UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

 

 

FORM 8-K

 

 

CURRENT REPORT

PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d)

OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

Date of Report (date of earliest event reported): September 7, 2017 (September 1, 2017)

 

 

GENESIS ENERGY, L.P.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 

 

 

Delaware   1-12295   76-0513049
(State or other jurisdiction of
incorporation or organization)
 

(Commission

File Number)

  (I.R.S. Employer
Identification No.)

 

919 Milam, Suite 2100, Houston, Texas     77002
(Address of principal executive offices)     (Zip Code)

(713) 860-2500

(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

 

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (§230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (§240.12b-2 of this chapter).

☐   Emerging growth company

☐   If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act.

 

 

 


Item 1.01. Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement.

On September 1, 2017, Genesis Energy, L.P. (“ Genesis ”) completed the closing of the transactions contemplated by the stock purchase agreement dated August 2, 2017 (the “ Acquisition Purchase Agreement ”) among Genesis, Tronox US Holdings, Tronox Alkali Corporation (“ Alkali ”) and, for the purposes set forth therein, Tronox Limited (“ Tronox ”). At the closing, Genesis purchased Tronox’s trona and trona-based exploring, mining, processing, producing, marketing and selling business through the acquisition of 100% of the equity interests in Alkali, a subsidiary of Tronox, for approximately $1.325 billion in cash. We refer to the acquisition as the “ Alkali Business Acquisition ”.

As part of the financing for the Alkali Business Acquisition, on September 1, 2017, pursuant to that certain Class A Convertible Preferred Unit Purchase Agreement dated August 2, 2017 (the “ Preferred Unit Purchase Agreement ”) among Genesis and investment vehicles affiliated with KKR Global Infrastructure Investors II, L.P. and GSO Capital Partners LP (collectively, the “ Purchasers ”), Genesis sold and the Purchasers purchased in a private placement approximately $750 million of 22,249,494 Class A Convertible Preferred Units (the “ Preferred Units ”) for a cash purchase price per Preferred Unit equal to $33.71 (the “ Preferred Unit Sale ”).

Registration Rights Agreement

In connection with the closing of the Alkali Business Acquisition and pursuant to the Preferred Unit Purchase Agreement, on September 1, 2017, Genesis entered into a Registration Rights Agreement (the “ Registration Rights Agreement ”) with the Purchasers relating to the registered resale of (i) common units representing limited partner interests in Genesis (“ Common Units ”) issuable upon conversion of the Preferred Units and (ii) the Preferred Units. Pursuant to the Registration Rights Agreement, with respect to Common Units, Genesis has agreed to use its commercially reasonable efforts to (i) prepare and file a registration statement under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “ Securities Act ”) (the “ Common Unit Registration Statement ”) and (ii) cause the Common Unit Registration Statement to be declared effective no later than September 1, 2019.

Also, pursuant to the Registration Rights Agreement, under certain limited circumstances, the Purchasers have the option, by providing written notice to Genesis (a “ Preferred Unit Registration Statement Notice ”), to require Genesis to prepare and file a registration statement under the Securities Act (the “ Preferred Unit Registration Statement ”) to permit the resale of the Preferred Units. Subject to certain limitations outlined in the Registration Rights Agreement, following receipt of a Preferred Unit Registration Statement Notice, Genesis will use commercially reasonable efforts to (i) prepare and file the Preferred Unit Registration Statement and (ii) cause the Preferred Unit Registration Statement to be declared effective no later than the later of (x) September 1, 2018 and (y) 180 days following Genesis’ receipt of a Preferred Unit Registration Statement Notice.

In certain circumstances, the Purchasers will have piggyback registration rights as described in the Registration Rights Agreement.

The foregoing description of the Registration Rights Agreement does not purport to be complete and is qualified in its entirety by reference to the complete text of the Registration Rights Agreement, a copy of which is filed as Exhibit 4.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K and is incorporated herein by reference.

Board Observers Agreement

In connection with the closing of the Alkali Business Acquisition and pursuant to the Preferred Unit Purchase Agreement, on September 1, 2017, Genesis and its general partner (the “ General Partner ”), entered into a Board Observers Agreement with the Purchasers (the “ Board Observers Agreement ”). Pursuant to the Board Observers Agreement and subject to certain limitations set forth therein, each Purchaser will be permitted to designate an observer to the board of directors of the General Partner for so long as each Purchaser or its affiliates continue to own at least $200.0 million of the Preferred Units.


The foregoing description of the Board Observers Agreement does not purport to be complete and is qualified in its entirety by reference to the complete text of the Board Observers Agreement, a copy of which is filed as Exhibit 10.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K and is incorporated herein by reference.

Item 2.01. Completion of Acquisition or Disposition of Assets.

On September 1, 2017, Genesis completed the Alkali Business Acquisition pursuant to the Acquisition Purchase Agreement, a copy of which is incorporated by reference as Exhibit 2.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K and is incorporated into this Item 2.01 by reference.

The Acquisition Purchase Agreement contains representations, warranties and other provisions that were made only for purposes of the Acquisition Purchase Agreement and as of specific dates and were solely for the benefit of the other parties thereto. The Acquisition Purchase Agreement is a contractual document that establishes and governs the legal relations among the parties thereto and is not intended to be a source of factual, business or operational information about the parties thereto and their respective subsidiaries or the assets acquired. The representations and warranties made by the parties thereto may be (i) qualified by disclosure schedules containing information that modifies, qualifies or creates exceptions to such representations and warranties and (ii) subject to standards of materiality applicable to the contracting parties that differ from those applicable to investors. Accordingly, investors and security holders should not rely on such representations and warranties as characterizations of the actual state of facts or circumstances.

Item 3.02. Unregistered Sale of Equity Securities.

The disclosure under Item 1.01 of this Current Report on Form 8-K relating to the Preferred Unit Sale is incorporated into this item 3.02 by reference.

Item 3.03. Material Modification to Rights of Security Holders.

The disclosures under Item 1.01 of this Current Report on Form 8-K relating to the Preferred Unit Sale and the Registration Rights Agreement and the disclosure under Item 5.03 of this Current Report on Form 8-K relating to the Partnership Agreement Amendment are incorporated into this Item 3.03 by reference.

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

In connection with the closing of the Alkali Business Acquisition and pursuant to the Preferred Unit Purchase Agreement, on September 1, 2017, the General Partner entered into an amendment (the “ Partnership Agreement Amendment ”) to the Fifth Amended and Restated Agreement of Limited Partnership of Genesis (as so amended, the “ Amended Partnership Agreement ”) to, among other things, authorize and establish the rights and preferences of the Preferred Units. The Preferred Units are a new class of security that rank senior to all classes or series of limited partner interests of Genesis with respect to distribution and/or liquidation rights. The Preferred Units will vote on an as-converted basis with our Common Units and have certain other class voting rights, including with respect to any amendment to the Amended Partnership Agreement that would be adverse to any of the rights, preferences or privileges, or otherwise modifies the terms, of the Preferred Units.

The foregoing description of the Partnership Agreement Amendment does not purport to be complete and is qualified in its entirety by reference to the complete text of the Partnership Agreement Amendment, a copy of which is filed as Exhibit 3.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K and is incorporated into this Item 5.03 by reference.

Item 7.01. Regulation FD Disclosure.

On September 1, 2017, Genesis issued a press release announcing the closing of the Alkali Business Acquisition. A copy of the press release is furnished as Exhibit 99.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K.


Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(a)  Financial Statements of Business Acquired

To the extent required by this Item, financial statements related to the Alkali Business Acquisition will be filed as part of an amendment to this Current Report on Form 8-K not later than 71 calendar days after the date this Current Report is required to be filed.

(b)  Pro Forma Financial Information.

To the extent required by this Item, pro forma financial information related to the Alkali Business Acquisition will be filed as part of an amendment to this Current Report on Form 8-K not later than 71 calendar days after the date this Current Report is required to be filed.

(d)  Exhibits

The following materials are filed as exhibits to this Current Report on Form 8-K.

 

Exhibit

Number

   Description
  2.1    Stock Purchase Agreement, dated August  2, 2017, by and among Genesis Energy, L.P., Tronox US Holdings, Tronox Alkali Corporation and, for the purposes set forth therein, Tronox Limited. (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 2.1 to Form 8-K dated August 7, 2017, File No. 001-12295).
  3.1    First Amendment to Fifth Amended and Restated Agreement of Limited Partnership of Genesis Energy, L.P., dated September 1, 2017.
  4.1    Registration Rights Agreement, dated September 1, 2017, by and among Genesis Energy, L.P., GSO Rodeo Holdings LP and Rodeo Finance Aggregator LLC.
10.1    Board Observer Agreement, dated September 1, 2017, by and among Genesis Energy, L.P., GSO Rodeo Holdings LP and Rodeo Finance Aggregator LLC.
99.1    Press release dated September 1, 2017.


SIGNATURES

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

 

 

GENESIS ENERGY, L.P.

(a Delaware limited partnership)

  By:   GENESIS ENERGY, LLC, as its sole general partner
Date: September 7, 2017   By:  

/s/ Robert V. Deere

   

Robert V. Deere

Chief Financial Officer


EXHIBIT INDEX

 

Exhibit

Number

   Description
  2.1    Stock Purchase Agreement, dated August 2, 2017, by and among Genesis Energy, L.P., Tronox US Holdings, Tronox Alkali Corporation and, for the purposes set forth therein, Tronox Limited. (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 2.1 to Form 8-K dated August 7, 2017, File No. 001-12295).
  3.1    First Amendment to Fifth Amended and Restated Agreement of Limited Partnership of Genesis Energy, L.P., dated September 1, 2017.
  4.1    Registration Rights Agreement, dated September 1, 2017, by and among Genesis Energy, L.P., GSO Rodeo Holdings LP and Rodeo Finance Aggregator LLC.
10.1    Board Observer Agreement, dated September 1, 2017, by and among Genesis Energy, L.P., GSO Rodeo Holdings LP and Rodeo Finance Aggregator LLC.
99.1    Press release dated September 1, 2017.

Exhibit 3.1

Execution Version

FIRST AMENDMENT TO

FIFTH AMENDED AND RESTATED

AGREEMENT OF LIMITED PARTNERSHIP OF

GENESIS ENERGY, L.P.

THIS FIRST AMENDMENT TO FIFTH AMENDED AND RESTATED AGREEMENT OF LIMITED PARTNERSHIP OF GENESIS ENERGY, L.P. dated as of September 1, 2017 (this “ Amendment ”) is entered into by Genesis Energy, LLC (the “ General Partner ”), a Delaware limited liability company and the general partner of Genesis Energy, L.P., a Delaware limited partnership (the “ Partnership ”), pursuant to the authority granted to the General Partner in Section  13.1 of the Fifth Amended and Restated Agreement of Limited Partnership of the Partnership, dated as of December 28, 2010 (the “ Partnership Agreement ”). Capitalized terms used but not defined herein shall have the meanings ascribed to such terms in the Partnership Agreement.

RECITALS

WHEREAS , Section  5.6(a) of the Partnership Agreement provides that the Partnership may issue additional Partnership Securities for any Partnership purpose at any time and from time to time to such Persons and for such consideration and on such terms and conditions as the General Partner in its sole discretion shall establish, all without the approval of any Limited Partners;

WHEREAS , Section  5.6(b) of the Partnership Agreement provides that the Partnership Securities authorized to be issued by the Partnership pursuant to Section  5.6(a) may be issued in one or more classes, or one or more series of any such classes, with such designations, preferences, rights, powers and duties (which may be senior to existing classes and series of Partnership Securities) as shall be fixed by the General Partner in the exercise of its sole discretion;

WHEREAS , Section  13.1(g) of the Partnership Agreement provides that the General Partner may, without the approval of any Limited Partner or Assignee, amend any provision of the Partnership Agreement that in the discretion of the General Partner is necessary or advisable in connection with the authorization or issuance of any class or series of Partnership Securities pursuant to Section  5.6 of the Partnership Agreement; and

WHEREAS , the General Partner deems it advisable and in the best interest of the Partnership to effect this Amendment to provide for (i) the creation of a new class of Units to be designated as “Class A Convertible Preferred Units” and to fix the designations, preferences and the relative participating, optional and other special rights, powers and duties pertaining to the Class A Preferred Units (as defined herein), including, without limitation, the conversion of the Class A Preferred Units into Common Units – Class A in accordance with the terms described herein, (ii) the issuance of the Class A Preferred Units to the Class A Purchasers (as defined herein) pursuant to the Class A Preferred Unit Purchase Agreement (as defined herein) and (iii) such other matters as are provided herein;


NOW, THEREFORE , in consideration of the covenants, conditions and agreements contained herein, the General Partner hereby adopts the following:

A. Amendment . The Partnership Agreement is hereby amended as follows:

1. Article  I is hereby amended to add or restate, as applicable, the following definitions in Section  1.1 in the appropriate alphabetical order:

Affiliate ” means, with respect to any Person, any other Person that (i) directly or indirectly through one or more intermediaries Controls, is Controlled by or is under common Control with, the Person in question or (ii) owns, beneficially, directly or indirectly, twenty percent (20%) or more of the outstanding capital stock, shares or other equity interests of the Person in question. For purposes of this Agreement, and not in limitation of the foregoing (i) the Partnership, on the one hand, and the Class A Purchasers (solely due to their ownership of Class A Preferred Units or Class A Conversion Units), on the other hand, shall not be considered Affiliates; (ii) any fund, entity or account managed, advised or sub-advised, directly or indirectly, by a Class A Purchaser or any of its Affiliates, or the direct or indirect equity owners, including limited partners of a Class A Purchaser or any of its Affiliates, shall be considered an Affiliate of such Class A Purchaser; provided , however , that, other than for purposes of Sections  4.8 , 4.9 and 16.11 hereof, Blackstone shall not be considered or otherwise deemed to be an Affiliate of GSO Capital Partners, GSO or their respective Affiliates that are part of the credit-related businesses of Blackstone, but any fund or account managed, advised or sub-advised by or Controlled by GSO Capital Partners or its Affiliates within the credit-related businesses of Blackstone (including any fund or account Controlled by Blackstone that is a direct investor in a Class A Purchaser) shall constitute an Affiliate of GSO Capital Partners and GSO.

Average VWAP ” per Common Unit – Class A over a certain period shall mean the arithmetic average of the VWAP per Common Unit – Class A for each Trading Day in such period.

Blackstone ” means The Blackstone Group L.P. and all private equity funds, portfolio companies, parallel investment entities, and alternative investment entities owned, managed, or Controlled by The Blackstone Group L.P. or its Affiliates that are not part of the credit-related businesses of The Blackstone Group L.P.

Capital Distributions ” has the meaning set forth in Section  5.12(b)(ii)(B)(5) .

Class  A Board Observer ” means a Person appointed by KKR or GSO, as applicable, pursuant to the Board Observer Agreement, dated the date hereof, by and among the Partnership, the General Partner, KKR and GSO.

Class  A Cash COC Event ” means a Class A Change of Control involving a payment of consideration to the holders of Common Units, with more than 90% of such consideration consisting of cash.

Class  A Change of Control ” means the occurrence of any of the following events:

 

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(i) the acquisition, directly or indirectly (including by merger), of fifty percent (50%) or more of any of (A) the Common Units – Class A, (B) the Common Units – Class B, (C) the General Partner Interest or (D) the voting equity of the General Partner (in each case, measured by voting power rather than the number of shares, units or other equity interests) by any Person or “person” (as that term is used in Section 13(d)(3) of the Exchange Act) other than a Permitted Holder, if such acquisition gives such Person or “person” (as that term is used in Section 13(d)(3) of the Exchange Act), as applicable, the right to elect more than half of the members of the Board of Directors of the Partnership or the General Partner, as applicable;

(ii) any direct or indirect sale, lease, transfer, conveyance or other disposition, in one or a series of related transactions, of all or substantially all of the assets of the Partnership and its Subsidiaries, taken as a whole, to any Person or group of Persons other than a Permitted Holder;

(iii) the Common Units – Class A are no longer listed or admitted to trading on a National Securities Exchange;

(iv) the removal of the General Partner as general partner of the Partnership by the Limited Partners if the successor General Partner is not a Permitted Holder;

(v) any Change of Control (as defined in the Indenture); or

(vi) any Change in Control (as defined in the Credit Agreement).

Class  A Closing Date ” means September 1, 2017.

Class  A COC Conversion Premium ” means (i) on or prior to the first anniversary of the Class A Closing Date, one hundred fifteen percent (115%), (ii) after the first anniversary but on or prior to the second anniversary of the Class A Closing Date, one hundred ten percent (110%), (iii) after the second anniversary but on or prior to the third anniversary of the Class A Closing Date, one hundred five percent (105%), and (iv) after the third anniversary of the Class A Closing Date, one hundred one percent (101%).

Class  A COC Conversion Rate ” means the greater of (i) the then-applicable Class A Conversion Rate (regardless of whether the Class A Preferred Units are then convertible) and (ii) the quotient of (a) the sum of (x) the product of (A) the sum of (1) the Class A Issue Price, plus (2) all Class A Unpaid Distributions on the applicable Class A Preferred Unit, multiplied by (B) the Class A COC Conversion Premium, plus (y) any Class A Partial Period Distributions on the applicable Class A Preferred Unit, divided by (b) the Average VWAP for the thirty (30) consecutive Trading Days ending on the Trading Day immediately preceding the date of execution of definitive documentation relating to the Class A Cash COC Event.

Class  A Conversion Date ” means, with respect to each Class A Preferred Unit, the date on which the Partnership has completed the conversion of such Class A Preferred Unit.

Class  A Conversion Notice ” has the meaning set forth in Section  5.12(b)(iv)(D)(1) .

Class  A Conversion Notice Date ” has the meaning set forth in Section  5.12(b)(iv)(D)(1) .

 

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Class  A Conversion Rate ” means, as adjusted pursuant to Section  5.12(b)(iv)(F) , the quotient of (a) the sum of (i) the Class A Issue Price, plus (ii) any Class A Unpaid Distributions on the applicable Class A Preferred Unit, divided by (b) the Class A Issue Price.

Class  A Conversion Unit ” means a Common Unit – Class A issued upon conversion of a Class A Preferred Unit. Immediately upon such issuance, each such converted Class A Conversion Unit shall be considered a Common Unit – Class A for all purposes hereunder.

Class  A Converting Unitholder ” means a Class A Preferred Unitholder (i) who has delivered a Class A Conversion Notice to the Partnership in accordance with Section  5.12(b)(iv)(D)(1) , (ii) to whom the Partnership has delivered a Class A Forced Conversion Notice in accordance with Section  5.12(b)(iv)(D)(2) or (iii) who has elected to convert its Outstanding Class A Preferred Units pursuant to Section  5.12(b)(v)(B)(1) .

Class  A Distribution Default ” has the meaning set forth in Section  5.12(b)(i)(D)(1) .

Class  A Distribution Payment Date ” has the meaning set forth in Section  5.12(b)(i)(C) .

Class  A Forced Conversion ” has the meaning set forth in Section  5.12(b)(iv)(B)(1) .

Class  A Forced Conversion Notice ” has the meaning set forth in Section  5.12(b)(iv)(D)(2) .

Class  A Forced Conversion Notice Date ” has the meaning set forth in Section  5.12(b)(iv)(D)(2) .

Class  A Issue Price ” means $33.71 per Class A Preferred Unit.

Class  A Junior Securities ” means the Common Units and General Partner Interest and any other class or series of Partnership Securities established after the Class A Closing Date that, with respect to distributions on such Partnership Securities of cash or property and distributions upon liquidation, dissolution or winding up of the Partnership (taking into account the intended effects of the allocation of gains and losses as provided in this Agreement), ranks junior to the Class A Preferred Units.

Class  A Liquidation Value ” means an amount equal to the sum of (i) the Class A Issue Price (subject to appropriate adjustments for any stock splits, combinations or recapitalization with respect to the Class A Preferred Units) plus (ii) all Class A Unpaid Distributions, plus (iii) the Class A Partial Period Distributions, in each case, with respect to the applicable Class A Preferred Unit.

Class  A Maximum Conversion Amount ” means a number of Class A Preferred Units that is equal to one-third (33.33%) of the total number of Class A Preferred Units issued on the Class A Closing Date.

Class  A Minimum Conversion Amount ” means (i) a number of Class A Preferred Units having an aggregate Class A Issue Price of $50 million, or (ii) if the aggregate Class A Issue Price of the Class A Preferred Units to be converted by the Class A Preferred Unitholder requesting conversion does not equal or exceed $50 million, then all of the Class A Preferred Units held by such Class A Preferred Unitholder.

 

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Class  A Minimum Redemption Amount ” means (i) a number of Class A Preferred Units having an aggregate Class A Issue Price of $200 million, or (ii) such lesser amount, if the redemption is for all Class A Preferred Units then Outstanding.

Class  A Parity Equivalent Units ” has the meaning set forth in Section  5.12(b)(iii) .

Class  A Parity Securities ” means any class or series of Partnership Securities established after the Class A Closing Date that, with respect to distributions on such Partnership Securities of cash or property and/or distributions upon liquidation, dissolution or winding up of the Partnership (taking into account the intended effects of the allocation of gains and losses as provided in this Agreement), ranks pari passu with the Class A Preferred Units.

Class  A Partial Period Distributions ” means, with respect to a conversion, exchange or redemption of Class A Preferred Units or a liquidation, an amount equal to the sum of (i) the product of (a) the Class A Preferred Unit Distribution Amount multiplied by (b) a fraction, (x) the numerator of which is the number of days elapsed in the Quarter in which such conversion, exchange, redemption or liquidation occurs and (y) the denominator of which is the total number of days in such Quarter, plus (ii) to the extent such conversion, exchange, redemption or liquidation occurs prior to the Class A Distribution Payment Date in respect of the Quarter immediately preceding such conversion, exchange, redemption or liquidation, an amount equal to the Class A Preferred Unit Distribution Amount.

Class  A PIK Payment Date ” has the meaning set forth in Section  5.12(b)(i)(E) .

Class  A PIK Unit ” means a Class A Preferred Unit issued pursuant to a Class A Preferred Unit Distribution in accordance with Section  5.12(b)(i)(B) .

Class  A Preferred Unit ” means a Partnership Security representing a fractional part of the Partnership Interests of all Limited Partners and assignees, and having the rights and obligations specified with respect to a Class A Convertible Preferred Unit in this Agreement, including Class A PIK Units.

Class  A Preferred Unit Distribution ” has the meaning set forth in Section  5.12(b)(i)(A) .

Class  A Preferred Unit Distribution Amount ” has the meaning set forth in Section  5.12(b)(i)(A) .

Class  A Preferred Unit Purchase Agreement ” means the Class A Convertible Preferred Unit Purchase Agreement, dated as of August 2, 2017, by and among the Partnership and the Class A Purchasers.

Class  A Preferred Unit Reset Majority ” means the affirmative vote or consent of the holders of not less than fifty percent (50%) of the Outstanding Class A Preferred Units, voting separately as a class with one vote per Class A Preferred Unit; provided , that a Class A Preferred Unit Reset Majority must include the consent of (i) GSO, so long as GSO and/or its Affiliates collectively own at least 25% of the Outstanding Class A Preferred Units and (ii) KKR, so long as KKR and/or its Affiliates collectively own at least 25% of the Outstanding Class A Preferred Units.

 

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Class  A Preferred Unit Supermajority ” means the affirmative vote or consent of the holders of not less than seventy-five percent (75%) of the Outstanding Class A Preferred Units, voting separately as a class with one vote per Class A Preferred Unit.

Class  A Preferred Unitholder ” means a holder of a Class A Preferred Unit.

Class  A Purchaser ” and “ Class  A Purchasers ” have the meanings ascribed to the terms “Purchaser” and “Purchasers,” respectively, in the Class A Preferred Unit Purchase Agreement.

Class  A Purchaser Holder ” means, with respect to each Class A Preferred Unit, any Class A Preferred Unitholder that either (i) is a Class A Purchaser, (ii) was the recipient of a transfer of such Class A Preferred Unit from a Class A Purchaser at a time when such recipient was an Affiliate of a Class A Purchaser, or (iii) was the recipient of a transfer of such Class A Preferred Unit from a Person described in clause (ii)  above at a time when such recipient was an Affiliate of a Person described in clauses  (i) and (ii)  above.

Class  A Reset Election Period ” has the meaning set forth in Section  5.12(b)(vi)(A) .

Class  A Senior Securities ” means any class or series of Partnership Securities established after the Class A Closing Date that, with respect to distributions on such Partnership Securities of cash or property and/or distributions upon liquidation, dissolution or winding up of the Partnership (taking into account the intended effects of the allocation of gains and losses as provided in this Agreement), ranks senior to the Class A Preferred Units.

Class  A Substantially Equivalent Unit ” has the meaning set forth in Section  5.12(b)(v)(B)(2) .

Class  A Unpaid Distributions ” has the meaning set forth in Section  5.12(b)(i)(D)(1)(a) .

Common Unit ” means a Partnership Security representing a fractional part of the Partnership Interests of all Limited Partners and Assignees, and having the rights and obligations specified with respect to the Common Units in this Agreement consisting of Common Units – Class A and Common Units – Class B. The term “Common Unit” does not refer to or include any Class A Preferred Unit prior to its conversion into a Common Units – Class A pursuant to the terms of this Agreement.

Control ” means the possession, direct or indirect, of the power to direct or cause the direction of the management and policies of a Person, whether through ownership of voting securities, by contract or otherwise.

Conversion Unit ” has the meaning set forth in Section  6.1(d)(xii) .

