UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549

 

 

FORM 6-K

 

 

Report of Foreign Private Issuer

Pursuant to Rule 13a-16 or 15d-16

of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

Date of report: August 1, 2017

Commission file number 1-33198

 

 

TEEKAY OFFSHORE PARTNERS L.P.

(Exact name of Registrant as specified in its charter)

 

 

4th Floor

Belvedere Building

69 Pitts Bay Road

Hamilton, HM08 Bermuda

(Address of principal executive office)

 

 

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant files or will file annual reports under cover Form 20-F or Form 40-F.

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Indicate by check mark if the registrant is submitting the Form 6-K in paper as permitted by Regulation S-T Rule 101(b)(1).

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Item 1- Information Contained in this Report on Form 6-K

Overview of Brookfield and Teekay Investments

On July 26, 2017, Teekay Offshore Partners L.P. (the “ Partnership ”), Teekay Corporation (“ Teekay ”) and Brookfield TK TOLP L.P., an affiliate of public company Brookfield Business Partners L.P. (“ Brookfield TOLP ”), entered into agreements pursuant to which, among other things, (a) Brookfield TOLP has agreed to invest $610 million in the Partnership for common units of the Partnership (“ Common Units ”) and warrants to purchase Common Units (“ Warrants ”), with the terms of such Warrants as described below, (b) an affiliate of Brookfield TOLP has agreed to purchase from Teekay a 49% interest in Teekay Offshore GP L.L.C., the general partner of the Partnership (the “ General Partner ”), and has been granted by Teekay an option to acquire, subject to certain conditions, an additional 2% interest in the General Partner, and (c) Teekay has agreed to invest $30 million in the Partnership for Common Units and Warrants of the Partnership. These transactions are expected to close during the quarter ending September 30, 2017, subject to satisfaction of specified closing conditions, as described in more detail below.

Upon the closing of these transactions, it is expected that Brookfield TOLP and Teekay will hold approximately 244 million and 56 million outstanding Common Units, respectively, representing approximately 60% and 14% of the outstanding Common Units. These amounts are based upon the number of Common Units to be issued in the transactions described in this Report on Form 6-K (this “ Report ”) and exclude any Common Units acquired by Brookfield TOLP and its affiliates other than from the Partnership prior to the closing of the transactions described herein. In addition, Brookfield TOLP and Teekay will be entitled to exercise the Warrants for additional Common Units upon vesting of the Warrants as described below.

The Brookfield and Teekay investments were approved by the Conflicts Committee of the Board of Directors of the General Partner (the “ Board ”), with the assistance of independent legal and financial advisors, and the Board.

The transactions described above and certain related transactions are described in greater detail below.

Investment and Related Transactions

On July 26, 2017, (i) the Partnership entered into an Investment Agreement (the “ Brookfield LP Investment Agreement ”) with Brookfield TOLP, pursuant to which the Partnership agreed to sell, and Brookfield TOLP agreed to purchase, (a) 244,000,000 Common Units (the “ Brookfield Purchased Common Units ”), and (b) 62,440,945 Warrants (the “ Brookfield Purchased Warrants ” and, together with the Brookfield Purchased Common Units, the “ Brookfield Purchased Securities ”) for an aggregate purchase price of $610 million, (ii) the Partnership entered into an Investment Agreement with Teekay Holdings Limited, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Teekay (“ Teekay Holdings ”), pursuant to which the Partnership agreed to sell, and Teekay Holdings agreed to purchase, (a) 12,000,000 Common Units (the “ Teekay Purchased Common Units ”) and (b) 3,059,055 Warrants (the “ Teekay Purchased Warrants ” and, together with the Teekay Purchased Common Units, the “ Teekay Purchased Securities ”) for an aggregate purchase price of $30 million (the “ Teekay Investment Agreement ”), and (iii) Teekay Holdings entered into a Purchase Agreement (the “ Brookfield GP Purchase Agreement ”) with Brookfield TK TOGP L.P. (“ Brookfield TOGP ”), an affiliate of Brookfield TOLP, pursuant to which Teekay Holdings agreed to sell, and Brookfield TOGP agreed to purchase, 49% of the limited liability company interests (the “ GP Interests ”) in the General Partner, for an aggregate purchase price of $4 million, and an option to acquire an additional 2% of the GP Interests, under certain specified circumstances, in exchange for 1,000,000 of the Brookfield Purchased Warrants (the “ Option ”). In connection with the foregoing transactions, the Partnership will amend and restate that Subordinate Promissory Note, dated as of July 1, 2016, between the Partnership, as borrower, and Teekay, as lender, in the aggregate amount of $200 million (the “ Amended and Restated Promissory Note ”), and Brookfield TOLP will purchase the Amended and Restated Promissory Note from Teekay for an aggregate purchase price of $140 million and 11,440,945 Brookfield Purchased Warrants (the “ Note Purchase ”). The transactions contemplated by the Brookfield LP Investment Agreement, the Teekay Investment Agreement, and the Brookfield GP Purchase Agreement, together with the Note Purchase, are collectively referred to herein as the “ Investment Transactions .”

 

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Brookfield LP Investment Agreement

The closing of the purchase and sale of the Brookfield Purchased Securities under the Brookfield LP Investment Agreement is conditioned upon, among other things, (i) Teekay Holdings and Brookfield TOGP having entered into the Second Amended and Restated Limited Liability Company Agreement of the General Partner (the “ Amended and Restated GP LLC Agreement ”), (ii) the completion of the transactions contemplated by the Amended and Restated Promissory Note, (iii) the completion of the transactions contemplated by the Brookfield GP Purchase Agreement, (iv) the completion of the transactions contemplated by the Teekay Investment Agreement, (v) the Partnership having legally separated its shuttle tanker business into a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Partnership (the “ Shuttle Tanker Reorganization ”), (vi) the Partnership having received consents to the completion of the Investment Transactions from the counterparties to certain contracts and permits, (vii) the Partnership having redeemed all of the outstanding 8.60% Series C-1 Cumulative Convertible Perpetual Preferred Units (the “ Series C-1 Preferred Units ”) and 10.50% Series D Cumulative Convertible Perpetual Preferred Units (the “ Series D Preferred Units ”) of the Partnership (the “ Preferred Unit Redemption ”), (viii) the amendment, extension or release of certain obligations of the Partnership, and (ix) the Partnership having received any required regulatory approvals. The Brookfield LP Investment Agreement may be terminated by either party if the purchase and sale of the Brookfield Purchased Securities has not been completed on or prior to October 31, 2017, provided that if the Bridge Loan Facility (as defined below) remains outstanding as of such date, Brookfield TOLP may, in its sole discretion, extend such date to December 31, 2017.

Please refer to the full text of the Brookfield LP Investment Agreement, a copy of which is filed as Exhibit 10.1, and incorporated by reference herein, for more detailed information regarding the Brookfield LP Investment Agreement.

Teekay Investment Agreement

The purchase and sale of the Teekay Purchased Securities under the Teekay Investment Agreement is conditioned upon, among other things, the closing of the purchase and sale of the Brookfield Purchased Securities under the Brookfield LP Investment Agreement. Under the terms of the Teekay Investment Agreement, the Partnership has, among other things, agreed to use reasonable best efforts to cause specified guarantee obligations of Teekay to be released and terminated prior to, and if needed, after the closing of Investment Transactions. The Partnership has agreed to indemnify Teekay and its affiliates for any losses or liabilities that Teekay may suffer or incur as a result of any of such specified guarantee obligations that are not released prior to the closing.

Please refer to the full text of the Teekay Investment Agreement, a copy of which is filed as Exhibit 10.2, and incorporated by reference herein, for more detailed information regarding the Teekay Investment Agreement.

Brookfield GP Purchase Agreement

Upon the closing of the purchase and sale of the limited liability company interests under the Brookfield GP Purchase Agreement, Teekay Holdings and Brookfield TOGP will hold 51% and 49% interests in the General Partner, respectively. Brookfield TOGP will also hold an option to acquire an additional 2% of the GP Interest in exchange for 1,000,000 of the Brookfield Purchased Warrants. The closing of the purchase and sale of the 49% GP Interest under the Brookfield GP Purchase Agreement is conditioned upon, among other things, the closing of the purchase and sale of the Brookfield Purchased Securities under the Brookfield LP Investment Agreement and the receipt of any required regulatory approvals.

Please refer to the full text of the Brookfield GP Purchase Agreement, a copy of which is filed as Exhibit 10.3, and incorporated by reference herein, for more detailed information regarding the Brookfield GP Purchase Agreement.

 

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Warrant Agreement

In connection with the Investment Transactions, the Partnership will enter into Warrant Agreements (the “ Warrant Agreements ”) with Brookfield TOLP and Teekay Holdings, respectively, to, among other things, authorize and establish the terms of the Brookfield Purchased Warrants and the Teekay Purchased Warrants (collectively, the “ Purchased Warrants ”). The Warrant Agreements will provide that each Purchased Warrant will entitle the holder thereof to purchase one Common Unit at an exercise price of $0.01, which Warrants will be exercisable at any time during the period commencing on the first date that the ten-day volume-weighted average price of the Common Units is equal to or greater than $4.00 per unit (the “ Threshold Price ”) and ending on the seventh anniversary of the closing of the Investment Transactions. The number of common units issuable upon exercise of the Purchased Warrants and the Threshold Price will be subject to customary anti-dilution adjustments for splits or combinations of Common Units, distributions on Common Units paid in Common Units and similar transactions. The Threshold Price will be reduced upon the issuance of Common Units at a price less than 50% of the Threshold Price, based on a weighted-average adjustment formula, but only if such issuance was approved by a committee of the Board composed of independent directors. In the event of a going private or similar transaction in which the Partnership’s Common Units are no longer registered or publicly-traded, and the consideration paid for such Common Units exceeds the Threshold Price (for such transactions prior to January 1, 2021) or 82.5% of the Threshold Price (for such transactions on or after January 1, 2021), the Warrants will be cancelled in exchange for cash in the amount of the fair value of the Warrants as of the date of the transaction, as determined in accordance with the Warrant Agreements.

Please refer to the full text of the Warrant Agreements, a form of which is filed as Exhibit 4.1, and incorporated by reference herein, for more detailed information regarding the Warrant Agreements.

Amended and Restated GP LLC Agreement

In connection with the sale of 49% of the GP Interests from Teekay Holdings to Brookfield TOGP under the Brookfield GP Purchase Agreement, Teekay Holdings and Brookfield TOGP will enter into the Amended and Restated GP LLC Agreement which will govern certain affairs of the General Partner and certain rights and obligations among its owners.

Pursuant to the terms of the Amended and Restated GP LLC Agreement, the Option will become exercisable upon the earliest of (a) the date on which the General Partner’s board of directors (i) reasonably determines that certain consents in connection with a change of control of the General Partner have been obtained or (ii) waives such requirement, and (b) the occurrence of certain events of default specified under the Amended and Restated GP LLC Agreement. Brookfield’s exercise of the Option is subject to the receipt of consents by the Partnership under certain existing agreements. In addition to providing to Brookfield TOGP the Option, the Amended and Restated GP LLC Agreement will also provide that, following exercise of the Option, Brookfield TOGP will have the option (the “ Brookfield Put Option ”) to sell the 2% GP Interest to Teekay Holdings for a price per share equal to 80% of the VWAP Price per share (as such term is defined in the Amended and Restated GP LLC Agreement). Following any exercise of the Brookfield Put Option, Brookfield TOGP may subsequently repurchase the 2% GP Interest at a price per share equal to the VWAP Price.

The Amended and Restated GP LLC Agreement will provide that, prior to any exercise of the Option, the Board will consist of nine members, five of which will be elected by Teekay Holdings (of whom three will be independent of Teekay and the Partnership and will be subject to the reasonable consent of Brookfield TOGP) and four of which will be elected by Brookfield TOGP. After any exercise of the Option, (i) (x) so long as Teekay owns at least 10% of the outstanding Common Units, Teekay Holdings will have the right to elect two directors to the Board, and (y) so long as the License Agreement (as defined below) remains in effect, Teekay Holdings will have the right to elect one director to the Board, and (ii) so long as Brookfield TOGP owns at least 10% of the outstanding Common Units, Brookfield TOGP will have the right to elect two directors to the Board. After any exercise of the Option, any additional members of the Board will be elected by the owner or owners holding a majority of all the GP Interests.

The Amended and Restated GP LLC Agreement will further provide that, until the Option is exercised and directors elected by Brookfield TOGP constitute a majority of the Board, the General Partner and the Partnership will not engage in certain actions without Brookfield TOGP’s consent, which actions will include, among others and in each case subject to specified exceptions, (i) authorizing, issuing, splitting, combining or reclassifying equity securities of the General Partner or the Partnership, (ii) incurring indebtedness in excess of $50 million, (iii) amending the Partnership’s or the General Partner’s organizational documents or specified corporate policies, (iv) entering into a transaction with any affiliate of the Partnership in excess of $1 million, (v) entering into acquisition or divestment

 

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transactions, or making capital expenditures, in each case, in excess of $50 million, (vi) entering into, amending, waiving or terminating contracts in excess of $50 million or certain other contracts, (vii) commencing or settling litigation or dispute resolution proceedings in excess of $5 million, (viii) entering into any merger, business combination or spin-off transaction or taking any other action that requires the approval of the holders of the Common Units, (ix) increasing or decreasing the size of the Board, (xi) making material changes to the employment of certain officers of the Partnership, (x) effecting any material change in the nature of the business or operations of the Partnership, (xi) approving a business plan or annual budget of the Partnership involving an increase in expenditures in excess of 5% over the prior fiscal year, (xii) declaring or paying dividends or distributions on the General Partner’s or the Partnership’s equity securities, excluding ordinary quarterly distributions declared and paid by the Partnership of no more than $0.01 per Common Unit, or (xiii) redeeming, purchasing or otherwise acquiring equity securities of the General Partner or the Partnership.

So long as Teekay Holdings owns at least 15% of the outstanding Common Units on a fully diluted basis, (i) Teekay Holdings will have the right to repurchase the GP Interests held by Brookfield TOGP in the event that Brookfield TOGP no longer owns at least 15% of the outstanding Common Units on a fully-diluted basis, and (ii) Teekay Holdings will have a right of first offer to purchase any GP Interests proposed to be sold by Brookfield TOGP.

In the event (i) that Teekay Holdings owns less than 10% of the outstanding Common Units and Brookfield TOGP owns at least 15% of the outstanding Common Units, each on a fully diluted basis, or (ii) of the occurrence of certain events of default, Brookfield TOGP will have the right to purchase the remaining GP Interests held by Teekay Holdings.

Under the terms of the Amended and Restated GP LLC Agreement, until such time as specified Teekay subsidiaries providing services to the Partnership are transferred to the Partnership and the second anniversary of the date of the Amended and Restated GP LLC Agreement, Teekay Holdings will be subject to specified restrictions on its ability to transfer or hedge its Common Units or Teekay Purchased Warrants. For so long as Teekay Holdings owns Shares in the General Partner, in the event that Brookfield TOGP agrees to sell all or substantially all of its Common Units of the Partnership and shares of the General Partner, Brookfield TOGP may require Teekay Holdings to participate in the sale on the same terms and conditions as Brookfield TOGP. Brookfield TOGP and Teekay Holdings will also agree that the preemptive rights granted to the General Partner under the Fifth Amended and Restated Agreement of Limited Partnership of the Partnership (the “ Limited Partnership Agreement ”) will be allocated between Brookfield TOGP and Teekay Holdings, and each of their respective affiliates, based on the relative percentages of the Common Units and Warrants owned (on an as-converted basis) by each of Brookfield TOGP and Teekay Holdings, and their respective controlled affiliates.

Please refer to the full text of the Amended and Restated GP LLC Agreement, a form of which is filed as Exhibit 4.2, and incorporated by reference herein, for more detailed information regarding the Amended and Restated GP LLC Agreement.

Amended and Restated Promissory Note

As part of the Investment Transactions, on July 26, 2017, the Partnership, Teekay and Brookfield TOLP entered into the Amended and Restated Promissory Note, which provides that, contingent upon the closing of the Investment Transactions, (i) the Subordinate Promissory Note issued by the Partnership to Teekay on July 1, 2016 in the principal amount of $200 million (the “ Original Note ”) will be assigned by Teekay to, and assumed by, Brookfield TOLP for a purchase price of $140 million plus 11,440,945 of the Brookfield Purchased Warrants, and (ii) the maturity date under the Original Note will be extended from January 1, 2019 to January 1, 2022, among other changes.

Please refer to the full text of the Amended and Restated Promissory Note, a copy of which is filed as Exhibit 10.4, and incorporated by reference herein, for more detailed information regarding the Amended and Restated Promissory Note.

 

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Trademark License Agreement

In connection with the Investment Transactions, the Partnership and Teekay will enter into a trademark license agreement (the “ License Agreement ”), pursuant to which Teekay will grant the Partnership a license to use certain intellectual property, including trademarks and service marks owned by Teekay and its subsidiaries, for no fee in connection with the Partnership’s business, subject to the Partnership’s compliance with Teekay’s quality control standards, applicable legal requirements and other conditions, including operation of the Partnership’s business consistent with certain key performance indicators applicable to other Teekay public company subsidiaries. The License Agreement also contains covenants regarding the protection of Teekay’s intellectual property rights, indemnification obligations of the Partnership with respect to its use of the licensed marks, termination, and other customary provisions.

Services Agreements

In February 2017, the Partnership and its wholly-owned subsidiary, Teekay Offshore Holdings L.L.C. (“ Holdco ”), entered into a services agreement (the “ Services Agreement ”) with Teekay Offshore Group Ltd. (“ Service Provider ”). Pursuant to the Services Agreement, the Service Provider provides services using persons employed by various subsidiaries of Teekay, including the services of Ingvild Sæther, the President and Chief Executive Officer of the Service Provider, and David Wong, the Chief Financial Officer of the Service Provider. In addition, in connection with the Partnership’s December 2006 initial public offering and subsequently, the Partnership has entered into various other service agreements with subsidiaries of Teekay pursuant to which those subsidiaries provide to the Partnership various services, including, in the case of the Partnership’s operating subsidiaries, substantially all of their managerial, operational and administrative services (including vessel maintenance, crewing, crew training, purchasing, shipyard supervision, insurance and financial services) and other technical and advisory services, and in the case of the Partnership, various administrative services.

In connection with the Investment Transactions, Teekay, the Partnership and the General Partner will enter into a master services agreement (the “ Master Services Agreement ”). The primary purpose of the Master Services Agreement is to provide for the transfer, following the closing of the Investment Transactions from Teekay to the Partnership’s subsidiaries, of (a) the employment of Ms. Sæther and Mr. Wong and certain other persons who devote substantially all of their professional time providing services to the Partnership and its subsidiaries and (b) the Teekay subsidiaries (or the assets of such subsidiaries) that are devoted exclusively or nearly exclusively to providing services to the Partnership and the Partnership’s subsidiaries pursuant to the Master Services Agreement. The purchase price to be paid to Teekay under the Master Services Agreement for these transfers will be negotiated in good faith by the parties. The Teekay subsidiaries transferred pursuant to the Master Services Agreement will include certain subsidiaries that currently provide commercial and technical management services for FPSO units and shuttle tankers of Teekay and the Partnership. These Teekay subsidiaries will continue to provide services for the FPSO units and shuttle tankers following the transfer of other Teekay subsidiaries to the Partnership.

In addition, for a one-year period following the closing of the Investment Transactions, other Teekay subsidiaries will continue to provide services to the Partnership and the Partnership’s subsidiaries under existing service agreements. During this period, Teekay and the Partnership will evaluate which remaining services the Partnership will continue to receive from Teekay subsidiaries, and which remaining services will be transitioned to the Partnership, and Teekay and the Partnership will enter into new or amended service agreements as needed to provide for any such continued services.

 

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Registration Rights Agreement

In connection with the Investment Transactions, the Partnership, Brookfield TOLP and Teekay will enter into a registration rights agreement relating to the registration under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “ Securities Act ”) of certain Common Units and Warrants (the “ Registration Rights Agreement ”). During the period the Registration Rights Agreement is in effect, Brookfield and Teekay will suspend the General Partner’s existing registration rights under the Limited Partnership Agreement. The Registration Rights Agreement will provide each of Brookfield TOLP and Teekay with the right to demand that the Partnership file, within 12 months after the closing of the Investment Transactions, a shelf registration statement with respect to the Brookfield Purchased Common Units, the Teekay Purchased Common Units, any Common Units beneficially owned by Brookfield TOLP and its affiliates or Teekay and its affiliates as of the closing of the Investment Transactions, and the Common Units issuable upon the exercise of the Warrants (collectively, the “ Registrable Securities ”). The Registration Rights Agreement will further provide Brookfield TOLP and Teekay the right to demand the Partnership register the Registrable Securities in an underwritten offering, on or after the date that is 12 months after the closing of the Investment Transactions, as well as the right to include the Registrable Securities in any registration statement filed by the Partnership in connection with a public offering of the Partnership’s Common Units or securities convertible into, or exchangeable for, Common Units, subject to customary exceptions and limitations. The Registration Rights Agreement will also provide that all such registration expenses, including the reasonable fees and expenses of any counsel on behalf of the holders of the Registrable Securities, will be borne by the Partnership.

Please refer to the full text of the Registration Rights Agreement, a form of which is filed as Exhibit 4.3, and incorporated by reference herein, for more detailed information regarding the Registration Rights Agreement.

Shuttle Tanker Reorganization

The Brookfield LP Investment Agreement provides that, at or before the closing of the Investment Transactions, the Partnership will have completed the Shuttle Tanker Reorganization, which will include the legal separation of the Partnership’s shuttle tanker business into a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Partnership (the “ Shuttle Tanker Company ”). Upon completion of the Shuttle Tanker Reorganization, all of the Shuttle Tanker Company’s indebtedness will have no recourse to Teekay, the Partnership or the Partnership’s subsidiaries, other than Shuttle Tanker Company and its subsidiaries. For a description of refinancings to be completed in connection with the Shuttle Tanker Reorganization, please see “Credit Facility Refinancings” below.

Preferred Unit Redemption

The Brookfield LP Investment Agreement provides that, at or before the closing of the Investment Transactions, the Partnership will have completed the Preferred Unit Redemption. In order to effect the Preferred Unit Redemption, the Partnership has entered into letter agreements with each of the holders of the outstanding Series C-1 Preferred Units and Series D Preferred Units (the “ Preferred Holders ”), pursuant to which the Partnership has agreed, contingent upon the closing of the other Investment Transactions, to repurchase all outstanding Series C-1 Preferred Units at a price of $18.20 per unit and all outstanding Series D Preferred Units at a price of $23.75 per unit, plus, in each case, any accrued and unpaid quarterly distributions from the most recent date on which a quarterly distribution has been made, up to, but not including, the closing date of the Investment Transactions. The letter agreements provide that, concurrently with the Preferred Unit Redemption, the Partnership’s Series B Warrants to purchase Common Units issued on June 29, 2016 will be amended to reduce the exercise price of the Series B Warrants from $6.05 to $4.55. In addition, each holder of Series C-1 Preferred Units and Series D Preferred Units has agreed that, through the earlier of the closing date of the Investment Transactions or December 31, 2017, notwithstanding the terms of the Limited Partnership Agreement, (a) the distribution rate on the Series C-1 Preferred Units and the Series D Preferred Units will be fixed at 8.60% per annum and 10.50% per annum, respectively, and (b) no quarterly distributions will be made on the Series C-1 Preferred Units and the Series D Preferred Units (although the amount of any unpaid quarterly distribution will accrue and be payable upon repurchase or upon earlier termination of the letter agreements), but the Partnership may continue to pay quarterly distributions on its Series A Preferred Units, Series B Preferred Units and Common Units during such period.

 

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Bridge Loan Facility

The Partnership and Brookfield TOLP entered into a binding commitment pursuant to which Brookfield TOLP has agreed to provide to the Partnership a credit facility in an amount up to $100 million, on the terms and subject to (i) the conditions of the commitment, (ii) the execution and delivery of the credit facility and (iii) the satisfaction by Brookfield TOLP in all respects of the conditions for borrowing to be satisfied by the Partnership at the time of any draws under such facility. The facility shall mature on April 1, 2018 and other Brookfield entities have agreed to guarantee the obligations of Brookfield TOLP to make advances thereunder.

Credit Facility Refinancings

In connection with the Shuttle Tanker Reorganization, the Partnership intends to undertake the following financing initiatives: (i) the Shuttle Tanker Company will enter into a loan agreement for up to $600 million to refinance five facilities of the Partnership that are currently outstanding, which new facility will be secured by 21 of the Partnership’s shuttle tankers that will be transferred to the Shuttle Tanker Company; (ii) the Partnership will transfer to the Shuttle Tanker Company an existing $143 million private placement project bond financing secured by the Bossa Nova Spirit and Setanejo Spirit ; (iii) the Partnership will transfer to the Shuttle Tanker Company a $250 million credit facility secured by the three newbuildings under construction for the East Coast Canada project; and (iv) the Shuttle Tanker Company will enter into a new loan agreement for up to approximately $71 million to be secured by the Navion Gothenburg and the Nordic Rio . In addition, the Partnership expects to retire approximately $200 million of existing NOK bonds due to mature in late-2018 and early-2019 either through the exchange of such NOK bonds for, or from cash proceeds from the issuance of, new U.S. Dollar bonds having a five-year term and to be issued by the Shuttle Tanker Company.

In connection with the broader Investment Transactions, certain financial institutions providing interest rate swaps to the Partnership have agreed to (i) reduce the fixed interest rate on the swaps, (ii) extend the termination option of the swaps by two years to 2021, and (iii) eliminate the financial guarantee and collateral currently provided by Teekay in return for a prepayment amount and fee.

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The Brookfield LP Investment Agreement, the Teekay Investment Agreement, the Brookfield GP Purchase Agreement, the Amended and Restated GP LLC Agreement, and the above descriptions thereof, have been included to provide investors and unitholders with information regarding the terms of the agreements, and they are not intended to provide any other factual information about the Partnership or its subsidiaries or affiliates or unitholders. The representations, warranties and covenants contained in these agreements were made only for purposes of such agreements as of the specific dates therein, were solely for the benefit of the parties to such agreements, may be subject to limitations agreed upon by the contracting parties (including being qualified by confidential disclosures made for the purposes of allocating contractual risk among the parties to such agreements instead of establishing these matters as facts), and may be subject to standards of materiality applicable to the contracting parties that differ from those applicable to investors. Unitholders and investors are not third-party beneficiaries under such agreements and should not rely on the representations, warranties and covenants or any descriptions thereof as characterizations of the actual state of facts or condition of the parties thereto or any of their respective subsidiaries or affiliates. In addition, information concerning the subject matter of representations and warranties may change after the dates of the agreements, which subsequent information may or may not be fully reflected in the Partnership’s public disclosures. Accordingly, unitholders and investors should read the representations and warranties in the agreements not in isolation, but only in conjunction with the other information about the Partnership that the Partnership includes in reports, statements and other filings it makes with the SEC.

Quarterly Distributions

To reinvest cash in the business and further strengthen the Partnership’s balance sheet, the General Partner has approved a plan to reduce its quarterly cash distributions to $0.01 per Common Unit, down from $0.11 per Common Unit, commencing with the distribution for the quarter ended June 30, 2017. The cash distribution on the Common

 

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Units is payable on August 11, 2017 to all holders of record of Common Units on August 7, 2017. Pursuant to the Brookfield LP Investment Agreement and the Amended and Restated GP LLC Agreement the General Partner and the Partnership have agreed not to declare or pay any quarterly distribution on the Common Units in an amount over $0.01 per unit without the prior consent of Brookfield TOGP.

The General Partner has declared cash distributions of $0.4531 and $0.5313 per Series A Preferred Unit and Series B Preferred Unit, respectively, for the period from May 15, 2017 to August 14, 2017. The cash distributions on the preferred units are payable on August 15, 2017 to all holders of record of Series A Preferred Units and Series B Preferred Units on August 8, 2017. In connection with the Preferred Unit Redemption, each holder of Series C-1 Preferred Units and Series D Preferred Units has agreed that, through the earlier of the closing date of the Investment Transactions or December 31, 2017, notwithstanding the terms of the Limited Partnership Agreement, (a) the distribution rate on the Series C-1 Preferred Units and the Series D Preferred Units will be fixed at 8.60% per annum and 10.50% per annum, respectively, and (b) no quarterly distributions will be made on the Series C-1 Preferred Units and the Series D Preferred Units (although the amount of any unpaid quarterly distribution will accrue and be payable upon repurchase or upon earlier termination of the letter agreements), but the Partnership may continue to pay quarterly distributions on its Series A Preferred Units, Series B Preferred Units and Common Units during such period.

Forward-Looking Statements

The statements in this Report contain forward-looking statements (as defined in Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended) that involve risks and uncertainties. Forward-looking statements in this release include, in particular, statements regarding, among others: the Investment Transactions and related transactions, the Option, the Shuttle Tanker Reorganization and the Preferred Unit Redemption; the timing of completion of such Investment Transactions; the expected effects of the completion of such Investment Transactions on the Partnership’s operations, financial condition and recourse liability; the anticipated completion of the refinancing initiatives, including retirement of the existing NOK bonds; and the expected effects of the completion of such Investment Transactions on Teekay, including a release of Teekay from guarantees.

Forward-looking statements are necessary estimates reflecting the judgment of senior management, involve known and unknown risks and are based upon a number of assumptions and estimates that are inherently subject to significant uncertainties and contingencies, many of which are beyond our control. Actual results may differ materially from those expressed or implied by such forward-looking statements. Important factors that could cause actual results to differ materially include, but are not limited to, failure to satisfy the closing conditions of the Investment Transactions, including obtaining the required approvals from relevant regulatory authorities and third party consents; failure to realize the expected benefits of the Investment Transactions, including, among others, the Brookfield Option and the Shuttle Tanker Reorganization; and those factors discussed in the Partnership’s filings from time to time with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, including its Annual Report on Form 20-F for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2016. The Partnership expressly disclaims any obligation or undertaking to release publicly any updates or revisions to any forward-looking statements contained herein to reflect any change in the Partnership’s expectations with respect thereto or any change in events, conditions or circumstances on which any such statement is based.

Item 6 - Exhibits

The following exhibits are filed as part of this Report:

 

  4.1    Form of Warrant Agreement to be entered into by and between Teekay Offshore Partners L.P. and each of Brookfield TK TOLP L.P. and Teekay Holdings Limited
  4.2    Form of Second Amended and Restated Limited Liability Company Agreement of Teekay Offshore GP L.L.C. to be entered into by and between Teekay Holdings Limited and Brookfield TK TOGP L.P.
  4.3    Form of Registration Rights Agreement to be entered into by and between Teekay Offshore Partners L.P., Teekay Corporation and Brookfield TK TOLP L.P.
10.1    Investment Agreement, dated as of July 26, 2017, by and between Teekay Offshore Partners L.P. and Brookfield TK TOLP L.P.

 

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10.2    Investment Agreement, dated as of July 26, 2017, between Teekay Offshore Partners L.P. and Teekay Holdings Limited
10.3    Purchase Agreement, dated as of July 26, 2017, between Teekay Holdings Limited and Brookfield TK TOGP L.P.
10.4    Amended and Restated Subordinate Promissory Note, dated as of July 26, 2017, by and between Teekay Offshore Partners L.P., Teekay Corporation and Brookfield TK TOLP L.P.

THIS REPORT ON FORM 6-K IS HEREBY INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE INTO THE FOLLOWING REGISTRATION STATEMENTS OF THE PARTNERSHIP:

 

    REGISTRATION STATEMENT ON FORM S-8 (NO. 333-147682) FILED WITH THE SEC ON NOVEMBER 28, 2007

 

    REGISTRATION STATEMENT ON FORM F-3 (NO. 333-175685) FILED WITH THE SEC ON JULY 21, 2011

 

    REGISTRATION STATEMENT ON FORM F-3 (NO. 333-178620) FILED WITH THE SEC ON DECEMBER 19, 2011

 

    REGISTRATION STATEMENT ON FORM F-3 (NO. 333-183225) FILED WITH THE SEC ON AUGUST 10, 2012

 

    REGISTRATION STATEMENT ON FORM F-3 (NO. 333-188543) FILED WITH THE SEC ON MAY 10, 2013

 

    REGISTRATION STATEMENT ON FORM F-3 (NO. 333-193301) FILED WITH THE SEC ON JANUARY 10, 2014

 

    REGISTRATION STATEMENT ON FORM F-3 (NO. 333-197053) FILED WITH THE SEC ON JUNE 26, 2014

 

    REGISTRATION STATEMENT ON FORM F-3 (NO. 333-206461) FILED WITH THE SEC ON AUGUST 19, 2015

 

    REGISTRATION STATEMENT ON FORM F-3 (NO. 333-212782) FILED WITH THE SEC ON JULY 29, 2016

 

    REGISTRATION STATEMENT ON FORM F-3 (NO. 333-213229) FILED WITH THE SEC ON AUGUST 22, 2016

 

    REGISTRATION STATEMENT ON FORM S-8 (NO. 333-216624) FILED WITH THE SEC ON MARCH 10, 2017

 

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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, thereunto duly authorized.

 

  TEEKAY OFFSHORE PARTNERS L.P.
 

By: Teekay Offshore G.P. L.L.C., its

general partner

Date: August 1, 2017   By:   /s/ Edith Robinson                                    
    Edith Robinson
    Secretary

Exhibit 4.1

TEEKAY OFFSHORE PARTNERS L.P.

(as Issuer)

and

[ ]

 

 

 

Warrant Agreement

Dated as of [ ], 2017

Warrants Exercisable for

Common Units

 

 

 


TABLE OF CONTENTS

 

         Page  

ARTICLE 1. DEFINITIONS

     1  

Section 1.01

 

Definitions

     1  

Section 1.02

 

Rules of Construction

     6  

ARTICLE 2. THE WARRANTS

     6  

Section 2.01

 

Issuance and Acquisition of Warrants

     6  

Section 2.02

 

Form and Dating; Legends

     7  

Section 2.03

 

Execution

     7  

Section 2.04

 

Replacement Warrants

     7  

Section 2.05

 

Outstanding Warrants

     7  

Section 2.06

 

Cancellation

     8  

Section 2.07

 

Registration, Transfer and Exchange

     8  

Section 2.08

 

Restrictions on Transfer and Exchange

     9  

ARTICLE 3. SEPARATION OF WARRANTS; TERMS OF WARRANTS; EXERCISE OF WARRANTS

     9  

Section 3.01

 

Terms of Warrants; Exercise of Warrants

     9  

Section 3.02

 

Conditional Exercise

     11  

Section 3.03

 

Privatization Event

     11  

Section 3.04

 

Cost Basis Information

     11  

ARTICLE 4. COVENANTS OF THE PARTNERSHIP

     11  

Section 4.01

 

Maintenance of Office or Agency

     11  

Section 4.02

 

Payment of Taxes

     12  

Section 4.03

 

Rule 144 Information

     12  

Section 4.04

 

Reservation of Warrant Units

     12  

ARTICLE 5. ADJUSTMENTS

     12  

Section 5.01

 

Adjustments

     12  

Section 5.02

 

Fractional Interests

     21  

Section 5.03

 

Notices to Warrantholders

     21  

Section 5.04

 

No Rights as Unitholders

     22  

ARTICLE 6. MISCELLANEOUS

     22  

Section 6.01

 

Warrantholder Actions

     22  

Section 6.02

 

Notices

     23  

Section 6.03

 

Supplements and Amendments

     24  

Section 6.04

 

Governing Law

     25  


Section 6.05

 

No Adverse Interpretation of Other Agreements

     26  

Section 6.06

 

Successors and Assigns

     26  

Section 6.07

 

Duplicate Originals

     26  

Section 6.08

 

Separability

     26  

Section 6.09

 

Table of Contents and Headings

     26  

Section 6.10

 

Benefits of this Agreement

     26  

Section 6.11

 

Good Faith Determinations

     26  

Section 6.12

 

Obligations Limited to Parties to Agreement

     26  

Section 6.13

 

Confidentiality

     27  

EXHIBITS

 

Exhibit A

  Form of Warrant

Exhibit B

  Restricted Legend

 

 

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WARRANT AGREEMENT, dated as of [ ] , 2017, between TEEKAY OFFSHORE PARTNERS L.P., a Republic of the Marshall Islands limited partnership (as further defined below, the “ Partnership ”), and [●] (the “ Investor ”).

WHEREAS, pursuant to that Investment Agreement, dated as of [●], 2017, between the Partnership and the Investor (the “ Investment Agreement ”), the Partnership agreed to issue, sell and deliver to the Investor, and the Investor agreed to purchase and acquire from the Partnership, pursuant to the terms and subject to the conditions set forth in the Investment Agreement, (i) an aggregate of [●] Common Units and (ii) an aggregate of [●] warrants (the “ Warrants ”), that upon exercise may be net unit settled for Common Units (the Common Units issuable on exercise of the Warrants being referred to herein as the “ Warrant Units ”); and

WHEREAS, in connection with the Investment Agreement, and as a condition thereunder, the Partnership is issuing to the Investor, and the Investor is acquiring from the Partnership, [●] Warrants.

NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the premises and the mutual agreements set forth in the Investment Agreement and herein, the parties hereto agree as follows:

ARTICLE 1.

DEFINITIONS

Section 1.01    Definitions . As used in this Agreement, the following terms shall have the following respective meanings.

act ” has the meaning assigned to such term in Section 6.01.

Affiliate ” shall have the meaning ascribed to it, on the date hereof, in Rule 405 under the Securities Act.

Agreement ” means this Warrant Agreement, as amended or supplemented from time to time.

Average VWAP ” per unit over a certain period means the arithmetic average of the VWAP per unit for such period.

Board of Directors ” means the Board of Directors of the General Partner or, with respect to any action to be taken by the Board of Directors, any committee of the Board of Directors duly authorized to take such action.

Business Combination ” means a merger, sale, consolidation, statutory exchange or similar transaction that requires the approval of the Partnership’s unitholders.

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 Stock ” means:

 

  (1) in the case of a corporation, corporate stock;

 

  (2) in the case of an association or business entity, any and all shares, interests, participations, rights or other equivalents (however designated) of corporate stock;

 

  (3) in the case of a partnership or limited liability company, partnership interests (whether general or limited) or membership interests, respectively; and

 

  (4) any other interest or participation that confers on a Person the right to receive a share of the profits and losses of, or distributions of assets of, the issuing Person, but excluding from all of the foregoing any debt securities convertible into Capital Stock, whether or not such debt securities include any right of participation with Capital Stock.

Cash Redemption Value ” has the meaning assigned to such term in Section 3.03.

Closing Sale Price ” of the Common Units means, as of any date, the closing sale price per unit (or if no closing sale price is reported, the average of the closing bid and ask prices or, if more than one in either case, the average of the average closing bid and the average closing ask prices) on such date as reported on the principal United States securities exchange on which the Common Units are traded or, if the Common Units are not listed on a United States national or regional securities exchange, in the over-the-counter market as reported by OTC Markets Group Inc. or a similar organization. In the absence of such a listing or quotation, the Closing Sale Price shall be, subject to Section 5.01(e), an amount determined by the Board of Directors to be the fair market value of a Common Unit.

Code ” means the U.S. Internal Revenue Code of 1985, as amended.

Commission ” means the United States Securities and Exchange Commission.

Common Units ” has the meaning specified therefor in Article I of the Partnership Agreement.

Convertible Securities ” means any stock or securities (other than Options) directly or indirectly convertible into or exercisable or exchangeable for Common Units.

Ex-Date ” means, when used with respect to any issuance of or distribution in respect of the Common Units or any other securities, the first date on which the Common Units or such other securities trade without the right to receive such issuance or distribution.

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

Exercise Date ” has the meaning assigned to such term in Section 3.03.

Exercise Notice ” has the meaning assigned to such term in Section 3.01(b).

 

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Exercise Price ” means the applicable exercise price for the Warrants as set forth on Exhibit A , subject to adjustment pursuant to Section 5.01.

Exercise Units ” has the meaning assigned to such term in Section 3.01(c).

Expiration Time ” has the meaning assigned to such term in Section 3.01(a).

GAAP ” means generally accepted accounting principles set forth in the opinions and pronouncements of the Accounting Principles Board of the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants and statements and pronouncements of the Financial Accounting Standards Board Accounting Standards Codification or in such other statements by such other entity as have been approved by a significant segment of the accounting profession, which are in effect on the Issue Date.

General Partner ” means Teekay Offshore GP L.L.C., a Republic of the Marshall Islands limited liability company, and its successors and permitted assigns that are admitted to the Partnership as general partner of the Partnership, in its capacity as general partner of the Partnership (except as the context otherwise requires).

Holder ” or “ Warrantholder ” means the registered holder of any Warrant.

Independent Financial Expert ” means a nationally recognized financial advisory firm mutually agreed by the Partnership and the holders of a majority of the Warrants. If the Partnership and the holders of a majority of the Warrants are unable to agree on an Independent Financial Expert for a valuation contemplated herein, each of them shall choose promptly a separate Independent Financial Expert and these two Independent Financial Experts shall choose promptly a third Independent Financial Expert to conduct such valuation; provided that no firm may be selected as the Independent Financial Expert if it has had a material relationship with the Partnership, the General Partner or the Holders or their respective Affiliates within the preceding two (2) years.

Initial Distribution Amount ” means $0.01.

Investment Agreement ” has the meaning assigned to such term in the Recitals.

Investor ” has the meaning assigned to such term in the Recitals.

Issue Date ” means the date of this Agreement.

Market Value ” means the Average VWAP during a 10 consecutive Trading Day period ending on the Trading Day immediately prior to the date of determination.

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

Net Unit Settlement ” has the meaning assigned to such term in Section 3.01(c).

 

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Officer ” means the Chief Executive Officer, the President, any Executive Vice President, any Senior Vice President, any Vice President, the Chief Financial Officer, the Treasurer, the Secretary or any Assistant Secretary of the General Partner.

Option Value ” means the value of an Option based on the Black and Scholes Option Pricing model obtained from the “OV” function on Bloomberg determined as of the day prior to the public announcement of the applicable Option for pricing purposes and reflecting (i) a risk-free interest rate corresponding to the U.S. Treasury rate for a period equal to the remaining term of the applicable Option as of the applicable date of determination, (ii) an expected volatility equal to the greater of (a) 100% and (b) the 100 day volatility obtained from the “HVT” function on Bloomberg as of the day immediately following the public announcement of the issuance of the applicable Option, (iii) the underlying price per share used in such calculation shall be the highest VWAP of the Common Units on any Trading Day during the period beginning on the day prior to the execution of definitive documentation relating to the issuance of the applicable Option and ending on the day of the public announcement of such issuance and (iv) a 360 day annualization factor.

Options ” means any rights, warrants or options to subscribe for or purchase Common Units or Convertible Securities.

Partnership ” means Teekay Offshore Partners L.P., a Republic of the Marshall Islands limited partnership, and any successors thereto.

Partnership Agreement ” means the Fifth Amended and Restated Agreement of Limited Partnership of the Partnership, as amended or modified.

Person ” means any individual, corporation, general partnership, limited partnership, limited liability partnership, joint venture, association, joint-stock company, trust, limited liability company, unincorporated organization or government or any agency or political subdivision thereof.

Privatization Event ” means an event or series of events by which (a) the Partnership’s Common Units are no longer traded on a national securities exchange or (b) the Partnership’s reporting obligations under the Exchange Act are terminated; provided that the holders of Common Units receive consideration in connection therewith with a fair market value of no less than the Threshold Price per Common Unit if prior to January 1, 2021, or 82.5% of the Threshold Price per Common Unit if January 1, 2021 or later, if such event or series of events is a merger, consolidation, share exchange or similar transaction.

Pro Rata Repurchases ” means any purchase of Common Units by the Partnership or any Affiliate thereof pursuant to (i) any tender offer or exchange offer directed to all of the holders of Common Units subject to Section 13(e) or 14(e) of the Exchange Act or Regulation 14E promulgated thereunder or (ii) any other tender offer available to substantially all holders of Common Units, in the case of both (i) and (ii), whether for cash, shares of Capital Stock of the Partnership, other securities of the Partnership, evidences of indebtedness of the Partnership or any other Person or any other property (including shares of Capital Stock, other securities or evidences of indebtedness of a subsidiary), or any combination thereof, effected while the Warrants are outstanding. The “Effective Date” of a Pro Rata Repurchase means the date of purchase with respect to any Pro Rata Purchase.

 

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Public Stock ” means common stock listed on a recognized U.S. national securities exchange.

Register ” has the meaning assigned to such term in Section 2.07(a).

Restricted Legend ” means the legend set forth in Exhibit B .

Rule 144 ” means Rule 144 promulgated under the Securities Act.

Securities Act ” means the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder.

Specified Distribution ” means:

 

  (1) any dividend or distribution referred to in Section 5.01(a)(i);

 

  (2) any rights, options or warrants referred to in Section 5.01(a)(ii);

 

  (3) any dividend of shares of Capital Stock of any class or series, or similar equity interests, of or relating to a subsidiary or other business unit in the case of certain spin-off transactions as described in Section 5.01(a)(iv);

 

  (4) any distribution in connection with the liquidation, dissolution or winding up of the Partnership, whether voluntary or involuntary; and

 

  (5) any quarterly dividend or distribution paid in cash to the extent such dividend or distribution is no more than the Initial Distribution Amount; provided , however , that this clause (5) shall not include any dividends or distributions to the extent that any such dividend or distribution is paid at a rate that exceeds 107.5% of the quarterly distribution rate for the immediately preceding fiscal quarter of the Partnership, on a per unit basis, in which case the amount of such dividend or distribution in excess of 107.5% of such quarterly distribution rate shall be deemed to not be a Specified Distribution under this clause (5).

Threshold Price ” has the meaning assigned to such term in Section 3.01(a).

Trading Day ” means a day during which trading in securities generally occurs on the New York Stock Exchange or, if the Common Units are not listed on the New York Stock Exchange, on the principal other national or regional securities exchange on which the Common Units are then listed or, if the Common Units are not listed on a national or regional securities exchange, on the principal other market on which the Common Units are then traded. If the Common Units are not so listed or traded, “Trading Day” means a Business Day.

Transfer Agent ” has the meaning assigned to such term in Section 4.04(b).

 

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Trigger Event ” has the meaning assigned to such term in Section 5.01(a)(vii).

VWAP ” per Common Unit on any Trading Day means the per unit volume-weighted average price as displayed on Bloomberg page “ TOO US Equity AQR ” (or its equivalent successor if such page is not available) in respect of the period from 9:30 a.m. to 4:00 p.m., New York City time, on such Trading Day; or, if such price is not available, “VWAP” means the market value Common Unit on such Trading Day as determined, using a volume-weighted average method, by a nationally recognized independent investment banking firm retained by the Partnership for this purpose.

Warrant Exercise ” has the meaning assigned to such term in Section 3.01(b).

Warrant Units ” has the meaning assigned to such term in the Recitals.

Warrants ” has the meaning assigned to such term in the Recitals and includes Warrants issued on the Issue Date.

Section 1.02    Rules of Construction . Unless the context otherwise requires:

(a)     a term has the meaning assigned to it;

(b)    an accounting term not otherwise defined has the meaning assigned to it in accordance with GAAP;

(c)    “or” is not exclusive;

(d)    words in the singular include the plural, and words in the plural include the singular;

(e)    “herein,” “hereof” and other words of similar import refer to this Agreement as a whole and not to any particular Article, Section or other subdivision;

(f)    when the words “includes” or “including” are used herein, they shall be deemed to be followed by the words “without limitation”;

(g)    all references to Sections or Articles or Exhibits refer to Sections or Articles or Exhibits of or to this Agreement unless otherwise indicated; and

(h)    references to agreements or instruments, or to statutes or regulations, are to such agreements or instruments, or statutes or regulations, as amended from time to time (or to successor statutes and regulations).

ARTICLE 2.

THE WARRANTS

Section 2.01     Issuance and Acquisition of Warrants . In connection with the Investment Agreement, and as a condition thereunder, the Partnership hereby agrees to issue, subject to the conditions and restrictions contained in this Agreement, to the Investor, and the Investor hereby agrees to acquire from the Partnership, [●] Warrants. One Warrant certificate may be issued for multiple Warrants.

 

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Section 2.02    Form and Dating; Legends.

(a)    The Warrants will be substantially in the form attached as Exhibit A . The terms and provisions contained in the form of the Warrant attached as Exhibit A constitutes, and are hereby expressly made, a part of this Agreement.

(b)    Except as otherwise provided in Section 2.02(c) or Section 2.08, each Warrant will bear the Restricted Legend.

(c)    (i) If the Partnership determines (upon the advice of counsel and such other certifications and evidence as the Partnership may reasonably require) that a Warrant is eligible for resale pursuant to Rule 144 under the Securities Act (or a successor provision) without the need to satisfy current information or other requirements therein and that the Restricted Legend is no longer necessary or appropriate in order to ensure that subsequent transfers of the Warrant are effected in compliance with the Securities Act, or (ii) after a Warrant is sold pursuant to an effective registration statement under the Securities Act, then, in each case, the Partnership may cancel the Warrant and issue to the Holder thereof (or to its transferee) a new Warrant of like tenor, registered in the name of the Holder thereof (or its transferee), that does not bear the Restricted Legend.

(d)    By its acceptance of any Warrant bearing the Restricted Legend, each Holder thereof and each owner of a beneficial interest therein acknowledges the restrictions on transfer of such Warrant set forth in this Agreement and in the Restricted Legend and agrees that it will transfer such Warrant only in accordance with this Agreement and such legend.

Section 2.03    Execution . An Officer shall execute the Warrants for the Partnership by facsimile or manual signature in the name and on behalf of the Partnership, and a Warrant will be valid upon such execution. If an Officer whose signature is on a Warrant no longer holds that office at the time the Warrant is countersigned, the Warrant will still be valid.

Section 2.04    Replacement Warrants. The Partnership shall issue replacement Warrants for those certificates alleged to have been lost, stolen or destroyed, upon receipt by the Partnership of (i) evidence reasonably satisfactory to the Partnership of such loss, theft or destruction of such Warrants, and (ii) indemnity satisfactory to the Partnership (unless waived by the Partnership). The Partnership may, at its option, issue replacement Warrants for mutilated certificates upon presentation thereof without such indemnity.

Section 2.05    Outstanding Warrants .

(a) Warrants outstanding at any time are all Warrants that have been executed by the Partnership except for:

(i)    Warrants canceled by the Partnership or delivered to the Partnership for cancellation;

 

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(ii)    Warrants exercised by the Holder thereof; and

(iii)    any Warrant which has been replaced pursuant to Section 2.04 unless and until the Partnership receives proof satisfactory to it that the replaced Warrant is held by a bona fide purchaser, in which case the replacement Warrant issued pursuant to Section 2.04 shall be automatically canceled.

Section 2.06    Cancellation . Notwithstanding any Warrants canceled in accordance with Section 3.01, the Partnership must promptly cancel any Warrants previously executed and delivered hereunder which the Partnership may have acquired in any manner whatsoever, and may cancel any Warrants previously executed hereunder which the Partnership has not issued and sold. The Partnership will cancel all Warrants surrendered for transfer, exchange or cancellation in accordance with customary procedures. The Partnership may not issue new Warrants to replace Warrants that have been exercised or delivered to the Partnership for cancellation.

Section 2.07    Registration, Transfer and Exchange .

(a)    The Partnership shall maintain a register (the “ Register ”) for registering the record ownership of the Warrants by the Holders and transfers and exchanges of the Warrants. Each Warrant will be registered in the name of the Holder thereof or its nominee.

(b)    Subject to compliance with Section 2.08, a Holder may transfer a Warrant to another Person or exchange a Warrant for another Warrant by presenting to the Partnership a written request therefor stating the name of the proposed transferee or requesting such an exchange, accompanied by any certification, opinion or other document required by this Agreement. The Partnership will promptly register any transfer or exchange that meets the requirements of this Section and Section 2.08 by noting the same in the Register maintained by the Partnership for such purpose; provided that no transfer or exchange will be effective until it is registered in the Register. Prior to the registration of any transfer, the Partnership and its agents will treat the Person in whose name the Warrant is registered as the owner and Holder thereof for all purposes, and will not be affected by notice to the contrary.

From time to time the Partnership will execute Warrants as necessary in order to permit the registration of a transfer or exchange in accordance with this Section. All Warrants issued upon transfer or exchange shall be the duly authorized, executed and delivered Warrants of the Partnership entitled to the benefits of this Agreement.

No service charge will be imposed in connection with any transfer or exchange of any Warrant, but the Partnership may require payment of a sum sufficient to cover any transfer tax or similar governmental charge payable in connection therewith. The Partnership shall have no obligation to effect an exchange or register a transfer unless and until it is satisfied that any payments required by the immediately preceding sentence have been made.

(c)    Subject to compliance with Section 2.08(b), if a Warrant is transferred or exchanged for another Warrant, the Partnership will (i) cancel the Warrant being transferred or exchanged, (ii) deliver one or more new Warrants which (in the aggregate) reflect the amount equal to the amount of Warrants being transferred or exchanged to the transferee (in the case of a

 

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transfer) or the Holder of the canceled Warrant (in the case of an exchange), registered in the name of such transferee or Holder, as applicable, and (iii) if such transfer or exchange involves less than the entire amount of the canceled Warrant, deliver to the Holder thereof one or more Warrants which (in the aggregate) reflect the amount of the untransferred or unexchanged portion of the canceled Warrant, registered in the name of the Holder thereof.

Section 2.08    Restrictions on Transfer and Exchange .

(a) The transfer or exchange of any Warrant may only be made in accordance with this Section 2.08 and Section 2.07. The Person requesting the transfer or exchange must deliver or cause to be delivered to the Partnership such certifications and evidence as the Partnership may reasonably require in order to determine that the proposed transfer or exchange is being made in compliance with the Securities Act and any applicable securities laws of any state of the United States.

(b)    No certification is required in connection with any transfer or exchange of any Warrant (or a beneficial interest therein):

(i)    after such Warrant is eligible for resale pursuant to Rule 144 under the Securities Act (or a successor provision) without the need to satisfy current information or other requirements therein; provided that the Partnership may require from any Person requesting a transfer or exchange in reliance upon this clause (i) any other reasonable certifications and evidence in order to support such certificate; or

(ii)    sold pursuant to an effective registration statement.

Any Warrant delivered in reliance upon this paragraph will not bear the Restricted Legend.

ARTICLE 3.

SEPARATION OF WARRANTS; TERMS OF WARRANTS; EXERCISE OF WARRANTS

Section 3.01    Terms of Warrants; Exercise of Warrants .

(a) Subject to the terms of this Agreement, each Warrant shall be exercisable for one Common Unit (prior to giving effect to Net Unit Settlement), at the election of the Holder thereof, either in full or from time to time in part during the period commencing on the first date that the Market Value per Common Unit is equal to or greater than $4.00, subject to the adjustments provided in Article 5 (the “ Threshold Price ”), and until 5:00 p.m., New York City time, on [●], 1 2024 (the “ Expiration Time ”), and shall entitle the Holder thereof to receive from the Partnership Warrant Units pursuant to Section 3.01(c). If all or any of the Warrants are exercised following the declaration of a distribution on Common Units, no decrease to or rescindment of any such declared but unpaid distribution will be made. Each Warrant not exercised prior to the Expiration Time shall become void and all rights thereunder and all rights in respect thereof under this agreement shall cease as of such time.

 

 

1   Note to Draft: Insert the date that is the seventh anniversary of the date on which the Warrants are issued.

 

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(b)    In order to exercise all or any of the Warrants (each, a “ Warrant Exercise ”), the Holder thereof must deliver to the Partnership (i) such Warrants and (ii) the form of election to exercise on the reverse thereof duly filled in and signed (the “ Exercise Notice ”).

(c)    If a Holder provides an Exercise Notice pursuant to Section 3.01(b), then the Warrant Exercise shall be “net unit settled” (a “ Net Unit Settlement ”) whereupon the Warrants that are exercised will be converted into Common Units pursuant to a cashless exercise, after which the Partnership will issue to the Holder the Warrant Units equal to the result obtained by (i) subtracting B from A, (ii) dividing the result by A, and (iii) multiplying the quotient by C as set forth in the following equation:

X = ((A - B)/A) × C

where:

 

  X =    the Warrant Units issuable upon exercise pursuant to this paragraph (c).
  A =    the Market Value on the day immediately preceding the date on which the Holder delivers the applicable Exercise Notice.
  B =    the Exercise Price.
  C =    the number of Common Units as to which the Warrants are then being exercised (the “ Exercise Units ”).

If the foregoing calculation results in a negative number, then no Common Units shall be issued upon exercise pursuant to this paragraph (c). For the avoidance of doubt, each Warrant entitles the Holder upon exercise at any time from the first date that the Threshold Price is met until the Expiration Time, to receive one Common Unit, prior to giving effect to Net Unit Settlement.

(d)    Upon compliance with the provisions set forth above, the Partnership shall deliver or cause to be delivered with all reasonable dispatch, to or upon the written order of the Holder and in such name or names as the Holder may designate, a certificate or certificates for the number of whole Warrant Units issuable upon the exercise of such Warrants or other securities or property to which such Holder is entitled, together with cash in lieu of fractional units as provided in Section 5.02 hereof. Such certificate or certificates or other securities or property shall be deemed to have been issued, and any person so designated to be named therein shall be deemed to have become a holder of record of such Warrant Units or other securities or property, as of the date of the surrender of such Warrants, notwithstanding that the unit transfer books of the Partnership shall then be closed or the certificates or other securities or property have not been delivered.

(e)    If less than all the Warrants represented by a Warrant certificate are exercised, such Warrant certificate shall be surrendered and a new Warrant certificate of the same tenor and for the number of Warrants which were not exercised shall be executed by the Partnership and registered in such name or names as may be directed in writing by the Holder (subject to Section 2.08) and shall deliver the new Warrant certificate to the Person or Persons entitled to receive the same.

 

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(f)    All Warrant certificates surrendered upon exercise of Warrants shall be canceled by the Partnership. Such canceled Warrant certificates shall then be disposed of by the Partnership in accordance with its standard procedures.

(g)    The Partnership shall keep copies of this Agreement and any notices given or received hereunder available for inspection by the Holders during normal business hours at its office upon reasonable notice to the Partnership by a Holder seeking inspection.

(h)    Certificates, if any, representing Warrant Units shall bear a Restricted Legend (with all references to Warrants therein replaced by references to Common Units, and with such changes thereto as the Partnership may deem appropriate in its reasonable judgment) if (i) the Warrants for which they were issued carried a Restricted Legend or (ii) the Warrant Units are issued in a transaction exempt from registration under the Securities Act (other than the exemption provided by Section 3(a)(9) of the Securities Act), in each case until and unless the circumstances set forth in Section 2.02(c) apply to such Warrant Units, and any transfers thereof shall comply with the Restricted Legend.

Section 3.02    Conditional Exercise . Notwithstanding any other provision hereof, if an exercise of any portion of a Warrant is to be made in connection with a public offering or a sale of the Partnership (pursuant to a merger, sale of assets, or otherwise), such exercise may at the election of the Holder be conditioned upon the consummation of such transaction, in which case such exercise shall not be deemed to be effective until immediately prior to the consummation of such transaction.

Section 3.03    Privatization Event . Upon the occurrence of a Privatization Event, the Partnership shall pay to such Holder of outstanding Warrants as of the date of such Privatization Event, an amount in immediately available funds equal to the Cash Redemption Value for such Warrants, not later than the date which is ten (10) Business Days after such Privatization Event and the Warrants shall thereafter be cancelled. The cash redemption value for any Warrant (the “ Cash Redemption Value ”) will equal the fair value of the Warrant as of the date of such Privatization Event as determined by an Independent Financial Expert. The Cash Redemption Value of the Warrants shall be due and payable within ten (10) Business Days after the date of the applicable Privatization Event.

Section 3.04    Cost Basis Information . For purposes of Section 6045B of the Code and the Treasury Regulations thereunder, the Partnership shall record the cost basis for Warrant Units issued pursuant to a cashless exercise at the time the Partnership confirms the number of Warrant Units issuable in connection with the cashless exercise.

ARTICLE 4.

COVENANTS OF THE PARTNERSHIP

Section 4.01    Maintenance of Office or Agency . The Partnership will maintain in the United States an office or agency where Warrants may be surrendered for registration of transfer or exchange or for presentation for exercise. [The Partnership hereby initially designates [the Corporate Trust Office of Computershare Trust Company, N.A., a federally chartered trust company,] as such office of the Partnership.][The initial such office will be at the address of the

 

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Partnership set forth in Section 6.02.] 2 The Partnership will give prompt written notice to the Holders of any change in the location of such office or agency. The Partnership may also from time to time designate one or more other offices or agencies where the Warrants may be surrendered or presented for any of such purposes and may from time to time rescind such designations. The Partnership will give prompt written notice to the Holders of any such designation or rescission and of any change in the location of any such other office or agency.

Section 4.02    Payment of Taxes . The Partnership will pay all documentary, stamp or similar issue or transfer taxes in respect of the issuance or delivery of Warrant Units upon the exercise of Warrants; provided that the exercising Holder shall be required to pay any tax or taxes which may be payable in respect of any transfer involved in the issue of any Warrants or any Warrant Units in a name other than that of the registered holder of a Warrant surrendered upon exercise.

Section 4.03    Rule 144 Information . For so long as any of the Warrants or Warrant Units remain outstanding and constitute “restricted securities” under Rule 144, the Partnership will (i) make and keep public information available, as those terms are understood and defined in Rule 144, at all times after the date of this Agreement; (ii) so long as a Holder owns any Warrants or Warrant Units, furnish to the Holder upon written request a written statement by the Company as to its compliance with the reporting requirements of the Exchange Act; and (iii) cooperate with the Holders in any sale or transfer of Warrants or Warrant Units pursuant to Rule 144.

Section 4.04    Reservation of Warrant Units .

(a)    The Partnership will at all times reserve and keep available for issuance and delivery, free and clear of all liens, security interests, charges and other encumbrances or restrictions on sale and free and clear of all preemptive rights, such number of its Common Units or other securities of the Partnership as will from time to time be sufficient to permit the exercise in full of all outstanding Warrants pursuant to Net Unit Settlements.

(b)    The Partnership will keep a copy of this Agreement on file with the transfer agent for the Common Units (the “ Transfer Agent ”) and with every subsequent transfer agent for any of the Partnership’s securities issuable upon the exercise of the Warrants. The Partnership will supply such Transfer Agent with duly executed certificates for such purposes and will provide or otherwise make available any cash which may be payable as provided in Section 3.01 or Section 5.02 hereof. The Partnership will furnish such Transfer Agent a copy of all notices of adjustments, and certificates related thereto, transmitted to each Holder pursuant to Section 5.01(d) hereof.

ARTICLE 5.

ADJUSTMENTS

Section 5.01    Adjustments . The Threshold Price and the number of Warrant Units issuable upon the exercise of each Warrant pursuant to a Net Unit Settlement are subject to adjustment from time to time upon the occurrence of the events enumerated in this Section 5.01.

 

 

2   Partnership to advise regarding U.S. office or agency.

 

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In the event that, at any time as a result of the provisions of this Section 5.01, the Holders of the Warrants shall become entitled upon subsequent exercise to receive any shares of Capital Stock of the Partnership other than Common Units, the number of such other shares so receivable upon exercise of this Warrant pursuant to a Net Unit Settlement shall thereafter be subject to adjustment from time to time in a manner and on terms as nearly equivalent as practicable to the provisions contained herein.

(a)     Adjustments for Change in Capital Stock .

(i)    If the Partnership pays a dividend (or other distribution) in Common Units to all holders of Common Units, then (A) the Warrant Units in effect immediately following the record date for such dividend (or distribution) shall be multiplied by the following fraction and (B) the Threshold Price in effect immediately following the record date for such dividend (or distribution) shall be divided by the following fraction:

 

        

OS 1

OS 0

  

 

where:        
   OS 0   =    the number of Common Units outstanding immediately prior to the record date for such dividend or distribution.
   OS 1   =    the sum of (A) the number of Common Units outstanding immediately prior to the record date for such dividend or distribution and (B) the total number of Common Units constituting such dividend.

In any such event, the number of Warrant Units issuable upon exercise of each Warrant at the time of the record date for such dividend or distribution shall be proportionately adjusted so that the Holder, after such date, shall be entitled to purchase the number of Common Units that such Holder would have owned or been entitled to receive in respect of the Common Units subject to the Warrant after such date had the Warrant been exercised immediately prior to such date.

(ii)    If the Partnership issues to all holders of Common Units rights, options or warrants entitling them to subscribe for or purchase Common Units at less than the Market Value determined on the Ex-Date for such issuance, then (A) the Warrant Units in effect immediately following the close of business on the Ex-Date for such issuance

 

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shall be multiplied by the following fraction and (B) the Threshold Price in effect immediately following the close of business on the Ex-Date for such issuance shall be divided by the following fraction:

 

        

OS 0 + X

OS 0 + Y

  

 

where:         
   OS 0    =    the number of Common Units outstanding at the close of business on the record date for such issuance.
   X    =    the total number of Common Units issuable pursuant to such rights, options or warrants.
   Y    =    the number of Common Units equal to the aggregate price payable to exercise such rights, options or warrants divided by the Market Value determined as of the Ex-Date for such issuance.

In any such event, the number of Warrant Units issuable upon the exercise of each Warrant immediately prior to the date of the agreement on pricing of such rights, options or warrants (the “ Initial Number ”) shall be increased to the number obtained by multiplying the Initial Number by a fraction (i) the numerator of which shall be the sum of (x) the number of Common Units outstanding on such date and (y) the number of additional Common Units issuable in connection with such rights, options or warrants and (ii) the denominator of which shall be the sum of (1) the number of Common Units outstanding on such date and (2) the number of Common Units that the aggregate consideration receivable by the Partnership for the total number of Common Units so issuable in connection with such rights, options or warrants would purchase at the Market Value on the last trading day preceding the date of the agreement on pricing such rights, options or warrants.

To the extent that such rights, options or warrants are not exercised in full prior to their expiration or Common Units are otherwise not delivered in full pursuant to such rights or warrants upon the exercise of such rights or warrants, then the number of Warrant Units and Threshold Price shall be readjusted to the number of Warrant Units and Threshold Price that would have then been in effect had the adjustment made upon the issuance of such rights, options or warrants been made on the basis of the delivery of only the number of Common Units actually delivered. If such rights, options or warrants are only exercisable upon the occurrence of certain triggering events, then the number of Warrant Units and Threshold Price shall not be adjusted until such triggering events occur. In determining the aggregate offering price payable for such Common Units, the Partnership shall take into account any consideration received for such rights, options or warrants and the value of such consideration (if other than cash, to be determined by the reasonable judgment of the Board of Directors).

(iii)    If the Partnership subdivides, combines or reclassifies the Common Units into a greater or lesser number of Common Units, then (A) the number of Warrant Units in effect immediately following the effective date of such unit subdivision, combination

 

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or reclassification shall be multiplied by the following fraction and (B) the Threshold Price in effect immediately following the effective date of such unit subdivision, combination or reclassification shall be divided by the following fraction:

 

        

OS 1

OS 0

  

 

where:         
   OS 0    =    the number of Common Units outstanding immediately prior to the effective date of such unit subdivision, combination or reclassification.
   OS 1    =    the number of Common Units outstanding immediately after the opening of business on the effective date of such unit subdivision, combination or reclassification.

