitees;

(ix) the formation of, or acquisition of an interest in, and the contribution of property and the making of loans to, any further limited or general partnerships, joint ventures, corporations, limited liability companies or other Persons (including the acquisition of interests in, and the contributions of property to, any Group Member from time to time) subject to the restrictions set forth in Section 2.4;

(x) the control of any matters affecting the rights and obligations of the Partnership, including the bringing and defending of actions at law or in equity and otherwise engaging in the conduct of litigation, arbitration or mediation and the incurring of legal expense and the settlement of claims and litigation;

 

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(xi) the indemnification of any Person against liabilities and contingencies to the extent permitted by law;

(xii) the entering into of listing agreements with any National Securities Exchange and the delisting of some or all of the Limited Partner Interests from, or requesting that trading be suspended on, any such exchange (subject to any prior approval that may be required under Section 4.8);

(xiii) the purchase, sale or other acquisition or disposition of Partnership Interests, or the issuance of Derivative Partnership Interests;

(xiv) the undertaking of any action in connection with the Partnership’s participation in the management of any Group Member; and

(xv) the entering into of agreements with any of its Affiliates to render services to a Group Member or to itself in the discharge of its duties as General Partner of the Partnership.

(b) Notwithstanding any other provision of this Agreement, any Group Member Agreement, the Delaware Act or any applicable law, rule or regulation, each of the Partners and each other Person who may acquire an interest in Partnership Interests hereby (i) approves, ratifies and confirms the execution, delivery and performance by the parties thereto of this Agreement and the Group Member Agreement of each other Group Member, the Underwriting Agreement, the Omnibus Agreement, the Contribution Agreement, the Operation and Management Services Agreement, and the other agreements described in or filed as exhibits to the IPO Registration Statement that are related to the transactions contemplated by the IPO Registration Statement (collectively, the “ Transaction Documents ”) (in each case other than this Agreement, without giving effect to any amendments, supplements or restatements thereof entered into after the date such Person becomes bound by the provisions of this Agreement); (ii) agrees that the General Partner (on its own or on behalf of the Partnership) is authorized to execute, deliver and perform the agreements referred to in clause (i) of this sentence and the other agreements, acts, transactions and matters described in or contemplated by the IPO Registration Statement on behalf of the Partnership without any further act, approval or vote of the Partners or the other Persons who may acquire an interest in Partnership Interests or otherwise bound by this Agreement; and (iii) agrees that the execution, delivery or performance by the General Partner, any Group Member or any Affiliate of any of them of this Agreement or any agreement authorized or permitted under this Agreement (including the exercise by the General Partner or any Affiliate of the General Partner of the rights accorded pursuant to Article XV) shall not constitute a breach by the General Partner of any duty or any other obligation of any type whatsoever that the General Partner may owe the Partnership or the Limited Partners or any other Persons under this Agreement (or any other agreements) or of any duty existing at law, in equity or otherwise.

Section 7.2 Certificate of Limited Partnership . The General Partner has caused the Certificate of Limited Partnership to be filed with the Secretary of State of the State of Delaware as required by the Delaware Act. The General Partner shall use all reasonable efforts to cause to be filed such other certificates or documents that the General Partner determines to be necessary

 

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or appropriate for the formation, continuation, qualification and operation of a limited partnership (or a partnership in which the limited partners have limited liability) in the State of Delaware or any other state in which the Partnership may elect to do business or own property. To the extent the General Partner determines such action to be necessary or appropriate, the General Partner shall file amendments to and restatements of the Certificate of Limited Partnership and do all things to maintain the Partnership as a limited partnership (or a partnership or other entity in which the limited partners have limited liability) under the laws of the State of Delaware or of any other state in which the Partnership may elect to do business or own property. Subject to the terms of Section 3.3(a), the General Partner shall not be required, before or after filing, to deliver or mail a copy of the Certificate of Limited Partnership, any qualification document or any amendment thereto to any Limited Partner.

Section 7.3 Restrictions on the General Partner’s Authority to Sell Assets of the Partnership Group . Except as provided in Article XII and Article XIV, the General Partner may not sell, exchange or otherwise dispose of all or substantially all of the assets of the Partnership Group, taken as a whole, in a single transaction or a series of related transactions without the approval of holders of a Unit Majority; provided, however , that this provision shall not preclude or limit the General Partner’s ability to mortgage, pledge, hypothecate or grant a security interest in all or substantially all of the assets of the Partnership Group and shall not apply to any forced sale of any or all of the assets of the Partnership Group pursuant to the foreclosure of, or other realization upon, any such encumbrance.

Section 7.4 Reimbursement of the General Partner .

(a) Except as provided in this Section 7.4 and elsewhere in this Agreement, the General Partner shall not be compensated for its services as a general partner or managing member of any Group Member.

(b) Subject to the Omnibus Agreement and the Operation and Management Services Agreement, the General Partner shall be reimbursed on a monthly basis, or such other basis as the General Partner may determine, for (i) all direct and indirect expenses it incurs or payments it makes on behalf of the Partnership Group (including salary, bonus, incentive compensation and other amounts paid to any Person, including Affiliates of the General Partner, to perform services for the Partnership Group or for the General Partner in the discharge of its duties to the Partnership Group), and (ii) all other expenses allocable to the Partnership Group or otherwise incurred by the General Partner or its Affiliates in connection with managing and operating the Partnership Group’s business and affairs (including expenses allocated to the General Partner by its Affiliates). The General Partner shall determine the expenses that are allocable to the Partnership Group. Reimbursements pursuant to this Section 7.4 shall be in addition to any reimbursement to the General Partner as a result of indemnification pursuant to Section 7.7. This provision does not affect the ability of the General Partner and its Affiliates to enter into an agreement to provide services to any Group Member for a fee or otherwise than for cost.

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plans, programs and practices involving the issuance of Partnership Interests or options to purchase or rights, warrants or appreciation rights or phantom or tracking interests relating to Partnership Interests), or cause the Partnership to issue Partnership Interests or Derivative Partnership Interests in connection with, or pursuant to, any employee benefit plan, employee program or employee practice maintained or sponsored by the General Partner or any of its Affiliates in each case for the benefit of employees and directors of the General Partner or any of its Affiliates, in respect of services performed, directly or indirectly, for the benefit of the Partnership Group. The Partnership agrees to issue and sell to the General Partner or any of its Affiliates any Partnership Interests or Derivative Partnership Interests that the General Partner or such Affiliates are obligated to provide to any employees, consultants and directors pursuant to any such employee benefit plans, employee programs or employee practices. Expenses incurred by the General Partner in connection with any such plans, programs and practices (including the net cost to the General Partner or such Affiliates of Partnership Interests or Derivative Partnership Interests purchased by the General Partner or such Affiliates from the Partnership to fulfill options or awards under such plans, programs and practices) shall be reimbursed in accordance with Section 7.4(b). Any and all obligations of the General Partner under any employee benefit plans, employee programs or employee practices adopted by the General Partner as permitted by this Section 7.4(c) shall constitute obligations of the General Partner hereunder and shall be assumed by any successor General Partner approved pursuant to Section 11.1 or Section 11.2 or the transferee of or successor to all of the General Partner’s General Partner Interest pursuant to Section 4.6.

(d) The General Partner and its Affiliates may charge any member of the Partnership Group a management fee to the extent necessary to allow the Partnership Group to reduce the amount of any state franchise or income tax or any tax based upon the revenues or gross margin of any member of the Partnership Group if the tax benefit produced by the payment of such management fee or fees exceeds the amount of such fee or fees.

Section 7.5 Outside Activities .

(a) The General Partner, for so long as it is the General Partner of the Partnership, (i) agrees that its sole business will be to act as a general partner or managing member, as the case may be, of the Partnership and any other partnership or limited liability company of which the Partnership is, directly or indirectly, a partner or member and to undertake activities that are ancillary or related thereto (including being a Limited Partner in the Partnership) and (ii) shall not engage in any business or activity or incur any debts or liabilities except in connection with or incidental to (A) its performance as general partner or managing member, if any, of one or more Group Members or as described in or contemplated by the IPO Registration Statement, (B) the acquiring, owning or disposing of debt securities or equity interests in any Group Member, or (C) subject to the limitations contained in the Omnibus Agreement, the performance of its obligations under the Omnibus Agreement.

(b) Except as provided in the Omnibus Agreement and subject to the terms of Section 7.5(c), each Unrestricted Person (other than the General Partner) shall have the right to engage in businesses of every type and description and other activities for profit and to engage in and possess an interest in other business ventures of any and every type or description, whether in businesses engaged in or anticipated to be engaged in by any Group Member, independently

 

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or with others, including business interests and activities in direct competition with the business and activities of any Group Member, and none of the same shall constitute a breach of this Agreement or any duty otherwise existing at law, in equity or otherwise, to any Group Member or any Partner; provided such Unrestricted Person does not engage in such business or activity using confidential or proprietary information provided by or on behalf of the Partnership to such Unrestricted Person. None of any Group Member, any Limited Partner or any other Person shall have any rights by virtue of this Agreement, any Group Member Agreement, or the partnership relationship established hereby in any business ventures of any Unrestricted Person.

(c) Subject to the terms of Sections 7.5(a) and (b), but otherwise notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Agreement, (i) the engaging in competitive activities by any Unrestricted Person (other than the General Partner) in accordance with the provisions of this Section 7.5 is hereby approved by the Partnership and all Partners, (ii) it shall be deemed not to be a breach of any duty otherwise existing at law, in equity or otherwise, of the General Partner or any other Unrestricted Person for the Unrestricted Persons (other than the General Partner) to engage in such business interests and activities in preference to or to the exclusion of the Partnership and (iii) the Unrestricted Persons shall have no obligation hereunder or as a result of any duty otherwise existing at law, in equity or otherwise, to present business opportunities to the Partnership. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Agreement, the doctrine of corporate opportunity, or any analogous doctrine, shall not apply to any Unrestricted Person (including the General Partner). Except as provided in the Omnibus Agreement, no Unrestricted Person (including the General Partner) who acquires knowledge of a potential transaction, agreement, arrangement or other matter that may be an opportunity for the Partnership, shall have any duty to communicate or offer such opportunity to the Partnership, and such Unrestricted Person (including the General Partner) shall not be liable to the Partnership, to any Limited Partner or any other Person bound by this Agreement for breach of any duty otherwise existing at law, in equity or otherwise, by reason of the fact that such Unrestricted Person (including the General Partner) pursues or acquires for itself, directs such opportunity to another Person or does not communicate such opportunity or information to the Partnership, provided such Unrestricted Person does not engage in such business or activity using confidential or proprietary information provided by or on behalf of the Partnership to such Unrestricted Person.

(d) The General Partner and each of its Affiliates may acquire Units or other Partnership Interests in addition to those acquired on the Closing Date and, except as otherwise provided in this Agreement, shall be entitled to exercise, at their option, all rights relating to all Units and/or other Partnership Interests acquired by them. The term “Affiliates” when used in this Section 7.5(d) with respect to the General Partner shall not include any Group Member.

Section 7.6 Loans from the General Partner; Loans or Contributions from the Partnership or Group Members .

(a) The General Partner or any of its Affiliates may lend to any Group Member, and any Group Member may borrow from the General Partner or any of its Affiliates, funds needed or desired by the Group Member for such periods of time and in such amounts as the General Partner may determine; provided, however , that in any such case the lending party may not charge the borrowing party interest at a rate greater than the rate that would be charged

 

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the borrowing party or impose terms less favorable to the borrowing party than would be charged or imposed on the borrowing party by unrelated lenders on comparable loans made on an arm’s-length basis (without reference to the lending party’s financial abilities or guarantees), all as determined by the General Partner. The borrowing party shall reimburse the lending party for any costs (other than any additional interest costs) incurred by the lending party in connection with the borrowing of such funds. For purposes of this Section 7.6(a) and Section 7.6(b), the term “Group Member” shall include any Affiliate of a Group Member that is controlled by the Group Member.

(b) The Partnership may lend or contribute to any Group Member, and any Group Member may borrow from the Partnership, funds on terms and conditions determined by the General Partner. No Group Member may lend funds to the General Partner or any of its Affiliates (other than another Group Member).

(c) No borrowing by any Group Member or the approval thereof by the General Partner shall be deemed to constitute a breach of any duty or any other obligation of any type whatsoever, expressed or implied, of the General Partner or its Affiliates to the Partnership or the Limited Partners existing hereunder, or existing at law, in equity or otherwise by reason of the fact that the purpose or effect of such borrowing is directly or indirectly to (i) enable distributions to the General Partner or its Affiliates (including in their capacities as Limited Partners) to exceed the General Partner’s Percentage Interest of the total amount distributed to all partners or (ii) hasten the expiration of the Subordination Period or the conversion of any Subordinated Units into Common Units.

Section 7.7 Indemnification .

(a) To the fullest extent permitted by law but subject to the limitations expressly provided in this Agreement, all Indemnitees shall be indemnified and held harmless by the Partnership from and against any and all losses, claims, damages, liabilities, joint or several, expenses (including legal fees and expenses), judgments, fines, penalties, interest, settlements or other amounts arising from any and all threatened, pending or completed claims, demands, actions, suits or proceedings, whether civil, criminal, administrative or investigative, and whether formal or informal and including appeals, in which any Indemnitee may be involved, or is threatened to be involved, as a party or otherwise, by reason of its status as an Indemnitee and acting (or omitting or refraining to act) in such capacity on behalf of or for the benefit of the Partnership; provided , that the Indemnitee shall not be indemnified and held harmless pursuant to this Agreement if there has been a final and non-appealable judgment entered by a court of competent jurisdiction determining that, in respect of the matter for which the Indemnitee is seeking indemnification pursuant to this Agreement, the Indemnitee acted in bad faith or engaged in fraud, willful misconduct or, in the case of a criminal matter, acted with knowledge that the Indemnitee’s conduct was unlawful; provided, further , no indemnification pursuant to this Section 7.7 shall be available to any Indemnitee (other than a Group Member) with respect to any such Affiliate’s obligations pursuant to the Transaction Documents. Any indemnification pursuant to this Section 7.7 shall be made only out of the assets of the Partnership, it being agreed that the General Partner shall not be personally liable for such indemnification and shall have no obligation to contribute or loan any monies or property to the Partnership to enable it to effectuate such indemnification.

 

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(b) To the fullest extent permitted by law, expenses (including legal fees and expenses) incurred by an Indemnitee who is indemnified pursuant to Section 7.7(a) in defending any claim, demand, action, suit or proceeding shall, from time to time, be advanced by the Partnership prior to a final and non-appealable judgment entered by a court of competent jurisdiction determining that, in respect of the matter for which the Indemnitee is seeking indemnification pursuant to this Section 7.7, the Indemnitee is not entitled to be indemnified upon receipt by the Partnership of any undertaking by or on behalf of the Indemnitee to repay such amount if it shall be ultimately determined that the Indemnitee is not entitled to be indemnified as authorized by this Section 7.7.

(c) The indemnification provided by this Section 7.7 shall be in addition to any other rights to which an Indemnitee may be entitled under this Agreement, any other agreement, pursuant to any vote of the holders of Outstanding Limited Partner Interests, as a matter of law, in equity or otherwise, both as to actions in the Indemnitee’s capacity as an Indemnitee and as to actions in any other capacity (including any capacity under the Underwriting Agreement), and shall continue as to an Indemnitee who has ceased to serve in such capacity and shall inure to the benefit of the heirs, successors, assigns and administrators of the Indemnitee.

(d) The Partnership may purchase and maintain (or reimburse the General Partner or its Affiliates for the cost of) insurance, on behalf of the General Partner, its Affiliates and such other Persons as the General Partner shall determine, against any liability that may be asserted against, or expense that may be incurred by, such Person in connection with the Partnership’s activities or such Person’s activities on behalf of the Partnership, regardless of whether the Partnership would have the power to indemnify such Person against such liability under the provisions of this Agreement.

(e) For purposes of this Section 7.7, the Partnership shall be deemed to have requested an Indemnitee to serve as fiduciary of an employee benefit plan whenever the performance by it of its duties to the Partnership also imposes duties on, or otherwise involves services by, it to the plan or participants or beneficiaries of the plan; excise taxes assessed on an Indemnitee with respect to an employee benefit plan pursuant to applicable law shall constitute “fines” within the meaning of Section 7.7(a); and action taken or omitted by it with respect to any employee benefit plan in the performance of its duties for a purpose reasonably believed by it to be in the best interest of the participants and beneficiaries of the plan shall be deemed to be for a purpose that is in the best interests of the Partnership.

(f) In no event may an Indemnitee subject the Limited Partners to personal liability by reason of the indemnification provisions set forth in this Agreement.

(g) An Indemnitee shall not be denied indemnification in whole or in part under this Section 7.7 because the Indemnitee had an interest in the transaction with respect to which the indemnification applies if the transaction was otherwise permitted by the terms of this Agreement.

 

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(h) The provisions of this Section 7.7 are for the benefit of the Indemnitees and their heirs, successors, assigns, executors and administrators and shall not be deemed to create any rights for the benefit of any other Persons.

(i) No amendment, modification or repeal of this Section 7.7 or any provision hereof shall in any manner terminate, reduce or impair the right of any past, present or future Indemnitee to be indemnified by the Partnership, nor the obligations of the Partnership to indemnify any such Indemnitee under and in accordance with the provisions of this Section 7.7 as in effect immediately prior to such amendment, modification or repeal with respect to claims arising from or relating to matters occurring, in whole or in part, prior to such amendment, modification or repeal, regardless of when such claims may arise or be asserted.

Section 7.8 Liability of Indemnitees .

(a) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary set forth in this Agreement, no Indemnitee shall be liable for monetary damages to the Partnership, the Limited Partners, or any other Persons who have acquired interests in the Partnership Interests, for losses sustained or liabilities incurred as a result of any act or omission of an Indemnitee unless there has been a final and non-appealable judgment entered by a court of competent jurisdiction determining that, in respect of the matter in question, the Indemnitee acted in bad faith or engaged in fraud, willful misconduct or, in the case of a criminal matter, acted with knowledge that the Indemnitee’s conduct was criminal.

(b) The General Partner may exercise any of the powers granted to it by this Agreement and perform any of the duties imposed upon it hereunder either directly or by or through its agents, and the General Partner shall not be responsible for any misconduct or negligence on the part of any such agent appointed by the General Partner in good faith.

(c) To the extent that, at law or in equity, an Indemnitee has duties (including fiduciary duties) and liabilities relating thereto to the Partnership or to the Partners, the General Partner and any other Indemnitee acting in connection with the Partnership’s business or affairs shall not be liable to the Partnership or to any Partner for its good faith reliance on the provisions of this Agreement.

(d) Any amendment, modification or repeal of this Section 7.8 or any provision hereof shall be prospective only and shall not in any way affect the limitations on the liability of the Indemnitees under this Section 7.8 as in effect immediately prior to such amendment, modification or repeal with respect to claims arising from or relating to matters occurring, in whole or in part, prior to such amendment, modification or repeal, regardless of when such claims may arise or be asserted.

Section 7.9 Resolution of Conflicts of Interest; Standards of Conduct and Modification of Duties .

(a) Unless otherwise expressly provided in this Agreement or any Group Member Agreement, whenever a potential conflict of interest exists or arises between the General Partner or any of its Affiliates, on the one hand, and the Partnership, any Group Member or any Partner, on the other, any resolution or course of action by the General Partner or its

 

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Affiliates in respect of such conflict of interest shall be permitted and deemed approved by all Partners, and shall not constitute a breach of this Agreement, of any Group Member Agreement, of any agreement contemplated herein or therein, or of any duty stated or implied by law or equity, if the resolution or course of action in respect of such conflict of interest is (i) approved by Special Approval, (ii) approved by the vote of a majority of the Outstanding Common Units (excluding Common Units owned by the General Partner and its Affiliates), (iii) determined by the Board of Directors of the General Partner to be on terms no less favorable to the Partnership than those generally being provided to or available from unrelated third parties or (iv) determined by the Board of Directors of the General Partner to be fair and reasonable to the Partnership, 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). The General Partner shall be authorized but not required in connection with its resolution of such conflict of interest to seek Special Approval or Unitholder approval of such resolution, and the General Partner may also adopt a resolution or course of action that has not received Special Approval or Unitholder approval. Unless otherwise expressly provided in this Agreement or any Group Member Agreement, whenever the General Partner makes a determination to refer any potential conflict of interest to the Conflicts Committee for Special Approval, seek Unitholder Approval or adopt a resolution or course of action that has not received Special Approval or Unitholder Approval, then the General Partner shall be entitled, to the fullest extent permitted by law, to make such determination or to take or decline to take such other action free of any duty or obligation whatsoever to the Partnership or any Limited Partner, and the General Partner shall not, to the fullest extent permitted by law, be required to act in good faith or pursuant to any other standard imposed by this Agreement, any Group Member Agreement, any other agreement contemplated hereby or under the Delaware Act or any other law, rule or regulation or at equity, and the General Partner in making such determination or taking or declining to take such other action shall be permitted to do so in its sole and absolute discretion. If Special Approval is sought, then it shall be presumed that, in making its decision, the Conflicts Committee acted in good faith, and if the Board of Directors of the General Partner determines that the resolution or course of action taken with respect to a conflict of interest satisfies either of the standards set forth in clauses (iii) or (iv) above, then it shall be presumed that, in making its decision, the Board of Directors of the General Partner acted in good faith. In any proceeding brought by any Limited Partner or by or on behalf of such Limited Partner or any other Limited Partner or the Partnership challenging any action by the Conflicts Committee with respect to any matter referred to the Conflicts Committee for Special Approval by the General Partner, any action by the Board of Directors of the General Partner in determining whether the resolution or course of action taken with respect to a conflict of interest satisfies either of the standards set forth in clauses (iii) or (iv) above or whether a director satisfies the eligibility requirements to be a member of the Conflicts Committee, the Person bringing or prosecuting such proceeding shall have the burden of overcoming the presumption that the Conflicts Committee or the Board of Directors of the General Partner, as applicable, acted in good faith; in all cases subject to the provisions for conclusive determination in Section 7.9(b). Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Agreement or any duty otherwise existing at law or equity, the existence of the conflicts of interest described in the IPO Registration Statement are hereby approved by all Partners and shall not constitute a breach of this Agreement.

 

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(b) Whenever the General Partner or the Board of Directors, or any committee thereof (including the Conflicts Committee), makes a determination or takes or declines to take any other action, or any Affiliate of the General Partner causes the General Partner to do so, in its capacity as the general partner of the Partnership as opposed to in its individual capacity, whether under this Agreement, any Group Member Agreement or any other agreement, then, unless another express standard is provided for in this Agreement, the General Partner, the Board of Directors or such committee or such Affiliates causing the General Partner to do so, shall make such determination or take or decline to take such other action in good faith and shall not be subject to any other or different standards (including fiduciary standards) imposed by this Agreement, any Group Member Agreement, any other agreement contemplated hereby or under the Delaware Act or any other law, rule or regulation or at equity. A determination or other action or inaction will conclusively be deemed to be in “good faith” for all purposes of this Agreement, if the Person or Persons making such determination or taking or declining to take such other action subjectively believe that the determination or other action or inaction is in the best interests of the Partnership Group; provided , that if the Board of Directors of the General Partner is making a determination or taking or declining to take an action pursuant to clause (iii) or clause (iv) of the first sentence of Section 7.9(a), then in lieu thereof, such determination or other action or inaction will conclusively be deemed to be in “good faith” for all purposes of this Agreement if the members of the Board of Directors of the General Partner making such determination or taking or declining to take such other action subjectively believe that the determination or other action or inaction meets the standard set forth in clause (iii) or clause (iv) of the first sentence of Section 7.9(a), as applicable; provided, further , that if the Board of Directors of the General Partner is making a determination that a director satisfies the eligibility requirements to be a member of a Conflicts Committee, then in lieu thereof, such determination will conclusively be deemed to be in “good faith” for all purposes of this Agreement if the members of the Board of Directors of the General Partner making such determination subjectively believe that the director satisfies the eligibility requirements to be a member of the Conflicts Committee.

(c) Whenever the General Partner makes a determination or takes or declines to take any other action, or any of its Affiliates causes it to do so, in its individual capacity as opposed to in its capacity as the general partner of the Partnership, whether under this Agreement, any Group Member Agreement or any other agreement contemplated hereby or otherwise, then the General Partner, or such Affiliates causing it to do so, are entitled, to the fullest extent permitted by law, to make such determination or to take or decline to take such other action free of any duty or obligation whatsoever to the Partnership or any Limited Partner, and the General Partner, or such Affiliates causing it to do so, shall not, to the fullest extent permitted by law, be required to act in good faith or pursuant to any other standard imposed by this Agreement, any Group Member Agreement, any other agreement contemplated hereby or under the Delaware Act or any other law, rule or regulation or at equity, and the Person or Persons making such determination or taking or declining to take such other action shall be permitted to do so in their sole and absolute discretion. By way of illustration and not of limitation, whenever the phrase, “the General Partner at its option,” or some variation of that phrase, is used in this Agreement, it indicates that the General Partner is acting in its individual capacity. For the avoidance of doubt, whenever the General Partner votes or transfers its Partnership Interests, or refrains from voting or transferring its Partnership Interests, it shall be acting in its individual capacity.

 

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(d) The General Partner’s organizational documents may provide that determinations to take or decline to take any action in its individual, rather than representative, capacity may or shall be determined by its members, if the General Partner is a limited liability company, stockholders, if the General Partner is a corporation, or the members or stockholders of the General Partner’s general partner, if the General Partner is a partnership.

(e) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Agreement, the General Partner and its Affiliates shall have no duty or obligation, express or implied, to (i) sell or otherwise dispose of any asset of the Partnership Group other than in the ordinary course of business or (ii) permit any Group Member to use any facilities or assets of the General Partner and its Affiliates, except as may be provided in contracts entered into from time to time specifically dealing with such use. Any determination by the General Partner or any of its Affiliates to enter into such contracts shall be at its option.

(f) Except as expressly set forth in this Agreement or required by the Delaware Act, neither the General Partner nor any other Indemnitee shall have any duties or liabilities, including fiduciary duties, to the Partnership or any Limited Partner and the provisions of this Agreement, to the extent that they restrict, eliminate or otherwise modify the duties and liabilities, including fiduciary duties, of the General Partner or any other Indemnitee otherwise existing at law or in equity, are agreed by the Partners to replace such other duties and liabilities of the General Partner or such other Indemnitee.

(g) The Unitholders hereby authorize the General Partner, on behalf of the Partnership as a general partner or managing member of a Group Member, to approve actions by the general partner or managing member of such Group Member similar to those actions permitted to be taken by the General Partner pursuant to this Section 7.9.

Section 7.10 Other Matters Concerning the General Partner .

(a) The General Partner and any other Indemnitee may rely and shall be protected in acting or refraining from acting upon any resolution, certificate, statement, instrument, opinion, report, notice, request, consent, order, bond, debenture or other paper or document believed by it to be genuine and to have been signed or presented by the proper party or parties.

(b) The General Partner and any other Indemnitee may consult with legal counsel, accountants, appraisers, management consultants, investment bankers and other consultants and advisers selected by it, and any act taken or omitted to be taken in reliance upon the advice or opinion (including an Opinion of Counsel) of such Persons as to matters that the General Partner or such Indemnitee, respectively, reasonably believes to be within such Person’s professional or expert competence shall be conclusively presumed to have been done or omitted in good faith and in accordance with such advice or opinion.

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Section 7.11 Purchase or Sale of Partnership Interests . The General Partner may cause the Partnership to purchase or otherwise acquire Partnership Interests or Derivative Partnership Interests; provided that, except as permitted pursuant to Section 4.10, the General Partner may not cause any Group Member to purchase Subordinated Units during the Subordination Period. As long as Partnership Interests are held by any Group Member, such Partnership Interests shall not be considered Outstanding for any purpose, except as otherwise provided herein. The General Partner or any Affiliate of the General Partner may also purchase or otherwise acquire and sell or otherwise dispose of Partnership Interests for its own account, subject to the provisions of Articles IV and X.

Section 7.12 Registration Rights of the General Partner and its Affiliates .

(a) Demand Registration. Upon receipt of a Notice from any Holder at any time after the 180th day after the Closing Date, the Partnership shall file with the Commission as promptly as reasonably practicable a registration statement under the Securities Act (each, a “ Registration Statement ”) providing for the resale of the Registrable Securities identified in such Notice, which may, at the option of the Holder giving such Notice, be a Registration Statement that provides for the resale of the Registrable Securities from time to time pursuant to Rule 415 under the Securities Act. The Partnership shall not be required pursuant to this Section 7.12(a) to file more than one Registration Statement in any twelve-month period nor to file more than three Registration Statements in the aggregate. The Partnership shall use commercially reasonable efforts to cause such Registration Statement to become effective as soon as reasonably practicable after the initial filing of the Registration Statement and to remain effective and available for the resale of the Registrable Securities by the Selling Holders named therein until the earlier of (i) six months following such Registration Statement’s effective date and (ii) the date on which all Registrable Securities covered by such Registration Statement have been sold. In the event one or more Holders request in a Notice to dispose of Registrable Securities pursuant to a Registration Statement in an Underwritten Offering and such Holder or Holders reasonably anticipate gross proceeds from such Underwritten Offering of at least $20 million in the aggregate, the Partnership shall retain underwriters that are reasonably acceptable to such Selling Holders in order to permit such Selling Holders to effect such disposition through an Underwritten Offering; provided the Partnership shall have the exclusive right to select the bookrunning managers. The Partnership and such Selling Holders shall enter into an underwriting agreement in customary form that is reasonably acceptable to the Partnership and take all reasonable actions as are requested by the managing underwriters to facilitate the Underwritten Offering and sale of Registrable Securities therein. No Holder may participate in the Underwritten Offering unless it agrees to sell its Registrable Securities covered by the Registration Statement on the terms and conditions of the underwriting agreement and completes and delivers all necessary documents and information reasonably required under the terms of such underwriting agreement. In the event that the managing underwriter of such Underwritten Offering advises the Partnership and the Holder in writing that in its opinion the inclusion of all or some Registrable Securities would adversely and materially affect the timing or success of the Underwritten Offering, the amount of Registrable Securities that each Selling Holder requested be included in such Underwritten Offering shall be reduced on a Pro Rata basis to the aggregate amount that the managing underwriter deems will not have such material and adverse effect. Any Holder may withdraw from such Underwritten Offering by notice to the Partnership and the managing underwriter; provided such notice is delivered prior to the launch of such Underwritten Offering.

 

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(b) Piggyback Registration. At any time after the 180th day after the Closing Date, if the Partnership shall propose to file a Registration Statement (other than pursuant to a demand made pursuant to Section 7.12(a)) for an offering of Partnership Interests for cash (other than an offering relating solely to an employee benefit plan, an offering relating to a transaction on Form S-4 or an offering on any registration statement that does not permit secondary sales), the Partnership shall notify all Holders of such proposal at least five business days before the proposed filing date. The Partnership shall use commercially reasonable efforts to include such number of Registrable Securities held by any Holder in such Registration Statement as each Holder shall request in a Notice received by the Partnership within two business days of such Holder’s receipt of the notice from the Partnership. If the Registration Statement about which the Partnership gives notice under this Section 7.12(b) is for an Underwritten Offering, then any Holder’s ability to include its desired amount of Registrable Securities in such Registration Statement shall be conditioned on such Holder’s inclusion of all such Registrable Securities in the Underwritten Offering; provided that, in the event that the managing underwriter of such Underwritten Offering advises the Partnership and the Holder in writing that in its opinion the inclusion of all or some Registrable Securities would adversely and materially affect the timing or success of the Underwritten Offering, the amount of Registrable Securities that each Selling Holder requested be included in such Underwritten Offering shall be reduced on a Pro Rata basis to the aggregate amount that the managing underwriter deems will not have such material and adverse effect. In connection with any such Underwritten Offering, the Partnership and the Selling Holders involved shall enter into an underwriting agreement in customary form that is reasonably acceptable to the Partnership and take all reasonable actions as are requested by the managing underwriters to facilitate the Underwritten Offering and sale of Partnership Interests therein. No Holder may participate in the Underwritten Offering unless it agrees to sell its Registrable Securities covered by the Registration Statement on the terms and conditions of the underwriting agreement and completes and delivers all necessary documents and information reasonably required under the terms of such underwriting agreement. Any Holder may withdraw from such Underwritten Offering by notice to the Partnership and the managing underwriter; provided such notice is delivered prior to the launch of such Underwritten Offering. The Partnership shall have the right to terminate or withdraw any Registration Statement or Underwritten Offering initiated by it under this Section 7.12(b) prior to the pricing date of the Underwritten Offering.

(c) Sale Procedures. In connection with its obligations under this Section 7.12, the Partnership shall:

(i) furnish to each Selling Holder (A) as far in advance as reasonably practicable before filing a Registration Statement or any supplement or amendment thereto, upon request, copies of reasonably complete drafts of all such documents proposed to be filed (including exhibits and each document incorporated by reference therein to the extent then required by the rules and regulations of the Commission), and provide each such Selling Holder the opportunity to object to any information pertaining to such Selling Holder and its plan of distribution that is contained therein and make the corrections reasonably requested by such Selling Holder with respect to such information prior to filing a Registration Statement or

 

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supplement or amendment thereto, and (B) such number of copies of such Registration Statement and the prospectus included therein and any supplements and amendments thereto as such Persons may reasonably request in order to facilitate the public sale or other disposition of the Registrable Securities covered by such Registration Statement; provided that the Partnership will not have any obligation to provide any document pursuant to clause (B) hereof that is available on the Commission’s website;

(ii) if applicable, use its commercially reasonable efforts to register or qualify the Registrable Securities covered by a Registration Statement under the securities or blue sky laws of such jurisdictions as the Selling Holders or, in the case of an Underwritten Offering, the managing underwriter, shall reasonably request; provided, however , that the Partnership will not be required to qualify generally to transact business in any jurisdiction where it is not then required to so qualify or to take any action that would subject it to general service of process in any jurisdiction where it is not then so subject;

(iii) promptly notify each Selling Holder and each underwriter, at any time when a prospectus is required to be delivered under the Securities Act, of (A) the filing of a Registration Statement or any prospectus or prospectus supplement to be used in connection therewith, or any amendment or supplement thereto, and, with respect to such Registration Statement or any post-effective amendment thereto, when the same has become effective; and (B) any written comments from the Commission with respect to any Registration Statement or any document incorporated by reference therein and any written request by the Commission for amendments or supplements to a Registration Statement or any prospectus or prospectus supplement thereto;

(iv) immediately notify each Selling Holder and each underwriter, at any time when a prospectus is required to be delivered under the Securities Act, of (A) the occurrence of any event or existence of any fact (but not a description of such event or fact) as a result of which the prospectus or prospectus supplement contained in a Registration Statement, as then in effect, includes an untrue statement of a material fact or omits to state any material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein not misleading (in the case of the prospectus contained therein, in the light of the circumstances under which a statement is made); (B) the issuance or threat of issuance by the Commission of any stop order suspending the effectiveness of a Registration Statement, or the initiation of any proceedings for that purpose; or (C) the receipt by the Partnership of any notification with respect to the suspension of the qualification of any Registrable Securities for sale under the applicable securities or blue sky laws of any jurisdiction. Following the provision of such notice, subject to Section 7.12(f), the Partnership agrees to, as promptly as practicable, amend or supplement the prospectus or prospectus supplement or take other appropriate action so that the prospectus or prospectus supplement does not include an untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein not misleading in the light of the circumstances then existing and to take such other reasonable action as is necessary to remove a stop order, suspension, threat thereof or proceedings related thereto; and

(v) enter into customary agreements and take such other actions as are reasonably requested by the Selling Holders or the underwriters, if any, in order to expedite or facilitate the disposition of the Registrable Securities, including the provision of comfort letters and legal opinions as are customary in such securities offerings.

 

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(d) Suspension. Each Selling Holder, upon receipt of notice from the Partnership of the happening of any event of the kind described in Section 7.12(c)(iv), shall forthwith discontinue disposition of the Registrable Securities by means of a prospectus or prospectus supplement until such Selling Holder’s receipt of the copies of the supplemented or amended prospectus contemplated by such subsection or until it is advised in writing by the Partnership that the use of the prospectus may be resumed, and has received copies of any additional or supplemental filings incorporated by reference in the prospectus.

(e) Expenses. Except as set forth in an underwriting agreement for the applicable Underwritten Offering or as otherwise agreed between a Selling Holder and the Partnership, all costs and expenses of a Registration Statement filed or an Underwritten Offering that includes Registrable Securities pursuant to this Section 7.12 (other than underwriting discounts and commissions on Registrable Securities and fees and expenses of counsel and advisors to Selling Holders) shall be paid by the Partnership.

(f) Delay Right. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein, if the Conflicts Committee determines that the Partnership’s compliance with its obligations in this Section 7.12 would be detrimental to the Partnership because such registration would (x) materially interfere with a significant acquisition, reorganization or other similar transaction involving the Partnership, (y) require premature disclosure of material information that the Partnership has a bona fide business purpose for preserving as confidential or (z) render the Partnership unable to comply with requirements under applicable securities laws, then the Partnership shall have the right to postpone compliance with such obligations for a period of not more than six months; provided that such right may not be exercised more than twice in any 24-month period.

(g) Indemnification.

(i) In addition to and not in limitation of the Partnership’s obligation under Section 7.7, the Partnership shall, to the fullest extent permitted by law but subject to the limitations expressly provided in this Agreement, indemnify and hold harmless each Selling Holder, its officers, directors and each Person who controls the Holder (within the meaning of the Securities Act) and any agent thereof (collectively, “ Indemnified Persons ”) from and against any and all losses, claims, damages, liabilities, joint or several, expenses (including legal fees and expenses), judgments, fines, penalties, interest, settlements or other amounts arising from any and all claims, demands, actions, suits or proceedings, whether civil, criminal, administrative or investigative, in which any Indemnified Person may be involved, or is threatened to be involved, as a party or otherwise, under the Securities Act or otherwise (hereinafter referred to in this Section 7.12(g) as a “claim” and in the plural as “claims”) based upon, arising out of or resulting from any untrue statement or alleged untrue statement of any material fact contained in any Registration Statement, preliminary prospectus, final prospectus or issuer free writing prospectus under which any Registrable Securities were registered or sold by such Selling Holder under the Securities Act, or arising out of, based upon or resulting from the omission or alleged omission to state therein a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make

 

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the statements therein not misleading; provided, however , that the Partnership shall not be liable to any Indemnified Person to the extent that any such claim arises out of, is based upon or results from an untrue statement or alleged untrue statement or omission or alleged omission made in such Registration Statement, preliminary prospectus, final prospectus or issuer free writing prospectus in reliance upon and in conformity with written information furnished to the Partnership by or on behalf of such Selling Holder specifically for use in the preparation thereof.

(ii) Each Selling Holder shall, to the fullest extent permitted by law, indemnify and hold harmless the Partnership, the General Partner’s officers and directors and each Person who controls the Partnership (within the meaning of the Securities Act) and any agent thereof to the same extent as the foregoing indemnity from the Partnership to the Selling Holders, but only with respect to information regarding such Selling Holder furnished in writing by or on behalf of such Selling Holder expressly for inclusion in such Registration Statement, preliminary prospectus, final prospectus or free writing prospectus.

(iii) The provisions of this Section 7.12(g) shall be in addition to any other rights to which an Indemnified Person may be entitled under law, equity, contract or otherwise.

(h) Specific Performance. Damages in the event of breach of Section 7.12 by a party hereto may be difficult, if not impossible, to ascertain, and it is therefore agreed that each party, in addition to and without limiting any other remedy or right it may have, will have the right to an injunction or other equitable relief in any court of competent jurisdiction, enjoining any such breach, and enforcing specifically the terms and provisions hereof, and each of the parties hereto hereby waives any and all defenses it may have on the ground of lack of jurisdiction or competence of the court to grant such an injunction or other equitable relief. The existence of this right will not preclude any such party from pursuing any other rights and remedies at law or in equity that such party may have.

Section 7.13 Reliance by Third Parties . Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Agreement, any Person (other than the General Partner and its Affiliates) dealing with the Partnership shall be entitled to assume that the General Partner and any officer of the General Partner authorized by the General Partner to act on behalf of and in the name of the Partnership has full power and authority to encumber, sell or otherwise use in any manner any and all assets of the Partnership and to enter into any authorized contracts on behalf of the Partnership, and such Person shall be entitled to deal with the General Partner or any such officer as if it were the Partnership’s sole party in interest, both legally and beneficially. Each Limited Partner hereby waives, to the fullest extent permitted by law, any and all defenses or other remedies that may be available against such Person to contest, negate or disaffirm any action of the General Partner or any such officer in connection with any such dealing. In no event shall any Person (other than the General Partner and its Affiliates) dealing with the General Partner or any such officer or its representatives be obligated to ascertain that the terms of this Agreement have been complied with or to inquire into the necessity or expedience of any act or action of the General Partner or any such officer or its representatives. Each and every certificate, document or other instrument executed on behalf of the Partnership by the General Partner or its representatives shall be conclusive evidence in favor of any and every Person relying thereon or claiming thereunder that (a) at the time of the execution and delivery of such certificate, document or instrument, this

 

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Agreement was in full force and effect, (b) the Person executing and delivering such certificate, document or instrument was duly authorized and empowered to do so for and on behalf of the Partnership and (c) such certificate, document or instrument was duly executed and delivered in accordance with the terms and provisions of this Agreement and is binding upon the Partnership.

ARTICLE VIII

BOOKS, RECORDS, ACCOUNTING AND REPORTS

Section 8.1 Records and Accounting . The General Partner shall keep or cause to be kept at the principal office of the Partnership appropriate books and records with respect to the Partnership’s business, including the Register and all other books and records necessary to provide to the Limited Partners any information required to be provided pursuant to Section 3.3(a). Any books and records maintained by or on behalf of the Partnership in the regular course of its business, including the Register, books of account and records of Partnership proceedings, may be kept on, or be in the form of, computer disks, hard drives, punch cards, magnetic tape, photographs, micrographics or any other information storage device; provided , that the books and records so maintained are convertible into clearly legible written form within a reasonable period of time. The books of the Partnership shall be maintained, for financial reporting purposes, on an accrual basis in accordance with U.S. GAAP. The Partnership shall not be required to keep books maintained on a cash basis and the General Partner shall be permitted to calculate cash-based measures, including Operating Surplus and Adjusted Operating Surplus, by making such adjustments to its accrual basis books to account for non-cash items and other adjustments as the General Partner determines to be necessary or appropriate.

Section 8.2 Fiscal Year . The fiscal year of the Partnership shall be a fiscal year ending December 31.

Section 8.3 Reports .

(a) Whether or not the Partnership is subject to the requirement to file reports with the Commission, as soon as practicable, but in no event later than 105 days after the close of each fiscal year of the Partnership (or such shorter period as required by the Commission), the General Partner shall cause to be mailed or made available, by any reasonable means (including posting on or accessible through the Partnership’s or the Commission’s website) to each Record Holder of a Unit as of a date selected by the General Partner, an annual report containing financial statements of the Partnership for such fiscal year of the Partnership, presented in accordance with U.S. GAAP, including a balance sheet and statements of operations, Partnership equity and cash flows, such statements to be audited by a firm of independent public accountants selected by the General Partner, and such other information as may be required by applicable law, regulation or rule of the Commission or any National Securities Exchange on which the Units are listed or admitted to trading, or as the General Partner determines to be necessary or appropriate.

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reasonable means (including posting on or accessible through the Partnership’s or the Commission’s website) to each Record Holder of a Unit, as of a date selected by the General Partner, a report containing unaudited financial statements of the Partnership and such other information as may be required by applicable law, regulation or rule of the Commission or any National Securities Exchange on which the Units are listed or admitted to trading, or as the General Partner determines to be necessary or appropriate.

ARTICLE IX

TAX MATTERS

Section 9.1 Tax Returns and Information . The Partnership shall timely file all returns of the Partnership that are required for federal, state and local income tax purposes on the basis of the accrual method and the taxable period or year that it is required by law to adopt, from time to time, as determined by the General Partner. In the event the Partnership is required to use a taxable period other than a year ending on December 31, the General Partner shall use reasonable efforts to change the taxable period of the Partnership to a year ending on December 31. The tax information reasonably required by Record Holders for federal and state income tax reporting purposes with respect to a taxable period shall be furnished to them within 90 days of the close of the calendar year in which the Partnership’s taxable period ends. The classification, realization and recognition of income, gain, losses and deductions and other items shall be on the accrual method of accounting for federal income tax purposes.

Section 9.2 Tax Elections .

(a) The Partnership shall make the election under Section 754 of the Code in accordance with applicable regulations thereunder, subject to the reservation of the right to seek to revoke any such election upon the General Partner’s determination that such revocation is in the best interests of the Limited Partners. Notwithstanding any other provision herein contained, for the purposes of computing the adjustments under Section 743(b) of the Code, the General Partner shall be authorized (but not required) to adopt a convention whereby the price paid by a transferee of a Limited Partner Interest will be deemed to be the lowest quoted closing price of the Limited Partner Interests on any National Securities Exchange on which such Limited Partner Interests are listed or admitted to trading during the calendar month in which such transfer is deemed to occur pursuant to Section 6.2(f) without regard to the actual price paid by such transferee.

(b) Except as otherwise provided herein, the General Partner shall determine whether the Partnership should make any other elections permitted by the Code.

Section 9.3 Tax Controversies . Subject to the provisions hereof, the General Partner is designated as the “tax matters partner” (as defined in Section 6231(a)(7) of the Code) and is authorized and required to represent the Partnership (at the Partnership’s expense) in connection with all examinations of the Partnership’s affairs by tax authorities, including resulting administrative and judicial proceedings, and to expend Partnership funds for professional services and costs associated therewith. Each Partner agrees to cooperate with the General Partner and to do or refrain from doing any or all things reasonably required by the General Partner to conduct such proceedings.

 

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Section 9.4 Withholding . Notwithstanding any other provision of this Agreement, the General Partner is authorized to take any action that may be required to cause the Partnership and other Group Members to comply with any withholding requirements established under the Code or any other federal, state or local law including pursuant to Sections 1441, 1442, 1445 and 1446 of the Code, or established under any foreign law. To the extent that the Partnership is required or elects to withhold and pay over to any taxing authority any amount resulting from the allocation or distribution of income to any Partner (including by reason of Section 1446 of the Code), the General Partner may treat the amount withheld as a distribution of cash pursuant to Section 6.3 or Section 12.4(c) in the amount of such withholding from such Partner.

ARTICLE X

ADMISSION OF PARTNERS

Section 10.1 Admission of Limited Partners .

(a) Upon the issuance by the Partnership of Common Units, Subordinated Units and Incentive Distribution Rights to the General Partner, Lion Oil, Delek M&S and the IPO Underwriters in connection with the Initial Public Offering as described in Article V, such Persons shall, by acceptance of such Partnership Interests, and upon becoming the Record Holders of such Partnership Interests, be admitted to the Partnership as Initial Limited Partners in respect of the Common Units, Subordinated Units or Incentive Distribution Rights issued to them and be bound by this Agreement, all with or without execution of this Agreement by such Persons.

(b) By acceptance of any Limited Partner Interests transferred in accordance with Article IV or acceptance of any Limited Partner Interests issued pursuant to Article V or pursuant to a merger, consolidation or conversion pursuant to Article XIV, and except as provided in Section 4.9, each transferee of, or other such Person acquiring, a Limited Partner Interest (including any nominee, agent or representative acquiring such Limited Partner Interests for the account of another Person or Group, which nominee, agent or representative shall be subject to Section 10.1(c) below) (i) shall be admitted to the Partnership as a Limited Partner with respect to the Limited Partner Interests so transferred or issued to such Person when such Person becomes the Record Holder of the Limited Partner Interests so transferred or acquired, (ii) shall become bound, and shall be deemed to have agreed to be bound, by the terms of this Agreement, (iii) shall be deemed to represent that the transferee or acquirer has the capacity, power and authority to enter into this Agreement and (iv) shall be deemed to make any consents, acknowledgements or waivers contained in this Agreement, all with or without execution of this Agreement by such Person. The transfer of any Limited Partner Interests and the admission of any new Limited Partner shall not constitute an amendment to this Agreement. A Person may become a Limited Partner without the consent or approval of any of the Partners. A Person may not become a Limited Partner without acquiring a Limited Partner Interest and becoming the Record Holder of such Limited Partner Interest. The rights and obligations of a Person who is an Ineligible Holder shall be determined in accordance with Section 4.9.

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rights of a Limited Partner in respect of such Units, including the right to vote, on any matter, and unless the arrangement between such Persons provides otherwise, take all action as a Limited Partner by virtue of being the Record Holder of such Units in accordance with the direction of the Person who is the beneficial owner of such Units, and the Partnership shall be entitled to assume such Record Holder is so acting without further inquiry. The provisions of this Section 10.1(c) are subject to the provisions of Section 4.3.

(d) The name and mailing address of each Record Holder shall be listed in the Register. The General Partner shall update the Register from time to time as necessary to reflect accurately the information therein (or shall cause the Transfer Agent to do so, as applicable).

(e) Any transfer of a Limited Partner Interest shall not entitle the transferee to share in the profits and losses, to receive distributions, to receive allocations of income, gain, loss, deduction or credit or any similar item or to any other rights to which the transferor was entitled until the transferee becomes a Limited Partner pursuant to Section 10.1(b).

Section 10.2 Admission of Successor General Partner . A successor General Partner approved pursuant to Section 11.1 or Section 11.2 or the transferee of or successor to all of the General Partner Interest pursuant to Section 4.6 who is proposed to be admitted as a successor General Partner shall be admitted to the Partnership as the General Partner, effective immediately prior to the withdrawal or removal of the predecessor or transferring General Partner, pursuant to Section 11.1 or 11.2 or the transfer of the General Partner Interest pursuant to Section 4.6, provided, however , that no such successor shall be admitted to the Partnership until compliance with the terms of Section 4.6 has occurred and such successor has executed and delivered such other documents or instruments as may be required to effect such admission. Any such successor is hereby authorized to and shall, subject to the terms hereof, carry on the business of the members of the Partnership Group without dissolution.

Section 10.3 Amendment of Agreement and Certificate of Limited Partnership . To effect the admission to the Partnership of any Partner, the General Partner shall take all steps necessary or appropriate under the Delaware Act to amend the Register and any other records of the Partnership to reflect such admission and, if necessary, to prepare as soon as practicable an amendment to this Agreement and, if required by law, the General Partner shall prepare and file an amendment to the Certificate of Limited Partnership.

ARTICLE XI

WITHDRAWAL OR REMOVAL OF PARTNERS

Section 11.1 Withdrawal of the General Partner .

(a) The General Partner shall be deemed to have withdrawn from the Partnership upon the occurrence of any one of the following events (each such event herein referred to as an “ Event of Withdrawal ”);

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(ii) The General Partner transfers all of its General Partner Interest pursuant to Section 4.6;

(iii) The General Partner is removed pursuant to Section 11.2;

(iv) The General Partner (A) makes a general assignment for the benefit of creditors; (B) files a voluntary bankruptcy petition for relief under Chapter 7 of the United States Bankruptcy Code; (C) files a petition or answer seeking for itself a liquidation, dissolution or similar relief (but not a reorganization) under any law; (D) files an answer or other pleading admitting or failing to contest the material allegations of a petition filed against the General Partner in a proceeding of the type described in clauses (A)-(C) of this Section 11.1(a)(iv); or (E) seeks, consents to or acquiesces in the appointment of a trustee (but not a debtor-in-possession), receiver or liquidator of the General Partner or of all or any substantial part of its properties;

(v) A final and non-appealable order of relief under Chapter 7 of the United States Bankruptcy Code is entered by a court with appropriate jurisdiction pursuant to a voluntary or involuntary petition by or against the General Partner; or

(vi) (A) if the General Partner is a corporation, a certificate of dissolution or its equivalent is filed for the General Partner, or 90 days expire after the date of notice to the General Partner of revocation of its charter without a reinstatement of its charter, under the laws of its state of incorporation; (B) if the General Partner is a partnership or a limited liability company, the dissolution and commencement of winding up of the General Partner; (C) if the General Partner is acting in such capacity by virtue of being a trustee of a trust, the termination of the trust; (D) if the General Partner is a natural person, his death or adjudication of incompetency; and (E) otherwise upon the termination of the General Partner.

If an Event of Withdrawal specified in Section 11.1(a)(iv), (v) or (vi)(A), (B), (C) or (E) occurs, the withdrawing General Partner shall give notice to the Limited Partners within 30 days after such occurrence. The Partners hereby agree that only the Events of Withdrawal described in this Section 11.1 shall result in the withdrawal of the General Partner from the Partnership.

(b) Withdrawal of the General Partner from the Partnership upon the occurrence of an Event of Withdrawal shall not constitute a breach of this Agreement under the following circumstances: (i) at any time during the period beginning on the Closing Date and ending at 12:00 midnight, Central Time, on December 31, 2022 the General Partner voluntarily withdraws by giving at least 90 days’ advance notice of its intention to withdraw to the Limited Partners; provided , that prior to the effective date of such withdrawal, the withdrawal is approved by Unitholders holding at least a majority of the Outstanding Common Units (excluding Common Units held by the General Partner and its Affiliates) and the General Partner delivers to the Partnership an Opinion of Counsel (“ Withdrawal Opinion of Counsel ”) that such withdrawal (following the selection of the successor General Partner) would not result in the loss of the limited liability under the Delaware Act of any Limited Partner or cause any Group Member to be treated as an association taxable as a corporation or otherwise to be taxed as an entity for federal income tax purposes (to the extent not already so treated or taxed); (ii) at any time after 12:00 midnight, Central Time, on December 31, 2022 the General Partner voluntarily withdraws

 

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by giving at least 90 days’ advance notice to the Unitholders, such withdrawal to take effect on the date specified in such notice; (iii) at any time that the General Partner ceases to be the General Partner pursuant to Section 11.1(a)(ii) or is removed pursuant to Section 11.2; or (iv) notwithstanding clause (i) of this sentence, at any time that the General Partner voluntarily withdraws by giving at least 90 days’ advance notice of its intention to withdraw to the Limited Partners, such withdrawal to take effect on the date specified in the notice, if at the time such notice is given one Person and its Affiliates (other than the General Partner and its Affiliates) own beneficially or of record or control at least 50% of the Outstanding Units. The withdrawal of the General Partner from the Partnership upon the occurrence of an Event of Withdrawal shall also constitute the withdrawal of the General Partner as general partner or managing member, if any, to the extent applicable, of the other Group Members. If the General Partner gives a notice of withdrawal pursuant to Section 11.1(a)(i), the holders of a Unit Majority, may, prior to the effective date of such withdrawal, elect a successor General Partner. The Person so elected as successor General Partner shall automatically become the successor general partner or managing member, to the extent applicable, of the other Group Members of which the General Partner is a general partner or a managing member. Any successor General Partner elected in accordance with the terms of this Section 11.1 shall be subject to the provisions of Section 10.2.

Section 11.2 Removal of the General Partner . The General Partner may be removed if such removal is approved by the Unitholders holding at least 66 2/3% of the Outstanding Units (including Units held by the General Partner and its Affiliates) voting as a single class. Any such action by such holders for removal of the General Partner must also provide for the election of a successor General Partner by the Unitholders holding a majority of the outstanding Common Units voting as a class and Unitholders holding a majority of the outstanding Subordinated Units (if any Subordinated Units are then Outstanding) voting as a class (including, in each case, Units held by the General Partner and its Affiliates). Such removal shall be effective immediately following the admission of a successor General Partner pursuant to Section 10.2. The removal of the General Partner shall also automatically constitute the removal of the General Partner as general partner or managing member, to the extent applicable, of the other Group Members of which the General Partner is a general partner or a managing member. If a Person is elected as a successor General Partner in accordance with the terms of this Section 11.2, such Person shall, upon admission pursuant to Section 10.2, automatically become a successor general partner or managing member, to the extent applicable, of the other Group Members of which the General Partner is a general partner or a managing member. The right of the holders of Outstanding Units to remove the General Partner shall not exist or be exercised unless the Partnership has received an opinion opining as to the matters covered by a Withdrawal Opinion of Counsel. Any successor General Partner elected in accordance with the terms of this Section 11.2 shall be subject to the provisions of Section 10.2.

Section 11.3 Interest of Departing General Partner and Successor General Partner .

(a) In the event of (i) withdrawal of the General Partner under circumstances where such withdrawal does not violate this Agreement or (ii) removal of the General Partner by the holders of Outstanding Units under circumstances where Cause does not exist, if the successor General Partner is elected in accordance with the terms of Section 11.1 or Section 11.2, the Departing General Partner shall have the option, exercisable prior to the effective date of the withdrawal or removal of such Departing General Partner, to require its successor to

 

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purchase its General Partner Interest and its or its Affiliates’ general partner interest (or equivalent interest), if any, in the other Group Members and all of its or its Affiliates’ Incentive Distribution Rights (collectively, the “ Combined Interest ”) in exchange for an amount in cash equal to the fair market value of such Combined Interest, such amount to be determined and payable as of the effective date of its withdrawal or removal. If the General Partner is removed by the Unitholders under circumstances where Cause exists or if the General Partner withdraws under circumstances where such withdrawal violates this Agreement, and if a successor General Partner is elected in accordance with the terms of Section 11.1 or Section 11.2 (or if the business of the Partnership is continued pursuant to Section 12.2 and the successor General Partner is not the former General Partner), such successor shall have the option, exercisable prior to the effective date of the withdrawal or removal of such Departing General Partner (or, in the event the business of the Partnership is continued, prior to the date the business of the Partnership is continued), to purchase the Combined Interest for such fair market value of such Combined Interest. In either event, the Departing General Partner shall be entitled to receive all reimbursements due such Departing General Partner pursuant to Section 7.4, including any employee-related liabilities (including severance liabilities), incurred in connection with the termination of any employees employed by the Departing General Partner or its Affiliates (other than any Group Member) for the benefit of the Partnership or the other Group Members.

For purposes of this Section 11.3(a), the fair market value of the Combined Interest shall be determined by agreement between the Departing General Partner and its successor or, failing agreement within 30 days after the effective date of such Departing General Partner’s withdrawal or removal, by an independent investment banking firm or other independent expert selected by the Departing General Partner and its successor, which, in turn, may rely on other experts, and the determination of which shall be conclusive as to such matter. If such parties cannot agree upon one independent investment banking firm or other independent expert within 45 days after the effective date of such withdrawal or removal, then the Departing General Partner shall designate an independent investment banking firm or other independent expert, the Departing General Partner’s successor shall designate an independent investment banking firm or other independent expert, and such firms or experts shall mutually select a third independent investment banking firm or independent expert, which third independent investment banking firm or other independent expert shall determine the fair market value of the Combined Interest. In making its determination, such third independent investment banking firm or other independent expert may consider the then current trading price of Units on any National Securities Exchange on which Units are then listed or admitted to trading, the value of the Partnership’s assets, the rights and obligations of the Departing General Partner, the value of the Incentive Distribution Rights and the General Partner Interest and other factors it may deem relevant.

(b) If the Combined Interest is not purchased in the manner set forth in Section 11.3(a), the Departing General Partner (or its transferee) shall become a Limited Partner and its Combined Interest shall be converted into Common Units pursuant to a valuation made by an investment banking firm or other independent expert selected pursuant to Section 11.3(a), without reduction in such Partnership Interest (but subject to proportionate dilution by reason of the admission of its successor). Any successor General Partner shall indemnify the Departing General Partner (or its transferee) as to all debts and liabilities of the Partnership arising on or after the date on which the Departing General Partner (or its transferee) becomes a Limited

 

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Partner. For purposes of this Agreement, conversion of the Combined Interest of the Departing General Partner to Common Units will be characterized as if the Departing General Partner (or its transferee) contributed its Combined Interest to the Partnership in exchange for the newly issued Common Units.

(c) If a successor General Partner is elected in accordance with the terms of Section 11.1 or Section 11.2 (or if the business of the Partnership is continued pursuant to Section 12.2 and the successor General Partner is not the former General Partner) and the option described in Section 11.3(a) is not exercised by the party entitled to do so, the successor General Partner shall, at the effective date of its admission to the Partnership, contribute to the Partnership cash in the amount equal to the product of (x) the quotient obtained by dividing (A) the Percentage Interest of the General Partner Interest of the Departing General Partner by (B) a percentage equal to 100% less the Percentage Interest of the General Partner Interest of the Departing General Partner and (y) the Net Agreed Value of the Partnership’s assets on such date. In such event, such successor General Partner shall, subject to the following sentence, be entitled to its Percentage Interest of all Partnership allocations and distributions to which the Departing General Partner was entitled. In addition, the successor General Partner shall cause this Agreement to be amended to reflect that, from and after the date of such successor General Partner’s admission, the successor General Partner’s interest in all Partnership distributions and allocations shall be its Percentage Interest.

Section 11.4 Termination of Subordination Period, Conversion of Subordinated Units and Extinguishment of Cumulative Common Unit Arrearages . Notwithstanding any provision of this Agreement, if the General Partner is removed as general partner of the Partnership under circumstances where Cause does not exist and Units held by the General Partner and its Affiliates are not voted in favor of such removal, (i) the Subordination Period will end and all Outstanding Subordinated Units will immediately and automatically convert into Common Units on a one-for-one basis, (ii) all Cumulative Common Unit Arrearages on the Common Units will be extinguished and (iii) the General Partner will have the right to convert its General Partner Interest and its Incentive Distribution Rights into Common Units or to receive cash in exchange therefor in accordance with Section 11.3.

Section 11.5 Withdrawal of Limited Partners . No Limited Partner shall have any right to withdraw from the Partnership; provided, however , that when a transferee of a Limited Partner’s Limited Partner Interest becomes a Record Holder of the Limited Partner Interest so transferred, such transferring Limited Partner shall cease to be a Limited Partner with respect to the Limited Partner Interest so transferred.

ARTICLE XII

DISSOLUTION AND LIQUIDATION

Section 12.1 Dissolution . The Partnership shall not be dissolved by the admission of additional Limited Partners or by the admission of a successor General Partner in accordance with the terms of this Agreement. Upon the removal or withdrawal of the General Partner, if a successor General Partner is elected pursuant to Section 11.1, Section 11.2 or Section 12.2, the Partnership shall not be dissolved and such successor General Partner shall continue the business of the Partnership. The Partnership shall dissolve, and (subject to Section 12.2) its affairs shall be wound up, upon:

 

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(a) an Event of Withdrawal of the General Partner as provided in Section 11.1(a) (other than Section 11.1(a)(ii)), unless a successor is elected and a Withdrawal Opinion of Counsel is received as provided in Section 11.1(b) or 11.2 and such successor is admitted to the Partnership pursuant to Section 10.2;

(b) an election to dissolve the Partnership by the General Partner that is approved by the holders of a Unit Majority;

(c) the entry of a decree of judicial dissolution of the Partnership pursuant to the provisions of the Delaware Act; or

(d) at any time there are no Limited Partners, unless the Partnership is continued without dissolution in accordance with the Delaware Act.

Section 12.2 Continuation of the Business of the Partnership After Dissolution . Upon (a) dissolution of the Partnership following an Event of Withdrawal caused by the withdrawal or removal of the General Partner as provided in Section 11.1(a)(i) or (iii) and the failure of the Partners to select a successor to such Departing General Partner pursuant to Section 11.1 or Section 11.2, then, to the maximum extent permitted by law, within 90 days thereafter, or (b) dissolution of the Partnership upon an event constituting an Event of Withdrawal as defined in Section 11.1(a)(iv), (v) or (vi), then, to the maximum extent permitted by law, within 180 days thereafter, the holders of a Unit Majority may elect to continue the business of the Partnership on the same terms and conditions set forth in this Agreement by appointing as a successor General Partner a Person approved by the holders of a Unit Majority. Unless such an election is made within the applicable time period as set forth above, the Partnership shall conduct only activities necessary to wind up its affairs. If such an election is so made, then:

(i) the Partnership shall continue without dissolution unless earlier dissolved in accordance with this Article XII;

(ii) if the successor General Partner is not the former General Partner, then the interest of the former General Partner shall be treated in the manner provided in Section 11.3; and

(iii) the successor General Partner shall be admitted to the Partnership as General Partner, effective as of the Event of Withdrawal, by agreeing in writing to be bound by this Agreement;

provided , that the right of the holders of a Unit Majority to approve a successor General Partner and to continue the business of the Partnership shall not exist and may not be exercised unless the Partnership has received an Opinion of Counsel that (x) the exercise of the right would not result in the loss of limited liability of any Limited Partner under the Delaware Act and (y) neither the Partnership nor any Group Member would be treated as an association taxable as a corporation or otherwise be taxable as an entity for federal income tax purposes upon the exercise of such right to continue (to the extent not already so treated or taxed).

 

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Section 12.3 Liquidator . Upon dissolution of the Partnership in accordance with the provisions of Article XII, the General Partner shall select one or more Persons to act as Liquidator. The Liquidator (if other than the General Partner) shall be entitled to receive such compensation for its services as may be approved by holders of at least a majority of the Outstanding Common Units and Subordinated Units voting as a single class. The Liquidator (if other than the General Partner) shall agree not to resign at any time without 15 days’ prior notice and may be removed at any time, with or without cause, by notice of removal approved by holders of at least a majority of the Outstanding Common Units and Subordinated Units voting as a single class. Upon dissolution, removal or resignation of the Liquidator, a successor and substitute Liquidator (who shall have and succeed to all rights, powers and duties of the original Liquidator) shall within 30 days thereafter be approved by holders of at least a majority of the Outstanding Common Units and Subordinated Units voting as a single class. The right to approve a successor or substitute Liquidator in the manner provided herein shall be deemed to refer also to any such successor or substitute Liquidator approved in the manner herein provided. Except as expressly provided in this Article XII, the Liquidator approved in the manner provided herein shall have and may exercise, without further authorization or consent of any of the parties hereto, all of the powers conferred upon the General Partner under the terms of this Agreement (but subject to all of the applicable limitations, contractual and otherwise, upon the exercise of such powers, other than the limitation on sale set forth in Section 7.3) necessary or appropriate to carry out the duties and functions of the Liquidator hereunder for and during the period of time required to complete the winding up and liquidation of the Partnership as provided for herein.

Section 12.4 Liquidation . The Liquidator shall proceed to dispose of the assets of the Partnership, discharge its liabilities, and otherwise wind up its affairs in such manner and over such period as determined by the Liquidator, subject to Section 17-804 of the Delaware Act and the following:

(a) The assets may be disposed of by public or private sale or by distribution in kind to one or more Partners on such terms as the Liquidator and such Partner or Partners may agree. If any property is distributed in kind, the Partner receiving the property shall be deemed for purposes of Section 12.4(c) to have received cash equal to its fair market value; and contemporaneously therewith, appropriate cash distributions must be made to the other Partners. The Liquidator may defer liquidation or distribution of the Partnership’s assets for a reasonable time if it determines that an immediate sale or distribution of all or some of the Partnership’s assets would be impractical or would cause undue loss to the Partners. The Liquidator may distribute the Partnership’s assets, in whole or in part, in kind if it determines that a sale would be impractical or would cause undue loss to the Partners.

(b) Liabilities of the Partnership include amounts owed to the Liquidator as compensation for serving in such capacity (subject to the terms of Section 12.3) and amounts to Partners otherwise than in respect of their distribution rights under Article VI. With respect to any liability that is contingent, conditional or unmatured or is otherwise not yet due and payable, the Liquidator shall either settle such claim for such amount as it thinks appropriate or establish a reserve of cash or other assets to provide for its payment. When paid, any unused portion of the reserve shall be distributed as additional liquidation proceeds.

 

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(c) All property and all cash in excess of that required to discharge liabilities as provided in Section 12.4(b) shall be distributed to the Partners in accordance with, and to the extent of, the positive balances in their respective Capital Accounts, as determined after taking into account all Capital Account adjustments (other than those made by reason of distributions pursuant to this Section 12.4(c)) for the taxable period of the Partnership during which the liquidation of the Partnership occurs (with such date of occurrence being determined pursuant to Treasury Regulation Section 1.704-1(b)(2)(ii)(g)), and such distribution shall be made by the end of such taxable period (or, if later, within 90 days after said date of such occurrence).

Section 12.5 Cancellation of Certificate of Limited Partnership . Upon the completion of the distribution of Partnership cash and property as provided in Section 12.4 in connection with the liquidation of the Partnership, the Certificate of Limited Partnership and all qualifications of the Partnership as a foreign limited partnership in jurisdictions other than the State of Delaware shall be canceled and such other actions as may be necessary to terminate the Partnership shall be taken.

Section 12.6 Return of Contributions . The General Partner shall not be personally liable for, and shall have no obligation to contribute or loan any monies or property to the Partnership to enable it to effectuate, the return of the Capital Contributions of the Limited Partners or Unitholders, or any portion thereof, it being expressly understood that any such return shall be made solely from assets of the Partnership.

Section 12.7 Waiver of Partition . To the maximum extent permitted by law, each Partner hereby waives any right to partition of the Partnership property.

Section 12.8 Capital Account Restoration . No Limited Partner shall have any obligation to restore any negative balance in its Capital Account upon liquidation of the Partnership. The General Partner shall be obligated to restore any negative balance in its Capital Account upon liquidation of its interest in the Partnership by the end of the taxable year of the Partnership during which such liquidation occurs, or, if later, within 90 days after the date of such liquidation.

ARTICLE XIII

AMENDMENT OF PARTNERSHIP AGREEMENT; MEETINGS; RECORD DATE

Section 13.1 Amendments to be Adopted Solely by the General Partner . Each Partner agrees that the General Partner, without the approval of any Partner, may amend any provision of this Agreement and execute, swear to, acknowledge, deliver, file and record whatever documents may be required in connection therewith, to reflect:

(a) a change in the name of the Partnership, the location of the principal office of the Partnership, the registered agent of the Partnership or the registered office of the Partnership;

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(c) a change that the General Partner determines to be necessary or appropriate to qualify or continue the qualification of the Partnership as a limited partnership or a partnership in which the Limited Partners have limited liability under the laws of any state or to ensure that the Group Members will not be treated as associations taxable as corporations or otherwise taxed as entities for federal income tax purposes;

(d) a change that the General Partner determines (i) does not adversely affect the Limited Partners considered as a whole or any particular class of Partnership Interests as compared to other classes of Partnership Interests in any material respect, (ii) to be necessary or appropriate to (A) satisfy any requirements, conditions or guidelines contained in any opinion, directive, order, ruling or regulation of any federal or state agency or judicial authority or contained in any federal or state statute (including the Delaware Act) or (B) facilitate the trading of the Units (including the division of any class or classes of Outstanding Units into different classes to facilitate uniformity of tax consequences within such classes of Units) or comply with any rule, regulation, guideline or requirement of any National Securities Exchange on which the Units are or will be listed or admitted to trading, (iii) to be necessary or appropriate in connection with action taken by the General Partner pursuant to Section 5.9 or (iv) is required to effect the intent expressed in the IPO Registration Statement or the intent of the provisions of this Agreement or is otherwise contemplated by this Agreement;

(e) a change in the fiscal year or taxable year of the Partnership and any other changes that the General Partner determines to be necessary or appropriate as a result of a change in the fiscal year or taxable year of the Partnership including a change in the definition of “Quarter” and the dates on which distributions are to be made by the Partnership;

(f) an amendment that is necessary, in the Opinion of Counsel, to prevent the Partnership, or the General Partner or its directors, officers, trustees or agents from in any manner being subjected to the provisions of the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, the Investment Advisers Act of 1940, as amended, or “plan asset” regulations adopted under the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as amended, regardless of whether such are substantially similar to plan asset regulations currently applied or proposed by the United States Department of Labor;

(g) an amendment that the General Partner determines to be necessary or appropriate in connection with the authorization or issuance of any class or series of Partnership Interests pursuant to Section 5.6;

(h) any amendment expressly permitted in this Agreement to be made by the General Partner acting alone;

(i) an amendment effected, necessitated or contemplated by a Merger Agreement approved in accordance with Section 14.3;

(j) an amendment that the General Partner determines to be necessary or appropriate to reflect and account for the formation by the Partnership of, or investment by the Partnership in, any corporation, partnership, joint venture, limited liability company or other entity, in connection with the conduct by the Partnership of activities permitted by the terms of Section 2.4;

 

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(k) a merger, conveyance or conversion pursuant to Section 14.3(c); or

(l) any other amendments substantially similar to the foregoing.

Section 13.2 Amendment Procedures . Amendments to this Agreement may be proposed only by the General Partner. To the fullest extent permitted by law, the General Partner shall have no duty or obligation to propose or approve any amendment to this Agreement and may decline to do so free of any duty or obligation whatsoever to the Partnership, any Limited Partner or any other Person bound by this Agreement, and, in declining to propose or approve an amendment to this Agreement, to the fullest extent permitted by law shall not be required to act in good faith or pursuant to any other standard imposed by this Agreement, any Group Member Agreement, any other agreement contemplated hereby or under the Delaware Act or any other law, rule or regulation or at equity, and the General Partner in determining whether to propose or approve any amendment to this Agreement shall be permitted to do so in its sole and absolute discretion. An amendment to this Agreement shall be effective upon its approval by the General Partner and, except as otherwise provided by Section 13.1 or Section 13.3, the holders of a Unit Majority, unless a greater or different percentage of Outstanding Units is required under this Agreement. Each proposed amendment that requires the approval of the holders of a specified percentage of Outstanding Units shall be set forth in a writing that contains the text of the proposed amendment. If such an amendment is proposed, the General Partner shall seek the written approval of the requisite percentage of Outstanding Units or call a meeting of the Unitholders to consider and vote on such proposed amendment. The General Partner shall notify all Record Holders upon final adoption of any amendments. The General Partner shall be deemed to have notified all Record Holders as required by this Section 13.2 if it has posted or made accessible such amendment through the Partnership’s or the Commission’s website.

Section 13.3 Amendment Requirements .

(a) Notwithstanding the provisions of Section 13.1 and Section 13.2, no provision of this Agreement that establishes a percentage of Outstanding Units (including Units deemed owned by the General Partner) required to take any action shall be amended, altered, changed, repealed or rescinded in any respect that would have the effect of (i) in the case of any provision of this Agreement other than Section 11.2 or Section 13.4, reducing such percentage or (ii) in the case of Section 11.2 or Section 13.4, increasing such percentages, unless such amendment is approved by the written consent or the affirmative vote of holders of Outstanding Units whose aggregate Outstanding Units constitute (x) in the case of a reduction as described in subclause (a)(i) hereof, not less than the voting requirement sought to be reduced, (y) in the case of an increase in the percentage in Section 11.2, not less than 90% of the Outstanding Units, or (z) in the case of an increase in the percentage in Section 13.4, not less than a majority of the Outstanding Units.

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pursuant to Section 13.3(c) or (ii) enlarge the obligations of, restrict in any way any action by or rights of, or reduce in any way the amounts distributable, reimbursable or otherwise payable to, the General Partner or any of its Affiliates without its consent, which consent may be given or withheld at its option.

(c) Except as provided in Section 14.3, and without limitation of the General Partner’s authority to adopt amendments to this Agreement without the approval of any Partners as contemplated in Section 13.1, any amendment that would have a material adverse effect on the rights or preferences of any class of Partnership Interests in relation to other classes of Partnership Interests must be approved by the holders of not less than a majority of the Outstanding Partnership Interests of the class affected.

(d) Notwithstanding any other provision of this Agreement, except for amendments pursuant to Section 13.1 and except as otherwise provided by Section 14.3(b), no amendments shall become effective without the approval of the holders of at least 90% of the Outstanding Units voting as a single class unless the Partnership obtains an Opinion of Counsel to the effect that such amendment will not affect the limited liability of any Limited Partner under applicable partnership law of the state under whose laws the Partnership is organized.

(e) Except as provided in Section 13.1, this Section 13.3 shall only be amended with the approval of the holders of at least 90% of the Outstanding Units.

Section 13.4 Special Meetings . All acts of Limited Partners to be taken pursuant to this Agreement shall be taken in the manner provided in this Article XIII. Special meetings of the Limited Partners may be called by the General Partner or by Limited Partners owning 20% or more of the Outstanding Units of the class or classes for which a meeting is proposed. Limited Partners shall call a special meeting by delivering to the General Partner one or more requests in writing stating that the signing Limited Partners wish to call a special meeting and indicating the specific purposes for which the special meeting is to be called and the class or classes of Units for which the meeting is proposed. No business may be brought by any Limited Partner before such special meeting except the business listed in the related request. Within 60 days after receipt of such a call from Limited Partners or within such greater time as may be reasonably necessary for the Partnership to comply with any statutes, rules, regulations, listing agreements or similar requirements governing the holding of a meeting or the solicitation of proxies for use at such a meeting, the General Partner shall send a notice of the meeting to the Limited Partners either directly or indirectly. A meeting shall be held at a time and place determined by the General Partner on a date not less than 10 days nor more than 60 days after the time notice of the meeting is given as provided in Section 16.1. Limited Partners shall not be permitted to vote on matters that would cause the Limited Partners to be deemed to be taking part in the management and control of the business and affairs of the Partnership so as to jeopardize the Limited Partners’ limited liability under the Delaware Act or the law of any other state in which the Partnership is qualified to do business. If any such vote were to take place, it shall be deemed null and void to the extent necessary so as not to jeopardize the Limited Partners’ limited liability under the Delaware Act or the law of any other state in which the Partnership is qualified to do business.

Section 13.5 Notice of a Meeting . Notice of a meeting called pursuant to Section 13.4 shall be given to the Record Holders of the class or classes of Units for which a meeting is proposed in writing by mail or other means of written communication in accordance with Section 16.1.

 

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Section 13.6 Record Date . For purposes of determining the Limited Partners who are Record Holders of the class or classes of Limited Partner Interests entitled to notice of or to vote at a meeting of the Limited Partners or to give approvals without a meeting as provided in Section 13.11, the General Partner shall set a Record Date, which shall not be less than 10 nor more than 60 days before (a) the date of the meeting (unless such requirement conflicts with any rule, regulation, guideline or requirement of any National Securities Exchange on which the Units are listed or admitted to trading or U.S. federal securities laws, in which case the rule, regulation, guideline or requirement of such National Securities Exchange or U.S. federal securities laws shall govern) or (b) in the event that approvals are sought without a meeting, the date by which such Limited Partners are requested in writing by the General Partner to give such approvals.

Section 13.7 Postponement and Adjournment . Prior to the date upon which any meeting of Limited Partners is to be held, the General Partner may postpone such meeting one or more times for any reason by giving notice to each Limited Partner entitled to vote at the meeting so postponed of the place, date and hour at which such meeting would be held. Such notice shall be given not fewer than two days before the date of such meeting and otherwise in accordance with this Article XIII. When a meeting is postponed, a new Record Date need not be fixed unless the aggregate amount of such postponement shall be for more than 45 days after the original meeting date. Any meeting of Limited Partners may be adjourned by the General Partner one or more times for any reason, including the failure of a quorum to be present at the meeting with respect to any proposal or the failure of any proposal to receive sufficient votes for approval. No vote of the Limited Partners shall be required for any adjournment. A meeting of Limited Partners may be adjourned by the General Partner as to one or more proposals regardless of whether action has been taken on other matters. When a meeting is adjourned to another time or place, notice need not be given of the adjourned meeting and a new Record Date need not be fixed, if the time and place thereof are announced at the meeting at which the adjournment is taken, unless such adjournment shall be for more than 45 days. At the adjourned meeting, the Partnership may transact any business which might have been transacted at the original meeting. If the adjournment is for more than 45 days or if a new Record Date is fixed for the adjourned meeting, a notice of the adjourned meeting shall be given in accordance with this Article XIII.

Section 13.8 Waiver of Notice; Approval of Meeting . The transactions of any meeting of Limited Partners, however called and noticed, and whenever held, shall be as valid as if it had occurred at a meeting duly held after call and notice in accordance with Sections 13.4 and 13.5, if a quorum is present either in person or by proxy. Attendance of a Limited Partner at a meeting shall constitute a waiver of notice of the meeting, except when the Limited Partner attends the meeting for the express purpose of objecting, at the beginning of the meeting, to the transaction of any business because the meeting is not lawfully called or convened; and except that attendance at a meeting is not a waiver of any right to disapprove of any matters submitted for consideration or to object to the failure to submit for consideration any matters required to be included in the notice of the meeting, but not so included, if such objection is expressly made at the beginning of the meeting.

 

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Section 13.9 Quorum and Voting . The presence, in person or by proxy, of holders of a majority of the Outstanding Units of the class or classes for which a meeting has been called (including Outstanding Units deemed owned by the General Partner and its Affiliates) shall constitute a quorum at a meeting of Limited Partners of such class or classes unless any such action by the Limited Partners requires approval by holders of a greater percentage of such Units, in which case the quorum shall be such greater percentage. At any meeting of the Limited Partners duly called and held in accordance with this Agreement at which a quorum is present, the act of Limited Partners holding Outstanding Units that in the aggregate represent a majority of the Outstanding Units entitled to vote at such meeting shall be deemed to constitute the act of all Limited Partners, unless a different percentage is required with respect to such action under the provisions of this Agreement, in which case the act of the Limited Partners holding Outstanding Units that in the aggregate represent at least such different percentage shall be required. The Limited Partners present at a duly called or held meeting at which a quorum is present may continue to transact business until adjournment, notwithstanding the exit of enough Limited Partners to leave less than a quorum, if any action taken (other than adjournment) is approved by the required percentage of Outstanding Units specified in this Agreement.

Section 13.10 Conduct of a Meeting . The General Partner shall have full power and authority concerning the manner of conducting any meeting of the Limited Partners or solicitation of approvals in writing, including the determination of Persons entitled to vote, the existence of a quorum, the satisfaction of the requirements of Section 13.4, the conduct of voting, the validity and effect of any proxies and the determination of any controversies, votes or challenges arising in connection with or during the meeting or voting. The General Partner shall designate a Person to serve as chairman of any meeting and shall further designate a Person to take the minutes of any meeting. All minutes shall be kept with the records of the Partnership maintained by the General Partner. The General Partner may make such other regulations consistent with applicable law and this Agreement as it may deem advisable concerning the conduct of any meeting of the Limited Partners or solicitation of approvals in writing, including regulations in regard to the appointment of proxies, the appointment and duties of inspectors of votes and approvals, the submission and examination of proxies and other evidence of the right to vote, and the submission and revocation of approvals in writing.

Section 13.11 Action Without a Meeting . If authorized by the General Partner, any action that may be taken at a meeting of the Limited Partners may be taken without a meeting if an approval in writing setting forth the action so taken is signed by Limited Partners owning not less than the minimum percentage of the Outstanding Units (including Units deemed owned by the General Partner and its Affiliates) that would be necessary to authorize or take such action at a meeting at which all the Limited Partners were present and voted (unless such provision conflicts with any rule, regulation, guideline or requirement of any National Securities Exchange on which the Units are listed or admitted to trading, in which case the rule, regulation, guideline or requirement of such National Securities Exchange shall govern). Prompt notice of the taking of action without a meeting shall be given to the Limited Partners who have not approved in writing. The General Partner may specify that any written ballot submitted to Limited Partners for the purpose of taking any action without a meeting shall be returned to the Partnership within the time period, which shall be not less than 20 days, specified by the General Partner. If a ballot returned to the Partnership does not vote all of the Outstanding Units held by such Limited Partners, the Partnership shall be deemed to have failed to receive a ballot for the Outstanding

 

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Units that were not voted. If approval of the taking of any permitted action by the Limited Partners is solicited by any Person other than by or on behalf of the General Partner, the written approvals shall have no force and effect unless and until (a) approvals sufficient to take the action proposed are deposited with the Partnership in care of the General Partner, (b) approvals sufficient to take the action proposed are dated as of a date not more than 90 days prior to the date sufficient approvals are first deposited with the Partnership and (c) an Opinion of Counsel is delivered to the General Partner to the effect that the exercise of such right and the action proposed to be taken with respect to any particular matter (i) will not cause the Limited Partners to be deemed to be taking part in the management and control of the business and affairs of the Partnership so as to jeopardize the Limited Partners’ limited liability, and (ii) is otherwise permissible under the state statutes then governing the rights, duties and liabilities of the Partnership and the Partners.

Section 13.12 Right to Vote and Related Matters .

(a) Only those Record Holders of the Outstanding Units on the Record Date set pursuant to Section 13.6 (and also subject to the limitations contained in the definition of “Outstanding”) shall be entitled to notice of, and to vote at, a meeting of Limited Partners or to act with respect to matters as to which the holders of the Outstanding Units have the right to vote or to act. All references in this Agreement to votes of, or other acts that may be taken by, the Outstanding Units shall be deemed to be references to the votes or acts of the Record Holders of such Outstanding Units.

(b) With respect to Units that are held for a Person’s account by another Person that is the Record Holder (such as a broker, dealer, bank, trust company or clearing corporation, or an agent of any of the foregoing), such Record Holder shall, in exercising the voting rights in respect of such Units on any matter, and unless the arrangement between such Persons provides otherwise, vote such Units in favor of, and in accordance with the direction of, the Person who is the beneficial owner of such Units, and the Partnership shall be entitled to assume such Record Holder is so acting without further inquiry. The provisions of this Section 13.12(b) (as well as all other provisions of this Agreement) are subject to the provisions of Section 4.3.

Section 13.13 Voting of Incentive Distribution Rights .

(a) For so long as a majority of the Incentive Distribution Rights are held by the General Partner and its Affiliates, the holders of the Incentive Distribution Rights shall not be entitled to vote such Incentive Distribution Rights on any Partnership matter except as may otherwise be required by law, and the holders of the Incentive Distribution Rights, in their capacity as such, shall be deemed to have approved any matter approved by the General Partner.

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the Subordinated Units, prior to the end of the Subordination Period, or together with the Common Units, thereafter, in either case as a single class except as otherwise required by Section 13.3(c), and such Incentive Distribution Rights shall be treated in all respects as Subordinated Units or Common Units, as applicable, when sending notices of a meeting of Limited Partners to vote on any matter (unless otherwise required by law), calculating required votes, determining the presence of a quorum or for other similar purposes under this Agreement. The relative voting power of the Incentive Distribution Rights and the Subordinated Units or Common Units, as applicable, will be set in the same proportion as cumulative cash distributions, if any, in respect of the Incentive Distribution Rights for the four consecutive Quarters prior to the record date for the vote bears to the cumulative cash distributions in respect of such class of Units for such four Quarters.

(c) Notwithstanding Section 13.13(b), in connection with any equity financing, or anticipated equity financing, by the Partnership of an Expansion Capital Expenditure, the General Partner may, without the approval of the holders of the Incentive Distribution Rights, temporarily or permanently reduce the amount of Incentive Distributions that would otherwise be distributed to such holders, provided that in the judgment of the General Partner, such reduction will be in the long-term best interest of the holders of the Incentive Distribution Rights.

ARTICLE XIV

MERGER, CONSOLIDATION OR CONVERSION

Section 14.1 Authority . The Partnership may merge or consolidate with or into one or more corporations, limited liability companies, statutory trusts or associations, real estate investment trusts, common law trusts or unincorporated businesses, including a partnership (whether general or limited (including a limited liability partnership)) or convert into any such entity, whether such entity is formed under the laws of the State of Delaware or any other state of the United States of America, pursuant to a written plan of merger or consolidation (“ Merger Agreement ”) or a written plan of conversion (“ Plan of Conversion ”), as the case may be, in accordance with this Article XIV.

Section 14.2 Procedure for Merger, Consolidation or Conversion .

(a) Merger, consolidation or conversion of the Partnership pursuant to this Article XIV requires the prior consent of the General Partner, provided, however , that, to the fullest extent permitted by law, the General Partner shall have no duty or obligation to consent to any merger, consolidation or conversion of the Partnership and may decline to do so free of any duty or obligation whatsoever to the Partnership or any Limited Partner and, in declining to consent to a merger, consolidation or conversion, shall not be required to act in good faith or pursuant to any other standard imposed by this Agreement, any other agreement contemplated hereby or under the Act or any other law, rule or regulation or at equity, and the General Partner in determining whether to consent to any merger, consolidation or conversion of the Partnership shall be permitted to do so in its sole and absolute discretion.

 

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(b) If the General Partner shall determine to consent to the merger or consolidation, the General Partner shall approve the Merger Agreement, which shall set forth:

(i) name and state of domicile of each of the business entities proposing to merge or consolidate;

(ii) the name and state of domicile of the business entity that is to survive the proposed merger or consolidation (the “ Surviving Business Entity ”);

(iii) the terms and conditions of the proposed merger or consolidation;

(iv) the manner and basis of exchanging or converting the equity securities of each constituent business entity for, or into, cash, property or interests, rights, securities or obligations of the Surviving Business Entity; and (A) if any general or limited partner interests, securities or rights of any constituent business entity are not to be exchanged or converted solely for, or into, cash, property or general or limited partner interests, rights, securities or obligations of the Surviving Business Entity, the cash, property or interests, rights, securities or obligations of any general or limited partnership, corporation, trust, limited liability company, unincorporated business or other entity (other than the Surviving Business Entity) which the holders of such general or limited partner interests, securities or rights are to receive in exchange for, or upon conversion of their interests, securities or rights, and (B) in the case of securities represented by certificates, upon the surrender of such certificates, which cash, property or general or limited partner interests, rights, securities or obligations of the Surviving Business Entity or any general or limited partnership, corporation, trust, limited liability company, unincorporated business or other entity (other than the Surviving Business Entity), or evidences thereof, are to be delivered;

(v) a statement of any changes in the constituent documents or the adoption of new constituent documents (the articles or certificate of incorporation, articles of trust, declaration of trust, certificate or agreement of limited partnership, operating agreement or other similar charter or governing document) of the Surviving Business Entity to be effected by such merger or consolidation;

(vi) the effective time of the merger, which may be the date of the filing of the certificate of merger pursuant to Section 14.4 or a later date specified in or determinable in accordance with the Merger Agreement ( provided , that if the effective time of the merger is to be later than the date of the filing of such certificate of merger, the effective time shall be fixed at a date or time certain at or prior to the time of the filing of such certificate of merger and stated therein); and

(vii) such other provisions with respect to the proposed merger or consolidation that the General Partner determines to be necessary or appropriate.

(c) If the General Partner shall determine to consent to the conversion, the General Partner shall approve the Plan of Conversion, which shall set forth:

(i) the name of the converting entity and the converted entity;

 

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(ii) a statement that the Partnership is continuing its existence in the organizational form of the converted entity;

(iii) a statement as to the type of entity that the converted entity is to be and the state or country under the laws of which the converted entity is to be incorporated, formed or organized;

(iv) the manner and basis of exchanging or converting the equity securities of each constituent business entity for, or into, cash, property or interests, rights, securities or obligations of the converted entity;

(v) in an attachment or exhibit, the certificate of limited partnership of the Partnership;

(vi) in an attachment or exhibit, the certificate of limited partnership, articles of incorporation, or other organizational documents of the converted entity;

(vii) the effective time of the conversion, which may be the date of the filing of the articles of conversion or a later date specified in or determinable in accordance with the Plan of Conversion ( provided , that if the effective time of the conversion is to be later than the date of the filing of such articles of conversion, the effective time shall be fixed at a date or time certain at or prior to the time of the filing of such articles of conversion and stated therein); and

(viii) such other provisions with respect to the proposed conversion that the General Partner determines to be necessary or appropriate.

Section 14.3 Approval by Limited Partners . Except as provided in Section 14.3(d), the General Partner, upon its approval of the Merger Agreement or the Plan of Conversion, as the case may be, shall direct that the Merger Agreement or the Plan of Conversion, as applicable, be submitted to a vote of Limited Partners, whether at a special meeting or by written consent, in either case in accordance with the requirements of Article XIII. A copy or a summary of the Merger Agreement or the Plan of Conversion, as the case may be, shall be included in or enclosed with the notice of a special meeting or the written consent and, subject to any applicable requirements of Regulation 14A pursuant to the Exchange Act or successor provision, no other disclosure regarding the proposed merger, consolidation or conversion shall be required.

(a) Except as provided in Section 14.3(d) and Section 14.3(e), the Merger Agreement or Plan of Conversion, as the case may be, shall be approved upon receiving the affirmative vote or consent of the holders of a Unit Majority unless the Merger Agreement or Plan of Conversion, as the case may be, effects an amendment to any provision of this Agreement that, if contained in an amendment to this Agreement adopted pursuant to Article XIII, would require for its approval the vote or consent of a greater percentage of the Outstanding Units or of any class of Limited Partners, in which case such greater percentage vote or consent shall be required for approval of the Merger Agreement or the Plan of Conversion, as the case may be.

 

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(b) Except as provided in Section 14.3(d) and Section 14.3(e), after such approval by vote or consent of the Limited Partners, and at any time prior to the filing of the certificate of merger or articles of conversion pursuant to Section 14.4, the merger, consolidation or conversion may be abandoned pursuant to provisions therefor, if any, set forth in the Merger Agreement or Plan of Conversion, as the case may be.

(c) Notwithstanding anything else contained in this Article XIV or in this Agreement, the General Partner is permitted, without Limited Partner approval, to convert the Partnership or any Group Member into a new limited liability entity, to merge the Partnership or any Group Member into, or convey all of the Partnership’s assets to, another limited liability entity that shall be newly formed and shall have no assets, liabilities or operations at the time of such conversion, merger or conveyance other than those it receives from the Partnership or other Group Member if (i) the General Partner has received an Opinion of Counsel that the conversion, merger or conveyance, as the case may be, would not result in the loss of limited liability under the laws of the jurisdiction governing the other limited liability entity (if that jurisdiction is not Delaware) of any Limited Partner as compared to its limited liability under the Delaware Act or cause the Partnership to be treated as an association taxable as a corporation or otherwise to be taxed as an entity for federal income tax purposes (to the extent not previously treated as such), (ii) the sole purpose of such conversion, merger, or conveyance is to effect a mere change in the legal form of the Partnership into another limited liability entity and (iii) the General Partner determines that the governing instruments of the new entity provide the Limited Partners and the General Partner with substantially the same rights and obligations as are herein contained.

(d) Additionally, notwithstanding anything else contained in this Article XIV or in this Agreement, the General Partner is permitted, without Limited Partner approval, to merge or consolidate the Partnership with or into another limited liability entity if (i) the General Partner has received an Opinion of Counsel that the merger or consolidation, as the case may be, would not result in the loss of the limited liability of any Limited Partner under the laws of the jurisdiction governing the other limited liability entity (if that jurisdiction is not Delaware) as compared to its limited liability under the Delaware Act or cause the Partnership to be treated as an association taxable as a corporation or otherwise to be taxed as an entity for federal income tax purposes (to the extent not previously treated as such), (ii) the merger or consolidation would not result in an amendment to this Agreement, other than any amendments that could be adopted pursuant to Section 13.1, (iii) the Partnership is the Surviving Business Entity in such merger or consolidation, (iv) each Unit outstanding immediately prior to the effective date of the merger or consolidation is to be an identical Unit of the Partnership after the effective date of the merger or consolidation, and (v) the number of Partnership Interests to be issued by the Partnership in such merger or consolidation does not exceed 20% of the Partnership Interests (other than Incentive Distribution Rights) Outstanding immediately prior to the effective date of such merger or consolidation.

(e) Pursuant to Section 17-211(g) of the Delaware Act, an agreement of merger or consolidation approved in accordance with this Article XIV may (i) effect any amendment to this Agreement or (ii) effect the adoption of a new partnership agreement for the Partnership if it is the Surviving Business Entity. Any such amendment or adoption made pursuant to this Section 14.3 shall be effective at the effective time or date of the merger or consolidation.

 

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Section 14.4 Certificate of Merger or Certificate of Conversion . Upon the required approval by the General Partner and the Unitholders of a Merger Agreement or the Plan of Conversion, as the case may be, a certificate of merger or certificate of conversion or other filing, as applicable, shall be executed and filed with the Secretary of State of the State of Delaware or the appropriate filing office of any other jurisdiction, as applicable, in conformity with the requirements of the Delaware Act or other applicable law.

Section 14.5 Effect of Merger, Consolidation or Conversion .

(a) At the effective time of the merger:

(i) all of the rights, privileges and powers of each of the business entities that has merged or consolidated, and all property, real, personal and mixed, and all debts due to any of those business entities and all other things and causes of action belonging to each of those business entities, shall be vested in the Surviving Business Entity and after the merger or consolidation shall be the property of the Surviving Business Entity to the extent they were of each constituent business entity;

(ii) the title to any real property vested by deed or otherwise in any of those constituent business entities shall not revert and is not in any way impaired because of the merger or consolidation;

(iii) all rights of creditors and all liens on or security interests in property of any of those constituent business entities shall be preserved unimpaired; and

(iv) all debts, liabilities and duties of those constituent business entities shall attach to the Surviving Business Entity and may be enforced against it to the same extent as if the debts, liabilities and duties had been incurred or contracted by it.

(b) At the effective time of the conversion:

(i) the Partnership shall continue to exist, without interruption, but in the organizational form of the converted entity rather than in its prior organizational form;

(ii) all rights, title, and interests to all real estate and other property owned by the Partnership shall continue to be owned by the converted entity in its new organizational form without reversion or impairment, without further act or deed, and without any transfer or assignment having occurred, but subject to any existing liens or other encumbrances thereon;

(iii) all liabilities and obligations of the Partnership shall continue to be liabilities and obligations of the converted entity in its new organizational form without impairment or diminution by reason of the conversion;

(iv) all rights of creditors or other parties with respect to or against the prior interest holders or other owners of the Partnership in their capacities as such in existence as of the effective time of the conversion will continue in existence as to those liabilities and obligations and may be pursued by such creditors and obligees as if the conversion did not occur;

 

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(v) a proceeding pending by or against the Partnership or by or against any of Partners in their capacities as such may be continued by or against the converted entity in its new organizational form and by or against the prior partners without any need for substitution of parties; and

(vi) the Partnership Interests that are to be converted into partnership interests, shares, evidences of ownership, or other securities in the converted entity as provided in the plan of conversion shall be so converted, and Partners shall be entitled only to the rights provided in the Plan of Conversion.

ARTICLE XV

RIGHT TO ACQUIRE LIMITED PARTNER INTERESTS

Section 15.1 Right to Acquire Limited Partner Interests .

(a) Notwithstanding any other provision of this Agreement, if at any time the General Partner and its Affiliates hold more than 80% of the total Limited Partner Interests of any class then Outstanding, the General Partner shall then have the right, which right it may assign and transfer in whole or in part to the Partnership or any Affiliate of the General Partner, exercisable at its option, to purchase all, but not less than all, of such Limited Partner Interests of such class then Outstanding held by Persons other than the General Partner and its Affiliates, at the greater of (x) the Current Market Price as of the date three Business Days prior to the date that the notice described in Section 15.1(b) is mailed and (y) the highest price paid by the General Partner or any of its Affiliates for any such Limited Partner Interest of such class purchased during the 90-day period preceding the date that the notice described in Section 15.1(b) is mailed.

(b) If the General Partner any Affiliate of the General Partner or the Partnership elects to exercise the right to purchase Limited Partner Interests granted pursuant to Section 15.1(a), the General Partner shall deliver to the applicable Transfer Agent notice of such election to purchase (the “ Notice of Election to Purchase ”) and shall cause the Transfer Agent to mail a copy of such Notice of Election to Purchase to the Record Holders of Limited Partner Interests of such class (as of a Record Date selected by the General Partner), together with such information as may be required by law, rule or regulation, at least 10, but not more than 60, days prior to the Purchase Date. Such Notice of Election to Purchase shall also be filed and distributed as may be required by the Commission or any National Securities Exchange on which such Limited Partner Interests are listed. The Notice of Election to Purchase shall specify the Purchase Date and the price (determined in accordance with Section 15.1(a)) at which Limited Partner Interests will be purchased and state that the General Partner, its Affiliate or the Partnership, as the case may be, elects to purchase such Limited Partner Interests, upon surrender of Certificates representing such Limited Partner Interests, in the case of Limited Partner Interests evidenced by Certificates, or instructions agreeing to such redemption in exchange for payment, at such office or offices of the Transfer Agent as the Transfer Agent may specify, or as may be required by any National Securities Exchange on which such Limited Partner Interests are listed. Any such Notice of Election to Purchase mailed to a Record Holder of Limited Partner Interests at his address as reflected in the Register shall be conclusively presumed to have been given regardless of whether the owner receives such notice. On or prior to the Purchase Date, the

 

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General Partner, its Affiliate or the Partnership, as the case may be, shall deposit with the Transfer Agent or exchange agent cash in an amount sufficient to pay the aggregate purchase price of all of such Limited Partner Interests to be purchased in accordance with this Section 15.1. If the Notice of Election to Purchase shall have been duly given as aforesaid at least 10 days prior to the Purchase Date, and if on or prior to the Purchase Date the deposit described in the preceding sentence has been made for the benefit of the holders of Limited Partner Interests subject to purchase as provided herein, then from and after the Purchase Date, notwithstanding that any Certificate or redemption instructions shall not have been surrendered for purchase or provided, respectively, all rights of the holders of such Limited Partner Interests (including any rights pursuant to Article IV, Article V, Article VI, and Article XII) shall thereupon cease, except the right to receive the purchase price (determined in accordance with Section 15.1(a)) for Limited Partner Interests therefor, without interest, upon surrender to the Transfer Agent of the Certificates representing such Limited Partner Interests, in the case of Limited Partner Interests evidenced by Certificates, or instructions agreeing to such redemption, and such Limited Partner Interests shall thereupon be deemed to be transferred to the General Partner, its Affiliate or the Partnership, as the case may be, in the Register, and the General Partner or any Affiliate of the General Partner, or the Partnership, as the case may be, shall be deemed to be the Record Holder of all such Limited Partner Interests from and after the Purchase Date and shall have all rights as the Record Holder of such Limited Partner Interests (including all rights as owner of such Limited Partner Interests pursuant to Article IV, Article V, Article VI and Article XII).

(c) In the case of Limited Partner Interests evidenced by Certificates, at any time from and after the Purchase Date, a holder of an Outstanding Limited Partner Interest subject to purchase as provided in this Section 15.1 may surrender his Certificate evidencing such Limited Partner Interest to the Transfer Agent in exchange for payment of the amount described in Section 15.1(a), therefor, without interest thereon, in accordance with procedures set forth by the General Partner.

ARTICLE XVI

GENERAL PROVISIONS

Section 16.1 Addresses and Notices; Written Communications .

(a) Any notice, demand, request, report or proxy materials required or permitted to be given or made to a Partner under this Agreement shall be in writing and shall be deemed given or made when delivered in person or when sent by first class United States mail or by other means of written communication to the Partner at the address described below. Except as otherwise provided herein, any notice, payment or report to be given or made to a Partner hereunder shall be deemed conclusively to have been given or made, and the obligation to give such notice or report or to make such payment shall be deemed conclusively to have been fully satisfied, upon sending of such notice, payment or report to the Record Holder of such Partnership Interests at his address as shown in the Register, regardless of any claim of any Person who may have an interest in such Partnership Interests by reason of any assignment or otherwise. An affidavit or certificate of making of any notice, payment or report in accordance with the provisions of this Section 16.1 executed by the General Partner, the Transfer Agent or the mailing organization shall be prima facie evidence of the giving or making of such notice, payment or report. If any notice, payment or report addressed to a Record Holder at the address

 

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of such Record Holder appearing in the Register is returned by the United States Postal Service marked to indicate that the United States Postal Service is unable to deliver it, such notice, payment or report and any subsequent notices, payments and reports shall be deemed to have been duly given or made without further mailing (until such time as such Record Holder or another Person notifies the Transfer Agent or the Partnership of a change in his address) if they are available for the Partner at the principal office of the Partnership for a period of one year from the date of the giving or making of such notice, payment or report to the other Partners. Any notice to the Partnership shall be deemed given if received by the General Partner at the principal office of the Partnership designated pursuant to Section 2.3. The General Partner may rely and shall be protected in relying on any notice or other document from a Partner or other Person if believed by it to be genuine.

(b) The terms “in writing,” “written communications,” “written notice” and words of similar import shall be deemed satisfied under this Agreement by use of e-mail and other forms of electronic communication.

Section 16.2 Further Action . The parties shall execute and deliver all documents, provide all information and take or refrain from taking action as may be necessary or appropriate to achieve the purposes of this Agreement.

Section 16.3 Binding Effect . This Agreement shall be binding upon and inure to the benefit of the parties hereto and their heirs, executors, administrators, successors, legal representatives and permitted assigns.

Section 16.4 Integration . This Agreement constitutes the entire agreement among the parties hereto pertaining to the subject matter hereof and supersedes all prior agreements and understandings pertaining thereto.

Section 16.5 Creditors . None of the provisions of this Agreement shall be for the benefit of, or shall be enforceable by, any creditor of the Partnership.

Section 16.6 Waiver . No failure by any party to insist upon the strict performance of any covenant, duty, agreement or condition of this Agreement or to exercise any right or remedy consequent upon a breach thereof shall constitute waiver of any such breach of any other covenant, duty, agreement or condition.

Section 16.7 Third-Party Beneficiaries . Each Partner agrees that (a) any Indemnitee shall be entitled to assert rights and remedies hereunder as a third-party beneficiary hereto with respect to those provisions of this Agreement affording a right, benefit or privilege to such Indemnitee and (b) any Unrestricted Person shall be entitled to assert rights and remedies hereunder as a third-party beneficiary hereto with respect to those provisions of this Agreement affording a right, benefit or privilege to such Unrestricted Person.

Section 16.8 Counterparts . This Agreement may be executed in counterparts, all of which together shall constitute an agreement binding on all the parties hereto, notwithstanding that all such parties are not signatories to the original or the same counterpart. Each party shall become bound by this Agreement immediately upon affixing its signature hereto or, in the case of a Person acquiring a Limited Partner Interest, pursuant to Section 10.1(a) or (b) without execution hereof.

 

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Section 16.9 Applicable Law; Forum; Venue and Jurisdiction; Waiver of Trial by Jury .

(a) This Agreement shall be construed in accordance with and governed by the laws of the State of Delaware, without regard to the principles of conflicts of law.

(b) Each of the Partners and each Person or Group holding any beneficial interest in the Partnership (whether through a broker, dealer, bank, trust company or clearing corporation or an agent of any of the foregoing or otherwise):

(i) irrevocably agrees that any claims, suits, actions or proceedings (A) arising out of or relating in any way to this Agreement (including any claims, suits or actions to interpret, apply or enforce the provisions of this Agreement or the duties, obligations or liabilities among Partners or of Partners to the Partnership, or the rights or powers of, or restrictions on, the Partners or the Partnership), (B) brought in a derivative manner on behalf of the Partnership, (C) asserting a claim of breach of a duty (including a fiduciary duty) owed by any director, officer, or other employee of the Partnership or the General Partner, or owed by the General Partner, to the Partnership or the Partners, (D) asserting a claim arising pursuant to any provision of the Delaware Act or (E) asserting a claim governed by the internal affairs doctrine shall be exclusively brought in the Court of Chancery of the State of Delaware (or, if such court does not have subject matter jurisdiction, any other court located in the State of Delaware with subject matter jurisdiction), in each case regardless of whether such claims, suits, actions or proceedings sound in contract, tort, fraud or otherwise, are based on common law, statutory, equitable, legal or other grounds, or are derivative or direct claims;

(ii) irrevocably submits to the exclusive jurisdiction of such courts in connection with any such claim, suit, action or proceeding;

(iii) agrees not to, and waives any right to, assert in any such claim, suit, action or proceeding that (A) it is not personally subject to the jurisdiction of such courts or of any other court to which proceedings in such courts may be appealed, (B) such claim, suit, action or proceeding is brought in an inconvenient forum, or (C) the venue of such claim, suit, action or proceeding is improper;

(iv) expressly waives any requirement for the posting of a bond by a party bringing such claim, suit, action or proceeding; and

(v) consents to process being served in any such claim, suit, action or proceeding by mailing, certified mail, return receipt requested, a copy thereof to such party at the address in effect for notices hereunder, and agrees that such services shall constitute good and sufficient service of process and notice thereof; provided , nothing in clause (v) hereof shall affect or limit any right to serve process in any other manner permitted by law.

Section 16.10 Invalidity of Provisions . If any provision or part of a provision of this Agreement is or becomes for any reason, invalid, illegal or unenforceable in any respect, the validity, legality and enforceability of the remaining provisions and/or parts thereof contained

 

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herein shall not be affected thereby and this Agreement shall, to the fullest extent permitted by law, be reformed and construed as if such invalid, illegal or unenforceable provision, or part of a provision, had never been contained herein, and such provisions and/or part shall be reformed so that it would be valid, legal and enforceable to the maximum extent possible.

Section 16.11 Consent of Partners . Each Partner hereby expressly consents and agrees that, whenever in this Agreement it is specified that an action may be taken upon the affirmative vote or consent of less than all of the Partners, such action may be so taken upon the concurrence of less than all of the Partners and each Partner shall be bound by the results of such action.

Section 16.12 Facsimile and Email Signatures . The use of facsimile signatures and signatures delivered by email in portable document (.pdf) or similar format affixed in the name and on behalf of the Transfer Agent of the Partnership on certificates representing Common Units is expressly permitted by this Agreement.

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF , the parties hereto have executed this Agreement as of the date first written above.

 

GENERAL PARTNER:
DELEK LOGISTICS GP, LLC
By:   /s/    Andrew L. Schwarcz        
Name:   Andrew L. Schwarcz
Title:  

Executive Vice President and General

Counsel

By:   /s/    Mark B. Cox        
Name:   Mark B. Cox
Title:  

Executive Vice President and Chief

Financial Officer

 

ORGANIZATIONAL LIMITED PARTNER:
DELEK US HOLDINGS, INC.
By:   /s/    Kent B. Thomas        
Name:   Kent B. Thomas
Title:  

Executive Vice President and General

Counsel

By:   /s/    Mark B. Cox        
Name:   Mark B. Cox
Title:  

Executive Vice President and Chief

Financial Officer

Signature Page to First Amended and Restated

Agreement of Limited Partnership of Delek Logistics Partners, LP


EXHIBIT A

to the First Amended and Restated

Agreement of Limited Partnership of

Delek Logistics Partners, LP

Certificate Evidencing Common Units

Representing Limited Partner Interests in

Delek Logistics Partners, LP

No.                              Common Units

In accordance with Section 4.1 of the First Amended and Restated Agreement of Limited Partnership of Delek Logistics Partners, LP, as amended, supplemented or restated from time to time (the “Partnership Agreement”), Delek Logistics Partners, LP, a Delaware limited partnership (the “Partnership”), hereby certifies that             (the “Holder”) is the registered owner of Common Units representing limited partner interests in the Partnership (the “Common Units”) transferable on the books of the Partnership, in person or by duly authorized attorney, upon surrender of this Certificate properly endorsed. The rights, preferences and limitations of the Common Units are set forth in, and this Certificate and the Common Units represented hereby are issued and shall in all respects be subject to the terms and provisions of, the Partnership Agreement. Copies of the Partnership Agreement are on file at, and will be furnished without charge on delivery of written request to the Partnership at, the principal office of the Partnership located at 7102 Commerce Way, Brentwood, Tennessee 37027. Capitalized terms used herein but not defined shall have the meanings given them in the Partnership Agreement.

THE HOLDER OF THIS SECURITY ACKNOWLEDGES FOR THE BENEFIT OF DELEK LOGISTICS PARTNERS, LP THAT THIS SECURITY MAY NOT BE TRANSFERRED IF SUCH TRANSFER (AS DEFINED IN THE PARTNERSHIP AGREEMENT) WOULD (A) VIOLATE THE THEN APPLICABLE FEDERAL OR STATE SECURITIES LAWS OR RULES AND REGULATIONS OF THE SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION, ANY STATE SECURITIES COMMISSION OR ANY OTHER GOVERNMENTAL AUTHORITY WITH JURISDICTION OVER SUCH TRANSFER, (B) TERMINATE THE EXISTENCE OR QUALIFICATION OF DELEK LOGISTICS PARTNERS, LP UNDER THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF DELAWARE, OR (C) CAUSE DELEK LOGISTICS PARTNERS, LP TO BE TREATED AS AN ASSOCIATION TAXABLE AS A CORPORATION OR OTHERWISE TO BE TAXED AS AN ENTITY FOR FEDERAL INCOME TAX PURPOSES (TO THE EXTENT NOT ALREADY SO TREATED OR TAXED). THE GENERAL PARTNER OF DELEK LOGISTICS PARTNERS, LP MAY IMPOSE ADDITIONAL RESTRICTIONS ON THE TRANSFER OF THIS SECURITY IF IT RECEIVES AN OPINION OF COUNSEL THAT SUCH RESTRICTIONS ARE NECESSARY TO AVOID A SIGNIFICANT RISK OF DELEK LOGISTICS PARTNERS, LP BECOMING TAXABLE AS A CORPORATION OR OTHERWISE BECOMING TAXABLE AS AN ENTITY FOR FEDERAL INCOME TAX PURPOSES. THIS SECURITY MAY BE SUBJECT TO ADDITIONAL RESTRICTIONS ON ITS TRANSFER PROVIDED IN THE PARTNERSHIP AGREEMENT. COPIES OF SUCH AGREEMENT MAY BE OBTAINED AT NO COST BY WRITTEN REQUEST MADE BY THE HOLDER OF RECORD OF THIS

 

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SECURITY TO THE SECRETARY OF THE GENERAL PARTNER AT THE PRINCIPAL OFFICE OF THE PARTNERSHIP. THE RESTRICTIONS SET FORTH ABOVE SHALL NOT PRECLUDE THE SETTLEMENT OF ANY TRANSACTIONS INVOLVING THIS SECURITY ENTERED INTO THROUGH THE FACILITIES OF ANY NATIONAL SECURITIES EXCHANGE ON WHICH THIS SECURITY IS LISTED OR ADMITTED TO TRADING.

The Holder, by accepting this Certificate, is deemed to have (i) requested admission as, and agreed to become, a Limited Partner and to have agreed to comply with and be bound by and to have executed the Partnership Agreement, (ii) represented and warranted that the Holder has all right, power and authority and, if an individual, the capacity necessary to enter into the Partnership Agreement, and (iii) made the waivers and given the consents and approvals contained in the Partnership Agreement.

This Certificate shall not be valid for any purpose unless it has been countersigned and registered by the Transfer Agent. This Certificate shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the State of Delaware

 

Dated:                          Delek Logistics Partners, LP
    By:   Delek Logistics GP, LLC
      By:  

 

      By:  

 

Countersigned and Registered by:

American Stock Transfer & Trust Company, LLC

as Transfer Agent and Registrar

 

By:    
          Authorized Signature

 

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[Reverse of Certificate]

ABBREVIATIONS

The following abbreviations, when used in the inscription on the face of this Certificate, shall be construed as follows according to applicable laws or regulations:

 

TEN COM — as tenants in common    UNIF GIFT TRANSFERS MIN ACT
TEN ENT — as tenants by the entireties   

_________Custodian__________

      (Cust)                         (Minor)

JT TEN — as joint tenants with right of survivorship and not as tenants in common under Uniform Gifts/Transfers to CD Minors Act (State)

Additional abbreviations, though not in the above list, may also be used.

 

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ASSIGNMENT OF COMMON UNITS OF

DELEK LOGISTICS PARTNERS, LP

FOR VALUE RECEIVED,              hereby assigns, conveys, sells and transfers unto

   
   

 

           
(Please print or typewrite name and address of assignee)     (Please insert Social Security or other identifying number of assignee)

             Common Units representing limited partner interests evidenced by this Certificate, subject to the Partnership Agreement, and does hereby irrevocably constitute and appoint              as its attorney-in-fact with full power of substitution to transfer the same on the books of Delek Logistics Partners, LP.

 

Date:                         

NOTE: The signature to any endorsement hereon must correspond with the name as written upon the face of this Certificate in every particular, without alteration, enlargement or change.

 

   

 

    (Signature)
   

 

    (Signature)
THE SIGNATURE(S) MUST BE GUARANTEED BY AN ELIGIBLE GUARANTOR INSTITUTION (BANKS, STOCKBROKERS, SAVINGS AND LOAN ASSOCIATIONS AND CREDIT UNIONS WITH MEMBERSHIP IN AN APPROVED SIGNATURE GUARANTEE MEDALLION PROGRAM), PURSUANT TO S.E.C. RULE 17Ad-15    

 

   

No transfer of the Common Units evidenced hereby will be registered on the books of the Partnership, unless the Certificate evidencing the Common Units to be transferred is surrendered for registration or transfer.

 

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Exhibit 3.2

FIRST AMENDED AND RESTATED

LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY AGREEMENT

OF

DELEK LOGISTICS GP, LLC

A Delaware Limited Liability Company

Dated as of

November 7, 2012


TABLE OF CONTENTS

 

     Page  

ARTICLE I DEFINITIONS

     1   

Section 1.1

  Definitions      1   

Section 1.2

  Construction      4   

ARTICLE II ORGANIZATION

     5   

Section 2.1

  Formation      5   

Section 2.2

  Name      5   

Section 2.3

  Registered Office; Registered Agent; Principal Office; Other Offices      5   

Section 2.4

  Purposes and Powers      5   

Section 2.5

  Term      5   

Section 2.6

  No State Law Partnership      5   

ARTICLE III MEMBERSHIP

     6   

Section 3.1

  Membership Interests; Additional Members      6   

Section 3.2

  Access to Information      6   

Section 3.3

  Liability      6   

Section 3.4

  Withdrawal      6   

Section 3.5

  Meetings      6   

Section 3.6

  Action by Consent of Members      7   

Section 3.7

  Conference Telephone Meetings      7   

Section 3.8

  Quorum      7   

ARTICLE IV ADMISSION OF MEMBERS; DISPOSITION OF MEMBERSHIP INTERESTS

     7   

Section 4.1

  Assignment; Admission of Assignee as a Member      7   

Section 4.2

  Requirements Applicable to All Dispositions and Admissions      7   

ARTICLE V CAPITAL CONTRIBUTIONS

     8   

Section 5.1

  Initial Capital Contributions      8   

Section 5.2

  Additional Capital Contributions      8   

Section 5.3

  Loans      8   

Section 5.4

  Fully Paid and Non-Assessable Nature of Membership Interests      8   

ARTICLE VI DISTRIBUTIONS AND ALLOCATIONS

     8   

Section 6.1

  Distributions      8   

Section 6.2

  Limitations on Distributions      8   

ARTICLE VII MANAGEMENT

     9   

Section 7.1

  Management by Board of Directors      9   

Section 7.2

  Number; Qualification; Tenure      9   

Section 7.3

  Regular Meetings      9   

Section 7.4

  Special Meetings      9   

Section 7.5

  Notice      9   

Section 7.6

  Action by Consent of Board      10   

Section 7.7

  Conference Telephone Meetings      10   

Section 7.8    

  Quorum and Action      10   

 

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Section 7.9

  Vacancies; Increases in the Number of Directors      10   

Section 7.10

  Committees      10   

Section 7.11

  Removal      11   

Section 7.12

  Compensation of Directors      11   

Section 7.13

  Responsibility and Authority of the Board      11   

Section 7.14

  Other Business of Members, Directors and Affiliates      13   

Section 7.15

  Reliance by Third Parties      13   

ARTICLE VIII OFFICERS

     14   

Section 8.1

  Officers      14   

Section 8.2

  Election and Term of Office      14   

Section 8.3

  Chairman of the Board      14   

Section 8.4

  Chief Executive Officer      14   

Section 8.5

  President      15   

Section 8.6

  Vice Presidents      15   

Section 8.7

  Treasurer      15   

Section 8.8

  Secretary      15   

Section 8.9

  Removal      15   

Section 8.10

  Vacancies      16   

ARTICLE IX INDEMNITY AND LIMITATION OF LIABILITY

     16   

Section 9.1

  Indemnification      16   

Section 9.2

  Liability of Indemnitees      18   

ARTICLE X TAXES

     18   

Section 10.1

  Taxes      18   

ARTICLE XI BOOKS, RECORDS, REPORTS, AND BANK ACCOUNTS

     19   

Section 11.1

  Maintenance of Books      19   

Section 11.2

  Reports      19   

Section 11.3

  Bank Accounts      19   

ARTICLE XII DISSOLUTION, WINDING-UP, TERMINATION AND CONVERSION

     19   

Section 12.1

  Dissolution      19   

Section 12.2

  Winding-Up and Termination      20   

Section 12.3

  Certificate of Cancellation      20   

ARTICLE XIII MERGER, CONSOLIDATION OR CONVERSION

     21   

Section 13.1

  Authority      21   

Section 13.2

  Procedure for Merger, Consolidation or Conversion      21   

Section 13.3

  Approval by Members of Merger, Consolidation or Conversion      22   

Section 13.4

  Certificate of Merger, Consolidation or Conversion      23   

ARTICLE XIV GENERAL PROVISIONS

     23   

Section 14.1

  Offset      23   

Section 14.2

  Notices      23   

Section 14.3

  Entire Agreement; Superseding Effect      23   

Section 14.4

  Effect of Waiver or Consent      24   

Section 14.5

  Amendment or Restatement      24   

Section 14.6    

  Binding Effect      24   

 

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Section 14.7

  Governing Law; Severability      24   

Section 14.8

  Venue      24   

Section 14.9

  Further Assurances      25   

Section 14.10

  Waiver of Certain Rights      25   

Section 14.11    

  Counterparts      25   

 

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FIRST AMENDED AND RESTATED

LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY AGREEMENT

OF

DELEK LOGISTICS GP, LLC

This FIRST AMENDED AND RESTATED LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY AGREEMENT (this “ Agreement ”) of Delek Logistics GP, LLC (the “ Company ”), dated as of November 7, 2012, is adopted, executed and agreed to by Delek US Holdings, Inc., a Delaware corporation (“ Delek US ”), as the sole member of the Company.

RECITALS:

WHEREAS, the Company was formed as a Delaware limited liability company on April 24, 2012;

WHEREAS, Delek US, as the sole member of the Company, executed the Limited Liability Company Agreement of Delek Logistics GP, LLC, dated as of April 24, 2012 (the “ Original Limited Liability Company Agreement ”); and

WHEREAS, Delek US, as the sole member of the Company, deems it advisable to amend and restate the Original Limited Liability Company Agreement in its entirety as set forth herein.

NOW THEREFORE, for and in consideration of the premises, the covenants and agreements set forth herein and other good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged, Delek US, as the sole member of the Company, hereby amends and restates the Original Limited Liability Company Agreement in its entirety as follows:

ARTICLE I

DEFINITIONS

Section 1.1 Definitions.

(a) As used in this Agreement, the following terms have the respective meanings set forth below or set forth in the Sections referred to below:

Act ” means the Delaware Limited Liability Company Act, 6 Del. C. § 18-101, et seq., as amended, supplemented or restated from time to time, and any successor to such statute.

Affiliate ” means, with respect to any Person, any other Person that directly or indirectly through one or more intermediaries controls, is controlled by or is under common control with, the Person in question. As used herein, the term “control” means the possession, direct or indirect, of the power to direct or cause the direction of the management and policies of a Person, whether through ownership of voting securities, by contract or otherwise.

Agreement ” is defined in the introductory paragraph, as the same may be amended, modified, supplemented or restated from time to time.


Audit Committee ” is defined in Section 7.10(b) .

Audit Committee Independent Director ” is defined in Section 7.10(b) .

Bankruptcy ” or “ Bankrupt ” means, with respect to any Person, that (a) such Person (i) makes a general assignment for the benefit of creditors; (ii) files a voluntary bankruptcy petition; (iii) becomes the subject of an order for relief or is declared insolvent in any federal or state bankruptcy or insolvency proceedings; (iv) files a petition or answer seeking for such Person a reorganization, arrangement, composition, readjustment, liquidation, dissolution, or similar relief under any applicable law; (v) files an answer or other pleading admitting or failing to contest the material allegations of a petition filed against such Person in a proceeding of the type described in subclauses (i) through (iv) of this clause (a); or (vi) seeks, consents to, or acquiesces in the appointment of a trustee, receiver, or liquidator of such Person or of all or any substantial part of such Person’s properties or (b) a proceeding seeking reorganization, arrangement, composition, readjustment, liquidation, dissolution, or similar relief under any applicable law has been commenced against such Person and 120 days have expired without dismissal thereof or with respect to which, without such Person’s consent or acquiescence, a trustee, receiver, or liquidator of such Person or of all or any substantial part of such Person’s properties has been appointed and 90 days have expired without the appointment having been vacated or stayed, or 90 days have expired after the date of expiration of a stay, if the appointment has not previously been vacated. The foregoing definition of “Bankruptcy” is intended to replace and shall supersede and replace the definition of “Bankruptcy” set forth in the Act.

Board ” is defined in Section 7.1(c) .

Business Day ” means Monday through Friday of each week, except that a legal holiday recognized as such by the government of the United States of America or the State of Tennessee shall not be regarded as a Business Day.

Capital Contribution ” means, with respect to any Member, the amount of money and the net agreed value of any property (other than money) contributed to the Company by such Member. Any reference in this Agreement to the Capital Contribution of a Member shall include any Capital Contribution of its predecessors in interest.

Commission ” means the United States Securities and Exchange Commission.

Common Units ” is defined in the Partnership Agreement.

Company ” is defined in the introductory paragraph.

Conflicts Committee ” is defined in the Partnership Agreement.

Conflicts Committee Independent Director ” means a Director who meets the standards set forth in the definition of “Conflicts Committee” in the Partnership Agreement.

Delaware Certificate ” is defined in Section 2.1 .

 

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Delek US ” is defined in the introductory paragraph.

Director ” or “ Directors ” means a member or members of the Board.

Dispose ,” “ Disposing ” or “ Disposition ” means with respect to any asset (including a Membership Interest or any portion thereof), a sale, assignment, transfer, conveyance, gift, exchange or other disposition of such asset, whether such disposition be voluntary, involuntary or by operation of applicable law.

Disposing Member ” is defined in Section 4.1 .

Dissolution Event ” is defined in Section 12.1(a) .

Group Member ” is defined in the Partnership Agreement.

Indemnitee ” means any of (a) the Members, (b) any Person who is or was an Affiliate of the Company (other than any Group Member), (c) any Person who is or was a manager, member, partner, director, officer, fiduciary or trustee of the Company or any Affiliate of the Company (other than any Group Member), (d) any Person who is or was serving at the request of the Company or any Affiliate of the Company as an officer, director, member, manager, partner, fiduciary or trustee of another Person; provided, however , that a Person shall not be an Indemnitee by reason of providing, on a fee-for-services basis, trustee, fiduciary or custodial services, and (e) any Person the Board designates as an “Indemnitee” for purposes of this Agreement.

Limited Partner ” and “ Limited Partners ” are defined in the Partnership Agreement.

Majority Interest ” means Membership Interests in the Company entitled to more than 50% of the Sharing Ratios.

Member ” means Delek US, as the initial member of the Company, and includes any Person hereafter admitted to the Company as a member as provided in this Agreement, each in its capacity as a member of the Company, but such term does not include any Person who has ceased to be a member of the Company.

Membership Interest ” means, with respect to any Member, that Member’s limited liability company interests in the Company, including its share of the income, gain, loss, deduction and credits of, and the right to receive distributions from, the Company.

Merger Agreement ” is defined in Section 13.1 .

Notices ” is defined in Section 14.2 .

Original Limited Liability Company Agreement ” is defined in the Recitals.

Partnership ” means Delek Logistics Partners, LP, a Delaware limited partnership.

 

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Partnership Agreement ” means the First Amended and Restated Agreement of Limited Partnership of the Partnership, to be dated as of November 7, 2012, as it may be further amended, supplemented or restated from time to time.

Partnership Group ” is defined in the Partnership Agreement.

Person ” means an individual or a corporation, firm, limited liability company, partnership, joint venture, trust, unincorporated organization, association, government agency or political subdivision thereof or other entity.

Plan of Conversion ” is defined in Section 13.1 .

Sharing Ratio ” means, subject in each case to adjustments in accordance with this Agreement or in connection with Dispositions of Membership Interests, (a) in the case of a Member executing this Agreement as of the date of this Agreement or a Person acquiring such Member’s Membership Interest, the percentage specified for that Member as its Sharing Ratio on Exhibit A and (b) in the case of Membership Interests issued pursuant to Section 3.1 , the Sharing Ratio established pursuant thereto; provided, however , that the total of all Sharing Ratios shall always equal 100%.

Subsidiary ” is defined in the Partnership Agreement.

Surviving Business Entity ” is defined in Section 13.1 .

Treasury Regulations ” means the regulations (including temporary regulations) promulgated by the United States Department of the Treasury pursuant to and in respect of provisions of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended from time to time. All references herein to sections of the Treasury Regulations shall include any corresponding provision or provisions of succeeding, similar or substitute, temporary or final Treasury Regulations.

Withdraw ,” “ Withdrawing ” or “ Withdrawal ” means the resignation of a Member from the Company as a Member. Such terms shall not include any Dispositions of Membership Interests (which are governed by Article IV ), even though the Member making a Disposition may cease to be a Member as a result of such Disposition.

(b) Other terms defined herein have the meanings so given them.

Section 1.2 Construction. Unless the context requires otherwise: (a) any pronoun used in this Agreement shall include the corresponding masculine, feminine or neuter forms, and the singular form of nouns, pronouns and verbs shall include the plural and vice versa; (b) references to Articles and Sections refer to Articles and Sections of this Agreement; (c) the terms “include,” “includes,” “including” or words of like import shall be deemed to be followed by the words “without limitation”; and (d) the terms “hereof,” “herein” or “hereunder” refer to this Agreement as a whole and not to any particular provision of this Agreement. The table of contents and headings contained in this Agreement are for reference purposes only, and shall not affect in any way the meaning or interpretation of this Agreement.

 

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ARTICLE II

ORGANIZATION

Section 2.1 Formation. The Company was formed as a Delaware limited liability company by the filing of a Certificate of Formation (the “ Delaware Certificate ”) on April 24, 2012 with the Secretary of State of the State of Delaware under and pursuant to the Act and by the entering into of the Original Limited Liability Company Agreement.

Section 2.2 Name. The name of the Company is “Delek Logistics GP, LLC” and all Company business must be conducted in that name or such other names that comply with applicable law as the Board or the Members may select.

Section 2.3 Registered Office; Registered Agent; Principal Office; Other Offices. The registered office of the Company required by the Act to be maintained in the State of Delaware shall be the office of the initial registered agent for service of process named in the Delaware Certificate or such other office (which need not be a place of business of the Company) as the Board may designate in the manner provided by applicable law. The registered agent for service of process of the Company in the State of Delaware shall be the initial registered agent for service of process named in the Delaware Certificate or such other Person or Persons as the Board may designate in the manner provided by applicable law. The principal office of the Company in the United States shall be at such a place as the Board may from time to time designate, which need not be in the State of Delaware, and the Company shall maintain records there. The Company may have such other offices as the Board of Directors may designate.

Section 2.4 Purposes and Powers. The purpose of the Company is to own, acquire, hold, sell, transfer, assign, dispose of or otherwise deal with partnership interests in, and act as the general partner of, the Partnership as described in the Partnership Agreement and to engage in any lawful business or activity ancillary or related thereto. The Company shall possess and may exercise all the powers and privileges granted by the Act, by any other law or by this Agreement, together with any powers incidental thereto, including such powers and privileges as are necessary or appropriate to the conduct, promotion or attainment of the business, purposes or activities of the Company.

Section 2.5 Term. The term of the Company commenced upon the filing of the Delaware Certificate on April 24, 2012 in accordance with the Act and shall continue in existence until the dissolution of the Company in accordance with the provisions of Section 12.3 . The existence of the Company as a separate legal entity shall continue until the cancellation of the Delaware Certificate as provided in the Act.

Section 2.6 No State Law Partnership. The Members intend that the Company shall not be a partnership (whether general, limited or other) or joint venture, and that no Member shall be a partner or joint venturer with any other Member, for any purposes other than (if the Company has more than one Member) federal and state income tax purposes, and this Agreement may not be construed or interpreted to the contrary.

 

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ARTICLE III

MEMBERSHIP

Section 3.1 Membership Interests; Additional Members. Delek US is the sole initial Member of the Company as reflected in Exhibit A attached hereto. Additional Persons may be admitted to the Company as Members, and Membership Interests may be issued, on such terms and conditions as the existing Members, voting as a single class, may determine at the time of admission. The terms of admission or issuance must specify the Sharing Ratios applicable thereto and may provide for the creation of different classes or groups of Members or Membership Interests having different (including senior) rights, powers and duties. The Members may reflect the creation of any new class or group in an amendment to this Agreement, indicating the different rights, powers and duties, and such an amendment shall be approved and executed by the Members in accordance with the terms of this Agreement. Any such admission shall be effective only after such new Member has executed and delivered to the Members and the Company an instrument containing the notice address of the new Member, the new Member’s ratification of this Agreement and agreement to be bound by it.

Section 3.2 Access to Information. Each Member shall be entitled to receive any information that it may request concerning the Company; provided, however , that this Section 3.2 shall not obligate the Company to create any information that does not already exist at the time of such request (other than to convert existing information from one medium to another, such as providing a printout of information that is stored in a computer database). Each Member shall also have the right, upon reasonable notice, and at all reasonable times during usual business hours to inspect the properties of the Company and to audit, examine and make copies of the books of account and other records of the Company. Such right may be exercised through any agent or employee of such Member designated in writing by it or by an independent public accountant, engineer, attorney or other consultant so designated. All costs and expenses incurred in any inspection, examination or audit made on such Member’s behalf shall be borne by such Member.

Section 3.3 Liability. Except as otherwise provided by the Act, no Member shall be liable for the debts, obligations or liabilities of the Company solely by reason of being a member of the Company. The Company and the Members agree that the rights, duties and obligations of the Members in their capacities as members of the Company are only as set forth in this Agreement and as otherwise arise under the Act. Furthermore, the Members agree that, to the fullest extent permitted by applicable law, the existence of any rights of a Member, or the exercise or forbearance from exercise of any such rights, shall not create any duties or obligations of the Member in its capacity as a member of the Company, nor shall such rights be construed to enlarge or otherwise to alter in any manner the duties and obligations of such Member.

Section 3.4 Withdrawal. A Member does not have the right or power to Withdraw.

Section 3.5 Meetings. A meeting of the Members may be called at any time at the request of any Member.

 

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Section 3.6 Action by Consent of Members. Except as otherwise required by applicable law or otherwise provided in this Agreement, all decisions of the Members shall require the affirmative vote of the Members owning a majority of Sharing Ratios present at a meeting at which a quorum is present in accordance with Section 3.8 . To the extent permitted by applicable law, the Members may act without a meeting and without notice so long as the number of Members who own the percentage of Sharing Ratios that would be required to take such action at a duly held meeting shall have executed a written consent with respect to any such action taken in lieu of a meeting.

Section 3.7 Conference Telephone Meetings. Any Member may participate in a meeting of the Members by means of conference telephone or similar communications equipment or by such other means by which all Persons participating in the meeting can hear each other, and such participation in a meeting shall constitute presence in person at such meeting.

Section 3.8 Quorum. The Members owning a majority of Sharing Ratios, present in person or participating in accordance with Section 3.7 , shall constitute a quorum for the transaction of business; provided, however , that, if at any meeting of the Members there shall be less than a quorum present, a majority of the Members present may adjourn the meeting from time to time without further notice. The Members present at a duly organized meeting may continue to transact business until adjournment, notwithstanding the withdrawal of enough Members to leave less than a quorum.

ARTICLE IV

ADMISSION OF MEMBERS; DISPOSITION OF MEMBERSHIP INTERESTS

Section 4.1 Assignment; Admission of Assignee as a Member. Subject to this Article IV , a Member may assign in whole or in part its Membership Interests. An Assignee has the right to be admitted to the Company as a Member, with the Membership Interests (and attendant Sharing Ratio) so transferred to such Assignee, only if (a) the Member making the Disposition (a “ Disposing Member ”) has granted the Assignee either (i) all, but not less than all, of such Disposing Member’s Membership Interests or (ii) the express right to be so admitted and (b) such Disposition is effected in strict compliance with this Article IV . If a Member transfers all of its Membership Interest in the Company pursuant to this Article IV , such admission shall be deemed effective immediately upon the transfer and, immediately upon such admission, the transferor Member shall cease to be a member of the Company.

Section 4.2 Requirements Applicable to All Dispositions and Admissions. Any Disposition of Membership Interests and any admission of an Assignee as a Member shall also be subject to the following requirements, and such Disposition (and admission, if applicable) shall not be effective unless such requirements are complied with:

(a) Payment of Expenses . The Disposing Member and its Assignee shall pay, or reimburse the Company for, all reasonable costs and expenses incurred by the Company in connection with the Disposition and admission of the Assignee as a Member.