 

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Credit Agreement ” means the Fourth Amended and Restated Credit Agreement, dated as of June 30, 2014, by and among the Partnership, as borrower, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as administrative agent and issuing agent, and the other financial institutions party thereto, without giving effect to any amendment or supplement to the same entered into after the Class A Closing Date and whether or not such Credit Agreement remains in effect.

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

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

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

GSO ” means GSO Rodeo Holdings LP, a Delaware limited partnership.

GSO Affiliate ” has the meaning set forth in Section  16.11 .

GSO Capital Partners ” means GSO Capital Partners LP, a Delaware limited partnership.

Indemnitee ” means (a) the General Partner, any Departing Partner and any Person who is or was an Affiliate of the General Partner or any Departing Partner, (b) any Person who is or was a director (including Class A Board Observers), officer, employee, agent or trustee of a Group Member, (c) any Person who is or was a member, officer, director (including Class A Board Observers), employee, agent or trustee of the General Partner or any Departing Partner or any Affiliate of the General Partner or any Departing Partner, or any Affiliate of any such Person, and (d) any Person who is or was serving at the request of the General Partner or any Departing Partner or any such Affiliate as a director, officer, employee, member, partner, agent, fiduciary or trustee of another Person; provided , that a Person shall not be an Indemnitee by reason of providing, on a fee-for-services basis, trustee, fiduciary or custodial services.

Indenture ” means the Fourth Supplemental Indenture, dated as of July 23, 2015, supplementing the Indenture, dated as of May 21, 2015, among the Partnership, Genesis Energy Finance Corporation, the guarantors named therein, and U.S. Bank National Association, a national banking association, as trustee, without giving effect to any amendment or supplement to the same entered into after the Class A Closing Date and whether or not such Indenture remains in effect.

Initial Class  A Conversion Date ” has the meaning set forth in Section  5.12(b)(iv)(A) .

Initial Distribution Period ” has the meaning set forth in Section  5.12(b)(i)(B) .

 

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KKR ” means Rodeo Finance Aggregator LLC, a Delaware limited liability company.

KKR Affiliate ” has the meaning set forth in Section  16.11 .

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

LIBOR Determination Date ” means the second London Banking Day immediately preceding the first day of the applicable interest period.

Limited Partner Interest ” means the ownership interest of a Limited Partner or Assignee in the Partnership, which may be evidenced by Common Units, Class A Preferred Units or other Partnership Securities or a combination thereof or interest therein, and includes any and all benefits to which such Limited Partner or Assignee is entitled as provided in this Agreement, together with all obligations of such Limited Partner or Assignee to comply with the terms and provisions of this Agreement.

London Banking Day ” means any day on which commercial banks are open for business (including dealings in U.S. dollars) in London.

Noncompensatory Option ” has the meaning set forth in Treasury Regulation Section 1.721-2(f).

Outstanding ” means, with respect to Partnership Securities, all Partnership Securities that are issued by the Partnership and reflected as outstanding on the Partnership’s books and records as of the date of determination; provided, however, that if at any time any Person, together with its Affiliates, Associates or any Group (other than in each instance, the General Partner or its Affiliates), beneficially owns twenty percent (20%) or more of any Outstanding Partnership Securities of any class then Outstanding, all Partnership Securities so owned by such Person and its Affiliates and Associates, or by such Group or any member of such Group, shall not be considered to be Outstanding in any context relating to matters pertaining to the succession, election, removal, withdrawal, replacement or substitution of the General Partner, specifically including voting upon any such matters (unless otherwise required by law), or when in connection with any such matters (i) sending notices of a meeting of Limited Partners to vote on any such matter (unless otherwise required by law), (ii) calculating required votes, (iii) determining the presence of a quorum, or (iv) for other similar purposes under this Agreement, except that such Partnership Securities shall be considered to be Outstanding for purposes of Section  11.1(b)(iv) (such Partnership Securities shall not, however, be treated as a separate class of Partnership Securities for purposes of this Agreement); provided, however, that such twenty percent (20%) limitation shall not apply to holders of Common Units – Class B with respect to electing or making other decisions regarding Directors pursuant to Section  13.4(b) ; provided , further , that such twenty percent (20%) limitation shall not apply to (A) the Class A Purchaser Holders (but not their successors, transferees or assigns, unless they are Permitted Transferees) with respect to their ownership (beneficial or record) of Class A Preferred Units or Class A Conversion Units or (B) any Class A Preferred Unitholder in connection with any vote, consent or approval of the Class A Preferred Unitholders as a separate class.

 

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Partnership Security ” means any class or series of equity interest in the Partnership (but excluding any options, rights, warrants and appreciation rights relating to an equity interest in the Partnership), including Common Units and Class A Preferred Units.

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

Percentage Interest ” means as of any date of determination (a) as to any Unitholder or Assignee holding Common Units, the product obtained by multiplying (i) one hundred percent (100%), less the percentage applicable to clause (b)  below, by (ii) the quotient obtained by dividing (A) the number of Common Units held by such Unitholder or Assignee by (B) the total number of all Outstanding Common Units, and (b) as to the holders of additional Partnership Securities issued by the Partnership in accordance with Section  5.6 , the percentage established as a part of such issuance. The Percentage Interest with respect to a General Partner Interest and a Class A Preferred Unit shall at all times be zero (0).

Permitted Holder ” means (i) an Affiliate of the Partnership as of the Class A Closing Date; or (ii) a member of the Permitted Investor Group (as such term is defined in the Credit Agreement).

Permitted Loan ” means any bona fide loans or other extensions of credit entered into by a Class A Purchaser Holder or any of its Affiliates with one or more unaffiliated financial institutions and secured by a pledge, hypothecation or other grant of security interest in Class A Preferred Units, Common Units – Class A, and/or related assets and/or cash, cash equivalents and/or letters of credit.

Permitted Transaction ” means any derivative transaction or repurchase or reverse repurchase agreement entered into by any Class A Purchaser Holder or any of its Affiliates with one or more financial institutions, which may or may not be secured by a pledge, hypothecation or other grant of security interest in of Class A Preferred Units, Common Units – Class A and/or related assets and/or cash, cash equivalents and/or letters of credit, including, without limitation, any transaction pursuant to which a Class A Purchaser Holder transfers Class A Preferred Units or Common Units – Class A held by such Class A Purchaser Holder, provided that the Class A Purchaser Holder retains the economic effects of ownership of such Class A Preferred Units following such transfer.

Permitted Transferee ” has the meaning set forth in Section  4.10(c) .

Preferred Units ” means the Class A Preferred Units and any other class or series of Partnership Securities established after the Class A Closing Date that, with respect to distributions on such Partnership Securities of cash or property and distributions upon liquidation of the Partnership (taking into account the intended effects of the allocation of gains and losses as provided in this Agreement), ranks senior to the Common Units.

Pro Rata ” means (a) when modifying Units or any class thereof, apportioned among all designated Units in accordance with their relative Percentage Interests, (b) when modifying Partners and Assignees, apportioned among all Partners and Assignees in accordance with their relative Percentage Interests and (c) when modifying Class A Preferred Unitholders, apportioned among all Class A Preferred Unitholders in accordance with the relative number or percentage of Class A Preferred Units held by each such Class A Preferred Unitholder.

 

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

Sale Gain or Sale Loss ” means all items of income, gain, loss or deduction (determined in accordance with Section  5.5 ) that are recognized upon the sale, exchange or other disposition of all or substantially all of the assets of the Partnership Group, taken as a whole, in a single transaction or a class of related transactions (excluding any disposition to a member of the Partnership Group).

Three-Month LIBOR ” means, as of any LIBOR Determination Date, the rate (expressed as a percentage per year) for deposits in U.S. dollars for a three-month period as appears on Reuters Page LIBOR01 at 11:00 a.m. (London time) on such LIBOR Determination Date. If the appropriate page is replaced or service ceases to be available, the General Partner may select another page or service displaying the appropriate rate.

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

Transfer Limitation Period ” has the meaning set forth in Section  4.10(a) .

Unit ” means a Partnership Security that is designated as a “Unit” and shall include Common Units and Class A Preferred Units but shall not include a General Partner Interest.

Voting Power ” means the right, if any, of the holder of a Partnership Security to vote on Partnership matters. Each Common Unit and Class A Preferred Unit shall entitle the holder thereof to one vote, with the holders of Common Units and Class A Preferred Units voting together as a single class, except that only the Common Units – Class B shall be entitled to vote on the election of, and other matters respecting, Directors as provided under Section  13.4(b) . Each additional Partnership Security shall entitle the holder thereof to such vote, if any, as shall be established at the time of issuance of such Partnership Security.

VWAP ” per Common Units – Class A on any Trading Day shall mean the volume-weighted average price per Common Unit – Class A as displayed under the heading “Bloomberg VWAP” on Bloomberg page “GEL <equity> AQR” (or its equivalent successor if such page is not available) in respect of the period from the scheduled open of trading until the scheduled close of trading of the primary trading session on such Trading Day (or if such volume-weighted average price is unavailable, the Closing Price of one Common Unit – Class A on such Trading Day as reported on the New York Stock Exchange’s website or the website of the National Securities Exchange upon which the Common Units – Class A are then listed). If the VWAP cannot be calculated for the Common Units – Class A on a particular date on any of the foregoing bases, the VWAP of the Common Units – Class A on such date shall be the fair market value of one Common Unit – Class A on such date as determined in good faith by the Partnership in a commercially reasonable manner.

 

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2. Article I is hereby amended to delete the following definitions in Section  1.1 :

Conversion Right Date

Waiver Unit

Waiver Unit Automatic Conversion Date

Waiver Unit – Class  1

Waiver Unit – Class  2

Waiver Unit – Class  3

Waiver Unit – Class  4

Waiver Unit Conversion Notice

Waiver Unit Conversion Notice Date

Waiver Unit Surrender Date

3. Section  4.1 is hereby amended and restated in its entirety as follows:

4.1 Certificates . Upon the Partnership’s issuance of Units to any Person, the Partnership shall issue one or more Certificates in the name of such Person evidencing the number of such Units being so issued; provided , however , with respect to the issuance of any Common Units – Class B or Class A Preferred Units, the Partnership shall issue Certificates in accordance with Section  5.11(c) or 5.12(b)(viii) , as applicable. In addition, the General Partner may cause the Partnership to issue Certificates evidencing ownership of one or more other classes or series of Partnership Securities. Certificates shall be executed on behalf of the Partnership by the Chairman of the Board, Chief Executive Officer, President, Chief Financial Officer or any Vice President and the Secretary or any Assistant Secretary of the General Partner. No Common Unit – Class A Certificate or Class A Preferred Unit Certificate shall be valid for any purpose until it has been countersigned by the Transfer Agent; provided , however , that if the General Partner elects to issue Units in global form, the Unit Certificates shall be valid upon receipt of a certificate from the Transfer Agent certifying that the Units have been duly registered in accordance with the directions of the Partnership. Notwithstanding the above provisions, Common Units – Class A and Class A Preferred Units may be uncertificated.

4. Section  4.2(d) is hereby amended and restated in its entirety as follows:

(d) In lieu of issuing a new Certificate pursuant to this Section  4.2 , with respect to any Common Units – Class A or Class A Preferred Units, the Transfer Agent may cause Common Units – Class A or Class A Preferred Units represented by such Certificate to be uncertificated; provided that any Record Holder may request a Certificate at the Partnership’s expense.

 

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5. Section  4.8 is hereby amended to amend and restate the last sentence of Section  4.8(a) in its entirety as follows:

In addition, the General Partner may require that the status of any such Limited Partner or Assignee (other than a Limited Partner or Assignee in respect of Class A Preferred Units) be changed to that of a Non-citizen Assignee and, thereupon, the General Partner shall be substituted for such Non-citizen Assignee as the Limited Partner in respect of his Limited Partner Interests (other than any Class A Preferred Units).

6. Section  4.9(a) is hereby amended and restated in its entirety as follows:

4.9 Redemption of Partnership Interests of Non-citizen Assignees .

(a) If at any time a Limited Partner or Assignee fails to furnish a Citizenship Certification or other information requested within the 30-day period specified in Section 4.8(a), or if upon receipt of such Citizenship Certification or other information the General Partner determines, with the advice of counsel, that a Limited Partner or Assignee is not an Eligible Citizen, the Partnership may, unless the Limited Partner or Assignee establishes to the satisfaction of the General Partner that such Limited Partner or Assignee is an Eligible Citizen or has transferred his Limited Partner Interests to a Person who is an Eligible Citizen and who furnishes a Citizenship Certification to the General Partner prior to the date fixed for redemption as provided below, redeem the Limited Partner Interest of such Limited Partner or Assignee as follows:

(i) The General Partner shall, not later than the 30th day before the date fixed for redemption, give notice of redemption to the Limited Partner or Assignee, at his last address designated on the records of the Partnership or the Transfer Agent, by registered or certified mail, postage prepaid. The notice shall be deemed to have been given when so mailed. The notice shall specify the Redeemable Interests, the date fixed for redemption, the place of payment, that payment of the redemption price will be made upon surrender of the Certificate evidencing the Redeemable Interests, or if the Redeemable Interests are uncertificated Common Units – Class A or uncertificated Class A Preferred Units, other evidence of such uncertificated Common Units – Class A or uncertificated Class A Preferred Units, as the case may be, and that on and after the date fixed for redemption no further allocations or distributions to which the Limited Partner or Assignee would otherwise be entitled in respect of the Redeemable Interests will accrue or be made.

(ii) The aggregate redemption price for Redeemable Interests (other than any Class A Preferred Units) shall be an amount equal to (A) the Current Market Price (the date of determination of which shall be the date fixed for redemption) of Limited Partner Interests of the class to be so redeemed

 

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multiplied by (B) the number of Limited Partner Interests of each such class included among the Redeemable Interests. The redemption price for such Redeemable Interests (other than any Class A Preferred Units) shall be paid, in the discretion of the General Partner, in cash or by delivery of a promissory note of the Partnership in the principal amount of the redemption price, bearing interest at the rate of 10% annually and payable in three equal annual installments of principal together with accrued interest, commencing one year after the redemption date.

(iii) Upon surrender by or on behalf of the Limited Partner or Assignee, at the place specified in the notice of redemption, of the Certificate evidencing the Redeemable Interests, or, if the Redeemable Interests are uncertificated Common Units – Class A or uncertificated Class A Preferred Units, other evidence of such uncertificated Common Units – Class A or uncertificated Class A Preferred Units, as the case may be, duly endorsed in blank or accompanied by an assignment duly executed in blank, the Limited Partner or Assignee or his duly authorized representative shall be entitled to receive the payment therefor.

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

7. Section  4.9 is hereby amended to add a new Section  4.9(d) as follows:

(d) Redeemable Interests that are Class A Preferred Units shall be redeemed at a price per Class A Preferred Unit equal to the greater of (i) one hundred fifty percent (150%) of the Class A Issue Price, plus all Class A Unpaid Distributions, if any, and (ii) the product of (A) the Average VWAP for the thirty (30) consecutive Trading Days ending on the Trading Day immediately preceding the date of such redemption and (B) the number of Conversion Units into which such Class A Preferred Unit would be then be converted into Conversion Units, whether or not then convertible, at the then-applicable Class A Conversion Rate. The redemption price for such Redeemable Interests that are Class A Preferred Units shall be paid in cash on such redemption date.

8. Article  IV is hereby amended to add a new Section  4.10 governing transfer of the Class A Preferred Units:

4.10 Transfer of Class  A Preferred Units.

(a) During the period beginning on the Class A Closing Date and ending on the date immediately preceding the first anniversary of the Class A Closing Date (the “ Transfer Limitation Period ”), no Class A Purchaser Holder shall, except as provided in Section  4.10(c) and 4.10(d) , transfer any Class A Preferred Units held by such Class A Purchaser Holder without the approval of the General Partner or the Partnership (such approval not to be unreasonably withheld).

 

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(b) After the Transfer Limitation Period, subject to Section  4.7 , each Class A Purchaser Holder may transfer any Class A Preferred Units held by it to any other Person or Persons, except for (i) any transfer of any Class A Preferred Units to any non-U.S. resident individual, non-U.S. corporation or partnership, or any other non-U.S. entity, including any foreign governmental entity; provided , however , that the foregoing shall not apply if, prior to any such transfer or arrangement, such individual, corporation, partnership or other entity establishes to the satisfaction of the Partnership, its entitlement to a complete exemption from tax withholding, including under Code Sections 1441, 1442, 1445 and 1471 through 1474, and the Treasury Regulations thereunder; or (ii) any transfer of Class A Preferred Units that violates the terms of this Agreement.

(c) Subject to Section  4.7 , but notwithstanding anything else herein to the contrary, a Class A Purchaser Holder shall at all times from and after the Class A Closing Date be permitted to (i) pledge, encumber, hypothecate or mortgage all or any portion of its Class A Preferred Units in connection with a Permitted Loan or Permitted Transaction; (ii) transfer any Class A Preferred Units held by such Class A Purchaser Holder to any Person in connection with a Permitted Transaction; or (iii) transfer any Class A Preferred Units held by such Class A Purchaser Holder to any Person that is an Affiliate of such Class A Purchaser Holder or to another Class A Purchaser (each such Person, a “ Permitted Transferee ”); provided that any such transfer referred to in clause (ii) would not result in the Partnership being considered terminated for purposes of Section 708 of the Code (a “ Technical Termination ”); provided , further , that the Partnership shall, as promptly as reasonably practicable, provide any Class A Purchaser Holder, upon its request, with information sufficient for such Class A Purchaser Holder to determine if a proposed transfer of Class A Preferred Units could reasonably be expected to result in a Technical Termination.

(d) During the period beginning on the Class A Closing Date and ending on the date immediately preceding the second anniversary of the Class A Closing Date, no Class A Purchaser shall, without the prior written consent of the Partnership, engage in any short sales or other derivative or hedging transactions with respect to the Class A Preferred Units or Common Units – Class A that are designed to, or that might reasonably be expected to, result in the transfer to another, in whole or in part, any of the economic consequences of ownership of any Class A Preferred Units or Class A Conversion Units held by such Class A Purchaser. Notwithstanding the foregoing, each Class A Purchaser and its Affiliates may (i) enter into any Permitted Transaction and transfer any Class A Preferred Units or Common Units – Class A held by such Class A Purchaser or its Affiliate in connection therewith, or (ii) pledge all or any portion of its Class A Preferred Units or Common Units – Class A in connection with a Permitted Transaction or a Permitted Loan, and neither (A) the foreclosure on any such pledged Class A Preferred Units or Common Units – Class A (and/or any sale thereof) by any such pledgee under such Permitted Transaction or Permitted Loan nor (B) the transfer of the Class A Preferred Units or Common Units – Class A by a pledgee or counterparty who has foreclosed or exercised remedies or other rights on any such pledged or transferred Class A Preferred Units or Common Units – Class A shall be considered a violation or breach of this Section  4.10 .

(e) Except for the restrictions on transfer set forth in Section  4.7 , this Section  4.10 sets forth the only restrictions on transfer applicable to Class A Preferred Units. Any transfer of Class A Preferred Units not prohibited by this Section  4.10 or Section  4.7 shall be permitted without the consent of the General Partner or the Partnership. The restrictions set forth in this Section  4.10 shall not apply to any Class A Preferred Unitholder that is not a Class A Purchaser Holder. For the avoidance of doubt, nothing in this Section  4.10 or Section  4.7 shall prohibit changes in the direct or indirect ownership of equity securities of any Class A Purchaser Holder.

 

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(f) Upon surrender of a Certificate for registration of transfer of any Class A Preferred Units evidenced by a Certificate, the appropriate officers of the General Partner on behalf of the Partnership shall execute and deliver and the Transfer Agent shall countersign, in the name of the holder or the designated transferee or transferees, as required pursuant to the holder’s instructions, one or more new Certificates evidencing the same aggregate number Class A Preferred Units as was evidenced by the Certificate so surrendered. Upon delivery of evidence of the ownership of uncertificated Class A Preferred Units, the Transfer Agent shall deliver in the name of the holder or the designated transferee or transferees, as required pursuant to the holder’s instructions, evidence of ownership of uncertificated Class A Preferred Units evidencing the same aggregate number of Class A Preferred Unit as was evidenced by the uncertificated Class A Preferred Units so surrendered.

9. Section  5.5(a) is hereby amended to add the following sentences to the end of such Section:

For the avoidance of doubt, each Class A Preferred Unit will be treated as a Partnership Interest in the Partnership that is “convertible equity” within the meaning of Treasury Regulation Section 1.721-2(g)(3), and, therefore, each holder of a Class A Preferred Unit will be treated as a Partner in the Partnership. The initial Capital Account balance in respect of each Class A Preferred Unit shall be the Class A Issue Price, as such amount may be adjusted for any reduction attributable to expenses reimbursable under the Class A Purchase Agreement.

10. Section  5.5(d)(i) is hereby amended and restated as follows:

(d) (i) Consistent with Treasury Regulation Sections 1.704-1(b)(2)(iv)(f) and 1.704-1(b)(2)(iv)(h)(2), on an issuance of additional Partnership Securities for cash or Contributed Property, the issuance of a Noncompensatory Option, the issuance of Partnership Securities as consideration for the provision of services, or the conversion of Class A Preferred Units to Common Units pursuant to Section  5.12(b) , the Carrying Value of each Partnership property immediately prior to such issuance or after such conversion shall be adjusted upward or downward to reflect any Unrealized Gain or Unrealized Loss attributable to such Partnership property; provided, however , that in the event of the issuance of a Partnership Interest pursuant to the exercise of a Noncompensatory Option (which, for purposes hereof, shall include any conversion of Class A Preferred Units to Common Units pursuant to Section  5.12(b)(iv) ) where the right to share in Partnership capital represented by such Partnership Interest differs from the consideration paid to acquire and exercise such option, the Carrying Value of each Partnership property immediately after the issuance of such Partnership Interest shall be adjusted upward or downward to reflect any Unrealized Gain or Unrealized Loss attributable to such Partnership property and the Capital Accounts of the Partners shall be adjusted in a manner consistent with Treasury Regulation Section 1.704-1(b)(2)(iv)(s); provided , further , that in the event of an issuance of Partnership Securities for a de minimis amount of cash or Contributed Property, in the event of an issuance of a Noncompensatory Option to acquire a de minimis Partnership Interest or in the event of an issuance of a de minimis amount of Partnership Securities as

 

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consideration for the provision of services, the General Partner may determine that such adjustments are unnecessary for the proper administration of the Partnership. In determining such Unrealized Gain or Unrealized Loss, the aggregate fair market value of all Partnership property (including cash or cash equivalents) immediately prior to the issuance of additional Partnership Securities (or, in the case of a Revaluation Event resulting from the exercise of a Noncompensatory Option (which, for purposes hereof, shall include any conversion of Class A Preferred Units to Common Units pursuant to Section  5.12(b)(iv) ), immediately after the issuance of the Partnership Interest acquired pursuant to the exercise of such Noncompensatory Option) shall be determined by the General Partner using such method of valuation as it may adopt; provided , however , that the General Partner, in arriving at such valuation, must take fully into account the fair market value of the Partnership Securities of all Partners at such time and must make such adjustments to such valuation as required by Treasury Regulation Section 1.704-1(b)(2)(iv)(h)(2). If, after making the allocations of Unrealized Gain and Unrealized Loss as set forth in Section  6.1(d)(xii) , the Capital Account of each Partner with respect to each Conversion Unit received upon such conversion of the Limited Partner Interest is less than the Per Unit Capital Amount for a then Outstanding Common Unit – Class A, then, in accordance with Treasury Regulation Section 1.704-1(b)(2)(iv)(s)(3), Capital Account balances shall be reallocated between the Partners holding Common Units (other than Conversion Units) and Partners holding Conversion Units so as to cause the Capital Account of each Partner holding a Conversion Unit to equal, on a per Unit basis with respect to each such Conversion Unit, the Per Unit Capital Amount for a then Outstanding Common Unit – Class A. In making its determination of the fair market values of individual properties, the General Partner may first determine an aggregate value for the assets of the Partnership that takes into account the current trading price of the Common Units, the fair market value of all other Partnership Securities at such time and the amount of Partnership Liabilities. The General Partner may allocate such aggregate value among the individual properties of the Partnership (in such manner as it determines appropriate). Absent a contrary determination by the General Partner, the aggregate fair market value of all Partnership assets (including cash or cash equivalents) immediately prior to a Revaluation Event shall be the value that would result in the Capital Account for each Common Unit that is Outstanding prior to such Revaluation Event being equal to the Event Issue Value.

11. Sections  5.6(a) , 5.6(c) and 5.7 are each hereby amended by lowercasing the first letter of the first sentence thereof and adding “Subject to Section  5.12 ,” preceding the first letter of the first sentence thereof.

12. Section  5.8(c) is hereby amended and restated in its entirety as follows:

(c) Promptly following any such distribution, subdivision or combination, the Partnership may issue Certificates or uncertificated Common Units – Class A or uncertificated Class A Preferred Units, as the case may be, to the Record Holders of Partnership Securities as of the applicable Record Date representing the new number of Partnership Securities held by such Record Holders, or the General Partner may adopt such other procedures as it may deem appropriate to reflect such changes. If any such combination results in a smaller total number of Partnership Securities Outstanding, the Partnership shall require, as a condition to the delivery to a Record Holder of such new Certificate or uncertificated Common Units – Class A or uncertificated Class A Preferred Units, as the case may be, the surrender of any Certificate, or other evidence of uncertificated Common Units – Class A or uncertificated Class A Preferred Units, as the case may be, held by such Record Holder immediately prior to such Record Date.