In any such event, the number of Warrant Units issuable upon exercise of each Warrant at the time of the effective date of such subdivision, combination or reclassification shall be proportionately adjusted so that the Holder, after such date, shall be entitled to purchase the number of Common Units that such Holder would have owned or been entitled to receive in respect of the Common Units subject to the Warrant after such date had the Warrant been exercised immediately prior to such date.

(iv)    If the Partnership distributes to all holders of Common Units evidences of indebtedness, shares of Capital Stock (other than Common Units) or other assets (including cash, securities and any other property, but excluding any Specified Distributions), then (A) the number of Warrant Units in effect immediately following the close of business on the record date for such distribution shall be multiplied by the following fraction and (B) the Threshold Price in effect immediately following the close of business on the record date for such distribution shall be divided by the following fraction:

 

        

SP 0

SP 0  - FMV

  

 

where:         
   SP 0    =    the Closing Sale Price per Common Unit on the Trading Day immediately preceding the Ex-Date.
   FMV    =    the fair market value of the portion of the distribution applicable to one Common Unit on the Trading Day immediately preceding the Ex-Date as determined by the Board of Directors.

In a spin-off, where the Partnership makes a distribution to all holders of Common Units consisting of Capital Stock of any class or series, or similar equity interests of, or relating to, a subsidiary or other business unit, (A) the number of Warrant Units shall be adjusted on the fourteenth Trading Day after the effective date of the distribution by multiplying the number of Warrant Units in effect immediately prior to such fourteenth Trading Day by the following

 

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fraction and (B) the Threshold Price shall be adjusted on the fourteenth Trading Day after the effective date of the distribution by dividing the Threshold Price in effect immediately prior to such fourteenth Trading Day by the following fraction:

 

        

MP 0  + MP s

MP 0

  

 

where:         
   MP 0    =    the average of the Closing Sale Price of the Common Units over each of the first 10 Trading Days commencing on and including the fifth Trading Day following the effective date of such distribution.
   MP S    =    the average of the closing sale price of the Capital Stock or equity interests representing the portion of the distribution applicable to one Common Unit over each of the first 10 Trading Days commencing on and including the fifth Trading Day following the effective date of such distribution, or, as reported in the principal securities exchange or quotation system or market on which such shares are traded, or if not traded on a national or regional securities exchange or over-the-counter market, the fair market value of the Capital Stock or equity interests representing the portion of the distribution applicable to one Common Unit on such date as determined by the Board of Directors.

In the event that such distribution described in this clause (iv) is not so made, the number of Warrant Units and Threshold Price shall be readjusted, effective as of the date the Board of Directors publicly announces its decision not to pay such dividend or distribution, to the number of Warrant Units that would then be in effect if such dividend distribution had not been declared.

(v)    In case the Partnership effects a Pro Rata Repurchase of Common Units, then (A) the number of Warrant Units shall be adjusted by dividing the number of Warrant Units in effect immediately prior to the effective date of such Pro Rata Repurchase by the following fraction and (B) the Threshold Price shall be adjusted by multiplying the Threshold Price in effect immediately prior to the effective date of such Pro Rata Repurchase by the following fraction: the numerator of such fraction shall be (i) the product of (x) the number of Common Units outstanding immediately before such Pro Rata Repurchase and (y) the Market Value of a Common Unit on the trading day immediately preceding the first public announcement by the Partnership or any of its Affiliates of the intent to effect such Pro Rata Repurchase, minus (ii) the aggregate purchase price of the Pro Rata Repurchase, and the denominator of such fraction shall be the product of (1) the number of Common Units outstanding immediately prior to such Pro Rata Repurchase minus the number of Common Units so repurchased and (2) the Market Value per Common Unit on the trading day immediately preceding the first public announcement by the Partnership or any of its Affiliates of the intent to effect such Pro Rata Repurchase.

(vi)    In case of any Business Combination or reclassification of Common Units (other than a reclassification of Common Units referred to in Section 5.01(a)(iii)), the

 

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Holder’s right to receive Warrant Units upon exercise of the Warrants shall be converted into the right to exercise the Warrants to acquire the number of shares of stock or other securities or property (including cash) that the Common Units issuable (at the time of such Business Combination or reclassification) upon exercise of each Warrant immediately prior to such Business Combination or reclassification would have been entitled to receive upon consummation of such Business Combination or reclassification; and in any such case, if necessary, the provisions set forth herein with respect to the rights and interests thereafter of the Holder shall be appropriately adjusted so as to be applicable, as nearly as may reasonably be, to the Holder’s right to exercise each Warrant in exchange for any shares of stock or other securities or property pursuant to this Section 5.01(a)(vi). In determining the kind and amount of stock, securities or the property receivable upon exercise of each Warrant following the consummation of such Business Combination, if the holders of Common Units have the right to elect the kind or amount of consideration receivable upon consummation of such Business Combination, then the Holder shall have the right to make a similar election (including being subject to similar proration constraints) upon exercise of each Warrant with respect to the number of shares of stock or other securities or property that the Holder will receive upon exercise of a Warrant.

(vii)    If the Partnership issues Common Units at less than 50% of the Threshold Price per Common Unit, then the Threshold Price in effect at the close of business on the day immediately preceding the issuance date for such issuance shall be divided by the following fraction:

 

        

OS 0 + X

OS 0 + Y

  

 

where:         
   OS 0    =    the number of Common Units outstanding at the close of business on the day immediately preceding the issuance date for such issuance.
   X    =    the total number of Common Units issued in such issuance.
   Y    =    the number of Common Units equal to the aggregate price paid as consideration for the Common Units issued in such issuance divided by 56.25% of the Threshold Price per Common Unit as of the issuance date for such issuance.

The provisions of this clause (vii) shall not apply to an issuance unless such issuance has been approved by a committee of the Board of Directors composed solely of two or more directors who are Independent Directors (as such term is defined in the Second Amended and Restated Limited Liability Company Agreement of the General Partner, as in effect on the date hereof). No adjustment pursuant to this clause (vii)  shall be made if such adjustment would result in an increase of the Threshold Price then in effect.

 

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For purposes of this clause (vii), if the Partnership grants, issues or sells Options or Convertible Securities, and the lowest price per unit for which one Common Unit is issuable upon the conversion, exchange or exercise thereof is less than 50.0% of the Threshold Price per Common Unit, then such Common Unit shall be deemed to be outstanding and to have been issued and sold by the Partnership at the time of the issuance of such security for such price per unit. For purposes of this paragraph , the “lowest price per unit for which one Common Unit is issuable upon the conversion, exchange or exercise thereof” shall be equal to the sum of the lowest amounts of consideration (if any) received or receivable by the Partnership with respect to any one Common Unit upon the issuance of such security and upon conversion, exchange or exercise thereof less any consideration paid or payable by the Partnership with respect to such one Common Unit upon the issuance of such security and upon conversion, exchange or exercise thereof. No further adjustment of the Threshold Price shall be made upon the actual issuance of such Common Units upon the conversion, exchange or exercise or such security or upon the actual issuance of such Common Unit.

For purposes of this clause (vii), if the purchase price provided for in any Options, the additional consideration, if any, payable upon the issue, conversion, exercise or exchange of any Convertible Securities, or the rate at which any Convertible Securities are convertible into or exercisable or exchangeable for Common Units increases or decreases at any time, the Threshold Price in effect at the time of such increase or decrease shall be adjusted to the Threshold Price which would have been in effect at such time had such Options or Convertible Securities provided for such increased or decreased purchase price, additional consideration or increased or decreased conversion rate, as the case may be, at the time initially granted, issued or sold. For purposes of this paragraph, if the terms of any Option or Convertible Security that was outstanding as of the date of this Agreement are increased or decreased in the manner described in the immediately preceding sentence, then such Option or Convertible Security and the Common Units deemed issuable upon exercise, conversion or exchange thereof shall be deemed to have been issued as of the date of such increase or decrease. No adjustment pursuant to this paragraph shall be made if such adjustment would result in an increase of the Threshold Price.

For purposes of this clause (vii), in case any Option is issued in connection with the issue or sale of other securities of the Partnership, together comprising one integrated transaction, (A) the Options will be deemed to have been issued for the Option Value of such Options and (B) the other securities issued or sold in such integrated transaction shall be deemed to have been issued for the difference of (x) the aggregate consideration received by the Partnership less any consideration paid or payable by the Partnership pursuant to the terms of such other securities of the Partnership, less (y) the Option Value. If any Common Units, Options or

 

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Convertible Securities are issued or sold or deemed to have been issued or sold for cash, the consideration received therefor will be deemed to be the net amount received by the Partnership therefor. If any Common Units, Options or Convertible Securities are issued or sold for consideration other than cash, the amount of such consideration received by the Partnership will be the fair market value of such consideration, except where such consideration consists of securities, in which case the amount of consideration received by the Partnership will be the closing sale price of such security on the date of receipt. If any Common Units, Options or Convertible Securities are issued to the owners of the non-surviving entity in connection with any merger in which the Partnership is the surviving entity, the amount of consideration therefor will be deemed to be the fair market value of such portion of the net assets and business of the non-surviving entity as is attributable to such Common Units, Options or Convertible Securities, as the case may be.

(viii)    The Partnership reserves the right to make such reductions in the Exercise Price or increases to the number of Warrant Units as it considers advisable in order that any event treated for Federal income tax purposes as a dividend of stock or stock rights will not be taxable to the recipients. In the event the Partnership elects to make such a reduction in the Exercise Price or increase in the number of Warrant Units, the Partnership shall comply with the requirements of Rule 14e-1 under the Exchange Act, and any other securities laws and regulations thereunder if and to the extent that such laws and regulations are applicable in connection with the reduction of the Exercise Price or increase in the number of Warrant Units.

(ix)    Notwithstanding any other provisions of this Section 5.01(a), rights or warrants distributed by the Partnership to all holders of Common Units entitling the holders thereof to subscribe for or purchase shares of the Partnership’s Capital Stock (either initially or under certain circumstances), which rights or warrants, until the occurrence of a specified event or events (“ Trigger Event ”): (A) are deemed to be transferred with such Common Units; (B) are not exercisable; and (C) are also issued in respect of future issuances of Common Units, shall be deemed not to have been distributed for purposes of this Section 5.01(a) (and no adjustment to the number of Warrant Units or Threshold Price under this Section 5.01(a) will be required) until the occurrence of the earliest Trigger Event, whereupon such rights and warrants shall be deemed to have been distributed and an appropriate adjustment (if any is required) to the number of Warrant Units and Threshold Price shall be made under Section 5.01(a)(ii). In addition, in the event of any distribution (or deemed distribution) of rights or warrants, or any Trigger Event or other event with respect thereto that was counted for purposes of calculating a distribution amount for which an adjustment to the number of Warrant Units and Threshold Price under this Section 5.01(a) was made, (1) in the case of any such rights or warrants that shall all have been redeemed or repurchased without exercise by any holders thereof, the number of Warrant Units and Threshold Price shall be readjusted upon such final redemption or repurchase to give effect to such distribution or Trigger Event, as the case may be, as though it were a cash distribution, equal to the per unit redemption or repurchase price received by a holder or holders of Common Units with

 

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respect to such rights or warrants (assuming such holder had retained such rights or warrants), made to all holders of Common Units as of the date of such redemption or repurchase, and (2) in the case of such rights or warrants that shall have expired or been terminated without exercise thereof, the number of Warrant Units and Threshold Price shall be readjusted as if such expired or terminated rights and warrants had not been issued. To the extent that the Partnership has a rights plan or agreement in effect upon exercise of the Warrants, which rights plan provides for rights or warrants of the type described in this clause, then upon exercise of the Warrants pursuant to a Net Unit Settlement, the Holder will receive, in addition to the Common Units to which he is entitled, a corresponding number of rights in accordance with the rights plan, unless a Trigger Event has occurred and the adjustments to the number of Warrant Units with respect thereto have been made in accordance with the foregoing. In lieu of any such adjustment, the Partnership may amend such applicable unitholder rights plan or agreement to provide that upon exercise of the Warrants pursuant to a Net Unit Settlement, the Holders will receive, in addition to the Common Units issuable upon such exercise, the rights that would have attached to such Common Units if the Trigger Event had not occurred under such applicable unitholder rights plan or agreement.

(b)    Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in Section 5.01, no adjustment to the number of Warrant Units shall be made with respect to any distribution or other transaction if Holders are entitled to participate in such distribution or transaction as if they held a number of Common Units issuable upon exercise of the Warrants pursuant to a Net Unit Settlement immediately prior to such event, without having to exercise their Warrants.

(c)    If the Partnership shall take a record of the holders of its Common Units for the purpose of entitling them to receive a dividend or other distribution, and shall thereafter (and before the dividend or distribution has been paid or delivered to unitholders) abandon its plan to pay or deliver such dividend or distribution, then thereafter no adjustment in the number of Warrant Units or Threshold Price then in effect shall be required by reason of the taking of such record.

(d)     Notice of Adjustment. Whenever the number of Warrant Units is adjusted, the Partnership shall provide the notices required by Section 5.03 hereof.

(e)     Fair Market Value Determination . Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein, whenever the Board of Directors is permitted or required to determine fair market value, such determination shall be made in good faith. If the Board of Directors is unable to determine the fair market value, or if the Holders of more than fifty percent (50%) of all of the Warrants then outstanding (collectively, the “ Requesting Holders ”) disagree with the Board of Director’s determination of fair market value by written notice delivered to the Partnership within thirty (30) days after the determination thereof by the Board of Directors is communicated to the Holders affected thereby, which notice specifies the Requesting Holders’ determination of such fair market value, then following a thirty (30) day period in which the Partnership and the Requesting Holders shall attempt to resolve the differences in their fair market value determinations, an Independent Financial Expert shall determine such fair market value. Such Independent Financial Expert’s determination of such fair market value shall be final, binding and conclusive on the Partnership and the Holders. Any and all costs and fees of such Independent Financial Expert shall be split equally between the Partnership, on the one hand, and the Requesting Holders, on the other.

 

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(f)     When Issuance or Payment May be Deferred . In any case in which this Section 5.01 shall require that an adjustment in the number of Warrant Units be made effective as of a record date for a specified event, the Partnership may elect to defer until the occurrence of such event (i) issuing to the Holder of any Warrant exercised after such record date the number of Warrant Units and other Capital Stock of the Partnership, if any, issuable upon such exercise and pursuant to a Net Unit Settlement over and above the Warrant Units and other Capital Stock of the Partnership, if any, issuable upon such exercise and (ii) paying to such Holder any amount in cash in lieu of a fractional unit pursuant to Section 5.02 hereof; provided that the Partnership shall deliver to such Holder a due bill or other appropriate instrument evidencing such Holder’s right to receive such additional Warrant Units, other Capital Stock and cash upon the occurrence of the event requiring such adjustment.

(g)     Form of Warrants . Irrespective of any adjustments in the number of Warrant Units or the number of units purchasable upon the exercise of the Warrants, Warrants theretofore or thereafter issued may continue to express the same price and number and kind of units as are stated in the Warrants initially issuable pursuant to this Agreement.

Section 5.02     Fractional Interests . The Partnership shall not issue fractional Warrant Units or scrip representing fractional units on the exercise of Warrants. If more than one Warrant shall be presented for exercise in full at the same time by the same Holder, the number of full Warrant Units which shall be issuable upon the exercise thereof shall be computed on the basis of the aggregate number of Warrant Units issuable on exercise of the Warrants so presented. If any fraction of a Warrant Unit would, except for the provisions of this Section 5.02, be issuable on the exercise of any Warrants (or specified portion thereof), the Partnership shall pay an amount in cash equal to the current Closing Sale Price per Warrant Unit, as determined on the date the Warrant is presented for exercise, multiplied by such fraction, computed to the nearest whole U.S. cent.

Section 5.03    Notices to Warrantholders .

(a)    Upon any adjustment of the number of Warrant Units pursuant to Section 5.01 hereof, the Partnership shall promptly thereafter cause to be delivered to each of the Holders written notice, by first-class mail, postage prepaid, setting forth the number of Warrant Units after such adjustment and setting forth in reasonable detail the method of calculation and the facts upon which such calculations are based and setting forth the number of Warrant Units (or portion thereof) or other securities or property issuable after such adjustment, upon exercise of a Warrant. Where appropriate, such notice may be given in advance and included as a part of the notice required to be mailed under the other provisions of this Section 5.03.

(b)    In case:

(i)    the Partnership shall authorize the issuance to all holders of Common Units of rights, options or warrants to subscribe for or purchase Common Units or of any other subscription rights or warrants;

 

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(ii)    the Partnership shall authorize the distribution to all holders of Common Units of evidences of its indebtedness or assets (other than dividends or distributions referred to in Section 5.01(a) hereof);

(iii)    of any reclassification or change of Common Units issuable upon exercise of the Warrants, or a tender offer or exchange offer for Common Units by the Partnership;

(iv)    of the voluntary or involuntary dissolution, liquidation or winding up of the Partnership; or

(v)    the Partnership proposes to take any action which would require an adjustment of the number of Warrant Units pursuant to Section 5.01 hereof;

then the Partnership shall cause to be given to each of the Holders, at least 10 days prior to any applicable record date, or promptly in the case of events for which there is no record date, by first-class mail, postage prepaid, a written notice stating (x) the date as of which the holders of record of Common Units to be entitled to receive any such rights, options, warrants or distribution are to be determined, (y) the initial expiration date set forth in any tender offer or exchange offer for Common Units, or (z) the date on which any such consolidation, merger, conveyance, transfer, dissolution, liquidation or winding up is expected to become effective or consummated, and the date as of which it is expected that holders of record of Common Units shall be entitled to exchange such units for securities or other property, if any, deliverable upon such reclassification, consolidation, merger, conveyance, transfer, dissolution, liquidation or winding up. The failure to give the notice required by this Section 5.03 or any defect therein shall not affect the legality or validity of any distribution, right, option, warrant, consolidation, merger, conveyance, transfer, dissolution, liquidation or winding up, or the vote upon any action.

Section 5.04      No Rights as Unitholders . Nothing contained in this Agreement or the Warrants shall be construed as conferring upon the holders of Warrants the right to vote or to consent or to receive notice as unitholders in respect of the meetings of unitholders or any other matter, or any rights whatsoever, including the right to receive dividends, as unitholders of the Partnership, or the right to share in the assets of the Partnership in the event of its liquidation, dissolution or winding up, except in respect of Common Units received following exercise of Warrants. In addition, nothing contained in this Agreement or the Warrants shall be construed as imposing any liabilities on the Holder as a unitholder of the Partnership, whether such liabilities are asserted by the Partnership or by creditors of the Partnership.

ARTICLE 6.

MISCELLANEOUS

Section 6.01    Warrantholder Actions .

(a) Any notice, consent to amendment, supplement or waiver provided by this Agreement to be given by a Holder (an “ act ”) may be evidenced by an instrument signed by the Holder delivered to the Partnership.

 

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(b)    Any act by the Holder of any Warrant binds that Holder and every subsequent Holder of a Warrant certificate that evidences the same Warrant of the acting Holder, even if no notation thereof appears on the Warrant certificate. Subject to Section 6.02(c), a Holder may revoke an act as to its Warrants, but only if the Partnership receives the notice of revocation before the date the amendment or waiver or other consequence of the act becomes effective.

(c)    The Partnership may, but is not obligated to, fix a record date for the purpose of determining the Holders entitled to act with respect to any amendment or waiver or in any other regard. If a record date is fixed, those Persons that were Holders at such record date and only those Persons will be entitled to act, or to revoke any previous act, whether or not those Persons continue to be Holders after the record date. No act will be valid or effective for more than 90 days after the record date, unless an earlier date is required by the Partnership Agreement.

Section 6.02    Notices .

(a)    All notices, requests and other communications to any party hereunder shall be in writing and shall be deemed given if delivered personally, by facsimile (which is confirmed), emailed (which is confirmed) or sent by overnight courier (providing proof of delivery) to the parties at the following addresses:

if to the Partnership :

Teekay Offshore Partners L.P.

4th Floor, Belvedere Building

69 Pitts Bay Road

Hamilton HM 08, Bermuda

Attention: Corporate Secretary

Facsimile: (441) 292-3931

If to the Investor:

[●]

[●]

[●]

[●]

Attention: [●]

with a copy to (which copy alone shall not constitute notice):

[●]

[●]

[●]

[●]

  [●]Attention: [●]
  Facsimile: [●]
  Email: [●]

 

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with a copy to (which copy alone shall not constitute notice):

[●]

[●]

[●]

[●]

  [●]Attention: [●]
  Facsimile: [●]
  Email: [●]

If to a Holder:

The address of such Holder as provided by the Holder to the Partnership.

The Partnership by notice to the Investor and Holders, and the Investor and each Holder by written notice to the Partnership, may designate additional or different addresses for subsequent notices or communications. All such notices, requests and other communications shall be deemed received on the date of actual receipt by the recipient thereof if received prior to 5:00 p.m. local time in the place of receipt and such day is a Business Day in the place of receipt. Otherwise, any such notices, requests and other communications shall be deemed not to have been received until the next succeeding Business Day in the place of receipt.

(b)    Defect in mailing a notice or communication to any particular Holder will not affect its sufficiency with respect to other Holders.

(c)    Where this Agreement provides for notice, the notice may be waived in writing by the Person entitled to receive such notice, either before or after the event, and the waiver will be the equivalent of the notice.

Section 6.03    Supplements and Amendments.

(a)    The Partnership and the Investor may amend or supplement this Agreement or the Warrants without notice to or the consent of any Holder (other than the Investor):

(i)    to cure any ambiguity, omission, inconsistency or mistake in this Agreement or the Warrants in a manner that is not inconsistent with the provisions of this Agreement and that does not adversely affect the rights, preferences and privileges of the Warrants or any Holder; or

(ii)    to make any other change that does not adversely affect the rights of any Holder.

(b)    Except as otherwise provided in paragraphs (a) or (c), this Agreement and the Warrants may be amended only by means of a written amendment signed by the Partnership, the Investor and the Holders of 66 2 / 3 % of the outstanding Warrants; provided , however , that any such amendment, modification or supplement to, this Agreement that would materially and adversely affect the economic terms of the Warrants of any Holder shall require the affirmative vote or consent of the holders of at least 80% of the outstanding Warrants. Any amendment or

 

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modification of or supplement to this Agreement or the Warrants, any waiver of any provision of this Agreement, and any consent to any departure by the Partnership, the Investor or any Holder from the terms of any provision of this Agreement shall be effective only in the specific instance and for the specific purpose for which such amendment, supplement, modification, waiver or consent has been made or given. In addition, any term of a specific Warrant may be amended or waived with the written consent of the Partnership and the Holder of such Warrant.

(c)    Notwithstanding the provisions of paragraph (b), without the consent of each Holder affected, an amendment or waiver may not:

(i)    increase the Exercise Price;

(ii)    reduce the term of the Warrants;

(iii)    make a material and adverse change that does not equally affect all Warrants; or

(iv)    decrease the number of Common Units, cash or other securities or property issuable upon exercise of the Warrants,

except, in each case, for adjustments expressly provided for in this Agreement.

(d)    It is not necessary for Holders to approve the particular form of any proposed amendment, supplement or waiver if their consent approves the substance thereof.

(e)    An amendment, supplement or waiver under this Section will become effective on receipt by the Partnership of written consents from the Holders of the requisite percentage of the outstanding Warrants. After an amendment, supplement or waiver under this Section becomes effective, the Partnership will send to the Holders affected thereby a notice describing the amendment, supplement or waiver in reasonable detail. Any failure of the Partnership to send such notice, or any defect therein, will not, however, in any way impair or affect the validity of any such supplemental indenture or waiver.

(f)    After an amendment, supplement or waiver becomes effective, it will bind every Holder unless it is of the type requiring the consent of each Holder affected. If the amendment, supplement or waiver is of the type requiring the consent of each Holder affected, the amendment, supplement or waiver will bind each Holder that has consented to it and every subsequent Holder of a Warrant with respect to which consent was granted.

(g)    If an amendment, supplement or waiver changes the terms of a Warrant, the Partnership may require the Holder to deliver it to the Partnership so that the Partnership may place an appropriate notation of the changed terms on the Warrant and return it to the Holder, or exchange it for a new Warrant that reflects the changed terms. However, the effectiveness of the amendment, supplement or waiver is not affected by any failure to annotate or exchange Warrants in this fashion.

Section 6.04    Governing Law. This Agreement and the Warrants shall be governed by, and construed in accordance with, the laws of the State of New York without regard to principles

 

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of conflicts of laws. Any action against any party relating to the foregoing shall be brought in any federal or state court of competent jurisdiction located within the State of New York, and the parties hereto hereby irrevocably submit to the non-exclusive jurisdiction of any federal or state court located within the State of New York over any such action. The parties hereby irrevocably waive, to the fullest extent permitted by applicable law, any objection which they may now or hereafter have to the laying of venue of any such dispute brought in such court or any defense of inconvenient forum for the maintenance of such dispute. Each of the parties hereto agrees that a judgment in any such dispute may be enforced in other jurisdictions by suit on the judgment or in any other manner provided by law.

Section 6.05    No Adverse Interpretation of Other Agreements . This Agreement may not be used to interpret another agreement of the Partnership, and no such agreement may be used to interpret this Agreement.

Section 6.06    Successors and Assigns . All agreements of the Partnership in this Agreement and the Warrants will bind its successors and assigns. Subject to the transfer conditions referred to in any legend in effect as set forth herein and Section 2.07 and Section 2.08, each Holder may freely assign its Warrants and its rights under this Agreement, in whole or in part, to any Person.

Section 6.07    Duplicate Originals. The parties may sign any number of copies of this Agreement. Each signed copy shall be deemed an original, but all of them together represent the same agreement. A signature to this agreement executed/transmitted electronically will have the same authority, effect and enforceability as an original signature.

Section 6.08    Separability . In case any provision in this Agreement or in the Warrants is invalid, illegal or unenforceable, the validity, legality and enforceability of the remaining provisions will not in any way be affected or impaired thereby.

Section 6.09    Table of Contents and Headings . The Table of Contents and headings of the Articles and Sections of this Agreement have been inserted for convenience of reference only, are not to be considered a part of this Agreement and in no way modify or restrict any of the terms and provisions of this Agreement.

Section 6.10    Benefits of this Agreement . Nothing in this Agreement shall be construed to give to any Person other than the Partnership, the Investor and the registered holders of Warrants any legal or equitable right, remedy or claim under this Agreement. This Agreement shall be for the sole and exclusive benefit of the Partnership, the Investor and the registered holders of Warrants.

Section 6.11    Good Faith Determinations . Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein, whenever the Board of Directors is permitted or required to determine fair market value, such determination shall be made in good faith.

Section 6.12    Obligations Limited to Parties to Agreement . Each of the parties hereto covenants, agrees and acknowledges that, other than as set forth herein, no Person other than the Investor, the Holders, their respective permitted assignees and the Partnership shall have any obligation hereunder and that, notwithstanding that one or more of such Persons may be a

 

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corporation, partnership or limited liability company, no recourse under this Agreement or under any documents or instruments delivered in connection herewith 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 such Persons or their respective permitted assignees, 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 such Persons or any of their respective assignees, 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 such Persons or their respective permitted assignees under this Agreement or any documents or instruments delivered in connection herewith or for any claim based on, in respect of or by reason of such obligation or its creation, except, in each case, for any assignee of any Holder hereunder.

Section 6.13    Confidentiality . The Partnership agrees that all books, records, information and data pertaining to the Holders, including inter alia, personal, non-public warrant holder information, which are exchanged or received pursuant to the negotiation or the carrying out of this Agreement shall remain confidential, and shall not be voluntarily disclosed to any other Person, except as may be required by law, including pursuant to subpoenas from state or federal government authorities ( e.g. , in divorce and criminal actions).

 

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF , the parties hereto have caused this Agreement to be duly executed, as of the day and year first above written.

 

TEEKAY OFFSHORE PARTNERS L.P.
By:   Teekay Offshore GP L.L.C.,
  its general partner
By:  

 

  Name:
  Title:
[ ]
By  

 

  Name:
  Title:

 

Signature Page to Warrant Agreement


EXHIBIT A

[Face of Warrant Certificate]

[Insert legend, if applicable]

 

No.        Warrants

Warrant Certificate

This Warrant Certificate certifies that                      or its registered assigns, is the registered holder of                      Warrants (the “ Warrants ”), exercisable for common units (the “ Common Units ”) representing limited partnership interests in Teekay Offshore Partners L.P., a Republic of the Marshall Islands limited partnership (the “ Partnership ”). Each Warrant entitles the registered holder upon exercise at any time from the first date that the Market Value per Common Unit is equal to or greater than four dollars and zero cents ($4.00), subject to the adjustments provided in the Warrant Agreement (the “ Threshold Price ”) until 5:00 p.m., New York City time, on [●], 2024 (the “ Expiration Time ”), to receive from the Partnership a number of fully paid and nonassessable Common Units (the “ Warrant Units ”) at an exercise price (the “ Exercise Price ”) of zero dollars and one cent ($0.01) pursuant to a Net Unit Settlement, subject to the conditions and terms set forth herein and in the Warrant Agreement referred to on the reverse hereof. The number of Warrant Units issuable is subject to adjustment upon the occurrence of certain events set forth in the Warrant Agreement.

Reference is hereby made to the further provisions of this Warrant Certificate set forth on the reverse hereof and such further provisions shall for all purposes have the same effect as though fully set forth at this place.

 

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Partnership has caused this Warrant Certificate to be signed below by its duly authorized officer.

Dated : [●], 2017

 

TEEKAY OFFSHORE PARTNERS L.P.
By:   Teekay Offshore GP L.L.C.,
  its general partner
By:  

 

  Name:                                                                       
  Title:                                                                         

 

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TEEKAY OFFSHORE PARTNERS L.P.

[Reverse of Warrant Certificate]

 

  1. Warrant Agreement

The Warrants evidenced by this Warrant Certificate are part of a duly authorized issue of Warrants issued or to be issued pursuant to a Warrant Agreement dated as of [●], 2017 (the “ Warrant Agreement ”), between the Partnership and [●] (the “ Investor ”), which Warrant Agreement is hereby incorporated by reference in and made a part of this instrument and is hereby referred to for a description of the rights, limitation of rights, obligations, duties and immunities thereunder of the Partnership, the Investor and the holders (the words “ holders ” or “ holder ” meaning the registered holders or registered holder) of the Warrants. In the event of an inconsistency or conflict between the terms of this Warrant and the Warrant Agreement, the terms of the Warrant Agreement will prevail.

 

  2. Exercise

Warrants may be exercised at any time from the first date the Market Value per Common Unit is equal to or greater than the Threshold Price until the Expiration Time. In order to exercise all or any of the Warrants represented by this Warrant Certificate, the holder must deliver to the Partnership this Warrant Certificate and the form of election to exercise on the reverse hereof duly completed. The exercise of Warrants is subject to certain restrictions on exercise as described in the Warrant Agreement.

The Partnership, pursuant to the terms of the Warrant Agreement, will net settle the Warrants which are exercised into Common Units as provided in the Warrant Agreement. No Warrant may be exercised after the Expiration Time, and to the extent not exercised by such time the Warrants shall become void.

 

  3. Adjustments

The Warrant Agreement provides that, upon the occurrence of certain events, the number of Common Units issuable upon the exercise of each Warrant and the Threshold Price shall be adjusted.

 

  4. No Fractional Units

No fractions of Common Units will be issued upon the exercise of any Warrant, but the Partnership will pay the cash value thereof determined as provided in the Warrant Agreement.

 

  5. Registered Form; Transfer and Exchange

The Warrants have been issued in registered form. Warrant Certificates, when surrendered at the office or agency of the Partnership by the registered holder thereof, may be exchanged, in the manner and subject to the limitations provided in the Warrant Agreement, but without payment of any service charge (except as specified in the Warrant Agreement), for another Warrant Certificate or Warrant Certificate of like tenor evidencing in the aggregate a like number of Warrants.

 

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Upon due presentation for registration of transfer of this Warrant Certificate at the office or agency of the Partnership a new Warrant Certificate or Warrant Certificate of like tenor and evidencing in the aggregate a like number of Warrants shall be issued to the transferee(s) in exchange for this Warrant Certificate, subject to the limitations provided in the Warrant Agreement, without charge except for any tax or other governmental charge imposed in connection therewith.

The Partnership may deem and treat the registered holder(s) thereof as the absolute owner(s) of this Warrant Certificate (notwithstanding any notation of ownership or other writing hereon made by anyone), for the purpose of any exercise hereof, of any distribution to the holder(s) hereof, and for all other purposes. This Warrant Certificate does not entitle any holder hereof to any rights of a unitholder of the Partnership.

 

  6. Governing Law; Jurisdiction

This Warrant shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the internal laws of the State of New York without regard to principles of conflicts of laws. The Partnership and the Holder of this Warrant each hereby irrevocably and unconditionally:

(i)    submits for itself and its property in any legal action or proceeding relating solely to this Warrant or the transactions contemplated hereby, to the non-exclusive jurisdiction of the courts of the state of New York and the Federal courts of the United States of America located within the State of New York, and appellate courts thereof;

(ii)    consents that any such action or proceeding may be brought in such courts, and waives any objection that it may now or hereafter have to the venue of any such action or proceeding in any such court or that such action or proceeding was brought in an inconvenient court and agrees not to plead or claim the same to the extent permitted by applicable law;

(iii)    agrees that service of process in any such action or proceeding may be effected by mailing a copy thereof by registered or certified mail (or any substantially similar form of mail), postage prepaid, to the party, as the case may be, at its address set forth in the Register or at such other address of which the other party shall have been notified pursuant thereto;

(iv)    agrees that nothing herein shall affect the right to effect service of process in any other manner permitted by law or shall limit the right to sue in any other jurisdiction for recognition and enforcement of any judgment or if jurisdiction in the courts referenced in the foregoing clause (i) are not available despite the intentions of the parties hereto;

(v)    agrees that final judgment in any such suit, action or proceeding brought in such a court may be enforced in the courts of any jurisdiction to which such party is subject by a suit upon such judgment, provided that service of process is effected upon such party in the manner specified herein or as otherwise permitted by law;

 

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(vi)    agrees that to the extent that such party has or hereafter may acquire any immunity from jurisdiction of any court or from any legal process with respect to itself or its property, such party hereby irrevocably waives such immunity in respect of its obligations under this Warrant Certificate, to the extent permitted by law; and

(vii)    IRREVOCABLY AND UNCONDITIONALLY WAIVES TRIAL BY JURY IN ANY LEGAL ACTION OR PROCEEDING IN RELATION TO THIS AGREEMENT AND THE WARRANT ISSUED.

A copy of the Warrant Agreement may be obtained by the holder hereof upon written request to the Partnership.

 

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[Form of Exercise Notice]

(To Be Executed Upon Exercise of Warrant)

The undersigned hereby irrevocably elects to exercise the right, represented by this Warrant Certificate for                      Common Units to be net unit settled pursuant to the Net Unit Settlement procedures set forth in the Warrant Agreement.

In a Net Unit Settlement, the undersigned requests that a certificate for such units be registered in the name of                      , whose address is                                           and that such units be delivered to                      , whose address is                                           . If said number of units is less than all of the Common Units issuable hereunder, the undersigned requests that a new Warrant representing the remaining balance of such units be registered in the name of                      , whose address is                                           , and that such Warrant be delivered to                                           , whose address is                                           .

By                                                                      

NOTICE: The signature to this assignment must correspond with the name as written upon the face of the within-mentioned instrument in every particular, without alteration or any change whatsoever.

 

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[FORM OF TRANSFER NOTICE]

FOR VALUE RECEIVED the undersigned registered holder hereby sell(s), assign(s) and transfer(s) unto                                                                                                                                                                               (the “ Assignee ”).

(Please type or print block letters)

 

 

(Please print or typewrite name and address including zip code of assignee)

the within Warrant and all rights thereunder (the “ Securities ”), hereby irrevocably constituting and appointing

 

 

attorney to transfer said Warrant Certificate on the books of the Partnership with full power of substitution in the premises.

[THE FOLLOWING PROVISION TO BE INCLUDED ON ALL CERTIFICATES BEARING A RESTRICTED LEGEND]

In connection with any transfer of this Warrant Certificate occurring prior to the removal of the Restricted Legend, the undersigned confirms (i) the understanding that the Securities have not been registered under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended; and (ii) that such transfer is made without utilizing any general solicitation or general advertising.

 

Date:  

 

 

Seller  
By  

 

NOTICE: The signature to this assignment must correspond with the name as written upon the face of the within-mentioned instrument in every particular, without alteration or any change whatsoever.

 

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EXHIBIT B

RESTRICTED LEGEND

THIS WARRANT AND THE UNDERLYING COMMON UNITS THAT MAY BE ISSUED UPON ITS EXERCISE HAVE NOT BEEN REGISTERED UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AS AMENDED (THE “SECURITIES ACT”), OR ANY STATE SECURITIES LAWS. NEITHER THIS SECURITY NOR ANY INTEREST OR PARTICIPATION HEREIN MAY BE REOFFERED, SOLD, ASSIGNED, TRANSFERRED, PLEDGED, ENCUMBERED OR OTHERWISE DISPOSED OF IN THE ABSENCE OF SUCH REGISTRATION OR UNLESS SUCH TRANSACTION IS EXEMPT FROM, OR NOT SUBJECT TO, REGISTRATION.

 

B-1

Exhibit 4.2

SECOND AMENDED AND RESTATED

LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY AGREEMENT

OF

TEEKAY OFFSHORE GP L.L.C.

A MARSHALL ISLANDS LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY

Dated as of [ ], 2017

THE TRANSFER OF THE SECURITIES REPRESENTED BY THIS INSTRUMENT IS SUBJECT TO THE CONDITIONS SPECIFIED IN THIS LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY AGREEMENT AMONG THE MEMBERS OF THE ISSUER.

THE SECURITIES REPRESENTED BY THIS INSTRUMENT HAVE NOT BEEN REGISTERED UNDER THE UNITED STATES SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AS AMENDED, AND MAY NOT BE SOLD OR TRANSFERRED IN ABSENCE OF AN EFFECTIVE REGISTRATION STATEMENT UNDER THE ACT OR AN EXEMPTION FROM REGISTRATION THEREUNDER.


TABLE OF CONTENTS

 

ARTICLE I Definitions

     1  

1.1

 

Definitions

     1  

1.2

 

Other Definitional Provisions

     9  

ARTICLE II Organization of the Company

     9  

2.1

 

Formation

     9  

2.2

 

Name

     9  

2.3

 

Registered Address; Agent

     10  

2.4

 

Principal Office

     10  

2.5

 

Term

     10  

2.6

 

Purposes and Powers

     10  

ARTICLE III Management of the Company

     10  

3.1

 

Board of Directors

     10  

3.2

 

Officers

     20  

3.3

 

Fiduciary Duties

     22  

3.4

 

Performance of Duties; Liability of Directors and Officers

     22  

3.5

 

Indemnification

     23  

3.6

 

Prospective Amendments

     24  

ARTICLE IV Members

     24  

4.1

 

Registered Members

     24  

4.2

 

Limitation of Liability

     24  

4.3

 

Withdrawal; Resignation

     24  

4.4

 

Death of a Member

     24  

4.5

 

Authority

     25  

4.6

 

Outside Activities

     25  

4.7

 

No Effect on Lending Relationship

     25  

ARTICLE V Shares; Membership

     25  

5.1

 

Shares Generally

     25  

5.2

 

Authorization of Shares

     26  

5.3

 

Issuance of Shares

     26  

5.4

 

New Members from the Issuance of Shares

     26  

5.5

 

Option Exercise; Right of Repurchase; Right of First Offer

     26  

5.6

 

Drag Rights

     30  

5.7

 

Share Ownership

     31  

5.8

 

Preemptive Rights

     31  

ARTICLE VI Capital Contributions and Capital Accounts

     32  

6.1

 

Capital Contributions

     32  

6.2

 

Capital Accounts

     32  

6.3

 

Negative Capital Accounts

     34  

 

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6.4

 

No Withdrawal

     34  

6.5

 

Loans from Members

     34  

6.6

 

Status of Capital Contributions

     34  

ARTICLE VII Distributions

     34  

7.1

 

Generally

     34  

7.2

 

Distributions

     35  

7.3

 

Withholding Taxes

     35  

ARTICLE VIII U.S. Tax Allocations

     35  

8.1

 

Allocations of Profits and Losses

     35  

8.2

 

Regulatory and Special Allocations

     35  

8.3

 

Curative Allocations

     36  

8.4

 

Tax Allocations

     36  

ARTICLE IX Elections and Reports

     37  

9.1

 

Generally

     37  

9.2

 

Fiscal Year

     37  

9.3

 

Bank Accounts

     38  

9.4

 

Tax Status

     38  

9.5

 

Reports

     38  

9.6

 

Tax Elections

     38  

9.7

 

Tax Controversies

     39  

9.8

 

Passive Foreign Investment Company

     39  

ARTICLE X Dissolution and Liquidation

     40  

10.1

 

Dissolution

     40  

10.2

 

Liquidation

     40  

ARTICLE XI Transfer of Shares

     42  

11.1

 

Restrictions

     42  

11.2

 

General Restrictions on Transfer

     42  

11.3

 

Procedures for Transfer

     43  

11.4

 

Legend

     43  

11.5

 

Limitations

     43  

ARTICLE XII Certain Agreements

     44  

12.1

 

Financial Statements and Confidentiality

     44  

ARTICLE XIII Miscellaneous Provisions

     46  

13.1

 

Notices

     46  

13.2

 

Governing Law

     47  

13.3

 

No Action for Partition

     47  

13.4

 

Headings and Sections

     47  

13.5

 

Amendments

     47  

 

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13.6

 

Interpretation

     48  

13.7

 

Binding Effect

     48  

13.8

 

Counterparts; Email and Facsimile

     48  

13.9

 

Severability

     48  

13.10

 

Remedies

     48  

13.11

 

Business Days

     49  

13.12

 

Waiver of Jury Trial

     49  

13.13

 

No Strict Construction

     49  

13.14

 

Entire Agreement and Incorporation by Reference

     49  

13.15

 

Parties in Interest

     49  

13.16

 

Venue and Submission to Jurisdiction

     49  

13.17

 

Further Assurances

     50  

13.18

 

Compliance

     50  

13.19

 

No Vote to Remove the General Partner

     50  

13.20

 

Successor Corporation

     50  

SCHEDULES :

 

Schedule A

  

Members Schedule as of [●], 2017

Schedule B

  

Officers of the Company as of [●], 2017

Schedule C

  

Consents

EXHIBITS :

 

Exhibit A

  

Certificate of Formation

Exhibit B

  

Form of Joinder to Second Amended and Restated Limited Liability Company Agreement

 

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SECOND AMENDED AND RESTATED

LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY AGREEMENT

OF

TEEKAY OFFSHORE GP L.L.C.

This SECOND AMENDED AND RESTATED LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY AGREEMENT (this “ Agreement ”), dated as of [●], 2017 (the “ Effective Date ”), of Teekay Offshore GP L.L.C., a Marshall Islands non-resident domestic limited liability company (the “ Company ”), is by and among Teekay Holdings Limited, a Bermuda corporation (“ TK ”), and Brookfield TK TOGP L.P., a Bermuda limited partnership (“ Brookfield ”).

WHEREAS, the Company was formed on August 25, 2006 pursuant to the Act, subject to a Limited Liability Company Agreement, dated as of August 25, 2006 (as subsequently amended and restated on December 19, 2006 and further amended on February 25, 2008 and February 29, 2008, the “ Limited Liability Company Agreement ”);

WHEREAS, TK and Brookfield are parties to that certain Investment Agreement, dated as of [●], 2017 (the “ Investment Agreement ”), pursuant to which, among other things, TK has agreed to sell, transfer and assign, and Brookfield has agreed to purchase, 49% of the limited liability company interests in the Company;

WHEREAS, TK, as the existing sole Member, and Brookfield now desire to amend and restate the Limited Liability Company Agreement in its entirety upon the terms and conditions stated below and, upon the execution and delivery of this Agreement, TK and Brookfield will represent all of the Members of the Company, each holding such percentage of Shares as set forth next to its name on Schedule A attached hereto;

NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the mutual covenants and agreements herein made and other good and valuable consideration, the Limited Liability Company Agreement is hereby amended and restated in its entirety as follows:

ARTICLE I

Definitions

1.1     Definitions . The following terms used in this Agreement shall have the following meanings (unless otherwise expressly provided in this Agreement):

Act ” means the Marshall Islands Limited Liability Company Act of 1996 of the Republic of the Marshall Islands Associations Law, as the same may be amended from time to time.


Adjusted Capital Account Deficit ” means, with respect to any Member, the deficit balance, if any, in such Member’s Capital Account as of the end of the relevant Taxable Year, after giving effect to the following adjustments:

(i)    Crediting to such Capital Account any amount which such Member is obligated to restore or is deemed to be obligated to restore pursuant to Treasury Regulation Sections 1.704-1(b)(2)(ii)( c ), 1.704-2 (g)(1), and 1.704-2(i); and

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

Affiliate ” means, with respect to any specified Person, any other Person directly or indirectly controlling or controlled by, or under direct or indirect common control with, such specified Person; provided , that (i) the Company and its Subsidiaries shall not be deemed to be Affiliates of the Brookfield Members or any of their respective Affiliates, (ii) Teekay Corporation and its Subsidiaries shall not be deemed to be Affiliates of the Brookfield Members or any of their respective Affiliates, and (iii) portfolio companies (provided such portfolio companies have material operations other than the operations of the Company and the Limited Partnership) in which any of the Brookfield Members or any of their respective Affiliates has an investment (whether as debt or equity) shall not be deemed an Affiliate of the Brookfield Members or the Brookfield Members’ respective Affiliates. For the purposes of this definition, “ control ”, when used with respect to any specified Person, means the power to direct the management and policies of such Person, directly or indirectly, whether through the ownership of voting securities, by contract or otherwise; and the terms “ controlling, ” “ controlled, ” “ controlled by ” and “ under common control with ” have meanings correlative to the foregoing..

Bankruptcy ” means, with respect to a Member, that (i) such Member has (A) made an assignment for the benefit of creditors; (B) filed a voluntary petition in bankruptcy; (C) been adjudged bankrupt or insolvent, or had entered against such Member an order of relief in any bankruptcy or insolvency proceeding; (D) filed a petition or an answer seeking for such Member any reorganization, arrangement, composition, readjustment, liquidation, dissolution or similar relief under any statute, law or regulation or filed an answer or other pleading admitting or failing to contest the material allegations of a petition filed against such Member in any proceeding of such nature; or (E) sought, consented to, or acquiesced in the appointment of a trustee, receiver or liquidator of such Member or of all or any substantial part of such Member’s properties; (ii) 120 days have elapsed after the commencement of any proceeding against such Member seeking reorganization, arrangement, composition, readjustment, liquidation, dissolution or similar relief under any statute, law or regulation and such proceeding has not been dismissed; or (iii) 90 days have elapsed since the appointment without such Member’s consent or acquiescence of a trustee, receiver or liquidator of such Member or of all or any substantial part of such Member’s properties and such appointment has not been vacated or stayed or the appointment is not vacated within 90 days after the expiration of such stay.

BCA ” means the Business Corporations Act of the Republic of the Marshall Islands.

 

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Book Value ” means, with respect to any Company asset, the adjusted basis of such asset for U.S. federal income tax purposes, except as follows:

(a)    The initial Book Value of any Company asset contributed or deemed contributed by a Member to the Company shall be the gross Fair Market Value of such Company asset as of the date of such contribution;

(b)    The Book Value of each Company asset may be adjusted to equal its respective gross Fair Market Value, as of the following times: (i) the acquisition of an additional interest in the Company by any new or existing Member in exchange for more than a de minimis Capital Contribution if the Board reasonably determines in good faith that such adjustment is necessary or appropriate to reflect the Members’ relative economic interests in the Company; (ii) the distribution by the Company to a Member of more than a de minimis amount of Company assets (other than cash) as consideration for all or part of its Shares unless the Board reasonably determines in good faith that such adjustment is not necessary to reflect the relative economic interests of the Members in the Company; (iii) the liquidation of the Company within the meaning of Treasury Regulations Section 1.704-1(b)(2)(ii)( g ); and (iv) such other times as the Board shall reasonably determine in good faith are necessary or advisable to comply with the Treasury Regulations under Subchapter K of Chapter 1 of the Code;

(c)    The Book Value of a Company asset distributed to any Member shall be the Fair Market Value of such Company asset as of the date of distribution thereof;

(d)    The Book Value of each Company asset shall be increased or decreased, as the case may be, to reflect any adjustments to the adjusted basis of such Company asset pursuant to Section 734(b) or Section 743(b) of the Code, but only to the extent that such adjustments are taken into account in determining Capital Account balances pursuant to Treasury Regulations Section 1.704-1(b)(2)(iv)( m ); provided , that Book Values shall not be adjusted pursuant to this subparagraph (d) to the extent that an adjustment pursuant to subparagraph (b) above is made in conjunction with a transaction that would otherwise result in an adjustment pursuant to this subparagraph (d); and

(e)    If the Book Value of a Company asset has been determined or adjusted pursuant to subparagraphs (a), (b) or (d) above, such Book Value shall thereafter be adjusted to reflect the Depreciation taken into account with respect to such Company asset for purposes of computing Profits and Losses.

Brookfield Majority Holders ” means, at any time, a Brookfield Member or Brookfield Members that own a majority of the Shares owned by all of the Brookfield Members at such time.

Brookfield Member ” means, collectively, any Member that is either Brookfield or a controlled Affiliate of Brookfield (including any investment fund, co-investment vehicles and/or similar vehicles or accounts, in each case managed by Brookfield Capital Partners LLC or its Affiliates) or any of their respective successors (but not including, however, any portfolio companies of any of the foregoing).

 

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Business Day ” means any day that is not a Saturday, Sunday, or other day on which commercial banks are authorized or required to close in the State of New York.

Canadian Tax Act ” means the Income Tax Act (Canada), R.S.C. 1985, 5th Supplement, c.1, as amended from time to time.

Capital Account ” means the capital account maintained for a Member pursuant to Section 6.2.

Capital Contribution ” means any contribution to the capital of the Company in cash or property by a Member, whenever made.

Certificate ” means the Certificate of Formation (as herein defined) of the Company, as such Certificate of Formation may be amended, supplemented or restated from time to time.

Certificate of Limited Partnership ” means the Certificate of Limited Partnership of the Limited Partnership, dated as of August 30, 2006.

Code ” means the United States Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as the same may be amended from time to time.

Common Units ” means the common units of the Limited Partnership having the powers, preferences and rights, and the qualifications, limitations and restrictions, as set forth in the Limited Partnership Agreement.

Company Minimum Gain ” has the meaning set forth for “partnership minimum gain” in Treasury Regulation Section 1.704-2(d).

Depreciation ” means, for each Taxable Year, an amount equal to the depreciation, amortization, or other cost recovery deduction allowable with respect to an asset for such Taxable Year, except that if the Book Value of an asset differs from its adjusted basis for U.S. federal income tax purposes at the beginning of such Taxable Year, Depreciation shall be an amount which bears the same ratio to such beginning Book Value as the U.S. federal income tax depreciation, amortization, or other cost recovery deduction for such Taxable Year bears to such beginning adjusted tax basis; provided , that if the adjusted basis for U.S. federal income tax purposes of an asset at the beginning of such Taxable Year is zero and the Book Value of the asset is positive, Depreciation shall be determined with reference to such beginning Book Value using any permitted method selected by the Board.

Director Qualification Standards ” means (a) any requirements generally applicable to all of the Directors regarding service as a Director of the Company under applicable law or the rules and regulations of any securities exchange of which the Company or the Limited Partnership is then subject, as the same may be amended, modified or supplemented, and (b) any additional qualification standards established by the Board for eligibility of individuals to serve as Directors (there being none under this clause (b) as of the date hereof).

 

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Equity Interest ” means the ownership interest (including the limited liability company interest) of a Member in the Company, including such Member’s right (A) to distributions from the Company, including on a liquidation of the Company, (B) to an allocation of Profits, Losses, and other items of income, gain, loss, deduction and credits of the Company for U.S. tax purposes, (C) to vote on, consent to or otherwise participate in any decision of the Members and (D) to any and all other benefits to which such Member may be entitled as provided in this Agreement or the Act.

Exercise Date ” has the meaning set forth in Section  5.5(a) .

Fair Market Value ” of any asset as of any date means the purchase price which a willing buyer having all relevant knowledge would pay a willing seller for such asset in an arm’s-length transaction, as reasonably determined in good faith by the Board based on such factors as the Board, in the exercise of its reasonable business judgment, considers relevant.

General Partner Interest ” means the ownership interest of the Company in the Limited Partnership in its capacity as a general partner and without reference to any limited partner interest in the Limited Partnership held by the Company or its Affiliates.

Governmental Entity ” means any (i) federal, state or local, domestic or foreign governmental or regulatory (including any stock exchange) authority, agency, court, commission or other entity or self-regulatory organization or (ii) arbitral body (public or private).

Incentive Distribution Right ” means Incentive Distribution Right as defined in the Limited Partnership Agreement.

Independent Director ” means a Director who would be considered an “independent director” under (a) NYSE Rule 303A.02 in effect at the time such Person is elected to the Board as such rule may be amended, supplemented or replaced from time to time (whether by final rule or otherwise), (b) the Company’s corporate governance guidelines or similar policy and (c) any other applicable law, rule or regulation mandating the independence of one or more members of the Board, excluding, in each case, requirements that relate to “independence” only for members of a particular Board committee or directors fulfilling a particular function. In no event will any Person be deemed an Independent Director who is, or at any time during the previous three years was, an officer or employee of the Company, the Limited Partnership or their respective Subsidiaries. For purposes of Section  3.1(c)(i) hereof, in no event will any Person be deemed an Independent Director who is, or at any time during the previous three years was, an officer, director, employee, consultant or contractor of, or who otherwise has or had during the previous three years a material business or financial relationship with Teekay Corporation or any of its Affiliates.

Licensing Agreement ” means the Licensing Agreement, dated as of the date hereof, among the Limited Partnership and Teekay Corporation.

Liens ” means any pledges, liens, charges, mortgages, encumbrances or security interests of any kind or nature.

 

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Limited Partnership ” means Teekay Offshore Partners L.P., a Republic of the Marshall Islands limited partnership.

Limited Partnership Agreement ” means the Limited Partnership’s Fifth Amended and Restated Agreement of Limited Partnership, dated as of June 29, 2016, as amended from time to time.

Losses ” has the meaning set forth in Section  6.2 .

Majority of the Board ” means, at any time, a combination of any of the then Directors constituting at least a majority of the votes of all of the Directors who are then elected and qualified and remaining on the Board.

Majority of the Committee ” means, with respect to any committee of the Board, at any time, a combination of any of the then Directors constituting at least a majority of the votes of all of the Directors who are then appointed and qualified and remaining on such Committee.

Managers ” has the meaning set forth in Section  3.1(a) .

Master Services Agreement ” means that master services agreement among the Limited Partnership, the Company, Teekay Corporation and Brookfield TK TOLP L.P. dated as of the date hereof.

Member ” means each Person identified on the Members Schedule as of the date hereof who is a party to or is otherwise bound by this Agreement and each Person who may hereafter be admitted as a Member in accordance with the terms of this Agreement. The Members shall constitute the “members” (as that term is defined in the Act) of the Company.

Member Minimum Gain ” with respect to each Member Nonrecourse Debt, means the amount of Company Minimum Gain (as determined according to Treasury Regulation Section 1.704-2(d)(1)) that would result if such Member Nonrecourse Debt was treated as a nonrecourse liability, determined in accordance with Treasury Regulation Section 1.704-2(i)(3).

Member Nonrecourse Debt ” has the meaning set forth in Treasury Regulation Section 1.704-2(b)(4), substituting the term “Company” for the term “partnership” and the term “Member” for the term “partner” as the context requires.

Member Nonrecourse Deduction ” has the meaning set forth in Treasury Regulation Section 1.704-2(i), substituting the term “Member” for the term “partner” as the context requires.

Nonrecourse Deductions ” has the meaning set forth in Treasury Regulation Section 1.704-2(b), substituting the term “Company” for the term “partnership” as the context requires.

 

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Partnership Tax Audit Rules ” means Sections 6221 through 6241 of the Code, as amended by the Bipartisan Budget Act of 2015, together with any guidance issued thereunder or successor provisions and any similar provision of state or local tax laws.

Person ” means any individual, corporation, partnership, limited liability company, trust, joint venture, Governmental Entity or other unincorporated entity, association or group.

Principal Market ” means the New York Stock Exchange, or such other U.S. national securities exchange on which the Common Units are then listed (or admitted to trading).

Profits ” has the meaning set forth in Section  6.2 .

Registration Rights Agreement ” means the registration rights agreement between the Limited Partnership, Teekay Corporation and Brookfield TK TOLP L.P. dated as of the date hereof.

Share ” means a share representing a fractional portion of the Equity Interests of all the Members and having the rights set forth in this Agreement and the Equity Interests represented by such Share shall be determined in accordance with such rights and the other terms of this Agreement. There shall only be a single class, and no series, of Shares of the Company.

Subsidiary ” means, with respect to any Person, another Person, an amount of the voting securities, other voting rights or voting partnership interests of which is sufficient to elect at least a majority of its board of directors or other governing body (or, if there are no such voting interests, more than 50% of the equity interests of which) is owned directly or indirectly by such first Person.

Tax Matters Partner ” has the meaning set forth in Section 9.7.

Taxable Year ” means the Company’s taxable year ending on December 31 (or part thereof in the case of the Company’s first and last taxable year), or such other year as is (i) required by Section 706 of the Code or (ii) determined by the Board (if no year is so required by Section 706 of the Code).

Teekay Corporation ” means Teekay Corporation, a Republic of the Marshall Islands corporation.

TK Event of Default ” means, with respect to any TK Member:

(a)    Bankruptcy;

(b)    the entry of a plea of guilty or no contest or finding or admission of guilt, or agreement to a non-prosecution agreement, deferred prosecution agreement, leniency agreement, civil, criminal, or regulatory settlement or administrative order or acceptance of any fine with respect to a charge by a Governmental Entity that, in each case, could reasonably be expected to have a material and adverse impact on the business, operations, or reputation of the Company or the Limited Partnership; or

 

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(c)    a material violation or breach of, or default under, this Agreement or the Master Services Agreement by the TK Member or any of its Affiliates if such violation, breach or default is not curable or, if curable, is not cured on or prior to the date which is 30 days following written notice thereof given by Brookfield to TK.

TK Majority Holders ” means, at any time, a TK Member or TK Members that own a majority of the Shares owned by all of the TK Members at such time.

TK Member ” means, collectively, any Member that is TK, Teekay Corporation or a controlled Affiliate thereof.

Transfer ” means any sale, transfer, conveyance, assignment, gift, delivery or other disposition.

Treasury Regulations ” means the final or temporary regulations that have been issued by the U.S. Department of Treasury pursuant to its authority under the Code, and any successor regulations.

VWAP Price ” means, as of the applicable date of determination, the dollar volume-weighted average price of a Common Unit on the Principal Market during the period beginning at 9:30:01 a.m., New York time (or such other time as the Principal Market publicly announces is the official open of trading), and ending at 4:00:00 p.m., New York time (or such other time as the Principal Market publicly announces is the official close of trading), as reported by Bloomberg through its “Volume at Price” function or, if the foregoing does not apply, the dollar volume-weighted average price of such security in the over-the-counter market on the electronic bulletin board for such security during the period beginning at 9:30:01 a.m., New York time (or such other time as the Principal Market publicly announces is the official open of trading), and ending at 4:00:00 p.m., New York time (or such other time as the Principal Market publicly announces is the official close of trading), as reported by Bloomberg, or, if no dollar volume-weighted average price is reported for such security by Bloomberg for such hours, the average of the highest closing bid price and the lowest closing ask price of any of the market makers for such security as reported in the “pink sheets” by OTC Markets LLC, in each case for the thirty (30) most recent trading days. If the VWAP Price cannot be calculated for a security on a particular date on any of the foregoing bases, the VWAP Price of such security on such date shall be the fair market value as mutually determined by the Company and the applicable Member. If the Company and the applicable Member are unable to agree upon the fair market value of such security, then the VWAP Price will be determined by an independent accounting, appraisal, investment banking firm or consultant of nationally recognized standing in the United States retained by the Company and approved by the applicable Member for such purpose. All such determinations shall be appropriately adjusted for any unit distribution, unit split, unit combination or other similar transaction during the applicable calculation period. When applying VWAP to a Member’s Equity Interest in the Company, the economic interest shall be valued on the basis of a Common Unit in the Limited Partnership.

 

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Warrants ” means warrants issued by the Limited Partnership or Teekay Holdings Limited, as applicable, pursuant to the terms and provisions of (i) the Warrant Agreement, dated as of [●], 2017, between the Limited Partnership and Brookfield TK TOLP L.P. and (ii) the Warrant Agreement, dated as of [●], 2017, between Teekay Holdings Limited and Brookfield TK TOLP L.P.

1.2     Other Definitional Provisions . Capitalized terms used in this Agreement which are not defined in this Article I have the meanings contained elsewhere in this Agreement. Defined terms used in this Agreement in the singular shall import the plural and vice versa.

ARTICLE II

Organization of the Company

2.1     Formation .

(a)    The Company was formed on August 25, 2006 as a Marshall Islands non-resident domestic limited liability company upon the filing of the certificate of formation, as attached as Exhibit A hereto (the “ Certificate of Formation ”), pursuant to the Act with the Republic of the Marshall Islands Registrar of Corporations. This Agreement shall constitute the “limited liability company agreement” (as that term is used in the Act) of the Company. The rights, powers, duties, obligations and liabilities of the Members shall be determined pursuant to the Act and this Agreement. To the extent that the rights, powers, duties, obligations and liabilities of any Member are different by reason of any provision of this Agreement than they would be in the absence of such provision, this Agreement shall, to the extent permitted by the Act, control.

(b)    Any officer of the Company as an “authorized person” within the meaning of the Act, is hereby authorized, at any time that the applicable Member(s) have approved an amendment to the Certificate in accordance with the terms hereof, to promptly execute, deliver and file such amendment in accordance with the Act.

(c)    The Company shall, to the extent permissible, elect to be treated as a partnership for United States federal, state and local income tax purposes. Each Member and the Company shall file all United States tax returns and shall otherwise take all United States tax and financial reporting positions in a manner consistent with such treatment and no Member shall take any action inconsistent with such treatment. To the extent permitted by law, the Company shall not be deemed a partnership or joint venture for any purpose other than for U.S. federal, state and local income tax purposes.

2.2     Name . The name of the Company is “Teekay Offshore GP L.L.C.” or such other name or names as the Board may from time to time designate; provided, that the name shall always contain the words “Limited Liability Company”, “LLC” or “L.L.C.”.

 

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2.3     Registered Address; Agent . Except as the Board of Directors may designate from time to time in the manner provided by law, the address of the Company’s registered agent in the Marshall Islands shall be the Trust Company Complex, Ajeltake Islands, Ajeltake Road, Majuro, Marshall Islands MH 96960, and the name of the Company’s registered agent at such address shall be the Trust Company of the Marshall Islands, Inc.

2.4     Principal Office . The principal office and the mailing address of the Company shall be Fourth Floor, Belvedere Building, 69 Pitts Bay Road, Hamilton, HM 08 Bermuda.

2.5     Term . The Company commenced on August 25, 2006 and shall have perpetual existence, unless the Company is dissolved in accordance with the Act.

2.6     Purposes and Powers . The purposes and character of the business of the Company shall be to transact any or all lawful business for which limited liability companies may be organized under the Act, provided such business is, in the reasonable discretion of the Board, necessary or appropriate to facilitate its role as general partner of the Limited Partnership. The Company shall have any and all powers which are necessary or desirable to carry out the purposes and business of the Company, including the ability to incur and guaranty indebtedness, to the extent the same may be legally exercised by limited liability companies under the Act. Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, nothing set forth herein shall be construed as authorizing the Company to possess any purpose or power, or to do any act or thing, forbidden by law to a limited liability company organized under the laws of the Republic of the Marshall Islands.

ARTICLE III

Management of the Company

3.1     Board of Directors .

(a)     Establishment . There is hereby established a committee (the “ Board ” or the “ Board of Directors ”) comprised of natural Persons (the “ Directors ”) having the authority and duties set forth in this Agreement. Each Director shall be entitled to one vote. Directors need not be residents or citizens of the Marshall Islands. Each Director shall constitute a “manager” of the Company for purposes of the Act (collectively, the “ Managers ”), provided that at all times each of the Managers shall act in conformity with the authority and duties of the Directors and/or Board as specified in this Agreement.

(b)     Powers of the Board . Subject to (and except as set forth in) Section 3.1(h) and except for decisions or actions requiring the approval of the Members by non-waivable provisions of the Act or applicable law, the business and affairs of the Company shall be managed by or under the direction of the Board, and all actions outside of the ordinary course of business of the Company to be taken by or on behalf of the Company shall require the approval of a Majority of the Board. Notwithstanding anything in this Agreement to the contrary, the Board shall conduct the affairs and governance of the Company so that (i) the Company is not a resident of Canada for purposes of the Canadian Tax Act, (ii) neither the Company nor the Limited Partnership is carrying on business in Canada for purposes of the Canadian Tax Act and (iii) the Company is not doing business in the Republic of the Marshall Islands.

 

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(c)     Number of Directors; Term of Office . As of the date hereof, and at all times prior to the Exercise Date, the authorized number of Directors of the Board is, and shall be, nine Directors. On and after the Exercise Date, the authorized number of Directors of the Board may be changed by a Majority of the Board to any of five to fifteen Directors (inclusive). The Directors shall, except as hereinafter otherwise provided for, be elected (and removed and replaced, if applicable) by Members holding a majority of the outstanding Shares and shall hold office until their respective successors are elected and qualified or until their earlier death, resignation or removal. As of the date hereof, the Directors are [●], [●], [●], [●], [●], [●], [●], [●] and [●], and each such Person shall hold office as a Director until his respective successor is elected and qualified or until his earlier death, resignation or removal. Notwithstanding the foregoing:

(i)    At all times prior to the Exercise Date, the TK Majority Holders will have the right to elect five Directors (each Director elected pursuant to the terms hereof by the TK Majority Holders, a “ TK Director ”), provided that three of such TK Directors must be Independent Directors and must be approved by the Brookfield Majority Holders (which approval shall not be unreasonably withheld); on and after the Exercise Date, for so long as the TK Members own at least 10% of the outstanding Common Units, on a fully-diluted basis, the TK Majority Holders will have the right to elect two TK Directors; on and after the later of (a) the Exercise Date and (b) the date on which the TK Members first no longer own 10% of the outstanding Common Units, on a fully-diluted basis, for so long as the Licensing and Franchising Agreement has not been terminated, the TK Majority Holders will have the right to elect one TK Director. The TK Directors as of the date hereof are [●], [●], [●], [●] and [●], of whom [●], [●] and [●] represent Independent Directors. The election rights set forth in this clause (i) are referred to as the “ TK Election Rights .”

(ii)    At all times prior to the Exercise Date, the Brookfield Majority Holders will have the right to elect four Directors (each, a “ Brookfield Director ”) and, on and after the Exercise Date, for so long as the Brookfield Members own at least 10% of the outstanding Common Units, on a fully-diluted basis, the Brookfield Majority Holders will have the right to elect two Brookfield Directors. The Brookfield Directors as of the date hereof are [●], [●], [●] and [●]. The election rights set forth in this clause (ii) are referred to as the “ Brookfield Election Rights .”

