UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

WASHINGTON, DC 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): January 18, 2013

 

 

SunCoke Energy, Inc.

(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)

 

 

 

Delaware   001-35243   90-0640593

(State or other jurisdiction

of incorporation or organization)

 

(Commission

File Number)

 

(IRS Employer

Identification No.)

1011 Warrenville Road, Suite 600

Lisle, Illinois 60532

(Address of principal executive office) (Zip Code)

(630) 824-1000

(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

Not Applicable

(Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)

 

 

Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions ( see General Instruction A.2. below):

 

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

 

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¨ Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))

 

 

 


Item 1.01. Entry Into a Material Definitive Agreement.

Omnibus Agreement

On January 24, 2013, SunCoke Energy, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the “ Company ”), entered into an Omnibus Agreement (the “ Omnibus Agreement ”) by and among the Company, SunCoke Energy Partners, L.P., a Delaware limited partnership (the “ Partnership ”), and SunCoke Energy Partners GP LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (the “ General Partner ”), in connection with the initial public offering of common units (“ Common Units ”) representing limited partner interests in the Partnership (the “ IPO ”).

Pursuant to the Omnibus Agreement, the Company has agreed to grant the Partnership preferential rights to pursue certain growth opportunities in the United States and Canada identified by the Company and a right of first offer to acquire certain of the Company’s cokemaking assets located in the United States and Canada for so long as the Company controls the Partnership’s general partner. In addition, pursuant to the Omnibus Agreement, the Company has agreed, for a period of five years from the closing of the IPO, to make the Partnership whole, in certain circumstances, to the extent of a customer’s failure to satisfy its obligations or to the extent a customer’s obligations are reduced. Additionally, pursuant to the Omnibus Agreement, the Company has agreed to indemnify the Partnership for certain environmental remediation costs arising prior to the closing of the IPO, and the Partnership has agreed to indemnify the Company for certain events relating to the Partnership’s operations. The Omnibus Agreement provides that the Company will fully indemnify the Partnership with respect to any tax liability arising prior to or in connection with the closing of the IPO and that the Company will cure or fully indemnify the Partnership for losses resulting from certain title defects at the properties owned by the Partnership or its subsidiaries. Further, as part of the Omnibus Agreement, the Company has agreed to grant the Partnership a royalty-free license to use the name “SunCoke” and related marks, and the Company has agreed to grant the Partnership a non-exclusive right to use all of the Company’s current and future cokemaking and related technology necessary to operate the Partnership’s business. Also, under the terms of the Omnibus Agreement, the Partnership will reimburse the General Partner and its affiliates for all direct and indirect expenses incurred and payments made on the Partnership’s behalf and all other expenses allocable to the Partnership or otherwise incurred by the General Partner or its affiliates in connection with operating the Partnership’s business.

The foregoing description is qualified in its entirety by reference to the full text of the Omnibus Agreement, which is filed as Exhibit 10.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K and incorporated in this Item 1.01 by reference.

Relationships

The General Partner is an indirect wholly owned subsidiary of the Company. As a result, certain individuals, including officers and directors of the Company, serve as officers and/or directors of the General Partner. The General Partner is the general partner of the Partnership. Additionally, the Company owns and controls the General Partner and owns, through a wholly owned subsidiary, an aggregate of 184,697 Common Units in the Partnership, an aggregate of 15,709,697 subordinated units representing limited partner interests in the Partnership, and the right to receive the Deferred Issuance and Distribution (as such term is defined in the Omnibus Agreement). In addition, the General Partner owns a 2.0% general partner interest in the Partnership and all of the incentive distribution rights in the Partnership.

Amendment No. 1 to Credit Agreement

On January 24, 2013, the Company entered into Amendment No. 1 to Credit Agreement (the “ Amendment ”) among the Company, the several banks and other financial institutions or entities as lenders party thereto (the “ Lenders ”) and JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., as administrative agent for the Lenders (“ Administrative Agent ”). Pursuant to the Amendment, that certain Credit Agreement dated July 26, 2011 (the “ Credit Agreement ”) among the Company, the Lenders, Administrative Agent and certain other entities party thereto was amended. Amendments to the Credit Agreement that were effected by the Amendment include the following:

 

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Modification of the definition of “Consolidated Net Income” to include cash distributions received by the Company or a Restricted Subsidiary from an Unrestricted Subsidiary that is controlled directly or indirectly by the Company when calculating the Consolidated Net Income.

 

   

Clarifying that obligations incurred by certain subsidiaries of the Company at or about the timing of the closing of the IPO shall not be included in the definition of “Indebtedness”.

 

   

Modification of the “Revolving Termination Date” to mean the fifth anniversary of the effective date of the Amendment (January 24, 2018).

 

   

Modification of commencement when certain Excess Cash Flow will be required to prepay the Term Loans to the Fiscal Year ending December 31, 2013.

 

   

Allowance of dispositions not exceeding $325,000,000 and for certain dispositions by Sun Coal & Coke LLC of the Capital Stock in Middletown Coke Company, LLC and Haverhill Coke Company LLC.

 

   

Modification of the maximum “Consolidated Leverage Ratio” to 4.25:1.00 for Fiscal Quarters ending March 31, 2014 and June 30, 2014.

 

   

Allowance for Investments in Middletown Coke Company, LLC and Haverhill Coke Company LLC and certain other subsidiaries of the Company.

 

   

Modification of the “Applicable Pricing Grid”:

 

Consolidated Leverage

Ratio

   Applicable Margin for
Eurodollar Loans
    Applicable Margin for
ABR Loans
   
Commitment Fee Rate
 

> 4.00 to 1.00

     2.50     1.50     0.35

< 4.00 to 1.00 but
> 3.00 to 1.00

     2.25     1.25     0.35

< 3.00 to 1.00 but
> 2.00 to 1.00

     2.00     1.00     0.35

< 2.00 to 1.00

     1.75     0.75     0.35

The foregoing description of the Amendment is qualified in its entirety by reference to the actual terms of the Amendment. A copy of the Amendment is attached as Exhibit 10.2 and is incorporated in this Item 1.01 by reference.

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

The information in Item 1.01 under the heading “Amendment No. 1 to Credit Agreement” is incorporated in this Item 2.03 by reference.

 

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Item 8.01. Other Events.

On January 18, 2013, the Company issued a press release, attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1 and incorporated herein by reference.

On January 18, 2013, the Company issued a press release, attached hereto as Exhibit 99.2 and incorporated herein by reference.

Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Other Exhibits.

(d) Exhibits

 

10.1    Omnibus Agreement, dated January 24, 2013, by and among SunCoke Energy Partners, L.P., SunCoke Energy Partners GP LLC and SunCoke Energy, Inc.
10.2    Amendment No. 1 to Credit Agreement among SunCoke Energy, Inc., the several banks and other financial institutions or entities as lenders party thereto and JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., as administrative agent
99.1    Press Release, January 18, 2013
99.2    Press Release, January 18, 2013

 

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SIGNATURE

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 thereunto duly authorized.

 

SUNCOKE ENERGY, INC.
By:   /s/ Denise R. Cade
  Denise R. Cade
 

Senior Vice President, General Counsel, Corporate Secretary and Chief Compliance Officer

Date: January 24, 2013

 

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EXHIBIT INDEX

 

10.1    Omnibus Agreement, dated January 24, 2013, by and among SunCoke Energy Partners, L.P., SunCoke Energy Partners GP LLC and SunCoke Energy, Inc.
10.2    Amendment No. 1 to Credit Agreement among SunCoke Energy, Inc., the several banks and other financial institutions or entities as lenders party thereto and JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., as administrative agent
99.1    Press Release, January 18, 2013.
99.2    Press Release, January 18, 2013.

Exhibit 10.1

Execution Version

OMNIBUS AGREEMENT


TABLE OF CONTENTS

 

ARTICLE 1   
DEFINITIONS  
Section 1.1  

Definitions

     2  
ARTICLE 2   
INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY LICENSE  
Section 2.1  

License Grant

     9  
Section 2.2  

Restrictions and Additional Agreements with Respect to License

     9  
Section 2.3  

Covenants of Licensor and Licensees

     10  
Section 2.4  

Intellectual Property Indemnification

     11  
ARTICLE 3   
INDEMNIFICATION  
Section 3.1  

Sponsor’s Environmental Indemnification Obligations

     11  
Section 3.2  

Partnership Group’s Indemnification Obligations

     12  
Section 3.3  

Additional Indemnification

     12  
Section 3.4  

Limitations Regarding Indemnification

     13  
Section 3.5  

Indemnification Procedures

     13  
Section 3.6  

In the Event of Termination

     15  
ARTICLE 4   
AGREEMENT WITH RESPECT TO CUSTOMER CONTRACTS  
Section 4.1  

Assumption of Customer Obligations by Sponsor

     15  
Section 4.2  

Allocation of Amounts Recovered under Coke Sales Agreements

     16  
Section 4.3  

Term of Agreement with Respect to Customer Contracts

     16  
ARTICLE 5   
BUSINESS OPPORTUNITIES  
Section 5.1  

Preferential Rights

     16  
Section 5.2  

Permitted Exceptions

     16  
Section 5.3  

Business Opportunities Procedures

     17  
ARTICLE 6   
RIGHT OF FIRST OFFER  
Section 6.1  

Right of First Offer to Purchase Certain Assets

     18  
Section 6.2  

Procedures

     19  
ARTICLE 7   
EXPENSES AND REIMBURSEMENT OBLIGATIONS  
Section 7.1  

Provision of General and Administrative Services

     20  

 

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Section 7.2  

Reimbursement and Allocation

     20  
Section 7.3  

Debt Financing Fees

     21  
ARTICLE 8   
MISCELLANEOUS  
Section 8.1  

Choice of Law; Submission to Jurisdiction

     21  
Section 8.2  

Notice

     21  
Section 8.3  

Entire Agreement

     22  
Section 8.4  

Termination

     22  
Section 8.5  

Effect of Waiver or Consent

     22  
Section 8.6  

Amendment or Modification

     22  
Section 8.7  

Assignment; Third Party Beneficiaries

     23  
Section 8.8  

Counterparts

     23  
Section 8.9  

Severability

     23  
Section 8.10  

Gender, Parts, Articles and Sections

     23  
Section 8.11  

Further Assurances

     23  
Section 8.12  

Withholding or Granting of Consent

     24  
Section 8.13  

Laws and Regulations

     24  
Section 8.14  

Negation of Rights of Limited Partners, Assignees and Third Parties

     24  
Section 8.15  

No Recourse Against Officers and Directors

     24  
Section 8.16  

Arbitration

     24  
Section 8.17  

Dispute Resolution

     24  

SCHEDULES

 

Schedule 2(a)    Mark Intellectual Property
Schedule 2(b)    Patent Rights
Schedule 3.1    Known Remediation Losses
Schedule 4.2    Coke Sales Agreements
Schedule 7.2    Allocation of Overhead Costs and Expenses

 

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OMNIBUS AGREEMENT

THIS OMNIBUS AGREEMENT (this “ Agreement ”), as it may be amended, modified or supplemented from time to time in accordance with the terms hereof, is entered into effective as of January 24, 2013 (the “ Effective Date ”), and is by and among SUNCOKE ENERGY PARTNERS, L.P., a Delaware limited partnership (the “ Partnership ”), SUNCOKE ENERGY PARTNERS GP LLC, a Delaware limited liability company and the general partner of the Partnership (the “ General Partner ”), and SUNCOKE ENERGY, INC., a Delaware corporation (the “ Sponsor ”). The above-named entities are sometimes referred to in this Agreement each as a “ Party ” and collectively as the “ Parties .”