 

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13. Section  5.10 is hereby amended and restated as follows:

5.10 [ Intentionally Deleted ].

14. Section  5.11(b)(ii) is hereby amended by adding “(other than pursuant to Section  5.12(b)(i)(D)(3) )” after “B, shall” and before “have the right to”.

15. Article  V is hereby amended to add a new Section  5.12 creating a new series of Units as follows:

5.12 Establishment of Class  A Convertible Preferred Units.

(a) General . The General Partner hereby designates and creates a series of Units to be designated as “Class A Convertible Preferred Units,” having the terms and conditions set forth herein.

(b) Rights of the Class  A Preferred Units. The Class A Preferred Units shall have the following rights, preferences and privileges and the Class A Preferred Unitholders shall be subject to the following duties and obligations:

(i) Distributions.

(A) Beginning with the Quarter ending September 30, 2017, the Class A Preferred Unitholders as of the applicable Record Date for each Quarter shall be entitled to receive, in respect of each Outstanding Class A Preferred Unit, a cumulative distribution equal to $0.7374 per Quarter, subject to adjustment in accordance with Sections  5.12(b)(iv)(F) and 5.12(b)(vi) (the “ Class  A Preferred Unit Distribution Amount ”), and any Class A Unpaid Distributions (such distribution, a “ Class  A Preferred Unit Distribution ”).

(B) With respect to any Quarter (or portion thereof for which a Class A Preferred Unit Distribution is due) ending on or prior to March 1, 2019 (the “ Initial Distribution Period ”), the Class A Preferred Unit Distribution shall be paid, as determined by the General Partner, subject to Section  5.12(b)(i)(G) below, in Class A PIK Units, in cash, or in a combination of Class A PIK Units and cash. For any Quarter ending after the last day of the Initial Distribution Period, subject to Section  5.12(b)(i)(G) below, all Class A Preferred Unit Distributions shall be paid only in cash. If, during the Initial Distribution Period, the General Partner elects to pay all or any portion of a Class A Preferred Unit Distribution in Class A PIK Units, the number of Class A PIK Units to be issued in connection with such Class A Preferred Unit Distribution shall equal the quotient of (1) the Class A Preferred Unit Distribution Amount (or portion thereof to be paid in Class A PIK Units) divided by (2) the

 

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Class A Issue Price; provided , that instead of issuing any fractional Class A PIK Unit, the Partnership shall round the number of Class A PIK Units issued to each Class A Preferred Unitholder down to the nearest whole Class A PIK Unit and pay cash in lieu of such fractional Unit (with the amount of such cash payment being based on the value of such fractional Class A PIK Unit, which shall be the product of the Closing Price of the Common Units – Class A on the Record Date for such Class A Preferred Unit Distribution, multiplied by the number of Class A Conversion Units into which such fractional Class A PIK Units would be convertible at the applicable Class A Conversion Rate on such Record Date (without regard to whether any Class A Preferred Units are then convertible)).

(C) All Class A Preferred Unit Distributions shall be paid Quarterly, in arrears, on the earlier of: (1) the date that distributions are made on the Common Units for such Quarter pursuant to Section  6.3 or such earlier date after the end of such Quarter as the General Partner may determine, and (2) the date that is forty-five (45) days after the end of such Quarter (such date, the “ Class  A Distribution Payment Date ”).

(D) If, during the Initial Distribution Period, the Partnership fails to pay in full any Class A Preferred Unit Distribution (or portion thereof) (in cash or Class A PIK Units) on the applicable Class A Distribution Payment Date, then each Class A Preferred Unitholder entitled to such unpaid Class A Preferred Unit Distribution shall be deemed to have nonetheless received on such Class A Distribution Payment Date such Class A Preferred Unit Distribution in Class A PIK Units and, accordingly, shall have all other rights under this Agreement as if such Class A PIK Units had, in fact, been issued on the applicable Class A Distribution Payment Date. If, following the Initial Distribution Period:

(1) the Partnership fails (or the amount of Available Cash is not sufficient) to pay in full in cash any Class A Preferred Unit Distribution Amount for any Quarter (or applicable portion thereof), on the applicable Class A Distribution Payment Date (a “ Class  A Distribution Default ”), then from and after such applicable Class A Distribution Payment Date and continuing until all accrued and accumulated but unpaid Class A Preferred Unit Distributions have been paid in full in cash:

(a) The amount of such accrued and accumulated but unpaid cash distributions (on a per Class A Preferred Unit basis, “ Class  A Unpaid Distributions ”) will accrue and accumulate from and including the first day of the Quarter immediately following the Quarter in respect of which such payment was due until paid in full in cash;

 

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(b) The Partnership shall not be permitted to, and shall not, declare or make, any distributions, redemptions or repurchases in respect of any Class A Junior Securities or Class A Parity Securities (including, for the avoidance of doubt, with respect to the Quarter for which the Partnership first failed to pay in full any Class A Preferred Unit Distribution in cash when due); provided , however , that distributions may be declared and paid on the Class A Preferred Units and any Class A Parity Securities so long as such distributions are declared and paid pro rata so that amounts of distributions declared per Class A Preferred Unit and Class A Parity Security shall in all cases bear to each other the same ratio that accrued and accumulated but unpaid distributions per Class A Preferred Unit and Class A Parity Security bear to each other; and

(c) The Partnership shall not be permitted to issue any Class A Parity Securities (or amend any provisions of any class of Partnership Securities to make such class of Partnership Securities a class of Class A Parity Securities).

(2) there is a Class A Distribution Default in respect of any two (2) Quarters, whether or not consecutive, then from and after the Class A Distribution Payment Date in respect of such second Class A Distribution Default and continuing until all accrued and accumulated Class A Unpaid Distributions have been paid in full in cash, the Class A Preferred Unit Distribution Amount shall be reset to a cash amount per Class A Preferred Unit equal to the amount that would be payable per Quarter if a Class A Preferred Unit accrued interest on the Class A Issue Price thereof (as adjusted for any stock splits, combinations or recapitalization with respect to the Class A Preferred Units) at an annualized rate equal to the then-current annualized distribution rate plus 200 basis points; provided that upon payment of all accrued and accumulated Class A Unpaid Distributions, the increase to the Class A Preferred Unit Distribution Amount contemplated by this clause (2)  shall cease to apply unless and until another Class A Distribution Default occurs thereafter; and

(3) there is a Class A Distribution Default in respect of any three (3) Quarters, whether or not consecutive, then from and after the Class A Distribution Payment Date in respect of such third Class A Distribution Default and continuing until all accrued and accumulated but unpaid Class A Preferred Unit Distributions have been paid in full in cash, KKR and GSO shall each have the right, exercisable by the delivery of written notice to the General

 

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Partner, to appoint a Director to the Board of Directors, and the Board of Directors shall take all necessary action to promptly expand the Board of Directors and name such appointee(s) to fill the vacancy or vacancies, as the case may be, so created; provided that upon payment of all accrued and accumulated Class A Unpaid Distributions, any such Director shall tender his resignation from the Board of Directors immediately upon the request of the Board of Directors and the appointment right contemplated by this clause (3)  shall cease unless and until another Class A Distribution Default occurs thereafter; provided , further , that any Director appointed to the Board of Directors pursuant to this clause (3)  may only be removed by the Person (KKR or GSO) which appointed such Director and the vacancy created by the death, resignation, removal, disability or other cause of any such appointee at any time during which the right to appoint a Director pursuant to this clause (3)  continues shall be filed by the Person (KKR or GSO) that appointed such appointee; provided , however , (a) GSO’s right to appoint a Director pursuant to this clause (3) , shall terminate on the date that GSO and its Affiliates, collectively, cease to own any Class A Preferred Units and (b) KKR’s right to appoint a Director pursuant to this clause (3) , shall terminate on the date that KKR and its Affiliates, collectively, cease to own any Class A Preferred Units.

(4) For avoidance of doubt, notwithstanding the existence of any Class A Distribution Default, for purposes of the definition of “Class A Conversion Rate,” with respect to any Class A Preferred Unit, no portion of the Class A Preferred Unit Distribution Amount payable on such Class A Preferred Unit with respect to any Quarter shall become, or be deemed, “Class A Unpaid Distributions” on such Class A Preferred Unit unless and until such Class A Preferred Unit Distribution Amount is not paid on the applicable Class A Distribution Payment Date.

(E) When any Class A PIK Units are payable to a Class A Preferred Unitholder pursuant to this Section  5.12(b)(i) , the Partnership shall issue the Class A PIK Units to such holder in accordance with Section  5.12(b)(i)(B) or Section  5.12(b)(i)(D) , as applicable (the date of issuance of such Class A PIK Units, the “Class  A PIK Payment Date ”). On the Class A PIK Payment Date, the Partnership shall have the option to (i) issue to such Class A Preferred Unitholder a certificate or certificates for the number of Class A PIK Units to which such Class A Preferred Unitholder shall be entitled, or (ii) cause the Transfer Agent to make a notation in book entry form in the books of the Partnership, and all such Class A PIK Units shall, when so issued, be (1) newly issued and (2) duly authorized, validly issued, fully paid and non-assessable Limited Partner Interests, except as such non-assessability may be affected by Section 17-607 or 17-804 of the Delaware Act, and shall be free from preemptive rights and free of any lien, claim, rights or encumbrances, other than those arising under the Delaware Act or this Agreement.

 

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(F) For purposes of maintaining Capital Accounts, if the Partnership issues one or more Class A PIK Units with respect to a Class A Preferred Unit, then (i) the Partnership shall be treated as distributing cash with respect to such Class A Preferred Unit in an amount equal to the Class A Issue Price of the Class A PIK Unit issued in payment of the Class A Preferred Unit Distribution and (ii) the holder of such Class A Preferred Unit shall be treated as having contributed to the Partnership in exchange for such newly issued Class A PIK Unit an amount of cash equal to the Class A Issue Price.

(G) All distributions paid in respect of Class A Preferred Units with respect to any Quarter shall not exceed the amount of Available Cash attributable to the relevant Quarter; otherwise such distributions will be deemed to be paid in Class A PIK Units in accordance with paragraph (D)  above or, after the Initial Distribution Period, a Class A Distribution Default shall occur.

(H) Notwithstanding anything in this Section  5.12(b)(i) to the contrary, with respect to any Class A Preferred Unit that is converted into a Common Unit – Class A, (i) with respect to a distribution to be made to Record Holders as of the Record Date preceding such conversion, the Record Holder as of such Record Date of such Class A Preferred Unit shall be entitled to receive such distribution in respect of such Class A Preferred Unit on the corresponding Class A Distribution Payment Date (notwithstanding the prior conversion of such Class A Preferred Unit), but shall not be entitled to receive such distribution in respect of the Common Unit – Class A into which such Class A Preferred Unit was converted on the payment date thereof, and (ii) with respect to a distribution to be made to Record Holders as of any Record Date following such conversion, the Record Holder as of such Record Date of the Common Units – Class A into which such Class A Preferred Unit was converted shall be entitled to receive such distribution in respect of such converted Common Units – Class A on the payment date thereof, but shall not be entitled to receive such distribution in respect of such Class A Preferred Unit on the corresponding Class A Distribution Payment Date. For the avoidance of doubt, if a Class A Preferred Unit is converted into Common Units – Class A pursuant to the terms hereof following a Record Date but prior to the corresponding Class A Distribution Payment Date, then the Record Holder of such Class A Preferred Unit as of such Record Date shall nonetheless remain entitled to receive on the Class A Distribution Payment Date a distribution in respect of such Class A Preferred Unit pursuant to Section  5.12(b)(i)(A) and, until such distribution is received, Section  5.12(b)(i)(B) shall continue to apply (notwithstanding the prior conversion of such Class A Preferred Unit).

 

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(ii) Voting Rights.

(A) Except as provided in Section  5.12(b)(ii)(B) , the Outstanding Class A Preferred Units shall have voting rights that are identical to the voting rights of the Common Units – Class A and shall vote on such matters with the Common Units – Class A and the Common Units – Class B as a single class, so that each Outstanding Class A Preferred Unit will be entitled to one vote for each Common Unit – Class A into which such Class A Preferred Unit would be convertible at the then applicable Class A Conversion Rate (regardless of whether the Class A Preferred Units are then convertible) on each matter with respect to which each Record Holder of a Common Unit – Class A is entitled to vote. To the extent relating to matters on which holders of Common Units – Class A are entitled to vote, each reference in this Agreement to a vote of Record Holders of Common Units shall be deemed to be a reference to the Record Holders of Common Units – Class A, Common Units – Class B and Class A Preferred Units, voting together as a single class during any period in which any Class A Preferred Units are Outstanding.

(B) Notwithstanding any other provision of this Agreement, in addition to all other requirements imposed by Delaware law, and all other voting rights granted under this Agreement, the approval of a Class A Preferred Unit Supermajority shall be required prior to:

(1) Any amendment to this Agreement or the Certificate of Limited Partnership (including by merger or otherwise or any amendment contemplated by and made in accordance with Section  5.12(b)(iii) ) that is adverse to any of the rights, preferences and privileges of the Class A Preferred Units. Without limiting the generality of the preceding sentence, any amendment shall be deemed to have such adverse impact if such amendment would:

(a) Reduce the Class A Preferred Unit Distribution Amount, change the form of payment of distributions on the Class A Preferred Units, defer the date from which distributions on the Class A Preferred Units will accrue, cancel any accrued and accumulated but unpaid distributions on the Class A Preferred Units (including any Class A Unpaid Distributions, Class A Partial Period Distributions or Class A PIK Units), or change the seniority rights of the Class A Preferred Unitholders as to the payment of distributions in relation to the holders of any other class or series of Partnership Securities;

 

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(b) Reduce the amount payable or change the form of payment to the Record Holders of the Class A Preferred Units upon the voluntary or involuntary liquidation, dissolution or winding up, or sale of all or substantially all of the assets, of the Partnership, or change the seniority of the liquidation preferences of the Record Holders of the Class A Preferred Units in relation to the rights upon liquidation of the holders of any other class or series of Partnership Securities; or

(c) Make the Class A Preferred Units redeemable, exchangeable or convertible at the option of the Partnership other than as set forth in this Section  5.12 ;

(2) Any amendment to this Agreement that otherwise modifies the terms of the Class A Preferred Units;

(3) The Partnership making an election to be treated as a corporation for U.S. federal tax law purposes;

(4) The Partnership entering into any oral or written agreement that restricts its ability to pay distributions on the Class A Preferred Units, other than any amendment to the Credit Agreement or supplement to the Indenture or any subsequent credit agreement or indenture, provided that the restrictions on the Partnership’s ability to pay distributions set forth in any such amendment, supplement or subsequent agreement shall be no more restrictive than those set forth in the Credit Agreement and the Indenture, respectively;

(5) Except as provided below, paying distributions on any Class A Junior Securities to the extent funded with the proceeds of (A) borrowings, refinancings or refundings of indebtedness or sales of debt securities by the Partnership and/or its Subsidiaries (other than working capital borrowings intended to be repaid within twelve (12) months from the date of incurrence), (B) sales of Partnership Securities or (C) sales or dispositions of assets of the Partnership and/or its Subsidiaries (any such distributions described in (A), (B) or (C) above, “ Capital Distributions ”); provided, that the Partnership may pay an aggregate amount of Capital Distributions on any Class A Junior Securities not to exceed $20 million (taking into account all Capital Distributions paid since the Class A Closing Date); and

 

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(6) Incurring any indebtedness (including the issuance of debt securities) for borrowed money to the extent such incurrence would result in the Partnership’s consolidated indebtedness exceeding 7.0x the Partnership’s trailing four-quarters Adjusted Consolidated EBITDA (as defined in the Credit Agreement), unless, with respect to this clause  (6) , the aggregate Class A Issue Price of the Class A Preferred Units then Outstanding is less than $200 million.

(iii) No Class  A Senior Securities; Class  A Parity Securities; Preemptive Rights. The Partnership shall not, without the affirmative vote of a Class A Preferred Unit Supermajority, issue any (A) Class A Senior Securities (or amend the provisions of any class of Partnership Securities to make such class of Partnership Securities a class of Class A Senior Securities) or (B) Class A Parity Securities (or amend the provisions of any class of Partnership Securities to make such class of Partnership Securities a class of Class A Parity Securities) or Class A Preferred Units; provided that, subject to Section  5.12(b)(i)(D)(4) , without the approval of a Class A Preferred Unit Supermajority (but without prejudice to their rights under Section  5.12(b)(ii)(A) ), the Partnership may issue (1) at any time that the aggregate value of the Outstanding Common Units – Class A, calculated with reference to the Closing Price of the Common Units – Class A on the Trading Day immediately preceding the date of determination is at least $4.5 billion, in the aggregate, up to a number of Class A Parity Securities such that, as of the date of the issuance of such Class A Parity Securities, the aggregate number of Class A Parity Securities, together with the Class A Preferred Units, in each case on an as-converted basis (or, if the Class A Parity Securities are not convertible, assuming that such Class A Parity Securities are convertible into a number of Common Units equal to the quotient of (x) the aggregate purchase price for such Class A Parity Securities, divided by (y) one hundred ten percent (110)% of the Average VWAP for the thirty (30) consecutive Trading Days ending on the Trading Day immediately preceding the date of such issuance (such Common Units, the “ Class  A Parity Equivalent Units ”)), equals no more than nineteen and nine-tenths percent (19.9%) of all Outstanding Common Units (including as Outstanding for such purposes, (a) any Common Units issuable in respect of the Class A Preferred Units at the then-applicable Class A Conversion Rate (regardless of whether the Class A Preferred Units are then convertible), (b) any Common Units issuable in respect of Class A Parity Securities (including any warrants issued in connection with such Class A Parity Securities) at the initial or then-applicable conversion rate, as applicable, and regardless of whether any such Class A Parity Equivalent Units are then convertible, (c) any Common Units issuable in respect of any outstanding warrants or options issued by the Partnership, (d) any Class A Parity Equivalent Units and (e) any Common Units that would otherwise be excluded by operation of the definition of the term “Outstanding”), and (2) such number of Class A Parity Securities as determined by the General Partner, if the aggregate Class A Issue Price of the Class A Preferred Units then Outstanding is less than $200 million; provided , however ,

 

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that so long as the Class A Purchasers and their Affiliates collectively own fifty percent (50%) or more of the total number of Class A Preferred Units issued on the Class A Closing Date, if the Partnership proposes to issue, offer or sell any Class A Parity Securities, then the Partnership shall first offer the Class A Purchasers the opportunity to purchase up to fifty percent (50%) of such Class A Parity Securities on substantially the same terms as will be offered to the other purchasers thereof; provided , further , that the foregoing preemptive rights shall be effected on a pro rata basis among the Class A Purchasers based on the Outstanding Class A Preferred Units, including any Outstanding Class A PIK Units, then owned by the Class A Purchasers and their respective Affiliates. The Partnership may, without any vote of the holders of Outstanding Class A Preferred Units (but without prejudice to their rights under Section  5.12(b)(ii)(A) ), issue the Class A PIK Units contemplated by this Agreement.

(iv) Conversion.

(A) At the Option of the Class  A Preferred Unitholders . Beginning with the earliest of (1) the second anniversary of the Class A Closing Date (the “ Initial Class  A Conversion Date ”), (2) immediately following a Class A Change of Control that is consummated prior to the Initial Class A Conversion Date, and (3) immediately prior to the liquidation, dissolution or winding-up of the Partnership under Section  12.4 , each Class A Preferred Unitholder shall have the right, exercisable at its sole election, to convert all or any portion (so long as such portion is equal to or in excess of the Class A Minimum Conversion Amount) of the Class A Preferred Units owned by such Class A Preferred Unitholder, at any time and from time to time upon the request of such Class A Preferred Unitholder, but not more than once per Quarter, into a number of Common Units – Class A per Class A Preferred Unit equal to the Class A Conversion Rate then in effect; provided , however , that notwithstanding clauses (1), (2) or (3) above, if any lender, other creditor or counterparty under any Permitted Transaction or Permitted Loan transaction (including any agent or trustee on their behalf) or any affiliate of the foregoing exercises any rights or remedies under such Permitted Loan or Permitted Transaction on foreclosure or other exercise of remedies or rights in respect of any pledged Class A Preferred Units, then such pledged Class A Preferred Units may be immediately converted by such lender or creditor into the applicable number of Common Units – Class A described above in connection with such exercise of its rights and remedies thereunder.

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(1) At any time after the third anniversary of the Class A Closing Date, the Partnership may, at its option, convert Class A Preferred Units, in an aggregate amount not to exceed the Class A Maximum Conversion Amount in any consecutive twelve-month (12-month) period, into a number of Common Units – Class A per Class A Preferred Unit equal to the Class A Conversion Rate then in effect (a “ Class  A Forced Conversion ”), provided that in order for the Partnership to exercise such right, the following conditions must be met:

(a) The Closing Price of the Common Units – Class A for twenty (20) Trading Days out of the period of thirty (30) consecutive Trading Days ending on the Trading Day immediately preceding the Class A Forced Conversion Notice Date must be equal to or greater than (i) one hundred thirty-five percent (135%) of the Class A Issue Price, as adjusted pursuant to Section  5.12(b)(iv)(F) , if such Class A Forced Conversion Notice Date occurs prior to the fourth anniversary of the Class A Closing Date; (ii) one hundred forty-five percent (145%) of the Class A Issue Price, as adjusted pursuant to Section  5.12(b)(iv)(F) , if such Class A Forced Conversion Notice Date occurs on or after the fourth anniversary and prior to the fifth anniversary of the Class A Closing Date; and (iii) one hundred fifty-five percent (155%) of the Class A Issue Price, as adjusted pursuant to Section  5.12(b)(iv)(F) , if such Class A Forced Conversion Notice Date occurs on or after the fifth anniversary of the Class A Closing Date;

(b) The average daily trading volume of the Common Units – Class A on the National Securities Exchange on which the Common Units – Class A are then listed or admitted to trading must be equal to or exceed 300,000 (as such amount may be adjusted to reflect any Unit split, combination or similar event) for the thirty (30) consecutive Trading Days ending on the Trading Day immediately preceding the Class A Forced Conversion Notice Date; and

(c) The Partnership must have an effective registration statement on file with the Commission covering resales of the underlying Common Units – Class A to be received upon any such conversion;

provided , further , that each such conversion by the Partnership shall be for an aggregate amount of Class A Preferred Units involving an underlying value of Common Units – Class A of at least $100 million based on the Closing Price of Common Units – Class A on the Trading Day immediately preceding the Class A Forced Conversion Notice Date (or a lesser amount if such amount includes all then Outstanding Class A Preferred Units) and shall be allocated among the Class A Preferred Unitholders on a Pro Rata basis or on such other basis as may be agreed upon by all Class A Preferred Unitholders.

 

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(2) In addition, at any time after the third anniversary of the Class A Closing Date, if the aggregate Class A Issue Price of all Outstanding Class A Preferred Units is less than $20 million, the Partnership may, at its option, convert all (but not less than all) Outstanding Class A Preferred Units into a number of Common Units – Class A per Class A Preferred Unit equal to the greater of (a) the Class A Conversion Rate then in effect and (b) the quotient of (i) the Class A Issue Price divided by (ii) ninety-five percent (95%) of the Average VWAP of the Common Units – Class A for the thirty (30) Trading Days ending on the Trading Day immediately preceding the applicable Class A Forced Conversion Notice Date.

(C) No Fractional Units . Fractional Common Units shall not be issued to any Person upon conversion of Class A Preferred Units pursuant to this Section  5.12(b)(iv) or Section  5.12(b)(v) . In lieu of issuing any such fractional Common Units, the Partnership shall round the number of Common Units – Class A issued to each Class A Converting Unitholder down to the nearest whole number of Common Units – Class A and pay cash in lieu of any such fractional Unit (with the amount of such cash payment being based on the Closing Price of the Common Units – Class A on the Trading Day immediately preceding the Class A Conversion Notice Date or the Class A Forced Conversion Notice Date, as applicable).

(D) Conversion Notice .

(1) To convert Class A Preferred Units into Common Units – Class A pursuant to Section  5.12(b)(iv)(A) , a Class A Converting Unitholder shall give written notice (a “ Class  A Conversion Notice ,” and the date such notice is received, a “ Class  A Conversion Notice Date ”) to the Partnership stating (a) that such Class A Preferred Unitholder elects to so convert Class A Preferred Units pursuant to Section  5.12(b)(iv)(A) , (b) the number of Class A Preferred Units to be converted and (c) the Person or account(s) to whom such Common Units – Class A should be issued.

(2) To convert Class A Preferred Units into Common Units – Class A pursuant to Section  5.12(b)(iv)(B) , the Partnership shall give written notice (a “ Class  A Forced Conversion Notice ,” and the date such notice is received, a “ Class  A Forced Conversion Notice Date ”) to each Record Holder of Class A

 

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Preferred Units stating (a) that the Partnership elects to force conversion of Class A Preferred Units pursuant to Section  5.12(b)(iv)(B) and (b) the number of Class A Preferred Units to be so converted. The Class A Conversion Units shall be issued in the name of the Record Holder of such Class A Preferred Units.

(E) Timing . If a Class A Conversion Notice is delivered by a Class A Preferred Unitholder to the Partnership or a Class A Forced Conversion Notice is delivered by the Partnership to a Class A Preferred Unitholder, each in accordance with Section  5.12(b)(iv)(D) , the Partnership shall issue the applicable Class A Conversion Units no later than three (3) Business Days after the Class A Conversion Notice Date or the Class A Forced Conversion Notice Date, as the case may be, occurs. On each Class A Conversion Date, the Partnership shall instruct, and shall use its commercially reasonable efforts to cause (including delivery of any required instruction letters or opinions), its Transfer Agent to electronically transmit the Class A Conversion Units issuable upon conversion to such Class A Preferred Unitholder (or designated recipient(s)), by crediting the account of the Class A Preferred Unitholder (or designated recipient(s)) through its Deposit/Withdrawal at Custodian service or other customary means of delivery. The parties agree to coordinate with the Transfer Agent to accomplish this objective.