(iii)    Each Member, upon the request of any other Member, shall vote (or, if requested by the Company, execute a written consent with respect to) all Shares over which such Member has control and shall promptly take all other necessary or desirable actions within such Member’s control to elect to the Board any individual elected pursuant to subclauses (i) or (ii) above.

 

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(iv)    Subject to other provisions of this clause (iv), TK Directors may be removed and replaced by, and only by, the TK Majority Holders, with or without cause, subject to the provisos in clause (c)(i) above. If the number of TK Directors then in office exceeds the number of TK Directors that the TK Majority Holders then may elect pursuant to the TK Election Rights, then, at the written request of the Brookfield Majority Holders, one of the TK Directors, as specified by the TK Majority Holders (or, if the TK Majority Holders fails to do so within five (5) Business Days of such requirement not being satisfied, as specified by the Brookfield Majority Holders), shall immediately resign, and the Members shall cause such TK Director immediately to resign, from the Board effective as of the receipt of such notice, and if such TK Director does not resign, the TK Members shall remove such TK Director. The same shall be repeated until the number of TK Members does not exceed the number of TK Directors that the TK Majority Holders then may elect pursuant to the TK Election Rights. Subject to the other provisions of this clause (iv), Brookfield Directors may be removed and replaced by, and only by, the Brookfield Majority Holders, with or without cause. If the number of Brookfield Directors then in office exceeds the number of Brookfield Directors that the Brookfield Majority Holders then may elect pursuant to the Brookfield Election Rights, then, at the written request of the TK Majority Holders, one of the Brookfield Directors, as specified by the Brookfield Majority Holders (or, if the Brookfield Majority Holders fails to do so within five (5) Business Days of such requirement not being satisfied, as specified by the TK Majority Holders), shall immediately resign, and the Members shall cause such Brookfield Director immediately to resign, from the Board effective as of the receipt of such notice, and if such Brookfield Director does not resign, the Brookfield Members shall remove such Brookfield Director. Each TK Director and each Brookfield Director shall satisfy the Director Qualification Standards.

(v)    A Director may resign at any time by giving written notice to such effect to the Board. Any such resignation shall take effect at the time of the receipt of that notice or any later effective time specified in that notice and, unless otherwise specified in such notice, the acceptance of the resignation shall not be necessary to make it effective. Any vacancy caused by any such resignation or by the death of any Director or any vacancy for any other reason (including due to the authorization by the Board of a newly created directorship) and not filled by the Person(s) with the right to elect such Director pursuant to Sections 3.1(c)(i) or 3.1(c)(ii) may be filled by a majority of the votes of the Directors then in office, although less than a quorum, and any Director so elected to fill any such vacancy shall hold office until his successor is elected and qualified pursuant to Sections 3.1(c)(i) or 3.1(c)(ii) or until his earlier death, resignation or removal; provided that such Director can be removed with or without cause and replaced by the Person or Persons, if any, which have the right to elect such Director pursuant to Sections 3.1(c)(i) or 3.1(c)(ii), as the case may be.

(vi)    Notwithstanding anything in this Agreement to the contrary, (i) each Director shall be a natural person and (ii) at all times a majority of the Directors shall be persons who are not residents of Canada for the purposes of the Canadian Tax Act (except in the case of the death, resignation or dismissal of one or more Directors

 

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who are not residents of Canada for purposes of the Canadian Tax Act, provided that within 21 days of any such death, resignation or dismissal either (1) one or more new non-resident Directors shall be elected to replace each non-resident Director who died, resigned or was dismissed or (2) one or more Directors who are residents of Canada for purposes of the Canadian Tax Act shall resign to achieve the required non-resident majority).

(d)     Meetings of the Board . The Board shall meet at such time and at such place as the Board may designate; provided that all meetings of the Board shall take place outside of Canada. Special meetings of the Board shall be held on the call of the Chairman (as herein defined), any Director or the Company’s Chief Executive Officer or President upon at least three Business Days (if the meeting is to be held in person) or forty-eight hours (if the meeting is to be held by telephone communications or video conference) written notice to the Directors, or upon such shorter notice as may be approved by all of the Directors. Subject to the second sentence of clause (i) below, any director may participate in any Board (or Board committee) meeting by telephone communications or video conference. Any Director may waive such notice as to himself or herself before or after the meeting. A record shall be maintained by the Company of each meeting of the Board.

(i)     Conduct of Meetings . Any meeting of the Directors may be held in person, telephonically or by video conference. Any Board meeting held telephonically or by video conference must originate outside of Canada and a majority of the Directors participating in such meeting in person or by call or video must participate from or at a location outside Canada, and such meeting shall be deemed held at the place from where such call or video conference originated.

(ii)     Quorum . A Majority of the Board shall constitute a quorum of the Board for purposes of conducting business; provided , however , that such quorum shall be properly constituted only if a majority of the Directors included in such quorum are not residents of Canada for purposes of the Canadian Tax Act; provided , further , that, prior to the Exercise Date, a Brookfield Director must be present for such Directors to constitute a quorum, subject to the last sentence of this Section  3.1(d)(ii) . A Director may vote or be present at a meeting either in person or by proxy. At all times when the Board is conducting business at a meeting of the Board, a quorum of the Board must be present at such meeting and a majority of the Directors participating at such meeting must not be residents of Canada for purposes of the Canadian Tax Act. If a quorum shall not be present at any meeting of the Board, then the Directors present at the meeting may adjourn the meeting from time to time and shall promptly give notice to the Directors not present at the meeting of when the meeting will be reconvened. If such notice is given and the reconvened meeting is held at least 48 hours after the suspended meeting at which a quorum was not present and notice was given, then, at such reconvened meeting, the presence of at least one Brookfield Director will not be required in order for a quorum to be present (so long as all other quorum requirements provided for in this Section  3.1(d)(ii) are met); provided , however , that the only business that may be conducted at such reconvened meeting is the business specifically set forth in the original agenda for the suspended meeting.

 

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(iii)     Attendance and Waiver of Notice . Attendance of a Director at any meeting shall constitute a waiver of notice of such meeting, except where a Director attends a meeting for the express purpose of objecting to the transaction of any business on the ground that the meeting is not lawfully called or convened. Neither the business to be transacted at, nor the purpose of, any regular or special meeting of the Board need be specified in the notice or waiver of notice of such meeting.

(iv)     Actions Without a Meeting . Notwithstanding any provision contained in this Agreement, any action of the Board may be taken by written consent (which may include consent by electronic transmission, including email) of all of the Directors; provided , however , that the last Director to execute such consent shall not have done so while in Canada and each such consent shall include the location and the date of such Consent. Subject to any applicable requirements of Section  3.1(h) , any such action taken by the Board without a meeting shall be effective only if the consent or consents set forth the actions so taken and are in writing and are consented by each member of the Board. For purposes of this Section  3.1(d)(iv) , an “action” of the Board shall include any approval, consent or authorization of, or any other action taken by, the Board.

(e)     Compensation of the Directors . Any Director who is not an employee of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries (including the Limited Partnership) (“ Outside Directors ”) shall be entitled to receive such reasonable compensation (if any) from the Company for his or her services as such a Director of the Company as may be from time to time approved by the Board, which compensation may include a fixed sum. Each Director shall be entitled to reimbursement from the Company for reasonable and documented out-of-pocket expenses of attendance at each regular or special meeting of the Board pursuant to the terms of any expense reimbursement policy approved by the Board (if any). The Company shall maintain, in full force and effect, directors’ and officers’ liability insurance on customary terms. Each Director shall be covered as an insured director, in such a manner as to provide each Director in his capacity as a Director with rights and benefits under all directors’ and officers’ insurance policies no less favorable than those provided to any other Directors. The Company shall enter into indemnification agreements with each Director to agree to indemnify such Director, to the fullest extent permitted by law, subject to customary terms and provisions, from and against all liabilities, costs, expenses, losses, claims, damages or similar events related to the fact that such person is or was a Director. Each Director shall be entitled to indemnification rights pursuant to his respective indemnification agreement no less favorable than indemnification rights provided to any other Director. Any Director that is not an Outside Director shall not receive any salary or other compensation for his or her service as a Director, provided, that nothing contained in this Agreement shall be construed to preclude any Director (including the Chief Executive Officer) from serving the Company, the Limited Partnership or any of their respective Subsidiaries in any other capacity and receiving compensation for such service or from being reimbursed by the Company or any of its Subsidiaries for reasonable and documented out-of-pocket expenses of such Director in connection with being a member of the Board.

 

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(f)     Chairman of the Board . A Majority of the Board may appoint one of the Directors to serve as the Chairman of the Board (the “ Chairman ”). The Chairman shall be a natural person who is not a resident of Canada for purposes of the Canadian Tax Act, and shall be authorized to, and shall, act in such capacity only outside of Canada. At any time, the Chairman, if any, can be removed from his or her position as Chairman by a Majority of the Board. The Chairman, in his or her capacity as the Chairman of the Board, shall not have any of the rights or powers of an officer of the Company, nor shall the Chairman have any additional voting rights. The Chairman shall preside at all meetings of the Board and at all meetings of the Members at which he or she shall be present.

(g)     Committees of the Board .

(i)    The Board may create such committees of the Board as it may, from time to time, deem necessary, appropriate or advisable, in its sole discretion, to carry on the affairs of the Company. Subject to the other provisions of this Section  3.1(g) , the Board, in its sole discretion, may establish and change the authority and responsibilities of such committees and may adopt one or more charters governing the size, authority and responsibilities, among other things, of such committee.

(ii)    With respect to any committee of the Board, a Majority of the Committee shall constitute a quorum of such committee for purposes of conducting business; provided , however , that such quorum shall be properly constituted only if (A) a majority of the Directors included in such quorum are not residents of Canada for purposes of the Canadian Tax Act and (B) if a Brookfield Director is a member of such committee, at least one of the Directors included in such quorum is a Brookfield Director. A Director may vote or be present at a meeting of a committee of the Board either in person or by proxy. At all times when a committee of the Board is conducting business at a meeting of such committee, a quorum of the committee must be present at such meeting and a majority of the Directors participating at such meeting must not be residents of Canada for purposes of the Canadian Tax Act. If a quorum shall not be present at any meeting of a committee of the Board, then the Directors present at the meeting may adjourn the meeting from time to time and shall promptly give notice to the committee members not present at the meeting of when the meeting will be reconvened. If such notice is given and the reconvened meeting is held at least 48 hours after the suspended meeting at which a quorum was not present and notice was given, then, at such reconvened meeting, the presence of at least one Brookfield Director will not be required in order for a quorum to be present (so long as all other quorum requirements provided for in this Section  3.1(g)(ii) are met); provided , however , that the only business that may be conducted at such reconvened meeting is the business specifically set forth in the original agenda for the suspended meeting.

(iii)    Any meeting of a committee of the Board may be held in person, telephonically or by video conference. Any in person meeting of a committee of the Board shall be held outside Canada. Any meeting of a committee of the Board held telephonically or by video conference must originate outside of Canada and a majority of

 

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the Directors participating in such meeting in person or by call or video must participate from or at a location outside Canada, and such meeting shall be deemed held at the place from where such call or video conference originated.

(iv)    Notwithstanding any provision contained in this Agreement to the contrary, any action of a committee of the Board may be taken by written consent (which may include consent by electronic transmission, including email) of all of the Directors comprising such committee without a meeting; provided , however , that the last Director to execute such consent shall not have done so while in Canada and each such consent shall include the location and the date of such Consent. Subject to any applicable requirements of Section  3.1(h) , any such action taken by any such committee of the Board without a meeting shall be effective only if the consent or consents set forth the actions so taken and are in writing and are consented by each member of such committee of the Board. For purposes of this Section  3.1(g)(iv) , an “action” of a committee of the Board shall include any approval, consent or authorization of, or any other action taken by, such committee of the Board.

(v)    Notwithstanding anything in this Agreement to the contrary, each member of the Conflicts Committee (as defined in the Limited Partnership Agreement) shall meet the independence requirements for service on such committee set forth in the Limited Partnership Agreement and neither the Brookfield Members nor the TK Members shall have any right to appoint observers to the Conflicts Committee.

(vi)    The Board may appoint and remove (with or without cause), upon the affirmative vote of a majority of all the Directors then in office, the members of such committees; provided , however , that:

A.    such committees shall be comprised only of Directors;

B.    subject to compliance with the applicable requirements of the New York Stock Exchange (or any subsequent stock exchange on which the Limited Partnership’s equity securities are listed), any such committee shall be comprised of at least one Brookfield Director (provided the Brookfield Election Rights are still applicable) and one TK Director (provided the TK Election Rights are still applicable and TK has the right to elect at least two TK Directors) and the number of Brookfield Directors and the number of TK Directors on such committee shall be proportional (rounding up to the nearest whole number, as applicable, unless otherwise agreed by the TK Majority Holders and the Brookfield Majority Holders) to the number of Brookfield Directors and TK Directors on the Board;

C.    in the event that no Brookfield Directors are members of such a committee, the Brookfield Majority Holders shall have the right to appoint a non-voting observer to such committee (provided the Brookfield Election Rights are still applicable);

 

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D.    in the event that no TK Directors are members of such a committee, the TK Majority Holders shall have the right to appoint a non-voting observer to such committee (provided the TK Election Rights are still applicable and TK has the right to elect at least two TK Directors); and

E.    notwithstanding anything in this Agreement to the contrary, at all times a majority of the Directors constituting any committee of the Board shall be persons who are not residents of Canada for the purposes of the Canadian Tax Act (except in the case of the death, resignation or dismissal of one or more Directors who are not residents of Canada for purposes of the Canadian Tax Act, provided that within 21 days of any such death, resignation or dismissal either (1) one or more new non-resident Directors shall be appointed to the applicable committee to replace each non-resident Director who died, resigned or was dismissed or (2) one or more Directors who are residents of Canada for purposes of the Canadian Tax Act shall resign from the applicable committee to achieve the required non-resident majority).

(h)     Actions that require Brookfield Approval . Until the Brookfield Directors constitute a majority of the number of Directors on the Board following the Exercise Date, the following direct and indirect actions will require the prior approval of the Brookfield Majority Holders acting in their sole discretion (and, for the avoidance of doubt, the Company and the TK Directors will not cause, authorize or permit the Company, the Limited Partnership or any of the Company’s or the Limited Partnership’s Subsidiaries to undertake any such actions without the prior approval of the Brookfield Majority Holders):

(i)    authorize, issue, split, combine, subdivide or reclassify any of the Company’s or the Limited Partnership’s equity interests, or securities exercisable for, exchangeable for or convertible into the Company’s or the Limited Partnership’s equity interests, or other equity or voting interests of the Company or the Limited Partnership other than issuances of equity interests, or securities exercisable for, exchangeable for or convertible into equity interests, of the Limited Partnership pursuant to (A) the Teekay Offshore Partners L.P. 2006 Long-Term Incentive Plan as of the date hereof and (B) the Warrants issued to an Affiliate of Brookfield on the date hereof;

(ii)    any incurrence by the Company or the Limited Partnership or any of their respective Subsidiaries of indebtedness for borrowed money (including through capital leases, the issuance of debt securities or the guarantee of indebtedness of another Person) (other than (A) in connection with the refinancing or refunding of then-existing indebtedness which is then due and payable, (B) to finance an acquisition, investment or expenditure that does not require the prior approval of the Brookfield Majority Holders under Section  3.1(h)(iv)(A) or (B) ) in excess of $50 million in the aggregate at any time outstanding;

 

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(iii)    any amendment, modification or waiver of the Certificate, this Agreement, the Certificate of Limited Partnership, the Limited Partnership Agreement, the Director Qualification Standards established under clause (b) of such definition, if any, or the corporate governance policies, ethics policies or anti-corruption policies applicable to the Company, the Limited Partnership or their respective Subsidiaries, or the conversion of either the Company or the Limited Partnership into a corporation or other form of organization;

(iv)    (A) acquiring or investing in, in a single transaction or a series of related transactions, any business or Person, by merger or consolidation, purchase of assets, properties, claims or rights or equity interests, or by any other manner, for an aggregate purchase price, including the assumption of liabilities, in excess of $50 million, (B) making capital expenditures in excess of $50  million in any fiscal year or (C) divesting, in a single transaction or a series of related transactions, any assets, properties, claims or rights or equity interests (excluding any depreciating assets that have reached the last 10% of their useful lives and are sold by the Company at fair market value) for an aggregate sales price in excess of $50 million;

(v)    the entry into or termination of, or material amendment or waiver of, the Master Services Agreement or any contract or transaction between the Company, the Limited Partnership or their respective Subsidiaries, on the one hand, and any Affiliate or Affiliates of the Limited Partnership, on the other, in excess of $1 million in the aggregate in any single transaction or series of related transactions;

(vi)    except as expressly permitted by any other clauses of this Section  3.1(h) , the entry into or termination of, or material amendment or waiver of, by the Company, the Limited Partnership or any of their respective Subsidiaries, any contract or other agreement (or series of related contracts or other agreements), including any joint ventures, partnerships or similar arrangements, involving an amount (which may consist of cash, property, equity or other assets) exceeding $50 million;

(vii)    the entry into or termination of, or material amendment or waiver of, by the Company, the Limited Partnership or any of their respective Subsidiaries, any contract or other agreement (or series of related contracts or other agreements), including any joint ventures, partnerships or similar arrangements, that obligates the Company, the Limited Partnership or any of their respective Subsidiaries to conduct business on an exclusive or preferential basis or that contains a non-compete or “most favored nation” provision benefiting a party other than the Company, the Limited Partnership or any of their respective Subsidiaries (or modifying or waiving such a provision benefiting the Company, the Limited Partnership or any of their respective Subsidiaries);

(viii)    the institution or settlement by the Company, the Limited Partnership or any of their respective Subsidiaries of any litigation, arbitration, mediation or other dispute resolution proceeding with an amount in controversy in excess of $5 million or which subjects the Company, the Limited Partnership or any of their respective Subsidiaries to non-monetary relief;

 

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(ix)    any (A) merger, amalgamation or consolidation of the Company or the Limited Partnership or their respective Subsidiaries with any other entity (other than as permitted by clause (iv) above), (B) spinoff or split-off of a business or assets of the Company or the Limited Partnership (other than as permitted by clause (iv) above) or (C) other action that requires approval by holders of the Common Units of the Limited Partnership;

(x)    increase or decrease of the size of the Board;

(xi)    hire or terminate a chief executive officer; chief financial officer; president or other principal executive officer of Teekay Offshore Production; president or other principal executive officer of Teekay Offshore Logistics; managing director or other principal executive officer of ALP Maritime Services B.V; or any president or principal executive officer of any business line or reporting segment, in each case, of the Limited Partnership;

(xii)    approve a business plan or an annual budget of the Limited Partnership involving an increase in expenditures in excess of five (5%) percent over the prior fiscal year;

(xiii)    any material change, through any acquisition, disposition of assets or otherwise, in the nature of the business or operations of the Company or the Limited Partnership and their respective Subsidiaries as of the date of this Agreement;

(xiv)    the declaration or payment by the Company of all dividends or other distributions in respect of its common equity or by the Limited Partnership of dividends or other distributions in respect of the common equity or preferred equity of the Company or the Limited Partnership, excluding, in the case of dividends declared and paid by the Limited Partnership, ordinary quarterly dividends of no more than $0.01 per unit;

(xv)    redeem, purchase or otherwise acquire any common equity or preferred equity of the Company or the Limited Partnership (other than from employees, directors and consultants performing services pursuant to an agreement under which the Company has the option to purchase such equity at or below the fair market value of such equity upon the occurrence of termination, retirement, death or disability or similar event);

(xvi)    any (A) Transfer by the Company of its General Partner Interest or Incentive Distribution Rights or (B) decision or action (including the giving of notice with respect thereto) by the Company to withdraw as general partner of the Limited Partnership;

 

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(xvii)    with respect to the Company or the Limited Partnership, (A) commencing a voluntary case under the U.S. bankruptcy code or any applicable bankruptcy, insolvency or other similar law now or hereafter in effect in the United States or a non-U.S. jurisdiction, (B) consenting to the entry of an order for relief in an involuntary case, or the conversion of an involuntary case to a voluntary case, under any such law, (C) consenting to the appointment of or taking possession by a receiver, trustee or other custodian for all or a substantial part of its property, or (D) making a general assignment for the benefit of creditors;

(xviii)    any Board action authorized by Sections 6.2(a)(iv) , 7.3 , 8.3 , 8.4 , 9.6 , and 9.7 ; and

(xix)    agreeing, authorizing, resolving or recommending, whether in writing or otherwise, to do, or take any action reasonably likely to lead to or result in, any of the foregoing.

The Company will take all necessary actions to cause the Limited Partnership and the Limited Partnership’s Subsidiaries and their respective officers and directors to comply with the intentions of the parties as set forth in Section  3.1(h) , including, upon the Brookfield Majority Holders’ request, the removal and replacement of any director or officer of the Company, the Limited Partnership or any of their respective Subsidiaries who knowingly and willingly authorizes, approves or attempts to implement any of the actions listed in clauses (i) through (xviii) above without the requisite approval under this Section  3.1(h) .

3.2     Officers .

(a)     Appointment of Officers . Subject to Section  3.1(h) , the Board may appoint individuals as officers (“ officers ”) of the Company, which may include a Chief Executive Officer, a President, a Chief Financial Officer, a Secretary and such other officers (such as a Chief Operating Officer, a Treasurer or any number of Vice Presidents or Assistant Secretaries) as the Board deems advisable. Each Officer shall be a natural person who is not a resident of Canada for purposes of the Canadian Tax Act, and shall be authorized to, and shall, act in such capacity only outside of Canada. No officer need be a Member or a Director. An individual may be appointed to more than one office. The officers of the Company as of the date hereof are listed on the attached Schedule  B .

(b)     Duties of Officers Generally . Under the direction of and at all times subject to the authority of the Board and the terms of this Agreement, the officers shall have full and complete discretion to manage and control the day-to-day business, operations and affairs of the Company in the ordinary course of its business, to make all decisions affecting the day-to-day business, operations and affairs of the Company in the ordinary course of its business, and to take all such actions as they deem necessary or appropriate to accomplish the foregoing, in each case, unless the Board shall have previously restricted (specifically or generally) such powers. In addition, the officers shall have such other powers and duties as may be prescribed by the Board or this Agreement. The Chief Executive Officer and the President shall have the power and

 

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authority to delegate to any agents or employees of the Company rights and powers of officers of the Company to manage and control the day-to-day business, operations and affairs of the Company in the ordinary course of its business, as the Chief Executive Officer or the President may deem appropriate from time to time, in each case, unless the Board shall have previously restricted (specifically or generally) such powers.

(c)     Authority of Officers . Subject to Section  3.2(a) and Section  3.2(b) , any officer of the Company shall have the right, power and authority to transact business in the name of the Company or to act for or on behalf of or to bind the Company. With respect to all matters within the ordinary course of business of the Company, third parties dealing with the Company may rely conclusively upon any certificate of any officer to the effect that such officer is acting on behalf of the Company.

(d)     Removal, Resignation and Filling of Vacancy of Officers . Subject to Section  3.1(h) , the Board may remove any officer, for any reason or for no reason, at any time. Any officer may resign at any time by giving written notice to the Board, and such resignation shall take effect at the date of the receipt of that notice or any later time specified in that notice; provided, that unless otherwise specified in that notice, the acceptance of the resignation shall not be necessary to make it effective. Any such resignation shall be without prejudice to the rights, if any, of the Company or such officer under this Agreement. A vacancy in any office because of death, resignation, removal or otherwise shall be filled in the manner prescribed in this Agreement for regular appointments to that office.

(e)     Compensation of Officers . Subject to Section  3.1(h) , an officer of the Company shall be entitled to receive compensation from the Company (if any) as determined unanimously by the Board.

(f)     Chief Executive Officer . Under the direction of and, at all times, subject to the authority of the Board and the terms of this Agreement, the Chief Executive Officer shall have general supervision over the day-to-day business, operations and affairs of the Company and shall perform such duties and exercise such powers as are incident to the office of chief executive officer of a corporation organized under the BCA. The Chief Executive Officer shall have such other powers and perform such other duties as may from time to time be prescribed by the Board.

(g)     President . Under the direction of and, at all times, subject to the authority of the Board and the terms of this Agreement, the President, if any, shall perform such duties and exercise such powers as are incident to the office of president of a corporation organized under the BCA. In the absence of the Chief Executive Officer, the President shall perform the duties of the Chief Executive Officer. The President shall have such other powers and perform such other duties as may from time to time be prescribed by the Board.

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receipts, disbursements, gains, losses, capital and Shares, and, in general, shall perform all the duties incident to the office of the chief financial officer of a corporation organized under the BCA. The Chief Financial Officer shall have the custody of the funds and securities of the Company, and shall keep full and accurate accounts of receipts and disbursements in books belonging to the Company. The Chief Financial Officer shall have such other powers and perform such other duties as may from time to time be prescribed by the Board, the Chief Executive Officer and/or the President.

(i)     Secretary . The Secretary shall (i) keep the minutes of the meetings of the Members and the Board in one or more books provided for that purpose; (ii) see that all notices to be given by the Company are duly given in accordance with the provisions of this Agreement and as required by law; (iii) be custodian of the Company records; (iv) keep a register of the addresses of each Member which shall be furnished to the Secretary by such Member; (v) have general charge of the Members Schedule; and (vi) in general perform all duties incident to the office of the secretary of a corporation organized under the BCA. The Secretary shall have such other powers and perform such other duties as may from time to time be prescribed by the Board, the Chief Executive Officer and/or the President.

(j)     Other Officers . All other officers of the Company shall have such powers and perform such duties as may from time to time be prescribed by the Board and/or the Chief Executive Officer.

(k)     Execution of Documents . Any agreements, contracts or other documents or correspondence executed by the Company, either on its own behalf or in its capacity as the general partner of the Limited Partnership, or by any Member in its capacity as a Member, shall be executed only outside of Canada.

3.3      Fiduciary Duties . Except as otherwise permitted by Section  3.1(h) , the Directors, in the performance of their duties as such, shall owe to the Company and, through the Company, to the Members duties of loyalty and care of the type owed by the directors of a corporation to such corporation under the laws of the Republic of the Marshall Islands; provided , however , that, notwithstanding anything contained herein to the contrary, to the fullest extent permitted by law no Director shall have any duty or obligation to bring any “corporate opportunity” to the Company. The officers, in the performance of their duties as such, shall owe to the Members duties of loyalty and care of the type owed by the officers of a corporation to such corporation under the laws of the Republic of the Marshall Islands; provided , however , that, notwithstanding anything contained herein to the contrary, to the fullest extent permitted by law no officer shall have any duty or obligation to bring any “corporate opportunity” to the Company.

3.4      Performance of Duties; Liability of Directors and Officers . In performing his or her duties, each of the Directors and the officers shall be entitled to rely in good faith on the provisions of this Agreement and on information, opinions, reports, or statements (including financial statements and information, opinions, reports or statements as to the value or amount of the assets, liabilities, Profits or Losses of the Company or any facts pertinent to the existence and

 

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amount of assets from which distributions to Members might properly be paid), of the following other Persons or groups: (a) one or more officers or employees of the Company; (b) any attorney, independent accountant, or other Person employed or engaged by the Company; or (c) any other Person who has been selected with reasonable care by or on behalf of the Company, in each case as to matters which such relying Person reasonably believes to be within such other Person’s professional or expert competence. The preceding sentence shall in no way limit any Person’s right to rely on information to the extent provided in Section 29 of the Act. No individual who is a Director or an officer of the Company, or any combination of the foregoing, shall be personally liable under any judgment of a court, or in any other manner, for any debt, obligation, or liability of the Company, whether that liability or obligation arises in contract, tort, or otherwise, solely by reason of being a Director or an officer of the Company or any combination of the foregoing. To the full extent that the Act permits the limitation or elimination of liability of Directors, a Director shall not be liable to the Company or its Members for monetary damages for breach of fiduciary duty as a Director.

3.5     Indemnification . Notwithstanding Section  3.3 , the Directors and officers of the Company shall not be liable, responsible or accountable for damages or otherwise to the Company, or to the Members, and, to the fullest extent allowed by law, each Director and each officer of the Company shall be indemnified and held harmless by the Company, including advancement of reasonable attorneys’ fees and other expenses from and against all claims, liabilities, and expenses arising out of any management of Company affairs; provided that (A) such Director’s or officer’s course of conduct was pursued in good faith and believed by him to be in the best interests of the Company and was reasonably believed by him to be within the scope of authority conferred on such Director or officer pursuant to this Agreement and (B) such course of conduct did not constitute gross negligence, willful misconduct or fraud on the part of such Director or officer and otherwise was in accordance with the terms of this Agreement (including compliance with the relevant fiduciary duties), as determined by a final and non-appealable judgment entered by a court of competent jurisdiction. The rights of indemnification provided in this Section 3.5 are intended to provide indemnification of the Directors and the officers to the fullest extent permitted by the Act regarding a limited liability company’s indemnification of its directors and officers (subject to the proviso contained in the previous sentence) and will be in addition to any rights to which the Directors or officers may otherwise be entitled by contract or as a matter of law (subject to the proviso contained in the previous sentence) and shall extend to such Director’s or officer’s heirs, personal representatives and assigns. The absence of any express provision for indemnification herein shall not limit any right of indemnification existing independently of this Section 3.5. Each Director’s and each officer’s right to advancement of expenses (including legal fees and other expenses) pursuant to this Section 3.5 may be conditioned upon the delivery by such Director or such officer of a written undertaking to repay such amount if such individual is determined pursuant to this Section 3.5 or adjudicated to be ineligible for indemnification, which undertaking shall be an unlimited general obligation. It is acknowledged and agreed that the Company shall be solely liable for indemnification and expense advancement obligations to each Director and each officer (notwithstanding any other right to indemnification or advancement of expenses that such Director or officer may have) and that no Member shall be obligated to contribute, advance or lend money to the Company to pay any indemnification and expense advancement obligations pursuant to this Section 3.5.

 

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3.6     Prospective Amendments . No amendment, modification or repeal of Section  3.4 or Section  3.5 or any provision hereof shall in any manner terminate, reduce or impair the right of any past, present or future person entitled to be indemnified by the Company hereunder, nor the obligations of the Company to indemnify any such person under and in accordance with the provisions of this Agreement as in effect immediately prior to such amendment, modification or repeal with respect to claims arising from or relating to matters occurring, in whole or in part, prior to such amendment, modification or repeal, regardless of when such claims may arise or be asserted.

ARTICLE IV

Members

4.1     Registered Members . The Company shall be entitled to treat the owner of record of any Share as the owner in fact of such Share for all purposes, and accordingly shall not be bound to recognize any equitable or other claim to or interest in such Share on the part of any other Person, whether or not it shall have express or other notice of such claim or interest, except as expressly provided by this Agreement or the laws of the Republic of the Marshall Islands.

4.2     Limitation of Liability . No Member will be obligated personally for any debt, obligation or liability of the Company or of any of its Subsidiaries or other Members by reason of being a Member, whether arising in contract, tort or otherwise. No Member will have any responsibility to restore any negative balance in his or her Capital Account or to contribute to or in respect of the liabilities or obligations of the Company or of any of its Subsidiaries or return distributions made by the Company. No Member or group of Members (unless such Member is a Director or officer of the Company, and then only in such capacity as a Director or officer of the Company) shall have any fiduciary or other duty to the Company, its Subsidiaries or any other Member with respect to the business and affairs of the Company and its Subsidiaries or otherwise.

4.3     Withdrawal; Resignation . A Member shall not cease to be a Member as a result of the Bankruptcy of such Member or as a result of any other events specified in Section 21 of the Act. So long as a Member continues to own or hold any Shares, such Member shall not have the ability to resign as a Member prior to the dissolution and winding up of the Company and any such resignation or attempted resignation by a Member prior to the dissolution or winding up of the Company shall be null and void. As soon as any Person who is a Member ceases to own or hold any Shares, such Person shall no longer be a Member.

4.4     Death of a Member . The death of any Member shall not cause the dissolution of the Company. In such event the Company and its business shall be continued by the remaining Member or Members and the Shares owned by the deceased Member shall automatically be transferred to such Member’s heirs (provided that, within a reasonable time after such transfer, the applicable heirs shall sign a joinder to this Agreement substantially in the form of Exhibit  B attached hereto).

 

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4.5     Authority . No Member, in its capacity as a Member, shall have the power to act for or on behalf of, or to bind the Company.

4.6     Outside Activities . Subject to the terms of any written agreement by or between any Member or any Affiliate of any Member to the contrary (including the Amended and Restated Omnibus Agreement dated as of December 19, 2006, among the Limited Partnership, Teekay Corporation and certain of their respective Affiliates, as amended from time to time), to the fullest extent permitted by law (a) a Member may have business interests and engage in business activities in addition to those relating to the Company, including business interests and activities which compete with the Company or its Subsidiaries, and (b) no Member or group of Members (unless such Member is an employee of the Company or one of its Subsidiaries, and then only in such capacity as an employee) shall have any duty or obligation to bring any “corporate opportunity” to the Company or any of its Subsidiaries. Subject to the terms of any written agreement by any Member or any Affiliate of any Member to the contrary, none of the Company, its Affiliates or any other Member shall have any rights by virtue of this Agreement in any business interests or activities of any other Member or any Affiliate of any other Member.

4.7     No Effect on Lending Relationship . Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, nothing contained in this Agreement shall affect, limit or impair the rights and remedies of any lender in their capacity as a lender to the Company, the Limited Partnership or any of their respective Subsidiaries pursuant to any agreement which the Company, the Limited Partnership or any of their respective Subsidiaries has borrowed money. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, any such Person, in exercising its rights as a lender, including making its decision on whether to foreclose on any collateral security, shall have no duty to consider (a) its or any of its Affiliates’ status as a direct or indirect equityholder of the Company, (b) the interests of the Company or the Limited Partnership or (c) any duty it or any of its Affiliates may have hereunder or otherwise to any other direct or indirect equityholder of the Company or the Limited Partnership, except as may be required under the applicable loan documents or by commercial law applicable to creditors generally.

ARTICLE V

Shares; Membership

5.1     Shares Generally . The Equity Interests of the Members shall be represented by issued and outstanding Shares (which shall not be certificated unless otherwise determined by the Board). The Company shall maintain a schedule of all Members from time to time setting forth the percentage of Shares held by them (as the same may be amended, modified or supplemented from time to time, the “ Members Schedule ”), a copy of which as of the execution of this Agreement is attached hereto as Schedule  A . Ownership of a Share (or fraction thereof) shall not, to the extent permitted by law, entitle a Member to call for a partition or division of any property of the Company or for any accounting.

 

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5.2     Authorization of Shares . The Company is hereby authorized to issue Shares only.

5.3     Issuance of Shares . The Company shall not, without the prior written approval of the TK Majority Holders and the Brookfield Majority Holders, have the right to issue additional Shares after the date of this Agreement. Subject to the immediately preceding sentence, the Company shall not issue any Shares to any Person that is not already a Member unless such Person has executed and delivered to the Company the documents described in Section  5.4 . Upon the issuance of Shares authorized pursuant to this Agreement, the Company shall adjust the Capital Accounts of the Members as necessary in accordance with Section  6.2 .

5.4     New Members from the Issuance of Shares . In order for a Person to be admitted as a Member of the Company pursuant to the issuance (subject to Section 5.3) or permitted transfer of Shares to such Person, such Person shall have executed and delivered to the Company a written undertaking to be bound by the terms and conditions of this Agreement substantially in the form of Exhibit  B hereto. Upon the amendment of the Members Schedule by the Company and the satisfaction of any other applicable conditions set forth in this Agreement, including, if a condition, the receipt by the Company of payment for the issuance of the applicable Shares, such Person shall be admitted as a Member and deemed listed as such on the books and records of the Company and thereupon shall be issued his or its Shares. The Company shall also adjust the Capital Accounts of the Members as necessary in accordance with Section  6.2 .

5.5     Option Exercise; Right of Repurchase; Right of First Offer .

(a)    Upon the earliest of (i) the date on which the consents set forth on Schedule C are obtained (in the reasonable judgment of the Board), (ii) the date the Board waives the requirement in clause (i) above, and (iii) a TK Event of Default, Brookfield (or such Brookfield Member or Brookfield Members as Brookfield shall designate) shall have the option to purchase from TK two percent (2%) of the then outstanding Shares in consideration of one million (1,000,000) Warrants (or, if TK does not own sufficient Shares, to purchase from TK Members in proportion to the TK Members’ ownership of Shares). The option provided by this Section 5.5(a) shall not terminate or expire until exercised by Brookfield (or such Brookfield Member or Brookfield Members as Brookfield shall designate). Within three (3) Business Days following the date on which Brookfield (or such Brookfield Member or Brookfield Members as Brookfield shall designate) notifies TK in writing that Brookfield (or such Brookfield Member or Brookfield Members as Brookfield shall designate) intends to exercise its option pursuant to this Section 5.5(a), TK shall sell and deliver to Brookfield two percent (2%) of the then outstanding Shares and, in exchange therefor, Brookfield shall sell and deliver to TK (or the TK Members, if applicable) one million (1,000,000) Warrants, and the Company shall update Schedule A to reflect such Transfer (the date such transactions are consummated pursuant to this Section  5.5(a) , the “Exercise Date”). The Shares and the Warrants sold and delivered pursuant to this Section  5.5(a) shall be sold free and clear of any Liens. The Company shall use its reasonable best efforts to obtain any consents, including making payments that are not material and adverse to the Company in connection with such consents, required to permit the Brookfield Holders to

 

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exercise the option set forth in this Section  5.5(a) without breaching, violating or contravening any contracts, instruments or agreements or, in the case of debt, the Company shall repay or refinance, or cause the Partnership to repay or refinance, any indebtedness required to be repaid or refinanced to permit the Brookfield Holders to exercise the option set forth in this Section  5.5(a) without breaching, violating or contravening any contracts, instruments or agreements if such a consent or an amendment thereof is not obtained, provided that doing so would not be reasonably likely to have a material adverse impact on the Company, the Limited Partnership and their respective Subsidiaries, taken as a whole. If requested by the Brookfield Majority Holders, the Board shall waive the requirements of clause (i) in the first sentence of this Section  5.5(a) unless the Board determines that such waiver is reasonably likely to have a material adverse impact on the Company, the Limited Partnership and their respective Subsidiaries, taken as a whole (it being understood that in measuring any such material adverse impact, the Board shall take into account mitigating actions that may be taken, including refinancing or repaying debt or paying a fee to obtain a consent). Without Brookfield’s prior written consent, TK will, at all times following the date of this Agreement, unless purchased pursuant to this Section  5.5 , not Transfer or pledge any Shares if such Transfer or pledge would result in TK owning less than 2% of the then outstanding Shares free and clear of any Liens.

(b)    Following the Exercise Date, Brookfield (or such Brookfield Member or Brookfield Members as Brookfield shall designate) shall have the option to sell to TK two percent (2%) of the then outstanding Shares in consideration of 80% of the VWAP Price per Share (and, if TK shall be unable to purchase such Shares, Brookfield shall sell to the TK Members in proportion to the TK Members’ ownership of Shares). The option provided by this Section  5.5(b) shall not terminate or expire until exercised by Brookfield (or such Brookfield Member or Brookfield Members as Brookfield shall designate). Within three (3) Business Days following the date on which Brookfield (or such Brookfield Member or Brookfield Members as Brookfield shall designate) notifies TK in writing that Brookfield (or such Brookfield Member or Brookfield Members as Brookfield shall designate) intends to exercise its put option pursuant to this Section  5.5(b) , Brookfield (or such Brookfield Member or Brookfield Members as Brookfield shall designate) shall sell and deliver to TK (or such other TK Members, as applicable) two percent (2%) of the then outstanding Shares and, in exchange therefor, TK shall pay the Brookfield Members 80% of the VWAP Price per Share by wire transfer to a bank account designated in writing by the Brookfield Members within two Business Days following the date on which Brookfield notifies TK in writing that Brookfield (or such Brookfield Member or Brookfield Members as Brookfield shall designate) intends to exercise its put option pursuant to this Section  5.5(b) , in immediately available funds, and the Company shall update Schedule A to reflect such Transfer. The Shares sold and delivered pursuant to this Section  5.5(b) shall be sold free and clear of any Liens. Following the exercise of such put option, TK (or such other TK Members, as applicable) shall have such rights as existed prior to the Exercise Date, and Brookfield (or such Brookfield Member or Brookfield Members as Brookfield shall designate) shall have such rights as existed prior to the Exercise Date, including but not limited to the rights set forth in Section  3.1 , Section  5.5 and Section  5.7 ; provided that following such put option (i)  Section  5.5(a)(i) shall refer to any consents required to permit the Brookfield Holders to exercise the option set forth in Section  5.5(a) without resulting in a loss or termination of rights under any contract or instrument of the Limited Partnership or any of its Subsidiaries (without reference to

 

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Schedule C ) and (ii) the consideration to be paid to exercise the option in Section  5.5(a) shall be the VWAP Price per Share (rather than 1,000,000 Warrants). Without limiting the foregoing, this put option may be exercised by Brookfield in connection with the transfer of Shares by Brookfield or Brookfield’s successor under Section 13.7.

(c)    If the TK Members own at least fifteen percent (15%) in the aggregate of the outstanding Common Units of the Limited Partnership, on a fully-diluted basis, and any of the Brookfield Members propose to sell (the “ Brookfield Offering Members ”) any of their respective interests in the Company (the “ Offered Interests ”), then, subject to the terms and conditions specified in this Section  5.5(c) :

(i)    Prior to any such sale, the Brookfield Offering Members proposing to sell the Offered Interests shall notify TK in writing (the “ Offering Holder Notice ”) of such proposed sale, stating its bona fide intention to transfer the Offered Interests and identifying the percentage of Shares and Offered Common Units (as defined below) being offered, but excluding the price of such Offered Interests;

(ii)    Within fifteen (15) Business Days from the date of receipt of the Offering Holder Notice, TK may submit an offer in writing (the “ ROFO Offer Notice ,” and the offer contained in such ROFO Offer Notice, the “ ROFO Offer ”), which offer shall remain open for at least sixty (60) calendar days from the date of delivery of the ROFO Offer Notice (the “ ROFO Offer Period ”), to purchase all, but not less than all, of the Offered Interests for cash at the price specified in such ROFO Offer Notice (the “ ROFO Offer Price ”); provided that such ROFO Offer must include an offer to purchase any Common Units (the “ Offered Common Units ”) for cash at the price specified in such ROFO Offer Notice that the Brookfield Offering Members intend to sell in connection with the sale of the Offered Interests and specified in the Offering Holder Notice. Any ROFO Offer contained in any ROFO Offer Notice so delivered shall be binding upon delivery thereof and shall be irrevocable;

(iii)    During the ROFO Offer Period (which period may be extended by the Brookfield Offering Members, by written notice to TK, for a reasonable time not to exceed, in the aggregate, one hundred and eighty (180) calendar days (from the date of delivery of the ROFO Offer Notice), to the extent necessary to execute definitive documentation and obtain any required regulatory or governmental approvals (provided that the ROFO Offer is revocable by TK following the first 60 calendar days)), the Brookfield Offering Members may (but are not required to) sell the Offered Interests (A) to TK at the ROFO Offer Price or (B) to another Person at a price that equals or exceeds the ROFO Offer Price (it being understood that representations, warranties and other terms (other than price) of the sale of the Offered Securities may be as negotiated without reference to ROFO Offer); and

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under this Section  5.5(c) and the Brookfield Offering Members shall thereafter be free to sell the Offered Interests for the sixty (60) calendar day period following such fifteen (15) Business Day period (which period may be extended by the Brookfield Offering Members, by written notice to TK, for a reasonable time not to exceed, in the aggregate, one hundred and eighty (180) calendar days following such fifteen (15) Business Day period, to the extent necessary to execute definitive documentation and obtain any required regulatory or governmental approvals) without any further obligation to TK pursuant to this Section  5.5(c) .

(v)    If the Brookfield Offering Members do not sell the Offered Interests to TK or another Person pursuant to Section  5.5(c)(iii) or (iv)  within the applicable time periods set forth in such Sections, they may not subsequently sell the Offered Interests without complying with the provisions of Section  5.5 with respect to each such sale .

(vi)    The right of first offer set forth in this Section 5.5(c) shall not apply to common shares of the Company or the Limited Partnership if the Company or the Limited Partnership is converted into a corporation.

(d)    Provided that the TK Members own at least fifteen percent (15%) in the aggregate of the outstanding Common Units of the Limited Partnership, on a fully-diluted basis, upon the Brookfield Members owning less than fifteen percent (15%) in the aggregate of the outstanding Common Units of the Limited Partnership, on a fully-diluted basis, TK shall have the option to purchase all, but not less than all, of the Shares then held by all of the Brookfield Members in consideration of the VWAP Price per Share; provided that such option may not be exercised until following the consummation of any Transfer that causes the Brookfield Members to own less than fifteen percent (15%) in the aggregate of the outstanding Common Units of the Limited Partnership, on a fully-diluted basis. Brookfield shall inform TK within two (2) Business Days of the date on which the Brookfield Members own less than fifteen percent (15%) in the aggregate of the outstanding Common Units of the Limited Partnership, on a fully-diluted basis. The option provided by this Section  5.5(d) shall terminate fifteen (15) Business Days following the date on which Brookfield notifies TK in writing that the Brookfield Members own less than fifteen percent (15%) in the aggregate of the outstanding Common Units of the Limited Partnership, on a fully-diluted basis. Within three (3) Business Days following the date on which TK notifies the Brookfield Members in writing that TK intends to exercise its option pursuant to this Section  5.5(d) , the Brookfield Members shall sell and deliver to TK all of their Shares and, in exchange therefor, TK shall pay the Brookfield Members the VWAP Price per Share by wire transfer to a bank account designated in writing by the Brookfield Members within two Business Days following the date on which TK notifies the Brookfield Members in writing that TK intends to exercise its option pursuant to this Section  5.5(d) , in immediately available funds, and the Company shall update Schedule A to reflect such Transfer. The Shares sold and delivered pursuant to this Section  5.5(d) shall be sold free and clear of any Liens.

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Members owning less than ten percent (10%) in the aggregate of the outstanding Common Units of the Limited Partnership, on a fully-diluted basis, Brookfield (or such Brookfield Member or Brookfield Members as Brookfield shall designate) shall have the option to purchase all, but not less than all, of the Shares then held by all of the TK Members in consideration of the VWAP Price per Share. TK shall inform Brookfield within two (2) Business Days of the date on which the TK Members own less than ten percent (10%) in the aggregate of the outstanding Common Units of the Limited Partnership, on a fully-diluted basis. The option provided by this Section  5.5(e) shall terminate fifteen (15) Business Days following the date on which TK notifies Brookfield in writing that the TK Members own less than ten percent (10%) in the aggregate of the outstanding Common Units of the Limited Partnership, on a fully-diluted basis. Within three (3) Business Days following the date on which Brookfield (or such Brookfield Member or Brookfield Members as Brookfield shall designate) notifies the TK Members in writing that Brookfield (or such Brookfield Member or Brookfield Members as Brookfield shall designate) intends to exercise its option pursuant to this Section  5.5(e) , the TK Members shall sell and deliver to Brookfield (or such Brookfield Member or Brookfield Members as Brookfield shall designate) all of their Shares and, in exchange therefor, Brookfield (or such Brookfield Member or Brookfield Members as Brookfield shall designate) shall pay the TK Members the VWAP Price per Share by wire transfer to a bank account designated in writing by the TK Members within two Business Days following the date on which Brookfield (or such Brookfield Member or Brookfield Members as Brookfield shall designate) notifies the TK Members in writing that Brookfield (or such Brookfield Member or Brookfield Members as Brookfield shall designate) intends to exercise its option pursuant to this Section  5.5(e) , in immediately available funds, and the Company shall update Schedule A to reflect such Transfer. The Shares sold and delivered pursuant to this Section  5.5(e) shall be sold free and clear of any Liens.

(f)    On and following the Exercise Date, if a TK Event of Default has occurred, Brookfield (or such Brookfield Member or Brookfield Members as Brookfield shall designate) shall have the option to purchase from the TK Member all, but not less than all, of the TK Members’ Shares in consideration the VWAP Price per Share. The option provided by this Section  5.5(f) shall not terminate or expire until exercised by Brookfield (or such Brookfield Member or Brookfield Members as Brookfield shall designate). Within three (3) Business Days following the date on which Brookfield (or such Brookfield Member or Brookfield Members as Brookfield shall designate) notifies TK in writing that Brookfield (or such Brookfield Member or Brookfield Members as Brookfield shall designate) intends to exercise its option pursuant to this Section  5.5(f) , the TK Members shall sell and deliver to Brookfield all of their respective Shares and, in exchange therefor, Brookfield shall pay the TK Members the VWAP Price per Share by wire transfer to a bank account designated in writing by TK within two Business Days following the date on which Brookfield notifies TK in writing that Brookfield (or such Brookfield Member or Brookfield Members as Brookfield shall designate) intends to exercise its option pursuant to this Section  5.5(f) , in immediately available funds, and the Company shall update Schedule A to reflect such Transfer. The Shares sold and delivered pursuant to this Section  5.5(f) shall be sold free and clear of any Liens.

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the Brookfield Members shall have the right to initiate a sale of the Company and to require each other Member to participate in a sale of the Company on the same terms and conditions as the Brookfield Members, with each other Member being entitled to be paid its pro rata share of the aggregate consideration paid to all Members in such sale of the company.

5.7     Share Ownership . Notwithstanding anything herein or in the Registration Rights Agreement to the contrary, without the prior written consent of the Brookfield Majority Holders, (a) until the time at which the transition of the Schedule 2 companies shall have occurred as provided for in the Master Services Agreement Term Sheet attached to the Investment Agreement (or in a manner which is the equivalent in all material respects to that provided for in the Master Services Agreement Term Sheet and reasonably acceptable to Brookfield), no TK Member or any controlled Affiliate of Teekay Corporation will Transfer or hedge its Common Units or Warrants of the Limited Partnership, and (b) until the second anniversary of the date of this Agreement, neither Teekay Corporation nor its controlled Affiliates may Transfer, pledge, encumber or hedge its Common Units or its Warrants in the Limited Partnership, if such Transfer, pledge, encumbrance or hedge would result in Teekay Corporation and its controlled Affiliates, collectively, owning, and having economic exposure to (immediately after such Transfer, pledge, creating such encumbrance or hedge), Common Units with a Fair Market Value of less than $100 million (if then listed or admitted to trading on a securities exchange, based on the most recent closing price on the Principal Market for the Common Units) (which economic exposure must be to the Common Units without giving credit to the Warrants); provided, however, even if the events described above in clauses (a) and/or (b) have not occurred, the TK Members and controlled Affiliates of Teekay Corporation, collectively, may Transfer Common Units and Warrants that, as a percentage of the outstanding Common Units and Warrants (on an as-converted basis) owned by them immediately following the Closing of the purchase of Common Units and Warrants pursuant to the Investment Agreement, is no more than the percentage that Brookfield and its Affiliates, collectively, have Transferred or are contemporaneously Transferring as a percentage of their Common Units and Warrants (on an as-converted basis) owned immediately following the Closing of the purchase of Common Units and Warrants pursuant to the Investment Agreement. Further, notwithstanding the above, any restriction herein shall not apply to (i) any enforcement of the liens and security interests provided for in that certain Margin Loan Agreement dated as of December 21, 2012 among Teekay Finance Limited, the lenders party thereto, and Citibank, N.A., as administrative agent, and Teekay Corporation, as such may be amended, refinanced or replaced from time to time, even if the amount borrowed or the collateral provided thereunder is increased as a result of such amendment, refinancing or replacement, (ii) a sale in connection with a tender offer, merger or similar transaction involving the Limited Partnership, (iii) any recapitalization involving the Limited Partnership or (iv) any Transfer of Common Units or Warrants between or among TK, Teekay Corporation or its controlled Affiliates; provided that, the case of clauses (ii) and (iii), such transaction has been approved by the Board, or in the case of clause (ii), such tender offer is with respect to the purchase of a majority of the outstanding Common Units.

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controlled Affiliates or to TK, any TK Members or their controlled Affiliates, in each case with respect to securities of the Limited Partnership) shall be allocated between Brookfield and its controlled Affiliates and TK and its controlled Affiliates, respectively, based on the relative percentages of the Limited Partnership’s Common Units and Warrants (on an as-converted basis) owned by each of (a) Brookfield and its controlled Affiliates and (b) TK and its controlled Affiliates on the date such rights first become exercisable with respect to a proposed issuance of securities by the Limited Partnership.

ARTICLE VI

Capital Contributions and Capital Accounts

6.1     Capital Contributions .

(a)     Ownership of Shares as of the Date Hereof . Contemporaneously with the execution of this Agreement, each Member as of the date hereof is deemed to have made the Capital Contribution and own the percentage, type, series and class of Shares, in each case, in the amounts set forth opposite such Member’s name on the Members Schedule as in effect on the date hereof.

(b)     No Other Rights or Obligations . No Member shall make or be required to make any additional contributions to the Company with respect to such Member’s Shares. Except as expressly provided herein, no Member, in its capacity as a Member, shall have the right to receive any cash or any other property of the Company.

6.2     Capital Accounts .

(a)     Maintenance Rules . The Company shall maintain for each Member a separate capital account (a “ Capital Account ”) in accordance with this Section  6.2(a) . Each Capital Account shall be maintained in accordance with the following provisions:

(i)    Such Capital Account shall be increased by the cash amount or Book Value of any property contributed or deemed contributed by such Member to the Company pursuant to this Agreement, such Member’s allocable share of Profits and any items in the nature of income or gains which are specially allocated to such Member pursuant to Section 8.2 or Section 8.3, and the amount of any liabilities of the Company assumed by such Member or which are secured by any property distributed to such Member.

(ii)    Such Capital Account shall be decreased by the cash amount or Book Value of any property distributed to such Member pursuant to this Agreement, such Member’s allocable share of Losses and any items in the nature of deductions or losses which are specially allocated to such Member pursuant to Section 8.2 or Section 8.3 and the amount of any liabilities of such Member assumed by the Company or which are secured by any property contributed by such Member to the Company.

 

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(iii)    If all or any portion of a Share is transferred in accordance with the terms of this Agreement, the transferee shall succeed to the Capital Account of the transferor to the extent it relates to the transferred Share (or portion thereof).

(iv)    If a new or existing Member contributes money or property to the Company (other than a de minimis amount as determined by the Board) as consideration for the issuance by the Company of any Shares after the date hereof, if a retiring or existing Member receives a distribution of money or property as consideration for any Shares of the Company after the date hereof, or upon any other events described in Treasury Regulations Section 1.704-1(b)(2)(iv)( f ), the Capital Accounts of the Members may be adjusted in accordance with Treasury Regulation Section 1.704-1(b)(2)(iv)( f ), in the discretion of the Board.

The foregoing provisions and the other provisions of this Agreement relating to the maintenance of Capital Accounts are intended to comply with Section 1.704-1(b) of the Treasury Regulations and shall be interpreted and applied in a manner consistent with such Treasury Regulations. If the Board determines that it is prudent to modify the manner in which the Capital Accounts, or any increases or decreases to the Capital Accounts, are computed in order to comply with such Treasury Regulations, the Board may authorize such modifications.

(b)     Definition of Profits and Losses . “ Profits ” and “ Losses ” mean, for each Taxable Year or other period, an amount equal to the Company’s taxable income or loss, respectively, for such Taxable Year or other period, determined in accordance with Code Section 703(a) (for this purpose, all items of income, gain, loss or deduction required to be stated separately pursuant to Code Section 703(a)(1) shall be included in taxable income or loss), with the following adjustments:

(i)    The computation of all items of income, gain, loss and deduction shall include tax-exempt income and those items described in Treasury Regulation Section 1.704-1(b)(2)(iv)( i ), without regard to the fact that such items are not includable in gross income or are not deductible for U.S. federal income tax purposes.

(ii)    If the Book Value of any Company property is adjusted pursuant to Treasury Regulation Section 1.704-1(b)(2)(iv)( e ) or ( f ), the amount of such adjustment shall be taken into account as gain or loss from the disposition of such property (provided that if the Book Value of any Company property is adjusted pursuant to Treasury Regulation Section 1.704-1(b)(2)(iv)( f )(5)(i), the allocation of gain or loss shall be made immediately prior to the related acquisition of the interest in the Company).

(iii)    Items of income, gain, loss or deduction attributable to the disposition of Company property having a Book Value that differs from its adjusted basis for tax purposes shall be computed by reference to the Book Value of such property.

(iv)    Items of depreciation, amortization and other cost recovery deductions with respect to Company property having a Book Value that differs from its adjusted basis for tax purposes shall be computed by reference to the property’s Book Value in accordance with Treasury Regulation Section 1.704-1(b)(2)(iv)( g ).

 

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(v)    To the extent an adjustment to the adjusted tax basis of any Company property pursuant to Code Sections 732(d), 734(b) or 743(b) is required, pursuant to Treasury Regulation Section 1.704-1(b)(2)(iv)( m ), to be taken into account in determining Capital Accounts, the amount of such adjustment to the Capital Accounts shall be treated as an item of gain (if the adjustment increases the basis of the asset) or loss (if the adjustment decreases such basis).

(vi)    Items specially allocated pursuant to Sections 8.2 and 8.3 shall be excluded from the computation of Profits and Losses.

6.3     Negative Capital Accounts . If any Member has a deficit balance in its Capital Account, such Member shall have no obligation to restore such negative balance or to make any Capital Contributions to the Company by reason thereof, and such negative balance shall not be considered an asset of the Company or of any Member.

6.4     No Withdrawal . No Member will be entitled to withdraw any part of his or its Capital Contribution or Capital Account or to receive any distribution from the Company, except as expressly provided in this Agreement.

6.5     Loans from Members . Loans by Members to the Company shall not be considered Capital Contributions.

6.6     Status of Capital Contributions .

(a)    No Member shall receive any interest, salary or drawing with respect to its Capital Contributions or its Capital Account, except as otherwise specifically provided in this Agreement.

(b)    No Member shall be required to lend any funds to the Company or to make any additional Capital Contributions to the Company. No Member shall have any personal liability for the repayment of any Capital Contribution of any other Member.

ARTICLE VII

Distributions

7.1     Generally .

(a)    Subject to Sections 3.1(h) , 7.1(b) , 7.2 and 7.3 , the Board shall distribute all available cash to the holders of Shares, subject to the retention and establishment of reserves, or payment to third parties, of such funds as the Board deems necessary with respect to the reasonable business needs of the Company which shall include the payment or the making of provision for the payment when due of the Company’s obligations, including the payment of any management or administrative fees and expenses or any other obligations.

 

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(b)    Notwithstanding any provision to the contrary contained in this Agreement, the Company shall not make any distribution to the holders of Shares if such distribution would violate Section 40 of the Act or other applicable law.

7.2     Distributions . Subject to Section  3.1(h)(xiv) , distributions of available cash shall be distributed on a quarterly basis to all of the holders of Shares, pro rata. Assets other than available cash (taking such other assets into account at their Fair Market Value at the time of distributions) shall be distributed, at such times and in such amounts as the Board determines in its sole discretion, to all of the holders of Shares, pro rata.

7.3     Withholding Taxes . If the Company is required by law to make any payment on behalf of a Member in his, her or its capacity as such (including in respect of withholding taxes, personal property taxes, and unincorporated business taxes, or an imputed underpayment as defined under Section 6225 of the Code, etc.), then the Company will reduce current or subsequent distributions which would otherwise be made to such Member until the Company has recovered the amount paid on behalf of such Member (and the amount of such reduction will be deemed to have been distributed to such Member for all purposes of this Agreement), as determined in the discretion of the Board.

ARTICLE VIII

U.S. Tax Allocations

8.1     Allocations of Profits and Losses . The Company’s Profit and Loss for any fiscal period shall be allocated among the Members for U.S. tax purposes in such a manner that, as of the end of such fiscal period and to the extent possible, the Capital Account of each Member shall be equal to the respective net amount which would be distributed to such Member under this Agreement, determined as if the Company were to (a) liquidate the assets of the Company for an amount equal to their Book Value as of the end of such fiscal period and (b) distribute the proceeds in liquidation in accordance with Section  10.2 .

8.2     Regulatory and Special Allocations . Notwithstanding the provisions of Section 8.1:

(a)    If there is a net decrease in Company Minimum Gain (determined according to Treasury Regulation Section 1.704-2(d)(1)) during any Taxable Year, each Member shall be specially allocated Profits for such Taxable Year (and, if necessary, subsequent Taxable Years) in an amount equal to such Member’s share of the net decrease in Company Minimum Gain, determined in accordance with Treasury Regulation Section 1.704-2(g). The items to be so allocated shall be determined in accordance with Treasury Regulation Section 1.704-2(f)(6) and 1.704-2(j)(2). This paragraph is intended to comply with the minimum gain chargeback requirement in Treasury Regulation Section 1.704-2(f) and shall be interpreted consistently therewith.

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Section 1.704-2(i)(4), if there is a net decrease in Member Minimum Gain during any Taxable Year, each Member that has a share of such Member Minimum Gain shall be specially allocated Profits for such Taxable Year (and, if necessary, subsequent Taxable Years) in an amount equal to that Member’s share of the net decrease in Member Minimum Gain. Items to be allocated pursuant to this paragraph shall be determined in accordance with Treasury Regulation Sections 1.704-2(i)(4) and 1.704-2(j)(2). This paragraph is intended to comply with the minimum gain chargeback requirements in Treasury Regulation Section 1.704-2(i)(4) and shall be interpreted consistently therewith.

(c)    In the event any Member unexpectedly receives any adjustments, allocations or distributions described in Treasury Regulation Section 1.704-1(b)(2)(ii)( d )( 4 ), ( 5 ) or ( 6 ), Profits shall be specially allocated to such Member in an amount and manner sufficient to eliminate the Adjusted Capital Account Deficit created by such adjustments, allocations or distributions as quickly as possible. This paragraph is intended to comply with the qualified income offset requirement in Treasury Regulation Section 1.704-1(b)(2)(ii)( d ) and shall be interpreted consistently therewith.

(d)    The allocations set forth in paragraphs (a), (b) and (c) above (the “ Regulatory Allocations ”) are intended to comply with certain requirements of the Treasury Regulations under Code Section 704. Notwithstanding any other provisions of this Article VIII (other than the Regulatory Allocations), the Regulatory Allocations shall be taken into account in allocating Profits and Losses among Members so that, to the extent possible, the net amount of such allocations of Profits and Losses and other items and the Regulatory Allocations to each Member shall be equal to the net amount that would have been allocated to such Member if the Regulatory Allocations had not occurred.

8.3     Curative Allocations . If the Board determines, after consultation with counsel experienced in U.S. income tax matters, that the allocation of any item of Company income, gain, loss, deduction or credit is not specified in this Article VIII (an “unallocated item”), or that the allocation of any item of Company income, gain, loss, deduction or credit hereunder is clearly inconsistent with the Members’ economic interests in the Company (determined by reference to the general principles of Treasury Regulation Section 1.704-1(b) and the factors set forth in Treasury Regulation Section 1.704-1(b)(3)(ii)) (a “misallocated item”), then the Board may allocate such unallocated items, or reallocate such misallocated items, to reflect such economic interests; provided that no such allocation will be made without the prior consent of each Member that would be affected thereby (which consent no such Member may unreasonably withhold) and provided further that no such allocation shall have any material effect on the amounts distributable to any Member, including the amounts to be distributed upon the complete liquidation of the Company.

8.4     Tax Allocations .

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Members for computing their Capital Accounts, except that if any such allocation for tax purposes is not permitted by the Code or other applicable law, the Company’s subsequent income, gains, losses, deductions and credits shall be allocated among the Members for tax purposes, to the extent permitted by the Code and other applicable law, so as to reflect as nearly as possible the allocation set forth herein in computing their Capital Accounts. Each item of income, gain, loss, deduction and credit realized by the Company in any Taxable Year shall be allocated pro rata to the Members according to the amount of Profit or Loss, as the case may be, allocated to them in such year.

(b)    Items of Company taxable income, gain, loss and deduction with respect to any property contributed to the capital of the Company shall be allocated among the Members in accordance with Code Section 704(c) using any method permitted by the Treasury Regulations and selected by the Board, so as to take account of any variation between the adjusted basis of such property to the Company for U.S. federal income tax purposes and its Book Value.

(c)    If the Book Value of any Company property is adjusted pursuant to Section 6.2(a)(iv), subsequent allocations of items of taxable income, gain, loss and deduction with respect to such property shall take account of any variation between the adjusted basis of such property for federal income tax purposes and its Book Value for purposes of Code Section 704(c) using any method permitted by the Treasury Regulations and selected by the Board.

(d)    Allocations of tax credit, tax credit recapture, and any items related thereto shall be allocated to the Members according to their interests in such items as determined by the Board taking into account the principles of Treasury Regulation Section 1.704-1(b)(4)(ii).

Allocations pursuant to this Section 8.4 are solely for purposes of U.S. federal, state and local taxes and shall not affect, or in any way be taken into account in computing, any Member’s Capital Account or share of Profits, Losses, distributions or other items pursuant to any provisions of this Agreement.

ARTICLE IX

Elections and Reports

9.1     Generally . The Company will keep appropriate books and records with respect to the Company’s business, including all books and records required to be kept, maintained or retained pursuant to the Act or other applicable law or necessary to provide any information, lists and copies of documents required to be provided pursuant to Section  9.3 . Access to the books and records of the Company shall be granted to Members and Managers as provided in the Act. Such books and records shall be kept at the principal office of the Company or at such other location outside of Canada.

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9.3     Bank Accounts . All funds of the Company will be deposited in its name in an account or accounts maintained outside Canada. Checks shall be drawn upon the Company account or accounts only for the purposes of the Company and may be signed by such persons as may be designated by the Board, subject to the other restrictions contained in this Section  9.3 . All banking and finance activities (apart from those of a purely administrative nature) of the Company shall be conducted outside of Canada. Without limiting the foregoing: (a) no person who is resident in Canada for purposes of the Canadian Tax Act shall have sole signing authority with respect to any bank account of the Company; (b) if a person who is resident in Canada for purposes of the Canadian Tax Act has signing authority with respect to a bank account of the Company, no funds may be drawn on such bank account without authorization from one or more co-signatories who are non-residents of Canada for purposes of the Canadian Tax Act; (c) each person (other than a Canadian-resident co-signatory) who has signing authority with respect to a bank account of the Company shall exercise such signing authority only outside of Canada; and (d) treasury personnel of the Company and its Affiliates (through subcontracting arrangements) may be given electronic access to bank accounts of the Company, but only for purposes of processing payments as directed or approved by the applicable Director or officer of the Company.

9.4     Tax Status . The Members intend that the Company be treated as a partnership for United States federal, state and local income tax purposes, and the Company and each Member shall file all tax returns on the basis consistent therewith. The Company has filed, or shall file within 74 days of the Effective Date, an IRS Form 8832 electing to be treated as “disregarded as an entity separate from its owner” (within the meaning of Treasury Regulation Section 301.7701-3(b)(2)(i)(C)), which election is effective no later than the day prior to the Effective Date.

9.5     Reports . The Company will use reasonable best efforts to deliver or cause to be delivered, as soon as reasonably practicable following the end of each taxable year of the Company (and, in any event, will deliver not later than March 20) of each year, to each Person who was a Member at any time during the previous Taxable Year, all information (including a Schedule K-1) reasonably necessary for the preparation of such Person’s United States federal income tax returns and any state, local and foreign income tax returns which such Person is required to file as a result of the Company being engaged in a trade or business within such state, local or foreign jurisdiction, including a statement showing such Person’s share of income, gains, losses, deductions and credits for such year for United States federal income tax purposes (and, if applicable, state, local or foreign income tax purposes). In addition, the Company will use reasonable best efforts to provide the Investor with the Form 1099 received by the Company in respect of its investment in the Limited Partnership no later than February 15 of each taxable year. The Company will cooperate with the Investor to provide any information with respect to the Company or the Limited Partnership that the Investor reasonably requests to satisfy any U.S. federal, state, local or non-U.S. tax reporting requirements of the Investor.

