UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

 

 

FORM 8-K

 

 

CURRENT REPORT

Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d)

of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

Date of Report (date of earliest event reported): November 5, 2013

 

 

Arc Logistics Partners LP

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 

 

 

Delaware   001-36168   36-4767846

(State or Other Jurisdiction of

Incorporation or Organization)

 

(Commission

File Number)

 

(I.R.S. Employer

Identification No.)

 

725 Fifth Avenue, 19 th Floor

New York, New York

  10022
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)   (Zip Code)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (212) 993-1290

 

 

Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions:

 

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

 

¨ Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)

 

¨ Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))

 

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

 

 

 


Item 1.01. Entry Into a Material Definitive Agreement.

Underwriting Agreement

On November 5, 2013, Arc Logistics Partners LP (the “ Partnership ”) entered into an Underwriting Agreement (the “ Underwriting Agreement ”), by and among the Partnership, Arc Logistics GP LLC (the “ General Partner ”), Arc Terminals GP, LLC (“ Arc Terminals GP ”), Arc Terminals LP (“ Arc Terminals LP ”) and Arc Terminals Holdings LLC (“ Arc Terminals Holdings ,” together with the Partnership. the General Partner, Arc Terminals GP and Arc Terminals LP, the “ Partnership Parties ”) and Citigroup Global Markets Inc. and Barclays Capital Inc., as representatives of the several underwriters named therein (the “ Underwriters ”), providing for the offer and sale by the Partnership (the “ Offering ”), and purchase by the Underwriters, of 6,000,000 common units representing limited partner interests in the Partnership at a price to the public of $19.00 per common unit. Pursuant to the Underwriting Agreement, the Partnership also granted the Underwriters an option for a period of 30 days to purchase up to an additional 900,000 common units to cover over-allotments, if any, on the same terms.

The material terms of the Offering are described in the prospectus, dated November 5, 2013 (the “ Prospectus ”), filed by the Partnership with the United States Securities and Exchange Commission (the “ Commission ”) pursuant to Rule 424(b) under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “ Securities Act ”). The Offering is registered with the Commission pursuant to a Registration Statement on Form S-1, as amended (File No. 333-191534) (the “ Registration Statement ”).

The Underwriting Agreement contains customary representations, warranties and agreements of the Partnership Parties, and customary conditions to closing, obligations of the parties and termination provisions. The Partnership Parties have agreed to indemnify the Underwriters against certain liabilities, including liabilities under the Securities Act.

The Offering closed on November 12, 2013. At closing, the Partnership received proceeds from the Offering (net of underwriting discounts and after deducting the structuring fees and certain offering expenses) of approximately $102.3 million. The Partnership used the net proceeds from the sale of the common units and borrowings under its Second Amended and Restated Revolving Credit Agreement (the “ Amended and Restated Credit Agreement ”) to fund the purchase of a 10.32% limited liability company interest in Gulf LNG Holdings Group, LLC (the “ LNG Interest ”) from an affiliate of GE Energy Financial Services, Inc. (“ GE EFS ”), to make a cash distribution to Gulf Coast Asphalt Company, L.L.C. (“ GCAC ”) as partial consideration for the contribution of its preferred units in Arc Terminals LP and to repay intercompany payables owed to Lightfoot Capital Partners, LP (“ Lightfoot ”) and its general partner Lightfoot Capital Partners GP LLC (“ LCP GP ,” collectively, the “ sponsor ”).

As more fully described under the caption “Underwriting” in the Prospectus, the underwriters are full service financial institutions engaged in various activities, which may include securities trading, commercial and investment banking, financial advisory, investment management, principal investment, hedging, financing and brokerage activities. The underwriters and their respective affiliates have in the past performed commercial banking, investment banking and advisory services for the Partnership from time to time for which they have received customary fees and reimbursement of expenses and may, from time to time, engage in transactions with and perform services for the Partnership in the ordinary course of business for which they may receive customary fees and reimbursement of expenses. SunTrust Robinson Humphrey, Inc., Wells Fargo Securities, LLC and Citigroup Global Markets Inc. or their affiliates were lenders under the existing credit facility. Further, SunTrust Robinson Humphrey, Inc. was the lead arranger and book manager under the Amended and Restated Credit Agreement, and affiliates of certain of the underwriters are agents and lenders under the Amended and Restated Credit Agreement. As such, affiliates of certain of the underwriters may receive a portion of the net proceeds from this offering for the repayment of a portion of outstanding borrowings under the Amended and Restated Credit Agreement if the underwriters exercise any portion of their option to purchase additional common units.

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


Amended and Restated Credit Agreement

On November 12, 2013, in connection with the Offering, the Partnership amended and restated the existing credit facility with a syndicate of lenders, under which Arc Terminals Holdings is the borrower. The Amended and Restated Credit Agreement has an initial term of five years and $175 million of borrowing capacity. The lenders are not obligated to make loans under the Amended and Restated Credit Agreement until the date on which certain conditions listed in the agreement have been met or waived, including the closing of the Offering.

The Amended and Restated Credit Agreement is available to pay costs associated with the Offering and the negotiation and closing of the Amended and Restated Credit Agreement, to refinance existing indebtedness, to fund working capital and to finance capital expenditures and other permitted payments and for other lawful corporate purposes and allows the Partnership to request that the maximum amount of the Amended and Restated Credit Agreement be increased by up to an aggregate of $100 million, subject to receiving increased commitments from lenders or commitments from other financial institutions. The Amended and Restated Credit Agreement is available for revolving loans, including a sublimit of $5.0 million for swing line loans and a sublimit of $10.0 million for letters of credit. The Partnership’s obligations under the Amended and Restated Credit Agreement are secured by a first priority lien on substantially all of the Partnership’s material assets (other than the LNG Interest). The Partnership and each of the Partnership’s existing subsidiaries (other than the borrower) and each of the Partnership’s future restricted subsidiaries (as such term is defined therein) will also guarantee the Amended and Restated Credit Agreement. The Amended and Restated Credit Agreement will mature on November 12, 2018.

Loans under the Amended and Restated Credit Agreement will bear interest at a floating rate based upon the leverage ratio, equal to, at the Partnership’s option, either (a) a base rate plus a range from 100 to 200 basis points per annum or (b) a LIBOR rate, plus a range of 200 to 300 basis points. The base rate is established as the highest of (i) the rate which SunTrust Bank announces, from time to time, as its prime lending rate, (ii) daily one-month LIBOR plus 100 basis points per annum and (iii) the federal funds rate plus 0.50% per annum. The unused portion of the Amended and Restated Credit Agreement will be subject to a commitment fee calculated based upon the Partnership’s leverage ratio ranging from 0.375% to 0.50% per annum. Upon any event of default, the interest rate will, upon the request of the lenders holding a majority of the commitments, be increased by 2.0% on overdue amounts per annum for the period during which the event of default exists.

The Amended and Restated Credit Agreement contains certain customary representations and warranties, affirmative covenants, negative covenants and events of default. The negative covenants include restrictions on the Partnership’s ability to incur additional indebtedness, acquire and sell assets, create liens, make investments and make distributions.

The Amended and Restated Credit Agreement will require the Partnership to maintain a leverage ratio (as such term is defined therein) of not more than 4.50 to 1.00, which may increase to up to 5.00 to 1.00 during specified periods following a permitted acquisition or issuance of over $200 million of senior notes, and a minimum interest coverage ratio (as such term is defined therein) of not less than 2.50 to 1.00. If the Partnership issues over $200 million of senior notes, the Partnership will be subject to an additional financial covenant pursuant to which the Partnership’s secured leverage ratio (as such term is defined therein) must not be more than 3.50 to 1.00. The Amended and Restated Credit Agreement places certain restrictions on the issuance of senior notes.

If an event of default (as such term is defined therein) occurs, the agent would be entitled to take various actions, including the acceleration of amounts due under the Amended and Restated Credit Agreement, termination of the commitments under the Amended and Restated Credit Agreement and all remedial actions available to a secured creditor. The events of default to include customary events for a financing agreement of this type, including, without limitation, payment defaults, material inaccuracies of representations and warranties, defaults in the performance of affirmative or negative covenants (including financial covenants), bankruptcy or related defaults, defaults relating to judgments, nonpayment of other material indebtedness and the occurrence of a change in control. In connection with the Amended and Restated Credit Agreement, the Partnership and the Partnership’s subsidiaries have entered into certain customary ancillary agreements and arrangements, which, among other things, provide that the indebtedness, obligations and liabilities arising under or in connection with the facility are unconditionally guaranteed by the Partnership and each of the Partnership’s existing subsidiaries (other than the borrower) and each of the Partnership’s future restricted subsidiaries (as such term is defined therein).

 

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

Contribution Agreement

The description of the Contribution Agreement provided below under Item 2.01 (and as defined therein) is incorporated in this Item 1.01 by reference. A copy of the Contribution Agreement is attached as Exhibit 10.1 to the Registration Statement and is incorporated in this Item 1.01 by reference.

Long-Term Incentive Plan

On November 5, 2013, in connection with the Offering, the Board of Directors of the General Partner (the “ Board ”) adopted a Long Term Incentive Plan (the “ Plan ”), effective November 5, 2013, for employees, officers, consultants and directors of the General Partner and any of its affiliates, including the sponsor, who perform services for the Partnership. The purpose of the Plan is to provide a means to attract and retain individuals who will provide services to us by affording such individuals a means to acquire and maintain ownership of awards, the value of which is tied to the performance of the common units. The Plan provides for the grant of unit options, unit appreciation rights, restricted units, unit awards, phantom units, distribution equivalent rights, cash awards, performance awards, other unit-based awards and substitute awards. The Plan limits the number of common units that may be delivered pursuant to vested awards under the Plan to 2,000,000 common units, subject to certain adjustments. The Plan will be administered by the Board or a committee thereof. The Partnership will be responsible for the cost of awards granted under the Plan.

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

Services Agreement

On November 12, 2013, in connection with the Offering, the Partnership entered into a Services Agreement (the “ Services Agreement ”) with the General Partner and the sponsor, which provides, among other matters, that the sponsor will make available to the General Partner the services of its executive officers and employees who serve as the General Partner’s executive officers, and that the Partnership, the General Partner and the Partnership’s subsidiaries, as the case may be, will be obligated to reimburse the sponsor for any allocated portion of the costs that the sponsor incurs in providing compensation and benefits to such employees of the sponsor, with the exception of costs attributable to the sponsor’s share-based compensation. After the initial term expires on November 12, 2014, any of the parties to the Services Agreement may terminate the Services Agreement upon written notice 180 days prior to end of each subsequent one-year term.

The foregoing description is not complete and is qualified in its entirety by reference to the full text of the Services Agreement, which is filed as Exhibit 10.4 to this Form 8-K and is incorporated in this Item 1.01 by reference.

Registration Rights Agreement

On November 12, 2013, in connection with the Offering, the Partnership entered into a Registration Rights Agreement (the “ Registration Rights Agreement ”) with Lightfoot. Pursuant to the Registration Rights Agreement, the Partnership is required to file a registration statement to register the common units issued to the sponsor and the common units issuable upon the conversion of the subordinated units upon request of the sponsor. In addition, the Registration Rights Agreement gives the sponsor piggyback registration rights under certain circumstances. The Registration Rights Agreement also includes provisions dealing with holdback agreements, indemnification and contribution and allocation of expenses. These registration rights are transferable to affiliates and, in certain circumstances, to third parties.

 

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

Assignment and Equity Purchase Agreement with GE EFS

The description of the Assignment and Equity Purchase Agreement with GE EFS provided below under Item 2.01 (and as defined therein) is incorporated in this Item 1.01 by reference. A copy of the Assignment and Equity Purchase Agreement is attached as Exhibit 10.7 to the Registration Statement and is incorporated in this Item 1.01 by reference.

 

Item 2.01. Completion of Acquisition or Disposition of Assets.

Contribution Agreement

In connection with the closing of the Offering, the following transactions, among others, occurred in connection with or pursuant to the Contribution Agreement (the “ Contribution Agreement ”) by and among the Partnership, the General Partner, Lightfoot, Center Terminal Company-Cleveland (“ Center Oil ”), GCAC, Arc Terminals GP, Arc Terminals LP, Arc Terminals Holdings and Arc Terminals Mississippi Holdings LLC:

 

    The redemption of Lightfoot’s initial limited partner interest in the Partnership and the issuance of the incentive distribution rights to the General Partner pursuant to a right to such conferred to the General Partner;

 

    Lightfoot and Center Oil contributed all of their limited partner interests in Arc Terminals LP and all of the limited liability company interests in Arc Terminals GP to the Partnership in exchange for common units and subordinated units, representing limited partner interests in the Partnership;

 

    GCAC contributed its preferred units in Arc Terminals LP to the Partnership in exchange for common units and subordinated units and the right to receive a cash distribution on the closing of the Offering; and

 

    Arc Terminals LP merged with and into Arc Terminals GP, with Arc Terminals GP surviving and changing its name to Arc Logistics LLC.

As of the closing of the Offering, Lightfoot owns 68,617 common units and 5,146,264 subordinated units, representing a 42.9% limited partner interest in the Partnership. The sponsor also owns and controls the General Partner, which holds a non-economic general partner interest in the Partnership and the incentive distribution rights.

The foregoing description is not complete and is qualified in its entirety by reference to the full text of the Contribution Agreement, which is filed as Exhibit 10.1 to the Registration Statement and is incorporated in this Item 2.01 by reference.

Assignment and Equity Purchase Agreement with GE EFS

In connection with the Offering, the Partnership entered into an Assignment and Equity Purchase Agreement (the “ Assignment and Equity Purchase Agreement ”) with an affiliate of GE EFS that allows the Partnership to acquire the LNG Interest. A portion of the proceeds from the Offering were used to acquire the LNG Interest on November 12, 2013.

The foregoing description is not complete and is qualified in its entirety by reference to the full text of the Assignment and Equity Purchase Agreement, which is filed as Exhibit 10.7 to the Registration Statement and is incorporated in this Item 2.01 by reference.

 

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

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

 

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Item 3.02. Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities.

The description in Item 2.01 above of the issuances by the Partnership of securities in connection with the consummation of the transactions contemplated by the Contribution Agreement is incorporated herein by reference. The foregoing transactions were undertaken in reliance upon the exemption from the registration requirements in Section 4(2) of the Securities Act. The Partnership believes that exemptions other than the foregoing exemption may exist for these transactions.

Each subordinated unit issued pursuant to the Contribution Agreement will convert into one common unit at the end of the subordination period (as set forth in the Prospectus). The description of the subordination period contained in the section of the Prospectus entitled “How We Make Distributions to Our Partners—Subordination Period” is incorporated in this Item 3.02 by reference.

 

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

Appointment of Directors

On November 6, 2013, in connection with the day the Partnership’s common units first traded on the New York Stock Exchange, Edward P. Russell and Sidney L. Tassin were appointed to the Board. Mr. Tassin was also appointed to serve as chairman of the Board’s audit committee.

Long-Term Incentive Plan

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

 

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

First Amended and Restated Agreement of Limited Partnership of Arc Logistics Partners LP

On November 12, 2013, in connection with the closing of the Offering, the Partnership amended and restated its Agreement of Limited Partnership (as amended, the “ Partnership Agreement ”). A description of the Partnership Agreement is contained in the sections of the Prospectus entitled “How We Make Distributions to Our Partners” and “The Partnership Agreement” and is incorporated in this Item 5.03 by reference.

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

 

Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.

Exhibits.

 

Exhibit
Number

  

Description

  1.1    Underwriting Agreement, dated as of November 5, 2013, by and among Arc Logistics Partners LP, Arc Logistics GP LLC, Arc Terminals GP LLC, Arc Terminals LP, Arc Terminals Holdings LLC and Citigroup Global Markets Inc. and Barclays Capital Inc., as representatives of the several underwriters named therein.
  3.1    First Amended and Restated Agreement of Limited Partnership of Arc Logistics Partners LP, dated November 12, 2013, by and among Arc Logistics GP LLC, Lightfoot Capital Partners, LP and Lightfoot Capital Partners GP LLC.
10.1    Contribution Agreement, dated October 25, 2013, by and among the Arc Logistics Partners LP, Arc Logistics GP LLC, Lightfoot Capital Partners, LP, Center Terminal Company-Cleveland, Gulf Coast Asphalt Company, L.L.C., Arc Terminals GP LLC, Arc Terminals LP, Arc Terminals Holdings LLC and Arc Terminals Mississippi Holdings LLC (incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 10.1 to the Partnership’s Registration Statement on Form S-1, as amended (File No. 333-191534)).

 

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Exhibit
Number

  

Description

10.2    Second Amended and Restated Revolving Credit Agreement, dated November 12, 2013, by and among Arc Logistics Partners LP, Arc Logistics LLC, Arc Terminals Holdings LLC, as Borrower, the Lenders thereto and SunTrust Bank, as Administrative Agent.
10.3    Arc Logistics GP LLC Long-Term Incentive Plan, effective November 5, 2013.
10.4    Services Agreement, dated November 12, 2013, by and among Arc Logistics Partners LP, Arc Logistics GP LLC and Lightfoot Capital Partners GP LLC.
10.5    Registration Rights Agreement, dated November 12, 2013, by and among Arc Logistics Partners LP and Lightfoot Capital Partners, LP.
10.6    Assignment and Equity Purchase Agreement with GE EFS, dated October 24, 2013, by and among Arc LNG Holdings, LLC, Arc Terminals Mississippi Holdings LLC, Lightfoot Capital Partners, LP and EFS LNG Holdings, LLC (incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 10.7 to the Partnership’s Registration Statement on Form S-1, as amended (File No. 333-191534)).

 

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SIGNATURES

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

 

    ARC LOGISTICS PARTNERS LP
    By:   Arc Logistics GP LLC,
      its general partner
Date: November 12, 2013        
    By:  

/s/ Vincent T. Cubbage

      Name:   Vincent T. Cubbage
      Title:   Chief Executive Officer


INDEX TO EXHIBITS

 

Exhibit
Number

  

Description

  1.1    Underwriting Agreement, dated as of November 5, 2013, by and among Arc Logistics Partners LP, Arc Logistics GP LLC, Arc Terminals GP LLC, Arc Terminals LP, Arc Terminals Holdings LLC and Citigroup Global Markets Inc. and Barclays Capital Inc., as representatives of the several underwriters named therein.
  3.1    First Amended and Restated Agreement of Limited Partnership of Arc Logistics Partners LP, dated November 12, 2013, by and among Arc Logistics GP LLC, Lightfoot Capital Partners, LP and Lightfoot Capital Partners GP LLC.
10.1    Contribution Agreement, dated October 25, 2013, by and among the Arc Logistics Partners LP, Arc Logistics GP LLC, Lightfoot Capital Partners, LP, Center Terminal Company-Cleveland, Gulf Coast Asphalt Company, L.L.C., Arc Terminals GP LLC, Arc Terminals LP, Arc Terminals Holdings LLC and Arc Terminals Mississippi Holdings LLC (incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 10.1 to the Partnership’s Registration Statement on Form S-1, as amended (File No. 333-191534)).
10.2    Second Amended and Restated Revolving Credit Agreement, dated November 12, 2013, by and among Arc Logistics Partners LP, Arc Logistics LLC, Arc Terminals Holdings LLC, as Borrower, the Lenders thereto and SunTrust Bank, as Administrative Agent.
10.3    Arc Logistics GP LLC Long-Term Incentive Plan, effective November 5, 2013.
10.4    Services Agreement, dated November 12, 2013, by and among Arc Logistics Partners LP, Arc Logistics GP LLC and Lightfoot Capital Partners GP LLC.
10.5    Registration Rights Agreement, dated November 12, 2013, by and among Arc Logistics Partners LP and Lightfoot Capital Partners, LP.
10.6    Assignment and Equity Purchase Agreement with GE EFS, dated October 24, 2013, by and among Arc LNG Holdings, LLC, Arc Terminals Mississippi Holdings LLC, Lightfoot Capital Partners, LP and EFS LNG Holdings, LLC (incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 10.7 to the Partnership’s Registration Statement on Form S-1, as amended (File No. 333-191534)).

Exhibit 1.1

Execution Version

Arc Logistics Partners LP

6,000,000 Common Units

Representing Limited Partner Interests

Underwriting Agreement

New York, New York

November 5, 2013

Citigroup Global Markets Inc.

Barclays Capital Inc.

As Representatives of the several Underwriters,

c/o Citigroup Global Markets Inc.

388 Greenwich Street

New York, New York 10013

Ladies and Gentlemen:

Arc Logistics Partners LP, a limited partnership organized under the laws of Delaware (the “ Partnership ”), proposes to sell to the several underwriters named in Schedule I hereto (the “ Underwriters ”), for whom you (the “ Representatives ”) are acting as representatives, 6,000,000 common units (the “ Firm Units ”), each representing a limited partner interest in the Partnership, (“ Common Units ”). The Partnership also proposes to grant to the Underwriters an option to purchase up to 900,000 additional Common Units to cover over-allotments, if any (the “ Option Units ”; the Option Units, together with the Firm Units, being hereinafter called the “ Units ”). Certain terms used herein are defined in Section 21 hereof.

The Partnership was formed by its sole general partner, Arc Logistics GP LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (the “ General Partner ”), and by Lightfoot Capital Partners, LP, a Delaware limited partnership (“ Lightfoot ”), as its organizational limited partner.

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

 

  a) Lightfoot owns a 100% limited liability company interest in Arc Terminals GP LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (“ Arc Terminals GP ”), a 100% limited partner interest in the Partnership (the “ Initial LP Interest ”), and a 64.3% limited partner interest in Arc Terminals LP, a Delaware limited partnership (“ Arc Terminals ”).

 

  b) Lightfoot Capital Partners GP LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (“ LCP GP ”) owns a 100% limited liability company interest in the General Partner, which in turn owns the sole, non-economic general partner interest in the Partnership and will be the record holder of all the incentive distribution rights in the Partnership, as such term is defined in the Partnership Agreement (as defined below) (the “ Incentive Distribution Rights ”).


  c) Center Terminal Company—Cleveland, a Missouri corporation (“ Center Oil ”), owns a 11.2% limited partner interest in Arc Terminals, and Gulf Coast Asphalt Co. L.L.C., an Alabama limited liability company (“ GCAC ”), owns a 22.4% limited partner interest in Arc Terminals represented by 1,500,000 Initial Preferred Units (as defined in the Second Amended and Restated Limited Partnership Agreement of Arc Terminals (as the same may be amended or restated at or prior to the Closing Date or the applicable settlement date, the “ Arc Terminals LP Agreement ”).

 

  d) Arc Terminals GP owns a 2.0% general partner interest in Arc Terminals.

 

  e) Arc Terminals owns a 100% limited liability company interest in Arc Terminals Holdings LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (“ Holdings ”).

 

  f) Holdings owns a 100% limited liability company interest in Arc Terminals New York Holdings, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (“ Arc Terminals New Yo rk”), a 100% limited liability company interest in Arc Terminals Mobile Holdings, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (“ Arc Terminals Mobile ”), a 100% limited liability company interest in Blakeley Logistics, LLC, a Alabama limited liability company (“ Blakeley ”) and a 100% limited liability company interest in Arc Terminals Mississippi Holdings LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (“ Arc Mississippi ”).

 

  g) Arc LNG Holdings, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (“ Arc LNG Holdings ”), owns a 10.32% limited liability company interest in Gulf LNG Holdings Group, LLC (the “ LNG Interest ”), a Delaware limited liability company (“ Gulf LNG ”).

 

  h) LCP LNG Holdings LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (“ LCP LNG ”) owns a 9.68% limited liability company interest in Gulf LNG.

 

  i) The Partnership, the General Partner, Lightfoot, Center Oil, GCAC, Arc Terminals, Arc Terminals GP, Holdings and Arc Mississippi have entered into a contribution agreement (the “ Contribution Agreement ”).

 

  j) Arc LNG Holdings and Arc Mississippi have entered into an Assignment and Equity Purchase Agreement providing for the purchase of the LNG Interest from Arc LNG Holdings by Arc Mississippi (“ Gulf LNG Purchase Agreement ”).

Following the date hereof and immediately prior to or on the Closing Date (as defined herein), the following transactions will occur:

 

  a) The transactions contemplated by the Contribution Agreement will be consummated:

 

  i) The Partnership shall redeem the Initial LP Interest for $1,000.00;

 

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  ii) Lightfoot will convey (i) 100% of the limited liability company interest in Arc Terminals GP and (ii) 64.3% of the limited partner interest in Arc Terminals to the Partnership in exchange for 68,617 Common Units and 5,146,264 Subordinated Units (as defined in the Partnership Agreement), representing a 42.9% limited partner interest in the Partnership (the “ Sponsor Units ”);

 

  iii) Center Oil will convey 11.2% of the limited partner interest in Arc Terminals to the Partnership for 11,685 Common Units and 876,391 Subordinated Units, representing a 7.3% limited partner interest in the Partnership (the “ Center Oil Units ”);

 

  iv) GCAC will convey 22.4% of the limited partner interest in Arc Terminals to the Partnership for 779 Common Units, 58,426 Subordinated Units, representing a 0.5% limited partner interest in the Partnership (the “ GCAC Units ”), and the right to receive approximately $29.6 million of the net proceeds from the public offering of the Firm Units contemplated hereby (the “ Offering ”);

 

  v) Arc Terminals will merge with and into Arc Terminals GP, and Arc Terminals GP will file a certificate of amendment to its certificate of formation and thereby change its name to “Arc Logistics LLC” (such renamed entity, “ Arc Logistics ”);

 

  b) The transactions contemplated in the Gulf LNG Purchase Agreement will be consummated;

 

  c) The Offering will be consummated;

 

  d) The Partnership will use the net proceeds of the Offering as provided in the “Use of Proceeds” section of the Registration Statement (as defined below);

 

  e) The Partnership, the General Partner and LCP GP will enter into a services agreement (the “ Services Agreement ”), pursuant to which (i) LCP GP will provide the Partnership and its direct and indirect subsidiaries with certain general and administrative services and (ii) the Partnership will reimburse Lightfoot for certain costs allocated to the Partnership under the Services Agreement;

 

  f) Holdings, as borrower, will amend and restate its existing credit agreement providing for a $175.0 million senior secured revolving credit facility with SunTrust Bank as administrative agent, the other agents and the lenders party thereto (the “ Credit Agreement ”);

 

  g) The Partnership will amend and restate its agreement of limited partnership (such agreement, together with any amendments and/or restatements thereof on or prior to the Closing Date or the applicable settlement date (as the case may be), the “ Partnership Agreement ”); and

 

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  h) The Partnership and Lightfoot will enter into a registration rights agreement (the “ Registration Rights Agreement ”), pursuant to which the Partnership will provide certain registration and other rights to Lightfoot in connection with the issuance of the Sponsor Units.

The transactions contemplated in paragraphs (a) through (h) above are collectively referred to herein as the “ Transactions .” The term “ Transaction Documents ” shall mean, collectively, the Contribution Agreement, the Services Agreement, the Credit Agreement, the Gulf LNG Purchase Agreement and the Registration Rights Agreement.

Reference herein to: (1) “ Partnership Parties ” means the General Partner, the Partnership, Arc Terminals GP, Arc Terminals and Holdings (upon completion of the Transactions, Partnership Parties shall include Arc Logistics in lieu of Arc Terminals GP and Arc Terminals); (2) “ Partnership Entities ” means the Partnership Parties and the Holdings Subsidiaries; (3) “ Lightfoot Entities ” means the Partnership Entities, LCP GP and Lightfoot; and (4) “ Holdings Subsidiaries ” means Arc Terminals New York, Arc Terminals Mobile, Blakeley and Arc Mississippi.

1. Representations and Warranties . Each of the Partnership Parties, jointly and severally, represents and warrants to, and agrees with, each Underwriter as set forth below in this Section 1.

(a) The Partnership has prepared and filed with the Commission a registration statement (file number 333-191534) on Form S-1, including a related preliminary prospectus, for registration under the Act of the offering and sale of the Units. Such Registration Statement, including any amendments thereto filed prior to the Execution Time, has become effective. The Partnership may have filed one or more amendments thereto, including a related preliminary prospectus, each of which has previously been furnished to you. The Partnership will file with the Commission a final prospectus in accordance with Rule 424(b). As filed, such final prospectus shall contain all information required by the Act and the rules thereunder and, except to the extent the Representatives shall agree in writing to a modification, shall be in all substantive respects in the form furnished to the Representatives prior to the Execution Time or, to the extent not completed at the Execution Time, shall contain only such specific additional information and other changes (beyond that contained in the latest Preliminary Prospectus) as the Partnership has advised the Representatives, prior to the Execution Time, will be included or made therein.

(b) No stop order suspending the effectiveness of the Registration Statement, any post-effective amendment thereto or the Rule 462(b) Registration Statement, if any, has been issued under the Act, and no proceeding for that purpose has been initiated or, to the knowledge of any of the Partnership Parties, threatened by the Commission. No order preventing or suspending the use of any Preliminary Prospectus or any Issuer Free Writing Prospectus has been issued and no proceeding for that purpose has been initiated or, to the knowledge of the Partnership Parties, threatened by the Commission.

 

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(c) On the Effective Date, the Registration Statement did, and when the Prospectus is first filed in accordance with Rule 424(b) and on the Closing Date (as defined herein) and on any date on which Option Units are purchased, if such date is not the Closing Date (a “ settlement date ”), the Prospectus (and any supplement thereto) will, comply in all material respects with the applicable requirements of the Act and the rules thereunder; on the Effective Date and at the Execution Time, the Registration Statement did not and will not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state any material fact required to be stated therein or necessary in order to make the statements therein not misleading; and on the date of any filing pursuant to Rule 424(b) and on the Closing Date and any settlement date, the Prospectus (together with any supplement thereto) will not include any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary in order to make the statements therein, in the light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading; provided , however , that the Partnership makes no representations or warranties as to the information contained in or omitted from the Registration Statement, or the Prospectus (or any supplement thereto) in reliance upon and in conformity with information furnished in writing to the Partnership by or on behalf of any Underwriter through the Representatives specifically for inclusion in the Registration Statement or the Prospectus (or any supplement thereto), it being understood and agreed that the only such information furnished by or on behalf of any Underwriter consists of the information described as such in Section 8(b) hereof.

(d) The most recent Preliminary Prospectus, at the time of filing thereof, complied in all material respects with the requirements of the Act. As of the Execution Time, the Closing Date and each settlement date, (i) the Disclosure Package, the number of Firm Units and the number of Option Units to be included on the cover page of the Prospectus, when taken together as a whole, and (ii) each electronic road show, when taken together as a whole with the Disclosure Package, the number of Firm Units and the number of Option Units to be included on the cover page of the Prospectus, and (iii) any individual Written Testing-the-Waters Communication, when taken together as a whole with the Disclosure Package, the number of Firm Units and the number of Option Units to be included on the cover page of the Prospectus, does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state any material fact necessary in order to make the statements therein, in the light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading; provided, however that the Partnership makes no representation or warranty as to statements in or omissions from the Disclosure Package based upon and in conformity with written information furnished to the Partnership by or on behalf of any Underwriter through the Representatives specifically for use therein, it being understood and agreed that the only such information furnished by or on behalf of any Underwriter consists of the information described as such in Section 8(b) hereof.

(e) (i) At the time of filing the Registration Statement and (ii) as of the Execution Time (with such date being used as the determination date for purposes of this clause (ii)), the Partnership was not and is not an Ineligible Issuer (as defined in Rule 405), without taking account of any determination by the Commission pursuant to Rule 405 that it is not necessary that the Partnership be considered an Ineligible Issuer.

 

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

(g) The Partnership (i) has not alone engaged in any Testing-the-Waters Communication and (ii) has not authorized anyone to engage in Testing-the-Waters Communications.

(h) Each Issuer Free Writing Prospectus does not include any information that conflicts with the information contained in the Registration Statement, the most recent Preliminary Prospectus or Prospectus; provided, however, the Partnership makes no representations or warranties as to statements in or omissions from any Issuer Free Writing Prospectus based upon and in conformity with written information furnished to the Partnership by or on behalf of any Underwriter through the Representatives specifically for use therein, it being understood and agreed that the only such information furnished by or on behalf of any Underwriter consists of the information described as such in Section 8(b) hereof.

(i) Each of the Partnership Entities has been duly formed and is validly existing as a limited partnership or limited liability company, as applicable, in good standing under the laws of the jurisdiction in which it is formed or organized with full power and authority to enter into and perform its obligations under the Transaction Documents to which it is a party, to own or lease, as the case may be, and to operate its properties currently owned or leased or to be owned or leased on the Closing Date and each settlement date, and conduct its business as currently conducted or to be conducted on the Closing Date and each settlement date, in each case in all material respects as described in the Registration Statement, the Disclosure Package and the Prospectus. Each of the Partnership Entities is, or at the Closing Date and each settlement date will be, duly registered or qualified to transact business as a foreign limited partnership or limited liability company, as applicable, and is in good standing under the laws of each jurisdiction which requires, or at the Closing Date and each settlement date will require, such registration or qualification (all of such jurisdictions being listed on Schedule III hereto), except where the failure to be so registered or qualified would not (i)(A) have a material adverse effect on the condition (financial or otherwise), prospects, earnings, business or properties of the Partnership Entities, taken as a whole, whether or not arising from transactions in the ordinary course of business (a “ Material Adverse Effect ”) or (B) reasonably be expected to have a material adverse effect on the performance of this Agreement or the consummation of any of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement and the Operative Agreements (including the Transactions), or (ii) subject the limited partners of the Partnership to any material liability or disability.

 

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(j) To the knowledge of the Partnership Parties, Gulf LNG is validly existing as a limited liability company in good standing under the laws of the State of Delaware with full power and authority to own or lease, as the case may be, and to operate its properties currently owned or leased or to be owned or leased on the Closing Date and each settlement date, and conduct its business as currently conducted or to be conducted on the Closing Date and each settlement date, in each case in all material respects as described in the Registration Statement, the Disclosure Package and the Prospectus.

(k) The General Partner has, and on the Closing Date and each settlement date will have, full limited liability company power and authority to act as the general partner of the Partnership in all material respects as described in the Registration Statement, the Disclosure Package and the Prospectus. Arc Terminals GP has full limited liability company power and authority to act as general partner of Arc Terminals in all material respects as described in the Registration Statement, the Disclosure Package and the Prospectus.

(l) LCP GP owns, and on the Closing Date and each settlement date will own, all of the limited liability company interests in the General Partner; such limited liability company interests have been duly authorized and validly issued in accordance with the limited liability company agreement of the General Partner (as the same may be amended or restated at or prior to the Closing Date or the applicable settlement date, the “ GP LLC Agreement ”), and are fully paid (to the extent required by the GP LLC Agreement) and nonassessable (except as such nonassessability may be affected by Sections 18-303, 18-607 and 18-804 of the Delaware Limited Liability Company Act (the “ Delaware LLC Act ”)); LCP GP owns such limited liability company interests free and clear of all liens, encumbrances, security interests, charges or other claims (collectively, “ Liens ”); and no other interest in the General Partner will be issued or outstanding.

(m) The General Partner is, and on the Closing Date and each settlement date after giving effect to the Transactions will be, the sole general partner of the Partnership and will own a non-economic general partner interest in the Partnership (the “ GP Interest ”); such GP Interest has been, and on the Closing Date and each settlement date will be, duly authorized and validly issued in accordance with the Partnership Agreement; and the General Partner owns, and on the Closing Date and each settlement date will own, such GP Interest free and clear of all Liens.

(n) On the Closing Date and each settlement date, after giving effect to the Transactions, the General Partner will own all of the Incentive Distribution Rights; the Incentive Distribution Rights have been duly authorized, and on the Closing Date and each settlement date will be, validly issued in accordance with the Partnership Agreement and will be fully paid (to the extent required under the Partnership Agreement) and non-assessable (except as such nonassessability may be affected by Sections 17-303, 17-607 and 17-804 of the Delaware Revised Uniform Limited Partnership Act (the “ Delaware LP Act ”)); and, on the Closing Date and each settlement date, the General Partner will own the Incentive Distribution Rights free and clear of all Liens.

(o) On the Closing Date and each settlement date, after giving effect to the Transactions, (i) Lightfoot will own the Sponsor Units, GCAC will own the GCAC Units, and Center Oil will own the Center Oil Units; (ii) the Sponsor Units, GCAC Units and Center Oil Units and the limited partner interests represented by each thereby will be duly

 

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authorized and validly issued in accordance with the Partnership Agreement and will be fully paid (to the extent required under the Partnership Agreement) and nonassessable (except as such nonassessability may be affected by Sections 17-303, 17-607 and 17-804 of the Delaware LP Act); and (iii) Lightfoot will own the Sponsor Units free and clear of all Liens.

(p) On the Closing Date and each settlement date, after giving effect to the Transactions, the Partnership will own 100% of the limited liability company interests in Arc Logistics; such limited liability company interests will have been duly authorized and validly issued in accordance with the limited liability company agreement of Arc Logistics (as the same may be amended or restated at or prior to the Closing Date or the applicable settlement date, the “ Arc Logistics LLC Agreement ”) and will be fully paid (to the extent required by the Arc Logistics LLC Agreement) and nonassessable (except as such nonassessability may be affected by Sections 18-303, 18-607 and 18-804 of the Delaware LLC Act); and the Partnership will own such limited liability company interests free and clear of all Liens except as provided for in the Credit Agreement.

(q) On the Closing Date and each settlement date, after giving effect to the Transactions, Arc Logistics will own, 100% of the limited liability company interests in Holdings; such limited liability company interests have been, and on the Closing Date and each settlement date will be, duly authorized and validly issued in accordance with the limited liability company agreement of Holdings (as the same may be amended or restated at or prior to the Closing Date or the applicable settlement date, the “ Holdings LLC Agreement ”) and are fully paid (to the extent required by the Holdings LLC Agreement) and nonassessable (except as such nonassessability may be affected by Sections 18-303, 18-607 and 18-804 of the Delaware LLC Act); and Arc Logistics will own such limited liability company interests free and clear of all Liens except as provided for in the Credit Agreement.

(r) Holdings owns, and on the Closing Date and each settlement date will own, 100% of the limited liability company interests in each of the Holdings Subsidiaries; such equity interests have been duly authorized and validly issued in accordance with the Organizational Documents (as defined below) of each Subsidiary and are fully paid (to the extent required under such Organizational Documents) and nonassessable (except as such nonassessability may be affected by Sections 18-303, 18-607 and 18-804 of the Delaware LLC Act); and Holdings will own, directly or indirectly, such equity interests free and clear of all Liens except as provided for in the Credit Agreement.

(s) On the Closing Date and each settlement date, after giving effect to the Transactions, Arc Mississippi will own 10.32% of the limited liability company interests in Gulf LNG; to the knowledge of the Partnership Parties, such limited liability company interests have been duly authorized and validly issued in accordance with the limited liability company agreement of Gulf LNG (as the same may be amended or restated at or prior to the Closing Date or the applicable settlement date, the “ Gulf LNG LLC Agreement ”) and are fully paid (to the extent required by the Gulf LNG LLC Agreement) and nonassessable (except as such nonassessability may be affected by Sections 18-303, 18-607 and 18-804 of the Delaware LLC Act); and Arc Mississippi will own such limited liability company interests free and clear of all Liens.

 

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(t) On the Closing Date and each settlement date, the Units and the limited partner interests represented thereby to be purchased by the Underwriters from the Partnership will be duly authorized for issuance and sale to the Underwriters pursuant to the Partnership Agreement and this Agreement and, when issued and delivered by the Partnership pursuant to this Agreement against payment of the consideration set forth herein, will be validly issued and fully paid (to the extent required under the Partnership Agreement) and nonassessable (except as such nonassessability may be affected by Sections 17-303, 17-607 and 17-804 of the Delaware LP Act).

(u) At the Closing Date, after giving effect to the Transactions, the issued and outstanding limited partner interests of the Partnership will consist of 6,081,081 Common Units, 6,081,081 Subordinated Units and the Incentive Distribution Rights; and other than the Sponsor Units, the GCAC Units, the Center Oil Units and the Incentive Distribution Rights, the Units will be the only limited partner interests in the Partnership issued and outstanding at the Closing Date and each settlement date.

(v) Other than the GP Interest and the Incentive Distribution Rights, the General Partner will not, on the Closing Date and each settlement date, own, directly or indirectly, any equity or long-term debt securities of any corporation, partnership, limited liability company, joint venture, association or other entity. Other than as described in Sections 1(p), 1(q), (r) and 1(s) hereof, none of the Partnership, Arc Logistics, Holdings and Arc Mississippi will, on the Closing Date and each settlement date, own, directly or indirectly, any equity or long-term debt securities of any corporation, partnership, limited liability company, joint venture, association or other entity.

(w) The sale and issuance of (i) the Sponsor Units to Lightfoot, (ii) the Incentive Distribution Rights and the GP Interest to the General Partner, (iii) the GCAC Units to GCAC and (iv) the Center Oil Units to Center Oil, are exempt from the registration requirements of the Act and securities laws of any state having jurisdiction with respect thereto, and none of the Partnership Entities has taken or will take any action that would cause the loss of such exemption.

(x) Except as described in the Registration Statement, the Disclosure Package and the Prospectus or as set forth in the Partnership Agreement, there are no (i) preemptive rights or other rights to subscribe for or to purchase, nor any restriction upon the voting or transfer of, any equity securities of any of the Partnership Entities; provided that any such preemptive rights or other rights to purchase any equity securities of any of the Partnership Entities exercisable in connection with the transactions contemplated by this Agreement and the Operative Agreements (including the Transactions) have been waived, or (ii) outstanding options or warrants to purchase any securities of any of the Partnership Entities. None of (i) the filing of the Registration Statement, (ii) the consummation of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement and the Operative Agreements (including the Transactions), or (iii) the offering or sale of the Units as contemplated by this Agreement gives rise to any rights for or relating to the registration of any Common Units or other securities of any of the Partnership Entities except such rights as have been waived or satisfied.

 

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(y) Each of the Partnership Parties has all requisite power and authority to execute and deliver this Agreement and perform its respective obligations hereunder. The Partnership has all requisite power and authority to issue, sell and deliver (i) the Units, in accordance with and upon the terms and conditions set forth in this Agreement, the Partnership Agreement, the Registration Statement, the Disclosure Package and the Prospectus and (ii) the Sponsor Units, the Incentive Distribution Rights, the GCAC Units and the Center Oil Units, in accordance with and upon the terms and conditions set forth in the Partnership Agreement and the Contribution Agreement. On the Closing Date and each settlement date, all partnership and limited liability company action, as the case may be, required to be taken by (i) the Lightfoot Entities or (ii) to the knowledge of the Partnership Parties, GCAC and Center Oil, or any of their respective partners or members, as the case may be, for the authorization, issuance, sale and delivery of the Units, the Incentive Distribution Rights, the Sponsor Units, the GP Interest, the GCAC Units and the Center Oil Units, the execution and delivery of each of the Operative Agreements by each Lightfoot Entity party thereto, GCAC and Center Oil, and the consummation of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement and the Operative Agreements (including the Transactions) shall have been validly taken.

(z) This Agreement has been duly authorized, executed and delivered by each of the Partnership Parties.

(aa) At or before the Closing Date:

i. the Partnership Agreement will have been duly authorized, executed and delivered by the General Partner and Lightfoot, and will be a valid and legally binding agreement of the General Partner and Lightfoot, enforceable against the General Partner and Lightfoot in accordance with its terms;

ii. the GP LLC Agreement will have been duly authorized, executed and delivered by LCP GP and will be a valid and legally binding agreement of LCP GP, enforceable against LCP GP in accordance with its terms;

iii. the Arc Logistics LLC Agreement will have been duly authorized, executed and delivered by the Partnership, and will be a valid and legally binding agreement of the Partnership, enforceable against the Partnership in accordance with its terms;

iv. the Holdings LLC Agreement will have been duly authorized, executed and delivered by Arc Logistics, and will be a valid and legally binding agreement of Arc Logistics, enforceable against Arc Logistics in accordance with its terms;

v. the limited liability company agreements of each Holdings Subsidiary will have been duly authorized, executed and delivered by Holdings, and will be a valid and legally binding agreement of Holdings, enforceable against Holdings in accordance with its terms;

 

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vi. the Contribution Agreement will have been duly authorized, executed and delivered by each Lightfoot Entity party thereto, and to the knowledge of the Partnership Parties, by GCAC and Center Oil, and the Contribution Agreement will be a valid and legally binding agreement of each Lightfoot Entity party thereto, enforceable against each such entity in accordance with its terms;

vii. the Gulf LNG Purchase Agreement will have been duly authorized, executed and delivered by Arc Mississippi, and to the knowledge of the Partnership Parties, by Arc LNG Holdings, and the Gulf LNG Purchase Agreement will be a valid and legally binding agreement of Arc Mississippi and Arc LNG Holdings, enforceable against each such entity in accordance with its terms;

viii. the Registration Rights Agreement will have been duly authorized, executed and delivered by Lightfoot and the Partnership, and the Registration Rights Agreement will be a valid and legally binding agreement of Lightfoot and the Partnership, enforceable against Lightfoot and the Partnership in accordance with its terms;

ix. the Services Agreement will have been duly authorized, executed and delivered by each Lightfoot Entity party thereto, and the Services Agreement will be a valid and legally binding agreement of each Lightfoot Entity party thereto, enforceable against each such Lightfoot Entity in accordance with its terms; and

x. the Credit Agreement will have been duly authorized, executed and delivered by the Partnership, Arc Logistics and Holdings and, assuming due authorization by the other parties thereto, the Credit Agreement will be a valid and legally binding agreement of the Partnership, Arc Logistics and Holdings, enforceable against the Partnership, Arc Logistics and Holdings in accordance with its terms;

provided , that with respect to each agreement described in this Section 1(aa), the enforceability thereof may be limited by bankruptcy, insolvency, fraudulent transfer, reorganization, moratorium and similar laws relating to or affecting creditors’ rights generally and by general principles of equity (regardless of whether such enforceability is considered in a proceeding in equity or at law) (“ Creditors’ Rights ”); provided, further, that the indemnity, contribution and exoneration provisions contained in any of such agreements may be limited by applicable laws and public policy.

 

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(bb) The Contribution Agreement and the Gulf LNG Purchase Agreement will be legally sufficient to transfer or convey to the Partnership Entities satisfactory title to, or valid rights to use or manage all properties not already held by it that are, individually or in the aggregate, required to enable the Partnership Entities to conduct operations in all material respects as contemplated by the Registration Statement, the Disclosure Package and the Prospectus, subject to the conditions, reservations, encumbrances and limitations described therein or contained in the Contribution Agreement and the Gulf LNG Purchase Agreement.

(cc) No permit, consent, approval, authorization, order, registration, filing or qualification (“ Consent ”) of or with any court or governmental agency, authority or body or any arbitrator (a “ Governmental Entity ”) having jurisdiction over any of the Partnership Entities or any of their properties or assets is required in connection with (i) the offering, issuance or sale by the Partnership of the Units as described in the Registration Statement, the Disclosure Package and the Prospectus, (ii) the execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement by the Partnership Parties, (iii) the execution, delivery and performance by the Lightfoot Entities that are parties thereto, and to the knowledge of the Partnership Parties, GCAC, Center Oil and Arc LNG Holdings, of the Operative Agreements or the consummation of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement and the Operative Agreements (including the Transactions) other than (A) registration of the Units under the Act, which has been effected (or, with respect to any registration statement to be filed hereunder pursuant to Rule 462(b) under the Act, will be effected in accordance herewith) and Consents required under the Exchange Act, (B) any necessary qualification under the securities or blue sky laws of the various jurisdictions in which the Units are being offered by the Underwriters, (C) Consents under the rules and regulations of the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority, Inc. (“ FINRA ”), (D) Consents that have been, or prior to the Closing Date will be, obtained and (E) Consents that, if not obtained, would not reasonably be expected to have, individually or in the aggregate, a Material Adverse Effect or a material adverse effect on the performance of this Agreement or the consummation of any of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement and the Operative Agreements (including the Transactions).

(dd) None of the Partnership Entities is (i) in violation of any provision of its partnership agreement, limited liability company agreement, certificate of limited partnership, certificate of formation, conversion or other constituent document, as applicable (collectively, the “ Organizational Documents ”), (ii) in violation of any statute, law, rule, regulation, judgment, order, decree or injunction of any court, regulatory body, administrative agency, governmental body, arbitrator or other authority having jurisdiction over such Partnership Entity or any of its properties, as applicable, or (iii) in breach, default (or an event that, with notice or lapse of time or both, would constitute such a breach or default) or violation in the performance of the terms of any indenture, contract, lease, mortgage, deed of trust, note agreement, loan agreement or other agreement, obligation, condition, covenant or instrument to which it is a party or by which it or any of its properties is bound or subject, which breach, default or violation in the case of clauses (ii) or (iii) would reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect or a material adverse effect on the performance of this Agreement or the consummation of any of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement and the Operative Agreements (including the Transactions).

 

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(ee) The Units, when issued and delivered in accordance with the terms of the Partnership Agreement and this Agreement against payment therefor as provided therein and herein, will conform, and the Sponsor Units, the GCAC Units, the Center Oil Units and the Incentive Distribution Rights when issued and delivered in accordance with the terms of the Partnership Agreement and the Contribution Agreement, will conform, in all material respects, to the descriptions thereof contained in the Registration Statement, the Disclosure Package and the Prospectus. The GP Interest conforms, in all material respects, to the descriptions thereof contained in the Registration Statement, the Disclosure Package and the Prospectus.

(ff) None of the Partnership Entities is now, nor immediately following the sale of the Units to be sold by the Partnership hereunder and the application of the net proceeds from such sale as described in the Disclosure Package and the Prospectus under the caption “Use of Proceeds” will be, an “investment company” or a company “controlled by” an “investment company” within the meaning of the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the “ Investment Company Act ”).

(gg) The historical consolidated financial statements and schedules of each of the Partnership, Arc Terminals, Arc Terminals Mobile and Gulf LNG and their respective consolidated subsidiaries included in the Registration Statement, the Disclosure Package and the Prospectus present fairly in all material respects the financial condition, results of operations and cash flows of the Partnership, Arc Terminals, Arc Terminals Mobile and Gulf LNG and their respective consolidated subsidiaries, as applicable, as of the dates and for the periods indicated, comply as to form with the applicable accounting requirements of the Act, and have been prepared in conformity with generally accepted accounting principles in the United States applied on a consistent basis throughout the periods involved (except as otherwise noted therein). The pro forma condensed combined financial statements of the Partnership included in the Registration Statement, the Disclosure Package and the Prospectus include assumptions that provide a reasonable basis for presenting the significant effects directly attributable to the transactions and events described therein, the related pro forma adjustments give appropriate effect to those assumptions, and the pro forma adjustments reflect the proper application of those adjustments to the historical combined financial statement amounts in the pro forma condensed combined financial statements included in the Registration Statement, the Disclosure Package and the Prospectus. The pro forma condensed combined financial statements of the Partnership included in the Registration Statement, the Disclosure Package and the Prospectus comply as to form in all material respects with the applicable accounting requirements of the Act (including, without limitation, Regulations S-X and G of the Act) and Item 10 under Regulation S-K and the pro forma adjustments have been properly applied to the historical amounts in the compilation of those statements. The summary historical and pro forma financial and operating information set forth in the Registration Statement, the Disclosure Package and the Prospectus under the caption “Summary—Summary Historical and Pro Forma Financial and Operating Data” and the selected historical financial and operating information set forth under the caption “Selected Historical Financial and Operating Data” in the Registration Statement, the Disclosure Package and the Prospectus are accurately presented in all material respects and prepared on a basis consistent with the audited and unaudited historical financial

 

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statements and pro forma financial statements, as applicable, from which they have been derived. All disclosures contained in the Registration Statement, the Disclosure Package, the Prospectus and each Permitted Free Writing Prospectus (as defined herein) regarding “non-GAAP financial measures” (as such term is defined by the rules and regulations of the Commission) comply with Regulation G and Item 10 of Regulation S-K under the Act, to the extent applicable. There are no financial statements (historical or pro forma) that are required to be included in the Registration Statement, the Disclosure Package and the Prospectus that are not so included as required.

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

(ii) Since the date of the latest audited financial statements included in the Registration Statement, the Disclosure Package and the Prospectus, none of the Partnership Entities have sustained any loss or interference from fire, explosion, flood or other calamity, whether or not covered by insurance, or from any labor dispute or court or governmental action, investigation, order or decree, otherwise than as set forth or contemplated in the Registration Statement, the Disclosure Package and the Prospectus and other than as would not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect or prevent or materially interfere with or delay the consummation of the Transactions. Subsequent to the respective dates as of which information is given in the Registration Statement, the Disclosure Package and the Prospectus, in each case excluding any amendments or supplements to the foregoing made after the execution of this Agreement, there has not been (i) any material adverse change, or any development involving, individually or in the aggregate, a prospective material adverse change, in or affecting the condition (financial or otherwise), management, earnings, business or properties of the Partnership Entities taken as a whole, whether or not arising from transactions in the ordinary course of business or (ii) any distribution of any kind declared, paid or made by any Partnership Entity, in each case other than as described in the Registration Statement, the Disclosure Package and the Prospectus.

(jj) Except as described in the Registration Statement, the Disclosure Package and the Prospectus, no action, suit or proceeding by or before any Governmental Entity involving any of the Partnership Entities or their property is pending or, to the knowledge of the Partnership Parties, threatened that (i) would reasonably be expect to have a material adverse effect on the performance of this Agreement or the consummation of any of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement and the Operative Agreements (including the Transactions), (ii) could reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect or (iii) is required to be described in the Disclosure Package or the Prospectus (exclusive of any supplement thereto) but are not described as required.

 

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(kk) Following consummation of the Transactions and on the Closing Date and each settlement date, the Partnership Entities will have good and indefeasible title in fee simple to all real property and good title to all personal property described in the Registration Statement, Disclosure Package and the Prospectus as being owned by them, in each case, free and clear of all Liens, except (i) Liens that arise under or are expressly permitted by the Credit Agreement or (ii) Liens that do not, individually or in the aggregate, materially affect the value of such property and do not materially interfere with the use of such properties as they have been used in the past and are proposed to be used in the future as described in the Registration Statement, the Disclosure Package and the Prospectus by the Partnership Entities. All real and personal property described in the Registration Statement, Disclosure Package and the Prospectus as being held under lease or sublease by any of the Partnership Entities will be held by them under valid, subsisting and enforceable leases or subleases, as the case may be, (i) except as may be limited by bankruptcy, insolvency, fraudulent transfer, reorganization, moratorium and similar laws relating to or affecting creditors’ rights generally and by general principles of equity (regardless of whether such enforceability is considered in a proceeding in equity or at law), and (ii) with such exceptions as are not material and do not interfere with the use made or proposed to be made of such property or as they have been used in the past and are proposed to be used in the future as described in the Registration Statement, the Disclosure Package and the Prospectus; and none of the Partnership Entities has any notice of any claim that has been asserted by any person or entity adverse to the rights of the Partnership Entities under any of the leases or subleases mentioned above or affecting or questioning the rights of the Partnership Entities to the continued possession of the leased or subleased premises under any such lease or sublease except for such claims that, if successfully asserted, would not, individually or in the aggregate, have a Material Adverse Effect.

(ll) There is no franchise, contract or other document of a character required to be described in the Registration Statement, the Disclosure Package or Prospectus, or to be filed as an exhibit to the Registration Statement, which is not described or filed as required; and the statements in the Disclosure Package and the Prospectus under the headings “Risk Factors—Risk Inherent in Our Business—Our ownership in the LNG Facility will represent a minority interest in Gulf LNG Holdings and our rights are limited. A decision could be made at Gulf LNG Holdings without requiring our approval and could have a material adverse effect on cash distributions from our LNG Interest,” “Risk Factors—Risk Inherent in Our Business—The ability of our LNG Interest to generate cash is substantially dependent upon two terminal use agreements, and we will be materially and adversely affected if either customer fails to perform its contract obligations for any reason,” “Risk Factors—Risk Inherent in Our Business—The LNG Facility is no longer in a cryogenic state, but remains fully operational to receive, unload and regasify LNG vessels on behalf of its customers. However, because the LNG Facility is no longer in a cryogenic state, the process and timing to receive and unload an LNG vessel could trigger certain provisions in the terminal use agreements, which could adversely affect the profitability of our LNG Interest,” “Cash Distribution Policy and Restrictions on Distributions,” “How We Make Distributions to Our Partners,” “Business—Assets and Operations—LNG Facility,” “Business—Contracts,” “Business—Environmental and Occupational Safety and Health Regulations,” “Certain

 

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Relationships and Related Transactions,” “Conflicts of Interest and Fiduciary Duties,” “Description of the Common Units,” “The Partnership Agreement,” “Material U.S. Federal Income Tax Consequences,” and “Investment in Arc Logistics Partners LP by Employee Benefit Plans” insofar as such statements summarize statutes, rules, regulations, legal matters, agreements, documents or proceedings discussed therein, or provisions of the Operative Agreements, are accurate in all material respects.

(mm) At the Closing Date and each settlement date, after giving effect to the Transactions, each of the Partnership Entities will have such consents, easements, rights-of-way, permits or licenses from each person (collectively, “ rights-of-way ”) as are necessary to conduct its respective business in the manner described, and subject to the limitations contained, in the Registration Statement, the Disclosure Package and the Prospectus, if any, except for (i) qualifications, reservations and encumbrances that could not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect and (ii) such rights-of-way that, if not obtained, could not reasonably be expected to have, individually or in the aggregate, a Material Adverse Effect.

(nn) None of (i) the offering, issuance or sale by the Partnership of the Units, (ii) the execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement and each of the Operative Agreements by the Partnership Entities that are parties hereto or thereto, as the case may be, (iii) the consummation of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement and the Operative Agreements (including the Transactions) or (iv) the application of the proceeds as described under the caption “Use of Proceeds” in the Disclosure Package and the Prospectus, (A) conflicts or will conflict with, or constitutes or will constitute a violation of the Organizational Documents of any of the Lightfoot Entities or Gulf LNG, (B) conflicts or will conflict with, or constitutes or will constitute a breach or violation of, or a default under (or an event that, with notice or lapse of time or both would constitute such a default), the terms of any indenture, contract, lease, mortgage, deed of trust, note agreement, loan agreement or other agreement, obligation, condition, covenant or instrument to which any Lightfoot Entity, or to the knowledge of the Partnership Parties, Arc LNG Holdings or Gulf LNG, is a party or bound or to which any of its properties is subject, (C) violates or will violate any statute, law, rule, regulation, judgment, order, decree or injunction of any court, regulatory body, administrative agency, governmental body, arbitrator or other authority having jurisdiction over any Lightfoot Entity, or to the knowledge of the Partnership Parties, Arc LNG Holdings or Gulf LNG, or any of its properties in a proceeding to which such Lightfoot Entity, Arc LNG Holdings or Gulf LNG or its property is a party or (D) results or will result in the creation or imposition of any Lien upon any property or assets of any of the Partnership Entities (other than Liens pursuant to the Credit Agreement) which conflicts, breaches, violations, defaults or Liens, in the case of clauses (B), (C) or (D), would reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect or a material adverse effect on the performance of this Agreement or the consummation of any of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement and the Operative Agreements (including the Transactions).

 

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(oo) PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP (“ PWC ”), who has certified certain financial statements of the Partnership and Arc Terminals and their respective consolidated subsidiaries and delivered its report with respect to the audited consolidated financial statements and schedules included in the Registration Statement, the Disclosure Package and the Prospectus, is an independent registered public accounting firm with respect to each the Partnership and Arc Terminals within the meaning of the Act and the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board.

(pp) Each of the Partnership Entities has filed all foreign, federal, state and local tax returns that are required to be filed or has requested extensions thereof, except in any case in which the failure to so file would not, individually or in the aggregate, reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect, which returns are complete and correct in all material respects, and has paid all taxes shown to be due pursuant to such returns, except for any such tax that is currently being contested in good faith and for which adequate reserves have been established by the Partnership Entities and except for such taxes the nonpayment of which would not, individually or in the aggregate, reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.

(qq) No labor problem or dispute with the employees of any of the Lightfoot Entities who are engaged in the operation of the Partnership Entities exists, or to the knowledge of the Partnership Parties, is threatened or imminent, and the Partnership Parties are not aware of any existing or imminent labor disturbance by the employees of any of the Partnership Entities’ principal customers, that could reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect, except as set forth in or contemplated in the Disclosure Package and the Prospectus (exclusive of any supplement thereto).

(rr) On the Closing Date and each settlement date, and after giving effect to the Transactions, the Partnership Entities will be insured by insurers of recognized financial responsibility against such losses and risks and in such amounts as are customary in the businesses in which they are engaged; all policies of insurance and fidelity or surety bonds insuring the Partnership Entities or their respective businesses, assets, employees, officers and directors will be in full force and effect; the Partnership Entities (and any affiliate thereof that is a party to such policy) will be in compliance with the terms of such policies and instruments in all material respects.

(ss) On the Closing Date and each settlement date, after giving effect to the Transactions, no Partnership Entity will be prohibited, directly or indirectly, from making any distribution with respect to its equity interests, from repaying any loans or advances to any other Partnership Entity or from transferring any of its property or assets to the Partnership or any other Partnership Entity, except as described in or contemplated by the Registration Statement, the Disclosure Package and the Prospectus (exclusive of any supplement thereto).

(tt) Each of the Partnership Entities (i) is in compliance with any and all applicable foreign, federal, state and local laws and regulations relating to the protection of human health and safety, the environment or hazardous or toxic substances or wastes, pollutants or contaminants (“ Environmental Laws ”), (ii) has received and are in compliance with all permits, licenses or other approvals required of them under applicable Environmental Laws to conduct their respective businesses and (iii) has not received notice of any actual or potential liability under any environmental law, except

 

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where such non-compliance with Environmental Laws, failure to receive required permits, licenses or other approvals, or liability could not, individually or in the aggregate, have a Material Adverse Effect, except as set forth in or contemplated in the Disclosure Package and the Prospectus (exclusive of any supplement thereto). Except as set forth in the Disclosure Package and the Prospectus or as could otherwise not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect, none of the Partnership Entities has been named as a “potentially responsible party” under the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act of 1980, as amended.

(uu) In the ordinary course of its business, each Partnership Entity periodically reviews the effect of Environmental Laws on the business, operations and properties of the Partnership Entities, in the course of which it identifies and evaluates associated costs and liabilities (including, without limitation, any capital or operating expenditures required for clean-up, closure of properties or compliance with Environmental Laws, or any permit, license or approval, any related constraints on operating activities and any potential liabilities to third parties). On the basis of such review, each Partnership Entity has concluded that such associated costs and liabilities would not, singly or in the aggregate, reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect, except as set forth in or contemplated in the Disclosure Package and the Prospectus (exclusive of any supplement thereto).

(vv) Each Partnership Entity maintains a system of internal accounting controls sufficient to provide reasonable assurance that (i) transactions are executed in accordance with management’s general or specific authorizations; (ii) transactions are recorded as necessary to permit preparation of financial statements in conformity with generally accepted accounting principles in the United States and to maintain asset accountability; (iii) access to assets is permitted only in accordance with management’s general or specific authorization; and (iv) the recorded accountability for assets is compared with the existing assets at reasonable intervals and appropriate action is taken with respect to any differences. Each of the Partnership Entity’s internal accounting controls are effective and none of the Partnership Parties are aware of any material weakness in their internal accounting controls.

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

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

 

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(yy) None of the Partnership Entities has taken, directly or indirectly, any action designed to or that would constitute or that might reasonably be expected to cause or result in, under the Exchange Act or otherwise, stabilization or manipulation of the price of any security of the Partnership to facilitate the sale or resale of the Units.

(zz) Except as could not, individually or in the aggregate, have or be reasonably expected to have a Material Adverse Effect, none of the following events has occurred, exists or is reasonably likely to occur or exist: (i) a failure to fulfill the obligations, if any, under the minimum funding standards of Section 302 or 303 of the United States Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as amended, and the regulations and published interpretations thereunder (“ ERISA ”) with respect to a Plan, determined without regard to any waiver of such obligations or extension of any amortization period; (ii) an audit or investigation by the Internal Revenue Service, the U.S. Department of Labor, the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation or any other federal or state governmental agency or any foreign regulatory agency with respect to (A) the employment or compensation of employees by any of the Partnership Entities or (B) the provision of services to the Partnership Entities by individuals not employed by a Partnership Entity or compensation of such individuals for such services; or (iii) any breach of any contractual obligation, or any violation of law or applicable qualification standards, with respect to (A) the employment or compensation of employees by the Partnership Entities or (B) the provision of services to any of the Partnership Entities by individuals not employed by a Partnership Entity or compensation of such individuals for such services. Except as could not, individually or in the aggregate, have or be reasonably expected to have a Material Adverse Effect, none of the following events has occurred or is reasonably likely to occur: (I) an increase in the aggregate amount of contributions required to be made to all Plans in the current fiscal year of the Partnership Entities compared to the amount of such contributions made in the most recently completed fiscal year of the Partnership Entities; (II) an increase in the “accumulated post-retirement benefit obligations” (within the meaning of Statement of Financial Accounting Standards 106), other than in accordance with Section 4980B of the Code, of the Partnership Entities compared to the amount of such obligations in the most recently completed fiscal year of the Partnership Entities; (III) any event or condition giving rise to a liability under Title IV of ERISA; or (IV) the filing of a claim by one or more (A) employees or former employees of any of the Partnership Entities related to their employment or (B) service providers or former service providers to any of the Partnership Entities related to such service where such service providers are individuals. For purposes of this paragraph, the term “Plan” means a plan (within the meaning of Section 3(3) of ERISA) subject to Title IV of ERISA with respect to which any of the Partnership Entities has or could reasonably be expected to have any liability (whether actual, contingent or otherwise).

(aaa) At the Effective Date, the Partnership Entities and, to the knowledge of the Partnership Entities, the officers and directors of the General Partner, in their capacities as such, were, and on the Closing Date, will be, in compliance in all material respects with the applicable provisions of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 and the applicable rules and regulations of the Commission and the New York Stock Exchange (the “ NYSE ”) promulgated thereunder.

 

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(bbb) None of the Partnership Entities nor, to the knowledge of the Partnership Parties, any director, officer, agent, employee or affiliate of any of the Partnership Entities is aware of or has taken any action, directly or indirectly, that would result in a violation by such persons of the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act of 1977, as amended, and the rules and regulations thereunder (the “ FCPA ”), including, without limitation, making use of the mails or any means or instrumentality of interstate commerce corruptly in furtherance of an offer, payment, promise to pay or authorization of the payment of any money, or other property, gift, promise to give, or authorization of the giving of anything of value to any “foreign official” (as such term is defined in the FCPA) or any foreign political party or official thereof or any candidate for foreign political office, in contravention of the FCPA; and the Partnership Entities and, to the knowledge of the Partnership Parties, its affiliates have conducted their businesses in compliance with the FCPA and have instituted and maintain policies and procedures designed to ensure, and which are reasonably expected to continue to ensure, continued compliance therewith.

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

(ddd) None of the Partnership Entities nor, to the knowledge of the Partnership Parties, any director, officer, agent, employee, affiliate or representative or other person acting on behalf of any Partnership Entity is an individual or entity (“ Person ”) currently the subject or target of any sanctions (“ Sanctions ”) administered or enforced by the U.S. Office of Foreign Assets Control of the U.S. Department of the Treasury (“ OFAC ”); and no Partnership Entity will directly or indirectly use the proceeds of the sale of the Units hereunder, or lend, contribute or otherwise make available such proceeds to any subsidiary, joint venture partner or other Person (i) to fund any activities of or business with any Person, or in any country or territory, that, at the time of such funding, is the subject of Sanctions or (ii) in any other manner that will result in a violation by any Person (including any Person participating in the transaction, whether as underwriter, advisor, investor or otherwise) of Sanctions.

(eee) Except as described in the Registration Statement, the Disclosure Package and the Prospectus, no Lightfoot Entity (i) has any material lending or other relationship with any bank or lending affiliate of any of the Underwriters and (ii) intends to use any of the proceeds from the sale of the Units hereunder to repay any outstanding debt owed to any affiliate of the Underwriters.

 

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(fff) Any statistical and market-related data included in the Registration Statement, the Disclosure Package or the Prospectus are based on or derived from sources that the Partnership Parties believe to be reliable and accurate and, to the extent required, the Partnership Entities have obtained the written consent to the use of such data from such sources.

(ggg) The Units have been approved for listing on the NYSE, subject only to official notice of issuance.

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

(iii) At the Closing Date, after giving effect to the Transactions, the subsidiaries listed on Schedule VI attached hereto will be the only significant subsidiaries of the Partnership as defined by Rule 1-02 of Regulation S-X.

Any certificate signed by any officer of any of the Partnership Parties and delivered to the Representatives or counsel for the Underwriters in connection with the offering of the Units shall be deemed a representation and warranty by each of the Partnership Parties, as to matters covered thereby, to each Underwriter.

2. Purchase and Sale . (a) Subject to the terms and conditions and in reliance upon the representations and warranties herein set forth, the Partnership agrees to sell to each Underwriter, and each Underwriter agrees, severally and not jointly, to purchase from the Partnership, at a purchase price of $17.86 per Common Unit, the amount of the Firm Units set forth opposite such Underwriter’s name in Schedule I hereto.

(b) Subject to the terms and conditions and in reliance upon the representations and warranties herein set forth, the Partnership hereby grants an option to the several Underwriters to purchase, severally and not jointly, up to 900,000 Option Units at the same purchase price per Common Unit as the Underwriters shall pay for the Firm Units, less an amount per Common Unit equal to any distributions declared by the Partnership and payable on the Firm Units but not payable on the Option Units. Said option may be exercised only to cover over-allotments in the sale of the Firm Units by the Underwriters. Said option may be exercised in whole or in part at any time on or before the 30th day after the date of the Prospectus upon written notice by the Representatives to the Partnership setting forth the number of Option Units as to which the several Underwriters are exercising the option and the settlement date. The number of Option Units to be purchased by each Underwriter shall be the same percentage of the total number of Option Units to be purchased by the several Underwriters as such Underwriter is purchasing of the Firm Units, subject to such adjustments as the Representatives in their absolute discretion shall make to eliminate any fractional units.

 

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3. Delivery and Payment . Delivery of and payment for the Firm Units and the Option Units (if the option provided for in Section 2(b) hereof shall have been exercised on or before the third Business Day immediately preceding the Closing Date) shall be made at 10:00 AM, New York City time, on November 12, 2013, or at such time on such later date not more than three Business Days after the foregoing date as the Representatives shall designate, which date and time may be postponed by agreement between the Representatives and the Partnership or as provided in Section 9 hereof (such date and time of delivery and payment for the Units being herein called the “ Closing Date ”). Delivery of the Units shall be made to the Representatives for the respective accounts of the several Underwriters against payment by the several Underwriters through the Representatives of the purchase price thereof to or upon the order of the Partnership by wire transfer payable in same-day funds to an account specified by the Partnership. Delivery of the Firm Units and the Option Units shall be made through the facilities of The Depository Trust Company unless the Representatives shall otherwise instruct.

If the option provided for in Section 2(b) hereof is exercised after the third Business Day immediately preceding the Closing Date, the Partnership will deliver the Option Units (at the expense of the Partnership) to the Representatives, at 388 Greenwich Street, New York, New York, on the date specified by the Representatives (which shall be within three Business Days after exercise of said option) for the respective accounts of the several Underwriters, against payment by the several Underwriters through the Representatives of the purchase price thereof to or upon the order of the Partnership by wire transfer payable in same-day funds to an account specified by the Partnership. If settlement for the Option Units occurs after the Closing Date, the Partnership will deliver to the Representatives on the settlement date for the Option Units, and the obligation of the Underwriters to purchase the Option Units shall be conditioned upon receipt of, supplemental opinions, certificates and letters confirming as of such date the opinions, certificates and letters delivered on the Closing Date pursuant to Section 6 hereof.

4. Offering by Underwriters . It is understood that the several Underwriters propose to offer the Units for sale to the public as set forth in the Prospectus.

5. Agreements . The Partnership Parties agree with the several Underwriters that:

(a) Prior to the termination of the offering of the Units, the Partnership will not file any amendment of the Registration Statement or supplement to the Prospectus or any Rule 462(b) Registration Statement unless the Partnership has furnished the Representatives a copy for their review prior to filing and will not file any such proposed amendment or supplement to which the Representatives reasonably object. The Partnership will cause the Prospectus, properly completed, and any supplement thereto to be filed in a form approved by the Representatives with the Commission pursuant to the applicable paragraph of Rule 424(b) within the time period prescribed and will provide evidence satisfactory to the Representatives of such timely filing. The Partnership will promptly advise the Representatives (i) when the Prospectus, and any supplement thereto,

 

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shall have been filed (if required) with the Commission pursuant to Rule 424(b) or when any Rule 462(b) Registration Statement shall have been filed with the Commission, (ii) when, prior to termination of the offering of the Units, any amendment to the Registration Statement shall have been filed or become effective, (iii) of any request by the Commission or its staff for any amendment of the Registration Statement, or any Rule 462(b) Registration Statement, or for any supplement to the Prospectus or for any additional information, (iv) of the issuance by the Commission of any stop order suspending the effectiveness of the Registration Statement or of any notice objecting to its use or the institution or threatening of any proceeding for that purpose and (v) of the receipt by the Partnership of any notification with respect to the suspension of the qualification of the Units for sale in any jurisdiction or the institution or threatening of any proceeding for such purpose. The Partnership will use its reasonable efforts to prevent the issuance of any such stop order or the occurrence of any such suspension or objection to the use of the Registration Statement and, upon such issuance, occurrence or notice of objection, to obtain as soon as reasonably possible the withdrawal of such stop order or relief from such occurrence or objection, including, if necessary, by filing an amendment to the Registration Statement or a new registration statement and using its best efforts to have such amendment or new registration statement declared effective as soon as practicable.

(b) If, at any time prior to the filing of the Prospectus pursuant to Rule 424(b), any event occurs as a result of which the Disclosure Package would include any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state any material fact necessary to make the statements therein in the light of the circumstances under which they were made not misleading, the Partnership will (i) notify promptly the Representatives so that any use of the Disclosure Package may cease until it is amended or supplemented; (ii) amend or supplement the Disclosure Package to correct such statement or omission; and (iii) supply any amendment or supplement to the Representatives in such quantities as they may reasonably request.

(c) If, at any time when a prospectus relating to the Units is required to be delivered under the Act (including in circumstances where such requirement may be satisfied pursuant to Rule 172), any event occurs as a result of which the Prospectus as then supplemented would include any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state any material fact necessary to make the statements therein in the light of the circumstances under which they were made not misleading, or if it shall be necessary to amend the Registration Statement or supplement the Prospectus to comply with the Act or the rules thereunder, the Partnership promptly will (i) notify the Representatives of any such event; (ii) prepare and file with the Commission, subject to the second sentence of paragraph (a) of this Section 5, an amendment or supplement which will correct such statement or omission or effect such compliance; and (iii) supply any supplemented Prospectus to the Representatives in such quantities as they may reasonably request.

(d) As soon as practicable, the Partnership will make generally available to its security holders and to the Representatives an earnings statement or statements of the Partnership and its subsidiaries which will satisfy the provisions of Section 11(a) of the Act and Rule 158.

 

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(e) The Partnership will furnish (or otherwise make available) to the Representatives and counsel for the Underwriters, upon request and without charge, signed copies of the Registration Statement (including exhibits thereto) and to each other Underwriter a copy of the Registration Statement (without exhibits thereto) and, so long as delivery of a prospectus by an Underwriter or dealer may be required by the Act (including in circumstances where such requirement may be satisfied pursuant to Rule 172), as many copies of the most recent Preliminary Prospectus, the Prospectus and each Issuer Free Writing Prospectus and any supplement thereto as the Representatives may reasonably request. The Partnership will pay the expenses of printing or other production of all documents relating to the offering.

(f) The Partnership will arrange, if necessary, for the qualification of the Units for sale under the laws of such jurisdictions as the Representatives may designate and will maintain such qualifications in effect so long as required for the distribution of the Units; provided that in no event shall the Partnership be obligated to qualify to do business in any jurisdiction where it is not now so qualified or to take any action that would subject it to service of process in suits, other than those arising out of the offering or sale of the Units, or to subject itself to taxation in respect of doing business in any jurisdiction where it is not now so subject.

(g) No Partnership Party will, without the prior written consent of Citigroup Global Markets Inc. and Barclays Capital Inc., offer, sell, contract to sell, pledge, or otherwise dispose of, (or enter into any transaction which is designed to, or might reasonably be expected to, result in the disposition (whether by actual disposition or effective economic disposition due to cash settlement or otherwise) by any Partnership Entity or any director or officer of the General Partner) directly or indirectly, including the filing (or participation in the filing) of a registration statement with the Commission in respect of, or establish or increase a put equivalent position or liquidate or decrease a call equivalent position within the meaning of Section 16 of the Exchange Act, with respect to any Common Units or any securities convertible into, or exercisable, or exchangeable for, Common Units; or publicly announce an intention to effect any such transaction, for a period of 180 days after the date of the Underwriting Agreement, provided , however , that the Partnership may without the prior written consent of Citigroup Global Markets Inc. or Barclays Capital Inc. (A) effect the registration of the offer and sale of, and offer and sell, the Units as contemplated by this Agreement; (B) issue and sell Common Units pursuant to the Partnership’s long-term incentive plan described in the Registration Statements, the Disclosure Package and the Prospectus and file a registration statement on Form S-8 relating to such plan; (C) issue Common Units and other securities pursuant to the Transactions as described in the Registration Statement, the Disclosure Package and the Prospectus; or (D) securities equal to up to 5% of the Partnership’s outstanding Common Units and Subordinated Units issued by the Partnership in connection with the acquisition by the Partnership or any of its subsidiaries of the securities, business, property or other assets of another person or entity or pursuant to any plan assumed by the Partnership in connection with such acquisition; provided, however, that securities issued by the Partnership pursuant to clause (D) shall be subject to the restrictions set forth in this Section 5(g).

 

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(h) The Partnership Entities will not take, directly or indirectly, any action designed to or that would constitute or that might reasonably be expected to cause or result in, under the Exchange Act or otherwise, stabilization or manipulation of the price of any security of the Partnership to facilitate the sale or resale of the Units.

(i) The Partnership agrees to pay the costs and expenses relating to the following matters: (i) the preparation, printing or reproduction and filing with the Commission of the Registration Statement (including financial statements and exhibits thereto), each Preliminary Prospectus, the Prospectus and each Issuer Free Writing Prospectus, and each amendment or supplement to any of them; (ii) the printing (or reproduction) and delivery (including postage, air freight charges and charges for counting and packaging) of such copies of the Registration Statement, each Preliminary Prospectus, the Prospectus and each Issuer Free Writing Prospectus, and all amendments or supplements to any of them, as may, in each case, be reasonably requested for use in connection with the offering and sale of the Units; (iii) the preparation, printing, authentication, issuance and delivery of certificates for the Units, including any stamp or transfer taxes in connection with the original issuance and sale of the Units; (iv) the printing (or reproduction) and delivery of this Agreement, any blue sky memorandum and all other agreements or documents printed (or reproduced) and delivered in connection with the offering of the Units; (v) the registration of the Units under the Exchange Act and the listing of the Units on the NYSE; (vi) any registration or qualification of the Units for offer and sale under the securities or blue sky laws of the several states (including filing fees and the reasonable fees and expenses of counsel for the Underwriters relating to such registration and qualification); (vii) any filings required to be made with FINRA (including filing fees and up to $20,000 of legal fees of counsel for the Underwriters relating to such filings); (viii) the transportation and other expenses incurred by or on behalf of Partnership representatives in connection with presentations to prospective purchasers of the Units (except that 50% of the cost of any aircraft chartered in connection with the roadshow will be paid by the Underwriters); (ix) the fees and expenses of the Partnership Entities’ accountants and the fees and expenses of counsel (including local and special counsel) for the Partnership; and (x) all other costs and expenses incident to the performance by the Partnership Parties of its obligations hereunder. Except as provided in this Section 5(i), Section 7 and Section 8, the Underwriters shall pay their own expenses, including the fees and disbursements of their counsel, transfer taxes on any resale of the Units by any Underwriter, any advertising expenses connected with any offers they may make and the transportation and other expenses incurred by the Underwriters on their own behalf in connection with presentations to prospective purchasers of the Units.

(j) The Partnership agrees that, unless it has or shall have obtained the prior written consent of the Representatives, and each Underwriter, severally and not jointly, agrees with the Partnership that, unless it has or shall have obtained, as the case may be, the prior written consent of the Partnership, it has not made and will not make any offer relating to the Units that would constitute an Issuer Free Writing Prospectus or that would otherwise constitute a “free writing prospectus” (as defined in Rule 405) required to be filed by the Partnership with the Commission or retained by the Partnership under Rule 433; provided that the prior written consent of the parties hereto shall be deemed to have

 

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been given in respect of the Issuer Free Writing Prospectuses included in Schedule II hereto and any electronic road show. Any such free writing prospectus consented to by the Representatives or the Partnership is hereinafter referred to as a “ Permitted Free Writing Prospectus .” The Partnership agrees that (x) it has treated and will treat, as the case may be, each Permitted Free Writing Prospectus as an Issuer Free Writing Prospectus and (y) it has complied and will comply, as the case may be, with the requirements of Rules 164 and 433 applicable to any Permitted Free Writing Prospectus, including in respect of timely filing with the Commission, legending and record keeping.

(k) The Partnership will notify promptly the Representatives if the Partnership ceases to be an Emerging Growth Company at any time prior to the later of (a) completion of the distribution of the Units within the meaning of the Act and (b) completion of the 180-day restricted period referred to in Section 5(g) hereof.

(l) If at any time following the distribution of any Written Testing-the-Waters Communication, any event occurs as a result of which such Written Testing-the-Waters Communication would include any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state any material fact necessary to make the statements therein in the light of the circumstances under which they were made not misleading, the Partnership will (i) notify promptly the Representatives so that use of the Written Testing-the-Waters Communication may cease until it is amended or supplemented; (ii) amend or supplement the Written Testing-the-Waters Communication to correct such statement or omission; and (iii) supply any amendment or supplement to the Representatives in such quantities as may be reasonably requested.

6. Conditions to the Obligations of the Underwriters . The obligations of the Underwriters to purchase the Firm Units and the Option Units, as the case may be, shall be subject to the accuracy of the representations and warranties on the part of the Partnership Parties contained herein as of the Execution Time, the Closing Date and any settlement date pursuant to Section 3 hereof, to the accuracy of the statements of the Partnership Parties made in any certificates pursuant to the provisions hereof, to the performance by the Partnership Parties of their obligations hereunder and to the following additional conditions:

(a) The Prospectus, and any supplement thereto, have been filed in the manner and within the time period required by Rule 424(b); any material required to be filed by the Partnership pursuant to Rule 433(d) under the Act shall have been filed with the Commission within the applicable time periods prescribed for such filings by Rule 433; and no stop order suspending the effectiveness of the Registration Statement or any notice objecting to its use shall have been issued and no proceedings for that purpose shall have been instituted or threatened.

(b) The Partnership shall have requested and caused Vinson & Elkins L.L.P., counsel for the Partnership, to have furnished to the Representatives their opinion, dated the Closing Date or any settlement date pursuant to Section 3 hereof, and addressed to the Representatives, in substantially the form set forth in Exhibit B hereto.

 

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(c) The Representatives shall have received from Andrews Kurth LLP, counsel for the Underwriters, such opinion or opinions, dated the Closing Date or any settlement date pursuant to Section 3 hereof, and addressed to the Representatives, with respect to the issuance and sale of the Units, the Registration Statement, the Disclosure Package, the Prospectus (together with any supplement thereto) and other related matters as the Representatives may reasonably require, and the Partnership shall have furnished to such counsel such documents as they reasonably request for the purpose of enabling them to pass upon such matters.

(d) Each Partnership Party shall have furnished to the Representatives a certificate of the Chief Executive Officer or the President and the principal financial or accounting officer of such Partnership Party, dated the Closing Date and any settlement date pursuant to Section 3 hereof, to the effect that the signers of such certificate have carefully examined the Registration Statement, the Disclosure Package, the Prospectus and any amendment or supplement thereto, as well as each electronic road show used in connection with the offering of the Units, and this Agreement and that:

a) the representations and warranties of such Partnership Party in this Agreement are true and correct on and as of the Closing Date and any settlement date pursuant to Section 3 hereof, with the same effect as if made on the Closing Date and any settlement date pursuant to Section 3 hereof, and such Partnership Party has complied with all the agreements and satisfied all the conditions on its part to be performed or satisfied at or prior to the Closing Date or such settlement date, as applicable;

b) no stop order suspending the effectiveness of the Registration Statement or any notice objecting to its use has been issued and no proceedings for that purpose have been instituted or, to such Partnership Party’s knowledge, threatened; and

c) since the date of the most recent financial statements included in the Disclosure Package and the Prospectus (exclusive of any supplement thereto), there has been no Material Adverse Effect, except as set forth in or contemplated in the Disclosure Package and the Prospectus (exclusive of any supplement thereto).

(e) The Representatives shall have received from:

i. PWC (A) an initial customary comfort letter dated the date of this Agreement and addressed to the Underwriters through the Representatives (with executed copies for each of the Representatives), containing statements and information, as of a date not more than three Business Days prior to the date of this Agreement, of the type ordinarily included in accountants’ “comfort letters” to underwriters with respect to the financial statements and certain financial information of the Partnership and Arc Terminals contained in the Registration Statement, the Disclosure Package, the Prospectus, any Permitted Free Writing Prospectus and the Prospectus, and any amendments or supplements thereto, and

 

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(B) customary comfort letters dated the Closing Date or any settlement date, to the effect that such firm reaffirms the statements made in the letter furnished on the date of this Agreement, except that the specified date referred to shall be a date not more than three Business Days prior to the Closing Date or such settlement date. References to the Prospectus in this paragraph 6(e)i include any supplement thereto at the date of the respective letter.

ii. (A) PWC, in form and substance satisfactory to the Representatives, dated the date of this Agreement and addressed to the Underwriters through the Representatives (with executed copies for each of the Representatives), stating conclusions and findings of such firm with respect to the financial statements and certain financial information of ARC Terminals Mobile Holdings, LLC contained in the Registration Statement, the Disclosure Package, the Prospectus, any Permitted Free Writing Prospectus and the Prospectus, and any amendments or supplements thereto, (B) PWC, in form and substance satisfactory to the Representatives, dated the date of this Agreement and addressed to the Underwriters through the Representatives (with executed copies for each of the Representatives), stating conclusions and findings of such firm with respect to the financial statements and certain financial information of Gulf LNG Holdings Group, LLC, as of December 31, 2012 and for the year ended December 31, 2012, contained in the Registration Statement, the Disclosure Package, the Prospectus, any Permitted Free Writing Prospectus and the Prospectus, and any amendments or supplements thereto, (C) Ernst & Young LLP, in form and substance satisfactory to the Representatives, dated the date of this Agreement and addressed to the Underwriters through the Representatives (with executed copies for each of the Representatives), stating conclusions and findings of such firm with respect to the financial statements and certain financial information of Gulf LNG Holdings Group, LLC, as of December 31, 2011 and for the year ended December 31, 2011, contained in the Registration Statement, the Disclosure Package, the Prospectus, any Permitted Free Writing Prospectus and the Prospectus, and any amendments or supplements thereto (each letter referenced in paragraphs 6(e)ii(A), (B) and (C), a “ 3-05 Letter ”), and (D) PWC and Ernst & Young LLP, customary comfort letters dated the Closing Date or any settlement date, to the effect that such firm reaffirms the statements made in its respective 3-05 Letter furnished on the date of this Agreement, except that the specified date referred to shall be a date not more than three Business Days prior to the Closing Date or such settlement date. References to the Prospectus in this paragraph 6(e)ii include any supplement thereto at the date of the respective letter.

(f) Subsequent to the Execution Time or, if earlier, the dates as of which information is given in the Registration Statement (exclusive of any amendment thereof) and the Prospectus (exclusive of any amendment or supplement thereto), there shall not have been (i) any change or decrease specified in the letter or letters referred to in paragraph (e)i of this Section 6 or (ii) any change, or any development involving a prospective change, in or affecting the condition (financial or otherwise), earnings, business or properties of the Partnership Entities taken as a whole, whether or not arising from transactions in the ordinary course of business, except as set forth in or

 

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contemplated in the Disclosure Package and the Prospectus (exclusive of any supplement thereto) the effect of which, in any case referred to in clause (i) or (ii) above, is, in the sole judgment of the Representatives, so material and adverse as to make it impractical or inadvisable to proceed with the offering or delivery of the Units as contemplated by the Registration Statement (exclusive of any amendment thereof), the Disclosure Package and the Prospectus (exclusive of any amendment or supplement thereto).

(g) Subsequent to the Execution Time, there shall not have been any decrease in the rating of any of the Partnership Entities’ debt securities by any “nationally recognized statistical rating organization” (as defined for purposes of Rule 3(a)(62) under the Exchange Act) or any notice given of any intended or potential decrease in any such rating or of a possible change in any such rating that does not indicate the direction of the possible change.

(h) The Units shall have been approved for listing and admitted and authorized for trading on the New York Stock Exchange, and satisfactory evidence of such actions shall have been provided to the Representatives.

(i) At the Execution Time, the Partnership shall have furnished to the Representatives a letter substantially in the form of Exhibit A hereto from the parties listed on Schedule IV hereto and addressed to the Representatives.

(j) The Partnership Parties shall have furnished to the Representatives evidence reasonably satisfactory to the Representatives that each of the Transactions shall have occurred or will occur as of the Closing Date, including the concurrent closing of the Credit Agreement, the Contribution Agreement and the Gulf LNG Purchase Agreement, in each case as described in the Disclosure Package and the Prospectus without material modification, change or waiver (excluding the waiver of any condition precedent to initial funding by the administrative agent or lenders under the Credit Agreement), except for such material modifications, changes or waivers as have been specifically identified to the Representatives and which, in the reasonable judgment of the Representatives, do not make it impracticable or inadvisable to proceed with the offering and delivery of the Units on the Closing Date on the terms and in the manner contemplated in the Disclosure Package and the Prospectus.

(k) Prior to the Closing Date, the Partnership shall have furnished to the Representatives such further information, certificates and documents as the Representatives or counsel for the Underwriters may reasonably request.

If any of the conditions specified in this Section 6 shall not have been fulfilled when and as provided in this Agreement, or if any of the opinions and certificates mentioned above or elsewhere in this Agreement shall not be reasonably satisfactory in form and substance to the Representatives and counsel for the Underwriters, this Agreement and all obligations of the Underwriters hereunder may be canceled at, or at any time prior to, the Closing Date by the Representatives. Notice of such cancellation shall be given to the Partnership in writing or by telephone or facsimile confirmed in writing.

 

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The documents required to be delivered by this Section 6 shall be delivered at the office of Andrews Kurth LLP, counsel for the Underwriters, at 600 Travis Street, Suite 4200, Houston, Texas 77002, on the Closing Date and any settlement date pursuant to Section 3 hereof.

7. Reimbursement of Underwriters’ Expenses . If the sale of the Units provided for herein is not consummated because any condition to the obligations of the Underwriters set forth in Section 6 hereof is not satisfied, because of any termination pursuant to Section 10 hereof or because of any refusal, inability or failure on the part of the Partnership to perform any agreement herein or comply with any provision hereof other than by reason of a default by any of the Underwriters, the Partnership will reimburse the Underwriters severally through Citigroup Global Markets Inc. on demand for all reasonable out-of-pocket expenses (including reasonable fees and disbursements of counsel) that shall have been incurred by them in connection with the proposed purchase and sale of the Units.

8. Indemnification and Contribution . (a) The Partnership Parties jointly and severally agree to indemnify and hold harmless each Underwriter, the directors, officers, employees, affiliates who have, or who are alleged to have, participated in the distribution of the Units (such affiliates being referred to herein as a “ Participating Affiliate ”) and agents of each Underwriter and each person who controls any Underwriter within the meaning of either the Act or the Exchange Act against any and all losses, claims, damages or liabilities, joint or several, to which they or any of them may become subject under the Act, the Exchange Act or other Federal or state statutory law or regulation, at common law or otherwise, insofar as such losses, claims, damages or liabilities (or actions in respect thereof) arise out of or are based upon any untrue statement or alleged untrue statement of a material fact contained in the registration statement for the registration of the Units as originally filed or in any amendment thereof, or in any Preliminary Prospectus, the Disclosure Package, the Prospectus, any Issuer Free Writing Prospectus or any Written Testing-the-Waters Communication or in any amendment thereof or supplement thereto, or arise out of or are based upon the omission or alleged omission to state therein a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein, in light of the circumstances under which they were made (with respect to any Preliminary Prospectus, the Disclosure Package, the Prospectus or any Issuer Free Writing Prospectus), not misleading, and agrees to reimburse each such indemnified party, as incurred, for any legal or other expenses reasonably incurred by them in connection with investigating or defending any such loss, claim, damage, liability or action; provided, however, that the Partnership Parties will not be liable in any such case to the extent that any such loss, claim, damage or liability arises out of or is based upon any such untrue statement or alleged untrue statement or omission or alleged omission made therein in reliance upon and in conformity with written information furnished to the Partnership by or on behalf of any Underwriter through the Representatives specifically for inclusion therein, it being understood and agreed that the only such information furnished by or on behalf of any Underwriter consists of the information described as such in Section 8(b) hereof. This indemnity agreement will be in addition to any liability which the Partnership Parties may otherwise have.

(b) Each Underwriter severally and not jointly agrees to indemnify and hold harmless the Partnership Parties, each of the General Partner’s directors and officers who signs the Registration Statement, and each person who controls the Partnership Parties within the meaning of either the Act or the Exchange Act, to the same extent as the foregoing indemnity

 

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from the Partnership Parties to each Underwriter, but only with reference to written information relating to such Underwriter furnished to the Partnership by or on behalf of such Underwriter through the Representatives specifically for inclusion in the documents referred to in the foregoing indemnity. This indemnity agreement will be in addition to any liability which any Underwriter may otherwise have. The Partnership Parties acknowledge that the statements set forth (i) in the last paragraph of the cover page regarding delivery of the Units and, (ii) under the heading “Underwriting,” (A) the list of Underwriters and their respective participation in the sale of the Units, (B) the sentences related to concessions and reallowances and (C) the paragraph related to stabilization, syndicate covering transactions and penalty bids in the Preliminary Prospectus and the Prospectus constitute the only information furnished in writing by or on behalf of the several Underwriters for inclusion in the Preliminary Prospectus, the Prospectus or any Issuer Free Writing Prospectus.

(c) Promptly after receipt by an indemnified party under this Section 8 of notice of the commencement of any action, such indemnified party will, if a claim in respect thereof is to be made against the indemnifying party under this Section 8, notify the indemnifying party in writing of the commencement thereof; but the failure so to notify the indemnifying party (i) will not relieve it from liability under paragraph (a) or (b) above unless and to the extent it did not otherwise learn of such action and such failure results in the forfeiture by the indemnifying party of substantial rights and defenses and (ii) will not, in any event, relieve the indemnifying party from any obligations to any indemnified party other than the indemnification obligation provided in paragraph (a) or (b) above. The indemnifying party shall be entitled to appoint counsel of the indemnifying party’s choice at the indemnifying party’s expense to represent the indemnified party in any action for which indemnification is sought (in which case the indemnifying party shall not thereafter be responsible for the fees and expenses of any separate counsel retained by the indemnified party or parties except as set forth below); provided , however , that such counsel shall be reasonably satisfactory to the indemnified party. Notwithstanding the indemnifying party’s election to appoint counsel to represent the indemnified party in an action, the indemnified party shall have the right to employ one separate counsel (in addition to local counsel), and the indemnifying party shall bear the reasonable fees, costs and expenses of such separate counsel if (i) the use of counsel chosen by the indemnifying party to represent the indemnified party would present such counsel with a conflict of interest, (ii) the actual or potential defendants in, or targets of, any such action include both the indemnified party and the indemnifying party and the indemnified party shall have reasonably concluded that there may be legal defenses available to it and/or other indemnified parties which are different from or additional to those available to the indemnifying party, (iii) the indemnifying party shall not have employed counsel reasonably satisfactory to the indemnified party to represent the indemnified party within a reasonable time after notice of the institution of such action or (iv) the indemnifying party shall authorize the indemnified party to employ separate counsel at the expense of the indemnifying party. An indemnifying party will not, without the prior written consent of the indemnified parties, settle or compromise or consent to the entry of any judgment with respect to any pending or threatened claim, action, suit or proceeding in respect of which indemnification or contribution may be sought hereunder (whether or not the indemnified parties are actual or potential parties to such claim or action) unless (i) such settlement, compromise or consent includes an unconditional release of each indemnified party from all liability arising out of such claim, action, suit or proceeding and (ii) does not include a statement as to or an admission of fault, culpability or a failure to act, by or on behalf of any indemnified party.

 

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(d) In the event that the indemnity provided in paragraph (a), (b) or (c) of this Section 8 is unavailable to or insufficient to hold harmless an indemnified party for any reason, the Partnership Parties, jointly and severally, and the Underwriters severally agree to contribute to the aggregate losses, claims, damages and liabilities (including legal or other expenses reasonably incurred in connection with investigating or defending the same) (collectively “ Losses ”) to which the Partnership Parties and one or more of the Underwriters may be subject in such proportion as is appropriate to reflect the relative benefits received by the Partnership Parties on the one hand and by the Underwriters on the other from the offering of the Units; provided , however , that in no case shall any Underwriter (except as may be provided in any agreement among underwriters relating to the offering of the Units) be responsible for any amount in excess of the underwriting discount or commission applicable to the Units purchased by such Underwriter hereunder. If the allocation provided by the immediately preceding sentence is unavailable for any reason, the Partnership Parties, jointly and severally, and the Underwriters severally shall contribute in such proportion as is appropriate to reflect not only such relative benefits but also the relative fault of the Partnership Parties on the one hand and of the Underwriters on the other in connection with the statements or omissions which resulted in such Losses as well as any other relevant equitable considerations. Benefits received by the Partnership Parties shall be deemed to be equal to the total net proceeds from the offering (before deducting expenses and applicable structuring and advisory fees) received by the Partnership, and benefits received by the Underwriters shall be deemed to be equal to the total underwriting discounts and commissions, in each case as set forth on the cover page of the Prospectus. Relative fault shall be determined by reference to, among other things, whether any untrue or any alleged untrue statement of a material fact or the omission or alleged omission to state a material fact relates to information provided by the Partnership Parties on the one hand or the Underwriters on the other, the intent of the parties and their relative knowledge, access to information and opportunity to correct or prevent such untrue statement or omission. The Partnership Parties and the Underwriters agree that it would not be just and equitable if contribution were determined by pro rata allocation or any other method of allocation which does not take account of the equitable considerations referred to above. Notwithstanding the provisions of this paragraph (d), no person guilty of fraudulent misrepresentation (within the meaning of Section 11(f) of the Act) shall be entitled to contribution from any person who was not guilty of such fraudulent misrepresentation. For purposes of this Section 8(d), each person who controls an Underwriter within the meaning of either the Act or the Exchange Act and each director, officer, employee, Participating Affiliate and agent of an Underwriter shall have the same rights to contribution as such Underwriter, and each person who controls the Partnership Parties within the meaning of either the Act or the Exchange Act, each officer of the General Partner who shall have signed the Registration Statement and each director of the General Partner shall have the same rights to contribution as the Partnership Parties, subject in each case to the applicable terms and conditions of this paragraph (d).