(F) Distributions, Combinations, Subdivisions and Reclassifications by the Partnership . If, after the Class A Closing Date, the Partnership (1) makes a distribution on its Common Units payable in Common Units or other Partnership Securities, (2) subdivides or splits its outstanding Common Units into a greater number of Common Units, (3) combines or reclassifies its Common Units into a lesser number of Common Units, (4) issues by reclassification of its Common Units any Partnership Securities (including any reclassification in connection with a merger, consolidation or business combination in which the Partnership is the surviving Person), (5) effects a Pro Rata repurchase of Common Units, (6) issues to holders of Common Units, in their capacity as holders of Common Units, rights, options or warrants entitling them to subscribe for or purchase Common Units at less than the market value thereof, (7) distributes to holders of Common Units evidences of indebtedness, Partnership Securities (other than Common Units) or other assets (including securities, but excluding any distribution referred to in clause  (1) above, distributions of Available Cash in accordance with Section  6.3(a) , any rights or warrants referred to in clause  (6) above, any consideration payable in connection with a tender or exchange offer made by the Partnership or any of its Subsidiaries and any distribution of Units of any class or series, or similar Partnership Securities, of or relating to a Subsidiary or other business unit in the case of spin-off transactions referred to in clause  (8) below), or (8) consummates a spin-off, where the

 

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Partnership makes a distribution to all holders of Common Units consisting of Units of any class or series, or similar equity interests of, or relating to, a Subsidiary or other business unit, then the Class A Conversion Rate and, solely with respect to such matters as are specified herein, the Class A Issue Price, in each case, in effect at the time of the Record Date for such distribution or the effective date of any such other transaction shall be proportionately adjusted: (a) in respect of clauses  (1) through (4)  above, so that the conversion of the Class A Preferred Units after such time shall entitle each Class A Preferred Unitholder to receive the aggregate number of Common Units – Class A (or any Partnership Securities into which such Common Units – Class A would have been combined, consolidated, merged or reclassified, as applicable) that such Class A Preferred Unitholder would have been entitled to receive if the Class A Preferred Units had been converted into Common Units – Class A immediately prior to such Record Date or effective date, as the case may be, (b) in respect of clauses (5)  through (8) above, in the reasonable discretion of the General Partner to appropriately ensure that the Class A Preferred Units are convertible into an economically equivalent number of Common Units – Class A after taking into account the events described in clauses (5)  through (8) above, and (c) in addition to the foregoing, in the case of a merger, consolidation or business combination in which the Partnership is the surviving Person, the Partnership shall provide effective provisions to ensure that the provisions in this Section  5.12 relating to the Class A Preferred Units shall not be abridged or amended and that the Class A Preferred Units shall thereafter retain the same powers, economic rights, preferences and relative participating, optional and other special rights, and the qualifications, limitations and restrictions thereon, that the Class A Preferred Units had immediately prior to such transaction or event, and, solely with respect to such matters as are specified herein, the Class A Issue Price, and any other terms of the Class A Preferred Units that the General Partner in its reasonable discretion determines require adjustment to achieve the economic equivalence described below, shall be proportionately adjusted to take into account any such subdivision, split, combination, reclassification, distribution or repurchase. An adjustment made pursuant to this Section  5.12(b)(iv)(F) shall become effective immediately after the Record Date in the case of a distribution and shall become effective immediately after the effective date in the case of a subdivision, split, combination, reclassification (including any reclassification in connection with a merger, consolidation or business combination in which the Partnership is the surviving Person) or repurchase. Such adjustment shall be made successively whenever any event described above shall occur.

(G) No Adjustments for Certain Items .

(1) Notwithstanding any of the other provisions of this Section  5.12(b)(iv) , no adjustment shall be made to the Class A Conversion Rate or the Class A Issue Price pursuant to Section  5.12(b)(iv)(F) as a result of any of the following:

 

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(a) any issuance of Partnership Securities in exchange for cash;

(b) any grant of Common Units or options, warrants or rights to purchase or receive Common Units or the issuance of Common Units upon the exercise or vesting of any such options, warrants or rights in respect of services provided to or for the benefit of the Partnership or its Subsidiaries, under compensation plans and agreements approved by the General Partner (including any long-term incentive plan);

(c) any issuance of Common Units as all or part of the consideration to effect (a) the closing of any acquisition by the Partnership of assets or equity interests of a third party in an arm’s-length transaction, or (b) the consummation of a merger, consolidation or other business combination of the Partnership with another entity in which the Partnership survives and the Common Units – Class A remain Outstanding to the extent any such transaction set forth in clause  (a) or (b)  above or this clause  (c) above is validly approved by the General Partner; or

(d) the issuance of Common Units – Class A upon conversion of Class A Preferred Units or any Class A Parity Securities.

(2) Notwithstanding anything in this Agreement to the contrary, whenever the issuance of Partnership Securities or another event would require an adjustment to the Class A Conversion Rate under one or more provisions of this Agreement, only one adjustment shall be made to the Class A Conversion Rate in respect of such issuance or event.

(3) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in Section  5.12(b)(iv)(F) , unless otherwise determined by the General Partner, no adjustment to the Class A Conversion Rate or the Class A Issue Price shall be made with respect to any distribution or other transaction described in Section  5.12(b)(iv)(F) if the Class A Preferred Unitholders are entitled to participate in such distribution or transaction as if they held a number of Common Units – Class A issuable upon conversion of the Class A Preferred Units immediately prior to such event at the then applicable Class A Conversion Rate, without having to convert their Class A Preferred Units.

 

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(v) Class A Change of Control .

(A) Subject to Section  5.12(b)(iv)(B) , if a Class A Cash COC Event occurs, then the Outstanding Class A Preferred Units shall be automatically converted, without requirement of any action of the Class A Preferred Unitholders, into Common Units – Class A immediately prior to the closing of the applicable Class A Cash CoC Event at the Class A COC Conversion Rate then in effect.

(B) Subject to Section  5.12(b)(iv)(B) , at least ten (10) Business Days prior to consummating a Class A Change of Control (other than a Class A Cash COC Event) (or such shorter period as is feasible in connection with a Class A Change of Control not resulting from the actions of the Partnership, the General Partner or any Permitted Holder), the Partnership shall provide written notice of the execution of definitive agreements or similar event that provides for such Class A Change of Control to the Class A Preferred Unitholders. Subject to Section  5.12(b)(iv)(B) , if a Class A Change of Control (other than a Class A Cash COC Event) occurs, then each Class A Preferred Unitholder, with respect to all but not less than all of its Class A Preferred Units, by notice given to the Partnership within ten (10) Business Days after the date the Partnership provides written notice of the execution of definitive agreements that provide for such Class A Change of Control, shall be entitled to elect one of the following (with the understanding that any Class A Preferred Unitholder who fails to timely provide notice of its election to the Partnership shall be deemed to have elected the option set forth in clause  (1) below):

(1) Convert all, but not less than all, of such Class A Preferred Unitholder’s Outstanding Class A Preferred Units, concurrently with the closing of such Class A Change of Control, into a number of Common Units – Class A per Class A Preferred Unit equal to the Class A Conversion Rate then in effect;

(2) Except as described below, if the Partnership will not be the surviving entity of such Class A Change of Control or the Partnership will be the surviving entity but its Common Units – Class A will cease to be listed or admitted to trading on a National Securities Exchange, require the Partnership to use its commercially reasonable efforts to deliver or to cause to be delivered to each Class A Preferred Unitholder making such election, in exchange for such Class A Preferred Unitholder’s Class A Preferred Units upon such Class A Change of Control, a security in the surviving entity or the parent of the surviving entity

 

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that has substantially similar rights, preferences and privileges as the Class A Preferred Units, including, for the avoidance of doubt, the right to distributions equal in amount and timing to those provided in this Section  5.12 and a conversion rate proportionately adjusted such that the conversion of such security in the surviving entity or parent of the surviving entity immediately following the Class A Change of Control would entitle the Record Holder to the number of common securities of such entity (together with a number of common securities of equivalent value to any other assets received by holders of Common Units – Class A in such Class A Change of Control) which, if a Class A Preferred Unit had been converted into Common Units – Class A immediately prior to such Class A Change of Control, such Record Holder would have been entitled to receive immediately following such Class A Change of Control (such security in the surviving entity, a “ Class  A Substantially Equivalent Unit ”); provided , however , that, if the Partnership is unable to deliver or cause to be delivered Class A Substantially Equivalent Units to any Class A Preferred Unitholder in connection with such Class A Change of Control, each Class A Preferred Unitholder shall be entitled to (a) require conversion or exchange of such Class A Preferred Units in the manner contemplated by clause  (1) or clause  (4) , respectively, of this Section  5.12(b)(v)(B) (such conversion or exchange to be at such holder’s election with (in the event of any holder election of exchange pursuant to clause  (4) ) the General Partner making the determination whether the exchange shall be into cash or Common Units – Class A) or (b) convert the Class A Preferred Units held by such Class A Preferred Unitholder immediately prior to such Class A Change of Control into a number of Common Units – Class A based on a conversion rate equal to the quotient of: (i) (A) one hundred sixty percent (160%) of the Class A Issue Price, less (B) the Class A Preferred Unitholder’s Pro Rata portion of the sum of (x) all cash distributions paid on all Class A Preferred Units on or prior to the date of the Class A Change of Control and (y) an amount equal to the aggregate of the Class A Preferred Unit Distributions paid in Class A PIK Units (based on the value of such Class A PIK Units on the applicable Class A PIK Payment Date) on or before the date of the Class A Change of Control, divided by (ii) an amount equal to ninety-five percent (95%) of the Average VWAP for the thirty (30) consecutive Trading Days ending on the Trading Day immediately preceding the closing date of the Class A Change of Control; provided , however , that such conversion rate shall in no event exceed a value per Class A Preferred Unit equal to (aa) one hundred twenty percent (120%) of the Class A Issue Price, in the case of a Class A Change of Control occurring prior to the first anniversary of the Class A Closing Date,

 

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(bb) one hundred thirty percent (130%) of the Class A Issue Price, in the case of a Class A Change of Control occurring on or after the first anniversary but prior to the second anniversary of the Class A Closing Date, and (cc) one hundred forty percent (140%) of the Class A Issue Price, in the case of a Class A Change of Control occurring on or after the second anniversary but prior to the third anniversary of the Class A Closing Date.

(3) If the Partnership is the surviving entity of such Class A Change of Control, continue to hold Class A Preferred Units; or

(4) Require the Partnership to exchange the Class A Preferred Units held by such Class A Preferred Unitholder at a price per Class A Preferred Unit equal to the sum of (a) the product of (i) one hundred one percent (101%) and (ii) the sum of the Class A Issue Price, plus (b) all Class A Unpaid Distributions on the applicable Class A Preferred Unit, plus (c) Class A Partial Period Distributions on the applicable Class A Preferred Unit to the exchange date. Any exchange pursuant to this clause  4 shall be paid in cash, or, in lieu thereof, Common Units – Class A or a combination of cash and Common Units – Class A, as determined by the General Partner. If all or any portion of such exchange obligation is to be satisfied by issuance of Common Units – Class A, the Common Units – Class A to be issued shall be valued at ninety-five percent (95%) of the Average VWAP for the thirty (30) consecutive Trading Days ending on the fifth Trading Day immediately preceding the closing date of the Class A Change of Control. No later than three (3) Trading Days prior to the consummation of such Class A Change of Control, the Partnership shall deliver a written notice to the Record Holders of the Class A Preferred Units stating the date on which the Class A Preferred Units will be exchanged and the Partnership’s computation of the amount of cash or Common Units – Class A to be received by the Record Holder upon exchange of such Class A Preferred Units. If the Partnership shall be the surviving entity of such Class A Change of Control, then no later than ten (10) Business Days following the consummation of such Class A Change of Control, the Partnership shall remit the applicable cash or Common Unit consideration to the Record Holders of then Outstanding Class A Preferred Units. If the Partnership shall not be the surviving entity of such Class A Change of Control, then the Partnership shall remit the applicable cash or Common Unit consideration immediately prior to the consummation of the Class A Change of Control. The Record Holders making an election under this clause  4 shall deliver to the Partnership any certificates representing the Class A Preferred Units as soon as practicable following the exchange.

 

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Record Holders of the Class A Preferred Units shall retain all of the rights and privileges thereof unless and until the consideration due to them as a result of such exchange shall be paid in full in cash or Common Units – Class A, as applicable. After any such exchange, any such exchanged Class A Preferred Unit shall no longer constitute an issued and Outstanding Limited Partner Interest.

(C) In connection with any Class A Change of Control, as a result of which the Partnership is not the surviving entity and the surviving entity is not a public company that is subject to the reporting obligations of the Exchange Act, if a Class A Preferred Unitholder elects to require the Partnership to exchange its Outstanding Class A Preferred Units and the General Partner elects to exchange all or any such part of such holder’s Class A Preferred Units for cash pursuant to Section  5.12(b)(v)(B)(4) above, then such Class A Preferred Unitholder shall have the option to acquire, at a per-unit price and on such other reasonable and customary terms as may be agreed by all such electing Class A Preferred Unitholders and the surviving entity, common equity in the surviving entity with an aggregate cash value (based on such mutually agreed per-unit price) up to the amount of the aggregate proceeds to be received by such Class A Preferred Unitholder pursuant to such exchange.

(vi) Class A Distribution Amount Reset and Redemption.

(A) For a period of thirty (30) days following (1) the fifth anniversary of the Class A Closing Date and (2) each subsequent anniversary of the Class A Closing Date (each such thirty-day (30-day) period, a “ Class  A Reset Election Period ”), the Class A Preferred Unitholders, upon approval of a Class A Preferred Unit Reset Majority, may make a one-time election to reset the Class A Preferred Unit Distribution Amount to a cash amount per Class A Preferred Unit equal to the amount that would be payable per Quarter if a Class A Preferred Unit accrued interest on the face amount thereof at an annualized rate equal to the greater of (a) ten and three-fourths percent (10.75%), if the Common Units – Class A are trading at a price that is less than one hundred ten percent (110%) of the Class A Issue Price, as adjusted in accordance with Section  5.12(b)(iv)(F) , or (b) Three-Month LIBOR plus 750 basis points.

(B) If the Class A Preferred Unitholders elect to reset the Class A Preferred Unit Distribution Amount pursuant to Section  5.12(b)(vi)(A) , then the Partnership may, at its option, within thirty (30) days after the end of the applicable Class A Reset Election Period, by delivering written notice to the Class A Preferred Unitholders, redeem for cash all or any portion of the Outstanding Class A Preferred Units, but not less than the Class A Minimum Redemption Amount, at a price per Class A Preferred Unit equal to the sum of (1) (a) one hundred ten percent (110%) of the

 

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Class A Liquidation Value, with respect to a redemption occurring prior to the seventh anniversary of the Class A Closing Date, and (b) one hundred five percent (105%) of the Class A Liquidation Value thereafter; provided that any such redemption by the Partnership shall be allocated among the Class A Preferred Unitholders on a Pro Rata basis or on such other basis as may be agreed upon by the Class A Preferred Unitholders. Such written notice shall state the date on which the Class A Preferred Units will be redeemed (such date not to be more than thirty (30) days following delivery of such notice) and the Partnership’s computation of the amount of cash to be received by the Class A Preferred Unitholder upon redemption of such Class A Preferred Units. Holders of the Class A Preferred Units shall retain all of the rights and privileges thereof unless and until the consideration due to them as a result of such redemption shall be paid in full in cash.

(vii) Fully Paid and Non-Assessable . Any Class A Conversion Unit(s) delivered pursuant to this Section  5.12 shall be (1) newly issued and (2) duly authorized, validly issued, fully paid and non-assessable Limited Partner Interests, except as such non-assessability may be affected by Section 17-607 or 17-804 of the Delaware Act, and shall be free from preemptive rights and free of any lien, claim, rights or encumbrances, other than those arising under the Delaware Act or this Agreement, and if the Common Units – Class A are then listed or quoted on the New York Stock Exchange or any other National Securities Exchange or other market, the Partnership shall list or cause to have quoted and keep listed and quoted the Common Units – Class A issuable upon conversion of the Class A Preferred Units to the extent permitted or required by the rules of such exchange or market.

(viii) Certificates.

(A) If requested by a Class A Preferred Unitholder, the Class A Preferred Units shall be evidenced by certificates in such form as the Board of Directors may approve. The certificates evidencing Class A Preferred Units shall be separately identified and shall not bear the same CUSIP number, if any, as the certificates evidencing Common Units.

(B) The certificate(s) representing the Class A Preferred Units may be imprinted with a legend in substantially the following form:

“THESE SECURITIES HAVE NOT BEEN REGISTERED UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AS AMENDED, OR ANY STATE SECURITIES LAWS. THESE SECURITIES MAY NOT BE SOLD, OFFERED FOR SALE, PLEDGED, HYPOTHECATED OR OTHERWISE TRANSFERRED IN THE ABSENCE OF A REGISTRATION STATEMENT IN EFFECT WITH RESPECT TO THE SECURITIES UNDER SUCH ACT OR PURSUANT TO AN EXEMPTION FROM REGISTRATION THEREUNDER AND, IN THE

 

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CASE OF A TRANSACTION EXEMPT FROM REGISTRATION, UNLESS SOLD PURSUANT TO RULE 144 UNDER SUCH ACT OR THE ISSUER HAS RECEIVED DOCUMENTATION REASONABLY SATISFACTORY TO IT THAT SUCH TRANSACTION DOES NOT REQUIRE REGISTRATION UNDER SUCH ACT. THIS SECURITY IS SUBJECT TO CERTAIN RESTRICTIONS ON TRANSFER SET FORTH IN (i) THE FIFTH AMENDED AND RESTATED AGREEMENT OF LIMITED PARTNERSHIP OF THE PARTNERSHIP, DATED AS OF DECEMBER 28, 2010, AS AMENDED OR RESTATED FROM TIME TO TIME, AND (ii) THE CLASS A CONVERTIBLE PREFERRED UNIT PURCHASE AGREEMENT, DATED AS OF AUGUST 2, 2017, BY AND AMONG THE PARTNERSHIP AND THE PURCHASERS PARTY THERETO, IN EACH CASE, A COPY OF WHICH MAY BE OBTAINED FROM THE PARTNERSHIP AT ITS PRINCIPAL EXECUTIVE OFFICES.”

(ix) Notices . The Partnership shall distribute to the Record Holders of Class A Preferred Units copies of all notices, materials, annual and quarterly reports, proxy statements, information statements and any other documents distributed generally to the Record Holders of Common Units – Class A, at such times and by such method as such documents are distributed to such Record Holders of such Common Units – Class A.

(x) Tax Estimates .

(A) On or before March 15 of each calendar year, the Partnership shall provide each Class A Preferred Unitholder a good faith estimate (and reasonable supporting calculations) of whether there was sufficient Unrealized Gain attributable to the Partnership property as of December 31 of the previous year such that, if any of such Class A Preferred Unitholder’s Class A Preferred Units were converted into Common Units – Class A and such Unrealized Gain was allocated to such Class A Preferred Unitholder pursuant to Section  6.1(d)(xii) , such Class A Preferred Unitholder’s Capital Account in respect of its Common Units – Class A would be equal to the Per Unit Capital Amount for a Common Unit – Class A without any need for corrective allocations under Section  6.2(i) . In addition, on or before March 1 of each calendar year, the Partnership shall provide to each Class A Preferred Unitholder holding Class A Preferred Units in the previous taxable year a good faith estimate of the amount of gross taxable income that will be allocated to the Class A Preferred Unitholder for the previous taxable year attributable to its ownership of Class A Preferred Units.

 

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(B) On and after the first date on which the Class A Preferred Units are convertible pursuant to Section  5.12(b)(iv)(A) , following receipt of a written request from any Class A Purchaser that, together with its Affiliates, acquired Class A Preferred Units on the Class A Closing Date with an aggregate Class A Issue Price of at least $100 million, so long as such Class A Purchaser or any of its respective Affiliates continues to own Class A Preferred Units, the Partnership shall provide such Class A Purchaser with a good faith estimate (and reasonable supporting calculations) of whether there is sufficient Unrealized Gain attributable to the Partnership property on the date of such request such that, if any of the Class A Purchaser’s Class A Preferred Units were converted into Common Units – Class A and such Unrealized Gain was allocated to such Class A Purchaser pursuant to Section  6.1(d)(xii) , such Class A Purchaser’s Capital Account in respect of its Common Units – Class A would be equal to the Per Unit Capital Amount for a Common Unit – Class A without any need for corrective allocations under Section  6.2(i) . Each such Class A Purchaser, together with its Affiliates, shall be entitled to make such a request not more than once per calendar year.

16. Sections  6.1(a) - (c) are hereby amended and restated in their entirety as follows:

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

(a) Net Income . After giving effect to the special allocations set forth in Section  6.1(d) , Net Income for each taxable period and all items of income, gain, loss and deduction taken into account in computing Net Income for such taxable period shall be allocated to the holders of Common Units in accordance with their Percentage Interests.

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

(i) First , to the holders of Common Units, in accordance with their Percentage Interests; provided , that Net Loss shall not be allocated pursuant to this Section  6.1(b)(i) to the extent such allocation would cause any holders of Common Units to have a deficit balance in its Adjusted Capital Account at the end of such taxable period (or increase any existing deficit balance in its Adjusted Capital Account);

(ii) Second , to the holders of Common Units, to the extent of and in proportion to the positive balances in their Adjusted Capital Accounts attributable to their Common Units; and

(iii) Third , to the Class A Preferred Unitholders, to the extent of and in proportion to the positive balances in their Adjusted Capital Accounts attributable to their Class A Preferred Units.

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17. Section  6.1(d)(ii) is hereby amended and restated in its entirety as follows:

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

18. Section  6.1(d)(x) is hereby renumbered as Section  6.1(d)(xi) and Article  VI is hereby amended to add a new Section  6.1(d)(x) as follows:

(x) Allocations with Respect to Class  A Preferred Units . Notwithstanding any other provision of this Section  6.1 (other than the Required Allocations):

(A) Items of Partnership gross income shall be allocated to the Class A Preferred Unitholders, Pro Rata, until the aggregate amount of gross income allocated to each Class A Preferred Unitholder pursuant hereto for the current taxable period and all previous taxable periods is equal to the cumulative amount of all cash distributions made with respect to such Class A Preferred Unit pursuant to Section  5.12(b)(i) from the date such Class A Preferred Unit was issued to a date 60 days after the end of the current taxable year (and for the avoidance of doubt, without taking into account the cash distributions treated as made to the Class A Preferred Unitholders pursuant to Section  5.12(b)(i)(F) ).

(B) Items of Partnership gross income shall be allocated to the Class A Preferred Unitholders, Pro Rata, until the aggregate amount of gross income allocated to each Class A Preferred Unitholder pursuant hereto for the current taxable period and all previous taxable periods is equal to the cumulative amount of all Net Losses allocated to such Class A Preferred Unitholder pursuant to Section  6.1(b)(iii) for all previous taxable years.

 

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(C) If (1) prior to the conversion of the last Outstanding Class A Preferred Unit (a) the Liquidation Date occurs or (b) Sale Gain or Sale Loss is recognized, and (2) after having made all other allocations provided for in this Section  6.1 for the taxable period in which the Liquidation Date occurs or Sale Gain or Sale Loss is recognized, the Per Unit Capital Amount of each Class A Preferred Unit does not equal or exceed the Class A Liquidation Value, then items of gross income, gain, loss and deduction for such taxable period shall be allocated among the Partners in a manner determined appropriate by the General Partner so as to cause, to the maximum extent possible, the Per Unit Capital Amount in respect of each Class A Preferred Unit to equal the Class A Liquidation Value (and no other allocation pursuant to this Agreement shall reverse the effect of such allocation). For the avoidance of doubt, the reallocation of items set forth in the immediately preceding sentence provides that, to the extent necessary to achieve the Per Unit Capital Amount balances described above, items of gross income and gain that would otherwise be included in Net Income or Net Loss, as the case may be, for the taxable period in which the Liquidation Date occurs or Sale Gain or Sale Loss is recognized, reallocated from the Unitholders holding Units other than Class A Preferred Units to Unitholders holding Class A Preferred Units. If (i) the Liquidation Date occurs or Sale Gain or Sale Loss is recognized on or before the date (not including any extension of time) prescribed by law for the filing of the Partnership’s federal income tax return for the taxable period immediately prior to the taxable period in which the Liquidation Date occurs or Sale Gain or Sale Loss is recognized and (ii) the reallocation of items for the taxable period in which the Liquidation Date occurs or Sale Gain or Sale Loss is recognized as set forth above in this Section  6.1(d)(x)(C) fails to achieve the Per Unit Capital Amounts described above, then items of gross income, gain, loss and deduction for such prior taxable period shall be reallocated among all Partners in a manner that will, to the maximum extent possible and after taking into account all other allocations made pursuant to this Section  6.1(d)(x)(C) , cause the Per Unit Capital Amount in respect of each Class A Preferred Unit to equal the Class A Liquidation Value.