9.6     Tax Elections . The Board will determine whether to make or revoke any available election for the Company pursuant to the Code. Each Member will upon request supply the information necessary to give proper effect to any such election. At the request of the any Member, the Company will make an election under Section 754 of the Code, and any corresponding election under state, local or non-U.S. tax law.

 

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9.7     Tax Controversies . The Board shall designate the “tax matters partner” (as such term is defined in Code Section 6231 to the extent applicable for taxable years beginning before January 1, 2018) for the Company and the “partnership representative” for purposes of the Partnership Tax Audit Rules for the Company (in each case, the “ Tax Matters Partner ”), provided that the Board may replace the Tax Matters Partner at any time. The Tax Matters Partner is authorized and required to represent the Company (at the Company’s expense) in connection with all examinations of the Company’s affairs by tax authorities, including resulting administrative and judicial proceedings, and to expend Company funds for professional services and costs associated therewith, in each case, at the direction of the Board. Each Member agrees to cooperate with the Tax Matters Partner and/or the Board and to do or refrain from doing any or all things reasonably requested by the Tax Matters Partner and/or the Board with respect to the conduct of such proceedings. Subject to the foregoing proviso, the Board will have sole discretion to determine whether the Company will contest or continue to contest any tax deficiencies assessed or proposed to be assessed by any taxing authority. The Board may cause the Tax Matters Partner to take, or cause the Company to take, such other actions as may be necessary or advisable pursuant to U.S. Department of Treasury Regulations or other guidance to ratify the designation, pursuant to this Section  9.7 , of the Tax Matters Partner; and each other Member agrees to take such other actions as may be requested by the Tax Matters Partner and/or the Board to ratify or confirm any such designation pursuant to this Section  9.7 .

9.8     Passive Foreign Investment Company . The Board shall use reasonable best efforts to cause the Limited Partnership to determine, on an annual basis, based on the advice of the Limited Partnership’s accountant or other tax advisor, whether the Limited Partnership or any of the Limited Partnership’s Subsidiaries is a passive foreign investment company, within the meaning of Section 1297 of the Code. If the Board determines in accordance with the preceding sentence that the Limited Partnership or any of the Limited Partnership’s Subsidiaries is a passive foreign investment company, within the meaning of Section 1297 of the Code, the Board shall for that year and thereafter use its reasonable best efforts to cause the Limited Partnership, on an annual basis, to provide to the Brookfield Members such information that (a) the Brookfield Members (or their direct or indirect owners) reasonably request to enable the Brookfield Members (or their direct or indirect owners) to complete their U.S. Internal Revenue Service Forms 8621 with respect to any of their investments in the Limited Partnership and (b) will enable the Brookfield Members (or their direct or indirect owners) to make and/or maintain a “qualified electing fund” election with respect to any of their investments in the Limited Partnership, as such terms are defined in Section 1295 of the Code and the Treasury Regulations thereunder.

 

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ARTICLE X

Dissolution and Liquidation

10.1     Dissolution . Subject to Section  3.1(h) and Section 46 of the Act, the Company shall be dissolved and its affairs wound up only upon the happening of any of the following events:

(a)    Upon the election to dissolve the Company upon approval by all of the parties hereto; or

(b)    The entry of a decree of judicial dissolution under Section 47 of the Act; provided , that, notwithstanding anything contained herein to the contrary, no Member shall make an application for the dissolution of the Company pursuant to Section 47 of the Act without the approval of the Board.

Dissolution of the Company shall be effective on the day on which the event occurs giving rise to the dissolution, but the Company shall not terminate until the winding up of the Company has been completed, the assets of the Company have been distributed as provided in Section  10.2 and the Certificate shall have been canceled.

10.2     Liquidation .

(a)     Liquidator . Upon dissolution of the Company, the Board will appoint a Person (who shall not be a resident of Canada for purposes of the Canadian Tax Act) to act as the “ Liquidator ,” and such Person shall act as the Liquidator unless and until a successor Liquidator is appointed as provided in this Section  10.2 . The Liquidator will agree not to resign at any time without 30 days’ prior written notice to the Board. The Liquidator may be removed at any time, with or without cause, by notice of removal and appointment of a successor Liquidator approved by the Board. Any successor Liquidator will succeed to all rights, powers and duties of the former Liquidator. The right to appoint a successor or substitute Liquidator in the manner provided in this Section  10.2 will be recurring and continuing for so long as the functions and services of the Liquidator are authorized to continue under the provisions of this Agreement, and every reference in this Agreement to the Liquidator will be deemed to refer also to any such successor or substitute Liquidator appointed in the manner provided in this Section  10.2 . The Liquidator will receive as compensation for its services (1) no additional compensation, if the Liquidator is an employee of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries or of any of the Members, or (2) if the Liquidator is not such an employee, such compensation as the Board may approve, plus, in either case, reimbursement of the Liquidator’s out-of-pocket expenses in performing its duties.

(b)     Liquidating Actions . The Liquidator will liquidate the assets of the Company and apply and distribute the proceeds of such liquidation, in the following order of priority, unless otherwise required by mandatory provisions of the Act or other applicable law:

(i)     First , to the payment of the Company’s debts and obligations to its creditors (including Members and Managers), including sales commissions and other expenses incident to any sale of the assets of the Company, in order of the priority provided by the Act and other applicable law;

 

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(ii)     Second , to the establishment of and additions to such reserves as the Board deems necessary or appropriate; and

(iii)     Third , to the Members, in accordance with Section  7.2 .

The reserves established pursuant to clause (ii) above will be paid over by the Liquidator to a bank or other financial institution, to be held in escrow for the purpose of paying any such contingent or unforeseen liabilities or obligations and, at the expiration of such period as the Board deems advisable, such reserves will be distributed to the Members in the manner provided above in this Section  10.2(b) . The allocations and distributions provided for in this Agreement are intended to result in the Capital Account of each Member immediately prior to the distribution of the Company’s assets pursuant to this Section  10.2(b) being equal to the amount distributable to such Member pursuant to this Section  10.2(b) .

(c)     Distribution in Kind . Notwithstanding the provisions of Section  10.2(b) which require the liquidation of the assets of the Company, but subject to the order of priorities set forth in Section  10.2(b) , if upon dissolution of the Company the Board determines that an immediate sale of part or all of the Company’s assets would be impractical or could cause undue loss to the Members, the Board may, in its sole discretion, defer the liquidation of any assets except those necessary to satisfy Company liabilities and reserves, and may, in its absolute discretion, distribute to the Members, in lieu of cash, as tenants in common and in accordance with the provisions of Section  10.2(b) , undivided interests in such Company assets as the Liquidator deems not suitable for liquidation. Any such distribution in kind will be subject to such conditions relating to the disposition and management of such properties as the Liquidator deems reasonable and equitable and to any agreements governing the operating of such properties at such time. For purposes of any such distribution, any property to be distributed will be valued at its Fair Market Value.

(d)     Reasonable Time for Winding Up . A reasonable time will be allowed for the orderly winding up of the business and affairs of the Company and the liquidation of its assets pursuant to Section  10.2(b) in order to minimize any losses otherwise attendant upon such winding up. Distributions upon liquidation of the Company (or any Member’s interest in the Company) and related adjustments will be made by the end of the Taxable Year of the liquidation (or, if later, within 90 days after the date of such liquidation) or as otherwise permitted by Treasury Regulation Section 1.704-1(b)(2)(ii)( b ).

(e)     Termination . Upon completion of the distribution of the assets of the Company as provided in Section  10.2(b) , the Company shall be terminated and the Liquidator shall cause the cancellation of the Certificate in the Republic of the Marshall Islands and of all qualifications and registrations of the Company as a foreign limited liability company in jurisdictions other than the Republic of the Marshall Islands and shall take such other actions as may be necessary to terminate the Company.

 

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ARTICLE XI

Transfer of Shares

11.1     Restrictions .

(a)     Transfers by TK Members . A TK Member may Transfer Shares only if such Transfer has been approved in writing by the Brookfield Majority Holders (which approval the Brookfield Majority Holders shall provide only in their sole discretion); provided , that a TK Member may Transfer Shares to Affiliates controlled by Teekay Corporation without the approval of the Brookfield Majority Holders subject to this Article XI . Each TK Member agrees that, if TK is unable to fulfill any obligation relating to communications or determinations hereunder, the TK Member that owns the greatest percentage of Shares of the TK Members shall fulfill TK’s obligation therefor.

(b)     Void Transfers . Each TK Member acknowledges and agrees that, to the fullest extent permitted by applicable law, such TK Member shall not Transfer any Share(s) except in accordance with the provisions of this Article  XI . Any attempted Transfer in violation of the preceding sentence shall, to the fullest extent permitted by applicable law, be deemed null and void for all purposes, and the Company will not record any such Transfer on its books or treat any purported transferee as the owner of such Share(s) for any purpose.

11.2     General Restrictions on Transfer .

(a)    Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Agreement, no transferee of any Share(s) received pursuant to a Transfer (but excluding transferees that were Members immediately prior to such a Transfer, who shall automatically become a Member with respect to any additional Shares they so acquire) shall become a Member in respect of or be deemed to have any ownership rights in the Share(s) so Transferred unless the purported transferee is admitted as a Member as set forth in Section  11.3 .

(b)    Following a Transfer of any Share(s) that is permitted under this Article XI, the transferee of such Share(s) shall succeed to the Capital Account associated with such Share(s) and shall receive allocations and distributions under Articles VI, VII, VIII and X in respect of such Share(s). Notwithstanding the foregoing, Profits, Losses and other items will be allocated between the transferor and the transferee according to Code Section 706.

(c)    Any Member who Transfers all of his or its Shares (i) shall cease to be a Member upon such Transfer, and (ii) shall no longer possess or have the power to exercise any rights or powers of a Member of the Company.

(d)    Brookfield shall be permitted to Transfer its Shares to a transferee who executes and delivers to the Company a joinder to this Agreement substantially in the form of Exhibit  B attached hereto.

 

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11.3     Procedures for Transfer .

(a)    The Board shall cause the Company to modify the Members Schedule from time to time to reflect any Transfer permitted under this Article  XI and the admittance of any such new Member.

(b)    Subject in all events to the general restrictions on Transfers contained in Sections 11.1 , 11.2 and 11.5 , no Transfer of Share(s) may be completed to a Person that is not already a Member until the prospective transferee is admitted as a Member of the Company by executing and delivering to the Company a written undertaking to be bound by the terms and conditions of this Agreement substantially in the form of Exhibit  B hereto. Upon the amendment of the Members Schedule by the Company, such prospective transferee shall be admitted as a Member and deemed listed as such on the books and records of the Company.

11.4     Legend . Any certificates or instruments representing the Shares, if any, will bear the following legend or one that is in similar form:

“THE TRANSFER OF THE SECURITIES REPRESENTED BY THIS CERTIFICATE OR INSTRUMENT IS SUBJECT TO THE CONDITIONS SPECIFIED IN A LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY AGREEMENT AMONG THE ISSUER AND ITS MEMBERS. A COPY OF SUCH LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY AGREEMENT AS IN EFFECT FROM TIME TO TIME WILL BE FURNISHED WITHOUT CHARGE BY THE ISSUER TO THE HOLDER HEREOF UPON WRITTEN REQUEST.”

11.5     Limitations .

(a)    In order to permit the Company to qualify for the benefit of a “safe harbor” under Code Section 7704, notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Agreement, no Transfer of any Share shall be permitted or recognized by the Company (within the meaning of Treasury Regulation Section 1.7704-1(d)) and the Company shall not issue any Shares if and to the extent that such Transfer or issuance would cause the Company to have more than 100 partners (within the meaning of Treasury Regulation Section 1.7704-1(h), including the look-through rule in Treasury Regulation Section 1.7704-1(h)(3)).

(b)    Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Agreement, no Share may be Transferred and the Company may not issue any Share unless (i) such Transfer or issuance, as the case may be, shall not affect the Company’s existence or qualification as a limited liability company under the Act, (ii) such Transfer or issuance, as the case may be, shall not cause the Company to be classified as other than a partnership for United States federal income tax purposes, (iii) such Transfer or issuance, as the case may be, shall not result in a termination of the Company under Code Section 708, unless the Board determines that any such termination will not have a material adverse impact on the Members and (iv) such Transfer or issuance, as the case may be, shall not cause the application of the tax-exempt use property rules of Code Sections 168(g)(l)(B) and 168(h) to the Company or its Members.

 

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ARTICLE XII

Certain Agreements

12.1    Financial Statements and Confidentiality.

(a)    In addition to, and without limiting, any other rights the Brookfield Members may have under the Act or other applicable law, until the Brookfield Directors constitute a majority of the Board following the Exercise Date, the Company agrees to provide each Brookfield Member the following:

(i)    not less than 7 days prior to the end of each fiscal quarter (including for certainty the end of the fourth fiscal quarter (the end of the fiscal year)), a summary of any significant transaction and affiliate transaction entered into or completed, or expected to be entered into or completed, within such quarter;

(ii)    within 7 days after the end of each fiscal quarter (including for certainty the end of the fourth fiscal quarter (the end of the fiscal year)), a draft financial report in the form of the reporting template provided to the Company by the Brookfield Members (the “ Draft Quarterly Report ”);

(iii)    within 14 days of the end of each fiscal quarter (including for certainty the end of the fourth fiscal quarter (the end of the fiscal year)), a second financial report in the form of the reporting template provided to the Company by the Brookfield Members (the “Updated Quarterly Report”), which Updated Quarterly Report will include any updates or revisions to the Draft Quarterly Report provided by the Company in respect of such quarter;

(iv)    within 30 days of the end of each fiscal quarter (including for certainty the end of the fourth fiscal quarter (the end of the fiscal year)), the auditor of the Company and of the Limited Partnership will respond to the referral instructions provided by the Brookfield Members’ auditor;

(v)    within 60 days after the end of each fiscal year, consolidated financial statements (which shall include a consolidated balance sheet and consolidated statements of income and cash flows) for the Limited Partnership for such fiscal year audited by a firm of independent certified public accountants of recognized national standing selected by the Board in accordance with United States generally accepted accounting principles as in effect from time to time;

(vi)    within 60 days after the end of each fiscal quarter (other than the fourth fiscal quarter as set forth in clause (i) above), consolidated financial statements (which shall include a consolidated balance sheet and consolidated statements of income and cash flows) for the Limited Partnership, reviewed in accordance with AU Section

 

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722 by a firm of independent certified public accountants of recognized national standing, in accordance with United States generally accepted accounting principles as in effect from time to time;

(vii)    within 30 days after the end of each calendar month, unaudited consolidated monthly financial reports showing income from vessel operations for the business units of the Limited Partnership for such calendar month;

(viii)    45 days following the end of each fiscal quarter (including for certainty the end of the fourth fiscal quarter (the end of the fiscal year)), a forecast in respect of the succeeding quarter;

(ix)    prior to the end of the third fiscal quarter in each fiscal year, a forecast, budget and business plan for the Limited Partnership for the succeeding five fiscal years, including (A) projected quarterly statements of income and (B) projected statements of cash flows and liquidity for the Limited Partnership;

(x)    any additional information reasonably required by any Brookfield Member for purposes of fulfilling its disclosure and reporting obligations pursuant to (i) any rules and regulations of the Toronto Stock Exchange or the New York Stock Exchange; (ii) the provisions of the Ontario Securities Act and any regulations promulgated thereunder; (iii) any rules or regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission, and (iv) the requirements, the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, the Securities and Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, as amended, including in all cases where information is required for the purposes of evaluating and certifying adequate internal controls over financial reporting;

(xi)     any additional financial and operational information required by any Brookfield Member for purposes of fulfilling its public reporting requirements and/or its obligations in respect of any private fund investor reporting requirements;

(xii)    (iv)(x) reasonable access to the auditor of the Company and of the Limited Partnership, including for purposes of discussing each Draft Quarterly Report and each Updated Quarterly Report, which Updated Quarterly Reports shall each receive sign off from the auditor of the Company and of the Limited Partnership;

(xiii)    reasonable access to the offices and the properties of each of the Company, the Limited Partnership and their respective Subsidiaries, including its and their books and records, all upon reasonable notice and at such reasonable times and as often as the Brookfield Member may reasonably request;

(xiv)    an opportunity to receive and discuss with senior management of the Limited Partnership on a regular basis, during normal business hours and without unduly interfering with the operation of the business, monthly reports regarding financial, operating, strategic and such other matters relating to the management of the Limited

 

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Partnership as may be mutually acceptable to management and the Limited Partnership in good faith, including for certainty, a quarterly call with members of the Brookfield Members’ finance team within 10 days following the end of each fiscal quarter (including for certainty the end of the fourth fiscal quarter (the end of the fiscal year)); and

(xv)    copies of all substantive materials provided to the Board at substantially the same time as such materials are provided to the Board.

Notwithstanding any provision in this Section  12.1(a) to the contrary, the information and materials described in this paragraph shall only be furnished to Brookfield Members who have provided such representations, warranties and assurances, as the Company may reasonably request that such documents (and the contents thereof) are not required by any law to be disclosed to any other Person and that such Brookfield Member will not disclose such documents (or any contents thereof) to any other Person who may be required by law to disclose such documents (or any contents thereof), in each case other than disclosure permitted by Section  12.1(b) or required by the Act.

(b)     Confidentiality . All information disclosed by the Company pursuant to Section  12.1(a) or otherwise pursuant to this Agreement shall be confidential information of the Company (other than information which is publicly available not pursuant to a breach of this Section  12.1(b) ) and, unless otherwise provided in this Agreement or consented to by the Board in writing in advance, shall not be disclosed to any third party other than (i) employees, consultants, advisors, accountants, attorneys and other representatives of such Member recipient or its respective Affiliates on a need-to-know basis, (ii) in the case of any Member that is (or is controlled by) a private equity fund or other investment fund, the disclosure in a customary manner by such Member of any such information in confidence to such Member’s investors, (iii) the disclosure by such Member of any such information to any prospective purchaser of Shares pursuant to a customary confidentiality agreement and (iv) subject to the next sentence, as required by law or court order. The obligations of the Members hereunder shall not apply to the extent that the disclosure of information otherwise determined to be confidential is required by applicable law, regulations, stock exchange rules or regulations, subpoena, civil investigative demand or other proceeding; provided that (x) as soon as reasonably practicable and to the extent permitted by law, such Member shall notify the Company thereof, which notice shall include the basis upon which such Member believes the information is required to be disclosed and (y) such Member shall, if requested by the Company and at the sole cost and expense of the Company, reasonably cooperate with the Company to protect the continued confidentiality thereof.

ARTICLE XIII

Miscellaneous Provisions

13.1     Notices .

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confirmation or mailed by internationally recognized overnight courier prepaid, to (i) any Member, at such Member’s address set forth on the Members Schedule attached hereto or as most recently delivered to all Members by the Company, and (ii) the Company, to the Company’s Chief Executive Officer, President and Secretary at the Company’s principal place of business (or in any case to such other address as the addressee may from time to time designate in writing to the sender).

(b)    All such notices, requests and other communications will (i) if delivered personally to the address as provided in Section 13.1(a) be deemed given upon delivery, (ii) if delivered by electronic transmission to the facsimile number or email as provided for in Section  13.1(a) , be deemed given upon delivery if delivered on a Business Day by 5:00 p.m., New York City time, or otherwise on the next Business Day and (iii) if delivered by overnight courier to the address as provided in Section  13.1(a) , be deemed given on the earlier of the first Business Day following the date sent by such overnight courier or upon receipt (in each case regardless of whether such notice, request or other communication is received by any other person to whom a copy of such notice is to be delivered pursuant to this Section  13.1 ).

13.2     Governing Law . All issues and questions concerning the application, construction, validity, interpretation and enforcement of this Agreement and the exhibits and schedules to this Agreement shall be governed by, and construed in accordance with, the laws of the Republic of the Marshall Islands, and specifically the Act, without giving effect to any choice of law or conflict of law rules or provisions (whether of the Republic of the Marshall Islands or any other jurisdiction) that would cause the application of the laws of any jurisdiction other than the Republic of the Marshall Islands; provided that Sections 5.5 , 5.6, 5.7 and 12.1(b) shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the internal laws of the State of New York applicable to agreements made and to be performed entirely within such State, without regard to the conflicts of law principles of such State.

13.3     No Action for Partition . No Member shall have any right to maintain any action for partition with respect to the property of the Company.

13.4     Headings and Sections . The headings in this Agreement are inserted for convenience only and are in no way intended to describe, interpret, define, or limit the scope, extent or intent of this Agreement or any provision of this Agreement. Unless the context requires otherwise, all references in this Agreement to Sections, Articles, Exhibits or Schedules shall be deemed to mean and refer to Sections, Articles, Exhibits or Schedules of or to this Agreement.

13.5     Amendments . Except as otherwise expressly set forth in this Agreement (including Section  11.3(a) ), the Certificate and this Agreement may be amended or restated only upon the written consent of both the Brookfield Majority Holders and the TK Majority Holders, and any such amendment or restatement to which such written consent is obtained will be binding upon the Company and each Member.

 

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13.6     Interpretation . The term “this Agreement” means this Agreement together with all Schedules and Exhibits hereto, as the same may from time to time be amended, modified, supplemented or restated in accordance with the terms hereof. The use in this Agreement of the term “including” and other words of similar import mean “including, without limiting the generality of the foregoing” and where specific language is used to clarify by example a general statement contained herein, such specific language shall not be deemed to modify, limit or restrict in any manner the construction of the general statement to which it relates. References to Sections, Articles, Schedules and Exhibits are referenced to Sections or Articles of, or schedules or Exhibits to, as the case may be, this Agreement. The words “herein,” “hereof,” “hereunder” and other words of similar import refer to this Agreement as a whole, including the Schedules and Exhibits, and not to any particular section, subsection, paragraph, subparagraph or clause contained in this Agreement. Where the context so indicates, the masculine shall include the feminine, the neuter shall include the masculine and feminine, and the singular shall include the plural. References to “$” are to United States dollars.

13.7     Binding Effect . Except as otherwise provided to the contrary in this Agreement, this Agreement shall be binding upon and inure to the benefit of the Members, their respective successors and permitted assigns. All of the rights and privileges of Brookfield under this Agreement are automatically assigned to a transferee of any Brookfield Member who purchases a majority of the aggregate Shares, and a majority of the aggregate Common Units, held by all the Brookfield Members and executes and delivers to the Company a joinder to this Agreement substantially in the form of Exhibit  B attached hereto and such transferee shall thereafter be Brookfield’s successor under this Agreement and all references in this Agreement to Brookfield shall thereafter refer to such transferee, including such transferee and its controlled Affiliates succeeding to the rights, privileges and obligations of the “Brookfield Members” under this Agreement.

13.8     Counterparts; Email and Facsimile . This Agreement may be executed in multiple counterparts, each of which shall be deemed to be an original and shall be binding upon the Member who executed the same, but all of such counterparts shall constitute the same agreement.

13.9     Severability . Whenever possible, each provision of this Agreement shall be interpreted in such manner as to be effective and valid under applicable law, but if any provision of this Agreement is held to be prohibited by or invalid under applicable law, such provision shall to the fullest extent permitted by law be ineffective only to the extent of such prohibition or invalidity, without invalidating the remainder of this Agreement.

13.10     Remedies . Each of the parties to this Agreement shall to the fullest extent permitted by law be entitled to enforce its rights under this Agreement specifically, to recover damages and costs (including reasonable attorney’s fees) caused by any breach of any provision of this Agreement and to exercise all other rights existing in its favor. The Members agree and acknowledge that money damages may not be an adequate remedy for any breach of the provisions of this Agreement and that any party may in its sole discretion apply to any court of law or equity of competent jurisdiction (without posting any bond or deposit, any requirement for which is hereby waived) for specific performance and/or other injunctive relief in order to enforce or prevent any violations of the provisions of this Agreement.

 

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13.11     Business Days . If any time period for giving notice or taking action under this Agreement expires on a day which is a Saturday, Sunday or other day that is not a Business Day, the time period shall be automatically extended to the Business Day immediately following such Saturday, Sunday or other day.

13.12     Waiver of Jury Trial . EACH PARTY TO THIS AGREEMENT HEREBY WAIVES, TO THE EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW, TRIAL BY JURY IN ANY LITIGATION IN ANY COURT WITH RESPECT TO, IN CONNECTION WITH, OR ARISING OUT OF THIS AGREEMENT OR THE VALIDITY, PROTECTION, INTERPRETATION, COLLECTION OR ENFORCEMENT THEREOF.

13.13     No Strict Construction . The parties to this Agreement have participated jointly in the negotiation and drafting of this Agreement. In the event an ambiguity or question of intent or interpretation arises, this Agreement shall be construed as if drafted jointly by the parties to this Agreement, and no presumption or burden of proof shall arise favoring or disfavoring any party by virtue of the authorship of any of the provisions of this Agreement.

13.14     Entire Agreement and Incorporation by Reference . Except as otherwise expressly set forth in this Agreement, this Agreement embodies the complete agreement and understanding among the parties to this Agreement with respect to the subject matter of this Agreement and supersedes and preempts any prior understandings, agreements or representations by or among the parties, written or oral, which may have related to the subject matter of this Agreement in any way.

13.15     Parties in Interest . Nothing herein shall be construed to be to the benefit of or enforceable by any third party including, but not limited to, any creditor of the Company.

13.16     Venue and Submission to Jurisdiction . ANY AND ALL SUITS, LEGAL ACTIONS OR PROCEEDINGS ARISING OUT OF THIS AGREEMENT (INCLUDING AGAINST ANY DIRECTOR OR OFFICER OF THE COMPANY) SHALL TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW BE BROUGHT SOLELY IN THE SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, NEW YORK COUNTY, OR THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF NEW YORK AND EACH MEMBER HEREBY TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW IRREVOCABLY AND UNCONDITIONALLY SUBMITS TO AND ACCEPTS THE EXCLUSIVE JURISDICTION OF SUCH COURTS FOR THE PURPOSE OF SUCH SUITS, LEGAL ACTIONS OR PROCEEDINGS; PROVIDED THAT IF THE COURTS LISTED ABOVE DO NOT HAVE JURISDICTION OR VENUE OVER ANY SUIT, LEGAL ACTION OR PROCEEDING (OR OTHERWISE REFUSE TO ADJUDICATE SUCH SUIT, LEGAL ACTION OR PROCEEDING) ARISING OUT OF THIS AGREEMENT (INCLUDING AGAINST ANY DIRECTOR OR OFFICER OF THE COMPANY), SUCH MATTER SHALL BE BROUGHT SOLELY BEFORE THE COURTS OF THE REPUBLIC OF THE

 

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MARSHALL ISLANDS AND EACH MEMBER HEREBY TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW IRREVOCABLY AND UNCONDITIONALLY SUBMITS TO AND ACCEPTS THE EXCLUSIVE JURISDICTION OF SUCH COURTS FOR THE PURPOSE OF SUCH SUITS, LEGAL ACTIONS OR PROCEEDINGS. IN ANY SUCH SUIT, LEGAL ACTION OR PROCEEDING, EACH MEMBER IRREVOCABLY AND UNCONDITIONALLY TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW WAIVES PERSONAL SERVICE OF ANY SUMMONS, COMPLAINT OR OTHER PROCESS AND AGREES THAT SERVICE THEREOF MAY BE MADE BY CERTIFIED OR REGISTERED MAIL DIRECTED TO IT AT ITS ADDRESS SET FORTH IN THE BOOKS AND RECORDS OF THE COMPANY. TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW, EACH PARTY HERETO HEREBY IRREVOCABLY AND UNCONDITIONALLY WAIVES ANY OBJECTION WHICH IT MAY NOW OR HEREAFTER HAVE TO THE LAYING OF VENUE OR ANY SUCH SUIT, LEGAL ACTION OR PROCEEDING IN ANY SUCH COURT AND HEREBY FURTHER WAIVES ANY CLAIM THAT ANY SUIT, LEGAL ACTION OR PROCEEDING BROUGHT IN ANY SUCH COURT HAS BEEN BROUGHT IN AN INCONVENIENT FORUM.

13.17      Further Assurances . Each party to this Agreement shall execute and deliver such further instruments and take such additional actions as any other party may reasonably request to effect, consummate, confirm or evidence the transactions contemplated by this Agreement.

13.18     Compliance . Each Member hereby covenants that it will not, and will cause its Subsidiaries not to, intentionally violate Anticorruption Laws in furtherance of the business of the Company and the Limited Partnership and their respective Subsidiaries. In the event the Company becomes aware of any violation of Anticorruption Laws, it will promptly notify its Members of any violation. For purposes of this Section 13.18, “ Anticorruption Laws ” means, collectively, the U.S. Foreign Corrupt Practices Act, the UK Bribery Act of 2010, the Brazilian Anti-Corruption Act (Law No. 12,846 of August 1, 2013 ruled by Decree No. 8420, of March 18, 2015), the Brazilian Improbity Law (Law No. 8,429 of June 2, 1992), the Canadian Corruption of Foreign Public Officials Act (S.C. 1998 c. 34, as amended June 19, 2013) and any other applicable anti-bribery or anti-corruption laws under any applicable jurisdictions.

13.19     No Vote to Remove the General Partner . As long as a TK Member has rights under this Agreement, none of the Brookfield Members shall vote Common Units in the Limited Partnership to remove the Company as the general partner of the Limited Partnership pursuant to Section 11.2 of the Limited Partnership Agreement, or elect another Person as a general partner of the Limited Partnership. As long as a Brookfield Member has rights under this Agreement, none of the TK Members shall vote Common Units in the Limited Partnership to remove the Company as the general partner of the Limited Partnership pursuant to Section 11.2 of the Limited Partnership Agreement, or elect another Person as a general partner of the Limited Partnership

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its ownership interest in the Limited Partnership, the terms of this Agreement shall apply to the recapitalized, restructured or successor entity mutatis mutandis to the extent reasonably practicable to provide the Members hereof with as nearly equivalent rights as are provided hereunder, and the Members shall make such related further changes to this Agreement as are reasonably required to achieve such nearly equivalent rights.

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned, have executed this Second Amended and Restated Limited Liability Company Agreement of Teekay Offshore GP L.L.C. as of the Effective Date.

 

TEEKAY HOLDINGS LIMITED
By:  

 

  Name:
  Title:


BROOKFIELD TK TOGP L.P., BY ITS GENERAL PARTNER, BROOKFIELD CAPITAL PARTNERS (BERMUDA) LTD.
By:  

 

  Name:
  Title:


Schedule A

Teekay Offshore GP L.L.C.

Members Schedule

(as of [ ], 2017)

 

         % of Shares  

Teekay Holdings Limited

4th Floor, Belvedere Building

69 Pitts Bay Road

Hamilton, HM 08, Bermuda

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Attn. Corporate Secretary   
Facsimile:   (441) 298-2530   
Email:   Edie.Robinson@teekay.com   
With a copy to (which copy alone shall not constitute notice):  

Perkins Coie LLP

1120 NW Couch St., Tenth Floor

  
Portland, OR 97209   
Attention:   David S. Matheson   
  Gina K. Eiben   
Facsimile:   (503) 346-2008   
Email:   DMatheson@perkinscoie.com   
  GEiben@perkinscoie.com   
Brookfield TK TOLP G.P.      49

c/o Brookfield Capital Partners (Bermuda) Ltd.

73 Front Street, 5th Floor

  
Hamilton HM 12, Bermuda   
Attention: Manager - Corporate Services   
Facsimile:   (441) 296-4475   
Email:   Jane.Sheere@brookfield.com   
With a copy to (which copy alone shall not constitute notice):   

Brookfield TK TOLP G.P.

c/o Brookfield Capital Partners Ltd.

  

Brookfield Place, Suite 300

181 Bay Street

  
Toronto, Ontario, M5J 2T3   
Attention:   Ryan Szainwald, Senior Vice President   
Facsimile:   (416) 369-2301   
Email:   Ryan.Szainwald@brookfield.com   


With a copy to (which copy alone shall not constitute notice):   

Kirkland & Ellis LLP

601 Lexington Avenue

  
New York, NY 10022   
Attention:   Joshua N. Korff, Esq.   
  Elazar Guttman, Esq.   
  Ross M. Leff, Esq.   
Facsimile:   (212) 446-4900   
Email:   JKorff@kirkland.com   
  Elazar.Guttman@kirkland.com   
  Ross.Leff@kirkland.com   
    

 

 

 
          Total      100
    

 

 

 


Schedule B

Officers of Teekay Offshore GP L.L.C.

(as of [ ], 2017) 1

 

 

1   [ NTD: Officers post-closing, if any, to be confirmed ]


Schedule C

CONSENTS

The consents in respect of the contracts described in Section 6.03(l)(E) of the Company Disclosure Letter delivered pursuant to that certain Investment Agreement, dated July [●], 2017, by and between the Limited Partnership and Brookfield.


Exhibit A

CERTIFICATE OF FORMATION

(Attached)


Exhibit B

FORM OF JOINDER TO

SECOND AMENDED AND RESTATED

LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY AGREEMENT

THIS JOINDER to the Second Amended and Restated Limited Liability Company Agreement of Teekay Offshore GP L.L.C., a Marshall Islands limited liability company (the “ Company ”), dated as of [●], 2017, as amended or restated from time to time, by and among the Members of the Company (the “ Agreement ”), is made and entered into as of                      by and between the Company and                      (“ Holder ”). Capitalized terms used herein but not otherwise defined shall have the meanings set forth in the Agreement.

WHEREAS, on the date hereof, Holder has acquired                  Shares from                      and the Agreement and the Company require Holder, as a holder of such Shares, to become a party to the Agreement, and Holder agrees to do so in accordance with the terms hereof.

NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the mutual covenants contained herein and other good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged, the parties to this Joinder hereby agree as follows:

1.     Agreement to be Bound . Holder hereby (i) acknowledges that it has received and reviewed a complete copy of the Agreement and (ii) agrees that upon execution of this Joinder, it shall become a party to the Agreement and shall be fully bound by, and subject to, all of the covenants, terms and conditions of the Agreement as though an original party thereto and shall be deemed, and is hereby admitted as, a Member for all purposes thereof and entitled to all the rights incidental thereto.

2.     Members Schedule . For purposes of the Members Schedule, the address of the Holder is as follows:

[Name]

[Address]

3.     Governing Law . This Agreement and the rights of the parties hereunder shall be interpreted in accordance with the laws of the Republic of the Marshall Islands, and all rights and remedies shall be governed by such laws without regard to principles of conflicts of laws.

4.     Counterparts . This Joinder may be executed in separate counterparts each of which shall be an original and all of which taken together shall constitute one and the same agreement.


5.     Descriptive Headings . The descriptive headings of this Joinder are inserted for convenience only and do not constitute a part of this Joinder.


IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have executed this Joinder to the Second Amended and Restated Limited Liability Company Agreement of Teekay Offshore GP L.L.C. as of the date set forth in the introductory paragraph hereof.

 

TEEKAY OFFSHORE GP L.L.C.
By:  

 

  Name:
  Title:
[HOLDER]
By:  

 

  Name:
  Title:

Exhibit 4.3

REGISTRATION RIGHTS AGREEMENT

by and among

TEEKAY OFFSHORE PARTNERS L.P.,

TEEKAY CORPORATION

and

BROOKFIELD TK TOLP L.P.

Dated as of [●], 2017


TABLE OF CONTENTS

 

        

Page

 
  ARTICLE I   
  Resale Shelf Registration   

Section 1.1

 

Resale Shelf Registration Statement

     2  

Section 1.2

 

Effectiveness Period

     2  

Section 1.3

 

Subsequent Shelf Registration Statement

     2  

Section 1.4

 

Supplements and Amendments

     3  

Section 1.5

 

Subsequent Holder Notice

     3  

Section 1.6

 

Underwritten Offering

     3  

Section 1.7

 

Take-Down Notice

     4  

Section 1.8

 

Piggyback Registration

     5  
  ARTICLE II   
  Additional Provisions Regarding Registration Rights   

Section 2.1

 

Registration Procedures

     5  

Section 2.2

 

Suspension

     9  

Section 2.3

 

Expenses of Registration

     9  

Section 2.4

 

Information by Holders

     9  

Section 2.5

 

Rule 144 Reporting

     10  

Section 2.6

 

Subsequent Registration Rights

     10  

Section 2.7

 

Holdback Agreement

     11  
  ARTICLE III   
  Indemnification   

Section 3.1

 

Indemnification by Company

     11  

Section 3.2

 

Indemnification by Holders

     12  

Section 3.3

 

Notification

     12  

Section 3.4

 

Contribution

     13  
  ARTICLE IV   
  Transfer and Termination of Registration Rights   

Section 4.1

 

Transfer of Registration Rights

     14  

Section 4.2

 

Termination of Registration Rights

     14  

 

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TABLE OF CONTENTS (CONT’D)

 

        

Page

 
    ARTICLE V       
  Miscellaneous   

Section 5.1

 

Amendments and Waivers

     14  

Section 5.2

 

Extension of Time, Waiver, Etc

     15  

Section 5.3

 

Assignment

     15  

Section 5.4

 

Counterparts

     15  

Section 5.5

 

Entire Agreement; No Third Party Beneficiary

     15  

Section 5.6

 

Governing Law; Jurisdiction

     15  

Section 5.7

 

Specific Enforcement

     16  

Section 5.8

 

Waiver of Jury Trial

     16  

Section 5.9

 

Notices

     16  

Section 5.10

 

Severability

     18  

Section 5.11

 

Expenses

     19  

Section 5.12

 

Interpretation

     19  

 

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REGISTRATION RIGHTS AGREEMENT

This REGISTRATION RIGHTS AGREEMENT (this “ Agreement ”) is entered into as of [●], 2017, by and between TEEKAY OFFSHORE PARTNERS L.P., a Republic of The Marshall Islands limited partnership (the “ Company ”), BROOKFIELD TK TOLP L.P., a Bermuda limited partnership (the “ Purchaser ”) and TEEKAY CORPORATION, a Republic of The Marshall Islands limited partnership (“ TK ”). Capitalized terms used but not defined elsewhere herein are defined in Exhibit A .

WHEREAS, the Company and the Purchaser are parties to the Investment Agreement, dated as of [●], 2017 (as amended from time to time, the “ Investment Agreement ”), pursuant to which the Company is selling to the Purchaser, and the Purchaser is purchasing from the Company, (i) an aggregate of 244,000,000 Common Units (as defined below) and (ii) an aggregate of 62,440,945 Warrants (as defined below);

WHEREAS, the Purchaser and TK are parties to the Amended and Restated Subordinate Promissory Note, dated as of the date hereof, pursuant to which the Purchaser is selling to TK, and TK is purchasing from the Purchaser, an aggregate of 11,440,945 Warrants;

WHEREAS, the Company and Teekay Holdings Limited, an Affiliate of TK (“ Holdings ”), are parties to an Investment Agreement dated as of [●], 2017 (as amended from time to time, the “ TK Investment Agreement ”), pursuant to which the Company is selling to Holdings and Holdings is purchasing from the Company, (i) an aggregate of 12,000,000 Common Units and (ii) an aggregate of 3,059,055 Warrants;

WHEREAS, TK or its Affiliates, as the owner of the Company’s general partner, currently has certain registration rights under the Fifth Amended and Restated Agreement of Limited Partnership of the Company (the “ LP Agreement ”);

WHEREAS, the Purchaser upon its acquisition of ownership interests in the Company’s general partner in connection with its investment pursuant to the Investment Agreement will have certain registration rights under the LP Agreement;

WHEREAS, both the Purchaser and TK are willing to suspend their registration rights under the LP Agreement for as long as this Agreement remains in effect; and

WHEREAS, as a condition to the obligations of (a) the Company and the Purchaser under the Investment Agreement, and (b) the Company and Holdings under the TK Investment Agreement, the Company, the Purchaser and TK are entering into this Agreement for the purpose of granting certain registration and other rights to the Purchaser, TK and the respective Affiliates of the Purchaser and TK that hold Registrable Securities, and the Purchaser, TK, the respective Affiliates of the Purchaser and TK that hold Registrable Securities and any other party that may become a party hereto pursuant to Section  4.1 and that holds Registrable Securities are referred to collectively as the “ Investors ” or “ Holders ” and individually each as an “ Investor ” or “ Holder ”.


NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the mutual covenants and agreements contained in this Agreement, the receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged, the parties to this Agreement hereby agree as follows:

ARTICLE I

Resale Shelf Registration

Section  1.1      Resale Shelf Registration Statement . Subject to the other applicable provisions of this Agreement, the Company shall, at the request of any Investor, prepare and file within twelve (12) months after the date hereof a registration statement covering the sale or distribution from time to time by the Investors, on a delayed or continuous basis pursuant to Rule 415 of the Securities Act, of all of the Registrable Securities on Form F-3 or Form S-3 (except if the Company is not then eligible to register for resale the Registrable Securities on Form F-3 or Form S-3, then such registration shall be on another appropriate form and shall provide for the registration of such Registrable Securities for resale by the Investors in accordance with any reasonable method of distribution elected by the Investors) (the “ Resale Shelf Registration Statement ”) and shall cause such Resale Shelf Registration Statement to be declared effective by the SEC within twelve (12) months after the date hereof (it being agreed that the Resale Shelf Registration Statement shall be an automatic shelf registration statement that shall become effective upon filing with the SEC pursuant to Rule 462(e) if Rule 462(e) is available to the Company for the resale of the Registrable Securities in a firmly underwritten offering and in an offering that is not firmly underwritten).

Section  1.2      Effectiveness Period . On and following the date that is the 12-month anniversary of the date hereof, the Company shall, subject to the other applicable provisions of this Agreement, use its reasonable best efforts to cause the Resale Shelf Registration Statement to be continuously effective and usable until such time as there are no longer any Registrable Securities (the “ Effectiveness Period ”).

Section  1.3      Subsequent Shelf Registration Statement . If any Shelf Registration Statement ceases to be effective under the Securities Act for any reason at any time during the Effectiveness Period, the Company shall use its reasonable best efforts to as promptly as is practicable cause such Shelf Registration Statement to again become effective under the Securities Act (including obtaining the prompt withdrawal of any order suspending the effectiveness of such Shelf Registration Statement), and shall use its reasonable best efforts to as promptly as is practicable amend such Shelf Registration Statement in a manner reasonably expected to result in the withdrawal of any order suspending the effectiveness of such Shelf Registration Statement or file an additional registration statement (a “ Subsequent Shelf Registration Statement ”) for an offering to be made on a delayed or continuous basis pursuant to Rule 415 of the Securities Act registering the resale from time to time by the Holders thereof of all securities that are Registrable Securities as of the time of such filing. If a Subsequent Shelf Registration Statement is filed, the Company shall use its reasonable best efforts to (a) cause such Subsequent Shelf Registration Statement to become effective under the Securities Act as promptly as is practicable after the filing thereof (it being agreed that the Subsequent Shelf Registration Statement shall be an automatic shelf registration statement that shall become effective upon filing with the SEC pursuant to Rule 462(e) if Rule 462(e) is available to the

 

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Company for the resale of the Registrable Securities in a firmly underwritten offering and in an offering that is not firmly underwritten) and (b) keep such Subsequent Shelf Registration Statement continuously effective and usable until the end of the Effectiveness Period. Any such Subsequent Shelf Registration Statement shall be a registration statement on Form F-3 or Form S-3 to the extent that the Company is eligible to use such form. Otherwise, such Subsequent Shelf Registration Statement shall be on another appropriate form and shall provide for the registration of such Registrable Securities for resale by the Holders in accordance with any method of distribution elected by the Investors.

Section  1.4      Supplements and Amendments . The Company shall supplement and amend any Shelf Registration Statement if required by the Securities Act or the rules, regulations or instructions applicable to the registration form used by the Company for such Shelf Registration Statement.

Section  1.5      Subsequent Holder Notice . If a Person entitled to the benefits of this Agreement becomes a Holder of Registrable Securities after a Shelf Registration Statement becomes effective under the Securities Act, the Company shall, as promptly as is reasonably practicable following delivery of written notice to the Company of such Person becoming a Holder and requesting for its name to be included as a selling securityholder in the prospectus related to the Shelf Registration Statement (a “ Subsequent Holder Notice ”):

(a)    if required and permitted by applicable law, file with the SEC a supplement to the related prospectus or a post-effective amendment to the Shelf Registration Statement so that such Holder is named as a selling securityholder in the Shelf Registration Statement and the related prospectus in such a manner as to permit such Holder to deliver a prospectus to purchasers of the Registrable Securities in accordance with applicable law;

(b)    if, pursuant to Section  1.5(a) , the Company shall have filed a post-effective amendment to the Shelf Registration Statement that is not automatically effective, use its reasonable best efforts to cause such post-effective amendment to become effective under the Securities Act as promptly as is practicable; and

(c)    notify such Holder as promptly as is reasonably practicable after the effectiveness under the Securities Act of any post-effective amendment filed pursuant to Section  1.5(a) .

Section 1.6     Underwritten Offering .

(a)    An Investor may, on or after the date that is twelve (12) months after the date hereof, deliver, from time to time, a written notice to the Company (the “ Underwritten Offering Notice ”) specifying that the sale of some or all of such Investor’s Registrable Securities subject to the Shelf Registration Statement, is intended to be conducted through an underwritten offering (the “ Underwritten Offering ”) in which Registrable Securities are sold to one or more underwriters on a firm commitment basis for reoffering to the public, or an offering that is a “bought deal” or “block trade; provided , that the Registrable Securities of such Investor requested to be included in such Underwritten Offering must have an aggregate value as of the date of such Underwritten Offering Notice of no less than the lesser of (i) $25 million and (ii) all

 

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of such Investor’s and its Affiliates Registrable Securities. Upon delivery of such Underwritten Offering Notice to the Company, the Company shall as soon as reasonably practicable (but in no event later than one Business Day following the date of delivery of the Underwritten Offering Notice to the Company) deliver notice of such Underwritten Offering Notice to all other Holders, who shall then have three Business Days (or two Business Days in the case of an underwritten “bought deal” or “block trade”) from the date that such notice is given to them to notify the Company in writing of the number of Registrable Securities held by such Holder that they want to be included in such Underwritten Offering. Upon receipt of an Underwritten Offering Notice, the Company shall as soon as reasonably practicable use its reasonable best efforts to facilitate such Underwritten Offering.

(b)    In the event of an Underwritten Offering, the Investors owning a majority of the Registrable Securities proposed to be sold in such Underwritten Offering shall select the underwriter(s) to administer the Underwritten Offering (subject to the consent of the Company which shall not be unreasonably withheld, conditioned or delayed). The Company and the Holders of Registrable Securities participating in an Underwritten Offering will enter into an underwriting agreement in customary form with the managing underwriter or underwriters selected for such offering.

(c)    The Company will not include in any Underwritten Offering pursuant to this Section  1.6 any securities that are not Registrable Securities without the prior written consent of the Investors (which shall not be unreasonably withheld, conditioned or delayed) owning a majority of the Registrable Securities proposed to be sold in such Underwritten Offering. If the managing underwriter or underwriters advise the Company and the Investors participating in such Underwritten Offering in writing that in its or their good faith opinion the number of Registrable Securities (and, if permitted hereunder, other securities requested to be included in such offering) exceeds the number of securities which can be sold in such offering in light of market conditions or is such so as to adversely affect the success of such offering, the Company will include in such offering only such number of securities that can be sold without adversely affecting the marketability of the offering, which securities will be so included in the following order of priority: (i) first, the Registrable Securities of the Investors that have requested to participate in such Underwritten Offering, allocated pro rata among such Investors on the basis of the total number of Registrable Securities then-held by such Investors, and (ii) second, any other securities of the Company that have been requested to be so included.

Section  1.7      Take-Down Notice . Subject to the other applicable provisions of this Agreement, at any time that any Shelf Registration Statement is effective, if an Investor delivers a notice to the Company (a “ Take-Down Notice ”) stating that it intends to effect a sale or distribution of all or part of its Registrable Securities included by it on any Shelf Registration Statement (a “ Shelf Offering ”) and stating the number of the Registrable Securities to be included in such Shelf Offering, then the Company shall amend, subject to the other applicable provisions of this Agreement, or supplement the Shelf Registration Statement as may be necessary in order to enable such Registrable Securities to be sold and distributed pursuant to the Shelf Offering.

 

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Section 1.8     Piggyback Registration .

(a)    If the Company proposes to file a registration statement under the Securities Act with respect to an offering of Common Units or securities convertible into, or exchangeable or exercisable for, Common Units, whether or not for sale for its own account (other than a registration statement (i) on Form F-4, Form S-8 or any successor forms thereto or (ii) filed to effectuate an exchange offer or any employee benefit or dividend reinvestment plan) (a “ Company-Initiated Registration ”), then the Company shall give prompt written notice of such filing, which notice shall be given no later than three (3) Business Days prior to the filing date (the “ Piggyback Notice ”) to the Investors. The Piggyback Notice shall offer such Investors the opportunity to include (or cause to be included) in such registration statement the number of Registrable Securities as each such Investor may request (each, a “ Piggyback Registration Statement ”). Subject to Section 1.8(b), the Company shall include in each Piggyback Registration Statement with respect to a Company-Initiated Registration all Registrable Securities with respect to which the Company has received written requests for inclusion therein (each, a “ Piggyback Request ”) within two (2) Business Days after the date of the Piggyback Notice.

(b)    If any of the securities to be registered pursuant to the registration giving rise to the rights under this Section  1.8 are to be sold in an underwritten offering, the Company shall use reasonable best efforts to cause the managing underwriter or underwriters of a proposed underwritten offering to permit Holders of Registrable Securities who have timely submitted a Piggyback Request, in connection with such offering to include in such offering all Registrable Securities included in each Holder’s Piggyback Request, on the same terms and subject to the same conditions as any other units of capital stock, if any, of the Company included in the offering. Notwithstanding the foregoing, if the managing underwriter or underwriters of such underwritten offering advise the Company in writing that in its or their good faith opinion the number of securities exceeds the number of securities which can be sold in such offering in light of market conditions or is such so as to adversely affect the success of such offering, the Company will include in such offering only such number of securities that can be sold without adversely affecting the marketability of the offering, which securities will be so included in the following order of priority: (i) first, the securities proposed to be sold by the Company for its own account; (ii) second, the Registrable Securities of the Investors that have requested to participate in such underwritten offering, allocated pro rata among such Investors on the basis of the total number of Registrable Securities then-held by such Investors; and (iii) third, any other securities of the Company that have been requested to be included in such offering; provided , that Holders may, prior to the time at which the offering price or underwriter’s discount is determined with the managing underwriter or underwriters, withdraw their request to be included in such registration pursuant to this Section  1.8 .

ARTICLE II

Additional Provisions Regarding Registration Rights

Section  2.1      Registration Procedures . Subject to the other applicable provisions of this Agreement, in the case of each registration of Registrable Securities effected by the Company pursuant to Article I , the Company will:

 

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(a)    prepare and promptly file with the SEC a registration statement with respect to such securities and use reasonable best efforts to cause such registration statement to become and remain effective for the period of the distribution contemplated thereby, in accordance with the applicable provisions of this Agreement;

(b)    prepare and file with the SEC such amendments (including post-effective amendments) and supplements to such registration statement and the prospectus used in connection with such registration statement as may be necessary to keep such registration statement effective for the period specified in paragraph (a) above and comply with the provisions of the Securities Act with respect to the disposition of all securities covered by such registration statement in accordance with the Holders’ intended method of distribution set forth in such registration statement for such period;

(c)    furnish to the Holders’ legal counsel copies of the registration statement and the prospectus included therein (including each preliminary prospectus) proposed to be filed and provide such legal counsel a reasonable opportunity to review and comment on such registration statement;

(d)    if requested by the managing underwriter or underwriters, if any, or the Holders, promptly include in any prospectus supplement or post-effective amendment such information as the managing underwriter or underwriters, if any, or the Holders may reasonably request in order to permit the intended method of distribution of such securities and make all required filings of such prospectus supplement or post-effective amendment as soon as practicable after the Company has received such request;

(e)    in the event that the Registrable Securities are being offered in an Underwritten Offering, furnish to the Holders and to the underwriters of the securities being registered such reasonable number of copies of the registration statement, preliminary prospectus and final prospectus as the Holders or such underwriters may reasonably request in order to facilitate the public offering or other disposition of such securities;

(f)    immediately notify the Holders at any time when a prospectus relating thereto is required to be delivered under the Securities Act or of the Company’s discovery of the occurrence of any event as a result of which the prospectus included in such registration statement, as then in effect, includes an untrue statement of a material fact or omits to state a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein not misleading or incomplete in the light of the circumstances then existing, and, subject to Section  2.2 , at the request of the Holders, prepare as promptly as is practicable and furnish to the Holders a reasonable number of copies of a supplement to or an amendment of such prospectus as may be necessary so that, as thereafter delivered to the purchasers of such securities, such prospectus shall not include an untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein not misleading or incomplete in the light of the circumstances then existing;

(g)    use its reasonable best efforts to register and qualify (or exempt from such registration or qualification) the securities covered by such registration statement under such other securities or “blue sky” laws of such jurisdictions within the United States as shall be

 

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reasonably requested in writing by the Holders; provided , however , that the Company shall not be required in connection therewith or as a condition thereto to (i) qualify to do business in any jurisdictions where it would not otherwise be required to qualify but for this subsection or (ii) take any action that would subject it to general service of process in any such jurisdictions;

(h)    in the event that the Registrable Securities are being offered in an underwritten public offering, enter into an underwriting agreement in accordance with the applicable provisions of this Agreement;

(i)    in connection with an Underwritten Offering, the Company shall use its reasonable best efforts to cause its officers to support the marketing of the Registrable Securities covered by such offering (including participation by the Company’s management in “ road shows ” or other similar marketing efforts);

(j)    use its reasonable best efforts to furnish, on the date that such Registrable Securities are delivered to the underwriters for sale, if such securities are being sold through underwriters, (i) an opinion dated such date of the legal counsel representing the Company for the purposes of such registration, in form and substance as is customarily given to underwriters in an underwritten public offering, addressed to the underwriters, if any, (ii) a “negative assurances letter”, dated such date of the legal counsel representing the Company for the purposes of such registration, in form and substance as is customarily given to underwriters in an underwritten public offering and (iii) a letter dated such date from the independent certified public accountants of the Company, in form and substance as is customarily given by independent certified public accountants to underwriters in an underwritten public offering, addressed to the underwriters;

(k)    list the Registrable Securities covered by such registration statement with any securities exchange on which the Common Units are then listed;

(l)    provide a transfer agent and registrar for all such Registrable Securities not later than the effective date of such registration statement;

(m)    in connection with a customary due diligence review, make available for inspection by the Holders, any underwriter participating in any such disposition of Registrable Securities, if any, and any counsel or accountants retained by the Holders or underwriter (collectively, the “ Offering Persons ”), at the offices where normally kept, during reasonable business hours, all financial and other records, pertinent corporate documents and properties of the Company and its subsidiaries, and cause the officers, directors and employees of the Company and its subsidiaries to supply all information and participate in customary due diligence sessions in each case reasonably requested by any such representative, underwriter, counsel or accountant in connection with such Registration Statement; provided , however , that any information that is not generally publicly available at the time of delivery of such information shall be kept confidential by such Offering Persons unless (i) disclosure of such information is required by court or administrative order or in connection with an audit or examination by, or a blanket document request from, a regulatory or self-regulatory authority, bank examiner or auditor, (ii) disclosure of such information, in the reasonable judgment of the Offering Persons, is required by law or applicable legal process (including in connection with the

 

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offer and sale of securities pursuant to the rules and regulations of the SEC), (iii) such information is or becomes generally available to the public other than as a result of a non-permitted disclosure or failure to safeguard by such Offering Persons in violation of this Agreement or (iv) such information (A) was known to such Offering Persons (prior to its disclosure by the Company) from a source other than the Company when such source, to the knowledge of the Offering Persons, was not bound by any contractual, legal or fiduciary obligation of confidentiality to the Company with respect to such information, (B) becomes available to the Offering Persons from a source other than the Company when such source, to the knowledge of the Offering Persons, is not bound by any contractual, legal or fiduciary obligation of confidentiality to the Company with respect to such information or (C) was developed independently by the Offering Persons or their respective representatives without the use of, or reliance on, information provided by the Company. In the case of a proposed disclosure pursuant to (i) or (ii) above, such Person shall be required to give the Company written notice of the proposed disclosure prior to such disclosure (except in the case of (ii) above when a proposed disclosure was or is to be made in connection with a registration statement or prospectus under this Agreement and except in the case of clause (i) above when a proposed disclosure is in connection with a routine audit or examination by, or a blanket document request from, a regulatory or self-regulatory authority, bank examiner or auditor);

(n)    cooperate with the Holders and each underwriter or agent participating in the disposition of Registrable Securities and their respective counsel in connection with any filings required to be made with FINRA, including the use of its reasonable best efforts to obtain FINRA’s pre-clearance or pre-approval of the registration statement and applicable prospectus upon filing with the SEC; and

(o)    as promptly as is practicable notify the Holders (i) when the prospectus or any prospectus supplement or post-effective amendment has been filed and, with respect to such registration statement or any post-effective amendment, when the same has become effective, (ii) of any request by the SEC or other federal or state governmental authority for amendments or supplements to such registration statement or related prospectus or to amend or to supplement such prospectus or for additional information, (iii) of the issuance by the SEC of any stop order suspending the effectiveness of such registration statement or the initiation of any proceedings for such purpose, (iv) if at any time the Company has reason to believe that the representations and warranties of the Company contained in any agreement contemplated by Section  2.1(f) above relating to any applicable offering cease to be true and correct or (v) of the receipt by the Company of any notification with respect to the suspension of the qualification or exemption from qualification of any of the Registrable Securities for sale in any jurisdiction, or the initiation or threatening of any proceeding for such purpose.

The Holders agrees that, upon receipt of any notice from the Company of the happening of any event of the kind described in Section  2.1(f) , 2.1(o)(ii) or 2.1(o)(iii) , the Holders shall discontinue disposition of any Registrable Securities covered by such registration statement or the related prospectus until receipt of the copies of the supplemented or amended prospectus, which supplement or amendment shall, subject to the other applicable provisions of this Agreement, be prepared and furnished as soon as practicable, or until the Holder is advised in writing by the Company that the use of the applicable prospectus may be resumed, and have received copies of any amended or supplemented prospectus or any additional or supplemental

 

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filings which are incorporated, or deemed to be incorporated, by reference in such prospectus (such period during which disposition is discontinued being an “ Interruption Period ”) and, if requested by the Company, the each Holder shall use its commercially reasonable efforts to return to the Company all copies then in their possession, of the prospectus covering such Registrable Securities at the time of receipt of such request. As soon as practicable after the Company has determined that the use of the applicable prospectus may be resumed, the Company will notify the Holders thereof. In the event the Company invokes an Interruption Period hereunder and in the reasonable discretion of the Company the need for the Company to continue the Interruption Period ceases for any reason, the Company shall, as soon as practicable, provide written notice to the Holders that such Interruption Period is no longer applicable.

Section  2.2      Suspension . (a)  The Company shall be entitled from time to time on no more than two occasions of up to 60 days each in any twelve (12) month period and for a period of time not to exceed in the aggregate ninety (90) days in any twelve (12) month period, to (x) defer any registration of Registrable Securities and shall have the right not to file and not to cause the effectiveness of any registration covering any Registrable Securities, (y) suspend the use of any prospectus and registration statement covering any Registrable Securities and (z) require the Holders of Registrable Securities to suspend any offerings or sales of Registrable Securities pursuant to a registration statement, if the Company delivers to the Holders a certificate signed by an executive officer certifying that such registration and offering would (i) require the Company to make an Adverse Disclosure or (ii) materially interfere with any bona fide material financing, acquisition, disposition or other similar transaction involving the Company or any of its subsidiaries then under consideration. Such certificate shall contain a statement of the reasons for such suspension and an estimate of the anticipated length of such suspension. The Holders shall keep the information contained in such certificate confidential subject to the same terms set forth in Section  2.1(m) . If the Company defers any registration of Registrable Securities in response to a Underwritten Offering Notice or requires the Investors or the Holders to suspend any Underwritten Offering, the Investors shall be entitled to withdraw such Underwritten Offering Notice and if they do so, such request shall not be treated for any purpose as the delivery of an Underwritten Offering Notice pursuant to Section  1.6 .

Section  2.3      Expenses of Registration . All Registration Expenses incurred in connection with any registration pursuant to Article I shall be borne by the Company. All Selling Expenses relating to securities registered on behalf of the Holders shall be borne by the Holders of the Registrable Securities included in such registration.

Section  2.4      Information by Holders . The Holder or Holders of Registrable Securities included in any registration shall furnish to the Company such information regarding such Holder or Holders and their Affiliates, the Registrable Securities held by them and the distribution proposed by such Holder or Holders and their Affiliates as the Company or its representatives may reasonably request and as shall be required in connection with any registration, qualification or compliance referred to in this Agreement. It is understood and agreed that the obligations of the Company under Article I are conditioned on the timely provisions of the foregoing information by such Holder or Holders and, without limitation of the foregoing, will be conditioned on compliance by such Holder or Holders with the following:

 

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(a)    such Holder or Holders will, and will cause their respective Affiliates to, cooperate with the Company in connection with the preparation of the applicable registration statement and prospectus and, for so long as the Company is obligated to keep such registration statement effective, such Holder or Holders will and will cause their respective Affiliates to, provide to the Company, in writing and in a timely manner, for use in such registration statement (and expressly identified in writing as such), all information regarding themselves and their respective Affiliates and such other information as may be required by applicable law to enable the Company to prepare or amend such registration statement, any related prospectus and any other documents related to such offering covering the applicable Registrable Securities owned by such Holder or Holders and to maintain the currency and effectiveness thereof;

(b)    during such time as such Holder or Holders and their respective Affiliates may be engaged in a distribution of the Registrable Securities, such Holder or Holders will, and they will cause their Affiliates to, comply with all laws applicable to such distribution; and

(c)    on receipt of any notice from the Company of the occurrence of any of the events specified in Section  2.1(f) or clauses (ii) or (iii) of Section  2.1(o) , or that otherwise requires the suspension by such Holder or Holders and their respective Affiliates of the offering, sale or distribution of any of the Registrable Securities owned by such Holder or Holders, such Holders shall, and they shall cause their respective Affiliates to, cease offering, selling or distributing the Registrable Securities owned by such Holder or Holders until the offering, sale and distribution of the Registrable Securities owned by such Holder or Holders may recommence in accordance with the terms hereof and applicable law.

Section  2.5      Rule 144 Reporting . With a view to making available the benefits of Rule 144 to the Holders, the Company agrees that, for so long as an Investor owns Registrable Securities, the Company will:

(a)    use its reasonable best efforts to make and keep public information available, as those terms are understood and defined in Rule 144, at all times after the date of this Agreement;

(b)    so long as an Investor owns any Common Units or Warrants, furnish to the Investor upon written request a written statement by the Company as to its compliance with the reporting requirements of the Exchange Act; and

(c)    cooperate with the Investors in any sale or transfer of Registrable Securities pursuant to Rule 144.

Section  2.6      Subsequent Registration Rights . So long as the Investors hold any Registrable Securities in respect of which registration rights provided for in Article I of this Agreement remain in effect, the Company will not, directly or indirectly, without the prior written consent of each of the Investors, grant to any Person or agree to otherwise become obligated in respect of (i) the rights of registration in the nature or substantially in the nature of those set forth in Article I of this Agreement that would have priority over or parity with the Registrable Securities with respect to the inclusion of such securities in any registration or (ii)

 

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demand registration rights exercisable prior to such time as the Investors can first exercise its rights under Article I .

Section  2.7      Holdback Agreement . If during the Effectiveness Period, the Company shall file a registration statement (other than in connection with the registration of securities issuable pursuant to an employee stock option, stock purchase or similar plan or pursuant to a merger, exchange offer or a transaction of the type specified in Rule 145(a) under the Securities Act) with respect to an underwritten public offering of Common Units or securities convertible into, or exchangeable or exercisable for, such securities or otherwise informs the Holders that it intends to conduct such an offering utilizing an effective registration statement or pursuant to an underwritten Rule 144A and/or Regulation S offering and provides such Holder the opportunity to participate in such offering as provided in Article I , the Holders shall, if requested by the managing underwriter or underwriters, enter into a customary “lock-up” agreement relating to the sale, offering or distribution of Registrable Securities, in the form reasonably requested by the managing underwriter or underwriters, covering the period commencing on the date of the prospectus pursuant to which such offering may be made and continuing until up to 90 days from the date of such prospectus (or such shorter period for which a lock-up shall apply to the Company).

ARTICLE III

Indemnification

Section  3.1      Indemnification by Company . To the extent permitted by applicable law, the Company will, with respect to any Registrable Securities covered by a registration statement or prospectus, or as to which registration, qualification or compliance under applicable “blue sky” laws has been effected pursuant to this Agreement, indemnify and hold harmless each Holder, each Holder’s current and former officers, directors, partners, members, managers, shareholders, accountants, attorneys, agents and employees, and each Person controlling such Holder within the meaning of Section 15 of the Securities Act (collectively, the “ Company Indemnified Parties ”), from and against any and all expenses, claims, losses, damages, costs (including costs of preparation and reasonable attorney’s fees and any legal or other fees or expenses actually incurred by such party in connection with any investigation or proceeding), judgments, fines, penalties, charges, amounts paid in settlement and other liabilities, joint or several, (or actions in respect thereof) (collectively, “ Losses ”) to the extent arising out of or based on any untrue statement (or alleged untrue statement) of a material fact contained in any registration statement, prospectus, preliminary prospectus, offering circular, “issuer free writing prospectus” (as such term is defined in Rule 433 under the Securities Act) or other document, in each case related to such registration statement, or any amendment or supplement thereto, or based on any 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 in which they were made, not misleading, or any violation by the Company of the Securities Act, the Exchange Act, any state securities law or any rules or regulations thereunder applicable to the Company and (without limiting the preceding portions of this Section  3.1 ), the Company will reimburse each of the Company Indemnified Parties for any reasonable and documented out-of-pocket legal expenses and any other reasonable and documented out-of-pocket expenses actually incurred in connection with investigating, defending or, subject to the last sentence of this Section  3.1 , settling any such Losses or action, as such expenses are incurred; provided that the Company’s indemnification obligations shall not apply to amounts paid in settlement of any Losses or action if such settlement is effected without the prior written consent of the Company (which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld or delayed), nor shall the Company be liable to a Holder in any such case for any such Losses or action to the extent that it arises out of or is based upon a violation or alleged violation of any state or federal law (including any claim arising out of or based on any untrue statement or alleged untrue statement or omission or alleged omission in the registration statement or prospectus) which occurs in reliance upon and in conformity with written information regarding such Holder furnished to the Company by such Holder or its authorized representatives expressly for use in connection with such registration by or on behalf of any Holder.