RECITALS:

WHEREAS, pursuant to the Contribution Agreement in connection with the Initial Public Offering, the Sponsor will cause Sun Coal & Coke LLC (“ SC&C ”) to contribute to the Partnership an interest in each of Haverhill Coke Company LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (“ Haverhill ”) and Middletown Coke Company, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (“ Middletown ”) (the “ Sun Coal & Coke Contribution ”) which will result in the Partnership owning a 65% interest in each of Haverhill and Middletown, and in exchange (1) the General Partner will receive a 2.0% General Partner Interest (as defined herein) and the Incentive Distribution Rights (as defined herein), (2) SC&C will receive 184,697 Common Units (as defined herein), 15,709,697 Subordinated Units (as defined herein) and the right to receive the Deferred Issuance and Distribution (as defined herein), (3) the Partnership will assume and promptly repay, with the net proceeds of the Initial Public Offering and the Senior Notes Offering, $225.0 million of debt under the Sponsor’s term loan, and (4) the Partnership will pay, with the net proceeds of the Initial Public Offering, 100% of (A) an aggregate of $67.0 million of environmental capital expenditures of Haverhill and Middletown, (B) an aggregate of approximately $12.4 million sale discounts related to tax credits owed to customers of Haverhill and Middletown, and (C) $39.6 million to replenish the Partnership’s working capital (the transactions described in clauses (1)-(4) and the Sun Coal & Coke Contribution, the “ IPO Transactions ”); and

WHEREAS, in connection with the IPO Transactions, the Parties desire by their execution of this Agreement to evidence their understanding as more fully set forth in this Agreement, with respect to (1) the Partnership’s and its Subsidiaries’ rights to use certain intellectual property pursuant to a license granted by the Sponsor; (2) specified indemnification obligations of the Sponsor and the Partnership; (3) the rights and obligations of the Parties in the event that a customer’s purchase and payment obligations under a Coke Sales Agreement (as defined herein) are reduced or if a customer fails to satisfy such obligations; (4) those business opportunities (A) that the Sponsor Entities (as defined herein) will not engage in, directly or indirectly, during the term of this Agreement unless the Partnership declines to engage in such business opportunities for its own account or on behalf of its Subsidiaries, and (B) that no Group Member will engage in, directly or indirectly, during the term of this Agreement unless the Sponsor declines to engage in such business opportunities for its own account or on behalf of its controlled Affiliates; (5) the Parties’ right of first offer with respect to the ROFO Assets (as defined herein); and (6) the allocation of certain selling, general and administrative expenses as between the Partnership and the Sponsor.


NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the premises and the covenants, conditions and agreements contained herein, and for other good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged, the Parties hereby agree as follows:

ARTICLE 1

DEFINITIONS

Section 1.1 Definitions

As used in this Agreement, the following terms have the respective meanings set forth below:

Affiliate ” means, with respect to any Person, any other Person who directly or indirectly controls, is controlled by, or is under direct or indirect common control with, such Person, and includes any Person in like relation to an Affiliate. A Person shall be deemed to “ control ” another Person if such Person possesses, directly or indirectly, the power to direct or cause the direction of the management and policies of such other Person, whether through the ownership of voting securities, by contract or otherwise; and the term “ controlled ” shall have a similar meaning. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, it is agreed that any Person that owns or controls, directly or indirectly, 50% or more of the voting securities of another Person shall be deemed for purposes of this Agreement to control such other Person.

Agreement ” has the meaning given such term in the introduction to this Agreement.

AK Steel ” means AK Steel Corporation, a Delaware corporation, its successors and assigns.

AK Steel Coke Agreement ” means the Coke Purchase Agreement, dated as of August 31, 2009, by and between Haverhill and AK Steel, as amended by Amendment No. 1 to Coke Purchase Agreement, dated as of May 8, 2012, as may be amended from time to time .

AK Steel Obligations ” means the obligations of AK Steel under the AK Steel Coke Agreement as in effect on the Closing Date, including but not limited to the obligations to purchase and pay for coke.

Arbitration Award ” has the meaning given such term in Section 8.16.

Business Opportunity Notice ” has the meaning given such term in Section 5.3(a).

Cause ” has the meaning given such term in the Partnership Agreement.

Change of Control ” means, with respect to any Person (the “ Applicable Person ”), any of the following events:

(a) any sale, lease, exchange or other transfer (in one transaction or a series of related transactions) of all or substantially all of the Applicable Person’s assets to any other Person, unless immediately following such sale, lease, exchange or other transfer such assets are owned, directly or indirectly, by the Applicable Person;

 

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(b) the dissolution or liquidation of the Applicable Person;

(c) the consolidation or merger of the Applicable Person with or into another Person, other than any such transaction where:

(i) the outstanding Voting Securities of the Applicable Person are changed into or exchanged for Voting Securities of the surviving Person or its parent; and

(ii) the holders of the Voting Securities of the Applicable Person immediately prior to such transaction own, directly or indirectly, not less than a majority of the outstanding Voting Securities of the surviving Person or its parent immediately after such transaction; or

(d) a “person” or “group” (within the meaning of Sections 13(d) or 14(d)(2) of the Exchange Act) being or becoming the “beneficial owner” (as defined in Rules 13d-3 and 13d-5 under the Exchange Act) of more than 50% of all of the then outstanding Voting Securities of the Applicable Person, except in a merger or consolidation that would not constitute a Change of Control under clause (c) above.

Closing Date ” means the date of the closing of the Initial Public Offering.

Coke Sales Agreements ” means the agreements identified on Schedule 4.2 hereto, as the same may be amended from time to time.

Commercial Operations Notice ” has the meaning given such term in Section 5.3(b)

Common Units ” has the meaning given such term in the Partnership Agreement.

Conflicts Committee ” has the meaning given such term in the Partnership Agreement.

Contribution Agreement ” means that certain Contribution, Conveyance and Assumption Agreement, dated as of January 23, 2013, among the General Partner, the Partnership, SC&C and certain other parties, together with the additional conveyance documents and instruments contemplated or referenced thereunder, as such may be amended, supplemented or restated from time to time.

Deferred Issuance and Distribution ” has the meaning given such term in the Partnership Agreement.

Discussion Date ” has the meaning given such term in Section 8.17.

Domestic Cokemaking Asset ” means a cokemaking facility in the United States or Canada or an interest in a business that is primarily engaged in cokemaking operations in the United States and/or Canada. “ Domestic Cokemaking Asset ” shall not include an interest in a business that is engaged in cokemaking operations if the Sponsor determines in good faith that such cokemaking operations represent a minority of the value of the business.

 

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Effective Date ” has the meaning given such term in the introduction to this Agreement.

Environmental Laws ” means all applicable federal, regional, state, and local laws, statutes, rules, regulations, orders, ordinances, judgments, codes, injunctions, decrees, permits and other legally enforceable requirements and rules of common law relating to (i) pollution or protection of human health, the environment or natural resources; (ii) any Release or threatened Release of, or exposure to, Hazardous Substances; (iii) greenhouse gas emissions or (iv) the generation, manufacture, processing, distribution, use, treatment, storage, disposal, transport, arrangement for disposal or transport, handling or Release of any Hazardous Substances. Without limiting the foregoing, “ Environmental Laws ” include, without limitation, the federal Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act, the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act, the Clean Air Act, the Clean Water Act, the Safe Drinking Water Act, the Endangered Species Act, the Toxic Substances Control Act, the Occupational Safety and Health Act and other environmental conservation and protection laws, each as amended through the Closing Date.

Environmental Losses ” means any Loss suffered or incurred by reason of or arising out of (i) any violation or correction of violation of Environmental Laws; or (ii) any event, circumstance, action, omission, condition or environmental matter (including, without limitation, the exposure to, presence of, Release or threatened Release of Hazardous Substances) including, without limitation, (A) the cost and expense of any investigation, assessment, evaluation, response, abatement, monitoring, containment, cleanup, repair, restoration, remediation, or other corrective action required or necessary under Environmental Laws or to satisfy any applicable Voluntary Cleanup Program, (B) the performance of a supplemental environmental project authorized or consented to by a Governmental Authority in partial or whole mitigation of a fine or penalty, (C) the cost or expense of the preparation and implementation of any investigatory closure, remedial or corrective action or other plans required or necessary under Environmental Laws or to satisfy any applicable Voluntary Cleanup Program and (D) the cost and expense for any environmental or toxic tort pre-trial, trial, or appellate legal or litigation support work.

Exchange Act ” means the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.

General Partner ” has the meaning given such term in the introduction to this Agreement.

General Partner Interest ” has the meaning given such term in the Partnership Agreement.

Governmental Authority ” means:

(a) any domestic or foreign government, whether national, federal, state provincial, territorial, municipal or local (whether administrative, legislative, executive or otherwise);

(b) any agency, authority, ministry, department, regulatory body, court, central bank, bureau, board or other instrumentality having legislative, judicial, taxing, regulatory, prosecutorial or administrative powers or functions of, or pertaining to, government;

 

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(c) any court, tribunal, commission, individual, arbitrator, arbitration panel or other body having adjudicative, regulatory, judicial, quasi-judicial, administrative or similar functions; and

(d) any other body or entity created under the authority of or otherwise subject to the jurisdiction of any of the foregoing, including any stock or other securities exchange or professional association.

Group Member ” means a member of the Partnership Group.

Haverhill ” has the meaning set forth in the Recitals to this Agreement.

Hazardous Substance ” means (i) 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 by, or as to which liability may attach under any Environmental Law, including, without limitation, any hazardous substance as such term is defined under the federal Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act, as amended through the Closing Date, (ii) radioactive materials, asbestos or asbestos containing materials, polychlorinated biphenyls, urea formaldehyde insulation, toxic mold or radon and (iii) oil as defined in the OPA of 1990, as amended, including oil, gasoline, fuel oil, motor oil, waste oil, diesel fuel, jet fuel, other refined petroleum hydrocarbon and petroleum products.

Implemented Improvements ” has the meaning given such term in Section 2.2(c).

Improvements ” means any technical development, improvement, refinement, advancement or optimization made to the Non-Mark Intellectual Property made on or after the Effective Date.

Incentive Distribution Rights ” has the meaning given such term in the Partnership Agreement.

Indemnified Party ” means either the Partnership Group or the Sponsor, as the case may be, each in its capacity as a party entitled to indemnification in accordance with Article 3 hereof.

Indemnifying Party ” means either the Partnership Group or the Sponsor, as the case may be, each in its capacity as a party from whom indemnification may be required in accordance with Article 3 hereof.

Initial Public Offering ” means the initial public offering of Common Units of the Partnership.

Intellectual Property ” means, collectively, the Mark Intellectual Property, the Non-Mark Intellectual Property and the Improvements.

IPO Transactions ” has the meaning set forth in the Recitals to this Agreement.

 

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Kentucky Facility ” means the opportunity to develop a new heat recovery cokemaking facility in Kentucky with respect to which, as of the Effective Date, the Sponsor is in discussions with steelmakers and certain Governmental Authorities.

Known Remediation Losses ” has the meaning given such term in Section 3.1(a).

Licensees ” means, collectively, the Partnership Entities.

Licensed Uses ” means the production and sale of coke and by-products of the cokemaking process.

Licensor ” means the Sponsor.

Losses ” means all losses, damages, liabilities (including, without limitation, tax liabilities), claims, demands, causes of action, judgments, settlements, fines, penalties, costs and expenses (including, without limitation, court costs and reasonable attorney’s and experts’ fees) of any and every kind or character, known or unknown, fixed or contingent.