9. Default by an Underwriter . If any one or more Underwriters shall fail to purchase and pay for any of the Units agreed to be purchased by such Underwriter or Underwriters hereunder and such failure to purchase shall constitute a default in the performance of its or their obligations under this Agreement, the remaining Underwriters shall be obligated

 

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severally to take up and pay for (in the respective proportions which the amount of Units set forth opposite their names in Schedule I hereto bears to the aggregate amount of Units set forth opposite the names of all the remaining Underwriters) the Units which the defaulting Underwriter or Underwriters agreed but failed to purchase; provided , however , that in the event that the aggregate amount of Units which the defaulting Underwriter or Underwriters agreed but failed to purchase shall exceed 10% of the aggregate amount of Units set forth in Schedule I hereto, the remaining Underwriters shall have the right to purchase all, but shall not be under any obligation to purchase any, of the Units, and if such nondefaulting Underwriters do not purchase all the Units, this Agreement will terminate without liability to any nondefaulting Underwriter or the Partnership Parties. In the event of a default by any Underwriter as set forth in this Section 9, the Closing Date shall be postponed for such period, not exceeding five Business Days, as the Representatives shall determine in order that the required changes in the Registration Statement and the Prospectus or in any other documents or arrangements may be effected. Nothing contained in this Agreement shall relieve any defaulting Underwriter of its liability, if any, to the Partnership Parties and any nondefaulting Underwriter for damages occasioned by its default hereunder.

10. Termination . This Agreement shall be subject to termination in the absolute discretion of the Representatives, by notice given to the Partnership prior to delivery of and payment for the Units, if at any time prior to such delivery and payment (i) trading in the Partnership’s Common Units shall have been suspended by the Commission or the New York Stock Exchange or trading in securities generally on the New York Stock Exchange shall have been suspended or limited or minimum prices shall have been established on such exchange, (ii) a banking moratorium shall have been declared either by Federal or New York State authorities or (iii) there shall have occurred any outbreak or escalation of hostilities, declaration by the United States of a national emergency or war, or other calamity or crisis the effect of which on financial markets is such as to make it, in the sole judgment of the Representatives, impractical or inadvisable to proceed with the offering or delivery of the Units as contemplated by the Disclosure Package or the Prospectus (exclusive of any supplement thereto).

11. Representations and Indemnities to Survive . The respective agreements, representations, warranties, indemnities and other statements of the Partnership Parties or any of their respective officers and of the Underwriters set forth in or made pursuant to this Agreement will remain in full force and effect, regardless of any investigation made by or on behalf of any Underwriter or the Partnership Parties or any of the officers, directors, employees, Participating Affiliates, agents or controlling persons referred to in Section 8 hereof, and will survive delivery of and payment for the Units. The provisions of Sections 7 and 8 hereof shall survive the termination or cancellation of this Agreement.

12. Notices . All communications hereunder will be in writing and effective only on receipt, and, if sent to the Representatives, will be mailed, delivered or telefaxed to the Citigroup Global Markets Inc. General Counsel (fax no.: (212) 816 7912) and confirmed to the General Counsel, Citigroup Global Markets Inc., at 388 Greenwich Street, New York, New York, 10013, Attention: General Counsel; Barclays Capital Inc., 745 Seventh Avenue, New York, New York 10019, Attention: Syndicate Registration (Fax: (646) 834-8133), with a copy, in the case of any notice pursuant to Section 8(c)), to the Director of Litigation, Office of the General Counsel, Barclays Capital Inc., 745 Seventh Avenue, New York, New York 10019 ; or, if sent to the Partnership Parties, will be mailed, delivered or telefaxed to Arc Logistics Partners LP, 725 Fifth Avenue, 19th Floor New York, NY 10022, (fax no: (212) 993-1299).

 

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13. Successors . This Agreement will inure to the benefit of and be binding upon the parties hereto and their respective successors and the officers, directors, employees, Participating Affiliates, agents and controlling persons referred to in Section 8 hereof, and no other person will have any right or obligation hereunder.

14. Research Analyst Independence . Each of the Partnership Parties acknowledges that the Underwriters’ research analysts and research departments are required to be independent from their respective investment banking divisions and are subject to certain regulations and internal policies, and that such Underwriters’ research analysts may hold views and make statements or investment recommendations and/or publish research reports with respect to the Partnership and/or the offering that differ from the views of their respective investment banking divisions. Each of the Partnership Parties hereby waives and releases, to the fullest extent permitted by law, any claims that the Partnership Parties may have against the Underwriters with respect to any conflict of interest that may arise from the fact that the views expressed by their independent research analysts and research departments may be different from or inconsistent with the views or advice communicated to any of the Partnership Parties by such Underwriters’ investment banking divisions. Each of the Partnership Parties acknowledges that each of the Underwriters is a full service securities firm and as such from time to time, subject to applicable securities laws, may effect transactions for its own account or the account of its customers and hold long or short positions in debt or equity securities of the companies that may be the subject of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement.

15. No fiduciary duty . Each Partnership Party hereby acknowledges that (a) the purchase and sale of the Units pursuant to this Agreement is an arm’s-length commercial transaction between the Partnership Parties, on the one hand, and the Underwriters and any affiliate through which it may be acting, on the other, (b) the Underwriters are acting as principal and not as an agent or fiduciary of the Partnership Parties and (c) the engagement of the Underwriters in connection with the offering and the process leading up to the offering is as independent contractors and not in any other capacity. Furthermore, each Partnership Party agrees that it is solely responsible for making its own judgments in connection with the offering (irrespective of whether any of the Underwriters has advised or is currently advising any of the Partnership Entities on related or other matters). Each Partnership Party agrees that it will not claim that the Underwriters have rendered advisory services of any nature or respect, or owe an agency, fiduciary or similar duty to any of the Partnership Entities, in connection with such transaction or the process leading thereto.

16. Integration . This Agreement supersedes all prior agreements and understandings (whether written or oral) between the Partnership Parties and the Underwriters, or any of them, with respect to the subject matter hereof.

17. Applicable Law . This Agreement will be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the State of New York applicable to contracts made and to be performed within the State of New York.

 

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18. Waiver of Jury Trial . Each Partnership Party hereby irrevocably waives, to the fullest extent permitted by applicable law, any and all right to trial by jury in any legal proceeding arising out of or relating to this Agreement or the transactions contemplated hereby.

19. Counterparts . This Agreement may be signed in one or more counterparts, each of which shall constitute an original and all of which together shall constitute one and the same agreement.

20. Headings . The section headings used herein are for convenience only and shall not affect the construction hereof.

21. Definitions . The terms that follow, when used in this Agreement, shall have the meanings indicated.

Act ” shall mean the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and the rules and regulations of the Commission promulgated thereunder.

Business Day ” shall mean any day other than a Saturday, a Sunday or a legal holiday or a day on which banking institutions or trust companies are authorized or obligated by law to close in New York City.

Commission ” shall mean the Securities and Exchange Commission.

Disclosure Package ” shall mean (i) the Preliminary Prospectus dated October 25, 2013, together with the information included in Schedule V hereto, (ii) the Issuer Free Writing Prospectuses, if any, identified in Schedule II hereto, and (iii) any other Free Writing Prospectus that the parties hereto shall hereafter expressly agree in writing to treat as part of the Disclosure Package.

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

Exchange Act ” shall mean the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and the rules and regulations of the Commission promulgated thereunder.

Execution Time ” shall mean the date and time that this Agreement is executed and delivered by the parties hereto.

Free Writing Prospectus ” shall mean a free writing prospectus, as defined in Rule 405.

Issuer Free Writing Prospectus ” shall mean an issuer free writing prospectus, as defined in Rule 433.

Operative Agreements ” shall mean, collectively, the Organizational Documents and the Transaction Documents.

 

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Preliminary Prospectus ” shall mean any preliminary prospectus referred to in paragraph 1(a) above and any preliminary prospectus included in the Registration Statement at the Effective Date that omits Rule 430A Information.

Prospectus ” shall mean the prospectus relating to the Units that is first filed pursuant to Rule 424(b) after the Execution Time.

Registration Statement ” shall mean the registration statement referred to in paragraph 1(a) above, including exhibits and financial statements and any prospectus relating to the Units that is filed with the Commission pursuant to Rule 424(b) and deemed part of such registration statement pursuant to Rule 430A, as amended at the Execution Time and, in the event any post-effective amendment thereto or any Rule 462(b) Registration Statement becomes effective prior to the Closing Date, shall also mean such registration statement as so amended or such Rule 462(b) Registration Statement, as the case may be.

Rule 158 ”, “ Rule 163 ”, “ Rule 164 ”, “ Rule 172 ”, “ Rule 405 ”, “ Rule 415 ”, “ Rule 424 ”, “ Rule 430A ” and “ Rule 433 ” refer to such rules under the Act.

Rule 430A Information ” shall mean information with respect to the Units and the offering thereof permitted to be omitted from the Registration Statement when it becomes effective pursuant to Rule 430A.

Rule 462(b) Registration Statement ” shall mean a registration statement and any amendments thereto filed pursuant to Rule 462(b) relating to the offering covered by the Registration Statement referred to in Section 1(a) hereof.

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

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

 

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If the foregoing is in accordance with your understanding of our agreement, please sign and return to us the enclosed duplicate hereof, whereupon this letter and your acceptance shall represent a binding agreement among the Partnership Parties and the several Underwriters.

 

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Very truly yours,
ARC LOGISTICS GP LLC
By:  

/s/ Vincent T. Cubbage

Name: Vincent T. Cubbage
Title: Chief Executive Officer

ARC LOGISTICS PARTNERS LP

      by: ARC LOGISTICS GP LLC,

  its general partner
By:  

/s/ Vincent T. Cubbage

Name: Vincent T. Cubbage
Title: Chief Executive Officer
ARC TERMINALS GP, LLC
By:  

/s/ Vincent T. Cubbage

Name: Vincent T. Cubbage
Title: Chief Executive Officer
ARC TERMINALS LP
  by: ARC TERMINALS GP, LLC,
  its general partner
By:  

/s/ Vincent T. Cubbage

Name: Vincent T. Cubbage
Title: Chief Executive Officer
ARC TERMINALS HOLDINGS LLC
By:  

/s/ John Blanchard

Name: John Blanchard
Title: President

 

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The foregoing Agreement is hereby

confirmed and accepted as of the

date first above written.

Citigroup Global Markets Inc.

Barclays Capital Inc.

SunTrust Robinson Humphrey, Inc.

Wells Fargo Securities, LLC

RBC Capital Markets, LLC

Stifel, Nicolaus & Company, Incorporated

Robert W. Baird & Co. Incorporated

Global Hunter Securities, LLC

For themselves and the other

several Underwriters named in

Schedule I to the foregoing

Agreement.

Citigroup Global Markets Inc.

 

By:  

/s/ Jordan Kozar

  Name: Jordan Kozar
  Title: Vice President

 

Barclays Capital Inc.

 

By:  

/s/ Victoria Hale

  Name: Victoria Hale
  Title: Vice President

 

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SCHEDULE I

 

Underwriters

   Number of Firm Units
to be Purchased
 

Citigroup Global Markets Inc.

     1,650,000   

Barclays Capital Inc.

     1,650,000   

SunTrust Robinson Humphrey, Inc.

     720,000   

Wells Fargo Securities, LLC

     720,000   

RBC Capital Markets, LLC

     360,000   

Robert W. Baird & Co. Incorporated

     360,000   

Stifel, Nicolaus & Company, Incorporated

     360,000   

Global Hunter Securities, LLC

     180,000   
  

 

 

 

Total

     6,000,000   
  

 

 

 


SCHEDULE II

Schedule of Free Writing Prospectuses included in the Disclosure Package

None.


SCHEDULE III

Jurisdictions of Foreign Qualification

 

Entity

  

Jurisdiction of Formation

  

Jurisdiction(s) of Foreign Qualification

Arc Logistics GP LLC

   Delaware    Alabama, Illinois, Maryland, New York, North Carolina, Ohio, South Carolina, Texas, Wisconsin, Virginia

Arc Logistics Partners LP

   Delaware    New York

Arc Terminals LP

   Delaware    Alabama, New York, North Carolina, Ohio

Arc Logistics LLC

   Delaware    Alabama, New York, Ohio

Arc Terminals Holdings LLC

   Delaware    Alabama, Illinois, Maryland, North Carolina, Ohio, South Carolina, Texas, Wisconsin, Virginia

Arc Terminals New York Holdings, LLC

   Delaware    New York

Arc Terminals Mobile Holdings, LLC

   Delaware    Alabama

Blakeley Logistics, LLC

   Alabama    N/A

Arc Terminals GP LLC

   Delaware    Alabama, New York, Ohio

Arc Terminals Mississippi Holdings LLC

   Delaware    N/A


SCHEDULE IV

List of Persons and Entities Subject to Lock-up

Lightfoot Capital Partners LP

Vincent T. Cubbage

Michael M. Hart

John S. Blanchard

Bradley K. Oswald

Stephen J. Pilatzke

Eric J. Scheyer

Daniel R. Castagnola

Edward P. Russell

Sidney L. Tassin


SCHEDULE V

Orally Conveyed Pricing Information

1. Public offering price: $19.00

2. Number of common units offered: 6,000,000


SCHEDULE VI

Subsidiaries

1. Arc Logistics LLC

2. Arc Terminals LP

3. Arc Terminals Holdings LLC

4. Arc Terminals New York Holdings, LLC

5. Arc Terminals Mobile Holdings, LLC

6. Arc Terminals Mississippi Holdings LLC

 

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[Form of Lock-up Agreement]    EXHIBIT A

[Letterhead of officer, director or major unitholder of

Partnership]

Arc Logistics Partners LP

Public Offering of Common Units

Representing Limited Partner Interests

, 20        

Citigroup Global Markets Inc.

Barclays Capital Inc.

As Representatives of the several Underwriters,

c/o Citigroup Global Markets Inc.

388 Greenwich Street

New York, New York 10013

Ladies and Gentlemen:

This letter is being delivered to you in connection with the proposed Underwriting Agreement (the “ Underwriting Agreement ”), between Arc Logistics Partners LP, a Delaware limited partnership (the “ Partnership ”), Arc Logistics GP LLC, a Delaware limited liability company, Arc Terminals GP, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company, Arc Terminals LP, a Delaware limited partnership, Arc Terminals Holdings LLC, a Delaware limited liability company , and each of you as representatives of a group of Underwriters named therein, relating to an underwritten public offering of Common Units (the “ Common Units ”) of the Partnership (the “ Offering ”).

In order to induce you and the other Underwriters to enter into the Underwriting Agreement, the undersigned will not, without the prior written consent of Citigroup Global Markets Inc. and Barclays Capital Inc., offer, sell, contract to sell, pledge or otherwise dispose of, (or enter into any transaction which is designed to, or might reasonably be expected to, result in the disposition (whether by actual disposition or effective economic disposition due to cash settlement or otherwise) by the undersigned or any affiliate of the undersigned or any person in privity with the undersigned), directly or indirectly, including the filing (or participation in the filing) of a registration statement with the Securities and Exchange Commission in respect of, or establish or increase a put equivalent position or liquidate or decrease a call equivalent position within the meaning of Section 16 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and the rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission promulgated thereunder with respect to, any Common Units or any securities convertible into, or exercisable or exchangeable for such Common Units, or publicly announce an intention to effect any such transaction, for a period from the date hereof until 180 days after the date of the Underwriting Agreement (the “ Lock-up Period ”), other than (A) transfers of Common Units as a bona fide gift or gifts, (B) transfers of Common Units by will or the laws of intestacy, (C) transfers of Common Units to any person related to the undersigned by blood, marriage or adoption, but no more than first cousin or a trust formed for the benefit of such related person, (D) transfers of Common Units pursuant to domestic relations or court orders or (E) the establishment of a trading plan pursuant to Rule 10b5-1 under the Exchange Act, provided that such plan does not provide for the transfer


of Common Units during the Lock-up Period and no filing under 16(a) of the Exchange Act shall be made in connection with the implementation of any such plan, except to the extent required by law, and provided that none of the Company, the undersigned or any of their respective representatives shall announce or publicly disclose the establishment of such a plan during the Lock-up Period; provided that, in each case, each donee or transferee shall execute and deliver to Citigroup Global Markets Inc. and Barclays Capital Inc. a lock-up letter in the form of this paragraph covering the remainder of the Lock-up Period; and provided, further, in each case that no filing by any party (donor, donee, transferor, or transferee) under the Exchange Act, or other public announcement shall be required or shall be made voluntarily in connection with such transfer or distribution (other than a filing on a Form 5 made prior to the expiration of the Lock-up Period). If the undersigned is an officer or director of the General Partner, the undersigned further agrees that the foregoing restrictions shall be equally applicable to any issuer-directed Common Units the undersigned may purchase in the Offering.

If for any reason the Underwriting Agreement shall be terminated prior to the Closing Date (as defined in the Underwriting Agreement), the agreement set forth above shall likewise be terminated.

 

Yours very truly,
[Signature of officer, director or major unitholder]
[Name and address of officer, director or major unitholder]


[Form of Vinson & Elkins L.L.P. Opinion]    EXHIBIT B

 

  i. the Registration Statement has been declared effective under the Act; any required filing of the Prospectus pursuant to Rule 424(b) has been made in the manner and within the time period required by Rule 424(b) (without reference to Rule 424(b)(8)); and to our knowledge, no stop order suspending the effectiveness of the Registration Statement has been issued and no proceedings for that purpose have been instituted or threatened by the Commission;

 

  ii. the Registration Statement, the Preliminary Prospectus and the Prospectus (other than the financial statements, the notes and schedules thereto and other financial and accounting information contained therein or omitted therefrom, as to which we express no opinion), as of their respective effective or issue dates, appear on their face to comply as to form in all material respects with the applicable requirements of the Act;

 

  iii. other than Blakeley Logistics, LLC, as to which we express no opinion, each of the Partnership Entities has been duly formed and is validly existing as a limited partnership or limited liability company, as the case may be, in good standing under the laws of the State of Delaware, with full limited partnership or limited liability company, as the case may be, power and authority (A) to enter into and perform its obligations under the Transaction Documents to which it is a party and (B) to own or lease, as the case may be, and to operate its properties and conduct its business, in each case in all material respects as described in the Disclosure Package and the Prospectus, and is duly qualified to do business as a foreign entity, and is in good standing as a limited partnership or limited liability company, as the case may be, under the laws of each jurisdiction set forth on Schedule A hereto;

 

  iv. LCP GP owns 100% of the limited liability company interests in the General Partner; such limited liability company interests have been duly authorized and validly issued in accordance with the limited liability company agreement of the General Partner (as the same may be amended or restated on or prior to the date hereof, the “ LCP GP LLC Agreement ”), and are fully paid (to the extent required by the LCP GP LLC Agreement) and nonassessable (except as such nonassessability may be affected by Sections 18-607 and 18-804 of the Delaware Limited Liability Company Act (the “ Delaware LLC Act ”)); LCP GP owns such limited liability company interests free and clear of all all liens, encumbrances, security interests, charges or other claims (excluding those arising under the Credit Agreement, “ Liens ”) (A) in respect of which a financing statement under the Uniform Commercial Code of the State of Delaware naming LCP GP as debtor is on file in the office of the Secretary of State of the State of Delaware as of November __, 2013 or (B) otherwise known to us, without independent investigation, other than those created by or arising under the Delaware LLC Act;


  v. the General Partner is the sole general partner of the Partnership and owns a non-economic general partner interest in the Partnership and all of the Incentive Distribution Rights; such general partner interest and the Incentive Distribution Rights have been duly authorized and validly issued in accordance with the Partnership Agreement and, in the case of the Incentive Distribution Rights, are fully paid (to the extent required under the Partnership Agreement) and non-assessable (except as such nonassessability may be affected by Sections 17-303, 17-607 and 17-804 of the Delaware Revised Uniform Limited Partnership Act (the “ Delaware LP Act ”) or as otherwise described in the Disclosure Package or the Prospectus under the caption “The Partnership Agreement—Limited Liability”); and the General Partner owns such general partner interest and Incentive Distribution Rights free and clear of all Liens (A) in respect of which a financing statement under the Uniform Commercial Code of the State of Delaware naming the General Partner as debtor is on file in the office of the Secretary of State of the State of Delaware as of November __, 2013 or (B) otherwise known to us, without independent investigation, other than (1) restrictions on transferability contained in the Partnership Agreement or as described in the Disclosure Package or the Prospectus and (2) those created by or arising under the Delaware LP Act;

 

  vi. Lightfoot owns the Sponsor Units, GCAC owns the GCAC Units, and Center Oil owns the Center Oil Units; the Sponsor Units, GCAC Units and Center Oil Units and the limited partner interests represented by each thereby have been duly authorized and validly issued in accordance with the Partnership Agreement and are fully paid (to the extent required under the Partnership Agreement) and nonassessable (except as such nonassessability may be affected by Sections 17-303, 17-607 and 17-804 of the Delaware LP Act or as otherwise described in the Disclosure Package or the Prospectus under the caption “The Partnership Agreement—Limited Liability”); and Lightfoot owns the Sponsor Units free and clear of all Liens (A) in respect of which a financing statement under the Uniform Commercial Code of the State of Delaware naming Lightfoot as debtor is on file in the office of the Secretary of State of the State of Delaware as of November __, 2013 or other than (1) restrictions on transferability contained in the Partnership Agreement or [LCP GP LLC Agreement] or as described in the Disclosure Package or the Prospectus and (2) otherwise known to us, without independent investigation, other than those created by or arising under the Delaware LP Act;

 

  vii. The Partnership owns 100% of the limited liability company interests in Arc Logistics LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (“ Arc Logistics ”); such limited liability company interests have been duly authorized and validly issued in accordance with the limited liability company agreement of Arc Logistics (as the same may be amended or restated on or prior to the date hereof, the “ Arc Logistics LLC Agreement ”) and are fully paid (to the extent required by the Arc Terminals GP LLC Agreement) and nonassessable (except as such nonassessability may be affected by Sections 18-607 and 18-804 of the Delaware LLC Act); and the Partnership owns such limited liability company interests free and clear of all Liens (A) in respect of which a financing statement under the Uniform Commercial Code of the State of Delaware naming the Partnership as debtor is on file in the office of the Secretary of State of the State of Delaware as of November __, 2013 or (B) otherwise known to us, without independent investigation, other than (1) restrictions on transferability contained in the Arc Logistics LLC Agreement or as described in the Disclosure Package or the Prospectus and (2) those created by or arising under the Delaware LLC Act;


  viii. Arc Mississippi owns 10.32% of the limited liability company interests in Gulf LNG, and Arc Mississippi owns such limited liability company interests free and clear of all Liens (A) in respect of which a financing statement under the Uniform Commercial Code of the State of Delaware naming the Arc Mississippi as debtor is on file in the office of the Secretary of State of the State of Delaware as of November __, 2013 or (B) otherwise known to us, without independent investigation, other than (1) restrictions on transferability contained in the Gulf LNG LLC Agreement or as described in the Disclosure Package or the Prospectus and (2) those created by or arising under the Delaware LLC Act;

 

  ix. Arc Logistics owns 100% of the limited liability company interests in Holdings; such limited liability company interests have been duly authorized and validly issued in accordance with the limited liability company agreement of Holdings (as the same may be amended or restated on or prior to the date hereof, the “ Holdings LLC Agreement ”) and are fully paid (to the extent required by the Holdings LLC Agreement) and nonassessable (except as such nonassessability may be affected by Sections 18-607 and 18-804 of the Delaware LLC Act); and Arc Terminals owns such limited liability company interests free and clear of all Liens (A) in respect of which a financing statement under the Uniform Commercial Code of the State of Delaware naming Arc Logistics as debtor is on file in the office of the Secretary of State of the State of Delaware as of November __, 2013 or (B) otherwise known to us, without independent investigation, other than (1) restrictions on transferability contained in the Holdings LLC Agreement or as described in the Disclosure Package or the Prospectus and those created by or arising under the Delaware LLC Act;

 

  x. Holdings owns 100% of the limited liability company interests in each of the Holdings Subsidiaries; excluding Blakeley Logistics, LLC, such interests have been duly authorized and validly issued in accordance with the Organizational Documents (as defined below) of each Holdings Subsidiary (other than Blakeley Logistics, LLC) and are fully paid (to the extent required under such Organizational Documents) and nonassessable (except as such nonassessability may be affected by Sections 18-607 and 18-804 of the Delaware LLC Act); and Holdings owns, directly or indirectly, such interests free and clear of all Liens (A) in respect of which a financing statement under the Uniform Commercial Code of the State of Delaware naming Holdings as debtor is on file in the office of the Secretary of State of the State of Delaware as of November __, 2013 or (B) otherwise known to us, without independent investigation, other than (1) restrictions on transferability contained in the applicable Organizational Document or as described in the Disclosure Package or the Prospectus and those created by or arising under the Delaware LLC Act;


  xi. each of the Operative Agreements has been duly authorized, executed and delivered by the Lightfoot Entities party thereto, and, assuming the due authorization, execution and delivery by the other parties thereto, is a valid and legally binding agreement of the Lightfoot Entities party thereto, enforceable against such Lightfoot Entities in accordance with its terms, under (i) with respect to the Credit Agreement, applicable laws of the State of New York, and (ii) with respect to the other Operative Agreements, applicable laws of the State of Delaware; provided that, with respect to each agreement described in this paragraph xi, the enforceability thereof may be limited by (x) bankruptcy, insolvency, fraudulent transfer, reorganization, moratorium and similar laws relating to or affecting creditors’ rights generally and by general principles of equity (regardless of whether such enforceability is considered in a proceeding in equity or at law) and (y) public policy, applicable law relating to fiduciary duties and indemnification and an implied covenant of good faith and fair dealing;

 

  xii. Other than the Sponsor Units, the Center Oil Units, the GCAC Units and the Incentive Distribution Rights, the Units are the only limited partner interests of the Partnership issued and outstanding;

 

  xiii. the Units have been duly authorized, and, when issued and delivered to and paid for by the Underwriters pursuant to the Underwriting Agreement, will be validly issued, fully paid (to the extent required by the Partnership Agreement) and nonassessable (except as such nonassessability may be affected by Sections 17-303, 17-607 and 17-804 of the Delaware LP Act);

 

  xiv. the Units, the Sponsor Units, the Incentive Distribution Rights, the GCAC Units and the Center Oil Units conform in all material respects to the descriptions thereof contained in the Registration Statement, the Disclosure Package and the Prospectus under the captions “Cash Distribution Policy and Restrictions on Distributions,” “How We Make Distributions to Our Partner,” “Description of the Common Units,” and “The Partnership Agreement”;

 

  xv. the statements in the Registration Statement, the Disclosure Package and the Prospectus under the captions, “Cash Distribution Policy and Restrictions on Distributions,” “Business—Environmental and Occupational Safety and Health Regulations,” “Certain Relationships and Related Transactions,” “Conflicts of Interest and Fiduciary Duties,” “The Partnership Agreement” and “Investment in Arc Logistics Partners LP by Employee Benefit Plans”, as well as certain statements included in the Registration Statement, Disclosure Package and the Prospectus listed in Annex B hereto, in each case, insofar as they purport to constitute summaries of provisions of New York or federal statutes, rules or regulations, or the Delaware LP Act or Delaware LLC Act or of any contracts or other documents, constitute accurate summaries of such statutes, rules, regulations, contracts or other documents in all material respects;

 

  xvi. the Underwriting Agreement has been duly authorized, executed and delivered by the Partnership Parties;


  xvii. the Partnership is not and, after giving effect to the offering and sale of the Units and the application of the proceeds thereof as described in the Prospectus, will not be, an “investment company” as defined in the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended;

 

  xviii. no consent, approval, authorization, filing with or order of or with any U.S. federal, New York or Delaware court or governmental agency or body having jurisdiction over any of the Partnership Entities or any of their respective properties is required in connection with the transactions contemplated under the Underwriting Agreement and the Operative Agreements (including the Transactions), except (A) such as may be required under the Act, the Exchange Act, the rules of the NYSE, the rules of FINRA (as to which we express no opinion), (B) such as may be required under the blue sky laws of any jurisdiction in connection with the purchase and distribution of the Units by the Underwriters in the manner contemplated in the Underwriting Agreement and in the Disclosure Package and the Prospectus (as to which we express no opinion), (C) such as have been obtained or made and (D) such that the failure to obtain would not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect or a material adverse effect on the performance of the Underwriting Agreement or the consummation of any of the transactions contemplated by the Underwriting Agreement and the Operative Agreements (including the Transactions);

 

  xix. none of (A) the offering, issuance and sale of the Units and the application of the proceeds therefrom as described in under the caption “Use of Proceeds” in the Prospectus or (B) the consummation of any other of the transactions contemplated under the Underwriting Agreement and the Operative Agreements (including the Transactions) (i) constitutes or will constitute a breach or violation of, or result or will result in an imposition of any lien, charge or encumbrance upon any property or assets of the Partnership Entities pursuant to any agreement filed as an exhibit to the Registration Statement (other than pursuant to the Credit Agreement), (ii) constitutes or will constitute a violation of the Organizational Documents of the Lightfoot Entities (excluding the Organizational Documents of Blakeley Logistics, LLC); (iii) results or will result in any violation of the applicable laws of the State of New York, the federal laws of the United States of America, the Delaware LP Act or the Delaware LLC Act (it being understood that we do not express an opinion in clause (iii) of this paragraph (xix) with respect to any securities or other anti-fraud law), except in the case of clauses (i) and (iii) for such breaches, violations defaults, lien, charges or encumbrances as would not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect or a material adverse effect on the performance of the Underwriting Agreement or the consummation of any of the transactions contemplated by the Underwriting Agreement and the Operative Agreements (including the Transactions);

 

  xx. our opinion that is filed as Exhibit 8.1 to the Registration Statement is confirmed, and the Underwriters may rely upon such opinion as if it were addressed to them;


  xxi. except as described in the Registration Statement, the Disclosure Package and the Prospectus, there are (i) no preemptive rights or other rights to subscribe for or to purchase, nor any restriction upon the voting or transfer of, any equity securities of any of the Partnership Entities, in each case pursuant to the Organizational Documents of any such Partnership Entity. To our knowledge, the filing of the Registration Statement, and the offering or sale of the Units as contemplated by the Underwriting Agreement does not give rise to any rights for or relating to the registration of any Common Units or other securities of the Partnership except such rights as have been waived or satisfied; and

 

  xxii. to our knowledge, there is no franchise, contract or other document of a character required to be described in the Registration Statement or Prospectus, or to be filed as an exhibit thereto, which is not described or filed as required by the Act or the Act Regulations.

In addition, we have participated in conferences with officers and other representatives of the Partnership Parties and the independent registered public accounting firm of the Partnership, your counsel and your representatives, at which the contents of the Registration Statement, the Disclosure Package and the Prospectus and related matters were discussed, and although we have not independently verified, are not passing upon, and are not assuming any responsibility for, the accuracy, completeness or fairness of the statements contained in the Registration Statement, the Disclosure Package and the Prospectus (except to the extent specified in the opinions expressed in subparagraph (xv) above), based on the foregoing, no facts have come to our attention that lead us to believe that: (a) the Registration Statement, at the time it became effective on November 5, 2013, contained an untrue statement of a material fact or omitted to state a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein not misleading; (b) the Disclosure Package, as of the Applicable Time, included an untrue statement of a material fact or omitted to state a material fact necessary in order to make the statements therein, in the light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading; or (c) the Prospectus, as of its date or as of the date hereof, included or includes an untrue statement of a material fact or omitted or omits to state a material fact necessary in order to make the statements therein, in the light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading; it being understood that we express no statement or belief with respect to (i) the financial statements and related schedules, including the notes and schedules thereto and the auditor’s report thereon, or any other financial or accounting information derived from, contained in or excluded from, the Registration Statement, the Disclosure Package or the Prospectus, and (ii) representations and warranties and other statements of fact contained in the exhibits to the Registration Statement.

In rendering such opinion, such counsel may rely (A) as to matters involving the application of laws of any jurisdiction other than the State of Delaware or the Federal laws of the United States, to the extent they deem proper and specified in such opinion, upon the opinion of other counsel of good standing whom they believe to be reliable and who are satisfactory to counsel for the Underwriters and (B) as to matters of fact, to the extent they deem proper, on certificates of responsible officers of the Partnership and public officials. References to the Prospectus in this opinion shall also include any supplements thereto at the Closing Date.

Exhibit 3.1

Execution Version

 

 

FIRST AMENDED AND RESTATED

AGREEMENT OF LIMITED PARTNERSHIP

OF

ARC LOGISTICS PARTNERS LP

 

 

 


TABLE OF CONTENTS

 

ARTICLE I   
DEFINITIONS   
Section 1.1   

Definitions

     1   
Section 1.2   

Construction

     23   
ARTICLE II   
ORGANIZATION   
Section 2.1   

Formation

     23   
Section 2.2   

Name

     24   
Section 2.3   

Registered Office; Registered Agent; Principal Office; Other Offices

     24   
Section 2.4   

Purpose and Business

     24   
Section 2.5   

Powers

     24   
Section 2.6   

Term

     25   
Section 2.7   

Title to Partnership Assets

     25   
ARTICLE III   
RIGHTS OF LIMITED PARTNERS   
Section 3.1   

Limitation of Liability

     25   
Section 3.2   

Management of Business

     25   
Section 3.3   

Outside Activities of the Limited Partners

     26   
Section 3.4   

Rights of Limited Partners

     26   
ARTICLE IV   

CERTIFICATES; RECORD HOLDERS; TRANSFER OF PARTNERSHIP INTERESTS;

REDEMPTION OF PARTNERSHIP INTERESTS

  

  

Section 4.1   

Certificates

     27   
Section 4.2   

Mutilated, Destroyed, Lost or Stolen Certificates

     27   
Section 4.3   

Record Holders

     28   
Section 4.4   

Transfer Generally

     28   
Section 4.5   

Registration and Transfer of Limited Partner Interests

     29   
Section 4.6   

Transfer of the General Partner’s General Partner Interest

     30   
Section 4.7   

Restrictions on Transfers

     30   
Section 4.8   

Eligibility Certificates; Ineligible Holders

     31   
Section 4.9   

Redemption of Partnership Interests of Ineligible Holders

     32   

 

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ARTICLE V   
CAPITAL CONTRIBUTIONS AND ISSUANCE OF PARTNERSHIP INTERESTS   
Section 5.1   

Organizational Contributions; Contributions by the General Partner and its Affiliates

     34   
Section 5.2   

Contributions by Initial Limited Partners

     34   
Section 5.3   

Interest and Withdrawal

     34   
Section 5.4   

[Reserved]

     34   
Section 5.5   

Capital Accounts

     35   
Section 5.6   

Issuance of Additional Partnership Interests and Derivative Instruments

     38   
Section 5.7   

Conversion of Subordinated Units

     39   
Section 5.8   

Limited Preemptive Right

     39   
Section 5.9   

Splits and Combinations

     39   
Section 5.10   

Fully Paid and Non-Assessable Nature of Limited Partner Interests

     40   
Section 5.11   

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

     40   
ARTICLE VI   
ALLOCATIONS AND DISTRIBUTIONS   
Section 6.1   

Allocations for Capital Account Purposes

     42   
Section 6.2   

Allocations for Tax Purposes

     53   
Section 6.3   

Distributions; Characterization of Distributions; Distributions to Record Holders

     54   
Section 6.4   

Distributions from Operating Surplus

     55   
Section 6.5   

Distributions from Capital Surplus

     56   
Section 6.6   

Adjustment of Target Distribution Levels

     57   
Section 6.7   

Special Provisions Relating to the Holders of Subordinated Units

     57   
Section 6.8   

Special Provisions Relating to the Holders of IDR Reset Common Units

     58   
Section 6.9   

Entity-Level Taxation

     58   
ARTICLE VII   
MANAGEMENT AND OPERATION OF BUSINESS   
Section 7.1   

Management

     59   
Section 7.2   

Replacement of Fiduciary Duties

     61   
Section 7.3   

Certificate of Limited Partnership

     61   
Section 7.4   

Restrictions on the General Partner’s Authority

     62   
Section 7.5   

Reimbursement of the General Partner

     62   
Section 7.6   

Outside Activities

     63   
Section 7.7   

Indemnification

     64   
Section 7.8   

Limitation of Liability of Indemnitees

     65   
Section 7.9   

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

     66   
Section 7.10   

Other Matters Concerning the General Partner

     68   

 

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Section 7.11   

Purchase or Sale of Partnership Interests

     69   
Section 7.12   

Reliance by Third Parties

     69   
ARTICLE VIII   
BOOKS, RECORDS, ACCOUNTING AND REPORTS   
Section 8.1   

Records and Accounting

     69   
Section 8.2   

Fiscal Year

     70   
Section 8.3   

Reports

     70   
ARTICLE IX   
TAX MATTERS   
Section 9.1   

Tax Returns and Information

     70   
Section 9.2   

Tax Elections

     71   
Section 9.3   

Tax Controversies

     71   
Section 9.4   

Withholding; Tax Payments

     71   
ARTICLE X   
ADMISSION OF PARTNERS   
Section 10.1   

Admission of Limited Partners

     72   
Section 10.2   

Admission of Successor General Partner

     73   
Section 10.3   

Amendment of Agreement and Certificate of Limited Partnership

     73   
ARTICLE XI   
WITHDRAWAL OR REMOVAL OF PARTNERS   
Section 11.1   

Withdrawal of the General Partner

     73   
Section 11.2   

Removal of the General Partner

     75   
Section 11.3   

Interest of Departing General Partner and Successor General Partner

     76   
Section 11.4   

Termination of Subordination Period, Conversion of Subordinated Units and Extinguishment of Cumulative Common Unit Arrearages

     77   
Section 11.5   

Withdrawal of Limited Partners

     77   
ARTICLE XII   
DISSOLUTION AND LIQUIDATION   
Section 12.1   

Dissolution

     78   
Section 12.2   

Continuation of the Business of the Partnership After Dissolution

     78   
Section 12.3   

Liquidator

     79   
Section 12.4   

Liquidation

     79   
Section 12.5   

Cancellation of Certificate of Limited Partnership

     80   
Section 12.6   

Return of Contributions

     80   
Section 12.7   

Waiver of Partition

     80   

 

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Section 12.8   

Capital Account Restoration

     81   
ARTICLE XIII   
AMENDMENT OF PARTNERSHIP AGREEMENT; MEETINGS; RECORD DATE   
Section 13.1   

Amendments to be Adopted Solely by the General Partner

     81   
Section 13.2   

Amendment Procedures

     82   
Section 13.3   

Amendment Requirements

     83   
Section 13.4   

Special Meetings

     84   
Section 13.5   

Notice of a Meeting

     84   
Section 13.6   

Record Date

     84   
Section 13.7   

Postponement and Adjournment

     85   
Section 13.8   

Waiver of Notice; Approval of Meeting; Approval of Minutes

     85   
Section 13.9   

Quorum and Voting

     85   
Section 13.10   

Conduct of a Meeting

     86   
Section 13.11   

Action Without a Meeting

     86   
Section 13.12   

Right to Vote and Related Matters

     87   
Section 13.13   

Voting of Incentive Distribution Rights

     87   
ARTICLE XIV   
MERGER OR CONSOLIDATION   
Section 14.1   

Authority

     88   
Section 14.2   

Procedure for Merger or Consolidation

     88   
Section 14.3   

Approval by Limited Partners

     89   
Section 14.4   

Certificate of Merger

     91   
Section 14.5   

Effect of Merger or Consolidation

     91   
ARTICLE XV   
RIGHT TO ACQUIRE LIMITED PARTNER INTERESTS   
Section 15.1   

Right to Acquire Limited Partner Interests

     91   
ARTICLE XVI   
GENERAL PROVISIONS   
Section 16.1   

Addresses and Notices; Written Communications

     93   
Section 16.2   

Further Action

     93   
Section 16.3   

Binding Effect

     94   
Section 16.4   

Integration

     94   
Section 16.5   

Creditors

     94   
Section 16.6   

Waiver

     94   
Section 16.7   

Third-Party Beneficiaries

     94   
Section 16.8   

Counterparts

     94   
Section 16.9   

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

     94   
Section 16.10   

Invalidity of Provisions

     95   
Section 16.11   

Consent of Partners

     95   
Section 16.12   

Facsimile Signatures

     96   

 

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FIRST AMENDED AND RESTATED AGREEMENT

OF LIMITED PARTNERSHIP OF ARC LOGISTICS PARTNERS LP

THIS FIRST AMENDED AND RESTATED AGREEMENT OF LIMITED PARTNERSHIP OF ARC LOGISTICS PARTNERS LP dated as of November 12, 2013, is entered into by and between Arc Logistics GP LLC, a Delaware limited liability company, as the General Partner, and Lightfoot Capital Partners, LP, a Delaware limited partnership, as the Organizational Limited Partner, together with any other Persons who become Partners in the Partnership or parties hereto as provided herein. In consideration of the covenants, conditions and agreements contained herein, the parties hereto hereby agree as follows:

ARTICLE I

DEFINITIONS

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

Additional Book Basis ” means, with respect to any Adjusted Property, the portion of the Carrying Value of such Adjusted Property that is attributable to positive adjustments made to such Carrying Value, as determined in accordance with the provisions set forth below in this definition of Additional Book Basis. For purposes of determining the extent to which Carrying Value constitutes Additional Book Basis:

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

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

Additional Book Basis Derivative Items ” means any Book Basis Derivative Items that are computed with reference to Additional Book Basis. To the extent that the Additional Book Basis attributable to all of the Partnership’s Adjusted Property as of the beginning of any taxable period exceeds the Aggregate Remaining Net Positive Adjustments as of the beginning of such period (the “ Excess Additional Book Basis ”), the Additional Book Basis Derivative Items for such period shall be reduced by the amount that bears the same ratio to the amount of Additional

 

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Book Basis Derivative Items determined without regard to this sentence as the Excess Additional Book Basis bears to the Additional Book Basis as of the beginning of such period. With respect to a Disposed of Adjusted Property, the Additional Book Basis Derivative Items shall be the amount of Additional Book Basis taken into account in computing gain or loss from the disposition of such Disposed of Adjusted Property; provided that the provisions of the immediately preceding sentence shall apply to the determination of the Additional Book Basis Derivative Items attributable to Disposed of Adjusted Property.

Adjusted Capital Account ” means, with respect to any Partner, the balance in such Partner’s Capital Account at the end of each taxable period of the Partnership, after giving effect to the following adjustments:

(a) Credit to such Capital Account any amounts which such Partner is (x) obligated to restore under the standards set by Treasury Regulation Section 1.704-1(b)(2)(ii)(c) or (y) deemed obligated to restore pursuant to the penultimate sentences of Treasury Regulation Sections 1.704-2(g)(1) and 1.704-2(i)(5); and

(b) Debit to such Capital Account the items described in Treasury Regulation Sections 1.704-1(b)(2)(ii)(d)(4), 1.704-1(b)(2)(ii)(d)(5) and 1.704-1(b)(2)(ii)(d)(6).

The foregoing definition of Adjusted Capital Account is intended to comply with the provisions of Treasury Regulation Section 1.704-1(b)(2)(ii)(d) and shall be interpreted consistently therewith. The “Adjusted Capital Account” of a Partner in respect of any Partnership Interest shall be the amount that such Adjusted Capital Account would be if such Partnership Interest were the only interest in the Partnership held by such Partner from and after the date on which such Partnership Interest was first issued.

Adjusted Operating Surplus ” means, with respect to any period, (a) Operating Surplus generated with respect to such period; (b) less (i) the amount of any net increase during such period in Working Capital Borrowings (or the Partnership’s proportionate share of any net increase in Working Capital Borrowings in the case of Subsidiaries that are not wholly owned); (ii) the amount of any net decrease during such period in cash reserves (or the Partnership’s proportionate share of any net decrease in cash reserves in the case of Subsidiaries that are not wholly owned) for Operating Expenditures not relating to an Operating Expenditure made during such period; (iii) the amount of any expenditures during such period using the proceeds of the Initial Offering as described under “Use of Proceeds” in the Registration Statement that would constitute Operating Expenditures in the absence of clause (c)(vi) of the definition thereof; and (iv) capital contributions received by a Group Member (including Capital Contributions received by the Partnership) to the extent such capital contributions do not constitute Interim Capital Transactions; and (c) plus (i) the amount of any net decrease during such period in Working Capital Borrowings (or the Partnership’s proportionate share of any net decrease in Working Capital Borrowings in the case of Subsidiaries that are not wholly owned); (ii) the amount of any net increase during such period in cash reserves (or the Partnership’s proportionate share of any net increase in cash reserves in the case of Subsidiaries that are not wholly owned) for Operating Expenditures required by any debt instrument for the repayment of principal, interest or

 

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premium; and (iii) the amount of any net decrease made in subsequent periods in cash reserves for Operating Expenditures initially established during such period to the extent such decrease results in a reduction in Adjusted Operating Surplus in subsequent periods pursuant to clause (b)(ii) above. Adjusted Operating Surplus does not include that portion of Operating Surplus included in clause (a)(i) of the definition of Operating Surplus. To the extent that disbursements made, cash received or cash reserves established, increased or reduced after the end of a period are included in the determination of Operating Surplus for such period (as contemplated by the proviso in the definition of “Operating Surplus”) such disbursements, cash receipts and changes in cash reserves shall be deemed to have occurred in such period (and not in any future period) for purposes of calculating increases or decreases in Working Capital Borrowings or cash reserves during such period.

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

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

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

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

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

Agreed Value ” of (a) a Contributed Property means the fair market value of such property at the time of contribution and (b) an Adjusted Property means the fair market value of such Adjusted Property on the date of the Revaluation Event, in each case as determined by the General Partner.

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

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

 

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Bad Faith ” means, with respect to any determination, action or omission, of any Person, board or committee, that such Person, board or committee reached such determination, or engaged in or failed to engage in such act or omission, with the belief that such determination, action or omission was adverse to the interest of the Partnership.

Board of Directors ” means the board of directors of the General Partner.

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

Book-Down Event ” means a Revaluation Event that gives rise to a Net Termination Loss.

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

Book-Up Event ” means a Revaluation Event that gives rise to Net Termination Gain.

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

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

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

Capital Improvement ” means any (a) addition or improvement to the assets owned by any Group Member, (b) acquisition (through an asset acquisition, merger, stock acquisition or other form of investment) of existing, or the construction or development of new, assets by any

 

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Group Member, or (c) capital contribution by a Group Member to a Person that is not a Subsidiary, in which a Group Member has, or after such capital contribution will have, an equity interest to fund the Group Member’s pro rata share of the cost of the acquisition of existing, or the construction or development of new or the improvement of existing, assets, in each case if such addition, improvement, acquisition or construction is made to increase the long-term operating capacity or operating income of the Partnership Group, in the case of clauses (a) and (b), or such Person, in the case of clause (c), from that existing immediately prior to such addition, improvement, acquisition or construction.

Capital Surplus ” means cash and cash equivalents distributed by the Partnership in excess of Operating Surplus, as described in Section 6.3(b).

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

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

Center Oil ” means Center Terminal Company-Cleveland, a Missouri corporation.

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

Certificate of Limited Partnership ” means the Certificate of Limited Partnership of the Partnership filed with the Secretary of State of the State of Delaware as referenced in Section 7.3, as such Certificate of Limited Partnership may be amended, supplemented or restated from time to time.

Citizenship Eligibility Trigger ” has the meaning assigned to such term in Section 4.8(a)(ii).

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

 

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

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

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

Commences Commercial Service ” means a Capital Improvement is first put into commercial service by a Group Member following, if applicable, completion of construction, acquisition, development and testing.

Commission ” means the United States Securities and Exchange Commission.

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

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

Conflicts Committee ” means a committee of the Board of Directors composed entirely of one or more directors, each of whom is determined by the Board of Directors, after reasonable inquiry, (a) to not be an officer or employee of the General Partner (b) to not be an officer or employee of any Affiliate of the General Partner or a director of any Affiliate of the General Partner (other than any Group Member), (c) to not be a holder of any ownership interest in the General Partner or any of its Affiliates, including any Group Member, that would be likely to

 

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have an adverse impact on the ability of such director to act in an independent manner with respect to the matter submitted to the Conflicts Committee, other than Common Units and awards that are granted to such director under the LTIP, and (d) to be independent under the independence standards for directors who serve on an audit committee of a board of directors established by the Securities Exchange Act and the rules and regulations of the Commission thereunder and by the National Securities Exchange on which any class of Partnership Interests is listed or admitted to trading.

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

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

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

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

Contribution Agreement ” means that certain Contribution Agreement, dated as of October 25, 2013, among the General Partner, the Partnership 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.

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

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

 

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

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

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

Derivative Instruments ” means options, rights, warrants, appreciation rights, tracking, profit and phantom interests and other derivative instruments (other than equity interests in the Partnership) relating to, convertible into or exchangeable for Partnership Interests.

Disposed of Adjusted Property ” has the meaning assigned to such term in Section 6.1(d)(xiii)(B).

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

Eligibility Certificate ” has the meaning assigned to such term in Section 4.8(b).

Eligible Holder ” means a Limited Partner whose (a) U.S. federal income tax status would not, in the determination of the General Partner, have the material adverse effect described in Section 4.9(a)(i) or (b) nationality, citizenship or other related status would not, in the determination of the General Partner, create a substantial risk of cancellation or forfeiture as described in Section 4.9(a)(ii).

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

Event Issue Value ” means, with respect to any Common Unit as of any date of determination, (i) in the case of a Revaluation Event that includes the issuance of Common Units pursuant to a public offering and solely for cash, the price paid for such Common Units, or (ii) in the case of any other Revaluation Event, the Closing Price of the Common Units on the date of such Revaluation Event or, if the General Partner determines that a value for the Common Unit other than such Closing Price more accurately reflects the Event Issue Value, the value determined by the General Partner.

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

Excess Additional Book Basis ” has the meaning set forth in the definition of Additional Book Basis Derivative Items.

 

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

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

Expansion Capital Expenditures ” means cash expenditures (including transaction expenses) for Capital Improvements, and shall not include Maintenance Capital Expenditures or Investment Capital Expenditures. Expansion Capital Expenditures shall include interest payments (including periodic net payments under related interest rate swap agreements) and related fees on Construction Debt and paid in respect of the Construction Period. Where cash expenditures are made in part for Expansion Capital Expenditures and in part for other purposes, the General Partner shall determine the allocation between the amounts paid for each.

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

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

First Target Distribution ” means $0.4456 per Unit per Quarter (or, with respect to periods of less than a full fiscal quarter, it means the product of such amount multiplied by a fraction of which the numerator is the number of days in such period, and the denominator is the total number of days in such fiscal quarter), subject to adjustment in accordance with Section 5.11, Section 6.6 and Section 6.9.

Fully Diluted Weighted Average Basis ” means, when calculating the number of Outstanding Units for any period, the sum of (1) the weighted average number of Units Outstanding during such period plus (2) all Partnership Interests and Derivative Instruments (a) that are convertible into or exercisable or exchangeable for Units or for which Units are issuable, each case that are senior to or pari passu with the Subordinated Units, (b) whose conversion, exercise or exchange price is less than the Current Market Price on the date of such calculation, (c) that may be converted into or exercised or exchanged for such Units prior to or during the Quarter immediately following the end of the period for which the calculation is being made without the satisfaction of any contingency beyond the control of the holder other than the payment of consideration and the compliance with administrative mechanics applicable to such conversion, exercise or exchange and (d) that were not converted into or exercised or exchanged for such Units during the period for which the calculation is being made; provided , however , that for purposes of determining the number of Outstanding Units on a Fully Diluted Weighted Average Basis when calculating whether the Subordination Period has ended or the Subordinated Units are entitled to convert into Common Units pursuant to Section 5.7, such Partnership Interests and Derivative Instruments shall be deemed to have been Outstanding Units only for the four Quarters that comprise the last four Quarters of the measurement period; provided , further , that if consideration will be paid to any Group Member in connection with such conversion, exercise or exchange, the number of Units to be included in such calculation shall be that number equal to the difference between (i) the number of Units issuable upon such conversion, exercise or exchange and (ii) the number of Units that such consideration would purchase at the Current Market Price.

 

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GCAC ” means Gulf Coast Asphalt Company, L.L.C., an Alabama limited liability company.

GCAC Cash Consideration ” has the meaning assigned to such term in the Contribution Agreement.

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

General Partner Interest ” means the management and ownership interest of the General Partner in the Partnership (in its capacity as a general partner and without reference to any Limited Partner Interest held by it) and includes any and all rights, powers and benefits to which the General Partner is entitled as provided in this Agreement, together with all obligations of the General Partner to comply with the terms and provisions of this Agreement. The General Partner Interest does not include any rights to profits or losses or any rights to receive distributions from operations or upon the liquidation or winding-up of the Partnership.

Good Faith ” means, with respect to any determination, action or omission, of any Person, board or committee, that such determination, action or omission was not taken in Bad Faith.

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

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

Group Member ” means a member of the Partnership Group.

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

 

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Hedge Contract ” means any exchange, swap, forward, cap, floor, collar, option or other similar agreement or arrangement entered into for the purpose of reducing the exposure of the Partnership Group to fluctuations in the price of hydrocarbons, interest rates, basis differentials or currency exchange rates in their operations or financing activities, in each case, other than for speculative purposes.

IDR Reset Common Unit ” has the meaning assigned to such term in Section 5.11(a).

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

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

Incentive Distributions ” means any amount of cash distributed to the holders of the Incentive Distribution Rights pursuant to Section 6.4.

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

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

Ineligible Holder ” has the meaning assigned to such term in Section 4.8(c).

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

Initial Limited Partners ” means the Organizational Limited Partner, Center Oil and GCAC (with respect to the Common Units and Subordinated Units received by each of them as described in Section 5.1), the General Partner (with respect to the Incentive Distribution Rights received by it as described in Section 5.1) and the Underwriters, in each case upon being admitted to the Partnership in accordance with Section 10.1.

 

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

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

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

Investment Capital Expenditures ” means capital expenditures other than Maintenance Capital Expenditures and Expansion Capital Expenditures.

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

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

Limited Partner Interest ” means the ownership interest of a Limited Partner in the Partnership, which may be evidenced by Common Units, Subordinated Units, Incentive Distribution Rights or other Partnership Interests or a combination thereof or interest therein, and includes any and all benefits to which such Limited Partner is entitled as provided in this Agreement, together with all obligations of such Limited Partner hereunder.

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

 

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

LTIP ” means benefit plans, programs and practices adopted by the General Partner pursuant to Section 7.5(c).

Maintenance Capital Expenditures ” means cash expenditures (including expenditures for the addition or improvement to or replacement of the assets owned by any Group Member or for the acquisition of existing, or the construction or development of new, assets) made to maintain the long-term operating capacity or operating income of the Partnership Group.

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

Minimum Quarterly Distribution ” means $0.3875 per Unit per Quarter (or with respect to periods of less than a full fiscal quarter, it means the product of such amount multiplied by a fraction of which the numerator is the number of days in such period and the denominator is the total number of days in such fiscal quarter), subject to adjustment in accordance with Section 5.11, Section 6.6 and Section 6.9.

National Securities Exchange ” means an exchange registered with the Commission under Section 6(a) of the Securities Exchange Act (or any successor to such Section) and any other securities exchange (whether or not registered with the Commission under Section 6(a) (or successor to such Section) of the Securities Exchange Act) that the General Partner shall designate as a National Securities Exchange for purposes of this Agreement.

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

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

 

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

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

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

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

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

 

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

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

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

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

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

(b) payments (including prepayments and prepayment penalties and the purchase price of indebtedness that is repurchased and cancelled) of principal of and premium on indebtedness other than Working Capital Borrowings shall not constitute Operating Expenditures;

(c) Operating Expenditures shall not include (i) Expansion Capital Expenditures, (ii) Investment Capital Expenditures, (iii) payment of transaction expenses (including taxes) relating to Interim Capital Transactions, (iv) distributions to Partners, (v) repurchases of Partnership Interests, other than repurchases of Partnership Interests to satisfy obligations under employee benefit plans, or reimbursements of expenses of the General Partner for such purchases or (vi) any expenditures using the proceeds of the Initial Offering as described under “Use of Proceeds” in the Registration Statement. Where cash expenditures are made in part for Maintenance Capital Expenditures and in part for other purposes, the General Partner shall determine the allocation between the amounts paid for each; and

(d) (i) payments made in connection with the initial purchase of any Hedge Contract shall be amortized over the life of such Hedge Contract and (ii) payments made in connection with the termination of any Hedge Contract prior to its stipulated settlement or termination date shall be included in equal quarterly installments over what would have been the remaining scheduled term of such Hedge Contract had it not been so terminated.

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(a) the sum of (i) $12.2 million, (ii) all cash receipts of the Partnership Group (or the Partnership’s proportionate share of cash receipts in the case of Subsidiaries that are not wholly owned) for the period beginning on the Closing Date and ending on the last day of such period, but excluding cash receipts from Interim Capital Transactions and provided that cash receipts from the termination of any Hedge Contract prior to its stipulated settlement or termination date shall be included in equal quarterly installments over what would have been the remaining scheduled life of such Hedge Contract had it not been so terminated, and (iii) the amount of cash distributions paid in respect of Construction Equity (and incremental Incentive Distributions in respect thereof) and paid in respect of the Construction Period, less

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

provided , however , that disbursements made (including contributions to a Group Member or disbursements on behalf of a Group Member), cash received or cash reserves established, increased or reduced after the end of such period but on or before the date on which cash or cash equivalents will be distributed with respect to such period shall be deemed to have been made, received, established, increased or reduced, for purposes of determining Operating Surplus, within such period if the General Partner so determines.

Notwithstanding the foregoing, (x) “ Operating Surplus ” with respect to the Quarter in which the Liquidation Date occurs and any subsequent Quarter shall equal zero; (y) cash receipts from an Investment Capital Expenditure shall be treated as cash receipts only to the extent they are a return on principal, but in no event shall a return of principal be treated as cash receipts; and (z) cash received from any equity interest in a Person that is not a Subsidiary shall not exceed the Partnership’s proportionate share of the Person’s Operating Surplus (calculated as if the pertinent definitions hereof applied to such Person from the date the Partnership acquires its interest without any basket similar to clause (a)(i) above).

Opinion of Counsel ” means a written opinion of counsel (who may be regular counsel to the Partnership or the General Partner or any of its Affiliates) acceptable to the General Partner.

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

Organizational Limited Partner ” means Lightfoot Capital Partners, LP, in its capacity as the organizational limited partner of the Partnership pursuant to this Agreement.

Outstanding ” means, with respect to Partnership Interests, all Partnership Interests that are issued by the Partnership and reflected as outstanding on the Partnership’s books and records as of the date of determination; provided , however , that if at any time any Person or Group (other

 

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

Over-Allotment Option ” means the over-allotment option granted to the Underwriters by the Partnership pursuant to the Underwriting Agreement.

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

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

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

Partners ” means the General Partner and the Limited Partners.

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

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

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

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

 

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Percentage Interest ” means, as of any date of determination, as to any Unitholder with respect to Units, the quotient obtained by dividing (i) the number of Units held by such Unitholder by (ii) the total number of Outstanding Units. The Percentage Interest with respect to both (x) an Incentive Distribution Right and (y) the General Partner Interest shall at all times be zero.

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

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

Privately Placed Units ” means any Common Units issued for cash or property other than pursuant to a public offering.

Pro Rata ” means (a) when used with respect to Units or any class thereof, apportioned among all designated Units in accordance with their relative Percentage Interests, (b) when used with respect to Partners or Record Holders, apportioned among all Partners or Record Holders in accordance with their relative Percentage Interests and (c) when used with respect to holders of Incentive Distribution Rights, apportioned among all holders of Incentive Distribution Rights in accordance with the relative number or percentage of Incentive Distribution Rights held by each such holder.

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

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

Rate Eligibility Trigger ” has the meaning assigned to such term in Section 4.8(a)(i).

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

Record Date ” means the date established by the General Partner or otherwise in accordance with this Agreement for determining (a) the identity of the Record Holders entitled to notice of, or to vote at, any meeting of Limited Partners or entitled to vote by ballot or give approval of Partnership action in writing without a meeting or entitled to exercise rights in respect of any lawful action of Limited Partners or (b) the identity of Record Holders entitled to receive any report or distribution or to participate in any offer.

 

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Record Holder ” means (a) with respect to any class of Partnership Interests for which a Transfer Agent has been appointed, the Person in whose name a Partnership Interest of such class is registered on the books of the Transfer Agent as of the closing of business on a particular Business Day, or (b) with respect to other classes of Partnership Interests, the Person in whose name any such other Partnership Interest is registered on the books that the General Partner has caused to be kept as of the closing of business on such Business Day.

Redeemable Interests ” means any Partnership Interests for which a redemption notice has been given, and has not been withdrawn, pursuant to Section 4.9.

Registration Statement ” means the Registration Statement on Form S-1 (Registration No. 333-191534) as it has been or as it may be amended or supplemented from time to time, filed by the Partnership with the Commission under the Securities Act to register the offering and sale of the Common Units in the Initial Offering.

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

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

Reset MQD ” has the meaning assigned to such term in Section 5.11(a).

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

Revaluation Event ” means an event that results in adjustment of the Carrying Value of each Partnership property pursuant to Section 5.5(d).

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

Second Target Distribution ” means $0.4844 per Unit per Quarter (or, with respect to periods of less than a full fiscal quarter, it means the product of such amount multiplied by a fraction of which the numerator is the number of days in such period, and the denominator is the total number of days in such fiscal quarter), subject to adjustment in accordance with Section 5.11, Section 6.6 and Section 6.9.

 

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

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

Share of Additional Book Basis Derivative Items ” means in connection with any allocation of Additional Book Basis Derivative Items for any taxable period, (i) with respect to the Unitholders, the amount that bears the same ratio to such Additional Book Basis Derivative Items as the Unitholders’ Remaining Net Positive Adjustments as of the end of such taxable period bears to the Aggregate Remaining Net Positive Adjustments as of that time and (ii) with respect to the holders of Incentive Distribution Rights, the amount that bears the same ratio to such Additional Book Basis Derivative Items as the Remaining Net Positive Adjustments of the holders of the Incentive Distribution Rights as of the end of such period bears to the Aggregate Remaining Net Positive Adjustments as of that time.

Special Approval ” means approval by a majority of the members of the Conflicts Committee or, if the Conflicts Committee has only one member, the sole member of the Conflicts Committee.

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

Subordination Period ” means the period commencing on the Closing Date and ending on the first to occur of the following dates:

(a) the first Business Day following the distribution pursuant to Section 6.3(a) in respect of any Quarter beginning with the Quarter ending September 30, 2016 in respect of which (i) (A) distributions from Operating Surplus on each of the Outstanding Common Units and Subordinated Units and any other Outstanding Units that are senior or equal in right of distribution to the Subordinated Units, in each case with respect to each of the three consecutive, non-overlapping four-Quarter periods immediately preceding such date equaled or exceeded the sum of the Minimum Quarterly Distribution on all Outstanding Common Units and Subordinated Units and any other Outstanding Units that are senior or equal in right of distribution to the Subordinated Units, in each case in respect of such periods and (B) the Adjusted Operating Surplus for each of the three consecutive, non-overlapping four-Quarter periods immediately preceding such date equaled or exceeded the sum of the Minimum Quarterly Distribution on all of the Common Units, Subordinated Units and any other Units that are senior or equal in right of distribution to the Subordinated Units, in each case that were Outstanding during such periods on a Fully Diluted Weighted Average Basis, and (ii) there are no Cumulative Common Unit Arrearages;

 

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(b) the first Business Day following the distribution pursuant to Section 6.3(a) in respect of any Quarter in respect of which (i) (A) distributions from Operating Surplus on each of the Outstanding Common Units and Subordinated Units and any other Outstanding Units that are senior or equal in right of distribution to the Subordinated Units, in each case with respect to the four-Quarter period immediately preceding such date equaled or exceeded 150% of the Minimum Quarterly Distribution on all of the Outstanding Common Units and Subordinated Units and any other Outstanding Units that are senior or equal in right of distribution to the Subordinated Units, in each case in respect of such period, and (B) the Adjusted Operating Surplus for the four-Quarter period immediately preceding such date equaled or exceeded 150% of the sum of the Minimum Quarterly Distribution on all of the Common Units and Subordinated Units and any other Units that are senior or equal in right of distribution to the Subordinated Units, in each case that were Outstanding during such period on a Fully Diluted Weighted Average Basis and the corresponding Incentive Distributions and (ii) there are no Cumulative Common Unit Arrearages; and

(c) the first date on which there are no longer outstanding any Subordinated Units due to the conversion of Subordinated Units into Common Units pursuant to Section 5.7 or otherwise.

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) a majority ownership interest or (ii) the power to elect or direct the election of a majority of the directors or other governing body of such Person.

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

Target Distribution ” means each of the Minimum Quarterly Distribution, the First Target Distribution, Second Target Distribution and Third Target Distribution.

Third Target Distribution ” means $0.5813 per Unit per Quarter (or, with respect to periods of less than a full fiscal quarter, it means the product of such amount multiplied by a fraction of which the numerator is the number of days in such period, and the denominator is the total number of days in such fiscal quarter), subject to adjustment in accordance with Section 5.11, Section 6.6 and Section 6.9.

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

 

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

Transfer Agent ” means such bank, trust company or other Person (including the General Partner or one of its Affiliates) as may be appointed from time to time by the Partnership to act as registrar and transfer agent for any class of Partnership Interests; provided , that if no Transfer Agent is specifically designated for any class of Partnership Interests, the General Partner shall act in such capacity.

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

Underwriting Agreement ” means that certain Underwriting Agreement, dated as of November 5, 2013, among the Underwriters, the Partnership, the General Partner and the other parties thereto, providing for the purchase of Common Units by the Underwriters.

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

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

Unitholders ” means the Record Holders of Units.

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

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

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

Unrecovered Initial Unit Price ” means at any time, with respect to a Unit, the Initial Unit Price less the sum of all distributions constituting Capital Surplus theretofore made in respect of an Initial Common Unit and any distributions of cash (or the Net Agreed Value of any

 

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distributions in kind) in connection with the dissolution and liquidation of the Partnership theretofore made in respect of an Initial Common Unit, adjusted as the General Partner determines to be appropriate to give effect to any distribution, subdivision, or combination of such Units.

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

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

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

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

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

ARTICLE II

ORGANIZATION

Section 2.1 Formation . The General Partner and the Organizational Limited Partner have previously formed the Partnership as a limited partnership pursuant to the provisions of the Delaware Act. This amendment and restatement shall become effective on the date of this Agreement. Except as expressly provided to the contrary in this Agreement, the rights, duties (including fiduciary duties), liabilities and obligations of the Partners and the administration, dissolution and termination of the Partnership shall be governed by the Delaware Act.

 

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Section 2.2 Name . The name of the Partnership shall be “Arc Logistics Partners LP.” The Partnership’s business may be conducted under any other name or names as determined by the General Partner, including the name of the General Partner. The words “Limited Partnership,” “LP,” “Ltd.” or similar words or letters shall be included in the Partnership’s name where necessary for the purpose of complying with the laws of any jurisdiction that so requires. The General Partner may change the name of the Partnership at any time and from time to time and shall notify the Limited Partners of such change in the next regular communication to the Limited Partners.

Section 2.3 Registered Office; Registered Agent; Principal Office; Other Offices . Unless and until changed by the General Partner, the registered office of the Partnership in the State of Delaware shall be located at Corporation Trust Center, 1209 Orange Street, Wilmington, Delaware 19801, and the registered agent for service of process on the Partnership in the State of Delaware at such registered office shall be The Corporation Trust Company. The principal office of the Partnership shall be located at 725 Fifth Avenue, 19 th Floor, New York, NY 10022, or such other place as the General Partner may from time to time designate by notice to the Limited Partners. The Partnership may maintain offices at such other place or places within or outside the State of Delaware as the General Partner determines to be necessary or appropriate. The address of the General Partner shall be 725 Fifth Avenue, 19 th Floor, New York, NY 10022, or such other place as the General Partner may from time to time designate by notice to the Limited Partners.

Section 2.4 Purpose and Business . The purpose and nature of the business to be conducted by the Partnership shall be to (a) engage directly in, or enter into or form, hold and dispose of any corporation, partnership, joint venture, limited liability company or other arrangement to engage indirectly in, any business activity that is approved by the General Partner, in its sole discretion, and that lawfully may be conducted by a limited partnership organized pursuant to the Delaware Act and, in connection therewith, to exercise all of the rights and powers conferred upon the Partnership pursuant to the agreements relating to such business activity, and (b) do anything necessary or appropriate to the foregoing, including the making of capital contributions or loans to a Group Member; provided , however , that the General Partner shall not cause the Partnership to engage, directly or indirectly, in any business activity that the General Partner determines would be reasonably likely to cause the Partnership to be treated as an association taxable as a corporation or otherwise taxable as an entity for U.S. federal income tax purposes. To the fullest extent permitted by law, the General Partner shall have no duty or obligation to propose or approve, and may, in its sole discretion, decline to propose or approve, the conduct by the Partnership Group of any business.

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

 

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

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

ARTICLE III

RIGHTS OF LIMITED PARTNERS

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

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

 

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Section 3.3 Outside Activities of the Limited Partners . Subject to the provisions of Section 7.6, which shall continue to be applicable to the Persons referred to therein, regardless of whether such Persons shall also be Limited Partners, each Limited Partner shall be entitled to and may have business interests and engage in business activities in addition to those relating to the Partnership, including business interests and activities in direct competition with the Partnership Group. Neither the Partnership nor any of the other Partners shall have any rights by virtue of this Agreement in any business ventures of any Limited Partner.

Section 3.4 Rights of Limited Partners .

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

(i) true and full information regarding the status of the business and financial condition of the Partnership (provided that the requirements of this Section 3.4(a)(i) shall be satisfied to the extent the Limited Partner is furnished the Partnership’s most recent annual report and any subsequent quarterly or periodic reports required to be filed (or which would be required to be filed) with the Commission pursuant to Section 13 of the Exchange Act);

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

(iii) a copy of this Agreement and the Certificate of Limited Partnership and all amendments thereto, together with copies of the executed copies of all powers of attorney pursuant to which this Agreement, the Certificate of Limited Partnership and all amendments thereto have been executed.

(b) The rights pursuant to Section 3.4(a) replace in their entirety any rights to information provided for in Section 17-305(a) of the Delaware Act and each of the Partners, each other Person who acquires an interest in a Partnership Interest and each other Person bound by this Agreement hereby agrees to the fullest extent permitted by law that they do not have any rights as Partners to receive any information either pursuant to Sections 17-305(a) of the Delaware Act or otherwise except for the information identified in Section 3.4(a).

(c) The General Partner may keep confidential from the Limited Partners, for such period of time as the General Partner deems reasonable, (i) any information that the General Partner reasonably believes to be in the nature of trade secrets or (ii) other information the disclosure of which the General Partner believes (A) is not in the best interests of the Partnership Group, (B) could damage the Partnership Group or its business or (C) that any Group Member is required by law or by agreement with any third party to keep confidential (other than agreements with Affiliates of the Partnership the primary purpose of which is to circumvent the obligations set forth in this Section 3.4).

 

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

ARTICLE IV

CERTIFICATES; RECORD HOLDERS; TRANSFER OF PARTNERSHIP INTERESTS;

REDEMPTION OF PARTNERSHIP INTERESTS

Section 4.1 Certificates . Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein, unless the General Partner shall determine otherwise in respect of some or all of any or all classes of Partnership Interests, Partnership Interests shall not be evidenced by certificates. Any Certificates that are issued shall be executed on behalf of the Partnership by the Chairman of the Board, Chief Executive Officer, President or any Executive Vice President or Vice President and the Chief Financial Officer or the Secretary or any Assistant Secretary of the General Partner. No Certificate for a class of Partnership Interests shall be valid for any purpose until it has been countersigned by the Transfer Agent for such class of Partnership Interests; provided , however , that if the General Partner elects to cause the Partnership to issue Partnership Interests of such class in global form, the Certificate shall be valid upon receipt of a certificate from the Transfer Agent certifying that the Partnership Interests have been duly registered in accordance with the directions of the Partnership. Subject to the requirements of Section 6.7(c), if Common Units are evidenced by Certificates, on or after the date on which Subordinated Units are converted into Common Units, the Record Holders of such Subordinated Units (i) if the Subordinated Units are evidenced by Certificates, may exchange such Certificates for Certificates evidencing Common Units or (ii) if the Subordinated Units are not evidenced by Certificates, shall be issued Certificates evidencing Common Units.

Section 4.2 Mutilated, Destroyed, Lost or Stolen Certificates .

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

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

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

 

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

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

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

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

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

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

Section 4.4 Transfer Generally .

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the holder of a Limited Partner Interest assigns such Limited Partner Interest to another Person who is or becomes a Limited Partner, and includes a sale, assignment, gift, exchange or any other disposition by law or otherwise, excluding a pledge, encumbrance, hypothecation or mortgage but including any transfer upon foreclosure of any pledge, encumbrance, hypothecation or mortgage.

(b) No Partnership Interest shall be transferred, in whole or in part, except in accordance with the terms and conditions set forth in this Article IV. Any transfer or purported transfer of a Partnership Interest not made in accordance with this Article IV shall be, to the fullest extent permitted by law, null and void.

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

Section 4.5 Registration and Transfer of Limited Partner Interests .

(a) The General Partner shall keep or cause to be kept on behalf of the Partnership a register in which, subject to such reasonable regulations as it may prescribe and subject to the provisions of Section 4.5(b), the Partnership will provide for the registration and transfer of Limited Partner Interests.

(b) The Partnership shall not recognize any transfer of Limited Partner Interests evidenced by Certificates until the Certificates evidencing such Limited Partner Interests are surrendered for registration of transfer. No charge shall be imposed by the General Partner for such transfer; provided , that as a condition to the issuance of any new Certificate under this Section 4.5, the General Partner may require the payment of a sum sufficient to cover any tax or other governmental charge that may be imposed with respect thereto. Upon surrender of a Certificate for registration of transfer of any Limited Partner Interests evidenced by a Certificate, and subject to the provisions hereof, the appropriate officers of the General Partner on behalf of the Partnership shall execute and deliver, and in the case of Certificates evidencing Limited Partner Interests, the Transfer Agent shall countersign and deliver, in the name of the holder or the designated transferee or transferees, as required pursuant to the holder’s instructions, one or more new Certificates evidencing the same aggregate number and type of Limited Partner Interests as was evidenced by the Certificate so surrendered.

(c) By acceptance of the transfer of any Limited Partner Interests in accordance with this Section 4.5 and except as provided in Section 4.8, each transferee of a Limited Partner Interest (including any nominee holder or an agent or representative acquiring such Limited Partner Interests for the account of another Person) acknowledges and agrees to the provisions of Section 10.1(a).

(d) Subject to (i) the foregoing provisions of this Section 4.5, (ii) Section 4.3, (iii) Section 4.7, (iv) with respect to any class or series of Limited Partner Interests, the provisions of any statement of designations or an amendment to this Agreement establishing such class or series, (v) any contractual provisions binding on any Limited Partner and (vi) provisions of applicable law including the Securities Act, Limited Partner Interests shall be freely transferable.

 

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(e) The General Partner and its Affiliates shall have the right at any time to transfer their Subordinated Units, Common Units and Incentive Distribution Rights to one or more Persons.

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

(a) Subject to Section 4.6(b), the General Partner may at its option transfer all or any part of its General Partner Interest without approval from any other Partner.

(b) Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, no transfer by the General Partner of all or any part of its General Partner Interest to another Person shall be permitted unless (i) the transferee agrees to assume the rights and duties of the General Partner under this Agreement and to be bound by the provisions of this Agreement, (ii) the Partnership receives an Opinion of Counsel that such transfer would not result in the loss of limited liability under the Delaware Act of any Limited Partner or cause the Partnership to be treated as an association taxable as a corporation or otherwise to be taxed as an entity for U.S. federal income tax purposes (to the extent not already so treated or taxed) and (iii) such transferee also agrees to purchase all (or the appropriate portion thereof, if applicable) of the partnership or membership interest held by the General Partner as the general partner or managing member, if any, of each other Group Member. In the case of a transfer pursuant to and in compliance with this Section 4.6, the transferee or successor (as the case may be) shall, subject to compliance with the terms of Section 10.2, be admitted to the Partnership as the General Partner effective immediately prior to the transfer of the General Partner Interest, and the business of the Partnership shall continue without dissolution.

Section 4.7 Restrictions on Transfers .

(a) Notwithstanding the other provisions of this Article IV, no transfer of any Partnership Interests shall be made if such transfer would (i) violate the then applicable federal or state securities laws or rules and regulations of the Commission, any state securities commission or any other governmental authority with jurisdiction over such transfer, (ii) terminate the existence or qualification of the Partnership under the laws of the jurisdiction of its formation, or (iii) cause the Partnership to be treated as an association taxable as a corporation or otherwise to be taxed as an entity for U.S. federal income tax purposes (to the extent not already so treated or taxed).

(b) The General Partner may impose restrictions on the transfer of Partnership Interests if it determines, with the advice of counsel, that such restrictions are necessary or advisable to (i) avoid a significant risk of the Partnership becoming taxable as a corporation or otherwise becoming taxable as an entity for U.S. federal income tax purposes or (ii) preserve the uniformity of the Limited Partner Interests (or any class or classes thereof). The General Partner

 

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may impose such restrictions by amending this Agreement; provided, however, that any amendment that would result in the delisting or suspension of trading of any class of Limited Partner Interests on the principal National Securities Exchange on which such class of Limited Partner Interests is then listed or admitted to trading must be approved, prior to such amendment being effected, by the holders of at least a majority of the Outstanding Limited Partner Interests of such class.

(c) Nothing contained in this Agreement, other than Section 4.7(a), shall preclude the settlement of any transactions involving Partnership Interests entered into through the facilities of any National Securities Exchange on which such Partnership Interests are listed or admitted to trading.

Section 4.8 Eligibility Certificates; Ineligible Holders .

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

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

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

then, the General Partner may adopt such amendments to this Agreement as it determines to be necessary or appropriate to (x) in the case of a Rate Eligibility Trigger, obtain such proof of the U.S. federal income tax status of the Limited Partners and, to the extent relevant, their owners, as the General Partner determines to be necessary or appropriate to reduce the risk of occurrence of a material adverse effect on the rates that can be charged to customers by any Group Member or (y) in the case of a Citizenship Eligibility Trigger, obtain such proof of the nationality, citizenship or other related status of the Limited Partners and, to the extent relevant, their owners as the General Partner determines to be necessary or appropriate to eliminate or mitigate the risk of cancellation or forfeiture of any properties or interests therein.

(b) Such amendments may include provisions requiring all Partners to certify as to their (and their owners’) status as Eligible Holders upon demand and on a regular basis, as determined by the General Partner, and may require transferees of Units to so certify prior to being admitted to the Partnership as Partners (any such required certificate, an “ Eligibility Certificate ”).

 

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(c) Such amendments may provide that any Partner who fails to furnish to the General Partner within a reasonable period requested proof of its (and its owners’) status as an Eligible Holder or if upon receipt of such Eligibility Certificate or other requested information the General Partner determines that a Limited Partner (or its owner) is not an Eligible Holder (an “ Ineligible Holder ”), the Partnership Interests owned by such Limited Partner shall be subject to redemption in accordance with the provisions of Section 4.9. In addition, the General Partner shall be substituted and treated as the owner of all Partnership Interests owned by an Ineligible Holder.

(d) The General Partner shall, in exercising voting rights in respect of Partnership Interests held by it on behalf of Ineligible Holders, cast such votes in the same manner and in the same ratios as the votes of Partners (including the General Partner and its Affiliates) in respect of Partnership Interests other than those of Ineligible Holders are cast.

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

(f) At any time after he can and does certify that he has become an Eligible Holder, an Ineligible Holder may, upon application to the General Partner, request that with respect to any Partnership Interests of such Ineligible Holder not redeemed pursuant to Section 4.9, such Ineligible Holder be admitted as a Partner, and upon approval of the General Partner, such Ineligible Holder shall be admitted as a Partner and shall no longer constitute an Ineligible Holder and the General Partner shall cease to be deemed to be the owner in respect of such Ineligible Holder’s Partnership Interests.

Section 4.9 Redemption of Partnership Interests of Ineligible Holders .

(a) If at any time a Partner fails to furnish an Eligibility Certificate or other information requested within the period of time specified in amendments adopted pursuant to Section 4.8 or if upon receipt of such Eligibility Certificate, the General Partner determines, with the advice of counsel, that a Partner is an Ineligible Holder, the Partnership may, unless the Partner establishes to the satisfaction of the General Partner that such Partner is an Eligible Holder or has transferred his Limited Partner Interests to a Person who is an Eligible Holder and who furnishes an Eligibility Certificate to the General Partner prior to the date fixed for redemption as provided below, redeem the Partnership Interest of such Partner as follows:

(i) The General Partner shall, not later than the 30th day before the date fixed for redemption, give notice of redemption to the Partner, at his last address designated on the records of the Partnership or the Transfer Agent, as applicable, by registered or certified mail, postage prepaid. The notice shall be deemed to have been given when so mailed. The notice shall specify the Redeemable Interests, the date fixed for redemption,

 

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the place of payment, that payment of the redemption price will be made upon redemption of the Redeemable Interests (or, if later in the case of Redeemable Interests evidenced by Certificates, upon surrender of the Certificate evidencing the Redeemable Interests) and that on and after the date fixed for redemption no further allocations or distributions to which the Partner would otherwise be entitled in respect of the Redeemable Interests will accrue or be made.

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

(iii) The Partner or his duly authorized representative shall be entitled to receive the payment for the Redeemable Interests at the place of payment specified in the notice of redemption on the redemption date (or, if later in the case of Redeemable Interests evidenced by Certificates, upon surrender by or on behalf of the Partner at the place specified in the notice of redemption, of the Certificate evidencing the Redeemable Interests, duly endorsed in blank or accompanied by an assignment duly executed in blank).

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

(b) The provisions of this Section 4.9 shall also be applicable to Partnership Interests held by a Partner as nominee of a Person determined to be an Ineligible Holder.

(c) Nothing in this Section 4.9 shall prevent the recipient of a notice of redemption from transferring his Partnership Interest before the redemption date if such transfer is otherwise permitted under this Agreement. Upon receipt of notice of such a transfer, the General Partner shall withdraw the notice of redemption, provided the transferee of such Partnership Interest certifies to the satisfaction of the General Partner that he is an Eligible Holder. If the transferee fails to make such certification, such redemption will be effected from the transferee on the original redemption date.

 

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ARTICLE V

CAPITAL CONTRIBUTIONS AND ISSUANCE OF PARTNERSHIP INTERESTS

Section 5.1 Organizational Contributions; Contributions by the General Partner and its Affiliates .

(a) In connection with the formation of the Partnership under the Delaware Act, the General Partner has been admitted as the General Partner of the Partnership and received the right to receive Incentive Distribution Rights. The Organizational Limited Partner made an initial Capital Contribution to the Partnership in the amount of $1,000.00 in exchange for a Limited Partner Interest equal to a 100% Percentage Interest and has been admitted as a Limited Partner of the Partnership. As of the Closing Date, and effective with the admission of another Limited Partner to the Partnership, the interests of the Organizational Limited Partner will be redeemed as provided in the Contribution Agreement and the initial Capital Contributions of the Organizational Limited Partner will be refunded. One-hundred percent of any interest or other profit that may have resulted from the investment or other use of such initial Capital Contributions will be allocated and distributed to the Organizational Limited Partner.

(b) On the Closing Date and pursuant to the Contribution Agreement, the Organizational Limited Partner, Center Oil and GCAC shall contribute to the Partnership, as a Capital Contribution, all of the limited liability company interests in Arc Terminals GP LLC and limited partner interests in Arc Terminals LP, and the Partnership will issue 68,617 Common Units and 5,146,264 Subordinated Units to the Organizational Limited Partner, 11,685 Common Units and 876,391 Subordinated Units to Center Oil and (x) 779 Common Units and 58,426 Subordinated Units and (y) the GCAC Cash Consideration to GCAC.

Section 5.2 Contributions by Initial Limited Partners .

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

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

Section 5.3 Interest and Withdrawal . No interest shall be paid by the Partnership on Capital Contributions. No Partner shall be entitled to the withdrawal or return of its Capital Contribution, except to the extent, if any, that distributions made pursuant to this Agreement or upon liquidation of the Partnership may be considered as such by law and then only to the extent provided for in this Agreement. Except to the extent expressly provided in this Agreement, no Partner shall have priority over any other Partner either as to the return of Capital Contributions or as to profits, losses or distributions

Section 5.4 [Reserved]

 

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Section 5.5 Capital Accounts .

(a) The Partnership shall maintain for each Partner (or a beneficial owner of Partnership Interests held by a nominee in any case in which the nominee has furnished the identity of such owner to the Partnership in accordance with Section 6031(c) of the Code or any other method acceptable to the General Partner) owning a Partnership Interest a separate Capital Account with respect to such Partnership Interest in accordance with the rules of Treasury Regulation Section 1.704-1(b)(2)(iv). Such Capital Account shall be increased by (i) the amount of all Capital Contributions made by the Partner with respect to such Partnership Interest and (ii) all items of Partnership income and gain (including income and gain exempt from tax) computed in accordance with Section 5.5(b) and allocated with respect to such Partnership Interest pursuant to Section 6.1, and decreased by (x) the amount of cash or Net Agreed Value of all actual and deemed distributions of cash or property made to the Partner with respect to such Partnership Interest and (y) all items of Partnership deduction and loss computed in accordance with Section 5.5(b) and allocated with respect to such Partnership Interest pursuant to Section 6.1.

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

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

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

(iii) The computation of all items of income, gain, loss and deduction shall be made (x) except as otherwise provided in Treasury Regulation Section 1.704-1(b)(2)(iv)(m), without regard to any election under Section 754 of the Code that may be made by the Partnership, and (y) as to those items described in Section 705(a)(1)(B) or 705(a)(2)(B) of the Code, without regard to the fact that such items are not includable in gross income or are neither currently deductible nor capitalized for U.S. federal income tax purposes.

(iv) To the extent an adjustment to the adjusted tax basis of any Partnership asset pursuant to Section 734(b) of the Code (including pursuant to Treasury Regulation Section 1.734-2(b)(1)) is required, pursuant to Treasury Regulation Section 1.704-1(b)(2)(iv)(m), to be taken into account in determining Capital Accounts, the amount of such adjustment in the Capital Accounts shall be treated as an item of gain or loss.

 

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(v) In the event the Carrying Value of Partnership property is adjusted pursuant to Section 5.5(d), any Unrealized Gain resulting from such adjustment shall be treated as an item of gain and any Unrealized Loss resulting from such adjustment shall be treated as an item of loss.

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

(vii) Any deductions for depreciation, cost recovery or amortization attributable to any Contributed Property or Adjusted Property shall be determined under the rules prescribed by Treasury Regulation Section 1.704-3(d)(2) as if the adjusted basis of such property were equal to the Carrying Value of such property immediately following such adjustment.

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

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

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

 

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(iii) Subject to Section 6.8(b), immediately prior to the transfer of an IDR Reset Common Unit by a holder thereof (other than a transfer to an Affiliate unless the General Partner elects to have this subparagraph 5.5(c)(iii) apply), the Capital Account maintained for such Person with respect to its IDR Reset Common Units will (A) first, be allocated to the IDR Reset Common Units to be transferred in an amount equal to the product of (x) the number of such IDR Reset Common Units to be transferred and (y) the Per Unit Capital Amount for a Common Unit, and (B) second, any remaining balance in such Capital Account will be retained by the transferor, regardless of whether it has retained any IDR Reset Common Units. Following any such allocation, the transferor’s Capital Account, if any, maintained with respect to the retained IDR Reset Common Units, if any, will have a balance equal to the amount allocated under clause (B) hereinabove, and the transferee’s Capital Account established with respect to the transferred IDR Reset Common Units will have a balance equal to the amount allocated under clause (A) above.

(d) (i) Consistent with Treasury Regulation Section 1.704-1(b)(2)(iv)(f), on an issuance of additional Partnership Interests for cash or Contributed Property, the issuance of Partnership Interests as consideration for the provision of services, the issuance of IDR Reset Common Units pursuant to Section 5.11, or the conversion of the Combined Interest to Common Units pursuant to Section 11.3(b), the Carrying Value of each Partnership property immediately prior to such issuance shall be adjusted upward or downward to reflect any Unrealized Gain or Unrealized Loss attributable to such Partnership property; provided , however , that in the event of an issuance of Partnership Interests for a de minimis amount of cash or Contributed Property, or in the event of an issuance of a de minimis amount of Partnership Interests as consideration for the provision of services, the General Partner may determine that such adjustments are unnecessary for the proper administration of the Partnership. In determining such Unrealized Gain or Unrealized Loss, the aggregate fair market value of all Partnership property (including cash or cash equivalents) immediately prior to the issuance of additional Partnership Interests shall be determined by the General Partner using such method of valuation as it may adopt. In making its determination of the fair market values of individual properties, the General Partner may first determine an aggregate value for the assets of the Partnership that takes into account the current trading price of the Common Units, the fair market value of all other Partnership Interests at such time and the amount of Partnership Liabilities. The General Partner may allocate such aggregate value among the individual properties of the Partnership (in such manner as it determines appropriate). Absent a contrary determination by the General Partner, the aggregate fair market value of all Partnership assets (including, without limitation, cash or cash equivalents) immediately prior to a Revaluation Event shall be the value that would result in the Capital Account for each Common Unit that is Outstanding prior to such Revaluation Event being equal to the Event Issue Value.

 

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(ii) In accordance with Treasury Regulation Section 1.704-1(b)(2)(iv)(f), immediately prior to any distribution to a Partner of any Partnership property (other than a distribution of cash that is not in redemption or retirement of a Partnership Interest), the Carrying Value of all Partnership property shall be adjusted upward or downward to reflect any Unrealized Gain or Unrealized Loss attributable to such Partnership property. In determining such Unrealized Gain or Unrealized Loss the aggregate fair market value of all Partnership property (including cash or cash equivalents) immediately prior to a distribution shall (A) in the case of a distribution other than one made pursuant to Section 12.4, be determined in the same manner as that provided in Section 5.5(d)(i) or (B) in the case of a liquidating distribution pursuant to Section 12.4, be determined by the Liquidator using such method of valuation as it may adopt.

Section 5.6 Issuances of Additional Partnership Interests and Derivative Instruments .

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

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

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

 

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(d) No fractional Units shall be issued by the Partnership.

Section 5.7 Conversion of Subordinated Units .

(a) All of the Subordinated Units shall convert into Common Units on a one-for-one basis on the first Business Day following the distribution pursuant to Section 6.3(a) in respect of the final full Quarter of the Subordination Period.

(b) The Subordinated Units may convert into Common Units on a one-for-one basis as set forth in, and pursuant to the terms of, Section 11.4.

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

Section 5.9 Splits and Combinations .

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

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

 

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

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

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

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

(a) Subject to the provisions of this Section 5.11, the holder of the Incentive Distribution Rights (or, if there is more than one holder of the Incentive Distribution Rights, the holders of a majority in interest of the Incentive Distribution Rights) shall have the right, at any time when there are no Subordinated Units outstanding and the Partnership has made a distribution pursuant to Section 6.4(b)(v) for each of the four most recently completed Quarters, to make an election (the “ IDR Reset Election ”) to cause the Target Distributions to be reset in accordance with the provisions of Section 5.11(e) and, in connection therewith, the holder or holders of the Incentive Distribution Rights will become entitled to receive their Pro Rata share of a number of Common Units (the “ IDR Reset Common Units ”) equal to the result of dividing (i) the average amount of aggregate cash distributions made by the Partnership for the two full Quarters immediately preceding the giving of the Reset Notice in respect of the Incentive Distribution Rights by (ii) the average of the cash distributions made by the Partnership in respect of each Common Unit for the two full Quarters immediately preceding the giving of the Reset Notice (the “ Reset MQD ”) (the number of Common Units determined by such quotient is referred to herein as the “ Aggregate Quantity of IDR Reset Common Units ”). The making of the IDR Reset Election in the manner specified in Section 5.11(b) shall cause the Target Distributions to be reset in accordance with the provisions of Section 5.11(e) and, in connection therewith, the holder or holders of the Incentive Distribution Rights will become entitled to receive Common Units on the basis specified above, without any further approval required by the General Partner or the Unitholders, at the time specified in Section 5.11(c) unless the IDR Reset Election is rescinded pursuant to Section 5.11(d).

 

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

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

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

(e) The Target Distributions shall be adjusted at the time of the issuance of Common Units or other Partnership Interests pursuant to this Section 5.11 such that (i) the Minimum Quarterly Distribution shall be reset to be equal to the Reset MQD, (ii) the First Target Distribution shall be reset to equal 115% of the Reset MQD, (iii) the Second Target Distribution shall be reset to equal 125% of the Reset MQD and (iv) the Third Target Distribution shall be reset to equal 150% of the Reset MQD.

 

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

ARTICLE VI

ALLOCATIONS AND DISTRIBUTIONS

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

(a) Net Income . Net Income for each taxable period (including a pro rata part of each item of income, gain, loss and deduction taken into account in computing Net Income for such taxable period) shall be allocated as follows:

(i) First, to the General Partner until the aggregate amount of Net Income allocated to the General Partner pursuant to this Section 6.1(a)(i) for the current and all previous taxable periods is equal to the aggregate amount of Net Loss allocated to the General Partner pursuant to Section 6.1(b)(ii) for all previous taxable periods; and

(ii) The balance, if any, 100% to the Unitholders, Pro Rata.

(b) Net Loss . Net Loss for each taxable period (including a pro rata part of each item of income, gain, loss and deduction taken into account in computing Net Loss for such taxable period) shall be allocated as follows:

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

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

(c) Net Termination Gains and Losses . Net Termination Gain or Net Termination Loss for each taxable period shall be allocated in the manner set forth in this Section 6.1(c). All allocations under this Section 6.1(c) shall be made after Capital Account balances have been adjusted by all other allocations provided under this Section 6.1 and after all distributions of cash and cash equivalents provided under Section 6.4 and Section 6.5 have been made; provided , however , that solely for purposes of this Section 6.1(c), Capital Accounts shall not be adjusted for distributions made pursuant to Section 12.4.

 

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(i) Except as provided in Section 6.1(c)(iv), and subject to the provisions set forth in the last sentence of this Section 6.1(c)(i), Net Termination Gain (including a pro rata part of each item of income, gain, loss, and deduction taken into account in computing Net Termination Gain) shall be allocated in the following order and priority:

(A) First, to each Partner having a deficit balance in its Adjusted Capital Account, in the proportion that such deficit balance bears to the total deficit balances in the Adjusted Capital Accounts of all Partners, until each such Partner has been allocated Net Termination Gain equal to any such deficit balance in its Adjusted Capital Account;

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

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

(D) Fourth, to all Unitholders, Pro Rata, until the Capital Account in respect of each Common Unit then Outstanding is equal to the sum of (1) its Unrecovered Initial Unit Price, (2) the Unpaid MQD, (3) any then existing Cumulative Common Unit Arrearage, and (4) the excess of (aa) the First Target Distribution less the Minimum Quarterly Distribution for each Quarter after the Closing Date or the date of the most recent IDR Reset Election, if any, over (bb) the cumulative per Unit amount of any distributions of cash or cash equivalents that are deemed to be Operating Surplus made pursuant to Section 6.4(a)(iv) and Section 6.4(b)(ii) for such period (the sum of (1), (2), (3) and (4) is hereinafter referred to as the “ First Liquidation Target Amount ”);

 

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(E) Fifth, 15% to the holders of the Incentive Distribution Rights, Pro Rata, and 85.0% to all Unitholders, Pro Rata, until the Capital Account in respect of each Common Unit then Outstanding is equal to the sum of (1) the First Liquidation Target Amount, and (2) the excess of (aa) the Second Target Distribution less the First Target Distribution for each Quarter after the Closing Date or the date of the most recent IDR Reset Election, if any, over (bb) the cumulative per Unit amount of any distributions of cash or cash equivalents that are deemed to be Operating Surplus made pursuant to Section 6.4(a)(v) and Section 6.4(b)(iii) for such period (the sum of (1) and (2) is hereinafter referred to as the “ Second Liquidation Target Amount ”);

(F) Sixth, 25% to the holders of the Incentive Distribution Rights, Pro Rata, and 75% to all Unitholders, Pro Rata, until the Capital Account in respect of each Common Unit then Outstanding is equal to the sum of (1) the Second Liquidation Target Amount, and (2) the excess of (aa) the Third Target Distribution less the Second Target Distribution for each Quarter after the Closing Date or the date of the most recent IDR Reset Election, if any, over (bb) the cumulative per Unit amount of any distributions of cash or cash equivalents that are deemed to be Operating Surplus made pursuant to Section 6.4(a)(vi) and Section 6.4(b)(iv) for such period; and

(G) Finally, 50% to the holders of the Incentive Distribution Rights, Pro Rata, and 50% to all Unitholders, Pro Rata.

Notwithstanding the foregoing provisions in this Section 6.1(c)(i), the General Partner may adjust the amount of any Net Termination Gain arising in connection with a Revaluation Event that is allocated to the holders of Incentive Distribution Rights in a manner that will result (i) in the Capital Account for each Common Unit that is Outstanding prior to such Revaluation Event being equal to the Event Issue Value and (ii) to the greatest extent possible, the Capital Account with respect to the Incentive Distribution Rights that are Outstanding prior to such Revaluation Event being equal to the amount of Net Termination Gain that would be allocated to the holders of the Incentive Distribution Rights pursuant to this Section 6.1(c)(i) if the Capital Accounts with respect to all Partnership Interests that were Outstanding immediately prior to such Revaluation Event and the Carrying Value of each Partnership property were equal to zero.

(ii) Except as otherwise provided by Section 6.1(c)(iii) or Section 6.1(c)(iv), Net Termination Loss shall be allocated:

(A) First, if Subordinated Units remain Outstanding, to all Unitholders holding Subordinated Units, Pro Rata, until the Adjusted Capital Account in respect of each Subordinated Unit then Outstanding has been reduced to zero;

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

(iii) Net Termination Loss deemed recognized pursuant to clause (b) of the definition of Net Termination Loss as a result of a Revaluation Event prior to the conversion of the last Outstanding Subordinated Unit and prior to the Liquidation Date shall be allocated:

(A) First, to the Unitholders, Pro Rata, until the Capital Account in respect of each Common Unit then Outstanding equals the Event Issue Value; provided that Net Termination Loss shall not be allocated pursuant to this Section 6.1(c)(iii)(A) to the extent such allocation would cause any Unitholder to have a deficit balance in its Adjusted Capital Account at the end of such taxable period (or increase any existing deficit in its Adjusted Capital Account);

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

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

(iv) If (A) a Net Termination Loss has been allocated pursuant to Section 6.1(c)(iii), (B) a Net Termination Gain or Net Termination Loss subsequently occurs (other than as a result of a Revaluation Event) prior to the conversion of the last Outstanding Subordinated Unit and (C) after tentatively making all allocations of such Net Termination Gain or Net Termination Loss provided for in Section 6.1(c)(i) or Section 6.1(c)(ii), as applicable, the Capital Account in respect of each Common Unit does not equal the amount such Capital Account would have been if Section 6.1(c)(iii) had not been part of this Agreement and all prior allocations of Net Termination Gain and Net Termination Loss had been made pursuant to Section 6.1(c)(i) or Section 6.1(c)(ii), as applicable, then items of income, gain, loss and deduction included in such Net Termination Gain or Net Termination Loss, as applicable, shall be specially allocated to the General Partner and all Unitholders in a manner that will, to the maximum extent possible, cause the Capital Account in respect of each Common Unit to equal the amount such Capital Account would have been if all allocations of Net Termination Gain and Net Termination Loss had been made pursuant to Section 6.1(c)(i) or Section 6.1(c)(ii), as applicable.

(d) Special Allocations . Notwithstanding any other provision of this Section 6.1, the following special allocations shall be made for each taxable period in the following order:

 

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

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

(iii) Priority Allocations .

(A) If the amount of cash or the Net Agreed Value of any property distributed (except cash or property distributed pursuant to Section 12.4) with respect to a Unit for a taxable period exceeds the amount of cash or the Net Agreed Value of property distributed with respect to another Unit within the same taxable period (the amount of the excess, an “ Excess Distribution ” and the Unit with respect to which the greater distribution is paid, an “ Excess Distribution Unit ”), then there shall be allocated gross income and gain to each Unitholder receiving an Excess Distribution with respect to the Excess Distribution Unit until the aggregate amount of such items allocated with respect to such Excess Distribution Unit pursuant to this Section 6.1(d)(iii)(A) for the current taxable period and all previous taxable periods is equal to the amount of the Excess Distribution.