 

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(b) No Release . No Disposition of Membership Interests shall effect a release of the Disposing Member from any liabilities to the Company or the other Members arising from events occurring prior to the Disposition, except as otherwise may be provided in any instrument or agreement pursuant to which a Disposition of Membership Interests is effected.

(c) Agreement to be Bound . The Assignee shall execute a counterpart to this Agreement or other instrument by which such Assignee agrees to be bound by this Agreement.

ARTICLE V

CAPITAL CONTRIBUTIONS

Section 5.1 Initial Capital Contributions. At the time of the formation of the Company, Delek US, as the initial or organizational member of the Company, made the Capital Contribution set forth next to its name on Exhibit A .

Section 5.2 Additional Capital Contributions. The Members shall not be obligated to make additional Capital Contributions to the Company.

Section 5.3 Loans. If the Company does not have sufficient cash to pay its obligations, any Member(s) that may agree to do so may advance all or part of the needed funds to or on behalf of the Company. Any advance described in this Section 5. 3 will constitute a loan from the Member to the Company, will bear interest at a lawful rate determined by the Members from the date of the advance until the date of payment and will not be a Capital Contribution.

Section 5.4 Fully Paid and Non-Assessable Nature of Membership Interests. All Membership Interests issued pursuant to, and in accordance with, the requirements of this Article V shall be fully paid and non-assessable Membership Interests, except as such non-assessability may be affected by Sections 18-303, 18-607 and 18-804 of the Act.

ARTICLE VI

DISTRIBUTIONS AND ALLOCATIONS

Section 6.1 Distributions. Distributions to the Members shall be made only to all Members simultaneously in proportion to their respective Sharing Ratios (at the time the amounts of such distributions are determined) and in such aggregate amounts and at such times as shall be determined by the Board; provided, however , that any loans from Members pursuant to Section 5.3 shall be repaid prior to any distributions to Members pursuant to this Section 6.1 .

Section 6.2 Limitations on Distributions. Notwithstanding any provision to the contrary contained in this Agreement, the Company shall not make a distribution to any Member on account of its interest in the Company if such distribution would violate the Act or other applicable law.

 

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ARTICLE VII

MANAGEMENT

Section 7.1 Management by Board of Directors.

(a) The management of the Company is fully reserved to the Members, and the Company shall not have “managers” as that term is used in the Act. The powers of the Company shall be exercised by or under the authority of, and the business and affairs of the Company shall be managed under the direction of, the Members, who, except as expressly provided otherwise in this Agreement, shall make all decisions and take all actions for the Company.

(b) The Members shall have the power and authority to delegate to one or more other persons the Members’ rights and power to manage and control the business and affairs, or any portion thereof, of the Company, including to delegate to agents, officers and employees of a Member or the Company, and to delegate by a management agreement with or otherwise to other Persons.

(c) Except to the extent specifically reserved to the Members hereunder, the Members hereby delegate to the Board of Directors of the Company (the “ Board ”), to the fullest extent permitted under this Agreement and Delaware law, all power and authority related to the Company’s management of the business and affairs of the Partnership.

Section 7.2 Number; Qualification; Tenure.

(a) The number of Directors constituting the Board shall be at least three and no more than nine, and may be fixed from time to time pursuant to a resolution adopted by Members representing a Majority Interest. A Director need not be a Member. Each Director shall be elected or approved by Members representing a Majority Interest at an annual meeting of the Members and shall serve as a Director of the Company for a term of one year (or their earlier death or removal from office) or until their successors are duly elected and qualified.

(b) The Directors of the Company in office at the date of this Agreement are set forth on Exhibit B hereto.

Section 7.3 Regular Meetings. Regular meetings of the Board shall be held at such time and place as shall be designated from time to time by resolution of the Board. Notice of such regular meetings shall not be required.

Section 7.4 Special Meetings. A special meeting of the Board may be called at any time at the request of (a) the Chairman of the Board or (b) a majority of the Directors then in office.

Section 7.5 Notice. Written notice of all special meetings of the Board must be given to all Directors at least two Business Days prior to any special meeting of the Board. All notices and other communications to be given to Directors shall be sufficiently given for all purposes hereunder if in writing and delivered by hand, courier or overnight delivery service or three days

 

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after being mailed by certified or registered mail, return receipt requested, with appropriate postage prepaid, or when received in the form of an e-mail or facsimile, and shall be directed to the address, e-mail address or facsimile number as such Director shall designate by notice to the Company. Neither the business to be transacted at, nor the purpose of, any regular or special meeting of the Board need be specified in the notice of such meeting, except for amendments to this Agreement, as provided herein. A meeting may be held at any time without notice if all the Directors are present or if those not present waive notice of the meeting either before or after such meeting.

Section 7.6 Action by Consent of Board . To the extent permitted by applicable law, the Board, or any committee of the Board, may act without a meeting so long as a majority of the members of the Board or committee shall have executed a written consent with respect to any action taken in lieu of a meeting.

Section 7.7 Conference Telephone Meetings . Directors or members of any committee of the Board may participate in a meeting of the Board or such committee by means of conference telephone or similar communications equipment or by such other means by which all persons participating in the meeting can hear each other, and such participation in a meeting shall constitute presence in person at such meeting.

Section 7.8 Quorum and Action . A majority of all Directors, present in person or participating in accordance with Section 7.7 , shall constitute a quorum for the transaction of business, but if at any meeting of the Board there shall be less than a quorum present, a majority of the Directors present may adjourn the meeting from time to time without further notice. Except as otherwise required by applicable law, all decisions of the Board shall require the affirmative vote of at least a majority of the Directors at any meeting at which a quorum is present.

Section 7.9 Vacancies; Increas es in the Number of Directors . Vacancies and newly created directorships resulting from any increase in the number of Directors shall be filled by the appointment of individuals approved by Members representing a Majority Interest. Any Director so appointed shall hold office until the next annual election and until his successor shall be duly elected and qualified, unless sooner displaced.

Section 7.10 Committees .

(a) The Board may establish committees of the Board and may delegate any of its responsibilities to such committees, except as prohibited by applicable law.

(b) The Board shall have an audit committee (the “ Audit Committee ”) comprised of Directors who meet the independence standards required of directors who serve on an audit committee of a board of directors established by the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and the rules and regulations of the Commission thereunder and by the New York Stock Exchange or any national securities exchange on which the Common Units are listed (each, an “ Audit Committee Independent Director ”). The Audit Committee shall establish a written audit committee charter in accordance with the rules and regulations of the Commission and the New York Stock Exchange or any

 

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national securities exchange on which the Common Units are listed from time to time, in each case as amended from time to time. Each member of the Audit Committee shall satisfy the rules and regulations of the Commission and the New York Stock Exchange or any national securities exchange on which the Common Units are listed from time to time, in each case as amended from time to time, pertaining to qualification for service on an audit committee.

(c) The Board may, from time to time, establish a Conflicts Committee. The Conflicts Committee shall be composed of at least two Conflicts Committee Independent Directors. The Conflicts Committee shall function in the manner described in the Partnership Agreement. Notwithstanding any duty otherwise existing at law or in equity, any matter approved by the Conflicts Committee in accordance with the provisions, and subject to the limitations, of the Partnership Agreement, shall not be deemed to be a breach of any duties owed by the Board or any Director to the Company or the Members.

(d) A majority of any committee, present in person or participating in accordance with Section 7.7 , shall constitute a quorum for the transaction of business of such committee. Except as otherwise required by law or the Partnership Agreement, all decisions of a committee shall require the affirmative vote of at least a majority of the committee members at any meeting at which a quorum is present.

(e) A majority of any committee may determine its action and fix the time and place of its meetings unless the Board shall otherwise provide. Notice of such meetings shall be given to each member of the committee in the manner provided for in Section 7.5 . The Board shall have power at any time to fill vacancies in, to change the membership of, or to dissolve any such committee.

Section 7.11 Removal . Any Director or the entire Board may be removed at any time, with or without cause, by the Members representing a Majority Interest.

Section 7.12 Compensation of Directors . Except as expressly provided in any written agreement between the Company and a Director or by resolution of the Board, no Director shall receive any compensation from the Company for services provided to the Company in its capacity as a Director, except that each Director shall be compensated for attendance at Board meetings at rates of compensation as from time to time established by the Board or a committee thereof; provided, however , that Directors who are also employees of the Company or any Affiliate thereof shall receive no compensation for their services as Directors or committee members. In addition, the Directors who are not employees of the Company or any Affiliate thereof shall be entitled to be reimbursed for out-of-pocket costs and expenses incurred in connection with attending meetings of the Board or committees thereof.

Section 7.13 Responsibility and Authority of the Board .

(a) General . Except as otherwise provided in this Agreement, the relative authority, duties and functions of the Board, on the one hand, and the officers of the Company, on the other hand, shall be identical to the relative authority, duties and functions of the board of directors and officers, respectively, of a corporation organized

 

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under the General Corporation Law of the State of Delaware. The officers shall be vested with such powers and duties as are set forth in Section 8.1 hereof and as are specified by the Board from time to time. Accordingly, except as otherwise specifically provided in this Agreement, the day-to-day activities of the Company shall be conducted on the Company’s behalf by the officers who shall be agents of the Company. In addition to the powers and authorities expressly conferred on the Board by this Agreement, the Board may exercise all such powers of the Company and do all such acts and things as are not restricted by this Agreement, the Partnership Agreement, the Act or applicable law. Notwithstanding any duty otherwise existing at law or in equity, any matter approved by the Board in accordance with the provisions, and subject to the limitations, of the Partnership Agreement, shall not be deemed to be a breach of any duties owed by the Board or any Director to the Company or the Members.

(b) Member Consent Required for Extraordinary Matters . Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, the Board will not take any action without approval of the Members representing a Majority Interest with respect to an extraordinary matter that would have, or would reasonably be expected to have, a material effect, directly or indirectly, on the Members’ interests in the Company. The type of extraordinary matter referred to in the prior sentence which requires approval of the Members representing a Majority Interest shall include, but not be limited to, the following: (i) commencement of any action relating to bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization or relief of debtors by the Company, the Partnership or a material Subsidiary thereof; (ii) a merger, consolidation, recapitalization or similar transaction involving the Company, the Partnership or a material Subsidiary thereof; (iii) a sale, exchange or other transfer not in the ordinary course of business of a substantial portion of the assets of the Partnership or a material Subsidiary of the Partnership, viewed on a consolidated basis, in one or a series of related transactions; (iv) the issuance or repurchase of any equity interests in the Company, (v) a dissolution or liquidation of the Company or the Partnership; and (vi) a material amendment of the Partnership Agreement. An extraordinary matter will be deemed approved by the Members representing a Majority Interest if the Board receives a written, facsimile or electronic instruction evidencing such approval from Members representing a Majority Interest. To the fullest extent permitted by law, a Director, acting as such, shall have no duty, responsibility or liability to the Members with respect to any action by the Board approved by Members representing a Majority Interest.

(c) Member-Managed Decisions . Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, the Members shall have exclusive authority over the internal business and affairs of the Company that do not relate to management of the Partnership and its Subsidiaries. For illustrative purposes, the internal business and affairs of the Company where the Members shall have exclusive authority include (i) the amount and timing of distributions paid by the Company, (ii) the prosecution, settlement or management of any claim made directly against the Company and not involving or relating to the Partnership Group, (iii) the decision to sell, convey, transfer or pledge any asset of the Company, (iv) the decision to amend, modify or waive any rights relating to the assets of the Company and (v) the decision to enter into any agreement to incur an obligation of the Company other than an agreement entered into for and on behalf of the Partnership for which the Company is liable exclusively by virtue of the Company’s capacity as general partner of the Partnership or of any of its Affiliates.

 

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In addition, the Members delegate the authority to the Board, except as such delegation may be hereafter revoked or restricted by resolution adopted by the Members representing a Majority Interest and subject to Section 7.13(b) , to cause the Company to exercise the rights of the Company as general partner of the Partnership (or those exercisable after the Company ceases to be the general partner of the Partnership) where (a) the Company makes a determination or takes or declines to take any other action in its individual capacity under the Partnership Agreement or (b) where the Partnership Agreement permits the Company to make a determination or take or decline to take any other action in its sole discretion.

Section 7.14 Other Business of Members, Directors and Affiliates.

(a) Existing Business Ventures . Each Member, each Director and their respective Affiliates may engage in or possess an interest in other business ventures of any nature or description, independently or with others, similar or dissimilar to the business of the Company or the Partnership, and the Company, the Partnership, the Directors and the Members shall have no rights by virtue of this Agreement in and to such independent ventures or the income or profits derived therefrom, and the pursuit of any such venture, even if competitive with the business of the Company or the Partnership, shall not be deemed wrongful or improper.

(b) Business Opportunities . None of the Members, any Director or any of their respective Affiliates who acquires knowledge of a potential transaction, agreement, arrangement or other matter that may be an opportunity for the Company, shall have any duty to communicate or offer such opportunity to the Company or the Partnership, and such Persons shall not be liable to the Company or any Member for breach of any duty by reason of the fact that such Person pursues or acquires for itself, directs such opportunity to another Person or does not communicate such opportunity or information to the Company; provided such Member, Director or any of their Affiliates do not engage in such business or activity using confidential or proprietary information provided by or on behalf of the Company to such Persons.

Section 7.15 Reliance by Third Parties . Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Agreement, any Person dealing with the Company shall be entitled to assume that any officer of the Company authorized by the Board to act on behalf of and in the name of the Company has full power and authority to encumber, sell or otherwise use in any manner any and all assets of the Company and to enter into any authorized contracts on behalf of the Company, and such Person shall be entitled to deal with any such officer as if it were the Company’s sole party in interest, both legally and beneficially. The Members hereby waive, to the fullest extent permitted by law, any and all defenses or other remedies that may be available against such Person to contest, negate or disaffirm any action of any such officer in connection with any such dealing. In no event shall any Person dealing with any such officer or its representatives be obligated to ascertain that the terms of this Agreement have been complied with or to inquire into the necessity or expedience of any act or action of any such officer or its representatives. Each and every certificate, document or other instrument executed on behalf of the Company by the

 

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officers shall be conclusive evidence in favor of any and every Person relying thereon or claiming thereunder that (a) at the time of the execution and delivery of such certificate, document or instrument, this Agreement was in full force and effect, (b) the Person executing and delivering such certificate, document or instrument was duly authorized and empowered to do so for and on behalf of the Partnership and (c) such certificate, document or instrument was duly executed and delivered in accordance with the terms and provisions of this Agreement and is binding upon the Company.

ARTICLE VIII

OFFICERS

Section 8.1 Officers.

(a) The Board shall elect one or more persons to be officers of the Company to assist in carrying out the Board’s decisions and the day-to-day activities of the Company in its capacity as the general partner of the Partnership. Officers are not “managers” as that term is used in the Act. Any individuals who are elected as officers of the Company shall serve at the pleasure of the Board and shall have such titles and the authority and duties specified in this Agreement or otherwise delegated to each of them, respectively, by the Board from time to time.

(b) The officers of the Company may consist of a Chief Executive Officer, a President, one or more Vice Presidents, a Treasurer, a Secretary and such other officers as the Board from time to time may deem proper. The Chairman of the Board, if any, shall be chosen from among the Directors. All officers elected by the Board shall each have such powers and duties as generally pertain to their respective offices, subject to Section 7.13 and the specific provisions of this Article VIII . The Board may from time to time elect such other officers or appoint such agents as may be necessary or desirable for the conduct of the business of the Company as the general partner of the Partnership. Such other officers and agents shall have such duties and shall hold their offices for such terms as shall be provided in this Agreement or as may be prescribed by the Board, as the case may be from time to time.

Section 8.2 Election and Term of Office . The officers of the Company shall be elected from time to time by the Board. Each officer shall hold office until such person’s successor shall have been duly elected and qualified or until such person’s death or until he or she shall resign or be removed pursuant to Section 8.9 .

Section 8.3 Chairman of the Board . The Chairman of the Board shall preside, if present, at all meetings of the Board and of the Limited Partners of the Partnership and shall perform such additional functions and duties as the Board may prescribe from time to time. The Directors also may elect a Vice Chairman of the Board to act in the place of the Chairman of the Board upon his or her absence or inability to act.

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resolutions of the Board are carried into effect. The Chief Executive Officer shall also perform all duties and have all powers incident to the office of Chief Executive Officer and perform such other duties and may exercise such other powers as may be assigned by this Agreement or prescribed by the Board from time to time.

Section 8.5 President . The President shall, subject to the control of the Board and the Chief Executive Officer, in general, supervise and control all of the business and affairs of the Company. The President shall perform all duties and have all powers incident to the office of President and perform such other duties and may exercise such other powers as may be delegated by the Chief Executive Officer or as may be prescribed by the Board from time to time.

Section 8.6 Vice Presidents . Any Executive Vice President, Senior Vice President and Vice President, in the order of seniority, unless otherwise determined by the Board, shall, in the absence or disability of the President, perform the duties and exercise the powers of the President. They shall also perform the usual and customary duties and have the powers that pertain to such office and generally assist the President by executing contracts and agreements and exercising such other powers and performing such other duties as are delegated to them by the Chief Executive Officer or President or as may be prescribed by the Board from time to time.

Section 8.7 Treasurer . The Treasurer shall keep or cause to be kept the books of account of the Company and shall render statements of the financial affairs of the Company in such form and as often as required by this Agreement, the Board or a President. The Treasurer, subject to the order of the Board, shall have the custody of all funds and securities of the Company. The Treasurer shall perform the usual and customary duties and have the powers that pertain to such office and exercise such other powers and perform such other duties as are delegated to him by the Chief Executive Officer or a President or as may be prescribed by the Board from time to time.

Section 8.8 Secretary . The Secretary shall keep or cause to be kept, in one or more books provided for that purpose, the minutes of all meetings of the Board, the committees of the Board and the Limited Partners. The Secretary shall see that all notices are duly given in accordance with the provisions of this Agreement and as required by applicable law; shall be custodian of the records and the seal of the Company (if any) and affix and attest the seal (if any) to all documents to be executed on behalf of the Company under its seal; and shall see that the books, reports, statements, certificates and other documents and records required by applicable law to be kept and filed are properly kept and filed; and in general, shall perform all duties and have all powers incident to the office of Secretary and perform such other duties and may exercise such other powers as may be delegated by the Chief Executive Officer or President or as may be prescribed by the Board from time to time.

Section 8.9 Removal . Any officer elected, or agent appointed, by the Board may be removed, with or without cause, by the affirmative vote of a majority of the Board whenever, in such majority’s judgment, the best interests of the Company would be served thereby. No officer shall have any contractual rights against the Company for compensation by virtue of such election beyond the date of the election of such person’s successor, such person’s death, such person’s resignation or such person’s removal, whichever event shall first occur, except as otherwise provided in an employment contract or under an employee deferred compensation plan.

 

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Section 8.10 Vacancies . A newly created elected office and a vacancy in any elected office because of death, resignation or removal may be filled by the Board for the unexpired portion of the term at any meeting of the Board.

ARTICLE IX

INDEMNITY AND LIMITATION OF LIABILITY

Section 9.1 Indemnification .

(a) To the fullest extent permitted by applicable law but subject to the limitations expressly provided in this Agreement, all Indemnitees shall be indemnified and held harmless by the Company from and against any and all losses, claims, damages, liabilities, joint or several, expenses (including legal fees and expenses), judgments, fines, penalties, interest, settlements or other amounts arising from any and all threatened, pending or completed claims, demands, actions, suits or proceedings, whether civil, criminal, administrative or investigative, and whether formal or informal and including appeals, in which any Indemnitee may be involved, or is threatened to be involved, as a party or otherwise, by reason of its status as an Indemnitee and acting (or refraining to act) in such capacity on behalf of or for the benefit of the Company; provided , however , that the Indemnitee shall not be indemnified and held harmless pursuant to this Agreement if there has been a final and non-appealable judgment entered by a court of competent jurisdiction determining that, in respect of the matter for which the Indemnitee is seeking indemnification pursuant to this Agreement, the Indemnitee acted in bad faith or engaged in fraud, willful misconduct or, in the case of a criminal matter, acted with knowledge that the Indemnitee’s conduct was unlawful. Any indemnification pursuant to this Section 9.1 shall be made only out of the assets of the Company, it being agreed that no Member shall be personally liable for such indemnification and shall have no obligation to contribute or loan any monies or property to the Company to enable it to effectuate such indemnification.

(b) To the fullest extent permitted by applicable law, expenses (including legal fees and expenses) incurred by an Indemnitee who is indemnified pursuant to Section 9.1(a) in defending any claim, demand, action, suit or proceeding shall, from time to time, be advanced by the Company prior to a final and non-appealable judgment entered by a court of competent jurisdiction determining that, in respect of the matter for which the Indemnitee is seeking indemnification pursuant to this Section 9.1 , the Indemnitee is not entitled to be indemnified upon receipt by the Company of any undertaking by or on behalf of the Indemnitee to repay such amount if it shall be ultimately determined that the Indemnitee is not entitled to be indemnified as authorized by this Section 9.1 .

(c) The indemnification provided by this Section 9.1 shall be in addition to any other rights to which an Indemnitee may be entitled under any agreement, as a matter of law, in equity or otherwise, both as to actions in the Indemnitee’s capacity as an

 

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Indemnitee and as to actions in any other capacity, and shall continue as to an Indemnitee who has ceased to serve in such capacity and shall inure to the benefit of the heirs, successors, assigns and administrators of the Indemnitee.

(d) The Company may purchase and maintain (or reimburse its Affiliates for the cost of) insurance on behalf of the Indemnitees, the Company and its Affiliates and such other Persons as the Company shall determine, against any liability that may be asserted against or expense that may be incurred by such Person in connection with the Company’s activities or such Person’s activities on behalf of the Company, regardless of whether the Company would have the power to indemnify such Person against such liability under the provisions of this Agreement.

(e) For purposes of this Section 9.1 , the Company shall be deemed to have requested an Indemnitee to serve as fiduciary of an employee benefit plan whenever the performance by it of its duties to the Company also imposes duties on, or otherwise involves services by, it to the plan or participants or beneficiaries of the plan; excise taxes assessed on an Indemnitee with respect to an employee benefit plan pursuant to applicable law shall constitute “fines” within the meaning of this Section 9.1 ; and action taken or omitted by it with respect to any employee benefit plan in the performance of its duties for a purpose reasonably believed by it to be in the best interest of the participants and beneficiaries of the plan shall be deemed to be for a purpose that is in the best interests of the Company.

(f) In no event may an Indemnitee subject the Members to personal liability by reason of the indemnification provisions set forth in this Agreement.

(g) An Indemnitee shall not be denied indemnification in whole or in part under this Section 9.1 because the Indemnitee had an interest in the transaction with respect to which the indemnification applies if the transaction was otherwise permitted by the terms of this Agreement.

(h) The provisions of this Section 9.1 are for the benefit of the Indemnitees and their heirs, successors, assigns, executors and administrators and shall not be deemed to create any rights for the benefit of any other Persons.

(i) Any amendment, modification or repeal of this Section 9.1 or any provision hereof shall be prospective only and shall not in any way terminate, reduce or impair the right of any past, present or future Indemnitee to be indemnified by the Company, nor the obligations of the Company to indemnify any such Indemnitee under and in accordance with the provisions of this Section 9.1 as in effect immediately prior to such amendment, modification or repeal with respect to claims arising from or relating to matters occurring, in whole or in part, prior to such amendment, modification or repeal, regardless of when such claims may arise or be asserted.

(j) TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW, AND SUBJECT TO SECTION 9.1(a) , THE PROVISIONS OF THE INDEMNIFICATION PROVIDED IN THIS SECTION 9.1 ARE INTENDED BY THE

 

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PARTIES TO APPLY EVEN IF SUCH PROVISIONS HAVE THE EFFECT OF EXCULPATING THE INDEMNITEE FROM LEGAL RESPONSIBILITY FOR THE CONSEQUENCES OF SUCH PERSON’S NEGLIGENCE, FAULT OR OTHER CONDUCT.

Section 9.2 Liability of Indemnitees .

(a) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary set forth in this Agreement or the Partnership Agreement, no Indemnitee shall be liable for monetary damages to the Company, the Partnership, the Members or any other Person bound by this Agreement, for losses sustained or liabilities incurred as a result of any act or omission of an Indemnitee unless there has been a final and non-appealable judgment entered by a court of competent jurisdiction determining that, in respect of the matter in question, the Indemnitee acted in bad faith or engaged in fraud, willful misconduct or, in the case of a criminal matter, acted with knowledge that the Indemnitee’s conduct was criminal.

(b) The Board and any committee thereof may exercise any of the powers granted to it by this Agreement and perform any of the duties imposed upon it hereunder either directly or by or through the Company’s officers or agents, and neither the Board nor any committee thereof shall be responsible for any misconduct or negligence on the part of any such officer or agent appointed by the Board or any committee thereof in good faith.

(c) To the extent that, at law or in equity, an Indemnitee has duties (including fiduciary duties) and liabilities relating thereto to the Company or to the Members, the Members and any other Indemnitee acting in connection with the Company’s business or affairs shall not be liable to the Company or to any Member for its good faith reliance on the provisions of this Agreement, and the provisions of this Agreement, to the extent that they restrict, eliminate or otherwise modify the duties and liabilities, including fiduciary duties, of the Members or any other Indemnitee otherwise existing at law or in equity, are agreed by the Members to replace such other duties and liabilities of the Members and such other Indemnitee.

(d) Any amendment, modification or repeal of this Section 9.2 or any provision hereof shall be prospective only and shall not in any way affect the limitations on the liability of the Indemnitees under this Section 9.2 as in effect immediately prior to such amendment, modification or repeal with respect to claims arising from or relating to matters occurring, in whole or in part, prior to such amendment, modification or repeal, regardless of when such claims may arise or be asserted.

ARTICLE X

TAXES

Section 10.1 Taxes . The Company and the Members acknowledge that for federal income tax purposes, the Company will be disregarded as an entity separate from the Members pursuant to Treasury Regulation §301.7701-3 as long as all of the Membership Interests in the Company are owned by a sole Member.

 

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ARTICLE XI

BOOKS, RECORDS, REPORTS, AND BANK ACCOUNTS

Section 11.1 Maintenance of Books .

(a) The Board shall keep or cause to be kept at the principal office of the Company or at such other location approved by the Board complete and accurate books and records of the Company, supporting documentation of the transactions with respect to the conduct of the Company’s business and minutes of the proceedings of the Board and any other books and records that are required to be maintained by applicable law.

(b) The books of account of the Company shall be maintained on the basis of a fiscal year that is the calendar year and on an accrual basis in accordance with United States generally accepted accounting principles, consistently applied.

Section 11.2 Reports . The Board shall cause to be prepared and delivered to each Member such reports, forecasts, studies, budgets and other information as the Members may reasonably request from time to time.

Section 11.3 Bank Accounts . Funds of the Company shall be deposited in such banks or other depositories as shall be designated from time to time by the Board. All withdrawals from any such depository shall be made only as authorized by the Board and shall be made only by check, wire transfer, debit memorandum or other written instruction.

ARTICLE XII

DISSOLUTION, WINDING-UP, TERMINATION AND CONVERSION

Section 12.1 Dissolution .

(a) The Company shall dissolve and its affairs shall be wound up on the first to occur of the following events (each a “ Dissolution Event ”):

 

  (i) the unanimous consent of the Members;

 

  (ii) entry of a decree of judicial dissolution of the Company under Section 18-802 of the Act; and

 

  (iii) at any time there are no Members of the Company, unless the Company is continued in accordance with the Act or this Agreement.

(b) No other event shall cause a dissolution of the Company.

(c) Upon the occurrence of any event that causes there to be no Members of the Company, to the fullest extent permitted by applicable law, the personal representative of the last remaining Member is hereby authorized to, and shall, within 90 days after the occurrence of the event that terminated the continued membership of such Member in the Company, agree in writing (i) to continue the Company and (ii) to the admission of the personal representative or its nominee or designee, as the case may be, as a substitute Member of the Company, effective as of the occurrence of the event that terminated the continued membership of such Member in the Company.

 

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(d) Notwithstanding any other provision of this Agreement, the Bankruptcy of a Member shall not cause such Member to cease to be a member of the Company and, upon the occurrence of such an event, the Company shall continue without dissolution.

Section 12.2 Winding-Up and Termination .

(a) On the occurrence of a Dissolution Event, the Members shall act as, or alternatively appoint, a liquidator. The liquidator shall proceed diligently to wind up the affairs of the Company and make final distributions as provided herein and in the Act. The costs of winding up shall be borne as a Company expense. The steps to be accomplished by the liquidator are as follows:

 

  (i) as promptly as possible after dissolution and again after final winding up, the liquidator shall cause a proper accounting to be made by a recognized firm of certified public accountants of the Company’s assets, liabilities, and operations through the last day of the month in which the dissolution occurs or the final winding up is completed, as applicable;

 

  (ii) subject to the Act, the liquidator shall discharge from Company funds all of the debts, liabilities and obligations of the Company (including all expenses incurred in winding up or otherwise make adequate provision for payment and discharge thereof (including the establishment of a cash escrow fund for contingent, conditional and unmatured liabilities in such amount and for such term as the liquidator may reasonably determine)); and

 

  (iii) all remaining assets of the Company shall be distributed to the Members in accordance with Section 6.1 .

(b) The distribution of cash or property to a Member in accordance with the provisions of this Section 12.2 constitutes a complete return to the Member of its Capital Contributions and a complete distribution to the Member of its Membership Interest and all the Company’s property and constitutes a compromise to which all Members have consented pursuant to Section 18-502(b) of the Act. To the extent that a Member returns funds to the Company, such Member shall have no claim against any other Member for those funds.

Section 12.3 Certificate of Cancellation . On completion of the winding up of the Company as provided herein and under the Act, the Members (or such other Person or Persons as the Act may require or permit) shall file a certificate of cancellation with the Secretary of State of the State of Delaware and take such other actions as may be necessary to terminate the existence of the Company. Upon the filing of such certificate of cancellation, the existence of the Company shall terminate, except as may be otherwise provided by the Act or by applicable law.

 

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ARTICLE XIII

MERGER, CONSOLIDATION OR CONVERSION

Section 13.1 Authority . Subject to compliance with Section 7.13 , the Company may merge or consolidate with one or more domestic corporations, limited liability companies, statutory trusts or associations, real estate investment trusts, common law trusts or unincorporated businesses, including a partnership (whether general or limited (including a limited liability partnership)), or convert into any such domestic entity, pursuant to a written agreement of merger or consolidation (“ Merger Agreement ”) or a written plan of conversion (“ Plan of Conversion ”), as the case may be, in accordance with this Article XIII . The surviving entity to any such merger, consolidation or conversion is referred to herein as the “ Surviving Business Entity .”

Section 13.2 Procedure for Merger, Consolidation or Conversion .

(a) The merger, consolidation or conversion of the Company pursuant to this Article XIII requires the prior approval of a majority of the Board and compliance with Section 13.3 .

(b) If the Board shall determine to consent to a merger or consolidation, the Board shall approve the Merger Agreement, which shall set forth:

 

  (i) the names and jurisdictions of formation or organization of each of the business entities proposing to merge or consolidate;

 

  (ii) the name and jurisdiction of formation or organization of the Surviving Business Entity that is to survive the proposed merger or consolidation;

 

  (iii) the terms and conditions of the proposed merger or consolidation;

 

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the manner and basis of exchanging or converting the equity securities of each constituent business entity for, or into, cash, property or interests, rights, securities or obligations of the Surviving Business Entity; and (A) if any general or limited partner interests, securities or rights of any constituent business entity are not to be exchanged or converted solely for, or into, cash, property or general or limited partner interests, rights, securities or obligations of the Surviving Business Entity, the cash, property or interests, rights, securities or obligations of any general or limited partnership, corporation, trust, limited liability company, unincorporated business or other entity (other than the Surviving Business Entity) which the holders of such general or limited partner interests, securities or rights are to receive in exchange for, or upon conversion of their interests, securities or rights, and (B) in the case of securities represented by certificates, upon the surrender of such certificates, which cash, property or general or limited partner interests, rights, securities or obligations of the Surviving Business Entity or any general or limited partnership, corporation, trust, limited liability company, unincorporated business or other entity (other than the Surviving Business Entity), or evidences thereof, are to be delivered;

 

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  (v) a statement of any changes in the constituent documents or the adoption of new constituent documents (the articles or certificate of incorporation, articles of trust, declaration of trust, certificate or agreement of limited partnership, certificate of formation, limited liability company agreement or other similar charter or governing document) of the Surviving Business Entity to be effected by such merger or consolidation;

 

  (vi) the effective time of the merger, which may be the date of the filing of the certificate of merger pursuant to Section 13.4 or a later date specified in or determinable in accordance with the Merger Agreement; provided, however , that if the effective time of the merger is to be later than the date of the filing of such certificate of merger, the effective time shall be fixed at a date or time certain at or prior to the time of the filing of such certificate of merger and stated therein; and

 

  (vii) such other provisions with respect to the proposed merger or consolidation as are deemed necessary or appropriate by the Board.

(c) If the Board shall determine to consent to a conversion of the Company, the Board shall approve and adopt a Plan of Conversion containing such terms and conditions that the Board of Directors determines to be necessary or appropriate.

Section 13.3 Approval by Members of Merger, Consolidation or Conversion .

(a) The Board, upon its approval of the Merger Agreement or Plan of Conversion, as the case may be, shall direct that the Merger Agreement or the Plan of Conversion, as applicable, be submitted to a vote of the Members, whether at a meeting or by written consent. A copy or a summary of the Merger Agreement or the Plan of Conversion, as applicable, shall be included in or enclosed with the notice of a special meeting or the written consent.

(b) The Merger Agreement or the Plan of Conversion, as applicable, shall be approved upon receiving the affirmative vote or consent of Members representing a Majority Interest.

(c) After such approval by vote or consent of the Members, and at any time prior to the filing of the certificate of merger, consolidation or conversion pursuant to Section 13.4 , the merger, consolidation or conversion may be abandoned pursuant to provisions therefor, if any, set forth in the Merger Agreement or the Plan of Conversion, as the case may be.

 

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Section 13.4 Certificate of Merger, Consolidation or Conversion .

(a) Upon the required approval by the Board and the Members of a Merger Agreement or a Plan of Conversion, as the case may be, a certificate of merger, consolidation or conversion, as applicable, shall be executed and filed with the Secretary of State of the State of Delaware in conformity with the requirements of the Act and shall have such effect as provided under the Act or other applicable law.

(b) A merger, consolidation or conversion effected pursuant to this Article XIII shall not (i) to the fullest extent permitted by applicable law, be deemed to result in a transfer or assignment of assets or liabilities from one entity to another having occurred or (ii) require the Company (if it is not the Surviving Business Entity) to wind up its affairs, pay its liabilities or distribute its assets as required under Article XII of this Agreement or under the applicable provisions of the Act.

ARTICLE XIV

GENERAL PROVISIONS

Section 14.1 Offset . Whenever the Company is to pay any sum to any Member, any amounts that Member owes the Company may be deducted from that sum before payment.

Section 14.2 Notices . All notices, demands, requests, consents, approvals or other communications (collectively, “ Notices ”) required or permitted to be given hereunder or which are given with respect to this Agreement shall be in writing and shall be personally served, delivered by reputable air courier service with charges prepaid, or transmitted by hand delivery or facsimile, addressed as set forth below, or to such other address as such party shall have specified most recently by written notice. Notice shall be deemed given on the date of service or transmission if personally served or transmitted by facsimile. Notice otherwise sent as provided herein shall be deemed given upon delivery of such notice:

To the Company:

Delek Logistics GP, LLC

7102 Commerce Way

Brentwood, Tennessee 37027

Attn: General Counsel

Fax: (615) 435-1271

To Delek US:

Delek US Holdings, Inc.

7102 Commerce Way

Brentwood, Tennessee 37027

Attn: General Counsel

Fax: (615) 435-1271

Section 14.3 Entire Agreement; Superseding Effect . This Agreement constitutes the entire agreement of the Members relating to the Company and the transactions contemplated hereby, and supersedes all provisions and concepts contained in all prior contracts or agreements between the Members with respect to the Company, whether oral or written.

 

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Section 14.4 Effect of Waiver or Consent. Except as otherwise provided in this Agreement, a waiver or consent, express or implied, to or of any breach or default by any Member in the performance by that Member of its obligations with respect to the Company is not a consent or waiver to or of any other breach or default in the performance by that Member of the same or any other obligations of that Member with respect to the Company. Except as otherwise provided in this Agreement, failure on the part of a Member to complain of any act of any Member or to declare any Member in default with respect to the Company, irrespective of how long that failure continues, does not constitute a waiver by that Member of its rights with respect to that default until the applicable statute-of-limitations period has run.

Section 14.5 Amendment or Restatement . This Agreement may be amended or restated only by a written instrument executed by all Members; provided, however , that, notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in this Agreement, each Member agrees that the Board, without the approval of any Member, may amend any provision of the Delaware Certificate and this Agreement, and may authorize any officer to execute, swear to, acknowledge, deliver, file and record any such amendment and whatever documents may be required in connection therewith, to reflect any change that does not require consent or approval (or for which such consent or approval has been obtained) under this Agreement or does not materially adversely affect the rights of the Members.

Section 14.6 Binding Effect . Subject to the restrictions on Dispositions set forth in this Agreement, this Agreement is binding on and shall inure to the benefit of the Members and their respective successors and permitted assigns.

Section 14.7 Governing Law; Severability . THIS AGREEMENT IS GOVERNED BY AND SHALL BE CONSTRUED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE LAW OF THE STATE OF DELAWARE, EXCLUDING ANY CONFLICT-OF-LAWS RULE OR PRINCIPLE THAT MIGHT REFER THE GOVERNANCE OR THE CONSTRUCTION OF THIS AGREEMENT TO THE LAW OF ANOTHER JURISDICTION. In the event of a direct conflict between the provisions of this Agreement and (a) any mandatory, non-waivable provision of the Act, such provision of the Act shall control. If any provision of the Act may be varied or superseded in a limited liability company agreement (or otherwise by agreement of the members or managers of a limited liability company), such provision shall be deemed superseded and waived in its entirety if this Agreement contains a provision addressing the same issue or subject matter. If any provision of this Agreement or the application thereof to any Member or circumstance is held invalid or unenforceable to any extent, (x) the remainder of this Agreement and the application of that provision to other Members or circumstances is not affected thereby, and (y) the Members shall negotiate in good faith to replace that provision with a new provision that is valid and enforceable and that puts the Members in substantially the same economic, business and legal position as they would have been in if the original provision had been valid and enforceable.

Section 14.8 Venue . Any and all claims, suits, actions or proceedings arising out of, in connection with or relating in any way to this Agreement shall be exclusively brought in the Court of Chancery of the State of Delaware. Each party hereto unconditionally and irrevocably submits to the exclusive jurisdiction of the Court of Chancery of the State of Delaware with respect to any such claim, suit, action or proceeding and waives any objection that such party may have to the laying of venue of any claim, suit, action or proceeding in the Court of Chancery of the State of Delaware.

 

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Section 14.9 Further Assurances . In connection with this Agreement and the transactions contemplated hereby, each Member shall execute and deliver any additional documents and instruments and perform any additional acts that may be necessary or appropriate to effectuate and perform the provisions of this Agreement and those transactions.

Section 14.10 Waiver of Certain Rights . Each Member, to the fullest extent permitted by applicable law, irrevocably waives any right it may have to maintain any action for dissolution of the Company or for partition of the property of the Company.

Section 14.11 Counterparts . This Agreement may be executed in any number of counterparts with the same effect as if all signing parties had signed the same document. All counterparts shall be construed together and constitute the same instrument. The use of facsimile signatures and signatures delivered by email in portable document format (.pdf) affixed in the name and on behalf of a party is expressly permitted by this Agreement.

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Member has executed this Agreement as of the date first set forth above.

 

MEMBER:

 

DELEK US HOLDINGS, INC.

By:  

/s/ Kent B. Thomas

  Name: Kent B. Thomas
 

Title: Executive Vice President and

General Counsel

By:  

/s/ Andrew L. Schwarcz

  Name: Andrew L. Schwarcz
  Title: Vice President

Signature Page to First Amended and Restated

Limited Liability Company Agreement


EXHIBIT A

MEMBERS

 

Member

   Sharing Ratio     Capital Contribution  

Delek US Holdings, Inc.

     100   $ 1,000   


EXHIBIT B

DIRECTORS

 

Ezra Uzi Yemin    Chairman of the Board
Charles J. Brown, III    Director
Mark B. Cox    Director
Assaf Ginzburg    Director
Frederec C. Green    Director
Gary M. Sullivan, Jr.    Director

Exhibit 3.3

FIRST AMENDMENT

TO

FIRST AMENDED AND RESTATED

LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY AGREEMENT

OF

DELEK LOGISTICS GP, LLC

THIS FIRST AMENDMENT (this “ Amendment ”) to the First Amended and Restated Limited Liability Company Agreement (the “ LLC Agreement ”) of Delek Logistics GP, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (the “ Company ”), is made and entered into as of November 7, 2012, by Delek US Holdings, Inc., a Delaware corporation (“ Delek US ”), as the sole member of the Company (the “ Member ”). Capitalized terms used in this Amendment and not otherwise defined shall have the meanings given such terms in the LLC Agreement.

RECITALS

WHEREAS, Delek US, as the sole Member of the Company, entered into the original limited liability company agreement of the Company, dated as of April 24, 2012;

WHEREAS, Delek US , as the sole Member of the Company, entered into the Amended and Restated Limited Liability Company Agreement of the Company, dated as of November 7, 2012;

WHEREAS, pursuant to a Contribution, Conveyance and Assumption Agreement, dated as of November 7, 2012, by and among Delek Logistics Partners, LP, the Company, Delek Logistics Operating, LLC, Delek Crude Logistics, LLC, Delek US, Delek Marketing & Supply, LLC, Delek Marketing & Supply, LP, Lion Oil Company and Delek Logistics Services Company (the “ Contribution Agreement ”), 100% of the membership interests in the Company were contributed by Delek US to Delek Logistics Services Company, a Delaware corporation (“ Delek Logistics Services ”);

WHEREAS, the Member wishes to amend the LLC Agreement to reflect that, pursuant to the Contribution Agreement, Delek Logistics Services is the sole Member of the Company;

NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the covenants and agreements herein contained and other good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged, the Member hereby agrees as follows:

1. Member . All references in the LLC Agreement to (a) Delek US and/or (b) the sole Member of the Company shall, in each case, be replaced with and reference Delek Logistics Services.

2. LLC Agreement Otherwise Unchanged . Except as set forth in this Amendment, the LLC Agreement remains unchanged and in full force and effect.

3. Governing Law . This Amendment shall be governed by, and construed in accordance with, the laws of the State of Delaware (without regard to any conflicts of law principles that would require the application of the laws of any other jurisdiction).

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the sole Member has caused this Amendment to be effective as of the date and time first written above.

 

DELEK US HOLDINGS, INC.
By:   /s/ Kent B. Thomas
  Name: Kent B. Thomas
  Title: Executive Vice President and General Counsel
By:   /s/ Andrew L. Schwarcz
  Name: Andrew L. Schwarcz
  Title: Vice President

Exhibit 10.1

OMNIBUS AGREEMENT

among

DELEK US HOLDINGS, INC.,

DELEK REFINING, LTD.,

LION OIL COMPANY,

DELEK LOGISTICS PARTNERS, LP,

PALINE PIPELINE COMPANY, LLC,

SALA GATHERING SYSTEMS, LLC,

MAGNOLIA PIPELINE COMPANY, LLC,

EL DORADO PIPELINE COMPANY, LLC,

DELEK CRUDE LOGISTICS, LLC,

DELEK MARKETING-BIG SANDY, LLC,

DELEK LOGISTICS OPERATING, LLC

and

DELEK LOGISTICS GP, LLC


OMNIBUS AGREEMENT

This OMNIBUS AGREEMENT (“ Agreement ”) is entered into on, and effective as of, the Closing Date (as defined herein) among Delek US Holdings, Inc., a Delaware corporation (“ Delek US ”), on behalf of itself and the other Delek Entities (as defined herein), Delek Refining, Ltd., a Texas Limited Partnership (“ Delek Refining ”), Lion Oil Company, an Arkansas corporation (“ Lion Oil ”), Delek Logistics Partners, LP, a Delaware limited partnership (the “ Partnership ”), Paline Pipeline Company, LLC, a Texas limited liability company (“ Paline ”), SALA Gathering Systems, LLC, a Texas limited liability company (“ SALA ”), Magnolia Pipeline Company, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (“ Magnolia ”), El Dorado Pipeline Company, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (“ El Dorado ”), Delek Crude Logistics, LLC, a Texas limited liability company (“ Crude Logistics ”), Delek Marketing-Big Sandy, LLC, a Texas limited liability company (“ Marketing-Big Sandy ”), Delek Logistics Operating, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (“ OpCo ”), and Delek Logistics GP, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (the “ General Partner ”). The above-named entities are sometimes referred to in this Agreement each as a “ Party ” and collectively as the “ Parties .”

RECITALS:

 

1. The Parties desire by their execution of this Agreement to evidence their understanding, as more fully set forth in Article II, with respect to certain business opportunities that the Delek Entities (as defined herein) will not engage in for so long as the Partnership is an Affiliate of Delek US.

 

2. The Parties desire by their execution of this Agreement to evidence their understanding, as more fully set forth in Article III, with respect to certain indemnification obligations of the Parties to each other.

 

3. The Parties desire by their execution of this Agreement to evidence their understanding, as more fully set forth in Article IV, with respect to the amount to be paid by the Partnership for the centralized corporate services to be performed by the General Partner and its Affiliates (as defined herein) for and on behalf of the Partnership Group (as defined herein).

 

4. The Parties desire by their execution of this Agreement to evidence their understanding, as more fully set forth in Article V, with respect to certain operating, maintenance capital and other expenditures to be reimbursed by Delek US to the Partnership Group.

 

5. The Parties desire by their execution of this Agreement to evidence their understanding, as more fully set forth in Article VI, with respect to the Partnership Group’s right of first offer with respect to the ROFO Assets (as defined herein).

 

6. The Parties desire by their execution of this Agreement to evidence their understanding, as more fully set forth in Article VII, with respect to Delek US’ right of first refusal with respect to certain ROFR Assets and ROFR Capacity (each as defined herein).

 

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7. The Parties desire by their execution of this Agreement to evidence their understanding, as more fully set forth in Article VIII, with respect to the granting of a license from Delek US to the Partnership Group and the General Partner.

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 hereto hereby agree as follows:

ARTICLE I

DEFINITIONS

 

1.1 Definitions . As used in this Agreement, the following terms shall have the respective meanings set forth below:

Acquisition Proposal ” is defined in Section 7.2(a)

Administrative Fee ” is defined in Section 4.1(a).

Affiliate ” is defined in the Partnership Agreement.

Annual Environmental Deductible ” is defined in Section 3.5(a).

Annual ROW Deductible ” is defined in Section 3.5(a).

Assets ” means all gathering pipelines, transportation pipelines, storage tanks, trucks, truck racks, terminal facilities, offices and related equipment, real estate and other assets, or portions thereof, conveyed, contributed or otherwise transferred or intended to be conveyed, contributed or otherwise transferred pursuant to the Contribution Agreement to any member of the Partnership Group, or owned by, leased by or necessary for the operation of the business, properties or assets of any member of the Partnership Group, prior to or as of the Closing Date.

Board of Directors ” means for any Person the board of directors or other governing body of such Person.

Closing Date ” means November 7, 2012.

Conflicts Committee ” is defined in the Partnership Agreement.

Contribution Agreement ” means that certain Contribution, Conveyance and Assumption Agreement, dated as of the Closing Date, among the General Partner, the Partnership, Delek US and certain other Delek Entities, together with the additional conveyance documents and instruments contemplated or referenced thereunder.

control ” means the possession, directly or indirectly, of the power to direct or cause the direction of the management and policies of a Person, whether through ownership of voting securities, by contract, or otherwise.

Covered Environmental Losses ” is defined in Section 3.1(a).

 

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Delek Entities ” means Delek US and any Person controlled, directly or indirectly, by Delek US other than the General Partner or a member of the Partnership Group; and “ Delek Entity ” means any of the Delek Entities.

Disposition Notice ” is defined in Section 7.2(a).

Environmental Laws ” means all federal, state, and local laws, statutes, rules, regulations, orders, judgments, ordinances, codes, injunctions, decrees, Environmental Permits and other legally enforceable requirements and rules of common law now or hereafter in effect, relating to pollution or protection of human health and 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 similar federal, state or local environmental conservation and protection laws, each as amended from time to time.

Environmental Permit ” means any permit, approval, identification number, license, registration, consent, exemption, variance or other authorization required under or issued pursuant to any applicable Environmental Law.

Exchange Act ” means the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.

First ROFR Acceptance Deadline ” is defined in Section 7.2(a).

First ROFR Capacity Acceptance Deadline ” is defined in Section 7.3(a).

HSR Act ” means the Hart-Scott-Rodino Antitrust Improvements Act of 1976, as amended.

Hazardous Substance ” means (a) any substance that is designated, defined or classified as a hazardous waste, solid waste, hazardous material, pollutant, contaminant or toxic or hazardous substance, or terms of similar meaning, or that is otherwise regulated under any Environmental Law, including, without limitation, any hazardous substance as defined under the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act, as amended, and (b) petroleum, oil, gasoline, natural gas, fuel oil, motor oil, waste oil, diesel fuel, jet fuel, and other refined petroleum hydrocarbons.

IDB ” is defined in Section 9.1(b).

IDB Credit Agreement ” is defined in Section 9.1(b).

IDB Note I ” is defined in Section 9.1(b).

IDB Note II ” is defined in Section 9.1(b).

IDB Refinancing Credit Agreement ” is defined in Section 9.1(b).

 

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Identification Deadline ” means November 7, 2017.

Indemnified Party ” means the Partnership Group or the Delek Entities, as the case may be, in its capacity as the party entitled to indemnification in accordance with Article III.

Indemnifying Party ” means either the Partnership Group or Delek US, as the case may be, in its capacity as the party from whom indemnification may be sought in accordance with Article III.

Leumi ” is defined in Section 9.1(a).

Leumi Credit Agreement ” is defined in Section 9.1(a).

Leumi Refinancing Credit Agreement ” is defined in Section 9.1(a).

License ” is defined in Section 8.1.

Limited Partner ” is defined in the Partnership Agreement.

Lion Credit Agreement ” is defined in Section 9.1(c).

Lion Refinancing Credit Agreement ” is defined in Section 9.1(c).

Losses ” means any losses, damages, liabilities, claims, demands, causes of action, judgments, settlements, fines, penalties, costs 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.

Marks ” is defined in Section 8.1.

Name ” is defined in Section 8.1.

Offer ” is defined in Section 2.3(a).

Offer Evaluation Period ” is defined in Section 2.3(a).

Offer Price ” is defined in Section 7.2(a).

Partnership Agreement ” means the First Amended and Restated Agreement of Limited Partnership of Delek Logistics Partners, LP, dated as of the Closing Date, as such agreement is in effect on the Closing Date, to which reference is hereby made for all purposes of this Agreement.

Partnership Change of Control ” means Delek US ceases to control the general partner of the Partnership.

Partnership Credit Agreement ” is defined in Section 9.1(e).

Partnership Group ” means the Partnership and any of its Subsidiaries, treated as a single consolidated entity.

 

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Partnership Group Member ” means any member of the Partnership Group.

Partnership Interest ” is defined in the Partnership Agreement.

Partnership Parties ” means the Partnership, Paline, SALA, Magnolia, El Dorado, Crude Logistics, Marketing-Big Sandy and OpCo.

Partnership Refinancing Credit Agreement ” is defined in Section 9.1(e).

Party ” and “ Parties ” are defined in the introduction to this Agreement.

Permitted Exceptions ” is defined in Section 2.2.

Person ” means an individual or a corporation, limited liability company, partnership, joint venture, trust, unincorporated organization association, government agency or political subdivision thereof or other entity.

Pipeline Capacity Usage Agreement ” means the Amended and Restated Pipeline Capacity Usage Agreement dated as of October 31, 2012 between Paline and a major integrated oil company and any extensions or renewals thereof.

Proposed Shipper ” is defined in Section 7.3(a).

Proposed Transaction ” is defined in Section 6.2(a).

Proposed Transferee ” is defined in Section 7.2(a).

Prudent Industry Practice ” means such practices, methods, acts, techniques, and standards as are in effect at the time in question that are consistent with the higher of (a) the standards generally followed by the United States pipeline and terminalling industries and (b) the standards applied or followed by Delek US or its Affiliates in the performance of similar tasks or projects, or by the Partnership Group or its Affiliates in the performance of similar tasks or projects.

Refining Credit Agreement ” is defined in Section 9.1(d).

Refining Refinancing Credit Agreement ” is defined in Section 9.1(d).

Registration Statement ” means the Registration Statement on Form S-1 filed by the Partnership with the United States Securities and Exchange Commission (Registration No. 333-182631), as amended.

Restricted Activities ” is defined in Section 2.1.

Retained Assets ” means all gathering pipelines, transportation pipelines, storage tanks, trucks, truck racks, terminal facilities, offices and related equipment, real estate and other related assets, or portions thereof, owned by any of the Delek Entities as of the Closing Date that were not directly or indirectly conveyed, contributed or otherwise transferred to the Partnership Group pursuant to the Contribution Agreement or the other documents referred to in the Contribution Agreement.

 

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ROFO Asset Owner ” means, with respect to a ROFO Asset, the applicable Delek Entity set forth opposite such ROFO Asset on Schedule V to this Agreement.

ROFO Assets ” means the assets listed on Schedule V to this Agreement.

ROFO Governmental Approval Deadline ” is defined in Section 6.2(c).

ROFO Notice ” is defined in Section 6.2(a).

ROFO Period ” is defined in Section 6.1(a).

ROFO Response ” is defined in Section 6.2(a).

ROFR Assets ” means any assets of the Partnership Group that serve any refinery owned, acquired or constructed by a Delek Entity, including without limitation the assets listed on Schedule VI to this Agreement.

ROFR Capacity ” is defined in Section 7.1(a).

ROFR Capacity Notice ” is defined in Section 7.3(a).

ROFR Capacity Proposal ” is defined in Section 7.3(a).

ROFR Capacity Response ” is defined in Section 7.3(a).

ROFR Governmental Approval Deadline ” is defined in Section 7.2(c).

ROFR Proposal Assets ” is defined in Section 7.3(a).

ROFR Response ” is defined in Section 7.2(a).

Sale Assets ” is defined in Section 7.2(a).

Second ROFR Acceptance Deadline ” is defined in Section 7.2(a).

Second ROFR Capacity Acceptance Deadline ” is defined in Section 7.3(a).

Subject Assets ” is defined in Section 2.2(c).

Transfer ” means to, directly or indirectly, sell, assign, lease, convey, transfer or otherwise dispose of, whether in one or a series of transactions.

Subsidiary ” means, with respect to any Person, (a) a corporation of which more than 50% of the voting power of shares entitled (without regard to the occurrence of any contingency) to vote in the election of directors or other governing body of such corporation is owned, directly or indirectly, at the date of determination, by such Person, by one or more Subsidiaries of such

 

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Person or a combination thereof, (b) a partnership (whether general or limited) in which such Person or a Subsidiary of such Person is, at the date of determination, a general or limited partner of such partnership, but only if more than 50% of the partnership interests of such partnership (considering all of the partnership interests of the partnership as a single class) is owned, directly or indirectly, at the date of determination, by such Person, by one or more Subsidiaries of such Person, or a combination thereof, or (c) any other Person (other than a corporation or a partnership) in which such Person, one or more Subsidiaries of such Person, or a combination thereof, directly or indirectly, at the date of determination, has (i) at least a majority ownership interest or (ii) the power to elect or direct the election of a majority of the directors, managers or other governing body of such Person.

Voting Stock ” means securities of any class of a Person entitling the holders thereof to vote on a regular basis in the election of members of the Board of Directors of such Person.

ARTICLE II

BUSINESS OPPORTUNITIES

2.1 Restricted Activities . Except as permitted by Section 2.2, the General Partner and Delek US shall be prohibited from, and Delek US shall cause each of the Delek Entities to refrain from, owning, operating, engaging in, acquiring, or investing in any business that owns or operates crude oil or refined products pipelines, terminals or storage facilities in the United States (“ Restricted Activities ”).

2.2 Permitted Exceptions . Notwithstanding any provision of Section 2.1 to the contrary, the Delek Entities may engage in the following activities under the following circumstances (collectively, the “ Permitted Exceptions ”):

(a) the ownership and/or operation of any of the Retained Assets (including replacements or expansions of the Retained Assets);

(b) the acquisition, ownership or operation of any logistics asset, including, without limitation, any crude oil or refined products pipeline, terminal or storage facility, that is (i) acquired or constructed by a Delek Entity and (ii) within, substantially dedicated to, or an integral part of, any refinery owned, acquired or constructed by a Delek Entity;

(c) the acquisition, ownership or operation of any asset or group of related assets used in the activities described in Section 2.1 that are acquired or constructed by a Delek Entity after the date of this Agreement (excluding assets acquired or constructed pursuant to Section 2.2(b) other than those assets described on Schedule VII) (the “ Subject Assets ”) if:

(i) the fair market value (as determined in good faith by the Board of Directors of the Delek Entity that will own the Subject Assets) of the Subject Assets is less than $5.0 million at the time of such acquisition by the Delek Entity or completion of construction, as the case may be;

 

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(ii) in the case of an acquisition or the construction of the Subject Assets with a fair market value (as determined in good faith by the Board of Directors of the Delek Entity that will own the Subject Assets) equal to or greater than $5.0 million at the time of such acquisition by a Delek Entity or the completion of construction, as applicable, the Partnership has been offered the opportunity to purchase the Subject Assets in accordance with Section 2.3 and the Partnership has elected not to purchase the Subject Assets; or

(iii) notwithstanding Section 2.2(c)(i) and Section 2.2(c)(ii), the Subject Assets described on Schedule VII;

(d) the purchase and ownership of a non-controlling interest in any publicly traded entity engaged in any Restricted Activities; and

(e) the ownership of equity interests in the General Partner and the Partnership Group.

2.3 Procedures .

(a) If a Delek Entity acquires or constructs Subject Assets as described in Section 2.2(c)(ii), then not later than six months after the consummation of the acquisition or the completion of construction by such Delek Entity of the Subject Assets, as the case may be, the Delek Entity shall notify the General Partner in writing of such acquisition or construction and offer the Partnership Group the opportunity to purchase such Subject Assets in accordance with this Section 2.3 (the “ Offer ”). The Offer shall set forth the terms relating to the purchase of the Subject Assets and, if any Delek Entity desires to utilize the Subject Assets, the Offer will also include the terms on which the Partnership Group will provide services to the Delek Entity to enable the Delek Entity to utilize the Subject Assets. As soon as practicable, but in any event within 90 days after receipt by the General Partner of such written notification (the “ Offer Evaluation Period ”), the General Partner shall notify the Delek Entity in writing that either (i) the General Partner has elected not to cause a Partnership Group Member to purchase the Subject Assets, in which event (A) the Delek Entity shall be forever free to continue to own or operate such Subject Assets, (B) Schedule V shall automatically be amended to include such Subject Assets as ROFO Assets subject to Article VI and (C) if the Delek Entity that owns such Subject Assets is not a Party hereto, such Delek Entity shall execute a joinder agreement in the form attached hereto as Exhibit A , or (ii) the General Partner has elected to cause a Partnership Group Member to purchase the Subject Assets, in which event the procedures outlined in the remainder of this Section 2.3 shall apply.

(b) If, within the Offer Evaluation Period, the Delek Entity and the General Partner are able to agree on the fair market value of the Subject Assets that are subject to the Offer and the other terms of the Offer including, without limitation, the terms, if any, on which the Partnership Group will provide services to the Delek Entity to enable the Delek Entity to utilize the Subject Assets, a Partnership Group Member shall purchase the Subject Assets for the agreed upon fair market value as soon as commercially practicable after such agreement has been reached and, if applicable, enter into an agreement with the Delek Entity to provide services in a manner consistent with the Offer.

 

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(c) If, within the Offer Evaluation Period, the Delek Entity and the General Partner are unable to agree on the fair market value of the Subject Assets that are subject to the Offer or the other terms of the Offer including, if applicable, the terms on which the Partnership Group will provide services to the Delek Entity to enable the Delek Entity to utilize the Subject Assets, the Delek Entity and the General Partner will engage a mutually agreed upon, nationally recognized investment banking firm to determine the fair market value of the Subject Assets and any other terms on which the Partnership Group and the Delek Entity are unable to agree. The investment banking firm will determine the fair market value of the Subject Assets and any other terms on which the Partnership Group and the Delek Entity are unable to agree within 30 days of its engagement and furnish the Delek Entity and the General Partner its determination. The fees of the investment banking firm will be split equally between the Delek Entity and the Partnership Group. Once the investment banking firm has submitted its determination of the fair market value of the Subject Assets and any other terms on which the Partnership Group and the Delek Entity are unable to agree, the General Partner will have the right, but not the obligation to cause the Partnership Group to purchase the Subject Assets pursuant to the Offer, as modified by the determination of the investment banking firm. If the General Partner elects to cause the Partnership Group to purchase the Subject Assets, then the Partnership Group shall purchase the Subject Assets under the terms of the Offer, as modified by the determination of the investment banking firm as soon as commercially practicable after such determination and, if applicable, enter into an agreement with the Delek Entity to provide services in a manner consistent with the Offer, as modified by the determination of the investment banking firm.

(d) Nothing herein shall impede or otherwise restrict the foreclosure, sale, disposition or other exercise of rights or remedies by or on behalf of any secured lender of any Subject Asset subject to a security interest in favor of such lender or any agent for or on behalf of such lender under any credit arrangement now or hereafter in effect (it being understood and agreed that no secured lender to a Delek Entity shall have any obligation to make an Offer or to sell or cause to be sold any Subject Asset to any Partnership Group Member).

2.4 Scope of Prohibition . Except as provided in this Article II and the Partnership Agreement, each Delek Entity shall be free to engage in any business activity, including those that may be in direct competition with any Partnership Group Member.

2.5 Enforcement . The Delek Entities agree and acknowledge that the Partnership Group does not have an adequate remedy at law for the breach by the Delek Entities of the covenants and agreements set forth in this Article II, and that any breach by the Delek Entities of the covenants and agreements set forth in this Article II would result in irreparable injury to the Partnership Group. The Delek Entities further agree and acknowledge that any Partnership Group Member may, in addition to the other remedies which may be available to the Partnership Group, file a suit in equity to enjoin the Delek Entities from such breach, and consent to the issuance of injunctive relief under this Agreement.

ARTICLE III

INDEMNIFICATION

3.1 Environmental Indemnification .

(a) Subject to Section 3.2 and Section 3.5, Delek US shall indemnify, defend and hold harmless the Partnership Group from and against any Losses suffered or incurred by the Partnership Group, directly or indirectly, or as a result of any claim by a third party, by reason of or arising out of:

 

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(i) any violation or correction of violation of Environmental Laws;

(ii) any event, condition or environmental matter associated with or arising from the ownership or operation of the Assets (including, without limitation, the presence of Hazardous Substances on, under, about or migrating to or from such Assets or the disposal or release of Hazardous Substances generated by operation of such Assets at non-Asset locations) 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, (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, and (C) the cost and expense of any environmental or toxic tort pre-trial, trial, or appellate legal or litigation support work;

(iii) any event, condition or environmental matter or currently pending legal action, a true and correct summary of which is described on Schedule I attached hereto; and

(iv) any event, condition or environmental matter associated with or arising from the Retained Assets, whether occurring before or after the Closing Date;

provided, however , that with respect to any violation under Section 3.1(a)(i) or any event, condition or environmental matter included under Section 3.1(a)(ii) that is associated with the ownership or operation of the Assets, Delek US will be obligated to indemnify the Partnership Group only to the extent that such violation, event, condition or environmental matter giving rise to the claim (x) occurred in whole or in part before the Closing Date under then-applicable Environmental Laws and (y)(i) such violation, event, condition or environmental matter is set forth on Schedule II attached hereto or (ii) Delek US is notified in writing of such violation, event, condition or environmental matter prior to the Identification Deadline (clauses (i) through (iv) collectively, “ Covered Environmental Losses ”).

(b) The Partnership Group shall indemnify, defend and hold harmless the Delek Entities from and against any Losses suffered or incurred by the Delek Entities, directly or indirectly, or as a result of any claim by a third party, by reason of or arising out of:

(i) any violation or correction of violation of Environmental Laws associated with or arising from the ownership or operation of the Assets; and

(ii) any event, condition or environmental matter associated with or arising from the ownership or operation of the Assets (including, but not limited to, the presence of Hazardous Substances on, under, about or migrating to or from the Assets or the disposal or release of Hazardous Substances generated by operation of the Assets at non-Asset locations) 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

 

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Environmental Laws, (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, and (C) the cost and expense for any environmental or toxic tort pre-trial, trial, or appellate legal or litigation support work;

and regardless of whether such violation under Section 3.1(b)(i) or such event, condition or environmental matter included under Section 3.1(b)(ii) occurred before or after the Closing Date, in each case, to the extent that any of the foregoing are not Covered Environmental Losses for which the Partnership Group is entitled to indemnification from Delek US under this Article III without giving effect to the Annual Environmental Deductible.

3.2 Right of Way Indemnification . Subject to Section 3.5, Delek US shall indemnify, defend and hold harmless the Partnership Group from and against any Losses suffered or incurred by the Partnership Group by reason of or arising out of (a) the failure of the applicable Partnership Group Member to be the owner of such valid and indefeasible easement rights or fee ownership or leasehold interests in and to the lands on which any crude oil or refined products pipeline or related pump station, storage tank, terminal or truck rack or any related facility or equipment conveyed or contributed to the applicable Partnership Group Member on the Closing Date is located as of the Closing Date, and such failure renders the Partnership Group liable to a third party or unable to use or operate the Assets in substantially the same manner that the Assets were used and operated by the applicable Delek Entity immediately prior to the Closing Date as described in the Registration Statement; (b) the failure of the applicable Partnership Group Member to have the consents, licenses and permits necessary to allow any such pipeline referred to in clause (a) of this Section 3.2 to cross the roads, waterways, railroads and other areas upon which any such pipeline is located as of the Closing Date, and such failure renders the Partnership Group liable to a third party or unable to use or operate the Assets in substantially the same manner that the Assets were used and operated by the applicable Delek Entity immediately prior to the Closing Date as described in the Registration Statement; and (c) the cost of curing any condition set forth in clause (a) or (b) of this Section 3.2 that does not allow any Asset to be operated in accordance with Prudent Industry Practice, in each case to the extent that Delek US is notified in writing of any of the foregoing prior to the Identification Deadline.

3.3 Additional Indemnification .

(a) In addition to and not in limitation of the indemnification provided under Sections 3.1(a) and 3.2, Delek US shall indemnify, defend, and hold harmless the Partnership Group from and against (i) any Losses suffered or incurred by the Partnership Group by reason of or arising out of (A) events and conditions associated with the ownership or operation of the Assets and occurring before the Closing Date (other than Covered Environmental Losses, which are provided for under Sections 3.1, and those Losses provided for under Section 3.2) to the extent that Delek US is notified in writing of any of the foregoing prior to November 7, 2022, (B) any currently pending legal actions set forth on Schedule III attached hereto, (C) events and conditions associated with the Retained Assets whether occurring before or after the Closing Date, (D) the failure to obtain any necessary consent from the Arkansas Public Service Commission, the Louisiana Public Service Commission, the Texas Railroad Commission or the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission for the conveyance to the Partnership Group of any pipelines located in Arkansas, Louisiana and Texas, if applicable, and (E) all federal, state and

 

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local income tax liabilities attributable to the ownership or operation of the Assets prior to the Closing Date, including under Treasury Regulation Section 1.1502-6 (or any similar provision of state or local law), and any such income tax liabilities of the Delek Entities that may result from the consummation of the formation transactions for the Partnership Group and the General Partner occurring on or prior to the Closing Date, and (ii) the Partnership Group’s failure to receive any service fees pursuant to the Paline Capacity Usage Agreement for the period from November 1, 2012 to December 31, 2013 that is attributable to any failure to satisfy the conditions set forth in Section 4.1(d) of the Paline Capacity Usage Agreement.

(b) In addition to and not in limitation of the indemnification provided under Section 3.1(b) or the Partnership Agreement, the Partnership Group shall indemnify, defend, and hold harmless the Delek Entities from and against any Losses suffered or incurred by the Delek Entities by reason of or arising out of events and conditions associated with the ownership or operation of the Assets and occurring after the Closing Date (other than Covered Environmental Losses which are provided for under Section 3.1(a)), unless such indemnification would not be permitted under the Partnership Agreement by reason of one of the provisos contained in Section 7.7(a) of the Partnership Agreement.

3.4 Indemnification Procedures .

(a) The Indemnified Party agrees that within a reasonable period of time after it becomes aware of facts giving rise to a claim for indemnification under this Article III, 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 III, including, without limitation, the selection of counsel, determination of whether to appeal any decision of any court and the settling of any such claim or any matter or any issues relating thereto; provided, however , that no such settlement shall be entered into without the consent of the Indemnified Party unless it includes a full release of the Indemnified Party from such claim.

(c) The Indemnified Party agrees to cooperate in good faith and in a commercially reasonable manner with the Indemnifying Party, with respect to all aspects of the defense of any claims covered by the indemnification under this Article III, 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, the making available to the Indemnifying Party of any employees of the Indemnified Party and the granting to the Indemnifying Party of reasonable access rights to the properties and facilities 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 maintain the confidentiality of all files, records, and other information furnished by the Indemnified Party pursuant to this Section 3.4. In no event shall the obligation of the

 

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Indemnified Party to cooperate 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 III; 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 such correlative insurance benefit shall be net of any incremental insurance premium that becomes due and payable by the Indemnified Party as a result of such claim and (ii) all amounts recovered by the Indemnified Party under contractual indemnities from third Persons.

3.5 Limitations Regarding Indemnification .

(a) Delek US shall not, in any calendar year, be obligated to indemnify, defend and hold harmless the Partnership Group for a Covered Environmental Loss under Section 3.1(a)(ii) until such time as the aggregate amount of all Covered Environmental Losses in such calendar year exceeds $250,000 (the “ Annual Environmental Deductible ”), at which time Delek US shall be obligated to indemnify the Partnership Group for the amount of Covered Environmental Losses under Section 3.1(a)(ii) that are in excess of the Annual Environmental Deductible that are incurred by the Partnership Group in such calendar year. Delek US shall not, in any calendar year, be obligated to indemnify, defend and hold harmless the Partnership Group for any individual Loss under Section 3.2 until such time as the aggregate amount of all Losses under Section 3.2 that are in such calendar year exceeds $250,000 (the “ Annual ROW Deductible ”), at which time Delek US shall be obligated to indemnify the Partnership Group for all Losses under Section 3.2 in excess of the Annual ROW Deductible that are incurred by the Partnership Group in such calendar year.

(b) For the avoidance of doubt, there is no monetary cap on the amount of indemnity coverage provided by any Indemnifying Party under this Article III.

(c) NOTWITHSTANDING ANYTHING HEREIN TO THE CONTRARY, IN NO EVENT SHALL ANY PARTY’S INDEMNIFICATION OBLIGATION HEREUNDER COVER OR INCLUDE CONSEQUENTIAL, INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, PUNITIVE, EXEMPLARY, SPECIAL OR SIMILAR DAMAGES OR LOST PROFITS SUFFERED BY ANY OTHER PARTY ENTITLED TO INDEMNIFICATION UNDER THIS AGREEMENT.

(d) THE FOREGOING INDEMNITIES ARE INTENDED TO BE ENFORCEABLE AGAINST THE PARTIES IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE EXPRESS TERMS AND SCOPE THEREOF NOTWITHSTANDING ANY EXPRESS NEGLIGENCE RULE OR ANY SIMILAR DIRECTIVE THAT WOULD PROHIBIT OR OTHERWISE LIMIT INDEMNITIES BECAUSE OF THE SOLE, CONCURRENT, ACTIVE OR PASSIVE NEGLIGENCE, STRICT LIABILITY OR FAULT OF ANY OF THE INDEMNIFIED PARTIES.

 

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ARTICLE IV

CORPORATE SERVICES

4.1 General .

(a) Delek US agrees to provide, and agrees to cause its Affiliates to provide, on behalf of the General Partner, for the Partnership Group’s benefit of all the centralized corporate services that Delek US and its Affiliates have traditionally provided in connection with the Assets including, without limitation, the general and administrative services listed on Schedule IV to this Agreement. As consideration for such services, the Partnership will pay Delek US an administrative fee (the “ Administrative Fee ”) of $2.7 million per year, payable in equal monthly installments on or before the tenth business day of each month, commencing in the first month following the Closing Date. The Administrative Fee for the 2012 fiscal year will be prorated based on the number of days from the Closing Date to December 31, 2012. Delek US may increase or decrease the Administrative Fee on each anniversary of the Closing Date, commencing on the second anniversary date of the Closing Date, by a percentage equal to the change in the Consumer Price Index — All Urban Consumers, U.S. City Average, Not Seasonally Adjusted over the previous 12 calendar months or to reflect any increase in the cost of providing centralized corporate services to the Partnership Group due to changes in any law, rule or regulation applicable to Delek US or the Partnership Group, including any interpretation of such laws, rules or regulations. The General Partner may agree on behalf of the Partnership to increases in the Administrative Fee in connection with expansions of the operations of the Partnership Group through the acquisition or construction of new assets or businesses.

(b) At the end of each calendar year, the Partnership will have the right to submit to Delek US a proposal to reduce the amount of the Administrative Fee for that year if the Partnership believes, in good faith, that the centralized corporate services performed by Delek US and its Affiliates for the benefit of the Partnership Group for the year in question do not justify payment of the full Administrative Fee for that year. If the Partnership submits such a proposal to Delek US, Delek US agrees that it will negotiate in good faith with the Partnership to determine if the Administrative Fee for that year should be reduced and, if so, the amount of such reduction. If the Parties agree that the Administrative Fee for that year should be reduced, then Delek US shall promptly pay to the Partnership the amount of any reduction for that year.

(c) The Partnership Group shall reimburse Delek US for all other direct or allocated costs and expenses incurred by Delek US and its Affiliates on behalf of the Partnership Group including, but not limited to:

(i) salaries of employees of the General Partner, Delek US or its Affiliates who devote 50% or more of their business time to the business and affairs of the Partnership Group, to the extent, but only to the extent, such employees perform services for the Partnership Group, provided that for employees that do not devote all of their business time to the Partnership Group, such expenses shall be based on the annual weighted average of time spent and number of employees devoting services to the Partnership Group;

 

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(ii) the cost of employee benefits relating to employees of the General Partner, Delek US or its Affiliates who devote 50% or more of their business time to the business and affairs of the Partnership Group, including 401(k), pension, bonuses and health insurance benefits (but excluding Delek US stock-based compensation expense), to the extent, but only to the extent, such employees perform services for the Partnership Group, provided that for employees that do not devote all of their business time to the Partnership Group, such expenses shall be based on the annual weighted average of time spent and number of employees devoting their services to the Partnership Group;

(iii) any expenses incurred or payments made by Delek US or its Affiliates for insurance coverage with respect to the Assets or the business of the Partnership Group;

(iv) all expenses and expenditures incurred by Delek US or its Affiliates, if any, as a result of the Partnership becoming and continuing as a publicly traded entity, including, but not limited to, costs associated with annual and quarterly reports, independent auditor fees, partnership governance and compliance, registrar and transfer agent fees, tax return and Schedule K-1 preparation and distribution, legal fees and independent director compensation; and

(v) all sales, use, excise, value added or similar taxes, if any, that may be applicable from time to time with respect to the services provided by Delek US and its Affiliates to the Partnership Group pursuant to Section 4.1(a).

Such reimbursements shall be made on or before the tenth business day of the month following the month such costs and expenses are incurred, other than reimbursements solely related to bonuses for employees of the General Partner, which shall be reimbursed on or prior to the last business day of the month that such bonuses are paid. For the avoidance of doubt, the costs and expenses set forth in Section 4.1(c) shall be paid by the Partnership Group in addition to, and not as a part of or included in, the Administrative Fee.

ARTICLE V

CAPITAL AND OTHER EXPENDITURES

5.1 Reimbursement of Operating, Maintenance Capital and Other Expenditures . For five years following the Closing Date, Delek US will reimburse the Partnership Group on a dollar-for-dollar basis, without duplication, for each of the following:

(a) operating expenses in excess of $500,000 in any calendar year that are incurred by the Partnership Group for inspections, maintenance and repairs to any storage tanks included as part of the Assets and that are made solely in order to comply with current minimum standards under (i) the U.S. Department of Transportation’s Pipeline Integrity Management Rule 49 CFR 195.452 and (ii) American Petroleum Institute (API) Standard 653 for Aboveground Storage Tanks;

 

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(b) expenses in excess of $1,000,000 per event (net of insurance recoveries, if any) incurred by the Partnership Group for the clean up or repair of any condition caused by the failure of any Asset prior to the fifth anniversary of the Closing Date; provided, however , that Delek US shall not be required to reimburse the Partnership Group for any expenses in excess of $20,000,000 per event;

(c) non-discretionary maintenance capital expenditures, other than those required to comply with applicable Environmental Laws, in excess of $3,000,000 during the twelve month period ending September 30, 2013 for which reimbursement has not been made pursuant to Section 5.1(b);

(d) non-discretionary maintenance capital expenditures, other than those required to comply with applicable Environmental Laws, in excess of $3,000,000 in any calendar year beginning with calendar year 2013 incurred by the Partnership Group with respect to the Assets for which reimbursment has not been made pursuant to Section 5.1(b); and

(e) capital expenditures in connection with those certain capital projects related to the Assets and described on Schedule VIII to this Agreement.

ARTICLE VI

RIGHT OF FIRST OFFER

6.1 Right of First Offer to Purchase Certain Assets retained by Delek Entities .

(a) Each ROFO Asset Owner hereby grants to the Partnership Group a right of first offer for a period of 10 years from the Closing Date (the “ ROFO Period ”) on any ROFO Asset set forth next to such ROFO Asset Owner’s name on Schedule V to the extent that such ROFO Asset Owner proposes to Transfer any ROFO Asset (other than (i) to an Affiliate who agrees in writing that such ROFO Asset remains subject to the provisions of this Article VI and such Affiliate assumes the obligations under this Article VI with respect to such ROFO Asset, (ii) in connection with a Transfer by the Delek Entities of the refinery with respect to which such ROFO Asset is within, substantially dedicated to or an integral part of or (iii) in connection with the foreclosure on such ROFO Asset by any lender under any credit arrangements of any Delek Entities in effect on the Closing Date) or enter into any agreement to do any of the foregoing during the ROFO Period.

(b) The Parties acknowledge that all potential Transfers of ROFO Assets pursuant to this Article VI are subject to obtaining any and all required written consents of governmental authorities and other third parties and to the terms of all existing agreements in respect of the ROFO Assets; provided, however , that Delek US represents and warrants that, to its knowledge after reasonable investigation, there are no terms in such agreements that would materially impair the rights granted to the Partnership Group pursuant to this Article VI with respect to any ROFO Asset.

6.2 Procedures .

(a) In the event a ROFO Asset Owner proposes to Transfer any applicable ROFO Asset (other than (i) to an Affiliate as provided in Section 6.1(a), (ii) in connection with a

 

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Transfer by the Delek Entities of the refinery with respect to which such ROFO Asset is within, substantially dedicated to or an integral part of or (iii) in connection with the foreclosure on such ROFO Asset by any lender under any credit arrangements of any Delek Entities in effect on the Closing Date) during the ROFO Period (a “ Proposed Transaction ”), such ROFO Asset Owner shall, prior to entering into any such Proposed Transaction, first give notice in writing to the Partnership Group (the “ ROFO Notice ”) of its intention to enter into such Proposed Transaction. The ROFO Notice shall include any material terms, conditions and details as would be necessary for a Partnership Group Member to make a responsive offer to enter into the Proposed Transaction with the applicable ROFO Asset Owner, which terms, conditions and details shall at a minimum include any terms, condition or details that such ROFO Asset Owner would propose to provide to non-Affiliates in connection with the Proposed Transaction. The Partnership Group shall have 90 days following receipt of the ROFO Notice to propose an offer to enter into the Proposed Transaction with such ROFO Asset Owner (the “ ROFO Response ”). The ROFO Response shall set forth the terms and conditions (including, without limitation, the purchase price the applicable Partnership Group Member proposes to pay for the ROFO Asset and the other terms of the purchase including, if requested by a Delek Entity, the terms on which the Partnership Group Member will provide services to the Delek Entity to enable the Delek Entity to utilize the applicable ROFO Asset) pursuant to which the Partnership Group would be willing to enter into a binding agreement for the Proposed Transaction. The decision to issue the ROFO Response and the terms of the ROFO Response shall be subject to approval by the Conflicts Committee. If no ROFO Response is delivered by the Partnership Group within such 90-day period, then the Partnership Group shall be deemed to have waived its right of first offer with respect to such ROFO Asset.

(b) Unless the ROFO Response is rejected pursuant to written notice delivered by the applicable ROFO Asset Owner to the applicable Partnership Group Member within 90 days of the delivery of the ROFO Response, such ROFO Response shall be deemed to have been accepted by the applicable ROFO Asset Owner and such ROFO Asset Owner shall enter into an agreement with the applicable Partnership Group Member providing for the consummation of the Proposed Transaction upon the terms set forth in the ROFO Response and, if applicable, the Partnership Group Member will enter into an agreement with the Delek Entity setting forth the terms on which the Partnership Group Member will provide services to the Delek Entity to enable the Delek Entity to utilize the ROFO Asset. Unless otherwise agreed between the applicable Delek Entity and Partnership Group Member, the terms of the purchase and sale agreement will include the following:

(i) the Partnership Group Member will agree to deliver the purchase price (in cash, Partnership Interests, an interest-bearing promissory note, or any combination thereof);

(ii) the applicable ROFO Asset Owner will represent that it has title to the ROFO Assets that is sufficient to operate the ROFO Assets in accordance with their intended and historical use, subject to all recorded matters and all physical conditions in existence on the closing date for the purchase of the applicable ROFO Asset, plus any other such matters as the Partnership Group Member may approve. If the Partnership Group Member desires to obtain any title insurance with respect to the ROFO Asset, the full cost and expense of obtaining the same (including but not limited to the cost of title examination, document duplication and policy premium) shall be borne by the Partnership Group Member;

 

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(iii) the applicable ROFO Asset Owner will grant to the Partnership Group Member the right, exercisable at the Partnership Group Member’s risk and expense prior to the delivery of the ROFO Response, to make such surveys, tests and inspections of the ROFO Asset as the Partnership Group Member may deem desirable, so long as such surveys, tests or inspections do not damage the ROFO Asset or interfere with the activities of the applicable ROFO Asset Owner;

(iv) the Partnership Group Member will have the right to terminate its obligation to purchase the ROFO Asset under this Article VI if the results of any searches under Section 6.2(b)(ii) or (iii) above are, in the reasonable opinion of the Partnership Group Member, unsatisfactory;

(v) the closing date for the purchase of the ROFO Asset shall occur no later than 180 days following receipt by Delek US of the ROFO Response pursuant to Section 6.2(a);

(vi) the applicable ROFO Asset Owner and Partnership Group Member shall use commercially reasonable efforts to do or cause to be done all things that may be reasonably necessary or advisable to effectuate the consummation of any transactions contemplated by this Section 6.2(b), including causing its respective Affiliates to execute, deliver and perform all documents, notices, amendments, certificates, instruments and consents required in connection therewith; and

(vii) neither the applicable ROFO Asset Owner nor the Partnership Group Member shall have any obligation to sell or buy the ROFO Assets if any of the consents referred to in Section 6.1(b) has not been obtained.

(c) The Partnership Group and the applicable ROFO Asset Owner shall cooperate in good faith in obtaining all necessary governmental and other third party approvals, waivers and consents required for the closing. Any such closing shall be delayed, to the extent required, until the third business day following the expiration of any required waiting periods under the HSR Act; provided, however , that such delay shall not exceed 60 days following the 180 days referred to in Section 6.2(b)(v) (the “ ROFO Governmental Approval Deadline ”) and, if governmental approvals and waiting periods shall not have been obtained or expired, as the case may be, by such ROFO Governmental Approval Deadline, then such ROFO Asset Owner shall be free to enter into a Proposed Transaction with any third party (i) on terms and conditions (excluding those relating to price) that are not more favorable in the aggregate to such third party than those proposed in respect of the Partnership Group in the ROFO Response and (ii) at a price equal to no less than 100% of the price offered by the applicable Partnership Group Member in the ROFO Response to such ROFO Asset Owner.

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party on terms and conditions no more favorable to such third party than those set forth in the ROFO Notice. If a ROFO Response with respect to such Proposed Transaction is rejected by the applicable ROFO Asset Owner, such ROFO Asset Owner shall be free to enter into a Proposed Transaction with any third party (i) on terms and conditions (excluding those relating to price) that are not more favorable in the aggregate to such third party than those proposed in respect of the Partnership Group in the ROFO Response and (ii) at a price equal to no less than 100% of the price offered by the applicable Partnership Group Member in the ROFO Response to such ROFO Asset Owner.

(e) If a Proposed Transaction with a third party is not consumated as provided in Section 6.2 within one year of, as applicable, the Partnership Group’s failure to timely deliver a ROFO Response with respect to such Proposed Transaction that is subject to a ROFO Notice, the rejection by the applicable ROFO Asset Owner of a ROFO Response with respect to such Proposed Transaction or the ROFO Governmental Approval Deadline, then, in each case, the applicable ROFO Asset Owner may not Transfer any ROFO Assets described in such ROFO Notice without complying again with the provisions of this Article VI, if and to the extent then applicable.

ARTICLE VII

RIGHT OF FIRST REFUSAL

7.1 Delek US Right of First Refusal .

(a) Each Partnership Party hereby grants to Delek US a right of first refusal on: (i) any proposed Transfer (other than a grant of a security interest to a bona fide third-party lender or a Transfer to another Partnership Group Member) of any ROFR Asset set forth next to such Partnership Party’s name on Schedule VI and (ii) the use of the available capacity of the Paline Pipeline’s 185-mile, 10-inch crude oil pipeline running between Longview, Texas to Nederland, Texas or any portion thereof (the “ ROFR Capacity ”) following the termination of the Pipeline Capacity Usage Agreement. The Parties acknowledge and agree that nothing in this Article VII shall prevent or restrict the Transfer of the capital stock, equity or ownership interests or other securities of the General Partner or the Partnership.

(b) The Parties acknowledge that all potential Transfers of ROFR Assets and any use of the ROFR Capacity pursuant to this Article VII are subject to obtaining any and all required written consents of governmental authorities and other third parties and to the terms of all existing agreements in respect of the ROFR Assets or the ROFR Capacity, as applicable; provided, however , that the Partnership represents and warrants that, to its knowledge after reasonable investigation, there are no terms in such agreements that would materially impair the rights granted to Delek US pursuant to this Article VII with respect to any ROFR Asset.

7.2 Procedures for Transfer of ROFR Asset .

(a) In the event a Partnership Group Member proposes to Transfer any of the ROFR Assets (other than to an Affiliate) pursuant to a bona fide third-party offer (an “ Acquisition Proposal ”), then the Partnership shall, prior to entering into any such Acquisition Proposal, first give notice in writing to Delek US (a “ Disposition Notice ”) of its intention to

 

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enter into such Acquisition Proposal. The Disposition Notice shall include any material terms, conditions and details as would be necessary for Delek US to determine whether to exercise its right of first refusal with respect to the Acquisition Proposal, which terms, conditions and details shall at a minimum include: the name and address of the prospective acquiror (the “ Proposed Transferee ”), the ROFR Assets subject to the Acquisition Proposal (the “ Sale Assets ”), the purchase price offered by such Proposed Transferee (the “ Offer Price ”), reasonable detail concerning any non-cash portion of the proposed consideration, if any, to allow Delek US to reasonably determine the fair market value of such non-cash consideration, the Partnership Group’s estimate of the fair market value of any non-cash consideration and all other material terms and conditions of the Acquisition Proposal that are then known to the Partnership Group. To the extent the Proposed Transferee’s offer consists of consideration other than cash (or in addition to cash), the Offer Price shall be deemed equal to the amount of any such cash plus the fair market value of such non-cash consideration. In the event Delek US and the Partnership Group are able to agree on the fair market value of any non-cash consideration or if the consideration consists solely of cash, Delek US will provide written notice of its decision regarding the exercise of its right of first refusal to purchase the Sale Assets (the “ ROFR Response ”) to the Partnership Group within 60 days of its receipt of the Disposition Notice (the “ First ROFR Acceptance Deadline ”). In the event Delek US and the Partnership Group are unable to agree on the fair market value of any non-cash consideration prior to the First ROFR Acceptance Deadline, Delek US shall indicate its desire to determine the fair market value of such non-cash consideration pursuant to the procedures outlined in the remainder of this Section 7.2(a) in a ROFR Response delivered prior to the First ROFR Acceptance Deadline. If no ROFR Response is delivered by Delek US prior to the First ROFR Acceptance Deadline, then Delek US shall be deemed to have waived its right of first refusal with respect to such Sale Asset. In the event (i) Delek US’ determination of the fair market value of any non-cash consideration described in the Disposition Notice is less than the fair market value of such consideration as determined by the Partnership Group in the Disposition Notice and (ii) Delek US and the Partnership Group are unable to mutually agree upon the fair market value of such non-cash consideration within 60 days after Delek US notifies the Partnership Group of its determination thereof, the Partnership Group and Delek US will engage a mutually agreed upon, nationally recognized investment banking firm to determine the fair market value of the non-cash consideration. The investment banking firm will determine the fair market value of the non-cash consideration within 30 days of its engagement and furnish Delek US and the General Partner its determination. The fees of the investment banking firm will be split equally between the Delek Entities and the Partnership Group. Once the investment banking firm has submitted its determination of the fair market value of the non-cash consideration, Delek US will provide a ROFR Response to the Partnership Group within 30 days after the investment banking firm has submitted its determination (the “ Second ROFR Acceptance Deadline ”). If no ROFR Response is delivered by Delek US prior to the Second ROFR Acceptance Deadline, then Delek US shall be deemed to have waived its right of first refusal with respect to such Sale Asset.

(b) If Delek US elects in a ROFR Response delivered prior to the applicable ROFR Acceptance Deadline to exercise its right of first refusal with respect to a Sale Asset, within 60 days of the delivery of the ROFR Response, such ROFR Response shall be deemed to have been accepted by the applicable Partnership Group Member and such Partnership Group Member shall enter into an agreement with Delek US providing for the consummation of the Acquisition Proposal upon the terms set forth in the ROFR Response. Unless otherwise agreed between Delek US and the Partnership, the terms of the purchase and sale agreement will include the following:

 

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(i) Delek US will agree to deliver the Offer Price in cash (unless Delek US and the Partnership Group agree that such consideration will be paid, in whole or in part, in equity securities of Delek US, an interest-bearing promissory note, or any combination thereof);

(ii) the applicable Partnership Group Member will represent that it has title to the Sale Asset that is sufficient to operate the Sale Assets in accordance with their intended and historical use, subject to all recorded matters and all physical conditions in existence on the closing date for the purchase of the applicable Sale Asset, plus any other such matters as Delek US may approve. If Delek US desires to obtain any title insurance with respect to the Sale Asset, the full cost and expense of obtaining the same (including but not limited to the cost of title examination, document duplication and policy premium) shall be borne by Delek US;

(iii) the applicable Partnership Group Member will grant to Delek US the right, exercisable at Delek US’ risk and expense prior to the delivery of the ROFR Response, to make such surveys, tests and inspections of the Sale Asset as Delek US may deem desirable, so long as such surveys, tests or inspections do not damage the Sale Asset or interfere with the activities of the applicable Partnership Group Member;

(iv) Delek US will have the right to terminate its obligation to purchase the Sale Asset under this Article VII if the results of any searches under Section 7.2(b)(ii) or (iii) above are, in the reasonable opinion of Delek US, unsatisfactory;

(v) the closing date for the purchase of the Sale Asset shall occur no later than 180 days following receipt by the Partnership of the ROFR Response pursuant to Section 7.2(a);

(vi) the Partnership Group Member and Delek US shall use commercially reasonable efforts to do or cause to be done all things that may be reasonably necessary or advisable to effectuate the consummation of any transactions contemplated by this Section 7.2(b), including causing its respective Affiliates to execute, deliver and perform all documents, notices, amendments, certificates, instruments and consents required in connection therewith; and

(vii) the sale of any Sale Assets shall be made on an “as is,” “where is” and “with all faults” basis, and the instruments conveying such Sale Assets shall contain appropriate disclaimers; and

(viii) neither the Partnership Group nor Delek US shall have any obligation to sell or buy the Sale Assets if any of the consents referred to in Section 7.1(b) has not been obtained.

 

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(c) Delek US and the Partnership Group shall cooperate in good faith in obtaining all necessary governmental and other third party approvals, waivers and consents required for the closing. Any such closing shall be delayed, to the extent required, until the third business day following the expiration of any required waiting periods under the HSR Act; provided, however , that such delay shall not exceed 60 days following the 180 days referred to in Section 7.2(b)(v) (the “ ROFR Governmental Approval Deadline ”) and, if governmental approvals and waiting periods shall not have been obtained or expired, as the case may be, by such ROFR Governmental Approval Deadline, then Delek US shall be deemed to have waived its right of first refusal with respect to the Sale Assets described in the Disposition Notice and thereafter the Partnership Group shall be free to consummate the Transfer to the Proposed Transferree, subject to Section 7.2(d)(ii).

(d) If the Transfer to the Proposed Transferee (i) in the case of a Transfer other than a Transfer permitted under Section 7.2(c), is not consummated in accordance with the terms of the Acquisition Proposal within the later of (A) 180 days after the applicable ROFR Acceptance Deadline and (B) three business days after the satisfaction of all governmental approval or filing requirements, if any, or (ii) in the case of a Transfer permitted under Section 7.2(c), is not consummated within the later of (A) 60 days after the ROFR Governmental Approval Deadline and (B) three business days after the satisfaction of all governmental approval or filing requirements, if any, then in each case the Acquisition Proposal shall be deemed to lapse, and the Partnership or member of the Partnership Group may not Transfer any of the Sale Assets described in the Disposition Notice without complying again with the provisions of this Article VII if and to the extent then applicable.

7.3 Procedures for Use of ROFR Capacity .

(a) In the event a Partnership Group Member proposes to enter into an agreement for the use of any of the ROFR Capacity (other than by an Affiliate) pursuant to a bona fide third-party offer (a “ ROFR Capacity Proposal ”), then the Partnership shall, prior to entering into any such ROFR Capacity Proposal, first give notice in writing to Delek US (a “ ROFR Capacity Notice ”) of its intention to enter into such ROFR Capacity Proposal. The ROFR Capacity Notice shall include any material terms, conditions and details as would be necessary for Delek US to determine whether to exercise its right of first refusal with respect to the ROFR Capacity Proposal, which terms, conditions and details shall at a minimum include: the name and address of the prospective contracting party (the “ Proposed Shipper ”), the portion of the ROFR Capacity subject to the ROFR Capacity Proposal (the “ ROFR Proposal Assets ”), the consideration offered by such Proposed Transferee (the “ Shipping Price ”), reasonable detail concerning any non-cash portion of the proposed consideration, if any, to allow Delek US to reasonably determine the fair market value of such non-cash consideration, the Partnership Group’s estimate of the fair market value of any non-cash consideration and all other material terms and conditions of the ROFR Capacity Proposal that are then known to the Partnership Group. To the extent the Proposed Transferee’s offer consists of consideration other than cash (or in addition to cash), the Shipping Price shall be deemed equal to the amount of any such cash plus the fair market value of such non-cash consideration. In the event Delek US and the Partnership Group are able to agree on the fair market value of any non-cash consideration or if the consideration consists solely of cash, Delek US will provide written notice of its decision regarding the exercise of its right of first refusal on the ROFR Proposal Assets upon the terms set forth in the ROFR Capacity Notice (the “ ROFR Capacity Response ”) to the Partnership Group within 30 days of its receipt of the ROFR Capacity Notice (the “ First ROFR Capacity

 

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Acceptance Deadline ”). In the event Delek US and the Partnership Group are unable to agree on the fair market value of any non-cash consideration prior to the First ROFR Acceptance Deadline, Delek US shall indicate its desire to determine the fair market value of such non-cash consideration pursuant to the procedures outlined in the remainder of this Section 7.3(a) in a ROFR Capacity Response delivered prior to the First ROFR Acceptance Deadline. If no ROFR Response is delivered by Delek US prior to the First ROFR Capacity Acceptance Deadline, then Delek US shall be deemed to have waived its right of first refusal with respect to such ROFR Proposal Asset. In the event (i) Delek US’ determination of the fair market value of any non-cash consideration described in the ROFR Capacity Notice is less than the fair market value of such consideration as determined by the Partnership Group in the ROFR Capacity Notice and (ii) Delek US and the Partnership Group are unable to mutually agree upon the fair market value of such non-cash consideration within 30 days after Delek US notifies the Partnership Group of its determination thereof, the Partnership Group and Delek US will engage a mutually agreed upon, nationally recognized investment banking firm to determine the fair market value of the non-cash consideration. The investment banking firm will determine the fair market value of the non-cash consideration within 30 days of its engagement and furnish Delek US and the General Partner its determination. The fees of the investment banking firm will be split equally between the Delek Entities and the Partnership Group. Once the investment banking firm has submitted its determination of the fair market value of the non-cash consideration, Delek US will provide a ROFR Capacity Response to the Partnership Group within 30 days after the investment banking firm has submitted its determination (the “ Second ROFR Capacity Acceptance Deadline ”). If no ROFR Capacity Response is delivered by Delek US prior to the Second ROFR Capacity Acceptance Deadline, then Delek US shall be deemed to have waived its right of first refusal with respect to such ROFR Proposal Asset.

(b) If Delek US elects in a ROFR Capacity Response delivered prior to the applicable ROFR Capacity Acceptance Deadline to exercise its right of first refusal with respect to a ROFR Proposal Asset, such ROFR Capacity Response shall be deemed to have been accepted by the applicable Partnership Group Member and such Partnership Group Member shall enter into an agreement with Delek US providing for the consummation of the ROFR Capacity Proposal upon the terms set forth in the ROFR Capacity Response no later than 30 days following receipt by the Partnership of the ROFR Capacity Response pursuant to Section 7.3(a). Unless otherwise agreed between Delek US and the Partnership, the terms of the agreement will include the following:

(i) Delek US will agree to deliver the Shipping Price in cash;

(ii) the applicable Partnership Group Member will represent that it has title to the ROFR Proposal Asset that is sufficient to operate the ROFR Proposal Asset in accordance with its intended and historical use;

(iii) the Partnership Group Member and Delek US shall use commercially reasonable efforts to do or cause to be done all things that may be reasonably necessary or advisable to effectuate the consummation of any transactions contemplated by this Section 7.3(b), including causing its respective Affiliates to execute, deliver and perform all documents, notices, amendments, certificates, instruments and consents required in connection therewith; and

 

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(iv) neither the Partnership Group nor Delek US shall have any obligation to enter into any such agreement if any of the consents referred to in Section 7.1(b) has not been obtained.

(c) If the agreement with the Proposed Shipper is not consummated in accordance with the terms of the ROFR Capacity Proposal within the later of (A) 180 days after the applicable ROFR Capacity Acceptance Deadline and (B) three business days after the satisfaction of all governmental approval or filing requirements, if any, then the ROFR Capacity Proposal shall be deemed to lapse, and the Partnership or member of the Partnership Group may not enter into an agreement for the use of any of the ROFR Proposal Assets described in the ROFR Capacity Notice without complying again with the provisions of this Article VII if and to the extent then applicable.

ARTICLE VIII

LICENSE OF NAME AND MARK

8.1 Grant of License . Upon the terms and conditions set forth in this Article VIII, Delek US hereby grants and conveys to each of the entities currently or hereafter comprising a part of the Partnership Group a nontransferable, nonexclusive, royalty-free right and license (“ License ”) to use the name “Delek” (the “ Name ”) and any other trademarks owned by Delek US which contain the Name (collectively, the “ Marks ”).

8.2 Ownership and Quality .

(a) The Partnership agrees that ownership of the Name and the Marks and the goodwill relating thereto shall remain vested in Delek US both during the term of this License and thereafter, and the Partnership further agrees, and agrees to cause the other members of the Partnership Group, never to challenge, contest or question the validity of Delek US’ ownership of the Name and Marks or any registration thereto by Delek US. In connection with the use of the Name and the Mark, the Partnership and any other member of the Partnership Group shall not in any manner represent that they have any ownership in the Name and the Marks or registration thereof except as set forth herein, and the Partnership, on behalf of itself and the other members of the Partnership Group, acknowledges that the use of the Name and the Marks shall not create any right, title or interest in or to the Name and the Mark, and all use of the Name and the Marks by the Partnership or any other member of the Partnership Group, shall inure to the benefit of Delek US.

(b) The Partnership agrees, and agrees to cause the other members of the Partnership Group, to use the Name and Marks in accordance with such quality standards established by Delek US and communicated to the Partnership from time to time, it being understood that the products and services offered by the members of the Partnership Group immediately before the Closing Date are of a quality that is acceptable to Delek US and justifies the License.

8.3 Termination . The License shall terminate upon a termination of this Agreement pursuant to Section 9.4.

 

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ARTICLE IX

MISCELLANEOUS

9.1 Choice of Law; Submission to Jurisdiction . This Agreement shall be subject to and governed by the laws of the State of Texas, 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 Texas and to venue in Houston, Texas.

9.2 Notice . All notices, requests, demands, and other communications hereunder will be in writing and will be deemed to have been duly given: (a) if by transmission by facsimile or hand delivery, when delivered; (b) if mailed via the official governmental mail system, five (5) business days after mailing, provided said notice is sent first class, postage pre-paid, via certified or registered mail, with a return receipt requested; (c) if mailed by an internationally-recognized overnight express mail service such as Federal Express, UPS, or DHL Worldwide, one (1) Business Day after deposit therewith prepaid; or (d) if by e-mail, one (1) business day after delivery with receipt confirmed. All notices will be addressed to the Parties at the respective addresses as follows:

If to the Delek Entities:

c/o Delek US Holdings, Inc.

7102 Commerce Way

Brentwood, TN 37027

Attn: General Counsel

Telecopy No: (615) 435-1271

Email:

with a copy, which shall not constitute notice, to:

c/o Delek US Holdings, Inc.

7102 Commerce Way

Brentwood, TN 37027

Attn: President

Telecopy No: (615) 435-1271

Email:

If to the Partnership Group:

Delek Logistics Partners, LP

c/o Delek Logistics GP, LLC

7102 Commerce Way

Brentwood, TN 37027

Attn: General Counsel

Telecopy No: (615) 435-1271

Email:

with a copy, which shall not constitute notice, to:

 

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Delek Logistics Partners, LP

c/o Delek Logistics GP, LLC

7102 Commerce Way

Brentwood, TN 37027

Attn: President

Telecopy No: (615) 435-1271

Email:

or to such other address or to such other person as either Party will have last designated by notice to the other Party.

9.3 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.

9.4 Termination of Agreement . This Agreement, other than the provisions set forth in Article III hereof, may be terminated by Delek US or the Partnership upon a Partnership Change of Control. For the avoidance of doubt, the Parties’ indemnification obligations under Article III shall survive the termination of this Agreement in accordance with their respective terms.

9.5 Amendment or Modification . This Agreement may be amended or modified from time to time only by the written agreement of all the Parties hereto. Each such instrument shall be reduced to writing and shall be designated on its face an “Amendment” or an “Addendum” to this Agreement.

9.6 Assignment . No Party shall have the right to assign its rights or obligations under this Agreement without the consent of the other Parties hereto; provided, however , that (i) the Partnership may make a collateral assignment of this Agreement solely to secure financing for the Partnership Group and (ii) Delek US may assign its rights under Article VII to any Affiliate of Delek US.

9.7 Counterparts . This Agreement may be executed in any number of counterparts 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. Delivery of an executed signature page of this Agreement by facsimile transmission or in portable document format (.pdf) shall be effective as delivery of a manually executed counterpart hereof.

9.8 Severability . If any provision of this Agreement shall be held invalid or unenforceable by a court or regulatory body of competent jurisdiction, the remainder of this Agreement shall remain in full force and effect.

9.9 Further Assurances . In connection with this Agreement and all transactions contemplated by this Agreement, each signatory party hereto 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.

 

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9.10 Rights of Limited Partners . The provisions of this Agreement are enforceable solely by the Parties to this Agreement, and no Limited Partner of the Partnership shall have the right, separate and apart from the Partnership, to enforce any provision of this Agreement or to compel any Party to this Agreement to comply with the terms of this Agreement.

9.11 Suspension of Certain Provisions in Certain Circumstances . The provisions of Article VI and Article VII shall be of no force and effect with respect to Delek US, Delek Refining or Lion Oil, as applicable, and such Party (i) shall have no rights or obligations under Article VI and Article VII if such Party shall institute any proceeding or voluntary case seeking to adjudicate it as bankrupt or insolvent, or seeking dissolution, liquidation, winding up, reorganization, arrangement, adjustment, protection, relief or composition of it or its debts under any law relating to bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization or relief of debtors, or seeking the entry of an order for relief or the appointment of a receiver, trustee, custodian or other similar official for any such Person or for any substantial part of its property, (ii) shall be generally not paying its debts as such debts become due or shall admit in writing its inability to pay its debts generally, (iii) shall make a general assignment for the benefit of creditors, or (iv) shall take any action to authorize or effect any of the actions set forth above in this Section 9.11. In addition to the foregoing, notwithstanding anything in Article VI and Article VII to the contrary:

(a) The Partnership Group shall have no right to exercise any right of first offer under Article VI on, and no ROFO Asset Owner or lender to any ROFO Asset Owner shall have any obligation to give any ROFO Notice or other notice to the Partnership Group with respect to, any proposed Transfer of any ROFO Asset while any Default or Event of Default exists under, and as defined in, that certain Promissory Note dated as of November 2, 2010 in the original principal amount of $50,000,000, made by Delek US in favor of Bank Leumi USA (“ Leumi ”), as amended by a Letter Agreement dated as of April 29, 2011, as further amended by that certain Second Amendment to Promissory Note, to be dated on or about November 7, 2012, and as further amended, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time (the “ Leumi Credit Agreement ”), without the prior written consent of the Bank (as defined in the Leumi Credit Agreement). Upon any refinancing or replacement of any of the indebtedness evidenced by the Leumi Credit Agreement (each a “ Leumi Refinancing Credit Agreement ”), the Partnership Group shall execute and deliver to any administrative agent and/or lenders under any Leumi Refinancing Credit Agreement an agreement and acknowledgement that the Partnership Group shall have no right to exercise any right of first offer under Article VI on any proposed Transfer of any ROFO Asset while any Default or Event of Default exists under such Leumi Refinancing Credit Agreement without the prior written consent of such administrative agent or certain proportion of the lenders with respect thereto (which proportion shall be determined by the lenders in connection with such Leumi Refinancing Credit Agreement).

(b) The Partnership Group shall have no right to exercise any right of first offer under Article VI on, and no ROFO Asset Owner or lender to any ROFO Asset Owner shall have any obligation to give any ROFO Notice or other notice to the Partnership Group with respect to, any proposed Transfer of any ROFO Asset while any Default or Event of Default exists under, and as defined in, (i) that certain Amended and Restated Replacement Promissory Note I dated as of April 29, 2011 in the original principal amount of $19,250,000, made by Delek Finance, Inc. in favor of Israel Discount Bank of New York (“ IDB ”), as amended by that certain First Amendment to Amended and Restated Promissory Note I, dated as of November 7, 2012, as

 

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further amended, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time (“ IDB Note I ”), and (ii) that certain Amended and Restated Replacement Promissory Note II dated as of April 29, 2011 in the original principal amount of $28,750,000, made by Delek Finance, Inc. in favor of IDB, as amended by that certain First Amendment to Amended and Restated Promissory Note II, dated as of November 7, 2012, as further amended, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time (“ IDB Note II ,” and together with IDB Note I, collectively, the “ IDB Credit Agreement ”), without the prior written consent of the Bank (as defined in the IDB Credit Agreement). Upon any refinancing or replacement of any of the indebtedness evidenced by the IDB Credit Agreement (each an “ IDB Refinancing Credit Agreement ”), the Partnership Group shall execute and deliver to any administrative agent and/or lenders under any IDB Refinancing Credit Agreement an agreement and acknowledgement that the Partnership Group shall have no right to exercise any right of first offer under Article VI on any proposed Transfer of any ROFO Asset while any Default or Event of Default exists under such IDB Refinancing Credit Agreement without the prior written consent of such administrative agent or certain proportion of the lenders with respect thereto (which proportion shall be determined by the lenders in connection with such IDB Refinancing Credit Agreement).

(c) The Partnership Group shall have no right to exercise any right of first offer under Article VI on, and no ROFO Asset Owner or lender to any ROFO Asset Owner shall have any obligation to give any ROFO Notice or other notice to the Partnership Group with respect to, any proposed Transfer of any ROFO Asset while any Default or Event of Default exists under, and as defined in, that certain Financing Agreement dated April 29, 2011, by and among Lion Oil, the subsidiaries of Lion Oil party thereto, the lenders party thereto, and Leumi in its capacity as collateral agent for the lenders, as amended by that certain First Amendment to Financing Agreement dated as of July 28, 2011, as further amended by that certain Second Amendment to Financing Agreement dated as of November 7, 2011, and as further amended by that certain Third Amendment to Financing Agreement dated as of November 7, 2012, and as further amended, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time (the “ Lion Credit Agreement ”), without the prior written consent of the Collateral Agent, as defined in the Lion Credit Agreement. Upon any refinancing or replacement of any of the indebtedness evidenced by the Lion Credit Agreement (each a “ Lion Refinancing Credit Agreement ”), the Partnership Group shall execute and deliver to any administrative agent and/or lenders under any Lion Refinancing Credit Agreement an agreement and acknowledgement that the Partnership Group shall have no right to exercise any right of first offer under Article VI on any proposed Transfer of any ROFO Asset while any Default or Event of Default exists under such Lion Refinancing Credit Agreement without the prior written consent of such administrative agent or certain proportion of the lenders with respect thereto (which proportion shall be determined by the lenders in connection with such Lion Refinancing Credit Agreement).

(d) The Partnership Group shall have no right to exercise any right of first offer under Article VI on, and no ROFO Asset Owner or lender to any ROFO Asset Owner shall have any obligation to give any ROFO Notice or other notice to the Partnership Group with respect to, any proposed Transfer of any ROFO Asset while any Default or Event of Default exists under, and as defined in, that certain Credit Agreement dated as of February 23, 2010, by and among Delek Refining, Inc., Delek Refining, the lenders party thereto and Wells Fargo Capital Finance, LLC, as administrative agent, as amended, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time (the “ Refining Credit Agreement ”), without the prior written consent of Wells

 

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Fargo Capital Finance, LLC, as administrative agent, and the Required Lenders, as defined in the Refining Credit Agreement. Upon any refinancing or replacement of any of the indebtedness evidenced by the Refining Credit Agreement (each a “ Refining Refinancing Credit Agreement ”), the Partnership Group shall execute and deliver to any administrative agent and/or lenders under any Refining Refinancing Credit Agreement an agreement and acknowledgement that the Partnership Group shall not have the right to exercise any right of first offer on any proposed Transfer of any ROFO Asset while any Default or Event of Default exists under such Refining Refinancing Credit Agreement without the prior written consent of such administrative agent or certain proportion of the lenders with respect thereto (which proportion shall be determined by the lenders in connection with such Refining Refinancing Credit Agreement).

(e) Delek US shall have no right to exercise any rights of first refusal under Article VII on, and no Partnership Party or lender to any Partnership Party shall have any obligation to give any Disposition Notice or other notice to the Partnership Group with respect to: (i) any proposed Transfer of any ROFR Asset or (ii) the use of the ROFR Capacity while any Default or Event of Default exists under, and as defined in, that Credit Agreement dated as of November 7, 2012, by and among the Partnership, the other Borrowers party thereto, the Lenders and L/C issuers from time to time party thereto, the Guarantors from time to time party thereto, Fifth Third Bank, as Administrative Agent, Bank of America, N.A., as Syndication Agreement, and Barclays Bank PLC, as Documentation Agent, as amended, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time (the “ Partnership Credit Agreement ”), without the prior written consent of the Required Lenders, as defined in the Partnership Credit Agreement. Upon any refinancing or replacement of any of the indebtedness evidenced by the Partnership Credit Agreement (each a “ Partnership Refinancing Credit Agreement ”), Delek US shall execute and deliver to any administrative agent and/or lenders under any Partnership Refinancing Credit Agreement an agreement and acknowledgement that Delek US shall have no right to exercise any right of first refusal under Article VII on (i) any proposed Transfer of any ROFR Asset or (ii) the use of the ROFR Capacity while any Default or Event of Default exists under such Partnership Refinancing Credit Agreement without the prior written consent of such administrative agent or certain proportion of the lenders with respect thereto (which proportion shall be determined by the lenders in connection with such Partnership Refinancing Credit Agreement).

 

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF , the Parties have executed this Agreement on, and effective as of, the Closing Date.

 

DELEK US HOLDINGS, INC.
By:   /s/    Kent B. Thomas        
 

 

Name:   Kent B. Thomas
Title:   Executive Vice President and General
Counsel
By:   /s/    Mark B. Cox        
 

 

Name:   Mark B. Cox
Title:   Executive Vice President and Chief
Financial Officer
DELEK REFINING, LTD.
By:   /s/    Kent B. Thomas        
 

 

Name:   Kent B. Thomas
Title:   Executive Vice President and General
Counsel
By:   /s/    Mark B. Cox        
 

 

Name:   Mark B. Cox
Title:   Executive Vice President and Chief
Financial Officer
LION OIL COMPANY
By:   /s/    Kent B. Thomas        
 

 

Name:   Kent B. Thomas
Title:   Executive Vice President and General
Counsel
By:   /s/    Mark B. Cox        
 

 

Name:   Mark B. Cox
Title:   Executive Vice President and Chief
Financial Officer

[Signature page to Omnibus Agreement]


DELEK LOGISTICS PARTNERS, LP
By:   Delek Logistics GP, LLC,
  its general partner
By:   /s/ Andrew L. Schwarcz
 

 

Name:   Andrew L. Schwarcz
Title:   Executive Vice President and General
Counsel
By:   /s/ Mark B. Cox
 

 

Name:   Mark B. Cox
Title:   Executive Vice President and Chief Financial
Officer
PALINE PIPELINE COMPANY, LLC
By:   /s/ Andrew L. Schwarcz
 

 

Name:   Andrew L. Schwarcz
Title:   Vice President of Finance and Development
and Senior Counsel
By:   /s/ Mark B. Cox
 

 

Name:   Mark B. Cox
Title:   Executive Vice President and Chief Financial
Officer
SALA GATHERING SYSTEMS, LLC
By:   /s/ Andrew L. Schwarcz
 

 

Name:   Andrew L. Schwarcz
Title:   Executive Vice President and General
Counsel
By:   /s/ Mark B. Cox
 

 

Name:   Mark B. Cox
Title:   Executive Vice President and Chief Financial
Officer

 

 

[Signature page to Omnibus Agreement]


MAGNOLIA PIPELINE COMPANY, LLC
By:   /s/ Andrew L. Schwarcz
 

 

Name:   Andrew L. Schwarcz
Title:   Executive Vice President and General
Counsel
By:   /s/ Mark B. Cox
 

 

Name:   Mark B. Cox
Title:   Executive Vice President and Chief Financial
Officer
EL DORADO PIPELINE COMPANY, LLC
By:   /s/ Andrew L. Schwarcz
 

 

Name:   Andrew L. Schwarcz
Title:   Executive Vice President and General
Counsel
By:   /s/ Mark B. Cox
 

 

Name:   Mark B. Cox
Title:   Executive Vice President and Chief Financial
Officer
DELEK CRUDE LOGISTICS, LLC
By:   /s/ Andrew L. Schwarcz
 

 

Name:   Andrew L. Schwarcz
Title:   Executive Vice President and General
Counsel
By:   /s/ Mark B. Cox
 

 

Name:   Mark B. Cox
Title:   Executive Vice President and Chief Financial
Officer
DELEK MARKETING-BIG SANDY, LLC
By:   /s/ Andrew L. Schwarcz
 

 

Title:   Vice President of Finance and Development
and Senior Counsel

 

 

[Signature page to Omnibus Agreement]


By:   /s/ Mark B. Cox
 

 

Name:   Mark B. Cox
Title:   Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer
DELEK LOGISTICS OPERATING, LLC
By:   /s/ Andrew L. Schwarcz
 

 

Name:   Andrew L. Schwarcz
Title:   Executive Vice President and General
  Counsel
By:   /s/ Mark B. Cox
 

 

Name:   Mark B. Cox
Title:   Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer
DELEK LOGISTICS GP, LLC
By:   /s/ Andrew L. Schwarcz
 

 

Name:   Andrew L. Schwarcz
Title:   Executive Vice President and General Counsel
By:   /s/ Mark B. Cox
 

 

Name:   Mark B. Cox

Title:

  Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer

 

 

[Signature page to Omnibus Agreement]


Schedule I

Pending Environmental Litigation

 

(1) McMurrian v. Lion Oil Company , Circuit Court of Union County, Arkansas, Case No. CIV-2001-213.


Schedule II

Environmental Matters

 

(1) Subsurface plume at Big Sandy terminal


Schedule III

Pending Litigation

 

(1) Shell Trading (US) Company v. Lion Oil Trading & Transportation, Inc. , District Court of Harris County, Texas, Cause No. 2009-11659.


Schedule IV

General and Administrative Services

 

(1) Executive management services of Delek employees who devote less than 50% of their business time to the business and affairs of the Partnership Group, including Delek US stock-based compensation expense

 

(2) Financial and administrative services (including, but not limited to, treasury and accounting)

 

(3) Information technology services

 

(4) Legal services

 

(5) Health, safety and environmental services

 

(6) Human resources services

 

(7) Insurance administration


Schedule V

ROFO Assets

 

Asset    Owner
Tyler Refinery Refined Products Terminal . Located at the Tyler refinery, this terminal consists of a truck loading rack with nine loading bays supplied by pipeline from storage tanks located at the refinery. Total throughput capacity for the terminal is estimated to be approximately 72,000 bpd.    Delek Refining
Tyler Storage Tanks . Located in Tyler, Texas adjacent to the Tyler refinery, these 86 storage tanks have an aggregate active shell capacity of approximately 1.8 million barrels.    Delek Refining
El Dorado Refined Products Terminal . Located at the El Dorado refinery, this terminal consists of a truck loading rack supplied by pipeline from storage tanks located at the refinery. Total throughput capacity for the terminal is estimated to be approximately 26,700 bpd, with approximately 13,600 bpd of refined products throughput for the year ended December 31, 2011.    Lion Oil
El Dorado Storage Tanks . Located at Sandhill Station and adjacent to the El Dorado refinery, these storage tanks have an aggregate active shell capacity of approximately 2.2 million barrels.    Lion Oil


Schedule VI

ROFR Assets

 

Asset    Owner
Paline Pipeline . The 185-mile, 10-inch crude oil pipeline running from Longview, Texas and the Chevron-operated Beaumont terminal in Nederland, Texas and an approximately seven-mile idle pipeline from Port Neches to Port Arthur, Texas.    Paline
SALA Gathering System . The approximately 600 miles of three- to eight-inch crude oil gathering and transportation lines in southern Arkansas and northern Louisiana located primarily within a 60-mile radius of the El Dorado refinery.    SALA
Magnolia Pipeline System . The 77-mile crude oil pipeline running between a connection with ExxonMobil’s North Line pipeline near Shreveport, Louisiana and our Magnolia Station.    Magnolia
El Dorado Pipeline System . The 28-mile crude oil pipeline, the 12-inch diesel line from the El Dorado refinery to the Enterprise system and the 10-inch gasoline line from the El Dorado refinery to the Enterprise system.    El Dorado
McMurrey Pipeline System . The 65-mile pipeline system that transports crude oil from inputs between the La Gloria Station and the Tyler refinery    Crude Logistics
Nettleton Pipeline System . The 36-mile pipeline that transports crude oil from Nettleton Station to the Tyler refinery.    Crude Logistics
Big Sandy Terminal . The terminal located in Big Sandy, Texas and the eight-inch Hopewell-Big Sandy Pipeline originating at Hopewell Junction, Texas and terminating at the Big Sandy Station in Big Sandy, Texas.    Marketing-Big Sandy
Memphis Terminal . The terminal located in Memphis, Tennessee supplied by the El Dorado refinery through the Enterprise TE Products Pipeline.    OpCo


Schedule VII

Certain Delek Projects

 

(1) That certain project related to AFE # 10502041912 which provides for the construction of a new crude oil storage tank at Delek Refining’s Tyler, Texas refinery with aggregate shell capacity of approximately 300,000 bbls.

 

(2) That certain project related to AFE # 10501044312, which provides for the construction of two crude oil unloading racks south of the metering skid at Lion Oil’s El Dorado, Arkansas refinery. The racks are designed to receive up to 32,000 bpd of light crude oil or 10,000 bpd of heavy crude oil delivered by rail to the El Dorado refinery.


Schedule VIII

Existing Capital Projects

 

(1) That certain project related to AFE # 10501047412, which provides for the construction of new crude oil pipeline that commences at the metering skid situated south of Tank #107 at Lion Oil’s El Dorado, Arkansas refinery and continues along the south side of Sandhill Station to its termination point at the tie-in to the Tank #192 fill line.

 

(2) That certain project related to AFE # 11105042812, which provides for the completion of Phase IV of the reversal of the Paline Pipeline System.

 

(3) That certain project related to AFE # 10502041912, which provides for the installation of piping and valves to enable bi-directional flow on the Nettleton Pipeline.


Exhibit A

Form of Joinder Agreement

This Joinder Agreement (this “ Agreement ”) is made as of the date written below by the undersigned (the “ Joining Party ”) in accordance with that certain Omnibus Agreement (the “ Omnibus Agreement ”) by and among Delek US Holdings, Inc., a Delaware corporation, on behalf of itself and the other Delek Entities, Delek Refining, Ltd., a Texas Limited Partnership, Lion Oil Company, an Arkansas corporation, Delek Logistics Partners, LP, a Delaware limited partnership, Paline Pipeline Company, LLC, a Texas limited liability company, SALA Gathering Systems, LLC, a Texas limited liability company, Magnolia Pipeline Company, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company, El Dorado Pipeline Company, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company, Delek Crude Logistics, LLC, a Texas limited liability company, Delek Marketing-Big Sandy, LLC, a Texas limited liability company, Delek Logistics Operating, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company, and Delek Logistics GP, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company. Capitalized terms not defined herein shall have the meanings given to such terms in the Omnibus Agreement.

The Joining Party hereby acknowledges, agrees and confirms that, by its execution of this Agreement, the Joining Party shall become a party to and “ROFO Asset Owner” under the Omnibus Agreement as of the date hereof, and (i) shall have all of the rights and obligations thereof as more fully set forth therein as if it had executed the Omnibus Agreement directly, and (ii) agrees to be bound by the terms, provisions and conditions pertaining thereto, as more fully set forth therein, as if it had executed the Omnibus Agreement directly.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has executed this Agreement as of the date written below.

 

Date:                         

 

    By:  

 

      Name:
      Title:
    By:  

 

      Name:
      Title:

Exhibit 10.2

OPERATION AND MANAGEMENT SERVICES AGREEMENT

OPERATION AND MANAGEMENT SERVICES AGREEMENT (“ Agreement ”), dated as of November 7, 2012 (the “ Effective Date ”), by and among Delek Logistics Services Company, a Delaware corporation (the “ Services Company ”), Delek Logistics GP, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (the “ General Partner ”), and Delek Logistics Partners, LP, a Delaware limited partnership (the “ Partnership ” and, together with the General Partner, the “ Partnership Parties ”). The Services Company, the General Partner and the Partnership may be referred to herein individually as “ Party ” or collectively as “ Parties .”

RECITALS

WHEREAS, the Partnership owns or leases the Facilities defined and described below consisting of pipelines, storage tanks, refined products terminals and other related facilities;

WHEREAS, Affiliates (as defined in Section 8.8 below) of the Services Company own, operate and maintain refineries, pipelines, storage tanks, refined products terminals and other related facilities;

WHEREAS, the Partnership Parties desire that the Services Company perform the Services as defined and described below with respect to the Facilities; and

WHEREAS, the Partnership Parties and the Services Company desire to set forth their respective rights and responsibilities with respect to the operation, maintenance and management of the Facilities, the provision of the Services, and other matters addressed herein;

NOW THEREFORE, in consideration of their mutual undertakings and agreements hereunder, the Parties undertake and agree as follows:

ARTICLE 1

DESCRIPTION OF FACILITIES

1.1 Facilities Description . “ Facilities ” means all gathering pipelines, transportation pipelines, storage tanks, truck racks, terminal facilities, offices and related equipment, real estate and other assets, or portions thereof, conveyed, contributed or otherwise transferred or intended to be conveyed, contributed or otherwise transferred as of the Effective Date to the Partnership or any of its subsidiaries, or owned by, leased by or necessary for the operation of the business, properties or assets of the Partnership or any of its subsidiaries as of the Effective Date. In addition, if the Partnership acquires or constructs assets after the Effective Date, the assets directly connected to and constructed to support the operation of, or to replace any portion of, the Facilities shall automatically become a part of the Facilities.

ARTICLE 2

PERFORMANCE OF SERVICES

2.1 Duties and Authority of the Services Company . The Services Company shall manage, subject to the terms of this Agreement and to the General Partner’s general directions, the operation, maintenance, repair, design, alteration and replacement of the Facilities and of the business processes associated with the Facilities as more particularly described below.


2.2 Services Provided by the Services Company . The Services Company shall make available to the Partnership Parties its employees in order to provide, or cause to be provided (through contractors, subcontractors or Affiliates), the following services relative to the Facilities (the “ Services ”) as directed by the General Partner:

(a) The Services Company shall conduct, or cause to be conducted, all operations with respect to the Facilities, and shall procure and furnish, or cause to be procured or furnished, all materials, equipment, services, supplies, and labor necessary for the operation and maintenance of the Facilities, engineering support for these activities, and related warehousing and security, including the following:

 

  (1) Maintain and operate flow and pressure control, monitoring, and over-pressure protection;

 

  (2) Maintain, repair, recondition, overhaul, and replace equipment, as needed, to keep the Facilities in good working order;

 

  (3) Operate the Facilities in a manner consistent with the standard of conduct set forth in Section 2.6; and

 

  (4) Conduct all other routine day-to-day operations of the Facilities.

(b) The Services Company shall provide, manage and conduct, or cause to be provided, managed and conducted, the business operations associated with the Facilities, including without limitation, the following:

 

  (1) Transportation and logistics, including commercial operations;

 

  (2) Commercial transportation marketing;

 

  (3) Contract administration;

 

  (4) Crude oil and refined product measurement;

 

  (5) Database mapping, reporting and maintenance;

 

  (6) Rights of way;

 

  (7) Materials management;

 

  (8) Engineering support (including facility design and optimization); and

 

  (9) Such other general services related to the Facilities as the General Partner and the Services Company may mutually agree from time to time.

 

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(c) The Services Company shall coordinate and direct, or cause to be coordinated and directed, the activities of Persons (as defined in Section 8.8 below) (including contractors, subcontractors, consultants, professionals, service and other organizations) required by the Services Company to perform its duties and responsibilities hereunder.

2.3 Records . The Services Company will maintain operations, maintenance, and inspection records, accounting records (kept in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles) and source documentation substantiating the Services provided under this Agreement, in compliance with the Subject Laws (as defined in Section 2.6(b) below) and the Services Company’s policies and procedures. The Services Company shall develop and maintain such records as are required by laws, regulations, codes, permits, or governmental agencies.

2.4 Outside Agency Requests and Other Notices . Should any Party receive notice of an inspection or request for written comments concerning the Facilities by or from any governmental agency, the Party receiving the notice will notify the other Parties and permit the other Parties’ respective representatives to be present at all scheduled inspections and to review all correspondence to or from such governmental agency and to coordinate any necessary response. Each Party shall as soon as reasonably possible notify the other Parties of the occurrence of any incident, accident, action, loss, or existence of any unsafe or other condition which involves or could involve personal injury or property damage or loss relating to the Facilities or Services. If notice is first given orally under this Section 2.4, the notifying Party shall provide written notice to the other Parties as soon as reasonably possible.

2.5 Environmental Compliance . All operations conducted hereunder shall be in compliance with all Environmental Laws (as defined in Section 8.8 below).

2.6 Standard of Conduct of the Services Company .

(a) General Standard . The Services Company shall (1) perform the Services and carry out its responsibilities hereunder, and shall require all contractors, subcontractors and materialmen furnishing labor, material or services for the operation of the Facilities to carry out their responsibilities in accordance with workmanlike practices common in the energy logistics industry, and (2) exercise the same level of care the Services Company exercises in the management of its own business and affairs.

(b) Compliance with Procedures and Laws . The Services Company shall perform the Services under this Agreement in compliance with all laws, permits, rules, codes, ordinances, requirements and regulations of all federal, state or local agencies, court and/or other governmental bodies, including without limitation the Pipeline Safety Act of 1968, as amended, and the regulations and orders of the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (“ FERC ”) and the Department of Transportation (“ DOT ”), which are applicable to (1) the Services Company’s business (2) any of the Facilities, and/or (3) the performance of Services or any other obligation of the Services Company hereunder (collectively, the “ Subject Laws ”). The Services Company shall also perform its Services for the Partnership Parties in a manner consistent with the Partnership’s pipeline transportation, storage and terminalling services agreements.

 

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ARTICLE 3

RELATIONSHIP OF PARTIES

3.1 Independent Contractor . The Services Company is an independent contractor and shall perform the Services hereunder as an independent contractor. Nothing hereunder shall be construed as creating any other relationship between any Partnership Party and the Services Company, including but not limited to a partnership, agency or fiduciary relationship, joint venture, limited liability company, association, or any other enterprise. No Party nor any of its employees shall be deemed to be an employee of any other Party. The Partnership Parties’ interest is only in the performance of the Services by the Services Company in accordance with this Agreement.

3.2 Partnership Parties’ Right to Observe . The Partnership Parties shall at all times have the right to observe and consult with the Services Company in connection with the Services Company’s performance of its obligations under this Agreement. Further, the Services Company and the Partnership Parties shall have the right to witness all audits or environmental assessments of the other to be performed on or in connection with the Facilities. The Partnership Parties shall comply with all reasonable requirements of the Services Company prior to such observation or witnessing, including but not limited to safety requirements.

ARTICLE 4

REIMBURSEMENT AND BILLING PROCEDURES

The Services Company shall invoice the General Partner and/or the Partnership monthly for any direct costs actually incurred by the Services Company in providing the Services pursuant to this Agreement (including compensation costs, including payroll, benefits and payroll taxes, allocated to its employees providing the Services) and may cause any third party service providers to invoice the General Partner and/or the Partnership directly. The General Partner and/or the Partnership shall reimburse the Services Company for the Services it provides pursuant to this Agreement on or before the later of (i) 10 days after its receipt of such invoice or (ii) 30 days following the end of the calendar month during which such invoiced Services were performed.

ARTICLE 5

TERMINATION

5.1 Termination . This Agreement will terminate automatically upon the termination of the Omnibus Agreement, dated as of the Effective Date, among the Partnership, the General Partner and certain Affiliates of the Services Company, as the same may be amended from time to time. In addition, the Partnership Parties may terminate this Agreement at any time upon 30 days’ written notice to the Services Company. Upon termination of this Agreement, all rights and obligations of the Parties under this Agreement shall terminate, provided, however , that such termination shall not affect or excuse the performance of any Party under the provisions of Article 6 which provisions shall survive the termination of this Agreement indefinitely.

 

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ARTICLE 6

INDEMNITY

6.1 Indemnified Persons . Wherever “Partnership Party” or “Services Company” appears as an indemnitee in this Article 6, the term shall include such entity and its Affiliates and their respective contractors officers, directors, employees, representatives, agents, successors and permitted assigns involved in actions or duties to act on behalf of the indemnified party. These groups will be the “ Partnership Party Indemnitees ” or the “ Services Company Indemnitees ,” as applicable. “ Third Persons ” shall not include any Partnership Party Indemnitees or Services Company Indemnitees.

6.2 Indemnification .

(a) THE PARTNERSHIP PARTIES, JOINTLY AND SEVERALLY, SHALL DEFEND, INDEMNIFY, AND HOLD HARMLESS THE SERVICES COMPANY INDEMNITEES FROM AND AGAINST ANY AND ALL LOSSES, LIABILITIES, CHARGES, DAMAGES, DEFICIENCIES, ASSESSMENTS, INTERESTS, FINES, PENALTIES, COSTS AND EXPENSES (COLLECTIVELY, “ COSTS ”) OF ANY KIND (INCLUDING REASONABLE ATTORNEYS’ FEES AND OTHER FEES, COURT COSTS AND OTHER DISBURSEMENTS), INCLUDING ANY COSTS DIRECTLY OR INDIRECTLY ARISING OUT OF OR RELATED TO ANY SUIT, PROCEEDING, JUDGMENT, SETTLEMENT OR JUDICIAL OR ADMINISTRATIVE ORDER AND ANY COSTS ARISING FROM COMPLIANCE OR NON-COMPLIANCE WITH ENVIRONMENTAL LAW. (EACH, A “ LIABILITY ”) (INCLUDING, WITHOUT LIMITATION, ANY LIABILITY FOR (1) DAMAGE, LOSS OR DESTRUCTION OF THE FACILITIES, (2) BODILY INJURY, ILLNESS OR DEATH OF ANY PERSON, AND (3) LOSS OF OR DAMAGE TO EQUIPMENT OR PROPERTY OF ANY PERSON) ARISING FROM OR RELATING TO THE SERVICES COMPANY’S PERFORMANCE OF THIS AGREEMENT, EXCEPT TO THE EXTENT SUCH LIABILITY IS CAUSED BY THE GROSS NEGLIGENCE OR WILLFUL MISCONDUCT OF SERVICES COMPANY INDEMNITEES. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Partnership Parties’ liability to the Services Company Indemnitees pursuant to this Section 6.2(a) shall be net of any insurance proceeds actually received by the Services Company Indemnitees or any of their respective Affiliates from any third Person with respect to or on account of the damage or injury which is the subject of the indemnification claim. The Services Company agrees that it shall, and shall cause the other Services Company Indemnitees to, (1) use all commercially reasonable efforts to pursue the collection of all insurance proceeds to which any of the Services Company Indemnitees are entitled with respect to or on account of any such damage or injury, (2) notify the Partnership Parties of all potential claims against any third Person for any such insurance proceeds, and (3) keep the Partnership Parties fully informed of the efforts of the Services Company Indemnitees in pursuing collection of such insurance proceeds.

(b) THE SERVICES COMPANY SHALL DEFEND, INDEMNIFY, AND HOLD HARMLESS THE PARTNERSHIP PARTY INDEMNITEES FROM AND AGAINST ANY AND ALL LIABILITIES (INCLUDING, WITHOUT LIMITATION, ANY LIABILITY FOR (1) DAMAGE, LOSS OR DESTRUCTION OF THE FACILITIES, (2) BODILY INJURY, ILLNESS OR DEATH OF ANY PERSON AND (3) LOSS OF OR DAMAGE TO

 

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EQUIPMENT OR PROPERTY OF ANY PERSON) ARISING FROM OR RELATING TO SERVICES COMPANY’S PERFORMANCE UNDER THIS AGREEMENT TO THE EXTENT SUCH LIABILITY IS CAUSED BY THE GROSS NEGLIGENCE OR WILLFUL MISCONDUCT OF THE SERVICES COMPANY INDEMNITEES. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Services Company’s liability to the Partnership Party Indemnitees pursuant to this Section 6.2(b) shall be net of any insurance proceeds actually received by the Partnership Party Indemnitees or any of their respective Affiliates from any third Person with respect to or on account of the damage or injury which is the subject of the indemnification claim. The Partnership Parties agree that they shall, and shall cause the other Partnership Party Indemnitees to, (1) use all commercially reasonable efforts to pursue the collection of all insurance proceeds to which any of the Partnership Party Indemnitees are entitled with respect to or on account of any such damage or injury, (2) notify the Services Company of all potential claims against any third Person for any such insurance proceeds, and (3) keep the Services Company fully informed of the efforts of the Partnership Party Indemnitees in pursuing collection of such insurance proceeds.