19. Section  6.1(d) is hereby amended to add a new Section  6.1(d)(xii) as follows:

(xii) Exercise of Noncompensatory Options . In accordance with Treasury Regulation Section 1.704-1(b)(2)(iv)(s) and as provided in Section  5.5(d)(i) , immediately after the conversion of a Limited Partner Interest into Common Units (each such Common Unit a “ Conversion Unit ”) upon the exercise of a Noncompensatory Option, the Carrying Value of each Partnership property shall be adjusted to reflect its fair market value immediately after such conversion and any resulting Unrealized Gain (if the Capital Account of each such Conversion Unit is less than the Per Unit Capital Amount for a then Outstanding Common Unit – Class A) or Unrealized Loss (if the Capital Account of each such Conversion Unit is greater than the Per Unit Capital Amount for a

 

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then Outstanding Common Unit – Class A) will be allocated to each Partner holding Conversion Units in proportion to and to the extent of the amount necessary to cause the Capital Account of each such Conversion Unit to equal the Per Unit Capital Amount for a then Outstanding Common Unit – Class A. Any remaining Unrealized Gain or Unrealized Loss will be allocated to the Partners pursuant to Section  6.1(a) and Section  6.1(b) .

20. Section  6.2 is hereby amended to add a new Section  6.2(i) as follows:

(i) If, as a result of an exercise of a Noncompensatory Option, a Capital Account reallocation is required under Treasury Regulation Section 1.704-1(b)(2)(iv)(s)(3), the General Partner shall make corrective allocations pursuant to Treasury Regulation Section 1.704-1(b)(4)(x). In the event such corrective allocations are necessary, the Class A Preferred Unitholders agree to remain a partner of the Partnership until such allocations are completed, and the General Partner agrees to make such allocations as soon as practicable, even if such allocations are not consistent with Section 706 of the Code and any Treasury Regulations thereunder.

21. Section  6.3(a) is hereby amended and restated in its entirety as follows:

(a) Subject to Section  5.12 , within forty-five (45) days following the end of each Quarter, an amount equal to 100% of Available Cash with respect to such Quarter shall, subject to Section 17-607 of the Delaware Act, be distributed (i)  first , in accordance with Article  V to the holders of Class A Preferred Units as provided therein, and (ii)  second , in accordance with this Article  VI to the holders of Common Units based upon their Percentage Interests as of the Record Date selected by the General Partner. Notwithstanding any provision to the contrary contained in this Agreement, the Partnership shall not make any distributions to any Partner on account of its interest in the Partnership if such distribution would violate the Delaware Act.

22. Section  6.3(e) is hereby amended and restated in its entirety as follows:

(e) Subject to Section  5.12 , all distributions of cash and other property shall be made to the holders of Common Units, Pro Rata.

23. Section  7.1(a) is hereby amended by adding “ 5.12 and” immediately after “ Section ” and immediately before “ 7.3 ”.

24. Section  9.3 is hereby amended and restated in its entirety as follows:

9.3 Tax Controversies. Subject to the provisions hereof, the General Partner is designated as the Tax Matters Partner (as defined in Section 6231(a)(7) of the Code as in effect prior to the enactment of the Bipartisan Budget Act of 2015) and the “partnership representative” (as defined in Section 6223 of the Code following the enactment of the Bipartisan Budget Act of 2015) and is authorized and required to represent the Partnership (at the Partnership’s expense) in connection with all examinations of the Partnership’s affairs by tax authorities, including resulting administrative and judicial proceedings, and to expend Partnership funds for professional services and costs associated therewith. In its capacity as

 

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“partnership representative,” the General Partner shall exercise, in its sole discretion, any and all authority of the “partnership representative” under the Code, including, without limitation, (a) binding the Partnership and its Partners with respect to tax matters and (b) determining whether to make any available election under Section 6226 of the Code. Each Partner agrees to cooperate with the General Partner and to do or refrain from doing any or all things reasonably required by the General Partner to conduct such proceedings. Each Partner agrees that notice of or updates regarding tax controversies shall be deemed conclusively to have been given or made by the General Partner if the Partnership has either (i) filed the information for which notice is required with the Commission via its Electronic Data Gathering, Analysis and Retrieval system and such information is publicly available on such system or (ii) made the information for which notice is required available on any publicly available website maintained by the Partnership, whether or not such Partner remains a Partner in the Partnership at the time such information is made publicly available. The General Partner may amend the provisions of this Agreement as determined appropriate in order to minimize the potential U.S. federal and state or local income tax consequences to current and former Limited Partners, and for the proper administration of the Partnership, upon any amendment to the provisions of Subchapter C of Chapter 63 of Subtitle A of the Code, as enacted by the Bipartisan Budget Act of 2015, or the promulgation of regulations or publication of other administrative guidance thereunder.

25. Section  10.1 is hereby amended and restated in its entirety as follows:

10.1 Admission of Substituted Limited Partner. By transfer of a Limited Partner Interest in accordance with Article  IV , the transferor shall be deemed to have given the transferee the right to seek admission as a Substituted Limited Partner subject to the conditions of, and in the manner permitted under, this Agreement. A transferor of a Certificate representing a Limited Partner Interest (including uncertificated Common Units – Class A and uncertificated Class A Preferred Units) shall, however, only have the authority to convey to a purchaser or other transferee who does not execute and deliver a Transfer Application (adapted as appropriate to reflect the terms of the Class A Preferred Units) (a) if the Limited Partner Interest is certificated, the right to negotiate such Certificate and the right to transfer the right to request admission as a Substituted Limited Partner in respect of the transferred Limited Partner Interests and (b) in the event the Limited Partner Interest is an uncertificated Common Unit – Class A or uncertificated Class A Preferred Unit, the right to transfer the right to request admission as a Substituted Limited Partner in respect of the transferred Limited Partner Interests. Each transferee of a Limited Partner Interest (other than a transferee of Class A Preferred Unit) (including any nominee holder or an agent acquiring such Limited Partner Interest for the account of another Person) who executes and delivers a Transfer Application shall, by virtue of such execution and delivery, be an Assignee and be deemed to have applied to become a Substituted Limited Partner with respect to the Limited Partner Interest so transferred to such Person. Such Assignee shall become a Substituted Limited Partner (x) at such time as the General Partner consents thereto, which consent may be given or withheld in the General Partner’s discretion, and (y) when any such admission is shown on the books and records of the Partnership. If such consent is withheld, such transferee shall be an Assignee. An Assignee shall have an interest in the Partnership equivalent to that of a Limited Partner with respect to allocations and distributions, including liquidating distributions, of the Partnership. With respect to voting rights attributable to Limited Partner Interests that are held by Assignees, the General Partner shall be deemed to be the Limited Partner with respect thereto and shall, in exercising the

 

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voting rights in respect of such Limited Partner Interests on any matter, vote such Limited Partner Interests at the written direction of the Assignee who is the Record Holder of such Limited Partner Interests. If no such written direction is received, such Limited Partner Interests will not be voted. An Assignee shall have no other rights of a Limited Partner. Each transferee of a Class A Preferred Unit (including any nominee holder or an agent acquiring such Class A Preferred Unit for the account of another Person) who executes and delivers a Transfer Application (adapted as appropriate to reflect the terms of the Class A Preferred Units) shall, by virtue of such execution and delivery, become a Substituted Limited Partner with respect to such Class A Preferred Unit upon receipt by the General Partner of such Transfer Application.

26. Section  11.3 is hereby amended by adding “(other than pursuant to Section  5.12(b)(i)(D)(3) )” after “elect Directors to the Board of Directors” and before “pursuant to”.

27. Section  12.4(c) is hereby amended and restated in its entirety as follows:

(c) Liquidation Distributions . All property and all cash in excess of that required to discharge liabilities as provided in Section  12.4(b) shall be distributed to the Partners in accordance with, and to the extent of, the positive balances in their respective Capital Accounts, as determined after taking into account all Capital Account adjustments (including the allocation provided for under Section  6.1(d)(x)(C) , which allocates items of gross income, gain, loss and deduction among the Partners to the maximum extent possible to provide a preference in liquidation to the Capital Account of the Class A Preferred Units over the Capital Accounts of Class A Junior Securities, but excluding adjustments made by reason of distributions pursuant to this Section  12.4(c) ) for the taxable period of the Partnership during which the liquidation of the Partnership occurs (with such date of occurrence being determined pursuant to Treasury Regulation Section 1.704-1(b)(2)(ii)(g)), and such distribution shall be made by the end of such taxable period (or, if later, within 90 days after said date of such occurrence); provided that any cash or cash equivalents available for distribution under this Section  12.4(c) shall be distributed with respect to the Class A Preferred Units (up to the positive balances in the associated Capital Accounts) prior to any distribution of cash or cash equivalents with respect to any Class A Junior Securities.

28. Section  13.4(b)(xi) is hereby amended and restated as follows:

(xi) Notwithstanding anything in this Agreement to the contrary, the provisions of this Section  13.4(b) shall at all times be subject to the provisions of the Unitholder Rights Agreement, Section  5.12(b)(i)(D)(3) and Section  11.3 .

29. Section  15.1 is hereby amended to add a new Section  15.1(d) as follows:

(d) This Article  XV shall not apply to any holder of Class A Preferred Units.

30. Article  XVI is hereby amended to add a new Section  16.11 as follows:

16.11 No Recourse . Notwithstanding anything that may be expressed or implied in this Agreement or any document, agreement, or instrument delivered contemporaneously herewith, each Partner hereto, covenants, agrees and acknowledges that with respect to the obligations of each of KKR and GSO hereunder, no Person other than KKR or GSO, as

 

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applicable, shall have any obligation hereunder and that it has no rights of recovery hereunder against, and no recourse therefor or under any documents, agreements, or instruments delivered in connection herewith or in respect of any oral representations made or alleged to be made in connection herewith or therewith shall be had against, any former, current or future director, officer, agent, Affiliate, manager, assignee, incorporator, controlling Person, fiduciary, representative or employee of KKR or GSO, as applicable, (or any of its successors or permitted assignees), against any former, current, or future general or limited partner, manager, stockholder or member of KKR or GSO, as applicable, (or any of its successors or permitted assignees) or any Affiliate thereof or against any former, current or future director, officer, agent, employee, Affiliate, manager, assignee, incorporator, controlling Person, fiduciary, representative, general or limited partner, stockholder, manager or member of any of the foregoing, but in each case not including the Partners (each, but excluding for the avoidance of doubt, the Partners, a “ KKR Affiliate ” or “ GSO Affiliate ”, as applicable), whether by or through attempted piercing of the corporate veil, by or through a claim (whether in tort, contract or otherwise) by or on behalf of such party against the KKR Affiliates or GSO Affiliates, as applicable, by the enforcement of any assessment or by any legal or equitable proceeding, or by virtue of any statute, regulation or other applicable law, or otherwise; it being expressly agreed and acknowledged that no personal Liability whatsoever shall attach to, be imposed on, or otherwise be incurred by any KKR Affiliate or GSO Affiliate, as such, for any obligations of the applicable party under this Agreement or the transactions contemplated hereby, under any documents or instruments delivered in connection herewith, in respect of any oral representations made or alleged to be made in connection herewith or therewith, or for any claim (whether in tort, contract or otherwise) based on, in respect of, or by reason of, such obligations or their creation.

31. The Partnership Agreement is hereby amended to delete all references to Waiver Units.

B. Agreement in Effect . Except as hereby amended, the Partnership Agreement shall remain in full force and effect.

C. Applicable Law . This Amendment shall be construed in accordance with and governed by the laws of the State of Delaware, without regard to principles of conflicts of laws.

D. Severability . Each provision of this Amendment shall be considered severable and if for any reason any provision or provisions herein are determined to be invalid, unenforceable or illegal under any existing or future law, such invalidity, unenforceability or illegality shall not impair the operation of or affect those portions of this Amendment that are valid, enforceable and legal.

E. Miscellaneous . Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, all measurements and references related to Unit prices, Unit numbers and distribution amounts (other than those expressed in percentages) herein, shall be, in each instance, appropriately adjusted for unit splits, combinations, distributions and the like.

F. Ratification of Partnership Agreement . Except as expressly modified and amended herein, all of the terms and conditions of the Partnership Agreement shall remain in full force and effect.

 

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(Signature page follows)

 

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, this Amendment has been executed as of the date first written above.

 

 

GENERAL PARTNER:
GENESIS ENERGY, LLC
By:  

/s/ Grant E. Sims

Name:   Grant E. Sims
Title:   Chief Executive Officer and Chairman of the Board

FIRST AMENDMENT TO

FIFTH AMENDED AND RESTATED AGREEMENT

OF LIMITED PARTNERSHIP OF GENESIS ENERGY, L.P.


FORM OF NOTICE OF CONVERSION

CLASS A CONVERTIBLE PREFERRED UNIT CONVERSION NOTICE

(TO BE EXECUTED BY THE REGISTERED HOLDER IN ORDER

TO CONVERT CLASS A PREFERRED UNITS)

[Date]

The undersigned hereby elects to convert the number of Class A Convertible Preferred Units (“ Class  A Preferred Units ”) of Genesis Energy, L.P., a Delaware limited partnership (the “ Partnership ”), indicated below into Common Units – Class A (“ Common Units ”) of the Partnership, according to the conditions hereof, as of the date written below. If Common Units are to be issued in the name of a person other than the holder of such Class A Preferred Units, such holder will pay all transfer taxes payable with respect thereto and will deliver such certificates and opinions as may be required by the Partnership or its transfer agent. No fee will be charged to the holders for any conversion, except for any such transfer taxes.

Conversion calculations:

 

Date to Effect Conversion:  

 

 

Number of Class A Preferred Units to be Converted:  

 

 

Total Amount of Accrued, Accumulated and Unpaid

Class A Preferred Unit Distributions:

 

 

 

 

 

Applicable Class A Conversion Ratio:  

 

 

Number of Common Units to be Issued:  

 

 

Name in which Certificate for Common Units to be Issued:  

 

 

Address for Delivery:  

 

 

[REGISTERED HOLDER]
By:  

 

  Authorized Officer:
  Title:

Exhibit 4.1

GENESIS ENERGY, L.P.

and

THE PURCHASERS NAMED ON SCHEDULE A

HERETO

 

 

REGISTRATION RIGHTS AGREEMENT

Dated September 1, 2017

 

 


TABLE OF CONTENTS

 

ARTICLE I DEFINITIONS

     1  

Section 1.01

  Definitions      1  

Section 1.02

  Registrable Securities      5  

ARTICLE II REGISTRATION RIGHTS

     6  

Section 2.01

  Shelf Registration      6  

Section 2.02

  Piggyback Registration      8  

Section 2.03

  Underwritten Offering      10  

Section 2.04

  Further Obligations      12  

Section 2.05

  Cooperation by Holders      16  

Section 2.06

  Restrictions on Public Sale by Holders of Registrable Securities      16  

Section 2.07

  Expenses      17  

Section 2.08

  Indemnification      17  

Section 2.09

  Rule 144 Reporting      19  

Section 2.10

  Transfer or Assignment of Registration Rights      20  

Section 2.11

  Limitation on Subsequent Registration Rights      20  

Section 2.12

  Limitation on Obligations for Class A Convertible Preferred Unit Registrable Securities      21  

ARTICLE III MISCELLANEOUS

     21  

Section 3.01

  Communications      21  

Section 3.02

  Binding Effect      22  

Section 3.03

  Assignment of Rights      22  

Section 3.04

  Recapitalization, Exchanges, Etc. Affecting Units      22  

Section 3.05

  Aggregation of Registrable Securities      22  

Section 3.06

  Specific Performance      22  

Section 3.07

  Counterparts      22  

Section 3.08

  Governing Law, Submission to Jurisdiction      22  

Section 3.09

  Waiver of Jury Trial      23  

Section 3.10

  Entire Agreement      23  

Section 3.11

  Amendment      23  

Section 3.12

  No Presumption      24  

Section 3.13

  Obligations Limited to Parties to Agreement      24  

Section 3.14

  Independent Nature of Purchaser’s Obligations      24  

Section 3.15

  Interpretation      25  

SCHEDULE A Purchaser Name; Notice and Contact Information

     29  

SCHEDULE B Purchasers Deemed To Have Delivered The Piggyback Opt-Out Notice

     30  

 

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REGISTRATION RIGHTS AGREEMENT

This REGISTRATION RIGHTS AGREEMENT , dated as of September 1, 2017 (this “ Agreement ”), is entered into by and among GENESIS ENERGY, L.P ., a Delaware limited partnership (the “ Partnership ”), and each of the Persons set forth on SCHEDULE A hereto (the “ Purchasers ”).

RECITALS:

WHEREAS, this Agreement is made in connection with the closing of the issuance and sale of the Purchased Units (the date of such closing, the “ Closing Date ”) pursuant to the Class A Convertible Preferred Unit Purchase Agreement, dated as of August 2, 2017, by and among the Partnership and the Purchasers (the “ Purchase Agreement ”); and

WHEREAS, the Partnership has agreed to provide the registration and other rights set forth in this Agreement for the benefit of the Purchasers pursuant to the Purchase Agreement;

NOW THEREFORE, in consideration of the mutual covenants and agreements set forth herein and for good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which is hereby acknowledged, the parties hereby agree as follows:

ARTICLE I

DEFINITIONS

Section 1.01 Definitions . As used in this Agreement, the following terms have the meanings indicated:

Affiliate means, with respect to any Person, any other Person that directly or indirectly through one or more intermediaries controls, is controlled by or is under common control with, the Person in question. As used herein, the term “control” (including, with correlative meanings, “controlled by” and “under common control with”) means the possession, direct or indirect, of the power to direct or cause the direction of the management and policies of a Person, whether through ownership of voting securities, by contract or otherwise. For the avoidance of doubt, for purposes of this Agreement, (a) the General Partner or the Partnership, on the one hand, and any Purchaser, on the other, shall not be considered Affiliates and (b) any fund or account managed, advised or subadvised, directly or indirectly, by a Purchaser or its Affiliates, shall be considered an Affiliate of such Purchaser.

Agreemen t ” has the meaning set forth in the introductory paragraph of this Agreement.

Business Day means any day other than a Saturday, Sunday, any federal legal holiday or day on which banking institutions in the State of New York or the State of Texas are authorized or required by law or other governmental action to close.

Class A Common Units means the Common Units – Class A representing limited partner interests in the Partnership and having the rights and obligations specified in the Partnership Agreement.

 

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Class A Convertible Preferred Unit Registrable Securities means the Purchased Units, all of which are subject to the rights of Class A Convertible Preferred Unit Registrable Securities provided herein until such time as such securities either (i) convert into Class A Common Units pursuant to the terms of the Partnership Agreement or (ii) cease to be Registrable Securities pursuant to Section 1.02 .

Class A Convertible Preferred Units means the Class A Convertible Preferred Units representing limited partner interests in the Partnership and having the rights and obligations specified in the Partnership Agreement.

Class A Issue Price has the meaning set forth in the Partnership Agreement.

Closing Date has the meaning set forth in the Recitals of this Agreement.

Commission means the United States Securities and Exchange Commission.

Common Unit Effectiveness Period has the meaning specified in Section 2.01(a) .

Common Unit Registrable Securities means the Class A Common Units issued or issuable upon conversion of the Purchased Units, all of which are subject to the rights provided herein until such time as such securities cease to be Registrable Securities pursuant to Section 1.02 .

Common Unit Registration Statement has the meaning specified in Section 2.01(a) .

Common Unit Target Effective Date has the meaning specified in Section 2.01(a) .

Davison Holders ” means the holders of Registrable Securities (as such term is defined in the Davison Registration Rights Agreement).

Davison Registration Rights Agreement means that certain Registration Rights Agreement dated July 25, 2007, as amended from time to time, among the Partnership, Davison Petroleum Products, L.L.C., a Louisiana limited liability company, Davison Transport, Inc., a Louisiana corporation, Transport Company, an Arkansas corporation, Terminal Service, Inc., a Louisiana corporation, and Sunshine Oil and Storage, Inc., a Louisiana corporation.

Effective Date means the date of effectiveness of any Registration Statement.

Effectiveness Period means the Common Unit Effectiveness Period and the Preferred Unit Effectiveness Period, as applicable.

Exchange Act means the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended from time to time, and the rules and regulations of the Commission promulgated thereunder.

FINRA has the meaning specified in Section 2.07(a) .

General Partner means Genesis Energy, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company and the general partner of the Partnership.

 

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GSO means GSO Rodeo Holdings LP, including its permitted transferees or assignees, subject to Section 2.10 .

Holder means the record holder of any Registrable Securities.

Holder Underwriter Registration Statement has the meaning specified in Section 2.04(r) .

IDR Holders means the holders of Registrable Securities (as such term is defined in the IDR Registration Rights Agreement).

IDR Registration Rights Agreement means that certain Registration Rights Agreement, dated December 28, 2010, among the Partnership and the unitholders party thereto.

Included Registrable Securities ” has the meaning specified in Section 2.02(a) .

Initiating Holder has the meaning specified in Section 2.03(b) .

KKR ” means Rodeo Finance Aggregator LLC, including its permitted transferees and assignees, subject to Section 2.10 .

Liquidated Damages has the meaning specified in Section 2.01(c) .

Liquidated Damages Multiplier means the product of (a) the VWAP Price for the 30 consecutive trading days ending on the trading day immediately preceding the applicable Target Effective Date and (b) the number of Registrable Securities then held by the applicable Holder and that are to be included on the applicable Registration Statement.

Lockup ” has the meaning specified in Section 2.06 .

Losses ” has the meaning specified in Section 2.08(a) .

Managing Underwriter means, with respect to any Underwritten Offering, the book running lead manager of such Underwritten Offering.

No Recourse Affiliate has the meaning specified in Section 3.13 .

Other Holders means Davison Holders and IDR Holders, as applicable.

Partnership has the meaning set forth in the introductory paragraph of this Agreement.

Partnership Agreement means the Fifth Amended and Restated Agreement of Limited Partnership of the Partnership, dated as of January 3, 2011, as amended by the First Amendment thereto, dated as of the date hereof.

Permitted Loan has the meaning set forth in the Purchase Agreement.

Permitted Transaction has the meaning set forth in the Purchase Agreement.

 

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Person means any individual, corporation, company, voluntary association, partnership, joint venture, trust, limited liability company, unincorporated organization, government or any agency, instrumentality or political subdivision thereof or any other form of entity.

Piggyback Notice has the meaning specified in Section 2.02(a) .

Piggyback Opt-Out Notice has the meaning specified in Section 2.02(a) .

Piggyback Registration has the meaning specified in Section 2.02(a) .

PIK Units has the meaning set forth in the Purchase Agreement.

Preferred Unit Effectiveness Period has the meaning specified in Section 2.01(b) .

Preferred Unit Registration Statement has the meaning specified in Section 2.01(b) .

Preferred Unit Registration Statement Notice has the meaning specified in Section 2.01(b) .

Preferred Unit Target Effective Date has the meaning specified in Section 2.01(b) .

Purchase Agreement has the meaning set forth in the Recitals of this Agreement.

Purchased Unit Price means the Class A Issue Price, as adjusted pursuant to the Partnership Agreement.

Purchased Units means the Class A Convertible Preferred Units to be issued and sold to the Purchasers pursuant to the Purchase Agreement, together with any PIK Units distributed to the holders thereof.

Purchasers has the meaning set forth in the introductory paragraph of this Agreement.

Registrable Securities means the Common Unit Registrable Securities and the Class A Convertible Preferred Unit Registrable Securities.

Registrable Securities Required Voting Percentage means 75 % of the outstanding Registrable Securities voting together as a single class, including the Class A Convertible Preferred Unit Registrable Securities on an as-converted basis to Common Unit Registrable Securities.

Registration means any registration pursuant to this Agreement, including pursuant to a Registration Statement or a Piggyback Registration.

Registration Expenses has the meaning specified in Section 2.07(a) .

Registration Statement has the meaning specified in Section 2.01(a) .

 

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Securities Act means the Securities Act of 1933, as amended from time to time, and the rules and regulations of the Commission promulgated thereunder.

Selling Expenses has the meaning specified in Section 2.07(a) .

Selling Holder means a Holder who is selling Registrable Securities pursuant to a Registration Statement.

Selling Holder Indemnified Persons has the meaning specified in Section 2.08(a) .

Target Effective Date means the Common Unit Target Effective Date and the Preferred Unit Target Effective Date, as applicable.

Underwriter means, with respect to any Underwritten Offering, the underwriters of such Underwritten Offering.

Underwritten Offering means an offering (including an offering pursuant to a Registration Statement) in which Class A Common Units or Class A Convertible Preferred Units are sold to an underwriter on a firm commitment basis for reoffering to the public or an offering that is a “bought deal” with one or more investment banks. For the avoidance of doubt, the term Underwritten Offering does not include at-the-market offerings.

VWAP Price means “VWAP” as such term is defined in the Partnership Agreement.