 

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(B) After the application of Section 6.1(d)(iii)(A), the remaining items of Partnership gross income or gain for the taxable period, if any, shall be allocated to the holders of Incentive Distribution Rights, Pro Rata, until the aggregate amount of such items allocated to the holders of Incentive Distribution Rights pursuant to this Section 6.1(d)(iii)(B) for the current taxable period and all previous taxable periods is equal to the cumulative amount of all Incentive Distributions made to the holders of Incentive Distribution Rights from the Closing Date to a date 45 days after the end of the current taxable period.

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

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

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

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

 

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

(ix) Code Section 754 Adjustments . To the extent an adjustment to the adjusted tax basis of any Partnership asset pursuant to Section 734(b) of the Code (including pursuant to Treasury Regulation section 1.734-2(b)(1)) is required, pursuant to Treasury Regulation Section 1.704-1(b)(2)(iv)(m), to be taken into account in determining Capital Accounts as a result of a distribution to a Partner in complete liquidation of such Partner’s interest in the Partnership, the amount of such adjustment to the Capital Accounts shall be treated as an item of gain (if the adjustment increases the basis of the asset) or loss (if the adjustment decreases such basis) taken into account pursuant to Section 5.5, and such item of gain or loss shall be specially allocated to the Partners in a manner consistent with the manner in which their Capital Accounts are required to be adjusted pursuant to such Section of the Treasury Regulations.

(x) Economic Uniformity; Changes in Law .

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

 

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(B) With respect to an event triggering an adjustment to the Carrying Value of Partnership property pursuant to Section 5.5(d) during any taxable period of the Partnership ending upon, or after, the issuance of IDR Reset Common Units pursuant to Section 5.11, after the application of Section 6.1(d)(x)(A), any Unrealized Gains and Unrealized Losses shall be allocated among the Partners in a manner that to the nearest extent possible results in the Capital Accounts maintained with respect to such IDR Reset Common Units issued pursuant to Section 5.11 equaling the product of (A) the Aggregate Quantity of IDR Reset Common Units and (B) the Per Unit Capital Amount for an Initial Common Unit.

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

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

(xi) Curative Allocation .

(A) Notwithstanding any other provision of this Section 6.1, other than the Required Allocations, the Required Allocations shall be taken into account in making the Agreed Allocations so that, to the extent possible, the net amount of items of gross income, gain, loss and deduction allocated to each Partner pursuant to the Required Allocations and the Agreed Allocations, together, shall be equal to the net amount of such items that would have been allocated to each such Partner under the Agreed Allocations had the Required Allocations and the related Curative Allocation not otherwise been provided in this Section 6.1. In

 

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exercising its discretion under this Section 6.1(d)(xi)(A), the General Partner may take into account future Required Allocations that, although not yet made, are likely to offset other Required Allocations previously made. Allocations pursuant to this Section 6.1(d)(xi)(A) shall only be made with respect to Required Allocations to the extent the General Partner determines that such allocations will otherwise be inconsistent with the economic agreement among the Partners.

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

(xii) Equalization of Capital Accounts With Respect to Privately Placed Units . Net Termination Gain or Net Termination Loss deemed recognized as a result of a Revaluation Event shall first be allocated to the (A) Unitholders holding Privately Placed Units, Pro Rata, or (B) Unitholders holding Common Units, Pro Rata, as applicable, to the extent necessary to cause the Capital Account in respect of each Privately Placed Unit then Outstanding to equal the Capital Account in respect of each Common Unit (other than Privately Placed Units) then Outstanding.

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

(A) The General Partner shall allocate Additional Book Basis Derivative Items consisting of depreciation, amortization, depletion or any other form of cost recovery (other than Additional Book Basis Derivative Items included in Net Termination Gain or Net Termination Loss) with respect to any Adjusted Property to the Unitholders, Pro Rata, the holders of Incentive Distribution Rights and the General Partner, all in the same proportion as the Net Termination Gain or Net Termination Loss resulting from the Revaluation Event that gave rise to such Additional Book Basis Derivative Items was allocated to them pursuant to Section 6.1(c).

(B) If a sale or other taxable disposition of an Adjusted Property, including, for this purpose, inventory (“ Disposed of Adjusted Property ”) occurs other than in connection with an event giving rise to Net Termination Gain or Net Termination Loss, the General Partner shall allocate (1) items of gross income and gain (x) away from the holders of Incentive Distribution Rights and the General Partner and (y) to the Unitholders, or (2) items of deduction and loss (x) away from the Unitholders and (y) to the holders of Incentive Distribution Rights and the General Partner, to the extent that the Additional Book Basis Derivative Items with respect to the Disposed of Adjusted Property (determined in accordance with the last sentence of the definition of Additional Book Basis

 

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Derivative Items) treated as having been allocated to the Unitholders pursuant to this Section 6.1(d)(xiii)(B) exceed their Share of Additional Book Basis Derivative Items with respect to such Disposed of Adjusted Property. For purposes of this Section 6.1(d)(xiii)(B), the Unitholders shall be treated as having been allocated Additional Book Basis Derivative Items to the extent that such Additional Book Basis Derivative Items have reduced the amount of income that would otherwise have been allocated to the Unitholders under the Partnership Agreement (e.g., Additional Book Basis Derivative Items taken into account in computing cost of goods sold would reduce the amount of book income otherwise available for allocation among the Partners). Any allocation made pursuant to this Section 6.1(d)(xiii)(B) shall be made after all of the other Agreed Allocations have been made as if this Section 6.1(d)(xiii) were not in this Agreement and, to the extent necessary, shall require the reallocation of items that have been allocated pursuant to such other Agreed Allocations.

(C) Net Termination Loss in an amount equal to the lesser of (1) such Net Termination Loss and (2) the Aggregate Remaining Net Positive Adjustments shall be allocated in such manner as is determined by the General Partner that to the extent possible, the Capital Account balances of the Partners will equal the amount they would have been had no prior Book-Up Events occurred, and any remaining Net Termination Loss shall be allocated pursuant to Section 6.1(c) hereof. In allocating Net Termination Loss pursuant to this Section 6.1(d)(xiii)(C), the General Partner shall attempt, to the extent possible, to cause the Capital Accounts of the Unitholders, on the one hand, and holders of the Incentive Distribution Rights, on the other hand, to equal the amount they would equal if (i) the Carrying Values of the Partnership’s property had not been previously adjusted in connection with any prior Book-Up Events, (ii) Unrealized Gain and Unrealized Loss (or, in the case of a liquidation, actual gain or loss) with respect to such Partnership Property were determined with respect to such unadjusted Carrying Values, and (iii) any resulting Net Termination Gain had been allocated pursuant to Section 6.1(c)(i) (including, for the avoidance of doubt, taking into account the provisions set forth in the last sentence of Section 6.1(c)(i)).

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

 

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determines such allocations are necessary to account for the Partnership’s allocable share of income, gain, loss and deduction of the lower tier partnership that relate to the contributed Adjusted Property in a manner that is consistent with the purpose of this Section 6.1(d)(xiii).

(xiv) Special Curative Allocation in Event of Liquidation Prior to Conversion of the Last Outstanding Subordinated Unit. Notwithstanding any other provision of this Section 6.1 (other than the Required Allocations), if (A) the Liquidation Date occurs prior to the conversion of the last Outstanding Subordinated Unit and (B) after having made all other allocations provided for in this Section 6.1 for the taxable period in which the Liquidation Date occurs, the Capital Account in respect of each Common Unit does not equal the amount such Capital Account would have been if Section 6.1(c)(iii) and Section 6.1(c)(iv) had not been part of this Agreement and all prior allocations of Net Termination Gain and Net Termination Loss had been made pursuant to Section 6.1(c)(i) or Section 6.1(c)(ii), as applicable, then items of income, gain, loss and deduction for such taxable period shall be reallocated among the General Partner and all Unitholders in a manner determined appropriate by the General Partner so as to cause, to the maximum extent possible, the Capital Account in respect of each Common Unit to equal the amount such Capital Account would have been if all prior allocations of Net Termination Gain and Net Termination Loss had been made pursuant to Section 6.1(c)(i) or Section 6.1(c)(ii), as applicable. For the avoidance of doubt, the reallocation of items set forth in the immediately preceding sentence provides that, to the extent necessary to achieve the Capital Account balances described above, (x) items of income and gain that would otherwise be included in Net Income or Net Loss, as the case may be, for the taxable period in which the Liquidation Date occurs shall be reallocated from the General Partner and Unitholders holding Subordinated Units to Unitholders holding Common Units and (y) items of deduction and loss that would otherwise be included in Net Income or Net Loss, as the case may be, for the taxable period in which the Liquidation Date occurs shall be reallocated from Unitholders holding Common Units to the General Partner and Unitholders holding Subordinated Units. In the event that (i) the Liquidation Date occurs on or before the date (not including any extension of time prescribed by law) for the filing of the Partnership’s federal income tax return for the taxable period immediately prior to the taxable period in which the Liquidation Date occurs and (ii) the reallocation of items for the taxable period in which the Liquidation Date occurs as set forth above in this Section 6.1(d)(xiv) fails to achieve the Capital Account balances described above, items of income, gain, loss and deduction that would otherwise be included in the Net Income or Net Loss, as the case may be, for such prior taxable period shall be reallocated among the General Partner and all Unitholders in a manner that will, to the maximum extent possible and after taking into account all other allocations made pursuant to this Section 6.1(d)(xiv), cause the Capital Account in respect of each Common Unit to equal the amount such Capital Account would have been if all prior allocations of Net Termination Gain and Net Termination Loss had been made pursuant to Section 6.1(c)(i) or Section 6.1(c)(ii), as applicable.

 

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Section 6.2 Allocations for Tax Purposes .

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

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

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

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

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

 

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

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

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

(a) The General Partner has adopted a cash distribution policy, effective as of the Closing Date, which it may change from time to time without amendment to this Agreement. Distributions will be made as and when declared by the General Partner; provided that the General Partner shall make a determination no less frequently than once each Quarter as to whether to make a cash distribution and, if so, the amount of such distribution.

(b) All amounts of cash and cash equivalents distributed by the Partnership on any date from any source shall be deemed to be Operating Surplus until the sum of all amounts of cash and cash equivalents theretofore distributed by the Partnership to the Partners pursuant to Section 6.4 equals the Operating Surplus from the Closing Date through the close of the immediately preceding Quarter. Any remaining amounts of cash and cash equivalents distributed by the Partnership on such date shall, except as otherwise provided in Section 6.5, be deemed to be “ Capital Surplus .” All distributions required to be made under this Agreement or otherwise made by the Partnership shall be made subject to Sections 17-607 and 17-804 of the Delaware Act.

(c) Notwithstanding Section 6.3(b), in the event of the dissolution and liquidation of the Partnership, all Partnership assets shall be applied and distributed solely in accordance with, and subject to the terms and conditions of, Section 12.4.

 

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(d) Each distribution in respect of a Partnership Interest shall be paid by the Partnership, directly or through any Transfer Agent or through any other Person or agent, only to the Record Holder of such Partnership Interest as of the Record Date set for such distribution. Such payment shall constitute full payment and satisfaction of the Partnership’s liability in respect of such payment, regardless of any claim of any Person who may have an interest in such payment by reason of an assignment or otherwise.

Section 6.4 Distributions from Operating Surplus .

(a) During Subordination Period . Cash and cash equivalents distributed in respect of any Quarter wholly within the Subordination Period that is deemed to be Operating Surplus pursuant to the provisions of Section 6.3 or 6.5 shall be distributed as follows:

(i) First, to all Unitholders holding Common Units, Pro Rata, until there has been distributed in respect of each Common Unit then Outstanding an amount equal to the Minimum Quarterly Distribution for such Quarter;

(ii) Second, to all Unitholders holding Common Units, Pro Rata, until there has been distributed in respect of each Common Unit then Outstanding an amount equal to the Cumulative Common Unit Arrearage existing with respect to such Quarter;

(iii) Third, to all Unitholders holding Subordinated Units, Pro Rata, until there has been distributed in respect of each Subordinated Unit then Outstanding an amount equal to the Minimum Quarterly Distribution for such Quarter;

(iv) Fourth, to all Unitholders, Pro Rata, until there has been distributed in respect of each Unit then Outstanding an amount equal to the excess of the First Target Distribution over the Minimum Quarterly Distribution for such Quarter;

(v) Fifth, (A) 15% to the holders of the Incentive Distribution Rights, Pro Rata; and (B) 85% to all Unitholders, Pro Rata, until there has been distributed in respect of each Unit then Outstanding an amount equal to the excess of the Second Target Distribution over the First Target Distribution for such Quarter;

(vi) Sixth, (A) 25% to the holders of the Incentive Distribution Rights, Pro Rata; and (B) 75% to all Unitholders, Pro Rata, until there has been distributed in respect of each Unit then Outstanding an amount equal to the excess of the Third Target Distribution over the Second Target Distribution for such Quarter; and

(vii) Thereafter, 50% to the holders of the Incentive Distribution Rights, Pro Rata; and (B) 50% to all Unitholders, Pro Rata;

provided , however , if the Target Distributions have been reduced to zero pursuant to the second sentence of Section 6.6(a), the distribution of cash and cash equivalents that are deemed to be Operating Surplus with respect to any Quarter will be made solely in accordance with Section 6.4(a)(vii).

 

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(b) After Subordination Period . Cash and cash equivalents distributed in respect of any Quarter ending after the Subordination Period has ended that is deemed to be Operating Surplus pursuant to the provisions of Section 6.3 or Section 6.5 shall be distributed as follows:

(i) First, to all Unitholders, Pro Rata, until there has been distributed in respect of each Unit then Outstanding an amount equal to the Minimum Quarterly Distribution for such Quarter;

(ii) Second, to all Unitholders, Pro Rata, until there has been distributed in respect of each Unit then Outstanding an amount equal to the excess of the First Target Distribution over the Minimum Quarterly Distribution for such Quarter;

(iii) Third, (A) 15% to the holders of the Incentive Distribution Rights, Pro Rata; and (B) 85% to all Unitholders, Pro Rata, until there has been distributed in respect of each Unit then Outstanding an amount equal to the excess of the Second Target Distribution over the First Target Distribution for such Quarter;

(iv) Fourth, (A) 25% to the holders of the Incentive Distribution Rights, Pro Rata; and (B) 75% to all Unitholders, Pro Rata, until there has been distributed in respect of each Unit then Outstanding an amount equal to the excess of the Third Target Distribution over the Second Target Distribution for such Quarter; and

(v) Thereafter, (A) 50% to the holders of the Incentive Distribution Rights, Pro Rata; and (B) 50% to all Unitholders, Pro Rata;

provided , however , if the Target Distributions have been reduced to zero pursuant to the second sentence of Section 6.6(a), the distribution of cash or cash equivalents that are deemed to be Operating Surplus with respect to any Quarter will be made solely in accordance with Section 6.4(b)(v).

Section 6.5 Distributions from Capital Surplus . Cash and cash equivalents that are distributed and deemed to be Capital Surplus pursuant to the provisions of Section 6.3(b) shall be distributed, unless the provisions of Section 6.3 require otherwise:

(a) First, 100% to the Unitholders, Pro Rata, until the Minimum Quarterly Distribution has been reduced to zero pursuant to the second sentence of Section 6.6(a);

(b) Second, 100% to all Unitholders holding Common Units, Pro Rata, until there has been distributed in respect of each Common Unit then Outstanding an amount equal to the Cumulative Common Unit Arrearage; and

(c) Thereafter, all cash and cash equivalents that are distributed shall be distributed as if it were Operating Surplus and shall be distributed in accordance with Section 6.4.

 

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Section 6.6 Adjustment of Target Distribution Levels .

(a) The Target Distributions, Common Unit Arrearages and Cumulative Common Unit Arrearages shall be proportionately adjusted in the event of any distribution, combination or subdivision (whether effected by a distribution payable in Units or otherwise) of Units or other Partnership Interests. In the event of a distribution of cash or cash equivalents that is deemed to be from Capital Surplus, the then applicable Target Distributions shall be reduced in the same proportion that the distribution had to the fair market value of the Common Units immediately prior to the announcement of the distribution. If the Common Units are publicly traded on a National Securities Exchange, the fair market value will be the Current Market Price before the ex-dividend date. If the Common Units are not publicly traded, the fair market value will be determined by the Board of Directors.

(b) The Target Distributions shall also be subject to adjustment pursuant to Section 5.11 and Section 6.9.

Section 6.7 Special Provisions Relating to the Holders of Subordinated Units .

(a) Except with respect to the right to vote on or approve matters requiring the vote or approval of a percentage of the holders of Outstanding Common Units and the right to participate in allocations of income, gain, loss and deduction and distributions made with respect to Common Units, the holder of a Subordinated Unit shall have all of the rights and obligations of a Unitholder holding Common Units hereunder; provided , however , that immediately upon the conversion of Subordinated Units into Common Units pursuant to Section 5.7, the Unitholder holding Subordinated Units shall possess all of the rights and obligations of a Unitholder holding Common Units hereunder with respect to such converted Subordinated Units, including the right to vote as a Common Unitholder and the right to participate in allocations of income, gain, loss and deduction and distributions made with respect to Common Units; provided , however , that such converted Subordinated Units shall remain subject to the provisions of Section 5.5(c)(ii), Section 6.1(d)(x), and Section 6.7(b) and (c).

(b) A Unitholder shall not be permitted to transfer a Subordinated Unit or a Subordinated Unit that has converted into a Common Unit pursuant to Section 5.7 (other than a transfer to an Affiliate) if the remaining balance in the transferring Unitholder’s Capital Account with respect to the retained Subordinated Units or retained converted Subordinated Units would be negative after giving effect to the allocation under Section 5.5(c)(ii)(B).

(c) The Unitholder holding a Common Unit that has resulted from the conversion of a Subordinated Unit pursuant to Section 5.7 shall not be permitted to transfer such Common Unit to a Person that is not an Affiliate of the holder until such time as the General Partner determines, based on advice of counsel, that each such Common Unit should have, as a substantive matter, like intrinsic economic and federal income tax characteristics, in all material respects, to the intrinsic economic and federal income tax characteristics of an Initial Common Unit. In connection with the condition imposed by this Section 6.7(c), the General Partner may take whatever steps are required to provide economic uniformity to such Common Units in preparation for a transfer of such Common Units, including the application of Sections 5.5(c)(ii) and 6.1(d)(x); provided , however , that no such steps may be taken that would have a material adverse effect on the Unitholders holding Common Units.

 

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Section 6.8 Special Provisions Relating to the Holders of IDR Reset Common Units .

(a) A Unitholder shall not be permitted to transfer an IDR Reset Common Unit (other than a transfer to an Affiliate) if the remaining balance in the transferring Unitholder’s Capital Account with respect to the retained IDR Reset Common Units would be negative after giving effect to the allocation under Section 5.5(c)(iii).

(b) A Unitholder holding an IDR Reset Common Unit shall not be permitted to transfer such Common Unit to a Person that is not an Affiliate of the holder until such time as the General Partner determines, based on advice of counsel, that upon transfer each such Common Unit should have, as a substantive matter, like intrinsic economic and U.S. federal income tax characteristics to the transferee, in all material respects, to the intrinsic economic and U.S. federal income tax characteristics of an Initial Common Unit to such transferee. In connection with the condition imposed by this Section 6.8(b), the General Partner may apply Sections 5.5(c)(iii), 6.1(d)(x) and 6.8(a) or, to the extent not resulting in a material adverse effect on the Unitholders holding Common Units, take whatever steps are required to provide economic uniformity to such Common Units in preparation for a transfer of such IDR Reset Common Units.

Section 6.9 Entity-Level Taxation . If legislation is enacted or the official interpretation of existing legislation is modified by a governmental authority, which after giving effect to such enactment or modification, results in a Group Member becoming subject to federal, state or local or non-U.S. income or withholding taxes in excess of the amount of such taxes due from the Group Member prior to such enactment or modification (including, for the avoidance of doubt, any increase in the rate of such taxation applicable to the Group Member), then the General Partner may, in its sole discretion, reduce the Target Distributions by the amount of income or withholding taxes that are payable by reason of any such new legislation or interpretation (the “ Incremental Income Taxes ”), or any portion thereof selected by the General Partner, in the manner provided in this Section 6.9. If the General Partner elects to reduce the Target Distributions for any Quarter with respect to all or a portion of any Incremental Income Taxes, the General Partner shall estimate for such Quarter the Partnership Group’s aggregate liability (the “ Estimated Incremental Quarterly Tax Amount ”) for all (or the relevant portion of) such Incremental Income Taxes; provided that any difference between such estimate and the actual liability for Incremental Income Taxes (or the relevant portion thereof) for such Quarter may, to the extent determined by the General Partner, be taken into account in determining the Estimated Incremental Quarterly Tax Amount with respect to each Quarter in which any such difference can be determined. For each such Quarter, the Target Distributions, shall be the product obtained by multiplying (a) the amounts therefor that are set out herein prior to the application of this Section 6.9 times (b) the quotient obtained by dividing (i) cash and cash equivalents with respect to such Quarter by (ii) the sum of cash and cash equivalents with respect to such Quarter and the Estimated Incremental Quarterly Tax Amount for such Quarter, as determined by the General Partner. For purposes of the foregoing, cash and cash equivalents with respect to a Quarter will be deemed reduced by the Estimated Incremental Quarterly Tax Amount for that Quarter.

 

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ARTICLE VII

MANAGEMENT AND OPERATION OF BUSINESS

Section 7.1 Management .

(a) The General Partner shall conduct, direct and manage all activities of the Partnership. Except as otherwise expressly provided in this Agreement, but without limitation on the ability of the General Partner to delegate its rights and power to other Persons, all management powers over the business and affairs of the Partnership shall be exclusively vested in the General Partner, and no other Partner shall have any management power over the business and affairs of the Partnership. In addition to the powers now or hereafter granted to a general partner of a limited partnership under applicable law or that are granted to the General Partner under any other provision of this Agreement, the General Partner, subject to Section 7.4, shall have full power and authority to do all things and on such terms as it determines to be necessary or appropriate to conduct the business of the Partnership, to exercise all powers set forth in Section 2.5 and to effectuate the purposes set forth in Section 2.4, including the following:

(i) the making of any expenditures, the lending or borrowing of money, the assumption or guarantee of, or other contracting for, indebtedness and other liabilities, the issuance of evidences of indebtedness, including indebtedness that is convertible or exchangeable into Partnership Interests, and the incurring of any other obligations;

(ii) the making of tax, regulatory and other filings, or rendering of periodic or other reports to governmental or other agencies having jurisdiction over the business or assets of the Partnership;

(iii) the acquisition, disposition, mortgage, pledge, encumbrance, hypothecation or exchange of any or all of the assets of the Partnership or the merger or other combination of the Partnership with or into another Person (the matters described in this clause (iii) being subject, however, to any prior approval that may be required by Section 7.4 or Article XIV);

(iv) the use of the assets of the Partnership (including cash on hand) for any purpose consistent with the terms of this Agreement, including the financing of the conduct of the operations of the Partnership Group; the lending of funds to other Persons (including other Group Members); the repayment or guarantee of obligations of any Group Member; and the making of capital contributions to any Group Member;

 

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(v) the negotiation, execution and performance of any contracts, conveyances or other instruments (including instruments that limit the liability of the Partnership under contractual arrangements to all or particular assets of the Partnership, with the other party to the contract to have no recourse against the General Partner or its assets other than its interest in the Partnership, even if the same results in the terms of the transaction being less favorable to the Partnership than would otherwise be the case);

(vi) the distribution of cash or cash equivalents by the Partnership;

(vii) the selection, employment, retention and dismissal of employees (including employees having titles such as “president,” “vice president,” “secretary” and “treasurer”) and agents, outside attorneys, accountants, consultants and contractors of the General Partner or the Partnership Group and the determination of their compensation and other terms of employment or hiring;

(viii) the maintenance of insurance for the benefit of the Partnership Group, the Partners and Indemnitees;

(ix) the formation of, or acquisition of an interest in, and the contribution of property and the making of loans to, any further limited or general partnerships, joint ventures, corporations, limited liability companies or other Persons (including the acquisition of interests in, and the contributions of property to, any Group Member from time to time);

(x) the control of any matters affecting the rights and obligations of the Partnership, including the bringing and defending of actions at law or in equity and otherwise engaging in the conduct of litigation, arbitration or mediation and the incurring of legal expense and the settlement of claims and litigation;

(xi) the indemnification of any Person against liabilities and contingencies to the extent permitted by law;

(xii) the entering into of listing agreements with any National Securities Exchange and the delisting of some or all of the Limited Partner Interests from, or requesting that trading be suspended on, any such exchange;

(xiii) the purchase, sale or other acquisition or disposition of Partnership Interests, or the issuance of Derivative Instruments;

(xiv) the undertaking of any action in connection with the Partnership’s participation in the management of any Group Member; and

(xv) the entering into of agreements with any of its Affiliates, including agreements to render services to a Group Member or to itself in the discharge of its duties as General Partner of the Partnership.

 

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(b) Notwithstanding any other provision of this Agreement, any Group Member Agreement, the Delaware Act or any applicable law, rule or regulation, each of the Partners, each other Person who acquires an interest in a Partnership Interest and each other Person bound by this Agreement hereby (i) approves, ratifies and confirms the execution, delivery and performance by the parties thereto of this Agreement, the Underwriting Agreement, the Contribution Agreement and the other agreements described in or filed as exhibits to the Registration Statement that are related to the transactions contemplated by the Registration Statement (in the case of each agreement other than this Agreement, without giving effect to any amendments, supplements or restatements after the date hereof); (ii) agrees that the General Partner (on its own behalf or on behalf of the Partnership) is authorized to execute, deliver and perform the agreements referred to in clause (i) of this sentence and the other agreements, acts, transactions and matters described in or contemplated by the Registration Statement on behalf of the Partnership without any further act, approval or vote of the Partners, the other Persons who may acquire an interest in Partnership Interests or are otherwise bound by this Agreement; and (iii) agrees that the execution, delivery or performance by the General Partner, any Group Member or any Affiliate of any of them of this Agreement or any agreement authorized or permitted under this Agreement (including the exercise by the General Partner or any Affiliate of the General Partner of the rights accorded pursuant to Article XV) shall not constitute a breach by the General Partner of any duty that the General Partner may owe the Partnership or the Partners or any other Persons under this Agreement (or any other agreements) or of any duty existing at law, in equity or otherwise.

Section 7.2 Replacement of Fiduciary Duties . Notwithstanding any other provision of this Agreement, to the extent that, at law or in equity, the General Partner or any other Indemnitee would have duties (including fiduciary duties) to the Partnership, to another Partner, to any Person who acquires an interest in a Partnership Interest or to any other Person bound by this Agreement, all such duties (including fiduciary duties) are hereby eliminated, to the fullest extent permitted by law, and replaced with the duties expressly set forth herein. The elimination of duties (including fiduciary duties) and replacement thereof with the duties expressly set forth herein are approved by the Partnership, each of the Partners, each other Person who acquires an interest in a Partnership Interest and each other Person bound by this Agreement.

Section 7.3 Certificate of Limited Partnership . The General Partner has caused the Certificate of Limited Partnership to be filed with the Secretary of State of the State of Delaware as required by the Delaware Act. The General Partner shall use all reasonable efforts to cause to be filed such other certificates or documents that the General Partner determines to be necessary or appropriate for the formation, continuation, qualification and operation of a limited partnership (or a partnership in which the limited partners have limited liability) in the State of Delaware or any other state in which the Partnership may elect to do business or own property. To the extent the General Partner determines such action to be necessary or appropriate, the General Partner shall file amendments to and restatements of the Certificate of Limited Partnership and do all things to maintain the Partnership as a limited partnership (or a partnership or other entity in which the limited partners have limited liability) under the laws of the State of Delaware or of any other state in which the Partnership may elect to do business or own property. Subject to the terms of Section 3.4(a), the General Partner shall not be required, before or after filing, to deliver or mail a copy of the Certificate of Limited Partnership, any qualification document or any amendment thereto to any Partner.

 

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Section 7.4 Restrictions on the General Partner’s Authority . Except as provided in Article XII and Article XIV, the General Partner may not sell, exchange or otherwise dispose of all or substantially all of the assets of the Partnership Group, taken as a whole, in a single transaction or a series of related transactions without the approval of a Unit Majority; provided , however , that this provision shall not preclude or limit the General Partner’s ability to mortgage, pledge, hypothecate or grant a security interest in all or substantially all of the assets of the Partnership Group and shall not apply to any sale of any or all of the assets of the Partnership Group pursuant to the foreclosure of, or other realization upon, any such encumbrance.

Section 7.5 Reimbursement of the General Partner .

(a) The General Partner shall be reimbursed on a monthly basis, or such other basis as the General Partner may determine, for (i) all direct and indirect expenses it incurs or payments it makes on behalf of the Partnership Group (including salary, bonus, incentive compensation and other amounts paid to any Person (including Affiliates of the General Partner) to perform services for the Partnership Group or for the General Partner in the discharge of its duties to the Partnership Group), and (ii) all other expenses allocable to the Partnership Group or otherwise incurred by the General Partner in connection with operating the Partnership Group’s business (including expenses allocated to the General Partner by its Affiliates). The General Partner shall determine the expenses that are allocable to the Partnership Group. Reimbursements pursuant to this Section 7.5 shall be in addition to any reimbursement to the General Partner as a result of indemnification pursuant to Section 7.7.

(b) The General Partner and its Affiliates may charge any member of the Partnership Group a management fee to the extent necessary to allow the Partnership Group to reduce the amount of any state franchise or income tax or any tax based upon the revenues or gross margin of any member of the Partnership Group if the tax benefit produced by the payment for such management fee of such management fee or fees exceeds the amount of such fee or fees.

(c) The General Partner, without the approval of the Limited Partners (who shall have no right to vote in respect thereof), may propose and adopt on behalf of the Partnership benefit plans, programs and practices (including plans, programs and practices involving the issuance of Partnership Interests), or cause the Partnership to issue Partnership Interests in connection with, or pursuant to, any benefit plan, program or practice maintained or sponsored by the General Partner or any of its Affiliates, any Group Member or their Affiliates, or any of them, in each case for the benefit of employees, officers, consultants and directors of the General Partner or its Affiliates, in respect of services performed, directly or indirectly, for the benefit of the Partnership Group. The Partnership agrees to issue and sell to the General Partner or any of its Affiliates any Partnership Interests that the General Partner or such Affiliates are obligated to provide to any employees, officers, consultants and directors pursuant to any such benefit plans, programs or practices. Expenses incurred by the General Partner in connection with any such plans, programs and practices (including the net cost to the General Partner or such Affiliates of Partnership Interests purchased by the General Partner or such Affiliates, from the Partnership or otherwise, to fulfill awards under such plans, programs and practices) shall be reimbursed in accordance with Section 7.5(a). Any and all obligations of the General Partner under any benefit

 

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plans, programs or practices adopted by the General Partner as permitted by this Section 7.5(c) shall constitute obligations of the General Partner hereunder and shall be assumed by any successor General Partner approved pursuant to Section 11.1 or Section 11.2 or the transferee of or successor to all of the General Partner’s General Partner Interest pursuant to Section 4.6.

Section 7.6 Outside Activities .

(a) The General Partner, for so long as it is the General Partner of the Partnership, shall not engage in any business or activity or incur any debts or liabilities except in connection with or incidental to (i) its performance as general partner or managing member, if any, of one or more Group Members or as described in or contemplated by the Registration Statement, (ii) the acquiring, owning or disposing of debt securities or equity interests in any Group Member or (iii) the direct or indirect provision of management, advisory, and administrative services to its Affiliates or to other Persons.

(b) Each Unrestricted Person (other than the General Partner) shall have the right to engage in businesses of every type and description and other activities for profit and to engage in and possess an interest in other business ventures of any and every type or description, whether in businesses engaged in or anticipated to be engaged in by any Group Member, independently or with others, including business interests and activities in direct competition with the business and activities of any Group Member. No such business interest or activity shall constitute a breach of this Agreement, any fiduciary or other duty existing at law, in equity or otherwise, or obligation of any type whatsoever to the Partnership or other Group Member, to another Partner, to any Person who acquires an interest in a Partnership Interest or to any other Person bound by this Agreement.

(c) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Agreement, the doctrine of corporate opportunity, or any analogous doctrine, shall not apply to any Unrestricted Person (including the General Partner). No Unrestricted Person (including the General Partner) who acquires knowledge of a potential transaction, agreement, arrangement or other matter that may be an opportunity for the Partnership, shall have any duty to communicate or offer such opportunity to any Group Member, and such Unrestricted Person (including the General Partner) shall not be liable to the Partnership or other Group Member, to another Partner, to any Person who acquires an interest in a Partnership Interest or to any other Person bound by this Agreement for breach of any fiduciary or other duty existing at law, in equity or otherwise by reason of the fact that such Unrestricted Person (including the General Partner) pursues or acquires such opportunity for itself, directs such opportunity to another Person or does not communicate such opportunity or information to any Group Member.

(d) The General Partner and each of its Affiliates may acquire Units or other Partnership Interests in addition to those acquired on the Closing Date and, except as otherwise expressly provided in Section 7.11, shall be entitled to exercise, at their option, all rights relating to all Units or other Partnership Interests acquired by them.

 

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Section 7.7 Indemnification .

(a) To the fullest extent permitted by law, all Indemnitees shall be indemnified and held harmless by the Partnership from and against any and all losses, claims, damages, liabilities (joint or several), expenses (including legal fees and expenses), judgments, fines, penalties, interest, settlements or other amounts arising from any and all threatened, pending or completed claims, demands, actions, suits or proceedings, whether civil, criminal, administrative or investigative, and whether formal or informal and including appeals, in which any Indemnitee may be involved, or is threatened to be involved, as a party or otherwise, by reason of its status as an Indemnitee and acting (or refraining to act) in such capacity; provided , that the Indemnitee shall not be indemnified and held harmless if there has been a final and non-appealable judgment entered by a court of competent jurisdiction determining that, in respect of the matter for which the Indemnitee is seeking indemnification pursuant to this Agreement, the Indemnitee acted in Bad Faith or engaged in fraud or willful misconduct or, in the case of a criminal matter, acted with knowledge that the Indemnitee’s conduct was unlawful. Any indemnification pursuant to this Section 7.7 shall be made only out of the assets of the Partnership, it being agreed that the General Partner shall not be personally liable for such indemnification and shall have no obligation to contribute or loan any monies or property to the Partnership to enable it to effectuate such indemnification.

(b) To the fullest extent permitted by law, expenses (including legal fees and expenses) incurred by an Indemnitee who is indemnified pursuant to Section 7.7(a) in appearing at, participating in or defending any claim, demand, action, suit or proceeding shall, from time to time, be advanced by the Partnership prior to a final and non-appealable judgment entered by a court of competent jurisdiction determining that, in respect of the matter for which the Indemnitee is seeking indemnification pursuant to this Section 7.7, the Indemnitee is not entitled to be indemnified upon receipt by the Partnership of any undertaking by or on behalf of the Indemnitee to repay such amount if it shall be ultimately determined that the Indemnitee is not entitled to be indemnified as authorized by this Section 7.7.

(c) The indemnification provided by this Section 7.7 shall be in addition to any other rights to which an Indemnitee may be entitled under any agreement, pursuant to any vote of the holders of Outstanding Limited Partner Interests, as a matter of law, in equity or otherwise, both as to actions in the Indemnitee’s capacity as an Indemnitee and as to actions in any other capacity, and shall continue as to an Indemnitee who has ceased to serve in such capacity and shall inure to the benefit of the heirs, successors, assigns and administrators of the Indemnitee.

(d) The Partnership may purchase and maintain (or reimburse the General Partner or its Affiliates for the cost of) insurance, on behalf of the General Partner, its Affiliates, the Indemnitees and such other Persons as the General Partner shall determine, against any liability that may be asserted against, or expense that may be incurred by, such Person in connection with the Partnership’s activities or such Person’s activities on behalf of the Partnership, regardless of whether the Partnership would have the power to indemnify such Person against such liability under the provisions of this Agreement.

 

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(e) For purposes of this Section 7.7, the Partnership shall be deemed to have requested an Indemnitee to serve as fiduciary of an employee benefit plan whenever the performance by it of its duties to the Partnership also imposes duties on, or otherwise involves services by, it to the plan or participants or beneficiaries of the plan; excise taxes assessed on an Indemnitee with respect to an employee benefit plan pursuant to applicable law shall constitute “fines” within the meaning of Section 7.7(a); and action taken or omitted by an Indemnitee with respect to any employee benefit plan in the performance of its duties for a purpose reasonably believed by it to be in the best interest of the participants and beneficiaries of the plan shall be deemed to be for a purpose that is in the best interests of the Partnership.

(f) In no event may an Indemnitee subject the Limited Partners to personal liability by reason of the indemnification provisions set forth in this Agreement.

(g) An Indemnitee shall not be denied indemnification in whole or in part under this Section 7.7 because the Indemnitee had an interest in the transaction with respect to which the indemnification applies if the transaction was otherwise permitted by the terms of this Agreement.

(h) The provisions of this Section 7.7 are for the benefit of the Indemnitees and their heirs, successors, assigns, executors and administrators and shall not be deemed to create any rights for the benefit of any other Persons.

(i) No amendment, modification or repeal of this Section 7.7 or any provision hereof shall in any manner terminate, reduce or impair the right of any past, present or future Indemnitee to be indemnified by the Partnership, nor the obligations of the Partnership to indemnify any such Indemnitee under and in accordance with the provisions of this Section 7.7 as in effect immediately prior to such amendment, modification or repeal with respect to claims arising from or relating to matters occurring, in whole or in part, prior to such amendment, modification or repeal, regardless of when such claims may arise or be asserted.

Section 7.8 Limitation of Liability of Indemnitees .

(a) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary set forth in this Agreement, any Group Member Agreement, or under the Delaware Act or any other law, rule or regulation or at equity, no Indemnitee shall be liable for monetary damages or otherwise to the Partnership, to another Partner, to any other Person who acquires an interest in a Partnership Interest or to any other Person bound by this Agreement, for losses sustained or liabilities incurred, of any kind or character, as a result of its or any of any other Indemnitee’s determinations, act(s) or omission(s) in their capacities as Indemnitees; provided however, that an Indemnitee shall be liable for losses or liabilities sustained or incurred by the Partnership, the other Partners, any other Persons who acquire an interest in a Partnership Interest or any other Person bound by this Agreement, if it is determined by a final and non-appealable judgment entered by a court of competent jurisdiction that such losses or liabilities were the result of that Indemnitee acting in Bad Faith or engaging in fraud or willful misconduct, or, with respect to any criminal conduct, with the knowledge that its conduct was unlawful.

 

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(b) The General Partner may exercise any of the powers granted to it by this Agreement and perform any of the duties imposed upon it hereunder either directly or by or through its agents, and the General Partner shall not be responsible for any misconduct or negligence on the part of any such agent appointed by the General Partner if such appointment was not made in Bad Faith.

(c) To the extent that, at law or in equity, an Indemnitee has duties (including fiduciary duties) and liabilities relating thereto to the Partnership, to the Partners, to any Person who acquires an interest in a Partnership Interest or to any other Person bound by this Agreement, the General Partner and any other Indemnitee acting in connection with the Partnership’s business or affairs shall not be liable to the Partnership, to any Partner, to any Person who acquires an interest in a Partnership Interest or to any other Person bound by this Agreement for its reliance on the provisions of this Agreement.

(d) Any amendment, modification or repeal of this Section 7.8 or any provision hereof shall be prospective only and shall not in any way affect the limitations on the liability of the Indemnitees under this Section 7.8 as in effect immediately prior to such amendment, modification or repeal with respect to claims arising from or relating to matters occurring, in whole or in part, prior to such amendment, modification or repeal, regardless of when such claims may arise or be asserted.

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

(a) Whenever the General Partner, acting in its capacity as the general partner of the Partnership, or the Board of Directors or any committee of the Board of Directors (including the Conflicts Committee) or any Affiliates of the General Partner cause the General Partner to make a determination or take or omit to take any action in such capacity, whether or not under this Agreement, any Group Member Agreement or any other agreement contemplated hereby, then, unless another lesser standard is provided for in this Agreement, the General Partner, the Board of Directors, such committee or such Affiliates, shall not make such determination, or take or omit to take such action, in Bad Faith. The foregoing and other lesser standards provided for in this Agreement are the sole and exclusive standards governing any such determinations, actions and omissions of the General Partner, the Board of Directors, any committee of the Board of Directors (including the Conflicts Committee) and any Affiliate of the General Partner and no such Person shall be subject to any fiduciary duty or other duty or obligation, or any other, different or higher standard (all of which duties, obligations and standards are hereby waived and disclaimed), under this Agreement any Group Member Agreement or any other agreement contemplated hereby, or under the Delaware Act or any other law, rule or regulation or at equity. Any such determination, action or omission by the General Partner, the Board of Directors of the General Partner or any committee thereof (including the Conflicts Committee) or of any Affiliates of the General Partner, will for all purposes be presumed to have been in Good Faith. In any proceeding brought by or on behalf of the Partnership, any Limited Partner, or any other Person who acquires an interest in a Partnership Interest or any other Person who is bound by this Agreement, challenging such determination, act or omission, the Person bringing or prosecuting such proceeding shall have the burden of proving that such determination, action or omission was not in Good Faith.

 

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(b) Whenever the General Partner makes a determination or takes or omits to take any action, or any of its Affiliates causes it to do so, not acting in its capacity as the general partner of the Partnership, whether or not under this Agreement, any Group Member Agreement or any other agreement contemplated hereby, then the General Partner, or such Affiliates causing it to do so, are entitled, to the fullest extent permitted by law, to make such determination or to take or omit to take such action free of any fiduciary duty or duty of Good Faith, or other duty or obligation existing at law, in equity or otherwise whatsoever to the Partnership, to another Partner, to any Person who acquires an interest in a Partnership Interest or to any other Person bound by this Agreement, and the General Partner, or such Affiliates causing it to do so, shall not, to the fullest extent permitted by law, be required to act in Good Faith or pursuant to any fiduciary or other duty or standard imposed by this Agreement, any Group Member Agreement or any other agreement contemplated hereby or under the Delaware Act or any other law, rule or regulation or at equity.

(c) For purposes of Sections 7.9(a) and (b) of this Agreement, “acting in its capacity as the general partner of the Partnership” means and is solely limited to, the General Partner exercising its authority as a general partner under this Agreement, other than when it is “acting in its individual capacity.” For purposes of this Agreement, “acting in its individual capacity” means: (A) any action by the General Partner or its Affiliates other than through the exercise of the General Partner of its authority as a general partner under this Agreement; and (B) any action or inaction by the General Partner by the exercise (or failure to exercise) of its rights, powers or authority under this Agreement that are modified by: (i) the phrase “at the option of the General Partner,” (ii) the phrase “in its sole discretion” or “in its discretion” or (iii) some variation of the phrases set forth in clauses (i) and (ii). For the avoidance of doubt, whenever the General Partner votes, acquires Partnership Interests or transfers its Partnership Interests, or refrains from voting or transferring its Partnership Interests, it shall be and be deemed to be “acting in its individual capacity.”

(d) Whenever a potential conflict of interest exists or arises between the General Partner or any of its Affiliates, on the one hand, and the Partnership, any Group Member or any Partner, any other Person who acquires an interest in a Partnership Interest or any other Person who is bound by this Agreement on the other hand, the General Partner may in its discretion submit any resolution, course of action with respect to or causing such conflict of interest or transaction (i) for Special Approval or (ii) for approval by the vote of a majority of the Common Units (excluding Common Units owned by the General Partner or its Affiliates). If any resolution, course of action or transaction: (i) receives Special Approval; or (ii) receives approval of a majority of the Common Units (excluding Common Units owned by the General Partner or its Affiliates), then such resolution, course of action or transaction shall be conclusively deemed to be approved by the Partnership, all the Partners, each Person who acquires an interest in a Partnership Interest and each other Person who is bound by this Agreement, and shall not constitute a breach of this Agreement, of any Group Member Agreement, of any agreement contemplated herein or therein, or of any fiduciary or other duty or obligation existing at law, in equity or otherwise or obligation of any type whatsoever.

 

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(e) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Agreement, the General Partner and its Affiliates or any other Indemnitee shall have no duty or obligation, express or implied, to (i) sell or otherwise dispose of any asset of the Partnership Group or (ii) permit any Group Member to use any facilities or assets of the General Partner and its Affiliates, except as may be provided in contracts entered into from time to time specifically dealing with such use. Any determination by the General Partner or any of its Affiliates to enter into such contracts or transactions shall be in its sole discretion.

(f) The Partners, and each Person who acquires an interest in a Partnership Interest or is otherwise bound by this Agreement hereby authorize the General Partner, on behalf of the Partnership as a partner or member of a Group Member, to approve actions by the general partner or managing member of such Group Member similar to those actions permitted to be taken by the General Partner pursuant to this Section 7.9.

(g) Whenever the Board of Directors, any committee of the Board of Directors (including the Conflicts Committee), the officers of the General Partner or any Affiliates of the General Partner make a determination on behalf of the General Partner, or cause the General Partner to take or omit to take any action, whether in the General Partner’s capacity as the general partner of the Partnership or in its individual capacity, the standards of care applicable to the General Partner shall apply to such Persons, and such Persons shall be entitled to all benefits and rights of the General Partner hereunder, including waivers and modifications of duties, protections and presumptions, as if such Persons were the General Partner hereunder.

Section 7.10 Other Matters Concerning the General Partner .

(a) The General Partner may rely, and shall be protected in acting or refraining from acting upon, any resolution, certificate, statement, instrument, opinion, report, notice, request, consent, order, bond, debenture or other paper or document believed by it to be genuine and to have been signed or presented by the proper party or parties.

(b) The General Partner may consult with legal counsel, accountants, appraisers, management consultants, investment bankers and other consultants and advisers selected by it, and any act taken or omitted to be taken in reliance upon the advice or opinion (including an Opinion of Counsel) of such Persons as to matters that the General Partner reasonably believes to be within such Person’s professional or expert competence shall be conclusively presumed to have been done or omitted in Good Faith and in accordance with such advice or opinion.

(c) The General Partner shall have the right, in respect of any of its powers or obligations hereunder, to act through any of its or the Partnership’s duly authorized officers, a duly appointed attorney or attorneys-in-fact.

 

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Section 7.11 Purchase or Sale of Partnership Interests . The General Partner may cause the Partnership to purchase or otherwise acquire Partnership Interests; provided that, except as permitted by Section 4.9 or as approved by the Conflicts Committee, the General Partner may not cause any Group Member to purchase Subordinated Units during the Subordination Period. As long as any Partnership Interests are held by any Group Member, such Partnership Interests shall not be entitled to any vote and shall not be considered to be Outstanding.

Section 7.12 Reliance by Third Parties . Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Agreement, any Person dealing with the Partnership shall be entitled to assume that the General Partner and any officer of the General Partner authorized by the General Partner to act on behalf of and in the name of the Partnership has full power and authority to encumber, sell or otherwise use in any manner any and all assets of the Partnership and to enter into any authorized contracts on behalf of the Partnership, and such Person shall be entitled to deal with the General Partner or any such officer as if it were the Partnership’s sole party in interest, both legally and beneficially. Each Limited Partner, each other Person who acquires an interest in a Partnership Interest and each other Person bound by this Agreement hereby waives, to the fullest extent permitted by law, any and all defenses or other remedies that may be available to such Person or Partner to contest, negate or disaffirm any action of the General Partner or any such officer in connection with any such dealing. In no event shall any Person dealing with the General Partner or any such officer or its representatives be obligated to ascertain that the terms of this Agreement have been complied with or to inquire into the necessity or expedience of any act or action of the General Partner or any such officer or its representatives. Each and every certificate, document or other instrument executed on behalf of the Partnership by the General Partner or its representatives shall be conclusive evidence in favor of any and every Person relying thereon or claiming thereunder that (a) at the time of the execution and delivery of such certificate, document or instrument, this Agreement was in full force and effect, (b) the Person executing and delivering such certificate, document or instrument was duly authorized and empowered to do so for and on behalf of the Partnership and (c) such certificate, document or instrument was duly executed and delivered in accordance with the terms and provisions of this Agreement and is binding upon the Partnership.

ARTICLE VIII

BOOKS, RECORDS, ACCOUNTING AND REPORTS

Section 8.1 Records and Accounting . The General Partner shall keep or cause to be kept at the principal office of the Partnership appropriate books and records with respect to the Partnership’s business, including all books and records necessary to provide to the Limited Partners any information required to be provided pursuant to Section 3.4(a). Any books and records maintained by or on behalf of the Partnership in the regular course of its business, including the record of the Record Holders of Units or other Partnership Interests, books of account and records of Partnership proceedings, may be kept on, or be in the form of, computer disks, hard drives, magnetic tape, photographs, micrographics or any other information storage device; provided , that the books and records so maintained are convertible into clearly legible written form within a reasonable period of time. The books of the Partnership shall be

 

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maintained, for financial reporting purposes, on an accrual basis in accordance with U.S. GAAP. The Partnership shall not be required to keep books maintained on a cash basis and the General Partner shall be permitted to calculate cash-based measures, including Operating Surplus and Adjusted Operating Surplus, by making such adjustments to its accrual basis books to account for non-cash items and other adjustments as the General Partner determines to be necessary or appropriate.

Section 8.2 Fiscal Year . The fiscal year of the Partnership shall be a fiscal year ending December 31.

Section 8.3 Reports .

(a) As soon as practicable, but in no event later than 105 days after the close of each fiscal year of the Partnership, the General Partner shall cause to be mailed or made available, by any reasonable means, to each Record Holder of a Unit or other Partnership Interest as of a date selected by the General Partner, an annual report containing financial statements of the Partnership for such fiscal year of the Partnership, presented in accordance with U.S. GAAP, including a balance sheet and statements of operations, Partnership equity and cash flows, such statements to be audited by a firm of independent public accountants selected by the General Partner, and such other information as may be required by applicable law, regulation or rule of any National Securities Exchange on which the Units are listed or admitted to trading, or as the General Partner determines to be necessary or appropriate.

(b) As soon as practicable, but in no event later than 50 days after the close of each Quarter except the last Quarter of each fiscal year, the General Partner shall cause to be mailed or made available, by any reasonable means to each Record Holder of a Unit or other Partnership Interest, as of a date selected by the General Partner, a report containing unaudited financial statements of the Partnership and such other information as may be required by applicable law, regulation or rule of any National Securities Exchange on which the Units are listed or admitted to trading, or as the General Partner determines to be necessary or appropriate.

(c) The General Partner shall be deemed to have made a report available to each Record Holder as required by this Section 8.3 if it has either (i) filed such report with the Commission via its Electronic Data Gathering, Analysis and Retrieval system and such report is publicly available on such system or (ii) made such report available on any publicly available website maintained by the Partnership.

ARTICLE IX

TAX MATTERS

Section 9.1 Tax Returns and Information . The Partnership shall timely file all returns of the Partnership that are required for federal, state and local income tax purposes on the basis of the accrual method and the taxable period or year that it is required by law to adopt, from time to time, as determined by the General Partner. If the Partnership is required to use a taxable

 

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period other than a year ending on December 31, the General Partner shall use reasonable efforts to change the taxable period of the Partnership to a year ending on December 31. The tax information reasonably required by Record Holders for federal, state and local income tax reporting purposes with respect to a taxable period shall be furnished to them within 90 days of the close of the calendar year in which the Partnership’s taxable period ends. The classification, realization and recognition of income, gain, losses and deductions and other items shall be on the accrual method of accounting for U.S. federal income tax purposes.

Section 9.2 Tax Elections .

(a) The Partnership shall make the election under Section 754 of the Code in accordance with applicable regulations thereunder, subject to the reservation of the right to seek to revoke any such election upon the General Partner’s determination that such revocation is in the best interests of the Limited Partners. Notwithstanding any other provision herein contained, for the purposes of computing the adjustments under Section 743(b) of the Code, the General Partner shall be authorized (but not required) to adopt a convention whereby the price paid by a transferee of a Limited Partner Interest will be deemed to be the lowest quoted closing price of the Limited Partner Interests on any National Securities Exchange on which such Limited Partner Interests are listed or admitted to trading during the calendar month in which such transfer is deemed to occur pursuant to Section 6.2(f) without regard to the actual price paid by such transferee.

(b) Except as otherwise provided herein, the General Partner shall determine whether the Partnership should make any other elections permitted by the Code.

Section 9.3 Tax Controversies . Subject to the provisions hereof, the General Partner is designated as the Tax Matters Partner (as defined in the Code) and is authorized and required to represent the Partnership (at the Partnership’s expense) in connection with all examinations of the Partnership’s affairs by tax authorities, including resulting administrative and judicial proceedings, and to expend Partnership funds for professional services and costs associated therewith. Each Partner agrees to cooperate with the General Partner and to do or refrain from doing any or all things reasonably required by the General Partner to conduct such proceedings.

Section 9.4 Withholding; Tax Payments .

(a) The General Partner may treat taxes paid by the Partnership on behalf of, all or less than all of the Partners, either as a distribution of cash to such Partners or as a general expense of the Partnership, as determined appropriate under the circumstances by the General Partner.

(b) Notwithstanding any other provision of this Agreement, the General Partner is authorized to take any action that may be required to cause the Partnership and other Group Members to comply with any withholding requirements established under the Code or any other federal, state or local law including pursuant to Sections 1441, 1442, 1445 and 1446 of the Code. To the extent that the Partnership is required or elects to withhold and pay over to any taxing

 

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authority any amount resulting from the allocation or distribution of income or from a distribution to any Partner (including by reason of Section 1446 of the Code), the General Partner may treat the amount withheld as a distribution of cash pursuant to Section 6.3 in the amount of such withholding from such Partner.

ARTICLE X

ADMISSION OF PARTNERS

Section 10.1 Admission of Limited Partners .

(a) A Person shall be admitted as a Limited Partner and shall become bound by the terms of this Agreement if such Person purchases or otherwise lawfully acquires any Limited Partner Interest and becomes the Record Holder of such Limited Partner Interests in accordance with the provisions hereof. Upon the issuance by the Partnership of Common Units, Subordinated Units and Incentive Distribution Rights to the Organizational Limited Partner and the General Partner as described in Article V, such Persons will be automatically admitted to the Partnership as the Initial Limited Partners in respect of the Common Units, Subordinated Units or Incentive Distribution Rights issued to them.

(b) By acceptance of the transfer of any Limited Partner Interests in accordance with Article IV or the acceptance of any Limited Partner Interests issued pursuant to Article V or pursuant to a merger or consolidation or conversion pursuant to Article XIV, and except as provided in Section 4.8, each transferee of, or other such Person acquiring, a Limited Partner Interest (including any nominee holder or an agent or representative acquiring such Limited Partner Interests for the account of another Person) (i) shall be admitted to the Partnership as a Limited Partner with respect to the Limited Partner Interests so transferred or issued to such Person when any such transfer or issuance is reflected in the books and records of the Partnership and such Limited Partner becomes the Record Holder of the Limited Partner Interests so transferred or issued, (ii) shall become bound, and shall be deemed to have agreed to be bound, by the terms of this Agreement, (iii) represents that the transferee or other recipient has the capacity, power and authority to enter into this Agreement and (iv) makes the consents, acknowledgements and waivers contained in this Agreement, all with or without execution of this Agreement by such Person. The transfer of any Limited Partner Interests and the admission of any new Limited Partner shall not constitute an amendment to this Agreement. A Person may become a Limited Partner or Record Holder of a Limited Partner Interest without the consent or approval of any of the Partners. A Person may not become a Limited Partner without acquiring a Limited Partner Interest and until such Person is reflected in the books and records of the Partnership as the Record Holder of such Limited Partner Interest. The rights and obligations of a Person who is an Ineligible Holder shall be determined in accordance with Section 4.8.

(c) The name and mailing address of each Record Holder shall be listed on the books and records of the Partnership maintained for such purpose by the Partnership or the Transfer Agent. The General Partner shall update the books and records of the Partnership from time to time as necessary to reflect accurately the information therein (or shall cause the Transfer Agent to do so, as applicable).

 

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(d) Any transfer of a Limited Partner Interest shall not entitle the transferee to share in the profits and losses, to receive distributions, to receive allocations of income, gain, loss, deduction or credit or any similar item or to any other rights to which the transferor was entitled until the transferee becomes a Limited Partner pursuant to Section 10.1(b).

Section 10.2 Admission of Successor General Partner . A successor General Partner approved pursuant to Section 11.1 or Section 11.2 or the transferee of or successor to all of the General Partner Interest pursuant to Section 4.6 who is proposed to be admitted as a successor General Partner shall be admitted to the Partnership as the General Partner, effective immediately prior to the withdrawal or removal of the predecessor or transferring General Partner, pursuant to Section 11.1 or 11.2 or the transfer of the General Partner Interest pursuant to Section 4.6, provided , however , that no such successor shall be admitted to the Partnership until compliance with the terms of Section 4.6 has occurred and such successor has executed and delivered such other documents or instruments as may be required to effect such admission. Any such successor shall, subject to the terms hereof, carry on the business of the members of the Partnership Group without dissolution.

Section 10.3 Amendment of Agreement and Certificate of Limited Partnership . To effect the admission to the Partnership of any Partner, the General Partner shall take all steps necessary or appropriate under the Delaware Act to amend the records of the Partnership to reflect such admission and, if necessary, to prepare as soon as practicable an amendment to this Agreement and, if required by law, the General Partner shall prepare and file an amendment to the Certificate of Limited Partnership.

ARTICLE XI

WITHDRAWAL OR REMOVAL OF PARTNERS

Section 11.1 Withdrawal of the General Partner .

(a) The General Partner shall be deemed to have withdrawn from the Partnership upon the occurrence of any one of the following events (each such event herein referred to as an “ Event of Withdrawal ”);

(i) The General Partner voluntarily withdraws from the Partnership by giving written notice to the other Partners;

(ii) The General Partner transfers all of its General Partner Interest pursuant to Section 4.6;

(iii) The General Partner is removed pursuant to Section 11.2;

 

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(iv) The General Partner (A) makes a general assignment for the benefit of creditors; (B) files a voluntary bankruptcy petition for relief under Chapter 7 of the United States Bankruptcy Code; (C) files a petition or answer seeking for itself a liquidation, dissolution or similar relief (but not a reorganization) under any law; (D) files an answer or other pleading admitting or failing to contest the material allegations of a petition filed against the General Partner in a proceeding of the type described in clauses (A)-(C) of this Section 11.1(a)(iv); or (E) seeks, consents to or acquiesces in the appointment of a trustee (but not a debtor-in-possession), receiver or liquidator of the General Partner or of all or any substantial part of its properties;

(v) A final and non-appealable order of relief under Chapter 7 of the United States Bankruptcy Code is entered by a court with appropriate jurisdiction pursuant to a voluntary or involuntary petition by or against the General Partner; or

(vi) (A) if the General Partner is a corporation, a certificate of dissolution or its equivalent is filed for the General Partner, or 90 days expire after the date of notice to the General Partner of revocation of its charter without a reinstatement of its charter, under the laws of its state of incorporation; (B) if the General Partner is a partnership or a limited liability company, the dissolution and commencement of winding up of the General Partner; (C) if the General Partner is acting in such capacity by virtue of being a trustee of a trust, the termination of the trust; (D) if the General Partner is a natural person, his death or adjudication of incompetency; and (E) otherwise upon the termination of the General Partner.

If an Event of Withdrawal specified in Section 11.1(a)(iv), (v) or (vi)(A), (B), (C) or (E) occurs, the withdrawing General Partner shall give notice to the Limited Partners within 30 days after such occurrence. The Partners hereby agree that only the Events of Withdrawal described in this Section 11.1 shall result in the withdrawal of the General Partner from the Partnership.

(b) Withdrawal of the General Partner from the Partnership upon the occurrence of an Event of Withdrawal shall not constitute a breach of this Agreement under the following circumstances: (i) at any time during the period beginning on the Closing Date and ending at 11:59 pm, prevailing Eastern Time, on September 30, 2023, the General Partner voluntarily withdraws by giving at least 90 days’ advance notice of its intention to withdraw to the Limited Partners; provided , that prior to the effective date of such withdrawal, the withdrawal is approved by Unitholders holding at least a majority of the Outstanding Common Units (excluding Common Units whose voting power is, with respect to the subject vote, controlled by the General Partner or its Affiliates) and the General Partner delivers to the Partnership an Opinion of Counsel (“ Withdrawal Opinion of Counsel ”) that such withdrawal (following the selection of the successor General Partner) would not result in the loss of the limited liability under the Delaware Act of any Limited Partner or cause any Group Member to be treated as an association taxable as a corporation or otherwise to be taxed as an entity for U.S. federal income tax purposes (to the extent not already so treated or taxed); (ii) at any time after 11:59 pm, prevailing Eastern Time, on September 30, 2023, the General Partner voluntarily withdraws by giving at least 90 days’ advance notice to the Unitholders, such withdrawal to take effect on the date

 

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specified in such notice; (iii) at any time that the General Partner ceases to be the General Partner pursuant to Section 11.1(a)(ii) or is removed pursuant to Section 11.2; or (iv) notwithstanding clause (i) of this sentence, at any time that the General Partner voluntarily withdraws by giving at least 90 days’ advance notice of its intention to withdraw to the Limited Partners, such withdrawal to take effect on the date specified in the notice, if at the time such notice is given one Person and its Affiliates (other than the General Partner and its Affiliates) own beneficially or of record or control at least 50% of the Outstanding Units. The withdrawal of the General Partner from the Partnership upon the occurrence of an Event of Withdrawal shall also constitute the withdrawal of the General Partner as general partner or managing member, if any, to the extent applicable, of the other Group Members. If the General Partner gives a notice of withdrawal pursuant to Section 11.1(a)(i), a Unit Majority may, prior to the effective date of such withdrawal, elect a successor General Partner. The Person so elected as successor General Partner shall automatically become the successor general partner or managing member, to the extent applicable, of the other Group Members of which the General Partner is a general partner or a managing member. If, prior to the effective date of the General Partner’s withdrawal pursuant to Section 11.1(a)(i), a successor is not selected by the Unitholders as provided herein or the Partnership does not receive a Withdrawal Opinion of Counsel, the Partnership shall be dissolved in accordance with Section 12.1 unless the business of the Partnership is continued pursuant to Section 12.2. Any successor General Partner elected in accordance with the terms of this Section 11.1 shall be subject to the provisions of Section 10.2.

Section 11.2 Removal of the General Partner . The General Partner may be removed if such removal is approved by the Unitholders holding at least 66 2/3% of the Outstanding Units (including Units held by the General Partner and its Affiliates) voting as a single class. Any such action by such holders for removal of the General Partner must also provide for the election of a successor General Partner by the Unitholders holding a majority of the Outstanding Common Units, voting as a class, and a majority of the Outstanding Subordinated Units, voting as a class (including, in each case, Units held by the General Partner and its Affiliates). Such removal shall be effective immediately following the admission of a successor General Partner pursuant to Section 10.2. The removal of the General Partner shall also automatically constitute the removal of the General Partner as general partner or managing member, to the extent applicable, of the other Group Members of which the General Partner is a general partner or a managing member. If a Person is elected as a successor General Partner in accordance with the terms of this Section 11.2, such Person shall, upon admission pursuant to Section 10.2, automatically become a successor general partner or managing member, to the extent applicable, of the other Group Members of which the General Partner is a general partner or a managing member. The right of the holders of Outstanding Units to remove the General Partner shall not exist or be exercised unless the Partnership has received an opinion opining as to the matters covered by a Withdrawal Opinion of Counsel. Any successor General Partner elected in accordance with the terms of this Section 11.2 shall be subject to the provisions of Section 10.2.

 

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Section 11.3 Interest of Departing General Partner and Successor General Partner .

(a) In the event of (i) withdrawal of the General Partner under circumstances where such withdrawal does not violate this Agreement or (ii) removal of the General Partner by the holders of Outstanding Units under circumstances where Cause does not exist, if the successor General Partner is elected in accordance with the terms of Section 11.1 or Section 11.2, the Departing General Partner shall have the option, exercisable prior to the effective date of the withdrawal or removal of such Departing General Partner, to require its successor to purchase its General Partner Interest and its or its Affiliates’ general partner interest (or equivalent interest), if any, in the other Group Members and all of its or its Affiliates’ Incentive Distribution Rights (collectively, the “ Combined Interest ”) in exchange for an amount in cash equal to the fair market value of such Combined Interest, such amount to be determined and payable as of the effective date of its withdrawal or removal. If the General Partner is removed by the Unitholders under circumstances where Cause exists or if the General Partner withdraws under circumstances where such withdrawal violates this Agreement, and if a successor General Partner is elected in accordance with the terms of Section 11.1 or Section 11.2 (or if the business of the Partnership is continued pursuant to Section 12.2 and the successor General Partner is not the former General Partner), such successor shall have the option, exercisable prior to the effective date of the withdrawal or removal of such Departing General Partner (or, in the event the business of the Partnership is continued, prior to the date the business of the Partnership is continued), to purchase the Combined Interest for such fair market value of such Combined Interest. In either event, the Departing General Partner shall be entitled to receive all reimbursements due such Departing General Partner pursuant to Section 7.5, including any employee-related liabilities (including severance liabilities), incurred in connection with the termination of any employees employed by the Departing General Partner or its Affiliates (other than any Group Member) for the benefit of the Partnership or the other Group Members.

For purposes of this Section 11.3(a), the fair market value of the Combined Interest shall be determined by agreement between the Departing General Partner and its successor or, failing agreement within 30 days after the effective date of such Departing General Partner’s withdrawal or removal, by an independent investment banking firm or other independent expert selected by the Departing General Partner and its successor, which, in turn, may rely on other experts, and the determination of which shall be conclusive as to such matter. If such parties cannot agree upon one independent investment banking firm or other independent expert within 45 days after the effective date of such withdrawal or removal, then the Departing General Partner shall designate an independent investment banking firm or other independent expert, the Departing General Partner’s successor shall designate an independent investment banking firm or other independent expert, and such firms or experts shall mutually select a third independent investment banking firm or independent expert, which third independent investment banking firm or other independent expert shall determine the fair market value of the Combined Interest. In making its determination, such third independent investment banking firm or other independent expert may consider the value of the Units, including the then current trading price of Units on any National Securities Exchange on which Units are then listed or admitted to trading, the value of the Partnership’s assets, the rights and obligations of the Departing General Partner, the value of the Incentive Distribution Rights and the General Partner Interest and other factors it may deem relevant.

 

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(b) If the Combined Interest is not purchased in the manner set forth in Section 11.3(a), the Departing General Partner (and its Affiliates, if applicable) shall become a Limited Partner and the Combined Interest shall be converted into Common Units pursuant to a valuation made by an investment banking firm or other independent expert selected pursuant to Section 11.3(a), without reduction in such Partnership Interest (but subject to proportionate dilution by reason of the admission of its successor). Any successor General Partner shall indemnify the Departing General Partner as to all debts and liabilities of the Partnership arising on or after the date on which the Departing General Partner becomes a Limited Partner. For purposes of this Agreement, conversion of the Combined Interest to Common Units will be characterized as if the Departing General Partner (and its Affiliates, if applicable) contributed the Combined Interest to the Partnership in exchange for the newly issued Common Units.

(c) If a successor General Partner is elected in accordance with the terms of Section 11.1 or Section 11.2 (or if the business of the Partnership is continued pursuant to Section 12.2 and the successor General Partner is not the former General Partner) and the option described in Section 11.3(a) is not exercised by the party entitled to do so, the successor General Partner shall, at the effective date of its admission to the Partnership, contribute to the Partnership cash in the amount equal to the product of (x) the quotient obtained by dividing (A) the Percentage Interest of the General Partner Interest of the Departing General Partner by (B) a percentage equal to 100% less the Percentage Interest of the General Partner Interest of the Departing General Partner and (y) the Net Agreed Value of the Partnership’s assets on such date. In such event, such successor General Partner shall, subject to the following sentence, be entitled to its Percentage Interest of all Partnership allocations and distributions to which the Departing General Partner was entitled. In addition, the successor General Partner shall cause this Agreement to be amended to reflect that, from and after the date of such successor General Partner’s admission, the successor General Partner’s interest in all Partnership distributions and allocations shall be its Percentage Interest.

Section 11.4 Termination of Subordination Period, Conversion of Subordinated Units and Extinguishment of Cumulative Common Unit Arrearages . Notwithstanding any provision of this Agreement, if the General Partner is removed as general partner of the Partnership under circumstances where Cause does not exist:

(a) the Subordinated Units held by any Person will immediately and automatically convert into Common Units on a one-for-one basis, provided (i) neither such Person nor any of its Affiliates voted any of its Units in favor of the removal and (ii) such Person is not an Affiliate of the successor General Partner; and

(b) if all of the Subordinated Units convert into Common Units pursuant to Section 11.4(a), all Cumulative Common Unit Arrearages on the Common Units will be extinguished and the Subordination Period will end;

provided , however , that such converted Subordinated Units shall remain subject to the provisions of Section 5.5(c)(ii), Section 6.1(d)(x), Section 6.7(b) and Section 6.7(c).

Section 11.5 Withdrawal of Limited Partners . No Limited Partner shall have any right to withdraw from the Partnership; provided , however , that when a transferee of a Limited Partner’s Limited Partner Interest becomes a Record Holder of the Limited Partner Interest so transferred, such transferring Limited Partner shall cease to be a Limited Partner with respect to the Limited Partner Interest so transferred.

 

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ARTICLE XII

DISSOLUTION AND LIQUIDATION

Section 12.1 Dissolution . The Partnership shall not be dissolved by the admission of additional Limited Partners or by the admission of a successor General Partner in accordance with the terms of this Agreement. Upon the removal or withdrawal of the General Partner, if a successor General Partner is elected pursuant to Section 11.1, Section 11.2 or Section 12.2, the Partnership shall not be dissolved and such successor General Partner is hereby authorized to, and shall, continue the business of the Partnership. Subject to Section 12.2, the Partnership shall dissolve, and its affairs shall be wound up, upon:

(a) an Event of Withdrawal of the General Partner as provided in Section 11.1(a) (other than Section 11.1(a)(ii)), unless a successor is elected and such successor is admitted to the Partnership pursuant to this Agreement;

(b) an election to dissolve the Partnership by the General Partner that is approved by a Unit Majority;

(c) the entry of a decree of judicial dissolution of the Partnership pursuant to the provisions of the Delaware Act; or

(d) at any time there are no Limited Partners, unless the Partnership is continued without dissolution in accordance with the Delaware Act.

Section 12.2 Continuation of the Business of the Partnership After Dissolution . Upon (a) an Event of Withdrawal caused by the withdrawal or removal of the General Partner as provided in Section 11.1(a)(i) or (iii) and the failure of the Partners to select a successor to such Departing General Partner pursuant to Section 11.1 or Section 11.2, then within 90 days thereafter, or (b) an event constituting an Event of Withdrawal as defined in Section 11.1(a)(iv), (v) or (vi), then, to the maximum extent permitted by law, within 180 days thereafter, a Unit Majority may elect to continue the business of the Partnership on the same terms and conditions set forth in this Agreement by appointing as a successor General Partner a Person approved by a Unit Majority. Unless such an election is made within the applicable time period as set forth above, the Partnership shall conduct only activities necessary to wind up its affairs. If such an election is so made, then:

(i) the Partnership shall continue without dissolution unless earlier dissolved in accordance with this Article XII;

 

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(ii) if the successor General Partner is not the former General Partner, then the interest of the former General Partner shall be treated in the manner provided in Section 11.3; and

(iii) the successor General Partner shall be admitted to the Partnership as General Partner, effective as of the Event of Withdrawal, by agreeing in writing to be bound by this Agreement;

provided , that the right of a Unit Majority to approve a successor General Partner and to continue the business of the Partnership shall not exist and may not be exercised unless the Partnership has received an Opinion of Counsel that (x) the exercise of the right would not result in the loss of limited liability under the Delaware Act of any Limited Partner and (y) neither the Partnership nor any Group Member would be treated as an association taxable as a corporation or otherwise be taxable as an entity for U.S. federal income tax purposes upon the exercise of such right to continue (to the extent not already so treated or taxed).

Section 12.3 Liquidator . Upon dissolution of the Partnership, unless the business of the Partnership is continued pursuant to Section 12.2, the General Partner shall select one or more Persons to act as Liquidator. The Liquidator (if other than the General Partner) shall be entitled to receive such compensation for its services as may be approved by holders of at least a majority of the Outstanding Common Units and Subordinated Units, voting as a single class. The Liquidator (if other than the General Partner) shall agree not to resign at any time without 15 days’ prior notice and may be removed at any time, with or without cause, by notice of removal approved by holders of at least a majority of the Outstanding Common Units and Subordinated Units, voting as a single class. Upon dissolution, removal or resignation of the Liquidator, a successor and substitute Liquidator (who shall have and succeed to all rights, powers and duties of the original Liquidator) shall within 30 days thereafter be approved by holders of at least a majority of the Outstanding Common Units and Subordinated Units, voting as a single class. The right to approve a successor or substitute Liquidator in the manner provided herein shall be deemed to refer also to any such successor or substitute Liquidator approved in the manner herein provided. Except as expressly provided in this Article XII, the Liquidator approved in the manner provided herein shall have and may exercise, without further authorization or consent of any of the parties hereto, all of the powers conferred upon the General Partner under the terms of this Agreement (but subject to all of the applicable limitations, contractual and otherwise, upon the exercise of such powers, other than the limitation on sale set forth in Section 7.4) necessary or appropriate to carry out the duties and functions of the Liquidator hereunder for and during the period of time required to complete the winding up and liquidation of the Partnership as provided for herein.

Section 12.4 Liquidation . The Liquidator shall proceed to dispose of the assets of the Partnership, discharge its liabilities, and otherwise wind up its affairs in such manner and over such period as determined by the Liquidator, subject to Section 17-804 of the Delaware Act and the following:

 

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(a) The assets may be disposed of by public or private sale or by distribution in kind to one or more Partners on such terms as the Liquidator and such Partner or Partners may agree. If any property is distributed in kind, the Partner receiving the property shall be deemed for purposes of Section 12.4(c) to have received cash equal to its fair market value; and contemporaneously therewith, appropriate cash distributions must be made to the other Partners. The Liquidator may defer liquidation or distribution of the Partnership’s assets for a reasonable time if it determines that an immediate sale or distribution of all or some of the Partnership’s assets would be impractical or would cause undue loss to the Partners. The Liquidator may distribute the Partnership’s assets, in whole or in part, in kind if it determines that a sale would be impractical or would cause undue loss to the Partners.

(b) Liabilities of the Partnership include amounts owed to the Liquidator as compensation for serving in such capacity (subject to the terms of Section 12.3) and amounts to Partners otherwise than in respect of their distribution rights under Article VI. With respect to any liability that is contingent, conditional or unmatured or is otherwise not yet due and payable, the Liquidator shall either settle such claim for such amount as it thinks appropriate or establish a reserve of cash or other assets to provide for its payment. When paid, any unused portion of the reserve shall be distributed as additional liquidation proceeds.

(c) All property and all cash in excess of that required to discharge liabilities as provided in Section 12.4(b) shall be distributed to the Partners in accordance with, and to the extent of, the positive balances in their respective Capital Accounts, as determined after taking into account all Capital Account adjustments (other than those made by reason of distributions pursuant to this Section 12.4(c)) for the taxable period of the Partnership during which the liquidation of the Partnership occurs (with such date of occurrence being determined pursuant to Treasury Regulation Section 1.704-1(b)(2)(ii)(g)), and such distribution shall be made by the end of such taxable period (or, if later, within 90 days after said date of such occurrence).

Section 12.5 Cancellation of Certificate of Limited Partnership . Upon the completion of the distribution of Partnership cash and property as provided in Section 12.4 in connection with the liquidation of the Partnership, the Certificate of Limited Partnership and all qualifications of the Partnership as a foreign limited partnership in jurisdictions other than the State of Delaware shall be canceled and such other actions as may be necessary to terminate the Partnership shall be taken.

Section 12.6 Return of Contributions . The General Partner shall not be personally liable for, and shall have no obligation to contribute or loan any monies or property to the Partnership to enable it to effectuate, the return of the Capital Contributions of the Limited Partners or Unitholders, or any portion thereof, it being expressly understood that any such return shall be made solely from Partnership assets.

Section 12.7 Waiver of Partition . To the maximum extent permitted by law, each Partner hereby waives any right to partition of the Partnership property.

 

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Section 12.8 Capital Account Restoration . No Limited Partner shall have any obligation to restore any negative balance in its Capital Account upon liquidation of the Partnership. The General Partner shall be obligated to restore any negative balance in its Capital Account upon liquidation of its interest in the Partnership by the end of the taxable period of the Partnership during which such liquidation occurs, or, if later, within 90 days after the date of such liquidation.

ARTICLE XIII

AMENDMENT OF PARTNERSHIP AGREEMENT; MEETINGS; RECORD DATE

Section 13.1 Amendments to be Adopted Solely by the General Partner . Each Partner agrees that the General Partner, without the approval of any Partner, may amend any provision of this Agreement and execute, swear to, acknowledge, deliver, file and record whatever documents may be required in connection therewith, to reflect:

(a) a change in the name of the Partnership, the location of the principal place of business of the Partnership, the registered agent of the Partnership or the registered office of the Partnership;

(b) admission, substitution, withdrawal or removal of Partners in accordance with this Agreement;

(c) a change that the General Partner determines to be necessary or appropriate to qualify or continue the qualification of the Partnership as a limited partnership or a partnership in which the Limited Partners have limited liability under the laws of any state or to ensure that the Group Members will not be treated as associations taxable as corporations or otherwise taxed as entities for U.S. federal income tax purposes;

(d) a change that the General Partner determines (i) does not adversely affect the Limited Partners (including any particular class of Partnership Interests as compared to other classes of Partnership Interests) in any material respect, (ii) to be necessary or appropriate to (A) satisfy any requirements, conditions or guidelines contained in any opinion, directive, order, ruling or regulation of any federal or state agency or judicial authority or contained in any federal or state statute (including the Delaware Act) or (B) facilitate the trading of the Units (including the division of any class or classes of Outstanding Units into different classes to facilitate uniformity of tax consequences within such classes of Units) or comply with any rule, regulation, guideline or requirement of any National Securities Exchange on which the Units are or will be listed or admitted to trading, (iii) to be necessary or appropriate in connection with action taken by the General Partner pursuant to Section 5.9 or (iv) is required to effect the intent expressed in the Registration Statement or the intent of the provisions of this Agreement or is otherwise contemplated by this Agreement;

(e) a change in the fiscal year or taxable period of the Partnership and any other changes that the General Partner determines to be necessary or appropriate as a result of a change in the fiscal year or taxable period of the Partnership including, if the General Partner shall so determine, a change in the definition of “Quarter” and the dates on which distributions are to be made by the Partnership;

 

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(f) an amendment that is necessary, in the Opinion of Counsel, to prevent the Partnership, or the General Partner or its directors, officers, trustees or agents from in any manner being subjected to the provisions of the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, the Investment Advisers Act of 1940, as amended, or “plan asset” regulations adopted under the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as amended, regardless of whether such are substantially similar to plan asset regulations currently applied or proposed by the United States Department of Labor;

(g) an amendment that the General Partner determines to be necessary or appropriate in connection with the creation, authorization or issuance of any class or series of Partnership Interests and Derivative Instruments pursuant to Section 5.6;

(h) any amendment expressly permitted in this Agreement to be made by the General Partner acting alone;

(i) an amendment effected, necessitated or contemplated by a Merger Agreement approved in accordance with Section 14.3;

(j) an amendment that the General Partner determines to be necessary or appropriate to reflect and account for the formation by the Partnership of, or investment by the Partnership in, any corporation, partnership, joint venture, limited liability company or other entity, in connection with the conduct by the Partnership of activities permitted by the terms of Section 2.4 or Section 7.1(a);

(k) a merger, conveyance or conversion pursuant to Section 14.3(d); or

(l) any other amendments substantially similar to the foregoing.

Section 13.2 Amendment Procedures . Amendments to this Agreement may be proposed only by the General Partner. To the fullest extent permitted by law, the General Partner shall have no duty or obligation to propose or approve any amendment to this Agreement and may decline to do so in its sole discretion. An amendment shall be effective upon its approval by the General Partner and, except as otherwise provided by Section 13.1 or 13.3, a Unit Majority, unless a greater or different percentage is required under this Agreement or by Delaware law. Each proposed amendment that requires the approval of the holders of a specified percentage of Outstanding Units shall be set forth in a writing that contains the text of the proposed amendment. If such an amendment is proposed, the General Partner shall seek the written approval of the requisite percentage of Outstanding Units or call a meeting of the Unitholders to consider and vote on such proposed amendment. The General Partner shall notify all Record Holders upon final adoption of any amendments. The General Partner shall be deemed to have notified all Record Holders as required by this Section 13.2 if it has either (i)

 

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filed such amendment with the Commission via its Electronic Data Gathering, Analysis and Retrieval system and such amendment is publicly available on such system or (ii) made such amendment available on any publicly available website maintained by the Partnership.

Section 13.3 Amendment Requirements .

(a) Notwithstanding the provisions of Section 13.1 (other than Section 13.1(d)(iv)) and Section 13.2, no provision of this Agreement (other than Section 11.2 or Section 13.4) that establishes a percentage of Outstanding Units (including Units deemed owned by the General Partner) or requires a vote or approval of Partners (or a subset of Partners) holding a specified Percentage Interest to take any action shall be amended, altered, changed, repealed or rescinded in any respect that would have the effect of reducing or increasing such percentage, unless such amendment is approved by the written consent or the affirmative vote of holders of Outstanding Units whose aggregate Outstanding Units constitute not less than the voting requirement sought to be reduced or increased, as applicable, or the affirmative vote of Partners whose aggregate Percentage Interests constitute not less than the voting requirement sought to be reduced or increased, as applicable.

(b) Notwithstanding the provisions of Section 13.1 (other than Section 13.1(d)(iv)) and Section 13.2, no amendment to this Agreement may (i) enlarge the obligations of (including requiring any holder of a class of Partnership Interests to make additional Capital Contributions to the Partnership) any Limited Partner without its consent, unless such shall be deemed to have occurred as a result of an amendment approved pursuant to Section 13.3(c), or (ii) enlarge the obligations of, restrict, change or modify in any way any action by or rights of, or reduce in any way the amounts distributable, reimbursable or otherwise payable to, the General Partner or any of its Affiliates without its consent, which consent may be given or withheld at its option.

(c) Except as provided in Section 13.1 or Section 14.3, any amendment that would have a material adverse effect on the rights or preferences of any class of Partnership Interests in relation to other classes of Partnership Interests must be approved by the holders of not less than a majority of the Outstanding Partnership Interests of the class affected. If the General Partner determines an amendment does not satisfy the requirements of Section 13.1(d)(i) because it adversely affects one or more classes of Partnership Interests, as compared to other classes of Partnership Interests, in any material respect, such amendment shall only be required to be approved by the adversely affected class or classes.

(d) Notwithstanding any other provision of this Agreement, except for amendments pursuant to Section 13.1 and except as otherwise provided by Section 14.3(b), no amendments shall become effective without the approval of the holders of at least 90% of the Percentage Interests of all Limited Partners voting as a single class unless the Partnership obtains an Opinion of Counsel to the effect that such amendment will not affect the limited liability of any Limited Partner under applicable partnership law of the state under whose laws the Partnership is organized.

 

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(e) Except as provided in Section 13.1, this Section 13.3 shall only be amended with the approval of Partners (including the General Partner and its Affiliates) holding at least 90% of the Percentage Interests of all Limited Partners.

Section 13.4 Special Meetings . All acts of Limited Partners to be taken pursuant to this Agreement shall be taken in the manner provided in this Article XIII. Special meetings of the Limited Partners may be called by the General Partner or by Limited Partners owning 20% or more of the Outstanding Units of the class or classes for which a meeting is proposed. Limited Partners shall call a special meeting by delivering to the General Partner one or more requests in writing stating that the signing Limited Partners wish to call a special meeting and indicating the specific purposes for which the special meeting is to be called and the class or classes of Units for which the meeting is proposed. No business may be brought by any Limited Partner before such special meeting except the business listed in the related request. Within 60 days after receipt of such a call from Limited Partners or within such greater time as may be reasonably necessary for the Partnership to comply with any statutes, rules, regulations, listing agreements or similar requirements governing the holding of a meeting or the solicitation of proxies for use at such a meeting, the General Partner shall send a notice of the meeting to the Limited Partners either directly or indirectly through the Transfer Agent. A meeting shall be held at a time and place determined by the General Partner on a date not less than 10 days nor more than 60 days after the time notice of the meeting is given as provided in Section 16.1. Limited Partners shall not vote on matters that would cause the Limited Partners to be deemed to be taking part in the management and control of the business and affairs of the Partnership so as to jeopardize the Limited Partners’ limited liability under the Delaware Act or the law of any other state in which the Partnership is qualified to do business.

Section 13.5 Notice of a Meeting . Notice of a meeting called pursuant to Section 13.4 shall be given to the Record Holders of the class or classes of Units for which a meeting is proposed in writing by mail or other means of written communication in accordance with Section 16.1. The notice shall be deemed to have been given at the time when deposited in the mail or sent by other means of written communication.

Section 13.6 Record Date . For purposes of determining the Limited Partners entitled to notice of or to vote at a meeting of the Limited Partners or to give approvals without a meeting as provided in Section 13.11 the General Partner may set a Record Date, which shall not be less than 10 nor more than 60 days before (a) the date of the meeting (unless such requirement conflicts with any rule, regulation, guideline or requirement of any National Securities Exchange on which the Units are listed or admitted to trading or U.S. federal securities laws, in which case the rule, regulation, guideline or requirement of such National Securities Exchange or U.S. federal securities laws shall govern) or (b) in the event that approvals are sought without a meeting, the date by which Limited Partners are requested in writing by the General Partner to give such approvals. If the General Partner does not set a Record Date, then (a) the Record Date for determining the Limited Partners entitled to notice of or to vote at a meeting of the Limited Partners shall be the close of business on the day next preceding the day on which notice is given, and (b) the Record Date for determining the Limited Partners entitled to give approvals without a meeting shall be the date the first written approval is deposited with the Partnership in care of the General Partner in accordance with Section 13.11.

 

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Section 13.7 Postponement and Adjournment . Prior to the date upon which any meeting of Limited Partners is to be held, the General Partner may postpone such meeting one or more times for any reason by giving notice to each Limited Partner entitled to vote at the meeting so postponed of the place, date and hour at which such meeting would be held. Such notice shall be given not fewer than two days before the date of such meeting and otherwise in accordance with this Article XIII. When a meeting is postponed, a new Record Date need not be fixed unless such postponement shall be for more than 45 days. Any meeting of Limited Partners may be adjourned by the General Partner one or more times for any reason, including the failure of a quorum to be present at the meeting with respect to any proposal or the failure of any proposal to receive sufficient votes for approval. No Limited Partner vote shall be required for any adjournment. A meeting of Limited Partners may be adjourned by the General Partner as to one or more proposals regardless of whether action has been taken on other matters. When a meeting is adjourned to another time or place, notice need not be given of the adjourned meeting and a new Record Date need not be fixed, if the time and place thereof are announced at the meeting at which the adjournment is taken, unless such adjournment shall be for more than 45 days. At the adjourned meeting, the Partnership may transact any business which might have been transacted at the original meeting. If the adjournment is for more than 45 days or if a new Record Date is fixed for the adjourned meeting, a notice of the adjourned meeting shall be given in accordance with this Article XIII.

Section 13.8 Waiver of Notice; Approval of Meeting; Approval of Minutes . The transaction of business at any meeting of Limited Partners, however called and noticed, and whenever held, shall be as valid as if it had occurred at a meeting duly held after regular call and notice, if a quorum is present either in person or by proxy. Attendance of a Limited Partner at a meeting shall constitute a waiver of notice of the meeting, except when the Limited Partner attends the meeting for the express purpose of objecting, at the beginning of the meeting, to the transaction of any business because the meeting is not lawfully called or convened; and except that attendance at a meeting is not a waiver of any right to disapprove the consideration of matters required to be included in the notice of the meeting, but not so included, if the disapproval is expressly made at the meeting.

Section 13.9 Quorum and Voting . The holders of a majority, by Percentage Interest, of Partnership Interests of the class or classes for which a meeting has been called (including Partnership Interests deemed owned by the General Partner) represented in person or by proxy shall constitute a quorum at a meeting of Partners of such class or classes unless any such action by the Partners requires approval by holders of a greater Percentage Interest, in which case the quorum shall be such greater Percentage Interest. At any meeting of the Partners duly called and held in accordance with this Agreement at which a quorum is present, the act of holders of Partnership Interests that, in the aggregate, represent a majority of the Percentage Interest of those present in person or by proxy at such meeting shall be deemed to constitute the act of all Partners, unless a greater or different percentage is required with respect to such action under the provisions of this Agreement, in which case the act of the holders of Partnership Interests that in

 

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the aggregate represent at least such greater or different percentage shall be required; provided , however , that if, as a matter of law or provision of this Agreement, approval by plurality vote of Partners (or any class thereof) is required to approve any action, no minimum quorum shall be required. The Partners present at a duly called or held meeting at which a quorum is present may continue to transact business until adjournment, notwithstanding the withdrawal of enough Partners to leave less than a quorum, if any action taken (other than adjournment) is approved by holders of the required Percentage Interest specified in this Agreement.

Section 13.10 Conduct of a Meeting . The General Partner shall have full power and authority concerning the manner of conducting any meeting of the Limited Partners or solicitation of approvals in writing, including the determination of Persons entitled to vote, the existence of a quorum, the satisfaction of the requirements of Section 13.4, the conduct of voting, the validity and effect of any proxies and the determination of any controversies, votes or challenges arising in connection with or during the meeting or voting. The General Partner shall designate a Person to serve as chairman of any meeting and shall further designate a Person to take the minutes of any meeting. All minutes shall be kept with the records of the Partnership maintained by the General Partner. The General Partner may make such other regulations consistent with applicable law and this Agreement as it may deem advisable concerning the conduct of any meeting of the Limited Partners or solicitation of approvals in writing, including regulations in regard to the appointment of proxies, the appointment and duties of inspectors of votes and approvals, the submission and examination of proxies and other evidence of the right to vote, and the revocation of approvals in writing.

Section 13.11 Action Without a Meeting . If authorized by the General Partner, any action that may be taken at a meeting of the Limited Partners may be taken without a meeting, without a vote and without prior notice, if an approval in writing setting forth the action so taken is signed by Limited Partners owning not less than the minimum percentage, by Percentage Interest, of the Partnership Interests of the class or classes for which a meeting has been called (including Partnership Interests deemed owned by the General Partner), as the case may be, that would be necessary to authorize or take such action at a meeting at which all the Limited Partners entitled to vote at such meeting were present and voted (unless such provision conflicts with any rule, regulation, guideline or requirement of any National Securities Exchange on which the Units are listed or admitted to trading, in which case the rule, regulation, guideline or requirement of such National Securities Exchange shall govern). Prompt notice of the taking of action without a meeting shall be given to the Limited Partners who have not approved in writing. The General Partner may specify that any written ballot submitted to Limited Partners for the purpose of taking any action without a meeting shall be returned to the Partnership within the time period, which shall be not less than 20 days, specified by the General Partner. If a ballot returned to the Partnership does not vote all of the Units held by the Limited Partners, the Partnership shall be deemed to have failed to receive a ballot for the Units that were not voted. If approval of the taking of any action by the Limited Partners is solicited by any Person other than by or on behalf of the General Partner, the written approvals shall have no force and effect unless and until (a) they are deposited with the Partnership in care of the General Partner and (b) an Opinion of Counsel is delivered to the General Partner to the effect that the exercise of such right and the action proposed to be taken with respect to any particular matter (i) will not cause the

 

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Limited Partners to be deemed to be taking part in the management and control of the business and affairs of the Partnership so as to jeopardize the Limited Partners’ limited liability, and (ii) is otherwise permissible under the state statutes then governing the rights, duties and liabilities of the Partnership and the Partners. Nothing contained in this Section 13.11 shall be deemed to require the General Partner to solicit all Limited Partners in connection with a matter approved by the holders of the requisite percentage of Units acting by written consent without a meeting.

Section 13.12 Right to Vote and Related Matters .

(a) Only those Record Holders of the Outstanding Units on the Record Date set pursuant to Section 13.6 shall be entitled to notice of, and to vote at, a meeting of Limited Partners or to act with respect to matters as to which the holders of the Outstanding Units have the right to vote or to act. All references in this Agreement to votes of, or other acts that may be taken by, the Outstanding Units shall be deemed to be references to the votes or acts of the Record Holders of such Outstanding Units.

(b) With respect to Units that are held for a Person’s account by another Person (such as a broker, dealer, bank, trust company or clearing corporation, or an agent of any of the foregoing), in whose name such Units are registered, such other Person shall, in exercising the voting rights in respect of such Units on any matter, and unless the arrangement between such Persons provides otherwise, vote such Units in favor of, and at the direction of, the Person who is the beneficial owner, and the Partnership shall be entitled to assume it is so acting without further inquiry. The provisions of this Section 13.12(b) (as well as all other provisions of this Agreement) are subject to the provisions of Section 4.3.

Section 13.13 Voting of Incentive Distribution Rights .

(a) For so long as a majority of the Incentive Distribution Rights are held by the General Partner and its Affiliates, the holders of the Incentive Distribution Rights shall not be entitled to vote such Incentive Distribution Rights on any Partnership matter except as may otherwise be required by law and the holders of the Incentive Distribution Rights, in their capacity as such, shall be deemed to have approved any matter approved by the General Partner.

(b) If less than a majority of the Incentive Distribution Rights are held by the General Partner and its Affiliates, the Incentive Distribution Rights will be entitled to vote on all matters submitted to a vote of Unitholders, other than amendments and other matters that the General Partner determines do not adversely affect the holders of the Incentive Distribution Rights as a whole in any material respect. On any matter in which the holders of Incentive Distribution Rights are entitled to vote, such holders will vote together with the Subordinated Units, prior to the end of the Subordination Period, or together with the Common Units, thereafter, in either case as a single class except as otherwise required by Section 13.3(c), and such Incentive Distribution Rights shall be treated in all respects as Subordinated Units or Common Units, as applicable, when sending notices of a meeting of Limited Partners to vote on any matter (unless otherwise required by law), calculating required votes, determining the presence of a quorum or for other similar purposes under this Agreement. The relative voting power of the Incentive

 

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Distribution Rights and the Subordinated Units or Common Units, as applicable, will be set in the same proportion as cumulative cash distributions, if any, in respect of the Incentive Distribution Rights for the four consecutive Quarters prior to the record date for the vote bears to the cumulative cash distributions in respect of such class of Units for such four Quarters.

(c) In connection with any equity financing, or anticipated equity financing, by the Partnership of an Expansion Capital Expenditure, the General Partner may, without the approval of the holders of the Incentive Distribution Rights, temporarily or permanently reduce the amount of Incentive Distributions that would otherwise be distributed to such holders, provided that in the judgment of the General Partner, such reduction will be in the long-term best interest of such holders.

ARTICLE XIV

MERGER OR CONSOLIDATION

Section 14.1 Authority . The Partnership may merge or consolidate with or into one or more corporations, limited liability companies, statutory trusts or associations, real estate investment trusts, common law trusts or unincorporated businesses, including a partnership (whether general or limited (including a limited liability partnership)) or convert into any such entity, whether such entity is formed under the laws of the State of Delaware or any other state of the United States of America, pursuant to a written plan of merger or consolidation (“ Merger Agreement ”) in accordance with this Article XIV.

Section 14.2 Procedure for Merger or Consolidation .

(a) Merger or consolidation of the Partnership pursuant to this Article XIV requires the prior consent of the General Partner, provided , however , that, to the fullest extent permitted by law, the General Partner, in declining to consent to a merger or consolidation, may act in its sole discretion.

(b) If the General Partner shall determine to consent to the merger or consolidation, the General Partner shall approve the Merger Agreement, which shall set forth:

(i) the name and jurisdiction of formation or organization of each of the business entities proposing to merge or consolidate;

(ii) the name and jurisdiction of formation or organization of the business entity that is to survive the proposed merger or consolidation (the “ Surviving Business Entity ”);

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(iv) the manner and basis of exchanging or converting the equity interests of each constituent business entity for, or into, cash, property or interests, rights, securities or obligations of the Surviving Business Entity; and (i) if any interests, securities or rights of any constituent business entity are not to be exchanged or converted solely for, or into, cash, property or interests, rights, securities or obligations of the Surviving Business Entity, then the cash, property or interests, rights, securities or obligations of any general or limited partnership, corporation, trust, limited liability company, unincorporated business or other entity (other than the Surviving Business Entity) which the holders of such interests, securities or rights are to receive in exchange for, or upon conversion of their interests, securities or rights, and (ii) in the case of equity interests represented by certificates, upon the surrender of such certificates, which cash, property or interests, rights, securities or obligations of the Surviving Business Entity or any general or limited partnership, corporation, trust, limited liability company, unincorporated business or other entity (other than the Surviving Business Entity), or evidences thereof, are to be delivered;

(v) a statement of any changes in the constituent documents or the adoption of new constituent documents (the articles or certificate of incorporation, articles of trust, declaration of trust, certificate or agreement of limited partnership, certificate of formation or limited liability company agreement or other similar charter or governing document) of the Surviving Business Entity to be effected by such merger or consolidation;

(vi) the effective time of the merger, which may be the date of the filing of the certificate of merger pursuant to Section 14.4 or a later date specified in or determinable in accordance with the Merger Agreement ( provided , that if the effective time of the merger is to be later than the date of the filing of such certificate of merger, the effective time shall be fixed at a date or time certain and stated in the certificate of merger); and

(vii) such other provisions with respect to the proposed merger or consolidation that the General Partner determines to be necessary or appropriate.

Section 14.3 Approval by Limited Partners .

(a) Except as provided in Section 14.3(d), the General Partner, upon its approval of the Merger Agreement shall direct that the Merger Agreement and the merger or consolidation contemplated thereby, as applicable, be submitted to a vote of Limited Partners, whether at a special meeting or by written consent, in either case in accordance with the requirements of Article XIII. A copy or a summary of the Merger Agreement, as the case may be, shall be included in or enclosed with the notice of a special meeting or the written consent.

(b) Except as provided in Sections 14.3(d) and 14.3(e), the Merger Agreement shall be approved upon receiving the affirmative vote or consent of the holders of a Unit Majority unless the Merger Agreement contains any provision that, if contained in an amendment to this Agreement, the provisions of this Agreement or the Delaware Act would require for its approval the vote or consent of a greater percentage of the Outstanding Units or of any class of Limited Partners, in which case such greater percentage vote or consent shall be required for approval of the Merger Agreement.

 

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(c) Except as provided in Sections 14.3(d) and 14.3(e), after such approval by vote or consent of the Limited Partners, and at any time prior to the filing of the certificate of merger pursuant to Section 14.4, the merger or consolidation may be abandoned pursuant to provisions therefor, if any, set forth in the Merger Agreement.

(d) Notwithstanding anything else contained in this Article XIV or in this Agreement, the General Partner is permitted, without Limited Partner approval, to convert the Partnership or any Group Member into a new limited liability entity, to merge the Partnership or any Group Member into, or convey all of the Partnership’s assets to, another limited liability entity that shall be newly formed and shall have no assets, liabilities or operations at the time of such merger or conveyance other than those it receives from the Partnership or other Group Member if (i) the General Partner has received an Opinion of Counsel that the merger or conveyance, as the case may be, would not result in the loss of the limited liability under the Delaware Act of any Limited Partner or cause the Partnership or any Group Member to be treated as an association taxable as a corporation or otherwise to be taxed as an entity for U.S. federal income tax purposes (to the extent not already treated as such), (ii) the sole purpose of such merger, or conveyance is to effect a mere change in the legal form of the Partnership into another limited liability entity and (iii) the governing instruments of the new entity provide the Limited Partners and the General Partner with substantially the same rights and obligations as are herein contained.