6.3 Damages Limitations . Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein, no Party shall be liable or responsible to another Party or such other Party’s Affiliates for any consequential, punitive, special or exemplary damages, or for loss of profits or revenues (collectively referred to as “ Special Damages ”) incurred by such Party or its Affiliates that arise out of or relate to this Agreement, regardless of whether any such claim arises under or results from contract, tort, or strict liability; provided that the foregoing limitation is not intended and shall not affect Special Damages imposed in favor of third Persons that are not Parties to this Agreement.

6.4 Express Negligence . THE FOREGOING INDEMNITIES ARE INTENDED TO BE ENFORCEABLE AGAINST THE PARTIES IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE EXPRESS TERMS AND SCOPE THEREOF NOTWITHSTANDING ANY EXPRESS NEGLIGENCE RULE OR ANY SIMILAR DIRECTIVE THAT WOULD PROHIBIT OR OTHERWISE LIMIT INDEMNITIES BECAUSE OF THE SOLE, CONCURRENT, ACTIVE OR PASSIVE NEGLIGENCE, STRICT LIABILITY OR FAULT OF ANY OF THE INDEMNIFIED PARTIES (EXCLUDING, IN THE CASE OF SECTION 6.3(a), GROSS NEGLIGENCE OR WILLFUL MISCONDUCT)

ARTICLE 7

NOTICES

All notices, requests, demands, and other communications hereunder will be in writing and will be deemed to have been duly given: (a) if by transmission by facsimile or hand delivery, when delivered; (b) if mailed via the official governmental mail system, five (5) business days after mailing, provided said notice is sent first class, postage pre-paid, via certified or registered mail, with a return receipt requested; (c) if mailed by an internationally-recognized overnight express mail service such as Federal Express, UPS, or DHL Worldwide, one (1) Business Day after deposit therewith prepaid; or (d) if by e-mail, one (1) business day after delivery with receipt confirmed. All notices will be addressed to the Parties at the respective addresses as follows:

 

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If to the Services Company to:

Delek Logistics Services Company

7102 Commerce Way

Brentwood, TN 37027

Attn: General Counsel

Telecopy No: (615) 435-1271

Email:

with a copy, which shall not constitute notice, to:

Delek Logistics Services Company.

7102 Commerce Way

Brentwood, TN 37027

Attn: President

Telecopy No: (615) 435-1271

Email:

If to the General Partner to:

Delek Logistics GP, LLC

7102 Commerce Way

Brentwood, TN 37027

Attn: General Counsel

Telecopy No: (615) 435-1271

Email:

with a copy, which shall not constitute notice, to:

Delek Logistics GP, LLC

7102 Commerce Way

Brentwood, TN 37027

Attn: President

Telecopy No: (615) 435-1271

Email:

If to the Partnership to:

Delek Logistics Partners, LP

c/o Delek Logistics GP, LLC

7102 Commerce Way

Brentwood, TN 37027

Attn: General Counsel

Telecopy No: (615) 435-1271

Email:

 

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with a copy, which shall not constitute notice, to:

Delek Logistics Partners, LP

c/o Delek Logistics GP, LLC

7102 Commerce Way

Brentwood, TN 37027

Attn: President

Telecopy No: (615) 435-1271

Email:

ARTICLE 8

GENERAL

8.1 Succession and Assignment . This Agreement shall be binding upon and inure to the benefit of the Parties named herein. No Party shall have the right to assign its rights or obligations under this Agreement without the consent of the other Parties hereto; provided , however , that the Partnership may make a collateral assignment of this Agreement solely to secure financing for the Partnership and its subsidiaries.

8.2 Governing Law . This Agreement shall be subject to and governed by the laws of the State of Texas, 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 Texas and to venue in Houston, Texas

8.3 Non-waiver of Future Default . No waiver of any Party of any one or more defaults by the other in performance of any of the provisions of this Agreement shall operate or be construed as a waiver of any other existing or future default or defaults, whether of a like or different character.

8.4 Audit and Maintenance of Records; Reporting . Notwithstanding the payment by the General Partner or the Partnership of any charges, the Partnership Parties shall have the right to review and contest the charges. For a period of two years from the end of any calendar year, the Partnership Parties shall have the right, upon reasonable notice and at reasonable times, to inspect and audit all the records, books, reports, data and processes related to the Services performed by the Services to ensure the Services Company’s compliance with the terms of this Agreement. If the information is confidential, the parties shall execute a mutually acceptable confidentiality agreement prior to such inspection or audit.

8.5 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.

8.6 Amendment of Modification . This Agreement may be amended or modified from time to time only by the written agreement of all the Parties hereto. Each such instrument shall be reduced to writing and shall be designated on its face an “Amendment” or an “Addendum” to this Agreement.

 

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8.7 Force Majeure . If either Party is rendered unable, wholly or in part, by force majeure (as defined in Section 8.8 below) to carry out its obligations under this Agreement, other than to make payments due, the obligations of that Party, so far as they are affected by force majeure, will be suspended during the continuance of any inability so caused, but for no longer period. The Party whose performance is affected by force majeure will provide notice to the other Party, which notice may initially be oral, followed by a written notification, and will use commercially reasonable efforts to resolve the event of force majeure to the extent reasonably possible.

8.8 Certain Definitions . For purposes of this Agreement, the following terms have the following meanings:

(a) “ Affiliate ” means, with respect to a specified Person, any other Person controlling, controlled by or under common control with that first Person. As used in this definition, the term “control” includes (1) with respect to any Person having voting securities or the equivalent and elected directors, managers or Persons performing similar functions, the ownership of or power to vote, directly or indirectly, voting securities or the equivalent representing 50% or more of the power to vote in the election of directors, managers or Persons performing similar functions, (2) ownership of 50% or more of the equity or equivalent interest in any Person and (3) the ability to direct the business and affairs of any Person by acting as a general partner, manager or otherwise. Notwithstanding the foregoing, for purposes of this Agreement, Delek US Holdings, Inc. and its subsidiaries (other than the Partnership Parties and their subsidiaries), including the Services Company, on the one hand, and the Partnership Parties and their subsidiaries, on the other hand, shall not be considered Affiliates of each other.

(b) “ Environmental Law ” means all federal, state, and local laws, statutes, rules, regulations, orders, judgments, ordinances, codes, injunctions, decrees, Environmental Permits and other legally enforceable requirements and rules of common law now or hereafter in effect, relating to pollution or protection of human health and 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 similar federal, state or local environmental conservation and protection laws, each as amended from time to time.

(c) “ Environmental Permits ” means any permit, approval, identification number, license, registration, consent, exemption, variance or other authorization required under or issued pursuant to any applicable Environmental Law.

(d) “ Force majeure ” means acts of God, strikes, lockouts or other industrial disturbances, acts of the public enemy, wars, blockades, insurrections, riots, storms, floods, washouts, arrests, the order of any court or Governmental Authority having jurisdiction while the same is in force and effect, civil disturbances, explosions, breakage, accident to machinery, storage tanks or lines of pipe, inability to obtain or unavoidable delay in obtaining material or equipment, and any other causes whether of the kind herein enumerated or otherwise not reasonably within the control of the Party claiming suspension and which by the exercise of due diligence such Party is unable to prevent or overcome.

 

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(e) “ Person ” shall include an individual or a corporation, limited liability company, partnership, joint venture, trust, unincorporated organization, association, government agency or political subdivision thereof or other entity.

8.9 Counterparts . This Agreement may be executed in any number of counterparts 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. Delivery of an executed signature page of this Agreement by facsimile transmission or in portable document format (.pdf) shall be effective as delivery of a manually executed counterpart hereof.

8.10 Third Parties . This Agreement is not intended to confer upon any Person not a Party any rights or remedies hereunder, and no Person other than the Parties is entitled to rely on or enforce any representation, warranty or covenant contained herein.

 

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The Parties have caused this Agreement to be signed by their duly authorized representatives effective as of the date first written above.

 

DELEK LOGISTICS SERVICES COMPANY
By:   /s/ Andrew L. Schwarcz
Name:   Andrew L. Schwarcz
Title:   Executive Vice President and General Counsel
By:   /s/ Mark B. Cox
Name:   Mark B. Cox
Title:   Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer
DELEK LOGISTICS GP, LLC
By:   /s/ Andrew L. Schwarcz
Name:   Andrew L. Schwarcz
Title:   Executive Vice President and General Counsel
By:   /s/ Mark B. Cox
Name:   Mark B. Cox
Title:   Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer

Signature Page – Operation and Management Services Agreement


 

DELEK LOGISTICS PARTNERS, LP

By:

 

DELEK LOGISTICS GP, LLC

its general partner

By:   /s/    Andrew L. Schwarcz        
Name:   Andrew L. Schwarcz
Title:   Executive Vice President and General Counsel
By:   /s/    Mark B. Cox        
Name:   Mark B. Cox
Title:   Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer

Signature Page – Operation and Management Services Agreement

Exhibit 10.3

 

 

 

C REDIT A GREEMENT

Among

D ELEK L OGISTICS P ARTNERS , LP, a Delaware limited partnership, as a Borrower,

E ACH OF THE O THER B ORROWERS P ARTY H ERETO ,

T HE G UARANTORS F ROM T IME TO T IME P ARTY H ERETO ,

V ARIOUS L ENDERS AND L/C I SSUERS

F ROM T IME TO T IME P ARTY H ERETO ,

F IFTH T HIRD B ANK , an Ohio banking corporation,

as Administrative Agent,

B ANK OF A MERICA , N.A., as Syndication Agent,

and

B ARCLAYS B ANK , PLC, as Documentation Agent

D ATED AS OF N OVEMBER  7, 2012

 

 

 

F IFTH T HIRD B ANK , an Ohio banking corporation, as Joint-Lead Arranger and Joint-Book Runner

B ANK OF A MERICA , N.A., as Joint-Lead Arranger and Joint-Book Runner

 

 

 


T ABLE OF C ONTENTS

 

S ECTION    H EADING    P AGE  

S ECTION  1. D EFINITIONS ; I NTERPRETATION

     1   

Section 1.1.

   Definitions      1   

Section 1.2.

   Interpretation      30   

Section 1.3.

   Change in Accounting Principles      30   

Section 1.4.

   Rounding      31   

S ECTION  2. T HE C REDIT F ACILITIES

     31   

Section 2.1.

   Revolving Loans      31   

Section 2.2.

   Letters of Credit      32   

Section 2.3.

   Applicable Interest Rates      38   

Section 2.4.

   Manner of Borrowing Loans and Designating Applicable Interest Rates      39   

Section 2.5.

   Minimum Borrowing Amounts; Maximum Eurodollar Loans      41   

Section 2.6.

   Maturity of Loans      41   

Section 2.7.

   Prepayments      41   

Section 2.8.

   Place and Application of Payments      43   

Section 2.9.

   Voluntary Commitment Terminations      45   

Section 2.10.

   Swing Loans      45   

Section 2.11.

   Evidence of Indebtedness      47   

Section 2.12.

   Fees      47   

Section 2.13.

   Account Debit      48   

Section 2.14.

   Appointment of Borrowers’ Agent as Agent for the Borrowers      49   

S ECTION  3. C ONDITIONS P RECEDENT

     49   

Section 3.1.

   All Credit Events      49   

Section 3.2.

   Initial Credit Event      50   

S ECTION  4. T HE C OLLATERAL AND G UARANTIES

     55   

Section 4.1.

   Collateral      55   

Section 4.2.

   Liens on Real Property      56   

Section 4.3.

   Guaranties      56   

Section 4.4.

   Further Assurances      56   

Section 4.5.

   Cash Collateral      57   

S ECTION  5. R EPRESENTATIONS AND W ARRANTIES

     58   

Section 5.1.

   Organization and Qualification      58   

Section 5.2.

   Authority and Enforceability      59   

Section 5.3.

   Financial Reports      59   

Section 5.4.

   No Material Adverse Change      60   

 

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Section 5.5.

   Litigation and Other Controversies      60   

Section 5.6.

   True and Complete Disclosure      60   

Section 5.7.

   Use of Proceeds; Margin Stock      60   

Section 5.8.

   Taxes      61   

Section 5.9.

   ERISA      61   

Section 5.10.

   Subsidiaries      61   

Section 5.11.

   Compliance with Laws      62   

Section 5.12.

   Environmental Matters      62   

Section 5.13.

   Investment Company      63   

Section 5.14.

   Intellectual Property      63   

Section 5.15.

   Good Title      64   

Section 5.16.

   Labor Relations      65   

Section 5.17.

   Governmental Authority and Licensing      66   

Section 5.18.

   Approvals      66   

Section 5.19.

   Solvency      66   

Section 5.20.

   No Broker Fees      66   

Section 5.21.

   No Default      66   

Section 5.22.

   OFAC      67   

Section 5.23.

   Security Interests      67   

Section 5.24.

   Other Agreements and Documents      67   

Section 5.25.

   State and Federal Regulations      67   

Section 5.26.

   Title to Crude Oil and Refined Products      70   

S ECTION  6. C OVENANTS

     70   

Section 6.1.

   Information Covenants      70   

Section 6.2.

   Inspections; Field Examinations      73   

Section 6.3.

   Maintenance of Property, Insurance, Environmental Matters, etc      74   

Section 6.4.

   Preservation of Existence      75   

Section 6.5.

   Compliance with Laws      76   

Section 6.6.

   ERISA      76   

Section 6.7.

   Payment of Taxes      76   

Section 6.8.

   Contracts with Affiliates      76   

Section 6.9.

   Restrictions or Changes; Material Agreements; Organization Documents      77   

Section 6.10.

   Change in the Nature of Business      77   

Section 6.11.

   Indebtedness      77   

Section 6.12.

   Liens      79   

Section 6.13.

   Consolidation, Merger, Sale of Assets, etc      80   

Section 6.14.

   Advances, Investments and Loans      82   

Section 6.15.

   Restricted Payments      83   

Section 6.16.

   Limitation on Restrictions      84   

Section 6.17.

   Limitation on Issuances of New Equity by Subsidiaries      85   

Section 6.18.

   Intentionally Omitted      85   

Section 6.19.

   Operating Accounts      85   

 

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Section 6.20.

  Financial Covenants      85   

Section 6.21.

  Compliance with OFAC Sanctions Programs      85   

Section 6.22.

  Interest Rate Protection      86   

Section 6.23.

  FERC      86   

Section 6.24.

  Post-Closing Matters      86   

S ECTION  7. E VENTS OF D EFAULT AND R EMEDIES

     86   

Section 7.1.

  Events of Default      86   

Section 7.2.

  Non-Bankruptcy Defaults      89   

Section 7.3.

  Bankruptcy Defaults      90   

Section 7.4.

  Collateral for Undrawn Letters of Credit      90   

Section 7.5.

  Notice of Default      90   

S ECTION  8. C HANGE IN C IRCUMSTANCES AND C ONTINGENCIES

     90   

Section 8.1.

  Funding Indemnity      90   

Section 8.2.

  Illegality      91   

Section 8.3.

  Unavailability of Deposits or Inability to Ascertain, or Inadequacy of, LIBOR      91   

Section 8.4.

  Increased Costs      92   

Section 8.5.

  Intentionally Omitted      93   

Section 8.6.

  Discretion of Lender as to Manner of Funding      93   

Section 8.7.

  Defaulting Lenders      93   

S ECTION  9. T HE A DMINISTRATIVE A GENT

     96   

Section 9.1.

  Appointment and Authorization of Administrative Agent      96   

Section 9.2.

  Administrative Agent and Its Affiliates      96   

Section 9.3.

  Exculpatory Provisions      97   

Section 9.4.

  Reliance by Administrative Agent      98   

Section 9.5.

  Delegation of Duties      98   

Section 9.6.

  Non-Reliance on Administrative Agent and Other Lenders      99   

Section 9.7.

  Intentionally Omitted      99   

Section 9.8.

  Resignation of Administrative Agent and Successor Administrative Agent      99   

Section 9.9.

  L/C Issuer and Swing Line Lender      100   

Section 9.10.

  Hedging Liability and Bank Product Liability Arrangements      101   

Section 9.11.

  No Other Duties; Designation of Additional Agents      101   

Section 9.12.

  Authorization to Enter into, and Enforcement of, the Collateral Documents and Guaranty      101   

Section 9.13.

  Administrative Agent May File Proofs of Claim      102   

Section 9.14.

  Collateral and Guaranty Matters      102   

Section 9.15.

  Authorization to Enter into Intercreditor Agreements      103   

S ECTION  10. M ISCELLANEOUS

     103   

Section 10.1.

  Taxes      103   

 

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Section 10.2.

  Mitigation Obligations; Replacement of Lenders      107   

Section 10.3.

  No Waiver, Cumulative Remedies      108   

Section 10.4.

  Non-Business Days      108   

Section 10.5.

  Survival of Representations and Covenants      109   

Section 10.6.

  Survival of Indemnities      109   

Section 10.7.

  Sharing of Payments by Lenders      109   

Section 10.8.

  Notices; Effectiveness; Electronic Communication      110   

Section 10.9.

  Successors and Assigns; Assignments and Participations      112   

Section 10.10.

  Amendments      117   

Section 10.11.

  Heading      118   

Section 10.12.

  Expenses; Indemnity; Damage Waiver      118   

Section 10.13.

  Set-off      120   

Section 10.14.

  Governing Law, Jurisdiction, Etc.      121   

Section 10.15.

  Severability of Provisions      122   

Section 10.16.

  Excess Interest      122   

Section 10.17.

  Construction      123   

Section 10.18.

  Lender’s and L/C Issuer’s Obligations Several      123   

Section 10.19.

  USA Patriot Act      123   

Section 10.20.

  Waiver of Jury Trial      123   

Section 10.21.

  Treatment of Certain Information; Confidentiality      123   

Section 10.22.

  Counterparts; Integration, Effectiveness      124   

Section 10.23.

  Joint and Several Obligations      125   

Section 10.24.

  No General Partner’s Liability for Obligations      125   

S ECTION  11. T HE G UARANTEES

     125   

Section 11.1.

  The Guarantees      125   

Section 11.2.

  Guarantee Unconditional      126   

Section 11.3.

  Discharge Only upon Payment in Full; Reinstatement in Certain Circumstances      127   

Section 11.4.

  Subrogation      127   

Section 11.5.

  Subordination      128   

Section 11.6.

  Waivers      128   

Section 11.7.

  Limit on Recovery      128   

Section 11.8.

  Stay of Acceleration      128   

Section 11.9.

  Benefit to Guarantors      129   

Section 11.10.

  Guarantor Covenants      129   

 

Signature Pages

   S-1
E XHIBIT  A      —         Notice of Payment Request   
Exhibit B      —         Notice of Borrowing   
E XHIBIT  C      —         Notice of Continuation/Conversion   
E XHIBIT  D-1      —         Revolving Note   
E XHIBIT  D-2      —         Swing Note   
E XHIBIT  E      —         Compliance Certificate   

 

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Exhibit F            Assignment and Assumption
Exhibit G      —         Additional Guarantor Supplement
S CHEDULE 1      —         Commitments
S CHEDULE  1.1      —         Initial Leased Terminal Leases
S CHEDULE  3.2(o)      —         Title Insurance Locations
S CHEDULE  3.2(q)      —         Environmental Reports Locations
S CHEDULE  3.2(u)      —         Legal Actions
S CHEDULE  4.1      —         McMurrey Properties
S CHEDULE  5.10      —         Subsidiaries
S CHEDULE  5.12      —         Environmental Matters
S CHEDULE  5.23      —         Non-Transmitting Utilities
S CHEDULE  5.23(a)      —         Actions to Create and Perfect Liens
S CHEDULE  5.24      —         Material Agreements
Schedule 6.12      —         Liens
S CHEDULE  6.14      —         Investments
S CHEDULE  6.24      —         Post-Closing Matters

 

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C REDIT A GREEMENT

This Credit Agreement is entered into as of November 7, 2012, by and among D ELEK L OGISTICS P ARTNERS , LP, a Delaware limited partnership (the “MLP” ), D ELEK L OGISTICS O PERATING , LLC, a Delaware limited liability company ( “Delek Operating” ), D ELEK M ARKETING GP, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company ( “Delek Marketing GP” ), D ELEK M ARKETING  & S UPPLY , LP, a Delaware limited partnership ( “Delek Marketing” ), D ELEK C RUDE L OGISTICS , LLC, a Texas limited liability company ( “Delek Crude” ), D ELEK M ARKETING -B IG S ANDY , LLC, a Texas limited liability company ( “Delek Big Sandy” ), M AGNOLIA P IPELINE C OMPANY , LLC, a Delaware limited liability company ( “Magnolia” ), E L D ORADO P IPELINE C OMPANY , LLC, a Delaware limited liability company ( “El Dorado” ), SALA G ATHERING S YSTEMS , LLC, a Texas limited liability company ( “SALA Gathering” ), and P ALINE P IPELINE C OMPANY , LLC, a Texas limited liability company ( “Paline” ) (the MLP, Delek Operating, Delek Marketing GP, Delek Marketing, Delek Crude, Delek Big Sandy, Magnolia, El Dorado, SALA Gathering, and Paline are each individually referred to herein as a “Borrower” and are collectively referred to herein as the “Borrowers” ), the various Guarantors from time to time party hereto, the various institutions from time to time party to this Agreement, as Lenders and L/C Issuers, F IFTH T HIRD B ANK , an Ohio banking corporation, as Administrative Agent, B ANK OF A MERICA , N.A., as Syndication Agent, and B ARCLAYS B ANK PLC, as Documentation Agent.

The Borrowers have requested, and the Lenders have agreed to extend, certain credit facilities on the terms and conditions of this Agreement. In consideration of the mutual agreements set forth in this Agreement, the parties to this Agreement agree as follows:

 

S ECTION  1. D EFINITIONS ; I NTERPRETATION .

Section 1.1. Definitions . The following terms when used herein shall have the following meanings:

“Acquired Business” means the entity or assets acquired by any Borrower or any Subsidiary in an Acquisition, whether before or after the Effective Date.

“Acquired Indebtedness” means Indebtedness of a Person whose assets or Ownership Interests are acquired by any Borrower or any Subsidiary of any Borrower in a Permitted Acquisition; provided, however that such Indebtedness is either Purchase Money Indebtedness or a Capital Lease with respect to equipment or mortgage financing with respect to Real Property, was in existence prior to the date of such Permitted Acquisition, and was not incurred in connection with, or in contemplation of, such Permitted Acquisition.

“Acquisition” means any transaction or series of related transactions for the purpose of or resulting, directly or indirectly, in (a) the acquisition of all or substantially all of the assets of a Person, or of any business or division of a Person (other than from a Subsidiary of the MLP), (b) the acquisition of in excess of 50% of the capital stock, partnership interests, membership interests or equity of any Person (other than a Person that is a Subsidiary), or otherwise causing any Person to become a Subsidiary, or (c) a merger or consolidation or any other combination with another Person (other than a Person that is a Subsidiary), provided that the MLP or a Subsidiary is the surviving entity.


“Additional Commitments” is defined in Section 2.1(b) hereof.

“Adjusted LIBOR” means, for any Borrowing of Eurodollar Loans, a rate per annum equal to the quotient of (a) LIBOR, divided by (b) one minus the Reserve Percentage.

“Administrative Agent” means Fifth Third Bank, an Ohio banking corporation, as contractual representative for itself and the other Lenders and any successor pursuant to Section 9.8.

“Administrative Agent’s Quoted Rate” is defined in Section 2.10(c).

“Administrative Questionnaire” means, with respect to each Lender, an Administrative Questionnaire in a form supplied by the Administrative Agent and duly completed by such Lender.

“Affiliate” means any Person directly or indirectly controlling or controlled by, or under direct or indirect common control with, another Person. A Person shall be deemed to control another Person for the purposes of this definition if such Person possesses, directly or indirectly, the power to direct, or cause the direction of, the management and policies of the other Person, whether through the ownership of voting securities, common directors, trustees or officers, by contract or otherwise; provided that, in any event for purposes of this definition, any Person that owns, directly or indirectly, 10% or more of the securities having the ordinary voting power for the election of directors or governing body of a corporation or 10% or more of the partnership or other ownership interest of any other Person (other than as a limited partner of such other Person) will be deemed to control such corporation or other Person; provided further that any owner of publicly traded shares of Holdings who would otherwise not constitute an Affiliate under this definition shall not be an Affiliate hereunder.

“Agreement” means this Credit Agreement, as the same may be amended, modified, restated or supplemented from time to time pursuant to the terms hereof.

“Applicable Margin” means, with respect to Loans, Reimbursement Obligations, and the commitment fees and Letter of Credit fees payable under Section 2.12, until the first Pricing Date, the rates per annum shown opposite Level III below, and thereafter from one Pricing Date to the next the Applicable Margin means the rates per annum determined in accordance with the following schedule:

 

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L EVEL   

L EVERAGE  R ATIO   FOR

SUCH  P RICING D ATE

   A PPLICABLE
M ARGIN   FOR  B ASE
R ATE L OANS
SHALL BE :
  A PPLICABLE  M ARGIN
FOR E URODOLLAR
L OANS AND L ETTER
OF C REDIT FEES
SHALL   BE :
  A PPLICABLE  M ARGIN   FOR
C OMMITMENT  F EE   SHALL   BE :

I

   Greater than 2.75 to 1.00    1.50%   2.50%   .50%

II

   Less than or equal to 2.75 to 1.00, but greater than 2.25 to 1.00    1.25%   2.25%   .40%

III

   Less than or equal to 2.25 to 1.00, but greater than 1.75 to 1.00    1.00%   2.00%   .30%

IV

   Less than or equal to 1.75 to 1.00      .75%   1.75%   .25%

For purposes hereof, the term “Pricing Date” means, for any fiscal quarter of the Consolidated Group ending on or after December 31, 2012, the date on which the Administrative Agent is in receipt of the MLP’s most recent consolidated financial statements (and, in the case of the year-end financial statements, audit report) for the fiscal quarter then ended, pursuant to Section 6.1. The Applicable Margin shall be established based on the Leverage Ratio for the most recently completed fiscal quarter and the Applicable Margin established on a Pricing Date shall remain in effect until the next Pricing Date. If the Borrowers have not delivered the MLP’s consolidated financial statements by the date such financial statements (and, in the case of the year-end financial statements, audit report) are required to be delivered under Section 6.1, until such financial statements and audit report are delivered, the Applicable Margin shall be the highest Applicable Margin ( i.e., the Leverage Ratio shall be deemed to be greater than 2.75 to 1.0). If the Borrowers subsequently deliver such financial statements before the next Pricing Date, the Applicable Margin established by such late delivered financial statements shall take effect from the date of delivery until the next Pricing Date. In all other circumstances, the Applicable Margin established by such financial statements shall be in effect from the Pricing Date that occurs immediately after the end of the fiscal quarter covered by such financial statements until the next Pricing Date. Each determination of the Applicable Margin made by the Administrative Agent in accordance with the foregoing shall be conclusive and binding on the Borrowers and the Lenders absent manifest error. Notwithstanding the foregoing, if, as a result of any restatement of or other adjustment to the consolidated financial statements of the MLP or for any reason, the Lenders determine that (a) Leverage Ratio as calculated on any Pricing Date was inaccurate and (b) a proper calculation of Leverage Ratio would have resulted in a higher Applicable Margin for any period, then the Borrowers shall automatically and retroactively be obligated to pay to the Administrative Agent for the benefit of the Lenders, promptly on demand by the Administrative Agent, an amount equal to the excess of the amount of interest and fees that should have been paid for such period over the amount of interest and fees actually paid for such period.

“Application” is defined in Section 2.2(b).

 

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“Approved Fund” means any Person (other than a natural person) that is (or will be) engaged in making, purchasing, holding or otherwise investing in commercial loans and similar extensions of credit in the ordinary course of its activities and that is administered or managed by (a) a Lender, (b) an Affiliate of a Lender or (c) an entity or an Affiliate of an entity that administers or manages a Lender.

“Assignment and Assumption” means an assignment and assumption entered into by a Lender and an Eligible Assignee (with the consent of any party whose consent is required by Section 10.9(b)(iii)), and accepted by the Administrative Agent, in substantially the form of Exhibit F or any other form approved by the Administrative Agent.

“Audited Financial Statements” means the combined balance sheets, combined statements of operations, combined statements of division equity and combined statements of cash flow of the MLP’s Predecessor set forth on Pages F-14 through F-17 of the Registration Statement.

“Authorized Representative” means those persons shown on the list of officers provided by the Borrowers’ Agent pursuant to Section 3.2(l) or on any update of any such list provided by the Borrowers’ Agent to the Administrative Agent, or any further or different officers of the Borrowers’ Agent so named by any Authorized Representative of the Borrowers’ Agent in a written notice to the Administrative Agent.

“Available Cash” has the meaning set forth in the MLP Partnership Agreement.

“Bank Product Liability” means the liability of any Borrower or any Guarantor owing to any of the Lenders, or any Affiliates of such Lenders, arising out of (a) the execution or processing of electronic transfers of funds by automatic clearing house transfer, wire transfer or otherwise to or from the deposit accounts of any Borrower and/or any Guarantor now or hereafter maintained with any of the Lenders or their Affiliates, (b) the acceptance for deposit or the honoring for payment of any check, draft or other item with respect to any such deposit accounts, (c) any other treasury, deposit, disbursement, and cash management services afforded to any Borrower or any Guarantor by any of such Lenders or their Affiliates, and (d) stored value card, commercial credit card and merchant card services.

“Base Rate” means for any day the greatest of: (a) the rate of interest announced by the Administrative Agent from time to time as its “prime rate” as in effect on such day, with any change in the Base Rate resulting from a change in said prime rate to be effective as of the date of the relevant change in said prime rate (it being acknowledged that such rate may not be the Administrative Agent’s best or lowest rate), (b) the sum of (i) the Federal Funds Rate, plus (ii) 1/2 of 1% and (c) the sum of (i) the Adjusted LIBOR that would be applicable to a Eurodollar Loan with a 1 month Interest Period advanced on such day (or if such day is not a Business Day, the immediately preceding Business Day) plus (ii) 1.00%.

“Base Rate Loan” means a Loan bearing interest at a rate specified in Section 2.3(a).

“Borrower” and “Borrowers” are each defined in the introductory paragraph of this Agreement.

 

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“Borrowers’ Agent” means the MLP.

“Borrowing” means the total of Loans of a single type advanced, continued for an additional Interest Period, or converted from a different type into such type by the Lenders on a single date and, in the case of Eurodollar Loans, for a single Interest Period. Borrowings of Loans are made and maintained ratably from each of the Lenders according to their Percentages. A Borrowing is “advanced” on the day Lenders advance funds comprising such Borrowing to the applicable Borrower, is “continued” on the date a new Interest Period for the same type of Loans commences for such Borrowing, and is “converted” when such Borrowing is changed from one type of Loans to the other, all as requested by the Borrowers’ Agent pursuant to Section 2.4(a). Borrowings of Swing Loans are made by the Administrative Agent in accordance with the procedures set forth in Section 2.10.

“Business” means (1) the ownership, operation, development, acquisition, disposition, marketing, expansion, repair and maintenance of Crude Oil and Refined Products logistics assets, (2) the ownership, marketing, acquisition and disposition of Crude Oil and Refined Products, (3) any business which supplies materials used in the operations or facilities of the MLP or any of its Subsidiaries or expands sales to any customers of the MLP or any of its Subsidiaries, and (4) any businesses customarily related or ancillary to (1), (2) or (3) of this definition of “Business”.

“Business Day” means any day (other than a Saturday or Sunday) on which banks are not authorized or required to close in Cincinnati, Ohio and, if the applicable Business Day relates to the advance or continuation of, or conversion into, or payment of a Eurodollar Loan, on which banks are dealing in U.S. Dollar deposits in the interbank eurodollar market in London, England.

“Capital Expenditures” means, with respect to any Person for any period, the aggregate amount of all expenditures (whether paid in cash or accrued as a liability) by such Person during that period for the acquisition or leasing (pursuant to a Capital Lease) of fixed or capital assets or additions to property, plant, or equipment (including replacements, capitalized repairs, and improvements) which should be capitalized on the balance sheet of such Person in accordance with GAAP.

“Capital Lease ” means any lease of Property which in accordance with GAAP is required to be capitalized on the balance sheet of the lessee.

“Capitalized Lease Obligation” means, for any Person, the amount of the liability shown on the balance sheet of such Person in respect of a Capital Lease determined in accordance with GAAP.

“Cash Collateral” shall have a meaning correlative to the cash or deposit account balances referred to in the definition of Cash Collateralize set forth in this Section 1.1 and shall include the proceeds of such cash collateral and other credit support.

 

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“Cash Collateralize” means to pledge and deposit with or deliver to the Administrative Agent, for the benefit of the Administrative Agent and the Lenders or the L/C Issuers (as applicable), as collateral for L/C Obligations, obligations in respect of Swing Loans, or obligations of Lenders to fund participations in respect of either thereof (as the context may require), cash or deposit account balances or, if the L/C Issuer or Administrative Agent benefiting from such collateral shall agree in its sole discretion, other credit support, in each case pursuant to documentation in form and substance satisfactory to (a) the Administrative Agent or (b) the applicable L/C Issuer.

“Cash Equivalents” means, as to any Person: (a) investments in direct obligations of the United States of America or of any agency or instrumentality thereof whose obligations constitute full faith and credit obligations of the United States of America, provided that any such obligations shall mature within one year of the date of issuance thereof; (b) investments in commercial paper rated at least P-1 by Moody’s and at least A-1 by S&P (or, if at any time neither Moody’s or S&P shall be rating such obligations, an equivalent rating from another nationally recognized rating service) maturing within 90 days from the date of issuance thereof; (c) investments in certificates of deposit issued by any Lender or by any United States commercial bank having capital and surplus of not less than $500,000,000 which have a maturity of one year or less; (d) investments in repurchase obligations with a term of not more than seven days for underlying securities of the types described in clause (a) above entered into with any bank meeting the qualifications specified in clause (c) above, provided all such agreements require physical delivery of the securities securing such repurchase agreement, except those delivered through the Federal Reserve Book Entry System; (e) marketable short-term money market or similar securities having a rating of at least P-2 by Moody’s or A-2 by S&P (or, if at any time neither Moody’s or S&P shall be rating such obligations, an equivalent rating from another nationally recognized rating service); (f) investments in money market funds that invest solely, and which are restricted by their respective charters to invest solely, in investments of the type described in the immediately preceding clauses (a), (b), (c), and (d) above; and (g) investments approved by the Administrative Agent.

“CERCLA” means the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation and Liability Act of 1980, as amended by the Superfund Amendments and Reauthorization Act of 1986, 42 U.S.C. §§ 9601 et seq.

“CERCLIS” means the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation and Liability Information System maintained by the EPA.

“Change in Law” means the occurrence, after the date of this Agreement, of any of the following: (a) the adoption or taking effect of any law, rule, regulation or treaty, (b) any change in any law, rule, regulation or treaty or in the administration, interpretation, implementation or application thereof by any Governmental Authority, or (c) the making or issuance of any request, rule, guideline or directive (whether or not having the force of law) by any Governmental Authority; provided , however, that notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, (x) the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act and all requests, rules, guidelines or directives thereunder or issued in connection therewith and (y) all requests, rules, guidelines or directives promulgated by the Bank for International Settlements, the Basel Committee on Banking Supervision (or any successor or similar authority) or the United States or foreign regulatory authorities, in each case pursuant to Basel III, shall in each case be deemed to be a “Change in Law”, regardless of the date enacted, adopted or issued.

 

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“Change of Control” means any of the following events or conditions: (a) the General Partner shall cease to be the sole general partner of the MLP; (b) Holdings shall cease, directly or indirectly, to own and control legally and beneficially at least 51% of the Ownership Interests in the General Partner; (c) either (x) Holdings shall cease to be able, directly or indirectly, to appoint a majority of the members of the board of directors (or similar governing body) to the General Partner or (y) failure of the majority of the board of directors (or similar governing body) of the General Partner to be comprised of directors directly or indirectly appointed by Holdings, and (d) the MLP shall cease, directly or indirectly, to own and control legally and beneficially at least 100% of the Ownership Interests of any other Borrower and at least 50% of the Ownership Interests of any Subsidiary, unless otherwise permitted in this Agreement.

“Closing Date Distribution” means the distribution of cash from the MLP to Holdings and/or one or more of Holdings’ Subsidiaries on the Effective Date in an aggregate amount not to exceed (a) the gross proceeds from the issuance of the Common Units on the Effective Date plus (b) the initial Borrowing under this Agreement on the Effective Date less (c) all expenses paid by the MLP on the Effective Date in connection with the Transactions and the transactions related thereto, including this Agreement, all as further described in the Registration Statement.

“Code” means the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, or any successor statute thereto.

“Collateral” means all properties, rights, interests, and privileges from time to time subject to the Liens granted to the Administrative Agent, or any security trustee therefor, by the Collateral Documents, but excluding any Excluded Collateral.

“Collateral Account” is defined in Section 4.5(a).

“Collateral Documents” means the Deeds of Trust, the Security Agreement, and all other, security agreements, pledge agreements, account control agreements, assignments, financing statements and other documents pursuant to which Liens are granted to the Administrative Agent by the Borrowers and the Guarantors or such Liens are perfected, and as shall from time to time secure or relate to the Obligations, the Hedging Liability, and the Bank Product Liability, or any part thereof, but not including any Hedge Agreements or agreements governing Bank Product Liabilities.

“Commitment” means, as to any Lender, the obligation of such Lender to make Revolving Loans and to participate in Swing Loans and Letters of Credit issued for the account of the Borrowers hereunder in an aggregate principal or face amount at any one time outstanding not to exceed the amount set forth opposite such Lender’s name on Schedule 1 attached hereto and made a part hereof, as the same may be reduced, increased or otherwise modified at any time or from time to time pursuant to the terms hereof. The Borrowers and the Lenders acknowledge and agree that the Commitments of the Lenders aggregate $175,000,000 on the Effective Date.

 

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“Common Units” means the common units and subordinated units representing limited partnership interests in the MLP.

“Communications” is defined in Section 10.8(d)(ii).

“Connection Income Taxes” means Other Connection Taxes that are imposed on or measured by net income (however denominated) or that are franchise Taxes or branch profits Taxes.

“Consent Agreements” means, collectively, the Consent and Agreements required to be delivered pursuant to Section 3.2(f).

“Consent Decree” means certain Consent Decree entered by the United States District Court for the Southern District of Texas (the “Court” ) on September 21, 2010, as matter of United States v. Plains All American Pipeline L.P.; Plains Pipeline, L.P.; Plains Marketing GP Inc., and Plains Marketing, L.P. (collectively, the “ Defendants” ), as amended by that certain First Amendment to the Consent Decree entered by the Court on January 19, 2012 as a matter of United States v. the Defendants and Delek Crude .

“Consolidated Group” means the MLP and its Subsidiaries.

“Contingent Obligation” means as to any Person, any obligation of such Person guaranteeing or intended to guarantee any Indebtedness ( “primary obligations” ) of any other Person (the “primary obligor” ) in any manner, whether directly or indirectly, including, any obligation of such Person, whether or not contingent, (a) to purchase any such primary obligation or any Property constituting direct or indirect security therefor, (b) to advance or supply funds (i) for the purchase or payment of any such primary obligation or (ii) to maintain working capital or equity capital of the primary obligor or otherwise to maintain the net worth or solvency of the primary obligor, (c) to purchase property, securities or services primarily for the purpose of assuring the owner of any such primary obligation of the ability of the primary obligor to make payment of such primary obligation or (d) otherwise to assure or hold harmless the holder of such primary obligation against loss in respect thereof; provided, however, that the term Contingent Obligation shall not include endorsements of instruments for deposit or collection in the ordinary course of business or entered into in the ordinary course of business in connection with any contractual arrangement, including any acquisition, capital expenditure, investment or disposition of assets permitted under this Agreement (other than such obligations with respect to Indebtedness). The amount of any Contingent Obligation shall be deemed to be an amount equal to the stated or determinable amount of the primary obligation in respect of which such Contingent Obligation is made or, if not stated or determinable, the maximum reasonably anticipated liability in respect thereof (assuming such Person is required to perform thereunder) as determined by such Person in good faith.

“Contributed Assets” means the assets contributed or otherwise transferred by the applicable Contributing Affiliate to the MLP or any of its Subsidiaries, whether prior to or after the Effective Date, including without limitation the assets contributed by certain Contributing Affiliates to the MLP and its Subsidiaries on or prior to the Effective Date as described in the Registration Statement.

 

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“Contributing Affiliates” means Holdings, Lion Oil, Limited Guarantor and any other Affiliate of Holdings that contributes or otherwise transfers assets to the MLP or any of its Subsidiaries, whether prior to or after the Effective Date.

“Contribution Agreement” means the Contribution, Conveyance and Assumption Agreement, dated as of November 7, 2012 among the MLP, the General Partner, Delek Operating, Delek Crude, Holdings, the Limited Guarantor, Delek Marketing, Lion Oil, and Delek Logistics Services Company, a Delaware corporation.

“Controlled Group” means all members of a controlled group of corporations, limited liability companies, partnerships and all trades or businesses (whether or not incorporated) under common control which, together with any Borrower or any Guarantor, are treated as a single employer under Section 414(b) or (c) of the Code or, solely with respect to Section 412 of the Code or Section 302 of ERISA, under Sections 414 (b), (c), (m) or (o) of the Code.

“Credit Event” means the advancing of any Loan, the continuation of or conversion into a Eurodollar Loan, or the issuance of, or extension of the expiration date or increase in the amount of, any Letter of Credit.

“Crude Oil” means the unrefined mixture of liquid hydrocarbons, of any grade or specific gravity, commonly known as petroleum or oil.

“Damages” means all damages, including punitive damages, liabilities, costs, expenses, losses, judgments, diminutions in value, fines, penalties, demands, claims, cost recovery actions, lawsuits, administrative proceedings, orders, response action, removal and remedial costs, compliance costs, investigation expenses, consultant fees, attorneys’ and paralegals’ fees and litigation expenses.

“Debtor Relief Laws” means the United States Bankruptcy Code and all other liquidation, conservatorship, bankruptcy, assignment for the benefit of creditors, moratorium, rearrangement, receivership, insolvency, reorganization, or similar debtor relief laws of the United States or other applicable jurisdictions from time to time in effect.

“Deeds of Trust” means, collectively, each Deed of Trust, Assignment of Rents, Security Agreement, and Fixture Filing, each Leasehold Deed of Trust, Assignment of Rents, Security Agreement and Fixture Filing, each Mortgage and Security Agreement with Assignment of Rents and each Leasehold Mortgage and Security Agreement with Assignment of Rents between a Borrower or a Guarantor, as applicable, and the Administrative Agent relating to such Borrower’s or such Guarantor’s real property, fixtures and interests in real property owned as of the Effective Date in the counties of Upshur, Gregg, Smith, Rusk, Angelina, Hardin, Tyler, Jones, Coke, Runnels, Tom Green, Jefferson, Nacogdoches, Orange and Taylor Counties, Texas; Columbia, Ouachita and Union Counties, Arkansas; Claiborne, Bossier, Caddo, and Webster Parishes, Louisiana; and Shelby and Davidson Counties, Tennessee any other mortgages or deeds of trust delivered to the Administrative Agent pursuant to Section 4.2.

 

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“Default” means any event or condition the occurrence of which would, with the passage of time or the giving of notice, or both, constitute an Event of Default.

“Defaulting Lender” means, subject to Section 8.7(b), any Lender that (a) has failed to (i) fund all or any portion of its Loans within two Business Days of the date such Loans were required to be funded hereunder unless such Lender notifies the Administrative Agent and the Borrowers in writing that such failure is the result of such good faith Lender’s determination that one or more conditions precedent to funding (each of which conditions precedent, together with any applicable default, shall be specifically identified in such writing) has not been satisfied, or (ii) pay to the Administrative Agent, the L/C Issuer, the Administrative Agent in its capacity as the maker of Swing Loans or any other Lender any other amount required to be paid by it hereunder (including in respect of its participation in Letters of Credit or Swing Loans) within two Business Days of the date when due, (b) has notified the Borrowers, the Administrative Agent, the L/C Issuer or the Administrative Agent in its capacity as the maker of Swing Loans in writing that it does not intend to comply with its funding obligations hereunder, or has made a public statement to that effect (unless such writing or public statement relates to such Lender’s obligation to fund a Loan hereunder and states that such position is based on such Lender’s determination that a condition precedent to funding (which condition precedent, together with any applicable default, shall be specifically identified in such writing or public statement) cannot be satisfied), (c) has failed, within two Business Days after written request by the Administrative Agent or the Borrowers, to confirm in writing to the Administrative Agent and the Borrowers that it will comply with its prospective funding obligations hereunder ( provided that such Lender shall cease to be a Defaulting Lender pursuant to this clause (c) upon receipt of such written confirmation by the Administrative Agent and the Borrowers), or (d) has, or has a direct or indirect parent company that has, (i) become the subject of a proceeding under any Debtor Relief Law, or (ii) had appointed for it a receiver, custodian, conservator, trustee, administrator, assignee for the benefit of creditors or similar Person charged with reorganization or liquidation of its business or assets, including the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation or any other state or federal regulatory authority acting in such a capacity; provided that a Lender shall not be a Defaulting Lender solely by virtue of the ownership or acquisition of any equity interest in that Lender or any direct or indirect parent company thereof by a Governmental Authority so long as such ownership interest does not result in or provide such Lender with immunity from the jurisdiction of courts within the United States or from the enforcement of judgments or writs of attachment on its assets or permit such Lender (or such Governmental Authority) to reject, repudiate, disavow or disaffirm any contracts or agreements made with such Lender. Any determination by the Administrative Agent that a Lender is a Defaulting Lender under clauses (a) through (d) above shall be conclusive and binding absent manifest error, and such Lender shall be deemed to be a Defaulting Lender (subject to Section 8.7(b)) upon delivery of written notice of such determination to the Borrowers, the L/C Issuers, the Administrative Agent in its capacity as the maker of Swing Loans and each Lender.

“Delek Big Sandy” is defined in the introductory paragraph of this Agreement.

 

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“Delek Crude” is defined in the introductory paragraph of this Agreement.

“Delek Logistics Services” means Delek Logistics Services Company, a Delaware corporation.

“Delek Marketing” is defined in the introductory paragraph of this Agreement.

“Delek Marketing GP” is defined in the introductory paragraph of this Agreement.

“Delek Marketing Credit Agreement” means that certain Amended and Restated Credit Agreement dated as of December 19, 2007, among Delek Marketing, the Lenders party thereto, and Fifth Third Bank, as Administrative Agent and L/C Issuer, as amended from time to time prior to the Effective Date.

“Delek Operating” is defined in the introductory paragraph of this Agreement.

“Delek Refining” means Delek Refining, Ltd., a Texas limited partnership.

“Designated Agreements” means, collectively, the Wells Fargo Intercreditor Agreement, the Israeli Banks Intercreditor Agreement, the J. Aron Acknowledgement Agreement, and the Consent Agreements.

“Disposition” means the sale, lease, conveyance or other disposition of Property, other than sales or other dispositions expressly permitted under Sections 6.13(a), 6.13(b), 6.13(c), 6.13(d), 6.13(e), 6.13(f), 6.13(g) or 6.13(h).

“Disproportionate Advance” is defined in Section 2.4(e).

“Documentation Agent” means Barclays Bank PLC, in its capacity as documentation agent hereunder.

“Dollars” and “$” each means the lawful currency of the United States of America.

“EBITDA” means, with reference to any period, Net Income for such period plus (x) the sum of all amounts deducted in arriving at such Net Income amount in respect of (a) Interest Expense for such period, (b) federal, state, and local income taxes for such period, (c) depreciation of fixed assets and amortization of intangible assets for such period, (d) non-cash extraordinary charges for such period incurred by the MLP or its Subsidiaries to comply with GAAP, and minus (y) the sum of all amounts added in arriving at such Net Income in respect of any non-cash extraordinary credits for such period established by the Borrowers to comply with GAAP; provided that, for purposes of calculating EBITDA for the fiscal quarters of the MLP ending on or before September 30, 2013, the parties agree that EBITDA for that part of such period occurring before the Effective Date shall be equal to (i) the actual number of days elapsed during that part of such period occurring prior to the Effective Date, multiplied by (ii) $124,098.90; provided further that EBITDA shall be calculated on a pro forma basis, without duplication, and in a manner reasonably acceptable to the Administrative Agent to give effect to

 

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any Permitted Acquisition consummated at any time after the Effective Date and on or after the first day of a test period under Section 6.20 as if such Permitted Acquisition had occurred on the first day of such test period, with such cash and non-cash adjustments that are approved by the Administrative Agent.

“Effective Date” means November 7, 2012.

“El Dorado” is defined in the introductory paragraph of this Agreement.

“Eligible Assignee” means any Person that meets the requirements to be an assignee under Section 10.9(b)(iii), 10.9(b)(v) and 10.9(b)(vi) (subject to such consents, if any, as may be required under Section 10.9(b)(iii)).

“Energy Policy Act” means the Energy Policy Act of 1992, Pub. L. No. 102-486, 106 Stat. 2776.

“Environmental Claim” means any investigation, notice of violation, demand, written allegation, action, suit, injunction, judgment, order, consent decree, penalty, fine, lien, proceeding or claim (whether administrative, judicial or private in nature) arising (a) pursuant to, or in connection with an actual violation of, any Environmental Law or a written allegation of a violation of any Environmental Law by a Governmental Authority, (b) in connection with any Hazardous Material, (c) from any actual or threatened abatement, removal, remedial, corrective or response action in connection with the Release of Hazardous Material, Environmental Law or order of a Governmental Authority under Environmental Law or (d) from any actual or alleged damage, injury, threat or harm to human health, or safety as it relates to exposure to Hazardous Materials, natural resources or the environment.

“Environmental Law” means any current or future Legal Requirement pertaining to (a) the protection of the environment, including CERCLA, or health and safety as it relates to exposure to Hazardous Materials, (b) the protection of natural resources and wildlife, (c) the protection of surface water or groundwater quality, (d) the management, manufacture, possession, presence, use, generation, transportation, treatment, storage, disposal, Release, threatened Release, abatement, removal, remediation or handling of, or exposure to, any Hazardous Material or (e) any Release of Hazardous Materials to air, land, surface water or groundwater, and any amendment, rule, regulation, order or directive issued thereunder.

“Environmental Permit” means any permit, approval, identification number, license or other authorization required any Environmental Law.

“EPA” means the United States Environmental Protection Agency.

“ERISA” means the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974.

“Eurodollar Loan” means a Loan bearing interest at the rate specified in Section 2.3(b).

“Event of Default” means any event or condition identified as such in Section 7.1.

 

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“Event of Loss” means, with respect to any Property, any of the following: (a) any loss, destruction or damage of such Property, ordinary wear and tear excepted, or (b) any condemnation, seizure, or taking, by exercise of the power of eminent domain or otherwise, of such Property, or confiscation of such Property or the requisition of the use of such Property.

Excess Interest ” is defined in Section 10.16.

“Excluded Collateral” means (i) any contract, license, permit, franchise, certificate, authorization, agreement or other document held by any Borrower or any Subsidiary or to which any Borrower or any Subsidiary is a party, in any case to the extent (but only to the extent) that such Borrower or such Subsidiary is prohibited from granting a security interest in, pledge of, or charge, mortgage or Lien upon any such property by reason of (A) an existing and enforceable negative pledge or anti-assignment provision or (B) any requirement of a Governmental Authority to which such Borrower or such Subsidiary or its property is subject; provided , however , that (x) no Material Contract shall constitute “Excluded Collateral”, (y) no accounts or receivables arising under any such contract, license, permit, franchise, certificate, authorization, agreement or other document or any payments due or to become due thereunder shall constitute “Excluded Collateral”, and (z) any such contract, license, permit, franchise, certificate, authorization, agreement or other document shall automatically cease to be “Excluded Collateral” (and shall automatically be subject to the Liens granted under the Collateral Documents, to the extent that (1) either of the prohibitions expressed in clauses (A) and (B) above is ineffective or subsequently rendered ineffective under Sections 9-406, 9-407, 9-408 or 9-409 of the UCC or is otherwise no longer in effect, or (2) such Borrower or such Subsidiary, as applicable, has obtained the consent of the other parties thereto to grant a security interest in such contract, license, permit, franchise, certificate, authorization, agreement or other document; (ii) any property of any Borrower or any Subsidiary that is now or hereafter subject to a Lien securing Indebtedness to the extent (and only to the extent) that (A) such Indebtedness is permitted by Section 6.11(d) and such Lien is permitted by Section 6.12(e), and (B) the documents evidencing such Indebtedness prohibit the granting of a Lien in the property securing such Indebtedness; and (iii) any deposit account used solely for payroll, employee benefits, withholding tax or escrow purposes.

“Excluded Taxes” means any of the following Taxes imposed on or with respect to a Recipient or required to be withheld or deducted from a payment to a Recipient, (a) Taxes imposed on or measured by net income (however denominated), overall gross revenues or receipts, franchise and excise Taxes, and branch profits Taxes, in each case, (i) imposed as a result of such Recipient being organized under the laws of, or having its principal office or, in the case of any Lender, its applicable lending office located in, the jurisdiction imposing such Tax (or any political subdivision thereof) or (ii) that are Other Connection Taxes, (b) in the case of any Recipient, U.S. federal withholding Taxes imposed on amounts payable to or for the account of such Lender with respect to an applicable interest in a Loan or Commitment (or otherwise pursuant to any Loan Document) pursuant to a law in effect on the date on which (i) such Recipient acquires such interest in the Loan or Commitment or becomes a party to this Agreement (other than pursuant to an assignment request by the Borrowers under Section 10.2(b) or (ii) such Recipient changes its lending office, except in each case to the extent that, pursuant to Section 10.1, amounts with respect to such Taxes were payable either to such Recipient’s

 

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assignor immediately before such Recipient became a party hereto or to such Recipient immediately before it changed its lending office, (c) Taxes attributable to such Recipient’s failure to comply with Section 10.1(g) and (d) any U.S. federal withholding Taxes imposed under FATCA.

“Existing Letters of Credit” means the letters of credit, if any, issued by the L/C Issuer under the Delek Marketing Credit Agreement and which have not been terminated or expired and returned to the L/C Issuer as of the Effective Date.

“FATCA” means Sections 1471 through 1474 of the Code, as of the date of this Agreement (or any amended or successor version of such sections that are substantively comparable and not materially more onerous to comply with) and any current or future regulations or official interpretations thereof, and any agreements entered into pursuant to Section 1471(b)(1) of the Code.

“Federal Funds Rate” means for any day the rate determined by the Administrative Agent to be the average (rounded upward, if necessary, to the next higher 1/100 of 1%) of the rates per annum quoted to the Administrative Agent at approximately 10:00 a.m. (Cincinnati time) (or as soon thereafter as is practicable) on such day (or, if such day is not a Business Day, on the immediately preceding Business Day) by two or more Federal funds brokers selected by the Administrative Agent for sale to the Administrative Agent at face value of Federal funds in the secondary market in an amount equal or comparable to the principal amount owed to the Administrative Agent for which such rate is being determined.

“FERC” means the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission or any of its successors.

“FERC Jurisdictional Requirement” means, with respect to Properties that are part of the Pipeline and Transportation Systems for which the Borrowers and their Affiliates have requested a waiver of the Interstate Commerce Act tariff filing and reporting requirements, any order or other requirement by the FERC, imposed at any time after the Effective Date, that requires any Borrower or any Subsidiary to take any action with respect to or as a result of a finding, that all or a portion of such Properties are subject to FERC requirements, including any requirement for the filing of reports and/or tariffs at the FERC with respect to such Properties, or any other FERC order or requirement that any Borrower or any Subsidiary comply with the regulations of the FERC with respect to such Properties.

“Foreign Lender” means a Lender that is not a U.S. Person.

“Foreign Subsidiary” means each Subsidiary which (a) is organized under the laws of a jurisdiction other than the United States of America or any state thereof or the District of Columbia, (b) conducts substantially all of its business outside of the United States of America, and (c) has substantially all of its assets outside of the United States of America.

“Fronting Exposure” means, at any time there is a Defaulting Lender, (a) with respect to any L/C Issuer, such Defaulting Lender’s Percentage of the outstanding L/C Obligations with respect to Letters of Credit issued by such L/C Issuer other than L/C Obligations as to which

 

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such Defaulting Lender’s participation obligation has been reallocated to other Lenders or Cash Collateralized in accordance with Section 4.5, and (b) with respect to the Administrative Agent, such Defaulting Lender’s Percentage of outstanding Swing Loans other than Swing Loans as to which such Defaulting Lender’s participation obligation has been reallocated to other Lenders or Cash Collateralized in accordance with Section 4.5.

“Funding Date” is defined in Section 2.1(c).

“GAAP” means generally accepted accounting principles set forth from time to time in the opinions and pronouncements of the Accounting Principles Board and the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants and statements and pronouncements of the Financial Accounting Standards Board (or agencies with similar functions of comparable stature and authority within the U.S. accounting profession), which are applicable to the circumstances as of the date of determination.

“General Partner” means Delek Logistics GP, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (including any permitted successors and assigns under the MLP Partnership Agreement and this Agreement).

“Governmental Authority” means the government of the United States of America, any other nation or any political subdivision thereof, whether state or local, and any agency, authority, instrumentality, regulatory body, court, central bank or other entity exercising executive, legislative, judicial, taxing, regulatory or administrative powers or functions of or pertaining to government (including any supra-national bodies such as the European Union or the European Central Bank).

“Guarantor” and “Guarantors” each is defined in Section 4.3.

“Guaranty” and “Guaranties” each is defined in Section 4.3.

“Hazardous Material” means any (a) asbestos, polychlorinated biphenyls and Hydrocarbons and (b) any substance, waste or material classified or regulated as “hazardous”, “toxic”, “contaminant” or “pollutant” or words of like import pursuant to an applicable Environmental Law.

“Hedge Agreement” means any (a) agreement with respect to any swap, forward, future or derivative transaction or option or similar agreement involving, or settled by reference to, one or more rates, currencies, commodities, equity or debt instruments or securities, or economic, financial or pricing indices or measures of economic, financial or pricing risk or value or any similar transaction or any combination of these transactions; provided that no phantom stock or similar plan providing for payments only on account of services provided by current or former directors, officers, employees or consultants of any Borrower or any Subsidiary shall be a Hedge Agreement or (b) any form of master agreement published by the International Swaps and Derivatives Association, Inc., any International Foreign Exchange Master Agreement, or any other similar master agreement.

 

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“Hedging Liability” means the liability (after taking into account the effect of any legally enforceable netting agreements related thereto) of any Borrower or any Guarantor to any of the Lenders, or any Affiliates of such Lenders, in respect of any Hedge Agreement as such Borrower or such Guarantor, as the case may be, may from time to time enter into with any one or more of the Lenders party to this Agreement or their Affiliates, equal to (a) for any such date on or after the date such Hedge Agreement has been closed out and termination value determined in accordance therewith, such termination value, and (b) for any date before the date referenced in clause (a), the amount determined as the mark-to market value for such Hedge Agreement.

“Holdings” means Delek US Holdings, Inc., a Delaware corporation.

“Hostile Acquisition” means the acquisition of the capital stock or other equity interests of a Person through a tender offer or similar solicitation of the owners of such capital stock or other equity interests which has not been approved (prior to such acquisition) by resolutions of the Board of Directors of such Person or by similar action if such Person is not a corporation, and, if such acquisition has been so approved, as to which such approval has not been withdrawn.

“Hydrocarbons” means oil, gas, coal seam gas, casinghead gas, drip gasoline, natural gasoline, petroleum condensate, petroleum distillate, and all other liquid and gaseous hydrocarbons produced or to be produced in conjunction therewith from a well bore and all products, by-products, and other substances derived therefrom or the processing thereof, and all other minerals and substances produced in conjunction and contaminated with such substances, including sulfur, geothermal steam, water, carbon dioxide, helium, and any and all minerals, ores, or substances of value and the products and proceeds therefrom.

“Indebtedness” means for any Person (without duplication) (a) all indebtedness of such Person for borrowed money, whether current or funded, or secured or unsecured, (b) all indebtedness of such Person for the deferred purchase price of Property or services, (c) all indebtedness created or arising under any conditional sale or other title retention agreement with respect to Property acquired by such Person (even though the rights and remedies of the seller or lender under such agreement in the event of a default are limited to repossession or sale of such Property), (d) all indebtedness of such Person secured by a purchase money mortgage or other Lien to secure all or part of the purchase price of Property subject to such mortgage or Lien, (e) all Capital Lease Obligations of such Person, (f) any existing reimbursement, payment or similar obligations of such Person in respect of banker’s acceptances, letters of credit and other extensions of credit whether or not representing obligations for borrowed money, (g) all net obligations of such Person under any Hedge Agreement, (h) any indebtedness, whether or not assumed, secured by Liens on Property acquired by such Person at the time of acquisition thereof, (i) all obligations under any so-called “synthetic lease” transaction entered into by such Person, (j) all obligations under any so-called “asset securitization” transaction entered into by such Person, and (k) all Contingent Obligations of such Person, it being understood that the term “Indebtedness” shall not include trade payables arising in the ordinary course of business.

“Indemnified Taxes” means (a) Taxes, other than Excluded Taxes, imposed on or with respect to any payment made by or on account of any obligations of any Borrower or any Guarantor under any Loan Document and (b) to the extent not otherwise described in (a), Other Taxes.

 

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“Indemnitee” is defined in Section 10.12(b).

“Initial Leased Terminal Leases” means those leases set forth at Schedule 1.1.

“Initial Leased Terminals” means the Leased Terminals leased by a Borrower pursuant to the Initial Leased Terminal Leases.

“Initial Terminals” means the six (6) Refined Products terminals and/or storage facilities owned by a Borrower as of the Effective Date primarily for Refined Products located in (i) Abilene, Texas; (ii) San Angelo, Texas; (iii) Tye, Texas; (iv) Big Sandy, Texas; (v) Memphis, Tennessee and (vi) Nashville, Tennessee.

“Interest Expense” means, with reference to any period, the sum of all interest charges (including imputed interest charges with respect to Capitalized Lease Obligations and all amortization of debt discount and expense) of the MLP for such period determined on a consolidated basis in accordance with GAAP.

“Interest Period” means, with respect to Eurodollar Loans and Swing Loans, the period commencing on the date a Borrowing of Loans is advanced, continued or created by conversion and ending: (a) in the case of a Eurodollar Loan, 1, 2 or 3 months thereafter, and (b) in the case of a Swing Loan, on the date 1 to 7 days thereafter as mutually agreed to by the applicable Borrower and the Administrative Agent; provided, however, that:

(i) no Interest Period with respect to any Loan shall extend beyond the Termination Date;

(ii) whenever the last day of any Interest Period would otherwise be a day that is not a Business Day, the last day of such Interest Period shall be extended to the next succeeding Business Day, provided that, if such extension would cause the last day of an Interest Period for a Borrowing of Eurodollar Loans to occur in the following calendar month, the last day of such Interest Period shall be the immediately preceding Business Day; and

(iii) for purposes of determining an Interest Period for a Borrowing of Eurodollar Loans, a month means a period starting on one day in a calendar month and ending on the numerically corresponding day in the next calendar month; provided that, if there is no numerically corresponding day in the month in which such an Interest Period is to end or if such an Interest Period begins on the last Business Day of a calendar month, then such Interest Period shall end on the last Business Day of the calendar month in which such Interest Period is to end.

“Interstate Commerce Act” means the body of law commonly known as the Interstate Commerce Act, codified at 49 U.S.C. App. §§ 1 et seq (1988).

 

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“Israeli Banks Intercreditor Agreement” is defined in Section 3.2(d).

“J. Aron” means J. Aron & Company, a general partnership organized under the laws of New York.

“J. Aron Acknowledgment Agreement” is defined in Section 3.2(e).

“L/C Issuer” means (a) Fifth Third Bank, an Ohio banking corporation and (b) any other Lender that shall have become an L/C Issuer as provided in Section 2.2(j)(i), other than any such Person that shall have ceased to be an L/C Issuer as provided in Section 2.2(j)(ii), each in its capacity as an issuer of Letters of Credit hereunder.

“L/C Obligations” means the sum of (i) undrawn face amounts of all outstanding Letters of Credit and (ii) all unpaid Reimbursement Obligations.

“L/C Sublimit” means $50,000,000, as the same may be reduced or increased at any time or from time to time pursuant to the terms hereof.

“Leased Terminal Leases” is defined in Section 5.08(c).

“Leased Terminals” means, collectively, (a) the Initial Leased Terminals; and (b) any other terminals, stations, tank farms, storage facilities, wharfage, tankage and loading racks leased by any Borrower or any Subsidiary that are used in the Business.

“Legal Requirement” means any treaty, convention, statute, law, regulation, ordinance, license, permit, governmental approval, injunction, judgment, order, consent decree or other requirement of any Governmental Authority.

“Lenders” means and includes the banks, financial institutions and other lenders from time to time party to this Agreement, as a “Lender” hereunder, including each assignee Lender pursuant to Section 10.9. Unless the context requires otherwise, the term “Lenders” includes the Administrative Agent as the maker of Swing Loans.

“Letter of Credit” is defined in Section 2.2(a).

“Leverage Ratio” means, as of the date of determination thereof, the ratio of (a) Total Funded Debt as of such date to (b) EBITDA as of the last day of the period of four fiscal quarters most recently ended.

“LIBOR” means, for an Interest Period for a Borrowing of Eurodollar Loans, (a) the LIBOR Index Rate for such Interest Period, if such rate is available, and (b) if the LIBOR Index Rate cannot be determined, the arithmetic average of the rates of interest per annum (rounded upwards, if necessary, to the nearest 1/100 of 1%) at which deposits in Dollars in immediately available funds are offered to the Administrative Agent at 11:00 a.m. (London, England time) 2 Business Days before the beginning of such Interest Period by 3 or more major banks in the interbank eurodollar market selected by the Administrative Agent for delivery on the first day of

 

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and for a period equal to such Interest Period and in an amount equal or comparable to the principal amount of the Eurodollar Loan scheduled to be made by the Administrative Agent as part of such Borrowing.

“LIBOR Index Rate” means, for an Interest Period for any Borrowing of Eurodollar Loans, the rate per annum (rounded upwards, if necessary, to the next higher one hundred-thousandth of a percentage point) for deposits in Dollars for a period equal to such Interest Period, which appears on the Reuters Screen LIBOR01 Page as of 11:00 a.m. (London, England time) on the day two Business Days before the commencement of such Interest Period.

“Lien” means any lien, mortgage, deed of trust, pledge, assignment as collateral security, security interest, charge or encumbrance in the nature of security in respect of any Property, including the interests of a vendor or lessor under any conditional sale, Capital Lease or other title retention arrangement, and any option, trust, UCC financing statement or other preferential arrangement having the practical effect of any of the foregoing.

“Limited Guarantor” means Delek Marketing & Supply, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company.

“Limited Guaranty” means that certain limited guaranty agreement dated as of the Effective Date and delivered by Limited Guarantor to the Administrative Agent.

“Lion Oil” means Lion Oil Company, an Arkansas corporation.

“Loan” means any Revolving Loan or Swing Loan, whether outstanding as a Base Rate Loan or Eurodollar Loan or otherwise as permitted hereunder, each of which is a “type” of Loan hereunder.

“Loan Documents” means this Agreement, the Notes, the Applications, the Collateral Documents, the Guaranties, and each other agreement, instrument or document to be delivered hereunder or thereunder or otherwise in connection therewith. In no event shall any Hedge Agreements or agreements governing Banking Product Liabilities constitute a Loan Document.

“LOTT” means Lion Oil Trading & Transportation, Inc., an Arkansas company.

“Magnolia” is defined in the introductory paragraph of this Agreement.

“Material Adverse Effect” means a material adverse change in, or material adverse effect upon, (a) the business, Property, or financial condition of the Consolidated Group taken as a whole, (b) the ability of any Borrower or any Guarantor to perform its material obligations under any Loan Document to which such Borrower or such Guarantor is a party or (c) (i) the legality, validity, binding effect or enforceability against any Borrower or any Guarantor of any Loan Document or the rights and remedies of the Administrative Agent and the Lenders thereunder or (ii) the perfection or priority of any Lien granted under any Collateral Document with respect to a material portion of the Collateral, other than with respect to Permitted Liens.

 

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“Material Agreement” means each of (a) the agreements or instruments set forth on Schedule 5.24, (b) any other agreement or instrument entered into on or after the date of this Agreement to which any Borrower or any Subsidiary is a party and which otherwise constitutes a material agreement or material instrument relating to the acquisition of, or establishment of, material assets or material operations (which operations would constitute 10% or more of the contribution margin of the MLP and its Subsidiaries after giving effect to such acquisition or establishment) by the MLP and its Subsidiaries, and (c) any other material documents, agreements or instruments related to any of the foregoing (i) to which any Borrower or any Subsidiary is a party, and (ii) which, if terminated or cancelled, could reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.

“McMurrey Properties” is defined in Section 4.1.

“MLP” is defined in the introductory paragraph of this Agreement.

“MLP Partnership Agreement” means that First Amended and Restated Agreement of Limited Partnership of Delek Logistics Partners, LP, dated as of November 7, 2012, between the General Partner, Delek US Holdings, Inc. and the other parties thereto.

“MLP’s Predecessor” means the predecessor to the MLP for accounting purposes, and consists of certain assets, liabilities and results of operations of certain crude oil and refined product pipeline, storage, wholesale marketing and terminalling assets of Holdings and certain Subsidiaries of Holdings to be contributed to the MLP in connection with the consummation of the offering contemplated by the Registration Statement and used to prepare the Audited Financial Statements.

“Moody’s” means Moody’s Investors Service, Inc.

Multiemployer Plan” means a multiemployer plan, as defined in Section 4001(a)(3) of ERISA, to which a member of the Controlled Group (including each Borrower) is making or accruing an obligation to make contributions or has within the preceding five plan years made contributions or under which a member of the Controlled Group (including each Borrower) is reasonably expected to incur liability.

“Net Cash Proceeds” means, as applicable, (a) with respect to any Disposition by a Person, cash and cash equivalent proceeds received by or for such Person’s account, net of (i) reasonable direct costs relating to such Disposition and (ii) sale, use or other transactional taxes paid or payable by such Person as a direct result of such Disposition, (b) with respect to any Event of Loss of a Person, cash and cash equivalent proceeds received by or for such Person’s account (whether as a result of payments made under any applicable insurance policy therefor or in connection with condemnation proceedings or otherwise), net of reasonable direct costs incurred in connection with the collection of such proceeds, awards or other payments, and (c) with respect to any offering of equity securities of a Person or the issuance of any Indebtedness by a Person, cash and cash equivalent proceeds received by or for such Person’s account, net of reasonable legal, underwriting, and other fees and expenses incurred as a direct result thereof.

 

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“Net Income” means, with reference to the applicable period, the net income (or net loss) of the MLP for such period computed on a consolidated basis in accordance with GAAP; provided that, there shall be excluded from Net Income (a) the net income (or net loss) of any Person accrued prior to the date it becomes a Subsidiary of, or has merged into or consolidated with, the Consolidated Group, except to the extent that a Borrower has delivered the financial statements of the Acquired Business for such period, which financial statements shall have been reviewed or audited by an independent accounting firm reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent, and the Administrative Agent agrees to the inclusion of such net income (or net loss) of such Person and (b) the net income (or net loss) of any Person (other than a Subsidiary) in which the Consolidated Group has an Ownership Interest in, except to the extent of the amount of dividends or other distributions actually paid to the Consolidated Group during such period.

“Non-Consenting Lender” means any Lender that does not approve any consent, waiver or amendment that (i) requires the approval of all affected Lenders or all Lenders, in each instance in accordance with the terms of Section 10.10 and (ii) has been approved by the Required Lenders.

“Non-Defaulting Lender” means, at any time, each Lender that is not a Defaulting Lender at such time.

“Note” and “Notes” means and includes the Revolving Notes and the Swing Note.

“NPL” means the National Priorities List under CERCLA.

“Obligations” means all obligations of each Borrower to pay principal and interest on the Loans (including any interest that accrues after the commencement of an insolvency proceeding regardless of whether allowed or allowable in whole or in part as a claim in such insolvency proceeding), all Reimbursement Obligations owing under the Applications, all fees and charges payable hereunder, and all other payment obligations of the Borrowers or any Guarantor arising under or in relation to any Loan Document, in each case whether now existing or hereafter arising, due or to become due, direct or indirect, absolute or contingent, and howsoever evidenced, held or acquired.

OFAC ” means the United States Department of Treasury Office of Foreign Assets Control.

OFAC Event ” means the event specified in Section 6.21(c).

OFAC Sanctions Programs ” means all laws, regulations, and Executive Orders administered by OFAC, including the Bank Secrecy Act, anti-money laundering laws (including the Patriot Act)), and all economic and trade sanction programs administered by OFAC, any and all similar United States federal laws, regulations or Executive Orders, and any similar laws, regulations or orders adopted by any State within the United States.

 

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OFAC SDN List ” means the list of the Specially Designated Nationals and Blocked Persons maintained by OFAC.

“Organization Documents” means, (a) for any corporation, the certificate or articles of incorporation, the bylaws, or code of regulations, or other similar document and any certificate of designations or instrument relating to the rights of shareholders of such corporation, (b) for any partnership, the partnership agreement or other similar agreement and, if applicable, certificate of limited partnership, (c) for any limited liability company, the operating agreement, limited liability company agreement, or other similar agreement, and articles or certificate of formation of such limited liability company, and (d) with respect to any joint venture, trust or other form of business entity, the joint venture or other applicable agreement of formation or organization and any agreement, instrument, filing or notice with respect thereto filed in connection with its formation or organization with the applicable Governmental Authority in the jurisdiction of its formation or organization and, if applicable, any certificate or articles of formation or organization of such entity.

“Other Connection Taxes” means, with respect to any Recipient, Taxes imposed as a result of a present or former connection between such Recipient and the jurisdiction imposing such Tax (other than connections arising from such Recipient having executed, delivered, become a party to, performed its obligations under, received payments under, received or perfected a Lien under, engaged in any other transaction pursuant to or enforced any Loan Document, or sold or assigned an interest in any Loan or Loan Document).

“Other Taxes” means all present or future stamp, court or documentary, intangible, recording, filing or similar Taxes that arise from any payment made under, from the execution, delivery, performance, enforcement or registration of, from the receipt or perfection of a security interest under, or otherwise with respect to, any Loan Document, except any such Taxes that are Other Connection Taxes imposed with respect to an assignment (other than an assignment made pursuant to Section 10.2(b)).

“Over-Allotment Distribution” means any distribution or distributions required to be made by the MLP pursuant to the over-allotment option granted to the underwriters of the offering contemplated by the Registration Statement to purchase additional Common Units, as contemplated by and further described in the Registration Statement.

“Owned Terminals” means, collectively (a) the Initial Terminals; and (b) any other terminals, stations, tank farms, storage facilities, wharfage, tankage and loading racks owned in fee simple by any Borrower of any Subsidiary that are used in the Business.

“Ownership Interest” means all shares, interests, participations, rights to purchase, options, warrants, general or limited partnership interests, limited liability company interests or other equivalents (regardless of how designated) of or in a corporation, partnership, limited liability company or equivalent entity, whether voting or nonvoting, including common stock, preferred stock or any other “equity security” (as such term is defined in Rule 3a11-1 of the Rules and Regulations promulgated by the Securities and Exchange Commission (17 C.F.R. § 240.3a11-1) under the Securities and Exchange Act of 1934, as amended).

 

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“Paline” is defined in the introductory paragraph of this Agreement.

“Participant” is defined in Section 10.9(d).

“Participant Register” is defined in Section 10.9(d).

“Participating Interest” is defined in Section 2.2(d).

“Participating Lender” is defined in Section 2.2(d).

“Patriot Act” means the Uniting and Strengthening America by Providing Appropriate Tools Required to Intercept and Obstruct Terrorism Act of 2001, Pub. L. 107-56.

“PBGC” means the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation or any Person succeeding to any or all of its functions under ERISA.

“Pension Plan” means any employee pension benefit plan (other than a Multiemployer Plan) covered by Title IV of ERISA or subject to the minimum funding standards under Section 412 of the Code that is maintained by a member of the Controlled Group (including each Borrower) for current or former employees of a member of the Controlled Group (including each Borrower) and to which a member of the Controlled Group (including each Borrower) is then making or accruing an obligation to make contributions or has within the preceding five plan years made contributions or under which a member of the Controlled Group (including each Borrower) is reasonably expected to incur liability.

“Percentage” means, for each Lender, the percentage of the aggregate Commitments represented by such Lender’s Commitment or, if the Commitments have been terminated or have expired, the percentage held by such Lender (including through participation interests in Reimbursement Obligations) of the aggregate principal amount of all Loans and L/C Obligations then outstanding.

“Permitted Acquisition” means any Acquisition with respect to which all of the following conditions shall have been satisfied:

(a) the Acquired Business is in the line of Business and has its primary operations in the United States of America or Canada;

(b) the Acquisition shall not be a Hostile Acquisition;

(c) the Borrowers shall have notified the Administrative Agent not less than 15 days (or such shorter time period as may be agreed to by the Administrative Agent) prior to any such Acquisition if the aggregate consideration for such Acquisition is in excess of $5,000,000;

 

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(d) if a new Subsidiary is formed or acquired as a result of or in connection with such Acquisition, such Subsidiary shall be a U.S. Subsidiary, and the Borrowers shall have complied with the requirements of Section 4 in connection therewith;

(e) (i) for any Acquisition involving an Acquired Business from any Person that is not an Affiliate of the MLP (A) for which the aggregate consideration for such Acquisition exceeds $5,000,000 and (B) for which the aggregate consideration, combined with the aggregate consideration for all other Acquisitions for which the Acquired Businesses have not undergone a review or other financial due diligence as otherwise required by this clause (e), exceeds $20,000,000, the Acquired Business shall have undergone a review or other financial due diligence by an investment banking firm, accounting firm, appraisal firm or other consulting firm acceptable to the Administrative Agent as part of the Acquisition due diligence; and (ii) for any Acquisition involving an Acquired Business from any Affiliate of the MLP, the Borrowers shall provide the Administrative Agent with financial information with respect to the Acquired Business reasonably acceptable to the Administrative Agent.

(f) (i) the Borrowers shall have Unused Commitments (after giving effect to any increase in the Commitments made pursuant to Section 2.1(b) and after giving effect to such Acquisition) of not less than $30,000,000 and (ii) no Default or Event of Default shall exist, including with respect to the covenant contained in Section 6.20(a) on a pro forma basis, and the Borrowers shall have delivered to the Administrative Agent a compliance certificate in the form of Exhibit E attached hereto evidencing such compliance with Section 6.20(a).

“Permitted Lien” is defined in Section 6.12.

“Person” means any natural person, partnership, corporation, limited liability company, association, trust, unincorporated organization or any other entity or organization, including a Governmental Authority.

“PHMSA” is defined in Section 5.25(g).

Pipeline and Transportation Systems ” means, collectively, as of the Effective Date,:

(a) the pipeline system which consists of a 77-mile Crude Oil pipeline commonly referred to as the Magnolia Pipeline, a station west of Holdings’ Subsidiary’s El Dorado, Arkansas refinery commonly referred to as the Magnolia Station, and a pipeline system commonly referred to as the El Dorado Pipeline System, which includes an approximately 28-mile Crude Oil pipeline running from the Magnolia Station to a station commonly referred to as the Sandhill Station and two Refined Product pipelines for the transportation of gasoline and diesel running from Holdings’ El Dorado refinery to that pipeline commonly referred to as the Enterprise TE Products Pipeline,

(b) the Crude Oil gathering and transportation system which includes approximately 600 miles of Crude Oil gathering and transportation pipelines in southern Arkansas and northern Louisiana which currently supplies Crude Oil to Holdings’ Subsidiary’s El Dorado, Arkansas refinery,

 

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(c) the pipeline system which includes an approximately 185-mile Crude Oil pipeline running from Longview, Texas to a Chevron operated Beaumont, Texas terminal and an approximately seven-mile pipeline running from Port Neches to Port Arthur, Texas,

(d) the pipeline system which includes an approximately 36-mile Crude Oil pipeline commonly referred to as the Nettleton Pipeline running from that station commonly referred to as the Nettleton Station to Holdings’ Subsidiary’s Tyler, Texas refinery and an approximately 65-mile Crude Oil pipeline system commonly referred to as the McMurrey Pipeline System, which transports Crude Oil from inputs between that station commonly known as the La Gloria Station and Holdings’ Subsidiary’s Tyler refinery,

(e) the approximately 114-mile Refined Products pipeline that connects the terminals owned by the Borrowers located in or near San Angelo, Texas and Abilene, Texas to each other and to the pipeline commonly referred to as the Magellan Orion Pipeline,

(f) the pipeline running from Hopewell Junction, Texas to that station commonly referred to as the Big Sandy Station in Big Sandy, Texas, and

(g) any other gathering systems or pipelines owned, leased or licensed by any Borrower or any Subsidiary that are used by any Borrower or any of Subsidiary in the Business,

including in each case any and all real estate rights, gathering receipt, relay, and pump stations and storage tanks connected or relating to any of the foregoing.

“Pipeline Rights” is defined in Section 5.15(b).

“Platform” is defined in Section 10.8(d)(i).

“Post-Retirement Benefit Plan” is defined in Section 5.9.

“Property” means, as to any Person, all types of real, personal, tangible, intangible or mixed property owned by such Person whether or not included in the most recent balance sheet of such Person and its Subsidiaries under GAAP.

“Public Lender” is defined in Section 10.8(d)(iii).

Purchase Money Indebtedness ” means Indebtedness (other than the Obligations, but including Capitalized Lease Obligations), incurred at the time of, or within 20 days after, the acquisition of any fixed assets for the purpose of financing all or any part of the acquisition cost thereof.

 

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“RCRA” means the Solid Waste Disposal Act, as amended by the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act of 1976 and Hazardous and Solid Waste Amendments of 1984, 42 U.S.C.  §§ 6901 et seq. , and any future amendments.

“Recipient” means (a) the Administrative Agent, (b) any Lender, and (c) any L/C Issuer.

“Refined Products” means gasoline, diesel fuel, jet fuel, liquid petroleum gases, asphalt and asphalt products, and other refined petroleum products or byproducts.

Register” is defined in Section 10.9(c).

“Registration Statement” means that certain Form S-1 Registration Statement dated July 11, 2012, as amended from time to time through the Effective Date, in each case, filed with the SEC with respect to the Common Units.

“Reimbursement Obligation” is defined in Section 2.2(c).

“Related Parties” means, with respect to any Person, such Person’s Affiliates and the partners, directors, officers, employees, agents, trustees, administrators, managers, advisors and representatives of such Person and of such Person’s Affiliates.

“Release” means any spilling, leaking, pumping, pouring, emitting, emptying, discharging, injecting, escaping, leaching, dumping, disposing or migration into the environment.

“Required Lenders” means, as of the date of determination thereof, Lenders whose outstanding Loans and interests in Letters of Credit and Unused Commitments constitute more than 50% of the sum of the total outstanding Loans, interests in Letters of Credit and Unused Commitments; provided that, the Commitment of, and the portion of the outstanding Loans, interests in Letters of Credit and Unused Commitments held or deemed held by, any Defaulting Lender shall, so long as such Lender is a Defaulting Lender, be disregarded for purposes of making a determination of Required Lenders. For the purposes of this definition, any Lender and its Affiliates shall constitute a single Lender.

“Reserve Percentage” means, for any Borrowing of Eurodollar Loans, the daily average for the applicable Interest Period of the maximum rate, expressed as a decimal, at which reserves (including any supplemental, marginal, and emergency reserves) are imposed during such Interest Period by the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System (or any successor) on “eurocurrency liabilities” , as defined in such Board’s Regulation D (or in respect of any other category of liabilities that includes deposits by reference to which the interest rate on Eurodollar Loans is determined or any category of extensions of credit or other assets that include loans by non-United States offices of any Lender to United States residents), subject to any amendments of such reserve requirement by such Board or its successor, taking into account any transitional adjustments thereto. For purposes of this definition, the Eurodollar Loans shall be deemed to be “eurocurrency liabilities” as defined in Regulation D without benefit or credit for any prorations, exemptions or offsets under Regulation D.

 

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“Responsible Officer” means any officer of the General Partner with responsibility for the transactions contemplated herein including, without limitation, its President, Chief Executive Officer, Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer.

“Restricted Payments” is defined in Section 6.15.

“Reuters Screen LIBOR01 Page” means the display designated as the “LIBOR01 Page” on the Reuters Service (or such other page as may replace the LIBOR01 Page on that service or such other service as may be nominated by the British Bankers’ Association as the information vendor for the purpose of displaying British Bankers’ Association Interest Settlement Rates for U.S. Dollar deposits ( “BBA LIBOR” ) or such other commercially available source providing quotations of BBA LIBOR as designated by the Administrative Agent from time to time).

“Revolving Credit” means the credit facility for making Revolving Loans and Swing Loans and issuing Letters of Credit described in Sections 2.1, 2.2 and 2.10.

“Revolving Loan” is defined in Section 2.1 and, as so defined, includes a Base Rate Loan or a Eurodollar Loan, each of which is a “type” of Revolving Loan hereunder.

“Revolving Note” is defined in Section 2.11(d).

“S&P” means Standard & Poor’s Ratings Services Group, a division of The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc.

“SALA Gathering” is defined in the introductory paragraph of this Agreement.

“SEC” means the Securities and Exchange Commission, or any Governmental Authority succeeding to any of its principal functions.

“Security Agreement” means that certain Security Agreement dated as of the Effective Date among the Borrowers, the Guarantors and the Administrative Agent.

“Solvent” means, when used with respect to any Person, that, as at any date of determination, (a) the amount of the “present fair saleable value” of the assets of such Person will, as of such date, exceed the amount of all “liabilities of such Person, contingent or otherwise” as of such date, as such quoted terms are determined in accordance with applicable federal and state laws governing determinations of the insolvency of debtors, (b) the present fair saleable value of the assets of such Person will, as of such date, be greater than the amount that will be required to pay the liability of such Person on its debts as such debts become absolute and matured, (c) such Person will not have, as of such date, an unreasonably small amount of capital with which to conduct its business, and (d) such Person will be able to pay its debts as they mature. The amount of contingent liabilities at any time shall be computed as the amount that, in the light of all the facts and circumstances existing at such time, represents the amount that can reasonably be expected to become an actual or matured liability.

 

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“State Pipeline Regulatory Agencies” means, collectively, the Railroad Commission of Texas, the Louisiana Public Service Commission, the Louisiana Office of Conservation, the Arkansas Public Service Commission, any similar Governmental Authorities in other jurisdictions, and any successor Governmental Authorities of any of the foregoing.

“Subsidiary” means, as to any particular parent corporation or organization, any other corporation or organization more than 50% of the outstanding Voting Stock of which is at the time directly or indirectly owned by such parent corporation or organization or by any one or more other entities which are themselves subsidiaries of such parent corporation or organization. Unless otherwise expressly noted herein, the term “Subsidiary” means a Subsidiary of the MLP or of any of its direct or indirect Subsidiaries.

“Swing Line” means the credit facility for making one or more Swing Loans described in Section 2.10.

“Swing Line Sublimit” means $7,000,000, as the same may be reduced or increased at any time or from time to time pursuant to the terms hereof.

“Swing Loan” and “Swing Loans” each is defined in Section 2.10.

“Swing Note” is defined in Section 2.11(d).

“Syndication Agent” means Bank of America, N.A., in its capacity as syndication agent hereunder.

“Taxes” means any and all present or future taxes, levies, imposts, duties, deductions, withholdings (including backup withholding), assessments, fees or other charges imposed by any Governmental Authority, including any interest, additions to tax, liabilities or penalties applicable thereto.

“Terminals” means, collectively, the Owned Terminals and the Leased Terminals.

“Termination Date” means November 7, 2017 or such earlier date on which the Commitments are terminated in whole pursuant to Section 2.9, 7.2 or 7.3.

“Texas Intrastate Pipelines” is defined in Section 5.25(b).

“Title Policies” is defined in Section 3.2(o).

“Total Funded Debt” means, at any time the same is to be determined, the aggregate principal amount of all Indebtedness (excluding Contingent Obligations with respect to which the primary obligation is not Indebtedness for borrowed money) of the MLP at such time determined on a consolidated basis in accordance with GAAP.

“Transfer Documents” means, collectively, the Contribution Agreement and any other material documents, agreements and instruments executed by any Borrower, any Subsidiary or any Contributing Affiliate in connection with the transfer of the Contributed Assets to the MLP and its Subsidiaries whether on, prior to or after the Effective Date.

 

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“Transaction” means, collectively, the contribution of the Contributed Assets on or prior to the Effective Date and the issuance of Common Units as described in the Registration Statement on the Effective Date.

UCC ” is defined in Section 1.2.

“Unfunded Vested Liabilities” means, for any Pension Plan at any time, the amount (if any) by which the present value of all vested nonforfeitable accrued benefits under such Pension Plan exceeds the fair market value of all Pension Plan assets allocable to such benefits, all determined as of the then most recent annual actuarial report valuation date for such Pension Plan using the actuarial assumptions utilized by such Pension Plan’s actuaries for such purpose, but only to the extent that such excess represents a potential liability of a member of the Controlled Group to the PBGC or the Pension Plan under Title IV of ERISA.

“Unused Commitments” means, at any time, the difference between (a) the Commitments then in effect and (b) the aggregate outstanding principal amount of Revolving Loans, Swing Loans and L/C Obligations then outstanding (other than L/C Obligations that are Cash Collateralized); provided that Swing Loans outstanding from time to time shall be deemed to reduce the Unused Commitment of the Administrative Agent for purposes of computing the commitment fee under Section 2.12(a).

“U.S. Person” means any Person that is a “United States Person” as defined in Section 7701(a)(30) of the Code.

“U.S. Subsidiary” means each Subsidiary that is not a Foreign Subsidiary.

“U.S. Tax Compliance Certificate” is defined in Section 10.1(g)(ii).

“Voting Stock” of any Person means Ownership Interests of any class or classes (however designated) having ordinary power for the election of directors or other similar governing body of such Person (including general partners of a partnership), other than Ownership Interests having such power only by reason of the happening of a contingency.

“Wells Fargo Intercreditor Agreement” is defined in Section 3.2(c).

“Welfare Plan” means a “welfare plan” as defined in Section 3(1) of ERISA.

“Wholly-owned Subsidiary” means, at any time, any Subsidiary of which all of the issued and outstanding Ownership Interests (other than directors’ qualifying Ownership Interests as required by law) are owned by any one or more of the Borrowers and the Borrowers’ other Wholly-owned Subsidiaries at such time.

 

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“Withholding Agent” means any Borrower, any Guarantor, and the Administrative Agent.

“Working Capital Borrowing” has the meaning set forth in the MLP Partnership Agreement.

Section 1.2. Interpretation . The definitions of terms herein shall apply equally to the singular and plural forms of the terms defined. Whenever the context may require, any pronoun shall include the corresponding masculine, feminine and neuter forms. The words “include,” “includes” and “including” shall be deemed to be followed by the phrase “without limitation.” The word “will” shall be construed to have the same meaning and effect as the word “shall.” Unless the context requires otherwise (a) any definition of or reference to any agreement, instrument or other document herein shall be construed as referring to such agreement, instrument or other document as from time to time amended, supplemented or otherwise modified (subject to any restrictions on such amendments, supplements or modifications set forth herein), (b) any reference herein to any Person shall be construed to include such Person’s successors and permitted assigns, (c) the words “herein,” “hereof” and “hereunder,” and words of similar import, shall be construed to refer to this Agreement in its entirety and not to any particular provision hereof, (d) all references herein to Sections, Exhibits and Schedules shall be construed to refer to Sections of, and Exhibits and Schedules to, this Agreement, (e) any reference to any law or regulation herein shall, unless otherwise specified, refer to such law or regulation as amended, modified or supplemented from time to time, and (f) the words “asset” and “property” shall be construed to have the same meaning and effect and to refer to any and all tangible and intangible assets and properties, including cash, securities, accounts and contract rights. All references to time of day herein are references to Cincinnati, Ohio, time unless otherwise specifically provided. Where the character or amount of any asset or liability or item of income or expense is required to be determined or any consolidation or other accounting computation is required to be made for the purposes of this Agreement, it shall be done in accordance with GAAP except where such principles are inconsistent with the specific provisions of this Agreement. All terms that are used in this Agreement which are defined in the Uniform Commercial Code of the State of New York as in effect from time to time ( “UCC” ) shall have the same meanings herein as such terms are defined in the UCC, unless this Agreement shall otherwise specifically provide.

Section 1.3. Change in Accounting Principles . If, after the date of this Agreement, there shall occur any change in GAAP and such change shall result in a change in the method of calculation of any financial covenant, standard or term found in this Agreement, either the Borrowers or the Required Lenders may by notice to the Lenders and the Borrowers, respectively, require that the Lenders and the Borrowers negotiate in good faith to amend such covenants, standards, and term so as equitably to reflect such change in accounting principles, with the desired result being that the criteria for evaluating the financial condition of the Consolidated Group or such covenant, standard or term shall be the same as if such change had not been made. No delay by the Borrowers or the Required Lenders in requiring such negotiation shall limit their right to so require such a negotiation at any time after such a change in accounting principles. Until any such covenant, standard, or term is amended in accordance with this Section 1.3, financial covenants (and all

 

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related defined terms) and applicable covenants, terms and standards shall be computed and determined in accordance with GAAP in effect prior to such change in accounting principles. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Agreement or any other Loan Document, for purposes of calculations made pursuant to the terms of this Agreement or any other Loan Document, GAAP will be deemed to treat leases that would have been classified as operating leases in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles in the United States of America as in effect on December 31, 2011 in a manner consistent with the treatment of such leases under generally accepted accounting principles in the United States of America as in effect on December 31, 2011, notwithstanding any modifications or interpretive changes thereto that may occur thereafter.

Section 1.4. Rounding . Any financial ratios required to be maintained pursuant to this Agreement (or required to be satisfied in order for a specific action to be permitted under this Agreement) shall be calculated by dividing the appropriate component by the other component, carrying the result to one place more than the number of places by which such ratio is expressed herein and rounding the result up or down to the nearest number (with a rounding up if there is no nearest number).

 

S ECTION  2. T HE C REDIT F ACILITIES .

Section 2.1. Revolving Loans . (a)  Commitments . Prior to the Termination Date, each Lender severally and not jointly agrees, subject to the terms and conditions hereof, to make revolving loans (each individually a “Revolving Loan” and, collectively, the “Revolving Loans” ) in Dollars to the Borrowers from time to time up to the amount of such Lender’s Commitment in effect at such time; provided, however, the sum of the Revolving Loans, Swing Loans and L/C Obligations at any time outstanding shall not exceed the sum of all Commitments in effect at such time. Each Borrowing of Revolving Loans shall be made ratably by the Lenders in proportion to their respective Percentages. As provided in Section 2.4(a), and subject to the terms hereof, the Borrowers may elect that each Borrowing of Revolving Loans be either Base Rate Loans or Eurodollar Loans. Revolving Loans may be repaid and reborrowed before the Termination Date, subject to the terms and conditions hereof.

(b) Commitment Increases . The Borrowers’ Agent shall be entitled to request, either on the Effective Date or at any time, and from time to time, prior to the Termination Date, that the Commitments be increased by an aggregate amount not to exceed Fifty Million Dollars $50,000,000 (such additional Commitments are referred to herein as the “ Additional Commitments ”); provided that (x) each request for a Commitment increase shall be in a minimum amount of Ten Million Dollars ($10,000,000), (y) no more than four requests for a Commitment increase may be made during any consecutive twelve-month period and (z) in no event shall the aggregate Commitments exceed at any time Two Hundred Twenty-Five Million Dollars ($225,000,000); and provided further that, to the extent that the request occurs after the Effective Date, (i) no Default or Event of Default exists at the time of such request, (ii) the Borrowers’ Agent gives the Administrative Agent thirty (30) days prior written notice of such election, (iii) no Lender shall be obligated to increase such Lender’s Commitment without such Lender’s prior written consent, which may be withheld in such Lender’s sole discretion, and

 

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(iv) any Person providing any Additional Commitment amount that is not already a Lender must be reasonably acceptable to the Administrative Agent, the L/C Issuers and the Borrowers’ Agent. In connection with any such increase in the Commitments the parties shall execute any documents reasonably requested in connection with or to evidence such increase, including without limitation an amendment to this Agreement. In the event of any increase in the Commitments pursuant to this Section 2.1(b), the L/C Sublimit and the Swing Line Sublimit shall increase automatically pro rata on a percentage basis (i.e. any percentage increase in the aggregate amount of the Commitments pursuant to this Section shall result in an equal percentage increase the Swing Line Sublimit and the L/C Sublimit).

(c) Adjustments. On the date ( “Funding Date” ) of any future increase in the Commitments permitted by this Agreement (which date shall be designated by the Administrative Agent, after consultation with the Borrowers’ Agent), each Lender who has an Additional Commitment shall fund to the Administrative Agent such amounts as may be required to cause each such Lender to hold its Percentage of Loans based upon the Commitments as of such Funding Date, and the Administrative Agent shall distribute the funds so received, if necessary, to the other Lenders in such amounts as may be required to cause each of them to hold its Percentage of Loans as of such Funding Date. Any amounts paid to other Lenders pursuant to this Section 2.1(c) shall be subject to the Borrowers’ obligations under Section 8.1. The first payment of interest and Letter of Credit fees received by the Administrative Agent after such Funding Date shall be paid to the Lenders in amounts adjusted to reflect the adjustments of their respective Percentages as of the Funding Date. On the Funding Date each Lender shall be deemed to have either sold or purchased, as applicable, Participating Interests so that upon consummation of all such sales and purchases, each Lender, other than any Lender acting as an L/C Issuer, holds an undivided participating interest in each Letter of Credit and each Reimbursement Obligation equal to such Lender’s Percentage as of such Funding Date.

Section 2.2. Letters of Credit . (a)  General Terms. Subject to the terms and conditions hereof, as part of the Revolving Credit, each L/C Issuer agrees to issue standby letters of credit (each a “Letter of Credit” ) for each Borrower’s account in an aggregate undrawn face amount up to the L/C Sublimit; provided that, no Letter of Credit shall be issued (or amended, renewed or extended) by any L/C Issuer unless (i) such L/C Issuer shall have given to the Administrative Agent written notice thereof required under Section 2.2(i), and (ii) after giving effect to such issuance (or amendment, renewal or extension) the sum of the Revolving Loans, Swing Loans and L/C Obligations at any time outstanding shall not exceed the sum of all Commitments in effect at such time. The parties hereto agree that any Existing Letters of Credit outstanding on the Effective Date shall be deemed Letters of Credit issued under the Agreement and shall be governed by the terms and conditions of this Agreement. Each Lender shall be obligated to reimburse the L/C Issuer for such Lender’s Percentage of the amount of each drawing under a Letter of Credit and, accordingly, each Letter of Credit shall constitute usage of the Commitment of each Lender pro rata in an amount equal to its Percentage of the L/C Obligations then outstanding. The obligations of the L/C Issuers under this Agreement are several and not joint.

 

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(b) Applications. At any time before the Termination Date, the applicable L/C Issuer shall, at the request of the Borrowers’ Agent, issue one or more Letters of Credit in Dollars, in form and substance acceptable to such L/C Issuer, with expiration dates no later than the earlier of 12 months from the date of issuance (or which are cancelable not later than 12 months from the date of issuance and each renewal) or 30 days prior to the Termination Date (unless the Borrowers have provided Cash Collateral in compliance with the requirements of Section 4.5 as security for such Letter of Credit in an amount equal to 103% of the full amount then available for drawing under such Letter of Credit) in an aggregate face amount as set forth above, upon the receipt of a duly executed application for the relevant Letter of Credit in the form then customarily prescribed by the L/C Issuer for the Letter of Credit requested (each an “Application” ). Notwithstanding anything contained in any Application to the contrary: (i) the Borrowers shall pay fees in connection with each Letter of Credit as set forth in Section 2.12(b), and (ii) if the applicable L/C Issuer is not timely reimbursed for the amount of any drawing under a Letter of Credit on the date such drawing is paid, the Borrowers’ obligation to reimburse the L/C Issuer for the amount of such drawing shall bear interest (which the Borrowers hereby promise to pay) from and after the date such drawing is paid at a rate per annum equal to the sum of the Applicable Margin plus the Base Rate from time to time in effect (computed on the basis of a year of 365 or 366 days, as the case may be, and the actual number of days elapsed); provided , however , that, after the occurrence and during the continuance of an Event of Default, upon the election of the Administrative Agent, acting at the request or with the consent of the Required Lenders with written notice to the Borrowers, or upon acceleration, the interest on such drawing shall be equal to the foregoing rate per annum plus 2.0%. Without limiting the foregoing, each L/C Issuer’s obligation to issue, amend or extend the expiration date of a Letter of Credit is subject to the terms or conditions of this Agreement (including the conditions set forth in Section 3.1 and the other terms of this Section 2.2). Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, the L/C Issuer shall be under no obligation to issue, extend or amend any Letter of Credit if any Lender is at such time a Defaulting Lender hereunder unless the Borrowers or such Defaulting Lender has provided Cash Collateral in compliance with Section 4.5 sufficient to eliminate the L/C Issuer’s risk with respect to the Defaulting Lender.

(c) The Reimbursement Obligations. Subject to Section 2.2(b), the obligation of the Borrowers to reimburse the L/C Issuer for all drawings under a Letter of Credit (a “Reimbursement Obligation” ) shall be governed by the Application related to such Letter of Credit and this Agreement, except that reimbursement shall be paid by no later than 12:00 Noon (Cincinnati time) on the date which each drawing is to be paid if the Borrowers have been informed of such drawing by such L/C Issuer on or before 11:30 a.m. (Cincinnati time) on the date when such drawing is to be paid or, if notice of such drawing is given to the Borrowers after 11:30 a.m. (Cincinnati time) on the date when such drawing is to be paid, by the end of such day, in all instances in immediately available funds at the Administrative Agent’s principal office in Cincinnati, Ohio or such other office as the Administrative Agent may designate in writing to the Borrowers, and the Administrative Agent shall thereafter cause to be distributed to the applicable L/C Issuer such amount(s) in like funds. If the Borrowers do not make any such reimbursement payment on the date due and the Participating Lenders fund their participations in the manner set forth in Section 2.2(d) below, then all payments thereafter received by the Administrative Agent in discharge of any of the relevant Reimbursement Obligations shall be distributed in accordance with Section 2.2(d) below. In addition, for the benefit of the Administrative Agent, the L/C Issuer and each Lender, the Borrowers agree that, notwithstanding any provision of any Application, their obligations under this Section 2.2(c) and each Application shall be absolute,

 

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unconditional and irrevocable, and shall be performed strictly in accordance with the terms of this Agreement and the Applications, under all circumstances whatsoever, and irrespective of any claim or defense that the Borrowers may otherwise have against the Administrative Agent, any L/C Issuer or any Lender, including without limitation (i) any lack of validity or enforceability of any Loan Document; (ii) any amendment or waiver of or any consent to departure from all or any of the provisions of any Loan Document; (iii) the existence of any claim, of set-off the Borrowers may have at any time against a beneficiary of a Letter of Credit (or any Person for whom a beneficiary may be acting), the Administrative Agent, any L/C Issuer, any Lender or any other Person, whether in connection with this Agreement, another Loan Document, the transaction related to the Loan Document or any unrelated transaction; (iv) any statement or any other document presented under a Letter of Credit proving to be forged, fraudulent, invalid or insufficient in any respect or any statement therein being untrue or inaccurate in any respect; (v) payment by the Administrative Agent or an L/C Issuer under a Letter of Credit against presentation to the Administrative Agent or an L/C Issuer of a draft or certificate that does not comply with the terms of the Letter of Credit, or (vi) any other act or omission to act or delay of any kind by the Administrative Agent or an L/C Issuer, any Lender or any other Person or any other event or circumstance whatsoever that might, but for the provisions of this Section 2.2(c), constitute a legal or equitable discharge of the Borrowers’ obligations hereunder or under an Application. None of the Administrative Agent, the Lenders, or the L/C Issuers shall have any liability or responsibility by reason of or in connection with the issuance or transfer of any Letter of Credit or any payment or failure to make any payment thereunder (irrespective of any of the circumstances referred to in the preceding sentence), or any error, omission, interruption, loss or delay in transmission or delivery of any draft, notice or other communication under or relating to any Letter of Credit (including any document required to make a drawing thereunder), any error in interpretation of technical terms or any consequence arising from causes beyond the control of the L/C Issuer; provided that the foregoing shall not be construed to excuse the L/C Issuers from liability to the Borrowers to the extent of any direct damages (as opposed to consequential damages, claims in respect of which are hereby waived by the Borrowers to the extent permitted by applicable law) suffered by the Borrowers that are caused by the applicable L/C Issuer’s failure to exercise care when determining whether drafts and other documents presented under a Letter of Credit comply with the terms thereof. The parties hereto expressly agree that, in the absence of gross negligence or willful misconduct on the part of any L/C Issuer or its employee or agent (as determined by a court of competent jurisdiction by final and nonappealable judgment), such L/C Issuer shall be deemed to have exercised care in each such determination. In furtherance of the foregoing and without limiting the generality thereof, the parties agree that, with respect to documents presented which appear on their face to be in substantial compliance with the terms of a Letter of Credit, an L/C Issuer may, in its sole discretion, either accept and make payment upon such documents without responsibility for further investigation, regardless of any notice or information to the contrary, or refuse to accept and make payment upon such documents if such documents are not in strict compliance with the terms of such Letter of Credit.

(d) The Participating Interests. Each Lender (other than the Lender acting as L/C Issuer with respect to the applicable Letter of Credit) severally and not jointly agrees to purchase from the L/C Issuer, and such L/C Issuer hereby agrees to sell to each such Lender (a “Participating Lender” ), an undivided participating interest (a “Participating Interest” ) to the

 

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extent of its Percentage in each Letter of Credit issued by, and each Reimbursement Obligation owed to, such L/C Issuer. Upon Borrowers’ failure to pay any Reimbursement Obligation on the date and at the time required, or if an L/C Issuer is required at any time to return to the Borrowers or to a trustee, receiver, liquidator, custodian or other Person any portion of any payment of any Reimbursement Obligation, each Participating Lender shall, not later than the Business Day it receives a certificate in the form of Exhibit A hereto from such L/C Issuer (with a copy to the Administrative Agent) to such effect, if such certificate is received before 1:00 p.m. (Cincinnati time), or not later than 1:00 p.m. (Cincinnati time) the following Business Day, if such certificate is received after such time, pay to the Administrative Agent for the account of the applicable L/C Issuer an amount equal to such Participating Lender’s Percentage of such unpaid Reimbursement Obligation together with interest on such amount accrued from the date the applicable L/C Issuer made the related payment to the date of such payment by such Participating Lender at a rate per annum equal to: (i) from the date the applicable L/C Issuer made the related payment to the date two Business Days after payment by such Participating Lender is due hereunder, the Federal Funds Rate for each such day and (ii) from the date two Business Days after the date such payment is due from such Participating Lender to the date such payment is made by such Participating Lender, the Base Rate in effect for each such day. Each such Participating Lender shall, after making its appropriate payment, be entitled to receive its Percentage of each payment received in respect of the relevant Reimbursement Obligation and of interest paid thereon, with the applicable L/C Issuer retaining its Percentage thereof as a Lender hereunder.

The several obligations of the Participating Lenders to the L/C Issuers under this Section 2.2 shall be absolute, irrevocable and unconditional under any and all circumstances and shall not be subject to any set-off, counterclaim or defense to payment which any Participating Lender may have or has had against the Borrowers, the applicable L/C Issuer, the Administrative Agent, any Lender or any other Person. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, such obligations shall not be affected by any Default or Event of Default or by any reduction or termination of the Commitment of any Lender, and each payment by a Participating Lender under this Section 2.2 shall be made without any offset, abatement, withholding or reduction whatsoever.

(e) Indemnification. The Participating Lenders shall, severally, to the extent of their respective Percentages, indemnify each L/C Issuer (to the extent not reimbursed by the Borrowers) against any cost, expense (including reasonable counsel fees and disbursements), claim, demand, action, loss or liability (except such as result from an L/C Issuer’s gross negligence or willful misconduct as determined by a court of competent jurisdiction by final and nonappealable judgment) that an L/C Issuer may suffer or incur in connection with any Letter of Credit issued by it. The obligations of the Participating Lenders under this Section 2.2(e) and all other parts of this Section 2.2 shall survive termination of this Agreement and of all Applications, Letters of Credit, and all drafts and other documents presented in connection with drawings thereunder.

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discretion) of each request for the issuance of a Letter of Credit, each such notice to be accompanied by a properly completed and executed Application for the requested Letter of Credit and, in the case of an extension or amendment or an increase in the amount of a Letter of Credit, a written request therefor, in a form acceptable to the Administrative Agent and the applicable L/C Issuer, in each case, together with the fees called for by this Agreement. The Administrative Agent shall promptly notify the applicable L/C Issuer of the Administrative Agent’s receipt of each such notice and the applicable L/C Issuer shall promptly notify the Administrative Agent and the Lenders of the issuance of a Letter of Credit.

(g) Conflict with Application . In the event of any conflict or inconsistency between this Agreement and the terms of any Application, the terms of this Agreement shall control. Notwithstanding anything else to the contrary in this Agreement, any Application or any other document related to issuing a Letter of Credit, any grant of a security interest pursuant to any Application shall be null and void.

(h) Increases in the L/C Sublimit. The L/C Sublimit may be increased pursuant to Section 2.1(b)

(i) L/C Issuer Reports to Administrative Agent . Unless otherwise agreed by the Administrative Agent, each L/C Issuer shall, in addition to its notification obligations set forth elsewhere in this Section 2.2, report in writing to the Administrative Agent (i) periodic activity (for such period or recurrent periods as shall be requested by the Administrative Agent) in respect of Letters of Credit issued by such L/C Issuer, including all issuances, extensions, amendments and renewals, all expirations and cancellations and all disbursements and reimbursements, (ii) reasonably prior to the time that such L/C Issuer issues, amends, renews or extends any Letter of Credit, the date of such issuance, amendment, renewal or extension and the face amount of the Letters of Credit issued, amended, renewed or extended by such L/C Issuer outstanding after giving effect to such issuance, amendment, renewal or extension (and whether the amounts thereof shall have changed), (iii) on each Business Day on which such L/C Issuer honors any drawing under any Letter of Credit, the date and amount of the drawing so honored, (iv) on any Business Day on which any Borrower fails to reimburse any drawing under a Letter of Credit as required hereunder, the date of such failure and the amount of such unreimbursed drawing and (v) on any other Business Day, such other information as the Administrative Agent shall reasonably request as to the Letters of Credit issued by such L/C Issuer.

(j) Designation of Additional L/C Issuer; Termination of any L/C Issuer . (i) The Borrowers’ Agent may, at any time and from time to time, with the consent of the Administrative Agent (not to be unreasonably withheld or delayed) designate as additional L/C Issuers one or more Lenders that agree to serve in such capacity as provided in this Section. The acceptance by a Lender of an appointment as an L/C Issuer hereunder shall be evidenced by an agreement, which shall be in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent, executed by the Borrowers’ Agent, the Administrative Agent and such designated Lender and, from and after the effective date of such agreement, (A) such Lender shall have all the rights and obligations of an L/C Issuer under this Agreement and (B) references herein to the term L/C Issuer shall be deemed to include such Lender in its capacity as an issuer of Letters of Credit hereunder.

 

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(ii) The Borrowers’ Agent may terminate the appointment of any L/C Issuer as an L/C Issuer hereunder by providing a written notice thereof to such L/C Issuer, with a copy to the Administrative Agent. Any such termination shall become effective upon the earlier of (A) such L/C Issuer acknowledging receipt of such notice and (B) the 10th Business Day following the date of the delivery thereof; provided that no such termination shall become effective until and unless the L/C Obligations attributable to Letters of Credit issued by such L/C Issuer shall have been reduced to zero. At the time any such termination shall become effective, the Borrowers shall pay all unpaid fees accrued for the account of the terminated L/C Issuer pursuant to Section 2.12(b). Notwithstanding the effectiveness of any such termination, the terminated L/C Issuer shall remain a party hereto and shall continue to have all the rights of an L/C Issuer under this Agreement with respect to Letters of Credit issued by it prior to such termination, but shall not issue any additional Letters of Credit.

(k) Responsibility of each L/C Issuer . In determining whether to honor any drawing under any Letter of Credit, the sole responsibility of L/C Issuer shall be to examine the documents delivered under such Letter of Credit with reasonable care so as to ascertain whether such documents appear on their face to be in accordance with the terms and conditions of such Letter of Credit. As between the Borrowers and any L/C Issuer, the Borrowers assume all risks of the acts and omissions of, or misuse of any Letters of Credit by, the beneficiary of any Letter of Credit. In furtherance and not in limitation of the foregoing, none of the L/C Issuers or any of their Related Parties shall have any responsibility for (and none of their rights or powers hereunder shall be affected or impaired by) (i) the form, validity, sufficiency, accuracy, genuineness or legal effect of any document submitted by any Person in connection with the application for and issuance of any Letter of Credit, even if it should in fact prove to be in any or all respects invalid, insufficient, inaccurate, fraudulent or forged, (ii) the validity or sufficiency of any instrument transferring or assigning or purporting to transfer or assign any Letter of Credit or the rights or benefits thereunder or proceeds thereof, in whole or in part, that may prove to be invalid or ineffective for any reason, (iii) failure of the beneficiary of any Letter of Credit to comply fully with any conditions required in order to draw upon such Letter of Credit, provided that the L/C Issuer’s determination that documents presented under the Letter of Credit complied with the terms thereof did not constitute gross negligence or willful misconduct of the L/C Issuer (as determined by a court of competent jurisdiction by a final and nonappealable judgment), (iv) errors, omissions, interruptions or delays in transmission or delivery of any message, by mail, facsimile or otherwise, whether or not they be in cipher, (v) errors in interpretation of technical terms, (vi) any loss or delay in the transmission or otherwise of any document required in order to make a drawing under any Letter of Credit, (vii) the misapplication by the beneficiary of any Letter of Credit of the proceeds of any drawing under such Letter of Credit, or (viii) any consequences arising from causes beyond the control of the applicable L/C Issuer, including any Legal Requirement. Without limiting the foregoing, any act taken or omitted to be taken by an L/C Issuer under or in connection with the Letters of Credit or any documents or certificates delivered thereunder, if taken or omitted in good faith, shall not give rise to any liability on the part of such L/C Issuer to the Borrowers. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in this Section 2.2(k), the Borrowers shall retain any and all rights it may have against an L/C Issuer for any liability to the extent arising out of the gross negligence, bad faith or willful misconduct of such L/C Issuer, as determined by a final, non-appealable judgment of a court of competent jurisdiction.

 

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Section 2.3. Applicable Interest Rates . (a)  Base Rate Loans. Each Base Rate Loan made or maintained by a Lender shall bear interest (computed on the basis of a year of 365 or 366 days, as the case may be, and the actual days elapsed) on the unpaid principal amount thereof from the date such Loan is advanced or created by conversion from a Eurodollar Loan until, but excluding, the date of repayment thereof at a rate per annum equal to the sum of the Applicable Margin plus the Base Rate from time to time in effect, payable in arrears on the last Business Day of each month and at maturity (whether by acceleration or otherwise).

(b) Eurodollar Loans. Each Eurodollar Loan made or maintained by a Lender shall bear interest during each Interest Period it is outstanding (computed on the basis of a year of 360 days and actual days elapsed) on the unpaid principal amount thereof from the date such Loan is advanced, continued or created by conversion from a Base Rate Loan until, but excluding, the date of repayment thereof at a rate per annum equal to the sum of the Applicable Margin plus the Adjusted LIBOR applicable for such Interest Period, payable in arrears on the last day of the Interest Period and at maturity (whether by acceleration or otherwise).

(c) Default Rate. While any Event of Default exists or after acceleration, the Borrowers shall pay interest (after as well as before entry of judgment thereon to the extent permitted by law) on the principal amount of all Loans owing by it at a rate per annum equal to:

(i) for any Base Rate Loan and any Swing Loan bearing interest at the Base Rate, the sum of 2.0% per annum plus the Applicable Margin plus the Base Rate from time to time in effect; and

(ii) for any Eurodollar Loan and any Swing Loan bearing interest at the Administrative Agent’s Quoted Rate, the sum of 2.0% per annum plus the rate of interest in effect thereon at the time of such Event of Default until the end of the Interest Period applicable thereto and, thereafter, at a rate per annum equal to the sum of 2.0% plus the Applicable Margin for Base Rate Loans plus the Base Rate from time to time in effect;

provided, however, that in the absence of acceleration, any increase in interest rates pursuant to this Section and any conversion of Loans into Base Rate Loans shall be made at the election of the Administrative Agent, acting at the request or with the consent of the Required Lenders, with written notice to the Borrowers. While any Event of Default exists or after acceleration, accrued interest shall be paid on demand of the Administrative Agent at the request or with the consent of the Required Lenders.

(d) Rate Determinations. The Administrative Agent shall determine each interest rate applicable to the Loans and the Reimbursement Obligations hereunder, and its determination thereof shall be conclusive and binding except in the case of manifest error.

 

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Section 2.4. Manner of Borrowing Loans and Designating Applicable Interest Rates . (a)  Notice to the Administrative Agent. The Borrowers’ Agent shall give notice to the Administrative Agent by no later than noon (Cincinnati time): (i) at least 3 Business Days before the date on which the Borrowers’ Agent requests the Lenders to advance a Borrowing of Eurodollar Loans and (ii) on the date the Borrowers’ Agent requests the Lenders to advance a Borrowing of Base Rate Loans. The Loans included in each Borrowing shall bear interest initially at the type of rate specified in such notice. Thereafter, the Borrowers’ Agent may from time to time elect to change or continue the type of interest rate borne by each Borrowing or, subject to Section 2.5, a portion thereof, as follows: (i) if such Borrowing is of Eurodollar Loans, on the last day of the Interest Period applicable thereto, the Borrowers’ Agent may continue part or all of such Borrowing as Eurodollar Loans or convert part or all of such Borrowing into Base Rate Loans or (ii) if such Borrowing is of Base Rate Loans, on any Business Day, the Borrowers may convert all or part of such Borrowing into Eurodollar Loans for an Interest Period or Interest Periods specified by the Borrowers’ Agent. The Borrowers’ Agent shall give all such notices requesting the advance, continuation or conversion of a Borrowing to the Administrative Agent by email (with a pdf copy of the applicable fully-executed notice), telephone, or telecopy (which notice shall be irrevocable once given and, if by telephone, shall be promptly confirmed in writing in a manner acceptable to the Administrative Agent), substantially in the form attached hereto as Exhibit B (Notice of Borrowing) or Exhibit C (Notice of Continuation/Conversion), as applicable, or in such other form acceptable to the Administrative Agent. Notice of the continuation of a Borrowing of Eurodollar Loans for an additional Interest Period or of the conversion of part or all of a Borrowing of Base Rate Loans into Eurodollar Loans must be given by no later than noon (Cincinnati time) at least 3 Business Days before the date of the requested continuation or conversion. All notices concerning the advance, continuation or conversion of a Borrowing shall specify the date of the requested advance, continuation or conversion of a Borrowing (which shall be a Business Day), the amount of the requested Borrowing to be advanced, continued or converted, the type of Loans to comprise such new, continued or converted Borrowing and, if such Borrowing is to be comprised of Eurodollar Loans, the Interest Period applicable thereto. The Borrowers agree that the Administrative Agent may rely on any such email, telephonic or telecopy notice given by any person the Administrative Agent in good faith believes is an Authorized Representative without the necessity of independent investigation (the Borrowers hereby indemnify the Administrative Agent from any liability or loss ensuing from such reliance) and, in the event any such notice by telephone conflicts with any written confirmation, such telephonic notice shall govern if the Administrative Agent has acted in reliance thereon.

(b) Notice to the Lenders . The Administrative Agent shall give prompt telephonic or telecopy notice to each Lender of any notice from the Borrowers’ Agent received pursuant to Section 2.4(a) above and, if such notice requests the Lenders to make Eurodollar Loans, the Administrative Agent shall give notice to the Borrowers’ Agent and each Lender of the interest rate applicable thereto promptly after the Administrative Agent has made such determination.

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Borrowing of Eurodollar Loans before the last day of its then current Interest Period within the period required by Section 2.4(a) or, whether or not such notice has been given, one or more of the conditions set forth in Section 3.1 for the continuation or conversion of a Borrowing of Eurodollar Loans would not be satisfied, and such Borrowing is not prepaid in accordance with Section 2.7(a), such Borrowing shall automatically be converted into a Borrowing of Base Rate Loans. In the event the Borrowers’ Agent fails to give notice pursuant to Section 2.4(a) of a Borrowing equal to the amount of a Reimbursement Obligation and has not notified the Administrative Agent by 1:00 p.m. (Cincinnati time) on the day such Reimbursement Obligation becomes due that it intends to repay such Reimbursement Obligation through funds not borrowed under this Agreement, the Borrowers shall be deemed to have requested a Borrowing of Base Rate Loans under the Revolving Credit (or, at the option of the Administrative Agent, under the Swing Line) on such day in the amount of the Reimbursement Obligation then due, which Borrowing, if otherwise available hereunder, shall be applied to pay the Reimbursement Obligation then due.

(d) Disbursement of Loans . Not later than 2:00 p.m. (Cincinnati time) on the date of any requested advance of a new Borrowing, subject to Section 2, each Lender shall make available its Loan comprising part of such Borrowing in funds immediately available at the principal office of the Administrative Agent in Cincinnati, Ohio. The Administrative Agent shall make the proceeds of each new Borrowing available to the Borrowers at the Administrative Agent’s principal office in Cincinnati, Ohio.

(e) Administrative Agent Reliance on Lender Funding. Unless the Administrative Agent shall have received notice from a Lender prior to (or, in the case of a Borrowing of Base Rate Loans, by 1:00 p.m. (Cincinnati time) on) the date on which such Lender is scheduled to make available to the Administrative Agent of its share of a Borrowing (which notice shall be effective upon receipt) that such Lender does not intend to make such share available, the Administrative Agent may assume that such Lender has made such share available in accordance with Section 2.4(d) when due and the Administrative Agent, in reliance upon such assumption, may (but shall not be required to) make available to the Borrowers a corresponding amount (each such advance, a “Disproportionate Advance” ) and, if any Lender has not in fact made its share of the applicable Borrowing available to the Administrative Agent, such Lender shall, on demand, make available to the Administrative Agent the Disproportionate Advance attributable to such Lender together with interest thereon in respect of each day during the period commencing on the date such Disproportionate Advance was made available to the Borrowers and ending on (but excluding) the date such Lender makes available such Disproportionate Advance to the Administrative Agent at a rate per annum equal to: (i) from the date the Disproportionate Advance was made by the Administrative Agent to the date 2 Business Days after payment by such Lender is due hereunder, the greater of, for each such day, (x) the Federal Funds Rate and (y) an overnight rate determined by the Administrative Agent in accordance with banking industry rules on interbank compensation, plus any standard administrative or processing fees charged by the Administrative Agent in connection with such Lender’s non-payment and (ii) from the date 2 Business Days after the date such share of the applicable Borrowing is due from such Lender to the date such payment is made by such Lender, the Base Rate in effect for each such day. If such amount is not received from such Lender by the Administrative Agent immediately upon demand, the Borrowers will, promptly following written

 

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demand from the Administrative Agent, repay to the Administrative Agent the proceeds of the Loan attributable to such Disproportionate Advance with interest thereon at a rate per annum equal to the interest rate applicable to the relevant Loan, but without such payment being considered a payment or prepayment of a Loan under Section 8.1 so that the Borrowers will have no liability under such Section with respect to such payment. If the Borrowers and such Lender shall pay interest to the Administrative Agent for the same or an overlapping period, the Administrative Agent shall promptly remit to the Borrowers the amount of such interest paid by the Borrowers for such period. If such Lender pays its share of the applicable Borrowing to the Administrative Agent, then the amount so paid shall constitute such Lender’s Loan included in such Borrowing. Any payment by the Borrowers under this Section shall be without prejudice to any claim the Borrowers may have against a Lender that shall have failed to make such payment to the Administrative Agent.

Section 2.5. Minimum Borrowing Amounts; Maximum Eurodollar Loans . Each Borrowing of Base Rate Loans advanced under the Revolving Credit shall be in an amount not less than $300,000. Each Borrowing of Eurodollar Loans advanced, continued or converted under the Revolving Credit shall be in an amount equal to $1,000,000 or such greater amount that is an integral multiple of $100,000. Without the Administrative Agent’s consent, there shall not be more than five Borrowings of Eurodollar Loans outstanding at any one time.

Section 2.6. Maturity of Loans. Each Revolving Loan and each Swing Loan, both for principal and interest not sooner paid, shall mature and become due and payable by the Borrowers on the Termination Date.

Section 2.7. Prepayments. (a)  Voluntary . The Borrowers may prepay without premium or penalty (except as set forth in Section 8.1 below) and in whole or in part any Borrowing of Eurodollar Loans at any time upon 3 Business Days prior notice by the Borrowers’ Agent to the Administrative Agent or, in the case of a Borrowing of Base Rate Loans or Swing Loans bearing interest, at the Administrative Agent’s Quoted Rate, notice delivered by the Borrowers’ Agent to the Administrative Agent no later than 10:00 a.m. (Cincinnati time) on the date of prepayment (or, in any case, such shorter time period then agreed to by the Administrative Agent), such prepayment to be made by the payment of the principal amount to be prepaid and, in the case of any Eurodollar Loans, accrued interest thereon to the date fixed for prepayment plus any amounts due the Lenders under Section 8.1; provided, however, the Borrowers may not partially repay a Borrowing (i) if such Borrowing is of Base Rate Loans (other than a Swing Loan), in a principal amount less than $500,000, (ii) if such Borrowing is of Eurodollar Loans, in a principal amount less than $1,000,000, and (iii) in each case, unless it is in an amount such that the minimum amount required for a Borrowing pursuant to Section 2.5 remains outstanding. The Administrative Agent shall promptly advise each Lender of any notice of prepayment by the Borrowers.

(b) Mandatory . (i) If any Borrower or any Subsidiary shall at any time or from time to time make or agree to make a Disposition or shall suffer an Event of Loss resulting in Net Cash Proceeds in excess of $1,000,000 individually or on a cumulative basis in any fiscal year of the Borrowers, then (x) the Borrowers shall promptly notify the Administrative Agent of such

 

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proposed Disposition or Event of Loss (including the amount of the estimated Net Cash Proceeds to be received by such Borrower or such Subsidiary in respect thereof) and (y) promptly upon receipt by such Borrower or such Subsidiary of the Net Cash Proceeds of such Disposition or such Event of Loss, the Borrowers shall prepay the Obligations in an aggregate amount equal to 100% of the amount of all such Net Cash Proceeds in excess of $1,000,000 individually or on a cumulative basis in any fiscal year of the Borrowers; provided that in the case of each Disposition and Event of Loss, if the Borrowers state in its notice of such event that the applicable Borrower or the applicable Subsidiary intends to invest or reinvest, as applicable, within 365 days of the applicable Disposition or receipt of Net Cash Proceeds from an Event of Loss, the Net Cash Proceeds thereof in similar like-kind assets, then so long as no Default or Event of Default then exists, the Borrowers shall not be required to make a mandatory prepayment under this Section in respect of such Net Cash Proceeds to the extent such Net Cash Proceeds are actually invested or reinvested as described in the Borrowers’ notice with such 365-day period. Promptly after the end of such 365-day period, the Borrowers shall notify the Administrative Agent whether such Borrower or such Subsidiary has invested or reinvested such Net Cash Proceeds as described in the Borrowers’ notice, and to the extent such Net Cash Proceeds have not been so invested or reinvested, the Borrowers shall promptly prepay the Obligations in the amount of such Net Cash Proceeds in excess of $1,000,000 individually or on a cumulative basis in any fiscal year of the Borrowers not so invested or reinvested. The amount of each such prepayment shall be applied then to the Revolving Loans until paid in full and then to the Swing Loans.

(ii) If after the Effective Date any Borrower or any Subsidiary shall issue any new equity securities (other than equity securities issued in connection with the exercise of employee stock options, equity securities issued to the seller of an Acquired Business in connection with an Acquisition permitted by the terms hereof, if any) or incur or assume any Indebtedness other than that permitted by Section 6.11, the Borrowers shall promptly notify the Administrative Agent of the estimated Net Cash Proceeds of such issuance, incurrence or assumption to be received by or for the account of such Borrower or such Subsidiary in respect thereof. Promptly upon receipt by such Borrower or such Subsidiary of Net Cash Proceeds of such issuance, incurrence or assumption the Borrowers shall prepay the Obligations in the amount of such Net Cash Proceeds. The amount of each such prepayment shall be applied first to the Revolving Loans until paid in full and then to the Swing Loans. The Borrowers acknowledges that their performance hereunder shall not limit the rights and remedies of the Lenders for any breach of Section 6.11 or any other terms of this Agreement.

(iii) The Borrowers shall, on each date the Commitments are reduced pursuant to Section 2.9, prepay the Revolving Loans and, if necessary, Swing Loans and, if necessary, in accordance with Section 4.5, Cash Collateralize 103% of the then-outstanding L/C Obligations by the amount, if any, necessary to reduce the sum of the aggregate principal amount of Revolving Loans, Swing Loans and L/C Obligations then outstanding to the amount to which the Commitments have been so reduced.

(iv) Unless the Borrowers otherwise direct, prepayments of Loans under this Section 2.7(b) shall be applied first to Borrowings of Base Rate Loans until payment in full thereof with any balance applied to Borrowings of Eurodollar Loans in the order in which their

 

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Interest Periods expire. Each prepayment of Loans under this Section 2.7(b) shall be made by the payment of the principal amount to be prepaid and, in the case of any Swing Loans or Eurodollar Loans, accrued interest thereon to the date of prepayment together with any amounts due the Lenders under Section 8.1. Each prefunding of L/C Obligations shall be made in accordance with Section 4.5.

(c) The Administrative Agent will promptly advise each Lender of any notice of prepayment it receives from the Borrowers, and in the case of any partial prepayment, such prepayment shall be applied to the remaining amortization payments on the relevant Loans in the inverse order of maturity.

Section 2.8. Place and Application of Payments . (a)  General Terms . All payments of principal of and interest on the Loans and the Reimbursement Obligations, and of all other Obligations payable by the Borrowers under this Agreement and the other Loan Documents, shall be made by the Borrowers to the Administrative Agent by no later than 1:00 p.m. (Cincinnati time) on the due date thereof at the office of the Administrative Agent in Cincinnati, Ohio (or such other location as the Administrative Agent may designate to the Borrowers in writing) for the benefit of the Lender or Lenders entitled thereto. Any payments received after such time shall be deemed to have been received by the Administrative Agent on the next Business Day. All such payments shall be made in Dollars, in immediately available funds at the place of payment, in each case without set-off or counterclaim. The Administrative Agent will promptly thereafter cause to be distributed like funds relating to the payment of principal or interest on Loans and on Reimbursement Obligations in which the Lenders have purchased Participating Interests ratably to the Lenders and like funds relating to the payment of any other amount payable to any Lender to such Lender, in each case to be applied in accordance with the terms of this Agreement.

(b) Payments by Borrowers; Presumptions by Administrative Agent. Unless the Administrative Agent shall have received notice from the Borrowers prior to the date on which any payment is due to the Administrative Agent for the account of the Lenders or an L/C Issuer hereunder that the Borrowers will not make such payment, the Administrative Agent may assume that the Borrowers have made such payment on such date in accordance herewith and may, in reliance upon such assumption, distribute to the Lenders or such L/C Issuer, as the case may be, the amount due. In such event, if the Borrowers have not in fact made such payment, then each of the Lenders or the applicable L/C Issuer, as the case may be, severally agrees to repay to the Administrative Agent forthwith on demand the amount so distributed to such Lender or such L/C Issuer, with interest thereon, for each day from and including the date such amount is distributed to it to but excluding the date of payment to the Administrative Agent, at the greater of, for each day (i) the Federal Funds Rate and (ii) an overnight rate determined by the Administrative Agent in accordance with banking industry rules on interbank compensation.

(c) Application of Collateral Proceeds Before Default . Prior to the occurrence of an Event of Default, subject to Section 2.7(b), all payments and collections received in respect of the Obligations and all proceeds of Collateral shall (subject to the other terms of this Agreement) be applied by the Administrative Agent against the outstanding Obligations as follows:

 

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(i) first , to any outstanding fees, charges, and expenses then due to the Administrative Agent and the Lenders;

(ii) second , to outstanding interest charges then due in respect of the Obligations;

(iii) third , to the outstanding principal balance of the Swing Loans;

(iv) fourth , to the outstanding principal balance of the Revolving Loans and Reimbursement Obligations in respect of amounts drawn under Letters of Credit; and

(v) finally , to be made available to the Borrowers or whoever else may be lawfully entitled thereto.

(d) Application of Collateral Proceeds after Default . Anything contained herein to the contrary notwithstanding, (x) pursuant to the exercise of remedies under Sections 7.2 and 7.3 or (y) after written instruction by the Required Lenders after the occurrence and during the continuation of an Event of Default, all payments and collections received in respect of the Obligations and all proceeds of the Collateral received, in each instance, by the Administrative Agent or any of the Lenders shall be remitted to the Administrative Agent and distributed as follows:

(i) first, to the payment of any outstanding costs and expenses incurred by the Administrative Agent, and any security trustee therefor, in monitoring, verifying, protecting, preserving or enforcing the Liens on the Collateral, in protecting, preserving or enforcing rights under the Loan Documents, which the Borrowers have agreed to pay the Administrative Agent under Section 10.12 (such funds to be retained by the Administrative Agent for its own account unless it has previously been reimbursed for such costs and expenses by the Lenders, in which event such amounts shall be remitted to the Lenders to reimburse them for payments theretofore made to the Administrative Agent);

(ii) second, to the payment of any outstanding interest and fees due under the Loan Documents to be allocated pro rata in accordance with the aggregate unpaid amounts owing to each holder thereof;

(iii) third, to the payment of principal on the Loans, unpaid Reimbursement Obligations, together with Cash Collateral for any outstanding L/C Obligations pursuant to Section 7.4 (until the Administrative Agent is holding Cash Collateral equal to 103% of the then outstanding amount of all such L/C Obligations), Bank Product Liability, and Hedging Liability, the aggregate amount paid to, or held as collateral security for, the Lenders and, in the case of Hedging Liability, their Affiliates to be allocated pro rata in accordance with the aggregate unpaid amounts owing to each holder thereof;

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(v) fifth, to the Borrowers or whoever else may be lawfully entitled thereto.

Section 2.9. Voluntary Commitment Terminations . The Borrowers shall have the right at any time and from time to time, upon 3 Business Days prior written notice to the Administrative Agent, to terminate the Commitments in whole or in part, any partial termination to be (a) in an amount not less than $1,000,000 and (b) allocated ratably among the Lenders in proportion to their respective Percentages, provided that the Commitments may not be reduced to an amount less than the sum of the aggregate principal amount of Revolving Loans, Swing Loans and of L/C Obligations then outstanding. Any termination of the Commitments below the L/C Sublimit then in effect shall reduce the L/C Sublimit by a like amount. Any termination of the Commitments below the Swing Line Sublimit then in effect shall reduce the Swing Line Sublimit by a like amount. The Administrative Agent shall give prompt notice to each Lender of any such termination of the Commitments. Any termination of the Commitments pursuant to this Section 2.9 may not be reinstated.

Section 2.10. Swing Loans . (a)  Generally. Subject to the terms and conditions hereof, as part of the Revolving Credit, the Administrative Agent agrees to make loans in Dollars to the Borrowers under the Swing Line (individually a “Swing Loan” and collectively the “Swing Loans” ) which shall not in the aggregate at any time outstanding exceed the Swing Line Sublimit; provided, however, the sum of the Revolving Loans, Swing Loans and L/C Obligations at any time outstanding shall not exceed the sum of all Commitments in effect at such time. The Swing Loans may be availed of by the Borrowers from time to time and borrowings thereunder may be repaid and used again during the period ending on the Termination Date; provided that each Swing Loan matures and is due and payable on the last day of the Interest Period applicable thereto. Each Swing Loan shall be in a minimum amount of $250,000 or such greater amount which is an integral multiple of $100,000. Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, the Administrative Agent shall be under no obligation to make any Swing Loan if any Lender is at such time a Defaulting Lender hereunder unless the Borrowers or such Defaulting Lender has provided Cash Collateral in compliance with Section 4.5 sufficient to eliminate the Administrative Agent’s risk with respect to such Defaulting Lender.