Mark Intellectual Property ” means the names and trademarks listed on Schedule 2(a) and any names and trademarks confusingly similar thereto.

Middletown ” has the meaning set forth in the Recitals to this Agreement.

MLP Credit Agreement ” means the Credit Agreement, dated as of January 24, 2013, among the Partnership, Haverhill, Middletown, Haverhill Cogeneration Company LLC, Middletown Cogeneration Company LLC, and certain other subsidiaries of the Partnership as joint and several Borrowers, and JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., as Administrative Agent.

Non-Mark Intellectual Property ” means all foreign and domestic intellectual property and proprietary rights owned or controlled by Licensor, including, without limitation: (a) all Patent Rights; (b) all copyrights and registrations and applications for registrations thereof; and (c) all trade secret and other confidential or proprietary information, including all rights in confidential computer programs, improvements, methods, processes, routines, data, manuals, systems, procedures, practices, operations, modes of operation, apparatus, equipment, business opportunities, customer and supplier lists, process design, financial information, equipment drawings, technical specifications, processes, process measurements, technical reports, analyses, plans, drawings, models, ideas, and correspondence.

Organizational Documents ” means certificates or articles of incorporation, by-laws, certificates of formation, limited liability company operating agreements, certificates of limited partnership, limited partnership agreements or other formation or governing documents of a particular entity.

Partnership ” has the meaning given such term in the introduction to this Agreement.

Partnership Agreement ” means the First Amended and Restated Agreement of Limited Partnership of the Partnership, as it may be amended from time to time.

 

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Partnership Assets ” means all assets of the Partnership Group as of the Closing Date.

Partnership Covered Environmental Losses ” has the meaning given such term in Section 3.2.

Partnership Entities ” means the General Partner and each entity that is or becomes a member of the Partnership Group for so long as it is a member of the Partnership Group; and “ Partnership Entity ” means any of the Partnership Entities.

Partnership Group ” means the Partnership and its Subsidiaries.

Partnership ROFO Assets ” has the meaning given such term in Section 6.2(a).

Party ” or “ Parties ” have the meaning given such term in the introduction to this Agreement.

Patent Rights ” means any and all patents and patent applications, including, without limitation, those listed on Schedule 2(b), certificates of invention, or applications for certificates of invention and any supplemental protection certificates, together with any extensions, registrations, confirmations, reissues, substitutions, divisions, continuations or continuations-in-part, reexaminations or renewals thereof, whenever and wherever submitted, filed, issued, received, or granted claiming priority to any patent or patent application listed on Schedule 2(b).

Person ” is to be construed broadly and includes an individual, partnership, limited partnership, corporation, business trust, limited liability company, limited liability partnership, joint stock company, trust, unincorporated association, joint venture or other entity or a Governmental Authority.

Proposed Transaction ” has the meaning given such term in Section 6.2(a).

Release ” or “ Releasing ” means depositing, spilling, leaking, pumping, pouring, placing, emitting, discarding, abandoning, emptying, discharging, migrating, injecting, escaping, leaking, dumping or disposing into the environment, including, without limitation, the abandonment or disposal of any barrels, containers or other closed receptacles containing any Hazardous Substance.

Representatives ” means the directors, officers, employees, advisors, consultants, contractors or agents employed or otherwise retained by Licensees.

Retained Assets ” means the assets and investments owned by Sponsor or any of its Affiliates that were not conveyed, contributed or otherwise transferred to the Partnership Group pursuant the Contribution Agreement.

ROFO Assets ” has the meaning given such term in Section 6.2(a).

ROFO Notice ” has the meaning given such term in Section 6.2(a).

ROFO Party ” has the meaning given such term in Section 6.2(a).

 

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ROFO Response ” has the meaning given such term in Section 6.2(a).

SC&C ” has the meaning given such term in the introduction to this Agreement.

Seller ” has the meaning given such term in Section 6.2(a).

Senior Notes ” means the Partnership’s 7.375% Senior Notes due 2020.

Senior Notes Offering ” means the Partnership’s offering, concurrent with the Initial Public Offering, of $150,000,000 aggregate principal amount of Senior Notes.

Sponsor ” has the meaning given such term in the introduction to this Agreement.

Sponsor Covered Environmental Losses ” means, collectively, the Known Remediation Losses and the Unknown Remediation Losses.

Sponsor Entities ” means the Sponsor and any Affiliate of the Sponsor other than the Partnership Entities; and “ Sponsor Entity ” means any of the Sponsor Entities.

Sponsor ROFO Assets ” has the meaning given such term in Section 6.2(a).

Subordinated Units ” has the meaning given such term in the Partnership Agreement.

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 partner of such partnership, but only if such Person, directly or by one or more Subsidiaries of such Person, or a combination thereof, controls such partnership on the date of determination or (c) any other Person 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.

Sun Coal & Coke Contribution ” has the meaning given such term in the Recitals of this Agreement.

SunCoke Name ” has the meaning given such term in Section 2.2(b).

Transfer ” means to, directly or indirectly, sell, assign, lease, convey, transfer or otherwise dispose of, whether in one or a series of transactions; provided, however, that in no event shall a Change of Control of Sponsor be deemed a Transfer.

Unknown Remediation Losses ” means Environmental Losses other than Known Remediation Losses, occurring or existing on or before the Closing Date, whether discovered before or after the Closing Date, and identified after the Closing Date as requiring remediation.

 

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Voluntary Cleanup Program ” means a program of the United States or a state of the United States enacted pursuant to Environmental Laws that provides for a mechanism for the written approval of, or authorization to conduct, voluntary investigatory and remedial action for the clean-up, removal or remediation of Hazardous Substances that exceeds actionable levels established pursuant to Environmental Laws.

Voting Securities ” of a Person means securities of any class of such Person entitling the holders thereof to vote in the election of, or to appoint, members of the board of directors or other similar governing body of the Person; provided that, if such Person is a limited partnership, Voting Securities of such Person shall be the general partner interest in such Person.

ARTICLE 2

INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY LICENSE

Section 2.1 License Grant .

(a) Licensor hereby grants Licensees, who hereby accept, a royalty-free, fully paid up, nonexclusive and nontransferable right and license to use the Intellectual Property, solely in connection with the Licensed Uses and solely in the United States and Canada. Except for such license, all other rights in the Intellectual Property are hereby reserved to Licensor. Licensees shall not grant any sublicenses or assign, delegate or otherwise transfer their rights or obligations hereunder or any interest herein (including any assignment or transfer occurring by operation of law) without the prior written consent of Licensor.

Section 2.2 Restrictions and Additional Agreements with Respect to License.

(a) Licensor, and its other licensees, shall have the right to use the Intellectual Property simultaneously with the use of the Intellectual Property by Licensees. Licensor does not warrant or represent that Licensees will have the sole and exclusive right to use the Intellectual Property. Other than as set forth in Section 2.3(b) and Section 2.4 herein, Licensor is not obliged to indemnify or reimburse Licensees for any expenses by Licensees in connection with Licensees’ use of the Intellectual Property.

(b) Licensees’ license to use the Mark Intellectual Property shall terminate upon the earlier to occur of (i) in the event of a Change of Control, six months after receipt by the General Partner, on behalf of the Licensees, of written notice of termination from Licensor and (ii) termination of this Agreement. Licensees shall not thereafter use or otherwise exploit the Mark Intellectual Property and shall not use any name incorporating the “SunCoke” name or any derivation thereof that would reasonably be expected to be confused therewith (the “ SunCoke Name ”), or any other trade names, domain name, trade dress, trademark or service mark confusingly similar thereto, and each Licensee shall promptly assign and transfer its rights in any ownership of the trade names incorporating the SunCoke Name to Licensor and each Licensee shall adopt a new trade name that does not use any SunCoke Name.

 

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(c) Licensees’ license to use the Improvements shall terminate upon termination of this Agreement, provided, however that Licensees’ license shall survive any termination with respect to any Improvements (i) that have been materially implemented by Licensees prior to such termination or (ii) with respect to which Licensees have incurred material implementation expenses prior to such termination (the Improvements described in subclauses (i) and (ii), the “ Implemented Improvements ”).

(d) Licensees’ right to use the Non-Mark Intellectual Property and the Implemented Improvements shall be perpetual and irrevocable and shall survive any termination or expiration of this Agreement and shall remain in full force and effect.

Section 2.3 Covenants of Licensor and Licensees .

(a) Licensees shall:

(i) upon Licensor’s request and at Licensor’s expense, place a notice (reasonably acceptable to Licensor) in connection with Licensees’ external uses of the Mark Intellectual Property conveying to the public that the Mark Intellectual Property is owned by Licensor and used by Licensees under license;

(ii) upon Licensor’s request and at Licensor’s expense, cooperate with Licensor in facilitating Licensor’s control of the nature and quality of the Licensed Uses, and all materials that bear the Mark Intellectual Property;

(iii) upon Licensor’s request and at Licensor’s expense, cooperate with Licensor in connection with Licensor’s efforts to protect the Intellectual Property;

(iv) maintain in strictest confidence all confidential or nonpublic information or material disclosed by Licensor and in the materials supplied hereunder in connection with the licenses granted herein, whether in writing or orally and whether or not marked as confidential, including but not limited to any algorithms, inventions, ideas, processes, computer system architecture and design, operator interfaces, operational systems, technical information, technical specifications, training and instruction manuals, and the like (except to the extent such information becomes publically available); and

(v) limit disclosure of such confidential information to Licensees’ Representatives having a need to access the confidential information for the purpose of exercising rights granted hereunder and cause all of its Representatives having access to confidential information to agree to hold such in the strictest of confidence.

 

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(b) Licensor shall promptly reimburse Licensees for all costs and expenses incurred by Licensees in connection with Licensees’ obligations pursuant to Section 2.30(i)-(iii). Licensor’s reimbursement obligation pursuant to this Section 2.3(b) shall survive any termination of this Agreement and shall remain in full force and effect.

Section 2.4 Intellectual Property Indemnification .

(a) Licensees shall defend, indemnify, and hold harmless Licensor from and against any Losses suffered or incurred by Licensor arising out of any failure by Licensees or their Representatives to maintain confidentiality as required by Section 2.3(a)(iv) and Section 2.3(a)(v) hereof.

(b) Licensor shall defend, indemnify, and hold harmless Licensees from and against any Losses suffered or incurred by Licensees arising from (i) claims or causes of action brought by any third party alleging that any Licensee’s use of Intellectual Property, as permitted under this Agreement, violates any law, statute or rule, or infringes, dilutes, misappropriates or otherwise violates the intellectual property rights of such third party; (ii) invalidity or unenforceability of any right with respect to the Intellectual Property; (iii) premature expiration of Patent Rights; and (iv) Licensor’s failure to timely file or pay any application, registration, maintenance or renewal fees in respect of the Intellectual Property.

(c) The indemnification obligations under this Section 2.4 shall survive any termination of this Agreement and shall remain in full force and effect; provided however that following a termination of this Agreement, Licensor shall not be obligated to indemnify Licensees for losses related to any Improvements; provided further that Licensor shall, upon Licensees’ request and at Licensees’ expense, take action to protect Licensees’ rights hereunder with respect to Improvements.

ARTICLE 3

INDEMNIFICATION

Section 3.1 Sponsor’s Environmental Indemnification Obligations .