(e) Additionally, notwithstanding anything else contained in this Article XIV or in this Agreement, the General Partner is permitted, without Limited Partner approval, to merge or consolidate the Partnership with or into another entity if (A) the General Partner has received an Opinion of Counsel that the merger or consolidation, as the case may be, would not result in the loss of the limited liability under the Delaware Act of any Limited Partner or cause the Partnership or any Group Member to be treated as an association taxable as a corporation or otherwise to be taxed as an entity for U.S. federal income tax purposes (to the extent not already treated as such), (B) the merger or consolidation would not result in an amendment to this Agreement, other than any amendments that could be adopted pursuant to Section 13.1, (C) the Partnership is the Surviving Business Entity in such merger or consolidation, (D) each Partnership Interest outstanding immediately prior to the effective date of the merger or consolidation is to be an identical Partnership Interest of the Partnership after the effective date of the merger or consolidation, and (E) the number of Partnership Interests to be issued by the Partnership in such merger or consolidation does not exceed 20% of the Partnership Interests (other than Incentive Distribution Rights) Outstanding immediately prior to the effective date of such merger or consolidation.

(f) Pursuant to Section 17-211(g) of the Delaware Act, an agreement of merger or consolidation approved in accordance with this Article XIV may (a) effect any amendment to this Agreement or (b) effect the adoption of a new partnership agreement for the Partnership if it is the Surviving Business Entity. Any such amendment or adoption made pursuant to this Section 14.3 shall be effective at the effective time or date of the merger or consolidation.

 

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Section 14.4 Certificate of Merger . Upon the required approval by the General Partner and the Unitholders of a Merger Agreement, a certificate of merger shall be executed and filed with the Secretary of State of the State of Delaware in conformity with the requirements of the Delaware Act.

Section 14.5 Effect of Merger or Consolidation .

(a) At the effective time of the certificate of merger:

(i) all of the rights, privileges and powers of each of the business entities that has merged or consolidated, and all property, real, personal and mixed, and all debts due to any of those business entities and all other things and causes of action belonging to each of those business entities, shall be vested in the Surviving Business Entity and after the merger or consolidation shall be the property of the Surviving Business Entity to the extent they were of each constituent business entity;

(ii) the title to any real property vested by deed or otherwise in any of those constituent business entities shall not revert and is not in any way impaired because of the merger or consolidation;

(iii) all rights of creditors and all liens on or security interests in property of any of those constituent business entities shall be preserved unimpaired; and

(iv) all debts, liabilities and duties of those constituent business entities shall attach to the Surviving Business Entity and may be enforced against it to the same extent as if the debts, liabilities and duties had been incurred or contracted by it.

ARTICLE XV

RIGHT TO ACQUIRE LIMITED PARTNER INTERESTS

Section 15.1 Right to Acquire Limited Partner Interests .

(a) Notwithstanding any other provision of this Agreement, if at any time the General Partner and its Affiliates hold more than 80% of the total Limited Partner Interests of any class then Outstanding, the General Partner shall then have the right, which right it may assign and transfer in whole or in part to the Partnership or any Affiliate of the General Partner, exercisable in its sole discretion, to purchase all, but not less than all, of such Limited Partner Interests of such class then Outstanding held by Persons other than the General Partner and its Affiliates, at the greater of (x) the Current Market Price as of the date three days prior to the date that the notice described in Section 15.1(b) is mailed and (y) the highest price paid by the General Partner or any of its Affiliates for any such Limited Partner Interest of such class purchased during the 90-day period preceding the date that the notice described in Section 15.1(b) is mailed.

 

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(b) If the General Partner, any Affiliate of the General Partner or the Partnership elects to exercise the right to purchase Limited Partner Interests granted pursuant to Section 15.1(a), the General Partner shall deliver to the Transfer Agent notice of such election to purchase (the “ Notice of Election to Purchase ”) and shall cause the Transfer Agent to mail a copy of such Notice of Election to Purchase to the Record Holders of Limited Partner Interests of such class (as of a Record Date selected by the General Partner), together with such information as may be required by law, rule or regulation, at least 10, but not more than 60, days prior to the Purchase Date. Such Notice of Election to Purchase shall also be filed and distributed as may be required by the Commission or any National Securities Exchange on which such Limited Partner Interests are listed. The Notice of Election to Purchase shall specify the Purchase Date and the price (determined in accordance with Section 15.1(a)) at which Limited Partner Interests will be purchased and state that the General Partner, its Affiliate or the Partnership, as the case may be, elects to purchase such Limited Partner Interests, upon surrender of Certificates representing such Limited Partner Interests in the case of Limited Partner Interests evidenced by Certificates, in exchange for payment, at such office or offices of the Transfer Agent as the Transfer Agent may specify, or as may be required by any National Securities Exchange on which such Limited Partner Interests are listed or admitted to trading. Any such Notice of Election to Purchase mailed to a Record Holder of Limited Partner Interests at his address as reflected in the records of the Transfer Agent shall be conclusively presumed to have been given regardless of whether the owner receives such notice. On or prior to the Purchase Date, the General Partner, its Affiliate or the Partnership, as the case may be, shall deposit with the Transfer Agent cash in an amount sufficient to pay the aggregate purchase price of all of such Limited Partner Interests to be purchased in accordance with this Section 15.1. If the Notice of Election to Purchase shall have been duly given as aforesaid at least 10 days prior to the Purchase Date, and if on or prior to the Purchase Date the deposit described in the preceding sentence has been made for the benefit of the holders of Limited Partner Interests subject to purchase as provided herein, then from and after the Purchase Date, notwithstanding that any Certificate shall not have been surrendered for purchase, all rights of the holders of such Limited Partner Interests shall thereupon cease, except the right to receive the purchase price (determined in accordance with Section 15.1(a)) for Limited Partner Interests therefor, without interest, upon surrender to the Transfer Agent of the Certificates representing such Limited Partner Interests in the case of Limited Partner Interests evidenced by Certificates, and such Limited Partner Interests shall thereupon be deemed to be transferred to the General Partner, its Affiliate or the Partnership, as the case may be, on the record books of the Transfer Agent and the Partnership, and the General Partner or any Affiliate of the General Partner, or the Partnership, as the case may be, shall be deemed to be the owner of all such Limited Partner Interests from and after the Purchase Date and shall have all rights as the owner of such Limited Partner Interests.

(c) In the case of Limited Partner Interests evidenced by Certificates, at any time from and after the Purchase Date, a holder of an Outstanding Limited Partner Interest subject to purchase as provided in this Section 15.1 may surrender his Certificate evidencing such Limited Partner Interest to the Transfer Agent in exchange for payment of the amount described in Section 15.1(a), therefor, without interest thereon.

 

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ARTICLE XVI

GENERAL PROVISIONS

Section 16.1 Addresses and Notices; Written Communications .

(a) Any notice, demand, request, report or proxy materials required or permitted to be given or made to a Partner under this Agreement shall be in writing and shall be deemed given or made when delivered in person or when sent by first class United States mail or by other means of written communication to the Partner at the address described below. Any notice, payment or report to be given or made to a Partner hereunder shall be deemed conclusively to have been given or made, and the obligation to give such notice or report or to make such payment shall be deemed conclusively to have been fully satisfied, upon sending of such notice, payment or report to the Record Holder of such Partnership Interests at his address as shown on the records of the Transfer Agent or as otherwise shown on the records of the Partnership, regardless of any claim of any Person who may have an interest in such Partnership Interests by reason of any assignment or otherwise. Notwithstanding the foregoing, if (i) a Partner shall consent to receiving notices, demands, requests, reports or proxy materials via electronic mail or by the Internet or (ii) the rules of the Commission shall permit any report or proxy materials to be delivered electronically or made available via the Internet, any such notice, demand, request, report or proxy materials shall be deemed given or made when delivered or made available via such mode of delivery. An affidavit or certificate of making of any notice, payment or report in accordance with the provisions of this Section 16.1 executed by the General Partner, the Transfer Agent or the mailing organization shall be prima facie evidence of the giving or making of such notice, payment or report. If any notice, payment or report given or made in accordance with the provisions of this Section 16.1 is returned marked to indicate that such notice, payment or report was unable to be delivered, such notice, payment or report and, in the case of notices, payments or reports returned by the United States Postal Service (or other physical mail delivery mail service outside the United States of America), any subsequent notices, payments and reports shall be deemed to have been duly given or made without further mailing (until such time as such Record Holder or another Person notifies the Transfer Agent or the Partnership of a change in his address) or other delivery if they are available for the Partner at the principal office of the Partnership for a period of one year from the date of the giving or making of such notice, payment or report to the other Partners. Any notice to the Partnership shall be deemed given if received by the General Partner at the principal office of the Partnership designated pursuant to Section 2.3. The General Partner may rely and shall be protected in relying on any notice or other document from a Partner or other Person if believed by it to be genuine.

(b) The terms “in writing”, “written communications,” “written notice” and words of similar import shall be deemed satisfied under this Agreement by use of e-mail and other forms of electronic communication.

Section 16.2 Further Action . The parties shall execute and deliver all documents, provide all information and take or refrain from taking action as may be necessary or appropriate to achieve the purposes of this Agreement.

 

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Section 16.3 Binding Effect . This Agreement shall be binding upon and inure to the benefit of the parties hereto and their heirs, executors, administrators, successors, legal representatives and permitted assigns.

Section 16.4 Integration . This Agreement constitutes the entire agreement among the parties hereto pertaining to the subject matter hereof and supersedes all prior agreements and understandings pertaining thereto.

Section 16.5 Creditors . None of the provisions of this Agreement shall be for the benefit of, or shall be enforceable by, any creditor of the Partnership.

Section 16.6 Waiver . No failure by any party to insist upon the strict performance of any covenant, duty, agreement or condition of this Agreement or to exercise any right or remedy consequent upon a breach thereof shall constitute waiver of any such breach of any other covenant, duty, agreement or condition.

Section 16.7 Third-Party Beneficiaries . Each Partner agrees that (a) any Indemnitee shall be entitled to assert rights and remedies hereunder as a third-party beneficiary hereto with respect to those provisions of this Agreement affording a right, benefit or privilege to such Indemnitee and (b) any Unrestricted Person shall be entitled to assert rights and remedies hereunder as a third-party beneficiary hereto with respect to those provisions of this Agreement affording a right, benefit or privilege to such Unrestricted Person.

Section 16.8 Counterparts . This Agreement may be executed in counterparts, all of which together shall constitute an agreement binding on all the parties hereto, notwithstanding that all such parties are not signatories to the original or the same counterpart. Each party shall become bound by this Agreement immediately upon affixing its signature hereto or, in the case of a Person acquiring a Limited Partner Interest, pursuant to Section 10.1(a) without execution hereof.

Section 16.9 Applicable Law; Forum; Venue and Jurisdiction Waiver of Trial by Jury . This Agreement shall be construed in accordance with and governed by the laws of the State of Delaware, without regard to the principles of conflicts of law.

(a) Each of the Partners and each Person holding any beneficial interest in the Partnership (whether through a broker, dealer, bank, trust company or clearing corporation or an agent of any of the foregoing or otherwise):

(i) irrevocably agrees that any claims, suits, actions or proceedings (A) arising out of or relating in any way to this Agreement (including any claims, suits or actions to interpret, apply or enforce the provisions of this Agreement or the duties, obligations or liabilities among Partners or of Partners to the Partnership, or the rights or powers of, or restrictions on, the Partners or the Partnership), (B) brought in a derivative manner on behalf of the Partnership, (C) asserting a claim of breach of a fiduciary or other duty owed by any director, officer, or other employee of the Partnership or the

 

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General Partner, or owed by the General Partner, to the Partnership or the Partners, (D) asserting a claim arising pursuant to any provision of the Delaware Act or (E) asserting a claim governed by the internal affairs doctrine shall be exclusively brought in the Court of Chancery of the State of Delaware (or, if such court does not have subject matter jurisdiction thereof, any other court located in the State of Delaware with subject matter jurisdiction), in each case regardless of whether such claims, suits, actions or proceedings sound in contract, tort, fraud or otherwise, are based on common law, statutory, equitable, legal or other grounds, or are derivative or direct claims;

(ii) irrevocably submits to the exclusive jurisdiction of the Court of Chancery of the State of Delaware (or, if such court does not have subject matter jurisdiction thereof, any other court located in the State of Delaware with subject matter jurisdiction) in connection with any such claim, suit, action or proceeding;

(iii) agrees not to, and waives any right to, assert in any such claim, suit, action or proceeding that (A) it is not personally subject to the jurisdiction of the Court of Chancery of the State of Delaware or of any other court to which proceedings in the Court of Chancery of the State of Delaware may be appealed, (B) such claim, suit, action or proceeding is brought in an inconvenient forum, or (C) the venue of such claim, suit, action or proceeding is improper;

(iv) expressly waives any requirement for the posting of a bond by a party bringing such claim, suit, action or proceeding; and

(v) consents to process being served in any such claim, suit, action or proceeding by mailing, certified mail, return receipt requested, a copy thereof to such party at the address in effect for notices hereunder, and agrees that such services shall constitute good and sufficient service of process and notice thereof; provided , nothing in this clause (v) shall affect or limit any right to serve process in any other manner permitted by law.

Section 16.10 Invalidity of Provisions . If any provision or part of a provision of this Agreement is or becomes for any reason, invalid, illegal or unenforceable in any respect, the validity, legality and enforceability of the remaining provisions and/or parts thereof contained herein shall not be affected thereby and this Agreement shall, to the fullest extent permitted by law, be reformed and construed as if such invalid, illegal or unenforceable provision, or part of a provision, had never been contained herein, and such provision or part reformed so that it would be valid, legal and enforceable to the maximum extent possible.

Section 16.11 Consent of Partners . Each Partner hereby expressly consents and agrees that, whenever in this Agreement it is specified that an action may be taken upon the affirmative vote or consent of less than all of the Partners, such action may be so taken upon the concurrence of less than all of the Partners and each Partner shall be bound by the results of such action.

 

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Section 16.12 Facsimile Signatures . The use of facsimile signatures affixed in the name and on behalf of the transfer agent and registrar of the Partnership on Certificates representing Units is expressly permitted by this Agreement.

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have executed this Agreement as of the date first written above.

 

GENERAL PARTNER:
Arc Logistics GP LLC
By:   /s/ Vincent T. Cubbage
  Vincent T. Cubbage
  Chief Executive Officer
ORGANIZATIONAL LIMITED PARTNER:
Lightfoot Capital Partners, LP
By:  

Lightfoot Capital Partners GP LLC,
its general partner

By:   /s/ Vincent T. Cubbage
  Vincent T. Cubbage
  Chief Executive Officer

S IGNATURE P AGE

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EXHIBIT A

to the First Amended and Restated

Agreement of Limited Partnership of

Arc Logistics Partners LP

Certificate Evidencing Common Units

Representing Limited Partner Interests in

Arc Logistics Partners LP

 

No.                                              Common Units

In accordance with Section 4.1 of the First Amended and Restated Agreement of Limited Partnership of Arc Logistics Partners LP, as amended, supplemented or restated from time to time (the “ Partnership Agreement ”), Arc Logistics Partners LP, a Delaware limited partnership (the “ Partnership ”), hereby certifies that                     (the “ Holder ”) is the registered owner of                      Common Units representing limited partner interests in the Partnership (the “ Common Units ”) transferable on the books of the Partnership, in person or by duly authorized attorney, upon surrender of this Certificate properly endorsed. The rights, preferences and limitations of the Common Units are set forth in, and this Certificate and the Common Units represented hereby are issued and shall in all respects be subject to the terms and provisions of, the Partnership Agreement. Copies of the Partnership Agreement are on file, and will be furnished without charge on delivery of written request to the Partnership, at the principal office of the Partnership located at 725 Fifth Avenue, 19 th Floor, New York, NY 10022. Capitalized terms used herein but not defined shall have the meanings given them in the Partnership Agreement.

THE HOLDER OF THIS SECURITY ACKNOWLEDGES FOR THE BENEFIT OF ARC LOGISTICS PARTNERS LP THAT THIS SECURITY MAY NOT BE SOLD, OFFERED, RESOLD, PLEDGED OR OTHERWISE TRANSFERRED IF SUCH TRANSFER WOULD (A) VIOLATE THE THEN APPLICABLE FEDERAL OR STATE SECURITIES LAWS OR RULES AND REGULATIONS OF THE SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION, ANY STATE SECURITIES COMMISSION OR ANY OTHER GOVERNMENTAL AUTHORITY WITH JURISDICTION OVER SUCH TRANSFER, (B) TERMINATE THE EXISTENCE OR QUALIFICATION OF ARC LOGISTICS PARTNERS LP UNDER THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF DELAWARE, OR (C) CAUSE ARC LOGISTICS PARTNERS LP TO BE TREATED AS AN ASSOCIATION TAXABLE AS A CORPORATION OR OTHERWISE TO BE TAXED AS AN ENTITY FOR FEDERAL INCOME TAX PURPOSES (TO THE EXTENT NOT ALREADY SO TREATED OR TAXED). ARC LOGISTICS GP LLC, THE GENERAL PARTNER OF ARC LOGISTICS PARTNERS LP, MAY IMPOSE ADDITIONAL RESTRICTIONS ON THE TRANSFER OF THIS SECURITY IF IT DETERMINES, WITH THE ADVICE OF COUNSEL, THAT SUCH RESTRICTIONS ARE NECESSARY OR ADVISABLE (I) TO AVOID A SIGNIFICANT RISK OF ARC LOGISTICS PARTNERS LP BECOMING TAXABLE AS A CORPORATION OR OTHERWISE BECOMING TAXABLE AS AN ENTITY FOR U.S. FEDERAL INCOME TAX PURPOSES OR (II) TO PRESERVE THE ECONOMIC UNIFORMITY OF THE LIMITED PARTNER INTERESTS (OR ANY CLASS OR CLASSES THEREOF). THE RESTRICTIONS SET FORTH ABOVE SHALL NOT PRECLUDE THE SETTLEMENT OF ANY TRANSACTIONS INVOLVING THIS SECURITY ENTERED INTO THROUGH THE FACILITIES OF ANY NATIONAL SECURITIES EXCHANGE ON WHICH THIS SECURITY IS LISTED OR ADMITTED TO TRADING.

 

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The Holder, by accepting this Certificate, (i) shall be admitted to the Partnership as a Limited Partner with respect to the Limited Partner Interests so transferred to such person when any such transfer or admission is reflected on the books and records of the Partnership and such Limited Partner becomes the Record Holder of the Limited Partner Interests so transferred, (ii) shall become bound by the terms of the Partnership Agreement, (iii) represents that the transferee has the capacity, power and authority to enter into the Partnership Agreement and (iv) makes the consents, acknowledgements and waivers contained in the Partnership Agreement, with or without the execution of the Partnership Agreement by the Holder.

This Certificate shall not be valid for any purpose unless it has been countersigned and registered by the Transfer Agent and Registrar.

 

Dated:

       

Arc Logistics Partners LP

Countersigned and Registered by:

    By:   

Arc Logistics GP LLC

American Stock Transfer & Trust Company, LLC,

   

By:

    

As Transfer Agent and Registrar

   

Name:

    
     

Title:

    
     

By:

    
     

Name:

    
     

Title:

    

 

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[Reverse of Certificate]

ABBREVIATIONS

The following abbreviations, when used in the inscription on the face of this Certificate, shall be construed as follows according to applicable laws or regulations:

 

TEN COM - as tenants in common

TEN ENT - as tenants by the entireties

  

UNIF GIFT/TRANSFERS MIN ACT

                       Custodian              

JT TEN -      as joint tenants with right of survivorship and not as tenants in common

  

(Cust)

  

                         (Minor)

  

Under Uniform Gifts/Transfers to CD Minors Act (State)

Additional abbreviations, though not in the above list, may also be used.

ASSIGNMENT OF COMMON UNITS OF

ARC LOGISTICS PARTNERS LP

FOR VALUE RECEIVED,             hereby assigns, conveys, sells and transfers unto

 

 

  

 

(Please print or typewrite name and address of assignee)    (Please insert Social Security or other identifying number of assignee)
                    Common Units representing limited partner interests evidenced by this Certificate, subject to the Partnership Agreement, and does hereby irrevocably constitute and appoint             as its attorney-in-fact with full power of substitution to transfer the same on the books of Arc Logistics Partners LP   
Date:                                     

NOTE: The signature to any endorsement hereon must correspond with the name as written upon the face of this Certificate in every particular, without alteration, enlargement or change.

 

THE SIGNATURE(S) MUST BE GUARANTEED BY AN ELIGIBLE GUARANTOR INSTITUTION (BANKS, STOCKBROKERS, SAVINGS AND LOAN ASSOCIATIONS AND CREDIT UNIONS WITH MEMBERSHIP IN AN APPROVED SIGNATURE GUARANTEE MEDALLION PROGRAM), PURSUANT TO S.E.C. RULE 17Ad-15   

 

  

(Signature)

 

 

(Signature)

 

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Exhibit 10.2

Execution Version

Published CUSIP Number: 03878NAA0

SECOND AMENDED AND RESTATED

REVOLVING CREDIT AGREEMENT

dated as of November 12, 2013

among

ARC LOGISTICS PARTNERS LP

ARC LOGISTICS LLC

ARC TERMINALS HOLDINGS LLC

as Borrower

THE LENDERS FROM TIME TO TIME PARTY HERETO

and

SUNTRUST BANK

as Administrative Agent

 

 

 

CITIBANK, N.A. and WELLS FARGO BANK, N.A.

as Co-Syndication Agents

BARCLAYS BANK PLC and REGIONS BANK

as Co-Documentation Agents

SUNTRUST ROBINSON HUMPHREY, INC.

CITIGROUP CAPITAL MARKETS, INC.

WELLS FARGO SECURITIES, LLC

BARCLAYS BANK PLC

as Joint Lead Arrangers and Joint Book Managers


TABLE OF CONTENTS

 

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ARTICLE I

 

DEFINITIONS; CONSTRUCTION

     1   

Section 1.1.

 

Definitions

     1   

Section 1.2.

 

Classifications of Loans and Borrowings

     32   

Section 1.3.

 

Accounting Terms and Determination

     32   

Section 1.4.

 

Terms Generally

     32   

ARTICLE II

 

AMOUNT AND TERMS OF THE COMMITMENTS

     33   

Section 2.1.

 

General Description of Facilities

     33   

Section 2.2.

 

Revolving Loans

     33   

Section 2.3.

 

Procedure for Revolving Borrowings

     34   

Section 2.4.

 

Swingline Commitment

     34   

Section 2.5.

 

Existing Revolving Loans

     36   

Section 2.6.

 

Funding of Borrowings

     36   

Section 2.7.

 

Interest Elections

     37   

Section 2.8.

 

Optional Reduction and Termination of Commitments

     38   

Section 2.9.

 

Repayment of Loans

     38   

Section 2.10.

 

Evidence of Indebtedness

     38   

Section 2.11.

 

Optional Prepayments

     39   

Section 2.12.

 

Mandatory Prepayments

     39   

Section 2.13.

 

Interest on Loans

     40   

Section 2.14.

 

Fees

     41   

Section 2.15.

 

Computation of Interest and Fees

     42   

Section 2.16.

 

Inability to Determine Interest Rates

     42   

Section 2.17.

 

Illegality

     42   

Section 2.18.

 

Increased Costs

     43   

Section 2.19.

 

Funding Indemnity

     44   

Section 2.20.

 

Taxes

     44   

Section 2.21.

 

Payments Generally; Pro Rata Treatment; Sharing of Set-offs

     47   

Section 2.22.

 

Letters of Credit

     49   

Section 2.23.

 

Increase of Commitments; Additional Lenders

     52   

Section 2.24.

 

Mitigation of Obligations

     55   

Section 2.25.

 

Replacement of Lenders

     55   

Section 2.26.

 

Defaulting Lenders

     55   

ARTICLE III

 

CONDITIONS PRECEDENT TO LOANS AND LETTERS OF CREDIT

     57   

Section 3.1.

 

Conditions to Effectiveness

     57   

Section 3.2.

 

Conditions to Each Credit Event

     60   

Section 3.3.

 

Delivery of Documents

     60   

ARTICLE IV

 

REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES

     60   

Section 4.1.

 

Existence; Power

     60   

Section 4.2.

 

Organizational Power; Authorization

     61   

Section 4.3.

 

Governmental Approvals; No Conflicts

     61   

Section 4.4.

 

Financial Statements

     61   

Section 4.5.

 

Litigation and Environmental Matters

     62   

Section 4.6.

 

Compliance with Laws and Agreements

     62   

Section 4.7.

 

Investment Company Act

     62   

Section 4.8.

 

Taxes

     62   


Section 4.9.

 

Margin Regulations

     62   

Section 4.10.

 

ERISA

     63   

Section 4.11.

 

Ownership of Property; Insurance

     64   

Section 4.12.

 

Disclosure

     64   

Section 4.13.

 

Labor Relations

     65   

Section 4.14.

 

Subsidiaries

     65   

Section 4.15.

 

Solvency

     65   

Section 4.16.

 

Deposit and Disbursement Accounts

     65   

Section 4.17.

 

Collateral Documents

     65   

Section 4.18.

 

[Reserved]

     66   

Section 4.19.

 

OFAC

     66   

Section 4.20.

 

Patriot Act

     66   

Section 4.21.

 

State and Federal Regulations

     66   

ARTICLE V

 

AFFIRMATIVE COVENANTS

     67   

Section 5.1.

 

Financial Statements and Other Information

     67   

Section 5.2.

 

Notices of Material Events

     68   

Section 5.3.

 

Existence; Conduct of Business

     70   

Section 5.4.

 

Compliance with Laws

     70   

Section 5.5.

 

Payment of Obligations

     70   

Section 5.6.

 

Books and Records

     70   

Section 5.7.

 

Visitation and Inspection

     70   

Section 5.8.

 

Maintenance of Properties; Insurance

     70   

Section 5.9.

 

Use of Proceeds; Margin Regulations

     71   

Section 5.10.

 

Casualty and Condemnation

     71   

Section 5.11.

 

Cash Management

     71   

Section 5.12.

 

Additional Subsidiaries and Collateral

     72   

Section 5.13.

 

Additional Real Estate; Leased Locations

     73   

Section 5.14.

 

Further Assurances

     73   

Section 5.15.

 

Flood Insurance

     73   

Section 5.16.

 

Designation and Conversion of Restricted Subsidiaries and Unrestricted Subsidiaries

     74   

Section 5.17.

 

Post Closing Matters

     75   

ARTICLE VI

 

FINANCIAL COVENANTS

     75   

Section 6.1.

 

Total Leverage Ratio

     75   

Section 6.2.

 

Interest Coverage Ratio

     75   

Section 6.3.

 

Secured Leverage Ratio

     75   

ARTICLE VII

 

NEGATIVE COVENANTS

     75   

Section 7.1.

 

Indebtedness and Preferred Equity

     75   

Section 7.2.

 

Liens

     77   

Section 7.3.

 

Fundamental Changes

     78   

Section 7.4.

 

Investments, Loans

     78   

Section 7.5.

 

Restricted Payments

     79   

Section 7.6.

 

Sale of Assets

     81   

Section 7.7.

 

Transactions with Affiliates

     81   

Section 7.8.

 

Restrictive Agreements

     81   

Section 7.9.

 

Sale and Leaseback Transactions

     82   

Section 7.10.

 

Hedging Transactions

     82   

Section 7.11.

 

Amendment to Organizational Documents

     82   

 

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Section 7.12.

 

Accounting Changes

     82   

Section 7.13.

 

Lease Obligations

     82   

Section 7.14.

 

Government Regulation

     82   

Section 7.15.

 

Embargoed Person

     83   

Section 7.16.

 

Prepayment and Amendment of Unsecured Indebtedness

     83   

Section 7.17.

 

Negative Pledge on Gulf LNG Capital Stock

     83   

ARTICLE VIII

 

EVENTS OF DEFAULT

     84   

Section 8.1.

 

Events of Default

     84   

Section 8.2.

 

Application of Proceeds from Collateral

     86   

ARTICLE IX

 

THE ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT

     87   

Section 9.1.

 

Appointment of the Administrative Agent

     87   

Section 9.2.

 

Nature of Duties of the Administrative Agent

     88   

Section 9.3.

 

Lack of Reliance on the Administrative Agent

     88   

Section 9.4.

 

Certain Rights of the Administrative Agent

     88   

Section 9.5.

 

Reliance by the Administrative Agent

     89   

Section 9.6.

 

The Administrative Agent in its Individual Capacity

     89   

Section 9.7.

 

Successor Administrative Agent

     89   

Section 9.8.

 

Withholding Tax

     90   

Section 9.9.

 

The Administrative Agent May File Proofs of Claim

     90   

Section 9.10.

 

Authorization to Execute Other Loan Documents

     91   

Section 9.11.

 

Collateral and Guaranty Matters

     91   

Section 9.12.

 

Syndication Agents; Documentation Agents

     91   

Section 9.13.

 

Right to Realize on Collateral and Enforce Guarantee

     92   

Section 9.14.

 

Secured Bank Product Obligations and Hedging Obligations

     92   

ARTICLE X

 

MISCELLANEOUS

     92   

Section 10.1.

 

Notices

     92   

Section 10.2.

 

Waiver; Amendments

     95   

Section 10.3.

 

Expenses; Indemnification

     97   

Section 10.4.

 

Successors and Assigns

     98   

Section 10.5.

 

Governing Law; Jurisdiction; Consent to Service of Process

     102   

Section 10.6.

 

WAIVER OF JURY TRIAL

     102   

Section 10.7.

 

Right of Set-off

     102   

Section 10.8.

 

Counterparts; Integration

     103   

Section 10.9.

 

Survival

     103   

Section 10.10.

 

Severability

     103   

Section 10.11.

 

Confidentiality

     103   

Section 10.12.

 

Interest Rate Limitation

     104   

Section 10.13.

 

Waiver of Effect of Corporate Seal

     104   

Section 10.14.

 

Patriot Act

     104   

Section 10.15.

 

No Advisory or Fiduciary Responsibility

     104   

Section 10.16.

 

Location of Closing

     105   

Section 10.17.

 

Amendment and Restatement

     105   

Section 10.18.

 

Release of Loan Documents

     105   

 

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Schedules

 

Schedule I   -       Commitment Amounts
Schedule 1.1   -       Mortgaged Property as of the Closing Date
Schedule 4.5   -       Environmental Matters
Schedule 4.11   -       Real Estate
Schedule 4.14   -       Subsidiaries
Schedule 4.16   -       Deposit and Disbursement Accounts
Schedule 4.17   -       Mortgaged Property covered by Flood Insurance
Schedule 4.21   -       State and Federal Regulation
Schedule 5.17   -       Post-Closing Matters
Schedule 7.1   -       Existing Indebtedness
Schedule 7.2   -       Existing Liens
Schedule 7.4   -       Existing Investments

Exhibits

 

Exhibit A   -       Form of Assignment and Acceptance
Exhibit B-1   -       Form of U.S. Tax Compliance Certificate
    (Lenders - Not Partnerships)
Exhibit B-2   -       Form of U.S. Tax Compliance Certificate
    (Participants - Not Partnerships)
Exhibit B-3   -       Form of U.S. Tax Compliance Certificate
    (Lenders - Partnerships)
Exhibit B-4   -       Form of U.S. Tax Compliance Certificate
    (Participants - Partnerships)
Exhibit 2.3   -       Form of Notice of Revolving Borrowing
Exhibit 2.4   -       Form of Notice of Swingline Borrowing
Exhibit 2.7   -       Form of Notice of Continuation/Conversion
Exhibit 3.1(b)(ii)   -       Form of Secretary’s Certificate
Exhibit 3.1(b)(v)   -       Form of Officer’s Certificate
Exhibit 5.1(c)   -       Form of Compliance Certificate

 

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SECOND AMENDED AND RESTATED

REVOLVING CREDIT AGREEMENT

THIS SECOND AMENDED AND RESTATED REVOLVING CREDIT AGREEMENT (this “ Agreement ”) is made and entered into as of November 12, 2013, by and among ARC LOGISTICS PARTNERS LP , a Delaware limited partnership (the “ MLP ”), ARC LOGISTICS LLC , a Delaware limited liability company (the “ Parent ”), ARC TERMINALS HOLDINGS LLC , a Delaware limited liability company (the “ Borrower ”), the several banks and other financial institutions and lenders from time to time party hereto (the “ Lenders ”) and SUNTRUST BANK , in its capacity as administrative agent for the Lenders (the “ Administrative Agent ”), as issuing bank (the “ Issuing Bank ”) and as swingline lender (the “ Swingline Lender ”).

W I T N E S S E T H :

WHEREAS, the Borrower, the Administrative Agent, the Issuing Bank, the Swingline Lender and certain Lenders are parties to that certain Amended and Restated Revolving Credit and Term Loan Agreement, dated as of February 8, 2013 (as amended and in effect on the date hereof, the “ Existing Credit Agreement ”), pursuant to which the Lenders established a $127,562,500 revolving credit facility in favor of the Borrower (the “ Existing Revolving Credit Facility ”), in respect of which as of the Closing Date there is $111,562,500 of aggregate outstanding principal amount of “Revolving Loans” (as defined in the Existing Credit Agreement) (the “ Existing Revolving Loans ”);

WHEREAS, at the request of the Borrower, the Lenders, the Issuing Bank and the Swingline Lender have agreed to, among other things, (i) continue the Existing Revolving Loans and extend the maturity date thereof, (ii) increase the Existing Revolving Credit Facility to $175,000,000 and extend the maturity date thereof and (iii) make certain other modifications to the Existing Credit Agreement;

WHEREAS, for the convenience of the parties to the Existing Credit Agreement, such parties have agreed to effect such modifications by amending and restating the Existing Credit Agreement in its entirety as hereinafter set forth, upon and subject to the terms and conditions hereof; it being understood that this amendment and restatement is not intended to be, and shall not be deemed or construed as, a repayment or a novation of the Existing Revolving Loans or any other amount due and owing under the Existing Credit Agreement as of the Closing Date;

WHEREAS , subject to the terms and conditions of this Agreement, the Lenders, the Issuing Bank and the Swingline Lender, to the extent of their respective Commitments as defined herein, are willing severally to increase the requested revolving credit facility (including increasing the letter of credit subfacility and the swingline subfacility) in favor of the Borrower;

NOW, THEREFORE , in consideration of the premises and the mutual covenants herein contained, the MLP, the Parent, the Borrower, the Lenders, the Administrative Agent, the Issuing Bank and the Swingline Lender agree as follows:

ARTICLE I

DEFINITIONS; CONSTRUCTION

Section 1.1. Definitions . In addition to the other terms defined herein, the following terms used herein shall have the meanings herein specified (to be equally applicable to both the singular and plural forms of the terms defined):

Accepting Lenders ” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 10.2(f) .


Accurate Applicable Percentage ” shall have the meaning set forth in the definition of Applicable Percentage.

Acquisition ” shall mean (a) any Investment by the Borrower or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries in any other Person organized in the United States (with substantially all of the assets of such Person and its Subsidiaries located in the United States), pursuant to which such Person shall become a Restricted Subsidiary of the Borrower or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries or shall be merged with the Borrower or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries or (b) any acquisition by the Borrower or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries of the assets of any Person (other than a Subsidiary of the Borrower) that constitute all or substantially all of the assets of such Person or a division or business unit of such Person, whether through purchase, merger or other business combination or transaction (and substantially all of such assets, division or business unit are located in the United States).

Additional Lender ” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 2.23 .

Adjusted LIBO Rate ” shall mean, with respect to each Interest Period for a Eurodollar Borrowing, the rate per annum obtained by dividing (i) LIBOR for such Interest Period by (ii) a percentage equal to 1.00 minus the Eurodollar Reserve Percentage.

Administrative Agent ” shall have the meaning set forth in the introductory paragraph hereof.

Administrative Questionnaire ” shall mean, with respect to each Lender, an administrative questionnaire in the form provided by the Administrative Agent and submitted to the Administrative Agent duly completed by such Lender.

Affiliate ” shall mean, as to any Person, any other Person that directly, or indirectly through one or more intermediaries, Controls, is Controlled by, or is under common Control with, such Person. For the purposes of this definition, “Control” shall mean the power, directly or indirectly, to direct or cause the direction of the management and policies of a Person, whether through the ability to exercise voting power, by control or otherwise. The terms “Controlled by” and “under common Control with” have the meanings correlative thereto.

Agreement ” shall have the meaning set forth in the introductory paragraph hereof.

Aggregate Revolving Commitment Amount ” shall mean the aggregate principal amount of the Aggregate Revolving Commitments from time to time. On the Closing Date, the Aggregate Revolving Commitment Amount is $175,000,000.

Aggregate Revolving Commitments ” shall mean, collectively, all Revolving Commitments of all Lenders at any time outstanding.

Annualized Project EBITDA ” shall mean, with respect to any Material Project, any BBM Terminalling Contract or any Applicable Terminalling Contract, (a) for the Fiscal Quarter in which the Operational Date occurs for such Material Project, such BBM Terminalling Contract or such Applicable Terminalling Contract, Consolidated EBITDA attributable to such Material Project, such BBM Terminalling Contract or such Applicable Terminalling Contract for such Fiscal Quarter multiplied by four (4), (b) for the Fiscal Quarter in which the Operational Date occurs for such Material Project, such BBM Terminalling Contract or such Applicable Terminalling Contract and the immediately following Fiscal Quarter, Consolidated EBITDA attributable to such Material Project, such BBM Terminalling

 

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Contract or such Applicable Terminalling Contract for such Fiscal Quarters multiplied by two (2), and (c) for the Fiscal Quarter in which the Operational Date occurs for such Material Project, such BBM Terminalling Contract or such Applicable Terminalling Contract and the two immediately following Fiscal Quarters, Consolidated EBITDA attributable to such Material Project, such BBM Terminalling Contract or such Applicable Terminalling Contract for such Fiscal Quarters multiplied by one and one-third (1  1 3 ); provided that the Consolidated EBITDA for the Fiscal Quarter in which the Operational Date occurs for such Material Project, such BBM Terminalling Contract or such Applicable Terminalling Contract shall be adjusted in a manner reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent to reflect a full Fiscal Quarter of operations based on the average daily Consolidated EBITDA for the period between the Operational Date and the end of such Fiscal Quarter.

Anti-Terrorism Order ” shall mean Executive Order 13224, signed by President George W. Bush on September 23, 2001.

Applicable Lending Office ” shall mean, for each Lender and for each Type of Loan, the “Lending Office” of such Lender (or an Affiliate of such Lender) designated for such Type of Loan in the Administrative Questionnaire submitted by such Lender or such other office of such Lender (or such Affiliate of such Lender) as such Lender may from time to time specify to the Administrative Agent and the Borrower as the office by which its Loans of such Type are to be made and maintained.

Applicable Margin ” shall mean, as of any date, with respect to interest on all Loans outstanding on such date or the letter of credit fee, as the case may be, the percentage per annum determined by reference to the applicable Total Leverage Ratio in effect on such date as set forth in the pricing grid below (the “ Pricing Grid ”); provided that a change in the Applicable Margin resulting from a change in the Total Leverage Ratio shall be effective on the second Business Day after the Borrower delivers each of the financial statements required by Section 5.1(a ) and ( b ) and the Compliance Certificate required by Section 5.1(c ); provided , further , that if at any time the Borrower shall have failed to deliver such financial statements and such Compliance Certificate when so required, the Applicable Margin shall be at Level V as set forth in the Pricing Grid until such time as such financial statements and Compliance Certificate are delivered, at which time the Applicable Margin shall be determined as provided above. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Applicable Margin from the Closing Date until the date by which the financial statements and Compliance Certificate for the Fiscal Quarter ending December 31, 2013 are required to be delivered shall be at Level IV as set forth in the Pricing Grid. In the event that any financial statement or Compliance Certificate delivered hereunder is shown to be inaccurate (regardless of whether this Agreement or the Commitments are in effect when such inaccuracy is discovered), and such inaccuracy, if corrected, would have led to the application of a higher Applicable Margin based upon the Pricing Grid (the “ Accurate Applicable Margin ”) for any period that such financial statement or Compliance Certificate covered, then (i) the Borrower shall immediately deliver to the Administrative Agent a corrected financial statement or Compliance Certificate, as the case may be, for such period, (ii) the Applicable Margin shall be adjusted such that after giving effect to the corrected financial statement or Compliance Certificate, as the case may be, the Applicable Margin shall be reset to the Accurate Applicable Margin based upon the Pricing Grid for such period and (iii) the Borrower shall immediately pay to the Administrative Agent, for the account of the Lenders, the accrued additional interest owing as a result of such Accurate Applicable Margin for such period. The provisions of this definition shall not limit the rights of the Administrative Agent and the Lenders with respect to Section 2.13(c) or Article VIII .

 

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Pricing Grid

 

Pricing
Level

  

Total Leverage Ratio

   Applicable
Margin for
Eurodollar Loans
  Applicable
Margin for
Base Rate Loans
  Applicable
Margin for Letter
of Credit Fees
  Applicable
Percentage for
Commitment Fee

I

   Less than or equal to 2.00:1.00    2.00%
per annum
  1.00%
per annum
  2.00%
per annum
  0.375%
per annum

II

   Greater than 2.00:1.00 but less than or equal to 3.00:1.00    2.25%
per annum
  1.25%
per annum
  2.25%
per annum
  0.375%
per annum

III

   Greater than 3.00:1.00 but less than or equal to 3.50:1.00    2.50%
per annum
  1.50%
per annum
  2.50%
per annum
  0.50%
per annum

IV

   Greater than 3.50:1.00 but less than or equal to 4.00:1.00    2.75%
per annum
  1.75%
per annum
  2.75%
per annum
  0.50%
per annum

V

   Greater than 4.00:1:00    3.00%
per annum
  2.00%
per annum
  3.00%
per annum
  0.50%
per annum

Applicable Percentage ” shall mean, as of any date, with respect to the commitment fee as of such date, the percentage per annum determined by reference to the Total Leverage Ratio in effect on such date as set forth in the Pricing Grid; provided that a change in the Applicable Percentage resulting from a change in the Total Leverage Ratio shall be effective on the second Business Day after which the Borrower delivers each of the financial statements required by Section 5.1(a ) and ( b ) and the Compliance Certificate required by Section 5.1(c ); provided , further , that if at any time the Borrower shall have failed to deliver such financial statements and such Compliance Certificate when so required, the Applicable Percentage shall be at Level V as set forth in the Pricing Grid until such time as such financial statements and Compliance Certificate are delivered, at which time the Applicable Percentage shall be determined as provided above. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Applicable Percentage for the commitment fee from the Closing Date until the date by which the financial statements and Compliance Certificate for the Fiscal Quarter ending December 31, 2013 are required to be delivered shall be at Level IV as set forth in the Pricing Grid. In the event that any financial statement or Compliance Certificate delivered hereunder is shown to be inaccurate (regardless of whether this Agreement or the Commitments are in effect when such inaccuracy is discovered), and such inaccuracy, if corrected, would have led to the application of a higher Applicable Percentage based upon the Pricing Grid (the “ Accurate Applicable Percentage ”) for any period that such financial statement or Compliance Certificate covered, then (i) the Borrower shall immediately deliver to the Administrative Agent a corrected financial statement or Compliance Certificate, as the case may be, for such period, (ii) the Applicable Percentage shall be adjusted such that after giving effect to the corrected financial statement or Compliance Certificate, as the case may be, the Applicable Percentage shall be reset to the Accurate Applicable Percentage based upon the Pricing Grid for such period and (iii) the Borrower shall immediately pay to the Administrative Agent, for the account of the Lenders, the accrued additional commitment fee owing as a result of such Accurate Applicable Percentage for such period. The provisions of this definition shall not limit the rights of the Administrative Agent and the Lenders with respect to Section 2.13(c) or Article VIII .

Applicable Terminalling Contract ” shall mean any contract for terminalling services entered into by any Loan Party or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries related to new tankage or projects not completed as of the Closing Date, for which such Loan Party or such Restricted Subsidiary expects to receive revenue in any twelve month period of $1,000,000 or more or for which the aggregate capital costs expended with respect thereto (inclusive of capital costs expended prior to any applicable acquisition) is reasonably expected by such Loan Party or such Restricted Subsidiary to exceed $1,000,000, other than any BBM Terminalling Contract.

 

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Approved Fund ” shall mean any Person (other than a natural Person) that is (or will be) engaged in making, purchasing, holding or otherwise investing in commercial loans and similar extensions of credit in the ordinary course of its business and that is administered or managed by (i) a Lender, (ii) an Affiliate of a Lender or (iii) an entity or an Affiliate of an entity that administers or manages a Lender.

Assignment and Acceptance ” shall mean an assignment and acceptance entered into by a Lender and an assignee (with the consent of any party whose consent is required by Section 10.4(b) ) and accepted by the Administrative Agent, in the form of Exhibit A attached hereto or any other form approved by the Administrative Agent.

Availability Period shall mean the period from the Closing Date to but excluding the Revolving Commitment Termination Date.

Bank Product Obligations ” shall mean, collectively, all obligations and other liabilities of any Loan Party to any Bank Product Provider arising with respect to any Bank Products.

Bank Product Provider ” shall mean any Person that (i) at the time it provides any Bank Product to any Loan Party, is a Lender or an Affiliate of a Lender, (ii) has provided written notice to the Administrative Agent of the existence of such Bank Product, and (iii) upon written request from the Administrative Agent has provided the then outstanding amount of the obligations arising thereunder (the “ Bank Product Amount ”). In no event shall any Bank Product Provider acting in such capacity be deemed a Lender for purposes hereof to the extent of and as to Bank Products except that each reference to the term “Lender” in Article IX and Section 10.3(b) shall be deemed to include such Bank Product Provider and in no event shall the approval of any such person in its capacity as Bank Product Provider be required in connection with the release or termination of any security interest or Lien of the Administrative Agent. No Bank Product Amount may be established at any time that a Default or Event of Default exists.

Bank Products ” shall mean any of the following services provided to any Loan Party by any Bank Product Provider: (a) any treasury or other cash management services, including deposit accounts, automated clearing house (ACH) origination and other funds transfer, depository (including cash vault and check deposit), zero balance accounts and sweeps, return items processing, controlled disbursement accounts, positive pay, lockboxes and lockbox accounts, account reconciliation and information reporting, payables outsourcing, payroll processing, trade finance services, investment accounts and securities accounts, and (b) card services, including credit cards (including purchasing cards and commercial cards), prepaid cards, including payroll, stored value and gift cards, merchant services processing and debit card services.

Base Rate ” shall mean the highest of (i) the rate which the Administrative Agent announces from time to time as its prime lending rate, as in effect from time to time, (ii) the Federal Funds Rate, as in effect from time to time, plus one-half of one percent (0.50%) per annum and (iii) the Adjusted LIBO Rate determined on a daily basis for an Interest Period of one (1) month, plus one percent (1.00%)  per annum (any changes in such rates to be effective as of the date of any change in such rate). The Administrative Agent’s prime lending rate is a reference rate and does not necessarily represent the lowest or best rate actually charged to any customer. The Administrative Agent may make commercial loans or other loans at rates of interest at, above, or below the Administrative Agent’s prime lending rate.

 

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BBM Terminalling Contracts ” shall mean the collective reference to Blakeley Terminalling Contracts, Brooklyn Terminalling Contracts and Mobile Terminalling Contracts.

Blakeley Terminal ” shall mean the Borrower’s Terminal located in Lot 1, Argain Subdivision, according to the plat thereof recorded in Map Book 95, page 3 of the records in the Office of the Judge of Probate of Mobile County, Alabama.

Blakeley Terminalling Contracts ” shall mean terminalling contracts entered into during calendar year 2013 related to existing tankage at the Blakeley Terminal as of January 20, 2012.

Borrower ” shall have the meaning set forth in the introductory paragraph hereof.

Borrowing ” shall mean a borrowing consisting of (i) Loans of the same Class and Type, made, converted or continued on the same date and, in the case of Eurodollar Loans, as to which a single Interest Period is in effect, or (ii) a Swingline Loan.

Brooklyn Terminal ” shall mean the Borrower’s Terminal located at 25 Paidge Avenue, Brooklyn, New York 11222.

Brooklyn Terminalling Contracts ” shall mean terminalling contracts entered into during calendar year 2013 related to existing tankage at the Brooklyn Terminal as of February 26, 2013.

Business Day ” shall mean any day other than (i) a Saturday, Sunday or other day on which commercial banks in Atlanta, Georgia are authorized or required by law to close and (ii) if such day relates to a Borrowing of, a payment or prepayment of principal or interest on, a conversion of or into, or an Interest Period for, a Eurodollar Loan or a notice with respect to any of the foregoing, any day on which banks are not open for dealings in Dollar deposits in the London interbank market.

Capital Lease Obligations ” of any Person shall mean all obligations of such Person to pay rent or other amounts under any lease (or other arrangement conveying the right to use) of real or personal property, or a combination thereof, which obligations are required to be classified and accounted for as capital leases on a balance sheet of such Person under GAAP, and the amount of such obligations shall be the capitalized amount thereof determined in accordance with GAAP.

Capital Stock ” shall mean all shares, options, warrants, general or limited partnership interests, membership interests or other equivalents (regardless of how designated) of or in a corporation, partnership, limited liability company or equivalent entity whether voting or nonvoting, including common stock, preferred stock or any other “equity security” (as such term is defined in Rule 3a11-1 of the General Rules and Regulations promulgated by the Securities and Exchange Commission under the Exchange Act).

Cash Collateralize ” shall mean, in respect of any obligations, to provide and pledge (as a first priority perfected security interest) cash collateral for such obligations in Dollars with the Administrative Agent pursuant to documentation in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent (and “ Cash Collateralized ” and “ Cash Collateralization ” have the corresponding meanings).

CFC Holding Company ” shall mean a Subsidiary that (i) is organized under the laws of the United States or any state or district thereof and (ii) has no material assets other than equity interests in one or more “controlled foreign corporations”, as defined in Section 957 of the Code.

 

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Change in Control ” shall mean the occurrence of one or more of the following events: (i) the MLP ceases to own, directly or indirectly, more than 100% of the aggregate ordinary voting and economic power represented by the issued and outstanding equity interests of the Parent; (ii) the Parent ceases to own, directly or indirectly, 100% of the aggregate ordinary voting and economic power represented by the issued and outstanding membership interests of the Borrower; (iii) the General Partner shall cease to own 100% of the general partner interest of the MLP free and clear of all Liens, other than Liens of the type permitted pursuant to Section 7.2 (as if Section 7.2 were applicable); and (iv) a majority of the members of the board of directors of the General Partner ceases to be composed of individuals appointed by Lightfoot Capital Partners GP LLC.

Change in Law ” shall mean (i) the adoption of any applicable law, rule or regulation after the date of this Agreement, (ii) any change in any applicable law, rule or regulation, or any change in the interpretation, implementation or application thereof, by any Governmental Authority after the date of this Agreement, or (iii) compliance by any Lender (or its Applicable Lending Office) or the Issuing Bank (or, for purposes of Section 2.18(b ), by the Parent Company of such Lender or the Issuing Bank, if applicable) with any request, guideline or directive (whether or not having the force of law) of any Governmental Authority made or issued after the date of this Agreement; provided that, for purposes of this Agreement, (x) the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act and all requests, rules, guidelines or directives in connection therewith and (y) all requests, rules, guidelines or directives promulgated by the Bank for International Settlements, the Basel Committee on Banking Supervision (or any successor or similar authority) or the United States or foreign regulatory authorities, in each case pursuant to Basel III, shall in each case be deemed to be a “Change in Law”, regardless of the date enacted, adopted or issued.

Charges ” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 10.12 .

Class ”, when used in reference to any Loan or Borrowing, refers to whether such Loan, or each of the Loans comprising such Borrowing, is a Revolving Loan or a Swingline Loan and, when used in reference to any Commitment, refers to whether such Commitment is a Revolving Commitment or a Swingline Commitment.

Closing Date ” shall mean the date on which the conditions precedent set forth in Section 3.1 and Section 3.2 have been satisfied or waived in accordance with Section 10.2 .

Code ” shall mean the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended and in effect from time to time.

Collateral ” shall mean all tangible and intangible property, real and personal, of any Loan Party that is, or purports to be, the subject of a Lien to the Administrative Agent to secure the whole or any part of the Obligations or any Guarantee thereof, and shall include, without limitation, all casualty insurance proceeds and condemnation awards with respect to any of the foregoing.

Collateral Access Agreement ” shall mean each landlord waiver or bailee agreement granted to, and in form and substance reasonably acceptable to, the Administrative Agent.

Collateral Documents ” shall mean, collectively, the Guaranty and Security Agreement, all Real Estate Documents, all Control Account Agreements, all Copyright Security Agreements, all Patent Security Agreements, all Trademark Security Agreements, all Collateral Access Agreements, all assignments of key man life insurance policies and all other instruments and agreements now or hereafter securing or perfecting the Liens securing the whole or any part of the Obligations or any Guarantee thereof, the Master Reaffirmation Agreement, all perfection certificates, all UCC financing statements, fixture filings and stock powers, and all other documents, instruments, agreements and certificates executed and delivered by any Loan Party to the Administrative Agent and the Lenders in connection with the foregoing.

 

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Commitment ” shall mean a Revolving Commitment or a Swingline Commitment or a combination thereof (as the context shall permit or require).

Commodity Exchange Act ” shall mean the Commodity Exchange Act (7 U.S.C. § 1 et seq.), as amended and in effect from time to time, and any successor statute.

Compliance Certificate ” shall mean a certificate from a Responsible Officer in the form of, and containing the certifications set forth in, the certificate attached hereto as Exhibit 5.1(c) .

Consolidated EBITDA ” shall mean, for any Person for any period, an amount equal to the sum of (i) Consolidated Net Income for such period plus (ii) to the extent deducted in determining Consolidated Net Income for such period, and without duplication, (A) Consolidated Interest Expense, (B) income tax expense determined on a consolidated basis in accordance with GAAP, (C) depreciation and amortization determined on a consolidated basis in accordance with GAAP, and (D) all other non-cash charges (excluding any proceeds from one-time sales of assets not in the ordinary course and other non-cash gains) reasonably acceptable to the Administrative Agent determined on a consolidated basis in accordance with GAAP, in each case for such period; provided that any Consolidated EBITDA directly attributable to Unrestricted Subsidiaries and any assets of the MLP and its Restricted Subsidiaries for which the Secured Parties do not have a valid, perfected security interest (other than any Capital Stock of Gulf LNG) shall only be included up to an amount that does not exceed 20% of total Consolidated EBITDA of the MLP and its Restricted Subsidiaries for purposes of determining compliance with the Interest Coverage Ratio, the Total Leverage Ratio and the Secured Leverage Ratio, as applicable.

Consolidated Interest Expense ” shall mean, for any Person for any period, determined on a consolidated basis in accordance with GAAP, the sum (calculated on a Pro Forma Basis) of (i) total interest expense, including, without limitation, the interest component of any payments in respect of Capital Lease Obligations, capitalized or expensed during such period (whether or not actually paid during such period) plus (ii) the net amount payable (or minus the net amount receivable) with respect to interest rate Hedging Transactions during such period (whether or not actually paid or received during such period).

Consolidated Net Income ” shall mean, for any Person for any period, the net income (or loss) of such Person for such period determined on a consolidated basis in accordance with GAAP plus , without duplication, dividends or other distributions actually paid by any Unrestricted Subsidiary to such Person during such period; provided that there shall be excluded from Consolidated Net Income (to the extent otherwise included therein) (i) any extraordinary, non-recurring or unusual gains or losses, (ii) any gains attributable to write-ups of assets or the sale of assets (other than the sale of inventory in the ordinary course of business), (iii) any equity interest of such Person or any Subsidiary of such Person in the unremitted earnings of any Person that is not a Subsidiary (except to the extent that any such income has been actually received by such Person or such Subsidiary of such Person in the form of cash dividends or similar cash distributions) and (iv) any income (or loss) of any Person accrued prior to the date it becomes a Subsidiary or is merged into or consolidated with such Person or any Subsidiary of such Person or the date that such Person’s assets are acquired by such Person or any Subsidiary of such Person.

Consolidated Net Tangible Assets ” shall mean, as of any date, the aggregate amount of assets of the MLP and its Restricted Subsidiaries (less applicable reserves and other properly deductible items but including investments in non-consolidated Persons) after deducting therefrom (a) all current liabilities (excluding current maturities of Consolidated Total Debt and any current liabilities constituting Consolidated Total Debt by reason of being renewable or extendible at the option of the obligor) and

 

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(b) all goodwill, trade names, trademarks, patents, unamortized debt discount and expense and other like intangibles, all as set forth on the consolidated balance sheet of the MLP and its Restricted Subsidiaries, and computed in accordance with GAAP, as of the end of the immediately preceding Fiscal Quarter for which the MLP has delivered financial statements pursuant to Section 5.1(a) and Section 5.1(b) .

Consolidated Secured Debt ” shall mean, as of any date, the sum of, without duplication, (i) the aggregate outstanding principal amount of Loans plus (ii) the aggregate amount of LC Disbursements that have not been reimbursed plus (iii) Capital Lease Obligations plus (iv) the aggregate outstanding principal amount of any other Indebtedness (other than (x) intercompany Indebtedness among the Loan Parties and (y) Hedging Obligations) of the MLP and its Restricted Subsidiaries measured on a consolidated basis as of such date that is secured by a Lien on the property of the MLP or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries.

Consolidated Total Debt ” shall mean, as of any date, all Indebtedness of the MLP and its Restricted Subsidiaries measured on a consolidated basis as of such date, but excluding (x) intercompany Indebtedness among the Loan Parties and (y) Indebtedness of the type described in (A) subsection (vi) of the definition thereof (to the extent undrawn), (B) subsection (vii) of the definition thereof (to the extent a Guarantee of Indebtedness otherwise excluded from Consolidated Total Debt) and (C) subsection (xi) of the definition thereof.

Contractual Obligation ” of any Person shall mean any provision of any security issued by such Person or of any agreement, instrument or undertaking under which such Person is obligated or by which it or any of the property in which it has an interest is bound.

Control Account Agreement ” shall mean any tri-party agreement by and among any Loan Party, the Administrative Agent and a depositary bank or securities intermediary at which such Loan Party maintains a Controlled Account, in each case in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent.

Controlled Account ” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 5.11 .

Copyright ” shall have the meaning assigned to such term in the Guaranty and Security Agreement.

Copyright Security Agreement ” shall mean any Copyright Security Agreement executed by any Loan Party owning registered Copyrights or applications for Copyrights in favor of the Administrative Agent, for the benefit of the Secured Parties, both on the Original Closing Date and thereafter.

Default ” shall mean any condition or event that, with the giving of notice or the lapse of time or both, would constitute an Event of Default.

Default Interest ” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 2.13(c ).

Defaulting Lender ” shall mean, at any time, subject to Section 2.26(b) , (i) any Lender that has failed for two (2) or more Business Days to comply with its obligations under this Agreement to make a Loan, to make a payment to the Issuing Bank in respect of a Letter of Credit or to the Swingline Lender in respect of a Swingline Loan or to make any other payment due hereunder (each a “ funding obligation ”), unless such Lender has notified the Administrative Agent and the Borrower in writing that such failure is the result of such Lender’s determination that one or more conditions precedent to funding has not been satisfied (which conditions precedent, together with any applicable Default, will be specifically identified in such writing), (ii) any Lender that has notified the Administrative Agent in

 

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writing, or has stated publicly, that it does not intend to comply with any such funding obligation hereunder, unless such writing or public statement states that such position is based on such Lender’s determination that one or more conditions precedent to funding cannot be satisfied (which conditions precedent, together with any applicable Default, will be specifically identified in such writing or public statement), (iii) any Lender that has, for three (3) or more Business Days after written request of the Administrative Agent or the Borrower, failed to confirm in writing to the Administrative Agent and the Borrower that it will comply with its prospective funding obligations hereunder ( provided that such Lender will cease to be a Defaulting Lender pursuant to this clause (iii) upon the Administrative Agent’s and the Borrower’s receipt of such written confirmation), or (iv) any Lender with respect to which a Lender Insolvency Event has occurred and is continuing. Any determination by the Administrative Agent that a Lender is a Defaulting Lender will be conclusive and binding, absent manifest error, and such Lender shall be deemed to be a Defaulting Lender (subject to Section 2.26(b) ) upon notification of such determination by the Administrative Agent to the Borrower, the Issuing Bank, the Swingline Lender and the Lenders.

Dollar(s) ” and the sign “ $ ” shall mean lawful money of the United States.

Domestic Subsidiary ” shall mean each Subsidiary that is organized under the laws of the United States or any state or district thereof, other than any such Subsidiary that is owned, directly or indirectly, by a Foreign Subsidiary or that is a CFC Holding Company.

Earn-Out Obligation ” shall mean any earn-out or similar obligation to the extent such obligation is determinable and recognized as indebtedness under GAAP.

Embargoed Person ” has the meaning assigned to such term in Section 7.15 .

Environmental Indemnity ” shall mean each environmental indemnity made by each Loan Party with Real Estate required to be pledged as Collateral in favor of the Administrative Agent for the benefit of the Secured Parties, in each case in form and substance satisfactory to the Administrative Agent.

Environmental Laws ” shall mean all laws, rules, regulations, codes, ordinances, and, to the extent of having the force and effect of law, orders, decrees, judgments or injunctions issued, promulgated or entered into by or with any Governmental Authority relating in any way to the environment, preservation or reclamation of natural resources, the management, Release or threatened Release of any Hazardous Material or to health and safety matters.

Environmental Liability ” shall mean any liability, contingent or otherwise (including any liability for damages, costs of environmental investigation and remediation, costs of administrative oversight, fines, natural resource damages, penalties or indemnities), of any Loan Party or any of its Subsidiaries directly or indirectly resulting from, related to or based upon (i) any actual or alleged violation of any Environmental Law, (ii) the generation, use, handling, transportation, storage, treatment or disposal of any Hazardous Materials, (iii) any actual or alleged exposure to any Hazardous Materials, (iv) the Release or threatened Release of any Hazardous Materials, (v) any permit, license or other approval required under Environmental Law for the construction or operation of the Terminals, including the failure to obtain any such permit, license or other approval, or (vi) any contract, agreement or other consensual arrangement pursuant to which liability is assumed or imposed with respect to any of the foregoing.

ERISA ” shall mean the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as amended and in effect from time to time, and any successor statute thereto and the regulations promulgated and rulings issued thereunder.

 

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ERISA Affiliate ” shall mean any person that for purposes of Title I or Title IV of ERISA or Section 412 of the Code would be deemed at any relevant time to be a “single employer” or otherwise aggregated with the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries under Section 414(b), (c), (m) or (o) of the Code or Section 4001 of ERISA.

ERISA Event ” shall mean (i) any “reportable event” as defined in Section 4043 of ERISA with respect to a Plan (other than an event as to which the PBGC has waived under subsection .22, .23, .25, .27 or .28 of PBGC Regulation Section 4043 the requirement of Section 4043(a) of ERISA that it be notified of such event); (ii) any failure to make a required contribution to any Plan that would result in the imposition of a lien or other encumbrance or the provision of security under Section 430 of the Code or Section 303 or 4068 of ERISA, or the arising of such a lien or encumbrance, there being or arising any “unpaid minimum required contribution” or “accumulated funding deficiency” (as defined or otherwise set forth in Section 4971 of the Code or Part 3 of Subtitle B of Title 1 of ERISA), whether or not waived, or any filing of any request for or receipt of a minimum funding waiver under Section 412 of the Code or Section 303 of ERISA with respect to any Plan or Multiemployer Plan, or that such filing may be made, or any determination that any Plan is, or is expected to be, in at-risk status under Title IV of ERISA; (iii) any incurrence by the Borrower, any of its Subsidiaries or any of their respective ERISA Affiliates of any liability under Title IV of ERISA with respect to any Plan or Multiemployer Plan (other than for premiums due and not delinquent under Section 4007 of ERISA); (iv) any institution of proceedings, or the occurrence of an event or condition which would reasonably be expected to constitute grounds for the institution of proceedings by the PBGC, under Section 4042 of ERISA for the termination of, or the appointment of a trustee to administer, any Plan; (v) any incurrence by the Borrower, any of its Subsidiaries or any of their respective ERISA Affiliates of any liability with respect to the withdrawal or partial withdrawal from any Plan or Multiemployer Plan, or the receipt by the Borrower, any of its Subsidiaries or any of their respective ERISA Affiliates of any notice that a Multiemployer Plan is in endangered or critical status under Section 305 of ERISA; (vi) any receipt by the Borrower, any of its Subsidiaries or any of their respective ERISA Affiliates of any notice, or any receipt by any Multiemployer Plan from the Borrower, any of its Subsidiaries or any of their respective ERISA Affiliates of any notice, concerning the imposition of Withdrawal Liability or a determination that a Multiemployer Plan is, or is expected to be, insolvent or in reorganization, within the meaning of Title IV of ERISA; (vii) engaging in a non-exempt prohibited transaction within the meaning of Section 4975 of the Code or Section 406 of ERISA; or (viii) any filing of a notice of intent to terminate any Plan if such termination would require additional contributions in order to be considered a standard termination within the meaning of Section 4041(b) of ERISA, any filing under Section 4041(c) of ERISA of a notice of intent to terminate any Plan, or the termination of any Plan under Section 4041(c) of ERISA; provided that, in the case of each event described under this Section, such event shall constitute an ERISA Event only to the extent that it could reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.

Eurodollar ”, when used in reference to any Loan or Borrowing, refers to whether such Loan, or the Loans comprising such Borrowing, bears interest at a rate determined by reference to the Adjusted LIBO Rate.

Eurodollar Reserve Percentage ” shall mean the aggregate of the maximum reserve percentages (including, without limitation, any emergency, supplemental, special or other marginal reserves) expressed as a decimal (rounded upwards, if necessary, to the next 1/100 of 1%) in effect on any day to which the Administrative Agent is subject with respect to the Adjusted LIBO Rate pursuant to regulations issued by the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System (or any Governmental Authority succeeding to any of its principal functions) with respect to eurocurrency funding (currently referred to as “eurocurrency liabilities” under Regulation D). Eurodollar Loans shall be deemed to constitute eurocurrency funding and to be subject to such reserve requirements without the benefit of or credit for proration, exemptions or offsets that may be available from time to time to any Lender under Regulation D. The Eurodollar Reserve Percentage shall be adjusted automatically on and as of the effective date of any change in any reserve percentage.

 

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Event of Default ” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 8.1 .

Exchange Act ” shall mean the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended and in effect from time to time.

Excluded Issuance ” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 7.3 .

Excluded Swap Obligation ” shall mean, with respect to any Guarantor, any Swap Obligation if, and to the extent that, all or a portion of the Guarantee of such Guarantor of, or the grant by such Guarantor of a security interest to secure, such Swap Obligation (or any Guarantee thereof) is or becomes illegal under the Commodity Exchange Act or any rule, regulation or order of the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (or the application or official interpretation of any thereof) by virtue of such Guarantor’s failure for any reason not to constitute an “eligible contract participant” as defined in the Commodity Exchange Act at the time the Guarantee of such Guarantor becomes effective with respect to such related Swap Obligation.

Excluded Taxes ” shall mean any of the following Taxes imposed on or with respect to a Recipient or required to be withheld or deducted from a payment to a Recipient: (a) Taxes imposed on or measured by net income (however denominated), franchise Taxes and branch profits Taxes, in each case, (i) imposed as a result of such Recipient being organized under the laws of, or having its principal office or, in the case of any Lender, its Applicable Lending Office located in, the jurisdiction imposing such Tax (or any political subdivision thereof) or (ii) that are Other Connection Taxes, (b) any U.S. federal withholding Taxes that (i) are imposed on amounts payable to or for the account of such Recipient pursuant to a law in effect on the date on which such Recipient becomes a Recipient (or acquires an interest in a Loan or Commitment) under this Agreement or any other Loan Document (other than pursuant to an assignment request by the Borrower under Section 2.25 ) or designates a new lending office, except in each case to the extent that amounts with respect to such Taxes were payable under Section 2.20 either (A) to such Recipient’s assignor immediately before such Recipient became a Recipient under this Agreement or (B) to such Recipient immediately before it designated a new lending office, or (ii) are attributable to such Recipient’s failure to comply with Section 2.20(e) , (c) any backup withholding Taxes, and (d) any U.S. federal withholding Taxes imposed under FATCA.

Existing Credit Agreement ” shall have the meaning set forth in the recitals hereof.

Existing Revolving Credit Facility ” shall have the meaning set forth in the recitals hereof.

Existing Revolving Loan ” shall have the meaning set forth in the recitals hereof.

FATCA ” shall mean Sections 1471 through 1474 of the Code, as of the date of this Agreement (or any amended or successor version that is substantively comparable and not materially more onerous to comply with), any current or future regulations or official interpretations thereof and any agreements entered into pursuant to Section 1471(b)(1) of the Code, any intergovernmental agreement entered into in connection with the implementation of such Sections of the Code and any fiscal or regulatory legislation, rules or practices adopted pursuant to such intergovernmental agreement.

Federal Funds Rate ” shall mean, for any day, the rate per annum (rounded upwards, if necessary, to the next 1/100 of 1%) equal to the weighted average of the rates on overnight Federal funds transactions with member banks of the Federal Reserve System arranged by Federal funds brokers, as

 

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published by the Federal Reserve Bank of New York on the next succeeding Business Day or, if such rate is not so published for any Business Day, the Federal Funds Rate for such day shall be the average (rounded upwards, if necessary, to the next 1/100 of 1%) of the quotations for such day on such transactions received by the Administrative Agent from three Federal funds brokers of recognized standing selected by the Administrative Agent.

Fee Letter ” shall mean that certain fee letter, dated as of September 17, 2013, executed by SunTrust Robinson Humphrey, Inc. and the Administrative Agent and accepted by the Borrower.

FERC ” shall mean the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission and any of its successors.

Fiscal Quarter ” shall mean any fiscal quarter of the MLP.

Fiscal Year ” shall mean any fiscal year of the MLP.

Foreign Person ” shall mean any Person that is not a U.S. Person.

Foreign Subsidiary ” shall mean each Subsidiary (i) that is organized under the laws of a jurisdiction other than one of the fifty states of the United States or the District of Columbia or (ii) that is a CFC Holding Company.

GAAP ” shall mean generally accepted accounting principles in the United States applied on a consistent basis and subject to the terms of Section 1.3 .

General Partner ” shall mean Arc Logistics GP LLC, a Delaware limited liability company.

Governmental Authority ” shall mean the government of the United States, any other nation or any political subdivision thereof, whether state or local, and any agency, authority, instrumentality, regulatory body, court, central bank or other entity exercising executive, legislative, judicial, taxing, regulatory or administrative powers or functions of or pertaining to government.

Guarantee ” of or by any Person (the “ guarantor ”) shall mean any obligation, contingent or otherwise, of the guarantor guaranteeing or having the economic effect of guaranteeing any Indebtedness or other obligation of any other Person (the “ primary obligor ”) in any manner, whether directly or indirectly and including any obligation, direct or indirect, of the guarantor (i) to purchase or pay (or advance or supply funds for the purchase or payment of) such Indebtedness or other obligation or to purchase (or to advance or supply funds for the purchase of) any security for the payment thereof, (ii) to purchase or lease property, securities or services for the purpose of assuring the owner of such Indebtedness or other obligation of the payment thereof, (iii) to maintain working capital, equity capital or any other financial statement condition or liquidity of the primary obligor so as to enable the primary obligor to pay such Indebtedness or other obligation or (iv) as an account party in respect of any letter of credit or letter of guaranty issued in support of such Indebtedness or obligation; provided that the term “Guarantee” shall not include (x) endorsements for collection or deposit in the ordinary course of business or (y) customary and reasonable indemnity obligations in effect on the Closing Date or entered into in connection with any acquisition or disposition of assets permitted under this Agreement. The amount of any Guarantee shall be deemed to be an amount equal to the maximum amount stated to be guaranteed pursuant to such Guarantee or, if no such maximum amount is specified, the stated or determinable amount of the primary obligation in respect of which such Guarantee is made or, if not so stated or determinable, the maximum reasonably anticipated liability in respect thereof (assuming such Person is required to perform thereunder) as determined by such Person in good faith. The term “Guarantee” used as a verb has a corresponding meaning.

 

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Guarantor ” shall mean each of the MLP, the Parent and each of the Subsidiary Loan Parties.

Guaranty and Security Agreement ” shall mean that certain Amended and Restated Guaranty and Security Agreement, dated as of the Closing Date, made by the Borrower and the Guarantors in favor of the Administrative Agent, for the benefit of the Secured Parties.

Gulf LNG ” shall mean Gulf LNG Holdings Group, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company.

Hazardous Materials ” shall mean any substance, material or waste regulated or as to which liability might arise under any applicable Environmental Law including (a) any chemical, compound, material, product, byproduct, substance or waste defined as or included in the definition or meaning of “hazardous substance”, “hazardous material”, “hazardous waste”, “solid waste”, “toxic waste”, “extremely hazardous substance”, “toxic substance”, “contaminant”, “pollutant” or words of similar meaning or import found in any applicable Environmental Law; (b) Hydrocarbons, petroleum products, petroleum substances, natural gas, oil, oil and gas waste, crude oil, and any components, fractions or derivatives thereof; and (c) radioactive materials, explosives, asbestos or asbestos containing materials, polychlorinated biphenyls, radon or infectious or medical wastes.

Hedging Obligations ” of any Person shall mean any and all obligations of such Person, whether absolute or contingent and howsoever and whensoever created, arising, evidenced or acquired under (i) any and all Hedging Transactions, (ii) any and all cancellations, buy backs, reversals, terminations or assignments of any Hedging Transactions and (iii) any and all renewals, extensions and modifications of any Hedging Transactions and any and all substitutions for any Hedging Transactions.

Hedging Transaction ” of any Person shall mean (a) any transaction (including an agreement with respect to any such transaction) now existing or hereafter entered into by such Person that is a rate swap transaction, swap option, basis swap, forward rate transaction, commodity swap, commodity option, equity or equity index swap or option, bond option, interest rate option, foreign exchange transaction, cap transaction, floor transaction, collar transaction, currency swap transaction, cross-currency rate swap transaction, currency option, spot transaction, credit protection transaction, credit swap, credit default swap, credit default option, total return swap, credit spread transaction, repurchase transaction, reverse repurchase transaction, buy/sell-back transaction, securities lending transaction, or any other similar transaction (including any option with respect to any of these transactions) or any combination thereof, whether or not any such transaction is governed by or subject to any master agreement, and (b) any and all transactions of any kind, and the related confirmations, which are subject to the terms and conditions of, or governed by, any form of master agreement published by the International Swaps and Derivatives Association, Inc., any International Foreign Exchange Master Agreement, or any other master agreement (any such master agreement, together with any related schedules, a “ Master Agreement ”), including any such obligations or liabilities under any Master Agreement.

Hydrocarbons ” shall mean oil, gas, casinghead gas, drip gasoline, natural gasoline, condensate, distillate, liquid hydrocarbons, gaseous hydrocarbons and all products refined or separated therefrom.

Increasing Lender ” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 2.23 .

 

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Incremental Commitment ” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 2.23 .

Incremental Commitment Amount ” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 2.23 .

Indebtedness ” of any Person shall mean, without duplication, (i) all obligations of such Person for borrowed money, (ii) all obligations of such Person evidenced by bonds, debentures, notes or other similar instruments to the extent that the same would appear as a liability on a balance sheet prepared in accordance with GAAP, (iii) all obligations of such Person in respect of the deferred purchase price of property or services (excluding trade payables incurred in the ordinary course of business but including any Earn-Out Obligations), (iv) all obligations of such Person under any conditional sale or other title retention agreement(s) relating to property acquired by such Person, (v) all Capital Lease Obligations of such Person, (vi) all obligations, contingent or otherwise, of such Person in respect of letters of credit, acceptances or similar extensions of credit, (vii) all Guarantees of such Person of the type of Indebtedness described in clauses (i) through (vi) above, (viii) all Indebtedness of a third party secured by any Lien on property owned by such Person, whether or not such Indebtedness has been assumed by such Person, (ix) all obligations of such Person, contingent or otherwise, to purchase, redeem, retire or otherwise acquire for value any Capital Stock of such Person, (x) all Off-Balance Sheet Liabilities and (xi) all Hedging Obligations. The Indebtedness of any Person shall include the Indebtedness of any partnership or joint venture in which such Person is a general partner or a joint venturer, except to the extent that the terms of such Indebtedness provide that such Person is not liable therefor. Notwithstanding the foregoing, in no event shall the following constitute Indebtedness for purposes of the Loan Documents: (x) deferred compensation arrangements, (y) non-compete or consulting obligations or (z) working capital or other adjustments to purchase price or indemnification obligations under purchase agreements.

Indemnified Taxes ” shall mean Taxes, other than Excluded Taxes, imposed on or with respect to any payment made by or on account of any obligation of any Loan Party under any Loan Document.

Interest Coverage Ratio ” shall mean, for the MLP and its Restricted Subsidiaries as of any date of determination, the ratio of (i) Pro Forma Adjusted EBITDA for the four consecutive Fiscal Quarters ending on or immediately prior to such date for which financial statements are required to have been delivered under this Agreement to (ii) Consolidated Interest Expense (but excluding non-cash interest expense as it relates to extinguishment of debt) for the four consecutive Fiscal Quarters ending on or immediately prior to such date for which financial statements are required to have been delivered under this Agreement.

Interest Period shall mean with respect to any Eurodollar Borrowing, a period of one, two, three or six months; provided that:

(i) the initial Interest Period for such Borrowing shall commence on the date of such Borrowing (including the date of any conversion from a Borrowing of another Type), and each Interest Period occurring thereafter in respect of such Borrowing shall commence on the day on which the next preceding Interest Period expires;

(ii) if any Interest Period would otherwise end on a day other than a Business Day, such Interest Period shall be extended to the next succeeding Business Day, unless such Business Day falls in another calendar month, in which case such Interest Period would end on the next preceding Business Day;

 

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(iii) any Interest Period which begins on the last Business Day of a calendar month or on a day for which there is no numerically corresponding day in the calendar month at the end of such Interest Period shall end on the last Business Day of such calendar month; and

(iv) no Interest Period may extend beyond the Revolving Commitment Termination Date.

Investments ” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 7.4 .

Issuing Bank ” shall mean SunTrust Bank in its capacity as the issuer of Letters of Credit pursuant to Section 2.22 .

Joint Lead Arrangers ” shall mean, collectively, SunTrust Robinson Humphrey, Inc., Citigroup Capital Markets, Inc., Wells Fargo Securities, LLC and Barclays Bank PLC.

LC Commitment ” shall mean that portion of the Aggregate Revolving Commitments that may be used by the Borrower for the issuance of Letters of Credit in an aggregate face amount not to exceed $10,000,000.

LC Disbursement ” shall mean a payment made by the Issuing Bank pursuant to a Letter of Credit.

LC Documents ” shall mean all applications, agreements and instruments relating to the Letters of Credit but excluding the Letters of Credit.

LC Exposure ” shall mean, at any time, the sum of (i) the aggregate undrawn amount of all outstanding Letters of Credit at such time plus (ii) the aggregate amount of all LC Disbursements that have not been reimbursed by or on behalf of the Borrower at such time. The LC Exposure of any Lender shall be its Pro Rata Share of the total LC Exposure at such time.

LCP ” shall mean Lightfoot Capital Partners, LP, a Delaware limited partnership.

Lender Insolvency Event ” shall mean that (i) a Lender or its Parent Company is insolvent, or is generally unable to pay its debts as they become due, or admits in writing its inability to pay its debts as they become due, or makes a general assignment for the benefit of its creditors, (ii) a Lender or its Parent Company is the subject of a bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, liquidation or similar proceeding, or a receiver, trustee, conservator, custodian or similar Person charged with reorganization or liquidation of its business or assets, including the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation or any other state or federal regulatory authority acting in such capacity, has been appointed for such Lender or its Parent Company, or such Lender or its Parent Company has taken any action in furtherance of or indicating its consent to or acquiescence in any such proceeding or appointment, or (iii) a Lender or its Parent Company has been adjudicated as, or determined by any Governmental Authority having regulatory authority over such Person or its assets to be, insolvent; provided that, for the avoidance of doubt, a Lender Insolvency Event shall not be deemed to have occurred solely by virtue of the ownership or acquisition of any equity interest in or control of a Lender or a Parent Company thereof by a Governmental Authority or an instrumentality thereof so long as such ownership or acquisition does not result in or provide such Lender with immunity from the jurisdiction of courts within the United States or from the enforcement of judgments or writs of attachment on its assets or permit such Lender (or such Governmental Authority) to reject, repudiate, disavow or disaffirm any contracts or agreements made with such Lender.

 

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Lender-Related Hedge Provider ” shall mean any Person that (i) at the time it enters into a Hedging Transaction with any Loan Party, is a Lender or an Affiliate of a Lender and (ii) has provided notice to the Administrative Agent of the existence of such Hedging Transaction. In no event shall any Lender-Related Hedge Provider acting in such capacity be deemed a Lender for purposes hereof to the extent of and as to Hedging Obligations except that each reference to the term “Lender” in Article IX and Section 10.3(b) shall be deemed to include such Lender-Related Hedge Provider. In no event shall the approval of any such Person in its capacity as Lender-Related Hedge Provider be required in connection with the release or termination of any security interest or Lien of the Administrative Agent.

Lenders ” shall have the meaning set forth in the introductory paragraph hereof and shall include, where appropriate, the Swingline Lender, each Increasing Lender and each Additional Lender that joins this Agreement pursuant to Section 2.23 .

Letter of Credit ” shall mean any stand-by letter of credit issued pursuant to Section 2.22 by the Issuing Bank for the account of the Borrower pursuant to the LC Commitment.

LIBOR ” shall mean, for any Interest Period with respect to a Eurodollar Borrowing, the rate per annum (rounded upwards, if necessary, to the nearest 1/100 of 1%) appearing on Reuters Screen LIBOR01 Page (or any successor page) as the London interbank offered rate for Dollar deposits at approximately 11:00 a.m. (London, England time) two (2) Business Days prior to the first day of such Interest Period for a term comparable to such Interest Period. If for any reason such rate is not available, LIBOR for such Interest Period shall be the rate per annum reasonably determined by the Administrative Agent as the rate of interest at which Dollar deposits in the approximate amount of the Eurodollar Loans comprising part of such Borrowing would be offered by the Administrative Agent to major banks in the London interbank Eurodollar market at their request at or about 10:00 a.m. two (2) Business Days prior to the first day of such Interest Period for a term comparable to such Interest Period.

Lien ” shall mean any mortgage, pledge, security interest, lien, charge, encumbrance, hypothecation, collateral assignment, deposit arrangement, or other arrangement having the practical effect of any of the foregoing or any preference, priority or other security agreement or preferential arrangement of any kind or nature whatsoever (including any conditional sale or other title retention agreement and any capital lease having the same economic effect as any of the foregoing).

Loan Documents ” shall mean, collectively, this Agreement, the Collateral Documents, the LC Documents, the Fee Letter, all Notices of Borrowing, all Notices of Continuation/Conversion, all Compliance Certificates, any promissory notes issued hereunder and any and all other instruments, agreements, documents and writings executed and delivered by any Loan Party to any of the Secured Parties in connection with any of the foregoing. “Loan Documents” shall include, without limitation, the Existing Loan Documents (as defined in the Master Reaffirmation Agreement).

Loan Modification Agreement ” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 10.2(f) .

Loan Parties ” shall mean the MLP, the Parent, the Borrower and the Subsidiary Loan Parties.

Loans ” shall mean all Revolving Loans and all Swingline Loans in the aggregate or any of them, as the context shall require, and shall include, where appropriate, any loan made pursuant to Section 2.23 .

Master Reaffirmation Agreement ” shall mean that certain Master Reaffirmation, dated as of the Closing Date, among the Loan Parties and the Borrower.

 

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Material Acquisition ” shall mean the consummation of any Acquisition or purchase of any asset, the aggregate consideration payable to the seller in connection with which (including cash, equity and Indebtedness or liabilities incurred or assumed and transaction costs) exceeds $25,000,000.

Material Adverse Effect ” shall mean a material adverse effect on (i) the business, results of operations, financial condition or assets of the Loan Parties taken as a whole, (ii) the ability of the Loan Parties (taken as a whole) to perform their obligations under the Loan Documents, (iii) the rights and remedies of the Administrative Agent, the Issuing Bank, the Swingline Lender or the Lenders, taken as a whole, under the Loan Documents or (iv) the legality, validity or enforceability of any of the Loan Documents.

Material Agreements ” shall mean (i) all agreements, indentures or notes governing the terms of any Material Indebtedness and (ii) all other agreements, documents, contracts, indentures and instruments pursuant to which (A) any Loan Party or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries are obligated to make payments in any twelve month period of $2,500,000 or more, (B) any Loan Party or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries expects to receive revenue in any twelve month period of $2,500,000 or more and (C) a default, breach or termination thereof could reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect.

Material Indebtedness ” shall mean any Indebtedness (other than the Loans and the Letters of Credit or intercompany Indebtedness) of any Loan Party or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries with an aggregate outstanding principal amount exceeding $15,000,000. For purposes of determining the amount of attributed Indebtedness from Hedging Obligations, the “principal amount” of any Hedging Obligations at any time shall be the Net Mark-to-Market Exposure of such Hedging Obligations.

Material Project ” shall mean any venture or project entered into by any Loan Party or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries after the Closing Date, the aggregate capital cost of which (inclusive of capital costs expended prior to the acquisition thereof) is reasonably expected by such Loan Party or such Restricted Subsidiary to exceed $1,000,000.

Maximum Rate ” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 10.12 .

MLP ” shall have the meaning set forth in the introductory paragraph hereof.

MLP IPO ” shall mean the initial public offering of Capital Stock of the MLP pursuant to an effective registration statement filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission in accordance with the Securities Act.

MLP Partnership Agreement ” shall mean that certain First Amended and Restated Agreement of Limited Partnership of the MLP, dated as of the Closing Date and as amended and in effect from time to time.

Mobile Acquisition Agreement ” shall mean that certain Purchase and Sale Agreement, dated as of February 8, 2013, by and among the Borrower, Gulf Coast Asphalt Company, LLC and certain other parties thereto.

Mobile Terminal ” shall mean, collectively, the Borrower’s Terminals located at 835 Cochrane Causeway, Mobile, Alabama 36610 and 500 Cochrane Causeway, Mobile, Alabama 36610.

Mobile Terminalling Contracts ” shall mean terminalling contracts entered into during calendar year 2013 related to tankage at the Mobile Terminal.

 

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Moody’s ” shall mean Moody’s Investors Service, Inc.

Mortgaged Property ” shall mean, collectively, (i) the Real Estate subject to the Mortgages as of the Closing Date, such Real Estate being more particularly described on Schedule 1.1 , and (ii) the Real Estate subject to the Mortgages, if any, delivered after the Closing Date pursuant to Section 5.12 and Section 5.13 .

Mortgages ” shall mean each mortgage, deed of trust, deed to secure debt or other real estate security documents delivered by any Loan Party to the Administrative Agent from time to time, all in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent.

Multiemployer Plan ” shall mean any “multiemployer plan” as defined in Section 4001(a)(3) of ERISA, which is contributed to by (or to which there is or may be an obligation to contribute of) the Borrower, any of its Subsidiaries or an ERISA Affiliate, and each such plan for the five-year period immediately following the latest date on which the Borrower, any of its Subsidiaries or an ERISA Affiliate contributed to or had an obligation to contribute to such plan.

Net Mark-to-Market Exposure ” of any Person shall mean, as of any date of determination with respect to any Hedging Obligation, the excess (if any) of all unrealized losses over all unrealized profits of such Person arising from such Hedging Obligation. “Unrealized losses” shall mean the fair market value of the cost to such Person of replacing the Hedging Transaction giving rise to such Hedging Obligation as of the date of determination (assuming such Hedging Transaction were to be terminated as of that date), and “unrealized profits” shall mean the fair market value of the gain to such Person of replacing such Hedging Transaction as of the date of determination (assuming such Hedging Transaction were to be terminated as of that date).

New York Real Property Secured Amount ” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 2.2(b) .

Non-Defaulting Lender ” shall mean, at any time, a Lender that is not a Defaulting Lender.

Non-U.S. Plan ” shall mean any plan, fund (including, without limitation, any superannuation fund) or other similar program established, contributed to (regardless of whether through direct contributions or through employee withholding) or maintained outside the United States by the Borrower or one or more of its Subsidiaries primarily for the benefit of employees of the Borrower or such Subsidiaries residing outside the United States, which plan, fund or other similar program provides, or results in, retirement income, a deferral of income in contemplation of retirement, or payments to be made upon termination of employment, and which plan is not subject to ERISA or the Code.

Notice of Borrowing ” shall mean a Notice of Revolving Borrowing or a Notice of Swingline Borrowing, as applicable.

Notice of Continuation/Conversion ” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 2.7(b) .

Notice of Revolving Borrowing ” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 2.3 .

Notice of Swingline Borrowing ” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 2.4 .

Obligations ” shall mean (a) all amounts owing by any Loan Party to the Administrative Agent, the Issuing Bank, any Lender (including the Swingline Lender) or any Joint Lead Arranger pursuant to or in connection with this Agreement or any other Loan Document or otherwise with respect

 

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to any Loan or Letter of Credit including, without limitation, all principal, interest (including any interest accruing after the filing of any petition in bankruptcy or the commencement of any insolvency, reorganization or like proceeding relating to the Borrower, whether or not a claim for post-filing or post-petition interest is allowed in such proceeding), reimbursement obligations, fees, expenses, indemnification and reimbursement payments, costs and expenses (including all fees and expenses of counsel to the Administrative Agent, the Issuing Bank and any Lender (including the Swingline Lender) incurred pursuant to this Agreement or any other Loan Document), whether direct or indirect, absolute or contingent, liquidated or unliquidated, now existing or hereafter arising hereunder or thereunder, (b) all Hedging Obligations owing by any Loan Party to any Lender-Related Hedge Provider, and (c) all Bank Product Obligations, together with all renewals, extensions, modifications or refinancings of any of the foregoing; provided that “Obligations” shall exclude any Excluded Swap Obligations.

OFAC ” shall mean the U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control.

Off-Balance Sheet Liabilities ” of any Person shall mean (i) any repurchase obligation or liability of such Person with respect to accounts or notes receivable sold by such Person, (ii) any liability of such Person under any sale and leaseback transactions that do not create a liability on the balance sheet of such Person, (iii) any Synthetic Lease Obligation or (iv) any obligation arising with respect to any other transaction which is the functional equivalent of or takes the place of borrowing but which does not constitute a liability on the balance sheet of such Person.

Operational Date ” shall mean the date on which any Material Project is substantially complete and commercially operable or, with respect to any BBM Terminalling Contract or any Applicable Terminalling Contract, the effective date of such contract.

Original Closing Date ” shall mean January 20, 2012.

OSHA ” shall mean the Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970, as amended and in effect from time to time, and any successor statute thereto.

Other Connection Taxes ” shall mean, with respect to any Recipient, Taxes imposed as a result of a present or former connection between such Recipient and the jurisdiction imposing such Tax (other than connections arising from such Recipient having executed, delivered, become a party to, performed its obligations under, received payments under, received or perfected a security interest under, engaged in any other transaction pursuant to or enforced any Loan Document, or sold or assigned an interest in any Loan or Loan Document).

Other Taxes ” shall mean any and all present or future stamp, court or documentary, intangible, recording, filing or similar Taxes that arise from any payment made hereunder or under any other Loan Document or from the execution, delivery, performance or enforcement or registration of, from the receipt or perfection of a security interest under, or otherwise with respect to, this Agreement or any other Loan Document, except any such Taxes that are Other Connection Taxes imposed with respect to an assignment (other than an assignment made pursuant to Section 2.25 ).

Parent ” shall have the meaning set forth in the introductory paragraph hereof.

Parent Company ” shall mean, with respect to a Lender, the “bank holding company” as defined in Regulation Y, if any, of such Lender, or any Person owning, beneficially or of record, directly or indirectly, a majority of the shares of such Lender.

Participant ” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 10.4(d ).

 

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Participant Register ” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 10.4(d) .

Patent ” shall have the meaning assigned to such term in the Guaranty and Security Agreement.

Patent Security Agreement ” shall mean any Patent Security Agreement executed by any Loan Party owning registered Patents or applications for Patents in favor of the Administrative Agent, for the benefit of the Secured Parties, both on the Original Closing Date and thereafter.

Patriot Act ” shall mean the USA PATRIOT Improvement and Reauthorization Act of 2005 (Pub. L. 109-177 (signed into law March 9, 2006)), as amended and in effect from time to time.

Payment Office ” shall mean the office of the Administrative Agent located at 303 Peachtree Street, N.E., Atlanta, Georgia 30308, or such other location as to which the Administrative Agent shall have given written notice to the Borrower and the other Lenders.

PBGC ” shall mean the U.S. Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation referred to and defined in ERISA, and any successor entity performing similar functions.

Permitted Acquisition ” shall mean any Acquisition by the Borrower or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries for which either:

(x) the aggregate consideration payable to the seller with respect to such Acquisition (including cash, equity and Indebtedness or liabilities incurred or assumed and transaction costs) is less than $10,000,000, such Acquisition occurs when subclauses (i), (iv), (v) and (vi) of clause (y) below have been satisfied and the Borrower shall have delivered to the Administrative Agent contemporaneous notice of such Acquisition; or

(y) each of the following conditions has been satisfied:

(i) immediately before and after giving effect to such Acquisition, no Default or Event of Default has occurred and is continuing or would result therefrom, and all representations and warranties of each Loan Party set forth in the Loan Documents shall be true and correct in all material respects (other than those representations and warranties that are expressly qualified by a Material Adverse Effect or other materiality, in which case such representations and warranties shall be true and correct in all respects) except to the extent any such representation or warranty is stated to relate solely to an earlier date, in which case such representation or warranty shall have been true and correct on and as of such earlier date;

(ii) before and after giving effect to such Acquisition, on a Pro Forma Basis, the Borrower is in compliance with each of the covenants set forth in Article VI , measuring Consolidated Total Debt and, if applicable, Consolidated Secured Debt as of the date of such Acquisition and otherwise recomputing the covenants set forth in Article VI as of the last day of the most recently ended Fiscal Quarter for which financial statements are required to have been delivered pursuant to Section 5.1(a) or (b)  as if such Acquisition had occurred, and any Indebtedness incurred in connection therewith was incurred, on the first day of the relevant period for testing compliance, and the Borrower shall have delivered to the Administrative Agent a pro forma Compliance Certificate signed by a Responsible Officer certifying to the foregoing at least 15 days prior to the date of the consummation of such Acquisition;

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Acquisition, together with historical financial information and analysis with respect to the Person whose stock or assets are being acquired and copies of the acquisition agreement and related documents (including material financial information and analysis, environmental assessments and reports, opinions, certificates and lien searches) and information reasonably requested by the Administrative Agent;

(iv) such Acquisition is consensual and approved by the board of directors (or the equivalent thereof) of the Person whose stock or assets are being acquired;

(v) the Person or assets being acquired is in the energy logistics business or any business reasonably related thereto;

(vi) such Acquisition is consummated in compliance with all Requirements of Law, and all consents and approvals from any Governmental Authority or other Person required in connection with such Acquisition have been obtained;

(vii) immediately before and after giving effect to such Acquisition and any Indebtedness incurred in connection therewith, the MLP and its Restricted Subsidiaries, on a consolidated basis, are Solvent;

(viii) the Borrower shall have executed and delivered, or caused its Subsidiaries to execute and deliver, all guarantees, Collateral Documents and other related documents required under Section 5.12 ; and

(ix) the Borrower has delivered to the Administrative Agent a certificate executed by a Responsible Officer certifying that each of the conditions set forth above has been satisfied.

Permitted Amendment ” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 10.2(f) .

Permitted Encumbrances ” shall mean:

(i) Liens imposed by law for taxes not yet due or which are being contested in good faith by appropriate proceedings diligently conducted and with respect to which adequate reserves are being maintained in accordance with GAAP;

(ii) statutory Liens of landlords, carriers, warehousemen, mechanics, materialmen and other Liens imposed by law in the ordinary course of business for amounts not yet due or which are being contested in good faith by appropriate proceedings diligently conducted and with respect to which adequate reserves are being maintained in accordance with GAAP;

(iii) pledges and deposits made in the ordinary course of business in compliance with workers’ compensation, unemployment insurance and other social security laws or regulations;

(iv) deposits to secure the performance of bids, trade contracts, leases, statutory obligations, surety and appeal bonds, performance bonds and other obligations of a like nature, in each case in the ordinary course of business;

(v) judgment and attachment liens not giving rise to an Event of Default or Liens created by or existing from any litigation or legal proceeding that are currently being contested in good faith by appropriate proceedings diligently conducted and with respect to which adequate reserves are being maintained in accordance with GAAP;

 

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(vi) customary rights of set-off, revocation, refund or chargeback under deposit agreements or under the Uniform Commercial Code or common law of banks or other financial institutions where any Loan Party or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries maintains deposits (other than deposits intended as cash collateral) in the ordinary course of business;

(vii) easements, zoning restrictions, rights-of-way and similar encumbrances on real property imposed by law or arising in the ordinary course of business that do not secure any monetary obligations, and other minor irregularities or deficiencies in title that do not materially detract from the value of the affected property or materially interfere with the ordinary conduct of business of the Loan Parties and their Restricted Subsidiaries taken as a whole;

(viii) Liens arising with respect to operating leases entered into in the ordinary course of business and covering only the assets so leased;

(ix) the filing of UCC financing statements solely as a precautionary measure in connection with operating leases or consignment of goods entered into in the ordinary course of business and covering only the assets so leased or consigned;

(x) licenses of patents, trademarks, service marks, trade names, copyrights and other intellectual property in the ordinary course of business and not interfering in any material respect with the ordinary course of business of any Loan Party or its Restricted Subsidiaries;

(xi) leases of the Real Estate and personal property of any Loan Party or its Restricted Subsidiaries in each case entered into in the ordinary course of such Person’s business not in violation of any applicable requirements of the Loan Documents;

(xii) Liens solely on any cash deposits not to exceed $10,000,000 at any time outstanding made by any Loan Party or any Restricted Subsidiary in connection with any letter of intent, purchase agreement with respect to a proposed Permitted Acquisition or other commercial arrangement;

(xiii) any Lien arising by reason of deposits with or giving of any form of security to any Governmental Authority for any purpose at any time as required by applicable law as a condition to the transaction of any business or the exercise of any privilege or license;

(xiv) rights reserved to or vested in any Governmental Authority to use, control or regulate any property of any Loan Party or any Restricted Subsidiary, which do not materially impair the use of such property for the purposes for which it is held; and

(xv) with respect to any Mortgaged Property, all exceptions to title contained in the applicable title policy obtained with respect thereto in accordance with this Agreement;

provided that the term “Permitted Encumbrances” shall not include any Lien securing Indebtedness for borrowed money.

 

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Permitted Investments ” shall mean:

(i) direct obligations of, or obligations the principal of and interest on which are unconditionally guaranteed by, the United States (or by any agency thereof to the extent such obligations are backed by the full faith and credit of the United States), in each case maturing within one year from the date of acquisition thereof;

(ii) commercial paper having the highest rating, at the time of acquisition thereof, of S&P or Moody’s and in either case maturing within six months from the date of acquisition thereof;

(iii) certificates of deposit, bankers’ acceptances and time deposits maturing within 180 days of the date of acquisition thereof issued or guaranteed by or placed with, and money market deposit accounts issued or offered by, any domestic office of any commercial bank organized under the laws of the United States or any state thereof which has a combined capital and surplus and undivided profits of not less than $500,000,000;

(iv) fully collateralized repurchase agreements with a term of not more than 30 days for securities described in clause (i) above and entered into with a financial institution satisfying the criteria described in clause (iii) above; and

(v) mutual funds investing solely in any one or more of the Permitted Investments described in clauses (i) through (iv) above.

Permitted Refinancing Indebtedness ” shall mean, with respect to any Indebtedness, extensions, renewals and replacements of any such Indebtedness that do not increase the outstanding principal amount thereof (immediately prior to giving effect to such extension, renewal or replacement) or shorten the maturity or the weighted average life thereof.

Permitted Third Party Bank ” shall mean any bank with whom any Loan Party maintains a Controlled Account and with whom a Control Account Agreement has been executed.

Person ” shall mean any individual, partnership, firm, corporation, association, joint venture, limited liability company, trust or other entity, or any Governmental Authority.

Pipeline System ” shall mean the approximately 1.2-mile light products pipeline located in the State of Ohio and owned by the Borrower commencing at Millard Junction and terminating at the Toledo Terminal.