 

 

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Section  3.2      Indemnification by Holders . To the extent permitted by applicable law, each Holder will, if Registrable Securities held by such Holder are included in the securities as to which registration or qualification or compliance under applicable “blue sky” laws is being effected, indemnify, severally and not jointly with any other Holders of Registrable Securities, the Company, each of its representatives, each Person who controls the Company or such underwriter within the meaning of Section 15 of the Securities Act (collectively, the “ Holder Indemnified Parties ”), against all Losses (or actions in respect thereof) to the extent arising out of or based on any untrue statement (or alleged untrue statement) of a material fact contained in any registration statement, prospectus, preliminary prospectus, offering circular, “issuer free writing prospectus” or other document, in each case related to such registration statement, or any amendment or supplement thereto, or based on any 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 in which they were made, not misleading, and will reimburse each of the Holder Indemnified Parties for any reasonable and documented out-of-pocket legal expenses and any other reasonable and documented out-of-pocket expenses actually incurred in connection with investigating, defending or, subject to the last sentence of this Section  3.2 , settling any such Losses or action, as such expenses are incurred, in each case to the extent, but only to the extent, that such untrue statement (or alleged untrue statement) or omission (or alleged omission) is made in such registration statement, prospectus, offering circular, “issuer free writing prospectus” or other document in reliance upon and in conformity with written information regarding such Holder furnished to the Company by such Holder or its authorized representatives and stated to be specifically for use therein; provided , however, that in no event shall any indemnity under this Section  3.2 payable by any Holder exceed an amount equal to the net proceeds received by such Holder in respect of the Registrable Securities sold pursuant to the registration statement. The indemnity agreement contained in this Section  3.2 shall not apply to amounts paid in settlement of any Losses or action if such settlement is effected without the prior written consent of the applicable Holder (which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld or delayed).

Section  3.3      Notification . If any Person shall be entitled to indemnification under this Article III (each, an “ Indemnified Party ”), such Indemnified Party shall give prompt notice to the party required to provide indemnification (each, an “ Indemnifying Party ”) of any claim or of the commencement of any proceeding as to which indemnity is sought. The Indemnifying Party shall have the right, exercisable by giving written notice to the Indemnified Party as promptly as reasonably practicable after the receipt of written notice from such Indemnified Party of such

 

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claim or proceeding, to assume, at the Indemnifying Party’s expense, the defense of any such claim or litigation, with counsel reasonably satisfactory to the Indemnified Party and, after notice from the Indemnifying Party to such Indemnified Party of its election to assume the defense thereof, the Indemnifying Party will not (so long as it shall continue to have the right to defend, contest, litigate and settle the matter in question in accordance with this paragraph) be liable to such Indemnified Party hereunder for any legal expenses and other expenses subsequently incurred by such Indemnified Party in connection with the defense thereof; provided, however, that an Indemnified Party shall have the right to employ separate counsel in any such claim or litigation, but the fees and expenses of such counsel shall be at the expense of such Indemnified Party unless the Indemnifying Party shall have failed within a reasonable period of time to assume such defense and the Indemnified Party is or would reasonably be expected to be materially prejudiced by such delay. The failure of any Indemnified Party to give notice as provided herein shall relieve an Indemnifying Party of its obligations under this Article III only to the extent that the failure to give such notice is materially prejudicial or harmful to such Indemnifying Party’s ability to defend such action. No Indemnifying Party, in the defense of any such claim or litigation, shall, except with the prior written consent of each Indemnified Party (which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld or delayed), consent to entry of any judgment or enter into any settlement which does not include as an unconditional term thereof the giving by the claimant or plaintiff to such Indemnified Party of a release from all liability in respect to such claim or litigation. The indemnity agreements contained in this Article III shall not apply to amounts paid in settlement of any claim, loss, damage, liability or action if such settlement is effected without the prior written consent of the Indemnifying Party, which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld or delayed. The indemnification set forth in this Article III shall be in addition to any other indemnification rights or agreements that an Indemnified Party may have. An Indemnifying Party who is not entitled to, or elects not to, assume the defense of a claim will not be obligated to pay the fees and expenses of more than one counsel for all parties indemnified by such Indemnifying Party with respect to such claim, unless in the reasonable judgment of any Indemnified Party a conflict of interest may exist between such Indemnified Party and any other Indemnified Parties with respect to such claim.

Section  3.4      Contribution . If the indemnification provided for in this Article III is held by a court of competent jurisdiction to be unavailable to an Indemnified Party, other than pursuant to its terms, with respect to any Losses or action referred to therein, then, subject to the limitations contained in this Article III , the Indemnifying Party, in lieu of indemnifying such Indemnified Party hereunder, shall contribute to the amount paid or payable by such Indemnified Party as a result of such Losses or action in such proportion as is appropriate to reflect the relative fault of the Indemnifying Party, on the one hand, and the Indemnified Party, on the other, in connection with the actions, statements or omissions that resulted in such Losses or action, as well as any other relevant equitable considerations. The relative fault of the Indemnifying Party, on the one hand, and the Indemnified Party, on the other hand, shall be determined by reference to, among other things, whether any action in question, including any untrue or alleged untrue statement of a material fact or omission or alleged omission to state a material fact, has been made (or omitted) by, or relates to information supplied by such Indemnifying Party or such Indemnified Party, and the parties’ relative intent, knowledge, access to information and opportunity to correct or prevent any such action, statement or omission. The Company and the Holders agree that it would not be just and equitable if contribution pursuant to this Section  3.4 was determined solely upon pro rata allocation or by any other method of allocation which does

 

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not take account of the equitable considerations referred to in the immediately preceding sentence of this Section  3.4 . Notwithstanding the foregoing, the amount each Holder will be obligated to contribute pursuant to this Section  3.4 will be limited to an amount equal to the net proceeds received by such Holder in respect of the Registrable Securities sold pursuant to the registration statement which gives rise to such obligation to contribute. 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 was not guilty of such fraudulent misrepresentation.

ARTICLE IV

Transfer and Termination of Registration Rights

Section  4.1      Transfer of Registration Rights . Any rights granted to the Purchaser or Investor under this Agreement may be transferred or assigned to any Person in connection with a transfer of Common Units or Warrants to such Person; provided, however, that (i) prior written notice of such assignment of rights is given to the Company, (ii) such Person that becomes the owner of any Registrable Securities executes and delivers to the Company a joinder to this Agreement substantially in the form of Exhibit B attached hereto and (iii) such transfer is (A) with respect to Common Units or Warrants (on an as-exercised basis), collectively, that represents five percent (5%) or more of the aggregate outstanding Common Units of the Limited Partnership or (B) of Registrable Securities then held by any Investor to an Investor or an Affiliate of an Investor.

Section  4.2      Termination of Registration Rights . The rights of any particular Holder to cause the Company to register securities under Article I shall terminate with respect to such Holder upon the date upon which such Holder no longer holds any Registrable Securities.

Section  4.3      Suspension of Registration Rights Under LP Agreement. For so long as this Agreement remains in effect, the registration rights contained in this Agreement supersede the registration rights in the LP Agreement set forth in Section 7.12 of the LP Agreement and the Investors agree to suspend their rights to exercise registration rights pursuant to Section 7.12 of the LP Agreement and agree not to transfer their Registrable Securities to any Affiliate unless such Affiliate agrees to suspend its rights to exercise registration rights pursuant to Section 7.12 of the LP Agreement upon and following the transfer of such Registrable Securities.

ARTICLE V

Miscellaneous

Section  5.1      Amendments and Waivers . Subject to compliance with applicable law, this Agreement may be amended or supplemented in any and all respects by written agreement of the Company and the Purchaser; provided that (a) no amendment or supplement that may adversely affect a Holder with respect to a term differently than the consenting Holders may be effected without the written consent of each affected Holder (other than insofar as such terms are different from the outset) and (b) no consent to an amendment or supplement need be obtained from any non-affected Holder; provided , however , so long as TK or its Affiliates own

 

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Registrable Securities, TK’s rights hereunder may not be adversely affected without TK’s or its Affiliates’ consent, as applicable.

Section  5.2      Extension of Time, Waiver, Etc . The parties hereto may, subject to applicable law, (a) extend the time for the performance of any of the obligations or acts of the other party or (b) waive compliance by the other party with any of the agreements contained herein applicable to such party or, except as otherwise provided herein, waive any of such party’s conditions. Notwithstanding the foregoing, no failure or delay by the parties hereto in exercising any right hereunder shall operate as a waiver thereof nor shall any single or partial exercise thereof preclude any other or further exercise thereof or the exercise of any other right hereunder. Any agreement on the part of a party hereto to any such extension or waiver shall be valid only if set forth in an instrument in writing signed on behalf of such party.

Section  5.3      Assignment . Except as provided in Section  4.1 , neither this Agreement nor any of the rights, interests or obligations hereunder shall be assigned, in whole or in part, by operation of law or otherwise, by any of the parties hereto without the prior written consent of the other party hereto.

Section  5.4      Counterparts . This Agreement may be executed in one or more counterparts (including by facsimile or electronic mail), each of which shall be deemed to be an original but all of which taken together shall constitute one and the same agreement, and shall become effective when one or more counterparts have been signed by each of the parties hereto and delivered to the other parties hereto.

Section  5.5      Entire Agreement; No Third Party Beneficiary . This Agreement, including the Transaction Documents (as defined in the Investment Agreement), constitutes the entire agreement, and supersedes all other prior agreements and understandings, both written and oral, among the parties and their Affiliates, or any of them, with respect to the subject matter hereof and thereof. No provision of this Agreement shall confer upon any Person other than the parties hereto and their permitted assigns any rights or remedies hereunder.

Section  5.6      Governing Law; Jurisdiction .

(a)    This Agreement shall be governed by, and construed in accordance with, the laws of the State of New York applicable to contracts executed in and to be performed entirely within that State, regardless of the laws that might otherwise govern under any applicable conflict of laws principles.

(b)    All legal or administrative proceedings, suits, investigations, arbitrations or actions (“ Action s ”) arising out of or relating to this Agreement shall be heard and determined in the Supreme Court of the State of New York, New York County, and the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York, and the parties hereto hereby irrevocably submit to the exclusive jurisdiction and venue of such courts in any such Action and irrevocably waive the defense of an inconvenient forum or lack of jurisdiction to the maintenance of any such Action. The consents to jurisdiction and venue set forth in this Section  5.6 shall not constitute general consents to service of process in the State of New York and shall have no effect for any purpose except as provided in this paragraph and shall not be deemed to confer

 

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rights on any Person other than the parties hereto. Each party hereto agrees that service of process upon such party in any Action arising out of or relating to this Agreement shall be effective if notice is given by overnight courier at the address set forth in Section  5.9 of this Agreement. The parties hereto agree that a final judgment in any such Action shall be conclusive and may be enforced in other jurisdictions by suit on the judgment or in any other manner provided by applicable law; provided , however , that nothing in the foregoing shall restrict any party’s rights to seek any post-judgment relief regarding, or any appeal from, a final trial court judgment.

Section 5.7     Specific Enforcement . The parties acknowledge and agree that (a) the parties shall be entitled to an injunction or injunctions, specific performance or other equitable relief to enforce specifically the terms and provisions hereof in the courts described in Section  5.6 without proof of damages or otherwise, this being in addition to any other remedy to which they are entitled under this Agreement and (b) the right of specific enforcement is an integral part of this Agreement and without that right, neither the Company, the Invesor nor TK would have entered into this Agreement. The parties hereto agree not to assert that a remedy of specific enforcement is unenforceable, invalid, contrary to law or inequitable for any reason, and agree not to assert that a remedy of monetary damages would provide an adequate remedy or that the parties otherwise have an adequate remedy at law. The parties hereto acknowledge and agree that any party seeking an injunction or injunctions to prevent breaches of this Agreement and to enforce specifically the terms and provisions of this Agreement in accordance with this Section  5.7 shall not be required to provide any bond or other security in connection with any such order or injunction.

Section  5.8      Waiver of Jury Trial . EACH PARTY ACKNOWLEDGES AND AGREES THAT ANY CONTROVERSY WHICH MAY ARISE UNDER THIS AGREEMENT IS LIKELY TO INVOLVE COMPLICATED AND DIFFICULT ISSUES, AND THEREFORE IT HEREBY IRREVOCABLY AND UNCONDITIONALLY WAIVES, TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW, ANY RIGHT IT MAY HAVE TO A TRIAL BY JURY IN RESPECT OF ANY LITIGATION DIRECTLY OR INDIRECTLY ARISING OUT OF OR RELATING TO THIS AGREEMENT AND ANY OF THE AGREEMENTS DELIVERED IN CONNECTION HEREWITH OR THE TRANSACTIONS CONTEMPLATED HEREBY OR THEREBY. EACH PARTY CERTIFIES AND ACKNOWLEDGES THAT (A) 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, (B) IT UNDERSTANDS AND HAS CONSIDERED THE IMPLICATIONS OF SUCH WAIVER, (C) IT MAKES SUCH WAIVER VOLUNTARILY AND (D) IT HAS BEEN INDUCED TO ENTER INTO THIS AGREEMENT BY, AMONG OTHER THINGS, THE MUTUAL WAIVER AND CERTIFICATIONS IN THIS SECTION 5.8 .

Section  5.9      Notices . All notices, requests and other communications to any party hereunder shall be in writing and shall be deemed given if delivered personally, by facsimile (which is confirmed), emailed (which is confirmed) or sent by overnight courier (providing proof of delivery) to the parties at the following addresses:

 

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If to the Company, to it at:

Teekay Offshore Partners L.P

4th Floor, Belvedere Building

69 Pitts Bay Road

Hamilton HM 08, Bermuda

Attention:     Corporate Secretary

Facsimile:     (441) 292-3931

Email:            Edie.Robinson@teekay.com

with a copy to (which copy alone shall not constitute notice):

Vinson & Elkins LLP

666 Fifth Avenue, 26th Floor

New York, NY 10103-0040

Attention:     Mike Rosenwasser

Facsimile:     (917) 206-8100

Email:            mrosenwasser@velaw.com

If to the Purchaser, to it at:

Brookfield TK TOLP L.P.

c/o Brookfield Capital Partners (Bermuda) Ltd.

73 Front Street, 5th Floor

Hamilton HM 12, Bermuda

Attention:     Manager - Corporate Services

Facsimile:     (441) 296-4475

Email:           Jane.Sheere@brookfield.com

with a copy to (which copy alone shall not constitute notice):

Brookfield TK TOLP L.P.

c/o Brookfield Capital Partners Ltd.

Brookfield Place, Suite 300

181 Bay Street

Toronto, Ontario, M5J 2T3

Attention:     Ryan Szainwald, Senior Vice President

Facsimile:    (416) 369-2301

Email:           Ryan.Szainwald@brookfield.com

 

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with a copy (which shall not constitute notice) to:

Kirkland & Ellis LLP

601 Lexington Avenue

New York, NY 10022

Attention:     Joshua N. Korff, Esq.

                      Elazar Guttman, Esq.

                      Ross M. Leff, Esq.

Facsimile:    (212) 446-4900

Email:          JKorff@kirkland.com

                      Elazar.Guttman@kirkland.com

                      Ross.Leff@kirkland.com

If to an Investor, other than the Purchaser, to such address of the Investor as the Investor specifies by notice to the other parties hereto.

If to TK, to it at:

Teekay Offshore Partners L.P.

4th Floor, Belvedere Building

69 Pitts Bay Road

Hamilton HM 08, Bermuda

Attention:     Corporate Secretary

Facsimile:    (441) 292-3931

Email:          Edie.Robinson@teekay.com

with a copy to (which copy alone shall not constitute notice):

Vinson & Elkins LLP

666 Fifth Avenue, 26th Floor

New York, NY 10103-0040

Attention:     Mike Rosenwasser

Facsimile:     (917) 206-8100

Email:            mrosenwasser@velaw.com

or such other address, email address or facsimile number as such party may hereafter specify by like notice to the other parties hereto. All such notices, requests and other communications shall be deemed received on the date of actual receipt by the recipient thereof if received prior to 5:00 p.m. local time in the place of receipt and such day is a Business Day in the place of receipt. Otherwise, any such notice, request or communication shall be deemed not to have been received until the next succeeding Business Day in the place of receipt.

Section  5.10      Severability . If any term, condition or other provision of this Agreement is determined by a court of competent jurisdiction to be invalid, illegal or incapable of being enforced by any rule of law or public policy, all other terms, provisions and conditions of this Agreement shall nevertheless remain in full force and effect. Upon such determination that any term, condition or other provision is invalid, illegal or incapable of being enforced, the parties hereto shall negotiate in good faith to modify this Agreement so as to effect the original intent of the parties as closely as possible to the fullest extent permitted by applicable law.

 

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Section  5.11      Expenses . Except as provided in Section  2.3 , all costs and expenses, including fees and disbursements of counsel, financial advisors and accountants, incurred in connection with this Agreement and the transactions contemplated hereby shall be paid by the party incurring such costs and expenses.

Section 5.12     Interpretation . The rules of interpretation set forth in Section  8.06 of the Investment Agreement shall apply to this Agreement, mutatis mutandis .

[ Signature pages follow ]

 

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties have executed this Registration Rights Agreement as of the date first above written.

 

COMPANY:

 

TEEKAY OFFSHORE PARTNERS L.P.

By:

   
 

Name:

 

Title:

 

S IGNATURE P AGE TO R EGISTRATION R IGHTS A GREEMENT


PURCHASER:

 

BROOKFIELD TK TOLP L.P.

By:

   
 

Name:

 

Title:

 

S IGNATURE P AGE TO R EGISTRATION R IGHTS A GREEMENT


TEEKAY CORPORATION

By:

   
 

Name:

 

Title:

 

S IGNATURE P AGE TO R EGISTRATION R IGHTS A GREEMENT


EXHIBIT A

DEFINED TERMS

1.    The following capitalized terms have the meanings indicated:

Adverse Disclosure ” means public disclosure of material non-public information that, in the reasonable judgment of the Company (after consultation with legal counsel): (i) would be required to be made in any registration statement filed with the SEC by the Company so that such registration statement would not be materially misleading; (ii) would not be required to be made at such time but for the filing, effectiveness or continued use of such registration statement; and (iii) the Company has a bona fide business purpose for not disclosing publicly.

Affiliate ” means, with respect to any specified Person, any other Person directly or indirectly controlling or controlled by, or under direct or indirect common control with, such specified Person; provided , that (i) the Company and its Subsidiaries shall not be deemed to be Affiliates of the Investor or any of its Affiliates, (ii) the Parent and its Subsidiaries shall not be deemed to be Affiliates of the Investor or any of its Affiliates, and (iii) portfolio companies in which the Investor or any of its Affiliates has an investment (whether as debt or equity) shall not be deemed an Affiliate of the Investor or the Investor’s Affiliates. For the purposes of this definition, “ control ”, when used with respect to any specified Person, means the power to direct the management and policies of such Person, directly or indirectly, whether through the ownership of voting securities, by contract or otherwise; and the terms “ controlling, ” “ controlled, ” “ controlled by ” and “ under common control with ” have meanings correlative to the foregoing.

Business Day ” means any day except a Saturday, a Sunday or other day on which the SEC or banks in the City of New York are authorized or required by law to be closed.

Common Units ” means all common units of the Company currently or hereafter existing.

Exchange Act ” means the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and any successor statute thereto, and the rules and regulations of the SEC promulgated thereunder.

FINRA ” means the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority, Inc.

Person ” means any individual, corporation, limited liability company, partnership, joint venture, association, trust, unincorporated organization or any other entity, including a governmental authority.

register ”, “ registered ” and “ registration ” refer to a registration effected by preparing and filing a registration statement in compliance with the Securities Act, and the declaration or ordering of the effectiveness of such registration statement or the automatic effectiveness of such registration statement, as applicable.

 

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Registrable Securities ” means, as of any date of determination, (a) Common Units issued to the Purchaser pursuant to the Investment Agreement, (b) Common Units issued to TK or its Affiliates pursuant to the TK Investment Agreement and (c) Common Units beneficially owned by Purchaser or its Affiliates or TK or its Affiliates as of the date of this Agreement (in each case, whether or not subsequently transferred to any Investor) and any Common Units hereafter acquired by any Investor pursuant to the exercise of the Warrants, and any other securities issued or issuable with respect to any such Common Units or Warrants by way of unit split, unit dividend, distribution, recapitalization, merger, exchange, replacement or similar event or otherwise. As to any particular Registrable Securities, once issued, such securities shall cease to be Registrable Securities when (i) such securities are sold or otherwise transferred pursuant to an effective registration statement under the Securities Act, (ii) such securities shall have ceased to be outstanding, (iii) such securities have been transferred in a transaction in which the Holder’s rights under this Agreement are not assigned to the transferee of the securities pursuant to Section  4.1 or (iv) all of such Holder’s securities may be resold without restriction on manner of sale or volume within one three-month period pursuant to Rule 144, provided that any such security that ceases to be a Registrable Security under this clause (iv) will again be deemed a Registrable Security if a subsequent decrease in trading volume results in the holder thereof not being able to sell such securities during such period without restriction as to volume or manner of sale pursuant to Rule 144.

Registration Expenses ” means any and all expenses incident to the performance of or compliance with any registration or marketing of securities, including all (i) registration and filing fees, FINRA fees and all other fees and expenses payable in connection with the listing of securities on any securities exchange or automated interdealer quotation system, (ii) fees and expenses of compliance with any securities or “blue sky” laws (including reasonable fees and disbursements of counsel in connection with “blue sky” qualifications of the securities registered), (iii) expenses in connection with the preparation, printing, mailing and delivery of any Registration Statements, prospectuses and other documents in connection therewith and any amendments or supplements thereto, (iv) security engraving and printing expenses, (v) internal expenses of the Company (including all salaries and expenses of its officers and employees performing legal or accounting duties), (vi) fees and disbursements of counsel for the Company and customary fees and expenses for independent certified public accountants retained by the Company (including the expenses relating to any comfort letters or costs associated with the delivery by independent certified public accountants of any comfort letters to be provided pursuant to  Section 2.1  hereof), (vii) fees and expenses of any special experts retained by the Company in connection with such registration, (viii) reasonable fees and expenses of any counsel to the Holders, (ix) fees and expenses in connection with any review of the underwriting arrangements or other terms of the offering, and all fees and expenses of any “qualified independent underwriter” or other independent appraiser participating in any offering, including the fees and expenses of any counsel thereto, (x) fees and disbursements of underwriters customarily paid by issuers or sellers of securities, but excluding any underwriting fees, discounts and commissions attributable to the sale of Registrable Securities, (xi) costs of printing and producing any agreements among underwriters, underwriting agreements, any “blue sky” or legal investment memoranda and any selling agreements and other documents in connection with the offering, sale or delivery of the Registrable Securities, (xii) transfer agents’ and registrars’ fees and expenses and the fees and expenses of any other agent or trustee appointed in

 

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connection with such offering, (xiii) expenses relating to any analyst or investor presentations or any “road shows” undertaken in connection with the registration, marketing or selling of the Registrable Securities, (xiv) fees and expenses payable in connection with any ratings of the Registrable Securities, including expenses relating to any presentations to rating agencies, and (xv) all other costs and expenses incurred by the Company or its officers in connection with their compliance with the Company’s obligations under this Agreement.

Rule 144 ” means Rule 144 promulgated under the Securities Act and any successor provision.

Rule 462(e) ” means Rule 462(e) promulgated under the Securities Act and any successor provision.

Selling Expenses ” means all underwriting discounts, selling commissions and stock transfer taxes applicable to the securities registered by the Holders.

SEC ” means the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission.

Securities Act ” means the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and any successor statute thereto, and the rules and regulations of the SEC promulgated thereunder.

Shelf Registration Statement ” means the Resale Shelf Registration Statement or a Subsequent Shelf Registration Statement, as applicable.

Warrants ” means the warrants issued or transferred to the Purchaser and TK or its Affiliates pursuant to the Investment Agreement, the TK Investment Agreement or the Amended and Restated Promissory Note (as defined in the Investment Agreement), and all warrants issued upon division or combination of, or substitution in for, such warrants.

 

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2.    The following terms are defined in the Sections of the Agreement indicated:

INDEX OF TERMS

 

Term

    

Section

Actions

    

Section 5.6(b)

Agreement

    

Preamble

Company

    

Preamble

Company-Initiated Registration

    

Section 1.8(a)

Company Indemnified Parties

    

Section 3.1

Effectiveness Period

    

Section 1.2

Holder

    

Recitals

Holder Indemnified Parties

    

Section 3.2

Holders

    

Recitals

Indemnified Party

    

Section 3.3

Indemnifying Party

    

Section 3.3

Interruption Period

    

Section 2.1(o)

Investment Agreement

    

Recitals

Investor

    

Recitals

Investor-Initiated Registration

    

Section 1.8(b)

Investors

    

Recitals

Losses

    

Section 3.1

Offering Persons

    

Section 2.1(m)

Piggyback Notice

    

Section 1.8(a)

Piggyback Registration Statement

    

Section 1.8(a)

Piggyback Request

    

Section 1.8(a)

Purchaser

    

Preamble

Resale Shelf Registration Statement

    

Section 1.1

Shelf Offering

    

Section 1.7

Subsequent Holder Notice

    

Section 1.5

Subsequent Shelf Registration Statement

    

Section 1.3

Take-Down Notice

    

Section 1.7

TK Investment Agreement

    

Recitals

Underwritten Offering

    

Section 1.6(a)

Underwritten Offering Notice

    

Section 1.6(a)

 

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EXHIBIT B

FORM OF JOINDER TO

REGISTRATION RIGHTS AGREEMENT

THIS JOINDER (this “ Joinder ”) to the Registration Rights Agreement (the “ Agreement ”) dated as of [●], 2017 by and among TEEKAY OFFSHORE PARTNERS L.P., a Delaware corporation (the “ Company ”), BROOKFIELD TK TOLP L.P., TEEKAY CORPORATION and the other parties thereto from time to time, is made and entered into as of _________ by and between the Company and _________________ (“Holder”). Capitalized terms used herein but not otherwise defined shall have the meanings set forth in the Agreement.

WHEREAS, Holder has acquired [ [_____ Common Units] / [_______ Warrants] ] from ___________.

NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the mutual covenants contained herein and other good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged, the parties to this Joinder hereby agree as follows:    

1.     Agreement to be Bound . Holder hereby (i) acknowledges that Holder has received and reviewed a complete copy of the Agreement and (ii) agrees that upon execution of this Joinder, Holder shall become a party to the Agreement and shall be fully bound by, and subject to, all of the covenants, terms and conditions of the Agreement as though an original party thereto as an Investor.

2.     Successors and Assigns . Except as otherwise provided in the Agreement, this Joinder shall bind and inure to the benefit of and be enforceable by the Company and Holder.

3.     Notices . For purposes of Section 5.9 of the Agreement, all notices, demands or other communications to the Holder shall be directed to:

[Name]

[Address]    

4.     Counterparts; Facsimile Signatures . This Joinder may be executed in separate counterparts each of which shall be an original and all of which taken together shall constitute one and the same agreement. Facsimile counterpart signatures to this Agreement shall be acceptable and binding.

5.     Governing Law . This Joinder shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the State of New York, without giving effect to any rules, principles or provisions of choice of law or conflict of laws.

6.     Descriptive Headings . The descriptive headings of this Joinder are inserted for convenience only and do not constitute a part of this Joinder.

 

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have executed this Joinder to the Registration Rights Agreement as of the date set forth in the introductory paragraph hereof.

 

TEEKAY OFFSHORE PARTNERS L.P.

By:

   
 

Name:

 

Title:

[HOLDER]

By:

   
 

Name:

 

Title:

 

 

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Exhibit 10.1

 

 

 

INVESTMENT AGREEMENT

by and between

TEEKAY OFFSHORE PARTNERS L.P.,

and

BROOKFIELD TK TOLP L.P.

Dated as of July 26, 2017

 

 

 


TABLE OF CONTENTS

 

         Page  

ARTICLE I Definitions

     1  

SECTION 1.01

 

Definitions

     1  

ARTICLE II Purchase and Sale

     12  

SECTION 2.01

 

Purchase and Sale

     12  

SECTION 2.02

 

Closing

     12  

ARTICLE III Representations and Warranties of the Company

     13  

SECTION 3.01

 

Organization; Standing

     13  

SECTION 3.02

 

Capitalization

     14  

SECTION 3.03

 

Authority; Noncontravention; Voting Requirements

     16  

SECTION 3.04

 

Governmental Approvals

     17  

SECTION 3.05

 

Company SEC Documents; Undisclosed Liabilities

     17  

SECTION 3.06

 

Absence of Certain Changes

     19  

SECTION 3.07

 

Legal Proceedings

     19  

SECTION 3.08

 

Compliance with Laws; Permits

     20  

SECTION 3.09

 

Tax Matters

     20  

SECTION 3.10

 

Employee Benefits

     22  

SECTION 3.11

 

Labor Matters

     23  

SECTION 3.12

 

Environmental Matters

     24  

SECTION 3.13

 

Intellectual Property

     24  

SECTION 3.14

 

Property

     26  

SECTION 3.15

 

Contracts

     27  

SECTION 3.16

 

Insurance

     30  

SECTION 3.17

 

Sale of Securities

     30  

SECTION 3.18

 

No Broker

     31  

SECTION 3.19

 

Listing and Maintenance Requirements

     31  

SECTION 3.20 

 

Investment Company Act

     31  

SECTION 3.21 

 

No Rights Agreement

     31  

SECTION 3.22 

 

Illegal Payments; International Trade

     31  

SECTION 3.23 

 

Compliance with Money Laundering Laws

     33  

SECTION 3.24 

 

Fairness Opinion

     33  

SECTION 3.25

 

No Other Investor Representations or Warranties

     33  

ARTICLE IV Representations and Warranties of the Investor

     34  

SECTION 4.01

 

Organization and Authority

     34  

SECTION 4.02

 

Authorization; Enforceability

     34  

 

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SECTION 4.03

 

No Conflict

     34  

SECTION 4.04

 

Governmental Approvals

     35  

SECTION 4.05

 

Financing

     35  

SECTION 4.06

 

No Broker

     36  

SECTION 4.07

 

Purchase for Investment

     36  

SECTION 4.08

 

No Other Company Representations or Warranties

     37  

ARTICLE V Additional Agreements

     37  

SECTION 5.01

 

Conduct of the Business

     37  

SECTION 5.02

 

Public Announcements

     39  

SECTION 5.03

 

Access to Information; Confidentiality Agreement

     39  

SECTION 5.04

 

Reasonable Best Efforts

     40  

SECTION 5.05

 

Filings; Consents

     41  

SECTION 5.06

 

Adjustment of Warrants

     42  

SECTION 5.07

 

NYSE Listing of Shares

     42  

SECTION 5.08

 

Use of Proceeds

     42  

SECTION 5.09

 

Expenses

     42  

SECTION 5.10

 

Tax Matters

     43  

SECTION 5.11

 

Anti-takeover Laws

     43  

SECTION 5.12

 

Exclusivity

     43  

SECTION 5.13

 

Notification of Certain Matters

     44  

SECTION 5.14

 

Corporate Policies

     44  

SECTION 5.15

 

Tail Policy

     44  

ARTICLE VI Conditions to Closing

     45  

SECTION 6.01

 

Conditions to the Obligations of the Company and the Investor

     45  

SECTION 6.02

 

Conditions to the Obligations of the Company

     45  

SECTION 6.03

 

Conditions to the Obligations of the Investor

     46  

SECTION 6.04

 

Frustration of Closing Conditions

     48  

ARTICLE VII Termination; Survival

     48  

SECTION 7.01

 

Termination

     48  

SECTION 7.02

 

Effects of Termination

     49  

SECTION 7.03

 

Survival

     50  

SECTION 7.04

 

Limitation on Damages

     50  

SECTION 7.05

 

Non-Recourse

     50  

ARTICLE VIII Miscellaneous

     51  

SECTION 8.01

 

Notices

     51  

SECTION 8.02

 

Amendments, Waivers, etc

     52  

SECTION 8.03

 

Counterparts and Facsimile

     52  

SECTION 8.04

 

Further Assurances

     52  

 

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SECTION 8.05

 

Governing Law; Specific Enforcement; Submission to Jurisdiction; Waiver of Jury Trial

     52  

SECTION 8.06

 

Interpretation

     53  

SECTION 8.07

 

Severability

     54  

SECTION 8.08

 

No Third-Party Beneficiaries

     54  

SECTION 8.09

 

Assignment

     54  

SECTION 8.10

 

Entire Agreement

     55  

Exhibits

 

Form of Amended and Restated GP LLC Agreement

  Exhibit A

Form of Trademark License Agreement

  Exhibit B

Terms of Master Services Agreement

  Exhibit C

Form of Registration Rights Agreement

  Exhibit D

Form of Warrant Agreement

  Exhibit E

Form of Opinion of Perkins Coie LLP

  Exhibit F

Form of Opinion of Watson Farley & Williams LLP

  Exhibit G

 

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INVESTMENT AGREEMENT, dated as of July 26, 2017 (this “ Agreement ”), between Teekay Offshore Partners L.P., a Republic of The Marshall Islands limited partnership (the “ Company ”), and Brookfield TK TOLP L.P., a Bermuda limited partnership (the “ Investor ”).

WHEREAS, the Company desires to issue, sell and deliver to the Investor, and the Investor desires to purchase and acquire from the Company, pursuant to the terms and subject to the conditions set forth in this Agreement, (i) an aggregate of 244,000,000 Common Units and (ii) an aggregate of 62,440,945 Warrants;

WHEREAS, substantially concurrently therewith, the Company and the Investor desire to consummate the other Transactions (as defined herein) on the terms and subject to the conditions set forth in this Agreement and the Related Agreements.

NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the mutual covenants and agreements contained in this Agreement, the receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged, the parties to this Agreement hereby agree as follows:

ARTICLE I

Definitions

SECTION 1.01 Definitions . (a)  As used in this Agreement (including the recitals hereto), the following terms shall have the following meanings:

Affiliate ” means, with respect to any specified Person, any other Person directly or indirectly controlling or controlled by, or under direct or indirect common control with, such specified Person; provided , that (i) the Company and its Subsidiaries shall not be deemed to be Affiliates of the Investor or any of its Affiliates, (ii) the Parent and its Subsidiaries shall not be deemed to be Affiliates of the Investor or any of its Affiliates, and (iii) portfolio companies in which the Investor or any of its Affiliates has an investment (whether as debt or equity) shall not be deemed an Affiliate of the Investor or the Investor’s Affiliates. For the purposes of this definition, “ control ”, when used with respect to any specified Person, means the power to direct the management and policies of such Person, directly or indirectly, whether through the ownership of voting securities, by contract or otherwise; and the terms “ controlling, ” “ controlled, ” “ controlled by ” and “ under common control with ” have meanings correlative to the foregoing.

Affiliate Arrangement ” means Contracts (excluding employment agreements with officers entered into in the ordinary course of business consistent with past practice) between the Company or its Subsidiaries, on the one hand, and any Affiliate or any director or officer of the Company or any of its Affiliates or any stockholder of the Company that owns five (5) percent or more of its outstanding Common Units, on the other.

Alternative Transaction ” means, in each case involving any Person other than the Investor or one of its Affiliates, any (i) sale, lease, assignment, exchange or other


transfer or disposition directly or indirectly by merger, consolidation, business combination, share exchange, joint venture or otherwise of assets of the Company or any Subsidiary (other than matters that would not require consent of the Investor pursuant to Section  5.01(b)(vii) of this Agreement by reference to Section  3.01(h)(iv) of the Amended and Restated GP LLC Agreement); (ii) issuance, sale or other disposition, directly or indirectly (including, without limitation, by way of merger, consolidation, business combination, share exchange, joint venture or any similar transaction), of securities (or options, rights, or warrants to purchase, or securities convertible into or exchangeable for, such securities), including without limitation capital stock, partnership interests, membership interests or other instruments directly or indirectly convertible into, exchangeable or exercisable for, or the value of which is determined with reference to, capital stock, partnership interests or membership interests (“ Equity Securities ”) of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries (other than matters that would not require consent of the Investor pursuant to Section  5.01(b)(vii) of this Agreement by reference to Section  3.01(h)(iv) of the Amended and Restated GP LLC Agreement); (iii) tender offer or exchange offer as defined pursuant to the Exchange Act that, if consummated, would result in any Person beneficially owning any class or series (or the voting power of any class or series) of Equity Securities of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries or any other transaction (other than matters that would not require consent of the Investor pursuant to Section  5.01(b)(vii) of this Agreement by reference to Section  3.01(h)(iv) of the Amended and Restated GP LLC Agreement) in which any Person shall acquire beneficial ownership or the right to acquire beneficial ownership of any class or series (or the voting power of any class or series) of Equity Securities; or (iv) combination of the foregoing.

Any Person shall be deemed to “ beneficially own ”, to have “ beneficial ownership ” of, or to be “ beneficially owning ” any securities (which securities shall also be deemed “ beneficially owned ” by such Person) that such Person is deemed to “beneficially own” within the meaning of Rules 13d-3 and 13d-5 under the Exchange Act as in effect on the date hereof; provided that any Person shall be deemed to beneficially own any securities that such Person has the right to acquire, whether or not such right is exercisable immediately.

Amended and Restated Promissory Note ” means the amended and restated subordinate promissory note, dated as of the date hereof, among the Company, the Parent and the Investor.

Amendment to Citi Swap Arrangement ” means the amendment (including a release of the Parent of any obligations with respect thereto) to the Citi Swap Arrangements as set forth on Section  6.03(j) of the Company Disclosure Letter.

Amendment to DnB Swap Arrangement ” means the amendment (including a release of the Parent of any obligations with respect thereto) to the DnB Swap Arrangements as set forth on Section  6.03(j) of the Company Disclosure Letter.

 

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Amended and Restated GP LLC Agreement ” means the Second Amended and Restated Limited Liability Company Agreement of the General Partner in the form attached hereto as Exhibit A .

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

Brookfield GP Investor ” means Brookfield TK TOGP L.P., a Bermuda limited partnership.

Brookfield Investors ” means the Investor and the Brookfield GP Investor.

Business Day ” means any day except a Saturday, a Sunday or other day on which the SEC or banking institutions in New York, New York or Vancouver, Canada are authorized or required by law, regulation or executive order to be closed.

Business Employee ” means any current or former employee of, or service provider to, the Company (including, but not limited to, leased employees and any current or former employees of any of the Company’s Affiliates who provide, or provided, services to the Company).

Certificate of Limited Partnership ” means the Certificate of Limited Partnership of the Company, dated as of August 30, 2006.

Code ” means the United States Internal Revenue Code of 1986.

Common Units ” means the Common Units as defined in the LP Agreement.

Company Fundamental Representations ” means the representations and warranties of the Company set forth in Section  3.01(a) (Organization; Standing), Section  3.02(a) , Section  3.02(b) (other than the last sentence thereof) and Section  3.02(c) (Capitalization), Section  3.03(a) (Authority), Section  3.17 (Sale of Securities), Section  3.18 (No Broker), Section  3.19 (Listing and Maintenance Requirements) and Section  3.21 (No Rights Agreement).

Company IP ” means all Company-Owned IP and all other Intellectual Property used or held for use in the business of the Company and its Subsidiaries as currently conducted, and shall include all Intellectual Property owned by Parent or any of its Subsidiaries that is used, directly or indirectly, for the benefit of such business.

Company Lease ” means any lease, sublease, sub-sublease, license, concession, and other agreement (oral or written) under which the Company or any of its Subsidiaries leases, subleases, licenses, uses or occupies (in each case whether as landlord, tenant, sublandlord, subtenant or by other occupancy arrangement), or has the right to use or occupy, now or in the future, any real property (including all amendments, extensions, renewals, guaranties, and other agreements with respect thereto).

 

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Company Leased Real Property ” means all leasehold or subleasehold estates and other rights to use or occupy any land, buildings, structures, improvements, fixtures or other interest in real property held by the Company and its Subsidiaries.

Company Organizational Documents ” means the Certificate of Limited Partnership and the LP Agreement.

Company-Owned IP ” means all Intellectual Property owned or purported to be owned by the Company or any of its Subsidiaries.

Company Plan ” means each “employee benefit plan” (as defined in Section 3(3) of ERISA, whether or not subject to ERISA) and each other plan, program, contract, arrangement, agreement, or policy relating to stock options, stock purchases, other equity-based compensation, phantom equity, bonus, incentive, deferred compensation, employment, severance, retention, change in control, termination, fringe benefits, disability, medical, life, paid time off relocation or other benefits or compensation, in each case sponsored, maintained or contributed to or required to be contributed to by the Company or any of its Subsidiaries or with respect to which the Company or any of its Subsidiaries has any Liabilities.

Company Stock Plan ” means the Teekay Offshore Partners L.P. 2006 Long-Term Incentive Plan, as amended from time to time.

Confidentiality Agreement ” means the confidentiality agreement between the Parent and an affiliate of the Investor, dated as of January 6, 2017, as amended or modified as of the date hereof.

Data Room ” means the electronic Sharepoint data site containing documents and materials relating to the Company as constituted as of the date hereof.

Environmental Law ” means any Law or Judgment relating to pollution or protection of the environment, natural resources or, to the extent relating to Materials of Concern, human health or safety.

ERISA ” means the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974.

ERISA Affiliate ” means any Person which, together with the Company or any of its Subsidiaries, would at any relevant time be treated as a single employer under Section 4001 of ERISA or Section 414 of the Code.

Exchange Act ” means the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder.

Fraud ” means, with respect to any Person, any statement made by or on behalf of such Person by any individual which had actual knowledge (as opposed to imputed or constructive knowledge) that such statements were false when made, and were made with the reasonable expectation that the other party may rely thereon to its detriment.

 

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GAAP ” means generally accepted accounting principles in the United States, consistently applied.

General Partner ” means Teekay Offshore GP L.L.C.

General Partner Units ” means the General Partner Units as defined in the LP Agreement.

Governmental Entity ” means any (i) federal, state or local, domestic or foreign governmental or regulatory (including any stock exchange) authority, agency, court, commission or other entity or self-regulatory organization or (ii) arbitral body (public or private).

GP Investment Agreement ” means the General Partner Investment Agreement, dated as of the date hereof, between the Parent and the Brookfield GP Investor.

Guarantee ” means any guarantee, letter of credit, surety bond (including any performance bond), credit support agreement or other assurance of payment.

HSR Act ” means the Hart-Scott-Rodino Antitrust Improvements Act of 1976, and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder.

Incentive Distribution Rights ” means the Incentive Distribution Rights as defined in the LP Agreement.

Indebtedness ” means, with respect to any Person, without duplication, the principal of, accrued and unpaid interest, prepayment and redemption premiums or penalties (if any), unpaid fees or expenses and other Liabilities in respect of (i) all obligations of such Person for borrowed money, or with respect to deposits or advances of any kind to such Person (other than extensions of trade credit to customers of such Person and its Subsidiaries in the ordinary course of business), (ii) all obligations of such Person evidenced by bonds, debentures, notes or similar instruments, (iii) all obligations of such Person which are, or would be required under GAAP to be, recorded on the balance sheet of such Person with respect to a lease, (iv) all obligations of such Person pursuant to securitization or factoring programs or arrangements, (v) all Guarantees and arrangements having the economic effect of a Guarantee of such Person of any Indebtedness of any other Person, (vi) all obligations or undertakings of such Person to maintain or cause to be maintained the financial position or covenants of others or to purchase the obligations or property of others, (vii) net cash payment obligations of such Person under swaps, options, derivatives and other hedging agreements or arrangements that will be payable upon termination thereof (assuming they were terminated on the date of determination), (viii) letters of credit, bank guarantees, and other similar contractual obligations entered into by or on behalf of such Person, (ix) all obligations of such Person issued or assumed as the deferred purchase price of property, all conditional sale obligations of such Person and all obligations of such Person under any title retention agreement (but excluding trade accounts payable and other accrued current liabilities), (x) all sale, change in control, retention, success or similar bonuses, severance or other

 

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payments to any Person in connection with or upon the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby (including, without limitation, the employer’s share of payroll taxes attributable to any such payments) and (xi) all obligations of the type referred to in the foregoing clauses secured by any Lien on any property or asset.

Intellectual Property ” means any and all intellectual property and proprietary rights including the following, in any and all countries: (i) patents (including all reissues, divisionals, continuations, continuations-in-part, reexaminations, supplemental examinations, inter partes reviews, post-grant oppositions, substitutions and extensions thereof), utility models, industrial designs, and inventions, and all applications and registrations therefor, (ii) trademarks, servicemarks, brand names, certification marks, collective marks, and other indicia of origin, and all applications, registrations and renewals therefor, together with the goodwill associated with any of the foregoing, (iii) copyrights, applications and registrations therefor and renewals, extensions, restorations and reversions thereof, (iv) software, including source code, executable code, firmware and all documentation related to any of the foregoing, (v) internet domain names, and (vi) trade secrets, know-how and other proprietary or confidential information.

Judgment ” means any judgment, injunction, order or decree of any Governmental Entity.

Knowledge ” means, with respect to the Company, the actual knowledge as of the date hereof of the individuals listed on Section  1.01(a) of the Company Disclosure Letter after due inquiry of the direct reports of such individual.

Leasehold Improvements ” means all buildings, structures, improvements and fixtures located on any Company Leased Real Property which are owned by the Company or any of its Subsidiaries, regardless of whether title to such buildings, structures, improvements or fixtures are subject to reversion to the landlord or other third party upon the expiration or termination of the Company Lease for such Company Leased Real Property.

Liabilities ” means, collectively, all obligations, liabilities and commitments of any nature, whether known or unknown, express or implied, primary or secondary, direct or indirect, liquidated, absolute, accrued, contingent or otherwise and whether due or to become due.

Liens ” means any pledges, liens, charges, mortgages, encumbrances or security interests of any kind or nature.

LP Agreement ” means the Company’s Fifth Amended and Restated Agreement of Limited Partnership, dated as of June 29, 2016.

Master Services Agreement ” means that Master Services Agreement to be entered into on the Closing Date between Parent, the Company and the Investor on terms that are consistent in all material respects with the terms attached hereto as Exhibit C .

 

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Material Adverse Effect ” means any circumstance, development, effect, change, event, occurrence or state of facts that, individually or in the aggregate, has had or would reasonably be expected to have a material adverse effect on (1) the business, results of operations, assets, Liabilities, financial condition or prospects of the Company and its Subsidiaries taken as a whole; provided , however , that none of the following, and no effect, change, event or occurrence arising out of, or resulting from, the following, shall constitute or be taken into account, individually or in the aggregate, in determining whether a Material Adverse Effect has occurred or may occur: any effect, change, event or occurrence that results from or arises in connection with (A) changes in or conditions generally affecting the industry in which the Company and its Subsidiaries operate, (B) general economic or regulatory, legislative or political conditions or securities, credit, financial or other capital markets conditions in any jurisdiction, (C) geopolitical conditions, the outbreak or escalation of hostilities, any acts of war (whether or not declared), sabotage, terrorism or man-made disaster, or any escalation or worsening of any of the foregoing, (D) natural disaster or (E) any change in applicable Law or GAAP (or authoritative interpretation thereof), including accounting and financial reporting pronouncements by the SEC and the Financial Accounting Standards Board; (F) any failure of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries to meet any external or published budgets, projections or forecasts of financial performance for any period, (G) a decline in the price of the Company’s Common Units, a change in the trading volume of the Company’s Common Units on the NYSE or any change in the Company’s credit ratings; provided that the exceptions in (F) and (G) shall not prevent or otherwise affect a determination that any circumstance, development, effect, change, event, occurrence or state of facts underlying such failure, decline or change (if not otherwise falling within any of the exclusions pursuant to the other clauses of the definition) has resulted in, or contributed to a Material Adverse Effect, (H) the taking of any specific action expressly required by this Agreement or taken with Investor’s written consent or (I) the announcement or pendency (but, for the avoidance of doubt, not the consummation) of the Transactions, provided that the exceptions in clauses (A), (B), (C) and (D) above shall not apply to the extent such circumstance, development, effect, change, event, occurrence or state of facts has a materially disproportionate impact on the Company and its Subsidiaries, taken as a whole, relative to other participants in the industry in which the Company and its Subsidiaries operate, or (2) the ability of the Company and its Subsidiaries to timely consummate the Transactions or to perform their respective material obligations under the Related Agreements.

Materials of Concern ” means any waste, substance or material that is classified, regulated, defined or designated under Environmental Law as radioactive, explosive, highly flammable, hazardous or toxic or as a contaminant or a pollutant, or for which liability or standards of conduct may be imposed under Environmental Law, including petroleum products, byproducts and distillates, heavy metals (such as lead and cadmium), ozone-depleting substances, chlorinated solvents, polychlorinated biphenyls, friable asbestos, toxic mold and anti-microbial agents, nanoparticles, nanomaterials, microbeads and microplastics.

NYSE ” means the New York Stock Exchange and its successors.

 

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OFAC ” means the Office of Foreign Assets Control of the U.S. Department of the Treasury.

Parent ” means Teekay Corporation, a Republic of The Marshall Islands corporation.

Participant ” means any current or former director, officer, employee or independent contractor of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries.

Partnership Entities ” and each a “ Partnership Entity ” means the General Partner, the Company and each of the Company’s Subsidiaries.

Permitted Liens ” means (i) statutory Liens for Taxes, assessments or other charges by Governmental Entities not yet due and payable as of the Closing Date, or the amount or validity of which is being contested in good faith and by appropriate proceedings, (ii) mechanics’, materialmen’s, carriers’, workmen’s, warehousemen’s, repairmen’s, landlords’ and similar Liens granted or which arise in the ordinary course of business for amounts which are not yet due and payable, (iii) pledges or deposits by the Company or any of its Subsidiaries under workmen’s compensation Laws, unemployment insurance Laws or similar legislation, or good faith deposits in connection with bids, tenders, Contracts (other than for the payment of Indebtedness) or leases to which such entity is a party, or deposits to secure public or statutory obligations of such entity or to secure surety or appeal bonds to which such entity is a party, or deposits as security for contested Taxes, in each case incurred or made in the ordinary course of business, (iv) non-exclusive licenses granted to third parties in the ordinary course of business by the Company or any of its Subsidiaries, (v) transfer restrictions imposed by applicable securities or other Law, (vi) easements, rights-of-way, encroachments, restrictions, conditions and other similar matters of record incurred or suffered in the ordinary course of business and which, individually or in the aggregate, would not reasonably be expected to materially impair the use and operation of the applicable real property to which they relate in the conduct of the business of the Company and its Subsidiaries as currently conducted, (vii) zoning, entitlement, building and other land use regulations imposed by Governmental Entities having jurisdiction over such real property and (viii) Liens placed by any developer, landlord, owner or other third party on real property over which the Company or any of its Subsidiaries has leasehold or easement rights and subordination, non-disturbance or similar agreements relating thereto.

Person ” means any individual, corporation, partnership, limited liability company, joint venture, association, joint-stock company, trust, unincorporated organization or Governmental Entity or other entity.

Preferred Units ” means the Company’s Series A Preferred Units, Series B Preferred Units, Series C-1 Preferred Units and Series D Preferred Units.

Registration Rights Agreement ” means the registration rights agreement between the Company and the Investor in the form attached hereto as Exhibit D .

 

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Related Agreements ” means the Amendment to Citi Swap Arrangement, Amendment to DnB Swap Arrangement, Amended and Restated GP LLC Agreement, the GP Investment Agreement, the Amended and Restated Promissory Note, the Trademark License Agreement, the Master Services Agreement, the Registration Rights Agreement, the Warrant Agreement and any other agreements between or among the Company, the Investor and any of their respective Affiliates entered into to give effect to the transactions contemplated by this Agreement.

Related Investment Funds ” means (a) any current or potential investment funds, co-investment funds, successor investment funds and other investment vehicles and managed accounts under direct or indirect common management, governance or control and other similar investment management relationships with, the Brookfield Investors or their respective Affiliates and (b) current or potential limited partners or members of each Person described in clause (a).

Representatives ” means, with respect to any Person, the directors, officers, employees, investment bankers, financial advisors, attorneys, accountants or other advisors, agents or representatives of such Person.

Restricted Unit ” means a phantom (notional) Common Unit that is subject to vesting conditions (whether time-based or performance-based and whether granted under a Company Stock Plan or otherwise) which upon vesting entitles the holder to receive a Common Unit.

Regulation S-K ” means Regulation S-K promulgated under the Securities Act.

Sanctioned Country ” means any country or region that is the subject or target of a comprehensive embargo under Sanctions Laws (including, without limitation, Cuba, Iran, North Korea, Syria, Russia and the Crimea region of Ukraine).

Sanctioned Person ” means any individual or entity that is the subject or target of sanctions or restrictions under Sanctions Laws or Ex-Im Laws, including: (i) any individual or entity listed on any applicable U.S. or non-U.S. sanctions- or export-related restricted party list, including, without limitation, OFAC’s Specially Designated Nationals and Blocked Persons List and the EU Consolidated List; (ii) any entity that is, in the aggregate, 50% or greater owned, directly or indirectly, or otherwise controlled by a person or persons described in clause (i); or (iii) any national of a Sanctioned Country.

Sanctions Laws ” means all U.S. and non-U.S. Laws relating to economic or trade sanctions, including, without limitation, the Laws administered or enforced by the United States (including by the United States Department of Treasury, OFAC or the U.S. Department of State), the United Nations Security Council, the European Union, the European Economic Area and its member states.

SEC ” means the Securities and Exchange Commission.

 

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Securities Act ” means the Securities Act of 1933 and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder.

Series A Preferred Units ” means the Company’s 7.25% Series A Cumulative Redeemable Preferred Units.

Series B Preferred Units ” means the Company’s 8.50% Series B Cumulative Redeemable Preferred Units.

Series C-1 Preferred Units ” means the Company’s 8.60% Series C-1 Cumulative Convertible Perpetual Preferred Units.

Series D Preferred Units ” means the Company’s 10.5% Series D Cumulative Convertible Perpetual Preferred Units.

ShuttleCo Reorganization ” means the legal separation of the Company’s shuttle tanker business into a wholly-owned Subsidiary of the Company through the steps reflected on Section  1.01(b) of the Company Disclosure Letter, all of which Subsidiary’s indebtedness, which is listed on Section  1.01(c) of the Company Disclosure Letter, has no recourse to the Parent, the Company or the Company’s Subsidiaries other than the new Subsidiary and its Subsidiaries.

Subsidiary ” means, with respect to any Person, another Person, an amount of the voting securities, other voting rights or voting partnership interests of which is sufficient to elect at least a majority of its board of directors or other governing body (or, if there are no such voting interests, more than 50% of the equity interests of which) is owned directly or indirectly by such first Person. For the avoidance of doubt, Ugland Stena Storage AS shall be deemed a Subsidiary of the Company for purposes of this Agreement.

Trademark License Agreement ” means that licensing agreement between the Company and the Parent in the form attached hereto as Exhibit B .

Transaction Documents ” means this Agreement, the Related Agreements and the Confidentiality Agreement.

Transaction Litigation ” means any Action (as defined herein) made or instituted or, to the Company’s Knowledge, threatened by, or any written or, to the Knowledge of the Company, oral demand by, any current or former unitholder (or other holder of any other equity securities) of the Company, or any Affiliate, trustee or beneficiary of any unitholder (or other holder of any other equity securities) of the Company, (i) asserting, seeking to assert, or based upon any alleged breach of fiduciary duty, usurping corporate opportunity or similar breach of care, loyalty or comparable claims by any officer, director, trustee, fiduciary, agent or current or former unitholder of the Company or the General Partner occurring prior to the Closing, whether or not in connection with this Agreement or the Transaction Documents, (ii) challenging this Agreement or the Transaction Documents or the transactions contemplated thereby or seeking to directly or indirectly enjoin, delay or prevent the transactions contemplated by

 

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the Transaction Documents or seeking damages in connection with the transactions contemplated by the Transaction Documents, (iii) seeking the election to, or to place a representative on, the Board, (iv) seeking the removal of any director from the Board or any executive officer of the Company or (v) seeking to control or influence, in any manner, the management or policies of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries or the Board.

Transactions ” means the transactions contemplated by this Agreement and the Related Agreements (including the consummation of the exercise of the option under the Amended and Restated GP LLC Agreement).

Underlying Common Units ” means the Common Units issuable upon the exercise of the Warrants to the holders of such Warrants pursuant to the Warrant Agreement.

Warrant Agreement ” means the warrant agreement between the Company and the Investor in the form attached hereto as Exhibit E .

Warrants ” means warrants issued by the Company pursuant to the terms and provisions of the Warrant Agreement.

(b) In addition to the terms defined in Section  1.01(a) , the following terms have the meanings assigned thereto in the Sections set forth below:

 

Term

  

Section

Action

   3.07

Agreement

   Preamble

Anticorruption Laws

   3.22

Balance Sheet Date

   3.05(c)

Bankruptcy and Equity Exception

   3.03(a)

Capitalization Date

   3.02(a)

Closing

   2.02(a)

Closing Date

   2.02(a)

Company

   Preamble

Company Disclosure Letter

   Article III

Company SEC Documents

   3.05(a)

Company Securities

   3.02(b)

Conflicts Committee

   3.24

Contract

   3.03(b)

Equity Commitment Letter

   4.05(a)

Equity Securities

   1.01(a)

Ex-Im Laws

   3.22

FCPA

   3.22

Filed SEC Documents

   Article III

Financing

   4.05(a)

Government Official

   3.22
Investor    Preamble
Laws    3.08
Material Contracts    3.15(a)
Money Laundering Laws    3.23
Non-Recourse Party    7.05
Outside Date    7.01(b)(i)
Parent Investment Agreement    6.03(h)
Permits    3.08
Purchase    2.01
Purchase Price    2.01
Real Property    3.14(d)
Sponsors    4.05(a)
Tail Policy    5.15
Tax    3.09(c)
Tax Return    3.09(c)
TOO Majority Employee    3.10(d)

 

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ARTICLE II

Purchase and Sale

SECTION 2.01 Purchase and Sale . On the terms and subject to the conditions set forth in this Agreement, at the Closing, the Investor shall purchase and acquire from the Company, and the Company shall issue, sell and deliver to the Investor, 244,000,000 Common Units and 62,440,945 Warrants for an aggregate purchase price of $610,000,000 (the “Purchase Price”). The purchase of such Common Units and Warrants pursuant to this Section  2.01 is referred to as the “Purchase”.

SECTION 2.02 Closing . (a)  The closing of the Purchase (the “ Closing ”) shall take place at the offices of Kirkland & Ellis LLP, 601 Lexington Avenue, New York, New York 10022, on the second Business Day following the satisfaction (or, to the extent permitted by Law, the waiver by the party entitled to the benefit thereof) of the conditions set forth in Article  VI , other than those conditions that by their nature are to be satisfied as of the Closing (but subject to the satisfaction or waiver of such conditions at the Closing), or at such other place, time and date as shall be agreed between the Company and the Investor. The date on which the Closing occurs is referred to in this Agreement as the “ Closing Date ”. The Closing shall be deemed to occur and be effective as of 12:01 a.m., New York City time, on the Closing Date.

(b) At the Closing, to effect the Purchase:

(i) the Investor shall pay to the Company, by wire transfer to a bank account designated in writing by the Company at least two Business Days prior to the Closing Date, in immediately available funds, the Purchase Price;

 

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(ii) the Company shall deliver to the Investor in electronic book-entry form an aggregate of 244,000,000 Common Units; and

(iii) the Company shall issue to the Investor a physical certificate or physical certificates representing an aggregate of 62,440,945 Warrants.

ARTICLE III

Representations and Warranties of the Company

The Company represents and warrants to the Investor as of the date hereof and as of the Closing (except to the extent made only as of a specified date, in which case such representation and warranty is made as of such date) that, except as (A) set forth in the confidential disclosure letter delivered by the Company to the Investor on the date hereof (the “ Company Disclosure Letter ”) (it being understood that any information, item or matter set forth on one section or subsection of the Company Disclosure Letter shall only be deemed disclosure with respect to, and shall only be deemed to apply to and qualify, the section or subsection of this Agreement to which it corresponds in number and each other section or subsection of this Agreement (other than Section  5.01(a) ) to the extent that it is reasonably apparent on the face of such disclosure that such information, item or matter is relevant to such other section or subsection) or (B) disclosed in any report, schedule, form, statement or other document (including exhibits) filed with, or furnished to, the SEC and publicly available on or after January 1, 2017 and at least two Business Days prior to the date hereof (the “ Filed SEC Documents ”), other than any disclosures set forth in the “Risk Factors” or forward-looking statement sections of such Filed SEC Documents and any other disclosures included therein to the extent they are predictive or forward looking in nature; provided , that this clause (B) shall not apply to the representations and warranties set forth in Section  3.01 , Section  3.02 , Section  3.03 , Section  3.04 , Section  3.05 , Section  3.15(a) (other than to the extent such Contract is filed as an exhibit to the Filed SEC Documents), Section  3.17 , Section  3.18 , Section  3.19 , Section  3.20 or Section  3.21 .

SECTION 3.01 Organization; Standing . (a)  The Company is a limited partnership duly organized, validly existing and in good standing under the Laws of the Republic of The Marshall Islands and has all requisite limited partnership power and authority necessary to carry on its business as it is now being conducted. The Company is duly licensed or qualified to do business and is in good standing (where such concept is recognized under applicable Law) in each jurisdiction in which the nature of the business conducted by it or the character or location of the properties and assets owned or leased by it makes such licensing, qualification or good standing necessary except where the failure to be so licensed, qualified or in good standing, individually or in the aggregate, has not had and would not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect. True and complete copies of the Company Organizational Documents (as amended to the date hereof) are included in the Filed SEC Documents. The Company has made available to the Investor true and complete copies of any minutes prepared for meetings of its stockholders, meetings of the Board and committees of the Board and meetings of the boards of directors and committees of the boards of directors of its Subsidiaries, in each case convened or held since January 1, 2015, other than as each relates to the Transactions.

 

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(b) Each of the Company’s Subsidiaries is duly organized, validly existing and in good standing (where such concept is recognized under applicable Law) under the Laws of the jurisdiction of its organization. Each of the Company’s Subsidiaries is duly licensed, qualified to do business and in good standing (where such concept is recognized under applicable Law) in each jurisdiction in which the nature of the business conducted by it or the character or location of the properties and assets owned or leased by it makes such licensing, qualification or good standing necessary, except where the failure to be so licensed, qualified or in good standing, individually or in the aggregate, has not had and would not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.

SECTION 3.02 Capitalization . (a)  The Company may issue an unlimited number of partnership interests of the Company. As of the date of this Agreement (the “ Capitalization Date ”), the issued and outstanding partnership interests of the Company consists of (i) 3,139,965 General Partner Units representing a 2.0% general partner interest in the Company, (ii) 153,858,292 Common Units, (iii) 3,137,417 Common Units reserved and available for issuance pursuant to the Company Stock Plan (including pursuant to 385,949 Restricted Units), (iv) 6,000,000 Series A Preferred Units, (v) 5,000,000 Series B Preferred Units, (vi) 8,517,745 Series C-1 Preferred Units, (vii) 4,000,000 Series D Preferred Units, (viii) the Incentive Distribution Rights, (ix) 4,500,000 Series A Warrants and (x) 2,250,000 Series B Warrants. All outstanding General Partner Units, Common Units, Preferred Units and Incentive Distribution Rights and the partnership interests represented thereby have been duly authorized and are validly issued, fully paid and nonassessable, except as such nonassessability may be affected by the Marshall Islands Limited Partnership Act, as amended, and none of such securities are held by the Company in its treasury. The General Partner is the sole general partner of the Company.

(b) Except as described in Section  3.02(a) , as of the Capitalization Date, there were no (i) outstanding units of, or other equity or voting interests in, the Company, (ii) outstanding securities convertible into or exchangeable for units of, or other equity or voting interests in, the Company, (iii) outstanding options, warrants, unit appreciation rights, phantom units or similar securities or rights that are derivative of, or provide economic benefits based, directly or indirectly, on the value or price of, any Common Units of the Company, restricted units, performance units, rights or other commitments or agreements to acquire from the Company or any Subsidiary, or that obligate the Company or any Subsidiary to issue, any units of, or other equity or voting interests (or voting debt) in, or any securities convertible into or exchangeable for units of, or other equity or voting interests in, the Company, (iv) obligations of the Company or any Subsidiary to grant, extend or enter into any subscription, warrant, right, convertible or exchangeable security or other similar agreement or commitment relating to any units of, or other equity or voting interests in, the Company (the items in clauses (i), (ii), (iii) and (iv) being referred to collectively as “ Company Securities ”) or (v) other obligations by the Company or any of its Subsidiaries to make any payments or provide any economic value based on the price or value of any Company Securities or dividends paid thereon.

 

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Except as described in Section  3.02(a) , or with respect to the Company Stock Plan, there are no outstanding agreements of any kind which obligate the Company or any of its Subsidiaries to repurchase, redeem or otherwise acquire any Company Securities, or obligate the Company to grant, extend or enter into any such agreements relating to any Company Securities, including any agreements granting any preemptive rights, subscription rights, anti-dilutive rights, rights of first refusal or similar rights with respect to any Company Securities. Except as described in Section  3.02(a) of the Company Disclosure Letter or as provided in the LP Agreement, none of the Company or any Subsidiary of the Company is a party to any stockholders’ agreement, voting trust agreement, registration rights agreement or other similar agreement or understanding relating to any Company Securities or any other agreement relating to the disposition, voting or dividends with respect to any Company Securities. All outstanding Common Units have been duly authorized and validly issued and are fully paid, nonassessable, except as such nonassessability may be affected by the Marshall Islands Limited Partnership Act, as amended and free of preemptive rights. The Common Units and Warrants to be issued to the Investor on the Closing Date and the Underlying Common Units will be, when issued, duly authorized and validly issued, fully paid and nonassessable, except as such nonassessability may be affected by the Marshall Islands Limited Partnership Act, as amended, and issued in compliance with all applicable federal and state securities Laws, and such securities will not be issued in violation of any purchase option, call option, preemptive right, resale right, subscription right, right of first refusal or similar right, and will be free and clear of all Liens, except restrictions imposed by the Securities Act and any applicable state securities Laws. The Common Units and the Warrants to be issued to the Investor on the Closing Date, when issued, and the Underlying Common Units, if and when issued, will have the terms and conditions and entitle the holders thereof to the rights set forth in the Company Organizational Documents, as amended from time to time, and with respect to the Warrants, the Warrant Agreement. All outstanding Company Securities have been issued or granted, as applicable, in compliance in all material respects with all applicable securities Laws.

(c) Section  3.02(c) of the Company Disclosure Letter sets forth, as of the date hereof, the name and jurisdiction of organization of each material Subsidiary of the Company and the holder of each equity interest therein. All of the outstanding shares of capital stock of, or other equity or voting interests in, each material Subsidiary of the Company (except for directors’ qualifying shares or the like) are owned directly or indirectly, beneficially and of record, by the Company free and clear of all Liens, except for Permitted Liens. Each outstanding share of capital stock of each material Subsidiary of the Company, which is held, directly or indirectly, by the Company, is duly authorized, validly issued, fully paid, nonassessable and free of preemptive rights, and, except as set forth in the Transaction Documents, there are no subscriptions, options, warrants, rights, calls, contracts or other commitments, understandings, restrictions or arrangements relating to the issuance, acquisition, redemption, repurchase or sale of any shares of capital stock or other equity or voting interests of any material Subsidiary of the Company, including any right of conversion or exchange under any outstanding security, instrument or agreement, any agreements granting any preemptive rights, subscription rights, anti-dilutive rights, rights of first refusal or similar rights with respect to any securities of any Subsidiary of the Company.