(a) Subject to Section 3.4, the Sponsor shall indemnify, defend and hold harmless the Partnership Group from and against all Environmental Losses that occurred or existed on or before the Closing Date as described on Schedule 3.1 (collectively, “ Known Remediation Losses ”), but only to the extent such Environmental Losses occurred or existed on or before the Closing Date, even if such Environmental Losses do not accrue until after the Closing Date.

(b) Subject to Section 3.1(c) and Section 3.4, the Sponsor shall indemnify, defend and hold harmless the Partnership Group from and against any Unknown Remediation Losses;

 

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(c) Except for obligations with respect to claims made in accordance with Section 3.5 prior to the fifth anniversary of the Closing Date, which shall not terminate, all indemnification obligations pursuant to Section 3.1(b) shall terminate on the fifth anniversary of the Closing Date.

Section 3.2 Partnership Group’s Indemnification Obligations . The Partnership Group shall indemnify, defend and hold harmless the Sponsor Entities from and against any Environmental Losses suffered or incurred by the Sponsor Entities relating to the ownership or operation of the Partnership Assets to the extent occurring after the Closing Date (“ Partnership Covered Environmental Losses ”), except to the extent that the Partnership Group is indemnified with respect to any of such Environmental Losses that are Sponsor Covered Environmental Losses under Sections 3.1 (a) and 3.1(b).

Section 3.3 Additional Indemnification . In addition to and not in limitation of the indemnification provided under Section 3.1(a) and Section 3.1(b), Sponsor shall either cure, as applicable, or fully indemnify, defend and hold harmless the Partnership Group from and against any and all:

(a) tax liabilities arising prior to the Closing Date or in connection with the closing of the Initial Public Offering; and

(b) Losses of any and every kind or character, known or unknown, fixed or contingent, suffered or incurred by the Partnership Group by reason of or arising out of any:

(i) failure of the Partnership Group to be the owner on the Closing Date of (x) valid and indefeasible title to the Partnership Assets, (y) valid and indefeasible easement rights, rights-of-way, leasehold and/or fee ownership interests in and to the lands on which are located any Partnership Assets and (z) valid title to the equity interests in Haverhill and Middletown contributed to the Partnership by SC&C as part of the Sun Coal & Coke Contribution, in each case to the extent that such failure renders the Partnership Group liable or unable to use or operate the Partnership Assets in substantially the same manner as they were operated immediately prior to the Closing Date;

(ii) failure of the Partnership Group to have on the Closing Date any consent or governmental permit to the extent that such failure renders the Partnership unable to use or operate the Partnership Assets in substantially the same manner as they were operated immediately prior to the Closing Date; or

(iii) events or conditions associated with the Retained Assets whether occurring before or after the Closing Date.

 

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Section 3.4 Limitations Regarding Indemnification.

(a) No claims may be made against the Sponsor for indemnification pursuant to (i) Section 3.1(a) unless and until the aggregate dollar amount of the Known Remediation Losses suffered or incurred by the Partnership Group exceeds $67 million, and the Sponsor shall have no liability in respect of the first $67 million of Known Remediation Losses and (ii) Section 3.1(b) unless and until the aggregate dollar amount of the Unknown Remediation Losses suffered or incurred by the Partnership Group exceeds $5 million, and the Sponsor shall have no liability in respect of this first $5 million of Unknown Remediation Losses.

(b) The aggregate liability of the Sponsor under Section 3.1(b) shall not exceed $50 million.

(c) Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, in no event shall the Sponsor Entities have any indemnification obligations under Section 3.1(a) or Section 3.1(b) for Losses that arise solely as a result of additions to or modifications of Environmental Laws promulgated after the Closing Date.

Section 3.5 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 3, it will provide notice thereof in writing to the Indemnifying Party, specifying the nature of and specific basis for such claim; provided, that failure to timely provide such notice shall not affect the right of the Indemnified Party’s indemnification hereunder, except in the event and only to the extent the Indemnifying Party is materially prejudiced by such delay or omission.

(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 3, including, without limitation, the selection of counsel, determination of whether to appeal any decision of any court and the settling of any such matter or any issues relating thereto; provided, however, that no such settlement shall be entered into without the consent of the Indemnified Party (with the concurrence of the Conflicts Committee in the case of the Partnership Group) unless it includes a full release of the Indemnified Party from such matter or issues, as the case may be, and does not include the admission of fault, culpability or a failure to act, by or on behalf of such Indemnified Party.

(c) The Indemnified Party agrees to cooperate fully with the Indemnifying Party, with respect to all aspects of the defense of any claims covered by the indemnification under this Article 3, including, without limitation, the prompt furnishing to the Indemnifying Party of any correspondence or other notice relating thereto that the

 

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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 reasonably considers relevant to such defense and the making available to the Indemnifying Party, at no cost to the Indemnifying Party, of any directors, officers or employees of the Indemnified Party; provided, however, that in connection therewith the Indemnifying Party agrees to use reasonable efforts to minimize the impact thereof on the operations of the Indemnified Party and further agrees to endeavor to maintain the confidentiality of all files, records and other information furnished by the Indemnified Party pursuant to this Section 3.5. In no event shall the obligation of the 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 3; 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 reasonably 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) An Indemnified Party shall take all commercially reasonable steps to mitigate damages with respect to any claim for which it is seeking indemnification and shall use commercially reasonable efforts to avoid any costs or expenses associated with such claim and, if such costs and expenses cannot be avoided, to minimize the amount thereof.

(e) In determining the amount of any Losses 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 parties. The Indemnified Party hereby agrees to use reasonable efforts to realize any applicable insurance proceeds or amounts recoverable under such contractual indemnities, provided, however, that the costs and expenses of the Indemnified Party in connection with such efforts shall be promptly reimbursed by the Indemnifying Party.

(f) The date on which the Indemnifying Party receives notification of a claim in accordance with Section 3.5(a) for indemnification shall determine whether such claim is timely made.

(g) 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.

 

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Section 3.6 In the Event of Termination . Except as provided by Section 3.1(c), all indemnification obligations under this Article 3 shall survive any termination of this Agreement, and shall remain in full force and effect.

ARTICLE 4

AGREEMENT WITH RESPECT TO CUSTOMER CONTRACTS

Section 4.1 Assumption of Customer Obligations by Sponsor .

(a) If AK Steel exercises its early termination right under Section 11.6 of the AK Steel Coke Agreement, then upon receipt of written notice from the Partnership of effectiveness of such termination, the Sponsor will be obligated to make the Partnership Group whole to the extent of the AK Steel Obligations for the remainder of the term of the AK Steel Coke Agreement, either by purchasing and paying for coke or otherwise, pursuant to an agreement the terms of which are reasonably acceptable to the Partnership.

(b) If, other than as a result of the exercise of the termination right described in Section 4.1(a), a Force Majeure Event (as defined in the relevant Coke Sales Agreement) or a Seller Event of Default (as defined in the relevant Coke Sales Agreement), (i) a customer fails to fully satisfy its purchase and payment obligations pursuant to the terms of a Coke Sales Agreement to which such customer is a party, or (ii) a Coke Sales Agreement is amended to reduce a customer’s purchase or payment obligations as a result of the customer’s financial distress, whether or not the customer or an affiliate of the customer has filed a petition in bankruptcy, then upon written notice from the Partnership, the Sponsor will be obligated to make the Partnership Group whole to the extent of the customer’s failure to satisfy its obligations or to the extent the customer’s obligations are reduced, as applicable, either by purchasing and paying for coke or otherwise, pursuant to an agreement the terms of which are reasonably acceptable to the Partnership (but, for the avoidance of doubt, without relieving such customer of its coke purchase obligations under the relevant Coke Sales Agreement).

(c) Notwithstanding any provision of this agreement to the contrary, the Sponsor’s obligations pursuant to Section 4.1(a) and (b), will be determined based on the customer’s obligations under the relevant Coke Sales Agreement as in effect on the Closing Date. Further, for the avoidance of doubt, the Partnership Group’s obligation to produce coke under such Coke Sales Agreement will not exceed the supply obligation required under such Coke Sales Agreement as of the Closing Date.

(d) In the case of any amendment to a Coke Sales Agreement referred to in Section 4.1(b)(ii), the Partnership will use its reasonable commercial efforts to structure the amendment to minimize the Sponsor’s payment obligations pursuant to this Section 4.1.

 

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Section 4.2 Allocation of Amounts Recovered under Coke Sales Agreements .

(a) The Partnership, on behalf of the Partnership Group, and the Sponsor, on behalf of the Sponsor Entities, will share in any damages and other amounts recovered from third parties in connection with the occurrence of any of the events described in Section 4.1(a) or Section 4.1(b) (including any damages, settlements, insurance proceeds, termination fees and amounts recovered pursuant to contractual indemnities) in such proportion as is appropriate to reflect the relative loss and/or prospective loss suffered by the Partnership Group, on the one hand, and the Sponsor Entities, on the other.

(b) The Partnership and the Sponsor shall each use its reasonable commercial efforts to pursue damages and/or recover amounts payable by customers or other third parties as a result of any of the events described in Section 4.1(a) or Section 4.1(b), and any related costs and expenses will be shared by the Partnership and the Sponsor in the same proportion as would apply to amounts collected pursuant to Section 4.2(a).

Section 4.3 Term of Agreement with Respect to Customer Contracts . The Sponsor’s obligations pursuant to this Article 4, as well as any obligations assumed by the Sponsor hereunder, shall terminate on the fifth anniversary of the Closing Date.

ARTICLE 5

BUSINESS OPPORTUNITIES

Section 5.1 Preferential Rights .

(a) Except as permitted by Section 5.2, the Sponsor Entities shall be prohibited from investing in, constructing, or acquiring an interest in any Domestic Cokemaking Asset.

(b) The Partnership Entities shall be prohibited from pursuing any business opportunity other than investments in, construction of, or acquisitions of Domestic Cokemaking Assets, except upon the written consent of the Sponsor, which consent shall be given or withheld at the sole discretion of the Sponsor and which shall be limited by such conditions as Sponsor may require at its sole discretion.

Section 5.2 Permitted Exceptions . The Sponsor Entities may engage in the following activities under the following circumstances:

(a) Any investment in, construction of, or acquisition of assets or an interest in any assets or business other than Domestic Cokemaking Assets.

 

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(b) Subject to Section 5.3, any investment in, construction of, or acquisition of an interest in any Domestic Cokemaking Asset if:

(i) in accordance with the procedures set forth in Section 5.3(a), the Sponsor Entities have offered the Partnership the opportunity to pursue such investment, construction or acquisition opportunity and the Partnership has elected in writing not to pursue such opportunity; or

(ii) the Sponsor Entities, as of the Closing Date, are actively pursuing such an opportunity, including without limitation the Kentucky Facility.

Section 5.3 Business Opportunities Procedures .