Plan ” shall mean any “employee benefit plan” as defined in Section 3 of ERISA (other than a Multiemployer Plan) maintained or contributed to by the Borrower, any Subsidiary or any ERISA Affiliate or to which the Borrower, any Subsidiary or any ERISA Affiliate has or may have an obligation to contribute, and each such plan that is subject to Title IV of ERISA for the five-year period immediately following the latest date on which the Borrower, any Subsidiary or any ERISA Affiliate maintained, contributed to or had an obligation to contribute to (or is deemed under Section 4069 of ERISA to have maintained or contributed to or to have had an obligation to contribute to, or otherwise to have liability with respect to) such plan.

Platform ” shall mean Syndtrak, Intralinks or any other Internet or intranet website or other information platform.

Pricing Grid ” shall have the meaning set forth in the definition of “Applicable Margin”.

 

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Pro Forma Adjusted EBITDA ” shall mean, for the MLP and its Restricted Subsidiaries for any period, an amount equal to the sum (calculated on a Pro Forma Basis) of, without duplication, (i) Consolidated EBITDA for such period plus (ii) Transaction Costs plus (iii) any Project EBITDA Adjustment; provided that Pro Forma Adjusted EBITDA of the MLP and its Restricted Subsidiaries shall be deemed to be the following amounts for the following periods ( provided that such amounts shall be recalculated, without duplication, (x) on a Pro Forma Basis for any acquisition, disposition, sale, transfer or designation of Subsidiaries occurring after the Closing Date and (y) to give effect to any Project EBITDA Adjustment arising from any new Material Project or Applicable Terminalling Contract after the Closing Date): (A) with respect to the Fiscal Quarter ended December 31, 2012, $8,394,003; (B) with respect to the Fiscal Quarter ended March 31, 2013, $7,746,921; (C) with respect to the Fiscal Quarter ended June 30, 2013, $8,800,215; and (D) with respect to the Fiscal Quarter ended September 30, 2013, $8,871,295.

Pro Forma Basis ” shall mean (i) with respect to any Person, business, property or asset sold, transferred or otherwise disposed of, the exclusion from (A) “Pro Forma Adjusted EBITDA” of Consolidated EBITDA and (B) “Consolidated Interest Expense” of Consolidated Interest Expense for such Person, business, property or asset so disposed of during such period as if such disposition had been consummated on the first day of the applicable period in accordance with GAAP; (ii) with respect to any Person, business, property or asset acquired, the inclusion in (A) “Pro Forma Adjusted EBITDA” of Consolidated EBITDA and (B) “Consolidated Interest Expense” of Consolidated Interest Expense for such Person, business, property or asset so acquired during such period as if such acquisition had been consummated on the first day of the applicable period in accordance with GAAP; and (iii) with respect to the designation of any Subsidiary as either an Unrestricted Subsidiary or a Restricted Subsidiary, the calculation of Pro Forma Adjusted EBITDA as if such designation occurred on the first day of the applicable period.

Project EBITDA Adjustment ” shall mean:

(a) For each BBM Terminalling Contract, an amount to be approved by the Administrative Agent, acting reasonably, as the Annualized Project EBITDA of the MLP and its Restricted Subsidiaries attributable to such BBM Terminalling Contract (such amount to be determined based on customer contracts of at least a one year term, the creditworthiness of the other parties to such contracts, and projected revenues from such contracts, tariffs, capital costs and expenses, oil and gas reserve and production estimates, commodity price assumptions and other factors reasonably deemed appropriate by the Administrative Agent).

(b) For each Material Project or Applicable Terminalling Contract, prior to the Operational Date for such Material Project or Applicable Terminalling Contract, a percentage (based upon the then-current completion percentage) to be approved by the Administrative Agent, acting reasonably ( provided that, with respect to any Applicable Terminalling Contract for which the applicable Loan Party expects to receive revenue in any twelve month period of $1,000,000 or more, such percentage shall be deemed to be 100%), of the Consolidated EBITDA of the MLP and its Restricted Subsidiaries expected to be attributable to such Material Project or Applicable Terminalling Contract for the first twelve-month period following the scheduled Operational Date of such Material Project or Applicable Terminalling Contract, as applicable (such amount to be determined based on customer contracts of at least a one year term, the creditworthiness of the other parties to such contracts, and projected revenues from such contracts, tariffs, capital costs and expenses, oil and gas reserve and production estimates, commodity price assumptions and other factors reasonably deemed appropriate by the Administrative Agent).

 

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(c) For each Material Project or Applicable Terminalling Contract, beginning with the Operational Date for such Material Project or Applicable Terminalling Contract and for each Fiscal Quarter thereafter, an amount to be approved by the Administrative Agent, acting reasonably, as the Annualized Project EBITDA of the MLP and its Restricted Subsidiaries attributable to such Material Project or Applicable Terminalling Contract, as applicable (such amount to be determined based on customer contracts of at least a one year term, the creditworthiness of the other parties to such contracts, and projected revenues from such contracts, tariffs, capital costs and expenses, oil and gas reserve and production estimates, commodity price assumptions and other factors reasonably deemed appropriate by the Administrative Agent), less the actual Consolidated EBITDA of the MLP and its Restricted Subsidiaries attributable to such Material Project or Applicable Terminalling Contract.

(d) Notwithstanding the foregoing clauses (a) through (c), no such addition to actual Pro Forma Adjusted EBITDA shall be allowed with respect to any BBM Terminalling Contract, any Material Project or any Applicable Terminalling Contract unless:

(i) not later than 30 days prior to the delivery of any certificate required by Section 5.1 to the extent a Project EBITDA Adjustment will be included in Pro Forma Adjusted EBITDA in determining compliance with the financial covenants, the Borrower shall have delivered to the Administrative Agent written pro forma projections of Pro Forma Adjusted EBITDA of the MLP and its Restricted Subsidiaries attributable to such BBM Terminalling Contract, such Material Project or such Applicable Terminalling Contract;

(ii) prior to the date such certificate is required to be delivered, the Administrative Agent shall have approved (such approval not to be unreasonably withheld, conditioned or delayed) such projections and shall have received such other information and documentation as the Administrative Agent may reasonably request, all in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent; and

(iii) the aggregate amount of all Project EBITDA Adjustments relating to Material Projects and Applicable Terminalling Contracts during any period shall be limited to 15% of the total actual Pro Forma Adjusted EBITDA of the MLP and its Restricted Subsidiaries for such period (which total actual Pro Forma Adjusted EBITDA shall be determined without including any Project EBITDA Adjustments).

(e) Notwithstanding the foregoing clauses (a) through (d), in no event shall any Project EBITDA Adjustment for any BBM Terminalling Contract, any individual Material Project or any Applicable Terminalling Contract occur after the first anniversary of the first Fiscal Quarter ending after the applicable Operational Date.

Projections ” shall mean the financial projections of the MLP and its Subsidiaries and any other similar forward looking financial statements of such entities provided to the Lenders or the Administrative Agent in writing by or on behalf of the MLP and its Subsidiaries on or prior to the Closing Date.

Pro Rata Share ” shall mean (i) with respect to any Class of Commitment or Loan of any Lender at any time, a percentage, the numerator of which shall be such Lender’s Commitment of such Class (or, if such Commitment has been terminated or expired or the Loans have been declared to be due and payable, such Lender’s Revolving Credit Exposure), and the denominator of which shall be the sum of all Commitments of such Class of all Lenders (or, if such Commitments have been terminated or expired or the Loans have been declared to be due and payable, all Revolving Credit Exposure of all Lenders) and (ii) with respect to all Classes of Commitments and Loans of any Lender at any time, the

 

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numerator of which shall be the sum of such Lender’s Revolving Commitment (or, if such Revolving Commitment has been terminated or expired or the Loans have been declared to be due and payable, such Lender’s Revolving Credit Exposure) and the denominator of which shall be the sum of all Lenders’ Revolving Commitments (or, if such Revolving Commitments have been terminated or expired or the Loans have been declared to be due and payable, all Revolving Credit Exposure of all Lenders funded under such Commitments).

Qualified Senior Notes ” shall mean any unsecured Indebtedness for borrowed money of, or in respect of a private placement or public sale of notes, bonds or debentures by, any Loan Party, and any unsecured guarantees thereof by any Guarantor; provided that (i) such Indebtedness shall not have the benefit of any letter of credit or other credit support (other than such unsecured guarantees from any Guarantor); (ii) such Indebtedness shall have no portion of its principal amount scheduled to be due and payable prior to the first anniversary of the Revolving Commitment Termination Date; (iii) such Indebtedness shall have the benefit of no financial maintenance covenants that are more restrictive than those contained herein; and (iv) no covenant benefiting such Indebtedness shall restrict any Loan Party or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries from incurring or repaying Indebtedness under this Agreement, Guaranteeing such Indebtedness under the other Loan Documents or granting a Lien on its assets to secure the Obligations.

Real Estate ” shall mean all real property owned or leased by the MLP and its Restricted Subsidiaries.

Real Estate Documents ” shall mean, collectively, all Mortgages, all Environmental Indemnities and all other documents, instruments, agreements and certificates executed and delivered by any Loan Party to the Administrative Agent and the Lenders in connection with the foregoing.

Recipient ” shall mean, as applicable, (a) the Administrative Agent, (b) any Lender and (c) the Issuing Bank.

Register ” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 10.4(c) .

Regulation D ” shall mean Regulation D of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, as the same may be in effect from time to time, and any successor regulations.

Regulation T ” shall mean Regulation T of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, as the same may be in effect from time to time, and any successor regulations.

Regulation U ” shall mean Regulation U of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, as the same may be in effect from time to time, and any successor regulations.

Regulation X ” shall mean Regulation X of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, as the same may be in effect from time to time, and any successor regulations.

Regulation Y ” shall mean Regulation Y of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, as the same may be in effect from time to time, and any successor regulations.

Related Parties ” shall mean, with respect to any specified Person, such Person’s Affiliates and the respective managers, administrators, trustees, partners, directors, officers, employees, agents, advisors or other representatives of such Person and such Person’s Affiliates.

 

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Release ” shall mean any release, spill, emission, leaking, dumping, injection, pouring, deposit, disposal, discharge, dispersal, leaching or migration into the environment (including ambient air, surface water, groundwater, land surface or subsurface strata).

Released Loan Documents ” shall have the meaning assigned to such term in the Master Reaffirmation Agreement.

Required Lenders ” shall mean, at any time, Non-Defaulting Lenders holding more than 50% of the aggregate outstanding Revolving Commitments at such time or, if the Non-Defaulting Lenders have no Commitments outstanding, then Non-Defaulting Lenders holding more than 50% of the aggregate outstanding Revolving Credit Exposure of the Non-Defaulting Lenders at such time; provided that, at any time when there are three (3) or fewer Non-Defaulting Lenders, none of which holds 66  2 3 % or more of the aggregate outstanding Revolving Commitments or Revolving Credit Exposure, as applicable (but there are at least two (2) Non-Defaulting Lenders), “Required Lenders” shall mean at least two (2) Non-Defaulting Lenders whose outstanding Revolving Commitments or Revolving Credit Exposure, as applicable, constitute more than 50% of the aggregate outstanding Revolving Commitments or Revolving Credit Exposure, as applicable, of Non-Defaulting Lenders.

Requirement of Law ” for any Person shall mean the articles or certificate of incorporation, bylaws, partnership certificate and agreement, or limited liability company certificate of organization and agreement, as the case may be, and other organizational and governing documents of such Person, and any law, treaty, rule or regulation promulgated by a Governmental Authority, or determination of a Governmental Authority, in each case applicable to or binding upon such Person or any of its property or to which such Person or any of its property is subject.

Responsible Officer ” shall mean (x) with respect to certifying compliance with the financial covenants set forth in Article VI , the president, the chief executive officer, the chief financial officer, the chief operating officer, the treasurer or the controller of the MLP or the Borrower and (y) with respect to all other provisions, any of the president, the chief executive officer, the chief financial officer, the chief operating officer, the treasurer, the controller or the secretary of the respective Person or such other representative of such Person as may be designated in writing by any one of the foregoing with the consent of the Administrative Agent. Unless otherwise indicated, all references to “Responsible Officer” hereunder shall mean a Responsible Officer of the Borrower.

Restricted Payment ” shall mean, for any Person, any dividend or distribution on any class of its Capital Stock, or any payment on account of, or set apart assets for a sinking or other analogous fund for, the purchase, redemption, retirement, defeasance or other acquisition of any shares of its Capital Stock, any Indebtedness expressly subordinated in right of payment to the Obligations or any Guarantee thereof or any options, warrants or other rights to purchase such Capital Stock or such Indebtedness, whether now or hereafter outstanding, or any management or similar fees.

Restricted Subsidiary ” shall mean any Subsidiary of any Loan Party that is not an Unrestricted Subsidiary.

Revolving Commitment ” shall mean, with respect to each Lender, the commitment of such Lender to make Revolving Loans to the Borrower and to acquire participations in Letters of Credit and Swingline Loans in an aggregate principal amount not exceeding the amount set forth with respect to such Lender on Schedule I , as such schedule may be amended pursuant to Section 2.23 , or, in the case of a Person becoming a Lender after the Closing Date, the amount of the assigned “Revolving Commitment” as provided in the Assignment and Acceptance executed by such Person as an assignee, or the joinder executed by such Person, in each case as such commitment may subsequently be increased or decreased pursuant to the terms hereof.

 

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Revolving Commitment Termination Date ” shall mean the earliest of (i) the date that is five years after the Closing Date, (ii) the date on which the Revolving Commitments are terminated pursuant to Section 2.8(b) and (iii) the date on which all amounts outstanding under this Agreement have been declared or have automatically become due and payable (whether by acceleration or otherwise).

Revolving Credit Exposure ” shall mean, with respect to any Lender at any time, the sum of the outstanding principal amount of such Lender’s Revolving Loans, LC Exposure and Swingline Exposure.

Revolving Loan ” shall mean a loan made by a Lender (other than the Swingline Lender) to the Borrower under its Revolving Commitment, which may either be a Base Rate Loan or a Eurodollar Loan, and shall include, in any case, the Existing Revolving Loans.

S&P ” shall mean Standard & Poor’s, a division of The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc.

Sanctioned Country ” shall mean a country subject to a sanctions program identified on the list maintained by OFAC and available at http://www.treasury.gov/resource-center/sanctions/Pages/ default.aspx , or as otherwise published from time to time.

Sanctioned Person ” shall mean (i) a Person named on the list of “Specially Designated Nationals and Blocked Persons” maintained by OFAC available at http://www.treasury.gov/resource-center/sanctions/SDN-List/Pages/default.aspx , or as otherwise published from time to time, or (ii) (A) an agency of the government of a Sanctioned Country, (B) an organization controlled by a Sanctioned Country, or (C) a person resident in a Sanctioned Country, to the extent subject to a sanctions program administered by OFAC.

Secured Leverage Ratio ” shall mean, for the MLP and its Restricted Subsidiaries as of any date of determination, the ratio of (i) Consolidated Secured Debt as of such date to (ii) Pro Forma Adjusted EBITDA for the four consecutive Fiscal Quarters ending on or immediately prior to such date for which financial statements are required to have been delivered under this Agreement.

Secured Parties ” shall mean the Administrative Agent, the Lenders, the Issuing Bank, the Lender-Related Hedge Providers and the Bank Product Providers.

Securities Act ” shall mean the Securities Act of 1933, as amended and in effect from time to time.

Solvent ” shall mean, with respect to any Person on a particular date, that on such date (a) the fair value of the property of such Person is greater than the total amount of liabilities, including subordinated and contingent liabilities, of such Person; (b) the present fair saleable value of the assets of such Person is not less than the amount that will be required to pay the probable liability of such Person on its debts and liabilities, including subordinated and contingent liabilities as they become absolute and matured; (c) such Person does not intend to, and does not believe that it will, incur debts or liabilities beyond such Person’s ability to pay as such debts and liabilities mature; and (d) such Person is not engaged in a business or transaction, and is not about to engage in a business or transaction, for which such Person’s property would constitute an unreasonably small capital. The amount of contingent liabilities (such as litigation, guaranties and pension plan liabilities) at any time shall be computed as the amount that, in light of all the facts and circumstances existing at the time, represents the amount that would reasonably be expected to become an actual or matured liability.

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of which would be consolidated with those of the parent in the parent’s consolidated financial statements if such financial statements were prepared in accordance with GAAP as of such date, as well as any other corporation, partnership, joint venture, limited liability company, association or other entity (i) of which securities or other ownership interests representing more than 50% of the equity or more than 50% of the ordinary voting power or, in the case of a partnership, more than 50% of the general partnership interests are, as of such date, owned, controlled or held, or (ii) that is, as of such date, otherwise controlled, by the parent or one or more subsidiaries of the parent or by the parent and one or more subsidiaries of the parent. Unless otherwise indicated, all references to “Subsidiary” hereunder shall mean a Subsidiary of the Borrower.

Subsidiary Loan Party ” shall mean any Restricted Subsidiary that executes or becomes a party to the Guaranty and Security Agreement.

Swap Obligation ” shall mean, with respect to any Guarantor, any obligation to pay or perform under any agreement, contract or transaction that constitutes a “swap” within the meaning of section 1a(47) of the Commodity Exchange Act.

Swingline Commitment ” shall mean the commitment of the Swingline Lender to make Swingline Loans in an aggregate principal amount at any time outstanding not to exceed $5,000,000.

Swingline Exposure ” shall mean, with respect to each Lender, the principal amount of the Swingline Loans in which such Lender is legally obligated either to make a Base Rate Loan or to purchase a participation in accordance with Section 2.4 , which shall equal such Lender’s Pro Rata Share of all outstanding Swingline Loans.

Swingline Lender ” shall mean SunTrust Bank.

Swingline Loan ” shall mean a loan made to the Borrower by the Swingline Lender under the Swingline Commitment.

Synthetic Lease ” shall mean a lease transaction under which the parties intend that (i) the lease will be treated as an “operating lease” by the lessee pursuant to Accounting Standards Codification Sections 840-10 and 840-20, as amended, and (ii) the lessee will be entitled to various tax and other benefits ordinarily available to owners (as opposed to lessees) of like property.

Synthetic Lease Obligations ” shall mean, with respect to any Person, the sum of (i) all remaining rental obligations of such Person as lessee under Synthetic Leases which are attributable to principal and, without duplication, (ii) all rental and purchase price payment obligations of such Person under such Synthetic Leases assuming such Person exercises the option to purchase the lease property at the end of the lease term.

Taxes ” shall mean any and all present or future taxes, levies, imposts, duties, deductions, assessments, fees, withholdings (including backup withholdings) or other charges imposed by any Governmental Authority, including any interest, additions to tax or penalties applicable thereto.

Terminal ” shall mean any industrial facility for the storage of petroleum and/or petrochemical products from which such products are transported to end users or further storage facilities.

Total Leverage Ratio ” shall mean, for the MLP and its Restricted Subsidiaries as of any date of determination, the ratio of (i) Consolidated Total Debt as of such date to (ii) Pro Forma Adjusted EBITDA for the four consecutive Fiscal Quarters ending on or immediately prior to such date for which financial statements are required to have been delivered under this Agreement.

 

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Trademark ” shall have the meaning assigned to such term in the Guaranty and Security Agreement.

Trademark Security Agreement ” shall mean any Trademark Security Agreement executed by any Loan Party owning registered Trademarks or applications for Trademarks in favor of the Administrative Agent, for the benefit of the Secured Parties, both on the Original Closing Date and thereafter.

Trading with the Enemy Act ” shall mean the Trading with the Enemy Act of the United States of America (50 U.S.C. App. §§ 1 et seq.), as amended and in effect from time to time.

Transaction Costs ” shall mean all fees and expenses paid by any Loan Party and its Restricted Subsidiaries in connection with (i) (x) the MLP IPO, (y) all transactions entered into in contemplation of the MLP IPO and (z) the transactions occurring on the Closing Date relating to the Loan Documents, in an aggregate amount for clauses (x), (y) and (z) not to exceed $5,000,000 and (ii) Permitted Acquisitions to the extent such fees and expenses are reasonably acceptable to the Administrative Agent.

Type ”, when used in reference to a Loan or a Borrowing, refers to whether the rate of interest on such Loan, or on the Loans comprising such Borrowing, is determined by reference to the Adjusted LIBO Rate or the Base Rate.

Unfunded Pension Liability ” of any Plan shall mean the amount, if any, by which the value of the accumulated plan benefits under the Plan, determined on a plan termination basis in accordance with actuarial assumptions at such time consistent with those prescribed by the PBGC for purposes of Section 4044 of ERISA, exceeds the fair market value of all Plan assets allocable to such liabilities under Title IV of ERISA (excluding any accrued but unpaid contributions).

Uniform Commercial Code ” or “ UCC ” shall mean the Uniform Commercial Code as amended and in effect from time to time in the State of New York; provided that, in the event that, by reason of mandatory provisions of law, any or all of the perfection or priority of the security interest in any Collateral is governed by the Uniform Commercial Code as in effect in a jurisdiction other than New York, the term “UCC” shall mean the Uniform Commercial Code as in effect in such other jurisdiction for purposes of the provisions hereof relating to such perfection or priority and for purposes of definitions related to such provisions.

United States ” or “ U.S. ” shall mean the United States of America.

Unrestricted Subsidiary ” shall mean any Subsidiary (other than the Parent or the Borrower) of any Loan Party which the Borrower has designated in writing to the Administrative Agent to be an Unrestricted Subsidiary pursuant to Section 5.16 .

Unsecured Debt Documents ” shall mean all indentures, agreements, notes, guaranties, instruments and other documents governing or evidencing any Qualified Senior Notes or executed in connection therewith.

U.S. Person ” shall mean any Person that is a “United States person” as defined in Section 7701(a)(30) of the Code.

U.S. Tax Compliance Certificate ” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 2.20(e)(ii) .

 

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Withdrawal Liability ” shall mean liability to a Multiemployer Plan as a result of a complete or partial withdrawal from such Multiemployer Plan, as such terms are defined in Part I of Subtitle E of Title IV of ERISA.

Withholding Agent ” shall mean the Borrower, any other Loan Party or the Administrative Agent, as applicable.

Section 1.2. Classifications of Loans and Borrowings . For purposes of this Agreement, Loans may be classified and referred to by Class (e.g. “Revolving Loan” or “Swingline Loan”) or by Type (e.g. “Eurodollar Loan” or “Base Rate Loan”) or by Class and Type (e.g. “Revolving Eurodollar Loan”). Borrowings also may be classified and referred to by Class (e.g. “Revolving Borrowing”) or by Type (e.g. “Eurodollar Borrowing”) or by Class and Type (e.g. “Revolving Eurodollar Borrowing”).

Section 1.3. Accounting Terms and Determination . Unless otherwise defined or specified herein, all accounting terms used herein shall be interpreted, all accounting determinations hereunder shall be made, and all financial statements required to be delivered hereunder shall be prepared, in accordance with GAAP as in effect from time to time, applied on a basis consistent with the most recent audited consolidated financial statement of the Borrower delivered pursuant to Section 5.1(a ); provided that if the Borrower notifies the Administrative Agent that the Borrower wishes to amend any covenant in Article VI to eliminate the effect of any change in GAAP on the operation of such covenant (or if the Administrative Agent notifies the Borrower that the Required Lenders wish to amend Article VI for such purpose), then the Borrower’s compliance with such covenant shall be determined on the basis of GAAP in effect immediately before the relevant change in GAAP became effective, until either such notice is withdrawn or such covenant is amended in a manner satisfactory to the Borrower and the Required Lenders. Notwithstanding any other provision contained herein, (i) all terms of an accounting or financial nature used herein shall be construed, and all computations of amounts and ratios referred to herein shall be made, without giving effect to any election under Accounting Standards Codification Section 825-10 (or any other Financial Accounting Standard having a similar result or effect) to value any Indebtedness or other liabilities of any Loan Party or any Subsidiary of any Loan Party at “fair value”, as defined therein, and (ii) if any change in GAAP would recharacterize an operating lease as a capital lease or treat a new lease that except for such change would have been characterized as an operating lease, as a capital lease, such change shall be disregarded.

Section 1.4. Terms Generally . The definitions of terms herein shall apply equally to the singular and plural forms of the terms defined. Whenever the context may require, any pronoun shall include the corresponding masculine, feminine and neuter forms. The words “include”, “includes” and “including” shall be deemed to be followed by the phrase “without limitation”. The word “will” shall be construed to have the same meaning and effect as the word “shall”. In the computation of periods of time from a specified date to a later specified date, the word “from” means “from and including” and the word “to” means “to but excluding”. Unless the context requires otherwise, (i) any definition of or reference to any agreement, instrument or other document herein shall be construed as referring to such agreement, instrument or other document as it was originally executed or as it may from time to time be amended, restated, supplemented or otherwise modified (subject to any restrictions on such amendments, supplements or modifications set forth herein), (ii) any reference herein to any Person shall be construed to include such Person’s successors and permitted assigns, (iii) the words “hereof”, “herein” and “hereunder” and words of similar import shall be construed to refer to this Agreement as a whole and not to any particular provision hereof, (iv) all references to Articles, Sections, Exhibits and Schedules shall be construed to refer to Articles, Sections, Exhibits and Schedules to this Agreement and (v) all references to a specific time shall be construed to refer to the time in Atlanta, Georgia, unless otherwise indicated.

 

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ARTICLE II

AMOUNT AND TERMS OF THE COMMITMENTS

Section 2.1. General Description of Facilities . Subject to and upon the terms and conditions herein set forth, (i) the Lenders hereby establish in favor of the Borrower a revolving credit facility pursuant to which each Lender severally agrees (to the extent of such Lender’s Revolving Commitment) to make Revolving Loans to the Borrower in accordance with Section 2.2 ; (ii) the Issuing Bank agrees to issue Letters of Credit in accordance with Section 2.22 ; (iii) the Swingline Lender agrees to make Swingline Loans in accordance with Section 2.4 ; and (iv) each Lender agrees to purchase a participation interest in the Letters of Credit and the Swingline Loans pursuant to the terms and conditions hereof; provided that in no event shall the aggregate principal amount of all outstanding Revolving Loans, Swingline Loans and outstanding LC Exposure exceed the Aggregate Revolving Commitment Amount in effect from time to time.

Section 2.2. Revolving Loans .

(a) Subject to the terms and conditions set forth herein, each Lender severally agrees to make Revolving Loans, ratably in proportion to its Pro Rata Share of the Aggregate Revolving Commitments, to the Borrower, from time to time during the Availability Period, in an aggregate principal amount outstanding at any time that will not result in (a) such Lender’s Revolving Credit Exposure exceeding such Lender’s Revolving Commitment or (b) the aggregate Revolving Credit Exposures of all Lenders exceeding the Aggregate Revolving Commitment Amount. During the Availability Period, the Borrower shall be entitled to borrow, prepay and reborrow Revolving Loans in accordance with the terms and conditions of this Agreement; provided that the Borrower may not borrow or reborrow should there exist a Default or Event of Default.

(b) New York Real Property Secured Amount .

(i) The amount of the outstanding principal amount of the Revolving Loans may increase and decrease from time to time as the Lenders advance, the Borrower repays and the Lenders readvance sums on account of the Revolving Loans, all as more fully defined and described in this Agreement. For purposes of the Mortgage on the Brooklyn Terminal, so long as the aggregate balance of the Revolving Loans equals or exceeds the secured amount (as defined therein) (the “ New York Real Property Secured Amount ”), the amount of the Revolving Loans secured by the Mortgage on the Brooklyn Terminal shall at all times equal only the New York Real Property Secured Amount. The New York Real Property Secured Amount represents only a portion of the sums advanced by the Lenders under the Revolving Loans.

(ii) The New York Real Property Secured Amount shall be reduced only by the last and final sums that the Borrower repays under the Revolving Loans. The New York Real Property Secured Amount shall not be reduced by any intervening repayments of the Revolving Loans by the Borrower. As of the date of the Mortgage on the Brooklyn Terminal, the aggregate outstanding total amount of the Revolving Loans shall exceed the New York Real Property Secured Amount. The New York Real Property Secured Amount represents only a portion of the Obligations actually outstanding.

(iii) So long as the aggregate outstanding amount of the Revolving Loans exceeds the New York Real Property Secured Amount, any payments or repayments on account of the Revolving Loans shall not be deemed to be applied against, or to reduce, the portion of the Obligations secured by the Mortgage on the Brooklyn Terminal. Such payments shall instead be

 

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deemed to reduce only such portions of the Obligations as are either (x) unsecured; (y) secured by Mortgages encumbering real property located outside the State of New York; and/or (z) secured by the other Collateral Documents.

(iv) The Administrative Agent shall be entitled, but not required, to prohibit the Borrower from partially prepaying the Revolving Loans to such an extent that the balance of the Revolving Loans would otherwise fall below the New York Real Property Secured Amount. If, notwithstanding the foregoing, the Borrower pays down the Obligations such that the remaining balance of the Obligations becomes less than the New York Real Property Secured Amount, then, notwithstanding anything to the contrary in the Loan Documents, the Lenders shall have no obligation to make any further advance(s) or readvance(s) under the Revolving Commitment.

(v) Nothing in the foregoing provisions relating to the New York Real Property Secured Amount and the treatment of payments, repayments, advances and readvances shall be deemed or construed to (x) prevent the Borrower from prepaying the Revolving Loans to the extent permitted under, and otherwise in accordance with, the terms of the Loan Documents (but if such prepayment reduces the principal balance of the Revolving Loans below the New York Real Property Secured Amount, then, notwithstanding anything to the contrary in the Loan Documents, the Borrower shall have no right to reborrow any sums on account of the Revolving Loans); (y) prevent the Borrower from obtaining the release of Collateral to the extent otherwise provided for in the Loan Documents; or (z) limit or impair any remedies of the Lenders or the Administrative Agent, including the Lenders’ right to require immediate repayment of all Loans upon the occurrence of any Event of Default and the Administrative Agent’s right to foreclose the Mortgage on the Brooklyn Terminal (up to the New York Real Property Secured Amount) upon the occurrence of any Event of Default.

Section 2.3. Procedure for Revolving Borrowings . The Borrower shall give the Administrative Agent written notice (or telephonic notice promptly confirmed in writing) of each Revolving Borrowing, substantially in the form of Exhibit 2.3 attached hereto (a “ Notice of Revolving Borrowing ”), (x) prior to 11:00 a.m. one (1) Business Day prior to the requested date of each Base Rate Borrowing and (y) prior to 11:00 a.m. three (3) Business Days prior to the requested date of each Eurodollar Borrowing. Each Notice of Revolving Borrowing shall be irrevocable and shall specify (i) the aggregate principal amount of such Borrowing, (ii) the date of such Borrowing (which shall be a Business Day), (iii) the Type of such Revolving Loan comprising such Borrowing and (iv) in the case of a Eurodollar Borrowing, the duration of the initial Interest Period applicable thereto (subject to the provisions of the definition of Interest Period). Each Revolving Borrowing shall consist entirely of Base Rate Loans or Eurodollar Loans, as the Borrower may request. The aggregate principal amount of each Eurodollar Borrowing shall not be less than $500,000 or a larger multiple of $100,000, and the aggregate principal amount of each Base Rate Borrowing shall not be less than $500,000 or a larger multiple of $100,000; provided that Base Rate Loans made pursuant to Section 2.4 or Section 2.22(d ) may be made in lesser amounts as provided therein. At no time shall the total number of Eurodollar Borrowings outstanding at any time exceed six (6). Promptly following the receipt of a Notice of Revolving Borrowing in accordance herewith, the Administrative Agent shall advise each Lender of the details thereof and the amount of such Lender’s Revolving Loan to be made as part of the requested Revolving Borrowing.

Section 2.4. Swingline Commitment .

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aggregate principal amount outstanding at any time not to exceed the lesser of (i) the Swingline Commitment then in effect and (ii) the difference between the Aggregate Revolving Commitment Amount and the aggregate Revolving Credit Exposures of all Lenders; provided that the Swingline Lender shall not be required to make a Swingline Loan to refinance an outstanding Swingline Loan. The Borrower shall be entitled to borrow, repay and reborrow Swingline Loans in accordance with the terms and conditions of this Agreement.

(b) The Borrower shall give the Administrative Agent written notice (or telephonic notice promptly confirmed in writing) of each Swingline Borrowing, substantially in the form of Exhibit 2.4 attached hereto (a “ Notice of Swingline Borrowing ”), prior to 10:00 a.m. on the requested date of each Swingline Borrowing. Each Notice of Swingline Borrowing shall be irrevocable and shall specify (i) the principal amount of such Swingline Borrowing, (ii) the date of such Swingline Borrowing (which shall be a Business Day) and (iii) the account of the Borrower to which the proceeds of such Swingline Borrowing should be credited. The Administrative Agent will promptly advise the Swingline Lender of each Notice of Swingline Borrowing. The aggregate principal amount of each Swingline Loan shall not be less than $100,000 or a larger multiple of $50,000, or such other minimum amounts agreed to by the Swingline Lender and the Borrower. The Swingline Lender will make the proceeds of each Swingline Loan available to the Borrower in Dollars in immediately available funds at the account specified by the Borrower in the applicable Notice of Swingline Borrowing not later than 1:00 p.m. on the requested date of such Swingline Borrowing.

(c) The Swingline Lender, at any time and from time to time in its sole discretion, may, on behalf of the Borrower (which hereby irrevocably authorizes the Swingline Lender to act on its behalf in connection therewith), give a Notice of Revolving Borrowing to the Administrative Agent (with a copy to the Borrower) requesting the Lenders (including the Swingline Lender) to make Base Rate Loans in an amount equal to the unpaid principal amount of any Swingline Loan. Each Lender will make the proceeds of its Base Rate Loan included in such Borrowing available to the Administrative Agent for the account of the Swingline Lender in accordance with Section 2.6 , which will be used solely for the repayment of such Swingline Loan.

(d) If for any reason a Base Rate Borrowing may not be (as determined in the sole discretion of the Administrative Agent), or is not, made in accordance with the foregoing provisions, then each Lender (other than the Swingline Lender) shall purchase an undivided participating interest in such Swingline Loan in an amount equal to its Pro Rata Share thereof on the date that such Base Rate Borrowing should have occurred. On the date of such required purchase, each Lender shall promptly transfer, in immediately available funds, the amount of its participating interest to the Administrative Agent for the account of the Swingline Lender. The Administrative Agent shall notify the Borrower of any participations in any Swingline Loan acquired pursuant to this subsection (d), and thereafter payments in respect of such Swingline Loan shall be made to the Administrative Agent, and not the Swingline Lender.

(e) Each Lender’s obligation to make a Base Rate Loan pursuant to subsection (c) of this Section or to purchase participating interests pursuant to subsection (d) of this Section shall be absolute and unconditional and shall not be affected by any circumstance, including, without limitation, (i) any set-off, counterclaim, recoupment, defense or other right that such Lender or any other Person may have or claim against the Swingline Lender, the Borrower or any other Person for any reason whatsoever, (ii) the existence of a Default or an Event of Default or the termination of any Lender’s Revolving Commitment, (iii) the existence (or alleged existence) of any event or condition which has had or could reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect, (iv) any breach of this Agreement or any other Loan Document by any Loan Party, the Administrative Agent or any Lender or (v) any other circumstance, happening or event whatsoever, whether or not similar to any of the foregoing. If such

 

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amount is not in fact made available to the Swingline Lender by any Lender, the Swingline Lender shall be entitled to recover such amount on demand from such Lender, together with accrued interest thereon for each day from the date of demand thereof (x) at the Federal Funds Rate until the second Business Day after such demand and (y) at the Base Rate at all times thereafter. Until such time as such Lender makes its required payment, the Swingline Lender shall be deemed to continue to have outstanding Swingline Loans in the amount of the unpaid participation for all purposes of the Loan Documents. In addition, such Lender shall be deemed to have assigned any and all payments made of principal and interest on its Loans and any other amounts due to it hereunder to the Swingline Lender to fund the amount of such Lender’s participation interest in such Swingline Loans that such Lender failed to fund pursuant to this Section, until such amount has been purchased in full.

Section 2.5. Existing Revolving Loans . The Administrative Agent, the Lenders and the Borrower agree that, as of the Closing Date, the “Revolving Commitments” (as defined in the Existing Credit Agreement) of the Lenders immediately prior to the effectiveness of this Agreement are hereby reallocated among the Lenders such that the Revolving Commitment of each Lender as of the Closing Date shall be as set forth on Schedule I attached hereto. On the Closing Date, the Existing Revolving Loans shall be deemed continued under this Agreement, and each Lender shall hold its Pro Rata Share of the Existing Revolving Loans as Revolving Loans under this Agreement. To the extent any Existing Revolving Loan is a Eurodollar Loan, such Revolving Loan shall continue as a Eurodollar Loan subject to the Interest Period applicable thereto immediately prior to the Closing Date. In order to effect the foregoing reallocations, assignments of the Existing Revolving Loans shall be deemed to be made among the Lenders in such amounts as may be necessary, and with the same force and effect as if such assignments were evidenced by applicable Assignment and Acceptances (but without the payment of any related assignment fee), and no other documents or instruments shall be required to be executed in connection with such assignments (all of which such requirements are hereby waived for purposes of this Section by the parties to this Agreement), except that the parties hereto agree to execute such documents as may be reasonably requested by the Borrower (acting on the advice of its New York real property counsel) that are similar to documents customarily used to mitigate mortgage recording tax for New York mortgage refinancings, so long as such documents are reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent and impose no incremental obligations on the Administrative Agent or any Lender. For the avoidance of doubt, the Existing Revolving Loans include the New York Real Property Secured Amount and have never been reduced below the New York Real Property Secured Amount.

Section 2.6. Funding of Borrowings .

(a) Each Lender will make available each Loan to be made by it hereunder on the proposed date thereof by wire transfer in immediately available funds by 11:00 a.m. to the Administrative Agent at the Payment Office; provided that the Swingline Loans will be made as set forth in Section 2.4 . The Administrative Agent will make such Loans available to the Borrower by promptly crediting the amounts that it receives, in like funds by the close of business on such proposed date, to an account maintained by the Borrower with the Administrative Agent or, at the Borrower’s option, by effecting a wire transfer of such amounts to an account designated by the Borrower to the Administrative Agent.

(b) Unless the Administrative Agent shall have been notified by any Lender prior to 5:00 p.m. one (1) Business Day prior to the date of a Borrowing in which such Lender is to participate that such Lender will not make available to the Administrative Agent such Lender’s share of such Borrowing, the Administrative Agent may assume that such Lender has made such amount available to the Administrative Agent on such date, and the Administrative Agent, in reliance on such assumption, may make available to the Borrower on such date a corresponding amount. If such corresponding amount is not in fact made available to the Administrative Agent by such Lender on the date of such Borrowing, the Administrative Agent shall be entitled to recover such corresponding amount on demand from such

 

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Lender together with interest (x) at the Federal Funds Rate until the second Business Day after such demand and (y) at the Base Rate at all times thereafter. If such Lender does not pay such corresponding amount forthwith upon the Administrative Agent’s demand therefor, the Administrative Agent shall promptly notify the Borrower, and the Borrower shall immediately pay such corresponding amount to the Administrative Agent together with interest at the rate specified for such Borrowing. Nothing in this subsection shall be deemed to relieve any Lender from its obligation to fund its Pro Rata Share of any Borrowing hereunder or to prejudice any rights which the Borrower may have against any Lender as a result of any default by such Lender hereunder.

(c) All Revolving Borrowings shall be made by the Lenders on the basis of their respective Pro Rata Shares. No Lender shall be responsible for any default by any other Lender in its obligations hereunder, and each Lender shall be obligated to make its Loans provided to be made by it hereunder, regardless of the failure of any other Lender to make its Loans hereunder.

Section 2.7. Interest Elections .

(a) Each Borrowing initially shall be of the Type specified in the applicable Notice of Borrowing. Thereafter, the Borrower may elect to convert such Borrowing into a different Type or to continue such Borrowing, all as provided in this Section. The Borrower may elect different options with respect to different portions of the affected Borrowing, in which case each such portion shall be allocated ratably among the Lenders holding Loans comprising such Borrowing, and the Loans comprising each such portion shall be considered a separate Borrowing.

(b) To make an election pursuant to this Section, the Borrower shall give the Administrative Agent written notice (or telephonic notice promptly confirmed in writing) of each Borrowing that is to be converted or continued, as the case may be, substantially in the form of Exhibit 2.7 attached hereto (a “ Notice of Continuation/Conversion ”) (x) prior to 10:00 a.m. one (1) Business Day prior to the requested date of a conversion into a Base Rate Borrowing and (y) prior to 11:00 a.m. three (3) Business Days prior to a continuation of or conversion into a Eurodollar Borrowing. Each such Notice of Continuation/Conversion shall be irrevocable and shall specify (i) the Borrowing to which such Notice of Continuation/Conversion applies and, if different options are being elected with respect to different portions thereof, the portions thereof that are to be allocated to each resulting Borrowing (in which case the information to be specified pursuant to clauses (iii) and (iv) shall be specified for each resulting Borrowing), (ii) the effective date of the election made pursuant to such Notice of Continuation/Conversion, which shall be a Business Day, (iii) whether the resulting Borrowing is to be a Base Rate Borrowing or a Eurodollar Borrowing, and (iv) if the resulting Borrowing is to be a Eurodollar Borrowing, the Interest Period applicable thereto after giving effect to such election, which shall be a period contemplated by the definition of “Interest Period”. If any such Notice of Continuation/Conversion requests a Eurodollar Borrowing but does not specify an Interest Period, the Borrower shall be deemed to have selected an Interest Period of one month. The principal amount of any resulting Borrowing shall satisfy the minimum borrowing amount for Eurodollar Borrowings and Base Rate Borrowings set forth in Section 2.3 .

(c) If, on the expiration of any Interest Period in respect of any Eurodollar Borrowing, the Borrower shall have failed to deliver a Notice of Continuation/Conversion, then, unless such Borrowing is repaid as provided herein, the Borrower shall be deemed to have elected to convert such Borrowing to a Base Rate Borrowing. No Borrowing may be converted into, or continued as, a Eurodollar Borrowing if an Event of Default exists, unless the Administrative Agent and each of the Lenders shall have otherwise consented in writing. No conversion of any Eurodollar Loan shall be permitted except on the last day of the Interest Period in respect thereof.

 

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(d) Upon receipt of any Notice of Continuation/Conversion, the Administrative Agent shall promptly notify each Lender of the details thereof and of such Lender’s portion of each resulting Borrowing.

Section 2.8. Optional Reduction and Termination of Commitments .

(a) Unless previously terminated, all Revolving Commitments, Swingline Commitments and LC Commitments shall terminate on the Revolving Commitment Termination Date.

(b) Upon at least three (3) Business Days’ prior written notice (or telephonic notice promptly confirmed in writing) to the Administrative Agent (which notice shall be irrevocable), the Borrower may reduce the Aggregate Revolving Commitments in part or terminate the Aggregate Revolving Commitments in whole; provided that (i) any partial reduction shall apply to reduce proportionately and permanently the Revolving Commitment of each Lender, (ii) any partial reduction pursuant to this Section shall be in an amount of at least $1,000,000 and any larger multiple of $500,000, and (iii) no such reduction shall be permitted which would reduce the Aggregate Revolving Commitment Amount to an amount less than the aggregate outstanding Revolving Credit Exposure of all Lenders. Any such reduction in the Aggregate Revolving Commitment Amount below the principal amount of the Swingline Commitment and the LC Commitment shall result in a dollar-for-dollar reduction in the Swingline Commitment and the LC Commitment.

(c) With the written approval of the Administrative Agent, the Borrower may terminate (on a non-ratable basis) the unused amount of the Revolving Commitment of a Defaulting Lender, and in such event the provisions of Section 2.21(e) will apply to all amounts thereafter paid by the Borrower for the account of any such Defaulting Lender under this Agreement (whether on account of principal, interest, fees, indemnity or other amounts); provided that such termination will not be deemed to be a waiver or release of any claim that the Borrower, the Administrative Agent, the Issuing Bank, the Swingline Lender or any other Lender may have against such Defaulting Lender.

Section 2.9. Repayment of Loans . The outstanding principal amount of all Revolving Loans and Swingline Loans shall be due and payable (together with accrued and unpaid interest thereon) on the Revolving Commitment Termination Date.

Section 2.10. Evidence of Indebtedness .

(a) Each Lender shall maintain in accordance with its usual practice appropriate records evidencing the Indebtedness of the Borrower to such Lender resulting from each Loan made by such Lender from time to time, including the amounts of principal and interest payable thereon and paid to such Lender from time to time under this Agreement. The Administrative Agent shall maintain appropriate records in which shall be recorded (i) the Revolving Commitment of each Lender, (ii) the amount of each Loan made hereunder by each Lender, the Class and Type thereof and, in the case of each Eurodollar Loan, the Interest Period applicable thereto, (iii) the date of any continuation of any Loan pursuant to Section 2.7 , (iv) the date of any conversion of all or a portion of any Loan to another Type pursuant to Section 2.7 , (v) the date and amount of any principal or interest due and payable or to become due and payable from the Borrower to each Lender hereunder in respect of the Loans and (vi) both the date and amount of any sum received by the Administrative Agent hereunder from the Borrower in respect of the Loans and each Lender’s Pro Rata Share thereof. The entries made in such records shall be prima facie evidence of the existence and amounts of the obligations of the Borrower therein recorded; provided that the failure or delay of any Lender or the Administrative Agent in maintaining or making entries into any such record or any error therein shall not in any manner affect the obligation of the Borrower to repay the Loans (both principal and unpaid accrued interest) of such Lender in accordance with the terms of this Agreement.

 

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(b) This Agreement evidences the obligation of the Borrower to repay the Loans and is being executed as a “noteless” credit agreement. However, at the request of any Lender (including the Swingline Lender) at any time, the Borrower agrees that it will prepare, execute and deliver to such Lender a promissory note payable to such Lender (or, if requested by such Lender, to such Lender and its registered assigns) and in a form approved by the Administrative Agent.

Section 2.11. Optional Prepayments . The Borrower shall have the right at any time and from time to time to prepay any Borrowing, in whole or in part, without premium or penalty, by giving written notice (or telephonic notice promptly confirmed in writing) to the Administrative Agent no later than (i) in the case of any prepayment of any Eurodollar Borrowing, 11:00 a.m. not less than three (3) Business Days prior to the date of such prepayment, (ii) in the case of any prepayment of any Base Rate Borrowing, 11:00 a.m. not less than one (1) Business Day prior to the date of such prepayment, and (iii) in the case of any prepayment of any Swingline Borrowing, 11:00 a.m. on the date of such prepayment. Each such notice shall be irrevocable and shall specify the proposed date of such prepayment and the principal amount of each Borrowing or portion thereof to be prepaid. Upon receipt of any such notice, the Administrative Agent shall promptly notify each affected Lender of the contents thereof and of such Lender’s Pro Rata Share of any such prepayment. If such notice is given, the aggregate amount specified in such notice shall be due and payable on the date designated in such notice, together with accrued interest to such date on the amount so prepaid in accordance with Section 2.13(d ); provided that if a Eurodollar Borrowing is prepaid on a date other than the last day of an Interest Period applicable thereto, the Borrower shall also pay all amounts required pursuant to Section 2.19 . Each partial prepayment of any Loan shall be in an amount that would be permitted in the case of an advance of a Revolving Borrowing of the same Type pursuant to Section 2.2 or, in the case of a Swingline Loan, pursuant to Section 2.4 . Each prepayment of a Borrowing shall be applied ratably to the Loans comprising such Borrowing.

Section 2.12. Mandatory Prepayments .

(a) Within five Business Days of receipt by any Loan Party or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries of any cash proceeds of any sale or disposition by any Loan Party or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries of any of its assets (other than any Excluded Issuance), or any cash proceeds from any casualty insurance policies or eminent domain, condemnation or similar proceedings, the Borrower shall prepay the Obligations in an amount equal to all such proceeds, net of (i) commissions and other transaction costs, fees, expenses and taxes (including tax distributions required as a result thereof) properly attributable to such transaction and payable by any Loan Party or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries in connection therewith (in each case, paid to non-Affiliates) and (ii) any debt required to be prepaid from such cash proceeds; provided that the Borrower shall not be required to prepay the Obligations with respect to (i) net proceeds from the sales or dispositions of assets permitted by Section 7.6(a) or (b) , (ii) net proceeds that are reinvested in assets then used or usable in the business of the Loan Parties and their Restricted Subsidiaries within 180 days following receipt thereof, so long as such proceeds are held in Controlled Accounts at SunTrust Bank or subject to Control Account Agreements until reinvested, (iii) any designation of an Unrestricted Subsidiary, (iv) any sale or disposition to a Loan Party and (v) any other net proceeds not described in clauses (i) through (iv) that, in the aggregate for all such sales, dispositions, casualty insurance policies or eminent domain, condemnation or similar proceedings after the Closing Date, do not exceed $10,000,000; provided , further , that, notwithstanding the foregoing proviso, the Borrower shall be required to prepay the Obligations with respect to proceeds from the sale of any Capital Stock of Gulf LNG permitted by Section 7.6(d) . Any such prepayment shall be applied in accordance with subsection (c) of this Section.

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any of its Restricted Subsidiaries, the Borrower shall prepay the Obligations in an amount equal to all such proceeds, net of underwriting discounts and commissions and other transaction costs, fees, expenses and taxes (including tax distributions required as a result thereof) properly attributable to such transaction and payable by any Loan Party or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries in connection therewith (in each case, paid to non-Affiliates); provided that the Borrower shall not be required to prepay the Obligations with respect to proceeds of Indebtedness permitted under Section 7.1 . Any such prepayment shall be applied in accordance with subsection (c) of this Section.

(c) Any prepayments made by the Borrower pursuant to subsection (a) or (b) of this Section shall be applied as follows: first , to the Administrative Agent’s fees and reimbursable expenses then due and payable pursuant to any of the Loan Documents; second , to all reimbursable expenses of the Lenders and all fees and reimbursable expenses of the Issuing Bank then due and payable pursuant to any of the Loan Documents, pro rata to the Lenders and the Issuing Bank based on their respective pro rata shares of such fees and expenses; third , to interest and fees then due and payable hereunder, pro rata to the Lenders based on their respective pro rata shares of such interest and fees; fourth , to the principal balance of the Swingline Loans, until the same shall have been paid in full, to the Swingline Lender; fifth , to the principal balance of the Revolving Loans, until the same shall have been paid in full, pro rata to the Lenders based on their respective Revolving Commitments; and sixth , to Cash Collateralize the Letters of Credit in an amount in cash equal to the LC Exposure as of such date plus any accrued and unpaid fees thereon. The Revolving Commitments of the Lenders shall not be permanently reduced by the amount of any prepayments made pursuant to clauses fourth through sixth above, unless an Event of Default has occurred and is continuing and the Required Lenders so request in writing.

(d) If at any time the aggregate Revolving Credit Exposure of all Lenders exceeds the Aggregate Revolving Commitment Amount, as reduced pursuant to Section 2.8 or otherwise, the Borrower shall immediately repay the Swingline Loans and the Revolving Loans in an amount equal to such excess, together with all accrued and unpaid interest on such excess amount and any amounts due under Section 2.19 . Each prepayment shall be applied as follows: first , to the Swingline Loans to the full extent thereof; second , to the Base Rate Loans to the full extent thereof; and third , to the Eurodollar Loans to the full extent thereof. If, after giving effect to prepayment of all Swingline Loans and Revolving Loans, the aggregate Revolving Credit Exposure of all Lenders exceeds the Aggregate Revolving Commitment Amount, the Borrower shall Cash Collateralize its reimbursement obligations with respect to all Letters of Credit in an amount equal to such excess plus any accrued and unpaid fees thereon.

Section 2.13. Interest on Loans .

(a) The Borrower shall pay interest on (i) each Base Rate Loan at the Base Rate plus the Applicable Margin in effect from time to time and (ii) each Eurodollar Loan at the Adjusted LIBO Rate for the applicable Interest Period in effect for such Loan plus the Applicable Margin in effect from time to time.

(b) The Borrower shall pay interest on each Swingline Loan at the Base Rate plus the Applicable Margin in effect from time to time.

(c) Notwithstanding subsections (a) and (b) of this Section, at the option of the Required Lenders if an Event of Default has occurred and is continuing (after giving effect to all applicable grace periods), the Borrower shall pay interest (“ Default Interest ”) with respect to any past due amount hereunder (i) with respect to all Eurodollar Loans, at the rate per annum equal to 200 basis points above the otherwise applicable interest rate for such Eurodollar Loans for the then-current Interest Period until the last day of such Interest Period, and (ii) thereafter, and with respect to all Base Rate Loans and all other Obligations hereunder (other than Loans), at the rate per annum equal to 200 basis points above the otherwise applicable interest rate for Base Rate Loans.

 

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(d) Interest on the principal amount of all Loans shall accrue from and including the date such Loans are made to but excluding the date of any repayment thereof. Interest on all outstanding Base Rate Loans and Swingline Loans shall be payable quarterly in arrears on the last day of each March, June, September and December and on the Revolving Commitment Termination Date. Interest on all outstanding Eurodollar Loans shall be payable on the last day of each Interest Period applicable thereto, and, in the case of any Eurodollar Loans having an Interest Period in excess of three months, on each day which occurs every three months after the initial date of such Interest Period, and on the Revolving Commitment Termination Date. Interest on any Loan which is converted into a Loan of another Type or which is repaid or prepaid shall be payable on the date of such conversion or on the date of any such repayment or prepayment (on the amount repaid or prepaid) thereof. All Default Interest shall be payable on demand.

(e) The Administrative Agent shall determine each interest rate applicable to the Loans hereunder and shall promptly notify the Borrower and the Lenders of such rate in writing (or by telephone, promptly confirmed in writing). Any such determination shall be conclusive and binding for all purposes, absent manifest error.

Section 2.14. Fees .

(a) The Borrower shall pay to the Administrative Agent for its own account fees in the amounts and at the times previously agreed upon in writing by the Borrower and the Administrative Agent.

(b) The Borrower agrees to pay to the Administrative Agent, for the account of each Lender, a commitment fee, which shall accrue at the Applicable Percentage per annum (determined daily in accordance with the Pricing Grid) on the daily amount of the unused Revolving Commitment of such Lender during the Availability Period. For purposes of computing the commitment fee, the Revolving Commitment of each Lender shall be deemed used to the extent of the outstanding Revolving Loans and LC Exposure, but not Swingline Exposure, of such Lender.

(c) The Borrower agrees to pay (i) to the Administrative Agent, for the account of each Lender, a letter of credit fee with respect to its participation in each Letter of Credit, which shall accrue at a rate per annum equal to the Applicable Margin for Eurodollar Loans then in effect on the average daily amount of such Lender’s LC Exposure attributable to such Letter of Credit during the period from and including the date of issuance of such Letter of Credit to but excluding the date on which such Letter of Credit expires or is drawn in full (including, without limitation, any LC Exposure that remains outstanding after the Revolving Commitment Termination Date) and (ii) to the Issuing Bank for its own account a fronting fee, which shall accrue at the rate of 0.175%  per annum on the average daily amount of the LC Exposure (excluding any portion thereof attributable to unreimbursed LC Disbursements) during the Availability Period (or until the date that such Letter of Credit is irrevocably cancelled, whichever is later), as well as the Issuing Bank’s standard fees with respect to issuance, amendment, renewal or extension of any Letter of Credit or processing of drawings thereunder.

(d) The Borrower shall pay on the Closing Date to the Administrative Agent, its affiliates and the Lenders all fees in the Fee Letter that are due and payable on the Closing Date.

(e) Accrued fees under subsections (b) and (c) of this Section shall be payable quarterly in arrears on the last day of each March, June, September and December, commencing on December 31, 2013, and on the Revolving Commitment Termination Date (and, if later, the date the Loans and LC Exposure shall be repaid in their entirety); provided that any such fees accruing after the Revolving Commitment Termination Date shall be payable on demand.

 

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(f) Anything herein to the contrary notwithstanding, during such period as a Lender is a Defaulting Lender, such Defaulting Lender will not be entitled to commitment fees accruing with respect to its Revolving Commitment during such period pursuant to subsection (b) of this Section or letter of credit fees accruing during such period pursuant to subsection (c) of this Section (without prejudice to the rights of the Lenders other than Defaulting Lenders in respect of such fees); provided that (x) to the extent that a portion of the LC Exposure of such Defaulting Lender is reallocated to the Non-Defaulting Lenders pursuant to Section 2.26 , such fees that would have accrued for the benefit of such Defaulting Lender will instead accrue for the benefit of and be payable to such Non-Defaulting Lenders, pro rata in accordance with their respective Revolving Commitments, and (y) to the extent any portion of such LC Exposure cannot be so reallocated, such fees will instead accrue for the benefit of and be payable to the Issuing Bank. The pro rata payment provisions of Section 2.21 shall automatically be deemed adjusted to reflect the provisions of this subsection.

Section 2.15. Computation of Interest and Fees .

Interest hereunder based on the Administrative Agent’s prime lending rate shall be computed on the basis of a year of 365 days (or 366 days in a leap year) and paid for the actual number of days elapsed (including the first day but excluding the last day). All other interest and all fees hereunder shall be computed on the basis of a year of 360 days and paid for the actual number of days elapsed (including the first day but excluding the last day). Each determination by the Administrative Agent of an interest rate or fee hereunder shall be made in good faith and, except for manifest error, shall be final, conclusive and binding for all purposes.

Section 2.16. Inability to Determine Interest Rates . If, prior to the commencement of any Interest Period for any Eurodollar Borrowing:

(i) the Administrative Agent shall have determined (which determination shall be conclusive and binding upon the Borrower) that, by reason of circumstances affecting the relevant interbank market, adequate means do not exist for ascertaining LIBOR for such Interest Period, or

(ii) the Administrative Agent shall have received notice from the Required Lenders that the Adjusted LIBO Rate does not adequately and fairly reflect the cost to such Lenders of making, funding or maintaining their Eurodollar Loans for such Interest Period,

the Administrative Agent shall give written notice (or telephonic notice, promptly confirmed in writing) to the Borrower and to the Lenders as soon as practicable thereafter. Until the Administrative Agent shall notify the Borrower and the Lenders that the circumstances giving rise to such notice no longer exist, (i) the obligations of the Lenders to make Eurodollar Revolving Loans or to continue or convert outstanding Loans as or into Eurodollar Loans shall be suspended and (ii) all such affected Loans shall be converted into Base Rate Loans on the last day of the then current Interest Period applicable thereto unless the Borrower prepays such Loans in accordance with this Agreement. Unless the Borrower notifies the Administrative Agent at least one (1) Business Day before the date of any Eurodollar Borrowing for which a Notice of Revolving Borrowing or a Notice of Continuation/Conversion has previously been given that it elects not to borrow, continue or convert to a Eurodollar Borrowing on such date, then such Revolving Borrowing shall be made as, continued as or converted into a Base Rate Borrowing.

Section 2.17. Illegality . If any Change in Law shall make it unlawful or impossible for any Lender to make, maintain or fund any Eurodollar Loan and such Lender shall so notify the Administrative Agent, the Administrative Agent shall promptly give notice thereof to the Borrower and the other Lenders, whereupon until such Lender notifies the Administrative Agent and the Borrower that the

 

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circumstances giving rise to such suspension no longer exist, the obligation of such Lender to make Eurodollar Revolving Loans, or to continue or convert outstanding Loans as or into Eurodollar Loans, shall be suspended. In the case of the making of a Eurodollar Borrowing, such Lender’s Revolving Loan shall be made as a Base Rate Loan as part of the same Revolving Borrowing for the same Interest Period and, if the affected Eurodollar Loan is then outstanding, such Loan shall be converted to a Base Rate Loan either (i) on the last day of the then current Interest Period applicable to such Eurodollar Loan if such Lender may lawfully continue to maintain such Loan to such date or (ii) immediately if such Lender shall determine that it may not lawfully continue to maintain such Eurodollar Loan to such date. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the affected Lender shall, prior to giving such notice to the Administrative Agent, designate a different Applicable Lending Office if such designation would avoid the need for giving such notice and if such designation would not otherwise be disadvantageous to such Lender in the good faith exercise of its discretion.

Section 2.18. Increased Costs .

(a) If any Change in Law shall:

(i) impose, modify or deem applicable any reserve, special deposit or similar requirement that is not otherwise included in the determination of the Adjusted LIBO Rate hereunder against assets of, deposits with or for the account of, or credit extended by, any Lender (except any such reserve requirement reflected in the Adjusted LIBO Rate) or the Issuing Bank;

(ii) impose on any Lender, the Issuing Bank or the eurodollar interbank market any other condition affecting this Agreement or any Eurodollar Loans made by such Lender or any Letter of Credit or any participation therein; or

(iii) subject any Recipient to any Taxes (other than Indemnified Taxes and Excluded Taxes) on its loans, loan principal, letters of credit, commitments or other obligations, or its deposits, reserves, other liabilities or capital attributable thereto;

and the result of any of the foregoing is to increase the cost to such Lender of making, converting into, continuing or maintaining a Eurodollar Loan or to increase the cost to such Lender or the Issuing Bank of participating in or issuing any Letter of Credit or to reduce the amount received or receivable by such Lender or the Issuing Bank hereunder (whether of principal, interest or any other amount), then, from time to time, such Lender or the Issuing Bank may provide the Borrower (with a copy thereof to the Administrative Agent) with written notice and demand with respect to such increased costs or reduced amounts, and within five (5) Business Days after receipt of such notice and demand the Borrower shall pay to such Lender or the Issuing Bank, as the case may be, such additional amounts as will compensate such Lender or the Issuing Bank for any such increased costs incurred or reduction suffered.

(b) If any Lender or the Issuing Bank shall have determined that on or after the date of this Agreement any Change in Law regarding capital requirements or liquidity requirements has or would have the effect of reducing the rate of return on such Lender’s or the Issuing Bank’s capital (or on the capital of the Parent Company of such Lender or the Issuing Bank) as a consequence of its obligations hereunder or under or in respect of any Letter of Credit to a level below that which such Lender, the Issuing Bank or such Parent Company could have achieved but for such Change in Law (taking into consideration such Lender’s or the Issuing Bank’s policies or the policies of such Parent Company with respect to capital adequacy or liquidity), then, from time to time, such Lender or the Issuing Bank may provide the Borrower (with a copy thereof to the Administrative Agent) with written notice and demand with respect to such reduced amounts, and within five (5) Business Days after receipt of such notice and demand the Borrower shall pay to such Lender or the Issuing Bank, as the case may be, such additional amounts as will compensate such Lender, the Issuing Bank or such Parent Company for any such reduction suffered.

 

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(c) A certificate of such Lender or the Issuing Bank setting forth the amount or amounts necessary to compensate such Lender, the Issuing Bank or the Parent Company of such Lender or the Issuing Bank, as the case may be, specified in subsection (a) or (b) of this Section shall be delivered to the Borrower (with a copy to the Administrative Agent) and shall be conclusive, absent manifest error.

(d) Failure or delay on the part of any Lender or the Issuing Bank to demand compensation pursuant to this Section shall not constitute a waiver of such Lender’s or the Issuing Bank’s right to demand such compensation; provided that the Borrower shall not be required to compensate a Lender or Issuing Bank or the Parent Company of such Lender or the Issuing Bank pursuant to this Section for any increased costs incurred or reductions suffered more than one year prior to the date that such Lender or Issuing Bank, as the case may be, notifies the Borrower of the Change in Law giving rise to such increased costs or reductions, and of such Lender’s or Issuing Bank’s intention to claim compensation therefor.

Section 2.19. Funding Indemnity . In the event of (a) the payment of any principal of a Eurodollar Loan other than on the last day of the Interest Period applicable thereto (including as a result of an Event of Default), (b) the conversion or continuation of a Eurodollar Loan other than on the last day of the Interest Period applicable thereto, or (c) the failure by the Borrower to borrow, prepay, convert or continue any Eurodollar Loan on the date specified in any applicable notice (regardless of whether such notice is withdrawn or revoked), then, in any such event, the Borrower shall compensate each Lender, within five (5) Business Days after written demand from such Lender, for any loss, cost or expense attributable to such event. In the case of a Eurodollar Loan, such loss, cost or expense shall be deemed to include an amount determined by such Lender to be the excess, if any, of (A) the amount of interest that would have accrued on the principal amount of such Eurodollar Loan if such event had not occurred at the Adjusted LIBO Rate applicable to such Eurodollar Loan for the period from the date of such event to the last day of the then current Interest Period therefor (or, in the case of a failure to borrow, convert or continue, for the period that would have been the Interest Period for such Eurodollar Loan) over (B) the amount of interest that would accrue on the principal amount of such Eurodollar Loan for the same period if the Adjusted LIBO Rate were set on the date such Eurodollar Loan was prepaid or converted or the date on which the Borrower failed to borrow, convert or continue such Eurodollar Loan. A certificate as to any additional amount payable under this Section submitted to the Borrower by any Lender (with a copy to the Administrative Agent) shall be conclusive, absent manifest error.

Section 2.20. Taxes .

(a) Any and all payments by or on account of any obligation of the Borrower or any other Loan Party hereunder or under any other Loan Document shall be made without deduction or withholding for any Taxes; provided that if any applicable law requires the deduction or withholding of any Tax from any such payment, then the applicable Withholding Agent shall make such deduction or withholding and timely pay the full amount deducted or withheld to the relevant Governmental Authority in accordance with applicable law and, if such Tax is an Indemnified Tax or Other Tax, then the sum payable by the Borrower or other Loan Party, as applicable, shall be increased as necessary so that after making all required deductions and withholdings (including deductions and withholdings of Indemnified Taxes or Other Taxes applicable to additional sums payable under this Section) the applicable Recipient shall receive an amount equal to the sum it would have received had no such deductions or withholdings been made.

 

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(b) In addition, without limiting the provisions of subsection (a) of this Section, the Borrower shall timely pay to the relevant Governmental Authority in accordance with applicable law, or at the option of the Administrative Agent timely reimburse it for the payment of, any Other Taxes.

(c) The Borrower shall indemnify each Recipient, within ten (10) Business Days after written demand therefor, for the full amount of any Indemnified Taxes or Other Taxes paid or payable by such Recipient or required to be withheld or deducted from a payment to such Recipient (including Indemnified Taxes or Other Taxes imposed or asserted on or attributable to amounts payable under this Section) and any penalties, interest and reasonable expenses arising therefrom or with respect thereto, whether or not such Indemnified Taxes or Other Taxes were correctly or legally imposed or asserted by the relevant Governmental Authority; provided, that, the Borrower shall not be required to compensate a Recipient pursuant to this Section for any Indemnified Taxes or Other Taxes to the extent a written demand therefor has not been made by such Recipient within 180 days from the earlier of (i) the date on which the Recipient received written notice of the imposition of such Indemnified Taxes or Other Taxes from the relevant taxing authority, or (ii) the date on which the Recipient pays such Indemnified Taxes or Other Taxes. A certificate as to the amount of such payment or liability delivered to the Borrower by the applicable Recipient (with a copy to the Administrative Agent in the case of a Recipient other than the Administrative Agent) shall be conclusive, absent manifest error.

(d) As soon as practicable after any payment of Indemnified Taxes or Other Taxes by the Borrower or any other Loan Party to a Governmental Authority, the Borrower or other Loan Party, as applicable, shall deliver to the Administrative Agent an original or a certified copy of a receipt issued by such Governmental Authority evidencing such payment, a copy of the return reporting such payment or other evidence of such payment reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent.

(e) Tax Forms .

(i) Any Lender that is a U.S. Person shall deliver to the Borrower and the Administrative Agent, on or prior to the date on which such Lender becomes a Lender under this Agreement (and from time to time thereafter upon the reasonable request of the Borrower or the Administrative Agent), duly executed originals of IRS Form W-9 certifying, to the extent such Lender is legally entitled to do so, that such Lender is exempt from U.S. federal backup withholding tax.

(ii) Any Lender that is entitled to an exemption from or reduction of withholding tax with respect to payments under this Agreement or any other Loan Document shall deliver to the Borrower and the Administrative Agent, at the time or times prescribed by applicable law or reasonably requested by the Borrower or the Administrative Agent, such properly completed and executed documentation prescribed by applicable law or reasonably requested by the Borrower or the Administrative Agent as will permit such payments to be made without withholding or at a reduced rate of withholding. In addition, any Lender, if reasonably requested by the Borrower or the Administrative Agent, shall deliver such other documentation prescribed by applicable law or reasonably requested by the Borrower or the Administrative Agent as will enable the Borrower or the Administrative Agent to determine whether or not such Lender is subject to backup withholding or information reporting requirements. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, each Lender that is a Foreign Person shall, to the extent it is legally entitled to do so, (w) on or prior to the date such Lender becomes a Lender under this Agreement, (x) on or prior to the date on which any such form or certification expires or becomes obsolete, (y) after the occurrence of any event requiring a change in the most recent form or certification previously delivered by it pursuant to this subsection, and (z) from time to time upon the reasonable request by the Borrower or the Administrative Agent, deliver to the Borrower and the Administrative Agent (in such number of copies as shall be requested by the Borrower or the Administrative Agent), whichever of the following is applicable:

(A) if such Lender is claiming eligibility for benefits of an income tax treaty to which the United States is a party (x) with respect to payments of interest under any Loan Document, duly executed originals of IRS Form W-8BEN, or any successor form thereto, establishing an exemption from, or reduction of, U.S. federal withholding tax pursuant to the “interest” article of such tax treaty, and (y) with respect to any other applicable payments under any Loan Document, duly executed originals of IRS Form W-8BEN, or any successor form thereto, establishing an exemption from, or reduction of, U.S. federal withholding tax pursuant to the “business profits” or “other income” article of such tax treaty;

 

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(B) duly executed originals of IRS Form W-8ECI, or any successor form thereto, certifying that the payments received by such Lender are effectively connected with such Lender’s conduct of a trade or business in the United States;

(C) if such Lender is claiming the benefits of the exemption for portfolio interest under Section 871(h) or Section 881(c) of the Code, duly executed originals of IRS Form W-8BEN, or any successor form thereto, together with a certificate (a “ U.S. Tax Compliance Certificate ”) substantially in the form of Exhibit B-1 or Exhibit B-2 , as applicable, upon which such Lender certifies that (1) such Lender is not a bank for purposes of Section 881(c)(3)(A) of the Code, or the obligation of the Borrower hereunder is not, with respect to such Lender, a loan agreement entered into in the ordinary course of its trade or business, within the meaning of that Section, (2) such Lender is not a 10% shareholder of the Borrower within the meaning of Section 871(h)(3) or Section 881(c)(3)(B) of the Code, (3) such Lender is not a controlled foreign corporation that is related to the Borrower within the meaning of Section 881(c)(3)(C) of the Code, and (4) the interest payments in question are not effectively connected with a U.S. trade or business conducted by such Lender; or

(D) if such Lender is not the beneficial owner (for example, a partnership or a participating Lender granting a typical participation), duly executed originals of IRS Form W-8IMY, or any successor form thereto, accompanied by IRS Form W-9, IRS Form W-8ECI, IRS Form W-8BEN, a U.S. Tax Compliance Certificate substantially in the form of Exhibit B-3 or Exhibit B-4 , as applicable, and/or other certification documents from each beneficial owner, as applicable.

(iii) Each Lender agrees that if any form or certification it previously delivered under this Section expires or becomes obsolete or inaccurate in any respect, it shall update such form or certification or promptly notify the Borrower and the Administrative Agent in writing of its inability to update such form or certification.

(f) If a payment made to a Recipient under any Loan Document would be subject to U.S. federal withholding tax imposed by FATCA if such Recipient were to fail to comply with the applicable reporting requirements of FATCA (including those contained in Section 1471(b) or 1472(b) of the Code, as applicable), such Recipient shall deliver to the Borrower and the Administrative Agent at the time or times prescribed by law and at such time or times reasonably requested by the Borrower or the Administrative Agent such documentation prescribed by applicable law (including as prescribed by Section 1471(b)(3)(C)(i) of the Code) and such additional documentation reasonably requested by the Borrower or the Administrative Agent as may be necessary for the Borrower and the Administrative

 

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Agent to comply with their obligations under FATCA and to determine that such Recipient has complied with such Recipient’s obligations under FATCA or to determine the amount to deduct and withhold from such payment. Solely for purposes of this subparagraph (f), “FATCA” shall include any amendments made to FATCA after the date of this Agreement.

(g) Treatment of Certain Refunds . If any party determines, in its sole discretion exercised in good faith, that it has received a refund of any Taxes as to which it has been indemnified pursuant to this Section (including by the payment of additional amounts pursuant to Section 2.20(a) ), it shall pay to the indemnifying party an amount equal to such refund (but only to the extent of indemnity payments made under this Section with respect to the Taxes giving rise to such refund), net of all out-of-pocket expenses (including Taxes) of such indemnified party and without interest (other than any interest paid by the relevant Governmental Authority with respect to such refund). Such indemnifying party, upon the request of such indemnified party, shall repay to such indemnified party the amount paid over pursuant to this paragraph (g) (plus any penalties, interest or other charges imposed by the relevant Governmental Authority) in the event that such indemnified party is required to repay such refund to such Governmental Authority. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this paragraph (g), in no event will the indemnified party be required to pay any amount to an indemnifying party pursuant to this paragraph (g) the payment of which would place the indemnified party in a less favorable net after-Tax position than the indemnified party would have been in if the indemnification payments or additional amounts giving rise to such refund had never been paid. This paragraph shall not be construed to require any indemnified party to make available its Tax returns (or any other information relating to its Taxes that it deems confidential) to the indemnifying party or any other Person.

Section 2.21. Payments Generally; Pro Rata Treatment; Sharing of Set-offs .

(a) The Borrower shall make each payment required to be made by it hereunder (whether of principal, interest, fees or reimbursement of LC Disbursements, or of amounts payable under Section 2.18 , 2.19 or 2.20 , or otherwise) prior to 12:00 noon on the date when due, in immediately available funds, free and clear of any defenses, rights of set-off, counterclaim, or withholding or deduction of taxes. Any amounts received after such time on any date may, in the discretion of the Administrative Agent, be deemed to have been received on the next succeeding Business Day for purposes of calculating interest thereon. All such payments shall be made to the Administrative Agent at the Payment Office, except payments to be made directly to the Issuing Bank or the Swingline Lender as expressly provided herein and except that payments pursuant to Sections 2.18 , 2.19 , 2.20 and 10.3 shall be made directly to the Persons entitled thereto. The Administrative Agent shall distribute any such payments received by it for the account of any other Person to the appropriate recipient promptly following receipt thereof. If any payment hereunder shall be due on a day that is not a Business Day, the date for payment shall be extended to the next succeeding Business Day, and, in the case of any payment accruing interest, interest thereon shall be made payable for the period of such extension. All payments hereunder shall be made in Dollars.

(b) If at any time insufficient funds are received by and available to the Administrative Agent to pay fully all amounts of principal, unreimbursed LC Disbursements, interest and fees then due hereunder, such funds shall be applied as follows: first , to all fees and reimbursable expenses of the Administrative Agent then due and payable pursuant to any of the Loan Documents; second , to all reimbursable expenses of the Lenders and all fees and reimbursable expenses of the Issuing Bank then due and payable pursuant to any of the Loan Documents, pro rata to the Lenders and the Issuing Bank based on their respective pro rata shares of such fees and expenses; third , to all interest and fees then due and payable hereunder, pro rata to the Lenders based on their respective pro rata shares of such interest and fees; and fourth , to all principal of the Loans and unreimbursed LC Disbursements then due and payable hereunder, pro rata to the parties entitled thereto based on their respective pro rata shares of such principal and unreimbursed LC Disbursements.

 

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(c) If any Lender shall, by exercising any right of set-off or counterclaim or otherwise, obtain payment in respect of any principal of or interest on any of its Loans or participations in LC Disbursements or Swingline Loans that would result in such Lender receiving payment of a greater proportion of the aggregate amount of its Revolving Credit Exposure and accrued interest and fees thereon than the proportion received by any other Lender with respect to its Revolving Credit Exposure, then the Lender receiving such greater proportion shall purchase (for cash at face value) participations in the Revolving Credit Exposure of other Lenders to the extent necessary so that the benefit of all such payments shall be shared by the Lenders ratably in accordance with the aggregate amount of principal of and accrued interest on their respective Revolving Credit Exposure; provided that (i) if any such participations are purchased and all or any portion of the payment giving rise thereto is recovered, such participations shall be rescinded and the purchase price restored to the extent of such recovery, without interest, and (ii) the provisions of this subsection shall not be construed to apply to any payment made by the Borrower pursuant to and in accordance with the express terms of this Agreement or any payment obtained by a Lender as consideration for the assignment of or sale of a participation in any of its Revolving Credit Exposure to any assignee or participant, other than to the Borrower or any Subsidiary or Affiliate thereof (as to which the provisions of this subsection shall apply). The Borrower consents to the foregoing and agrees, to the extent it may effectively do so under applicable law, that any Lender acquiring a participation pursuant to the foregoing arrangements may exercise against the Borrower rights of set-off and counterclaim with respect to such participation as fully as if such Lender were a direct creditor of the Borrower in the amount of such participation.

(d) Unless the Administrative Agent shall have received notice from the Borrower prior to the date on which any payment is due to the Administrative Agent for the account of the Lenders or the Issuing Bank hereunder that the Borrower will not make such payment, the Administrative Agent may assume that the Borrower has made such payment on such date in accordance herewith and may, in reliance upon such assumption, distribute to the Lenders or the Issuing Bank, as the case may be, the amount or amounts due. In such event, if the Borrower has not in fact made such payment, then each of the Lenders or the Issuing Bank, as the case may be, severally agrees to repay to the Administrative Agent forthwith on demand the amount so distributed to such Lender or Issuing Bank with interest thereon, for each day from and including the date such amount is distributed to it to but excluding the date of payment to the Administrative Agent, at the greater of the Federal Funds Rate and a rate determined by the Administrative Agent in accordance with banking industry rules on interbank compensation.

(e) Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, any amount paid by the Borrower for the account of a Defaulting Lender under this Agreement (whether on account of principal, interest, fees, reimbursement of LC Disbursements, indemnity payments or other amounts) will be retained by the Administrative Agent in a segregated non-interest bearing account until the Revolving Commitment Termination Date, at which time the funds in such account will be applied by the Administrative Agent, to the fullest extent permitted by law, in the following order of priority: first , to the payment of any amounts owing by such Defaulting Lender to the Administrative Agent under this Agreement; second , to the payment of any amounts owing by such Defaulting Lender to the Issuing Bank and the Swingline Lender under this Agreement; third , to the payment of interest due and payable to the Lenders hereunder that are not Defaulting Lenders, ratably among them in accordance with the amounts of such interest then due and payable to them; fourth , to the payment of fees then due and payable to the Lenders hereunder that are not Defaulting Lenders, ratably among them in accordance with the amounts of such fees then due and payable to them; fifth , to the payment of principal and unreimbursed LC Disbursements then due and payable to the Lenders hereunder that are not Defaulting Lenders, ratably in accordance with the amounts thereof then due and payable to them; sixth , to the ratable payment of other

 

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amounts then due and payable to the Lenders hereunder that are not Defaulting Lenders; and seventh , to pay amounts owing under this Agreement to such Defaulting Lender or as a court of competent jurisdiction may otherwise direct.

Section 2.22. Letters of Credit .

(a) During the Availability Period, the Issuing Bank, in reliance upon the agreements of the other Lenders pursuant to subsections (d) and (e) of this Section, agrees to issue, at the request of the Borrower, Letters of Credit for the account of the Borrower on the terms and conditions hereinafter set forth; provided that (i) each Letter of Credit shall expire on the earlier of (A) the date one year after the date of issuance of such Letter of Credit (or, in the case of any renewal or extension thereof, one year after such renewal or extension) and (B) the date that is five (5) Business Days prior to the Revolving Commitment Termination Date (provided that any Letter of Credit with a one-year tenor may provide for the automatic renewal thereof for additional one-year periods (which, in no event, shall extend beyond the date that is five (5) Business Days prior to the Revolving Commitment Termination Date (i) unless otherwise agreed to by the Issuing Bank)); (ii) each Letter of Credit shall be in a stated amount of at least $10,000; and (iii) the Borrower may not request any Letter of Credit if, after giving effect to such issuance, (A) the aggregate LC Exposure would exceed the LC Commitment or (B) the aggregate Revolving Credit Exposure of all Lenders would exceed the Aggregate Revolving Commitment Amount. Each Lender shall be deemed to, and hereby irrevocably and unconditionally agrees to, purchase from the Issuing Bank without recourse a participation in each Letter of Credit equal to such Lender’s Pro Rata Share of the aggregate amount available to be drawn under such Letter of Credit on the date of issuance thereof. Each issuance of a Letter of Credit shall be deemed to utilize the Revolving Commitment of each Lender by an amount equal to the amount of such participation.

(b) To request the issuance of a Letter of Credit (or any amendment, renewal or extension of an outstanding Letter of Credit), the Borrower shall give the Issuing Bank and the Administrative Agent irrevocable written notice at least three (3) Business Days prior to the requested date of such issuance specifying the date (which shall be a Business Day) such Letter of Credit is to be issued (or amended, renewed or extended, as the case may be), the expiration date of such Letter of Credit, the amount of such Letter of Credit, the name and address of the beneficiary thereof and such other information as shall be necessary to prepare, amend, renew or extend such Letter of Credit. In addition to the satisfaction of the conditions in Article III , the issuance of such Letter of Credit (or any amendment which increases the amount of such Letter of Credit) will be subject to the further conditions that such Letter of Credit shall be in such form and contain such terms as the Issuing Bank shall approve and that the Borrower shall have executed and delivered any additional applications, agreements and instruments relating to such Letter of Credit as the Issuing Bank shall reasonably require; provided that in the event of any conflict between such applications, agreements or instruments and this Agreement, the terms of this Agreement shall control.

(c) At least two (2) Business Days prior to the issuance of any Letter of Credit, the Issuing Bank will confirm with the Administrative Agent (by telephone or in writing) that the Administrative Agent has received such notice, and, if not, the Issuing Bank will provide the Administrative Agent with a copy thereof. Unless the Issuing Bank has received notice from the Administrative Agent, on or before the Business Day immediately preceding the date the Issuing Bank is to issue the requested Letter of Credit, directing the Issuing Bank not to issue the Letter of Credit because such issuance is not then permitted hereunder because of the limitations set forth in subsection (a) of this Section or that one or more conditions specified in Article III are not then satisfied, then, subject to the terms and conditions hereof, the Issuing Bank shall, on the requested date, issue such Letter of Credit in accordance with the Issuing Bank’s usual and customary business practices.

 

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(d) The Issuing Bank shall examine all documents purporting to represent a demand for payment under a Letter of Credit promptly following its receipt thereof. The Issuing Bank shall notify the Borrower and the Administrative Agent of such demand for payment and whether the Issuing Bank has made or will make a LC Disbursement thereunder; provided that any failure to give or delay in giving such notice shall not relieve the Borrower of its obligation to reimburse the Issuing Bank and the Lenders with respect to such LC Disbursement. The Borrower shall be irrevocably and unconditionally obligated to reimburse the Issuing Bank for any LC Disbursements paid by the Issuing Bank in respect of such drawing, without presentment, demand or other formalities of any kind. Unless the Borrower shall have notified the Issuing Bank and the Administrative Agent prior to 11:00 a.m. on the Business Day immediately prior to the date on which such drawing is honored that the Borrower intends to reimburse the Issuing Bank for the amount of such drawing in funds other than from the proceeds of Revolving Loans, the Borrower shall be deemed to have timely given a Notice of Revolving Borrowing to the Administrative Agent requesting the Lenders to make a Base Rate Borrowing on the date on which such drawing is honored in an exact amount due to the Issuing Bank; provided that for purposes solely of such Borrowing, the conditions precedent set forth in Section 3.2 shall not be applicable. The Administrative Agent shall notify the Lenders of such Borrowing in accordance with Section 2.3 , and each Lender shall make the proceeds of its Base Rate Loan included in such Borrowing available to the Administrative Agent for the account of the Issuing Bank in accordance with Section 2.6 . The proceeds of such Borrowing shall be applied directly by the Administrative Agent to reimburse the Issuing Bank for such LC Disbursement. For the avoidance of doubt, no Default or Event of Default shall occur if all LC Disbursements have been fully reimbursed from proceeds of Revolving Loans made in accordance with this subsection (d).

(e) If for any reason a Base Rate Borrowing may not be (as determined in the sole discretion of the Administrative Agent), or is not, made in accordance with the foregoing provisions, then each Lender (other than the Issuing Bank) shall be obligated to fund the participation that such Lender purchased pursuant to subsection (a) of this Section in an amount equal to its Pro Rata Share of such LC Disbursement on and as of the date which such Base Rate Borrowing should have occurred. Each Lender’s obligation to fund its participation shall be absolute and unconditional and shall not be affected by any circumstance, including, without limitation, (i) any set-off, counterclaim, recoupment, defense or other right that such Lender or any other Person may have against the Issuing Bank or any other Person for any reason whatsoever, (ii) the existence of a Default or an Event of Default or the termination of the Aggregate Revolving Commitments, (iii) any adverse change in the condition (financial or otherwise) of the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries, (iv) any breach of this Agreement by the Borrower or any other Lender, (v) any amendment, renewal or extension of any Letter of Credit or (vi) any other circumstance, happening or event whatsoever, whether or not similar to any of the foregoing. On the date that such participation is required to be funded, each Lender shall promptly transfer, in immediately available funds, the amount of its participation to the Administrative Agent for the account of the Issuing Bank. Whenever, at any time after the Issuing Bank has received from any such Lender the funds for its participation in a LC Disbursement, the Issuing Bank (or the Administrative Agent on its behalf) receives any payment on account thereof, the Administrative Agent or the Issuing Bank, as the case may be, will distribute to such Lender its Pro Rata Share of such payment; provided that if such payment is required to be returned for any reason to the Borrower or to a trustee, receiver, liquidator, custodian or similar official in any bankruptcy proceeding, such Lender will return to the Administrative Agent or the Issuing Bank any portion thereof previously distributed by the Administrative Agent or the Issuing Bank to it.

(f) To the extent that any Lender shall fail to pay any amount required to be paid pursuant to subsection (d) or (e) of this Section on the due date therefor, such Lender shall pay interest to the Issuing Bank (through the Administrative Agent) on such amount from such due date to the date such payment is made at a rate per annum equal to the Federal Funds Rate; provided that if such Lender shall fail to make such payment to the Issuing Bank within three (3) Business Days of such due date, then, retroactively to the due date, such Lender shall be obligated to pay interest on such amount at the rate set forth in Section 2.13(c) .

 

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(g) If any Event of Default shall occur and be continuing, on the Business Day that the Borrower receives notice from the Administrative Agent or the Required Lenders demanding that its reimbursement obligations with respect to the Letters of Credit be Cash Collateralized pursuant to this subsection, the Borrower shall deposit in an account with the Administrative Agent, in the name of the Administrative Agent and for the benefit of the Issuing Bank and the Lenders, an amount in cash equal to 105% of the aggregate LC Exposure (that is not already Cash Collateralized) of all Lenders as of such date plus any accrued and unpaid fees thereon; provided that such obligation to Cash Collateralize the reimbursement obligations of the Borrower with respect to the Letters of Credit shall become effective immediately, and such deposit shall become immediately due and payable, without demand or notice of any kind, upon the occurrence of any Event of Default with respect to the Borrower described in Section 8.1(h) or (i) . Such deposit shall be held by the Administrative Agent as collateral for the payment and performance of the obligations of the Borrower under this Agreement. The Administrative Agent shall have exclusive dominion and control, including the exclusive right of withdrawal, over such account. The Borrower agrees to execute any documents and/or certificates to effectuate the intent of this subsection. Other than any interest earned on the investment of such deposits, which investments shall be made at the option and sole discretion of the Administrative Agent and at the Borrower’s risk and expense, such deposits shall not bear interest. Interest and profits, if any, on such investments shall accumulate in such account. Moneys in such account shall be applied by the Administrative Agent to reimburse the Issuing Bank for LC Disbursements for which it had not been reimbursed and, to the extent not so applied, shall be held for the satisfaction of the reimbursement obligations of the Borrower for the LC Exposure at such time or, if the maturity of the Loans has been accelerated, with the consent of the Required Lenders, be applied to satisfy other obligations of the Borrower under this Agreement and the other Loan Documents. If the Borrower is required to Cash Collateralize its reimbursement obligations with respect to the Letters of Credit as a result of the occurrence of an Event of Default, such cash collateral so posted (to the extent not so applied as aforesaid) shall be returned to the Borrower within three (3) Business Days after all Events of Default have been cured or waived.

(h) Upon the request of any Lender, but no more frequently than quarterly, the Issuing Bank shall deliver (through the Administrative Agent) to each Lender and the Borrower a report describing the aggregate Letters of Credit then outstanding. Upon the request of any Lender from time to time, the Issuing Bank shall deliver to such Lender any other information reasonably requested by such Lender with respect to each Letter of Credit then outstanding.

(i) The Borrower’s obligation to reimburse LC Disbursements hereunder shall be absolute, unconditional and irrevocable and shall be performed strictly in accordance with the terms of this Agreement under all circumstances whatsoever and irrespective of any of the following circumstances:

(i) any lack of validity or enforceability of any Letter of Credit or this Agreement;

(ii) the existence of any claim, set-off, defense or other right which the Borrower or any Subsidiary or Affiliate of the Borrower may have at any time against a beneficiary or any transferee of any Letter of Credit (or any Persons or entities for whom any such beneficiary or transferee may be acting), any Lender (including the Issuing Bank) or any other Person, whether in connection with this Agreement or the Letter of Credit or any document related hereto or thereto or any unrelated transaction;

 

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(iii) any draft or other document presented under a Letter of Credit proving to be forged, fraudulent or invalid in any respect or any statement therein being untrue or inaccurate in any respect;

(iv) payment by the Issuing Bank under a Letter of Credit against presentation of a draft or other document to the Issuing Bank that does not comply with the terms of such Letter of Credit;

(v) any other event or circumstance whatsoever, whether or not similar to any of the foregoing, that might, but for the provisions of this Section, constitute a legal or equitable discharge of, or provide a right of set-off against, the Borrower’s obligations hereunder; or

(vi) the existence of a Default or an Event of Default.

Neither the Administrative Agent, the Issuing Bank, any Lender nor any Related Party of any of the foregoing shall have any liability or responsibility by reason of or in connection with the issuance or transfer of any Letter of Credit or any payment or failure to make any payment thereunder (irrespective of any of the circumstances referred to above), or any error, omission, interruption, loss or delay in transmission or delivery of any draft, notice or other communication under or relating to any Letter of Credit (including any document required to make a drawing thereunder), any error in interpretation of technical terms or any consequence arising from causes beyond the control of the Issuing Bank; provided that the foregoing shall not be construed to excuse the Issuing Bank from liability to the Borrower to the extent of any actual direct damages (as opposed to special, indirect (including claims for lost profits or other consequential damages), or punitive damages, claims in respect of which are hereby waived by the Borrower to the extent permitted by applicable law) suffered by the Borrower that are caused by the Issuing Bank’s failure to exercise due care when determining whether drafts or other documents presented under a Letter of Credit comply with the terms thereof. The parties hereto expressly agree that, in the absence of gross negligence or willful misconduct on the part of the Issuing Bank (as finally determined by a court of competent jurisdiction), the Issuing Bank shall be deemed to have exercised due care in each such determination. In furtherance of the foregoing and without limiting the generality thereof, the parties agree that, with respect to documents presented that appear on their face to be in substantial compliance with the terms of a Letter of Credit, the Issuing Bank may, in its sole discretion, either accept and make payment upon such documents without responsibility for further investigation, regardless of any notice or information to the contrary, or refuse to accept and make payment upon such documents if such documents are not in strict compliance with the terms of such Letter of Credit.

(j) Unless otherwise expressly agreed by the Issuing Bank and the Borrower when a Letter of Credit is issued and subject to applicable laws, (i) each standby Letter of Credit shall be governed by the “International Standby Practices 1998” (ISP98) (or such later revision as may be published by the Institute of International Banking Law & Practice on any date any Letter of Credit may be issued), (ii) each documentary Letter of Credit shall be governed by the Uniform Customs and Practices for Documentary Credits (2007 Revision), International Chamber of Commerce Publication No. 600 (or such later revision as may be published by the International Chamber of Commerce on any date any Letter of Credit may be issued) and (iii) the Borrower shall specify the foregoing in each letter of credit application submitted for the issuance of a Letter of Credit.

Section 2.23. Increase of Commitments; Additional Lenders .

(a) From time to time after the Closing Date and in accordance with this Section, the Borrower and one or more Increasing Lenders or Additional Lenders (each as defined below) may enter into an agreement to increase the aggregate Revolving Commitments hereunder (each such increase, an “ Incremental Commitment ”) so long as the following conditions are satisfied:

(i) the aggregate principal amount of all such Incremental Commitments made pursuant to this Section shall not exceed $100,000,000 (the principal amount of each such Incremental Commitment, the “ Incremental Commitment Amount ”);

 

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(ii) the Borrower shall execute and deliver such documents and instruments and take such other actions as may be reasonably required by the Administrative Agent in connection with and at the time of any such proposed increase;

(iii) at the time of and immediately after giving effect to any such proposed increase, no Default or Event of Default shall exist and all representations and warranties of each Loan Party set forth in the Loan Documents shall be true and correct in all material respects (other than those representations and warranties that are expressly qualified by a Material Adverse Effect or other materiality, in which case such representations and warranties shall be true and correct in all respects) except to the extent any such representation or warranty is stated to relate solely to an earlier date, in which case such representation or warranty shall have been true and correct on and as of such earlier date;

(iv) the MLP and its Restricted Subsidiaries shall be in pro forma compliance with each of the financial covenants set forth in Article VI as of the most recently ended Fiscal Quarter for which financial statements are required to have been delivered, calculated as if any Borrowing made on the date such Incremental Commitments are established had been funded as of the first day of the relevant period for testing compliance;

(v) any collateral securing any such Incremental Commitments shall also secure all other Obligations on a pari passu basis; and

(vi) all terms and conditions with respect to any such Incremental Commitments shall be the same as those contained in the Loan Documents or otherwise reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent; provided that any upfront fees paid with respect to such Incremental Commitments may be greater than the upfront fees paid with respect to the existing Revolving Commitments.

(b) The Borrower shall provide at least 30 days’ written notice to the Administrative Agent (who shall promptly provide a copy of such notice to each Lender) of any proposal to establish an Incremental Commitment. The Borrower may also, but is not required to, specify any fees offered to those Lenders that agree to increase the principal amount of their Revolving Commitments (the “ Increasing Lenders ”), which fees may be variable based upon the amount by which any such Lender is willing to increase the principal amount of its Revolving Commitment. Each Increasing Lender shall as soon as practicable, and in any case within 15 days following receipt of such notice, specify in a written notice to the Borrower and the Administrative Agent the amount of such proposed Incremental Commitment that it is willing to provide. No Lender (or any successor thereto) shall have any obligation, express or implied, to offer to increase the aggregate principal amount of its Revolving Commitment, and any decision by a Lender to increase its Revolving Commitment shall be made in its sole discretion independently from any other Lender. Only the consent of each Increasing Lender shall be required for an increase in the aggregate principal amount of the Revolving Commitments pursuant to this Section. No Lender which declines to increase the principal amount of its Revolving Commitment may be replaced with respect to its existing Revolving Commitment as a result thereof without such Lender’s consent. If any Lender shall fail to notify the Borrower and the Administrative Agent in writing about whether it will increase its Revolving Commitment within 15 days after receipt of such notice, such

 

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Lender shall be deemed to have declined to increase its Revolving Commitment. The Borrower may accept some or all of the offered amounts or designate new lenders that are acceptable to the Administrative Agent (such approval not to be unreasonably withheld, conditioned or delayed) as additional Lenders hereunder in accordance with this Section (the “ Additional Lenders ”), which Additional Lenders may assume all or a portion of such Incremental Commitment. The Borrower and the Administrative Agent shall have discretion jointly to adjust the allocation of such Incremental Commitments among the Increasing Lenders and the Additional Lenders. The sum of the increase in the Revolving Commitments of the Increasing Lenders plus the Revolving Commitments of the Additional Lenders shall not in the aggregate exceed the unsubscribed amount of the Incremental Commitment Amount.

(c) Subject to subsections (a) and (b) of this Section, any increase requested by the Borrower shall be effective upon delivery to the Administrative Agent of each of the following documents:

(i) an originally executed copy of an instrument of joinder, in form and substance reasonably acceptable to the Administrative Agent, executed by the Borrower, by each Additional Lender and by each Increasing Lender, setting forth the new Revolving Commitments of such Lenders and setting forth the agreement of each Additional Lender to become a party to this Agreement and to be bound by all of the terms and provisions hereof;

(ii) such evidence of appropriate corporate authorization on the part of the Borrower with respect to such Incremental Commitment and such opinions of counsel for the Borrower with respect to such Incremental Commitment as the Administrative Agent may reasonably request;

(iii) a certificate of the Borrower signed by a Responsible Officer, in form and substance reasonably acceptable to the Administrative Agent, certifying that each of the conditions in subsection (a) of this Section has been satisfied;

(iv) to the extent requested by any Additional Lender or any Increasing Lender, executed promissory notes evidencing such Incremental Commitments, issued by the Borrower in accordance with Section 2.10 ; and

(v) any other certificates or documents that the Administrative Agent shall reasonably request, in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent.

Upon the effectiveness of any such Incremental Commitment, the Commitments and Pro Rata Share of each Lender will be adjusted to give effect to the Incremental Commitments, and Schedule I shall automatically be deemed amended accordingly.

(d) If the Borrower incurs Incremental Commitments under this Section, the Borrower shall, after such time, repay and incur Revolving Loans ratably as between the Incremental Commitments and the Revolving Commitments outstanding immediately prior to such incurrence. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in Section 10.2 , the Administrative Agent is expressly permitted to amend the Loan Documents to the extent necessary to give effect to any increase pursuant to this Section and mechanical changes necessary or advisable in connection therewith (including amendments to implement the requirements in the preceding sentence, amendments to ensure pro rata allocations of Eurodollar Loans and Base Rate Loans between Loans incurred pursuant to this Section and Loans outstanding immediately prior to any such incurrence and amendments to implement ratable participation in Letters of Credit between the Incremental Commitments and the Revolving Commitments outstanding immediately prior to any such incurrence).

 

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Section 2.24. Mitigation of Obligations . If any Lender requests compensation under Section 2.18 , or if the Borrower is required to pay any additional amount to any Lender or any Governmental Authority for the account of any Lender pursuant to Section 2.20 , then such Lender shall use reasonable efforts to designate a different lending office for funding or booking its Loans hereunder or to assign its rights and obligations hereunder to another of its offices, branches or affiliates, if, in the sole judgment of such Lender, such designation or assignment (i) would eliminate or reduce amounts payable under Section 2.18 or Section 2.20 , as the case may be, in the future and (ii) would not subject such Lender to any unreimbursed cost or expense and would not otherwise be disadvantageous to such Lender. The Borrower hereby agrees to pay all reasonable documented out-of-pocket costs and expenses incurred by any Lender in connection with such designation or assignment.

Section 2.25. Replacement of Lenders . If (a) any Lender requests compensation under Section 2.18 , or if the Borrower is required to pay any additional amount to any Lender or any Governmental Authority for the account of any Lender pursuant to Section 2.20 , (b) any Lender is a Defaulting Lender or (c) in connection with any proposed amendment, modification, termination, waiver or consent with respect to any of the provisions hereof as contemplated by Section 10.2(b) , the consent of Required Lenders shall have been obtained but the consent of one or more of such other Lenders (each a “ Non-Consenting Lender ”) whose consent is required shall not have been obtained, then the Borrower may, at its sole expense and effort, upon notice to such Lender and the Administrative Agent, require such Lender to assign and delegate, without recourse (in accordance with and subject to the restrictions set forth in Section 10.4(b )), all of its interests, rights (other than its existing rights to payments pursuant to Section 2.18 or 2.20 , as applicable) and obligations under this Agreement to an assignee that shall assume such obligations (which assignee may be another Lender) (a “ Replacement Lender ”); provided that (i) the Borrower shall have received the prior written consent of the Administrative Agent, which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld, conditioned or delayed, (ii) such Lender shall have received payment of an amount equal to the outstanding principal amount of all Loans owed to it, accrued interest thereon, accrued fees and all other amounts payable to it hereunder from the assignee (in the case of such outstanding principal and accrued interest) and from the Borrower (in the case of all other amounts), and (iii) in the case of a claim for compensation under Section 2.18 or payments required to be made pursuant to Section 2.20 , such assignment will result in a reduction in such compensation or payments, and (iv) in the case of a Non-Consenting Lender, each Replacement Lender shall consent, at the time of such assignment, to each matter in respect of which such terminated Lender was a Non-Consenting Lender. A Lender shall not be required to make any such assignment and delegation if, prior thereto, as a result of a waiver by such Lender or otherwise, the circumstances entitling the Borrower to require such assignment and delegation cease to apply.