 

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SECTION 3.03 Authority; Noncontravention; Voting Requirements . (a) The Company has all necessary limited partnership power and authority to execute and deliver this Agreement and the Related Agreements and to perform its obligations hereunder and thereunder and to consummate the Transactions. The execution, delivery and performance by the Company of this Agreement and the Related Agreements, and the consummation by it of the Transactions, have been duly authorized and approved by the General Partner (and approved by the Conflicts Committee thereof), and no other limited partnership action on the part of the Company, its general partner or its limited partners is necessary to authorize the execution, delivery and performance by the Company of this Agreement and the Related Agreements and the consummation by it of the Transactions. This Agreement and the Amended and Restated Promissory Note each has been and each other Related Agreement to which it is a party will be on the Closing Date, duly executed and delivered by the Company and, assuming due authorization, execution and delivery hereof and thereof by the Investor or the Investor’s Affiliates, as applicable, this Agreement and the Amended and Restated Promissory Note each constitutes, and each Related Agreement to which it is a party will on the Closing Date constitute, a legal, valid and binding obligation of the Company, enforceable against the Company in accordance with its terms, except that such enforceability (i) may be limited by bankruptcy, insolvency, fraudulent transfer, reorganization, moratorium and other similar Laws of general application affecting or relating to the enforcement of creditors’ rights generally and (ii) is subject to general principles of equity, whether considered in a proceeding at law or in equity (collectively, with clause (i), the “Bankruptcy and Equity Exception”).

(b) Neither the execution and delivery of this Agreement nor any of the Related Agreements by the Company, nor the consummation by the Company of the Transactions, nor performance or compliance by the Company with any of the terms or provisions hereof or thereof, will (i) conflict with or violate any provision of (A) the Company Organizational Documents or (B) any similar organizational documents of any of the Company’s Subsidiaries or (ii) assuming that the filings referred to in Section  3.04 are made, (x) except as set forth on Section  3.03(b) of the Company Disclosure Letter, violate or constitute a default (or constitute an event which, with notice or lapse of time or both, would constitute a violation or default) under any of the terms, conditions or provisions of any loan or credit agreement, debenture, note, bond, mortgage, indenture, deed of trust, lease, sublease, license, contract or other agreement, arrangement or understanding (each, a “ Contract ”) to which the Company or any of its Subsidiaries is a party or accelerate any obligations or rights under or give a right of termination of (whether or not with notice, lapse of time or both) any such Contract, (y) violate any Law, judgment, writ or injunction of any Governmental Entity applicable to the Company or any of its Subsidiaries or (z) result in the creation of any Lien on any properties or assets of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries, except, in the case of clause (i)(B) and clause (ii) , as, individually or in the aggregate, have not had and would not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.

(c) No vote, consent or approval of the unitholders of the Company (other than of the General Partner in its capacity as general partner of the Company, which approval has been obtained) is required under applicable Law, the Company Organizational Documents or under any Contract between the Company and any unitholder of the Company, to authorize or approve this Agreement or the Transactions.

 

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SECTION 3.04 Governmental Approvals . Except for filings required under, and compliance with other applicable requirements of, antitrust, competition or other similar Laws (as defined below) of those jurisdictions identified in Section  3.04 of the Company Disclosure Letter (collectively, the “ Foreign Antitrust Laws ”), no consent or approval of, or filing, license, permit or authorization, declaration or registration with, any Governmental Entity are necessary for the execution and delivery of this Agreement and the Related Agreements by the Company, the performance by the Company of its obligations hereunder and thereunder and the consummation by the Company of the Transactions.

SECTION 3.05 Company SEC Documents; Undisclosed Liabilities . (a)  The Company has filed or furnished, as applicable, with the SEC, on a timely basis, all reports, schedules, forms, statements and other documents required to be filed or furnished, as applicable, by the Company with the SEC pursuant to the Securities Act or the Exchange Act since January 1, 2015 (collectively, the “Company SEC Documents”). As of their respective effective dates (in the case of Company SEC Documents that are registration statements filed pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act) and as of their respective SEC filing dates (in the case of all other Company SEC Documents), the Company SEC Documents complied as to form in all material respects with the requirements of the Securities Act or the Exchange Act, as the case may be, applicable to such Company SEC Documents, and none of the Company SEC Documents as of such respective dates (or, if amended prior to the date hereof, the date of the filing of such amendment, with respect to the disclosures that are amended) contained any untrue statement of a material fact or omitted, or will have omitted, to state a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary in order to make the statements therein, in light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading. As of the date hereof, (i) the Company is eligible to file a Registration Statement on Form F-3, (ii) none of the Company’s Subsidiaries is required to file any documents with the SEC, (iii) there are no outstanding or unresolved comments in comment letters from the SEC staff with respect to any of the Company SEC Documents and (iv) to the Company’s Knowledge, none of the Company SEC Documents is the subject of ongoing SEC review, outstanding SEC comment or outstanding SEC investigation. Each of the certifications and statements relating to the Company SEC Documents required by: (A) Rule 13a-14 or Rule 15d-14 under the Exchange Act, (B) 18 U.S.C. §1350 (Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act) or (C) any other rule or regulation promulgated by the SEC or applicable to the Company SEC Documents is accurate and complete, and complies as to form and content in all material respects with all applicable Laws.

(b) The consolidated financial statements of the Company (including all related notes or schedules) included or incorporated by reference in the Company SEC Documents (i) complied, as of their respective dates of filing with the SEC, in all material respects with the published rules and regulations of the SEC with respect thereto, (ii) present fairly, in all material respects, the consolidated financial position of the Company and its consolidated Subsidiaries as of the dates thereof and the consolidated

 

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results of their operations and cash flows for the periods covered thereby (subject, in the case of unaudited quarterly financial statements, to normal year-end adjustments), (iii) have been prepared in accordance with GAAP (except, in the case of unaudited quarterly financial statements subject to normal year-end adjustments) applied on a consistent basis during the periods covered thereby (except (A) as may be indicated in the notes thereto or (B) as permitted by Regulation S-X), and (iv) were prepared in accordance with the books of account and other financial records of the Company and its Subsidiaries (except as may be indicated in the notes thereto).

(c) Neither the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries has any liabilities of any nature (whether accrued, absolute, contingent or otherwise) required or that would be required by GAAP, as in effect on the date hereof, to be reflected in or reserved against the consolidated balance sheet (or the notes thereof) of the Company except liabilities (i) reflected or reserved against in the balance sheet (or the notes thereto) of the Company and its Subsidiaries as of March 31, 2017 (the “ Balance Sheet Date ”) included in the Filed SEC Documents, (ii) incurred after the Balance Sheet Date in the ordinary course of business consistent with past practice and similar in character and amount to the liabilities set forth on the balance sheet as of the Balance Sheet Date or (iii) as expressly contemplated by this Agreement or otherwise incurred in connection with the Transactions. Except as set forth on Section  3.05(c) of the Company Disclosure Letter, neither the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries is a party to, or has any commitment to become a party to: (i) any joint venture, off balance sheet partnership, or any similar Contract or arrangement (including any Contract or arrangement relating to any transaction or relationship between or among the Company or any of its Subsidiaries, on the one hand, and any other Person, including any structured finance, special purpose, or limited purpose Person, on the other hand); or (ii) any “off balance sheet arrangements” (as defined in Item 303(a) of Regulation S-K).

(d) The Company has established and maintains, and at all times since January 1, 2014 has maintained, disclosure controls and procedures and a system of internal controls over financial reporting (as such terms are defined in paragraphs (e) and (f), respectively, of Rule 13a-15 under the Exchange Act) as required by Rule 13a-15 under the Exchange Act that is, in the case of the interim controls over financial reporting, sufficient to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with GAAP including policies and procedures that: (i) require the maintenance of records that in reasonable detail accurately and fairly reflect the transactions and dispositions of the assets of the Company and its Subsidiaries; (ii) provide reasonable assurance that transactions are recorded as necessary to permit preparation of financial statements in accordance with GAAP and that receipts and expenditures of the Company and its Subsidiaries are being made only in accordance with appropriate authorizations of the Company’s management and the Board; and (iii) provide reasonable assurance regarding prevention or timely detection of unauthorized acquisition, use, or disposition of the assets of the Company and its Subsidiaries and, in the case of disclosure controls and procedures, are designed to ensure that all information (both financial and non-financial) required to be disclosed by the Company in the reports that it files or submits under the Exchange Act is recorded, processed, summarized, and reported within the time periods

 

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specified in the rules and forms of the SEC, and that all such information is accumulated and communicated to the Company’s management as appropriate to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosure and to make the certifications of the chief executive officer and chief financial officer of the Company (or persons performing similar functions) required under the Exchange Act with respect to such reports. Neither the Company nor, to the Company’s Knowledge, the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm, has identified or been made aware of (i) any “significant deficiency” or “material weakness” (as defined by the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board) in the design or operation of the Company’s internal controls over financial reporting which would reasonably be expected to adversely affect the Company’s ability to record, process, summarize and report financial data, in each case which has not been subsequently remediated or (ii) any fraud that involves the Company’s management or other employees who have a role in the preparation of financial statements or the internal control over financial reporting utilized by the Company and its Subsidiaries. The Company is, and has been at all times since January 1, 2014, in compliance in all material respects with the applicable listing requirements and corporate governance rules and regulations of the NYSE, and has not received any notice asserting any non-compliance with the listing requirements of the NYSE.

(e) The Company’s auditor has at all times since the date of enactment of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act been: (i) a registered public accounting firm (as defined in Section 2(a)(12) of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act); (ii) “independent” with respect to the Company within the meaning of Regulation S-X under the Exchange Act; and (iii) to the Company’s Knowledge, in compliance with subsections (g) through (l) of Section 10A of the Exchange Act and the rules and regulations promulgated by the SEC and the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board thereunder. All non-audit services performed by the Company’s auditors for the Company that were required to be approved in accordance with Section 202 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act were so approved.

SECTION 3.06 Absence of Certain Changes . Since March 31, 2017, (a) through the date hereof, except for the execution and performance of this Agreement and the discussions, negotiations and transactions related thereto and any transaction contemplated by this Agreement, the business of the Company and its Subsidiaries has been carried on and conducted in all material respects in the ordinary course of business consistent with past practice, (b) there has not been any Material Adverse Effect or any circumstance, developments, effect, change, event, occurrence or state of facts that, individually or in the aggregate, has had or could reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect and (c) through the date hereof, the Company has not taken any actions which, had such actions been taken after the date of this Agreement, would have required the written consent of the Investor pursuant to Section  5.01 .

SECTION 3.07 Legal Proceedings . There is no (a) pending or, to the Knowledge of the Company, threatened material legal or administrative proceeding, suit, arbitration, claim, charge, complaint, audit, dispute, investigation, inquiry, action, hearing, mediation (collectively, an “ Action ”) or, to the Knowledge of the Company, investigation against the Company or any of its Subsidiaries, or (b) material outstanding order, judgment, injunction, ruling, writ or decree of any Governmental Entity imposed

 

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upon the Company or any of its Subsidiaries, in each case, by or before any Governmental Entity. To the Knowledge of the Company, there are no SEC inquiries or investigations, other governmental inquiries or investigations, or internal investigations pending or, to the Knowledge of the Company, threatened, in each case regarding any accounting practices of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries or any malfeasance by any officer or director of the Company. Section  3.07 of the Company Disclosure Letter sets forth a complete list of material pending Actions for which legal process has been served on the Company or any of its Subsidiaries.

SECTION 3.08 Compliance with Laws; Permits . The Company and each of its Subsidiaries are, and since January 1, 2014 have been, in compliance in all material respects with all material foreign, state, federal and local laws, statutes, common laws, ordinances, acts, codes, rules, regulations, orders, executive orders, judgments, injunctions, rulings, penalties, fines, writs, decrees, governmental guidelines or interpretations having the force of law, permits and determinations of Governmental Entities (collectively, “ Laws ”) applicable to the Company or any of its Subsidiaries. The Company and each of its Subsidiaries hold all material licenses, franchises, permits, certificates, approvals and authorizations from Governmental Entities necessary for the lawful conduct of their respective businesses (collectively, “Permits”), and there has occurred no material violation of, or material default (with or without notice or lapse of time, or both) under, any such Permit. Section  3.08 of the Company Disclosure Letter sets forth all material current Permits issued to the Company and its Subsidiaries, including the names of the Permits, the entity to which the Permit was issued and their respective dates of issuance and expiration. No suspension, cancellation, non-renewal, or adverse modifications of any material Permits of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries is pending or, to the Knowledge of the Company, threatened, and the Transactions (alone or in combination with any other event) will not cause suspension, cancellation, non-renewal or adverse modification of any such material Permit.

SECTION 3.09 Tax Matters .

(a) None of the Partnership Entities is a passive foreign investment company within the meaning of Section 1297 of the Code (a “ PFIC ”). None of the Partnership Entities, other than the Company and Teekay Offshore Operating GP LLC, has elected to be classified as an association taxable as a corporation for U.S. federal income tax purposes. Each of the Partnership Entities, other than the Company and Teekay Offshore Operating GP LLC, is, or will pursuant to Treasury Regulations Section 301.7701-3 timely and properly elect to be, classified as a disregarded entity if it has one owner or as a partnership if it has more than one owner for U.S. federal income tax purposes, and except as shown on Section  3.09 of the Company Disclosure Letter, each such entity has had such classification at all times since its formation.

(b) Except as, individually or in the aggregate, has not had and would not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect:

(i) Each of the Partnership Entities has prepared (or caused to be prepared) and timely filed (taking into account valid extensions of time within which to file) all material Tax Returns required to be filed by any of them, and all such filed Tax Returns are true, complete and accurate in all material respects.

 

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(ii) All Taxes owed by each of the Partnership Entities that are due (whether or not shown on any Tax Return) have been timely paid or have been adequately reserved against in accordance with GAAP.

(iii) All amounts of Taxes required to be withheld by each of the Partnership Entities have been duly withheld and remitted to the appropriate Governmental Entity as required by applicable Law.

(iv) Except as set forth in Section  3.09 of the Company Disclosure Letter, none of the Partnership Entities has received written notice from a Governmental Entity of any pending audits, examinations, investigations, claims or other proceedings in respect of any Taxes of any of the Partnership Entities, and no audits, examinations, investigations, claims or other proceedings in respect of any Taxes of any of the Partnership Entities are in progress or, to the Knowledge of the Company, pending.

(v) No written claim has ever been made by a Governmental Entity in a jurisdiction in which any of the Partnership Entities does not file Tax Returns or pay Taxes asserting that the Company or any of its Subsidiaries is required to file Tax Return or pay Taxes in such jurisdiction.

(vi) There are no Liens for Taxes on any of the assets of any of the Partnership Entities other than Permitted Liens.

(vii) None of the Partnership Entities has been a “controlled corporation” or a “distributing corporation” in any distribution occurring in the prior two years that was purported or intended to be governed by Section 355 of the Code (or any similar provision of state, local or non-U.S. Law).

(viii) No deficiency for any Tax has been asserted or assessed by any Governmental Entity in writing against any of the Partnership Entities, except for deficiencies that have been satisfied by payment in full, settled or withdrawn.

(ix) None of the Partnership Entities has waived any statute of limitations in respect of Taxes or agreed to any extension of time with respect to an assessment or deficiency for Taxes (other than pursuant to extensions of time to file Tax Returns obtained in the ordinary course).

(x) None of the Partnership Entities has participated in any “listed transaction” within the meaning of Treasury Regulation Section 1.6011-4(b)(2).

(c) For purposes of this Agreement: (x) “ Tax ” shall mean any federal, state, local or foreign income, gross receipts, property, sales, use, license, excise, franchise, employment, payroll, withholding, alternative or add on minimum, ad valorem, transfer or excise tax, or any other tax, or custom, duty, governmental fee or other like

 

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assessment or charge in the nature of a tax, including any interest or penalty, imposed by any Governmental Entity, and (y) “ Tax Return ” shall mean any return, declaration, report or similar statement filed or required to be filed with respect to any Tax (including any attached schedules), including, without limitation, any information return, claim for refund, amended return or declaration of estimated Tax.

SECTION 3.10 Employee Benefits . (a)   Section  3.10(a) of the Company Disclosure Letter sets forth, by jurisdiction, each material Company Plan. Except for instances that, individually or in the aggregate, have not had and would not reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect, (i) each Company Plan has been established, maintained, funded and administered in accordance with terms and in compliance with the applicable provisions of ERISA, the Code and other applicable Laws, and no event has occurred and, to the Knowledge of the Company, no condition exists, that has subjected, or would reasonably be expected to subject, the Company or any of its Subsidiaries to any tax, fine, lien, penalty or other Liabilities imposed by ERISA, the Code or any other applicable Law, either directly or by reason of the Company’s affiliation with any ERISA Affiliate, (ii) each Company Plan that is intended to be qualified under Section 401(a) of the Code is so qualified and has timely received a favorable determination letter or opinion letter from the Internal Revenue Service and (iii) with respect to each Company Plan, no action, investigation, suit, audit, proceeding, hearing or claim with respect to the assets thereof (other than routine claims for benefits) is pending or threatened, and the Company has no knowledge of any facts that would give rise to or could reasonably be expected to give rise to any such action, investigation, audit, suit or claim.

(b) Neither the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries nor any ERISA Affiliate sponsors or maintains or has any Liabilities with respect to (i) any benefit plans that provide post-termination health or life insurance benefits other than as required by Section 4980B of the Code other than such plans set forth on Section  3.10(b)(i) of the Company Disclosure Letter, (ii) any plan that is or was subject to Title IV of ERISA or Section 412 of the Code or (iii) any “multiemployer plan” within the meaning of Section 3(37) of ERISA. No Company Plan has any material unfunded or underfunded Liabilities not accurately reflected on the Company’s financial statements in accordance with GAAP.

(c) Except as set forth on Section  3.10(c) of the Company Disclosure Letter, the execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement and the consummation of the Transactions will not, either alone or in combination with another event, result in (i) an increase in the amount of compensation or benefits payable to any Participant, (ii) any entitlements for any Participant to severance, termination, change in control or similar pay or benefits, (iii) the acceleration of the vesting or timing of the payment of any compensation or benefits payable to or in respect of any Participant or (iv) any increased or accelerated funding obligation with respect to any Company Plan. No payment or benefit provided to any Participant as a result (alone or in combination with any other event) of the execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement and the consummation of the Transactions, would constitute an “excess parachute payment” for purposes of Section 280G of the Code. Neither the Company nor any of its Affiliates is party to an agreement with a Participant that provides for any “gross up” payment for taxes pursuant to Sections 4999 or 409A of the Code.

 

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(d) Section  3.10(d) of the Company Disclosure Letter sets forth a complete and correct list of all current shore-based employees, consultants and contractors of the Parent and its Subsidiaries, including the Company and its Subsidiaries, who spend 50% or more of their work time dedicated to, or otherwise provide material services to, the business of the Company and its Subsidiaries (the “ TOO Majority Employees ”) (including their respective titles, work location, and entity that employs or contracts with such person).

SECTION 3.11 Labor Matters .

(a) Except as set forth on Section  3.11(a) of the Company Disclosure Letter, (i) neither the Company nor any of its Affiliates is party to, subject to, or bound by any collective bargaining agreement, works council agreement or Contract with any labor organization, labor union, works council or group of employees (each a “ CBA ”) with respect to any current Business Employees, and no current Business Employees are represented by any labor organization, labor union, works council, or other labor organization with respect to employment with, or services to, the Company or any of its Affiliates; (ii) to the Knowledge of the Company and each of its Affiliates, there are not and have not been any ongoing or threatened union organizational activities since January 1, 2014 with respect to any Business Employees; and (iii) there are not currently and, since January 1, 2014, has not been any unfair labor practice, material grievance, material labor-related arbitration, labor strike, slowdown, work stoppage, lockout or other material labor dispute against or affecting the Company or any of its Affiliates or with respect to any Business Employees.

(b) Except for instances that individually or in the aggregate have not had and would not reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect, (i) the Company and its Affiliates are, and since January 1, 2014 have been, in compliance with all applicable Laws governing or concerning labor relations and employment with respect to Business Employees, including, but not limited to, all laws respecting terms and conditions of employment, health and safety, wages and hours (including the classification of independent contractors and exempt and non-exempt employees), immigration, employment discrimination, disability rights or benefits, equal opportunity (including compliance with any affirmative action plan obligations), plant closures and layoffs, workers’ compensation, labor relations, employee leave issues, affirmative action and affirmative action plan requirements and unemployment insurance; (ii) no employee layoff, facility closure, or similar reduction in force is currently contemplated, planned or announced with respect to any current Business Employees; (iii) neither the Company nor any of its Affiliates has liability for (A) any unpaid wages, salaries, wage premiums, commissions, bonuses, fees, and other compensation to any Business Employees or any current or former independent contractors under applicable Law, Contract or company policy or (B) any fines, Taxes, interest, or other penalties for any failure to pay or delinquency in paying such compensation; and (iv) the Company is not a joint employer or single employer of any Business Employees who are not or were not directly

 

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employed or engaged by the Company and the Company is neither jointly nor severally liable for any employment-related liabilities related to any Business Employees who are not or were not directly employed or engaged by the Company.

SECTION 3.12 Environmental Matters . Except for instances that individually or in the aggregate have not had and would not reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect, (a) each of the Company and its Subsidiaries is, and since January 1, 2014 has been, in compliance with all applicable Environmental Laws, (b) each of the Company and its Subsidiaries has obtained and is, and since January 1, 2014, has been, in compliance with, all Permits required under Environmental Laws for the occupancy of their respective owned, operated or leased real property and operation of their respective businesses, (c) there is no suit, claim, Action or proceeding under any Environmental Law that is pending or, to the Knowledge of the Company, threatened against the Company or any of its Subsidiaries, (d) neither the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries has received any unresolved written notice alleging that the Company or any of its Subsidiaries is in violation of or has any liability under any Environmental Laws, (e) neither the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries has treated, stored, disposed of, arranged for the disposal of, transported, handled, exposed any Person to or released any Material of Concern, or owned or operated any facility or property contaminated by any Material of Concern, so as to give rise to any liabilities pursuant to any Environmental Law, including conducting, funding or reimbursing another Person for environmental remedial activities pursuant to any Environmental Law at material cost to the Company or its Subsidiaries and (f) neither the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries has assumed, undertaken, become subject to, or agreed to indemnify any liability of any other Person relating to Environmental Laws. The Company and its Subsidiaries have made available to the Investor all environmental audits, assessments and reports, and all other documents materially bearing on liabilities under Environmental Law, in their possession or control which relate to the Company or any of its Subsidiaries, or any of their respective current or former operations, properties or facilities.

SECTION 3.13 Intellectual Property . (a) Section  3.13(a) of the Company Disclosure Letter contains a true and complete list, as of the date hereof, of all: (i) Company IP that is the subject of any issuance, registration, certificate, application, or other filing by, to or with any Governmental Authority or authorized private registrar, including patents, patent applications, trademark registrations and pending applications for registration, copyright registrations and pending applications for registration, and internet domain name registrations; and (ii) material unregistered Company IP.

(b) The Company or its Subsidiaries exclusively own all right, title and interest in or to, free and clear of all Liens other than Permitted Liens, all Intellectual Property registrations and applications filed in their names that have not expired or have not been abandoned and that are material to the conduct of the business of the Company as currently conducted and as currently proposed to be conducted. The Company and its Subsidiaries own all right, title and interest in or to, or have valid and enforceable rights to use, free and clear of all Liens other than Permitted Liens, all other material Intellectual Property used in and material to the conduct of the business of the Company and its Subsidiaries as currently conducted and as currently proposed to be conducted.

 

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Neither the execution, delivery or performance of this Agreement, nor the consummation of the Transactions, will result in the loss or impairment of or require payment of any additional amounts with respect to, nor require the consent of any other Person in respect of, the Company’s and its Subsidiary’s right to own or use any material Company IP, except for any amounts due pursuant to the Master Services Agreement. Immediately after Closing, the Company and its Subsidiaries shall own or possess a valid and enforceable license to use (on terms and conditions identical to those under which the Company and its Subsidiaries used such Intellectual Property immediately prior to the Closing), all material Intellectual Property necessary for or used in the conduct of the business of the Company and its Subsidiaries as currently conducted, except for any Intellectual Property licensed to the Company and its Subsidiaries pursuant to the Trademark License Agreement or provided to the Company and its Subsidiaries pursuant to the Master Services Agreement.

(c) (i) No claims are pending or, to the Knowledge of the Company, threatened in writing against the Company or any of its Subsidiaries alleging that the conduct of the business of the Company and its Subsidiaries infringes, violates or misappropriates the Intellectual Property of any Person (including any demands or offers to license any Intellectual Property), or challenging the validity, enforceability, ownership or use of any Company IP, (ii) no claims are pending or threatened in writing by the Company or any of its Subsidiaries against any Person alleging any infringement, violation or misappropriation of the Intellectual Property owned by the Company or any of its Subsidiaries, (iii) the conduct of the business of the Company and its Subsidiaries has not infringed, violated or misappropriated, and does not infringe, violate or misappropriate the Intellectual Property of any Person in any material respect, (iv) to the Knowledge of the Company, no Person is infringing, violating or misappropriating any Intellectual Property owned by the Company or its Subsidiaries in any material respect and (v) the Company and its Subsidiaries have taken commercially reasonable steps to maintain the confidentiality of the material trade secrets and other confidential information that are included in the Company IP.

(d) Parent, the Company and their respective Subsidiaries have taken commercially reasonable steps to protect the security and maintain the integrity of the computer software, websites and systems that are used, directly or indirectly, in the business of the Company and its Subsidiaries, including the confidential data transmitted thereby or stored therein.

(e) Neither the Parent, Company nor any of their respective Subsidiaries have experienced any material security incident with respect to, or other unauthorized use of, any information technology, information security, database or other computer system used, directly or indirectly, in the operation of the business of the Company and its Subsidiaries, including any such breach or unauthorized use that has materially compromised the privacy and/or security of any data related to the business of the Company and its Subsidiaries. Neither Parent, the Company nor any of their respective Subsidiaries have experienced any failure or substandard performance of any information technology, information security, database or other computer system used, directly or indirectly, in the operation of the business of the Company and its Subsidiaries which has resulted in any material disruption to any such system or the business of the Company or its Subsidiaries.

 

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SECTION 3.14 Property .

(a) Neither the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries owns any real property. Neither the Company nor any Subsidiary is a party to any agreement or option to purchase any real property or interest therein.

(b) Section  3.14(b) of the Company Disclosure Letter sets forth each Company Lease (including all amendments, extensions, renewals, guaranties, and other agreements with respect thereto) (including the date and name of the parties to such Company Lease). The Company has delivered to the Investor a true and complete copy of each such Company Lease, and in the case of any oral Company Lease, a written summary of the material terms of such Company Lease. Except as set forth on Section  3.14(b) of the Company Disclosure Letter, with respect to each of the Company Leases: (i) such Company Lease is legal, valid, binding, enforceable, and in full force and effect; (ii) neither the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries nor, to the Knowledge of the Company, any other party to the Company Lease, is in material breach or material default under such Company Lease, and no event has occurred or circumstance exists which, with or without notice, lapse of time, or both, would constitute a breach or default under such Company Lease; (iii) the Company’s or its Subsidiaries’ possession and quiet enjoyment of the Company Leased Real Property has not been disturbed, and to the Knowledge of the Company, there are no disputes with respect to such Company Lease; (iv) there are no Liens on the estate created by such Company Lease other than Permitted Liens; (v) neither the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries has assigned, pledged, mortgaged, hypothecated, or otherwise transferred any Company Lease or any interest therein nor has the Company or any of its Subsidiaries subleased, licensed, or otherwise granted any Person a right to use or occupy such Company Leased Real Property or any portion thereof; and (vi) the other party to such Company Lease is not an Affiliate of, and otherwise does not have any economic interest in, the Company or any of its Subsidiary.

(c) Section  3.14(c) of the Company Disclosure Letter sets forth a description of all material Leasehold Improvements for each Company Leased Real Property. The Company or Subsidiary has good and marketable title to such Leasehold Improvements, free and clear of all liens and encumbrances, except Permitted Liens, and other than the right of the Investor pursuant to this Agreement, there are no outstanding options, rights of first offer, or rights of first refusal to purchase any such Leasehold Improvements or any portion thereof or interest therein.

(d) The real property subject to Company Leases identified in Section  3.14(b) of the Company Disclosure Letter and the Leasehold Improvements identified in Section  3.14(c) of the Company Disclosure Letter (collectively, the “ Real Property ”) comprise all of the real property used or intended to be used in the business of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries

 

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(e) Section  3.14(e) of the Company Disclosure Letter sets forth a list of all shuttle tankers and other material vessels owned or chartered by the Company and its Subsidiaries, including whether owned or chartered, the entity that owns or charters such vessel and the percentage ownership of such vessel, if applicable. The shuttle tankers and other vessels listed on Section  3.14(e) of the Company Disclosure Letter: (i) are duly registered under their flag state in the name of the Company or one of its Subsidiaries with all trading certificates current, (ii) are in class, without recommendations and with all surveys unextended and in good standing, (iii) free of all Liens except Permitted Liens, (iv) all past and current flag state fees, expenses and other amounts with respect thereto have been paid and (v) none of the vessels has been blacklisted by any jurisdiction.

(f) The Company and each of its Subsidiaries are in possession of and have good and marketable title to, or valid leasehold interests in or valid rights under contract to use, the machinery, equipment, hardware, furniture, fixtures, and other tangible personal property and assets owned, leased, or used by the Company or any of its Subsidiaries, free and clear of all Liens other than Permitted Liens.

SECTION 3.15 Contracts . (a)   Section  3.15 (a) of the Company Disclosure Letter lists (with specific reference to the subsection of this Section  3.15(a) to which it relates) each of the following Contracts and agreements (other than any lease of Company Leased Real Property and Contracts and agreements relating to Intellectual Property) to which the Company or any of its Subsidiaries is a party, subject to or bound, that is in effect as of the date of this Agreement (each such Contract or arrangement, together with any such Contracts or arrangements entered into after the date hereof, collectively being “Material Contracts”):

(i) any “material contract” (as such term is defined in Item 601(b)(10) of Regulation S-K), whether or not filed by the Company with the SEC, made outside the ordinary course of business or inconsistent with past practice;

(ii) any employment or consulting Contract (in each case with respect to which the Company or an Affiliate has continuing obligations as of the date hereof) with any current or former (A) officer of the Company, (B) member of the Board, or (C) Business Employee or independent contractor of the Company providing for an annual compensation in excess of $250,000 or providing for severance or similar benefits in an amount in excess of $250,000;

(iii) any CBA covering or pertaining to any current Business Employee;

(iv) any joint venture, partnership or strategic alliance contract or investment agreement, in each case related to the formation, creation, operation, management or control of any partnership or joint venture in which the Company or any of its Subsidiaries owns any partial interest and that is material to the business of the Company and its Subsidiaries, taken as a whole;

 

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(v) any settlement, conciliation or similar contract which would require the Company or any of its Subsidiaries to pay consideration of more than $5,000,000 (after taking into consideration any insurance proceeds available to the Company or any of its Subsidiary, as applicable, in respect thereof) or to satisfy any material non-monetary obligations, in each case after the date of this Agreement;

(vi) any Contract that contains any covenant limiting the ability of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries, as applicable, to engage in any line of business or compete with any Person or in any geography or not to engage in any activity or business, or pursuant to which any benefit is required to be given or lost as a result of so competing or engaging;

(vii) any Contract that requires consent, approval or waiver of, or notice to, a Governmental Entity or other third party in the event of or with respect to the Transactions (including the consummation of the exercise of the option of the Brookfield GP Investor to own a majority of the interests of the General Partner), including in order to avoid termination of or loss of a benefit under any such contract;

(viii) each Contract under which the Company or any of its Subsidiaries (A) has incurred any Indebtedness that is currently owing or pursuant to which any Person has provided a commitment to make a loan or advance to the Company or any of its Subsidiaries, (B) has given any Guarantee or (C) has obligations (payment, performance or otherwise) that have been Guaranteed by the Parent and its Subsidiaries (other than the Company and its Subsidiaries);

(ix) each Contract under which (A) the Company has agreed to indemnify any Person or (B) Parent has agreed to indemnify (x) the Company, (y) the Company’s Subsidiaries or (z) any other Person in respect of the business of the Company or the Company’s Subsidiaries;

(x) each Contract creating or granting a Lien (including Liens upon properties acquired under conditional sales, capital leases or other title retention or security devices);

(xi) any Contract that grants any right of first refusal, right of first offer, right of first negotiation or similar right in favor of a party other than the Company or its Subsidiaries;

(xii) any Contract that obligates the Company or any of its Subsidiaries to conduct business on an exclusive or preferential basis or that contains a “most favored nation” or similar covenant with any third party or upon consummation of the Transactions will obligate the Company, the Investor or any of their respective Subsidiaries or Affiliates to conduct business on an exclusive or preferential basis or that results in a “most favored nation” or similar covenant with any third party;

 

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(xiii) each Contract containing any provisions (A) dealing with a “change of control” or similar event with respect to the Company or any of its Subsidiaries, (B) prohibiting or imposing any restrictions on the assignment of such contract or any portion thereof by the Company or any of its Subsidiaries to any other Person (without regard to any exception permitting assignments to Subsidiaries or Affiliates), or (C) having the effect of providing that the consummation of any of the Transactions or compliance by the Company with the provisions of this Agreement or the Related Agreements (alone or in combination with any other event) or the execution, delivery of effectiveness of this Agreement or the Related Agreements (alone or in combination with any other event) will conflict with, result in violation or breach of, or constitute a default under (with or without notice or lapse of time, or both), such contract or give rise under such contract to any right of, or result in, termination, right of first refusal, amendment, revocation, cancellation or acceleration, or loss of a benefit, or the creation of any Lien in or upon any of the properties or assets of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries, or to any increased, guaranteed, accelerated or additional rights or entitlements of any Person;

(xiv) any Contract (A) for the acquisition, directly or indirectly (by merger or otherwise) of a material portion of the assets (other than goods, products or services in the ordinary course) or capital stock or other equity interests of any Person for aggregate consideration in excess of $10,000,000 and that has not closed prior to the date hereof or pursuant to which the Company or any of its Subsidiaries has continuing indemnification (other than indemnification obligations with respect to current or former directors and officers), “earn-out” or other similar contingent payment obligations that are reasonably expected to exceed $10,000,000 in the aggregate after the date hereof or (B) gives any Person the right to acquire any assets of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries (excluding ordinary course commitments to purchase goods, products or services) after the date hereof with a total consideration of more than $10,000,000;

(xv) each Contract between the Company or any of its Subsidiaries, on the one hand, and a customer of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries, on the other, which Contract involves consideration in excess of $10,000,000 and is (A) in connection with or related to the FPSO segment or (B) in connection with or related to the shuttle tanker segment;

(xvi) all Contracts evidencing any Affiliate Arrangements; and

(xvii) any license or other Contract with respect to Intellectual Property, except for licenses of commercially-available software with a replacement cost or aggregate annual license and maintenance fees of less than $100,000.

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(c) Except as set forth on Section  3.15(c) of the Company Disclosure Letter, (i) each Contract to which the Company or any of its Subsidiaries is a party or by which the Company, any of its Subsidiaries or any of their respective properties or assets is bound (other than the Company Plans) is valid, binding and enforceable on the Company and any of its Subsidiaries to the extent such Person is a party thereto, as applicable, and to the Knowledge of the Company, each other party thereto, and is in full force and effect, (ii) the Company and each of its Subsidiaries, and, to the Knowledge of the Company, any other party thereto, is in compliance in all material respects with all Contracts and has performed in all material respects all obligations required to be performed by it under each Contract referred to above, (iii) to the Knowledge of the Company, neither the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries has received notice of the existence of any event or condition which constitutes, or, after notice or lapse of time or both, will constitute, a default on the part of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries under any such Contract, and (iv) to the Knowledge of the Company, there are no events or conditions which constitute, or, after notice or lapse of time or both, will constitute a default on the part of any counterparty under such Contract.

(d) Except as set forth on Section  3.15(d) of the Company Disclosure Letter, since June 30, 2016, neither the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries have received oral or written notice from any of the Company’s top ten customers measured by the Company’s fiscal year 2016 revenue of such customer’s intention to terminate or modify a material Contract with the Company or its Subsidiaries, whether as a result of the transactions contemplated hereby or otherwise.

SECTION 3.16 Insurance . (a) Neither the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries is in default under any insurance policy of the Company or its Subsidiaries, (b) all material claims made thereunder have been properly and timely filed, and (c) no written notice of cancellation or termination of coverage has been received by the Company or its Subsidiaries with respect to any such insurance policy, other than in connection with ordinary renewals. Each material insurance policy of the Company is in full force and effect and is the valid and binding obligation of the Company or its applicable Subsidiary named as the insured therein, subject, as to enforceability, to the Bankruptcy and Equity Exception. The Company and its Subsidiaries are insured by insurers of recognized financial responsibility against such losses and risks and in such amounts as are prudent and customary in the businesses in which they are engaged. The Company does not have any reason to believe that it or any Subsidiary will not be able to renew its existing insurance coverage as and when such coverage expires or to obtain similar coverage from similar insurers as may be necessary to continue its business.

SECTION 3.17 Sale of Securities . Assuming the accuracy of the representations and warranties set forth in Section  4.07 , the offer, sale and issuance of the Common Units and Warrants pursuant to this Agreement is exempt, and the issuance of the Underlying Common Units, if and when issued, will be exempt, from the registration requirements and prospectus delivery requirements of the Securities Act and the blue sky laws of the various states. Without limiting the foregoing, neither the Company nor, to the Knowledge of the Company, any other Person authorized by the Company to act on its behalf, has engaged in a general solicitation or general advertising (within the meaning

 

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of Regulation D of the Securities Act) of or to investors with respect to offers or sales of the Common Units or the Warrants, and neither the Company nor, to the Knowledge of the Company, any Person acting on its behalf has made any offers or sales of any security or solicited any offers to buy any security, under circumstances that would cause the offering or issuance of the Common Units or the Warrants under this Agreement to be integrated with prior offerings by the Company for purposes of the Securities Act that would result in none of Regulation D or any other applicable exemption from registration under the Securities Act to be available, nor will the Company take any action or steps that would cause the offering or issuance of Common Units under this Agreement to be integrated with other offerings by the Company.

SECTION 3.18 No Broker . Except for fees payable to DNB Markets, Inc. (which fees are payable by the Company), no agent, broker, investment banker, financial advisor or other firm or Person is or will be entitled to any broker’s, finder’s, financial advisor’s or any other commission or similar fee, or the reimbursement of expenses in connection therewith, in connection with any of the Transactions based upon arrangements made by, or on behalf of, the Company or any of its Subsidiaries. A true and complete copy of the engagement letter with such Person has been made available to the Investor.

SECTION 3.19 Listing and Maintenance Requirements . The Common Units are registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Exchange Act and listed on the NYSE, and the Company has taken no action designed to (or which, to the Knowledge of the Company, is reasonably likely to) have the effect of, terminating the registration of the Common Units under the Exchange Act or delisting the Common Units from the NYSE, nor has the Company received, as of the date hereof, any notification that the SEC or the NYSE is contemplating terminating such registration or listing.

SECTION 3.20 Investment Company Act . The Company is not, and immediately after receipt of payment for the Common Units and the Warrants pursuant to this Agreement will not be an “investment company” within the meaning of the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended.

SECTION 3.21 No Rights Agreement . The Company is not party to a stockholder rights agreement, “poison pill” or similar antitakeover agreement or plan and no takeover statutes currently in effect in any jurisdiction in which the Company operates are applicable.

SECTION 3.22 Illegal Payments; International Trade .

(a) Neither the Parent, the General Partner or the Company nor any of their respective Subsidiaries, nor any of their respective officers, directors or employees, nor to the Knowledge of the Company, any agent or third party representative, either directly or indirectly, acting on behalf of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries has: (i) in violation of the U.S. Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (the “ FCPA ”), the UK Bribery Act of 2010, the Brazilian Anti-Corruption Act (Law No. 12,846 of August 1, 2013 ruled by Decree No. 8420, of March 18, 2015) or the Brazilian Improbity Law (Law No. 8,429 of

 

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June 2, 1992), the Canadian Corruption of Foreign Public Officials Act (S.C. 1998 c. 34, as amended June 19, 2013), sections 387 – 389 of the Norwegian Criminal Act of May 20, 2005 or sections 276a – 276c of the Norwegian Criminal Act of 22 May 1902 or any other applicable anti-bribery or anti-corruption law under any applicable jurisdictions (collectively “ Anticorruption Laws ”), paid, promised to pay, authorized or caused to be paid, agreed to pay, or offered, directly or indirectly, any money, or offer, gift, promise to give, or authorization of the giving of anything of value to any person acting in an official capacity for any Governmental Entity, to any political party or official thereof, to any candidate for political office or to any person while knowing that all or a portion of the payment will be offered, given or promised to another (each, a “ Government Official ”) with the purpose of (w) influencing any act or decision of such Government Official in his official capacity; (x) inducing such Government Official to perform or omit to perform any activity related to his legal duties or otherwise securing any improper benefit; (y) securing any improper advantage; or (z) inducing such Government Official to influence or affect any act or decision of any Governmental Entity in order to assist the Company, its Subsidiaries, or their Affiliates in obtaining or retaining business for or with, or in directing business to, the Company, its Subsidiaries or their Affiliates; (ii) made any illegal contribution to any political party, political official or candidate for political office; (iii) established or maintained any unrecorded fund or asset or made any false entries on any books or records for any purpose; (iv) taken any action that would violate any applicable Anticorruption Laws; or (v) paid, promised to pay, authorized or caused to be paid, agreed to pay, or offered, directly or indirectly, any bribe, kickback or other similar money, or offer, gift, promise to give, or authorization of the giving of anything of value to any supplier, customer, third party agent, or intermediary, or to any family member or close associate of any supplier, customer, third party agent, or intermediary in violation of an Anticorruption Law. The General Partner, the Company and their Subsidiaries have maintained complete and accurate books and records, which are accurate and complete in all material respects and comply in all material respects with applicable law, including records of payments to any agents, consultants, representatives, third parties, intermediaries, and Government Officials.

(b) Except as set forth on Section  3.22(b) of the Company Disclosure Letter, neither the Parent, the General Partner, the Company nor any of their Subsidiaries has, in connection with or relating to the business of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries, received any notice, inquiry, or internal or external allegation from any Governmental Entity or any other Person; made any voluntary or involuntary disclosure to a Governmental Entity; or conducted any internal investigation with respect to any actual, potential or alleged violation of any U.S. or applicable non-U.S. laws relating to export, reexport, transfer, and import controls including, without limitation, the Export Administration Regulations and the customs and import Laws administered by U.S. Customs and Border Protection (“ Ex-Im Laws ”), Sanctions Laws, or the anti-boycott laws and regulations administered by the U.S. Department of Commerce and the U.S. Department of Treasury’s Internal Revenue Service (collectively, “ Trade Control Laws ”), the U.K. Modern Slavery Act of 2015, nor has the Parent, the General Partner, the Company or any of their Subsidiaries conducted any internal investigation with respect to any actual, potential or alleged violation of Anticorruption Laws that has uncovered any direct or circumstantial evidence that might support a finding that those entities or its

 

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employees, third party agents, or intermediaries have directly or indirectly violated the Anticorruption Laws. The Company and its Subsidiaries have implemented and maintain in effect written policies, procedures, and internal controls, including an internal accounting controls system, that are reasonably designed to prevent, deter and detect violations of applicable Anti-corruption Laws, the U.K. Modern Slavery Act of 2015, and Trade Control Laws and, to the Company’s Knowledge, there have been no breaches or violations of, or non-compliance with, such policies, procedures or internal controls since implementation of the applicable policy, procedure or internal control.

(c) Neither the Parent, the General Partner, the Company nor any of their Subsidiaries, nor any of their respective officers, directors or employees, nor to the knowledge of the Company, any agent or other third party representative acting on behalf of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries, is currently, or has been in the last five years: (i) a Sanctioned Person, (ii) organized, resident or located in a Sanctioned Country, (iii) engaging in any dealings or transactions with any Sanctioned Person or in any Sanctioned Country, or (iv) otherwise in violation of applicable Trade Control Laws.

SECTION 3.23 Compliance with Money Laundering Laws . The operations of the Company and its Subsidiaries are and, during the past five years, have been conducted at all times in compliance with applicable financial recordkeeping and reporting requirements of the Currency and Foreign Transactions Reporting Act of 1970, as amended, the Money Laundering Control Act of 1986, the money laundering statutes (including but not limited to related laws such as the mail and wire fraud laws, the Travel Act, as amended, the Securities Act and the Exchange Act) of all applicable jurisdictions, the rules and regulations thereunder and any related or similar rules, regulations or guidelines, issued, administered or enforced by any Governmental Entity (collectively, the “Money Laundering Laws”) and no Action by or before any Governmental Entity involving the Company or any of its Subsidiaries with respect to the Money Laundering Laws is pending or, to the Knowledge of the Company, threatened.

SECTION 3.24 Fairness Opinion . The Conflicts Committee (the “Conflicts Committee”) of the Board of Directors of the General Partner has received the opinion of Houlihan Lokey Capital, Inc., the Conflicts Committee’s financial advisor, (and, if it is in writing, has provided, following approval of the Transactions by the Conflicts Committee and shortly prior to the signing of this Agreement, a copy of such opinion to Investor solely for informational purposes) to the effect that, as of the date of this Agreement and based upon and subject to the qualifications and assumptions set forth therein, the aggregate investment consideration to be received by the Company for the Common Units and Warrants in the Transactions pursuant to this Agreement and the Parent Investment Agreement is fair to the Company from a financial point of view, and, as of the date of this Agreement, such opinion has not been withdrawn, revoked, or modified.

SECTION 3.25 No Other Investor Representations or Warranties . Except for the representations and warranties expressly set forth in Article IV hereof and such representations and warranties set forth in the other Transaction Documents, the Company hereby acknowledges that neither the Investor nor any of its Affiliates, nor any

 

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other Person, has made or is making any other express or implied representation or warranty with respect to the Investor or any of its Affiliates, as applicable, or their respective businesses, operations, liabilities, condition (financial or otherwise) or prospects, including with respect to any information provided or made available to the Company or any of its Representatives or any information developed by the Company or any of its Representatives. The Company, on behalf of itself and on behalf of its Subsidiaries and Affiliates, expressly waives any such claim relating to the foregoing matters, except with respect to fraud.

ARTICLE IV

Representations and Warranties of the Investor

The Investor represents and warrants to the Company:

SECTION 4.01 Organization and Authority . The Investor is duly organized, validly existing and in good standing (where such concept is recognized under applicable Law) under the Laws of its jurisdiction of organization and has all requisite limited partnership power and authority to carry on its business as presently conducted.

SECTION 4.02 Authorization; Enforceability . The Investor has all requisite limited partnership power and authority to execute and deliver this Agreement and the Related Agreements to which it is a party and to consummate the Transactions. The execution and delivery of this Agreement and the Related Agreements to which it is a party by the Investor and the consummation of the Transactions, and compliance with the provisions of this Agreement and the Related Agreements to which it is a party by the Investor have been duly authorized by all necessary limited partnership action on the part of the Investor. This Agreement has been and, as of the Closing, the Related Agreements to which it is a party will be, duly executed and delivered by the Investor and, assuming the due authorization, execution and delivery hereof and thereof by the Company, constitutes a legal, valid and binding obligation of the Investor, enforceable against the Investor in accordance with its terms, subject, as to enforceability, to the Bankruptcy and Equity Exception.

SECTION 4.03 No Conflict . The execution and delivery by the Investor of this Agreement and, as of the Closing, the Related Agreements to which it is a party do not and will not, and the consummation of the Transactions and compliance with the provisions of this Agreement and the Related Agreements to which it is a party will not, conflict with, or result in any violation or breach of, or default (with or without notice or lapse of time, or both) under, or give rise to a right of termination, cancellation or acceleration of any obligation or to the loss of a benefit under, or result in the creation of any right or benefit on the part of any third party under, or result in the creation of any Lien upon any of the properties or assets of the Investor under (i) the organizational or governing documents of the Investor or (ii) assuming that the filings referred to in Section  4.04 are made, (A) any term, condition or provision of any Contract to which the Investor or any of its Affiliates is a party or by which any of its properties or assets are bound and that is material to the business of the Investor and its Affiliates, taken as a

 

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whole, (B) any Law that is material to the Investor and its Affiliates, taken as a whole, or (C) any Judgment, permit, concession, grant or franchise, in each case, applicable to the Investor or any of its Affiliates or any of its properties or assets, other than, in the case of clause (ii) above, any such conflicts, violations, breaches, defaults, rights, losses or Liens that, individually or in the aggregate, have not had and would not reasonably be expected to have a material adverse effect on the Investor’s ability to consummate the Transactions.

SECTION 4.04 Governmental Approvals . Except for filings required under, and compliance with other applicable requirements of antitrust, competition or other similar Laws of those jurisdictions identified in Section  3.04 of the Company Disclosure Letter , no consent or approval of, or filing, license, permit or authorization, declaration or registration with, any Governmental Entity is necessary for the execution and delivery of this Agreement and the other Transaction Documents by the Investor, the performance by the Investor of its obligations hereunder and thereunder and the consummation by the Investor of the Transactions, other than such other consents, approvals, filings, licenses, permits, authorizations, declarations or registrations that, if not obtained, made or given, would not, individually or in the aggregate, be material to the Investor’s ability to consummate the Transactions.

SECTION 4.05 Financing .

(a) The Investor has received and accepted an executed commitment letter dated the date hereof (the “Equity Commitment Letter”) from Brookfield Capital Partners IV L.P., Brookfield Capital Partners IV (ER) L.P., Brookfield Capital Partners IV (CR), L.P. and Brookfield BBP Holdings Canada Inc. (collectively, the “ Sponsor s ”) pursuant to which the Sponsors have agreed, subject to the terms and conditions thereof, to invest in Investor the amounts set forth therein. The Equity Commitment Letter provides that the Company is a third-party beneficiary thereof entitled to specific performance of each party’s obligations thereunder, subject to the terms herein and therein. The cash equity committed pursuant to the Equity Commitment Letter is referred to in this Agreement as the “ Financing ”. As of the date hereof, the Investor has delivered to the Company a true, complete and correct copy of the executed Equity Commitment Letter.

(b) Except as expressly set forth in the Equity Commitment Letter, there are no conditions precedent to the obligations of the Sponsors to provide the Financing or any contingencies that would permit the Sponsors to reduce the total amount of the Financing. Investor does not have any reason to believe that it will be unable to satisfy on a timely basis all terms and conditions to be satisfied by it in the Equity Commitment Letter on the Closing Date, nor does Investor have knowledge that the Sponsors will not perform its obligations thereunder.

(c) At the Closing, the net proceeds of the Financing, when funded in accordance with the terms and conditions of the Equity Commitment Letter, will provide the Investor with cash proceeds on the Closing Date sufficient to pay the Purchase Price and to pay the cash consideration in exchange for the Amended and Restated Promissory Note.

 

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(d) As of the date hereof, the Equity Commitment Letter is valid and in full force and effect and constitutes the valid and binding obligation of the Sponsors, enforceable in accordance with its terms. As of the date hereof, no event has occurred which, with or without notice or lapse of time or both, would or would reasonably be expected to constitute a default on the part of either party to the Equity Commitment Letter or a breach or a failure to satisfy a condition precedent on the part of Investor under the terms and conditions of the Equity Commitment Letter. There are no fees required to be paid by or on behalf of Investor pursuant to the terms of the Equity Commitment Letter. As of the date hereof, the Equity Commitment Letter has not been modified, amended or altered and the commitments under the Equity Commitment Letter have not been withdrawn or rescinded in any respect.

(e) The Investor acknowledges that its obligation to consummate the Transactions is not and will not be subject to the receipt by the Investor or any of its Affiliates of, or the availability of, any funds or financing (including, for the avoidance of doubt, the Financing).

SECTION 4.06 No Broker . No agent, broker, investment banker, financial advisor or other firm or Person is entitled to any broker’s, finder’s, financial advisor’s or other similar fee or any other commission or similar fee, or the reimbursement of expenses in connection therewith, in connection with any of the Transactions based upon arrangements made by or on behalf of the Investor or any of its Affiliates, except for Persons, if any, whose fees and expenses will be paid by the Investor or the Company as described in Section  5.09 .

SECTION 4.07 Purchase for Investment . The Investor acknowledges that the Common Units and the Warrants to be issued to the Investor pursuant to this Agreement, and the Underlying Common Units if issued, will not have been registered under the Securities Act or under any state or other applicable securities laws. The Investor (a) acknowledges that it is acquiring such securities pursuant to an exemption from registration under the Securities Act solely for investment and for the Investor’s own account, not as nominee or agent, and with no present intention or view to distribute any of such securities to any Person in violation of the Securities Act, (b) will not sell or otherwise dispose of any of such securities, except in compliance with the registration requirements or exemption provisions of the Securities Act and any other applicable state securities laws, (c) is knowledgeable, sophisticated and experienced in financial and business matters, has previously invested in securities similar to such securities, fully understands the limitations on transfer and the restrictions on sales of such securities and is able to bear the economic risk of its investment and afford the complete loss of such investment, (d) (i) has such knowledge and experience in financial and business matters and in investments of this type, that it is capable of evaluating the merits and risks of its investment in such securities and of making an informed investment decision, (ii) has conducted an independent review and analysis of the business and affairs of the Company and its Subsidiaries that it considers sufficient and reasonable for purposes of making its investment in such securities and (iii) based thereon and on its own knowledge, has formed an independent judgment concerning the advisability of the Transactions and (e) is an “accredited investor” (as such term is defined in Rule 501(a) of Regulation D promulgated under the Securities Act).

 

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SECTION 4.08 No Other Company Representations or Warranties . Except for the representations and warranties expressly set forth in Article III and such representations and warranties set forth in the other Transaction Documents, the Investor hereby acknowledges that neither the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries, nor any other Person, has made or is making any other express or implied representation or warranty with respect to the Company or any of its Subsidiaries or their respective businesses, operations, assets, liabilities, condition (financial or otherwise) or prospects, including with respect to any information provided or made available to the Investor or any of its Representatives or any information developed by the Investor or any of its Representatives. The Investor, on behalf of itself and on behalf of its Affiliates, expressly waives any such claim relating to the foregoing matters, except with respect to fraud.

ARTICLE V

Additional Agreements

SECTION 5.01 Conduct of the Business . (a)  Except as otherwise contemplated by this Agreement or the other Transaction Documents, as required by applicable Law or as set forth in Section  5.01 of the Company Disclosure Letter, from the date hereof to the Closing, unless the Investor otherwise consents thereto in writing, the Company and its Subsidiaries shall conduct their respective businesses in all material respects in the ordinary course of business consistent with past practice and shall use commercially reasonable efforts consistent with past practice to preserve the relationships of the Company and its Subsidiaries with their respective material customers, material suppliers, employees, consultants, contractors and others having material relationships with the Company and such Subsidiaries and maintain the business operations, organization and goodwill of the Company.

(b) Without limiting the generality of Section  5.01(a) , except as otherwise expressly contemplated by this Agreement or the other Transaction Documents, or as set forth in Section  5.01 of the Company Disclosure Letter, or, solely with respect to clause (v)  below, as required by applicable Law, from the date hereof to the Closing, unless the Investor otherwise consents thereto in writing (such consent not to be unreasonably withheld, delayed or conditioned), the Company shall not, and shall cause its Subsidiaries not to, directly or indirectly (the occurrence of any of the matters set forth in clauses (i) through (viii) below effectuated or caused by Parent, the General Partner or their respective Affiliates shall be deemed caused by the Company for purposes of this Agreement):

(i) change any of the methods of accounting, accounting practices or policies in any material respect of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries, other than such changes as required by GAAP or a Governmental Entity;

 

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(ii) enter into any Contract between the Company or its Subsidiaries, on the one hand, and any of the members of the Board or the Company’s officers or unitholders (in their capacity as such), on the other hand, including any stockholder agreement, investor rights agreement, board representation or board nomination agreement or any similar Contract, or take or omit to take any other action that could reasonably be expected to result in a modification to the composition of the Board, grant any consent rights with respect to any actions by the Company or its Subsidiaries to any unitholder or that otherwise would reasonably be expected to limit, alter or modify in any material respect the rights that the Brookfield GP Investor is expected to have following the Closing under the Amended and Restated GP LLC Agreement;

(iii) (i) make any change in the compensation or benefits payable to any Participant or TOO Majority Employees, other than (x) in the case of employees who are not officers or directors, normal annual increases in base salaries in the ordinary course of business, or (y) as required by the terms of any Company Plan existing on the date hereof that is listed on Section  3.10(a) of the Company Disclosure Letter, (ii) hire any new employees or engage any new independent contractors, unless such hiring or engagement is in the ordinary course of business consistent with past practice and is with respect to employees or contractors having an annual base salary or fee and incentive compensation opportunity not reasonably expected to exceed $150,000, (iii) except to the extent required by applicable Law or by written agreements existing on the date of this Agreement that have been disclosed on Section  3.10(a) of the Company Disclosure Letter, enter into or amend any Contracts of employment or any consulting, bonus, severance, retention, change in control, retirement or similar agreement, except for employment agreements or offer letters for newly hired employees in the ordinary course of business with an annual base salary and incentive compensation opportunity not to exceed $150,000, (iv) except as required to ensure that any Company Plan is not then out of compliance with applicable Law, enter into or adopt any new, or increase benefits under or renew, amend or terminate any existing Company Plan or benefit arrangement or any CBA, (v) take any action to cause to accelerate the payment, funding, right to payment or vesting of any compensation or benefits (except as required pursuant to this Agreement), (vi) terminate the employment or service of any employee of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries with an annual base salary and incentive compensation opportunity that exceeds $150,000, or (vii) grant or announce any equity-based incentive awards;

(iv) take any action that causes, or would reasonably be expected to cause, the Common Units to cease to be eligible for listing on the NYSE;

(v) unless required by Law, (i) modify, extend, or enter into any CBA; (ii) recognize or certify any labor union, labor organization, works council or group of employees as the bargaining representative for any current Business Employees or (iii) allow any Affiliate to do any of the foregoing with respect to current Business Employees;

 

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(vi) make, change or revoke any material Tax election;

(vii) take any action for which consent would have been required pursuant to Section 3.1(h) of the Amended and Restated GP LLC Agreement had the Amended and Restated GP LLC Agreement been in effect as of the date hereof; or

(viii) agree, authorize, resolve or recommend, whether in writing or otherwise, to do, or take any action reasonably likely to lead to or result in, any of the foregoing.

SECTION 5.02 Public Announcements . The Company and the Investor agree that the initial public announcement by the parties or any of their Affiliates of the execution and delivery of this Agreement and the transactions contemplated hereby shall be in such form or forms as shall be mutually agreed by the Company and the Investor. Subject to each party’s disclosure obligations imposed by Law or the rules of any stock exchange upon which its securities are listed or any similar organization (in which case the party required to make the communication, release or announcement shall allow the other party reasonable time to comment thereon in advance of such release or public disclosure), neither the Company nor the Investor will make (a) any public news release or other public disclosure or (b) any other written widespread communication or general disclosure to any employees, suppliers, consultants, contractors or other persons with whom such party has material relationships, in each case with respect to the Transaction Documents or the transactions contemplated thereby, without receiving the other’s consent (which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld) to such communication or the communication plan with respect thereto. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Investor and its Affiliates shall be entitled to communicate in the ordinary course and in a non-public manner with their respective investors and financing sources and the Related Investment Funds relating to the Transaction Documents and the transactions contemplated thereby, in each case subject to customary confidentiality obligations between the Investor and such other Persons.

SECTION 5.03 Access to Information; Confidentiality Agreement .

(a) Subject to applicable Law and any confidentiality arrangements in favor of any third party, the Company shall, and shall cause each of its Subsidiaries to, afford the Investor and its Representatives reasonable access upon reasonable advance request by the Investor and during normal business hours during the period prior to the earlier of the Closing and the termination of this Agreement to (i) all their respective properties, assets, books, records, agreements, permits, documents, information, officers and employees (in each case, excluding, without limiting the foregoing, information and materials protected by any attorney-client or other similar doctrine or privilege or by data privacy Laws) and (ii) such additional financial and operating data and other information regarding the Company (or copies thereof) as the Investor may from time to time reasonably request; provided that the Investor and its Representatives shall conduct any such activities in such a manner as not to interfere with or disrupt the business or operations of the Company and its Subsidiaries.

 

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(b) The Investor shall hold, and shall direct its Subsidiaries and Affiliates and its and their Representatives to hold, any and all non-public information received from the Company and its Subsidiaries and its and their Representatives confidential in accordance with the terms of the Confidentiality Agreement.

(c) The Company hereby consents under the Confidentiality Agreement to all actions by the Investor and its Affiliates and its and their respective Representatives to the extent contemplated by the Transaction Documents. Notwithstanding anything else in the Confidentiality Agreement, this Agreement or in any other Transaction Document to the contrary, the Investor and its Affiliates are hereby permitted to disclose any Confidential Information (as defined in the Confidentiality Agreement) to any Representative or any Related Investment Fund, in each case, of the Investor and its Affiliates (it being understood that such Representatives and Related Investment Funds shall have been advised of the Confidentiality Agreement and shall have been instructed to comply with the provisions thereof applicable to Representatives) and such Persons shall be deemed to constitute approved Representatives under the Confidentiality Agreement, and the Investor and its Affiliates and its and their respective Representatives shall be permitted to have discussions and negotiations and enter into agreements, arrangements or understandings with any Related Investment Fund in connection with the Transaction Documents and the transactions contemplated thereby. The parties hereto agree that the Investor’s Affiliate party to the Confidentiality Agreement is an express third party beneficiary of this Section  5.03(c) . The Confidentiality Agreement shall terminate and be of no further force or effect from and following the Closing.

SECTION 5.04 Reasonable Best Efforts . Subject to the terms and conditions set forth in this Agreement, and except as set forth on Section  5.05(a) of the Company Disclosure Letter, each of the Company and the Investor shall, and shall cause its Affiliates to, use reasonable best efforts to take, or cause to be taken, all actions and to do, or cause to be done, and assist and cooperate with the other parties hereto in doing, all things necessary, proper or advisable to ensure that the conditions set forth in Article  VI are satisfied, and to consummate the Transactions as promptly as practicable, including, subject to Section  5.05(d) , using reasonable best efforts to (x) contest (i) any Action brought, or threatened to be brought, by any Governmental Entity seeking to enjoin, restrain, prevent, prohibit or make illegal the consummation of any of the Transactions or to impose any terms or conditions in connection with the Transactions and (ii) any Judgment that enjoins, restrains, prevents, prohibits or makes illegal the consummation of any of the Transactions or imposes any terms or conditions in connection with the Transactions, (y) obtain the termination or expiration of any applicable waiting period and/or any approval, consent or authorization necessary under any applicable Foreign Antitrust Laws for the consummation of the Transactions and (z) obtain the consents set forth on Section  6.03(l) of the Company Disclosure Letter. Each party hereto shall execute and deliver after the Closing such further certificates, agreements and other documents and take such other actions as the other party or parties may reasonably request to consummate or implement the Transactions or to evidence such events or matters. Notwithstanding anything else in this Agreement, this Section  5.04 solely with respect to (a) the immediately preceding sentence and (b)  Section 6.03(l)(E) (Post Closing Consents) of the Company Disclosure Letter shall survive the Closing of the Transactions.

 

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SECTION 5.05 Filings; Consents . (a)  Without limiting the generality of Section  5.04 , upon the terms and subject to the conditions of this Agreement (including subject to the limitations set forth in Section  5.05(d) ) and in accordance with applicable Law, each of the Company and the Investor shall, and shall cause its Affiliates to, use reasonable best efforts to as promptly as practicable (i) obtain any consents, approvals or other authorizations, and make any filings and notifications, required in connection with the Transactions, except as set forth on Section  5.05(a) of the Company Disclosure Letter, and (ii) make any other submissions either required or reasonably deemed appropriate by the Company or the Investor in connection with the Transactions under the Securities Act, the Exchange Act, Foreign Antitrust Laws, the rules and regulations of the NYSE and any other applicable Law. The Company and the Investor shall, and shall cause their respective Affiliates to, cooperate and consult with each other in connection with the making of all such filings and notifications, including by providing copies of all relevant documents (except to the extent containing confidential information of such Person) to the non-filing party and its Representatives before filing (subject to the limitations set forth in Section  5.05(d) ).

(b) Without limiting the generality of Section  5.04 and Section  5.05(a) , the Company and the Investor shall as promptly as practicable file with the appropriate Governmental Entity any notifications required under any Foreign Antitrust Laws in connection with the Transactions. The Company and Investor shall use their respective reasonable best efforts to provide as promptly as practicable any supplemental information requested by any such Governmental Entity pursuant to such Foreign Antitrust Laws. Each of the Company and the Investor shall, and shall cause its Affiliates to, furnish to the other party such necessary information and reasonable assistance as the other party may request in connection with its preparation of any filing that is necessary under any Foreign Antitrust Laws. The Company shall be responsible for 100% of any filing fee payable under any applicable Foreign Antitrust Laws.

(c) Each of the Company and the Investor shall, and shall cause its Affiliates to, keep the other party apprised of the status of any communications by such party or any of its Affiliates with, and any inquiries or requests for additional information from, any Governmental Entity with respect to the Transactions and shall comply as promptly as practicable with any such inquiry or request and provide any supplemental information requested in connection with the filings made hereunder pursuant to any Foreign Antitrust Laws. No party hereto or any of their respective Affiliates shall participate in any substantive meeting or engage in any material substantive conversation with any Governmental Entity with respect to the Transactions without giving the other party prior notice of the meeting or conversation.

(d) Notwithstanding the foregoing or anything in this Agreement to the contrary, neither the Investor or any of its Affiliates nor the Company or any of its Affiliates are obligated to, in connection with obtaining consents from Governmental Entities, obtaining the expiration or termination of any applicable waiting period under

 

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any Foreign Antitrust Laws or contesting, resolving, avoiding or seeking to overturn any Action or Judgment brought by a Governmental Entity, (i) sell or otherwise dispose of, or hold separate and agree to sell or otherwise dispose of, assets, categories of assets or businesses of the Investor, the Company or its Subsidiaries, or their Affiliates, or otherwise take or commit to take any action that could reasonably limit the Investor’s, the Company’s or any of its Subsidiaries’, or their Affiliates’ freedom of action with respect to, or their ability to retain, one or more businesses, product lines or assets, (ii) terminate, modify or extend any existing relationships and contractual rights and obligations, (iii) establish or create any relationships and contractual rights and obligations, (iv) terminate any relevant venture or other arrangement, or (v) effectuate any other change or restructuring of the Company or its Subsidiaries or Affiliates (and, in each case, to enter into agreements or stipulate to the entry of an order, decree or ruling or file appropriate applications with the United States Federal Trade Commission, the United States Department of Justice or any other Governmental Entity).

SECTION 5.06 Adjustment of Warrants . If any occurrence since the date of this Agreement until the Closing would have resulted in an adjustment to the number of Warrants, the number of Underlying Common Units pursuant to the Warrant Agreement or the Threshold Price (as defined in the Warrant Agreement) if the Warrants had been issued and outstanding since the date of this Agreement, the Company shall adjust the number of Warrants, the number of Underlying Common Units or the Threshold Price, as applicable, effective as of the Closing, in the same manner as would have been required by the Warrant Agreement if the Warrants had been issued and outstanding since the date of this Agreement.

SECTION 5.07 NYSE Listing of Shares . To the extent the Company has not done so prior to the date of this Agreement, the Company shall promptly apply to cause the Common Units to be issued to the Investor pursuant to this Agreement, and the Underlying Common Units, to be approved for listing on the NYSE, subject to official notice of issuance. Notwithstanding anything else in this Agreement, this Section  5.07 shall survive the Closing of the Transactions.