Section 1.02 Registrable Securities . Any Registrable Security will cease to be a Registrable Security upon the earliest to occur of the following: (a) when a registration statement covering such Registrable Security becomes or has been declared effective by the Commission and such Registrable Security has been sold or disposed of pursuant to such effective registration statement, (b) when such Registrable Security has been sold or disposed of (excluding transfers or assignments by a Holder to an Affiliate or to another Holder or any of its Affiliates or to any assignee or transferee to whom the rights under this Agreement have been transferred pursuant to Section 2.10 ) pursuant to any section of Rule 144 (or any successor or similar provision adopted by the Commission then in effect) under the Securities Act under circumstances in which all the applicable conditions of Rule 144 (as then in effect) are met, (c) when such Registrable Security is held by the Partnership or one of its direct or indirect subsidiaries and (d) when such Registrable Security has been sold or disposed of in a private transaction in which the transferor’s rights under this Agreement are not assigned to the transferee of such securities pursuant to Section 2.10 . In addition, a Holder will cease to have rights to require registration of any Registrable Securities held by that Holder under this Agreement on the later of (i) the fifth anniversary of the date on which all Class A Convertible Preferred Units have been converted into Class A Common Units pursuant to Section 5.12(b) of the Partnership Agreement and (ii) if the Holder is an “affiliate” (as such term is defined in Rule 144 under the Securities Act (or any successor or similar provision adopted by the Commission then in effect)), the earlier of (x) the date which such Holder is no longer an “affiliate” (as such term is defined in Rule 144 under the Securities Act (or any successor or similar provision adopted by the Commission then in effect)) and (y) the tenth anniversary of the date hereof. For the avoidance of doubt, (i) the provisions of this Section 1.02 do not modify the transfer restrictions applicable to the Holders under the

 

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Partnership Agreement, and (ii) only a Holder that is (A) a Purchaser or (B) an Affiliate of a Purchaser at the time any Registrable Securities are transferred to such Holder in compliance with the Partnership Agreement shall have any demand registration rights under this Agreement.

ARTICLE II

REGISTRATION RIGHTS

Section 2.01 Shelf Registration .

(a) Class A Common Unit Shelf Registration . The Partnership shall use its commercially reasonable efforts to (i) prepare and file an initial registration statement under the Securities Act (a  Registration Statement ) to permit the resale of the Common Unit Registrable Securities from time to time as permitted by Rule 415 (or any similar provision adopted by the Commission then in effect) of the Securities Act (a  Common Unit Registration Statement ), which Common Unit Registration Statement shall be a separate standalone registration statement with respect to resales of the Common Unit Registrable Securities and shall not include the registration of any class or series of limited partner interests or debt of the Partnership that are to be issued and sold by the Partnership (other than other securities of the Partnership pursuant to piggyback rights that would be second in priority to the Common Unit Registrable Securities and not affect the number of Common Unit Registrable Securities included thereon) and (ii) cause such Common Unit Registration Statement to become effective no later than the second anniversary of the Closing Date (the  Common Unit Target Effective Date ). The Partnership will use its commercially reasonable efforts to cause such Common Unit Registration Statement filed pursuant to this Section 2.01(a) to be continuously effective under the Securities Act, with respect to any Holder, until the earliest to occur of (a) the date on which there are no longer any Common Unit Registrable Securities outstanding and (b) the fifth anniversary of the date on which all Class A Convertible Preferred Units have been converted into Class A Common Units pursuant to the Partnership Agreement (the  Common Unit Effectiveness Period ). A Common Unit Registration Statement filed pursuant to this Section 2.01(a) shall be on such appropriate registration form of the Commission as shall be selected by the Partnership; provided that , if the Partnership is then eligible, it shall file such Common Unit Registration Statement on Form S-3. A Common Unit Registration Statement when declared effective (including the documents incorporated therein by reference) will comply as to form in all material respects with all applicable requirements of the Securities Act and the Exchange Act and will not contain an untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein not misleading (and, in the case of any prospectus contained in such Common Unit Registration Statement, in the light of the circumstances under which a statement is made). As soon as practicable following the date that a Common Unit Registration Statement becomes effective, but in any event within three Business Days after such date, the Partnership shall provide the Holders with written notice of the effectiveness of such Common Unit Registration Statement. The Partnership shall not be obligated to have more than one effective Common Unit Registration Statement at any given time pursuant to this Section 2.01(a) .

 

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(b) Preferred Unit Shelf Registration . Provided the Purchasers and their Affiliates own, as of the date of such request, more than 50% of the Purchased Units issued on the date of this Agreement, then upon receipt by the Partnership of a written request (a  Preferred Unit Registration Statement Notice ) of any Holder(s) owning not less than 50% of the then-outstanding Purchased Units at any time commencing after 180 days after the Closing Date, the Partnership will use its commercially reasonable efforts to (i) prepare and file a Registration Statement to permit the resale of the Class A Convertible Preferred Unit Registrable Securities from time to time as permitted by Rule 415 (or any similar provision adopted by the Commission then in effect) of the Securities Act (a  Preferred Unit Registration Statement ), which Preferred Unit Registration Statement shall be a separate standalone registration statement with respect to resales of the Class A Convertible Preferred Unit Registrable Securities and shall not include the registration of any class or series of limited partner interests or debt of the Partnership that are to be issued and sold by the Partnership (other than other securities of the Partnership pursuant to piggyback rights that would be second in priority to the Class A Convertible Preferred Unit Registrable Securities and not affect the number of Class A Convertible Preferred Unit Registrable Securities included thereon) and (ii) cause such Preferred Unit Registration Statement to become effective no later than the later of (x) the one year anniversary of the Closing Date and (y) 180 days following the Partnership’s receipt of such Preferred Unit Registration Statement Notice (the  Preferred Unit Target Effective Date ). The Partnership will use its commercially reasonable efforts to cause such Preferred Unit Registration Statement filed pursuant to this Section 2.01(b) to be continuously effective under the Securities Act, with respect to any Holder, until the earliest to occur of the following: (A) the date on which there are no longer any Class A Convertible Preferred Unit Registrable Securities outstanding and (B) the Purchasers no longer own any Class A Convertible Preferred Unit Registrable Securities (in each case of subclause (A) or (B), the  Preferred Unit Effectiveness Period ). A Preferred Unit Registration Statement filed pursuant to this Section 2.01(b) shall be on such appropriate registration form of the Commission as shall be selected by the Partnership; provided that , if the Partnership is then eligible, it shall file such Preferred Unit Registration Statement on Form S-3. A Preferred Unit Registration Statement when declared effective (including the documents incorporated therein by reference) will comply as to form in all material respects with all applicable requirements of the Securities Act and the Exchange Act and will not contain an untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein not misleading (and, in the case of any prospectus contained in such Preferred Unit Registration Statement, in the light of the circumstances under which a statement is made). As soon as practicable following the date that a Preferred Unit Registration Statement becomes effective, but in any event within three Business Days of such date, the Partnership shall provide the Holders with written notice of the effectiveness of such Preferred Unit Registration Statement. The Partnership shall not be obligated to have more than one effective Preferred Unit Registration Statement at any given time pursuant to this Section 2.01(b) .

(c) Failure to Become Effective . If a Registration Statement required by Section 2.01 does not become or is not declared effective by the applicable Target Effective Date, then each Holder shall be entitled to a payment (with respect to each of the Holder’s applicable Registrable Securities), as liquidated damages and not as a penalty, of (i) for each non-overlapping 30-day period for the first 60 days following the Target Effective Date, an amount equal to 0.25% of the Liquidated Damages Multiplier, which shall accrue daily, and (ii) for each non-overlapping 30-day period beginning on the 61st day following the Target Effective Date, an amount equal to the amount set forth in clause (i) plus an additional 0.25% of the Liquidated Damages Multiplier for each subsequent 60 days ( i.e. , 0.5% for 61-120 days,

 

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0.75% for 121-180 days, and 1.0% thereafter), which shall accrue daily, up to a maximum amount equal to 1.0% of the Liquidated Damages Multiplier per non-overlapping 30-day period (the  Liquidated Damages ), until such time as such Registration Statement is declared or becomes effective or there are no longer any such Registrable Securities outstanding. The Liquidated Damages shall be payable within 10 Business Days after the end of each such 30-day period in immediately available funds to the account or accounts specified by the applicable Holders. Any amount of Liquidated Damages shall be prorated for any period of less than 30 days accruing during any period for which a Holder is entitled to Liquidated Damages hereunder.

(d) Wai ver of Liquidated Damages . If the Partnership is unable to cause the Common Unit Registration Statement or the Preferred Unit Registration Statement to become effective on or before the Common Unit Target Effective Date or the Preferred Unit Target Effective Date, as applicable, then the Partnership may request a waiver of the Liquidated Damages with respect thereto, which may be granted by the consent of Holders of at least the Registrable Securities Required Voting Percentage, in their sole discretion, and which such waiver shall apply to all the Holders of Registrable Securities included on such Registration Statement.

(e) Delay Rights . Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein, the Partnership may, upon written notice to any Selling Holder whose Registrable Securities are included in a Registration Statement, suspend such Selling Holder’s use of any prospectus which is a part of such Registration Statement (in which event the Selling Holder shall suspend sales of the Registrable Securities pursuant to such Registration Statement) if (i) the Partnership is pursuing an acquisition, merger, reorganization, disposition or other similar transaction and the Partnership determines in good faith that the Partnership’s ability to pursue or consummate such a transaction would be materially and adversely affected by any required disclosure of such transaction in such Registration Statement or (ii) the Partnership has experienced some other material non-public event, the disclosure of which at such time, in the good faith judgment of the Partnership, would materially and adversely affect the Partnership; provided , however , that in no event shall the Selling Holders be suspended from selling Registrable Securities pursuant to such Registration Statement or pursuant to Section 2.03 for a period that exceeds an aggregate of 60 days in any 180-day period or 90 days in any 365-day period. Upon disclosure of such information or the termination of the condition described above, the Partnership shall provide prompt notice to the Selling Holders whose Registrable Securities are included in such Registration Statement, and shall promptly terminate any suspension of sales it has put into effect and shall take such other actions necessary or appropriate to permit registered sales of Registrable Securities as contemplated in this Agreement. For the avoidance of doubt, the provisions of this Section 2.01(e) shall apply to any Underwritten Offering undertaken pursuant to Section 2.03 .

Section 2.02 Piggyback Registration

(a) Participation . If at any time after the first anniversary of the Closing Date the Partnership proposes to file a Registration Statement related to an Underwritten Offering (including pursuant to Section 2.03 ), then the Partnership shall give not less than four Business Days’ notice (including, but not limited to, notification by electronic mail) (the  Piggyback Notice ) of such proposed Underwritten Offering to each Holder (together with

 

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its Affiliates) owning Registrable Securities and such Piggyback Notice shall offer such Holder the opportunity to include in such Underwritten Offering such number of Common Unit Registrable Securities (the  Included Registrable Securities ) as such Holder may request in writing (a  Piggyback Registration ); provided , however , that (A) the Partnership shall not be required to offer such opportunity to such Holders if the Holders, together with their Affiliates, do not offer a minimum of $50 million of Common Unit Registrable Securities, in the aggregate (determined by multiplying the number of Common Unit Registrable Securities owned by the VWAP Price for the 30 consecutive trading days ending on the trading date immediately preceding the date of the Piggyback Notice), or such lesser amount if it constitutes the remaining holdings of the Holders and their Affiliates, and (B) if and to the extent that the Partnership has been advised by the Managing Underwriter that the inclusion of Common Unit Registrable Securities for sale for the benefit of such Holders will have a material adverse effect on the price, timing or distribution of any Class A Common Units in such Underwritten Offering, then the amount of Common Unit Registrable Securities to be offered for the accounts of Holders shall be determined based on the provisions of Section 2.02(b) . Each Piggyback Notice shall be provided to Holders on a Business Day pursuant to Section 3.01 and receipt of such notice shall be confirmed and kept confidential by the Holders until either (x) such proposed Underwritten Offering has been publicly announced by the Partnership or (y) the Holders have received notice from the Partnership that such proposed Underwritten Offering has been abandoned, which the Partnership shall provide to the Holders reasonably promptly after the final decision to abandon a proposed Underwritten Offering has been made. Each such Holder will have four Business Days (or two Business Days in connection with any overnight or bought Underwritten Offering) after such Piggyback Notice has been delivered to request in writing to the Partnership the inclusion of Common Unit Registrable Securities in the Underwritten Offering. If no request for inclusion from a Holder is received by the Partnership within the specified time, such Holder shall have no further right to participate in such Underwritten Offering. If, at any time after giving written notice of the Partnership’s intention to undertake an Underwritten Offering and prior to the pricing of such Underwritten Offering, such Underwritten Offering is terminated or delayed pursuant to the provisions of this Agreement, the Partnership may, at its election, give written notice of such determination to the Selling Holders and, (1) in the case of a termination of such Underwritten Offering, shall be relieved of its obligation to sell any Included Registrable Securities in connection with such terminated Underwritten Offering, and (2) in the case of a determination to delay such Underwritten Offering, shall be permitted to delay offering any Included Registrable Securities for the same period as the delay in the Underwritten Offering. Any Selling Holder shall have the right to withdraw such Selling Holder’s request for inclusion of such Selling Holder’s Common Unit Registrable Securities in such Underwritten Offering by giving written notice to the Partnership of such withdrawal at least one Business Day prior to the time of pricing of such Underwritten Offering. Any Holder may deliver written notice (a  Piggyback Opt-Out Notice ) to the Partnership requesting that such Holder not receive notice from the Partnership of any proposed Underwritten Offering; provided , however , that such Holder may later revoke any such Piggyback Opt-Out Notice in writing. Following receipt of a Piggyback Opt-Out Notice from a Holder (unless subsequently revoked), the Partnership shall not be required to deliver any notice to such Holder pursuant to this Section 2.02 and such Holder shall no longer be entitled to participate in Underwritten Offerings pursuant to this Section 2.02 , unless such Piggyback Opt-Out Notice is revoked by such Holder. The Holders listed on SCHEDULE B shall each be deemed to have delivered a Piggyback Opt-Out Notice as of the date hereof.

 

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(b) Priority of Piggyback Registration . If the Managing Underwriter or Underwriters of any proposed Underwritten Offering advise the Partnership that the total amount of Common Unit Registrable Securities that Holders intend to include in such offering exceeds the number that can be sold in such offering without being likely to have a material adverse effect on the price, timing or distribution of the Class A Common Units offered or the market for the Class A Common Units, then the Partnership shall include the number of Class A Common Units that such Managing Underwriter or Underwriters advise the Partnership can be sold without having such material adverse effect, with such number to be allocated (i)  first , to the Partnership or such other Person(s) initiating such Underwritten Offering; and (ii)  second , pro rata (A) among the Holders who requested such Underwritten Offering or are exercising piggyback rights pursuant to this Section 2.02 (in each case, based, for each such Holder, on the percentage derived by dividing (x) the number of Common Unit Registrable Securities proposed to be sold by such Holder in such offering by (y) the aggregate number of Common Unit Registrable Securities proposed to be sold by all Holders in such offering) and (B) the Other Holders who are exercising piggyback rights, such that such reduction resulting from such allocation shall not represent a greater fraction of the number of securities intended to be offered by such Other Holders than the fraction of similar reductions imposed on the Holders pursuant to subclause (A) above over the amount of Class A Common Units they intend to offer.

Section 2.03 Underwritten Offering .

(a) S-3 Registration . In the event that GSO or KKR elect to dispose of Registrable Securities under a Registration Statement pursuant to an Underwritten Offering and either (i) reasonably expect gross proceeds of at least $100 million from such Underwritten Offering (together with any Registrable Securities to be disposed of by a Selling Holder who has elected to participate in such Underwritten Offering pursuant to Section 2.02 ) or (ii) reasonably expect gross proceeds of at least $50 million from such Underwritten Offering (together with any Registrable Securities to be disposed of by a Selling Holder who has elected to participate in such Underwritten Offering pursuant to Section 2.02 ) and such Registrable Securities represent 100% of the then outstanding Common Unit Registrable Securities or Class A Convertible Preferred Unit Registrable Securities, as applicable, held by the applicable Selling Holder and its affiliates, the Partnership shall, at the written request of such Selling Holder(s), enter into an underwriting agreement in a form as is customary in Underwritten Offerings of securities by the Partnership with the Managing Underwriter or Underwriters selected by the Partnership, which shall include, among other provisions, indemnities to the effect and to the extent provided in Section 2.08 , and shall take all such other reasonable actions as are requested by the Managing Underwriter or Underwriters in order to expedite or facilitate the disposition of such Registrable Securities; provided , however , that the Partnership shall have no obligation to facilitate or participate in, including entering into any underwriting agreement for more than:

(i) two Underwritten Offerings at the request of GSO;

(ii) two Underwritten Offerings at the request of KKR;

 

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(iii) two Underwritten Offerings in any 365-day period; and

(iv) four Underwritten Offerings pursuant to this Agreement;

provided , further , that if the Partnership or any of its Affiliates is conducting or actively pursuing a securities offering of the Partnership’s Class A Common Units with anticipated gross offering proceeds of at least $150 million (other than in connection with any at-the-market offering or similar continuous offering program), then the Partnership may suspend such Selling Holder’s right to require the Partnership to conduct an Underwritten Offering with respect to Registrable Securities on such Selling Holder’s behalf pursuant to this Section 2.03 ; provided , however , that the Partnership may only suspend such Selling Holder’s right to require the Partnership to conduct an Underwritten Offering pursuant to this Section 2.03 once in any six-month period and in no event for a period (taken together with any suspensions pursuant to Section 2.01(e) ) that exceeds an aggregate of 60 days in any 180-day period or 90 days in any 365-day period.

(b) General Procedures . In connection with any Underwritten Offering contemplated by Section 2.03(a) , the underwriting agreement into which each Selling Holder and the Partnership shall enter shall contain such representations, covenants, indemnities (subject to Section 2.08) and other rights and obligations as are customary in Underwritten Offerings of securities by the Partnership. No Selling Holder shall be required to make any representations, warranties or covenants to or agreements with the Partnership or the underwriters other than representations, warranties, covenants or agreements regarding such Selling Holder, its authority to enter into and perform such underwriting agreement and to sell, and its ownership of, the securities whose offer and resale will be registered, on its behalf, its intended method of distribution and any other representation required by law. If any Selling Holder disapproves of the terms of an Underwritten Offering contemplated by this Section 2.03 , such Selling Holder may elect to withdraw therefrom by notice to the Partnership and the Managing Underwriter; provided , however , that such withdrawal must be made at least one Business Day prior to the time of pricing of such Underwritten Offering to be effective; provided , further , that in the event the Managing Underwriter or Underwriters of any proposed Underwritten Offering advise the Partnership that the total amount of Registrable Securities that Holders intend to include in such offering exceeds the number that can be sold in such offering without being likely to have a material adverse effect on the price, timing or distribution of the Registrable Securities offered or the market for the Class A Common Units or Class A Convertible Preferred Units, and the amount of Registrable Securities requested to be included in such Underwritten Offering by the Holder that initiated such Underwritten Offering pursuant to Section 2.03(a) (the  Initiating Holder ) is reduced by 50% or more, the Initiating Holder will have the right to withdraw from such Underwritten Offering by delivering notice to the Partnership at least one Business Day prior to the time of pricing of such Underwritten Offering, in which case the Partnership will have no obligation to proceed with such Underwritten Offering and such Underwritten Offering, whether or not completed, will not decrease the number of Underwritten Offerings the Initiating Holder shall have the right and option to request under this Section 2.03 . No such withdrawal or abandonment shall affect the Partnership’s obligation to pay Registration Expenses.

 

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Section 2.04 Further Obligations . In connection with its obligations under this ARTICLE II , the Partnership will, as expeditiously as possible:

(a) promptly prepare and file with the Commission such amendments and supplements to a Registration Statement and the prospectus used in connection therewith as may be necessary to keep such Registration Statement effective for the applicable Effectiveness Period and as may be necessary to comply with the provisions of the Securities Act with respect to the disposition of all Registrable Securities covered by such Registration Statement;

(b) if a prospectus supplement will be used in connection with the marketing of an Underwritten Offering under a Registration Statement and the Managing Underwriter at any time shall notify the Partnership in writing that, in the sole judgment of such Managing Underwriter, inclusion of detailed information to be used in such prospectus supplement is of material importance to the success of such Underwritten Offering, the Partnership shall use its commercially reasonable efforts to include such information in such prospectus supplement;

(c) furnish to each Selling Holder (i) as far in advance as reasonably practicable before filing a Registration Statement or any other registration statement contemplated by this Agreement or any supplement or amendment thereto, upon request, copies of reasonably complete drafts of all such documents proposed to be filed (including exhibits and each document incorporated by reference therein to the extent then required by the rules and regulations of the Commission), and provide each such Selling Holder the opportunity to object to any information pertaining to such Selling Holder and its plan of distribution that is contained therein and, to the extent timely received, make the corrections reasonably requested by such Selling Holder with respect to such information prior to filing such Registration Statement or such other registration statement and the prospectus included therein or any supplement or amendment thereto, and (ii) such number of copies of such Registration Statement or such other registration statement and the prospectus included therein and any supplements and amendments thereto as such Persons may reasonably request in order to facilitate the public sale or other disposition of the Registrable Securities covered by such Registration Statement or other registration statement;

(d) if applicable, use its commercially reasonable efforts to promptly register or qualify the Registrable Securities covered by any Registration Statement or any other registration statement contemplated by this Agreement under the securities or blue sky laws of such jurisdictions as the Selling Holders or, in the case of an Underwritten Offering, the Managing Underwriter, shall reasonably request; provided , however , that the Partnership will not be required to qualify generally to transact business in any jurisdiction where it is not then required to so qualify or to take any action that would subject it to general service of process in any such jurisdiction where it is not then so subject;

(e) promptly notify each Selling Holder, at any time when a prospectus relating thereto is required to be delivered by any of them under the Securities Act, of (i) the filing of a Registration Statement or any other registration statement contemplated by this Agreement or any prospectus or prospectus supplement to be used in connection therewith, or any amendment or supplement thereto, and, with respect to a Registration Statement or any other registration statement or any post-effective amendment thereto, when the same has become effective; and (ii) the receipt of any written comments from the Commission with respect to any filing referred to in clause (i) and any written request by the Commission for amendments or supplements to any such Registration Statement or any other registration statement or any prospectus or prospectus supplement thereto;

 

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(f) promptly notify each Selling Holder, at any time when a prospectus relating thereto is required to be delivered by any of them under the Securities Act, of (i) the happening of any event as a result of which the prospectus or prospectus supplement contained in a Registration Statement or any other registration statement contemplated by this Agreement, as then in effect, includes an untrue statement of a material fact or omits to state any material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein not misleading (in the case of any prospectus contained therein, in the light of the circumstances under which a statement is made); (ii) the issuance or express threat of issuance by the Commission of any stop order suspending the effectiveness of a Registration Statement or any other registration statement contemplated by this Agreement, or the initiation of any proceedings for that purpose; or (iii) the receipt by the Partnership of any notification with respect to the suspension of the qualification of any Registrable Securities for sale under the applicable securities or blue sky laws of any jurisdiction. Following the provision of such notice, the Partnership agrees to, as promptly as practicable, amend or supplement the prospectus or prospectus supplement or take other appropriate action so that the prospectus or prospectus supplement does not include an untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein not misleading in the light of the circumstances then existing and to take such other action as is reasonably necessary to remove a stop order, suspension, threat thereof or proceedings related thereto;

(g) upon request and subject to appropriate confidentiality obligations, furnish to each Selling Holder copies of any and all transmittal letters or other correspondence with the Commission or any other governmental agency or self-regulatory body or other body having jurisdiction (including any domestic or foreign securities exchange) relating to such offering of Registrable Securities;

(h) in the case of an Underwritten Offering, furnish, or use its reasonable efforts to cause to be furnished, upon request, (i) an opinion of counsel for the Partnership addressed to the underwriters, dated the date of the closing under the applicable underwriting agreement and (ii) a “comfort letter” addressed to the underwriters, dated the pricing date of such Underwritten Offering and a letter of like kind dated the date of the closing under the applicable underwriting agreement, in each case, signed by the independent registered public accountants who have certified the Partnership’s financial statements (or any other financial statements) included or incorporated by reference into the applicable registration statement, and each of the opinion and the “comfort letter” shall be in customary form and covering substantially the same matters with respect to such registration statement (and the prospectus and any prospectus supplement) as have been customarily covered in opinions of issuer’s counsel and in accountants’ letters delivered to the underwriters in Underwritten Offerings of securities by the Partnership and such other matters as such underwriters and Selling Holders may reasonably request;

(i) make available to its security holders, as soon as reasonably practicable, an earnings statement, covering a period of twelve months beginning within three months after the Effective Date of such Registration Statement, which earnings statement shall satisfy the provisions of Section 11(a) of the Securities Act and Rule 158 promulgated thereunder;

 

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(j) otherwise use its commercially reasonable efforts to comply with all applicable rules and regulations of the Commission;

(k) make available to the appropriate representatives of the Managing Underwriter and Selling Holders during normal business hours access to such information and Partnership personnel as is reasonable and customary to enable such parties to establish a due diligence defense under the Securities Act; provided, however , that the Partnership need not disclose any non-public information to any such representative unless and until such representative has entered into a confidentiality agreement with the Partnership;

(l) use its commercially reasonable efforts to cause all Common Unit Registrable Securities registered pursuant to this Agreement to be listed on each securities exchange or nationally recognized quotation system on which similar securities issued by the Partnership are then listed; provided , however , that, for the avoidance of doubt, the Partnership shall have no obligation to cause any Class A Convertible Preferred Unit Registrable Securities to be listed on any securities exchange or nationally recognized quotation system;

(m) use its commercially reasonable efforts to cause Registrable Securities to be registered with or approved by such other governmental agencies or authorities as may be necessary by virtue of the business and operations of the Partnership to enable the Selling Holders to consummate the disposition of such Registrable Securities;

(n) provide a transfer agent, which may be the General Partner or one of its Affiliates as provided in the Partnership Agreement, and registrar for all Registrable Securities covered by any Registration Statement not later than the Effective Date of such Registration Statement;

(o) enter into customary agreements and take such other actions as are reasonably requested by the Selling Holders or the underwriters, if any, in order to expedite or facilitate the disposition of Registrable Securities (including making appropriate officers of the General Partner available to participate in any “road show” presentations before analysts, and other customary marketing activities (including one-on-one meetings with prospective institutional purchasers of the Registrable Securities)); provided , however , that the officers of the General Partner shall not be required to dedicate an unreasonably burdensome amount of time in connection with any roadshow and related marketing activities for any Underwritten Offering;

(p) if reasonably requested by a Selling Holder, (i) incorporate in a prospectus supplement or post-effective amendment such information as such Selling Holder reasonably requests to be included therein relating to the sale and distribution of Registrable Securities, including information with respect to the number of Registrable Securities being offered or sold, the purchase price being paid therefor and any other terms of the offering of the Registrable Securities to be sold in such offering; and (ii) make all required filings of such prospectus supplement or post-effective amendment after being notified of the matters to be incorporated in such prospectus supplement or post-effective amendment;

 

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(q) if reasonably required by the Partnership’s transfer agent, the Partnership shall promptly deliver any authorizations, certificates and directions required by the transfer agent which authorize and direct the transfer agent to transfer such Registrable Securities without legend upon sale by the Holder of such Registrable Securities under the Registration Statement; and

(r) if any Holder could reasonably be deemed to be an “underwriter,” as defined in Section 2(a)(11) of the Securities Act, in connection with the Registration Statement and any amendment or supplement thereof (a  Holder Underwriter Registration Statement ), then the Partnership will reasonably cooperate with such Holder in allowing such Holder to conduct customary “underwriter’s due diligence” with respect to the Partnership and satisfy its obligations in respect thereof. In addition, at any Holder’s request, the Partnership will furnish to such Holder, on the date of the effectiveness of the Holder Underwriter Registration Statement and thereafter from time to time on such dates as such Holder may reasonably request (provided that such request shall not be more frequently than on an annual basis unless such Holder is offering Registrable Securities pursuant to a Holder Underwriter Registration Statement), (i) a “comfort letter”, dated such date, from the Partnership’s independent certified public accountants in form and substance as has been customarily given by independent certified public accountants to underwriters in Underwritten Offerings of securities by the Partnership, addressed to such Holder, (ii) an opinion, dated as of such date, of counsel representing the Partnership for purposes of the Holder Underwriter Registration Statement, in form, scope and substance as has been customarily given in Underwritten Offerings of securities by the Partnership, including standard “10b-5” negative assurance for such offerings, addressed to such Holder and (iii) a standard officer’s certificate from the chief executive officer or chief financial officer, or other officers serving such functions, of the General Partner addressed to the Holder, as has been customarily given by such officers in Underwritten Offerings of securities by the Partnership. The Partnership will also use its reasonable efforts to provide legal counsel to such Holder with an opportunity to review and comment upon any such Holder Underwriter Registration Statement, and any amendments and supplements thereto, prior to its filing with the Commission.

Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Section 2.04 , the Partnership will not name a Holder as an underwriter (as defined in Section 2(a)(11) of the Securities Act) in any Registration Statement or Holder Underwriter Registration Statement, as applicable, without such Holder’s consent. If the staff of the Commission requires the Partnership to name any Holder as an underwriter (as defined in Section 2(a)(11) of the Securities Act), and such Holder does not consent thereto, then such Holder’s Registrable Securities shall not be included on the applicable Registration Statement, and the Partnership shall have no further obligations hereunder with respect to Registrable Securities held by such Holder, unless such Holder has not had an opportunity to conduct customary underwriter’s due diligence as set forth in subsection (q) of this Section 2.04 with respect to the Partnership at the time such Holder’s consent is sought.

Each Selling Holder, upon receipt of notice from the Partnership of the happening of any event of the kind described in subsection (f) of this Section 2.04 , shall forthwith discontinue offers and sales of the Registrable Securities by means of a prospectus or prospectus supplement until such Selling Holder’s receipt of the copies of the supplemented or amended prospectus

 

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contemplated by subsection (f) of this Section 2.04 or until it is advised in writing by the Partnership that the use of the prospectus may be resumed and has received copies of any additional or supplemental filings incorporated by reference in the prospectus, and, if so directed by the Partnership, such Selling Holder will, or will request the Managing Underwriter or Managing Underwriters, if any, to deliver to the Partnership (at the Partnership’s expense) all copies in their possession or control, other than permanent file copies then in such Selling Holder’s possession, of the prospectus covering such Registrable Securities current at the time of receipt of such notice. Notwithstanding the foregoing, nothing in this paragraph shall relieve the Partnership of its obligations under Section 2.01(e) or Section 2.03(a) or otherwise extend the suspension periods under Section 2.01(e) or Section 2.03(a) .

Section 2.05 Cooperation by Holders . The Partnership shall have no obligation to include Registrable Securities of a Holder in a Registration Statement or in an Underwritten Offering pursuant to Section 2.03(a) if such Holder has failed to timely furnish such information that the Partnership determines, after consultation with its counsel, is reasonably required in order for any registration statement or prospectus supplement, as applicable, to comply with the Securities Act.

Section 2.06 Restrictions on Public Sale by Holders of Registrable Securities . Each Holder of Common Unit Registrable Securities who is participating in an Underwritten Offering and is included in a Registration Statement agrees to enter into a customary letter agreement (each, a “ Lockup ”) with underwriters providing that such Holder will not effect any public sale or distribution of Common Unit Registrable Securities during the 45 calendar day period beginning on the date of a prospectus or prospectus supplement filed with the Commission with respect to the pricing of such Underwritten Offering; provided , however , that, notwithstanding the foregoing, (i) the duration of the foregoing restrictions shall be no longer than the duration of the shortest restriction generally imposed by the underwriters on the Partnership or the officers, directors or any other Affiliate of the Partnership on whom a restriction is imposed, (ii) the restrictions set forth in this Section 2.06 shall not apply to any Common Unit Registrable Securities that are included in such Underwritten Offering by such Holder and (iii) each Lockup shall include customary carve-outs, including: (A) the pledge, encumbrance, hypothecation, or mortgage of all or any portion of the Class A Common Units or Class A Convertible Preferred Units held by such Holder or its Affiliate to any unaffiliated third party in a bona fide transaction or in connection with a Permitted Transaction or Permitted Loan for obligations owed by such Holder or its Affiliate; (B) the transfer any Class A Common Units or Class A Convertible Preferred Units held by such Holder or its Affiliate to any Person in connection with a Permitted Transaction or a Permitted Loan; (C) the foreclosure on any pledged Class A Common Units or Class A Convertible Preferred Units (and/or any sale thereof) by any pledgee under a Permitted Transaction or Permitted Loan; and (D) the transfer of Class A Common Units or Class A Convertible Preferred Units by a pledgee or counterparty who has foreclosed or exercised remedies or other rights on any such pledged or transferred Class A Common Units or Class A Convertible Preferred Units.

 

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Section 2.07 Expenses .

(a) Certain Definitions . Registration Expenses shall not include Selling Expenses but otherwise means all expenses incident to the Partnership’s performance under or compliance with this Agreement to effect the registration of Registrable Securities on a Registration Statement pursuant to Section 2.01 , a Piggyback Registration pursuant to Section 2.02 , or an Underwritten Offering pursuant to Section 2.03 , and the disposition of such Registrable Securities, including all registration, filing, securities exchange listing and fees, all registration, filing, qualification and other fees and expenses of complying with securities or blue sky laws (including the reasonable and documented fees and disbursements of counsel for the underwriters in connection with blue sky laws), fees of the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority, Inc. (“ FINRA ”) (including, if applicable, the fees and expenses of any “qualified independent underwriter” as such term is defined in FINRA Rule 5121, and the reasonable and documented fees and disbursements of counsel for the underwriters in connection with any FINRA filings), fees of transfer agents and registrars, all word processing, duplicating and printing expenses, any transfer taxes, and the fees and disbursements of counsel and independent registered public accountants for the Partnership, including the expenses of any special audits or “cold comfort” letters required by or incident to such performance and compliance. Selling Expenses means all underwriting fees, discounts and selling commissions and transfer taxes or similar fees or arrangements allocable to the sale of the Registrable Securities, plus any costs or expenses related to any roadshows conducted in connection with the marketing of any Underwritten Offering.

(b) Expenses . The Partnership will pay all reasonable Registration Expenses, as determined in good faith, in connection with a shelf Registration, a Piggyback Registration or an Underwritten Offering, whether or not any sale is made pursuant to such shelf Registration, Piggyback Registration or Underwritten Offering. Each Selling Holder shall pay its pro rata share of all Selling Expenses in connection with any sale of its Registrable Securities hereunder, which shall be based on the percentage derived by dividing (a) the number of Registrable Securities sold by such Selling Holder in connection with such sale by (b) the aggregate number of Class A Common Units or Class A Convertible Preferred Units sold in connection with such sale. In addition, except as otherwise provided in this Section 2.07 and Section 2.08 , the Partnership shall not be responsible for professional fees (including legal fees) incurred by Holders in connection with the exercise of such Holders’ rights hereunder.

Section 2.08 Indemnification .

(a) By the Partnership . In the event of a registration of any Registrable Securities under the Securities Act pursuant to this Agreement, the Partnership will indemnify and hold harmless each Selling Holder thereunder, its directors, officers, managers, partners, employees and agents and each Person, if any, who controls such Selling Holder within the meaning of the Securities Act and the Exchange Act, and its directors, officers, managers, partners, employees or agents (collectively, the  Selling Holder Indemnified Persons ), against any losses, claims, damages, expenses or liabilities (including reasonable attorneys’ fees and expenses) (collectively, Losses ), joint or several, to which such Selling Holder Indemnified Person may become subject under the Securities Act, the Exchange Act or otherwise, insofar as such Losses (or actions or proceedings, whether commenced or threatened, in respect thereof) arise out of or are based upon any untrue statement or alleged untrue statement of any material fact (in the case of any prospectus, in light of the circumstances under which such statement is made) contained in (which, for the avoidance of doubt, includes documents incorporated by reference in) the applicable Registration Statement or other registration statement contemplated

 

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by this Agreement, any preliminary prospectus, prospectus supplement or final prospectus contained therein, or any amendment or supplement thereof, or any free writing prospectus relating thereto, or arise out of or are based upon the omission or alleged omission to state therein a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein (in the case of a prospectus, in light of the circumstances under which they were made) not misleading, and will reimburse each such Selling Holder Indemnified Person for any legal or other expenses reasonably incurred by them in connection with investigating, defending or resolving any such Loss or actions or proceedings; provided , however , that the Partnership will not be liable in any such case if and to the extent that any such Loss arises out of or is based upon an untrue statement or alleged untrue statement or omission or alleged omission so made in conformity with information furnished by such Selling Holder Indemnified Person in writing specifically for use in the applicable Registration Statement or other registration statement, or prospectus supplement, as applicable. Such indemnity shall remain in full force and effect regardless of any investigation made by or on behalf of such Selling Holder Indemnified Person, and shall survive the transfer of such securities by such Selling Holder.

(b) By Each Selling Holder . Each Selling Holder agrees severally and not jointly to indemnify and hold harmless the Partnership, the General Partner and the General Partner’s directors, officers, employees and agents and each Person, who, directly or indirectly, controls the Partnership within the meaning of the Securities Act or of the Exchange Act to the same extent as the foregoing indemnity from the Partnership to the Selling Holders, but only with respect to information regarding such Selling Holder furnished in writing by or on behalf of such Selling Holder expressly for inclusion in a Registration Statement or any other registration statement contemplated by this Agreement, any preliminary prospectus, prospectus supplement or final prospectus contained therein, or any amendment or supplement thereto or any free writing prospectus relating thereto; provided , however , that the liability of each Selling Holder shall not be greater in amount than the dollar amount of the proceeds (net of any Selling Expenses) received by such Selling Holder from the sale of the Registrable Securities giving rise to such indemnification.

(c) Notice . Promptly after receipt by an indemnified party hereunder of notice of the commencement of any action, such indemnified party shall, if a claim in respect thereof is to be made against the indemnifying party hereunder, notify the indemnifying party in writing thereof, but the omission to so notify the indemnifying party shall not relieve it from any liability that it may have to any indemnified party other than under this Section 2.08(c) , except to the extent that the indemnifying party is materially prejudiced by such failure. In any action brought against any indemnified party, it shall notify the indemnifying party of the commencement thereof. The indemnifying party shall be entitled to participate in and, to the extent it shall wish, to assume and undertake the defense thereof with counsel reasonably satisfactory to such indemnified party and, after notice from the indemnifying party to such indemnified party of its election so to assume and undertake the defense thereof, the indemnifying party shall not be liable to such indemnified party under this Section 2.08 for any legal expenses subsequently incurred by such indemnified party in connection with the defense thereof other than reasonable costs of investigation and of liaison with counsel so selected; provided , however , that, (i) if the indemnifying party has failed to assume the defense or employ counsel reasonably satisfactory to the indemnified party or (ii) if the defendants in any such action include both the indemnified party and the indemnifying party and counsel to the

 

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indemnified party shall have concluded that there may be reasonable defenses available to the indemnified party that are different from or additional to those available to the indemnifying party, or if the interests of the indemnified party reasonably may be deemed to conflict with the interests of the indemnifying party, then the indemnified party shall have the right to select a separate counsel and to assume such legal defense and otherwise to participate in the defense of such action, with the reasonable expenses and fees of such separate counsel and other reasonable expenses related to such participation to be reimbursed by the indemnifying party as incurred. Notwithstanding any other provision of this Agreement, no indemnifying party shall settle any action brought against any indemnified party with respect to which such indemnified party may be entitled to indemnification hereunder without the consent of the indemnified party, unless the settlement thereof imposes no liability or obligation on, includes a complete and unconditional release from liability of, and does not contain any admission of wrongdoing by, the indemnified party.

(d) Contribution . If the indemnification provided for in this Section 2.08 is held by a court or government agency of competent jurisdiction to be unavailable to any indemnified party or is insufficient to hold them harmless in respect of any Losses, then each such indemnifying party, in lieu of indemnifying such indemnified party, shall contribute to the amount paid or payable by such indemnified party as a result of such Losses in such proportion as is appropriate to reflect the relative fault of the indemnifying party, on the one hand, and of the indemnified party, on the other hand, in connection with the statements or omissions that resulted in such Losses, as well as any other relevant equitable considerations; provided , however , that in no event shall any Selling Holder be required to contribute an aggregate amount in excess of the dollar amount of proceeds (net of Selling Expenses) received by such Selling Holder from the sale of Registrable Securities giving rise to such indemnification. The relative fault of the indemnifying party, on the one hand, and the indemnified party, on the other, shall be determined by reference to, among other things, whether the untrue or alleged untrue statement of a material fact or the omission or alleged omission to state a material fact has been made by, or relates to, information supplied by such party, and the parties’ relative intent, knowledge, access to information and opportunity to correct or prevent such statement or omission. The parties hereto agree that it would not be just and equitable if contributions pursuant to this paragraph were to be determined by pro rata allocation or by any other method of allocation that does not take account of the equitable considerations referred to herein. The amount paid by an indemnified party as a result of the Losses referred to in the first sentence of this paragraph shall be deemed to include any legal and other expenses reasonably incurred by such indemnified party in connection with investigating, defending or resolving any Loss that is the subject of this paragraph. No Person guilty of fraudulent misrepresentation (within the meaning of Section 11(f) of the Securities Act) shall be entitled to contribution from any Person who is not guilty of such fraudulent misrepresentation.

(e) Other Indemnificatio n . The provisions of this Section 2.08 shall be in addition to any other rights to indemnification or contribution that an indemnified party may have pursuant to law, equity, contract or otherwise.

Section 2.09 Rule 144 Reporting . With a view to making available the benefits of certain rules and regulations of the Commission that may permit the sale of the Registrable Securities to the public without registration, the Partnership agrees to use its commercially reasonable efforts to:

 

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(a) make and keep public information regarding the Partnership available, as those terms are understood and defined in Rule 144 under the Securities Act (or any successor or similar provision adopted by the Commission then in effect), at all times from and after the date hereof;

(b) file with the Commission in a timely manner all reports and other documents required of the Partnership under the Securities Act and the Exchange Act at all times from and after the date hereof; and

(c) so long as a Holder owns any Registrable Securities, furnish (i) to the extent accurate, forthwith upon request, a written statement of the Partnership that it has complied with the reporting requirements of Rule 144 under the Securities Act (or any successor or similar provision adopted by the Commission then in effect) and (ii) unless otherwise available via the Commission’s EDGAR filing system (or any successor system), to such Holder forthwith upon request a copy of the most recent annual or quarterly report of the Partnership, and such other reports and documents so filed as such Holder may reasonably request in availing itself of any rule or regulation of the Commission allowing such Holder to sell any such securities without registration.

Section 2.10 Transfer or Assignment of Registration Rights . The rights to cause the Partnership to register Registrable Securities under this ARTICLE II may be transferred or assigned by each Holder to one or more transferees or assignees of Registrable Securities; provided that (a) unless any such transferee or assignee is an Affiliate of, and after such transfer or assignment continues to be an Affiliate of, such Holder, the amount of Registrable Securities transferred or assigned to such transferee or assignee shall represent at least $50 million of Registrable Securities, calculated (i) in the case of Class A Convertible Preferred Unit Registrable Securities, on the basis of the Purchased Unit Price, or (ii) in the case of Common Unit Registrable Securities, on the basis of the VWAP Price for the 30 consecutive trading days ending on the trading day immediately preceding the sale or assignment, (b) the Partnership is given written notice prior to any said transfer or assignment, stating the name and address of each such transferee or assignee and identifying the securities with respect to which such registration rights are being transferred or assigned and (c) each such transferee or assignee assumes in writing responsibility for its portion of the obligations of such transferring Holder under this Agreement.

Section 2.11 Limitation on Subsequent Registration Rights . From and after the date hereof, the Partnership shall not, without the prior written consent of the Holders of at least the Registrable Securities Required Voting Percentage, enter into any agreement (or amend or modify any existing agreement) with any current or future holder of any securities of the Partnership that would allow such current or future holder to require the Partnership to include securities in any registration statement filed by the Partnership on a basis other than pari passu with, or expressly subordinate to, the piggyback rights of the Holders of Registrable Securities hereunder; provided , that no such agreement shall permit any such current or future holder to include securities in any Underwritten Offering pursuant to Section 2.03 , except on an expressly subordinate basis to the rights of the Holders to include Registrable Securities in such Underwritten Offering.

 

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Section 2.12 Limitation on Obligations for Class A Convertible Preferred Unit Registrable Securities . Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Agreement, nothing contained herein shall be construed to require the Partnership to (a) except as expressly provided in this Agreement, otherwise assist in the public resale of any Class A Convertible Preferred Unit Registrable Securities, or (b) cause any Class A Convertible Preferred Unit Registrable Securities to be listed on any securities exchange or nationally recognized quotation system.

ARTICLE III

MISCELLANEOUS

Section 3.01 Communications . All notices, demands and other communications provided for hereunder shall be in writing and shall be given by registered or certified mail, return receipt requested, telecopy, air courier guaranteeing overnight delivery, personal delivery or (in the case of any notice given by the Partnership to the Purchasers) email to the following addresses:

(a) If to the Purchasers, to the addresses set forth on SCHEDULE A .

(b) If to the Partnership:

Genesis Energy, L.P.

919 Milam, Suite 2100

Houston, TX 77002

Attention: Grant E. Sims

Email: grant.sims@genlp.com

with copies to (which shall not constitute notice):

Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP

1111 Louisiana Street, 44th Floor

Houston, Texas 77002

Attention: J. Vincent Kendrick

Email: vkendrick@akingump.com

or to such other address as the Partnership or the Purchasers may designate to each other in writing from time to time or, if to a transferee or assignee of the Purchasers or any transferee or assignee thereof, to such transferee or assignee at the address provided pursuant to Section 2.10 . All notices and communications shall be deemed to have been duly given: at the time delivered by hand, if personally delivered; upon actual receipt if sent by certified or registered mail, return receipt requested, or regular mail, if mailed; upon actual receipt of the facsimile or email copy, if sent via facsimile or email; and upon actual receipt when delivered to an air courier guaranteeing overnight delivery.

 

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Section 3.02 Binding Effect . This Agreement shall be binding upon the Partnership, each of the Purchasers and their respective successors and permitted assigns, including subsequent Holders of Registrable Securities to the extent permitted herein. Except as expressly provided in this Agreement, this Agreement shall not be construed so as to confer any right or benefit upon any Person other than the parties to this Agreement and their respective successors and permitted assigns.

Section 3.03 Assignment of Rights . Except as provided in Section 2.10 , neither this Agreement nor any of the rights, benefits or obligations hereunder may be assigned or transferred, by operation of law or otherwise, by any party hereto without the prior written consent of the other party.

Section 3.04 Recapitalization, Exchanges, Etc. Affecting Units . The provisions of this Agreement shall apply to the full extent set forth herein with respect to any and all units of the Partnership or any successor or assign of the Partnership (whether by merger, acquisition, consolidation, reorganization, sale of assets or otherwise) that may be issued in respect of, in exchange for or in substitution of, the Registrable Securities, and shall be appropriately adjusted for combinations, unit splits, recapitalizations, pro rata distributions of units and the like occurring after the date of this Agreement.

Section 3.05 Aggregation of Registrable Securities . All Registrable Securities held or acquired by Persons who are Affiliates of one another shall be aggregated together for the purpose of determining the availability of any rights under this Agreement.

Section 3.06 Specific Performance . Damages in the event of breach of this Agreement by a party hereto may be difficult, if not impossible, to ascertain, and it is therefore agreed that each such Person, in addition to and without limiting any other remedy or right it may have, will have the right to seek an injunction or other equitable relief in any court of competent jurisdiction, enjoining any such breach, and enforcing specifically the terms and provisions hereof, and each of the parties hereto hereby waives any and all defenses it may have on the ground of lack of jurisdiction or competence of the court to grant such an injunction or other equitable relief. The existence of this right will not preclude any such Person from pursuing any other rights and remedies at law or in equity that such Person may have.

Section 3.07 Counterparts . This Agreement may be executed in any number of counterparts and by different parties hereto in separate counterparts, each of which counterparts, when so executed and delivered, shall be deemed to be an original and all of which counterparts, taken together, shall constitute but one and the same agreement.

Section 3.08 Governing Law, Submission to Jurisdiction . This Agreement, and all claims or causes of action (whether in contract or tort) that may be based upon, arise out of or relate to this Agreement or the negotiation, execution or performance of this Agreement (including any claim or cause of action based upon, arising out of or related to any representation or warranty made in or in connection with this Agreement), will be construed in accordance with and governed by the laws of the State of Delaware without regard to principles 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 Delaware, and the parties hereto

 

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hereby irrevocably submit to the non-exclusive jurisdiction of any federal or state court located within the State of Delaware 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 3.09 Waiver of Jury Trial . THE PARTIES TO THIS AGREEMENT EACH HEREBY WAIVE, AND AGREE TO CAUSE THEIR AFFILIATES TO WAIVE, TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW, ANY RIGHT TO TRIAL BY JURY OF ANY CLAIM, DEMAND, ACTION OR CAUSE OF ACTION (A) ARISING UNDER THIS AGREEMENT OR (B) IN ANY WAY CONNECTED WITH OR RELATED OR INCIDENTAL TO THE DEALINGS OF THE PARTIES HERETO IN RESPECT OF THIS AGREEMENT OR ANY OF THE TRANSACTIONS RELATED HERETO, IN EACH CASE WHETHER NOW EXISTING OR HEREAFTER ARISING, AND WHETHER IN CONTRACT, TORT, EQUITY OR OTHERWISE. THE PARTIES TO THIS AGREEMENT EACH HEREBY AGREES AND CONSENTS THAT ANY SUCH CLAIM, DEMAND, ACTION OR CAUSE OF ACTION SHALL BE DECIDED BY COURT TRIAL WITHOUT A JURY AND THAT THE PARTIES TO THIS AGREEMENT MAY FILE AN ORIGINAL COUNTERPART OF A COPY OF THIS AGREEMENT WITH ANY COURT AS WRITTEN EVIDENCE OF THE CONSENT OF THE PARTIES HERETO TO THE WAIVER OF THEIR RIGHT TO TRIAL BY JURY.

Section 3.10 Entire Agreement . This Agreement, the Purchase Agreement and the other agreements and documents referred to herein and therein are intended by the parties as a final expression of their agreement and intended to be a complete and exclusive statement of the agreement and understanding of the parties hereto and thereto in respect of the subject matter contained herein and therein. There are no restrictions, promises, representations, warranties, covenants, agreements or undertakings, other than those set forth or referred to herein or in the Purchase Agreement with respect to the rights granted by the Partnership or any of its Affiliates or the Purchasers or any of their respective Affiliates set forth herein or therein. This Agreement, the Purchase Agreement and the other agreements and documents referred to herein or therein supersede all prior agreements and understandings between the parties with respect to such subject matter.

Section 3.11 Amendment . This Agreement may be amended only by means of a written amendment signed by the Partnership and the Holders of at least the Registrable Securities Required Voting Percentage; provided , however , that no such amendment shall adversely affect the rights of any Holder hereunder without the consent of such Holder. Any amendment, supplement or modification of or to any provision of this Agreement, any waiver of any provision of this Agreement, and any consent to any departure by the Partnership 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.

 

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Section 3.12 No Presumption . This Agreement has been reviewed and negotiated by sophisticated parties with access to legal counsel and shall not be construed against the drafter.