(a) As contemplated by Section 5.2(b)(i), in the event that the Sponsor or any other Sponsor Entity becomes aware of an opportunity to invest in, construct or acquire an interest in a Domestic Cokemaking Asset, then as soon as practicable, the Sponsor or other Sponsor Entity shall notify the General Partner in writing of such opportunity and deliver to the General Partner, or provide the General Partner access to, all information prepared by or on behalf of, or material information submitted or delivered to, the Sponsor or such Sponsor Entity related to such potential transaction. As soon as practicable, but in any event within 30 days after receipt of such notification and information, the General Partner, on behalf of the Partnership, having determined whether to pursue such opportunity in consultation with the Conflicts Committee, shall give notice in writing (the “ Business Opportunity Notice ”) to the Sponsor or other Sponsor Entity that either (i) the General Partner, on behalf of the Partnership, has elected not to cause the Partnership Group to pursue such investment, acquisition or construction opportunity, or (ii) the General Partner, on behalf of the Partnership, has elected to cause the Partnership Group to pursue such investment, acquisition or construction opportunity. If no Business Opportunity Notice is delivered by the General Partner within the 30-day period, then the General Partner, on behalf of the Partnership shall be deemed to have elected not to pursue such opportunity. If, after delivering a Business Opportunity Notice electing to pursue an opportunity, the General Partner abandons such opportunity (as evidenced in writing by the General Partner following the written request of the Sponsor) or fails to endeavor in good faith to pursue such opportunity, the Sponsor or any other Sponsor Entity may pursue the opportunity. With respect to any opportunity to invest in, acquire or construct Domestic Cokemaking Assets that the Sponsor Entities pursue, (x) the Sponsor Entities must endeavor in good faith to pursue the opportunity and (y) any such investment, construction or acquisition must be on terms not materially more favorable to the Sponsor Entities than were offered to the Partnership. If at any time either of the conditions set forth in subclauses (x) and (y) are not satisfied, the opportunity must be reoffered to the Partnership in accordance with this Section 5.3(a). For the avoidance of doubt, any Domestic Cokemaking Asset acquired by the Sponsor Entities in accordance with this Section 5.3(a) will be subject to the Right of First Offer pursuant to Article 6.

 

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(b) In the event that any of the Sponsor Entities constructs a new cokemaking facility in the United States or Canada pursuant to the exception provided in Section 5.2(b) in compliance with the procedures set forth in Section 5.3(a), then upon commencement of commercial operations, the Partnership shall have the option to acquire or to cause another Group Member to acquire such facility at a price sufficient to provide the Sponsor with an internal rate of return on invested capital equal to the sum of the Sponsor Entities’ weighted average cost of capital (as determined in good faith by the Sponsor) and             %. The Sponsor shall promptly provide the General Partner with, or provide the General Partner access to, all information related to such cokemaking facility as the General Partner reasonably requests. The Sponsor shall promptly provide written notice (the “ Commercial Operations Notice ”) to the General Partner upon commencement of commercial operations at the newly constructed cokemaking facility. Within 90 days of receipt of a Commercial Operations Notice, the General Partner, following consultation with the Conflicts Committee, shall notify the Sponsor in writing as to whether or not it will exercise its option to acquire such facility. For the avoidance of doubt, (i) if the Sponsor Entities construct the Kentucky Facility, the Partnership’s option to purchase newly constructed cokemaking facilities set forth in this Section 5.3(b) shall apply to the Kentucky Facility, and (ii) if the Partnership Group does not exercise the option outlined in this Section 5.3(b) to acquire any particular newly constructed cokemaking facility upon commencement of commercial operations (including the Kentucky Facility), such cokemaking facility will be subject to the Right of First Offer pursuant to Article 6.

ARTICLE 6

RIGHT OF FIRST OFFER

Section 6.1 Right of First Offer to Purchase Certain Assets .

(a) The Sponsor hereby grants to the Partnership a right of first offer on any Domestic Cokemaking Asset to the extent that any Sponsor Entity proposes to Transfer any such Domestic Cokemaking Asset, or any interest therein (other than to another wholly owned Sponsor Entity).

(b) The Partnership hereby grants to the Sponsor a right of first offer on any cokemaking facility or interest therein or interest in any business engaged in cokemaking, to the extent that any Group Member proposes to Transfer any such asset or interest (other than to another wholly owned Group Member).

(c) The Parties acknowledge that any Transfer of assets or interests pursuant to the Partnership’s or Sponsor’s right of first offer is subject to the terms of all existing agreements with respect to such assets and interests and shall be subject to and conditioned on the obtaining of any and all necessary consents of security holders, governmental authorities, lenders or other third parties.

 

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Section 6.2 Procedures .

(a) If a Sponsor Entity or a Group Member (the “ Seller ”) proposes to Transfer, in the case of a Sponsor Entity, any Domestic Cokemaking Asset or an interest therein (the “ Sponsor ROFO Assets ”) or in the case of a Partnership Party, any cokemaking facility or interest therein or interest in any business engaged in cokemaking (the “ Partnership ROFO Assets ”, and together with the Sponsor ROFO Assets, the “ ROFO Assets ”) other than to, in the case of a Sponsor Entity, another Sponsor Entity as described in Section 6.1(a) or, in the case of a Group Member, another Group Member as described in Section 6.1(b) (a “ Proposed Transaction ”), the Sponsor, in the case of a proposed Transfer by any Sponsor Entity, or the General Partner, in the case of a proposed Transfer by any Group Member, shall, prior to entering into any such Proposed Transaction, first give notice in writing (the “ ROFO Notice ”) to the other party (the “ ROFO Party ”) of its intention to enter into such Proposed Transaction. The ROFO Notice shall include any material terms, conditions and other details as would be reasonably necessary for the ROFO Party to make a responsive offer to enter into the Proposed Transaction with the Seller, which terms, conditions and details shall include any material terms, conditions or other details that the Seller would propose to provide to non-Affiliates in connection with the Proposed Transaction. The ROFO Party shall have 30 days following receipt of the ROFO Notice to propose an offer to enter into the Proposed Transaction with the Seller (the “ ROFO Response ”). The ROFO Response shall set forth the terms and conditions (including, without limitation, the purchase price the ROFO Party proposes to pay for the ROFO Asset and the other material terms of the purchase) pursuant to which the ROFO Party would be willing to enter into a binding agreement for the Proposed Transaction. If no ROFO Response is delivered by the ROFO Party within such 30 day period, then the ROFO Party shall be deemed to have waived its right of first offer with respect to such ROFO Asset, and the Seller shall be free to enter into a Proposed Transaction with any third party on terms and conditions determined in the sole discretion of the Seller. If the Seller fails to complete such a transaction within 270 days of the last day of the aforementioned 30-day period, then any future Transfer of such ROFO Asset by the Seller will be subject to the provisions of this Article 6 in full.

(b) If the ROFO Party submits a ROFO Response, the ROFO Party and the Seller shall negotiate, in good faith, the terms of the purchase and sale of the ROFO Asset for 30 days following the Seller’s receipt of the ROFO Response. If the Seller and the ROFO Party are unable to agree on such terms during such 30-day period, the Seller may Transfer the ROFO Asset to any third party on terms not materially more favorable to the Seller than the last written offer proposed during negotiations with the ROFO Party pursuant to this Section 6.2(b). If the Seller fails to complete such a transaction within 270 days of the last day of the aforementioned 30-day negotiation period, then any future Transfer of such ROFO Asset by the Seller will be subject to the provisions of this Article 6 in full.

 

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ARTICLE 7

EXPENSES AND REIMBURSEMENT OBLIGATIONS

Section 7.1 Provision of General and Administrative Services . The Sponsor hereby agrees to continue to provide, or cause to be provided, the Partnership Entities with general and administrative services that the Sponsor has traditionally provided in connection with the Partnership Assets, including, without limitation, executive management, human resources, financial (including, but not limited to, tax, accounting and audit services), legal, information technology, communications, engineering, insurance (including insurance administration, claims processing and coverage under the Sponsor’s policies), risk management, credit, payroll, compensation and employee benefits services, that are substantially identical in nature and quality to the services provided by the Sponsor in connection with its management and operations of the Partnership Assets prior to the Closing date.

Section 7.2 Reimbursement and Allocation . The Partnership hereby agrees to reimburse the Sponsor Entities for (i) all direct costs and expenses incurred and payments made by the Sponsor Entities on behalf of the Partnership Entities and (ii) costs and expenses incurred by Sponsor Entities that are allocated to the Partnership Entities in accordance with Schedule 7.2 (as may be modified from time to time in accordance with Section 8.6), including but not limited to:

(a) salaries of employees of the Sponsor Entities;

(b) the cost of employee benefits relating to employees of the Sponsor Entities, including 401(k), pension, bonuses and health insurance benefits (but excluding Sponsor equity based compensation expense);

(c) any expenses incurred or payments made by the Sponsor Entities for insurance coverage with respect to the Partnership Assets or the business of the Partnership Entities;

(d) all expenses and expenditures incurred by the Sponsor Entities 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, tax return and Schedule K-1 preparation and distribution expenses, partnership governance and compliance fees and expenses, expenses associated with listing on the New York Stock Exchange or any other national exchange on which the Partnership’s securities are listed, independent auditor fees, legal fees, investor relations expenses, registrar and transfer agent fees, director and officer insurance expenses and director compensation expenses;

(e) 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 the Sponsor Entities to the Partnership Entities in accordance with Section 7.1.

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, which shall be reimbursed on or prior to the last business day of the month that such bonuses are paid.

 

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Section 7.3 Debt Financing Fees . The Partnership shall pay (i) all fees, commissions and issuance costs in connection with the Senior Notes Offering, including amounts due at or in connection with the closing of the Senior Notes Offering and all ongoing fees (ii) all fees due under or in connection with the MLP Credit Agreement, including amounts due upon or in connection with execution of the MLP Credit Agreement and all ongoing fees, and (iii) all fees, commissions and issuance costs due in connection with any future debt financing arrangements entered into for the purpose of replacing the MLP Credit Agreement or the Senior Notes.

ARTICLE 8

MISCELLANEOUS

Section 8.1 Choice of Law; Submission to Jurisdiction . This Agreement shall be subject to and governed by the laws of the State of New York, 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 New York and to venue in New York, New York.

Section 8.2 Notice . All notices, requests or consents provided for or permitted to be given pursuant to this Agreement must be in writing and must be given by depositing same in the United States mail, addressed to the Person to be notified, postpaid, and registered or certified with return receipt requested or by delivering such notice in person or by overnight courier, telecopier or telegram to such Party. Notice given by personal delivery or mail shall be effective upon actual receipt. Notice given by overnight courier, telegram or telecopier shall be effective upon actual receipt. All notices to be sent to a Party pursuant to this Agreement shall be sent to or made at the address set forth below or at such other address as such Party may stipulate to the other Parties in the manner provided in this Section 8.2.

For notices to any of the Sponsor Entities:

SunCoke Energy, Inc.

1011 Warrenville Road, Suite 600

Lisle, Illinois 60532

Fax: (630) 824-1004

Attention: General Counsel

 

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For notices to any of the Partnership Entities:

SunCoke Energy Partners, L.P.

1011 Warrenville Road, Suite 600

Lisle, Illinois 60532

Fax: (630) 824-1004

Attention: General Counsel

Section 8.3 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, other than the Contribution Agreement and the Partnership Agreement.

Section 8.4 Termination . Except as provided in Section 2.2(b), Section 2.2(c), Section 2.2(d), Section 2.3(b), Section 2.4(c), Section 3.1(c), Section 3.6 and Section 4.3, this Agreement shall terminate upon a Change of Control of the General Partner or the Partnership, other than any Change of Control of the General Partner or the Partnership deemed to have occurred pursuant to clause (d) of the definition of Change of Control solely as a result of a Change of Control of the Sponsor. Notwithstanding any other provision of this Agreement, except as provided in Section 2.2(b), Section 2.2(c), Section 2.2(d), Section 2.3(b), Section 2.4(c), Section 3.1(c), Section 3.6 and Section 4.3, if the General Partner is removed as general partner of the Partnership under circumstances where Cause does not exist and the Common Units held by the General Partner and its Affiliates are not voted in favor of such removal, this Agreement may immediately thereupon be terminated by the Sponsor.