SECTION 5.08 Use of Proceeds . The Company shall use the proceeds from the issuance and sale of the Common Units and Warrants to fund the payments required in connection with the closing of the Transactions and, with respect to any remainder, for general business purposes. Notwithstanding anything else in this Agreement, this Section  5.08 shall survive the Closing.

SECTION 5.09 Expenses . Except as otherwise expressly provided in this Agreement, all costs and expenses, including fees and disbursements of counsel, financial advisors and accountants, incurred in connection with this Agreement and the Transactions shall be paid by the party incurring such costs and expenses, whether or not the Closing shall have occurred; provided that the Company shall, at the earlier of the Closing or the termination of this Agreement ( provided that the breach by the Investor of any of its representations, warranties, covenants or agreements contained in this Agreement shall not have been the principal cause of, or shall have resulted in, the failure of the closing conditions to be satisfied), reimburse the Investor for its and its Affiliates’

 

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reasonable and documented out-of-pocket third-party costs and expenses incurred in connection with the Transactions (including (i) the fees and expenses of consultants, legal counsel, accountants and financial advisors in connection therewith and (ii) internal costs and expenses that are billed or invoiced to the Investor and its Affiliates on a third-party basis); provided , further , that the maximum amount of such costs and expenses to be reimbursed by the Company pursuant to this Section  5.09 shall not exceed $3,000,000 in the aggregate. Notwithstanding anything else in this Agreement, this Section  5.09 shall survive the termination of this Agreement or the Closing of the Transactions.

SECTION 5.10 Tax Matters . (a)  The Company and the Investor agree that for U.S. federal income tax purposes the Warrants shall be treated as investment warrants (and not as stock) for U.S. federal income tax purposes, and shall file all relevant Tax Returns consistent with such treatment. Notwithstanding anything else in this Agreement, this Section  5.10 shall survive the Closing of the Transactions.

(b) (i) The Company shall use reasonable best efforts to determine, on an annual basis, based on the advice of the Company’s accountant or other tax advisor, whether the Company or any of its Subsidiaries is a PFIC, and shall promptly notify the Investor of its determination.

(ii) If the Company determines, in accordance with clause (i) that it is a PFIC for any year, the Company shall use reasonable best efforts to provide such information to the Investor that (x) the Investor (or its direct or indirect owners) reasonably requests to enable the Investor (or its direct or indirect owners) to complete its U.S. Internal Revenue Service Form 8621 with respect to its investment in the Company and (y) will enable the Investor (or its direct or indirect owners) to make and/or maintain a “qualified electing fund” election with respect to its investment in the Company, as such terms are defined in Section 1295 of the Code and the Treasury Regulations thereunder.

SECTION 5.11 Anti-takeover Laws . From the date hereof until Closing or earlier termination of this Agreement, the Company shall use its reasonable best efforts to cause the Transactions not to have the effect of causing any relevant corporate takeover statute or other similar statute or Laws to be applicable to the Transactions.

SECTION 5.12 Exclusivity . From and after the execution of this Agreement until the earlier of the Closing or the termination of this Agreement, without the Investor’s prior written consent, the Company shall not, and shall procure that its Affiliates and Representatives do not and will not, directly or indirectly, (i) solicit, initiate or knowingly encourage or facilitate any Alternative Transaction or (ii) enter into, or undertake to enter into any Contract for an Alternative Transaction, or otherwise requiring it to abandon, terminate or fail to consummate the Transactions. From and after the execution of this Agreement and through the earlier of the Closing or the termination of this Agreement in accordance with its terms, the Company, its Affiliates and its and their Representative shall promptly advise the Investor in writing of the receipt, directly or indirectly, of any inquiries, discussions, negotiations, or proposals relating to an Alternative Transaction (including the specific terms thereof and the identity of the other

 

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individual or entity or individuals or entities involved) and promptly furnish to the Investor a copy of any such written proposal in addition to a copy of any information provided to or by any third party relating thereto. Any breach of the terms of this Section  5.12 by any Affiliate or Representative of the Company (as if it were a party hereto) shall be deemed a breach by the Company.

SECTION 5.13 Notification of Certain Matters . Notwithstanding anything else herein to the contrary, the Company and the Investor shall give prompt written notice to the other of (a) any notice or other communication from any Person alleging that any consent, waiver or approval from, or notification requirement to, such Person is or may be required in connection with the Transactions, (b) all effects, changes, events and occurrences arising subsequent to the date of this Agreement which could reasonably be expected to result in any breach of a representation or warranty or covenant of the Company in this Agreement that would, if occurring or continuing on the Closing Date, cause any of the conditions set forth in Article VI not to be satisfied, (c) any effect, change, event or occurrence that, individually or in the aggregate, would reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect and (d) any Transaction Litigation and any updates to the status thereof. The Company and its Subsidiaries shall give the Investor an opportunity to discuss with the Company and its Representatives any Transaction Litigation (subject to the entry into any joint defense or similar agreement and otherwise subject to the protection of any attorney-client or other similar doctrine or privilege) and the Company and its Representatives shall consider the Investor’s recommendations with respect thereto in good faith. For the avoidance of doubt, no updated information provided in accordance with this Section  5.13 shall be deemed to cure any breach of any representation, warranty or covenant made in this Agreement, or be deemed to update the Company Disclosure Letter or affect any rights under this Agreement or the Related Agreements.

SECTION 5.14 Corporate Policies . The Company and the Investor shall cooperate in good faith to review its legal and compliance policies and programs and implement such changes as are deemed appropriate. The Company agrees to promptly, but no later than two (2) Business Days from the date of discovery thereof, inform/notify the Investor of the existence or possibility of any inquiry, investigation, lawsuit or administrative proceeding related to violations of Anticorruption Laws, Ex-Im Laws, Trade Control Laws and Money Laundering Laws related to the Company or any of its Subsidiaries, any of their respective directors, officers, employees or third parties that could reasonably be expected to materially affect the Company’s or any of the Subsidiaries’ businesses or result in damages to the Company or any of the Subsidiaries. Notwithstanding anything else in this Agreement, this Section  5.14 shall survive the Closing of the Transactions.

SECTION 5.15 Tail Policy . Prior to Closing, the Company shall, at the Company’s expense, purchase for each of its and the General Partners’ respective officers and directors (or persons acting in an equivalent capacity) a directors’ and officers’ liability insurance “tail” or “runoff” insurance program (a “ Tail Policy ”) providing coverage for claims asserted prior to and for six years after the Closing with respect to any matters existing or occurring at or prior to the Closing (and, with respect to claims

 

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made prior to or during such period, until final resolution thereof) (such coverage to be on terms and conditions and for an amount as favorable to such officers and directors as the Company’s existing policies and from an insurance carrier with the same or better credit rating as the Company’s current insurance carrier); provided , that in no event shall the Company be required or permitted to expend, for the entire six-year period, an amount in excess of 200% of the annual premium currently paid by the Company for such policies (the “ Maximum Premium ”); provided , further , that if the Company would be obligated to expend more than the Maximum Premium in respect of such Tail Policy, the Company shall cause to be obtained such policies with the greatest coverage available for a cost not exceeding the Maximum Premium.

ARTICLE VI

Conditions to Closing

SECTION 6.01 Conditions to the Obligations of the Company and the Investor . The respective obligations of each of the Company and the Investor to effect the Transactions are subject to the satisfaction or (to the extent permitted by Law) waiver by each of the Company and the Investor on or prior to the Closing Date of the following conditions:

(a) no Governmental Entity shall have issued any order, decree or ruling, no Action has been commenced seeking any order, decree or ruling and no Law shall be in effect, enjoining, restraining or otherwise prohibiting any of the Transactions, which in each of the cases referred to has not been terminated or withdrawn; and

(b) the applicable waiting period, if any, under, or required approvals pursuant to, any applicable Foreign Antitrust Laws of any jurisdiction listed in Section  3.04 of the Company Disclosure Letter applicable to the consummation of the Transactions shall have expired or otherwise been terminated and any required clearances, consents, approvals and waivers under any Foreign Antitrust Laws of any jurisdiction listed in Section  3.04 of the Company Disclosure Letter applicable to the consummation of the Transactions shall have been obtained.

SECTION 6.02 Conditions to the Obligations of the Company . The obligations of the Company to effect the Transactions are further subject to the satisfaction or (to the extent permitted by Law) waiver by the Company on or prior to the Closing Date of the following conditions:

(a) all representations and warranties of the Investor set forth in this Agreement shall be true and correct (without giving effect to any limitation or qualification as to “materiality” or “material adverse effect” set forth in such representations and warranties) in all material respects at and as of the Closing Date, with the same force and effect as if made on the Closing Date, except to the extent such representations and warranties expressly relate to an earlier date (in which case such representations and warranties shall be true and correct on such earlier date);

 

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(b) the Investor shall have performed in all material respects all of its obligations hereunder required to be performed by it at or prior to the Closing; and

(c) the Company shall have received a certificate signed by a duly authorized officer of the Investor, certifying as to the matters set forth in Sections 6.02(a) and 6.02(b) .

SECTION 6.03 Conditions to the Obligations of the Investor . The obligations of the Investor to effect the Transactions are further subject to the satisfaction or (to the extent permitted by Law) waiver by the Investor on or prior to the Closing Date of the following conditions:

(a) (i) the representations and warranties of the Company set forth in Article III hereof (other than the Company Fundamental Representations) shall be true and correct (without giving effect to any limitation or qualification as to “materiality” or “Material Adverse Effect” set forth in such representations and warranties) as of the date of this Agreement and as of the Closing Date as though made on and as of such date (except to the extent that any such representation or warranty speaks to an earlier date, in which case such representation or warranty shall so be true and correct as of such earlier date), except where the failure of such representations and warranties to be so true and correct would not, individually or in the aggregate, have a Material Adverse Effect, and (ii) the Company Fundamental Representations shall be true and correct (without giving effect to any limitation or qualification as to “materiality” or “Material Adverse Effect” set forth in such representations and warranties) in all material respects at and as of the Closing Date, with the same force and effect as if made on the Closing Date, except to the extent such representations and warranties expressly relate to an earlier date (in which case such representations and warranties shall be true and correct in all material respects as of such earlier date); provided , that the representations and warranties of the Company set forth in the first sentence of Section  3.01(a) (Organization; Standing), Section  3.02 ( a) (Capitalization) and Section  3.03(c) (Authority) shall be true and correct (without giving effect to any limitation or qualification as to “materiality” or “Material Adverse Effect” set forth in such representations and warranties) in all but de minimis respects as of the date of this Agreement and as of the Closing Date as though made on and as of such date (except to the extent that any such representation or warranty speaks to an earlier date, in which case such representation or warranty shall so be true and correct as of such earlier date);

(b) the Company shall have performed in all material respects (other than pursuant to the next paragraph) all of its obligations hereunder required to be performed by it at or prior to the Closing;

(c) the Company shall have performed in all respects (other than de minimis actions) its obligations pursuant to Section  5.01(b)(iv) and Section  5.01(b)(vii) (with respect to Sections 3.1(h)(i), 3.1(h)(iv) and 3.1(h)(xv) of the Amended and Restated GP LLC Agreement) (other than repurchases or issuances of a de minimis amount of units or satisfaction of the condition set forth in Section  6.03(m) of this Agreement) as if the Amended and Restated GP LLC Agreement has been in effect as of the date hereof;

 

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(d) the Company shall have duly executed and delivered to the Investor each of the Registration Rights Agreement and the Warrant Agreement;

(e) Teekay Holdings Limited, the sole member of the General Partner, shall have duly executed and delivered to the Brookfield GP Investor the Amended and Restated GP LLC Agreement, which shall have become effective and legally binding as the limited liability company agreement of the General Partner;

(f) the transactions under each of the Amended and Restated Promissory Note and the GP Investment Agreement shall have been consummated substantially concurrently with the Closing;

(g) the Company and the Parent shall have duly executed and delivered to the other each of (i) the Trademark License Agreement and (ii) the Master Services Agreement, each of which shall have become effective and legally binding;

(h) the Company shall have issued, sold and delivered to the Parent 12,000,000 Common Units and 3,059,055 Warrants and, in exchange therefor, the Parent shall have delivered to the Company $30 million in immediately available funds pursuant to the Investment Agreement, dated as of the date hereof, between the Company and the Parent (the “ Parent Investment Agreement ”), and which has not been amended, waived or modified since the date hereof;

(i) (A) the Common Units to be issued to the Investor pursuant to this Agreement, and the Underlying Common Units (after giving effect to any adjustment thereto in accordance with Section  5.06 hereof), shall have been approved for listing on the NYSE, subject to official notice of issuance, (B) no notice of delisting from the NYSE shall have been received by the Company with respect to the Company’s Common Units and (C) the Company’s Common Units shall not have been suspended by the SEC or the NYSE from trading on the NYSE nor shall suspension by the SEC or the NYSE have been threatened in writing by the SEC or the NYSE;

(j) each of (i) the Amendment to the DnB Swap Arrangement and (ii) the Amendment to the Citi Swap Arrangement shall have become effective and legally binding on the parties thereto and the terms thereof shall be substantially no less favorable to the Company (as reasonably acceptable to the Investor) than indicated on Schedule 6.03(j) of the Company Disclosure Letter;

(k) the ShuttleCo Reorganization shall have been substantially contemporaneously consummated;

(l) the Company shall have received a consent of the counterparties to the Contracts and Permits specified on Section  6.03(l) to the Company Disclosure Letter to the consummation of the Transactions;

(m) the Company shall have redeemed all of the outstanding Series C-1 Preferred Units and all of the outstanding Series D Preferred Units (including, for the avoidance of doubt, any Series D Preferred Units held by the Parent), in each case in accordance with the terms and conditions set forth on the Contracts set forth on Section  6.03(m) of the Company Disclosure Letter;

 

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(n) the repayment and extension of Indebtedness and release of cash collateral as set forth on Section  6.03(n) of the Company Disclosure Letter, the terms of which shall be substantially no less favorable to the Company (as reasonably acceptable to the Investor) than indicated on Schedule 6.03(n) of the Company Disclosure Letter;

(o) the Trademark License Agreement in the form of Exhibit B shall have become effective and legally binding on the parties thereto;

(p) the Investor shall have received from (i) Perkins Coie LLP, outside counsel to the Company, an opinion substantially in the form of Exhibit F , dated as of the Closing Date, and (ii) Watson Farley & Williams LLP, Marshall Islands counsel to the Company, an opinion substantially in the form of Exhibit G , dated as of the Closing Date;

(q) the Investor shall have received (A) copies of (i) the Certificate of Limited Partnership of the Company and (ii) the Certificate of Formation of the General Partner, each certified by the Registrar of Corporations of the Republic of the Marshall Islands as of a recent date and (B) a certificate of the Registrar of Corporations of the Republic of the Marshall Islands, dated a recent date, to the effect that each of the General Partner and the Company is in good standing;

(r) the Company shall have paid or reimbursed the Investor for amounts owed pursuant to Section  5.09 substantially concurrently with the Closing; and

(s) the Investor shall have received a certificate signed by a duly authorized officer of the Company, certifying as to the matters set forth in Section s 6.03(a) , 6.03(b) and 6.03(c) .

SECTION 6.04 Frustration of Closing Conditions . The Company may not rely on the failure of any condition set forth in Section  6.01 or Section  6.02 to be satisfied if its failure to perform in all material respects any of its obligations under this Agreement, to act in good faith or to use, in accordance with the terms of this Agreement, its required efforts to cause the Closing to occur shall have been a principal cause of the failure of such condition. The Investor may not rely on the failure of any condition set forth in Section  6.01 or Section  6.03 to be satisfied if the failure of the Investor to perform in all material respects any of its obligations under this Agreement, to act in good faith or to use, in accordance with the terms of this Agreement, its required efforts to cause the Closing to occur shall have been a principal cause of the failure of such condition.

ARTICLE VII

Termination; Survival

SECTION 7.01 Termination . This Agreement may be terminated at any time prior to the Closing Date:

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(b) by the Company or the Investor if:

(i) the Closing should not have occurred on or prior to October 31, 2017; provided that if the bridge loan facility to the Company provided by the Investor remains outstanding, such date shall be extended, in the Investor’s sole discretion, to December 31, 2017 (the “ Outside Date ”);

(ii) any Governmental Entity issues an order, decree or ruling or has taken any other action permanently enjoining, restraining or otherwise prohibiting any of the Transactions and such order, decree, ruling or other action shall have become final and nonappealable;

(c) by the Investor upon written notice to the Company, if there has been a breach of any representation, warranty, covenant or agreement made by the Company in this Agreement, or any such representation and warranty shall have become untrue after the date of this Agreement, such that, in each case, any of the conditions set forth in Section  6.01 or Section  6.03 would not be satisfied and such breach or condition is not curable or, if curable, is not cured on or prior to the earlier of (x) the date which is 30 days following written notice thereof is given by the Investor to the Company and (y) the Outside Date; and

(d) by the Company upon written notice to the Investor, if there has been a breach of any representation, warranty, covenant or agreement made by the Investor in this Agreement, or any such representation and warranty shall have become untrue after the date of this Agreement, such that, in each case, any of the conditions set forth in Section  6.01 or Section  6.02 would not be satisfied and such breach or condition is not curable or, if curable, is not cured on or prior to the earlier of (x) the date which is 30 days following written notice thereof is given by the Company to the Investor and (y) the Outside Date;

provided , however , that the right to terminate this Agreement pursuant to Sections 7.01(b), (c) and (d)  shall not be available to any party to this Agreement whose breach of any of its representations, warranties, covenants or agreements contained in this Agreement shall have been the principal cause of, or shall have resulted in, the failure of any such condition.

SECTION 7.02 Effects of Termination . In the event of the termination of this Agreement as provided for in Section  7.01 , this Agreement shall forthwith become wholly void and of no further force and effect without any liability or obligation on the part of the Company, or the Investor, except that the Confidentiality Agreement and the provisions of Section  5.09 , this Section  7.02 and Article VIII (other than Section  8.04 ) shall survive any termination of this Agreement; provided that neither the termination of this Agreement nor any other provision of this Agreement shall relieve any party hereto from any liability for any action by such party, or decision not to act by such party which action or decision such party knew or should have been expected to know would reasonably be expected to result in a material breach of this Agreement.

 

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SECTION 7.03 Survival . All of the covenants or other agreements of the parties contained in this Agreement and representations and warranties made herein shall not survive following the Closing; provided that the Company Fundamental Representations and covenants that expressly relate to the period following Closing (“ Surviving Covenants ”) shall survive following the Closing until the expiration of the statute of limitations with respect thereto taking into account any extensions thereof; provided further that Actions in respect of Fraud shall survive the Closing indefinitely; provided further that nothing herein shall relieve any party following the Closing of liability for any breach of the Company Fundamental Representations or Surviving Covenants to the extent that any good faith allegation of such breach is made in writing prior to such expiration by a Person entitled to make such claim pursuant to the terms and conditions of this Agreement; and provided further that all Company Fundamental Representations and Surviving Covenants shall survive the Closing until the resolution of a pending claim in the event a claim surrounding such representation or covenant has been brought before the expiry thereto. For the avoidance of doubt, claims may be made following the Closing with respect to the breach of Company Fundamental Representations or Surviving Covenants until the applicable survival period therefor as described above expires. All decisions regarding the defense of a claim by the Investor, including, but not limited to, the employment of counsel to defend against such claim or a settlement of any such claim, shall be made by a committee of the Board composed solely of two or more directors who are Independent Directors (as that term is defined in the Amended and Restated GP LLC Agreement, the form of which is attached hereto on Exhibit A ).

SECTION 7.04 Limitation on Damages . Notwithstanding any other provision of this Agreement, except in the case of Fraud, no party shall have any liability to the other in excess of the Purchase Price, and no party shall be liable for any speculative or punitive damages (unless awarded to a third party) with respect to this Agreement.

SECTION 7.05 Non-Recourse . This Agreement may only be enforced against, and any claims or causes of action that may be based upon, arise out of or relate to this Agreement, or the negotiation, execution or performance of this Agreement may only be made against the entities that are expressly identified as parties hereto, including entities that become parties hereto after the date hereof or that agree in writing for the benefit of the Company to be bound by the terms of this Agreement applicable to the Company, and, subject only to the specific contractual provisions hereof, no former, current or future equityholders, controlling persons, directors, officers, employees, agents or Affiliates of any party hereto or any former, current or future equityholder, controlling person, director, officer, employee, general or limited partner, member, manager, advisor, agent or Affiliate of any of the foregoing (each, a Non-Recourse Party ) shall have any liability for any obligations or liabilities of the parties to this Agreement or for any claim (whether in tort, contract or otherwise) based on, in respect of, or by reason of, the transactions contemplated hereby or in respect of any representations made or alleged to be made in connection herewith. Without limiting the rights of any party against the other parties hereto, in no event shall any party or any of its Affiliates seek to enforce this Agreement against, make any claims for breach of this Agreement against, or seek to recover monetary damages from, any Non-Recourse Party.

 

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ARTICLE VIII

Miscellaneous

SECTION 8.01 Notices . All notices, requests, permissions, waivers or other communications required or permitted to be given under this Agreement shall be in writing and shall be delivered by hand or sent by facsimile or email or sent, postage prepaid, by registered, certified or express mail or overnight courier service and shall be deemed given when so delivered by hand, by facsimile (which is confirmed), by email (which is confirmed) or if mailed, three days after mailing (one Business Day in the case of express mail or overnight courier service) to the parties at the following addresses or facsimiles or emails (or at such other address or facsimile or email for a party as shall be specified by like notice):

(a) If to the Company:

Teekay Offshore Partners L.P.

4th Floor, Belvedere Building

69 Pitts Bay Road

Hamilton HM 08, Bermuda

Attention:         Corporate Secretary

Facsimile:        (441) 292-3931

Email:              Edie.Robinson@teekay.com

with a copy to (which copy alone shall not constitute notice):

Vinson & Elkins LLP

666 Fifth Avenue, 26th Floor

New York, NY 10103-0040

Attention:          Mike Rosenwasser

Facsimile:          (917) 206-8100

Email:                mrosenwasser@velaw.com

(b) If to the Investor:

Brookfield TK TOLP L.P.

c/o Brookfield Capital Partners (Bermuda) Ltd.

73 Front Street, 5th Floor

Hamilton HM 12, Bermuda

Attention: Manager - Corporate Services

Facsimile:         (441) 296-4475

Email:                Jane.Sheere@brookfield.com

 

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with a copy to (which copy alone shall not constitute notice):

Brookfield TK TOLP L.P.

c/o Brookfield Capital Partners Ltd.

Brookfield Place, Suite 300

181 Bay Street

Toronto, Ontario, M5J 2T3

Attention:          Ryan Szainwald, Senior Vice President

Facsimile:         (416) 369-2301

Email:                Ryan.Szainwald@brookfield.com

with a copy to (which copy alone shall not constitute notice):

Kirkland & Ellis LLP

601 Lexington Avenue

New York, NY 10022

Attention:         Joshua N. Korff, Esq.

                          Elazar Guttman, Esq.

                          Ross M. Leff, Esq.

Facsimile:        (212) 446-4900

Email:              JKorff@kirkland.com

                          Elazar.Guttman@kirkland.com

                          Ross.Leff@kirkland.com

SECTION 8.02 Amendments, Waivers, etc . This Agreement may be amended or waived if, and only if, such amendment or waiver is in writing and signed by the party against whom such amendment or waiver shall be enforced. The failure of any party hereto to exercise any right, power or remedy provided under this Agreement or otherwise available in respect hereof at law or in equity, or to insist upon compliance by any other party hereto with its obligations hereunder, shall not constitute a waiver by such party of its right to exercise any such other right, power or remedy or to demand such compliance.

SECTION 8.03 Counterparts and Facsimile . This Agreement may be executed in two or more identical counterparts (including by facsimile or electronic transmission), each of which shall be an original, with the same effect as if the signatures thereto and hereto were upon the same instrument, and shall become effective when one or more counterparts have been signed by each of the parties hereto and delivered (by facsimile, electronic transmission or otherwise) to the other parties.

SECTION 8.04 Further Assurances . Each party hereto shall execute and deliver after the Closing such further certificates, agreements and other documents and take such other actions as any other party hereto may reasonably request in order to carry out the intent and accomplish the purposes of this Agreement and to consummate or implement the Transactions.

SECTION 8.05 Governing Law; Specific Enforcement; Submission to Jurisdiction; Waiver of Jury Trial . (a)  This Agreement shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the internal laws of the State of New York applicable to agreements made and to be performed entirely within such state, without regard to the conflicts of law principles of such state.

 

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(b) The parties hereto acknowledge and agree that irreparable damage would occur in the event that any of the provisions of this Agreement were not performed in accordance with their specific terms or were otherwise breached. It is accordingly agreed that the parties hereto shall be entitled to seek an injunction or injunctions to prevent breaches or threatened breaches of this Agreement and to enforce specifically the terms and provisions of this Agreement in any court of competent jurisdiction, in each case without proof of damages or otherwise (and each party hereto hereby waives any requirement for the securing or posting of any bond in connection with such remedy), this being in addition to any other remedy to which they are entitled at law or in equity. The parties hereto agree not to assert that a remedy of specific enforcement is unenforceable, invalid, contrary to law or inequitable for any reason, nor to assert that a remedy of monetary damages would provide an adequate remedy.

(c) Each of the parties hereto irrevocably and unconditionally submits to the exclusive jurisdiction of the Supreme Court of the State of New York, New York County, and the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York, for the purposes of any Action or other proceeding arising out of this Agreement and the rights and obligations arising hereunder, and irrevocably and unconditionally waives any objection to the laying of venue of any such Action or proceeding in any such court, and further irrevocably and unconditionally waives and agrees not to plead or claim in any such court that any such Action or proceeding has been brought in an inconvenient forum. Each party hereto agrees that service of any process, summons, notice or document by registered mail to such party’s respective address set forth in Section  8.01 shall be effective service of process for any such Action or proceeding.

(d) EACH PARTY HERETO HEREBY WAIVES, TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW, ANY RIGHT IT MAY HAVE TO A TRIAL BY JURY IN RESPECT OF ANY ACTION, CLAIM OR OTHER PROCEEDING DIRECTLY OR INDIRECTLY ARISING OUT OF, UNDER OR IN CONNECTION WITH THIS AGREEMENT. EACH PARTY HERETO (i) CERTIFIES THAT NO REPRESENTATIVE OF ANY OTHER PARTY HAS REPRESENTED, EXPRESSLY OR OTHERWISE, THAT SUCH OTHER PARTY WOULD NOT, IN THE EVENT OF ANY ACTION, CLAIM OR OTHER PROCEEDING, SEEK TO ENFORCE THE FOREGOING WAIVER AND (ii) ACKNOWLEDGES THAT IT AND THE OTHER PARTIES HERETO HAVE BEEN INDUCED TO ENTER INTO THIS AGREEMENT BY, AMONG OTHER THINGS, THE MUTUAL WAIVERS AND CERTIFICATIONS IN THIS SECTION  8.05(d) .

SECTION 8.06 Interpretation . When a reference is made in this Agreement to an Article or Section, such reference shall be to an Article or Section of this Agreement unless otherwise indicated. 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. Whenever the words “include”, “includes” or “including” are used in this Agreement, they shall be deemed to be followed by the

 

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words “without limitation”. The words “hereof”, “herein” and “hereunder” and words of similar import when used in this Agreement shall refer to this Agreement as a whole and not to any particular provision of this Agreement. The words “date hereof” shall refer to the date of this Agreement. The word “or” shall not be exclusive. The word “extent” in the phrase “to the extent” shall mean the degree to which a subject or other thing extends, and shall not simply mean “if”. The words “made available to the Investor” and words of similar import refer to documents (a) posted to the Data Room by or on behalf of the Company on or prior to the date two Business Days prior to the date hereof and included on a CD that is provided to the Investor promptly after the date hereof or (b) delivered in person or electronically to the Investor prior to the date hereof. All references to “$” mean the lawful currency of the United States of America. The definitions contained in this Agreement are applicable to the singular as well as the plural forms of such terms and to the masculine as well as to the feminine and neuter genders of such term. Except as specifically stated herein, any agreement, instrument or statute defined or referred to herein or in any agreement or instrument that is referred to herein means such agreement, instrument or statute as from time to time amended, modified or supplemented, including (in the case of agreements or instruments) by waiver or consent and (in the case of statutes) by succession of comparable successor statutes and references to all attachments thereto and instruments incorporated therein. Except as otherwise specified herein, references to a Person are also to its successors and permitted assigns. Each of the parties hereto has participated in the drafting and negotiation of this Agreement. If an ambiguity or question of intent or interpretation arises, this Agreement must be construed as if it is drafted by all the parties and no presumption or burden of proof shall arise favoring or disfavoring any party by virtue of authorship of any of the provisions of this Agreement.

SECTION 8.07 Severability . If any term or other provision of this Agreement is invalid, illegal or incapable of being enforced because of any Law or public policy, all other conditions and provisions of this Agreement shall nevertheless remain in full force and effect so long as the economic or legal substance of the Transactions is not affected in any manner materially adverse to any party hereto. Upon such determination that any term or other provision is invalid, illegal or incapable of being enforced, the parties hereto shall negotiate in good faith to modify this Agreement so as to effect the original intent of the parties as closely as possible in a mutually acceptable manner in order that the Transactions be consummated as originally contemplated to the greatest extent possible.

SECTION 8.08 No Third-Party Beneficiaries . Except as provided in Section  7.05 or Section  5.03(c) , this Agreement is for the sole benefit of the parties hereto and their permitted assigns and nothing expressed or referred to in this Agreement will be construed to give any Person, other than the parties to this Agreement and such permitted assigns, any legal or equitable right, remedy or claim under or with respect to this Agreement or any provision of this Agreement, whether as third party beneficiary or otherwise.

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parties, except that the Investor may assign its rights under this Agreement and the Related Agreements, in whole or in part, to any of its Affiliates without the prior written consent of the Company; provided , that, the Investor will remain liable for all of its obligations under this Agreement.

SECTION 8.10 Entire Agreement . This Agreement (including the Exhibits hereto and the Company Disclosure Letter), together with the other Transaction Documents, constitutes the entire agreement, and supersedes all other prior agreements, understandings, representations and warranties, both written and oral, between the parties, with respect to the subject matter hereof and thereof.

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF , the parties hereto have executed this Investment Agreement as of the day and year first above written.

 

TEEKAY OFFSHORE PARTNERS L.P.
By  

    /s/ Edith Robinson

  Name: Edith Robinson
  Title:   Secretary

[ Signature Page to Investment Agreement ]


BROOKFIELD TK TOLP L.P., BY ITS GENERAL PARTNER, BROOKFIELD CAPITAL PARTNERS (BERMUDA) LTD.
By  

    /s/ Gregory E A Morrison

  Name: Gregory E A Morrison
  Title:   Director

[ Signature Page to Investment Agreement ]


EXHIBIT A

FORM OF AMENDED AND RESTATED GP LLC AGREEMENT


EXHIBIT B

FORM OF TRADEMARK LICENSE AGREEMENT


EXHIBIT C

TERMS OF MASTER SERVICES AGREEMENT


EXHIBIT D

FORM OF REGISTRATION RIGHTS AGREEMENT


EXHIBIT E

FORM OF WARRANT AGREEMENT


EXHIBIT F

FORM OF OPINION OF PERKINS COIE LLP


EXHIBIT G

FORM OF OPINION OF WATSON FARLEY

Exhibit 10.2

INVESTMENT AGREEMENT

This INVESTMENT AGREEMENT (this “ Agreement ”) is entered into as of July 26, 2017, by and between Teekay Offshore Partners L.P., a Republic of the Marshall Islands limited partnership (the “ Company ”), and Teekay Holdings Limited, a Bermuda corporation (“ Purchaser ”).

WHEREAS, the Company anticipates completing the issuance, sale and delivery of 244,000,000 common units representing limited partnership interests in the Company (“ Common Units ”) and 62,440,945 warrants to purchase Common Units of the Company pursuant to that certain Investment Agreement, dated as of July 26, 2017, by and between the Company and Brookfield TK TOLP L.P., a Bermuda limited partnership (the “ Investment Agreement ”, and the transactions contemplated thereby, the “ Investment ”); and

WHEREAS, subject to, and concurrently with, completion of the Investment, the Company desires to issue, sell and deliver to Purchaser, and Purchaser desires to purchase and acquire from the Company, 12,000,000 Common Units (the “ Purchased Units ”) and 3,059,055 warrants to purchase Common Units of the Company (the “ Purchased Warrants ” and, together with the Purchased Units, the “ Purchased Securities ”), on the terms and subject to the conditions set forth herein.

NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the promises and the mutual benefits to be derived from this Agreement and the representations, warranties, covenants and agreements contained herein, the receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged, the parties hereto, intending to be legally bound, hereby agree as follows:

 

  Section 1. Purchase and Sale of Purchased Securities

1.1     Purchase and Sale of Purchased Securities . On the terms and subject to the conditions set forth herein, the Company agrees to sell, issue and deliver to Purchaser, and Purchaser agrees to purchase and acquire from the Company, on the Closing Date (as defined below), the Purchased Securities.

1.2     Closing . Subject to the conditions set forth herein, the sale, issuance and delivery of the Purchased Securities referred to in Section  1.1 (the “ Closing ”) shall take place remotely by electronic exchange of closing deliveries, concurrently with, and contingent upon, the Closing (as such term is defined in the Investment Agreement) (the “ Investment Closing ”). Such date is herein referred to as the “ Closing Date ”.

1.3     Purchase Price . In consideration for the sale, issuance and delivery by the Company of the Purchased Securities, Purchaser shall make a cash payment to the Company in the amount of Thirty Million U.S. Dollars (US $30,000,000) (the “ Purchase Price ”).


1.4     Closing Deliveries . At the Closing, the parties shall, respectively, make the following deliveries:

(a)     Purchaser shall deliver to the Company immediately available funds by wire transfer or such other method as shall be acceptable to the Company, in either case to an account or accounts to be designated in writing by the Company, an amount equal to the Purchase Price.

(b)     After receiving the full Purchase Price, the Company shall (i) instruct the Company’s transfer agent to register the Purchased Units in the name of Purchaser (or its designee) as the record holder of the Purchased Units, and (ii) issue to Purchaser a physical certificate or physical certificates representing the Purchased Warrants.

 

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  Section 2. Representations and Warranties of Purchaser

Purchaser hereby represents and warrants to the Company as follows:

2.1    The Purchaser acknowledges that the Purchased Securities to be issued to the Purchaser pursuant to this Agreement, and the Common Units issuable upon the exercise of the Warrants if issued, will not have been registered under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “ Securities Act ”), or under any state or other applicable securities laws. The Purchaser (a) acknowledges that it is acquiring such securities pursuant to an exemption from registration under the Securities Act solely for investment and for the Purchaser’s own account, not as nominee or agent, and with no present intention or view to distribute any of such securities to any person in violation of the Securities Act, (b) will not sell or otherwise dispose of any of such securities, except in compliance with the registration requirements or exemption provisions of the Securities Act and any other applicable state securities laws, (c) is knowledgeable, sophisticated and experienced in financial and business matters, has previously invested in securities similar to such securities, fully understands the limitations on transfer and the restrictions on sales of such securities and is able to bear the economic risk of its investment and afford the complete loss of such investment, (d) (i) has such knowledge and experience in financial and business matters and in investments of this type, that it is capable of evaluating the merits and risks of its investment in such securities and of making an informed investment decision, (ii) has conducted an independent review and analysis of the business and affairs of the Company and its Subsidiaries (as defined in the Investment Agreement) that it considers sufficient and reasonable for purposes of making its investment in such securities and (iii) based thereon and on its own knowledge, has formed an independent judgment concerning the advisability of the transactions contemplated hereunder and (e) is an “accredited investor” (as such term is defined in Rule 501(a) of Regulation D promulgated under the Securities Act).

2.2    Purchaser represents that neither the Company nor any person acting on its behalf, has engaged in a general solicitation or general advertising (within the meaning of Regulation D of the Securities Act) of or to Purchaser with respect to offers or sales of the Purchased Securities, and neither the Company nor any person acting on its behalf has made any offers or sales of any security to Purchaser or solicited any offers to buy any security from Purchaser, under circumstances that would cause the offering or issuance of the Purchased Securities under this Agreement to be integrated with prior offerings by the Company for purposes of the Securities Act that would result in none of Regulation D or any other applicable exemption from registration under the Securities Act to be available.

2.3    Except for the representations and warranties expressly set forth in this Section 2 and such representations and warranties set forth in the Transaction Documents (as defined in the Investment Agreement), the Purchaser hereby acknowledges that neither the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries (as defined in the Investment Agreement), nor any other person, has made or is making any other express or implied representation or warranty with respect to the Company or any of its Subsidiaries or their respective businesses, operations, assets, liabilities, condition (financial or otherwise) or prospects, including with respect to any information provided or made available to the Purchaser or any of its representatives or any information developed by the Purchaser or any of its representatives. The Purchaser, on behalf of itself and on behalf of its affiliates, expressly waives any such claim relating to the foregoing matters, except with respect to fraud.

 

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  Section 3. Conditions

The respective obligations of each party to consummate the purchase and issuance and sale of the Purchased Securities shall be subject to the satisfaction on or prior to the Closing Date of each of the following conditions (any or all of which may be waived by a party on behalf of itself in writing, in whole or in part, to the extent permitted by applicable law):

3.1    no Governmental Entity (as defined in the Investment Agreement) shall have issued any order, decree or ruling, no Action (as defined in the Investment Agreement) has been commenced seeking any order, decree or ruling and no Law (as defined in the Investment Agreement) shall be in effect, enjoining, restraining or otherwise prohibiting any of the Transactions (as defined in the Investment Agreement), which in each of the cases referred to has not been terminated or withdrawn; and

3.2    the Investment Closing shall have been consummated substantially concurrently with the Closing.

 

  Section 4. Termination

4.1    If any Governmental Entity (as defined in the Investment Agreement) issues an order, decree or ruling or has taken any other action permanently enjoining, restraining or otherwise prohibiting any of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement and such order, decree, ruling or other action shall have become final and nonappealable, then either Purchaser or the Company may terminate this Agreement and, upon such termination, there shall be no liability or obligation hereunder on the part of Purchaser or the Company.

4.2    If the Investment Agreement terminates prior to the consummation of the Investment, then this Agreement will automatically terminate and there shall be no liability or obligation hereunder on the part of Purchaser or the Company.

4.3    Except as set forth in Section 4.1, this Agreement may not be terminated without the Investment Agreement having been terminated prior thereto.

 

  Section 5. Covenant

The Company shall use its reasonable best efforts to cause the guarantee obligations of Teekay Corporation set forth on Section 6.03(s) of the Company Disclosure Letter delivered in connection with the Investment Agreement (the “ Specified Guarantee Obligations ”) to be released and terminated on or prior to the Closing (or after the Closing if it is not commercially practicable to release and terminate any such Specified Guarantee Obligations prior to the Closing). The Company shall indemnify and hold harmless Teekay Corporation and its Affiliates for any losses, liabilities or obligations that Teekay Corporation may suffer or incur as a result of any Specified Guarantee Obligations that survive the Closing. Teekay Corporation and its Affiliates are third-party beneficiaries of this Section  5 . Notwithstanding anything else in this Agreement, this Section  5 shall survive the Closing.

 

  Section 6. Miscellaneous

6.1     Waiver, Amendment . Neither this Agreement nor any provision hereof shall be waived, modified, changed, discharged or terminated except by an instrument in writing signed by the party against whom such waiver, modification, change, discharge or termination is sought.

 

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6.2     Assignability . Neither this Agreement nor any right, remedy, obligation or liability arising hereunder or by reason hereof shall be assignable by Purchaser without the prior written consent of the Company; provided, that the Purchased Securities may be delivered to a designee of the Company if such designee is an affiliate of the Company.

6.3     Severability . If any term, provision, agreement, covenant or restriction of this Agreement is held by a court of competent jurisdiction or other authority to be invalid, void or unenforceable, the remainder of the terms, provisions, agreements, covenants and restrictions of this Agreement shall remain in full force and effect and shall in no way be affected, impaired or invalidated so long as the economic or legal substance of the transactions contemplated hereby is not affected in any manner materially adverse to any party hereto. Upon such a determination, the parties shall negotiate in good faith to modify this Agreement so as to effect the original intent of the parties as closely as possible in a reasonably acceptable manner in order that the transactions contemplated hereby may be consummated as originally contemplated to the fullest extent possible.

6.4     Counterparts . For the convenience of the parties, any number of counterparts of this Agreement may be executed by the parties hereto and each such executed counterpart shall be deemed to be an original instrument.

6.5     Binding Effect . The provisions of this Agreement shall be binding upon and accrue to the benefit of the parties hereto and their respective heirs, legal representatives, permitted successors and assigns.

6.6     Descriptive Headings; Interpretation . The descriptive headings of this Agreement are inserted for convenience only and do not constitute a substantive part of this Agreement or serve as a limitation or expansion on the scope of any term or proviso of this Agreement.

6.7     Governing Law . This Agreement shall be governed by, and construed in accordance with, the laws of the law of the State of New York, without giving effect to any choice of law or conflict of law rules or provisions that would cause the application of the laws of any jurisdiction other than the State of New York.

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have duly executed this Investment Agreement as of the date first above written.

 

PURCHASER
TEEKAY HOLDINGS LIMITED
By:  

      /s/ Edith Robinson

  Name:   Edith Robinson
  Title:   President
COMPANY
TEEKAY OFFSHORE PARTNERS L.P.
By:   Teekay Offshore GP L.L.C.,
  its General Partner
By:  

      /s/ Edith Robinson

  Name:   Edith Robinson
  Title:   Secretary

 

[ Signature Page to Investment Agreement ]

Exhibit 10.3

 

 

 

PURCHASE AGREEMENT

by and between

TEEKAY HOLDINGS LIMITED,

and

BROOKFIELD TK TOGP L.P.

Dated as of July 26, 2017

 

 

 


TABLE OF CONTENTS

 

     Page  

ARTICLE I Definitions

     1  

SECTION 1.01

 

Definitions

     1  

ARTICLE II Purchase and Sale

     7  

SECTION 2.01

 

Purchase and Sale

     7  

SECTION 2.02

 

Closing

     7  

ARTICLE III Representations and Warranties of the Seller

     7  

SECTION 3.01

 

Organization; Standing

     7  

SECTION 3.02

 

Capitalization

     8  

SECTION 3.03

 

Authority; Noncontravention; Voting Requirements

     9  

SECTION 3.04

 

Governmental Approvals

     10  

SECTION 3.05

 

Legal Proceedings

     10  

SECTION 3.06

 

Tax Matters

     10  

SECTION 3.07

 

Sale of Securities

     11  

SECTION 3.08

 

No Broker

     11  

SECTION 3.09

 

Investment Company Act

     11  

SECTION 3.10

 

No Rights Agreement

     11  

SECTION 3.11

 

No Other Investor Representations or Warranties

     11  

ARTICLE IV Representations and Warranties of the Investor

     12  

SECTION 4.01

 

Organization and Authority

     12  

SECTION 4.02

 

Authorization; Enforceability

     12  

SECTION 4.03

 

No Conflict

     12  

SECTION 4.04

 

Governmental Approvals

     13  

SECTION 4.05

 

No Broker

     13  

SECTION 4.06

 

Purchase for Investment

     13  

SECTION 4.07

 

No Other Company Representations or Warranties

     14  

ARTICLE V Additional Agreements

     14  

SECTION 5.01

 

Conduct of the Business

     14  

SECTION 5.02

 

Public Announcements

     15  

SECTION 5.03

 

Access to Information; Confidentiality Agreement

     15  

SECTION 5.04

 

Reasonable Best Efforts

     16  

SECTION 5.05

 

Filings; Consents

     17  


SECTION 5.06

 

Tax Matters

     18  

SECTION 5.07

 

Anti-takeover Laws

     18  

SECTION 5.08

 

Notification of Certain Matters

     18  

ARTICLE VI Conditions to Closing

     19  

SECTION 6.01

 

Conditions to the Obligations of the Seller and the Investor

     19  

SECTION 6.02

 

Conditions to the Obligations of the Seller

     19  

SECTION 6.03

 

Conditions to the Obligations of the Investor

     20  

SECTION 6.04

 

Frustration of Closing Conditions

     21  

ARTICLE VII Termination; Survival

     21  

SECTION 7.01

 

Termination

     21  

SECTION 7.02

 

Effects of Termination

     22  

SECTION 7.03

 

Survival

     22  

SECTION 7.04

 

Limitation on Damages

     22  

SECTION 7.05

 

Non-Recourse

     22  

ARTICLE VIII Miscellaneous

     23  

SECTION 8.01

 

Notices

     23  

SECTION 8.02

 

Amendments, Waivers, etc.

     24  

SECTION 8.03

 

Counterparts and Facsimile

     24  

SECTION 8.04

 

Further Assurances

     25  

SECTION 8.05

 

Governing Law; Specific Enforcement; Submission to Jurisdiction; Waiver of Jury Trial

     25  

SECTION 8.06

 

Interpretation

     26  

SECTION 8.07

 

Severability

     26  

SECTION 8.08

 

No Third-Party Beneficiaries

     27  

SECTION 8.09

 

Assignment

     27  

SECTION 8.10

 

Entire Agreement

     27  

 

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PURCHASE AGREEMENT, dated as of July 26, 2017 (this “ Agreement ”), between Teekay Holdings Limited, a Bermuda corporation (the “ Seller ”), and Brookfield TK TOGP L.P., a Bermuda limited partnership (the “ Investor ”).

WHEREAS, the Seller desires to sell, assign and deliver to the Investor, and the Investor desires to purchase and acquire from the Seller, pursuant to the terms and subject to the conditions set forth in this Agreement, an aggregate of 49% of the outstanding limited liability company interests in Teekay Offshore GP L.L.C., a Republic of The Marshall Islands limited liability company (the “ Company ”);

WHEREAS, substantially concurrently therewith, the Seller and the Investor desire to consummate the other Transactions (as defined herein) on the terms and subject to the conditions set forth in this Agreement.

NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the mutual covenants and agreements contained in this Agreement, the receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged, the parties to this Agreement hereby agree as follows:

ARTICLE I

Definitions

SECTION 1.01     Definitions . (a)  As used in this Agreement (including the recitals hereto), the following terms shall have the following meanings:

Affiliate ” means, with respect to any specified Person, any other Person directly or indirectly controlling or controlled by, or under direct or indirect common control with, such specified Person; provided , that (i) the Company and its Subsidiaries shall not be deemed to be Affiliates of the Investor or any of its Affiliates, (ii) the Parent and its Subsidiaries shall not be deemed to be Affiliates of the Investor or any of its Affiliates, and (iii) portfolio companies in which the Investor or any of its Affiliates has an investment (whether as debt or equity) shall not be deemed an Affiliate of the Investor or the Investor’s Affiliates. For the purposes of this definition, “ control ”, when used with respect to any specified Person, means the power to direct the management and policies of such Person, directly or indirectly, whether through the ownership of voting securities, by contract or otherwise; and the terms “ controlling ,” “ controlled ,” “ controlled by ” and “ under common control with ” have meanings correlative to the foregoing.

Amended and Restated GP LLC Agreement ” means the Second Amended and Restated Limited Liability Company Agreement of the Company in the form attached as Exhibit A to the LP Investment Agreement.

Brookfield Investors ” means the Investor and the Brookfield LP Investor.

Brookfield LP Investor ” means Brookfield TK TOLP L.P., a Bermuda limited partnership.


Business Day ” means any day except a Saturday, a Sunday or other day on which the SEC or banking institutions in New York, New York or Vancouver, Canada are authorized or required by law, regulation or executive order to be closed.

Certificate of Formation ” means the Certificate of Formation of the Company, dated as of August 25, 2006.

Common Units ” means the Common Units as defined in the LP Agreement.

Company Organizational Documents ” means the Certificate of Formation and the LLC Agreement.

Confidentiality Agreement ” means the confidentiality agreement between the Parent and an affiliate of the Investor, dated as of January 6, 2017, as amended or modified as of the date hereof.

Data Room ” means the electronic Sharepoint data site containing documents and materials relating to the Company as constituted as of the date hereof.

Exchange Act ” means the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder.

Fraud ” means, with respect to any Person, any statement made by or on behalf of such Person by any individual which had actual knowledge (as opposed to imputed or constructive knowledge) that such statements were false when made, and were made with the reasonable expectation that the other party may rely thereon to its detriment.

Fundamental Representations ” means the representations and warranties of the Seller set forth in Section  3.01(a) (Organization; Standing), Section  3.02(a) , Section  3.02(b) (other than the last sentence thereof) (Capitalization), Section  3.03(a) (Authority), Section  3.07 (Sale of Securities), Section  3.08 (No Broker) and Section  3.10 (No Rights Agreement).

GAAP ” means generally accepted accounting principles in the United States, consistently applied.

Governmental Entity ” means any (i) federal, state or local, domestic or foreign governmental or regulatory (including any stock exchange) authority, agency, court, commission or other entity or self-regulatory organization or (ii) arbitral body (public or private).

Guarantee ” means any guarantee, letter of credit, surety bond (including any performance bond), credit support agreement or other assurance of payment.

 

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Indebtedness ” means, with respect to any Person, without duplication, the principal of, accrued and unpaid interest, prepayment and redemption premiums or penalties (if any), unpaid fees or expenses and other Liabilities in respect of (i) all obligations of such Person for borrowed money, or with respect to deposits or advances of any kind to such Person (other than extensions of trade credit to customers of such Person and its Subsidiaries in the ordinary course of business), (ii) all obligations of such Person evidenced by bonds, debentures, notes or similar instruments, (iii) all obligations of such Person which are, or would be required under GAAP to be, recorded on the balance sheet of such Person with respect to a lease, (iv) all obligations of such Person pursuant to securitization or factoring programs or arrangements, (v) all Guarantees and arrangements having the economic effect of a Guarantee of such Person of any Indebtedness of any other Person, (vi) all obligations or undertakings of such Person to maintain or cause to be maintained the financial position or covenants of others or to purchase the obligations or property of others, (vii) net cash payment obligations of such Person under swaps, options, derivatives and other hedging agreements or arrangements that will be payable upon termination thereof (assuming they were terminated on the date of determination), (viii) letters of credit, bank guarantees, and other similar contractual obligations entered into by or on behalf of such Person, (ix) all obligations of such Person issued or assumed as the deferred purchase price of property, all conditional sale obligations of such Person and all obligations of such Person under any title retention agreement (but excluding trade accounts payable and other accrued current liabilities), (x) all sale, change in control, retention, success or similar bonuses, severance or other payments to any Person in connection with or upon the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby (including, without limitation, the employer’s share of payroll taxes attributable to any such payments) and (xi) all obligations of the type referred to in the foregoing clauses secured by any Lien on any property or asset.

Judgment ” means any judgment, injunction, order or decree of any Governmental Entity.

Knowledge ” means, with respect to the Company, the actual knowledge as of the date hereof of the individuals listed on Section  1.01(a) of the Company Disclosure Letter delivered in connection with the LP Investment Agreement after due inquiry of the direct reports of such individual.

Laws ” means all foreign, state, federal and local laws, statutes, common laws, ordinances, acts, codes, rules, regulations, orders, executive orders, judgments, injunctions, rulings, penalties, fines, writs, decrees, governmental guidelines or interpretations having the force of law, permits and determinations of Governmental Entities.

Liabilities ” means, collectively, all obligations, liabilities and commitments of any nature, whether known or unknown, express or implied, primary or secondary, direct or indirect, liquidated, absolute, accrued, contingent or otherwise and whether due or to become due.

 

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Liens ” means any pledges, liens, charges, mortgages, encumbrances or security interests of any kind or nature.

Limited Partnership ” means Teekay Offshore Partners, L.P., a Republic of the Marshall Islands limited partnership.

LLC Agreement ” means the amended and restated limited liability company agreement of the Company, as amended through the date hereof.

LLC Interests ” means the Company’s limited liability company interests.

LP Agreement ” means the Limited Partnership’s Fifth Amended and Restated Agreement of Limited Partnership, dated as of June 29, 2016.

LP Investment Agreement ” means the Investment Agreement between Brookfield TK TOLP L.P., a Bermuda limited partnership, and the Limited Partnership dated the date hereof.

Material Adverse Effect ” means any circumstance, development, effect, change, event, occurrence or state of facts that, individually or in the aggregate, has had or would reasonably be expected to have a material adverse effect on (1) the business, results of operations, assets, Liabilities, financial condition or prospects of the Company and its Subsidiaries taken as a whole; provided , however , that none of the following, and no effect, change, event or occurrence arising out of, or resulting from, the following, shall constitute or be taken into account, individually or in the aggregate, in determining whether a Material Adverse Effect has occurred or may occur: any effect, change, event or occurrence that results from or arises in connection with (A) changes in or conditions generally affecting the industry in which the Company and its Subsidiaries operate, (B) general economic or regulatory, legislative or political conditions or securities, credit, financial or other capital markets conditions in any jurisdiction, (C) geopolitical conditions, the outbreak or escalation of hostilities, any acts of war (whether or not declared), sabotage, terrorism or man-made disaster, or any escalation or worsening of any of the foregoing, (D) natural disaster or (E) any change in applicable Law or GAAP (or authoritative interpretation thereof), including accounting and financial reporting pronouncements by the SEC and the Financial Accounting Standards Board; (F) any failure of the Limited Partnership or any of its Subsidiaries to meet any external or published budgets, projections or forecasts of financial performance for any period, (G) a decline in the price of the Limited Partnership’s Common Units, a change in the trading volume of the Limited Partnership’s Common Units on the NYSE or any change in the Limited Partnership’s credit ratings; provided that the exceptions in (F) and (G) shall not prevent or otherwise affect a determination that any circumstance, development, effect, change, event, occurrence or state of facts underlying such failure, decline or change (if not otherwise falling within any of the exclusions pursuant to the other clauses of the definition) has resulted in, or contributed to a Material Adverse Effect, (H) the taking of any specific action expressly required by this Agreement or taken with Investor’s written consent or (I) the announcement or pendency (but, for the avoidance of doubt, not the

 

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consummation) of the Transactions, provided that the exceptions in clauses (A), (B), (C) and (D) above shall not apply to the extent such circumstance, development, effect, change, event, occurrence or state of facts has a materially disproportionate impact on the Company and its Subsidiaries, taken as a whole, relative to other participants in the industry in which the Company and its Subsidiaries operate, or (2) the ability of the Company and its Subsidiaries to timely consummate the Transactions or to perform their respective material obligations under the Related Agreements.

Parent ” means Teekay Corporation, a Republic of The Marshall Islands corporation.

Person ” means any individual, corporation, partnership, limited liability company, joint venture, association, joint-stock company, trust, unincorporated organization or Governmental Entity or other entity.

Related Agreements ” means the Amendment to Citi Swap Arrangement, Amendment to DnB Swap Arrangement, Amended and Restated GP LLC Agreement, the LP Investment Agreement, the Amended and Restated Promissory Note, the Licensing Agreement, the Master Transition Services Agreement, the Registration Rights Agreement, the Warrant Agreement and any other agreements between or among the Company, the Limited Partnership, the Investor and any of their respective Affiliates entered into to give effect to the Transactions (each as defined in the LP Investment Agreement if not defined herein).

Related Investment Funds ” means (a) any current or potential investment funds, co-investment funds, successor investment funds and other investment vehicles and managed accounts under direct or indirect common management, governance or control and other similar investment management relationships with, the Brookfield Investors or their respective Affiliates and (b) current or potential limited partners or members of each Person described in clause (a).

Representatives ” means, with respect to any Person, the directors, officers, employees, investment bankers, financial advisors, attorneys, accountants or other advisors, agents or representatives of such Person.

SEC ” means the Securities and Exchange Commission.

Securities Act ” means the Securities Act of 1933 and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder.

Subsidiary ” means, with respect to any Person, another Person, an amount of the voting securities, other voting rights or voting partnership interests of which is sufficient to elect at least a majority of its board of directors or other governing body (or, if there are no such voting interests, more than 50% of the equity interests of which) is owned directly or indirectly by such first Person.

 

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Transaction Documents ” means this Agreement, the Related Agreements and the Confidentiality Agreement.

Transaction Litigation ” means any Action (as defined herein) made or instituted or, to the Seller’s Knowledge, threatened by, or any written or, to the Knowledge of the Seller, oral demand by, any current or former member (or other holder of any other equity securities) of the Company, or any Affiliate, trustee or beneficiary of any member (or other holder of any other equity securities) of the Company, (i) asserting, seeking to assert, or based upon any alleged breach of fiduciary duty, usurping corporate opportunity or similar breach of care, loyalty or comparable claims by any officer, director, trustee, fiduciary, agent or current or former equityholder of the Company or the Limited Partnership occurring prior to the Closing, whether or not in connection with this Agreement or the Transaction Documents, (ii) challenging this Agreement or the Transaction Documents or the transactions contemplated thereby or seeking to directly or indirectly enjoin, delay or prevent the transactions contemplated by the Transaction Documents or seeking damages in connection with the transactions contemplated by the Transaction Documents, (iii) seeking the election to, or to place a representative on, the Board of Directors of the Company, (iv) seeking the removal of any director from the Board of Directors of the Company or any executive officer of the Company or (v) seeking to control or influence, in any manner, the management or policies of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries or the Board of Directors of the Company.

Transactions ” has the meaning set forth in the LP Investment Agreement.

(b) In addition to the terms defined in Section  1.01(a) , the following terms have the meanings assigned thereto in the Sections set forth below:

 

Term

   Section

Action

   3.05

Agreement

   Preamble

Bankruptcy and Equity Exception

   3.03(a)

Closing

   2.02(a)

Closing Date

   2.02(a)

Company Securities

   3.02(b)

Contract

   3.03(b)

Investor

   Preamble

Non-Recourse Party

   7.05

Purchase

   2.01

Purchase Price

   2.01

Seller

   Preamble

Surviving Covenants

   7.03

Tax

   3.06(b)

Tax Return

   3.06(b)

 

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ARTICLE II

Purchase and Sale

SECTION 2.01     Purchase and Sale . On the terms and subject to the conditions set forth in this Agreement, at the Closing, the Investor shall purchase and acquire from the Seller, and the Seller shall sell, assign and deliver to the Investor, 49% of the aggregate outstanding LLC Interests, and related rights in and to the LLC Agreement, for an aggregate purchase price of $4,000,000 (the “ Purchase Price ”). The purchase of such LLC Interests pursuant to this Section  2.01 is referred to as the “ Purchase ”.

SECTION 2.02     Closing . (a)  The closing of the Purchase (the “ Closing ”) shall take place at the offices of Kirkland & Ellis LLP, 601 Lexington Avenue, New York, New York 10022, concurrently with, and contingent upon, the closing of the Transactions, or at such other place, time and date as shall be agreed between the Seller and the Investor. The date on which the Closing occurs is referred to in this Agreement as the “ Closing Date ”. The Closing shall be deemed to occur and be effective as of 12:01 a.m., New York City time, on the Closing Date.

(b) At the Closing, to effect the Purchase:

(i) the Investor shall pay to the Seller, by wire transfer to a bank account designated in writing by the Seller at least two Business Days prior to the Closing Date, in immediately available funds, the Purchase Price; and

(ii) the Seller shall deliver to the Investor an Assignment of LLC Interests, assigning to Investor LLC Interests representing a 49% interest in the Company.

ARTICLE III

Representations and Warranties of the Seller

The Seller represents and warrants to the Investor as of the date hereof and as of the Closing (except to the extent made only as of a specified date, in which case such representation and warranty is made as of such date) that:

SECTION 3.01     Organization; Standing . (a)  The Company is a limited liability company duly organized, validly existing and in good standing under the Laws of the Republic of The Marshall Islands and has all requisite limited liability company power and authority necessary to carry on its business as it is now being conducted. The Company is duly licensed or qualified to do business and is in good standing (where such concept is recognized under applicable Law) in each jurisdiction in which the nature of the business conducted by it or the character or location of the properties and assets owned or leased by it makes such licensing, qualification or good standing necessary except where the failure to be so licensed, qualified or in good standing, individually or

 

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in the aggregate, has not had and would not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect. True and complete copies of the Company Organizational Documents (as amended to the date hereof) have been made available to the Investor.

(b) The Company has no, and since its formation has had no, material operations other than its ownership of equity interests in, and serving as the general partner of, the Limited Partnership. The Company does not own, and since its formation has not owned, any material assets, property or equity interests, other than its general partnership interests in the Limited Partnership and the incentive distribution rights described in the LP Agreement. The Company has no, and since its formation has had no, employees. The Company has no Indebtedness and no material liabilities of any nature (whether accrued, absolute, contingent or otherwise) except its obligations under the LP Agreement. The Company owns 100% of the general partnership interest in the Limited Partnership.

(c) The Seller is a corporation duly organized, validly existing and in good standing under the Laws of Bermuda and has all requisite corporate power and authority necessary to carry on its business as it is now being conducted.

SECTION 3.02     Capitalization . (a)  All outstanding LLC Interests have been duly authorized and are validly issued, fully paid and nonassessable, except as such nonassessability may be affected by the LLC Agreement and except as such nonassessability may be affected by the Marshall Islands Limited Liability Company Act of 1996, as amended, and none of such securities are held by the Company in its treasury.

(b) Except as described in Section  3.02(a) , as of the date hereof and as of the Closing Date, there were no (i) outstanding units of, or other equity or voting interests in, the Company, (ii) outstanding securities convertible into or exchangeable for units of, or other equity or voting interests in, the Company, (iii) outstanding options, warrants, unit appreciation rights, phantom units or similar securities or rights that are derivative of, or provide economic benefits based, directly or indirectly, on the value or price of, any LLC Interests of the Company, restricted units, performance units, rights or other commitments or agreements to acquire from the Company, or that obligate the Company to issue, any units of, or other equity or voting interests (or voting debt) in, or any securities convertible into or exchangeable for units of, or other equity or voting interests in, the Company, (iv) obligations of the Company to grant, extend or enter into any subscription, warrant, right, convertible or exchangeable security or other similar agreement or commitment relating to any units of, or other equity or voting interests in, the Company (the items in clauses (i), (ii), (iii) and (iv) being referred to collectively as “ Company Securities ”) or (v) other obligations by the Company to make any payments or provide any economic value based on the price or value of any Company Securities or dividends paid thereon. There are no outstanding agreements of any kind which obligate the Company to repurchase, redeem or otherwise acquire any Company Securities, or obligate the Company to grant, extend or enter into any such agreements relating to any Company Securities, including any agreements granting any preemptive rights, subscription rights, anti-dilutive rights, rights of first refusal or similar rights with respect

 

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to any Company Securities. The Company is not a party to any stockholders’ agreement, voting trust agreement, registration rights agreement or other similar agreement or understanding relating to any Company Securities or any other agreement relating to the disposition, voting or dividends with respect to any Company Securities. The LLC Interests have the terms and conditions and entitle the holders thereof to the rights set forth in the Company Organizational Documents, as amended from time to time. All outstanding Company Securities have been issued or granted, as applicable, in compliance in all material respects with all applicable securities Laws.

SECTION 3.03     Authority; Noncontravention; Voting Requirements . (a) The Seller has all necessary corporate power and authority to execute and deliver this Agreement and to perform its obligations hereunder and to consummate the Transactions. The execution, delivery and performance by the Seller of this Agreement and the consummation by it of the Transactions, have been duly authorized by all necessary action on the part of the Seller, and no other corporate action on the part of the Seller, its board of directors or its equityholders is necessary to authorize the execution, delivery and performance by the Seller of this Agreement and the consummation by it of the Transactions. This Agreement has been duly executed and delivered by the Seller and, assuming due authorization, execution and delivery hereof and thereof by the Investor, this Agreement constitutes a legal, valid and binding obligation of the Seller, enforceable against the Seller in accordance with its terms, except that such enforceability (i) may be limited by bankruptcy, insolvency, fraudulent transfer, reorganization, moratorium and other similar Laws of general application affecting or relating to the enforcement of creditors’ rights generally and (ii) is subject to general principles of equity, whether considered in a proceeding at law or in equity (collectively, with clause (i), the “ Bankruptcy and Equity Exception ”).

(b) Neither the execution and delivery of this Agreement by the Seller, nor the consummation by the Seller of the Transactions, nor performance or compliance by the Seller with any of the terms or provisions hereof, will (i) conflict with or violate any provision of (A) the Company Organizational Documents, (B) the certificate of incorporation, charter, bylaws or similar organizational documents of the Seller or (C) any similar organizational documents of any of the Seller’s Subsidiaries or (ii) assuming that the filings referred to in Section  3.04 are made, (x) violate or constitute a default (or constitute an event which, with notice or lapse of time or both, would constitute a violation or default) under any of the terms, conditions or provisions of any loan or credit agreement, debenture, note, bond, mortgage, indenture, deed of trust, lease, sublease, license, contract or other agreement, arrangement or understanding (each, a “ Contract ”) to which the Seller is a party or accelerate any obligations or rights under or give a right of termination of (whether or not with notice, lapse of time or both) any such Contract, (y) violate any Law, judgment, writ or injunction of any Governmental Entity applicable to the Company or (z) result in the creation of any Lien on any properties or assets of the Seller , except, in the case of clause  (i)(B) and clause (ii) , as, individually or in the aggregate, have not had and would not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.

 

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(c) No vote, consent or approval of the equityholders of the Seller is required under applicable Law, the certificate of incorporation, charter, bylaws or similar organizational documents of the Seller or under any Contract between the Seller and any shareholder of the Seller, to authorize or approve this Agreement or the Transactions.

SECTION 3.04     Governmental Approvals . Except for filings required under, and compliance with other applicable requirements of, antitrust, competition or other similar Laws of those jurisdictions identified in Section 3.04 of the Company Disclosure Letter delivered in connection with the LP Investment Agreement (collectively, the “ Foreign Antitrust Laws ”), no consent or approval of, or filing, license, permit or authorization, declaration or registration with, any Governmental Entity are necessary for the execution and delivery of this Agreement by the Seller, the performance by the Seller of its obligations hereunder and thereunder and the consummation by the Seller of the Transactions.

SECTION 3.05     Legal Proceedings . Except as disclosed in the Filed SEC Documents (as defined in the LP Investment Agreement) as it relates to the Limited Partnership and its Subsidiaries, there is no (a) pending or, to the Knowledge of the Seller, threatened material legal or administrative proceeding, suit, arbitration, claim, charge, complaint, audit, dispute, investigation, inquiry, action, hearing, mediation (collectively, an “ Action ”) or, to the Knowledge of the Seller, investigation against the Company, or (b) outstanding order, judgment, injunction, ruling, writ or decree of any Governmental Entity imposed upon the Company, in each case, by or before any Governmental Entity. There are no Actions pending or, to the Knowledge of the Seller, threatened against or by the Seller that challenge or seek to prevent, enjoin or otherwise delay the transactions contemplated by this Agreement.

SECTION 3.06     Tax Matters .

(a) Except as otherwise provided in Section  5.06(b) , the Company has never made an entity classification election for U.S. federal income tax purposes pursuant to Treasury Regulations Section 301.7701-3.

(b) The Company has prepared (or caused to be prepared) and timely filed or caused to be filed (taking into account valid extensions of time within which to file) all material Tax Returns required to be filed by any of them, and all such filed Tax Returns are true, complete and accurate in all material respects.

(c) All Taxes (other than de minimis Taxes) owed by the Company that are due (whether or not shown on any Tax Return) have been timely paid.