Section 3.13 Obligations Limited to Parties to Agreement . Notwithstanding anything that may be expressed or implied in this Agreement or any other document, agreement or instrument delivered in connection herewith, each of the parties hereto covenants, agrees and acknowledges that, other than as set forth herein, no Person other than the Purchasers, the Holders, their respective permitted assignees and the Partnership shall have any obligation in respect of the obligations of the Purchasers hereunder and that, notwithstanding that one or more of such Persons may be a corporation, partnership or limited liability company, no rights of recovery and no recourse under this Agreement or under any documents, agreements or instruments delivered in connection herewith or therewith or in respect of any oral representation made or alleged to made in connection herewith or therewith shall be had against any former, current or future director, officer, employee, agent, general or limited partner, manager, assignee, incorporator, controlling Person, fiduciary, representative, member, stockholder or Affiliate of any of such Persons or their respective successors or permitted assignees, or any former, current or future director, officer, employee, agent, general or limited partner, manager, member, stockholder or Affiliate thereof or against any former, current or future director, officer, employee, agent, general or limited partner, manager, assignee, incorporator, controlling Person, fiduciary, representative or Affiliate of any of the foregoing, but in each case not including the Purchasers (each, but excluding for the avoidance of doubt, the Purchasers, a  No Recourse Affiliate ), whether by or through attempted piercing of the corporate veil, by or through a claim (whether in tort, contract or otherwise) by or on behalf of such party against a No Recourse Affiliate, by the enforcement of any assessment or by any legal or equitable proceeding, or by virtue of any statute, regulation or other applicable law or otherwise, it being expressly agreed and acknowledged that no personal liability whatsoever shall attach to, be imposed on or otherwise be incurred by any No Recourse Affiliate for any obligations of such Persons or their respective permitted assignees under this Agreement or any documents or instruments delivered in connection herewith or therewith, in respect of any oral representations made or alleged to be made in connection herewith or therewith or for any claim (whether in tort, contract or otherwise) based on, in respect of or by reason of such obligation or its creation, except, in each case, for any successor, permitted transferee or assignee of any Purchaser or a Selling Holder hereunder.

Section 3.14 Independent Nature of Purchaser’s Obligations . The obligations of each Purchaser under this Agreement are several and not joint with the obligations of any other Purchaser, and no Purchaser shall be responsible in any way for the performance of the obligations of any other Purchaser under this Agreement. The failure or waiver of performance under this Agreement by any Purchaser, or on its behalf, does not excuse performance by any other Purchaser. Nothing contained herein, and no action taken by any Purchaser pursuant thereto, shall be deemed to constitute the Purchasers as a partnership, an association, a joint venture or any other kind of group or entity, or create a presumption that the Purchasers are in any way acting in concert or as a group with respect to such obligations or the transactions contemplated by this Agreement. Each Purchaser shall be entitled to independently protect and enforce its rights, including the rights arising out of this Agreement, and it shall not be necessary for any other Purchaser to be joined as an additional party in any proceeding for such purpose.

 

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Section 3.15 Interpretation . Article, Section and Schedule references in this Agreement are references to the corresponding Article, Section or Schedule to this Agreement, unless otherwise specified. All Schedules to this Agreement are hereby incorporated and made a part hereof as if set forth in full herein and are an integral part of this Agreement. All references to instruments, documents, contracts and agreements are references to such instruments, documents, contracts and agreements as the same may be amended, supplemented and otherwise modified from time to time, unless otherwise specified. The word “including” shall mean “including but not limited to” and shall not be construed to limit any general statement that it follows to the specific or similar items or matters immediately following it. Whenever the Partnership has an obligation under this Agreement, the expense of complying with that obligation shall be an expense of the Partnership unless otherwise specified. Any reference in this Agreement to “$” shall mean U.S. dollars. Whenever any determination, consent or approval is to be made or given by a Purchaser, such action shall be in such Holder’s sole discretion, unless otherwise specified in this Agreement. If any provision in this Agreement is held to be illegal, invalid, not binding or unenforceable, (a) such provision shall be fully severable and this Agreement shall be construed and enforced as if such illegal, invalid, not binding or unenforceable provision had never comprised a part of this Agreement, and the remaining provisions shall remain in full force and effect, and (b) the parties hereto shall negotiate in good faith to modify this Agreement so as to effect the original intent of the parties as closely as possible in an acceptable manner in order that the transactions contemplated hereby are consummated as originally contemplated to the greatest extent possible. When calculating the period of time before which, within which or following which any act is to be done or step taken pursuant to this Agreement, the date that is the reference date in calculating such period shall be excluded. If the last day of such period is a non-Business Day, the period in question shall end on the next succeeding Business Day. Any words imparting the singular number only shall include the plural and vice versa. The words such as “herein,” “hereinafter,” “hereof” and “hereunder” refer to this Agreement as a whole and not merely to a subdivision in which such words appear unless the context otherwise requires. The provision of a Table of Contents, the division of this Agreement into Articles, Sections and other subdivisions and the insertion of headings are for convenience of reference only and shall not affect or be utilized in construing or interpreting this Agreement.

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto execute this Agreement, effective as of the date first above written.

 

GENESIS ENERGY, L.P.
By:   GENESIS ENERGY, LLC,
  its general partner
By:  

/s/ Grant E. Sims

Name:   Grant E. Sims
Title:   Chief Executive Officer

[Signature page to Registration Rights Agreement]


GSO Rodeo Holdings LP
By:  

GSO Rodeo Holdings Associates LLC,

its general partner

/s/ Marisa Beeney

Name: Marisa Beeney
Title: Authorized Signatory

[Signature page to Registration Rights Agreement]


Rodeo Finance Aggregator LLC,
a Delaware limited liability company
By:  

/s/ Raj Agrawal

Name:   Raj Agrawal
Title:   Director

[Signature page to Registration Rights Agreement]


SCHEDULE A

Purchaser Name; Notice and Contact Information

 

Purchaser

  

Contact Information

GSO Rodeo Holdings LP   

345 Park Avenue, 31st Floor

New York, NY 10154

Attention:  Michael Zawadzki

Marisa Beeney

Email: Michael.Zawadzki@gsocap.com

Marisa.Beeney@gsocap.com

 

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

 

Andrews Kurth Kenyon LLP

600 Travis Street, Suite 4200

Houston, TX 77002

Attn: G. Michael O’Leary

Courtney Cochran Butler

moleary@andrewskurth.com

courtneybutler@andrewskurth.com

Rodeo Finance Aggregator LLC   

2800 Sand Hill Road, Suite 200

Menlo Park, California 94025

Attention: Brandon Freiman

Email: Brandon.Freiman@kkr.com

 

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

 

Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP

600 Travis Street, Suite 5400

Houston, TX 77002

Attn: M. Breen Haire

breen.haire@stblaw.com


SCHEDULE B

Purchasers Deemed To Have Delivered The Piggyback Opt-Out Notice

None.

Exhibit 10.1

Execution Version

BOARD OBSERVER AGREEMENT

This BOARD OBSERVER AGREEMENT (this “ Agreement ”) dated as of September 1, 2017, by and between Genesis Energy, LLC a Delaware limited liability company (the “ Company ”), Genesis Energy, L.P. (the “ Partnership ” and, together with the Company, the “ Genesis Entities ”), Rodeo Finance Aggregator LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (“ KKR ”) and GSO Rodeo Holdings LP, a Delaware limited partnership (“ GSO ” and, together with KKR, the “ Investors ”). The Genesis Entities and the Investors are herein referred to as the “ Parties ” or, individually, as a “ Party .

W I T N E S S E T H :

WHEREAS, the Partnership entered into that certain Class A Convertible Preferred Unit Purchase Agreement, dated August 2, 2017, by and among the Partnership and the Investors (the “ Purchase Agreement ”); and

WHEREAS, the Company, in its individual capacity and in its capacity as the general partner of the Partnership, has determined it to be in the best interests of the Partnership to enter into this Agreement in order to provide for the appointment by the Investors of observers to the Board of Directors of the Company (the “ Board of Directors ”), subject to the terms and conditions set forth herein.

NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the covenants and agreements contained herein, the Parties hereto agree as follows:

ARTICLE I

D EFINITIONS

Section 1.01 Definitions . As used herein, the following terms have the following meanings:

Affiliate ” shall have the meaning set forth in the Purchase Agreement.

Agreement ” shall have the meaning set forth in the introductory paragraph.

Board of Directors ” shall have the meaning given in the recitals.

Class  A Board Observer ” shall have the meaning set forth in Section  2.01(a) .

Class  A Issue Price ” shall have the meaning set forth in the Partnership Agreement.

Class  A Preferred Units ” shall have the meaning set forth in the Partnership Agreement.

Committee ” shall have the meaning set forth in Section  2.01(a) .

Company ” shall have the meaning given to such term in the introductory paragraph.

Confidentiality Agreement ” shall have the meaning set forth in Section  2.01(d) .


Genesis Entities ” shall have the meaning given to such term in the introductory paragraph.

GSO ” shall have the meaning given to such term in the introductory paragraph.

Investors ” shall have the meaning given to such term in the introductory paragraph.

KKR ” shall have the meaning given to such term in the introductory paragraph.

Materials ” shall have the meaning set forth in Section  2.01(a) .

Parties ” and “ Party ” shall have the meaning given to such term in the introductory paragraph.

Partnership ” shall have the meaning given to such term in the introductory paragraph.

Partnership Agreement ” means the Fifth Amended and Restated Agreement of Limited Partnership of the Partnership, dated as of December 28, 2010, as amended as of the date of this Agreement.

Partnership Securities ” shall have the meaning given to such term in the Partnership Agreement.

Person ” shall have the meaning set forth in the Purchase Agreement.

Purchase Agreement ” has the meaning given in the recitals.

Section 1.02 Other Definitional and Interpretative Provisions. Unless the context requires otherwise: (a) pronouns in the masculine, feminine and neuter genders shall be construed to include any other gender, and words in the singular form shall be construed to include the plural and vice versa; (b) the term “including” shall be construed to be expansive rather than limiting in nature and to mean “including, without limitation;” (c) references to Articles and Sections refer to Articles and Sections of this Agreement; (d) the words “this Agreement,” “herein,” “hereof,” “hereby,” “hereunder” and words of similar import refer to this Agreement as a whole, including the Exhibits and Schedules attached hereto, and not to any particular subdivision unless expressly so limited; (e) all references to “shall” mean “will;” and (f) references to Exhibits and Schedules are to the items identified separately in writing by the Parties hereto as the described Exhibits or Schedules attached to this Agreement, each of which is hereby incorporated herein and made a part hereof for all purposes as if set forth in full herein.

ARTICLE II

B OARD O BSERVER

Section 2.01 Board Observer .

(a) At all times during which KKR and/or its Affiliates collectively own at least $200 million of Class A Preferred Units (calculated with reference to the Class A Issue Price, as adjusted in accordance with the Partnership Agreement), then KKR will be entitled to appoint an

 

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observer representative (“ Class  A Board Observer ”) to the Board of Directors, exercisable by the delivery of written notice to the Genesis Entities. At all times during which GSO and/or its Affiliates collectively own at least $200 million of Class A Preferred Units (calculated with reference to the Class A Issue Price, as adjusted in accordance with the Partnership Agreement), then GSO will be entitled to appoint a Class A Board Observer to the Board of Directors, exercisable by the delivery of written notice to the Genesis Entities. Except as provided below, each Class A Board Observer shall be entitled to attend (in person or telephonically) all meetings (both regular and special) of the Board of Directors and to listen to all telephonic meetings of the Board of Directors or meetings conducted by other methods of communication. Except as provided below, the Class A Board Observers shall receive written notice of all meetings (both regular and special) of the Board of Directors at the same time and in the same manner as such notice is given to other members of the Board of Directors, and shall receive all documents, notices, minutes, written materials and other information given to members of the Board of Directors in connection with each Board of Directors meeting (collectively, “ Materials ”) at the same time such Materials are given to members of the Board of Directors, whether or not the Class A Board Observer is attending such meeting; provided, however , that no Class A Board Observer shall have the right to attend any meeting of, or receive any Materials with respect to, any committee of the full Board of Directors (each, a “ Committee ”); provided, further, however , the Genesis Entities shall (i) give the Class A Board Observers written notice of the applicable meeting or action taken by written consent of such Committee at the same time and in the same manner as notice is given to the members of such Committee and (ii) with respect to the Audit Committee and the Governance, Compensation and Business Development Committee of the Board of Directors, provide the Class A Board Observer with copies of all written materials and other information (including, without limitation, copies of minutes of meetings or written consents of such Committees) given to the members of such Committees in connection with such meetings or actions taken by written consent at the same time such materials and information are furnished to such members of such Committees.

(b) None of the Class A Board Observers shall (A) owe any fiduciary duty to the Partnership or the holders of any class or series of Partnership Securities, (B) have any voting rights, or (C) be entitled to receive any compensation or reimbursement of expenses in his or her capacity as a Class A Board Observer.

(c) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Section  2.01 , each of KKR and GSO agree that the Class A Board Observers may be excluded from such portions of any Board of Directors meeting and that Materials may be withheld from the Class A Board Observers, in each case, as and solely to the extent the Board of Directors reasonably determines, in good faith, based on the advice of counsel, that such exclusion or withholding (A) is necessary to avoid any conflict of interest with respect to any potential transaction or matter related to the Genesis Entities or their Affiliates, on the one hand, and such Investor, such Class A Board Observer or any of their respective Affiliates or portfolio companies, on the other hand or (B) would prevent the members of the Board of Directors from engaging in attorney-client privileged communication; provided that, before the Genesis Entities may exclude a Class A Board Observer from any portion of any Board of Directors meeting or withhold from a Class A Board Observer any Materials pursuant to the foregoing provisions of this Section  2.01(c) , the Genesis Entities shall notify the Class A Board Observer of its determination to do so, and consult with the Class A Board Observer to minimize or eliminate the need for such exclusion or withholding;

 

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provided , further , that such exclusion shall be limited to the portion of the Board of Directors meeting or Materials that is the basis for such exclusion and shall not extend to any portion of the Board of Directors meeting or Materials that does not involve or pertain to such exclusion.

(d) Each Class A Board Observer shall agree to maintain the confidentiality of all material non-public information and proceedings of the Board of Directors and to enter into a customary confidentiality agreement (“ Confidentiality Agreement ”) as may be reasonably requested by the Genesis Entities; provided , however , the Genesis Entities acknowledge that upon request from an Investor or such Investor’s Affiliates, the Class A Board Observer shall provide, on a confidential basis, such material non-public information to such Investor and its Affiliates and their respective representatives, advisors and prospective transferees who have confirmed to the Investor their agreement to be bound by the confidentiality and use provisions of the Confidentiality Agreement.

(e) At all times while the Class A Board Observer is serving in such capacity in accordance with Section  2.01 of this Agreement, such Class A Board Observer, the Investors and their respective Affiliates may engage in, possess an interest in, or trade in the securities of, other business ventures of any nature or description, independently or with others, similar or dissimilar to the business of the Genesis Entities, and the Genesis Entities, the Board of Directors and their Affiliates shall have no rights by virtue of this Agreement in and to such independent ventures or the income or profits derived therefrom, and the pursuit of any such venture, even if competitive with the business of the Genesis Entities, shall not be deemed wrongful or improper. None of the Class A Board Observer, the Investors or their respective Affiliates shall be obligated to present any investment opportunity to the Genesis Entities even if such opportunity is of a character that the Genesis Entities or any of their respective subsidiaries might reasonably be deemed to have pursued or had the ability or desire to pursue if granted the opportunity to do so, and each of the Class A Board Observer, the Investors or their respective Affiliates shall have the right to take for such person’s own account (individually or as a partner or fiduciary) or to recommend to others any such investment opportunity. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Class A Board Observer shall be subject to, and comply with, the requirement to maintain confidential information pursuant to this Agreement.

(f) For the avoidance of doubt, each Class A Board Observer shall constitute an “Indemnitee,” as such term is defined under the Partnership Agreement and a “Covered Person,” as such term is defined under the GP LLC Agreement.

ARTICLE III

M ISCELLANEOUS

Section 3.01 Successors and Assigns . This Agreement shall inure to the benefit of and be binding upon the Parties and their respective heirs, successors and permitted assigns. Neither this Agreement nor any right, remedy, obligation or liability arising hereunder or by reason hereof shall be assignable by any Party hereto without the prior written consent of each of the other Parties. Nothing in this Agreement, expressed or implied, is intended to confer on any Person other than the Parties hereto, and their respective heirs, successors and permitted assigns, any rights, remedies, obligations or liabilities under or by reason of this Agreement.

 

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Section 3.02 Notices . All notices provided for in this Agreement shall be in writing and shall be given as provided in Section 8.05 of the Purchase Agreement.

Section 3.03 Amendments and Waivers . This Agreement may not be amended, modified, supplemented or restated, nor may any provisions of this Agreement be waived without the written consent of all the Parties. A waiver or consent, express or implied, to or of any breach or default by any Party in the performance by that Party of its obligations with respect to this Agreement is not a consent or waiver to or of any other breach or default in the performance by that Party of the same or any other obligations of that Party with respect to this Agreement. Failure on the part of a Party to complain of any act of any Party or to declare any Party in default with respect to this Agreement, irrespective of how long that failure continues, does not constitute a waiver by that Party of its rights with respect to that default until the applicable statute-of-limitations period has run.

Section 3.04 Transfer of Board Rights; Aggregation . The option and right to appoint a Class A Board Observer granted to the Investors by the Partnership under Section  2.01 of this Agreement may be transferred or assigned by any Investor to one or more of its Affiliates, subject to the transfer restrictions provided in Section 4.10 of the Partnership Agreement, provided , however , that (a) the Partnership is given written notice prior to any said transfer or assignment, stating the name and address of each of the transferee or assignee and identifying the securities with respect to which such rights are being transferred or assigned and (b) each such transferee or assignee assumes in writing responsibility for the obligations of such Investor under this Agreement. All Class A Preferred Units held or acquired by Persons (as defined in the Partnership Agreement) who are Affiliates of one another shall be aggregated together for the purpose of determining the availability of any rights and applicability of any obligations under this Agreement.

Section 3.05 Governing Law ; Severability; Limitation of Liability

(a) THIS AGREEMENT IS GOVERNED BY AND SHALL BE CONSTRUED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE LAW OF THE STATE OF DELAWARE, WITHOUT REGARD TO THE CONFLICTS OF LAW PRINCIPLES OF SUCH STATE.

(b) The Parties hereby irrevocably submit to the exclusive jurisdiction of the federal courts of the State of Delaware and the Delaware Court of Chancery, and appropriate appellate courts therefrom, over any dispute arising out of or relating to this Agreement or any of the transactions contemplated hereby (except as otherwise expressly provided in any employment agreement or non-competition and confidentiality agreement), and each Party hereby irrevocably agrees that all claims in respect of such dispute or proceeding may be heard and determined in such courts. 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 dispute arising out of or relating to this Agreement or any of the transactions contemplated hereby brought in such court or any defense of inconvenient forum for the maintenance of such dispute. Each of the Parties 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. This consent to jurisdiction is being given solely for purposes of this Agreement and is not intended to, and shall not, confer consent to jurisdiction with respect to any other dispute in which a Party to this Agreement may become involved. Each of the Parties hereby consents to process being served by any Party in any suit, action or proceeding of the nature specified

 

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in this subsection (b)  by the mailing of a copy thereof in the manner specified by the provisions of Section  3.02 . EACH OF THE PARTIES HERETO HEREBY IRREVOCABLY WAIVES ALL RIGHT TO TRIAL BY JURY IN ANY ACTION, PROCEEDING OR COUNTERCLAIM ARISING OUT OF OR RELATING TO THIS AGREEMENT.

(c) If any provision of this Agreement is held to be illegal, invalid or unenforceable under present or future laws effective during the term of this Agreement, such provision shall be fully severable; this Agreement shall be construed and enforced as if such illegal, invalid or unenforceable provision had never comprised a part of this Agreement; and the remaining provisions of this Agreement shall remain in full force and effect and shall not be affected by the illegal, invalid or unenforceable provision or by its severance from this Agreement. Furthermore, in lieu of each such illegal, invalid or unenforceable provision, there shall be added automatically as a part of this Agreement a provision as similar in terms to such illegal, invalid or unenforceable provision as may be possible and be legal, valid and enforceable.

Section 3.06 Specific Performance . Each Party hereto acknowledges that the remedies at law of the other Parties for a breach or threatened breach of this Agreement would be inadequate and, in recognition of this fact, any Party to this Agreement, without posting any bond, and in addition to all other remedies that may be available, shall be entitled to obtain equitable relief in the form of specific performance, a temporary restraining order, a temporary or permanent injunction or any other equitable remedy that may then be available.

Section 3.07 Counterparts; Effectiveness; Third Party Beneficiaries . This Agreement may be signed in any number of counterparts, each of which shall be an original, with the same effect as if the signatures thereto and hereto were upon the same instrument. This Agreement shall become effective when each Party shall have received a counterpart hereof signed by all of the other Parties hereto. Until and unless each Party has received a counterpart hereof signed by the other Parties hereto, this Agreement shall have no effect and no Party shall have any right or obligation hereunder (whether by virtue of any other oral or written agreement or other communication). Except as expressly set forth in this Agreement, no provision of this Agreement is intended to confer any rights, benefits, remedies, obligations, or liabilities hereunder upon any Person other than the Parties hereto and their respective successors and assigns.

Section 3.08 Entire Agreement . This Agreement constitutes the entire agreement between the Parties with respect to the subject matter of this Agreement and supersedes all prior agreements and understandings, both oral and written, among the Parties hereto with respect to the subject matter of this Agreement.

Section 3.09 Termination . This Agreement shall terminate with respect to each Investor at the time at which the rights and restrictions granted in Section  2.01(a) are no longer in effect, except that such termination shall not affect (a) the rights perfected or the obligations incurred by such Investor prior to such termination (including any liability for breach of this Agreement) and (b) the obligations expressly stated to survive termination hereof and this Article  III .

 

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Section 3.10 Independent Nature of Obligations . The obligations of each Party are several and not joint with the obligations of any other Party, and no Party shall be responsible in any way for the performance or nonperformance of the obligations of any other Party under this Agreement. Nothing contained herein and no action taken by any Party pursuant hereto, shall be deemed to constitute the Parties as a partnership, an association, a joint venture or any other kind of entity, or create a presumption that the Parties are in any way acting in concert or as a group with respect to such obligations.

[Signature page follows]

 

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Parties hereto have caused this Agreement to be duly executed by their respective authorized officers as of the day and year first above written.

 

GENESIS ENERGY, L.P.
By: Genesis Energy, LLC, its general partner
By:  

/s/ Grant E. Sims

  Name:   Grant E. Sims
  Title:   Chief Executive Officer
GENESIS ENERGY, LLC
By:  

/s/ Grant E. Sims

  Name:   Grant E. Sims
  Title:   Chief Executive Officer

[Signature Page to Board Observer Agreement]


RODEO FINANCE AGGREGATOR LLC
By:  

/s/ Raj Agrawal

  Name: Raj Agrawal
  Title: Director

[Signature Page to Board Observer Agreement]


GSO RODEO HOLDINGS LP
By:   GSO Rodeo Holdings Associates LLC, its general partner
By:  

/s/ Marisa Beeney

  Name:   Marisa Beeney
  Title:   Authorized Signatory

[Signature Page to Board Observer Agreement]

Exhibit 99.1

Genesis Energy, L.P. Completes Acquisition of Tronox Limited’s Alkali Business

HOUSTON — (BUSINESS WIRE) — Genesis Energy, L.P. (“Genesis”) (NYSE: GEL) today announced that it has completed the acquisition of Tronox Limited’s (“Tronox”) (NYSE:TROX) trona and trona-based exploring, mining, processing, producing, marketing and selling business (the “Alkali Business”) previously announced on August 2, 2017. The purchase price was approximately $1,325 million inclusive of approximately $106 million of non-cash net working capital. The Alkali Business is the world’s largest producer of natural soda ash, also known as sodium carbonate (Na2CO3), a basic building block for a number of ubiquitous products, including flat glass, container glass, dry detergent and a variety of chemicals and other industrial products.

Stifel acted as buy-side advisor to Genesis for the acquisition.

In conjunction with the transaction, Genesis completed the sale of approximately $750 million of 8.75% Class A Convertible Preferred Units (“Preferred Units”) to investment vehicles affiliated with KKR Global Infrastructure Investors II, L.P. and GSO Capital Partners LP. Additionally, Genesis has completed a public offering of its previously announced $550 million in aggregate principal amount of 6.50% senior unsecured notes due 2025 (“Senior Unsecured Notes”). The price to investors was 100% of the principal amount of the notes.

BMO Capital Markets and Deutsche Bank Securities Inc. acted as advisors to Genesis for the sale of the Preferred Units. Wells Fargo Securities, LLC acted as advisor to Genesis for the sale of the Senior Unsecured Notes.

Genesis Energy, L.P. is a diversified midstream energy master limited partnership headquartered in Houston, Texas. Genesis’ operations include offshore pipeline transportation, onshore facilities and transportation, refinery services and marine transportation. Genesis’ operations are primarily located in Texas, Louisiana, Arkansas, Mississippi, Alabama, Florida, Wyoming and the Gulf of Mexico.

This press release includes forward-looking statements as defined under federal law. Although we believe that our expectations are based upon reasonable assumptions, we can give no assurance that our goals will be achieved, including statements regarding the expected benefits of the acquisition. Actual results may vary materially. We undertake no obligation to publicly update or revise any forward-looking statement.

Contact:

Genesis Energy, L.P.

Bob Deere

Chief Financial Officer

(713) 860-2516