Section 8.5 Effect of Waiver or Consent . No waiver or consent, express or implied, by any Party to or of any breach or default by any Person in the performance by such Person of its obligations hereunder shall be deemed or construed to be a consent or waiver to or of any other breach or default in the performance by such Person of the same or any other obligations of such Person hereunder. Failure on the part of a Party to complain of any act of any Person or to declare any Person in default, irrespective of how long such failure continues, shall not constitute a waiver by such Party of its rights hereunder until the applicable statute of limitations period has run.

Section 8.6 Amendment or Modification . This Agreement may be amended or modified from time to time only by the written agreement of all the Parties; provided, however, that the Partnership may not, without the prior approval of the Conflicts Committee, agree to any amendment or modification of this Agreement that will adversely affect the holders of Common Units. Each such instrument shall be reduced to writing and shall be designated on its face an “Amendment” or an “Addendum” to this Agreement. Notwithstanding the first sentence of this Section 8.6, Schedule 7.1 and Schedule 7.2 may be amended or modified from time to time only by the written agreement of the Partnership and the Sponsor.

 

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Section 8.7 Assignment; Third Party Beneficiaries . Except as set forth in Section 2.1(a), any Party shall have the right to assign its rights under this Agreement without the consent of any other Party, but no Party shall have the right to assign its obligations under this Agreement without the written consent of the other Parties. Each of the Parties hereto specifically intends that each entity comprising the Sponsor Entities and each entity comprising the Partnership Entities, as applicable, whether or not a Party to this Agreement, shall be entitled to assert rights and remedies hereunder as third-party beneficiaries hereto with respect to those provisions of this Agreement affording a right, benefit or privilege to any such entity, and that no other Person shall be entitled to assert any rights or remedies hereunder as third-party beneficiaries.

Section 8.8 Counterparts . This Agreement may be executed in two or more counterparts, and by facsimile, each of which shall be deemed to be an original, but all of which shall constitute one and the same agreement.

Section 8.9 Severability . If any term or other provision of this Agreement is invalid, illegal or incapable of being enforced by any applicable rule of law or public policy, all other conditions and provisions of this Agreement shall nevertheless remain in full force and effect so long as the economic or legal substance of the transactions contemplated hereby is not affected in any manner materially adverse to any Party. Upon such determination that any term or other provision is invalid, illegal or incapable of being enforced, the Parties hereto shall negotiate in good faith to modify this Agreement so as to effect the original intent of the Parties as closely as possible in an acceptable manner to the end that transactions contemplated hereby are fulfilled to the extent possible.

Section 8.10 Gender, Parts, Articles and Sections . Whenever the context requires, the gender of all words used in this Agreement shall include the masculine, feminine and neuter, and the number of all words shall include the singular and plural. All references to Article numbers and Section numbers refer to Articles and Sections of this Agreement.

Section 8.11 Further Assurances . In connection with this Agreement and all transactions contemplated by this Agreement, each Party agrees to execute and deliver such additional documents and instruments and to perform such additional acts as may be necessary or appropriate to effectuate, carry out and perform all of the terms, provisions and conditions of this Agreement and all such transactions.

 

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Section 8.12 Withholding or Granting of Consent . Except as otherwise expressly provided in this Agreement, each Party may, with respect to any consent or approval that it is entitled to grant pursuant to this Agreement, grant or withhold such consent or approval in its sole and uncontrolled discretion, with or without cause, and subject to such conditions as it shall deem appropriate.

Section 8.13 Laws and Regulations . Notwithstanding any provision of this Agreement to the contrary, no Party shall be required to take any act, or fail to take any act, under this Agreement if the effect thereof would be to cause such Party to be in violation of any applicable law, statute, rule or regulation.

Section 8.14 Negation of Rights of Limited Partners, Assignees and Third Parties . Except as set forth in Section 8.7, the provisions of this Agreement are enforceable solely by the Parties, and no shareholder, limited partner, general partner, member, or assignee of the Sponsor, the General Partner, the Partnership or other Person shall have the right, separate and apart from the Sponsor, the General Partner or the Partnership, to enforce any provision of this Agreement or to compel any Party to comply with the terms of this Agreement.

Section 8.15 No Recourse Against Officers and Directors . For the avoidance of doubt, the provisions of this Agreement shall not give rise to any right of recourse against any officer or director of any Sponsor Entity or any Group Member.

Section 8.16 Arbitration . Any dispute, controversy or claim arising out of or in connection with this Agreement shall be settled by final and binding arbitration conducted in Chicago, Illinois in accordance with the Commercial Arbitration Rules of the American Arbitration Association by one or more arbitrators designated in accordance with said Rules. The Parties agree that the award of the arbitral tribunal (the “ Arbitration Award ”) shall be: (a) conclusive, final and binding upon the Parties; and (b) the sole and exclusive remedy between the Parties regarding any and all claims and counterclaims presented to the arbitral tribunal. All notices to be given in connection with the arbitration shall be as provided in Section 8.2. The Arbitration Award shall include interest, at a rate determined as appropriate by the arbitrators, from the date of any breach or other violation of this Agreement to the date when the Arbitration Award is paid in full. The Arbitration Award shall also include the fixing of the expense of the arbitration and the assessment of the same, as is appropriate in the opinion of the arbitrators, against either or both Parties hereto. Each Party shall otherwise bear its cost for its respective legal fees, witnesses, depositions and other out-of-pocket expenses incurred in the course of the arbitration.

Section 8.17 Dispute Resolution . If the Parties are unable to resolve any service or performance issues or if there is a material breach of this Agreement that has not been corrected within thirty (30) days of receipt of notice of such breach, representatives of each of the Parties in dispute shall meet promptly to review and resolve such issues and breaches in good faith (the date on which such Persons first so meet, the “ Discussion Date ”). If such Persons are unable to fully resolve any such issues and breaches in good faith promptly after the Discussion Date, any remaining disputes shall be resolved in accordance with Section 8.16.

[ Signature pages follow .]

 

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Parties have executed this Agreement on, and effective as of, the Effective Date.

 

    SUNCOKE ENERGY PARTNERS, L.P.
    By:  

SunCoke Energy Partners GP LLC,

its general partner

      By:  

/s/ Mark E. Newman

        Name: Mark E. Newman
        Title: Senior Vice President and Chief
                  Financial Officer
    SUNCOKE ENERGY PARTNERS GP LLC
      By:  

/s/ Mark E. Newman

        Name: Mark E. Newman
        Title: Senior Vice President and Chief
                  Financial Officer
    SUNCOKE ENERGY, INC.
      By:  

/s/ Mark E. Newman

        Name: Mark E. Newman
        Title: Senior Vice President and Chief
                  Financial Officer

 

Signature Page – Omnibus Agreement


Schedule 2(a)

Mark Intellectual Property

 


Schedule 2(b)

Patent Rights

 


Schedule 3.1

Known Remediation Losses

 


Schedule 4.2

Coke Sales Agreements

 


Schedule 7.2

Allocation of Overhead Costs and Expenses

 

Exhibit 10.2

Execution Copy

AMENDMENT NO. 1 TO CREDIT AGREEMENT

THIS AMENDMENT NO. 1 TO CREDIT AGREEMENT (this “ Amendment ”) dated as of January 24, 2013 is among SunCoke Energy, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the “ Borrower ”), the several banks and other financial institutions or entities signatories hereto (the “ Lenders ”), and JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., as Administrative Agent for the Lenders (the “ Administrative Agent ”).

RECITALS

A. The Borrower, the Lenders and the Administrative Agent are parties to a Credit Agreement dated as of July 26, 2011 (the “ Credit Agreement ”).

B. The Borrower has requested that the Credit Agreement be amended in the manner set forth herein.

C. NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the foregoing and the mutual covenants set forth in this Amendment, the Borrower, the Administrative Agent, the Required Lenders, the Majority Facility Lenders with respect to the Tranche B Term Facility, and each Revolving Lender with respect to the Revolving Facility agree as follows:

Section 1. Definitions . Capitalized terms used and not defined in this Amendment shall have the respective meanings given them in the Credit Agreement.

Section 2. Amendments to Credit Agreement . The Credit Agreement is amended, as of the Amendment Effective Date (as defined below), as follows:

(a) The table set forth in the definition of “ Applicable Pricing Grid ” is hereby amended in its entirety as follows:

 

Consolidated

Leverage Ratio

   Applicable Margin for
Eurodollar Loans
    Applicable Margin for
ABR Loans
    Commitment Fee Rate  

> 4.00 to 1.00

     2.50     1.50     0.35

£ 4.00 to 1.00 but

     2.25     1.25     0.35

> 3.00 to 1.00

      

£ 3.00 to 1.00 but

     2.00     1.00     0.35

> 2.00 to 1.00

      

£ 2.00 to 1.00

     1.75     0.75     0.35


(b) The definition of “ Consolidated Net Income ” is hereby amended by (i) deleting the word “and” at the end of clause (h) and (ii) adding the following new language at the end thereof:

and (j) notwithstanding clause (a) above (but without duplication), the cash distributions actually received by the Borrower or a Restricted Subsidiary from an Unrestricted Subsidiary that is controlled directly or indirectly by the Borrower will be included.

(c) The definition of “ Indebtedness ” is hereby amended by adding the following new language at the end thereof:

Notwithstanding the foregoing, in no event shall the term “Indebtedness” include the obligations of the Borrower under the Omnibus Agreement to be entered into among the Borrower, SunCoke Energy Partners, L.P., and SunCoke Energy Partners GP LLC at or about the timing of the closing of the initial public offering of SunCoke Energy Partners, L.P.

(d) The definition of “ Revolving Termination Date ” is hereby amended and restated as follows:

Revolving Termination Date ” means the fifth anniversary of the occurrence of the Amendment Effective Date (as that term is defined in Amendment No. 1 to Credit Agreement, dated as of January 24, 2013, among the Borrower, the Lenders party thereto, and the Administrative Agent).

(e) Section 2.11(c) of the Credit Agreement is hereby amended by replacing the phrase “commencing with the Fiscal Year ending December 31, 2012” with the phrase “commencing with the Fiscal Year ending December 31, 2013”.

(f) Section 7.1(a) of the Credit Agreement is hereby amended to change the ratio “3.75:1.00” for Fiscal Quarters March 31, 2014 and June 30, 2014 to “4.25:1.00”.

(g) Section 7.5(r) of the Credit Agreement is hereby amended in its entirety to read as follows:

“(r) Dispositions (i) with an aggregate Fair Market Value not exceeding $325,000,000 or (ii) by Sun Coal & Coke LLC of Capital Stock that Sun Coal & Coke LLC owns in Middletown Coke Company, LLC and Haverhill Coke Company LLC; provided that (A) any Disposition or related series of Dispositions made pursuant to this clause (r) shall be made for Fair Market Value and for consideration comprising at least 75% cash and Cash Equivalents, (B) no Event of Default has occurred and is continuing or would result therefrom, (C) the Borrower is in compliance with Section 7.1 on a Pro Forma Basis after giving effect to such Disposition and (D) the Net Cash Proceeds thereof are applied as required by Section 2.11(b); and”

(h) Section 7.8 of the Credit Agreement is hereby amended by (i) deleting the word “and” at the end of subsection (u); (ii) deleting the period at the end of subsection (v) and substituting therefor “; and” and (c) adding the following new clause (w) as follows:

(w) Investments in Middletown Coke Company, LLC, Haverhill Coke Company LLC, and their wholly-owned Subsidiaries upon their being designated

 

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as Unrestricted Subsidiaries and, following such designation, Investments in two Unrestricted Subsidiaries of the Borrower that are received by Sun Coal & Coke LLC in exchange for or in connection with its contribution of Capital Stock in Middletown Coke Company, LLC and Haverhill Coke Company LLC to such Unrestricted Subsidiary.