Section 2.26. Defaulting Lenders .

(a) If a Lender becomes, and during the period it remains, a Defaulting Lender, the following provisions shall apply, notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Agreement:

(i) the LC Exposure and the Swingline Exposure of such Defaulting Lender will, subject to the limitation in the proviso below, automatically be reallocated (effective no later than one (1) Business Day after the Administrative Agent has actual knowledge that such Lender has become a Defaulting Lender) among the Non-Defaulting Lenders pro rata in accordance with their respective Revolving Commitments (calculated as if the Defaulting Lender’s Revolving Commitment was reduced to zero and each Non-Defaulting Lender’s Revolving Commitment had been increased proportionately); provided that the sum of each Non-Defaulting Lender’s total Revolving Credit Exposure may not in any event exceed the Revolving Commitment of such Non-Defaulting Lender as in effect at the time of such reallocation; and

(ii) to the extent that any portion (the “ unreallocated portion ”) of the LC Exposure and the Swingline Exposure of any Defaulting Lender cannot be reallocated pursuant to clause (i) above for any reason, the Borrower will, not later than two (2) Business Days after demand by the Administrative Agent (at the direction of the Issuing Bank and/or the Swingline Lender), (x) Cash Collateralize the obligations of the Borrower to the Issuing Bank or the Swingline Lender in respect of such LC Exposure or such Swingline Exposure, as the case may be, in an amount at least equal to the aggregate amount of the unreallocated portion of the LC Exposure and the Swingline Exposure of such Defaulting Lender, (y) in the case of such Swingline Exposure, prepay and/or Cash Collateralize in full the unreallocated portion thereof, or (z) make other arrangements satisfactory to the Administrative Agent, the Issuing Bank and the Swingline Lender in their sole discretion to protect them against the risk of non-payment by such Defaulting Lender;

 

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provided that neither any such reallocation nor any payment by a Non-Defaulting Lender pursuant thereto nor any such Cash Collateralization or reduction will constitute a waiver or release of any claim the Borrower, the Administrative Agent, the Issuing Bank, the Swingline Lender or any other Lender may have against such Defaulting Lender or cause such Defaulting Lender to be a Non-Defaulting Lender.

(b) If the Borrower, the Administrative Agent, the Issuing Bank and the Swingline Lender agree in writing in their discretion that any Defaulting Lender has ceased to be a Defaulting Lender, the Administrative Agent will so notify the parties hereto, whereupon as of the effective date specified in such notice, and subject to any conditions set forth therein, the LC Exposure and the Swingline Exposure of the other Lenders shall be readjusted to reflect the inclusion of such Lender’s Commitment, and such Lender will purchase at par such portion of outstanding Revolving Loans of the other Lenders and/or make such other adjustments as the Administrative Agent may determine to be necessary to cause the Revolving Credit Exposure of the Lenders to be on a pro rata basis in accordance with their respective Revolving Commitments, whereupon such Lender will cease to be a Defaulting Lender, and will be a Non-Defaulting Lender (and such Revolving Credit Exposure of each Lender will automatically be adjusted on a prospective basis to reflect the foregoing). If any cash collateral has been posted with respect to the LC Exposure or the Swingline Exposure of such Defaulting Lender, the Administrative Agent will promptly return such cash collateral to the Borrower; provided that no adjustments will be made retroactively with respect to fees accrued or payments made by or on behalf of the Borrower while such Lender was a Defaulting Lender; provided , further , that, except to the extent otherwise expressly agreed by the affected parties, no change hereunder from Defaulting Lender to Non-Defaulting Lender will constitute a waiver or release of any claim of any party hereunder arising from such Lender’s having been a Defaulting Lender.

(c) So long as any Lender is a Defaulting Lender, the Issuing Bank will not be required to issue, amend, extend, renew or increase any Letter of Credit, and the Swingline Lender will not be required to fund any Swingline Loans, as applicable, unless it is satisfied that 100% of the related LC Exposure and Swingline Exposure after giving effect thereto is fully covered or eliminated by any combination satisfactory to the Issuing Bank or the Swingline Lender, as the case may be, of the following:

(i) the Swingline Exposure and the LC Exposure of such Defaulting Lender is reallocated to the Non-Defaulting Lenders as provided in subsection (a)(i) of this Section;

(ii) without limiting the provisions of subsection (a)(ii) of this Section, the Borrower Cash Collateralizes its reimbursement obligations in respect of such Letter of Credit or such Swingline Loan in an amount at least equal to the aggregate amount of the unreallocated obligations (contingent or otherwise) of such Defaulting Lender in respect of such Letter of

 

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Credit or such Swingline Loan, or the Borrower makes other arrangements satisfactory to the Administrative Agent, the Issuing Bank and the Swingline Lender, as the case may be, in their sole discretion to protect them against the risk of non-payment by such Defaulting Lender; and

(iii) the Borrower agrees that the face amount of such requested Letter of Credit or the principal amount of such requested Swingline Loan will be reduced by an amount equal to the unreallocated, non-Cash Collateralized portion thereof as to which such Defaulting Lender would otherwise be liable, in which case the obligations of the Non-Defaulting Lenders in respect of such Letter of Credit or such Swingline Loan will, subject to the limitation in the proviso below, be on a pro rata basis in accordance with the Commitments of the Non-Defaulting Lenders, and the pro rata payment provisions of Section 2.21 will be deemed adjusted to reflect this provision; provided that the sum of each Non-Defaulting Lender’s total Revolving Credit Exposure may not in any event exceed the Revolving Commitment of such Non-Defaulting Lender as in effect at the time of such reduction.

ARTICLE III

CONDITIONS PRECEDENT TO LOANS AND LETTERS OF CREDIT

Section 3.1. Conditions to Effectiveness . The obligations of the Lenders (including the Swingline Lender) to make Loans and the obligation of the Issuing Bank to issue any Letters of Credit hereunder shall become effective on the date on which each of the following conditions is satisfied (or waived in accordance with Section 10.2 ):

(a) The Administrative Agent shall have received payment of all fees, expenses and other amounts due and payable on or prior to the Closing Date (or as otherwise provided for in the Fee Letter) to the extent invoiced at least two Business days prior to the Closing Date, including, without limitation, reimbursement or payment of all out-of-pocket expenses of the Administrative Agent, the Joint Lead Arrangers and their Affiliates (including reasonable fees, charges and disbursements of counsel to the Administrative Agent) required to be reimbursed or paid by the Borrower hereunder or under any other Loan Document.

(b) The Administrative Agent (or its counsel) shall have received the following, each to be in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent:

(i) a counterpart of this Agreement signed by or on behalf of each party hereto or written evidence reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent (which may include telecopy transmission of a signed signature page of this Agreement) that such party has signed a counterpart of this Agreement;

(ii) a certificate of the Secretary or Assistant Secretary of each Loan Party in the form of Exhibit 3.1(b)(ii) , attaching and certifying copies of its bylaws, partnership agreement or limited liability company agreement, and of the resolutions of its board of directors or other equivalent governing body, or comparable organizational documents and authorizations, authorizing the execution, delivery and performance of the Loan Documents to which it is a party and certifying the name, title and true signature of each officer of such Loan Party executing the Loan Documents to which it is a party;

(iii) certified copies of the articles or certificate of incorporation, certificate of organization or limited partnership, or other registered organizational document of each Loan Party, together with certificates of good standing or existence, as may be available from the Secretary of State of the jurisdiction of organization of such Loan Party and each other jurisdiction where such Loan Party is required to be qualified to do business as a foreign corporation;

 

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(iv) favorable written opinions of (x) Vinson & Elkins L.L.P., counsel to the Loan Parties, (y) Helmsing, Leach, Herlong, Newman & Rouse, P.C., Alabama counsel to the Loan Parties, and (z) counsel in each state in which any Mortgaged Property for which an amendment will not be executed pursuant to clause (xii) below is located, in each case addressed to the Administrative Agent, the Issuing Bank and each of the Lenders and covering such matters relating to the Loan Parties, the Loan Documents and the transactions contemplated therein as the Administrative Agent or the Required Lenders shall reasonably request;

(v) a certificate in the form of Exhibit 3.1(b)(v) , dated the Closing Date and signed by a Responsible Officer, certifying, among other things, that after giving effect to the funding of the initial Borrowing (x) no Default or Event of Default exists, (y) all representations and warranties of each Loan Party set forth in the Loan Documents are true and correct in all material respects (other than those representations and warranties that are expressly qualified by a Material Adverse Effect or other materiality, in which case such representations and warranties are true and correct in all respects) except to the extent any such representation or warranty is stated to relate solely to an earlier date, in which case such representation or warranty was true and correct on and as of such earlier date and (z) since December 31, 2012, there shall have been no change which has had or could reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect;

(vi) a duly executed Notice of Borrowing for the initial Borrowing;

(vii) a duly executed funds disbursement agreement, together with a report setting forth the sources and uses of the proceeds hereof;

(viii) copies of all consents, approvals, authorizations, registrations, filings and orders required or advisable to be made or obtained under any Requirement of Law, or by any Contractual Obligation of any Loan Party, in connection with the execution, delivery, performance, validity and enforceability of the Loan Documents or any of the transactions contemplated thereby, and such consents, approvals, authorizations, registrations, filings and orders shall be in full force and effect and all applicable waiting periods shall have expired, and no investigation or inquiry by any Governmental Authority regarding the Commitments or any transaction being financed with the proceeds thereof shall be ongoing;

(ix) a certificate, dated the Closing Date and signed by a Responsible Officer, confirming that the MLP and its Subsidiaries, on a consolidated basis, are Solvent both immediately before and immediately after giving effect to the funding of the initial Borrowing and the consummation of the transactions contemplated by the Loan Documents to occur on the Closing Date;

(x) the Guaranty and Security Agreement, duly executed by the Borrower and each of the Guarantors, together with (A) UCC financing statements and other applicable documents under the laws of all necessary or appropriate jurisdictions with respect to the perfection of the Liens granted under the Guaranty and Security Agreement, as requested by the Administrative Agent in order to perfect such Liens, duly authorized by such Loan Parties, (B) copies of favorable UCC, tax, judgment and fixture lien search reports in all necessary or appropriate jurisdictions and under all legal and trade names of such Loan Parties, indicating that there are no prior Liens on any of the Collateral other than Liens permitted by Section 7.2 and Liens released on the Original Closing Date and (C) a perfection certificate, duly completed and executed by the Borrower;

 

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(xi) the Master Reaffirmation Agreement, duly executed by the Borrower and each of the Guarantors;

(xii) if requested by the Administrative Agent, amendments to the Mortgages covering all Mortgaged Property, duly executed by each applicable Loan Party, together with (A) endorsements to the title insurance policies with respect to such Mortgages in form and substance, and in such amounts, reasonably acceptable to the Administrative Agent; (B) evidence that counterparts of such amendments are in form for recording in the recording office of all applicable political subdivisions and places to the extent necessary or desirable, in the judgment of the Administrative Agent, to maintain a valid and enforceable first priority Lien (subject to Permitted Encumbrances) on such Real Estate in favor of the Administrative Agent for the benefit of the Secured Parties (or in favor of such other trustee as may be required or desired under local law) together with such certificates, affidavits, questionnaires or returns as shall be required in connection with the recording or filing thereof and evidence of payment by the Borrower of all title policy premiums, escrow charges and related charges, mortgage recording taxes, fees, charges, costs and expenses required for the recording of such amendments and issuance of such endorsements referred to above; and (C) an opinion of counsel in each state in which any Mortgaged Property for which an amendment will be executed pursuant to this clause (xii) is located in form and substance and form counsel reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent;

(xiii) certificates of insurance describing the types and amounts of insurance (property and liability) maintained by any of the Loan Parties, in each case naming the Administrative Agent as loss payee or additional insured, as the case may be, together with lender’s loss payable endorsements;

(xiv) (A) (i) the audited consolidated and consolidating balance sheet of Arc Terminals LP and its Subsidiaries as of December 31, 2010, December 31, 2011 and December 31, 2012, and the related audited consolidated and consolidating statements of income, shareholders’ equity and cash flows for the Fiscal Year then ended, prepared by PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP, (ii) the audited consolidated and consolidating balance sheet of Arc Terminals Mobile Holdings LLC and its Subsidiaries as of December 31, 2010, December 31, 2011 and December 31, 2012, and the related audited consolidated and consolidating statements of income, shareholders’ equity and cash flows for the Fiscal Year then ended, prepared by PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP, and (iii) the audited balance sheet of Gulf LNG as of December 31, 2011 and December 31, 2012, and the related audited statements of income, shareholders’ equity and cash flows for the Fiscal Year then ended, prepared by PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP; (B) (i) the unaudited consolidated balance sheet of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries as of March 31, 2013 and June 30, 2013, and the related unaudited consolidated statements of income and cash flows for the Fiscal Quarter and year-to-date period then ended, certified by a Responsible Officer, and (ii) the unaudited balance sheet of Gulf LNG as of March 31, 2013 and June 30, 2013, and the related unaudited statements of income and cash flows for the Fiscal Quarter and year-to-date period then ended, as provided to the Borrower by Gulf LNG; and (C) financial projections of the MLP and its Restricted Subsidiaries on a quarterly basis for the Fiscal Years ending December 31, 2013 and December 31, 2014 and annually thereafter through December 31, 2018; and

(xv) documentation and information with respect to the Loan Parties required by regulatory authorities under applicable “know your customer” and anti-money laundering laws.

 

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(c) The MLP IPO shall have occurred and resulted in net proceeds of at least $75,000,000.

Without limiting the generality of the provisions of this Section, for purposes of determining compliance with the conditions specified in this Section, each Lender that has signed this Agreement shall be deemed to have consented to, approved of, accepted or been satisfied with each document or other matter required hereunder to be consented to, approved by or acceptable or satisfactory to a Lender unless the Administrative Agent shall have received notice from such Lender prior to the proposed Closing Date specifying its objection thereto.

Section 3.2. Conditions to Each Credit Event . The obligation of each Lender to make a Loan on the occasion of any Borrowing and of the Issuing Bank to issue, amend, renew or extend any Letter of Credit is subject to Section 2.26(c) and the satisfaction of the following conditions:

(a) at the time of and immediately after giving effect to such Borrowing or the issuance, amendment, renewal or extension of such Letter of Credit, as applicable, no Default or Event of Default shall exist;

(b) at the time of and immediately after giving effect to such Borrowing or the issuance, amendment, renewal or extension of such Letter of Credit, as applicable, all representations and warranties of each Loan Party set forth in the Loan Documents shall be true and correct in all material respects (other than those representations and warranties that are expressly qualified by a Material Adverse Effect or other materiality, in which case such representations and warranties shall be true and correct in all respects) except to the extent any such representation or warranty is stated to relate solely to an earlier date, in which case such representation or warranty shall have been true and correct on and as of such earlier date; and

(c) the Borrower shall have delivered the required Notice of Borrowing.

Each Borrowing and each issuance, amendment, renewal or extension of any Letter of Credit shall be deemed to constitute a representation and warranty by the Borrower on the date thereof as to the matters specified in subsections (a) and (b) of this Section.

Section 3.3. Delivery of Documents . All of the Loan Documents, certificates, legal opinions and other documents and papers referred to in this Article, unless otherwise specified, shall be delivered to the Administrative Agent for the account of each of the Lenders and in sufficient counterparts or copies for each of the Lenders and shall be in form and substance reasonably satisfactory in all respects to the Administrative Agent.

ARTICLE IV

REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES

Each of the MLP, the Parent and the Borrower represents and warrants to the Administrative Agent, each Lender and the Issuing Bank as follows:

Section 4.1. Existence; Power . Each Loan Party and each of its Restricted Subsidiaries (i) is duly organized, validly existing and in good standing as a corporation, partnership or limited liability

 

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company under the laws of the jurisdiction of its organization, (ii) has all requisite power and authority to carry on its business as now conducted, and (iii) is duly qualified to do business, and is in good standing, in each jurisdiction where such qualification is required, except where a failure to be so qualified could not reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect.

Section 4.2. Organizational Power; Authorization . The execution, delivery and performance by each Loan Party of the Loan Documents to which it is a party are within such Loan Party’s organizational powers and have been duly authorized by all necessary organizational and, if required, shareholder, partner or member action. Each Loan Document has been duly executed and delivered by each Loan Party that is a party thereto and, when executed and delivered by such Loan Party, will constitute valid and binding obligations of such Loan Party, enforceable against it in accordance with their respective terms, except as may be limited by applicable bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, moratorium or similar laws affecting the enforcement of creditors’ rights generally and by general principles of equity.

Section 4.3. Governmental Approvals; No Conflicts . The execution, delivery and performance by each Loan Party of the Loan Documents to which it is a party (a) do not require any consent or approval of, registration or filing with, or any action by, any Governmental Authority, except those as have been obtained or made and are in full force and effect and except (i) for filings and recordings necessary to perfect or maintain perfection of the Liens created under the Loan Documents and (ii) the failure of which to obtain could not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect, (b) will not violate any Requirement of Law applicable to any Loan Party or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries or any judgment, order or ruling of any Governmental Authority where such violation could reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect, (c) will not violate or result in a default under any Contractual Obligation of any Loan Party or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries or any of its assets or give rise to a right thereunder to require any payment to be made by any Loan Party or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries where such violation, default or payment could reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect and (d) will not result in the creation or imposition of any Lien on any asset of any Loan Party or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries, except Liens (if any) created under the Loan Documents.

Section 4.4. Financial Statements . The Borrower has furnished to the Administrative Agent:

(a) (i) the audited consolidated and consolidating balance sheet of Arc Terminals LP and its Subsidiaries as of December 31, 2012, and the related audited consolidated and consolidating statements of income, shareholders’ equity and cash flows for the Fiscal Year then ended, prepared by PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP, and (ii) the audited consolidated and consolidating balance sheet of Arc Terminals Mobile Holdings LLC and its Subsidiaries as of December 31, 2012, and the related audited consolidated and consolidating statements of income, shareholders’ equity and cash flows for the Fiscal Year then ended, prepared by PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP; and

(b) the unaudited consolidated balance sheet of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries as of March 31, 2013 and June 30, 2013, and the related unaudited consolidated statements of income and cash flows for the Fiscal Quarter and year-to-date period then ended, certified by a Responsible Officer.

The financial statements in the foregoing clauses (a) and (b) fairly present in all material respects the financial condition of the applicable Persons as of such dates and the results of operations for such periods in conformity in all material respects with GAAP consistently applied, subject to year-end audit adjustments and the absence of footnotes in the case of the statements referred to in clause (b). Since December 31, 2012, there have been no changes with respect to the Borrower and its Subsidiaries which have had or could reasonably be expected to have, either individually or in the aggregate, a Material Adverse Effect.

 

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Section 4.5. Litigation and Environmental Matters .

(a) No litigation, investigation or proceeding of or before any arbitrators or Governmental Authorities is pending against or, to the knowledge of the Borrower, threatened against any Loan Party or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries (i) that could reasonably be expected to have, either individually or in the aggregate, a Material Adverse Effect or (ii) which in any manner draws into question the validity or enforceability of this Agreement or any other Loan Document.

(b) Except for the matters set forth on Schedule 4.5 or as would otherwise not reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect, no Loan Party nor any of its Restricted Subsidiaries (i) has failed to comply with any Environmental Law or to obtain, maintain or comply with any permit, license or other approval required under any Environmental Law, (ii) has received notice of any claim with respect to any Environmental Liability or (iii) knows of any basis for any Environmental Liability.

Section 4.6. Compliance with Laws and Agreements . Each Loan Party and each of its Restricted Subsidiaries is in compliance with (a) all Requirements of Law and all judgments, decrees and orders of any Governmental Authority, including, without limitation, all FERC regulations and orders, to the extent applicable, and all applicable state regulatory agency regulations and (b) all indentures, agreements or other instruments binding upon it or its properties, except, in respect of both clauses (a) and (b), where non-compliance, either individually or in the aggregate, could not reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect.

Section 4.7. Investment Company Act . No Loan Party nor any of its Restricted Subsidiaries is (a) an “investment company” or is “controlled” by an “investment company”, as such terms are defined in, or subject to regulation under, the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended and in effect from time to time, or (b) otherwise subject to any other regulatory scheme limiting its ability to incur debt or requiring any approval or consent from, or registration or filing with, any Governmental Authority in connection therewith.

Section 4.8. Taxes . Each Loan Party and each of its Restricted Subsidiaries and each other Person for whose taxes any Loan Party or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries could become liable have timely filed or caused to be filed all Federal income tax returns and all other tax returns that are required to be filed by them, and have paid all taxes shown to be due and payable on such returns or on any assessments made against it or its property and all other taxes, fees or other charges imposed on it or any of its property by any Governmental Authority, except where (i) the same are currently being contested in good faith by appropriate proceedings and for which such Loan Party or such Restricted Subsidiary, as the case may be, has set aside on its books adequate reserves in accordance with GAAP or (ii) such failure to file such tax returns or pay such taxes could not reasonably be expected have a Material Adverse Effect. The charges, accruals and reserves on the books of the MLP and its Restricted Subsidiaries in respect of such taxes are adequate, and no tax liabilities that could be materially in excess of the amount so provided are anticipated. Neither the Borrower nor any of its Restricted Subsidiaries has any obligation to pay any material taxes of Gulf Coast Asphalt Company, LLC or any of its Affiliates in connection with the Mobile Acquisition Agreement other than (i) transfer taxes or (ii) taxes for which the Borrower is indemnified by Gulf Coast Asphalt Company, LLC under the Mobile Acquisition Agreement.

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respective meanings of each of such terms under Regulation U or for any purpose that violates the provisions of Regulation T, Regulation U or Regulation X. No Loan Party nor any of its Restricted Subsidiaries is engaged principally, or as one of its important activities, in the business of extending credit for the purpose of purchasing or carrying “margin stock”.

Section 4.10. ERISA . Except as would not have a Material Adverse Effect:

(a) Each Plan is in material compliance in form and operation with its terms and with ERISA and the Code (including, without limitation, the Code provisions compliance with which is necessary for any intended favorable tax treatment) and all other applicable laws and regulations.

(b) Each Plan (and each related trust, if any) which is intended to be qualified under Section 401(a) of the Code has received a favorable determination letter from the Internal Revenue Service to the effect that it meets the requirements of Sections 401(a) and 501(a) of the Code covering all applicable tax law changes, or is comprised of a master or prototype plan that has received a favorable opinion letter from the Internal Revenue Service, and nothing has occurred since the date of such determination that would adversely affect such determination (or, in the case of a Plan with no determination, nothing has occurred that would adversely affect the issuance of a favorable determination letter or otherwise adversely affect such qualification).

(c) No ERISA Event has occurred or is reasonably expected to occur.

(d) There exists no Unfunded Pension Liability with respect to any Plan. None of the Borrower, any of its Subsidiaries or any ERISA Affiliate is making or accruing an obligation to make contributions, or has, within any of the five calendar years immediately preceding the date this assurance is given or deemed given, made or accrued an obligation to make, contributions to any Multiemployer Plan.

(e) There are no actions, suits or claims pending against or involving a Plan (other than routine claims for benefits) or, to the knowledge of the Borrower, any of its Subsidiaries or any ERISA Affiliate, threatened, which would reasonably be expected to be asserted successfully against any Plan and, if so asserted successfully, would reasonably be expected either singly or in the aggregate to result in liability to the MLP or any of its Subsidiaries.

(f) The Borrower, each of its Subsidiaries and each ERISA Affiliate have made all contributions to or under each Plan and Multiemployer Plan required by law within the applicable time limits prescribed thereby, by the terms of such Plan or Multiemployer Plan, respectively, or by any contract or agreement requiring contributions to a Plan or Multiemployer Plan.

(g) No Plan which is subject to Section 412 of the Code or Section 302 of ERISA has applied for or received an extension of any amortization period within the meaning of Section 412 of the Code or Section 303 or 304 of ERISA.

(h) None of the Borrower, any of its Subsidiaries or any ERISA Affiliate have ceased operations at a facility so as to become subject to the provisions of Section 4068(a) of ERISA, withdrawn as a substantial employer so as to become subject to the provisions of Section 4063 of ERISA or ceased making contributions to any Plan subject to Section 4064(a) of ERISA to which it made contributions.

(i) Each Non-U.S. Plan has been maintained in compliance with its terms and with the requirements of any and all applicable laws, statutes, rules, regulations and orders and has been maintained, where required, in good standing with applicable regulatory authorities, except as would not reasonably be expected to result in liability to the MLP or any of its Subsidiaries.

 

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(j) All contributions required to be made with respect to a Non-U.S. Plan have been timely made.

(k) Neither the MLP nor any of its Subsidiaries has incurred any obligation in connection with the termination of, or withdrawal from, any Non-U.S. Plan.

(l) The present value of the accrued benefit liabilities (whether or not vested) under each Non-U.S. Plan, determined as of the end of the Borrower’s most recently ended fiscal year on the basis of reasonable actuarial assumptions, did not exceed the current value of the assets of such Non-U.S. Plan allocable to such benefit liabilities.

Section 4.11. Ownership of Property; Insurance .

(a) Each Loan Party and each of its Restricted Subsidiaries has good title to, or valid leasehold interests in, all of its real and personal property material to the operation of its business, including all such properties reflected in the most recent consolidated balance sheet of the MLP and its Restricted Subsidiaries delivered pursuant to Section 5.1 (except as sold or otherwise disposed of as permitted by Section 7.6 ), in each case free and clear of Liens prohibited by this Agreement, but, for the avoidance of doubt, subject to the Permitted Encumbrances and other Liens permitted by Section 7.2 . All leases that individually or in the aggregate are material to the business or operations of the MLP and its Restricted Subsidiaries are valid and subsisting and are in full force.

(b) Each Loan Party and each of its Restricted Subsidiaries owns, or is licensed or otherwise has the right to use, all patents, trademarks, service marks, trade names, copyrights and other intellectual property material to its business, and the use thereof by the MLP and its Restricted Subsidiaries does not, to any such Person’s knowledge, infringe in any material respect on the rights of any other Person.

(c) The properties of the MLP and its Restricted Subsidiaries are insured with financially sound and reputable insurance companies which are not Affiliates of the Borrower, in such amounts with such deductibles and covering such risks as are customarily carried by companies engaged in similar businesses and owning similar properties in localities where the MLP or any applicable Restricted Subsidiary operates.

(d) Schedule 4.11 lists all of the Real Estate owned by the Loan Parties as of the Closing Date.

Section 4.12. Disclosure . As of the Closing Date, none of the financial statements, certificates or other written information (other than the Projections, estimates and information of a general economic nature) prepared by or on behalf of the Loan Parties and furnished to the Administrative Agent or any Lender in connection with the negotiation or syndication of this Agreement or any other Loan Document (as modified or supplemented by any other written information so furnished prior to the Closing Date) when taken as a whole contains any material misstatement of fact or omits to state any material fact necessary to make the statements therein, in light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading. As of the Closing Date, the Projections have been prepared in good faith based upon assumptions believed by the Borrower to be reasonable at the time furnished; it being understood that the Projections are as to future events and are not to be viewed as facts, that the Projections are subject to significant uncertainties and contingencies, many of which are beyond the control of the Loan Parties, that no assurance can be given that any particular Projections will be realized and that actual results during the period covered by any Projections may differ from the projected results, and such difference may be material.

 

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Section 4.13. Labor Relations . There are no strikes, lockouts or other labor disputes or grievances against any Loan Party or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries, or, to any Loan Party’s knowledge, threatened against any Loan Party or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries, and no significant unfair labor practice charges or grievances are pending against any Loan Party or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries, or, to any Loan Party’s knowledge, threatened against any of them before any Governmental Authority, in each case, that could reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect. All payments due from any Loan Party or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries pursuant to the provisions of any collective bargaining agreement have been paid or accrued as a liability on the books of any Loan Party or any such Subsidiary, except where the failure to do so could not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.

Section 4.14. Subsidiaries . Schedule 4.14 sets forth the name of, the ownership interest of the applicable Loan Party in, the jurisdiction of incorporation or organization of, and the type of each Subsidiary of the Borrower and the other Loan Parties and identifies each Subsidiary that is a Loan Party, in each case as of the Closing Date. As of the Closing Date, no Subsidiaries are Unrestricted Subsidiaries.

Section 4.15. Solvency . As of the Closing Date, after giving effect to the execution and delivery of the Loan Documents and the making of the Loans under this Agreement to be made on the Closing Date, the MLP and its Subsidiaries, on a consolidated basis, are Solvent.

Section 4.16. Deposit and Disbursement Accounts . Schedule 4.16 sets forth all banks and other financial institutions at which any Loan Party maintains deposit accounts, lockbox accounts, disbursement accounts, investment accounts or other similar accounts as of the Closing Date, and such Schedule correctly identifies the name of each financial institution in which the account is held, the type of the account, and the complete account number therefor.

Section 4.17. Collateral Documents .

(a) The Guaranty and Security Agreement is effective to create in favor of the Administrative Agent, for the benefit of the Secured Parties, a legal, valid and enforceable security interest in the Collateral (as defined therein) to the extent a security interest may be created in such Collateral under Article 9 of the UCC, and when UCC financing statements in appropriate form are filed in the offices specified on Schedule 3 to the Guaranty and Security Agreement, the Guaranty and Security Agreement shall constitute a fully perfected Lien (to the extent that such Lien may be perfected by the filing of a UCC financing statement) on, and security interest in, all right, title and interest of the Loan Parties in such Collateral, in each case prior and superior in right to any other Person, other than with respect to Liens expressly permitted by Section 7.2 .

(b) Each Mortgage is effective to create in favor of the Administrative Agent, for the benefit of the Secured Parties, a legal, valid and enforceable Lien on all of the right, title and interest in and to the Real Estate of the respective Loan Party covered thereby and the proceeds thereof, and when such Mortgage is filed in the real estate records where the respective Mortgaged Property is located, such Mortgage shall constitute a fully perfected Lien on all right, title and interest of such Loan Party in such Real Estate and the proceeds thereof, in each case prior and superior in right to any other Person, other than with respect to Liens expressly permitted by Section 7.2 .

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set forth on Schedule 4.17 , no Mortgage encumbers improved real property that is located in an area that has been identified by the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development as an area having special flood hazards and in which flood insurance has been made available under the National Flood Insurance Act of 1968 and (ii) for each Mortgaged Property set forth on Schedule 4.17 , the applicable Loan Party has obtained flood insurance under the National Flood Insurance Act of 1968 (in accordance with Section 5.15 ).

Section 4.18. [ Reserved ] .

Section 4.19. OFAC . Neither any Loan Party nor any of its Subsidiaries or, to its knowledge, any of its Affiliates (i) is a Sanctioned Person, (ii) has any of its assets in Sanctioned Countries, or (iii) derives any of its operating income from investments in, or transactions with, Sanctioned Persons or Sanctioned Countries. No part of the proceeds of any Loans hereunder will be used directly or indirectly to fund any operations in, finance any investments or activities in or make any payments to a Sanctioned Person or a Sanctioned Country or for any payments to any governmental official or employee, political party, official of a political party, candidate for political office, or anyone else acting in an official capacity, in order to obtain, retain or direct business or obtain any improper advantage, in violation of the United States Foreign Corrupt Practices Act of 1977, as amended and in effect from time to time.

Section 4.20. Patriot Act . Neither any Loan Party nor any of its Subsidiaries is an “enemy” or an “ally of the enemy” within the meaning of Section 2 of the Trading with the Enemy Act or any enabling legislation or executive order relating thereto. Neither any Loan Party nor any or its Subsidiaries is in violation of (a) the Trading with the Enemy Act, (b) any of the foreign assets control regulations of the United States Treasury Department (31 C.F.R., Subtitle B, Chapter V, as amended) or any enabling legislation or executive order relating thereto or (c) the Patriot Act. None of the Loan Parties nor any of its Subsidiaries (i) is a blocked person described in Section 1 of the Anti-Terrorism Order or (ii) to the best of its knowledge, engages in any dealings or transactions, or is otherwise associated, with any such blocked person.

Section 4.21. State and Federal Regulations .

(a) Neither any Loan Party nor any of its Restricted Subsidiaries is a “natural gas company” under the Natural Gas Act. Neither the Pipeline System nor any portion of the Pipeline System is used for the transportation of natural gas in interstate commerce as contemplated in the Natural Gas Act or the Natural Gas Policy Act, and neither the Pipeline System nor any portion of the Pipeline System operates as an interstate common carrier as contemplated in the Interstate Commerce Act and the Energy Policy Act.

(b) Each Loan Party and each of its Restricted Subsidiaries that owns pipelines and conducts pipeline operations has followed prudent practice in the hydrocarbon transportation, processing and distribution industries, as applicable. No Loan Party nor any of its Restricted Subsidiaries that owns any interest in the Pipeline System has been or is the subject of a complaint, investigation or other proceeding by any Governmental Authority regarding its respective rates or practices with respect to the Pipeline System.

(c) As of the Closing Date, no Loan Party nor any of its Restricted Subsidiaries is liable for any refunds or interest thereon as a result of an order from any state regulatory agency with jurisdiction over its Terminals.

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not otherwise obtained) is required by any Loan Party or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries from any Governmental Authority to own, operate and maintain its Terminals, or to transport, process and/or distribute hydrocarbons under existing contracts and agreements as its Terminals are presently being owned, operated and maintained.

ARTICLE V

AFFIRMATIVE COVENANTS

Each of the MLP, the Parent and the Borrower covenants and agrees that so long as any Lender has a Commitment hereunder or any Obligation (other than in respect of (i) indemnification, expense reimbursement, tax gross-up or yield protection for which no claim has been made or (ii) Hedging Obligations of Lender-Related Hedge Providers) remains unpaid or outstanding:

Section 5.1. Financial Statements and Other Information . The Borrower will deliver to the Administrative Agent and each Lender:

(a) (i) as soon as available and in any event within 105 days after the end of each Fiscal Year of the MLP and its Subsidiaries, a copy of the annual audited report for such Fiscal Year for the MLP and its Subsidiaries, containing a consolidated balance sheet of the MLP and its Subsidiaries as of the end of such Fiscal Year (including any adjustments necessary to eliminate the accounts of Unrestricted Subsidiaries (which may be in footnote form only and shall, in any case, be in detail sufficient to calculate the financial covenants set forth in Article VI )) and the related consolidated statements of income, stockholders’ equity and cash flows (together with all footnotes thereto) of the MLP and its Subsidiaries for such Fiscal Year, setting forth in each case, as applicable, in comparative form the figures for the previous Fiscal Year, all in reasonable detail and reported on by PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP or other independent public accountants of nationally recognized standing (without a “going concern” or like qualification, exception or explanation and without any qualification or exception as to the scope of such audit) to the effect that such financial statements present fairly in all material respects the financial condition and the results of operations of the MLP and its Subsidiaries for such Fiscal Year on a consolidated basis in accordance with GAAP and that the examination by such accountants in connection with such consolidated financial statements has been made in accordance with generally accepted auditing standards; and (ii) as soon as available and in any event within five Business Days of receipt by the Borrower from Gulf LNG, a copy of the annual audited report for such Fiscal Year of Gulf LNG, containing a balance sheet as of the end of such Fiscal Year and the related statements of income, stockholders’ equity and cash flows (together with all footnotes thereto) for such Fiscal Year, setting forth in each case, as applicable, in comparative form the figures for the previous Fiscal Year, in each case, to the extent and as provided to the Borrower by Gulf LNG;

(b) (i) as soon as available and in any event within 50 days after the end of each Fiscal Quarter of the MLP and its Subsidiaries, an unaudited consolidated balance sheet of the MLP and its Subsidiaries as of the end of such Fiscal Quarter (including any adjustments necessary to eliminate the accounts of Unrestricted Subsidiaries (which may be in footnote form only and shall, in any case, be in detail sufficient to calculate the financial covenants set forth in Article VI ))) and the related unaudited consolidated statements of income and cash flows of the MLP and its Subsidiaries for such Fiscal Quarter and the then elapsed portion of such Fiscal Year, setting forth in each case, as applicable, in comparative form the figures for the corresponding Fiscal Quarter and the corresponding portion of the previous Fiscal Year; and (ii) as soon as available and in any event within five Business Days of receipt by the Borrower from Gulf LNG, an unaudited balance sheet of Gulf LNG as of the end of the Fiscal Quarter of Gulf LNG and the related unaudited statements of income and cash flows of Gulf LNG for such Fiscal Quarter and the then elapsed portion of such Fiscal Year, setting forth in each case, as applicable, in comparative form the figures for the corresponding Fiscal Quarter and the corresponding portion of the previous Fiscal Year, in each case, to the extent and as provided to the Borrower by Gulf LNG;

 

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(c) concurrently with the delivery of the financial statements referred to in subsections (a) and (b) of this Section (other than the financial statements for the fourth Fiscal Quarter of each Fiscal Year delivered pursuant to subsection (b) of this Section), a Compliance Certificate signed by a Responsible Officer (i) certifying as to whether there exists a Default or Event of Default on the date of such certificate and, if a Default or an Event of Default then exists, specifying the details thereof and the action which the Borrower has taken or proposes to take with respect thereto, (ii) setting forth in reasonable detail calculations demonstrating compliance with the financial covenants set forth in Article VI , (iii) specifying any change in the legal name or type of organization of any Subsidiary as of the end of such Fiscal Year or Fiscal Quarter from the Subsidiaries identified to the Administrative Agent and the Lenders on the Closing Date or as of the most recent Fiscal Year or Fiscal Quarter, as the case may be, (iv) describing any change in GAAP or the application thereof which has occurred since the date of the most recently delivered audited financial statements of the MLP and its Subsidiaries to the extent the same has had a material effect on the financial statements accompanying such Compliance Certificate and (v) certifying that the percentage of Consolidated EBITDA directly attributable to Unrestricted Subsidiaries and any assets of the MLP and its Restricted Subsidiaries for which the Secured Parties do not have a valid, perfected security interest (other than any Capital Stock of Gulf LNG) does not exceed 20% of total Consolidated EBITDA of the MLP and its Restricted Subsidiaries;

(d) concurrently with the delivery of the financial statements referred to in subsection (a) above, a certificate of the accounting firm that reported on such financial statements stating whether they obtained any knowledge during the course of their examination of such financial statements of any Default or Event of Default (which certificate may be limited to the extent required by accounting rules or guidelines); provided that if, as a matter of policy, such accountants cease to provide such certifications, the Borrower will not be required to deliver such certifications;

(e) as soon as available and in any event within 60 days after the end of the calendar year, forecasts and a pro forma budget for the succeeding Fiscal Year, containing a balance sheet and statements of income and cash flows; and

(f) promptly following any request therefor, such other information regarding the results of operations, business affairs and financial condition of the MLP or any of its Subsidiaries as the Administrative Agent may reasonably request.

So long as the MLP is required to file periodic reports under Section 13(a) or Section 15(d) of the Exchange Act, documents required to be delivered pursuant to this Section 5.1 may be delivered electronically and shall be deemed to have been so delivered on the date (i) on which the MLP posts such documents, or provides a link thereto, on its website (located on the date hereof at www.arcxlp.com ) or (ii) on which such documents are posted on the MLP’s behalf on the website of the United States Securities and Exchange Commission or the website of the System for Electronic Document Analysis and Retrieval (SEDAR) or on IntraLinks or another relevant website, if any, to which each Lender and the Administrative Agent have access (whether a commercial third-party website or whether sponsored by the Administrative Agent); provided that the Borrower shall notify the Administrative Agent of the posting of any such documents, and the Administrative Agent shall in turn give the Lenders notice of such posting.

Section 5.2. Notices of Material Events . The Borrower will furnish to the Administrative Agent, promptly after any Responsible Officer of any Loan Party obtains knowledge thereof, written notice of the following:

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(b) the filing or commencement of, or any material development in, any action, suit or proceeding by or before any arbitrator or Governmental Authority against the MLP or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries which could reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect;

(c) the occurrence of any event or any other development by which the MLP or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries (i) fails to comply with any Environmental Law or to obtain, maintain or comply with any permit, license or other approval required under any Environmental Law, (ii) receives notice of any claim with respect to any Environmental Liability, or (iii) becomes aware of any basis for any Environmental Liability, which, either individually or in the aggregate in the case of clauses (i), (ii) and (iii) above, could reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect;

(d) promptly and in any event within 45 days after (i) the Borrower, any of its Subsidiaries or any ERISA Affiliate knows or has reason to know that any ERISA Event has occurred, a certificate of a Responsible Officer describing such ERISA Event and the action, if any, proposed to be taken with respect to such ERISA Event and a copy of any notice filed with the PBGC or the IRS pertaining to such ERISA Event and any notices received by the Borrower, such Subsidiary or such ERISA Affiliate from the PBGC or any other governmental agency with respect thereto, and (ii) becoming aware (1) that there has been a material increase in Unfunded Pension Liabilities (not taking into account Plans with negative Unfunded Pension Liabilities) since the date the representations hereunder are given or deemed given, or from any prior notice, as applicable, (2) of the existence of any material Withdrawal Liability, (3) of the adoption of, or the commencement of contributions to, any Plan subject to Section 412 of the Code by the Borrower, any of its Subsidiaries or any ERISA Affiliate, or (4) of the adoption of any amendment to a Plan subject to Section 412 of the Code which results in a material increase in contribution obligations of the Borrower, any of its Subsidiaries or any ERISA Affiliate, a detailed written description thereof from a Responsible Officer;

(e) the occurrence of any default or event of default, or the receipt by the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries of any written notice of an alleged default or event of default, with respect to any Material Indebtedness of any Loan Party or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries;

(f) the establishment of any Bank Product with any Bank Product Provider or any Hedging Obligation with any Lender-Related Hedge Provider; and

(g) prompt notice of any termination (other than in accordance with its terms) of any Material Agreement that, individually or in the aggregate, could reasonably be expected to result in a reduction in revenue or Pro Forma Adjusted EBITDA of 10% or more on a consolidated basis from the prior Fiscal Year;

(h) any other development that is specific to the Loan Parties and their Restricted Subsidiaries (and not a matter of general public knowledge) that results in, or could reasonably be expected to result in, a Material Adverse Effect.

The Borrower will furnish to the Administrative Agent and each Lender the following:

(x) promptly and in any event at least 30 days prior thereto, notice of any change (i) in any Loan Party’s legal name, (ii) in any Loan Party’s chief executive office, its principal place of business or any office in which it primarily maintains books or records, (iii) in any Loan Party’s identity or form, (iv) in any Loan Party’s federal taxpayer identification number or organizational number or (v) in any Loan Party’s jurisdiction of organization; and

 

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(y) promptly, and in any event within 30 days after receipt thereof, a copy of any material environmental report or site assessment (e.g., ASTM, Phase I, Phase II or compliance evaluations) obtained by or for any Loan Party or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries after the Closing Date on any Real Estate.

Each notice or other document delivered under this Section shall be accompanied by a written statement of a Responsible Officer setting forth the details of the event or development requiring such notice or other document and any action taken or proposed to be taken with respect thereto.

Section 5.3. Existence; Conduct of Business . Each Loan Party will, and will cause each of its Restricted Subsidiaries to, do or cause to be done all things necessary to preserve, renew and maintain in full force and effect (i) its legal existence and (ii) its respective rights, licenses, permits, privileges, franchises, patents, copyrights, trademarks and trade names except, in the case of this clause (ii), where the failure so to do could not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect; provided that nothing in this Section shall prohibit any merger, consolidation, liquidation or dissolution permitted under Section 7.3 , any asset sale or disposition permitted under Section 7.6 or any other transaction expressly permitted under this Agreement.

Section 5.4. Compliance with Laws . Each Loan Party will, and will cause each of its Restricted Subsidiaries to, comply with all laws, rules, regulations and requirements of any Governmental Authority applicable to its business and properties, including, without limitation, all Environmental Laws, ERISA and OSHA, except where the failure to do so, either individually or in the aggregate, could not reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect.

Section 5.5. Payment of Obligations . Each Loan Party will, and will cause each of its Restricted Subsidiaries to, pay and discharge at or before maturity all of its obligations and liabilities (including, without limitation, all taxes, assessments and other governmental charges, levies and all other claims that could result in a statutory Lien) before the same shall become delinquent or in default, except where (a) the validity or amount thereof is being contested in good faith by appropriate proceedings and such Loan Party or such Restricted Subsidiary has set aside on its books adequate reserves with respect thereto in accordance with GAAP or (b) the failure to make such payment or discharge could not reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect.

Section 5.6. Books and Records . Each Loan Party will, and will cause each of its Restricted Subsidiaries to, keep proper books of record and account in which full, true and correct entries shall be made of all dealings and transactions in relation to its business and activities to the extent necessary to prepare the consolidated financial statements of the MLP in conformity with GAAP.

Section 5.7. Visitation and Inspection . Each Loan Party will, and will cause each of its Restricted Subsidiaries to, permit any representatives of the Administrative Agent and the Lenders, acting on a coordinated basis, to visit and inspect (at the expense of the Administrative Agent or Lender, as applicable) its properties, to examine its books and records and to make copies and take extracts therefrom except where such examination could reasonably jeopardize an applicable privilege, and to discuss its affairs, finances and accounts with any of its officers and with its independent certified public accountants, all at such reasonable times, during normal business hours, and after reasonable prior notice to the Borrower; provided that, unless an Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing, the Administrative Agent and the Lenders shall not exercise such rights under this Section 5.7 more often than once per year.

Section 5.8. Maintenance of Properties; Insurance . Each Loan Party will, and will cause each of its Restricted Subsidiaries to, (a) keep and maintain all property material to the conduct of its business (including, without limitation, all Terminals) in good working order and condition, ordinary

 

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wear and tear excepted, except where such failure could not reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect, (b) maintain with financially sound and reputable insurance companies which are not Affiliates of the Borrower (i) insurance with respect to its properties and business, and the properties and business of its Restricted Subsidiaries, against loss or damage of the kinds customarily insured against by companies in the same or similar businesses operating in the same or similar locations and (ii) all insurance required to be maintained pursuant to the Collateral Documents, and will, upon request of the Administrative Agent or any Lender, acting on a coordinated basis, furnish to each Lender at reasonable intervals a certificate of a Responsible Officer setting forth the nature and extent of all insurance maintained by the MLP and its Restricted Subsidiaries in accordance with this Section, and (c) at all times shall name the Administrative Agent as additional insured on all liability policies of the MLP and its Restricted Subsidiaries and as loss payee (pursuant to a loss payee endorsement reasonably approved by the Administrative Agent) on all casualty and property insurance policies of the MLP and its Restricted Subsidiaries.

Section 5.9. Use of Proceeds; Margin Regulations . The Borrower will use the proceeds of all Loans to provide for working capital needs and capital expenditures relating to Terminal construction, to pay fees, costs and expenses incurred by the Loan Parties in connection with the MLP IPO and the transactions contemplated by this Agreement and the other Loan Documents and for other general corporate purposes of the Loan Parties and their Restricted Subsidiaries (including Permitted Acquisitions and Restricted Payments permitted under Section 7.5 ). No part of the proceeds of any Loan will be used, whether directly or indirectly, for any purpose that would violate any rule or regulation of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, including Regulation T, Regulation U or Regulation X. All Letters of Credit will be used for general corporate purposes.

Section 5.10. Casualty and Condemnation . The Borrower (a) will furnish to the Administrative Agent and the Lenders prompt written notice of any casualty or other insured damage to any material portion of the Collateral or the commencement of any action or proceeding for the taking of any material portion of the Collateral under power of eminent domain or by condemnation or similar proceeding and (b) will ensure that the net cash proceeds of any such event (whether in the form of insurance proceeds, condemnation awards or otherwise) are collected and applied in accordance with the applicable provisions of this Agreement and the Collateral Documents.

Section 5.11. Cash Management . Each Loan Party will, and will cause each of its Subsidiary Loan Parties to:

(a) maintain all cash management and treasury business with SunTrust Bank or a Permitted Third Party Bank, including, without limitation, all deposit accounts, disbursement accounts, investment accounts and lockbox accounts (other than zero-balance accounts for the purpose of managing local disbursements and payroll, withholding and other fiduciary accounts, all of which the Loan Parties may maintain without restriction) (each such deposit account, disbursement account, investment account and lockbox account, a “ Controlled Account ”); each Controlled Account shall be a cash collateral account, with all cash, checks and other similar items of payment in such account securing payment of the Obligations, and in which each Loan Party shall have granted a first priority Lien to the Administrative Agent, on behalf of the Secured Parties, perfected either automatically under the UCC (with respect to Controlled Accounts at SunTrust Bank) or subject to Control Account Agreements; and

(b) at any time after the occurrence and during the continuance of an Event of Default, at the request of the Required Lenders, each Loan Party will, and will cause each of its Subsidiary Loan Parties to, cause all payments constituting proceeds of accounts or other Collateral to be directed into lockbox accounts under agreements in form and substance satisfactory to the Administrative Agent.

 

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Section 5.12. Additional Subsidiaries and Collateral .

(a) In the event that, subsequent to the Closing Date, any Person becomes a Domestic Subsidiary of any Loan Party, whether pursuant to formation, acquisition or otherwise, (x) the Borrower shall promptly notify the Administrative Agent and the Lenders thereof and (y) within 30 days after such Person becomes a Domestic Subsidiary that is a Restricted Subsidiary, the Borrower shall cause such Domestic Subsidiary (i) to become a new Guarantor and to grant Liens in favor of the Administrative Agent in all of its personal property by executing and delivering to the Administrative Agent a supplement to the Guaranty and Security Agreement in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent, executing and delivering a Copyright Security Agreement, a Patent Security Agreement and a Trademark Security Agreement, as applicable, and authorizing and delivering, at the request of the Administrative Agent, such UCC financing statements or similar instruments required by the Administrative Agent to perfect the Liens in favor of the Administrative Agent and granted under any of the Loan Documents, (ii) to grant Liens in favor of the Administrative Agent in all fee interests in Real Estate with an individual value exceeding $2,500,000 by executing and delivering to the Administrative Agent such Real Estate Documents as the Administrative Agent shall require, and (iii) to deliver all such other documentation (including, without limitation, certified organizational documents, resolutions, lien searches, title insurance policies, surveys, environmental reports and legal opinions) and to take all such other actions as such Subsidiary would have been required to deliver and take pursuant to Section 3.1 if such Subsidiary had been a Loan Party on the Closing Date or that such Subsidiary would be required to deliver pursuant to Section 5.13 with respect to any Real Estate. In addition, within 30 days after the date any Person becomes a Domestic Subsidiary of any Loan Party or any of its Subsidiary Loan Parties, the applicable Loan Party shall, or shall cause the applicable Subsidiary Loan Party to, (i) pledge all of the Capital Stock of such Domestic Subsidiary to the Administrative Agent as security for the Obligations by executing and delivering a supplement to the Guaranty and Security Agreement in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent, and (ii) deliver any original certificates evidencing such pledged Capital Stock to the Administrative Agent, together with appropriate powers executed in blank.

(b) In the event that, subsequent to the Closing Date, any Person becomes a Foreign Subsidiary, whether pursuant to formation, acquisition or otherwise, (x) the Borrower shall promptly notify the Administrative Agent and the Lenders thereof and (y) to the extent such Foreign Subsidiary is owned directly by any Loan Party or any Subsidiary Loan Party that is a U.S. Person, within 60 days after such Person becomes a Foreign Subsidiary or, if the Administrative Agent determines in its sole discretion that the Borrower is working in good faith, such longer period as the Administrative Agent shall permit not to exceed 60 additional days, the applicable Loan Party shall, or shall cause the applicable Subsidiary Loan Party to, (i) pledge 65% of the issued and outstanding voting Capital Stock and 100% of the issued and outstanding non-voting Capital Stock of such Foreign Subsidiary, as applicable, to the Administrative Agent as security for the Obligations pursuant to a pledge agreement in form and substance satisfactory to the Administrative Agent, (ii) deliver any original certificates evidencing such pledged Capital Stock to the Administrative Agent, together with appropriate powers executed in blank, and (iii) deliver all such other documentation (including, without limitation, certified organizational documents, resolutions, lien searches and legal opinions) and to take all such other actions as the Administrative Agent may reasonably request.

(c) The Borrower agrees that, following the delivery of any Collateral Documents required to be executed and delivered by this Section, the Administrative Agent shall have a valid and enforceable, first priority perfected Lien on the property required to be pledged pursuant to subsections (a) and (b) of this Section (to the extent that such Lien can be perfected by execution, delivery or recording of the Collateral Documents or UCC financing statements, or possession of such Collateral), free and clear of all Liens other than Liens expressly permitted by Section 7.2 . All actions to be taken pursuant to this Section shall be at the expense of the Borrower or the applicable Loan Party, and shall be taken to the reasonable satisfaction of the Administrative Agent.

 

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Section 5.13. Additional Real Estate; Leased Locations .

(a) To the extent otherwise permitted hereunder, if any Loan Party proposes to acquire a fee simple interest in Real Estate with an individual value exceeding $2,500,000 after the Closing Date, it shall at the time of such acquisition provide to the Administrative Agent all Real Estate Documents requested by the Administrative Agent granting the Administrative Agent a first priority Lien on such Real Estate (subject to Liens permitted by Section 7.2 ), together with all material environmental audits and reports (e.g., ASTM, Phase I, Phase II or compliance evaluations), title insurance policies, real property surveys, flood zone reports, evidence of compliance with zoning and building laws, environmental indemnities, legal opinions, supplemental casualty and flood insurance and other documents, instruments and agreements reasonably requested by the Administrative Agent, in each case in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent.

(b) To the extent otherwise permitted hereunder, if any Loan Party proposes to lease any Real Estate for which lease payments made by such Loan Party would exceed $2,500,000 in any calendar year, the Borrower shall first provide to the Administrative Agent a copy of such lease and shall use commercially reasonable efforts to provide to the Administrative Agent a Collateral Access Agreement from the landlord of such leased property, which agreement or letter shall be reasonably satisfactory in form and substance to the Administrative Agent; provided that if the Borrower is unable to deliver any such Collateral Access Agreement after using its commercially reasonable efforts to do so, the Administrative Agent shall waive the foregoing requirement in its reasonable discretion.

Section 5.14. Further Assurances . Each Loan Party will, and will cause each of its Restricted Subsidiaries to, execute any and all further documents, financing statements, agreements and instruments, and take all such further actions (including the filing and recording of financing statements, fixture filings, Mortgages and other documents), which may be required under any applicable law, or which the Administrative Agent or the Required Lenders may reasonably request, to effectuate the transactions contemplated by the Loan Documents or to grant, preserve, protect or perfect the Liens created by the Collateral Documents or the validity or priority of any such Lien, all at the expense of the Borrower. The Borrower also agrees to provide to the Administrative Agent, from time to time upon request, evidence reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent as to the perfection and priority of the Liens created or intended to be created by the Collateral Documents.

Section 5.15. Flood Insurance . Each Loan Party will, and will cause each of its Subsidiary Loan Parties to, with respect to each portion of Mortgaged Property on which improvements are located, (a) provide the Administrative Agent with (or confirm that the Administrative Agent has otherwise obtained) a standard flood hazard determination for such Mortgaged Property and (b) if the improvements on such Mortgaged Property are located in a “flood hazard area” in any Flood Insurance Rate Map published by the Federal Emergency Management Agency (or any successor agency), obtain flood insurance in such total amount as the Administrative Agent or the Required Lenders may from time to time reasonably require, and otherwise comply with the National Flood Insurance Program as set forth in the Flood Disaster Protection Act of 1973, as amended from time to time. In addition, to the extent any Loan Party fails to obtain or maintain satisfactory flood insurance required pursuant to the preceding sentence with respect to any Mortgaged Property, after thirty (30) days’ prior written notice by the Administrative Agent to the Borrower (so long as there is no Event of Default), the Administrative Agent shall be permitted, in its sole discretion, to obtain forced placed insurance at the Borrower’s expense to ensure compliance with any applicable flood insurance laws.

 

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Section 5.16. Designation and Conversion of Restricted Subsidiaries and Unrestricted Subsidiaries .

(a) Unless designated as an Unrestricted Subsidiary in accordance with Section 5.16(b) , any Person that becomes a Subsidiary of any Loan Party or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries shall be classified as a Restricted Subsidiary.

(b) The Borrower may designate, by prior written notice thereof to the Administrative Agent, any Restricted Subsidiary, including a newly formed or newly acquired Subsidiary, as an Unrestricted Subsidiary if, immediately prior and immediately after giving effect to such designation, (i) (A) the representations and warranties of the Loan Parties and the Restricted Subsidiaries contained in each of the Loan Documents are true and correct in all material respects (other than those representations and warranties that are expressly qualified by a Material Adverse Effect or other materiality, in which case such representations and warranties shall be true and correct in all respects) on and as of such date as if made on and as of the date of such designation (or, if stated to have been made expressly as of an earlier date, were true and correct in all material respects (other than those representations and warranties that are expressly qualified by a Material Adverse Effect or other materiality, in which case such representations and warranties shall be true and correct in all respects) as of such date), (B) no Default or Event of Default exists or would exist and (C) the Total Leverage Ratio and the Secured Leverage Ratio, if applicable, do not exceed the maximum permitted Total Leverage Ratio and Secured Leverage Ratio pursuant to Section 6.1 and Section 6.3 , respectively, as of the last day of the most recently ended Fiscal Quarter, (ii) the Investment deemed to be made in such Subsidiary pursuant to the next sentence would be permitted to be made at the time of such designation under Section 7.4 and (iii) any Guarantee by any Loan Party of any Indebtedness of such Subsidiary would be permitted to be made at the time of such designation under Section 7.4(c) . The designation of any Restricted Subsidiary as an Unrestricted Subsidiary shall constitute an Investment in an Unrestricted Subsidiary in an amount equal to the fair market value of the applicable Loan Party’s or Restricted Subsidiary’s direct and indirect ownership interest in such Subsidiary at the time of designation. Except as provided in this Section 5.16(b) , no Restricted Subsidiary may be redesignated as an Unrestricted Subsidiary.

(c) The Borrower may designate, by prior written notice thereof to the Administrative Agent, any Unrestricted Subsidiary to be a Restricted Subsidiary if, immediately prior and immediately after giving effect to such designation, (i) (A) the representations and warranties of the Loan Parties and the Restricted Subsidiaries contained in each of the Loan Documents are true and correct in all material respects (other than those representations and warranties that are expressly qualified by a Material Adverse Effect or other materiality, in which case such representations and warranties shall be true and correct in all respects) on and as of such date as if made on and as of the date of such designation (or, if stated to have been made expressly as of an earlier date, were true and correct in all material respects (other than those representations and warranties that are expressly qualified by a Material Adverse Effect or other materiality, in which case such representations and warranties shall be true and correct in all respects) as of such date), (B) no Default or Event of Default exists or would exist and (C) the Total Leverage Ratio and the Secured Leverage Ratio, if applicable, do not exceed the maximum permitted Total Leverage Ratio and Secured Leverage Ratio pursuant to Section 6.1 and Section 6.3 , respectively, as of the last day of the most recently ended Fiscal Quarter and (ii) the Borrower is in compliance with the requirements of Section 5.12 and Section 5.13 . Any such designation shall (x) be treated as a cash dividend or return of capital to the applicable Loan Party or Restricted Subsidiary in an amount equal to the lesser of the fair market value of the Borrower’s direct and indirect ownership interest in such Subsidiary and the amount of the applicable Loan Party’s or Restricted Subsidiary’s cash investment previously made for purposes of the limitation on Investments under Section 7.4 and (y) constitute the incurrence at the time of such designation of any Investment, Indebtedness or Liens of such Subsidiary existing at such time.

 

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(d) The Borrower will cause the management, business and affairs of the Loan Parties and their Subsidiaries to be conducted in such a manner (including, without limitation, by keeping separate books of account, furnishing separate financial statements of the Unrestricted Subsidiaries to creditors and potential creditors thereof and by not permitting Properties of the Loan Parties and their Subsidiaries to be commingled) so that each Unrestricted Subsidiary that is a corporation will be treated as a corporate entity separate and distinct from each Loan Party and each Restricted Subsidiary. No Loan Party will permit any Unrestricted Subsidiary to hold any Capital Stock or Indebtedness of any Restricted Subsidiary.

Section 5.17. Post-Closing Matters . The Borrower will, and will cause each other Loan Party to, satisfy the requirements set forth on Schedule 5.17 on or before the date specified for such requirement on Schedule 5.17 or such later date as agreed to by the Administrative Agent in its sole discretion.

ARTICLE VI

FINANCIAL COVENANTS

Each of the MLP, the Parent and the Borrower covenants and agrees that so long as any Lender has a Commitment hereunder or any Obligation (other than in respect of (i) indemnification, expense reimbursement, tax gross-up or yield protection for which no claim has been made or (ii) Hedging Obligations of Lender-Related Hedge Providers) remains unpaid or outstanding:

Section 6.1. Total Leverage Ratio . The Borrower will maintain, as of the last day of each Fiscal Quarter, commencing with the Fiscal Quarter ending on December 31, 2013, a Total Leverage Ratio of not greater than 4.50:1.00; provided that (i) if the Borrower or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries consummates any Material Acquisition, then the maximum permitted Total Leverage Ratio shall be increased to 5.00:1.00 from and including the first day of the Fiscal Quarter in which such Material Acquisition occurs to and including the last day of the second full Fiscal Quarter thereafter, and shall be decreased to 4.50:1.00 for each Fiscal Quarter thereafter (unless otherwise increased pursuant to this proviso); and (ii) if any Loan Party incurs any Qualified Senior Notes in an outstanding aggregate principal amount of more than $200,000,000 (excluding capitalized or “paid-in-kind” interest or fees) at any time, then the maximum permitted Total Leverage Ratio shall be increased to 5.00:1.00 from and including the first day of the Fiscal Quarter in which such incurrence of Qualified Senior Notes occurs and for each Fiscal Quarter thereafter.

Section 6.2. Interest Coverage Ratio . The Borrower will maintain, as of the last day of each Fiscal Quarter, commencing with the Fiscal Quarter ending on December 31, 2013, an Interest Coverage Ratio of not less than 2.50:1.00.

Section 6.3. Secured Leverage Ratio . The Borrower will maintain, as of the last day of each Fiscal Quarter, commencing with the Fiscal Quarter in which any Loan Party incurs any Qualified Senior Notes in an outstanding aggregate principal amount of more than $200,000,000 (excluding capitalized or “paid-in-kind” interest or fees), a Secured Leverage Ratio of not greater than 3.50:1.00.

ARTICLE VII

NEGATIVE COVENANTS

Each of the MLP, the Parent and the Borrower covenants and agrees that so long as any Lender has a Commitment hereunder or any Obligation (other than in respect of (i) indemnification, expense reimbursement, tax gross-up or yield protection for which no claim has been made or (ii) Hedging Obligations of Lender-Related Hedge Providers) remains unpaid or outstanding:

Section 7.1. Indebtedness and Preferred Equity . No Loan Party will, and no Loan Party will permit any of its Restricted Subsidiaries to, create, incur, assume or suffer to exist any Indebtedness, except:

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(b) Indebtedness of any Loan Party existing on the date hereof and set forth on Schedule 7.1 and Permitted Refinancing Indebtedness in respect thereof;

(c) Indebtedness of any Loan Party owing to any other Loan Party;

(d) Guarantees by any Loan Party of Indebtedness of any other Loan Party or any other Subsidiary; provided that Guarantees by any Loan Party of Indebtedness of any Subsidiary that is not a Subsidiary Loan Party shall be subject to Section 7.4(c) ;

(e) Indebtedness of any Person which becomes a Restricted Subsidiary after the date of this Agreement and Permitted Refinancing Indebtedness in respect thereof; provided that (i) such Indebtedness exists at the time that such Person becomes a Restricted Subsidiary and is not created in contemplation of or in connection with such Person becoming a Restricted Subsidiary and (ii) the aggregate principal amount of such Indebtedness permitted hereunder shall not exceed $5,000,000 at any time outstanding;

(f) Hedging Obligations permitted by Section 7.10 ;

(g) Indebtedness that is secured by an asset when acquired by any Loan Party, as long as such Indebtedness was not incurred in contemplation of such acquisition, and Permitted Refinancing Indebtedness in respect thereof, in an amount not to exceed $10,000,000 in the aggregate at any time outstanding;

(h) Indebtedness arising in connection with the endorsement of instruments or other payment items for deposit in the ordinary course of business;

(i) Indebtedness, in an amount not to exceed $3,000,000 in the aggregate, incurred in the ordinary course of business under performance, surety, statutory and appeal bonds, and Indebtedness incurred in respect of workers’ compensation claims;

(j) Indebtedness, in an amount not to exceed $2,500,000 in the aggregate at any time outstanding, owed to any Person providing property, casualty, liability or other insurance to any Loan Party, so long as the amount of such Indebtedness is not in excess of the amount of the unpaid cost of, and shall be incurred only to defer the cost of, such insurance for the year in which such Indebtedness is incurred and such Indebtedness is outstanding only during such year;

(k) Earn-Out Obligations incurred or assumed in connection with the acquisition or disposition of any business or assets of any Loan Party or equity interests of any Restricted Subsidiary in an amount not to exceed $10,000,000 in the aggregate at any time outstanding;

(l) Capital Lease Obligations and purchase money Indebtedness not to exceed $15,000,000 in the aggregate at any time outstanding;

(m) (i) Qualified Senior Notes so long as, both immediately before and immediately after giving effect to the incurrence of such Indebtedness and the application of any of the proceeds thereof on the incurrence date, (A) no Default or Event of Default exists or would exist and (B) the Total

 

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Leverage Ratio and the Secured Leverage Ratio, if applicable, do not exceed the maximum permitted Total Leverage Ratio and Secured Leverage Ratio pursuant to Section 6.1 and Section 6.3 , respectively, as of the last day of the most recently ended Fiscal Quarter, in each case less 0.25:1.00, measuring Consolidated Total Debt and Consolidated Secured Debt as of the date of such incurrence and otherwise recomputing such covenants as of the last day of the most recently ended Fiscal Quarter for which financial statements are required to have been delivered pursuant to Section 5.1(a) or (b)  as if such Indebtedness was incurred on the first day of the relevant period for testing compliance (including, for the avoidance of doubt, giving effect to any increase in the Total Leverage Ratio pursuant to clause (ii) of Section 6.1 ) and (ii) Permitted Refinancing Indebtedness in respect thereof; and

(n) other Indebtedness of the Loan Parties in an amount not to exceed $10,000,000 in the aggregate at any time outstanding.

No Loan Party will, and no Loan Party will permit any Restricted Subsidiary to, issue any preferred stock or other preferred equity interest that (i) matures or is mandatorily redeemable pursuant to a sinking fund obligation or otherwise, (ii) is or may become redeemable or repurchaseable by such Loan Party or such Restricted Subsidiary at the option of the holder thereof, in whole or in part, or (iii) is convertible or exchangeable at the option of the holder thereof for Indebtedness or preferred stock or any other preferred equity interest described in this paragraph, on or prior to, in the case of clause (i), (ii) or (iii), the first anniversary of the Revolving Commitment Termination Date.

Section 7.2. Liens . No Loan Party will, and no Loan Party will permit any of its Restricted Subsidiaries to, create, incur, assume or suffer to exist any Lien on any of its assets or property now owned or hereafter acquired, except:

(a) Liens securing the Obligations; provided that no Liens may secure Hedging Obligations or Bank Product Obligations without securing all other Obligations on a basis at least pari passu with such Hedging Obligations or Bank Product Obligations and subject to the priority of payments set forth in Section 2.21 and Section 8.2 ;

(b) Permitted Encumbrances;

(c) Liens on any property or asset of any Loan Party existing on the date hereof and set forth on Schedule 7.2 ; provided that such Liens shall not apply to any other property or asset of any Loan Party;

(d) any Lien (x) existing on any asset of any Person at the time such Person becomes a Restricted Subsidiary of any Loan Party, (y) existing on any asset of any Person at the time such Person is merged with or into any Loan Party or (z) existing on any asset prior to the acquisition thereof by any Loan Party; provided that (i) any such Lien was not created in the contemplation of any of the foregoing, (ii) any such Lien secures only those obligations which it secures on the date that such Person becomes a Subsidiary or the date of such merger or the date of such acquisition and (iii) any such Lien does not secure Indebtedness in excess of the amount of Indebtedness permitted by Section 7.1(e) ;

(e) Liens granted to secured Indebtedness permitted under Section 7.1(g) ;

(f) Liens granted to secure payment of Capital Lease Obligations and purchase money Indebtedness so long as such Indebtedness is permitted under Section 7.1(l) ;

(g) extensions, renewals, or replacements of any Lien referred to in subsections (b) through (f) of this Section; provided that the principal amount of the Indebtedness secured thereby is not increased and that any such extension, renewal or replacement is limited to the assets originally encumbered thereby; and

 

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(h) other Liens with respect to Indebtedness that are pari passu with or junior to the Liens securing the Obligations in an amount not to exceed $10,000,000 in the aggregate.

Section 7.3. Fundamental Changes .

(a) No Loan Party will, and no Loan Party will permit any of its Restricted Subsidiaries to, merge into or consolidate into any other Person, or permit any other Person to merge into or consolidate with it, or sell, lease, transfer or otherwise dispose of (in a single transaction or a series of transactions) all or substantially all of its assets (in each case, whether now owned or hereafter acquired) or all or substantially all of the Capital Stock of any of its Restricted Subsidiaries (in each case, whether now owned or hereafter acquired) or liquidate or dissolve; provided that if, at the time thereof and immediately after giving effect thereto, no Default or Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing, (i) any Loan Party may merge with a Person if such Loan Party is the surviving Person and (iii) any Subsidiary Loan Party may sell, transfer, lease or otherwise dispose of all or substantially all of its assets to any Loan Party; provided , further , that any such merger involving a Person that is not a wholly owned Subsidiary immediately prior to such merger shall not be permitted unless also permitted by Section 7.4 .

(b) No Loan Party will, and no Loan Party will permit any of its Restricted Subsidiaries to, engage in any business other than the energy logistics businesses and businesses reasonably related thereto.

Notwithstanding the foregoing clauses (a) and (b), and for the avoidance of doubt, (i) the MLP shall be permitted to issue Capital Stock from time to time and (ii) each Loan Party shall be permitted to issue Capital Stock to any other Loan Party (each of clauses (i) and (ii), an “ Excluded Issuance ”).

Section 7.4. Investments, Loans . No Loan Party will, and no Loan Party will permit any of its Restricted Subsidiaries to, purchase, hold or acquire (including pursuant to any merger with any Person that was not a wholly owned Subsidiary prior to such merger) any Capital Stock, evidence of Indebtedness or other securities (including any option, warrant, or other right to acquire any of the foregoing) of, make or permit to exist any loans or advances to, Guarantee any obligations of, or make or permit to exist any investment or any other interest in, any other Person, or purchase or otherwise acquire (in one transaction or a series of transactions) any assets of any other Person that constitute a business unit, or create or form any Subsidiary (all of the foregoing being collectively called “ Investments ”), except:

(a) Investments (other than Permitted Investments) existing on the date hereof and set forth on Schedule 7.4 (including Investments in Subsidiaries);

(b) Permitted Investments;

(c) Guarantees by any Loan Party constituting Indebtedness permitted by Section 7.1 ; provided that the aggregate principal amount of Indebtedness of Subsidiaries that are not Subsidiary Loan Parties that is Guaranteed by any Loan Party (including all such Guarantees existing on the Closing Date) shall not exceed $2,500,000 at any time outstanding;

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(e) Investments made by any Loan Party in or to any Person that is not a Subsidiary Loan Party; provided that the aggregate amount of Investments in or to any Person that is not a Subsidiary Loan Party (including all such Investments existing on the Closing Date) pursuant to this clause (e) shall not exceed $5,000,000 at any time outstanding;

(f) loans or advances to employees, officers or directors of the MLP or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries in the ordinary course of business for travel, relocation and related expenses; provided that the aggregate amount of all such loans and advances does not exceed $500,000 at any time outstanding;

(g) Hedging Transactions permitted by Section 7.10 ;

(h) Investments in securities of trade creditors or customers received pursuant to any plan of reorganization or similar arrangement upon the bankruptcy or insolvency of such trade creditors or customers;

(i) Investments owned by any Person at the time it becomes a Subsidiary not made in contemplation of the acquisition of such Person, not to exceed $10,000,000 at any time outstanding;

(j) lease, utility and other similar deposits in the ordinary course of business in an amount not to exceed $500,000 in the aggregate;

(k) Investments made from the proceeds of issuances of Capital Stock by the MLP or capital contributions made to the MLP by the holders of Capital Stock of the MLP; provided that (i) at the time of and immediately after giving effect to such Investment, no Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing, (ii) such Investments are made within 180 days after the receipt of such proceeds and (iii) the aggregate amount of Investments in or to any Person that is not a Subsidiary Loan Party pursuant to this clause (k) shall not exceed at any time outstanding the greater of (x) $30,000,000 and (y) 10% of Consolidated Net Tangible Assets;

(l) Permitted Acquisitions, and advances, deposits and prepayments made in connection therewith;

(m) the acquisition of 10.32% of the Capital Stock of Gulf LNG; and

(n) other Investments not to exceed $10,000,000 at any time outstanding.

Section 7.5. Restricted Payments . No Loan Party will, and no Loan Party will permit any of its Restricted Subsidiaries to, declare or make, or agree to pay or make, directly or indirectly, any Restricted Payment, except:

(a) Restricted Payments made by the MLP solely in interests of any class of its Capital Stock;

(b) Restricted Payments made (i) by any Loan Party to any other Loan Party or (ii) by any Loan Party (other than the MLP) to each owner of Capital Stock of such Loan Party on a pro rata basis (or on a basis more favorable to any such owner that is a Loan Party);

(c) so long as no Event of Default then exists and is continuing or would result therefrom, Restricted Payments by the MLP pursuant to and in accordance with the cash distribution policy adopted by the General Partner pursuant to the MLP Partnership Agreement;

 

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(d) so long as no Event of Default then exists and is continuing or would result therefrom, the declaration and payment of regularly scheduled or accrued dividends to holders of any class or series of any preferred unit of the MLP issued on or after the Closing Date pursuant to and in accordance with the MLP Partnership Agreement;

(e) so long as no Event of Default then exists and is continuing or would result therefrom, payments made to the General Partner and its Affiliates pursuant to Section 7.5 of the MLP Partnership Agreement;

(f) the defeasance, redemption, repurchase or other acquisition or retirement for value or other payment of, or on account of, Capital Stock of the MLP with the proceeds from the offering of Capital Stock of the MLP;

(g) so long as no Event of Default then exists and is continuing or would result therefrom, (i) the redemption, repurchase or other acquisition or retirement for value of the Capital Stock of the MLP or (ii) payment, settlement, exercise, redemption, repurchase or exchange of any other award constituting a Restricted Payment, in the case of clauses (i) and (ii), that is held or received by current or former officers, directors or employees (or their estates or beneficiaries under their estates or their immediate family members) of the General Partner and the MLP or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries pursuant to any equity subscription agreement, equity plan, equity option agreement, unitholders’ agreement, incentive plan or similar agreement under which such Capital Stock was issued or such award made, in an aggregate amount not to exceed $1,000,000 in any Fiscal Year (with unused amounts in any Fiscal Year being permitted to be carried over for two succeeding Fiscal Years);

(h) the repurchase of Capital Stock deemed to occur upon the exercise of units or other equity options to the extent such Capital Stock represents a portion of the exercise price of those units or other equity options and any repurchase or other acquisition of Capital Stock made in lieu of withholding taxes in connection with any exercise or exchange of equity options, warrants, incentives or other rights to acquire Capital Stock, in an aggregate amount not to exceed $1,000,000 in any Fiscal Year (with unused amounts in any Fiscal Year being permitted to be carried over for two succeeding Fiscal Years);

(i) payments of cash, dividends, distributions, advances or other Restricted Payments by the MLP to allow the payment of cash in lieu of the issuance of fractional units upon (i) the exercise of options or warrants or (ii) the conversion or exchange of Capital Stock of the MLP;

(j) the payment of any dividend or distribution or the consummation of any irrevocable redemption within 90 days after the date of declaration of the dividend or distribution or giving of the redemption notice, as the case may be, thereof if, at the date of declaration or notice, such payment would be permitted under Section 7.5(a) , (c) , (d) , (e) , (f) , (g)  or (h) ;

(k) on the Closing Date (or within five Business Days following the Closing Date), (A) the payment by the Borrower to LCP of up to $8,500,000 as repayment for the cash investments made by LCP in support of the Mobile Terminal and the Brooklyn Terminal acquisitions and (B) the payment by the MLP to Gulf Coast Asphalt Company, LLC of $29,000,000 in respect of accrued and unpaid distributions on, and the redemption of, Initial Preferred Units owned by Gulf Coast Asphalt Company, LLC in Arc Terminals LP;

(l) Restricted Payments made by any Loan Party on any Indebtedness as capitalized or “paid-in-kind” interest or fees; and

(m) Restricted Payments made by any Loan Party on any Indebtedness permitted pursuant to Section 7.16(a) .

 

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Section 7.6. Sale of Assets . No Loan Party will, and no Loan Party will permit any of its Restricted Subsidiaries to, convey, sell, lease, assign, transfer or otherwise dispose of any of its assets, business or property or, in the case of any Restricted Subsidiary, any shares of such Subsidiary’s Capital Stock, in each case whether now owned or hereafter acquired, to any Person other than any Loan Party, except:

(a) the sale or other disposition for fair market value of obsolete or worn out property or other property not necessary for operations or otherwise not used or useful in the ordinary course of business of the Loan Parties and the Restricted Subsidiaries;

(b) the sale of inventory and Permitted Investments in the ordinary course of business;

(c) to the extent permitted under Section 7.3 ;

(d) the sale of any Capital Stock of Gulf LNG; and

(e) the sale or other disposition of such assets in an aggregate amount not to exceed $10,000,000 in any Fiscal Year.

Section 7.7. Transactions with Affiliates . No Loan Party will, and no Loan Party will permit any of its Restricted Subsidiaries to, sell, lease or otherwise transfer any property or assets to, or purchase, lease or otherwise acquire any property or assets from, or otherwise engage in any other transactions with, any of its Affiliates, except:

(a) in the ordinary course of business at prices and on terms and conditions not less favorable to such Loan Party or such Restricted Subsidiary than could be obtained on an arm’s-length basis from unrelated third parties;

(b) transactions between or among any Loan Parties not involving any other Affiliates;

(c) Investments permitted by Section 7.4(f) and Section 7.4(n) ;

(d) any Restricted Payment permitted by Section 7.5 ;

(e) Excluded Issuances; and

(f) Investments in Unrestricted Subsidiaries and related transactions otherwise permitted under the terms of this Agreement.

Section 7.8. Restrictive Agreements . No Loan Party will, and no Loan Party will permit any of its Restricted Subsidiaries to, directly or indirectly, enter into, incur or permit to exist any agreement that prohibits, restricts or imposes any condition upon (a) the ability of any Loan Party or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries to create, incur or permit any Lien upon any of its assets or properties, whether now owned or hereafter acquired, or (b) the ability of any of its Restricted Subsidiaries to pay dividends or other distributions with respect to its Capital Stock, to make or repay loans or advances to the Borrower or any other Restricted Subsidiary thereof, to Guarantee Indebtedness of the Borrower or any other Restricted Subsidiary thereof or to transfer any of its property or assets to the Borrower or any other

 

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Restricted Subsidiary thereof; provided that (i) the foregoing shall not apply to restrictions or conditions imposed by law or by this Agreement or any other Loan Document, (ii) the foregoing shall not apply to restrictions or conditions under Qualified Senior Notes or Unsecured Debt Documents, (iii) the foregoing shall not apply to customary restrictions and conditions contained in agreements relating to the sale of a Subsidiary pending such sale so long as such restrictions and conditions apply only to the Subsidiary that is sold and such sale is permitted hereunder, (iv) clause (a) shall not apply to restrictions or conditions imposed by any agreement relating to secured Indebtedness permitted by Section 7.1(g) or Section 7.1(l) if such restrictions and conditions apply only to the property or assets securing such Indebtedness and (v) clause (a) shall not apply to customary provisions in leases restricting the assignment thereof.

Section 7.9. Sale and Leaseback Transactions . No Loan Party will, and no Loan Party will permit any of its Restricted Subsidiaries to, enter into any arrangement, directly or indirectly, whereby it shall sell or transfer any property, real or personal, used or useful in its business, whether now owned or hereinafter acquired, and thereafter rent or lease such property or other property that it intends to use for substantially the same purpose or purposes as the property sold or transferred.

Section 7.10. Hedging Transactions . No Loan Party will, and no Loan Party will permit any of its Restricted Subsidiaries to, enter into any Hedging Transaction, other than Hedging Transactions entered into by any Loan Party or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries in the ordinary course of business to hedge or mitigate risks to which such Loan Party or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries is exposed in the conduct of its business or the management of its liabilities. Solely for the avoidance of doubt, each Loan Party acknowledges that a Hedging Transaction entered into for speculative purposes or of a speculative nature (which shall be deemed to include any Hedging Transaction under which any Loan Party or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries is or may become obliged to make any payment (i) in connection with the purchase by any third party of any Capital Stock or any Indebtedness or (ii) as a result of changes in the market value of any Capital Stock or any Indebtedness) is not a Hedging Transaction entered into in the ordinary course of business to hedge or mitigate risks.

Section 7.11. Amendment to Organizational Documents . No Loan Party will, and no Loan Party will permit any of its Restricted Subsidiaries to, amend, modify or waive any of its rights under its certificate of incorporation, bylaws or other organizational documents in any manner that would have a material adverse effect on the interests of the Lenders or the Administrative Agent under the Loan Documents.

Section 7.12. Accounting Changes . No Loan Party will, and no Loan Party will permit any of its Restricted Subsidiaries to, make any significant change in accounting treatment or reporting practices, except as required by GAAP or the SEC, or change the fiscal year of the MLP or of any of its Restricted Subsidiaries, except to change the fiscal year of a Restricted Subsidiary to conform its fiscal year to that of the MLP.

Section 7.13. Lease Obligations . No Loan Party will, and no Loan Party will permit any of its Restricted Subsidiaries to, create or suffer to exist any obligations for the payment under operating leases or agreements to lease (but excluding any obligations under leases required to be classified as capital leases under GAAP having a term of five years or more) which would cause the present value of the direct or contingent liabilities of the MLP and its Restricted Subsidiaries under such leases or agreements to lease, on a consolidated basis, to exceed 5% of the Consolidated Net Tangible Assets in any period of four consecutive Fiscal Quarters.

Section 7.14. Government Regulation . No Loan Party will, and no Loan Party will permit any of its Restricted Subsidiaries to, (a) be or become subject at any time to any law, regulation or list of any Governmental Authority of the United States (including, without limitation, the OFAC list) that prohibits or limits the Lenders or the Administrative Agent from making any advance or extension of

 

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credit to the Borrower or from otherwise conducting business with the Loan Parties and their Restricted Subsidiaries, or (b) fail to provide documentary and other evidence of the identity of the Loan Parties as may be reasonably requested by the Lenders or the Administrative Agent at any time to enable the Lenders or the Administrative Agent to verify the identity of the Loan Parties or to comply with any applicable law or regulation, including, without limitation, Section 326 of the Patriot Act at 31 U.S.C. Section 5318, or (c) take any action that would result in the Terminals of any Loan Party or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries being subject to FERC jurisdiction.

Section 7.15. Embargoed Person . No Loan Party will, and no Loan Party will permit any of its Restricted Subsidiaries to, permit (a) any of the funds or properties of any Loan Party or any Restricted Subsidiary that are used to repay the Loans to constitute property of, or be beneficially owned directly or indirectly by, any Person subject to sanctions or trade restrictions under United States law (“ Embargoed Person ” or “ Embargoed Persons ”) that is identified on (i) the “List of Specially Designated Nationals and Blocked Persons” maintained by OFAC and/or on any other similar list maintained by OFAC pursuant to any authorizing statute including, but not limited to, the International Emergency Economic Powers Act, 50 U.S.C. §§ 1701 et seq., The Trading with the Enemy Act, 50 U.S.C. App. 1 et seq., and any Executive Order or Governmental Regulation promulgated thereunder, with the result that the investment in any Loan Party or any Restricted Subsidiary (whether directly or indirectly) is prohibited by a Governmental Regulation, or the Loans would be in violation of a Governmental Regulation, or (ii) the Executive Order, any related enabling legislation or any other similar Executive Orders or (b) any Embargoed Person to have any direct or indirect interest, of any nature whatsoever in any Loan Party or any Restricted Subsidiary (other than with respect to publicly traded partnership interests in the MLP), with the result that the investment in any Loan Party or any Restricted Subsidiary (whether directly or indirectly) is prohibited by a Governmental Regulation or the Loans are in violation of a Governmental Regulation.

Section 7.16. Prepayment and Amendment of Unsecured Indebtedness .

(a) No Loan Party will, and no Loan Party will permit any of its Restricted Subsidiaries to, make any optional payments or prepayments on account of principal (whether by redemption, purchase, retirement, defeasance, set-off or otherwise) of any Qualified Senior Notes or any other Indebtedness that is subordinated in right of payment to the Obligations prior to the date that is 91 days after the Revolving Commitment Termination Date, except, so long as no Default or Event of Default exists and is continuing or would result therefrom, (i) prepayments, redemptions or purchases with the proceeds of issuances of Capital Stock of the MLP, (ii) prepayments, redemptions or purchases with the proceeds of Permitted Refinancing Indebtedness and (iii) prepayments, redemptions or purchases of up to 35% of the original principal amount of such Indebtedness.

(b) No Loan Party will, and no Loan Party will permit any of its Restricted Subsidiaries to, agree to or permit any amendment, modification, waiver, consent or other change to any provision of any Unsecured Debt Document if such amendment, modification, waiver, consent or other change would not be permitted by the definition of “Qualified Senior Notes”.

Section 7.17. Negative Pledge on Gulf LNG Capital Stock . No Loan Party will, and no Loan Party will permit any of its Subsidiaries to, create, incur, assume or suffer to exist any Lien on any Capital Stock of Gulf LNG owned by any Loan Party or any of its Subsidiaries.

 

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ARTICLE VIII

EVENTS OF DEFAULT

Section 8.1. Events of Default . If any of the following events (each, an “ Event of Default ”) shall occur:

(a) the Borrower shall fail to pay any principal of any Loan or of any reimbursement obligation in respect of any LC Disbursement, when and as the same shall become due and payable, whether at the due date thereof or at a date fixed for prepayment or otherwise; or

(b) the Borrower shall fail to pay any interest on any Loan or any fee or any other amount (other than an amount payable under subsection (a) of this Section or an amount related to a Bank Product Obligation) payable under this Agreement or any other Loan Document, when and as the same shall become due and payable, and such failure shall continue unremedied for a period of three (3) Business Days; or

(c) any representation or warranty made or deemed made by or on behalf of any Loan Party or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries in or in connection with this Agreement or any other Loan Document (including the schedules attached hereto and thereto), or in any amendments or modifications hereof or waivers hereunder, or in any certificate, report, financial statement or other document submitted to the Administrative Agent or the Lenders by any Loan Party or any representative of any Loan Party pursuant to or in connection with this Agreement or any other Loan Document shall prove to be incorrect in any material respect (other than any representation or warranty that is expressly qualified by a Material Adverse Effect or other materiality, in which case such representation or warranty shall prove to be incorrect in any respect) when made or deemed made or submitted; or

(d) any Loan Party shall fail to observe or perform any covenant or agreement contained in Section 5.1 Section 5.2 , Section 5.3 (with respect to any Loan Party’s legal existence), Section 5.17 , Article VI or Article VII ; or

(e) any Loan Party shall fail to observe or perform any covenant or agreement contained in this Agreement (other than those referred to in subsections (a), (b) and (d) of this Section) or any other Loan Document, and such failure shall remain unremedied for 30 days after the earlier of (i) any officer of the MLP, the Parent or the Borrower becomes aware of such failure, or (ii) notice thereof shall have been given to the Borrower by the Administrative Agent or any Lender; provided that, to the extent such covenant or agreement relates to compliance with Environmental Laws, such 30-day period will be extended for another 60 days so long as the Borrower and its Subsidiaries (i) exercise good faith efforts toward achieving compliance and (ii) the default is capable of resolution within such 90-day period; or

(f) any Loan Party or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries (whether as primary obligor or as guarantor or other surety) shall fail to pay any principal of, or premium or interest on, any Material Indebtedness that is outstanding, when and as the same shall become due and payable (whether at scheduled maturity, required prepayment, acceleration, demand or otherwise), and such failure shall continue after the applicable grace period, if any, specified in the agreement or instrument evidencing or governing such Material Indebtedness; or any other event shall occur or condition shall exist under any agreement or instrument relating to any Material Indebtedness and shall continue after the applicable grace period, if any, specified in such agreement or instrument, if the effect of such event or condition is to accelerate, or permit the acceleration of, the maturity of such Material Indebtedness; or any Material Indebtedness shall be declared to be due and payable, or required to be prepaid or redeemed (other than by a regularly scheduled required prepayment or redemption), purchased or defeased, or any offer to prepay, redeem, purchase or defease such Material Indebtedness shall be required to be made, in each case prior to the stated maturity thereof; or

 

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(g) any Loan Party or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries shall (i) commence a voluntary case or other proceeding or file any petition seeking liquidation, reorganization or other relief under any federal, state or foreign bankruptcy, insolvency or other similar law now or hereafter in effect or seeking the appointment of a custodian, trustee, receiver, liquidator or other similar official of it or any substantial part of its property, (ii) consent to the institution of, or fail to contest in a timely and appropriate manner, any proceeding or petition described in clause (i) of this subsection, (iii) apply for or consent to the appointment of a custodian, trustee, receiver, liquidator or other similar official for such Loan Party or any such Restricted Subsidiary or for a substantial part of its assets, (iv) file an answer admitting the material allegations of a petition filed against it in any such proceeding, (v) make a general assignment for the benefit of creditors, or (vi) take any corporate or organizational action for the purpose of effecting any of the foregoing; or

(h) an involuntary proceeding shall be commenced or an involuntary petition shall be filed seeking (i) liquidation, reorganization or other relief in respect of any Loan Party or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries or its debts, or any substantial part of its assets, under any federal, state or foreign bankruptcy, insolvency or other similar law now or hereafter in effect or (ii) the appointment of a custodian, trustee, receiver, liquidator or other similar official for any Loan Party or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries or for a substantial part of its assets, and in any such case, such proceeding or petition shall remain undismissed for a period of 60 days or an order or decree approving or ordering any of the foregoing shall be entered; or

(i) any Loan Party or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries shall generally become unable to pay, shall admit in writing its inability generally to pay, or shall generally fail to pay, its debts as they become due; or

(j) (i) an ERISA Event shall have occurred that, in the opinion of the Required Lenders, when taken together with other ERISA Events that have occurred, could reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect, (ii) there is or arises an Unfunded Pension Liability (not taking into account Plans with negative Unfunded Pension Liability) that could reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect, or (iii) there is or arises any potential Withdrawal Liability that could reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect; or

(k) any judgment or order for the payment of money in excess of $15,000,000 in the aggregate shall be rendered against any Loan Party or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries, and either (i) enforcement proceedings shall have been commenced by any creditor upon such judgment or order or (ii) there shall be a period of 30 consecutive days during which a stay of enforcement of such judgment or order, by reason of a pending appeal or otherwise, shall not be in effect; or

(l) any non-monetary judgment or order shall be rendered against any Loan Party or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries that could reasonably be expected, either individually or in the aggregate, to have a Material Adverse Effect, and there shall be a period of 30 consecutive days during which a stay of enforcement of such judgment or order, by reason of a pending appeal or otherwise, shall not be in effect; provided that, to the extent such judgment relates to compliance with Environmental Laws, such 30-day period will be extended for another 60 days so long as the Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries (i) exercise good faith efforts toward achieving compliance and (ii) the default is capable of resolution within such 90-day period; or

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(n) any provision of the Guaranty and Security Agreement or any other Collateral Document shall for any reason cease to be valid and binding on, or enforceable against, any Loan Party, or any Loan Party shall so state in writing, or any Loan Party shall seek to terminate its obligation under the Guaranty and Security Agreement or any other Collateral Document (other than the release of any guaranty or collateral to the extent permitted pursuant to Section 9.11 ); or

(o) any Lien purported to be created under any Collateral Document shall fail or cease to be, or shall be asserted by any Loan Party not to be, a valid and perfected Lien on any Collateral, with the priority required by the applicable Collateral Documents;

then, and in every such event (other than an event described in subsection (g), (h) or (i) of this Section) and at any time thereafter during the continuance of such event, the Administrative Agent may, and upon the written request of the Required Lenders shall, by notice to the Borrower, take any or all of the following actions, at the same or different times: (i) terminate the Commitments, whereupon the Commitment of each Lender shall terminate immediately, (ii) declare the principal of and any accrued interest on the Loans, and all other Obligations owing hereunder, to be, whereupon the same shall become, due and payable immediately, without presentment, demand, protest or other notice of any kind, all of which are hereby waived by the Borrower, (iii) exercise all remedies contained in any other Loan Document, and (iv) exercise any other remedies available at law or in equity; provided that, if an Event of Default specified in subsection (g), (h) or (i) of this Section shall occur, the Commitments shall automatically terminate and the principal of the Loans then outstanding, together with accrued interest thereon, and all fees and all other Obligations shall automatically become due and payable, without presentment, demand, protest or other notice of any kind, all of which are hereby waived by the Borrower.

Section 8.2. Application of Proceeds from Collateral . All proceeds from each sale of, or other realization upon, all or any part of the Collateral by any Secured Party after an Event of Default arises shall be applied as follows:

(a) first , to the reimbursable expenses of the Administrative Agent incurred in connection with such sale or other realization upon the Collateral, until the same shall have been paid in full;

(b) second , to the fees and other reimbursable expenses of the Administrative Agent, the Swingline Lender and the Issuing Bank then due and payable pursuant to any of the Loan Documents, until the same shall have been paid in full;

(c) third , to all reimbursable expenses, if any, of the Lenders then due and payable pursuant to any of the Loan Documents, until the same shall have been paid in full;

(d) fourth , to the fees and interest then due and payable under the terms of this Agreement, until the same shall have been paid in full;

(e) fifth , to the aggregate outstanding principal amount of the Loans, the LC Exposure, the Bank Product Obligations and the Net Mark-to-Market Exposure of the Hedging Obligations that constitute Obligations, until the same shall have been paid in full, allocated pro rata among the Secured Parties based on their respective pro rata shares of the aggregate amount of such Loans, LC Exposure, Bank Product Obligations and Net Mark-to-Market Exposure of such Hedging Obligations;

 

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(f) sixth , to additional cash collateral for the aggregate amount of all outstanding Letters of Credit until the aggregate amount of all cash collateral held by the Administrative Agent pursuant to this Agreement is at least 102% of the LC Exposure after giving effect to the foregoing clause fifth ; and

(g) seventh , to the extent any proceeds remain, to the Borrower or as otherwise provided by a court of competent jurisdiction.

All amounts allocated pursuant to the foregoing clauses third through fifth to the Lenders as a result of amounts owed to the Lenders under the Loan Documents shall be allocated among, and distributed to, the Lenders pro rata based on their respective Pro Rata Shares; provided that all amounts allocated to that portion of the LC Exposure comprised of the aggregate undrawn amount of all outstanding Letters of Credit pursuant to clauses fifth and sixth shall be distributed to the Administrative Agent, rather than to the Lenders, and held by the Administrative Agent in an account in the name of the Administrative Agent for the benefit of the Issuing Bank and the Lenders as cash collateral for the LC Exposure, such account to be administered in accordance with Section 2.22(g) . All cash collateral for LC Exposure shall be applied to satisfy drawings under the Letters of Credit as they occur; if any amount remains on deposit on cash collateral after all letters of credit have either been fully drawn or expired, such remaining amount shall be applied to other Obligations, if any, in the order set forth above.

Notwithstanding the foregoing, Bank Product Obligations and Hedging Obligations shall be excluded from the application described above if the Administrative Agent has not received written notice thereof, together with such supporting documentation as the Administrative Agent may request, from the Bank Product Provider or the Lender-Related Hedge Provider, as the case may be. Each Bank Product Provider or Lender-Related Hedge Provider that has given the notice contemplated by the preceding sentence shall, by such notice, be deemed to have acknowledged and accepted the appointment of the Administrative Agent pursuant to the terms of Article IX for itself and its Affiliates as if a “Lender” party hereto.

ARTICLE IX

THE ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT

Section 9.1. Appointment of the Administrative Agent .

(a) Each Lender irrevocably appoints SunTrust Bank as the Administrative Agent and authorizes it to take such actions on its behalf and to exercise such powers as are delegated to the Administrative Agent under this Agreement and the other Loan Documents, together with all such actions and powers that are reasonably incidental thereto. The Administrative Agent may perform any of its duties hereunder or under the other Loan Documents by or through any one or more sub-agents or attorneys-in-fact appointed by the Administrative Agent. The Administrative Agent and any such sub-agent or attorney-in-fact may perform any and all of its duties and exercise its rights and powers through their respective Related Parties. The exculpatory provisions set forth in this Article shall apply to any such sub-agent, attorney-in-fact or Related Party and shall apply to their respective activities in connection with the syndication of the credit facilities provided for herein as well as activities as the Administrative Agent.

(b) The Issuing Bank shall act on behalf of the Lenders with respect to any Letters of Credit issued by it and the documents associated therewith until such time and except for so long as the Administrative Agent may agree at the request of the Required Lenders to act for the Issuing Bank with respect thereto; provided that the Issuing Bank shall have all the benefits and immunities (i) provided to

 

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the Administrative Agent in this Article with respect to any acts taken or omissions suffered by the Issuing Bank in connection with Letters of Credit issued by it or proposed to be issued by it and the application and agreements for letters of credit pertaining to the Letters of Credit as fully as if the term “Administrative Agent” as used in this Article included the Issuing Bank with respect to such acts or omissions and (ii) as additionally provided in this Agreement with respect to the Issuing Bank.

Section 9.2. Nature of Duties of the Administrative Agent . The Administrative Agent shall not have any duties or obligations except those expressly set forth in this Agreement and the other Loan Documents. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, (a) the Administrative Agent shall not be subject to any fiduciary or other implied duties, regardless of whether a Default or an Event of Default has occurred and is continuing, (b) the Administrative Agent shall not have any duty to take any discretionary action or exercise any discretionary powers, except those discretionary rights and powers expressly contemplated by the Loan Documents that the Administrative Agent is required to exercise in writing by the Required Lenders (or such other number or percentage of the Lenders as shall be necessary under the circumstances as provided in Section 10.2 ), and (c) except as expressly set forth in the Loan Documents, the Administrative Agent shall not have any duty to disclose, and shall not be liable for the failure to disclose, any information relating to any Loan Party or any of its Subsidiaries that is communicated to or obtained by the Administrative Agent or any of its Affiliates in any capacity. The Administrative Agent shall not be liable for any action taken or not taken by it, its sub-agents or its attorneys-in-fact with the consent or at the request of the Required Lenders (or such other number or percentage of the Lenders as shall be necessary under the circumstances as provided in Section 10.2 ) or in the absence of its own gross negligence or willful misconduct. The Administrative Agent shall not be responsible for the negligence or misconduct of any sub-agents or attorneys-in-fact selected by it with reasonable care. The Administrative Agent shall not be deemed to have knowledge of any Default or Event of Default unless and until written notice thereof (which notice shall include an express reference to such event being a “Default” or “Event of Default” hereunder) is given to the Administrative Agent by the Borrower or any Lender, and the Administrative Agent shall not be responsible for or have any duty to ascertain or inquire into (i) any statement, warranty or representation made in or in connection with any Loan Document, (ii) the contents of any certificate, report or other document delivered hereunder or thereunder or in connection herewith or therewith, (iii) the performance or observance of any of the covenants, agreements, or other terms and conditions set forth in any Loan Document, (iv) the validity, enforceability, effectiveness or genuineness of any Loan Document or any other agreement, instrument or document, or (v) the satisfaction of any condition set forth in Article III or elsewhere in any Loan Document, other than to confirm receipt of items expressly required to be delivered to the Administrative Agent. The Administrative Agent may consult with legal counsel (including counsel for the Borrower) concerning all matters pertaining to such duties.