(b) Interest on Swing Loans . Each Swing Loan shall bear interest until maturity (whether by acceleration or otherwise) at a rate per annum equal to, at the option of the Borrowers, (i) the sum of the Base Rate plus the Applicable Margin for Base Rate Loans under the Revolving Credit as from time to time in effect (computed on the basis of a year of 365 or 366 days, as the case may be, for the actual number of days elapsed) or (ii) the Administrative Agent’s Quoted Rate (computed on the basis of a year of 360 days for the actual number of days elapsed). Interest on each Swing Loan shall be due and payable prior to such maturity on the last day of each Interest Period applicable thereto.

 

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(c) Requests for Swing Loans . The Borrowers’ Agent shall give the Administrative Agent prior notice (which may be written or oral), no later than 1:00 p.m. (Cincinnati time) on the date upon which the Borrowers’ Agent requests that any Swing Loan be made, of the amount and date of such Swing Loan, and the Interest Period requested therefor. Within 30 minutes after receiving such notice, the Administrative Agent shall in its discretion quote an interest rate to the Borrowers’ Agent at which the Administrative Agent would be willing to make such Swing Loan available to the Borrowers for the Interest Period so requested (the rate so quoted for a given Interest Period being herein referred to as “Administrative Agent’s Quoted Rate” ). The Borrowers acknowledge and agree that the interest rate quote is given for immediate and irrevocable acceptance. If the Borrowers do not so immediately accept the Administrative Agent’s Quoted Rate for the full amount requested by the Borrowers’ Agent for such Swing Loan, the Administrative Agent’s Quoted Rate shall be deemed immediately withdrawn and such Swing Loan shall bear interest at the rate per annum determined by adding the Applicable Margin for Base Rate Loans to the Base Rate as from time to time in effect. Subject to the terms and conditions hereof, the proceeds of such Swing Loan shall be made available to the Borrowers on the date so requested at the offices of the Administrative Agent in Cincinnati, Ohio. Anything contained in the foregoing to the contrary notwithstanding (i) the obligation of the Administrative Agent to make Swing Loans shall be subject to all of the terms and conditions of this Agreement and (ii) the Administrative Agent shall not be obligated to make more than one Swing Loan during any one day.

(d) Refunding of Swing Loans . In its sole and absolute discretion, the Administrative Agent may at any time, on behalf of the Borrowers (which the Borrowers hereby irrevocably authorizes the Administrative Agent to act on its behalf for such purpose) and with notice to the Borrowers, request each Lender to make a Revolving Loan in the form of a Base Rate Loan in an amount equal to such Lender’s Percentage of the amount of the Swing Loans outstanding on the date such notice is given. Unless an Event of Default described in Section 7.1(j) or 7.1(k) exists with respect to any Borrower, regardless of the existence of any other Event of Default, each Lender shall make the proceeds of its requested Revolving Loan available to the Administrative Agent, in immediately available funds, at the Administrative Agent’s principal office in Cincinnati, Ohio, before 12:00 Noon (Cincinnati time) on the Business Day following the day such notice is given. The proceeds of such Borrowing of Revolving Loans shall be immediately applied to repay the outstanding Swing Loans.

(e) Participations . If any Lender refuses or otherwise fails to make a Revolving Loan when requested by the Administrative Agent pursuant to Section 2.10(d) above (because an Event of Default described in Section 7.1(j) or 7.1(k) exists with respect to the Borrowers or otherwise), such Lender will, by the time and in the manner such Revolving Loan was to have been funded to the Administrative Agent, purchase from the Administrative Agent an undivided participating interest in the outstanding Swing Loans in an amount equal to its Percentage of the aggregate principal amount of Swing Loans that were to have been repaid with such Revolving Loans; provided that the foregoing purchases shall be deemed made hereunder without any further action by such Lender or the Administrative Agent. Each Lender that so purchases a participation in a Swing Loan shall thereafter be entitled to receive its Percentage of each payment of principal received on the Swing Loan and of interest received thereon accruing from the date such Lender funded to the Administrative Agent its participation in such Loan. The

 

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several obligations of the Lenders under this Section shall be absolute, irrevocable and unconditional under any and all circumstances whatsoever and shall not be subject to any set-off, counterclaim or defense to payment which any Lender may have or have had against any Borrower, any other Lender or any other Person whatever. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, such obligations shall not be affected by any Default or Event of Default or by any reduction or termination of the Commitment of any Lender, and each payment made by a Lender under this Section shall be made without any offset, abatement, withholding or reduction whatsoever.

(f) Increases in the Swing Line Sublimit. The Swing Line Sublimit may be increased pursuant to Section 2.1(b).

Section 2.11. Evidence of Indebtedness . (a) Each Lender shall maintain in accordance with its usual practice an account or accounts evidencing the indebtedness of the Borrowers to such Lender resulting from each Loan made by such Lender from time to time, including the amounts of principal and interest payable and paid to such Lender from time to time hereunder.

(b) The Administrative Agent shall also maintain accounts in which it will record (i) the amount of each Loan made hereunder, the type thereof and, with respect to Eurodollar Loans and Swing Loans, the Interest Period with respect thereto, (ii) the amount of any principal or interest due and payable or to become due and payable from the Borrowers to each Lender hereunder and (iii) the amount of any sum received by the Administrative Agent hereunder from the Borrowers and each Lender’s share thereof.

(c) The entries maintained in the accounts maintained pursuant to Sections 2.11(a) and (b) above shall be prima facie evidence of the existence and amounts of the Obligations therein recorded; provided, however, that the failure of the Administrative Agent or any Lender to maintain such accounts or any error therein shall not in any manner affect the obligation of the Borrowers to repay the Obligations in accordance with their terms.

(d) Any Lender may request that its Loans be evidenced by a promissory note or notes in the forms of Exhibit D-1 (in the case of its Revolving Loans and referred to herein as a “Revolving Note” ) or D-2 (in the case of its Swing Loans and referred to herein as a “Swing Note” ), as applicable. In such event, the Borrowers shall prepare, execute and deliver to such Lender a Note payable to the order of such Lender in the amount of the Commitment or Swing Line Sublimit, as applicable. Thereafter, the Loans evidenced by such Note or Notes and interest thereon shall at all times (including after any assignment pursuant to Section 10.9) be represented by one or more Notes payable to the order of the payee named therein or any assignee pursuant to Section 10.9, except to the extent that any such Lender or assignee subsequently returns any such Note for cancellation and requests that such Loans once again be evidenced as described in subsections (a) and (b) above.

Section 2.12. Fees . (a)  Commitment Fee . The Borrowers shall pay to the Administrative Agent for the ratable account of the Lenders according to their Percentages a commitment fee at the rate per annum equal to the Applicable Margin

 

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(computed on the basis of a year of 360 days and the actual number of days elapsed) on the average daily Unused Commitments; provided however , that no commitment fee shall accrue to the Unused Commitment of a Defaulting Lender, or be payable for the benefit of such Lender, so long as such Lender shall be a Defaulting Lender. Such commitment fee shall be payable quarterly in arrears on the last Business Day of each March, June, September, and December in each year (commencing on the first such date occurring after the Effective Date) and on the Termination Date, unless the Commitments are terminated in whole on an earlier date, in which event the commitment fee for the period to the date of such termination in whole shall be paid on the date of such termination.

(b) Letter of Credit Fees. On the date of issuance or extension, or increase in the amount, of any Letter of Credit pursuant to Section 2.2, the Borrowers shall pay to the relevant L/C Issuer for its own account a fronting fee equal to (i) 0.125% of the face amount of (or of the increase in the face amount of) such Letter of Credit with respect to Letters of Credit issued by Fifth Third Bank as an L/C Issuer and (ii) such amount as any Borrower and any other L/C Issuer hereunder agree with respect to Letters of Credit issued by such other L/C Issuer. Quarterly in arrears, on the last Business Day of each March, June, September, and December, commencing on the first such date occurring after the Effective Date, the Borrowers shall pay to the Administrative Agent, for the ratable benefit of the Lenders according to their Percentages, a letter of credit fee at a rate per annum equal to the Applicable Margin (computed on the basis of a year of 360 days and the actual number of days elapsed) in effect during each day of such quarter applied to the daily average face amount of Letters of Credit outstanding during such quarter; provided that, while any Event of Default exists or after acceleration, such rate shall increase by 2% over the rate otherwise payable and such fee shall be paid on demand of the Administrative Agent at the request or with the consent of the Required Lenders; provided, however, that in the absence of acceleration, any rate increase pursuant to the foregoing proviso shall be made at the direction of the Administrative Agent, acting at the request or with the consent of the Required Lenders; provided further, that no letter of credit fee shall accrue to the Percentage of a Defaulting Lender, or be payable for the benefit of such Lender, so long as such Lender shall be a Defaulting Lender. In addition, the Borrowers shall pay to each L/C Issuer for its own account such L/C Issuer’s standard drawing, negotiation, amendment, transfer and other administrative fees for each Letter of Credit. Such standard fees referred to in the preceding sentence may be established by each L/C Issuer from time to time.

(c) Administrative Agent Fees . The Administrative Agent shall receive, for its own use and benefit, the fees agreed to between the Administrative Agent and the Borrowers’ Agent in that certain fee letter dated June 20, 2012, or as otherwise agreed to in writing between the Borrowers’ Agent and the Administrative Agent.

Section 2.13. Account Debit. The Borrowers hereby irrevocably authorize the Administrative Agent to charge any Borrower’s deposit accounts maintained with the Administrative Agent for the amounts from time to time necessary to pay any then due Obligations; provided that the Borrowers acknowledge and agree that the Administrative Agent shall not be under an obligation to do so and the Administrative Agent shall not incur any liability to the Borrowers or any other Person for the Administrative Agent’s failure to do so.

 

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Section 2.14. Appointment of Borrowers’ Agent as Agent for the Borrowers. Each Borrower hereby irrevocably appoints the Borrowers’ Agent as its agent hereunder to make requests on such Borrower’s behalf under Section 2 hereof for Borrowings, to request on such Borrower’s behalf Letters of Credit and to execute all Applications therefor, and to take any other action contemplated by the Loan Documents with respect to the credit extended hereunder to such Borrower.

 

S ECTION  3. C ONDITIONS P RECEDENT .

The obligation of each Lender to advance, continue or convert any Loan (other than the continuation of, or conversion into, a Base Rate Loan) or of any L/C Issuer to issue, extend the expiration date (including by not giving notice of non-renewal) of or increase the amount of any Letter of Credit under this Agreement, shall be subject to satisfaction (or waiver) of the following conditions precedent:

Section 3.1. All Credit Events . At the time of each Credit Event hereunder:

(a) each of the representations and warranties set forth herein and in the other Loan Documents shall be and remain true and correct (or, in the case of any representation or warranty not qualified as to materiality, true and correct in all material respects) as of said time, except to the extent the same expressly relate to an earlier date (and in such case shall be true and correct (or, in the case of any representation or warranty not qualified as to materiality, true and correct in all material respects) as of such date);

(b) no Default or Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing or would occur as a result of such Credit Event;

(c) after giving effect to any requested extension of credit, the aggregate principal amount of all Revolving Loans, Swing Loans and L/C Obligations under this Agreement shall not exceed the aggregate Commitments;

(d) in the case of a Borrowing the Administrative Agent shall have received the notice required by Section 2.4, in the case of the issuance of any Letter of Credit the applicable L/C Issuer shall have received a duly completed Application together with any fees required to be paid at such time under Section 2.12, and, in the case of an extension or increase in the amount of a Letter of Credit, the applicable L/C Issuer shall have received a written request therefor in a form reasonably acceptable to such L/C Issuer together with fees required to be paid at such time under Section 2.12; and

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Legal Requirement shall not entitle any Lender that is not affected thereby to not honor its obligation hereunder to advance, continue or convert any Loan or, in the case of an L/C Issuer, to issue or extend the expiration date of or increase the amount of any Letter of Credit hereunder.

Each request for a Borrowing hereunder and each request for the issuance of, increase in the amount of, or extension of the expiration date of, a Letter of Credit shall be deemed to be a representation and warranty by the Borrowers on the date of such Credit Event as to the facts specified in subsections (a) through (d), both inclusive, of this Section; provided, however, that the Lenders may continue to make advances under the Revolving Credit, in the sole discretion of the Lenders with Commitments, notwithstanding the failure of the Borrowers to satisfy one or more of the conditions set forth above and any such advances so made shall not be deemed a waiver of any Default or Event of Default or other condition set forth above that may then exist. For the avoidance of doubt, no Lender shall be required to make any Loans in the event that any of the conditions set forth in this Section 3.1 are not satisfied.

Section 3.2. Initial Credit Event. Before or concurrently with the initial Credit Event:

(a) the Administrative Agent shall have received the Deeds of Trust duly executed by the applicable Borrowers, and the Security Agreement duly executed by the Borrowers and the Guarantors, together with (i) UCC financing statements to be filed against the Borrowers and the Guarantors, as debtors, in favor of the Administrative Agent, as secured party, (ii) patent, trademark, and copyright collateral agreements, to the extent requested by the Administrative Agent, (iii) deposit account control agreements, to the extent requested by the Administrative Agent, (iv) certificates, if any, representing the Ownership Interests in the Guarantors accompanied by undated powers executed in blank, (v) instruments, if any, evidencing any Indebtedness constituting Collateral accompanied by proper allonges pledged by any Borrower or any Guarantor pursuant to the Security Agreement indorsed in blank, (vi) landlord and warehouseman’s waivers, to the extent requested by the Administrative Agent, and (vii) evidence of the completion of all other actions, recordings and filings of or with respect to the Liens created by the Security Agreement that the Administrative Agent may deem necessary or reasonably desirable in order to perfect such Liens;

(b) the Administrative Agent shall have received for each Lender requesting a Note, such Lender’s duly executed Note of the Borrowers, dated the Effective Date and otherwise in compliance with the provisions of Section 2.11(d);

(c) the Administrative Agent shall have received an intercreditor agreement (the “Wells Fargo Intercreditor Agreement” ) acceptable in form and substance to the Administrative Agent, authorized, executed and delivered by Wells Fargo Capital Finance, LLC (the “Wells Fargo” );

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Administrative Agent, authorized, executed and delivered by Bank Leumi USA, as collateral agent (in such capacity, “Collateral Agent” ) and as a second lien lender (in such capacity, “Bank Leumi Lender” ), and Israel Discount Bank of New York ( “IDBY” ; together with Collateral Agent and Bank Leumi Lender, the “Israeli Lenders” ), as a second lien lender (the “Israeli Banks Intercreditor Agreement” );

(e) the Administrative Agent shall have received an acknowledgment agreement acceptable in form and substance to the Administrative Agent, authorized, executed and delivered by J. Aron (the “J. Aron Acknowledgment Agreement” ) ;

(f) the Administrative Agent shall have received a Consent and Agreement acceptable in form and substance to the Administrative Agent from each of the following Affiliates of the MLP: Lion Oil, Holdings, Delek Refining, the General Partner and Delek Logistics Services.

(g) the Administrative Agent shall have received the Limited Guaranty executed by the Limited Guarantor;

(h) the Administrative Agent shall have received evidence of insurance required to be maintained under the Loan Documents, naming the Administrative Agent as additional insured, mortgagee and/or lenders loss payee, as applicable;

(i) the Administrative Agent shall have received copies of each Borrower’s and each Guarantor’s, if any, Organization Documents, certified in each instance by its Secretary, Assistant Secretary, Chief Financial Officer or other officer acceptable to the Administrative Agent and, with respect to Organization Documents filed with a Governmental Authority, by the applicable Governmental Authority;

(j) the Administrative Agent shall have received copies of resolutions of each Borrower’s and each Guarantor’s Board of Directors (or similar governing body) authorizing the execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement and the other Loan Documents to which it is a party and the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby and thereby, together with specimen signatures of the persons authorized to execute such documents on each Borrower’s and each Guarantor’s behalf, all certified in each instance by its Secretary, Assistant Secretary, Chief Financial Officer or other officer acceptable to the Administrative Agent;

(k) the Administrative Agent shall have received copies of the certificates of good standing, or nearest equivalent in the relevant jurisdiction, for each Borrower and each Guarantor (dated no earlier than 30 days prior to the Effective Date) from the office of the secretary of state or other appropriate governmental department or agency of the state of its formation, incorporation or organization, as applicable;

(l) the Administrative Agent shall have received a list of the Borrowers Authorized Representatives;

 

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(m) the Administrative Agent shall have received for itself and for the Lenders the upfront fees then due and the other initial fees required by Section 2.12;

(n) the Administrative Agent shall have received certification from the General Partner’s Chief Financial Officer on behalf of the Borrowers’ Agent or other officer of the Borrowers’ Agent acceptable to the Administrative Agent attesting to the Solvency of the Consolidated Group on a consolidated basis after giving effect to the Transaction and the initial Credit Event;

(o) the Administrative Agent shall have received mortgagee’s title insurance policies (or binding commitments therefore) on those fee owned parcels of real property of the Borrowers (other than the MLP) as set forth on Schedule 3.2(o) attached hereto in form, and substance, and in insured amounts, acceptable to the Administrative Agent insuring the Liens of the Deeds of Trust to be valid first priority Liens subject only to defects or objections that are acceptable to the Administrative Agent, together with such endorsements as the Administrative Agent may require (collectively, the “Title Policies” );

(p) the Administrative Agent shall have received a survey in form and substance acceptable to the Administrative Agent prepared by a licensed surveyor on each parcel of real property set forth on Schedule 3.2(o), which surveys shall also state whether or not any portion of such properties are in a federally designated flood hazard area;

(q) the Administrative Agent shall have received a report of an independent firm of environmental engineers acceptable to the Administrative Agent concerning the environmental hazards and matters with respect to each parcel of real property set forth on Schedule 3.2(q) attached hereto, together with a reliance letter thereon acceptable to the Administrative Agent;

(r) the Administrative Agent shall have received a flood determination report for each parcel of real property that is the location of an Initial Terminal and any other Property of any Borrower containing improvements thereon subject to the Lien of the Deeds of Trust prepared for the Administrative Agent by a flood determination company selected by the Administrative Agent stating whether or not any portion of such property is in a federally designated flood hazard area;

(s) the Administrative Agent shall have received an executed copy of the Contribution Agreement (together with all schedules, exhibits and amendments thereto) certified by an officer of the Borrowers’ Agent as being a true, correct and complete copy thereof, and the Contribution Agreement and all other Transfer Documents shall be acceptable to the Administrative Agent in form and substance; none of the material terms or conditions to closing of any party set forth in the Transfer Documents shall have been amended, modified or supplemented without the prior written consent of the Administrative Agent, and all conditions stated therein shall have been satisfied or, with the prior written consent of the Administrative Agent, waived;

 

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(t) the contribution of the Contributed Assets pursuant to the Transfer Documents shall have been approved, to the extent necessary, by each Contributing Affiliate’s board of directors (or other applicable governing body) and owners of the equity of such Contributing Affiliate;

(u) except as set forth on Schedule 3.2(u), on the Effective Date, both before and after giving effect to the Transaction, no injunction, temporary restraining order or other legal action that would prohibit or seek to unwind the Transaction or any component thereof, or would prohibit the initial Credit Event, or other litigation which could reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect, shall be pending or, to the knowledge of the General Partner, and the Borrowers, threatened;

(v) the capital and organizational structure of the Borrowers shall be reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent including, without limitation, evidence sufficient to the Administrative Agent of receipt by the MLP of net proceeds (after payment of underwriting fees and expenses) from the issuance of the Common Units as described in the Registration Statement of not less than $100,000,000;

(w) the Administrative Agent shall have received such evaluations and certifications as it may reasonably require in order to satisfy itself as to the value of the Collateral, the financial condition of the Consolidated Group, and the lack of material contingent liabilities of the Consolidated Group, including an executed compliance certificate in the form of Exhibit E evidencing compliance with Section 6.20(a), which calculation will be based on (x) EBITDA for the four most recent fiscal quarters of the Consolidated Group equal to $45,296,000, and (y) Total Funded Debt on the Effective Date, after giving effect to the Transaction and the initial Credit Event;

(x) after giving effect to the initial Credit Event and the Transaction the Borrowers shall have Unused Commitments of at least $50,000,000;

(y) the Administrative Agent shall have received financing statement and, as appropriate, tax and judgment lien search results against the Borrowers and each of Contributing Affiliates and their respective Properties, evidencing the absence of Liens against such Persons and their Properties, except for Permitted Liens;

(z) the Administrative Agent shall have received pay-off and lien release letters from secured creditors (other than holders of Permitted Liens) of the Contributing Affiliates in form and substance acceptable to the Administrative Agent setting forth, among other things, the total amount of indebtedness outstanding and owing to them (or outstanding letters of credit issued for the account of the Contributing Affiliates) and containing an undertaking to cause to be delivered to the Administrative Agent UCC termination statements, mortgage releases and any other lien release instruments necessary to release Liens on the assets of the Contributing Affiliates and the Borrowers, which pay-off and lien release letters shall be in form and substance acceptable to the Administrative Agent;

 

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(aa) the Administrative Agent shall have received a certificate of a Responsible Officer of the General Partner on behalf of the Borrowers and the Guarantors, either (A) listing descriptions of all material consents, licenses and approvals required in connection with the consummation of the Transaction and the execution and delivery by any Borrower and any Guarantor (and the validity against the Borrowers and the Guarantors of) of the Loan Documents to which it is a party, and such consents, licenses and approvals shall be in full force and effect, or (B) stating that no such consents, licenses or approvals are so required or are material;

(bb) the Administrative Agent shall have received a certificate signed by a Responsible Officer of the General Partner certifying (i) that the conditions specified in Section 3.1 have been satisfied, (ii) that there has been no event or circumstance since the date of the Audited Financial Statements that has had or could be reasonably expected to have, either individually or in the aggregate, a Material Adverse Effect, (iii) there is no injunction, temporary restraining order or other legal action that would prohibit or seek to unwind the Transaction or any component thereof or would prohibit the initial Credit Event and (iv) after giving effect to the Transactions and at all times on the Effective Date, Holdings shall directly or indirectly own legally and beneficially at least 51% of the limited partnership interests of the MLP;

(cc) the Administrative Agent shall have received a five-year business forecast of the Consolidated Group on a consolidated, annual basis for the fiscal years 2013 through 2017, prepared by management of the General Partner and as provided in the Private Supplement to the Lender’s Meeting held on September 27, 2012, as the same may be updated on or prior to the Effective Date, a copy of which has been furnished to the Bank;

(dd) the Administrative Agent shall have received true, correct, and complete copies of all Material Agreements (and the Administrative Agent and the Lenders agree that any Material Agreements filed with the SEC in connection with the Transaction shall be deemed delivered), and the Material Agreements shall be acceptable to the Administrative Agent; none of the material terms or conditions to closing of any party set forth in the Material Agreements shall have been amended, modified or supplemented without the prior written consent of the Administrative Agent, and all conditions stated therein shall have been satisfied or, with the prior written consent of the Administrative Agent, waived;

(ee) the Transaction shall have been completed in accordance with the terms of the Transfer Documents and applicable Legal Requirements;

(ff) since December 31, 2011, there has been no material adverse change in the business, condition (financial or otherwise) operations, performance, or Properties of the MLP’s Predecessor;

(gg) the Administrative Agent shall have received the favorable written opinion(s) of Bass Berry & Sims PLC, counsel to the Borrowers and the Guarantors, in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent, including a local Tennessee opinion;

 

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(hh) the Administrative Agent shall have received favorable opinions of local counsel to the Borrowers and the Guarantors in each of Texas, Louisiana, and Arkansas in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent;

(ii) neither any Borrower nor any Subsidiary shall have obtained or attempted to obtain, place, arrange or renew any debt financing, except as permitted by Section 6.11, prior to the Effective Date and during the Administrative Agent’s syndication of the credit facilities made available to the Borrowers hereunder;

(jj) the Administrative Agent’s due diligence with respect to the Borrowers, their Subsidiaries, and the Contributing Affiliates shall be completed in a manner reasonably acceptable to the Administrative Agent;

(kk) each Lender shall have received, sufficiently in advance of the Effective Date, all documentation and other information requested by any such Lender required by bank regulatory authorities under applicable “know your customer” and anti-money laundering rules and regulations, including the Patriot Act; and the Administrative Agent shall have received a fully executed Internal Revenue Service Form W-9 (or its equivalent) for each Borrower and each Guarantor; and

(ll) the Administrative Agent shall have received such other agreements, instruments, documents, certificates, and opinions as the Administrative Agent may reasonably request.

 

S ECTION  4. T HE C OLLATERAL AND G UARANTIES .

Section 4.1. Collateral . The Obligations, Hedging Liability, and Bank Product Liability shall be secured by (a) valid, perfected, and enforceable Liens of the Administrative Agent on all right, title, and interest of each Borrower and each Guarantor, in all Ownership Interests held by such Person in each of its Subsidiaries, whether now owned or hereafter formed or acquired, and all proceeds thereof, and (b) valid, perfected, and enforceable Liens of the Administrative Agent on all right, title, and interest of each Borrower and each Guarantor in all personal property, fixtures, and real estate, whether now owned or hereafter acquired or arising, and all proceeds thereof, other than Excluded Collateral and other than the real property set forth on Schedule 4.1 attached hereto (collectively, the “McMurrey Properties” ); provided, however, that: (i) the Lien of the Administrative Agent on Property subject to a Capital Lease or conditional sale agreement or subject to a purchase money lien, in each instance to the extent permitted hereby, shall be subject to the rights of the lessor or lender thereunder, (ii) until a Default or Event of Default exists and thereafter until otherwise required by the Administrative Agent or the Required Lenders, Liens on local petty cash deposit accounts maintained by any Borrower and its Subsidiaries in proximity to their operations need not be perfected provided that the total amount on deposit at any one time not so perfected,

 

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exclusive of Excluded Collateral, shall not exceed $250,000 in the aggregate, and (iii) until a Default or Event of Default has occurred and is continuing and thereafter until otherwise required by the Administrative Agent or the Required Lenders, Liens on vehicles which are subject to a certificate of title law need not be perfected provided that the total value of such property at any one time not so perfected shall not exceed $1,000,000 in the aggregate.

Section 4.2. Liens on Real Property . In the event that any Borrower or any Subsidiary owns or hereafter acquires (a) a fee interest in any real property or (b) a leasehold interest in any real property deemed to be material by the Administrative Agent and, in either case, is required to grant a lien on such property pursuant to Section 4.1, such Borrower shall, or shall cause such Subsidiary to, (i) with respect to the property set forth at clause (a), execute and deliver to the Administrative Agent (or a security trustee therefor) and (ii) with respect to the property set forth at clause (b), use commercially reasonable best efforts to execute and deliver to the Administrative Agent (or a security trustee therefor), a mortgage or deed of trust acceptable in form and substance to the Administrative Agent for the purpose of granting to the Administrative Agent a Lien on such Borrower’s or such Subsidiary’s interest in such real property to secure the Obligations, Hedging Liability, and Bank Product Liability, shall pay all Taxes, costs, and expenses incurred by the Administrative Agent in recording such mortgage or deed of trust, and (other than with respect to any real property used solely in connection with the Pipeline and Transportation Systems) shall, if required by the Administrative Agent in its sole discretion, supply to the Administrative Agent at such Borrower’s cost and expense a survey, environmental report, hazard insurance policy, and a mortgagee’s policy of title insurance from a title insurer acceptable to the Administrative Agent insuring the validity of such mortgage or deed of trust and its status as a first Lien (subject to Permitted Liens) on the applicable Borrower’s or Subsidiary’s interest in the real property encumbered thereby and such other instrument, documents, certificates, and opinions reasonably required by the Administrative Agent in connection therewith.

Section 4.3. Guaranties . The payment and performance of the Obligations, Hedging Liability, and Bank Product Liability of each Borrower shall at all times be jointly and severally guaranteed by each other Borrower and each direct and indirect Subsidiary of the Borrowers (each Borrower and each such Subsidiary executing and delivering this Agreement as a Guarantor, if any, together with any Subsidiary hereafter executing and delivering an Additional Guarantor Supplement in the form called for by Section 11, each a “Guarantor” and collectively, the “ Guarantors ”; provided, however , notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein or in any other Loan Document, Limited Guarantor shall not be deemed to be a “Guarantor” ) pursuant to one or more guaranty agreements in form and substance acceptable to the Administrative Agent (individually a “Guaranty” and collectively the “Guaranties” ; provided, however, notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein or in any other Loan Document, the Limited Guaranty shall not be deemed to be a “Guaranty” ).

Section 4.4. Further Assurances . The Borrowers agree that they shall, and shall cause each Subsidiary to, from time to time at the request of the Administrative Agent or the Required Lenders, execute and deliver such documents and do such acts and things as the Administrative Agent or the Required Lenders may reasonably request in order to provide for or perfect or protect such Liens on the Collateral as

 

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required by this Section 4. In the event any Borrower or any Subsidiary forms or acquires any other Subsidiary after the Effective Date, such Borrower shall promptly upon such formation or acquisition cause such newly formed or acquired Subsidiary to execute a Guaranty and such Collateral Documents as the Administrative Agent may then require to comply with this Section 4, and such Borrower shall also deliver to the Administrative Agent, or cause such Subsidiary to deliver to the Administrative Agent, at such Borrower’s cost and expense, such other instruments, documents, certificates, and opinions reasonably required by the Administrative Agent in connection therewith.

Section 4.5. Cash Collateral . Within one Business Day following the request of the Administrative Agent or any L/C Issuer, at any time required under this Agreement, including as required by Section 2.2(b), Section 2.7(b), Section 7.4 and Section 8.7, and at any time that there shall exist a Defaulting Lender, the Borrowers shall deliver Cash Collateral to the Administrative Agent in an amount sufficient to cover the amount required hereunder, and, in the event that a Defaulting Lender exists, in an amount sufficient to cover all Fronting Exposure (after giving effect to Section 8.7(a)(iv) and any Cash Collateral provided by the Defaulting Lender, if applicable) with respect to such Defaulting Lender.

(a) Grant of Security Interest . All Cash Collateral (other than credit support not constituting funds subject to deposit) shall be held by the Administrative Agent in one or more separate collateral accounts (each such account, and the credit balances, properties, and any investments from time to time held therein, and any substitutions for such account, any certificate of deposit or other instrument evidencing any of the foregoing and all proceeds of and earnings on any of the foregoing being collectively called the “Collateral Account” ). The Collateral Account shall be held in the name of and subject to the exclusive dominion and control of the Administrative Agent for the benefit of the Administrative Agent, the Lenders, and the L/C Issuers. If and when requested by the Borrowers, the Administrative Agent shall invest funds held in the Collateral Account from time to time in direct obligations of, or obligations the principal of and interest on which are unconditionally guaranteed by, the United States of America with a remaining maturity of one year or less, provided that the Administrative Agent is irrevocably authorized to sell investments held in the Collateral Account when and as required to make payments out of the Collateral Account for application to amounts due and owing from the Borrowers to any L/C Issuer, the Administrative Agent or the Lenders.

The Borrowers, and to the extent provided by any Lender, such Lender, hereby grants to (and subjects to the control of) the Administrative Agent, for the benefit of the Administrative Agent, the L/C Issuers and the Lenders, and agrees to maintain, a first priority security interest (subject to Permitted Liens) in the Collateral Account, all as security for the obligations to which such Cash Collateral may be applied pursuant to clause (b) below. If at any time the Administrative Agent determines that Cash Collateral is subject to any right or claim of any Person other than the Administrative Agent as herein provided (other than Permitted Liens), or that the total amount of such Cash Collateral is less than required hereunder, including any applicable Fronting Exposure,

 

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the Borrowers or the relevant Lender, if applicable, will, promptly upon demand by the Administrative Agent, pay or provide to the Administrative Agent additional Cash Collateral in an amount sufficient to eliminate such deficiency.

(b) Application . Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in this Agreement, Cash Collateral provided under this Section 4.5 or Section 2.2(b), Section 2.7(b), Section 7.4 or Section 8.7, or any other Section hereof in respect of Letters of Credit or Swing Loans, shall be held and applied to the satisfaction of the specific Reimbursement Obligations, Swing Loans, obligations to fund participations therein (including, as to Cash Collateral provided by a Defaulting Lender, any interest accrued on such obligation) and other obligations for which the Cash Collateral was so provided, prior to any other application of such property as may be provided for herein.

(c) Release . (i) Cash Collateral (or the appropriate portion thereof) provided to reduce Fronting Exposure shall be released promptly following the elimination of the applicable Fronting Exposure (including by the termination of Defaulting Lender status of the applicable Lender), or (ii), if such Cash Collateral (or the appropriate portion thereof) is not provided in connection with a Defaulting Lender, Cash Collateral (or the appropriate portion thereof) shall be released promptly after (A) the Borrowers shall have made payment of all such Obligations giving rise to the required Cash Collateral, (B) all relevant preference or other disgorgement periods relating to the receipt of such payments have passed, and (C) no Letters of Credit, Commitments, Loans or other Obligations remain outstanding hereunder, or (iii) Cash Collateral (or the appropriate portion thereof) shall be released promptly following the Administrative Agent’s good faith determination that there exists excess Cash Collateral; provided, however, that (x) Cash Collateral furnished by or on behalf of the Borrowers shall not be released during the continuance of a Default or Event of Default (and following application as provided in this Section 4.5 may be otherwise applied in accordance with Section 2.8), and (y) the Person providing Cash Collateral and the applicable L/C Issuer or Administrative Agent, as applicable, may agree that Cash Collateral shall not be released but instead held to support future anticipated Obligations hereunder, including Fronting Exposure.

 

S ECTION  5. R EPRESENTATIONS AND W ARRANTIES .

Each Borrower represents and warrants to each Lender, the Administrative Agent, and each L/C Issuer as follows:

Section 5.1. Organization and Qualification . Each Borrower and each Guarantor (i) is duly organized and validly existing under the laws of the jurisdiction of its organization, (ii) is in good standing under the laws of the jurisdiction of its organization, (iii) has the power and authority to own its property and to transact the business in which it is engaged and proposes to engage and (iv) is duly qualified and in good standing in each jurisdiction where the ownership, leasing or operation of property or the conduct of its business requires such qualification, except, in each case of clauses (i), (ii) (other than with respect to each Borrower where failure to maintain such good standing is not curable or results in the dissolution of such Borrower), (iii) and (iv), where the same could not be reasonably expected to have, either individually or in the aggregate, a Material Adverse Effect.

 

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Section 5.2. Authority and Enforceability . Each Borrower has the power and authority to enter into this Agreement, the other Loan Documents executed by it and the Transfer Documents executed by it, to make the borrowings herein provided for, to issue its Notes (if any), to grant to the Administrative Agent the Liens described in the Collateral Documents executed by such Borrower, and to perform all of its obligations hereunder, under the other Loan Documents executed by it and under the Transfer Documents executed by it. Each Guarantor has the power and authority to enter into the Loan Documents executed by it and the Transfer Documents executed by it, to guarantee the Obligations, Hedging Liability, and Bank Product Liability, to grant to the Administrative Agent the Liens described in the Collateral Documents executed by such Person, and to perform all of its obligations under the Loan Documents executed by it and under the Transfer Documents executed by it. The Loan Documents delivered by each Borrower and by each Guarantor have been duly authorized by proper corporate and/or other organizational proceedings, executed, and delivered by such Person and constitute valid and binding obligations of such Person enforceable against it in accordance with their terms, except as enforceability may be limited by bankruptcy, insolvency, fraudulent conveyance or similar laws effecting creditors’ rights generally and general principles of equity (regardless of whether the application of such principles is considered in a proceeding in equity or at law); and this Agreement and the other Loan Documents do not, nor does the performance or observance by any Borrower or any Guarantor of any of the matters and things herein or therein provided for, (a) violate any provision of law or any judgment, injunction, order or decree binding upon any Borrower or any Guarantor or any provision of the Organization Documents of any Borrower or any Guarantor, (b) violate any covenant, indenture or agreement of or affecting any Borrower or any Guarantor or any of its Property, in each case where such violation, contravention or default, individually or in the aggregate, could reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect or (c) result in the creation or imposition of any Lien on any Property of any Borrower or any Guarantor other than the Liens granted in favor of the Administrative Agent pursuant to the Collateral Documents (other than Permitted Liens).

Section 5.3. Financial Reports . (a) The Audited Financial Statements fairly and adequately present the consolidated financial condition of the MLP’s Predecessor as at said dates and the consolidated results of its operations and cash flows for the periods then ended in conformity with GAAP applied on a consistent basis throughout the period covered thereby. As of any date after the Effective Date, the audited consolidated financial statements of the MLP most recently furnished to the Administrative Agent pursuant to Section 6.1, fairly and adequately present the consolidated financial condition of the MLP as at said dates and the consolidated results of their operations and cash flows for the periods then ended in conformity with GAAP applied on a consistent basis. Neither any Borrower nor any Subsidiary has contingent liabilities or judgments, orders or injunctions against it that are material to it other than as indicated on such financial statements or, with respect to future periods, on the financial statements furnished pursuant to Section 6.1.

 

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(b) (i) The unaudited pro forma combined balance sheet of the Consolidated Group (as presented on page F-3 of the Registration Statement which excludes certain assets of the Consolidated Group as noted thereon) for the second fiscal quarter period ending June 30, 2012 and (ii) the unaudited pro forma combined statements of income or operations of the Consolidated Group (as presented on page F-4 of the Registration Statement, which excludes certain assets of the Consolidated Group as noted thereon) for the second fiscal quarter period ending on that date (x) were prepared in accordance with GAAP applied on a consistent basis throughout the period covered thereby, and (y) fairly present the financial condition of the Consolidated Group (as noted above) on a pro forma basis as of the date thereof and their results of operations for the period covered thereby, subject to the absence of footnotes and to normal year-end audit adjustments.

Section 5.4. No Material Adverse Change . Since the date of the Audited Financial Statements, there has been no event or circumstance, either individually or in the aggregate, that has had or could reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.

Section 5.5. Litigation and Other Controversies . There is no litigation, arbitration or governmental proceeding (including before FERC or any equivalent state regulatory authority) pending or, to the knowledge of the General Partner, each Borrower and each Subsidiary, threatened against the General Partner, any Borrower or any Subsidiary that could reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.

Section 5.6. True and Complete Disclosure . All information furnished by or on behalf of the General Partner, any Borrower, or any Subsidiary in writing to the Administrative Agent or any Lender for purposes of or in connection with this Agreement, or any transaction contemplated herein, is true and accurate in all material respects and not incomplete by omitting to state any fact necessary to make such information (taken as a whole) not misleading in light of the circumstances under which such information was provided; provided that, with respect to projected financial information furnished by or on behalf of the General Partner (in its capacity as general partner of the MLP), any Borrower or any Subsidiary, the Borrowers only represent and warrant that such information is prepared in good faith based upon assumptions believed to be reasonable at the time of preparation and at the time of delivery.

Section 5.7. Use of Proceeds; Margin Stock . All proceeds of the Loans shall be used by the Borrowers for (a) working capital purposes, (b) Permitted Acquisitions and expenses incurred in connection therewith, (c) general corporate purposes, including the making of Capital Expenditures, (d) to refinance Indebtedness under the Delek Marketing Credit Agreement and (e) the making of Restricted Payments in compliance with Section 6.15. No part of the proceeds of any Loan or other extension of credit hereunder will be used by any Borrower or any Subsidiary thereof to purchase or carry any margin stock (within the meaning of Regulation U of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System) or to extend credit to others for the purpose of purchasing or carrying any margin stock. Neither the making of any Loan or other extension of

 

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credit hereunder nor the use of the proceeds thereof will violate or be inconsistent with the provisions of Regulations D, T, U or X of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System and any successor to all or any portion of such regulations. Margin Stock (as defined above) constitutes less than 25% of the value of those assets of the MLP and its Subsidiaries that are subject to any limitation on sale, pledge or other restriction hereunder.

Section 5.8. Taxes . The General Partner, each Borrower and each of its Subsidiaries has timely filed or caused to be timely filed all tax returns required to be filed by such Borrower and/or any of its Subsidiaries, except where failure to so file could not be reasonably expected to have, either individually or in the aggregate, a Material Adverse Effect. Each Borrower and each of its Subsidiaries has paid all Taxes payable by it other than (a) Taxes which are not delinquent, (b) Taxes that are being contested in good faith and by proper legal proceedings and as to which appropriate reserves have been provided for in accordance with GAAP and no Lien resulting therefrom attaches to any of its Property (other than any Permitted Liens), or (c) to the extent that failure to pay such Taxes could not reasonably be expected to cause a Lien to attach to any material portion of the Property of the MLP and its Subsidiaries, taken as a whole.

Section 5.9. ERISA . Except as would not have a Material Adverse Effect, with respect to any Pension Plan each Borrower and each other member of its Controlled Group has fulfilled its obligations under the minimum funding standards of, and is in compliance with, ERISA and the Code to the extent applicable to it and, other than a liability for premiums under Section 4007 of ERISA, has not incurred any liability to the PBGC or a Pension Plan or Multiemployer Plan under Title IV of ERISA. Except as would not have a Material Adverse Effect, each Borrower and its Subsidiaries have no contingent liabilities with respect to any post-retirement benefits under a Welfare Plan, other than liability for continuation coverage described in Part 6 of Subtitle B of Title I of ERISA or Section 4980B of the Code ( “Post-Retirement Benefit Plan” ).

Section 5.10. Subsidiaries . Schedule 5.10 (as supplemented from time to time pursuant to Section 6.18) hereto identifies the following information for each Subsidiary: jurisdiction of its organization; the percentage of issued and outstanding interests of each class of its Ownership Interests owned by the MLP and other Subsidiaries; and, if such percentage is not 100% (excluding directors’ qualifying shares as required by law), a description of each class of its authorized Ownership Interests and the number of interests of each class issued and outstanding. All of the outstanding Ownership Interests of each Subsidiary are validly issued and outstanding and fully paid and nonassessable and all such Ownership Interests indicated on Schedule 5.10 (as supplemented from time to time pursuant to Section 6.18) as owned by the MLP or another Subsidiary are owned, beneficially and of record, by the MLP or such Subsidiary free and clear of all Liens other than the Liens granted in favor of the Administrative Agent pursuant to the Collateral Documents and Permitted Liens. There are no outstanding commitments or other obligations of the MLP or any Subsidiary to issue, and no options, warrants or other rights of any Person to acquire, any shares of any class of Ownership Interests of the Borrowers or any Subsidiary. No Subsidiary of any Borrower is a Foreign Subsidiary, other than any Subsidiary formed under the laws of Canada.

 

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Section 5.11. Compliance with Laws . The General Partner, each Borrower and each of its Subsidiaries is in compliance with all applicable statutes, regulations and orders of, and all applicable restrictions imposed by, all Governmental Authorities in respect of the conduct of their businesses and the ownership of their property, except such noncompliances as could not reasonably be expected to have, either individually or in the aggregate, a Material Adverse Effect.

Section 5.12. Environmental Matters . (a) Each Borrower and each of its Subsidiaries conducts in the ordinary course of business a review of the effect of existing and proposed Environmental Laws and known or suspected Environmental Claims on their respective businesses, operations and Properties, and as a result thereof, the Borrowers have reasonably concluded that, except as specifically disclosed in Schedule 5.12, any such Environmental Claims could not, individually or in the aggregate, reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect. Prior to contributing the applicable Contributed Assets, the Contributing Affiliates conducted in the ordinary course of business a review of the effect of existing and proposed Environmental Laws and known or suspected Environmental Claims on their respective businesses, operations and Properties, and as a result thereof, the Borrowers have concluded that, except as specifically disclosed in Schedule 5.12, such Environmental Laws and Environmental Claims could not, individually or in the aggregate, reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.

(b) The General Partner, each Borrower and each of its Subsidiaries is in compliance with all applicable Environmental Laws, except to the extent that the noncompliances individually or in the aggregate could not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect. Except as set forth on Schedule 5.12 or as could not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect, there are no pending or, to the knowledge of the General Partner, each Borrower and each Subsidiary, after due inquiry, threatened Environmental Claims, including any such claims (regardless of materiality) for liabilities under CERCLA relating to the disposal of Hazardous Materials, against the General Partner, any Borrower, any Subsidiary or any real property, including leaseholds and easements, owned or operated by the General Partner, any Borrower or any Subsidiary. Except as set forth on Schedule 5.12 or as could not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect, there are no facts, circumstances, conditions or occurrences on any real property, including leaseholds and easements, owned or operated by the General Partner, any Borrower or any Subsidiary that, to the knowledge of the General Partner, each Borrower and each Subsidiary, after due inquiry, could reasonably be expected (i) to form the basis of an Environmental Claim against the General Partner, any Borrower, any Subsidiary or any such real property, or (ii) to cause any such real property to be subject to any restrictions on the ownership, occupancy, use or transferability of such real property by the General Partner, any Borrower or any Subsidiary under any applicable Environmental Law. Except as set forth on Schedule 5.12 or as could not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect, to the knowledge of the General Partner, each Borrower and each Subsidiary, Hazardous Materials have not been Released on or from any real property, including leaseholds and easements, owned or operated by the General Partner, any Borrower or any Subsidiary.

(c) Except for matters that, individually or in the aggregate, could not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect, none of the Properties currently owned or operated by the General Partner, any Borrower or any Subsidiary is listed or proposed for listing on the NPL or on the CERCLIS or any analogous foreign, state or local list.

 

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(d) Prior to contributing the applicable Contributed Assets, and with respect to the Contributed Assets only, the Contributing Affiliates were in compliance with all applicable Environmental Laws and were not subject to any pending or threatened Environmental Claim relating to Environmental Laws or Hazardous Materials, except as set forth on Schedule 5.12 or to the extent that the noncompliances, individually or in the aggregate, could not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect. Prior to contributing the applicable Contributed Assets, and with respect to the Contributed Assets only, neither any Contributing Affiliate nor any of its Subsidiaries had undertaken, and had not completed, either individually or together with other potentially responsible parties, any investigation or assessment or remedial or response action relating to any actual, threatened, or suspected Release of Hazardous Materials at any real property, including leaseholds and easements, either voluntarily or pursuant to the order of any Governmental Authority or the requirements of any Environmental Law, except as set forth on Schedule 5.12 or as could not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect either individually or in the aggregate; and all Hazardous Materials generated, used, treated, handled or stored at, or transported to or from, any Property owned or operated at or prior to the time of the contribution of the applicable Contributed Assets by any Contributing Affiliate or any of its Subsidiaries were disposed of in a manner not reasonably expected to result in any Environmental Claim against any Contributing Affiliate or any of its Subsidiaries, except as could not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect, either individually or in the aggregate.

(e) Except for matters that, individually or in the aggregate, could not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect, (i) each Borrower and each Subsidiary (A) has obtained all Environmental Permits necessary for the ownership and operation of its real properties and the conduct of its Business, which are in full force and effect; (B) has been and are in compliance with all terms and conditions of such Environmental Permits; and (C) has not received written notice of any violation or alleged violation of any Environmental Permit, and (ii) prior to contributing the applicable Contributed Assets, each of the Contributing Affiliates (A) had obtained all Environmental Permits necessary for the ownership and operation of the Contributed Assets, which were in full force and effect at such time; (B) were in compliance with all terms and conditions of such Environmental Permits; and (C) had not received written notice of any violation or alleged violation of any Environmental Permit.

Section 5.13. Investment Company. None of the General Partner, nor any Borrower nor any Guarantor is an “investment company” or a company “controlled” by an “investment company” within the meaning of the Investment Company Act of 1940.

Section 5.14. Intellectual Property . The General Partner, the Borrowers and each of their Subsidiaries owns or has obtained licenses or other rights of whatever nature to all the patents, trademarks, service marks, trade names, copyrights, trade secrets, know-how or other intellectual property rights necessary for the present conduct of its businesses, in each case without any known conflict with the rights of others except for any failure to own or obtain such licenses and other rights, as the case may be, could reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect.

 

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Section 5.15. Good Title . (a) Each Borrower and its Subsidiaries has good and marketable title (or, with respect to Texas Property, good and indefeasible title), or valid leasehold or easement or right-of-way interests, to and in their assets except, in each case, for sales of assets in the ordinary course of business or where failure to so have such title or interests could not reasonably be expected to, individually or in the aggregate, have a Material Adverse Effect, and is subject to no Liens, other than Permitted Liens.

(b) The Pipeline and Transportation Systems are covered by recorded fee deeds, rights-of-way, easements, leases, servitudes, permits, licenses, or other instruments (collectively, “Pipeline Rights” ) in favor of the MLP or its Subsidiaries, except where the failure of the Pipeline and Transportation Systems to be so covered could not reasonably be expected to, individually or in the aggregate, have a Material Adverse Effect. The Pipeline Rights establish contiguous and continuous rights-of-way for each of the Pipeline and Transportation Systems and grant the MLP or its Subsidiaries, the right to construct, operate, and maintain each of the Pipeline and Transportation Systems in, over, under, or across the land covered thereby in the same way that a prudent owner and operator would inspect, operate, repair, and maintain similar assets and in the same way as MLP or its Subsidiaries have inspected, operated, repaired, and maintained each of the Pipeline and Transportation Systems as reflected in the Audited Financial Statements; provided , however, (A) some of the Pipeline Rights granted to MLP or its Subsidiaries by private parties and Governmental Authorities are revocable at the right of the applicable grantor or its successors-in-interest, (B) some of the rights-of-way may cross properties that are subject to Liens, covenants, conditions, and restrictions in favor of third parties that have not been subordinated to the Pipeline Rights; and (C) some Pipeline and Transportation Systems are subject to certain defects, omissions, limitations and restrictions; provided , further , that none of the limitations, defects, and restrictions described in clauses (A), (B) and (C) above could reasonably be expected to, individually or in the aggregate, have a Material Adverse Effect.

(c) The Leased Terminals are subject to real property leases or other similar instruments (collectively, the “Leased Terminal Leases” ), pursuant to which certain Borrowers or Subsidiaries operate, maintain, lease, use, and access the Leased Terminals, except where failure to obtain any such lease would have a Material Adverse Effect. True, correct and complete copies of all Leased Terminal Leases in effect on the Effective Date have been provided to the Administrative Agent prior to the Effective Date.

(d) There has been no and there is not presently any occurrence of any (i) breach or event of default on the part of any Borrower or any Subsidiary with respect to any Pipeline Right or Leased Terminal Lease, (ii) to the knowledge of the General Partner, each Borrower and each Subsidiary, breach or event of default on the part of any other party to any Pipeline Right or Leased Terminal Lease, and (iii) event that, with the giving of notice or lapse of time or both, would constitute such breach or event of default on the part of any Borrower or any Subsidiary with respect to any Pipeline Right or Leased Terminal Lease or, to the knowledge of the General Partner, each Borrower and each Subsidiary, on the part of any other party thereto, in each case,

 

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to the extent any such breach or default could reasonably be expected to, individually or in the aggregate, have a Material Adverse Effect. The Pipeline Rights and Leased Terminal Leases (to the extent applicable) are in full force and effect in all material respects and are valid and enforceable against the parties thereto in accordance with their terms (subject to the effect of any applicable bankruptcy, insolvency, fraudulent conveyance and similar laws effecting creditors’ rights generally and general principles of equity) and all rental and other payments due thereunder by the Borrowers, their Subsidiaries and their predecessors in interest have been duly paid in accordance with the terms of the Pipeline Rights and Leased Terminal Leases, except to the extent that a failure to do so could not reasonably be expected to, individually or in the aggregate, have a Material Adverse Effect.

(e) The Pipeline and Transportation Systems are located within the confines of the land covered by the Pipeline Rights and do not encroach upon any adjoining property, except where the failure of any portion of any of the Pipeline and Transportation Systems to be so located could not reasonably be expected to, individually or in the aggregate, have a Material Adverse Effect. The Leased Terminals are located within the boundaries of the property affected by the Leased Terminal Leases and do not encroach upon any adjoining property, except where the failure of the Leased Terminal Leases to be so located could not reasonably be expected to, individually or in the aggregate, have a Material Adverse Effect. The buildings and improvements owned or leased by any Borrower or any Subsidiary but not covered by a Title Insurance Policy as set forth in Section 3.2(o), and the operation and maintenance of such properties do not, to the knowledge of the each Borrower and each Subsidiary (i) contravene any applicable zoning or building law or ordinance or other administrative regulation or (ii) violate any applicable restrictive covenant or any applicable Legal Requirement, the contravention or violation of which, in either, case could be reasonably expected to have, either individually or in the aggregate, a Material Adverse Effect.

(f) Except for eminent domain proceedings or takings that, individually or in the aggregate, could not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect, neither the General Partner nor any Borrower nor any Subsidiary has received any written notice that any eminent domain proceeding or taking has been commenced with respect to all or any portion of the Pipeline and Transportation Systems or the Terminals, and, to the knowledge of the General Partner, each Borrower and each Subsidiary, no such proceeding or taking is contemplated.

(g) No portion of the Pipeline and Transportation Systems or the Terminals has suffered any material damage by fire or other casualty loss that has not heretofore been repaired and restored, except for such damage or other casualty loss that, individually or in the aggregate, could not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.

(h) The aggregate fair market value of the McMurrey Properties is less than $50,000 as of the Effective Date.

Section 5.16. Labor Relations . Neither the General Partner nor Borrower nor any Subsidiary is engaged in any unfair labor practice that could reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect. There is (i) no strike, labor dispute, slowdown or stoppage pending against the General Partner or any Borrower or any

 

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Subsidiary or, to the knowledge of the General Partner, each Borrower and each Subsidiary, threatened against the General Partner, any Borrower or any Subsidiary and (ii) to the knowledge of the General Partner, each Borrower and each Subsidiary, no union representation proceeding is pending with respect to the employees of the General Partner, any Borrower or any Subsidiary and no union organizing activities are taking place, except (with respect to any matter specified in clause (i) or (ii) above, either individually or in the aggregate) such as could not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.

Section 5.17. Governmental Authority and Licensing . The General Partner, each Borrower and its Subsidiaries have received all licenses, permits, and approvals of each Governmental Authority necessary to conduct their businesses, in each case where the failure to obtain or maintain the same could reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect. No investigation or proceeding that, if adversely determined, could reasonably be expected to result in revocation or denial of any license, permit or approval is pending or, to the knowledge of the General Partner, each Borrower and each Subsidiary threatened, except where such revocation or denial could not reasonably be expected to have, either individually or in the aggregate, a Material Adverse Effect.

Section 5.18. Approval s. No authorization, consent, license or exemption from, or filing or registration with, any Governmental Authority, nor any approval or consent of any other Person, is or will be necessary to the valid execution, delivery or performance by any Borrower or any Guarantor of any Loan Document, except for (a) such approvals, authorizations, consents, licenses or exemptions from, or filings or registrations which have been obtained prior to the date of this Agreement and remain in full force and effect, (b) filings which are necessary to release Liens granted pursuant to the document related to the Indebtedness to be refinanced on the Effective Date, and (c) filings, authorizations, consents, licenses, exemptions or registrations which are necessary to perfect the security interests created under the Collateral Documents.

Section 5.19. Solvency . The Borrowers and the Guarantors, taken as a whole, are Solvent.

Section 5.20. No Broker Fees . No broker’s or finder’s fee or commission will be payable with respect hereto or any of the transactions contemplated thereby; and each Borrower hereby agrees to indemnify the Administrative Agent and the Lenders against, and agree that they will hold the Administrative Agent and the Lenders harmless from, any claim, demand, or liability for any such broker’s or finder’s fees alleged to have been incurred in connection herewith or therewith and any expenses (including reasonable attorneys’ fees) arising in connection with any such claim, demand, or liability.

Section 5.21. No Default. No Default or Event of Default has occurred and is continuing.

 

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Section 5.22. OFAC . Each Borrower and each Guarantor is in compliance with the requirements of all OFAC Sanctions Programs applicable to it. Each Subsidiary of each Borrower and each Guarantor is in compliance with the requirements of all OFAC Sanctions Programs applicable to such Subsidiary. To the best of the General Partner’s, each Borrower’s and each Guarantor’s knowledge, neither such Borrower, such Guarantor nor any of the Affiliates or Subsidiaries of any of them is named on the current OFAC SDN List. No part of the proceeds of the Loans will be used, directly or indirectly, for any payments to any governmental official or employee, political party, official of a political party, candidate for political office, or anyone else acting in an official capacity, in order to obtain, retain or direct business or obtain any improper advantage, in violation of the United States Foreign Corrupt Practices Act of 1977.

Section 5.23. Security Interests. Except for those Borrowers listed on Schedule 5.23, each Borrower and each Subsidiary listed on Schedule 5.10 is a “transmitting utility” within the meaning of Section 9.501(b) of the Delaware Uniform Commercial Code. Except as set forth on Schedule 5.23(a), on the Effective Date, all governmental actions and all other filings, recordings, registrations, third party consents and other actions which are necessary to create and perfect the Liens provided for in the Collateral Documents will have been made, obtained and taken in all relevant jurisdictions, or satisfactory arrangements will have been made for all governmental actions and all other filings, recordings, registrations, third party consents, and other actions which are necessary to create and perfect the Liens provided for in the Collateral Documents to be made, obtained, or taken in all relevant jurisdictions. Upon the filing of the Collateral Documents, each of the Collateral Documents creates, as security for the Obligations, Hedging Liability and Bank Product Liability purported to be secured thereby, a valid, perfected and enforceable Lien existing in favor of the Administrative Agent that is superior to all other Liens other than Permitted Liens.

Section 5.24. Other Agreements and Documents. All Material Agreements existing on the Effective Date are listed on Schedule 5.24, and as of the Effective Date, except as set forth on such Schedule, all such Material Agreements are in full force and effect and no defaults by any Borrower or any Subsidiary, to the knowledge of the General Partner, each Borrower and each Subsidiary by any third party to the Material Agreements currently exist under such agreements which individually or in the aggregate could reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect. There does not exist any violation of any Organization Documents which could reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.

Section 5.25. State and Federal Regulations. (a) In order to comply with the Interstate Commerce Act, the Energy Policy Act, and regulations promulgated by the FERC to implement those statutes, each Borrower or such Borrower’s Affiliates, as applicable, has on file with the FERC tariffs that govern the interstate transportation of Crude Oil on the Pipeline and Transportation Systems, except any FERC Jurisdictional Requirement that has been ordered or imposed but for which the time period for compliance therewith has not expired, or any FERC Jurisdictional Requirement that has not yet been ordered or imposed. With respect to the services provided by the Pipeline and Transportation Systems that are subject to FERC jurisdiction under the Interstate Commerce Act and are not subject to a valid waiver of applicable regulatory requirements granted by FERC, (i) to the knowledge of the General Partner and each Borrower, the rates on file with the FERC are

 

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just and reasonable and (ii) to the knowledge of the General Partner and each Borrower, no provision of the tariff containing such rates is unduly discriminatory or preferential. None of the Borrowers, the Borrowers’ Subsidiaries, or any other Person that now owns an interest in any of the Pipeline and Transportation Systems has been within the past three (3) years or is the subject of a complaint, investigation or other proceeding at the FERC regarding their respective rates or practices with respect to the Pipeline and Transportation Systems. No complaint or investigation is currently pending before the FERC, nor to the knowledge of the General Partner, each Borrower and each Subsidiary is any such complaint or investigation currently contemplated, that could result in, if adversely determined to the position or interest of the Borrowers or their applicable Subsidiaries, or could reasonably be expected to result in, a Material Adverse Effect.

(b) With respect to those certain intrastate common carrier pipeline operations that are provided by the Pipeline and Transportation Systems, that are situated or conducted in the State of Texas (the “ Texas Intrastate Pipelines ”), such pipeline operations are subject to regulation by the Railroad Commission of Texas. Neither the MLP nor any of its Subsidiaries nor any other Person that now owns an interest in any of the Pipeline and Transportation Systems has been within the past three (3) years or is the subject of a complaint, investigation or other proceeding at the Railroad Commission of Texas regarding their respective rates or practices with respect to the Pipeline and Transportation Systems. No complaint or investigation is currently pending before the Railroad Commission of Texas, nor to the knowledge of the General Partner, each Borrower and each Subsidiary is any such complaint or investigation currently contemplated, that could result in, if adversely determined to the position or interest of the any Borrower or its applicable Subsidiaries, or could reasonably be expected to result in, a Material Adverse Effect.

(c) With respect to those certain common carrier pipeline services and operations that are provided by the Pipeline and Transportation Systems in the State of Louisiana, each Borrower and each Subsidiary that owns pipelines and conducts pipeline operations in the State of Louisiana has determined that no tariff filing with any regulatory agency of the State of Louisiana is necessary because all pipeline services within the State of Louisiana are interstate common carrier services that are governed exclusively by the FERC. Except to the extent that any of the following could not reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect, no Borrower or Subsidiary which owns pipelines and conducts pipeline services and operations in the State of Louisiana has been subject to any written challenge, protest or complaint by any party, including any agency of the State of Louisiana, with respect to (i) the jurisdiction of the State of Louisiana or any agency thereof over such pipelines and pipeline services and operations in the State of Louisiana, or (ii) the lack of a tariff filing with any regulatory agency of the State of Louisiana regarding such pipeline services and operations.

(d) With respect to those certain common carrier pipeline services and operations that are provided by the Pipeline and Transportation Systems in the State of Arkansas, no Borrower or Subsidiary or any other Person that now owns an interest in any of those Pipeline and Transportation Systems has been within the past three (3) years or is the subject of a complaint, investigation or other proceeding at the Arkansas Public Service Commission regarding their respective rates or practices with respect to the Pipeline and Transportation Systems. No complaint or investigation is currently pending before the Arkansas Public Service Commission, nor to the knowledge of the General Partner, each Borrower and each Subsidiary is any such complaint or investigation currently contemplated, that could result in, if adversely determined to the position or interest of the Borrowers or their applicable Subsidiaries, or could reasonably be expected to result in, a Material Adverse Effect.

 

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(e) With respect to those pipeline services and operations that are situated or conducted in any State other than the States of Texas, Louisiana and Arkansas, except to the extent that any of the following could not reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect, (i) (A) each Borrower and each Subsidiary which owns such pipelines and conducts such pipeline operations has determined that the rates and terms and conditions of shipment thereon are not subject to regulation by any State Pipeline Regulatory Agency, any other administrative agency of the such State, and (B) no Borrower or any such Subsidiary has been subject to any written challenge, protest or complaint by any party, including any agency of such State or FERC, with respect to (1) the jurisdiction of such State or any agency thereof over such pipelines and pipeline services and operations, (2) the jurisdiction of FERC over such pipelines and pipeline services and operations, or (3) with respect to the lack of a tariff filing with any regulatory agency of the such State or the FERC regarding such pipeline services and operations, or (ii) the Borrowers and Subsidiaries which own such pipelines and conducts such pipeline operations have filed with the applicable State Pipeline Regulatory Agency or the FERC tariffs applicable to such services that comply with applicable Legal Requirement and any regulations issued thereunder by the State Pipeline Regulatory Agency or the FERC.

(f) Each Borrower and each Subsidiary is in compliance with all rules, regulations and orders of the FERC and all State Pipeline Regulatory Agencies applicable to the Pipeline and Transportation Systems, except for any FERC Jurisdictional Requirement that has been ordered or imposed but for which that time period for compliance therein has not expired and except to the extent that any noncompliance, either individually or in the aggregate, could not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.

(g) Each Borrower and each of its Subsidiaries, to the extent applicable, is in compliance with all Legal Requirements, including Department of Transportation, Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration ( “PHMSA” ) regulations, applicable to the Pipeline and Transportation Systems, including but not limited to all such regulations pertaining to pipeline safety and integrity, control room management, personnel management and qualification, and annual and specific incident reports, except to the extent that any noncompliance, either individually or in the aggregate, could not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect. As of the Effective Date, none of the Contributing Affiliates has been subject to any material enforcement or remedial action by or involving PHMSA within the past three (3) years. No Borrower nor any of its Subsidiaries, to the extent applicable, has been subject to any material enforcement or remedial action by or involving PHMSA within the past three (3) years, except to the extent that any such enforcement or remedial action, either individually or in the aggregate, could not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.

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(i) Without limiting the generality of Section 5.18 of this Agreement, and except as to tariffs on file at the FERC and at applicable State Pipeline Regulatory Agencies, no material certificate, license, permit, consent, authorization or order (to the extent not otherwise obtained) is required by any Borrower or Subsidiary from any Governmental Authority to construct, own, operate and maintain the Pipeline and Transportation Systems, or to transport and/or distribute Crude Oil or Refined Products under existing contracts, agreements and tariffs as the Pipeline and Transportation Systems are presently owned, operated and maintained.

(j) The Borrowers are in compliance with the Consent Decree in all material respects and are not required to pay any penalties or other amounts thereunder which, individually or in the aggregate, could reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.

(k) Each Borrower and each Subsidiary, to the extent applicable, is in compliance with (i) the Oil Pollution Act of 1990, 33 U.S.C. §§2701 et seq. , (ii) the Water Pollution Act of 1972, 33 U.S.C. §§1251 et seq , and (iii) regulations issued by the EPA under the New Performance Standards and Natural Emission Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants programs applicable to the Pipeline and Transportation Systems and the Terminals, except to the extent any noncompliance with the Legal Requirements described in clauses (i), (ii) and (iii) above, individually or in the aggregate, could not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.

Section 5.26. Title to Crude Oil and Refined Products. The Borrowers and Subsidiaries require that either (i) each shipper whose Crude Oil, Refined Projects or other petroleum products are transported through the Pipeline and Transportation Systems warrant that such shipper has title to, or the right to ship, all such Crude Oil, Refined Products or other petroleum products tendered to the Pipeline and Transportation Systems for transportation; or (ii) any Liens with respect to such Crude Oil, Refined Products or other petroleum products are subordinated to the applicable Borrowers’ or such Subsidiary’s right to payment for storage, throughput or other such charges.

 

S ECTION  6. C OVENANTS .

Each Borrower covenants and agrees that, so long as any Loans or Letters of Credit are available to or in use by any Borrower hereunder and until all Obligations are paid in full:

Section 6.1. Information Covenants . The Borrowers will furnish to the Administrative Agent, with sufficient copies for each Lender:

(a) Quarterly Reports . Commencing with the fiscal quarter of the Consolidated Group ending December 31, 2012, not later than (i) 55 days after the end of each of the first three fiscal quarters of each fiscal year of the Consolidated Group and (ii) 95 days after the end of the last fiscal quarter of each fiscal year of the Consolidated Group, the MLP’s consolidated balance sheet as at the end of such fiscal quarter and the related consolidated statements of income or operating partners’ capital, retained earnings, and cash flows for such fiscal quarter and for the elapsed portion of the fiscal

 

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year to date period then ended, each in reasonable detail, prepared by the Borrowers’ Agent in accordance with GAAP, and for each period ending on or after December 31, 2013, setting forth comparative figures for the corresponding prior fiscal quarter in the prior fiscal year, all of which shall be certified by the General Partner’s chief financial officer on behalf of the Borrowers’ Agent or by a financial or accounting officer of the General Partner acceptable to the Administrative Agent that they fairly present in all material respects in accordance with GAAP the consolidated financial condition of the MLP as of the dates indicated and the results of its operations and changes in its cash flows for the periods indicated, subject to normal year end audit adjustments and the absence of footnotes.

(b) Annual Statements . Not later than 95 days after the close of each fiscal year of the Consolidated Group, a copy of the MLP’s consolidated balance sheet as of the last day of the fiscal year then ended and the MLP’s consolidated statements of income or operations, partners’ capital, retained earnings, and cash flows for the fiscal year then ended, and accompanying notes thereto, each in reasonable detail, and for each fiscal year ending on or after December 31, 2013, showing in comparative form the figures for the previous fiscal year, accompanied by an unqualified opinion of a firm of independent public accountants of recognized national standing, selected by the Borrowers’ Agent and acceptable to the Administrative Agent, to the effect that the consolidated financial statements have been prepared in accordance with GAAP and present fairly in accordance with GAAP the consolidated financial condition of the MLP as of the close of such fiscal year and the results of its operations and cash flows for the fiscal year then ended and that an examination of such accounts in connection with such financial statements has been made in accordance with generally accepted auditing standards.

(c) Officer’s Certificates . Within 55 days after the end of each fiscal quarter of the Consolidated Group (except with respect to each fiscal quarter-end that is also a fiscal year-end in which case not later than 95 days), commencing with the fiscal quarter of the Consolidated Group ending December 31, 2012, a certificate of the chief financial officer of the General Partner on behalf of the Borrowers’ Agent or other financial or accounting officer of the Borrowers’ Agent acceptable to Administrative Agent in the form of Exhibit E (i) stating no Default or Event of Default has occurred during the period covered by such statements of, if a Default or Event of Default exists, a detailed description of the Default or Event of Default and all actions the Borrowers are taking with respect to such Default or Event of Default, (ii) confirming that the representations and warranties stated in Section 5 remain true and correct in all material respects (except to the extent such representations and warranties relate to an earlier date, in which case they are true and correct of such date), and (iii) showing the Borrowers’ compliance with the covenants set forth in 6.20.

(d) Budgets . As soon as available, but in any event no later than 80 days after the first day of each fiscal year of the MLP, a budget in form satisfactory to the Administrative Agent (including, without limitation, budgeted consolidated statements of income, and sources and uses of cash and balance sheets for the MLP) of the MLP in reasonable detail satisfactory to the Administrative Agent for each fiscal quarter of such fiscal year and with the principal assumptions upon which such budget is based.

 

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(e) Notice of Default or Litigation, Labor Matters, Collateral Losses and Contracts . Promptly, and in any event within seven Business Days after any officer of any Borrower or the General Partner obtains knowledge thereof, (i) notice of the occurrence of any event which constitutes a Default or an Event of Default or any other event which could reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect, which notice shall specify the nature thereof, the period of existence thereof and what action the Borrowers propose to take with respect thereto, (ii) notice of the commencement of, or threat of, or any significant adverse development in, any litigation, labor controversy, arbitration or governmental proceeding pending against the Borrowers or any of their Subsidiaries which, if adversely determined, could reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect, (iii) any material notice, summons, citation, proceeding or order received from the FERC or any other Governmental Authority concerning the regulation of any material portion of the Pipeline and Transportation Systems (other than any notice or order that is applicable to all Persons engaged in the same business as the Borrowers or their Subsidiaries), (iv) notice of any labor dispute to which any Borrower or any of their Subsidiaries may become a party and which may have a Material Adverse Effect, (v) notice of any strikes, walkouts, or lockouts relating to any Borrower’s or any of their Subsidiaries’ plants or other facilities that could reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect, (vi) any Events of Loss where the aggregate damage to the Collateral and/or lost revenues of the MLP and its Subsidiaries (after taking into account any insurance proceeds available for such lost revenues) could reasonably be expected to exceed $1,000,000 and (vii) any Material Agreements entered into after the Effective Date to the extent reasonably requested by the Administrative Agent.

(f) Management Letters . Promptly after any Borrower’s receipt thereof, a copy of each report or any “management letter” submitted to such Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries by its certified public accountants and the management’s responses thereto.

(g) Other Reports and Filings . Promptly, and without duplication to the extent such information is already provided hereunder, copies of all financial information, proxy materials and other material information, certificates, reports, statements and completed forms, if any, which any Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries (i) files with the SEC, (ii) furnishes to the holders of the any Borrower’s public securities, or (iii) has delivered to holders of, or to any agent or trustee with respect to, Indebtedness of any Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries in their capacity as such a holder, agent or trustee to the extent that the aggregate principal amount of such Indebtedness exceeds (or upon the utilization of any unused commitments may exceed) $1,000,000.

(h) Environmental Matters . Promptly upon, and in any event within seven Business Days after any officer of any Borrower or the General Partner obtains knowledge thereof, written notice of one or more of the following environmental matters which individually, or in the aggregate, may reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect or cause any material portion of property described in the Deed of Trust

 

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to be subject to any restrictions on ownership, occupancy, use or transferability under any Environmental Law that would materially and adversely interfere with or impact the use of the affected property in the Business: (i) an Environmental Claim against any Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries or any real property owned or operated by any Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries; (ii) any condition or occurrence on or arising from any real property owned or operated by any Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries that (A) results in noncompliance by such Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries with any applicable Environmental Law or (B) could reasonably be expected to form the basis of an Environmental Claim against such Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries or any such real property; and (iii) any removal or remedial actions to be taken in response to the actual or alleged presence of any Hazardous Material on any real property owned or operated by any Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries as required by any Environmental Law or any Governmental Authority. All such notices shall describe in reasonable detail the nature of the claim, investigation, condition, occurrence or removal or remedial action and the General Partner’s, such Borrower’s or such Subsidiary’s response thereto.

(i) Other Information . From time to time, such other information or documents (financial or otherwise) as the Administrative Agent may reasonably request.

Documents required to be delivered pursuant to Section 6.01(a) or (b) or 6.01(g) (to the extent any such documents are included in materials otherwise filed with the SEC) may be delivered electronically and if so delivered, shall be deemed to have been delivered on the date (i) on which the Borrowers post such documents, or provides a link thereto, on the website of the Borrowers’ Agent on the Internet at the website address set forth in Section 10.8(b); or (ii) on which such documents are posted on such Borrower’s behalf on the Platform. The Administrative Agent shall have no obligation to request the delivery of or to maintain paper copies of the documents referred to above, and in any event shall have no responsibility to monitor compliance by the Borrowers, as applicable, with any such request by a Lender for delivery, and each Lender shall be solely responsible for requesting delivery to it or maintaining its copies of such documents.

Section 6.2. Inspections; Field Examinations . Each Borrower will, and will cause each Subsidiary to, permit (a) officers, representatives and agents of the Administrative Agent to visit and inspect any Property of such Borrower or such Subsidiary, and to examine the books of account of such Borrower or such Subsidiary and (b) officers, representatives and agents of the Administrative Agent or any Lender to discuss the affairs, finances and accounts of such Borrower or such Subsidiary with its and their officers and independent accountants, all at such reasonable times as the Administrative Agent or any Lender (with respect to Section 6.2(b) only) may request; provided that, prior written notice of any such visit, inspection, examination or request for discussion shall be provided to such Borrower and such visit, inspection, examination or request for discussion shall be performed at reasonable times to be agreed to by such Borrower, which agreement will not be unreasonably withheld. Each Borrower shall pay to the Administrative Agent for its own use and benefit reasonable charges for examinations of the Collateral performed by the Administrative Agent or its agents or representatives in such amounts as the Administrative Agent may from time to time request (the Administrative Agent acknowledging and agreeing

 

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that such charges shall be computed in the same manner as it at the time customarily uses for the assessment of charges for similar collateral examinations); provided, however, that in the absence of any Default and Event of Default, the Administrative Agent may not conduct more than two such examinations per calendar year and the Borrowers shall not be required to pay the Administrative Agent for more than two such examinations per calendar year.

Section 6.3. Maintenance of Property, Insurance, Environmental Matters, etc . (a) Each Borrower will, and will cause each of its Subsidiaries to, (i) keep (or cause to be kept) its material property, plant and equipment in good repair, working order and condition, normal wear and tear, casualty and condemnation excepted, and shall from time to time make (or cause to be made) all necessary repairs, renewals, replacements, extensions, additions, betterments and improvements thereto so that at all times such material property, plant and equipment are reasonably preserved and maintained (or in process thereof) and (ii) maintain (or cause to be maintained) in full force and effect with financially sound and reputable insurance companies insurance which provides substantially the same (or greater) coverage and against at least such risks as is in accordance with industry practice, and shall furnish to the Administrative Agent upon request full information as to the insurance so carried. In any event, each Borrower shall, and shall cause each of its Subsidiaries to, maintain (or cause to be maintained) insurance on the Collateral to the extent required by the Collateral Documents. Without limiting the foregoing, each Borrower will maintain (or cause to be maintained) during the term of this Credit Agreement, at no cost to the Administrative Agent or the Lenders, environmental insurance coverage, property/business interruption insurance coverage and other insurance coverage that is reasonable and customary for pipeline logistics operators but in no event shall such property/business interruption insurance coverage be less than $150,000,000 per occurrence ; provided, however , that, notwithstanding the foregoing, the insurance maintained (or caused to be maintained) by the Borrowers shall at all times be in coverage amounts reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent. The Borrowers shall require the insurer to add and maintain the Administrative Agent as an additional insured or lender or loss payee, as applicable, on any such policies.

(b) Without limiting Section 6.03(a), each Borrower and its Subsidiaries shall (i) maintain or cause the maintenance of the interests and rights which are necessary to maintain the Pipeline and Transportation Systems and the Terminals, which individually or in the aggregate, could, if not maintained, reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect; (ii) subject to Permitted Liens, maintain the Pipeline and Transportation Systems within the confines of the Pipeline Rights without encroachment upon any adjoining property and maintain the Terminals within the legal boundaries of the same and without encroachment upon any adjoining property, except where the failure of the Pipeline and Transportation Systems and Terminals to be so maintained, individually or in the aggregate, could not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect; (iii) maintain such rights of ingress and egress necessary to permit each Borrower and its Subsidiaries to inspect, operate, repair, and maintain the Pipeline and Transportation Systems and the Terminals to the extent that failure to maintain such rights, individually or in the aggregate, could reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect and provided that any Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries may hire third parties to perform these functions; and (iv) maintain all material agreements, licenses, permits, and other rights required

 

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for any of the foregoing described in clauses (i), (ii), and (iii) of this Section 6.03(b) in full force and effect in accordance with their terms, timely make any payments due thereunder, and prevent any default thereunder which could result in a termination or loss thereof, except any such failure to maintain or pay or any such default that could not reasonably, individually or in the aggregate, be expected to cause a Material Adverse Effect.

(c) Without limiting Section 6.3(a), each Borrower and its Subsidiaries: (i) shall comply with, and maintain (or cause to be maintained) all real property owned each such Borrower or its Subsidiaries in compliance with, any applicable Environmental Laws and Environmental Permits, except to the extent that noncompliance, individually or in the aggregate, could not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect; (ii) shall pursue or apply for, and once obtained, maintain in full force and effect all governmental approvals required for its operations at or on its properties by any applicable Environmental Laws or Environmental Permits, except where failure to so pursue, apply for or maintain could not reasonably, individually or in the aggregate, be expected to cause a Material Adverse Effect; (iii) shall cure as soon as reasonably practicable any violation of applicable Environmental Laws or Environmental Permits with respect to any of its properties which violations, if not so cured, individually or in the aggregate, may reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect; and (iv) shall not, and shall not permit any other Person to, own or operate on any of its properties any landfill or dump or hazardous waste treatment, storage or disposal facility as defined pursuant to the RCRA, or any comparable state law, unless such ownership or operation is ancillary to the Business and in material compliance with all Environmental Laws. With respect to any Release of Hazardous Materials, the Borrowers and their Subsidiaries shall, in all material respects, conduct any necessary or required investigation, study, sampling and testing, and undertake any cleanup, removal, remedial or other response action necessary to remove, cleanup or abate any material quantity of Hazardous Materials released at or on any of its properties as required by any applicable Environmental Law or Environmental Permits.

(d) In the event that the FERC orders or imposes any FERC Jurisdictional Requirement against any Borrower or any Subsidiary, such Borrower or such Subsidiary shall promptly comply in all respect with all terms of such FERC Jurisdictional Requirement within the time period required thereby.

Section 6.4. Preservation of Existence . Each Borrower will, and will cause each of its Subsidiaries to, do or cause to be done, all things necessary to preserve and keep in full force and effect its existence and, except where the failure to do so would not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect, its franchises, authority to do business, licenses, patents, trademarks, copyrights and other proprietary rights; provided, however, that nothing in this Section 6.4 shall prevent, to the extent permitted by Section 6.13, sales of assets by any Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries, the dissolution or liquidation of any Subsidiary of any Borrower, or the merger or consolidation between or among the Subsidiaries of any Borrower. No Subsidiary of any Borrower shall be a Foreign Subsidiary, other than any Subsidiary formed under the laws of Canada.

 

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Section 6.5. Compliance with Laws . Each Borrower shall, and shall cause each Subsidiary to, comply in all respects with the requirements of all laws, rules, regulations, ordinances and orders applicable to its property or business operations of any Governmental Authority, where any such non-compliance, individually or in the aggregate, could reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.

Section 6.6. ERISA . Each Borrower shall, and shall cause each other member of its Controlled Group to, promptly pay and discharge all its obligations and liabilities arising under ERISA with respect to a Pension Plan or a Post-Retirement Benefit Plan of a character which if unpaid or unperformed would have a Material Adverse Effect or result in the imposition of a Lien that primes the Liens that secure the Obligations upon any of its Property. Each Borrower shall, and shall cause each other member of its Controlled Group to, if a material liability to a Borrower or a Guarantor would result, promptly notify the Administrative Agent and each Lender of: (a) the occurrence of any “reportable event” (as defined in Section 4043(c) of ERISA and the regulations thereunder) with respect to a Pension Plan (other than an event with respect to which notice is waived pursuant to the applicable regulations), (b) receipt of any notice from the PBGC of its intention to seek termination of any Pension Plan or appointment of a trustee therefor, or (c) its intention to terminate any Pension Plan in a non-standard termination or to withdraw from any Multiemployer Plan.

Section 6.7. Payment of Taxes . Each Borrower will, and will cause each of its Subsidiaries to, pay and discharge, (a) all Taxes imposed upon it before becoming delinquent and before any penalties accrue thereon, unless and to the extent that the same are being contested in good faith by proper proceedings and for which adequate reserves have been established in accordance with GAAP; and (b) all Taxes imposed upon any material portion of its Property, before becoming delinquent and before any penalties accrue thereon, unless and to the extent that the same are being contested in good faith and by proper proceedings and as to which adequate reserves have been established in accordance with GAAP.

Section 6.8. Contracts with Affiliates . No Borrower shall, nor shall it permit any Subsidiary to, enter into any contract, agreement or business arrangement with any of its Affiliates (other than direct or indirect Wholly-owned Subsidiaries) on terms and conditions which, when taken as a whole, are materially less favorable to such Borrower or such Subsidiary than would be usual and customary in similar contracts, agreements or business arrangements between Persons not affiliated with each other ; provided that the foregoing restriction shall not (a) apply to transactions between or among the any Borrower and its Subsidiaries, between or among the Borrowers, or between or among the Subsidiaries, (b) apply to transactions pursuant to the Material Agreements as in effect on the Effective Date or, if applicable, to the extent modified as permitted under this Agreement, (c) apply to contracts, agreements, and business arrangements that (i) are approved by the conflicts committee of the board of directors (or similar governing body) of the General Partner, (ii) are approved by the majority of directors on such committee that are not Related Parties of Holdings (except in their capacities as such directors for the General Partner), (iii) are entered into pursuant to the reasonable business judgment of such Borrower or such Subsidiary party thereto, and (iv) are not entered into during the continuance of a Default or an Event of Default and no Default or Event of Default would be caused thereby, and (d) prohibit each Borrower and each Subsidiary from declaring or paying any lawful dividend or distribution otherwise permitted hereunder.

 

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Section 6.9. Restrictions or Changes; Material Agreements; Organization Documents . No Borrower shall, nor shall it permit any Subsidiary to, change its fiscal year or fiscal quarters from its present basis, reduce the term of any Material Agreement, or otherwise amend or modify (or with respect to Material Agreements with Affiliates of the MLP, allow to be amended or modified) any Material Agreement in a manner that could reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect. (For purposes of clarity, the parties hereto agree that any change that occurs pursuant to the express, self-operative terms of any Material Agreement does not constitute a modification under the foregoing sentence). Each Borrower and each Subsidiary shall perform and observe all the terms and provisions of each Material Agreement to be performed or observed by it, maintain each such Material Agreement in full force and effect, enforce each such Material Agreement in accordance with its terms, upon the request of the Administrative Agent, make to each other party to each such Material Agreement such demands and requested for information and reports or for action as any Borrower or any Subsidiary, as applicable, is entitled to make under such Material Agreement, except, in any case, where failure to do so, either individually or in the aggregate, could not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect. No Borrower shall amend, change or otherwise modify its Organization Documents in a manner adverse to the interests of the Lenders; provided that, notwithstanding the foregoing, no Borrower shall amend, change or otherwise modify its Organization Documents in any manner without the prior written consent of the Administrative Agent.

Section 6.10. Change in the Nature of Business . No Borrower shall, nor shall it permit any Subsidiary to, engage in any business or activity other than the Business.

Section 6.11. Indebtedness . No Borrower shall, nor will it permit any of its Subsidiaries to, contract, create, incur, assume or suffer to exist any Indebtedness, except;

(a) the Obligations, Hedging Liability, and Bank Product Liability of the Borrowers and their Subsidiaries owing to the Administrative Agent and the Lenders (and their Affiliates);

(b) Indebtedness owed pursuant to Hedge Agreements entered into in the ordinary course of business and not for speculative purposes with Persons other than Lenders (or their Affiliates);

(c) intercompany Indebtedness among the Borrowers, or between or among any Borrower or Borrowers and any Subsidiary or Subsidiaries to the extent permitted by Section 6.14;

 

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(d) Purchase Money Indebtedness and Capitalized Lease Obligations of the Borrowers and their Subsidiaries in an amount not to exceed $20,000,000 in the aggregate at any time outstanding; provided, however, not more than $5,000,000 of such amount at any one time outstanding shall be permitted for expenditures that are not Capital Expenditures;

(e) endorsement of instruments or other payment items for deposit in the ordinary course of business;

(f) Indebtedness consisting of (i) unsecured guarantees incurred in the ordinary course of business with respect to surety and appeal bonds, performance bonds, bid bonds, appeal bonds, completion guarantee and similar obligations; and (ii) unsecured guarantees arising with respect to customary indemnification obligations to purchasers in connection with permitted dispositions;

(g) unsecured Indebtedness of any Borrower or any Subsidiary in an aggregate principal amount not to exceed $25,000,000 at any time outstanding that is incurred on the date of the consummation of a Permitted Acquisition solely for the purpose of consummating such Permitted Acquisition; provided that (i) no Event of Default has occurred and is continuing or would result therefrom, (ii) such unsecured Indebtedness is not incurred for working capital purposes, (iii) such unsecured Indebtedness does not mature prior to that date that is twelve (12) months after the Termination Date, (iv) such Indebtedness is subordinated in right of payment to the Obligations, Hedging Liability and Bank Product Liability on terms and conditions reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent and is otherwise on terms and conditions (including all economic terms and the absence of covenants) reasonably acceptable to the Administrative Agent, and (v) the only interest that accrues with respect to such Indebtedness is payable in kind;

(h) Acquired Indebtedness in an amount not to exceed $10,000,000 in the aggregate at any time outstanding;

(i) Indebtedness owed to any Person providing property, casualty, liability, or other insurance or the broker therefore or any company providing financing with respect to the premiums for such insurance to or for the benefit of any Borrower or any Subsidiary, so long as the amount of such Indebtedness is not in excess of the amount of the unpaid cost of, and shall be incurred only to defer the cost of, unpaid insurance premiums for the one year in which such Indebtedness is incurred and such Indebtedness is outstanding only during such year;

(j) unsecured Indebtedness incurred in respect of overdraft protection, and other like services, in each case, incurred in the ordinary course of business;

(k) Contingent Obligations of a Borrower or a Subsidiary in respect of Indebtedness otherwise permitted hereunder;

 

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(l) to the extent constituting Indebtedness, investments permitted under Section 6.14;

(m) secured Indebtedness of any Borrower or any Subsidiary not otherwise permitted by this Section in an aggregate principal amount not to exceed $1,000,000 at any one time outstanding; and

(n) unsecured Indebtedness of any Borrower and any Subsidiary not otherwise permitted by this Section in an aggregate principal amount not to exceed $5,000,000 in the aggregate at any time outstanding.

Section 6.12. Liens . No Borrower shall, nor shall it permit any of its Subsidiaries to, create, incur or suffer to exist any Lien on any of its Property; provided that the foregoing shall not prevent the following (the Liens described below, the “Permitted Liens” ):

(a) inchoate Liens for the payment of Taxes which are not yet due and payable or the payment of which is not required by Section 6.7;

(b) Liens arising by statute in connection with worker’s compensation, unemployment insurance, old age benefits, social security obligations, Taxes, assessments, statutory obligations or other similar charges (other than Liens arising under ERISA), good faith cash deposits in connection with tenders, contracts or leases to which any Borrower or any Subsidiary is a party or other cash deposits required to be made in the ordinary course of business, provided, in each case, that the obligation is not for borrowed money and that the obligation secured is not overdue or, if overdue, is being contested in good faith by appropriate proceedings which prevent enforcement of the matter under contest and for which adequate reserves have been established in accordance with GAAP;

(c) mechanics’, workmen’s, materialmen’s, landlords’, carriers’ (including common carriers’) bailee’s or other similar Liens arising in the ordinary course of business with respect to obligations which are not past due for more than forty-five (45) days or which are being contested in good faith by appropriate proceedings which prevent enforcement of the matter under contest and for which adequate reserves have been established in accordance with GAAP;

(d) Liens created by or pursuant to this Agreement and the Collateral Documents;

(e) Liens on Property of any Borrower or any Subsidiary created solely for the purpose of securing indebtedness permitted by Sections 6.11(d), representing or incurred to finance the purchase price of Property; provided that, no such Lien shall extend to or cover other Property of such Borrower or such Subsidiary other than the respective Property so acquired, and the principal amount of indebtedness secured by any such Lien shall at no time exceed the purchase price of such Property, as reduced by repayments of principal thereon;

 

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(f) normal and customary rights of setoff upon deposits of cash in favor of banks or other depository institutions and Liens of a collection bank arising under Section 4-210 of the UCC on items in the course of collection;

(g) Liens comprised of minor defects, irregularities, and deficiencies in title to, and easements, rights-of-way, zoning restrictions and other similar restrictions, charges or encumbrances, defects and irregularities in the physical placement and location of pipelines within the areas covered by the easements, leases, licenses and other rights in real property in favor of any Borrower or any Subsidiary which, individually and in the aggregate, do not materially adversely interfere with the ordinary conduct of business by such Subsidiary or such Borrower, as applicable;

(h) Liens securing judgments for the payment of money not constituting an Event of Default under Section 7.1(g);

(i) Liens to secure the performance of bids, statutory obligations, surety and appeal bonds, performance bonds and other obligations of a like nature incurred in the ordinary course of business;

(j) Liens set forth on Schedule 6.12 hereof;

(k) Liens appearing as exceptions listed on Schedule B to the Title Policies;

(l) Liens securing any sale-leaseback permitted under this Agreement in an amount not to exceed $1,000,000 in the aggregate at any time outstanding;

(m) Liens securing the interests of the broker with respect to any margin account pursuant to a Hedge Agreement maintained by any Borrower or any Subsidiary in the ordinary course of business in an amount not to exceed $10,000,000 in the aggregate at any time outstanding;

(n) Liens on specified assets which Liens are not otherwise permitted by this Section 6.12 so long as the aggregate fair market value (determined, in the case of each such Lien, as of the date such Lien is incurred) of such specified assets subject thereto does not exceed (as to the Borrowers and all their Subsidiaries) $7,500,000 at any one time; and

(o) Liens on Property of any Borrower or any Subsidiary securing indebtedness permitted by Section 6.11(m).

Section 6.13. Consolidation, Merger, Sale of Assets, etc . No Borrower shall, nor will it permit any of its Subsidiaries to, wind up, liquidate or dissolve its affairs or agree to any merger or consolidation

 

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with or into any other Person, or convey, sell, lease or otherwise dispose of all or any part of its Property, including any disposition as part of any sale-leaseback transactions except that this Section shall not prevent:

(a) the sale and lease of inventory in the ordinary course of business;

(b) the sale, transfer or other disposition of any tangible personal property that, in the reasonable judgment of any Borrower or its Subsidiaries, has become uneconomic, obsolete or worn out;

(c) the sale, transfer, lease, or other disposition of Property of any Borrower and its Subsidiaries to one another;

(d) the merger (or dissolution) of any Subsidiary with and into any Borrower or any other Subsidiary, provided that, in the case of any merger (or dissolution) involving any Borrower, such Borrower is the legal entity surviving the merger (or dissolution); provided further that, in the case of any merger (or dissolution) involving the MLP, the MLP is the legal entity surviving the merger (or dissolution);

(e) the disposition or sale of Cash Equivalents on consideration for cash in the ordinary course of business;

(f) the sale, transfer, lease, or other disposition of Property of any Borrower or any Subsidiary (including any disposition of Property as part of a sale and leaseback transaction) aggregating for the Borrowers and their Subsidiaries not more than $5,000,000 during any fiscal year of the Borrowers;

(g) the making of Restricted Payments permitted by Section 6.15;

(h) ordinary course dispositions of (i) overdue accounts receivable in connection with the compromise or collection thereof (and not in connection with any financing transaction), and (ii) leases, subleases, rights of way, easements, licenses, and sublicenses that, individually and in the aggregate, do not materially interfere with the ordinary conduct of the business then conducted by any Borrower or any Subsidiary, as applicable, and do not materially detract from the value or use of the Property which they affect;

(i) dispositions by the Borrowers and their Subsidiaries not otherwise permitted under this Section 6.13, subject to the following conditions:

(A) that no Event of Default exists at the time of such Disposition or would result from such Disposition;

(B) that the aggregate book value of all property disposed of in reliance of this clause (i) in any fiscal year of the Borrowers shall not exceed $10,000,000; and

 

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(C) that at least 75% of the purchase price for such asset shall be paid to such Borrower or such Subsidiary in cash;

(j) so long as no Event of Default has occurred and is continuing, the grant of any option or other right to purchase any asset in a transaction that would be permitted under the provisions of Section 6.13(i);

(k) the licensing, on a non-exclusive basis, of patents, trademarks, copyrights, and other intellectual property rights in the ordinary course of business;

(l) the lapse of registered patents, trademarks and other intellectual property of the Borrowers or any of their Subsidiaries to the extent that the continued registration thereof is not economically desirable in the conduct of its business and so long as such lapse is not materially adverse to the interests of the Lenders;

(m) the sale or issuance of Ownership Interests of any Borrower that does not result in a Change of Control hereunder;

(n) Permitted Liens;

(o) any investment permitted under Section 6.14, to the extent any such investment is deemed to be a disposition; and

(p) any involuntary Event of Loss.

Section 6.14. Advances, Investments and Loans . No Borrower shall, nor will it permit any of its Subsidiaries to, directly or indirectly, make loans or advances to, guarantee any obligations of, or make, retain or have outstanding any investments (whether through purchase of equity interests or obligations or otherwise) in, any Person or enter into any partnerships or joint ventures, or purchase or own a futures contract or otherwise become liable for the purchase or sale of currency or other commodities at a future date in the nature of a futures contract, except that this Section shall not prevent:

(a) receivables created in the ordinary course of business and payable or dischargeable in accordance with customary trade terms;

(b) investments in Cash Equivalents;

(c) investments (including debt obligations) received in connection with the bankruptcy or reorganization of suppliers and customers and in settlement of delinquent obligations of, and other disputes with, customers and suppliers arising in the ordinary course of business, including the receipt of security for such obligations;

(d) investments or advances made by any Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries in any direct or indirect Wholly-owned Subsidiaries or any other Borrower, and investments made from time to time after the Effective Date by any Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries in any direct or indirect Wholly-owned Subsidiaries or any other Borrower to the extent permitted by Section 6.17;

 

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(e) intercompany advances made from time to time from any Borrower to any one or more direct or indirect Wholly-owned Subsidiaries in the ordinary course of business;

(f) Permitted Acquisitions;

(g) Hedge Agreements entered into in the ordinary course of business and not for speculative purposes;

(h) the making of any payments Permitted by Section 6.15 hereof;

(i) investments consisting of negotiable instruments held for collection in the ordinary course of business;

(j) advances to officers, directors and employees of any Borrower and its Subsidiaries in an aggregate amount of all Borrowers not to exceed $1,000,000 at any time outstanding, for travel, entertainment, relocation and analogous ordinary business purposes;

(k) deposits of cash or Cash Equivalents in an aggregate amount not to exceed $250,000 at any time, made in the ordinary course of business to secure performance of operating leases;

(l) Investments set forth on Schedule 6.14;

(m) the Guaranties;

(n) the making of guarantees permitted by Section 6.11 hereof;

(o) investments consisting of debt securities as partial consideration for the disposition of assets to the extent permitted by Section 6.13(i); and

(p) other investments, loans and advances in addition to those otherwise permitted by this Section in an amount not to exceed $5,000,000 in the aggregate at any time outstanding.

Section 6.15. Restricted Payments . No Borrower shall, nor shall it permit any of its Subsidiaries to, (i) declare or pay any dividends on or make any other distributions in respect of any class or series of its equity interests, or (ii) directly or indirectly purchase, redeem, or otherwise acquire or retire any of its equity interests or any warrants, options, or similar instruments to acquire the same (each a “Restricted Payment” ); provided, however, that the foregoing shall not operate to prevent:

 

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(a) the making of dividends or distributions by any direct or indirect Wholly-owned Subsidiary of any Borrower to its parent entity;

(b) each Borrower and each Subsidiary may declare and make dividend payments or other distributions payable solely in common or subordinated Ownership Interests of such Person and any Borrower may issue common Ownership Interests upon the conversion of subordinated Ownership Interests;

(c) each Borrower and each Subsidiary may purchase, redeem or otherwise acquire its Ownership Interests with the proceeds received from the substantially concurrent issue of new common or subordinated Ownership Interests;

(d) the MLP may make the Closing Date Distribution;

(e) the MLP may make the Over-Allotment Distribution on the Effective Date and/or from time to time within thirty (30) days thereafter;

(f) so long as no Default or Event of Default has occurred and is continuing or would result therefrom and no violation of any Legal Requirement (including Section 17-607 of the Delaware Revised Uniform Limited Partnership Act) would result therefrom, the MLP may make Restricted Payments with respect to any fiscal quarter in an aggregate amount not to exceed Available Cash with respect to such fiscal quarter, so long as the Borrowers shall be in compliance (after giving pro forma effect to the making of such Restricted Payment) with the covenants contained Section 6.20(a), and the Borrowers shall have delivered an executed compliance certificate in the form of Exhibit E evidencing such compliance with Section 6.20(a); and

(g) Restricted Payments to officers, directors and employees pursuant to employment or benefit plans or agreements in an aggregate amount not to exceed $500,000 in any fiscal year.

Section 6.16. Limitation on Restrictions . No Borrower shall, nor will it not permit any of its Subsidiaries to, directly or indirectly, create or otherwise cause or suffer to exist or become effective any restriction on the ability of any such Subsidiary to (a) pay dividends or make any other distributions on its capital stock or other equity interests owned by any Borrower or any other Subsidiary, (b) pay or repay any Indebtedness owed to any Borrower or any other Subsidiary, (c) make loans or advances to any Borrower or any other Subsidiary, (d) transfer any of its Property to any Borrower or any other Subsidiary except with respect to rights of first offer set forth in Article 6 of the Omnibus Agreement and rights of first refusal as set forth in Article 7 of the Omnibus Agreement, provided, however, that such rights of first offer and rights of first refusal may not be exercised during the continuance of an Event of Default hereunder, (e) encumber or pledge any of its assets to or for the benefit of the Administrative Agent or (f) guaranty the Obligations, Hedging Liability and Bank Product Liability; provided, however, that, notwithstanding the foregoing, the Borrowers and their Subsidiaries shall be restricted from performing the Restricted Activities as defined in Section 2.1 of the Omnibus Agreement.

 

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Section 6.17. Limitation on Issuances of New Equity by Subsidiaries . No Borrower will permit any of its Subsidiaries to issue any new Ownership Interests (including by way of sales of treasury stock); provided that, notwithstanding the foregoing, (a) Subsidiaries shall be permitted to issue new Ownership Interests in connection with their creation, so long as such creation is in compliance with Section 6.14 and Section 4, (b) so long as no Change of Control is caused thereby, any Borrower and its Subsidiaries shall be permitted to issue new Ownership Interests or other equity interests to effect a Permitted Acquisition, and (c) each Subsidiary shall be permitted issue new Ownership Interests to any Borrower and/or to any Guarantor.

Section 6.18. Intentionally Omitted .

Section 6.19. Operating Accounts . Each of the operating accounts of each Borrower and its Subsidiaries shall be at all times maintained with the Administrative Agent, except for (i) payroll, employee benefits, withholding tax or escrow accounts, (ii) petty cash accounts, if any, to serve any Borrower and any Subsidiary locations that can not be reasonably served by the existing offices and branches of the Administrative Agent and (iii) broker accounts associated with Hedge Agreements permitted pursuant to Section 6.14(g).

Section 6.20. Financial Covenants . (a)  Leverage Ratio . The Borrowers shall not, as of the last day of each fiscal quarter of the Consolidated Group, permit the Leverage Ratio to be greater than 3.50 to 1.00.

(b) Interest Coverage Ratio . As of the last day of each fiscal quarter of the Consolidated Group, the Borrowers shall maintain a ratio of (i) EBITDA for the four fiscal quarters of the Consolidated Group then ended to (ii) actual cash Interest Expenses for the same four fiscal quarters then ended of greater than 2.00 to 1.00.

Section 6.21. Compliance with OFAC Sanctions Programs. (a) Each Borrower and each Guarantor shall at all times comply with the requirements of all OFAC Sanctions Programs applicable to such Borrower or such Guarantor and shall cause each of its Subsidiaries to comply with the requirements of all OFAC Sanctions Programs applicable to such Subsidiary.

(b) Each Borrower and each Guarantor shall provide the Administrative Agent, the L/C Issuers, and the Lenders any information regarding such Borrower, such Guarantor, its Affiliates, and its Subsidiaries necessary for the Administrative Agent, the L/C Issuers, and the Lenders to comply with all applicable OFAC Sanctions Programs; subject however, in the case of Affiliates, to such Borrower’s or such Guarantor’s ability to provide information applicable to them.

(c) If the General Partner, any Borrower or any Guarantor obtains actual knowledge or receives any written notice that such Borrower, any Affiliate, such Guarantor or any Subsidiary is named on the then current OFAC SDN List (such occurrence, an “OFAC Event” ), such Borrower or such Guarantor shall promptly (i) give written notice to the Administrative Agent, the L/C Issuers, and the Lenders of such OFAC Event, and (ii) comply with all applicable laws

 

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with respect to such OFAC Event (regardless of whether the party included on the OFAC SDN List is located within the jurisdiction of the United States of America), including the OFAC Sanctions Programs, and each Borrower and each Guarantor hereby authorizes and consents to the Administrative Agent, the L/C Issuers, and the Lenders taking any and all steps the Administrative Agent, the L/C Issuers, or the Lenders deem necessary, in their sole but reasonable discretion, to avoid violation of all applicable laws with respect to any such OFAC Event, including the requirements of the OFAC Sanctions Programs (including the freezing and/or blocking of assets and reporting such action to OFAC).

Section 6.22. Interest Rate Protection. Within 120 days of the Effective Date, the Borrowers shall hedge their interest rate risk on 50% of the principal amount of the Revolver Loans (the “Notional Amount” ) funded on such date through the use of one or more interest rate Hedge Agreements with counter-parties reasonably acceptable to the Administrative Agent to effectively limit the amount of interest that the Borrowers must pay on the Notional Amount to not more than a rate reasonably acceptable to the Administrative Agent and such Hedge Agreements shall be outstanding for a period of not less than 3 years.

Section 6.23. FERC. Each Borrower and the Borrowers’ Affiliates shall comply with all applicable FERC requirements, including any FERC Jurisdictional Requirement, and any Applicable FERC Requirement that is ordered or imposed, except to the extent that any of the foregoing could not, individually or in the aggregate, reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect. For purposes of the preceding sentence, the term “Applicable FERC Requirement” shall include any requirement, applicable to any Borrower or any Borrower’s Affiliates, to file reports and/or tariffs with the FERC, or contained in any FERC order, the Interstate Commerce Act, the Energy Policy Act, or FERC regulations promulgated under the Interstate Commerce Act or the Energy Policy Act.

Section 6.24. Post-Closing Matters. The Borrowers shall execute and deliver the documents and complete the tasks expressed on Schedule 6.24 in each instance within the time limits specified on such Schedule.

 

S ECTION  7. E VENTS OF D EFAULT AND R EMEDIES .

Section 7.1. Events of Default. Any one or more of the following shall constitute an “Event of Default” hereunder:

(a) (i) default in the payment when due (whether at the stated maturity thereof or at any other time provided for in this Agreement) of all or any part of the principal of any Loan or (ii) default in the payment when due of interest or any Loan or any other Obligation payable hereunder or under any other Loan Document and such default shall continue for 3 Business Days;

(b) default in the observance or performance of any covenant set forth in Sections 6.1, 6.4, 6.8, 6.9, 6.10, 6.11, 6.12, 6.13, 6.14, 6.15, 6.20, 6.21, 6.22, or 6.24 or of any provision in any Loan Document dealing with the use, disposition or remittance of the proceeds of Collateral or requiring the maintenance of insurance thereon;

 

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(c) default in the observance or performance of any other provision hereof or of any other Loan Document which is not remedied within 30 days after the earlier of (i) the date on which such default shall first become known to any officer of any Borrower or (ii) written notice of such default is given to the Borrowers by the Administrative Agent;

(d) any representation or warranty made herein or in any other Loan Document or in any certificate delivered to the Administrative Agent or the Lenders pursuant hereto or thereto or in connection with any transaction contemplated hereby or thereby proves untrue in any material respect as of the date of the issuance or making or deemed making thereof;

(e) (i) any event occurs or condition exists (other than those described in subsections (a) through (d) above) which is specified as an “Event of Default” under any of the other Loan Documents, or (ii) any of the Loan Documents shall for any reason not be or shall cease to be in full force and effect or is declared to be null and void (other than as a result of the gross negligence or willful misconduct of the Administrative Agent as determined by a court of competent jurisdiction by final and nonappealable judgment), or (iii) any of the Collateral Documents shall for any reason fail to create a valid and perfected first priority Lien in favor of the Administrative Agent in any Collateral purported to be covered thereby except as expressly permitted by the terms thereof or the terms of this Agreement, or (iv) any Borrower or any Guarantor takes any action for the purpose of terminating, repudiating or rescinding any Loan Document executed by it or any of its obligations thereunder;

(f) default shall occur under any (i) Indebtedness of any Borrower or any Guarantor aggregating in excess of $2,500,000, or under any indenture, agreement or other instrument under which the same may be issued, and such default shall continue for a period of time sufficient to permit the acceleration of the maturity of any such Indebtedness (whether or not such maturity is in fact accelerated), or any such Indebtedness shall not be paid when due following any applicable grace period (whether by demand, lapse of time, acceleration or otherwise) after giving effect to applicable grace or cure periods, if any, or (ii) any Hedge Agreement of any Borrower or any Guarantor with any Lender or any Affiliate of a Lender following any applicable grace period in such Hedge Agreement;

(g) (i) any final judgment or judgments, writ or writs or warrant or warrants of attachment, or any similar process or processes, shall be entered or filed against any Borrower or any Guarantor, or against any of its Property, in an aggregate amount in excess of $5,000,000 (except to the extent fully and unconditionally covered by insurance pursuant to which the insurer has accepted liability therefor in writing and except to the extent fully and unconditionally covered by an appeal bond, for which such Borrower or such Subsidiary has established in accordance with GAAP a cash or Cash Equivalent

 

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reserve in the amount of such judgment, writ or warrant), and which remains undischarged, unvacated, unbonded or unstayed for a period of 30 days, or any action shall be legally taken by a judgment creditor to attach or levy upon any Property of any Borrower or any Guarantor to enforce any such judgment, or (ii) any Borrower or any Guarantor shall fail within 30 days to discharge one or more non-monetary judgments or orders which, individually or in the aggregate, could reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect, which judgments or orders, in any such case, are not stayed on appeal or otherwise being appropriately contested in good faith by proper proceedings diligently pursued;

(h) (i) any Borrower or any Guarantor, or any member of its Controlled Group, shall fail to pay when due an amount or amounts aggregating in excess of $1,000,000 which it shall have become liable to pay to the PBGC or to a Pension Plan under Title IV of ERISA; or (ii) notice of intent to terminate a Pension Plan or Pension Plans shall be filed under Title IV of ERISA by any Borrower or any Guarantor, or any other member of its Controlled Group, any plan administrator or any combination of the foregoing; or (iii) the PBGC shall institute proceedings under Title IV of ERISA to terminate or to cause a trustee to be appointed to administer any Pension Plan or a proceeding shall be instituted by a fiduciary of any Pension Plan against any Borrower or any Guarantor, or any member of its Controlled Group, to enforce Section 515 or 4219(c)(5) of ERISA and such proceeding shall not have been dismissed within 30 days thereafter; or (iv) a condition shall exist by reason of which the PBGC would be entitled to obtain a decree adjudicating that any Pension Plan must be terminated; or (v) any Borrower or any Guarantor, or any member of its Controlled Group, shall incur liability with respect to the withdrawal or partial withdrawal from any Pension Plan or Multiemployer Plan; or (vi) any Borrower or any Guarantor, or any member of its Controlled Group, shall receive any notice, or any Multiemployer Plan shall receive from any Borrower or any Guarantor, or any member of its Controlled Group, any notice, concerning the imposition of withdrawal liability or a determination that a Multiemployer Plan is in endangered or critical status, within in the meaning of Section 305 of ERISA

(i) any Change of Control shall occur;

(j) any Borrower or any Guarantor shall (i) have entered involuntarily against it an order for relief under the United States Bankruptcy Code, as amended, (ii) not pay, or admit in writing its inability to pay, its debts generally as they become due, (iii) make an assignment for the benefit of creditors, (iv) apply for, seek, consent to or acquiesce in, the appointment of a receiver, custodian, trustee, examiner, liquidator or similar official for it or any substantial part of its Property, (v) institute any proceeding seeking to have entered against it an order for relief under the United States Bankruptcy Code to adjudicate it insolvent, or seeking dissolution, winding up, liquidation, reorganization, arrangement, adjustment or composition of it or its debts under any Debtor Relief Law or fail to file an answer or other pleading denying the material allegations of any such proceeding filed against it, (vi) take any action in furtherance of any matter described in parts (i) through (v) above, or (vii) fail to contest in good faith any appointment or proceeding described in Section 7.1(k);

 

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(k) a custodian, receiver, trustee, examiner, liquidator or similar official shall be appointed for any Borrower or any Guarantor, or any substantial part of any of its Property, or a proceeding described in Section 7.1(j)(v) shall be instituted against any Borrower or any Guarantor, and such appointment continues undischarged or such proceeding continues undismissed or unstayed for a period of 60 days;

(l) (i) Any default or event of default shall have occurred under any of the Material Agreements which has not been cured within any applicable grace period and which default or event of default could, individually or in the aggregate with any other defaults or events of default under the Material Agreements, reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect, or (ii) any of the Material Agreements shall have terminated, which termination, individually or in the aggregate with any other terminations of Material Agreements, could reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect;

(m) At any time after November 7, 2015, Holdings’ Subsidiary permanently suspends refining operations at its Tyler, Texas refinery, and/or Holdings’ Subsidiary permanently suspends refining operations at its El Dorado, Arkansas refinery, unless the MLP or any of its Subsidiaries have as of the time of such the suspension, or shall have promptly after such suspension, established such replacement Business as is acceptable to the Administrative Agent; or

(n) Any Designated Agreement shall cease to be in full force and effect or declared null and void, or any Borrower or any Affiliate of any Borrower or any Subsidiary takes any action for the purpose of terminating, repudiating or rescinding any Designated Agreement or any of their respective obligations thereunder.

Section 7.2. Non-Bankruptcy Defaults. When any Event of Default exists other than those described in subsection (j) or (k) of Section 7.1, the Administrative Agent shall, by written notice to the Borrowers: (a) if so directed by the Required Lenders, terminate the remaining Commitments and all other obligations of the Lenders hereunder on the date stated in such notice (which may be the date thereof); (b) if so directed by the Required Lenders, declare the principal of and the accrued interest on all outstanding Loans to be forthwith due and payable and thereupon all outstanding Loans, including both principal and interest thereon, shall be and become immediately due and payable together with all other amounts payable under the Loan Documents without further demand, presentment, protest or notice of any kind; and (c) if so directed by the Required Lenders, demand that the Borrowers immediately Cash Collateralize 103% of the full amount then available for drawing under each or any Letter of Credit, and the Borrowers agree to immediately provide such Cash Collateral and acknowledges and agrees that the Lenders would not have an adequate remedy at law for failure by the Borrowers to honor any such demand and that the Administrative Agent, for the benefit of the Lenders, shall have the right to require the Borrowers to specifically perform such undertaking whether or not any drawings or other demands for payment have been made under any Letter of Credit. The Administrative Agent, after giving notice to the Borrowers pursuant to Section 7.1(c) or this Section 7.2, shall also promptly send a copy of such notice to the other Lenders, but the failure to do so shall not impair or annul the effect of such notice.

 

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Section 7.3. Bankruptcy Defaults . When any Event of Default described in subsections (j) or (k) of Section 7.1 exists, then all outstanding Obligations shall immediately and automatically become due and payable together with all other amounts payable under the Loan Documents without presentment, demand, protest or notice of any kind (each of which is hereby waived by each Borrower), the Commitments and all other obligations of the Lenders to extend further credit pursuant to any of the terms hereof shall immediately and automatically terminate and the Borrowers shall immediately Cash Collateralize 103% of the outstanding amount of all L/C Obligations, the Borrowers acknowledging and agreeing that the Lenders would not have an adequate remedy at law for failure by the Borrowers to honor any such demand and that the Lenders, and the Administrative Agent on their behalf, shall have the right to require the Borrowers to specifically perform such undertaking whether or not any draws or other demands for payment have been made under any of the Letters of Credit.

Section 7.4. Collateral for Undrawn Letters of Credit . If Cash Collateral for drawings under any or all outstanding Letters of Credit is required under Section 2.7(b) or under Section 7.2 or under Section 7.3, the Borrowers shall forthwith Cash Collateralize the amount required as provided in Section 4.5.

Section 7.5. Notice of Default . The Administrative Agent shall give notice to the Borrowers under Section 7.1(c) promptly upon being requested to do so by any Lender and shall thereupon notify all the Lenders thereof.

 

S ECTION  8. C HANGE IN C IRCUMSTANCES AND C ONTINGENCIES .

Section 8.1. Funding Indemnity . If any Lender shall incur any loss, cost or expense (including any loss of profit, and any loss, cost or expense incurred by reason of the liquidation or re-employment of deposits or other funds acquired by such Lender to fund or maintain any Eurodollar Loan or Swing Loan or the relending or reinvesting of such deposits or amounts paid or prepaid to such Lender or by reason of breakage of interest rate swap agreements or the liquidation of other Hedge Agreements or incurred by reason of an assignment required by Section 10.2(b)) as a result of:

(a) any payment, prepayment or conversion of a Eurodollar Loan or Swing Loan on a date other than the last day of its Interest Period,

(b) any failure (because of a failure to meet the conditions of Section 3 or otherwise) by the Borrowers to borrow or continue a Eurodollar Loan or Swing Loan, or to convert a Base Rate Loan into a Eurodollar Loan or Swing Loan, on the date specified in a notice given pursuant to Section 2.4(a), other than as a result of the application of Sections 8.2 or 8.3,

 

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(c) any failure by the Borrowers to make any payment of principal on any Eurodollar Loan or Swing Loan when due (whether by acceleration or otherwise), or

(d) any acceleration of the maturity of a Eurodollar Loan or Swing Loan as a result of the occurrence of any Event of Default hereunder,

then, upon the written demand of such Lender, the Borrowers shall pay to such Lender such amount as will reimburse such Lender for such loss, cost or expense. If any Lender makes such a claim for compensation, it shall provide to the Borrowers, with a copy to the Administrative Agent, a certificate setting forth the amount of such loss, cost or expense in reasonable detail (including an explanation of the basis for and the computation of such loss, cost or expense) and the amounts shown on such certificate shall be conclusive absent manifest error.

Section 8.2. Illegality . Notwithstanding any other provisions of this Agreement or any other Loan Document, if at any time any Change in Law makes it unlawful for any Lender to make or continue to maintain any Eurodollar Loans or to perform its obligations as contemplated hereby, such Lender shall promptly give notice thereof to the Borrowers and the Administrative Agent and such Lender’s obligations to make or maintain Eurodollar Loans under this Agreement shall be suspended until it is no longer unlawful for such Lender to make or maintain Eurodollar Loans. The Borrowers shall prepay on demand the outstanding principal amount of any such affected Eurodollar Loans, together with all interest accrued thereon and all other amounts then due and payable to such Lender under this Agreement; provided, however, subject to all of the terms and conditions of this Agreement, the Borrowers may then elect to borrow the principal amount of the affected Eurodollar Loans from such Lender by means of Base Rate Loans from such Lender, which Base Rate Loans shall not be made ratably by the Lenders but only from such affected Lender.

Section 8.3. Unavailability of Deposits or Inability to Ascertain, or Inadequacy of, LIBOR . If on or prior to the first day of any Interest Period for any Borrowing of Eurodollar Loans:

(a) the Administrative Agent determines that deposits in Dollars (in the applicable amounts) are not being offered to it in the interbank eurodollar market for such Interest Period, or that by reason of circumstances affecting the interbank eurodollar market adequate and reasonable means do not exist for ascertaining the applicable LIBOR, or

(b) the Required Lenders advise the Administrative Agent that (i) LIBOR as determined by the Administrative Agent will not adequately and fairly reflect the cost to such Lenders of funding their Eurodollar Loans for such Interest Period or (ii) that the making or funding of Eurodollar Loans become impracticable,

then the Administrative Agent shall forthwith give written notice thereof to the Borrowers and the Lenders, whereupon until the Administrative Agent notifies the Borrowers that the circumstances giving rise to such suspension no longer exist, the obligations of the Lenders to make Eurodollar Loans shall be suspended.

 

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Section 8.4. Increased Costs . (a)  Increased Costs Generally . If any Change in Law shall:

(i) impose, modify or deem applicable any reserve, special deposit, compulsory loan, insurance charge or similar requirement against assets of, deposits with or for the account of, or credit extended or participated in by, any Lender (except with respect to the applicable Reserve Percentage with respect to any Eurodollar Loans) or any L/C Issuer;

(ii) subject any Recipient to any Taxes (other than (A) Indemnified Taxes, (B) Taxes described in clauses (b) through (d) of the definition of Excluded Taxes and (C) Connection Income Taxes) on its loans, loan principal, letters of credit, commitments, or other obligations, or its deposits, reserves, other liabilities or capital attributable thereto; or

(iii) impose on any Lender or any L/C Issuer or the London interbank market any other condition, cost or expense (other than Taxes) affecting this Agreement or Loans made by such Lender or any Letter of Credit or participation therein;

and the result of any of the foregoing shall be to increase the cost to such Lender or such other Recipient of making, converting to, continuing or maintaining any Loan or of maintaining its obligation to make any such Loan, or to increase the cost to such Lender, such L/C Issuer or such other Recipient of participating in, issuing or maintaining any Letter of Credit (or of maintaining its obligation to participate in or to issue any Letter of Credit), or to reduce the amount of any sum received or receivable by such Lender, such L/C Issuer or other Recipient hereunder (whether of principal, interest or any other amount) then, upon request of such Lender, such L/C Issuer or other Recipient, the Borrowers will pay to such Lender, such L/C Issuer or other Recipient, as the case may be, such additional amount or amounts as will compensate such Lender, such L/C Issuer or other Recipient, as the case may be, for such additional costs incurred or reduction suffered.

(b) Capital Requirements . If any Lender or any L/C Issuer determines that any Change in Law affecting such Lender or such L/C Issuer or any lending office of such Lender or such Lender’s or such L/C Issuer’s holding company, if any, regarding capital or liquidity requirements, has or would have the effect of reducing the rate of return on such Lender’s or such L/C Issuer’s capital or on the capital of such Lender’s or such L/C Issuer’s holding company, if any, as a consequence of this Agreement, the Commitments of such Lender or the Loans made by, or participations in Letters of Credit or Swing Loans held by, such Lender, or the Letters of Credit issued by such L/C Issuer, to a level below that which such Lender or such L/C Issuer or such Lender’s or such L/C Issuer’s holding company could have achieved but for such Change in Law (taking into consideration such Lender’s or such L/C Issuer’s policies and the policies of such Lender’s or such L/C Issuer’s holding company with respect to capital adequacy), then from time to time the Borrowers will pay to such Lender or such L/C Issuer, as the case may be, such additional amount or amounts as will compensate such Lender or such L/C Issuer or such Lender’s or such L/C Issuer’s holding company for any such reduction suffered

 

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(c) Certificates for Reimbursement . A certificate of a Lender or an L/C Issuer setting forth the amount or amounts necessary to compensate such Lender or such L/C Issuer or its holding company, as the case may be, as specified in Section 8.4(a) or (b) above and delivered to the Borrowers, shall be conclusive absent manifest error. The Borrowers shall pay such Lender or such L/C Issuer, as the case may be, the amount shown as due on any such certificate within 10 Business Days after receipt thereof.

(d) Delay in Requests . Failure or delay on the part of any Lender or any L/C Issuer to demand compensation pursuant to this Section shall not constitute a waiver of such Lender’s or such L/C Issuer’s right to demand such compensation; provided that the Borrowers shall not be required to compensate a Lender or an L/C Issuer pursuant to this Section for any increased costs incurred or reductions suffered more than nine months prior to the date that such Lender or such L/C Issuer, as the case may be, notifies the Borrowers of the Change in Law giving rise to such increased costs or reductions, and of such Lender’s or such L/C Issuer’s intention to claim compensation therefor (except that, if the Change in Law giving rise to such increased costs or reductions is retroactive, then the nine-month period referred to above shall be extended to include the period of retroactive effect thereof).

Section 8.5. Intentionally Omitted .

Section 8.6. Discretion of Lender as to Manner of Funding . Notwithstanding any other provision of this Agreement, each Lender shall be entitled to fund and maintain its funding of all or any part of its Loans in any manner it sees fit, it being understood, however, that for the purposes of this Agreement all determinations hereunder with respect to Eurodollar Loans shall be made as if each Lender had actually funded and maintained each Eurodollar Loan through the purchase of deposits in the interbank eurodollar market having a maturity corresponding to such Loan’s Interest Period, and bearing an interest rate equal to LIBOR for such Interest Period.

Section 8.7. Defaulting Lenders. (a)  Adjustments . Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in this Agreement, if any Lender becomes a Defaulting Lender, then, until such time as such Lender is no longer a Defaulting Lender, to the extent permitted by applicable law:

(i) Waivers and Amendments . Such Defaulting Lender’s right to approve or disapprove any amendment, waiver or consent with respect to this Agreement shall be restricted as set forth in the definition of Required Lenders.

(ii) Defaulting Lender Waterfall . Any payment of principal, interest, fees or other amounts received by the Administrative Agent for the account of such Defaulting Lender (whether voluntary or mandatory, at maturity, pursuant to Section 7 or otherwise) or received by the Administrative Agent from a Defaulting Lender pursuant to Section 10.13 shall be applied by the Administrative Agent as follows: first , to the

 

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payment of any amounts owing by such Defaulting Lender to the Administrative Agent hereunder; second , to the payment on a pro rata basis of any amounts owing by such Defaulting Lender to the L/C Issuers or the Administrative Agent in its capacity as the maker of Swing Loans hereunder; third , to Cash Collateralize contingent funding obligations of such Defaulting Lender in respect of any participation in any Swing Loan or Letter of Credit; fourth , as the Borrowers may request (so long as no Default or Event of Default exists), to the funding of any Loan in respect of which that Defaulting Lender has failed to fund as required by this Agreement, as determined by the Administrative Agent; fifth , if so determined by the Administrative Agent and the Borrowers, to be held in a non-interest bearing deposit account and to be released in order to satisfy obligations of such Defaulting Lender to fund Loans under this Agreement and Cash Collateralize contingent funding obligations of such Defaulting Lender in respect of participation in any future Swing Loan or future Letter of Credit; sixth , to the payment of any amounts owing to the Lenders, the L/C Issuers or the Administrative Agent as a result of any judgment of a court of competent jurisdiction obtained by any Lender, the L/C Issuers or the Administrative Agent against that Defaulting Lender as a result of such Defaulting Lender’s breach of its obligations under this Agreement; seventh , so long as no Default or Event of Default exists, to the payment of any amounts owing to the Borrowers as a result of any judgment of a court of competent jurisdiction obtained by the Borrowers against such Defaulting Lender as a result of such Defaulting Lender’s breach of its obligations under this Agreement; and eighth , to such Defaulting Lender or as otherwise directed by a court of competent jurisdiction; provided that if (x) such payment is a payment of the principal amount of any Loans or L/C Obligations in respect of which such Defaulting Lender has not fully funded its appropriate share, and (y) such Loans were made or the related Letters of Credit were issued at a time when the conditions set forth in Section 3.1 were satisfied or waived, such payment shall be applied solely to pay the Loans of, and L/C Obligations owed to, all Non-Defaulting Lenders on a pro rata basis in accordance with their Percentages under the applicable Credit prior to being applied to the payment of any Loans of, or L/C Obligations owed to such Defaulting Lender. Any payments, prepayments or other amounts paid or payable to a Defaulting Lender that are applied (or held) to pay amounts owed by a Defaulting Lender or to post Cash Collateral pursuant to this Section 8.7 shall be deemed paid to and redirected by such Defaulting Lender, and each Lender irrevocably consents hereto.

(iii) Certain Fees . (A) No Defaulting Lender shall be entitled to receive any commitment fee under Section 2.12(a) or any amendment fees, waiver fees, or similar fees for any period during which that Lender is a Defaulting Lender (and the Borrowers shall not be required to pay any such fee that otherwise would have been required to have been paid to that Defaulting Lender).

(B) Each Defaulting Lender shall be entitled to receive any letter of credit fee under Section 2.12(b) and amounts owed to it in respect of participating interest in Swing Loans under Section 2.10(e) for any period during which that Lender is a Defaulting Lender only to the extent allocable to its Percentage of the stated amount of Letters of Credit and participating interests in Swing Loans for which it has provided Cash Collateral pursuant to Section 4.5.

 

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(C) With respect to any fees not required to be paid to any Defaulting Lender pursuant to clause (A) or (B) above, the Borrowers shall (x) pay to each Non-Defaulting Lender that portion of any such fee otherwise payable to such Defaulting Lender with respect to such Defaulting Lender’s participation in Letters of Credit or Swing Loans that has been reallocated to such Non-Defaulting Lender pursuant to clause (iv) below, (y) pay to the Administrative Agent as the maker of Swing Loans and to each L/C Issuer the amount of any such fee otherwise payable to such Defaulting Lender to the extent allocable to, as appropriate, the Administrative Agent’s or such L/C Issuer’s Fronting Exposure to such Defaulting Lender, and (z) not be required to pay the remaining amount of any such fee.

(iv) Reallocation of Participations to Reduce Fronting Exposure . All or any part of such Defaulting Lender’s interests in Letters of Credit and Swing Loans shall be reallocated among the Non-Defaulting Lenders in accordance with their respective Percentages (calculated without regard to such Defaulting Lender’s Commitment) but only to the extent that (A) the conditions set forth in Section 3.1 are satisfied at such time (and, unless the Borrowers shall have otherwise notified the Administrative Agent at the time, the Borrowers shall be deemed to have represented and warranted that such conditions are satisfied at such time), and (B) such reallocation does not cause the aggregate principal amount of Revolving Loans and interests in Letters of Credit and Swing Loans of any Non-Defaulting Lender to exceed such Non-Defaulting Lender’s Commitment. No reallocation hereunder shall constitute a waiver or release of any claim of any party hereunder against a Defaulting Lender arising from that Lender having become a Defaulting Lender, including any claim of a Non-Defaulting Lender as a result of such Non-Defaulting Lender’s increased exposure following such reallocation.

(v) Cash Collateral . If the reallocation described in clause (iv) above cannot, or can only partially, be effected, the Borrowers shall, without prejudice to any right or remedy available to it hereunder or under law, within 3 Business Days following notice by the Administrative Agent, Cash Collateralize such Defaulting Lender’s interests in Letters of Credit and Swing Loans (after giving effect to any partial reallocation pursuant to clause (iv) above) in accordance with the procedures set forth in Section 4.5 for so long as such interests in Letters of Credit and Swing Loans are outstanding.

(b) Defaulting Lender Cure . If the Borrowers, the Administrative Agent, and the L/C Issuers agree in writing in their reasonable discretion that a Lender is no longer a Defaulting Lender, the Administrative Agent will so notify the parties hereto, whereupon as of the effective date specified in such notice and subject to any conditions set forth therein (which may include arrangements with respect to any Cash Collateral), that Lender will, to the extent applicable, purchase that portion of outstanding Loans of the other Lenders or take such other actions as the Administrative Agent may determine to be necessary to cause the Loans and funded and unfunded participations in Letters of Credit and Swing Loans to be held on a pro rata basis by the Lenders in accordance with their applicable Percentages (without giving effect to Section 8.7(a)(iv)), whereupon such Lender will cease to be a Defaulting Lender; provided that no adjustments will be made retroactively with respect to fees accrued or payments made by or

 

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on behalf of the Borrowers while that Lender was a Defaulting Lender; and provided , further , that except to the extent otherwise expressly agreed by the affected parties, no change hereunder from Defaulting Lender to Lender will constitute a waiver or release of any claim of any party hereunder arising from that Lender’s having been a Defaulting Lender.

(c) New Swing Line Loans/Letters of Credit . So long as any Lender is a Defaulting Lender, (i) the Administrative Agent in its capacity as the maker of Swing Loans shall not be required to fund any Swing Loans unless it is satisfied that it will have no Fronting Exposure after effect to such Swing Loan and (ii) no L/C Issuer shall be required to issue, extend, renew or increase any Letter of Credit unless it is satisfied that it will have no Fronting Exposure after giving effect thereto.

 

S ECTION  9. T HE A DMINISTRATIVE A GENT .

Section 9.1. Appointment and Authorization of Administrative Agent . Each Lender and each L/C Issuer hereby appoints Fifth Third Bank, an Ohio banking corporation, to act on its behalf as the Administrative Agent under the Loan Documents and authorizes the Administrative Agent to take such action as Administrative Agent on its behalf and to exercise such powers under the Loan Documents as are delegated to the Administrative Agent by the terms thereof, together with such actions and powers as are reasonably incidental thereto. The provisions of this Section 9 are solely for the benefit of the Administrative Agent, the Lenders and the L/C Issuers, and neither any Borrower nor any Guarantor shall have rights as a third-party beneficiary of any of such provisions. It is understood and agreed that the use of the term “agent” in this Agreement or in any other Loan Document (or any other similar term) with reference to the Administrative Agent is not intended to connote any fiduciary or other implied (or express) obligations arising under agency doctrine of any applicable law. Instead such term is used as a matter of market custom, and is intended to create or reflect only an administrative relationship between contracting parties.

Section 9.2. Administrative Agent and Its Affiliates . The Administrative Agent shall have the same rights and powers in its capacity as a Lender as any other Lender and may exercise or refrain from exercising such rights and powers as though it were not the Administrative Agent, and the Administrative Agent and its Affiliates may accept deposits from, lend money to, own securities of, act as the financial advisor or in any other advisory capacity for, and generally engage in any kind of banking, trust, financial advisory or other business with any Borrower or any Affiliate of any Borrower as if it were not the Administrative Agent under the Loan Documents and without any duty to account therefor to the Lenders. The terms “Lender” and “Lenders” , unless otherwise expressly indicated or unless the context otherwise clearly requires, includes the Administrative Agent in its individual capacity as a Lender. References in Section 2 to the Administrative Agent’s Loans, or to the amount owing to the Administrative Agent for which an interest rate is being determined, refer to the Administrative Agent in its individual capacity as a Lender.

 

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Section 9.3. Exculpatory Provisions . (a) The Administrative Agent shall not have any duties or obligations except those expressly set forth herein and in the other Loan Documents, and its duties hereunder shall be administrative in nature. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, the Administrative Agent:

(i) shall not be subject to any fiduciary or other implied duties, regardless of whether a Default or Event of Default has occurred and is continuing;

(ii) shall not have any duty to take any discretionary action or exercise any discretionary powers, except discretionary rights and powers expressly contemplated hereby or by the other Loan Documents that the Administrative Agent is required to exercise as directed in writing by the Required Lenders (or such other number or percentage of the Lenders as shall be expressly provided for herein or in the other Loan Documents); provided that the Administrative Agent shall not be required to take any action that, in its opinion or the opinion of its counsel, may expose the Administrative Agent to liability or that is contrary to any Loan Document or any Legal Requirement, including for the avoidance of doubt any action that may be in violation of the automatic stay under any Debtor Relief Law or that may effect a forfeiture, modification or termination of property of a Defaulting Lender in violation of any Debtor Relief Law, and the Administrative Agent shall in all cases be fully justified in failing or refusing to act hereunder or under any other Loan Document unless it first receives any further assurances of its indemnification from the Lenders that it may require, including prepayment of any related expenses and any other protection it requires against any and all costs, expense, and liability which may be incurred by it by reason of taking or continuing to take any such action; and

(iii) shall not, except as expressly set forth herein and in the other Loan Documents, have any duty to disclose, and shall not be liable for the failure to disclose, any information relating to any Borrower or any of its Affiliates that is communicated to or obtained by the Person serving as the Administrative Agent or any of its Affiliates in any capacity.

(b) Any instructions of the Required Lenders (or such other number or percentage of the Lenders as shall be necessary, or as the Administrative Agent shall believe in good faith shall be necessary, under the circumstances as provided in Section 10.10) shall be binding upon all the Lenders. The Administrative Agent shall not be liable for any action taken or not taken by it (i) with the consent or at the request of the Required Lenders (or such other number or percentage of the Lenders as shall be necessary, or as the Administrative Agent shall believe in good faith shall be necessary, under the circumstances as provided in Section 10.10), or (ii) in the absence of its own gross negligence or willful misconduct as determined by a court of competent jurisdiction by final and nonappealable judgment. In all cases in which the Loan Documents do not require the Administrative Agent to take specific action, the Administrative Agent shall be fully justified in using its discretion in failing to take or in taking any action thereunder. The Administrative Agent shall be entitled to assume that no Default or Event of Default exists, and shall be deemed not to have knowledge of any Default or Event of Default, unless and until notice describing such Default is given to the Administrative Agent in writing by

 

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the Borrowers or a Lender. If the Administrative Agent receives from the Borrowers a written notice of an Event of Default pursuant to Section 6.1, the Administrative Agent shall promptly give each of the Lenders written notice thereof.

(c) The Administrative Agent shall not be responsible for or have any duty to ascertain or inquire into (i) any statement, warranty or representation made in or in connection with this Agreement or any other Loan Document, or any Credit Event, (ii) the contents of any certificate, report or other document delivered under the Agreement or any other Loan Documents or in connection herewith or therewith, (iii) the performance or observance of any of the covenants, agreements or other terms or conditions set forth herein or therein or the occurrence of any Default or Event of Default, (iv) the validity, enforceability, effectiveness, genuineness, value, worth or collectability of this Agreement, any other Loan Document or any other agreement, instrument, document or writing furnished in connection with any Loan Document or any Collateral, or (v) the satisfaction of any condition set forth in Section 3 or elsewhere herein, other than to confirm receipt of items expressly required to be delivered to the Administrative Agent; and the Administrative Agent makes no representation of any kind or character with respect to any such matter mentioned in this sentence.

Section 9.4. Reliance by Administrative Agent . The Administrative Agent shall be entitled to rely upon, and shall not incur any liability for relying upon, any notice, request, certificate, consent, statement, instrument, document or other writing (including any electronic message, Internet or intranet website posting or other distribution) believed by it to be genuine and to have been signed, sent or otherwise authenticated by the proper Person. The Administrative Agent also may rely upon any statement made to it orally or by telephone and believed by it to have been made by the proper Person, and shall not incur any liability for relying thereon. In determining compliance with any condition hereunder to the making of a Loan, or the issuance, extension, renewal or increase of a Letter of Credit, that by its terms must be fulfilled to the satisfaction of a Lender or an L/C Issuer, the Administrative Agent may presume that such condition is satisfactory to such Lender or such L/C Issuer unless the Administrative Agent shall have received notice to the contrary from such Lender or such L/C Issuer prior to the making of such Loan or the issuance of such Letter of Credit. The Administrative Agent may consult with legal counsel (who may be counsel for the Borrowers), independent accountants and other experts selected by it, and shall not be liable for any action taken or not taken by it in accordance with the advice of any such counsel, accountants or experts. The Administrative Agent may treat the payee of any Note or any Loan as the holder thereof until written notice of transfer shall have been filed with the Administrative Agent signed by such payee in form satisfactory to the Administrative Agent.