Section 3. Limited Agreements . On the Amendment Effective Date (as defined below), Sun Coal & Coke LLC intends to do each of the following (collectively, the “ MLP IPO Transactions ”): (i) Dispose of 65% of the Capital Stock in Middletown Coke Company, LLC and Haverhill Coke Company LLC to SunCoke Energy Partners, L.P., a Delaware limited liability company and an Unrestricted Subsidiary (the “ MLP ”), in exchange for cash and Investments in the MLP and (ii) issue Capital Stock in the MLP as part of the IPO (as defined below) of the MLP. In reliance on the representations, warranties, covenants and agreements contained in this Agreement, and subject to the terms and conditions set forth in this Section 3, the Administrative Agent, the Required Lenders, and the Majority Facility Lenders with respect to the Tranche B Term Facility, hereby agree that:

(i) the MLP IPO Transactions shall be permitted notwithstanding the provisions of Section 7.5 (as amended by this Amendment) and without resort to, or usage of, any of the permitted exceptions to Section 7.5 (as amended by this Amendment);

(ii) each MLP IPO Transaction shall be deemed not to be an “Asset Sale”, a “Disposition”, or a “Special Asset Sale” (as those terms are defined in the Credit Agreement) for purposes of the Credit Agreement; and

(iii) for the avoidance of doubt, Section 2.11(b) shall not be applicable to the MLP IPO Transactions.

The limited agreements contained in this Section 3 are one-time agreements applicable solely to the MLP IPO Transactions as described herein. Nothing contained herein shall be deemed an agreement or consent to or waiver of, or a commitment or obligation on the part of the Administrative Agent or the Lenders to any future consent to or waiver of, any other action or inaction on the part of the Borrowers or the other Loan Parties which constitutes (or would constitute) a violation of or departure from any covenant, condition or other obligation of the Loan Parties under the Credit Agreement and the other Loan Documents. Neither the Lenders nor the Administrative Agent shall be obligated to grant any future waivers or consents with respect to any provision of the Credit Agreement or any other Loan Document. Any further waivers or consents must be specifically agreed to in writing in accordance with Section 10.1 of the Credit Agreement.

Section 4. Amendment Effectiveness . The effectiveness of this Amendment is subject to the satisfaction of the following conditions precedent:

(a) the Administrative Agent shall have received:

 

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(i) an original counterpart of this Amendment, duly executed by the Borrower and the Administrative Agent, and Lender Consent Letters, substantially in the form of Exhibit A (each a “ Lender Consent Letter ”), duly executed and delivered by the Required Lenders, the Majority Facility Lenders with respect to the Tranche B Term Facility, and each Revolving Lender with respect to the Revolving Facility;

(ii) an Acknowledgement and Consent, substantially in the form of Exhibit B , duly executed and delivered by each Subsidiary Guarantor; and

(iii) a certificate signed by a Responsible Officer of the Borrower certifying that (A) each of the representations and warranties made by any Loan Party in or pursuant to the Loan Documents shall be true and correct in all material respects on and as of the Amendment Effective Date as if made on and as of such date (except to the extent (x) any such representations and warranties relate, by their terms, to a specific date, in which case such representations and warranties shall be true and correct in all material respects on and as of such specific date and (y) any such representations and warranties are qualified by materiality, in which case such representations and warranties shall be true and correct in all respects) and (B) no Default or Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing on the Amendment Effective Date;

(b) 65% of the Capital Stock in Middletown Coke Company, LLC and Haverhill Coke Company LLC shall have been contributed to the MLP and the MLP shall have (i) consummated its registered initial public offering (the “ IPO ”) and (ii) issued $150.0 million aggregate principal amount of senior notes, in each case, substantially simultaneously with the closing of this Amendment;

(c) the Borrower shall have made a prepayment of the Term Loans in an aggregate principal amount of $225,000,000 and such prepayment by the Borrower shall be made pro rata according to the respective outstanding principal amounts of the Term Loans then held by the Term Lenders and applied, first , to the next four successive installments in direct order of maturity and, second , to reduce the then remaining installments of the Term Loans, pro rata based on the respective then remaining principal amounts thereof;

(d) the Borrower shall have paid to the Administrative Agent (i) an amendment fee (the “ Amendment Fee ”) for the account of each Term Lender that consents to and executes this Amendment on or prior to the Amendment Effective Date (each a “ Consenting Term Lender ”) in an amount equal to 0.15% of the unpaid principal amount of the Term Loans of each such Consenting Term Lender (as determined as of the Amendment Effective Date) and (ii) an extension fee (the “ Extension Fee ”) for the ratable account of each Revolving Lender in an amount equal to 0.15% of the Revolving Commitments of each such Revolving Lender (as in effect as of the Amendment Effective Date); and

(e) the Borrower shall have paid all fees, charges and disbursements of counsel to the Administrative Agent to the extent invoiced at least one (1) day prior to the Amendment Effective Date, plus such additional amounts of such fees, charges and disbursements as shall constitute its reasonable estimate of such fees, charges and disbursements incurred or to be incurred by it through the date upon which the Amendment shall be effective (provided that such estimate shall not thereafter preclude a final settling of accounts between the Borrower and the Administrative Agent).

 

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The date on which such conditions have been satisfied (or waived) is referred to herein as the “ Amendment Effective Date ”.

Section 5. Representations and Warranties . The Borrower hereby represents and warrants to the Administrative Agent and each of the Lenders as follows:

(a) The Borrower has the corporate power and authority to make, deliver and perform this Amendment.

(b) The Borrower has taken all necessary corporate or organizational action to authorize the execution, delivery and performance of this Amendment.

(c) No consent or authorization of, filing with, notice to or other act by, or in respect of, any Governmental Authority or any other Person is required in connection with the execution, delivery, performance, validity or enforceability of this Amendment.

(d) This Amendment constitutes a legal, valid and binding obligation of the Borrower, enforceable against the Borrower in accordance with its terms, except as enforceability may be limited by applicable bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, moratorium or similar laws affecting creditors’ rights or remedies generally and by general equitable principles (whether enforcement is sought by proceedings inequity or at law).

(e) The execution, delivery and performance of this Amendment will not (a) violate any Requirement of Law or any Contractual Obligation of any Group Member, except where any such violation would not reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect, or (b) result in, or require, the creation or imposition of any Lien on any of their respective properties or revenues pursuant to any Requirement of Law or any such Contractual Obligation (other than the Liens created by the Security Documents), except where any such creation or imposition of any such Lien would not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.

(f) After giving effect to this Amendment, no Default or Event of Default has occurred and is continuing.

(g) Since December 31, 2011, there has been no development or event that has had or is reasonably expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.

Section 6. Limited Effect . Except as expressly provided hereby, all of the terms and provisions of the Credit Agreement and the other Loan Documents are and shall remain in full force and effect and are hereby ratified and confirmed by the Borrower and the other Loan Parties. The amendments contained herein shall not be construed as a waiver or amendment of any other provision of the Credit Agreement or the other Loan Documents or for any purpose except as expressly set forth herein or a consent to any further or future action on the part of the Borrower or the other Loan Parties that would require the waiver or consent of the Administrative Agent or the Lenders.

 

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Section 7. Effect of Amendment . On and after the Amendment Effective Date, each reference to the Credit Agreement in any Loan Document shall be deemed to be a reference to the Credit Agreement, as amended by this Amendment. On and after the Amendment Effective Date, this Amendment shall constitute a “Loan Document” for all purposes of the Credit Agreement and the other Loan Documents. On and after the Amendment Effective Date, the terms “Agreement”, “this Agreement”, “herein”, “hereinafter”, “hereto”, “hereof”, and words of similar import, as used in the Term Loan Agreement, shall, unless the context otherwise requires, mean the Credit Agreement.

Section 8. Counterparts . This Amendment may be executed by all parties hereto in any number of separate counterparts each of which may be delivered in original, facsimile or other electronic (e.g., “.pdf”) form and all of such counterparts taken together constitute one instrument.

Section 9. References . The words “hereby,” “herein,” “hereinabove,” “hereinafter,” “hereinbelow,” “hereof,” “hereunder” and words of similar import when used in this Amendment refer to this Amendment as a whole and not to any particular article, section or provision of this Amendment.

Section 10. Headings Descriptive . The headings of the several sections of this Amendment are inserted for convenience only and do not in any way affect the meaning or construction of any provision of this Amendment.

Section 11. Governing Law . This Amendment is governed by and will be construed in accordance with the law of the State of New York.

Section 12. Final Agreement of the Parties . THIS AMENDMENT, THE CREDIT AGREEMENT AND THE OTHER LOAN DOCUMENTS REPRESENT THE FINAL AGREEMENT AMONG THE PARTIES AND MAY NOT BE CONTRADICTED BY EVIDENCE OF PRIOR, CONTEMPORANEOUS OR SUBSEQUENT ORAL AGREEMENTS OF THE PARTIES. THERE ARE NO UNWRITTEN ORAL AGREEMENTS AMONG THE PARTIES.

[Signatures on following pages.]

 

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this instrument to be made, executed and delivered by their duly authorized officers as of the day and year first above written.

 

SUNCOKE ENERGY, INC.
By:  

/s/ Mark E. Newman

Name:  

Mark E. Newman

Title:  

Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer

Signature Page to

Amendment No. 1 to Credit Agreement


JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A., as

Administrative Agent

By:  

/s/ Peter Predun

Name:  

Peter Predun

Title:  

Executive Director

Signature Page to

Amendment No. 1 to Credit Agreement


EXHIBIT A

FORM OF LENDER CONSENT LETTER

 

Re: SunCoke Energy, Inc. Credit Agreement dated as of July 26, 2011

 

To: JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A.
  Attn: Christopher Whipps ( christopher.r.whipps@jpmorgan.com )
  Attn: Kate Balbirer (kate.m.balbirer@jpmorgan.com)

Ladies and Gentlemen:

Reference is made to the Credit Agreement, dated as of July 26, 2011(as the same may be amended, amended and restated, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time in accordance with its provisions, the “Credit Agreement”), among SunCoke Energy, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the “Borrower”), the several banks and other financial institutions or entities signatories hereto (the “Lenders”), and JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., as Administrative Agent for the Lenders (the “Administrative Agent”). Capitalized terms used and not defined herein shall have the respective meanings given them in the Credit Agreement.

The Borrower has requested that the Required Lenders, the Majority Facility Lenders with respect to the Tranche B Term Facility, and each Revolving Lender with respect to the Revolving Facility consent to amend the provisions of the Credit Agreement solely on the terms described in Amendment No. 1 to Credit Agreement, substantially in the form delivered to the undersigned Lender on or prior to the date hereof (the “Amendment”).

Pursuant to Section 10.1 of the Credit Agreement, the undersigned Lender hereby consents to the execution by the Administrative Agent of the Amendment.

 

Very truly yours,

[LENDER’S NAME]

By:

 

 

Name:

 

 

Title:

 

 


EXHIBIT B

FORM OF ACKNOWLEDGMENT AND CONSENT

Reference is made to the Credit Agreement, dated as of July 26, 2011(as the same may be amended, amended and restated, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time in accordance with its provisions, the “Credit Agreement”), among SunCoke Energy, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the “Borrower”), the several banks and other financial institutions or entities signatories hereto (the “Lenders”), and JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., as Administrative Agent for the Lenders (the “Administrative Agent”). Capitalized terms used and not defined herein shall have the respective meanings given them in the Credit Agreement.