Section 9.3. Lack of Reliance on the Administrative Agent . Each of the Lenders, the Swingline Lender and the Issuing Bank acknowledges that it has, independently and without reliance upon the Administrative Agent, the Issuing Bank or any other Lender and based on such documents and information as it has deemed appropriate, made its own credit analysis and decision to enter into this Agreement. Each of the Lenders, the Swingline Lender and the Issuing Bank also acknowledges that it will, independently and without reliance upon the Administrative Agent, the Issuing Bank or any other Lender and based on such documents and information as it has deemed appropriate, continue to make its own decisions in taking or not taking any action under or based on this Agreement, any related agreement or any document furnished hereunder or thereunder.

Section 9.4. Certain Rights of the Administrative Agent . If the Administrative Agent shall request instructions from the Required Lenders with respect to any action or actions (including the failure to act) in connection with this Agreement, the Administrative Agent shall be entitled to refrain from such act or taking such act unless and until it shall have received instructions from such Lenders, and the

 

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Administrative Agent shall not incur liability to any Person by reason of so refraining. Without limiting the foregoing, no Lender shall have any right of action whatsoever against the Administrative Agent as a result of the Administrative Agent acting or refraining from acting hereunder in accordance with the instructions of the Required Lenders where required by the terms of this Agreement.

Section 9.5. Reliance by the Administrative Agent . The Administrative Agent shall be entitled to rely upon, and shall not incur any liability for relying upon, any notice, request, certificate, consent, statement, instrument, document or other writing (including any electronic message, posting or other distribution) believed by it to be genuine and to have been signed, sent or made by the proper Person. The Administrative Agent may also rely upon any statement made to it orally or by telephone and believed by it to be made by the proper Person and shall not incur any liability for relying thereon. The Administrative Agent may consult with legal counsel (including counsel for the Borrower), independent public accountants and other experts selected by it and shall not be liable for any action taken or not taken by it in accordance with the advice of such counsel, accountants or experts.

Section 9.6. The Administrative Agent in its Individual Capacity . The bank serving as the Administrative Agent shall have the same rights and powers under this Agreement and any other Loan Document in its capacity as a Lender as any other Lender and may exercise or refrain from exercising the same as though it were not the Administrative Agent; and the terms “Lenders”, “Required Lenders” or any similar terms shall, unless the context clearly otherwise indicates, include the Administrative Agent in its individual capacity. The bank acting as the Administrative Agent and its Affiliates may accept deposits from, lend money to, and generally engage in any kind of business with any Loan Party or any Subsidiary or Affiliate of any Loan Party as if it were not the Administrative Agent hereunder.

Section 9.7. Successor Administrative Agent .

(a) The Administrative Agent may resign at any time by giving notice thereof to the Lenders and the Borrower. Upon any such resignation, the Required Lenders shall have the right to appoint a successor Administrative Agent, subject to approval by the Borrower provided that no Default or Event of Default shall exist at such time. If no successor Administrative Agent shall have been so appointed, and shall have accepted such appointment within 30 days after the retiring Administrative Agent gives notice of resignation, then the retiring Administrative Agent may, on behalf of the Lenders, appoint a successor Administrative Agent, which shall be a commercial bank organized under the laws of the United States or any state thereof or a bank which maintains an office in the United States, having a combined capital and surplus of at least $500,000,000.

(b) Upon the acceptance of its appointment as the Administrative Agent hereunder by a successor, such successor Administrative Agent shall thereupon succeed to and become vested with all the rights, powers, privileges and duties of the retiring Administrative Agent, and the retiring Administrative Agent shall be discharged from its duties and obligations under this Agreement and the other Loan Documents. If, within 45 days after written notice is given of the retiring Administrative Agent’s resignation under this Section, no successor Administrative Agent shall have been appointed and shall have accepted such appointment, then on such 45 th day (i) the retiring Administrative Agent’s resignation shall become effective, (ii) the retiring Administrative Agent shall thereupon be discharged from its duties and obligations under the Loan Documents and (iii) the Required Lenders shall thereafter perform all duties of the retiring Administrative Agent under the Loan Documents until such time as the Required Lenders appoint a successor Administrative Agent as provided above. After any retiring Administrative Agent’s resignation hereunder, the provisions of this Article shall continue in effect for the benefit of such retiring Administrative Agent and its representatives and agents in respect of any actions taken or not taken by any of them while it was serving as the Administrative Agent.

 

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(c) In addition to the foregoing, if a Lender becomes, and during the period it remains, a Defaulting Lender, and if any Default has arisen from a failure of the Borrower to comply with Section 2.26(a) , then the Issuing Bank and the Swingline Lender may, upon prior written notice to the Borrower and the Administrative Agent, resign as Issuing Bank or as Swingline Lender, as the case may be, effective at the close of business Atlanta, Georgia time on a date specified in such notice (which date may not be less than five (5) Business Days after the date of such notice).

Section 9.8. Withholding Tax .

(a) To the extent required by any applicable law, the Administrative Agent may withhold from any interest payment to any Lender an amount equivalent to any applicable withholding tax. If the Internal Revenue Service or any authority of the United States or any other jurisdiction asserts a claim that the Administrative Agent did not properly withhold tax from amounts paid to or for the account of any Lender (because the appropriate form was not delivered or was not properly executed, or because such Lender failed to notify the Administrative Agent of a change in circumstances that rendered the exemption from, or reduction of, withholding tax ineffective, or for any other reason), such Lender shall indemnify the Administrative Agent (to the extent that the Administrative Agent has not already been reimbursed by the Borrower and without limiting the obligation of the Borrower to do so) fully for all amounts paid, directly or indirectly, by the Administrative Agent as tax or otherwise, including penalties and interest, together with all expenses incurred, including legal expenses, allocated staff costs and any out of pocket expenses.

(b) Without duplication of any indemnity provided under subsection (a) of this Section, each Lender shall also indemnify the Administrative Agent, within 10 days after demand therefor, for (i) any Indemnified Taxes or Other Taxes attributable to such Lender (to the extent that the Administrative Agent has not already been reimbursed by the Borrower and without limiting the obligation of the Borrower to do so), (ii) any Taxes attributable to such Lender’s failure to comply with the provisions of Section 10.4(d) relating to the maintenance of a Participant Register and (iii) any Excluded Taxes attributable to such Lender, in each case, that are payable or paid by the Administrative Agent in connection with any Loan Document, and any reasonable expenses arising therefrom or with respect thereto, whether or not such Taxes were correctly or legally imposed or asserted by the relevant Governmental Authority. A certificate as to the amount of such payment or liability delivered to any Lender by the Administrative Agent shall be conclusive absent manifest error. Each Lender hereby authorizes the Administrative Agent to set off and apply any and all amounts at any time owing to such Lender under any Loan Document or otherwise payable by the Administrative Agent to the Lender from any other source against any amount due to the Administrative Agent under this subsection.

Section 9.9. The Administrative Agent May File Proofs of Claim .

(a) In case of the pendency of any receivership, insolvency, liquidation, bankruptcy, reorganization, arrangement, adjustment, composition or other judicial proceeding relative to any Loan Party, the Administrative Agent (irrespective of whether the principal of any Loan or any Revolving Credit Exposure shall then be due and payable as herein expressed or by declaration or otherwise and irrespective of whether the Administrative Agent shall have made any demand on the Borrower) shall be entitled and empowered, by intervention in such proceeding or otherwise:

(i) to file and prove a claim for the whole amount of the principal and interest owing and unpaid in respect of the Loans or Revolving Credit Exposure and all other Obligations that are owing and unpaid and to file such other documents as may be necessary or advisable in order to have the claims of the Lenders, the Issuing Bank and the Administrative Agent (including any claim for the reasonable compensation, expenses, disbursements and advances of the Lenders, the Issuing Bank and the Administrative Agent and its agents and counsel and all other amounts due the Lenders, the Issuing Bank and the Administrative Agent under Section 10.3 ) allowed in such judicial proceeding; and

(ii) to collect and receive any monies or other property payable or deliverable on any such claims and to distribute the same.

 

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(b) Any custodian, receiver, assignee, trustee, liquidator, sequestrator or other similar official in any such judicial proceeding is hereby authorized by each Lender and the Issuing Bank to make such payments to the Administrative Agent and, if the Administrative Agent shall consent to the making of such payments directly to the Lenders and the Issuing Bank, to pay to the Administrative Agent any amount due for the reasonable compensation, expenses, disbursements and advances of the Administrative Agent and its agents and counsel, and any other amounts due the Administrative Agent under Section 10.3 .

Nothing contained herein shall be deemed to authorize the Administrative Agent to authorize or consent to or accept or adopt on behalf of any Lender or the Issuing Bank any plan of reorganization, arrangement, adjustment or composition affecting the Obligations or the rights of any Lender or to authorize the Administrative Agent to vote in respect of the claim of any Lender in any such proceeding.

Section 9.10. Authorization to Execute Other Loan Documents . Each Lender hereby authorizes the Administrative Agent to execute on behalf of all Lenders all Loan Documents (including, without limitation, the Collateral Documents and any subordination agreements) other than this Agreement.

Section 9.11. Collateral and Guaranty Matters . The Lenders irrevocably authorize the Administrative Agent, at its option and in its discretion:

(a) to release any Lien on any property granted to or held by the Administrative Agent under any Loan Document (i) upon the termination of all Revolving Commitments, the Cash Collateralization of all reimbursement obligations with respect to Letters of Credit in an amount equal to 102% of the aggregate LC Exposure of all Lenders, and the payment in full of all Obligations (other than contingent indemnification obligations and such Cash Collateralized reimbursement obligations), (ii) that is sold or to be sold as part of or in connection with any sale permitted hereunder or under any other Loan Document, or (iii) if approved, authorized or ratified in writing in accordance with Section 10.2 ; and

(b) to release any Loan Party from its obligations under the applicable Collateral Documents if such Person ceases to be a Restricted Subsidiary as a result of a transaction permitted hereunder.

Upon request by the Administrative Agent at any time, the Required Lenders will confirm in writing the Administrative Agent’s authority to release its interest in particular types or items of property, or to release any Loan Party from its obligations under the applicable Collateral Documents, pursuant to this Section. In each case as specified in this Section, the Administrative Agent is authorized, at the Borrower’s expense, to execute and deliver to the applicable Loan Party such documents as such Loan Party may reasonably request to evidence the release of such item of Collateral from the Liens granted under the applicable Collateral Documents, or to release such Loan Party from its obligations under the applicable Collateral Documents, in each case in accordance with the terms of the Loan Documents and this Section.

Section 9.12. Syndication Agents; Documentation Agents . Each Lender hereby designates Citibank, N.A. and Wells Fargo Bank, N.A. as Co-Syndication Agents and agrees that the Co-Syndication

 

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Agents shall have no duties or obligations under any Loan Documents to any Lender or any Loan Party. Each Lender hereby designates Barclays Bank PLC and Regions Bank as Co-Documentation Agents and agrees that the Co-Documentation Agents shall have no duties or obligations under any Loan Documents to any Lender or any Loan Party.

Section 9.13. Right to Realize on Collateral and Enforce Guarantee . Anything contained in any of the Loan Documents to the contrary notwithstanding, the Borrower, the Administrative Agent and each Lender hereby agree that (i) no Lender shall have any right individually to realize upon any of the Collateral or to enforce the Collateral Documents, it being understood and agreed that all powers, rights and remedies hereunder and under the Collateral Documents may be exercised solely by the Administrative Agent, and (ii) in the event of a foreclosure by the Administrative Agent on any of the Collateral pursuant to a public or private sale or other disposition, the Administrative Agent or any Lender may be the purchaser or licensor of any or all of such Collateral at any such sale or other disposition and the Administrative Agent, as agent for and representative of the Lenders (but not any Lender or Lenders in its or their respective individual capacities unless the Required Lenders shall otherwise agree in writing), shall be entitled, for the purpose of bidding and making settlement or payment of the purchase price for all or any portion of the Collateral sold at any such public sale, to use and apply any of the Obligations as a credit on account of the purchase price for any collateral payable by the Administrative Agent at such sale or other disposition.

Section 9.14. Secured Bank Product Obligations and Hedging Obligations . No Bank Product Provider or Lender-Related Hedge Provider that obtains the benefits of Section 8.2 , the Collateral Documents or any Collateral by virtue of the provisions hereof or of any other Loan Document shall have any right to notice of any action or to consent to, direct or object to any action hereunder or under any other Loan Document or otherwise in respect of the Collateral (including the release or impairment of any Collateral) other than in its capacity as a Lender and, in such case, only to the extent expressly provided in the Loan Documents. Notwithstanding any other provision of this Article to the contrary, the Administrative Agent shall not be required to verify the payment of, or that other satisfactory arrangements have been made with respect to, Bank Product Obligations and Hedging Obligations unless the Administrative Agent has received written notice of such Obligations, together with such supporting documentation as the Administrative Agent may request, from the applicable Bank Product Provider or Lender-Related Hedge Provider, as the case may be.

ARTICLE X

MISCELLANEOUS

Section 10.1. Notices .

 

  (a) Written Notices .

(i) Except in the case of notices and other communications expressly permitted to be given by telephone, all notices and other communications to any party herein to be effective shall be in writing and shall be delivered by hand or overnight courier service, mailed by certified or registered mail or sent by telecopy, as follows:

 

To the Borrower:    Arc Terminals Holdings LLC
   3000 Research Forest Drive, Suite 250
   The Woodlands, Texas 77381
   Attention: Vincent T. Cubbage
   Telecopy Number: (212) 993-1299

 

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With copies to:    Arc Logistics Partners LP
   725 Fifth Avenue, 19 th Floor
   New York, New York 10022
   Attention: Vincent T. Cubbage
   Telecopy Number: (212) 993-1299
   and
   Vinson & Elkins L.L.P.
   666 Fifth Avenue, 26 th Floor
   New York, New York 10103
   Attention: Brett M. Santoli
   Telecopy Number: (917) 849-5304
To the Administrative Agent:    SunTrust Bank
   3333 Peachtree Road / 8 th Floor
   Atlanta, Georgia 30326
   Attention: Carmen Malizia
   Telecopy Number: (404) 439-7470
With copies to:    SunTrust Bank
   Agency Services
   303 Peachtree Street, N.E. / 25 th Floor
   Atlanta, Georgia 30308
   Attention: Doug Weltz
   Telecopy Number: (404) 495-2170
   and
   King & Spalding LLP
   100 N. Tryon Street, Suite 3900
   Charlotte, North Carolina 28202
   Attention: W. Todd Holleman
   Telecopy Number: (704) 503-2622
To the Issuing Bank:    SunTrust Bank
   25 Park Place, N.E. / Mail Code 3706 / 16 th Floor
   Atlanta, Georgia 30303
   Attention: Standby Letter of Credit Dept.
   Telecopy Number: (404) 588-8129
To the Swingline Lender:    SunTrust Bank
   Agency Services
   303 Peachtree Street, N.E. / 25 th Floor
   Atlanta, Georgia 30308
   Attention: Doug Weltz
   Telecopy Number: (404) 495-2170
To any other Lender:    the address set forth in the Administrative Questionnaire
   or the Assignment and Acceptance executed by such
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Any party hereto may change its address or telecopy number for notices and other communications hereunder by notice to the other parties hereto. All such notices and other communications shall be effective upon actual receipt by the relevant Person or, if delivered by overnight courier service, upon the first Business Day after the date deposited with such courier service for overnight (next-day) delivery or, if sent by telecopy, upon transmittal in legible form by facsimile machine or, if mailed, upon the third Business Day after the date deposited into the mail or, if delivered by hand, upon delivery; provided that notices delivered to the Administrative Agent, the Issuing Bank or the Swingline Lender shall not be effective until actually received by such Person at its address specified in this Section.

(ii) Any agreement of the Administrative Agent, the Issuing Bank or any Lender herein to receive certain notices by telephone or facsimile is solely for the convenience and at the request of the Borrower. The Administrative Agent, the Issuing Bank and each Lender shall be entitled to rely on the authority of any Person purporting to be a Person authorized by the Borrower to give such notice and the Administrative Agent, the Issuing Bank and the Lenders shall not have any liability to the Borrower or other Person on account of any action taken or not taken by the Administrative Agent, the Issuing Bank or any Lender in reliance upon such telephonic or facsimile notice. The obligation of the Borrower to repay the Loans and all other Obligations hereunder shall not be affected in any way or to any extent by any failure of the Administrative Agent, the Issuing Bank or any Lender to receive written confirmation of any telephonic or facsimile notice or the receipt by the Administrative Agent, the Issuing Bank or any Lender of a confirmation which is at variance with the terms understood by the Administrative Agent, the Issuing Bank and such Lender to be contained in any such telephonic or facsimile notice.

 

  (b) Electronic Communications .

(i) Notices and other communications to the Lenders and the Issuing Bank hereunder may be delivered or furnished by electronic communication (including e-mail and Internet or intranet websites) pursuant to procedures approved by the Administrative Agent, provided that the foregoing shall not apply to notices to any Lender or the Issuing Bank pursuant to Article II unless such Lender, the Issuing Bank, as applicable, and the Administrative Agent have agreed to receive notices under any Section thereof by electronic communication and have agreed to the procedures governing such communications. The Administrative Agent or the Borrower may, in its discretion, agree to accept notices and other communications to it hereunder by electronic communications pursuant to procedures approved by it; provided that approval of such procedures may be limited to particular notices or communications.

(ii) Unless the Administrative Agent otherwise prescribes, (i) notices and other communications sent to an e-mail address shall be deemed received upon the sender’s receipt of an acknowledgement from the intended recipient (such as by the “return receipt requested” function, as available, return e-mail or other written acknowledgement); provided that if such notice or other communication is not sent during the normal business hours of the recipient, such notice or communication shall be deemed to have been sent at the opening of business on the next Business Day for the recipient, and (ii) notices or communications posted to an Internet or intranet website shall be deemed received upon the deemed receipt by the intended recipient at its e-mail address as described in the foregoing clause (i) of notification that such notice or communication is available and identifying the website address therefor.

 

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Section 10.2. Waiver; Amendments .

(a) No failure or delay by the Administrative Agent, the Issuing Bank or any Lender in exercising any right or power hereunder or under any other Loan Document, and no course of dealing between the Borrower and the Administrative Agent or any Lender, shall operate as a waiver thereof, nor shall any single or partial exercise of any such right or power, or any abandonment or discontinuance of steps to enforce such right or power, preclude any other or further exercise thereof or the exercise of any other right or power hereunder or thereunder. The rights and remedies of the Administrative Agent, the Issuing Bank and the Lenders hereunder and under the other Loan Documents are cumulative and are not exclusive of any rights or remedies provided by law. No waiver of any provision of this Agreement or of any other Loan Document or consent to any departure by any Loan Party or any Subsidiary therefrom shall in any event be effective unless the same shall be permitted by subsection (b) of this Section, and then such waiver or consent shall be effective only in the specific instance and for the purpose for which given. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, the making of a Loan or the issuance of a Letter of Credit shall not be construed as a waiver of any Default or Event of Default, regardless of whether the Administrative Agent, any Lender or the Issuing Bank may have had notice or knowledge of such Default or Event of Default at the time.

(b) No amendment or waiver of any provision of this Agreement or of the other Loan Documents (other than the Fee Letter), nor consent to any departure by any Loan Party or any Subsidiary therefrom, shall in any event be effective unless the same shall be in writing and signed by the Borrower and the Required Lenders, or the Borrower and the Administrative Agent with the consent of the Required Lenders, and then such amendment, waiver or consent shall be effective only in the specific instance and for the specific purpose for which given; provided that, in addition to the consent of the Required Lenders, no amendment, waiver or consent shall:

(i) increase the Commitment of any Lender without the written consent of such Lender;

(ii) reduce the principal amount of any Loan or LC Disbursement or reduce the rate of interest thereon, or reduce any fees payable hereunder, without the written consent of each Lender affected thereby;

(iii) postpone the date fixed for any payment of any principal of (other than any mandatory prepayment pursuant to Section 2.12 ), or interest on, any Loan or LC Disbursement or any fees hereunder or reduce the amount of, waive or excuse any such payment, or postpone the scheduled date for the termination or reduction of any Commitment, without the written consent of each Lender affected thereby;

(iv) change Section 2.21(b) or (c)  in a manner that would alter the pro rata sharing of payments required thereby, without the written consent of each Lender;

(v) change any of the provisions of this subsection (b) or the definition of “Required Lenders” or any other provision hereof specifying the number or percentage of Lenders which are required to waive, amend or modify any rights hereunder or make any determination or grant any consent hereunder, without the consent of each Lender;

(vi) release all or substantially all of the guarantors, or limit the liability of such guarantors, under any guaranty agreement guaranteeing any of the Obligations, without the written consent of each Lender; or

(vii) release all or substantially all collateral (if any) securing any of the Obligations, without the written consent of each Lender;

 

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provided , further , that no such amendment, waiver or consent shall amend, modify or otherwise affect the rights, duties or obligations of the Administrative Agent, the Swingline Lender or the Issuing Bank without the prior written consent of such Person.

(c) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein, no Defaulting Lender shall have any right to approve or disapprove any amendment, waiver or consent hereunder, except that the Commitment of such Lender may not be increased or extended, and amounts payable to such Lender hereunder may not be permanently reduced, without the consent of such Lender (other than reductions in fees and interest in which such reduction does not disproportionately affect such Lender).

(d) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein, this Agreement may be amended (or amended and restated) without the consent of any Lender (but with the consent of the Borrower and the Administrative Agent) if, upon giving effect to such amendment and restatement, such Lender shall no longer be a party to this Agreement (as so amended and restated), the Commitments of such Lender shall have terminated (but such Lender shall continue to be entitled to the benefits of Sections 2.18 , 2.19 , 2.20 and 10.3 ), such Lender shall have no other commitment or other obligation hereunder and such Lender shall have been paid in full all principal, interest and other amounts owing to it or accrued for its account under this Agreement.

(e) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein, this Agreement may be amended (or amended and restated) with the written consent of the Required Lenders, the Administrative Agent, the Borrower and the other Loan Parties (i) to add one or more additional credit facilities to this Agreement, to permit the extensions of credit from time to time outstanding thereunder and the accrued interest and fees in respect thereof to share ratably in the benefits of this Agreement and the other Loan Documents with the Revolving Credit Exposure and any incremental facility and the accrued interest and fees in respect thereof and to include appropriately the Lenders holding such credit facilities in any determination of the Required Lenders and (ii) to change, modify or alter Section 2.21(b) or (c)  or any other provision hereof relating to pro rata sharing of payments among the Lenders to the extent necessary to effectuate any of the amendments (or amendments and restatements) enumerated in subsection (d), (e)(i) or (f) of this Section.

(f) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein, the Borrower may, by written notice to the Administrative Agent from time to time, make one or more offers (each, a “ Loan Modification Offer ”) to all of the Lenders to make one or more amendments or modifications to (A) allow the maturity of the Loans of the accepting Lenders to be extended and (B) increase the Applicable Margin, Applicable Percentage or other fees payable with respect to the Loans and Commitments of the accepting Lenders (each, a “ Permitted Amendment ”) pursuant to procedures reasonably specified by the Administrative Agent and reasonably acceptable to the Borrower. Such notice shall set forth (x) the terms and conditions of the requested Permitted Amendment and (y) the date on which such Permitted Amendment is requested to become effective. A Permitted Amendment shall become effective only with respect to the Loans and/or Commitments of the Lenders that accept the applicable Loan Modification Offer (such Lenders, the “ Accepting Lenders ”) and, in the case of any Accepting Lender, only with respect to such Lender’s Loans and/or Commitments as to which such Lender’s acceptance has been made. The Borrower, each Loan Party and each Accepting Lender shall execute and deliver to the Administrative Agent a modification agreement (a “ Loan Modification Agreement ”) and such other documentation as the Administrative Agent shall reasonably specify to evidence the acceptance of such Permitted Amendment and the terms and conditions thereof. The Administrative Agent shall promptly notify each Lender as to the effectiveness of each Loan Modification Agreement. Each of the parties hereto hereby agrees that, upon the effectiveness of any Loan Modification Agreement, this Agreement shall be deemed amended to the extent (but only to the extent) necessary to reflect the existence and terms of the Permitted Amendment evidenced thereby and only with respect to the Loans and Commitments of the Accepting Lenders as to which such Lenders’ acceptance has been made.

 

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(g) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein, this Agreement may be amended (or amended and restated) without the consent of any Lender (but with the consent of the Borrower and the Administrative Agent) solely to cure a defect or error.

(h) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein, if any of the Collateral shall be sold, transferred or otherwise disposed of by any Loan Party in a transaction permitted by the Credit Agreement, then the Administrative Agent, at the request and sole expense of such Loan Party, shall promptly execute and deliver to such Loan Party all releases or other documents reasonably necessary for the release of the Liens created under the Collateral Documents on such Collateral of such Loan Party, made without recourse, representation, warranty or other assurance of any kind.

Section 10.3. Expenses; Indemnification .

(a) The Borrower shall pay (i) all reasonable, out-of-pocket costs and expenses of the Administrative Agent and its Affiliates , including the reasonable fees, charges and disbursements of counsel for the Administrative Agent and its Affiliates, in connection with the syndication of the credit facilities provided for herein, the preparation and administration of the Loan Documents and any amendments, modifications or waivers thereof (whether or not the transactions contemplated in this Agreement or any other Loan Document shall be consummated), including the reasonable fees, charges and disbursements of counsel for the Administrative Agent and its Affiliates, (ii) all reasonable out-of-pocket expenses incurred by the Issuing Bank in connection with the issuance, amendment, renewal or extension of any Letter of Credit or any demand for payment thereunder and (iii) all out-of-pocket costs and expenses (including, without limitation, the reasonable fees, charges and disbursements of outside counsel and the allocated cost of inside counsel) incurred by the Administrative Agent, the Issuing Bank or any Lender in connection with the enforcement or protection of its rights in connection with this Agreement, including its rights under this Section, or in connection with the Loans made or any Letters of Credit issued hereunder, including all such out-of-pocket expenses incurred during any workout, restructuring or negotiations in respect of such Loans or Letters of Credit.

(b) The Borrower shall indemnify the Administrative Agent (and any sub-agent thereof), each Lender and the Issuing Bank, and each Related Party of any of the foregoing Persons (each such Person being called an “ Indemnitee ”) against, and hold each Indemnitee harmless from, any and all losses, claims, damages, liabilities, penalties and related expenses (including the reasonable documented out-of-pocket fees, charges and disbursements of any counsel for any Indemnitee), and shall indemnify and hold harmless each Indemnitee from all fees and time charges and disbursements for attorneys who may be employees of any Indemnitee, incurred by any Indemnitee or asserted against any Indemnitee by any third party or by the Borrower or any other Loan Party arising out of, in connection with, or as a result of (i) the execution or delivery of this Agreement, any other Loan Document or any agreement or instrument contemplated hereby or thereby, the performance by the parties hereto of their respective obligations hereunder or thereunder or the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby or thereby, (ii) any Loan or Letter of Credit or the use or proposed use of the proceeds therefrom (including any refusal by the Issuing Bank to honor a demand for payment under a Letter of Credit if the documents presented in connection with such demand do not strictly comply with the terms of such Letter of Credit), (iii) any actual or alleged presence or Release of Hazardous Materials on or from any property owned or operated by the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries, or any Environmental Liability related in any way to the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries, or (iv) any actual or prospective claim, litigation, investigation or proceeding relating to any of the foregoing, whether based on contract, tort or any other theory, whether brought by a third party or by the Borrower or any other Loan Party, and regardless of whether any

 

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Indemnitee is a party thereto; provided that such indemnity shall not, as to any Indemnitee, be available to the extent that such losses, claims, damages, liabilities, penalties or related expenses are determined by a court of competent jurisdiction by final and non-appealable judgment to have resulted from (x) the gross negligence or willful misconduct of such Indemnitee or (y) a claim brought by the Borrower or any other Loan Party against an Indemnitee for a material or bad faith breach of such Indemnitee’s material obligations hereunder or under any other Loan Document. No Indemnitee shall be liable for any damages arising from the use by others of any information or other materials obtained through any Platform, except as a result of such Indemnitee’s gross negligence or willful misconduct as determined by a court of competent jurisdiction in a final and non-appealable judgment.

(c) The Borrower shall pay, and hold the Administrative Agent, the Issuing Bank and each of the Lenders harmless from and against, any and all present and future stamp, documentary, and other similar taxes with respect to this Agreement and any other Loan Documents, any collateral described therein or any payments due thereunder, and save the Administrative Agent, the Issuing Bank and each Lender harmless from and against any and all liabilities with respect to or resulting from any delay or omission to pay such taxes.

(d) To the extent that the Borrower fails to pay any amount required to be paid to the Administrative Agent, the Issuing Bank or the Swingline Lender under subsection (a), (b) or (c) hereof, each Lender severally agrees to pay to the Administrative Agent, the Issuing Bank or the Swingline Lender, as the case may be, such Lender’s pro rata share (in accordance with its respective Revolving Commitment (or Revolving Credit Exposure, as applicable) determined as of the time that the unreimbursed expense or indemnity payment is sought) of such unpaid amount; provided that the unreimbursed expense or indemnified payment, claim, damage, liability or related expense, as the case may be, was incurred by or asserted against the Administrative Agent, the Issuing Bank or the Swingline Lender in its capacity as such.

(e) To the extent permitted by applicable law, each party hereto shall not assert, and hereby waives, any claim against any other party hereto, on any theory of liability, for special, indirect, consequential or punitive damages (as opposed to actual or direct damages) arising out of, in connection with or as a result of this Agreement, any other Loan Document or any agreement or instrument contemplated hereby, the transactions contemplated therein, any Loan or any Letter of Credit or the use of proceeds thereof; provided that in no event shall the Borrower’s indemnity obligations under subsections (a), (b) and (c) hereof be limited by this subsection (e).

(f) All amounts due under this Section shall be payable within 30 days after written demand therefor.

Section 10.4. Successors and Assigns .

(a) The provisions of this Agreement shall be binding upon and inure to the benefit of the parties hereto and their respective successors and assigns permitted hereby, except that no Loan Party may assign or otherwise transfer any of its rights or obligations hereunder without the prior written consent of the Administrative Agent and each Lender, and no Lender may assign or otherwise transfer any of its rights or obligations hereunder except (i) to an assignee in accordance with the provisions of subsection (b) of this Section, (ii) by way of participation in accordance with the provisions of subsection (d) of this Section or (iii) by way of pledge or assignment of a security interest subject to the restrictions of subsection (f) of this Section (and any other attempted assignment or transfer by any party hereto shall be null and void). Nothing in this Agreement, expressed or implied, shall be construed to confer upon any Person (other than the parties hereto, their respective successors and assigns permitted hereby, Participants to the extent provided in subsection (d) of this Section and, to the extent expressly contemplated hereby, the Related Parties of each of the Administrative Agent and the Lenders) any legal or equitable right, remedy or claim under or by reason of this Agreement.

 

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(b) Any Lender may at any time assign to one or more assignees all or a portion of its rights and obligations under this Agreement (including all or a portion of its Commitments, Loans and other Revolving Credit Exposure at the time owing to it); provided that any such assignment shall be subject to the following conditions:

(i) Minimum Amounts .

(A) in the case of an assignment of the entire remaining amount of the assigning Lender’s Commitments, Loans and other Revolving Credit Exposure at the time owing to it or in the case of an assignment to a Lender, an Affiliate of a Lender or an Approved Fund, no minimum amount need be assigned; and

(B) in any case not described in subsection (b)(i)(A) of this Section, the aggregate amount of the Commitment (which for this purpose includes Loans and Revolving Credit Exposure outstanding thereunder) or, if the applicable Commitment is not then in effect, the principal outstanding balance of the Loans and Revolving Credit Exposure of the assigning Lender subject to each such assignment (determined as of the date the Assignment and Acceptance with respect to such assignment is delivered to the Administrative Agent or, if “Trade Date” is specified in the Assignment and Acceptance, as of the Trade Date) shall not be less than $3,000,000 and in minimum increments of $1,000,000, unless each of the Administrative Agent and, so long as no Event of Default has occurred and is continuing, the Borrower otherwise consents (each such consent not to be unreasonably withheld or delayed).

(ii) Proportionate Amounts . Each partial assignment shall be made as an assignment of a proportionate part of all the assigning Lender’s rights and obligations under this Agreement with respect to the Loans, other Revolving Credit Exposure or the Commitments assigned.

(iii) Required Consents . No consent shall be required for any assignment except to the extent required by subsection (b)(i)(B) of this Section and, in addition:

(A) the consent of the Borrower (such consent not to be unreasonably withheld or delayed and which consent shall be deemed to have been given unless an objection is delivered to the Administrative Agent within 10 Business Days after notice of such proposed assignment is delivered to the Borrower) shall be required unless (x) an Event of Default has occurred and is continuing at the time of such assignment or (y) such assignment is to a Lender, an Affiliate of such Lender or an Approved Fund of such Lender;

(B) the consent of the Administrative Agent (such consent not to be unreasonably withheld or delayed) shall be required; and

(C) the consent of each of the Issuing Bank and the Swingline Lender (such consents not to be unreasonably withheld or delayed).

(iv) Assignment and Acceptance . The parties to each assignment shall deliver to the Administrative Agent (A) a duly executed Assignment and Acceptance, (B) a processing and recordation fee of $3,500, (C) an Administrative Questionnaire unless the assignee is already a Lender and (D) the documents required under Section 2.20(e) .

 

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(v) No Assignment to the Borrower . No such assignment shall be made to the Borrower or any of the Borrower’s Affiliates or Subsidiaries.

(vi) No Assignment to Natural Persons . No such assignment shall be made to a natural person.

Subject to acceptance and recording thereof by the Administrative Agent pursuant to subsection (c) of this Section, from and after the effective date specified in each Assignment and Acceptance, the assignee thereunder shall be a party to this Agreement and, to the extent of the interest assigned by such Assignment and Acceptance, have the rights and obligations of a Lender under this Agreement, and the assigning Lender thereunder shall, to the extent of the interest assigned by such Assignment and Acceptance, be released from its obligations under this Agreement (and, in the case of an Assignment and Acceptance covering all of the assigning Lender’s rights and obligations under this Agreement, such Lender shall cease to be a party hereto) but shall continue to be entitled to the benefits of Sections 2.18 , 2.19 , 2.20 and 10.3 with respect to facts and circumstances occurring prior to the effective date of such assignment; provided that, except to the extent otherwise expressly agreed by the affected parties, no assignment by a Defaulting Lender will constitute a waiver or release of any claim of any party hereunder arising from such Lender’s having been a Defaulting Lender. Any assignment or transfer by a Lender of rights or obligations under this Agreement that does not comply with this subsection shall be treated for purposes of this Agreement as a sale by such Lender of a participation in such rights and obligations in accordance with subsection (d) of this Section.

(c) The Administrative Agent, acting solely for this purpose as an agent of the Borrower, shall maintain at one of its offices in Atlanta, Georgia a copy of each Assignment and Acceptance delivered to it and a register for the recordation of the names and addresses of the Lenders, and the Commitments of, and principal amount (and stated interest) of the Loans and Revolving Credit Exposure owing to, each Lender pursuant to the terms hereof from time to time (the “ Register ”). The entries in the Register shall be conclusive absent manifest error, and the Loan Parties, the Administrative Agent and the Lenders shall treat each Person whose name is recorded in the Register pursuant to the terms hereof as a Lender hereunder for all purposes of this Agreement. Information contained in the Register with respect to any Lender shall be available for inspection by such Lender at any reasonable time and from time to time upon reasonable prior notice; information contained in the Register shall also be available for inspection by the Borrower at any reasonable time and from time to time upon reasonable prior notice. In establishing and maintaining the Register, the Administrative Agent shall serve as the Borrower’s agent solely for tax purposes and solely with respect to the actions described in this Section, and the Borrower hereby agrees that, to the extent SunTrust Bank serves in such capacity, SunTrust Bank and its officers, directors, employees, agents, sub-agents and affiliates shall constitute “Indemnitees”.

(d) Any Lender may at any time, without the consent of, or notice to, the Borrower, the Administrative Agent, the Swingline Lender or the Issuing Bank, sell participations to any Person (other than a natural person, the Borrower or any of the Borrower’s Affiliates or Subsidiaries) (each, a “ Participant ”) in all or a portion of such Lender’s rights and/or obligations under this Agreement (including all or a portion of its Commitment and/or the Loans owing to it); provided that (i) such Lender’s obligations under this Agreement shall remain unchanged, (ii) such Lender shall remain solely responsible to the other parties hereto for the performance of such obligations and (iii) the Borrower, the Administrative Agent, the Issuing Bank, the Swingline Lender and the other Lenders shall continue to deal solely and directly with such Lender in connection with such Lender’s rights and obligations under this Agreement.

 

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Any agreement or instrument pursuant to which a Lender sells such a participation shall provide that such Lender shall retain the sole right to enforce this Agreement and to approve any amendment, modification or waiver of any provision of this Agreement; provided that such agreement or instrument may provide that such Lender will not, without the consent of the Participant, agree to any amendment, modification or waiver with respect to the following to the extent affecting such Participant: (i) increase the Commitment of such Lender; (ii) reduce the principal amount of any Loan or LC Disbursement or reduce the rate of interest thereon, or reduce any fees payable hereunder; (iii) postpone the date fixed for any payment of any principal of, or interest on, any Loan or LC Disbursement or any fees hereunder or reduce the amount of, waive or excuse any such payment, or postpone the scheduled date for the termination or reduction of any Commitment; (iv) change Section 2.21(b) or (c)  in a manner that would alter the pro rata sharing of payments required thereby; (v) change any of the provisions of Section 10.2(b) or the definition of “Required Lenders” or any other provision hereof specifying the number or percentage of Lenders which are required to waive, amend or modify any rights hereunder or make any determination or grant any consent hereunder; (vi) release all or substantially all of the guarantors, or limit the liability of such guarantors, under any guaranty agreement guaranteeing any of the Obligations; or (vii) release all or substantially all collateral (if any) securing any of the Obligations. Subject to subsection (e) of this Section, the Borrower agrees that each Participant shall be entitled to the benefits of Sections 2.18 , 2.19 , and 2.20 to the same extent as if it were a Lender and had acquired its interest by assignment pursuant to subsection (b) of this Section; provided that such Participant agrees to be subject to Section 2.24 as though it were a Lender. To the extent permitted by law, each Participant also shall be entitled to the benefits of Section 10.7 as though it were a Lender; provided that such Participant agrees to be subject to Section 2.21 as though it were a Lender.

Each Lender that sells a participation shall, acting solely for this purpose as a non-fiduciary agent of the Borrower, maintain a register in the United States on which it enters the name and address of each Participant and the principal amounts (and stated interest) of each Participant’s interest in the Loans or other obligations under the Loan Documents (the “ Participant Register ”); provided that no Lender shall have any obligation to disclose all or any portion of the Participant Register to any Person (including the identity of any Participant or any information relating to a Participant’s interest in any commitments, loans, letters of credit or other obligations under any Loan Document) except to the extent that such disclosure is necessary to establish that such commitment, loan, letter of credit or other obligation is in registered form under Section 5f.103-1(c) of the United States Treasury Regulations. The entries in the Participant Register shall be conclusive, absent manifest error, and such Lender shall treat each person whose name is recorded in the Participant Register as the owner of such participation for all purposes of this Agreement notwithstanding any notice to the contrary.

(e) A Participant shall not be entitled to receive any greater payment under Sections 2.18 and 2.20 than the applicable Lender would have been entitled to receive with respect to the participation sold to such Participant, unless the sale of the participation to such Participant is made with the Borrower’s prior written consent. A Participant shall not be entitled to the benefits of Section 2.20 unless the Borrower is notified of the participation sold to such Participant and such Participant agrees, for the benefit of the Borrower, to comply with Section 2.20(e) and (f)  as though it were a Lender.

(f) Any Lender may at any time pledge or assign a security interest in all or any portion of its rights under this Agreement to secure obligations of such Lender, including, without limitation, any pledge or assignment to secure obligations to a Federal Reserve Bank or any other Central Bank; provided that no such pledge or assignment shall release such Lender from any of its obligations hereunder or substitute any such pledgee or assignee for such Lender as a party hereto.

 

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Section 10.5. Governing Law; Jurisdiction; Consent to Service of Process .

(a) This Agreement and the other Loan Documents and any claim, controversy, dispute or cause of action (whether in contract or tort or otherwise) based upon, arising out of or relating to this Agreement or any other Loan Document (except, as to any other Loan Document, as expressly set forth therein) and the transactions contemplated hereby and thereby shall be construed in accordance with and be governed by the law of the State of New York.

(b) Each party hereto hereby irrevocably and unconditionally submits, for itself and its property, to the exclusive jurisdiction of the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York, the Supreme Court of the State of New York sitting in New York county, and of any appellate court from any thereof, in any action or proceeding arising out of or relating to this Agreement or any other Loan Document or the transactions contemplated hereby or thereby, or for recognition or enforcement of any judgment, and each of the parties hereto hereby irrevocably and unconditionally agrees that all claims in respect of any such action or proceeding may be heard and determined in such District Court or New York state court or, to the extent permitted by applicable law, such appellate court. Each of the parties hereto agrees that a final judgment in any such action or proceeding shall be conclusive and may be enforced in other jurisdictions by suit on the judgment or in any other manner provided by law. Nothing in this Agreement or any other Loan Document shall affect any right that the Administrative Agent, the Issuing Bank or any Lender may otherwise have to bring any action or proceeding relating to this Agreement or any other Loan Document against the Borrower or its properties in the courts of any jurisdiction.

(c) Each party hereto irrevocably and unconditionally waives any objection which it may now or hereafter have to the laying of venue of any such suit, action or proceeding described in subsection (b) of this Section and brought in any court referred to in subsection (b) of this Section. Each of the parties hereto irrevocably waives, to the fullest extent permitted by applicable law, the defense of an inconvenient forum to the maintenance of such action or proceeding in any such court.

(d) Each party to this Agreement irrevocably consents to the service of process in the manner provided for notices in Section 10.1 . Nothing in this Agreement or in any other Loan Document will affect the right of any party hereto to serve process in any other manner permitted by law.

Section 10.6. WAIVER OF JURY TRIAL . EACH PARTY HERETO IRREVOCABLY WAIVES, TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW, ANY RIGHT IT MAY HAVE TO A TRIAL BY JURY IN ANY LEGAL PROCEEDING DIRECTLY OR INDIRECTLY ARISING OUT OF THIS AGREEMENT OR ANY OTHER LOAN DOCUMENT OR THE TRANSACTIONS CONTEMPLATED HEREBY OR THEREBY (WHETHER BASED ON CONTRACT, TORT OR ANY OTHER THEORY). EACH PARTY HERETO (A) CERTIFIES THAT NO REPRESENTATIVE, AGENT OR ATTORNEY OF ANY OTHER PARTY HAS REPRESENTED, EXPRESSLY OR OTHERWISE, THAT SUCH OTHER PARTY WOULD NOT, IN THE EVENT OF LITIGATION, SEEK TO ENFORCE THE FOREGOING WAIVER, AND (B) ACKNOWLEDGES THAT IT AND THE OTHER PARTIES HERETO HAVE BEEN INDUCED TO ENTER INTO THIS AGREEMENT AND THE OTHER LOAN DOCUMENTS BY, AMONG OTHER THINGS, THE MUTUAL WAIVERS AND CERTIFICATIONS IN THIS SECTION.

Section 10.7. Right of Set-off . In addition to any rights now or hereafter granted under applicable law and not by way of limitation of any such rights, each Lender and the Issuing Bank shall have the right, at any time or from time to time upon the occurrence and during the continuance of an Event of Default, without prior notice to any Loan Party, any such notice being expressly waived by each Loan Party to the extent permitted by applicable law, to set off and apply against all deposits (general or

 

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special, time or demand, provisional or final) of any Loan Party at any time held or other obligations at any time owing by such Lender and the Issuing Bank to or for the credit or the account of such Loan Party against any and all Obligations held by such Lender or the Issuing Bank, as the case may be, irrespective of whether such Lender or the Issuing Bank shall have made demand hereunder and although such Obligations may be unmatured. Each Lender and the Issuing Bank agrees promptly to notify the Administrative Agent and the Borrower after any such set-off and any application made by such Lender or the Issuing Bank, as the case may be; provided that the failure to give such notice shall not affect the validity of such set-off and application. Each Lender and the Issuing Bank agrees to apply all amounts collected from any such set-off to the Obligations before applying such amounts to any other Indebtedness or other obligations owed by any Loan Party and any of its Restricted Subsidiaries to such Lender or the Issuing Bank.

Section 10.8. Counterparts; Integration . This Agreement may be executed by one or more of the parties to this Agreement on any number of separate counterparts, and all of said counterparts taken together shall be deemed to constitute one and the same instrument. This Agreement, the Fee Letter, the other Loan Documents, and any separate letter agreements relating to any fees payable to the Administrative Agent and its Affiliates constitute the entire agreement among the parties hereto and thereto and their affiliates regarding the subject matters hereof and thereof and supersede all prior agreements and understandings, oral or written, regarding such subject matters. Delivery of an executed counterpart to this Agreement or any other Loan Document by facsimile transmission or by electronic mail in pdf format shall be as effective as delivery of a manually executed counterpart hereof.

Section 10.9. Survival . All covenants, agreements, representations and warranties made by the Borrower herein and in the certificates, reports, notices or other instruments delivered in connection with or pursuant to this Agreement shall be considered to have been relied upon by the other parties hereto and shall survive the execution and delivery of this Agreement and the other Loan Documents and the making of any Loans and issuance of any Letters of Credit, regardless of any investigation made by any such other party or on its behalf and notwithstanding that the Administrative Agent, the Issuing Bank or any Lender may have had notice or knowledge of any Default or incorrect representation or warranty at the time any credit is extended hereunder, and shall continue in full force and effect as long as the principal of or any accrued interest on any Loan or any fee or any other amount payable under this Agreement is outstanding and unpaid or any Letter of Credit is outstanding and so long as the Commitments have not expired or terminated. The provisions of Sections 2.18 , 2.19 , 2.20 , and 10.3 and Article IX shall survive and remain in full force and effect regardless of the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby, the repayment of the Loans, the expiration or termination of the Letters of Credit and the Commitments or the termination of this Agreement or any provision hereof.

Section 10.10. Severability . Any provision of this Agreement or any other Loan Document held to be illegal, invalid or unenforceable in any jurisdiction, shall, as to such jurisdiction, be ineffective to the extent of such illegality, invalidity or unenforceability without affecting the legality, validity or enforceability of the remaining provisions hereof or thereof; and the illegality, invalidity or unenforceability of a particular provision in a particular jurisdiction shall not invalidate or render unenforceable such provision in any other jurisdiction.

Section 10.11. Confidentiality . Each of the Administrative Agent, the Issuing Bank and the Lenders agrees to take normal and reasonable precautions to maintain the confidentiality of any information relating to the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries or any of their respective businesses, to the extent designated in writing as confidential and provided to it by the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries, other than any such information that is available to the Administrative Agent, the Issuing Bank or any Lender on a non-confidential basis prior to disclosure by the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries, except that such information may be disclosed (i) to any Related Party of the Administrative Agent, the Issuing

 

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Bank or any such Lender including, without limitation, accountants, legal counsel and other advisors, (ii) to the extent required by applicable laws or regulations or by any subpoena or similar legal process, (iii) to the extent requested by any regulatory agency or authority purporting to have jurisdiction over it (including any self-regulatory authority such as the National Association of Insurance Commissioners), (iv) to the extent that such information becomes publicly available other than as a result of a breach of this Section, or which becomes available to the Administrative Agent, the Issuing Bank, any Lender or any Related Party of any of the foregoing on a non-confidential basis from a source other than the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries, (v) in connection with the exercise of any remedy hereunder or under any other Loan Documents or any suit, action or proceeding relating to this Agreement or any other Loan Documents or the enforcement of rights hereunder or thereunder, (vi) subject to execution by such Person of an agreement containing provisions substantially the same as those of this Section, to (A) any assignee of or Participant in, or any prospective assignee of or Participant in, any of its rights or obligations under this Agreement, or (B) any actual or prospective party (or its Related Parties) to any swap or derivative or other transaction under which payments are to be made by reference to the Borrower and its obligations, this Agreement or payments hereunder, (vii) to any rating agency, (viii) to the CUSIP Service Bureau or any similar organization, or (ix) with the consent of the Borrower. Any Person required to maintain the confidentiality of any information as provided for in this Section shall be considered to have complied with its obligation to do so if such Person has exercised the same degree of care to maintain the confidentiality of such information as such Person would accord its own confidential information, which in no event shall be less than commercially reasonable efforts. In the event of any conflict between the terms of this Section and those of any other Contractual Obligation entered into with any party hereto (whether or not a Loan Document), the terms of this Section shall govern.

Section 10.12. Interest Rate Limitation . Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, if at any time the interest rate applicable to any Loan, together with all fees, charges and other amounts which may be treated as interest on such Loan under applicable law (collectively, the “ Charges ”), shall exceed the maximum lawful rate of interest (the “ Maximum Rate ”) which may be contracted for, charged, taken, received or reserved by a Lender holding such Loan in accordance with applicable law, the rate of interest payable in respect of such Loan hereunder, together with all Charges payable in respect thereof, shall be limited to the Maximum Rate and, to the extent lawful, the interest and Charges that would have been payable in respect of such Loan but were not payable as a result of the operation of this Section shall be cumulated and the interest and Charges payable to such Lender in respect of other Loans or periods shall be increased (but not above the Maximum Rate therefor) until such cumulated amount, together with interest thereon at the Federal Funds Rate to the date of repayment (to the extent permitted by applicable law), shall have been received by such Lender.

Section 10.13. Waiver of Effect of Corporate Seal . The Borrower represents and warrants that neither it nor any other Loan Party is required to affix its corporate seal to this Agreement or any other Loan Document pursuant to any Requirement of Law, agrees that this Agreement is delivered by the Borrower under seal and waives any shortening of the statute of limitations that may result from not affixing the corporate seal to this Agreement or such other Loan Documents.

Section 10.14. Patriot Act . The Administrative Agent and each Lender hereby notifies the Loan Parties that, pursuant to the requirements of the Patriot Act, it is required to obtain, verify and record information that identifies each Loan Party, which information includes the name and address of such Loan Party and other information that will allow such Lender or the Administrative Agent, as applicable, to identify such Loan Party in accordance with the Patriot Act.

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acknowledges and agrees and acknowledges its Affiliates’ understanding that (i) (A) the services regarding this Agreement provided by the Administrative Agent and/or the Lenders are arm’s-length commercial transactions between the Borrower, each other Loan Party and their respective Affiliates, on the one hand, and the Administrative Agent and the Lenders, on the other hand, (B) each of the Borrower and the other Loan Parties have consulted their own legal, accounting, regulatory and tax advisors to the extent they have deemed appropriate, and (C) the Borrower and each other Loan Party is capable of evaluating and understanding, and understands and accepts, the terms, risks and conditions of the transactions contemplated hereby and by the other Loan Documents; (ii) (A) each of the Administrative Agent and the Lenders is and has been acting solely as a principal and, except as expressly agreed in writing by the relevant parties, has not been, is not, and will not be acting as an advisor, agent or fiduciary for the Borrower, any other Loan Party or any of their respective Affiliates, or any other Person, and (B) neither the Administrative Agent nor any Lender has any obligation to the Borrower, any other Loan Party or any of their Affiliates with respect to the transaction contemplated hereby except those obligations expressly set forth herein and in the other Loan Documents; and (iii) the Administrative Agent, the Lenders and their respective Affiliates may be engaged in a broad range of transactions that involve interests that differ from those of the Borrower, the other Loan Parties and their respective Affiliates, and each of the Administrative Agent and the Lenders has no obligation to disclose any of such interests to the Borrower, any other Loan Party or any of their respective Affiliates. To the fullest extent permitted by law, each of the Borrower and the other Loan Parties hereby waives and releases any claims that it may have against the Administrative Agent or any Lender with respect to any breach or alleged breach of agency or fiduciary duty in connection with any aspect of any transaction contemplated hereby.

Section 10.16. Location of Closing . Each Lender and the Issuing Bank acknowledges and agrees that it has delivered, with the intent to be bound, its executed counterparts of this Agreement to the Administrative Agent, c/o King & Spalding LLP, 1185 Avenue of the Americas, New York, New York 10036. Each Loan Party acknowledges and agrees that it has delivered, with the intent to be bound, its executed counterparts of this Agreement and each other Loan Document, together with all other documents, instruments, opinions, certificates and other items required under Section 3.1 , to the Administrative Agent, c/o King & Spalding LLP, 1185 Avenue of the Americas, New York, New York 10036. All parties agree that the closing of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement has occurred in New York.

Section 10.17. Amendment and Restatement . This Agreement constitutes an amendment and restatement of the Existing Credit Agreement and is not, is not intended by the parties to be, and shall not be deemed or construed as, a repayment or novation of the Indebtedness outstanding under the Existing Credit Agreement. All rights and obligations of the parties shall continue in effect, except as otherwise expressly set forth herein. Without limiting the foregoing, no Default or Event of Default existing under the Existing Credit Agreement as of the Closing Date shall be deemed waived or cured by this amendment and restatement thereof. All references in the other Loan Documents to the Credit Agreement shall be deemed to refer to and mean this Agreement, as the same may be further amended, supplemented and restated from time to time.

Section 10.18. Release of Loan Documents . In connection with the reallocation of the Existing Revolving Loans pursuant to Section 2.5 and the amendment and restatement of the Existing Credit Agreement pursuant to Section 10.17 , each Lender and the Administrative Agent hereby agrees, confirms and ratifies, for the benefit of LCP (which shall be a third party beneficiary of this Section), that (i) all obligations, guaranties and other amounts of any and every kind owing by LCP under the Released Loan Documents are hereby satisfied in full and irrevocably discharged, terminated and released; (ii) each of the Released Loan Documents are hereby terminated and are of no further force or effect, other than those provisions therein that specifically survive termination pursuant to the specific terms thereof; (iii) all security interests and other liens granted to or held by the Administrative Agent under the

 

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Released Loan Documents are hereby forever and irrevocably satisfied, released and discharged; (iv) LCP is hereby authorized to file UCC termination statements for all UCC financing statements filed against LCP with respect to the security interests and other liens granted under the Released Loan Documents; and (v) the Administrative Agent shall take, at the Borrower’s expense, all reasonable additional steps (including executing and delivering additional documents, instruments or releases) requested by LCP as may be necessary or advisable to release the security interests and other liens granted under the Released Loan Documents and to further evidence the termination of all instruments of record with respect thereto.

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

 

ARC TERMINALS HOLDINGS LLC,
A Delaware limited liability company
By:   Arc Logistics LLC,
        its sole member
    By:   Arc Logistics Partners LP,
        its sole member
        By:   Arc Logistics GP LLC,
          its general partner

 

By:  

/s/ Bradley K. Oswald

Name:   Bradley Oswald
Title:   Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer
ARC LOGISTICS PARTNERS LP,
A Delaware limited partnership
By:   Arc Logistics GP LLC,
  its general partner
By:  

/s/ Bradley K. Oswald

Name:   Bradley K. Oswald
Title:   Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer

 

ARC LOGISTICS LLC,
a Delaware limited liability company
    By:   Arc Logistics Partners LP,
        its sole member
        By:   Arc Logistics GP LLC,
          its general partner

 

By:  

/s/ Bradley K. Oswald

Name:   Bradley K. Oswald
Title:   Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer

 

Signature Page to

Second Amended and Restated Revolving Credit Agreement


SUNTRUST BANK ,
as the Administrative Agent, as the Issuing Bank, as the Swingline Lender and as a Lender
By:  

/s/ Scott Mackey

Name:   Scott Mackey
Title:   Director

 

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Second Amended and Restated Revolving Credit Agreement


CITIBANK, N.A. ,
as a Lender
By:  

/s/ Daniel A. Davis

Name:   Daniel A. Davis
Title:   SVP

 

Signature Page to

Second Amended and Restated Revolving Credit Agreement


WELLS FARGO BANK, N.A. ,
as a Lender
By:  

/s/ Lila Jordan

Name:   Lila Jordan
Title:   Managing Director

 

Signature Page to

Second Amended and Restated Revolving Credit Agreement


CAPITAL ONE, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION ,
as a Lender
By:  

/s/ Robert James

Name:   Robert James
Title:   Vice President

 

Signature Page to

Second Amended and Restated Revolving Credit Agreement


BANK MIDWEST, a division of NBH Bank, N.A.
as a Lender
By:  

/s/ Candice Apperson

Name:   Candice Apperson
Title:   Vice President

 

Signature Page to

Second Amended and Restated Revolving Credit Agreement


REGIONS BANK ,
as a Lender
By:  

/s/ Dave Valentine

Name:   Dave Valentine
Title:   Vice President

 

Signature Page to

Second Amended and Restated Revolving Credit Agreement


BARCLAYS BANK PLC ,
as a Lender
By:  

/s/ Vanessa A. Kurbatskiy

Name:   Vanessa A. Kurbatskiy
Title:   Vice President

 

Signature Page to

Second Amended and Restated Revolving Credit Agreement


ROYAL BANK OF CANADA ,
as a Lender
By:  

/s/ Jay Sartain

Name:   Jay Sartain
Title:   Authorized Signatory

 

Signature Page to

Second Amended and Restated Revolving Credit Agreement


ONEWEST BANK, FSB ,
as a Lender
By:  

/s/ Sean Murphy

Name:   Sean Murphy
Title:   Executive Vice President

 

Signature Page to

Second Amended and Restated Revolving Credit Agreement


BRANCH BANKING AND TRUST COMPANY,
as a Lender
By:  

/s/ Deanna Breland

Name:   Deanna Breland
Title:   SVP

 

Signature Page to

Second Amended and Restated Revolving Credit Agreement


SCHEDULE I

Commitment Amounts

 

Lender

   Revolving Commitment Amount  

SunTrust Bank

   $ 27,500,000   

Citibank, N.A.

   $ 22,500,000   

Wells Fargo Bank, N.A.

   $ 22,500,000   

Barclays Bank PLC

   $ 17,500,000   

Regions Bank

   $ 17,500,000   

Branch Banking and Trust Company

   $ 15,000,000   

Capital One, National Association

   $ 15,000,000   

Bank Midwest, a division of NBH Bank, N.A.

   $ 12,500,000   

OneWest Bank, FSB

   $ 12,500,000   

Royal Bank of Canada

   $ 12,500,000   


SCHEDULE 1.1

Mortgaged Property as of the Closing Date

 

Mortgage

  

Mortgagor

  

Property Location (Address including zip code)

  

County

&

State

Mortgage, Security Agreement, Assignment of Leases and Rents, Financing Statement and Fixture Filing, dated January 20, 2012, as amended by the First Amendment to the Mortgage, Security Agreement, Assignment of Leases and Rents, Financing Statement and Fixture Filing, dated November 12, 2013    Arc Logistics LLC   

500 Viaduct Rd.

Chickasaw, AL, 36611 and

1437 Cochrane Causeway

Mobile, AL, 36602

   Mobile, Alabama
Mortgage, Security Agreement, Assignment of Leases and Rents, Financing Statement and Fixture Filing, dated November 30, 2012    Blakeley Logistics, LLC   

Lot 1, Argain Subdivision,

according to plat thereof recorded in Map Book 95, page 3, of the records in the Office of the Judge of Probate of Mobile County, Alabama

   Mobile, Alabama
Mortgage, Security Agreement, Assignment of Leases and Rents, Financing Statement and Fixture Filing, dated February 8, 2013, as amended by the First Amendment to Mortgage, Security Agreement, Assignment of Leases and Rents, Financing Statement and Fixture Filing, dated May 21, 2013    Arc Terminals Mobile Holdings, LLC   

835 Cochrane Causeway and

500 Cochrane Causeway,

Mobile, AL, 36602

   Mobile, Alabama
Mortgage and Security Agreement with Assignment of Rents, dated January 20, 2012, as amended by the First Amendment to Mortgage and Security Agreement with Assignment of Rents,    Arc Terminals Holdings LLC   

20206 North State Route 29

Chillicothe, IL, 61523

   Peoria, Illinois


dated March 8, 2013, as amended by the Second Amendment to Mortgage and Security Agreement with Assignment of Rents, dated November 12, 2013         
Deed of Trust, Security Agreement and Assignment of Leases and Rents, dated January 20, 2012, as amended by the First Amendment to Deed of Trust, Security Agreement and Assignment of Leases and Rents, dated February 28, 2012, as amended by the Second Amendment to Deed of Trust, Security Agreement and Assignment of Leases and Rents, dated February 8, 2013, as amended by the Third Amendment to Deed of Trust, Security Agreement and Assignment of Leases and Rents, dated November 12, 2013    Arc Terminals Holdings LLC   

2999 West Oak Street

Selma, NC, 27576

  

Johnston,

North Carolina

Open-End Mortgage, dated January 20, 2012, as amended by the First Amendment to Open-End Mortgage, dated February 28, 2012, as amended by the Second Amendment to Open-End Mortgage, dated February 8, 2013    Arc Terminals Holdings LLC   

2844 Summit Street

Toledo, OH, 43611

   Lucas, Ohio
Open-End Mortgage, dated January 20, 2012, as amended by the First Amendment to Open-End Mortgage, dated February 28, 2012, as amended by the Second Amendment to Open-End Mortgage, dated February 8, 2013    Arc Terminals Holdings LLC   

250 Mahoning Avenue

Cleveland, OH, 41113 and 2261

West 3 rd Street

Cleveland, OH, 41113

   Cuyahoga, Ohio
Deed of Trust, dated January 20, 2012, as amended by the First    Arc Terminals Holdings LLC   

801 Foot of Butt Street

City of Chesapeake, VA, 23324

   N/A, Virginia


Amendment to Deed of Trust, dated March 8, 2013, as amended by the Second Amendment to Deed of Trust, dated November 12, 2013         
Mortgage, dated January 20, 2012, as amended by the First Amendment to Mortgage, dated February 8, 2013, as amended by the Second Amendment to Mortgage dated November 12, 2013    Arc Terminals Holdings LLC   

4009 Triangle Street

McFarland, WI, 53558

   Dane, Wisconsin
Mortgage, Security Agreement, Assignment of Leases and Rents, Financing Statement and Fixture Filing, dated February 26, 2013, as amended by the First Amendment to Mortgage, Security Agreement, Assignment of Leases and Rents, Financing Statement and Fixture Filing, dated November 12, 2013, as amended by the Second Amendment to Mortgage, Security Agreement, Assignment of Leases and Rents, Financing Statement and Fixture Filing, dated November 12, 2013    Arc Terminals New York Holdings, LLC   

25 Paidge Avenue

Brooklyn, NY, 11222

   Kings County, New York


SCHEDULE 4.5

Environmental Matters

Possible Environmental Liabilities associated with the Newtown Creek Superfund Site listed on the National Priorities List since September 29, 2010 (NYN000206282).


SCHEDULE 4.11

Real Estate

 

Company

  

Property Location
(Address including zip
code)

  

County

  

Mortgagor-
Mortgagee

   Nature and
Use
   Fair Market
Value
(Acquired
Value)
     Does
Property
include
fixtures?

Arc Terminals Holdings LLC

  

2201 Southport Ave.

Baltimore, MD, 21226

   Baltimore    None    Terminaling
and Storage
   $ 9,500,000       Yes

Arc Terminals Holdings LLC

  

801 Foot of Butt Street

City of Chesapeake, VA, 23324

   N/A    Arc Terminals Holdings LLC – Sun Trust Bank    Terminaling
and Storage
   $ 5,600,000       Yes

Arc Terminals Holdings LLC

  

2999 West Oak Street

Selma, NC, 27576

   Johnston    Arc Terminals Holdings LLC – Sun Trust Bank    Terminaling
and Storage
   $ 5,200,000       Yes

Arc Terminals Holdings LLC

  

2590 Southport Road

Spartanburg, SC, 29302

   Spartanburg    None    Terminaling
and Storage
   $ 2,500,000       Yes

Arc Terminals Holdings LLC

  

4009 Triangle Street

McFarland, WI, 53558

   Dane    Arc Terminals Holdings LLC – Sun Trust Bank    Terminaling
and Storage
   $ 4,500,000       Yes

Arc Terminals Holdings LLC

  

2844 Summit Street

Toledo, OH, 43611

   Lucas    Arc Terminals Holdings LLC – Sun Trust Bank    Terminaling
and Storage
   $ 6,000,000       Yes

Arc Terminals Holdings LLC

   250 Mahoning Avenue Cleveland, OH, 41113    Cuyahoga    Arc Terminals Holdings LLC – Sun Trust Bank    Terminaling
and Storage
   $ 3,600,000       Yes

Arc Terminals Holdings LLC

  

2261 West 3 rd Street

Cleveland, OH, 41113

   Cuyahoga    Arc Terminals Holdings LLC – Sun Trust Bank    Terminaling
and Storage
   $ 16,000,000       Yes

Arc Terminals Holdings LLC

  

20206 North State Route 29

Chillicothe, IL, 61523

   Peoria    Arc Terminals Holdings LLC – Sun Trust Bank    Terminaling
and Storage
   $ 5,800,000       Yes

Arc Logistics LLC

  

500 Viaduct Rd.

Chickasaw, AL, 36611

   Mobile    Arc Logistics LLC – Sun Trust Bank    Terminaling
and Storage
   $ 23,700,000       Yes


Arc Logistics LLC

  

1437 Cochrane Causeway

Mobile, AL, 36602

   Mobile    Arc Logistics LLC– Sun Trust Bank    Terminaling
and Storage
   $ 22,300,000       Yes

Arc Terminals New York Holdings, LLC

  

25 Paidge Avenue

Brooklyn, NY 11222

   Kings    Arc Terminals New York Holdings, LLC – Sun Trust Bank    Terminaling
and Storage
   $ 27,000,000       Yes

Arc Terminals Mobile Holdings, LLC

  

835 Cochrane Causeway and 500 Cochrane Causeway,

Mobile, AL 36602

   Mobile    Arc Terminals Mobile Holdings, LLC – Sun Trust Bank    Terminaling
and Storage
   $ 13,000,000       Yes

Blakeley Logistics, LLC

  

Lot 1, Argain Subdivision

(Map Book 95, Page 3)

   Mobile    Blakeley Logistics, LLC – Sun Trust Bank    Land    $ 7,212,000       No


SCHEDULE 4.14

Subsidiaries

 

Name of Subsidiary

    

Owner

   Ownership
Interest
   

Jurisdiction of

Organization

    

Type of

Subsidiary

     Loan
Party?

Arc Logistics LLC

     Arc Logistics Partners LP      100   Delaware      Limited liability company      Yes

Arc Terminals Holdings LLC

     Arc Logistics LLC      100   Delaware      Limited liability company      Yes

Arc Terminals New York Holdings, LLC

     Arc Terminals Holdings LLC      100   Delaware      Limited liability company      Yes

Arc Terminals Mobile Holdings, LLC

     Arc Terminals Holdings LLC      100   Delaware      Limited liability company      Yes

Blakeley Logistics, LLC

     Arc Terminals Holdings LLC      100   Alabama      Limited liability company      Yes

Arc Terminals Mississippi Holdings LLC

     Arc Terminals Holdings LLC      100   Delaware      Limited liability company      Yes


SCHEDULE 4.16

Deposit and Disbursement Accounts

 

Name of Loan Party

 

Name of Bank

 

Type of

Account

 

Account Number

Arc Terminals Holdings LLC   Citibank, N.A.   Checking   9955528423
Arc Terminals Holdings LLC   Citibank, N.A.   IMMA   9941948013


SCHEDULE 4.17

Mortgaged Property Covered by Flood Insurance

 

500 Viaduct Rd.

Chickasaw, AL

835 Cochrane Causeway

Mobile, AL

500 Cochrane Causeway

Mobile, AL

1437 Cochrane Causeway

Mobile, AL

25 Paidge Avenue

Brooklyn, NY


SCHEDULE 4.21

State and Federal Regulation

 

Location of Terminal

 

Necessary Permits/Plans

Mobile, AL

 

•        Air

 

•        Spill Prevention Control and Countermeasure

 

•        National Pollution Discharge Elimination System

 

•        Best Management Practices

 

•        Facility Security Plan

 

•        Facility Response Plan

 

•        Dock Operations Manual

 

Chickasaw, AL

 

•        Spill Prevention Control and Countermeasure

 

•        National Pollution Discharge Elimination System

 

•        Best Management Practices

 

•        Facility Security Plan

 

•        Facility Response Plan

 

•        Dock Operations Manual

 

Saraland, AL

 

•        Air

 

•        Spill Prevention Control and Countermeasure

 

•        National Pollution Discharge Elimination System

 

•        Best Management Practices

 

Chillicothe, IL

 

•        Air

 

•        Spill Prevention Control and Countermeasure

 

•        National Pollution Discharge Elimination System

 

•        Storm Water Pollution Prevention Plan

 

•        Facility Security Plan

 

•        Facility Response Plan

 

Cleveland, OH 1

 

•        Air

 

•        Spill Prevention Control and Countermeasure

 

•        National Pollution Discharge Elimination System

 

•        Storm Water Pollution Prevention Plan

 

•        Facility Security Plan

 

•        Facility Response Plan

 

•        City Air Permit

 

•        Dock Operations Manual

 

McFarland, WI

 

•        Air

 

•        Spill Prevention, Control and Countermeasure

 

•        National Pollution Discharge Elimination System

 

1   For permits, both properties in Cleveland, OH are treated as one facility.


 

•        Facility Response Plan

 

•        Storm Water Pollution Prevention Plan

 

•        Facility Security Plan

 

City of Chesapeake, VA

 

•        Air

 

•        Spill Prevention, Control and Countermeasure

 

•        National Pollution Discharge Elimination System

 

•        Storm Water Pollution Prevention Plan

 

•        Facility Response Plan

 

•        Facility Security Plan

 

•        Tank Registrations

 

•        Leak Detection and Repair/Oil Discharge Contingency Plan

 

•        Dock Operations Manual

 

Selma, NC

 

•        Air

 

•        Spill Prevention, Control and Countermeasure

 

•        National Pollution Discharge Elimination System

 

•        Storm Water Pollution Prevention Plan

 

•        Facility Security Plan

 

•        Facility Response Plan

 

Toledo, OH

 

•        Air

 

•        National Pollution Discharge Elimination System

 

•        Storm Water Pollution Prevention Plan

 

•        Integrated Contingency Plan

 

•        Facility Security Plan

 

•        Operator Qualification Plan

 

•        Integrity Management Plan

 

•        Public Awareness Program

 

•        Operating and Maintenance Manual

 

•        DOT Annual Report

 

•        Drug Testing Program

 

Brooklyn, NY

 

•        Chemical Bulk Storage Permit

 

•        Integrated Contingency Plan

 

•        Dock Operations Manual

 

•        Major Oil Storage Facility Permit

 

•        New York Fire Department Permit

 

•        Facility Security Plan

 

•        Title V Air permit

 

•        State Pollution Discharge Elimination System Permit


SCHEDULE 5.17

Post-Closing Matters

(1) On or before November 26, 2013, the Borrower shall deliver to the Administrative Agent a certificate of good standing for Arc Logistics LLC from the Secretary of State of the State of Alabama.

(2) On or before December 1, 2013, the Borrower shall deliver to the Administrative Agent a pro forma balance sheet of the MLP and its Subsidiaries as of the Closing Date.


SCHEDULE 7.1

Existing Indebtedness

None.


SCHEDULE 7.2

Existing Liens

None.


SCHEDULE 7.4

Existing Investments

None.


EXHIBIT A

FORM OF ASSIGNMENT AND ACCEPTANCE

THIS ASSIGNMENT AND ACCEPTANCE (THIS “ASSIGNMENT AND ACCEPTANCE”) IS MADE AND ENTERED INTO AS OF THE EFFECTIVE DATE (AS DEFINED BELOW), BY AND BETWEEN [ NAME OF ASSIGNOR ] (THE “ASSIGNOR”) AND [ NAME OF ASSIGNEE ] (THE “ASSIGNEE”).

Reference is made to the Second Amended and Restated Revolving Credit Agreement, dated as of November 12, 2013 (as amended and in effect on the date hereof, the “ Credit Agreement ”), among Arc Terminals Holdings LLC, a Delaware limited liability company, certain of its Affiliates party thereto, the lenders from time to time party thereto and SunTrust Bank, as the Administrative Agent for such lenders. Terms defined in the Credit Agreement are used herein with the same meanings.

The Assignor hereby sells and assigns, without recourse, to the Assignee, and the Assignee hereby purchases and assumes, without recourse, from the Assignor, effective as of the Effective Date set forth below, the interests set forth below (the “ Assigned Interest ”) in the Assignor’s rights and obligations under the Credit Agreement, including, without limitation, the interests set forth below in the Revolving Commitment of the Assignor on the Effective Date and the Revolving Loans owing to the Assignor which are outstanding on the Effective Date, together with the participations in the LC Exposure and the Swingline Exposure of the Assignor on the Effective Date, but excluding accrued interest and fees to and excluding the Effective Date. The Assignee hereby acknowledges receipt of a copy of the Credit Agreement. From and after the Effective Date, (i) the Assignee shall be a party to and be bound by the provisions of the Credit Agreement and, to the extent of the Assigned Interest, have the rights and obligations of a Lender thereunder and (ii) the Assignor shall, to the extent of the Assigned Interest, relinquish its rights and be released from its obligations under the Credit Agreement.

This Assignment and Acceptance is being delivered to the Administrative Agent together with (i) any documentation required to be delivered by the Assignee pursuant to Section 2.20(e) and Section 2.20(f) of the Credit Agreement, duly completed and executed by the Assignee, and (ii) if the Assignee is not already a Lender under the Credit Agreement, an Administrative Questionnaire in the form supplied by the Administrative Agent, duly completed by the Assignee. The Assignee shall pay the fee payable to the Administrative Agent pursuant to Section 10.4(b) of the Credit Agreement.

The Assignor (a) represents and warrants that (i) it is the legal and beneficial owner of the Assigned Interest, (ii) the Assigned Interest is free and clear of any lien, encumbrance or other adverse claim and (iii) it has full power and authority, and has taken all action necessary, to execute and deliver this Assignment and Acceptance and to consummate the transactions contemplated hereby, and (b) assumes no responsibility with respect to (i) any statements, warranties or representations made in or in connection with the Credit Agreement or any other Loan Document, (ii) the execution, legality, validity, enforceability, genuineness, sufficiency or value of the Loan Documents or any collateral thereunder, (iii) the financial condition of the Borrower, any of its Subsidiaries or Affiliates or any other Person obligated in respect of any Loan Document or (iv) the performance or observance by the Borrower, any of its Subsidiaries or Affiliates or any other Person of any of their respective obligations under any Loan Document.

The Assignee (a) represents and warrants that (i) it has full power and authority, and has taken all action necessary, to execute and deliver this Assignment and Acceptance and to consummate the transactions contemplated hereby and to become a Lender under the Credit Agreement, (ii) from and after


the Effective Date, it shall be bound by the provisions of the Credit Agreement as a Lender thereunder and, to the extent of the Assigned Interest, shall have the obligations of a Lender thereunder, (iii) it has received a copy of the Credit Agreement, together with copies of the most recent financial statements delivered pursuant to Section 5.1 thereof, as applicable, and such other documents and information as it has deemed appropriate to make its own credit analysis and decision to enter into this Assignment and Acceptance and to purchase the Assigned Interest, and on the basis of which it has made such analysis and decision independently and without reliance on the Administrative Agent or any other Lender, and (iv) attached to this Assignment and Acceptance is any documentation required to be delivered by it pursuant to the terms of the Credit Agreement, duly completed and executed by the Assignee, and (b) agrees that (i) it will, independently and without reliance on the Administrative Agent, the Assignor or any other Lender, and based on such documents and information as it shall deem appropriate at the time, continue to make its own credit decisions in taking or not taking action under the Loan Documents, and (ii) it will perform in accordance with their terms all of the obligations which by the terms of the Loan Documents are required to be performed by it as a Lender.

From and after the Effective Date, the Administrative Agent shall make all payments in respect of the Assigned Interest (including payments of principal, interest, fees and other amounts) to the Assignor for amounts which have accrued to but excluding the Effective Date and to the Assignee for amounts which have accrued from and after the Effective Date, unless otherwise agreed in writing by the Administrative Agent.

This Assignment and Acceptance shall be binding upon, and inure to the benefit of, the parties hereto and their respective successors and assigns. This Assignment and Acceptance may be executed in any number of counterparts, which together shall constitute one instrument. Delivery of an executed counterpart of a signature page of this Assignment and Acceptance by telecopy shall be effective as delivery of a manually executed counterpart of this Assignment and Acceptance. This Assignment and Acceptance shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the State of New York.

Legal Name of Assignor:

Legal Name of Assignee:

Assignee’s Address for Notices:

Effective Date of Assignment (the “ Effective Date ”):

Assigned Interest:

 

Facility

  Principal Amount Assigned     Percentage Assigned of Revolving
Commitment 1
 

Revolving Commitment

  $ [                 [     ]% 

 

1   Set forth, to at least 8 decimals, as a percentage of the aggregate Revolving Commitments of all Lenders thereunder.


The terms set forth above are hereby agreed to by the undersigned:

 

[ Name of Assignor ], as Assignor
By:  

 

Name:  
Title:  
[ Name of Assignee ], as Assignee
By:  

 

Name:  
Title:  


The undersigned hereby consent[s] to the within assignment 2 :

 

Arc Terminals Holdings LLC
By:  

 

Name:  
Title:  
SunTrust Bank, as Administrative Agent
By:  

 

Name:  
Title:  
SunTrust Bank, as Issuing Bank
By:  

 

Name:  
Title:  
SunTrust Bank, as Swingline Lender
By:  

 

Name:  
Title:  

 

2   Consents to be included to the extent required by Section 10.4(b) of the Credit Agreement.


EXHIBIT B-1

Form of U.S. Tax Compliance Certificate

(For Lenders That Are Foreign Persons

That Are Not Partnerships For U.S. Federal Income Tax Purposes)

Reference is hereby made to the Second Amended and Restated Revolving Credit Agreement, dated as of November 12, 2013 (as amended, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time, the “ Credit Agreement ”), among Arc Terminals Holdings LLC, a Delaware limited liability company, certain of its Affiliates party thereto, the lenders from time to time party thereto and SunTrust Bank, as the Administrative Agent for such lenders.

Pursuant to the provisions of Section 2.20 of the Credit Agreement, the undersigned hereby certifies that (i) it is the sole record and beneficial owner of the Loan(s) (as well as any Note(s) evidencing such Loan(s)) in respect of which it is providing this certificate, (ii) it is not a bank within the meaning of Section 881(c)(3)(A) of the Code, (iii) it is not a ten percent shareholder of the Borrower within the meaning of Section 871(h)(3)(B) of the Code and (iv) it is not a controlled foreign corporation related to the Borrower as described in Section 881(c)(3)(C) of the Code.

The undersigned has furnished the Administrative Agent and the Borrower with a certificate of its non-U.S. Person status on IRS Form W-8BEN. By executing this certificate, the undersigned agrees that (1) if the information provided on this certificate changes, the undersigned shall promptly so inform the Borrower and the Administrative Agent, and (2) the undersigned shall have at all times furnished the Borrower and the Administrative Agent with a properly completed and currently effective certificate in either the calendar year in which each payment is to be made to the undersigned, or in either of the two calendar years preceding such payments.

Unless otherwise defined herein, terms defined in the Credit Agreement and used herein shall have the meanings given to them in the Credit Agreement.

 

[NAME OF LENDER]
By:  

 

  Name:
  Title:

Date:              , 20    


EXHIBIT B-2

Form of U.S. Tax Compliance Certificate

(For Participants That Are Foreign Persons

That Are Not Partnerships For U.S. Federal Income Tax Purposes)

Reference is hereby made to the Second Amended and Restated Revolving Credit Agreement, dated as of November 12, 2013 (as amended, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time, the “ Credit Agreement ”), among Arc Terminals Holdings LLC, a Delaware limited liability company, certain of its Affiliates party thereto, the lenders from time to time party thereto and SunTrust Bank, as the Administrative Agent for such lenders.

Pursuant to the provisions of Section 2.20 of the Credit Agreement, the undersigned hereby certifies that (i) it is the sole record and beneficial owner of the participation in respect of which it is providing this certificate, (ii) it is not a bank within the meaning of Section 881(c)(3)(A) of the Code, (iii) it is not a ten percent shareholder of the Borrower within the meaning of Section 871(h)(3)(B) of the Code, and (iv) it is not a controlled foreign corporation related to the Borrower as described in Section 881(c)(3)(C) of the Code.

The undersigned has furnished its participating Lender with a certificate of its non-U.S. Person status on IRS Form W-8BEN. By executing this certificate, the undersigned agrees that (1) if the information provided on this certificate changes, the undersigned shall promptly so inform such Lender in writing, and (2) the undersigned shall have at all times furnished such Lender with a properly completed and currently effective certificate in either the calendar year in which each payment is to be made to the undersigned, or in either of the two calendar years preceding such payments.

Unless otherwise defined herein, terms defined in the Credit Agreement and used herein shall have the meanings given to them in the Credit Agreement.

 

[NAME OF PARTICIPANT]
By:  

 

  Name:
  Title:

Date:              , 20    


EXHIBIT B-3

Form of U.S. Tax Compliance Certificate

(For Participants That Are Foreign Persons

That Are Partnerships For U.S. Federal Income Tax Purposes)

Reference is hereby made to the Second Amended and Restated Revolving Credit Agreement, dated as of November 12, 2013 (as amended, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time, the “ Credit Agreement ”), among Arc Terminals Holdings LLC, a Delaware limited liability company, certain of its Affiliates party thereto, the lenders from time to time party thereto and SunTrust Bank, as the Administrative Agent for such lenders.

Pursuant to the provisions of Section 2.20 of the Credit Agreement, the undersigned hereby certifies that (i) it is the sole record owner of the participation in respect of which it is providing this certificate, (ii) its direct or indirect partners/members are the sole beneficial owners of such participation, (iii) with respect such participation, neither the undersigned nor any of its direct or indirect partners/members is a bank extending credit pursuant to a loan agreement entered into in the ordinary course of its trade or business within the meaning of Section 881(c)(3)(A) of the Code, (iv) none of its direct or indirect partners/members is a ten percent shareholder of the Borrower within the meaning of Section 871(h)(3)(B) of the Code and (v) none of its direct or indirect partners/members is a controlled foreign corporation related to the Borrower as described in Section 881(c)(3)(C) of the Code.

The undersigned has furnished its participating Lender with IRS Form W-8IMY accompanied by one of the following forms from each of its partners/members that is claiming the portfolio interest exemption: (i) an IRS Form W-8BEN or (ii) an IRS Form W-8IMY accompanied by an IRS Form W-8BEN from each of such partner’s/member’s beneficial owners that is claiming the portfolio interest exemption. By executing this certificate, the undersigned agrees that (1) if the information provided on this certificate changes, the undersigned shall promptly so inform such Lender and (2) the undersigned shall have at all times furnished such Lender with a properly completed and currently effective certificate in either the calendar year in which each payment is to be made to the undersigned, or in either of the two calendar years preceding such payments.

Unless otherwise defined herein, terms defined in the Credit Agreement and used herein shall have the meanings given to them in the Credit Agreement.

 

[NAME OF PARTICIPANT]
By:  

 

  Name:
  Title:

Date:              , 20    


EXHIBIT B-4

Form of U.S. Tax Compliance Certificate

(For Lenders That Are Foreign Persons

That Are Partnerships For U.S. Federal Income Tax Purposes)

Reference is hereby made to the Second Amended and Restated Revolving Credit Agreement, dated as of November 12, 2013 (as amended, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time, the “ Credit Agreement ”), among Arc Terminals Holdings LLC, a Delaware limited liability company, certain of its Affiliates party thereto, the lenders from time to time party thereto and SunTrust Bank, as the Administrative Agent for such lenders.

Pursuant to the provisions of Section 2.20 of the Credit Agreement, the undersigned hereby certifies that (i) it is the sole record owner of the Loan(s) (as well as any Note(s) evidencing such Loan(s)) in respect of which it is providing this certificate, (ii) its direct or indirect partners/members are the sole beneficial owners of such Loan(s) (as well as any Note(s) evidencing such Loan(s)), (iii) with respect to the extension of credit pursuant to the Credit Agreement or any other Loan Document, neither the undersigned nor any of its direct or indirect partners/members is a bank extending credit pursuant to a loan agreement entered into in the ordinary course of its trade or business within the meaning of Section 881(c)(3)(A) of the Code, (iv) none of its direct or indirect partners/members is a ten percent shareholder of the Borrower within the meaning of Section 871(h)(3)(B) of the Code and (v) none of its direct or indirect partners/members is a controlled foreign corporation related to the Borrower as described in Section 881(c)(3)(C) of the Code.

The undersigned has furnished the Administrative Agent and the Borrower with IRS Form W-8IMY accompanied by one of the following forms from each of its partners/members that is claiming the portfolio interest exemption: (i) an IRS Form W-8BEN or (ii) an IRS Form W-8IMY accompanied by an IRS Form W-8BEN from each of such partner’s/member’s beneficial owners that is claiming the portfolio interest exemption. By executing this certificate, the undersigned agrees that (1) if the information provided on this certificate changes, the undersigned shall promptly so inform the Borrower and the Administrative Agent, and (2) the undersigned shall have at all times furnished the Borrower and the Administrative Agent with a properly completed and currently effective certificate in either the calendar year in which each payment is to be made to the undersigned, or in either of the two calendar years preceding such payments.

Unless otherwise defined herein, terms defined in the Credit Agreement and used herein shall have the meanings given to them in the Credit Agreement.

 

[NAME OF LENDER]
By:  

 

  Name:
  Title:

Date:              , 20    


EXHIBIT 2.3

FORM OF NOTICE OF REVOLVING BORROWING

[ Date ]

SunTrust Bank,

as the Administrative Agent

for the Lenders referred to below

3333 Peachtree Road / 8th Floor

Atlanta, Georgia 30326

Attention: Carmen Malizia

Ladies and Gentlemen:

Reference is made to the Second Amended and Restated Revolving Credit Agreement, dated as of November 12, 2013 (as amended and in effect on the date hereof, the “ Credit Agreement ”), among the undersigned, as the Borrower, certain of its Affiliates party thereto, the lenders from time to time party thereto and SunTrust Bank, as the Administrative Agent for such lenders. Terms defined in the Credit Agreement are used herein with the same meanings. This notice constitutes a Notice of Revolving Borrowing, and the Borrower hereby requests a Revolving Borrowing under the Credit Agreement, and in that connection the Borrower specifies the following information with respect to the Revolving Borrowing requested hereby:

 

(A)   Aggregate principal amount of such Revolving Borrowing 1 :  

 

(B)   Date of such Revolving Borrowing 2 :  

 

(C)   Interest rate basis 3 :  

 

(D)   Interest Period 4 :  

 

(E)   Location and number of the Borrower’s account to which proceeds of such Revolving Borrowing are to be disbursed:  

 

The Borrower hereby represents and warrants that the conditions specified in subsections (a) and (b) of Section 3.2 of the Credit Agreement are satisfied.

 

1   Not less than $500,000 or a larger multiple of $100,000.
2   Which is a Business Day.
3   Eurodollar Borrowing or Base Rate Borrowing.
4   Which must comply with the definition of “Interest Period” and end not later than the Revolving Commitment Termination Date.


Very truly yours,
ARC TERMINALS HOLDINGS LLC
By:  

 

Name:  
Title:  

cc:

SunTrust Bank

Agency Services

303 Peachtree Street, N.E. / 25 th Floor

Atlanta, Georgia 30308

Attention: Doug Weltz


EXHIBIT 2.4

FORM OF NOTICE OF SWINGLINE BORROWING

[ Date ]

SunTrust Bank,

as the Administrative Agent

for the Lenders referred to below

3333 Peachtree Road / 8th Floor

Atlanta, Georgia 30326

Attention: Carmen Malizia

Ladies and Gentlemen:

Reference is made to the Second Amended and Restated Revolving Credit Agreement, dated as of November 12, 2013 (as amended and in effect on the date hereof, the “ Credit Agreement ”), among the undersigned, as the Borrower, certain of its Affiliates party thereto, the lenders from time to time party thereto and SunTrust Bank, as the Administrative Agent for such lenders. Terms defined in the Credit Agreement are used herein with the same meanings. This notice constitutes a Notice of Swingline Borrowing, and the Borrower hereby requests a Swingline Borrowing under the Credit Agreement, and in that connection the Borrower specifies the following information with respect to the Swingline Borrowing requested hereby:

 

(A)   Principal amount of such Swingline Borrowing 1 :  

 

(B)   Date of such Swingline Borrowing 2 :  

 

(C)   Location and number of the Borrower’s account to which proceeds of such Swingline Borrowing are to be disbursed:  

 

The Borrower hereby represents and warrants that the conditions specified in subsections (a) and (b) of Section 3.2 of the Credit Agreement are satisfied.

 

1   Not less than $100,000 or a larger multiple of $50,000.
2   Which is a Business Day.


Very truly yours,
ARC TERMINALS HOLDINGS LLC
By:  

 

Name:  
Title:  

cc:

SunTrust Bank

Agency Services

303 Peachtree Street, N.E. / 25 th Floor

Atlanta, Georgia 30308

Attention: Doug Weltz


EXHIBIT 2.7

FORM OF NOTICE OF CONTINUATION/CONVERSION

[ Date ]

SunTrust Bank,

as the Administrative Agent

for the Lenders referred to below

3333 Peachtree Road / 8th Floor

Atlanta, Georgia 30326

Attention: Carmen Malizia

Ladies and Gentlemen:

Reference is made to the Second Amended and Restated Revolving Credit Agreement, dated as of November 12, 2013 (as amended and in effect on the date hereof, the “ Credit Agreement ”), among the undersigned, as the Borrower, certain of its Affiliates party thereto, the lenders from time to time party thereto and SunTrust Bank, as the Administrative Agent for such lenders. Terms defined in the Credit Agreement are used herein with the same meanings.

This notice constitutes a Notice of Continuation/Conversion, and the Borrower hereby requests the conversion or continuation of a Revolving Borrowing under the Credit Agreement, and in that connection the Borrower specifies the following information with respect to the Revolving Borrowing to be converted or continued as requested hereby:

 

(A)   Revolving Borrowing to which this request applies:  

 

(B)   Principal amount of Revolving Borrowing to be converted/continued:  

 

(C)   Effective date of election 1 :  

 

(D)   Interest rate basis 2 :  

 

(E)   Interest Period 3 :  

 

 

1   Which is a Business Day.
2   Eurodollar Borrowing or Base Rate Borrowing.
3   Which must comply with the definition of “Interest Period”.


Very truly yours,
ARC TERMINALS HOLDINGS LLC
By:  

 

Name:  
Title:  

cc:

SunTrust Bank

Agency Services

303 Peachtree Street, N.E. / 25 th Floor

Atlanta, Georgia 30308

Attention: Doug Weltz


EXHIBIT 3.1(b)(ii)

FORM OF SECRETARY’S CERTIFICATE

[ Date ]

Reference is made to the Second Amended and Restated Revolving Credit Agreement, dated as of the date hereof (the “ Credit Agreement ”), among Arc Terminals Holdings LLC, a Delaware limited liability company [(the “ Company ”)][(the “ Borrower ”)], certain of its Affiliates party thereto, the lenders from time to time party thereto and SunTrust Bank, as the Administrative Agent for such lenders. Terms defined in the Credit Agreement are used herein with the same meanings. This certificate is being delivered pursuant to Section 3.1(b)(ii) of the Credit Agreement.

I, [                                        ], Secretary of [the Company][Arc Logistics Partners LP, a Delaware limited partnership (the “ Company ”)][Arc Logistics LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (the “ Company ”)][[ name of Subsidiary Loan Party ], a [                    ] limited liability company, a subsidiary of the Borrower (the “ Company ”)], DO HEREBY CERTIFY in my capacity as such, and not in my individual capacity, that:

(a) in my capacity as Secretary of the Company, I (i) have knowledge of the business affairs of the Company, (ii) am familiar with and maintain control of its organizational documents and minute books and (iii) am authorized and empowered to issue this certificate for and on behalf of the Company;

(b) there have been no amendments or supplements to, or restatements of, the certificate of [organization][limited partnership] of the Company delivered pursuant to Section 3.1(b)(iii) of the Credit Agreement except as annexed hereto as Exhibit A ;

(c) no proceedings have been instituted or to the knowledge of the Company are pending or contemplated with respect to the dissolution, liquidation or sale of all or substantially all of the assets of the Company or threatening its existence or the forfeiture of any of its corporate rights;

(d) annexed hereto as Exhibit B is a true, correct and complete copy of the [limited liability company agreement][limited partnership agreement] of the Company as in effect on [ date ] 1 and at all times thereafter through the date hereof;

(e) annexed hereto as Exhibit C is a true, correct and complete copy of certain resolutions duly adopted by the [Board of Directors] of the Company at a meeting of said [Board of Directors] duly called and held on [ date ], which resolutions are the only resolutions adopted by the [Board of Directors] of the Company or any committee thereof relating to the Credit Agreement and the other Loan Documents to which the Company is a party and the transactions contemplated therein and have not been revoked, amended, supplemented or modified and are in full force and effect on the date hereof; and

(f) each of the persons named in Exhibit D annexed hereto is and has been at all times since [ date ] a duly elected and qualified officer of the Company holding the respective office set forth opposite his or her name and the signature set forth opposite of each such person is his or her genuine signature. 2

 

1   This date should be prior to the date of the resolutions referred to in clause (e).
2   Include all officers who are signing the Credit Agreement or any other Loan Document.


IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto signed my name as of the date first above written.

 

 

Name:   [                                         ]
Title:   Secretary

I, [                                        ], [ title ] of the Company, do hereby certify in my capacity as such, and not in my individual capacity, that [                    ] has been duly elected, is duly qualified and is the Secretary of the Company, that the signature set forth above is [his][her] genuine signature and that [he][she] has held such office at all times since [ date ]. 3

 

 

Name:   [                                         ]
Title:   [                    ]

 

3   This certification should be included as part of the Secretary’s Certificate and signed by one of the officers whose incumbency is certified pursuant to clause (f) above.


EXHIBIT A

Certificate of [Organization][Limited Partnership]

[ATTACHED]


EXHIBIT B

[Limited Liability Company Agreement][Limited Partnership Agreement]

[ATTACHED]


EXHIBIT C

Resolutions

[Attached]


EXHIBIT D

Incumbency

 

Name

    

Title

    

Specimen Signature

 

    

 

    

 

 

    

 

    

 


EXHIBIT 3.1(b)(v)

FORM OF OFFICER’S CERTIFICATE

[ Date ]

Reference is made to the Second Amended and Restated Revolving Credit Agreement, dated as of the date hereof (the “ Credit Agreement ”), among Arc Terminals Holdings LLC (the “ Borrower ”), certain of its Affiliates party thereto, the lenders from time to time party thereto and SunTrust Bank, as the Administrative Agent for such lenders. Terms defined in the Credit Agreement are used herein with the same meanings. This certificate is being delivered pursuant to Section 3.1(b)(v) of the Credit Agreement.

I, [                                        ], [ title ] of the Borrower, DO HEREBY CERTIFY in my capacity as such, and not in my individual capacity, that, as of the date hereof, after giving effect to the funding of any initial Revolving Borrowing:

1. No Default or Event of Default exists.

2. All representations and warranties of each Loan Party set forth in the Loan Documents are true and correct in all material respects (other than those representations and warranties that are expressly qualified by a Material Adverse Effect or other materiality, in which case such representations and warranties are true and correct in all respects) on and as of the date hereof except to the extent any such representation or warranty is stated to relate solely to an earlier date, in which case such representation or warranty was true and correct on and as of such earlier date.

3. Since December 31, 2012, there has been no change which has had or could reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.

4. No consents, approvals, authorizations, registrations, filings or orders are required or advisable to be made or obtained under any Requirement of Law, or by any Contractual Obligation of any Loan Party, in connection with the execution, delivery, performance, validity and enforceability of the Loan Documents or any of the transactions contemplated thereby, and all applicable waiting periods have expired, and no investigation or inquiry by any Governmental Authority regarding the Commitments or any transaction being financed with the proceeds thereof are ongoing.

5. The MLP IPO has occurred and resulted in net proceeds of at least $75,000,000.


IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto signed my name as of the date first above written.

 

 

Name:   [                                         ]
Title:   [                    ] of the Borrower


EXHIBIT 5.1(c)

Form of Compliance Certificate

[Date]

SunTrust Bank,

as the Administrative Agent

for the Lenders referred to below

3333 Peachtree Road / 8th Floor

Atlanta, Georgia 30326

Attention: Carmen Malizia

Ladies and Gentlemen:

Reference is made to the Second Amended and Restated Revolving Credit Agreement, dated as of November 12, 2013 (as amended and in effect on the date hereof, the “ Credit Agreement ”), among Arc Terminals Holdings LLC (the “ Borrower ”), certain of its Affiliates party thereto, the lenders from time to time party thereto and SunTrust Bank, as the Administrative Agent for such lenders. Terms defined in the Credit Agreement are used herein with the same meanings.

I, [                                        ], being duly elected and qualified, and acting in my capacity as the [title of Responsible Officer] of the Borrower, DO HEREBY CERTIFY in my capacity as such, and not in my individual capacity, that:

1. The consolidated financial statements of the MLP and its Subsidiaries attached hereto for the [fiscal quarter][fiscal year] ending [ date ] fairly present in all material respects the financial condition of the MLP and its Subsidiaries as at the end of such [fiscal quarter][fiscal year] on a consolidated basis, and the related statements of income, stockholders’ equity and cash flows of the MLP and its Subsidiaries for such [fiscal quarter][fiscal year], in accordance with GAAP consistently applied (subject to normal year-end audit adjustments and the absence of footnotes).

2. The calculations set forth in Annex 1 are computations of the financial covenants set forth in Article VI of the Credit Agreement calculated from the financial statements attached hereto in accordance with the terms of the Credit Agreement.

3. The calculations set forth in Annex 2 demonstrate that the percentage of Consolidated EBITDA directly attributable to any assets of the MLP and its Restricted Subsidiaries for which the Secured Parties do not have a valid, perfected security interest (other than any Capital Stock of Gulf LNG) does not exceed 20% of total Consolidated EBITDA of the MLP and its Restricted Subsidiaries.

4. Based upon a review of the activities of the MLP and its Restricted Subsidiaries and the financial statements attached hereto during the period covered thereby, as of the date hereof, there exists [no Default or Event of Default.][a Default or Event of Default as specified below:

 

 

 

and the Borrower [has taken][proposes to take] the following actions with respect thereto:

 

 

  .]


5. [There has been no change in the legal name or type of organization of any Subsidiary or any new Subsidiaries as of the end of the fiscal [quarter][year] ending [ date ] from the Subsidiaries identified to the Lenders [on the Closing Date][as of the most recent fiscal quarter].]

[A change has occurred in the legal name or type of organization of a Subsidiary or a new Subsidiary exists as of the end of the fiscal [quarter][year] ending [ date ] from the Subsidiaries identified to the Lenders [on the Closing Date][as of the most recent fiscal quarter] as specified below:

 

 

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6. [No change in GAAP or the application thereof has occurred since the date of the most recently delivered audited financial statements of the MLP and its Subsidiaries to the extent the same has had a material effect on the financial statements accompanying such Compliance Certificate.]

[A change has occurred in GAAP or the application thereof since the date of the most recently delivered audited financial statements of the MLP and its Subsidiaries to the extent the same has had a material effect on the financial statements accompanying such Compliance Certificate and the effect of such change on the financial statements attached hereto is specified below:

 

 

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto signed my name as of the date first above written.