Section 9.5. Delegation of Duties . The Administrative Agent may perform any and all of its duties and exercise its rights and powers hereunder or under any other Loan Document by or through any one or more sub-agents appointed by the Administrative Agent. The Administrative Agent and any such sub-agent may perform any and all of its duties and exercise its rights and powers by or through their respective Related Parties. The exculpatory provisions of this Section 9 shall apply to any such sub-agent and to the Related Parties of the Administrative Agent and any such sub-agent, and shall apply to their respective activities in connection with the syndication of the Facilities as well as activities

 

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as Administrative Agent. The Administrative Agent shall not be responsible for the negligence or misconduct of any sub-agents except to the extent that a court of competent jurisdiction determines in a final and nonappealable judgment that the Administrative Agent acted with gross negligence or willful misconduct as determined by a court of competent jurisdiction by final and nonappealable judgment in the selection of such sub-agents.

Section 9.6. Non-Reliance on Administrative Agent and Other Lenders. Each Lender acknowledges that it has, independently and without reliance upon the Administrative Agent or any other Lender or any of their Related Parties and based on such documents and information as it has deemed appropriate, made its own credit analysis and decision to enter into this Agreement. Each Lender also acknowledges that it will, independently and without reliance upon the Administrative Agent or any other Lender or any of their Related Parties and based on such documents and information as it shall from time to time deem appropriate, continue to make its own decisions in taking or not taking action under or based upon this Agreement, any other Loan Document or any related agreement or any document furnished hereunder or thereunder.

Section 9.7. Intentionally Omitted .

Section 9.8. Resignation of Administrative Agent and Successor Administrative Agent . (a) The Administrative Agent may at any time give notice of its resignation to the Lenders, the L/C Issuers, and the Borrowers. Upon receipt of any such notice of resignation, the Required Lenders shall have the right, in consultation with the Borrowers, to appoint a successor, which may be any Lender hereunder or any commercial bank organized under the laws of the United States of American or of any State thereof and having a combined capital and surplus of at least $200,000,000 and, so long as no Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing, such appointment shall be within the Borrowers’ consent (which shall not be unreasonably withheld). If no such successor shall have been so appointed by the Required Lenders and shall have accepted such appointment within 30 days after the retiring Administrative Agent gives notice of its resignation (or such earlier day as shall be agreed by the Required Lenders) (the “Resignation Effective Date” ), then the retiring Administrative Agent may (but shall not be obligated to), on behalf of the Lenders and the L/C Issuers, appoint a successor Administrative Agent meeting the qualifications set forth above. Whether or not a successor has been appointed, such resignation shall become effective in accordance with such notice on the Resignation Effective Date.

(b) If the Person serving as Administrative Agent is a Defaulting Lender pursuant to clause (d) of the definition thereof, the Required Lenders may, to the extent permitted by applicable law, by notice in writing to the Borrowers and such Person remove such Person as Administrative Agent and, in consultation with the Borrowers, appoint a successor. If no such successor shall have been so appointed by the Required Lenders and shall have accepted such appointment within 30 days (or such earlier day as shall be agreed by the Required Lenders) (the “Removal Effective Date” ), then such removal shall nonetheless become effective in accordance with such notice on the Removal Effective Date.

 

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(c) With effect from the Resignation Effective Date or the Removal Effective Date (as applicable) (1) the retiring or removed Administrative Agent shall be discharged from its duties and obligations hereunder and under the other Loan Documents (except that in the case of any collateral security held by the Administrative Agent on behalf of the Lenders or the L/C Issuers under any of the Loan Documents, the retiring or removed Administrative Agent shall continue to hold such collateral security until such time as a successor Administrative Agent is appointed) and (2) except for any indemnity payments owed to the retiring or removed Administrative Agent, all payments, communications and determinations provided to be made by, to or through the Administrative Agent shall instead be made by or to each Lender and each L/C Issuer directly, until such time, if any, as the Required Lenders appoint a successor Administrative Agent as provided for above. Upon the acceptance of a successor’s appointment as Administrative Agent hereunder, such successor shall succeed to and become vested with all of the rights, powers, privileges and duties of the retiring or removed Administrative Agent (other than any rights to indemnity payments owed to the retiring or removed Administrative Agent), and the retiring or removed Administrative Agent shall be discharged from all of its duties and obligations hereunder or under the other Loan Documents. The fees payable by the Borrowers to a successor Administrative Agent shall be the same as those payable to its predecessor unless otherwise agreed between the Borrowers and such successor. After the retiring or removed Administrative Agent’s resignation or removal hereunder and under the other Loan Documents, the provisions of this Section 9 and Section 10.12 shall continue in effect for the benefit of such retiring or removed Administrative Agent, its sub-agents and their respective Related Parties in respect of any actions taken or omitted to be taken by any of them while the retiring or removed Administrative Agent was acting as Administrative Agent.

Section 9.9. L/C Issuers and Swing Line Lender. (a) Each L/C Issuer shall act on behalf of the Lenders with respect to any Letters of Credit issued by it and the documents associated therewith. Each L/C Issuer shall have all of the benefits and immunities (i) provided to the Administrative Agent in this Section 9 with respect to any acts taken or omissions suffered by such L/C Issuer in connection with Letters of Credit issued by it or proposed to be issued by it and the Applications pertaining to such Letters of Credit as fully as if the term “Administrative Agent”, as used in this Section 9, included such L/C Issuer with respect to such acts or omissions and (ii) as additionally provided in this Agreement with respect to such L/C Issuer.

(b) The Administrative Agent in its capacity as the maker of Swing Loans hereunder shall act on behalf of the Lenders with respect to the Swing Loans made hereunder. The Administrative Agent in its capacity as the maker of Swing Loans hereunder shall each have all of the benefits and immunities (i) provided to the Administrative Agent in this Section 9 with respect to any acts taken or omissions suffered by the Administrative Agent in its capacity as the maker of Swing Loans hereunder in connection with Swing Loans made or to be made hereunder as fully as if the term “Administrative Agent”, as used in this Section 9, included the Administrative Agent, in its capacity as the maker of Swing Loans hereunder, with respect to such acts or omissions and (ii) as additionally provided in this Agreement with respect to such Administrative Agent, in its capacity as the maker of Swing Loans hereunder, as applicable.

 

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Section 9.10. Hedging Liability and Bank Product Liability Arrangements . By virtue of a Lender’s execution of this Agreement or an assignment agreement pursuant to Section 10.9, as the case may be, any Affiliate of such Lender with whom any Borrower or any Guarantor has entered into an agreement creating Hedging Liability or Bank Product Liability shall be deemed a Lender party hereto for purposes of any reference in a Loan Document to the parties for whom the Administrative Agent is acting, it being understood and agreed that the rights and benefits of such Affiliate under the Loan Documents consist exclusively of such Affiliate’s right to share in payments and collections out of the Collateral and the Guaranties as more fully set forth in Section 2.8 and Section 4. In connection with any such distribution of payments and collections, the Administrative Agent shall be entitled to assume no amounts are due to any Lender or its Affiliate with respect to Hedging Liability or Bank Product Liability unless such Lender has notified the Administrative Agent in writing of the amount of any such liability owed to it or its Affiliate prior to such distribution.

Section 9.11. No Other Duties; Designation of Additional Agents . Anything herein to the contrary notwithstanding, none of the Bookrunners or Arrangers listed on the cover page hereof shall have any powers, duties or responsibilities under this Agreement or any of the other Loan Documents, except in its capacity, as applicable, as the Administrative Agent, a Lender or an L/C Issuer hereunder. The Administrative Agent shall have the continuing right, for purposes hereof, at any time and from time to time to designate one or more of the Lenders (and/or its or their Affiliates) as “syndication agents,” “documentation agents,” “arrangers” or other designations for purposes hereto, but such designation shall have no substantive effect, and such Lenders and their Affiliates shall have no additional powers, duties or responsibilities as a result thereof.

Section 9.12. Authorization to Enter into, and Enforcement of, the Collateral Documents and Guaranty . The Lenders, such Affiliates of the Lenders who may enter into an agreement creating Hedging Liabilities or Bank Product Liabilities pursuant to Section 9.10 and the L/C Issuers irrevocably authorize the Administrative Agent to execute and deliver the Collateral Documents and each Guaranty on their behalf and on behalf of each of their Affiliates and to take such action and exercise such powers under the Collateral Documents or any Guaranty as the Administrative Agent considers appropriate, provided the Administrative Agent shall not amend the Collateral Documents or any Guaranty unless such amendment is agreed to in writing by the Required Lenders. Each Lender acknowledges and agrees that it will be bound by the terms and conditions of the Collateral Documents and each Guaranty upon the execution and delivery thereof by the Administrative Agent. Except as otherwise specifically provided for herein, no Lender (or its Affiliates) other than the Administrative Agent shall have the right to institute any suit, action or proceeding in equity or at law for the foreclosure or other realization upon any Collateral or any or for the execution of any trust or power in respect of the Collateral or any Guaranty or for the appointment of a receiver or for the enforcement of any other remedy under the Collateral Documents or any Guaranty; it being understood and intended that no one or more of the Lenders (or their Affiliates) shall have any right in any manner whatsoever to affect, disturb or prejudice the Lien of the Administrative Agent (or any security

 

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trustee therefor) under the Collateral Documents by its or their action or to enforce any right thereunder, and that all proceedings at law or in equity shall be instituted, had, and maintained by the Administrative Agent (or its security trustee) in the manner provided for in the relevant Collateral Documents for the benefit of the Lenders and their Affiliates.

Section 9.13. Administrative Agent May File Proofs of Claim . In case of the pendency of any proceeding under any Debtor Relief Law, the Administrative Agent (irrespective of whether the principal of any Loan or L/C Obligations shall then be due and payable as herein expressed or by declaration or otherwise and irrespective of whether the Administrative Agent shall have made any demand on the Borrowers) shall be entitled and empowered (but not obligated), by intervention in such proceeding or otherwise:

(a) to file and prove a claim for the whole amount of the principal and interest owing and unpaid in respect of the Loans, L/C Obligations and all other Obligations that are owing and unpaid and to file such other documents as may be necessary or advisable in order to have the claims of the Lenders, the L/C Issuers and the Administrative Agent (including any claim for the reasonable compensation, expenses, disbursements and advances of the Lenders, the L/C Issuers and the Administrative Agent and their respective agents and counsel and all other amounts due the Lenders, the L/C Issuers and the Administrative Agent under Sections 2.12 and 10.12(a)) allowed in such judicial proceeding; and

(b) to collect and receive any monies or other property payable or deliverable on any such claims and to distribute the same;

and any custodian, receiver, assignee, trustee, liquidator, sequestrator or other similar official in any such judicial proceeding is hereby authorized by each Lender and each L/C Issuer to make such payments to the Administrative Agent and, in the event that the Administrative Agent shall consent to the making of such payments directly to the Lenders and each L/C Issuer, to pay to the Administrative Agent any amount due for the reasonable compensation, expenses, disbursements and advances of the Administrative Agent and its agents and counsel, and any other amounts due the Administrative Agent under Sections 2.12 and 10.12(a).

Section 9.14. Collateral and Guaranty Matters . (a) The Lenders and the L/C Issuers irrevocably authorize the Administrative Agent, at its option and in its discretion,

(i) to release any Lien on any property granted to or held by the Administrative Agent under any Loan Document (A) upon termination of the Commitments and payment in full of all Obligations (other than contingent indemnification obligations and Letters of Credit Cash Collateralized) and the expiration or termination of all Letters of Credit (other than Letters of Credit which have been Cash Collateralized on terms reasonably satisfactory to the L/C Issuers), (B) that is sold or to be sold as part of or in connection with any sale permitted under the Loan Documents, or (C) subject to Section 10.10, if approved, authorized or ratified in writing by the Required Lenders;

 

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(ii) to subordinate any Lien on any Property granted to or held by the Administrative Agent under any Loan Document to the holder of any Lien on such property that is permitted by Section 6.12(f); and

(iii) to release any Guarantor from its obligations under the Guaranty if such Person ceases to be a Subsidiary as a result of a transaction permitted under the Loan Documents.

Upon request by the Administrative Agent at any time, the Required Lenders will confirm in writing the Administrative Agent’s authority to release or subordinate its interest in particular types or items of property, or to release any Guarantor from its obligations under the Guaranty pursuant to this Section 9.14.

(b) The Administrative Agent shall not be responsible for or have a duty to ascertain or inquire into any representation or warranty regarding the existence, value or collectability of the Collateral, the existence, priority or perfection of the Administrative Agent’s Lien thereon, or any certificate prepared by any Borrower or any Guarantor in connection therewith, nor shall the Administrative Agent be responsible or liable to the Lenders for any failure to monitor or maintain any portion of the Collateral.

Section 9.15. Authorization to Enter into Intercreditor Agreements . The Administrative Agent is authorized to execute and deliver on behalf of each of the Lenders and their Affiliates each Intercreditor Agreement and to take such action and exercise such powers under each such Intercreditor Agreement as the Administrative Agent considers appropriate, provided the Administrative Agent shall not amend any Intercreditor Agreement unless such amendment is agreed to in writing by the Required Lenders. Each Lender acknowledges and agrees that such Lender will be bound by the terms and conditions of each Intercreditor Agreement upon the execution and delivery thereof by the Administrative Agent.

 

S ECTION  10. M ISCELLANEOUS .

Section 10.1. Taxes . (a)  L/C Issuer . For purposes of this Section 10.1, the term “Lender” includes the L/C Issuers.

(b) Payments Free of Taxes . Any and all payments by or on account of any obligation of any Borrower and any Guarantor under any Loan Document shall be made without deduction or withholding for any Taxes, except as required by applicable law. If any applicable law (as determined in the good faith discretion of an applicable Withholding Agent) requires the deduction or withholding of any Tax from any such payment by a Withholding Agent, then the applicable Withholding Agent shall be entitled to make such deduction or withholding and shall timely pay the full amount deducted or withheld to the relevant Governmental Authority in accordance with applicable law and, if such Tax is an Indemnified Tax, then the sum payable by

 

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any Borrower or any Guarantor shall be increased as necessary so that after such deduction or withholding has been made (including such deductions and withholdings applicable to additional sums payable under this Section) the applicable Recipient receives an amount equal to the sum it would have received had no such deduction or withholding been made.

(c) Payment of Other Taxes by the Borrowers and the Guarantors . Each Borrower and each Guarantor shall timely pay to the relevant Governmental Authority in accordance with applicable law, or at the option of the Administrative Agent timely reimburse it for the payment of, any Other Taxes.

(d) Indemnification by the Borrowers and the Guarantors . The Borrowers and the Guarantors shall jointly and severally indemnify each Recipient, within 10 days after demand therefor, for the full amount of any Indemnified Taxes (including Indemnified Taxes imposed or asserted on or attributable to amounts payable under this Section) payable or paid by such Recipient or required to be withheld or deducted from a payment to such Recipient and any reasonable expenses arising therefrom or with respect thereto, whether or not such Indemnified Taxes were correctly or legally imposed or asserted by the relevant Governmental Authority. A certificate as to the amount of such payment or liability delivered to the Borrowers by a Lender (with a copy to the Administrative Agent), or by the Administrative Agent on its own behalf or on behalf of a Lender, shall be conclusive absent manifest error.

(e) Indemnification by the Lenders . Each Lender shall severally indemnify the Administrative Agent, within 10 days after demand therefor, for (i) any Indemnified Taxes attributable to such Lender (but only to the extent that the Borrowers and the Guarantors have not already indemnified the Administrative Agent for such Indemnified Taxes and without limiting the obligation of the Borrowers and the Guarantors to do so), (ii) any Taxes attributable to such Lender’s failure to comply with the provisions of Section 10.9(d) relating to the maintenance of a Participant Register and (iii) any Excluded Taxes attributable to such Lender, in each case, that are payable or paid by the Administrative Agent in connection with any Loan Document, and any reasonable expenses arising therefrom or with respect thereto, whether or not such Taxes were correctly or legally imposed or asserted by the relevant Governmental Authority. A certificate as to the amount of such payment or liability delivered to any Lender by the Administrative Agent shall be conclusive absent manifest error. Each Lender hereby authorizes the Administrative Agent to set off and apply any and all amounts at any time owing to such Lender under any Loan Document or otherwise payable by the Administrative Agent to the Lender from any other source against any amount due to the Administrative Agent under this Section 10.1(e).

(f) Evidence of Payments . As soon as practicable after any payment of Taxes by any Borrower or any Guarantor to a Governmental Authority pursuant to this Section 10.1, such Borrower or such Guarantor shall deliver to the Administrative Agent the original or a certified copy of a receipt issued by such Governmental Authority evidencing such payment, a copy of the return reporting such payment or other evidence of such payment reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent.

 

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(g) Status of Lenders . (i) Any Lender that is entitled to an exemption from or reduction of withholding Tax with respect to payments made under any Loan Document shall deliver to the Borrowers and the Administrative Agent, at the time or times reasonably requested by the Borrowers or the Administrative Agent, such properly completed and executed documentation reasonably requested by the Borrowers or the Administrative Agent as will permit such payments to be made without withholding or at a reduced rate of withholding. In addition, any Lender, if reasonably requested by the Borrowers or the Administrative Agent, shall deliver such other documentation prescribed by applicable law or reasonably requested by the Borrowers or the Administrative Agent as will enable the Borrowers or the Administrative Agent to determine whether or not such Lender is subject to backup withholding or information reporting requirements. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in the preceding two sentences, the completion, execution and submission of such documentation (other than such documentation set forth in Section 10.1(g)(ii)(A), (ii)(B) and (ii)(D) below) shall not be required if in the Lender’s reasonable judgment such completion, execution or submission would subject such Lender to any material unreimbursed cost or expense or would materially prejudice the legal or commercial position of such Lender.

(ii) Without limiting the generality of the foregoing,

(A) any Lender that is a U.S. Person shall deliver to the Borrowers and the Administrative Agent on or prior to the date on which such Lender becomes a Lender under this Agreement (and from time to time thereafter upon the reasonable request of the Borrowers or the Administrative Agent), executed originals of IRS Form W-9 certifying that such Lender is exempt from U.S. federal backup withholding tax;

(B) any Foreign Lender shall, to the extent it is legally entitled to do so, deliver to the Borrowers and the Administrative Agent (in such number of copies as shall be requested by the recipient) on or prior to the date on which such Foreign Lender becomes a Lender under this Agreement (and from time to time thereafter upon the reasonable request of the Borrowers or the Administrative Agent), whichever of the following is applicable:

(i) in the case of a Foreign Lender claiming the benefits of an income tax treaty to which the United States is a party (x) with respect to payments of interest under any Loan Document, executed originals of IRS Form W-8BEN establishing an exemption from, or reduction of, U.S. federal withholding Tax pursuant to the “interest” article of such tax treaty and (y) with respect to any other applicable payments under any Loan Document, IRS Form W-8BEN establishing an exemption from, or reduction of, U.S. federal withholding Tax pursuant to the “business profits” or “other income” article of such tax treaty;

(ii) executed originals of IRS Form W-8ECI;

(iii) in the case of a Foreign Lender claiming the benefits of the exemption for portfolio interest under Section 881(c) of the Code, (x) a certificate in form reasonably acceptable to the Administrative Agent representing that such

 

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Foreign Lender is not a “bank” within the meaning of Section 881(c)(3)(A) of the Code, a “10 percent shareholder” of any Borrower within the meaning of Section 881(c)(3)(B) of the Code, or a “controlled foreign corporation” described in Section 881(c)(3)(C) of the Code (a “U.S. Tax Compliance Certificate” ) and (y) executed originals of IRS Form W-8BEN; or

(iv) to the extent a Foreign Lender is not the beneficial owner, executed originals of IRS Form W-8IMY, accompanied by IRS Form W-8ECI, IRS Form W-8BEN, a U.S. Tax Compliance Certificate in form reasonably acceptable to the Administrative Agent, IRS Form W-9, and/or other certification documents from each beneficial owner, as applicable; provided that if the Foreign Lender is a partnership and one or more direct or indirect partners of such Foreign Lender are claiming the portfolio interest exemption, such Foreign Lender may provide a U.S. Tax Compliance Certificate in form reasonably acceptable to the Administrative Agent on behalf of each such direct and indirect partner;

(C) any Foreign Lender shall, to the extent it is legally entitled to do so, deliver to the Borrowers and the Administrative Agent (in such number of copies as shall be requested by the recipient) on or prior to the date on which such Foreign Lender becomes a Lender under this Agreement (and from time to time thereafter upon the reasonable request of the Borrowers or the Administrative Agent), executed originals of any other form prescribed by applicable law as a basis for claiming exemption from or a reduction in U.S. federal withholding Tax, duly completed, together with such supplementary documentation as may be prescribed by applicable law to permit the Borrowers or the Administrative Agent to determine the withholding or deduction required to be made; and

(D) if a payment made to a Lender under any Loan Document would be subject to U.S. federal withholding Tax imposed by FATCA if such Lender were to fail to comply with the applicable reporting requirements of FATCA (including those contained in Section 1471(b) or 1472(b) of the Code, as applicable), such Lender shall deliver to the Borrowers and the Administrative Agent at the time or times prescribed by law and at such time or times reasonably requested by the Borrowers or the Administrative Agent such documentation prescribed by applicable law (including as prescribed by Section 1471(b)(3)(C)(i) of the Code) and such additional documentation reasonably requested by the Borrowers or the Administrative Agent as may be necessary for the Borrowers and the Administrative Agent to comply with their obligations under FATCA and to determine that such Lender has complied with such Lender’s obligations under FATCA or to determine the amount to deduct and withhold from such payment. Solely for purposes of this clause (D), “FATCA” shall include any amendments made to FATCA after the date of this Agreement.

Each Lender agrees that if any form or certification it previously delivered expires or becomes obsolete or inaccurate in any respect, it shall update such form or certification or promptly notify the Borrowers and the Administrative Agent in writing of its legal inability to do so.

 

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(h) Treatment of Certain Refunds . If any party determines, in its sole discretion exercised in good faith, that it has received a refund of any Taxes as to which it has been indemnified pursuant to this Section 10.1 (including by the payment of additional amounts pursuant to this Section 10.1), it shall pay to the indemnifying party an amount equal to such refund (but only to the extent of indemnity payments made under this Section with respect to the Taxes giving rise to such refund), net of all out-of-pocket expenses (including Taxes) of such indemnified party and without interest (other than any interest paid by the relevant Governmental Authority with respect to such refund). Such indemnifying party, upon the request of such indemnified party, shall repay to such indemnified party the amount paid over pursuant to this Section 10.1(h) (plus any penalties, interest or other charges imposed by the relevant Governmental Authority) in the event that such indemnified party is required to repay such refund to such Governmental Authority. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Section 10.1(h), in no event will the indemnified party be required to pay any amount to an indemnifying party pursuant to this Section 10.1(h) the payment of which would place the indemnified party in a less favorable net after-Tax position than the indemnified party would have been in if the indemnification payments or additional amounts giving rise to such refund had never been paid. This Section 10.1(h) shall not be construed to require any indemnified party to make available its Tax returns (or any other information relating to its Taxes that it deems confidential) to the indemnifying party or any other Person.

(i) Survival . Each party’s obligations under this Section 10.1 shall survive the resignation or replacement of the Administrative Agent or any assignment of rights by, or the replacement of, a Lender, the termination of the Commitments and the repayment, satisfaction or discharge of all obligations under any Loan Document.

Section 10.2. Mitigation Obligations; Replacement of Lenders. (a)  Designation of a Different Lending Office . If any Lender requests compensation under Section 8.4, or requires any Borrower to pay any Indemnified Taxes or additional amounts to any Lender or any Governmental Authority for the account of any Lender pursuant to Section 10.1, then such Lender shall (at the request of the Borrowers) use reasonable efforts to designate a different lending office for funding or booking its Loans hereunder or to assign its rights and obligations hereunder to another of its offices, branches or affiliates, if, in the judgment of such Lender, such designation or assignment (i) would eliminate or reduce amounts payable pursuant to Section 8.4 or Section 10.1, as the case may be, in the future, and (ii) would not subject such Lender to any unreimbursed cost or expense and would not otherwise be disadvantageous to such Lender. The Borrowers hereby agree to pay all reasonable costs and expenses incurred by any Lender in connection with any such designation or assignment.

(b) Replacement of Lenders . If any Lender requests compensation under Section 8.4, or if any Borrower is required to pay any Indemnified Taxes or additional amounts to any Lender or any Governmental Authority for the account of any Lender pursuant to Section 10.1 and, in each case, such Lender has declined or is unable to designate a different lending office in accordance with Section 10.2(a), or if any Lender is a Defaulting Lender or a Non-Consenting Lender, then such Borrowers may, at its sole expense and effort, upon notice to such Lender and the Administrative Agent, require such Lender to assign and delegate, without recourse (in

 

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accordance with and subject to the restrictions contained in, and consents required by, Section 10.9(b)), all of its interests, rights (other than its existing rights to payments pursuant to Section 8.4 or Section 10.1) and obligations under this Agreement and the related Loan Documents to an Eligible Assignee that shall assume such obligations (which assignee may be another Lender, if a Lender accepts such assignment); provided that:

(i) the Borrowers shall have paid to the Administrative Agent the assignment fee (if any) specified in Section 10.9(b)(iv);

(ii) such Lender shall have received payment of an amount equal to the outstanding principal of its Loans and participations in L/C Disbursements, accrued interest thereon, accrued fees and all other amounts payable to it hereunder and under the other Loan Documents (including any amounts under Section 8.1) from the assignee (to the extent of such outstanding principal and accrued interest and fees) or the Borrowers (in the case of all other amounts);

(iii) in the case of any such assignment resulting from a claim for compensation under Section 8.4 or payments required to be made pursuant to Section 10.1 such assignment will result in a reduction in such compensation or payments thereafter;

(iv) such assignment does not conflict with applicable law; and

(v) in the case of any assignment resulting from a Lender becoming a Non-Consenting Lender, the applicable assignee shall have consented to the applicable amendment, waiver or consent.

Section 10.3. No Waiver, Cumulative Remedies. No delay or failure on the part of the Administrative Agent or any Lender or on the part of the holder or holders of any of the Obligations in the exercise of any power or right under any Loan Document shall operate as a waiver thereof or as an acquiescence in any default, nor shall any single or partial exercise of any power or right preclude any other or further exercise thereof or the exercise of any other power or right. The rights and remedies hereunder of the Administrative Agent, the Lenders and of the holder or holders of any of the Obligations are cumulative to, and not exclusive of, any rights or remedies which any of them would otherwise have.

Section 10.4. Non-Business Days. If the payment of any obligation or the performance of any covenant, duty or obligation hereunder becomes due and payable on a day which is not a Business Day, the due date of such payment shall be extended to the next succeeding Business Day on which date such payment shall be due and payable. In the case of any payment of principal falling due on a day which is not a Business Day, interest on such principal amount shall continue to accrue during such extension at the rate per annum then in effect, which accrued amount shall be due and payable on the next scheduled date for the payment of interest.

 

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Section 10.5. Survival of Representations and Covenants. All representations and warranties and covenants made herein or in any other Loan Document or in certificates given pursuant hereto or thereto shall survive the execution and delivery of this Agreement and the other Loan Documents, and shall continue in full force and effect with respect to the date as of which they were made as long as any Lender or any L/C Issuer has any Commitment hereunder or any Obligations (other than contingent obligations not due and owing or Letters of Credit Cash Collateralized) remain unpaid hereunder.

Section 10.6. Survival of Indemnities . All indemnities and other provisions relative to reimbursement to the Lenders of amounts sufficient to protect the yield of the Lenders with respect to the Loans and Letters of Credit, including, but not limited to, Sections 8.1, 8.4, 10.4 and 10.12, shall survive the termination of this Agreement and the other Loan Documents and the payment of the Obligations (other than contingent obligations not due and owing or Letters of Credit Cash Collateralized).

Section 10.7. Sharing of Payments by Lenders. If any Lender shall, by exercising any right of setoff or counterclaim or otherwise, obtain payment in respect of any principal of or interest on any of its Loans or other Obligations hereunder resulting in such Lender receiving payment of a proportion of the aggregate amount of its Loans and accrued interest thereon or other such Obligations greater than its pro rata share thereof as provided herein, then the Lender receiving such greater proportion shall (a) notify the Administrative Agent of such fact, and (b) purchase (for cash at face value) participations in the Loans and such other obligations of the other Lenders, or make such other adjustments as shall be equitable, so that the benefit of all such payments shall be shared by the Lenders ratably in accordance with the aggregate amount of principal of and accrued interest on their respective Loans and other amounts owing them; provided that:

(i) if any such participations are purchased and all or any portion of the payment giving rise thereto is recovered, such participations shall be rescinded and the purchase price restored to the extent of such recovery, without interest; and

(ii) the provisions of this clause (ii) shall not be construed to apply to (x) any payment made by the Borrowers pursuant to and in accordance with the express terms of this Agreement (including the application of funds arising from the existence of a Defaulting Lender), or (y) any payment obtained by a Lender as consideration for the assignment of or sale of a participation in any of its Loans or participations in Reimbursement Obligations to any assignee or participant, other than to any Borrower or any Guarantor (as to which the provisions of this clause (ii) shall apply).

Each Borrower and each Guarantor consents to the foregoing and agrees, to the extent it may effectively do so under applicable law, that any Lender acquiring a participation pursuant to the foregoing arrangements may exercise against each Borrower and each Guarantor rights of setoff and counterclaim with respect to such participation as fully as if such Lender were a direct creditor of each Borrower and each Guarantor in the amount of such participation.

 

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Section 10.8. Notices; Effectiveness; Electronic Communication. (a)  Notices Generally. Except in the case of notices and other communications expressly permitted to be given by telephone (and except as provided in Section 10.8(b) below), all notices and other communications provided for herein shall be in writing and shall be delivered by hand or overnight courier service, mailed by certified or registered mail or sent by facsimile or electronic mail as follows:

(i) if to any Borrower or any Guarantor:

Delek Logistics Partners, LP

7102 Commerce Way

Brentwood, TN 37027

Attention: Andrew Schwarcz

Telephone:    (615) 435-1401

Facsimile:      (615) 435-1290

Email: andy.schwarcz@mapcoexpress.com

With a copy to:

Bass, Berry & Sims PLC

150 Third Avenue South, Suite 2800

Nashville, Tennessee 37212

Attention: Susan W. Foxman

Telephone:     (615) 742-6200

Facsimile:      (615) 742-2785

Email: sfoxman@bassberry.com

(ii) if to the Administrative Agent or to Fifth Third Bank in its capacity as an L/C Issuer:

Fifth Third Bank

Fifth Third Center

38 Fountain Square Plaza

Cincinnati, OH 45263

Attention: Loan Syndications/Judy Huls

Telephone:    (513) 579-4224

Facsimile:      (513) 534-0875

Email: judy.huls@53.com

(iii) if to a Lender, to it at its address (or facsimile number) set forth in its Administrative Questionnaire.

Notices sent by hand or overnight courier service, or mailed by certified or registered mail, shall be deemed to have been given when received; notices sent by facsimile shall be deemed to have been given when sent (except that, if not given during normal business hours for the recipient, shall be deemed to have been given at the opening of business on the next business day for the recipient). Notices delivered through electronic communications, to the extent provided in Section 10.8(b) below, shall be effective as provided in said Section 10.8(b).

 

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(b) Electronic Communications . Notices and other communications to the Lenders and the L/C Issuers hereunder may be delivered or furnished by electronic communication (including e-mail and Internet or intranet websites) pursuant to procedures approved by the Administrative Agent, provided that the foregoing shall not apply to notices to any Lender or any L/C Issuer pursuant to Section 2.2(f), Section 2.4 or Section 2.10 if such Lender or such L/C Issuer, as applicable, has notified the Administrative Agent that it is incapable of receiving notices under such respective Section by electronic communication. The Administrative Agent or the Borrowers may, in their discretion, agree to accept notices and other communications to it hereunder by electronic communications pursuant to procedures approved by it, provided that approval of such procedures may be limited to particular notices or communications. The Internet website address of the Borrowers’ Agent is: www.                    .com.

Unless the Administrative Agent otherwise prescribes, (i) notices and other communications sent to an e-mail address shall be deemed received upon the sender’s receipt of an acknowledgement from the intended recipient (such as by the “return receipt requested” function, as available, return e-mail or other written acknowledgement), and (ii) notices or communications posted to an Internet or intranet website shall be deemed received upon the deemed receipt by the intended recipient, at its e-mail address as described in the foregoing clause (i), of notification that such notice or communication is available and identifying the website address therefore, provided that, for both clauses (i) and (ii) above, if such notice, email or other communication is not sent during the normal business hours of the recipient, such notice, email or communication shall be deemed to have been sent at the opening of business on the next business day for the recipient.

(c) Change of Address, Etc. Any party hereto may change its address or telecopier number for notices and other communications hereunder by written notice to the other parties hereto. In addition, each Lender agrees to notify the Administrative Agent from time to time to ensure that the Administrative Agent has on record (i) an effective address, contact name, telephone number, facsimile number and electronic mail address to which notices and other communications may be sent and (ii) accurate wire instructions for such Lender.

(d) Platform .

(i) Each Borrower and each Guarantor agrees that the Administrative Agent may make the Communications (as defined below) available to the L/C Issuers and the Lenders by posting the Communications on Debt Domain, Intralinks, Syndtrak or a substantially similar electronic transmission system (the “Platform” ).

(ii) The Platform is provided “as is” and “as available.” The Administrative Agent and its Related Parties do not warrant the adequacy of the Platform and expressly disclaim liability for errors or omissions in the Communications. No warranty of any kind, express, implied or statutory, including any warranty of merchantability, fitness for a particular purpose, non-infringement of third-party rights or freedom from viruses or other code defects, is made by the Administrative Agent or any of its Related Parties in connection with the Communications or the Platform. In no event shall the Administrative Agent or any of its Related Parties have any liability to the Borrowers,

 

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any Guarantor or any of their Subsidiaries, any Lender or any other Person or entity for damages of any kind, including direct or indirect, special, incidental or consequential damages, losses or expenses (whether in tort, contract or otherwise) arising out of any Borrower’s, any Guarantor’s or the Administrative Agent’s transmission of Communications through the Platform. “Communications” means, collectively, any notice, demand, communication, information, document or other material that any Borrower or any Guarantor provides to the Administrative Agent pursuant to any Loan Document or the transactions contemplated therein which is distributed to the Administrative Agent, and the Lenders or the L/C Issuers by means of electronic communications pursuant to this Section, including through the Platform.

(iii) Each Borrower hereby acknowledges that certain of the Lenders (each, a “Public Lender” ) may have personnel who do not wish to receive material non-public information with respect to the Borrowers or their Affiliates, or the respective securities of any of the foregoing, and who may be engaged in investment and other market-related activities with respect to such Persons’ securities. Each Borrower hereby agrees that it will use commercially reasonable efforts to identify that portion of the Communications that may be distributed to the Public Lenders and that (w) all such Communications shall be clearly and conspicuously marked “PUBLIC” which, at a minimum, shall mean that the word “PUBLIC” shall appear prominently on the first page thereof; (x) by marking Communications “PUBLIC” , the Borrowers shall be deemed to have authorized the Administrative Agent, the L/C Issuers and the Lenders to treat such Communications as not containing any material non-public information (although it may be sensitive and proprietary) with respect to the Borrowers or their securities for purposes of United States Federal and state securities laws ( provided , however, that to the extent such Communications constitute Information, they shall be treated as set forth in Section 10.21); (y) all Communications marked “PUBLIC” are permitted to be made available through a portion of the Platform designated “Public Side Information” ; and (z) the Administrative Agent shall be entitled to treat any Communications that are not marked “PUBLIC” as being suitable only for posting on a portion of the Platform not designated “Public Side Information” . Each Borrower acknowledges that no Communications will be marked “PUBLIC” other than publicly available information filed by the Borrowers and their Subsidiaries with the SEC. Furthermore, each Public Lender agrees to cause at least one individual at or on behalf of such Public Lender to at all times have selected the “Private Side Information” or similar designation on the content declaration screen of the Platform in order to enable such Public Lender or its delegate, in accordance with such Public Lender’s compliance procedures and applicable Legal Requirements, including United States Federal and state securities laws, to make reference to Communications that are not made available through the “Public Side Information” portion of the Platform and that may contain material non-public information with respect to the Borrowers or their securities for purposes of United States Federal or state securities laws.

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benefit of the parties hereto and their respective successors and assigns permitted hereby, except that no Borrower may assign or otherwise transfer any of its rights or obligations under any Loan Document without the prior written consent of the Administrative Agent and each Lender, and no Lender may assign or otherwise transfer any of its rights or obligations hereunder except (i) to an Eligible Assignee in accordance with the provisions of Section 10.9(b) below, (ii) by way of participation in accordance with the provisions of Section 10.9(d) below or (iii) by way of pledge or assignment of a security interest subject to the restrictions of Section 10.9(f) below (and any other attempted assignment or transfer by any party hereto shall be null and void). Nothing in this Agreement, expressed or implied, shall be construed to confer upon any Person (other than the parties hereto, their respective successors and assigns permitted hereby, Participants to the extent provided in Section 10.9(d) below and, to the extent expressly contemplated hereby, the Related Parties of each of the Administrative Agent and the Lenders) any legal or equitable right, remedy or claim under or by reason of this Agreement.

(b) Assignments by Lenders. Any Lender may at any time assign to one or more Eligible Assignees all or a portion of its rights and obligations under this Agreement (including all or a portion of its Commitment and the Loans at the time owing to it); provided that any such assignment shall be subject to the following conditions:

(i) Minimum Amounts .

(A) In the case of an assignment of the entire remaining amount of the assigning Lender’s Commitment and/or the Loans at the time owing to it or contemporaneous assignments to related Approved Funds that equal at least the amount specified in Section 10.9(b)(i)(B) below in the aggregate or in the case of an assignment to a Lender or an Affiliate of a Lender or an Approved Fund, no minimum amount need be assigned; and

(B) In any case of an assignment not described in Section 10.9(b)(i)(A) above, the aggregate amount of the Commitment (which for this purpose includes Loans outstanding thereunder) or, if the applicable Commitment is not then in effect, the principal outstanding balance of the Loans of the assigning Lender subject to each such assignment (determined as of the date the Assignment and Assumption with respect to such assignment is delivered to the Administrative Agent or, if “Trade Date” is specified in the Assignment and Assumption, as of the Trade Date) shall not be less than $5,000,000, unless each of the Administrative Agent and, so long as no Event of Default has occurred and is continuing, the Borrowers otherwise consent (each such consent not to be unreasonably withheld or delayed).

(ii) Proportionate Amounts . Each partial assignment shall be made as an assignment of a proportionate part of all the assigning Lender’s rights and obligations under this Agreement with respect to the Loan or the Commitment assigned.

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(A) the consent of the Borrowers (such consent not to be unreasonably withheld or delayed) shall be required unless (x) an Event of Default has occurred and is continuing at the time of such assignment, or (y) such assignment is to a Lender, an Affiliate of a Lender or an Approved Fund; provided that the Borrowers shall be deemed to have consented to any such assignment unless they shall object thereto by written notice to the Administrative Agent within 5 Business Days after having received notice thereof;

(B) the consent of the Administrative Agent (such consent not to be unreasonably withheld, delayed, or conditioned) shall be required for an assignment if such assignment is to a Person that is not a Lender, an Affiliate of such Lender or an Approved Fund with respect to such Lender; and

(C) the consent of the L/C Issuers and the Administrative Agent in its capacity as the maker of Swing Loans shall be required for any assignment.

(iv) Assignment and Assumption . The parties to each assignment shall execute and deliver to the Administrative Agent an Assignment and Assumption, together with a processing and recordation fee of $3,500; provided that the Administrative Agent may, in its sole discretion, elect to waive such processing and recordation fee in the case of any assignment. The Eligible Assignee, if it shall not be a Lender, an Affiliate of a Lender, or an Approved Fund with respect to a Lender, shall deliver to the Administrative Agent an Administrative Questionnaire.

(v) No Assignment to Certain Persons . No Lender shall assign any of its rights or obligations hereunder to (i) any Borrower or any of the Borrowers’ Affiliates or Subsidiaries or (ii) any Defaulting Lender or any of its Subsidiaries, or any Person who, upon becoming a Lender hereunder, would constitute any of the foregoing Persons described in this clause (v).

(vi) No Assignment to Natural Persons . No such assignment shall be made to a natural person.

(vii) Certain Additional Payments . In connection with any assignment of rights and obligations of any Defaulting Lender hereunder, no such assignment shall be effective unless and until, in addition to the other conditions thereto set forth herein, the parties to the assignment shall make such additional payments to the Administrative Agent in an aggregate amount sufficient, upon distribution thereof as appropriate (which may be outright payment, purchases by the assignee of participations or subparticipations, or other compensating actions, including funding, with the consent of the Borrowers and the Administrative Agent, the applicable pro rata share of Loans previously requested but not funded by the Defaulting Lender, to each of which the applicable assignee and assignor hereby irrevocably consent), to (x) pay and satisfy in full all payment liabilities then owed by such Defaulting Lender to the Administrative Agent or any Lender hereunder (and interest accrued thereon), and (y) acquire (and fund as appropriate) its full pro rata share of all Loans and participations in Letters of Credit

 

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and Swing Loans in accordance with its Percentage. Notwithstanding the foregoing, in the event that any assignment of rights and obligations of any Defaulting Lender hereunder shall become effective under applicable law without compliance with the provisions of this clause (vii), then the assignee of such interest shall be deemed to be a Defaulting Lender for all purposes of this Agreement until such compliance occurs.

Subject to acceptance and recording thereof by the Administrative Agent pursuant to Section 10.9(c) above, from and after the effective date specified in each Assignment and Assumption, the Eligible Assignee thereunder shall be a party to this Agreement and, to the extent of the interest assigned by such Assignment and Assumption, have the rights and obligations of a Lender under this Agreement, and the assigning Lender thereunder shall, to the extent of the interest assigned by such Assignment and Assumption, be released from its obligations under this Agreement (and, in the case of an Assignment and Assumption covering all of the assigning Lender’s rights and obligations under this Agreement, such Lender shall cease to be a party hereto) but shall continue to be entitled to the benefits of Sections 8.4 and 10.12 with respect to facts and circumstances occurring prior to the effective date of such assignment; provided that except to the extent otherwise expressly agreed by the affected parties, no assignment by a Defaulting Lender will constitute a waiver or release of any claim of any party hereunder arising from that Lender’s having been a Defaulting Lender. Any assignment or transfer by a Lender of rights or obligations under this Agreement that does not comply with this paragraph shall be treated for purposes of this Agreement as a sale by such Lender of a participation in such rights and obligations in accordance with Section 10.9(d) below.

(c) Register. The Administrative Agent, acting solely for this purpose as an agent of the Borrowers, shall maintain a copy of each Assignment and Assumption delivered to it and a register for the recordation of the names and addresses of the Lenders, and the Commitment of, and principal amounts (and stated interest) of the Loans owing to, each Lender pursuant to the terms hereof from time to time (the “Register” ). The entries in the Register shall be conclusive absent manifest error, and the Borrowers, the Administrative Agent and the Lenders shall treat each Person whose name is recorded in the Register pursuant to the terms hereof as a Lender hereunder for all purposes of this Agreement. The Register shall be available for inspection by the Borrowers and any Lender, at any reasonable time and from time to time upon reasonable prior notice.

(d) Participations. Any Lender may at any time, without the consent of, or notice to, the Borrowers or the Administrative Agent, sell participations to any Person (other than a natural person or any Borrower or any of the Borrowers’ Affiliates or Subsidiaries) (each, a “Participant” ) in all or a portion of such Lender’s rights and/or obligations under this Agreement (including all or a portion of its Commitment and/or the Loans owing to it); provided that (i) such Lender’s obligations under this Agreement shall remain unchanged, (ii) such Lender shall remain solely responsible to the other parties hereto for the performance of such obligations and (iii) the Borrowers, the Administrative Agent, the Lenders and the L/C Issuers shall continue to deal solely and directly with such Lender in connection with such Lender’s rights and obligations under this Agreement. For the avoidance of doubt, each Lender shall be responsible for the indemnity under Section 10.12(c) with respect to any payments made by such Lender to its Participant(s).

 

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Any agreement or instrument pursuant to which a Lender sells such a participation shall provide that such Lender shall retain the sole right to enforce this Agreement and to approve any amendment, modification or waiver of any provision of this Agreement; provided that such agreement or instrument may provide that such Lender will not, without the consent of the Participant, agree to any amendment, modification or waiver described in Section 10.10(i) and (ii) that affects such Participant. The Borrowers agree that each Participant shall be entitled to the benefits of Sections 8.1, 8.4, and 10.1 to the same extent as if it were a Lender and had acquired its interest by assignment pursuant to Section 10.9(b) above; provided that such Participant (A) agrees to be subject to the provisions of Section 10.2 as if it were an assignee under Section 10.2(b) above; and (B) shall not be entitled to receive any greater payment under Section 8.4 or Section 10.1, with respect to any participation, than its participating Lender would have been entitled to receive, except to the extent such entitlement to receive a greater payment results from a Change in Law that occurs after the Participant acquired the applicable participation. Each Lender that sells a participation agrees, at the Borrowers’ request and expense, to use reasonable efforts to cooperate with the Borrowers to effectuate the provisions of Section 10.2(b) with respect to any Participant. To the extent permitted by law, each Participant also shall be entitled to the benefits of Section 10.13 as though it were a Lender; provided that such Participant agrees to be subject to Section 10.7 as though it were a Lender. Each Lender that sells a participation shall, acting solely for this purpose as a non-fiduciary agent of the Borrowers, maintain a register on which it enters the name and address of each Participant and the principal amounts (and stated interest) of each Participant’s interest in the Loans or other obligations under the Loan Documents (the “Participant Register” ); provided that no Lender shall have any obligation to disclose all or any portion of the Participant Register (including the identity of any Participant or any information relating to a Participant’s interest in any Commitments, Loans, Letters of Credit or its other Obligations under any Loan Document) to any Person except to the extent that such disclosure is necessary to establish that such Commitment, Loan, Letter of Credit or other Obligation is in registered form under Section 5f.103-1(c) of the United States Treasury Regulations. The entries in the Participant Register shall be conclusive absent manifest error, and such Lender shall treat each Person whose name is recorded in the Participant Register as the owner of such participation for all purposes of this Agreement notwithstanding any notice to the contrary. For the avoidance of doubt, the Administrative Agent (in its capacity as Administrative Agent) shall have no responsibility for maintaining a Participant Register.

(e) Certain Pledges. Any Lender may at any time pledge or assign a security interest in all or any portion of its rights under this Agreement to secure obligations of such Lender, including any pledge or assignment to secure obligations to a Federal Reserve Bank; provided that no such pledge or assignment shall release such Lender from any of its obligations hereunder or substitute any such pledgee or assignee for such Lender as a party hereto.

(f) Electronic Execution of Assignments. The words “execution,” “signed,” “signature,” and words of like import in any Assignment and Assumption shall be deemed to include electronic signatures or the keeping of records in electronic form, each of which shall be of the same legal effect, validity or enforceability as a manually executed signature or the use of a paper-based recordkeeping system, as the case may be, to the extent and as provided for in any applicable law, including the Federal Electronic Signatures in Global and National Commerce Act, the New York State Electronic Signatures and Records Act, or any other similar state laws based on the Uniform Electronic Transactions Act.

 

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(g) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein, if at any time the Administrative Agent assigns all of its Commitment and Loans pursuant to subsection (b) above, the Administrative Agent may terminate the Swing Line. In the event of such termination of the Swing Line, the Borrowers shall be entitled to appoint another Lender to act as the successor Lender of Swing Loans hereunder (with such Lender’s consent); provided, however, that the failure of the Borrowers to appoint a successor shall not affect the resignation of the Administrative Agent in its capacity as the maker of Swing Loans. If the Administrative Agent terminates the Swing Line, it shall retain all of the rights of the maker of Swing Loans provided hereunder with respect to Swing Loans made by it and outstanding as of the effective date of such termination, including the right to require Lenders to make Revolving Loans or fund participations in outstanding Swing Loans pursuant to Section 2.10 hereof.

Section 10.10. Amendments . Any provision of this Agreement or the other Loan Documents may be amended or waived if, but only if, such amendment or waiver is in writing and is signed by (a) the Borrowers, (b) the Required Lenders (or the Administrative Agent with the consent of the Required Lenders), (c) if the rights or duties of the Administrative Agent are affected thereby, the Administrative Agent, and (d) if the rights or duties of an L/C Issuer are affected thereby, such L/C Issuer; provided that:

(i) no amendment or waiver pursuant to this Section 10.10 shall (A) increase or extend the Commitment of any Lender without the consent of such Lender, (B) reduce or waive the amount of or postpone the date for any scheduled payment (but not including any mandatory prepayment) of any principal of or interest on any Loan or of any Reimbursement Obligation (except in connection with the waiver of acceptability of any post-default increase in interest rates (which waiver shall be effective with the consent of the Required Lenders)) or of any fee payable hereunder without the consent of the Lender to which such payment is owing or which has committed to make such Loan or Letter of Credit (or participate therein) hereunder or (C) change the application of payments set forth in Section 2.8 without the consent of any Lender adversely affected thereby; and

(ii) no amendment or waiver pursuant to this Section 10.10 shall, unless signed by each Lender, increase the aggregate Commitments of the Lenders (except as provided by Section 2.1(b)), change the definitions of Termination Date or Required Lenders, change the provisions of this Section 10.10, release any material Guarantor or all or substantially all of the Collateral (except as otherwise provided for in the Loan Documents), extend the stated expiration date of any Letter of Credit beyond the Termination Date, affect the number of Lenders required to take any action hereunder or under any other Loan Document, or change or waive any provision of any Loan Document that provides for the pro rata nature of disbursements or payments to Lenders.

 

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Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein, (i) no Defaulting Lender shall have any right to approve or disapprove any amendment, waiver or consent hereunder, except that the Commitment of such Lender may not be increased or extended without the consent of such Lender, (ii) any provision of this Agreement may be amended by an agreement in writing entered into by the Borrowers, the Required Lenders and the Administrative Agent if (A) by the terms of such agreement the Commitment of each Lender not consenting to the amendment provided for therein shall terminate upon the effectiveness of such amendment and (B) at the time such amendment becomes effective, each Lender not consenting thereto receives payment (including pursuant to an assignment to a replacement Lender in accordance with the terms herein) in full of the principal of and interest accrued on each Loan made by it and all other Obligations owing to it or accrued for its account under this Agreement, (iii) the Collateral Documents and related documents executed by the Borrowers and the Guarantors in connection with this Agreement may be in a form reasonably determined by the Administrative Agent and may be amended, modified, supplemented and waived with the consent of the Administrative Agent and the Borrowers without the need to obtain the consent of any other Person if such amendment, modification, supplement or waiver is delivered in order (A) to comply with local Legal Requirements (including foreign law or regulatory requirements) or advice of local counsel, (B) to cure ambiguities, inconsistency, omissions, mistakes or defects or (C) to cause such Collateral Document or other document to be consistent with this Agreement and the other Loan Documents and (iv) if following the Effective Date, the Administrative Agent and the Borrowers shall have jointly identified an ambiguity, inconsistency, obvious error, or mistake or any error, mistake or omission of a technical or immaterial nature, in each case, in any provision of the Loan Documents (other than the Collateral Documents), then the Administrative Agent and the Borrowers shall be permitted to amend such provision and such amendment shall become effective without any further action or consent of any other party to any Loan Documents if the same is not objected to in writing by the Required Lenders within five (5) Business Days following receipt of notice thereof.

Section 10.11. Heading . Section headings used in this Agreement are for reference only and shall not affect the construction of this Agreement.

Section 10.12. Expenses; Indemnity; Damage Waiver . (a)  Costs and Expenses . The Borrowers shall pay (i) all reasonable out-of-pocket expenses incurred by the Administrative Agent and its Affiliates (including the reasonable fees, charges and disbursements of counsel for the Administrative Agent), in connection with the syndication of the Revolving Credit, the preparation, negotiation, execution, delivery and administration of this Agreement and the other Loan Documents, or any amendments, modifications or waivers of the provisions hereof or thereof (whether or not the transactions contemplated hereby or thereby shall be consummated), (ii) all reasonable out-of-pocket expenses incurred by an L/C Issuer in connection with the issuance, amendment, renewal or extension of any Letter of Credit or any demand for payment thereunder, and (iii) all out-of-pocket expenses incurred by the Administrative Agent, any Lender or any L/C Issuer (including the fees, charges and disbursements of any counsel for the Administrative Agent, any Lender or any L/C Issuer), in connection with any Default or Event of Default hereunder or with the enforcement or protection of its rights (including all such expenses incurred in connection

 

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with any proceeding under the United States Bankruptcy Code involving any Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries as a debtor thereunder) (A) in connection with this Agreement and the other Loan Documents, including its rights under this Section, or (B) in connection with the Loans made or Letters of Credit issued hereunder, including all such out-of-pocket expenses incurred during any workout, restructuring or negotiations in respect of such Loans or Letters of Credit.

(b) Indemnification by the Borrowers . Each Borrower shall indemnify the Administrative Agent (and any sub-agent thereof), the Syndication Agent, the Documentation Agent, each Lender and each L/C Issuer, and each Related Party of any of the foregoing Persons (each such Person being called an “Indemnitee” ) against, and hold each Indemnitee harmless from, any and all Damages (including the fees, charges and disbursements of any counsel for any Indemnitee), incurred by any Indemnitee or asserted against any Indemnitee by any Person (including any Borrower or any Guarantor other than such Indemnitee and its Related Parties) arising out of, in connection with, or as a result of (i) the execution or delivery of this Agreement, any other Loan Document or any agreement or instrument contemplated hereby or thereby, the performance by the parties hereto of their respective obligations hereunder or thereunder or the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby or thereby, (ii) any Loan or Letter of Credit or the use or proposed use of the proceeds therefrom (including any refusal by an L/C Issuer to honor a demand for payment under a Letter of Credit if the documents presented in connection with such demand do not strictly comply with the terms of such Letter of Credit), (iii) any actual or alleged presence or Release of Hazardous Materials on or from any property owned or operated by any Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries, or any Environmental Claim related in any way to any Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries, or (iv) any actual or prospective claim, litigation, investigation or proceeding relating to any of the foregoing, whether based on contract, tort or any other theory, whether brought by a third party or by any Borrower or any Guarantor, and regardless of whether any Indemnitee is a party thereto, provided that such indemnity shall not, as to any Indemnitee, be available to the extent that such losses, claims, damages, liabilities or related expenses (x) are determined by a court of competent jurisdiction by final and nonappealable judgment to have resulted from the gross negligence or willful misconduct of such Indemnitee as determined by a court of competent jurisdiction by final and nonappealable judgment, or (y) result from a claim brought by any Borrower or any Guarantor against an Indemnitee for breach in bad faith of such Indemnitee’s obligations hereunder or under any other Loan Document, if such Borrower or such Guarantor has obtained a final and nonappealable judgment in its favor on such claim as determined by a court of competent jurisdiction. This Section 10.12(b) shall not apply with respect to Taxes other than any Taxes that represent losses or damages arising from any claim not related to any such Taxes.

(c) Reimbursement by Lenders . To the extent that the Borrowers for any reason fails to indefeasibly pay any amount required under Sections 10.12(a) or (b) to be paid by it to the Administrative Agent (or any sub-agent thereof), including in its capacity as the maker of Swing Loans hereunder, any L/C Issuer or any Related Party of any of the foregoing, each Lender severally agrees to pay to the Administrative Agent (or any such sub-agent), the L/C Issuers, or such Related Party, as the case may be, such Lender’s Percentage (determined as of the time that the applicable unreimbursed expense or indemnity payment is sought) of such unpaid amount (including any such unpaid amount in respect of a claim asserted by such Lender), provided that

 

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with respect to such unpaid amounts owed to the L/C Issuers or the Administrative Agent in its capacity as the maker of the Swing Loans solely in its capacity as such, the Lenders shall be required to pay such unpaid amounts severally among them based on their Percentages (determined as of the time that the applicable unreimbursed expense or indemnity payment is sought), provided , further , that the unreimbursed expense or indemnified loss, claim, damage, liability or related expense, as the case may be, was incurred by or asserted against the Administrative Agent (or any such sub-agent) or an L/C Issuer in its capacity as such, or against any Related Party of any of the foregoing acting for the Administrative Agent (or any such sub-agent) or an L/C Issuer in connection with such capacity. The obligations of the Lenders under this Section 10.12(c) are several and not joint. The Administrative Agent shall be entitled to offset amounts received for the account of a Lender under this Agreement against unpaid amounts due from such Lender to the Administrative Agent hereunder (whether as fundings of participations, indemnities or otherwise), but shall not be entitled to offset against amounts owed to the Administrative Agent by any Lender arising outside of this Agreement and the other Loan Documents.

(d) Waiver of Consequential Damages, Etc. To the fullest extent permitted by applicable law, neither any Indemnitee, on the one hand, nor any Borrower or any Subsidiary, on the other hand, shall assert, and each such Person hereby waives, any claim against any Indemnitee (in the case of any Borrower or any Subsidiary) or against any Borrower or any Subsidiary (in the case of an Indemnitee), on any theory of liability, for special, indirect, consequential or punitive damages (as opposed to direct or actual damages) arising out of, in connection with, or as a result of, this Agreement, any other Loan Document or any agreement or instrument contemplated hereby, the transactions contemplated hereby or thereby, any Loan or Letter of Credit, or the use of the proceeds thereof; provided that nothing in this sentence shall limit or otherwise modify the Borrower’s indemnity obligations under Section 10.12(b). No Indemnitee shall be liable for any damages arising from the use by unintended recipients of any information or other materials distributed by it through telecommunications, electronic or other information transmission systems in connection with this Agreement or the other Loan Documents or the transactions contemplated hereby or thereby except to the extent that such losses, claims, damages, liabilities or expenses are determined by a court of competent jurisdiction by a final and nonappealable judgment to have resulted from the gross negligence or willful misconduct of such Indemnitee.

(e) Payments . All amounts due under this Section shall be payable after demand therefor.

(f) Survival . The obligations of the Borrowers under this Section shall survive the termination of this Agreement and the payment of Obligations hereunder.

Section 10.13. Set-off . If an Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing, each Lender, each L/C Issuer, and each of their respective Affiliates is hereby authorized at any time and from time to time, to the fullest extent permitted by applicable law, to set off and apply any and all deposits (general or special, time or demand, provisional or final, in whatever currency) at any time held, and other obligations (in whatever currency) at any time owing, by such Lender, such L/C Issuer or any such Affiliate, to or for the

 

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credit or the account of any Borrower or any Guarantor against any and all of the obligations of such Borrower or such Guarantor now or hereafter existing under this Agreement or any other Loan Document to such Lender or such L/C Issuer or their respective Affiliates, irrespective of whether or not such Lender, such L/C Issuer or Affiliate shall have made any demand under this Agreement or any other Loan Document and although such obligations of such Borrower or such Guarantor may be contingent or unmatured or are owed to a branch, office or Affiliate of such Lender or such L/C Issuer different from the branch, office or Affiliate holding such deposit or obligated on such indebtedness; provided that in the event that any Defaulting Lender shall exercise any such right of setoff, (a) all amounts so set off shall be paid over immediately to the Administrative Agent for further application in accordance with the provisions of Section 8.7 and, pending such payment, shall be segregated by such Defaulting Lender from its other funds and deemed held in trust for the benefit of the Administrative Agent, the L/C Issuers, and the Lenders, and (b) the Defaulting Lender shall provide promptly to the Administrative Agent a statement describing in reasonable detail the Obligations owing to such Defaulting Lender as to which it exercised such right of setoff. The rights of each Lender, each L/C Issuer and their respective Affiliates under this Section are in addition to other rights and remedies (including other rights of setoff) that such Lender, such L/C Issuer or their respective Affiliates may have. Each Lender and each L/C Issuer agree to notify the Borrowers and the Administrative Agent promptly after any such setoff and application; provided that the failure to give such notice shall not affect the validity of such setoff and application.

Section 10.14. Governing Law; Jurisdiction; Etc . (a)  Governing Law . This Agreement and the other Loan Documents and any claims, controversy, dispute, or cause of action (whether in contract or tort or otherwise) based on, arising out of, or relating to this Agreement or any other Loan Document (except, as to any other Loan Document, as expressly set forth therein) shall be governed by, and construed in accordance with, the law of the State of New York, without regard to conflict of law provisions (other than Sections 5-1401 and 5-1402 of the New York General Obligations law).

(b) Jurisdiction . Each Borrower and each Guarantor irrevocably and unconditionally agrees that it will not commence any action, litigation or proceeding of any kind or description, whether in law or equity, whether in contract or in tort or otherwise, against the Administrative Agent, any Lender, any L/C Issuer, or any Related Party of the foregoing in any way relating to this Agreement or any other Loan Document or the transactions relating hereto or thereto, in each case in any forum other than the courts of the State of New York sitting in New York County, and of the United States District Court of the Southern District of New York, and any appellate court from any thereof, and each of the parties hereto irrevocably and unconditionally submits to the non-exclusive jurisdiction of such courts and agrees that all claims in respect of any such action, litigation or proceeding may be heard and determined in such New York State court or, to the fullest extent permitted by applicable law, in such federal court. Each of the parties hereto agrees that a final judgment in any such action, litigation or proceeding shall be conclusive and may be enforced in other jurisdictions by suit on the judgment or in any other manner provided by law. Nothing in this Agreement or in any other Loan Document shall affect any right that the Administrative Agent, any Lender or any L/C Issuer may otherwise have to bring any action or proceeding relating to this Agreement or any other Loan Document against any Borrower or any Guarantor or its properties in the courts of any jurisdiction.

 

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(c) Waiver of Venue . Each Borrower and each Guarantor irrevocably and unconditionally waives, to the fullest extent permitted by applicable law, any objection that it may now or hereafter have to the laying of venue of any action or proceeding arising out of or relating to this Agreement or any other Loan Document in any court referred to in Section 10.14(b) above. Each of the parties hereto hereby irrevocably waives, to the fullest extent permitted by applicable law, the defense of an inconvenient forum to the maintenance of such action or proceeding in any such court.

(d) Service of Process . Each party hereto irrevocably consents to service of process in the manner provided for notices in Section 10.8. Nothing in this Agreement will affect the right of any party hereto to serve process in any other manner permitted by applicable law.

Section 10.15. Severability of Provisions. Any provision of any Loan Document which is unenforceable in any jurisdiction shall, as to such jurisdiction, be ineffective to the extent of such unenforceability without invalidating the remaining provisions hereof or affecting the validity or enforceability of such provision in any other jurisdiction. All rights, remedies and powers provided in this Agreement and the other Loan Documents may be exercised only to the extent that the exercise thereof does not violate any applicable mandatory provisions of law, and all the provisions of this Agreement and other Loan Documents are intended to be subject to all applicable mandatory provisions of law which may be controlling and to be limited to the extent necessary so that they will not render this Agreement or the other Loan Documents invalid or unenforceable.

Section 10.16. Excess Interest . Notwithstanding any provision to the contrary contained herein or in any other Loan Document, no such provision shall require the payment or permit the collection of any amount of interest in excess of the maximum amount of interest permitted by applicable law to be charged for the use or detention, or the forbearance in the collection, of all or any portion of the Loans or other obligations outstanding under this Agreement or any other Loan Document ( “Excess Interest” ). If any Excess Interest is provided for, or is adjudicated to be provided for, herein or in any other Loan Document, then in such event (a) the provisions of this Section shall govern and control, (b) neither any Borrower nor any guarantor or endorser shall be obligated to pay any Excess Interest, (c) any Excess Interest that the Administrative Agent or any Lender may have received hereunder shall, at the option of the Administrative Agent, be (i) applied as a credit against the then outstanding principal amount of Obligations hereunder and accrued and unpaid interest thereon (not to exceed the maximum amount permitted by applicable law), (ii) refunded to the Borrowers, or (iii) any combination of the foregoing, (d) the interest rate payable hereunder or under any other Loan Document shall be automatically subject to reduction to the maximum lawful contract rate allowed under applicable usury laws (the “Maximum Rate” ), and this Agreement and the other Loan Documents shall be deemed to have been, and shall be, reformed and modified to reflect such reduction in the relevant interest rate, and (e) neither any Borrower nor any guarantor or endorser shall have any action against the Administrative Agent or any Lender for any Damages whatsoever arising out of the payment or collection of any Excess Interest. Notwithstanding the foregoing, if for any period of time interest on any of Borrowers’ Obligations is calculated at the Maximum Rate rather than the applicable rate under this Agreement, and thereafter such applicable rate becomes less than the Maximum Rate, the rate of

 

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interest payable on the Borrowers’ Obligations shall remain at the Maximum Rate until the Lenders have received the amount of interest which such Lenders would have received during such period on the Borrowers’ Obligations had the rate of interest not been limited to the Maximum Rate during such period.

Section 10.17. Construction . The parties acknowledge and agree that the Loan Documents shall not be construed more favorably in favor of any party hereto based upon which party drafted the same, it being acknowledged that all parties hereto contributed substantially to the negotiation of the Loan Documents. The provisions of this Agreement relating to Subsidiaries and to Guarantors, respectively, shall apply only during such times as the Borrowers have one or more Subsidiaries and as there are one or more Guarantors, respectively. Nothing contained herein shall be deemed or construed to permit any act or omission which is prohibited by the terms of any Collateral Document, the covenants and agreements contained herein being in addition to and not in substitution for the covenants and agreements contained in the Collateral Documents.

Section 10.18. Lender’s and L/C Issuer’s Obligations Several . The obligations of the Lenders and the L/C Issuers hereunder are several and not joint. Nothing contained in this Agreement and no action taken by the Lenders or the L/C Issuers pursuant hereto shall be deemed to constitute the Lenders and the L/C Issuers a partnership, association, joint venture or other entity.

Section 10.19. USA Patriot Act . Each Lender hereby notifies the Borrowers that pursuant to the requirements of the Patriot Act it is required to obtain, verify and record information that identifies the Borrowers, which information includes the name and address of the Borrowers and other information that will allow such Lender and such L/C Issuer to identify the Borrowers in accordance with the Patriot Act.

Section 10.20. Waiver of Jury Trial . Each of the Borrowers, the Guarantors, the Administrative Agent, the L/C Issuers and the Lenders hereby irrevocably waives, to the fullest extent permitted by applicable law, any right it may have to a trial by jury in any legal proceeding directly or indirectly arising out of or relating to this agreement or any other loan document or the Transaction contemplated hereby or thereby (whether based on contract, tort or any other theory). Each party hereto (a) certifies that no representative, agent or attorney of any other person has represented, expressly or otherwise, that such other person would not, in the event of litigation, seek to enforce the foregoing waiver and (b) acknowledges that it and the other parties hereto have been induced to enter into this agreement and the other loan documents by, among other things, the mutual waivers and certifications in this section.

Section 10.21. Treatment of Certain Information; Confidentiality . Each of the Administrative Agent, the Lenders and the L/C Issuers agrees to maintain the confidentiality of the Information (as defined below), except that Information may be disclosed (a) to its Affiliates and to its

 

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Related Parties (it being understood that the Persons to whom such disclosure is made will be informed of the confidential nature of such Information and instructed to keep such Information confidential), (b) to the extent required or requested by any regulatory authority purporting to have jurisdiction over such Person or its Related Parties (including any self-regulatory authority, such as the National Association of Insurance Commissioners), (c) to the extent required by applicable laws or regulations or by any subpoena or similar legal process, (d) to any other party hereto, (e) in connection with the exercise of any remedies hereunder or under any other Loan Document or any action or proceeding relating to this Agreement or any other Loan Document or the enforcement of rights hereunder or thereunder, (f) subject to an agreement containing provisions substantially the same as those of this Section, to (i) any assignee of or Participant in, or any prospective assignee of or Participant in, any of its rights and obligations under this Agreement or (ii) any actual or prospective party (or its Related Parties) to any Hedge Agreement under which payments are to be made by reference to the Borrowers and their obligations, this Agreement or payments hereunder, (g) on a confidential basis to (i) any rating agency in connection with rating the Borrowers or the Guarantors or the Revolving Credit or (ii) the CUSIP Service Bureau or any similar agency in connection with the issuance and monitoring of CUSIP numbers with respect to the Revolving Credit, (h) with the consent of the Borrowers, or (i) to the extent such Information (A) becomes publicly available other than as a result of a breach of this Section or (B) becomes available to the Administrative Agent, any Lender, any L/C Issuer or any of their respective Affiliates on a nonconfidential basis from a source other than any Borrower.

For purposes of this Section, “Information” means all information received from the General Partner, any Borrower or any Guarantor relating to any Borrower or any Guarantor or any of their respective businesses, other than any such information that is available to the Administrative Agent, any Lender or any L/C Issuer on a nonconfidential basis prior to disclosure by any Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries, provided that, in the case of information received from the General Partner, any Borrower or any of the Borrower’s Subsidiaries after the Effective Date, such information is clearly identified at the time of delivery as confidential. Any Person required to maintain the confidentiality of Information as provided in this Section shall be considered to have complied with its obligation to do so if such Person has exercised the same degree of care to maintain the confidentiality of such Information as such Person would accord to its own confidential information.

Section 10.22. Counterparts; Integration, Effectiveness. This Agreement may be executed in counterparts (and by different parties hereto in different counterparts), each of which shall constitute an original, but all of which when taken together shall constitute a single contract. This Agreement and the other Loan Documents, and any separate letter agreements with respect to fees payable to the Administrative Agent, constitute the entire contract among the parties relating to the subject matter hereof and supersede any and all previous agreements and understandings, oral or written, relating to the subject matter hereof. Except as provided in Section 3.2, this Agreement shall become effective when it shall have been executed by the Administrative Agent and when the Administrative Agent shall have received counterparts hereof that, when taken together, bear the signatures of each of the other parties hereto. Delivery of an executed counterpart of a signature page of this Agreement by facsimile or in electronic ( i.e. “pdf” or “tif”) format shall be effective as delivery of a manually executed counterpart of this Agreement.

 

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Section 10.23. Joint and Several Obligations. E ach Borrower hereby unconditionally and irrevocably agrees it is jointly and severally liable to the Lenders and their Affiliates for the Obligations, Hedging Liability, and Bank Product Liability arising under this Agreement and the Loan Documents, including, without limitation, those amounts due under Sections 8.1, 8.4 and 10.12 hereof. Each Borrower acknowledges and agrees that its joint and several liability under this Agreement and the Loan Documents is absolute and unconditional and shall not in any manner be affected or impaired by any acts or omissions whatsoever by the Administrative Agent or the Lenders. Each Borrower hereby agrees not to exercise or enforce any right of exoneration, contribution, reimbursement, recourse or subrogation available to such Borrower against any party liable for payment under this Agreement and the other Loan Documents unless and until the Lenders have been paid in full and all of the Obligations are satisfied and discharged.

Section 10.24. No General Partner’s Liability for Obligations. It is hereby understood and agreed that the General Partner shall have no personal liability, as general partner or otherwise, for the payment of any amount owing or to be owing hereunder or under any other Loan Document with respect to the Obligations . In furtherance of the foregoing, the Administrative Agent and the Lenders agree for themselves and their respective successors and assigns that no claim arising against any Borrower or any Guarantor under any Loan Document with respect to the Obligations shall be asserted against the General Partner (in its individual capacity), any claim arising against any Borrower or any Guarantor under any Loan Document with respect to the Obligations shall be made only against and shall be limited to the assets of the Borrowers and the Guarantors, and no judgment, order or execution entered in any suit, action or proceeding, whether legal or equitable, on this Agreement or any of the other Loan Documents with respect to the Obligations shall be obtained or enforced against the General Partner (in its individual capacity) or its assets for the purpose of obtaining satisfaction and payment of the Obligations with respect to the Obligations or any claims arising under this Agreement or any other Loan Document with respect to the Obligations, any right to proceed against the General Partner individually or its respective assets being hereby expressly waived by the Lenders for themselves and their respective successors and assigns. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Administrative Agent and the Lenders shall retain any and all rights they may have against the General Partner for any liability to the extent arising out of the gross negligence, bad faith, willful misconduct, intentional misrepresentation or misappropriation of funds of or by the General Partner.’

 

S ECTION  11. T HE G UARANTEES .

Section 11.1. The Guarantees . To induce the Lenders and the L/C Issuers to provide the credits described herein and in consideration of benefits expected to accrue to the Borrowers by reason of the Commitments and the Loans and for other good and valuable consideration, receipt of which is hereby acknowledged, each Borrower and each Subsidiary of the Borrowers party hereto (including any Subsidiary executing an Additional Guarantor Supplement substantially in the form attached hereto as Exhibit G or

 

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such other form reasonably acceptable to the Administrative Agent and the Borrowers), hereby unconditionally and irrevocably guarantees jointly and severally to the Administrative Agent, the Lenders, and the L/C Issuers and their Affiliates that are parties to any document evidencing the Hedging Liability or Bank Product Liability, the due and punctual payment of all present and future Obligations, Hedging Liability, and Bank Product Liability, including, but not limited to, the due and punctual payment of principal of and interest on the Loans, the Reimbursement Obligations, and the due and punctual payment of all other Obligations now or hereafter owed by the Borrowers under the Loan Documents and the due and punctual payment of all Hedging Liability and Bank Product Liability, in each case as and when the same shall become due and payable, whether at stated maturity, by acceleration, or otherwise, according to the terms hereof and thereof (including all interest, costs, fees, and charges reimbursable hereunder after the entry of an order for relief against any Borrower or such other obligor in a case under the United States Bankruptcy Code or any similar proceeding, whether or not such interest, costs, fees and charges would be an allowed claim against any Borrower or any such obligor in any such proceeding). In case of failure by any Borrower or other obligor punctually to pay any Obligations, Hedging Liability, or Bank Product Liability guaranteed hereby, each Guarantor hereby unconditionally, jointly and severally agrees to make such payment or to cause such payment to be made punctually as and when the same shall become due and payable, whether at stated maturity, by acceleration, or otherwise, and as if such payment were made by such Borrower or such obligor.

Section 11.2. Guarantee Unconditional . The obligations of each Guarantor under this Section 11 shall be unconditional and absolute and, without limiting the generality of the foregoing, shall not be released, discharged, or otherwise affected by:

(a) any extension, renewal, settlement, compromise, waiver, or release in respect of any obligation of any Borrower or other obligor or of any other guarantor under this Agreement or any other Loan Document or by operation of law or otherwise;

(b) any modification or amendment of or supplement to this Agreement or any other Loan Document or any agreement relating to Hedging Liability or Bank Product Liability;

(c) any change in the corporate existence, structure, or ownership of, or any proceeding under any Debtor Relief Law affecting, any Borrower or other obligor, any other guarantor, or any of their respective assets, or any resulting release or discharge of any obligation of any Borrower or other obligor or of any other guarantor contained in any Loan Document;

(d) the existence of any claim, set-off, or other rights which any Borrower or other obligor or any other guarantor may have at any time against the Administrative Agent, any Lender, any L/C Issuer or any other Person, whether or not arising in connection herewith;

 

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(e) any failure to assert, or any assertion of, any claim or demand or any exercise of, or failure to exercise, any rights or remedies against any Borrower or other obligor, any other guarantor, or any other Person or Property;

(f) any application of any sums by rights of set-off, counterclaim or similar rights to any obligation of any Borrower or other obligor, regardless of what obligations of any Borrower or other obligor remain unpaid, including the Obligations, any Hedging Liability and any Bank Product Liability;

(g) any invalidity or unenforceability relating to or against any Borrower or other obligor or any other guarantor for any reason of this Agreement or of any other Loan Document or any agreement relating to Hedging Liability or Bank Product Liability or any provision of applicable law or regulation purporting to prohibit the payment by any Borrower or other obligor or any other guarantor of the principal of or interest on any Loan or any Reimbursement Obligation or any other amount payable under the Loan Documents or any agreement relating to Hedging Liability or Bank Product Liability; or

(h) any other act or omission to act or delay of any kind by the Administrative Agent, any Lender, any L/C Issuer, or any other Person or any other circumstance whatsoever that might, but for the provisions of this clause (h), constitute a legal or equitable discharge of the obligations of any Guarantor under this Section 11.

Section 11.3. Discharge Only upon Payment in Full; Reinstatement in Certain Circumstances . Each Guarantor’s obligations under this Section 11 shall remain in full force and effect until the Commitments are terminated, all Letters of Credit that are not Cash Collateralized pursuant to Section 4.5 have expired, and the principal of and interest on the Loans and all other Obligations payable by the Borrowers and the Guarantors under this Agreement and all other Loan Documents (other than any contingent or indemnification obligations not then due) and, if then outstanding and unpaid, all Hedging Liability and Bank Product Liability shall have been paid in full or collateralized in a manner reasonably acceptable to the Lender or Affiliate of a Lender to whom such obligations are owed. If at any time any payment of the principal of or interest on any Loan or any Reimbursement Obligation or any other amount payable by any Borrower or other obligor or any Guarantor under the Loan Documents or any agreement relating to Hedging Liability or Bank Product Liability is rescinded or must be otherwise restored or returned upon the insolvency, bankruptcy, or reorganization of any Borrower or other obligor or of any guarantor, or otherwise, each Guarantor’s obligations under this Section 11 with respect to such payment shall be reinstated at such time as though such payment had become due but had not been made at such time.

Section 11.4. Subrogation . Each Guarantor agrees it will not exercise any rights which it may acquire by way of subrogation by any payment made hereunder, or otherwise, until all the Obligations (other than any contingent or indemnification obligations not then due) and, Hedging Liability, and Bank Product Liability shall have been paid in full or collateralized in a manner reasonably acceptable to the Lender or Affiliate of a Lender to whom such obligations are owed subsequent to the termination of all the

 

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Commitments and expiration of all Letters of Credit that are not Cash Collateralized pursuant to Section 4.5. If any amount shall be paid to a Guarantor on account of such subrogation rights at any time prior to the later of (a) the payment in full of the Obligations, Hedging Liability, and Bank Product Liability and all other amounts payable by the Borrowers hereunder and the other Loan Documents (other than any contingent or indemnification obligations not then due or Letters of Credit Cash Collateralized) (b) the termination of the Commitments and expiration of all Letters of Credit that are not Cash Collateralized pursuant to Section 4.5, such amount shall be held in trust for the benefit of the Administrative Agent, the Lenders, and the L/C Issuers (and their Affiliates) and shall forthwith be paid to the Administrative Agent for the benefit of the Lenders and the L/C Issuers (and their Affiliates) or be credited and applied upon the Obligations and Hedging Liability, and Bank Product Liability, whether matured or unmatured, in accordance with the terms of this Agreement.

Section 11.5. Subordination . Each Guarantor hereby subordinates the payment of all indebtedness, obligations, and liabilities of any Borrower or any other Guarantor owing to such Guarantor, whether now existing or hereafter arising, to the indefeasible payment in full in cash of all Obligations, Hedging Liability, and Bank Product Liability (other than any contingent obligations not due and owing and Letters of Credit Cash Collateralized). During the existence of any Event of Default, subject to Section 11.4 above, any such indebtedness, obligation, or liability of any Borrower or any other Guarantor owing to such Guarantor shall be enforced and performance received by such Guarantor as trustee for the benefit of the holders of the Obligations, Hedging Liability, and Bank Product Liability and the proceeds thereof shall be paid over to the Administrative Agent for application to the Obligations, Hedging Liability, and Bank Product Liability (whether or not then due), but without reducing or affecting in any manner the liability of such Guarantor under this Section 11.

Section 11.6. Waivers . Each Guarantor irrevocably waives acceptance hereof, presentment, demand, protest, and any notice not provided for herein, as well as any requirement that at any time any action be taken by the Administrative Agent, any Lender, any L/C Issuer, or any other Person against any Borrower or other obligor, another guarantor, or any other Person.

Section 11.7. Limit on Recovery . Notwithstanding any other provision hereof, the right of recovery against each Guarantor under this Section 11 shall not exceed $1.00 less than the lowest amount which would render such Guarantor’s obligations under this Section 11 void or avoidable under applicable law, including fraudulent conveyance law.

Section 11.8. Stay of Acceleration . If acceleration of the time for payment of any amount payable by any Borrower or other obligor under this Agreement or any other Loan Document, or under any agreement relating to Hedging Liability or Bank Product Liability, is stayed upon the insolvency, bankruptcy or reorganization of such Borrower or such obligor, all such amounts otherwise subject to acceleration under the terms of this Agreement or the other Loan Documents, or under any agreement relating to Hedging Liability or Bank Product Liability, shall nonetheless be payable by the Guarantors hereunder forthwith on demand by the Administrative Agent made at the request of the Required Lenders.

 

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Section 11.9. Benefit to Guarantors . The Borrowers and the Guarantors are engaged in related businesses and integrated to such an extent that the financial strength and flexibility of the Borrowers has a direct impact on the success of each Guarantor. Each Guarantor will derive substantial direct and indirect benefit from the extensions of credit hereunder.

Section 11.10. Guarantor Covenants. Each Guarantor shall take such action as the Borrowers are required by this Agreement to cause such Guarantor to take, and shall refrain from taking such action as the Borrowers are required by this Agreement to prohibit such Guarantor from taking.

[S IGNATURE P AGES TO F OLLOW ]

 

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This Agreement is entered into between us for the uses and purposes hereinabove set forth as of the date first above written.

 

“Borrowers”

D ELEK L OGISTICS P ARTNERS , LP, a Delaware

    limited partnership

By:   Delek Logistics GP, LLC, a Delaware
  limited liability company

 

  By:   /s/ Danny Norris
    Name: Danny Norris
    Title: VP Finance

 

  By:   /s/ Kent Thomas
    Name: Kent Thomas
    Title: EVP/Assistant Secretary

 

D ELEK L OGISTICS O PERATING , LLC, a Delaware

        limited liability company

 

  By:   /s/ Danny Norris
    Name: Danny Norris
    Title: VP Finance

 

  By:   /s/ Kent Thomas
    Name: Kent Thomas
    Title: EVP/Assistant Secretary


D ELEK M ARKETING GP, LLC, a Delaware

    limited liability company

  By:  

/s/ Danny Norris

    Name: Danny Norris
    Title: VP Finance
  By:  

/s/ Kent Thomas

    Name: Kent Thomas
    Title: EVP/Assistant Secretary
D ELEK M ARKETING & S UPPLY LP, a Delaware     limited partnership
By:   Delek Marketing GP, LLC, a Delaware
  limited liability company
  By:  

/s/ Danny Norris

    Name: Danny Norris
    Title: VP Finance
  By:  

/s/ Kent Thomas

    Name: Kent Thomas
    Title: EVP/Assistant Secretary

D ELEK C RUDE L OGISTICS , LLC, a Texas Limited

    liability company

  By:  

/s/ Danny Norris

    Name: Danny Norris
    Title: VP Finance
  By:  

/s/ Kent Thomas

    Name: Kent Thomas
    Title: EVP/Assistant Secretary

 

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D ELEK M ARKETING -B IG S ANDY , LLC, a Texas
    limited liability company

  By:  

/s/ Danny Norris

    Name: Danny Norris
    Title: VP Finance
  By:  

/s/ Kent Thomas

    Name: Kent Thomas
    Title: EVP/Assistant Secretary

M AGNOLIA P IPELINE C OMPANY , LLC, a

    Delaware limited liability company

  By:  

/s/ Danny Norris

    Name: Danny Norris
    Title: VP Finance
  By:  

/s/ Kent Thomas

    Name: Kent Thomas
    Title: EVP/Assistant Secretary

E L D ORADO P IPELINE C OMPANY , LLC, a

    Delaware limited liability company

  By:  

/s/ Danny Norris

    Name: Danny Norris
    Title: VP Finance
  By:  

/s/ Kent Thomas

    Name: Kent Thomas
    Title: EVP/Assistant Secretary

 

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SALA G ATHERING S YSTEMS , LLC, a Texas

    limited liability company

  By:  

/s/ Danny Norris

    Name: Danny Norris
    Title: VP Finance
  By:  

/s/ Kent Thomas

    Name: Kent Thomas
    Title: EVP/Assistant Secretary

P ALINE P IPELINE C OMPANY , LLC, a Texas

    limited liability company

  By:  

/s/ Danny Norris

    Name: Danny Norris
    Title: VP Finance
  By:  

/s/ Kent Thomas

    Name: Kent Thomas
    Title: EVP/Assistant Secretary

 

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“L ENDERS

 

F IFTH T HIRD B ANK , an Ohio banking

    corporation, as a Lender, as an L/C Issuer,

    and as Administrative Agent

By:  

/s/ Lisa R. Cook

  Name: Lisa R. Cook
  Title: Vice President

 

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B ANK OF A MERICA , N.A., as Syndication Agent

    and as a Lender

By:  

/s/ Thomas C. Kilcrease, Jr.

  Name: Thomas C. Kilcrease, Jr.
  Title: SVP

 

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B ARCLAYS B ANK PLC, as Documentation Agent

    and a Lender

By:  

/s/ Vanessa A. Kurbatskiy

  Name: Vanessa A. Kurbatskiy
  Title: Vice President

 

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F IRST T ENNESSEE B ANK N ATIONAL

    A SSOCIATION , as a Lender

By:  

/s/ Sharon Shipley

  Name: Sharon Shipley
  Title: Vice President

 

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F IRST G UARANTY B ANK , as a Lender
By:  

/s/ Alton B. Lewis

  Name: Alton B. Lewis
  Title: Chief Executive Officer

 

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C OMPASS B ANK , as a Lender
By:  

/s/ Mark Taylor

  Name: Mark Taylor
  Title: Senior Vice President

 

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US B ANK N ATIONAL A SSOCIATION , as a Lender
By:  

/s/ Cory Fontenot

  Name: Cory Fontenot
  Title: Vice President

 

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W ELLS F ARGO B ANK , N.A., as a Lender
By:  

/s/ Andrew Ostrov

  Name: Andrew Ostrov
  Title: Director

 

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R AYMOND J AMES B ANK , FSB, as a Lender
By:  

/s/ Alexander L. Rody

  Name: Alexander L. Rody
  Title: Senior Vice President

 

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E XHIBIT  A

N OTICE OF P AYMENT R EQUEST

[Date]

[Name of Lender]

[Address]

Attention:

Reference is made to the Credit Agreement, dated as of November 7, 2012, among Delek Logistics Partners, LP, each of the other Borrowers party thereto, the Guarantors from time to time party thereto, the Lenders and the L/C Issuers from time to time party thereto, Fifth Third Bank, an Ohio banking corporation, as Administrative Agent, Bank of America, N.A., as Syndication Agent, and Barclays Bank PLC, as Documentation Agent (as amended, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time, the “Credit Agreement” ). Capitalized terms used herein and not defined herein have the meanings assigned to them in the Credit Agreement. [The Borrowers have failed to pay their Reimbursement Obligation in the amount of $                              . Your Percentage of the unpaid Reimbursement Obligation is $                               ] or [                                                               has been required to return a payment by the Borrowers of a Reimbursement Obligation in the amount of $                              . Your Percentage of the returned Reimbursement Obligation is $                              .]

 

Very truly yours,
[                                                   ], as L/C Issuer
By  

 

  Name  

 

  Title  

 


E XHIBIT  B

N OTICE OF B ORROWING

Date: __________, ____

 

To: Fifth Third Bank, an Ohio banking corporation, as Administrative Agent for the Lenders and the L/C Issuers from time to time party to the Credit Agreement dated as of November 7, 2012 (as amended, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time, the “Credit Agreement” ), among Delek Logistics Partners, LP and each of the other Borrowers party thereto, the Guarantors from time to time party thereto, the Lenders and the L/C Issuers from time to time party thereto, Fifth Third Bank, as Administrative Agent, Bank of America, N.A., as Syndication Agent, and Barclays Bank PLC, as Documentation Agent.

Ladies and Gentlemen:

The undersigned, D ELEK L OGISTICS P ARTNERS , LP (the “Borrowers’ Agent” ), refers to the Credit Agreement, the terms defined therein being used herein as therein defined, and hereby gives you notice irrevocably, pursuant to Section 2.4 of the Credit Agreement, of the Borrowing specified below:

1. The Business Day of the proposed Borrowing is                                                   ,              .

2. The aggregate amount of the proposed Borrowing is $                                      .

3. The Borrowing is being advanced under the Revolving Credit.

4. The Borrowing is to be comprised of $___________ of [Base Rate] [Eurodollar] Loans.

[5. The duration of the Interest Period for the Eurodollar Loans included in the Borrowing shall be ____________ months.]

The undersigned hereby certifies that the following statements are true on the date hereof, and will be true on the date of the proposed Borrowing, before and after giving effect thereto and to the application of the proceeds therefrom:

(a) the representations and warranties of the Borrowers contained in Section 5 of the Credit Agreement are true and correct in all material respects as though made on and as of such date (except to the extent such representations and warranties relate to an earlier date, in which case they are true and correct in all material respects as of such date); and


(b) no Default or Event of Default has occurred and is continuing or would result from such proposed Borrowing.

 

D ELEK L OGISTICS P ARTNERS , LP
B Y :   D ELEK L OGISTICS GP, LLC, its general partner
By  

 

  Name  

 

  Title  

 

By  

 

  Name  

 

  Title  

 

 

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E XHIBIT  C

N OTICE OF C ONTINUATION /C ONVERSION

Date: ____________, ____

 

To: Fifth Third Bank, as Administrative Agent for the Lenders and the L/C Issuers party to the Credit Agreement dated as of November 7, 2012 (as amended, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time, the “Credit Agreement” ) among Delek Logistics Partners, LP, and each of the other Borrowers party thereto, the Guarantors from time to time party thereto, the Lenders and the L/C Issuers from time to time party thereto, Fifth Third Bank, as Administrative Agent, Bank of America, N.A., as Syndication Agent, and Barclays Bank PLC, as Documentation Agent.

Ladies and Gentlemen:

The undersigned, D ELEK L OGISTICS P ARTNERS , LP (the “Borrowers’ Agent” ), refers to the Credit Agreement, the terms defined therein being used herein as therein defined, and hereby gives you notice irrevocably, pursuant to Section 2.4 of the Credit Agreement, of the [conversion] [continuation] of the Loans specified herein, that:

1. The conversion/continuation date is __________, ____.

2. The aggregate amount of the Revolving Loans to be [converted] [continued] is $                                  .

3. The Loans are to be [converted into] [continued as] [Eurodollar] [Base Rate] Loans.

4. [If applicable:] The duration of the Interest Period for the Revolving Loans included in the [conversion] [continuation] shall be _________ months.

The undersigned hereby certifies that the following statements are true on the date hereof, and will be true on the proposed conversion/continuation date, before and after giving effect thereto and to the application of the proceeds therefrom:

(a) the representations and warranties of the Borrowers contained in Section 5 of the Credit Agreement are true and correct in all material respects as though made on and as of such date (except to the extent such representations and warranties relate to an earlier date, in which case they are true and correct in all material respects as of such date); provided, however, that this condition shall not apply to the conversion of an outstanding Eurodollar Loan to a Base Rate Loan; and


(b) no Default or Event of Default has occurred and is continuing, or would result from such proposed [conversion] [continuation] .

 

D ELEK L OGISTICS P ARTNERS , LP
B Y :   D ELEK L OGISTICS GP, LLC, its general partner
By  

 

  Name  

 

  Title  

 

By  

 

  Name  

 

  Title  

 

 

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E XHIBIT  D-1

R EVOLVING N OTE

 

$                                              _____________, ____

F OR V ALUE R ECEIVED , the undersigned, D ELEK L OGISTICS P ARTNERS , LP a Delaware limited partnership (the “Borrowers’ Agent” ), together with each of the other Borrowers party hereto, hereby unconditionally, jointly and severally promise to pay to ____________________________ (the “Lender” ) on the Termination Date of the hereinafter defined Credit Agreement, at the principal office of Fifth Third Bank, an Ohio banking corporation ( “Fifth Third” ), as Administrative Agent, in Cincinnati, Ohio, in immediately available funds, the principal sum of ___________________ Dollars ($__________) or, if less, the aggregate unpaid principal amount of all Revolving Loans made by the Lender to the Borrowers pursuant to the Credit Agreement, together with interest on the principal amount of each Revolving Loan from time to time outstanding hereunder at the rates, and payable in the manner and on the dates, specified in the Credit Agreement.

This Note is one of the Revolving Notes referred to in the Credit Agreement dated as of November 7, 2012 among the Borrowers, the Guarantors from time to time party thereto, the Lenders and the L/C Issuers from time to time party thereto, and Fifth Third, as Administrative Agent, Bank of America, N.A., as Syndication Agent, and Barclays Bank PLC, as Documentation Agent (as amended, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time, the “Credit Agreement” ), and this Note and the holder hereof are entitled to all the benefits and security provided for thereby or referred to therein, to which Credit Agreement reference is hereby made for a statement thereof. All defined terms used in this Note, except terms otherwise defined herein, shall have the same meaning as in the Credit Agreement. This Note shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the State of New York, without regard to conflicts of law provisions (other than Sections 5-1401 and 5-1402 of the New York General Obligations law).

Voluntary prepayments may be made hereon, certain prepayments are required to be made hereon, and this Note may be declared due prior to the expressed maturity hereof, all in the events, on the terms and in the manner as provided for in the Credit Agreement.


The Borrowers hereby waive demand, presentment, protest or notice of any kind hereunder.

 

D ELEK L OGISTICS P ARTNERS , LP
B Y :   D ELEK L OGISTICS GP, LLC, its general partner
By  

 

  Name  

 

  Title  

 

By  

 

  Name  

 

  Title  

 

D ELEK L OGISTICS O PERATING , LLC, a Delaware
    limited liability company
By  

 

  Name  

 

  Title  

 

By  

 

  Name  

 

  Title  

 

D ELEK M ARKETING GP, LLC, a Delaware

    limited liability company

By  

 

  Name  

 

  Title  

 

By  

 

  Name  

 

  Title  

 

 

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D ELEK M ARKETING  & S UPPLY , LP, a Delaware
    limited partnership
B Y :   D ELEK M ARKETING GP, LLC, a Delaware limited
liability company
By  

 

  Name  

 

  Title  

 

By  

 

  Name  

 

  Title  

 

D ELEK C RUDE L OGISTICS , LLC, a Texas

    limited liability company

By  

 

  Name  

 

  Title  

 

By  

 

  Name  

 

  Title  

 

D ELEK M ARKETING -B IG S ANDY , LLC, a Texas
    limited liability company
By  

 

  Name  

 

  Title  

 

By  

 

  Name  

 

  Title  

 


M AGNOLIA P IPELINE C OMPANY , LLC, a

    Delaware limited liability company

By  

 

  Name  

 

  Title  

 

By  

 

  Name  

 

  Title  

 

E L D ORADO P IPELINE C OMPANY , LLC, a

    Delaware limited liability company

By  

 

  Name  

 

  Title  

 

By  

 

  Name  

 

  Title  

 

SALA G ATHERING S YSTEMS , LLC, a Texas

    limited liability company

By  

 

  Name  

 

  Title  

 

By  

 

  Name  

 

  Title  

 


P ALINE P IPELINE C OMPANY , LLC, a Texas

    limited liability company

By  

 

  Name  

 

  Title  

 

By  

 

  Name  

 

  Title  

 

 

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E XHIBIT  D-2

S WING N OTE

 

$                                                               ,             

F OR V ALUE R ECEIVED , the undersigned, D ELEK L OGISTICS P ARTNERS , LP a Delaware limited partnership (the “Borrowers’ Agent” ), together with each of the other Borrowers party hereto, hereby unconditionally, jointly and severally promise to pay to F IFTH T HIRD B ANK , an Ohio banking corporation (the “Lender” ) on the Termination Date of the hereinafter defined Credit Agreement, at the principal office of Fifth Third Bank, an Ohio banking corporation ( “Fifth Third” ), as Administrative Agent, in Cincinnati, Ohio, in immediately available funds, the principal sum of                                          ($                      ) or, if less, the aggregate unpaid principal amount of all Swing Loans made by the Lender to the Borrowers pursuant to the Credit Agreement, together with interest on the principal amount of each Swing Loan from time to time outstanding hereunder at the rates, and payable in the manner and on the dates, specified in the Credit Agreement.

This Note is the Swing Note referred to in the Credit Agreement dated as of November 7, 2012, among the Borrowers, the Guarantors from time to time party thereto, the Lenders and the L/C Issuers from time to time party thereto, Fifth Third, as Administrative Agent, Bank of America, N.A., as Syndication Agent, and Barclays Bank PLC, as Documentation Agent (as amended, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time, the “Credit Agreement” ), and this Note and the holder hereof are entitled to all the benefits and security provided for thereby or referred to therein, to which Credit Agreement reference is hereby made for a statement thereof. All defined terms used in this Note, except terms otherwise defined herein, shall have the same meaning as in the Credit Agreement. This Note shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the State of New York, without regard to conflicts of law provisions (other than Sections 5-1401 and 5-1402 of the New York General Obligations law).

Voluntary prepayments may be made hereon, certain prepayments are required to be made hereon, and this Note may be declared due prior to the expressed maturity hereof, all in the events, on the terms and in the manner as provided for in the Credit Agreement.


The Borrowers hereby waive demand, presentment, protest or notice of any kind hereunder.

 

D ELEK L OGISTICS P ARTNERS , LP
B Y :   D ELEK L OGISTICS GP, LLC, its general partner
By  

 

  Name  

 

  Title  

 

By  

 

  Name  

 

  Title  

 

D ELEK L OGISTICS O PERATING , LLC, a Delaware
    limited liability company
By  

 

  Name  

 

  Title  

 

By  

 

  Name  

 

  Title  

 

D ELEK M ARKETING GP, LLC, a Delaware
    limited liability company
By  

 

  Name  

 

  Title  

 

By  

 

  Name  

 

  Title  

 

 

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D ELEK M ARKETING  & S UPPLY , LP, a Delaware
    limited partnership

B Y :

  D ELEK M ARKETING GP, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company
By  

 

  Name  

 

  Title  

 

By  

 

  Name  

 

  Title  

 

D ELEK C RUDE L OGISTICS , LLC, a Texas

    limited liability company

By  

 

  Name  

 

  Title  

 

By  

 

  Name  

 

  Title  

 

D ELEK M ARKETING -B IG S ANDY , LLC, a Texas
    limited liability company
By  

 

  Name  

 

  Title  

 

By  

 

  Name  

 

  Title  

 


M AGNOLIA P IPELINE C OMPANY , LLC, a Delaware
    limited liability company
By  

 

  Name  

 

  Title  

 

By  

 

  Name  

 

  Title  

 

E L D ORADO P IPELINE C OMPANY , LLC, a Delaware
    limited liability company
By  

 

  Name  

 

  Title  

 

By  

 

  Name  

 

  Title  

 

SALA G ATHERING S YSTEMS , LLC, a Texas limited
    liability company
By  

 

  Name  

 

  Title  

 

By  

 

  Name  

 

  Title  

 


P ALINE P IPELINE C OMPANY , LLC, a Texas limited
    liability company
By  

 

  Name  

 

  Title  

 

By  

 

  Name  

 

  Title  

 

 

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E XHIBIT  E

 

 

C OMPLIANCE C ERTIFICATE

 

To:     Fifth Third Bank, as Administrative

           Agent under, and the Lenders and the

           L/C Issuers from time to time party

           thereto, the Credit Agreement described below

  

This Compliance Certificate is furnished to the Administrative Agent and the Lenders pursuant to that certain Credit Agreement (the “Credit Agreement” ) dated as of November 7, 2012 among the Administrative Agent, Bank of America, N.A., as Syndication Agent, Barclays Bank PLC, as Documentation Agent, the Lenders and the L/C Issuers from time to time party thereto, the Guarantors from time to time party thereto, Delek Logistics Partners, LP (the “Borrowers’ Agent” ) and the other Borrowers party thereto. Unless otherwise defined herein, the terms used in this Compliance Certificate have the meanings ascribed thereto in the Credit Agreement.

T HE U NDERSIGNED HEREBY CERTIFIES THAT :

1. I am the duly elected/appointed ____________ of the General Partner and in such capacity, I am providing this Compliance Certificate on behalf of the Borrowers’ Agent.

2. I have reviewed the terms of the Credit Agreement and I have made, or have caused to be made under my supervision, a detailed review of the transactions and conditions of the Consolidated Group during the accounting period covered by the attached financial statements;

3. The examinations described in paragraph 2 above did not disclose, and I have no knowledge of, the existence of any condition or the occurrence of any event which constitutes a Default or Event of Default during or at the end of the accounting period covered by the attached financial statements or as of the date of this Compliance Certificate, except as set forth below;

4. The financial statements required by Section 6.1 of the Credit Agreement and being furnished to you concurrently with this Compliance Certificate fairly represent in all material respects in accordance with GAAP the consolidated financial condition of the MLP as of the dates indicated and the results of its operations and changes in its cash flows for the periods indicated, subject to normal year end audit adjustments and the absence of footnotes; and

5. The representations and warranties of the Borrowers contained in Section 5 of the Credit Agreement are true and correct in all material respects as though made on and as of the date hereof (except to the extent such representations and warranties relate to an earlier date, in which case they are true and correct in all material respects as of such date).


6. The Schedule I hereto sets forth financial data and computations evidencing the Borrowers’ compliance with certain covenants of the Credit Agreement, all of which data and computations are, to the best of my knowledge, true, complete and correct and have been made in accordance with the relevant Sections of the Credit Agreement.

Described below are the exceptions, if any, to paragraph 3 above by listing, in detail, the nature of the condition or event, the period during which it has existed and the action which the Borrowers have taken, is taking, or proposes to take with respect to each such condition or event:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The foregoing certifications, together with the computations set forth in Schedule I hereto and the financial statements delivered with this Certificate in support hereof, are made and delivered this ______ day of __________________ 20___.

 

D ELEK L OGISTICS P ARTNERS , LP

B Y :

  D ELEK L OGISTICS GP, LLC, its general partner
By  

 

  Name  

 

  Title  

 

By  

 

  Name  

 

  Title  

 

 

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S CHEDULE  I

TO C OMPLIANCE C ERTIFICATE

D ELEK L OGISTICS P ARTNERS , LP

C OMPLIANCE C ALCULATIONS

FOR C REDIT A GREEMENT DATED AS OF N OVEMBER  7, 2012

C ALCULATIONS AS OF _____________, _______

 

 

 

 

A.      Leverage Ratio (Section 6.20(a))

  

1.      Total Funded Debt

   $                         

2.      Net Income for past 4 quarters

  
  

 

 

 

3.      Interest Expense for past 4 quarters

  
  

 

 

 

4.      Income taxes for past 4 quarters

  
  

 

 

 

5.      Depreciation and amortization expense for past 4 quarters

  
  

 

 

 

6.      Non cash extraordinary charges incurred by the MLP or its Subsidiaries for past 4 quarters to comply with GAAP

  
  

 

 

 

7.      Non cash extraordinary credits for past 4 quarters established by the Borrowers to comply with GAAP

  
  

 

 

 

8.      Sum of Lines A2, A3, A4, A5 and A 6

  
  

 

 

 

9.      Line A8 minus Line A7 ( “EBIDTA” ) 1 , 2

  
  

 

 

 

10.    Ratio of Line A1 to Line A9

     ____:1.0   

11.    Line A10 ratio must not exceed

     3.50:1.0   

12.    The Borrowers are in compliance (circle yes or no)

     yes/no   

[B.    Interest Coverage Ratio (Section 6.20(b))] 3

  

 

1  

For purposes of calculating EBITDA for the fiscal quarters of the MLP ending on or before September 30, 2013, the parties agree that EBITDA for that part of such period occurring before the Effective Date shall be equal to (i) the actual number of days elapsed during that part of such period occurring prior to the Effective Date, multiplied by (ii) $124,098.90.

2  

EBITDA shall be calculated on a pro forma basis, without duplication, and in a manner reasonably acceptable to the Administrative Agent to give effect to any Permitted Acquisition consummated at any time after the Effective Date and on or after the first day of a test period under Section 6.20 of the Credit Agreement as if such Permitted Acquisition had occurred on the first day of such test period, with such cash and non-cash adjustments that are approved by the Administrative Agent.


1.      EBITDA (from Line A9)

   $ ___________   

2.      Interest Expense for past 4 quarters

   $ ___________   

3.      Ratio of Line B1 to Line B2

     ____:1.0   

4.      Line B3 ratio must not be less than

     2.0:1.0   

5.      The Borrowers are in compliance (circle yes or no)

     yes/no   

 

3  

To be completed if Compliance Certificate is being given under Section 6.1(c) of the Credit Agreement. Not to be completed if Compliance Certificate is being given under Section 3.2(w), Section 6.15(f) or clause (f) of the definition of Permitted Acquisition.

 

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E XHIBIT  F

A SSIGNMENT AND A SSUMPTION

This Assignment and Assumption (the “Assignment and Assumption” ) is dated as of the Effective Date set forth below and is entered into by and between [Insert name of Assignor] (the “Assignor” ) and [Insert name of Assignee] (the “Assignee” ). Capitalized terms used but not defined herein shall have the meanings given to them in the Credit Agreement identified below (as amended, the “Credit Agreement” ), receipt of a copy of which is hereby acknowledged by the Assignee. The Standard Terms and Conditions set forth in Annex 1 attached hereto are hereby agreed to and incorporated herein by reference and made a part of this Assignment and Assumption as if set forth herein in full.

For an agreed consideration, the Assignor hereby irrevocably sells and assigns to the Assignee, and the Assignee hereby irrevocably purchases and assumes from the Assignor, subject to and in accordance with the Standard Terms and Conditions and the Credit Agreement, as of the Effective Date inserted by the Administrative Agent as contemplated below (i)   all of the Assignor’s rights and obligations in its capacity as a Lender under the Credit Agreement and any other documents or instruments delivered pursuant thereto to the extent related to the amount and percentage interest identified below of all of such outstanding rights and obligations of the Assignor under the respective facilities identified below (including any letters of credit, guarantees, and swingline loans included in such facilities) and (ii)   to the extent permitted to be assigned under applicable law, all claims, suits, causes of action and any other right of the Assignor (in its capacity as a Lender) against any Person, whether known or unknown, arising under or in connection with the Credit Agreement, any other documents or instruments delivered pursuant thereto or the loan transactions governed thereby or in any way based on or related to any of the foregoing, including, but not limited to, contract claims, tort claims, malpractice claims, statutory claims and all other claims at law or in equity related to the rights and obligations sold and assigned pursuant to clause (i) above (the rights and obligations sold and assigned pursuant to clauses (i) and (ii) above being referred to herein collectively as, the “Assigned Interest” ). Such sale and assignment is without recourse to the Assignor and, except as expressly provided in this Assignment and Assumption, without representation or warranty by the Assignor.

 

1.  Assignor:                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 

 

2.  Assignee:                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 

[and is an Affiliate/Approved Fund of [identify Lender] 4]

 

3. Borrowers’ Agent: D ELEK L OGISTICS P ARTNERS , LP

 

4. Administrative Agent: Fifth Third Bank, an Ohio banking corporation, as the Administrative Agent under the Credit Agreement

 

4  

Select as applicable.


5. Credit Agreement: The Credit Agreement dated as of November 7, 2012, among Delek Logistics Partners, LP, the other Borrowers party thereto, the Guarantors from time to time party thereto, the Lenders and the L/C Issuers from time to time party thereto, Fifth Third Bank, as Administrative Agent, Bank of America, N.A., as Syndication Agent, and Barclays Bank PLC, as Documentation Agent.

 

6. Assigned Interest:

 

Facility Assigned 5

  

Aggregate Amount of

Commitment/Loans

for all Lenders3

   Amount of
Commitment/Loans
Assigned 6
   Percentage Assigned
of
Commitment/Loans 7
   $    $    %
   $    $    %
   $    $    %

 

[7.    Trade Date:  

      ] 8         

[Page break]

 

 

5  

Fill in the appropriate terminology for the types of facilities under the Credit Agreement that are being assigned under this Assignment ( e.g. Commitment ,” “ Term Credit ,” etc.)

6  

Amount to be adjusted by the counterparties to take into account any payments or prepayments made between the Trade Date and the Effective Date.

7  

Set forth, to at least 9 decimals, as a percentage of the Commitment/Loans of all Lenders thereunder.

8  

To be completed if the Assignor and the Assignee intend that the minimum assignment amount is to be determined as of the Trade Date.

 

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Effective Date:                               , 20          [T O B E I NSERTED B Y A DMINISTRATIVE A GENT A ND W HICH S HALL B E T HE E FFECTIVE D ATE O F R ECORDATION O F T RANSFER I N T HE R EGISTER T HEREFOR .]

The terms set forth in this Assignment and Assumption are hereby agreed to:

 

    A SSIGNOR
    [N AME OF A SSIGNOR ]
    By:    
      Name:
      Title:

 

    A SSIGNEE
    [N AME OF A SSIGNEE ]
    By:    
      Name:
      Title:

 

Consented to and Accepted:
F IFTH T HIRD B ANK , as Administrative Agent
By      
  Name:
  Title:

 

[Consented to:] 9
[N AME OF R ELEVANT P ARTY ]
By      
  Name:
  Title:

 

 

9  

To be added only if the consent of the Borrowers and/or other parties is required by the terms of the Credit Agreement.

 

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ANNEX 1

STANDARD TERMS AND CONDITIONS FOR

ASSIGNMENT AND ASSUMPTION

1. Representations and Warranties .

1.1 Assignor . The Assignor (a) represents and warrants that (i) it is the legal and beneficial owner of the Assigned Interest, (ii) the Assigned Interest is free and clear of any lien, encumbrance or other adverse claim, (iii) it has full power and authority, and has taken all action necessary, to execute and deliver this Assignment and Assumption and to consummate the transactions contemplated hereby and (iv) is not a Defaulting Lender or a subsidiary of a Defaulting Lender or a Person who, upon becoming a Lender, would constitute a Defaulting Lender; and (b) assumes no responsibility with respect to (i) any statements, warranties or representations made in or in connection with the Credit Agreement or any other Loan Document (ii) the execution, legality, validity, enforceability, genuineness, sufficiency or value of the Loan Documents or any collateral thereunder, (iii) the financial condition of the Borrowers, any of their Subsidiaries or Affiliates or any other Person obligated in respect of any Loan Document or (iv) the performance or observance by the Borrowers, any of their Subsidiaries or Affiliates or any other Person of any of their respective obligations under any Loan Document.

1.2. Assignee . The Assignee (a) represents and warrants that (i) it has full power and authority, and has taken all action necessary, to execute and deliver this Assignment and Assumption and to consummate the transactions contemplated hereby and to become a Lender under the Credit Agreement, (ii) it meets all the requirements to be an assignee under Section 10.9(b)(iii) and the definition of “Eligible Assignee” of the Credit Agreement (subject to such consents, if any, as may be required under Section 10.9(b)(iii) of the Credit Agreement), (iii) from and after the Effective Date, it shall be bound by the provisions of the Credit Agreement as a Lender thereunder and, to the extent of the Assigned Interest, shall have the obligations of a Lender thereunder, (iv) it is sophisticated with respect to decisions to acquire assets of the type represented by the Assigned Interest and either it, or the Person exercising discretion in making its decision to acquire the Assigned Interest, is experienced in acquiring assets of such type, (v) it has received a copy of the Credit Agreement, and has received or has been accorded the opportunity to receive copies of the most recent financial statements delivered pursuant to Section 6.1 thereof, as applicable, and such other documents and information as it deems appropriate to make its own credit analysis and decision to enter into this Assignment and Assumption and to purchase the Assigned Interest, (vi) it has, independently and without reliance upon the Administrative Agent or any other Lender and based on such documents and information as it has deemed appropriate, made its own credit analysis and decision to enter into this Assignment and Assumption and to purchase the Assigned Interest, and (vii) if it is not a United States person (as such term is defined in Section 7701(a)(30) of the Code) attached to the Assignment and Assumption is any documentation required to be delivered by it pursuant to the terms of the Credit Agreement, duly completed and executed by the Assignee; and (b) agrees that (i) it will, independently and without reliance on the Administrative Agent, the Assignor or any other Lender, and based on such documents and information as it shall deem appropriate at the time, continue to make its own credit decisions in taking or not taking action under the Loan Documents, and (ii) it will perform in accordance with their terms all of the obligations which by the terms of the Loan Documents are required to be performed by it as a Lender.


2. Payments . From and after the Effective Date, the Administrative Agent shall make all payments in respect of the Assigned Interest (including payments of principal, interest, fees and other amounts) to the Assignor for amounts which have accrued to but excluding the Effective Date and to the Assignee for amounts which have accrued from and after the Effective Date. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Administrative Agent shall make all payments of interest, fees or other amounts paid or payable in kind from and after the Effective Date to the Assignee.

3. General Provisions . This Assignment and Assumption shall be binding upon, and inure to the benefit of, the parties hereto and their respective successors and assigns. This Assignment and Assumption may be executed in any number of counterparts, which together shall constitute one instrument. Delivery of an executed counterpart of a signature page of this Assignment and Assumption by telecopy shall be effective as delivery of a manually executed counterpart of this Assignment and Assumption. This Assignment and Assumption shall be governed by, and construed in accordance with, the law of the State of New York, without regard to conflicts of law provisions (other than Sections   5-1401 and 5-1402 of the New York General Obligations law).


E XHIBIT  G

A DDITIONAL G UARANTOR S UPPLEMENT

 

Fifth Third Bank, as Administrative Agent for the Lenders and the L/C Issuers party to the Credit Agreement, dated as of November 7, 2012, by and among Delek Logistics Partners, LP, as Borrower, the other Borrowers party thereto, the Guarantors from time to time party thereto, the Lenders and the L/C Issuers from time to time party thereto, the Administrative Agent, Bank of America, N.A., as Syndication Agent, and Barclays Bank PLC, as Documentation Agent (as extended, renewed, amended or restated, modified, amended or supplemented from time to time, the “Credit Agreement” )                                      ,         

Ladies and Gentlemen:

Reference is made to the Credit Agreement described above. Terms not defined herein which are defined in the Credit Agreement shall have the meaning provided therein.

The undersigned, [name of Guarantor] , a [jurisdiction of incorporation or organization] hereby elects to be a “Guarantor” for all purposes of the Credit Agreement, effective from the date hereof. The undersigned confirms that the representations and warranties set forth in Section 5 of the Credit Agreement are true and correct in all material respects as to the undersigned to the extent applicable to it as of the date hereof (unless such representations and warranties related to an earlier specified date) and the undersigned shall comply with each of the covenants set forth in Section 6 of the Credit Agreement applicable to it.

Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, the undersigned hereby agrees to perform all the obligations of a Guarantor under, and to be bound in all respects by the terms of, the Credit Agreement, including without limitation Section 11 thereof, to the same extent and with the same force and effect as if the undersigned were a signatory party thereto.

The undersigned acknowledges that this Additional Guarantor Supplement shall be effective upon its execution and delivery by the undersigned to the Administrative Agent and countersigned by the Administrative Agent, and it shall not be necessary for the any L/C Issuer, or any Lender, or any of their Affiliates entitled to the benefits hereof, to execute this Additional Guarantor Supplement or any other acceptance hereof. This Additional Guarantor Supplement shall be construed in accordance with and governed by the laws of the State of New York, without regard to conflicts of law provisions (other than Sections 5-1401 and 5-1402 of the New York General Obligations law).


Very truly yours,

 

[N AME OF G UARANTOR ]

By    
  Name  
  Title  

Acknowledged and Agreed

 

F IFTH T HIRD B ANK , as Administrative Agent
By    
  Name  
  Title  


S CHEDULE  1

C OMMITMENTS

 

N AME OF L ENDER

   C OMMITMENT  ($ in millions)  

            Fifth Third Bank

   $ 50.0   

    Bank of America, N.A.

     35.0   

        Barclays Bank PLC

     18.0   

            Compass Bank

     15.0   

                U.S. Bank

     15.0   

First Tennessee Bank National Association

     12.0   

        First Guaranty Bank

     10.0   

    Raymond James Bank, N.A.

     10.0   

        Wells Fargo Bank, N.A.

     10.0   
T OTAL :    $ 175.0   


S CHEDULE  1.1

I NITIAL L EASED T ERMINAL L EASES

 

1. Finney Station Sublease Agreement dated December 20, 2000, between ExxonMobil Pipeline Company, as sublessor, and Magnolia Pipeline Company, LLC, as sublessee and successor in interest to the interest of Magnolia Pipeline Company (Finney Station – Caddo Parish, LA)

 

2. Pump Station Site Lease dated June 3, 1931, between Daisy M. Bradford, as lessor, and Delek Crude Logistics, LLC, as lessee and successor in interest to the interest of Tidal Refining Company (Bradford Station – Rusk County, TX)

 

3. Lease Agreement dated May 1, 1963, between Chevron U.S.A., as lessor and successor in interest to the interest of Tidewater Oil Company, and Delek Crude Logistics, LLC, as lessee and successor in interest to the interest of McMurrey Pipe Line Company (Nettleton Station Tank Farm – Gregg County, TX)

 

4. Ground Lease Agreement, dated November 7, 2012, by and between Lion Oil Company, as lessor, and SALA Gathering Systems, LLC, as lessee (Tank 192 – Union County, TX)

 

5. Surface Lease Agreement, dated July 18, 1974, between Curtis I. Amason, as lessor, and Lion Oil Company, as lessee, as assigned by that certain Assignment of Surface Lease Agreement dated November 7, 2012, by and between Lion Oil Company, as assignor, and SALA Gathering Systems, LLC, as assignee. (Tank on property adjacent to Magnolia Station)


S CHEDULE  3.2(o)

T ITLE I NSURANCE L OCATIONS

 

Borrower

  

Property

  

Description

Delek Marketing-Big Sandy, LLC    Big Sandy Terminal    Approximately 39.37 acres located in Upshur County, TX
SALA Gathering Systems, LLC    Magnolia Station    Approximately 40 acres in Columbia County, AR
El Dorado Pipeline Company, LLC    Magnolia Station    Approximately 9 acres in Columbia County, AR
Magnolia Pipeline Company, LLC    Haynesville Station    Approximately 3 acres in Claiborne Parish, LA
Magnolia Pipeline Company, LLC    Weller Station    Approximately 21 acres in Claiborne Parish, LA
Delek Crude Logistics, LLC    LaGloria Tank Farm    An approximately 16.58 acre tract and an approximately 55.347 acre tract in Gregg County, TX
Delek Crude Logistics, LLC    Arp Station Tank Farm    Approximately 16.3 acres in Smith County, TX
Delek Crude Logistics, LLC    Chapel Hill Booster Site    Approximately .230 acres in Smith County, TX
Delek Crude Logistics, LLC    Brown Property    Approximately 3 acres in Rusk County, TX
Paline Pipeline Company, LLC    Zavalla Station    Approximately 21 acres in Angelina County, TX
Paline Pipeline Company, LLC    Evandale Station    Approximately .459 acres in Hardin County, TX
Paline Pipeline Company, LLC    Fred Station    Approximately 10 acres in Tyler County, TX
Paline Pipeline Company, LLC    Mt. Enterprise Station    Approximately 10 acres in Rusk County, TX
Delek Marketing & Supply, LP    Abilene Terminal    Approximately 140.907 acres in Jones County, TX
Delek Marketing & Supply, LP    San Angelo Terminal    Approximately 22.27 acres in Tom Green County, TX
Delek Marketing & Supply, LP    Tye Terminal    Approximately 16.13 acres in Taylor County, TX
Delek Logistics Operating, LLC    Memphis Terminal    Approximately 14.29 acres in Shelby County, TN
Delek Logistics Operating, LLC    Nashville Terminal    Approximately 4.19 acres in Davidson County, TN
SALA Gathering Systems, LLC    Champagnolle Landing Property    Approximately 44 acres in Union County, AR
SALA Gathering Systems, LLC    Constantine Tank Farm    Approximately 71 acres in Union County, AR
SALA Gathering Systems, LLC    Amoco Tank Farm    Approximately 26.15 acres in Union County, AR


SALA Gathering Systems, LLC    Sims Pump Station    Approximately 1.42 acres in Union County, AR
SALA Gathering Systems, LLC    Midway Pump Station    Approximately 2 acres in Union County, AR
SALA Gathering Systems, LLC    Oakridge Subdivision Property    Approximately .222 acres in Union County, AR
SALA Gathering Systems, LLC    Harrell Addition Property    Approximately .051 acres in Union County, AR
SALA Gathering Systems, LLC    Ouachita County Property    Approximately 1 acre in Ouachita County, AR
SALA Gathering Systems, LLC    Perry Tank Farm    Approximately 95 acres in Union County, AR


S CHEDULE  3.2(q)

E NVIRONMENTAL R EPORTS L OCATIONS

 

Borrower

  

Property

  

Description

Delek Marketing-Big Sandy, LLC    Big Sandy Terminal    Approximately 39.37 acres located in Upshur County, TX
SALA Gathering Systems, LLC    Magnolia Station    Approximately 38 acres in Columbia County, AR
Magnolia Pipeline Company, LLC    Haynesville Station    Approximately 3 acres in Claiborne Parish, LA
Magnolia Pipeline Company, LLC    Weller Station    Approximately 21 acres in Claiborne Parish, LA
Delek Crude Logistics, LLC    LaGloria Tank Farm    An approximately 16.58 acre tract and an approximately 55.347 acre tract in Gregg County, TX
Delek Crude Logistics, LLC    Arp Station Tank Farm    Approximately 16.3 acres in Smith County, TX
Paline Pipeline Company, LLC    Zavalla Station    Approximately 21 acres in Angelina County, TX
Paline Pipeline Company, LLC    Evandale Station    Approximately .459 acres in Hardin County, TX
Delek Marketing & Supply, LP    Abilene Terminal    Approximately 140.907 acres in Jones County, TX
Delek Marketing & Supply, LP    San Angelo Terminal    Approximately 22.27 acres in Tom Green County, TX
Delek Marketing & Supply, LP    Tye Terminal    Approximately 16.13 acres in Taylor County, TX
Delek Logistics Operating, LLC    Memphis Terminal    Approximately 14.29 acres in Shelby County, TN
Delek Logistics Operating, LLC    Nashville Terminal    Approximately 4.19 acres in Davidson County, TN


S CHEDULE  3.2(u)

L EGAL A CTIONS

None.


S CHEDULE  4.1

M C M URREY P ROPERTIES

 

Property

  

Description

Tax Parcel 00007-03940    Approximately .02 acres located in Rusk County, TX
Tax Parcel 00647-11250    Approximately .06 acres in Rusk County, TX
Tax parcel 00728-00320    Approximately .06 acres in Rusk County, TX
Tax Parcel 00623-00140    Approximately .20 acres in Rusk County, TX
Tax Parcel 23682    Approximately .09 acres in Gregg County, TX
Tax Parcel 22375    Approximately 1.98 acres in Gregg County, TX


S CHEDULE  5.10

S UBSIDIARIES

 

Name

   Jurisdiction
of
Organization
     Percentage
Ownership
   

Owner

Delek Logistics Operating, LLC

     DE         100   Delek Logistics Partners, LP

Delek Marketing GP, LLC

     DE         100   Delek Logistics Operating, LLC

Delek Marketing & Supply, LP

    
DE
  
    

 

99.9

0.1


 

Delek Logistics Operating, LLC

Delek Marketing GP, LLC

Delek Crude Logistics, LLC

     TX         100   Delek Marketing & Supply, LP

Delek Marketing-Big Sandy, LLC

     TX         100   Delek Crude Logistics, LLC

Magnolia Pipeline Company, LLC

     DE         100   Delek Logistics Operating, LLC

El Dorado Pipeline Company, LLC

     DE         100   Delek Logistics Operating, LLC

SALA Gathering Systems, LLC

     TX         100   Delek Logistics Operating, LLC

Paline Pipeline Company, LLC

     TX         100   Delek Logistics Operating, LLC


S CHEDULE  5.12

E NVIRONMENTAL M ATTERS

1. The aggregate of materially all of the issues and conditions identified in the Phase I Site Assessment Reports listed in Attachment 1 to this Schedule 5.12.

2. Certain pipeline facilities are subject to the pipeline safety regulations of the Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (“PHMSA”) at the U.S. Department of Transportation (“DOT”). PHMSA regulates the design, construction, testing, operation, maintenance and emergency response of crude oil, petroleum products and other hazardous liquid pipeline facilities under 49 C.F.R. Part 195.

Pursuant to the Pipeline Safety Improvement Act of 2002, as reauthorized and amended by the Pipeline Inspection, Protection, Enforcement and Safety Act of 2006 (“PIPES Act”), PHMSA has adopted regulations requiring pipeline operators to develop integrity management programs for hazardous liquids pipelines located where a leak or rupture could affect “high consequence areas,” which are populated or environmentally sensitive areas. Pursuant to the PIPES Act, PHMSA issued regulations on May 5, 2011, that would, with limited exceptions, subject all low-stress hazardous liquids pipelines, regardless of location or size, to PHMSA’s pipeline safety regulations and would subject those low-stress hazardous liquids pipelines within one half mile of an environmentally sensitive area to the integrity management requirements.


S CHEDULE  5.23

N ON -T RANSMITTING U TILITIES

 

1. Delek Logistics Operating, LLC

 

2. Delek Marketing GP, LLC


S CHEDULE  5.23(a)

A CTIONS TO C REATE AND P ERFECT L IENS

None.


S CHEDULE  5.24

M ATERIAL A GREEMENTS

 

1. Operation and Management Services Agreement dated as of November 7, 2012 among the MLP, the General Partner, and Delek Logistics Services Company, a Delaware corporation.

 

2. Pipelines and Storage Facilities Agreement dated as of November 7, 2012, by and among the MLP, Lion Oil, SALA Gathering, El Dorado, and Magnolia.

 

3. Pipelines and Tankage Agreement (East Texas Crude Logistics System) dated as of November 7, 2012, between Delek Refining and Delek Crude.

 

4. Marketing Agreement dated as of November 7, 2012 between Delek Marketing and Delek Refining.

 

5. Terminalling Services Agreement (Memphis Terminal) dated as of November 7, 2012, between Delek Operating and Lion Oil.

 

6. Terminalling Services Agreement (Big Sandy Terminal) dated as of November 7, 2012, between Delek Big Sandy and Delek Refining.

 

7. Omnibus Agreement dated as of November 7, 2012, among Holdings, Delek Refining, Lion Oil, the MLP, Paline, Magnolia, SALA Gathering, El Dorado, Delek Crude, Delek Big Sandy, Delek Operating, and the General Partner.

 

8. Petroleum Products Supply Agreement dated June 11, 1997, between Delek Marketing & Supply, LP and Noble Petro, Inc., as amended.

 

9. Terminal and Pipeline Lease and Operating Agreement dated November 19, 1998, and effective October 1, 1998, between Delek Marketing & Supply, LP and Noble Petro, Inc., as amended.

 

10. Amended and Restated Pipeline Capacity Usage Agreement dated as of November 7, 2012, between Paline Pipeline Company, LLC and ExxonMobil Oil Corporation.

 

11. Connection Agreement dated August 2012, between Union Oil Company of California and Paline Pipeline Company, LLC.

 

12. Ground Lease Agreement, dated November 7, 2012, by and between Lion Oil Company, as lessor, and SALA Gathering Systems, LLC, as lessee (Tank 192 – Union County, TX)

 

13. Terminalling Agreement dated July 26, 2011, between Lion Oil Company and MAPCO Express, as assigned by that certain Assignment of Terminalling Agreements dated November 7, 2012, by and between Lion Oil Company, as assignor, and Delek Logistics Operating, LLC, as assignee.


S CHEDULE  6.12

L IENS

 

1. Pursuant to that certain South End Option Agreement, dated December 19, 2011, between Paline Pipeline Company, LLC and Ergon Terminaling, Inc. (“Ergon”), Ergon has an option, expiring on December 19, 2012, to purchase the approximately 6.69 mile 10-inch idle crude oil pipeline between Port Neches, TX and Port Arthur TX.

 

2. Pursuant to that certain Omnibus Agreement dated as of November 7, 2012, among Holdings, Delek Refining, Lion Oil, the MLP, Paline, Magnolia, SALA Gathering, El Dorado, Delek Crude, Delek Big Sandy, Delek Operating, and the General Partner, each of the MLP, Paline, Magnolia, SALA Gathering, El Dorado, Delek Crude, Delek Big Sandy and Delek Operating (the “Partnership Parties”) grants to Holdings a right of first refusal on any proposed transfer (other than a grant of a security interest to a bona fide third-party lender or a transfer to another Partnership Party or any of its Subsidiaries)of any certain assets more particularly described therein.

 

3. International Hanley has a security interest in Delek Marketing & Supply, LP’s hedge account with International Hanley.

 

4. Morgan Stanley Capital Group, Inc. has a security interest in Delek Marketing & Supply, LP’s hedge account with Morgan Stanley Capital Group, Inc.


S CHEDULE  6.14

I NVESTMENTS

1. Delek Marketing & Supply, LP: Investments in the form of Hedge Agreements with International Hanley.

2. Delek Marketing & Supply, LP: Investments in the form of Hedge Agreements with Morgan Stanley Capital Group, Inc.


S CHEDULE  6.24

P OST -C LOSING M ATTERS

1. Within sixty (60) days after the Effective Date (which date may be extended in writing by the Administrative Agent in its sole discretion), Paline shall have closed each deposit account maintained by it at Regions Bank (as disclosed on Schedule D of the Security Agreement).

2. The Borrowers shall use commercially reasonable efforts to deliver within ninety (90) days after the Effective Date (a) a landlord consent with respect to the collateral assignment by Delek Crude in favor of the Administrative Agent of Delek Crude’s interest in that certain Lease Agreement, dated as of May 1, 1963, Chevron U.S.A., Inc., successor in interest to Tidewater Oil Company, and Delek Crude, successor in interest to McMurrey Pipe Line Company, a Texas corporation; and (b) a landlord consent with respect to the collateral assignment by Magnolia in favor of the Administrative Agent of Magnolia’s interest in that certain Finney Station Sublease Agreement, dated as of December 20, 2000, between ExxonMobil Pipeline Company and Magnolia. If, despite such commercially reasonable efforts, diligently exercised, the Borrowers are unable to deliver either of the foregoing consents within the foregoing time period, then the Borrowers shall not be required to continue to pursue such efforts and this post-closing condition shall be waived without further action.

3. The Borrowers shall use commercially reasonable efforts to deliver within ninety (90) days after the Effective Date (which date may be extended in writing by the Administrative Agent in its sole discretion), a mortgagee’s title insurance policy on the leasehold interest of SALA Gathering pursuant to that certain Ground Lease Agreement by and between Lion Oil and SALA Gathering dated as of November 7, 2012 (the “Lease” ) in certain real property located in Union County, Arkansas, as more particularly described in the Lease (the “Leased Premises” ), which such title insurance policy shall be in form, substance, and insured amount, acceptable to the Administrative Agent and shall insure the Lien of that certain Leasehold Deed of Trust dated as of the Effective Date by SALA Gathering in favor of the Administrative Agent to be a valid first priority Lien on SALA Gathering’s leasehold interest in the Leased Premises, subject only to defects or objections that are acceptable to the Administrative Agent, together with such endorsements as the Administrative Agent may require.

4. The Borrowers shall use commercially reasonable efforts to deliver within ninety (90) days after the Effective Date (which date may be extended in writing by the Administrative Agent in its sole discretion) (a) PZR reports on the properties known as LaGloria Station and Arp Station, and (b) Zoning Endorsements to the Title Policies with respect to the properties known as Magnolia Station, Weller Station, Memphis Terminal, Nashville Terminal, Constantine Tank Farm and Amoco Tank Farm. If, despite such commercially reasonable efforts, diligently exercised, the Borrowers are unable to deliver any of the foregoing reports or endorsements in substance reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent within the foregoing time period, then the Borrowers shall not be required to continue to pursue such efforts and this post-closing condition shall be waived without further action.


5. Within ninety (90) days after the Effective Date (which date may be extended in writing by the Administrative Agent in its sole discretion), the Borrowers shall deliver a mortgage in form and substance acceptable to the Administrative Agent executed by SALA Gathering in favor of the Administrative Agent, encumbering an approximately six (6) mile portion of the property known as the SALA gathering system located in Claiborne Parish, Louisiana, together with a favorable opinion of local Louisiana counsel in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent with respect to such mortgage.

Exhibit 10.4

CONTRIBUTION, CONVEYANCE AND ASSUMPTION

AGREEMENT

By and Among

DELEK LOGISTICS PARTNERS, LP,

DELEK LOGISTICS GP, LLC,

DELEK LOGISTICS OPERATING, LLC,

DELEK CRUDE LOGISTICS, LLC,

DELEK US HOLDINGS, INC.,

DELEK MARKETING & SUPPLY, LLC,

DELEK MARKETING & SUPPLY, LP,

LION OIL COMPANY

AND

DELEK LOGISTICS SERVICES COMPANY

Dated as of November 7, 2012


CONTRIBUTION, CONVEYANCE AND ASSUMPTION

AGREEMENT

This Contribution, Conveyance and Assumption Agreement, dated as of November 7, 2012 (this “ Agreement ”), is by and among Delek Logistics Partners, LP, a Delaware limited partnership (the “ Partnership ”), Delek Logistics GP, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (the “ General Partner ”), Delek Logistics Operating, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (“ OLLC ”), Delek Crude Logistics, LLC, a Texas limited liability company (“ Crude Logistics ”), Delek US Holdings, Inc., a Delaware corporation (“ Delek US ”), Delek Marketing & Supply, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (“ Marketing LLC ”), Delek Marketing & Supply, LP, a Delaware limited partnership (“ Marketing LP ”), Lion Oil Company, an Arkansas corporation (“ Lion Oil ”), and Delek Logistics Services Company, a Delaware corporation (“ Services Company ”). The above-named entities are sometimes referred to in this Agreement each 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 Delek US 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 , in order to accomplish the objectives and purposes in the preceding recital, each of the following actions has been taken prior to the date hereof:

 

  1. Delek US formed the General Partner under the terms of the Delaware Limited Liability Company Act (the “ Delaware LLC Act ”) and contributed $1,000 for all of the membership interests in the General Partner.

 

  2. The General Partner and Delek US formed the Partnership under the terms of the Delaware LP Act and contributed $20 and $980, respectively, in exchange for a 2.0% general partner interest and a 98.0% limited partner interest, respectively, in the Partnership.

 

  3. The Partnership formed OLLC under the terms of the Delaware LLC Act and contributed $1,000 for all of the membership interests in OLLC.

 

  4. Delek US formed Services Company under the terms of the Delaware General Corporation Law.

 

  5. MPC Land merged into Delek Land.

 

  6. MPC Pipeline merged into Delek Pipeline.

 

  7. Each of Delek Pipeline and Delek Land merged into Crude Logistics.

 

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  8. El Dorado Pipeline Company, an Arkansas corporation, converted into a Delaware limited liability company (“ El Dorado LLC ”).

 

  9. Magnolia Pipeline Company, an Arkansas corporation, converted into a Delaware limited liability company (“ Magnolia LLC ”).

 

  10. Lion Oil Trading & Transportation, Inc., an Arkansas corporation, converted into a Texas limited liability company (“ LOTT LLC ”).

 

  11. LOTT LLC effected a divisive merger in accordance with the provisions of the Texas Business Organizations Code pursuant to which (i) SALA Gathering Systems, LLC, a Texas limited liability company (“ SALA Gathering LLC ”), was formed and (ii) and the assets and liabilities of LOTT LLC were allocated between SALA Gathering LLC and LOTT LLC.

 

  12. Marketing LLC converted from a Delaware corporation into a Delaware limited liability company.

 

  13. Delek US contributed its 100% membership interest in Paline Pipeline Company, LLC, a Texas limited liability company (“ Paline LLC ”), to the General Partner.

WHEREAS , concurrently with the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby, each of the following transactions will occur at the times specified hereunder:

 

  1. Crude Logistics and Marketing LP will distribute their respective accounts receivable (“ Accounts Receivable ”) to Marketing LLC.

 

  2. The General Partner will contribute its 100% membership interest in Paline LLC to the Partnership in exchange for (A) 489,766 general partner units representing a continuation of its 2.0% general partner interest in the Partnership (the “ General Partner Units ”), (B) all of the Incentive Distribution Rights of the Partnership and (C) the right to receive the General Partner Distribution.

 

  3. Lion Oil will contribute the Memphis Terminal and the Nashville Terminal and 100% of its interests in each of SALA Gathering LLC, El Dorado LLC and Magnolia LLC to the Partnership in exchange for (A) 11,999,258 Subordinated Units representing an aggregate 49% limited partner interest in the Partnership and (B) 612,207 Common Units representing an aggregate 2.5% limited partner interest in the Partnership.

 

  4. Marketing LLC will contribute 100% of its interest in each of Marketing LP and Delek Marketing GP, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (“ Marketing GP ”), to the Partnership in exchange for (A) 2,187,051 Common Units representing an aggregate 8.93% limited partner interest in the Partnership; (B) the right to receive the Borrowed Funds Distribution; (C) the right to receive the Marketing Distribution and (D) the right to receive the Deferred Issuance and Distribution. The Partnership will receive its 100% interest in each of Marketing LP and Marketing GP subject to (i) the working capital accounts payable of Marketing LP and Marketing GP of $22.3 million (the “ Working Capital Borrowings ”) and (ii) indebtedness of $63 million under the Existing Credit Agreement (the “ Existing Credit Agreement Debt ”).