The Borrower and the Required Lenders, the Majority Facility Lenders with respect to the Tranche B Term Facility, and each Revolving Lender with respect to the Revolving Facility have agreed to amend the provisions of the Credit Agreement solely on the terms described in Amendment No. 1 to Credit Agreement, dated as of [DATE] (the “ Amendment ”).

Each of the undersigned Subsidiary Guarantors hereby (a) consents to the transactions contemplated by the Amendment, (b) acknowledges and agrees that the guarantees and Liens granted by such party contained in the Security Documents to which it is a party are, and shall remain, in full force and effect after giving effect to the Amendment and (c) represents and warrants that the representations and warranties set forth in such Loan Documents are complete and correct in all material respects on the date hereof as if made on and as of such date (except to the extent (x) any such representations and warranties relate, by their terms, to a specific date, in which case such representations and warranties shall be true and correct in all material respects on and as of such specific date and (y) any such representations and warranties are qualified by materiality, in which case such representations and warranties shall be true and correct in all respects) and confirms that all references in such Loan Documents to the “Credit Agreement” (or words of similar import) refer to the Credit Agreement as amended hereby as of such date without impairing any such obligations or Liens in any respect.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have executed this Acknowledgment and Consent as of [DATE].

Dominion Coal Corporation

Elk River Minerals Corporation

Energy Resources, LLC

            By Harold Keene Coal Co., Inc.

Gateway Energy & Coke Company, LLC

Harold Keene Coal Co., Inc.

Indiana Harbor Coke Company

Indiana Harbor Coke Corporation

Jewell Coal and Coke Company, Inc.

Jewell Coke Acquisition Company

Jewell Coke Company, L.P.

Jewell Resources Corporation

Jewell Smokeless Coal Corporation


Oakwood Red Ash Coal Corporation

Omega Mining, Inc.

Sun Coal & Coke LLC

SunCoke Energy South Shore LLC

SunCoke Technology and Development LLC

Vansant Coal Corporation

By:

 

 

Name:

 

 

Title:

 

 

Signature Page to

Acknowledgment and Consent—Amendment No. 1 to Credit Agreement

Exhibit 99.1

LOGO

SunCoke Energy, Inc. Announces Pricing of Senior Notes Offering by SunCoke Energy Partners, L.P.

LISLE, Ill.—(BUSINESS WIRE)— Jan. 18, 2013— SunCoke Energy, Inc. (NYSE:SXC) (SunCoke) announced today that its wholly-owned subsidiary, SunCoke Energy Partners, L.P., a Delaware limited partnership (the Partnership) and SunCoke Energy Partners Finance Corp., a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Partnership (the co-issuer), has priced an offer to sell $150 million in aggregate principal amount of 7.375% senior unsecured notes due 2020 (the notes) in a private placement to eligible purchasers. The notes offering is expected to close on or about January 24, 2013 in connection with the closing of the Partnership’s initial public offering of common units representing limited partner interests in the Partnership.

Each of the Partnership’s existing subsidiaries (other than the co-issuer) and certain future subsidiaries will guarantee the notes.

The securities to be offered have not been registered under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, (the “Securities Act”), or any state securities laws, and unless so registered, the securities may not be offered or sold in the United States except pursuant to an exemption from, or in a transaction not subject to, the registration requirements of the Securities Act and applicable state securities laws. The Partnership plans to offer and issue the notes only to qualified institutional buyers pursuant to Rule 144A under the Securities Act and to persons outside the United States pursuant to Regulation S.

This press release is being issued pursuant to Rule 135c under the Securities Act, and is neither an offer to sell nor a solicitation of an offer to buy the notes or any other securities and shall not constitute an offer to sell or a solicitation of an offer to buy, or a sale of, the notes or any other securities in any jurisdiction in which such offer, solicitation or sale is unlawful.

ABOUT SUNCOKE ENERGY INC.

SunCoke Energy, Inc. is the largest independent producer of metallurgical coke in the Americas, with more than 50 years of experience supplying coke to the integrated steel industry. Our advanced, heat recovery cokemaking process produces high-quality coke for use in steelmaking, captures waste heat for derivative energy resale and meets or exceeds environmental standards. Our cokemaking facilities are located in Virginia, Indiana, Ohio, Illinois and Vitoria, Brazil, and our coal mining operations, which have more than 114 million tons of proven and probable reserves, are located in Virginia and West Virginia. To learn more about SunCoke Energy, Inc., visit our website at www.suncoke.com.

FORWARD LOOKING STATEMENTS

Some of the statements included in this press release constitute “forward looking statements” (as defined in Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended). Such forward-looking statements are based on management’s beliefs and assumptions and on information currently available. You should not put undue reliance on any forward-looking statements. Forward-looking statements include all statements that are not historical facts and may be identified by the use of forward looking terminology such as the words “believe,” “expect,” “plan,” “project,” “intend,” “anticipate,” “estimate,” “predict,” “potential,” “continue,” “may,” “will,” “should” or the negative of these terms or similar expressions. Forward-looking statements involve risks, uncertainties and assumptions.


Risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially from those expressed in forward-looking statements include economic, business, competitive and/or regulatory factors affecting the Company’s business, as well as uncertainties related to the outcomes of pending or future litigation, legislation, or regulatory actions. Unpredictable or unknown factors not discussed in this release also could have material adverse effects on forward-looking statements.

In accordance with the safe harbor provisions of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995, SunCoke has included in its filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission cautionary language identifying important factors (but not necessarily all the important factors) that could cause actual results to differ materially from those expressed in any forward-looking statement made by SunCoke. For more information concerning these factors, see SunCoke’s Securities and Exchange Commission filings. All forward-looking statements included in this press release are expressly qualified in their entirety by such cautionary statements. SunCoke does not have any intention or obligation to update any forward-looking statement (or its associated cautionary language), whether as a result of new information or future events, after the date of this press release, except as required by applicable law.

Source: SunCoke Energy, Inc.

Investors:

Ryan Osterholm: 630-824-1907

or

Media:

Anna Rozenich: 630-824-1945

Exhibit 99.2

 

LOGO

SunCoke Energy, Inc. Announces Pricing of Initial Public Offering by SunCoke Energy Partners, L.P

LISLE, Ill.—(BUSINESS WIRE)—Jan. 18, 2013— SunCoke Energy, Inc. (NYSE: SXC) (SunCoke) announced today that its wholly owned subsidiary, SunCoke Energy Partners, L.P., a Delaware limited partnership (the Partnership) (NYSE: SXCP), has priced its initial public offering (IPO) of 13,500,000 common units representing limited partner interests at $19.00 per common unit. The common units are expected to begin trading on the New York Stock Exchange under the ticker symbol “SXCP” on January 18, 2013. The offering is expected to close on January 24, 2013, subject to customary closing conditions. The Partnership has granted the underwriters a 30-day option to purchase up to an additional 2,025,000 common units to cover over-allotments, if any.

Upon conclusion of the offering, the public ownership will represent a 43.0 percent limited partner interest in the Partnership, or a 49.4 percent limited partner interest if the underwriters exercise their option to purchase additional common units in full. SunCoke, through certain of its subsidiaries, will hold a 2.0 percent general partner interest and the remaining limited partner interest in the Partnership.

SunCoke expects that a portion of the proceeds from the offering will be distributed to it as a reimbursement for expenditures made by SunCoke during the two-year period prior to the offering for the expansion and improvement of the Haverhill and Middletown cokemaking facilities.

Barclays Capital Inc., Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Incorporated, Citigroup Global Markets Inc., Credit Suisse Securities (USA) LLC and J.P. Morgan Securities LLC are acting as joint book-running managers for the offering. Evercore Group L.L.C., Goldman, Sachs & Co., RBC Capital Markets, LLC and UBS Securities are acting as co-managers for the offering.

The offering of these securities is being made only by means of a prospectus filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). A written prospectus, which meets the requirements of Section 10 of the Securities Act of 1933, may be obtained from:

 

Barclays

c/o Broadridge Financial Solutions

1155 Long Island Avenue

Edgewood, NY 11717

Telephone: 1-888-603-5847

barclaysprospectus@broadridge.com

  

BofA Merrill Lynch

222 Broadway, 7thFloor

New York, NY 10038

Attention: Prospectus Department

dg.prospectus_requests@baml.com

Citigroup

Brooklyn Army Terminal Financial

Attention: Prospectus Dept.

140 58th Street, 8th Floor, Brooklyn, NY 11220

Telephone: 1-800-831-9146

batprospectusdept@citi.com

  

Credit Suisse

Attention: Prospectus Department

One Madison Avenue

New York, NY 10010

Telephone: 1-800-221-1037

J.P. Morgan Securities LLC

via Broadridge Financial Solutions

1155 Long Island Avenue Edgewood, NY 11717

Telephone: 1-866-803-9204

  


The registration statement may be obtained free of charge at the SEC’s website at www.sec.gov under the Partnership’s name, “SunCoke Energy Partners, L.P.”

IMPORTANT INFORMATION

A registration statement relating to these securities has been filed with, and declared effective by, the SEC. This press release shall not constitute an offer to sell or the solicitation of an offer to buy, nor shall there be any sale of these securities in any state or jurisdiction in which such an offer, solicitation or sale would be unlawful prior to registration or qualification under the securities laws of any such state or jurisdiction.

ABOUT SUNCOKE ENERGY INC.

SunCoke Energy, Inc. is the largest independent producer of metallurgical coke in the Americas, with more than 50 years of experience supplying coke to the integrated steel industry. Our advanced, heat recovery cokemaking process produces high-quality coke for use in steelmaking, captures waste heat for derivative energy resale and meets or exceeds environmental standards. Our cokemaking facilities are located in Virginia, Indiana, Ohio, Illinois and Vitoria, Brazil, and our coal mining operations, which have more than 114 million tons of proven and probable reserves, are located in Virginia and West Virginia. To learn more about SunCoke Energy, Inc., visit our website at www.suncoke.com.

FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS

Some of the statements included in this press release constitute “forward looking statements” (as defined in Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended). Such forward-looking statements are based on management’s beliefs and assumptions and on information currently available. You should not put undue reliance on any forward-looking statements. Forward-looking statements include all statements that are not historical facts and may be identified by the use of forward looking terminology such as the words “believe,” “expect,” “plan,” “project,” “intend,” “anticipate,” “estimate,” “predict,” “potential,” “continue,” “may,” “will,” “should” or the negative of these terms or similar expressions. Forward-looking statements involve risks, uncertainties and assumptions.

Risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially from those expressed in forward-looking statements include economic, business, competitive and/or regulatory factors affecting the Company’s business, as well as uncertainties related to the outcomes of pending or future litigation, legislation, or regulatory actions. Unpredictable or unknown factors not discussed in this release also could have material adverse effects on forward-looking statements.

In accordance with the safe harbor provisions of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995, SunCoke has included in its filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission cautionary language identifying important factors (but not necessarily all the important factors) that could cause actual results to differ materially from those expressed in any forward-looking statement made by SunCoke. For more information concerning these factors, see SunCoke’s Securities and Exchange Commission filings. All forward-looking statements included in this press release are expressly qualified in their entirety by such cautionary statements. SunCoke does not have any intention or obligation to update any forward-looking statement (or its associated cautionary language), whether as a result of new information or future events, after the date of this press release, except as required by applicable law.

Source: SunCoke Energy, Inc.

Investors:

Ryan Osterholm: 630-824-1987

or

Media:

Anna Rozenich: 630-824-1945