 

 

Name:   [                                         ]
Title:   [                    ] of the Borrower


ANNEX 1

Calculations of Financial Covenants

[Attached]


ANNEX 2

Calculation of Unperfected Consolidated EBITDA

[Attached]

Exhibit 10.3

ARC LOGISTICS

LONG TERM INCENTIVE PLAN

Section 1. Purpose of the Plan . The Arc Logistics Long Term Incentive Plan (the “ Plan ”) has been adopted on November 5, 2013 (the Effective Date ) by Arc Logistics GP LLC, a Delaware limited liability company and the general partner ( General Partner ) of Arc Logistics Partners LP, a Delaware limited partnership (the Partnership ). The Plan is intended to promote the interests of the General Partner, the Partnership and their Affiliates by providing to Employees, Consultants and Directors incentive compensation awards to encourage superior performance. The Plan is also contemplated to enhance the ability of the General Partner, the Partnership and their Affiliates to attract and retain the services of individuals who are essential for the growth and profitability of the Partnership and to encourage them to devote their best efforts to advancing the business of the Partnership.

Section 2. Definitions . As used in the Plan, the following terms shall have the meanings set forth below:

(a) 409A Award means an Award that constitutes a “deferral of compensation” within the meaning of the 409A Regulations, whether by design, due to a subsequent modification in the terms and conditions of such Award or as a result of a change in applicable law following the date of grant of such Award, and that is not exempt from Section 409A of the Code pursuant to an applicable exemption.

(b) 409A Regulations means the applicable Treasury regulations and other interpretive guidance, as amended from time to time, promulgated pursuant to Section 409A of the Code.

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

(d) Aw ard means an Option, Unit Appreciation Right, Restricted Unit, Phantom Unit, Unit Award, Substitute Award, Other Unit Based Award, Cash Award, Distribution Equivalent Right (whether granted alone or in tandem with respect to another Award, other than a Restricted Unit or Unit Award), or Performance Award, in each case, granted under the Plan.

(e) Award Agreement means the written or electronic agreement by which an Award shall be evidenced.

(f) Board means the Board of Directors of the General Partner.

(g) Cash Award means an award denominated in cash.

(h) Change of Control means, and shall be deemed to have occurred upon one or more of the following events:

(i) any “person” or “group” within the meaning of those terms as used in Sections 13(d) and 14(d)(2) of the Exchange Act, other than members, limited partners or other owners (as applicable) of the General Partner, the Partnership, or an Affiliate of either the General Partner or the Partnership, shall become the beneficial owner, by way of merger, consolidation, recapitalization, reorganization or otherwise, of 50% or more of the voting power of the voting securities of the General Partner or the Partnership;


(ii) the members or limited partners (as applicable) of the General Partner or the Partnership approve, in one transaction or a series of transactions, a plan of complete liquidation of the General Partner or the Partnership;

(iii) the sale or other disposition by either the General Partner or the Partnership of all or substantially all of its assets in one or more transactions to any Person other than an Affiliate;

(iv) the General Partner or an Affiliate of the General Partner or the Partnership ceases to be the general partner of the Partnership;

(v) a change in the ownership of a Series A Member (as defined in the LCPGP LLC Agreement) such that the owner(s) of such Series A Member as of the Effective Date (an Incumbent Series A Member ) ceases to be the owner(s) of such Series A Member or a change in the composition of the Series A Members such that a new Series A Member is appointed following the Effective Date that is not an Incumbent Series A Member or is not wholly owned by the owner(s) of an Incumbent Series A Member; provided, however, that any change in ownership of a Series A Member that results in the owner(s) of an Incumbent Series A Member acquiring ownership of such Series A Member shall not constitute a Change of Control for purposes of this subclause (v); or

(vi) any other event specified as a Change of Control in an applicable Award Agreement.

Notwithstanding the above, with respect to a 409A Award, a “Change of Control” for purposes of triggering the exercisability, settlement, or other payment or distribution of such 409A Award shall not occur unless that Change of Control also constitutes a “change in the ownership of a corporation,” a “change in the effective control of a corporation,” or a “change in the ownership of a substantial portion of a corporation’s assets,” in each case, within the meaning of 1.409A-3(i)(5) of the 409A Regulations, as applied to non-corporate entities.

(i) Code means the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended from time to time.

(j) Committee means the Board or such committee as may be appointed by the Board to administer the Plan, which alternative committee may be the board of directors or managers of any Affiliate or a committee thereof.

(k) Consultant means an individual who renders consulting or advisory services to the General Partner, the Partnership or an Affiliate of either.

(l) Date of Termination means (i) if the Participant is terminated due to death, the date of death; or (ii) if the Participant is terminated due to Disability, the date specified in a notice delivered to the Participant by the General Partner, the Partnership or an Affiliate of either.

(m) Director means a member of the Board or the board of directors of an Affiliate of the General Partner who is not an Employee or a Consultant (other than in that individual’s capacity as a Director).

 

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(n) Disability has the meaning set forth in a Participant’s employment agreement with the General Partner or an Affiliate of the General Partner, or in the absence of such an agreement, means the Participant is unable to engage in any substantial gainful activity by reason of any medically determinable physical or mental impairment which can be expected to result in death or can be expected to last for a continuous period of not less than 12 months, or is, by reason of any medically determinable physical or mental impairment which can be expected to result in death or can be expected to last for a continuous period of not less than 12 months, receiving income replacement benefits for a period of not less than three months under an accident and health plan covering employees of the General Partner or an Affiliate of the General Partner.

(o) Distribution Equivalent Right or “DER means a contingent right, granted alone or in tandem with a specific Award (other than a Restricted Unit or Unit Award), to receive with respect to each Unit subject to the Award an amount in cash, Units and/or Phantom Units, as determined by the Committee in its sole discretion, equal in value to the distributions made by the Partnership with respect to a Unit during the period such Award is outstanding.

(p) Effective Date has the meaning set forth in Section 1.

(q) Employee means an employee of the General Partner or an Affiliate of the General Partner.

(r) Exchange Act means the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended from time to time.

(s) Fair Market Value means, on any relevant date, the closing sales price of a Unit on the principal national securities exchange or other market in which trading in Units occurs on the last market trading day prior to the applicable day (or, if there is no trading in the Units on such date, on the next preceding day on which there was trading) as reported in The Wall Street Journal (or other reporting service approved by the Committee). If Units are not traded on a national securities exchange or other market at the time a determination of Fair Market Value is required to be made hereunder, the determination of Fair Market Value shall be made by the Committee in good faith using a “reasonable application of a reasonable valuation method” within the meaning of the 409A Regulations (specifically, Section 1.409A-l(b)(5)(iv)(B) of the 409A Regulations).

(t) General Partner has the meaning set forth in Section 1.

(u) “ LCPGP LLC Agreement ” means the Limited Liability Company Agreement of Lightfoot Capital Partners GP LLC, as amended from time to time.

(v) Option means an option to purchase Units.

(w) Other Unit Based Award means an Award granted pursuant to Section 6(f).

(x) Participant means an Employee, Consultant or Director who has been granted an Award under the Plan.

(y) Partnership has the meaning set forth in Section 1.

(z) Performance Award means a right granted pursuant to Section 6(i) to receive an Award based upon performance conditions specified by the Committee.

 

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(aa) Person ” means an individual or a corporation, limited liability company, partnership, joint venture, trust, unincorporated organization, association, governmental agency or political subdivision thereof or other entity.

(bb) Phantom Unit means a notional Unit that, upon vesting, entitles the Participant to receive, at the time of settlement, a Unit or an amount of cash equal to the Fair Market Value of a Unit, as determined by the Committee in its sole discretion.

(cc) Plan has the meaning set forth in Section 1.

(dd) Qualified Member means a member of the Committee who is a “nonemployee director” within the meaning of Rule 16b-3(b)(3).

(ee) Restricted Period means the period established by the Committee with respect to an Award during which the Award remains subject to forfeiture and is either not exercisable by or payable to the Participant, as the case may be.

(ff) Restricted Unit means a Unit that is subject to a Restricted Period.

(gg) Rule 16b-3 means Rule 16b-3, as amended from time to time, promulgated by the SEC under the Exchange Act or any successor rule or regulation thereto as in effect from time to time.

(hh) SEC means the Securities and Exchange Commission, or any successor thereto.

(ii) Substitute Award means an award granted pursuant to Section 6(h) of the Plan.

(jj) Unit Distribution Right or “UDR” means a distribution made by the Partnership with respect to a Restricted Unit.

(kk) Unit means a common unit of the Partnership.

(ll) Unit Appreciation Right means a contingent right that entitles the holder to receive, in cash or Units, as determined by the Committee in its sole discretion, an amount equal to the excess of the Fair Market Value of a Unit on the exercise date of the Unit Appreciation Right (or another specified date) over the exercise price of the Unit Appreciation Right.

(mm) Unit Award means a grant of a Unit that is not subject to a Restricted Period.

Section 3. Administration .

(a) Authority of the Committee . The Plan shall be administered by the Committee. A majority of the Committee shall constitute a quorum, and the acts of the members of the Committee who are present at any meeting thereof at which a quorum is present, or acts unanimously approved by the members of the Committee in writing, shall be the acts of the Committee. Subject to the terms of the Plan and applicable law, and in addition to other express powers and authorizations conferred on the Committee by the Plan, the Committee shall have full power and authority to: (i) designate Employees, Consultants and Directors as Participants; (ii) determine the type or types of Awards to be granted to a Participant; (iii) determine the number of Units to be covered by Awards; (iv) determine the terms and conditions of any Award, consistent with the terms of the Plan, which terms may include any provision regarding the acceleration of vesting or waiver of forfeiture restrictions or any other condition or limitation regarding an Award, based on such factors as the Committee shall determine, in its sole

 

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discretion; (v) determine whether, to what extent, and under what circumstances Awards may be vested, settled, exercised, canceled, or forfeited; (vi) interpret and administer the Plan and any instrument or agreement relating to an Award made under the Plan; (vii) establish, amend, suspend, or waive such rules and regulations and appoint such agents as it shall deem appropriate for the proper administration of the Plan; and (viii) make any other determination and take any other action that the Committee deems necessary or desirable for the administration of the Plan. The Committee may correct any defect or supply any omission or reconcile any inconsistency in the Plan or an Award Agreement in such manner and to such extent as the Committee deems necessary or appropriate. The determinations of the Committee on the matters referred to in this Section 3(a) shall be final and conclusive.

(b) Manner and Exercise of Committee Authority . At any time that a member of the Committee is not a Qualified Member, any action of the Committee relating to an Award granted or to be granted to a Participant who is then subject to Section 16 of the Exchange Act in respect of the Partnership may be taken either (i) by a subcommittee, designated by the Committee, composed solely of two or more Qualified Members, or (ii) by the Committee but with each such member who is not a Qualified Member abstaining or recusing himself or herself from such action; provided , however , that upon such abstention or recusal the Committee remains composed solely of two or more Qualified Members. Such action, authorized by such a subcommittee or by the Committee upon the abstention or recusal of such non-Qualified Member(s), shall be the action of the Committee for all purposes of the Plan. Unless otherwise expressly provided in the Plan, all designations, determinations, interpretations, and other decisions under or with respect to the Plan or any Award shall be within the sole discretion of the Committee, may be made at any time and shall be final, conclusive, and binding upon all Persons, including, without limitation, the General Partner, the Partnership, any Affiliate, any Participant, and any beneficiary of a Participant. The express grant of any specific power to the Committee, and the taking of any action by the Committee, shall not be construed as limiting the power or authority of the Committee. Subject to the Plan and any applicable law, the Committee, in its sole discretion, may delegate any or all of its powers and duties under the Plan, including the power to grant Awards under the Plan, to the Chief Executive Officer of the General Partner, subject to such limitations on such delegated powers and duties as the Committee may impose, if any, and provided that the Committee may not delegate its duties where such delegation would violate state corporate law, or with respect to making Awards to, or otherwise with respect to Awards granted to, Participants who are subject to Section 16(b) of the Exchange Act. Upon any such delegation, all references in the Plan to the “Committee,” other than in Section 7, shall be deemed to include the Chief Executive Officer. Any such delegation shall not limit the Chief Executive Officer’s right to receive Awards under the Plan; provided , however , the Chief Executive Officer may not grant Awards to himself, a Director or any executive officer of the General Partner or an Affiliate, or take any action with respect to any Award previously granted to himself, an individual who is an executive officer or a Director. Under no circumstances shall any such delegation result in the loss of an exemption under Rule 16b-3(d)(1) for Awards granted to Participants subject to Section 16 of the Exchange Act in respect of the Partnership.

(c) Limitation of Liability . The Committee and each member thereof shall be entitled to, in good faith, rely or act upon any report or other information furnished to him or her by any officer or employee of the General Partner, the Partnership or their Affiliates, the General Partner’s or the Partnership’s legal counsel, independent auditors, consultants or any other agents assisting in the administration of the Plan. Members of the Committee and any officer or employee of the General Partner, the Partnership or any of their Affiliates acting at the direction or on behalf of the Committee shall not be personally liable for any action or determination taken or made in good faith with respect to this Plan, and shall, to the fullest extent permitted by law, be indemnified and held harmless by the General Partner with respect to any such action or determination.

 

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(d) Exemptions from Section 16(b) Liability . It is the intent of the General Partner that the grant of any Awards to, or other transaction by, a Participant who is subject to Section 16 of the Exchange Act shall be exempt from Section 16(b) of the Exchange Act pursuant to Rule 16b-3 or another applicable exemption (except for transactions acknowledged by the Participant in writing to be non-exempt). Accordingly, if any provision of the Plan or any Award Agreement does not comply with the requirements of Rule 16b-3 or such other exemption as then applicable to any such transaction, such provision shall be construed or deemed amended to the extent necessary to conform to the applicable requirements of Rule 16b-3 so that such Participant shall avoid liability under Section 16(b) of the Exchange Act.

Section 4. Units .

(a) Limits on Units Deliverable . Subject to adjustment as provided in Section 4(c) and Section 7, the number of Units that may be delivered with respect to Awards under the Plan is 2,000,000. Units withheld from an Award or surrendered by a Participant to satisfy the Partnership’s or an Affiliate’s tax withholding obligations (including the withholding of Units with respect to Restricted Units) or to satisfy the payment of any exercise price with respect to the Award shall not be considered to be Units delivered under the Plan for this purpose. If any Award is forfeited, cancelled, exercised, settled in cash, or otherwise terminates or expires without the actual delivery of Units pursuant to such Award (the grant of Restricted Units is not a delivery of Units for this purpose), the Units subject to such Award shall again be available for Awards under the Plan (including Units not delivered in connection with the exercise of an Option or Unit Appreciation Right). There shall not be any limitation on the number of Awards that may be granted and paid in cash.

(b) Sources of Units Deliverable Under Awards . Any Units delivered pursuant to an Award may consist, in whole or in part, of newly issued Units or Units acquired in the open market, from any Affiliate, the Partnership or any other Person, or any combination of the foregoing, as determined by the Committee in its discretion.

(c) Anti-dilution Adjustments . Notwithstanding anything contained in Section 7, with respect to any “equity restructuring” event that could result in an additional compensation expense to the General Partner or the Partnership pursuant to the provisions of Financial Accounting Standards Board Accounting Standards Codification, Topic 718 (“ ASC 718 ”) if adjustments to Awards with respect to such event were discretionary, the Committee shall equitably adjust the number and type of Units covered by each outstanding Award and the terms and conditions, including the exercise price and performance criteria (if any), of such Award to equitably reflect such restructuring event and shall adjust the number and type of Units (or other securities or property) with respect to which Awards may be granted after such event. With respect to any other similar event that would not result in an accounting charge under ASC 718 if the adjustment to Awards with respect to such event were subject to discretionary action, the Committee shall have complete discretion to adjust Awards in such manner as it deems appropriate with respect to such other event. In the event the Committee makes any adjustment pursuant to the foregoing provisions of this Section 4(c), the Committee shall make a corresponding and proportionate adjustment with respect to the maximum number of Units that may be delivered with respect to Awards under the Plan as provided in Section 4(a) and the kind of Units or other securities available for grant under the Plan.

Section 5. Eligibility . Any Employee, Consultant or Director shall be eligible to be designated a Participant and receive an Award under the Plan. If the Units issuable pursuant to an Award are intended to be registered with the SEC on Form S-8, then only Employees, Consultants, and Directors of the Partnership or a parent or subsidiary of the Partnership (within the meaning of General Instruction A.1(a) to Form S-8) will be eligible to receive such an Award.

 

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Section 6. Awards .

(a) General . Awards may be granted on the terms and conditions set forth in this Section 6. In addition, the Committee may impose on any Award or the exercise thereof, at the date of grant or thereafter (subject to Section 7(a)), such additional terms and conditions, not inconsistent with the provisions of the Plan, as the Committee shall determine, including terms requiring forfeiture of Awards in the event of termination of Participant’s employment or service relationship with the General Partner, the Partnership, or their Affiliates, and terms permitting a Participant to make elections relating to his or her Award. Subject to Section 7(a), the Committee shall retain full power and discretion to accelerate, waive or modify, at any time, any term or condition of an Award that is not mandatory under the Plan; provided , however , that the Committee shall not have any discretion to accelerate the terms of payment of any Award that provides for a deferral of compensation under Section 409A of the Code and the 409A Regulations if such acceleration would subject a Participant to additional taxes under Section 409A of the Code and the 409A Regulations.

(b) Options . The Committee may grant Options that are intended to comply with Section 1.409A-l(b)(5)(i)(A) of the 409A Regulations only to Employees, Consultants or Directors performing services on the date of grant for the Partnership or a corporation or other type of entity in a chain of corporations or other entities in which each corporation or other entity has a “controlling interest” in another corporation or entity in the chain, starting with the Partnership and ending with the corporation or other entity for which the Employee, Consultant or Director performs services. For purposes of this Section 6(b), “controlling interest” means (i) in the case of a corporation, ownership of stock possessing at least 50% of total combined voting power of all classes of stock of such corporation entitled to vote or at least 50% of the total value of shares of all classes of stock of such corporation; (ii) in the case of a partnership, ownership of at least 50% of the profits interest or capital interest of such partnership; (iii) in the case of a sole proprietorship, ownership of the sole proprietorship; or (iv) in the case of a trust or estate, ownership of an actuarial interest (as defined in Section 1.414(c)-2(b)(2)(ii) of the Treasury regulations) of at least 50% of such trust or estate. The Committee may grant Options that are otherwise exempt from or compliant with Section 409A of the Code to any eligible Employee, Consultant or Director. The Committee shall have the authority to determine the number of Units to be covered by each Option, the purchase price therefore and the Restricted Period and other conditions and limitations applicable to the exercise of the Option, including the following terms and conditions and such additional terms and conditions, as the Committee shall determine, that are not inconsistent with the provisions of the Plan.

(i) Exercise Price . The exercise price per Unit purchasable under an Option that does not provide for the deferral of compensation under the 409A Regulations shall be determined by the Committee at the time the Option is granted but, except with respect to Substitute Awards, may not be less than the Fair Market Value of a Unit as of the date of grant of the Option. For purposes of this Section 6(b)(i), the Fair Market Value of a Unit shall be determined as of the date of grant. The exercise price per Unit purchasable under an Option that does not provide for the deferral of compensation by reason of satisfying the short-term deferral rule set forth in the 409A Regulations or that is compliant with Section 409A of the Code shall be determined by the Committee at the time the Option is granted.

(ii) Time and Method of Exercise . The Committee shall determine the exercise terms and the Restricted Period with respect to an Option grant, which may include, without limitation, a provision for accelerated vesting upon the achievement of specified performance conditions or other events, and the method or methods by which payment of the exercise price with respect thereto may be made or deemed to have been made, which may include, without limitation, cash, check acceptable to the General Partner, withholding Units from an Award, a “cashless-broker” exercise through procedures approved by the General Partner, or any combination of the above methods, having a Fair Market Value on the exercise date equal to the relevant exercise price.

 

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(iii) Forfeitures . Except as otherwise provided in the terms of the Award Agreement, upon termination of a Participant’s employment or service with the General Partner and its Affiliates or membership on the Board or the board of directors of an Affiliate, whichever is applicable, for any reason during the applicable Restricted Period, all unvested Options shall be forfeited by the Participant. The Committee may, in its discretion, waive in whole or in part such forfeiture with respect to a Participant’s Options; provided that the waiver contemplated under this Section 6(b)(iii) shall be effective only to the extent that such waiver will not cause the Participant’s Options that are designed to satisfy Section 409A of the Code to fail to satisfy such Section.

(c) Unit Appreciation Rights . The Committee may grant Unit Appreciation Rights that are intended to comply with Section 1.409A-l(b)(5)(i)(B) of the 409A Regulations only to Employees, Consultants or Directors performing services on the date of grant for the Partnership or a corporation or other type of entity in a chain of corporations or other entities in which each corporation or other entity has a “controlling interest” in another corporation or entity in the chain, starting with the Partnership and ending with the corporation or other entity for which the Employee, Consultant or Director performs services. For purposes of this Section 6(c), “controlling interest” means (i) in the case of a corporation, ownership of stock possessing at least 50% of total combined voting power of all classes of stock of such corporation entitled to vote or at least 50% of the total value of shares of all classes of stock of such corporation; (ii) in the case of a partnership, ownership of at least 50% of the profits interest or capital interest of such partnership; (iii) in the case of a sole proprietorship, ownership of the sole proprietorship; or (iv) in the case of a trust or estate, ownership of an actuarial interest (as defined in Section 1.414(c)-2(b)(2)(ii) of the Treasury regulations) of at least 50% of such trust or estate. The Committee may grant Unit Appreciation Rights that are otherwise exempt from or compliant with Section 409A of the Code to any eligible Employee, Consultant or Director. The Committee shall have the authority to determine the Employees, Consultants and Directors to whom Unit Appreciation Rights shall be granted, the number of Units to be covered by each grant, whether Units or cash shall be delivered upon exercise, the exercise price therefor and the conditions and limitations applicable to the exercise of the Unit Appreciation Rights, including the following terms and conditions and such additional terms and conditions as the Committee shall determine, that are not inconsistent with the provisions of the Plan.

(i) Exercise Price . The exercise price per Unit Appreciation Right that does not provide for the deferral of compensation under the 409A Regulations shall be determined by the Committee at the time the Unit Appreciation Right is granted but, except with respect to Substitute Awards, may not be less than the Fair Market Value of a Unit as of the date of grant of the Unit Appreciation Right. For purposes of this Section 6(c)(i), the Fair Market Value of a Unit shall be determined as of the date of grant. The exercise price per Unit Appreciation Right that does not provide for the deferral of compensation by reason of satisfying the short-term deferral rule set forth in the 409A Regulations or that is compliant with Section 409A of the Code shall be determined by the Committee at the time the Unit Appreciation Right is granted.

(ii) Time of Exercise . The Committee shall determine the Restricted Period and the time or times at which a Unit Appreciation Right may be exercised in whole or in part, which may include, without limitation, accelerated vesting upon the achievement of specified performance conditions or other events.

 

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(iii) Forfeitures . Except as otherwise provided in the terms of the Award Agreement, upon termination of a Participant’s employment or service with the General Partner, the Partnership and their Affiliates or membership on the Board or the board of directors of an Affiliate, whichever is applicable, for any reason during the applicable Restricted Period, all outstanding Unit Appreciation Rights awarded to the Participant shall be automatically forfeited on such termination. The Committee may, in its discretion, waive in whole or in part such forfeiture with respect to a Participant’s Unit Appreciation Rights; provided , that the waiver contemplated under this Section 6(c)(iii) shall be effective only to the extent that such waiver will not cause the Participant’s Unit Appreciation Rights that are designed to satisfy Section 409A of the Code to fail to satisfy such Section.

(d) Restricted Units and Phantom Units . The Committee shall have the authority to determine the Employees, Consultants and Directors to whom Restricted Units or Phantom Units shall be granted, the number of Restricted Units or Phantom Units to be granted to each such Participant, the Restricted Period, the conditions under which the Restricted Units or Phantom Units may become vested or forfeited and such other terms and conditions as the Committee may establish with respect to such Awards.

(i) UDRs . To the extent provided by the Committee, in its discretion, a grant of Restricted Units may provide that the distributions made by the Partnership with respect to the Restricted Units shall be subject to the same forfeiture and other restrictions as the Restricted Unit and, if restricted, such distributions shall be held, without interest, until the Restricted Unit vests or is forfeited with the UDR being paid or forfeited at the same time, as the case may be. In addition, the Committee may provide that such distributions be used to acquire additional Restricted Units for the Participant. Such additional Restricted Units may be subject to such vesting and other terms as the Committee may prescribe. Absent such a restriction on the UDRs in the Award Agreement, UDRs shall be paid to the holder of the Restricted Unit without restriction at the same time as cash distributions are paid by the Partnership to its unitholders. Notwithstanding the foregoing, UDRs shall only be paid in a manner that is either exempt from or in compliance with Section 409A of the Code.

(ii) Forfeitures . Except as otherwise provided in the terms of the applicable Award Agreement, upon termination of a Participant’s employment or service with the General Partner and its Affiliates or membership on the Board or the board of directors of an Affiliate, whichever is applicable, for any reason during the applicable Restricted Period, all outstanding, unvested Restricted Units and Phantom Units awarded to the Participant shall be automatically forfeited on such termination. The Committee may, in its discretion, waive in whole or in part such forfeiture with respect to a Participant’s Restricted Units and/or Phantom Units; provided that the waiver contemplated under this Section 6(d)(ii) shall be effective only to the extent that such waiver will not cause the Participant’s Restricted Units and/or Phantom Units that are designed to satisfy Section 409A of the Code to fail to satisfy such Section.

(iii) Lapse of Restrictions .

(A) Phantom Units . No later than the 15 th calendar day following the vesting of each Phantom Unit, subject to the provisions of Section 8(b), the Participant shall be entitled to settlement of such Phantom Unit and shall receive one Unit or an amount in cash equal to the Fair Market Value of a Unit (for purposes of this Section 6(d)(iii), as calculated on the last day of the Restricted Period), as determined by the Committee in its discretion, unless settlement of the Award is deferred in accordance with Section 6(j)(iv).

 

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(B) Restricted Units . Upon the vesting of each Restricted Unit, subject to satisfying the tax withholding obligations of Section 8(b), the Participant shall be entitled to have the restrictions removed from his or her Award so that the Participant then holds an unrestricted Unit.

(e) Unit Awards . The Committee shall have the authority to grant Unit Awards under the Plan to any Employee, Consultant or Director in a number determined by the Committee in its discretion, as a bonus or additional compensation or in lieu of cash compensation the individual is otherwise entitled to receive, in such amounts as the Committee determines to be appropriate; provided that nothing herein shall be deemed to override any Unit Award properly granted in the contract governing the employment or service relationship between the General Partner or an Affiliate of the General Partner and an Employee, Consultant or Director.

(f) Other Unit Based Awards; Cash Awards . The Committee is authorized, subject to limitations under applicable law, to grant to Employees, Consultants and Directors such other Awards that may be denominated or payable in, valued in whole or in part by reference to, or otherwise based on, or related to, Units, as deemed by the Committee to be consistent with the purposes of this Plan, including, without limitation, convertible or exchangeable debt securities, other rights convertible or exchangeable into Units, purchase rights for Units, Awards with value and payment contingent upon performance of the Partnership or any other factors designated by the Committee, and Awards valued by reference to the book value of Units or the value of securities of or the performance of specified Affiliates of the General Partner or the Partnership. The Committee shall determine the terms and conditions of such Other Unit Based Awards. Units delivered pursuant to an Other Unit Based Award in the nature of a purchase right granted under this Section 6(f) shall be purchased for such consideration, paid for at such times, by such methods, and in such forms, including, without limitation, cash, Units, other Awards, or other property, as the Committee shall determine. Cash Awards, as an element of or supplement to, or independent of any other Award under this Plan, may also be granted pursuant to this Section 6(f).

(g) DERs . To the extent provided by the Committee, in its discretion, an Employee, Consultant or Director may be granted a stand-alone DER or another Award (other than a Restricted Unit or Unit Award) granted to an Employee, Consultant or Director may include a tandem DER grant, in either case, which may provide that such DERs shall be paid directly to the Participant, be reinvested into additional Awards, be credited to a bookkeeping account (with or without interest in the discretion of the Committee) subject to the same vesting restrictions as the tandem Award (if any), or be subject to such other provisions or restrictions as determined by the Committee in its discretion. Absent a contrary provision in the Award Agreement, DERs shall be paid to the Participant without restriction at the same time as ordinary cash distributions are paid by the Partnership to its unitholders. Notwithstanding the foregoing, DERs shall only be paid in a manner that is either exempt from or in compliance with Section 409A of the Code.

(h) Substitute Awards . Awards may be granted under the Plan in substitution for similar awards held by individuals who become Employees, Consultants or Directors as a result of a merger, consolidation or acquisition by the Partnership or an Affiliate of another entity, including an acquisition of the assets of another entity. Such Substitute Awards that are Options or Unit Appreciation Rights may have exercise prices less than the Fair Market Value of a Unit on the date of the substitution if such substitution complies with Section 409A of the Code and the 409A Regulations and other applicable laws and exchange rules.

(i) Performance Awards . The right of an Employee, Consultant or Director to receive a grant, and the right of a Participant to exercise or receive settlement of any Award, and the timing thereof, may be subject to such performance conditions as may be specified by the Committee. The

 

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Committee may use such business criteria and other measures of performance as it may deem appropriate in establishing any performance conditions, and may exercise its discretion to reduce or increase the amounts payable under any Performance Award subject to performance conditions.

(i) Performance Conditions Generally . The performance conditions for such Performance Awards shall consist of one or more business criteria or individual performance criteria and a targeted level or levels of performance with respect to each of such criteria, as specified by the Committee consistent with this Section 6(i). The Committee may determine that such Performance Awards shall be granted, exercised, and/or settled upon achievement of any one performance condition or that two or more of the performance conditions must be achieved prior to grant, exercise and/or settlement of such Performance Awards. The Committee shall establish any such performance conditions based on one or more business criteria for the General Partner and/or the Partnership, on a consolidated basis, and/or for specified Affiliates or business or geographical units of the Partnership, as determined by the Committee in its discretion, which may include (but are not limited to) one or more of the following: (A) earnings per Unit, (B) increase in revenues, (C) increase in cash flow, (D) increase in cash flow from operations, (E) increase in cash flow return, (F) return on net assets, (G) return on assets, (H) return on investment, (I) return on capital, (J) return on equity, (K) economic value added, (L) operating margin, (M) contribution margin, (N) net income, (O) net income per Unit, (P) pretax earnings, (Q) pretax earnings before interest, depreciation and amortization, (R) pretax operating earnings after interest expense and before incentives, service fees, and extraordinary or special items, (S) total unitholder return, (T) debt reduction, (U) market share, (V) change in the Fair Market Value of the Units, (W) operating income, and (X) any of the above criteria determined on an absolute or relative basis or as compared to the performance of a published or special index deemed applicable by the Committee including, but not limited to, the Standard & Poor’s 500 Stock Index or a group of comparable companies. Performance conditions may differ for Performance Awards granted to any one Participant or to different Participants.

(ii) Performance Periods . Achievement of performance conditions in respect of such Performance Awards shall be measured over a performance period of up to ten years, as specified by the Committee. Performance conditions shall be established by the Committtee not later than 90 days after the beginning of any performance period applicable to such Performance Awards.

(iii) Settlement . At the end of each performance period, the Committee shall determine the amount, if any, of the potential Performance Award payable to each Participant and such amount shall be paid to the Participant no later than March 15 of the year following the year that included the last day of the performance period. Settlement of such Performance Awards shall be in cash, Units, other Awards or other property, in the discretion of the Committee. The Committee may, in its discretion, reduce or increase the amount of a settlement otherwise to be made in connection with such Performance Awards. The Committee shall specify the circumstances in which such Performance Awards shall be paid or forfeited in the event of termination of employment by the Participant prior to the end of a performance period or settlement of Performance Awards.

(j) Certain Provisions Applicable to Awards .

(i) Stand-Alone, Additional, Tandem and Substitute Awards . Awards may, in the discretion of the Committee, be granted either alone or in addition to, in tandem with, or in substitution for any other Award granted under the Plan or any award granted under any other plan of the Partnership or any Affiliate. Awards granted in addition to, in substitution for, or in tandem

 

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with other Awards or awards granted under any other plan of the Partnership or any Affiliate may be granted either at the same time as or at a different time from the grant of such other Awards or awards. If an Award is granted in substitution or exchange for another Award, the Committee shall require the surrender of such other Award in consideration for the grant of the new Award. Awards under the Plan may be granted in lieu of cash compensation, including in lieu of cash amounts payable under other plans of the General Partner, the Partnership, or any Affiliate, in which the value of Units subject to the Award is equivalent in value to the cash compensation, or in which the exercise price, grant price, or purchase price of the Award in the nature of a right that may be exercised is equal to the Fair Market Value of the underlying Units minus the value of the cash compensation surrendered. Awards granted pursuant to the preceding sentence shall be designed, awarded and settled in a manner that does not result in additional taxes under Section 409A the Code and the 409A Regulations.

(ii) Limits on Transfer of Awards .

(A) Except as provided in Section 6(j)(ii)(C) below, each Option and Unit Appreciation Right shall be exercisable only by the Participant during the Participant’s lifetime, or by the Person to whom the Participant’s rights shall pass by will or the laws of descent and distribution.

(B) Except as provided in Section 6(j)(ii)(C) below, no Award and no right under any such Award may be assigned, alienated, pledged, attached, sold or otherwise transferred or encumbered by a Participant and any such purported assignment, alienation, pledge, attachment, sale, transfer or encumbrance shall be void and unenforceable against the General Partner, the Partnership or any Affiliate.

(C) To the extent specifically provided by the Committee with respect to an Option or Unit Appreciation Right, an Option or Unit Appreciation Right may be transferred by a Participant without consideration to immediate family members or related family trusts, limited partnerships or similar entities or on such terms and conditions as the Committee may from time to time establish.

(iii) Term of Awards . The term of each Award shall be for such period as may be determined by the Committee.

(iv) Form and Timing of Payment under Awards; Deferrals . Subject to the terms of the Plan and any applicable Award Agreement, payments to be made by the General Partner, the Partnership, or any Affiliate upon the exercise of an Option or other Award or settlement of an Award may be made in such forms as the Committee shall determine, including without limitation cash, Units, other Awards or other property, and may be made in a single payment or transfer, in installments, or on a deferred basis; provided , however , that any such deferred payment will be set forth in the agreement evidencing such Award and/or otherwise made in a manner that will not result in additional taxes under Section 409A of the Code and the 409A Regulations. Except as otherwise provided herein, the settlement of any Award may be accelerated, and cash paid in lieu of Units in connection with such settlement, in the discretion of the Committee or upon occurrence of one or more specified events (in addition to a Change of Control); provided , that no such acceleration would cause an Award that is designed to satisfy Section 409A of the Code to fail to satisfy such Section. Installment or deferred payments may be required by the Committee (subject to Section 7(a) of the Plan, including the consent provisions thereof in the case of any deferral of an outstanding Award not provided for in the original Award Agreement) or permitted at the election of the Participant on terms and conditions established by the Committee and in

 

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compliance with Section 409A of the Code and the 409A Regulations. Payments may include, without limitation, provisions for the payment or crediting of reasonable interest on installment or deferred payments or the grant or crediting of DERs or other amounts in respect of installment or deferred payments denominated in Units. This Plan shall not constitute an “employee benefit plan” for purposes of Section 3(3) of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as amended.

(v) Evidencing Units . The Units or other securities of the Partnership delivered pursuant to an Award may be evidenced in any manner deemed appropriate by the Committee in its sole discretion, including, but not limited to, in the form of a certificate issued in the name of the Participant or by book entry, electronic or otherwise, and shall be subject to such stop transfer orders and other restrictions as the Committee may deem advisable under the Plan or the rules, regulations, and other requirements of the SEC, any stock exchange upon which such Units or other securities are then listed, and any applicable federal or state laws, and the Committee may cause a legend or legends to be inscribed on any such certificates to make appropriate reference to such restrictions.

(vi) Consideration for Grants . Awards may be granted for such consideration, including services, as the Committee shall determine.

(vii) Delivery of Units or other Securities and Payment by Participant of Consideration . Notwithstanding anything in the Plan or any Award Agreement to the contrary, delivery of Units pursuant to the exercise, vesting and/or settlement of an Award may be deferred for any period during which, in the good faith determination of the Committee, the General Partner is not reasonably able to obtain Units to deliver pursuant to such Award without violating applicable law or the applicable rules or regulations of any governmental agency or authority or securities exchange. No Units or other securities shall be delivered pursuant to any Award until payment in full of any amount required to be paid pursuant to the Plan or the applicable Award Agreement (including, without limitation, any exercise price or tax withholding) is received by the General Partner.

(viii) Additional Agreements . Each Employee, Consultant or Director to whom an Award is granted under this Plan may be required to agree in writing, as a condition to the grant of such Award or otherwise, to subject an Award that is exercised or settled following such Person’s termination of services with the General Partner, the Partnership or their Affiliates to a general release of claims in favor of the General Partner, the Partnership, and their Affiliates, with the terms and conditions of such agreement(s) to be determined in good faith by the Committee; provided , however , to the extent a legally binding right to an Award within the meaning of Section 409A of the Code and the 409A Regulations is created with respect to a Participant, any such written agreement with respect to a general release of claims must be entered into by such Participant within 30 days following the creation of such legally binding right, and the time of exercise or settlement of any such Award so subject to a general release of claims shall be designed to satisfy Section 409A of the Code and the 409A Regulations.

(ix) Termination of Employment . Except as provided herein, the treatment of an Award upon a termination of employment or any other service relationship by and between a Participant and the General Partner, the Partnership, or any Affiliate shall be specified in the Award Agreement controlling such Award.

 

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Section 7. Amendment and Termination . Except to the extent prohibited by applicable law:

(a) Amendments to the Plan and Awards . Except as required by applicable law or the rules of the principal securities exchange, if any, on which the Units are traded, the Board or the Committee may amend, alter, suspend, discontinue, or terminate the Plan in any manner, including increasing the number of Units available for Awards under the Plan, without the consent of any partner, Participant, other holder or beneficiary of an Award, or any other Person. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Committee may waive any conditions or rights under, amend any terms of, or alter any Award theretofore granted, provided that no change, other than pursuant to Section 7(b), 7(c), 7(d), 7(e), or 7(g) below, in any Award shall materially reduce the rights or benefits of a Participant with respect to an Award without the consent of such Participant; provided , further that no such waiver contemplated under this Section 7(a) shall be effective if such wavier would cause any Award that is designed to satisfy Section 409A of the Code to fail to satisfy such Section.

(b) Subdivision or Consolidation of Units . The terms of an Award and the number of Units authorized for issuance under the Plan pursuant to Section 4(a) shall be subject to adjustment from time to time, in accordance with the following provisions:

(i) If at any time, or from time to time, the Partnership shall subdivide as a whole (by reclassification, by a Unit split, by the issuance of a distribution on Units payable in Units, or otherwise) the number of Units then outstanding into a greater number of Units or in the event the Partnership distributes an extraordinary cash dividend, then, as appropriate, (A) the maximum number of Units available for the Plan or in connection with Awards as provided in Section 4(a) shall be increased proportionately, and the kind of Units or other securities available for the Plan shall be appropriately adjusted, (B) the number of Units (or other kind of securities) that may be acquired under any then outstanding Award shall be increased proportionately, and (C) the price (including the exercise price) for each Unit (or other kind of securities) subject to then outstanding Awards shall be reduced proportionately, without changing the aggregate purchase price or value as to which outstanding Awards remain exercisable or subject to restrictions.

(ii) If at any time, or from time to time, the Partnership shall consolidate as a whole (by reclassification, by reverse Unit split, or otherwise) the number of Units then outstanding into a lesser number of Units, then, as appropriate, (A) the maximum number of Units for the Plan or available in connection with Awards as provided in Section 4(a) shall be decreased proportionately, and the kind of Units or other securities available for the Plan shall be appropriately adjusted, (B) the number of Units (or other kind of securities) that may be acquired under any then outstanding Award shall be decreased proportionately, and (C) the price (including the exercise price) for each Unit (or other kind of securities) subject to then outstanding Awards shall be increased proportionately, without changing the aggregate purchase price or value as to which outstanding Awards remain exercisable or subject to restrictions.

(iii) Whenever the number of Units subject to outstanding Awards and the price for each Unit subject to outstanding Awards are required to be adjusted as provided in this Section 7(b), the Committee shall promptly prepare a notice setting forth, in reasonable detail, the event requiring adjustment, the amount of the adjustment, the method by which such adjustment was calculated, the change in price and the change in the number of Units, other securities, cash, or property subject to each Award after giving effect to the adjustments. The Committee shall promptly provide each affected Participant with such notice.

(iv) Adjustments under Sections 7(b)(i) and (ii) shall be made by the Committee, and its determination as to what adjustments shall be made and the extent thereof shall be final, binding, and conclusive. No fractional interest shall be issued under the Plan on account of any such adjustments.

 

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(c) Recapitalizations . If the Partnership recapitalizes, reclassifies its equity securities, or otherwise changes its capital structure (a “ recapitalization ”) without a Change of Control, the number and class of Units covered by an Award theretofore granted shall be adjusted so that such Award shall thereafter cover the number and class of Units or other securities to which the holder would have been entitled pursuant to the terms of the recapitalization if, immediately prior to the recapitalization, the holder had been the holder of record of the number of Units then covered by such Award and the Unit limitations provided in Section 4(a) shall be adjusted in a manner consistent with the recapitalization.

(d) Additional Issuances . Except as expressly provided herein, the issuance by the General Partner or the Partnership of units of any class or securities convertible into units of any class, for cash, property, labor or services, upon direct sale, upon the exercise of rights or warrants to subscribe therefor, or upon conversion of units or obligations of the General Partner or the Partnership convertible into such units or other securities, and in any case whether or not for fair value, shall not affect, and no adjustment by reason thereof shall be made with respect to, the number of Units subject to Awards theretofore granted pursuant to the Plan or the purchase price per Unit, if applicable.

(e) Change of Control . Notwithstanding any other provisions of the Plan or any Award Agreement to the contrary, upon a Change of Control, each outstanding Award subject to a substantial risk of forfeiture shall fully vest as of the time immediately preceding the Change of Control, with any settlement that may be due to the Participant as a result being made in accordance with the terms and conditions of the Plan and the applicable individual Award Agreement. In addition, upon a Change of Control, the Committee, acting in its sole discretion without the consent or approval of any holder, may affect one or more of the following alternatives, which may vary among individual holders and which may vary among Awards: (i) remove any applicable forfeiture restrictions on any Award; (ii) require the mandatory surrender to the General Partner or the Partnership by selected holders of all of the outstanding Awards held by such holders (irrespective of whether such Awards are subject to other restrictions pursuant to the Plan) as of a date, before or after such Change of Control, specified by the Committee, in which event the Committee shall thereupon cancel such Awards and pay to each holder an amount of cash per Unit equal to the amount calculated in Section 7(f) (the “Change of Control Price” ) less the exercise price, if any, applicable to such Awards; provided , however , that to the extent the exercise price of an Option or a Unit Appreciation Right exceeds the Change of Control Price, no consideration will be paid with respect to that Award; or (iii) make such adjustments to Awards then outstanding as the Committee deems appropriate to reflect such Change of Control; provided , however , that the Committee may determine in its sole discretion that no adjustment is necessary to Awards then outstanding.

(f) Change of Control Price . The “ Change of Control Price ” shall equal the amount determined in clause (i), (ii), (iii), (iv) or (v), whichever is applicable, as follows: (i) the per Unit price offered to unitholders in any merger or consolidation, (ii) the per Unit value of the Units immediately before the Change of Control without regard to assets sold in the Change of Control and assuming the General Partner or the Partnership, as applicable, has received the consideration paid for the assets in the case of a sale of the assets, (iii) the amount distributed per Unit in a dissolution transaction, (iv) the price per Unit offered to unitholders in any tender offer or exchange offer whereby a Change of Control takes place, or (v) if such Change of Control occurs other than pursuant to a transaction described in clauses (i), (ii), (iii), or (iv) of this Section 7(f), the Fair Market Value per Unit of the Units that may otherwise be obtained with respect to such Awards or to which such Awards track, as determined by the Committee as of the date determined by the Committee to be the date of cancellation and surrender of such Awards. In the event that the consideration offered to unitholders of the Partnership in any transaction described in this Section 7(f) or Section 7(e) consists of anything other than cash, the Committee shall determine the fair cash equivalent of the portion of the consideration offered which is other than cash.

 

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(g) Impact of Events on Awards Generally . In the event of changes in the outstanding Units by reason of a recapitalization, reorganization, merger, consolidation, combination, exchange or other relevant change in capitalization occurring after the date of the grant of any Award and not otherwise provided for by this Section 7, any outstanding Awards and any Award Agreements evidencing such Awards shall be subject to adjustment by the Committee at its discretion, which adjustment may, in the Committee’s discretion, be described in the Award Agreement and may include, but not be limited to, adjustments as to the number and price of Units or other consideration subject to such Awards, accelerated vesting (in full or in part) of such Awards, conversion of such Awards into awards denominated in the securities or other interests of any successor Person, or the cash settlement of such Awards in exchange for the cancellation thereof. In the event of any such change in the outstanding Units, the aggregate number of Units available under this Plan may be appropriately adjusted by the Committee, whose determination shall be conclusive.

Section 8. General Provisions .

(a) Disability and Death . In the event of termination of a Participant’s employment or service relationship with the General Partner, the Partnership, or any of their Affiliates due to Disability or death, the Participant’s outstanding Awards shall fully vest on the Participant’s Date of Termination and no longer be subject to a substantial risk of forfeiture, with any settlement that may be due to the Participant as a result being made in accordance with the terms and conditions of the Plan and the applicable individual Award Agreement.

(b) No Rights to Award . No Person shall have any claim to be granted any Award under the Plan, and there is no obligation for uniformity of treatment of Participants. The terms and conditions of Awards need not be the same with respect to each recipient.

(c) Tax Withholding . Unless other arrangements have been made that are acceptable to the General Partner or an Affiliate, the Partnership, the General Partner or an Affiliate is authorized to deduct, withhold, or cause to be deducted or withheld, from any Award, from any payment due or transfer made under any Award or from any compensation or other amount owing to a Participant, the amount (in cash, Units, Units that would otherwise be issued pursuant to such Award or other property) of any applicable taxes payable in respect of the grant or settlement of an Award, its exercise, the lapse of restrictions thereon, or any other payment or transfer under an Award or under the Plan and to take such other action as may be necessary in the opinion of the General Partner or Affiliate to satisfy its withholding obligations for the payment of such taxes. Notwithstanding the foregoing, with respect to any Participant who is subject to Rule 16b-3, the Committee, in its discretion (which discretion may not be delegated) may disallow satisfaction of such tax withholding obligations in the form of “netting” or withholding Units otherwise deliverable to the Participant on the vesting or payment of such Award, in which case the General Partner may require the Participant to pay an amount equal to the applicable taxes payable in cash or to satisfy such obligations by such other method specified by the General Partner.

(d) No Right to Employment or Services . The grant of an Award shall not be construed as giving a Participant the right to be retained in the employ of the General Partner or any Affiliate, to continue providing consulting services, or to remain on the Board, as applicable. Furthermore, the General Partner or an Affiliate may at any time dismiss a Participant from employment or his or her service relationship free from any liability or any claim under the Plan, unless otherwise expressly provided in the Plan, any Award Agreement or other agreement.

 

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(e) Governing Law . The validity, construction, and effect of the Plan and any rules and regulations relating to the Plan shall be determined in accordance with the laws of the State of Delaware without regard to its conflicts of laws principles.

(f) Severability . If any provision of the Plan or any Award is or becomes or is deemed to be invalid, illegal, or unenforceable in any jurisdiction or as to any Person or Award, or would disqualify the Plan or any Award under any law deemed applicable by the Committee, such provision shall be construed or deemed amended to conform to the applicable law or, if it cannot be construed or deemed amended without, in the determination of the Committee, materially altering the intent of the Plan or the Award, such provision shall be stricken as to such jurisdiction, Person or Award and the remainder of the Plan and any such Award shall remain in full force and effect. If any of the terms or provisions of the Plan or any Award Agreement conflict with the requirements of Rule 16b-3 (as those terms or provisions are applied to Participants who are subject to Section 16(b) of the Exchange Act), then those conflicting terms or provisions shall be deemed inoperative to the extent they so conflict with the requirements of Rule 16b-3 (unless the Board or the Committee, as appropriate, has expressly determined that the Plan or such Award should not comply with Rule 16b-3).

(g) Other Laws . The Committee may refuse to issue or transfer any Units or other consideration under an Award if, in its sole discretion, it determines that the issuance or transfer of such Units or such other consideration might violate any applicable law or regulation, the rules of the principal securities exchange on which the Units are then traded, or entitle the Partnership or an Affiliate to recover the same under Section 16(b) of the Exchange Act, and any payment tendered to the General Partner by a Participant, other holder or beneficiary in connection with the exercise of such Award shall be promptly refunded to the relevant Participant, holder or beneficiary.

(h) No Trust or Fund Created . Neither the Plan nor any Award shall create or be construed to create a trust or separate fund of any kind or a fiduciary relationship between the General Partner or any Affiliate and a Participant or any other Person. To the extent that any Person acquires a right to receive payments from the General Partner or any Affiliate pursuant to an Award, such right shall be no greater than the right of any general unsecured creditor of the General Partner or such Affiliate.

(i) No Fractional Units . No fractional Units shall be issued or delivered pursuant to the Plan or any Award, and the Committee shall determine in its sole discretion whether cash, other securities, or other property shall be paid or transferred in lieu of any fractional Units or whether such fractional Units or any rights thereto shall be canceled, terminated, or otherwise eliminated with or without consideration.

(j) Headings . Headings are given to the Sections and subsections of the Plan solely as a convenience to facilitate reference. Such headings shall not be deemed in any way material or relevant to the construction or interpretation of the Plan or any provision thereof.

(k) Facility of Payment . Any amounts payable hereunder to any individual under legal disability or who, in the judgment of the Committee, is unable to manage properly his financial affairs, may be paid to the legal representative of such individual, or may be applied for the benefit of such individual in any manner that the Committee may select, and the General Partner shall be relieved of any further liability for payment of such amounts.

(l) Allocation of Costs . Nothing herein shall be deemed to override, amend, or modify any cost sharing arrangement, omnibus agreement, or other arrangement between the General Partner, the Partnership, and any Affiliate regarding the sharing of costs between those entities.

 

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(m) Gender and Number . Words in the masculine gender shall include the feminine gender, the plural shall include the singular and the singular shall include the plural.

(n) Compliance with Section 409A . Nothing in the Plan or any Award Agreement shall operate or be construed to cause the Plan or an Award to fail to comply with the requirements of Section 409A of the Code. The applicable provisions of Section 409A of the Code and the 409A Regulations are hereby incorporated by reference and shall control over any Plan or Award Agreement provision in conflict therewith. All 409A Awards shall be designed to comply with Section 409A of the Code.

(o) Specified Employee under Section 409A of the Code . Subject to any other restrictions or limitations contained herein, in the event that a “specified employee” (as defined under Section 409A of the Code and the 409A Regulations) becomes entitled to a payment under any 409A Award on account of a “separation from service” (as defined under Section 409A of the Code and the 409A Regulations), to the extent required by the Code, such payment shall not occur until the date that is six months plus one day from the date of such separation from service. Any amount that is otherwise payable within the six-month period described herein will be aggregated and paid in a lump sum without interest.

(p) No Guarantee of Tax Consequences . None of the Board, the Committee, the Partnership nor the General Partner makes any commitment or guarantee that any federal, state or local tax treatment will (or will not) apply or be available to any Participant.

Section 9. Term of the Plan . The Plan shall be effective on the date on which it is adopted by the Board and shall continue until the earliest of (i) the date terminated by the Board, (ii) all Units available under the Plan have been delivered to Participants, or (iii) the 10th anniversary of the date the Plan is adopted by the Board. However, any Award granted prior to such termination, and the authority of the Board or Committee to waive any conditions or rights under such Award in accordance with the terms of the Plan, shall extend beyond such termination date until the final disposition of such Award.

 

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Exhibit 10.4

Execution Version

SERVICES AGREEMENT

This SERVICES AGREEMENT (the “ Agreement ”), dated as of November 12, 2013 (the “ Effective Date ”), is by and among Arc Logistics Partners LP, a Delaware limited partnership (“ MLP ”) Arc Logistics GP LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (“ MLP GP ”) and Lightfoot Capital Partners GP LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (“ Sponsor ”). Each of MLP, MLP GP and Sponsor is referred to individually in this Agreement as a “ Party, ” and all of the Parties are collectively referred to in this Agreement as the “ Parties .”

RECITALS

WHEREAS, on the closing date (the “ Closing Date ”) of the initial public offering of common units representing limited partner interests in MLP, Lightfoot Capital Partners, LP, Center Oil Company LP and Gulf Coast Asphalt Co. L.L.C. will each contribute their interests in Arc Terminals GP LLC and Arc Terminals LP to MLP (the “ Contributed Business ”);

WHEREAS, MLP GP and MLP require certain managerial and administrative services to be provided to MLP GP, MLP and MLP’s direct and indirect subsidiaries (collectively, the “ MLP Entities ”) relating to the Contributed Business following the Closing Date;

WHEREAS, MLP GP and MLP desire to engage Sponsor to provide the Services (as defined below), and Sponsor is willing to undertake such engagement, subject to the terms and conditions of this Agreement; and

NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the services to be rendered by Sponsor hereunder, and to evidence the obligations of MLP GP and MLP and the mutual covenants herein contained, the Parties agree as follows:

ARTICLE I

SERVICES; REIMBURSEMENT

1.1 Agreement to Provide Services . The Sponsor hereby agrees to continue to provide, or cause to be provided, the MLP Entities with general and administrative services that the Sponsor has traditionally provided relating to the Contributed Business, 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 Contributed Business prior to the Closing Date (the “ Services ”). The Services shall also include such other services as MLP GP may reasonably request, and that Sponsor agrees to provide, from time to time.


1.2 Reimbursement .

(a) MLP GP, for and on behalf of itself and the MLP, hereby agrees to reimburse Sponsor for (i) all direct costs and expenses incurred and payments made by Sponsor on behalf of the MLP Entities and (ii) costs and expenses incurred by Sponsor that are allocated to the MLP Entities in accordance with Schedule 1 , including but not limited to:

(i) salaries of employees of the Sponsor;

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

(iii) any expenses incurred or payments made by Sponsor for insurance coverage with respect to the Contributed Business or the assets owned by the MLP Entities;

(iv) all expenses and expenditures incurred by the Sponsor as a result of the MLP 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 MLP’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;

(v) all sales, use, excise, value added or similar taxes, if any, that may be applicable from time to time with respect to the services provided by Sponsor to the MLP Entities in accordance with Section 1.1.

1.3 Invoice and Payment .

(a) On or before the 15 th day after the end of each calendar month during the Term, commencing with the calendar month in which the Effective Date occurs, Sponsor shall invoice MLP GP for the Services during the applicable month. Within 15 days following the date of each such invoice, MLP GP shall pay to Sponsor the amount of each such invoice.

(b) Sponsor shall maintain accurate books and records regarding the performance of the Services and its calculation of any payments due pursuant to this Agreement. MLP GP shall have the right to review and, at its own expense, to copy the books and records maintained by Sponsor relating to the Services. In addition, to the extent necessary to verify the performance by Sponsor of its obligations under this Agreement, MLP GP shall have the right, at its own expense, to audit, examine and make copies of or extracts from the books and records of Sponsor insofar as they relate to the Services.

ARTICLE II

TERMINATION AND RENEWAL

2.1 Term and Renewal . Unless earlier terminated in accordance with this Agreement, the initial term of this Agreement shall commence on the Effective Date and shall continue until the first anniversary of the Effective Date (the “ Initial Term ”), at which time the

 

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term of this Agreement shall automatically be extended for additional successive one-year terms (each, a “ Subsequent Term, ” and the Initial Term and all Subsequent Terms, collectively, the “ Term ”), until any of the MLP, MLP GP or Sponsor provides to the other Parties written notice not later than one hundred eighty (180) days prior to the end of such Term stating that the noticing Party does not agree to extend the term of this Agreement for a Subsequent Term.

2.2 Effect of Termination . Upon either Party’s termination of this Agreement, or the Parties’ termination, all rights and obligations of the Parties under this Agreement shall terminate; provided, however, that such termination shall have no effect on the obligations of MLP GP to reimburse Sponsor for costs and expenses incurred prior to such termination in accordance with Section 1.2 .

2.3 Early Termination. In the event that any Party hereto (a) becomes insolvent, (b) commits an act of bankruptcy, (c) takes advantage of any law for the benefit of debtors or such Party’s creditors, or (d) suffers a receiver to be appointed for it or any of its property, the other party may, then or thereafter during the continuation of such event, upon giving thirty (30) days’ prior written notice, terminate this Agreement and exercise such other and further rights and remedies as it may have pursuant to law.

2.4 Breach. In the event of a material breach by MLP or Sponsor of any of their material obligations under this Agreement, including any failure by MLP to make payments to Sponsor when due, that is not cured in all material respects within thirty (30) days after receiving written notice thereof from the non-breaching Party, the non-breaching Party may terminate this Agreement with immediate effect by providing written notice of such termination.

2.5 Change of Control . This Agreement shall terminate upon a Change of Control of the MLP GP or the MLP, other than any Change of Control (as defined in Schedule II hereto) of the MLP GP or the MLP 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 Sponsor. Notwithstanding any other provision of this Agreement, if the MLP GP is removed as general partner of the MLP under circumstances where Cause (as that term is defined in the MLP’s amended and restated agreement of limited partnership) does not exist and common units held by the MLP GP and its Affiliates are not voted in favor of such removal, this Agreement may immediately thereupon be terminated by Sponsor. The MLP GP shall provide Sponsor notice of any Change of Control of the MLP GP or the MLP at least ninety (90) days prior to the effective date thereof; provided, however, that if notice is provided in fewer than ninety (90) days prior to the effective date of such Change in Control, the Sponsor may, at its option, delay the termination of this Agreement up to a maximum of ninety (90) days following the date of notice of such Change of Control.

ARTICLE III

MISCELLANEOUS

3.1 Further Assurances . The Parties shall execute and deliver to each other such further documents and take such further action as may be reasonably requested by any Party to document, complete or give full effect to the terms and provisions of this Agreement and the transactions and Services contemplated herein.

 

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3.2 Independent Contractor . Sponsor shall for all purposes be an independent contractor and not an agent or employee of MLP or MLP GP. This Agreement shall not be construed for any purposes to create any joint venture or partnership among the Parties hereto.

3.3 Notices . All notices, requests or consents provided for or required to be given to a Party under this Agreement shall be in writing and shall be deemed to be duly given if personally delivered or mailed by certified mail, return receipt requested, or nationally recognized overnight delivery service with proof of receipt maintained, at the following addresses (or any other address that such Party may designate by written notice to the other Parties):

if to Sponsor, to:

Lightfoot Capital Partners GP LLC

725 Fifth Avenue, 19th Floor

New York, NY 10022

Attention: Chief Executive Officer

E-mail: info@lightfootcapital.com

if to MLP or MLP GP, to:

Arc Logistics Partners LP

725 Fifth Avenue, 19th Floor

New York, NY 10022

Attention: Chief Executive Officer

E-mail: info@arcxlp.com

Any such notice shall, (a) if delivered personally, be deemed received upon delivery, (b) if delivered by certified mail, be deemed received five business days after the date of deposit in the United States mail, and (c) if delivered by nationally recognized overnight delivery service, be deemed received the second business day after the date of deposit with the nationally recognized delivery service.

3.4 Entire Agreement; Supersedure . This Agreement constitutes the entire agreement of the Parties relating to the subject matter hereof and supersedes all prior contracts or agreements with respect thereto, whether oral or written.

3.5 Binding Effect . This Agreement shall be binding upon and shall inure to the benefit of the Parties and their respective permitted successors, permitted assigns, permitted distributees and legal representatives.

3.6 Third Party Beneficiaries . Nothing in this Agreement shall create or be deemed to create any third-party beneficiary rights in any person not a Party.

3.7 No Recourse Against Officers or Directors . For the avoidance of doubt, this Agreement shall not give rise to any right of recourse against any officer, director or manager of either Party.

 

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3.8 Governing Law . THIS AGREEMENT IS GOVERNED BY AND SHALL BE CONSTRUED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE LAW OF THE STATE OF DELAWARE, WITHOUT REGARD TO THE CONFLICTS OF LAW PRINCIPLES OF SUCH STATE.

3.9 Waiver of Jury Trial . EACH OF THE PARTIES HEREBY KNOWINGLY AND VOLUNTARILY IRREVOCABLY WAIVES ALL RIGHT TO TRIAL BY JURY IN ANY ACTION, PROCEEDING OR COUNTERCLAIM ARISING OUT OF OR RELATING TO THIS AGREEMENT.

3.10 Amendment . Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Agreement, this Agreement may only be amended, modified, supplemented or restated by a written instrument executed by each of the Parties whose rights or obligations under this Agreement are affected by such amendment, modification, supplement or restatement, other than in a de minimis respect.

3.11 No Waiver . A waiver or consent, express or implied, to or of any breach or default by any Party in the performance by that Party of its obligations with respect to any obligation, covenant, agreement or condition in this Agreement is not a consent or waiver to or of any other breach or default in the performance by that Party of the same or any other obligations of that Party with respect to this Agreement. Failure on the part of a Party to insist upon strict compliance with any obligation, covenant, agreement or condition in this Agreement or to declare any person in breach or default, irrespective of how long that failure continues, does not constitute a waiver by that Party of its rights with respect to such obligation, covenant, agreement or condition until the applicable statute-of-limitations period has run.

3.12 Severability . If any provision of this Agreement is or becomes invalid, illegal or unenforceable in any respect, the validity, legality and enforceability of the remaining provisions contained herein shall not be affected thereby. Furthermore, in lieu of each such illegal, invalid or unenforceable provision, there shall be added automatically as a part of this Agreement a provision as similar in terms to such illegal, invalid or unenforceable provision as may be possible and be legal, valid and enforceable.

3.13 Counterparts . This Agreement may be executed in counterparts (including facsimile counterparts), each of which, when so executed and delivered, shall be deemed an original, and all of which together shall constitute a single agreement binding on the Parties, notwithstanding that all Parties are not signatories to the original or the same counterpart. Any signature delivered by facsimile transmission or scanned and emailed transmission shall be deemed a valid and binding signature for all purposes hereof.

3.14 Construction . In this Agreement, unless a clear contrary intention appears: (a) pronouns in the masculine, feminine and neuter genders shall be construed to include any other gender, and words in the singular form shall be construed to include the plural and vice versa; (b) the term “including” shall be construed to be expansive rather than limiting in nature and to mean “including, without limitation;” (c) the word “or” is inclusive; (d) references to Sections refer to Sections of this Agreement; (e) the words “this Agreement,” “herein,” “hereof,” “hereby,” “hereunder” and words of similar import refer to this Agreement as a whole and not to any particular subdivision unless expressly so limited; and (f) references in any Section or definition to any clause means such clause of such Section or definition. The section headings contained in this Agreement are inserted for convenience only and shall not affect in any way the meaning or interpretation of this Agreement.

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Parties have hereunto set their hands as of the date first above written.

 

LIGHTFOOT CAPITAL PARTNERS GP, LLC
By:   /s/ Vincent T. Cubbage
Name:   Vincent T. Cubbage
Title:   Chief Executive Officer
ARC LOGISTICS PARTNERS LP

By: Arc Logistics GP LLC, its general partner

By:   /s/ Vincent T. Cubbage
Name:   Bradley K. Oswald
Title:   Chief Executive Officer
ARC LOGISTICS GP LLC
By:   /s/ Vincent T. Cubbage
Name:   Vincent T. Cubbage
Title:   Chief Executive Officer

S ERVICES A GREEMENT

S IGNATURE P AGE


Schedule I

Allocation of Overhead Costs and Expenses

Overhead costs and expenses incurred by Sponsor that are identified as directly attributable to the MLP Entities will be allocated to MLP. A portion of all remaining overhead costs incurred by the Sponsor will be allocated to MLP based on Sponsor’s estimate of the proportional level of effort attributable to the MLP Entities’ operations.


Schedule II

Change of Control

Change of Control ” means 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 MLP’s or MLP GP’s (as applicable, the “ Applicable Entity ”) assets to any other person, partnership, corporation, business trust, limited liability company, limited liability partnership, joint stock company, trust, unincorporated association, joint venture or other entity (collectively, a “ Person ”), unless immediately following such sale, lease, exchange or other transfer such assets are owned, directly or indirectly, by the Applicable Entity; (b) the dissolution or liquidation of the Applicable Entity; (c) the consolidation or merger of the Applicable Entity with or into another Person, other than any such transaction where: (i) the Voting Securities of the Applicable Entity are changed into or exchanged for Voting Securities of the surviving Person or its parent; and (ii) the holders of Voting Securities of the Applicable Entity immediately prior to such transaction own, directly or indirectly, not less than a majority of the Voting Securities of the surviving Person or its parent, as applicable, immediately after such transaction; and (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. “ Voting Securities ” of a Person refers to the 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.

Exhibit 10.5

Execution Version

REGISTRATION RIGHTS AGREEMENT

THIS REGISTRATION RIGHTS AGREEMENT (this “ Agreement ”) is made and entered into as of November 12, 2013, by and between Arc Logistics Partners LP, a Delaware limited partnership (the “ Partnership ”) and Lightfoot Capital Partners, LP, a Delaware limited partnership (“ Sponsor ”).

WHEREAS, this Agreement is made in connection with the transactions contemplated by the Contribution Agreement dated October 25, 2013 (the “ Contribution Agreement ”);

WHEREAS, the Partnership has agreed to provide the registration and other rights set forth in this Agreement for the benefit of Sponsor pursuant to the Contribution Agreement; and

WHEREAS, it is a condition to the obligations of Sponsor under the Contribution Agreement that this Agreement be executed and delivered;

NOW THEREFORE, in consideration of the mutual covenants and agreements set forth herein and for good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which is hereby acknowledged by each party hereto, the parties hereby agree as follows:

ARTICLE I

DEFINITIONS

Section 1.01. Definitions . Capitalized terms used herein without definition shall have the meanings given to them in the Partnership Agreement. The terms set forth below are used herein as so defined:

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

Agreement ” has the meaning given to such term in the introductory paragraph.

Commission ” means the Securities and Exchange Commission.

Contribution Agreement ” has the meaning given to such term in the recitals of this Agreement.

Effectiveness Period ” has the meaning given to such term in Section 2.01(c) .

Exchange Act ” means the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder.

Holder ” means the record holder of any Registrable Securities.


Included Registrable Securities ” has the meaning given to such term in Section 2.03(a) .

Losses ” has the meaning given to such term in Section 2.08(a) .

Managing Underwriter(s) ” means, with respect to any Underwritten Offering, the book-running lead manager(s) of such Underwritten Offering.

Notice ” has the meaning given to such term in Section 2.01(b) .

Partnership ” has the meaning given to such term in the introductory paragraph.

Partnership Agreement ” means the First Amended and Restated Agreement of Limited Partnership of the Partnership dated November 12, 2013, as amended from time to time.

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

Registrable Securities ” means the aggregate number of (i) Common Units issued to Sponsor pursuant to the Contribution Agreement; (ii) Common Units issuable upon conversion of the Subordinated Units issued to Sponsor, or (iii) Common Units issuable upon conversion of the Combined Interest pursuant to Section 11.3(a) of the Partnership Agreement, which Registrable Securities are subject to the rights provided herein until such rights terminate pursuant to the provisions hereof.

Registration Expenses ” means all expenses (other than Selling Expenses) incident to the Partnership’s performance under or compliance with this Agreement to effect the registration of Registrable Securities on a Registration Statement pursuant to Section 2.01 and/or in connection with an Underwritten Offering pursuant to Section 2.02(a) , and the disposition of such Registrable Securities, including, without limitation, all registration, filing, securities exchange listing and securities exchange fees, all registration, filing, qualification and other fees and expenses of complying with securities or blue sky laws, fees of the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority, fees of transfer agents and registrars, all word processing, duplicating and printing expenses, any transfer taxes and the fees and disbursements of counsel and independent public accountants for the Partnership, including the expenses of any special audits or “cold comfort” letters required by or incident to such performance and compliance.

Registration Statement ” has the meaning given to such term in Section 2.01(b) .

Securities Act ” means the Securities Exchange Act of 1933, as amended, and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder.

Selling Expenses ” means all underwriting fees, discounts and selling commissions applicable to the sale of Registrable Securities.

Selling Holder ” means a Holder who is selling Registrable Securities pursuant to a registration statement.

 

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Shelf Registration Statement ” means a registration statement on Form S-3 for an offering to be made on a continuous basis pursuant to Rule 415 under the Securities Act (or an similar rule that may be adopted by the Commission).

Sponsor ” has the meaning given to such term in the introductory paragraph.

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

Underwritten Offering ” means an offering (including an offering pursuant to a Registration Statement) in which Common Units are sold to an underwriter on a firm commitment basis for reoffering to the public or an offering that is a “bought deal” with one or more investment banks.

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

Section 1.02. Registrable Securities . Any Registrable Security will cease to be a Registrable Security (a) at the time a Registration Statement covering such Registrable Security has been declared effective by the Commission, or otherwise has become effective, and such Registrable Security has been sold or disposed of pursuant to such Registration Statement; (b) at the time such Registrable Security has been disposed of pursuant to Rule 144 (or any similar provision then in effect under the Securities Act); (c) two (2) years after Holder ceases to be an Affiliate of the General Partner (including where Arc Logistics GP LLC ceases to be the general partner of the Partnership); (d) if such Registrable Security is held by the Partnership or one of its subsidiaries; (e) at the time such Registrable Security has been transferred in a private transaction in which the transferor’s rights under this Agreement are not assigned to the transferee of such securities; or (f) if such Registrable Security has been transferred in a private transaction in which the transferor’s rights under this Agreement are assigned to the transferee and such transferee is not an Affiliate of the General Partner, at the time that is two years following the transfer of such Registrable Security to such transferee.

ARTICLE II

REGISTRATION RIGHTS

Section 2.01. Demand Registration . Upon the written request (a “ Notice ”) by Holders collectively owning at least 10% the then-outstanding Registrable Securities, the Partnership shall file with the Commission, as soon as reasonably practicable, but in no event more than 90 days following the receipt of the Notice, a registration statement (each a “ Registration Statement ”) under the Securities Act providing for the resale of such Registrable Securities, as the case may be, (which may, at the option of the Holders giving such Notice, be a registration statement under the Securities Act that provides for the resale of such Registrable Securities pursuant to Rule 415 from time to time by the Holders). There shall be no limit on the number of Registration Statements that may be required by the Holders pursuant to this Section 2.01 . The Partnership shall use its commercially reasonable efforts to cause each Registration Statement to be declared effective by the Commission as soon as reasonably practicable after the

 

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initial filing of the Registration Statement. Any Registration Statement shall provide for the resale pursuant to any method or combination of methods legally available to, and requested by, the Holders of any and all such Registrable Securities covered by such Registration Statement. The Partnership shall use its commercially reasonable efforts to cause each Registration Statement filed pursuant to this Section 2.01 to be continuously effective, supplemented and amended to the extent necessary to ensure that it is available for the resale of all such Registrable Securities by the Holders until all such Registrable Securities covered by such Registration Statement have ceased to be Registrable Securities (the “ Effectiveness Period ”). Each Registration Statement when effective (and the documents incorporated therein by reference) shall comply as to form in all material respects with all applicable requirements of the Securities Act and the Exchange Act and shall not contain an untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein not misleading (in the case of any prospectus contained in such Registration Statement, in light of the circumstances under which a statement is made).

Section 2.02. Underwritten Offerings .

(a) Request for Underwritten Offering . In the event that Holders collectively holding at least 15% of the then-outstanding Registrable Securities elect to dispose of Registrable Securities under a Registration Statement pursuant to an Underwritten Offering, and such Holders reasonably anticipate gross proceeds of at least $15 million pursuant to such Underwritten Offering, the Partnership shall, upon written request by such Holders, retain underwriters (subject to the approval of such Holders, not to be unreasonably withheld) in order to permit such Holders to effect such sale through an Underwritten Offering and take all commercially reasonable actions as are requested by the Managing Underwriter to expedite or facilitate the disposition of such Registrable Securities. The Partnership’s management shall participate in a roadshow or similar marketing effort in connection with any such Underwritten Offering.

(b) Limitation on Underwritten Offerings . In no event shall the Partnership be required hereunder to participate in more than three Underwritten Offerings in any 12-month period.

(c) General Procedures . In connection with any Underwritten Offering pursuant to this Section 2.02 , the Holders of a majority of the Registrable Securities being sold in such Underwritten Offering shall be entitled, subject to the Partnership’s consent (which is not to be unreasonably withheld), to select the Managing Underwriter. In connection with any Underwritten Offering under this Agreement, each Selling Holder and the Partnership shall be obligated to enter into an underwriting agreement that contains such representations and warranties, covenants, indemnities and other rights and obligations as are customary in underwriting agreements for firm commitment offerings of securities. No Selling Holder may participate in such Underwritten Offering unless such Selling Holder agrees to sell its Registrable Securities on the basis provided in such underwriting agreement and completes and executes all questionnaires, powers of attorney, indemnities and other documents reasonably required under the terms of such underwriting agreement and furnish to the Partnership such information as the Partnership may reasonably request for inclusion in a Registration Statement or prospectus or any amendment or supplements thereto, as the case may be. Each Selling

 

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Holder may, at its option, require that any or all of the representations and warranties by, and the other agreements on the part of, the Partnership to and for the benefit of such underwriters also be made to and for such Selling Holder’s benefit and that any or all of the conditions precedent to the obligations of such underwriters under such underwriting agreement also be conditions precedent to such Selling Holder’s obligations. If any Selling Holder disapproves of the terms of an Underwritten Offering contemplated by this Section 2.02 , such Selling Holder may elect to withdraw from the Underwritten Offering by notice to the Partnership and the Managing Underwriter; provided, however , that such withdrawal must be made at a time prior to the time of pricing of such Underwritten Offering. No such withdrawal shall affect the Partnership’s obligation to pay Registration Expenses.

Section 2.03. Piggyback Rights.

(a) Participation . If the Partnership proposes to file (i) a registration statement or (ii) a prospectus supplement to an effective Shelf Registration Statement and Holders may be included in the offering to which such prospectus supplement relates without the filing of a post-effective amendment to such Shelf Registration Statement, in each case, for the sale of Common Units in an Underwritten Offering for its own account and/or another Person, then as soon as practicable following the engagement of counsel by the Partnership to prepare the documents to be used in connection with such Underwritten Offering, the Partnership shall give notice (including notification by email) of such proposed Underwritten Offering to each Holder holding at least 2% of the then-outstanding Registrable Securities and such notice shall offer such Holders the opportunity to include in such Underwritten Offering such number of Registrable Securities (the “ Included Registrable Securities ”) as each such Holder may request in writing; provided, however , that if the Partnership has been advised by the Managing Underwriter that the inclusion of Registrable Securities for sale for the benefit of the Holders will have an adverse effect on the price, timing or distribution of the Common Units in the Underwritten Offering, then (A) if no Registrable Securities can be included in the Underwritten Offering in the opinion of the Managing Underwriter, the Partnership shall not be required to offer such opportunity to the Holders or (B) if any Registrable Securities can be included in the Underwritten Offering in the opinion of the Managing Underwriter, then the amount of Registrable Securities to be offered for the accounts of Holders shall be determined based on the provisions of Section 2.03(b) . Subject to Section 2.03(b) , the Partnership shall include in such Underwritten Offering all such Registrable Securities with respect to which the Partnership has received requests within two (2) Business Days (or one (1) Business Day in connection with a “bought deal” or an “overnight” Underwritten Offering) after the Partnership’s notice has been delivered in accordance with Section 3.01 . If no written request for inclusion from a Holder is received within the specified time, each such Holder shall have no further right to participate in such Underwritten Offering. If, at any time after giving written notice of its intention to undertake an Underwritten Offering and prior to the closing of such Underwritten Offering, the Partnership shall determine for any reason not to undertake or to delay such Underwritten Offering, the Partnership may, at its election, give written notice of such determination to the Selling Holders and, (x) in the case of a determination not to undertake such Underwritten Offering, shall be relieved of its obligation to sell any Included Registrable Securities in connection with such terminated Underwritten Offering and (y) in the case of a determination to delay such Underwritten Offering, shall be permitted to delay offering any Included Registrable Securities for the same period as the delay in the Underwritten Offering. Any Selling Holder shall have the right to withdraw such Selling Holder’s request for inclusion of such Selling Holder’s Registrable Securities in such Underwritten Offering by giving written notice to the Partnership of such withdrawal at or prior to the time of pricing of such Underwritten Offering.

 

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(b) Priority of Registration . If the Managing Underwriter of any proposed Underwritten Offering advises the Partnership that the total amount of Registrable Securities that the Selling Holders and any other Persons intend to include in such offering exceeds the number that can be sold in such offering without being likely to have an adverse effect in any material respect on the price, timing or distribution of the Common Units offered or the market for the Common Units, then the Common Units to be included in such Underwritten Offering shall include the number of Units that such Managing Underwriter advises the Partnership can be sold without having such adverse effect, with such number to be allocated (i) first, to the Partnership unless a Holder initiates the Underwritten Offering, in which case it shall be the Holders, and (ii) second, and if any, the number of Registrable Securities that, in the opinion of such Managing Underwriter or Underwriters, can be sold without having such adverse effect, with such number to be allocated pro rata among the Holders (or the Partnership if a Holder initiates the Underwritten Offering) that have requested to participate in such Underwritten Offering based on the relative number of Registrable Securities then held by each such Holder (provided that any securities thereby allocated to a Holder that exceed such Holder’s request shall be reallocated among the remaining requesting Holders in like manner).

Section 2.04. Delay Rights . Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein, if the Partnership determines that its compliance with its obligations under this Article II would be materially detrimental to the Partnership because such compliance would (a) materially interfere with a significant acquisition, reorganization, financing or other similar transaction involving the Partnership, (b) require premature disclosure of material information that the Partnership has a bona fide business purpose for preserving as confidential or (c) render the Partnership unable to comply with applicable securities laws, then the Partnership shall have the right to postpone compliance with its obligations under this Article II for a period of not more than three months, provided, that such right pursuant to this Section 2.04 may not be utilized more than twice in any 12-month period.

Section 2.05. Sale Procedures . In connection with its obligations under this Article II , the Partnership will, as promptly as reasonably practicable:

(a) prepare and file with the Commission such amendments and supplements to each Registration Statement and the prospectus used in connection therewith as may be necessary to keep each Registration Statement effective for the Effectiveness Period and as may be necessary to comply with the provisions of the Securities Act with respect to the disposition of all Registrable Securities covered by such Registration Statement;

(b) if a prospectus supplement will be used in connection with the marketing of an Underwritten Offering and the Managing Underwriter notifies the Partnership in writing that, in the sole judgment of such Managing Underwriter, inclusion of detailed information in such prospectus supplement is of material importance to the success of the Underwritten Offering of such Registrable Securities, use commercially reasonable efforts to include such information in such prospectus supplement;

 

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(c) furnish to each Selling Holder (i) as far in advance as reasonably practicable before filing a Registration Statement or any supplement or amendment thereto, upon request, copies of reasonably complete drafts of all such documents proposed to be filed (including exhibits and each document incorporated by reference therein to the extent then required by the rules and regulations of the Commission), and provide each such Selling Holder the opportunity to object to any information pertaining to such Selling Holder and its plan of distribution that is contained therein and make the corrections reasonably requested by such Selling Holder with respect to such information prior to filing a Registration Statement or supplement or amendment thereto, and (ii) such number of copies of such Registration Statement and the prospectus included therein and any supplements and amendments thereto as such Persons may reasonably request in order to facilitate the public sale or other disposition of the Registrable Securities covered by such Registration Statement;

(d) if applicable, use its commercially reasonable efforts to register or qualify the Registrable Securities covered by a Registration Statement under the securities or blue sky laws of such jurisdictions as the Selling Holders or, in the case of an Underwritten Offering, the Managing Underwriter, shall reasonably request; provided, however , that the Partnership will not be required to qualify generally to transact business in any jurisdiction where it is not then required to so qualify or to take any action that would subject it to general service of process in any jurisdiction where it is not then so subject;

(e) promptly notify each Selling Holder and each underwriter, at any time when a prospectus is required to be delivered under the Securities Act, of (i) the filing of a Registration Statement or any prospectus or prospectus supplement to be used in connection therewith, or any amendment or supplement thereto, and, with respect to such Registration Statement or any post-effective amendment thereto, when the same has become effective; and (ii) any written comments from the Commission with respect to any filing referred to in clause (i) and any written request by the Commission for amendments or supplements to a Registration Statement or any prospectus or prospectus supplement thereto;

(f) immediately notify each Selling Holder and each underwriter, at any time when a prospectus is required to be delivered under the Securities Act, of (i) the happening of any event as a result of which the prospectus or prospectus supplement contained in a Registration Statement, as then in effect, includes an untrue statement of a material fact or omits to state any material fact required to be stated therein or necessary in order to make the statements therein not misleading (in the case of the prospectus contained therein, in the light of the circumstances under which a statement is made); (ii) the issuance or threat of issuance by the Commission of any stop order suspending the effectiveness of a Registration Statement, or the initiation of any proceedings for that purpose; or (iii) the receipt by the Partnership of any notification with respect to the suspension of the qualification of any Registrable Securities for sale under the applicable securities or blue sky laws of any jurisdiction. Following the provision of such notice, the Partnership agrees to, as promptly as practicable, amend or supplement the prospectus or prospectus supplement or take other appropriate action so that the prospectus or prospectus supplement does not include an untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary in order to make the statements therein not misleading in the light of the circumstances then existing and to take such other commercially reasonable action as is necessary to remove a stop order, suspension, threat thereof or proceedings related thereto;

 

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(g) upon request and subject to appropriate confidentiality obligations, furnish to each Selling Holder copies of any and all transmittal letters or other correspondence with the Commission or any other governmental agency or self-regulatory body or other body having jurisdiction (including any domestic or foreign securities exchange) relating to any offering of Registrable Securities;

(h) in the case of an Underwritten Offering, furnish upon request, (i) an opinion of counsel for the Partnership dated the date of the closing under the underwriting agreement and (ii) a “cold comfort” letter, dated the pricing date of such Underwritten Offering (to the extent available) and a letter of like kind dated the date of the closing under the underwriting agreement, in each case, signed by the independent public accountants who have certified the Partnership’s financial statements included or incorporated by reference into the applicable registration statement, and each of the opinion and the “cold comfort” letter shall be in customary form and covering substantially the same matters with respect to such registration statement (and the prospectus and any prospectus supplement included therein) as have been customarily covered in opinions of issuer’s counsel and in accountants’ letters delivered to the underwriters in Underwritten Offerings of securities by the Partnership and such other matters as such underwriters and Selling Holders may reasonably request;

(i) otherwise use its commercially reasonable efforts to comply with all applicable rules and regulations of the Commission, and make available to its security holders, as soon as reasonably practicable, an earnings statement, which earnings statement shall satisfy the provisions of Section 11(a) of the Securities Act and Rule 158 promulgated thereunder;

(j) make available to the appropriate representatives of the Managing Underwriter and Selling Holders access to such information and Partnership personnel as is reasonable and customary to enable such parties to establish a due diligence defense under the Securities Act;

(k) cause all Registrable Securities registered pursuant to this Agreement to be listed on each securities exchange or nationally recognized quotation system on which similar securities issued by the Partnership are then listed;

(l) use its commercially reasonable efforts to cause the Registrable Securities to be registered with or approved by such other governmental agencies or authorities as may be necessary by virtue of the business and operations of the Partnership to enable the Selling Holders to consummate the disposition of the Registrable Securities;

(m) provide a transfer agent and registrar for all Registrable Securities covered by a Registration Statement not later than the effective date of such registration statement; and

(n) enter into customary agreements and take such other actions as are reasonably requested by the Selling Holders or the underwriters, if any, in order to expedite or facilitate the disposition of the Registrable Securities.

 

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Each Selling Holder, upon receipt of notice from the Partnership of the happening of any event of the kind described in subsection (f) of this Section 2.05 , shall forthwith discontinue disposition of the Registrable Securities by means of a prospectus or prospectus supplement until such Selling Holder’s receipt of the copies of the supplemented or amended prospectus contemplated by subsection (f) of this Section 2.05 or until it is advised in writing by the Partnership that the use of the prospectus may be resumed, and has received copies of any additional or supplemental filings incorporated by reference in the prospectus, and, if so directed by the Partnership, such Selling Holder will, or will request the Managing Underwriter, if any, to deliver to the Partnership all copies in their possession or control of the prospectus and any prospectus supplement covering such Registrable Securities current at the time of receipt of such notice.

Section 2.06. Cooperation by Holders . The Partnership shall have no obligation to include in a Registration Statement, or in an Underwritten Offering pursuant to Section 2.02(a) , Registrable Securities of a Selling Holder who has failed to timely furnish such information that the Partnership determines, after consultation with its counsel, is reasonably required in order for the Registration Statement or prospectus or prospectus supplement, as applicable, to comply with the Securities Act.

Section 2.07. Expenses . The Partnership will pay all reasonable Registration Expenses, including in the case of an Underwritten Offering, regardless of whether any sale is made in such Underwritten Offering. Each Selling Holder shall pay all Selling Expenses in connection with any sale of its Registrable Securities hereunder. In addition, except as otherwise provided in Section 2.08 , the Partnership shall not be responsible for legal fees incurred by Holders in connection with the exercise of such Holders’ rights hereunder.

Section 2.08. Indemnification .

(a) By the Partnership . In the event of a registration of any Registrable Securities under the Securities Act pursuant to this Agreement, the Partnership will indemnify and hold harmless each Selling Holder participating therein, its directors, officers, employees and agents, and each Person, if any, who controls such Selling Holder within the meaning of the Securities Act and the Exchange Act, and its directors, officers, employees or agents, against any losses, claims, damages, expenses or liabilities (including reasonable attorneys’ fees and expenses) (collectively, “ Losses ”), joint or several, to which such Selling Holder, director, officer, employee, agent or controlling Person may become subject under the Securities Act, the Exchange Act or otherwise, insofar as such Losses (or actions or proceedings, whether commenced or threatened, in respect thereof) arise out of or are based upon any untrue statement or alleged untrue statement of any material fact (in the case of any prospectus or any Written Testing-the-Waters Communication, in the light of the circumstances under which such statement is made) contained in any Written Testing-the-Waters Communication, a Registration Statement, any preliminary prospectus or prospectus supplement, free writing prospectus or final prospectus or prospectus supplement contained therein, or any amendment or supplement thereof, or arise out of or are based upon the omission or alleged omission to state therein a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein (in the case of a prospectus or any Written Testing-the-Waters Communication, in the light of the circumstances under which they were made) not misleading, and will reimburse each such

 

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Selling Holder, its directors, officers, employee and agents, and each such controlling Person for any legal or other expenses reasonably incurred by them in connection with investigating or defending any such Loss or actions or proceedings as such expenses are incurred; provided, however , that the Partnership will not be liable in any such case if and to the extent that any such Loss arises out of or is based upon an untrue statement or alleged untrue statement or omission or alleged omission so made in conformity with information furnished by such Selling Holder, its directors, officers, employees and agents or such controlling Person in writing specifically for use in any Written Testing-the-Waters Communication, a Registration Statement, or prospectus or any amendment or supplement thereto, as applicable. Such indemnity shall remain in full force and effect regardless of any investigation made by or on behalf of such Selling Holder or any such directors, officers, employees agents or controlling Person, and shall survive the transfer of such securities by such Selling Holder.

(b) By Each Selling Holder . Each Selling Holder agrees severally and not jointly to indemnify and hold harmless the Partnership, its directors, officers, employees and agents and each Person, if any, who controls the Partnership within the meaning of the Securities Act or of the Exchange Act, and its directors, officers, employees and agents, to the same extent as the foregoing indemnity from the Partnership to the Selling Holders, but only with respect to information regarding such Selling Holder furnished in writing by or on behalf of such Selling Holder expressly for inclusion in any Written Testing-the-Waters Communication, a Registration Statement, any preliminary prospectus or prospectus supplement, free writing prospectus or final prospectus or prospectus supplement contained therein, or any amendment or supplement thereof; provided, however , that the liability of each Selling Holder shall not be greater in amount than the dollar amount of the proceeds (net of any Selling Expenses) received by such Selling Holder from the sale of the Registrable Securities giving rise to such indemnification.

(c) Notice . Promptly after receipt by an indemnified party hereunder of notice of the commencement of any action, such indemnified party shall, if a claim in respect thereof is to be made against the indemnifying party hereunder, notify the indemnifying party in writing thereof, but the omission so to notify the indemnifying party shall not relieve it from any liability that it may have to any indemnified party other than under this Section 2.08 . In any action brought against any indemnified party, it shall notify the indemnifying party of the commencement thereof. The indemnifying party shall be entitled to participate in and, to the extent it shall wish, to assume and undertake the defense thereof with counsel reasonably satisfactory to such indemnified party and, after notice from the indemnifying party to such indemnified party of its election so to assume and undertake the defense thereof, the indemnifying party shall not be liable to such indemnified party under this Section 2.08 for any legal expenses subsequently incurred by such indemnified party in connection with the defense thereof other than reasonable costs of investigation and of liaison with counsel so selected; provided, however , that, (i) if the indemnifying party has failed to assume the defense or employ counsel reasonably acceptable to the indemnified party or (ii) if the defendants in any such action include both the indemnified party and the indemnifying party and counsel to the indemnified party shall have concluded that there may be reasonable defenses available to the indemnified party that are different from or additional to those available to the indemnifying party, or if the interests of the indemnified party reasonably may be deemed to conflict with the interests of the indemnifying party, then the indemnified party shall have the right to select a separate counsel and to assume such legal defense and otherwise to participate in the defense of such action, with the reasonable expenses

 

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and fees of such separate counsel and other reasonable expenses related to such participation to be reimbursed by the indemnifying party as incurred. Notwithstanding any other provision of this Agreement, no indemnified party shall settle any action brought against it with respect to which it is entitled to indemnification hereunder without the consent of the indemnifying party, unless the settlement thereof imposes no liability or obligation on, and includes a complete and unconditional release from all liability of, the indemnifying party.

(d) Contribution . If the indemnification provided for in this Section 2.08 is held by a court or government agency of competent jurisdiction to be unavailable to any indemnified party or is insufficient to hold them harmless in respect of any Losses, then each indemnifying party, in lieu of indemnifying such indemnified party, shall contribute to the amount paid or payable by such indemnified party as a result of such Loss in such proportion as is appropriate to reflect the relative fault of the indemnifying party on the one hand and of such indemnified party on the other in connection with the statements or omissions that resulted in such Losses, as well as any other relevant equitable considerations; provided, however , that in no event shall the Selling Holder be required to contribute an aggregate amount in excess of the dollar amount of proceeds (net of Selling Expenses) received by such Selling Holder from the sale of Registrable Securities giving rise to such indemnification. The relative fault of the indemnifying party on the one hand and the indemnified party on the other shall be determined by reference to, among other things, whether the untrue or alleged untrue statement of a material fact or the omission or alleged omission to state a material fact has been made by, or relates to, information supplied by such party, and the parties’ relative intent, knowledge, access to information and opportunity to correct or prevent such statement or omission. The parties hereto agree that it would not be just and equitable if contributions pursuant to this paragraph were to be determined by pro rata allocation or by any other method of allocation that does not take account of the equitable considerations referred to herein. The amount paid by an indemnified party as a result of the Losses referred to in the first sentence of this paragraph shall be deemed to include any legal and other expenses reasonably incurred by such indemnified party in connection with investigating or defending any Loss that is the subject of this paragraph. No person guilty of fraudulent misrepresentation (within the meaning of Section 11(f) of the Securities Act) shall be entitled to contribution from any Person who is not guilty of fraudulent misrepresentation.

(e) Other Indemnification . The provisions of this Section 2.08 shall be in addition to any other rights to indemnification or contribution that an indemnified party may have pursuant to law, equity, contract or otherwise.

Section 2.09. Rule 144 Reporting . With a view to making available the benefits of certain rules and regulations of the Commission that may permit the sale of the Registrable Securities to the public without registration, the Partnership agrees to use its commercially reasonable efforts to:

(a) make and keep public information regarding the Partnership available, as those terms are understood and defined in Rule 144 under the Securities Act, at all times from and after the date hereof;

 

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(b) file with the Commission in a timely manner all reports and other documents required of the Partnership under the Exchange Act at all times from and after the date hereof; and

(c) so long as a Holder owns any Registrable Securities, furnish, unless otherwise available via EDGAR, to such Holder forthwith upon request a copy of the most recent annual or quarterly report of the Partnership, and such other reports and documents so filed as such Holder may reasonably request in availing itself of any rule or regulation of the Commission allowing such Holder to sell any such securities without registration.

Section 2.10. Transfer or Assignment of Registration Rights . The rights to cause the Partnership to register Registrable Securities granted to the Sponsor by the Partnership under this Article II may be transferred or assigned by the Sponsor to its partners (including Lightfoot Capital GP LLC) or by Lightfoot Capital GP LLC to its members.

Section 2.11. Restrictions on Public Sale by Holders of Registrable Securities . Each Holder agrees to enter into a customary letter agreement with underwriters providing such Holder will not effect any public sale or distribution of the Registrable Securities during the 90 calendar day period beginning on the date of a prospectus or prospectus supplement filed with the Commission with respect to the pricing of an Underwritten Offering, provided that (i) the duration of the foregoing restrictions shall be no longer than the duration of the shortest restriction generally imposed by the underwriters on the Partnership or the officers, directors or any other Unitholder on whom a restriction is imposed and (ii) the restrictions set forth in this Section 2.11 shall not apply to any Registrable Securities that are included in such Underwritten Offering by such Holder.

ARTICLE III

MISCELLANEOUS

Section 3.01. Communications . All notices and other communications provided for or permitted hereunder shall be made in writing by facsimile, electronic mail, courier service or personal delivery:

(a) if to Sponsor:

Lightfoot Capital Partners, LP

725 Fifth Avenue, 19th Floor

New York, NY 10022

Attention: Chief Executive Officer

E-mail: info@lightfootcapital.com

(b) if to a permitted transferee or assignee of a Holder, to such transferee or assignee furnished by such transferee or assignee; and

(c) if to the Partnership:

Arc Logistics Partners LP

c/o Arc Logistics GP LLC

 

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725 Fifth Avenue, 19th Floor

New York, NY 10022

Attention: Chief Executive Officer

E-mail: info@arcxlp.com

All such notices and communications shall be deemed to have been received at the time delivered by hand, if personally delivered; upon receipt, if sent via facsimile or sent via electronic mail; and when actually received, if sent by courier service or any other means.

Section 3.02. Successor and Assigns . This Agreement shall inure to the benefit of and be binding upon the successors and assigns of each of the parties, including subsequent Holders of Registrable Securities to the extent permitted herein.

Section 3.03. Transfers and Assignment of Rights . All or any portion of the rights and obligations of the Holders under this Agreement may be transferred or assigned by the Holders in accordance with Section 2.10 hereof.

Section 3.04. Recapitalization, Exchanges, Etc. Affecting the Registrable Securities . The provisions of this Agreement shall apply to the full extent set forth herein with respect to any and all securities of the Partnership or any successor or assign of the Partnership (whether by merger, consolidation, sale of assets or otherwise) that may be issued in respect of, in exchange for or in substitution of, the Registrable Securities, and shall be appropriately adjusted for combinations, splits, recapitalizations, pro rata distributions and the like occurring after the date of this Agreement.

Section 3.05. Specific Performance . Damages in the event of breach of this Agreement by a party hereto may be difficult, if not impossible, to ascertain, and it is therefore agreed that each party, in addition to and without limiting any other remedy or right it may have, will have the right to an injunction or other equitable relief in any court of competent jurisdiction, enjoining any such breach, and enforcing specifically the terms and provisions hereof, and each of the parties hereto hereby waives any and all defenses it may have on the ground of lack of jurisdiction or competence of the court to grant such an injunction or other equitable relief. The existence of this right will not preclude any such party from pursuing any other rights and remedies at law or in equity that such party may have.

Section 3.06. Counterparts . This Agreement may be executed in any number of counterparts and by different parties hereto in separate counterparts, each of which counterparts, when so executed and delivered, shall be deemed to be an original and all of which counterparts, taken together, shall constitute but one and the same Agreement.

Section 3.07. Headings . The headings in this Agreement are for convenience of reference only and shall not limit or otherwise affect the meaning hereof.

Section 3.08. Governing Law . The laws of the State of New York shall govern this Agreement.

 

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Section 3.09. Severability of Provisions . Any provision of this Agreement that is prohibited or unenforceable in any jurisdiction shall, as to such jurisdiction, be ineffective to the extent of such prohibition or unenforceability without invalidating the remaining provisions hereof or affecting or impairing the validity or enforceability of such provision in any other jurisdiction.

Section 3.10. Scope of Agreement . This Agreement is intended by the parties as a final expression of their agreement and intended to be a complete and exclusive statement of the agreement and understanding of the parties hereto in respect of the subject matter contained herein. There are no restrictions, promises, warranties or undertakings, other than those set forth or referred to herein with respect to the rights granted by the Partnership set forth herein. This Agreement supersedes all prior agreements and understandings between the parties with respect to such subject matter.

Section 3.11. Amendment . This Agreement may be amended only by means of a written amendment signed by the Partnership and the Holders of a majority of the then outstanding Registrable Securities; provided, however , that no such amendment shall materially and adversely affect the rights of any Holder hereunder without the consent of such Holder.

Section 3.12. No Presumption . If any claim is made by a party relating to any conflict, omission, or ambiguity in this Agreement, no presumption or burden of proof or persuasion shall be implied by virtue of the fact that this Agreement was prepared by or at the request of a particular party or its counsel.

Section 3.13. Aggregation of Registrable Securities . All Registrable Securities held or acquired by Persons who are Affiliates of one another shall be aggregated together for the purpose of determining the availability of any rights under this Agreement.

Section 3.14. Obligations Limited to Parties to Agreement . Each of the parties hereto covenants, agrees and acknowledges that no Person other than the Partnership and the Holders shall have any obligation hereunder and that, notwithstanding that one or more of the Holders may be a corporation, partnership or limited liability company, no recourse under this Agreement or under any documents or instruments delivered in connection herewith or therewith shall be had against any former, current or future director, officer, employee, agent, general or limited partner, manager, member, stockholder or Affiliate of any of the Holders or any former, current or future director, officer, employee, agent, general or limited partner, manager, member, stockholder or Affiliate of any of the foregoing, whether by the enforcement of any assessment or by any legal or equitable proceeding, or by virtue of any applicable law, it being expressly agreed and acknowledged that no personal liability whatsoever shall attach to, be imposed on or otherwise be incurred by any former, current or future director, officer, employee, agent, general or limited partner, manager, member, stockholder or Affiliate of any of the Holders or any former, current or future director, officer, employee, agent, general or limited partner, manager, member, stockholder or Affiliate of any of the foregoing, as such, for any obligations of the Holders under this Agreement or any documents or instruments delivered in connection herewith or therewith or for any claim based on, in respect of or by reason of such obligation or its creation, except in each case for any transferee or assignee of the Holders hereunder.

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto execute this Agreement, effective as of the date first above written.

 

ARC LOGISTICS PARTNERS LP
By: Arc Logistics GP LLC, its general partner
By:   /s/ Vincent. T. Cubbage
  Name: Vincent T. Cubbage
  Title: Chief Executive Officer
LIGHTFOOT CAPITAL PARTNERS, LP
By: Lightfoot Capital GP LLC,
  its general partner
By:   /s/ Vincent T. Cubbage
  Name: Vincent T. Cubbage
  Title: Chief Executive Officer

S IGNATURE P AGE

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R EGISTRATION R IGHTS A GREEMENT