 

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  5. The Partnership will issue 9,200,000 Common Units, including 1,200,000 Common Units to be issued pursuant to the Over-Allotment Option, representing an aggregate 37.57% limited partner interest in the Partnership to the public in exchange for the contribution by the public, through the Underwriters, to the Partnership of gross proceeds of $193,200,000.

 

  6. The Partnership will contribute the Memphis Terminal and the Nashville Terminal and 100% interests in each of SALA Gathering LLC, El Dorado LLC, Magnolia LLC, Paline LLC, Marketing LP and Marketing GP to OLLC.

 

  7. The Partnership will borrow the Borrowed Funds under the Credit Agreement, and Marketing LLC will guarantee such borrowings.

 

  8. The Partnership will distribute the Borrowed Funds to Marketing LLC (the “ Borrowed Funds Distribution ”), and Marketing LLC will loan the Borrowed Funds and a portion of the proceeds from (i) the Marketing Distribution and (ii) the distribution set forth in Section 3.2 to Delek US and pledge the Note to the lenders under the Credit Agreement as security for its guarantee of such debt and agree to pledge any payment with respect to or proceeds from the sale of the Note in a cash collateralized account to secure its guarantee.

 

  9. The Partnership will use the proceeds from the Offering to (A) pay transaction expenses, estimated to be approximately $3.5 million (excluding the underwriting discounts and the Structuring Fee); (B) pay the underwriting discounts; (C) pay the Structuring Fee to Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Incorporated and Barclays Capital Inc.; (D) distribute $50 million to the General Partner (the “ General Partner Distribution ”) and $3.1 to Marketing LLC (the “ Marketing Distribution ”); (E) retire the Existing Credit Agreement Debt; and (E) replace certain of the working capital distributed to Marketing LLC in the form of the Accounts Receivable.

 

  10. Delek US will contribute to Services Company, its 100% membership interest in the General Partner.

WHEREAS , the stockholders, members or partners of the Parties have taken all corporate, limited liability company action and partnership, as the case may be, required to approve the transactions contemplated by this Agreement.

NOW, THEREFORE , in consideration of the mutual covenants, representations, warranties and agreements herein contained, the parties hereto agree as follows:

 

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ARTICLE I

DEFINITIONS

The terms set forth below in this Article I shall have the meanings ascribed to them below or in the part of this Agreement referred to below:

Accounts Receivable ” has the meaning assigned to such term in the recitals.

Agreement ” has the meaning assigned to such term in the preamble.

Big Sandy ” means Delek Marketing-Big Sandy, LLC, a Texas limited liability company.

Borrowed Funds ” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.8.

Borrowed Funds Distribution ” has the meaning set forth in the recitals.

Code ” means the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended and in effect from time to time. Any reference herein to a specific section or sections of the Code shall be deemed to include a reference to any corresponding provision of any successor law.

Commission ” means the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission.

Common Units ” has the meaning assigned to such term in the Partnership Agreement.

Credit Agreement ” means the revolving credit agreement among the Partnership, OLLC, Marketing GP, Marketing LP, Crude Logistics, Big Sandy, Magnolia LLC, El Dorado LLC, SALA Gathering LLC, and Paline LLC, as co-borrowers, Fifth Third Bank, as administrative agent, and the lenders party thereto, substantially in the form filed as an exhibit to the Registration Statement.

Crude Logistics ” has the meaning assigned to such term in the preamble.

Deferred Issuance and Distribution ” has the meaning assigned to such term in the Partnership Agreement.

Delaware LLC Act ” has the meaning assigned to such term in the recitals.

Delaware LP Act ” has the meaning assigned to such term in the recitals.

Delek Land ” means Delek Land Texas, Inc., a Texas corporation.

Delek Pipeline ” means Delek Pipeline Texas, Inc., a Texas corporation.

Delek US ” has the meaning assigned to such term in the preamble.

Effective Time ” means immediately prior to the closing of the Offering pursuant to the Underwriting Agreement.

El Dorado LLC ” has the meaning assigned to such term in the recitals.

Existing Credit Agreement ” means the Amended and Restated Credit Agreement dated December 19, 2007 by and between Marketing LP and various financial institutions from time to time party to the agreement, as lenders, and Fifth Third Bank, as administrative agent and L/C issuer, as amended.

 

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Existing Credit Agreement Debt ” has the meaning assigned to such term in the recitals.

General Partner ” has the meaning assigned to such term in the preamble.

General Partner Distribution ” has the meaning assigned to such term in the recitals.

General Partner Units ” has the meaning assigned to such term in the recitals.

Incentive Distribution Rights ” has the meaning assigned to such term in the Partnership Agreement.

Lion Oil ” has the meaning assigned to such term in the preamble.

LOTT LLC ” has the meaning assigned to such term in the recitals.

Magnolia LLC ” has the meaning assigned to such term in the recitals.

Marketing Distribution ” has the meaning assigned to such term in the recitals.

Marketing GP ” has the meaning assigned to such term in the recitals.

Marketing LLC ” has the meaning assigned to such term in the preamble.

Marketing LP ” has the meaning assigned to such term in the recitals.

Memphis Terminal ” means the light products terminal located in Memphis, Tennessee, currently owned by Lion Oil and used to support Lion Oil’s El Dorado, Arkansas refinery.

MPC Land ” means MPC Land Acquisition, Inc., a Texas corporation.

MPC Pipeline ” means MPC Pipeline Acquisition, Inc., a Texas corporation.

Nashville Terminal ” means the light products terminal located in Nashville, Tennessee, currently owned by Lion Oil and used to provide terminalling services to independent third parties and Delek US’s retail segment.

Note ” has the meaning assigned to such term in Section 2.9.

Offering ” means the initial public offering of the Partnership’s Common Units.

OLLC ” has the meaning assigned to such term in the preamble.

Option Closing Date ” has the meaning assigned to such term in the Partnership Agreement.

Over-Allotment Option ” has the meaning assigned to such term in the Partnership Agreement.

Paline LLC ” has the meaning assigned to such term in the recitals.

 

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Partnership Agreement ” means the First Amended and Restated Agreement of Limited Partnership of Delek Logistics Partners, LP dated as of November 7, 2012.

Partnership ” has the meaning assigned to such term in the preamble.

Party ” and “ Parties ” has the meaning assigned to such term in the preamble.

Registration Statement ” means the Registration Statement on Form S-1 filed with the Commission (Registration No. 333-182631), as amended and effective at the Effective Time.

SALA Gathering LLC ” has the meaning assigned to such term in the recitals.

Services Company ” has the meaning assigned to such term in the recitals.

Structuring Fee ” means a fee equal to 0.50% of the gross proceeds of the sale of Common Units pursuant to the Underwriting Agreement, including pursuant to the exercise of the Over-Allotment Option.

Subordinated Units ” has the meaning assigned to such term in the Partnership Agreement.

Treasury Regulation ” means the United States Treasury regulations promulgated under the Code.

Underwriters ” means those underwriters listed in the Underwriting Agreement.

Underwriting Agreement ” means that certain Underwriting Agreement between Merrill Lynch and Barclays Capital Inc., as representatives of the Underwriters, the General Partner, the Partnership, Delek US, Lion Oil and Marketing LLC dated as of November 1, 2012.

Working Capital Borrowings ” has the meaning assigned to such term in the recitals.

ARTICLE II

CONTRIBUTION, ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS AND DISTRIBUTIONS

The following shall be completed immediately following the Effective Time in the order set forth herein:

Section 2.1 Conveyance by Crude Logistics of its Accounts Receivable to Marketing LLC . Crude Logistics hereby grants, contributes, bargains, conveys, assigns, transfers, sets over and delivers to Marketing LLC, its successors and its assigns, for its and their own use forever, all right, title and interest in and to its Accounts Receivable, and Marketing LLC hereby accepts such Accounts Receivable.

Section 2.2 Conveyance by Marketing LP of its Accounts Receivable to Marketing LLC. Marketing LP hereby grants, contributes, bargains, conveys, assigns, transfers, sets over and delivers to Marketing LLC, its successors and its assigns, for its and their own use forever, all right, title and interest in and to its Accounts Receivable, and Marketing LLC hereby accepts such Accounts Receivable.

 

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Section 2.3 Payment and Contribution of Cash by the Public Through the Underwriters. The Parties acknowledge that the Partnership is undertaking the Offering and the public, through the Underwriters will, pursuant to the Underwriting Agreement, agree to make a capital contribution to the Partnership of approximately $168 million in cash ($156.2 million net to the Partnership after the underwriting discount of $10.9 million and the Structuring Fee payable to Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Incorporated and Barclays Capital Inc.) in exchange for the issuance and sale of 8,000,000 Common Units, representing an aggregate 32.67% limited partner interest in the Partnership.

Section 2.4 Contribution by the General Partner of its 100% Membership Interest in Paline LLC to the Partnership. The General Partner hereby grants, contributes, bargains, conveys, assigns, transfers, sets over and delivers to the Partnership, its successors and its assigns, for its and their own use forever, all right, title and interest in and to its 100% membership interest in Paline LLC in exchange for (A) the General Partner Units, (B) the Incentive Distribution Rights and (C) the right to receive the General Partner Distribution, and the Partnership hereby accepts the 100% membership interest in Paline LLC.

Section 2.5 Contribution by Lion Oil of the Memphis Terminal and the Nashville Terminals and 100% membership interests in SALA Gathering LLC, El Dorado LLC and Magnolia LLC to the Partnership. Lion Oil hereby grants, contributes, bargains, conveys, assigns, transfers, sets over and delivers to the Partnership, its successors and its assigns, for its and their own use forever, all right, title and interest in and to the Memphis Terminal and Nashville Terminal and its 100% membership interest in each of SALA Gathering LLC, El Dorado LLC and Magnolia LLC, in exchange for (A) 11,999,258 Subordinated Units representing an aggregate 49% limited partner interest in the Partnership and (B) 612,207 Common Units representing an aggregate 2.5% limited partner interest in the Partnership, and the Partnership hereby accepts the Memphis Terminal and the Nashville Terminal and 100% membership interests in each of SALA Gathering LLC, El Dorado LLC and Magnolia LLC.

Section 2.6 Contribution by Marketing LLC of 100% of its interests in Marketing LP and Marketing GP to the Partnership. Marketing LLC hereby grants, contributes, bargains, conveys, assigns, transfers, sets over and delivers to the Partnership, its successors and its assigns, for its and their own use forever, all right, title and interest in and to 100% of its interest in each of Marketing LP and Marketing GP, in exchange for (A) 2,187,051 Common Units representing an aggregate 8.93% limited partner interest in the Partnership, (B) the right to receive the Marketing Distribution, (C) the right to receive the Borrowed Funds Distribution and (D) the right to receive the Deferred Issuance and Distribution, and the Partnership hereby accepts a 100% interest in each of Marketing LP and Marketing GP. The Partnership acknowledges that its 100% interest in each of Marketing LP and Marketing LP shall be subject to the Working Capital Borrowings and the Existing Credit Agreement Debt.

 

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Section 2.7 Contribution by the Partnership of the Memphis Terminal and Nashville Terminal and 100% interests in each of SALA Gathering LLC, El Dorado LLC, Magnolia LLC, Paline LLC, Marketing LP and Marketing GP to OLLC. The Partnership hereby grants, contributes, bargains, conveys, assigns, transfers, sets over and delivers to OLLC, its successors and its assigns, for its and their own use forever, the Memphis Terminal and Nashville Terminal and 100% interests in each of SALA Gathering LLC, El Dorado LLC, Magnolia LLC, Paline LLC, Marketing LP and Marketing GP, and OLLC hereby accepts the Memphis Terminal and Nashville Terminal and 100% interests in each of SALA Gathering LLC, El Dorado LLC, Magnolia LLC, Paline LLC, Marketing LP and Marketing GP. The Parties agree that the Partnership may direct Lion Oil, in a separate written instruction, to convey the Memphis and Nashville Terminals directly to OLLC to save duplicate recording fees, escrow costs and other like charges.

Section 2.8 Incurrence of Indebtedness and Guarantee by Marketing LLC. The Parties acknowledge that (a) the Partnership (i) is incurring $90 million in indebtedness pursuant to its Credit Agreement (the “ Borrowed Funds ”) and (ii) Marketing LLC is guaranteeing the Borrowed Funds and certain other obligations of the Partnership under the Credit Agreement and pledging the Note as security for the guarantee.

Section 2.9 Uses of Borrowed Funds. The Partnership is distributing the Borrowed Funds to Marketing LLC. Marketing LLC is loaning the Borrowed Funds and a portion of the proceeds from the distribution set forth in Section 3.2 and the Marketing Distribution to Delek US and Delek US is delivering to Marketing LLC a note evidencing the obligation (the “ Note ”). Marketing LLC is pledging the Note to the lenders under the Credit Agreement as security for its guarantee of the Borrowed Funds with an agreement to pledge any payments with respect to or proceeds from the sale of the Note in a cash collateralized account to secure such guarantee.

Section 2.10 Use of Equity Proceeds. The Parties acknowledge (a) the payment by the Partnership of transaction expenses in the amount of approximately $3,500,000 (excluding the underwriting discounts and the Structuring Fee); (b) the distribution to the General Partner of the General Partner Distribution and to Marketing LLC of the Marketing Distribution; (c) the retirement of the Existing Credit Agreement Debt; and (d) the replacement of certain of the working capital distributed to Marketing LLC in the form of the Accounts Receivable.

Section 2.11 Payment of the Structuring Fee. The Partnership agrees to pay Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Incorporated and Barclays Capital Inc. the applicable Structuring Fee.

Section 2.12 Redemption of the General Partner’s and Delek US’s Initial Interests. For and in consideration of the payment by the Partnership of $20 to the General Partner and $980 to Delek US as a refund of their respective initial contribution to the Partnership, along with 2.0% and 98.0%, respectively, of any interest or profit that resulted from the investment or other use of such capital contribution, the Partnership hereby redeems all of the initial interests of the General Partner and Delek US.

ARTICLE III

ADDITIONAL TRANSACTIONS

Section 3.1 Contribution of General Partner to Services Company. Effective immediately after the transactions described in Article II, Delek US hereby grants, contributes, bargains, conveys, assigns, transfers, sets over and delivers to Services Company, its successors and its assigns, for its and their own use forever, all right, title and interest in and to its 100% membership interest in the General Partner, and Services Company hereby accepts a 100% membership interest in the General Partner.

 

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Section 3.2 Purchase of Additional Common Units. On November 2, 2012, the Over-Allotment Option was exercised in full. The Underwriters will contribute additional cash to the Partnership in exchange for an additional 1,200,000 Common Units on the basis of the initial public offering price per Common Unit set forth in the Registration Statement less the amount of underwriting discounts and applicable Structuring Fee, and the Partnership shall make a cash distribution to Marketing LLC equal to the amount contributed by the Underwriters to the Partnership on each such Option Closing Date.

Section 3.3 Issuance of Additional Common Units. Since the Over-Allotment Option has been exercised in full, the Partnership will not issue any additional Common Units to Marketing LLC, in connection with the Over-Allotment Option.

ARTICLE IV

FURTHER ASSURANCES

From time to time after the Effective Time, and without any further consideration, the Parties 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 (i) 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, (ii) 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 (iii) more fully and effectively to carry out the purposes and intent of this Agreement.

ARTICLE V

EFFECTIVE TIME

Notwithstanding anything contained in this Agreement to the contrary, none of the provisions of Article II of this Agreement shall be operative or have any effect until the Effective Time, at which time all the provisions of Article II of this Agreement shall be effective and operative in accordance with Article VII, without further action by any Party hereto.

ARTICLE VI

COVENANTS

Section 6.1 Debt Covenant.

The Parties intend that (i) the distribution of the Borrowed Funds to Marketing LLC shall qualify as a “debt-financed transfer” under Treasury Regulations Section 1.707-5(b), and (ii) Marketing LLC’s share of the Partnership’s liabilities under the Credit Agreement with respect to the Borrowed Funds under Sections 1.752-2 and 1.707-5(a)(2)(i) of the Treasury Regulations

 

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shall be the entire amount of the Partnership’s liabilities under the Credit Agreement with respect to the Borrowed Funds. For purposes of this Section 6.1, Treasury Regulation Section 1.707-3(c) shall be applied by substituting the phrase “three-year” for the phrase “two-year” in each place the latter phrase appears therein. The Parties agree to act at all times in a manner consistent with the foregoing provisions of this Section 6.1, except with the prior written consent of Marketing LLC. For a period of three (3) years, the Partnership will not make any payment that would reduce the outstanding balance of the Partnership’s liabilities under the Credit Agreement below the amount of the Borrowed Funds, other than with the proceeds of a successor debt that (i) qualifies as, and is treated by the Partnership as, a continuation of the debt repaid under Section 1.707-5(c) of the Treasury Regulations, and (ii) is treated as allocable entirely to Marketing LLC under the principles of the debt-financed transfer exception to the disguised sale rules provided in Section 1.707-5(b) of the Treasury Regulations.

Section 6.2 Net Worth of Marketing LLC.

Marketing LLC covenants and agrees that it will, for a period of three years, maintain a net value (as determined pursuant to the principles of Treasury Regulation Section 1.752-2(k)(2)) that is not less than the principal amount of the Partnership’s outstanding indebtedness immediately after the Effective Time that constitute recourse liabilities of Marketing LLC (within the meaning of Treasury Regulation Section 1.752-2), which amount will be reduced by principal payments by the Partnership on such indebtedness and which amount will not be increased by any new borrowings by the Partnership.

ARTICLE VII

MISCELLANEOUS

Section 7.1 Order of Completion of Transactions. The transactions provided for in Article II of this Agreement shall be completed immediately following the Effective Time in the order set forth therein. 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 7.2 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, 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.

 

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Section 7.3 Successors and Assigns. This Agreement shall be binding upon and inure to the benefit of the Parties and their respective successors and assigns.

Section 7.4 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 7.5 Counterparts. This Agreement may be executed in any number of counterparts 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.

Section 7.6 Choice of Law. This Agreement shall be subject to and governed by the laws of the State of Texas. Each Party hereby submits to the jurisdiction of the federal courts in the State of Texas and to venue in the state and federal courts in Harris County, Texas.

Section 7.7 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 7.8 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 7.9 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 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 hereto after the date of this Agreement.

Section 7.10 Deed; Bill of Sale; Assignment. To the extent required and permitted by applicable law, this Agreement shall also constitute a “deed,” “bill of sale” or “assignment” of the assets and interests referenced herein.

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF , the parties to this Agreement have caused it to be duly executed as of the date first above written.

 

DELEK LOGISTICS PARTNERS, LP
By:   Delek Logistics GP, LLC,
  its general partner

 

  By:   /s/ Andrew L. Schwarcz
    Name:   Andrew L. Schwarcz
    Title:   Executive Vice President and General Counsel

 

DELEK LOGISTICS GP, LLC
By:   /s/ Andrew L. Schwarcz
  Name:   Andrew L. Schwarcz
  Title:   Executive Vice President and General Counsel

 

DELEK LOGISTICS OPERATING, LLC
By:   /s/ Andrew L. Schwarcz
  Name:   Andrew L. Schwarcz
  Title:  

Executive Vice President and

General Counsel

 

DELEK CRUDE LOGISTICS, LLC
By:   /s/ Mark Cox
  Name:   Mark Cox
  Title:  

Executive Vice President and Chief

Financial Officer

 

DELEK US HOLDINGS, INC.
By:   /s/ Kent B. Thomas
  Name:   Kent B. Thomas
  Title:   Executive Vice President and General Counsel

Signature Page to Contribution, Conveyance and Assumption Agreement


LION OIL COMPANY
 

By:

  /s/ Mark Cox
    Name: Mark Cox
   

Title:   Executive Vice President and Chief

            Financial Officer

DELEK MARKETING & SUPPLY LLC

By:

 

/s/ Mark Cox

 

Name: Mark Cox

 

Title:   Executive Vice President and Chief

            Financial Officer

DELEK MARKETING & SUPPLY, LP

By:

  Delek Marketing GP, LLC
  its general partner
 

By:

  /s/ Mark Cox
    Name: Mark Cox
   

Title:   Executive Vice President and Chief

            Financial Officer

DELEK LOGISTICS SERVICES COMPANY

By:

  /s/ Mark Cox
  Name: Mark Cox
 

Title:   Executive Vice President and Chief

            Financial Officer

Signature Page to Contribution, Conveyance and Assumption Agreement

Exhibit 10.5

DELEK LOGISTICS GP, LLC

2012 LONG-TERM INCENTIVE PLAN

 

1. Purpose of the Plan.

The Delek Logistics GP, LLC Long-Term Incentive Plan (the “ Plan ”) has been adopted by Delek Logistics GP, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (the “ Company ”), the general partner of Delek Logistics Partners, LP, a Delaware limited partnership (the “ Partnership ”), and is intended to promote the interests of the Partnership and the Company and their Affiliates (as defined below) by providing to employees, consultants, and directors of the Company and its Affiliates who perform services for or on behalf of the Partnership and its subsidiaries incentive compensation awards for superior performance that are based on Units (as defined below). The Plan is also contemplated to enhance the ability of the Company and its Affiliates to attract and retain the services of individuals who are essential for the growth and profitability of the Partnership and its subsidiaries and to encourage them to devote their best efforts to advancing the business of the Partnership and its subsidiaries.

 

2. Definitions.

As used in the Plan, the following terms shall have the meanings set forth below:

Affiliate ” means, with respect to any Person, any other Person that directly or indirectly through one or more intermediaries controls, is controlled by or is under common control with, the Person in question. As used herein, the term “control” means the possession, direct or indirect, of the power to direct or cause the direction of the management and policies of a Person, whether through ownership of voting securities, by contract or otherwise.

Award ” means a Unit, Restricted Unit, Phantom Unit, Option, Unit Appreciation Right or DER granted under the Plan.

Award Agreement ” means the written agreement or other instrument by which an Award shall be evidenced.

Board ” means the Board of Directors of the Company.

Code ” means the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended.

Committee ” means the Conflicts Committee of the Board or, if none, the Board or such committee of the Board, if any, as may be appointed by the Board to administer the Plan.

Consultant ” means an individual, other than an Employee or a Director, providing bona fide services to the Partnership or any of its subsidiaries as a consultant or advisor, as applicable, provided that such individual is a natural person.

 

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DER ” or “ Distribution Equivalent Right ” means a right to receive an amount in cash or additional Awards equal to the cash distributions made by the Partnership with respect to a Unit during a specified period.

Director ” means a member of the Board who is not an Employee.

Employee ” means any employee of the Company or an Affiliate who performs services for the Partnership or its Affiliates.

Exchange Act ” means the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.

Exchange Transaction ” means a merger (other than a merger of the Partnership in which the holders of Units immediately prior to the merger have the same proportionate ownership of Units in the surviving entity immediately after the merger), consolidation, acquisition or disposition of property or stock, separation, reorganization (other than a mere reincorporation or the creation of a holding company), liquidation of the Partnership or any other similar transaction or event so designated by the Board in its sole discretion, as a result of which the unitholders of the Partnership receive cash, stock or other property in exchange for or in connection with their Units.

Anything in this definition to the contrary notwithstanding, with respect to any Award intended to be compliant with Section 409A of the Code, no Exchange Transaction shall be deemed to have occurred unless such event constitutes an event specified in Section 409A(a)(2)(A)(v) of the Code and the Treasury Regulations promulgated thereunder.

Fair Market Value ” of a Unit means the closing sales price of a Unit on the principal national securities exchange or other market in which trading in Units occurs on the applicable date (or if there is no trading in the Units on such date, on the next preceding date on which there was trading) as reported in The Wall Street Journal (or other reporting service approved by the Committee). In the event Units are not traded on a national securities exchange or other market at the time a determination of fair market value is required to be made hereunder, the determination of fair market value shall be made in good faith by the Committee and in compliance with Section 409A of the Code. Notwithstanding the foregoing, with respect to an Award granted on the effective date of the initial public offering of Units, Fair Market Value on such date shall mean the initial offering price per Unit as stated on the cover page of the prospectus which is part of the registration statement on Form S-1 for such offering.

Option ” means an option to purchase Units granted under the Plan.

Participant ” means any Employee, Consultant or Director granted an Award under the Plan.

Person ” means an individual or a corporation, limited liability company, partnership, joint venture, trust, unincorporated organization, association, government agency or political subdivision thereof or other entity.

 

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Phantom Unit ” means a phantom (notional) Unit granted under the Plan which entitles the Participant to receive, in the discretion of the Committee, a Unit or an amount of cash equal to the Fair Market Value of a Unit.

Restricted Period ” means the period established by the Committee with respect to an Award during which the Award remains nontransferable and subject to forfeiture or is either not exercisable by or payable to the Participant, as the case may be.

Restricted Unit ” means a Unit granted under the Plan that is subject to a Restricted Period.

SEC ” means the United States Securities and Exchange Commission, or any successor thereto.

UAR ” or “ Unit Appreciation Right ” means an Award that, upon exercise, entitles the holder to receive, in cash or Units in the discretion of the Committee, the excess of the Fair Market Value of a Unit on the exercise date over the exercise price established for such Unit Appreciation Right.

Unit ” means a common unit of the Partnership.

 

3. Administration.

(a) General . The Plan shall be administered by the Committee. Subject to the terms of the Plan and applicable law, and in addition to other express powers and authorizations conferred on the Committee by the Plan, the Committee shall have full power and authority to: (i) designate Participants; (ii) determine the type or types of Awards to be granted to a Participant; (iii) determine the number of Units to be covered by Awards; (iv) determine the terms and conditions of any Award (including but not limited to performance requirements for such Award); (v) determine whether, to what extent, and under what circumstances Awards may be settled, exercised, canceled, or forfeited; (vi) interpret and administer the Plan and any instrument or agreement relating to an Award made under the Plan; (vii) establish, amend, suspend, or waive such rules and regulations and appoint such agents as it shall deem appropriate for the proper administration of the Plan; and (viii) make any other determination and take any other action that the Committee deems necessary or desirable for the administration of the Plan. The Committee may, in its discretion, provide for the extension of the exercisability of an Award, accelerate the vesting or exercisability of an Award, eliminate or make less restrictive any restrictions applicable to an Award, waive any restriction or other provision of this Plan or an Award or otherwise amend or modify an Award in any manner that is either (i) not adverse to the Participant to whom such Award was granted or (ii) consented to by such Participant. Unless otherwise expressly provided in the Plan, all designations, determinations, interpretations, and other decisions under or with respect to the Plan or any Award shall be within the sole discretion of the Committee, may be made at any time and shall be final, conclusive, and binding upon all Persons, including the Company, the Partnership, any Affiliate, any Participant, and any beneficiary of any Award. No member of the Committee or officer of the Company to whom the Committee has delegated authority in accordance with the provisions of Section 3(b) of this Plan shall be liable for anything done or omitted to be done by him or her, by any member of the Committee or by any officer of the Company in connection with the performance of any duties under this Plan, except for his or her own willful misconduct or as expressly provided by statute.

 

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(b) Delegation . The Board or the Committee may authorize a committee of one or more members of the Board to grant individual Awards pursuant to such conditions or limitations as the Board or the Committee may establish. The Committee may also delegate to the Chief Executive Officer and to other employees of the Company (i) the authority to grant individual Awards to Consultants and to Employees who are not subject to Section 16(b) of the Exchange Act and (ii) other administrative duties under this Plan pursuant to such conditions or limitations as the Committee may establish. The Committee may engage or authorize the engagement of a third party administrator to carry out administrative functions under the Plan.

 

4. Units.

(a) Limits on Units Deliverable . Subject to adjustment as provided in Section 4(c), the maximum number of Units that may be delivered or reserved for delivery or underlying Awards in the aggregate issued under the Plan is 612,207. If any Award expires, is canceled, exercised, paid or otherwise terminates without the delivery of Units, then the Units covered by such Award, to the extent of such expiration, cancellation, exercise, payment or termination, shall again be Units with respect to which Awards may be granted. Units that are delivered by a Participant in satisfaction of the exercise or other purchase price of an Award or the tax withholding obligations associated with an Award or are withheld to satisfy the Company’s tax withholding obligations are available for delivery pursuant to other Awards. The Committee may from time to time adopt and observe such rules and procedures concerning the counting of Units against the Plan maximum or any sublimit as it may deem appropriate, including rules more restrictive than those set forth above to the extent necessary to satisfy the requirements of any national stock exchange on which the Units are listed or any applicable regulatory requirement. The Board and the appropriate officers of the Company are authorized to take from time to time whatever actions are necessary, and to file any required documents with governmental authorities, stock exchanges and transaction reporting systems to ensure that Units are available for issuance pursuant to Awards.

(b) Sources of Units Deliverable Under Awards . Any Units delivered pursuant to an Award shall consist, in whole or in part, of Units acquired in the open market, common units already owned by the Company, common units acquired by the Company directly from the Partnership or any other person or any combination of the foregoing.

(c) Adjustments . In the event that any distribution (whether in the form of cash, Units, other securities, or other property), recapitalization, split, reverse split, reorganization, merger, consolidation, split-up, spin-off, combination, repurchase, or exchange of Units or other securities of the Partnership, issuance of warrants or other rights to purchase Units or other securities of the Partnership, or other similar transaction or event affects the Units, then the Committee shall, in such manner as it may deem equitable, adjust any or all of (i) the number and type of Units (or other securities or property) with respect to which Awards may be granted, (ii) the number and type of Units (or other securities or property) subject to outstanding Awards, and (iii) the grant or exercise price with respect to any Award or, make provision for a cash payment to the holder of an outstanding Award; provided, that the number of Units subject to any Award shall always be a whole number. No adjustment pursuant to this Section 4(c) shall be made in a manner that results in noncompliance with the requirements of Section 409A of the Code, to the extent applicable.

 

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5. Eligibility.

Any Employee, Consultant or Director shall be eligible to be designated a Participant and receive an Award under the Plan.

 

6. Awards.

Awards may, in the discretion of the Committee, be granted either alone or in addition to, in tandem with or in substitution for any other Award granted under the Plan or any award granted under any other plan of the Company or any Affiliate. Awards granted in addition to or in tandem with other Awards or awards granted under any other plan of the Company or any Affiliate may be granted either at the same time as or at a different time from the grant of such other Awards or awards.

(a) Units . The Committee shall have the discretion to determine the Employees, Consultants and Directors to whom Units shall be granted and the number of Units to be granted. All Units granted shall be fully vested upon grant and shall not be subject to forfeiture.

(b) Restricted Units . The Committee shall have the authority to determine the Employees, Consultants and Directors to whom Restricted Units shall be granted, the number of Restricted Units to be granted to each such Participant, the Restricted Period, the conditions under which the Restricted Units may become vested or forfeited, and such other terms and conditions as the Committee may establish with respect to such Awards. To the extent provided by the Committee, in its discretion, a grant of Restricted Units may provide that distributions made by the Partnership with respect to the Restricted Units shall be subject to the same forfeiture and other restrictions as the Restricted Unit and, if restricted, such distributions shall be held, without interest, until the Restricted Unit vests or is forfeited with the accumulated distributions being paid or forfeited at the same time, as the case may be. Absent such a restriction on the distributions in the Award Agreement, distributions during the Restricted Period shall be paid to the holder of the Restricted Unit without restriction.

(c) Phantom Units . The Committee shall have the authority to determine the Employees, Consultants and Directors to whom Phantom Units shall be granted, the number of Phantom Units to be granted to each such Participant, the Restricted Period, the time or conditions under which the Phantom Units may become vested or forfeited, which may include, without limitation, the accelerated vesting upon the achievement of specified performance goals, and such other terms and conditions as the Committee may establish with respect to such Awards, including whether DERs are granted with respect to such Phantom Units.

(d) Options . The Committee shall have the authority to determine the Employees, Consultants and Directors to whom Options shall be granted, the number of Units to be covered by each Option, whether DERs are granted with respect to such Option, the purchase price therefor and the conditions and limitations applicable to the exercise of the Option as the Committee shall determine, that are not inconsistent with the provisions of the Plan. The term of

 

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an Option may not exceed 10 years. The purchase price per Unit purchasable under an Option shall be determined by the Committee at the time the Option is granted, provided such purchase price may not be less than 100% of its Fair Market Value as of the date of grant. The Committee shall determine the time or times at which an Option may be exercised in whole or in part, which may include, without limitation, accelerated vesting upon the achievement of specified performance goals, and the method or methods by which payment of the exercise price with respect thereto may be made or deemed to have been made, which may include, without limitation, cash, check acceptable to the Company, a broker-assisted cashless exercise through procedures approved by the Committee, delivery of previously owned Units having a Fair Market Value on the exercise date equal to the relevant exercise, or any combination thereof.

(e) Unit Appreciation Rights . The Committee shall have the authority to determine the Employees, Consultants and Directors to whom Unit Appreciation Rights shall be granted, the number of Units to be covered by each grant and the conditions and limitations applicable to the exercise of the Unit Appreciation Right as the Committee shall determine, that are not inconsistent with the provisions of the Plan. The exercise price per Unit Appreciation Right shall be not less than 100% of its Fair Market Value as of the date of grant. The term of a Unit Appreciation Right may not exceed 10 years.

(f) Distribution Equivalent Rights . The Committee shall have the authority to determine the Employees, Consultants and Directors to whom DERs are granted, whether such DERs are tandem or separate Awards, whether the DERs shall be paid directly to the Participant, be credited to a bookkeeping account (with or without interest in the discretion of the Committee) the vesting restrictions and payment provisions applicable to the Award, and such other provisions or restrictions as determined by the Committee in its discretion all of which shall be specified in the Award Agreements.

 

7. Limits on Transfer of Awards.

Each Award shall be exercisable or payable only to the Participant during the Participant’s lifetime, or to the person to whom the Participant’s rights shall pass by will or the laws of descent and distribution. No Award and no right under any such Award may be assigned, alienated, pledged, attached, sold or otherwise transferred or encumbered by a Participant and any such purported assignment, alienation, pledge, attachment, sale, transfer or encumbrance shall be void and unenforceable against the Company or any Affiliate. Notwithstanding the foregoing, to the extent specifically provided by the Committee with respect to an Award, an Award may be transferred by a Participant without consideration to immediate family members or related family trusts, limited partnerships or similar entities or on such terms and conditions as the Committee may from time to time establish.

 

8. Securities Restrictions.

(a) All certificates for Units or other securities of the Partnership delivered under the Plan pursuant to any Award or the exercise thereof shall be subject to such stop transfer orders and other restrictions as the Committee may deem advisable under the Plan or the rules, regulations, and other requirements of the SEC, any stock exchange upon which such Units or other securities are then listed, and any applicable federal or state laws, and the Committee may cause a legend or legends to be put on any such certificates to make appropriate reference to such restrictions.

 

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(b) Notwithstanding anything in the Plan or any Award Agreement to the contrary, delivery of Units pursuant to the exercise or vesting of an Award may be deferred for any period during which, in the good faith determination of the Committee, the Company is not reasonably able to obtain Units to deliver pursuant to such Award without violating the rules or regulations of any applicable law or securities exchange. No Units or other securities shall be delivered pursuant to any Award until payment in full of any amount required to be paid pursuant to the Plan or the applicable Award Agreement (including, without limitation, any exercise price or tax withholding) is received by the Company.

 

9. Exchange Transaction.

In the event of an Exchange Transaction, all holders of Options and UARs shall be permitted to exercise their outstanding Options and UARs in whole or in part (whether or not otherwise exercisable) immediately prior to such Exchange Transaction, and any outstanding Options and UARs which are not exercised before the Exchange Transaction shall thereupon terminate. Notwithstanding the preceding sentence, if, as part of an Exchange Transaction, the unitholders of the Partnership receive equity of another entity (“Exchange Equity”) in exchange for their Units (whether or not such Exchange Equity is the sole consideration), and if the Board, in its sole discretion, so directs, then all outstanding Options and UARs shall be converted into options to purchase units of, or unit appreciation rights with respect to, Exchange Equity. The amount and price of converted options and unit appreciation rights shall be determined by adjusting the amount and price of the Options and UARs granted hereunder on the same basis as the determination of the number of units of Exchange Equity the holders of Units shall receive in the Exchange Transaction and, unless the Board determines otherwise, the vesting conditions with respect to the converted options and unit appreciation rights shall be substantially the same as the vesting conditions set forth in the original Option or UAR agreement, as applicable. Any such adjustment shall be made in a manner that does not cause the Option or UAR to become subject to Section 409A of the Code. The Board, acting in its discretion, may accelerate the vesting of Restricted Units and Phantom Units and/or make such other adjustments to the terms of any such outstanding Awards, and/or provide for the conversion of such Awards into comparable awards relating to Exchange Equity, all as it deems appropriate in its sole discretion in the context of an Exchange Transaction. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the provisions of this Section 9 shall not apply with respect to any Award intended to be compliant with Section 409A of the Code, and the treatment of such Awards in the event of an Exchange Transaction shall be as described in the applicable Award Agreement.

 

10. Amendment and Termination.

Except as required by applicable law or the rules of the principal securities exchange on which the Units are traded, the Board may amend, alter, suspend, discontinue, or terminate the Plan in any manner, including increasing the number of Units available for Awards under the Plan, without the consent of any Participant, any other holder or beneficiary of an Award or any other Person.

 

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11. General Provisions.

(a) No Rights to Award . No Person shall have any claim to be granted any Award under the Plan, and there is no obligation for uniformity of treatment of Participants. The terms and conditions of Awards need not be the same with respect to each recipient.

(b) Tax Withholding . The Company or any Affiliate is authorized to withhold from any Award, from any payment due or transfer made under any Award or from any compensation or other amount owing to a Participant the amount (in cash, Units, other securities, or other property) of any applicable taxes payable at the minimum statutory rate in respect of the grant of an Award, its exercise, the lapse of restrictions thereon, or any payment or transfer under an Award or under the Plan and to take such other action as may be necessary in the opinion of the Company to satisfy its withholding obligations for the payment of such taxes.

(c) No Right to Employment or Services . The grant of an Award shall not be construed as giving a Participant the right to be retained as an Employee, Consultant or Director, as applicable. Further, the Company or an Affiliate may at any time dismiss a Participant from employment or service at any time.

(d) Governing Law . The validity, construction, and effect of the Plan and any rules and regulations relating to the Plan shall be determined in accordance with the laws of the State of Delaware without regard to its conflict of laws principles.

(e) Severability . If any provision of the Plan or any award is or becomes or is deemed to be invalid, illegal, or unenforceable in any jurisdiction or as to any Person or Award, or would disqualify the Plan or any award under any law deemed applicable by the Committee, such provision shall be construed or deemed amended to conform to the applicable laws, or if it cannot be construed or deemed amended without, in the determination of the Committee, materially altering the intent of the Plan or the Award, such provision shall be stricken as to such jurisdiction, person or award and the remainder of the Plan and any such Award shall remain in full force and effect.

(f) Other Laws . The Committee may refuse to issue or transfer any Units or other consideration under an Award if, in its sole discretion, it determines that the issuance or transfer of such Units or such other consideration might violate any applicable law or regulation, the rules of the principal securities exchange on which the Units are then traded, or entitle the Partnership or an Affiliate to recover the same under Section 16(b) of the Exchange Act, and any payment tendered to the Company by a Participant, other holder or beneficiary in connection with the exercise of such Award shall be promptly refunded to the relevant Participant, holder or beneficiary.

(g) No Trust or Fund Created . Neither the Plan nor any Award shall create or be construed to create a trust or separate fund of any kind or a fiduciary relationship between the Partnership, Company or any participating Affiliate and a Participant or any other Person. To the extent that any Person acquires a right to receive payments from the Partnership, Company or any Affiliate pursuant to an Award, such right shall be no greater than the right of any general unsecured creditor of the Partnership, Company or any participating Affiliate.

 

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(h) No Fractional Units. No fractional Units shall be issued or delivered pursuant to the Plan or any Award, and the Committee shall determine whether cash, other securities, or other property shall be paid or transferred in lieu of any fractional Units or whether such fractional Units or any rights thereto shall be canceled, terminated, or otherwise eliminated.

(i) Facility of Payment . Any amounts payable hereunder to any person under legal disability or who, in the judgment of the Committee, is unable to properly manage his financial affairs, may be paid to the legal representative of such person, or may be applied for the benefit of such person in any manner which the Committee may select, and the Partnership, Company and its Affiliates shall be relieved of any further liability for payment of such amounts.

(j) Participation by Affiliates. In making Awards to Employees employed by an Affiliate of the Company, the Committee shall be acting on behalf of the Affiliate, and to the extent the Partnership has an obligation to reimburse the Affiliate for compensation paid to Employees for services rendered for the benefit of the Partnership, such payments or reimbursement payments may be made by the Partnership directly to the Affiliate, and, if made to the Company, shall be received by the Company as agent for the Affiliate.

(k) Gender and Number . Words in the masculine gender shall include the feminine gender, the plural shall include the singular and the singular shall include the plural.

(l) No Guarantee of Tax Consequences . None of the Board, the Partnership, the Company, any Affiliate nor the Committee makes any commitment or guarantee that any federal, state or local tax treatment will apply or be available to any person participating or eligible to participate hereunder.

 

12. Section 409A of the Code.

(a) Awards made under this Plan are intended to comply with or be exempt from Section 409A of the Code, and ambiguous provisions hereof, if any, shall be construed and interpreted in a manner consistent with such intent. No payment, benefit or consideration shall be substituted for an Award if such action would result in the imposition of taxes under Section 409A of the Code. Notwithstanding anything in this Plan to the contrary, if any Plan provision or Award under this Plan would result in the imposition of an additional tax under Section 409A of the Code, that Plan provision or Award shall be reformed, to the extent permissible under Section 409A of the Code, to avoid imposition of the additional tax, and no such action shall be deemed to adversely affect the Participant’s rights to an Award.

(b) Unless the Committee provides otherwise in an Award Agreement, each DER, Restricted Unit or Phantom Unit (or portion thereof if the Award is subject to a vesting schedule) shall be settled no later than the 15th day of the third month after the end of the first calendar year in which the Award (or such portion thereof) is no longer subject to a “substantial risk of forfeiture” within the meaning of Section 409A of the Code. If the Committee determines that a DER, Restricted Unit or Phantom Unit is intended to be subject to Section 409A of the Code, the applicable Award Agreement shall include terms that are designed to satisfy the requirements of Section 409A of the Code.

 

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(c) If the Participant is identified by the Company as a “specified employee” within the meaning of Section 409A(a)(2)(B)(i) of the Code on the date on which the Participant has a “separation from service” (other than due to death) within the meaning of Treasury Regulation § 1.409A-1(h), any Award payable or settled on account of a separation from service that is deferred compensation subject to Section 409A of the Code shall be paid or settled on the earliest of (1) the first business day following the expiration of six months from the Participant’s separation from service, (2) the date of the Participant’s death, or (3) such earlier date as complies with the requirements of Section 409A of the Code.

 

13. Term of the Plan.

The Plan has been approved by the limited partners of the Partnership and shall become effective on the later of the date of its approval by the Board or the initial public offering of Units. The Plan shall terminate on, and no Awards may be granted after, the earliest of the date established by the Board or the Committee, the 10th anniversary of the date the Plan was approved by the limited partners of the Partnership (or such earlier anniversary, if any, required by the rules of the exchange on which Units are traded) or the date Units are no longer available for delivery pursuant to Awards under the Plan. However, unless otherwise expressly provided in the Plan or in an applicable Award Agreement, any Award granted prior to such termination, and the authority of the Committee to amend, alter, adjust, suspend, discontinue, or terminate any such Award or to waive any conditions or rights under such Award, shall extend beyond such termination date.

 

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Exhibit 10.6

*** indicates material that has been omitted pursuant to a Request for Confidential Treatment filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission. A complete copy of this agreement, including the redacted portions so indicated, has been filed separately with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

MARKETING AGREEMENT

This Marketing Agreement is made and entered into as of November 7, 2012 (this “ Agreement ”), by and between Delek Refining, Ltd. , a Texas limited partnership (“ Delek Refining ”), and Delek Marketing & Supply, LP , a Delaware limited partnership (“ Delek Marketing ”). Delek Refining and Delek Marketing are hereinafter sometimes referred to individually as a “ Party ” and collectively as the “ Parties .”

WHEREAS , Delek Refining owns an oil refinery located in Tyler, Smith County, Texas, including the Tyler Terminal (the “ Refinery ”), and, among other things, is in the business of producing at such Refinery or otherwise sells at such Refinery or the Big Sandy Terminal the products listed in Schedule A attached hereto (the “ Refinery Products ”) and jet fuel and petroleum coke (the “ Excluded Products ”);

WHEREAS , Delek Refining is in the business of selling Refinery Products and Excluded Products to a number of wholesale customers pursuant to various contracts;

WHEREAS , Delek Marketing is in the business of marketing and selling refined petroleum products primarily within the State of Texas;

WHEREAS , the Parties desire that Delek Marketing perform the functions of marketing all Refinery Products produced or sold from the Refinery and/or the Big Sandy Terminal;

WHEREAS , Delek Marketing possesses the ability to provide and is willing to perform such marketing services as provided herein;

NOW , THEREFORE , for and in consideration of the mutual covenants, agreements, obligations and benefits made and contained in this Agreement, and other good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which is hereby acknowledged, the Parties hereby agree as follows:

ARTICLE 1

DEFINITIONS

Capitalized terms used throughout this Agreement, shall have the meanings ascribed to such terms herein. The terms below shall have the following meanings:

Affiliate ” means, with to respect to a specified Person, any other Person controlling, controlled by or under common control with that first Person. As used in this definition, the term “control” includes (i) with respect to any Person having voting securities or the equivalent and elected directors, managers or Persons performing similar functions, the ownership of or power to vote, directly or indirectly, voting securities or the equivalent representing 50% or more of the power to vote in the election of directors, managers or Persons performing similar functions, (ii) ownership of 50% or more of the equity or equivalent interest in any Person and (iii) the ability to direct the business and affairs of any Person by acting as a general partner, manager or


otherwise. Notwithstanding the foregoing, for purposes of this Agreement, Delek US and its subsidiaries (other than the Partnership and its subsidiaries), including Delek Refining, on the one hand, and the Partnership and its subsidiaries, including Delek Marketing, on the other hand, shall not be considered Affiliates of each other.

Agreement ” shall have the meaning assigned to such term in the Preamble.

Applicable Law ” means any applicable statute, law, regulation, ordinance, rule, judgment, rule of law, order, decree, permit, approval, concession, grant, franchise, license, agreement, requirement, or other governmental restriction or any similar form of decision of, or any provision of condition of any permit, license or other operating authorization issued under any of the foregoing by, or any determination by any Governmental Authority having or asserting jurisdiction over the matter or matters in question, whether now or hereafter in effect and in each case as amended (including, without limitation, all of the terms and provisions of the common law of such Governmental Authority), as interpreted and enforced at the time in question.

Arbitrable Dispute ” means any and all disputes, claims, controversies and other matters in question between Delek Refining, on the one hand, and Delek Marketing, on the other hand, requiring arbitration under this Agreement.

Barrel ” shall mean a volume equal to 42 U.S. gallons of 231 cubic inches each.

Big Sandy Terminal ” shall mean the light product distribution terminal and associated assets owned and operated by an Affiliate of Delek Marketing and located in Big Sandy, Texas.

Business Day ” shall mean a day, other than a Saturday or Sunday, on which banks in New York, New York are open for the general transaction of business.

Claimant ” shall have the meaning assigned to such term in Section 11.12 .

Confidential Information ” means all information, documents, records and data that a Party furnishes or otherwise discloses to the other Party (including any such items furnished prior to the execution of this Agreement), together with all analyses, compilations, studies, memoranda, notes or other documents, records or data (in whatever form maintained, whether documentary, computer or other electronic storage or otherwise) prepared by the receiving Party which contain or otherwise reflect or are generated from such information, documents, records and data; provided, however , that the term “ Confidential Information ” does not include any information that (i) at the time of disclosure or thereafter is or becomes generally available to or known by the public (other than as a result of a disclosure by the receiving Party), (ii) is developed by the receiving Party without reliance on any Confidential Information or (iii) is or was available to the receiving Party on a nonconfidential basis from a source other than the disclosing Party that, insofar as is known to the receiving Party after reasonable inquiry, is not prohibited from transmitting the information to the recipient by a contractual, legal or fiduciary obligation to the disclosing Party.

 

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Contract Quarter ” means a three-month period that commences on January 1, April 1, July 1 or October 1, and ends on March 31, June 30, September 30 or December 31, respectively, except that the initial Contract Quarter shall commence on the Effective Date and end on December 31, 2012 and the final Contract Quarter shall end on the last day of the Term.

Control ” (including with correlative meaning, the term “ controlled by ”) means, as used with respect to any Person, the possession, directly or indirectly, of the power to direct or cause the direction of the management and policies of such Person, whether through the ownership of voting securities, by contract or otherwise.

Cost Basis ” shall mean, for each Refinery Product, the price per gallon of such Refinery Product calculated as set forth for such Refinery Product in Schedule B , provided , however , that such Schedule B may be amended, modified or supplemented on a monthly basis or at such other times by written agreement of the Parties as may be necessary, or dictated by changing regulatory requirements, to reflect changes in market indices, increases in additive supply costs or increases in the type, number, characteristics or rates of fuels additives.

Deficiency Notice ” shall have the meaning assigned to such term in Section 6.9(a).

Deficiency Payment ” shall have the meaning assigned to such term in Section 6.9(a).

Delek Marketing ” shall have the meaning assigned to such term in the Preamble.

Delek Refining ” shall have the meaning assigned to such term in the Preamble.

Delek Refining Accounts ” shall mean all accounts, general intangibles, chattel paper, letters of credit, instruments and other rights to payments, all security for any such payment obligations of any such buyer and all cash or non-cash proceeds arising from the sale or other disposition of the Refinery Products during the Term.

Delek Refining Contracts ” shall mean any and all contracts or sales arrangements relating to the sale of the Refinery Products by Delek Refining in existence as of the date hereof or that come into existence during the Term.

Delek US ” means Delek US Holdings, Inc.

Effective Date ” means November 7, 2012.

Environmental Law ” means all federal, state, and local laws, statutes, rules, regulations, orders, judgments, ordinances, codes, injunctions, decrees, Environmental Permits and other legally enforceable requirements and rules of common law now or hereafter in effect, relating to pollution or protection of human health and 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 similar federal, state or local environmental conservation and protection laws, each as amended from time to time.

 

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Environmental Permit ” means any permit, approval, identification number, license, registration, consent, exemption, variance or other authorization required under or issued pursuant to any applicable Environmental Law.

Excluded Products ” shall have the meaning assigned to such term in the Recitals.

Finished Products ” shall mean the Refinery Products classified as “finished product”; as set forth in Schedule A , as such Schedule A may be amended, modified or supplemented by written agreement of the Parties from time to time.

Force Majeure ” means acts of God, strikes, lockouts or other industrial disturbances, acts of the public enemy, wars, blockades, insurrections, riots, storms, floods, washouts, arrests, the order of any court or Governmental Authority having jurisdiction while the same is in force and effect, civil disturbances, explosions, breakage, accident to machinery, storage tanks or lines of pipe, inability to obtain or unavoidable delay in obtaining material or equipment, any inability to deliver Refinery Products because of a failure of third-party pipelines, and any other causes whether of the kind herein enumerated or otherwise not reasonably within the control of the Party claiming suspension and which by the exercise of due diligence such Party is unable to prevent or overcome.

Force Majeure Notice ” shall have the meaning assigned to such term in Section 8.1 .

Force Majeure Party ” shall have the meaning assigned to such term in Section 8.1 .

Force Majeure Period ” shall have the meaning assigned to such term in Section 8.1 .

General Partner ” shall mean the general partner of the Partnership.

Governmental Authority ” shall mean any federal, state, local or foreign government or any provincial, departmental or other political subdivision thereof, or any entity, body or authority exercising executive, legislative, judicial, regulatory, administrative or other governmental functions or any court, department, commission, board, bureau, agency, instrumentality or administrative body of any of the foregoing.

Initial Term ” shall have the meaning assigned to such term in Section 3.1 .

Liabilities ” shall mean any losses, liabilities, charges, damages, deficiencies, assessments, interests, fines, penalties, costs and expenses (collectively, “ Costs ”) of any kind (including reasonable attorneys’ fees and other fees, court costs and other disbursements), including any Costs directly or indirectly arising out of or related to any suit, proceeding, judgment, settlement or judicial or administrative order and any Costs arising from compliance or non-compliance with Environmental Law.

Margin ” shall mean, for each Refinery Product, the difference, if any, between the Sales Price minus the sum of the Cost Basis thereof plus any direct freight costs. For purposes of calculating the Margin for any monthly period, the Parties may not apply any positive or negative balance from a prior or subsequent period to such calculation. In the event such total difference between the sum of the Sales Price of all the Refinery Products sold minus the sum of the Cost Basis of such products is a negative number (on a monthly basis), the Margin shall equal zero (0).

 

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Marketing Indemnitees ” shall have the meaning assigned to such term in Section 9.1 .

Minimum Volume Commitment ” shall have the meaning assigned to such term in Section 6.4 .

Notice Period ” shall have the meaning assigned to such term in Section 3.2(b) .

Partnership ” means Delek Logistics Partners, LP.

Party ” or “ Parties ” shall have the meanings assigned to such terms in the Preamble.

Person ” shall mean any individual, corporation, partnership, limited partnership, limited liability company, joint venture, association, joint stock company, trust, unincorporated organization, or governmental authority.

Prime Rate ” means the rate of interest quoted in The Wall Street Journal , Money Rates Section as the Prime Rate.

Receiving Party Personnel ” shall have the meaning assigned to such term in Section 10.1(d) .

Refinery ” shall have the meaning assigned to such term in the Recitals.

Refinery Products ” shall have the meaning assigned to such term in the Recitals.

Refining Indemnitees ” shall have the meaning assigned to such term in Section 9.2 .

Renewal Term ” shall have the meaning assigned to such term in Section 3.1 .

Respondent ” shall have the meaning assigned to such term in Section 11.12 .

Sales Price ” shall mean, for each Refinery Product, the price per gallon at which such Refinery Product is sold to third Persons, including any and all fees (excluding taxes) and additives cost, as set forth in the invoice therefor, less any discount or refund applied to such invoice price.

Services Base Fee ” shall have the meaning assigned to such term in Section 6.1(a) .

Services Profit Share ” shall have the meaning assigned to such term in Section 6.1(b) .

Shortfall Payment ” shall have the meaning assigned to such term in Section 6.5(a) .

Special Damages ” shall have the meaning assigned to such term in Section 9.3 .

Suspension Notice ” shall have the meaning assigned to such term in Section 3.2(b) .

 

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Term ” shall have the meaning assigned to such term in Section 3.1 .

Termination Notice ” shall have the meaning assigned to such term in Section 8.3 .

Throughput Fee ” shall have the meaning assigned to such term in Section 6.2 .

Tyler Terminal ” shall mean Delek Refining’s light products terminal located at the Refinery.

ARTICLE 2

MARKETING AND SALES SERVICES

2.1 Exclusive Marketing and Sales Services Provider . During the Term, Delek Marketing shall act as the exclusive marketing and sales agent on behalf of Delek Refining and be the exclusive provider of marketing and sales services for all of the Refinery Products sold by Delek Refining. During the Term, Delek Refining shall not market or sell the Refinery Products except pursuant to the terms of this Agreement.

2.2 Marketing and Sales Services . Subject to the terms and conditions of this Agreement, during the Term, Delek Marketing shall market the Refinery Products and perform such other services as are reasonably necessary to carry out the transactions contemplated by this Agreement in a capable and professional manner, including, without limitation, the following:

(a) promptly identify potential new buyers of the Refinery Products, evaluate the creditworthiness of such potential new buyers and make recommendations to Delek Refining with respect to such potential new buyers (it being understood and agreed that Delek Refining shall make the decision as to whether it will transact with any such buyer and Delek Marketing will have no liability for any bad debt of such buyer);

(b) promptly negotiate and recommend for approval by Delek Refining commercially competitive terms (under prevailing market conditions) of any purchase orders or supply contracts for the Refinery Products;

(c) provide such personnel, equipment and vehicles necessary to perform the marketing and sales services contemplated herein;

(d) diligently monitor sales volumes and inventories of Refinery Products;

(e) act as the primary point of contact for sales and marketing issues relating to the Delek Refining Contracts; and

(f) monitor accounts receivable with respect to the Refinery Products and any taxes or other charges related thereto.

2.3 Access to Facilities and Systems During the Term of Agreement .

(a) Delek Marketing shall have the right to full and complete access to the Refinery, and related facilities, information and systems as may be reasonably necessary to market and sell the Refinery Products, and otherwise perform its obligations and exercise its rights under this Agreement.

 

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(b) When accessing the facilities, Delek Marketing shall comply with such safety directives and guidelines as may be furnished to Delek Marketing by Delek Refining in writing from time to time.

ARTICLE 3

TERM

3.1 Term . The term of this Agreement shall commence on the date hereof and, unless earlier terminated in accordance with Section 3.2 , shall continue in full force and effect until the tenth (10th) anniversary hereof (the “ Initial Term ”). The Term shall renew annually for an additional one (1) year period (the “ Renewal Term(s) ”) unless written notice of termination of this Agreement at the end of the Initial Term or any Renewal Term is received by the non-terminating Party at least ten (10) months prior to the end of the Initial Term or such Renewal Term, as applicable. The Initial Term and any Renewal Terms are sometimes collectively referred to as the “ Term .”

3.2 Termination .

(a) This Agreement may be terminated and the transactions contemplated hereby may be abandoned at any time upon written notice by either Party in the event the other Party commits a material breach of or materially defaults under the terms of this Agreement, and such breach or default is not cured (or a plan to cure such breach or default reasonably satisfactory to the non-breaching or non-defaulting Party has been adopted and is being diligently pursued by the breaching or defaulting Party) within fifteen (15) calendar days after receipt by the breaching Party of written notice from the non-breaching Party of such breach or default.

(b) From and after the second anniversary of the Effective Date, in the event that Delek Refining decides to permanently or indefinitely suspend refining operations at the Refinery for a period that shall continue for at least twelve (12) consecutive months, Delek Refining may provide written notice to Delek Marketing of Delek Refining’s intent to terminate this Agreement (the “ Suspension Notice ”). Such Suspension Notice shall be sent at any time (but not prior to the second anniversary of the Effective Date) after Delek Refining has notified Delek Marketing of such suspension and, upon the expiration of the period of twelve (12) months (which may run concurrently with the twelve (12) month period described in the immediately preceding sentence) following the date such notice is sent (the “ Notice Period ”), this Agreement shall terminate. If Delek Refining notifies Delek Marketing, more than two (2) months prior to the expiration of the Notice Period, of its intent to resume operations at the Refinery, then the Suspension Notice shall be deemed revoked and this Agreement shall continue in full force and effect as if such Suspension Notice had never been delivered. During the Notice Period, Delek Refining shall remain liable for Deficiency Payments.

 

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(c) If refining operations at the Refinery are suspended for any reason (including refinery turnaround operations and other scheduled maintenance), then Delek Refining shall remain liable for Shortfall Payments under this Agreement for the duration of the suspension, unless and until this Agreement is terminated as provided above. Delek Refining shall provide at least thirty (30) days’ prior written notice of any suspension of operations at the Refinery due to a planned turnaround or scheduled maintenance, provided that Delek Refining shall not have any liability for any failure to notify, or delay in notifying, Delek Marketing of any such suspension except to the extent Delek Marketing has been materially damaged by such failure or delay.

ARTICLE 4

THE REFINERY PRODUCTS

4.1 Quantity of Refinery Products . During the Term of this Agreement, Delek Refining shall make available to Delek Marketing at the Refinery and/or the Big Sandy Terminal, and Delek Marketing will use commercially reasonable efforts to market and sell, all of the Refinery Products produced or otherwise sold by Delek Refining; provided , however , that nothing contained herein shall prevent Delek Marketing from purchasing from third Persons (or selling on behalf of third Persons) products that are similar in nature to the Refinery Products in markets not served by Delek Refining, as determined by Delek Marketing in good faith.

4.2 Measurement of Refinery Products . The measurement of Refinery Products produced and sold pursuant to this Agreement shall be determined in a manner reasonably acceptable to Delek Refining and Delek Marketing. Delek Marketing shall have the right to inspect, test, and audit any and all equipment and systems used in the measurement of the Refinery Products pursuant to this Agreement.

4.3 Title and Risk of Loss to Refinery Products . During the Term, the title and risk of loss to the Refinery Products sold hereunder shall pass from Delek Refining to the third Person buyer of such Refinery Products (or, with respect to any Refinery Products sold hereunder to Delek Marketing for its own account, to Delek Marketing) pursuant to the terms of the purchase or supply contract or other sales arrangement between Delek Refining and such buyer. As between the Parties, during the Term, Delek Refining shall be deemed to be the (i) sole and exclusive owner, and in sole and exclusive control and possession, of all the Refinery Products delivered hereunder to any third Person buyer (or, with respect to any Refinery Products sold hereunder to Delek Marketing for its own account, to Delek Marketing); and (ii) sole and exclusive owner of all Delek Refining Accounts and Delek Refining Contracts, and Delek Marketing hereby expressly disclaims any rights, claims or interest in or to such Refinery Products (other than any Refinery Products sold hereunder to Delek Marketing for its own account), Delek Refining Accounts, or Delek Refining Contracts, whether now existing or otherwise arising during the Term; provided, however , nothing in this Section 4.3 is intended as a waiver of any claims related to the performance of the Parties of their respective obligations under this Agreement.

4.4 Taxes and Other Assessments . Delek Refining shall be responsible for and shall discharge as and when due all taxes, duties, royalties, fees and other assessments imposed or levied upon the Refinery Products sold pursuant to this Agreement during the Term; provided, however , that if Delek Marketing is a purchaser for its own account of Refinery Products sold under this Agreement, Delek Marketing shall be responsible for and shall discharge as and when due all taxes, duties, royalties, fees and other assessments imposed or levied on such Refinery Products following such purchase.

 

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ARTICLE 5

REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES

5.1 Representations of Delek Refining . Delek Refining hereby represents and warrants to Delek Marketing as follows:

(a) Delek Refining is a limited partnership duly formed and validly existing;

(b) Delek Refining possesses all requisite power and authority to enter into and perform this Agreement and to carry out the transactions contemplated herein;

(c) Delek Refining’s execution, delivery, and performance of this Agreement have been duly authorized, and this Agreement has been duly executed and delivered by Delek Refining and (assuming due authorization by Delek Marketing) constitutes Delek Refining’s legal, valid, and binding obligation, enforceable against Delek Refining in accordance with its terms, except as the enforcement thereof may be limited by applicable bankruptcy, insolvency and other legal principles pertaining to creditors’ rights;

(d) No suit, action or arbitration, or legal, administrative or other proceeding is pending or, to Delek Refining’s knowledge, threatened against it that would affect the validity or enforceability of this Agreement or the ability of Delek Refining to fulfill its obligations and commitments hereunder;

(e) No consents or approvals are required in connection with the execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement by Delek Refining that have not been obtained as of the date hereof;

(f) The execution, delivery and performance by Delek Refining of this Agreement will not (i) violate any law, rule or regulation applicable to it, (ii) result in any breach of, or constitute any default under, any contractual obligation thereof or of any Delek Refining Contract, or (iii) result in, or require, the creation or imposition of any lien or other encumbrance on any of the properties or revenues of Delek Marketing; and

(g) Delek Refining shall not take any action or cause any other Person to take any action not authorized or permitted by this Agreement that shall materially interfere or materially adversely affect Delek Marketing’s ability to comply with the terms and conditions of this Agreement.

5.2 Representations of Delek Marketing . Delek Marketing hereby represents and warrants to Delek Refining as follows:

(a) Delek Marketing is a limited partnership duly formed and validly existing;

(b) Delek Marketing possesses all requisite power and authority to enter into and perform this Agreement and to carry out the transactions contemplated herein;

 

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(c) Delek Marketing’s execution, delivery, and performance of this Agreement have been duly authorized, and this Agreement has been duly executed and delivered by Delek Marketing and (assuming due authorization by Delek Refining) constitutes Delek Marketing’s legal, valid, and binding obligation, enforceable against Delek Marketing in accordance with its terms, except as the enforcement thereof may be limited by applicable bankruptcy, insolvency and other legal principles pertaining to creditors’ rights;

(d) No suit, action or arbitration, or legal, administrative or other proceeding is pending or, to Delek Marketing’s knowledge, threatened against Delek Marketing that would affect the validity or enforceability of this Agreement or the ability of Delek Marketing to fulfill its obligations and commitments hereunder;

(e) No consents or approvals are required in connection with the execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement by Delek Marketing that have not been obtained as of the date hereof; and

(f) The execution, delivery and performance by Delek Marketing of this Agreement will not (i) violate any law, rule or regulation applicable thereto, (ii) result in any breach of, or constitute any default under, any contractual obligation thereof, or (iii) result in, or require, the creation or imposition of any lien or other encumbrance on any of the properties or revenues of Delek Refining.

ARTICLE 6

FEES DURING TERM

6.1 Marketing and Sales Services Fee . In consideration for the marketing and sales services to be performed by Delek Marketing during the Term pursuant to the terms and conditions hereof, Delek Refining shall pay Delek Marketing a monthly fee equal, for any one-month period, to the sum of:

(a) one and sixty-five hundredths cents ($0.0165) per gallon of Refinery Products sold pursuant to this Agreement during such period (the “ Services Base Fee ”); plus

(b) fifty percent (50%) of the Margin on the Finished Products sold pursuant to this Agreement during such period (the “ Services Profit Share ”), which Margin shall be calculated monthly based on the aggregate sales of Finished Product for the applicable one-month period; provided, however, that for any Contract Quarter, the aggregate Services Profit Share shall be not less than $175,000 nor greater than $500,000.

6.2 Throughput Fee . As consideration for the operation of the Tyler Terminal by Delek Refining during the Term, Delek Marketing shall pay Delek Refining a monthly fee equal, for any one-month period, to twenty-three hundredths of one cent ($0.0023) per gallon of Refinery Products sold pursuant to this Agreement during such period (the “ Throughput Fee ”).

 

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6.3 Services Base Fee Adjustment and Throughput Fee Adjustment . On July 1 of each year commencing on July 1, 2013, the Services Base Fee and Throughput Fee shall be increased by an amount equal to the increase, if any, in the CPI-U (All Urban Consumers), as reported by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Index; provided, however, that neither the Services Base Fee nor the Throughput Fee may be decreased below the initial Services Base Fee or the initial Throughput Fee provided in Sections 6.1 and 6.2, respectively. If the CPI-U (All Urban Consumers) index is no longer published, Delek Refining and Delek Marketing shall negotiate in good faith to agree on a new index that gives comparable protection against inflation and the same method of adjustment for increases in the new index shall be used to calculate increases in the Services Base Fee and the Throughput Fee. If Delek Refining and Delek Marketing are unable to agree, the new index will be determined by arbitration in accordance with Section 11.12.

6.4 Minimum Volume Commitment . During each Contract Quarter during the Term, Delek Refining shall make available to Delek Marketing for marketing and sale at the Refinery and/or the Big Sandy Terminal an aggregate amount of the Refinery Products equal to at least 50,000 Barrels per day, multiplied by the number of calendar days in the Contract Quarter (the “ Minimum Volume Commitment ”).

6.5 Shortfall Payments .

(a) If, during any Contract Quarter during the Term, Delek Refining makes less than the Minimum Volume Commitment available to Delek Marketing, Delek Refining shall pay Delek Marketing an amount for such shortfall (a “ Shortfall Payment ”), if any, equal to the Services Base Fee multiplied by the difference between (i) the Minimum Volume Commitment and (ii) the aggregate volume of Refinery Products sold by Delek Refining during the applicable Contract Quarter. The Parties acknowledge and agree that there shall be no carry-over of deficiency volumes with respect to the Minimum Volume Commitment and the payment by Delek Refining of the Shortfall Payment shall relieve Delek Refining of any obligation to meet such Minimum Volume Commitment for the relevant Contract Quarter. The Parties further acknowledge and agree that there shall not be any carry-over of volumes in excess of the Minimum Volume Commitment to any subsequent Contract Quarter.

(b) If refining operations at the Refinery are suspended for any reason (including refinery turnaround operations and other scheduled maintenance), then Delek Refining shall remain liable for Shortfall Payments and the Services Profit Share under this Agreement for the duration of the suspension, unless and until this Agreement is terminated as provided in Section 3.2 . Delek Refining shall provide at least thirty (30) days’ prior written notice of any suspension of operations at the Refinery due to a planned turnaround or scheduled maintenance, provided that Delek Refining shall not have any liability for any failure to notify, or delay in notifying, Delek Marketing of any such suspension except to the extent Delek Marketing has been materially damaged by such failure or delay.

6.6 Invoicing and Payments . Delek Marketing shall invoice Delek Refining monthly (or in the case of any Shortfall Payments, quarterly). The Services Base Fee, net of the Throughput Fee, and the Shortfall Payment, if any, for any one-month (or one Contract Quarter, as applicable) period shall be due and payable by Delek Refining in arrears on or before the tenth (10th) Business Day following receipt by Delek Refining of such invoice. The Services Profit Share for any one-month period shall be due and payable by Delek Refining in arrears on or before the tenth (10th) Business Day of the second month following such period. Any past due payments owed pursuant to this Article 6 shall accrue interest, payable on demand, at the Prime

 

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Rate from the due date of the payment through the actual date of payment. Payment of any Services Base Fee (net of the Throughput Fee), Services Profit Share or Shortfall Payment pursuant to this Article 6 shall be made by wire transfer of immediately available funds to an account designated in writing by Delek Marketing. If any such fee shall be due and payable on a day that is not a Business Day, such payment shall be due and payable on the next succeeding Business Day.

6.7 Records . Delek Refining shall maintain the books, records and accounts reflecting the transactions arising from this Agreement during the Term, including, without limitation, accounting and administrative reports relating to the (a) marketing and sale of the Refinery Products and (b) accrual and payment of the Services Base Fee, Services Profit Share, Shortfall Payment and Throughput Fee attributable to the Term. Such books, records and accounts shall (i) reflect only those transactions effected in connection with the this Agreement, (ii) be kept separate and apart from any other books and records maintained by Delek Refining, and (iii) upon request, be available to Delek Marketing for examination or copying during the normal business hours of Delek Refining.

6.8 Business Interruption Insurance . Delek Refining shall maintain commercially reasonable business interruption insurance for the benefit of the Refinery and Delek Marketing for so long as the Partnership is a consolidated subsidiary of Delek US. Allocation of benefits under the business interruption insurance policy shall be proportionate to the loss in operating margin sustained by Delek Refining and Delek Marketing as a result of the interruption.

6.9 Deficiency Payments .

(a) As soon as practicable following the end of each calendar month under this Agreement, Delek Marketing shall deliver to Delek Refining a written notice (the “ Deficiency Notice ”) detailing any failure of Delek Refining to meet its obligations under Section 6.1, Section 6.4, Section 6.5 or Section 6.6 of this Agreement. The Deficiency Notice shall (i) specify in reasonable detail the nature of any deficiency and (ii) specify the approximate dollar amount that Delek Marketing believes would have been paid by Delek Refining to Delek Marketing if Delek Refining had complied with its obligations under Section 6.1, Section 6.4, Section 6.5 and Section 6.6 of this Agreement (the “ Deficiency Payment ”). Delek Refining shall pay the Deficiency Payment to Delek Marketing upon the later of: (i) ten (10) days after its receipt of the Deficiency Notice and (ii) thirty (30) days following the end of the calendar month during which the Deficiency Notice was delivered.

(b) If Delek Refining disagrees with the Deficiency Notice, then, following the payment of the undisputed portion of the Deficiency Payment to Delek Marketing, a senior officer of Delek Refining and a senior officer of Delek Marketing shall meet or communicate by telephone at a mutually acceptable time and place, and thereafter as often as they reasonably deem necessary and shall negotiate in good faith to attempt to resolve any differences that they may have with respect to matters specified in the Deficiency Notice. If such differences are not resolved within thirty (30) days following the payment of any Deficiency Payment, Delek Refining and Delek Marketing shall, within forty-five (45) days following the payment of such Deficiency Payment, submit any and all matters which remain in dispute and which were properly included in the Deficiency Notice to arbitration in accordance with Section 11.2. During the 60-day period following the receipt of the Deficiency Notice, Delek Refining shall have the right to inspect and audit the working papers of Delek Marketing relating to such Deficiency Payment.

 

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(c) If it is determined by arbitration in accordance with Section 11.2 that Delek Refining was required to make any or all of the disputed portion of the Deficiency Payment, Delek Refining shall promptly pay to Delek Marketing such amount, together with interest thereon from the date provided in the last sentence of Section 6.9(a) at the Prime Rate, in immediately available funds.

ARTICLE 7

CUSTOMERS

7.1 Customer Referrals . During the Term, Delek Refining shall refer all potential buyers of any Refinery Products to Delek Marketing and, without the prior written consent of Delek Marketing, which shall not be unreasonably withheld, conditioned or delayed, shall not sell any Refinery Products without utilizing the marketing and sales services of Delek Marketing pursuant to the terms of this Agreement; provided, however , that if, as a result of the failure of Delek Marketing to provide marketing or sales services as required by Section 2.2, the operation of the Refinery would be adversely impacted (as determined in the reasonable discretion of Delek Refining), then Delek Refining may also sell Refinery Products to the extent necessary for Delek Refining to prevent such harm to the operation of the Refinery. Notwithstanding the immediately preceding sentence, in the event that Delek Marketing (a) fails in any material respect to provide marketing or sales services as required under Section 2.2 to potential buyers and (b) such failure is not cured within fifteen (15) calendar days following receipt by Delek Marketing of written notice of such noncompliance by Delek Refining, then (x) until such failure is cured, Delek Refining may sell Refinery Products to such buyers, (y) Delek Refining will not be required to pay the Services Base Fee or the Services Profit Share in respect of such volumes and (z) the Minimum Volume Commitment for the period of such noncompliance shall be reduced by any volumes sold by Delek Refining pursuant to clause (x).

7.2 Data for Customers . During the Term, upon the request of Delek Marketing, Delek Refining shall deliver to potential buyers a letter confirming Delek Marketing’s role as the exclusive representative of Delek Refining for purposes set forth in this Agreement, as well as any information about the Refinery Products as Delek Marketing may reasonably request. Delek Refining will cooperate to provide any assistance reasonably requested by Delek Marketing in responding to or resolving any disputes arising with respect to a buyer of the Refinery Products.

ARTICLE 8

FORCE MAJEURE

8.1 Force Majeure . In the event that either Party is rendered unable, wholly or in part, by a Force Majeure event to perform its obligations under this Agreement, then upon the delivery by such Party (the “ Force Majeure Party ”) of written notice (a “ Force Majeure Notice ”) and full particulars of the Force Majeure event within a reasonable time after the occurrence of the Force Majeure event relied on, the obligations of the Parties, to the extent they are affected by the Force Majeure event, shall be suspended for the duration of any inability so caused; provided,

 

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that (A) prior to the third anniversary of the Effective Date, Delek Refining shall be required to make payments (i) for the Services Base Fee (net of the Throughput Fee) and Services Profit Share for volumes actually sold under this Agreement, provided that the aggregate minimum amount of such Services Profit Share specified in Section 6.1(b) shall not apply for purposes of this clause (A)(i), and (ii) unless the Force Majeure event is an event that adversely affects Delek Marketing’s ability to perform the marketing services it is required to perform under this Agreement, for any Shortfall Payments and for the aggregate minimum Services Profit Share specified in Section 6.1(b) to the extent such amount has not been paid pursuant to clause (A)(i) and (B) from and after the third anniversary of the Effective Date, Delek Refining shall be required to continue to make payments for the Services Base Fee (net of the Throughput Fee) and Services Profit Share for volumes actually sold under this Agreement, provided that the aggregate minimum amount of such Services Profit Share specified in Section 6.1(b) shall not apply for purposes of this clause (B). The Force Majeure Party shall identify in such Force Majeure Notice the approximate length of time that it believes in good faith such Force Majeure event shall continue (the “ Force Majeure Period ”). The Parties shall be required to pay any amounts accrued and due under this Agreement at the time of the Force Majeure event. The cause of the Force Majeure event shall so far as possible be remedied with all reasonable dispatch, except that neither Party shall be compelled to resolve any strikes, lockouts or other industrial disputes other than as it shall determine to be in its best interests. Prior to the third anniversary of the Effective Date, any suspension of the obligations of the Parties under this Section 8.1 as a result of Force Majeure event that adversely affects Delek Marketing’s ability to perform the marketing services it is required to perform under this Agreement shall extend the Term for the same period of time as such Force Majeure event continues (up to a maximum of one year) unless this Agreement is terminated under Section 8.2.

8.2 Termination for Certain Force Majeure Events . If the Force Majeure Party advises in any Force Majeure Notice that it reasonably believes in good faith that the Force Majeure Period shall continue for more than twelve (12) consecutive months beyond the third anniversary of the Effective Date, then at any time after the delivery of such Force Majeure Notice, either Party may deliver to the other Party a notice of termination (a “ Termination Notice ”), which Termination Notice shall become effective not earlier than twelve (12) months after the later to occur of (i) the delivery of the Termination Notice and (ii) the third anniversary of the Effective Date; provided, however , that such Termination Notice shall be deemed cancelled and of no effect if the Force Majeure Period ends before the Termination Notice becomes effective; provided, further , that upon the cancellation of any Termination Notice, the Parties’ respective obligations hereunder shall resume as soon as reasonably practicable thereafter, and the Term shall be extended by the same period of time as is required for the Parties to resume such obligations. Notwithstanding the foregoing, Delek Marketing shall have no right to terminate this Agreement for so long as Delek Refining continues to make Shortfall Payments.

ARTICLE 9

INDEMNIFICATION

9.1 Indemnity by Delek Refining . Delek Refining shall indemnify, defend and hold harmless Delek Marketing, its Affiliates and their respective directors, officers, employees, representatives, agents, contractors, successors and permitted assigns (collectively, the “ Marketing Indemnitees ”) from and against any Liabilities directly or indirectly arising out of

 

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(i) any breach by Delek Refining of any covenant or agreement contained herein or made in connection herewith or any representation or warranty of Delek Refining made herein or in connection herewith proving to be false or misleading, (ii) any failure by Delek Refining, its Affiliates or any of their respective employees, representatives, agents or contractors to comply with or observe any Applicable Law, or (iii) injury, disease, or death of any person or damage to or loss of any property, fine or penalty, any of which is caused by Delek Refining, its Affiliates or any of their respective employees, representatives, agents or contractors in the exercise of any of the rights granted hereunder or the handling, storage, transportation or disposal of Refined Products hereunder, except to the extent that such injury, disease, death, or damage to or loss of property was caused by the gross negligence or willful misconduct on the part of the Marketing Indemnitees, their Affiliates or any of their respective employees, representatives, agents or contractors. Notwithstanding the foregoing, Delek Refining’s liability to the Marketing Indemnitees pursuant to this Section 9.1 shall be net of any insurance proceeds actually received by the Marketing Indemnitees or any of their respective Affiliates from any third Person with respect to or on account of the damage or injury which is the subject of the indemnification claim. Delek Marketing agrees that it shall, and shall cause the other Marketing Indemnitees to, (a) use all commercially reasonable efforts to pursue the collection of all insurance proceeds to which any of the Marketing Indemnitees are entitled with respect to or on account of any such damage or injury, (b) notify Delek Refining of all potential claims against any third Person for any such insurance proceeds, and (c) keep Delek Refining fully informed of the efforts of the Marketing Indemnitees in pursuing collection of such insurance proceeds.

9.2 Indemnity by Delek Marketing . Delek Marketing shall indemnify, defend and hold harmless Delek Refining, its Affiliates, and their respective directors, officers, employees, representatives, agents, contractors, successors and permitted assigns (collectively, the “ Refining Indemnitees ”) from and against any Liabilities directly or indirectly arising out of (i) any breach by Delek Marketing of any covenant or agreement contained herein or made in connection herewith or any representation or warranty of Delek Marketing made herein or in connection herewith proving to be false or misleading, (ii) any failure by Delek Marketing, its Affiliates or any of their respective employees, representatives, agents or contractors to comply with or observe any Applicable Law, or (iii) injury, disease, or death of any person or damage to or loss of any property, fine or penalty, any of which is caused by Delek Marketing, its Affiliates or any of their respective employees, representatives, agents or contractors in the exercise of any of the rights granted hereunder or the handling, storage, transportation or disposal of Refined Products hereunder, except to the extent that such injury, disease, death, or damage to or loss of property was caused by the gross negligence or willful misconduct on the part of the Refining Indemnitees, their Affiliates or any of their respective employees, representatives, agents or contractors. Notwithstanding the foregoing, Delek Marketing’s liability to the Refining Indemnitees pursuant to this Section 9.2 shall be net of any insurance proceeds actually received by the Refining Indemnitees or any of their respective Affiliates from any third Person with respect to or on account of the damage or injury which is the subject of the indemnification claim. Delek Refining agrees that it shall, and shall cause the other Refining Indemnitees to, (a) use all commercially reasonable efforts to pursue the collection of all insurance proceeds to which any of the Refining Indemnitees are entitled with respect to or on account of any such damage or injury, (b) notify Delek Marketing of all potential claims against any third Person for any such insurance proceeds, and (a) keep Delek Marketing fully informed of the efforts of the Refining Indemnitees in pursuing collection of such insurance proceeds.

 

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9.3 Limitation of Indemnity . Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein, neither Party shall be liable or responsible to the other Party or such other Party’s affiliated Persons for any consequential, punitive, special, incidental or exemplary damages, or for loss of profits or revenues (collectively referred to as “ Special Damages ”) incurred by such Party or its affiliated Persons that arise out of or relate to this Agreement, regardless of whether any such claim arises under or results from contract, tort, or strict liability; provided that the foregoing limitation is not intended and shall not affect Special Damages imposed in favor of unaffiliated Persons that are not Parties to this Agreement.

9.4 Express Negligence . THE FOREGOING INDEMNITIES ARE INTENDED TO BE ENFORCEABLE AGAINST THE PARTIES IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE EXPRESS TERMS AND SCOPE THEREOF NOTWITHSTANDING ANY EXPRESS NEGLIGENCE RULE OR ANY SIMILAR DIRECTIVE THAT WOULD PROHIBIT OR OTHERWISE LIMIT INDEMNITIES BECAUSE OF THE SOLE, CONCURRENT, ACTIVE OR PASSIVE NEGLIGENCE, STRICT LIABILITY OR FAULT OF ANY OF THE INDEMNIFIED PARTIES (EXCLUDING, IN THE CASE OF SECTION 9.1(iii) AND SECTION 9.2(iii) , GROSS NEGLIGENCE OR WILLFUL MISCONDUCT).

ARTICLE 10

CONFIDENTIAL INFORMATION

10.1 Confidentiality .

(a) Obligations . Each Party shall use commercially reasonable efforts to retain the other Party’s Confidential Information in confidence and not disclose the same to any third party nor use the same, except as authorized by the disclosing Party in writing or as expressly permitted in this Section 10.1 . Each Party further agrees to take the same care with the other Party’s Confidential Information as it does with its own, but in no event less than a reasonable degree of care.

(b) Required Disclosure . Notwithstanding Section 10.1(a) above, if the receiving Party becomes legally compelled to disclose the Confidential Information by a court, Governmental Authority or Applicable Law, including the rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission, or is required to disclose pursuant to the rules and regulations of any national securities exchange upon which the receiving Party or its parent entity is listed, any of the disclosing Party’s Confidential Information, the receiving Party shall promptly advise the disclosing Party of such requirement to disclose Confidential Information as soon as the receiving Party becomes aware that such a requirement to disclose might become effective, in order that, where possible, the disclosing Party may seek a protective order or such other remedy as the disclosing Party may consider appropriate in the circumstances. The receiving Party shall disclose only that portion of the disclosing Party’s Confidential Information that it is required to disclose and shall cooperate with the disclosing Party in allowing the disclosing Party to obtain such protective order or other relief.

 

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(c) Return of Information . Upon written request by the disclosing Party, all of the disclosing Party’s Confidential Information in whatever form shall be returned to the disclosing Party upon termination of this Agreement or destroyed with destruction certified by the receiving Party, without the receiving Party retaining copies thereof except that one copy of all such Confidential Information may be retained by a Party’s legal department solely to the extent that such Party is required to keep a copy of such Confidential Information pursuant to Applicable Law, and the receiving Party shall be entitled to retain any Confidential Information in the electronic form or stored on automatic computer back-up archiving systems during the period such backup or archived materials are retained under such Party’s customary procedures and policies; provided, however , that any Confidential Information retained by the receiving Party shall be maintained subject to confidentiality pursuant to the terms of this Section 10.1 , and such archived or back-up Confidential Information shall not be accessed except as required by Applicable Law.

(d) Receiving Party Personnel . The receiving Party will limit access to the Confidential Information of the disclosing Party to those of its employees, attorneys and contractors that have a need to know such information in order for the receiving Party to exercise or perform its rights and obligations under this Agreement (the “ Receiving Party Personnel ”). The Receiving Party Personnel who have access to any Confidential Information of the disclosing Party will be made aware of the confidentiality provision of this Agreement, and will be required to abide by the terms thereof. Any third party contractors that are given access to Confidential Information of a disclosing Party pursuant to the terms hereof shall be required to sign a written agreement pursuant to which such Receiving Party Personnel agree to be bound by the provisions of this Agreement, which written agreement will expressly state that it is enforceable against such Receiving Party Personnel by the disclosing Party.

(e) Survival . The obligation of confidentiality under this Section 10.1 shall survive the termination of this Agreement for a period of two (2) years.

ARTICLE 11

MISCELLANEOUS

11.1 Entire Agreement . This Agreement constitutes the entire agreement among the Parties pertaining to the subject matter hereof and supersedes all prior agreements and understandings of the Parties in connection therewith.

11.2 Modification; Waiver . This Agreement may be terminated, amended or modified only by a written instrument executed by the Parties. Any of the terms and conditions of this Agreement may be waived in writing at any time by the Party entitled to the benefits thereof. No waiver of any of the terms and conditions of this Agreement, or any breach thereof, will be effective unless in writing signed by a duly authorized individual on behalf of the Party against which the waiver is sought to be enforced. No waiver of any term or condition or of any breach of this Agreement will be deemed or will constitute a waiver of any other term or condition or of any later breach (whether or not similar), nor will such waiver constitute a continuing waiver unless otherwise expressly provided.

 

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11.3 Assignment .

(a) Delek Refining shall not assign its rights or obligations hereunder without Delek Marketing’s prior written consent, which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld, conditioned or delayed; provided, however , that (A) Delek Refining may assign this Agreement without Delek Marketing’s consent in connection with a sale by Delek Refining of all or substantially all of the Refinery, including by merger, equity sale, asset sale or otherwise, so long as the transferee: (1) agrees to assume all of Delek Refining’s obligations under this Agreement and (2) is financially and operationally capable of fulfilling the terms of this Agreement, which determination shall be made by Delek Refining in its reasonable judgment; and (B) Delek Refining shall be permitted to make a collateral assignment of this Agreement solely to secure financing for Delek US and its Affiliates.

(b) Delek Marketing shall not assign its rights or obligations under this Agreement without the prior written consent of Delek Refining, which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld, conditioned or delayed; provided, however , that Delek Marketing may assign this Agreement without Delek Refining’s consent in connection with a sale by Delek Marketing of all or substantially all of its assets, including by merger, equity sale, asset sale or otherwise, so long as the transferee: (1) agrees to assume all of Delek Marketing’s obligations under this Agreement; (2) is financially and operationally capable of fulfilling the terms of this Agreement, which determination shall be made by Delek Marketing in its reasonable judgment; and (3) is not a competitor of Delek Refining, as determined by Delek Refining in good faith; and (B) Delek Marketing shall be permitted to make a collateral assignment of this Agreement solely to secure financing for the Partnership and its Affiliates.

(c) Any assignment that is not undertaken in accordance with the provisions set forth above shall be null and void ab initio . A Party making any assignment shall promptly notify the other Party of such assignment, regardless of whether consent is required.

(d) This Agreement shall be binding upon and inure to the benefit of the Parties hereto and their respective successors and permitted assigns.

11.4 Relationship of the Parties . Except as expressly provided herein, nothing contained in this Agreement shall be deemed to create a joint venture, partnership (tax or otherwise) or agency relationship among the Parties.

11.5 Notices . All notices, requests, demands, and other communications hereunder will be in writing and will be deemed to have been duly given: (a) if by transmission by facsimile or hand delivery, when delivered; (b) if mailed via the official governmental mail system, five (5) Business Days after mailing, provided said notice is sent first class, postage pre-paid, via certified or registered mail, with a return receipt requested; (c) if mailed by an internationally-recognized overnight express mail service such as Federal Express, UPS, or DHL Worldwide, one (1) Business Day after deposit therewith prepaid; or (d) if by e-mail, one (1) Business Day after delivery with receipt confirmed. All notices will be addressed to the Parties at the respective addresses as follows:

If to Delek Refining, to:

Delek Refining, Ltd.

7102 Commerce Way

Brentwood, Tennessee 37027

Attn: General Counsel

Fax: (615) 435-1271

Email:

 

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With a copy to (which copy shall not constitute notice):

Delek Refining, Ltd.

7102 Commerce Way

Brentwood, Tennessee 37027

Attn: President

Fax: (615) 435-1271

Email:

If to Delek Marketing, to:

Delek Marketing & Supply, LP

7102 Commerce Way

Brentwood, Tennessee 37027

Attn: General Counsel

Fax: (615) 435-1271

Email:

With a copy to (which copy shall not constitute notice):

Delek Marketing & Supply, LP

7102 Commerce Way

Brentwood, Tennessee 37027

Attn: President

Fax: (615) 435-1271

Email:

or to such other address or to such other person as either Party will have last designated by notice to the other Party.

11.6 Governing Law . This Agreement shall be subject to and governed by the laws of the State of Texas, excluding any conflicts-of-law rule or principle that might refer the construction or interpretation of this Agreement to the laws of another state.

11.7 Time of Performance . Time is of the essence in the performance of all services and other obligations under this Agreement.

11.8 Uniform Commercial Code . Except as otherwise provided herein, the provisions of the Uniform Commercial Code for the State of Texas shall be deemed to apply to all transactions for the purchase, sale or delivery of any Refinery Product pursuant to this Agreement, and such Refinery Product shall be deemed to be a “good” for purposes thereof.

11.9 Counterparts . This Agreement may be executed in one or more counterparts (including by facsimile or portable document format (pdf)) for the convenience of the Parties hereto, each of which counterparts will be deemed an original, but all of which counterparts together will constitute one and the same agreement.

 

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11.10 Severability . Whenever possible, each provision of this Agreement will be interpreted in such manner as to be valid and effective under Applicable Law, but if any provision of this Agreement or the application of any such provision to any person or circumstance will be held invalid, illegal or unenforceable in any respect by a court of competent jurisdiction, such invalidity, illegality or unenforceability will not affect any other provision hereof, and the Parties will negotiate in good faith with a view to substitute for such provision a suitable and equitable solution in order to carry out, so far as may be valid and enforceable, the intent and purpose of such invalid, illegal or unenforceable provision.

11.11 No Third Party Beneficiaries . It is expressly understood that the provisions of this Agreement do not impart enforceable rights in anyone who is not a Party or successor or permitted assignee of a Party.

11.12 Arbitration Provision . Any and all Arbitrable Disputes shall be resolved through the use of binding arbitration using three arbitrators, in accordance with the Commercial Arbitration Rules of the American Arbitration Association, as supplemented to the extent necessary to determine any procedural appeal questions by the Federal Arbitration Act (Title 9 of the United States Code). If there is any inconsistency between this Section 11.12 and the Commercial Arbitration Rules or the Federal Arbitration Act, the terms of this Section 11.12 will control the rights and obligations of the Parties. Arbitration must be initiated within the time limits set forth in this Agreement, or if no such limits apply, then within a reasonable time or the time period allowed by the applicable statute of limitations. Arbitration may be initiated by a Party (“ Claimant ”) serving written notice on the other Party (“ Respondent ”) that the Claimant elects to refer the Arbitrable Dispute to binding arbitration. Claimant’s notice initiating binding arbitration must identify the arbitrator Claimant has appointed. The Respondent shall respond to Claimant within thirty (30) days after receipt of Claimant’s notice, identifying the arbitrator Respondent has appointed. If the Respondent fails for any reason to name an arbitrator within the 30-day period, Claimant shall petition the American Arbitration Association for appointment of an arbitrator for Respondent’s account. The two arbitrators so chosen shall select a third arbitrator within thirty (30) days after the second arbitrator has been appointed. The Claimant will pay the compensation and expenses of the arbitrator named by or for it, and the Respondent will pay the compensation and expenses of the arbitrator named by or for it. The costs of petitioning for the appointment of an arbitrator, if any, shall be paid by Respondent. The Claimant and Respondent will each pay one-half of the compensation and expenses of the third arbitrator. All arbitrators must (i) be neutral parties who have never been officers, directors or employees of Delek Refining, Delek Marketing or any of their Affiliates and (ii) have not less than seven (7) years experience in the energy industry. The hearing will be conducted in Tyler, Texas and commence within thirty (30) days after the selection of the third arbitrator. Delek Refining, Delek Marketing and the arbitrators shall proceed diligently and in good faith in order that the award may be made as promptly as possible. Except as provided in the Federal Arbitration Act, the decision of the arbitrators will be binding on and non-appealable by the Parties hereto. The arbitrators shall have no right to grant or award Special Damages.

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IN WITNESS HEREOF , the undersigned have executed this Agreement as of the date first written above.

 

DELEK REFINING, LTD.
By:   Delek U.S. Refining GP, LLC , its general partner
  By:   /s/ Kent B. Thomas
    Name: Kent B. Thomas
    Title: Executive Vice President and General Counsel
  By:   /s/ Mark B. Cox
    Name: Mark B. Cox
    Title: Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer
DELEK MARKETING & SUPPLY, LP
By:   Delek Marketing GP, LLC , its general partner
  By:   /s/ Andrew L. Schwarcz
    Name: Andrew L. Schwarcz
    Title: Vice President of Finance and Development and Senior Counsel
  By:  

Mark B. Cox

    Name: Mark B. Cox
    Title: Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer

 

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SCHEDULE A

REFINERY PRODUCTS

 

Classification

  

Material

Finished Product    87 Octane (E10)
Finished Product    91 Octane (E10)
Finished Product    93 Octane (E10)
Finished Product    100 Low Lead Aviation Gasoline
Finished Product    Carbon Black Oil
Finished Product    Commercial Butane
Finished Product    Propane
Finished Product    Propylene Mix
Finished Product    Sulfur (Tons)
Finished Product    ULSD (on road, off road, and/or containing biodiesel)
Finished Product    Kerosene
Intermediate Product    Topped Crude
Intermediate Product    Cat/T.Alky Mix
Intermediate Product    Coker Naphtha
Intermediate Product    FBR Naphtha
Intermediate Product    Vacuum Gas Oil
Intermediate Product    HT HSR Naphtha
Intermediate Product    L. Alkylate
Intermediate Product    LSR Naphtha
Intermediate Product    Lt. Cycle Oil
Intermediate Product    Olefins/Butylenes/Alky Feed
Intermediate Product    Platformate (93)
Intermediate Product    Platformate (99)
Intermediate Product    Slop Oil


SCHEDULE B

FINISHED PRODUCT, COST BASIS AND PROFIT SHARE

*** indicates material has been omitted pursuant to a Confidential Treatment Request filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission. A complete copy of this agreement has been filed separately with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

Profit Share Products

 

Acct Code

  

Description

  

Market Index Price 1

  

Market Index Price 2

  

Platts Code (if applicable)

  

Cost Basis Formula

  

Location Differential

  

Loading Fee

  

Additive

CG87E10    87 Octane Conventional Gasoline with 10% Ethanol    ***    ***    ***    ***    ***    ***    ***
CG87E10P    87 Octane Conventional Gasoline with 10% Ethanol, proprietary additive    ***    ***    ***    ***    ***    ***    ***
CG93E10    93 Octane Conventional Gasoline with 10% Ethanol    ***    ***    ***    ***    ***    ***    ***
CG93E10P    93 Octane Conventional Gasoline with 10% Ethanol, proprietary additive    ***    ***    ***    ***    ***    ***    ***
CH84NOADD    84 Octane Conventional Blendstock for Oxygenated Blends, with no additives    ***    ***    ***    ***    ***    ***    ***
CH87    87 Octane Conventional Gasoline    ***    ***    ***    ***    ***    ***    ***
CH91NOADD    91 Octane Conventional Blendstock for Oxygenated Blends, with no additives    ***    ***    ***    ***    ***    ***    ***
***87E10    CG87E10 with *** proprietary additive    ***    ***    ***    ***    ***    ***    ***
***93E10    CG93E10 with *** proprietary additive    ***    ***    ***    ***    ***    ***    ***
AVGASO    100LL Aviation Gasoline    ***    ***    ***    ***    ***    ***    ***
DU74B05CTX    ULSD, undyed, TXLED containing 5% Biodiesel    ***    ***    ***    ***    ***    ***    ***
DU74B05RTX    ULSD, dyed, TXLED containing 5% Biodiesel    ***    ***    ***    ***    ***    ***    ***
DU74B10CTX    ULSD, undyed, TXLED containing 10% Biodiesel    ***    ***    ***    ***    ***    ***    ***
DU74B10RTX    ULSD, dyed, TXLED containing 10% Biodiesel    ***    ***    ***    ***    ***    ***    ***
DU74CL    ULSD, undyed, with lubricity additive    ***    ***    ***    ***    ***    ***    ***
DU74CLTX    ULSD, undyed, TXLED, with lubricity additive    ***    ***    ***    ***    ***    ***    ***
DU74RL    ULSD, dyed, with lubricity additive    ***    ***    ***    ***    ***    ***    ***
DU74RLTX    ULSD, dyed, TXLED, with lubricity additive    ***    ***    ***    ***    ***    ***    ***
***74B10CTX    ULSD, undyed, TXLED containing 10% Biodiesel for ***    ***    ***    ***    ***    ***    ***    ***
***74B05CTX    ULSD, undyed, TXLED containing 5% Biodiesel for ***    ***    ***    ***    ***    ***    ***    ***
***74UTX    ULSD, undyed, TXLED, for ***    ***    ***    ***    ***    ***    ***    ***

Profit Sharing Calculations

 

Sales Basis   Defined as Total Sales Revenue, by product type, including additive and loading charges, less rebates to Customers, divided by Total Sales Volume, in gallons, for that product type
Cost Basis   Defined as cost of sales, by product type, utilizing appropriate formulae, market price indices, and agreed rates for location differential, loading fees, and additives, calculated on a per gallon basis
Profit Share   Total Sales Volume, in gallons, by product * (Sales Basis—Cost Basis) * 50%

Formulae for Cost Basis

 

A ***

 

B ***

 

C ***

Exhibit 10.7

PIPELINES AND TANKAGE AGREEMENT

(East Texas Crude Logistics System)

This Pipelines and Tankage Agreement (this “ Agreement ”) is dated as of November 7, 2012 by and between Delek Refining, Ltd., a Texas limited partnership (the “ Refining Entity ”), and Delek Crude Logistics, LLC, a Texas limited liability company (the “ Logistics Entity ”). Each of the Refining Entity and the Logistics Entity are individually referred to herein as a “ Party ” and collectively as the “ Parties .”

RECITALS:

WHEREAS, the Logistics Entity is the owner of each of the Pipelines and the Tankage; and

WHEREAS, the Refining Entity desires to continue to utilize the Pipelines and the Tankage, and the Logistics Entity desires to provide transportation and storage services to the Refining Entity, including the transportation of Crude Oil to the Refinery, all on the terms set forth in this Agreement.

NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the covenants and obligations contained herein, the Parties hereby agree as follows:

Section 1. Definitions.

Capitalized terms used throughout this Agreement and not otherwise defined herein shall have the meanings set forth below.

Actual Shipments ” means the aggregate volume of Crude Oil that the Refining Entity receives from the Pipelines.

Additional Throughput Fee ” has the meaning set forth in Section 2(b)(ii) .

Additional Throughput Threshold ” means an aggregate amount of Crude Oil equal to 50,000 bpd multiplied by the number of calendar days in the Contract Quarter.

Affiliate ” means, with to respect to a specified Person, any other Person controlling, controlled by or under common control with that first Person. As used in this definition, the term “control” includes (i) with respect to any Person having voting securities or the equivalent and elected directors, managers or Persons performing similar functions, the ownership of or power to vote, directly or indirectly, voting securities or the equivalent representing 50% or more of the power to vote in the election of directors, managers or Persons performing similar functions, (ii) ownership of 50% or more of the equity or equivalent interest in any Person and (iii) the ability to direct the business and affairs of any Person by acting as a general partner, manager or otherwise. Notwithstanding the foregoing, for purposes of this Agreement, Delek US and its subsidiaries (other than the Partnership and its subsidiaries), including the Refining Entity, on the one hand, and the Partnership and its subsidiaries, including the Logistics Entity, on the other hand, shall not be considered Affiliates of each other.


Applicable Law ” means any applicable statute, law, regulation, ordinance, rule, judgment, rule of law, order, decree, permit, approval, concession, grant, franchise, license, agreement, requirement, or other governmental restriction or any similar form of decision of, or any provision of condition of any permit, license or other operating authorization issued under any of the foregoing by, or any determination by any Governmental Authority having or asserting jurisdiction over the matter or matters in question, whether now or hereafter in effect and in each case as amended (including, without limitation, all of the terms and provisions of the common law of such Governmental Authority), as interpreted and enforced at the time in question.

Arbitrable Dispute ” means any and all disputes, claims, controversies and other matters in question between the Logistics Entity, on the one hand, and the Refining Entity, on the other hand, required to be resolved by arbitration under this Agreement.

Base Throughput Fee ” has the meaning set forth in Section 2(b)(i) .

bpd ” means barrels per day.

Business Day ” means a day, other than a Saturday or Sunday, on which banks in New York, New York are open for the general transaction of business.

Capital Amortization Period ” has the meaning set forth in Section 2(l)(iv).

Capital Improvement ” means (a) any modification, improvement, expansion or increase in the capacity of the Pipelines or Tankage or any portion thereof, or (b) any connection, or new point of receipt or delivery for Crude Oil, including any terminals, lateral pipelines or extensions of the Pipelines.

Claimant ” shall have the meaning assigned to such term in Section 13(i) .

Confidential Information ” means all information, documents, records and data that a Party furnishes or otherwise discloses to the other Party (including any such items furnished prior to the execution of this Agreement), together with all analyses, compilations, studies, memoranda, notes or other documents, records or data (in whatever form maintained, whether documentary, computer or other electronic storage or otherwise) prepared by the receiving Party which contain or otherwise reflect or are generated from such information, documents, records and data; provided, however, that the term “ Confidential Information ” does not include any information that (i) at the time of disclosure or thereafter is or becomes generally available to or known by the public (other than as a result of a disclosure by the receiving Party), (ii) is developed by the receiving Party without reliance on any Confidential Information or (iii) is or was available to the receiving Party on a nonconfidential basis from a source other than the disclosing Party that, insofar as is known to the receiving Party after reasonable inquiry, is not prohibited from transmitting the information to the recipient by a contractual, legal or fiduciary obligation to the disclosing Party.

Contract Quarter ” means a three-month period that commences on January 1, April 1, July 1 or October 1, and ends on March 31, June 30, September 30 or December 31, respectively, except that the initial Contract Quarter shall commence on the Effective Date and end on December 31, 2012 and the final Contract Quarter shall end on the last day of the Term.

 

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Contract Year ” means a year that commences on July 1 and ends on the last day of June in the following year, except that the initial Contract Year shall commence on the Effective Date and the final Contract Year shall end on the last day of the Term.

Control ” (including with correlative meaning, the term “ controlled by ”) means, as used with respect to any Person, the possession, directly or indirectly, of the power to direct or cause the direction of the management and policies of such Person, whether through the ownership of voting securities, by contract or otherwise.

Crude Oil ” means the naturally occurring hydrocarbon mixtures but not including recovered or recycled oils or any cracked materials.

Deficiency Notice ” has the meaning set forth in Section 7(a) .

Deficiency Payment ” has the meaning set forth in Section 7(a) .

Delek US ” means Delek US Holdings, Inc., a Delaware corporation.

Effective Date ” means November 7, 2012.

Environmental Law ” means all federal, state, and local laws, statutes, rules, regulations, orders, judgments, ordinances, codes, injunctions, decrees, Environmental Permits and other legally enforceable requirements and rules of common law now or hereafter in effect, relating to pollution or protection of human health and 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 similar federal, state or local environmental conservation and protection laws, each as amended from time to time.

Environmental Permit ” means any permit, approval, identification number, license, registration, consent, exemption, variance or other authorization required under or issued pursuant to any applicable Environmental Law.

Estimated Expansion Capital Expenditure ” has the meaning set forth in Section 2(l)(iii) .

Expansion Capital Expenditures ” has the meaning set forth in Section 2(l)(iii) .

FERC ” means the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission.

FERC Oil Pipeline Index ” means the FERC index system set forth in 18 C.F.R. § 342.318, as such regulations may be amended from time to time.

 

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“Force Majeure ” means acts of God, strikes, lockouts or other industrial disturbances, acts of the public enemy, wars, blockades, insurrections, riots, storms, floods, washouts, arrests, the order of any court or Governmental Authority having jurisdiction while the same is in force and effect, civil disturbances, explosions, breakage, accident to machinery, storage tanks or lines of pipe, inability to obtain or unavoidable delay in obtaining material or equipment, inability to obtain Crude Oil because of a failure of third-party pipelines, and any other causes whether of the kind herein enumerated or otherwise not reasonably within the control of the Party claiming suspension and which by the exercise of due diligence such Party is unable to prevent or overcome.

Force Majeure Notice ” has the meaning set forth in Section 3(a) .

Force Majeure Party ” has the meaning set forth in Section 3(a) .

Force Majeure Period ” has the meaning set forth in Section 3(a) .

General Partner ” means the general partner of the Partnership.

Governmental Authority ” means any federal, state, local or foreign government or any provincial, departmental or other political subdivision thereof, or any entity, body or authority exercising executive, legislative, judicial, regulatory, administrative or other governmental functions or any court, department, commission, board, bureau, agency, instrumentality or administrative body of any of the foregoing.

Initial Term ” has the meaning set forth in Section 4(a) .

Liabilities ” means any losses, liabilities, charges, damages, deficiencies, assessments, interests, fines, penalties, costs and expenses (collectively, “ Costs ”) of any kind (including reasonable attorneys’ fees and other fees, court costs and other disbursements), including any Costs directly or indirectly arising out of or related to any suit, proceeding, judgment, settlement or judicial or administrative order and any Costs arising from compliance or non-compliance with Environmental Law.

Logistics Indemnitees ” has the meaning set forth in Section 11(b) .

McMurrey Pipeline ” means the six-inch to 12-inch diameter, approximately 65 mile, Crude Oil pipeline and pump system located in Smith, Gregg, Upshur and Rusk Counties, Texas that runs between Longview, Texas and Tyler, Texas, described more fully on Exhibit B .

Minimum Storage Capacity ” shall mean aggregate storage capacity of 600,000 barrels .

Minimum Throughput Capacity ” shall mean an aggregate amount of throughput capacity equal to 47,000 bpd multiplied by the number of calendar days in the Contract Quarter.

Minimum Throughput Commitment ” shall mean an aggregate amount of Crude Oil equal to 35,000 bpd multiplied by the number of calendar days in the Contract Quarter.

Monthly Expansion Capital Amount ” has the meaning set forth in Section 2(l)(iv).

 

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Nettleton Pipeline ” means the approximately 35 mile long, 8-inch to 10-inch diameter crude oil pipeline system that runs from Longview, Texas to Tyler, Texas, described more fully on Exhibit B .

Notice Period ” has the meaning set forth in Section 9(a) .

Omnibus Agreement ” means that certain omnibus agreement dated as of November 7, 2012, among Delek US, on behalf of itself and the other Delek Entities (as defined therein), the Refining Entity, Lion Oil Company, the Partnership, Paline Pipeline Company, LLC, SALA Gathering Systems, LLC, Magnolia Pipeline Company, LLC, El Dorado Pipeline Company, LLC, the Logistics Entity, Delek Marketing-Big Sandy, LLC, Delek Logistics Operating, LLC, and the General Partner, as the same may be amended from time to time.

Open Assets ” has the meaning set forth in Section 2(q) .

Parties ” or “ Party ” has the meaning set forth in the preamble to this Agreement.

Partnership ” means Delek Logistics Partners, LP, a Delaware limited partnership.

Partnership Change of Control ” means Delek US ceases to Control the General Partner.

Person ” means an individual or a corporation, limited liability company, partnership, joint venture, trust, unincorporated organization, association, government agency or political subdivision thereof or other entity.

Pipelines ” means the McMurrey Pipeline and the Nettleton Pipeline.

Prime Rate ” means the rate of interest quoted in The Wall Street Journal , Money Rates Section as the Prime Rate.

Receiving Party Personnel ” has the meaning set forth in Section 13(j)(iv) .

Refinery ” means the Refining Entity’s Crude Oil refinery in Tyler, Texas.

Refining Indemnitees ” has the meaning set forth in Section 11(a) .

Renewal Term ” has the meaning set forth in Section 4(a) .

Respondent ” shall have the meaning assigned to such term in Section 13(i) .

Restoration ” has the meaning set forth in Section 8(b) .

Shortfall Payment ” has the meaning set forth in Section 2(d) .

Special Damages ” has the meaning set forth in Section 12 .

Storage Fee ” has the meaning set forth in Section 2(c) .

 

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Suspension Notice ” has the meaning set forth in Section 9(a) .

Tankage ” means the crude oil tankage associated with the Pipelines listed on Exhibit A and any replacements or expansions thereof.

Term ” has the meaning set forth in Section 4(a) .

Termination Notice ” has the meaning set forth in Section 3(b) .

Throughput Fees ” has the meaning set forth in Section 2(b)(ii) .

Section 2. Agreement to Use Services Relating to Pipelines and Tankage.

The Parties intend to be strictly bound by the terms set forth in this Agreement, which sets forth fees to the Logistics Entity to be paid by the Refining Entity and requires the Logistics Entity to provide certain transportation and storage services to the Refining Entity.

(a) Minimum Throughput Commitment . During each Contract Quarter during the Term and subject to the terms and conditions of this Agreement, the Refining Entity agrees that, commencing on the Effective Date, the Refining Entity will ship on the Pipelines in the aggregate, an amount of Crude Oil equal to or greater than the Minimum Throughput Commitment.

(b) Transportation Throughput Fees .

(i) The throughput fee initially applicable to transportation on the Pipelines shall be $0.40 per barrel (the “ Base Throughput Fee ”). Subject to Sections 2(d) and 2(j), the Refining Entity shall pay the Logistics Entity an amount equal to the Base Throughput Fee multiplied by the Actual Shipments on the Pipelines.

(ii) In addition to the Base Throughput Fee, a throughput fee shall apply to each barrel of Crude Oil transported on the Pipelines in excess of the Additional Throughput Threshold in the amount of $0.20 per barrel (the “ Additional Throughput Fee ” and together with the Base Throughput Fee, the “ Throughput Fees ”). Subject to Sections 2(d) and 2(j), the Refining Entity shall pay the Logistics Entity an amount equal to the Additional Throughput Fee multiplied by the Actual Shipments on the Pipelines in excess of the Additional Throughput Threshold.

(iii) The Base Throughput Fee and the Additional Throughput Fee shall be adjusted on July 1 of each Contract Year commencing on July 1, 2013, by an amount equal to the increase or decrease, if any, in the FERC Oil Pipeline Index; provided, however, that no Throughput Fee shall be decreased below the applicable initial Throughput Fee provided in this Section 2(b) . If the FERC Oil Pipeline Index is no longer published, the Logistics Entity and the Refining Entity shall negotiate in good faith to agree on a new index that gives comparable protection against inflation and the same method of adjustment for increases or decreases in the new index shall be used to calculate increases or decreases in the Throughput Fees. If the Refining Entity and the Logistics Entity are unable to agree, a new index will be determined by arbitration in accordance with Section 13(i) and the same method of adjustment for increases in the new index shall be used to calculate increases in the Throughput Fees.

 

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(iv) During the Term of this Agreement, if new laws or regulations are enacted that require the Logistics Entity to make substantial and unanticipated capital expenditures (other than maintenance capital expenditures) with respect to either of the Pipelines or the Tankage, the Parties will renegotiate one or both of the Throughput Fees in good faith in order to compensate the Logistics Entity on account of such incremental capital costs. If the Refining Entity and the Logistics Entity are unable to agree upon a renegotiated Throughput Fee, the renegotiated Throughput Fee will be determined by arbitration in accordance with Section 13(i).

(c) Storage Fee . During the Term of this Agreement, the Refining Entity shall pay the Logistics Entity a fee associated with the Tankage initially in the amount of $250,000 per month in exchange for the Logistics Entity making available to the Refining Entity 600,000 barrels of Crude Oil storage capacity in the Tankage (the “ Storage Fee ”). The Crude Oil storage capacity provided to the Refining Entity may be temporarily reduced by the Logistics Entity (without any adjustment to the Storage Fee) as a result of repairs and/or maintenance on storage tanks that reduce the storage capacity available in the Tankage, so long as the reduced storage capacity will not result in the inability of the Logistics Entity to provide the Minimum Storage Capacity. The amount of the Storage Fee shall be adjusted on July 1 of each Contract Year commencing on July 1, 2013, by an amount equal to the increase or decrease, if any, in the FERC Oil Pipeline Index, provided, however, that the Storage Fee shall not be decreased below the initial Storage Fee provided in this Section 2(c) . If the FERC Oil Pipeline Index is no longer published, the Refining Entity and the Logistics Entity shall negotiate in good faith to agree an a new index that gives comparable protection against inflation and the same method of adjustment for increases or decreases in the new index shall be used to calculate increases or decreases in the Storage Fee. If the Refining Entity and the Logistics Entity are unable to agree upon a new index, the new index will be determined by arbitration in accordance with Section 13(i). Notwithstanding the foregoing, in the event that the Effective Date is any date other than the first day of a calendar month, then the Storage Fee for the initial contract month shall be prorated based upon the number of days remaining in such month.

(d) Shortfall . If, for any Contract Quarter, Actual Shipments are less than the Minimum Throughput Commitment, then the Refining Entity shall pay the Logistics Entity an amount (a “ Shortfall Payment ”) equal to the difference between (i) the Minimum Throughput Commitment multiplied by the Base Throughput Fee and (ii) the aggregate Throughput Fees for such Contract Quarter payable under Section 2(b)(i) and Section 2(b)(ii) . The Parties acknowledge and agree that there shall be no carry-over of deficiency volumes with respect to the Minimum Throughput Commitment and the payment by the Refining Entity of the Shortfall Payment shall relieve the Refining Entity of any obligation to meet such Minimum Throughput Commitment for the relevant Contract Quarter. The Parties further acknowledge and agree that there shall not be any carry-over of volumes in excess of the Minimum Throughput Commitment to any subsequent Contract Quarter.

 

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(e) Operating and Capital Expenses . Except as provided in the Omnibus Agreement, during the Term and subject to the terms and conditions of this Agreement, including Section 2(l) , the Logistics Entity will bear one hundred percent (100%) of all operating and capital expenses incurred in its operation of the Pipelines and the Tankage. For avoidance of doubt, such operating expenses shall include all tank inspections (including API 653 inspections) conducted after the Effective Date on the tanks included within the Tankage, including any repairs or tests or consequential remediation that may be required to be made to such Tankage as a result of any discovery made during such inspections.

(f) Volumetric Gains and Losses . Title to the Crude Oil tendered by or on behalf of the Refining Entity for transportation or storage hereunder will remain with the Refining Entity at all times. The Refining Entity shall, during each Contract Quarter, (i) be entitled to all volumetric gains in the Pipelines and the Tankage and (ii) be responsible for all volumetric losses in the Pipelines and the Tankage up to a maximum of 0.25%. The Logistics Entity shall be responsible for all volumetric losses in excess of 0.25% in the Pipelines and the Tankage during each Contract Quarter.

(g) Contamination . The Logistics Entity shall use commercially reasonable efforts to avoid contamination of the Refining Entity’s Crude Oil with any dissimilar Crude Oil and shall be liable to the Refining Entity for any change in the quality of the Crude Oil transported on the Pipelines or stored in the Tankage, in each case caused by the Logistics Entity or its Affiliates or any third-party use of the Pipelines or the Tankage, as applicable. If the Logistics Entity determines in good faith that the Refining Entity has delivered to the Pipelines or the Tankage Crude Oil that has been contaminated by the existence of and/or excess amounts of substances foreign to Crude Oil which could cause harm to users of the contaminated Crude Oil, the Pipelines, the Tankage or the Logistics Entity, the Refining Entity shall be responsible for removing the Refining Entity’s contaminated Crude Oil from the Pipelines or the Tankage, as applicable. Any liability or expense associated with the contamination of the Refining Entity’s Crude Oil caused by the Refining Entity or its Affiliates shall be borne by the Refining Entity, including any regulatory or judicial proceeding arising out of or relating to such contamination.

(h) Obligations of the Logistics Entity . During the Term and subject to the terms and conditions of this Agreement, the Logistics Entity agrees to own or lease and operate and maintain in accordance with Section 8(b) the assets necessary to accept deliveries from the Refining Entity and to provide the services required under this Agreement.

(i) Taxes . The Refining Entity will pay all taxes, import duties, license fees and other charges by any Governmental Authority levied on or with respect to the Crude Oil delivered by the Refining Entity for transportation by the Logistics Entity in the Pipelines including, but not limited to, any state gross receipts and compensating (use) taxes; provided, however, that the Refining Entity shall not be liable hereunder for taxes (including ad valorem taxes) assessed against the Logistics Entity based on the Logistics Entity’s income or ownership of the Pipelines and Tankage. Should any Party be required to pay or collect any taxes, duties, charges and or assessments pursuant to any federal, state, county or municipal law or authority now in effect or hereafter to become effective which are payable by the other Party pursuant to this Section 2(i) , the proper Party shall promptly reimburse the other Party therefor.

 

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(j) Invoicing and Timing of Payments . The Logistics Entity shall invoice the Refining Entity monthly (or in the case of Shortfall Payments, quarterly), including for an estimated amount of Additional Throughput Fees calculated on an average basis for such month (with a true up in the invoice for the final month of each Contract Quarter for any overpayments or underpayments of Additional Throughput Fees during such Contract Quarter). The Refining Entity will make payments to the Logistics Entity by electronic payment with immediately available funds on a monthly (or in the case of Shortfall Payments, quarterly) basis during the Term with respect to services rendered by the Logistics Entity under this Agreement in the prior month (or, in the case of Shortfall Payments, Contract Quarter) upon the later of (i) ten (10) days after its receipt of such invoice and (ii) thirty (30) days following the end of the calendar month (or in the case of Shortfall Payments, Calendar Quarter) during which the invoiced services were performed. Any past due payments owed by the Refining Entity to the Logistics Entity shall accrue interest, payable on demand, at the Prime Rate from the due date of the payment through the actual date of payment. Payment of any Throughput Fees or Shortfall Payment pursuant to this Section 2 shall be made by wire transfer of immediately available funds to an account designated in writing by the Logistics Entity. If any such fee shall be due and payable on a day that is not a Business Day, such payment shall be due and payable on the next succeeding Business Day.

(k) Change in Pipelines’ Direction; Product Service or Origination and Destination . Without the Refining Entity’s prior written consent, which shall not be unreasonably withheld, conditioned or delayed, the Logistics Entity shall not (i) reverse the direction of any of the Pipelines; (ii) change, alter or modify the product service of any of the Pipeline operations; or (iii) change, alter or modify the origination or destination of any of the Pipeline operations; provided, however , that the Logistics Entity may take any necessary emergency action to prevent or remedy a release of Crude Oil from either of the Pipelines without obtaining the consent required by this Section 2(k) . The Refining Entity may request that the Logistics Entity reverse the direction of either of the Pipelines, and the Logistics Entity shall determine, in its sole discretion, whether to complete the proposed reversal, considering, among other things, whether (i) the Refining Entity agrees to bear, through adjustments to the Throughput Fees or otherwise, (1) the additional costs and expenses incurred by the Logistics Entity as a result of such change in direction (both to reverse and re-reverse) and (2) all costs arising out of the Logistics Entity’s inability to perform under any transportation service contract due to the reversal of the direction of either of the Pipelines and (ii) the Parties agree to adjustment, if appropriate based on the operational capabilities of the reconfigured Pipelines, of the Minimum Throughput Capacity.

(l) Capital Improvements . During the term of this Agreement, the Refining Entity shall be entitled to designate Capital Improvements to be made to the Pipelines and the Tankage. The following provisions shall set forth the procedures pursuant to which Capital Improvements designated by the Refining Entity may be constructed:

(i) For any Capital Improvement designated by the Refining Entity, the Refining Entity shall submit a written proposal, including all specifications then available to it, for the proposed Capital Improvement to the Pipelines and/or the Tankage, as the case may be.

(ii) The Logistics Entity will review such proposal to determine, in its sole discretion, whether it will consent to proceed with the proposed Capital Improvement.

 

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(iii) Should the Logistics Entity determine to proceed and construct or cause to be constructed the approved Capital Improvement, the Logistics Entity will obtain bids from two or more general contractors reasonably acceptable to the Refining Entity for the construction of the Capital Improvement. Based upon the bids, the Logistics Entity will notify the Refining Entity of the Logistics Entity’s estimate of the total cost necessary to construct such Capital Improvement (which amount shall include the costs of capital and any other costs necessary to place such Capital Improvement in service) (“ Estimated Expansion Capital Expenditure ”). Within 30 days of such notice, the Refining Entity will notify the Logistics Entity whether or not the Refining Entity agrees to such Estimated Expansion Capital Expenditure. In the event the Refining Entity does not agree with such Estimated Expansion Capital Expenditure, the Parties shall work together in good faith to reach agreement on the Estimated Expansion Capital Expenditure (the agreed amount is referred to as the “ Expansion Capital Expenditure ”); provided that, in the event the Parties do not reach such agreement within 60 days of the notice provided under the second sentence of this Section 2(l)(iii), the Refining Entity shall be entitled to proceed with the construction of the Capital Improvement in accordance with Section 2(l)(v) below.

(iv) Prior to beginning any construction on the Capital Improvement, (1) the Logistics Entity shall have received all necessary regulatory approvals, (2) the Logistics Entity and the Refining Entity shall have agreed on (A) an additional monthly payment amount to be paid by the Refining Entity to the Logistics Entity (the “ Monthly Expansion Capital Amount ”) which amount (x) shall be payable over a mutually agreed to term not to exceed the then remaining balance of the Initial Term (or the then current Renewal Term) plus any Renewal Term to which the Refining Entity is then committed or shall then commit (the “ Capital Amortization Period ”), and (y) shall be sufficient to provide the Logistics Entity the equivalent of a rate of return equal to the Prime Rate plus an additional rate of return to be agreed to by the Parties over the Capital Amortization Period on the Expansion Capital Expenditure after taking into account the increased cash flows to the Logistics Entity reasonably anticipated to be received by the Logistics Entity from the Refining Entity (or from a third party pursuant to a direct contractual commitment to the Logistics Entity) in connection with such Capital Improvement, or (B) another adjustment to the Throughput Fees or the Storage Fee, as applicable, as the Parties may agree and (3) the Parties shall have agreed on any adjustment to the Minimum Throughput Commitment, the Minimum Throughput Capacity or the Minimum Storage Capacity, as the case may be. The Monthly Expansion Capital Amount, if applicable, shall be billed and paid monthly following the commencement of operations of the Capital Improvement and the Refining Entity’s obligation to pay the Monthly Expansion Capital Amount shall survive the termination of this Agreement (other than a termination in connection with a breach of this Agreement by the Logistics Entity or a Force Majeure event affecting the ability of the Logistics Entity to provide services under this Agreement). In connection with the construction of any Capital Improvement pursuant to this Section 2(l)(iv) , the Refining Entity shall be entitled to participate in all stages of planning, scheduling, implementing, and oversight of the construction. The Refining Entity shall also be entitled to audit all expenditures incurred in connection with the Capital Improvement and the Logistics Entity shall provide all invoices and other documentation reasonably requested by the Refining Entity for this purpose.

 

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(v) If for any reason the Capital Improvement shall not be constructed pursuant to Section 2(l)(iv) above, and such Capital Improvement is in accordance with applicable required engineering and regulatory standards, and could not reasonably be expected to have a material adverse impact on the operations or efficiency of the Pipelines or the Tankage or result in any material additional unreimbursed costs to the Logistics Entity, then the Refining Entity may proceed with the construction and financing of the Capital Improvement and, upon completion of construction, the Refining Entity shall be the owner and operator of such Capital Improvement. The Parties agree that any Capital Improvement constructed by the Refining Entity pursuant to this Section 2(l)(v) shall be treated as the separate property of Refining Entity. The Logistics Entity shall cooperate with the Refining Entity in ensuring that the Capital Improvement shall operate as intended, including by operating and maintaining all necessary connections to the Pipelines and the Tankage, subject to the Refining Entity’s reimbursing the Logistics Entity on a monthly basis for any incremental expenses arising from operating or maintaining such connections. The Refining Entity shall indemnify the Logistics Entity for any Liabilities resulting from the construction, ownership and operation by the Refining Entity of any Capital Improvement constructed by the Refining Entity pursuant to this Section 2(l)(v).

(vi) Upon completion of the construction of such Capital Improvement, the Logistics Entity or the Refining Entity, as applicable, will own such Capital Improvement, and will operate and maintain such Capital Improvement in accordance with Applicable Law and recognized industry standards.

(m) Notification of Utilization . Upon request by the Logistics Entity, the Refining Entity will provide to the Logistics Entity written notification of the Refining Entity’s reasonable good faith estimate of its anticipated future utilization of the Pipelines and the Tankage.

(n) Scheduling and Accepting Deliveries . The Logistics Entity will schedule movements and accept deliveries of Crude Oil in a manner that permits the Refining Entity to utilize each of the Pipelines and the Tankage in substantially the same manner as it did prior to the Effective Date.

(o) Business Interruption Insurance . The Refining Entity shall maintain commercially reasonable business interruption insurance for the benefit of the Refinery and the Pipelines and Tankage for so long as the Partnership is a consolidated subsidiary of Delek US. Allocation of benefits under such business interruption insurance policy shall be proportionate to the loss in operating margin sustained by the Refining Entity and the Logistics Entity as a result of the interruption.

 

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(p) Insurance (Other than Business Interruption Insurance) . During the Term of this Agreement, each of the Logistics Entity and the Refining Entity shall at all times carry and maintain, or cause to be carried and maintained, with reputable insurance companies reasonably acceptable to the other Party, with commercially reasonable insurance coverages and limits.

(q) Marketing of Transportation and Storage Services to Third Parties . During the Term, the Logistics Entity may provide transportation services to third parties on the Pipelines and storage services to third parties in the Tankage, provided that, (i) the provision of such transportation and storage services to third parties is not reasonably likely to negatively affect the Refining Entity’s ability to use either of the Pipelines or the Tankage in accordance with the terms of this Agreement in any material respect, (ii) prior to any third party use of either of the Pipelines or the Tankage or the entry into any agreement with respect thereto, the Logistics Entity shall have received prior written consent from the Refining Entity with respect to such third party usage or the entry into such agreement, as applicable, not to be unreasonably withheld, conditioned or delayed, (iii) to the extent such third-party usage reduces the storage capacity available to the Refining Entity below the Minimum Storage Capacity, the Storage Fee shall be reduced for such period as such storage services are provided to third parties by a dollar amount equal to: (1) the number of barrels of storage capacity that the Logistics Entity is making available per month in the Tankage for such third parties, multiplied by (2) $0.4167 (which amount shall be adjusted in accordance with the adjustments to the Storage Fee provided for in Sections 2(c) , (k)  and (l)  above, if applicable) and (iv) to the extent such third-party usage reduces the ability of the Logistics Entity to provide the Minimum Throughput Capacity, the Minimum Throughput Commitment shall be proportionately reduced to the extent of the difference between the Minimum Throughput Capacity and the amount that can be throughput in the Pipelines (prorated for the portion of the Contract Quarter during which the Minimum Throughput Capacity was unavailable). Notwithstanding the foregoing, to the extent the Logistics Entity is not using any portion of the Pipelines or the Tankage (the “ Open Assets ”) during a Force Majeure event set forth in Section 3 or the Notice Period set forth in Section 9, the Logistics Entity may provide transportation and/or storage services to third parties on the Open Assets pursuant to one or more third-party agreements without the consent of the Refining Entity, and the Minimum Throughput Commitment and the Storage Fee will be reduced to the extent of such third-party usage as set forth above; provided that such third-party agreements and related services shall terminate following the end of the Force Majeure Period or the restoration of Refinery operations, as applicable.

Section 3. Force Majeure.

(a) In the event that either Party is rendered unable, wholly or in part, by a Force Majeure event to perform its obligations under this Agreement, then upon the delivery by such Party (the “ Force Majeure Party ”) of written notice (a “ Force Majeure Notice ”) and full particulars of the Force Majeure event within a reasonable time after the occurrence of the Force Majeure event relied on, the obligations of the Parties, to the extent they are affected by the Force Majeure event, shall be suspended for the duration of any inability so caused; provided that (i) prior to the third anniversary of the Effective Date, the Refining Entity shall be required to continue to make payments (1) for the Throughput Fees for volumes actually delivered under this Agreement, (2) for the Storage Fee, and (3) for any Shortfall Payments unless, in the case of (2) and (3), the Force Majeure event is an event that adversely affects the Logistics Entity’s

 

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ability to perform the services it is required to perform under this Agreement, in which case, as applicable, the Storage Fees shall only be paid to the extent the Refining Entity utilizes the Tankage for the storage of its Crude Oil during the applicable month and instead of Shortfall Payments, Throughput Fees shall only be paid as provided under (i)(1) above, and (ii) from and after the third anniversary of the Effective Date, the Refining Entity shall be required to continue to make payments (1) for the Throughput Fees for volumes actually delivered under this Agreement and (2) for the Storage Fee to the extent the Refining Entity utilizes the Tankage for the storage of its Crude Oil during the applicable month. The Force Majeure Party shall identify in such Force Majeure Notice the approximate length of time that it believes in good faith such Force Majeure event shall continue (the “ Force Majeure Period ”). The Refining Entity shall be required to pay any amounts accrued and due under this Agreement at the time of the Force Majeure event. The cause of the Force Majeure event shall so far as possible be remedied with all reasonable dispatch, except that neither Party shall be compelled to resolve any strikes, lockouts or other industrial disputes other than as it shall determine to be in its best interests. Prior to the third anniversary of the Effective Date, any suspension of the obligations of the Parties under this Section 3(a) as a result of a Force Majeure event that adversely affects the Logistics Entity’s ability to perform the services it is required to perform under this Agreement shall extend the Term for the same period of time as such Force Majeure event continues (up to a maximum of one year) unless this Agreement is terminated under Section 3(b).

(b) If the Force Majeure Party advises in any Force Majeure Notice that it reasonably believes in good faith that the Force Majeure Period shall continue for more than twelve (12) consecutive months beyond the third anniversary of the Effective Date, then at any time after the delivery of such Force Majeure Notice, either Party may deliver to the other Party a notice of termination (a “ Termination Notice ”), which Termination Notice shall become effective not earlier than twelve (12) months after the later to occur of (i) the delivery of the Termination Notice and (ii) the third anniversary of the Effective Date; provided , however , that such Termination Notice shall be deemed cancelled and of no effect if the Force Majeure Period ends before the Termination Notice becomes effective; p rovided , further , that upon the cancellation of any Termination Notice, the Parties’ respective obligations hereunder shall resume as soon as reasonably practicable thereafter, and the Term shall be extended by the same period of time as is required for the Parties to resume such obligations. After the third anniversary of the Effective Date and following delivery of a Termination Notice the Logistics Entity may terminate this Agreement, to the extent affected by the Force Majeure event, upon sixty (60) days prior written notice to the Refining Entity in order to enter into an agreement to provide any third party the services provided to the Refining Entity under this Agreement; provided, however, that the Logistics Entity shall not have the right to terminate this Agreement for so long as the Refining Entity continues to make Shortfall Payments.

Section 4. Effectiveness and Term.

(a) This Agreement shall have an initial term of five (5) years, commencing on the Effective Date (the “ Initial Term ”). Thereafter, the Refining Entity shall have a unilateral option to extend this Agreement for two additional five (5) year periods on the same terms and conditions set forth herein (each, a “ Renewal Term ”). The Initial Term and any Renewal Terms are sometimes referred to collectively herein as the “ Term .” In order to exercise its option to extend this Agreement for a Renewal Term, the Refining Entity shall notify the Logistics Entity in writing not more than twenty-four (24) months and not less than twelve (12) months prior to the expiration of the Initial Term or any Renewal Term, as applicable.

 

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(b) This Agreement may be terminated and the transactions contemplated hereby may be abandoned at any time upon written notice by either Party in the event the other Party commits a material breach of or materially defaults under the terms of this Agreement, and such breach or default is not cured (or a plan to cure such breach or default reasonably satisfactory to the non-breaching or non-defaulting Party has been adopted and is being diligently pursued by the breaching or defaulting Party) within fifteen (15) calendar days after receipt by the breaching Party of written notice from the non-breaching Party of such breach or default.

Section 5. Right to Enter into a New Agreement.

In the event that the Refining Entity fails to exercise its option to extend this Agreement for any Renewal Term, the Logistics Entity shall have the right to negotiate to enter into one or more new pipelines and tankage agreements with one or more third parties to begin after the date of termination, provided that during the period from the date of the Refining Entity’s failure to provide written notice pursuant to Section 4 to the date of termination of this Agreement, the Refining Entity will have the right to enter into a new pipelines and tankage agreement with the Logistics Entity on commercial terms that substantially match the terms upon which the Logistics Entity proposes to enter into an agreement with a third party for similar services with respect to all or a material portion of the Pipelines and the Tankage. In such circumstances, the Logistics Entity shall give the Refining Entity forty-five (45) days prior written notice of any proposed new pipelines and tankage agreement with a third party, and such notice shall inform the Refining Entity of the fee schedules, tariffs, duration and any other terms of the proposed third party agreement and the Refining Entity shall have forty-five (45) days following receipt of such notice to agree to the terms specified in the notice or the Refining Entity shall lose the rights specified by this Section 5 with respect to the assets that are the subject of such notice.

Section 6. Notices.

All notices, requests, demands, and other communications hereunder will be in writing and will be deemed to have been duly given: (a) if by transmission by facsimile or hand delivery, when delivered; (b) if mailed via the official governmental mail system, five (5) Business Days after mailing, provided said notice is sent first class, postage pre-paid, via certified or registered mail, with a return receipt requested; (c) if mailed by an internationally recognized overnight express mail service such as Federal Express, UPS, or DHL Worldwide, one (1) Business Day after deposit therewith prepaid; or (d) if by e-mail, one Business day after delivery with receipt confirmed. All notices will be addressed to the Parties at the respective addresses as follows:

if to the Refining Entity:

Delek Refining, Ltd.

c/o Delek US Holdings, Inc.

7102 Commerce Way

Brentwood, TN 37027

Attn: General Counsel

Telecopy No: (615) 435-1271

Email:

 

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with a copy, which shall not constitute notice, to:

Delek Refining, Ltd.

c/o Delek US Holdings, Inc.

7102 Commerce Way

Brentwood, TN 37027

Attn: President

Telecopy No: (615) 435-1271

Email:

if to the Logistics Entity:

Delek Crude Logistics, LLC

c/o Delek Logistics GP, LLC

7102 Commerce Way

Brentwood, TN 37027

Attn: General Counsel

Telecopy No: (615) 435-1271

Email:

with a copy, which shall not constitute notice, to:

Delek Crude Logistics, LLC

c/o Delek Logistics GP, LLC

7102 Commerce Way

Brentwood, TN 37027

Attn: President

Telecopy No: (615) 435-1271

Email:

or to such other address or to such other person as either Party will have last designated by notice to the other Party.

Section 7. Deficiency Payments.