(d) For purposes of this Agreement: (x) “ Tax ” shall mean any federal, state, local or foreign income, gross receipts, property, sales, use, license, excise, franchise, employment, payroll, withholding, alternative or add on minimum, ad valorem, transfer or excise tax, or any other tax, or custom, duty, governmental fee or other like assessment or charge in the nature of a tax, including any interest or penalty, imposed by

 

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any Governmental Entity, and (y) “ Tax Return ” shall mean any return, declaration, report or similar statement filed or required to be filed with respect to any Tax (including any attached schedules), including, without limitation, any information return, claim for refund, amended return or declaration of estimated Tax.

SECTION 3.07     Sale of Securities . Assuming the accuracy of the representations and warranties set forth in Section  4.06 , the offer and sale of the LLC Interests pursuant to this Agreement is exempt from the registration requirements and prospectus delivery requirements of the Securities Act and the blue sky laws of the various states. Without limiting the foregoing, neither the Seller nor, to the Knowledge of the Company, any other Person authorized by the Seller to act on its behalf, has engaged in a general solicitation or general advertising (within the meaning of Regulation D of the Securities Act) of or to investors with respect to offers or sales of the LLC Interests, and neither the Seller nor, to the Knowledge of the Seller, any Person acting on its behalf has made any offers or sales of any security or solicited any offers to buy any security, under circumstances that would cause the offering or issuance of the LLC Interests under this Agreement to be integrated with prior offerings by the Seller for purposes of the Securities Act that would result in none of Regulation D or any other applicable exemption from registration under the Securities Act to be available, nor will the Seller take any action or steps that would cause the offering or issuance of LLC Interests under this Agreement to be integrated with other offerings by the Seller.

SECTION 3.08     No Broker . Except as disclosed in Section 3.18 of the LP Investment Agreement, no agent, broker, investment banker, financial advisor or other firm or Person is or will be entitled to any broker’s, finder’s, financial advisor’s or any other commission or similar fee, or the reimbursement of expenses in connection therewith, in connection with any of the transactions contemplated hereunder based upon arrangements made by, or on behalf of, the Seller, the Company or any of its Subsidiaries.

SECTION 3.09     Investment Company Act . The Company is not, and immediately after receipt of payment for the LLC Interests pursuant to this Agreement will not be an “investment company” within the meaning of the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended.

SECTION 3.10     No Rights Agreement . The Company is not party to a stockholder rights agreement, “poison pill” or similar antitakeover agreement or plan and no takeover statutes currently in effect in any jurisdiction in which the Company operates are applicable.

SECTION 3.11     No Other Investor Representations or Warranties . Except for the representations and warranties expressly set forth in Article IV hereof and such representations and warranties set forth in the other Transaction Documents, the Seller hereby acknowledges that neither the Investor nor any of its Affiliates, nor any other Person, has made or is making any other express or implied representation or warranty with respect to the Investor or any of its Affiliates, as applicable, or their respective

 

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businesses, operations, liabilities, condition (financial or otherwise) or prospects, including with respect to any information provided or made available to the Seller or any of its Representatives or any information developed by the Seller or any of its Representatives. The Seller, on behalf of itself and on behalf of its Subsidiaries and Affiliates, expressly waives any such claim relating to the foregoing matters, except with respect to Fraud.

ARTICLE IV

Representations and Warranties of the Investor

The Investor represents and warrants to the Seller:

SECTION 4.01     Organization and Authority . The Investor is duly organized, validly existing and in good standing (where such concept is recognized under applicable Law) under the Laws of its jurisdiction of organization and has all requisite limited partnership power and authority to carry on its business as presently conducted.

SECTION 4.02     Authorization; Enforceability . The Investor has all requisite limited partnership power and authority to execute and deliver this Agreement and to consummate the Transactions. The execution and delivery of this Agreement by the Investor and the consummation of the Transactions, and compliance with the provisions of this Agreement by the Investor have been duly authorized by all necessary limited partnership action on the part of the Investor. This Agreement has been duly executed and delivered by the Investor and, assuming the due authorization, execution and delivery hereof by the Seller, constitutes a legal, valid and binding obligation of the Investor, enforceable against the Investor in accordance with its terms, subject, as to enforceability, to the Bankruptcy and Equity Exception.

SECTION 4.03     No Conflict . The execution and delivery by the Investor of this Agreement does not, and the consummation of the Transactions and compliance with the provisions of this Agreement will not, conflict with, or result in any violation or breach of, or default (with or without notice or lapse of time, or both) under, or give rise to a right of termination, cancellation or acceleration of any obligation or to the loss of a benefit under, or result in the creation of any right or benefit on the part of any third party under, or result in the creation of any Lien upon any of the properties or assets of the Investor under (i) the organizational or governing documents of the Investor or (ii) assuming that the filings referred to in Section  4.04 are made, (A) any term, condition or provision of any Contract to which the Investor or any of its Affiliates is a party or by which any of its properties or assets are bound and that is material to the business of the Investor and its Affiliates, taken as a whole, (B) any Law that is material to the Investor and its Affiliates, taken as a whole, or (C) any Judgment, permit, concession, grant or franchise, in each case, applicable to the Investor or any of its Affiliates or any of its properties or assets, other than, in the case of clause (ii) above, any such conflicts, violations, breaches, defaults, rights, losses or Liens that, individually or in the aggregate, have not had and would not reasonably be expected to have a material adverse effect on the Investor’s ability to consummate the Transactions.

 

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SECTION 4.04     Governmental Approvals . Except for filings required under, and compliance with other applicable requirements of antitrust, competition or other similar Laws of those jurisdictions identified in Section 3.04 of the Company Disclosure Letter delivered in connection with the LP Investment Agreement, no consent or approval of, or filing, license, permit or authorization, declaration or registration with, any Governmental Entity is necessary for the execution and delivery of this Agreement by the Investor, the performance by the Investor of its obligations hereunder and the consummation by the Investor of the Transactions, other than such other consents, approvals, filings, licenses, permits, authorizations, declarations or registrations that, if not obtained, made or given, would not, individually or in the aggregate, be material to the Investor’s ability to consummate the Transactions.

SECTION 4.05     No Broker . No agent, broker, investment banker, financial advisor or other firm or Person is entitled to any broker’s, finder’s, financial advisor’s or other similar fee or any other commission or similar fee, or the reimbursement of expenses in connection therewith, in connection with any of the Transactions based upon arrangements made by or on behalf of the Investor or any of its Affiliates, except for Persons, if any, whose fees and expenses will be paid by the Investor or the Company as described in Section 5.09 of the LP Investment Agreement.

SECTION 4.06     Purchase for Investment . The Investor acknowledges that the LLC Interests to be purchased by the Investor pursuant to this Agreement will not have been registered under the Securities Act or under any state or other applicable securities laws. The Investor (a) acknowledges that it is acquiring such securities pursuant to an exemption from registration under the Securities Act solely for investment and for the Investor’s own account, not as nominee or agent, and with no present intention or view to distribute any of such securities to any Person in violation of the Securities Act, (b) will not sell or otherwise dispose of any of such securities, except in compliance with the registration requirements or exemption provisions of the Securities Act and any other applicable state securities laws, (c) is knowledgeable, sophisticated and experienced in financial and business matters, has previously invested in securities similar to such securities, fully understands the limitations on transfer and the restrictions on sales of such securities and is able to bear the economic risk of its investment and afford the complete loss of such investment, (d) (i) has such knowledge and experience in financial and business matters and in investments of this type, that it is capable of evaluating the merits and risks of its investment in such securities and of making an informed investment decision, (ii) has conducted an independent review and analysis of the business and affairs of the Company and its Subsidiaries that it considers sufficient and reasonable for purposes of making its investment in such securities and (iii) based thereon and on its own knowledge, has formed an independent judgment concerning the advisability of the Transactions and (e) is an “accredited investor” (as such term is defined in Rule 501(a) of Regulation D promulgated under the Securities Act).

 

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SECTION 4.07     No Other Company Representations or Warranties . Except for the representations and warranties expressly set forth in Article III and such representations and warranties set forth in the other Transaction Documents, the Investor hereby acknowledges that neither the Seller, the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries, nor any other Person, has made or is making any other express or implied representation or warranty with respect to the Company or any of its Subsidiaries or their respective businesses, operations, assets, liabilities, condition (financial or otherwise) or prospects, including with respect to any information provided or made available to the Investor or any of its Representatives or any information developed by the Investor or any of its Representatives. The Investor, on behalf of itself and on behalf of its Affiliates, expressly waives any such claim relating to the foregoing matters, except with respect to Fraud.

ARTICLE V

Additional Agreements

SECTION 5.01     Conduct of the Business . (a)  Except as otherwise contemplated by this Agreement or the other Transaction Documents or as required by applicable Law, from the date hereof to the Closing, unless the Investor otherwise consents thereto in writing, the Seller shall cause the Company not to (i) conduct any business or operations, acquire any assets, property or equity interests, incur any Indebtedness, enter into any Contracts or hire any employees, except for the continued ownership of the general partnership interest and the incentive distribution rights in the Limited Partnership or (ii) cause the Limited Partnership to breach or violate the LP Investment Agreement or the other Transaction Documents to which it is a party.

(b) Without limiting the generality of Section  5.01(a) , except as otherwise expressly contemplated by this Agreement or the other Transaction Documents, from the date hereof to the Closing, unless the Investor otherwise consents thereto in writing (such consent not to be unreasonably withheld, delayed or conditioned), the Seller shall cause the Company not to, directly or indirectly:

(i) change any of the methods of accounting, accounting practices or policies in any material respect of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries, other than such changes as required by GAAP or a Governmental Entity;

(ii) except to the extent required by applicable Law, enter into, amend or modify any Contract;

(iii) make, change or revoke any material Tax election;

(iv) hire or offer employment to any Person, whether as an employee, consultant or contractor, or adopt any employee benefits plan or collective bargaining agreement;

 

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(v) take any action for which consent would have been required pursuant to Section 3.1(h) of the Amended and Restated GP LLC Agreement had the Amended and Restated GP LLC Agreement been in effect as of the date hereof; or

(vi) agree, authorize, resolve or recommend, whether in writing or otherwise, to do, or take any action reasonably likely to lead to or result in, any of the foregoing.

SECTION 5.02     Public Announcements . The Seller and the Investor agree that the initial public announcement by the parties or any of their Affiliates of the execution and delivery of this Agreement and the transactions contemplated hereby shall be in such form or forms as shall be mutually agreed by the Limited Partnership and the Brookfield LP Investor. Subject to each party’s disclosure obligations imposed by Law or the rules of any stock exchange upon which its securities are listed or any similar organization (in which case the party required to make the communication, release or announcement shall allow the other party reasonable time to comment thereon in advance of such release or public disclosure), neither the Seller nor the Investor will make (a) any public news release or other public disclosure or (b) any other written widespread communication or general disclosure to any employees, suppliers, consultants, contractors or other persons with whom such party has material relationships, in each case with respect to the Transaction Documents or the transactions contemplated thereby, without receiving the other’s consent (which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld) to such communication or the communication plan with respect thereto. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Investor and its Affiliates shall be entitled to communicate in the ordinary course and in a non-public manner with their respective investors and financing sources and the Related Investment Funds relating to the Transaction Documents and the transactions contemplated thereby, in each case subject to customary confidentiality obligations between the Investor and such other Persons.

SECTION 5.03     Access to Information; Confidentiality Agreement .

(a) Subject to applicable Law and any confidentiality arrangements in favor of any third party, the Seller shall, and shall cause the Company to, afford the Investor and its Representatives reasonable access upon reasonable advance request by the Investor and during normal business hours during the period prior to the earlier of the Closing and the termination of this Agreement to (i) all their respective properties, assets, books, records, agreements, permits, documents, information, officers and employees (in each case, excluding, without limiting the foregoing, information and materials protected by any attorney-client or other similar doctrine or privilege or by data privacy Laws) and (ii) such additional financial and operating data and other information regarding the Company (or copies thereof) as the Investor may from time to time reasonably request; provided that the Investor and its Representatives shall conduct any such activities in such a manner as not to interfere with or disrupt the business or operations of the Company and its Subsidiaries.

 

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(b) The Investor shall hold, and shall direct its Subsidiaries and Affiliates and its and their Representatives to hold, any and all non-public information received from the Seller and Company and their Representatives confidential in accordance with the terms of the Confidentiality Agreement.

(c) The Seller hereby consents under the Confidentiality Agreement to all actions by the Investor and its Affiliates and its and their respective Representatives to the extent contemplated by the Transaction Documents. Notwithstanding anything else in the Confidentiality Agreement, this Agreement or in any other Transaction Document to the contrary, the Investor and its Affiliates are hereby permitted to disclose any Confidential Information (as defined in the Confidentiality Agreement) to any Representative or any Related Investment Fund, in each case, of the Investor and its Affiliates (it being understood that such Representatives and Related Investment Funds shall have been advised of the Confidentiality Agreement and shall have been instructed to comply with the provisions thereof applicable to Representatives) and such Persons shall be deemed to constitute approved Representatives under the Confidentiality Agreement, and the Investor and its Affiliates and its and their respective Representatives shall be permitted to have discussions and negotiations and enter into agreements, arrangements or understandings with any Related Investment Fund in connection with the Transaction Documents and the transactions contemplated thereby. The parties hereto agree that the Investor’s Affiliate party to the Confidentiality Agreement is an express third party beneficiary of this Section  5.03(c) . The Confidentiality Agreement shall terminate and be of no further force or effect from and following the Closing.

SECTION 5.04     Reasonable Best Efforts . Subject to the terms and conditions set forth in this Agreement, and except as set forth on Section 5.05(a) of the Company Disclosure Letter delivered in connection with the LP Investment Agreement, each of the Seller and the Investor shall, and shall cause its Affiliates to, use reasonable best efforts to take, or cause to be taken, all actions and to do, or cause to be done, and assist and cooperate with the other parties hereto in doing, all things necessary, proper or advisable to ensure that the conditions set forth in Article VI are satisfied, and to consummate the Transactions as promptly as practicable, including, subject to Section  5.05(d) , using reasonable best efforts to (x) contest (i) any Action brought, or threatened to be brought, by any Governmental Entity seeking to enjoin, restrain, prevent, prohibit or make illegal the consummation of any of the Transactions or to impose any terms or conditions in connection with the Transactions and (ii) any Judgment that enjoins, restrains, prevents, prohibits or makes illegal the consummation of any of the Transactions or imposes any terms or conditions in connection with the Transactions, (y) obtain the termination or expiration of any applicable waiting period and/or any approval, consent or authorization necessary under any applicable Foreign Antitrust Laws for the consummation of the Transactions and (z) obtain the consents set forth on Section 6.03(l) of the Company Disclosure Letter delivered in connection with the LP Investment Agreement. Each party hereto shall execute and deliver after the Closing such further certificates, agreements and other documents and take such other actions as the other party or parties may reasonably request to consummate or implement the Transactions or to evidence such events or matters. Notwithstanding anythign else in this Agreement, this

 

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Section  5.04 solely with respect to (a) the immediately preceding sentence and (b) Section 6.03(l)(E) (Post Closing Consents) of the Company Disclosure Letter delivered in connection with the LP Investment Agreement shall survive the Closing of the Transactions.

SECTION 5.05     Filings; Consents . (a) Without limiting the generality of Section  5.04 , upon the terms and subject to the conditions of this Agreement (including subject to the limitations set forth in Section  5.05(d) ) and in accordance with applicable Law, each of the Seller and the Investor shall, and shall cause its Affiliates to, use reasonable best efforts to as promptly as practicable (i) obtain any consents, approvals or other authorizations, and make any filings and notifications, required in connection with the Transactions, except as set forth on Section 5.05(a) of the Company Disclosure Letter delivered in connection with the LP Investment Agreement, and (ii) make any other submissions either required or reasonably deemed appropriate by the Company or the Investor in connection with the Transactions under the Securities Act, the Exchange Act, Foreign Antitrust Laws, the rules and regulations of the NYSE and any other applicable Law. The Seller and the Investor shall, and shall cause their respective Affiliates to, cooperate and consult with each other in connection with the making of all such filings and notifications, including by providing copies of all relevant documents (except to the extent containing confidential information of such Person) to the non-filing party and its Representatives before filing (subject to the limitations set forth in Section  5.05(d) ).

(b) Without limiting the generality of Section  5.04 and Section  5.05(a) , the Seller and the Investor shall as promptly as practicable file with the appropriate Governmental Entity any notifications required under the Foreign Antitrust Laws in connection with the Transactions. The Seller and Investor shall use their respective reasonable best efforts to provide as promptly as practicable any supplemental information requested by any such Governmental Entity pursuant to such Foreign Antitrust Laws. Each of the Seller and the Investor shall, and shall cause its Affiliates to, furnish to the other party such necessary information and reasonable assistance as the other party may request in connection with its preparation of any filing that is necessary under any Foreign Antitrust Laws. The Seller shall be responsible for 100% of the filing fee payable under any Foreign Antitrust Laws.

(c) Each of the Seller and the Investor shall, and shall cause its Affiliates to, keep the other party apprised of the status of any communications by such party or any of its Affiliates with, and any inquiries or requests for additional information from, any Governmental entity with respect to the Transactions and shall comply as promptly as practicable with any such inquiry or request and provide any supplemental information requested in connection with the filings made hereunder pursuant to any Foreign Antitrust Laws. No party hereto or any of their respective Affiliates shall participate in any substantive meeting or engage in any material substantive conversation with any Governmental Entity with respect to the Transactions without giving the other party prior notice of the meeting or conversation.

 

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(d) Notwithstanding the foregoing or anything in this Agreement to the contrary, neither the Investor or any of its Affiliates nor the Seller or any of its Affiliates are obligated to, in connection with obtaining consents from Governmental Entities, obtaining the expiration or termination of any applicable waiting period under any Foreign Antitrust Laws or contesting, resolving, avoiding or seeking to overturn any Action or Judgment brought by a Governmental Entity, (i) sell or otherwise dispose of, or hold separate and agree to sell or otherwise dispose of, assets, categories of assets or businesses of the Investor, the Seller or its Subsidiaries, or their Affiliates, or otherwise take or commit to take any action that could reasonably limit the Investor’s, the Seller’s or any of its Subsidiaries’, or their Affiliates’ freedom of action with respect to, or their ability to retain, one or more businesses, product lines or assets, (ii) terminate, modify or extend any existing relationships and contractual rights and obligations, (iii) establish or create any relationships and contractual rights and obligations, (iv) terminate any relevant venture or other arrangement, or (v) effectuate any other change or restructuring of the Seller or its Subsidiaries or Affiliates (and, in each case, to enter into agreements or stipulate to the entry of an order, decree or ruling or file appropriate applications with the United States Federal Trade Commission, the United States Department of Justice or any other Governmental Entity).

SECTION 5.06     Tax Matters .

(a) The parties agree that the acquisition of interests in the Company will be treated for Tax purposes as provided in Revenue Ruling 99-5 as the sale by the Company to the Investor of an undivided interest in each of the assets of the Company followed by the contribution of such deemed-purchased interest in the assets by Investor to the Company, and a contemporaneous contribution by the Seller of its retained interest in such assets, to the Company. Notwithstanding anything else in this Agreement, this Section  5.06 shall suvive the Closing of the Transactions.

(b) The Seller has caused, or shall cause within 15 days of the Closing, the Company to file a United States Internal Revenue Service Form 8832 to elect to be treated as “disregarded as an entity separate from its owner” (within the meaning of Section 301.7701-3(b)(2)(i)(C) of the United States Department of Treasury regulations), which election shall be effective no later than the day prior to the Closing.

SECTION 5.07     Anti-takeover Laws . From the date hereof until Closing or earlier termination of this Agreement, the Seller shall use its reasonable best efforts to cause the Transactions not to have the effect of causing any relevant corporate takeover statute or other similar statute or Laws to be applicable to the Transactions.

SECTION 5.08     Notification of Certain Matters . Notwithstanding anything else herein to the contrary, the Seller and the Investor shall give prompt written notice to the other of (a) any notice or other communication from any Person alleging that any consent, waiver or approval from, or notification requirement to, such Person is or may be required in connection with the Transactions, (b) all effects, changes, events and occurrences arising subsequent to the date of this Agreement which could reasonably

 

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be expected to result in any breach of a representation or warranty or covenant of the Seller in this Agreement that would, if occurring or continuing on the Closing Date, cause any of the conditions set forth in Article VI not to be satisfied, (c) any effect, change, event or occurrence that, individually or in the aggregate, would reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect and (d) any Transaction Litigation and any updates to the status thereof. The Seller and its Subsidiaries shall give the Investor an opportunity to discuss with the Seller and its Representatives any Transaction Litigation (subject to the entry into any joint defense or similar agreement and otherwise subject to the protection of any attorney-client or other similar doctrine or privilege) and the Seller and its Representatives shall consider the Investor’s recommendations with respect thereto in good faith. For the avoidance of doubt, no updated information provided in accordance with this Section  5.08 shall be deemed to cure any breach of any representation, warranty or covenant made in this Agreement, or be deemed to update the Company Disclosure Letter delivered in connection with the LP Investment Agreement or affect any rights under this Agreement or the Related Agreements.

ARTICLE VI

Conditions to Closing

SECTION 6.01     Conditions to the Obligations of the Seller and the Investor . The respective obligations of each of the Seller and the Investor to effect the Closing are subject to the satisfaction or (to the extent permitted by Law) waiver by each of the Seller and the Investor on or prior to the Closing Date of the following conditions:

(a) no Governmental Entity shall have issued any order, decree or ruling, no Action has been commenced seeking any order, decree or ruling and no Law shall be in effect, enjoining, restraining or otherwise prohibiting any of the Transactions, which in each of the cases referred to has not been terminated or withdrawn;

(b) the applicable waiting period, if any, under, or required approvals pursuant to, any applicable Foreign Antitrust Laws delivered in connection with the LP Investment Agreement of any jurisdiction listed in Section 3.04 of the Company Disclosure Letter applicable to the consummation of the Transactions shall have expired or otherwise been terminated and any required clearances, consents, approvals and waivers under any Foreign Antitrust Laws of any jurisdiction listed in Section 3.04 of the Company Disclosure Letter delivered in connection with the LP Investment Agreement applicable to the consummation of the Transactions shall have been obtained; and

(c) the Closing (as defined in the LP Investment Agreement) shall have been consummated substantially concurrently with the Closing.

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the extent permitted by Law) waiver by the Seller on or prior to the Closing Date of the following conditions:

(a) all representations and warranties of the Investor set forth in this Agreement shall be true and correct (without giving effect to any limitation or qualification as to “materiality” or “material adverse effect” set forth in such representations and warranties) in all material respects at and as of the Closing Date, with the same force and effect as if made on the Closing Date, except to the extent such representations and warranties expressly relate to an earlier date (in which case such representations and warranties shall be true and correct on such earlier date);

(b) the Investor shall have performed in all material respects all of its obligations hereunder required to be performed by it at or prior to the Closing; and

(c) the Limited Partnership and the Investor shall have duly executed and delivered to Parent each of the Registration Rights Agreement (as defined in the LP Investment Agreement) and the Warrant Agreement (as defined in the LP Investment Agreement).

SECTION 6.03     Conditions to the Obligations of the Investor . The obligations of the Investor to effect the Closing are further subject to the satisfaction or (to the extent permitted by Law) waiver by the Investor on or prior to the Closing Date of the following conditions:

(a) (i) the representations and warranties of the Seller set forth in Article III hereof (other than the Fundamental Representations) shall be true and correct (without giving effect to any limitation or qualification as to “materiality” or “Material Adverse Effect” set forth in such representations and warranties) as of the date of this Agreement and as of the Closing Date as though made on and as of such date (except to the extent that any such representation or warranty speaks to an earlier date, in which case such representation or warranty shall so be true and correct as of such earlier date), except where the failure of such representations and warranties to be so true and correct would not, individually or in the aggregate, have a Material Adverse Effect, and (ii) the Fundamental Representations shall be true and correct (without giving effect to any limitation or qualification as to “materiality” or “Material Adverse Effect” set forth in such representations and warranties) in all material respects at and as of the Closing Date, with the same force and effect as if made on the Closing Date, except to the extent such representations and warranties expressly relate to an earlier date (in which case such representations and warranties shall be true and correct in all material respects as of such earlier date); provided , that the representations and warranties of the Seller set forth in the first sentence of Section  3.01(a) (Organization; Standing), Section  3.02 (Capitalization) and Section  3.03(c) (Authority) shall be true and correct (without giving effect to any limitation or qualification as to “materiality” or “Material Adverse Effect” set forth in such representations and warranties) in all but de minimis respects as of the date of this

 

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Agreement and as of the applicable Closing Date as though made on and as of such date (except to the extent that any such representation or warranty speaks to an earlier date, in which case such representation or warranty shall so be true and correct as of such earlier date); and

(b) the Seller shall have performed in all material respects (other than pursuant to the next paragraph) all of its obligations hereunder required to be performed by it at or prior to the Closing.

SECTION 6.04     Frustration of Closing Conditions . The Seller may not rely on the failure of any condition set forth in Section  6.01 or Section  6.02 to be satisfied if its failure to perform in all material respects any of its obligations under this Agreement, to act in good faith or to use, in accordance with the terms of this Agreement, its required efforts to cause the Closing to occur shall have been a principal cause of the failure of such condition. The Investor may not rely on the failure of any condition set forth in Section  6.01 or Section  6.03 to be satisfied if the failure of the Investor to perform in all material respects any of its obligations under this Agreement, to act in good faith or to use, in accordance with the terms of this Agreement, its required efforts to cause the Closing to occur shall have been a principal cause of the failure of such condition.

ARTICLE VII

Termination; Survival

SECTION 7.01     Termination . This Agreement may be terminated at any time prior to the Closing Date:

(a) by mutual written consent of the Seller and the Investor;

(b) by the Seller or the Investor if:

(i) the LP Investment Agreement terminates prior to the consummation of the Purchase; or

(ii) any Governmental Entity issues an order, decree or ruling or has taken any other action permanently enjoining, restraining or otherwise prohibiting any of the Transactions and such order, decree, ruling or other action shall have become final and nonappealable;

provided , however , that the right to terminate this Agreement pursuant to Section  7.01(b) shall not be available to any party to this Agreement whose breach of any of its representations, warranties, covenants or agreements contained in this Agreement shall have been the principal cause of, or shall have resulted in, the failure of any such condition.

 

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SECTION 7.02     Effects of Termination . In the event of the termination of this Agreement as provided for in Section  7.01 , this Agreement shall forthwith become wholly void and of no further force and effect without any liability or obligation on the part of the Seller, or the Investor, except that the Confidentiality Agreement and the provisions of this Section  7.02 and Article VIII (other than Section  8.04 ) shall survive any termination of this Agreement; provided that neither the termination of this Agreement nor any other provision of this Agreement shall relieve any party hereto from any liability for any action by such party, or decision not to act by such party which action or decision such party knew or should have been expected to know would reasonably be expected to result in a material breach of this Agreement.

SECTION 7.03     Survival . All of the covenants or other agreements of the parties contained in this Agreement and representations and warranties made herein shall not survive following the Closing; provided that the Fundamental Representations and covenants that expressly relate to the period following Closing (“ Surviving Covenants ”) shall survive following the Closing until the expiration of the statute of limitations with respect thereto taking into account any extensions thereof; provided further that Actions in respect of Fraud shall survive the Closing indefinitely; provided further that nothing herein shall relieve any party following the Closing of liability for any breach of the Fundamental Representations or Surviving Covenants to the extent that any good faith allegation of such breach is made in writing prior to such expiration by a Person entitled to make such claim pursuant to the terms and conditions of this Agreement; and provided further that all Fundamental Representations and Surviving Covenants shall survive the Closing until the resolution of a pending claim in the event a claim surrounding such representation or covenant has been brought before the expiry thereto. For the avoidance of doubt, claims may be made following the Closing with respect to the breach of Fundamental Representations or Surviving Covenants until the applicable survival period therefor as described above expires.

SECTION 7.04     Limitation on Damages . Notwithstanding any other provision of this Agreement, except in the case of Fraud, no party shall have any liability to the other in excess of the Purchase Price, and no party shall be liable for any speculative or punitive damages (unless awarded to a third party) with respect to this Agreement.

SECTION 7.05     Non-Recourse . This Agreement may only be enforced against, and any claims or causes of action that may be based upon, arise out of or relate to this Agreement, or the negotiation, execution or performance of this Agreement may only be made against the entities that are expressly identified as parties hereto, including entities that become parties hereto after the date hereof or that agree in writing for the benefit of the Seller to be bound by the terms of this Agreement applicable to the Seller, and, subject only to the specific contractual provisions hereof, no former, current or future equityholders, controlling persons, directors, officers, employees, agents or Affiliates of any party hereto or any former, current or future equityholder, controlling person, director, officer, employee, general or limited partner, member, manager, advisor, agent or Affiliate of any of the foregoing (each, a “ Non-Recourse Party ”) shall have any

 

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liability for any obligations or liabilities of the parties to this Agreement or for any claim (whether in tort, contract or otherwise) based on, in respect of, or by reason of, the transactions contemplated hereby or in respect of any representations made or alleged to be made in connection herewith. Without limiting the rights of any party against the other parties hereto, in no event shall any party or any of its Affiliates seek to enforce this Agreement against, make any claims for breach of this Agreement against, or seek to recover monetary damages from, any Non-Recourse Party.

ARTICLE VIII

Miscellaneous

SECTION 8.01     Notices . All notices, requests, permissions, waivers or other communications required or permitted to be given under this Agreement shall be in writing and shall be delivered by hand or sent by facsimile or email or sent, postage prepaid, by registered, certified or express mail or overnight courier service and shall be deemed given when so delivered by hand, by facsimile (which is confirmed), by email (which is confirmed) or if mailed, three days after mailing (one Business Day in the case of express mail or overnight courier service) to the parties at the following addresses or facsimiles or emails (or at such other address or facsimile or email for a party as shall be specified by like notice):

(a) If to the Seller:

Teekay Holdings Limited

4th Floor, Belvedere Building

69 Pitts Bay Road

Hamilton HM 08, Bermuda

Attention:         Corporate Secretary

Facsimile:         (441) 292-3931

Email:                Edie.Robinson@teekay.com

with a copy to (which copy alone shall not constitute notice):

Perkins Coie LLP

1120 N.W. Couch Street, 10th Floor

Portland, Oregon 97209-4128

Attention:         David Matheson

                           Gina Eiben

Facsimile:        (503) 346-2008

Email:                dmatheson@perkinscoie.com

                            geiben@perkinscoie.com

 

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(b) If to the Investor:

Brookfield TK TOGP L.P.

c/o Brookfield Capital Partners (Bermuda) Ltd.

73 Front Street, 5th Floor

Hamilton HM 12, Bermuda

Attention:          Manager - Corporate Services

Facsimile:         (441) 296-4475

Email:               Jane.Sheere@brookfield.com

with a copy to (which copy alone shall not constitute notice):

Brookfield TK TOGP L.P.

c/o Brookfield Capital Partners Ltd.

Brookfield Place, Suite 300

181 Bay Street

Toronto, Ontario, M5J 2T3

Attention:          Ryan Szainwald, Senior Vice President

Facsimile:         (416) 369-2301

Email:               Ryan.Szainwald@brookfield.com

with a copy to (which copy alone shall not constitute notice):

Kirkland & Ellis LLP

601 Lexington Avenue

New York, NY 10022

Attention:         Joshua N. Korff, Esq.

                          Elazar Guttman, Esq.

                          Ross M. Leff, Esq.

Facsimile:        (212) 446-4900

Email:              JKorff@kirkland.com

                          Elazar.Guttman@kirkland.com

                          Ross.Leff@kirkland.com

SECTION 8.02     Amendments, Waivers, etc . This Agreement may be amended or waived if, and only if, such amendment or waiver is in writing and signed by the party against whom such amendment or waiver shall be enforced. The failure of any party hereto to exercise any right, power or remedy provided under this Agreement or otherwise available in respect hereof at law or in equity, or to insist upon compliance by any other party hereto with its obligations hereunder, shall not constitute a waiver by such party of its right to exercise any such other right, power or remedy or to demand such compliance.

SECTION 8.03     Counterparts and Facsimile . This Agreement may be executed in two or more identical counterparts (including by facsimile or electronic transmission), each of which shall be an original, with the same effect as if the signatures thereto and hereto were upon the same instrument, and shall become effective when one or more counterparts have been signed by each of the parties hereto and delivered (by facsimile, electronic transmission or otherwise) to the other parties.

 

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SECTION 8.04     Further Assurances . Each party hereto shall execute and deliver after the Closing such further certificates, agreements and other documents and take such other actions as any other party hereto may reasonably request in order to carry out the intent and accomplish the purposes of this Agreement and to consummate or implement the Transactions.

SECTION 8.05     Governing Law; Specific Enforcement; Submission to Jurisdiction; Waiver of Jury Trial . (a)  This Agreement shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the internal laws of the State of New York applicable to agreements made and to be performed entirely within such state, without regard to the conflicts of law principles of such state.

(b) The parties hereto acknowledge and agree that irreparable damage would occur in the event that any of the provisions of this Agreement were not performed in accordance with their specific terms or were otherwise breached. It is accordingly agreed that the parties hereto shall be entitled to seek an injunction or injunctions to prevent breaches or threatened breaches of this Agreement and to enforce specifically the terms and provisions of this Agreement in any court of competent jurisdiction, in each case without proof of damages or otherwise (and each party hereto hereby waives any requirement for the securing or posting of any bond in connection with such remedy), this being in addition to any other remedy to which they are entitled at law or in equity. The parties hereto agree not to assert that a remedy of specific enforcement is unenforceable, invalid, contrary to law or inequitable for any reason, nor to assert that a remedy of monetary damages would provide an adequate remedy.

(c) Each of the parties hereto irrevocably and unconditionally submits to the exclusive jurisdiction of the Supreme Court of the State of New York, New York County, and the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York, for the purposes of any Action or other proceeding arising out of this Agreement and the rights and obligations arising hereunder, and irrevocably and unconditionally waives any objection to the laying of venue of any such Action or proceeding in any such court, and further irrevocably and unconditionally waives and agrees not to plead or claim in any such court that any such Action or proceeding has been brought in an inconvenient forum. Each party hereto agrees that service of any process, summons, notice or document by registered mail to such party’s respective address set forth in Section  8.01 shall be effective service of process for any such Action or proceeding.

(d) EACH PARTY HERETO HEREBY WAIVES, TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW, ANY RIGHT IT MAY HAVE TO A TRIAL BY JURY IN RESPECT OF ANY ACTION, CLAIM OR OTHER PROCEEDING DIRECTLY OR INDIRECTLY ARISING OUT OF, UNDER OR IN CONNECTION WITH THIS AGREEMENT. EACH PARTY HERETO (i) CERTIFIES THAT NO REPRESENTATIVE OF ANY OTHER PARTY HAS REPRESENTED,

 

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EXPRESSLY OR OTHERWISE, THAT SUCH OTHER PARTY WOULD NOT, IN THE EVENT OF ANY ACTION, CLAIM OR OTHER PROCEEDING, SEEK TO ENFORCE THE FOREGOING WAIVER AND (ii) ACKNOWLEDGES THAT IT AND THE OTHER PARTIES HERETO HAVE BEEN INDUCED TO ENTER INTO THIS AGREEMENT BY, AMONG OTHER THINGS, THE MUTUAL WAIVERS AND CERTIFICATIONS IN THIS SECTION  8.05(d) .

SECTION 8.06     Interpretation . When a reference is made in this Agreement to an Article or Section, such reference shall be to an Article or Section of this Agreement unless otherwise indicated. 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. Whenever the words “include”, “includes” or “including” are used in this Agreement, they shall be deemed to be followed by the words “without limitation”. The words “hereof”, “herein” and “hereunder” and words of similar import when used in this Agreement shall refer to this Agreement as a whole and not to any particular provision of this Agreement. The words “date hereof” shall refer to the date of this Agreement. The word “or” shall not be exclusive. The word “extent” in the phrase “to the extent” shall mean the degree to which a subject or other thing extends, and shall not simply mean “if”. The words “made available to the Investor” and words of similar import refer to documents (a) posted to the Data Room by or on behalf of the Company on or prior to the date two Business Days prior to the date hereof and included on a CD that is provided to the Investor promptly after the date hereof or (b) delivered in person or electronically to the Investor prior to the date hereof. All references to “$” mean the lawful currency of the United States of America. The definitions contained in this Agreement are applicable to the singular as well as the plural forms of such terms and to the masculine as well as to the feminine and neuter genders of such term. Except as specifically stated herein, any agreement, instrument or statute defined or referred to herein or in any agreement or instrument that is referred to herein means such agreement, instrument or statute as from time to time amended, modified or supplemented, including (in the case of agreements or instruments) by waiver or consent and (in the case of statutes) by succession of comparable successor statutes and references to all attachments thereto and instruments incorporated therein. Except as otherwise specified herein, references to a Person are also to its successors and permitted assigns. Each of the parties hereto has participated in the drafting and negotiation of this Agreement. If an ambiguity or question of intent or interpretation arises, this Agreement must be construed as if it is drafted by all the parties and no presumption or burden of proof shall arise favoring or disfavoring any party by virtue of authorship of any of the provisions of this Agreement.

SECTION 8.07     Severability . If any term or other provision of this Agreement is invalid, illegal or incapable of being enforced because of any Law or public policy, all other conditions and provisions of this Agreement shall nevertheless remain in full force and effect so long as the economic or legal substance of the Transactions is not affected in any manner materially adverse to any party hereto. Upon such determination that any term or other provision is invalid, illegal or incapable of being enforced, the parties hereto shall negotiate in good faith to modify this Agreement so as to effect the original intent of the parties as closely as possible in a mutually acceptable manner in order that the Transactions be consummated as originally contemplated to the greatest extent possible.

 

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SECTION 8.08     No Third-Party Beneficiaries . Except as provided in Section  7.05 or Section  5.03(c) , this Agreement is for the sole benefit of the parties hereto and their permitted assigns and nothing expressed or referred to in this Agreement will be construed to give any Person, other than the parties to this Agreement and such permitted assigns, any legal or equitable right, remedy or claim under or with respect to this Agreement or any provision of this Agreement, whether as third party beneficiary or otherwise.

SECTION 8.09     Assignment . Neither this Agreement nor any of the rights, interests or obligations hereunder shall be assigned by any of the parties hereto (whether by operation of Law or otherwise) without the prior written consent of the other parties, except that the Investor may assign its rights under this Agreement and the Related Agreements, in whole or in part, to any of its Affiliates without the prior written consent of the Seller; provided, that, the Investor will remain liable for all of its obligations under this Agreement.

SECTION 8.10     Entire Agreement . This Agreement, together with the other Transaction Documents, constitutes the entire agreement, and supersedes all other prior agreements, understandings, representations and warranties, both written and oral, between the parties, with respect to the subject matter hereof and thereof.

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF , the parties hereto have executed this Purchase Agreement as of the day and year first above written.

 

TEEKAY HOLDINGS LIMITED
By  

    /s/ Edith Robinson

  Name: Edith Robinson
  Title:   President

[ Signature Page to GP Purchase Agreement ]


BROOKFIELD TK TOGP L.P., BY ITS GENERAL PARTNER, BROOKFIELD CAPITAL PARTNERS (BERMUDA) LTD.
By  

    /s/ Gregory E A Morrison

  Name: Gregory E A Morrison
  Title:   Director

[ Signature Page to GP Purchase Agreement ]

Exhibit 10.4

AMENDED AND RESTATED SUBORDINATE PROMISSORY NOTE

 

$200,000,000

   July 26, 2017

This amended and restated subordinate promissory note (this “ Note ”) amends, restates and supersedes in its entirety that certain Subordinate Promissory Note dated as of July 1, 2016 (the “ Original Note ”) between TEEKAY OFFSHORE PARTNERS L.P., a limited partnership formed and existing under the laws of the Republic of the Marshall Islands and having its principal office at Fourth Floor, Belvedere Building, 69 Pitts Bay Road, Hamilton, HM 08, Bermuda (“ Borrower ”), and TEEKAY CORPORATION, a corporation existing under the laws of the Republic of the Marshall Islands and having its principal office at Fourth Floor, Belvedere Building, 69 Pitts Bay Road, Hamilton, HM 08, Bermuda (“ Original Lender ”).

WHEREAS, Borrower and Original Lender entered into the Original Note, pursuant to which, among other things, Borrower promised to pay to the order of Original Lender Two Hundred Million United States Dollars (USD 200,000,000), together with interest thereon (the “ Loan ”), on the terms and conditions set forth in the Original Note.

WHEREAS, Borrower and Brookfield TK TOLP L.P., a Bermuda limited partnership (“ Investor ”), have entered into a certain Investment Agreement dated as of the date hereof (the “ Investment Agreement ”), pursuant to which, among other things, Investor has agreed to make an investment in Borrower on the terms and conditions set forth in the Investment Agreement.

Subject to Section 5 (Conditions Precedent) hereof and the other terms and conditions of this Note, (a) Original Lender hereby sells, assigns, grants, conveys and transfers to Investor all of Original Lender’s right, title and interest in and to the Loan and the Original Note, (b) Investor hereby accepts such assignment and assumes all of Original Lender’s obligations under the Original Note, as amended hereby, (c) Borrower hereby acknowledges and consents to the assignment and assumption of the Original Note, as amended hereby and (d) each of Original Lender, Investor and Borrower hereby agree to amend and restate the Original Note as set forth herein.

Original Lender hereby represents and warrants that Original Lender has not assigned the Original Note or the Loan or any rights thereunder to any Person, other than pursuant to this Note.

FOR VALUE RECEIVED, the Borrower, hereby promises to pay to the order of Investor (“ Lender ”), the principal sum of Two Hundred Million United States Dollars (USD 200,000,000), together with interest thereon, on the terms and conditions set forth in this Note.

 

1. INTERPRETATION

1.1     Definitions . Where used in this Note, each of the following words and phrases has the meaning set out below:

 

  (a) Affiliate ” of any specified Person means any other Person directly or indirectly controlling or controlled by or under direct or indirect common control with such specified Person.


  (b) Bond Obligations ” means Borrower’s obligations under the following bond agreements (as such agreements may be amended from time to time, the “ Bond Agreements ”): (i) the bond agreement dated January 25, 2012 relating to the “FRN Teekay Offshore Partners L.P. Senior Unsecured Bond Issue 2012/2017” with ISIN NO 001063532.9, in aggregate principal amount of NOK 600,000,000 and an original maturity date set to January 27, 2017, and (ii) the bond agreement dated January 21 2013 relating to the “FRN Teekay Offshore Partners L.P. Senior Unsecured Bond Issue 2013/2018” with ISIN NO 001 0670128, in aggregate principal amount of NOK 800,000,000 and an original maturity set to January 25, 2018.

 

  (c) Business Day ” means any day except Saturday, Sunday or a statutory holiday in New York.

 

  (d) Change of Control ” means:

(1)    where all management powers over the business and affairs of Borrower are vested exclusively in its general partner:

a.    (i) Original Lender, (ii) Investor or any of its Controlled Investment Affiliates (but not including any portfolio companies of any of the foregoing) and (iii) any Group of which any of the foregoing are members (so long as, with respect to this clause (iii), those Persons referred to in clauses (i) and (ii) collectively own, directly or indirectly, a minimum of fifty point one percent (50.1%) of the voting rights in Teekay Offshore GP LLC held by such Group), cease to own, collectively, directly or indirectly, a minimum of fifty point one per cent (50.1%) of the voting rights in Teekay Offshore GP LLC; or

b.    Teekay Offshore GP LLC ceases to be the general partner of Teekay Offshore Partners L.P.; or

(2)    where all management powers over the business and affairs of Borrower are vested exclusively in a board of directors of Borrower,

a.    (i) Original Lender, (ii) Investor or any of its Controlled Investment Affiliates (but not including any portfolio companies of any of the foregoing) and (iii) any Group of which any of the foregoing are members (so long as, with respect to this clause (iii), those Persons referred to in clauses (i) and (ii) collectively own, directly or indirectly, a minimum of fifty point one percent (50.1%) of the voting rights in Borrower held by such Group), cease to be the holder, collectively, directly or indirectly, of (A) a minimum of fifty point one per cent (50.1%) of the voting rights to elect the members of that board of directors or (B) of the voting rights to elect a minimum of fifty point one per cent (50.1%) of that board of directors.

 

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  (e) Confidential Information ” means confidential and other information (whether in writing or any other form of communication) concerning Lender and its business, financial condition, operations, assets and/or liabilities, including those of Borrower’s Affiliates (as defined in the Investment Agreement); provided, however, that the term “ Confidential Information ” does not include information which (i) was already in Lender’s possession prior to the time of disclosure to Lender by or on behalf of Borrower, provided that such information did not come from a source known by Lender to be bound by a confidentiality agreement with Borrower, or otherwise prohibited from disclosing the information to Lender by a contractual, legal or fiduciary obligation to Borrower, (ii) was or becomes available to the public other than as a result of a disclosure by Lender or (iii) becomes available to Lender on a non-confidential basis from a source other than Borrower, provided that such source is not known by Lender to be bound by a confidentiality agreement with Borrower, or otherwise prohibited from disclosing the information to Lender by a contractual, legal or fiduciary obligation to Borrower.

 

  (f) Control ” when used with respect to any specified Person, means the power to direct the management and policies of such Person, directly or indirectly, whether through the ownership of voting securities, by contract or otherwise; and the terms “ controlling ” and “ controlled ” have the meanings correlative to the foregoing.

 

  (g) Controlled Investment Affiliate ” shall mean, with respect to Investor, any investment fund, co-investment vehicle and/or similar investment vehicle or managed account that (a) is organized by Investor or any Affiliate of Investor for the purpose of making equity or debt investments in one or more companies and (b) is controlled by or is under common control with Investor.

 

  (h)

Debt ” means, without duplication, all (a) indebtedness for borrowed money; (b) obligations for the deferred purchase price of property or services, except trade payables arising in the ordinary course of business; (c) obligations evidenced by notes, bonds, debentures or other similar instruments; (d) obligations as lessee under leases that constitute capital leases in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles as of the date of this Note; (e) obligations in respect of any interest rate swaps, currency exchange agreements, commodity swaps, caps, collar agreements or similar arrangements providing for protection against fluctuations in interest rates, currency exchange rates or commodity prices or the exchange of nominal interest obligations, either generally or under specific contingencies; (f) obligations under acceptance facilities and letters of

 

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  credit; (g) guaranties, endorsements (other than for collection or deposit in the ordinary course of business), and other contingent obligations to purchase, to provide funds for payment, to supply funds to invest in any Person, or otherwise to assure a creditor against loss, in each case, in respect of indebtedness set out in clauses (a) through (f); and (h) indebtedness set out in clauses (a) through (g) of any Person other than Borrower secured by any lien on any asset of Borrower, whether or not such indebtedness has been assumed by Borrower.

 

  (i) Effective Date ” means July 1, 2016.

 

  (j) Event of Default ” has the meaning given to it in Section 4.1.

 

  (k) Group ” means, two or more Persons who agree to act together, through partnership, limited partnership, syndicate or other group or arrangement for the purpose of acquiring, holding, voting or disposing of securities of Teekay Offshore GP L.L.C. or Borrower, as applicable.

 

  (l) Governmental Entity ” means any (i) federal, state or local, domestic or foreign governmental or regulatory (including any stock exchange) authority, agency, court, commission or other entity or self-regulatory organization or (ii) arbitral body (public or private).

 

  (m) Person ” means any individual, corporation, partnership, limited liability company, joint venture, association, joint-stock company, trust, unincorporated organization or Governmental Entity or other entity.

 

  (n) VWAP Price ” means, as of the applicable date of determination, the volume weighted average closing price of a Common Unit of Borrower on the national securities exchange on which the Borrower’s Common Units are then listed (or admitted to trading) for the ten most recent trading days.

1.2     Currency . All references to currency in this Note are references to the United States Dollars.

1.3     Costs and Expenses . Borrower shall pay any and all costs and expenses (including but not limited to, reasonable attorneys’ fees and disbursements) incurred by Lender in connection with any action or proceeding instituted for collection of any payment under this Note or the Loan.

1.4     Governing Law; Submission to Jurisdiction; Waiver of Jury Trial . This Note shall in all respects be governed by and be construed in accordance with the internal laws of the State of New York applicable to agreements made and to be performed entirely within such state, without regard to the conflicts of law principles of such state. Each of the parties hereto irrevocably and unconditionally submits to the exclusive jurisdiction of the Supreme Court of the State of New York, New York County, and the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York, for the purposes of any action, claim or other proceeding arising out of

 

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this Note and the rights and obligations arising hereunder, and irrevocably and unconditionally waives any objection to the laying of venue of any such action, claim or other proceeding in any such court, and further irrevocably and unconditionally waives and agrees not to plead or claim in any such court that any such action, claim or other proceeding has been brought in an inconvenient forum. Each party hereto agrees that service of any process, summons, notice or document by registered mail to such party’s respective address set forth in Section 7.2 hereof shall be effective service of process for any such claim, dispute or other proceeding. EACH PARTY HERETO HEREBY WAIVES, TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW, ANY RIGHT IT MAY HAVE TO A TRIAL BY JURY IN RESPECT OF ANY ACTION, CLAIM OR OTHER PROCEEDING DIRECTLY OR INDIRECTLY ARISING OUT OF, UNDER OR IN CONNECTION WITH THIS NOTE. EACH PARTY HERETO (i) CERTIFIES THAT NO REPRESENTATIVE OF ANY OTHER PARTY HAS REPRESENTED, EXPRESSLY OR OTHERWISE, THAT SUCH OTHER PARTY WOULD NOT, IN THE EVENT OF ANY ACTION, CLAIM OR OTHER PROCEEDING, SEEK TO ENFORCE THE FOREGOING WAIVER AND (ii) ACKNOWLEDGES THAT IT AND THE OTHER PARTIES HERETO HAVE BEEN INDUCED TO ENTER INTO THIS AGREEMENT BY, AMONG OTHER THINGS, THE MUTUAL WAIVERS AND CERTIFICATIONS IN THIS SECTION 1.4.

1.5     Amendments . No amendment or waiver of any provision of this Note, nor consent to any departure by Borrower from any such provision, shall in any event be effective unless such amendment, waiver or consent is in a writing signed by Lender and Borrower (with the approval of the Conflicts Committee of the Board of Directors of Borrower’s general partner if (a) such amendment, waiver or consent is adverse to Borrower and (b) at the time of such amendment, waiver or consent, Lender and/or its Affiliates control Borrower), and then such waiver or consent shall be effective only in the specific instance and for the specific purpose for which given.

1.6     Severability . If any one or more of the provisions contained in this Note is invalid, illegal or unenforceable in any respect in any jurisdiction, the validity, legality and enforceability of such provision or provisions shall not in any way be affected or impaired thereby in any other jurisdiction and the validity, legality and enforceability of the remaining provisions contained herein shall not in any way be affected or impaired thereby.

1.7     Included Words . Wherever the singular or the masculine is used herein the same shall be deemed to include the plural or the feminine or the body politic or corporate where the context or the parties so require.

1.8     Headings . The headings to the clauses of this Note are inserted for convenience only and shall not affect the construction hereof.

 

2. TERMS OF THE LOAN

2.1     Loan Amount . Borrower acknowledges and agrees that the outstanding balance of the Loan as of the Effective Date and as of the date hereof is Two Hundred Million United States Dollars (USD 200,000,000).

 

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2.2     Subordination . Notwithstanding any other provision to the contrary, payment of the Loan principal is subordinate to payment of the Bond Obligations and no cash payment of interest may be made at any time that an “Event of Default” (as defined in either Bond Agreement) exists. Until payment in full of the Bond Obligations, Borrower shall not pay and Lender may not receive and retain any payment of Loan principal.

2.3     Payments of Principal . Borrower shall pay the Loan principal, together with accrued interest on the unpaid Loan principal, in full on the later of (i) January 1, 2022 and (ii) the first Business Day following payment in full of the Bond Obligations.

2.4     Prepayments . The Loan will not be redeemable, payable or prepayable prior to January 1, 2022.

2.5     Accrual and Payment of Interest . Interest shall accrue from day to day on the outstanding Loan principal amount outstanding from time to time at the rate of 10% per annum. Accrued and unpaid interest shall be due and payable by Borrower to Lender quarterly on each March 31, June 30, September 30 and December 31 as follows: (i) following payment in full of the Bond Obligations, in immediately available funds and (ii) during the period until the Bond Obligations are paid in full, (A) one-half in immediately available funds and (B) the balance by delivery of that number of Borrower’s Common Units equal to the result of dividing such balance due by the VWAP Price determined as of the date such balance is due. The foregoing notwithstanding, upon the election of the Lender, some or all of the portion of accrued interest described in item (ii)(B) of this Section 2.5 may be paid in immediately available funds provided that if, within one hundred and seventy-five (175) days of such payment, Borrower has not received net proceeds from the sale of equity equal to the amount of such payment (such proceeds having not otherwise been identified or designated as proceeds off-setting any other dividend, loan payment or other cash distribution by Borrower), then Lender shall within five days purchase from Borrower that number of Borrower’s Common Units equal to the shortfall in such net proceeds, at the VWAP Price per Common Unit determined as of the date of the purchase. If any cash payment of interest required under this Section 2.5 is prohibited by Section 2.2, the amount of such cash payment owing shall be added to the Loan principal as of the date such cash payment is due. On the date hereof, current accrued and unpaid interest is equal to USD $1,444,444. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary, the Original Lender shall be entitled to payment of all accrued and unpaid interest through the Closing Date (as defined in the Investment Agreement).

2.6     Default Interest . Upon and following any Event of Default, all amounts payable hereunder shall bear interest at the rate of 12% per annum from the date of such Event of Default until such amount is paid in full.

2.7     Place of Payments . Except as otherwise provided in Section 2.5, all payments to be made by Borrower to Lender under this Note shall be made to Lender in immediately available funds at its office first noted above, or at such other place as Lender shall designate in writing.

 

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2.8     Application of Payments . All payments made hereunder shall be applied first to the payment of any costs and expenses outstanding hereunder, second to accrued interest, and third to the payment of the principal amount outstanding under this Note.

2.9     Rescission of Payments . If at any time any payment made by Borrower under this Note is rescinded or must otherwise be restored or returned upon the insolvency, bankruptcy or reorganization of Borrower or otherwise, Borrower’s obligation to make such payment shall be reinstated as though such payment had not been made.

 

3. COVENANTS

Borrower covenants and agrees with Lender that:

3.1     Conduct of Business . Borrower will carry on and conduct its business in a proper business-like manner in accordance with good business practice and, without limitation, will do or cause to be done all such acts and things to maintain its properties and assets in a business-like manner and preserve and maintain its existence, licenses, rights, franchises and privileges in the jurisdiction of its formation, amalgamation or continuation, as the case may be, and all authorizations, consents, approvals, orders, licenses, exemptions from or registrations or qualifications with any court or governmental department, public body, authority, commission, board, bureau, agency or instrumentality that are necessary or materially valuable in the operation of its business.

3.2     Comply with Laws . Borrower will comply with the requirements of all applicable laws, rules, regulations and orders of any governmental authority, non-compliance with which might adversely affect Borrower’s business or credit, except that Borrower need not comply with a requirement then being contested by Borrower in good faith by appropriate proceedings as long as no interest of Lender may be materially impaired thereby.

3.3     Records . Borrower will keep adequate records and books of account reflecting all financial transactions in conformity with generally accepted accounting principles and, when requested so to do, forthwith make available for inspection by duly authorized representatives of Lender any of its books and records and furnish Lender with any information regarding its business affairs and financial condition.

3.4     Stay, Extension and Usury Laws . Borrower covenants that it shall not at any time insist upon, plead, or in any manner whatsoever claim or take the benefit or advantage of any stay, extension or usury law wherever enacted, now or at any time hereafter in force, that may affect the covenants or the performance of this Note; and Borrower hereby expressly waives all benefit or advantage of any such law, and covenants that it shall not, by resort to any such law, hinder, delay or impede the execution of any power herein granted to Lender, but shall suffer and permit the execution of any power herein granted to Lender, but shall suffer and permit the execution of every such power as though no such law has been enacted.

3.5     Reports . Borrower covenants that it will provide Lender the following (with any such items filed or furnished under the Edgar system of the U.S. Securities and Exchange

 

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Commission within the applicable time period set forth in this Section 3.5 being deemed provided to the Lender):

(i)    within 120 days after the end of each fiscal year, all financial information that would be required to be contained in an annual report on Form 20-F, or any successor or comparable form, filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission, including consolidated financial statements (which shall include a consolidated balance sheet and consolidated statements of income and cash flows) for Borrower, including an audit report on the consolidated financial statements by a firm of independent certified public accountants of recognized national standing, in accordance with United States generally accepted accounting principles as in effect from time to time;

(ii)    within 75 days after the end of each fiscal quarter (other than the fourth fiscal quarter), consolidated financial statements (which shall include a consolidated balance sheet and consolidated statements of income and cash flows) for Borrower, reviewed in accordance with AU Section 722 by a firm of independent certified public accountants of recognized national standing, in accordance with United States generally accepted accounting principles as in effect from time to time; and

(iii)    reasonable access to the offices and the properties of Borrower, including its books and records, all upon reasonable notice and at such reasonable times and as often as Lender may reasonably request, and an opportunity to receive and discuss with senior management of Borrower on a regular basis, during normal business hours and without unduly interfering with the operation of the business, monthly reports regarding financial, operating, strategic and such other matters relating to the management of Borrower as may be mutually acceptable to management and Borrower in good faith.

3.6     Confidentiality . Lender agrees that it will use Confidential Information it receives in connection with this Note solely for the purpose of evaluating the Loan and its rights under this Note. In addition, Lender will keep such Confidential Information confidential except to the extent that disclosure of such information (i) has been consented to in writing by Borrower, (ii) is required to be disclosed by applicable law, regulation, legal process, regulatory inquiry, supervisory authority or other applicable judicial or governmental order or (iii) is made to Lender’s directors, officers, employees, advisors, attorneys and accountants who need to know such information for the purpose of evaluating the Loan and Lender’s rights under this Note and who are informed by Lender of the confidential nature of the Confidential Information and agree to be bound by the terms of this Section 3.6. Lender acknowledges that it is aware, and that it has advised or will advise its directors, officers, employees, advisors, attorneys and accountants to whom any Confidential Information is disclosed pursuant to the terms of this Section 3.6 that the United States securities laws would prohibit any Person who has material, nonpublic information concerning Borrower or its business from purchasing or selling securities of Borrower or from communicating such information to any other Person under circumstances in which it is reasonably foreseeable that such Person is likely to purchase or sell such securities.

3.7     Notice of Events of Default . As soon as possible and in any event within five (5) Business Days after it becomes aware that an Event of Default has occurred, notify Lender in writing of the nature and extent of such Event of Default and the action, if any, it has taken or proposes to take with respect to such default or Event of Default.

 

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3.8     Further Assurances . The parties hereto agree to execute such further documents and instruments and to take such further actions as may be reasonably necessary to carry out the purposes and intent of this Note.

 

4. EVENTS OF DEFAULT

4.1     Events of Default . Each of the following events constitutes an “Event of Default” under this Note:

 

  (a) Borrower defaults in the payment or delivery when due of any amount payable, or Common Units to be delivered, under this Note;

 

  (b) Borrower defaults in the performance of any other term, covenant, condition, agreement, undertaking or provision of this Note and such default continues for more than thirty (30) days after written notice thereof has been given by Lender to Borrower;

 

  (c) an order is made or a resolution passed for the liquidation or winding-up of Borrower;

 

  (d) Borrower becomes insolvent, admits in writing its inability to pay its debts as they become due or otherwise acknowledges its insolvency, commits an act of bankruptcy, makes an assignment or bulk sale of its assets, is adjudged or declared bankrupt or makes an assignment for the benefit of creditors or a proposal or similar action under any bankruptcy and insolvency legislation applicable to Borrower, or commences any other proceedings relating to it under any reorganization, arrangement, readjustment of debt, dissolution or liquidation law or statute of any jurisdiction whether now or thereafter in effect, or consents to any such proceeding;

 

  (e) (i) Borrower fails to pay when due any of its Debt (other than Debt arising under this Note) or any interest or premium thereon when due (whether by scheduled maturity, acceleration, demand or otherwise) and such failure continues after the applicable grace period, if any, specified in the agreement or instrument relating to such Debt or (ii) one or more judgments or decrees shall be entered against Borrower and all of such judgments or decrees shall not have been vacated, discharged, stayed or bonded pending appeal within 60 days from the entry thereof, which Debt or judgment aggregates Fifty Million United States Dollars (USD 50,000,000) or more; and

 

  (f)

a Change of Control, other than if, immediately prior to consummation of such Change of Control, Investor and/or any of its Controlled Investment

 

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  Affiliates own a majority of the Common Units of Borrower and such Change of Control arises from the sale, assignment or disposition (including, as used in this clause (f), by merger, share exchange, consolidation or similar transaction) of any equity interest in Teekay Offshore GP L.L.C. or Borrower by Investor or any of its Controlled Investment Affiliates, unless such Change of Control results from the sale, assignment or disposition, directly or indirectly, of all of the equity interests in Teekay Offshore GP L.L.C. or Borrower.

4.2     Remedies For Events of Default . Upon the occurrence of an Event of Default, Lender may, subject to the limitations set forth in Section 2.2:

 

  (a) forthwith declare due and payable the outstanding Loan principal and any accrued interest thereon without demand, protest or other notices of any kind, all of which are hereby expressly waived; and/ or

 

  (b) exercise any and all rights, powers, remedies and recourses available to Lender under this Note, at law, in equity or otherwise;

provided, however that, if an Event of Default described in Section 4.1(c) or (d) shall occur, the principal of and accrued interest on the Loan shall become immediately due and payable without any notice, declaration or other act on the part of Lender.

4.3     Waiver of Default . Lender may by written instrument in its absolute discretion at any time and from time to time waive any breach by Borrower of any of the covenants herein or any of the Events of Default listed in Section 4.1.

4.4     No Waiver . No failure or delay on the part of Lender in exercising any right, power or privilege under this Note shall operate as a waiver thereof, nor shall any single or partial exercise of any right, power or privilege under this Note preclude any other or further exercise thereof or the exercise of any other right, power or privilege. The rights and remedies herein expressly specified are cumulative and not exclusive of any rights or remedies which Lender would otherwise have.

 

5. CONDITIONS PRECEDENT

The effectiveness of this Note, the assignment and assumption hereunder and the obligations of the Borrower contained in this Note are subject to, and expressly conditioned on (a) the substantially concurrent Closing (as defined in the Investment Agreement) under the Investment Agreement and (b) the payment by Lender to Original Lender of (i) One Hundred and Forty Million United States Dollars (USD 140,000,000) by wire transfer to a bank account designated in writing by Original Lender at least two Business Days prior to the Closing, in immediately available funds and (ii) 11,440,945 Warrants (as defined in the Investment Agreement).

 

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6. WARRANTIES AND REPRESENTATIONS

Borrower hereby warrants and represents to Lender that:

6.1     Due Formation . Borrower has been duly formed pursuant to the laws of the Republic of the Marshall Islands, and that it has been validly organized and is validly existing and in good standing with respect to the filing of all required reports under the laws of the Republic of the Marshall Islands.

6.2     Power . Borrower has all requisite power and authority to carry on its business as the same is now being conducted and in the jurisdictions where it is carried on and is authorized and empowered to authorize, create, execute and deliver and to carry out and perform its obligations, covenants and agreements under this Note.

6.3     Note Validly Authorized . This Note has been duly and validly authorized and executed by it and when delivered to Lender will constitute a valid, legal and binding obligation of it.

6.4     No Defaults . Neither the creation, authorization, execution or delivery of any of this Note, nor the performance or observance of covenants, agreements or obligations to be kept, observed or performed by it under the same conflicts with or will conflict with or results or will result in a breach of any of the terms, provisions or conditions of any law or any regulation, any order, writ, injunction or decree of any court or other agency of government or any agreement or instrument to which it is a party, by which it is bound or to which any of its properties or assets are subject.

 

7. MISCELLANEOUS

7.1     Survival of Representations, etc . All representations, warranties, covenants and agreements made herein and in any certificate or other document expressed to be delivered pursuant hereto by or on behalf of Borrower shall continue in full force and effect so long as any of the principal amount of or interest on the Loan remains outstanding and unpaid.

7.2     Notice . A notice, demand, consent or request required or permitted to be given pursuant to this Note may only be given in writing and by delivery or by confirmed facsimile transmission to the address or facsimile number of such party set out below or at such other address or facsimile number as that party may designate by notice under this Note:

 

(a)    if to Lender:    (b)    if to Borrower:

Brookfield TK TOLP L.P.

c/o Brookfield Capital Partners (Bermuda) Ltd.

73 Front Street, 5th Floor

Hamilton HM 12, Bermuda

Attention: Manager - Corporate Services

Facsimile:       (441) 296-4475

E-mail:            Jane.Sheere@brookfield.com

  

Teekay Offshore Partners L.P.

4th Floor, Belvedere Building

69 Pitts Bay Road

Hamilton HM 08, Bermuda

Attention:          Corporate Secretary

Facsimile:          (441) 292-3931

Email:                Edie.Robinson@teekay.com

 

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with a copy to (which copy alone shall not constitute notice):   

Brookfield TK TOLP L.P.

c/o Brookfield Capital Partners Ltd.

Brookfield Place, Suite 300

181 Bay Street

Toronto, Ontario, M5J 2T3

Attention:          Ryan Szainwald, Senior Vice President

Facsimile:          (416) 369-2301

Email:                Ryan.Szainwald@brookfield.com

  

Any notice aforesaid shall, if actually delivered be deemed to have been given and made at the time of delivery and if sent by facsimile device be deemed to have been given or made on the day in the jurisdiction of the sender following the date it was sent.

7.3     Time of the Essence . Time is expressly declared and stipulated to be of the essence hereunder in respect of all payments to be made and all covenants, agreements and obligations to be performed and fulfilled hereunder. Any extension of time shall not be deemed to be or to operate in law as a waiver on the part of Lender that time is to be of the essence.

7.4     Non-Business Days . If the date upon which any act or payment hereunder is required to be done or made falls on a day which is not a Business day, then such act or payment shall be performed or made on the following Business day.

7.5     Granting Extensions, etc . Lender may grant extensions, accept compositions, grant releases and discharges, and otherwise make arrangements and deal with Borrower and with other Persons as Lender may see fit, without prejudice to their respective liability to Lender or Lender’s rights hereunder.

7.6     Enurement; Assignment . This Note will enure to the benefit of and be binding upon the parties hereto and their respective successors and permitted assigns. This Note may be assigned or transferred by Lender to any Person. Borrower may not assign or transfer this Note or any of its rights or obligations hereunder without the prior written consent of Lender.

7.7     Counterparts . This Note may be executed in any number of counterparts or facsimile counterparts, each of which shall be deemed to be an original and all of which together shall constitute one and the same document.

[Signature Page Follows]

 

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned execute this Note, effective as of the date first above written.

 

TEEKAY OFFSHORE PARTNERS L.P.
By: Teekay Offshore GP L.L.C., its general partner
By:  

/s/ Edith Robinson

Name:   Edith Robinson
Title:   Secretary

 

ACKNOWLEDGED AND AGREED:
BROOKFIELD TK TOLP L.P.
By:  

/s/ Gregory E A Morrison

Name:   Gregory E A Morrison
Title:   Director
ACKNOWLEDGED AND AGREED:
TEEKAY CORPORATION
By:  

/s/ Kenneth Hvid

Name:   Kenneth Hvid
Title:   President & CEO