(a) As soon as practicable following the end of each calendar month under this Agreement, the Logistics Entity shall deliver to the Refining Entity a written notice (the “ Deficiency Notice ”) detailing any failure of the Refining Entity to meet its obligations under Section 2(a) , Section 2(b)(i) , Section 2(b)(ii) , Section 2(c) , Section 2(d) , Section 2(i) , Section 2(k) , Section 2(l) or Section 8(c) of this Agreement. The Deficiency Notice shall (i) specify in reasonable detail the nature of any deficiency and (ii) specify the approximate dollar amount that the Logistics Entity believes would have been paid by the Refining Entity to the Logistics Entity if the Refining Entity had complied with its obligations under Section 2(a) , Section 2(b)(i) ,

 

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Section 2(b)(ii) , Section 2(c) , Section 2(d) , Section 2(h) , Section 2(i) , Section 2(k) , Section 2(l) and Section 8(c) of this Agreement (the “ Deficiency Payment ”). The Refining Entity shall pay the Deficiency Payment to the Logistics Entity upon the later of: (i) ten (10) days after its receipt of the Deficiency Notice and (ii) thirty (30) days following the end of the calendar month during which the Deficiency Notice was delivered.

(b) If the Refining Entity disagrees with the Deficiency Notice, then, following the payment of the undisputed portion of the Deficiency Payment to the Logistics Entity, a senior officer of the Refining Entity and a senior officer of the Logistics Entity shall meet or communicate by telephone at a mutually acceptable time and place, and thereafter as often as they reasonably deem necessary and shall negotiate in good faith to attempt to resolve any differences that they may have with respect to matters specified in the Deficiency Notice. If such differences are not resolved within thirty (30) days following the payment of any Deficiency Payment, the Refining Entity and the Logistics Entity shall, within forty-five (45) days following the payment of such Deficiency Payment, submit any and all matters which remain in dispute and which were properly included in the Deficiency Notice to arbitration in accordance with Section 13 . During the 60-day period following the receipt of the Deficiency Notice, the Refining Entity shall have the right to inspect and audit the working papers of the Logistics Entity relating to such Deficiency Payment.

(c) If it is determined by arbitration in accordance with Section 13 that the Refining Entity was required to make any or all of the disputed portion of the Deficiency Payment, the Refining Entity shall promptly pay to the Logistics Entity such amount, together with interest thereon from the dated provided in the last sentence of Section 7(a) at the Prime Rate, in immediately available funds.

Section 8. Capabilities of Assets.

(a) Interruption of Service . The Logistics Entity shall use reasonable commercial efforts to minimize the interruption of service on the Pipelines or at the Tankage and shall use its best efforts to minimize the impact of any such interruption on the Refining Entity. The Logistics Entity shall inform the Refining Entity at least 60 days in advance (or promptly, in the case of an unplanned interruption) of any anticipated partial or complete interruption of service (i) on any Pipeline or (ii) of the Tankage, including relevant information about the nature, extent, cause and expected duration of the interruption and the actions the Logistics Entity is taking to resume full operations, provided that the Logistics Entity shall not have any liability for any failure to notify, or delay in notifying, the Refining Entity of any such matters except to the extent the Refining Entity has been materially damaged by such failure or delay.

(b) Maintenance and Repair Standards . Subject to Force Majeure and interruptions for routine repair and maintenance consistent with industry standards, the Logistics Entity shall maintain (i) the Pipelines with sufficient aggregate capacity to throughput a volume of Crude Oil at least equal to the Minimum Throughput Capacity and (ii) the Tankage with a capacity sufficient to store a volume of Crude Oil at least equal to the Minimum Storage Capacity. The Logistics Entity’s obligations may be temporarily suspended during the occurrence of, and for the entire duration of, a Force Majeure or interruptions for routine repair and maintenance consistent with industry standards that prevent the Logistics Entity from providing the Minimum

 

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Throughput Capacity or storing the Minimum Storage Capacity. To the extent the Refining Entity is prevented for 30 or more days in any Contract Year from throughputting volumes equal to the full Minimum Throughput Capacity or terminalling volumes equal to the Minimum Storage Capacity for reasons of Force Majeure or other interruption of service affecting the facilities or assets of the Logistics Entity, then the Refining Entity’s Minimum Throughput Commitment shall be proportionately reduced to the extent of the difference between the Minimum Throughput Capacity and the amount that the Logistics Entity can effectively throughput in the Pipelines (prorated for the portion of the Contract Quarter during which the Minimum Throughput Capacity was unavailable), regardless of whether actual throughput prior to the reduction was below the Minimum Throughput Commitment, and/or its Storage Fee shall be reduced by an amount of $0.4167 per barrel (which amount shall be adjusted in accordance with the adjustments to the Storage Fee provided for in Sections 2(c) , (k)  and (l)  above, if applicable, and prorated for the portion of the applicable month during which such storage was unavailable) for each barrel less than the Minimum Storage Capacity that the Logistics Entity is unable to terminal at the Tankage regardless of whether the Refining Entity actually used such storage capacity. At such time as the Logistics Entity is capable of throughputting volumes equal to the full Minimum Throughput Capacity or terminalling volumes equal to the Minimum Storage Capacity, as applicable, the Refining Entity’s obligation to throughput the full Minimum Throughput Commitment and to pay the full Storage Fee shall be restored. If for any reason, including, without limitation, a Force Majeure event, the throughput of the Pipelines or storage capacity of the Tankage should fall below the Minimum Throughput Capacity or the Minimum Storage Capacity, respectively, then with due diligence and dispatch, the Logistics Entity shall make repairs to the Pipelines and/or the Tankage to restore the capacity of the Pipelines to that required for throughput of the Minimum Throughput Capacity and/or the Tankage to that required for terminalling of the Minimum Storage Capacity (“ Restoration ”). Except as provided below in Section 8(c) , all of such Restoration shall be at the Logistics Entity’s cost and expense, unless the damage creating the need for such repairs was caused by the negligence or willful misconduct of the Refining Entity, its employees, agents or customers.

(c) Capacity Resolution . In the event of the failure of the Logistics Entity to maintain (i) the Pipelines with sufficient capacity to throughput the Minimum Throughput Capacity or (ii) the Tankage with a capacity sufficient to terminal a volume of Crude Oil at least equal to the Minimum Storage Capacity, then either Party shall have the right to call a meeting between executives of both Parties by providing at least two (2) Business Days’ advance written notice. Any such meeting shall be held at a mutually agreeable location and will be attended by executives of both Parties each having sufficient authority to commit his or her respective Party to a Capacity Resolution (hereinafter defined). At the meeting, the Parties will negotiate in good faith with the objective of reaching a joint resolution for the Restoration which will, among other things, specify steps to be taken by the Logistics Entity to fully accomplish the Restoration and the deadlines by which the Restoration must be completed (the “ Capacity Resolution ”). Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, the Capacity Resolution shall set forth an agreed upon time schedule for the Restoration activities. Such time schedule shall be reasonable under the circumstances, consistent with customary pipeline transportation and terminal industry standards and shall take into consideration the Logistic Entity’s economic considerations relating to costs of the repairs and the Refining Entity’s requirements concerning its refining and marketing operations. The Logistics Entity shall use commercially reasonable efforts to continue to provide storage and throughput of the Refining Entity’s Crude Oil, to the extent the Pipelines

 

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and Tankage have capability of doing so, during the period before Restoration is completed. In the event that the Refining Entity’s economic considerations justify incurring additional costs to complete the Restoration in a more expedited manner than the time schedule determined in accordance with the preceding sentence, the Refining Entity may require the Logistics Entity to expedite the Restoration to the extent reasonably possible, subject to the Refining Entity’s payment, in advance, of the estimated incremental costs to be incurred as a result of the expedited time schedule. In the event the Parties agree to an expedited Restoration plan wherein the Refining Entity agrees to fund a portion of the Restoration cost, then neither Party shall have the right to terminate this Agreement pursuant to Section 3(b) above so long as such Restoration is completed with due diligence and dispatch, and the Refining Entity shall pay its portion of the Restoration Cost to the Logistics Entity in advance based on a good faith estimate based on reasonable engineering standards. Upon completion, the Refining Entity shall pay the difference between the actual portion of Restoration costs to be paid by the Refining Entity pursuant to this Section 8(c) and the estimated amount paid under the preceding sentence within thirty (30) days after receipt of the Logistics Entity’s invoice therefor, or, if appropriate, the Logistics Entity shall pay the Refining Entity the excess of the estimate paid by the Refining Entity over the Logistics Entity’s actual costs as previously described within thirty (30) days after completion of the Restoration.

Section 9. Suspension of Refinery Operations

(a) From and after the second anniversary of the Effective Date, in the event that the Refining Entity decides to permanently or indefinitely suspend refining operations at the Refinery for a period that shall continue for at least twelve (12) consecutive months, the Refining Entity may provide written notice to the Logistics Entity of the Refining Entity’s intent to terminate this Agreement (the “ Suspension Notice ”). Such Suspension Notice shall be sent at any time (but not prior to the second anniversary of the Effective Date) after the Refining Entity has notified the Logistics Entity of such suspension and, upon the expiration of the period of twelve (12) months (which may run concurrently with the twelve (12) month period described in the immediately preceding sentence) following the date such notice is sent (the “ Notice Period ”), this Agreement shall terminate. If the Refining Entity notifies the Logistics Entity, more than two months prior to the expiration of the Notice Period, of its intent to resume operations at the Refinery, then the Suspension Notice shall be deemed revoked and this Agreement shall continue in full force and effect as if such Suspension Notice had never been delivered. During the Notice Period, the Refining Entity shall remain liable for Deficiency Payments. Subject to Section 9(b) , during the Notice Period, the Logistics Entity may terminate this Agreement upon sixty (60) days prior written notice to the Refining entity in order to enter into an agreement to provide any third party the services provided to the Refining Entity under this Agreement.

(b) If refining operations at the Refinery are suspended for any reason (including refinery turnaround operations and other scheduled maintenance), then the Refining Entity shall remain liable for Deficiency Payments under this Agreement for the duration of the suspension, unless and until this Agreement is terminated as provided above. The Refining Entity shall provide at least thirty (30) days’ prior written notice of any suspension of operations at the Refinery due to a planned turnaround or scheduled maintenance, provided that the Refining Entity shall not have any liability for any failure to notify, or delay in notifying, the Logistics Entity of any such suspension except to the extent the Logistics Entity has been materially damaged by such failure or delay.

 

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(c) In the event the operations of the Refinery are suspended under this Section 9 or as a result of a Force Majeure event, the Logistics Entity shall have the right to provide transportation and storage services to third parties on the terms and conditions set forth in Section 2(q) .

Section 10. Regulatory Matters

(a) The Parties are entering into this Agreement in reliance upon and shall fully comply with all Applicable Law which directly or indirectly affects the services provided hereunder. Each Party shall be responsible for compliance with all Applicable Law associated with such Party’s respective performance hereunder and the operation of such Party’s facilities. In the event any action or obligation imposed upon a Party under this Agreement shall at any time be in conflict with any requirement of Applicable Law, then this Agreement shall immediately be modified to conform the action or obligation so adversely affected to the requirements of the Applicable Law, and all other provisions of this Agreement shall remain effective.

(b) If during the Term, any new Applicable Law becomes effective or any existing Applicable Law or its interpretations is materially changed, which change is not addressed by another provision of this Agreement and which has a material adverse economic impact upon a Party, either Party, acting in good faith, shall have the option to request renegotiation of the relevant provisions of this Agreement with respect to future performance. The Parties shall then meet to negotiate in good faith amendments to this Agreement that will conform to the new Applicable Law while preserving the Parties’ economic, operational, commercial and competitive arrangements in accordance with the understandings set forth herein.

(c) If during the Term, the Logistics Entity is required, under Applicable Law, to file one or more tariffs with any Governmental Authority, in order to provide the services provided under this Agreement, the Refining Entity hereby agrees that, if the services to be provided under such tariff or tariffs is provided in conformance with this Agreement, including but not limited to the rates provided hereunder, the Refining Entity will not oppose, or assist any other party in opposing, the filing of such tariff or tariffs.

Section 11. Indemnification

(a) The Logistics Entity shall defend, indemnify and hold harmless the Refining Entity, its Affiliates, and their respective directors, officers, employees, representatives, agents, contractors, successors and permitted assigns (collectively, the “ Refining Indemnitees ”) from and against any Liabilities directly or indirectly arising out of (i) any breach by the Logistics Entity of any covenant or agreement contained herein or made in connection herewith or any representation or warranty of the Logistics Entity made herein or in connection herewith proving to be false or misleading, (ii) any failure by the Logistics Entity, its Affiliates or any of their respective employees, representatives, agents or contractors to comply with or observe any Applicable Law, or (iii) injury, disease, or death of any Person or damage to or loss of any

 

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property, fine or penalty, any of which is caused by the Logistics Entity, its Affiliates or any of their respective employees, representatives, agents or contractors in the exercise of any of the rights granted hereunder or the handling, storage, transportation or disposal of any Crude Oil hereunder, except to the extent that such injury, disease, death, or damage to or loss of property was caused by the gross negligence or willful misconduct on the part of the Refining Indemnitees, their Affiliates or any of their respective employees, representatives, agents or contractors. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Logistics Entity’s liability to the Refining Indemnitees pursuant to this Section 11(a) shall be net of any insurance proceeds actually received by the Refining Indemnitees or any of their respective Affiliates from any third Person with respect to or on account of the damage or injury which is the subject of the indemnification claim. The Refining Entity agrees that it shall, and shall cause the other Refining Indemnitees to, (i) use all commercially reasonable efforts to pursue the collection of all insurance proceeds to which any of the Refining Indemnitees are entitled with respect to or on account of any such damage or injury, (ii) notify the Logistics Entity of all potential claims against any third Person for any such insurance proceeds, and (iii) keep the Logistics Entity fully informed of the efforts of the Refining Indemnitees in pursuing collection of such insurance proceeds.

(b) The Refining Entity shall defend, indemnify and hold harmless the Logistics Entity, its Affiliates, and their respective directors, officers, employees, representatives, agents, contractors, successors and permitted assigns (collectively, the “ Logistics Indemnitees ”) from and against any Liabilities directly or indirectly arising out of (i) any breach by the Refining Entity of any covenant or agreement contained herein or made in connection herewith or any representation or warranty of the Refining Entity made herein or in connection herewith proving to be false or misleading, (ii) any failure by the Refining Entity, its Affiliates or any of their respective employees, representatives, agents or contractors to comply with or observe any Applicable Law, or (iii) injury, disease, or death of any person or damage to or loss of any property, fine or penalty, any of which is caused by the Refining Entity, its Affiliates or any of their respective employees, representatives, agents or contractors in the exercise of any of the rights granted hereunder or the handling, storage, transportation or disposal of any Crude Oil hereunder, except to the extent that such injury, disease, death, or damage to or loss of property was caused by the gross negligence or willful misconduct on the part of the Logistics Indemnitees, their Affiliates or any of their respective employees, representatives, agents or contractors. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Refining Entity’s liability to the Logistics Indemnitees pursuant to this Section 11(b) shall be net of any insurance proceeds actually received by the Logistics Indemnitees or any of their respective Affiliates from any third Person with respect to or on account of the damage or injury which is the subject of the indemnification claim. The Logistics Entity agrees that it shall, and shall cause the other Logistics Indemnitees to, (i) use all commercially reasonable efforts to pursue the collection of all insurance proceeds to which any of the Logistics Indemnitees are entitled with respect to or on account of any such damage or injury, (ii) notify the Refining Entity of all potential claims against any third Person for any such insurance proceeds, and (iii) keep the Refining Entity fully informed of the efforts of the Logistics Indemnitees in pursuing collection of such insurance proceeds.

(c) THE FOREGOING INDEMNITIES ARE INTENDED TO BE ENFORCEABLE AGAINST THE PARTIES IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE EXPRESS TERMS AND SCOPE THEREOF NOTWITHSTANDING ANY EXPRESS NEGLIGENCE RULE OR ANY SIMILAR DIRECTIVE THAT WOULD PROHIBIT OR OTHERWISE LIMIT INDEMNITIES BECAUSE OF THE SOLE, CONCURRENT, ACTIVE OR PASSIVE NEGLIGENCE, STRICT LIABILITY OR FAULT OF ANY OF THE INDEMNIFIED PARTIES (EXCLUDING, IN THE CASE OF SECTION 11(a)(iii) AND SECTION 11(b)(iii) , GROSS NEGLIGENCE OR WILLFUL MISCONDUCT).

 

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Section 12. Limitation on Liability

Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein, neither Party shall be liable or responsible to the other Party or such other Party’s affiliated Persons for any consequential, punitive, special, incidental or exemplary damages, or for loss of profits or revenues (collectively referred to as “ Special Damages ”) incurred by such Party or its affiliated Persons that arise out of or relate to this Agreement, regardless of whether any such claim arises under or results from contract, tort, or strict liability; provided that the foregoing limitation is not intended and shall not affect Special Damages imposed in favor of unaffiliated Persons that are not Parties to this Agreement.

Section 13. Miscellaneous.

(a) Modification; Waiver . This Agreement may be terminated, amended or modified only by a written instrument executed by the Parties. Any of the terms and conditions of this Agreement may be waived in writing at any time by the Party entitled to the benefits thereof. No waiver of any of the terms and conditions of this Agreement, or any breach thereof, will be effective unless in writing signed by a duly authorized individual on behalf of the Party against which the waiver is sought to be enforced. No waiver of any term or condition or of any breach of this Agreement will be deemed or will constitute a waiver of any other term or condition or of any later breach (whether or not similar), nor will such waiver constitute a continuing waiver unless otherwise expressly provided.

(b) Entire Agreement . This Agreement constitutes the entire agreement among the Parties pertaining to the subject matter hereof and supersedes all prior agreements and understandings of the Parties in connection therewith.

(c) Successors and Assigns .

(i) The Refining Entity shall not assign its rights or obligations hereunder without the Logistics Entity’s prior written consent, which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld, conditioned or delayed; provided , however , that (1) the Refining Entity may assign this Agreement without the Logistics Entity’s consent in connection with a sale by the Refining Entity of all or substantially all of the Refinery, including by merger, equity sale, asset sale or otherwise, so long as the transferee: (A) agrees to assume all of the Refining Entity’s obligations under this Agreement and (B) is financially and operationally capable of fulfilling the terms of this Agreement, which determination shall be made by the Refining Entity in its reasonable judgment; and (2) the Refining Entity shall be permitted to make a collateral assignment of this Agreement solely to secure financing for Delek US and its Affiliates.

 

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(ii) The Logistics Entity shall not assign its rights or obligations under this Agreement without the prior written consent of the Refining Entity, which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld, conditioned or delayed; provided , however , that (1) the Logistics Entity may assign this Agreement without such consent in connection with a sale by the Logistics Entity of all or substantially all of the Pipelines and Tankage, including by merger, equity sale, asset sale or otherwise, so long as the transferee: (A) agrees to assume all of the Logistics Entity’s obligations under this Agreement; (B) is financially and operationally capable of fulfilling the terms of this Agreement, which determination shall be made by the Logistics Entity in its reasonable judgment; and (C) is not a competitor of the Refining Entity, as determined by the Refining Entity in good faith; and (2) the Logistics Entity shall be permitted to make a collateral assignment of this Agreement solely to secure financing for the Partnership and its Affiliates.

(iii) Any assignment that is not undertaken in accordance with the provisions set forth above shall be null and void ab initio . A Party making any assignment shall promptly notify the other Party of such assignment, regardless of whether consent is required.

(iv) This Agreement shall be binding upon and inure to the benefit of the Parties hereto and their respective successors and permitted assigns.

(v) The Parties’ obligations hereunder shall not terminate in connection with a Partnership Change of Control; provided , however , that in the case of a Partnership Change of Control, the Refining Entity shall have the option to extend the Term of this Agreement as provided in Section 4 , without regard to the notice periods provided in the fourth sentence of Section 4(a) . The Logistics Entity shall provide the Refining Entity with notice of any Partnership Change of Control at least sixty (60) days prior to the effective date thereof.

(d) Counterparts . This Agreement may be executed in one or more counterparts (including by facsimile or portable document format (pdf)) for the convenience of the Parties hereto, each of which counterparts will be deemed an original, but all of which counterparts together will constitute one and the same agreement.

(e) Severability . Whenever possible, each provision of this Agreement will be interpreted in such manner as to be valid and effective under Applicable Law, but if any provision of this Agreement or the application of any such provision to any person or circumstance will be held invalid, illegal or unenforceable in any respect by a court of competent jurisdiction, such invalidity, illegality or unenforceability will not affect any other provision hereof, and the Parties will negotiate in good faith with a view to substitute for such provision a suitable and equitable solution in order to carry out, so far as may be valid and enforceable, the intent and purpose of such invalid, illegal or unenforceable provision.

(f) No Third Party Beneficiaries . It is expressly understood that the provisions of this Agreement do not impart enforceable rights in anyone who is not a Party or successor or permitted assignee of a Party.

 

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(g) Choice of Law . This Agreement shall be subject to and governed by the laws of the State of Texas, excluding any conflicts-of-law rule or principle that might refer the construction or interpretation of this Agreement to the laws of another state.

(h) Further Assurances . In connection with this Agreement and all transactions contemplated by this Agreement, each signatory Party hereto 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.

(i) Arbitration Provision . Any and all Arbitrable Disputes shall be resolved through the use of binding arbitration using three arbitrators, in accordance with the Commercial Arbitration Rules of the American Arbitration Association, as supplemented to the extent necessary to determine any procedural appeal questions by the Federal Arbitration Act (Title 9 of the United States Code). If there is any inconsistency between this Section 13(i) and the Commercial Arbitration Rules or the Federal Arbitration Act, the terms of this Section 13(i) will control the rights and obligations of the Parties. Arbitration must be initiated within the time limits set forth in this Agreement, or if no such limits apply, then within a reasonable time or the time period allowed by the applicable statute of limitations. Arbitration may be initiated by a Party (“ Claimant ”) serving written notice on the other Party (“ Respondent ”) that the Claimant elects to refer the Arbitrable Dispute to binding arbitration. Claimant’s notice initiating binding arbitration must identify the arbitrator Claimant has appointed. The Respondent shall respond to Claimant within thirty (30) days after receipt of Claimant’s notice, identifying the arbitrator Respondent has appointed. If the Respondent fails for any reason to name an arbitrator within the 30-day period, Claimant shall petition the American Arbitration Association for appointment of an arbitrator for Respondent’s account. The two arbitrators so chosen shall select a third arbitrator within thirty (30) days after the second arbitrator has been appointed. The Claimant will pay the compensation and expenses of the arbitrator named by or for it, and the Respondent will pay the compensation and expenses of the arbitrator named by or for it. The costs of petitioning for the appointment of an arbitrator, if any, shall be paid by Respondent. The Claimant and Respondent will each pay one-half of the compensation and expenses of the third arbitrator. All arbitrators must (i) be neutral parties who have never been officers, directors or employees of the Refining Entity, the Logistics Entity or any of their Affiliates and (ii) have not less than seven (7) years experience in the energy industry. The hearing will be conducted in Houston, Texas and commence within thirty (30) days after the selection of the third arbitrator. The Refining Entity, the Logistics Entity and the arbitrators shall proceed diligently and in good faith in order that the award may be made as promptly as possible. Except as provided in the Federal Arbitration Act, the decision of the arbitrators will be binding on and non-appealable by the Parties hereto. The arbitrators shall have no right to grant or award Special Damages.

(j) Confidentiality .

(i) Obligations . Each Party shall use commercially reasonable efforts to retain the other Party’s Confidential Information in confidence and not disclose the same to any third party nor use the same, except as authorized by the disclosing Party in writing or as expressly permitted in this Section 13(j) . Each Party further agrees to take the same care with the other Party’s Confidential Information as it does with its own, but in no event less than a reasonable degree of care.

 

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(ii) Required Disclosure . Notwithstanding Section 13(j)(i) above, if the receiving Party becomes legally compelled to disclose the Confidential Information by a court, Governmental Authority or Applicable Law, including the rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission, or is required to disclose pursuant to the rules and regulations of any national securities exchange upon which the receiving Party or its parent entity is listed, any of the disclosing Party’s Confidential Information, the receiving Party shall promptly advise the disclosing Party of such requirement to disclose Confidential Information as soon as the receiving Party becomes aware that such a requirement to disclose might become effective, in order that, where possible, the disclosing Party may seek a protective order or such other remedy as the disclosing Party may consider appropriate in the circumstances. The receiving Party shall disclose only that portion of the disclosing Party’s Confidential Information that it is required to disclose and shall cooperate with the disclosing Party in allowing the disclosing Party to obtain such protective order or other relief.

(iii) Return of Information . Upon written request by the disclosing Party, all of the disclosing Party’s Confidential Information in whatever form shall be returned to the disclosing Party upon termination of this Agreement or destroyed with destruction certified by the receiving Party, without the receiving Party retaining copies thereof except that one copy of all such Confidential Information may be retained by a Party’s legal department solely to the extent that such Party is required to keep a copy of such Confidential Information pursuant to Applicable Law, and the receiving Party shall be entitled to retain any Confidential Information in the electronic form or stored on automatic computer back-up archiving systems during the period such backup or archived materials are retained under such Party’s customary procedures and policies; provided, however, that any Confidential Information retained by the receiving Party shall be maintained subject to confidentiality pursuant to the terms of this Section 13(j) , and such archived or back-up Confidential Information shall not be accessed except as required by Applicable Law.

(iv) Receiving Party Personnel . The receiving Party will limit access to the Confidential Information of the disclosing Party to those of its employees, attorneys and contractors that have a need to know such information in order for the receiving Party to exercise or perform its rights and obligations under this Agreement (the “ Receiving Party Personnel ”). The Receiving Party Personnel who have access to any Confidential Information of the disclosing Party will be made aware of the confidentiality provision of this Agreement, and will be required to abide by the terms thereof. Any third party contractors that are given access to Confidential Information of a disclosing Party pursuant to the terms hereof shall be required to sign a written agreement pursuant to which such Receiving Party Personnel agree to be bound by the provisions of this Agreement, which written agreement will expressly state that it is enforceable against such Receiving Party Personnel by the disclosing Party.

 

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(v) Survival . The obligation of confidentiality under this Section 13(j) shall survive the termination of this Agreement for a period of two (2) years.

(k) Audit and Inspection . During the Term, the Refining Entity and its duly authorized agents and/or representatives, upon reasonable notice and during normal working hours, shall have access to the accounting records and other documents maintained by the Logistics Entity, or any of the Logistics Entity’s contractors and agents, which relate to this Agreement, and shall have the right to audit such records at any reasonable time or times during the Term of this Agreement and for a period of up to three years after termination of this Agreement. Claims as to shortage in quantity or defects in quality shall be made by written notice within thirty (30) days after the delivery in question or shall be deemed to have been waived. The right to inspect or audit such records shall survive termination of this Agreement for a period of two (2) years following the end of the Term. The Logistics Entity shall preserve, and shall cause all contractors or agents to preserve, all of the aforesaid documents for a period of at least two (2) years from the end of the Term.

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned Parties have executed this Agreement as of the date first written above.

 

DELEK REFINING, LTD.
By:   DELEK U.S. REFINING GP, LLC its General Partner

/s/ Kent B. Thomas

Name:   Kent B. Thomas
Title: Executive Vice President and General Counsel

/s/ Mark B. Cox

Name:   Mark B. Cox
Title: Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer
DELEK CRUDE LOGISTICS, LLC

/s/ Andrew L. Schwarcz

Name:   Andrew L. Schwarcz
Title: Vice President of Finance and Development and Senior Counsel

/s/ Mark B. Cox

Name:   Mark B. Cox
Title: Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer

 

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Exhibit A

Tankage

 

STATION

   SHELL CAPACITY      MAX EFFECTIVE
STORAGE
    

STATUS

Bradford            

        

#614

     55,000         49,500      

#615

     10,000         9,400       out of service; needs floating roof to comply with current regs; floating roof will reduce capacity

Arp                    

        

#685

     55,000         49,600      

#686

     55,000         49,600      

Nettleton            

        

#654

     55,000         49,900       out of service; needs repair

#655

     55,000         49,800      

#656

     55,000         49,800      

#657

     55,000         49,900       out of service; available for use

#660

     55,000         49,800      

LG/Penn.            

        

#690

     150,000         138,800      

#691

     300,000         277,200      

Totals

     900,000         823,300      

Minimum Storage Capacity (Total Usable without expenditures)

     835,000         764,000      

MAX EFFECTIVE STORAGE includes tank heels

  

  

 

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Exhibit B

Pipelines

 

Line Segment    Diameter      Summer Capacity**      Winter Capacity**  
            BPH      BPD      BPH      BPD  

McMurrey Pipeline

              

Longview to Nettleton

     12"         3,125         75,000         3,125         75,000   

Nettleton to Bradford

     6-7"         729         17,500         625         15,000   

Bradford to Arp

     6"         875         21,000         750         18,000   

Blueknight to Arp

     6"         542         13,000         542         13,000   

Arp to Tyler

     6"         1,250         30,000         1,150         27,600   

Nettleton Pipeline

              

Nettleton to Tyler

     8-10"         1,458         35,000         1,250         30,000   

 

** Applies when drag reducing agents not in use.

 

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Exhibit 10.8

TERMINALLING SERVICES AGREEMENT

(Big Sandy Terminal)

This Terminalling Services Agreement (the “ Agreement ”) is dated as of November 7, 2012 by and between Delek Refining Ltd., a Texas limited partnership (“ Delek Refining ”), and Delek Marketing-Big Sandy, LLC, a Texas limited liability company (“ Delek-Big Sandy ”).

WHEREAS , Delek Refining and Delek-Big Sandy desire to enter into this Agreement to memorialize the terms of their ongoing commercial relationship.

NOW, THEREFORE , in consideration of the covenants and obligations contained herein, the parties to this Agreement hereby agree as follows:

1. DEFINITIONS

Capitalized terms used throughout this Agreement shall have the meanings set forth below, unless otherwise specifically defined herein.

Affiliate ” means, with to respect to a specified Person, any other Person controlling, controlled by or under common control with that first Person. As used in this definition, the term “control” includes (i) with respect to any Person having voting securities or the equivalent and elected directors, managers or Persons performing similar functions, the ownership of or power to vote, directly or indirectly, voting securities or the equivalent representing 50% or more of the power to vote in the election of directors, managers or Persons performing similar functions, (ii) ownership of 50% or more of the equity or equivalent interest in any Person and (iii) the ability to direct the business and affairs of any Person by acting as a general partner, manager or otherwise. Notwithstanding the foregoing, for purposes of this Agreement, Delek US and its subsidiaries (other than the Partnership and its subsidiaries), including Delek Refining, on the one hand, and the Partnership and its subsidiaries, including Delek-Big Sandy, on the other hand, shall not be considered Affiliates of each other.

Agreement ” has the meaning set forth in the Preamble.

Ancillary Services ” means the following services to be provided by Delek-Big Sandy to Delek Refining: truck rack blending, tank sampling, tank-to-tank transfers, ethanol receipt (truck), ethanol storage, ethanol blending, generic gasoline additization, lubricity/conductivity additization, product receipt (barge), proprietary additive additization, red dye additization, transmix loading (truck) and seasonal flow improver additization or other similar services.

Ancillary Services Fees ” means, for any month during the Term of this Agreement, the fees set forth on Exhibit A to be paid by Delek Refining pursuant to Section 4 during that month for Ancillary Services provided by Delek-Big Sandy.

Applicable Law ” means any applicable statute, law, regulation, ordinance, rule, determination, judgment, rule of law, order, decree, permit, approval, concession, grant, franchise, license, agreement, requirement, or other governmental restriction or any similar form of decision or any provision or condition of any permit, license or other operating authorization issued under any of the foregoing by, or any determination by any Governmental Authority having or asserting jurisdiction over the matter or matters in question, whether now or hereafter in effect and in each case as amended (including, without limitation, all of the terms and provisions of the common law of such Governmental Authority), as interpreted and enforced at the time in question.

Arbitrable Dispute ” means any and all disputes, claims, controversies and other matters in question between Delek Refining, on the one hand, and Delek-Big Sandy, on the other hand, required to be resolved by arbitration under this Agreement.

bpd ” means barrels per day.


Business Day ” means a day, other than a Saturday or Sunday, on which banks in New York, New York are open for the general transaction of business.

Capacity Resolution ” has the meaning set forth in Section 25(c).

Claimant ” has the meaning set forth in Section 29(d).

Confidential Information ” means all information, documents, records and data that a Party furnishes or otherwise discloses to the other Party (including any such items furnished prior to the execution of this Agreement), together with all analyses, compilations, studies, memoranda, notes or other documents, records or data (in whatever form maintained, whether documentary, computer or other electronic storage or otherwise) prepared by the receiving Party which contain or otherwise reflect or are generated from such information, documents, records and data; provided, however, that the term “ Confidential Information ” does not include any information that (i) at the time of disclosure or thereafter is or becomes generally available to or known by the public (other than as a result of a disclosure by the receiving Party), (ii) is developed by the receiving Party without reliance on any Confidential Information or (iii) is or was available to the receiving Party on a nonconfidential basis from a source other than the disclosing Party that, insofar as is known to the receiving Party after reasonable inquiry, is not prohibited from transmitting the information to the recipient by a contractual, legal or fiduciary obligation to the disclosing Party.

Contract Quarter ” means a three-month period that commences on January 1, April 1, July 1 or October 1, and ends on March 31, June 30, September 30 or December 31, respectively, except that the initial Contract Quarter shall commence on the Effective Date and end on December 31, 2012 and the final Contract Quarter shall end on the last day of the Term.

Contract Year ” means a year that commences on July 1 and ends on the last day of June in the following year, except that the initial Contract Year shall commence on the Effective Date and the final Contract Year shall end on the last day of the Term.

Control ” (including with correlative meaning, the term “ controlled by ”) means, as used with respect to any Person, the possession, directly or indirectly, of the power to direct or cause the direction of the management and policies of a Person, whether through ownership of voting securities, by contract, or otherwise.

Deficiency Notice ” has the meaning set forth in Section 9(a).

Deficiency Payment ” has the meaning set forth in Section 9(a).

Delek-Big Sandy ” has the meaning set forth in the Preamble.

Delek-Big Sandy Indemnitees ” has the meaning set forth in Section 20(b).

Delek Refining ” has the meaning set forth in the Preamble.

Delek Refining Indemnitees ” has the meaning set forth in Section 20(a).

Delek US ” means Delek US Holdings, Inc., a Delaware corporation.

Effective Date ” means November 7, 2012.

Enterprise Pipeline ” means an approximately 10.5-mile refined products pipeline owned by Enterprise TE Products Pipeline Company LLC that runs between Enterprise’s Tyler Station and its Hopewell delivery point.

Environmental Law ” means all federal, state, and local laws, statutes, rules, regulations, orders, judgments, ordinances, codes, injunctions, decrees, Environmental Permits and other legally enforceable requirements and rules of common law now or hereafter in effect, relating to pollution or protection of human health and the environment including, without limitation, the federal Comprehensive Environmental Response,

 

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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 similar federal, state or local environmental conservation and protection laws, each as amended from time to time.

Environmental Permit ” means any permit, approval, identification number, license, registration, consent, exemption, variance or other authorization required under or issued pursuant to any applicable Environmental Law.

Extension Period ” has the meaning set forth in Section 2(a).

Force Majeure ” means acts of God, strikes, lockouts or other industrial disturbances, acts of the public enemy, wars, blockades, insurrections, riots, storms, floods, washouts, arrests, the order of any court or Governmental Authority having jurisdiction while the same is in force and effect, civil disturbances, explosions, breakage, accident to machinery, storage tanks or lines of pipe, inability to obtain or unavoidable delay in obtaining material or equipment, inability of obtain Products because of a failure of third-party pipelines and any other causes whether of the kind herein enumerated or otherwise not reasonably within the control of the Party claiming suspension and which by the exercise of due diligence such Party is unable to prevent or overcome.

Force Majeure Notice ” has the meaning set forth in Section 24(a).

Force Majeure Party ” has the meaning set forth in Section 24(a).

Force Majeure Period ” has the meaning set forth in Section 24(a).

Governmental Authority ” means any federal, state, local or foreign government or any provincial, departmental or other political subdivision thereof, or any entity, body or authority exercising executive, legislative, judicial, regulatory, administrative or other governmental functions or any court, department, commission, board, bureau, agency, instrumentality or administrative body of any of the foregoing.

Initial Term ” has the meaning set forth in Section 2(a).

Liabilities ” means any losses, liabilities, charges, damages, deficiencies, assessments, interests, fines, penalties, costs and expenses (collectively, “ Costs ”) of any kind (including reasonable attorneys’ fees and other fees, court costs and other disbursements), including any Costs directly or indirectly arising out of or related to any suit, proceeding, judgment, settlement or judicial or administrative order and any Costs arising from compliance or non-compliance with Environmental Law.

Minimum Storage Capacity ” means aggregate storage capacity of 87,000 barrels.

Minimum Throughput Capacity ” means an aggregate amount of truck-loading capacity equal to 6,000 bpd multiplied by the number of calendar days in the Contract Quarter.

Minimum Throughput Commitment ” means an aggregate amount of Products received at the Terminal equal to at least 5,000 bpd multiplied by the number of calendar days in the Contract Quarter.

Notice Period ” has the meaning set forth in Section 23(a).

Omnibus Agreement ” means that certain omnibus agreement dated as of November 7, 2012, among Delek US, on behalf of itself and the other Delek Entities (as defined therein), Delek Refining, Lion Oil Company, the Partnership, Paline Pipeline Company, LLC, SALA Gathering Systems, LLC, Magnolia Pipeline Company, LLC, El Dorado Pipeline Company, LLC, Delek Crude Logistics, LLC, Delek-Big Sandy, Delek Logistics Operating, LLC, and Delek Logistics GP, LLC, as the same may be amended from time to time.

OPIS ” has the meaning set forth in Section 7.

 

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Partnership ” means Delek Logistics Partners, LP.

Partnership Change of Control ” means Delek US ceases to Control the general partner of the Partnership.

Party” or “Parties ” means that each of Delek Refining and Delek-Big Sandy is a “Party” and together are the “Parties” to this Agreement.

Person ” means any individual, partnership, limited partnership, joint venture, corporation, limited liability company, limited liability partnership, trust, unincorporated organization or Governmental Authority or any department or agency thereof.

Prime Rate ” means the rate of interest quoted in The Wall Street Journal , Money Rates Section as the Prime Rate.

Product ” or “ Products ” means the products described on Exhibit B .

Receiving Party Personnel ” has the meaning set forth in Section 29(e)(iv).

Refinery ” means Delek Refining’s crude oil refinery in Tyler, Texas.

Respondent ” has the meaning set forth in Section 29(d).

Restoration ” has the meaning set forth in Section 25(b).

Shortfall Payment ” has the meaning set forth in Section 6(b).

Special Damages ” has the meaning set forth in Section 19.

Storage Fee ” has the meaning set forth in Section 3(d).

Suspension Notice ” has the meaning set forth in Section 23(a).

Term ”, “ Renewal Term ” and “ Initial Term ” shall each have the meaning set forth in Section 2(a).

Terminalling Service Fee ” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 3(b).

Terminal ” means Delek-Big Sandy’s light product distribution terminal located in Big Sandy, Texas.

Termination Notice ” has the meaning set forth in Section 24(b).

Transmix ” has the meaning set forth in Section 13.

2. TERM

(a) This Agreement shall have an initial term of five (5) years, commencing on the Effective Date (the “ Initial Term ”). Thereafter, Delek Refining shall have a unilateral option to extend this Agreement for two additional five (5) year periods on the same terms and conditions set forth herein (each, a “ Renewal Term ”). The Initial Term and any Renewal Terms are sometimes referred to collectively herein as the “ Term .” In order to exercise its option to extend this Agreement for a Renewal Term, Delek Refining shall notify Delek-Big Sandy in writing not more than twenty-four (24) months and not less than twelve (12) months prior to the expiration of the Initial Term or any Renewal Term, as applicable.

(b) This Agreement may be terminated and the transactions contemplated hereby may be abandoned at any time upon written notice by either Party in the event the other Party commits a material breach of or materially defaults under the terms of this Agreement, and such breach or default is not cured (or a plan to cure such breach or default reasonably satisfactory to the non-breaching or non-defaulting Party has been adopted and is being diligently pursued by the breaching or defaulting Party) within fifteen (15) calendar days after receipt by the breaching Party of written notice from the non-breaching Party of such breach or default.

 

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3. MINIMUM THROUGHPUT COMMITMENT/STORAGE FEES

(a) During each Contract Quarter during the Term and subject to the terms and conditions of this Agreement, Delek Refining shall throughput at least the Minimum Throughput Commitment at the Terminal, and Delek-Big Sandy shall make available to Delek Refining dedicated storage and throughput capacity at the Terminal, at all times sufficient to allow Delek Refining to throughput the Minimum Throughput Capacity at the Terminal. Allocation of storage and throughput capacity for separate Products at the Terminal shall be in accordance with current practices, or as otherwise may be agreed among the Parties from time to time.

(b) Subject to Section 6, Delek Refining shall pay Delek-Big Sandy a terminalling services fee (the “ Terminalling Service Fee ”) for the volumes it throughputs at the Terminal of $0.50 per barrel.

(c) Delek Refining may throughput volumes in excess of its Minimum Throughput Commitment, up to the then-available capacity of the Terminal.

(d) Delek Refining shall pay Delek-Big Sandy a fee of $50,000 per month (the “ Storage Fee ”) for dedicated storage capacity at the Terminal. The storage capacity provided to Delek Refining may be temporarily reduced by Delek-Big Sandy as a result of repairs and/or maintenance on storage tanks that reduce the storage capacity available in the Terminal, so long as the reduced storage capacity will not result in the inability of Delek-Big Sandy to provide the Minimum Storage Capacity.

(e) All fees set forth in this Agreement, including the Terminalling Service Fee and the Storage Fee, shall be adjusted on July 1 of each year of the Term, commencing on July 1, 2013, by a percentage equal to the increase or decrease, if any, in the FERC Oil Pipeline Index; provided, however, that no fee shall be decreased below the initial fee for such service provided in this Agreement. If the FERC Oil Pipeline Index is no longer published, the Parties shall negotiate in good faith to agree on a new index that gives comparable protection against inflation and the same method of adjustment for increases or decreases in the new index shall be used to calculate increases or decreases in the fees. If Delek-Big Sandy and Delek Refining are unable to agree, a new index will be determined by arbitration in accordance with Section 29(d).

4. ANCILLARY SERVICES

Delek-Big Sandy shall provide Ancillary Services to Delek Refining at the Terminal. Delek Refining shall pay the per-barrel Ancillary Services Fees listed on Exhibit A for such services. If any additional ancillary services are requested by Delek Refining that are different in kind, scope or frequency from the Ancillary Services that have been historically provided, then the Parties shall negotiate in good faith to determine whether such ancillary services may be provided and the appropriate rates to be charged for such ancillary services. All fuel additives, dyes, de-icers and other additions requested to be added to the Products will be provided by Delek Refining at no cost to Delek-Big Sandy.

5. FEE INCREASE

If, during the Term, new laws or regulations are enacted that require Delek-Big Sandy to make substantial and unanticipated capital expenditures (other than maintenance capital expenditures) with respect to the Terminal, Delek-Big Sandy may increase the Terminalling Service Fee or the Storage Fee, as applicable, to cover the cost of complying with these laws or regulations. Delek-Big Sandy and Delek Refining shall use their reasonable commercial efforts to comply with these laws and regulations, and shall negotiate in good faith to mitigate the impact of these laws and regulations and to determine the amount of increase to the Terminalling Service Fee or the Storage Fee. If Delek-Big Sandy and Delek Refining are unable to agree, the amount of such fee increases will be determined by arbitration in accordance with Section 29(d).

 

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6. PAYMENT; SHORTFALL PAYMENTS

(a) Delek-Big Sandy shall invoice Delek Refining monthly (or, in the case of any Shortfall Payments, quarterly). Delek Refining will make payments to Delek-Big Sandy by electronic payment with immediately available funds on a monthly (or in the case of Shortfall Payments, quarterly) basis during the Term with respect to services rendered by Delek-Big Sandy under this Agreement in the prior month (or, in the case of Shortfall Payments, Contract Quarter) upon the later of (i) ten (10) days after its receipt of such invoice and (ii) thirty (30) days following the end of the calendar month (or in the case of Shortfall Payments, Calendar Quarter) during which the invoiced services were performed. Any past due payments owed by Delek Refining to Delek-Big Sandy shall accrue interest, payable on demand, at the Prime Rate from the due date of the payment through the actual date of payment. Payment of any Terminalling Service Fee, Storage Fee, or Shortfall Payment pursuant to this Section 6 shall be made by wire transfer of immediately available funds to an account designated in writing by Delek-Big Sandy. If any such fee shall be due and payable on a day that is not a Business Day, such payment shall be due and payable on the next succeeding Business Day.

(b) If, for any Contract Quarter, Delek Refining throughputs aggregate volumes less than the Minimum Throughput Commitment for such Contract Quarter, then Delek Refining shall pay Delek-Big Sandy an amount (a “ Shortfall Payment ”) equal to the difference between (i) the Minimum Throughput Commitment multiplied by the Terminalling Service Fee and (ii) the aggregate Terminalling Service Fees for such Contract Quarter payable under Section 3(b). The Parties acknowledge and agree that there shall be no carry-over of deficiency volumes with respect to the Minimum Throughput Commitment and the payment by Delek Refining of the Shortfall Payment shall relieve Delek Refining of any obligation to meet such Minimum Throughput Commitment for the relevant Contract Quarter. The Parties further acknowledge and agree that there shall not be any carry-over of volumes in excess of the Minimum Throughput Commitment to any subsequent Contract Quarter.

(c) The Parties acknowledge that the Enterprise Pipeline is not operating as of the the Effective Time. Any inability of Delek Refining to ship Products on the Enterprise Pipeline shall not relieve Delek Refining of its obligations hereunder, including its obligations to (i) meet the Minimum Throughput Commitment, (ii) make any Shortfall Payments hereunder and (iii) pay the Terminalling Service Fees hereunder, in each case from and after the Effective Time; provided, however, that following the commencement of shipments by Delek Refining of Products on the Enterprise Pipeline, any subsequent failure of the Enterprise Pipeline that is a Force Majeure event may relieve Delek Refining of such obligations as provided in Section 24.

7. VOLUME LOSSES

Delek-Big Sandy shall use commercially reasonable efforts to minimize volume losses of Product at the Terminal. Title to the Products tendered by or on behalf of Delek Refining for terminalling or storage hereunder will remain with Delek Refining at all times. Delek Refining shall, during each month, (i) be entitled to all volumetric gains in the Terminal and (ii) be responsible for all volumetric losses in the Terminal up to a maximum of 0.25%. If volume losses of any Product exceed 0.25% during any particular month, Delek-Big Sandy shall pay Delek Refining for the difference between the actual loss and the 0.25% allowance at a price per barrel for that Product as reported by the Oil Price Information Service (“ OPIS ”) using the monthly average OPIS unbranded contract rack posting for that Product during the month in which the volume difference was accounted for.

8. REIMBURSEMENT

(a) Delek Refining shall reimburse Delek-Big Sandy for the actual out-of-pocket cost of any third-party fees incurred in connection with carrying out the terms of this Agreement. Delek Refining may request that Delek-Big Sandy make certain expansion capital expenditures or convert any tank to storage of a different Product, and Delek-Big Sandy shall determine, in its sole discretion, whether to make such expenditures or conversions, considering among other things, whether Delek Refining agrees to bear, through adjustments to the Terminalling Service Fee or Storage Fee, as applicable, or otherwise, the additional costs and expenses incurred by Delek-Big Sandy as a result of such expenditures or conversions, including in the case of a conversion of any tank to storage of a different Product, all costs to clean, degas or otherwise prepare the tank(s) including, without limitation, the cost of removal, processing, transportation or disposal of all waste and the cost of any taxes or charges Delek-Big Sandy may be required to pay in regard to such waste. Notwithstanding the foregoing, except as provided in the Omnibus

 

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Agreement maintenance capital expenditures required for Delek-Big Sandy to continue to provide the services specified hereunder shall be paid for by Delek-Big Sandy. In addition to the foregoing, Delek Refining shall have the right to require Delek-Big Sandy to make expansion capital expenditures of up to $250,000 per Contract Year and shall reimburse Delek-Big Sandy for any such expansion capital expenditures; provided that such expansion capital project does not adversely affect the operation of the Terminal, as determined in the reasonable discretion of Delek-Big Sandy.

(b) All of the foregoing reimbursements shall be made in accordance with the payment terms set forth in Section 6(a) herein.

9. DEFICIENCY PAYMENTS

(a) As soon as practicable following the end of each calendar month under this Agreement, Delek Big Sandy shall deliver to Delek Refining a written notice (the “ Deficiency Notice ”) detailing any failure of the Company to meet its obligations under Section 3(a), Section 3(b), Section 3(c), Section 3(d), Section 4, Section 5, Section 6, Section 8 or Section 25(c) of this Agreement. The Deficiency Notice shall (i) specify in reasonable detail the nature of any deficiency and (ii) specify the approximate dollar amount that Delek-Big Sandy believes would have been paid by Delek Refining to Delek Big-Sandy if Delek Refining had complied with its obligations under Section 3(a), Section 3(b), Section 3(c), Section 3(d), Section 4, Section 5, Section 6, Section 8 and Section 25(c) of this Agreement (the “ Deficiency Payment ”). Delek Refining shall pay the Deficiency Payment to Delek-Big Sandy upon the later of: (A) ten (10) days after its receipt of the Deficiency Notice and (B) thirty (30) days following the end of the calendar month during which the Deficiency Notice was delivered.

(b) If Delek Refining disagrees with the Deficiency Notice, then, following the payment of the undisputed portion of the Deficiency Payment to Delek-Big Sandy, a senior officer of Delek Refing and Delek-Big Sandy shall meet or communicate by telephone at a mutually acceptable time and place, and thereafter as often as they reasonably deem necessary and shall negotiate in good faith to attempt to resolve any differences that they may have with respect to matters specified in the Deficiency Notice. If such differences are not resolved within thirty (30) days following the payment of any Deficiency Payment, Delek Refining and Delek-Big Sandy shall, within forty-five (45) days following the payment of such Deficiency Payment, submit any and all matters which remain in dispute and which were properly included in the Deficiency Notice to arbitration in accordance with Section 29(d). During the 60-day period following the receipt of any Deficiency Notice, Delek Refining shall have the right to inspect and audit the working papers of Delek-Big Sandy relating to such Deficiency Payment.

(c) If it is determined by arbitration in accordance with Section 29(d) that Delek Refining was required to make any or all of the disputed portion of the Deficiency Payment, Delek Refining shall promptly pay to Delek-Big Sandy such amount, together with interest thereon from the date provided in the last sentence of Section 9(a) at the Prime Rate, in immediately available funds.

10. CUSTODY TRANSFER AND TITLE

(a) Pipeline.

(i) Receipts . For Product received into the Terminal by pipeline, custody of the Product shall pass to Delek-Big Sandy at the flange where it enters the Terminal’s receiving line.

(ii) Deliveries . For Product delivered by the Terminal into pipeline, custody of the Product shall pass to Delek Refining at the flange where it exits the Terminal’s delivery line.

(b) Rail Receipts . For Product received by rail, custody shall pass to Delek-Big Sandy when the locomotive used to transfer Delek Refining’s rail cars to the Terminal is uncoupled from such rail cars at the Terminal.

(c) Truck. For receipts and deliveries to or from trucks, custody shall pass at the flange where the hoses at Delek-Big Sandy’s facility interconnect with the truck.

 

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(d) General . Upon re-delivery of any Product to Delek Refining’s account, Delek Refining shall become solely responsible for any loss, damage or injury to person or property or the environment, arising out of transportation, possession or use of such Product after transfer of custody and the provisions hereof shall apply to Product while in Delek-Big Sandy’s custody. Title to all Delek Refining’s Product received in the Terminal shall remain with Delek Refining at all times. Both Parties acknowledge that this Agreement represents a bailment of Products by Delek Refining to Delek-Big Sandy and not a consignment of Products, it being understood that Delek-Big Sandy has no authority hereunder to sell or seek purchasers for the Products of Delek Refining, except as provided in Section 13 below. Delek Refining hereby warrants that it shall, at all times, have good title to and the right to deliver, throughput, store and receive Products pursuant to the terms of this Agreement.

11. PRODUCT QUALITY

Delek Refining shall not deliver to the Terminal any Products which: (a) would in any way be injurious to the Terminal; or (b) may not be lawfully stored at the Terminal. Any and all Products that leave the Terminal shall meet all relevant ASTM, EPA, federal and state specifications, and shall not leave the Terminal in the form of a sub-octane grade product.

12. MEASUREMENT

All quantities of Products received or delivered by or into truck or rail shall be measured and determined based upon the meter readings at the Terminal, as reflected by delivery tickets or bills of lading, or if such meters are unavailable, by applicable calibration tables. All quantities of Products received and delivered by pipeline shall be measured and determined based upon the meter readings of the pipeline operator, as reflected by delivery tickets, or if such meters are unavailable, by applicable calibration tables. Deliveries by book transfer shall be reflected by entries in the books of Delek-Big Sandy. All quantities shall be adjusted to net gallons at 60° F in accordance with ASTM D-1250 Petroleum Measurement Tables, or latest revisions thereof. A barrel shall consist of 42 U.S. gallons and a gallon shall contain 231 cubic inches. Meters and temperature probes shall be calibrated according to applicable API standards. Delek Refining shall have the right, at its sole expense, and in accordance with rack location procedure, to independently certify said calibration. Storage tank gauging shall be performed by Delek-Big Sandy’s personnel. Delek-Big Sandy’s gauging shall be deemed accurate unless challenged by an independent certified gauger. Delek Refining may perform joint gauging at its sole expense with Delek-Big Sandy’s personnel at the time of delivery or receipt of Product, to verify the amount involved. If Delek Refining should request an independent gauger, such gauger must be acceptable to Delek-Big Sandy, and such gauging shall be at Delek Refining’s sole expense.

13. PRODUCT DOWNGRADE AND INTERFACE

Product downgraded as a result of ordinary Terminal or pipeline operations including line flushing, rack meter provings or other necessary Terminal operations shall not constitute losses for which Delek-Big Sandy is liable to Delek Refining. Delek-Big Sandy shall account for the volume of Product downgraded, and Delek Refining’s inventory of Products and/or interface volumes (“ Transmix ”) shall be adjusted. If (i) Delek-Big Sandy does not have sufficient capacity at the Terminal for the Transmix and (ii) Delek Refining fails to remove its Transmix upon notice from Delek-Big Sandy, then fifteen (15) days after Delek Refining’s receipt of such notification, Delek-Big Sandy shall have the right to sell such Transmix at market rates and return any proceeds to Delek Refining, less delivery costs in effect at the time of such sale.

14. PRODUCT DELIVERIES, RECEIPTS AND WITHDRAWALS

(a) All deliveries, receipts and withdrawals hereunder shall be made in accordance with the agreed-upon scheduling. Delek Refining warrants that it shall only send to the Terminal those employees, agents and other representatives acting on behalf of and at Delek Refining’s direction who have been properly instructed as to the characteristics and safe hauling methods associated with the Products to be loaded and hauled. Delek Refining agrees to be responsible to Delek-Big Sandy for the performance under this Agreement by its agents and/or representatives receiving Products at the Terminal.

 

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(b) Both Parties shall abide by all federal, state and local statutes, laws and ordinances and all rules and regulations which are promulgated by Delek-Big Sandy and furnished to Delek Refining or posted at the Terminal, with respect to the use of the Terminal as herein provided. It is understood and agreed by Delek Refining that these rules and regulations may be changed, amended or modified by Delek-Big Sandy at any time. All changes, amendments and modifications shall become binding upon Delek Refining ten (10) days following receipt by Delek Refining of a copy thereof.

(c) For all purposes hereunder, Delek Refining’s jobbers, distributors, carriers, haulers and other customers designated in writing or otherwise by Delek Refining to have loading privileges under this Agreement or having possession of any loading device furnished to Delek Refining pursuant to this Agreement, together with their respective officers, servants and employees, shall, when they access the Terminal, be deemed to be representatives of Delek Refining.

15. ACCOUNTING PROVISIONS AND DOCUMENTATION

Delek-Big Sandy shall furnish Delek Refining with the following reports covering services hereunder involving Delek Refining’s Products:

(a) Within ten (10) Business Days following the end of the month, a statement showing, by Product: (i) Delek Refining’s monthly aggregate deliveries into the Terminal; (ii) Delek Refining’s monthly receipts from the Terminal; (iii) calculation of all Delek Refining’s monthly terminalling services fees; (iv) Delek Refining’s opening inventory for the preceding month; (v) appropriate monthly adjustments (as applicable in accordance with Section 7); and (vi) Delek Refining’s closing inventory for the preceding month.

(b) A copy of any meter calibration report, to be available for inspection upon reasonable request by Delek Refining at the Terminal following any calibration.

(c) Upon delivery from the Terminal, a bill of lading to the carrier for each truck or rail delivery. As reasonably requested by Delek Refining, bill of lading information shall be provided to Delek Refining’s accounting group. Upon each truck delivery from the Terminal, bill of lading information shall be sent electronically through a mutually agreeable system.

(d) Transfer documents for each in-tank transfer.

(e) Delek-Big Sandy shall be required to maintain the capabilities to support truck load authorization technologies at the Terminal. However, costs incurred by Delek-Big Sandy for replacement of loading systems or software or other upgrades made at the request of Delek Refining shall be recoverable from Delek Refining either as a lump sum payment or through an increase in terminalling fees. Notwithstanding the foregoing, if a replacement or upgrade is made other than at Delek Refining’s request, Delek-Big Sandy and Delek Refining shall mutually agree on a fee for such replacement or upgrade.

16. AUDIT AND CLAIMS PERIOD

During the Term, Delek Refining and its duly authorized agents and/or representatives, upon reasonable notice and during normal working hours, shall have reasonable access to the accounting records and other documents maintained by Delek-Big Sandy, or any of Delek-Big Sandy’s contractors and agents, which relate to this Agreement, and shall have the right to audit such records at any reasonable time or times during the Term of this Agreement and for a period of up to three years after termination of this Agreement. Claims as to shortage in quantity or defects in quality shall be made by written notice within thirty (30) days after the delivery in question or shall be deemed to have been waived. The right to inspect or audit such records shall survive termination of this Agreement for a period of two (2) years following the end of the Term. Delek-Big Sandy shall preserve, and shall cause all contractors or agents to preserve, all of the aforesaid documents for a period of at least two (2) years from the end of the Term.

 

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17. LIENS

To secure any fees due and Delek Refining’s performance of its obligations under this Agreement, Delek Refining hereby grants to Delek-Big Sandy an irrevocable lien and security interest in and on all of its Products in the care and custody of Delek-Big Sandy and further grants Delek-Big Sandy a limited power-of-attorney to dispose of such Products at fair market value to the extent of any and all amounts owed by Delek Refining to Delek-Big Sandy hereunder, after providing Delek Refining with reasonable advance notice of any such sale. At Delek-Big Sandy’s request, Delek Refining shall sign a UCC-1 financing statement acknowledging Delek-Big Sandy’s security interest in Delek Refining’s Product in the Terminal.

18. TAXES

Delek Refining shall pay or cause to be paid all taxes, levies, royalties, assessments, licenses, fees, charges, surcharges and sums due of any nature whatsoever (other than income taxes, gross receipt taxes, ad valorem or property taxes and similar taxes on Delek-Big Sandy’s facilities) imposed by any federal, state or local government that Delek-Big Sandy incurs on Delek Refining’s behalf for the services provided by Delek-Big Sandy under this Agreement. If Delek-Big Sandy is required to pay any of the foregoing, the Parties shall cooperate with respect to any filings or contests with respect thereto and Delek Refining shall promptly reimburse Delek-Big Sandy in accordance with the payment terms set forth in this Agreement.

19. LIMITATION ON LIABILITY

Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein, neither Party shall be liable or responsible to the other Party or such other Party’s affiliated Persons for any consequential, punitive, special or exemplary damages, or for loss of profits or revenues (collectively referred to as “ Special Damages ”) incurred by such Party or its affiliated Persons that arise out of or relate to this Agreement, regardless of whether any such claim arises under or results from contract, tort, or strict liability; provided that the foregoing limitation is not intended and shall not affect Special Damages imposed in favor of unaffiliated Persons that are not Parties to this Agreement.

20. INDEMNITIES

(a) Delek-Big Sandy shall defend, indemnify and hold harmless Delek Refining, its Affiliates, and their respective directors, officers, employees, representatives, agents, contractors, successors and permitted assigns (collectively, the “ Delek Refining Indemnitees ”) from and against any Liabilities directly or indirectly arising out of (i) any breach by Delek-Big Sandy of any covenant or agreement contained herein or made in connection herewith or any representation or warranty of Delek-Big Sandy made herein or in connection herewith proving to be false or misleading, (ii) any failure by Delek Big-Sandy, its Affiliates or any of their respective employees, representatives, agents or contractors to comply with or observe any Applicable Law, or (iii) injury, disease, or death of any Person or damage to or loss of any property, fine or penalty, any of which is caused by Delek-Big Sandy, its Affiliates or any of their respective employees, representatives, agents or contractors in the exercise of any of the rights granted hereunder or the handling, storage, transportation or disposal of any Products hereunder, except to the extent that such injury, disease, death, or damage to or loss of property was caused by the gross negligence or willful misconduct on the part of the Delek Refining Indemnitees, their Affiliates or any of their respective employees, representatives, agents or contractors. Notwithstanding the foregoing, Delek-Big Sandy’s liability to the Delek Refining Indemnitees pursuant to this Section 20(a) shall be net of any insurance proceeds actually received by the Delek Refining Indemnitee or any of their respective Affiliates from any third Person with respect to or on account of the damage or injury which is the subject of the indemnification claim. Delek Refining agrees that it shall, and shall cause the other Delek Refining Indemnitees to, (a) use all commercially reasonable efforts to pursue the collection of all insurance proceeds to which any of the Delek Refining Indemnitees are entitled with respect to or on account of any such damage or injury, (b) notify Delek-Big Sandy of all potential claims against any third Person for any such insurance proceeds, and (c) keep Delek-Big Sandy fully informed of the efforts of the Delek Refining Indemnitees in pursuing collection of such insurance proceeds.

(b) Delek Refining shall defend, indemnify and hold harmless Delek-Big Sandy, its Affiliates, and their respective directors, officers, employees, representatives, agents, contractors, successors and permitted assigns (collectively, the “ Delek-Big Sandy Indemnitees ”) from and against any Liabilities directly or indirectly arising out

 

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of (i) any breach by Delek Refining of any covenant or agreement contained herein or made in connection herewith or any representation or warranty of Delek Refining made herein or in connection herewith proving to be false or misleading, (ii) any failure by Delek Refining, its Affiliates or any of their respective employees, representatives, agents or contractors to comply with or observe any Applicable Law, or (iii) injury, disease, or death of any Person or damage to or loss of any property, fine or penalty, any of which is caused by Delek Refining, its Affiliates or any of their respective employees, representatives, agents or contractors in the exercise of any of the rights granted hereunder or the handling, storage, transportation or disposal of any Products hereunder, except to the extent that such injury, disease, death, or damage to or loss of property was caused by the gross negligence or willful misconduct on the part of the Delek-Big Sandy Indemnitees, their Affiliates or any of their respective employees, representatives, agents or contractors. Notwithstanding the foregoing, Delek Refining’s liability to the Delek- Big Sandy Indemnitees pursuant to this Section 20(b) shall be net of any insurance proceeds actually received by the Delek-Big Sandy Indemnitees or any of their respective Affiliates from any third Person with respect to or on account of the damage or injury which is the subject of the indemnification claim. Delek-Big Sandy agrees that it shall, and shall cause the other Delek-Big Sandy Indemnitees to, (a) use all commercially reasonable efforts to pursue the collection of all insurance proceeds to which any of the Delek-Big Sandy Indemnitees are entitled with respect to or on account of any such damage or injury, (b) notify Delek Refining of all potential claims against any third Person for any such insurance proceeds, and (c) keep Delek Refining fully informed of the efforts of the Delek-Big Sandy Indemnitees in pursuing collection of such insurance proceeds.

(c) THE FOREGOING INDEMNITIES ARE INTENDED TO BE ENFORCEABLE AGAINST THE PARTIES IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE EXPRESS TERMS AND SCOPE THEREOF NOTWITHSTANDING ANY EXPRESS NEGLIGENCE RULE OR ANY SIMILAR DIRECTIVE THAT WOULD PROHIBIT OR OTHERWISE LIMIT INDEMNITIES BECAUSE OF THE SOLE, CONCURRENT, ACTIVE OR PASSIVE NEGLIGENCE, STRICT LIABILITY OR FAULT OF ANY OF THE INDEMNIFIED PARTIES (EXCLUDING, IN THE CASE OF SECTION 20(a)(iii) AND SECTION 20(b)(iii), GROSS NEGLIGENCE OR WILLFUL MISCONDUCT).

21. INSURANCE

(a) Business Interruption Insurance . Delek Refining shall maintain commercially reasonable business interruption insurance for the benefit of the Terminal for so long as Delek-Big Sandy is a consolidated subsidiary of Delek US. Allocation of benefits under such business interruption insurance policy shall be proportionate to the loss in operating margin sustained by Delek Refining and Delek-Big Sandy as a result of the interruption.

(b) Insurance (Other than Business Interruption Insurance) . During the Term of this Agreement, each of Delek-Big Sandy and Delek Refining shall at all times carry and maintain, or cause to be carried and maintained, with reputable insurance companies reasonably acceptable to the other Party, the insurance coverages and limits set forth on Exhibit C .

22. GOVERNMENT REGULATIONS

(a) Applicable Law . The Parties are entering into this Agreement in reliance upon and shall fully comply with all Applicable Law which directly or indirectly affects the Products throughput hereunder, or any receipt, throughput delivery, transportation, handling or storage of Products hereunder or the ownership, operation or condition of the Terminal. Each Party shall be responsible for compliance with all Applicable Laws associated with such Party’s respective performance hereunder and the operation of such Party’s facilities. In the event any action or obligation imposed upon a Party under this Agreement shall at any time be in conflict with any requirement of Applicable Law, then this Agreement shall immediately be modified to conform the action or obligation so adversely affected to the requirements of the Applicable Law, and all other provisions of this Agreement shall remain effective.

(b) New or Changed Applicable Law . If during the Term, any new Applicable Law becomes effective or any existing Applicable Law or its interpretations is materially changed, which change is not addressed by another provision of this Agreement and which has a material adverse economic impact upon a Party, either Party, acting in good faith, shall have the option to request renegotiation of the relevant provisions of this Agreement with respect to future performance. The Parties shall then meet to negotiate in good faith amendments to this Agreement that will conform to the new Applicable Law while preserving the Parties’ economic, operational, commercial and competitive arrangements in accordance with the understandings set forth herein.

 

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23. SUSPENSION OF REFINERY OPERATIONS

(a) From and after the second anniversary of the Effective Date, in the event that Delek Refining decides to permanently or indefinitely suspend refining operations at the Refinery for a period that shall continue for at least twelve (12) consecutive months, Delek Refining may provide written notice to Delek-Big Sandy of Delek Refining’s intent to terminate this Agreement (the “ Suspension Notice ”). Such Suspension Notice shall be sent at any time (but not prior to the second anniversary of the Effective Date) after Delek Refining has notified Delek-Big Sandy of such suspension and, upon the expiration of the period of twelve (12) months (which may run concurrently with the twelve (12) month period described in the immediately preceding sentence) following the date such notice is sent (the “ Notice Period ”), this Agreement shall terminate. If Delek Refining notifies Delek-Big Sandy, more than two months prior to the expiration of the Notice Period, of its intent to resume operations at the Refinery, then the Suspension Notice shall be deemed revoked and this Agreement shall continue in full force and effect as if such Suspension Notice had never been delivered. Subject to Section 24(a), during this Notice Period, Delek Refining shall remain liable for the Deficiency Payments and for Storage Fees. During the Notice Period, Delek-Big Sandy may terminate this Agreement upon sixty (60) days prior written notice in order to enter into an agreement to provide any third party the services provided to the Delek Refining under this Agreement.

(b) If refining operations at the Refinery are suspended for any reason (including refinery turnaround operations and other scheduled maintenance), then Delek Refining shall remain liable for Shortfall Payments under this Agreement for the duration of the suspension and for payment of the Storage Fees, unless and until this Agreement is terminated as provided above. Delek Refining shall provide at least thirty (30) days’ prior written notice of any suspension of operations at the Refinery due to a planned turnaround or scheduled maintenance, provided that Delek Refining shall not have any liability for any failure to notify, or delay in notifying, Delek-Big Sandy of any such suspension except to the extent Delek-Big Sandy has been materially damaged by such failure or delay.

24. FORCE MAJEURE

(a) Subject to Section 6(c), in the event that either Party is rendered unable, wholly or in part, by a Force Majeure event to perform its obligations under this Agreement, then upon the delivery by such Party (the “ Force Majeure Party ”) of written notice (a “ Force Majeure Notice ”) and full particulars of the Force Majeure event within a reasonable time after the occurrence of the Force Majeure event relied on, the obligations of the Parties, to the extent they are affected by the Force Majeure event, shall be suspended for the duration of any inability so caused; provided that (A) prior to the third anniversary of the Effective Date, Delek Refining shall be required to continue to make payments (i) for the Terminalling Services Fee for volumes actually throughput under this Agreement, (ii) for the Ancillary Services Fee, if any, for services performed, (iii) for the Storage Fee, and (iv) for any Shortfall Payments unless, in the case of (iii) and (iv), the Force Majeure event is an event that adversely affects Delek-Big Sandy’s ability to perform the services it is required to perform under this Agreement, in which case, as applicable, the Storage Fees shall only be paid to the extent Delek Refining utilizes Delek-Big Sandy’s storage for its Products during the applicable month and, instead of Shortfall Payments, Terminalling Service Fees shall only be paid as provided under (A)(i) above, and (B) from and after the third anniversary of the Effective Date, Delek Refining shall be required to continue to make payments (i) for the Terminalling Services Fee for volumes actually throughput under this Agreement, (ii) for the Ancillary Services Fee, if any, for services performed and (iii) for the Storage Fee to the extent Delek Refining utilizes Delek-Big Sandy’s storage for its Products during the applicable month. The Force Majeure Party shall identify in such Force Majeure Notice the approximate length of time that it believes in good faith such Force Majeure event shall continue (the “ Force Majeure Period ”). Delek Refining shall be required to pay any amounts accrued and due under this Agreement at the time of the Force Majeure event. The cause of the Force Majeure event shall so far as possible be remedied with all reasonable dispatch, except that no Party shall be compelled to resolve any strikes, lockouts or other industrial disputes other than as it shall determine to be in its best interests. Prior to the third anniversary of the Effective Date, any suspension of the obligations of the Parties under this Section 24(a) as a result of a Force Majeure event that adversely affects Delek-Big Sandy’s ability to perform the services it is required to perform under this Agreement shall extend the Term for the same period of time as such Force Majeure event continues (up to a maximum of one year) unless this Agreement is terminated under Section 24(b).

 

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(b) If the Force Majeure Party advises in any Force Majeure Notice that it reasonably believes in good faith that the Force Majeure Period shall continue for more than twelve (12) consecutive months beyond the third anniversary of the Effective Date, then at any time after the delivery of such Force Majeure Notice, either Party may deliver to the other Party a notice of termination (a “ Termination Notice ”), which Termination Notice shall become effective not earlier than twelve (12) months after the later to occur of (i) the delivery of the Termination Notice and (ii) the third anniversary of the Effective Date; provided, however, that such Termination Notice shall be deemed cancelled and of no effect if the Force Majeure Period ends before the Termination Notice becomes effective; provided, further, that upon the cancellation of any Termination Notice, the Parties’ respective obligations hereunder shall resume as soon as reasonably practicable thereafter, and the Term shall be extended by the same period of time as is required for the Parties to resume such obligations. After the third anniversary of the Effective Date and following delivery of a Termination Notice, Delek-Big Sandy may terminate this Agreement, to the extent affected by the Force Majeure event, upon sixty (60) days prior written notice to Delek Refining in order to enter into an agreement to provide any third party the services provided to Delek Refining under this Agreement; provided, however, that Delek-Big Sandy shall not have the right to terminate this Agreement for so long as Delek Refining continues to the make Shortfall Payments.

25. CAPABILITIES OF FACILITIES

(a) Interruptions of Service . Delek-Big Sandy shall use reasonable commercial efforts to minimize the interruption of service at the Terminal and any portion thereof and shall use its best efforts to minimize the impact of any such interruption on Delek Refining. Delek-Big Sandy shall inform Delek Refining at least 60 days in advance (or promptly, in the case of an unplanned interruption) of any anticipated partial or complete interruption of service at the Terminal, including relevant information about the nature, extent, cause and expected duration of the interruption and the actions Delek-Big Sandy is taking to resume full operations, provided that Delek-Big Sandy shall not have any liability for any failure to notify, or delay in notifying, Delek Refining of any such matters except to the extent Delek Refining has been materially damaged by such failure or delay.

(b) Maintenance and Repair Standards . Subject to Force Majeure and interruptions for routine repair and maintenance consistent with customary terminal industry standards, Delek-Big Sandy shall maintain the Terminal in a condition and with a capacity sufficient to throughput a volume of Delek Refining’s Products at least equal to the Minimum Throughput Capacity and to store a volume of Delek Refining’s Products at least equal to the Minimum Storage Capacity. Delek-Big Sandy’s obligations may be temporarily suspended during the occurrence of, and for the entire duration of, a Force Majeure or interruptions for routine repair and maintenance consistent with industry standards that prevents Delek-Big Sandy from terminalling the Minimum Throughput Capacity or storing the Minimum Storage Capacity. To the extent Delek Refining is prevented for 30 or more days in any Contract Year from terminalling volumes equal to the full Minimum Throughput Capacity or using the Minimum Storage Capacity for reasons of Force Majeure or other interruption of service affecting the facilities or assets of Delek Big-Sandy, then Delek Refining’s Minimum Throughput Commitment shall be proportionately reduced to the extent of the difference between the Minimum Throughput Capacity and the amount that Delek Refining can effectively throughput at the Terminal (prorated for the portion of the Contract Quarter during which the Minimum Throughput Capacity was unavailable) regardless of whether the actual throughput prior to the reduction was below the Minimum Throughput Commitment, and the Storage Fee shall be reduced by an amount of $0.57 per barrel (which amount shall be adjusted in accordance with adjustments to the Storage Fee provided for in Sections 3(e), 5 and 8(a) above, if applicable, and prorated for the portion of the applicable month during which such storage was unavailable) for each barrel less than the Minimum Storage Capacity that Delek-Big Sandy is unable to store at the Terminal, regardless of whether Delek Refining actually used such storage capacity. At such time as Delek-Big Sandy is capable of terminalling volumes equal to the Minimum Throughput Capacity or using the Minimum Storage Capacity, as applicable, Delek Refining’s obligation to throughput the full Minimum Throughput Commitment and to pay the full Storage Fee shall be restored. If for any reason, including, without limitation, a Force Majeure event, the throughput or storage capacity of the Terminal should fall below the Minimum Throughput Capacity or the Minimum Storage Capacity, respectively, then with due diligence and dispatch, Delek-Big Sandy shall make repairs to the Terminal to restore the capacity of the Terminal to that required for throughput of the Minimum Throughput Capacity or using the Minimum Storage Capacity (“ Restoration ”). Except as provided below in Section 25(c), all of such Restoration shall be at Delek-Big Sandy’s cost and expense, unless the damage creating the need for such repairs was caused by the negligence or willful misconduct of Delek Refining, its employees, agents or customers.

 

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(c) Capacity Resolution . In the event of the failure of Delek-Big Sandy to maintain the Terminal in a condition and with a capacity sufficient (i) to throughput a volume of Delek Refining’s Products equal to the Minimum Throughput Capacity or (ii) to store a volume of Delek Refining’s Products at least equal to the Minimum Storage Capacity, then either Party shall have the right to call a meeting between executives of both Parties by providing at least two (2) Business Days’ advance written notice. Any such meeting shall be held at a mutually agreeable location and will be attended by executives of both Parties each having sufficient authority to commit his or her respective Party to a Capacity Resolution (hereinafter defined). At the meeting, the Parties will negotiate in good faith with the objective of reaching a joint resolution for the Restoration of capacity on the Terminal which will, among other things, specify steps to be taken by Delek-Big Sandy to fully accomplish Restoration and the deadlines by which the Restoration must be completed (the “ Capacity Resolution ”). Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, the Capacity Resolution shall set forth an agreed upon time schedule for the Restoration activities. Such time schedule shall be reasonable under the circumstances, consistent with customary terminal industry standards and shall take into consideration Delek-Big Sandy’s economic considerations relating to costs of the repairs and Delek Refining’s requirements concerning its refining and marketing operations. Delek-Big Sandy shall use commercially reasonable efforts to continue to provide storage and throughput of Delek Refining’s Products at the Terminal, to the extent the Terminal has capability of doing so, during the period before Restoration is completed. In the event that Delek Refining’s economic considerations justify incurring additional costs to complete the Restoration in a more expedited manner than the time schedule determined in accordance with the preceding sentence, Delek Refining may require Delek-Big Sandy to expedite the Restoration to the extent reasonably possible, subject to Delek Refining’s payment, in advance, of the estimated incremental costs to be incurred as a result of the expedited time schedule. In the event the Parties agree to an expedited Restoration plan wherein Delek Refining agrees to fund a portion of the Restoration cost, then neither Party shall have the right to terminate this Agreement pursuant to Section 24 above, so long as such Restoration is completed with due diligence and dispatch, and Delek Refining shall pay its portion of the Restoration costs to Delek-Big Sandy in advance based on a good faith estimate based on reasonable engineering standards. Upon completion, Delek Refining shall pay the difference between the actual portion of Restoration costs to be paid by Delek Refining pursuant to this Section 25(c) and the estimated amount paid under the preceding sentence within thirty (30) days after receipt of Delek-Big Sandy’s invoice therefor, or, if appropriate, Delek-Big Sandy shall pay Delek Refining the excess of the estimate paid by Delek Refining over Delek-Big Sandy’s actual costs as previously described within thirty (30) days after completion of the Restoration.

(d) Dedicated Storage . The storage tanks at the Terminal shall be dedicated and used exclusively for the storage and throughput of Delek Refining’s Product. Delek Refining shall be responsible for providing all tank heels required for operation of such tanks.

26. TERMINATION

(a) A Party shall be in default under this Agreement if:

(i) the Party materially breaches any provision of this Agreement and such breach is not cured within fifteen (15) calendar days after notice thereof (which notice shall describe such breach in reasonable detail) is received by such Party; or

(ii) the Party (1) files a petition or otherwise commences, authorizes or acquiesces in the commencement of a proceeding or cause of action under any bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization or similar Applicable Law, or has any such petition filed or commenced against it, (2) makes an assignment or any general arrangement for the benefit of creditors, (3) otherwise becomes bankrupt or insolvent (however evidenced) or (4) as a liquidator, administrator, receiver, trustee, conservator or similar official appointed with respect to it or any substantial portion of its property or assets;

(b) If any of the Parties is in default as described above, then (i) if Delek Refining is in default, Delek-Big Sandy may or (ii) if Delek-Big Sandy is in default, Delek Refining may: (1) terminate this Agreement upon notice to the defaulting Party; (2) withhold any payments due to the defaulting Party under this Agreement; and/or (3) pursue any other remedy at law or in equity.

 

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(c) Upon expiration or termination of this Agreement, Delek-Big Sandy shall be responsible for removing any remaining Products of Delek Refining from the Terminal. Delek-Big Sandy shall have the right to sell such Products at market rates and return any proceeds to Delek Refining, less delivery costs in effect at the time of such sale.

(d) Delek Refining shall, upon expiration or termination of this Agreement, promptly remove any and all of its owned equipment, if any, and restore the Terminal to its condition prior to the installation of such equipment.

27. ASSIGNMENT; PARTNERSHIP CHANGE OF CONTROL

(a) Delek Refining shall not assign its obligations hereunder without Delek-Big Sandy’s prior written consent, which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld, conditioned or delayed; provided, however that (i) Delek Refining may assign this Agreement without Delek-Big Sandy’s consent in connection with a sale by Delek Refining of all or substantially all of the Refinery, including by merger, equity sale, asset sale or otherwise, so long as the transferee: (1) agrees to assume all of Delek Refining’s obligations under this Agreement and (2) is financially and operationally capable of fulfilling the terms of this Agreement, which determination shall be made by Delek Refining in its reasonable judgment; and (ii) Delek Refining shall be permitted to make a collateral assignment of this Agreement solely to secure financing for Delek US and its Affiliates.

(b) Delek-Big Sandy shall not assign its rights or obligations under this Agreement without prior written consent from Delek Refining, which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld, conditioned or delayed; provided, however, that (i) Delek-Big Sandy may assign this Agreement without Delek Refining’s consent in connection with a sale by Delek-Big Sandy of the Terminal, including by merger, equity sale, asset sale or otherwise so long as the transferee: (1) agrees to assume all of Delek-Big Sandy’s obligations under this Agreement; (2) is financially and operationally capable of fulfilling the terms of this Agreement, which determination shall be made by Delek-Big Sandy in its reasonable judgment; and (3) is not a competitor of Delek Refining, as determined by Delek Refining in good faith; and (ii) Delek-Big Sandy shall be permitted to make a collateral assignment of this Agreement solely to secure financing for Delek-Big Sandy and its Affiliates.

(c) Any assignment that is not undertaken in accordance with the provisions set forth above shall be null and void ab initio . A Party making any assignment shall promptly notify the other Party of such assignment, regardless of whether consent is required.

(d) This Agreement shall be binding upon and inure to the benefit of the Parties hereto and their respective successors and assigns.

(e) Delek Refining’s obligations hereunder shall not terminate in connection with a Partnership Change of Control, provided however, that in the case of a Partnership Change of Control, Delek Refining shall have the option to extend the Term of this Agreement as provided in Section 2 without regard to the notice periods provided in the fourth sentence of Section 2(a). Delek-Big Sandy shall provide Delek Refining with notice of any Partnership Change of Control at least sixty (60) days prior to the effective date thereof.

28. NOTICE

All notices, requests, demands, and other communications hereunder will be in writing and will be deemed to have been duly given: (i) if by transmission by facsimile or hand delivery, when delivered; (ii) if mailed via the official governmental mail system, five (5) Business Days after mailing, provided said notice is sent first class, postage pre-paid, via certified or registered mail, with a return receipt requested; (iii) if mailed by an internationally recognized overnight express mail service such as Federal Express, UPS, or DHL Worldwide, one (1) Business Day after deposit therewith prepaid; or (iv) if by e-mail, one Business Day after delivery with receipt confirmed. All notices will be addressed to the Parties at the respective addresses as follows:

 

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If to Delek Refining, to:

Delek Refining, Ltd.

c/o Delek US Holdings, Inc.

7102 Commerce Way

Brentwood, TN 37027

Attn: General Counsel

Telecopy No: (615) 435-1271

Email:

with a copy, which shall not constitute notice, to:

Delek Refining, Ltd.

c/o Delek US Holdings, Inc.

7102 Commerce Way

Brentwood, TN 37027

Attn: President

Telecopy No: (615) 435-1271

Email:

If to Delek-Big Sandy, to:

Delek Marketing—Big Sandy, LLC

c/o Delek Logistics Partners, LP

7102 Commerce Way

Brentwood, TN 37027

Attn: General Counsel

Telecopy No.: (615) 435-1271

Email:

with a copy, which shall not constitute notice, to:

Delek Marketing—Big Sandy, LLC

c/o Delek Logistics Partners, LP

7102 Commerce Way

Brentwood, TN 37027

Attn: President

Telecopy No.: (615) 435-1271

Email:

or to such other address or to such other person as either Party will have last designated by notice to the other Party.

29. MISCELLANEOUS

(a) Modification; Waiver . This Agreement may be terminated, amended or modified only by a written instrument executed by the Parties. Any of the terms and conditions of this Agreement may be waived in writing at any time by the Party entitled to the benefits thereof. No waiver of any of the terms and conditions of this Agreement, or any breach thereof, will be effective unless in writing signed by a duly authorized individual on behalf of the Party against which the waiver is sought to be enforced. No waiver of any term or condition or of any breach of this Agreement will be deemed or will constitute a waiver of any other term or condition or of any later breach (whether or not similar), nor will such waiver constitute a continuing waiver unless otherwise expressly provided.

 

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(b) Entire Agreement . This Agreement constitutes the entire agreement among the Parties pertaining to the subject matter hereof and supersedes all prior agreements and understandings of the Parties in connection therewith.

(c) Choice of Law . This Agreement shall be subject to and governed by the laws of the State of Texas, excluding any conflicts-of-law rule or principle that might refer the construction or interpretation of this Agreement to the laws of another state.

(d) Arbitration Provision . Any and all Arbitrable Disputes shall be resolved through the use of binding arbitration using three arbitrators, in accordance with the Commercial Arbitration Rules of the American Arbitration Association, as supplemented to the extent necessary to determine any procedural appeal questions by the Federal Arbitration Act (Title 9 of the United States Code). If there is any inconsistency between this Section 29(d) and the Commercial Arbitration Rules or the Federal Arbitration Act, the terms of this Section 29(d) will control the rights and obligations of the Parties. Arbitration must be initiated within the time limits set forth in this Agreement, or if no such limits apply, then within a reasonable time or the time period allowed by the applicable statute of limitations. Arbitration may be initiated by a Party (“ Claimant ”) serving written notice on the other Party (“ Respondent ”) that the Claimant elects to refer the Arbitrable Dispute to binding arbitration. Claimant’s notice initiating binding arbitration must identify the arbitrator Claimant has appointed. The Respondent shall respond to Claimant within thirty (30) days after receipt of Claimant’s notice, identifying the arbitrator Respondent has appointed. If the Respondent fails for any reason to name an arbitrator within the 30-day period, Claimant shall petition the American Arbitration Association for appointment of an arbitrator for Respondent’s account. The two arbitrators so chosen shall select a third arbitrator within thirty (30) days after the second arbitrator has been appointed. The Claimant will pay the compensation and expenses of the arbitrator named by or for it, and the Respondent will pay the compensation and expenses of the arbitrator named by or for it. The costs of petitioning for the appointment of an arbitrator, if any, shall be paid by Respondent. The Claimant and Respondent will each pay one-half of the compensation and expenses of the third arbitrator. All arbitrators must (i) be neutral parties who have never been officers, directors or employees of Delek Refining, Delek-Big Sandy or any of their Affiliates and (ii) have not less than seven (7) years experience in the energy industry. The hearing will be conducted in Houston, Texas and commence within thirty (30) days after the selection of the third arbitrator. Delek Refining, Delek-Big Sandy and the arbitrators shall proceed diligently and in good faith in order that the award may be made as promptly as possible. Except as provided in the Federal Arbitration Act, the decision of the arbitrators will be binding on and non-appealable by the Parties hereto. The arbitrators shall have no right to grant or award Special Damages.

(e) Confidentiality .

(i) Obligations . Each Party shall use commercially reasonable efforts to retain the other Party’s Confidential Information in confidence and not disclose the same to any third party nor use the same, except as authorized by the disclosing Party in writing or as expressly permitted in this Section 29(e)(i). Each Party further agrees to take the same care with the other Party’s Confidential Information as it does with its own, but in no event less than a reasonable degree of care.

(ii) Required Disclosure . Notwithstanding Section 29(e)(i) above, if the receiving Party becomes legally compelled to disclose the Confidential Information by a court, Governmental Authority or Applicable Law, including the rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission, or is required to disclose pursuant to the rules and regulations of any national securities exchange upon which the receiving Party or its parent entity is listed, any of the disclosing Party’s Confidential Information, the receiving Party shall promptly advise the disclosing Party of such requirement to disclose Confidential Information as soon as the receiving Party becomes aware that such a requirement to disclose might become effective, in order that, where possible, the disclosing Party may seek a protective order or such other remedy as the disclosing Party may consider appropriate in the circumstances. The receiving Party shall disclose only that portion of the disclosing Party’s Confidential Information that it is required to disclose and shall cooperate with the disclosing Party in allowing the disclosing Party to obtain such protective order or other relief.

 

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(iii) Return of Information . Upon written request by the disclosing Party, all of the disclosing Party’s Confidential Information in whatever form shall be returned to the disclosing Party upon termination of this Agreement or destroyed with destruction certified by the receiving Party, without the receiving Party retaining copies thereof except that one copy of all such Confidential Information may be retained by a Party’s legal department solely to the extent that such Party is required to keep a copy of such Confidential Information pursuant to Applicable Law, and the receiving Party shall be entitled to retain any Confidential Information in the electronic form or stored on automatic computer back-up archiving systems during the period such backup or archived materials are retained under such Party’s customary procedures and policies; provided, however, that any Confidential Information retained by the receiving Party shall be maintained subject to confidentiality pursuant to the terms of this Section 29(e), and such archived or back-up Confidential Information shall not be accessed except as required by Applicable Law.

(iv) Receiving Party Personnel . The receiving Party will limit access to the Confidential Information of the disclosing Party to those of its employees, attorneys and contractors that have a need to know such information in order for the receiving Party to exercise or perform its rights and obligations under this Agreement (the “ Receiving Party Personnel ”). The Receiving Party Personnel who have access to any Confidential Information of the disclosing Party will be made aware of the confidentiality provision of this Agreement, and will be required to abide by the terms thereof. Any third party contractors that are given access to Confidential Information of a disclosing Party pursuant to the terms hereof shall be required to sign a written agreement pursuant to which such Receiving Party Personnel agree to be bound by the provisions of this Agreement, which written agreement will expressly state that it is enforceable against such Receiving Party Personnel by the disclosing Party.

(v) Survival . The obligation of confidentiality under this Section 29(e) shall survive the termination of this Agreement for a period of two (2) years.

(f) Counterparts . This Agreement may be executed in one or more counterparts (including by facsimile or portable document format (pdf)) for the convenience of the Parties hereto, each of which counterparts will be deemed an original, but all of which counterparts together will constitute one and the same agreement.

(g) Severability . Whenever possible, each provision of this Agreement will be interpreted in such manner as to be valid and effective under Applicable Law, but if any provision of this Agreement or the application of any such provision to any person or circumstance will be held invalid, illegal or unenforceable in any respect by a court of competent jurisdiction, such invalidity, illegality or unenforceability will not affect any other provision hereof, and the Parties will negotiate in good faith with a view to substitute for such provision a suitable and equitable solution in order to carry out, so far as may be valid and enforceable, the intent and purpose of such invalid, illegal or unenforceable provision.

(h) No Third Party Beneficiaries . It is expressly understood that the provisions of this Agreement do not impart enforceable rights in anyone who is not a Party or successor or permitted assignee of a Party.

(i) Schedules . The schedules attached hereto and referred to herein is hereby incorporated in and made a part of this Agreement as if set forth in full herein.

(j) Further Assurances . In connection with this Agreement and all transactions contemplated by this Agreement, each signatory Party hereto 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.

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF , the Parties hereto have duly executed this Agreement as of the date first written above.

 

DELEK REFINING LTD.

By:

 

DELEK U.S. REFINING GP, LLC its

General Partner

By:

 

/s/    Kent B. Thomas        

Name: Kent B. Thomas

Title: Executive Vice President and General Counsel

By:

 

/s/    Mark B. Cox        

Name:

 

Mark B. Cox

Title: Executive Vice President and Chief

Financial Officer

DELEK MARKETING-BIG SANDY, LLC

By:

 

/s/    Andrew L. Schwarcz        

Name: Andrew L. Schwarcz

Title: Vice President of Finance and Development and Senior Counsel

By:

 

/s/    Mark B. Cox        

Name:

 

Mark B. Cox

Title: Executive Vice President and Chief

Financial Officer


EXHIBIT A

Ancillary Services and Ancillary Services Fees as agreed from time to time.


EXHIBIT B

PRODUCTS

87 Octane (E10)

91 Octane (E10)

93 Octane (E10)

100 Low Lead Aviation Gasoline

Carbon Black Oil

Commercial Butane

Propane

Propylene Mix

Sulfur (Tons)

ULSD (on road, off road, and/or containing biodiesel)

Kerosene

Topped Crude

Cat/T.Alky Mix

Coker Naphtha

FBR Naphtha

Vacuum Gas Oil

HT HSR Naphtha

L. Alkylate

LSR Naphtha

Lt. Cycle Oil

Olefins/Butylenes/Alky Feed

Platformate (93)

Platformate (99)

Slop Oil


EXHIBIT C

Exhibit 10.9

PIPELINES AND STORAGE FACILITIES AGREEMENT

This Pipelines and Storage Facilities Agreement is made and entered into as of the Commencement Date, by and among Lion Oil Company, an Arkansas corporation (the “ Company ”), Delek Logistics Partners, LP, a Delaware limited partnership (the “ Partnership” ), SALA Gathering Systems LLC, a Texas limited liability company (“ SALA ”), El Dorado Pipeline Company, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (“ El Dorado ”), and Magnolia Pipeline Company, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (“ Magnolia ”) (each of the Company, the Partnership, SALA, El Dorado and Magnolia referred to individually as a “ Party ” or collectively as the “ Parties ”), and, for the limited purposes specified in Article 28, J. Aron & Company, a New York general partnership (“ J. Aron ”).

WHEREAS, in connection with the Supply and Offtake Agreement, the Company, Lion Oil Trading & Transportation, Inc. and J. Aron entered into the Storage Facilities Agreement;

WHEREAS, pursuant to and subject to the terms of the Supply and Offtake Agreement, J. Aron will supply Crude Oil to the Company to be processed at the Refinery and purchase Products produced by the Company at the Refinery;

WHEREAS, on the Commencement Date, the Company contributed to the Partnership 100% of the membership interests in SALA, El Dorado and Magnolia, including rights, title and interest in the Pipelines and Crude Storage Tanks (the “ Contribution ”);

WHEREAS, in connection with the Contribution, (i) the Supply and Offtake Agreement is being amended to reflect the Contribution and the status of this Agreement thereunder, (ii) the Storage Facilities Agreement is being amended to remove therefrom the assets subject to the Contribution and the rights and obligations of the parties thereto related to such assets and (iii) the Parties are entering into this Agreement to provide for the rights and obligations of the Parties with respect to such assets; and

WHEREAS, the Company and the Partnership Parties desire to record the terms and conditions upon which the Company shall continue to use the Storage Facilities and Pipelines and the Partnership Parties shall serve as operators of the Crude Storage Tanks and the Pipelines and bailees of all Crude Oil and Products held therein and owned by the Company or its assignee;

NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the premises and the respective promises, conditions, terms and agreements contained herein, and other good and valuable consideration, the receipt and adequacy of which are hereby acknowledged, the Parties do hereby agree as follows:

1. Definitions and Construction.

1.1 Definitions . For purposes of this Agreement, including the foregoing recitals, the following terms shall have the meanings indicated below:

Actual Month End Crude Volume ” has the meaning specified in Section 6.10(a).

 

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Actual Month End Product Volume ” has the meaning specified in Section 6.10(a).

Actual Shipments ” means the volume of Crude Oil or Products that is delivered on the applicable Pipeline under this Agreement.

Affiliate ” means, with to respect to a specified Person, any other Person controlling, controlled by or under common control with that first Person. As used in this definition, the term “ control ” includes (i) with respect to any Person having voting securities or the equivalent and elected directors, managers or Persons performing similar functions, the ownership of or power to vote, directly or indirectly, voting securities or the equivalent representing 50% or more of the power to vote in the election of directors, managers or Persons performing similar functions, (ii) ownership of 50% or more of the equity or equivalent interest in any Person and (iii) the ability to direct the business and affairs of any Person by acting as a general partner, manager or otherwise. Notwithstanding the foregoing, for purposes of this Agreement, Delek US and its subsidiaries (other than the Partnership and its subsidiaries), including the Company, on the one hand, and the Partnership and its subsidiaries, including the Partnership Parties, on the other hand, shall not be considered Affiliates of each other.

Applicable Law ” means any applicable statute, law, regulation, ordinance, rule, judgment, rule of law, order, decree, permit, approval, concession, grant, franchise, license, agreement, requirement, or other governmental restriction or any similar form of decision of, or any provision of condition of any permit, license or other operating authorization issued under any of the foregoing by, or any determination by any Governmental Authority having or asserting jurisdiction over the matter or matters in question, whether now or hereafter in effect and in each case as amended (including, without limitation, all of the terms and provisions of the common law of such Governmental Authority), as interpreted and enforced at the time in question.

Arbitrable Dispute ” means any and all disputes, controversies and other matters in question between the Partnership Parties, on the one hand, and the Company, on the other hand, required to be resolved by arbitration under this Agreement.

Bankrupt ” means a Person that (i) is dissolved, other than pursuant to a consolidation, amalgamation or merger, (ii) becomes insolvent or is unable to pay its debts or fails or admits in writing its inability generally to pay its debts as they become due, (iii) makes a general assignment, arrangement or composition with or for the benefit of its creditors, (iv) institutes a proceeding seeking a judgment of insolvency or bankruptcy or any other relief under any bankruptcy or insolvency law or other similar law affecting creditor’s rights, or a petition is presented for its winding-up or liquidation, (v) has a resolution passed for its winding-up, official management or liquidation, other than pursuant to a consolidation, amalgamation or merger, (vi) seeks or becomes subject to the appointment of an administrator, provisional liquidator, conservator, receiver, trustee, custodian or other similar official for all or substantially all of its assets, (vii) has a secured party take possession of all or substantially all of its assets, or has a distress, execution, attachment, sequestration or other legal process levied, enforced or sued on or against all or substantially all of its assets, (viii) files an answer or other pleading admitting or failing to contest the allegations of a petition filed against it in any proceeding of the foregoing nature, (ix) causes or is subject to any event with respect to it which, under Applicable Law, has

 

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an analogous effect to any of the foregoing events, (x) has instituted against it a proceeding seeking a judgment of insolvency or bankruptcy under any bankruptcy or insolvency law or other similar law affecting creditors’ rights and such proceeding is not dismissed within fifteen (15) days after the date of commencement or (xi) takes any action in furtherance of, or indicating its consent to, approval of, or acquiescence in, any of the foregoing events.

Barrel ” means forty-two (42) net U.S. gallons, measured at 60° F.

bpd ” means Barrels per day.

Business Day ” means any day that is not a Saturday, Sunday or any other day on which banks in the State of New York are not open to transact regular business.

Capacity Resolution ” has the meaning specified in Section 6.3.

Capital Improvement ” means (a) any modification, improvement, expansion or increase in the capacity of the Pipelines or Storage Facilities or any portion thereof, or (b) any connection, or new point of receipt or delivery for Crude Oil or Products, including any terminals, lateral pipelines or extensions of the Pipelines.

Claimant ” has the meaning specified in Article 26.

Commencement Date ” means November 7, 2012.

Company ” has the meaning specified in the preamble to this Agreement.

Confidential Information ” means all information, documents, records and data that a Party furnishes or otherwise discloses to the other Party (including any such items furnished prior to the execution of this Agreement), together with all analyses, compilations, studies, memoranda, notes or other documents, records or data (in whatever form maintained, whether documentary, computer or other electronic storage or otherwise) prepared by the receiving Party which contain or otherwise reflect or are generated from such information, documents, records and data; provided, however, that the term “ Confidential Information ” does not include any information that (i) at the time of disclosure or thereafter is or becomes generally available to or known by the public (other than as a result of a disclosure by the receiving Party), (ii) is developed by the receiving Party without reliance on any Confidential Information or (iii) is or was available to the receiving Party on a nonconfidential basis from a source other than the disclosing Party that, insofar as is known to the receiving Party after reasonable inquiry, is not prohibited from transmitting the information to the recipient by a contractual, legal or fiduciary obligation to the disclosing Party.

Contract Quarter ” means a three-month period that commences on January 1, April 1, July 1 or October 1, and ends on March 31, June 30, September 30 or December 31, respectively, except that the initial Contract Quarter shall commence on the Commencement Date and end on December 31, 2012 and the final Contract Quarter shall end on the last day of the Term.

 

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Contract Year ” means a year that commences on July 1 and ends on the last day of June in the following year, except that the initial Contract Year shall commence on the Commencement Date and the final Contract Year shall end on the last day of the Term.

Contribution ” has the meaning specified in the Recitals.

Control ” (including with correlative meaning, the term “ controlled by ”) means, as used with respect to any Person, the possession, directly or indirectly, of the power to direct or cause the direction of the management and policies of such Person, whether through the ownership of voting securities, by contract or otherwise.

CPT ” means the prevailing time in the Central time zone.

Crude Delivery Point ” means (1) with respect to the Lion Crude Pipelines, the inlet flange of meters R-1, R-2 and R-3 located adjacent to the Refinery, (2) with respect to the Gathering System, the El Dorado Crude Pipeline interconnection or the El Dorado storage facility and (3) with respect to any Capital Improvement, the delivery point agreed to by the Parties.

Crude Intake Point ” means the inlet flange of each Crude Storage Tank with respect to such Tank, and the inlet flange of each Crude Oil Pipeline with respect to such Pipeline.

Crude Oil Linefill ” means, at any time, the aggregate volume of Crude Oil linefill on the Crude Oil Pipelines for which the Company or its assignee is treated as the exclusive owner by the Crude Oil Pipelines; provided that such volume shall be determined by using the volumes reported on the most recent monthly or daily statements, as applicable, from the Crude Oil Pipelines.

Crude Oil ” means naturally recovered hydrocarbon mixtures, excluding recovered or recycled oils or any cracked materials.

Crude Oil Pipelines ” means the Lion Crude Pipelines and the Gathering System.

Crude Storage Tanks ” means the tanks owned by the Partnership or its subsidiaries that store Crude Oil, as further described on Schedule A .

Default ” means any Event of Default, which with notice or the passage of time, would constitute an Event of Default.

Defaulting Party ” has the meaning specified in Section 16.2.

Deficiency Notice ” has the meaning specified in Section 4.6(a).

Deficiency Payment ” has the meaning specified in Section 4.6(a).

Delek US ” means Delek US Holdings, Inc., a Delaware corporation.

Designation Period ” has the meaning specified in Section 28.1.

 

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Diesel Pipeline ” means El Dorado’s approximately 8-mile, 12-inch diameter diesel pipeline that commences at the pipeline inlet meter adjacent to the Refinery and terminates at the connection to the Enterprise TE Products System.

Diesel Pipeline Minimum Throughput Capacity ” means an aggregate amount of throughput capacity equal to 25,000 bpd multiplied by the number of calendar days in the Contract Quarter.

Duplicative Crude ” has the meaning specified in Section 4.2(b).

Early Termination Date ” has the meaning specified in Section 2.2.

El Dorado ” has the meaning specified in the preamble to this Agreement.

El Dorado Crude Pipeline ” means El Dorado’s approximately 28-mile, 12-inch diameter Crude Oil pipeline from Magnolia Station to Sandhill Station.

El Dorado Crude Pipeline Minimum Throughput Capacity ” means an aggregate amount of throughput capacity equal to 60,000 bpd multiplied by the number of calendar days in the Contract Quarter.

Environmental Law ” means all federal, state, and local laws, statutes, rules, regulations, orders, judgments, ordinances, codes, injunctions, decrees, Environmental Permits and other legally enforceable requirements and rules of common law now or hereafter in effect, relating to pollution or protection of human health and 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 similar federal, state or local environmental conservation and protection laws, each as amended from time to time.

Environmental Permit ” means any permit, approval, identification number, license, registration, consent, exemption, variance or other authorization required under or issued pursuant to any applicable Environmental Law.

Event of Default ” has the meaning specified in Section 16.1.

Expiration Date ” means the “Expiration Date,” as defined in the Supply and Offtake Agreement, or, if later, the date on which all obligations thereunder are finally settled.

Facility ” has the meaning specified in Section 6.6.

FERC ” means the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission.

Force Majeure ” means acts of God, strikes, lockouts or other industrial disturbances, acts of the public enemy, wars, blockades, insurrections, riots, storms, floods, washouts, arrests, the order of any court or Governmental Authority having jurisdiction while the same is in force

 

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and effect, civil disturbances, explosions, breakage, accident to machinery, storage tanks or lines of pipe, inability to obtain or unavoidable delay in obtaining material or equipment, inability to obtain Crude Oil because of a failure of third-party pipelines, and any other causes whether of the kind herein enumerated or otherwise not reasonably within the control of the Party claiming suspension and which by the exercise of due diligence such Party is unable to prevent or overcome.

Force Majeure Notice ” has the meaning specified in Section 14.1.

Force Majeure Party ” has the meaning specified in Section 14.1.

Force Majeure Period ” has the meaning specified in Section 14.1.

Gasoline Pipeline ” means El Dorado’s approximately 8-mile, 10-inch diameter gasoline pipeline that commences at the pipeline inlet meter adjacent to the Refinery and terminates at the connection to the Enterprise TE Products System.

Gasoline Pipeline Minimum Throughput Capacity ” means an aggregate amount of throughput capacity equal to 25,000 bpd multiplied by the number of calendar days in the Contract Quarter.

Gathering System ” means SALA’s approximately 600-mile Crude Oil gathering pipeline system.

Gathering System Minimum Throughput Commitment ” shall mean an aggregate amount of Crude Oil equal to 14,000 bpd multiplied by the number of calendar days in the Contract Quarter.

Gathering System Tariff ” means the tariff published by SALA with respect to the Gathering System prior to the Commencement Date and filed with the FERC, including all current and future supplements to and successive issues thereof.

Gathering System Throughput Fee ” has the meaning specified in Section 4.2(c).

General Partner ” means the general partner of the Partnership.

Governmental Authority ” means any federal, state, local or foreign government or any provincial, departmental or other political subdivision thereof, or any entity, body or authority exercising executive, legislative, judicial, regulatory, administrative or other governmental functions or any court, department, commission, board, bureau, agency, instrumentality or administrative body of any of the foregoing.

Initial Term ” has the meaning specified in Section 2.1.

J. Aron ” has the meaning specified in the preamble to this Agreement.

J. Aron Materials ” has the meaning specified in Section 28.1.

 

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Liabilities ” means any losses, liabilities, charges, damages, deficiencies, assessments, interests, fines, penalties, costs and expenses (collectively, “ Costs ”) of any kind (including reasonable attorneys’ fees and other fees, court costs and other disbursements), including any Costs directly or indirectly arising out of or related to any suit, proceeding, judgment, settlement or judicial or administrative order and any Costs arising from compliance or non-compliance with Environmental Law.

Lion Crude Minimum Throughput Commitment ” shall mean an aggregate amount of Crude Oil equal to 46,000 bpd multiplied by the number of calendar days in the Contract Quarter.

Lion Crude Pipelines ” means the Magnolia Pipeline, the El Dorado Crude Pipeline and the Rail Pipeline.

Lion Crude Tariffs ” means the individual and joint tariffs published by El Dorado, Magnolia and SALA with respect to the El Dorado Crude Pipeline, the Magnolia Pipeline and the Rail Pipeline, respectively, prior to the Commencement Date and filed with the FERC, including all current and future supplements to and successive issues thereof.

Lion Crude Throughput Fee ” has the meaning specified in Section 4.2(b).

Lion Indemnitees ” has the meaning specified in Section 17.1.

Magnolia ” has the meaning specified in the preamble to this Agreement.

Magnolia Pipeline ” means Magnolia’s approximately 77-mile Crude Oil pipeline from ExxonMobil’s North Line pipeline near Shreveport, Louisiana to Magnolia Station.

Magnolia Pipeline Minimum Throughput Capacity ” means an aggregate amount of throughput capacity equal to 30,000 bpd multiplied by the number of calendar days in the Contract Quarter.

Magnolia Station ” means Magnolia’s crude oil station near Magnolia, Arkansas.

Materials ” means any Crude Oil and/or Products transported or stored under this Agreement.

Minimum Throughput Capacity ” shall mean the Magnolia Pipeline Minimum Throughput Capacity, the El Dorado Crude Pipeline Minimum Throughput Capacity, the Diesel Pipeline Minimum Throughput Capacity and the Gasoline Pipeline Minimum Throughput Capacity, as applicable.

Minimum Throughput Commitment ” shall mean the Lion Crude Minimum Throughput Commitment, the Products Minimum Throughput Commitment and the Gathering System Minimum Throughput Commitment, as applicable.

Non-Defaulting Party ” means the Party other than the Defaulting Party.

 

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Notice Period ” has the meaning specified in Section 15.1.

NSV ” means, with respect to any measurement of volume, the total liquid volume, excluding basic sediment and water and free water, corrected for the observed temperature to 60º F.

Open Assets ” has the meaning specified in Section 4.7.

Partnership Change of Control ” means Delek US ceases to Control the General Partner.

Partnership Indemnitees ” has the meaning specified in Section 17.2.

Partnership Parties ” means the Partnership, El Dorado, SALA and Magnolia.

Party ” or “ Parties ” has the meaning specified in the preamble to this Agreement.

Permitted Lien(s) ” means (a)(i) liens on real estate for real estate taxes, assessments, sewer and water charges and/or other governmental charges and levies not yet delinquent and (ii) liens for taxes, assessments, judgments, governmental charges or levies, or claims not yet delinquent or the non-payment of which is being diligently contested in good faith by appropriate proceedings and for which adequate reserves have been set aside; (b) liens of mechanics, laborers, suppliers, workers and materialmen incurred in the ordinary course of business for sums not yet due or being diligently contested in good faith; provided, however, that if a reserve or appropriate provision shall be required by GAAP, then such reserve or provision shall have been made therefor; (c) liens incurred in the ordinary course of business in connection with worker’s compensation and unemployment insurance or other types of social security benefits; and (d) liens securing rental, storage, throughput, handling or other fees or charges owing from time to time to common carriers, solely to the extent of such fees or charges.

Person ” means an individual, corporation, partnership, limited liability company, joint venture, trust or unincorporated organization, joint stock company or any other private entity or organization, Governmental Authority, court or any other legal entity, whether acting in an individual, fiduciary or other capacity.

Pipelines ” means the Crude Oil Pipelines and the Product Pipelines.

Prime Rate ” means the rate of interest quoted in The Wall Street Journal , Money Rates Section as the Prime Rate.

Product ” means any of the refined petroleum products listed on Schedule B , as from time to time amended by mutual agreement of the Parties.

Product Linefill ” means, at any time and for any grade of Product, the aggregate volume of linefill of that Product on the Product Pipelines for which the Company or its assignee is treated as the exclusive owner by the Product Pipelines; provided that such volume shall be determined by using the volumes reported on the most recent monthly or daily statements, as applicable, from the Product Pipelines.

 

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Product Pipelines ” means the Gasoline Pipeline and the Diesel Pipeline.

Products Delivery Point ” means the inlet flange of the meters of the Product Pipelines.

Products Minimum Throughput Commitment ” shall mean an aggregate amount of Products equal to 40,000 bpd multiplied by the number of days in the Contract Quarter.

Products Tariff ” means the tariff published by El Dorado with respect to the Product Pipelines prior to the Commencement Date and filed with the FERC, including all current and future supplements to and successive issues thereof.

Products Throughput Fee ” has the meaning specified in Section 4.2(a).

Rail Pipeline ” shall mean SALA’s Crude Oil pipeline from a rail spur west of Sandhill Station to Tank 192.

Receiving Party Personnel ” has the meaning specified in Section 20.4.

Refinery ” means the petroleum refinery located in El Dorado, Arkansas owned and operated by the Company.

Renewal Term ” has the meaning specified in Section 2.1.

Required Permits ” has the meaning specified in Section 6.5.

Respondent ” has the meaning specified in Article 26.

Restoration ” has the meaning specified in Section 6.2.

SALA ” has the meaning specified in the preamble to this Agreement.

Shortfall Payment ” has the meaning specified in Section 4.3.

Services ” has the meaning specified in Section 8.1.

Special Damages ” has the meaning specified in Article 18.

Storage Facilities ” mean the Crude Storage Tanks and the land, piping, truck facilities, rail facilities and other facilities related thereto, together with existing or future modifications or additions.

Storage Facilities Agreement ” means the Storage Facilities Agreement by and among J. Aron, the Company and Lion Oil Trading & Transportation, Inc., dated as of April 29, 2011, as from time to time amended, modified and/or restated, and any replacement thereof.

Supplier’s Inspector ” means any Person selected by the Company or its assignee to perform any and all inspections required by the Company in a commercially reasonable manner at the Company’s own cost and expense that is acting as an agent for the Company and that (1) is a Person who performs sampling, quality analysis and quantity determination of the Crude Oil

 

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and Products purchased and sold under the Supply and Offtake Agreement and is licensed to do so, (2) is not an Affiliate of any Party and (3) in the commercially reasonable judgment of the Company, is qualified and reputed to perform its services in accordance with Applicable Law and industry practice.

Supply and Offtake Agreement ” means the Supply and Offtake Agreement by and among J. Aron, the Company and Lion Oil Trading & Transportation, Inc., dated as of April 29, 2011, as from time to time amended, modified and/or restated, and any replacement thereof.

Suspension Notice ” has the meaning specified in Section 15.1.

Tank Maintenance ” has the meaning specified in Section 6.9(a).

Tariff ” means the Products Tariff, the Lion Crude Tariffs and the Gathering System Tariff, as applicable.

Term ” has the meaning specified in Section 2.1.

Termination Notice ” has the meaning specified in Section 14.2.

Throughput Fees ” has the meaning specified in Section 4.2(c).

Volume Determination Procedures ” mean the Partnership Parties’ ordinary month-end procedures for determining the NSV of Crude Oil in the Crude Storage Tanks, which for each Contract Quarter-end shall be based on manual gauge readings of each Crude Storage Tank as at the end of such Contract Quarter.

1.2 Construction of Agreement .

(a) Unless otherwise specified, all references herein are to the Articles, Sections and Exhibits of this Agreement and all Schedules and Exhibits are incorporated herein.

(b) All headings herein are intended solely for convenience of reference and shall not affect the meaning or interpretation of the provisions of this Agreement.

(c) Unless expressly provided otherwise, the word “including” as used herein does not limit the preceding words or terms and shall be read to be followed by the words “without limitation” or words having similar import.

(d) Unless expressly provided otherwise, all references to days, weeks, months and quarters mean calendar days, weeks, months and quarters, respectively.

(e) Unless expressly provided otherwise, references herein to “consent” mean the prior written consent of the Party at issue, which shall not be unreasonably withheld, delayed or conditioned.

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(g) Unless the contrary clearly appears from the context, for purposes of this Agreement, the singular number includes the plural number and vice versa; and each gender includes the other gender.

(h) Except where specifically stated otherwise, any reference to any Applicable Law or agreement shall be a reference to the same as amended, supplemented or reenacted from time to time.

(i) The words “hereof,” “herein” and “hereunder” and words of similar import when used in this Agreement shall refer to this Agreement as a whole and not to any particular provision of this Agreement.

1.3 The Parties acknowledge that they and their counsel have reviewed and revised this Agreement and that no presumption of contract interpretation or construction shall apply to the advantage or disadvantage of the drafter of this Agreement.

2. Term.

2.1 The initial term of this Agreement (the “ Initial Term ”) shall commence at 00:00:01 a.m., CPT, on the Commencement Date and continue until the fifth anniversary of the Commencement Date. Thereafter, the Company shall have a unilateral option to extend this Agreement for two additional five (5) year periods on the same terms and conditions set forth herein (each, a “ Renewal Term ”). The Initial Term and the Renewal Terms are sometimes referred to collectively herein as the “ Term .” In order to exercise its option to extend this Agreement for a Renewal Term, the Company shall notify the Partnership in writing not more than twenty-four (24) months and not less than twelve (12) months prior to the expiration of the Initial Term or any Renewal Term, as applicable.

2.2 The Parties may terminate this Agreement prior to the end of the Term (but are under no obligation to do so) (i) as they may mutually agree in writing, (ii) pursuant to a Termination Notice under Section 14.2, (iii) pursuant to Section 15.1 or (iv) pursuant to Section 16.2. The effective date of any such termination shall be the “ Early Termination Date .”

3. Shipping Rights. Subject to the terms and conditions hereof, the Company agrees to take service on the Pipelines in accordance with the terms, conditions and procedures set forth in the Tariff.

4. Minimum Throughput Commitments; Throughput Fees.

4.1 Minimum Throughput Commitments . During each Contract Quarter during the Term and subject to the terms and conditions of this Agreement, the Company agrees that commencing on the Commencement Date, the Company will ship on (i) the Lion Crude Pipelines, the Lion Crude Minimum Throughput Commitment, (ii) the Gathering System, the Gathering System Minimum Throughput Commitment and (iii) the Products Pipelines, the Product Minimum Throughput Commitment.

 

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4.2 Throughput Fees .

(a) The throughput fee applicable to transportation of Products on the Product Pipelines (the “ Products Throughput Fee ”) shall be the rate specified in the Products Tariff. Subject to Sections 4.3 and 4.4, the Company shall pay the Partnership an amount equal to the Products Throughput Fee multiplied by the Actual Shipments on the Product Pipelines.

(b) The throughput fee applicable to transportation of Crude Oil on the Lion Crude Pipelines (the “ Lion Crude Throughput Fee ”) shall be the applicable rate specified in the Lion Crude Tariffs; provided, however, that the Lion Crude Tariffs provide that no tariff or fee is payable with respect to any Crude Oil transported on the El Dorado Crude Pipeline that has previously been transported on the Magnolia Pipeline or the Gathering System and which the applicable Throughput Fee for such previous transportation is payable (the “ Duplicative Crude ”). Subject to Sections 4.3 and 4.4, the Company shall pay the Partnership an amount equal to the Crude Throughput Fee multiplied by the Actual Shipments on the Lion Crude Pipelines (other than the Duplicative Crude).

(c) The throughput fee applicable to transportation of Crude Oil on the Gathering System (the “ Gathering System Throughput Fee ” and, together with the Products Throughput Fee and the Lion Crude Throughput Fee, the “ Throughput Fees ”) shall be the rate specified in the Gathering System Tariff. Subject to Sections 4.3 and 4.4, the Company shall pay the Partnership an amount equal to the Gathering System Throughput Fee multiplied by the Actual Shipments on the Gathering System.

(d) All fees set forth in this Agreement shall be increased or decreased, as applicable, on July 1 of each year of the Term (i) by the change in any inflationary index promulgated by FERC in accordance with the FERC’s indexing methodology currently set forth at 18 CFR § 342.3, including future amendments or modifications thereof or (ii) in the event that the FERC terminates its indexing methodology during the Term of this Agreement, by a percentage equal to the change in the CPI-U (All Urban Consumers), as reported by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.

(e) During the Term, if new laws or regulations are enacted that require the Partnership Parties to make substantial and unanticipated capital expenditures (other than maintenance capital expenditures) with respect to any of the Pipelines or the Crude Storage Tanks, the Partnership Parties may seek authorization from the FERC to increase its Tariff rates to recover such expenditures. The Partnership Parties shall provide notice to the Company of their intention to request such a rate increase. Upon receipt of such notice, the Parties will negotiate in good faith to reach a settlement rate. If the Parties agree to a settlement rate within thirty (30) days, or within such additional time as mutually agreed to by the Parties, the Company shall agree in writing to the proposed rate change and the Partnership shall file the rate change with the FERC and submit a verified statement to the FERC indicating the support of the Company. If the Parties do not agree to a settlement rate, the Partnership reserves the right to file a cost-based rate increase with FERC to recover such capital expenditures.

 

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4.3 Shortfall Payments . If, for any Contract Quarter, Actual Shipments for such Contract Quarter on any Pipeline are less than the applicable Minimum Throughput Commitment, then the Company shall pay the Partnership Parties an amount (a “ Shortfall Payment ”) with respect to such Pipeline equal to the difference between (i) the applicable Minimum Throughput Commitment multiplied by the applicable Throughput Fee and (ii) the aggregate Throughput Fees for such Contract Quarter payable with respect to such Pipeline under Section 4.2. For purposes of calculating the Shortfall Payment with respect to any Pipeline, all Actual Shipments on any other Pipeline for such Contract Quarter shall be disregarded. The Parties acknowledge and agree that there shall be no carry-over of deficiency volumes with respect to the applicable Minimum Throughput Commitments and the payment of the Shortfall Payment shall relieve the Company of any obligation to meet such Minimum Throughput Commitments for the relevant Contract Quarter. The Parties further acknowledge and agree that there shall not be any carry-over of volumes in excess of the Minimum Throughput Commitments to any subsequent Contract Quarter.

4.4 Invoicing and Timing of Payments . The Partnership Parties shall invoice the Company monthly (or in the case of Shortfall Payments, quarterly). The Company will make payments to the Partnership Parties on a monthly basis (or in the case of Shortfall Payments, on a quarterly basis) during the Term with respect to services rendered by the Partnership Parties under this Agreement in the prior month (or in the case of Shortfall Payments, Contract Quarter) upon the later of (i) ten (10) days after its receipt of such invoice and (ii) thirty (30) days following the end of the calendar month or Contract Quarter, as applicable, during which the invoiced services were performed. Any past due payments owed to the Partnership Parties hereunder shall accrue interest, payable on demand, at the Prime Rate from the due date of the payment through the actual date of payment. Payment of any Throughput Fees or Shortfall Payment pursuant to this Section 4.4 shall be made by wire transfer of immediately available funds to an account designated in writing by Partnership. If any such fee shall be due and payable on a day that is not a Business Day, such payment shall be due and payable on the next succeeding Business Day.

4.5 Change in Pipelines’ Direction; Product Service or Origination and Destination; Capital Improvements .

(a)    (i)Without the Company’s prior written consent, which shall not be unreasonably withheld, conditioned or delayed, the Partnership Parties shall not (A) reverse the direction of any of the Pipelines; (B) change, alter or modify the product service of any of the Pipeline operations; or (C) change, alter or modify the origination or destination of any of the Pipeline operations; provided, however, that the Partnership Parties may take any necessary emergency action to prevent or remedy a release of Crude Oil or Products from any of the Pipelines without obtaining the consent required by this Section 4.5(a)(i). The Company may request that the Partnership reverse the direction of any of the Pipelines, and the Partnership shall determine, in its sole discretion, whether to complete the proposed reversal.

(ii) Should the Partnership determine to proceed with a Company proposed reversal, the Partnership will notify the Company of the total estimated costs necessary to complete the reversal and the proposed adjustment to the Throughput Fees and the Minimum Throughput Commitments or the Minimum Throughput Capacities required by the Partnership to recover such costs. The Partnership may seek authorization from FERC to increase its Tariff rates to

 

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recover such expenditures. The Partnership shall provide notice to the Company of their intention to request such a rate increase. Upon receipt of such notice, the Parties will negotiate in good faith to reach a settlement rate. If the Parties agree to a settlement rate within thirty (30) days, or within such additional time as mutually agreed to by the Parties, the Company shall agree in writing to the proposed rate change and the Partnership shall file the rate change with FERC and submit a verified statement to the FERC indicating the support of the Company. If the Parties do not agree to a settlement rate, the Partnership reserves the right to file a cost-based rate increase with FERC to recover such costs or to not proceed with the reversal.

(b)    (i) During the term of this Agreement, the Company shall be entitled to designate Capital Improvements to be made to the Pipelines and the Storage Facilities. For any Capital Improvement designated by the Company, the Company shall submit a written proposal, including all specifications then available to it, for the proposed Capital Improvement to the Pipelines and/or the Storage Facilities, as the case may be. The Partnership will review such proposal to determine, in its sole discretion, whether it will consent to proceed with the proposed Capital Improvement. In connection with the construction of any Capital Improvement pursuant to this Section 4.5(b), the Company shall be entitled to participate in all stages of planning, scheduling, implementing, and oversight of the construction.

(ii) Should the Partnership determine to proceed and construct or cause to be constructed the approved Capital Improvement, the Partnership will obtain bids from two or more general contractors reasonably acceptable to the Company for the construction of the Capital Improvement. Based upon the bids, the Partnership will notify the Company of the total estimated amount necessary to construct such Capital Improvement (which amount shall include the costs of capital, a reasonable rate of return over the remaining Term and any other costs necessary to place such Capital Improvement in service) and the proposed adjustment to the Throughput Fees and the Minimum Throughput Commitments or the Minimum Throughput Capacities required by the Partnership to recover such costs. The Partnership may seek authorization from FERC to increase its Tariff rates to recover such expenditures. The Partnership shall provide notice to the Company of their intention to request such a rate increase. Upon receipt of such notice, the Parties will negotiate in good faith to reach a settlement rate. If the Parties agree to a settlement rate within thirty (30) days, or within such additional time as mutually agreed to by the Parties, the Company shall agree in writing to the proposed rate change and the Partnership shall file the rate change with FERC and submit a verified statement to the FERC indicating the support of the Company. If the Parties do not agree to a settlement rate, the Partnership reserves the right to file a cost-based rate increase with FERC to recover such capital expenditures or to not proceed with the construction of the Capital Improvement.

(iii) Upon completion of the construction of any Capital Improvement, the Partnership will own such Capital Improvement, and will operate and maintain the Capital Improvement in accordance with Applicable Law and recognized industry standards.

 

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4.6 Deficiency Payments .

(a) As soon as practicable following the end of each calendar month under this Agreement, the Partnership shall deliver to the Company a written notice (the “ Deficiency Notice ”) detailing any failure of the Company to meet its obligations under Section 4.1, Section 4.2, Section 4.3, Section 4.4, Section 6.3 or Article 8 of this Agreement. The Deficiency Notice shall (i) specify in reasonable detail the nature of any deficiency and (ii) specify the approximate dollar amount that the Partnership believes would have been paid to the Partnership if the Company had complied with its obligations under Section 4.1, Section 4.2, Section 4.3, Section 4.4, Section 6.3 and Article 8 of this Agreement (the “ Deficiency Payment ”). The Company shall pay the Deficiency Payment to the Partnership upon the later of: (A) ten (10) days after its receipt of the Deficiency Notice and (B) thirty (30) days following the end of the calendar month during which the Deficiency Notice was delivered.

(b) If the Company disagrees with the Deficiency Notice, then, following the payment of the undisputed portion of the Deficiency Payment to the Partnership, a senior officer of the Company and a senior officer of the Partnership shall meet or communicate by telephone at a mutually acceptable time, and thereafter as often as they reasonably deem necessary and shall negotiate in good faith to attempt to resolve any differences that they may have with respect to matters specified in the Deficiency Notice. If such differences are not resolved within thirty (30) days following the payment of any Deficiency Payment, the Company and the Partnership shall, within forty-five (45) days following the payment of such Deficiency Payment, submit any and all matters which remain in dispute and which were properly included in the Deficiency Notice to arbitration in accordance with Article 26. During the 60-day period following the receipt of any Deficiency Notice, the Company shall have the right to inspect and audit the working papers of the Partnership relating to such Deficiency Payment.

(c) If it is determined by arbitration in accordance with Article 26 that any or all of the disputed portion of the Deficiency Payment was required to be paid, the Company shall promptly pay to the Partnership such amount, together with interest thereon from the date provided in the last sentence of Section 4.6(a) at the Prime Rate, in immediately available funds.

4.7 Marketing of Transportation and Storage Services to Third Parties . From and after the Expiration Date, during the Term the Partnership Parties may market transportation services to third parties on the Pipelines and storage services to third parties in the Storage Facilities, provided that, (i) the provision of such transportation and storage services to third parties is not reasonably likely to negatively affect the Company’s ability to use any of the Pipelines or the Storage Facilities in accordance with the terms of this Agreement in any material respect, (ii) prior to marketing to any third party the use of either of the Pipelines or the Storage Facilities or the entry into any agreement with respect thereto, the applicable Partnership Party shall have received prior written consent from the Company with respect to such marketing or the entry into such agreement, as applicable, not to be unreasonably withheld, conditioned or delayed and (iii) to the extent such third-party usage reduces the ability of the Partnership Parties to provide the applicable Minimum Throughput Capacity, the applicable Minimum Throughput

 

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Commitment shall be proportionately reduced to the extent of the difference between the applicable Minimum Throughput Capacity and the amount that can be throughput in the applicable Pipelines (prorated for the portion of the Contract Quarter during which such Minimum Throughput Capacity was unavailable). Nothing in this Section 4.7 shall be construed to limit any obligation of the Partnership Parties under the Interstate Commerce Act. Notwithstanding the foregoing, to the extent the Partnership is not using any portion of the Pipelines (the “ Open Assets ”) during a Force Majeure event set forth in Article 14 or the twelve-month Notice Period set forth in Article 15, the Partnership Parties may market transportation services to third parties on the Open Assets pursuant to one or more third party agreements without the consent of the Company and the applicable Minimum Throughput Commitment will be proportionately reduced to the extent of such third party usage; provided that such third party agreements shall terminate following the end of the Force Majeure Period or the restoration of Refinery operations, as applicable.

5. Custody, Title and Risk of Loss.

5.1 Subject to Article 28, the Company shall, at all times during the Term, retain exclusive title to the Crude Oil and Products stored by it in the Storage Facilities or transported by it in the Pipelines, and such Crude Oil and Products shall remain the Company’s exclusive property. The Company hereby represents that, at all times during the Term, it holds exclusive title to the Crude Oil and Products stored by it in the Storage Facilities or transported by it in the Pipelines (including the Crude Oil Linefill and the Product Linefill), free and clear of any liens, security interests, encumbrances and claims whatsoever, other than (a) Permitted Liens and (b) any liens, security interests, encumbrances and claims with respect to which the Company has entered into an agreement reasonably acceptable to the Partnership Parties subordinating such lien, security interest, encumbrance or claim to any applicable rights of the Partnership Parties under the Tariffs.

5.2 During the time any Materials are held in any Storage Facilities or transported in any Pipelines, each Partnership Party, in its capacity as operator of the applicable Storage Facility or Pipeline, as the case may be, shall be solely responsible for compliance with all Applicable Laws, including all Environmental Laws, pertaining to the possession, handling, use and processing of such Materials.

5.3 Title and risk of loss to all of the Materials stored in the Storage Facilities or transported in the Pipelines shall remain at all times with the Company. The Company shall, during each month, (i) be entitled to all volumetric gains in the Storage Facilities and the Pipelines and (ii) be responsible for all volumetric losses in the Storage Facilities and the Pipelines up to a maximum of 0.25%. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Partnership Parties shall be responsible for (i) any contamination of the Materials stored in the Storage Facilities or transported in the Pipelines during the Term and (ii) any other loss or damage to the Materials stored in the Storage Facilities or transported in the Pipelines during the Term to the extent such loss or damage is caused by or attributable to the negligence or willful misconduct of a Partnership Party or any of its employees or agents.

 

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5.4 During the Term, the Partnership Parties shall hold all Materials in the Storage Facilities and the Pipelines solely as bailee, and represent and warrant that when any such Materials are redelivered to the Company or any party designated by the Company, the Company or such designated party shall have good title thereto free and clear of any liens, security interests, encumbrances and claims of any kind whatsoever created or caused to be created by the Partnership Parties, other than Permitted Liens. During the Term, none of the Partnership Parties or any of their Affiliates shall (and the Partnership Parties shall not permit any of their Affiliates or any other Person to) use any such Materials for any purpose. Solely in its capacity as bailee, the Partnership Parties shall have custody of the Crude Oil stored or transported under this Agreement from the time such Crude Oil passes the Crude Intake Point until such time that the Crude Oil passes the applicable Crude Delivery Point.

6. Condition and Maintenance of Storage Facilities and Pipelines.

6.1 Interruption of Service . The Partnership shall use reasonable commercial efforts to minimize the interruption of service on the Pipelines or at the Storage Facilities and shall use its best efforts to minimize the impact of any such interruption on the Company. The Partnership shall inform the Company at least 60 days in advance (or promptly, in the case of an unplanned interruption) of any anticipated partial or complete interruption of service (i) on any Pipeline or (ii) of the Storage Facilities, including relevant information about the nature, extent, cause and expected duration of the interruption and the actions the Partnership is taking to resume full operations, provided that the Partnership shall not have any liability for any failure to notify, or delay in notifying, the Company of any such matters except to the extent the Company has been materially damaged by such failure or delay.

6.2 Maintenance and Repair Standards . Subject to Force Majeure and interruptions for planned repair and maintenance scheduled in advance and other routine repair and maintenance consistent with industry standards, the Partnership Parties shall maintain (i) the Magnolia Pipeline with sufficient aggregate capacity to throughput a volume of Crude Oil at least equal to the Magnolia Pipeline Minimum Throughput Capacity, (ii) the El Dorado Crude Pipeline with sufficient aggregate capacity to throughput a volume of Crude Oil at least equal to the El Dorado Crude Pipeline Minimum Throughput Capacity, (iii) the Diesel Pipeline with sufficient aggregate capacity to throughput a volume of Crude Oil at least equal to the Diesel Pipeline Minimum Throughput Capacity and (iv) the Gasoline Pipeline with sufficient capacity to throughput a volume of Crude Oil at least equal to the Gasoline Pipeline Minimum Throughput Capacity. The Partnership Parties’ obligations may be temporarily suspended during the occurrence of, and for the entire duration of, a Force Majeure or interruptions for routine repair and maintenance consistent with industry standards that prevent the Partnership Parties from providing the applicable Minimum Throughput Capacity. To the extent the Company is prevented for 30 or more days in any Contract Year from (i) throughputting volumes on the Magnolia Pipeline equal to the full Magnolia Pipeline Minimum Throughput Capacity and (ii) throughputting volumes on the Lion Crude Pipelines equal to at least the Lion Crude Minimum Throughput Commitment for reasons of Force Majeure or other interruption of service affecting the facilities or assets of the Partnership Parties, then the Lion Crude Minimum Throughput Commitment shall be proportionately reduced to the extent of the difference between the Lion Crude Minimum Throughput Capacity and the amount that the Partnership Parties can effectively throughput in the Lion Crude Pipelines (prorated for the portion of the Contract Quarter during which the Lion Crude Minimum Throughput Capacity was unavailable) regardless of whether actual throughput prior to the reduction was below the Lion Crude

 

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Minimum Throughput Commitment. To the extent the Company is prevented for 30 or more days in any Contract Year from (i) throughputting volumes on the El Dorado Crude Pipeline equal to at least the El Dorado Crude Pipeline Minimum Throughput Capacity or (ii) throughputting volumes on the Products Pipeline equal to at least the Products Minimum Throughput Commitment for reasons of Force Majeure or other interruption of service affecting the facilities or assets of the Partnership Parties, then the applicable Minimum Throughput Commitment shall be proportionately reduced to the extent of the difference between the applicable Minimum Throughput Capacity and the amount that the Partnership Parties can effectively throughput in such Pipelines (prorated for the portion of the Contract Quarter during which the applicable Minimum Throughput Capacity was unavailable) regardless of whether actual throughput amounts prior to the reduction were below the applicable Minimum Throughput Commitments. At such time as the Partnership Parties are capable of throughputting volumes equal to the full applicable Minimum Throughput Capacity, the Company’s obligation to throughput the full applicable Minimum Throughput Commitment shall be restored. If for any reason, including, without limitation, a Force Majeure event, the throughput of the Pipelines should fall below the applicable Minimum Throughput Capacity, then with due diligence and dispatch, the Partnership Parties shall make repairs to the Pipelines to restore the capacity of the Pipelines to that required for throughput of the applicable Minimum Throughput Capacity (“ Restoration ”). Except as provided below in Section 6.3, all of such Restoration shall be at the Partnership Parties’ cost and expense, unless the damage creating the need for such repairs was caused by the negligence or willful misconduct of the Company, its employees, agents or customers. The Partnership Parties shall maintain the Gathering System and the Rail Pipeline in good working order.

6.3 Capacity Resolution . In the event of the failure of the Partnership Parties to maintain the Pipelines with sufficient capacity to throughput the applicable Minimum Throughput Capacity, then either Party shall have the right to call a meeting between executives of both Parties by providing at least two (2) Business Days’ advance written notice. Any such meeting shall be held at a mutually agreeable location and will be attended by executives of both Parties each having sufficient authority to commit his or her respective Party to a Capacity Resolution (hereinafter defined). At the meeting, the Parties will negotiate in good faith with the objective of reaching a joint resolution for the Restoration which will, among other things, specify steps to be taken by the Partnership Parties to fully accomplish the Restoration and the deadlines by which the Restoration must be completed (the “ Capacity Resolution ”). Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, the Capacity Resolution shall set forth an agreed upon time schedule for the Restoration activities. Such time schedule shall be reasonable under the circumstances, consistent with customary pipeline transportation and terminal industry standards and shall take into consideration the Partnership Parties’ economic considerations relating to costs of the repairs and the Company’s requirements concerning its refining and marketing operations. The Partnership Parties shall use commercially reasonable efforts to continue to provide throughput of the Materials, to the extent the Pipelines have capability of doing so, during the period before Restoration is completed. In the event that the Company’s economic considerations justify incurring additional costs to complete the Restoration in a more expedited manner than the time schedule determined in accordance with the preceding sentence, the Company may require the Partnership Parties to expedite the Restoration to the extent reasonably possible, subject to the Company’s payment, in advance, of the estimated incremental costs to be incurred as a result of the expedited time schedule. In the event the Parties agree to an expedited

 

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Restoration plan wherein the Company agrees to fund a portion of the Restoration cost, then neither Party shall have the right to terminate this Agreement pursuant to Section 14.2 below so long as such Restoration is completed with due diligence and dispatch, and the Company shall pay its portion of the Restoration Cost to the Partnership in advance based on a good faith estimate based on reasonable engineering standards. Upon completion, the Company shall pay the difference between the actual portion of Restoration costs to be paid by the Company pursuant to this Section 6.3 and the estimated amount paid under the preceding sentence within thirty (30) days after receipt of the Partnership’s invoice therefor, or, if appropriate, the Partnership shall pay the Company the excess of the estimate paid by the Company over the Partnership Parties’ actual costs as previously described within thirty (30) days after completion of the Restoration.

6.4 The Partnership Parties will endeavor to ensure that no Materials shall be contaminated with scale or other materials, chemicals, water or any other impurities. In lieu of any obligation to indemnify the Lion Indemnitees pursuant to Section 17.1(i) with respect to any such contamination, the Partnership Parties may, at their sole option, require the Company, at the Partnership Parties’ sole expense, to reprocess or otherwise treat any such contaminated Products to restore those Products to salable condition.

6.5 During the Term of this Agreement, the Partnership Parties shall, at their sole cost and expense, take all actions reasonably necessary or appropriate to obtain, apply for, maintain, monitor, renew, and/or modify as appropriate, any license authorization, certification, filing, recording, permit, waiver, exception, variance, franchise, order or other approval with or of any governmental authority pertaining or relating to the operation of the Storage Facilities (the “ Required Permits ”) as presently operated. The Partnership Parties shall not do anything in connection with the performance of their obligations under this Agreement that causes a termination or suspension of the Required Permits.

6.6 The execution of this Agreement by the Parties does not confer any obligation or responsibility on the Company in connection with: (i) any existing or future environmental condition at the Storage Facilities (collectively, the “ Facility ”), including, but not limited to the presence of a regulated or hazardous substance on or in environment media at the Facility (including the presence in surface water, groundwater, soils or subsurface strata, or air), including the subsequent migration of any such substance; (ii) any environmental law; (iii) the Required Permits; or (iv) any requirements arising under or relating to any Applicable Law pertaining or relating to the operation of the Facility.

6.7 Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein, the Partnership Parties shall be the operator of the Storage Facilities in all respects, and the Company shall have no power or authority to direct the activities of the Partnership Parties or to exert control over the operation of the Storage Facilities or any portion thereof.

6.8 Materials may require the application of heat or steam by the Partnership Parties to maintain the same in a liquid free-flowing or pumpable state. The Partnership Parties agree to provide the required heat at the Partnership Parties’ cost. Recalibration, or strapping, of the Storage Facilities may be performed from time to time in accordance with the terms of the Supply and Offtake Agreement.

 

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6.9 Tank Maintenance .

(a) The Parties agree to cooperate with each other in establishing the start date for any non-emergency maintenance on any of the Crude Storage Tanks that would result in such storage tank being taken out of service (“ Tank Maintenance ”) so as to not unnecessarily interfere with any of the Company’s purchase or sale commitments or to otherwise accommodate, to the extent reasonably practicable, other commercial or market considerations that the Company deems relevant.

(b) The Partnership Parties agree that they will use commercially reasonable efforts, consistent with good industry standards and practices, to complete (and to cause any third parties to complete) any Tank Maintenance as promptly as practicable. The Partnership shall provide the Company with an initial estimate of the period of any non-emergency Tank Maintenance and shall regularly update the Company as to the progress of such Tank Maintenance. If the Partnership determines that the expected completion date for Tank Maintenance has or is likely to change by 30 days or more, it shall promptly notify the Company of such determination.

6.10 Month End Inventory .

(a) As of 11:59:59 p.m., CPT, on the last day of each month, the Partnership Parties shall apply the Volume Determination Procedures to the Crude Oil Pipelines, the Crude Storage Tanks and the Product Pipelines, and based thereon shall determine for such month (i) the aggregate volume of Crude Oil held in the Crude Storage Tanks at that time, plus the Crude Oil Linefill at that time (the “ Actual Month End Crude Volume ”) and (ii) for each Product, the aggregate volume of Product Linefill for such Product at that time (each, an “ Actual Month End Product Volume ”). The Partnership Parties shall notify the Company of the Actual Month End Crude Volume and each Actual Month End Product Volume by no later than 5:00 p.m., CPT, on the fifth Business Day thereafter.

(b) At the cost and expense of the Company, the Company may, or may have a Supplier’s Inspector, witness all or any aspects of the Volume Determination Procedures as the Company shall direct. If, in the judgment of the Company or a Supplier’s Inspector, the Volume Determination Procedures have not been applied correctly, then the Partnership Parties will cooperate with the Company, or such Supplier’s Inspector, to ensure the correct application of the Volume Determination Procedures, including making such revisions to the Actual Month End Crude Volume and any Actual Month End Product Volume as may be necessary to correct any such errors.

7. Inspection and Access Rights.

7.1 At any reasonable times during normal business hours and upon reasonable prior notice, the Company and its representatives (including one or more Supplier’s Inspector) shall have the right to enter and exit a Partnership Party’s premises in order to have access to the Storage Facilities and the Pipelines, to observe the operations of the Storage Facilities and the Pipelines and to conduct such inspections as the Company may wish to have performed in connection with this Agreement, including the right to inspect, gauge, measure, take product

 

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samples or take readings at any of the Storage Facilities and the Pipelines on a spot basis. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, the Partnership Parties shall regularly grant Supplier’s Inspector such access from the last day of each month until the third Business Day of the ensuing month. Notwithstanding any of the foregoing, if an Event of Default with respect to the Partnership Parties has occurred and is continuing, the Company and its representatives and agents shall have unlimited and unrestricted access to the Storage Facilities and the Pipelines for so long as such Event of Default continues.

7.2 When accessing the facilities of the Partnership Parties, the Company and its representatives (including one or more Supplier’s Inspectors) shall at all times comply with Applicable Law and such safety directives and guidelines as may be furnished to the Company by the Partnership Parties in writing from time to time.

8. Throughput and Handling Services.

8.1 From time to time during the Term, the Partnership Parties shall perform such additional throughput, handling and measuring services not provided in the Tariffs as the Company shall reasonably request (collectively, “ Services ”). If any Services are requested by the Company, then the Parties shall negotiate in good faith to determine whether such Services shall be provided and the appropriate rates to be charged for such Services.

8.2 The Company may, in its discretion, provide written instructions relating to specific Services it is requesting or provide standing written instructions relating to ongoing Services. The Company may, at any time on reasonable prior notice, revoke or modify any instruction it has previously given, whether such previous instructions relate to a specific Service or are instructions relating to an ongoing Service or Services. The Partnership Parties shall not be required to perform any requested Services that they reasonably believe violates Applicable Law or will materially adversely interfere with, or be detrimental to, the operation of the Storage Facilities or Refinery.

8.3 The Partnership Parties agree to keep the Storage Facilities, including the Pipelines, open for receipt and redelivery of the Company’s or its assignee’s Materials twenty-four (24) hours a day, seven (7) days a week.

9. Scheduling and Measurements.

9.1 The Company shall provide notice to the Partnership Parties prior to each calendar month as to the estimated quantities of Crude Oil that it expects to deliver to the Crude Storage Tanks, the estimated quantities of Crude Oil it expects to transport on the Crude Oil Pipelines and the estimated quantities of Products it expects to transport on the Product Pipelines.

9.2 The volume of the Materials received into and redelivered out of the Storage Facilities shall be measured daily by the Partnership Parties, using the applicable tank gauges. The volume of the Materials transported on the Pipelines shall be measured daily by the Partnership Parties, using the applicable meters. Volume measurements shall be made as provided in Article 11 of the Supply and Offtake Agreement. The Partnership Parties shall provide the Company with (i) daily reports showing the tank gauges and meter readings for the prior day and (ii) monthly reports reflecting all Materials movements during that month.

 

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9.3 The Partnership Parties shall provide the Company with reasonable prior notice of any periodic testing and calibration of any measurement facilities providing measurement of Materials at the Storage Facilities or the Pipelines, and the Partnership Parties shall permit the Company to observe such testing and calibration. In addition, the Partnership Parties shall provide the Company with any documentation regarding the testing and calibration of the measurement facilities.

10. Additional Covenants.

10.1 The Partnership Parties hereby:

(a) agree that they shall not sell, shall have no interest in and shall not permit the creation of, or suffer to exist, any security interest, lien, encumbrance, charge or other claim of any nature (other than Permitted Liens) with respect to any of the Materials;

(b) (i) confirm that they will post at the Storage Facilities such reasonable placards as the Company requests stating that the Company or its assignee is the owner of all Materials held in the Storage Facilities and (ii) agree that they will take all actions necessary to maintain such placards in place for the Term;

(c) acknowledge and agree that the Company may file a UCC-1 statement with respect to the Materials stored in the Storage Facilities, and the Partnership Parties shall cooperate with the Company in executing such financing statements as the Company deems necessary or appropriate;

(d) agree that no loss allowances shall be applied to the Materials held in the Storage Facilities or transported in the Pipelines;

(e) agree to provide all pumping and transfer services with respect to the Storage Facilities and the Pipelines as the Company may from time to time reasonably request with respect to any Material;

(f) agree to permit the Company’s personnel to have rights of access to and egress from the Facility by crossing over, around and about the Facility for any purpose related to this Agreement, including but not limited to enforcing its rights and interests under this Agreement; provided that (i) the Company’s personnel shall follow routes and paths designated by a Partnership Party or security personnel employed by a Partnership Party, (ii) the Company’s personnel shall observe all security, fire and safety regulations while, in around or about the Facility, and (iii) the Company shall be liable for any damage directly caused by the negligence or tortious conduct of such personnel;

(g) agree to maintain all necessary leases, easements, licenses and rights-of-way necessary for the operation and maintenance of the Storage Facilities and the Pipelines;

 

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(h) agree to replace, maintain and/or repair any part of the Storage Facilities or the Pipelines which may be destroyed or damaged by the elements, acts of God, fire, floods, or any other cause excluding damage or destruction caused by the negligence or tortious conduct of the Company’s personnel;

(i) agree to furnish any and all fuel, power and pumping equipment, together with all personnel necessary to transport Materials in accordance with the terms of this Agreement;

(j) agree that, in the event of any Crude Oil or Product spill, leak or discharge or any other environmental pollution caused by or in connection with the use of any Storage Facilities or Pipelines, the Partnership Parties shall promptly commence containment or clean-up operations as required by any Governmental Authorities or Applicable Law or as the Partnership Party deems appropriate or necessary and shall notify or arrange to notify the Company immediately of any such spill, leak or discharge and of any such operations;

(k) agree to refrain from changing the Tariff rates except in accordance with Sections 4.2(d), 4.2(e) and 4.5 of this Agreement or, in any case where an adjustment pursuant to Section 4.2(d) has reduced the rate below the Tariff rate in effect on the date hereof, in order to increase such Tariff rate to be equal to the rate in effect on the date hereof; and

(l) represent and confirm that all representations and warranties of the Partnership Parties contained herein shall be true and correct on and as of the Commencement Date.

10.2 The Company hereby agrees:

(a) to replace or repair, at its own expense, any part of the Pipelines and the Facility which may be destroyed or damaged through any negligent or tortious act or omission of the Company, its agents or employees;

(b) to not make any alteration, additions or improvements to the Pipelines and the Storage Facilities or remove any part thereof, without the prior written consent of the Partnership Party, such consent to be at the Partnership Party’s sole discretion;

(c) to refrain from challenging, and from encouraging or assisting any other Person in challenging, in any forum the Tariff rates and modifications to the Tariff rates in accordance with Section 10.1(k) of this Agreement; and

(d) to support any change to the Tariff rates in accordance with Section 10.1(k) of this Agreement, including through appropriate filings with the FERC.

10.3 Each Party hereby agrees that:

(a) it shall, in the performance of its obligations under this Agreement, comply in all material respects with Applicable Law, including all Environmental Law. Each Party shall maintain the records required to be maintained by Environmental Law and shall make such records available to the other Parties upon reasonable request. Each Party also shall

 

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immediately notify the other Parties of any violation or alleged violation of any Environmental Law relating to any Materials stored under this Agreement and, upon request, shall provide to the other Parties all evidence of environmental inspections or audits by any Governmental Authority with respect to such Materials; and

(b) all records or documents provided by any Party to any of the other Parties shall, to the best knowledge of such Party, accurately and completely reflect the facts about the activities and transactions to which they relate. Each Party shall promptly notify the other Parties if at any time such Party has reason to believe that any records or documents previously provided to any of the other Parties no longer are accurate or complete.

11. Representations.

11.1 Each Partnership Party represents and warrants to the Company that (i) this Agreement, the rights obtained and the duties and obligations assumed by such Partnership Party hereunder, and the execution and performance of this Agreement by such Partnership Party, do not directly or indirectly violate any Applicable Law with respect to such Partnership Party or any of its properties or assets, the terms and provisions of any Partnership Party’s organizational documents or any agreement or instrument to which such Partnership Party or any of its properties or assets are bound or subject; (ii) the execution and delivery of this Agreement by such Partnership Party have been authorized by all necessary corporate or other action, (iii) such Partnership Party has the full and complete authority and power to enter into this Agreement and to provide the services to be provided by such Partnership Party hereunder and to allow the Company the exclusive use of the Storage Facilities, (iv) no further action on behalf of such Partnership Party, or consents of any other party, are necessary for the provision of services to be provided by such Partnership Party hereunder (except for the consents of any third party holding a mortgage on the Storage Facilities or having another interest therein which such Partnership Party covenants and represents it has obtained) and (v) upon execution and delivery by the Partnership Parties, this Agreement shall be a valid, binding and subsisting agreement of such Partnership Party enforceable in accordance with its terms (subject to applicable bankruptcy, reorganization, insolvency, moratorium or similar laws affecting creditors’ rights generally and subject, as to enforceability, to equitable principles of general application regardless of whether enforcement is sought in a proceeding in equity or at law).

11.2 The Company represents and warrants to the Partnership Parties that (i) this Agreement, the rights obtained and the duties and obligations assumed by the Company hereunder, and the execution and performance of this Agreement by the Company, do not directly or indirectly violate any Applicable Law with respect to the Company or any of its property or assets, the terms and provisions of the Company’s organizational documents or any agreement or instrument to which the Company or any of its property or assets are bound or subject; (ii) the execution and delivery of this Agreement by the Company has been authorized by all necessary corporate or other action, and (iii) upon execution and delivery by the Company, this Agreement shall be a valid, binding and subsisting agreement of the Company enforceable in accordance with its terms (subject to applicable bankruptcy, reorganization, insolvency, moratorium or similar laws affecting creditors’ rights generally and subject, as to enforceability, to equitable principles of general application regardless of whether enforcement is sought in a proceeding in equity or at law).

 

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12. Insurance.

12.1 The Partnership shall procure and maintain in full force and effect throughout the Term insurance coverages of the following types and amounts and with insurance companies rated not less than A- by A.M. Best, or otherwise equivalent in respect of the Partnership’s properties and operations:

(a) Property damage coverage on an “all risk” basis in an amount sufficient to cover the market value or potential full replacement cost of all Materials owned by the Company in inventory in the Pipelines or the Crude Storage Tanks. In the event that the market value or potential full replacement cost of all Materials exceeds the insurance limits available at commercially reasonable rates in the insurance marketplace, the Partnership Parties will maintain the highest insurance limit available at commercially reasonable rates; provided, however, that the Partnership will promptly notify the Company of the Partnership’s inability to fully insure any Materials and provide full details of such inability. Such policies shall be endorsed to name the Company as a loss payee with respect to any of the Company’s Materials in the care, custody or control of the Partnership. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein, the Company, may, at its option and its sole expense, endeavor to procure and provide such property damage coverage for the Materials; provided that, to the extent any such insurance is duplicative with insurance procured by the Partnership, the insurance procured by the Partnership shall in all cases represent, and be written to be, the primary coverage.

(b) Comprehensive or commercial general liability coverage and umbrella or excess liability coverage, which includes bodily injury, broad form property damage and contractual liability, products and completed operations liability and “sudden and accidental pollution” liability coverage in the minimum amounts indicated on Schedule C . Such policies shall include the Company as an additional insured with respect to any of the Company’s Crude Oil or Products in the care, custody or control of the Partnership.

12.2 Additional Insurance Requirements .

(a) The foregoing policies shall include an endorsement that the underwriters waive all rights of subrogation against the Company.

(b) The Partnership shall cause its insurance carriers to furnish the Company with insurance certificates, in ACORD form or equivalent, evidencing the existence of the coverages and the endorsements required above. The Partnership shall provide thirty (30) days’ written notice prior to cancellation of insurance becoming effective. The Partnership also shall provide renewal certificates within thirty (30) days before expiration of the policy.

(c) The mere purchase and existence of insurance shall not reduce or release either Party from any liability or other obligations incurred or assumed under this Agreement.

(d) The Partnership shall comply with all notice and reporting requirements in the foregoing policies and timely pay all premiums.

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12.4 The Company shall maintain commercially reasonable business interruption insurance for the benefit of the Refinery, the Pipelines, and the Crude Storage Tanks for so long as the Partnership is a consolidated subsidiary of Delek US. Allocation of such benefits shall be proportionate to the loss in operating margin sustained by the Company and the Partnership as a result of the interruption.

13. [Reserved].

14. Force Majeure.

14.1 In the event that a Party is rendered unable, wholly or in part, by a Force Majeure event to perform its obligations under this Agreement, then upon the delivery by such Party (the “ Force Majeure Party ”) of written notice (a “ Force Majeure Notice ”) and full particulars of the Force Majeure event within a reasonable time after the occurrence of the Force Majeure event relied on, the obligations of the Parties, to the extent they are affected by the Force Majeure event, shall be suspended for the duration of any inability so caused; provided that (i) prior to the third anniversary of the Commencement Date, the Company shall be required to continue to make payments (1) for the Throughput Fees for volumes actually delivered under this Agreement, (2) for the fees, if any, for Services performed under Article 8 and (3) for any Shortfall Payments unless, in the case of (3), the Force Majeure event is an event that adversely affects the Partnership Parties’ ability to perform the services they are required to perform under this Agreement in which case, instead of Shortfall Payments, Throughput Fees shall only be paid as provided under (i)(1) above and (ii) from and after the third anniversary of the Commencement Date, the Company shall be required to continue to make payments (1) for the Throughput Fees for volumes actually delivered under this Agreement and (2) for the fees, if any, for Services provided under Article 8. The Force Majeure Party shall identify in such Force Majeure Notice the approximate length of time that it believes in good faith such Force Majeure event shall continue (the “ Force Majeure Period ”). The Company shall be required to pay any amounts accrued and due under this Agreement at the time of the Force Majeure event. The cause of the Force Majeure event shall so far as possible be remedied with all reasonable dispatch, except that no Party shall be compelled to resolve any strikes, lockouts or other industrial disputes other than as it shall determine to be in its best interests. Prior to the third anniversary of the Commencement Date, any suspension of the obligations of the Parties under this Section 14.1 as a result of a Force Majeure event that adversely affects the Partnership’s ability to perform the services it is required to perform under this Agreement shall extend the Term for the same period of time as such Force Majeure event continues (up to a maximum of one year) unless this Agreement is terminated under Section 14.2.

14.2 If the Force Majeure Party advises in any Force Majeure Notice that it reasonably believes in good faith that the Force Majeure Period shall continue for more than twelve (12) consecutive months beyond the third anniversary of the Commencement Date, then at any time after the delivery of such Force Majeure Notice, either Party may deliver to the other Party a notice of termination (a “ Termination Notice ”), which Termination Notice shall become effective not earlier than twelve (12) months after the later to occur of (a) delivery of the Termination Notice and (b) the third anniversary of the Commencement Date; provided, however, that such Termination Notice shall be deemed cancelled and of no effect if the Force Majeure Period ends before the Termination Notice becomes effective; provided, further, that

 

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upon the cancellation of any Termination Notice, the Parties’ respective obligations hereunder shall resume as soon as reasonably practicable thereafter, and the Term shall be extended by the same period of time as is required for the Parties to resume such obligations. After (a) the third anniversary of the Commencement Date and (b) the Expiration Date and following delivery of a Termination Notice, the Partnership may terminate this Agreement, to the extent affected by the Force Majeure event, upon sixty (60) days prior written notice to the Company in order to enter into an agreement to provide any third party the services provided to the Company under this Agreement; provided, however, that the Partnership shall not have the right to terminate this Agreement for so long as the Company continues to make Shortfall Payments.

15. Suspension of Refinery Operations

15.1 From and after the second anniversary of the Commencement Date, in the event that the Company decides to permanently or indefinitely suspend refining operations at the Refinery for a period that shall continue for at least twelve (12) consecutive months, the Company may provide written notice to the Partnership of the Company’s intent to terminate this Agreement (the “ Suspension Notice ”). Such Suspension Notice shall be sent at any time (but not prior to the second anniversary of the Commencement Date) after the Company has notified the Partnership of such suspension and, upon the expiration of the period of twelve (12) months (which may run concurrently with the twelve (12) month period described in the immediately preceding sentence) following the date such notice is sent (the “ Notice Period ”), this Agreement shall terminate. If the Company notifies the Partnership, more than two months prior to the expiration of the Notice Period, of its intent to resume operations at the Refinery, then the Suspension Notice shall be deemed revoked and this Agreement shall continue in full force and effect as if such Suspension Notice had never been delivered. During the Notice Period, the Company shall remain liable for Shortfall Payments. Subject to Section 15.2 and after the Expiration Date, during the Notice Period the Partnership may terminate this Agreement upon sixty (60) days prior written notice to the Company in order to enter into an agreement to provide any third party the services provided to the Company under this Agreement.

15.2 If refining operations at the Refinery are suspended for any reason (including refinery turnaround operations and other scheduled maintenance), then the Company shall remain liable for Deficiency Payments under this Agreement for the duration of the suspension, unless and until this Agreement is terminated as provided above. The Company shall provide at least thirty (30) days’ prior written notice of any suspension of operations at the Refinery due to a planned turnaround or scheduled maintenance, provided that the Company shall not have any liability for any failure to notify, or delay in notifying, the Partnership of any such suspension except to the extent a Partnership Party has been materially damaged by such failure or delay.

15.3 After the Expiration Date, in the event the operations of the Refinery are suspended under this Article 15 or as a result of a Force Majeure event, the Partnership Parties shall have the right to provide transportation and storage services to third parties on the terms and conditions set forth in Section 4.7.

 

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16. Event of Default: Remedies Upon Event of Default.

16.1 Notwithstanding any other provision of this Agreement, the occurrence of any of the following shall constitute an “ Event of Default ”:

(a) Any Party fails to make payment when due (i) under Article 4 within one (1) Business Day after a written demand therefor or (ii) under any other provision hereof within five (5) Business Days thereafter; or

(b) Other than a default described in Section 16.1(a) or (c), the Company or any Partnership Party fails to perform any material obligation or covenant to the other under this Agreement, which is not cured to the reasonable satisfaction of any other Party (in its sole discretion) within ten (10) Business Days after the date that such Party receives written notice that such obligation or covenant has not been performed; or

(c) Any Party breaches any representation or warranty made or repeated or deemed to have been made or repeated by the Party, or any warranty or representation proves to have been incorrect or misleading in any material respect when made or repeated or deemed to have been made or repeated; provided, however, that if such breach is curable, such breach is not cured to the reasonable satisfaction of the other Party within ten (10) Business Days after the date that such Party receives notice that corrective action is needed; or

(d) Any Party becomes Bankrupt; or

(e) Any Partnership Party breaches in a material respect its obligations under Section 10.1(a).

16.2 Without limiting any other provision of this Agreement, if an Event of Default with respect to the Company or any Partnership Party (such defaulting Party, the “ Defaulting Party ”) has occurred and is continuing, the Non-Defaulting Party shall have the right, immediately and at any time(s) thereafter, to terminate this Agreement.

16.3 Without limiting any other rights or remedies hereunder, if an Event of Default occurs and the Company is the Non-Defaulting Party, the Company may, in its discretion, (i) withhold or suspend its obligations, including any of its delivery or payment obligations, under this Agreement, (ii) reclaim and repossess any and all of its Materials held at the Storage Facilities or elsewhere on the Partnership Party’s premises, and (iii) otherwise arrange for the disposition of any of its Materials in such manner as it elects.

16.4 If an Event of Default occurs, the Non-Defaulting Party may, without limitation on its rights under this Article 16, set off amounts which the Defaulting Party owes to it against any amounts which it owes to the Defaulting Party (whether hereunder, under any other agreement or contract or otherwise and whether or not then due). Any net amount due hereunder shall be payable by the Party owing such amount within one business day of termination.

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recoupment, setoff, combination of accounts, as a secured party or under any other credit support. The Defaulting Party shall indemnify and hold the Non-Defaulting Party harmless from all costs and expenses, including reasonable attorney fees, incurred in the exercise of any remedies hereunder.

16.6 No delay or failure by the Non-Defaulting Party in exercising any right or remedy to which it may be entitled on account of any Event of Default shall constitute an abandonment of any such right, and the Non-Defaulting Party shall be entitled to exercise such right or remedy at any time during the continuance of an Event of Default.

17. Indemnification.

17.1 The Partnership Parties shall defend, indemnify and hold harmless the Company, its Affiliates, and their respective directors, officers, employees, representatives, agents, contractors, successors and permitted assigns (collectively, the “ Lion Indemnitees ”) from and against any Liabilities directly or indirectly arising out of (i) any breach by the Partnership Parties of any covenant or agreement contained herein or made in connection herewith or any representation or warranty of any Partnership Party made herein or in connection herewith proving to be false or misleading, (ii) any failure by the Partnership Parties, their Affiliates or any of their respective employees, representatives, agents or contractors to comply with or observe any Applicable Law, or (iii) injury, disease, or death of any Person or damage to or loss of any property, fine or penalty, any of which is caused by the Partnership Parties, their Affiliates or any of their respective employees, representatives, agents or contractors in the exercise of any of the rights granted hereunder or the handling, storage, transportation or disposal of any Materials hereunder, except to the extent that such injury, disease, death, or damage to or loss of property was caused by the gross negligence or willful misconduct on the part of the Lion Indemnitees, their Affiliates or any of their respective employees, representatives, agents or contractors. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Partnership Parties’ liability to the Lion Indemnitees pursuant to this Section 17.1 shall be (x) subject to the rights of the Partnership Parties pursuant to Section 6.4 and (y) net of any insurance proceeds actually received by the Lion Indemnitees or any of their respective Affiliates from any third Person with respect to or on account of the damage or injury which is the subject of the indemnification claim. The Company agrees that it shall, and shall cause the other Lion Indemnitees to, (a) use all commercially reasonable efforts to pursue the collection of all insurance proceeds to which any of the Lion Indemnitees are entitled with respect to or on account of any such damage or injury, (b) notify the Partnership of all potential claims against any third Person for any such insurance proceeds, and (c) keep the Partnership fully informed of the efforts of the Lion Indemnitees in pursuing collection of such insurance proceeds.

17.2 The Company shall defend, indemnify and hold harmless the Partnership Parties, their Affiliates, and their respective directors, officers, employees, representatives, agents, contractors, successors and permitted assigns (collectively, the “ Partnership Indemnitees ”) from and against any Liabilities directly or indirectly arising out of (i) any breach by the Company of any covenant or agreement contained herein or made in connection herewith or any representation or warranty of the Company made herein or in connection herewith proving to be false or misleading, (ii) any failure by the Company, its Affiliates or any of their respective employees, representatives, agents or contractors to comply with or observe any Applicable Law,

 

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or (iii) injury, disease, or death of any Person or damage to or loss of any property, fine or penalty, any of which is caused by the Company, its Affiliates or any of their respective employees, representatives, agents or contractors in the exercise of any of the rights granted hereunder or the handling, storage, transportation or disposal of any Materials hereunder, except to the extent that such injury, disease, death, or damage to or loss of property was caused by the gross negligence or willful misconduct on the part of the Partnership Indemnitees, their Affiliates or any of their respective employees, representatives, agents or contractors. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Company’s liability to the Partnership Indemnitees pursuant to this Section 17.2 shall be net of any insurance proceeds actually received by the Partnership Indemnitees or any of their respective Affiliates from any third Person with respect to or on account of the damage or injury which is the subject of the indemnification claim. The Partnership agrees that it shall, and shall cause the other Partnership Indemnitees to, (c) use all commercially reasonable efforts to pursue the collection of all insurance proceeds to which any of the Partnership Indemnitees are entitled with respect to or on account of any such damage or injury, (b) notify the Company of all potential claims against any third Person for any such insurance proceeds, and (c) keep the Company fully informed of the efforts of the Partnership Indemnitees in pursuing collection of such insurance proceeds.

17.3 THE FOREGOING INDEMNITIES ARE INTENDED TO BE ENFORCEABLE AGAINST THE PARTIES IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE EXPRESS TERMS AND SCOPE THEREOF NOTWITHSTANDING ANY EXPRESS NEGLIGENCE RULE OR ANY SIMILAR DIRECTIVE THAT WOULD PROHIBIT OR OTHERWISE LIMIT INDEMNITIES BECAUSE OF THE SOLE, CONCURRENT, ACTIVE OR PASSIVE NEGLIGENCE, STRICT LIABILITY OR FAULT OF ANY OF THE INDEMNIFIED PARTIES (EXCLUDING, IN THE CASE OF SECTION 17.1(iii) AND SECTION 17.2(iii) , GROSS NEGLIGENCE OR WILLFUL MISCONDUCT).

18. Limitation on Damages. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein, neither Party shall be liable or responsible to the other Party or such other Party’s affiliated Persons for any consequential, punitive, special, incidental or exemplary damages, or for loss of profits or revenues (collectively referred to as “ Special Damages ”) incurred by such Party or its affiliated Persons that arise out of or relate to this Agreement, regardless of whether any such claim arises under or results from contract, tort, or strict liability; provided that the foregoing limitation is not intended and shall not affect Special Damages imposed in favor of unaffiliated Persons that are not Parties to this Agreement.

19. Audit and Inspection. During the Term, the Company and its duly authorized representatives, upon reasonable notice and during normal working hours, shall have access to the accounting records and other documents maintained by the Partnership Parties, or any of their contractors and agents, which relate to this Agreement, and shall have the right to audit such records at any reasonable time or times during the Term of this Agreement and for a period of up to three years after termination of this Agreement. Claims as to shortage in quantity or defects in quality shall be made by written notice within thirty (30) days after the delivery in question or shall be deemed to have been waived. The right to inspect or audit such records shall survive termination of this Agreement for a period of two (2) years following the end of the Term. The Partnership Parties shall preserve, and shall cause all contractors or agents to preserve, all of the aforesaid documents for a period of at least two (2) years from the end of the Term.

 

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20. Confidentiality.

20.1 Obligations . Each Party shall use commercially reasonable efforts to retain the other Party’s Confidential Information in confidence and not disclose the same to any third party nor use the same, except as authorized by the disclosing Party in writing or as expressly permitted in this Section 20.1. Each Party further agrees to take the same care with the other Party’s Confidential Information as it does with its own, but in no event less than a reasonable degree of care.

20.2 Required Disclosure . Notwithstanding Section 20.1 above, if the receiving Party becomes legally compelled to disclose the Confidential Information by a court, Governmental Authority or Applicable Law, including the rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission, or is required to disclose pursuant to the rules and regulations of any national securities exchange upon which the receiving Party or its parent entity is listed, any of the disclosing Party’s Confidential Information, the receiving Party shall promptly advise the disclosing Party of such requirement to disclose Confidential Information as soon as the receiving Party becomes aware that such a requirement to disclose might become effective, in order that, where possible, the disclosing Party may seek a protective order or such other remedy as the disclosing Party may consider appropriate in the circumstances. The receiving Party shall disclose only that portion of the disclosing Party’s Confidential Information that it is required to disclose and shall cooperate with the disclosing Party in allowing the disclosing Party to obtain such protective order or other relief.

20.3 Return of Information . Upon written request by the disclosing Party, all of the disclosing Party’s Confidential Information in whatever form shall be returned to the disclosing Party upon termination of this Agreement or destroyed with destruction certified by the receiving Party, without the receiving Party retaining copies thereof except that one copy of all such Confidential Information may be retained by a Party’s legal department solely to the extent that such Party is required to keep a copy of such Confidential Information pursuant to Applicable Law, and the receiving Party shall be entitled to retain any Confidential Information in the electronic form or stored on automatic computer back-up archiving systems during the period such backup or archived materials are retained under such Party’s customary procedures and policies; provided, however, that any Confidential Information retained by the receiving Party shall be maintained subject to confidentiality pursuant to the terms of this Section 20.3, and such archived or back-up Confidential Information shall not be accessed except as required by Applicable Law.

20.4 Receiving Party Personnel . The receiving Party will limit access to the Confidential Information of the disclosing Party to those of its employees, attorneys and contractors that have a need to know such information in order for the receiving Party to exercise or perform its rights and obligations under this Agreement (the “ Receiving Party Personnel ”). The Receiving Party Personnel who have access to any Confidential Information of the disclosing Party will be made aware of the confidentiality provision of this Agreement, and will be required to abide by the terms thereof. Any third party contractors that are given access to

 

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Confidential Information of a disclosing Party pursuant to the terms hereof shall be required to sign a written agreement pursuant to which such Receiving Party Personnel agree to be bound by the provisions of this Agreement, which written agreement will expressly state that it is enforceable against such Receiving Party Personnel by the disclosing Party.

20.5 Survival . The obligation of confidentiality under this Article 20 shall survive the termination of this Agreement for a period of two (2) years.

21. Choice of Law; Interpretation.

21.1 This Agreement shall be subject to and governed by the laws of the State of Texas, excluding any conflicts-of-law rule or principle that might refer the construction or interpretation of this Agreement to the laws of another state.

21.2 To the extent that any provision of this Agreement conflicts with the provisions of any Tariff then in effect, the provisions of such Tariff shall control.

22. Assignment.

22.1 Except as set forth in Article 28, the Company shall not assign its rights or obligations hereunder without the Partnership’s prior written consent, which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld, conditioned or delayed; provided , however , that (A) the Company may assign this Agreement without the Partnership’s consent in connection with a sale by the Company of all or substantially all of the Refinery, including by merger, equity sale, asset sale or otherwise, so long as the transferee: (1) agrees to assume all of the Company’s obligations under this Agreement and (2) is financially and operationally capable of fulfilling the terms of this Agreement, which determination shall be made by the Company in its reasonable judgment; and (B) the Company shall be permitted to make a collateral assignment of this Agreement solely to secure financing for Delek US and its Affiliates.

22.2 No Partnership Party shall assign its rights or obligations under this Agreement without the prior written consent of the Company, which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld, conditioned or delayed; provided , however , that (A) any Partnership Party may assign its rights under this Agreement without such consent in connection with a sale by such Partnership Party of all or substantially all of its Pipelines, including by merger, equity sale, asset sale or otherwise, so long as the transferee: (1) agrees to assume all of such Partnership Party’s obligations under this Agreement; (2) is financially and operationally capable of fulfilling the terms of this Agreement, which determination shall be made by the Partnership in its reasonable judgment; and (3) is not a competitor of the Company, as determined by the Company in good faith; and (B) any Partnership Party shall be permitted to make a collateral assignment of this Agreement solely to secure financing for the Partnership and its Affiliates.

22.3 Any assignment that is not undertaken in accordance with the provisions set forth above shall be null and void ab initio . A Party making any assignment shall promptly notify the other Party of such assignment, regardless of whether consent is required.

22.4 This Agreement shall be binding upon and inure to the benefit of the Parties hereto and their respective successors and permitted assigns.

 

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22.5 The Parties’ obligations hereunder shall not terminate in connection with a Partnership Change of Control; provided , however , that in the case of a Partnership Change of Control, the Company shall have the option to extend the Term of this Agreement as provided in Section 2.1, without regard to the notice periods provided in the fourth sentence of Section 2.1. The Partnership shall provide the Company with notice of any Partnership Change of Control at least sixty (60) days prior to the effective date thereof.

23. Notices. All notices, requests, demands, and other communications hereunder will be in writing and will be deemed to have been duly given: (i) if by transmission by facsimile or hand delivery, when delivered; (ii) if mailed via the official governmental mail system, five (5) Business Days after mailing, provided said notice is sent first class, postage pre-paid, via certified or registered mail, with a return receipt requested; (iii) if mailed by an internationally recognized overnight express mail service such as Federal Express, UPS, or DHL Worldwide, one (1) Business Day after deposit therewith prepaid; or (iv) if by e-mail, one Business Day after delivery with receipt confirmed. All notices will be addressed to the Parties at the respective addresses as follows:

if to the Company:

Lion Oil Company

c/o Delek US Holdings, Inc.

7102 Commerce Way

Brentwood, TN 37027

Attn: General Counsel

Telecopy No: (615) 435-1271

Email:

with a copy, which shall not constitute notice, to:

Lion Oil Company

c/o Delek US Holdings, Inc.

7102 Commerce Way

Brentwood, TN 37027

Attn: President

Telecopy No: (615) 435-1271

Email:

if to any Partnership Party:

Delek Logistics Partners, LP

c/o Delek Logistics GP, LLC

7102 Commerce Way

Brentwood, TN 37027

Attn: General Counsel

Telecopy No: (615) 435-1271

Email:

 

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with a copy, which shall not constitute notice, to:

Delek Logistics Partners, LP

c/o Delek Logistics GP, LLC

7102 Commerce Way

Brentwood, TN 37027

Attn: President

Telecopy No: (615) 435-1271

Email:

or to such other address or to such other person as any Party will have last designated by notice to the other Parties.

24. No Waiver; Cumulative Remedies.

24.1 The failure of a Party hereunder to assert a right or enforce an obligation of any of the other Parties shall not be deemed a waiver of such right or obligation. The waiver by any Party of a breach of any provision of, or Event of Default or Default under, this Agreement shall not operate or be construed as a waiver of any other breach of that provision or as a waiver of any breach of another provision of, Event of Default or potential Event of Default under, this Agreement, whether of a like kind or different nature.

24.2 Each and every right granted to the Parties under this Agreement or allowed it by law or equity, shall be cumulative and may be exercised from time to time in accordance with the terms thereof and Applicable Law.

25. Nature of Transaction and Relationship of Parties.

25.1 This Agreement shall not be construed as creating a partnership, association or joint venture among the Parties. It is understood that the Partnership Parties are independent contractors with complete charge of their employees and agents in the performance of their duties hereunder, and nothing herein shall be construed to make a Partnership Party, or any employee or agent of the Partnership Party, an agent or employee of the Company.

25.2 No Party shall have the right or authority to negotiate, conclude or execute any contract or legal document with any third person; to assume, create, or incur any liability of any kind, express or implied, against or in the name of any of the other Parties; or to otherwise act as the representative of any of the other Parties, unless expressly authorized in writing by such other Party.

26. Arbitration Provision. Any and all Arbitrable Disputes shall be resolved through the use of binding arbitration using three arbitrators, in accordance with the Commercial Arbitration Rules of the American Arbitration Association, as supplemented to the extent necessary to determine any procedural appeal questions by the Federal Arbitration Act (Title 9 of the United States Code). If there is any inconsistency between this Article 26, the Commercial Arbitration Rules or the Federal Arbitration Act, the terms of this Article 26 will control the rights and obligations of the Parties. Arbitration must be initiated within the time limits set forth in this Agreement, or if no such limits apply, then within a reasonable time or the time period allowed

 

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by the applicable statute of limitations. Arbitration may be initiated by a Party (“ Claimant ”) serving written notice on the other Party (“ Respondent ”) that the Claimant elects to refer the Arbitrable Dispute to binding arbitration. Claimant’s notice initiating binding arbitration must identify the arbitrator Claimant has appointed. The Respondent shall respond to Claimant within thirty (30) days after receipt of Claimant’s notice, identifying the arbitrator Respondent has appointed. If the Respondent fails for any reason to name an arbitrator within the 30-day period, Claimant shall petition the American Arbitration Association for appointment of an arbitrator for Respondent’s account. The two arbitrators so chosen shall select a third arbitrator within thirty (30) days after the second arbitrator has been appointed. The Claimant will pay the compensation and expenses of the arbitrator named by or for it, and the Respondent will pay the compensation and expenses of the arbitrator named by or for it. The costs of petitioning for the appointment of an arbitrator, if any, shall be paid by Respondent. The Claimant and Respondent will each pay one-half of the compensation and expenses of the third arbitrator. All arbitrators must (i) be neutral parties who have never been officers, directors or employees of the Partnership Parties, the Company or any of their Affiliates and (ii) have not less than seven (7) years experience in the energy industry. The hearing will be conducted in Houston, Texas and commence within thirty (30) days after the selection of the third arbitrator. The Company, the Partnership Parties and the arbitrators shall proceed diligently and in good faith in order that the award may be made as promptly as possible. Except as provided in the Federal Arbitration Act, the decision of the arbitrators will be binding on and non-appealable by the Parties hereto. The arbitrators shall have no right to grant or award Special Damages.

27. Miscellaneous.

27.1 Whenever possible, each provision of this Agreement will be interpreted in such manner as to be valid and effective under Applicable Law, but if any provision of this Agreement or the application of any such provision to any person or circumstance will be held invalid, illegal or unenforceable in any respect by a court of competent jurisdiction, such invalidity, illegality or unenforceability will not affect any other provision hereof, and the Parties will negotiate in good faith with a view to substitute for such provision a suitable and equitable solution in order to carry out, so far as may be valid and enforceable, the intent and purpose of such invalid, illegal or unenforceable provision.

27.2 This Agreement constitutes the entire agreement among the Parties pertaining to the subject matter hereof and supersedes all prior agreements and understandings of the Parties in connection therewith.

27.3 No promise, representation or inducement has been made by any of the Parties that is not embodied in this Agreement, and none of the Parties shall be bound by or liable for any alleged representation, promise or inducement not so set forth.

27.4 Time is of the essence with respect to all aspects of each Party’s performance of any obligations under this Agreement.

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27.6 In connection with this Agreement and all transactions contemplated by this Agreement, each signatory Party hereto 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.

27.7 All audit rights, payment, confidentiality and indemnification obligations and obligations under this Agreement shall survive the expiration or termination of this Agreement.

27.8 This Agreement may be executed in one or more counterparts (including by facsimile or portable document format (pdf)) for the convenience of the Parties hereto, each of which counterparts will be deemed an original, but all of which counterparts together will constitute one and the same agreement.

28. J. Aron.

28.1 Designated Assignment . For a period from and including the Commencement Date to the Expiration Date (the “ Designation Period ”), the Company hereby assigns to J. Aron all of the Company’s rights to use, hold Crude Oil and Products in, and transport Crude Oil and Products through, the Storage Facilities pursuant to this Agreement, subject to additional terms and conditions of this Section 28. During the Designation Period, the Partnership Parties shall note in their records and account separately for J. Aron’s ownership of Crude Oil and Products held in or transported through the Pipelines and Storage Facilities (collectively, the “ J. Aron Materials ”) until such time as J. Aron shall notify the Partnership Parties in writing that ownership in such J. Aron Materials has been transferred from J. Aron to the Company, it being the intention that the Partnership Parties shall not be required to recognize any other transfers of ownership of any J. Aron Materials (other than transfers from J. Aron to the Company) unless such transfer and recognition are agreed to in writing by the Partnership Parties in their reasonable discretion. The Company shall act as J. Aron’s sole agent for all purposes of this Agreement, and the Partnership Parties shall be entitled to follow the Company’s instructions with respect to all J. Aron Materials that are transported, stored or handled by the Partnership Parties pursuant to this Agreement unless and until the Partnership Parties are notified by J. Aron in writing that the Company is no longer authorized to act as J. Aron’s agent, in which case the Partnership Parties shall thereafter follow the instructions of J. Aron (or such other agent as J. Aron may appoint) with respect to all J. Aron Materials that are transported, stored or handled by the Partnership Parties pursuant to this Agreement. All volumes shipped by J. Aron will be taken into account in the determination of whether the Company has satisfied its Minimum Throughput Commitment.

28.2 Measurements; Inventory Reports; Notices . The Company and J. Aron shall each have the measurement rights provided for in this Agreement for so long as any J. Aron Materials are located in the Pipeline or Storage Facilities. During any Designation Period, the Partnership Parties shall send all inventory and other reports described in this Agreement and notices delivered pursuant to this Agreement to J. Aron at the address provided below, with copies to the Company: J. Aron & Company, 200 West Street, New York, New York 10282-2198, Attention: Commodity Operations/Energy Logistics, ficc-jaron-oilops@gs.com.

 

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28.3 All Provisions in Effect . During any Designation Period, all provisions of this Agreement, as amended or adjusted by this Article 28, shall be in full force and effect with respect to J. Aron and the J. Aron Materials as if J. Aron were Party hereto in place of the Company, subject however to the following:

(a) J. Aron’s sole payment obligation hereunder shall be to pay any amounts from time to time due under (i) Sections 4.2, 4.4 and 4.6 with respect to services actually rendered hereunder by the Partnership Parties with respect to the J. Aron Materials and (ii) Article 17 with respect to Liabilities directly or indirectly arising out of the activities of J. Aron under this Agreement; provided that if, at any time, J. Aron elects for any reason to make any payment to the Partnership Parties in respect of any amount owing by the Company to the Partnerships Parties hereunder, such payment shall not constitute, and shall not be deemed to result in, the assumption by J. Aron of any payment or other obligations of the Company under this Agreement;

(b) in no event shall J. Aron have any responsibility for the operations or maintenance of the Pipelines or the Storage Facilities or the handling of any Crude Oil or Products held in or transported through the Pipelines or the Storage Facilities or otherwise be deemed to have assumed any non-monetary obligations of the Company for such operations, maintenance or handling under this Agreement, all of which responsibilities and obligations shall remain exclusively responsibilities and obligations of the Partnership Parties and the Company, subject to any allocation of such responsibilities and obligations between such parties in accordance with the terms of this Agreement;

(c) the Company shall remain solely liable for, and J. Aron shall have no liability or obligation for, (1) meeting any Minimum Throughput Commitment under Section 4.1, (2) any Shortfall Payments under Section 4.3, (3) any fees payable under Section 4.5(a) or Section 4.5(b) (other than Throughput Fees for Actual Shipments of J. Aron Materials to the extent due under Section 4.2), (4) any Deficiency Payments under Section 4.6 (other than with respect to Throughput Fees for Actual Shipments of J. Aron Materials to the extent due under Section 4.2), or (5) any payment obligations in connection with a Capacity Resolution under Section 6.3, and the Partnership Parties shall invoice the Company directly for such amounts or obligations;

(d) without limiting the foregoing, the following rights and benefits will run in favor of J. Aron: (i) any rights with respect to custody and title to the J. Aron Materials subject to this Agreement, (ii) any obligations of the Partnership Parties with respect to the condition and maintenance of the Pipeline and Storage Facilities, (iii) any inspection and access rights and (iv) any rights relating to measurements and volume determinations, in all cases regardless of whether any specific provision in this Agreements makes any reference to the Company’s assignee or the assignability of the right or benefit provided for in such provision;

(e) in no event shall J. Aron have any of the rights or obligations of the Company provided in Section 4.5(a)(i), Section 4.5(b)(i), Section 6.2, Section 6.3, Section 12.4, Article 15, Article 16 and Article 22;

 

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(f) during the Designation Period, J. Aron and its successors and assigns shall be included as additional insured parties under all insurance policies required to be maintained by the Partnership Parties under Section 12.1 above and endorsements confirming the foregoing shall be provided to J. Aron from time to time prior to the Expiration Date upon J. Aron’s reasonable request;

(g) during the Designation Period, the Company shall not agree to any waivers or consents hereunder, or amendments or modifications hereto, in each case, that would reasonably be expected to materially adversely affect J. Aron’s rights hereunder, without the prior express written agreement or consent of J. Aron; and

(h) to confirm its ownership of and rights with respect to all Materials on the Pipelines or at the Storage Facilities, the Partnership Parties and the Company agree that during the Designation Period (1) J. Aron is authorized and entitled to file, and maintain against each of such parties protective UCC filings (including making such amendments thereto as J. Aron deems necessary) showing J. Aron as owner of all J. Aron Materials from time to time located on the Pipelines or at the Storage Facilities and (2) they shall execute such other documents and instruments (in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to J. Aron) and take such further actions as J. Aron may reasonably request, including the execution and filing in the relevant real estate records of memoranda of access or similar documents.

28.4 J. Aron shall reasonably cooperate with the Partnership Parties and the Company in good faith in connection with any their inspection and audit rights hereunder and the resolution of any disputes between the Partnership Parties and the Company hereunder.

28.5 Nothing herein shall limit or be deemed to limit any obligations or liabilities of the Company to J. Aron under the Supply and Offtake Agreement or the other Transaction Documents (as defined therein).

28.6 J. Aron may, without any other party’s consent, assign and delegate all of J. Aron’s rights and obligations under this Section 28 to (i) any Affiliate of J. Aron, provided that the obligations of such Affiliate hereunder are guaranteed by The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. or (ii) any non-Affiliate Person that succeeds to all or substantially all of its assets and business and assumes J. Aron’s obligations hereunder, whether by contract, operation of law or otherwise, provided that the creditworthiness of such successor entity is equal or superior to the creditworthiness of J. Aron (taking into account any credit support for J. Aron) immediately prior to such assignment, which determination shall be made by J. Aron in good faith. Any other assignment by J. Aron shall require the consent of the Company and the Partnership Parties.

28.7 The provisions of this Article 28 shall terminate and have no further force or effect as of the end of the Designation Period. Notwithstanding anything in this Agreement to the contrary, J. Aron shall have no right to terminate this Agreement for any reason.

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, each Party hereto as caused this Agreement to be executed by its duly authorized representative as of the date first above written.

 

LION OIL COMPANY

By:

 

/s/ Kent B. Thomas

Name: Kent B. Thomas

Title:   Executive Vice President and General Counsel

By:

 

/s/ Mark B. Cox

Name: Mark B. Cox
Title:  

Executive Vice President and

Chief Financial Officer

DELEK LOGISTICS PARTNERS, LP

By: DELEK LOGISTICS GP, LLC

By:

 

/s/ Andrew L. Schwarcz

Name: Andrew L. Schwarcz

Title:   Executive Vice President and General Counsel

By:

 

/s/ Mark B. Cox

Name: Mark B. Cox

Title:  

Executive Vice President and

Chief Financial Officer

SALA GATHERING SYSTEMS, LLC

By:

 

/s/ Andrew L. Schwarcz

Name: Andrew L. Schwarcz

Title:   Executive Vice President and General Counsel


 

By:

 

/s/ Mark B. Cox

Name: Mark B. Cox
Title:  

Executive Vice President and

Chief Financial Officer

EL DORADO PIPELINE COMPANY, LLC

By:

 

/s/ Andrew L. Schwarcz

Name: Andrew L. Schwarcz

Title:   Executive Vice President and General Counsel

By:

 

/s/ Mark B. Cox

Name: Mark B. Cox

Title:  

Executive Vice President and

Chief Financial Officer

MAGNOLIA PIPELINE COMPANY, LLC

By:

 

/s/ Andrew L. Schwarcz

Name: Andrew L. Schwarcz

Title:   Executive Vice President and General Counsel

By:

 

/s/ Mark B. Cox

Name: Mark B. Cox

Title:  

Executive Vice President and

Chief Financial Officer

For the limited purposes specified in Article 28:
J. ARON & COMPANY

By:

 

/s/ Simon Collier

Name: Simon Collier

Title:  

Managing Director


SCHEDULE A

TANK LIST

 

Tank No.

  

Assigned Service

  

Product Code

  

Location

   Nominal
Shell
Capacity
(Barrels)
    

Type

  

Category

121

   Crude Oil    CRUDELOTT    El Dorado East      80,000      

Welded, External

Floater, Pontoon

   Crude

124

   Crude Oil    CRUDELOTT    El Dorado East      55,000       Welded, Cone Roof    Crude

125

   Crude Oil    CRUDELOTT    El Dorado East      55,000      

Welded, External

Floater, Pontoon

   Crude

130

   Crude Oil    CRUDELOTT    El Dorado East      55,000       Welded, Cone Roof    Crude

170

   Crude Oil    CRUDELOTT    El Dorado East      130,000      

Welded, External

Floater, Pontoon

   Crude

192

   Crude Oil    CRUDEREFINERY    Refinery      148,625       External Floating Roof    Crude (Non-Gathering Tank)

303

   Crude Oil    CRUDELOTT    Smackover      5,000       Riveted, Cone Roof    Crude

304

   Crude Oil    CRUDELOTT    Smackover      5,000       Riveted, Cone Roof    Crude

305

   Crude Oil    CRUDELOTT    Smackover      5,000       Riveted, Cone Roof    Crude

306

   Crude Oil    CRUDELOTT    Smackover      5,000       Riveted, Cone Roof    Crude

307

   Crude Oil    CRUDELOTT    Smackover      5,000       Riveted, Cone Roof    Crude

308

   Crude Oil    CRUDELOTT    Smackover      5,000       Riveted, Cone Roof    Crude

309

   Crude Oil    CRUDELOTT    Smackover      25,000       Riveted, Cone Roof    Crude

310

   Crude Oil    CRUDELOTT    Smackover      25,000       Riveted, Cone Roof    Crude

 

A-1


311

   Crude Oil    CRUDELOTT    Smackover      10,000       Riveted, Cone Roof    Crude

325

   Crude Oil    CRUDELOTT    El Dorado East      1,000       Bolted, Cone Roof    Crude

337

   Crude Oil    CRUDELOTT    Magnolia      5,000       Welded, Cone Roof    Crude

343

   Crude Oil    CRUDELOTT    Magnolia      5,000       Bolted, Cone Roof    Crude

361

   Crude Oil    CRUDELOTT    Smackover      1,500       Welded, Cone Roof    Crude

362

   Crude Oil    CRUDELOTT    Smackover      1,500       Welded, Cone Roof    Crude

363

   Crude Oil    CRUDELOTT    Magnolia      500       Welded, Cone Roof    Crude

364

   Crude Oil    CRUDELOTT    Magnolia      500       Welded, Cone Roof    Crude

369

   Crude Oil    CRUDELOTT    Magnolia      1,000       Bolted, Cone Roof    Crude

370

   Crude Oil    CRUDELOTT    ShulerND      3,000       Welded, Cone Roof, Aluminum IFR    Crude

427

   Crude Oil    CRUDELOTT    Magnolia      55,000       Riveted, Cone Roof    Crude

433

   Crude Oil    CRUDELOTT    Magnolia      55,000       Welded, Cone Roof    Crude

435

   Crude Oil    CRUDELOTT    Magnolia      37,000       Welded, Cone Roof    Crude

437

   Crude Oil    CRUDEMAGNOLIA    Tank 437      55,000      

Welded, External

Floater, Pontoon

   Crude

1003

   Crude Oil    CRUDELOTT    Magnolia      25,000       Welded, Cone Roof    Crude

2002

   Crude Oil    CRUDEMAGNOLIA    Tank 2002      85,000      

Welded, External

Floater, Pontoon

   Crude

3089

   Crude Oil    CRUDELOTT    El Dorado East      500       Bolted, Cone Roof    Crude

3090

   Crude Oil    CRUDELOTT    El Dorado East      500       Bolted, Cone Roof    Crude

 

A-2


4596

   Crude Oil    CRUDELOTT    Magnolia      1,000       Bolted, Cone Roof    Crude

7135

   Crude Oil    CRUDELOTT    ShulerMeter      10,000       Bolted, Cone Roof    Crude

7142

   Crude Oil    CRUDELOTT    El Dorado East      1,000       Bolted, Cone Roof    Crude

7173

   Crude Oil    CRUDELOTT    El Dorado East      3,000       Bolted, Cone Roof    Crude

7174

   Crude Oil    CRUDELOTT    El Dorado East      1,000       Bolted, Cone Roof    Crude

7184

   Crude Oil    CRUDELOTT    El Dorado East      1,000       Bolted, Cone Roof    Crude

7196

   Crude Oil    CRUDELOTT    Magnolia      1,000       Bolted, Cone Roof    Crude

7197

   Crude Oil    CRUDELOTT    Magnolia      1,000       Bolted, Cone Roof    Crude

7198

   Crude Oil    CRUDELOTT    Magnolia      10,000       Bolted, Cone Roof, Aluminum IFR    Crude

7215

   Crude Oil    CRUDELOTT    El Dorado East      5,000       Bolted, Cone Roof    Crude

8000

   Crude Oil    CRUDELOTT    El Dorado East      5,000       Bolted, Cone Roof    Crude

8852

   Crude Oil    CRUDELOTT    El Dorado East      210       Welded, Cone Roof    Crude

8853

   Crude Oil    CRUDELOTT    El Dorado East      210       Welded, Cone Roof    Crude

13650

   Crude Oil    CRUDELOTT    ShulerND      400       Welded, Cone Roof    Crude

13653

   Crude Oil    CRUDELOTT    ShulerND      400       Welded, Cone Roof    Crude

88688

   Crude Oil    CRUDELOTT    ShulerND      472       Welded, Cone Roof    Crude

99160

   Crude Oil    CRUDELOTT    ShulerND      5,000       Bolted, Cone Roof    Crude

 

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SCHEDULE B

PRODUCTS

Gasoline

Ultra Low Sulfur Diesel

 

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Exhibit 10.10

TERMINALLING SERVICES AGREEMENT

(Memphis Terminal)

This Terminalling Services Agreement is made and entered into as of the Commencement Date, by and between Lion Oil Company, an Arkansas corporation (the “ Company ”), and Delek Logistics Operating, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (the “ Operator ”) (each referred to individually as a “ Party ” or collectively as the “ Parties ”), and, for the limited purposes specified in Article 28, J. Aron & Company, a New York general partnership (“ J. Aron ”).

WHEREAS, in connection with the Supply and Offtake Agreement, the Company, Lion Oil Trading & Transportation, Inc. and J. Aron entered into the Storage Facilities Agreement;

WHEREAS, pursuant to and subject to the terms of the Supply and Offtake Agreement, J. Aron will supply crude oil to the Company to be processed at the Refinery and purchase Products produced by the Company at the Refinery;

WHEREAS, on the Commencement Date, the Company contributed to the Partnership all of its rights, title and interest in the Terminal (the “ Contribution ”);

WHEREAS, in connection with the Contribution, (i) the Supply and Offtake Agreement and the Storage Facilities Agreement are being amended to remove therefrom the assets contributed to the Partnership and the rights and obligations of the parties thereto related to such assets and (ii) the Parties are entering into this Agreement to provide the rights and obligations of the Parties with respect to the Terminal; and

WHEREAS, the Parties desire to record the terms and conditions upon which the Company shall continue to use the Terminal and the Operator shall serve as operator of the Terminal and bailee of all Products held therein and owned by the Company;

NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the premises and the respective promises, conditions, terms and agreements contained herein, and other good and valuable consideration, the receipt and adequacy of which are hereby acknowledged, the Parties do hereby agree as follows:

1. Definitions and Construction.

1.1 Definitions . For purposes of this Agreement, including the foregoing recitals, the following terms shall have the meanings indicated below:

Actual Month End Product Volume ” has the meaning specified in Section 5.10(a).

Affiliate ” means, with to respect to a specified Person, any other Person controlling, controlled by or under common control with that first Person. As used in this definition, the term “control” includes (i) with respect to any Person having voting securities or the equivalent and elected directors, managers or Persons performing similar functions, the ownership of or power to vote, directly or indirectly, voting securities or the equivalent representing 50% or more of the


power to vote in the election of directors, managers or Persons performing similar functions, (ii) ownership of 50% or more of the equity or equivalent interest in any Person and (iii) the ability to direct the business and affairs of any Person by acting as a general partner, manager or otherwise. Notwithstanding the foregoing, for purposes of this Agreement, Delek US and its subsidiaries (other than the Partnership and its subsidiaries), including the Company, on the one hand, and the Partnership and its subsidiaries, including the Operator, on the other hand, shall not be considered Affiliates of each other.

Ancillary Services ” means the following services to be provided by the Operator to the Company: truck rack blending, tank sampling, tank-to-tank transfers, ethanol receipt (rail and truck), ethanol storage, ethanol blending, generic gasoline additization, lubricity/conductivity additization, product receipt (barge), proprietary additive additization, red dye additization, and seasonal flow improver additization and similar services.

Ancillary Services Fee ” means, for any month during the Term of this Agreement, the fees set forth on Exhibit A to be paid by the Company pursuant to Section 3.3 during that month for Ancillary Services provided by the Operator.

Applicable Law ” means any applicable statute, law, regulation, ordinance, rule, judgment, rule of law, order, decree, permit, approval, concession, grant, franchise, license, agreement, requirement, or other governmental restriction or any similar form of decision of, or any provision of condition of any permit, license or other operating authorization issued under any of the foregoing by, or any determination by any Governmental Authority having or asserting jurisdiction over the matter or matters in question, whether now or hereafter in effect and in each case as amended (including, without limitation, all of the terms and provisions of the common law of such Governmental Authority), as interpreted and enforced at the time in question.

Arbitrable Dispute ” means any and all disputes, controversies and other matters in question between the Operator, on the one hand, and the Company, on the other hand, required to be resolved by arbitration under this Agreement.

Bankrupt ” means a Person that (i) is dissolved, other than pursuant to a consolidation, amalgamation or merger, (ii) becomes insolvent or is unable to pay its debts or fails or admits in writing its inability generally to pay its debts as they become due, (iii) makes a general assignment, arrangement or composition with or for the benefit of its creditors, (iv) institutes a proceeding seeking a judgment of insolvency or bankruptcy or any other relief under any bankruptcy or insolvency law or other similar law affecting creditor’s rights, or a petition is presented for its winding-up or liquidation, (v) has a resolution passed for its winding-up, official management or liquidation, other than pursuant to a consolidation, amalgamation or merger, (vi) seeks or becomes subject to the appointment of an administrator, provisional liquidator, conservator, receiver, trustee, custodian or other similar official for all or substantially all of its assets, (vii) has a secured party take possession of all or substantially all of its assets, or has a distress, execution, attachment, sequestration or other legal process levied, enforced or sued on or against all or substantially all of its assets, (viii) files an answer or other pleading admitting or failing to contest the allegations of a petition filed against it in any proceeding of the foregoing nature, (ix) causes or is subject to any event with respect to it which, under Applicable Law, has

 

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an analogous effect to any of the foregoing events, (x) has instituted against it a proceeding seeking a judgment of insolvency or bankruptcy under any bankruptcy or insolvency law or other similar law affecting creditors’ rights and such proceeding is not dismissed within fifteen (15) days or (xi) takes any action in furtherance of, or indicating its consent to, approval of, or acquiescence in, any of the foregoing events.

Barrel ” means forty-two (42) net U.S. gallons, measured at 60° F.

bpd ” means Barrels per day.

Business Day ” means any day that is not a Saturday, Sunday, or other day on which banks are authorized or required to close in the State of New York.

Capacity Resolution ” has the meaning specified in Section 5.3.

Claimant ” has the meaning specified in Article 26.

Commencement Date ” means November 7, 2012.

Company ” has the meaning specified in the preamble to this Agreement.

Company Indemnitees ” has the meaning specified in Section 17.1.

Confidential Information ” means all information, documents, records and data that a Party furnishes or otherwise discloses to the other Party (including any such items furnished prior to the execution of this Agreement), together with all analyses, compilations, studies, memoranda, notes or other documents, records or data (in whatever form maintained, whether documentary, computer or other electronic storage or otherwise) prepared by the receiving Party which contain or otherwise reflect or are generated from such information, documents, records and data; provided, however, that the term “ Confidential Information ” does not include any information that (i) at the time of disclosure or thereafter is or becomes generally available to or known by the public (other than as a result of a disclosure by the receiving Party), (ii) is developed by the receiving Party without reliance on any Confidential Information or (iii) is or was available to the receiving Party on a nonconfidential basis from a source other than the disclosing Party that, insofar as is known to the receiving Party after reasonable inquiry, is not prohibited from transmitting the information to the recipient by a contractual, legal or fiduciary obligation to the disclosing Party.

Contract Quarter ” means a three-month period that commences on January 1, April 1, July 1 or October 1, and ends on March 31, June 30, September 30 or December 31, respectively, except that the initial Contract Quarter shall commence on the Commencement Date and end on December 31, 2012 and the final Contract Quarter shall end on the last day of the Term.

Contract Year ” means a year that commences on July 1 and ends on the last day of June in the following year, except that the initial Contract Year shall commence on the Commencement Date and the final Contract Year shall end on the last day of the Term.

Contribution ” has the meaning specified in the Recitals.

 

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Control ” (including with correlative meaning, the term “ controlled by ”) means, as used with respect to any Person, the possession, directly or indirectly, of the power to direct or cause the direction of the management and policies of such Person, whether through the ownership of voting securities, by contract or otherwise.

CPT ” means the prevailing time in the Central time zone.

Default ” means any Event of Default, which with notice or the passage of time, would constitute an Event of Default.

Defaulting Party ” has the meaning specified in Section 16.2.

Deficiency Notice ” has the meaning specified in Section 3.9(a).

Deficiency Payment ” has the meaning specified in Section 3.9(a).

Delek US ” means Delek US Holdings, Inc., a Delaware corporation.

Delivery Point ” shall be the inlet flange connecting the Enterprise System to the Terminal.

Designation Period ” has the meaning specified in Section 28.1.

Early Termination Date ” has the meaning specified in Section 2.2.

Enterprise System ” means the Products pipeline system owned and operated by Enterprise TE Products Pipeline Company, Limited Partnership.

Environmental Law ” means all federal, state, and local laws, statutes, rules, regulations, orders, judgments, ordinances, codes, injunctions, decrees, Environmental Permits and other legally enforceable requirements and rules of common law now or hereafter in effect, relating to pollution or protection of human health and 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 similar federal, state or local environmental conservation and protection laws, each as amended from time to time.

Environmental Permit ” means any permit, approval, identification number, license, registration, consent, exemption, variance or other authorization required under or issued pursuant to any applicable Environmental Law.

Event of Default ” has the meaning specified in Section 16.1.

Expiration Date ” means the “Expiration Date” as defined in the Supply and Offtake Agreement, or, if late, the date on which all obligations thereunder are finally settled.

 

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FERC ” means the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission.

FERC Oil Pipeline Index ” means the FERC index system set forth in 18 C.F.R. § 342.318, as such regulations may be amended from time to time, or if the FERC Oil Pipeline Index is no longer published, any such successor index as agreed by the Parties or as determined by arbitration in accordance with Section 3.4.

Force Majeure ” means acts of God, strikes, lockouts or other industrial disturbances, acts of the public enemy, wars, blockades, insurrections, riots, storms, floods, washouts, arrests, the order of any court or Governmental Authority having jurisdiction while the same is in force and effect, civil disturbances, explosions, breakage, accident to machinery, storage tanks or lines of pipe, inability to obtain or unavoidable delay in obtaining material or equipment, inability to obtain Products because of a failure of third-party pipelines and any other causes whether of the kind herein enumerated or otherwise not reasonably within the control of the Party claiming suspension and which by the exercise of due diligence such Party is unable to prevent or overcome.

Force Majeure Notice ” has the meaning specified in Section 14.1.

Force Majeure Party ” has the meaning specified in Section 14.1.

Force Majeure Period ” has the meaning specified in Section 14.1.

General Partner ” means the general partner of the Partnership.

Governmental Authority ” means any federal, state, local or foreign government or any provincial, departmental or other political subdivision thereof, or any entity, body or authority exercising executive, legislative, judicial, regulatory, administrative or other governmental functions or any court, department, commission, board, bureau, agency, instrumentality or administrative body of any of the foregoing.

Initial Term ” has the meaning specified in Section 2.1.

J. Aron ” has the meaning specified in the preamble to this Agreement.

J. Aron Products ” has the meaning specified in Section 28.1.

Liabilities ” means any losses, liabilities, charges, damages, deficiencies, assessments, interests, fines, penalties, costs and expenses (collectively, “ Costs ”) of any kind (including reasonable attorneys’ fees and other fees, court costs and other disbursements), including any Costs directly or indirectly arising out of or related to any suit, proceeding, judgment, settlement or judicial or administrative order and any Costs arising from compliance or non-compliance with Environmental Law.

Minimum Throughput Capacity ” means an aggregate amount of throughput capacity equal to 10,000 bpd of Products multiplied by the number of calendar days in the Contract Quarter.

 

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Minimum Throughput Commitment ” means an aggregate amount of Products received at the Delivery Point equal to at least 10,000 bpd multiplied by the number of calendar days in the Contract Quarter.

Non-Defaulting Party ” means the Party other than the Defaulting Party.

Notice Period ” has the meaning specified in Section 15.1.

NSV ” means, with respect to any measurement of volume, the total liquid volume, excluding basic sediment and water and free water, corrected for the observed temperature to 60º F.

Operator ” has the meaning specified in the preamble to this Agreement.

Operator Indemnitees ” has the meaning specified in Section 17.2.

OPIS ” has the meaning specified in Section 4.3.

Partnership ” means Delek Logistics Partners, LP, a Delaware limited partnership.

Partnership Change of Control ” means Delek US ceases to Control the General Partner.

Party ” or “ Parties ” has the meaning specified in the preamble to this Agreement.

Permitted Lien(s) ” means (a)(i) liens on real estate for real estate taxes, assessments, sewer and water charges and/or other governmental charges and levies not yet delinquent and (ii) liens for taxes, assessments, judgments, governmental charges or levies, or claims not yet delinquent or the non-payment of which is being diligently contested in good faith by appropriate proceedings and for which adequate reserves have been set aside; (b) liens of mechanics, laborers, suppliers, workers and materialmen incurred in the ordinary course of business for sums not yet due or being diligently contested in good faith; provided, however, that if a reserve or appropriate provision shall be required by GAAP, then such reserve or provision shall have been made therefor; (c) liens incurred in the ordinary course of business in connection with worker’s compensation and unemployment insurance or other types of social security benefits; and (d) liens securing rental, storage, throughput, handling or other fees or charges owing from time to time to common carriers, solely to the extent of such fees or charges.

Person ” means an individual, corporation, partnership, limited liability company, joint venture, trust or unincorporated organization, joint stock company or any other private entity or organization, Governmental Authority, court or any other legal entity, whether acting in an individual, fiduciary or other capacity.

Prime Rate ” means the rate of interest quoted in The Wall Street Journal , Money Rates Section as the Prime Rate.

Product ” means any of the refined petroleum products listed on Exhibit B , as from time to time amended by mutual agreement of the Parties.

 

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Product Storage Tanks ” means the tanks located at the Terminal and owned by the Partnership and its subsidiaries that store Products.

Receiving Party Personnel ” shall have the meaning specified in Section 20.4.

Refinery ” means the petroleum refinery located in El Dorado, Arkansas owned and operated by the Company.

Renewal Term ” has the meaning specified in Section 2.1.

Required Permits ” has the meaning specified in Section 5.6.

Respondent ” has the meaning specified in Article 26.

Restoration ” has the meaning specified in Section 5.2.

Services ” has the meaning specified in Section 7.1.

Shortfall Payment ” has the meaning specified in Section 3.6.

Special Damages ” has the meaning specified in Article 18.

Storage Facilities Agreement ” means the Storage Facilities Agreement by and among J. Aron, the Company and Lion Oil Trading & Transportation, Inc., dated as of April 29, 2011, as from time to time amended, modified and/or restated.

Supplier’s Inspector ” means any Person selected by the Company to perform any and all inspections required by the Company in a commercially reasonable manner at the Company’s own cost and expense that is acting as an agent for the Company and that (1) is a Person who performs sampling, quality analysis and quantity determination of the Products purchased and sold under the Supply and Offtake Agreement and is licensed to do so, (2) is not an Affiliate of any Party and (3) in the reasonable judgment of the Company, is qualified and reputed to perform its services in accordance with Applicable Law and industry practice.

Supply and Offtake Agreement ” means the Supply and Offtake Agreement by and among J. Aron, the Company and Lion Oil Trading & Transportation, Inc., dated as of April 29, 2011, as from time to time amended, modified and/or restated, and any replacement thereof.

Suspension Notice ” has the meaning specified in Section 15.1.

Term ” has the meaning specified in Section 2.1.

Terminal ” means the Operator’s light products distribution terminal located in Memphis, Tennessee, including the storage, loading and offloading facilities owned, operated, leased or used pursuant to a contractual right of use by the Operator or any other subsidiary of the Operator including the Product Storage Tanks and the land, piping, marine facilities, truck facilities and other facilities related thereto, together with existing or future modifications or additions.

 

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Terminal Maintenance ” has the meaning specified in Section 5.9(a).

Terminalling Service Fee ” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 3.1.

Termination Notice ” has the meaning specified in Section 14.2.

Transmix ” has the meaning specified in Article 9.

Volume Determination Procedures ” mean the Operator’s ordinary month-end procedures for determining the NSV of Products held at the Terminal, which for each Contract Quarter-end shall be based on manual gauge readings of the Products Storage Tanks as at the end of such Contract Quarter.

1.2 Construction of Agreement .

(a) Unless otherwise specified, all references herein are to the Articles, Sections and Exhibits of this Agreement and all Schedules and Exhibits are incorporated herein.

(b) All headings herein are intended solely for convenience of reference and shall not affect the meaning or interpretation of the provisions of this Agreement.

(c) Unless expressly provided otherwise, the word “including” as used herein does not limit the preceding words or terms and shall be read to be followed by the words “without limitation” or words having similar import.

(d) Unless expressly provided otherwise, all references to days, weeks, months and quarters mean calendar days, weeks, months and quarters, respectively.

(e) Unless expressly provided otherwise, references herein to “consent” mean the prior written consent of the Party at issue, which shall not be unreasonably withheld, delayed or conditioned.

(f) A reference to any Party to this Agreement or another agreement or document includes the Party’s permitted successors and assigns.

(g) Unless the contrary clearly appears from the context, for purposes of this Agreement, the singular number includes the plural number and vice versa; and each gender includes the other gender.

(h) Except where specifically stated otherwise, any reference to any Applicable Law or agreement shall be a reference to the same as amended, supplemented or reenacted from time to time.

(i) The words “hereof,” “herein” and “hereunder” and words of similar import when used in this Agreement shall refer to this Agreement as a whole and not to any particular provision of this Agreement.

 

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1.3 The Parties acknowledge that they and their counsel have reviewed and revised this Agreement and that no presumption of contract interpretation or construction shall apply to the advantage or disadvantage of the drafter of this Agreement.

2. Term.

2.1 The initial term of this Agreement (the “ Initial Term ”) shall commence at 00:00:01 a.m., CPT, on the Commencement Date and shall continue until the fifth anniversary of the Commencement Date. Thereafter, the Company shall have a unilateral option to extend this Agreement for two additional five (5) year periods on the same terms and conditions set forth herein (each, a “ Renewal Term ”). The Initial Term and the Renewal Terms are sometimes referred to collectively herein as the “ Term .” In order to exercise its option to extend this Agreement for a Renewal Term, the Company shall notify the Partnership in writing not more than twenty-four (24) months and not less than twelve (12) months prior to the expiration of the Initial Term or any Renewal Term, as applicable.

2.2 The Parties may terminate this Agreement prior to the end of the Term (but are under no obligation to do so) (i) as they may mutually agree in writing, (ii) pursuant to a Termination Notice under Section 14.2, (iii) pursuant to Section 15.1 or (iv) pursuant to Section 16.2. The effective date of any such termination shall be the “ Early Termination Date .”

3. Terminalling/Storage Rights; Ancillary Services.

3.1 During the Term, the Company shall have the exclusive right to inject, store and withdraw Products in the Product Storage Tanks, at all times at a level sufficient to throughput the Minimum Throughput Capacity. During each Contract Quarter during the Term, the Company shall throughput at least the Minimum Throughput Commitment at the Terminal and the Operator shall make available to the Company storage and throughput capacity at the Terminal, at all times sufficient to allow the Company to throughput the Minimum Throughput Capacity at the Terminal. The Company shall pay a terminalling services fee (the “ Terminalling Service Fee ”) for the volumes of Products it throughputs at the Terminal of $0.50 per Barrel. Allocation of storage and throughput capacity for separate Products at the Terminal shall be in accordance with current practices, or as otherwise may be mutually agreed among the Parties from time to time.

3.2 The Company may throughput volumes in excess of its Minimum Throughput Capacity, up to the then-available capacity of the Terminal, as determined by the Operator at any time. In accordance with Section 3.1, the Company shall pay the Operator the per-Barrel Terminalling Service Fee for any excess throughput volumes.

3.3 The Operator shall provide Ancillary Services to the Company at the Terminal. The Company shall pay the per-barrel Ancillary Services Fees listed on Exhibit A for such services. If any additional ancillary services are requested by the Company that are different in kind, scope or frequency from the Ancillary Services that have been historically provided, then the Parties shall negotiate in good faith to determine whether such services may be provided and the appropriate rates to be charged for such services. All fuel additives, dyes, de-icers and other additions requested to be added to the Products will be provided by the Company at no cost to the Operator.

 

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3.4 All fees set forth in this Agreement, including the Terminalling Service Fee and the Ancillary Services Fee, shall be adjusted on July 1 of each Contract Year, commencing on July 1, 2013, by an amount equal to the increase or decrease, if any, in the FERC Oil Pipeline Index; provided, however, that no fee shall be decreased below the initial fee for such service provided in this Agreement. If the FERC Oil Pipeline Index is no longer published, the Company and the Operator shall negotiate in good faith to agree on a new index that gives comparable protection against inflation and the same method of adjustment for increases or decreases in the new index shall be used to calculate increases or decreases in the fees. If the Company and the Operator are unable to agree, a new index will be determined by arbitration in accordance with Article 26 and the same method of adjustment for increases or decreases in the new index shall be used to calculate increases in the Throughput Fees.

3.5 If, during the Term, new laws or regulations are enacted that require the Operator to make substantial and unanticipated capital expenditures (other than maintenance capital expenditures) with respect to the Terminal, the Operator and the Company will renegotiate the Terminalling Service Fee in good faith in order to compensate the Operator on account of such incremental capital costs. If the Operator and the Company are unable to agree, the amount of such fee increases will be determined by arbitration in accordance with Article 26.

3.6 If, during any Contract Quarter, the Company throughputs aggregate volumes less than the Minimum Throughput Commitment for such Contract Quarter, then the Company shall pay the Operator an amount (a “ Shortfall Payment ”) equal to the Terminalling Service Fee multiplied by the difference between (i) the Minimum Throughput Commitment and (ii) the volume of Products throughput at the Terminal by the Company during the applicable Contract Quarter. The Parties acknowledge and agree that there shall be no carry-over of deficiency volumes with respect to the Minimum Throughput Commitment and the payment by the Company of the Shortfall Payment shall relieve the Company of any obligation to meet such Minimum Throughput Commitment for the relevant Contract Quarter. The Parties further acknowledge and agree that there shall no be any carry-over of volumes in excess of the Minimum Throughput Commitment to any subsequent Contract Quarter.

3.7 The Operator shall invoice the Company monthly (or, in the case of any Shortfall Payments, quarterly). The Company will make payments to the Operator on a monthly (or in the case of Shortfall Payments, quarterly) basis during the Term with respect to services rendered by the Operator under this Agreement in the prior month (or in the case of Shortfall Payments, Contract Quarter) upon the later of (i) ten (10) days after its receipt of such invoice and (ii) thirty (30) days following the end of the calendar month or Contract Quarter, as applicable, during which the invoiced services were performed. Any past due payments owed to the Operator hereunder shall accrue interest, payable on demand, at the Prime Rate from the due date of the payment through the actual date of payment. Payment of any fee or Shortfall Payment pursuant to this Section 3.7 shall be made by wire transfer of immediately available funds to an account designated in writing by the Operator. If any such fee shall be due and payable on a day that is not a Business Day, such payment shall be due and payable on the next succeeding Business Day.

 

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3.8 Reimbursement

(a) The Company shall reimburse the Operator for the actual out-of-pocket cost of any third-party fees incurred in connection with carrying out the terms of this Agreement.

(b) The Company may request that the Operator make certain expansion capital expenditures or convert any tank to storage of a different Product, and the Operator shall determine, in its sole discretion, whether to make such expenditures or conversions, considering among other things, whether the Company agrees to bear, through adjustments to the Terminalling Service Fee or otherwise, the additional costs and expenses incurred by the Operator as a result of such expenditures or conversions, including in the case of a conversion of any tank to storage of a different Product, all costs to clean, degas or otherwise prepare the tank(s) including, without limitation, the cost of removal, processing, transportation or disposal of all waste and the cost of any taxes or charges the Operator may be required to pay in regard to such waste. Notwithstanding the foregoing, except as provided in the Omnibus Agreement maintenance capital expenditures required for the Operator to continue to provide the services specified hereunder shall be paid for by the Operator. In addition to the foregoing, the Company shall have the right to require the Operator to make expansion capital expenditures of up to $250,000 per Contract Year and shall reimburse the Operator for any such expansion capital expenditures; provided that such expansion capital project does not adversely affect the operation of the Terminal, as determined in the reasonable discretion of the Operator.

(c) All of the foregoing reimbursements shall be made in accordance with the payment terms set forth in Section 3.7 herein.

3.9 Deficiency Payments .

(a) As soon as practicable following the end of each calendar month under this Agreement, the Operator shall deliver to the Company a written notice (the “ Deficiency Notice ”) detailing any failure of the Company to meet its obligations under Section 3.1, Section 3.2, Section 3.3, Section 3.5, Section 3.6, Section 3.7, Section 3.8, Section 5.3 or Article 7 of this Agreement. The Deficiency Notice shall (i) specify in reasonable detail the nature of any deficiency and (ii) specify the approximate dollar amount that the Operator believes would have been paid by the Company to the Operator if the Company had complied with its obligations under Section 3.1, Section 3.2, Section 3.3, Section 3.5, Section 3.6, Section 3.7, Section 3.8, Section 5.3 and Article 7of this Agreement (the “ Deficiency Payment ”). The Company shall pay the Deficiency Payment to the Operator upon the later of: (A) ten (10) days after its receipt of the Deficiency Notice and (B) thirty (30) days following the end of the calendar month during which the Deficiency Notice was delivered.

(b) If the Company disagrees with the Deficiency Notice, then, following the payment of the undisputed portion of the Deficiency Payment to the Operator, a senior officer of the Company and the Operator shall meet or communicate by telephone at a mutually acceptable time, and thereafter as often as they reasonably deem necessary and shall negotiate in good faith to attempt to resolve any differences that they may have with respect to matters specified in the Deficiency Notice. If such differences are not resolved within thirty (30) days following the payment of any Deficiency Payment, the Company and the Operator shall, within forty-five (45)

 

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days following the payment of such Deficiency Payment, submit any and all matters which remain in dispute and which were properly included in the Deficiency Notice to arbitration in accordance with Article 26. During the 60-day period following the receipt of any Deficiency Notice, the Company-shall have the right to inspect and audit the working papers of the Operator relating to such Deficiency Payment.

(c) If it is determined by arbitration in accordance with Article 26 that any or all of the disputed portion of the Deficiency Payment was required to be paid, the Company shall promptly pay to the Operator such amount, together with interest thereon from the date provided in the last sentence of Section 3.9(a) at the Prime Rate, in immediately available funds.

4. Custody, Title and Risk of Loss.

4.1 Subject to Article 28, the Company shall, at all times during the Term, retain exclusive title to the Products stored or throughput by it at the Terminal, and such Products shall remain the Company’s exclusive property. The Company hereby represents that, at all times during the Term, it holds exclusive title to the Products throughput or stored by it at the Terminal, free and clear of any liens, security interests, encumbrances and claims whatsoever, other than (a) Permitted Liens and (b) any liens, security interests, encumbrances and claims with respect to which the Company has entered into an agreement reasonably acceptable to the Partnership Parties subordinating such lien, security interest, encumbrance or claim to any applicable rights of the Partnership Parties under this Agreement.

4.2 During the time any Products are held or throughput at the Terminal, the Operator, in its capacity as operator of the Terminal shall be solely responsible for compliance with all Applicable Laws, including all Environmental Laws, pertaining to the possession, handling, use and processing of such Products.

4.3 Title and risk of loss to all of the Products stored or throughput by the Company at the Terminal shall remain at all times with the Company. The Company shall, during each month, (i) be entitled to all volumetric gains in the Terminal and (ii) be responsible for all volumetric losses in the Terminal up to a maximum of 0.25%. If volume losses of any Product exceed 0.25% during any particular month, the Operator shall pay the Company for the difference between the actual loss and the 0.25% allowance at a price per barrel for that Product as reported by the Oil Price Information Service (“ OPIS ”) using the monthly average OPIS unbranded contract rack posting for that Product during the month in which the volume difference was accounted for.

4.4 During the Term, the Operator shall hold all Products at the Terminal solely as bailee, and represents and warrants that when any such Products are redelivered to the Company, the Company shall have good title thereto free and clear of any liens, security interests, encumbrances and claims of any kind whatsoever created or caused to be created by the Operator, other than Permitted Liens. During the Term, none of the Operator or any of its Affiliates shall (and the Operator shall not permit any of its Affiliates or any other Person to) use any such Products for any purpose. Solely in its capacity as bailee, the Operator shall have custody of the Products stored or transported under this Agreement from the time such Product passes the Delivery Point until such time that the Products pass the outlet flange of the Terminal.

 

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5. Condition and Maintenance of the Terminal; Product Storage.

5.1 Interruption of Service . The Operator shall use reasonable commercial efforts to minimize the interruption of service at the Terminal and shall use its best efforts to minimize the impact of any such interruption on the Company. The Operator shall inform the Company at least 60 days in advance (or promptly, in the case of an unplanned interruption) of any anticipated partial or complete interruption of service at the Terminal, including relevant information about the nature, extent, cause and expected duration of the interruption and the actions the Operator is taking to resume full operations, provided that the Operator shall not have any liability for any failure to notify, or delay in notifying, the Company of any such matters except to the extent the Company has been materially damaged by such failure or delay.

5.2 Maintenance and Repair Standards . Subject to Force Majeure and interruptions for planned repair and maintenance scheduled in advance and other routine repair and maintenance consistent with industry standards, the Operator shall maintain the Terminal with sufficient aggregate capacity to throughput a volume of the Company’s Products at least equal to Minimum Throughput Capacity. The Operator’s obligations may be temporarily suspended during the occurrence of, and for the entire duration of, a Force Majeure or interruptions for routine repair and maintenance consistent with industry standards that prevent the Operator from providing the Minimum Throughput Capacity. To the extent the Company is prevented for 30 or more days in any Contract Year from throughputting volumes at the Terminal equal to the full Minimum Throughput Capacity for reasons of Force Majeure or other interruption of service affecting the facilities or assets of the Operator, then the Minimum Throughput Commitment shall be proportionately reduced to the extent of the difference between the Minimum Throughput Capacity and the amount that the Operator can effectively throughput at the Terminal (prorated for the portion of the Contract Quarter during which the Minimum Throughput Capacity was unavailable) regardless of whether actual throughput amounts prior to the reduction were below the Minimum Throughput Commitment. At such time as the Operator is capable of throughputting volumes equal to the full Minimum Throughput Capacity, the Company’s obligation to throughput the full Minimum Throughput Commitment shall be restored. If for any reason, including, without limitation, a Force Majeure event, the throughput at the Terminal should fall below the Minimum Throughput Capacity, then with due diligence and dispatch, the Operator shall make repairs at the Terminal to restore the capacity of the Terminal to that required for throughput of the Minimum Throughput Capacity (“ Restoration ”). Except as provided below in Section 5.3, all of such Restoration shall be at the Operator’s cost and expense, unless the damage creating the need for such repairs was caused by the negligence or willful misconduct of the Company, its employees, agents or customers.

5.3 Capacity Resolution . In the event of the failure of the Operator to maintain the Terminal with sufficient capacity to throughput the Minimum Throughput Capacity, then either Party shall have the right to call a meeting between executives of both Parties by providing at least two (2) Business Days’ advance written notice. Any such meeting shall be held at a mutually agreeable location and will be attended by executives of both Parties each having sufficient authority to commit his or her respective Party to a Capacity Resolution (hereinafter defined). At the meeting, the Parties will negotiate in good faith with the objective of reaching a joint resolution for the Restoration which will, among other things, specify steps to be taken by the Operator to fully accomplish the Restoration and the deadlines by which the Restoration must

 

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be completed (the “ Capacity Resolution ”). Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, the Capacity Resolution shall set forth an agreed upon time schedule for the Restoration activities. Such time schedule shall be reasonable under the circumstances, consistent with customary pipeline transportation and terminal industry standards and shall take into consideration the Operator’s economic considerations relating to costs of the repairs and the Company’s requirements concerning its refining and marketing operations. The Operator shall use commercially reasonable efforts to continue to throughput the Products, to the extent the Terminal has the capability of doing so, during the period before Restoration is completed. In the event that the Company’s economic considerations justify incurring additional costs to complete the Restoration in a more expedited manner than the time schedule determined in accordance with the preceding sentence, the Company may require the Operator to expedite the Restoration to the extent reasonably possible, subject to the Company’s payment, in advance, of the estimated incremental costs to be incurred as a result of the expedited time schedule. In the event the Parties agree to an expedited Restoration plan wherein the Company agrees to fund a portion of the Restoration cost, then neither Party shall have the right to terminate this Agreement pursuant to Section 14.2 below so long as such Restoration is completed with due diligence and dispatch, and the Company shall pay its portion of the Restoration Cost to the Operator in advance based on a good faith estimate based on reasonable engineering standards. Upon completion, the Company shall pay the difference between the actual portion of Restoration costs to be paid by the Company pursuant to this Section 5.3 and the estimated amount paid under the preceding sentence within thirty (30) days after receipt of the Operator’s invoice therefor, or, if appropriate, the Operator shall pay the Company the excess of the estimate paid by the Company over the Operator’s actual costs as previously described within thirty (30) days after completion of the Restoration.

5.4 The Company shall not deliver to the Terminal any Products which: (a) would in any way be injurious to the Terminal; or (b) may not be lawfully stored at the Terminal. Any and all Products that leave the Terminal shall meet all relevant ASTM, EPA, federal and state specifications, and shall not leave the Terminal in the form of a sub-octane grade product.

5.5 The Operator will store each grade of Product in separate Product Storage Tanks and avoid any contamination of one Product by another or any degradation of the quality of any Product that would impact the Company’s ability to market or sell such Product in a timely fashion. In addition, the Operator will endeavor to ensure that no Products shall be contaminated with scale or other materials, chemicals, water or any other impurities. In lieu of any obligation to indemnify the Company Indemnitees pursuant to Section 17.1(i) with respect to any such contamination, the Operator may, at its sole option, require the Company, at the Operator’s sole expense, to reprocess or otherwise treat any such contaminated Products to restore those Products to salable condition.

5.6 During the Term of this Agreement, the Operator shall, at its sole cost and expense, take all actions reasonably necessary or appropriate to obtain, apply for, maintain, monitor, renew, and/or modify as appropriate, any license authorization, certification, filing, recording, permit, waiver, exception, variance, franchise, order or other approval with or of any governmental authority pertaining or relating to the operation of the Terminal (the “ Required Permits ”) as presently operated. The Operator shall not do anything in connection with the performance of its obligations under this Agreement that causes a termination or suspension of the Required Permits.

 

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5.7 The execution of this Agreement by the Parties does not confer any obligation or responsibility on the Company in connection with; (i) any existing or future environmental condition at the Terminal, including, but not limited to the presence of a regulated or hazardous substance on or in environment media at the Terminal (including the presence in surface water, groundwater, soils or subsurface strata, or air), including the subsequent migration of any such substance; (ii) any environmental law; (iii) the Required Permits; or (iv) any requirements arising under or relating to any Applicable Law pertaining or relating to the operation of the Terminal.

5.8 Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein, the Operator shall be the operator of the Terminal in all respects, and the Company shall have no power or authority to direct the activities of the Operator or to exert control over the operation of the Terminal or any portion thereof.

5.9 Terminal Maintenance .

(a) The Parties agree to cooperate with each other in establishing the start date of any non-emergency maintenance of the Terminal that would result in any of part of the Terminal being out of service (“ Terminal Maintenance ”) so as to not unnecessarily interfere with any of the Company’s purchase or sale commitments or to otherwise accommodate, to the extent reasonably practicable, other commercial or market considerations that the Company deems relevant.

(b) The Operator agrees that it will use commercially reasonable efforts, consistent with good industry standards and practices, to complete (and to cause any third parties to complete) any non-emergency Terminal Maintenance as promptly as practicable. The Operator shall provide the Company with an initial estimate of the period of any non-emergency Terminal Maintenance and shall regularly update the Company as to the progress of such Terminal Maintenance. If the Operator determines that the expected completion date for Terminal Maintenance has or is likely to change by 30 days or more, it shall promptly notify the Company of such determination.

5.10 Month End Inventory .

(a) As of 11:59:59 p.m., CPT, on the last day of each month, the Operator shall apply the Volume Determination Procedures to the Terminal, and based thereon shall determine for such month for each Product, the aggregate volume of such Product held in the Terminal at that time (each, an “ Actual Month End Product Volume ”). The Operator shall notify the Company of each Actual Month End Product Volume by no later than 5:00 p.m., CPT, on the fifth Business Day thereafter.

(b) At the cost and expense of the Company, the Company may, or may have a Supplier’s Inspector, witness all or any aspects of the Volume Determination Procedures as the Company shall direct. If, in the judgment of the Company or a Supplier’s Inspector, the Volume Determination Procedures have not been applied correctly, then the Operator will cooperate with the Company, or such Supplier’s Inspector, to ensure the correct application of the Volume Determination Procedures, including making such revisions to any Actual Month End Product Volume as may be necessary to correct any such errors.

 

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6. Inspection and Access Rights.

6.1 At any reasonable times during normal business hours and upon reasonable prior notice, the Company and its representatives (including one or more Supplier’s Inspector) shall have the right to enter and exit the Operator’s premises in order to have access to the Terminal, to observe the operations of the Terminal and to conduct such inspections as the Company may wish to have performed in connection with this Agreement, including the right to inspect, gauge, measure, take product samples or take readings at the Terminal on a spot basis. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, the Operator shall regularly grant Supplier’s Inspector such access from the last day of each month until the third Business Day of the ensuing month. Notwithstanding any of the foregoing, if an Event of Default with respect to the Operator has occurred and is continuing, the Company and its representatives and agents shall have unlimited and unrestricted access to the Terminal as such Event of Default continues.

6.2 When accessing the facilities of the Operator, the Company and its representatives (including one or more Supplier’s Inspectors) shall at all times comply with Applicable Law and such safety directives and guidelines as may be furnished to the Company by the Operator in writing from time to time.

7. Throughput and Handling Services.

7.1 From time to time during the Term, the Operator shall perform such additional throughput, handling and measuring services as the Company shall reasonably request (collectively, “ Services ”). If any Services are requested by the Company, then the Parties shall negotiate in good faith to determine whether such Services shall be provided and the appropriate rates to be charged for such Services.

7.2 The Company may, in its discretion, provide written instructions relating to specific Services it is requesting or provide standing written instructions relating to ongoing Services. The Company may, at any time on reasonable prior notice, revoke or modify any instruction it has previously given, whether such previous instructions relate to a specific Service or are instructions relating to an ongoing Service or Services. The Operator shall not be required to perform any requested Services that they reasonably believe violates Applicable Law or will materially adversely interfere with, or be detrimental to, the operation of the Terminal or Refinery.

7.3 The Operator agrees to keep the Terminal open for receipt and redelivery of the Company’s Products twenty-four (24) hours a day, seven (7) days a week.

8. Scheduling and Measurements.

8.1 The Company shall provide notice to the Operator prior to each calendar month as to the estimated quantities of Products that it expects to deliver to the Terminal during that month.

 

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8.2 The volume of Products received into and redelivered out of the Terminal shall be measured daily by the Operator, using the applicable meter tickets, tank gauges and truck loading meters. Volume measurements shall be made as provided in Article 11 of the Supply and Offtake Agreement. The Operator shall provide the Company with (i) daily reports showing the tank gauges and meter readings for the prior day and (ii) monthly reports reflecting all Products movements during that month.

8.3 The Operator shall provide the Company with reasonable prior notice of any periodic testing and calibration of any measurement facilities providing measurement of Products at the Terminal, and the Operator shall permit the Company to observe such testing and calibration. In addition, the Operator shall provide the Company with any documentation regarding the testing and calibration of the measurement facilities.

9. Product Downgrade and Interface.

Product downgraded as a result of ordinary Terminal or pipeline operations including line flushing, rack meter provings or other necessary Terminal operations shall not constitute losses for which the Operator is liable to the Company. The Operator shall account for the volume of Product downgraded, and the Company’s inventory of Products and/or interface volumes (“ Transmix ”) shall be adjusted. If (i) the Operator does not have sufficient capacity at the Terminal for the Transmix and (ii) the Company fails to remove its Transmix upon notice from the Operator, then fifteen (15) days after the Company’s receipt of such notification, the Operator shall have the right to sell such Transmix at market rates and return any proceeds to the Company, less delivery costs in effect at the time of such sale.

10. Additional Covenants.

10.1 The Operator hereby:

(a) agrees that it shall not sell, shall have no interest in and shall not permit the creation of, or suffer to exist, any security interest, lien, encumbrance, charge or other claim of any nature (other than Permitted Liens) with respect to any of the Products;

(b)(i) confirms that it will post at the Terminal such reasonable placards as the Company requests stating that the Company is the owner of specific Products held at the Terminal and (ii) agrees that it will take all actions necessary to maintain such placards in place for the Term;

(c) acknowledges and agrees that the Company may file a UCC-1 statement with respect to the Products stored or throughput at the Terminal, and the Operator shall cooperate with the Company in executing such financing statements as the Company deems necessary or appropriate;

(d) agrees that, subject to Article 9, no loss allowances shall be applied to the Products stored or throughput at the Terminal;

 

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(e) agrees to permit the Company’s personnel to have rights of access to and egress from the Terminal by crossing over, around and about the Terminal for any purpose related to this Agreement, including but not limited to enforcing its rights and interests under this Agreement; provided that (i) the Company’s personnel shall follow routes and paths designated by the Operator or security personnel employed by the Operator, (ii) the Company’s personnel shall observe all security, fire and safety regulations while, in around or about the Terminal, and (iii) the Company shall be liable for any damage directly caused by the negligence or other tortious conduct of such personnel;

(f) agrees to maintain all necessary leases, easements, licenses and rights-of-way necessary for the operation and maintenance of the Terminal;

(g) agrees that, in the event of any Product spill, leak or discharge or any other environmental pollution caused by or in connection with the use of the Terminal, the Operator shall promptly commence containment or clean-up operations as required by any Governmental Authorities or Applicable Law or as the Operator deems appropriate or necessary and shall notify or arrange to notify the Company immediately of any such spill, leak or discharge and of any such operations; and

(h) represents and confirms that all representations and warranties of the Operator contained herein shall be true and correct on and as of the Commencement Date.

10.2 The Company hereby agrees:

(a) to replace or repair, at its own expense, any part of the Terminal which may be destroyed or damaged through any negligent or tortious act or omission of the Company, its agents or employees or any Supplier’s Inspector; and

(b) to not make any alteration, additions or improvements to the Terminal or remove any part thereof, without the prior written consent of the Operator, such consent to be at the Operator’s sole discretion.

10.3 Each Party hereby agrees that:

(a) it shall, in the performance of its obligations under this Agreement, comply in all material respects with Applicable Law, including all Environmental Law. Each Party shall maintain the records required to be maintained by Environmental Law and shall make such records available to the other Parties upon reasonable request. Each Party also shall immediately notify the other Parties of any violation or alleged violation of any Environmental Law relating to any Products stored under this Agreement and, upon request, shall provide to the other Parties all evidence of environmental inspections or audits by any Governmental Authority with respect to such Products; and

(b) all records or documents provided by any Party to any of the other Parties shall, to the best knowledge of such Party, accurately and completely reflect the facts about the activities and transactions to which they relate. Each Party shall promptly notify the other Parties if at any time such Party has reason to believe that any records or documents previously provided to any of the other Parties no longer are accurate or complete.

 

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11. Representations.

11.1 The Operator represents and warrants to the Company that (i) this Agreement, the rights obtained and the duties and obligations assumed by the Operator hereunder, and the execution and performance of this Agreement by the Operator, do not directly or indirectly violate any Applicable Law with respect to the Operator or any of its properties or assets, the terms and provisions of the Operator’s organizational documents or any agreement or instrument to which the Operator or any of its properties or assets are bound or subject; (ii) the execution and delivery of this Agreement by the Operator has been authorized by all necessary corporate or other action, (iii) the Operator has the full and complete authority and power to enter into this Agreement and to provide the services hereunder, (iv) no further action on behalf of the Operator, or consents of any other party, are necessary for the provision of services, hereunder (except for the consents of any third party holding a mortgage on the Terminal or having another interest therein which the Operator covenants and represents it has obtained) and (v) upon execution and delivery by the Operator, this Agreement shall be a valid, binding and subsisting agreement of the Operator enforceable in accordance with its terms (subject to applicable bankruptcy, reorganization, insolvency, moratorium or similar laws affecting creditors’ rights generally and subject, as to enforceability, to equitable principles of general application regardless of whether enforcement is sought in a proceeding in equity or at law).

11.2 The Company represents and warrants to the Operator that (i) this Agreement, the rights obtained and the duties and obligations assumed by the Company hereunder, and the execution and performance of this Agreement by the Company, do not directly or indirectly violate any Applicable Law with respect to the Company or any of its property or assets, the terms and provisions of the Company’s organizational documents or any agreement or instrument to which the Company or any of its property or assets are bound or subject; (ii) the execution and delivery of this Agreement by the Company has been authorized by all necessary corporate or other action; and (iii) upon execution and delivery by the Company, this Agreement shall be a valid, binding and subsisting agreement of the Company enforceable in accordance with its terms (subject to applicable bankruptcy, reorganization, insolvency, moratorium or similar laws affecting creditors’ rights generally and subject, as to enforceability, to equitable principles of general application regardless of whether enforcement is sought in a proceeding in equity or at law).

12. Insurance.

12.1 The Operator shall procure and maintain in full force and effect throughout the Term insurance coverages of the following types and amounts and with insurance companies rated not less than A- by A.M. Best, or otherwise equivalent in respect of the Operator’s properties and operations:

(a) Property damage coverage on an “all risk” basis in an amount sufficient to cover the market value or potential full replacement cost of all Products owned by the Company in inventory at the Terminal. In the event that the market value or potential full replacement cost of all such Products exceeds insurance limits available at commercially reasonable rates in the insurance marketplace, the Operator will maintain the highest insurance limit available at commercially reasonable rates; provided, however, that the Operator will promptly notify the

 

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Company of the Operator’s inability to fully insure any such Products and provide full details of such inability. Such policies shall be endorsed to name the Company as a loss payee with respect to any of the Company’s Products in the care, custody or control of the Operator. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein, the Company, may, at its option and its sole expense, endeavor to procure and provide such property damage coverage for such Products; provided that, to the extent any such insurance is duplicative with insurance procured by the Operator, the insurance procured by the Operator shall in all cases represent, and be written to be, the primary coverage.

(b) Comprehensive or commercial general liability coverage and umbrella or excess liability coverage, which includes bodily injury, broad form property damage and contractual liability, products and completed operations liability and “sudden and accidental pollution” liability coverage in the minimum amounts indicated on Schedule A . Such policies shall include the Company as an additional insured with respect to any of the Company’s Products in the care, custody or control of the Operator.

12.2 Additional Insurance Requirements .

(a) The foregoing policies shall include an endorsement that the underwriters waive all rights of subrogation against the Company.

(b) The Operator shall cause its insurance carriers to furnish the Company with insurance certificates, in ACORD form or equivalent, evidencing the existence of the coverages and the endorsements required above. The Operator shall provide thirty (30) days’ written notice prior to cancellation of insurance becoming effective. The Operator also shall provide renewal certificates within thirty (30) days before expiration of the policy.

(c) The mere purchase and existence of insurance shall not reduce or release either Party from any liability or other obligations incurred or assumed under this Agreement.

(d) The Operator shall comply with all notice and reporting requirements in the foregoing policies and timely pay all premiums.

12.3 The provisions of Sections 12.1 and 12.2 shall terminate on the Expiration Date.

12.4 The Company shall maintain commercially reasonable business interruption insurance for the benefit of the Terminal for so long as the Partnership is a consolidated subsidiary of Delek US. Allocation of such benefits shall be proportionate to the loss in operating margin sustained by the Company and the Operator as a result of the interruption.

13. [Reserved].

14. Force Majeure.

14.1 In the event that a Party is rendered unable, wholly or in part, by a Force Majeure event to perform its obligations under this Agreement, then upon the delivery by such Party (the “ Force Majeure Party ”) of written notice (a “ Force Majeure Notice ”) and full particulars of the Force Majeure event within a reasonable time after the occurrence of the Force Majeure event

 

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relied on, the obligations of the Parties, to the extent they are affected by the Force Majeure event, shall be suspended for the duration of any inability so caused; provided that (i) prior to the third anniversary of the Effective Date, the Company shall be required to continue to make payments (1) for the Terminalling Service Fees for volumes actually throughput under this Agreement, (2) for the Ancillary Services Fee, if any, for services performed, (3) for the fees, if any, for Services performed under Article 7 and (4) for any Shortfall Payments unless, in the case of (4), the Force Majeure event is an event that adversely affects the Operator’s ability to perform the services it is required to perform under this Agreement, in which case instead of Shortfall Payments the Terminalling Service Fees shall only be paid as provided under (i)(1) above and (ii) from and after the third anniversary of the Commencement Date, the Company shall be required to continue to make payments (1) for the Terminalling Service Fees for volumes actually throughput under this Agreement, (2) for the Ancillary Services Fee, if any, for the services performed under this Agreement and (3) for the fees, if any, for Services performed under Article 7. The Force Majeure Party shall identify in such Force Majeure Notice the approximate length of time that it believes in good faith such Force Majeure event shall continue (the “ Force Majeure Period ”). The Company shall be required to pay any amounts accrued and due under this Agreement at the time of the Force Majeure event. The cause of the Force Majeure event shall so far as possible be remedied with all reasonable dispatch, except that no Party shall be compelled to resolve any strikes, lockouts or other industrial disputes other than as it shall determine to be in its best interests. Prior to the third anniversary of the Commencement Date, any suspension of the obligations of the Parties under this Section 14.1 as a result of a Force Majeure event that adversely affects the Operator’s ability to perform the services it is required to perform under this Agreement shall extend the Term for the same period of time as such Force Majeure event continues (up to a maximum of one year) unless this Agreement is terminated under Section 14.2.

14.2 If the Force Majeure Party advises in any Force Majeure Notice that it reasonably believes in good faith that the Force Majeure Period shall continue for more than twelve (12) consecutive months beyond the third anniversary of the Commencement Date, then at any time after the delivery of such Force Majeure Notice, either Party may deliver to the other Party a notice of termination (a “ Termination Notice ”), which Termination Notice shall become effective not earlier than twelve (12) months after the later to occur of (a) delivery of the Termination Notice and (b) the third anniversary of the Commencement Date; provided, however, that such Termination Notice shall be deemed cancelled and of no effect if the Force Majeure Period ends before the Termination Notice becomes effective; provided, further, that upon the cancellation of any Termination Notice, the Parties’ respective obligations hereunder shall resume as soon as reasonably practicable thereafter, and the Term shall be extended by the same period of time as is required for the Parties to resume such obligations. After (a) the third anniversary of the Commencement Date and (b) the Expiration Date and following delivery of a Termination Notice, the Operator may terminate this Agreement, to the extent affected by the Force Majeure event, upon sixty (60) days prior written notice to the Company in order to enter into an agreement to provide any third party the services provided to the Company under this Agreement; provided, however, that the Operator shall not have the right to terminate this Agreement for so long as the Company continues to make Shortfall Payments.

 

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15. Suspension of Refinery Operations

15.1 From and after the second anniversary of the Commencement Date, in the event that the Company decides to permanently or indefinitely suspend refining operations at the Refinery for a period that shall continue for at least twelve (12) consecutive months, the Company may provide written notice to the Operator of the Company’s intent to terminate this Agreement (the “ Suspension Notice ”). Such Suspension Notice shall be sent at any time (but not prior to the second anniversary of the Commencement Date) after the Company has notified the Operator of such suspension and, upon the expiration of the period of twelve (12) months (which may run concurrently with the twelve (12) month period described in the immediately preceding sentence) following the date such notice is sent (the “ Notice Period ”), this Agreement shall terminate. If the Company notifies the Operator, more than two months prior to the expiration of the Notice Period, of its intent to resume operations at the Refinery, then the Suspension Notice shall be deemed revoked and this Agreement shall continue in full force and effect as if such Suspension Notice had never been delivered. During the Notice Period, the Company shall remain liable for Shortfall Payments. Subject to Section 15.2 and after the Expiration Date, during the Notice Period, the Operator may terminate this Agreement upon sixty (60) days prior written notice to the Company in order to enter into an agreement to provide any third party the services provided to the Company under this Agreement.

15.2 If refining operations at the Refinery are suspended for any reason (including refinery turnaround operations and other scheduled maintenance), then the Company shall remain liable for Shortfall Payments under this Agreement for the duration of the suspension, unless and until this Agreement is terminated as provided above. The Company shall provide at least thirty (30) days’ prior written notice of any suspension of operations at the Refinery due to a planned turnaround or scheduled maintenance, provided that the Company shall not have any liability for any failure to notify, or delay in notifying, the Operator of any such suspension except to the extent the Company or the Operator has been materially damaged by such failure or delay.

16. Event of Default: Remedies Upon Event of Default.

16.1 Notwithstanding any other provision of this Agreement, the occurrence of any of the following shall constitute an “ Event of Default ”:

(a) Any Party fails to make payment when due (i) under Article 3 within one (1) Business Day after a written demand therefor or (ii) under any other provision hereof within five (5) Business Days; or

(b) Other than a default described in Section 16.1(a) or (c), the Company or the Operator fails to perform any material obligation or covenant to the other under this Agreement, which is not cured to the reasonable satisfaction of any other Party (in its sole discretion) within ten (10) Business Days after the date that such Party receives written notice that such obligation or covenant has not been performed; or

 

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(c) Any Party breaches any representation or warranty made or repeated or deemed to have been made or repeated by the Party, or any warranty or representation proves to have been incorrect or misleading in any material respect when made or repeated or deemed to have been made or repeated; provided, however, that if such breach is curable, such breach is not cured to the reasonable satisfaction of the other Party within ten (10) Business Days after the date that such Party receives notice that corrective action is needed; or

(d) Any Party becomes Bankrupt; or

(e) The Operator breaches in a material respect its obligations under Section 10.1(a).

16.2 Without limiting any other provision of this Agreement, if an Event of Default with respect to the Company or the Operator (such defaulting Party, the “ Defaulting Party ”) has occurred and is continuing, the Non-Defaulting Party shall have the right, immediately and at any time(s) thereafter, to terminate this Agreement.

16.3 Without limiting any other rights or remedies hereunder, if an Event of Default occurs and the Company is the Non-Defaulting Party, the Company may, in its discretion, (i) withhold or suspend its obligations, including any of its delivery or payment obligations, under this Agreement, (ii) reclaim and repossess any and all of its Products held at the Terminal or elsewhere on the Operator’s premises, and (iii) otherwise arrange for the disposition of any of its Products in such manner as it elects.

16.4 If an Event of Default occurs, the Non-Defaulting Party may, without limitation on its rights under this Article 16, set off amounts which the Defaulting Party owes to it against any amounts which it owes to the Defaulting Party (whether hereunder, under any other agreement or contract or otherwise and whether or not then due). Any net amount due hereunder shall be payable by the Party owing such amount within one business day of termination.

16.5 The Non-Defaulting Party’s rights under this Article 16 shall be in addition to, and not in limitation of, any other rights which the Non-Defaulting Party may have (whether by agreement, operation of law or otherwise), including without limitation any rights of recoupment, setoff, combination of accounts, as a secured party or under any other credit support. The Defaulting Party shall indemnify and hold the Non-Defaulting Party harmless from all costs and expenses, including reasonable attorney fees, incurred in the exercise of any remedies hereunder.

16.6 No delay or failure by the Non-Defaulting Party in exercising any right or remedy to which it may be entitled on account of any Event of Default shall constitute an abandonment of any such right, and the Non-Defaulting Party shall be entitled to exercise such right or remedy at any time during the continuance of an Event of Default.

17. Indemnification.

17.1 The Operator shall defend, indemnify and hold harmless the Company, its Affiliates, and their respective directors, officers, employees, representatives, agents, contractors, successors and permitted assigns (collectively, the “ Company Indemnitees ”) from and against any Liabilities directly or indirectly arising out of (i) any breach by the Operator of any covenant or agreement contained herein or made in connection herewith or any representation or warranty

 

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of the Operator made herein or in connection herewith proving to be false or misleading, (ii) any failure by the Operator, its Affiliates or any of their respective employees, representatives, agents or contractors to comply with or observe any Applicable Law, or (iii) injury, disease, or death of any Person or damage to or loss of any property, fine or penalty, any of which is caused by the Operator, its Affiliates or any of their respective employees, representatives, agents or contractors in the exercise of any of the rights granted hereunder or the handling, storage, transportation or disposal of any Products hereunder, except to the extent that such injury, disease, death, or damage to or loss of property was caused by the gross negligence or willful misconduct on the part of the Company Indemnitees, their Affiliates or any of their respective employees, representatives, agents or contractors. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Operator’s liability to the Company Indemnitees pursuant to this Section 17.1 shall be (x) subject to the rights of the Operator pursuant to Section 5.6 and (y) net of any insurance proceeds actually received by the Company Indemnitees or any of their respective Affiliates from any third Person with respect to or on account of the damage or injury which is the subject of the indemnification claim. The Company agrees that it shall, and shall cause the other Company Indemnitees to, (a) use all commercially reasonable efforts to pursue the collection of all insurance proceeds to which any of the Company Indemnitees are entitled with respect to or on account of any such damage or injury, (b) notify the Operator of all potential claims against any third Person for any such insurance proceeds, and (c) keep the Operator fully informed of the efforts of the Company Indemnitees in pursuing collection of such insurance proceeds.

17.2 The Company shall defend, indemnify and hold harmless the Operator, its Affiliates, and their respective directors, officers, employees, representatives, agents, contractors, successors and permitted assigns (collectively, the “ Operator Indemnitees ”) from and against any Liabilities directly or indirectly arising out of (i) any breach by the Company of any covenant or agreement contained herein or made in connection herewith or any representation or warranty of the Company made herein or in connection herewith proving to be false or misleading, (ii) any failure by the Company, its Affiliates or any of their respective employees, representatives, agents or contractors to comply with or observe any Applicable Law, or (iii) injury, disease, or death of any Person or damage to or loss of any property, fine or penalty, any of which is caused by the Company, its Affiliates or any of their respective employees, representatives, agents or contractors in the exercise of any of the rights granted hereunder or the handling, storage, transportation or disposal of any Products hereunder, except to the extent that such injury, disease, death, or damage to or loss of property was caused by the gross negligence or willful misconduct on the part of the Operator Indemnitees, their Affiliates or any of their respective employees, representatives, agents or contractors. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Company’s liability to the Operator Indemnitees pursuant to this Section 17.2 shall be net of any insurance proceeds actually received by the Operator Indemnitees or any of their respective Affiliates from any third Person with respect to or on account of the damage or injury which is the subject of the indemnification claim. The Operator agrees that it shall, and shall cause the other Operator Indemnitees to, (a) use all commercially reasonable efforts to pursue the collection of all insurance proceeds to which any of the Operator Indemnitees are entitled with respect to or on account of any such damage or injury, (b) notify the Company of all potential claims against any third Person for any such insurance proceeds, and (c) keep the Company fully informed of the efforts of the Operator Indemnitees in pursuing collection of such insurance proceeds.

 

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17.3 THE FOREGOING INDEMNITIES ARE INTENDED TO BE ENFORCEABLE AGAINST THE PARTIES IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE EXPRESS TERMS AND SCOPE THEREOF NOTWITHSTANDING ANY EXPRESS NEGLIGENCE RULE OR ANY SIMILAR DIRECTIVE THAT WOULD PROHIBIT OR OTHERWISE LIMIT INDEMNITIES BECAUSE OF THE SOLE, CONCURRENT, ACTIVE OR PASSIVE NEGLIGENCE, STRICT LIABILITY OR FAULT OF ANY OF THE INDEMNIFIED PARTIES (EXCLUDING, IN THE CASE OF SECTION 17.1 (iii) AND SECTION 17.2 (iii), GROSS NEGLIGENCE OR WILLFUL MISCONDUCT).

18. Limitation on Damages . Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein, neither Party shall be liable or responsible to the other Party or such other Party’s affiliated Persons for any consequential, punitive, special, incidental or exemplary damages, or for loss of profits or revenues (collectively referred to as “ Special Damages ”) incurred by such Party or its affiliated Persons that arise out of or relate to this Agreement, regardless of whether any such claim arises under or results from contract, tort, or strict liability; provided that the foregoing limitation is not intended and shall not affect Special Damages imposed in favor of unaffiliated Persons that are not Parties to this Agreement.

19. Audit and Inspection . During the Term, the Company and its duly authorized representatives, upon reasonable notice and during normal working hours, shall have access to the accounting records and other documents maintained by the Operator, or any of its contractors and agents, which relate to this Agreement, and shall have the right to audit such records at any reasonable time or times during the Term of this Agreement and for a period of up to three years after termination of this Agreement. Claims as to shortage in quantity or defects in quality shall be made by written notice within thirty (30) days after the delivery in question or shall be deemed to have been waived. The right to inspect or audit such records shall survive termination of this Agreement for a period of two (2) years following the end of the Term. The Operator shall preserve, and shall cause all contractors or agents to preserve, all of the aforesaid documents for a period of at least two (2) years from the end of the Term.

20. Confidentiality.

20.1 Obligations . Each Party shall use commercially reasonable efforts to retain the other Party’s Confidential Information in confidence and not disclose the same to any third party nor use the same, except as authorized by the disclosing Party in writing or as expressly permitted in this Section 20.1. Each Party further agrees to take the same care with the other Party’s Confidential Information as it does with its own, but in no event less than a reasonable degree of care.

20.2 Required Disclosure . Notwithstanding Section 20.1 above, if the receiving Party becomes legally compelled to disclose the Confidential Information by a court, Governmental Authority or Applicable Law, including the rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission, or is required to disclose pursuant to the rules and regulations of any national securities exchange upon which the receiving Party or its parent entity is listed, any of the disclosing Party’s Confidential Information, the receiving Party shall promptly advise the disclosing Party of such requirement to disclose Confidential Information as soon as the receiving Party becomes aware that such a requirement to disclose might become effective, in

 

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order that, where possible, the disclosing Party may seek a protective order or such other remedy as the disclosing Party may consider appropriate in the circumstances. The receiving Party shall disclose only that portion of the disclosing Party’s Confidential Information that it is required to disclose and shall cooperate with the disclosing Party in allowing the disclosing Party to obtain such protective order or other relief.

20.3 Return of Information . Upon written request by the disclosing Party, all of the disclosing Party’s Confidential Information in whatever form shall be returned to the disclosing Party upon termination of this Agreement or destroyed with destruction certified by the receiving Party, without the receiving Party retaining copies thereof except that one copy of all such Confidential Information may be retained by a Party’s legal department solely to the extent that such Party is required to keep a copy of such Confidential Information pursuant to Applicable Law, and the receiving Party shall be entitled to retain any Confidential Information in the electronic form or stored on automatic computer back-up archiving systems during the period such backup or archived materials are retained under such Party’s customary procedures and policies; provided, however, that any Confidential Information retained by the receiving Party shall be maintained subject to confidentiality pursuant to the terms of this Section 20.3, and such archived or back-up Confidential Information shall not be accessed except as required by Applicable Law.

20.4 Receiving Party Personnel . The receiving Party will limit access to the Confidential Information of the disclosing Party to those of its employees, attorneys and contractors that have a need to know such information in order for the receiving Party to exercise or perform its rights and obligations under this Agreement (the “ Receiving Party Personnel ”). The Receiving Party Personnel who have access to any Confidential Information of the disclosing Party will be made aware of the confidentiality provision of this Agreement, and will be required to abide by the terms thereof. Any third party contractors that are given access to Confidential Information of a disclosing Party pursuant to the terms hereof shall be required to sign a written agreement pursuant to which such Receiving Party Personnel agree to be bound by the provisions of this Agreement, which written agreement will expressly state that it is enforceable against such Receiving Party Personnel by the disclosing Party.

20.5 Survival . The obligation of confidentiality under this Article 20 shall survive the termination of this Agreement for a period of two (2) years.

21. Choice of Law.

21.1 This Agreement shall be subject to and governed by the laws of the State of Texas, excluding any conflicts-of-law rule or principle that might refer the construction or interpretation of this Agreement to the laws of another state.

22. Assignment.

22.1 Except as set forth in Article 28, the Company shall not assign its rights or obligations hereunder without the Operator’s prior written consent, which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld, conditioned or delayed; provided , however , that (A) the Company may assign this Agreement without the Operator’s consent in connection with a sale by the Company

 

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of all or substantially all of the Refinery, including by merger, equity sale, asset sale or otherwise, so long as the transferee: (1) agrees to assume all of the Company’s obligations under this Agreement and (2) is financially and operationally capable of fulfilling the terms of this Agreement, which determination shall be made by the Company in its reasonable judgment; and (B) the Company shall be permitted to make a collateral assignment of this Agreement solely to secure financing for Delek US and its Affiliates.

22.2 The Operator shall not assign its rights or obligations under this Agreement without the prior written consent of the Company, which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld, conditioned or delayed; provided , however , that (A) the Operator may assign this Agreement without such consent in connection with a sale by the Operator of all or substantially all of the Terminal, including by merger, equity sale, asset sale or otherwise, so long as the transferee: (1) agrees to assume all of the Operator’s obligations under this Agreement; (2) is financially and operationally capable of fulfilling the terms of this Agreement, which determination shall be made by the Operator in its reasonable judgment; and (3) is not a competitor of the Company, as determined by the Company in good faith; and (B) the Operator shall be permitted to make a collateral assignment of this Agreement solely to secure financing for the Operator and its Affiliates.

22.3 Any assignment that is not undertaken in accordance with the provisions set forth above shall be null and void ab initio . A Party making any assignment shall promptly notify the other Party of such assignment, regardless of whether consent is required.

22.4 This Agreement shall be binding upon and inure to the benefit of the Parties hereto and their respective successors and permitted assigns.

22.5 The Parties’ obligations hereunder shall not terminate in connection with a Partnership Change of Control; provided , however , that in the case of a Partnership Change of Control, the Company shall have the option to extend the Term of this Agreement as provided in Section 2.1, without regard to the notice periods provided in the fourth sentence of Section 2.1. The Operator shall provide the Company with notice of any Partnership Change of Control at least sixty (60) days prior to the effective date thereof.

23. Notices . All notices, requests, demands, and other communications hereunder will be in writing and will be deemed to have been duly given: (i) if by transmission by facsimile or hand delivery, when delivered; (ii) if mailed via the official governmental mail system, five (5) Business Days after mailing, provided said notice is sent first class, postage pre-paid, via certified or registered mail, with a return receipt requested; (iii) if mailed by an internationally recognized overnight express mail service such as Federal Express, UPS, or DHL Worldwide, one (1) Business Day after deposit therewith prepaid; or (iv) if by e-mail, one Business Day after delivery with receipt confirmed. All notices will be addressed to the Parties at the respective addresses as follows:

 

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If to the Company:

Lion Oil Company

c/o Delek US Holdings, Inc.

7102 Commerce Way

Brentwood, TN 37027

Attn: General Counsel

Telecopy No: (615) 435-1271

Email:

with a copy, which shall not constitute notice, to:

Lion Oil Company

c/o Delek US Holdings, Inc.

7102 Commerce Way

Brentwood, TN 37027

Attn: President

Telecopy No: (615) 435-1271

Email:

If to the Operator:

Delek Logistics Operating, LLC

7102 Commerce Way

Brentwood, TN 37027

Attn: General Counsel

Telecopy No: (615) 435-1271

Email:

with a copy, which shall not constitute notice, to:

Delek Logistics Operating, LLC

7102 Commerce Way

Brentwood, TN 37027

Attn: President

Telecopy No: (615) 435-1271

Email:

or to such other address or to such other person as either Party will have last designated by notice to the other Party.

24. No Waiver; Cumulative Remedies.

24.1 The failure of a Party hereunder to assert a right or enforce an obligation of any of the other Parties shall not be deemed a waiver of such right or obligation. The waiver by any Party of a breach of any provision of, or Event of Default or Default under, this Agreement shall not operate or be construed as a waiver of any other breach of that provision or as a waiver of any breach of another provision of, Event of Default or potential Event of Default under, this Agreement, whether of a like kind or different nature.

 

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24.2 Each and every right granted to the Parties under this Agreement or allowed it by law or equity, shall be cumulative and may be exercised from time to time in accordance with the terms thereof and Applicable Law.

25. Nature of Transaction and, Relationship of Parties.

25.1 This Agreement shall not be construed as creating a partnership, association or joint venture among the Parties. It is understood that the Operator is an independent contractor with complete charge of its employees and agents in the performance of its duties hereunder, and nothing herein shall be construed to make the Operator, or any employee or agent of the Operator, an agent or employee of the Company.

25.2 No Party shall have the right or authority to negotiate, conclude or execute any contract or legal document with any third person; to assume, create, or incur any liability of any kind, express or implied, against or in the name of any of the other Parties; or to otherwise act as the representative of any of the other Parties, unless expressly authorized in writing by such other Party.

26. Arbitration Provision . Any and all Arbitrable Disputes shall be resolved through the use of binding arbitration using three arbitrators, in accordance with the Commercial Arbitration Rules of the American Arbitration Association, as supplemented to the extent necessary to determine any procedural appeal questions by the Federal Arbitration Act (Title 9 of the United States Code). If there is any inconsistency between this Article 26 and the Commercial Arbitration Rules or the Federal Arbitration Act, the terms of this Article 26 will control the rights and obligations of the Parties. Arbitration must be initiated within the time limits set forth in this Agreement, or if no such limits apply, then within a reasonable time or the time period allowed by the applicable statute of limitations. Arbitration may be initiated by a Party (“ Claimant ”) serving written notice on the other Party (“ Respondent ”) that the Claimant elects to refer the Arbitrable Dispute to binding arbitration. Claimant’s notice initiating binding arbitration must identify the arbitrator Claimant has appointed. The Respondent shall respond to Claimant within thirty (30) days after receipt of Claimant’s notice, identifying the arbitrator Respondent has appointed. If the Respondent fails for any reason to name an arbitrator within the 30-day period, Claimant shall petition the American Arbitration Association for appointment of an arbitrator for Respondent’s account. The two arbitrators so chosen shall select a third arbitrator within thirty (30) days after the second arbitrator has been appointed. The Claimant will pay the compensation and expenses of the arbitrator named by or for it, and the Respondent will pay the compensation and expenses of the arbitrator named by or for it. The costs of petitioning for the appointment of an arbitrator, if any, shall be paid by Respondent. The Claimant and Respondent will each pay one-half of the compensation and expenses of the third arbitrator. All arbitrators must (i) be neutral parties who have never been officers, directors or employees of the Operator, the Company or any of their Affiliates and (ii) have not less than seven (7) years experience in the energy industry. The hearing will be conducted in Houston, Texas and commence within thirty (30) days after the selection of the third arbitrator. The Company, the Operator and the arbitrators shall proceed diligently and in good faith in order that the award may be made as promptly as possible. Except as provided in the Federal Arbitration Act, the decision of the arbitrators will be binding on and non-appealable by the Parties hereto. The arbitrators shall have no right to grant or award Special Damages.

 

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27. Miscellaneous.

27.1 Whenever possible, each provision of this Agreement will be interpreted in such manner as to be valid and effective under Applicable Law, but if any provision of this Agreement or the application of any such provision to any person or circumstance will be held invalid, illegal or unenforceable in any respect by a court of competent jurisdiction, such invalidity, illegality or unenforceability will not affect any other provision hereof, and the Parties will negotiate in good faith with a view to substitute for such provision a suitable and equitable solution in order to carry out, so far as may be valid and enforceable, the intent and purpose of such invalid, illegal or unenforceable provision.

27.2 This Agreement constitutes the entire agreement among the Parties pertaining to the subject matter hereof and supersedes all prior agreements and understandings of the Parties in connection therewith.

27.3 No promise, representation or inducement has been made by any of the Parties that is not embodied in this Agreement, and none of the Parties shall be bound by or liable for any alleged representation, promise or inducement not so set forth.

27.4 Time is of the essence with respect to all aspects of each Party’s performance of any obligations under this Agreement.

27.5 It is expressly understood that the provisions of this Agreement do not impart enforceable rights in anyone who is not a Party or successor or permitted assignee of a Party.

27.6 In connection with this Agreement and all transactions contemplated by this Agreement, each signatory Party hereto 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.

27.7 All audit rights, payment, confidentiality and indemnification obligations and obligations under this Agreement shall survive the expiration or termination of this Agreement.

27.8 This Agreement may be executed in one or more counterparts (including by facsimile or portable document format (pdf)) for the convenience of the Parties hereto, each of which counterparts will be deemed an original, but all of which counterparts together will constitute one and the same agreement.

28. J. Aron.

28.1 Designated Assignment . For a period from and including the Commencement Date to the Expiration Date (the “ Designation Period ”), the Company hereby assigns to J. Aron all the Company’s rights to use, hold the Products in, and transport the Products through, the Terminal pursuant to this Agreement, subject to additional terms and conditions of this Section 28. During the Designation Period, the Operator shall note in its records and account separately for J. Aron’s ownership of the Products held in or transported through the Terminal (collectively, the “ J. Aron Products ”) until such time as J. Aron shall notify the Operator in writing that

 

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ownership in such J. Aron Products has been transferred from J. Aron to the Company, it being the intention that the Operator shall not be required to recognize any other transfers of ownership of any J. Aron Products (other than transfers from J. Aron to the Company) unless such transfer and recognition are agreed to in writing by the Operator in its reasonable discretion. The Company shall act as J. Aron’s sole agent for all purposes of this Agreement, and the Operator shall be entitled to follow the Company’s instructions with respect to all J. Aron Products that are transported, stored or handled by the Operator pursuant to this Agreement unless and until the Operator is notified by J. Aron in writing that the Company is no longer authorized to act as J. Aron’s agent, in which case the Operator shall thereafter follow the instructions of J. Aron (or such other agent as J. Aron may appoint) with respect to all J. Aron Products that are transported, stored or handled by the Operator pursuant to this Agreement. All volumes throughput by J. Aron will be taken into account in the determination of whether the Company has satisfied its Minimum Throughput Commitment.

28.2 Measurements; Inventory Reports; Notices . The Company and J. Aron shall each have the measurement rights provided for in this Agreement for so long as any J. Aron Products are located at the Terminal. During any Designation Period, the Operator shall send all inventory and other reports described in this Agreement and notices delivered pursuant to this Agreement to J. Aron at the address provided below, with copies to the Company: J. Aron & Company, 200 West Street, New York, New York 10282-2198, Attention: Commodity Operations/Energy Logistics, ficc-jaron-oilops@gs.com .

28.3 All Provisions in Effect . During any Designation Period, all provisions of this Agreement, as amended or adjusted by this Article 28, shall be in full force and effect with respect to J. Aron and the J. Aron Products as if J. Aron were Party hereto in place of the Company, subject however to the following:

(a) J. Aron’s sole payment obligation hereunder shall be to pay any amounts from time to time due under (i) Sections 3.1, 3.2, 3.3., 3.7, 3.8(c) and 3.9 with respect to services actually rendered hereunder by the Operator with respect to the J. Aron Products and (ii) Article 17 with respect to Liabilities directly or indirectly arising out of the activities of J. Aron under this Agreement; provided that if, at any time, J. Aron elects for any reason to make any payment to the Operator in respect of any amount owing by the Company to the Operator hereunder, such payment shall not constitute, and shall not be deemed to result in, the assumption by J. Aron of any payment or other obligations of the Company under this Agreement;

(b) in no event shall J. Aron have any responsibility for the operations or maintenance of the Terminal or the handling of any Products held in or transported through the Terminal or otherwise be deemed to have assumed any non-monetary obligations of the Company for such operations, maintenance or handling under this Agreement, all of which responsibilities and obligations shall remain exclusively responsibilities and obligations of the Operator and the Company, subject to any allocation of such responsibilities and obligations between such parties in accordance with the terms of this Agreement;

(c) the Company shall remain solely liable for, and J. Aron shall have no liability or obligation for, (1) meeting any Minimum Throughput Commitment under Section 3.1, (2) any Shortfall Payments under Section 3.6, (3) any amounts payable under

 

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Section 3.8(b), (4) any payment obligations in connection with a Capacity Resolution under Section 5.3 and (5) any Deficiency Payments under Section 3.9 that are related to (2), (3) or (4) above, and the Operator shall invoice the Company directly for such amounts or obligations; provided that if, at any time, J. Aron elects for any reason to make any payment to the Operator in respect of any amount owing by the Company to the Operator hereunder, such payment shall not constitute, and shall not be deemed to result in, the assumption by J. Aron of any payment or other obligations of the Company under this Agreement;

(d) without limiting the foregoing, the following rights and benefits will run in favor of J. Aron: (i) any rights with respect to custody and title to the J. Aron Products subject to this Agreement, (ii) any obligations of the Operator with respect to the condition and maintenance of the Terminal, (iii) any inspection and access rights and (iv) any rights relating to measurements and volume determinations, in all cases regardless of whether any specific provision in this Agreements makes any reference to the Company’s assignee or the assignability of the right or benefit provided for in such provision;

(e) in no event shall J. Aron have any of the rights or obligations of the Company provided in Section 3.8(b), Section 5.2, Section 5.3, Section 12.4, Article 15, Article 16 and Article 22;

(f) during the Designation Period, J. Aron and its successors and assigns shall be included as additional insured parties under all insurance policies required to be maintained by the Operator under Section 12.1 above and endorsements confirming the foregoing shall be provided to J. Aron from time to time prior to the Expiration Date upon J. Aron’s reasonable request;

(g) during the Designation Period, the Company shall not agree to any waivers or consents hereunder, or amendments or modifications hereto, in each case, that would reasonably be expected to materially adversely affect J. Aron’s rights hereunder, without the prior express written agreement or consent of J. Aron; and

(h) to confirm its ownership of and rights with respect to all Products at the Terminal, the Operator and the Company agree that during the Designation Period (1) J. Aron is authorized and entitled to file, and maintain against each of such parties protective UCC filings (including making such amendments thereto as J. Aron deems necessary) showing J. Aron as owner of all J. Aron Products from time to time located at the Terminal and (2) they shall execute such other documents and instruments (in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to J. Aron) and take such further actions as J. Aron may reasonably request, including the execution and filing in the relevant real estate records of memoranda of access or similar documents.

28.4 J. Aron shall reasonably cooperate with the Operator and the Company in good faith in connection with any inspection and audit rights hereunder and the resolution of any disputes between the Operator and the Company hereunder.

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28.6 J. Aron may, without any other party’s consent, assign and delegate all of J. Aron’s rights and obligations under this Section 28 to (i) any Affiliate of J. Aron, provided that the obligations of such Affiliate hereunder are guaranteed by The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. or (ii) any non-Affiliate Person that succeeds to all or substantially all of its assets and business and assumes J. Aron’s obligations hereunder, whether by contract, operation of law or otherwise, provided that the creditworthiness of such successor entity is equal or superior to the creditworthiness of J. Aron (taking into account any credit support for J. Aron) immediately prior to such assignment, which determination shall be made by J. Aron in good faith. Any other assignment by J. Aron shall require the consent of the Company and the Operator.

28.7 The provisions of this Article 28 shall terminate and have no further force or effect as of the Designation Period. Notwithstanding anything in this Agreement to the contrary, J. Aron shall have no right to terminate this Agreement for any reason.

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, each Party hereto as caused this Agreement to be executed by its duly authorized representative as of the date first above written.

 

LION OIL COMPANY
By:  

/s/ Kent B. Thomas

Name:   Kent B. Thomas
Title:   Executive Vice President and General Counsel
By:  

/s/ Mark B. Cox

Name:   Mark B. Cox
Title:  

Executive Vice President and

Chief Financial Officer

DELEK LOGISTICS OPERATING, LLC
By:  

/s/ Andrew L. Schwarcz

Name:   Andrew L. Schwarcz
Title:   Executive Vice President and General Counsel
By:  

/s/ Mark B. Cox

Name:   Mark B. Cox
Title:  

Executive Vice President and

Chief Financial Officer

For the limited purposes specified in Article 28:
J. ARON & COMPANY
By:  

/s/ Simon Collier

Name:   Simon Collier
Title:  

Managing Director